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18 Indian and 4 Pak-based, for “spreading disinformation related to India’s national
security, foreign relations and public order”, according to a press release. According
to the ministry, the combined viewership of these channels was over 260 crore. P5
IB MINISTRY
BLOCKS 22
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CHANNELS
Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 430 points on Tuesday as investors
booked profits in banking and financial stocks after sharp gains in the previous session.
The 30-share BSE gauge ended 435.24 points or 0.72 per cent lower at 60,176.50.
Similarly, the NSE Nifty shed 96 points or 0.53 per cent to close at 17,957.40.
SENSEX TUMBLES
OVER 430 PTS;
NIFTY SLIPS
BELOW 18,000
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CRUCIAL READ
ED ATTACHES
SENA MP RAUT’S
PROPERTIES
On Tuesday, the ED
provisionally attached
properties worth Rs 11.5
crores owned by Shiv
Sena leader Sanjay Raut
and his family members
in connection with its
probe into the Rs 1034
crore floor space index.
DIVISION BENCH
JUDGE ACCEPTS TO
HEAR WBSSC SCAM
Kolkata: Finally, a division
bench of the Calcutta HC
headed by Justice Subrata
Talukdar on Tuesday after-
noon agreed to hear the
cases related to recruit-
ment irregularities by
the West Bengal School
Service Commission.
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR PIL
CHALLENGING ELECTORAL BOND SCHEME
New Delhi: SC on Tuesday agreed to list for hearing
a PIL challenging laws permitting funding of political
parties through the electoral bond scheme. A bench
comprising CJI N.V. Ramana and Justices Krishna
Murari and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions
of lawyer Prashant Bhushan.
Imran ‘disobeyed’ Washington, says Russia
Moscow: Russia has
criticised the US for
making “another at-
tempt of shameless in-
terference” into the in-
ternal affairs of Paki-
stan and asserted that
Prime Minister Imran
Khan was paying the
price for being “disobe-
dient” to Washington
and being punished for
visiting Russia in Feb-
ruary this year.
Khan met Russian
President Vladimir Pu-
tin in the Kremlin on
February 24, the day the
Russian leader had or-
dered a “special mili-
tary operation” against
Ukraine. In doing so, he
had also become the
first Pakistani premier
to visit Russia in 23
years after former pre-
mier Nawaz Sharif trav-
elled to Moscow in 1999.
Shramdaan, Mahadaan:
Modi calls on BJP leaders
They killed entire
families: Zelenskyy
Recent election results
shocking, painful: Sonia
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Tuesday called on BJP
leaders and workers to
offer voluntary labour
(shram daan) to build
more and more ponds
in their areas ahead of
the summer months.
PM Modi gave this
call at a meeting of BJP
Parliamentary Party
held at Ambedkar
Bhavan on Tuesday at
which he gave direc-
tions to observe a Social
Justice Paksha Pakh-
wada (fortnight) from
April 7 to 20. PM Modi
stated that as the tem-
perature is rising con-
tinuously, the problem
of water may become
more prominent.
Kyiv: Addressing the
UNSC, on Tuesday,
Ukrainian President Vo-
lodymyr Zelenskyy
talked about the war
crimescommittedbythe
Russian forces, stating
that they killed entire
families and attempted
to burn their remains.
He further said that
some were shot in the
streets, while others
were thrown into wells,
slain in their homes, or
crushed by tanks while
driving their cars. “UN
needs to act immediate-
ly and its system must
be reformed quickly
. In
the Security Council, all
regions must have an
equal representation.
The Russian military
must be brought to jus-
tice,” he said.
New Delhi: Congress
interim President Sonia
Gandhi while address-
ing the parliamentary
party on Tuesday said
that the revival of the
party is essential for de-
mocracy and the results
of electionswere“shock-
ing” and “painful”. P6
Delhi government a hurdle in
development of 3 MCDs: Shah
New Delhi: The Rajya
Sabha on Tuesday
passedtheDMCAmend-
ment Bill, with voice
vote. The Bill seeks to
unify three municipal
corporations of Delhi
into a single entity
.
Meanwhile, alleging
that the Delhi govern-
ment’s step-motherly at-
titude has been hinder-
ing the efficient func-
tioning of the three
MCDs, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah
Tuesday pointed out
that if states or union
territories deal with
civic bodies in such a
manner, it would stop
Panchayati Raj and ur-
ban local bodies from
gaining their targets.
Chd is ours
too: Haryana
UP ATS checks
Abassi’s
background
Chandigarh: In an at-
tempt to counter the
resolution passed by
Punjab Vidhan Sabha
lastweekstakingaclaim
on Chandigarh, the Har-
yana Assembly Tuesday
unanimously passed a
resolution moved by
Chief MinisterManohar
LalKhattarduringaspe-
cial session of the As-
sembly convened Tues-
day
. The Khattar’s reso-
lution demanded that
the central government
shouldnottakeanysteps
that would disturb the
existing balance be-
tween the two states and
maintain harmony till
all the issues emanating
from the reorganisation
of Punjab are settled.
Mumbai: A team of the
Uttar Pradesh Anti Ter-
rorism Squad (ATS) on
Monday visited a build-
ing in Navi Mumbai
where Ahmed Abbasi
(29), who was arrested
by the Uttar Pradesh Po-
lice for an attack on two
police constables at a
Gorakhpur temple, re-
sided with his family till
2020. The ATS also vis-
ited IIT Bombay where
Abbasi studied chemi-
cal engineering in order
to collect background
information on him.
ED ATTACHES
`4.8 CR ASSETS OF
SATYENDAR JAIN
PM MODI TO VISIT
JK ON APRIL 24
CONGRESS DOESN’T LOOK OUTSIDE
GANDHI FAMILY, SAYS ANURAG THAKUR
The ED said Tuesday it
has provisionally attached
immovable properties
worth Rs 4.81 crore
belonging to companies
allegedly linked to Delhi
minister Satyendar Jain
and his relatives. The
attachments have been
made in connection with
a case of money launder-
ing the agency is probing
against the minister.
Jammu: PM Modi will
visit Jammu and Kashmir
on April 24 on his first visit
to the union territory after
the abrogation of Article
370. The PM will address
a conference of local body
representatives in Samba on
National Panchayati Raj Day
on April 24. Modi may also
meet representatives of the
Kashmiri Pandit community
during the visit.
New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday took
a dig at Congress over their Assembly Poll debacle and said
that the party does not look outside the Gandhi family. “Con-
gress does not look outside the Gandhi family. Rahul Gandhi
took charge but did not get any seats in Bengal,” he said.
PAK SC TO CONTINUE ‘NO-TRUST
MOTION’ HEARING ON WEDNESDAY
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday
sought the record of the proceedings of the Na-
tional Assembly conducted on the no-confidence
motion filed against Prime Minister Imran Khan
as it adjourned till Wednesday the hearing of the
high-profile case.
RAJAPAKSA LOSES
MAJORITY IN PARL
New Delhi: Sri Lankan
President Gotabaya Ra-
japaksa’s ruling coali-
tion lost its majority in
Parliament as proceed-
ings began Tuesday for
the first time since the
state of Emergency was
imposed. At least 41
lawmakers walked out
of the alliance amid
public anger against
the Rajapaksa family.
Earlier, President Raja-
paksa had asserted that
he won’t resign from his
position, however, he’s
ready to hand over the
government to whoever
proves the majority in
Parliament. While a
vote count is yet to be
taken, with the ruling
coalition in minority,
passing government
proposals may become
tough unless independ-
ent members support
them.
Tendering his resig-
nation a day after being
sworn in Finance Min-
ister Ali Sabry, who re-
placed the President’s
brother, Basil Raja-
paksa, said, “fresh, pro-
active and unconven-
tional steps” are needed
to navigate this unprec-
edented crisis.
Lankans agitating against the economic crisis in the country.
LANKAN SHARES SNAP 6-DAY
LOSING RUN, SETTLE 5.99% HIGHER
‘INDIA ON PATH OF LANKAN CRISIS: RAUT
Sri Lankan shares broke their six-day losing streak on
Tuesday. At the close of trade, the CSE All-Share index
settled 5.99% higher at 8,738.08 points. The equity
market turnover was 1.14 billion rupees ($3.86 million)
on Tuesday, compared with 1.97 billion rupees in the
previous session.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on
Tuesday called Sri Lanka’s situation
“worrisome” and cautioned that India
would be on the same path if the ris-
ing inflation is not tackled. Raut said,
“Sri Lanka’s condition is very worri-
some. India is on that path. We have
to handle it otherwise our condition
will be worse than Sri Lanka.”
UNDER GEHLOT, RAJ’S
MEDICAL FIELD TURNS
A NEW LEAF!
A fresh beginning in
the medical field from
today: Chief Minister
On lines of
Chiranjeevi scheme
in Raj, Central govt should
announce a scheme too,
Gehlot asks Dr VK paul to
speak to PM Modi over it
Vikas Sharma
Abhishek Srivastava
Jaipur: Turning a new
leaf in the annals of medi-
cal preparedness in Ra-
jasthan, the third-time
Chief Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot, who has always had
an eye on battering the
health sector of the state,
laid the foundation of IPD
TowerandInstituteof Car-
diovascular Science to be
built for Rs 588 crore in the
premises of Sawai Man
SinghHospitalonTuesday
.
“A new beginning has
been made in the medical
field in Rajasthan from to-
day with the laying of the
foundation stone of IPD
Tower equipped with ul-
tramodern medical facili-
ties. The objective of the
State Government is to
carry the health services
up to every village and
hamlet. The State Govern-
ment will provide the
Right to Health to all the
people of the State by
bringing a law in this re-
gard soon,” Gehlot said
while addressing a pro-
gram after the stone lay-
ing ceremony
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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Shanti Dhariwal, Parsadi Lal Meena, Kunji
Lal Meena, Vaibhav Galriya, Dr Sudhir Bhandari, Anoop Bartaria and
others unveiling the model of IPD tower at SMS hospital on Tuesday.
Model of the
IPD tower at SMS Hospital
GEHLOT TO CHAIR CABINET MEETING TODAY
CM Ashok Gehlot to chair cabinet meeting on Wednesday
at 6:30 pm wherein Gehlot and his Ministers will discuss
regarding the Single Window System in the State.
Foundation stone laying of IPD Tower and Institute of Cardiovascular Science to be built at `588 crore
Newly appointed FM Ali Sabry resigns
—PHOTOBYSUMANSARKAR

RAJASTHAN
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Usha Sharma on
Tuesday said work of
Raj Refinery under con-
struction at Pachpadra
in Barmer should be
completed on time.
She was presiding
over meeting of task
force constituted to re-
view the works of Ra-
jasthan Refinery Lim-
ited project.
She directed the offi-
cials to cooperate with
project’s partner com-
pany Hindustan Petro-
leum (HPCL) at all lev-
els by moving forward.
HPCL CMD M.K. Sura-
na apprised progress of
project. ACS Mines and
Petroleum Dr. Subodh
Agrawal along with
senior officers of con-
cerned departments
was present in meeting.
Meanwhile, Usha
Sharma also inaugu-
rated newly construct-
ed HDFC Bank’s Secre-
tariat branch on Tues-
day. Sharma said hav-
ing 100 percent women
staff in secretariat
branch is a worthwhile
initiative.
Principal Secretary,
Personnel Department
Hemant Gera, and
HDFC’s Priyank Vijay,
Prateek Sharma, Nar-
endra Rawat, Harvin-
der Kaur were present.
Refinery work to be completed on time: CS
MEETING THE DEADLINE
lll
CS directed
concerned
officers to settle
pending issues
and cases at
level of their
respective
departments at
earliest by
coordinating
ROADWAYS BUS SET ON FIRE,
STONE PELTING ON POLICE
ANGER OVER MURDER OF HISTORY-SHEETER
Bhanwar S Charan
PK Agarwal
Kota/Chittorgarh: An-
gered over murder of
history-sheeter Deva
Gurjar, 40, a mob Tues-
day put a Rajasthan
roadways bus on fire
and vandalised other
one whole blocking the
road at Borabas in Kota.
Police have taken 5 ac-
cused in custody in the
murder case and seized
2 cars. Rawatbhata CI
Rajaram Gurjar was on
Tuesdaysenttothelines
after talks with the rela-
tives in Kota.
Gurjar, a resident of
Borabas village in Kota
district, was brutally
killed by unidentified
men in a salon on Mon-
day evening in Chittor-
garh district. He was
declaredhistory-sheeter
by Rawatbhatta police
station.
