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FROM INDIA TO NEW YORK...
‘MANN’ OF THE MOMENT!
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Hailing the spirit
of the countrymen in his 100th
episode of 'Mann Ki Baat',
PrimeMinisterNarendraModi
on Sunday said that every Indi-
an became an inspiration for
another through the monthly
radioprogramme,whileadding
thateachepisodeof thepopular
show "prepared the ground for
the next one" and it
gave a platform
to me to con-
nect with
the citi-
zens of our country
. PM said
thatthecountry'spositivitywill
take it to new heights in the
Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal. Stating
that tourism is witnessing fast
growth in the country
.
Apart from 22 Indian lan-
guages and 29 dialects, Mann
Ki Baat is broadcast in 11 for-
eign languages including
French, Chinese, Indonesian,
Tibetan, Burmese, Baluchi,
Arabic, Pashtu, Persian, Dari
and Swahili. MKB was broad-
cast by over 500 broadcast cen-
tres of All India Radio.
More on P3, 6, 11 & 12
A TRULY SPECIAL JOURNEY.
—NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER
PM SPEAKS
l On October 3, 2014, on
the auspicious day of Vijay
Dashami, we started the
journey of ‘Mann Ki Baat’
l MKB is like “Prasad Ki
Thaal” at feet of God
l Atmanirbhar Bharat to
Make in India, Mann Ki Baat
showcased diverse stories
l Empowering communities,
celebrating success stories
l Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’
campaign helps in improving
gender ratio in Haryana
l Mann Ki Baat has become
a unique festival of goodness
Amit Shah, Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and others
lend ears to ‘Mann Ki Baat @ 100’, in Mumbai on Sunday.
AMIT SHAH SAYS ‘MKB’ IS BUILDING
BRIDGES BETWEEN PEOPLE AND GOVT
Mumbai: PM Narendra Modi, through his “Mann ki
Baat” radio broadcast, crafts messages that venture
into the nooks and corners of the nation and builds
bridges between the people and the government,
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday.
JP Nadda and others watch MKB show in Davanagere, K’taka.
MKB’S POPULARITY INDICATES PM MODI’S
CONTRIBUTION IN SOCIAL CAUSES: NADDA
Bengaluru: BJP national president JP Nadda on
Sunday said that Mann Ki Baat reaching 100th epi-
sode and its popularity among people indicates that
PM Modi has contributed towards social causes.
Governor Kalraj Mishra, Govind Ram Jaiswal, Ritu Shukla, Subir
Kumar and Satish Depal during MKB screening at Raj Bhavan.
‘MANN KI BAAT’ IS MOTIVATING PEOPLE TO
CONTRIBUTE IN NATION BUILDING: MISHRA
Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra attended screening
of 100th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ in Rajasthan Raj
Bhavan on Sunday and said that ‘Mann Ki Baat’ is
motivating people to contribute in nation building.
Screening was attended by eminent personalities.
PM MODI HAS AN EMOTIONAL CONNECT
WITH PEOPLE OF INDIA, SAYS JAISHANKAR
New Jersey: MKB has an “enormous impact” as there is
an “emotional connect” between PM Modi and people of
India, EAM S Jaishankar said. Addressing Indian dias-
pora that gathered in New Jersey to listen 100th episode
of MKB, he said, “It is an important and emotional day.”
ANOTHER SPECIAL MESSAGE: PM MODI
SPEAKS TO UNESCO DG AUDREY AZOULAY
New Delhi: PM Modi interacted with UNESCO DG
Audrey Azoulay in 100th episode of MKB. The DG of
UNESCO not only wished countrymen for wonderful
journey of the 100th episode of MKB but also asked
questions on education, cultural preservation in India.
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LABOUR
DAY
Gas sampling
will be done
by the NDRF.
They will
confirm
what kind
of gas it
was. Blood
sampling
of the deceased is also
being done. Doctors said
that the gas affected their
brains and not their lungs.
—Mandeep S Sidhu,
Ludhiana Police
Commissioner
The incident
of gas leak in
Giaspura area of
Ludhiana
is very sad.
Police,
admin-
istration
and NDRF
teams are present at the
spot. All possible help is
being provided.
—Bhagwant Mann,
Punjab CM
GAS TRAGEDY IN LUDHIANA’S GIASPURA
MYSTERY LEAK KILLS THREE
MINORS AMONG 11 PEOPLE
Sharat K Verma
Ludhiana: 11 people,
including 3 minors,
were killed and 11 oth-
ers hospitalised follow-
ing an incident of gas
leakage in Punjab’s Lu-
dhiana on Sunday. The
incident took place in
Giaspura, a thickly pop-
ulated residential-cum-
industrial area, at
around 7:30 am.
One cat was also
found dead on the spot.
The injured were
rushed to a hospital, po-
lice said. A team of doc-
tors and ambulances
were also called to the
spot. The Punjab gov-
ernment has an-
nounced an ex-gratia of
`2 lakh for the kin of
each deceased and
`50,000 for the injured.
11 injured are hospitalised, Punjab
govt announces `2 lakh ex-gratia
Houses, factories have been evacuated
and the entire area has been sealed
NDRF and police personnel at the site after a gas leak incident in
the Giaspura area, in Ludhiana district on early Sunday.
Initial reports said there were four deep freezers
placed inside a grocery store. People who went to buy
groceries from the store fell unconscious. And those
who went to rescue the people also fell unconscious.
Authorities suspect that the gas might have been
leaked from these freezers.
THE INITIAL PROBE REPORTS STATE THAT...
Of the 11 dead, five were from one family, besides a
couple and three from another family. One de-
ceased, who was in his mid-20s, is yet to be identified.
5 OF FAMILY FROM BIHAR AMONG 11 DEAD
Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik addressing media at
Jantar Mantar on Sunday. (B) Brij Bhushan speaks to press in Delhi.
Justice is more imp
than Asian Games,
says Bajrang Punia
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Olympic
bronze medalist Ba-
jrang Punia announced
that getting justice is
more important than
the Asian Games at the
moment in a media in-
teraction at the ongoing
wrestler’s protest here
on Sunday
.
The protesting wres-
tlers on Sunday also ac-
cused the media of
helping WFI chief Brij
Bhushan Sharan Singh
more than the players,
saying the newspersons
should not give him the
platform to speak. P5
THEIR MOTIVE IS JUST
POLITICS AND NOT MY
RESIGNATION: SINGH
WFI chief Brij Bhushan
Sharan Singh, who
has been accused of sexual
harassment by wrestlers, on
Sunday slammed athletes for
their protest at Delhi’s Jantar
Mantar and said that their
motive is politics and not his
resignation. He alleged that
those who have levelled al-
legations against him belong
to an akhada whose patron is
Cong MP Deepender Hooda.
COCKPIT ENTRY
INCIDENT
DGCA issues
notices to Air
India CEO, head
of flight safety
First India Bureau
New Delhi: DGCA, on
Sunday issued a show
cause notice to Air India
CEO Campbell Wilson
andHeadof Safety
,Secu-
rity and Quality Func-
tionsHenryDonohoefor
the airline’s lapses in
reportingaboutincident
of a pilot allowing a fe-
male friend inside cock-
pit during a Dubai-Delhi
flight on February 27.
There was
a delay in
investigating
the incident. Both the
executives have been
given 15 days to respond
to the show cause notices.
—DGCA official
CM Gehlot to embark on 2-day
poll tour of K’taka from today
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot will be on
a two-day tour of elec-
tion bound Karnataka
from Monday
. Gehlot is
among the Star cam-
paignersof Congressfor
theKarnatakaAssembly
polls. CM Gehlot will
leave for Karnataka on
Monday at 9 am and
reach Bengaluru at 11.45
am. He will address pub-
lic meetings on Monday
in Chickpet, Basavana-
gudi Gandhi. He will
have a night rest pro-
gram in Mangalore. The
CMwillholdapresscon-
ference on May 2 at the
Mangalore District Con-
gress office and address
public meetings in Kapu
andMangaloreNorthas-
sembly constituencies.
He will return to Jaipur
on May 2 at 10 pm.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Badminton players Chirag and Satwiksairaj pose for
photos after winning the gold medal in men’s doubles at
Badminton Asia Championships 2023, in Dubai, Sunday.
SATWIK-CHIRAG MAKE HISTORY!
1ST INDIANS TO
BECOME ASIAN
CHAMPS IN 58 YRS
Star doubles pair
of Satwiksairaj
Rankireddy and Chirag
Shetty rewrote Indian
badminton’s history
books on Sunday,
becoming the first
from the country after
Dinesh Khanna to be
crowned champions
at the Badminton Asia
Championships. It was
India's first gold medal
at the continental tour-
nament in 58 years.
MOHANTY APPOINTED
AS NEW ATOMIC
ENERGY COMM. CHIEF
New Delhi: Director of the
Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre (BARC) Ajit
Kumar Mohanty has been
appointed as the chairman
of the Atomic Energy
Commission and the secy
of Dept of Atomic Energy.
MYSURU: PM MODI
NARROWLY ESCAPES
PHONE FLUNG AT HIM
Mysuru: A shocking
security lapse has been
reported at the PM’s mega
roadshow in Mysuru. A
phone was flung at Modi’s
convoy which narrowly
missed the PM. Cops have
launched a probe. P5
MAN HELD FOR POSING
AS GUJ CMO OFFICIAL,
GIFT CITY PREZ; HELD
Vadodara: Police have
arrested a man for allegedly
posing as an official of
Gujarat CMO and president
of GIFT City, and on charge
of raping a model on
promise of giving her a job.
MAHA: 3 NAXALS KILLED
IN ENCOUNTER WITH
POLICE IN GADCHIROLI
Mumbai: Three Naxalites,
including a dalam
commander, were killed in
an encounter with police’s
C60 Commandos in
Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli on
Sunday evening.
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Crucial
Crucial
MALDIVES: RAJNATH
TO GIFT PATROL VESSEL
AND LANDING CRAFT
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
will hand over a fast patrol
vessel and a landing craft
to Maldives as India’s
“gift” during his visit to the
island nation from May 1
to 3, defence ministry said.

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First India Bureau
Rajsamand: Three
men were killed and
nine injured when the
private bus in which
they were travelling
rammed into a wall in
the Nathdwara area of
Rajsamand district, po-
lice said on Sunday
.
The accident oc-
curred on National
Highway 8 when the
driver of the bus, which
was on its way to Churu
from Ahmedabad, lost
control at a turn and
ran into the wall late on
Saturday, they said.
Anand Kumar (34),
Ranveer Meghwal (38)
and Babulal Godara
(26) died on the spot
while nine others were
injured and are under-
going treatment at a lo-
cal hospital, the police
added.
First India Bureau
Alwar / Neemrana: In
an encounter between
police and miscreants
on the Haryana-Ra-
jasthan border, about
20-25 rounds of firing
were reported from
both sides. Haryana Po-
lice was chasing the
miscreants from Jind.
However, the encoun-
ter took place at a petrol
pump just 200 meters
away from the Ra-
jasthan border. The
miscreants had abduct-
ed a young man from
Jind. The cashier of the
petrol pump located on
the Jaipur-Delhi high-
way road in Jaisingh-
pur Kheda was shot by
miscreants.
