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BJP PLAYED T-20 TO WIN
TRIPURA POLLS: CM SAHA
BJP played T-20 to retain Tripura in
2023 polls and it was possible under
leadership of PM Modi, HM Shah &
BJP chief Nadda, CM Manik Saha said.
IMRAN KHAN BOOKED AFTER
MURDER OF SC LAWYER
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister
Imran Khan has been booked under
the anti-terrorism law in the murder
case of a supreme court lawyer.
On the concluding day of her visit to Suriname,
President Droupadi Murmu addressed the
members of Indian Community at a Reception.
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9yearsofModiGovt:
IndiaonCloud
First India Bureau
New Delhi
As the 9th anniversary
celebrations of Narendra
Modi govt continue, In-
dia is scaling new heights
in several fields. And
during this year, PM
Modi is all set to become
the first Prime Minister
of India who will address
the US Congress twice.
Cash seized by the
Income-tax department
during searches against
a Lucknow-based
businessman and his
linked associates, on
Wednesday.
Stone pelting in
Maha town over
social media post
Mumbai: Police in Kol-
hapur on Wednesday
resorted to lathi charge
to disperse a crowd that
pelted stones during a
protest against the al-
leged use of Tipu Sul-
tan’s image along with
an objectionable audio
message as social me-
dia “status” by a few lo-
cals, an official said. P6
MP: 4 killed as two
motorcycles collide
head-on in Guna
Guna: Four persons
were killed and two oth-
ers seriously injured af-
ter two motorcycles col-
lided head-on in Mad-
hya Pradesh’s Guna dis-
trict on Wednesday
evening, police said.
The incident occurred at
Konyakala village un-
der Chachoda police
station.
BJPdaresBihargovt
togivebridge
collapseprobetoCBI
New Delhi: The BJP on
Wednesday dared the
Bihar govt to handover
the probe into the col-
lapse of an under-con-
struction bridge in
Bhagalpur district to the
CBI, alleging that ef-
forts are being made to
protect the culprits. The
bridge over Ganga river
collapsed on Sunday.
WTC final: Australia
327/3 at stumps on
Day 1 against India
London: Australia were
327 for 3 at stumps on
the opening day of their
World Test Champion-
ship Final against India
here on Wednesday.
Travis Head and Steve
Smith were batting on
146 and 95 respectively.
IN BRIEF
MODI 1st INDIAN PM
TO ADDRESS US
CONGRESS TWICE
The United States
Congress recently invited
PM Narendra Modi to ad-
dress a joint meeting of
the House of Represen-
tatives and Senate during
his visit to the country on
June 22. Modi’s second
Address to a Joint Meet-
ing of the US Congress
is historic. He is the first
Indian PM to do so twice.
Modi said he is honoured
to accept the invitation
and looks forward to the
occasion.
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INDIA HOSTS 100 UNICORNS,
CREATES JOBS: AMIT SHAH
Union Home Minister Amit
Shah on Wednesday said
that Narendra Modi-led
Central government
made innovation and
entrepreneurship inte-
gral to our ethos with
initiatives like Skill In-
dia and Start-up India
as well as spawned
the world’s third-largest start-up
ecosystem in India that hosts 100
Unicorns and creates jobs in the
last nine years of its regime. Shah
took to Twitter to share his views.
“UNDERMODIINDIAISMAKING
GREATSTRIDESINEVERYFIELD”
Union Minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat has said
PM Modi-led govt at the
Centre has strength-
ened the faith of the
people in the system
and governance of
the nation. He said,
people, earlier, had
started losing their
faith but Modi Ji’s strong leadership
has restored it. Shekhawat said be-
fore 2014, the country witnessed a
series of corruptions that hampered
the pace of growth of the country.
IN 5 YRS, INDIA WILL HAVE OVER
200 MORE AIRPORTS: SCINDIA
Union Civil Aviation Minister
Jyotiraditya Scindia on
Wednesday said that 200-
220 more airports,
heliports and water
aerodromes will be
built in the country
over the next five
years. Scindia was
addressing media
persons in the national capital while
highlighting the work done by the
aviation sector in the last nine years
of PM Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) government.
Important decisions
taken by the Modi Govt
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The Union Cabinet
chaired by Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi on
Wednesday took several
important decisions.
BSNL revival package
The Union Cabinet ap-
proved the third revival
package for BSNL with a
totalfinancialoutlayofRs
89,047 crore. It includes
an allotment of 4G/5G
spectrum for BSNL. With
this revival package, the
government expects
BSNL will emerge as a
stable telecom service
provider focused on pro-
viding connectivity to the
remotest parts of India.
Kharif crops MSP hiked
The Cabinet Committee
on Economic Affairs
(CCEA) approved the in-
crease in Minimum Sup-
port Prices (MSP) for
kharif crops for 2023-24
season. MSP for paddy
(common variety) has
been hiked from Rs 2,040
per 100 kg to Rs 2,183.
For Grade A variety, it
was hiked from Rs 2,060
to Rs 2,203. For millets
such as bajra and ragi, the
MSPhas been hiked from
Rs 2,350 to Rs 2,500; and
Rs 3,578 to Rs 3,846. For
pulses tur, moong, and
urad, the MSP was hiked
Rs 6,600 to Rs 7,000; Rs
7,755 to Rs 8,558, Rs
6,600 to Rs 6,950.
HUDA City Centre-
Cyber City Metro
The Union Cabinet also
approved metro connec-
tivity from HUDA City
Centre to Cyber City in
Gurugram with a spur
line to Dwarka Express-
way. Briefing the media,
Union Minister Piyush
Goyal said the project
will cost Rs 5,452 crore.
The entire metro line
covering 28.5 kilometre
will be elevated and the
project is expected to be
completed in four years.
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal speaks
during a media briefing on Cabinet Decisions, in New Delhi, on
Wednesday. PTI
Union Cabinet Meeting
NOD FOR CONTINUATION OF CENTRAL SECTOR
SCHEME OF ‘EXPLORATION OF COAL AND LIGNITE’
The Cabinet approved the continuation of Central
Sector Scheme of “Exploration of Coal and Lignite
scheme” with an estimated expenditure of Rs 2980
crore from 2021-22 to 2025-26 co-terminus with the 15th
Finance Commission cycle. Under this scheme, exploration
for Coal and Lignite is conducted in two broad stages: (i)
Promotional (Regional) Exploration and (ii) Detailed Explora-
tion in Non-Coal India Limited blocks. Exploration for Coal
and Lignite is required to prove and estimate coal resources.
Wrestlers agree to halt protest
till June 15 on govt’s request
New Delhi (PTI): The
protesting wrestlers on
Wednesday agreed to
suspend their protest for
a week after the govern-
ment asked them to wait
till police completes its
probe into sexual harass-
ment allegations against
WFI chief Brij Bhushan
Sharan Singh by June 15.
The wrestlers, after a
nearly five-hour meeting
with Sports Minister An-
urag Thakur, said the
government has also as-
sured them that the police
will withdraw the FIRs
filed against them.
The wrestlers were
booked for violation of
law and order on May 28
when they marched to-
wards the new Parliament
building without permis-
sion to hold ‘Mahila Sam-
man Mahapachayat’. The
meeting was called by
Thakurtobreakdeadlock.
ANURAG THAKUR SAYS
 Chargesheet to be filed
by June 15 in FIR against
WFI chief Brij Bhushan
Sharan Singh.
 WFI will have an Internal
Complaints Committee,
headed by a woman as
demaned by wrestlers.
 The Wrestling Federa-
tion of India (WFI) elections
to be held by June 30.
Constable, 3 others die
as car rams into truck
MAJOR TRAIN MISHAP
AVERTED IN J’KHAND
A major train ac-
cident was averted at
Jharkhand’s Bokaro
after a tractor crashed the
railway gate near Santhaldih
crossing when the New Del-
hi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani
Express was passing from
there on Tuesday evening.
UP: Ansari’s
gang member
shot dead
Cyclone Biparjoy
is becoming
severe, says IMD
AI plane with
232 stranded
in Magadan
Lucknow(PTI):Mukhtar
Ansari’s alleged aide San-
jeev Maheshwari Jeeva
wasshotdeadonLucknow
courtpremisesonWednes-
day, police said. Two per-
sons were injured in the
shooting. The alleged as-
sailant was caught on the
spot, police said. Eyewit-
nesses said he was
dressed as a lawyer.
“Sanjeev Maheshwari
Jeeva, who was held in
Lucknow jail, was
brought to the court for
hearing in a case and was
shot dead by an unknown
assailant,”police said.
New Delhi (Agencies):
Cyclone “Biparjoy” is
expected to intensify into
a “very severe cyclonic
storm” category within
the next 12 hours, the In-
dia Meteorological De-
partment (IMD) said on
Wednesday, while ex-
perts have noted that it
would have a “mild” im-
pact on the monsoon on-
set over Kerala and result
in “weak” progress be-
yond the southern penin-
sula. According to the
weather office, it will
intensify into a very se-
vere cyclonic storm.
Moscow (PTI): The 232
people on board the Air
India flight from Delhi
to San Francisco that
made an emergency
landing on Tuesday (lo-
cal time) are stranded in
Russia’s remote town of
Magadan, a key transit
point of the infamous
Gulag which was a ma-
jor instrument of politi-
cal repression during the
Stalin era in the erst-
while Soviet Union.
FlightAI173 was divert-
ed to Magadan on Tues-
day due to an engine
glitch in the Boeing
777-200 LR aircraft.
Goods train kills 6 in
Odisha’s Jajpur dist
Bhubaneswar (PTI):
Five days after a major
accident involving three
trains in Odisha’s Balas-
ore district, which killed
288 people, in another ac-
cident at least six labour-
ers were killed and two
others critically injured in
Odisha’s Jajpur Keonjhar
Road railway station after
being run over by a goods
train on Wednesday. The
labourers had sheltered
from heavy rain under the
goods train when it start-
ed rolling. The injured
were admitted to SCB
Hospital at Cuttack.
Rakesh Gurjar
Sikar
Four people, including a
police constable, died in
SikaronWednesdaymorn-
ing when a car collided
with a truck. The accident
took place in the Fatehpur
Sadar police station area
on the Hisar-Ambala
Highway around 5 am.
The deceased were
identifiedasconstableRe-
vantram Chaudhary, 28,
Tejaram Sihag, 27, Shah-
rukh Khan, 27, and Riyaz,
34,allresidentsofJodhpur
district. The bodies were
shifted to a mortuary for
post-mortemexamination,
the police said.
PERSPECTIVE
REVIEW OF POLICE FUNCTIONING
ED should do its
work but not
under pressure
from above: CM
CM SHOWS SERIOUSNESS IN CASES
OF LAND FRAUD, LIQUOR BEING
SOLD AFTER 8 PM. TAKES
FEEDBACK FROM OFFICERS IN
CASES LIKE SANJEEVANI, ADARSH
AND NAVJEEVAN SCAMS.
Shivendra Parmar and Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur
hief Minister
Ashok Gehlot
on Wednesday
said the State govt has no
problem with ED acting
in the state but the agency
should not work under
pressure from the above.
“The accused (in paper
leak) has been arrested
even though he was a
RPSC member. Opposi-
tion is only working to
confuse the people. ED
should do its work, we
have no problem but
working under pressure
from above is wrong for
ED. The Central agencies
should work impartially.
I am praying to ED in
Sanjeevani scam that Rs
900 crores belonging to
people have drowned.