Angry villagers from
Borabas and nearby ar-
eas set a roadways bus
from Kota depot and
broke the glasses of an-
other bus from Pratap-
garh depot, CI Manoj
Singh Sikarwal said.
The villagers also
blocked a road near Bo-
rabas by placing burn-
ing beams and wood, de-
manding immediate ar-
restof theaccusedinthe
matter, Sikarwal said.
A large number of
people assembled out-
side the mortuary room
at MBS hospital alleg-
edly stopped ambulance
and pelted police with
stones. Some policemen
reportedlysufferedinju-
ries. Police and the Spe-
cial Task Force (STF)
have been deployed at
thespotinBorabasarea,
Kota SP (City) Kesar
Singh Shekhawat said.
Chittorgarh SP Priti
Jain also got in active
mode visited spot.
POLICE HAVE TAKEN FIVE ACCUSED IN CUSTODY FOR MURDER AND SEIZED 2 CARS
Mob put a roadways bus on
fire and vandalised another
one in Kota, blocked the road,
and burnt tyres. They were
angered over the murder of
history-sheeter Deva Gurjar by
unidentified men on Monday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former CM
National VP of BJP
Vasundhara Raje in a
scathing attack on
CM Ashok Gehlot
said that he was ac-
cusing top BJP lead-
ers of the Karauli vi-
olence to hide his
failures, which was
completely wrong.
Raje said that the
CM makes allega-
tions against the BJP
leaders to divert pub-
lic attention from its
failures. Raje went on
to say that the CM,
who has accused PM
Modi, Home Minister
Amit Shah and BJP
National President
JP Nadda, is forget-
ting that these lead-
ers follow goal of “Sa-
baka saath, sabaka
vikaas, sabaka vish-
vaas aur sabaka
prayaas.
BJP spokesperson
Ramlal Sharma also
hit back at CM Gehlot
over his statement
naming Nadda.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The revenue
collection of Jaipur Mu-
nicipal Corporation
Greater reached close to
Rs 100 crore during the
last fiscal. The civic
body garnered Rs 98.3
crore in the financial
year ending 31st March
2022 in comparison to
Rs 82.3 crore in the pre-
vious year.
The civic team of Mu-
nicipal Commissioner
Yagyamitra Singh Deo
and his zonal deputies,
the Revenue team and
theVigilanceteamjoint-
ly mopped up the in-
come through many
heads. Collection on the
heads holding tax, ur-
ban development tax
and advertisement rev-
enue amounted to Rs
54.55 crore. Auctioning
of hoardings mustered
Rs 16 cr and Rs 11.6 cr
from e-auctions. Mar-
riage hall registration
fee brought Rs 6.4 cr
while income from mo-
bile towers was Rs 6.09
cr, dairy booths Rs 1.14
cr, various leases Rs 1.92
cr, and collections from
advertisers Rs 60 lakh.
JMC GREATER REVENUE
COLLECTION NEARS `100 CR
NEWS DIGEST
ASI AMONG FOUR POLICEMEN SUSPENDED ON
CHARGES OF ASSAULTING LIQUOR TRADER
Ajmer: Four policemen, including an assistant
sub-inspector (ASI), were suspended for allegedly
thrashing a liquor trader in Ajmer district, police said
on Tuesday. The businessman, Kuldeep, allegedly had
an altercation with some others at his liquor shop, fol-
lowing which police took them to Madanganj police
station, where he was beaten up black and blue.
Kishangarh Circle Officer (CO) said based on Kuldeep’s
complaint, a case of assault was lodged on Sunday
against ASI Goparam, Head Constable Subhash and two
constables; posted at Madanganj police station. Four po-
licemen were suspended after investigation on directive
Ajmer SOP, CO said.
RTDC CHIEF RATHORE VISITS LOKENDRA SINGH
KALVI’S HOUSE TO CONDOLE HIS MOM’S DEMISE
Nagaur: Newly appointed chairman of Rajasthan
Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) Dharmen-
dra Singh Rathore, who was on a day’s tour to the city
on Tuesday, visited the house of Lokendra Singh Kalvi,
at his village Kalvi in Degana to condole the demise of
his mother Ladkanwar. Lokendra, who is the patron of
Rajput Karani Sena, is the son of former Union minis-
ter late Kalyan Singh Kalvi. Sena’s former spokesman
Karan Singh Rathore was also there to console the
bereaved family.
POCSO COURT SENTENCES MAN 20-YEARS
IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING SCHOOL GIRL
Dungarpur: The POCSO court on Tuesday sentenced a
man to 20 years of imprisonment for abducting and out-
raging the modesty of a school going girl and imposed a
fine of Rs 1.65 lakh on the convict. The court also ordered
action against the Investigating Officer (IO) Pratap Singh
for negligence and bid to weaken the case against the
convict. As per the prosecution, the victim was waiting for
a bus to go to school on 7th August 2018 when her aunt
Durga reached there and wanted to take her to her uncle’s
house. The convict Rahul of Ukheri village came on a bike
and the two forcibly took her on the bike. Durga however
alighted on the way while Rahul took the victim to his own
house instead. Rahul held the victim hostage in his room
and raped her for multiple times. When her father came
to know about it, he reported it to police who rescued girl
and arrested Rahul. Durga is still absconding.
Honour killing: Lifer to two
brothers for killing 19-yr-old
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A local court
on Tuesday sentenced
two brothers to life im-
prisonment in an hon-
our killing case. Judge
Dr Namita Dhand also
imposed a fine of Rs
20,000 each on the con-
victs.
Brothers Rajulal and
Babulal Meena had bru-
tally killed 19-year-old
Vikash Meena, then a
student of Class 12, as
he had an affair with
his classmate, who was
Babulal’s daughter. The
brothers branded Vi-
kash as a thief and at-
tacked him with lethal
weapons on 3 May 2018.
According to the
prosecution, as many
as 34 injury marks were
found on Vikash’s body.
The accused had tried
to report him as a thief
but police probe re-
vealed truth. Assistant
Public Prosecutor Om
Prakash Choudhury
presented 23 witnesses
to prove the crime.
Waiter molests minor; 19-year-
old raped on pretext of marriage
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A waiter mo-
lested an eight-year-old
at a hotel in the Kho
Nagoriyan area of
Jaipur. The victim’s fa-
ther reported the mat-
ter to the police who
registered a complaint
started investigation.
SHO Manohar Lal
said that complainant
from Ramganj, Ajmer
on Monday said that he
had come to Jaipur
along with his family to
attend a wedding on
Sunday night in hotel.
The waiter Farhan,
22, took her daughter
and allegedly molested
the girl in the garden.
Later, the girl told her
parents about the inci-
dent. Irate relatives
went to the police sta-
tion and registered a
complaint against the
accused.
In another case a
19-year-old girl regis-
teredcomplaintagainst
a man for raping her on
the pretext of marry-
ing. The victim lodged
a report at the Adarsh
Nagar police station,
the police said.
ACB: 107 CASES
FILED IN 90 DAYS
TILL MARCH END
Jaipur: ACB broke re-
cords till now under in-
structions of ACB DG BL
Soni ADG Dinesh MN.
107 cases registered
in 90 days from Jan 1
to March 31 in which
103 are of trap and 4 of
disproportionate assets.
In year 2021, 102 traps
2 cases of dispro-
portionate assets were
registered. 49 traps 2
disproportionate assets
cases were registered in
2020. Disposal orders
given in 138 cases till
March 31, 2022.
Raj ranks 2nd
in Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan has
ranked second due to
the tireless efforts of
the Art and Culture De-
partment in uploading
the programmes about
75th anniversary of In-
dia’s independence on
the portal of Ministry
of Culture, Govern-
ment of India.
Pankaj Ojha, Joint
Secretary, Art and Cul-
ture Department, said
that the Azadi Ka Am-
rit Mahotsav was
started by CM Ashok
Gehlot on the anniver-
sary of Dandi March
in Rajasthan on 12
March 2021. Since
then, events held un-
der leadership of Min-
ister of Arts Culture
Dr. BD Kalla and Prin-
cipal Secretary Gay-
atri Rathore have been
uploaded.
About 25 days ago,
Raj was at number 20 in
the country. By upload-
ing 1134 programs till
Tuesday, Raj has made
its place at number
two.
The Department of
Art, Literature, Cul-
ture and Archeology is
the nodal department
for organizing the
events. BD Kalla said
that the goal of the de-
partment is to bring
the state to the first
place in India soon.
25 days ago,
Raj was at
20th
in coun-
try. By uploading
1134 programs till,
Raj has made its place
to 2nd
place.
—Pankaj Ojha, Joint Secretary
Art Culture department
Jetsar gets160 MW
Tata’s solar project
New Delhi (PTI): Tata
Power Solar has com-
missioned a 160 MW AC
solar project at Jetstar
in Rajasthan.
6,75,000 monocrystal-
line PV modules were
used in this installation
it will produce 387
million units of energy
per year, according to a
statement.
“Tata Power Solar,
one of India’s largest
integrated solar compa-
ny a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Tata Pow-
er, commissions a
160MW AC solar project
at Jetstar, Rajasthan,”
the statement said.
The Jetstar project
was completed within a
period of 15 months. It
is one of the largest so-
lar projects in Raja.
Project order’s scope
includes engineering,
design, supply, con-
struction, erection, etc.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: UNESCO team
on Tuesday visited Na-
hargarh Fort Albert
Hall and collected infor-
mation from Heritage
Municipal Corporation
officials about build-
ings. UNESCO team
members Michel Xui-
hon, Ninja Young and
Paul first visited Naha-
rgarh Fort, Ajmeri Gate
Albert Hall. Team
held a meeting with of-
ficials in Jaipur Herit-
age Auditorium.
UNESCO
team visits
Nahargarh
CS Usha Sharma and Harvinder Kaur at the newly launched HDFC
bank branch at the secretariat on Tuesday.
BJP MPs TO MEET ON APRIL 7 TO CHALK
OUT STRATEGY FOR 2023
Jaipur: In the run up to the 2023 Assembly election
in Rajasthan, BJP has called a meeting of all the
MPs on April 7 at residence of MP Devji Patel in New
Delhi. State president Satish Poonia, state in-charge
Arun Singh and other leaders will be present in the
meeting. It is also seen as foundation of Mission
2023. Elections are due in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhat-
tisgarh and MP. All the MPs will be instructed to visit
their constituencies. They would work on strength-
ening organization and promote Central schemes.
BJP CELEBRATES FOUNDATION DAY TODAY
Jaipur: The BJP will celebrate its foundation day
today. Party workers will listen to PM Modi’s address
and a procession will be taken out and exhibitions
will be organised. Event will be held at 9 am at
bjp state headquarters. State President Dr. Satish
Poonia, State Organization GS Chandrashekhar and
others will be present. Foundation day programmes
in all the districts.
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Diesel crossed
the mark of Rs 100 on
Tuesday and reached Rs
100.11perlitreinJaipur
after a hike of 82 pai-
se. Petrol also got
costlier by 88 paise
and hiked to Rs
117.15 per litre. Af-
ter the increase in
prices for the 13th
time in the last 15 days,
petrol has become cost-
lier by Rs 10.04 and
diesel by Rs 9. 30 per
litre. The fuel prices
may increase by Rs 15 to
20 in the next few days.
New Delhi (ANI): A
youth from Sikar ran to
Delhi and joined pro-
tests at Jantar Mantar,
covering a distance of
over 350 kilometers on
Tuesday
. Suresh Bhich-
ar started his journey
on March 29 and cov-
ered a distance of about
6 kilometers every hour.
Earlier hundreds of
youths staged a protest
in Jantar Mantar re-
questing the govern-
ment to restart the
army recruitment
drives which had been
stalled for about 2 years
due to Covid.
“I used to start the
run at 4 in the morning
and stopped only after
reaching a petrol pump
by 11 am, where I rested
and received food from
the army aspirants in
the nearby areas,”
Suresh told ANI. Add-
ing further he stated
that he is running to
generate enthusiasm
amongst youth to join
the Indian Army
.
Suresh said that
joining Indian Army
was his passion but he
couldn’t join it and he
continues to prepare for
Territorial Army (TA).
New Delhi (ANI): Fol-
lowing the suicide of a
doctor in Dausa, a PIL
has been moved in the
Supreme Court of In-
dia seeking guide-
lines/policies to pro-
tect treating doctors
across the country
.
“CBI enquiry is
needed to find out the
actual perpetrators of
the entire incident and
bring them to justice to
deter other such poten-
tial wrongdoers,’ reads
the petition.
