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INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY BEGINS
MINDSET SHIFT!
PM MODI REITERATES THAT, ‘INDIA’S G20 AGENDA WILL BE
INCLUSIVE, AMBITIOUS, ACTION-ORIENTED, AND DECISIVE’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: India took
over the presidency of
the G20, the forum of
the world's largest econ-
omies, on Thursday.
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi penned a note
calling for a “shift in
fundamental mindset to
benefit humanity as a
whole.” “I would like to
acknowledge the previ-
ous G-20 presidencies
for delivering signifi-
cant results. I firmly
believe now is the best
time to go further still
and catalyse a funda-
mental mindset shift, to
benefit humanity as a
whole,” he further said.
He added, “Today, the
greatest challenges we
face - climate change,
terrorism, and pandem-
ics - can be solved not by
fighting each other, but
only by acting together.
India is fastest growing
large economy
.” P6
India’s G20 Presidency will work to promote
this universal sense of one-ness. Hence our
theme - ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.
Our G20 priorities will be shaped in consultation with
not just our G20 partners, but also our fellow-travellers
in the global South, whose voice often goes unheard.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
It is the “most memorable day” in country’s
history. Modi will be setting agenda of world
in very challenging times. It’s a unique
responsibility because G20 accounts for 80% of global
GDP. Its accounts for 78% of global trade. It accounts
for 90% of patents and almost 2/3 of the population.
—Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa
Indonesian President Joko Widodo symbolically handed over the G20 Presidency to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi at the G20 summit, in Bali, Indonesia on November 16, 2022. —FILE PHOTO
Amitabh Kant and Vijay Goel at the unveiling of G-20 Logo display
at the Mandi House Chowk, in New Delhi on Thursday.
JAISHANKAR: G-20
PRESIDENCY WILL BE
VERY CONSULTATIVE
New Delhi: Addressing
G-20 University Connect ini-
tiative, External
Affairs Minister
S Jaishankar
on Thursday
said Delhi’s en-
deavour would
be to make consensus on
key global issues more
relevant through a wider
process of consultation.
PHASE 1 VOTING ENDS IN GUJARAT,
PHASE 2 VOTING ON DEC 5
I respect
Kharge ji. He
will say what he has
been told. On this land
of “Rambhakts”, they
were asked to say,
‘Modi ji 100 maatha
wala raavan.
—Narendra Modi, PM
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi holds a roadshow in
Ahmedabad on Thursday.
50 KM, 16 SEATS: PM
MODI HOLDS LONGEST
ROADSHOW IN AHMD
WHENEVER CONGRESS
ATTACKED MODI, VOTERS
OF GUJARAT GAVE THEM
BEFITTING REPLY: SHAH
Ahmedabad: Reacting to
Congress’ “Ravan” remark
against PM Narendra Modi,
HM Amit Shah on Thurs-
day said that the people of
Gujarat have always given a
reply to Congress through
the ballot box whenever they
have used inappropriate
words against PM Modi.
HM Amit Shah greets the
crowd during the roadshow for
the second phase of Gujarat
Assembly elections, at Sanand
in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Modi’s mega 50-km-long
roadshow was held in
Ahmedabad. The mega
show started from the
Naroda Gam and ended
at IOC circle in Chan-
dkheda. It covered 13
seats of Ahmedabad city
as well as Gandhinagar.
59.24%
TURNOUT
RECORDED
The fate of 788 candidates
will be decided in 1st phase;
barring a few incidents, the
polling was largely peaceful
across all 89 seats in south
Gujarat and Saurashtra-
Kutch regions of the State
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The poll-
ing for the first phase of
Gujarast Assembly
elections was held
Thursday on 89 seats
spread across 19 dis-
tricts in Saurashtra-
Kutch and southern
parts of the state. The
voting began at 8 am
and a total voter turn-
out of 59.24% was re-
corded till 5 pm. Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, Home Minister
Amit Shah, Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
and Delhi CM Arvind
Kejriwal urged people
to come out in large
numbers and vote in the
first phase of Gujarat
elections. As many as
788 candidates are in
the fray and Gujarat
will witness a three-
way contest between
BJP, AAP and Cong.
The polling officials
sealed the EVMs and
the VVPATs as the first
phase of Gujarat As-
sembly elections con-
cluded on Thursday
. P5
SORRY: LAPID ON
‘THE KASHMIR FILES’
CONTROVERSY
New Delhi: Offering a “total
apology” if his remarks
on The Kashmir Files had
been misinterpreted, Israeli
filmmaker Nadav Lapid
has said on Thursday
his aim was not to insult
the Kashmiri Pandit
community or those who
had suffered.
WILL STAND AND
FIGHT AGAIN: BILKIS
BANO ON SC VERDICT
New Delhi: On decision to
move SC challenging early
release of 11 convicts, Bilkis
Bano said, “I will stand and
fight again, against what is
wrong and for what is right.”
She said Guj govt’s decision
to grant early release to
11 convicts has “shaken
conscience of society”.
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Crucial
Crucial
‘RESIST HATE’: ACTOR
SWARA BHASKER
JOINS RAHUL GANDHI
Ujjain: Bollywood entertainer
Swara Bhasker on Thursday
joined Congress Bharat Jodo
Yatra, walked with Rahul
Gandhi to resist ‘hate’. Known
for her anti-BJP rants, Swara
said that energy, commitment
and love is just so inspiring!
The enthusiasm of common
people is commendable. P5
BCCI APPOINTS NEW
3-MEMBER PANEL TO
PICK SELECTORS
New Delhi: The BCCI on
Thursday named a new
Cricket Advisory Committee.
The committee includes
former Indian players and
former national selectors
Ashok Malhotra and Jatin
Paranjape alongside
Sulakshana Naik, who remains
in 3-member committee.
Fresh appointments have
come after the board sacked
complete selection panel.
TOP STORIES
Other Raj
Other Raj
l The issue surrounding
resignation of over 80
ruling Cong MLAs from
Assembly reached Raj HC
on Thursday, with Dy LoP
Rajendra Rathore filing
a petition seeking court’s
intervention in same. P2
l CM Gehlot will be on
Kota-Jhalawar tour today.
Gehlot will reach Kota
from Ahmedabad at 1 pm.
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI MUMBAI
SUNANDA CASE:
POLICE MOVES HC
OVER DISCHARGE
OF SHASHI THAROOR
New Delhi: In a big relief for the people the Central Government has
reduced the prices of Petrol and Diesel on late Thursday. The rates of
Petrol has gone down by `9 and 50 paise per litre whereas the rates
of Diesel dropped by `6 and 50 paise per litre.
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has moved Delhi
High Court seeking revision of an order passed
by a trial court last year discharging Congress
MP Shashi Tharoor of all charges in the Sunanda
Pushkar death case.
LET’S SEE AFTER
A YEAR: PATEL’S
DAUGHTER ON
LS POLL PLANS
Bharuch: Mumtaz Patel, daughter of late veteran
Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Thursday spoke
about her decision to not contest ongoing Assembly
election. ‘For time being, I will observe, understand.
I’ll go among public and after that I’ll come,’ she said.
PETROL, DIESEL PRICES SLASHED BY `9.50, `6.50 RESP
System snag hits T2 of
Mumbai Airport for 2
hrs, airline services hit
Mumbai: Chaos pre-
vailed for nearly 2 hours
at Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj International
Airport (CSMIA) after a
computer systems fail-
ure hit check-ins and
other ops for all airlines,
here on Thursday
. The
‘culprit’ is allegedly said
to be ongoing infra dig-
ging works of Mumbai
Metro line in CSMIA vi-
cinity that reportedly
snapped a main cable of
a major utility company
,
the sources said.
GOVT LAUNCHES FACIAL
RECOGNITION-BASED
ENTRY AT AIRPORTS
New Delhi: The govt on
Thursday launched DigiYatra
- which will allow entry of air
passengers based on a facial
recognition system at the
airports in Delhi, Bangalore
and Varanasi. Civil aviation
minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
launched it at Delhi’s IGIA. P6
PM PLAYS EMOTIONAL GAMES WITH GUJARAT,
BUT THIS TIME HIS PULSE IS MELTING: GEHLOT
Dimple Sharma
Ahmedabad: Voting
for the first phase of the
Gujarat assembly elec-
tions took place on
Thursday. Meanwhile,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot again reached
Gujarat on a two-day
tour to campaign for the
second phase, where
Gehlot held election ral-
lies in Ahmedabad, Va-
dodara and Dahod dis-
tricts. During these ral-
lies, Gehlot said that
UPA government,
through MNREGA, pro-
vided employment in
villages and gave the
right to education.
“Congress must come
to power for change.
Prime Minister plays
emotional games with
Gujarat, but this time
his pulse is melting.
Tribals have been re-
spected since the time
of Gandhiji. Congress
and Gandhi family’s
love for tribals in
known to all. Today Ra-
hul Gandhi is taking
out Bharat Jodo Yatra
regarding unemploy-
ment and inflation in
the country, on which
no action has been tak-
en. Election of Gujarat
is very important for
the development,” CM
Gehlot said.
On the other hand,
Congress National
President Mallikarjun
Kharge said, “Why
atrocities are not de-
creasing in Gujarat.
The wealth of the rich
is increasing, the
wealth of the poor is de-
creasing. The Center
has not done any work
for the poor. BJP always
asks what Congress did
in 70 years.”
After this tour, Chief
Minister Gehlot left for
Ahmedabad from Jhal-
od and Friday is the sec-
ond day of Chief Minis-
ter’s Gujarat tour.
GEHLOT IN GUJARAT ON A TWO-DAY TOUR
CM Ashok Gehlot addressing a public meeting in the Asarva
Assembly constituency in Gujarat on Thursday. Also seen here are
Vipul Parmar, Deepak Babaria, Rohan Gupta and other leaders.
❍ JP NADDA JIBES AT GEHLOT
‘Leader’s small acts show their intentions’
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP National
President JP Nadda, on
Thursday, made scath-
ing attack on Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot in
Jaipur and said that
small acts of any leader
shows their intentions.
“Speakers before me
said that Gehlot had
made this promise, Ra-
hul Baba had made that
promise, but they were
not fulfilled. In politics,
theintentionof thelead-
er can be known from
small acts. If the leader
changes the name of
Bhamashah Yojana to
JanadharYojana,thenit
is said that the book has
been changed but the
book is the same. Noth-
ing happens in this, but
it only goes to show how
small the leader’s think-
ing is,” Nadda said.
The national presi-
dent of the saffron party
did not stop there and
further said that the An-
napurna kitchen of the
BJPgovernmentwasbe-
ing run successfully
.
“Buthefeltthathewould
not be able to show loy-
alty to the Congress par-
ty until we rename it
into Indira Rasoi. They
do not serve the public.
He does not like the
name Annapurna asso-
ciated with Indian cul-
ture, but sings a name
associated with one fam-
ily
. This is their policy
.”
Nadda described the
land of Rajasthan as the
land of dedication and
heroes. At the end of the
program, he flagged off
51 Jan Aakrosh Raths.
Nadda also took a dig
at CM Ashok Gehlot re-
garding the Jal Jeevan
Mission. “Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra
Shekhawat is from Ra-
jasthan. It is sad to say
that even in the Jal Jee-
van Mission, Gehlot is
creating hurdles.
Turn to P8
JP Nadda, Arun Singh, Vasundhara Raje, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Kirodi Lal Meena, Ram Lal
Sharma other leaders during the flagging-off ceremony of Jan Aakrosh Yatra, in Jaipur on Thursday.
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
Electricity is most ex-
pensive in Rajasthan
and this is a record
of Gehlot govt also
the most expensive
petrol-diesel is in
Rajasthan. Commu-
nal tension has been
increased by the
Congress. This is their
modus operandi.
