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NOT GABBAR,
THIS THAKUR
HAS ‘HUNTED’ AAP OUT
OF HIS HOME TURF!
Shashikant Sharma
Shimla: Union Minis-
ter for Information
and Broadcasting, and
a ‘young turk’ of the
BJP - Anurag Thakur
- has dealt a major
blow to the Aam Aad-
mi Party (AAP) in his
home state Himachal
Pradesh as he has ena-
bled AAP’s renowned
leaders to leave the
bandwagon and join
the saffron fold.
Thakur’s swift ‘han-
dling’ of the issue has
resulted in a major
setback to AAP, which
is trying to make its
political inroads in
Himachal.
After this blow, the
leaders of Aam Aad-
mi Party are in a tizzy
as to what needs to be
done towards ‘damage
control’. AAP, which
is dreaming of sitting
on the throne of
Himachal, has sud-
denly reached the
margins in the state
due to Thakur’s mas-
terstroke.
While on one side,
the Aam Aadmi Party
was claiming to
change the attitude of
politics through a road
show organized on
BJP’s foundation day
on 6th April in Mandi,
the home district
of Chief Minister
Jai Ram Thakur,
however, the cur-
rent situation is
that the party’s
clan seems to be
completely disin-
tegrating, which
may have never
been imagined by
AAP supremo
Arvind Kejriwal.
Delhi CM and par-
ty president Kejriwal
had handed the reins
of the party to Anoop
Kesri in Himachal
while appointing Sat-
ish Thakur as the par-
ty general secretary
in the hill state,
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On a day the Centre expanded the availability of precaution doses, the XE variant
of coronavirus, a more infectious but not more severe than the Omicron variety,
has been found in Gujarat, a highly placed official confirmed. Meanwhile, Mumbai
reported its first confirmed case of the XE variant of coronavirus on Saturday, the
city’s civic body BMC said. According to BMC, the man had gone to Vadodara.
XE VARIANT OF
CORONAVIRUS
DETECTED IN
GUJARAT
Nearly a month after the Congress was ousted from power in Punjab, the grand
old party on Saturday appointed Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as the president of
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. The post was earlier held by Navjot Singh
Sidhu who resigned last month. Warring was among the 18 MLAs who won their
seats for the Congress in the recently concluded election.
AMARINDER RAJA
WARRING REPLACES
SIDHU AS NEW
PUNJAB CONG CHIEF
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Reached out to Maya, offered CM
post, she didn’t respond: Rahul
Can’t regulate
parties offering
freebies during
polls: EC to SC New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Rahul Gandhi on
Saturday said the Con-
gress had offered to
form an alliance with
BSP chief Mayawati in
the recent Uttar
Pradesh assembly elec-
tion and make her the
chief ministerial can-
didate but “she did not
even talk to us”.
Lashing out at the
BSP supremo, the for-
mer Congress presi-
dent alleged that
Mayawati gave a clear
passage to the ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) in the state be-
cause of “the CBI, the
ED and Pegasus”.
The Congress won
only two seats out of
403 and got a vote share
of less than 2.5 percent
in Uttar Pradesh,
where the BJP retained
power. As many as 97
percent of Congress
candidates lost their
security deposit.
The BSP won just
one seat and a vote
share of around 13 per
cent. Nearly 72 per cent
of its candidates also
lost their deposit in the
election, which turned
out to be a bipolar con-
test between the BJP
and Samajwadi Party.
New Delhi: The Elec-
tion Commission (EC)
told the Supreme Court
that offering freebies ei-
ther before or after elec-
tions is a policy decision
of apoliticalparty
,andit
cannot regulate state
policies and decisions
taken by the parties.
In an affidavit, the EC
said:“Offering/distribu-
tion of any freebies ei-
ther before or after the
election is a policy deci-
sion of the party con-
cerned and whether
such policies are finan-
cially viable or its ad-
verse affect on the eco-
nomichealthof thestate
is a question that has to
be considered and de-
cidedbythevotersof the
state.
“The Election Com-
mission cannot regulate
state policies and deci-
sions which may be tak-
en by the winning party
when they form the gov-
ernment.Suchanaction
without enabling provi-
sionsinthelaw,wouldbe
an overreach of pow-
ers.” The EC clarified
that it does not have
power to deregister a po-
litical party except on
certain grounds.
Covishield, Covaxin to cost `225 per dose to
pvt hosps, which can charge upto `150 more
New Delhi (Agencies):
A day before the Centre
rolls out precautionary
doses of Covid-19 vac-
cines to all adults, the
Serum Institute of India
(SII) and Bharat Biotech
on Saturday slashed the
prices of Covishield and
Covaxinvaccinesforpri-
vate hospitals to Rs 225
per dose.
Significantly, on Sat-
urday, the Union Health
Ministry issued guide-
lines to all states that
private vaccination
centres can charge a
maximum of Rs 150 per
dose as service charge
over and above the cost
of the vaccines. “Pri-
vate vaccination cen-
tres must declare the
price per dose chargea-
ble by them on Co-WIN,
in accordance with the
prices declared by the
manufacturers,” the
ministry told the states.
The announcement
by Serum Institute and
Bharat Biotech came
hours before the two
vaccine manufacturers
held a consultation
meeting with the cen-
tral government.
‘NO NEED TO
REGISTER ON
CoWIN AGAIN
FOR BOOSTER’
The government clari-
fied that there is no
need for beneficiaries
to register on CoWIN
portal again for the
precaution dose of the
Covid-19 vaccine. All
due beneficiaries are
already registered on
CoWIN, Union health
secretary stated.
Precaution dose has
to be of the same vac-
cine that was admin-
istered to the benefi-
ciary previously.
File photo of Mayawati with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.