Rewari police seized
the black Scorpio vehi-
cle of Jind number. Af-
ter the fierce encounter,
the Rajasthan-Haryana
border became a police
cantonment.
First India Bureau
Chittorgarh: Former
Chief Minister of Mad-
hya Pradesh Digvijay
Singh visited Sanwali-
yaji temple on Sunday
.
Later, during an inter-
actionwiththemedia,he
attacked the Narendra
Modi government and
saidthathehasnoexpec-
tation of any kind from
the present government
on the Pulwama episode
but has faith in Sanwali-
ya Seth. “Now only God
willpunishtheculprits,”
he said. Singh, who was
on a tour of Jhalawar,
participated in religious
programmes. He re-
mained silent on the on-
going protest at Jantar
Mantar by women wres-
tlers against Wrestling
Association President
Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh. He also did not
speak regarding the up-
coming assembly elec-
tions in MP
.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: A 2-day health
screening camp for chil-
dren was organised in
Shree Mahaveer College
in Jaipur. The medical
camp, jointly organised
by Shri Satya Sai Heart
Hospital and the Medi-
cal and Health Depart-
ment as part of the
Rashtriya Bal Swasthya
Program, screened 486
children and found that
324 kids suffered from
heart-related ailments.
NHM Director Sudhir
Kumar Sharma said 324
out of 486 children are
suffering from heart-re-
lated diseases and will
be operated free of cost
treatment by Shri Satya
Sai Heart Hospital, Gu-
jarat. Besides surgeries,
the necessary treatment
will be given free of cost
to 162 children,” he said.
First India Bureau
Karauli: A photo in
which a man is seen in-
sulting Shivling in Kin-
jar Dham went viral on
Sunday which instigat-
ed the local people who
demanded immediate
arrest of the accused.
The locals held a
meeting and gave an ul-
timatum to the police to
arrest the accused with-
in 3 days. The incident
is believed to have oc-
curred 3-4 days back but
the photo surfaced to-
day on social media.
The locals said that if
the accused is not appre-
hended in 3 days, then
an agitation will be
launched. “Strict action
will be taken against the
accused after register-
ing an FIR”, said Phool
Chand Meena, Deputy
SP Todabhim.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A 33-year-old
woman has filed a case
of rape against her
neighbour in the Gan-
dhi Nagar police sta-
tion. The accused neigh-
bour, who came home
on the pretext of meet-
ing her husband, raped
her at knife point.
Police said that in the
complaint, the woman
wrote the accused
neighbour raped her at
knifepoint. He then
blackmailed the woman
by making obscene vid-
eos and extorting mon-
ey. Distressed by this,
the woman narrated
her ordeal to her hus-
band. On Saturday, the
woman lodged a re-
port against the ac-
cused neighbour at
the Gandhi Nagar po-
lice station.
Lunaram Darji
Jalore: A patwari was
suspended in Jalore for
allegedly sending ob-
scene messages to a fe-
male officer. The pat-
wari, Ramesh Kumar,
posted at Dhamseen
gram panchayat in Ra-
niwara town, has been
arrested by the Rani-
wara police. Following
his arrest, the District
Collector Nishant Jain
suspended the accused
Patwari.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Ministry of
AYUSH has started
preparations for the In-
ternational Day of
Yoga to be celebrated
on June 21 in the coun-
try. Programmes are
being organised in dif-
ferent cities, for which
a 50-day countdown has
been made.
On May 2, a yoga pro-
gramme will be held at
Bhawani Niketan in
Jaipur where around 15
to 20 thousand people
will be present. Minis-
ter of State for AYUSH
Mahendra Bhai Munj-
para reached Jaipur on
Sunday to take stock of
the preparations. Dur-
ing a press conference,
Munjpara said that
ministers, MPs, MLAs,
the common man, and
officials of the Ministry
will participate in the
programme. A 50-day
countdown programme
will be held in Jaipur.
Pali: Two died in a hor-
rific road accident on the
highway near Jadan in the
district. The bike-ridden
elderly and his wife collided
with a trailer and got trapped
underneath it resulting in
the spot death of the couple.
On information, the police
reached the site and sent the
dead bodies to the mortuary
of Bangar Hospital. Police
said that on Sunday after-
noon, Bike-ridden Babu Puri
(57), a resident of Gandhi
Nagar Mandia Road, was
coming to Pali with his wife
Leela Devi. During this, he
got hit by the trailer. After
the collision, the couple got
trapped in the wheels of the
trailer and were dragged for
a few feet. Both died a pain-
ful death due to crushing.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Jaipur City MP
Ramcharan Bohra dur-
ing the state level ‘Brah-
min Ratna’ award func-
tion organised by Sarva
Brahmin Mahasabha
said that Brahmins
should give direction &
guidance to the society
.
Brahmins have al-
ways worked for the
benefit of society
. Pan-
dit Suresh Mishra, Na-
tional President of Sar-
va Brahmin Mahasab-
ha, said Brahmins talk
about the welfare of all.
But today, they are lag-
ging. They should get an
opportunity to move for-
ward, he said. Former
minister Arun Chatur-
vedi said that youths
should follow the path
shown by Parshuram.
President of Vipra
Welfare Board Mahesh
Sharma said Sarva
Brahmin Mahasabha &
other social organisa-
tions should unite the
society & show strength
in a democracy
. Patron
of Mahasabha, Adv. HC
Ganesha said Mahasab-
ha has fought a long bat-
tle for reservation in the
interest of the society
.
Brahmins should give direction and guidance
to society for welfare of all: Ramcharan Bohra
BRAHMIN RATNA AWARD FUNCTION
lll
A state level
Brahmin Ratna
award function
was organised
on the occasion
of conclusion of
Lord Parshuram
Jayanti
celebrations
Private bus rams into wall in
Rajsamand, 3 killed, 9 injured
ELDERLY COUPLE
CRUSHED AFTER
TRAILER HITS BIKE
People gather near the accident site in the Nathdwara area of Rajsamand district, late on Saturday.
Police personnel with injured passengers who are being treated
in a local hospital, in Rajsamand district on Sunday.
Officials investigating the case at the petrol pump where the firing
took place between Police personnel and miscreants on Sunday.
Former MP CM Digvijay Singh in Sanwaliyaji temple on Sunday.
Representatives of various social organisations & others expressing
disappointment after an incident of insulting Shivling in Kinjar Dham.
Ramcharan Bohra, Pandit Suresh Mishra, Arun Chaturvedi,
Mahesh Sharma, and others during ‘Brahmin Ratna’ award
function in Jaipur on Sunday.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Dr. Raghu Sharma, NHM Director
Sudhir Kumar Sharma, and others during the camp on Sunday.
Firing between cops &
miscreants, 1 injured
Singh takes dig at govt
over Pulwama culprits
The accident
occurred on Nat’l
Highway 8 when
bus driver lost
control at a turn
Ex-student
body prez dies
trying to save
drowning wife
The State received rainfall in 5 districts including Jaipur on
Sunday. Hailstorms were witnessed in Nagaur & Bundi. The Met
predicts rain with thunderstorms in 20 districts in the next 24
hours with a possibility of hailstorms and lightning in 4 districts.
Tourists seen enjoying at Albert hall while commuters braving
rain on JLN Marg in Jaipur. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
Neighbour
booked for
raping woman
at knife point
Patwari held for
sending obscene
messages
Int’l Yoga Day: 50-day countdown
prog to be held on May 2 in Jaipur
324childrensufferingfromheart-
relatedailmentstobetreatedfree
KinjarDham:Localswarnpoliceof
protestoverinsultingShivlingissue
Bundi (PTI): A 28-year-
old man on Sunday died
while trying to save his
wife who had fallen into
a pond while bathing in
a village in Rajasthan’s
Bundi district. The de-
ceased has been identi-
fied as Kailash Gurjar,
a resident of Guda vil-
lage, SHO (Dabi) Dhar-
maram said.
Gurjar’s wife slipped
into deep water while
bathing in the mining
pond. Noticing his wife
drowning, he jumped
into the water body to
rescue her but he
drowned, he said.
Some villagers res-
cued the woman and
she was rushed to a hos-
pital in Kota, where she
is undergoing treat-
ment, the SHO said.
A rescue team fished
out Gurjar’s body from
the mining pond after
about two hours of ef-
fort, he said.
The body was handed
over to the family mem-
bers after post-mortem.
Gurjar was elected as
the president of the
Bundi college students’
union in 2019-20.
RAIN BRINGS RESPITE TO
SOME, TROUBLE FOR OTHERS
Foreign delegates take part in yoga session during recently held
TWG G20 meeting. —FILE PHOTO BY ANI

First India Bureau
Jaipur: As many as 13
police officers, police-
men and employees will
receive DGP disc
awards. Saurabh Sriv-
astava, A. Ponuchami,
Lata Manoj, Alok Ku-
mar, and Preeti Jain
willgetDGPdiscamong
other IPS officers. Po-
lice Inspector Tribhu-
van Kumar Vashisht
will also get a DGP disc.
Meanwhile, DGP’s Ad-
ditional Private Secre-
tary Banwari Lal and
DGP’s personal assis-
tant Sandeep Kansal
will get this honour for
the second time.
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First India Bureau
Jaipur:Mayorof Jaipur
Municipal Corporation
Heritage (JMCH)
Munesh Gurjar on Sun-
day did a surprise in-
spection of Civil Lines
Zone and checked clean-
liness and sanitation
work in the area.
During her inspec-
tion, sanitation workers
and Chief Sanitary In-
spectors (CSIs) were
found absent. The May-
or directed to give no-
tices to negligent sanita-
tion workers and the
contract firm for not
working properly
.
Two CSIs of Heritage
Municipal corporation
were also served notices
under 17 CC and have
beendirectedtoimprove
the sanitation condition
within 48 hours.
Munesh’s surprise visit: Piles of
garbage on road, officials absent
JMC Heritage Mayor Munesh Gurjar interacts with a lady during
surprise inspection on Sunday. Other officials were also present.
Iconic Raj Mandir Cinema hall in Jaipur goes housefull as people listen to 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
Vijaya Rahatkar and CP Joshi listen to Mann Ki Baat in Jalore.
Rajyavardhan Rathore, others attend event at Manipal University.
Guv Kalraj Mishra, others listen to Mann Ki Baat at Raj Bhavan.
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and
others listen to Mann Ki Baat in Jodhpur.
MLA Kalicharan Saraf and other BJP workers
listen to Mann Ki Baat at Raja Park on Sunday.
Vasundhara Raje, Dushyant Singh, Ashok Parnami,
others listen to Mann Ki Baat in Sanchore.
MP Diya Kumari listens to 100th Mann Ki Baat
episode with people of Nathdwara on Sunday.
Jitendra Singh and Rajendra
Rathore listen to Mann Ki Baat
in London on Sunday.
Vasundhara Raje and Dushyant
Singh in Sanchore on Sunday.
F
rom Governor
Kalraj Mishra,
Union Minister
Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat to Leader of
Opposition Rajendra
Rathore, Ex-CM
Vasundhara Raje, along
with general public of
State, all listened to the
live broadcast of the
100th episode of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’
radio address on
Sunday. Governor
Mishra also addressed
the gathering after the
programme. ”Mann ki
Baat is a historic and
unique initiative of
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi through
which he directly
communicates with the
citizens,” he said.
