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Delhi cabinet rejig: Atishi
gets law; Gehlot WCD
New Delhi: Delhi Minis-
ter Atishi has been given
addl charge of Law dept
while Minister Kailash
Gehlot has been allocated
the Women and Child
Development in addl
portfolios they holding.
Multiple earthquakes
jolt diff parts of India
New Delhi: In an unusual
seismic occurrence, sev-
eral parts of India were
shaken by earthquakes on
Friday morning, sending
tremors in TN, Karnata-
ka, Gujarat, Meghalaya.
Minimal impact reported.
India bans export of
onions till March ’24
New Delhi: In a move
to curb inflation ahead
of 2024 LS polls, Cen-
tre has banned export of
onions till March 2024,
export policy of onions
has been amended from
‘Free’ to Prohibited.
After Ethics Panel’s report on cash-for-query allegations...
Lok Sabha expels TMC MP Mahua
from House for ‘unethical conduct’
Moni Sharma
New Delhi
TMC leader Mahua Moi-
tra has been expelled
from LS on Friday fol-
lowing an Ethics Com-
mittee report into ‘cash
for query’charges against
her. Moitra, 49, was ac-
cused of taking bribes,
including `2 cr in cash,
“luxury gift items”, from
businessman Darshan
Hiranandani, for asking
questions critical of govt
in Parl.After a tempestu-
ous discussion and voice
vote, Speaker Birla said,
‘This House accepts con-
clusions of Committee -
that MP Mahua Moitra’s
conduct was immoral
and indecent. So, it is not
appropriate for her to
continue as an MP.’ P5
The House has the
tradition that the
traditions followed
by the previous
Speakers are always
followed by the
next Speakers.
OM BIRLA,
LOK SABHA SPEAKER
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
conducts proceedings of
the House during Winter
session of Parl on Friday.
BROKE EVERY RULE IN
BOOK: MAHUA BLASTS
ETHICS PANEL REPORT
After the expulsion,
Mahua Moitra hit
out at the ethics
committee for “acting
without proof” and said
the panel was becoming
a “weapon” to “bulldoze”
the Opposition. Speaking
to reporters after being
expelled as an MP, Moitra
alleged the ethics commit-
tee and its report “broke
every rule in the book”.
TMC leader Mahua Moitra
addresses the media with
Sonia Gandhi other Oppn
leaders after being expelled
by the Lok Sabha during the
Winter session of Parliament,
in New Delhi on Friday.
I am an organic product of
Vidyarthi Parishad: Shah
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah praised the
Akhil Bharatiya Vid-
yarthi Parishad for its
journey and became an
organic product of Vid-
yarthi Parishad. “Few
organizations, even
among student bodies,
can boast of a journey as
enduring and impactful
as ours - 75 years strong
and unwavering in our
commitment to fulfilling
the goals and objectives
of the Vidyarthi Pari-
shad,” said Amit Shah at
the inaugural event of the
69th National Conven-
tion of the ABVP.
Amit Shah during 69th ABVP National Conference, Delhi on Friday.
ABVP says - Be it
Kashmir or Guwahati,
our country is our soil.
Today I say that
Kashmir is ours and
North East is also ours.
AMIT SHAH,
UNION HOME MINISTER
First India Bureau
Aizwal
Zoram People’s Move-
ment (ZPM) leader La-
lduhoma took oath as the
new CM of Mizoram on
Friday, making him 1st
leader not belonging to
either Mizo National
Front (MNF) or the Con-
gress to hold that post.
Several other ZPM lead-
ers also took oath as min-
isters. Governor Hari
Babu Kambhampati ad-
ministered oath of office
and secrecy to Lalduho-
ma and other mins. P5
Lalduhoma
takes oath as
Mizoram CM
THREE STATES, THREE FACES: BJP REVEALS CM OBSERVER LINEUP
Rajnath to put Modi’s stamp on decision for Raj CM
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi
olitical turmoil
has intensified
in Delhi amid
speculations about the
announcement of the
nameofCMinRajasthan.
The BJP has appointed
Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh, Saroj Pandey and
Vinod Tawde as observ-
ers for Rajasthan. These
observers can gather
opinion from MLAs re-
garding Rajasthan. After
the appointment of ob-
servers, Rajnath Singh
and National President JP
Nadda also met on Friday
afternoon. At the Parlia-
ment House, State Presi-
dent CP Joshi also talked
to Nadda and Rajnath
Singh regarding the se-
lection of the CM and
meeting of Legislative
Party. Now, proposal will
be placed in legislature
party meeting on Sunday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh BJP RS MP Saroj Pandey BJP National GS Vinod Tawde
P
ONE-LINE PROPOSAL IN
NAME OF THE NEW CM
A one-line proposal
will be placed in
name of the new
CM, a senior MLA will be
the first to support the pro-
posal. And after this, opin-
ion poll will start from all the
MLAs. At present the name
of the proposer and senior
MLA is being finalized.
SIGNIFICANT DATES AHEAD...
DECEMBER 9: Observers arrive in the state
DECEMBER 10: Legislature party meeting
DECEMBER 16: ‘Malamas’ time to begin
PM MODI INAUGURATES GLOBAL INVESTORS SUMMIT IN DEHRADUN
FROMMAKEININDIA
TOWEDININDIA!
PM says the country must focus now on Vocal for local and Local for Global
First India Bureau
Dehradun
Prime Minister Narendra
ModiinauguratedtheGlob-
alInvestorsSummit2023in
Dehradun, Uttarakhand on
Friday. Ahead of the inau-
guration, the PM inspected
anexhibitionatthevenueof
theevent.The‘Uttarakhand
Global Investors Summit
2023’isbeingheldatForest
Research Institute, Dehra-
dun. While addressing the
event, the Prime Minister
said the development by a
double-engine government
can be seen in the state.
“Today, you will see
policy-driven governance
in the country, you will
see the strong demand of
the countrymen for politi-
cal stability. Aspirational
India today does not want
instability, it wants a sta-
ble government today.We
have seen this in the re-
cent assembly elections
and the people of Uttara-
khand have already done
it,” he added.
PM Narendra Modi
also launched the House
of Himalayas brand to
promote local products
and increase the income
of the self-help groups.
Recently the workers
who were trapped in
the Silkyara Tunnel
were successfully
rescued. I hereby
congratulate the
government and
administration of the
state for the dynamic
work done by them.
NARENDRA MODI,
PRIME MINISTER
The target of the
summit was to sign
MoUs worth `2.5 lakh
crore, but it has
already exceeded
that limit to reach
around `3 lakh crore
in the run-up
to the event
PM Narendra Modi inspects an exhibition at Global Investors Summit 2023, in Dehradun on Friday.
PM Narendra Modi, Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit
Singh and Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami at inauguration
of the Global Investors Summit 2023, in Dehradun on Friday.
SURPRISED HOW MODI
DEFENDS INDIA’S NAT’L
INTERESTS, SAYS PUTIN
Russian President
Vladimir Putin
heaped praise on PM
Modi, saying that he cannot
be intimidated or forced to
take decisions that are con-
trary to national interests. He
said that PM Modi defends
India’s interests vehemently
and added that sometimes
he also is surprised by the
stand taken by PM Modi.
VICE PREZ JAGDEEP DHANKHAR
TO VISIT UDAIPUR TODAY
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar to visit the
Guru Gobind Singh Tribal University in
Udaipur today. In evening, he will at-
tend wedding of UP CS’s son in Jaipur.
KCR SUFFERS HIP FRACTURE
AFTER FALL IN WASHROOM
Ex-Telangana CM K Chandrashekar
Rao, who had suffered fracture in hip
underwent a successful surgery. PM
Modi wished him speedy recovery.
The MPC of RBI on Friday unanimously decided to
keep key interest rates unchanged, raised its GDP
growth projection for 2023-24 to 7% from 6.5% P6
OTHER OBSERVERS
MADHYA PRADESH
CHHATTISGARH
Manohar Lal Khattar
HARYANA CM
K Lakshman
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Aasha Lakda
NATIONAL SECRETARY
Arjun Munda
UNION MINISTER
Sarbananda Sonowal
UNION MINISTER
Dushyant Kumar Gautam
BJP LEADER
The ISRO shared 1st full disk
images of the Sun in near
ultraviolet wavelengths,
captured by the Aditya-L1.
(Right) Governor Hari Babu
Kambhampati welcomes
Lalduhoma as the new Chief
Minister of Mizoram on Friday.
‘BRAND MODI’
BEYOND BORDERS!
PM Modi has been ranked as world’s most
popular leader with an approval rating of
76%, as per survey by ‘Morning Consult’
76%
Narendra Modi
(India)
49%
Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva
(Brazil)
41%
Giorgia
Meloni
(Italy)
66%
Andres
Manuel Lopez
(Mexico)
58%
Alain Berset
(Switzerland)
47%
Anthony
Albanese
(Australia)
Supreme Court scolds
Calcutta High Court
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court came down heavily
on the Calcutta High
Court for its observation,
asking young girls to
“control sexual urge” and
not give in to two “min-
utes of pleasure”.
First India Bureau
Dausa
A 6-year-old girl was al-
legedly raped by an uni-
dentified man at a wed-
ding function in Dausa
district, police said on
Friday. The matter came
to light when the girl’s
parents noticed blood-
stains on her clothes after
family returned home
from function on Thurs-
day night. Based on the
complaint, an FIR was
registered at the Mahila
Thana in Dausa. Efforts
are being made to iden-
tify arrest accused. P2
Minor raped at
wedding event
in Dausa dist

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First India Bureau
Sawai Madhopur
The Sawai Madhopur
ACBarrestedAlokSingh,
the driver of senior geolo-
gist of Mineral Depart-
ment Ajay Prakash Sin-
gh, red handed while tak-
ing a bribe of Rs 40,000.
TheACB is searching for
the main accused Singh,
who is absconding.
ACB ASP Surendra
Singh said that the con-
struction work of Jaipur
Discom building is going
on in Baunli, in which Ra-
vanna Suda gravel is be-
ing used. Singh, who is
looking after the con-
struction, threatened the
contractor by telling him
that Ravanna Suda gravel
was illegal and that it
would invite action.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur
Construction of Jaipur-
Bandikui Link Express-
way is going on in full
swing for direct connec-
tivity from Jaipur to Del-
hi via Delhi-Mumbai
Expressway. The 67-kil-
ometre-long construction
under a project worth Rs
1300 crore is likely to be
completed by November
2024. Through this pro-
ject, the travel time from
Delhi to Jaipur will be
just two-and-a-half-
hours.
Project Director DK
Chaudhary said that this
expressway will connect
the Ring Road near
Bagrana on Agra Road,
which will provide the
facility for Delhi to board
the expressway near
Bandikui from Agra
Road via Bassi, Dausa.At
present it takes more than
an hour to cover the dis-
tance of 67 km, but after
the expressway this time
will reduce. The express-
way will have four lanes.