—JP Nadda, BJP
National President
‘Annapurna Rasoi’ of the BJP
government was being run successfully,
but he felt that he would not be able to
show loyalty to the Congress until he
renames it into ‘Indira Rasoi’
‘JAN AAKROSH YATRA’
BJP NAT’L PREZ LAUNCHES

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2022
02
BJP moves Raj High Court
RESIGNATION OF 91 CONG MLAs FROM ASSEMBLY
Jaipur (ANI): The is-
sue surrounding the
resignation of over 91
ruling Congress MLAs
from the Assembly
reached the Rajasthan
Hign Court on Thurs-
day, with the BJP filing
a petition seeking the
court’s intervention in
the same.
In his petition before
the High Court on
Thursday, the state’s
Deputy Leader of Oppo-
sition in the Assembly,
Rajendra Rathore, de-
manded that the HC di-
rect the Assembky
Speaker to arrive at a
‘decision’ on the mass
resignations on Sep-
tember 25, at the earli-
est. Amid speculations
of the Congress high-
command installing
former Union minister
Sachin Pilot as Ra-
jasthan CM in place of
Ashok Gehlot, who was
believed to the front-
runner for the post of
Congress national pres-
ident, over 80 Congress
legislators, considered
to be Gehlot loyalists,
tendered their resigna-
tions in protest. The
resignations came on a
day Congress’ ex- Raj
in-charge, Ajay Maken,
had convened a meet-
ing of MLAs to report-
edly install Pilot as next
CM. With the Gehlot
loyalists not showing
up, the meeting had to
be cancelled.
JMCHcouncillorscalloff
strikeinleaders’presence
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: The hunger
strike by the council-
lors of Jaipur Heritage
Municipal Corporation
ended today in the pres-
ence of Ministers and
MLAs. The councillors
were annoyed by delay
in forming committees
in corporation.
Ministers Mahesh
Joshi, Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas, MLAs
Rafeek Khan and Amin
Kagzi reached JMCH
campus and ended the
wek-long strike by of-
fering them juice. The
Ministers and MLAs as-
sured them to get the
committees formed fol-
lowing which, the strike
was called off. The
councillors said that
they should not be de-
ceived and the commit-
tees should be consti-
tuted. The strike ended
before Mahesh Joshi
arrived. Joshi said that
committees will be
formed soon. Pratap S
Khachariyawas said
that there is nothing
wrong in raising de-
mand the committees
will be announced soon.
JMCH Councillors end their hunger strike by drinking juice in the
presence of Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Rafeek Khan, Munesh
Gurjar and others at the JMCH campus in Jaipur on Thursday.
—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Rajendra Rathore interacts with lawyers
at the Rajasthan High Court in Jaipur on
Thursday. (Inset) Rajendra Rathore files
PIL in the Rajasthan High Court, seeking
judicial intervention in matter.
Vallabhnagar
MLA Shaktawat,
her mother hurt
in road accident
Jodhpur: Clash
between police
and miscreants
First India Bureau
Pali/Saadi: Vallabhna-
gar MLA Preeti Shakta-
wat’s car met with an
accident on Thursday
evening. MLA Shakta-
wat along with her
mother, Bhagwati were
on their way to Udaipur
when their car collided
with another car near
Ranakpur Surya Man-
dir in Saddi police sta-
tion area district.
The MLA, her moth-
er, the car driver
were injured in mis-
hap and were referred
to Udaipur. SO Rajen-
dra Chaudhary, ASI
Mularam Meena
reached the spot. Dam-
aged cars were kept at
Ranakpur outpost.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Jodhpur Ru-
ral SP Anil Kayal said
that they were informed
on Wednesday that
some smugglers are try-
ing to smuggle drugs
near Chaudha village.
DST team was sent to
spot at night. The team
intercepted a suspi-
cious Scorpio. The mis-
creants tried to ram
over the police person-
nel. After this, cops also
opened fire to nab mis-
creants. Two were held.
Scheme will provide max self-employment
opportunities to youth, says Industries Min
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Industries
Minister Shakuntala
Rawat launched the
‘Chief Minister’s Small
Commercial Vehicle
S e l f - E m p l o y m e n t
Scheme’ in BIP Board
Room at Udyog Bhavan
on Thursday
.
The Industries Minis-
ter said that the scheme
will provide maximum
self-employment oppor-
tunities to the youth. He
said that under the
scheme, a grant of max-
imum 10 percent of the
on-road price of the ve-
hicle or Rs 60,000
(whichever is less) from
the state government
and equivalent/will be
given on the purchase
of small commercial ve-
hicles up to Rs 15 lakh.
An equivalent/more
subsidy will be given by
the vehicle company
.
Rawat said that under
thescheme,anyresident
of Rajasthan whose age
is between 18 years to 45
years can apply through
his SSO ID or through
mlvsy.rajasthan.gov.in.
Shesaidthattheapplica-
tion will be sent to the
company concerned af-
ter investigation by the
District Industry and
CommerceCentre.After
uploading the docu-
ments by firm, it will be
sent again to District In-
dustries and Commerce
Centres for testing.
Grant will be approved
then.TataMotors,Asho-
ka Leyland and Mahin-
dra Mahindra are eli-
gible for scheme. Under
the scheme, 3,300 people
from across Raj would
receive benefits on a
“first-come-first-serve”
basis, Min said.
Shakuntala Rawat launches the ‘Mukhyamantri Laghu Vanijyik
Vaahan Swarozgaar Yojana’ at the BIP Board Room in Udhyog
Bhawan on Thursday.Also seen here are Rajiv Arora,Veenu Gupta,
Mahendra Kumar Parakh, Om Kasera, Shivprasad Nakate others.
Sachin Pilot addresses the gathering while campaigning for Cong
candidate Dharmendra Bhai Patel at Amraiwadi in Ahmedabad.
JJM: CM approves `1,577
crore for 166 rural projects
People in Guj suffering
from BJP’s misrule: Pilot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot has
approved Rs 1, 577
crore for 166 rural wa-
ter supply projects
across the state under
Jal Jeevan Mission.
With this approval,
various works going on
in the state under the
Jal Jeevan Mission will
speed up and the works
will be completed with-
in the stipulated time,
due to which people
will be able to get tap
water in villages.
Atotalof 166schemes
including 47 in Karauli,
24 in Udaipur, 19 in
Dungarpur,18inJaipur,
12 in Jaisalmer, 8 in
Sirohi, 7 in Jodhpur, 6
in Dholpur, 5 in Sikar, 4
in Sawai Madhopur and
Pratapgarh, 3 in Srigan-
ganagar, 2 in Bikaner,
Chittorgarh, Banswara,
and Alwar, and 1 in Ha-
numangarh will be im-
plemented.
On completion of
works, a permanent so-
lution to the drinking
water problem in these
areas would be ensured.
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Ex-PCC
Chief Sachin Pilot said
that people of Gujarat
are suffering since 27
years from BJP’s mis-
rule and now want to
bring about a change.
Addressing public
meetings in Gujarat in
the second phase, Pilot
said that people are fed
up with BJP rule in
state. He addressed an
election meeting in sup-
port of the party candi-
date Vakhatsinh Chau-
han in Dahegam in
Gandhi Nagar. Pilot
also addressed people
in Ahmedabad’s Amrai-
wadi assembly constit-
uency in support of
Congress candidate
Dharmendra bhai Pa-
tel. During this, Pilot
said in an interview to
a national channel that
‘Ravana’ remark by par-
ty chief Mallikarjun
Kharge was being twist-
ed to make it an issue
for Gujarat polls.
App,travel card to make rides
better in city’s low-floor buses
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Passengers
travelling in low- floor
buses will now be able
to know the time of ar-
rival of the bus at dif-
ferent stops through an
app. With the special
efforts of JCTSL CMD
Ajitabh Sharma, it is
expected that the app
will be launched by De-
cember 15. This would
be a boon for the urban
transport in Jaipur.
Passengers will be
able to use travel cards
in these buses on the
lines of Jaipur Metro.
The draft design of
the travel card has been
finalised under Shar-
ma’s supervision.
From December 15,
the passengers will be
able to travel in low-
floor buses using the
card. Under the pilot
project, the travel card
will initially be given to
500 passengers and lat-
er its number will be
increased. Sharma has
been taking decisions
in the last few months
to bring the city buses
on track in the capital.
Travel cards and the
app will make travel-
ling in low- floor buses
easier and more con-
venient for passengers.
NEWS DIGEST
RTDC CHAIRMAN
SUSPENDS STAFFER
FOR LAXITY IN DUTY
VILLAGES OF PALI
DECLARED
DROUGHT-HIT
Jaipur: RTDC Chairman
Dharmendra Rathore
suspended Babulal
Meena,
an Asst
at RTDC’s
Hotel
Vinayak
in Sawai
Madhopur for negli-
gence. The action was
taken after a woman
guest fell in hotel’s bath-
room got 8 stitches in
head due to injury but
Meena was of no help.
Family alleged harras-
ment during checkout.
Jaipur: CM Ashok
Gehlot has declared Pali
tehsil as drought- hit in
order to pay the agricul-
tural exchange subsidy
to affected farmers.
in view of damage
caused to Kharif crop
due to drought in Pali,
Girdawari of 92 villages
of Pali Tehsil were
conducted out of which
more than 50% crop
failure was reported in
91 villages. Based on
report, Pali tehsil of Pali
dist has been declared
as drought-hit.
Jaipur: Congress leader State-In Charge of
Punjab, Harish Chaudhary, on Thursday, deleted his
tweet that he had posted on Wednesday wherein,
he had indicated towards Congress
Gen Secy KC Venugopal’s warning,
expressing his displeasure over
leaders making rhetoric remarks
on other leaders of the party.
Chaudhary had tweeted the quote
of Che Guevara, “I have also seen
the graves of those people in the cemetery, who
did not struggle because they might not get killed.”
The tweet led to a controversy, following which, he
deleted his post from Twitter.
Jaipur: The State Govt has taken a big step after
Governor Kalraj Mishra returned the bills of 3 private
universities without approval. Prof America Singh,
Vice-Chancellor of Mohan Lal
Sukhadia University, who is under
suspension in Sikar’s Gurukul
University case, has been recom-
mended to be relieved of the post.
In a letter to Governor, the govern-
ment said that Prof Singh has tried
to benefit Gurukul Shikshan Sansthan by conniving
with it. An FIR has also been registered against him
in this case and Singh’s PIL has been rejected in the
Rajasthan High Court. Prof Singh has been under-
ground for the last six months.
CONG LEADER HARISH CHAUDHARY
DELETES POST FROM TWITTER
STATE GOVT WRITES TO GOVERNOR
MISHRA TO SACK PROF AMERICA SINGH
Mount Abu shivers @ 0°Celsius,
cold to intensify in Raj from Dec 5
IASAssociationorganisesfarewell
ceremonyinhonourof DeepakNandi
First India Bureau
Mount Abu: As cold
waves intensified in the
State, ice sheets could
be seen accumulated on
the cars and ground in
Mount Abu. The mini-
mum temperature
dipped to zero degrees
on Wednesday
.
Last year, the temper-
ature touched freezing
point in Mt. Abu around
December 14, but this
time it has broken the
record 14 days in ad-
vance. About 8 cities
have recorded a drop in
night temperature by
up to 2 degrees Celsius.
Apart from Mt. Abu, a
temperature of 2 de-
grees Celsius was re-
corded in 9 cities, in-
cluding Barmer,
Bhilwara, Ajmer. Ac-
cording to meteorolo-
gists, cold is likely to
intensify in Raj from
Dec 5, butitwillbesunny
.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: As IAS officer
Deepak Nandi retired, a
farewell was organised
in his honour by the IAS
AssociationattheSecre-
tariat. A large number
of officers participated
in the programme and
wished Nandi all the
best for the future.