BOOSTER DRIVE BEGINS TODAY
CRUCIAL READ
WEATHER DEPT’S
OFFICIAL TWITTER
HANDLE HACKED
New Delhi: The India Me-
teorological Department’s
(IMD) Twitter handle was
hacked on Saturday even-
ing and efforts were on to
restore it, officials said.
“The Twitter handle has
been hacked and we are
trying to restore it,” IMD
Director-General Mrutyun-
jay Mohapatra said.
UKRAINIAN GIRLS
CUT HAIR TO AVOID
RAPE BY RUSSIANS
Ivankiv: In Ukraine’s town
of Ivankiv, 50 miles away
from capital Kyiv, young
girls cut their hair short
to be ‘less attractive’
and avoid getting raped
by occupying Russian
soldiers, according to
deputy mayor Maryna Be-
schastna. The town was
liberated on March 30.
UK PM JOHNSON MEETS ZELENSKYY IN KYIV
KYIV: British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson on Saturday
met Ukrainian President Vo-
lodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
The visit was first made
public by the Embassy of
Ukraine to the U.K., which
tweeted a photo of the two.
‘Unfortunate that Shekhawat has no interest in getting
National Project status for his own department’s project’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has
raised the demand that
Union Jal Shakti Minis-
ter Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat should re-
tire from politics re-
garding the rhetoric on
Eastern Rajasthan Ca-
nal Project (ERCP).
Both Gehlot and Shek-
hawat are not face to
face on this issue as a
Twitter war has broken
out on social media. Ge-
hlot had tweeted and
shared the ERCP-relat-
ed speech of the Prime
Minister made at the
Jaipur rally on 7 July
2018 and the Ajmer ral-
ly on 6 October 2018.
Gehlot, while retweet-
ing the tweet of Ra-
jasthan Pradesh Con-
gress Committee, has
raised the demand of
Gajendra Singh to keep
his promise and retire
from politics. While
sharing the video re-
leased by the PCC, Ge-
hlot wrote, “Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat ji, this
is for your, listen prop-
erly what were the
words of Prime Minis-
ter Modi on ‘East Ra-
jasthan Canal Project’
(ERCP) in 2018? ‘East
Rajasthan Canal Project
will provide irrigation
to 13 districts and fresh
water to 40% of the pop-
ulation, was this also a
lieandahoax?”Turn to P8,
Related report on P2
CM Ashok Gehlot shared on Twitter a photo of his NSUI days.
Someone shared the photo with him in Bikaner on Saturday.
ERCP ROW: GEHLOT FIRES AT UNION MINISTER
Cong will have to end the habit
of doing politics on every scheme
to hide its failure: Shekhawat
Union Minister for Information
and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur
PAK SC COMPELS IMRAN
TO FACE NO-TRUST MOTION
Islamabad (Agen-
cies): Pakistan Prime
Minister Imran Khan
summoned a meeting
of his cabinet minis-
ters late on Saturday
night, even though his
government is expect-
ed to lose the no-confi-
dencemotion.Pakistan
National Assembly
Speaker Asad Qaiser
and his deputy Qasim
Suri resigned from
theirpostsatmidnight.
Later, Ayaz Sadiq de-
clared voting open.
Opposition leader
Maryam Nawaz Sha-
rif, Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-
N) Vice President,
slammed the govern-
ment in a series of
tweets, even calling
for the arrest of Im-
ran Khan, the Speak-
er and the Deputy
Speaker. Another op-
position leader Bila-
wal Bhutto Zardari
alleged that PM Khan
was trying to create a
constitutional crisis
and seeking military
intervention in the
country’s political af-
fairs by delaying vot-
ing on the no-confi-
dence motion.
PAK GOVT FILES REVIEW PLEA AGAINST SC
VERDICT ON DY SPEAKER’S RULING
The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday filed
a review petition against the Supreme Court’s verdict setting
aside the National Assembly Deputy Speaker’s rejection of
the no-trust motion against Imran Khan, reported local me-
dia. According to the sources, the development came after
Imran Khan finalized his consultations with legal experts
over the matter. The government will plead for suspension
of the verdict and for the National Assembly to be allowed to
function according to the rules, reported the media outlet.
GO TO INDIA IF YOU
LIKE IT SO MUCH:
MARYAM NAWAZ
WASHINGTON NIXES
IMRAN’S ‘FOREIGN
CONSPIRACY’ CLAIM
Pakistan’s Opposition
leader Maryam Nawaz on
April 9 lashed out at Prime
Minister Imran Khan for
lavishing praise on India,
saying he should go to
the neighbouring country
if he likes it so much. The
remarks of Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-N)
vice-president Maryam,
who is the daughter of
deposed PP Nawaz Sharif,
came after Khan called
India a “nation with a great
sense of honour”. “No
superpower can force India
to do anything against its
interests,” Imran had said.
Washington: The US has
bluntly rejected Pakistan’s
embattled Prime Minister Im-
ran Khan’s latest allegations
of a “foreign conspiracy”
plotted in Washington to
overthrow his government
with the help of the Opposi-
tion parties, saying there is
“absolutely no truth” to these
claims. Khan has been claim-
ing that the Opposition’s no-
confidence motion against
him was the result of a
“foreign conspiracy” because
of his independent foreign
policy and funds were being
channelled from abroad to
oust him from power.
...PM Imran likely to lose in Assembly
Islamabad HC, Pak SC open doors at midnight; National
Assembly Speaker and Deputy Speaker resign from post
Pak Army puts
various airports
on high alert. No govt
official, ministers
allowed to leave
country
Pak Army Chief
General Qamar
Javed Bajwa, ISI chief
Nadeem Anjum meet
PM; Imran refutes
rumours of de-notifying
Army Chief
Imran chairs
cabinet
meeting, says won’t
resign; Prisoners van
seen standing
outside Parliament
Pak Army briefly
surrounds PM
residence
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Narpat Joya
Nagaur: BJP State
President Dr Satish
Poonia, on his visit to
Nagaur said that Ge-
hlot govt has spread
Talibanization in Ra-
jasthan. In response to
a question, ‘JP Nadda
comes and ignites fire’,
he said that this can’t be
a sensitive CM’s re-
mark, but that of a men-
tally disturbed person.