IN BRIEF
Kota Univ awards
research degree to
Bhanwar S. Charan
Jaipur: In a bid to en-
hance practical learning
experiences for students,
the government senior
secondary schools in the
state will observe ‘Lab
Day’ under the ‘No Bag
Day’ initiative this Sat-
urday. Naveen Jain, Sec-
retary of the Education
Department, said that
the goal of the initiative
is to enrich the educa-
tional environment in
laboratories and pro-
mote physical well-be-
ing, cleanliness, and
safety among students.
School authorities have
been directed to conduct
regular inspections of
classrooms and labora-
tories systematically.
Kota: Kota University
has awarded a research
degree to First India Kota
Bureau Incharge Bhan-
war S. Charan. Charan
completed a special re-
search work on the topic
“Contribution of journal-
ists of Rajasthan in the
freedom struggle (1894-
1947): With special refer-
ence to revolutionary jour-
nalist Thakur Kesari
Singh Barahath” from the
History subject of the Fac-
ulty of Social Sciences of
Kota University. Bhan-
war Singh Charan, origi-
nally a resident of Jodh-
pur, has been holding the
responsibility of Bureau
Chief of Kota division of
regional news channels.
Sr Secondary Schools
to observe ‘Lab Day’
under ‘No Bag Day’ Fateof23,633sqydlandon
JLNMarghangsinbalance
SUKHDEV SINGH GOGAMEDI MURDER
Security beefs up for Sukhdev’s family Nyangali
Shivender Parmar
Jaipur
fter the murder
of Rajput lead-
er Sukhdev
Singh Gogamedi, the ad-
ministration has beefed
up the security of Goga-
medi’s family. 4 com-
mandos and 15 police-
men have been deployed
at Gogamedi’s residence
at Bhadra and Gogame-
di. Moreover, security
has also been beefed of
newly elected BSP MLA
Manoj Nyangali. Police-
men with weapons will
be deployed with Manoj
Nyangali who has been
receiving threats from
miscreants for a long
time. Manoj Nyangali’s
younger brother Viren-
dra Nyangali was also
murdered.
Meanwhile, in the
Sukhdev Gogamedi
murder case, Ajit Singh,
who was injured in the
incident, was reportedly
in critical condition on
Friday.
First India Bureau
Udaipur
Aleopard entered a girls’
hostel near Hiran Magri
suburban in Udaipur on
Friday creating panic
among the resident girls
present in the hostel.
Fearing for their safe-
ty, the girls locked them-
selves in their rooms
while the leopard at-
tempted to attack the hos-
tel cook.
Responding to the
alarm, a rescue team
from the police and forest
department arrived, en-
gaging in a three-and-a-
half-hour search. The
leopard was spotted on
the stairs and later he
found shelter under them.
The team successfully
tranquilized the leopard
at 4:45 pm.
Kamal Kant
Jaipur
Elections were conduct-
ed in 250 bar associa-
tions, including the High
Court.
The Rajasthan High
Court Bar Association
Jaipur, the largest bar as-
sociation in North India,
along with The Bar As-
sociation Jaipur, the Dis-
trict Advocates Bar As-
sociation, Sanganer Bar
Association and others
witnessed peaceful vot-
ing under CCTV surveil-
lance on Friday.
Notably, High Court
Bar Association Jaipur
recorded an 87.38 per-
cent turnout, with 4,072
out of 4,660 advocates
casting their votes.
Counting of votes in
High Court Bar Associa-
tion Jaipur and The Bar
Association Jaipur will
commence on Saturday.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
The fate of a 23,633
square yards stretch of
land along Jawaharlal Ne-
hru Marg, in front of the
World Trade Park, is
hanging in balance and
the decision on the land is
expected to be taken by
the new government. The
contentiousissuerevolves
aroundwhetherthisprime
land will be handed over
to private entities or not.
The decision, now pend-
ing, awaits the new gov-
ernment set to take charge
in the state.
The matter is related to
the land allotment to
Green Fire Hospital Pri-
vate Limited and the al-
lottees of Jai Jawan Col-
ony III.
JDA commissioner
Jogaram has returned the
file to the zone office.
The zone office had sent
the file to him for allot-
ment of the plot.Land is
to be given in the case on
the orders of LokAdalat.
The hospital is proposed
to get 17433 square
yards of land and 6 200
square yards of land is to
be allotted to the other
allottees.23633 square
yards of land is integral
to the 200-foot strip
along JLN Marg.
During the previous
BJP govt, Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje directed
the JDA to transform this
area by clearing accumu-
lated dirt and garbage,
turning it into a green
space with a jogging
track.The controversy
arises from the allocation
of 17,433 square yards to
the hospital and an addi-
tional 6,200 square yards
to other claimants on the
same strip.
Leopard seen running in CCTV
footage in Udaipur on Friday.
Sheela Shekhawat Manoj Nyangali
Lawyers outside High Court at Ambedkar Circle during the voting
for Rajasthan high court bar association election on Friday.
Accused Ajay Prakash Singh in ACB’s custody.
A
Decisionisexpectedtobetakenbythenewgovt
Contentious issue SrgeoscientistinACB
netfortaking`40kbribe
Lakshmi Mandir cinema
hall file go missing in JDA
JDA to change master
plan of Jaipur City
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The file related to Laksh-
mi Mandir cinema hall
has been lost in JDA. The
Zone Deputy Commis-
sioner has formed a com-
mittee under the chair-
manship of Tehsildar to
search for the file. Nota-
bly, approval was given in
the matter during the
Congress govt to build a
multiplex from the cine-
ma hall as the Cabinet
Empowered Committee
had decided in this regard.
The then UDH minister
Shanti Dhariwal was the
committee coordinator.
However, there was a
complaint regarding the
land use change process
in this case and according
to informed sources, the
file went missing as it was
reportedly lost while
coming to JDA from Ad-
ditional Adv General.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
In what could be termed
a major development re-
garding the master plan
of Jaipur City, JDA has
started an exercise after
the removal of the code
of conduct to change the
master plan. In this re-
gard, exercise has been
initiated regarding roads
60 feet or more wide and
shown as mixed or com-
mercial on the corner
plots of those roads. It is
proposed to give mixed
or commercial land use
on these plots also. Simi-
larly, mixed and com-
mercial land use is pro-
hibited on plots located
on both sides of the fly-
over and on the railway
overbridge. But JDA has
issued notification for
change in this asking for
objections and sugges-
tions.
Laxmikant Sharma
Vikas Sarma
Dausa/Jaipur
Asix-year-old girl was al-
legedlyrapedbyunidenti-
fied accused in Dausa
district of Rajasthan on
Thursday night.
The victim along with
her family members had
gone to a marriage garden
toattendafunction.When
they returned home, her
parents noticed blood-
stains following which
the matter came to light.
The family members
reported the matter to po-
lice last night. The victim
has been admitted to a
hospital in Jaipur and the
matter is being further in-
vestigated to identify and
arrest the accused.
Dausa rape: Forensic experts dog
squad joins efforts to find accused
1 dead, 18 injured
as bus overturns
after tyre burst
First India Bureau
Bundi
One passenger died and
18 were injured when a
Rajasthan Roadways bus
overturned after hitting a
motorcycle and ramming
into a divider in Bundi on
Friday, police said. The
incident took place on
NH 52 near Dhakni Cir-
cle under the Hindoli po-
lice station area.
The Rajasthan Road-
ways bus overturned this
afternoon after hitting a
motorcycle and ramming
into a divider.
POLITICIANS MEET HEMRAJ KHATIK, SUBMIT
MEMO OF DEMANDS TO GUV KALRAJ MISHRA
Several politicians are coming to meet Hemraj
Khatik, who was injured in the Sukhdev Singh
Gogamedi murder case. They met Governor Kalraj
Mishra and submitted a memorandum. Senior BJP leader
Madan Dilawar, State President of All India Khatik Samaj
(Regd.) Kantilal Chandel and Bhagwan Sahay Sanwaria and
other people of the society submitted the memorandum.
SUKHDEV KAKOSA IS MY FAMILY MEMBER, SAYS
ANANDPAL SINGH’S DAUGHTER CHARANJEET
A video message of Anandpal Singh’s daughter
Charanjeet alias Chinu surfaced on Friday where she
stressed that ‘It is unfortunate to include her name in
the Sukhdev murder case’. Cheenu said in the video mes-
sage, “Sukhdev Kakosa is my family member and respect-
able. It is wrong to repeatedly add names to every murder
case,” Charanjeet asked for an impartial investigation.
Jpr-BandikuiLinkE-way
likelytofinishbyNov2024
Police personnel at the crime
scene in Dausa.
BHUPESH RATHORE
VISIT JK LONE
HOSPITAL IN JAIPUR
Former minister
Mamta Bhupesh and
BJP Leader Rajen-
dra Rathore visited JK Lone
Hospital in Jaipur express-
ing concern for the girl’s
well-being and asked the
police to promptly arrest the
accused and ensure strict
punishment. The hospital
administration formed a
medical board. Sr profes-
sor Dr Jagdish Singh, Dr
Pramila Sharma, Dr Jyotsna
Vyas and Dr Divya Sharm
are in medical board.
Water Resources Dept’s 13 big
projects worth `12k cr underway
Vinod Singh Chouhan
Jaipur
The outgoing state gov-
ernment has given sev-
eral gifts related to irri-
gation and drinking wa-
ter projects to the Water
Resources Department
in Rajasthan. In the last
10 years, the previous
BJP government and
Congress government
have given many big
projects while demitting
office. Currently, 13 big
projects worth more than
Rs 12,000 crore are go-
ing on in the state, some
of which will be com-
pleted by the end of
2024. In a conversation
with First India, Bhuvan
Bhaskar, Additional
Secretary, Water Re-
sources Department,
gave information re-
garding the projects.
13 TOP PROJECTS OF WRD IN RAJASTHAN
Project Work Order work order
Amount date
Dholpur Lift Irrigation 772.52cr 13 November, 2017
Kalitir Lift Project 642.88cr May 15, 2023
Isarda Project 615.17cr 21 December, 2018
Sei River Project, 665.80cr 30 June, 2023
Kotra
Sabarmati Project, 590.10cr 30 June, 2023
Kotra
Parwan Irrigation 2170.66cr 18 May, 2018
Project
Parvan Drinking Water 780.78cr 4 October, 2018
Project
Parvan Irrigation 672.99cr May 19, 2017
Drinking Water
Upper High Level 2248.94cr 12 May, 2023
Canal Project
Peepalkhunt High 1565.20cr 29 Sept, 2023
Level Canal
Dewas III and IV Dam 396.93cr 7 October, 2023
Interconnecting Tunnel 432.73cr Oct 7, 2023
of Dams
Barassocelections:87.38
pclawyersvoteinHCBA
Leopardentersgirls’ hostelinUdaipur
Phone tapping case:
Hearing on Dec 19
Centre finds scam
in Jal Jeevan
Mission in Raj
First India Bureau
New Delhi
A hearing in Rajasthan
phone tapping case was
held in Delhi High Court
on Friday. Now the next
hearing in the case will
be held on December 19
on the issue of time
sought by the state govt
and further debate to be
held only after receiving
guidelines from the govt.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Aten-member Central In-
vestigation team has
found a scam in JJM in
Rajasthan. The team vis-
ited Raj in Sept and found
discrepancies in Jaipur,
Alwar, Dausa, and Sawai
Madhopur districts.Work
has been carried out at a
very slow pace in many
places due to contractors.