ED has authority to look
into this matter, but it is
not taking up this mat-
ter,” he told the media
after chairing a review
meeting on crime and
law and order at the PHQ.
He showed seriousness
in cases of fraud in land
matters are increasing.
“Liquor is also being sold
after 8 pm. I repeat again
that if liquor is sold after 8
pm, then action will be
takenagainstpolicestation
concerned,” he said. P8
CM Ashok Gehlot addressing the media after crime review
meeting at PHQ in Jaipur on Wednesday. Rajendra Yadav, Usha
Sharma and Umesh Mishra are also seen.
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ACS HEALTH REVIEWS DEPT
‘Face music if meds prescribed from outside’
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Action can be
taken if any
doctor in gov-
ernment hospital pre-
scribes medicines or tests
from outside to the pa-
tients in Rajasthan. Ad-
ditional Chief Secretary-
Medical Education
Shubhra Singh said this
in a feedback meeting at
Swasthya Bhawan on
Wednesday. She took
feedback from all the
ChiefMedicalandHealth
Officers (CMHOs) and
Deputy CMHOs present
in the meeting.
Singh said that the
government has suffi-
cient stock of essential
medicines and most of
the tests are being done
in every district hospital
or sub-district hospital.
“Even after that, in many
districts, medical officers
or doctors are prescribing
medicines and tests from
outside to the patients.
What is the justification
of getting the medicine
from outside and getting
the test done from out-
side when this is availa-
ble in the government
hospital itself,” she said.
Mission Director
NHM Dr. Jitendra Kumar
Soni, Joint Chief Execu-
tive Officer Gaurav Saini,
Director Public Health
Dr. Ravi Prakash Mathur
and many officers were
present in the meeting.
Shubhra Singh with Dr Jitendra Kumar Soni, Gaurav Saini, Dr Ravi
Prakash Mathur and others during the review meet on Wednesday.
ACS Medical
Education Shubhra
Singh said that if any
complaint is received,
strict action will be
taken against the
concerned
T
Bikaner: Man and
his sister-in-law die
by suicide; Love
affair alleged
Bikaner: A couple end-
ed their lives by jump-
ing before a moving
train in Lunkaransar
town of Bikaner district
on Wednesday, police
said. The deceased,
were identified as Ma-
haveer Bishnoi(25) and
Sophica Bishnoi(28).
Who were allegedly
having a love affair.
“At around 2 am on
Wednesday, the victims
jumped before the Abo-
har-Jodhpur Train and
ended their life.” Police
officials said.
Satish Poonia meets
medical students
in Tajikistan
Jaipur: After Australia,
Deputy Leader of Oppo-
sition Satish Poonia is on
a visit to Tajikistan. Poo-
nia interacted with stu-
dents at the convocation
of ‘Avicenna Tajik State
Medical University’in
Dushanbe, Tajikistan on
Wednesday. Poonia saw
the technology and medi-
cal facilities of the uni-
versity and said that the
state-of-the-art testing
machines are amazing.
IN BRIEF
JDA demolishes
illegal factory,
godwns and shops
Jaipur: The Enforce-
ment Wing of Jaipur
Development Authority
(JDA) took action near
Madrampura in Delhi
Bypass and Sanganer
on Wednesday. Action
was taken to demolish
the illegally constructed
godown, shop and fac-
tory. Apart from this,
the encroachment team
also removed the illegal
construction done on
the Diggi-Malpura road
to settle a new colony.
JDA’s Enforcement
Wing Chief Raghuveer
Saini said that the first
action was taken at
Daulatpura village.
‘Peopleknowaboutcorruption’
BJP’s CP Joshi criticizes Congress government for expensive electricity and failure to reduce VAT
Ashish Choudhary
Rajsamand
The Gehlot government
is trying unsuccessfully
to provide relief for three
months after cutting the
pockets of the people of
the state for the last 4.5
years, but many leaders
of the corruption-ridden
government are looking
for opportunities in re-
lief as well, said BJP
state president CP Joshi
during his visit to Rajsa-
mand on Wednesday.
He said that after re-
vealing the layers of cor-
ruption,nowthepeopleof
the state have understood
everything. MLA Deepti
Maheshwari, Surendra
Singh Rathore, Virendra
Singh Rathore reached to
meet many BJP leaders
including district presi-
dent Man Singh.
Joshi said that the
Congress government
cut public’s pockets due
to expensive electricity
but has not yet given re-
lief by reducing VAT on
petrol and diesel, where-
as public is not being
fooled by reducing elec-
tricity bill for 3 months.
“The public will teach
this government a les-
son.” he said.
CP Joshi along with Deepti Maheshwari, Surendra Singh Rathore,
Virendra Singh Rathore paying homage to the revered statue of
Dr Shyam Prasad Mukherjee in Rajsamand on Wednesday.
Kirodi Lal Meena interacting with media in Jaipur on Wednesday.
BJP leaders stress
on their grassroots
relief efforts
during disasters
OBSTRUCTING WORK OF ANY AGENCY IN CONSTITUTION IS LIKE WEAKENING
FEDERALISM COMPLETELY: RATHORE ON CONGRESS’ COMMENTS ON ED RAIDS
‘RAJASTHAN HITTING
BOTTOM IN PROGRESS’
THE UNION GOVERNMENT SCHEMES HAVE
BENEFITED THE COMMON MAN: MP DIYA KUMARI
Regarding the ED
action in the state,
Leader of Opposi-
tion Rajendra Rathore on
Wednesday said that CM
Ashok Gehlot has alleged
several times in public
forums that huge amount
of money was given to the
MLAs who went to Manesar
and that they should return
the money. “I would like to
tell CM Gehlot that ED has
come to Rajasthan. They
have the source from where
the black money came. So
he should tell the source of
black money to ED. They
are unnecessarily worry-
ing about ED’s action. He
should go ahead and hand
over the evidence to the
ED,” he said. Rathore was
speaking to the media after
taking a meeting of Zila
Parishad members.
Union minister
Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat on
Wednesday highlighted the
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi-led government’s
achievements and targeted
Rajasthan Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot, saying his
prime focus was on saving
his “kursi” (chair) while the
state was hitting the bot-
tom in progress. Sekhawat
alleged that Gehlot has
announced to provide
subsidy on cooking gas to
those living below poverty
line and 2,000 units of
electricity to farmers to
divert attention from the in-
cidents of atrocities against
Dalit and tribal women.
Addressing the meeting of farmers ‘Kissan Samman
Nidhi Labharthi’ and ex-servicemen in Bhim, the
Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari, on Wednesday, said
that the Union Government Schemes have immensely ben-
efitted the common man. She said that ‘PM Gram Sadak
Yojana’ has provided connectivity to the villages, the ‘Jal
Jeevan Mission’ has provided water to homes and the ‘Ujj-
wal Yojana’ has provided life security to women. Owing to
these schemes, the lives of the people has become easier.
For the first time the Union Government has ensured that
the money is transferred directly to the account of the farm-
ers. Diya Kumari also criticized the Rajasthan Congress
Government for its corruption and being anti farmers.
BJP MP Kirodi Lal
Meena alleges `5k
Cr scam in IT dept
First India Bureau
Jaipur
A complaint has been
filed at the Enforcement
Directorate office in
Jaipur alleging scams to
the tune of Rs 5,000 crore
in the IT Department of
the state government,
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ki-
rodi Lal Meena said on
Wednesday.
Meena accompanied
the complainant, Jitendra
Singh, to the ED office.
CM Gehlot holds the
portfolios of IT as well as
Home department.
“The complainant was
presented to the Joint Di-
rector of ED with the
documents of the scam of
about Rs 5,000 crore in
Rajasthan’s IT depart-
ment,” Meena told re-
porters. The officials
asked for information
and full details were giv-
en, he said.
DR KIRODI IS HIMSELF A
CRIMINAL: MIN RAMESH
Rural Development
Minister Ramesh
Meena on Wednes-
day attacked BJP MP
Dr Kirori Lal Meena over
his remarks on the state
government
and said that
the person
who is himself
a criminal and
is involved
in corruption
is accusing the Congress
government of corruption.
The minister said, “Dr Kirori
Lal Meena’s political career
is going downward and that
is why he keeps on making
such statements.”
Pilot at TA-HQ
I am proud to be a part of the TA ever since I got
commissioned as an officer in 2012. It is my great honour
to serve in my unit, Sachin Pilot said during his visit to
TA 124 Sikh - Unit HQ on Wednesday.
REET now on lines of
UPSC so no post goes
vacant, says BD Kalla
Fatal attack on Baran
city Cong president
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Rajasthan government is
preparing for recruitment
on REET and vacant
posts every year on the
lines of UPSC so that not
a single post remains va-
cant and youth can get
employment opportuni-
ties,” Education Minister
BD Kalla said.
He said that the state
government has started
preparations to imple-
ment the plan. The min-
ister was addressing
Berojgaar Maha Sam-
melan organised at Trive-
ni Nagar community
center on 10 issues like
unemployment and paper
leak incidents.
Both Congress and
BJP were invited to the
programme. BD Kalla
and RTDC chairman
Dharmendra Rathore at-
tended the Maha Sam-
melan from Congress
while BJP spokesperson
Ramlal Sharma was also
there in the programme.
First India Bureau
Baran
Unidentified miscreants
fatally attacked Gaurav
Sharma, the city presi-
dent of the Congress and
former deputy chairman
of the city council, on
Wednesday afternoon.
The miscreants fired at
Sharma, wherein the
bullet hit his head. Se-
verely injured, Sharma
was admitted to a hospi-
tal and was later referred
to Kota. Police officers
including SP Rajkumar
Chaudhary are investi-
gating the case.
The statements of the
injured have not been re-
corded yet. Police have
gone to Kota with in-
jured Sharma. The mat-
ter will be revealed only
after he is in a position to
give his statement.
5872peoplesenttoHaj,says
panelchairmanAminKagzi
Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur
Rajasthan Haj Commit-
tee chairmanAmin Kagzi
on Wednesday said that
proper arrangements
have been made by the
committee for those who
have gone to Haj.
He said the arrange-
ments made by the com-
mittee were excellent
and the volunteers have
done a good job. He also
rejected allegations and
the stay arrangement of
men and women were
made together. He said
that action was taken
soon after any complaint
was received.
“Two senior officers
from the state are doing
good work there… some
people are unnecessarily
creating a wrong atmos-
phere regarding Haj pil-
grimage,” he said. He
said that 5872 Hajis were
sent to Haj this year.
ExperiencequalityofSaras,nowasIce-cream
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur
Along with other Saras
products, the consumers
can now relish Saras’Va-
nilla and Butterscotch ice
creams this summer.
The Saras ice cream
produced by Jaipur Dairy,
was launched by Admin-
istrator and Managing
Director of Rajasthan Co-
operative Dairy Federa-
tion Sushma Arora on
Wednesday here.
“The quality of Saras
is its identity. The con-
sumers must also assess
the price and quality of
the product while buying
it. Keeping all this in
mind, Jaipur Dairy will
make Saras brand’s high
quality ice cream availa-
ble at relatively very
cheap prices,” Sushmita
Arora said.
Amin Kagzi
Gaurav Sharma
BD Kalla, Dharmendra Rathore, Upen Yadav and others at Triveni
Nagar community hall on in Jaipur on Wednesday.