100th
EPISODE
MANN KI
BAAT
STATE TUNES IN TO MANN KI BAAT
All ears: From people to politicians
Man held for
posing as IAS
in Bharatpur
Police officials
to get DGP
Disc award
Spycam: Flat
owner held for
filming female
tenants in U’pur
Bharatpur (FIB): A
27-year-old man was ar-
rested for allegedly pos-
ing as an IAS officer
in Rajasthan’s Bharat-
pur district on Sunday,
police said.
Sarjeet Singh Jatav
was a tenant in the
house of
Mahendra
Singh Jatav
and had in-
t r o d u c e d
himself as
an officer of the Indian
Administrative Service
(IAS), they said.
During his stay, he
had also proposed Ma-
hendra Singh’s daugh-
terformarriageandalso
borrowed Rs 2.75 lakh
from him, police said.
Mahendra Singh
found out that Sarjeet
Singh was not an IAS
officer and lodged a
complaint with the Ma-
thura Gate police sta-
tion, they said.
First India Bureau
Udaipur: A man was ar-
rested in Udaipur on
Sunday for allegedly
filming obscene videos
of women through spy
cameras which were in-
stalled at the rented flat,
police said. Police said
the accused has been
identified as Rajendra
Soni (36), a resident of
Laddo Ka Mohalla in
Chittorgarh. Spy cam-
eras were installed dur-
ing repair works and
attached with an inter-
net router, which ac-
cused saw on his mobile
phone, police said.
Student breaks leg in stage
fall as brawl erupts at RU
Hindu Singh writes to CM over
Pak migrants issue in Gangana
Man,who died by
suicide during Malis’
protest,cremated
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: A controversy
erupted over a poster
just before the inaugu-
ration of Five Year Law
College and Research
Student Representative
office in Rajasthan Uni-
versity
. The controversy
escalated so much that
both the student repre-
sentatives clashed. Dur-
ing the scuffle, a student
fell from the stage and
fractured his leg.
University registrar
and students clashed on
stage. Students had
reached the stage re-
garding arrangements.
Later, due to rain, no-
body’s poster could be
putupintheprogramme.
Even CM Gehlot could
not reach the inaugura-
tion programme as it
was raining. Finally
,
MLAHarishChaudhary
inaugurated the Re-
search Student Repre-
sentative Office. On the
other hand, Vice Chan-
cellor Rajeev Jain and
others inaugurated the
other programme.
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: President of
Seemant Lok Sangath-
an Hindu Singh Sodha
has written a letter to
Rajasthan Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot urg-
ing him to take the
matter seriously re-
garding Pak migrants
in Gangana.
Sodha, in a letter, has
urged the Chief Minis-
ter that the govern-
ment should prepare a
separate rehabilitation
plan for non-citizen
displaced persons and
the reserve price
should be reduced in
Vinoba Bhave Nagar
Awasiya Yojana re-
served for the previ-
ously displaced.
Hindu Singh Sodha
said that the govern-
ment land was given to
these poor people by
taking money. The land
mafia sold it in the
name of Nimit Kam
Nagar. When JDA ac-
tion was taken, brokers
started collecting mon-
ey in the name of help-
ing people. He demand-
ed a high-level inquiry
in the issue.
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: The body
of the man, who died by
suicide last week dur-
ing an ongoing agita-
tion of the Mali commu-
nity demanding a sepa-
rate 12 per cent quota,
was cremated in his
village, police here said
on Sunday
.
Meanwhile, the talks
remained inconclusive
on Sunday and the agita-
tion entered the tenth
day in Nadbai, Bharat-
pur. Protesters stood
amidst heavy rain and
gavespeeches.Hundreds
of women and men are
present at the protest
site. Police and adminis-
tration took help of
drones to know the hap-
penings at the site.
OBC commission and
Saini committee will
meet on Monday for the
latter’s demand of 12
per cent reservation.
The Saini society has
blocked NH-21 in
Bharatpur.
Vice Chancellor Rajeev Jain, Harish Chaudhary, Ramswaroop Ola, Abhishek Chaudhary at the
inauguration ceremony of Five Year Law College and Research Student Representative office at
Rajasthan University on Sunday. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Lok Sangathan President,
Hindu Singh Sodha
Protest continues at NH-21 amid rain on Sunday.
CM visit to RU
cancelled due
to rain in city
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A leopard cub
was captured in a cage
at Cambay Golf Resort
but the mother re-
mained outside the cage
and was aggressive. The
forest department team
was in a fix about cap-
turing the mother in the
cage. Had the two been
together in the cage,
they could have been
shifted to the jungle.
The Forest Depart-
ment has been monitor-
ing the movement of
leopards for several
days in the closed Cam-
bay Golf Resort located
in Jamdoli. Two female
leopards were seen
with cubs in the rooms
of the closed resort.
The officials expressed
the possibility of more
cubs in the resort. The
rescue team is keeping
an eye on the leopard
and the cubs.
Cub captured, Op on to
cage mother leopard

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The gas leak accident in
Punjab’s Ludhiana is very sad.
@NDRFHQ team is engaged in
relief work on the spot. I express
my deepest condolences to the
families of those who lost their
lives in the accident. May God
give them the strength to bear
this sorrow. I wish the injured a
speedy recovery.
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
#MannKiBaat It has
emerged as a medium of
accomplishment of the
faith and resolutions of
Indians all over the world.
100 year old Maa Ramben
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PM @narendramodi ji from
Auckland, on the occasion
of #MannKiBaat100 .
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@dpradhanbjp SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Understanding is
the heartwood of
well-spoken words.
—Buddha
TOP
TWEETS
ver the course of history, the
world has seen instantaneous
population growth. It has ena-
bled a rich diversity of culture,
and technology and improved
living standards. However, popu-
lation growth is increasingly
coming at a cost in particular to
the environment and develop-
ment. Overbreeding levels are
contributing to the depletion of
natural resources and causing
widespread pollution. The issue
of population growth has been
the subject of much debate and
controversy
. Some argue that
continued population growth is
deeply damaging to the planet
and threatens the survival of
many natural habitats. Others
believe that there is still room for
more people, provided we learn
to live more in harmony with na-
ture and adopt more efficient
and sustainable ways of living.
Recently
, it was found that In-
dia’s population has surpassed
Chinatobecometheworld’smost
populous country
. While this
news may come as a surprise to
some, it is not unexpected given
India’s population growth trajec-
tory
. Despite the challenges that
come with having such a large
population, there are also many
benefits to India’s size.
POPULATION GROWTH:
PROs AND CONs
India’s large population is an as-
set in many ways. If there are
more human resources, for one,
India has a large and diverse
workforcethathascontributedto
its rapid economic growth in re-
cent years. According to the
World Bank, India’s GDP has
grown at an average rate of 6.9%
per year over the last decade,
makingitthefastest-growingma-
joreconomyintheworld.Indiais
also home to a large and growing
middle class, which is fueling de-
mand for consumer goods and
services. The past 200 years have
shown exponential growth in
technical development and inno-
vation. There are many factors
behind this, but the world’s grow-
ing population means we have a
bigger pool of human capital and
the possibility of these cutting-
edge discoveries increases.
Population growth will lead to
economic growth with more peo-
ple able to produce more goods.
Itwillleadtohighertaxrevenues
which can be spent on public
goods, such as health care and
environmental projects. In addi-
tion to its economic strength,
India’s large population is a
source of cultural richness and
diversity
. India is home to over
2,000 ethnic groups and more
than 1,600 languages. This diver-
sity has helped make India a vi-
brant and fascinating place to
visitandexplore.India’scultural
heritage, which includes ancient
temples, palaces and other his-
torical landmarks, attracts mil-
lions of tourists each year.
Farming and industry have
benefited from economies of
scale, which implies that as the
population expands, food output
and industrial output may grow
even faster than the population.
For example, Thomas Malthus
predicted at the start of the
nineteenth century that popula-
tion increase would lead to fam-
ine because we would be unable
to feed the rising population.
His catastrophic forecasts, how-
ever, did not come true because
he failed to grasp that the pro-
ductivity of land, labour, and
capital could all expand more
than proportionally
. The major-
ity of the inhabitants worked on
the land 300 years ago. Techno-
logical innovation and econo-
mies of scale have resulted in
dramatically higher land pro-
ductivity as farmers employ
mechanisation and economies
of scale to increase food output.
In terms of per capita carbon
footprint,areaswithahighpopu-
lation density are significantly
more efficient than rural areas
and places with a low population.
Whenpeopleliveindenselypopu-
lated areas, they are more likely
tousepublictransportandlivein
apartment buildings which are
easier to heat. In big cities, trans-
portandthedeliveryof goodsare
muchmoreefficient,whereas,for
low population densities, the av-
erage cost and environmental
footprint are much higher.
Many Western economies are
experiencing a decline in popula-
tion, leading to an imbalance of
an ageing population that places
a significant strain on society’s
resources, particularly health
careandpensions.Moderatepop-
ulation growth can help to miti-
gate this issue by increasing the
proportion of young, working
people, which can help to rebal-
ance the demographic structure.
A larger population can ena-
ble a critical mass of people to
support a more vibrant and di-
verse society
. With a smaller
population,thereislessscopefor
diversity, but as the population
grows, it can support a broader
range of cultural activities. This
diversity can help to enrich the
social and cultural fabric of soci-
ety and create a more dynamic
and thriving community
.
India’s population growth has
also been accompanied by im-
provements in healthcare and
education. Life expectancy in
India has increased from 32
years in 1947 to 69 years in 2020,
and the country has made sig-
nificant strides in reducing in-
fant mortality rates. Similarly,
India’s literacy rate has in-
creased from around 12% in 1947
to over 74% today, with more
children than ever before attend-
ing school. Despite these posi-
tive developments, India still
faces many challenges related to
its large population. One of the
most pressing issues is provid-
ing adequate healthcare and ed-
ucation to all citizens, especially
those in rural areas. India also
needs to address issues related
to poverty, unemployment, and
inequality
, which can be exacer-
bated by a large population.
To address these challenges,
India has launched several initia-
tives in recent years, including
the National Health Mission and
the Skill India program. The Na-
tional Health Mission aims to im-
prove access to healthcare ser-
vices, especially in rural areas,
while the Skill India program is
designed to train and certify
workersinavarietyof industries.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
The issue of population
growth is complex
and multifaceted. It
requires a nuanced and
balanced approach that
takes into account the
social, economic, and
environmental factors at
play. By working together,
we can find ways to
address the challenges
posed by population
growth and create a
more sustainable and
equitable future for all
O
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
The writer is a Sub-Editor in First India
INDIA’S LARGE POPULATION
A BOON OR A BURDEN?
POPULATION
OF INDIA IN
AGE GROUPS
BELOW ARE THE MOST
POPULOUS COUNTRIES
IN THE WORLD...