There was no manpower
for third-party inspection.
RCC work was done
without a cube strength
test. The pipeline in the
project is not as per the
prescribed standards.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The fourth National Lok
Adalat of 2023 will be
held today under the aegis
of National Legal Ser-
vices Authority, New
Delhi. It will be organized
under the direction of Ra-
jasthan State Legal Ser-
vices Authority and will
be formally inaugurated
in the new building of Ra-
jasthan HC. Rajasthan
State Legal Services Au-
thority Member Secretary
Pramil Kumar Mathur
giving information said
that Acting Chief Justice
MM Srivastava will inau-
gurate the event. The
event will be held in Jodh-
pur HC Main Bench, Jai-
pur Bench and subordi-
nate courts of the state.
Fourth National Lok
Adalat to be held today

NCRB REPORT REVEALS GRIMFUL FACTS
Rajasthan at number 2 in hate speech cases
First India Bureau
Jaipur
ajasthan has be-
come the sec-
ond state in the
country in cases of in-
flammatory speeches.
Twenty-two cases of hate
speech were registered in
the state in 2016. This
number has, however, in-
creased to 192, which is
the highest in the country
after Uttar Pradesh.
Provocative state-
ments by politicians dur-
ing elections have added
fuel to the fire. Besides,
hurting religious senti-
ments through speeches
have also increased in the
state. According to the
NCRB report, 1523 cases
related to hate speech
were registered in the
country in 2022. A maxi-
mum of 217 cases were
registered in Uttar
Pradesh followed by 192
in Rajasthan. Whereas in
2021, only 83 cases were
registered in the state.
In most instances, po-
lice have registered cas-
es on the basis of in-
flammatory speeches or
statements, fake news
and posts spread through
social media or other
mediums. Such cases
are registered under sec-
tions 153A, 153B, 295A
and 505.
According to the re-
port, 1872 cases of hurt-
ing religious sentiments
(section 295 of IPC)
were registered in the
country. These cases in-
creased rapidly in Ra-
jasthan. Forty-five cases
were registered in 2022
and 31 cases in 2021.
This year, about 30 per-
cent more cases were
registered compared to
last year. However, the
number of such cases has
decreased compared to
2017. In 2022, the high-
est number of cases of
hurting religious senti-
ments were registered in
Maharashtra (355) fol-
lowed by Madhya
Pradesh (308), Karnata-
ka (219) and Uttar
Pradesh (220). Rajasthan
stood at ninth position.
Provocative statements by the politicians during elections have
added fuel to the fire and number of cases rised. FILE
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NOMINATIONISSUEOFCONGCANDIDATE
RESOLVEDDUETOALERTNESSOFGEHLOT
DON’T YOU GET A LEAVE PAPA, ASKS CP
JOSHI’sSONSTUDYINGIN3RD
STANDARD
On Friday, a non-political picture came forward
related to a political personality. The personality
is BJP state chief CP Joshi who was at his residence
in Gandhi Nagar. During this, he
son - Harshit - studying in class 3.
He came to Jaipur from Chittorgarh
with his mother with the hope to
spend a few hours with his father,
who was extremely busy political
work for months altogether.
However, while Harshit was there
for three days, everytime he would
be awake, CP Joshi would be out of the house for
work and when he did return home, Harshit would be
fast asleep. Thus on Friday, realising that there was a
huge crowd at his residence, Harshit questioned his
father “Don’t you get leave, Papa?” On this, CP Joshi
became speechless and started his work with a smile.
Jaipur: Nominations of Congress candidates
could have gotten cancelled, but the matter
was resolved due to the alertness of Ashok Gehlot.
There was a big mistake in
the authority matter regarding
the symbol as authorization of
symbol was not done properly
from AICC. An officer put the
matter in the knowledge of
Ashok Gehlot and after this,
PCC’s war room started
correcting the big mistake.
During this time no one was allowed to hear the
news. If this mistake had happened, the nomina-
tions of Congress candidates would have been
cancelled. Naresh Sharma
Adda
Adda
RAJ
RAJniti
ka WhowillbeministersinnewGovt?
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
First time MLAs will be-
come ministers in BJP
government! Among
those considered to be
the top contenders, the
claim of Rajyavardhan
Rathore, who won from
Jhotwara, is strong, since
he has served in the Cen-
tre as minister too.
The claim of KK Vish-
noi, who won from Gud-
hamalani, is strong since
he defeated a veteran like
Colonel Sonaram in the
electoral battle. Moreo-
ver, a ministerial post to
him will be possible from
Marwar-Malani and
Vishnoi quota.
Civil Lines MLA Go-
pal Sharma may also get
opportunity as he defeat-
ed minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas. Sangan-
er MLA Bhajanlal Shar-
ma’s claim is also strong.
Bhajan Lal Sharma has
held many positions in
the BJP organization in-
cluding BJP Vice Presi-
dent, General Secretary,
District President etc.
Opportunities are also
possible due to being
liked by the national
leadership and the Sangh.
Moreover,MahantPratap
Puri, who won from
Pokaran, may get a min-
isterial post owing to the
Rajput and Jaisalmer
quota. Due to being the
head of the famous Tara-
tara Math, his claim is
strong. Udaylal Bhadana,
who won from Mandal,
has a strong claim as he
defeated the Congress
government’s Revenue
Minister and powerful
leader Ramlal Jat.
Rajyavardhan Rathore, Gopal Sharma, KK Vishnoi 3 others likely to become ministers
Change of power
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore KK VIShnoi Gopal Sharma Bhajanlal Sharma Mahant Pratap Puri
Postpolls,plotregistriespickuppace
First India Bureau
Jaipur
With the purchase of
land and plots picking
up pace, the number of
registries have increased
by about five times. It is
expected that within a
week the number of reg-
istries will further go up.
Due to the assembly
elections, the work of
confiscation of notes was
on. Anyone found with
more than Rs 50,000 in
cash was caught. About
Rs 43 crore were seized.
Due to this, people did
not come out with cash to
buy land, etc. So the
number of registries in
the registration offices
had gone down.
Officers were also en-
gaged in election duty.
During the election peri-
od, only 8 or 9 registries
were done per day. Now,
their number has in-
creased significantly in
the last three days. Up to
40 registries are being
done every day at Alwar
aRegistration Office II.
Looking at the old data,
earlier more than 100
registries were done in
this office every day and
very soon the figures will
reach the same number.
Number of registries in the registration offices had gone down.
during the election time. Now it picks up the pace. FILE
POLL-TOON
SHEKHAR
Pran Pratishtha Utsav: 600 litres of ghee from
JodhpurGaushalareachRamtemple,Ayodhya
Case filed against MLA
Bal Mukundacharya
Three different
castes excluded
from boards
First India Bureau
Ayodhya
A total of 108 urns with
600 kilograms of ghee
from Jodhpur in 11 bull-
ock carts arrived in Ayo-
dhya on Thursday cover-
ing a distance of 1200
kilometres in 10 days.
The ghee will be used in
the first aarti and havan
of Ram Lala in the Ram
temple in Ayodhya dur-
ing the Pran Pratishtha
Utsav proposed on Janu-
ary 22, 2024. The ghee
urns were bathed in the
Saryu on Friday and will
be handed over to Shri
Ram Janmabhoomi
Teerth Kshetra Trust to-
day. Sandeepani Maha-
raj, director of Maharishi
Sandipani Dharma
Gaushala located in Ba-
nar, Jodhpur, reached
with the urns.
Today, the urns will be
placed in bullock carts
and will be taken around
the city inAyodhya.After
this, the ghee will be con-
secrated and then handed
over to the temple trust.
When the ghee reached
Ayodhya on Thursday,
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi
Teerth Kshetra Trust
treasurer Govind Dev
Giri Maharaj and Gen-
eral Secretary Champat
Rai welcomed the urns
by performing aarti. Dur-
ing this, VHP leaders,
including Anil Mishra,
Sohan Solanki, Vinayak
Desh Pandey were also
present.
On the occasion, San-
dipani Maharaj said,
“This ghee will be used
for the temple of Lord
Shri Ram Lala. It is a
matter of pride for Jodh-
pur and for the country. I
am glad that the Maha
Aarti of the deity will be
done with this ghee. An
eternal flame will also be
lit with this ghee, which
will also be used for
bathing the Lord and
making Panchamrit.”
Champat Rai said, “A
Panchkosi parikrama of
Ayodhya is being done
with the ghee. After this,
the urns will go to the
temple. We are humbled
and salute the land of
Jodhpur and its people.”
First India Bureau
Jaipur
A case has been regis-
tered against Hawamahal
MLA Balmukund Acha-
rya in Kardhani police
station on Surajmal’s
complaint. The MLAhas
been accused of assault-
ing and using caste based
slurs. ACP Jhotwara
Surendra Singh Ranawat
is investigating the case.
Notably, a video of
MLASwamiBalmukund
Acharya, who ordered
the shutting down of
non-veg food stalls in
the streets, had surfaced
on the internet. In the
video, the newly elected
MLAwas seen engaging
with a senior police of-
ficial over a trivial mat-
ter at a police station.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The government has ex-
cluded Kacchi and
Kushwaha caste from
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
Board. The castes have
been removed from or-
ders and rules of the
board.
Similarly, the Bagwan
samaj has been removed
from the state Luv-Kush
board.
The gardening com-
munity has been exclud-
ed from orders and rules
of the board.
Orders in this regard
were issued by Dr. Samit
Sharma, Secretary of the
Social Justice and Em-
powerment Department.
108 urns with 600 kilograms of ghee from Jodhpur in 11 bullock
carts arrived in Ayodhya on Thursday.
Mukundacharya’s screen grab
from a 4-day-old viral video.
‘Temple run’ continues...
Malviya Nagar MLA Kalicharan Saraf along with his wife and
supporters reached Gopinath ji temple situated at Purani Basti area
in Jaipur on Friday. He offered special prayers. Interestingly, right
after the polling many leaders had a ‘temple run’ to secure victory.
MUKESH KIRADOO
Due to assembly
polls, the work of
confiscation of notes
was on, Due to this,
people did not come
out with cash to buy
land, etc. So the
number of registries
in registration offices
had gone down

TOP
TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
You have a right to perform
your prescribed duties, but you
are not entitled to the fruits of
your actions!!
BHAGAVAD GITA
With PM @NarendraModi
ji at the helm, we’re on a
transformative journey
towards a $5 trillion economy.
Visionary decision-making brings
us closer to a future abundant
with growth, innovation, and
prosperity!