Meanwhile, Dr Poonia
attacked govt police
administration’s deci-
sion to impose section
144 in many districts
before Ram Navmi
ban DJ. It has happened
for the first time in the
state. For CM, senti-
ments of majority class
doesn’t matter. His af-
fection for organisa-
tions like PFI is evident
as he permits them to
hold rallies while keeps
a tab on a film like
Kashmir Files, he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A large num-
ber of visitors thronged
the venue on second
day of the 4-day ‘CRE-
DAI Real Estate Expo
2022’ being organised at
the Rajmahal Palace.
Rajsamand MP Diya
Kumari was the Chief
Guest on Saturday. She
and Malviya Nagar
MLA Kalicharan Saraf
lit the traditional lamp.
“After the expo being
organised post-Corona
epidemic, a trend to-
ward investing in prop-
erty will definitely in-
crease,” Diya Kumari
said.
MLA Kalicharan
Saraf said, “ The real
estate business has
been exposed through
this expo organised by
CREDAI after the Co-
rona crisis. This will
definitely remove slow-
down in the sector.”
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New Delhi (Agencies):
The National Green
Tribunal has constitut-
ed an eight-member ex-
pert committee headed
by Director General of
Forests Special Secre-
tary (DGFSS) to un-
dertake a visit and pre-
pare an action plan on
media reports related to
illegal mining near Ke-
oladeo National Park in
Rajasthan.
A principal bench
headed by NGT chair-
person Justice Adarsh
Kumar Goel also sought
for a factual and action
taken report to be sub-
mitted within two
months by the panel
also comprising Direc-
tor, National Chambal
Sanctuary, Secretaries
of Mining and State
Pollution Control Board
members from Ra-
jasthan, UP MP. The
Green Court’s order
also stated that mining
can be allowed only af-
ter requisite Environ-
mental Clearance in
terms of directions of
the earlier Supreme
Court order for which
District Survey Report
and Replenishment
study have to be pre-
pared and appraisal
conducted.
NGT forms 8-member panel to check on illegal
mining reports near Keoladeo National Park
BEING WATCHFUL
Jaipur (PTI): Union
Minister Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat has hit
out at CM Ashok Ge-
hlot’s remarks on the
Eastern Rajasthan Ca-
nal Project (ERCP),
saying his behaviour
cannot be called nor-
mal.
Gehlot had on Fri-
day said though Shek-
hawat is an MP from
Rajasthan and Union
Jal Shakti minister, he
wasn’t showing any in-
terest in projects per-
taining to state.
Reacting to Gehlot’s
statement, Shekhawat
said that the behav-
iour of a minister of
Gehlot government
CM, with the aim of
doing politics on ERCP
,
cannot be called nor-
mal under any circum-
stances. The ERCP
aims to harvest sur-
plus water available
during the rainy sea-
son in rivers in south-
ern Rajasthan such as
Chambal and its tribu-
taries and use this wa-
ter in south-eastern
districts of the state
where there is a scar-
city of water for drink-
ing and irrigation.
In a series of tweets,
Shekhawat said he had
called a meeting on
ERCP
, Yamuna water
others, but the Chief
Minister and his cabi-
net colleague ex-
pressed their inability
to participate.
CM’s REMARKS ON ERCP CANNOT BE
CALLED NORMAL, SAYS SHEKHAWAT
Row over ERPC erupted on Friday in
regional conference of JJM SBM
ERCP can be given nat’l project status
only after technical appraisal, he said
Villagers collect drinking water from a road side water tap during a hot summer day on a village
situated on the outskirts of Ajmer. — FILE PHOTOS
Diya Kumari, Kalicharan Saraf and others during the ‘CREDAI Real
Estate Expo 2022’ being organised at the Rajmahal Palace.
Dr Satish Poonia visits residence of the Karni Sena Chief
Lokendra Singh Kalvi in Nagaur on Saturday to condole his
mother’s demise.
Remember that this
is Modi Government.
We do what we say.
Work will be done on ERCP
and the central government
is committed to fulfilling
it, but the Gehlot
government will have to
play its role.
—GS
Shekhawat,
Union JJM Minister
Doing politics is not our habit, it is your nature, Mr Union
Minister. Your words proved that your statement was false. You
have tweeted that the central government is committed to complete
the ERCP project whereas, yesterday you said that Narendra
Modi ji did not say a single word about ERCP. You had
said that if Narendra Modi ji had said a single word
about ERCP then ‘I will retire from politics’, now if you
have the moral courage, then resign. However our issue is
not your resignation. You should take ERCP
project forward. By doing so, people state
will forgive you for your untrue words.
—Dr Mahesh Joshi, PHED Minister
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WATER WOES: RAJ
BJP MPs’ MEET TO
BE HELD IN JAIPUR
Govind S Dotasra
@GovindDotasra
Raghukul Reet Sada
Chali Aayi, Praan
Jaaye par Vachan Na
Jayee! Gajendra ji,
keep your word
and retire from
politics.
Ameeting of the MPs
of Rajasthan would
be held in Jaipur over
water scarcity. Union Jal
Shakti Minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat
will attend the meeting,
where grievances of MPs
will be heard. Accord-
ing to party sources,
many MPs raised water
problems in the meeting
of Rajasthan MPs held in
Delhi. However the date
hasn’t been decided yet.
But as per the sources
this meeting may be held
on April 28.
‘Work for elevated road
to start soon in Jodhpur’
Jaipur: Man held for
killing live-in partner
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Union Jal
Shakti Minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat
on Saturday said that
the work on Jodhpur
elevated road will start
in next few months and
will be completed with-
in two years.