At the function, the
Commissioner of Ra-
jasthan Housing Board
Pawan Arora narrated
his memoirs saying that
he and Nandi were
batchmates. “He is a
very patient and serious
person. Nandi is the real
son of soil and his vil-
lageisBeelwadiinBirat-
nagar tehsil,” he said.
Remembering old
times, Arora said that
when he was Biratna-
gar SDO, he went to
Nandi’s village and had
food at his house. He
said that his words
have always been an in-
spiration.
Secretary Jitendra
Upadhyay, Jogaram,
IAS Chetanram Deora,
Yagyamitra Singh Dev,
Rashmi Sharma,
Pushpa Satyani and
DoP Joint Secretary
Devendra Kumar and
other officers were
among those present on
the occasion.
A man clears snow from a car, which stands parked at one of the
busiest markets in Mount Abu on Thursday.
The Speaker
hasn’t yet taken a
decision on the
resignation of
over 91 Congress
MLAs from the
Rajasthan
Assembly.
—Rajendra Rathore
Deputy LoP
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
Over 90 ruling Cong
MLAs resigned in
Sept to prevent
Pilot’s possible
nomination as CM
Gehlot’s successor
INDUSTRIES MIN
RAWAT REVIEWS
INVEST RAJ
SUMMIT MOUs
Jaipur: Industries
Minister Shakuntala
Rawat on Thursday said
that 1,939 out of 4,192
MoUs and LOIs signed
by State govt at the In-
vest Rajasthan Summit
have been materialised.
The minister informed
that 769 projects have
been implemented,
while 1,170 are in
various stages of im-
plementation. She held
a meeting to review
‘One Stop Shop’ and
the progress of MoU
LOIs signed in Invest
Raj Summit said that
Raj is probably the first
state in country where
investment is being
brought to ground on
such level. She instruct-
ed officers to address
investors’ issues.
‘MUKHYAMANTRI LAGHU VANIJYIK VAAHAN SWAROZGAAR YOJANA’
Deepak Nandi
RCA elections to be
held on December 24
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: If all goes
well and there are no
legal complications,
the Rajasthan Cricket
Association elections
will be held on De-
cember 24.
The executive com-
mittee meeting of the
RCA was held on
Thursday under the
chairmanship of the
RCA President Vaib-
hav Gehlot. Discus-
sions on RCA elec-
tions were held. The
RCA executive is be-
lieved to have agreed
to hold the elections
on December 24. Elec-
tion Officer Sunil
Arora will release the
official schedule of
the election. 5 office
bearers including
Secretary Mahendra
Sharma were present
while Vice- President
Amin Pathan didn’t
attend the meeting.
RCA polls were earli-
er scheduled to be
held on Sept 30, but
HC had put a stay
.

First India Bureau
Jaipur: A delegation
of RAS officers gave a
representation to
chief minister Ashok
Gehlot with demands
like creation of posts
in apex scale of RAS
and review of suspen-
sion period.
The delegation led
by president Gaurav
Bajad also demanded
to create a separate
post of joint secretary
for the establishment
management of RAS,
review of RAS,
strengthening SDO of-
fices, exemption in ex-
perience for promo-
tion to different scales.
There are 15 vacan-
cies in the higher su-
per time scale and 62
vacancies in super
time scale. In such a
situation, there is a de-
mand of the associa-
tion for relaxation in
experience in the pro-
motion of these scales.
CM instructed Princi-
pal Secretary Finance
Akhil Arora to exam-
ine the demands. CM’s
OSD Deva Ram Saini
and other RAS officers
were also present dur-
ing this.
IPS officer Nitin
Deep Blaggan
empanelled
Thirty-three IPS offic-
ers have been empan-
elled for IG level post at
the Centre. IPS Nitin
Deep Blaggan of Ra-
jasthan cadre has been
empanelled.Heisa2003
batch officer.
RAJASTHAN
03
RAS Assn give memorandum to CM
SANJAY MALHOTRA
TAKES CHARGE AS
REVENUE SECRETARY
New Delhi: Sanjay Mal-
hotra has formally taken
charge as Secretary in the
Department
of Revenue
under the
Ministry of
Finance on
Thursday.
Prior to his
joining as Secretary of the
revenue department, he
was heading the Depart-
ment of Financial Services
in the ministry. Malhotra
is a 1990-batch Indian Ad-
ministrative Service officer
of the Rajasthan cadre.
Blood bank at SMS upgraded with
30Kunitsofbloodstoragecapacity
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur : State’s largest
SMS Hospital has cre-
ated a blood storage
cold unit in collabora-
tion with Bhamashah
‘Damodar Lal Narayani
Devi Khatoria Charita-
ble Trust’ at the hospi-
tal to help patients dur-
ing emergency situa-
tions. The unit was in-
augurated by Mission
Director NHM Sudhir
Sharma on Thursday
.
Principal of SMS
Medical College Dr Ra-
jeev Bagrahatta, Hospi-
tal Superintendent Dr
Achal Sharma were
also present on the oc-
casion. MD NHM Shar-
ma said that now 30,000
units of blood can be
stored in the blood bank
of the hospital. Bagra-
hatta said that blood of
various groups can now
be stored in greater
numbers to help people
during an emergency
.
Dr Amit Kumar Shar-
ma, HoD of IHTM De-
partment, said that the
blood centre of SMS
Hospital is a regional
transfusion centre,
where about 60 to 80
thousand units of blood
are donated every year.
“About 125000 blood
components are made
from the stored blood.
These blood compo-
nents are stored at dif-
ferent temp,” he said.
Dr Sudhir Sharma, Dr Rjaeev Bagrahatta, and Dr Achal Sharma during the inauguration on Thursday.
SC raises idea of ‘Project GIB’
tosavebird,seeksCentre’sview
4bike-borneboysdieasbike
collideswithjeepinBansur
New (ANI): The Su-
premeCourtonWednes-
day directed the chief
secretariesof Rajasthan
and Gujarat to conduct
the assessment in prior-
ity areas relating to the
total length of transmis-
sion lines and the esti-
mated number of bird
diverters required to
protect the Great Indian
Bustard (GIB).
The top court issued
the direction in order to
ensure that directions
issued by the court are
complied with. The top
court was informed
about some deaths of
male and female Great
Indian Bustard in prior-
ity areas. A bench led by
Chief Justice of India
DY Chandrachud also
orally asked counsel to
take instruction from
the Environment Minis-
try on an issue relating
to some mechanism to
bring focus on a project
Great Indian Bustard
similar to project tiger.
The court directed the
chief secretaries of Ra-
jasthan and Gujarat to
conduct a comprehen-
sive exercise in priority
areas relating to the to-
tal length of transmis-
sion line and the esti-
mated number of bird
diverters required and
filed a status report in
this regard.
First India Bureau
Alwar:Fouryouthsdied
in a horrific road acci-
dent near Nai Sadak Pet-
rol Pump on Kotputli
Road. Four bike-ridden
youths from Bansur
were returning to their
village Kanpura. Mean-
while, there was a head-
on collision between the
jeep and the bike. In
which all four youths
died. According to the
information, the four
youths had come to Ban-
sur to buy clothes for the
wedding. They were go-
ing back to their home
Kanpura from Bansur
after buying clothes, in
the meantime, this trag-
ic accident took place.
Police said that Naveen
(17),Rahul(17),Lalit(19),
and Pradeep (19), resi-
dents of Dhani of Kan-
pura Daulat Singh, died
on the spot.
Great Indian Bustard. —FILE PHOTO
The crushed bike and the jeep after the head on collison.
Work to halt at Raj
HC as talks fail
Tata to start cleaning
ops in Dravyawati
from today
Mother with
two kids dies
by suicide
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: After 69 days,
the work of cleaning
Dravyavati river in the
state capital will start
again. Tata projects ltd
will start the cleaning
work from Dec 2. Those
parts of the river have
been selected, where
there is more dirt.
The company has
signedanMoUwithJDA
for the maintenance of
the project. The draft of
the MoU was approved
by the UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal. The
JDA will give Rs 55 cr,
which is due of electric-
ity bill from Oct 2018,
and the amount under
head of maintenance
from May 23.
The company had
stopped the mainte-
nance work and opera-
tions of the project on 23
Sep this year due to a
dispute over payment.
Dungarpur (FIB):In
Chaila Kherwara vil-
lage of Sadar police
station area of Dun-
garpur dist, a woman
along with her two
children hanged her-
self in her house on
Thursday
. The rea-
sons for their suicide
is yet not known. DSP
Rakesh Sharma said
that Devi Lal Meena
worksasalabourerin
Udaipur. His wife Su-
mitra Katara (25) and
two sons Naresh (5),
Deepak(4)werealone
at home. When Sumi-
tra and her children
did not wake up, her
sister-in-law Kokila,
who lived in a house
nearby, came to see
the house. She
knocked on the door
and found the three
hanging. After get-
ting information, the
husband of the de-
ceased returned.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Judicial em-
ployees will continue
their boycott as their
talks with Chief Justice
in Jodhpur remained
inconclusive because
there was no consensus
on FIR against the
name accused.
The family of the de-
ceased wants to file an
FIR against the judge of
NDPS court.
The talk with Chief
Justice Pankaj Mithal
with the delegation of
employees was held in
Jodhpur High Court in
which officials of the
High Court administra-
tion were also present.
Judicial employees
are now talking about
placing the case before
the Chief Justice of In-
dia but before that, an-
other round of talks
with the Chief Justice
of Rajasthan High
Court will be held, state
president of Rajasthan
Judicial Employees As-
sociation Surendra
Narayan Joshi said.
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Camilo Men’s fully
automatic machine
has been introduced
in the blood bank of
SMS Hospital
Judial employees staging dharna in Jaipur collectorate. —FILE PHOTO
Rivalry takes life of one
as youthshotdeadinJpr
Jaipur (FIB): A youth
was allegedly shot
dead in broad daylight
in Pratap Nagar area
on Thursday owing a
personal rivalry
. Police
informed the deceased
has been identified as
Mahendra Meena.
“The incident oc-
curred near Godavari
Apartment in Pratap
Nagar. Mahendra
Meena was sitting at a
tea stall along with
his friends when the
miscreants opened
fire on him. Mahen-
dra was seriously in-
jured and was rushed
to a hospital where
doctors declared him
dead. Mahendra Mee-
na had a rivalry with
Vineet Mera and it is
suspected that Ma-
hendra was killed ow-
ing to rivalry with
Vineet,” police said.
“The miscreants
came in Thar Jeep and
fired gun-shots on the
victim. Barricading
was done, but the mis-
creants managed to
flee from the spot. The
accused will be arrest-
ed soon,” police added.

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India’s atrocities in Himalayas: JK under attack
n ethnically di-
verse Himala-
yan region of
Kashmir has
been a subject
of a territorial dispute be-
tween India and Pakistan
since the partition in 1947.
Despite both countries
claiming full control over
the region’s entirety, Kash-
mir divides into an Indian-
administered part and a
Pakistan-administered
part.
Although India’s fragile
relationship with Kashmir
is not a new issue, tensions
intensified when in 2019,
India revoked Article 370,
depriving the region of its
special status and a certain
degree of autonomy attrib-
uted to it.
Article 370 allowed
Kashmir to have its consti-
tution and to make deci-
sions regarding property
ownership and permanent
residency
. As a result, Indi-
ans from other parts of the
country could not pur-
chase property and settle
in Kashmir. Scrapping
Kashmir’s special status
meant that from that point
onwards, the state would
have to abide by the Indian
Constitution.
Restricted Freedoms
Revoking Kashmir’s special
status in 2019 was followed
not only by Indian troops
pouring into the streets but
also by a communications
blackout that only ended in
2021 and by restricting the
media. These measures,
adoptedbyIndiainanticipa-
tion of rather than in re-
sponsetounrestinKashmir,
represented a serious viola-
tion of people’s freedom of
expression. And although
internet connectivity has
been restored now, the cur-
tailment of people’s funda-
mental liberties continues.