Smriti Z Irani
@smritiirani
The progress of Uttarakhand and the happiness of its
citizens has been the priority of the Modi government.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi ji, the
development of Uttarakhand has gained unprecedented
momentum in the last years. The inauguration of ‘Uttarakhand
Global Investors Summit 2023’ today by the Prime
Minister @narendramodi is a step towards
realizing the vision of including Devbhoomi
among the leading states of the country.
Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp
IN-DEPTH
ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
ARE A BIG WORRY
FOR INDIA TOO
llegal migrants are bothering the govern-
ments of UK, US and several European
countries but also India. The Supreme Court
flagged it as a “crucial problem” during the course
of hearing on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act of
1955 and asked the government about the steps tak-
en to prevent influx from Bangladesh into North-
eastern states and West Bengal. Like in other coun-
tries, these illegal migrants cause a strain on the
economy and the socio-cultural fabric. The imple-
mentation of the CitizenshipAmendmentAct had run
into roadblocks in Assam but it could not stop the
BJP from forming a government in the state.
It is difficult to get a count of such migrants and
the Supreme Court has asked Assam and the Centre
for their estimated numbers. Being mostly from
Bangladesh they are perceived as a threat to national
security and communal harmony. Their large popula-
tion in West Bengal is worrisome for the Central
government but so far the focus is on Assam.
I
NOW IS THE TIME FOR
OPPN TO CLOSE RANKS
he Lok Sabha Ethics Committee’s anticipated
recommendation has been made: the expul-
sion of Mahua Moitra due to a serious viola-
tion of parliamentary privileges in the cash-for-query
case.The Ethics Panel has found her guilty of compro-
mising national security by sharing her Lok Sabha
password with Darshan Hiranandani, a foreign nation-
al.This act could potentially grant unauthorized access
to sensitive documents shared with MPs, the panel
noted. The charges against Moitra extend to her Lok
Sabha account being operated from Dubai, with Hi-
ranandani admitting to login sharing and covering ex-
penses for her gifts
and travel. Moitra al-
leged that Hiranan-
dani was forced to
admit the charges.
Notably, Moitra has
been a prominent crit-
ic of a Gujarat-based
corporate house.
With the parlia-
mentary session near-
ing its end, the possi-
bility of further action
against Moitra re-
mains,especiallywith
the Ethics Panel urg-
ing the government to
investigate the money
trail. Moitra claims
that the panel hasn’t
established this trail,
prompting potential
involvement of the
EnforcementDirecto-
rate and Income-Tax department. Additionally, her
electoral prospects for 2024 may be in jeopardy if the
House decides to bar her from contesting.
In defence of Moitra, opposition parties questioned
the legality of the Ethics Panel’s recommendation in
the Lok Sabha. Their protests and a possible walkout
will be of symbolic value only. The report gives the
opposition an opportune time to renew their unity
efforts after recent electoral setbacks in the Hindi
heartland states have hindered their cohesion because
the Congress failed to secure victory in any of the
three states. As Moitra’s fate hangs in the balance,
the political scenario remains uncertain.
T
Moitra claims that
the panel hasn’t
established this trail,
prompting potential
involvement of the
Enforcement
Directorate and
Income-Tax
department.
Additionally, her
electoral prospects
for 2024 may be in
jeopardy if the House
decides to bar her
from contesting
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ANEWAVATAROF
MODI-LEDBHAJPA!
Moni
Sharma
The writer is Editor, News
at First India
Suspense on CM faces in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh looms large!
anata Ja-
nardan is ea-
gerly waiting
for the Chief
Ministerial
faces in three key states
where results of theAssem-
bly elections were an-
nounced recently. The
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) made a clean sweep
in 3 out of 4 major states, in
a big boost for Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi ahead
ofanationalelectiondueby
May. Parking all the specu-
lations, chit-chats, gossips
and social media trends,
Bhajpa is going ‘THE
MODI WAY’. The ‘New
Age’ BJP led by Modi is
thinkingout-of-the-boxand
iskeenongivingopportuni-
ties to fresh leadership with
secrecy and surprise — as
their mottos for choosing
Chief Ministers.
Interestingly, BJP’s ‘Star
Campaigner’ Modi gar-
nered all the votes during
Assembly elections in Ra-
jasthan, Madhya Pradesh
and Chhattisgarh and need-
less to say, BJP was not at
all at loss by not projecting
a Chief Ministerial candi-
date in all the 3 states.
From the election cam-
paignings till the results
and now....the surprise and
suspense looms large.
In one of his first Ra-
jasthan rallies, Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi had
said that “umeed aur
umeedwar (hope and can-
didate) is one and only ka-
mal (lotus, the party sym-
bol)” suggesting that no
one was bigger than the
party. The backdrop of the
BJP victory calls for a new
face in the hot seat in
Jaipur who will readily be
a protégé of Modi in gov-
ernance. With “Modi ki
Guarantee” having been
offered by the PM himself
on the campaign trail, it is
only natural that he will
keep a close watch on the
affairs of the state to en-
sure that voters aren’t left
disappointed and the party
is on a strong footing for
future elections.
BJP’s performance was
better than widely expect-
ed as opinion and exit polls
had suggested a close con-
test between Modi’s party
and Congress. Modi re-
mains widely popular after
a decade in power and sur-
veys suggest he will win
again next year.
Meanwhile, 5 days after
the assembly election re-
sults, the BJP on Friday
named central observers for
electing the leaders of its
legislature parties in the 3
states amid indications that
newChiefMinistersmaybe
named over the weekend.
While several names do-
ing the rounds should be
taken as “kite-flying” or
intelligent guessing, it may
be safely concluded that
the nominee will be some-
one with age on their side
for at least the next 10-15
years to helm the affairs of
the party in the state.
Further, only the top
three in the BJP — Naren-
dra Modi, Amit Shah and
JPNadda — know who the
ultimate choice is.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
In one of his first Rajasthan rallies, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi had said that
“umeed aur umeedwar (hope and
candidate) is one and only kamal (lotus,
the party symbol)” suggesting that no one
was bigger than the party
J
It’s only and
only Modi in
the hearts
of the people. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s
“charismatic” leadership
and development agenda
is the reason behind the
party’s success in 3 states.
New India votes on politics
of performance.
AMIT SHAH,
UNION HOME MINISTER
If anyone has
a guarantee
in the country,
it is ‘Modi’s guarantee’.
PM Modi has always
taken the leadership from
the forefront and has
completed that challenge.
JP NADDA,
BJP NATIONAL PRESIDENT
The way Modi
has developed
an authentic,
emotional and intimate
relationship with the people
of the country and the
commitment that the BJP
has shown towards public
welfare, development and
good governance, it has
established the BJP as a
‘lok laadli’ party among
the people.
RAJNATH SINGH,
DEFENCE MINISTER

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PARLIAMENT
WINTER SESSION 05
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India’s heritage and rich culture attract entire world: PM Modi
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Hailing the diversity of
India, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Friday
said that the rich culture
and the diverse heritage
of the country attract the
entire world.
Speaking after inaugu-
rating IndiaArt,Architec-
ture and Design Biennale
2023 here, he said the
country has the most di-
verse nation in the world,
but that diversity also
binds its people together.
“Even today, India’s
culture and ancient herit-
age attract tourists from
all over the world. Today,
work with a sentiment of
self-respect is being done
in every area of art and
architecture. We are the
most diverse nation in the
world, but that diversity
also binds us together,”
he said. He further said
that art and architecture
are the key in linking a
country with its heritage.
“We have seen the In-
ternational Museum
Expo in Delhi, The Festi-
val of Libraries was held
inAugust. Through these
programmes, it is our at-
tempt to institutionalise
the global cultural initia-
tive,” he added.
The PM also said that
the cultural spaces to be
built in Delhi, Kolkata,
Mumbai, Ahmedabad
and Varanasi will enrich
these cities culturally.
“...No matter what
form art is in, it is always
born close to nature...Art
is by nature pro-nature,
pro-environment and pro-
climate...” PM Modi said.
He also inaugurated the
AatmanirbharBharatCen-
tre for Design (ABCD).
“...For the achievement
of our target, the ‘Aat-
manirbhar Bharat’Center
for Design was inaugu-
rated.Thiscenterwillgive
thestagetotheuniqueand
rare crafts in the coun-
try...,” the PM added.
Modi released com-
memorative postage
stamps at the first Indian
Art,Architecture and De-
sign Biennale (IAADB),
2023, at Red Fort.
It was PM’s vision to
develop and institution-
alise a flagship Global
Cultural Initiative in the
country like the Interna-
tional Biennales at Ven-
ice, Sao Paulo, Singa-
pore, among others.
PM Narendra Modi launches ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Centre for Design at the first Indian Art, Architecture and Design Biennale (IAADB)
2023, as Union Ministers GK Reddy, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Meenakashi Lekhi look on, at Red Fort, in New Delhi on Friday. ANI
1st IAADB 2023
PM Modi released
commemorative
postage stamps at the
first Indian Art,
Architecture and
Design Biennale,
2023, at Red Fort
WINTER SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
SPEAKERSHAVETOFOLLOW
THEPRECEDENT:OMBIRLA
If some strict decisions have to be taken, they have to be taken to
uphold dignity of House: Lok Sabha Speaker on Mahua Moitra issue
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts the proceedings of the House during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday. PTI
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Amid the heated debate
on ‘Cash for Query’ in
the Lok Sabha today,
Speaker Om Birla has
said that the House has
the tradition that the tra-
ditions followed by the
previous Speakers are
always followed by the
next Speakers.
“I have a copy of the
traditions that were fol-
lowed earlier. Former
Speakers Somnath Chat-
terjee and Pranab
Mukherjee were here
earlier. The rules and tra-
ditions that they gave are
considered our rules.
Somnath Chatterjee had
said that the Members
against whom there are
accusations are given
ample time to speak be-
fore the Committee. This
House has the tradition
that the traditions fol-
lowed by the previous
Speakers are always fur-
ther followed by the next
Speakers,” Om Birla said
in the Lok Sabha.
REACTIONS ON MAHUA MOITRA’S EXPULSION
This report is a
deeply inadequate
document. It fails
to meet the basic standards
of any report that can come
up with such a dramatic
recommendation
of expulsion.
SHASHI THAROOR, CONGRESS MP
It is a disgrace
to parliamentary
democracy. We
condemn the expulsion of
Mahua Moitra; the party
stands firmly with her. The
BJP has resorted to
vendetta politics.
MAMATA BANERJEE, WB CM TMC PREZ
This is yet another
misadventure on
part of BJP. All I
can say is if they indulge in
this misadventure they will
add an extra 50,000 votes
to her re-election from her
constituency in 2024.
KARTI CHIDAMBARAM, CONGRESS MP
We believe
the report is
incomplete,
because the deposition was
not completed. Five MPs
walked out and the report
was adopted in two-and-a-
half minutes.