The Petition has
been moved by a Doc-
tor body, Indian Medi-
cal Association (Dwar-
ka) through its office
bearers. Petitioner
lawyers, Advocates
Shashank Deo Sudhi
and Shashi Bhushan
stated in the plea that,
it (guidelines) is neces-
sitated on account of
continuous assaults on
treating doctors under
the cover of medical
negligence across the
country regularly
.
The plea says that
recent incident of
death of a practising
gynaecologist Dr Arch-
ana Sharma of Jaipur
on March 29, 2022, is a
grim reminder of ugly
treatment received by
treating doctors per-
formance pressure on
doctors who work un-
der constant fear of be-
ing assaulted at the
slightest delay in re-
covery of the patients
and the state police are
freely registering an
F.I.R. under serious
charges including
charges under section
302 (Murder) of IPC.
RAJASTHAN
03
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Officers and
Circle Inspectors are
going to be punished at
the district level in the
Excise Department af-
ter the failure of the
excise settlement. Ac-
tion can be taken
against them like put-
ting on APO and giving
chargesheet.
On Tuesday, in a
stern action against
non-performers, an ex-
cise officer from Tonk,
Anil Yadav was put on
APO. He was replaced
by Bhanwari Lal Mee-
na from Sawai Mad-
hopur. Excise Commis-
sioner Chetan Deora
issued the order. The
figures of performance
audit conducted at Fi-
nance Dept level are
shocking. There are
only four districts with
morethan50% achieve-
ment in liquor shops
renewal, while 14 are
below 30 %. A provision
was made for renewal
this time in state’s New
Excise Policy but licen-
sees opposed it. Thus,
out of total 7,665 shops,
only 2,501 shops could
be renewed.
The Excise depart-
ment is incurring a loss
of about Rs 30 to 40
crore daily. There is a
partial dry day situa-
tion in Raj since April 1.
Hence, the Excise Dept
has issued a release for
auction of shops on
April 8, 11 12.
Principal Secretary
Finance Akhil Arora
Excise Commissioner
Chetan Deora have in-
teracted with officers
via VC.
Excise Dept begins punishing non-performers!
EXCISE SETTLEMENT FAILURE
Jaipur
`117.15
PETROL
`00.44
`100.11
DIESEL
`00.41
FUEL PRICE
*
Price
`/per
litre
BJP State Prez Dr Satish Poonia and Mukesh Dadhich met
injured AEN Harshadipati at SMS Hospital on Tuesday.
BJP leaders Rajendra Rathore and Madan Dilawar interacting
with AEN Harshadipati at SMS Hospital on Tuesday.
Suresh Bhichar.
PWD Minister Bhajan Lal Jatav called upon Union Minister
for Road Transport Highways Nitin Gadkari at New Delhi on
Tuesday discussed various development projects in Rajasthan.
PIL MOVED IN SC SEEKING GUIDELINES
TO PROTECT TREATING DOCTORS
Creating medico-
legal cell at police
stations is need of
the hour, says PIL
Bhichar started
his tour on Mar 29
covered about 6
kms in an hour
DAUSA DOCTOR SUICIDE CASE Sikar youth runs from
Raj to Delhi to inspire
Army aspirants
Gadkari, Jatav discuss Raj roads
Ram temple trustees thank CM
Gehlot for smooth stone supply
Bid to trap IAS Ranka
in cyber fraud fails
Diesel crosses `100
mark per litre in city

z Jodhpur is at last
position, 34th, based
on renewal number
of shops, while
Dungarpur has been
ranked as the ‘Best.’

z Udaipur, Jaipur
city,Jaipur rural
have bagged 19th,
24th
32nd
ranks.

z Dists with 30% renew-
al are Jodhpur, Baran,
Jaipur Rural, Dholpur,
Jhalawar, Pratapgarh,
Alwar, Ganganagar,
Karauli, Chittor, Jaipur
City, Hanumangarh,
Sikar and Tonk.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Public Works
Department Minister
Bhajan Lal Jatav met
Union Transport Minis-
ter Nitin Gadkari at the
latter’s official resi-
dence in New Delhi on
Tuesday and discussed
development of the
roads in the state of Ra-
jasthan with him.
During his Delhi
tour, Bhajan Lal Jatav
also called upon anoth-
er Union Minister
Giriraj Singh.
Describing the meet-
ings as ‘positive’, Jatav
said, “We want Ra-
jasthan to get its due.
Besides various issues,
I discussed with Minis-
ters about clearing the
projects that have been
lying pending since
long time now.”
First India Bureau
Jaipur/Ayodhya: Two
consignments of carved
pink stone slabs from
Rajasthan to be used in
construction of the
Ram temple have
reached Ayodhya on
Tuesday
.
Champatrai, General
Secretary of Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi Teerth,
and member Anil
Mishra met CM Ashok
Gehlot and thanked
him for removing the
obstacles coming in the
stones of Banshi Pa-
harpur area. Champta-
rai presented a model
of Ram temple to Ge-
hlot.
The pink stone mined
at Bansi Paharpur will
be used for the walls af-
ter the plinth work is
completed by June end,
said Mishra, trustee of
Shri Ram Janmabhoo-
mi Teerth Kshetra
Trust. About 70,000 cop-
per plates will be used
in construction. By the
end of 2023, idol of Ram
Lalla will be installed in
temple’s sanctum sanc-
torum, Mishra added.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The cyber
thugs didn’t even spare
IAS Kuldeep Ranka,
Principal Secretary to
CM Gehlot created
profile on WhatsApp us-
ing photos of Ranka.
The accused then called
on WhatsApp and de-
manded money from
Vivek Jain, OSD of Ran-
ka. Vivek suspected the
caller reported the
matter when it was re-
vealed that two-three
other officers also re-
ceived similar calls.
The Special Offences
Cyber Crime Police
has started probing the
case. Vivek said that on
Sunday, he received
messages and What-
sApp calls. The caller
introduced himself as
Kuldeep Ranka and
said that he was out of
Jaipur, mobile wasn’t
working demanded to
transfer money online.
When asked about voice
change, the accused
said it was due to dis-
tance. Vivek called up
Ranka told about the
incident. SHO Satish
Chand said mobile
numbers from which
WhatsApp calls were
made are being traced.
Jaipur: BJP State
President Satish
Poonia, Deputy LoP
Rajendra Rathore,
Madan Dilawar,
MLA Ramlal Sharma
enquired about met
injured AEN Har-
shadipati and JEN
Nitin Gulati at SMS
Hospital cornered
state govt for not
arresting MLA Girraj
Malinga in the case.
Speaking on arrest
of BJP’s Jitendra
Gothwal Bhavani
Rajawat, Poonia said
instead of IPC, GPC
(Gehlot Panel Code)
is followed here.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Opposition
BJP on Tuesday ac-
cused state government
of following appease-
ment policy after power
discoms released orders
of no power cuts in the
month of Ramadan.
The orders went viral
on social media after
which BJP leaders Sat-
ish Poonia, GS Shekha-
wat, Vasundhara Raje,
GC Kataria others
targeted the govern-
ment saying religious
festivals shouldn’t be
quoted in such orders.
Raje said that people in
the state are not only
observing Ramzan but
are also observing
Navratri simultaneous-
ly
. Discoms have issued
the orders after Minis-
ter Zahida Khan wrote
a letter to Energy Min-
ister Bhanwar Singh
Bhati.
After objections from
BJP
, the Discoms issued
a revised order remov-
ing reference to Rama-
dan.
BJP LEADERS
MEET AEN, JEN
AT SMS HOSP
‘NopoweroutageduringRamadan’
order creates stir, later rectified
NEWS DIGEST
Jaipur: The Prashasan Shehron Ke Sang campaign
will start this month after a gap of almost four
months. The dates for this will soon be announced.
CM Ashok Gehlot had extended this campaign by
a year. Now the campaign will run till March 2023
so that people can avail the benefit of government’s
exemption on lease. Under the campaign, 2.39 lakh
leases have been issued. The government has set a
target of issuing 10 lakh leases under the campaign.
The purpose of this campaign was to relieve the
civic bodies of the financial constraints.
Jaipur: The High Court on Tuesday, granted bail
to suspended RAS officer Mamata Yadav, who
was arrested in the Jaipur
Development Authority’s
(JDA) corruption case. The
Bench of Justice Vinod
Kumar Bharwani also granted
bail to three other accused
including Ram Tufan, Vijay
Meena and Akhilesh Kumar
in the case. The four were arrested by the Anti-
Corruption Bureau (ACB) on February 7 last year
for taking bribes of lakhs of rupees from people
in the pretext of issuing pattas in their name.
Jaipur: A three-day CBRN (Chemical, Biological,
Radiological Nuclear) training programme was
inaugurated at Jaipur International Airport by Uma
Maheswara, Chief of National Disaster Management
Authority. Jaipur Airport hosted this basic training
programme to enhance the preparedness of Airport
emergency handlers to respond to CBRN emergen-
cies, encompassing threats emanating from use of
CBRN materials at airport. Around 40 ARFF person-
nel of JIAL would be trained in various aspects of
CBRN emergencies.
PRASHASAN SHEHRON KE SANG DRIVE TO
START THIS MONTH AFTER 4 MONTHS’ GAP
JDA SCAM: BAIL TO SUSPENDED RAS
OFFICER MAMATA YADAV, 3 OTHERS
CBRN TRAINING PROGRAME
INAUGURATED AT JAIPUR AIRPORT
MEET FOR A CAUSE
Rajsamand MLA Deepti Maheshwari called upon Union
Minister for Environment and Forest Bhupender Yadav
at New Delhi on Tuesday and urged him to simplify the
mining process for marble traders.
FACTFILE
Two slots of pink
stone mined at
Bansi Paharpur
reached Ayodhya
Kuldeep Ranka
CM Ashok Gehlot was presented a model of Ram temple by
Champatrai and Anil Mishra of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth
along with Suresh Upadhyaya and Rajaram at the CM residence.

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l Vol 3 l Issue No. 298 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.
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he Union gov-
ernment has re-
ignited the dec-
ades-old dispute
over Chandi-
garh by notifying Central
Service Rules for the Union
territory (UT) instead of the
Punjab Service Rules. This
intervention by the Central
government, like the way it
has been doing in Delhi, is
whathasirkedthefirstAam
AadmiPartygovernmentof
Punjab. It moved a resolu-
tionintheAssemblyremind-
ing the Centre of the Punjab
Reorganisation Act of 1966
throughwhichthestatereor-
ganisedintoHaryana,UTof
Chandigarh and parts of it
going to the then UT of
Himachal Pradesh. Centre,
the resolution said, was in-
tervening in administration
toupsetthebalancethatwas
maintained for assets like
Bhakra Beas Management
Board (BBMB). The BBMB
vacancies that were earlier
filledupbyPunjabandHary-
ana officers in 60:40 ratio,
havenowbeenopenedbythe
Centre for officers of all
states, including those from
Central government.
As Punjab wants the
whole of Chandigarh as
part of the state, Haryana
is opposing the move. It has
raised the contentious is-
sue of transfer of Hindi
speaking areas from Pun-
jab. Punjab’s resolution is
silent on that. Selja Kumari
of the Congress said that
transfer of Hindi-speaking
villagesandSutlej-Yamuna
Link Canal have to be dis-
cussed together.
Punjabresolutionpassed
at a special session of the
Assembly and Chief Minis-
terBhagwantMann’sthreat
of protests from “street to
Parliament”ismeaningless
as there is no backing off in
the Central government’s
lexicon, with the farm laws
being the only exception.
Litigation also won’t
help as boundary issues
have never been easy to re-
solve for courts.
CHANDIGARH
ROW IS ONLY
FOR PUBLIC
As Punjab wants the whole of Chandigarh as part
of the state, Haryana is opposing the move. It has
raised the contentious issue of transfer of Hindi speaking
areas from Punjab. Punjab’s resolution is silent on that.
Selja Kumari of the Congress said that transfer of
Hindi-speaking villages and Sutlej-Yamuna Link
Canal have to be discussed together
T
Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal
It was a pleasure meeting Australian
PM’s Special Trade Envoy for India
@HonTonyAbbott in Melbourne. He
has played a key role in realising the
#IndAusECTA. Discussed how both
countries can build on this deal to
increase supply chain resilience in
the Indo-Pacific region.
Nitin Gadkari @nitin_gadkari
Construction of the very important
Dimapur Bypass in Nagaland is
ongoing and scheduled to be
completed soon. This 35 km bypass
is a Greenfield Alignment which will
connect NH-36 and NH-39 avoiding
the heavily congested Dimapur town.
#PragatiKaHighway #GatiShakti
TOP TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
A person can rise through the efforts of his own
mind; or draw himself down, in the same manner.