SANTOSH SHARMA
Sushma Arora with Om Prakash Poonia and Kulraj Gurjar at the
launch ceremony in Jaipur on Wednesday. SUNIL SHARMA
z Chairman of Jaipur Dairy
Om Prakash Poonia said
that production of Saras ice
cream has been started in
the 15,000 liters per day
capacity plant.
z Kulraj Meena, Managing
Director, Jaipur Dairy said
that initially Saras Ice Cream
will be available in Vanilla
and Butter Scotch flavours
at 100 selected outlets.
PRODUCTION STARTS;
2 FLAVORS INITIALLY
2 HAJ PILGRIMS FROM
STATE DIE IN MADINA
Haj pilgrim from
Churu, Zubeida Be-
gum(72) died. She
was on Haj pilgrimage with
her husband. Another Haj
pilgrim, 69 year old Usman
from Jodhpur, also died dur-
ing the pilgrimage. Central
Haj committee informed.

First India Bureau
Jaipur
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, on Wednesday,
unveiled the winner’s tro-
phy of India’s first Hand-
ball Premier League at
the Chief Minister’s resi-
dence. He released the
poster of the league and
signed the ball.
On this occasion, Chief
Patron of the league Ra-
jeev Arora, Chairman
Ajay Data, President Ab-
hinav Banthia, Directors
Vivek Lodha, Vigyan
Lodha and Deepak Data
were present. The league
will start from June 8 at
the indoor stadium of
Sawai Mansingh Stadi-
um. Teams from 6 states
including Rajasthan will
play in this. The league
will conclude on June 25.
Meanwhile CM also
released the book and
souvenir ‘Balika Shiksha
Ke Badte Kadam’ of
Haldiram Education So-
ciety, Bikaner and
launched an 18-minute
documentary.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur
RTDC Chairman Dhar-
mendra Rathore on
Wednesday said that a
meeting of the RTDC
board of directors was
held on Wednesday in
which a decision to im-
plement old pension
schemefortheRTDCem-
ployees was taken.
Rathoresaidthatpolicy
decisions have been taken
while giving top priority
to the strengthening of the
corporation.
He said that honoring
the service of the person-
nel, the benefits of Sev-
enthPayCommissionand
RGHS have been given
and in compliance with
the budget announcement
of 2023-24, the old pen-
sion scheme is being im-
plemented for the em-
ployees of the corpora-
tion. He added that, sev-
eral important policy de-
cisions have been taken to
strengthen the tourism
infrastructure in the state.
At the same time, various
initiatives were taken to
take tourism in the state to
a new height. He said that
to woo tourists, helicopter
joyride was started and
now work is going on to
start cruise in Chambal
river front in Kota.
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer
Aman allegedly abducted
and forcibly married a
23-year-old woman in
Jaisalmer district after her
family called off their en-
gagement, police said on
Wednesday.
Threepeople,including
main accused Pushpendra
Singh (29), have been ar-
rested and one person has
been detained in connec-
tion with the incident, a
purported video of which
went viral on social me-
dia, according to police.
Taking cognizance on
the basis of media reports,
the State Commission for
Women issued notice to
SP and sought factual re-
port within 7 days.
DCW chief Swati Mal-
iwal also took it to twitter
and sought prompt action
from CM Gehlot in this
matter.
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer
The Rajasthan Anti-Cor-
ruption Bureau (ACB) on
Wednesday trapped land
records inspector, Gajar-
am in Barmer district for
allegedly taking a bribe of
Rs 50,000,
officials said.
Officials said
that accused
had demand-
ed a bribe of
rupees five lakhs and was
caughtredhandedwithru-
pees fifty thousand. Bribe
was demanded in order to
update land record.
Confirming the report,
Hemant Priyadarshi, the
additionaldirector-general
at ACB, said the accused,
identifiedasGajaram,land
record inspector of Man-
dali in Kalyanpur Tehsil,
demanded5lakhtoupdate
land record. Following
which complainant ap-
proached theACB and af-
ter verification, an ACB
team arrested the accused.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
On Wednesday, 8 IPS of-
ficers were given promo-
tion in Junior Adminis-
trative Grade in which
2012 batch IPS Maruti
Joshi, Shyam Singh,
Narayan Togas promoted
from 1 January 2021.
While promotion date
of Manish Tripathi, Su-
dhir Joshi, Rajkumar
Chaudhary in 2013 batch
is of 1 January 2022.
Meanwhile, from the
2014 batch Gyan Chan-
dra Yadav and Karan
Sharma have been given
promotion from January
1, 2023 and the Person-
nel Department issued
orders regarding this.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner
Gangster Rohit Godara
has demanded a ransom
of Rs 5 crore from a
prominent jeweller of Bi-
kaner. The accused
warned to shoot the jew-
eller showroom owner if
demanded ransom is not
fetched. After the threat,
the jeweller lodged an
FIR with the Nayashahar
police station. According
to information, a call was
received at a jewellery
showroom in Bikaner on
Tuesday. The accused
posed as a relative of jew-
eller and obtained his mo-
bile WhatsApp number
by calling at the jewellery
showroom. After this, at
2 pm a miscreant called
and introduced himself as
gangster Rohit Godara,
and placed a demand of
Rs 5 crore. On this, the
jeweller responded that
he is incapable of provid-
ing such a huge sum and
has a debt/loan of Rs 20
crore taken from a bank.
The fearlessness of the
gangster can be gauged
from the fact that he ad-
vised the jeweller to get
the FIR registered and
forward the recording to
the police. Rohit Godara
warned that if he is not
given the answer in affir-
mation by Wednesday
evening, he will be shot.
As per the police, a case
has been registered at
Nayashahar police sta-
tion and investigation is
going on.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Rajasthan will collect in-
come tax of Rs 35,700
crores this year. The Cen-
tral Board of Direct Tax-
es has given this target to
Rajasthan region, which
is Rs 5,000 crore more
than last year.
In 2020-21, the target
of collection was Rs
20000 crore. In 1 year,
the target increased by
about 75 percent.
The highest target has
been given to Commis-
sioner TDS Jaipur. The
commissioner has to col-
lect corporation tax of Rs
6554 crores and income
tax of Rs 15,410 crores
whereas Chief Income
Tax Commissioner
Udaipur has to collect Rs
7306 crores this year.
Chief Commissioner
Jaipur has a target of Rs
4952 crore while the tar-
get of Director General
of Income Tax Investiga-
tion is Rs 1070 crore.
PTI
Sikar
Three men, including a
BSF personnel, were ar-
rested for allegedly firing
at the vehicle of a vigi-
lance team of the elec-
tricity department in Si-
kar district, police said
on Tuesday. The incident
occurred in the Ajitgarh
area on Monday night,
they said. 4 drunken men
stopped the vehicle of a
vigilance team of the
electricity department in
Ajitgarh and had an argu-
ment with them, said SP
Karan Sharma.
Since the accused were
drunk, the electricity de-
partmentteamleftthespot
toavoidfurtherescalation.
The accused then chased
their vehicle and opened
fire at it.The team’s driver
turned the vehicle towards
the police station. The po-
lice chased and identified
one of the accused as
Vikram Gurjar and next
day reached his house and
found the other 3 accused
Surendra Gurjar, Sachin
Rawat and Kanaram Gur-
jar there. Vikram Gurjar is
on the run, the SP added.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The officers of Rajasthan
Police Service called on
the Chief Minister on
Wednesday. More than 30
officers including the
President of Rajasthan
Police Service Council -
RaghuveerSaini-reached
the Chief Minister’s resi-
dence. He thanked for
implementing Old Pen-
sion Scheme (OPS) and
Rajasthan Government
Health Scheme (RGHS)
and provision of DPC
twice a year. He said that
under CM’s leadership,
many schemes are being
run by the state govern-
ment in the interests of the
policemen which has
given them strength.
Meanwhile, the delega-
tion of Rajasthan Police
Service Council gave a
memorandum to Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
demanding that allow-
ances should not be dis-
continued on promotion
to the post of Dy Superin-
tendent of Police and that
the uniform allowance
from SI to DSP should be
made Rs 15,000 per year.
RAJASTHAN
03
RAJ HC ON DNA PATERNITY TEST IN DIVORCE SUIT
‘A child cannot be used as weapon for divorce’
First India Bureau
Jaipur
hile rejecting a
man’s petition
to bring on re-
cord his alleged son’s pa-
ternity test results in the
divorce case pending be-
fore the Family Court, the
Rajasthan High Court has
observed that the child
cannot be used as a weap-
on to get divorce on
grounds of adultery.
The court said DNA
Test invades upon the
rights of a child, which
may range from affecting
his property rights, right
to lead a dignified life,
right to privacy and “right
to have the confidence
and happiness of being
showered with love and
affection by both par-
ents.”
“The DNA Paternity
Test requires to be con-
ducted only in exception-
alcases,andtherefore,the
child cannot be used as a
weapon to get divorce on
ground of adultery, on the
strength of outcome of a
DNA Paternity Test,” ob-
served Justice Dr Push-
pendra Singh Bhati.
The court said it is nec-
essary for the man to first
prove that he had no ac-
cess with his wife. “Only
thereafter, the benefits of
exceptional exclusion
from the purview of Sec-
tion 112 of the Indian
Evidence Act, 1872 can
be extended to aggrieved
party,” the court said.
The court was hearing
the plea against the order
ofanUdaipurcourtwhich
had rejected man’s plea to
amend the divorce plead-
ing, on the basis of DNA
Paternity Test of the son.
It is noted that the mar-
riage between the parties
was solemnized in 2010
the boy was born in
2018. with agency inputs
Rajasthan HC said that the child cannot be used as a weapon to
get divorce on grounds of adultery.
DNA Test invades upon
the various rights of a
child, including
property rights, right
to lead a dignified life,
right to privacy etc,
says court
W
Right to civic body
heads curtailed
Jaipur: The state gov-
ernment has curtailed
the rights of the chair-
man and mayor of local
bodies of the state. The
state government has
abolished the provision
wherein the Chairman,
President and Mayor of
local bodies were given
the right to approve the
file of retirement bene-
fits of superannuating
officials and employees
of the concerned Nagar
Palika, Municipal
Council and Municipal
Corporation.
Two minor boys
drown in Jodhpur
Jodhpur: 2 minor boys
drowned at a pond in
Mudansar village of
Jodhpur district on
Tuesday, police said.
Police informed the de-
ceased has been identi-
fied as Vikas Jat (8) and
his cousin brother Nar-
pat Jat (10), both resi-
dents of Bhatelai
Charanan gram pan-
chayat under the Bale-
sar Police Station area.
“The post mortem was
performed on Wednes-
day and their bodies
were handed-over to
their family members,”
police said.
NEET aspirant found
dead in PG in Kota
Kota: An 18-year-old
NEET aspirant from
West Bengal, preparing
for the medical entrance
test here at a coaching
institute, died on
Wednesday morning af-
ter being found uncon-
scious in his PG room,
police said. The student
was rushed to MBS hos-
pital by the PG owner
after he was found un-
conscious on Wednes-
day morning, but was
declared brought dead
by doctors, DSP
Harshraj said.
IN BRIEF
CMGehlotunveilstrophyofIndia’s
firstHandballPremiereLeague
RPS officers thank CM for OPS, RGHS
CM Ashok Gehlot unveiling the winner’s trophy of India’s first Handball Premier League on Wednesday. Rajiv Arora, Ajay Data, Vivek
Lodha, Abhinav Banthia, Vigyan Lodha, Deepak Data and others are also seen. CM Gehlot also launched the poster and signed the
ball by writing a congratulatory message on it.