Militarized Kashmir
India-administered Kash-
mir is one of the world’s
most militarized areas. At
any given moment, tens of
soldierspatrolthestreetsof
Srinagar, Kashmir’s sum-
mer capital, and check-
points can be seen at every
corner. “This is the reality
of lifeinaconflictzone.Peo-
ple from outside the region
often see Kashmir as a tour-
ist paradise, but those who
liveherefeelasheeramount
of pressure,” Viraj said.
Paradox Of Kashmir
Currently
, Kashmir is expe-
riencingaperiodof relative
stabilityandpeace,butsecu-
rity challenges persist, so
thereisariskthatthisorder
will be short-lived. “There
hasbeenasecuritythreatin
Kashmirsince1990,”Kamal
said. “The government has
been changing since then,
but the army presence has
been a constant.”
SOURCE: FAIR OBSERVER
A
For the last
three decades,
Indian-controlled
Kashmir has been
characterized by
unrest due to a
separatist insurgency
opposing Indian rule
ieutenant General Asim
Munir replaces General
Qamar Javed Bajwa as
the new Chief of Army
Staff (COAS) who retires
after a long tenure of six
years. He will also be
chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff Commit-
tee (CJCSC). He is consid-
ered an officer with an
impeccable reputation
within the Pakistani mili-
tary. The powerful Army,
which has ruled Pakistan
for more than half of its
75-plus years of existence,
has hitherto wielded con-
siderable power in mat-
ters of security and for-
eign policy. The COAS is
the most powerful man in
the military enjoying the
key powers including mo-
bilisation of troops, ap-
pointments and transfers.
The appointment of new
Pakistan army chief has
come at a time when the
country finds itself em-
broiled in an intense po-
litical crisis between
ousted PM Imran Khan
and the government.
While the appointment of
a new army chief to suc-
ceed Qamar Javed Bajwa
is expected to bring a de-
gree of calm to Pakistan’s
deeply divided polity,
much will depend upon
how Munir conducts him-
self, particularly in deal-
ing with the polarised
political situation.
Lt Gen Munir, a Sword
of Honour of the Mangla
Officers Training School
(OTS) joined the Frontier
Force Regiment. He has
led the nation’s elite spy
agencies- the Inter-Servic-
es Intelligence that focus-
es on security and mili-
tary intelligence. He has
served under Bajwa’s di-
rect command in the of-
ten-troubled northern ar-
eas that border Afghani-
stan, China and India.
Shuja Nawaz, an expert
commentator and strate-
gist on Pakistan and its
military, described Asim
Munir as a straight arrow
to tame Imran Khan and
has a reputation of ‘tak-
ing on corruption’.. Mu-
nir is the only senior gen-
eral in the present crop of
three-star officers who
has headed both Military
Intelligence (MI) and In-
ter-Services Intelligence
(ISI) to be employed as Pa-
kistan’s army chief. How-
ever, he was removed as
ISI chief at the request of
former Prime Minister
Imran Khan following
warnings about the al-
leged corruption by his
wife and her relatives.
Munir becomes new
chief as per established
procedure and is to the
likings of Bajwa and PM
Sharif and against wish-
es of Imran. As far as loy-
alty goes, Asim Munir is
being projected by Paki-
stani media as a protégé
of his predecessor, Gen-
eral Qamar Javed Bajwa.
The incoming army chief
could potentially play a
key role in lowering the
political temperature as
Pakistan attempts to sur-
vive an economic crisis
and recover from historic
floods. His core focus will
be on reducing political
instability at home, as
well as dealing with the
economic crisis and the
resurgent terror threat
posed by the Pakistani
Taliban.
Implications for India.
For India, the appoint-
ment of Asim Munir as
Pakistan’s new army
chief will not make much
difference in near future
as he is likely to follow
his predecessor’s line on
India. However, in the
long run a hardliner Mu-
nir, keen to restore public
support for the military,
and knowing how the ar-
my’s legitimacy has often
been advanced by pitch-
ing itself as Pakistan’s
protector from the threat
of India, could well recog-
nise the benefits of the
Pakistani State resuming
its sharp rhetoric and
hard line on India. He
does not have any experi-
ence at military training
academies in US or Brit-
ain, unlike three of his
immediate predecessors-
General Kayani, General
Sharif and General Ba-
jwa. It is widely believed
that Pakistani military
officials who graduate
from colleges in the West
have a more holistic
worldview compared to
those who received their
training entirely on home
soil. Munir, on the other
hand, has served and
seen close to conservative
Saudi Arabia regime. He
has been chief of a spy
organization ISI, which is
intrinsically inimical to-
wards India and has been
at the helm of affairs
when the Pulwama attack
took place in February
2019 and he was also di-
rectly involved in return-
ing the Indian Air Force
(IAF) pilot Abhinandan
Varthaman to India safe
and sound. The new Pak
Army Chief who is a reli-
giously oriented man
may be more inclined to-
wards China and Arab
Countries than West and
this definitely impinges
on Indian interests in the
region.
The recent statement
by Lt Gen Upendra Dwive-
di, Army Commander
Northern Command on
POK that as far as the In-
dian Army is concerned,
it will carry out any order
given by the Government
of India. Whenever such
orders are given, we will
always be ready for it,” To
this response by Pak
Army has been a routine
tweet “unwarranted
statement of a high-rank-
ing Indian Army officer
concerning Azad Jammu
and Kashmir is an apt
manifestation of Indian
Armed Forces’ delusional
mindset.”
India can only afford to
remain watchful and cau-
tious because it has always
been the “religiously ori-
ented” generals that have
hurt India the most. Can
the new army chief of Pa-
kistan reverse this trend?
Let’s wait and watch!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
NEW PAK ARMY CHIEF -
IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA
The recent statement by Lt
Gen Upendra Dwivedi,
Army Commander Northern
Command on POK that as
far as the Indian Army is
concerned, it will carry out any
order given by the Government
of India. Whenever such orders
are given, we will always be
ready for it,” To this response
by Pak Army has been a routine
tweet “unwarranted statement
of a high-ranking Indian Army
officer concerning Azad Jammu
and Kashmir is an apt
manifestation of Indian Armed
Forces’ delusional mindset”
L
Lieutenant General Asim Munir replaces
General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the new
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) who retires after a
long tenure of six years. He will also be
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
(CJCSC). He is considered an officer
with an impeccable reputation within
the Pakistani military
COL RAJESH BHUKAR
The author is a Post Graduate in
International Studies, Alumni of Defense
Services Staff College, Wellington
and College of Combat, Mhow
Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif Lt Gen Asim Munir
l Vol 4 l Issue No. 176 l RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B. Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk Road, Jaipur.
Published at 304, 3rd Floor, City Mall, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504. Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act

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3 ACCUSED IN TRS
MLAS ‘POACHING’
CASE GET BAIL
“NOTHING WORNG
IN GIVING PENSION
TO MINS’ STAFF”
Hyderabad: The High
Court on Thursday
granted bail to three
accused arrested in the
case of alleged con-
spiracy to poach four
TRS MLAs. The court
allowed the bail petitions
of Ramachandra Bharati
alias Satish Sharma,
Nanda Kumar and Sim-
hayaji Swamy on certain
conditions. They were
told to furnish personal
bonds of Rs 3 lakh each.
Kochi: The Kerala High
Court said that there
was nothing wrong in
giving pension to the
personal staff of the
ministers in the state,
but added that there
should be a mechanism
to see that there was
a limit to the number
of personal staff. The
court was hearing a
petition filed by the An-
ti-Corruption People’s
Movement.
JK DELIMITATION
PANEL: VERDICT
RESERVED BY SC
APEX COURT SETS
ASIDE ‘ONEROUS’
BAIL CONDITIONS
New Delhi: The apex
court has reserved its
judgment on a plea
challenging govt’s
decision to constitute
the delimitation com-
mission for redrawing
the assembly and Lok
Sabha constituencies in
the Union Territory
of JK. A bench
reserved the
judgement after
hearing all the
parties.
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court Thursday
termed as “onerous”
and quashed some of
the bail conditions im-
posed by the Telangana
High Court in a cheating
case like asking the ac-
cused, one living in Viet-
nam, to appear twice
a week at a police
station, besides
providing bank
and property
details.
INDIA
05
New Delhi (PTI): State-
run Bharat Heavy Elec-
tricals Ltd (BHEL) has
formed a consortium
with Titagarh Wagons
and is among five enti-
ties which have bid for
the mega Rs 58,000 crore
contract to manufacture
200 Vande Bharat trains
and maintaining them
for the next 35 years.
Other players in the
fray include French
railway major Alstom;
Medha-Stadler consor-
tium between Swiss
railway rolling stock
manufacturer Stadler
Rail and Hyderabad-
based Media Servo
Drives; Siemens along
with BEML, and Rus-
sian rolling stock man-
ufacturer Transmash-
holding (TMH) along
with an Indian firm.
Officials said while
Rs 26,000 crore is the up-
front payment on the
delivery of the trains,
Rs 32,000 crore will be
paid to the winning bid-
der over a period of 35
years for the mainte-
nance of these trains.
The Indian Railways
is now evaluating tech-
nical bids for the con-
tract. The financial bids
will be opened in the
next 45 days.
According to the ten-
der document, the suc-
cessful bidder has to
produce a prototype of
the sleeper class for
Vande Bharat trains
within 24 months.
The Indian Railways
is targeting to roll out
the first sleeper version
of VandeBharattrainby
the first quarter of 2024.
Till now, the railways
has awarded contracts
for manufacture of 102
Vande Bharat trains
which are all chair car.
The Vande Bharat
trains are expected to be
a big upgrade from the
premium Rajdhani Ex-
press service. The sleep-
er class-version of these
trains will be run on the
routestocoverovernight
rail journey like New
Delhi-Patna, New Delhi-
Lucknow and others.
After four years of in-
tensive work and plan-
ning, country’s first and
the second Vande
Bharat trains as electric
multiple units at semi-
highspeed,wereflagged
off by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in 2019
on the New Delhi-Vara-
nasi and New Delhi-
Katra in JK routes.
BHEL among 5 bidders for `58,000 crore deal
VANDE BHARAT TRAINS
Shillong: The special NIA court in Shillong has issued
summons to leaders of the outlawed Hynniewtrep
National Liberation Council
(HNLC) to appear before
it on January 4 next year.
The summons was issued
to HNLC leaders Bobby
Marwein, Marius Rynjah
and Sainkupar Nongtraw and were published in local
newspapers. The NIA had filed charge sheet against
the four HNLC leaders in connection with a blast that
took place in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills on Decem-
ber 12, 2020. As the four accused did not appear in
the court on Thursday, the court issued the summons.
NIA SPECIAL COURT ISSUES SUMMONS
TO 4 LEADERS OF OUTLAWED HNLC
DOUBLE ENGINE GOVT MEANS DOUBLE
EFFORTS, DOUBLE RESULTS: PM MODI
At‘VijaySankalpSammelan’,PMsaid,“TodaythereistrustforBJPinpeople’sheartsandminds”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented with a memento during a public meeting for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly
elections, at Kalol, in Panchmahal on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Himmatnagar (ANI):
PM Narendra Modi,
who is on a poll visit to
Gujarat, on Thursday
said the double-engine
government of BJP
means “double benefits,
double efforts and dou-
ble results” for the de-
velopment in the state.
Addressing BJP’s ‘Vi-
jay Sankalp Sammelan’
here, PM Modi said,
“Today there is trust for
the BJP in the hearts
and minds of the people
of Gujarat. Himmatna-
gar shares a strong
bond with BJP
. Support
from people is at an all-
time high.” Slamming
Congress on the issue of
corruption, the Prime
Minister said during
Congress rule their
leaders were not both-
ered about the welfare
of the people and were
busy with self-interest.