Because each person is his own friend or enemy.
—Bhagavad Gita
MATUAS: ‘NEGLECTED’ BUT BEING
WOOED FOR POLITICAL GAINS
Whatever be the cause,
the Matuas... today are a
bewildered lot and they
quite rightfully believe
that their political
demand is not being
addressed by anyone...
even as every party is
playing the charmers’
role to earn brownie
points from the sect. The
Modi government’s
failure to frame and
notify the rules of the
Citizenship (Amendment)
Act seems to have cost the
BJP dearly in the West
Bengal Assembly elections,
with the Trinamool
Congress getting the
better of the saffron
party in seats dominated
by the Matuas
orthelastfewyearsinWest
Bengal politics, the Matua
factor has been worrying
all major parties... and
which way they go is the
cynosure of all eyes... how-
ever,nonearetakingchanc-
es as far as wooing the com-
munity is concerned!
If CM has announced a
state holiday for the birth
anniversary of the founder
of the sect, in a late-night
virtual address, the PM ad-
dressed them with his best
wishes. Understandably,
the Union minister from
the community, Shantanu
Thakur had said... what-
ever political parties do...
as long as it benefits or up-
lifts the stature of the com-
munity it is ok.
Let’s try to understand
why the Matuas are impor-
tant for political parties.
Matuaisasectthatbelongs
to the Namasudra caste.
The Matuas came to WB
from Bangladesh after Par-
tition as refugees. Matua
Mahasangha is an umbrel-
la organisation that was
formed through religious
reforms. The Mahasangha
was established by
Harichand Thakur in the
mid-19th Century
. Howev-
er, the movement of this
sect became popular under
the leadership of Guru-
chandThakur,Harichand’s
son. Harichand preached
love, tolerance, gender
equality and non-distinc-
tion irrespective of caste,
class and creed. After Par-
tition, thousands of Matu-
as crossed over to WB, and
Harichand’s grandson
Pramatha Ranjan Thakur
set up the sect’s headquar-
ters at Thakurnagar in
North 24 Parganas district,
West Bengal.
Initially
, the Matuas had
sided with the Congress
Bengal but they gradually
drifted away to the Left
camp since 1977. However,
after several heartburns
between the sect members
and the Left leaders, the
Front was not willing to
provide them with citizen-
ship and land rights, how-
ever, in 2010... Late Boro
Ma, the matriarch of the
Matua Mahasangha, had
switched over to the TMC.
Till 2019, the communi-
ty was entirely with
Mamata Banerjee’s TMC.
The scenario was “des-
tined” to change, however,
with the demise of Boro
Ma as the family was verti-
cally divided in this re-
spect. If of her sons stayed
with TMC, the other (son)
and his family sided with
the BJP. Geographically,
Bengal shares a huge bor-
der area with Bangladesh
and has a huge number of
voters who belong to the
kin of refugees and hence
their votes mean a lot to
any party in West Bengal
incidentally, Matuas are
the largest section of Hin-
du refugees, therefore,
they play a vital role in the
husting.
In the 2014 LS and 2016
assembly elections, largely
due to the blessings of the
lateBinapaniDeviThakur,
the TMC ruled the area
with Matua support. The
winds changed and the
fluttering of the Saffron
flag in the 2019 parliamen-
tary polls was a matter of
fact... but the political acu-
men of Mamata helped the
TMC to regain some lost
ground in Matua-dominat-
ed areas thereafter.
The Namasudras form
one of the largest chunks
of SCs in Bengal, compris-
ing 17.4% of the popula-
tion, behind Rajbanshis
(18.4%), according to the
2001 Census information.
The BJP has been wooing
the Namasudras heavily
(with the Matuas its big-
gest group), together total-
ling about 1.5 crore voters,
with presence in at least 42
Assembly seats spread
across North 24 Parganas,
Nadia and some parts of
North Bengal.
In the 2019 LS polls...the
BJP led in 33 of the total
68 SC-reserved Assembly
segments in the state. Of
these 33 seats, 26 are Mat-
ua-dominated. The Trina-
mool led in 34 segments
while the Congress and
Left in only three. In 26 As-
sembly seats in North 24
Parganas and Nadia dis-
tricts where Matuas have
a dominating presence,
the BJP won 14 seats in
the 2021 crucial Assembly
polls while the TMC
bagged 12. In 2019, the BJP
led in all 26 Matua-domi-
nated seats in these two
districts.
It is obvious that if the
Dalits do not get proper
representation in any po-
litical party, it will be an
irritating factor for them.
However, in a bid to pacify
them, Senior BJP leader
BL Santhosh and Bengal
BJP chief Sukanta Ma-
jumdar have already spo-
ken to Shantanu Thakur.
Also to make matters
worse for the BJP... Mama-
ta Banerjee had taken sev-
eral important steps to aid
the community and uplift
their lives... following
such beneficial schemes...
a good number of people
from the sect have started
also showing a leaning to-
wards the TMC.
THE CAA
HEARTBURN
The community has been
demanding the amend-
ment of the Citizenship
Act, 2003, for a long time.
The Matuas believe that
the provisions of the Citi-
zenship Act of 2003 had
made it difficult for them
to get citizenship. Mean-
while, after the communi-
ty supported the BJP dur-
ing the crucial 2019 Lok
Sabha elections, the party
in the same year brought
the controversial CAA.
The community believed
that after the implementa-
tion of CAA they will get
their citizenship.
The Mahasangh has
been fighting for citizen-
ship for the past 20 years.
After the CAA was
brought...peopleof thesect
werehopefulof gettingciti-
zenship. People of the sect
areinafixoverthefactthat
since the TMC has already
declared that they will not
implementtheCAAandthe
current silence of the Cen-
treontheissuemightagain
sweep the matter under the
carpet.
With their original de-
mand of implementing
CAA put on the back burn-
er, the BJP lost quite a
ground to the TMC in the
Assembly election. How-
ever, no party is leaving
any stone unturned in
their bid to woo the sect,
which can easily turn the
political tide of any party
if it comes together.
THE PRICKLY
CAA ISSUE
The citizenship screening
drive in Assam through
the NRCitizens triggered
panic among the Matuas
and the BJP’s promise for
protection against such
probable citizenship
screening exercise in West
Bengal won them their
(Matuas) confidence.
While the TMC had for-
mally opposed the CAA,
the party also launched a
campaign from the end of
2020 asking why the Centre
was not being able to frame
the Rules for the CAA even
a year after its passage by
the Parliament. It was be-
cause the Rules would fur-
ther complicate matters
for the Matuas, the TMC
alleged, while Union home
minister Amit Shah attrib-
uted the delay to the gov-
ernment’s preoccupation
with handling the Covid-19
pandemic.
Whatever be the cause,
the Matuas... today are a
bewildered lot and they
quite rightfully believe
that their political demand
is not being addressed by
anyone... even as every
partyisplayingthecharm-
ers’ role to earn brownie
points from the sect.
The Modi government’s
failure to frame and notify
the rules of the Citizen-
ship (Amendment) Act
seems to have cost the BJP
dearly in the West Bengal
Assembly elections, with
the Trinamool Congress
getting the better of the
saffron party in seats dom-
inated by the Matuas.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
F
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Associate Editor,
Free Press Journal, Mumbai and former
Managing Editor, First India
Matua is a sect that
belongs to the
Namasudra caste.
The Matuas came to
WB from Bangladesh
after Partition as
refugees. Matua
Mahasangha is an
umbrella
organisation that
was formed through
religious reforms.
The Mahasangha was
established by
Harichand Thakur in
the mid-19th Century
‘CLARIFY THE CENTRE’S STAND OVER
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CAA IN WB’
hantanu Thakur, BJP MP from Bongaon even urged
Union home minister Amit Shah to clarify the Centre’s
stand over the implementation of CAA in the state.
Thakur, who won the (Bongaon) seat riding the crest of sup-
port for the BJP’s ‘citizenship promise’ to the Matua com-
munity, seems to be in a spot following the
fact that the joint president of the All In-
dia Matua Mahasangha has been miss-
ing from the political meetings of the
BJP in recent months! For some time
now, representatives of the commu-
nity have gone on an attacking mode
against the West Bengal unit of the BJP.
SHANTANU THAKUR also criticised the
Saffron party’s state unit. The leaders of
the community are aggrieved over the fact
that the state committee of the BJP has
not given representation to the
Matuas.
S

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INDIA
05
ED SEIZES ASSETS LINKED
TO SENA’S SANJAY RAUT
New Delhi (ANI): The
Enforcement Directo-
rateonTuesdayattached
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay
Raut’s properties in con-
nectionwith`1,034crore
Patra Chawl land scam
case, the law enforce-
ment agency said.
The properties at-
tached include Raut’s
Alibaug plot and one
flat in Dadar, Mumbai.
Speaking to reporters
on Tuesday
, Raut said, “I
am not the one who will
getscared.Seizemyprop-
erty
,shootme,orsendme
tojail,SanjayRautisBala-
saheb Thackeray’s fol-
lower and a Shiv Sainik.”
“I will fight and ex-
pose everyone. I am not
the one to stay quiet, let
them dance. The truth
will prevail,” he said.
In a tweet on Tuesday
afternoon, the Sena MP
said, “Satyameva Jayate
(truth alone triumphs)”.
Earlier, on March 25
Raut had lashed out
against the Centre al-
leging that there is a
nexus between the Cen-
tral agencies and the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) to defame the Ma-
harashtra government.
These developments
come against the back-
drop of the Brihanmum-
bai Municipal Corpora-
tion (BMC) elections slat-
ed to be held this year.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said he will fight and expose everyone. —FILE PHOTO
AM I VIJAY MALLYA: SENA’S SANJAY
RAUT AFTER SEIZURE OF PROPERTY
Mumbai: Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut, furious over the
Enforcement Directorate’s move to attach his properties in
connection with the `1,034 crore Patra Chawl land scam
case, on Tuesday mocked the agency, questioning if they
considered him equal to fugitive tycoons like Vijay Mallya
and Nirav Modi. The action against him, he said, started
after people pressured him to bring down the Maharashtra
government. Asserting that this has been going on for two
years, Raut told the media on Tuesday that he had already
informed the Rajya Sabha chairman about the matter.
Govt blocks 22 YT channels
over nat’l security concerns
New Delhi: The Minis-
try of Information
Broadcasting has
blocked 22 YouTube
channels for allegedly
spreading disinforma-
tion related to India’s
national security and
foreign relations. These
include 18 Indian You-
Tube news channels
that have been blocked
for the first time under
IT Rules, 2021, and four
Pakistan-based You-
Tube news channels.
In an order issued on
Monday, the Ministry
said these YouTube
channels used logos of
TV news channels and
false thumbnails to mis-
lead viewers.
In addition, three
Twitter accounts, one
Facebook account, and
one news website were
also blocked.
“Thesechannelswere
involved in spreading
misinformation impact-
ing India’s sovereignty,
national security rela-
tions with other coun-
tries. They were spread-
ing fake news about the
pandemic Russia-
Ukraine crisis. We
won’t shy away from
taking such action in
future,” Union IB Min-
ister Anurag Thakur
said on Tuesday
.
“The Ministry of In-
formation Broadcast-
ing, utilizing the emer-
gency powers under the
IT Rules, 2021, has is-
sued orders on
04.04.2022 for blocking
of twenty-two (22) You-
Tube based news chan-
nels, three (3) Twitter
accounts, one (1) Face-
book account, and one
(1) news website. The
blocked YouTube chan-
nels had a cumulative
viewership of over 260
crore, and were used to
spread fake news, and
coordinated disinfor-
mation over social me-
dia on subjects sensi-
tive from the perspec-
tive of national securi-
ty, India’s foreign rela-
tions, and public order,”
the ministry said in a
statement.
Cong leader
who criticised
Gandhis sacked
as TN spox
Chennai (Agencies):
A Congress spokesper-
son has been sacked in
Tamil Nadu after he
suggested that Rahul
Gandhi and Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra should
step aside to “save the
Congress”.
Americai V Naray-
anan, a member of the
All India Congress
Committee (AICC), also
said the party’s alums
like Mamata Banerjee,
Jagan Mohan Reddy
and K Chandrasekhara
Rao should return and
restore people’s confi-
dence in the Congress.
“To build the confi-
dence of the people of
India, bring in ex Con-
gress leaders who have
proven track record –
like Mamata Banerjee,
Jagan Mohan Reddy,
Sharad Pawar, K Chan-
drasekhara Rao (KCR)
- and request them to
merge their party with
the Congress,” Naray-
anan told media.