Dharmendra Rathore interacting with media after RTDC review
meeting on Wednesday. SANTOSH SHARMA
The league will
commence today
at indoor stadium
of Sawai Mansingh
Stadium in Jaipur
CM Ashok Gehlot being greeted by Raghuveer Saini and other
senior RPS officers at CMR in Jaipur on Wednesday.
Rohit Godara is constantly
brandishing pics with
weapons on his social media.
Screengrab of the video in
which accused is seen foricbly
marrying the woman.
Police headquarters, Jaipur.
RTDC to also give OPS to
its employees: D Rathore
3heldinJaisalmerforcedmarriage
case;SWCseeksreportfromSP
Land records
inspector in ACB
net with `50K
8 IPS promoted
in Rajasthan
Three, including BSF man, held for
firing at electricity team in Sikar
Rohit Godara seeks
`10 cr ransom from
jeweller in Bikaner
CBDT gives target of
`36K cr to Rajasthan
TWOMENOPENFIREATCOPSINBARAN,ARRESTED
Baran: 2 policemen
sustained bullet
injuries after two men
allegedly opened fire at the
police checkpoint at Seeswali
circle in Baran district, officials
said on Wednesday, adding
that the two attackers have
been arrested. The two men,
one of them a history-sheeter,
encountered the police team
after fleeing from Ranpur area in Kota district earlier, where
they had allegedly shot and injured two other men over a
business deal, police said. Two cops of Mangrole Police
Station — Rahul and Vijay — sustained bullet injuries, Baran
SP Raj Kumar Choudhary said. A history-sheeter from Kota,
Kalu Bhadak, and Satyanarayan alias Hariom opened fire
with country made pistols from an SUV at the police team
deployed at police checkpoint, the SP said. The injured cops
were referred to a Kota hospital after primary treatment at
a local hospital, he said, adding that they were both out of
danger. Bhadak and Satyanarayan were later nabbed by the
police and the two were booked under relevant sections of
IPC and further investigation was underway, the SP added.
Miscreants’ car’s front wheel
was damaged in cross fire.
Bullet mark on electricity
department’s vehicle.
DCW chief S Maliwal
also reacts, asks CM
to take strict action

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Impeccable9yrsofService
Read these 9 potent stories on 9 powerful facets of NaMo’s governance of his 9
years in the role of the country’s Pradhan Sevak. These 9 transformational ideas
have been the defining aspects of Modi’s promise that he will create an enabling
environment through “minimum government, maximum governance”
Long Term Vision
PM Modi is futuristic. If he
speaks about Amrit Kaal,
he talks about it from a
perspective that covers the
coming century. If he talks
about an India that is devel-
oped, he also refers to the
illustrious and noble past of
our country that has made
our country what it is!
1
Atmanirbhar Bharat
The Honourable PM has
been pretty clear about the
whole thought process be-
hind Atmanirbhar Bharat and
what he wants it to look like.
He wants Indian products for
the Indian forces. On the 15th
of August, there is this iconic
21-gun salute. All these years
it was being done by the
British-made 25 pounder gun.
This time, he said “No, we
have to have an Indian gun to
make them to do it!” And we
did that. He made it happen.
2
Ease of Living
I happened to meet a
homemaker in Patna,
named Prabha. I got into a
conversation with her and
asked her “So whom are
you going to vote for in the
upcoming elections?” She
replied “I will vote for Modi-
ji!” I asked her again “Why
are you going to vote for
Modiji?” Prabha said “Didi,
my ancestors, my grandpar-
ents, parents all are dead
and gone and they died in
darkness. Today, I have
light in my house. I have
electricity. Not just this,
Modiji has also given us the
gas connection. Like my
grandmother and mother, I
don’t have to choke cooking
on the chulha either. This is
why I will vote for Modiji!”
3
National Security
We carried out surgical
strikes, not once but on a
number of occasions. In the
East, we did it on the Indo-
Myanmar border, we did in
Pakistan on both land and
in air, so while the capability
to carry out these actions
always existed with us, we
were not getting the political
go-ahead, the green signal
to actually do something like
that. So what has changed
now is that the will is there
to demonstrate to the world
and to our neighbours that
not only do we have the
capability, we have the will
to execute and translate that
capability into action.
4
Corruption-freegovernance
If there is one leader who
has tried to remove the mid-
dlemen culture, corruption
at higher as well as lower
levels in the last 75 years,
it is Prime Minister Modi.
If bureaucrats are honest,
no one can bribe them. He
made this the principle of
his governance as soon as
he took over.
8
Against Freebies
Once I had been appointed
Chairperson of Finance
Commission and we were in
the middle of a conversation.
A question cropped up and
it was regarding freebies.
Of late freebies has been a
hot topic of discussion. He
believes in fiscal laxity and is
steadfast on fiscal rectitude.
If today our macro-economic
stability is strong with low
current account deficits,
large fund investments com-
ing in, feisty deficits and debt
in spite of the pandemic,
it is because of his vision.
Modiji never allowed public
exchequer to be used in a
manner where debt would
become unserviceable.
5
Thrust on Infrastructure
His thoughts about infra are
exceedingly transforma-
tive, especially when you
consider the strategy of
retrofitting that he introduced
into the vision for smart city
planning. This has brought in
practicality and the point to
remember is that, cities don’t
become good cities only
through building of roads.
Modiji told all of us that what
we also need are clean toi-
lets and robust management
of solid and liquid waste. To-
day most cities are perform-
ing exceedingly well under
the Swachh Bharat Yojana
and making a marked con-
tribution in the management
of solid and liquid waste. All
these works are because of
Modiji’s vision.
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CentralInformationCommissioner
Devendra Fadnavis,
Deputy CM, Maharashtra
NK Singh, Chairperson,
15th Finance Commission
General Manoj
Mukund Naravane,
Former Indian Army Chief
Kiran Ghai,
BJP leader, Bihar
Baba Kalyani,
Industrialist
Anurag Thakur,
Union Minister
Against VIP Culture
When you move around
in a car with lal batti, your
status definitely appears to
be distinct from the rest of
the people. Modiji abolished
this practice completely
in one fell swoop. He said
“We are ordinary people. I
am the Pradhan Sevak. All
of us are here to serve the
people. We are not VIPs.”
7
Arjun Ram Meghwal,
Union Minister
Digital India
We said to Modiji that as part
of Digital India initiative, we
will club a few projects. He
said “No, not at all. All this
won’t work. Think about how
we wish to create a Digital In-
dia without taking money into
consideration.” He wanted us
to create a digitally powered,
knowledge society and this
is what we call high thinking.
He is a leader who thinks big
and has the vision to trans-
form society in a big way.
9
Dr RS Sharma,
CEO, National Health Authority
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INDIA
05
G20 TOURISM MEETINGS IN GOA
Delegates, ministers to take part in Yoga sessions
PTI
New Delhi
20 delegates
and ministers
are slated to
take part in Yoga ses-
sions at a popular beach
and an indoor stadium
in Goa later in June as
part of the side events
lined up alongside two
crucial tourism-track
meetings of the influen-
tial bloc, officials said.
India will mark the In-
ternational Yoga Day
(IYD) on June 21, which
will coincide with the
G20 events scheduled to
be hosted in Goa.
People familiar with
the planning of the events
said as G20 events are
happening around IYD,
delegates will also get to
experience “Yoga in
Goa” besides other cul-
tural engagements.
The fourth G20 Tour-
ism Working Group
(TWG) meeting will be
held on June 19-20. The
purpose of the meeting
is to discuss and address
global tourism challeng-
es and opportunities, a
senior official had said
in Goa on May 30. The
G20 ministerial meeting
after the TWG meeting
is scheduled to be held
on June 21-22, with
ministers of tourism
from the G20 countries
and other invited guests
to discuss the outcomes
of the previous working
group meetings and
adopt a joint declaration
on tourism cooperation,
he had said.
FILE
G
Reuters
Washington
President Joe Biden's top
official for the Indo-Pa-
cific region said on Tues-
day he hoped a visit by
Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi conse-
crates the relationship
with India as the most
important for the U.S. in
the world.
Kurt Campbell told the
Hudson Institute think
tank India was playing a
criticalrolegloballyand
not just a strategically.
Many business
groups, investment
groups, are looking at In-
dia as part of a strategy to
diversify globally new
supply chains, new in-
vestment opportunities,
he said. I think the hope
will be to open up venues
and activities for more
investment. Campbell
added that U.S. universi-
ties wanted to train more
engineers and technolo-
gy specialists and the
United States wanted to
open up more of those
opportunities to Indians.
He said that while the
United States and India
were both imperfect de-
mocracies and there
were still concerns that
would be discussed, there
was a degree of trust and
confidence between the
countries that did not ex-
ist a decade ago.
Our goal will be to
seek to build on that,
Campbell said.
My hope is that this
visit basically conse-
crates the U.S.- India re-
lationship as the most
important bilateral rela-
tionship with the United
States on the global
stage, and that we effec-
tively make it into sort of
escape velocity.
The US sees India as
vital partner in its efforts
to push back against Chi-
na's expanding influence
worldwide, even though
it remains concerned
about New Delhi's strong
ties to Russia, despite the
Ukraine war, and Modi's
rights record.
India playing ‘critical role’ globally, says Biden’s top official Kurt
Computerisation of CRCS
A software portal is being developed which is targeted to be launched by June 26
ANI
New Delhi
Union Home Minister
and Minister of Coopera-
tion Amit Shah on
Wednesday reviewed the
progress of computerisa-
tion of office of Central
Registrar of Cooperative
Societies (CRCS) here.
He said that youth should
also be involved in better
utilisation and improved
analytics
of the portal through
competitions to be organ-
ised by the CRCS office.
An official release said
the Ministry of Coopera-
tion has taken number of
steps to promote ease of
doing business in coop-
erative sector to realise
PM Narendra Modi’s vi-
sion of ‘Sehkaar se Sam-
riddhi’.
It said that as part of
these initiatives, the Of-
fice of Central Registrar
of Cooperative Societies,
which is responsible for
administration of Multi
State Cooperative Socie-
ties (MSCS)Act, 2002, is
being computerised to
create a digital ecosys-
tem for MSCS to facili-
tate all their activities
including registration of
new societies.
A software and
portal is being de-
veloped which is
targeted to be
launched by June 26.
The release said that the
computerisation project
will greatly help in the
registration of new Mul-
ti-State Cooperative So-
cieties (MSCS) and fa-
cilitate the working of
existing multi-state co-
operative societies.
The main objective of
computerisation include
complete paperless sub-
mission and processing of
applications, automatic
compliance with MSCS
Act and Rules through
software, enhancing ease
of doing business, digital
communication, transpar-
ent processing and im-
provedanalyticsandMIS.
The computerisation
work has already started.
“Version I of the software
is based on existing
MSCS Act and Rules.
Version II will incorpo-
rate proposed Amend-
ments to the MSCS Act
Rules and it will en-
hance the initial version
by addressing any gaps
or deficiencies based on
user feedback,” the re-
lease said.