DANISH ALI, BSP MP
Govt: Covid vax didn’t increase risk
of sudden death among young adults
PTI
New Delhi
Astudy conducted by the
Indian Council of Medi-
cal Research (ICMR) has
observed that COVID-19
vaccination did not in-
crease the risk of unex-
plained sudden death
among young adults in
India, the govt informed
Parliament on Friday.
In a written reply,
Health Minister Man-
sukh Mandaviya said
post hospitalisation due
to COVID-19, the family
history of sudden death
and certain lifestyle be-
haviours increased the
likelihood of unexplained
sudden deaths.
He was responding to a
question on whether there
has been any reported in-
stance of a linkage be-
tween Covid vaccination
and incidents of heart at-
tacks in the country.
“479 RURAL COURTS
NOTIFIED IN INDIA BUT
284 OPERATIONAL”
New Delhi: As
many as 284
gram nyayalayas
(rural courts) are functional
across the country out of
479 notified by different
states, according to data
shared by the govt in the
Lok Sabha on Friday. The
Gram Nyayalayas Act was
enacted in 2008 to provide
access to justice to citizen
at their doorstep. Law Min-
ister Arjun Ram Meghwal
said in a written reply.
NO PROPOSAL FOR
PROVIDINGMENSTRUAL
LEAVES: SMRITI IRANI
New Delhi: There is
no proposal under
the consideration
of the government to make
provision for paid menstrual
leave mandatory for all
workplaces, Women and
Child Development Minister
Smriti Irani informed Lok
Sabha on Friday. She
was replying to a question
by Congress MP Shashi
Tharoor. This was stated by
Irani in her written reply in
Lok Sabha on Friday.
THERE WAS NO BULK
DATA DOWNLOAD: GOVT
New Delhi:
Investigations into
the reported data
breach on the CoWIN portal
have ascertained that there
was no bulk data download
from its beneficiary data-
base, Union MoS (Health)
SP Singh Baghel told the
Lok Sabha on Friday. The
CoWIN portal of the Union
health ministry already has
adequate security meas-
ures and safeguards.
U-WIN IN PILOT PHASE,
SAYS GOVERNMENT
New Delhi: The
U-WIN portal is
presently under the
pilot phase of implementa-
tion and there are no plans
to share data with private
companies through API,
Parliament was informed on
Friday. The U-WIN portal
is linked with the Co-WIN
portal and the beneficiary
records from Co-WIN can
be accessed through U-
WIN.
Mahua Moitra, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Sonia Gandhi and other
Opposition leaders protest at Parliament complex. PTI
OVER 2.9 L VACANCIES
FILLED UP IN RAILWAYS
New Delhi: The oc-
currence and filling
up of vacancies is a
continuous process for Indian
Railways considering its size,
spatial distribution and critical-
ity of operation. Railway
Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in
a written reply in Rajya Sabha
said that the recruitments are
periodically done anticipating
vacancies and the needs on
the ground.
PVT BILL TO REPEAL WAQF ACT INTRODUCED IN RS
New Delhi: A private member bill seeking to repeal
the Waqf Act, 1995, was introduced in the Rajya
Sabha after a division of votes amid strong protests
by opposition parties. The Waqf Repeal Bill 2022 was moved
for introduction by BJP member Harnath Singh Yadav. This
was vehemently opposed by members of several parties,
including the Congress, TMC, DMK, CPI, CPI (M), and RJD
and led to a division of votes. The introduction of the bill
was approved after 53 members, mostly from the treasury
benches, voted in favour while 32 opposed the move.
AGRI ACTIVITIES HIT IN
MANIPUR, SAYS GOVT
New Delhi: Agricul-
tural activities could
not be undertaken
in 5,127 hectares in Ma-
nipur due to violence, and
the Centre has given a Rs
38.60 crore compensatory
package to provide relief to
affected farmers, Parlia-
ment was informed Friday.
It was part of the special
package of Rs 209.45 crore
sanctioned by the govt.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. FILE
Not mulling to form panel
to fix train fares: Vaishnaw
PTI
New Delhi
TheRailwaysMinistryhas
no plans to constitute any
committee to decide train
faresinthecountry,Minis-
terAshwiniVaishnaw said
on Friday.
Based on inputs re-
ceived from various chan-
nels, passenger fare ra-
tionalisation is an ongo-
ing and continuous pro-
cess, he said in a written
reply in the Rajya Sabha.
“At present, no pro-
posal to form a tariff
committee for fixing rail-
way fare is under consid-
eration,” the Railway
minister said in response
to a question from DMK
MP P Wilson.
“Feedback regarding
various passenger related
policies including passen-
ger fare is received con-
tinuously through various
forums such as passenger
associations, consultative
committees at station, di-
vision, zonal levels etc,”
Vaishnaw said.
According to him, In-
dian Railways operates
different categories of
train services to cater to
the travel needs of various
sections of the population.
ZPMleaderLalduhoma duringhis swearing-inceremonyas thenew
ChiefMinisterofMizoram at theRajBhavanonFriday. PTI
Farmers, anti-graft
measures our top
priority: Lalduhoma
PTI
Aizawl
Newly sworn-in Mizo-
ram Chief Minister La-
lduhoma on Friday said
the state government will
give top priority to farm-
ers and anti-corruption
measures.
Addressing a press
conference soon after the
swearing-in ceremony
here, the 73-year-old
leader announced 12 pri-
ority programmes of his
government to be imple-
mented in the next 100
days.
“Our Zoram People’s
Movement (ZPM) gov-
ernment will buy four lo-
cal products from farm-
ers such as ginger, tur-
meric, chilli and broom-
sticks by fixing minimum
prices. Farmers will have
the choice to sell their
products on their own or
to the government. This
is our topmost priority,”
the Mizoram CM said.
Bajrang Dal activist Prashanth
Bhandari with Ayesha. FILE
Muslim woman
marries Bajrang
Dal activist
Agencies
Dakshina Kannada
HindutvaactivistsinDak-
shina Kannada on Friday
celebrated the marriage of
a Muslim woman to a Ba-
jrang Dal activist.
The Hindutva activists
from Surathkal town in
DakshinaKannadaposted
messages on social media
claiming that “Ayesha has
become Akshatha”.
They also shared a pho-
tograph of the couple on
social media, in which
theycouldbeseendressed
in traditional Hindu attire.
This incident is likely
to stir a controversy in
the communally-sensi-
tive region.

END OF AN ERA
Actor Junior Mehmood dies of cancer at 68
PTI
Mumbai
haracter actor
Junior Me-
hmood, known
for his roles in “Caravan”,
“Haathi Mere Saathi” and
“Mera Naam Joker”, died
on Friday following a bat-
tle with cancer, his son
Hasnain said.
The actor was 68.
“My father passed
away at 2.00 am follow-
ing his battle with stom-
ach cancer. He was in a
critical condition since
last 17 days. He had lost
35-40 kg in a month,”
Hasnain Sayyed, Junior
Mehmood’s younger son,
told PTI. Junior Me-
hmood, whose real name
was Naeem Sayyed, be-
gan as a child artist with
“Mohabbat Zindagi Hai”
(1966) and “Naunihal”
(1967). He was given the
name Junior Mehmood
by late comedy icon Me-
hmood after they starred
together in the 1968 film
“Suhag Raat”.
According to the ac-
tor’s close friend Salaam
Kazi, Junior Mehmood
had pain in his stomach
and was getting treated
by a local doctor. But
when he started losing
weight, his family de-
cided to take him to Tata
Memorial Hospital.
“They did a check-up
and the doctors over there
said he had cancer in his
lung and liver, and a tu-
mour in his stomach. He
was also diagnosed with
jaundice,” Kazi added.
Director Sanjay Gupta
was one of the first film
personalities to pay trib-
ute to Junior Mehmood
on social media.
“You were an integral
part of my childhood
which was all about the
movies. Rest In Peace Jr.
Mehmood. Many thanks
for the years of entertain-
ment,” Gupta wrote on X.
Trade union Cine
TV Artistes’Association
(CINTAA) also ex-
pressed its condolences
on the death of the actor,
who was its member
since 1966.
Actor Junior Mehmood and actor’s photo from childhood.
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Chennai
Amid water-logging in
the state, the patience of
the people of Chennai has
broken as many residents
of different areas com-
plain of shortage of even
drinking water and lack of
cleanliness. In Pattalam
of Chennai, roads are still
waterlogged and the peo-
ple are complaining of a
lack of cleanliness.
Aresidentevenwarned
the politicians to not
come to the area to seek
vote during the elections.
“We struggled for three
days without drinking
water and milk. For seek-
ing votes politicians
come here. Where did
they go now? Let them
come this time. I will take
care. We received noth-
ing,” a resident told ANI.
People in Chennai’s
Choolaimedu area are
demanding to clear the
garbage as piled garbage
and drainage on the road
may create health issues.
2 TRAINS CANCELLED IN CHENNAI,
RELIEF OPERATIONS CONTINUE
Nilgiris: In view of the heavy
rainfall in the state, 2 trains from
Mettupalayam and to Mettupa-
layam have been cancelled, the railway
informed on Thursday. Train No.06136,
from Mettupalayam to Udagamandalam
train, scheduled to leave at 07.10 hrs,
has been cancelled on December 8.
Train No.06137 scheduled to leave from
Udagamandalam to Mettupalayam train,
at 14.00 hrs, has been cancelled on De-
cember 8. “Passengers of the cancelled
train services will be given a full refund of
the ticket fare,” the Railway officials said
in a statement.
2BODIESRETRIEVEDFROMTRENCH
ATCONSTRUCTIONSITEINCHENNAI
Chennai: Four days after Cyclone
Michaung battered Chennai,
bodies of two men have been
recovered from a 60-foot trench at a con-
struction site in Velachery. The men are
suspected to have fallen into the trench
amid heavy rains triggered by the cyclone.
They were identified as S Naresh (20) who
worked at a bunk next to the construction
site, and R Jayaseelan (32), an assistant
engineer with Greentech. The body of
Naresh was retrieved from a 60-foot trench
at a construction site in Velachery on De-
cember 4, by rescue personnel after about
100 hours since the mishap occurred.
Fishermen at a flood-affected area at Pallikaranai in the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung, in
Chennai district, on Friday. PTI
An inundated area during an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Chennai and nearby rural
areas conducted by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung. PTI
The raids started on Wednesday are still continuing and cash
amounting to more than Rs 200 crore has so far been recovered.
Amid days of water-logging in Tamil Nadu, residents of many areas complain of shortage of drinking water and lack of cleanliness
RBIkeepsreporateunchanged,
FY24GDPgrowthforecastto7%
10 newborns die within 24
hours at Murshidabad hospital
First India Bureau
Murshidabad
At least 10 newborn ba-
bies died at Murshidabad
Medical College Hospi-
tal in West Bengal in a
span of 24 hours.
All the babies, most of
whom were already un-
derweight, were shifted
from the SNCU (Special
Newborn Care Unit) at
Jangipur Sub-Divisional
Hospital to Murshidabad
Medical College due to a
lack of proper facilities.