Shivpal to
take ‘major
decision’
after Navratri
Lucknow (Agen-
cies): Pragatisheel
Samajwadi Party Lo-
hia (PSPL) leader
Shivpal Singh Yadav
will visit Ayodhya af-
ter Navratri and an-
nounce a ‘major deci-
sion’ about his next
political move.
Shivpal has al-
ready given enough
indications of his
growing preference
for the BJP by follow-
ing Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath on the so-
cial media platforms.
Panic grips Choutigam’s
Kashmiri Pandit families
after militant attack
Srinagar (Agencies):
Panichasgrippedthree
Kashmiri Pandit fami-
lies in Shopian a day
after militants shot at
and injured a Pandit
shopkeeper Bal Kris-
han near his shop.
The Pandit families,
who had stayed on in
the Valley and did not
migrate in the 1990s,
have maintained si-
lence and refused to
talk to the media for
fear of retribution af-
ter the attack. “We are
hopeful that locals will
safeguard us, like in
the past 30 years,” a mi-
nority member said, on
the condition of ano-
nymity
. A little-known
outfit, the Kashmir
Freedom Fighters
(KFF), has claimed re-
sponsibility for the at-
tack at Choutigam vil-
lage of Shopian. “The
cadre of the KFF shot
and critically injured
the Kashmiri Pandit.
He was hand in glove
with the BJP and was
also involved in many
immoral activities,” a
KFF spokesman
claimed.
The police have not,
however, confirmed
the veracity of the out-
fit’s claim. Officials
said Bal Krishan, who
is in hospital, is stable.
However, the incident
has pushed the three
remaining Pandit fami-
lies to maintain a low
profile in their own vil-
lages, in the face of
back-to-back targeted
attacks on civilians.
The family of Bal Krishan, a Kashmiri Pandit, who was shot at
by suspected militants recently. —FILE PHOTO
MUSLIM NEIGHBOURS CONDEMN
ATTACK ON KASHMIRI PANDIT
Srinagar (Agencies): The Muslim neighbours of a
Kashmiri Pandit, who was shot at and injured by terror-
ists, on Tuesday said they are solidly behind the family in
their hour of crisis. On Monday evening terrorists fired
at and injured Sonu Kumar of Chotagam village in South
Kashmir’s Shopian district. “It is very wrong and against
the teachings of Islam. He is a farmer like us and a very
helpful person. He is always ready to help others, we
live like brothers,” Mukhtar Ahmad, neighbour of Sonu
Kumar said. Earlier on Monday, the terrorists shot and
injured two non-local labourers in Pulwama. Terrorists
also shot at and injured two CRPF jawans at Maisuma in
Srinagar. One of the injured jawans later succumbed to
his injuries in the hospital. Director General JK Police
(DGP) Dilbag Singh told reporters on Tuesday that ter-
rorists were enemies of people and their handlers across
the border can’t digest the fact that people in Kashmir
are leading a peaceful life. He said these attacks show
the insane nature of terrorists.
Mosque loudspeakers won’t be
removed forcefully: K’taka CM
Bengaluru (Agencies):
Reacting to the slew of
developments in the
staterelatingtoreligious
matters, Karnataka
Chief Minister Basa-
varaj Bommai on Tues-
day said all are equal
before the government
and mosque loudspeak-
ers will not be taken
down forcefully
.
“All steps would be
taken to ensure peace
by not letting any indi-
vidual or organisation
take law into their
hands,” he said.
He further stated that
the ruling BJP has the
blessings of the people.
Hesaidthathewouldde-
liver more pro-people
programmes in the com-
ing days and the crisis
won’t be solved by mere
issuing of statements.
“There are many things
behind these develop-
ments. The orders were
made in 2001, 2002. The
ruling BJP has not
passedanyorder.Wewill
keep everything in mind
and take decisions,” he
said referring to the ban
onMuslimmerchantsin
temples and religious
fairs and the use of loud-
speakers in mosques.
Explaining about
‘Azaan’, Bommai said
that there was already
an order by the Apex
Court in this regard.
“There is also another
order questioning why
its orders are not being
implemented. The lim-
it of decibel is pre-
scribed and there is an
order to purchase a
decibel meter.
“This is work which
has to be done by taking
everyone into confi-
dence. It can’t be done
forcefully
,” he said.
Basavaraj Bommai
ED summons:
SC agrees to
list Abhishek
Banerjee’s plea
New Delhi (Agencies):
The Supreme Court on
Tuesday agreed to list
next week,
a plea filed
by the Tri-
n a m o o l
Congress
leader Ab-
hishek Ba-
nerjee — the nephew of
West Bengal Chief Min-
ister Mamata Banerjee,
and his wife Rujira Ba-
nerjee, challenging the
ED summons in a mon-
ey laundering case
linked to an alleged coal
scam. Senior advocate
Kapil Sibal, represent-
ing Abhishek Banerjee,
urged a bench headed
by Chief Justice NV Ra-
mana to urgently list
the matter for hearing.
SARADHA SCAM: ED
ATTACHES ASSETS
WORTH `35 CRORE
New Delhi (PTI): ED on
Tuesday attached assets
worth over `35 crore in
connection with a chit fund
case involving Saradha group
of companies. The attached
assets in West Bengal include
vehicles, buildings, flats and
bungalows in Bishnupur,
plots in South 24 Parganas,
Nadia, Cooch Behar and
Jalpaiguri. ED had registered
a case against Saradha group
of companies in 2013.
Tired of waiting,options open: Ahmed Patel’s son
Ahmedabad (PTI):
Faisal Patel, son of
late Congress leader
Ahmed Patel who was
the political secretary
of Sonia Gandhi, put
out a tweet on Tuesday
suggesting he was up-
set with the Congress
party leadership. It
said: “Tired of waiting
around. No encourage-
ment from the top
brass. Keeping
my options
open”.
Asked about
the tweet, Patel
told media: “I
have expressed
my feelings and I do not
want to add anything
more or anything less.
What I have said, I have
said, and nothing
more… It could
be anything like
leaving the party,
leaving politics
and joining the
business. It could
be anything.”
Patel, who is yet to
make his electoral de-
but, had last week an-
nounced a tour of
Bharuch from April 1
ahead of the Gujarat
Legislative Assembly
polls scheduled later
this year. However, his
tour was later delayed
apparently due to
Ramzan.
GUJARAT CONG ‘OUT OF SYNC’

INDIA
06
Bhopal: Tiger state
Madhya Pradesh has
lost 14 tigers in the last
four months in differ-
ent wildlife habitats of
the state, including four
between April 1 to 4.
Of the total tigers re-
ported dead, 10 had lost
their lives within the
earmarked area of tiger
reserves, while four
were reported dead out-
side the area. The NT-
CA’s data shows that
overall, 39 tigers were
reported dead across
the country in the last
four months. Madhya
Pradesh, like in the pre-
vious years, led with 14
tiger deaths, followed
by Maharashtra with
10, while Karnataka
was at third place with
6 tiger deaths.
According to the Na-
tional Tiger Conserva-
tion Authority’s
(NTCA) report, three
tigers were reported
dead in Pench Tiger Re-
serve, two each in Band-
havgarh, Sanjay Tiger
Reserve, Kanha Tiger
Reserve and one in Sat-
pura Tiger Reserve. The
remaining four big cats
were reported dead out-
side the wildlife habitat
areas.
The NTCA report
also suggests that of the
14 big cats lost between
January 1 and April 4,
six were female and
three male, while the
identity of five re-
mained unknown.
Of the three tigers
who died in the last four
days, two were found
dead in Satpura Tiger
Reserve (STR) in Nar-
madapuram (Hoshang-
abad) district and the
third in Balaghat. A sen-
ior officer in STR said
the carcass of a female
cub, aged around 5-6
months, was spotted by
a forest patrol in Mogra
area of Pachmarhi
range on Saturday
.
39 big cats have died so far this year
WHO’S SILENCING THE ROAR OF BIG CATS
India’s maritime sector scaled
new heights in last 8 yrs: Modi
India has focussed on port-led development, which includes expanding port capacities: PM
New Delhi (PTI): In
the last eight years, In-
dia’s maritime sector
has scaled new heights
and contributed to
boosting trade and
commercial activities,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi said today on
the occasion of Nation-
al Maritime Day.
April 5 is celebrated
as National Maritime
Day across the country
and is dedicated to the
role of maritime trade
in the development of
the Indian economy
and the role of India
and its strategic loca-
tion in global trade.
“Today, on National
Maritime Day we recall
our glorious maritime
history and highlight
the importance of the
maritime sector to-
wards India’s economic
growth,” PM Modi said
in a series of tweets.
“In the last 8 years
our maritime sector
has scaled new heights
and contributed to
boosting trade and
commercial activities,”
he said. In the last eight
years, the government
of India has focussed
on port-led develop-
ment which includes
expanding port capaci-
ties and making the ex-
isting systems even
more efficient, the
Prime Minister said.
He said waterways
are being harnessed to
ensure products get ac-
cess to new markets.
“While we are lever-
aging the maritime sec-
tor for economic pro-
gress and building an
Aatmanirbhar Bharat,
we are also taking ade-
quate care to ensure
the marine eco-system
and diversity which In-
dia is proud of is safe-
guarded,” PM said.
PM PAYS TRIBUTE TO DALIT
ICON BABU JAGJIVAN RAM
New Delhi (ANI): Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
today paid tributes to
freedom fighter Babu
Jagjivan Ram on his 115th
birth anniversary and said
that the nation will always
remember the remark-
able contribution of the
veteran leader who was
admired for his adminis-
trative skills and concern
for the poor. “Tributes
to Babu Jagjivan Ram Ji
on his birth anniversary.
Our nation will always
remember his remark-
able contribution. He was
widely admired for his
administrative skills and
concern for the poor,” PM
Modi tweeted. Popularly
known as Babuji, Jagjivan
Ram was one of India’s
greatest Dalit icons, who
fought for the rights of
the underprivileged. Born
in Bihar in 1908, Jagjivan
Ram was a freedom
fighter and served as a
Minister in governments
led by Jawaharlal Nehru
and later India Gandhi.
He quit the Congress to
protest against Emergency
and served as a Deputy
PM in the Janata Party
government. He was the
Defence Minister during
the India-Pak War in 1971.
New Delhi: Over 600 social media accounts of the
central government were hacked in the last five
years, Information and Broad-
casting Minister Anurag Thakur
told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Responding to a query on the
hacking of government’s Twitter
handles and e-mail accounts, the
minister said since 2017, 641 such accounts have
been hacked.Altogether 175 accounts were hacked
in 2017, 114 in 2018, 61 in 2019, 77 in 2020, 186 in
2021 and 28 so far this year, he said in a reply.
Srinagar: JK DGP
Dilbagh Singh on
Tuesday said that 42
terrorists have been
killed in the past three
months during various
anti-terror operations
and the presence of
foreign terrorists is
very low in the UT.
Talking to reporters
on the sidelines of the
wreath-laying ceremo-
ny of CRPF jawan who
was killed.
New Delhi: Indian
Army Chief Gener-
al Manoj Mukund
Naravane and Singa-
pore Defence Minister
Ng Eng Hen met on
Tuesday and discussed
regional geopolitical
developments. General
Naravane reviewed the
Guard of Honour at the
Ministry of Defence
and complimented the
Guard for an impecca-
ble turnout and parade.
Beijing: The disclosure of new Covid variants
emerging in China and the rise of a potentially more
transmissible strain in the U.K.
has recast the spotlight on the
ongoing risk of the virus, even
as health experts say there’s no
reason to panic. The WHO said a
hybrid of two omicron strains —
BA.1 and BA.2 — that was first detected in the U.K.
and dubbed XE could be the most transmissible vari-
ant yet. It is estimated to spread 10% more easily
than BA.2, which itself was more transmissible.
OVER 600 GOVERNMENT SOCIAL MEDIA
ACCOUNTS HACKED SINCE 2017: CENTRE
JK DGP: 42
ULTRAS KILLED IN
LAST 3 MONTHS
ARMY CHIEF,
S’PORE DEF MIN
DISCUSS TIES
CHINA VARIANTS AND OMICRON XE PUT
FRESH FOCUS ON COVID MUTATIONS
CRUCIAL READ
India shouldn’t increase
imports from Russia: US
Washington (PTI):
The White House has
reiterated that it is not
in India’s interest to
“accelerate or increase”
imports of Russian en-
ergy and other com-
modities, while offering
to work with New Delhi
to help it reduce its reli-
ance on imports from
Moscow.
Responding to ques-
tions on the visit of top
Indian-American US
advisor Daleep Singh to
New Delhi last week,
White House Press Sec-
retary Jen Psaki said
that he explained both
the mechanisms of
sanctions and reiterat-
ed that any country or
entity should be abid-
ing by those.