Religiouscolour
given tosmall
incidentsin Maha
PTI
Aurangabad
NCP president Sharad
Pawar claimed “reli-
gious colour” was being
given to some small is-
sues in Maharashtra
the ruling parties are en-
couraging such things,
which he said is a cause
of concern. Pawar’s re-
marks came against the
backdrop of some youths
displaying photos of
17th Century Mughal
emperor Aurangzeb in a
procession in Ahmed-
nagar and tension pre-
vailing in Kolhapur city
on Wednesday over the
alleged use of Tipu Sul-
tan’s image along with
an objectionable audio
message as social me-
dia “status” by some lo-
cal people.
He said it was wrong
to give a religious angle
to any message sent from
mobile phones.
Kejriwal meets Yadav amid
calls for Opposition unity
PTI
Lucknow
Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal met Sa-
majwadi Party chief
Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar
Pradesh’s Lucknow to-
day as opposition leaders
find a way to work out a
unity plan ahead of the
2024 national election.
The AAP is also looking
for support in its fight
against the centre over a
recent ordinance on con-
trol of bureaucrats.
Yadav assured the Sa-
majwadi Party’s support
to Mr Kejriwal against
the centre’s ordinance.
PTI
New Delhi
The Centre Wednesday
informed the Delhi High
Court that it has given
clearance to Delhi Edu-
cation Minister Atishi
Marlena to visit the Unit-
ed Kingdom for an offi-
cial visit next week.
The bench of Justice
Chandra Dhari Singh
disposed of the matter
after the submissions of
the Centre counsel that
the MEA has Tuesday
given political clearance
and the matter is now
before the Department
of Economic Affairs and
the petitioner who has a
diplomatic passport, can
apply for requisite visa
requisite. Earlier, the
Delhi Education Minis-
ter, through her plea,
informed the court that
she had been invited by
the prestigious Cam-
bridge University to
speak at a conference on
‘India at 100.
Centre gives
clearance to
Delhi Min Atishi
for UK visit
PTI
Kurukshetra
Nine leaders of Bharatiya
Kisan Union (Charuni),
including its president
Gurnam Singh
Charuni, were arrested
after farmers blocked a
national highway, de-
manding that the govern-
ment procure sunflower
seeds at the MSP, police
said on Wednesday.
After being detained
on Tuesday evening, nine
BKU (Charuni) leaders
were arrested after a case
was lodged under various
IPC sections, police said.
Charges pertaining to
rioting, unlawful assem-
bly and using of criminal
force to deter public serv-
ant from discharging his
duty have been slapped
against them, they said.
The farmers led by
Charuni had blocked
the highway near Sha-
habad here for over six
hours on Tuesday.
BKU chief Charuni,
8 other leaders held
PTI
New Delhi
Mumbai has been ranked
as the most expensive
city in India for expatri-
ates, followed by New
Delhi and Bengaluru in
the second and third
place, respectively, ac-
cording to a report.
According to Mer-
cer’s 2023 Cost of Liv-
ing survey, which in-
cludes 227 cities from
across five continents,
Mumbai, positioned at
147 in the global rank-
ing, retains the top spot
as India’s most expen-
sive city for expats,
while Hong Kong topped
the global chart.
According to the rank-
ings, Mumbai has been
positioned at 147 in the
global ranking, New
Delhi at 169, Chennai
184, Bengaluru 189, Hy-
derabad 202, Kolkata
211, and Pune 213.
Mumbai costliest
city to live for expats
ONE IN EVERY FIVE ‘US STUDENT VISAS’ IN 2022
ISSUED IN INDIA: US ENVOY ERIC GARCETTI
NADDA HOLDS MEETING
WITH BJP WORKERS
New Delhi: One out of every five US student visas
was issued in India in 2022, which is more than the
proportion of Indian popu-
lation in the world, US Ambassa-
dor Eric Garcetti said on Wednes-
day. The US Mission in India held
its seventh annual Student Visa
Day countrywide on Wednesday
with Consular Officers from New
Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai interview-
ing almost 3,500 Indian student visa applicants.
New Delhi: BJP
president J P Nadda
on Wednesday
held a “tiffin meeting”
here with party workers of
western Uttar Pradesh, the
party’s Noida Mahanagar
president Manoj Gupta
said on Wednesday. “The
‘tiffin meeting’ is part of
the BJP’s mega public out-
reach programme with an
eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha
elections,” he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden.
BJP President J P Nadda with party workers at a ‘tiffin meeting’,
in Noida. PTI
CBI seeks recall of interim protection granted
to Sameer Wankhede by Bombay High Court
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday
sought the Bombay High Court to recall its
earlier order granting interim protection
from arrest to NCB’s former Mumbai zonal
director Sameer Wankhede in the Rs 25
crore extortion case.
Exam for foreign law
degree holders: SC
agrees to hear plea
New Delhi: The SC
agreed to hear plea
seeking directions to the
BCI to declare the results of
the qualifying examinations
for Indian nationals holding
Foreign Law Degrees.The
BCI will conduct AIBE XVIII
(18) 2024 in Sept to Oct
2023 tentatively.
Delhi govt vs Rapido:
SC adjourns the
hearing till June 9
New Delhi: The SC on
Wednesday adjourned
till June 9 the hearing on
the Delhi government’s
plea challenging a high
court order staying a notice
to bike-taxi aggregator
Rapido and allowing it to
operate till the final policy
has been notified.
IN THE COURTYARD
Won’t notify fact-
checking unit till
July 10, Centre to HC
Mumbai: The Centre
told the Bombay HC
it was extending till July
10 its earlier statement
that it won’t notify its
fact-checking unit to
identify fake news against
the govt on social media,
even as two new petitions
were filed challenging the
recently amended IT
Rules. Union govt had in
April told the HC that the
fact-checking unit would
not be notified till July 5.
Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann accompanied by Atishi Sanjay
Singh met Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Wednesday.
I AM MISSING MANISH SISODIA: ARVIND KEJRIWAL
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on
Wednesday turned emotional as he remembered
his former deputy Manish Sisodia while inaugurat-
ing a new branch of B R Ambedkar School of Specialised
Excellence in Bawana.“I am missing Manish Sisodia today.
Manish Sisodia had started this aiming to provide quality
education to one and all. They framed false charges against
him and jailed him in an unjust manner,” Kejriwal said.
US, INDIA
PARTNERSHIP
PM Modi’s visit to the
US later this month
serves as a testament
to the enduring partner-
ship between the two
nations, an eminent
Indian-American com-
munity leader has said.
PAWAR: COUNTRY WILL
WITNESS A CHANGE
New Delhi: NCP
chief Sharad Pawar
on Wednesday
claimed the country will
witness a change in the
forthcoming elections if the
anti-BJP mindset of the
people continues. “Look-
ing at the scenario, I think
there is an anti-BJP wave
going on. Considering the
Karnataka election results,
people are in the mood for
a change. If this mentality of
people continues, there will
a change in the country in
the forthcoming elections.
There is no need of any
astrologer to tell this,” the
NCP chief said.
ROADMAP ACTION
PLAN FOR TOURISM
A senior official of
the Union tourism
ministry had earlier
said, “There will be two
key deliverables after the
Goa meet. At the end of
our working group meet-
ings and the ministerial
meeting, we are going to
declare a Goa Roadmap
and Action Plan for tourism
as a vehicle for achieving
sustainable development
goals (SDGs).”
Amit Shah reviews progress of

INDIA
06
CHILD LABOUR ERADICATION DRIVE IN NOIDA
25 children engaged in labour, begging rescued
First India Bureau
Noida
wenty-five chil-
dren engaged in
begging or
working as labourers in
Noida have been rescued
in a day-long operation,
police officials said.
The rescue operation
was carried out on Tues-
day as part of child la-
bour eradication pro-
gramme on instructions
of Gautam Buddh Nagar
Police Commissioner
Laxmi Singh, they said.
Apolice spokesperson
said the special cam-
paign is underway for
eradication of child la-
bour and prevention of
child beggary from June
1 to June 30 jointly by
the Labour Department,
District Probation Of-
fice, Childline Noida
and the Anti-Human
Trafficking Unit
(AHTU).
“As part of the cam-
paign, 25 children en-
gaged in begging and
child labour were res-
cued from different mar-
kets and road intersec-
tions of Sector 76, Sector
62, Sector 63 A,” the po-
lice spokesperson said.
The Child Labour
(Prohibition Regula-
tion) Amendment Act
2016 prohibits the em-
ployment of children be-
low 14 years in all em-
ployment and provides
for prohibition on em-
ployment of adolescents
(14-18 years) in sched-
uled hazardous occupa-
tions and processes.
FILE
A special campaign is
underway for
eradication of child
labourandprevention
of child beggary
from June 1 to June 30
jointly by the Labour
Department,
District Probation
Office, Childline
Noida and the Anti-
Human Trafficking
Unit (AHTU)
T
Willstandwithwrestlerstill
justiceisnotdelivered:Cong
PTI
New Delhi
Hours after Union Sports
Minister Anurag Thakur
called the wrestlers for a
meeting, the Congress on
Wednesday took swipe at
the BJP government for
remaining silent on the
harassment of the players,
and said that the grand old
party “will stand with the
daughters till the time jus-
tice is not delivered”.
Addressing a press
conference here, Con-
gress leader Deepender
Singh Hooda, when
asked about the Union
Sports Minister calling
wrestlers for a meeting,
said, “Congress will sup-
port the daughters till jus-
tice is not delivered to
them. It is unfortunate
that the government is
treating the daughters
with step motherly treat-
ment as the wrestlers
have to knock on the Su-
preme Court doors for
registering an FIR.”
Hooda said that it’s
been one and half months
and the government and
the Delhi Police have not
made any arrest.
Asked about the gov-
ernment’s call for talks,
Congress spokesperson
Deepender Hooda said,
“Today the Sports Minis-
ter (Anurag Thakur) has
invited our wrestlers for a
talk. We will wait to see
what is the outcome of
these talks but one thing is
very clear as far as the
Congress party is con-
cerned, we stand with our
daughters in their fight for
justiceandwearegoingto
be with them till they get
justice.” The Congress
will stand by the wrestlers
in whatever they decide
afterthetalks,Hoodasaid.
“Isn’t it the first case
where the accused have
not been arrested. In such
an FIR with serious
charges, it is the first ex-
ample that no arrest has
been done as one BJPMP
is named as an accused.
What kind of example
the government is set-
ting. What kind of stand-
ard they are laying?”
‘CENTRE WILL HAVE TO
PAY HEAVY PRICE FOR
PROTECTING ACCUSED’
WFI ELECTIONS TO BE
HELD BY JUNE 30:
ANURAG THAKUR
New Delhi:The Con-
gress accused the
government of trying
to “suppress the voices” of
female wrestlers, and said
it will have to pay a heavy
price for “protecting” the BJP
MP as the nation is watch-
ing. Congress spokesper-
son Deepender Hooda said,
“We will wait to see what is
the outcome of these talks
but one thing is very clear
as far as the Congress party
is concerned, we stand with
our daughters.
New Delhi: Union
Sports Minister
Anurag Thakur on
Wednesday assured the
protesting wrestlers that
the Wrestling Federation of
India elections will be held
by June 30 after meeting
with them at his residence
in New Delhi. Notably, this
was the second meeting by
a top government official
with the protesting wres-
tlers after they met Union
Home Minister Amit Shah
on Saturday.
5 BIG DEMANDS
OF WRESTLERS
z The wrestlers have
demanded that a
woman should take
over as the head of
the Wrestling Fed-
eration of India.
z Brij and no one
from his family will
be a part of WFI.
called for “free and
fair” elections to
the wrestling body
whose leadership
has been accused
of corruption and
mismanagement.
also demanded
that the FIR regis-
tered against them
for allegedly violat-
ing law and order
be revoked.
z The wrestlers re-
iterated their calls
for Brij Bhushan
Singh’s arrest over
alleged sexual ha-
rassment charges.