Professor Amit Dan,
Principal of Murshidabad
Medical College Hospi-
tal, said that patients
were shifted from Jan-
gipur Sub-Divisional
Hospital due to ongoing
Public Works Depart-
ment (PWD) work there.
“We have formed an
inquiry committee. All
the children who were
brought here were al-
ready underweight and
subsequently died,” the
officials mentioned.
PTI
Bhubaneswar
“Unaccounted” cash
amounting to around Rs
250 crore is expected to
be recovered through
searches being conduct-
ed by the income-tax de-
partment against a Odis-
ha-based distillery group
and entities linked to it,
sources said on Friday.
he raids launched against
Boudh Distillery Pvt Ltd
on Wednesday are still
continuing. Sources said,
the group is allegedly
linked to Congress Rajya
Sabha MP from
Jharkhand Dhiraj Sahu.
PM Narendra Modi
posted a newspaper clip-
ping with photos of the
currency notes recovered
during the raids and said
that the money will be
returned to the public.
Agencies
Mumbai
As widely expected by
marketsandpolicy-watch-
ers, the RBI Monetary
Policy Committee (MPC)
on Friday decided to keep
the policy repo rate un-
changed at 6.50%.
With the central bank
maintaining the status
quo on key lending rates,
EMIs for housing, cars,
businesses, and other
loans would not rise.
After a detailed assess-
ment of the evolving
macroeconomic and fi-
nancial developments
and the outlook, the MPC
decided unanimously to
keep the policy repo rate
unchanged at 6.5%.
STOCK MARKETS HIT NEW PEAKS AS RESERVE
BANK OF INDIA UPGRADES GROWTH FORECAST
BANKERS HAIL CENTRAL BANK’S ANNOUNCEMENT
TO KEEP REPO RATE UNCHANGED AT 6.50%
Mumbai: The benchmark Sensex and Nifty rebound-
ed to close at their new lifetime highs on Friday after
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the growth
forecast for the current fiscal year and kept policy rates
unchanged, triggering heavy buying in banking and other
rate-sensitive stocks.
Mumbai: Bankers hailed the monetary policy
announcement and said the slew of measures an-
nounced by the central bank are a clear affirmation
that the economy is poised for a stable inflation and high
growth regime with the possibility of growth breaching 7
percent for the third successive year.
Agencies
Srinagar
JK Additional Director
General of Police, Law
and Order Vijay Kumar
onFridaysaidofficersand
jawanshavebeenaskedto
strictly follow the Stand-
ard Operation Procedures
(SOPs) to ensure their
safety and security while
on leave or on duty.
Kumar was talking to
media on the sidelines of
a wreath laying ceremony
of slain police inspector
Masroor Ahmed Wani,
who died at AIIMS, New
Delhi on Thursday, over
a month after he was shot
in Srinagar.
“An SOP was issued
last year and every police
officer and jawan was
told if they have gone
home or are on vacation
without a weapon how to
avoid such attacks. But
some mistakes happen
and we have to face the
losses,” said the ADGP.
Officers asked
to follow SOPs,
says JK ADGP
Odisha I-T raids: `200 cr in cash recovered,
PM says ‘money will be returned’ to public
Graduation parade of technical
officers held in Bengaluru
Agencies
Bengaluru
An entrancing ceremonial
Passing Out Parade of
211/22T/PermanentCom-
mission and Short Service
Commission/101thAero-
nautical Engineering
Course officers was held
at Air Force Technical
CollegeonFridaytomark
the successful completion
of 74 weeks of their rigor-
ous training.
A total of 95 engineer-
ing officers including 19
women officers and 11
officers from friendly
foreign countries passed
out from the college with
flying colours.
The parade was re-
viewed by Air Marshal
RGK Kapoor,Air Officer
Commanding-in-Chief,
Central Air Command,
IAF. The splendid flypast
of Dornier aircraft and
subsequent skydiving
demonstration by the
‘Air Devils’team of IAF.
IN BRIEF
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Friday refused to
entertain former ICICI bank
managing director and
CEO Chanda Kochhar’s plea
seeking retirement benefits
from the bank.
Dubai court orders
release of seized
Spicejet aircraft
Mumbai: Domestic air-
line SpiceJet on Friday
said one of its aircraft
which was seized in
Dubai in late October
due to litigation has now
been released following
an order of the Dubai
International Financial
Centre (DIFC) Court.
Woman, son killed by
father-in-law in
Sitapur district of UP
Sitapur: A woman and
her minor son were
hacked to death by her
father-in-law allegedly
over petty issue in Talg-
aon area of Sitapur dis-
trict here in Uttar
Pradesh on Friday, a lo-
cal police officer said
here on Friday.
CBI brings back rape
accused from United
Arab Emirates
New Delhi: The CBI has
brought back an accused
from the UAE, wanted in
a rape case. The accused
Midhun VV Chandran
was wanted by Karnataka
Police in the case regis-
tered against him in year
2020 at Mahadevapura
Police Station, Bengaluru
City for the offences of
rape, criminal intimida-
tion and other crimes.
Punjab: Leopard enters Central Green Society in
Ludhiana, panic among the local residents
Ludhiana: An alert was sounded in a posh residential
society in Punjab’s Ludhiana on Friday morning after a
leopard was seen roaming in the area and caught in
CCTV footage. The leopard was spotted at Centra Greens
society on Pakhowal Road on Thursday night. Prithpal
Singh, forest officer, Ludhiana range, said that after the
society’s management alerted the district administration.
AFTERMATHOF
AFTERMATHOF
CYCLONEMICHAUNG
CYCLONEMICHAUNG Kamatchi Amman Nagar area
inundated with floodwater
Cyclone Michaung, in
Chennai, on Friday. PTI

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07
UNESCO CULTURAL HERITAGE LIST
Indo-Americans perform Garba at Times Square
PTI
New York
imes Square re-
verberated with
the beats and
music of ‘Garba’as mem-
bers of the Indian-Ameri-
can community per-
formed the traditional
Gujarati dance at the
iconic New York City
destination to celebrate its
inclusion in UNESCO’s
cultural heritage list.
Braving near-freezing
temperatures late Thurs-
day evening, members of
the diaspora from around
theNewYorktri-statearea,
including New Jersey,
turned out in large num-
bers to perform Garba in
the heart of Times Square.
Earlier this week, UN-
ESCO’s Intergovern-
mental Committee for
the Safeguarding of the
Intangible Cultural Herit-
age inscribed ‘Garba of
Gujarat’ on the Repre-
sentative List of the In-
tangible Cultural Herit-
age of Humanity during
its 18th session in
Kasane, Botswana. The
inclusion of Garba now
makes it India’s 15th in-
scription on the List.
Dressed in traditional
Garba finery, men and
women performed the tra-
ditional Gujarati dance
surroundedbytheflashing
Times Square billboards
as New Yorkers and tour-
ists from around the world
stopped to watch, take
photos and videos and
cheer the performance.
Some onlookers even
joined the dance, trying
to match the steps and the
rhythm of Garba and the
‘Dhol’.
Dressed in traditional Garba finery, men and women performed
the traditional Gujarati dance at Times Square.
United States President Joe Biden with Israel Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu. FILE
T
Agencies
Moscow
President Vladimir Putin
said Friday he will run
for re-election in 2024,
Russian news agencies
reported, allowing the
Kremlin leader to extend
his decades-long grip on
power into the 2030s.
The 71-year-old has
led Russia since the turn
of the century, winning
four presidential ballots
and briefly serving as
prime minister in a sys-
tem where opposition has
become virtually non-
existent.
Putin told Lieutenant
ColonelArtyom Zhoga, a
Russian military officer,
about his decision to par-
ticipate in the vote fol-
lowing an awards cere-
mony for army personnel
at the Kremlin, state-run
news agencies reported
on Thursday (local time).
Putin will not face any
major challengers in his
bid for a fifth term and
will likely seek as big a
mandate as possible in
order to conceal domes-
tic discord over the
Ukraine conflict, ana-
lysts say.
Following a controver-
sial constitutional reform
in 2020, Vladimir Putin
could stay in power until
at least 2036.
Agencies
Beijing
President Xi Jinping said
that China’s economic
recovery is at a “critical
stage”, state broadcaster
CCTVreported Friday, as
sluggish domestic activi-
ty and property sector
problems drag on a post-
pandemic rebound.
“At present, the coun-
try’s economic recovery
is still at a critical
stage,” Xi said at a
meeting of China’s
Communist Party Polit-
buro, the country’s top
decision-making body,
according to CCTV.
Xi urged measures to
boost the economy, say-
ing that “the develop-
ment situation facing the
country is complex, with
increasing adverse fac-
tors in the international
political and economic
environment”.
“It is necessary to fo-
cus on accelerating the
construction of a modern
industrial system, expand
domestic demand, (and)
prevent and defuse
risks,” said Xi.
Xi also emphasised the
need to shore up “self-
reliance” in key science
and technology sectors,
and to “accelerate the
construction of a new de-
velopment layout”.
Agencies
Baghdad
Salvoes of rockets were
launched Friday at the
US embassy in Bagh-
dad’s heavily fortified
Green Zone, the mission
said, the latest in a flurry
of such attacks amid the
Israel-Hamas war.
“A multi-rocket attack
was launched at US and
Coalition forces in the vi-
cinity of Union III and the
Baghdad embassy com-
plex” without causing any
reported casualties or
damage,aUSofficialsaid.
There was no immediate
claim of responsibility.
The US leads an inter-
national coalition battling
jihadists in Iraq and
neighbouring Syria, and
its forces have come un-
der repeated attack in re-
cent weeks.
The attacks come
against the backdrop of
the more than two-month
war between US ally Is-
rael and the Iran-backed
Palestinian Islamist group
Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
INDIAN DIASPORA’S
MOMENT TO CELEBRATE
Leading diaspora
organisation Fed-
eration of Indian
Associations NY-NJ-NE and
community members came
together with the Consul-
ate General of India in New
York to celebrate Garba at
Times Square. A special
video on Garba was also
displayed prominently on a
billboard in Times Square.
BRITISH DEFENSE SECY
SHAPPS IN ISRAEL
Israel’s Minister
of Defense Yoav
Gallant met with the
visiting British Secretary
of State for Defense Grant
Shapps on Thursday night
at the Ministry of Defense
Headquarters in Tel Aviv.
Shapps took part in the light-
ing of the first candle for the
first night of Chanukah with
Minister Gallant.
ISRAEL MIN’S SOLDIER
SON KILLED IN GAZA
Master Sgt. (res.)
Gal Meir Eisenkot,
the son of Israeli Min-
ister Gadi Eisenkot, and Sgt.
Major (res.) Jonathan David
Deitch of the 55th Brigade’s
6623rd Reconnaissance
Battalion have been killed
in the Gaza Strip, the media
reported quoting the Israel
Defense Forces (IDF).