Psaki said that re-
porting energy pay-
ments by India are not
sanctioned and imports
of Russian energy rep-
resent only one to two
per cent of its total en-
ergy imports.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that energy
payments are not sanctioned.
UK PM BORIS JOHNSON EXPECTED TO
VISIT INDIA TOWARDS MONTH END
US LAWMAKERS WANT INDIA TO RESTRICT
SALE OF RUSSIAN-ORIGIN DIAMONDS
London (PTI): British PM Boris Johnson is
planning a visit to India towards the end of
this month with a focus on strengthening
bilateral ties against the backdrop of the
ongoing India-UK Free Trade Agreement
negotiations. The visit, which is expected
around April 22, is long overdue.
Washington (PTI): A bipartisan group of American law-
makers has sought the help of the Biden administration in
restricting the international trade and sale of Russian-origin
diamonds. In a letter to Secretary of State Tony Blinken and
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the lawmakers expressed
concern that the sanctions issued to target Russia’s diamond
industry will have a minimal impact on Alrosa and its CEO.
Cong’s revival essential for
democracy, society: Sonia
Gender bias in Hindu
Succession Act? SC
seeks Centre’s view
New Delhi (ANI): Con-
gress interim president
Sonia Gandhi on Tues-
day called for “unity at
all levels” of the organi-
sation at a meeting of
party MPs in which she
spoke about the party’s
“shocking and painful”
defeats in the recent
elections even as she
slammed the govern-
ment for targeting the
Oppositionand“spread-
ing maximum fear and
intimidation”.
Stating that the road
ahead for the Congress
party was more chal-
lenging than ever be-
fore and the spirit of
resilience of party
workers was under se-
vere test, Sonia Gandhi
said she had received
many suggestions on
how to strengthen the
party and she was work-
ing on “many of them”.
Addressing a meeting
of the Congress Parlia-
mentary Party (CPP) in
Parliament, Sonia Gan-
dhi said, “The road
ahead is more challeng-
ing than ever before.
Our dedication and de-
termination, our spirit
of resilience are under
severe test.
Unity at all levels of
our vast organisation is
of paramount impor-
tance and speaking for
myself, I am deter-
mined to do whatever is
needed to ensure it. Our
revival is not just a mat-
ter of importance to us
alone — it is, in fact, es-
sential for our democ-
racy itself and indeed
for our society as well.”
New Delhi (Agencies):
A petition alleging “sec-
tions of the Hindu Suc-
cession Act are uncon-
stitutional and violate
gender equality” was
on Tuesday heard by
the Supreme Court at a
time debate around the
Uniform Civil Code
(UCC) is largely focused
on gender injustice per-
ceived to be prevalent
in the personal laws of
minority communities.
The Centre has been
given four weeks’ time
to respond.
“The court should in-
tervene on behalf of
Hindu women because
while society is moving
towards gender equali-
ty, the Hindu Succes-
sion Act discriminates
based on gender,” the
petition stated.
HC seeks Govt’s
response on PIL
for Uniform
Banking Code
Made all
arrangements
for Haj: Centre
New Delhi (PTI): The
Delhi High Court on
Tuesday asked the Cen-
tre to seriously look
into the issue raised in
a Public Interest Litiga-
tion (PIL) seeking im-
plementation of a Uni-
form Banking Code for
foreign exchange trans-
actions to control black
money generation and
benami transactions.
A Bench of Acting
Chief Justice Vipin
Sanghi and Justice
Navin Chawla issued
notice to the Centre
through ministries of
Home Affairs, Law and
Justice and Finance,
and asked them to re-
spond to the petition.
Additional Solicitor
General Chetan Shar-
ma, representing the
Centre, submitted that
the petitioner has
raised a serious issue
which shall be looked
into by the government.
The court, which list-
ed the matter for fur-
ther hearing on May 25,
asked the Centre to “se-
riously look into the is-
sue” raised by the peti-
tioner. Petitioner and
advocate Ashwini Ku-
mar Upadhyay raised
loop holes in the system
in relation to transfer
of foreign funds which
could be used by separa-
tists, Naxals, Maoists ,
and terrorists.
New Delhi: Minority
Affairs Minister
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
on Tuesday said the
Government has made
all arrangements for
Haj, but a decision on
the modalities has to be
taken by Saudi Arabia.
The minister said
this in Rajya Sabha, af-
ter Nadimul Haque of
the TMC raised the de-
mand for confirmation
of date for restoration
of Haj-2022. It is the
Saudi govt which will
decide the modalities of
Haj Naqvi said.
‘Six-fold hike for infra along
China border in Arunachal’
LS adjourned twice
over fuel price hike
Centre: Climate report
supports India’s view
government has allo-
cated six times more
funds for the develop-
ment of infrastructure
along the Sino-Indian
border in Arunachal
Pradesh — from Rs 42.87
crore in 2020-21 to Rs
249.12 in 2021-22. Union
Minister of State for
Home Nityanand Rai
said in Lok Sabha that
Rs 602.30 crore has been
allocated in 2021-22 and
Rs 355.12 crore in 2020-21
under the Border Infra-
structure and Manage-
ment (BIM) scheme to
improve infrastructure
along the international
border in the Northeast
— with China, My-
namar and Bangladesh.
While Rs 42.87 crore
was allocated under the
BIM for the India-China
border in the Northeast
in 2020-21, Rs 249.12 has
been allocated in 2021-
22 for it, he said in a re-
ply to a question.
New Delhi (PTI): Op-
position members on
Tuesday disrupted the
proceedings in the Lok
Sabha by staging vocal
protests over hike in
fuel prices and other is-
sues, forcing two suc-
cessive adjournments
in the House.
As soon as the House
met at 11 am, Congress
leader Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury and DMK’s
TR Baalu demanded a
discussion on the hike
in fuel prices, which
were raised 13 times in
the last two weeks.
As protests contin-
ued, the Speaker ad-
journed the proceed-
ings till 12 noon.
latest IPCC report on
mitigation of climate
change justifies India’s
emphasis on equity at
all scales in climate ac-
tion and sustainable de-
velopment, Union Envi-
ronment Minister Bhu-
pender Yadav said on
Tuesday, stressing that
it fully supports India’s
view on the necessity of
public finance for devel-
oping countries.
Yadav welcomed the
IPCC Working Group III
report on ‘Mitigation of
Climate Change’ and
said the report under-
lines the need for deep
and urgent global emis-
sions reduction.
“The IPCC report un-
derlines the need for
deep and urgent global
emissions reduction in
climate action and sus-
tainable development,”
Yadav said.
HIGHLIGHTS

z BJP’s “80-20”
meant hiking fuel
price by 80 paise for
20 days: AAP leader

z Rise in fuel prices
found its latest critic
in a member of the
ruling BJP ally JD(U)
with KC Tyagi calling
for a rollback of the
hikes in prices of fuel
PM Modi being presented
with monolithic stone model
of Subhas Chandra Bose by
Sculptor Arun Yogiraj.

NEWS
07
3 ELECTROCUTED, 8 HURT AFTER BUS
COMES IN CONTACT WITH LIVE WIRE
The incident happened when they were returning after attending
a religious fair, many passengers were sitting on top of the bus
Suryaveer S Tanwar
Jaisalmer: Three peo-
ple including two sib-
lings were electrocuted
to death after the bus
they were travelling in
came in contact with
overhead electricity
wires in Jaisalmer dis-
trict on Tuesday. Eight
other bus passengers
sustained burn inju-
ries. Many passengers
had to jump off the
overcrowded bus to
save their lives. Gover-
nor Kalraj Mishra and
CM Gehlot expressed
grief.
The mishap occurred
around 10 am near
Polji’s Dairy village.
The people of Khiniya
and Khuiyala villages
had hired the private
bus to attend a religious
fair. While returning,
some people set on the
roof. These passengers
came in contact with
the overhead electricity
wires. Rana Ram (60),
Narayana Ram (55) and
Padmaram Karana (42)
were electrocuted to
death.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: The state BJP
targeted the Ashok Ge-
hlot government over
violence in Karauli. Be-
fore leaving for Karauli,
the BJP delegation led
by Deputy Leader of
Opposition Rajendra
Rathore held a press
conference at the BJP
headquarters here on
Tuesday and presented
all the facts about the
incident. Rathore tar-
geted Gehlot regarding
his statement on BJP
National President JP
Nadda. He said that
such a statement from
the CM exposes his
skewed mentality. He
accepts that there will
be communal tension
and riots in the state in
the coming 18 months.
In Karauli, the panels
formed by Congress and
BJP met the district of-
ficials and visited the
spot of the communal
clashes on Tuesday
.
Ashvini Yadav
Alwar: The ACB team
of Alwar arrested
three professors, in-
cluding the acting prin-
cipal of Bibirani Col-
lege for taking a bribe
of Rs 5,000. The Assis-
tant Administrative
Officer of the college,
Hiralal had com-
plained to the ACB that
NSS camp was organ-
ized in the college from
March 21 to 27, in
which Rs 70,022 were
spent on the volun-
teers’ breakfast, sta-
tionery and other
items. The bribe
amount was demanded
for signing on these
cheques.
Among those who
sought bribes are
Deepak Ahlawat, Asso-
ciate Professor of Ge-
ography and Secretary
of College Develop-
ment Committee,
Narayan Bairwa, Asso-
ciate Professor of His-
tory and Acting Princi-
pal of the college and
Ramesh Chand Shar-
ma, lecturer of Hindi
and in-charge of NSS
unit. After negotiation,
Rs 15,000 was fixed.
Action was taken by
Inspector Premchand
on the instructions of
Alwar ACB ASP Vijay
Singh.
PK Agarwal
Chittorgarh: The
Chittorgarh ACB has
team arrested JEN
Satyendra
K u m a r
Sandhya,
who was
posted un-
der Sama-
gra Shik-
sha Abhiyan in Gan-
grar. The JEN was
caught red-handed
with Rs 7,500 from his
residence in Gangrar
by the ACB team. ACB
Inspector Daya Lal
Chauhan said that the
complainant Bhairu
Lal Raigar lodged a
complaint with ACB
about the bribe being
demanded by the JEN.
In Jodhpur, ACB ar-
rested tehsildar Pramod
Kumar of Olvi Halka of
Bilara tehsil while taking
bribe of Rs 2,000 in land
case. In Tonk, ACB ar-
rested a clerk of Todarai
Singh Panchayat Samiti,
Prahlad Berwa taking
a bribe of Rs 20,000 in
lieu of releasing second
and third installments of
PMAY.
First India Bureau
Alwar: The fire that
broke out in Sariska
for the second time in
the last seven days
was brought under
control. This time, an
area of about three sq
km got burnt. The For-
est Department, how-
ever, claims that no
major damage has
been reported. But,
the fire has upset the
territory of wild ani-
mals. During the first
fire, about 25 sq km of
forest was burnt.
The area where the
fire broke out is the ter-
ritory of Tiger ST 17
and its two cubs, Tiger
8 and Tiger 15. Sariska
officials say that the
tigers are safe as they
have moved to a differ-
ent territory
.
Ahmedabad (PTI):
Three persons were ar-
rested for allegedly dup-
ing 81 aspirants from
Rajasthan, UP and Guja-
rat of Rs 3.25 crore on the
pretext of getting them
government jobs, police
said here on Tuesday
.
Among 81 victims, 60 are
from Rajasthan.
Police have identified
the arrested persons as
Ravi Pratap Rawat, who
hails from Ajmer in Ra-
jasthan, Harish Praja-
pati and Puja Thakor,
adding that two people
were on the run in the
case. Joint Commission-
er of Police Premvir
Singh said the accused
persons used fake docu-
ments to convince the
candidates that they had
passed the physical test
of a particular exam.
First India Bureau
Nagaur: A class 10th
student sitting on the
top of the bus died due
to electrocution on
Tuesday in Ladnun, Na-
gaur. Two students
were returning after ap-
pearing in class 10th
exam. Due to the over-
crowding of the bus, 5
students were sitting on
the top of the bus . The
matter happened on
Tuesday in Ladnun, Na-
gaur. Ladnun resident
Shahbaz (16) and Rahul
(17) had come to Hoodas
village for exam. The
distance from Ladnun
to Hudas is about 10
kms. Both were return-
ing to Ladnun after tak-
ing the exam.
Due to the crowd in
the bus, 5 students were
sitting on the roof. As
the bus took a turn from
Hudas Road, suddenly
Shahbaz and Rahul
were hit by a wire.