Kuki group holds protest
outside Shah's residence
First India Bureau
New Delhi
People from Manipur’s
Kuki community held a
protest outside Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah’s residence here on
Wednesday against the
ongoing violence in the
northeastern state, ac-
cording to police.
The protesters were
holding placards with
messages such as ‘Save
Kuki Lives’ and raising
slogans, they said.
Police said four of the
protesters were allowed
to enter the home minis-
ter’s residence for a
meeting and the rest were
shifted to Jantar Mantar.
At least 98 people have
lost their lives and 310
more were injured in eth-
nic violence in Manipur
that broke out a month
ago. Clashes first broke
out in Manipur on May 3
after a ‘Tribal Solidarity
March’ was organised in
the hill districts to protest
againsttheMeiteicommu-
nity’s demand for Sched-
uled Tribe (ST) status.
Manipur violence
Wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Satyawart Kadian
arrive at the residence of Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh
Thakur for talks, in New Delhi on Wednesday. ANI
People from Kuki community with placards during a protest outside
HM Amit Shah's residence, in New Delhi, on Wednesday. PTI
Protesting farmers block National Highway-44 over demand for
MSP for sunflower seed, in Kurukshetra on Tuesday. ANI
CONGRESS QUESTIONS
PM MODI’S SILENCE
AFTER CRISIS DEEPENS
New Delhi: Congress
leader Jairam Ra-
mesh on Wednesday
hit out at Prime Minister Na-
rendra Modi for his silence
over the enormous disaster
that has engulfed Manipur
for the past several weeks.
Congress general secretary
Jairam Ramesh levelled a
series of attacks on Modi’s
silence over the crisis and
wrote on Twitter, “But why
is the Prime Minister still
silent? Why doesn’t he
visit the state and make an
appeal for reconciliation
between communities? ”.
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
z A seven-year-old boy,
his mother and his aunt
were burnt alive by a
mob in Manipur.
z Close to 100 people
have been killed in the
strife with around 40,000
displaced in the states.
z Manipur’s apex body
of valley-based civil so-
ciety organisation said
that local youths were
not willing to surrender
arms.
z The body also alleged
that a section of
para-military troops re-
mained inactive against
the terrorists.
ClashesinKolhapurover
offensivesocialmediapost
First India Bureau
Pune
Tension prevailed in
Kolhapur on Wednesday
after police used force to
disperse a crowd that
objected to the alleged
use of Tipu Sultan’s im-
age along with an objec-
tionable audio message
as social media “status”
by some locals, an offi-
cial said.
Demanding action
against those who alleg-
edly put the image of the
18th-century Mysore
ruler along with an of-
fensive dialogue on their
social media profiles, a
group of right-wing ac-
tivists held a protest on
Tuesday. Police pacified
them and told them
to return.
Police also told the
protesters that they had
booked some people in
that connection, the offi-
cial said.
CMSHINDEASSURES
ACTIONAGAINST
GUILTY,FADNAVISSAYS
‘NOFORGIVENESS’
New Delhi: Maha-
rashtra chief minister
Eknath Shinde on
Wednesday assured action
will be taken against those
found guilty in the Kolhapur
incident and appealed to the
public to maintain peace and
calm. Deputy CM Devendra
Fadnavis, who is also closely
monitoring the situation, said,
“There is no forgiveness in
Maharashtra for those who
praise Aurangzeb. Police are
also taking action. Also, it is
our collective responsibility
to ensure that the people
should also maintain peace,
no untoward incident hap-
pens anywhere.”
Statements by some politicians on riot-like
situation in Maha and display of Aurangzeb’s
photos not coincidence. Responding to comments
of these leaders, youths of a particular community
showcased pictures of Aurangzeb. They glorified
Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan. Why suddenly these
images have been displayed in various districts of
Maharashtra? It does not happen easily or
automatically. As it cannot be a mere coincidence,
we will have to dig deeper into this matter.
DEVENDRAFADNAVIS, MAHARASHTRA DEPUTY CM
Bengal govt accused
of diverting funds for
paying train victims
First India Bureau
Kolkata
As West Bengal CM
Mamata Banerjee is all
set to pay compensation
cheques on Wednesday
to the families of the vic-
tims of Odisha triple train
tragedy, allegations have
surfaced that funds under
a particular workers’wel-
fare scheme have been
diverted for this.
The allegations were
raised by the leader of the
opposition, Suvendu
Adhikari. He also said the
samethingwasdonetothe
families of the victims of
Bogtui carnage last year.
CENTRETRYINGTO
PREVENTTRUTHBEHIND
TRAINCRASH:MAMATA
Kolkata: West
Bengal CM Ma-
mata Banerjee on
Wednesday hit out at the
BJP-ruled Centre alleging
that there were attempts to
suppress the cause of the
train accident in Odisha.
CBI was engaged to probe
into the triple train crash but
pieces of evidence have
already been removed, Ba-
nerjee claimed. The central
probe agency conducted
raids at multiple locations in
West Bengal in connection
with its probe into alleged
irregularities in recruitment
in civic bodies.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee gives toy to an infant after
presenting monetory help to the train accident victim's family
member at a function, in Kolkata on Wednesday. ANI
“Can’t achieve
target to reduce
accidents by 50%
before 2024”
First India Bureau
New Delhi
India will not be able to
achieve the target of re-
ducing road accidents by
50% before 2024 due to
many shortcomings on
the part of the govern-
ment other people, who
compromise with road
safety standards, Union
Minister Nitin Gadkari
said on Wednesday. He
pointed out that more
people die in road acci-
dents than in street fights,
riots or terrorist attacks.
Stressing the need for
improvement in road en-
gineering, he said, “Peo-
ple who prepare Detailed
Project Report (DPR) are
not doing their job prop-
erly. Their mindset is that
there should be saving
(reduce) on the cost”.
Tikait threatens
agitation bigger than
farm laws protest
First India Bureau
Chandigarh
Bharatiya Kisan Union
leader Rakesh Tikait on
Wednesday said an agita-
tion bigger than the one
against the now repealed
farm laws will have to be
launched for a legal guar-
antee on the minimum
support price.
Bharatiya Kisan Un-
ion leader condemned
Haryana Police’s lathich-
arge on protesting farm-
ers who had blocked a
national highway in Ku-
rukshetra’s Shahabad on
Tuesday demanding that
the government procure
sunflower seeds at Mini-
mum Support Price
(MSP).
CONG SLAMS LATHI
CHARGE ON FARMERS
AT KURUKSHETRA
New Delhi: The
Congress on
Wednesday said
the BJP’s “anti-farmer” at-
titude has come to the fore
again in Kurukshetra with
the police lathicharge on
farmers protesting against
sunflower seeds allegedly
not being bought at MSP,
as it reiterated its demand
of legal guarantee for MSP
to the tillers. Congress
general secretary Jairam
Ramesh said the BJP’s
“anti-farmer attitude” is
coming to the fore again
and again. We strongly
condemn the lathicharge
on the farmers who were
protesting peacefully.
Drunk men attempt to
kidnap two JNU students
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The Jawaharlal Nehru
University Students’Un-
ion (JNUSU) onWednes-
day alleged that some
inebriated men in a car
entered the campus and
attempted to kidnap two
students.
The incident took
place on Tuesday night
and police have regis-
tered two cases based on
complaints from students
of the university. The
JNU administration said
it has taken “serious
note” of the matter and
demanded the “strictest
punishment” against the
perpetrators.
One of the students
who was attacked under-
went a medical examina-
tion filed a complaint,
the JNUSU added.
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
z A case of molesta-
tion was reported on
the Jawaharlal Nehru
University campus on
Wednesday.
z The competent
authority has taken
a serious view of the
recent incidents where
outsiders entered
the JNU campus and
created law and order
problems during the
night hours.
z The security dept of
JNU announced that
entry of outside vehi-
cles will be restricted
from 10 pm to 6 am.
Police personnel detain a member of the Hindu organisation
during a protest in Kolhapur on Wednesday. ANI

ANI
London (UK)
India's star batter Virat
Kohli praised Australian
batter Steve Smith, nam-
ing him the best Test
player of this generation.
Australian batters Ste-
ve Smith andTravis Head
dominated the Indian
bowlers for the better part
of the second session of
the World Test Champi-
onship 2023 final at the
Oval in London on
Wednesday.
At Tea, Australia
reached a healthy 170/3
with Travis Head and
Steve Smith standing on
the crease with scores of
60(75)* and 33(102)* re-
spectively. India began
the second session in a
similar way as they did
the first, with speedster
Mohammad Shami send-
ing back Marnus La-
buschagne for 26(62).
Before the start of the
WTC final against Aus-
tralia, Virat Kohli fea-
tured in a video where he
lauded Smith. Steve
Smith, according to me, is
the bestTest player of this
generation. He has dis-
played that his adaptabil-
ity is absolutely brilliant.
You take any cricketer of
this generation... in 85-90
Tests, he has an average
of 60 which is quite unbe-
lievable. The consistency
and impact with which he
scores runs, I haven't seen
anyone else doing that in
last 10 years. Definitely,
Steve Smith, along with
Marnus Labuschagne, are
their main players in the
battingorderbecausethey
control their batting line-
up, Virat told media.
Smith has always
done well against us and
he has performed in Eng-
land.You want to dismiss
him as soon as possible
because he can have a
match-winning impact,
Kohli added.
NEWS
07
Everything submerged as Ukrainians face homelessness, disease after floodwaters crest
UKRAINE-RUSSIA WAR
42,000atfloodriskafterdamblownup
Agencies
Kherson
About 42,000 people
were at risk from flooding
in Russian and Ukrainian
controlled areas along the
Dnipro River after a dam
collapsed, as the United
Nations aid chief warned
of “grave and far-reach-
ing consequences.”
Ukraine Russia
blame each other for the
collapse of the massive
dam, which sent flood-
waters across a swathe of
the war zone and forced
thousands to flee.
In his first public com-
ments on the blast, Rus-
sian President Vladimir
Putin accuses Ukraine of
a “barbaric act”.
Thousands of Ukrain-
ians are without normal
access to drinking water.
There are fears that water
levels could rise further,
says Volodymyr Zelen-
sky, Ukrainian President.
OVER 1,500 PEOPLE
EVACUATED FROM
KHERSON AREAS
More than 1,500
people have been
evacuated from
flooded areas of the Kher-
son region in Ukraine after
the collapse of the Kakhov-
ka Dam, CNN reported.
1,548 individuals had been
evacuated from Ukrainian-
controlled flooded parts of
the Kherson region, accord-
ing to the State Emergency
Services and National
Police of Ukraine.
Everything submerged as residents waded through flooded streets carrying children on their shoulders, dogs in their arms and belongings in plastic bags after the destruction of a vast dam.
Former US Vice-
Prez Mike Pence
announces 2024
Presidential run
Agencies
Washington
Former Vice President
Mike Pence, who served
Donald Trump with un-
wavering loyalty but lat-
er turned on him after the
2021 attack on the U.S.
Capitol, formally chal-
lenged his former boss
for the Republican presi-
dential nomination on
Wednesday.