25%
0 TO 14 YEARS
18%
10 TO 19 YEARS
26%
10 TO 24 YEARS
68%
15 TO 64 YEARS
7%
65 YEARS PLUS
(Figures are in million) Source: United Nations Population Fund
1428.6
India
1425.7
China
340.0
US
277.5
Indonesia
240.5
Pakistan
ADVANTAGES
OF POPULATION
GROWTH
DISADVANTAGES OF POPULATION GROWTH
l MORE PEOPLE
LEADS TO GREATER
HUMAN CAPITAL
l HIGHER ECONOMIC
GROWTH
l ECONOMIES OF
SCALE
l THE EFFICIENCY
OF HIGHER
POPULATION
DENSITY
l THE IMPROVED
DEMOGRAPHIC
STRUCTURE OF
SOCIETY
l CRITICAL MASS
COST TO THE ENVIRONMENT: Attempting to minimise carbon and
methane emissions in order to mitigate global warming is becoming
increasingly challenging as the population grows. There will be a
greater threat to natural habitats as a greater population has greater
demand for housing and farmland. This will increase pressure to cut
down forests to make way for farming and housing.
CONGESTION: Congestion will occur if there are too many individuals
in a limited place. Road congestion is a big issue all around the world.
According to one analysis, congestion cost the EU €111 billion (1% of GDP)
in 2012. With population development, the costs of congestion will only
rise, resulting in lost time, increased pollution, and decreased production.
WATER SHORTAGES: Already, up to 40% of the world’s population
is threatened by water scarcity and drought. According to the UN,
water scarcity might force 700 million people to flee their homes. An
increasing population will put a strain on restricted water supplies,
which will be a factor in many small and large wars as countries seek
solutions to the water deficit.
DEVELOPING UNSUSTAINABLE WASTE: We are presently producing
non-biodegradable waste that we are having difficulty processing. It
usually ends up in a landfill, where it emits methane and causes other
harmful issues.

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London (ANI): High-
lighting the country’s
strides in the pharma
and biotechnology sec-
tor, Union Minister Dr
Jitendra Singh on Sun-
day said the Indian vac-
cine market is expected
to reach a valuation of
Rs 252 billion by 2025.
Dr Singh, who is lead-
ing a high-level official
Indian delegation to the
United Kingdom, visit-
ed the 175-year-old Lon-
don Science Museum on
Sunday
. He spoke about
setting up similar sci-
ence museums in India
by the government. The
Minister said that the
idea of setting up these
museums is to help en-
able the common citi-
zens particularly the
youngsters to realise
their hidden potential
and sometimes even dis-
cover their inherent ap-
titudes of which they
themselves may not be
aware of. It also ignites
curiosity in them which
then may help sharpen
their scientific temper
and inspire creative in-
novation.
The Science Museum
is a major museum on
Exhibition Road in
South Kensington, Lon-
don. It was founded
in 1857.
INDIA
05
Cong is ‘scrap’ engine: Modi
Kolar (Agencies): Con-
tinuing his attack
against the Congress on
second day of his visit
in Karnataka, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday de-
scribed the grand-old
party as a “scrap
engine”.
Addressing a huge
gathering here, the
Prime Minister said:
“Congress’ scrap en-
gine party can’t ensure
development. The
speedy development
can only be ensured
with double engine gov-
ernment of the BJP.”
“I am waging a war
against corruption.
Due to this, the most af-
fected and aggravated
are Congress party
leaders. They can’t tol-
erate this and are
threatening me,” Prime
Minister Modi said.
He said they should
have discussed about
development, instead,
they are discussing
about snake and its
poison.
“I am not sad about
it. The snake rests with
all the grace on the
neck of Lord Shiva.
(Hindu god). For me, I
have found Lord Shiva
in the people of this
country,” he said.
“I am happy to re-
main as snake on your
(people) neck. You are
like Shiva to me. To
keep the leaders who
talk about it at bay,
please bless me on May
10,” he appealed to peo-
ple, indirectly referring
to AICC chief Mallikar-
jun Kharge’s jibe.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, in Kolar district, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
7 NEW MP HC
JUDGES TO BE
SWORN IN TODAY
AAP MLA, WIFE
CONVICTED IN 2009
ASSAULT CASE
Jabalpur: The Madhya
Pradesh High Court Chief
Justice, Ravi Malimath,
will administer the oath of
office to seven new judg-
es of the HC on Monday,
as per an order. With this,
the number of judges in
the MP High Court will
go up to 37 against the
sanctioned strength of 53
judges, HC registrar gen-
eral Ramkumar Choubey
told news agency PTI.
New Delhi: A local court
on Saturday convicted AAP
MLA Abdul Rehman for
intimidating and assaulting
a govt school principal
in 2009. Additional Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate
Harjeet Singh Jaspal also
convicted MLA’s wife
Asma in the case, saying
the prosecution suc-
cessfully proved its case,
beyond reasonable doubts.
K’TAKA WILL GIVE REPLY
TO CONG ON MAY 10: PM
Kolar (ANI): Coming down heavily
on Congress, PM Modi on Sunday
said the people of Karnataka will
give the party a “befitting answer”
in the upcoming polls. PM Modi
said, “Today when I am fighting
against corruption, Congress is
disturbed the most. Congress is
now threatening. The people of
Karnataka will give them a befit-
ting answer on May 10. Congress
has a bundle of fake guarantees.
They don’t fulfil any promise
made to the public. ‘Unfulfilled
guarantees’ are their record.”
BJP TO RELEASE ITS
POLL MANIFESTO TODAY
Bengaluru (ANI): The ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is
expected to release its elec-
tion manifesto for Karnataka
Assembly elections on Monday,
party sources said on Sunday.
The manifesto will be released by
party president JP Nadda in the
presence of Chief Minister Basa-
varaj Bommai and party veteran
BS Yediyurappa. Sources said
the party manifesto may focus on
welfare measures for the youth,
infrastructure development and
women empowerment.
BJP RECTIFIED WRONG
DONE BY CONG: SHAH
Udupi (ANI): Lashing out at the
Congress in poll-bound Karnataka
on late Saturday evening, Union
Home Minister Amit Shah said
that the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) rectified wrong done by
Congress by doing away with
Muslim reservation quota in Kar-
nataka. The Home Minister made
the remarks while addressing a
gathering in Byndoor. Amit Shah
said, “BJP has rectified the wrong
done by Congress by doing away
with the Muslim reservation
quota in Karnataka.”
PM: CONG, JD(S) DID
NOTHING FOR K’TATA
Channapatna (PTI): Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on
Sunday launched a scathing
attack on the Congress and
Janata Dal (Secular), saying
that the two “dynastic” parties
were responsible for political
instability in Karnataka, and
that they “encourage corrup-
tion”. Prime Minister Narendra
Modi also alleged that both
these parties saw Karnataka as
an ATM, and that they found
opportunity in instability.
NADDA BLAMES CONG
GOVTS FOR RIOTS
Davangere (ANI) Bharatiya
Janata Party’s (BJP) national
president JP Nadda on Sunday
alleged that the Congress
“encourages riots” in society
whenever the party gains pow-
er. Addressing a public rally in
the poll-bound state of Karna-
taka, the BJP national president
said that the BJP-led govern-
ment has been committed to
working for the development of
the poor, farmers and women
of the state.
SARMA TAKES JIBE ON
CONG’S VICTORY CLAIM
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief
Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
on Sunday said the Congress
must have “gathered some
knowledge” about EVMs, as
it has been predicting victory
for the grand old party in the
Karnataka Assembly polls.
The southern state will go to
polls on May 10 and counting
of votes will be undertaken
on May 13, with the Congress
seeking to oust the incumbent
BJP government.
CONG DELAYED
RAM MANDIR FOR
70 YEARS: SHAH
Udupi (ANI): Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
late Saturday said that
the Congress party was
stuck on the question of
Ram Mandir for the past
70 years and added that
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi laid the founda-
tion of the Ram temple
immediately after the
Supreme Court delivered
the verdict in this matter.
While addressing a public
rally in Udupi, Amit Shah
said,” For 70 years, the
Congress party was
stuck on the question of
Ram Mandir, hanging it,
misleading it. As soon as
the judgment of the court
came, he did the work
of laying the foundation
of the Ram temple”. He
further stated that the
construction work of
the Ram Mandir temple
will be completed in the
year 2024. “In 2024 the
work of building a grand
temple of Shri Ram will
be completed at the same
place where Ram was
born in Ayodhya,” Amit
Shah said.
“Ready to resign if
protesters go back
sleep peacefully”
Gonda (PTI): Embat-
tled WFI chief and BJP
MP Brij Bhushan
SharanSinghonSunday
said that he is to resign
if protestersgobackand
sleep peacefully
.
“If they (protesters)
will go back (to their
home) and sleep peace-
fully after my resigna-
tion, I am ready to re-
sign,” he said.
HepraisedSamajwadi
Partychief AkhileshYa-
dav for not associating
himself with the ongo-
ing protest by top wres-
tlers of the country
, say-
ing Yadav was “standing
with the truth”.
He is in the eye of a
storm after the grap-
plers levelled sexual
harassment charges
against him.
Some political par-
ties have lend support
to the wrestlers. The
Delhi Police had on Fri-
day registered two FIRs
against Singh on
allegations of sexual
harassment levelled
by seven women
wrestlers.
WFI chief Brij Bhushan speaks to media. —FILE PHOTO
90% OF HARYANA
ATHLETES TRUST
WFI, SAYS CHIEF
Gonda (ANI): WFI chief
Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh on Sunday said
that 90% of Haryana ath-
letes trust WFI and said
that “You don’t get jus-
tice from Jantar Mantar.”
The Delhi Police on Fri-
day registered two FIRs
against WFI president
Singh over allegations of
sexual harassment and
exploitation of female
wrestlers by him.
PROTEST DRIVEN
BY POLITICIANS:
BRIJ BHUSHAN
Gonda (PTI): WFI chief
Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh has claimed the
athletes’ protest at
Jantar Mantar is being
driven by the politicians
from day one. The
country’s top wrestlers,
including Vinesh Phogat,
Sakshi Malik and Ba-
jrang Punia, have been
protesting since April
23, demanding criminal
action against Singh.
7 WOMEN WRESTLERS GET POLICE SECURITY
New Delhi (Agencies): The Delhi Police on Sunday provided
security to all seven women wrestlers who have complained
against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The Supreme
Court had asked the police to provide appropriate security to
the victims who have levelled allegations against Singh.
JK people can’t be deprived of elected
govt for a long time: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Srinagar (Agencies):
Democratic Progres-
sive Azad Party (DPAP)
chairman Ghulam Nabi
Azad on Sunday said
that the time has come
for the assembly elec-
tions in Jammu and
Kashmir and it is un-
democratic to deprive
the people of an elected
government for a long
time.
The former Union
minister said that DPAP
is a party that believes
in democratic values
and will ensure that
various pro-people ini-
tiatives are launched to
benefit the weaker sec-
tions of people in our
society if elected to
power.
“If the DPAP is elect-
ed to power, we will en-
sure the poor are pro-
vided free electricity
and other benefits so
that they won’t face bur-
den on their budget. We
will also work to create
diverse economic op-
portunities in various
sectors including tour-
ism, agriculture and
horticulture so that the
economy of common
people improves,” the
Democratic Progres-
sive Azad Partychief
said at a public gather-
ing at Bandipora.