“This project will be
constructed using new
technology. There will
be a gap of about 100
meters between the two
pillars, while this gap is
30 meters in the pres-
ently constructed pil-
lars,” he said. Talking
to reporters at Jodhpur
airport, Shekhawat
said that a tender worth
Rs 307.11 crore has been
issued for the expan-
sion of Jodhpur air-
port. “ People have been
waiting for expansion
of Jodhpur Airport
since long. Work of the
first phase of the apron
at the airport has been
completed and a tender
has been issued for the
second phase,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The police ar-
rested a man, identified
as Vikram, a Dausa
resident, on charges of
killing his girlfriend in
a live-in-relationship in
Jaipur. Earlier, he got
away with a murder two
months ago and in the
meanwhile killed an-
other girl.
Earlier, he had taken
a girl from Jaipur to MP
and killed her threw
her body on railway
track. Alwar police was
also looking for him in
a gangrape case for last
3 years. The accused
pretended to be an
Army officer impli-
cated more than 50 girls
in affair. DCP (W) Richa
Tomar said the accused
Vikram alias Mintu
Bairwa alias Pintu has
been arrested by Kard-
hani police station.
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: In Central
Cooperative Bank, a
case has come to fore of
getting a job by forging
the signature of Minis-
ter Udayalal Anjana.
The BankManagerof
had registered a case
against3-4 peopleatMa-
thura Gate police sta-
tion. He said that the ac-
cused tried to get the job
of peon and administra-
tor in the bank by forg-
ing signature of Minis-
ter Udayalal Anjana and
showing dispatched
number from his office.
The case was regis-
tered in February 2020
cops arrested one ac-
cused after conducting a
probe.Theaccusedisbe-
ing closely interrogated.
The accused is a resi-
dentof villageSamraya.
The accused was pro-
duced in court on Satur-
day and has been sent to
policecustodyfor2days.
First India Bureau
Jaipur/Ajmer: A mar-
ried woman filed a com-
plaint at Chomu police
station against her fa-
ther-in-law brother-in-
law for allegedly raping
her after serving break-
fast spiked with intoxi-
cant. They also made a
video and kept black-
mailing her. Later, she
narrated the incident to
her family went to the
police. Meanwhile, a
woman from Ajmer has
alleged rape by a man
on pretext of marrying
her. The accused, Ran-
jit Singh, from Banga-
lore, befriended her on
social media six years
ago raped her.
Raje condemns
Former CM Vasundha-
ra Raje condemned
crimes against women
even during Navratras.
She cited incidents of
rape of a 4-year-old in
Anupgarh, girl being
poisoned in Bharatpur.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: There is good
news for state Congress
as about Rs 62 lakh have
been deposited in PCC
Treasury
. Ministers and
MLAs have deposited
their dues in party fund
as per the recommenda-
tions of the Manmohan
Committee. When GS
Dotasara took over the
chair, the treasury was
empty
. Despite being in
power, the financial
condition of State Con-
gress Committee wasn’t
good. Thereafter, a new
way was found to imple-
ment the recommenda-
tions of the Manmohan
Committee and to fill
the treasury of the
PCC.
GS Shekhawat during the
inauguration of TFC in Jodhpur.
“The area is also close to National Chambal Sanc-
tuary which is the habitat of rare species of ani-
mals like Gharial, roofed turtles, river dolphins.
Illegal mining is resulting in pollution, adversely
affecting environment public health. Blanket
clearances are given for mining projects in viola-
tion of Sustainable Sand Mining Guidelines, 2016
2020,” Green Court observed in recent order.
THE GREEN COURT’S ORDER
MANMOHAN COMMITTEE’S RULES
RAJ SIZZLES AT 45° CELSIUS
Day temperature
was recorded at 45
degree C in Dholpur,
Hanumangarh 42.4
in Jaipur on Saturday.
People seen shielding
themselves from the
scorching Sun on
Saturday in Jaipur.
—PHOTOS BY
SANTOSH SHARMA
Search for a ‘Dream Home’ being
fulfilled at Real Estate Expo!
PCC Treasury rakes
in moolah with `62L
1 held for forging
Min’s sign for job
Gehlot govt has spread Talibanization in Raj: Poonia
CREDAI EXPO 2022
Woman raped by
in-laws; Ajmer
woman raped on
marriage pretext
I am the son of
a Baniya. I will
work efficiently
on the post.
—Sitaram Aggarwal,
PCC Treasurer

z Ministers, legislators and leaders have to deposit
one month’s salary in party fund every year. Ad-
ditionally, PCC members have to deposit `300 annu-
ally AICC members `600 annually in party fund.

z The MLA has to give `40,000 annually to his party’s
fund. If the party is in govt, then this amount will be
Rs 65,000 annually for cabinet minister and `62,000
annually for minister of state.

z Moreover, rule states that by December 31, the
leader has to deposit their party fund, and if they
are not able to deposit it on time, then they have to
deposit the outstanding amount.

z In addition to these, local body officers will also
have to deposit a fixed amount in the party fund.
Ashok Gehlot is
troubled by ral-
lies being taken
out on Hindu New Year
and other festivals. The
way the Congress is
shrinking from all over
the country, the day is
not far off when Ra-
jasthan will also be Con-
gress-free.
— Dr Satish Poonia,
BJP State President

RAJASTHAN
03
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: The adminis-
tration claimed that an
average of 70 flights
would operate from
Jaipur airport from
last Sunday of March
but this did not hap-
pen. Ten flights did not
start despite the an-
nouncement. New
flights for cities like
Durgapur in West Ben-
gal, Bhopal in Madhya
Pradesh, Jalandhar in
Punjab and others
were to start but sadly
this did not happen.