Pence joined a crowd-
ed field of Republican
White House hopefuls
challenging Trump for
the party’s presidential
nomination. Pence joins
a nominating contest that
is currently a two-man
race between Trump and
Florida Governor Ron
DeSantis.
Fivenationselectedto
UNSecurityCouncil
ANI
New York [US]
The United Nations Gen-
eral Assembly elected
Algeria, Guyana, Sierra
Leone, Slovenia South
Korea to the UN Security
Council for 2-year terms
starting 2024, Csaba Ko-
rosi, President of the 77th
session of the UN said.
My congratulations
to Algeria, Guyana,
Republic of Korea,
Sierra Leone and Slovenia,
for being elected as non-
permanent members of the
@UN Security Council for a
two-year term beginning on
1 January 2024. I thank the
tellers for assisting in this
election.
Csaba Korosi
@Csaba_Korosi_
US: 2 die, 5 injured after high
school graduation ceremony
Agencies
Virginia
At least two of the seven
people, who sustained
severe injuries, have died
in a shooting incident
that took place on Tues-
day evening outside a
theatre where a high
school graduation cere-
mony had taken place
City’s interim police
took two people into cus-
tody but later said that
one of them was not in-
volved. The investigation
is still going on.
CLASH AT US SCHOOL
OVER RECOGNITION
OF PRIDE MONTH
Parents and LGBT
activists in California
clashed outside a
school as its board debated
whether or not to recognise
June as Pride month.
Three people were arrested
outside a meeting of the
Glendale Unified School
District (GUSD) board dur-
ing a protest attended by
both pro- and anti-LGBTQ+
demonstrators. The board
was assessing how schools
should teach gender and
sexuality.
Bangladesh left Pak behind
in all sectors of economy
ANI
Islamabad
Bangladesh left Pakistan
behind in all sectors of
the economy in 2023-24,
Pakistan vernacular me-
dia Daily Jang reported,
adding that the country
presented a budget of
USD 71 billion and a
growth rate of 7.5%
whereas Pakistan’s
growth rate is only 3.5%
inflation cost is 21%.
Bangladesh has almost
USD 31 billion in re-
serves for the new fiscal
year whereas Pakistan has
less than USD 4 billion
and, that too, with loans.
Bangladesh’s exports have reached USD 52
billion in 52 years after independence whereas
Pakistan’s exports are still at USD 31.78 billion.
Bangladesh’s export target in the current year is
USD 67 billion while Pakistan’s is USD 38 billion,
adding that, Pak provides export services upto
21.5 billion dollars which is less than the target
1
CURRENT SCENARIO
2
India vs Australia - WTC Final Day 1
Steve Smith is best Test player
of this generation: Virat Kohli
French Open: Iga Swiatek beats
Coco Gauff to reach semifinals
Agencies
Paris [France]
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek
kept her French Open title
defense on track with a
6-4, 6-2 victory over
Coco Gauff to reach the
semifinals onWednesday.
The 19-year-old Coco
Gauff fell to 0-7 against
Swiatek, and the Florid-
ian has yet to take a set
against her. Iga Swiatek,
a 22-year-old Pole, won
6-1, 6-3 in last year’s
final.
“Quarterfinals are
sometimes the toughest
matches,” Swiatek said
on Court Philippe
Chatrier after her win.
“Even though she’s
young, she’s experi-
enced. I’m pretty happy
to be in the semifinal.”
BEATRIZ HADDAD MAIA IS FIRST BRAZILIAN
WOMAN TO ENTER SEMIS IN OPEN ERA
Beatriz Haddad Maia on Wednesday became
the first Brazilian woman to reach the Roland
Garros semifinals in the Open Era after upset-
ting No.7 seed Tunisian Ons Jabeur 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1,
here. Maia also became the first Brazilian woman
to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since Maria Bueno
in 1968 (US Open). Bueno made the French Open
semifinals on five occasions prior to the Open Era,
including a run to the 1964 final.
Pak don't want to play in Ahmedabad
unless they are in WC final: Sethi to ICC
PTI
Karachi
The Pakistan Cricket
Board chairman Najam
Sethi has intimated his
ICC counterpart Greg
Barclay about his appre-
hensions about playing
the World Cup match
against arch-rivals India
at Ahmedabad’s Stadi-
um.As it was reported by
PTI initially, PCB wants
its matches to be sched-
uled in Kolkata, Chennai
and Bengaluru.
Barclay and ICC Gen-
eral Manager Geoff Al-
lardice were recently in
Karachi to seek assur-
ance from PCB boss that
they won’t demand to
play their ODI World
Cup matches at a neutral
venue since ACC is all
set to reject its demand of
playing Asia Cup on ba-
sis of ‘Hybrid Model’.
As per PCB: “Sethi has
conveyed to Barclay
Allardice that Pak doesn’t
want it matches to be
scheduled in Ahmedabad
unless it is a knock-out
game like final.”
IND VS AUS HEAD-
TO-HEAD IN TESTS
INDIA RECORD IN
TESTS AT THE OVAL
Matches played: 106
India won: 32
Australia won: 44
Tied: 1
Drawn: 29
LAST RESULT: Match drawn
Last five results: IND
won – 3, AUS won – 1,
Draw – 1
Matches played: 14
Won: 2
Lost: 5
Drawn: 7
LAST RESULT: Beat England
by 157 runs (Sep 2021)
Last five results: Won -
1, Lost - 3, Drawn – 1
AUSTRALIA RECORD IN TESTS AT THE OVAL
Matches played: 38
Won: 7
Lost: 17
Drawn: 14
Last result: Lost to
England by 135 runs
(Sep 2019)
LAST FIVE RESULTS: Won -
1, Lost - 2, Draw – 2
India’s Shardul Thakur celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Australia’s David Warner
on the first day of the ICC WTC Final at The Oval in London, on Wednesday. PTI
Agencies
Jeddah
Football superstar Ka-
rim Benzema has joined
Saudi Arabia champions
Al-Ittihad, ending his 14-
year stay at Real Madrid.
Benzema, who was the
second-highest scorer for
Real Madrid, has gone to
Saudi Arabia in a big-
money move. Real had a
contract proposal on the
table for the Frenchman
until2024seasonbutBen-
zema decided otherwise.
Karim Benzema
becomes Saudi
league’s latest
star with Al-Ittihad

Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
Gehlot on Wednesday
inaugurated Kaliteer
Lift Project and the Si-
lavat Anicut Project in
the Dholpur district.
Gehlot laid the foun-
dation stone of the Ka-
liteer lift project and
inaugurated the Silavat
Anicut project through
video conferencing
from CMR. He instruct-
eddepartmentalofficers
to get the work of the
Kaliteer lift project
done on time main-
tain quality manner.
He said these projects
would increase the wa-
ter level in the Dholpur
district. Farmers will
get sufficient water for
irrigation for a long
time, due to which they
will be able to do farm-
ing throughout the year
and their income will
also increase.
A total of Rs 643
crore will be spent on
the construction of the
Kaliteer lift project in
the Sarmathura tehsil of
Basedi assembly. With
this, irrigation facilities
will be ensured in the
command area. With
the filling of these
dams, water will always
be available in Bamni,
Parvati and Utangan
rivers of the district.
NEW BEGINNINGS
Top ABP Anchor Rubika Liyaquat to join Bharat24 as Vice-President
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi
enowned An-
chor and Senior
Journalist, Ru-
bika Liyaquat, who was
associated with ABP
news for over 5 years, is
joining Bharat24-Vision
of New India, as Vice-
President. The CEO
Editor- in- Chief,
Bharat24-Vision of New
India, Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra has confirmed
this development and
said that she has accepted
the offer.
Rubika needs no in-
troduction, she is one of
the most sought after
faces of the Indian media
industry. She is well-
known for her excellent
journalism skills, confi-
dence, and her eye for
precision.
Being on top of her ca-
reer, Rubika decided to
join Bharat 24, as it is the
fastest growing National
Hindi news channel in
the country. Channel’s
growth plans are ex-
tremely robust looking at
the upcoming general
elections and other state
elections.
Since its inception on
August 15, 2022,
Bharat24, has focussed
on becoming a ‘truly’
National channel with its
underlying theme of ‘Ja-
han Tak Bharat, Wahan
Tak Bharat24’. Today
the channel is breaking
over 1,000 news stories
every day and highlight-
ing significant news sto-
ries from all states. The
channel has received
phenomenal response
from viewers and adver-
tisers alike while getting
over 150 advertisers on
board in the initial 150
days of the launch.
Rubika, with her many
years of experience and
expertise, will not only
add value but also make
the channel content far
more competitive during
the most crucial time of
the Indian democracy.
An Anchor Journalist
par excellence, she has
become a ‘Household
name.’ The News Chan-
nel is about to complete
a year in August 2023,
and with the run up to the
upcoming elections,
Bharat 24-Vision of New
India is building a strong
team of experienced pro-
fessionals starting with
Rubika.
Rubika believes that,
“Embracing the strug-
gles and being resilient is
the key to conquer the
perilous paths.” Her Ins-
tagram account reads:
TV Journalist. Heart be-
longs to Udaipur, Ra-
jasthan. Soul to India.
Life to humanity.
“Just be strong about
your convictions and do
your work with sincerity.
If you are an aspiring
journalist, you must al-
ways be truthful. You
have to be straightfor-
ward and have passion
for your work,” Rubika
asserts.
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We look back nos-
talgically with the
illusion of memory
and forward with the illusion
of hope- and so life goes on.
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CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Actionwillbetakenagainst cops
involvedinwrongfulactions:Gehlot
Shivendra Parmar and
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur
CM Ashok Gehlot on
Wednesday, patted the
police officials for the
campaigns being run by
the police headquarters in
nabbing criminals and for
taking swift action. He
said that the department
was doing a good job in
controlling crime and the
state government is deter-
mined to maintain strong
law and order in the state.
Gehlot reviewed the
crimeandlawandorderin
the meeting at the PHQ in
whichMinisterofStatefor
HomeRajendraYadav,CS
Usha Sharma, DGP
Umesh Mishra and other
officials were present.
During the meeting,
the issue of fraud in the
lands was raised as the
CM focused on the mat-
ter. He emphasis on tak-
ing action on incidents
like giving 2 leases of
the same land and the
Jaipur Police Commis-
sioner was instructed to
take effective action in
such cases. Meanwhile,
Gehlot also praised the
special monitoring on
those who follow crimi-
nals on social media by
police to maintain com-
munal harmony.
“We have inculcated
faith in the common peo-
ple, fear in the criminals.
The number of FIRs has
definitelyincreaseddueto
uninterrupted registration
system but there is also an
effective reduction in in-
vestigation time,” he told
the media after chairing
the review meeting.
He said that while the
investigation period was
115 days in 2020, this pe-
riod has come down to 52
days in May, 2023.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
The Congress will give
tickets to “winnable”
candidates in Rajasthan
and there will be no age
bar or “recommendation
system”, the party’s state
in charge Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa said on
Wednesday.
“We will give tickets
to winnable candidates.
If someone is elderly in
our home, do we throw
them out saying that they
have grown old so move
out,” he told reporters
here, while replying to
queries.
The Congress leader
also said the party is not
afraid of action by the
ED. The agency had on
Monday carried out
searches at several plac-
es in the state in connec-
tion with a money laun-
dering probe in the pa-
per leak case. On
Wednesday, state minis-
ters Mamta Bhupesh,
Saleh Mohammad, Go-
vind Meghwal and Mu-
rari Lal Meena were
among those who met
Randhawa in the initial
round of interactions.