Ghulam Nabi Azad addresses a rally in Srinagar. —FILE PHOTO
“India’s vaccine market `252 bn by 2025”
COVID-19: INDIA
REPORTS 5,874
NEW PATIENTS
New Delhi: India record-
ed 5,874 new Covid-19
cases in the last 24 hours,
around 1297 less than
the count reported on
previous day, a bulletin of
the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare said on
Sunday. There has been a
decline in the number of
positive cases of Covid-19
in the last few days. The
active cases stand at
0.11 per cent, added the
official records. Around
7,533 cases of Covid-19
were reported on Friday,
whereas the country
logged 7,171 cases on
Saturday, according to
official records. The daily
positivity rate stands at
3.31 per cent, while the
weekly positivity rate is
at 4.25 per cent. A total
of 92.66 crore Covid-19
tests have been conduct-
ed so far, with 1,77,281
tests undertaken in the
last 24 hours.
Union MoS Dr Jitendra Singh at Imperial College, London, on Saturday (local time). —PHOTO BY ANI
DR SINGH SHARES INDIA’S EXPERIENCE
IN SUCCESSFUL VACCINE INITIATIVES
London: Union Minister of State (MoS) Dr Jitendra Singh
visited the 175 year old London Science Museum and
shared the experience of the initiative of setting up simi-
lar science museums undertaken by PM Narendra Modi
in India. Dr Singh said that the idea of setting up these
museums is to help enable the common citizens particu-
larly the youngsters to realise their hidden potential.
If the DPAP
is elected to
power, we
will ensure the poor
are provided free
electricity and other
benefits so that they
won’t face burden on
their budget.
—Ghulam Nabi Azad,
Chairman, DPAP
DA crisis in WB: Joint
forum accuses Mamata
govt of vindictive transfers
Kolkata (Agencies):
The joint forum of state
govt employees, spear-
heading the movement
in demand for enhanced
dearness allowance at
par with Central govt
employees and the ar-
rears on this count by
West Bengal govt, has
accused the state govt of
resorting to vindictive
transfers of the employ-
ees participating in the
agitation on the issue.
An office-bearer of
the forum said that in
the last one-month pe-
riod transfer orders for
580 state govt employ-
ees were issued.
“Almost 90% of staff
for whom such transfer
orders were issued par-
ticipated in the general
strike convened by the
forum on March 10. Em-
ployees currently posted
in Kolkata have been
transferredtoremotear-
eas in the Sundarbans
regioninSouth24Parga-
nas district,” he added.
IN THE COURTYARD
KARNATAKA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

INDIA
06
Bhopal (PTI): Madhya
Pradesh’s Kuno Nation-
al Park (KNP), which
has seen the death of
two cheetahs in less
than a month, has “in-
adequate space” for
these felines brought
from Africa, an ex-
Wildlife Institute of In-
dia official has claimed.
The National Tiger
Conservation Authority
(NTCA), which is over-
seeing the ambitious
cheetah reintroduction
project in the country,
has called a meeting in
New Delhi on Monday
in the wake of the death
of two cheetahs out of
the 20 felines translo-
cated to KNP from Na-
mibia and South Africa
over the last eight
months, an official said.
According to experts,
a cheetah needs about
100 square km area for
its movement. The KNP
is spread over an area of
748 sq km and has a buff-
er zone of 487 sq km.
WII former dean Yad-
vendradev Vikramsinh
Jhala, who was part of
the cheetah project in
the past, told PTI that
KNP has inadequate
space for these animals.
“We have to make
(more than one) chee-
tah populations and
manage it like a metap-
opulation where you
move animals from one
place to another,” the
former WII official said.
“Inadequate space for cheetahs in Kuno Nat’l Park”
EX-WII OFFICIAL CLAIMS...
India brings back another batch
of 229 from violence-hit Sudan
New Delhi (PTI): India
brought home another
batch of 229 people on
Sunday under its mis-
sion to evacuate strand-
ed Indians from vio-
lence-hit Sudan.
The fresh batch of
evacuees arrived in
Bengaluru, a day after
365 people returned
from the African coun-
try to Delhi.
“#OperationKaveri
One more flight brings
back 229 passengers to
Bengaluru,” External
Affairs Minister (EAM)
S Jaishankar wrote on
Twitter on Sunday
.
The total number of
Indians who have been
brought back home
from Sudan now stands
at 1,954, according to of-
ficial data.
The Indians were
brought back from the
Saudi Arabian city of
Jeddah where India has
set up a transit camp for
the evacuees.
The first batch of 360
evacuees returned to
New Delhi in a commer-
cial plane earlier last
week on Wednesday
.
The second batch of
246 Indian evacuees ha-
darrived in Mumbai in
a C17 Globemaster air-
craft of the Indian Air
Force (IAF) last week
on Thursday
.
Under “Operation
Kaveri”, India has been
taking its citizens in
buses from the conflict
zones of Khartoum and
other troubled areas to
Port Sudan from where
they are being taken to
Jeddah in the IAF’s
heavy-lift transport air-
craft and the Indian
Navy’s ships.
New Delhi (PTI): India
and Russia will explore
the possibility of ac-
cepting RuPay and Mir
cards in each other's
country for hassle-free
payments amid sanc-
tions imposed by the
West on Moscow.
In the recent high
level Internal Govern-
mental Commission
meeting on Trade, Eco-
nomic, Scientific, Tech-
nological and Cultural
Cooperation (IRIGC-
TEC), it was discussed
and agreed to explore
the opportunity of al-
lowing acceptance of
these cards, sources
said on Sunday
.
The mutual accept-
ance of RuPay (India)
and Mir cards (Russia)
will help Indian and
Russian citizens to
make hassle-free pay-
ments in Indian rupees
and Russian ruble in
their respective coun-
tries, sources said.
The meeting, co-
chaired by External Af-
fairs Minister S Jais-
hankar and Russia
Deputy Prime Minister
Denis Manturov, also
agreed to explore the
possibility of interac-
tion of Unified Pay-
ments Interface (UPI)
of National Payment
Corporation of India
and the Faster Pay-
ments System (FPS) of
the Bank of Russia.
India, Russia mull over to
accept RuPay and Mir cards
New Delhi (Agencies):
Actor Salman Khan has
opened up on receiving
death threats, his secu-
rityandsharedhisexpe-
rience on how he is deal-
ing with it. In a new in-
terview, which was held
in Dubai, Salman said
that there was no fear of
threats and he was to-
tally safe in the UAE. He
added that there is a
problem in India. He
also added that he is do-
ing whatever he has
been asked to do and is
being ‘very careful’.
Salman was provided
with Y-category securi-
ty by the Mumbai Police
amid death threats. The
Maharashtra govt as-
signed security escorts
to the actor after he re-
ceived a threat letter
fromtheLawrenceBish-
noi gang.
At a show, Salman
said, “Security is better
than insecurity
. Yes, se-
curity is there. Now it is
not possible to ride a
bicycle on the road and
go alone anywhere. And
more than that, now I
have this problem that
when I am in traffic,
then there is so much
security, vehicles creat-
ing inconvenience to
other people. They also
give me a look. And my
poor fans.”
Salman opens on receiving death threats
TN airports on
alert after seizure
of exotic animals
Chennai: The authori-
ties at international air-
ports in Tamil Nadu are
on alert after seizure of
exotic animals includ-
ing 22 snakes and a cha-
meleon from a woman
passenger who arrived
from Kuala Lumpur.
The officials have de-
ployed special squads at
all four airports and ex-
tra vigil is in place after
the seizure of the exotic
animals at the Chennai
airport. Green Corn-
snakes, Mexican black
kingsnakes, green ana-
condas and chameleons
were also seized.
Indians, evacuated from war-torn Sudan, board a flight as they
leave for Delhi, in Jeddah on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
The PayNow-UPI linkage is the world’s first real-time payment
systems linkage to use a scalable cloud-based infrastructure.
Actor Salman Khan says he feels no fear. —FILE PHOTO
Cheetahs have been brought to India under the inter-continental
translocation programme to revive their population in country.
Thane: The death toll in the Bhiwandi building collapse
rose to six on Sunday, a National Disaster Response Force
(NDRF) official statement said. NDRF officials further
mentioned that four teams were working on the site of the
incident. “Three from Mumbai and one from Pune HQ are
on the site of the incident. Further rescue operations are
underway,” the statement said. The three-storey building
collapsed in the Bhiwandi area in Thane district on Satur-
day afternoon trapping several people under the debris.
New Delhi: An 18-year-old girl attempted suicide in the
Malviya Nagar area of New Delhi after allegedly being
harassed by her male collegemate, said police. The Delhi
Police said the girl was immediately rushed to hospital and
that she was discharged after getting medical treatment.
“An 18-year-old girl attempted suicide after allegedly being
harassed in the Malviya Nagar area on Saturday. The girl
was immediately rushed to the hospital where she was
discharged after getting medical treatment,” said the Delhi
Police in a statement on Sunday.
BHIWANDI BUILDING COLLAPSE: DEATH TOLL
RISES TO 5, RESCUE OPERATION UNDERWAY
DELHI GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE, BLAMES
HARASSMENT BY COLLEGEMATE
CRUCIAL READ
2 MINOR SISTERS
RAPED IN MP’S
INDORE; 2 HELD
Indore: Two minor sisters
were allegedly raped
by one of their relatives
and his friend in Madhya
Pradesh’s Indore, the
police said on Sunday.
According to police, the
two accused who are also
minors, raped the girls at a
relative’s place in the Bhan-
warkuan area. The girls
stayed at their relatives’
place for the past three
years, and were allegedly
raped on several occa-
sions, the victims’ parents
alleged in a complaint to
the police.
DOC AMONG 6 HELD
IN VIZAG KIDNEY
RACKET CASE
Visakhapatnam: The
local police arrested a
doctor and five others
in a kidney racket case.
Cases under Indian Penal
Code (IPC) sections 307,
326 and 420 have been
registered against them.
More accused are likely
to be arrested. Police said
on Sunday that they have
arrested Prameswara Rao,
doctor of a private hospital,
and middlemen Kamaraju,
Srinu, Shekhar, Elina and
Kondamma. Visakhapat-
nam Police Commissioner
told a news conference.
RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN TO DEAL
WITH SERIAL ESCAPEES: EX-OFFICIAL
Bhopal (PTI): Notably, months before the cheetahs
were brought to India from Africa, a risk management
plan was drafted stating a contingency plan is in the
process of being put in place for dealing with serial
escapees. Permissions are being obtained for the
release of these animals into the Mukundara Hills
Tiger Reserve. This protected area has an 80 km fence
enclosure, sufficiently stocked with game (place with
herbivores population), to hold serial escapees. This
enclosure is free of tigers, but does support a low
density of leopards, wolves and striped hyenas, it said.
‘OPERATION KAVERI’
CENTENARY EPISODE OF “MANN KI BAAT”
PM’SRADIOTALKHISTORIC,INSPIRING:BJPLEADERS
New Delhi (PTI): BJP
leaders, including Un-
ion ministers, tuned in
on Sunday from various
locations in India and
abroad to listen to the
“historic” 100th episode
of Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki
Baat’, calling it an in-
spiring initiative to con-
nect with the masses.
The party had said
that nearly four lakh
venues would be set up
for people to listen to
the prime minister’s
broadcast as it went all
out to make the 100th
episode a mega exercise
in public connect.
Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah said
through ‘Mann Ki
Baat’, Modi “crafts mes-
sages that venture into
the nooks and corners
of nation. Defence Min-
ister Rajnath Singh,
who listened to the epi-
sode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’,
termed it “historic”.
Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh with other BJP
leaders listens to the 100th
episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’,
at BJP HQ in New Delhi, on
Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
UP CM Yogi Adityanath listens to the 100th edition of Mann ki
Baat programme, in Lucknow on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
People listen to ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme, in Haridwar, on Sunday.
Anurag Thakur listens to Mann
ki Baat, in Jalandhar.
Nitin Gadkari listens to PM’s
radio programme in Nagpur.
I thank colleagues of AIR who record
MKB with great patience. I am also
thankful to translators, who translate
MKB into different regional languages.
Grateful to Doordarshan, MyGov, electronic media
and of course, the people of India, for success of
‘Mann Ki Baat’. —NARENDRA MODI, Prime Minister
Karbi Anglong
(ANI): It was a bright
moment in their life
when they had, for the
first time, their hous-
es lit up with an elec-
tric bulb. These are
the members of the
2,600 households in
the remote villages of
Bokajan assembly
constituency in As-
sam's Karbi Anglong
district, who got their
electricity connection
after 75 years of the
Independence. Resi-
dents of the Rongteke
area, Tokbi, Rongpi,
Timung, Samjel,
Mukhang, Muljang,
Dakiram Tokbi, Bule
Thang Kuki, Molnom,
Hengmul were de-
lighted when the first
bulb lit in their local-
ity. They felt very
happy when the ad-
ministration was able
to provide electricity
.
Remote villages of Assam
get electricity for 1st time

Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur/Jhalawar: For-
mer CM Vasundhara
Raje was extremely an-
gry on Sunday after
seeing the chaos at the
Pandit Deen Dayal
Upadhyay airstrip in
Jhalawar.
She visited Jhalawar
from Sanchore, got
down from the helicop-
ter and went straight to
the lounge of the air-
strip where dust had
gathered. The VIP
lounge was also very
dirty. Its gate was bro-
ken and was lying aside.
The facilities for pas-
sengers were also poor.
Their doors were bro-
ken. The pantry was
also dusty. The glasses
in the lounge were bro-
ken. All the ACs were
out of order. Collector
Bharti Dixit directed
PWD officials to im-
prove arrangements of
airstrip immediately
.
NEWS
07
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: The govern-
ment is conducting a
high-level inquiry into
a much talked-about
land dispute related to
Jodhpur Development
Authority (JDA), in
which action against
the Commissioner and
the Deputy Commis-
sioner has been taken.
Senior IAS officer T
Ravikanth, Principal
Secretary Medical Edu-
cation, is being given
the responsibility of the
inquiry
. According to
sources in bureaucracy
,
this is an unusual inci-
dent when both the sen-
ior officers of an author-
ity have been removed
considering them re-
sponsible in one case.
JDA Commissioner
Navneet Kumar (RAS
officer of 1997 batch)
was removed and put
under APO status by
DoP last week. Earlier,
on April 19, Deputy
Commissioner Ravin-
dra Kumar (RAS offic-
er) was suspended in
the same matter.
The dispute over the
land of Narayan
Dharmarth Samiti in
Jodhpur,whichisworth
crores of rupees, is
more than 20 years old.
In the year 2002, Rajat
Mishra was the Collec-
tor in Jodhpur. He had
taken this private land
in possession of the
government.
However, the Revenue
Board set aside the ac-
tionof theCollectorcon-
sidering it wrong. Since
then,thismatterisstuck
in the courts. Still one
side’s appeal is pending
in the High Court.
It is said that in the
year 2022, the govern-
ment had approved 90-A
of this land. After this,
the outgoing Deputy
Commissioner Ravin-
dra Kumar issued the
lease deed in favour of
the account holder in
October 2022.
When the fact came to
light that the account
holder had wrongly ob-
tained the lease deed by
giving a false affidavit,
Ravindra Kumar can-
celled the lease deed on
March 31, 2023. It is be-
lieved that Ravindra Ku-
mar showed negligence
and irresponsibility in
the entire proceedings.
Along with this, Com-
missioner Navneet Ku-
mar has also been found
guilty of supervisory
negligence.Sourcessaid
that based on the report
of Jodhpur Collector
Himanshu Gupta, the
DoP has taken action
against the two officers.
According to experts, all
is not well in JDA for
some time now.
In the last three
years, three commis-
sioners have been re-
moved and put under
APO status. On Octo-
ber 18, 2020, Meghraj
Singh Ratnu was re-
moved. Then 2017- batch
IAS officer Avdhesh
Meena was removed on
October 17, 2022. Avd-
hesh remained on this
post for just 75 days.
Now the latest case is
of senior RAS officer
Navneet Kumar, who
was put under APO sta-
tus on April 27. He too
could stay on this post
only for 6 months.
There is certainly
something wrong in
JDA that three commis-
sioners have been re-
moved. This thing is
considered unusual in
the administration.
With removal of 3 officers, all’s not well in JDA!
JODHPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: AICC in
charge for Rajasthan,
Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa once again
met Assem-
bly Speaker
Dr CP Joshi
on Sunday
d u r i n g
which, he
is believed to have
held discussion about
the expansion of the
party organisaton and
political appoint-
ments. The meeting
lasted for nearly 45
minutes. He met Joshi
yesterday also.
Randhawa later left
for New Delhi where he
will submit his report
to the Party High Com-
mand. In Jaipur, Rand-
hawa had one-to-one
meetings with the par-
ty leaders and did
brainstorming on the
appointments of dis-
trict presidents.
It is believed that
Randhawa took Joshi’s
opinion on the politics
of Rajasthan.
While leaving for
Delhi, Randhawa told
media that the BJP
leaders have lost self
control due to the Ma-
hangai Rahat camp or-
ganised by the state
government. He said
that BJP leaders were
unable to digest relief
given by State govern-
ment to poor. He said
that Congress will re-
peat govt in Raj after
assembly polls. “CP
Joshi is encyclopedia
of politics,” Randhawa
told media after meet-
ing Joshi on Saturday.
Randhawa discusses Raj politics
in 2nd
meeting with Dr CP Joshi
Randhawa later left for New Delhi, where he will submit his report to Party High Command
3 CO-INCHARGES GET DISTRICTS
‘We are informing youth
about Constitutional values’
Gehlot govt mum over failedlaw
order system in Raj: BJP’sRawat
PM Modi’s wife Jashodaben pays
obeisance at Ramdevra temple
RajeirkedoverdisorderatJhalawarairstrip
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: All India Presi-
dent of Rajiv Gandhi
Panchayat Raj Organi-
sation Meenakshi Nata-
rajan on Sunday, called
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi’ ‘Mann ki
Baat’ programme as a
‘one-sided’ affair and
said that he did not lis-
ten to the mind of the
farmer and women.
The 100th episode of
‘Mann ki Baat’ radio
programme was broad-
casted on Sunday. “PM
did not listen to the
mind of the farmer who
agitated against the
farm bill. The PM did
not listen to women, fe-
male wrestlers are pro-
testing, but they are
unheard by the Prime
Minister. A large num-
ber of women came out
on the streets and pro-
tested against CAA-
NRC but they were not
listened to,” the former
Member of Parliament
said.
She was in Jaipur to
hold dialogues with se-
lected youths in ‘Sarvo-
day Sankalp’ workshop
at PCC. She said that
some of the youths will
be sent for further
training at Maharash-
tra’s Mahatma Gandhi
Sevagram Ashram.
“We are telling the
youth about the consti-
tutional values and as-
pirations of the people.
We are making them
aware according to
Baba Saheb’s think-
ing,” she said.
Meenakshi Natara-
jan further said that
this exercise is not lim-
ited to elections and is
spreading the ideology
of the party at the Pan-
chayat level.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP Mahila
Morcha’s National Gen-
eral Secretary Deepti
Rawat on Sunday said
that the condition of
women in Rajasthan is
deteriorating, for which
the Gehlot government
of the Congress is re-
sponsible.
She said that women
constitute half of the
population in the state,
which is completely dis-
tressed and Chief Min-
ister Gehlot should re-
sign for such a condi-
tion of the woman.
Addressing a press
conference at the par-
ty’s state headquarters
here, Rawat said that
law and order has com-
pletely deteriorated in
the state and crime rate
has increased. She also
alleged that the state
government had not im-
plemented central gov-
ernment schemes.
Rawat, who was on a
two-day visit to the
state, said that rape cas-
es increased by 19 per-
cent in 2020. “The State
government is trying to
hide the figures. The
state’s law order sys-
tem has failed, but the
Gehlot govt is mum,”
she said, ading that Raj
should take lessons
from UP govt for con-
trolling crime.
Rawat, Mahila Mor-
cha’s State President
Alka Mundra other
leaders listened to PM’s
‘Mann ki Baat’ pro-
gramme at a school.
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer: PM Naren-
dra Modi’s wife Jashoda
ben visited Runicha
Dham, Ramdevra. Then
she left for Pokaran and
saw the Red Fort there.
She also visited the me-
morial of Baba Ram-
dev’s Guru Balinath
wished for nation’s
peace and prosperity
.
BJP workers had or-
ganised a programme
to mark 100th episode
of PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki
Baat’ Jashodaben was
the chief guest. Her
brotherhisfamilywere
also present. Ben inter-
acted with BJP workers
but left 10 minutes before
the episode started.
Meenakshi Natarajan
Shanti Dhariwal during the padyatra being undertaken under
‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ campaign in Ward No. 62 of Sundar Nagar
area in Kota on Sunday. Also seen here is Amit Dhariwal others.
Members of Ramdev Samadhi Committee felicitate Jashodaben
by presenting her the photo of the folk deity, Baba Ramdev on her
visit to the famous Ramdevra temple in Jaisalmer on Sunday.
Vasundhara Raje attends the wedding ceremony of the nephew
of Devji Patel at the Jajusan village in Sanchore on Sunday. Also
seen here are Devji Patel and his family Dushyant Singh.
Vasundhara Raje discusses mismanagement at the Airport
Lounge with Collector Bharti Dixit in Jhalawar on Sunday.
Workshop in 12
Raj districts, 125
camps have been
held in country
WISHING SPEEDY RECOVERY...
Vice-President
Jagdeep Dhankhar
along with his wife
Sudesh Dhankhar
visits former
Foreign Minister
Natwar Singh and
his wife Heminder
Kaur to enquire
about their health
at Medanta Hospital
in Gurugram on
Sunday.
BJP leaders to tour
Raj after K’taka polls
First India Bureau
Jaipur: With just a few
months left for the As-
sembly elections, sen-
ior BJP leaders will
start visiting Rajasthan
for election rallies and
to hold meetings of the
party workers.
After Karnataka elec-
tions, the tours of party
leaders will increase in
Rajasthan.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi is likely to
address a BJP meeting
in Sirohi district on
May 12.
Party President
JP Nadda may also
visit the poll bound
state in the second
week of May.
On the other hand,
state in-charge Arun
Singh will camp in Ra-
jasthan for the prepa-
rations related to the
visit of the central
leaders to the state of
Rajasthan.
First India Bureau
Kota: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal on
Sunday took part in the
‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’
Campaign of the All In-
dia Congress Commit-
tee in Kota and heard
public grievances.
Dhariwal along with
his son Amit Dhariwal
met people in Kala Tal-
ab Area of Kota and
spoke to people on vari-
ous issues. Notably, the
UDH Minister has been
meeting people in his
assembly constituency
under the Haath Se
Haath Jodo Campaign
for the last few days.