The Directorate
General of Civil Avia-
tion had said that all
these flights would fly
regularly from March
27. At present, only 57
flights are operating
from Jaipur airport.
Aviation experts say
that this is happening
because of low passen-
ger load. The regulato-
ry agency, DGCA, has
also not taken any ac-
tion in the matter.
However, GoFirst air-
line is operating all its
scheduled flights. It has
scheduled three flights
to Mumbai and Banga-
lore. It will start flights
to Hyderabad and Kol-
kata from May 1.
Low passenger turnout grounds promised flights
FLYING LOW!

z Indigo flight - from
Jaipur to Delhi - 9 am

z Air India flight - from
Jaipur to Bhopal - 6:20 am

Jaipur to Ahmedabad -
4:45 pm

Jaipur to Kolkata - 11:40
am

z Air Asia flight - from
Jaipur to Hyderabad - 5:45
pm

z Air Asia flight - from
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NEWS DIGEST
Jaipur (PTI): The parents of a Rajasthan toddler suffer-
ing from a rare genetic disorder on Friday met Health
Minister Parsadi Lal Meena and sought his support
for procuring a life-saving injection that costs Rs 16
crore. Hailing from Narwa village of Nagaur district,
18-month-old Tanishk suffers from spinal muscular at-
rophy (SMA). His parents, Deepika Kanwar and Shaitan
Singh, met Meena, who in turn asked them to seek
help from Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. He added this
has given his family hope that they will be able to raise
money for the injection through crowdfunding.
Jaipur: IAS Tina Dabi, the 2015 UPSC topper who domi-
nated the social media, has now distanced herself from
Instagram and reportedly
deleted her official account on
Saturday. Dabi, Joint Secretary
in the Finance Department, had
recently announced her second
marriage with IAS Pradeep
Gawande, after which she again
remained in the discussion
on social media. After that the
social media accounts of Dabi and her family are constantly
being trolled by many users.
KIN OF TODDLER SEEK RAJ GOVT HELP
TO PROCURE INJECTION WORTH `16 CR
IAS TINA DABI DELETES INSTA ACCOUNT
AHEAD OF MARRIAGE TO IAS GAWANDE
10 PROPOSED FLIGHTS CANCELLED
Mayor of JMC Greater, Dr Somya performing Kanya Pujan on
Maha Ashtami on Saturday. She also provided food to the girls and
distributed school supplies in Kachi Bastis of Ward No.3, 56 147.
Shivdaspura, Bada Padampura
tobeneweconomichubsofJpr
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: The area
around Shivdaspura
and Bada Padampura
on Tonk Road will be
developed as the new
economic hub in Jaipur.
The JDA has prepared a
land use plan of about
two-and-a-half thou-
sand hectares for this.
About 2000 hectares
of land of Shivdaspura
and Bada Padampura
was reserved for green
field airport since 2004.
The Master Plan 2025 of
Jaipur city was imple-
mented in 2011. Then
the land was kept in
special area. Later, the
JDA, while preparing
the land use plan in-
cluded residential, com-
mercial, industrial and
recreational use of the
land. First a total of
1639 hectares has been
kept for residential pur-
pose, 130 hectares for
commercial, 96.28% for
recreational and 369.5
hectares for industrial
use. The water bodies
and low line area spread
over 145.79 hectares
have not been changed.
The plan will be sent
to Dhariwal for approv-
al. A delegation of CRE-
DAI Rajasthan also met
JDA Commissioner
Gaurav Goyal for pre-
paring the land use
plan.
HC to RPSC:
Recheck
answer keys
Father-in-law of Dr
Archana seeks CBI
probe from SC
JDA debars
firm for breach
of contract
Kota: ACB staff accused
of beating complainant
First India Bureau
Kota: The ACB Special
Unit in Kota has been
accused of assaulting a
complainant in the of-
fice. The complainant
Ravi Nama was called to
the office for statement
where Inspector Vas-
udev and 2-3 other staff
took him to a room,
locked and beat him up.
The case is related to a
complaint of fake trap
against ACB Inspector
Gyan Chand Meena.
In September 2021,
the complainant RK
Nama had given a com-
plaint to the DGP
against inspector Mee-
na for implicating him
in a fake trap. On Friday
,
ASP Prerna Shekhawat
of ACB called him for
statement, where he
was beaten up with
kicks and sticks.
Jaipur: TheHighCourt
on Saturday asked
RPSC to get the disput-
ed answer keys of ex-
ams for School Lectur-
ers Recruitment-2018
checked all again by the
Expert Committee.
The Bench of Justice
Indrajit Singh has or-
dered to get the answer
keys of Geography
, Eco-
nomics, Commerce, Po-
litical Science, Hindi,
History and Art papers
rechecked within 6
weeks’ time. The Bench
observed that the RPSC
has failed to keep its
own promise. —FIB
First India Bureau
Jaipur: After the Ka-
rauli violence, Section
144 has been imposed in
Jaipur, Udaipur, Duna-
grpur, Bundi, Jhunj-
hunu and Tonk in view
of being extra cautious
regarding religious pro-
cession to be taken out
on Ram Navami.
Section 144 has been
imposed in Jaipur since
Sunday night. Police
Commissioner Anand
Srivastava has issued
orders in this regard.
There is a complete ban
imposedonrally
,proces-
sion, meeting, demon-
stration, procession
without permission.
Provocative sloganeer-
ing, objectionable sing-
ing will be banned in
publicplaces.Theuseof
DJ is completely banned
in the entire
Jaipur dis-
trict. Udaipur Collector
Tarachand Meena has
alsoimposedSection144
in till June 7 to maintain
law and order.
In Dungarpur city the
Collector Shubham
Chaudharyhasimposed
Section 144, which will
remain till May 5.