Shahbaz was died while
Rahul was injured.
Class 10 student dies by
electrocution in Nagaur
7BIKE-RIDERSDIEINSEPARATEMISHAPS
7 ACCUSED SENT
TO PC FOR 1 DAY
The ill-fated bus and the passengers after the incident in Jaisalmer on Tuesday.
Accused Deepak Ahlawat, Narayan Bairwa and Ramesh Chand
Sharma in the ACB custody in Alwar.
Rajendra Rathore, Ram Lal Sharma and Madan Dilawar
addressing a press conference in Jaipur on Tuesday.
Baran/Sikar: Seven people were killed in separate
road accidents in Baran and Sikar. 3 youths on a
motorcycle died when an unknown vehicle rammed
the bike near a dhaba. Two cousins were killed on
the spot when an unidentified vehicle rammed their
bike in Sikar. Two bikers were also killed on Sainthil
Road. The deceased belonged to Dausa.
Ashok Gehlot@ashokgehlot51
The death of three people due to electrocution in a
bus in Jaisalmer is extremely sad, my deepest con-
dolences to the bereaved family, may God give them
strength in this difficult time and may the soul of the
departed rest in peace. Wishing speedy recovery to
the injured in the accident.
Karauli: The court of
Chief Judicial Magistrate
(CJM) on Tuesday sent 7
persons to a day’s police
custody in the Indian new
year day violence case.
The Special Investigative
Team (SIT) had arrested
Sharif, Pushpendra, Bipin,
Prahlad, Niraj, Raja and
one more person for the
violence.
Rathore targets Gehlot
govtforKarauliviolence
KARAULI COMMUNAL CLASHES
ACB team traps principal, 2 lecturers
in Alwar college for taking bribe
JEN held with
`7,500 bribe
TEHSILDAR CAUGHT
IN JODHPUR, CLERK
HELD IN TONK
Sariska blaze under control,
no major damage reported
Guj cops nab 3 for duping 60 youth from Raj
NEWS DIGEST
Bundi : In a major ac-
tion against and IPL bet-
ting, Bundi police have
busted a racket. Police
raided a residence of
Gumanpura Sarpanch at
Aktasa bypass late Mon-
day night and arrested
two bookies and recov-
ered the transaction of
Rs 51,43,000 and Rs
16,000. According to
Taleda Police, during the
night patrol, informer
gave a tip of betting
on the cricket match at
a residence of Aktasa
bypass Gumanpura Sar-
panch. Police personnel
reached the spot and ar-
rested Shoaib (28) and
Mahendra Kumar (60).
Udaipur : Under the
leadership of IPS Sushil
Kumar carried out a ma-
jor action on Tuesday
morning. The police
have exposed the smug-
gling of Doda sawdust
in the pickup vehicle
under the cover of
vegetables. In its action,
the police have seized
453 kg of doda chura
from the pickup vehicle.
However, during this the
smugglers managed to
escape. In fact, trainee
IPS Sushil Kumar got
information through an
informer that smugglers
were illegally smuggling
Doda in a pickup vehicle
on the Gogunda road.
Kota: Irked over the arrest of former BJP MLA
Bhavani Singh Rajawat for assault on a DFO, the
Rajput society office-bearers have announced a
silent demonstration on April 6. Representatives
of many organizations submitted a memorandum
to the collector on Tuesday saying that he always
stood for cause of Hindus. They said police torture
of Rajawat should stop and Daddevi temple road
should be constructed immediately. They alleged he
was sent to jail under political influence.
IPL BETTING RACKET
BUSTED, 2 BOOKIES
ARRESTED IN BUNDI
POPPY HUSK SEIZED
FROM SMUGGLERS
IN UDAIPUR
RAJPUTS TO DEMONSTRATE AGAINST
ARREST OF BHAWANI RAJAWAT TODAY
Former Indian shooting Olympian and BJP national
spokesperson Rajyavardhan Rathore’s son Manavaditya
Rathore (extreme left in pic) helps India clinch bronze against
Brazil at the 2022 ISSF World Cup for the shotgun held in Peru
recently. In the event, Manavaditya scored 70/75, along with
Shapath Bharadwaj 64/75 and Kynan Chenai 71/75.
RATHORE SHINES!

Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: The Tata
group is counted
among the most trust-
ed brands in India,
however, amongst the
many companies oper-
ated by the group, the
customers are losing
their trust in one of
them. Passengers are
losing confidence in
AirAsia, the airline in
which Tata group has
84% stake. This airline
is running most irreg-
ularly these days at
Jaipur airport. The
data of flight opera-
tions for the last 3
months is a testimony
to this fact as Air Asia
flights from Jaipur are
cancelled at any time.
The reason for the
cancellation of the
flight is also not explic-
itly given to the passen-
gers and they are given
the option to resched-
ule the flight or get a
refund. But for the pas-
sengers who have to fly
for some important
and urgent work, their
problem increases.
Even though coun-
try’s largest airline In-
digo is also one of
those that face flight
cancellations, but the
worst situation is of
Air Asia airline, which
has been the most ir-
regular at Jaipur air-
port in recent times. In
the period from Janu-
ary 4 to April 4, a total
of 6 flights of Air Asia
have operated from
Jaipur Airport. But
only 2 of these flights
could fly while the re-
maining 4 flights were
canceled in about half
a day
.
At present, a total of
6 flights of airline oper-
ate from Jaipur, but out
of these 4 flights are ir-
regular, due to which
the passengers have to
face problems.
Airasia’s turbulence at Jpr Airport losing customers’ trust
BAD SHAPE
I5-679
Jaipur to Mumbai
Flights cancelled for 43
days in the last 90 days
from 8 Jan, 10 Jan to 10
Feb, 12 to 14 Feb, 19 to 21
Feb from 25 to 28 Feb
Flights cancelled for 49 days in
the last 90 days from January 8
to February 20, February 22 to
24, March 6, March 21
IRREGULAR
I5-942
Jaipur to Mumbai
days in the last 3 months,
between January 24 to
February 10, March 27,
March 29 to 31, April 4
AIRASIA FLIGHT CANCELLATION STATUS AS FOLLOWS...
IRREGULAR
I5-1229
Jaipur to Chennai
days in the last 90 days,
from January 7 to February
11, March 14, March 18,
March 20, March 22 to 26
WORST
I5-789
Jaipur to Delhi
n The main reason behind this is low passenger load, but airlines cancel flights citing operational reasons or technical reasons
n First India News reached out to the airline’s public relations representative to know about the news, but he did not respond
TATA GROUP MAY
MERGE AIR ASIA AND
AIR INDIA: SOURCES
Meanwhile, there is also
discussion that Tata Group,
which has taken over Air
India, can now merge Air Asia
and Air India. But if aviation
experts are to be believed,
even this will not solve the
problem before Air Asia. First-
ly, the airline has to gain the
confidence of the passengers
in terms of flight operations,
only then the airline can be
expected to perform again.
Birla flags off statue of
martyr for Ladhania
First India Bureau
New Delhi: With the ef-
forts of LS Speaker Om
Birla, the statue of brave
sonof Rajasthanandthe
immortal martyr Para
Commando Mukut Bi-
hari Meena of Jhalawar
will be installed in his
native village Ladhania.
Speaker Om Birla on
Tuesday flagged off this
statue from his Delhi
residence for Ladhania.
BirlasaidMartyrMukut
Bihari Meena faced the
terrorists bravely
. When
his statue will be in-
stalled in his native vil-
lage Ladhania, it will in-
spire the youth of the
whole country
. Former
MLA Hiralal Nagar told
that sometime back the
statue of Pulwama mar-
tyr Hemraj Meena was
installed in Sangod with
the efforts of Birla.
Meanwhile, the statue is
expected to reach Ladha-
nia village in Jhalawar
by Thursday
.
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur:Inaninteresting
and bizarre develop-
ment, an extremely ‘jun-
ior’ IAS of 2013 batch -
Alok Ranjan - has been
given the reins of an en-
tire division, which is a
far cry from the norm,
even though he does not
have sufficient experi-
ence in managing even a
district. As district Col-
lector,Ranjanhasexperi-
ence of merely 4 months
at helm in Dungarpur
Collectorate and 3
months as Bharatpur
Collector, but still, with
this combined seven-
month experience he
was handed the high of-
fice of Divisional Com-
missioner of Bharatpur
division. This came
about after on March 31,
when the then divisional
commissionerof Bharat-
pur division Premchand
Berwal retired, he hand-
edthereinstoRanjan,in
absence of any order by
the DoP
.
However, it was mere-
ly a day since Ranjan
took over when law and
order crisis hit him and
he came face to face with
the development at Ka-
rauli. Since Karauli dis-
trict falls under Bharat-
pur division, hence the
new ‘DC’ had to rush to
Karauli.
However,Ranjan’s‘dif-
ficulties’ soon snow-
balled when he found
that he had an ‘inexperi-
enced’ Collector in pro-
motee IAS Rajendra
Singh Shekhawat who
was appointed for the
first time in his career to
the seat of Collector,
merely three months
back.Therefore,an‘ama-
teur’DivisionalCommis-
sioner,istryingbringthe
situation back on track
withan‘amateur’Collec-
tor in Karauli.
Om Birla pays homage to
Hadoti martyr Mukut Bihari
Meena in Delhi on Tuesday.
‘AMATEUR’ DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER
WRESTING KARAULI OFF COMMUNAL HATRED!
With merely 9 years of service, Ranjan’s
elevation to this ‘high office’ and
corresponding ‘difficult times’ is purely a
coincidence, which can prove to be highly
profitable for Ranjan’s bureaucratic career
Alok Ranjan
Be it music or a painting - all art forms
are a form of individualism.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Raj Govt is working with full commitment to strengthen
the infrastructure of health services in the State: Gehlot
CM Ashok Gehlot with Shanti Dhariwal, Parsadi Lal Meena, Dr
Devi Prasad Shetty, Dr Naresh Trehan, Dr VK Paul, Dr Sudhir
Bhandari, Ashutosh AT Pednekar, Vaibhav Galriya, Jogaram,
Lokesh Sharma and others. —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR
n STATE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING TO ADD HEALTH SUBJECT IN EDUCATION, SAYS GEHLOT n GEHLOT ANNOUNCES 4 SATELLITE
HOSPS IN ALL 4 DIRECTIONS OF RAJ FOR `100 CR n CM ASHOK GEHLOT TO TAKE PART IN SEMINAR ON LEGAL EDUCATION ON APRIL 14
From Pg 1...
He stressed that the
State Government is
working with full com-
mitment to strengthen
the infrastructure of
health services in the
State. “The health secu-
rity of every family in
the State has been en-
sured by providing
cashless treatment up
to Rs 10 lakh through
Mukhyamantri Chiran-
jeevi Swasthya Bima
Yojana. The families in-
cluded in this scheme
are also being given ac-
cidental insurance up
to Rs 5 lakh. OPD and
IPD services are being
provided free of cost in
all the Government
Hospitals in the State
from April 1. The Cen-
tral Govt, should also
provide health services
totally free in all the
Govt Hospitals so that
people could get social
security
.
The way Chiranjeevi
Yojana has given insur-
ance cover to the people
of Rajasthan, on the
same lines, there is a
need for a similar
scheme on national lev-
el,” Gehlot said and ap-
pealed to Dr. VK Paul in
his address saying,
“Talk to the PM about
this. I myself will also
write a letter to the PM
on this issue”.
Old pension scheme has been implemented
from humane point of view since govt
employee serve for 35-40 years. Rajasthan
should become a model in the country in
medical field, CM Gehlot said
CM Ashok Gehlot lays foundation stone of the IPD Tower as
Shanti Dhariwal, Parsadi Lal Meena, Dr Mahesh Joshi, Amin
Kagzi, Rafeek Khan, Arjun Singh Bamaniya, Usha Sharma, Rajiv
Arora, Dr Sudhir Bhandari and others look on.
CM ASHOK GEHLOT
VISITS EXHIBITION
CM visited two-day
exhibition organised by
Health Dept. The general
public through
60 stalls in
this two-day
exhibition are
being informed
about innova-
tions done by SMS Med-
ical College. Meanwhile,
CM also inaugurated
Nirogi Raj Medifest-2022.
CHIRANJEEVI MAMTA
EXPRESS DEDICATED
The Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot dedicat-
ed 7 Chiranjeevi Mamta
Express
Ambulances
to the public
and also
flagged off a
bus carrying
children for the treatment
of heart related diseases
to Shri Satya Sai Heart
Hospital, Ahmedabad.
There the minister in-charge is
called the palanhar mantri, be-
cause he maintains the district.