PTI
New Delhi
The pitch at the Naren-
dra Modi Stadium in
Ahmedabad, which
hosted the ODI World
Cup final between In-
dia and Australia on
November 19, has been
rated “average” by the
International Cricket
Council (ICC).
ICC match referee
and former Zimbabwe
batter Andy Pycroft,
however, rated the out-
field as “very good”.
Australia had won
the World Cup final af-
ter beating India by six
wickets on a pitch
which was slow and
sluggish.
Opting to bowl, In-
dia could score just 240
in 50 overs with Aus-
tralia achieving the tar-
get in 43 overs, with
opener Travis Head
making a 120-ball 137.
The pitches used in
India’s league matches
against South Africa,
England, Pakistan and
Australia in Kolkata,
Lucknow, Ahmedabad
and Chennai respec-
tively were also rated as
‘average’ by the ICC.
Ahmedabadpitchfor
WCFinalwas‘average’
ICC RATING FOR ICC WC PITCHES
PITCH OF KOLKATA’S EDEN GARDENS ALSO
RATED AVERAGE BY THE WORLD CRICKET BODY
The ICC also gave an “average” rating to the
Eden Gardens pitch in Kolkata which hosted the
second semifinal between Australia and South
Africa. It turned out to be a low-scoring match where
Australia dismissed South Africa for 212 in 49.4 overs.
Australia then managed to overhaul the target in 47.2
overs, losing seven wickets. ICC match referee and
former India pacer Javagal Srinath, however, gave a
“very good” rating to the outfield at Eden Gardens.
LLC organisers
break silence on
Gambhir-Sreesanth
controversy
Agencies
Surat
Withrespecttoanincident
that occurred on the field
during the match between
Gujarat Giants player
Sreesanth and India Capi-
tals skipper Gautam
GambhironWednesdayat
Lalbhai Contractor Stadi-
um and subsequent inter-
actions on social media,
Legends League Cricket
(LLC) made their official
stand very clear to uphold
the spirit of the game both
on and off the field. On
Thursday morning, a vid-
eo of an argument be-
tween these two former
Indian players emerged.
Gautam, leading India
Capitals could be seen in
an argument with the for-
merIndianpacerwhowas
playing for Gujarat. Other
players and the umpire
had to separate the two.
After the heated argu-
ment, Sreesanth accused
ex-teammate Gambhir of
calling him a “fixer” dur-
ing a verbal spat. Sree-
santh had posted a video
on Instagram.
IN BRIEF
FIH Hockey Junior
World Cup 2023:
Spain defeat India 4-1
Ahmedabad: The Pro
Kabaddi League super-
star Pardeep Narwal be-
came the first player to
record 80 Super 10s in
PKL during UP Yoddhas’
match against Haryana
Steelers in Ahmedabad
on Wednesday. Narwal,
who scored 12 points in
the match, helped his
team defeat the Steelers
57-27. Narwal said, “I
will try to register my
100th Super 10 this sea-
son. There are 20 more
league games left for us
and I’ll definitely try to
record a Super 10.”
Kuala Lumpur: The In-
dian Junior Men’s Hock-
ey Team went down 4-1
to Spain in their second
match of the ongoing
FIH Hockey Men’s Ju-
nior World Cup Malay-
sia 2023 at the National
Hockey Stadium in
Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lum-
pur on Thursday. Rohit
(33’) scored the only
goal for India. For
Spain, Pol Cabre Verdi-
ell (1’, 41’) and Andreas
Rafi (18’, 60’) were the
goal scorers.
PKL: Narwal says he
will try to get 100th
Super 10 this season
PTI
New Delhi
Mohammed Shami pos-
sesses a rare ability of
landing the ball in an up-
right seam position every
single time and no coach
in the world can create
such a fast bowling “art-
ist”, gushed India’s
bowling coach Paras
Mhambrey.
Shami,whofinishedon
top of the bowling charts
with 24 wickets from
seven matches in
the ODI World
Cup, has been
India’s go-to bowler in
ODIs and Tests.
Mhambrey, one of the
quietest back-room
workers in the current
Indian set-up, doesn’t
want to take any credit
for Shami’s success.
Will India get another
talent like Mohammed
Shami?
“Well, if I tell you that
coaches could create a
bowler like Shami, then I
would be lying. If a
bowler can land it on up-
right seam every time
then every other bowler
in the world will be
Shami,” Mhambrey
told PTI in an exclu-
sive interview before
leaving for the tour of
South Africa.
ANI
Madrid
The 22-time major cham-
pion Rafael Nadal ad-
dressed the prospect that
2024 could be his final
year as an ATP profes-
sional, confessing that it
is indeed a reality that he
might hang up his rac-
quets at the end of next
season.
Nadal has erred on the
side of caution since
naming the 2024 season
as a possible venue for
his comeback. With a full
year out of the game due
to an iliopsoas injury in
his left leg, the Spaniard
is now counting down
the days until his return
to professional
tournament ten-
nis at the ATP
250 in Brisbane,
which begins on
December 29.
No coach can create an artist
like Shami: Paras Mhambrey
Tennis great drops hint on his retirement
Itmaybemylastyear:RafaelNadal
ANI
Washington DC
US President Joe Biden
on Thursday (local time)
held talks with Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, emphasizing
the “critical need” to pro-
tect civilians and to sepa-
rate them from Hamas
terrorists, including
through corridors.
The two leaders dis-
cussed developments in
Gaza, with Biden stress-
ing the importance of the
“continuous and sus-
tained flow of humanitar-
ian aid into Gaza”.
He welcomed Israel’s
decision to ensure that
fuel levels meet requisite
needs. However, Biden
stated that much more as-
sistance was urgently re-
quired across the board.
Biden talks to Netanyahu, emphasises
‘critical need to protect the civilians’
IDF HIT 450 TERROR TARGETS IN GAZA STRIP
Tel Aviv: The fighting in the Gaza Strip con-
tinues as the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) re-
ported that about 450 targets were attacked in
the last day. The Israel Air
Force, it said, eliminated
many terrorists in Khan Yu-
nis and Israeli naval forces
attacked and destroyed
terrorist infrastructures of
the terrorist organization Hamas. It directed a number
of Air Force aircraft that killed many Hamas terrorists.
Vladimir Putin to seek
another term In Russia
In March 2024: Report
Chinese Prez Xi Jinping
says economic recovery
‘still at critical stage’
3 rockets fired at US Embassy in
Baghdad, no casualty reported
The US embassy said “two salvoes of rockets” were fired at the
mission compound at around 4:15 am (0115 GMT).

Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
There will be a different
scene in the Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly as
the tables have turned and
BJP will be the ruling par-
ty and Congress will be in
the opposition. There will
bestrongfacesonboththe
sides adnd good orators
will resonate across the
House. Faces seen in the
Parliament i.e. Diya Ku-
mari, Mahant Balaknath
and Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore will showcase
theirskillsintheassembly.
The session of the Ra-
jasthan Legislative As-
sembly will start soon
wherein oath will be ad-
ministered to newly elect-
ed MLAs. At first, the
protem speaker and later
the speaker will also be
elected. BJPhas to decide
the leader of the House
while Congress has to de-
cide the leader of the op-
position. The special
thing is that Ashok Ge-
hlot,Vasundhara Raje and
other senior leaders like
Jogeshwar Garg, Murari
Lal Meena, Subhash
Garg, Dayaram Parmar,
Yunus Khan and Pratap
Singh Singhvi will play
roles in the House.
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The vibrant Badhta
Bharat, Ubharta Bharat
Conclave recently un-
folded at The Grand Ho-
tel, New Delhi, hosted by
Bharat 24 channel. The
event welcomed the es-
teemed presence of
Hon’ble Dr. Jitendra Sin-
gh, Minister of State
PMO and Union MoS
(Ind. Charge) Science
Technology, who graced
the occasion as chief
guest. Dr. Jagdeesh Chan-
dra, CEO and Editor-in-
Chief, extended a warm
welcome, underscoring
how Bharat 24 channel is
a reflection of PM Modi’s
transformative vision for
a New India. The con-
clave’s primary mission
is to shed light on ongo-
ing developmental pro-
jects and the individuals
driving Nation forward.
In a riveting conversa-
tion with Poornima
Mishra, discussions tra-
versed a spectrum of top-
ics, including insights
into upcoming elections,
the strategic landscape of
the BJP, and India’s cut-
ting-edge space missions.
Dr. Jitendra Singh under-
scored party’s unwaver-
ing commitment to na-
tional development, glob-
al respect, and the para-
digm shift brought by PM
Modi’s leadership.
Addressing queries
about the next Chief Min-
istersinRajasthan,Chhat-
tisgarh, and Madhya
Pradesh, Dr. Jitendra Sin-
gh emphasised BJP’s
democraticdecision-mak-
ing process, distinct from
the familial politics of the
Congress party. Respond-
ing to Congress’s asser-
tions regarding Pt. Jawa-
harlal Nehru’s contribu-
tions to space missions
being ignored, Dr. Jiten-
dra Singh credited PM
Modi for ushering in an
era of openness and inclu-
sivity in the sector, which
was never seen in Pt.
Jawaharlal Nehru’s times.
When questioned
about the BJP’s expecta-
tions for the upcoming
elections, Dr. Jitendra
Singh pointed to the pub-
lic’s resounding endorse-
ment, citing recent elec-
toral successes. “Look-
ing at the recent results,
the people of the country
themselves have declared
400+ seats for the BJP,”
he remarked.
Addressing the ques-
tion of election dates in
Jammu and Kasmir, Dr.
Singh underscores the
democratic process, indi-
cating that the election
committee will be deter-
mining the dates.
PRESERVING CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES
Membership process starts for Raj Constitution Club
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
he process of
becoming a
member of Ra-
sembly Constitution Club
has started with the distri-
bution of application
forms. Application forms
can be obtained from the
Assembly Secretariat and
seven categories have
been created for member-
ship of the club.
On behalf of the appli-
cant, applications can be
made for lifetime, ordi-
nary, special, general,
non-resident and individ-
ual foreign, temporary
and institutional member-
ship of the club. MPs,
MLAs, former MPs and
former MLAs will have
to pay fifty thousand ru-
pees to become life mem-
bers.Whereas for officers
this amount will be Rs 1.5
lakh. Apart from this, if
other people of the soci-
ety want to take member-
ship of the club, they will
have to pay an amount of
seven lakhs. The Govern-
ing Council will decide
on acceptance of mem-
bership applications from
private individuals. Ra-
sembly is the first legisla-
tive assembly in the
country where Constitu-
tion Club has been creat-
ed. Constitution Club has
been set up in Jaipur on
the lines of the Constitu-
tion Club in New Delhi
and has been constructed
by Rajasthan Housing
Board in record time.
Application forms can be obtained from the Assembly Secretariat.