Similar orders have
been imposed in Bundi,
Jhunjhunu and Tonk.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Bio-fuel Au-
thority CEO Surendra
Singh Rathore who was
caught in a case of graft
was sent to judicial cus-
tody by the ACB court
on Saturday
. Subse-
quently, the govt sus-
pended Rathore from
his CEO post.
The ACB action
against Rathore has
also created a stir
among many Raj politi-
cians. Rathore’s phone
was on surveillance be-
fore trapping him. The
ACB might register a
case against those in-
volved in financial
transactions based on
these call recordings.
On the other hand,
sources revealed that
Rathore was running a
big racket, and biofuel of
poor quality was being
broughtfromotherstates
to Raj, causing huge loss
of tax. They said that
Rathore, as the CEO, did
not take action when
samples failed and also
recommended the collec-
tor not to take action.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The father-in-
law of Dr. Archana
Sharma, who died by
suicide after facing a
murder case following
death of a patient at
Lasot in Dausa, has
filed a petition in the
Supreme Court seek-
ing probe by the CBI or
SIT. Earlier, the Indian
Medical Association
along with ex-presi-
dent Dr. Mukesh Ver-
ma has filed a petition
in the SC seeking secu-
rity of doctors, CBI
probe and other issues.
Jaipur: Taking strict
action against breach
of contract, the JDA on
Friday debarred Chha-
vi Nursery, which has
taken a 2-year lease for
the maintenance of
Nehru Children’s Park
near the firm’s office in
the city. The develop-
ment agency had earli-
er served notice to the
firm for the low quality
of its work. Now, the
firm cannot participate
in the bidding process
for a year. —FIB
Rathore inaugurates
devp work of `35 lakh
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: RTDC Chair-
man, Dharmendra
Rathore, was on a one-
day visit to Ajmer on
Saturday. He was wel-
comed at different plac-
es. Meanwhile, Ward 65
Cong councillor Naurat
Gurjar and councillor
Sarvesh Pareek got the
development work of
more than Rs 35 lakh
inaugurated by Rathore
from their councillor
funds. Meanwhile, he
also lambasted at Cen-
tral govt and said that
inflation is increasing
in the country and the
Central govt is sleeping.
Rathore said that they
should implement a
pension scheme for cen-
tral employees as well.
Work for welfare of mankind:
Guv to docs at RUHS event
Vikas Sharma
Jaipr: The 7th convoca-
tion ceremony of Ra-
jasthan University of
Health Sciences was
organized in Birla Audi-
torium where Governor
and Chancellor Kalraj
Mishra attended the
programmeandpraised
the good work done by
the govt during the pan-
demic. Health Min Par-
sadi L Meena was the
special guest.
Mishra appealed to
the doctors to work for
the welfare of mankind.
During the programme,
Dr Randeep Guleria, Di-
rector, AIIMS Delhi,
was given the honorary
Degree of Doctor of Sci-
ence Medicine but Gule-
ria could not attend the
programme. Padma
Vibhushan Dr Purush-
ottam Lal, Chairman,
Metro Group of Hospi-
tals also got the honor-
ary Degree of Doctor of
Science Medicine.
Mishra distributed DM,
MCh and PhD degrees
to 107 students. Eleven
students got gold med-
als and two got chancel-
lor’s medals.
Meena highlighted
the work done during
the pandemic and said
that the government’s
efforts have also been
appreciated by health
experts of the country
.
Kalraj Mishra felicitates a woman in RUHS convocation on Saturday.
Parsadi L Meena,Vaibhav Galriya, Dr Sudhir Bhandari are also seen.
The festivities of Ramzan and Navratri are being
observed in April. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar paid a courtesy call to Rajasthan Governor Kalraj
Mishra at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Saturday. Dhankhar is likely to attend some events.
WHEN GOVERNORS MEET!
Karauli effect: Section 144
imposed in Jaipur, other dists
BJP CORNERS CM ON IMPOSING SEC 144
Jaipur: Former BJP state
prez Arun Chaturvedi
cornered the Gehlot govt
in the case of Karauli
communal clashes
and imposition of
Section 144 in Ajmer
and other districts.
“It is unfortunate
that the state govt
considers it a curse
to celebrate the Indian
New Year and is working
to ban the events in a dif-
ferent way. A ban has also
been imposed on wearing
religious symbols in
Ajmer. Tilak will be banned
later and may have to seek
permission for aarti
at home. To satisfy
a section, Rajasthan
is being thrown into
the fire of terror-
ism,” he said. On
the Karauli case,
Chaturvedi said that the
FIR registered in Karauli is
a solid proof that what kind
of incident was there.
MAN HELD FOR
COMMUNAL
POST ON SOCIAL
MEDIA IN ALWAR
Alwar: A man was
arrested in Alwar for
posting objectionable
content with com-
munal overtones on
social media, police
said on Saturday. The
accused Sanjay Pandit
(33) has a criminal
record and he faces
20 cases of assault,
attempt to murder,
dacoity, extortion, and
under the Arms Act at
various police stations,
Superintendent of Po-
lice, Alwar, Tejaswani
Gautam said. The latest
case against him was
registered at Aravali
Vihar police station,
she said. In view of the
upcoming festivals,
the police in Alwar are
keeping a constant vigil
on anti-social elements
and social media posts
that disturb social har-
mony, the SP said.
Bio-fuel CEO remanded to
JC; ACB may book more
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PERSPECTIVE
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l RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764.
Printed and published by
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Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan
responsible for selection of news
under the PRB Act
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
You will keep in perfect
peace those whose minds
are steadfast, because
they trust in you.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Nirmala Sitharaman
@nsitharaman
Thanks @BJYM and thanks @Tejasvi_
Surya for giving me an opportunity to
interact with the team. Good idea to
have Policy Dialogue. Happy to have
joined in today. Well structured. Lively
and enthusiastic participation. So
much promise in the team!