“When the Congress
government was in
power, pulses and oil-
seeds worth Rs 600
crore were bought in
eight years. But the BJP
government has bought
pulses and oilseeds
worth Rs 60,000 from
the farmers in eight
years. During Congress
rule, there were 4 crore
fake ration cards. We
stopped all this. A dou-
ble-engine government
means double benefits,
double efforts, and dou-
ble results.”
BATTLEGROUND GUJARAT
Ahmedabad (ANI):
Reacting to Congress'
“Ravan” remark
against Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Thursday said
that the people of Guja-
rat have always given a
reply to Congress
through the ballot box
whenever they have
used inappropriate
wordsagainstPMModi.
While holding a road-
show in Sanand in
Ahmedabad, the Home
Minister told ANI,
“Whenever Congress
has used inappropriate
words against PM Modi,
then the people of Guja-
rat have given a reply
through the ballot box.
This time also the peo-
ple of the state will give
a reply
.” Shah’s road-
show is being held when
polling for the first
phase in 89 of the 182
constituencies is under-
way in the state.
He said when Naren-
dra Modi was Chief
Minister of the State, he
had solved several basic
problems of the people.
“Under the tenure of
CM Modi, various prob-
lems were solved in Gu-
jarat. Gujarat used to
face the problem of wa-
terscarcity
,butaperma-
nent solution was found
by Narendra Modi by
building check damns,
bringing ‘Naramada Yo-
jna’ and ‘Sujalam Su-
falam Yojana’. Electric-
ity is being supplied for
24 hours and health ser-
vices have been upgrad-
ed across the State,”
Shah told ANI.
Whenever Congress attacked Modi, voters of
Gujarat gave befitting reply, says Amit Shah
After months, Rahul’s ‘Yatra’ witnesses first
real challenge as it enters Hindi heartland!
Shamsher Singh
New Delhi: As soon as
the Bharat Jodo Yatra
reached the Hindi heart-
land, difficulties started
cropping up with the
yatra. On the one hand,
theYatra,underthelead-
ership of Rahul Gandhi,
has started getting more
coverageandjournalists
havestartedarriving,on
the other hand contro-
versieshavealsostarted.
Think, before this the
yatrapassedthroughsix
states and almost all of
them have large Muslim
population. BJP does
Hindu, Muslim and Pa-
kistan politics in these
statesalso.Buttherewas
no controversy over the
slogan of Pakistan
Zindabad. It did not hap-
pen even in Owaisi’s
state Hyderabad. But as
soonastheyatrareached
Madhya Pradesh, a vid-
eo went viral, regarding
which the BJP alleged
that slogans of Pakistan
Zindabad were raised
during the yatra. The
CM also announced to
conduct an inquiry into
it and take strict action.
Similarly, the yatra
reached MP and a case
of rape was registered
against Umang Singhar,
a former minister of
the state and a strong
leader of the organisa-
tion. He is a strong trib-
al leader of the state.
Despite the yatra being
completely organized,
it has happened for the
first time in MP that
some vehicles involved
in the yatra started go-
ing in one direction and
some in the other direc-
tion. It happened in MP
itself that Rahul got
down from the car and
got stuck in the crowd.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
got down from the car,
went into the crowd and
pulled Rahul back. In
MP
, Priyanka joined the
yatra for the first time
and she was faced with
a barrage of questions
on social media. Rahul
went to temples in other
states as well, but when
he meditated at Omka-
reshwar in Madhya
Pradesh, Union Minis-
ter Smriti Irani taunted
him by tweeting an in-
verted photo.
IN THE COURTYARD
Kabul (PTI): The Tali-
ban dispensation in Af-
ghanistan has said that
India will resume work
in at least 20 stalled pro-
jects in several provinc-
es across the war-torn
country. In June, India
re-established its diplo-
matic presence in Kabul
by deploying a “techni-
cal team” in its embassy
in the Afghan capital.
India withdrew its offi-
cials from the embassy
after the Taliban seized
power in August 2021,
following concerns
over their security
.
India will resume
work in stalled
Afghanistan
projects:Taliban
BJP BIGWIGS
CAST VOTES IN
PHASE 1 POLLS
BJP WILL FORM
GOVT IN GUJ FOR
7TH TIME: RUPANI
Gandhinagar (ANI):
BJP bigwigs cast their
votes in the first phase
of polling in the Gujarat
Assembly election in
their respective constit-
uencies on Thursday.
The polling is underway
in 89 constituencies
spread across 19 dis-
tricts of Kutch, Saurash-
tra and South Gujarat.
Exuding confidence
in the BJP’s victory in
the ongoing elections,
Union minister Darsha-
na Jardosh said they
will form government
in the state with an
absolute majority.
Rajkot (ANI): Former
CM Vijay Rupani and his
wife Anjali Rupani cast
their votes at a polling
station in Rajkot in the
first phase of State polls
on Thursday. The former
chief minister said that
he is confident that BJP
is going to form the govt
in Gujarat for the sev-
enth time. “BJP will win
all four seats of Rajkot.
BJP candidates have
done good campaign-
ing. I appeal to people
to cast their votes.
Voting is necessary to
safeguard democracy. I
am confident that BJP
is going to form Govt in
Gujarat for the seventh
time,” said Rupani.
Amit Shah at a BJP rally in Gandhinagar. —PHOTO BY ANI
Actress Swara Bhaskar joins Rahul Gandhi during the party’s
Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Ujjain on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
CONG’S BJY RESUMES FROM UJJAIN
Kalaburgi: As ten-
sion arises out of
border dispute with
Maharashtra, the
Karnataka Congress
has dubbed the situa-
tion a “conspiracy”.
Karnataka Con-
gress President DK-
Shivakumar said that
there are attempts to
spoil the peace in the
stateaheadof theelec-
tions.(Assembly elec-
tions will be tentative-
ly held in May 2023)
“Our CM Bommai
is making it a big is-
sue to hide slurs on
the ruling BJP gov-
ernment in the
state.There is
a conspira-
cy behind
this,” Shi-
v a k u m a r
explained.
The bor-
der dispute
has been
r e -
solved already
. “The
region within our
borders is ours, the
arealyingintheirter-
ritory is theirs. Who-
ever is on our side is
our people,” he said.
Itisnotappropriate
on part of anyone be-
longing to any party
inMaharashtratodis-
turb peace in the pre-
textof borderdispute,
Shivakumar stated.
“We have built Su-
varna Soudha in Bel-
agavi.No one should
indulge in disturbing
peace,”hesaid.Maha-
rashtra govt has sub-
mitted a petition in
2004 to the Su-
preme Court
claiming its
rights over
Belagavi city
and 865 vil-
lages in four
Karnatakadis-
tricts.
Karnataka-Maha
border row is a
conspiracy: Cong
INTER-STATE DISPUTE
PARTY FUMES AS KERALA YOUTH
CONGRESS CHIEF SEEN IN QATAR
Thiruvananthapuram (Agencies): Outrage
against state Youth Congress president Shafi
Parambil, who flew to Qatar to watch the World
Cup, is growing as several party workers lan-
guish in the Kerala jails after a series of political
protests against the government were led by
him. Shafi Parambil, who is also a three-time
legislator has taken off to Qatar to watch the
ongoing World Cup, while numerous Youth
Congress activists are cooling their heels in jails
after being arrested for various protests, which
was initiated and led by him.
DK Shivakumar

INDIA
06
Doha [Qatar] (ANI): A
goal each from Mac Al-
lister and Julian Alva-
rez sent Argentina at
the top of the Group C
table and into the round
of 16 as they outper-
formed Poland in every
department to win by
2-0 in their final group
stage match here.
With this, Argentina
end their group-stage
campaign with six
points and two wins and
a loss. Poland qualifies
for the round of 16 as
well despite being equal
with Mexico in terms of
points (4 points) due to
their superior goal dif-
ference. Starting off the
match in an all-blue jer-
sey, Argentina earned
their first corner of the
match. But it was
guarded well by the Pol-
ish defence.
Robert Lewandowski
gets in a decent cross
from the right and Krys-
tian Bielik’s shot from
the edge of the box got
blocked. Even Messi
made a couple of at-
tempts at the goal in the
opening 10 minutes but
goalkeeper Wojciech
Szczesny made saves
both times.
Argentina was ex-
tremely aggressive in
their pursuit of opening
goal and kept making
chances for themselves
in the first 20 minutes.
They also enjoyed a
great deal of ball posses-
sion. Poland were try-
ing their level best to
attack but every attempt
of theirs was thwarted
by Argentinians.
Marcos Acuna and
Messi were the stars for
Argentina in first 30
minutes of match with
their aggressive game-
play
. In 32nd minute, An-
gel Di Maria tried to hit
Poland with a curling
corner but the goalkeep-
er managed to avert the
danger with one hand.
Argentina defeat Poland; move ahead
FIFA WORLD CUP
Vice Prez Dhankhar arrives in Nagaland to inaugurate Hornbill Festival
Kisama (ANI): The
23rd Edition of the
HornbillFestivalbegan
at Naga Heritage Vil-
lage, Kisama on Thurs-
day with Vice President
Jagdeep Dhankhar as
the Chief Guest.
The Vice President
of India in his greet-
ings expressed that he
was thrilled, excited
and captivated by the
energy of the Naga
youth. He said Naga
culture and the memo-
ries of his stay in Na-
galand would be em-
bedded in his heart
even in the days ahead.
He praised the rich
Naga songs, dances,
crafts, cuisines etc and
expressedhishappiness
over the vibrant Naga
culture and traditions.
Jagdeep Dhankhar
said, “India is a land of
culture and said that
the place “Kisama”,
where the Annual
Hornbill festival takes
place, could become the
culture of cultures. Na-
galand has been en-
dowed with scenic
beauty and the pattern
of its landscaping is
captivating because of
which he said the State
has a great potential in
the tourism industry.
The Nagas being very
hospitable, love and af-
fectionate to their
guests and outsiders
could boost the tourism
industry in a big way
.”
He also mentioned
the rich horticulture
produce of the State
like Kiwi, Pineapple,
Coffee, etc.
Dhankhar also con-
gratulated the State
Government for elect-
ing the first Naga wom-
an MP to Rajya Sabha,
Phangnon Konyak,
which he said is an ex-
ample of exemplifying
women’s empower-
ment.He also appreci-
ated the State for hav-
ing the lowest crime
rate against women in
the Country
.
Host of the Hornbill
Festival, Nagaland
Chief Minister Neiph-
iu Rio stated that the
Hornbill Festival exem-
plifies the Naga Way of
Life, celebrating the
rich cultural heritage
of the Naga people
along with the rest of
thenortheasternstates,
showcasing the unity
and oneness under a
spirit of solidarity
.
He added that it is
aimed at protecting,
preserving and pro-
moting the culture and
heritage of the people
while creating oppor-
tunities for economic
growth and employ-
ment generation.
Rio said that the
Hornbill festival is a
symbol of Brand Naga-
land and the emerging
Naga Soft Power. The
cultural ambassadors
representing the tribes
of Nagaland and from
the different states of
the northeast and even
the mainland are the
heart and soul of the
Hornbill Festival, he
added.
The Nagaland Chief
Minister said that the
people of Nagaland as-
pire for genuine peace,
and are hopeful that
with the successful
conclusion of the peace
process, Nagas will be
able to play a contribu-
tory role in the interest
of humanity on the
global stage.
Rio also welcomed
and extended his ap-
preciation to all the
tourists for visiting the
State and hopes that
they will be ambassa-
dors of Nagaland.