Later, MLA Krishna
Poonia and other legis-
lators also met him.
Randhawa took feed-
back about the issues re-
lated to government and
party organisation, party
sources said.
The meetings came
amid attempts by the
party’s central leadership
to broker peace between
Gehlot and dissident
leader Sachin Pilot ahead
of assembly polls due
later this year.
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi
Former Chief Minister
of Rajasthan, Vasundhara
Raje met senior party
leader BL Santosh in
New Delhi on Wednes-
day and the meeting has
become a topic of discus-
sion in the political cir-
cles. Although the infor-
mation about the issues
discussed between the
two leaders has not been
revealed, but Raje’s sup-
porters are very happy
with this meeting.
Rajasthan BJP in-
charge Arun Singh was
also with her during the
meeting.
Different political
meanings are being ex-
tracted regarding the
meeting held before the
Assembly elections in
Rajasthan.
According to the
sources, the discussion
on the election strategy in
the meeting is coming to
the fore. Raje supporters
are waiting for the result
of her Delhi visit.
Vasundhara Raje will
embark on a Jharkhand
tour for three days as she
has been made in-charge
of the Mahasampark
Abhiyan in Jharkhand
for the Modi govern-
ment’s achievements of
nine years. The former
CM Vasundhara Raje
reached Udaipur direct-
ly from New Delhi on
Wednesday.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
After the meeting of
Cabinet Council of
Ministers on Tuesday,
the State in-charge
Sukhjinder Randhawa
discussed the ED issue
separately with minis-
ters wherein, many
ministers have suggest-
ed retaliatory attacks
on BJPin matter of ED.
If reliable sources
are to be believed, it
has also been discussed
in meet that if cases of
ED’s action increase
more in coming days,
then Congress will hit
streets on this issue.
while the decision has
been left to state Con-
gress Prez GS Dotasra.
“Everyone should
unite get involved in
poll preparations. Pub-
lic is happy with govt ‘s
work and this time govt
may repeat in Raj,” he
said. He also directed
ministers not to make
statements against each
other to stay away
from factionalism.
CM Ashok Gehlot chairs a review meeting of Crime and Law Order in State at Police Headquarters
in Jaipur on Wednesday. Also seen are Rajendra Yadav, Usha Sharma, Umesh Mishra, Kuldeep
Ranka, Akhil Arora, Abhay Kumar, Arti Dogra, Gaurav Goyal and others.
Today reception hall is
ready in 90 % police
stations. Probe has
picked up speed, FIR is
being registered for
every complainant.
Communal elements
won’t be tolerated at
any cost.
ASHOK GEHLOT,
CHIEF MINISTER
Govt is determined
to maintain strong
law and order in
the State, CM says
He praised special
monitoring by
police on those who
follow criminals on
social media
One must be authentic while reporting a news. When
you are real and sincere, your viewers respect you and
that gives you credibility. Being strong about your
convictions, working with sincerity being truthful
are main ingredients to be a successful journalist.
RUBIKA LIYAQUAT, SENIOR JOURNALIST ANCHOR
ABOUT RUBIKA LIYAQUAT
Hailing from Udaipur, Rubika completed her gradu-
ation from Mumbai University, she also holds a
degree in Mass Communication. She started her
career in 2007 and has worked with media giants like News
24, Aaj Tak, Zee News and Live India TV. She is known for
her popular shows, Taal Thok Ke and Master Stroke.
Jaipur: The State
government on
Wednesday, said
it has sanctioned over Rs
31cr for strengthening the
water supply infrastructure
in Ajmer city. The financial
sanction of Rs 31.14cr
approved by CM Ashok
Gehlot, will be used to en-
sure a smooth water sup-
ply in Ajmer and renovate
old pipelines or build new
ones, an official statement
said. In the State Budget
for 2023-24, Gehlot had
made a provision for
various works to boost the
water supply infrastruc-
ture of Ajmer. Under this
project, Rs 12cr will be
spent in 2023-24, Rs 16cr
in 2024-25 and Rs 3.14cr
in 2025-26, the statement
said.
CM Gehlot inaugurates
Kalitir Lift Project worth
`643 crore for Dholpur
Winnability, not
age, is criteria for
ticket: Randhawa
Raje’smeetwithBJPveteran
BLSantoshraisesinterest!
Randhawa discusses ED, other
issues with Ministers and MLAs
CM Ashok Gehlot inaugurates the Kalitir Lift Project and
Silavat Anicut Project via VC from CMR on Wednesday. Also
seen are Usha Sharma, Dr Subodh Agarwal, Akhil Arora, Arti
Dogra, Bhuvan Bhaskar others.
The CM calls upon
the people to
conserve water
adopt more
farming methods
with less water
AJMER GETS `31 CR
TO BOOST ITS WATER
SUPPLY SYSTEM
WearemovingtowardscompletingtheJJMina
time-boundmanner.Thereareworkscosting
`820crfromPHED.TheCentreisbearing45%
StateGovtisbearing55%costintheMission.
StateGovtisalsoprovidingrelieftomassesby
bearing10%cost.
ASHOK GEHLOT, CHIEF MINISTER
ABOUT PROJECTS
z With this project, necessary drinking water will also
be available for 3 urban and 433 rural areas of
Dholpur district.
z With the increase in the groundwater level of the
district, the farmers will be able to have easy access
to drinking water for irrigation and for the common
people and animals.
z Similarly, a 100-metre-long and 2-metre-high anicut
has been made on Utangan river in Silavat village
of Rajkheda tehsil of Dholpur district. This anicut will
benefit 12,000 people in villages, including Silavat,
Jawahar ka Pura, Katarpura and Kasiapura.
BRAJ REGION RELIGIOUS DEVP AND THAR
REGION DEVP BOARD WILL BE FORMED
CM Gehlot has approved the proposal for
formation of Braj Region Religious Development
Board and Thar Region Development Board.
The headquarters of both the boards to be con-
stituted with the approval of CM will be in Jaipur.
Braj Kshetra Religious Development Board
will give action plan and suggestions to the state
government for recognition of Braj region at na-
tional-international level, promotion of religious
tourism, increase of employment opportunities
in the region and development of tourist places.
Whereas, the Thar Area Development Board
will give suggestions to the state government
for recognition of the region at the global level,
promotion of tourism, increase of employment
opportunities in the region and development of
tourist places.
` 2.21 CR APPROVED FOR BEAUTIFICATION
OF DUDIYA TALAB IN SIROHI DISTRICT
The Tourism Department will beautify Dudiya
Talab in Sirohi district. Along with this, con-
struction work of Ghats will also be done near
Isbor Mahadev Temple. CM Ashok Gehlot has
sanctioned Rs 2.21 crore for this.With this sanc-
tioned amount, construction of ghat of Dudiya
Talab, fountain with statue, platform, main wall,
patching work, railing, road lights and other
works will be done at a cost of Rs 1.62 crore.
D Rathore met S Agarwal in
Jaipur on Tuesday. FILE
We will give tickets to
winnable candidates.
If someone is elderly
in our home, do we
throw them out
saying that they have
grown old so move
out.
SS RANDHAWA,
CONGRESS RAJ IN-CHARGE
Vasundhara Raje

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of the YOUR DAILY HOROSCOPE by Saurabbh Sachdeva
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Yoga would help in raising energy levels
and improve your metabolism. Some of
you are going experience emotional fulfill-
ment on romantic front. Place emphasis on
domestic affairs to enhance the domestic
tranquility and harmony.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Chances of being misled by competitors
are high, so remain alert. You may get a
chance to pursue old hobby. Health tips
from an expert will enable you to get closer
to your fitness goals. Love comes your way
as friendship turns into romance.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You will succeed in resolving misunder-
standing with family members, normalizing
ties. You will remain much in demand on
social front. You need to stand by romantic
partner during testing times to make the
relationship stronger.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Your hard work and dedication are likely to
be noticed by seniors, paving way for pro-
motion or increment. Better to consult an
expert in financial matters before making
an investment. Family will be supportive of
career aspirations.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Avoid being indulgent in your spending to
balance budget. Continue to put in efforts
at work and you will see promising op-
portunities coming your way. Matrimonial
match for siblings will bring happiness for
entire family.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
It is good day to confess your love. 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.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
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.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 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.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
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. Today
you will enjoy the trust of senior manage-
ment.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
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 the family front are
foreseen.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
A sound monetary position would enable
you to keep pace with changing times.
Avoid raising controversial issues at home
to maintain harmony. It is a wonderful day
to build new connections. Your relationship
requires you to be tactful.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
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.
Health will be satisfactory.
very year, World
Brain Tumor Day
is observed on
the 8 June to raise
awareness about
brain tumours
and their impact on individuals
and their families and to promote
support for those affected by this
condition. Brain tumours are a
complex and often life-altering
medical condition that requires in-
creased attention, research and
community support.
A brain tumour refers to an ab-
normal growth of cells within the
brain or the surrounding tis-
sues. While not all brain
tumours are cancerous
(malignant), they can
still cause signifi-
cant health issues
and require medi-
cal attention.
Brain tumours
can occur in indi-
viduals of all
ages, including
children and
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World Brain Tumor Day serves
as a crucial platform to raise
awareness about brain tumours
and their impact on individuals
and communities. It pro-
vides an opportunity to
educate the public,
healthcare profes-
sionals, policymak-
ers, and the media
about the impor-
tance of early de-
tection, diagnosis,
and effective
treatment options.
By promoting
awareness, we can
ensure that individu-
als experiencing symp-
toms seek medical atten-
tion promptly, leading to earlier
intervention and improved out-
comes.
Another crucial aspect of World
Brain Tumor Day is to emphasize
the importance of support for brain
tumour patients and their families.
The journey of battling a brain tu-
mour can be physically and emo-
tionally challenging, often requir-
ing a multidisciplinary approach
involving neurosurgeons, oncolo-
gists, radiation therapists and other
healthcare professionals. It is es-
sential to provide a strong support
system for patients, offering not
only medical care but also emo-
tional support, access to resources
and opportunities for peer connec-
tions. Support groups, online com-
munities, and non-profit organiza-
tions play a vital role in helping
patients and families navigate their
journey and find comfort in know-
ing they are not alone.
World Brain Tumor Day also
aims to generate support and fund-
ing for ongoing research to ad-
vance the understanding, treat-
ment and prevention of brain tu-
mours. Researchers and scientists
continuously strive to improve
diagnostic techniques, develop
more effective treatments and
search for potential cures. In-
creased funding and public aware-
ness can accelerate these efforts,
leading to better outcomes and
improved quality of life for those
affected by brain tumours.
As individuals, there are several
ways we can contribute to raising
awareness and supporting brain
tumour patients and their families.
Here are a few suggestions:
 Educate Yourself: Learn more
about brain tumours, their
symptoms, and available treat-
ment options. This knowledge
will enable you to recognize
warning signs and support those
who may be affected.
 Spread Awareness: Share in-
formation about World Brain
Tumor Day on social media
platforms, organize local
events, or participate in existing
awareness campaigns. Every ef-
fort to raise awareness counts.
 Support Charitable Organi-
zations: Contribute to organiza-
tions that focus on brain tumour
research, patient support, and
advocacy. Your donations can
make a difference in the lives of
those affected.
 Volunteer: Offer your time and
expertise to local hospitals, clin-
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to brain.
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importance of spreading awareness about
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