Kiren Rijiju
@KirenRijiju
Delhi High Court Judges and Lawyers
displayed a great spirit during kick
off event of “FUTSAL 2022” Football
Tournament organized by Delhi High
Court Bar Association at New Delhi. It’s
a wonderful efforts to promote sports
culture Fit India Movement.
TOP TWEETS
AN “UNFORTUNATE”
TREND WHICH JUDGES
HAVE TO FIGHT FOR
DEMOCRACY’S SAKE
elations between the
judiciary and the
government have
shown signs of
strain in recent
years. The government is al-
ways happy to have a pliable ju-
diciary and an uncompromising
judge is always an irritant. But
the culture of maligning judges
of the country’s highest court
on social media and by the gov-
ernment is not conducive for the
country’s democracy. As it is,
the government’s anti-people
decision can only be challenged
in a court and if that institution
gets compromised then God save
this country. Highlighting the
tendency to attack the judiciary
the Chief Justice of India Jus-
tice NV Ramana voiced his con-
cern over “attacks on judiciary
in media, particularly social
media” on Constitution Day last
year. Some of these comments
appeared sponsored…motivated
and targeted, he said.
The CJI has once again raised
the red flag over the trend to ma-
lign judges by the government.
“It is a new trend. The govern-
ment has started maligning
judges,” he said. It is indeed an
“unfortunate” trend.
R
nion Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah
pitching for Hindi
as a spoken lan-
guage instead of
English may appear to be in-
nocuous to those in the Hindi-
speaking belt but in Tamil
Nadu it’ll be construed as lin-
guisticchauvinism.Shahsaid
at a recent meeting of the Par-
liamentary Official Language
Committee that Hindi should
be accepted as an alternative
toEnglishandnottolocallan-
guages. PM Narendra Modi,
Shah said, has decided that
the medium of running the
government is the official lan-
guage. This will add to the im-
portance of Hindi, Shah said.
Hindiasanationallanguage
has been a sensitive issue in
southern India and the region
witnessed a three-year lan-
guage war in Madras Presi-
dencywaybackin1937-40over
compulsory teaching of Hindi
in schools. It is Tamil Nadu
which has persistently op-
posedintroductionof Hindiin
the state. The state’s main po-
litical parties---the AIADMK
and DMK---have both refused
to accept Hindi as the state’s
official language. TN has, in
fact, witnessed the highest
number of agitations com-
pared to other states opposing
Hindi. In 2019 several protests
were held in Bengaluru over
Hindi Divas celebrations.
As expected the first objec-
tion to Shah’s statement has
come from Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister MK Stalin who
warned that the move was
against India’s pluralism and
integrity
.“If accepted,itwould
wreck the nation’s integrity
,”
Stalinsaid.“Does@AmitShah
think that “Hindi state” is
enough and Indian states are
not needed,” Stalin asked. A
way has to be found for the
country to have a linguistic
identity through dialogue.
SHAH RAISES TN’S
HACKLES OVER HINDI
Shah said at a recent meeting of the Parliamentary Official
Language Committee that Hindi should be accepted as an
alternative to English and not to local languages. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, Shah said, has decided that the
medium of running the government is the official language. This
will add to the importance of Hindi, Shah said
U
LETTERS FROM INDIA’S
GREATEST DIPLOMAT
PN HAKSAR
India House, Aldwych,
London, W.C.2.
April 7, 1967
My dear Natwar,
I cannot thank you enough for your letter. The state
of indecision was beginning to tell on my nerves. You
can, therefore, imagine my gratitude to you. I think that
you allow your emotions to run away with your judge-
ment. The expectations people have from me are cruel.
I suppose if all of us with good will and stout hearts
work together, there might be some hope. I shall cer-
tainly get you a copy of Bertrand Russell’s book. We are
leaving here on May 4 arriving in New Delhi on May 5.
We would want to stay in the Ministry of External Af-
fair’s Hostel. We shall be four only i.e two children and
ourselves. I believe a suite with kitchen and bathroom
would accommodate us all. If not, we can have a suite
plus an adjoining room, if this were possible. Please do
whatever you can. Our baggage would take months to
arrive. We have, therefore, to carry on as best as we can.
Yours affectionately,
PN Haksar
Kanwar Natwar Singh
Deputy Secretary to the PM,
PM Secretariat, New Delhi
4/9, Shanti Niketan,
New Delhi-110021
Phone 671149
July 11, 1991
My dear Natwar,
I have your letter of June 17. You have put me in the
same embarrassing situation in which Sharada had put
me when he asked me to contribute an article to a book
dedicated to the memory of Smt. Indira Gandhi. In terms
of purely personal relations, I have the deepest affection
for Rajiv. And, I believe, he gave me his affection and also
respect. However, writing about Rajiv as a Prime Minis-
ter is another matter. Also, being old-fashioned, I sub-
scribe to the wisdom contained in the Latin proverb:
Mortus nil nisi bonum. So, you will understand my per-
plexity and dilemma generated by your letter. This is a
purely personal letter to you as you will understand what
I am trying to say
. I trust that you are well and in the best
of spirit and health. With lots of love to you and Hem.
Yours Affectionately.
PN Haksar
Shri K. Natwar Singh
Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust
1, Akbar Road, New Delhi-110011
4/9, Shanti Niketan,
New Delhi 110021
Phone: 4673545/6886146
December 17, 1997
Dearest Hem and Natwar,
There was some English poet who used the words
‘jaded calendar’. He also described the contemporary
culture as ‘diabetic’ which was, according to him, ‘rot-
ting the nerve of Life and Literature’. As I suffer from a
chronic state of cheerfulness, I look forward to the year
1998. Without feeling jaded. Your New Year card added
to my cheerfulness. Many
, many thanks for it. May I, on
my part, wish you and yours, with all my heart, all the
best not only in the year 1998 but in the next millennia.