‘COCAINE’ HAUL:
OPPN AIADMK
SEEKS CBI PROBE
PM PENS A BLOG AS
INDIA ASSUMES G20
PRESIDENCY
PM GREETS BSF
PERSONNEL ON
THEIR RAISING DAY
UP: TWO MUSLIM
GIRLS CONVERT
TO MARRY HINDU
3 BANGLADESHIS
HELD FOR RAPING
KOLKATA WOMAN
PAK HANDS OVER
BSF JAWAN WHO
CROSSED BORDER
Chennai: The oppo-
sition AIADMK has
stepped up pressure on
the Tamil Nadu gov-
ernment to order a CBI
probe into the alleged
seizure of ‘cocaine’
worth Rs 336 crore at
Vadalai in Ramanatha-
puram district. Leader
of the Opposition
K Palaniswami had
charged that a DMK
councillor was involved
in the “multi-crore deal”
in which cocaine was
seized on November 27.
New Delhi: As India as-
sumes presidency of
G20 on Thursday
, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi penned a blog to
share his insights on
this momentous occa-
sion. Prime Minister Of-
fice tweeted: “As India
assumes G20 Presiden-
cy, PM @narendramodi
penned an insightful
blog.” “India’s G20 Pres-
idency to work towards
for benefitting humani-
ty as a whole.” “One
Earth, One Family, One
Future.” “The greatest
challenges the world
faces today, can only be
solved, by acting togeth-
er.“Indiaisamicrocosm
of the world,” he said in
a series of tweets.
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
on Thursday greeted
BSF personnel and their
families on the occasion
of BSF’s Raising Day. In a
tweet, the Prime Minister
said: “Raising Day greet-
ings to all @BSF_India
personnel and their
families. This is a force
with an outstanding track
record of protecting India
and serving our nation
with utmost diligence. I
also appreciate the noble
work of BSF during chal-
lenging situations like
natural disasters.”
Bareilly: Two Muslim
girls have converted
to marry Hindu boys,
here. The wedding was
solemnised as per Hin-
du rituals by a pandit at
the Agast Muni Ashram
located in Madinath. Af-
ter converting to Hindu-
ism, Iram Zaidi became
Swati and Shahnaz
became Suman. Iram
Zaidi married Adesh
Kumar while Shahnaz
married Ajay. Both these
girls said that they have
great faith in Hinduism.
Kolkata: The Kolkata
Police on Thursday
arrested three Ban-
gladeshi nationals for
allegedly raping a local
woman at a hotel in
central Kolkata. The ac-
cused have been iden-
tified as Mohammad
Russel (37), Moham-
mad Kaiser Chowdhury
(36) and Abdullah Al
Mijan (37), all residents
of Bangladesh. As per
records, they came to
Kolkata for a treatment,
a police official said.
New Delhi: A BSF
jawan, who inadvertent-
ly crossed over to the
Pakistani side on Thurs-
day in Punjab, has been
handed over to the In-
dian authorities, a force
spokesperson said. The
jawan was undertak-
ing zero line checking
along the India-Pakistan
international border (IB)
near BSF post G G Base
in Abohar sector. The
jawan crossed over to
the other side inadver-
tently due to dense fog.
CRUCIAL READ
Greater Noida: An NRI accidentally left a bag with
jewellery worth Rs 1 crore in a cab that he travelled
in with his family in Greater Noida. The Bisrakh
police station, on receiving information about the
incident, took immediate
action and retrieved the
bag in 4 hours. According
to information received, on
November 30 complainant
Nikhilesh Kumar Sinha
of Samridhi Grand Avenue, Greater Noida West, in-
formed the police that he and his family lived in Lon-
don and were in India for his daughter’s marriage.
NRI’S BAG WITH `1 CR JEWELLERY LEFT
IN CAB, POLICE FIND IT WITHIN 4 HOURS
Chandigarh: The Haryana Cabinet on Thursday
accorded approval to the draft of the Haryana
Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Rules
of 2022. In order to achieve the objectives and to
carry out the provisions
of the Haryana Prevention
of Unlawful Conversion
of Religion Act, 2022, it
is necessary to provide
the procedure for the
implementation of the provisions of the Act. For
this purpose, the requisite forms are required to be
prescribed apart from the other related procedural
provisions.
HARYANA APPROVES DRAFT OF UNLAWFUL
CONVERSION OF RELIGION RULES
INDIA TAKING OVER G20 PRESIDENCY
A watershed moment in
India’shistory:PM’saide
New Delhi (PTI): The
prime minister’s princi-
pal secretary PK Mishra
on Thursday described
India taking over the
G-20 presidency as a
“watershed moment”
and said it is our respon-
sibility to showcase the
country in “the most
rightful ways befitting
her stature and glory”.
Holding the meeting
at 56 different locations
in the country will en-
sure that the pan-India
nature of event is truly
showcased, he said, add-
ing that every state gov-
ernment, Union territo-
ry and citizen is a stake-
holder in the process of
India’s presidency
.
“India has as much
uniqueness as it has di-
versity. We have a re-
sponsibility to bring
out the best traditions
of India before the
world,” Mishra said in
his address at the Uni-
versity Connect: En-
gaging Young Minds
programme.
BSF celebrates
Foundation Day
New Delhi: The BSF
celebrated its 58th Foun-
dation Day on Thursday
.
The para-military force
seized more than 26,000
kilogramsof drugsfrom
the border areas till Oc-
tober 31 this year. Large
caches of arms and am-
munition have also been
seizedthisyear.TheBSF
guards the 6386.36 km
borders that the country
shares with Bangladesh
and Pakistan. Apart
frominfiltrationatthese
borders, the force has
been launching continu-
ous campaigns to pre-
ventsmugglingof drugs
and weapons in the bor-
der areas.
Mangaluru blast:
Shariq recovers,
cops start grilling
Scindia launches
Digi Yatra for 3
airports in country
Bengaluru: The police
have begun questioning
terror suspect Moham-
mad Shariq in connec-
tion with the Mangalu-
ru blast case following
his recovery from criti-
cal burn injuries. Man-
galuru city Police Com-
missioner N Shashiku-
mar stated on Thursday
that the police had be-
gun the process of ques-
tioning Shariq. Shariq
had suffered more than
40 per cent burn inju-
ries following the explo-
sion of an improvised
explosive device (IED)
inside a pressure cook-
er on November 19.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister for Civil Aviation
Shri Jyotiraditya Scin-
dia on Thursday
launched Digi Yatra
from the Indira Gandhi
International Airport,
New Delhi for three air-
ports in the country,
namely New Delhi, Var-
anasi and Bengaluru.
Digi Yatra is conceived
to achieve contactless,
seamless processing of
passengers at airports
basedonFacialRecogni-
tion Technology (FRT).
Cyclonic circulation likely in
South Andaman Sea: IMD
New Delhi (ANI): A
low-pressure area is
likely to form over the
Southeast Bay of Ben-
gal and the adjoining
Andaman Sea that is
likely to turn into a de-
pression, the IMD said.
Due to the easterly
wave, scattered moder-
ate rainfall is very like-
ly over Karnataka, Ker-
ala, Tamil Nadu and
Lakshadweep during
the next 4-5 days, the re-
lease added. The IMD
said a cyclonic circula-
tion is likely to emerge
into South Andaman
Sea around December 4.
Vizhinjam port protest:
Police books bishop
Thiruvananthapuram
(ANI): DThe Kerala Po-
lice on Thursday
booked the convenor of
the Fishermen’s protest
outside the Vizhinjam
seaport here.
The Vizhinjam Police
have booked father The-
odacious D’Cruz under
the relevant sections of
the IPC for allegedly
promoting enmity be-
tween different groups
on the ground of reli-
gion, and provocation
with the intent to cause
a riot with his comment
against state Minister V
Abdurahiman. Accord-
ing to the First Informa-
tion Report, father
D’Cruz had made cer-
tain statements that
were intended to create
communal tension be-
tween the Christian and
Muslim communities
through his statement
against the minister. On
Tuesday, Minister Ab-
durahiman had termed
the protest against Ada-
ni’s port project as “an-
ti-national”.
A picture of PM Narendra Modi is shared as India commences its
G20 presidency, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
The IMD forecast about cyclonic ciculation came on Thursday.
“PM MODI WILL SET AGENDA FOR WORLD”
BSF personnel rehearse for the Raising Day function.
SHOWERS IN TN FROM TODAY, SAYS IMD
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar meets Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Deputy Chief
Minister Yanthungo Patton at Raj Bhavan in Kohima, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI

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COMMODITIES
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GBPINR 99.66 1.60 1.64
CURRENCIES
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: India’s power
consumption logged a
double-digit growth of
13.6% to 112.81 billion
units in November 2022
compared to the year-ago
period, according to the
government data. The ro-
bust growth of power
consumption in the
month mainly indicates
an increase in economic
activities. Farmers use
electricity to run tube-
wells for irrigation for
new crops. In November
last year, power con-
sumption was 99.32
billion units (BU). —PTI
INDIA’S ELECTRICITY
CONSUMPTION
GROWS 14% IN NOV
New Delhi: Installation of
open access solar capaci-
ty in India increased by
91% to 596 megawatt
(MW) during the July-
September period, ac-
cording to Mercom Re-
search India. India added
312 MW of solar open ac-
cess capacity in the same
period a year ago, the re-
search firm said in a re-
port on Thursday. Solar
power through open ac-
cess is an arrangement
where a power producer
establishes a solar power
plant to supply green en-
ergy to consumers. In the
first nine months (9M) of
2022, India added about
1.9 gigawatts (GW) of
open access solar. —PTI
OPEN ACCESS SOLAR
CAPACITY UP BY 91%
TO 596 MW IN Q2
New Delhi: Car makers
have logged the best-ever
November sales as de-
mand for personal trans-
port continued to remain
strong even after the end
of the high-selling festive
season, driving towards
record sales in 2022.
Leading automakers
Maruti Suzuki India,
Hyundai, Tata Motors and
Mahindra saw double-
digit growth in dispatches
to dealers last month,
making it the best-ever
November for the passen-
ger vehicle industry. —PTI
MARUTI, HYUNDAI,
TaMo POST DOUBLE
DIGIT GROWTH IN NOV
New Delhi: State-owned
CIL on Thursday said it
produced 412.6 million
tonnes of coal in the
April-November period of
the current fiscal and ex-
pressed confidence that it
will surpass the the out-
put target set for the cur-
rent financial year. The
PSU had produced 353.4
MT in the April-November
period of the last financial
year. Coal India Ltd (CIL)
which accounts for over
80% of domestic coal
output is eyeing a pro-
duction of 700 million
tonnes (MT) in the cur-
rent financial year. —PTI
CIL’S APR-NOVEMBER
PRODUCTION RISES
17% TO 412.6 MT
*Rates till the edition went to print.
GST revenue up 11% to `1.46 L Cr in Nov
First India Bureu
New Delhi: The collec-
tions from Goods and Ser-
vices Tax (GST) goes up by
11% to about `1.46 lakh
crore in November on in-
creased consumer spend-
ing and better compliance.
This is the ninth month
in a row that the revenues
have remained above the
`1.4 lakh crore mark. How-
ever, the collection in No-
vember was the lowest
since August.
In October, GST collec-
tions had touched the sec-
ond-highest level of `1.52
lakh crore on festive spend-
ing. The gross GST reve-
nue collected in the month
of November 2022 is
`1,45,867 crore of which
Central GST is `25,681
crore, State GST is `32,651
crore, Integrated GST is
`77,103 crore (including
`38,635 crore collected on
import of goods) and cess
is `10,433 crore (including
`817 crore collected on im-
port of goods).
“The revenues for the
month of November 2022
are 11% higher than the
GST revenues in the same
month last year, which it-
self was `1,31,526 crore,”
the Finance Ministry said.
KPMG Partner Indirect
Tax Abhishek Jain said
continuing festive procure-
ments, year-end reconcilia-
tions of input tax credits,
credit notes, etc. would
have played a significant
role in the GST revenue up-
tick. NA Shah Associates,
Partner, Indirect Tax, Par-
ag Mehta said the major
factors for the increase in
collections are the festive
and wedding seasons.