Dhariwal meets people in
‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ drive
Deepti Rawat addresses media during a press conference at BJP HQs
in Jaipur on Sunday.Also seen are Alka Mundra Anand Sharma.
Randhawa later left for New Delhi, where he will submit his report to Party High Command
YOU READ IT IN FIRST INDIA ON APRIL 30, 2023

Do not focus on what you don’t
want – you will just block
positive energy from flowing to
you, focus on what you DO want.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
 When you were a
teacher, did you ever
think that you would
enter into politics
one day?
Gulab Chand Kataria:
No, I had not thought of
that. But I had definite-
ly got associated with
the Sangh and I thought
that there can not be
any coordination be-
tween the work of the
Sangh and state work. I
started working in the
Vidhyapeeth from the
very first day and I nev-
er turned towards gov-
ernment job. I am from
a simple family and
honestly, one cannot
think about reaching
till this level in politics.
 So you entered poli-
tics from the
‘shakha’?
No, I didn’t enter poli-
tics from shakha. In
fact, after my first year
in college, I started
working and studying
as well. And after I com-
pleted my B.Ed, I was
selected as a Geography
professor by Vidhyap-
eeth at Jhadol, which is
a tribal area. I worked
as a teacher there for
three years, but after six
months of starting
work, I started holding
Sangh’s shakhas which
carried on for a long
time. Due to this, senior
leaders like Gulab Sin-
gh ji used to come there
and I used to live in
Pradhan Sahab Bhairon
Singh ji Shekhawat’s
home. When I used to
wear a necker and go for
the shakha, he did not
used to like it. In the be-
ginning he did not say
anything, but when the
election for 1971 was an-
nounced and candidates
of Chahuta were con-
testing, and after the
election, my name was
being taken at the local
level, so he asked me to
either work full time for
the Sangh or to contin-
ue with my job. At that
time I told him that
right now I am at an age
where I can work for the
Sangh, so if you deem it
fit, you can keep me or
remove me. So after
three years of work
there, on the day when
school was closing for
summer vacation, on
May 15, he handed me a
letter saying my servic-
es were no longer need-
ed. I returned without
any grudge in my heart
and I never felt any dis-
respect towards him.
The reason for this was
that in such an interior
area people used to go
and teach kids under
the light of lanterns, in
that tribal area, so I had
immense respect for
their service belief to-
wards the society
.
 So, when did you
enter active politics?
That I entered in much
later. After I lost my job,
I thought that I should
study further. However,
later I joined in a pri-
mary school at Ayad,
but when I appeared for
an interview of a Col-
lege, they became
miffed with me saying
that I went for the inter-
view without telling
them which, according
to them, meant that I
did not have any incli-
nation of spending a
long time at the school.
Then I thought that a
private job would be
difficult so I studied
law. My salary could
not suffice because
there was burden of the
entire family. So after
my law college would
end for the day around
9:30 pm, I used to go and
teach two tutions and
around 11:30 pm I would
reach home. And then I
would leave home at
5:30 am for Sangh’s
shakha. So, in a way, I
did a lot of hard work,
but my idea was that
now that I have con-
nected myself to the
Sangh, and when even
the pracharaks, even
after getting their de-
grees and gold medals,
carry a just a bag to
work for the nation,
then I too shall give im-
portance to this work.
 So when did you
contest your first
election?
I contested in 1977.
When I joined LLB, I
was given the responsi-
bility of the city in the
Sangh and from there I
was included in the Vid-
hyarthi Parishad. So
while studying in Law
College I used to work
for Vidhyarthi Pari-
shad. Perhaps my luck
was good that in 1974,
Vidhyarthi Parishad
won in all Colleges and
Universities in Udaipur,
so in a way people start-
ed understanding my
command. And after
sometime, in 1975, the
Emergency was im-
posed and since I used
to work for Sangh, sev-
eral raids were conduct-
edtoarrestme.Iworked
for two months but then
one day I was caught
and put behind bars. I
stayed behind bars for
about eight and a half
months and my case
was in DIR and I was
acquitted, so I came out
of jail and started prac-
tising as an advocate. I
was only starting up
when elections were an-
nounced. We thought
that now that election
has been announced, so
all the senior leaders
who have been released
from the jail after eight-
een or nineteen months,
then should be publicly
felicitated. I took my
group together and said
that we should do some-
thing like this. People
told me why I was look-
ing to engage in such
stupidity since I have
come out of jail after so
many days but I said no
something has to be
done. So, we held that
felicitation program. A
huge crowd came in
that meeting, much like
that assembled in Atal
ji’s meetings. So it ap-
peared that people have
immense sympathy in
the hearts of people
who have gone through
that phase in the Emer-
gency
.
 You have been an
eight time legislator
and one time MP
.
Did you lose any
election?
Yes. I lost two elections.
One after Indira Gan-
dhi ji’s death and in the
Assembly election held
after that I lost by 1,120
votes and Girija Vyas
won from Udaipur seat
opposite me. Then in
1989, I went to Lok Sab-
ha and when the elec-
tion was to happen, Ra-
jiv Gandhiji was assas-
sinated and at that time
Rajasthan had only ten
seats. At that time too
Girija Vyas ji contested
against me and she won
the Lok Sabha election
opposite me by about
21,000 votes. After that I
started working with
Bhairon Singh ji and he
worked to further carve
me as a politician in
that tribal area.
 So, when did you
meet Narendra Bhai
for the first time?
When Narendra Modi
was a pracharak in RSS
and had started han-
dling the work of BJP in
Gujarat, at that time I
used to go to Gujarat for
work from Udaipur, so I
met him there. Then he
used to work in the or-
ganisation so he came to
Rajasthan as well. Then
he took out a Tiranga
Yatra with Murli Mano-
har ji from Kerala and
he unfurled the Tricolor
at Lal Chowk. At that
time I was a Lok Sabha
member. So we went till
there and after that my
personal connect with
him grew further. And
then he was working as
general secretary and
was also an incharge of
Rajasthan during Om
Mathur ji’s time and
thus he used frequently
visit the state.
 As a citizen, how
do you rate Narendra
Modi as a Prime
Minister?
See, I have an experi-
ence of 40-45 years. I
have seen multiple
Prime Ministers of the
nation including Atal ji,
but I don’t know, this
man’s working and abil-
ity has no second. This
is the first PM, I have
seen who has never tak-
en leave of one day,
hasn’t rested for one
day and without stop-
ping even for a day, con-
tinuously has kept
working. But the way
he has lived his life. In
politics, due to one or
the other reason, be it
friends or family, one’s
name may get mugged
or tarnished, but this
individual’s life has
been devoid of any such
instance. Secondly, his
life revolves around the
nation and what can we
do as service to nation.
I have seen him as Chief
Minister of Gujarat and
when Bhandari ji was
Governor there I used
to go there and then for
organisational meet-
ings too I used to go
there and at that time I
used to meet him.
 In 2014, he started
the ‘Mann Ki Baat’
program as a direct
connect with the pub-
lic. How do you visu-
alise that program?
Definitely, this was a
first of its kind of pro-
gram that I have seen
happen by a sitting
Prime Minister. he
thought about the pro-
gram and through it,
what he feels about the
nation, he says that to
the public and what the
public feels about the
nation, he interacts on
that aspect too. Con-
necting small and big,
all groups with him
and to listen to them
and to bring forth those
who have done good for
the nation in however
way they have, even if
it is a woman, he has
done that. For example
there is a village in my
area where the villag-
ers cleaned a historic
Bawri, so PM Modi
spoke on that in his
‘Mann Ki Baat’. Based
on ‘Mann Ki Baat’, he
brought the people to-
gether during the Cov-
id crisis through the
‘Thali and Taali’ cam-
paign. And then, even
though there was time
to bring the vaccine,
and people said many
different things, yet he
went ahead unper-
turbed and brought the
vaccines. And in that
too, he ensured that a
proper chain is fol-
lowed. First those who
protect us were vacci-
nated and then a prop-
er chain was followed
so there was no fight
for it. So the system
with which he took it
forward is commenda-
ble. In a country as
huge as India and to get
the people vaccinated
twice, is no mean feat
and he got it done with-
out any feeling of dif-
ference in any person.
So this shows the way
the man works. Also, in
my life, I saw it for the
first time, either it was
in Atal ji’s time to con-
nect all villages with
roads; whatever
scheme and programs
that he (Narendra
Modi) has brought, it
has touched every per-
son without discrimi-
nation be it cleanliness
drive, or Ujjawala
scheme, or opening of
bank accounts or PM
Awas or Har Ghar Jal
scheme, all this is cent
percent a brainchild of
a person who wants to
connect everyone with-
out any discrimina-
tion. This I really liked.
He always encouraged
good work and when
ever he came across
any shortfalls in us, he
would point it out. He
has introduced many
changes in our organi-
sation as well. To top it,
he has decision making
power too.
 Another aspect of
‘Mann Ki Baat’ has
been that it has
brought forward the
grassroot change
makers.
Definitely. It is amaz-
ing. People who have
played a huge role in
the nation’s freedom
struggle and those too
from the pre-independ-
ence time, about whom
not much is known by
general public, but who
played a vital role; I
don’t know how he
found about them and
researched about them,
he brought such heroes
forward about which no
one had even thought
of. Now look at Man-
garh Dham and the way
he highlighted Govind
Guru. In this way, even
those who played the
smallest of roles, PM
Modi has brought their
names to the fore. He
did not see if one is rich
or poor. If a woman
from Kerala has done
something good, he ap-
preciated that person in
his ‘Mann Ki Baat’. So
anyone who has done
any good work has been
highlighted. Even stu-
dents, who become
tensed over examina-
tion, he has held talks
with them to ease that
tension and drive home
the point that examina-
tions and studies,
though important, are
not everything in life as
a person could be made
for other works too. He
joined people with the
slogan local for vocal,
Khadi, millets. So in a
way, he has attempted
to connect Indians with
out heritage.
TO BE CONTINUED…
PM MODI’S WORKING ABILITY COMMITMENT
TO NATION HAS NO SECOND: GUV GC KATARIA
During the show
#JCWithAssamGovernor-
trended top All-India
on Twitter
In a tete-a-tete with Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra — CEO and Editor-in-
Chief, Bharat24-Vision of New
India and First India; CMD, First
India News, Governor of Assam
Gulab Chand Kataria shares his
life experiences. Governor Kataria
also shares his first meeting with
PM Narendra Modi, how the
Prime Minister works untiringly
for the people and how he ideated
to connect the public in a string
and remind them of their heritage.
Excerpts… (Part-I)
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation
with Governor Gulab Chand Kataria during
The New JC Show at Raj Bhavan, Assam.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra greets Gulab Chand Kataria
during The New JC Show at Raj Bhavan, Assam.

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t is rightly said that “the
colour aquamarine is like
a breath of fresh sea air -
it’s invigorating, rejuve-
nating, and simply stun-
ning. And wearing aqua-
marine is like having the
piece of the ocean wherever you
go”. Aquamarine garments have
recently been causing a stir in the
realm of fashion and with justifia-
ble cause. This striking shade of
blue-green evokes images of idyllic
tropical destinations and emanates
a sense of serenity and peaceful-
ness. Whether one prefers flowing
dresses or tailored suits, aquama-
rine attire is a fundamental asset
for any trendsetting individual
seeking to make an impact.