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‘Parikrama’tosee
KirodiMeenaasCM
First India Bureau
Dausa/Alwar
In a unique expression of
political devotion, an el-
derly man in Dausa has
initiated a “Dandvat
Parikrama” with determi-
nation to see Sawaimad-
hopur MLA Kirodilal
Meena, affectionately
known as Baba, become
Chief Minister of state.
Sitaram, a resident of
Surajpura, commenced
the parikrama from the
Meen Bhagwan Temple
in Dausa and intends to
continue it all the way to
the Rajasthan Assembly
building in Jaipur. The
journey began with musi-
cal instruments, earning
praise and warm wel-
comes from onlookers,
who were impressed by
Sitaram’s passion.
Meanwhile, in Alwar
district, sarpanches gath-
eredatHanumanCircleto
perform a havan, express-
ing their wishes for Baba
Balaknath, MLA from
Tijara, Alwar, to become
the CM . The havan saw
participation of sarpanch-
es and public representa-
tives from various parts of
district, symbolizing a
widespread sentiment for
Baba Balaknath’s leader-
ship in the state.
DrJitendraSinghunveilsBJP’svision
l BJP’s Bold Vision: Dr. Singh’s Prophetic 400-Seat Forecast Dominates Badhta Bharat, Ubharta Bharat Conclave!
l JK Election Dates in Election Committee’s Hands, BJP’s Round-the-Clock Readiness in Focus: Dr. Jitendra Singh
THE VIBRANT BADHTA BHARAT, UBHARTA BHARAT CONCLAVE BY BHARAT24 VISION OF NEW INDIA
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra presents a memento to Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh along with Manoj Jagyasi and Syed Umar, also seen are Bharat24 team members, (L -R) Priya Raj, Kriti Srivastava, Kamal
Rautela, Keshav Jha, Radhika Sidana, Rittik Banerjee, Poornima Misha, Bhim Singh Negi, Atul Verma and Ashish Malhotra.
Dr Jitendra Singh in conversation with Poornima Mishra. Dr Jagdeesh Chandra gives the welcome address, also seen is Dr Jitendra Singh listening keenly.
Observers likely to meet Independent MLAs
Independents extend support to BJP
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
After rebelling from BJP
to contest in the recently
concluded Rajasthan as-
sembly elections, the vic-
torious independent can-
didates are now again
making a beeline for the
saffron party. BJP has
takenlettersofsupportfor
the BJP govt from many
independent MLAs.
These independent
candidates, in their sup-
port letters submitted to
BJP, have expressed their
commitment to support
the party’s decision.
Chandrabhan Akya has
submitted his letter of
support directly to JP Na-
dda. Other MLAs have
submitted their support
letters to state leadership.
Raj Assembly to witness different scene
as strong faces will sit on both the sides
Dr Kirori Lal Meena, Mahant
Balaknath, Rajyavardhan
Rathore, Jogeshwar Garg,
Madan Dilawar, Kali Charan Saraf,
Pushpendra Singh Bali, Dr Jaswant
Yadav, Pratap Singh Singhvi,
Sanjay sharma, Mahant Bal Mukun-
dacharya, Shatrughan Gautam,
Babu Singh Rathore, Mahant
Pratap Puri, Gopal Sharma, Jiten-
dra Gothwal, Hari Singh Rawat,
Deepti Maheshwari, Sandeep
Sharma, Vijay Singh, Bhajan Lal
Sharma,Gopal Sharma, Rajendra
Singh Rathore and Satish Poonia
will be missed in BJP.
Govind Dotasra, Harimohan
Sharma, Harish Chaudhary,
Ashok Chandna, Ratan Dewasi,
Rohit Bohra, Murari Lal Meena, Rafeek
Khan, Amin kagazi, Mukesh Bhakar,
Dungar Gaidar, Sohan Nayak, Abhimanyu
Poonia, Amit Chachan, Lalit Yadav.
The third front will also be seen
on the floor of Raj Assembly. RLP
chief Hanuman Beniwal, BSP MLA
Manoj Nyangali, BAP MLA Rajkumar Rot
may also raise their voices in unison with
Cong. It is certain that House will witness
uproars and all eyes will be on speaker.
BJP announced the names of observers on Friday for
3 states. Rajnath Singh, Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pan-
dey have been appointed as observers for Rajasthan.
But why did a delay occur in the appointment of observers?
Informed sources have revealed that there was a delay in
Madhya Pradesh due to complex equations. Consensus
could not be made on the name of CM in Madhya Pradesh.
On the other hand, there was also a decision regarding the
role of Shivraj Singh Chouhan. In such a situation, the names
of observers were announced after everyone's roles were
finalized. In the case of Rajasthan-Chhattisgarh, the final
decision was taken two days ago.
FACES OF THE RULING PARTY
WHO WILL BE SEEN ROARING
VANGUARD SQUAD OF CONGRESS
PARTY IN THE STATE ASSEMBLY
THIRD FRONT WILL ALSO BE SEEN
ON FLOOR OF RAJ ASSEMBLY
WHY APPOINTMENT OF BJP OBSERVERS DELAYED?
Rajasthan BJP
President CP
Joshi is in New
Delhi amid the suspene
and announcement
of the Chief Minister’s
name for Rajasthan. He
said, “Observers have
been appointed today
itself, soon the date of
the meeting of the leg-
islative party will be de-
cided and only after that
the further programs
will be decided. We will
tell you the
date very
soon and
I am not
the face of
the post of
Chief Minis-
ter.”
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There will be a
provision to make
the Governor,
Assembly Speaker, CM,
Chief Justice of the High
Court, Chief Secretary
DGP as honorary mem-
bers in the Constitution
Club. Construction work
of 1,95,000 sq ft of base-
ment, ground floor and
five floors has been done
in Constitution Club.
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ChatGPT
turns1
AI chatbot’s success says as
much about humans as technology
hatGPT was
launched on
Nov. 30, 2022,
ushering in
what many
have called ar-
tificial intelligence’s breakout
year. Within days of its release,
ChatGPT went viral. Screen-
shots of conversations snow-
balled across social media, and
theuseofChatGPTskyrocketed
to an extent that seems to have
surprised even its maker, Open
AI. By January, ChatGPT was
seeing 13 million unique visi-
tors each day, setting a record
forthefastest-growinguserbase
of a consumer application.
Throughout this breakout
year, ChatGPT has revealed
the power of a good interface
and the perils of hype, and it
has sown the seeds of a new set
of human behaviours. As a re-
searcher who studies technol-
ogy and human information
behaviour, I find that Chat-
GPT’s influence in society
comes as much from how peo-
ple view and use it as the tech-
nology itself.
Generative AI systems like
ChatGPT are becoming perva-
sive. Since ChatGPT’s release,
some mention of AI has
seemed obligatory in presenta-
tions, conversations and arti-
cles. Today, OpenAI claims
that 100 million people use
ChatGPT every week.
Besides people interacting
with ChatGPT at home, em-
ployees at all levels up to the
C-suite in businesses are using
theAI chatbot. In tech, genera-
tive AI is being called the big-
gest platform since the iPhone,
which debuted in 2007.All the
major players are making AI
bets, and venture funding inAI
startups is booming.
Along the way, ChatGPT
has raised numerous concerns,
such as its implications for dis-
information, fraud, intellectual
property issues and discrimi-
nation. In my world of higher
education, much of the discus-
sion has surrounded cheating,
which has become a focus of
my research this year.
LESSONS FROM
CHATGPT’S FIRST YEAR
The success of ChatGPT
speaks foremost to the power
of a good interface. AI has al-
ready been part of countless
everyday products for well
over a decade, from Spotify
and Netflix to Facebook and
Google Maps. The first ver-
sion of GPT, the AI model
that powers ChatGPT, dates
back to 2018. Even OpenAI’s
other products, such as DALL-
E, did not make the waves that
ChatGPT did immediately
upon its release. It was the
chat-based interface that set
off AI’s breakout year.
There is something
uniquely beguiling about
chat. Humans are en-
dowed with language, and
conversation is a primary
way people inter-
act with
each other and infer intelli-
gence.Achat-based interface is
a natural mode for interaction
and a way for people to experi-
ence the “intelligence” of anAI
system. The phenomenal suc-
cess of ChatGPT shows again
that user interfaces drive wide-
spread adoption of technology,
from the Macintosh to web
browsers and the iPhone. The
design makes the difference.
At the same time, one of the
technology’s principal
strengths – generating con-
vincing language – makes it
well-suited for producing false
or misleading information.
ChatGPT and other generative
AI systems make it easier for
criminals and propagandists to
prey on human vulnerabilities.
The potential of the technology
to boost fraud and misinforma-
tion is one of the key rationales
for regulating AI.
Amid the real promises and
perils of generative AI, the
technology has also provided
another case study of the pow-
er of hype. This year has
brought no shortage of articles
on how AI is going to trans-
form every aspect of society
and how the proliferation of
technology is inevitable.
ChatGPT is not the first
technology to be hyped as “the
next big thing,” but it is per-
haps unique in simultaneously
being hyped as an existential
risk. Numerous tech titans and
even someAI researchers have
warned about the risk of super-
intelligent AI systems emerg-
ing and wiping out humanity,
though I believe that these
fears are far-fetched.
The media environment
favours hype, and the cur-
rent venture funding cli-
mate further fuels AI
hype in particular. Play-
ing to people’s hopes and
fears is a recipe for anxi-
ety with none of the ingre-
dients for wise decision-
making.
WHAT THE FUTURE
MAY HOLD
The AI floodgates opened in
2023, but the next year may
bring a slowdown.AI develop-
ment is likely to meet technical
limitations and encounter in-
frastructural hurdles such as
chip manufacturing and server
capacity. Simultaneously, AI
regulation is likely to be on the
way.
This slowdown should give
space for norms in human be-
haviour to form, both in terms
of etiquette, as in when and
where using ChatGPT is so-
cially acceptable, and effec-
tiveness, like when and where
ChatGPT is most useful.
ChatGPT and other genera-
tive AI systems will settle into
people’s workflows, allowing
workers to accomplish some
tasks faster and with fewer er-
rors. In the same way that peo-
ple learned “to Google” for
information, humans will need
to learn new practices for work-
ing with generative AI tools.
But the outlook for 2024
isn’t completely rosy. It is
shaping up to be a historic year
for elections around the world,
and AI-generated content will
almost certainly be used to in-
fluence public opinion and
stoke division. Meta may have
banned the use of generative
AI in political advertising, but
this isn’t likely to stop Chat-
GPT and similar tools from be-
ing used to create and spread
false or misleading content.
Political misinformation
spread across social media in
2016 as well as in 2020, and it
is virtually certain that genera-
tiveAI will be used to continue
those efforts in 2024. Even out-
side social media, conversa-
tions with ChatGPT and simi-
lar products can be sources of
misinformation on their own.
As a result, another lesson
that everyone – users of Chat-
GPT or not – will have to learn
in the blockbuster technology’s
second year is to be vigilant
when it comes to digital media
of all kinds.
Tim
Gorichanaz
Assistant Teaching Professor of
Information Science, Drexel
University
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