“There has also been a
major increase in sales for
real estate and vehicle mar-
kets. Overall, there is sub-
stantial spending by con-
sumers. Further, the au-
thorities have been crack-
ing down on tax evaders,
defaulters, fake invoice in-
stances etc,” Mehta said.
During November, reve-
nues from the import of
goods were 20% higher and
the revenues from the do-
mestic transactions (in-
cluding import of services)
are 8% higher than the rev-
enues from these sources
during the same month
last year.
Revenues from GST
touched a record of about
`1.68 lakh crore in April. In
May, the collection was
about `1.41L crore, June
(`1.45L crore), July (`1.49L
crore), August (`1.44L
crore), Sept (`1.48L crore),
October (`1.52L crore) and
Nov (`1.46L crore).
COLLECTION
BREAKDOWN
 The gross GST revenue
collected in the month of
Nov is `1,45,867 crore of
which Central GST is `5,681
crore, State GST is `32,651
cr, Integrated GST is `77,103
crore (including `38,635
crore collected on import of
goods) and cess is `10,433
crore (including `817 crore
on import of goods)
New Delhi (PTI): Manu-
facturing activities in In-
dia touched a three-month
high in November as new
orders and exports expand-
ed boosted by demand resil-
ience and substantial eas-
ing of cost pressure, ac-
cording to a monthly sur-
vey released on Thursday
.
The seasonally adjusted
SP Global India Manufac-
turing Purchasing Manag-
ers’ Index (PMI) stood at
55.7 in November, up from
55.3 in October, signalling
the strongest improvement
in operating conditions in
three months. The Novem-
ber PMI data pointed to an
improvement in overall op-
erating conditions for the
17th straight month.
“It was business as usual
for goods producers, who
lifted production volumes
to the greatest extent in
three months amid impres-
sive evidence of demand
resilience. New orders and
exports expanded marked-
ly in the latest month,” Pol-
lyanna De Lima, Econom-
ics Associate Director at
SP Global said.
Moreover, firms were
strongly confident towards
growth prospects, with op-
timism driving another
round of job creation and
restocking initiatives.
Buying levels expanded
at a marked and accelerat-
ed rate as firms also sought
to benefit from relatively
mild price pressures.
India’s manufacturing PMI hits
3-month high in November 2022
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
 The seasonally
adjusted SP Global India
Manufacturing PMI stood at
55.7 in Nov, up from 55.3 in
Oct, signalling the strongest
improvement in operating
conditions in three months
 The November Purchasing
Managers’ Index (PMI) data
pointed to an improvement in
overall operating conditions for
the 17th straight month
 In November new orders
exports expanded boosted
by demand resilience and
substantial easing of cost
‘Electrification of
India’s 2/3
wheeler fleet
needs $285 bn’
New Delhi (PTI): The
complete electrification of
India’s entire fleet of two
and three-wheelers, the
largest in the world, will
require financing to the
tune of $285 billion (nearly
Rs 23 lakh crore), accord-
ing to a new white paper.
Published in collabora-
tion with NITI Aayog, the
World Economic Forum
(WEF) paper said the last-
mile and urban delivery
fleets are leading the adop-
tion of electric two-and
three-wheelers in India
and are likely the first seg-
ments to transition com-
pletely to electric.
But driver-cum-owners
are hesitant to make the
transition to electric.
Markets continue to be
on record-making spree
Mumbai (PTI): Bench-
mark indices rallied for the
eighth day running on
Thursday, ending at fresh
record closing highs, amid
firm global market trends
and continuous foreign
fund inflows.
Buying in IT counters
also added to the momen-
tum. The 30-share BSE
Sensex climbed 184.54
points or 0.29% to settle at
63,284.19, its fresh record
closing high.
The broader NSE Nifty
advanced 54.15 points or
0.29% to end at 18,812.50, its
new record closing high.
Among the Sensex pack,
UltraTech Cement, Tata
Steel, Tata Consultancy
Services, Tech Mahindra,
Wipro, Infosys, HCL Tech-
nologies, and Larsen
Toubro were the major
winners.
ICICI Bank, Mahindra
Mahindra, Power Grid and
Kotak Mahindra Bank
were among the laggards
on Thursday
.
INDIAN RUPEE GAINS 8 PAISE ON THURSDAY
TO CLOSE AT 81.22 AGAINST US DOLLAR
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee appreciated by 8 paise to close at 81.22
(provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday on broad dollar weak-
ness after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the pace of
interest rate hikes may slow. Forex traders said foreign fund inflows
and a rally in domestic equities boosted investor sentiments. At the
interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 81.08
and touched an intra-day high of 80.98 and a low of 81.32 against the
greenback. The local unit finally settled at 81.22, registering a rise of
8 paise over its previous close.
Data centres in India attract investment of $10 bn
New Delhi (PTI): Data
centres have received in-
vestments of $10 billion
(about Rs 81,247 crore)
since 2020 as demand for
such facilities has risen
amid sharp growth in data
consumption, according
to property consultant
Colliers India.
In its report ‘Data Cen-
tre: Scaling up in Green
age’, the consultant pro-
jected that India’s data
centre stock is likely to
double to about 20 million
square feet by 2025 from its
current capacity of 10.3
million square feet.
India currently has
about 770 MW data centre
capacity across the top
seven cities — Mumbai,
Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru,
Chennai, Hyderabad,
Pune, and Kolkata.
“The growth of data
centres in India is led by
massive explosion of data
consumption through dig-
itisation, increased cloud
adoption, etc, over the last
two years. At the same
time, data centre opera-
tors are enthused by the
incentives such as subsi-
dised land, stamp duty
exemption, etc provided
by several states,” the
statement said.
Mumbai accounts for
the largest share of data
centres at 49%, benefiting
from the presence of a
landing station and sub-
marine cable connectivity
.
Delhi-NCR has about
17% of the total.
DATA CENTRES ARE
LIKELY TO DOUBLE
In its report ‘Data Centre:
Scaling up in Green age’, the
consultant projected that In-
dia’s data centre stock is likely
to double to about 20 mn sq
feet by 2025 from its current
capacity of 10.3 mn sq feet.
Petrol,diesel sales see double-digit growth
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Petrol and die-
sel sales in India saw a dou-
ble-digit year-on-year
growth in November as in-
creased demand from the
agriculture sector helped
build on the momentum
generated by the festive sea-
son, preliminary industry
data showed on Thursday
.
Petrol sales soared
11.7%to 2.66 million tonnes
in November, as compared
to 2.38 million tonnes of
consumption in the same
month last year.
Sales were 10.7% higher
than in COVID-marred
November 2020.
Month-on-month, the de-
mand was up 1.3% on the
high-base festive season
created in October.
Diesel, the most used
fuel in the country, posted
a 27.6% rise in sales in No-
vember to 7.32 million
tonnes, as compared to the
same month last year.
Consumption was up
17.4% over Nov 2020 and
9.4% higher than 2019.
The fuel has seen a rise
in sales month-on-month
since September. It rose by
a massive 17.1% when com-
pared with 6.25 million
tonnes of sales in October
2022. Petrol and diesel sales
were highest since June.
Sources said diesel de-
mand has been surging on
pick up in the agriculture
season. Use of the fuel in
irrigation pumps and
trucking has helped build
the momentum generated
from the festive season de-
mand push in October.
AGRI SEC HELPED BUILD THE MOMENTUM
ATF PRICE SLASHED
BY 2.3 PER CENT
New Delhi (FIB): Jet fuel (ATF)
price was on Thursday reduced
by 2.3%, reflecting softening
international oil prices but petrol
and diesel rates remained on
freeze for a record eighth month
in running. Aviation Turbine
Fuel (ATF) price was cut by
`2,775 per kilolitre, or 2.3%,
to `1,17,587.64 per kl in the
national capital, according to a
price notification of state-owned
fuel retailers.
MCAP OF BSE-LISTED
FIRMS AT LIFETIME
PEAK OF `289.88 L CR
New Delhi: The market
capitalisation of BSE-listed
companies reached a fresh
all-time high
of `289.88
lakh crore
on Thursday
following an
ongoing rally in equities. At
the end of trade, the market
capitalisation of BSE-listed
firms was at `2,89,88,217.01
crore. In eight days, inves-
tors wealth has climbed
`8,96,963.87 crore. A total of
2,033 firms advanced, while
1,463 declined. —PTI
RIL EMERGES AS MOST
VALUABLE LISTED
COMPANY IN INDIA
New Delhi: Reliance Indus-
tries has emerged as the
most valuable listed company
followed by
TCS and
HDFC Bank,
according to
a list released
on Thursday. In the ‘2022 Bur-
gundy Private Hurun India 500
Top 10’ list, companies, on an
average, were worth a total
of `226 lakh crore. Reliance
Industries is valued at `17.25
lakh crore, nearly 6 lakh crore
more than TCS which is valued
at `11.68 lakh crore. —PTI
WINDFALL PROFIT TAX ON CRUDE OIL HALVED,
LEVY ON EXPORT OF DIESEL SLASHED TOO
New Delhi: The government on Thursday slashed to less than
half the windfall profit tax on domestically produced crude oil and
also reduced the levy on diesel. The
revised tax rates become effective
from December 2, 2022. The tax on
crude oil produced by firms such as
state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Cor-
poration (ONGC) has been reduced to
`4,900 per tonne from the existing `
10,200 per tonne, as per a government
notification issued on Thursday. —PTI
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES TO THREE-MONTH
HIGH AT 8 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER: CMIE
Mumbai: The country’s unemployment rate rose to a three-month
high at 8% during November, according to data by the CMIE. The
unemployment rate in urban India was
higher at 8.96%, while in rural areas, it
was at 7.55%, the CMIE data showed
on Thursday. In October this year, the
urban joblessness was at 7.21% and
the rural unemployment rate was at
8.04%. Haryana continued to have
the highest unemployment rate in the
country at 30.6%. —PTI
OTHER STORIES

Laxmikant Sharma and
Ashvini Yadav
Dausa/Alwar: PCC
Chief Govind S Dotasra
on Thursday reached
Dausa and took stock of
preparations for the up-
coming Bharat Jodo
Yatraof Congressleader
Rahul Gandhi. Cabinet
ministers including
MamtaBhupesh,Murari
Lal Meena, Govind Sin-
gh Meghwal, MLA GR
Khatana and other sen-
ior Congress leaders in-
spected the places where
theyatrawillhaltbriefly
.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra
will reach Dausa district
on Dec 16 and pass
through Lalsot, Nangal,
Bhandarej,Sikandraand
BandikuitoreachAlwar.
In Alwar, Dotasra in-
spected the arrange-
ments being made in
Malakheda for the rally
.
Rahul Gandhi is sched-
uled to address small
public gatherings in Al-
war. Nat’l GS Jitendra
Singh,MinisterTikaram
Juli , State Coordinator
of Bharat Jodo Yatra Go-
vind Ram Meghwal, and
other senior Congress
leaderswerealsopresent
during the inspection.
Congress leaders in-
formed that a state-level
rally will be organized
wherein more than five
lakh people take part in
the rally
. Dotasra said
that the BJP is destroy-
ing constitutional insti-
tutions and there is an
atmosphere of fear.
Make it a ‘goal’ to be a person who
can gather strength from distress
and glow brave by reflection.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Aishwary Pradhan
Shikha
Jaipur: Opening fierce
attack on Congress
govt, Nadda said that
development of Ra-
jasthan has decreased.
“Gehlot himself is the
one who reduced it,
since they are more
worried about their
leaders and mentors
than the people of Ra-
jasthan,” he said.
“Rajasthan is the
land of sacrifice, pen-
ance and dedication
and I salute to this holy
land. “The Grameen
Gaurav Path Scheme
has been discontinued
by this government.