Similarly, minister in-charge of Jaipur
dist is Shanti Dhariwal. —Ashok Gehlot, CM
DHARIWAL PRAISES PAWAN ARORA
uring his address at the foundation stone laying
program of IPD tower in SMS Hospital, UDH minister
Shanti Dhariwal praised RHB Commissioner Pawan
Arora over the funding of the project and said, “The
Housing Board has generated a revenue pof six thousand crore
rupees. We are mulling as to where can we use RHB’s potential
for betterment of society.”
D
Pawan Arora speaks to Shanti Dhariwal during the inauguration
event. Also seen are Parsadi Lal Meena Ashutosh AT Pednekar.
SKYWALKS TO BE BUILT IN SMS HOSPITAL
Abhishek Srivastava
Jaipur: State’s premier
medical centre SMS
Hospital is going to
have a web of skywalks
to connect the buildings
within its premises
with each other, in-
formed UDH Minister.
DHARIWAL SPEAKS TO FIRST INDIA
The 24-storey IPD tower, which will connect
all the buildings – right from the Trauma
Centre to Dhanvantari OPD – through the
skywalks, will be built in 18 months, instead
of 20 months as scheduled earlier, Dhariwal
told First India News. The network of sky-
walks would benefit not only the patients
but also the doctors, nursing staff, adminis-
trative staff and everyone who needs to go
to different buildings of the hospital.
Medical tourism in state
will get a boost with build-
ing of world-class medical
infrastructure and Rajasthan will
become a leading State in the field
of health. This will be the first hos-
pital with such facilities in the gov-
ernment sector.
—Shanti Dhariwal, UDH Minister
‘KHAMAGHANI’, TODAY IS THE DAY OF MY GHAR-
WAPASI: DR TREHAN BEGINS HIS ADDRESS
Jaipur: Dr Naresh Trehan,
CMD of Medanta Medic-
ity, began his address by
saying ‘Khamaghani’.
“Today is the day of my
Ghar-wapasi. A member
of the family takes care
of another member
while this is not the case
in Delhi at all. This is
what keeps me attached
to soil of Raj. In 1988, when I
came from US, Bhairon Singh
Shekhawat was CM,” he said.
TREHAN LAUDS SMS HOSP
Dr Naresh Trehan said around
700 angioplasties are being per-
formed in SMS hosp ev-
ery month, which shows
that hosp is catering to
health related needs of
a large number of heart
patients. ‘People from
other states will come
here to get heart surgeries done
after Institute of Cardiovascular
Science is built,’ he added.
PARSADI LAL, USHA SHARMA, DR
VK PAUL AND DR SHETTY SPEAK...
CS Usha Sharma said
that all sections of
society are being bene-
fitted from schemes in
the health sector.
NITI Aayog member
Dr VK Paul said that
this day will be written in
golden letters in field of
health services of nation.
Health Min Parsadi
Lal said 15,000 pa-
tients visit SMS every
day and after tower is
built they will get relief.
Narayana Health
Chairman Dr DP
Shetty said that this ini-
tiative in health care is
model for other states.

une witnessed
an evening full
of glamour
and fashion
extravaganza
on the 3rd day
of Fashion Fi-
esta. The final day of
Pune Times Fashion
Week began with a beautiful
amalgamation of modern
and traditional silhouettes.
First India News made its
mark with Designer Dheeraj
Sharma showcasing a stun-
ning collection with ‘Blacks
and Whites’ giving a style of
Hi-Life and Hi-Fashion. Arti
Singh and Mrunal Jain
turned showstoppers for
Dheeraj Sharma on Day 3 of
Pune Times Fashion Week.
Jagdeesh Chandra who
believes that fashion is the
experimentation to find how
you truly want to express
yourself and how confident
you feel once you find the
perfect combination of
clothing, walked the ramp
with the showstoppers and
designer Dheeraj Sharma.
Inspired by the origin of
all colours and the design-
er’s love for the iconic pal-
ette of black and white, the
collection ‘Absolute Desire’
turned out to be a master-
piece focused on western
silhouettes with classic In-
dian motifs. This high fash-
ion collection was crafted
using widely cherished an-
cient Indian art of Textile
Block printing and was em-
bellished with the aesthetics
of zardosi beads.
The three-day mega show
witnessed the best designers
showcasing their collection
and Bollywood stars walk-
ing the ramp and startling
the audience with the beau-
tiful designer collection.
This Spring-Summer fash-
ion galore showcased Indo-
western fusion, contempo-
rary, ready to wear exqui-
sitely crafted luxury suits
and many
more collec-
tions.
P u n e
Times Fash-
ion Week, an
initiative by
The Times
Group witnessed
Nivedita’s exclu-
sive collection
presented by
Goel Ganga
Group on Day 1.
Day 2 afternoon
included a collec-
tion of Snusha
Silks, L’effet by
Sanjeev Marwaaha
and Zed, while the
evening witnessed
Rinckee Parakh, ISAS
and RSR by Riti Rahul
Shah. On the third day
besides First India pre-
sents Dheeraj Sharma,
JITO presents Kshitij
Choudhary, INSD, Ajeen-
kya DY Patil University
presents Shruti Man-
gaaysh’s collection was
showcased. The grand fi-
nale showcased Vikram
Phadnis’ collection by the
Darwin platform group of
companies.
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PUNE'S BIGGEST FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA, THE PUNE TIMES FASHION
WEEK 2022 KICKSTARTED AT THE WESTIN KOREGAON PARK, PUNE ON
APRIL 1 AND CONCLUDED WITH FIRST INDIA PRESENTING DHEERAJ
SHARMA'S 'ABSOLUTE DESIRE' COLLECTION ON SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2022!
Actress Arti Singh, Designer Dheeraj Sharma and Actor Mrunal Jain walk the ramp with supermodels standing behind
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BLACK AND WHITE

a j a s t h a n ,
s o m e t i m e s
known as the
“Land of
Kings,” is one
of India’s
most popular
tourist destinations. It
captures hearts at the
first glimpse with its
sumptuous palaces,
mediaeval forts, and a
multitude of cultural
offers. Here’s a look at
the history of India’s
royal state.
Ancient civilization
Rajasthan has been in-
habited for thousands
of years, according to
archaeological studies.
Its origins can be found
in the Indus Valley
Civilisation. The earli-
est people to settle on
the embankment of
the Sarasvati River,
which originates in Ra-
jasthan’s Aravalli
mountain range, were
the Harappans. How-
ever, the land was sub-
jected to significant
climatic changes and
was flooded, resulting
in its abandonment.
It remained devoid of
human settlements for
a long time until tribal
populations such as
the Bhils and Meena
moved here. In addi-
tion, the Aryans are
said to have arrived in
the area approximate-
ly 2,000 BC, followed by
the Mauryan dynasty
from 321 to 184 BCE.
Due to the state’s stra-
tegic location and the
presence of numerous
ancient rivers, such as
the Sarasvati and the
Drishadvati, it drew
the attention of several
empires, including the
Hunas, Arjunyas, and
Yaudheyas among oth-
ers.
In the 4th century,
the Gupta dynasty cap-
tured the realm and
established several
Buddhist temples and
caves in the Jhalawar
area. The Guptas’ pow-
er and influence began
to wane in the sixth
century
.
Medieval period
The Rajput dynasty
took over the state in
the 9th century, and it
was the most prosper-
ous period in Ra-
jasthan’s history. The
Rajputs were fighters,
and the state flour-
ished by leaps and
bounds under their
control. Walking
through Rajasthan’s
streets, you’ll notice
grand ancient land-
marks such as forts,
palaces, and temples
created by the Rajput
clan. However, the Ra-
jput kingdom was di-
vided into 21 dynasties
and 36 royal clans over
the years. They had
lost their cohesiveness.
The Chauhans con-
quered Rajasthan in
the 10th century, but
they couldn’t keep it
for long. The Muslim
sultanate established
itself in several re-
gions of Rajasthan by
1200 A.D. after defeat-
ing the Chauhan dy-
nasty in 1192 CE.
With his eye on Mewar,
the most powerful seat
in the early 13th cen-
tury the Akbar formu-
lated friendships with
several Rajput lords in
the forms of marriage
and trade proposals.
In 1526, Akbar defeated
Udai Singh in a battle
in which Akbar seized
control of Mewar’s
capital, Chittorgarh.
After this, almost all of
Rajputana fell under
Akbar’s rule.
The Battle of Hal-
dighati, fought be-
tween Akbar and Ma-
harana Pratap in 1576,
left Rana Pratap grave-
ly injured and forced
him to live in seclusion
for several years.
Meanwhile, Akbar
conquered, Udaipur,
Kumbhalgarh, Chap-
pan, Gogunda, and
other areas. Eventual-
ly, during the Battle of
Dewair in 1582, Rana
Pratap fought back
and drove the Mughals
out of Mewar and
much of Rajasthan.
The rise of the Mar-
atha Empire and the
emergence of the Brit-
ish East India Compa-
ny
.
The Maratha Em-
pire rose to dominance
in the early 18th cen-
tury
. The Maratha Em-
pire advanced to the
north of Rajasthan
and merged with the
Rajputs under the au-
thority of Peshwa Baji
Rao I of Pune. The ma-
jority of Rajput-
ruled king-
doms re-
mained un-
der the
Mara-
t h a
E m -
p i r e ’ s
adminis-
tration. Lat-
er, the East
India Company
partnered with the
majority of Rajput
kingdoms resulting in
the foundation of Ra-
jasthan (then known as
‘Rajputana’) as an au-
tonomous state. James
Tod, an East India
Company employee
who was enthralled by
the state’s beauty and
luxury
, popularised the
moniker “Rajasthan.”
Rajasthan today
Rajasthan, as we
know it now, was
founded in seven stag-
es and is now the big-
gest state in the Indian
Republic. It is
home to eight
U N E -
S C O
World Heritage Sites,
and the state’s beauti-
ful palaces, vi-
brant
towns, and indigenous
hamlets continue to be
its backbone.
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You will succeed in
resolving misunderstanding
with family members,
normalizing ties. You will
remain much in demand on social
front. You need to stand by partner
during testing times to make
relationship stronger. Seek opinion of
expert for a health supplement.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
It is good day to confess
your love as stars appear
favourable for positive
reply. Your sole
dependency on friends may fail to
bring any respite from loneliness
today.A sound financial health of
businessmen would enable to give
monetary benefits to employees.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Develop a good
adaptability to handle
pressurized situation on
professional front. Paying
special attention to plan your career
would give immense joy. You are
likely to get clearance or approval for
your construction plans. You find
things moving in way you want them.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Distant relatives may drop
in for a surprise visit.
Investment antiques and
jewellery would bring
handsome financial gains. On
professional front, recognition for good
work would motivate you to work
harder. Those awaiting an affirmation
on romantic front will get lucky today.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Don’t give a firm
commitment in financial
matters before considering
the viability of the project.
You succeed in completing an
important project well before
deadline. Disagreements on family
front are foreseen. Your intuition will
save you from a tricky spot today.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Senior management will be
appreciative of your creative
inputs on professional front.
Seek the opinion of your
family before finalizing a property deal.
An impromptu invitation to a function
from an unexpected friend is likely to
be received. Your bold initiatives on
romantic front will bring back passion.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Avoid being indulgent in
your spending to balance
budget. Continue to put in
efforts at work and you will
see promising opportunities coming
your way. Matrimonial match for
siblings will bring happiness for
entire family. You will get a good
price for your property.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Chances of being misled
by competitors in business
are high, so remain alert.
You may get a chance to
pursue old hobby. Health tips from
experts will enable you to get closer
to your fitness goals. Your generous
behavior would enable to enjoy some
lovely moments with family.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Yoga would help in raising
energy levels and improve
your metabolism. Some of
you are going experience
emotional fulfillment on romantic
front. Place emphasis on domestic
affairs for domestic tranquility and
harmony. Associate with humanitar-
ian group on social front for benefit.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Rewards and recognition
will come your way for
your involvement in a
social endeavour. It’s a
very good day to take calculated
risks in financial matters. Those
suffering from chronic ailments may
find remarkable improvement in their
health with home remedies.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Your hard work and
dedication are likely to be
noticed by seniors, paving
way for promotion or
increment. Better to consult an
expert in financial matters before an
investment. Family will be supportive
of career plans. Harsh words may
create a rift in romance.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
A sound monetary
position would enable you
to keep pace with changing
times. Avoid raising
controversial issues at home to
maintain harmony. Successful
implementation of new ideas and
projects would add to your prestige
on the professional front.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
R
DEVANSHI MUDGAL
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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