One of the many merits of aq-
uamarine garments is their ver-
satility. This colour scheme
may be dressed up or down,
rendering it ideal for any
event. A billowy aquamarine
maxi dress combined with
sandals and a sunhat would
be a superb option for a beach
day, whereas an aquamarine
blazer paired with black
trousers and heels would be
fitting for a business meet-
ing or a night out.
Additionally
, aquama-
rine clothing comple-
ments all skin tones
and hair colours,
making it
an all-
around flattering hue. The cool un-
dertones of aquamarine have the
potential to liven up pallid or fa-
tigued-looking complexions, while
its subtle green undertones can ac-
centuate green or hazel eyes.
Regarding accessories for aqua-
marine garments, the options are
extensive. Both gold and silver jew-
ellery complements this colour
impeccably, as do natural materi-
als such as wood or seashells. For
those who prefer to make a more
prominent statement,
adding a burst of
coral or pink to
one’s ensem-
ble with a
statement
bag or
footwear
may be
an excel-
lent choice.
Aquamarine
garments are
an elegant
and versatile
addition to
any
wardrobe.
City first
brings to you
fashion from
sea shores
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around flattering hue. The cool un-
dertones of aquamarine have the
potential to liven up pallid or fa-
tigued-looking complexions, while
its subtle green undertones can ac-
centuate green or hazel eyes.
Regarding accessories for aqua-
marine garments, the options are
extensive. Both gold and silver jew-
ellery complements this colour
impeccably, as do natural materi-
als such as wood or seashells. For
those who prefer to make a more
prominent statement,
adding a burst of
coral or pink to
one’s ensem-
ble with a
statement
bag or
footwear
may be
an excel-
lent choice.
Aquamarine
garments are
an elegant
and versatile
addition to
any
wardrobe.
City first
brings to you
fashion from
sea shores

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KHUSHBU, Model
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Financial front remains rosy
and promises to bring in
gains. Good professional
guidance may become the
key to further your career. A family
member may make you proud with an
achievement. Spending time with
friends is possible. Some of you may
decide to take your romance.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may want things
differently on the domestic
front, but will need to
convince others about your
ideas. A break from the routine is
indicated and will give you time to do
things you were not getting time.
Change of season requires you to
take good care of your health.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Limiting some items from
your diet will have a
positive effect on your
health. There is much to
achieve today and you will find
yourself up to it. Academic front
seems favourable. You are likely to
buy something you have been
longing for.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You will succeed in
wriggling out of a tight
financial situation by curbing
wasteful expenditure. An
outing with family promises much fun.
Prepare well for a long journey, if you
want to travel comfortably. Shifting to a
new house or a new city cannot be
ruled out for some.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Family issues that are
leading to disputes are
likely to be resolved
amicably. There is a chance
of somebody taking you along for a
function or a party. Keeping track of
something or someone may prove an
uphill task. Your standing in your
circle is likely to get a boost.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Something being organised
on the social front may get
you totally involved. Expect
immediate returns from the
investments made by you. Workload is
likely to increase on the professional
front. This is a fine day on the financial
front. Good understanding and mutual
respect is likely to enhance.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Your bank balance is likely
to swell and make you
financially secure. Buying
something expensive for
the house is indicated.
Responsibilities are likely to increase
manifold. Those feeling lethargic and
unwell may get back on the path to
perfect health.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
This is a positive day that
proves special for some.
Meditate to embark on a
new spiritual journey. You
will be able to regain lost ground on
the academic front to come at par
with the rest. Excellent showing at
work will get you hand-picked for an
important assignment.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Someone’s good advice
will help in making the
right decisions on the
academic front. Things
start looking up on the health front
as you manage to remain regular in
your workouts.Some of you can book
tickets to someplace exotic.Overall
health remains perfect.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Problems faced on the
financial front are likely to
disappear.Something may
keep you from realizing
your full potential on the academic
front. A practical solution may be
found for a complex problem at
work. Those in love will feel much
closer now, than before.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Going the extra mile for
someone will be greatly
appreciated by all.
Someone may not agree to
your terms but that should not affect
your productivity. You will get a
chance to tap your potential on the
professional front and impress those
who matter.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Something new may be
acquired for the home by
homemakers. An initiative
on the health front is likely
to give rich dividends. Those
involved in a project will be able to
give a good account of themselves.
You despise is likely to turn over a
new leaf, so let bygones be bygones.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
RAHUL GAUR
Industrial marketeer
rahuljigaur@gmail.com
THE LOCKDOWN
ood movies, like all works
of art, are more than en-
tertainment. They (should)
have the power to “comfort
the disturbed and disturb
the comfortable”, as the
Mexican poet and academ-
ic Cesar A Cruz has said.
It was during the tough, depress-
ing and nightmarish lockdown
times three years ago, while most
of us were in pain all around and
the atmosphere was heavy and
gloomy, one sought refuge in enter-
tainment, movies and OTT series
specifically. This list is borne out
of those times.
This is an eclectic collection of
no particular theme or style or
even language, except that they all
touched my heart equally well, di-
verse as their stories, genres, lan-
guages and treatment might have
been. In these comparatively happy
times, while I sincerely hope and
wish that the worst is behind us, I
have compiled my first to-watch list
for you:
RAMMAT GAMMAT
This short Gujarati film by Ajitpal
Singh is about two school friends,
their close friendship and how it ne-
gotiates the class and caste divide be-
tween the friends. With crisp story-
telling, this 18-minute film engages
one deeply and leaves one with a curi-
ous feeling of not being able to do
enough. (Mubi 2021)
ANUPAMA
A yesteryear gem (1966) from Hrishikesh
Mukherjee, this is a sensitive story of a
young girl and her troubled relationship
with her father, which becomes all the
more problematic when a romantic inter-
est creeps in. A handsome, sensitive
Dharmendra and reticent, adorable
Sharmila Tagore play the main lead, but
in my view, the film should be also
watched by Shashikala and David who
have played their parts consummately.
The film has a very well-written script
and the songs are, well, incomparable.
(Mubi and probably YouTube too)
G
CINEMA LIST
CINEMA LIST
CINEMA LIST
ARANYER DINER RATRI
Satyajit Ray’s magic is at work in this
1970 movie, while he tells a story
about how four friends take a week-
end off from their city lives and go to
a jungle, and how their city-bred
selves come to re-examine themselves
in these new settings. All characters
are beautifully fleshed out, but the
ones to watch especially are Soumitra
Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore.
There is this scene when the group
plays a memory game, which shows
Ray’s expert and innovative camera
work, and also the tense interaction
between the characters. (YouTube)
AGANTUK
Made in 1991, this was the last film of Satya-
jit Ray
. A long-forgotten relative turns up and
disturbs the placid domesticity of a family.
There is a whole conflict about his identity
and the film beautifully and sensitively
brings out how the family deals with the in-
credulity and continual doubt about his iden-
tity. If you know the master actor Utpal Dutt
from only his “Bhatwadekar” style roles in
Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s films, this (and one
more which I have watched) film should be
watched to appreciate his subtle skills and
also Ray’s. (Mubi YouTube)
BIWI AUR MAKAN
A 1966 Hrishikesh Mukherjee
film with the fun quotient up
there at the top. Mehmood,
Biswajeet and Keshto have
done exceedingly well. Laugh
riot with such melodious
songs, it is a proper afternoon
entertainment. A situational
comedy with males in drag,
this movie must surely have
proven inspiring for a whole
bunch of movies thereafter,
even today
. (YouTube)
NOTTURNO
This was a documentary I caught by chance
on Mubi, the digital streaming platform
which shows a curated collection of ac-
claimed movies from all over the world. I
didn’t know what to expect but once I started
watching, it caught me by the scruff of my
neck and I could
not get up without
finishing it. It is a
kaleidoscope of
stark, haunting
shots of the after-
math of the war-
like life people are
leading in areas of
Lebanon, Iraq,
Kurdistan Syr-
ia. With minimal
dialogue and no
voiceover even,
the characters
(real, all of them)
tell their story
with their mostly vacant eyes and mechani-
cal lives. There are the scenes of families
dealing with the loss of life and money and
continual tension, of their dilapidated
homes, of men and women - as desperate
citizens and resigned soldiers and parents
and wage earners. Made by Giafranco Rosi,
this seems like a collage of shots- breathtak-
ingly beautiful and inconsolably sad at the
same time. (Mubi)
PLACEBO
Ahard-hittingdocumentarywhich
explores the dark alleys of the
mental landscape of students in
the premier and unarguably the
most coveted medical college of
India-AIIMS.Withcandidcamera
work and some animation too, the
director Abhay Kumar introduces
viewers to the extremely high-
pressure situation which college
students face and some even take
the unfortunate way out, of sui-
cide. The film tracks the college
livesof fourstudents,oneof whom
istheyoungerbrotherof thedirec-
tor himself. This 2014 movie was a
much-acclaimed film. (Mubi)
IN WHICH ANNIE GIVES IT THOSE ONES
This 70s college movie is straight from that
stable of “parallel cinema” which was quite
de rigour in those times. Though featuring
SRK in a blink-and-miss debut, the actual
star (if you could try imposing commercial
cinema terminology onto this movie), is a
young Arundhati Roy. The movie explores
this tantalising combination of frivolous-
ness and the seriousness of the final-year
students of an Architecture Course. A lot
of us who have been to hostels in a profes-
sional course and waiting to be thrust into
the real world would identify with it. The
whole hostel and college setting is so real
and gives a glimpse into those times. What
about the curious title, you say? Well, watch
it and find out. (Youtube)
EEB ALLAY OO
This is such a charming nugget of a movie! A
bittersweet tale of an entirely unseen Delhi of
migrants and monkeys, which many of us won’t
even know exists. Each frame shines with such
beautiful and fresh cinematography. The icing
on the cake, nay, the cake actually, is consum-
mate acting by all. This 2020 film by Prateek
Vats is to be watched for its sensitive portrayal
of migrants' lives in Delhi and their hopes and
tribulations. It is a sure-shot winner if you are
looking for some sensitive “hat ke” film.
(Netflix, 2020)
NAYAK
Uttam Kumar and Sharmila Tagore star in this
1966 film by the master Satyajit Ray
. Uttam Kumar
plays himself, well sort of because he plays a film
actor and a superstar. He travels on a train to Delhi
to collect an award and during the journey meets
Sharmila Tagore, a journalist who is not much
conversant with his work and his fame too. The
movie is about how these two diverse people inter-
act with each other, both from the vantage points
in their respective lives. Ray is a master at explor-
ing interactions between personalities and here
too it is a treat to watch on the screen. (YouTube)
PAROMITAR EK DIN
This 2000 Bangla film by Apar-
na Sen (she acts too in this) is
about how a woman married
into a traditional Bengali fam-
ily tests, and surmounts, the
limits of patriarchy, conven-
tion and tradition. That she
has tacit support from her
mother-in-law is something of
a rarity. The movie deftly ex-
plores relationships with very
good acting by the whole cast.
(Remember the masterful
character actor Rajesh Shar-
ma of Khosla Ka Ghosla fame?
I didn’t know he was a Bangla-
rooted artist!) (Mubi)

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