‘Bhairon Singh Shek-
hawat Antyodaya Yoja-
na was implemented by
us under which Youth
used to get loan. This
scheme was stopped.
The Chief Minister Jal
Swavalamban Abhiyan
in which wells and
ponds were built in
every village, this
scheme too has been
stopped.” Nadda said.
“When PM Modi said
go take the corona vac-
cine and got the nation
the double doze, even a
Congress leaders got
vaccinated but later
tweeted that they didnt
do it. Rather they got
vaccinated secretly. In-
dia has become not a
taker, but a giver. Our
economic policy is
growing rapidly. Ujjwa-
la scheme was also giv-
en by Prime Minister
Modi, 9 National High-
ways dedicated to Ra-
jasthan and 25 new by-
passes are being built
at the cost of thousands
of crores. Now Delhi
Express highway is
also being built to
reach the national capi-
tal in 2 hours,” Nadda
added.
DEVP OF RAJ HAS STALLED, SAYS NADDA
The Grameen Gaurav Path Scheme has been
discontinued by this government, says Nadda
‘Gehlot himself is the one who reduced the
growth of the state’, alleges JP Nadda
JP Nadda along with (L-R) Rajendra Rathore, Ghanshyam Tiwari,Arun Singh, Satish Poonia,Vasundhara Raje, Gulab Chand Kataria, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and Govind
Ram Meghwal during the Jan Akrosh Rally in Jaipur on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda and Vice President
Vasundhara Raje having a chat during the rally on Thursday.
Ajay Pal Singh greets JP Nadda on stage during the rally on Thursday.
1 2
Jaipur (PTI): The
Modigovernmentdid
not oblige people by
providing free COV-
ID-19 vaccines for it
was its duty
, food and
civil supplies minis-
ter Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas said
on Thursday
.
He further said the
BJP government has
made people's lives
miserable by impos-
ing taxes on items
like flour and clothes.
Criticising BJP
president JP Nadda
over his remark that
theModigovernment
gave free COVID-19
vaccine to people, he
said, Nadda said
that Modi gave free
vaccines to people.
The government did
not oblige people by
doing so, it was the
duty of the govern-
ment. They had to
give free vaccines un-
der pressure from
Congress.
Jawaharlal Nehru
started giving free
vaccines to the coun-
trymen, he added.
Khachariyawas
said Nadda's public
meeting in Jaipur
has failed.
Nadda should
have spoken about
the taxes which have
been imposed on
items like flour,
clothes, shoes, para-
tha etc. It has made
the lives of people
miserable. The infla-
tion is skyrocketing
but the government
instead of providing
relief to people has
imposed new taxes,
he said. The public
meeting of Nadda
was a failure. Chairs
in the meeting were
empty and even their
workersdidnotreach
the venue, he said.
He said people are
ready to give a befit-
ting reply on infla-
tion, unemployment
and other issues to
BJP in the elections.
Nadda addressed a
public meeting and
launched a 'Jan Aak-
rosh Yatra' to target
the Congress govern-
ment in Rajasthan on
the completion of its
four years. The
Ashok Gehlot-led
government will
complete four years
on December 17.
PSK hits back at Nadda
over ‘Free vax remark’,
says it is their duty
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: Consensus was
reached on many of the
demands of the Gurjar
Aarakshan Sangharsh
samiti following which
the community leaders
announced to call-off
their protest. After the
meeting, Sports Minis-
ter Ashok Chandna and
Gurjar leader Vijay
Bainsla held a press con-
ference and announced
that the meeting ended
on a positive note. The
three-member commit-
tee of ministers consti-
tuted to assuage con-
cerns of the Gurjars
aheadof RahulGandhi’s
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’
reached the consensus.
Alert after Bainsla’s
warning to protest
against Bharat Jodo
Yatra in the state, the
govt once again held
talks with the commu-
nity leaders today
.
In the first round, the
representatives of Gur-
jar community got an-
gry and walked out of
thetalks.However,inthe
second and third rounds
of the meeting, most of
the demands were met.
A committee has been
formed regarding the is-
sue of 372 and 1250 posts
which will give a report
in a month.
Vijay Bainsla said
that the decision taken
in the meeting for back-
log, vacancy and promo-
tions will benefit the fu-
ture generations. “I am
very happy with the de-
cision taken for the wel-
fare of the communi-
ties,” he said.
BJP MLAs, MPs in worry these days
First India Bureau
Jaipur: It seems that
the MLAs and MPs of
BJP are in a bit of a
worry these days. The
reason for their conster-
nation being the line
that the party has towed
in recent times, which,
in certain party circles,
has come to be known as
BJP’s own personal
code of conduct!
According to this
code, no MP or MLA is
allowed to address their
constituency as ‘My As-
sembly Constituency’
or ‘My Lok Sabha’. In
fact, when an MP or
MLA talks about his
area and uses the word
‘my assembly’ or ‘my
constituency’, then im-
mediately the top lead-
ership would interrupt
the concerned leader
andremindthem“Noth-
ing belongs to you here,
everything belongs to
the party
. That is why no
MP or MLA should mis-
understand. During
election, they can be
made to change their
seat and asked to con-
test from any other
seat.” Thus, all the MPs
and MLAs are stirred by
this new attitude of top
leadership.
Gurjars call-off their rage,
wayclearedforCong’sBJY
PCC Chief reviews preparation of
BharatJodoYatrainAlwar,Dausa 3-member committee
of ministers formed
to assuage concerns
of the Gurjars ahead
of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’
PS Khachariyawas
Vijay Bainsla and Joginder Awana, and Gurjar leaders along with
Minister Ashok Chandna during press conference on Thursday.
Decision has been taken on more than 90
per cent of the issues raised by the Gurjar
delegation. The Government and especially
the Chief Minister took a positive approach to re-
solve the issues. The government will also work on
the discrepancies so that they do not arise in future.
—Ashok Chandna, Sports Minister
BHARAT JODO YATRA IN RAJASTHAN
GS Dotasra, Jitendra Singh,Tikaram Julie, GR Meghwal, Mamta
Bhupesh and other senior Cong leaders in Alwar on Thursday.
Jhalawar: Mines
Minister Pramod Jain
Bhaya on Thursday
met the team mem-
bers of Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
looking after the ar-
rangements of Bharat
Jodo
Yatra.
The team
members
inspected
the areas
near Chawri border
and sought de-
tails from Minister
Pramod Jain Bhaya.
As per sources, it
is expected that the
Bharat Jodo Yatra will
reach Rajasthan via
Jhalawar on Dec 4.
—Arif Mansoori
Jaipur: During the rally,
while targeting Congress
government in Ra-
jasthan, Union Minister
Gajendra Singh Shekha-
wat said that the leading
state has gone in the list
of the most backward
states. He
said that there
was justice
neither with
the farmer
nor with the
youth. “Corruption has
become rampant in the
state and also leading
in rape cases,” he said.
Shekhawat said that
Rajasthan is the land of
Mira Bai, Rani Padmini
and Pannadhay but now
it is recognized as the
capital of rape.
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot’s OSD
Lokesh Sharma, on
Thursday, taunted the
BJP on its Jan Aakrosh
Rally held in Jaipur
and said, “Nadda ji,
Poonia ji there are no
‘people’ in the gather-
ing. Then to whom are
you addressing? On
the good governance
works of Ashok Gehlot
government, only your
(BJP’s) ‘anger’ is vis-
ible.” Lokesh Sharma
also released the video
of the empty chairs of
the rally.
Kota: UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal on Thurs-
day inspected various places in Kota ahead of
the visit of Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra.
It is expected that Rahul Gandhi
may take a night tour of develop-
ment works that has taken place
in Kota. A photo session of Rahul
Gandhi will be held infront of a statue in JDB
College along with other such events.
Jaipur: Former CM and National Vice President of BJP
Vasundhara Raje said on Thursday that workers should
not compete to be seen in the press and
posters, but to be seen in public. “Let PM
Modi and our previous BJP government’s
public welfare work reach the people. If
we want to break the records, instead of
being overconfident, work hard with unity
and one voice. Then see what kind of victory comes to
us which was neither seen in past nor ever will be in
future,” Raje said addressing the Jan Aakrosh rally.
Jaipur: BJP State Prez Satish Poonia said, “The govt
started from 99. Due to Congress party’s circus, the people
are suffering. Out of 70 lakh, 69 lakh children
are wandering door to door. Rajasthan is still
waiting for loan waiver. Rahul Gandhi distrib-
utes flour in litres. BJP will celebrate black
day on completion of 4 years of state govern-
ment.” Poonia recounted achievements of
Modi government and expressed gratitude to Arun Singh
for his motivation. “We will go to every village and ensure
PM Modi’s name and work reaches every home,” he said.
MIN BHAYA MEET
TEAM OF BHARAT
JODO YATRA
NEITHER JUSTICE WITH
FARMERS NOR WITH
YOUTH: SHEKHAWAT
CM’s OSD TAUNTS
ON EMPTY CHAIRS
IN NADDA’s RALLY
DHARIWAL INSPECTS PLACES IN KOTA
AHEAD OF BHARAT JODO YATRA
OUR PARTY WOKRERS SHOULD COMPETE TO BE
SEEN IN PUBLIC NOT IN POSTERS, SAYS RAJE
POONIA: BJP WILL CELEBRATE BLACK DAY ON
COMPLETION OF 4 YEARS OF GEHLOT GOVT
In Bonli, MLA
Indira Meena
slaps employee
of power corp
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Bamanwas
MLA Indira Meena of
SawaiMadhopurknown
for her aggression, on
Thursday, reached the
electricity corporation
office, Bonli and slapped
a contract worker here
after a complaint of a
farmer. The incident be-
came viral.
The MLA was contin-
uously receiving com-
plaints about the unnec-
essary interference of
private people at the
Electricity Corporation
officeinBauli.TheMLA
reached the storekeep-
er’s room and checked
the register and gave in-
structions to give trans-
formers to farmers on
priority basis.
During this, the vil-
lagers complained that
the loading-unloading
contractworkerPooran-
mal took money in lieu
of giving the transform-
er. Soon, the MLA called
the labourer and repri-
manded him.
Reminding about the repayment of farm laws,
Nadda said, “1.20 lakh crore loan of our farmers
was to be repaid and Rahul Gandhi
said it will be paid in 10 days’ time.
Does he remember that or has
forgotten it? Congress harms the
farmers, the state government is not
giving MSP on Bajra. Such people
are not to be kept on the throne, they have to
answer.” “We have given you 5 medical colleges.
Centre has left no stone unturned in the develop-
ment of Rajasthan” Nadda said.
‘WHAT ABOUT 1.20 LAKH CRORE LOAN OF
OUR FARMERS THAT WAS TO BE REPAID’

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es and achievements, the beau-
ty exclaimed, “I faced several
rejections initially but that
also made me more strong and
more experienced. I kept striv-
ing hard to ful- f i l
d r e a m s .
Watched several YouTube tuto-
rials and groomed myself and
one day
, I bagged my first beau-
ty pageant award, Miss Pride
of Rajasthan 1st runner up.
The platform that transformed
my life completely was Elite
Miss Rajasthan. Under the
mentorship of Gaurav Gaur, I
could not just get better in my
field but also developed a huge
potential to do better in the
fashion and modelling indus-
try
.” She further added, “I also
won Miss Photogenic Award.
Not only this, I was also select-
ed as the top 30 finalists of
First India Queen and I am glad
my talent was appreciated
here. I wouldn’t say any drastic
change followed, but yes, per-
sonally and professionally, I
witnessed huge growth. My
confidence level was raised. I
learned from my flaws and
developed a better under-
standing of my work.”
The ravishing beauty is
proud of herself for
outshining and prov-
ing to the world that
with dedication
and hardwork
one can achieve
everything.
K
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in

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