Yours affectionately,
PN Haksar
Shri and Smt K Natwar Singh
D 1/37, Vasant Vihar,
New Delhi-110057
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
PN Haksar (1913-1998) was India’s greatest diplomat
and Civil Servant. I owe him much. I considered him my
Guru. The other day I was sorting out old papers. Out
came several letters from PNH. I reproduce 4 in the
column. Here is a charming and delightful one from
Lagos, Nigeria. He was High Commissioner there.
Lagos
My dear Natwar,
I am not one of the world’s best letter writers. I, therefore, felt a little taken aback
when I found myself writing to you this letter. But I had to. There is no escape. I
was so overwhelmed with a desire to communicate. And since, the best way to resist
temptation is to yield to it, initially at any rate, I am writing to you. I do not care
to enquire into the origins of this great spirit of energy on my part. As you know
very well, I prefer to lie in my bed to sit up and I have even a greater preference for
just going to sleep. By the way, I think it was a lack of foresight on my part to have
travelled up to Mussoorie with you and thus to have betrayed an aspect of my
character which is moulded in less heroic a pattern. Anyhow the deed was done
and, at this stage there is very little point in pretending that I love exercise and
outdoor life. All this is absurd. I meant to write to you about other things. But here
am I talking about myself. And all this because one can be too much with oneself
in a place like Lagos. Trust this finds you well and that you are now all set for tak-
ing a plunge in matrimonial waters.
With affectionate regards
Yours,
PNH

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INDIA
05
Former JK
Minister Babu
Singh held in
Hawala case
Jammu (Agencies): A
former Jammu and
Kashmir Minister was
arrested on Saturday
for an alleged Hawala
money case.
Jitendra Singh aka
Babu Singh was arrest-
ed by JK police in
Kathua and subse-
quently shifted to Jam-
mu for questioning.
Singh was evading
arrest after police re-
portedly unearthed a
hawala racket and ar-
rested four people part
of alleged hawala
transactions.
Police said more than
6 lakh rupees recovered
from the accused in
Jammu were meant to
be handed over to Singh.
Babu Singh was a
minister in the PDP-
Congress government
in 2002.
The former Minister
from Kathua was an op-
ponentof theabrogation
of Article 370 and down-
gradingof JKstateinto
two Union Territories.
Singhfrequentlyspoke
against the Centre’s
move and demanded re-
storing JKs special sta-
tus and statehood.
Babu Singh
MGP gets Min post despite
BJP MLAs’ objections
Panaji (Agencies):
ThreeMLAsweresworn
in as Ministers in the
Cabinet of Goa Chief
MinisterPramodSawant
on Saturday
, completing
the appointment of min-
isters in the state. BJP
MLAs Nilkanth
Halarnkar, Subhash
Phal Dessai and senior
M a h a r a s h t r aw a d i
Gomantak Party (MGP)
legislator Ramkrishna
alias Sudin Dhavalikar
were sworn in by Gover-
norPSSreedharanPillai
at the Raj Bhavan.
The induction of the
three ministers in the
all-male Cabinet comes
12 days after the swear-
ing-in ceremony of
Sawant and eight other
ministers in a grand
ceremony on March 28
held in the presence of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi. The new min-
isters are yet to be as-
signed their portfolios.
The inclusion of
MGP leader Dhavalikar
was opposed by most of
the 20 BJP MLAs in the
state. The MGP had con-
tested the polls in a pre-
poll alliance with the
TMC. The BJP had then
termed the alliance “un-
holy”. After the election
results were declared on
March 10, the MGP –
which won two seats –
extended “uncondition-
al support” to the BJP,
which won 20 of the 40
seats in the Assembly
.
The BJP formed the
government with the
support of the MGP and
three Independent
MLAs, giving it a major-
ity of 25 in the House. It
was the BJP’s central
leadershipwhichfinally
decided on Dhavalikar’s
inclusionintheCabinet.
Pramod Sawant
UP CMO’s Twitter hacked,
Yogi govt promises action
Lucknow (PTI): The
Uttar Pradesh govern-
ment has vowed to take
the strictest action
against those responsi-
ble for the hacking of
the official Twitter ac-
count of the office of
Chief Minister Yogi
Adiyanath (CMOffice-
UP) on Friday night.
In a brief statement,
the CMO said that the
hacking will be probed
by cyber experts.
The hackers had
changed the name of
the account and pic-
ture. The miscreants
posted suspicious
tweets one after the oth-
er for over 40 minutes.
Over 300 tweets were
posted. Old tweets were
deleted by the hackers.
Thousands of unknown
Twitter handles were
tagged in the tweets.
The handle was
hacked around half
past midnight. The ac-
count, which has over
40.53 lakh followers,
was restored at 1:10 am.
The account has been
recovered and the
tweets are being
cleared.
To recall, Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi’s
Twitter account was
also hacked in Decem-
ber last year. The hack-
ers posted a tweet from
the Twitter handle
claiming that India had
officially adopted bit-
coin as legal tender. The
hackers also wrote on
the PM’s handle that
the government was of-
ficially distributing 500
BTC to all residents of
the country
.a
Over 58% decline
in Congress
income in FY21
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The income of
the Indian National
Congress declined by
over 58 per cent in fi-
nancial year 2020-21,
down from Rs 682.2
crore in the previous
fiscal to Rs 285.7 crore,
according to its audit
report submitted to the
Election Commission.
The party’s expendi-
ture, too, dipped from Rs
998.15 crore in the previ-
ous fiscal year to Rs 209
crore in FY 2021, the re-
port submitted to the EC
on March 30 revealed.
TheCongress’income
in FY 2018-19 stood at Rs
918 crore. It has contin-
ued to decline since
then. Other parties in-
cluding the NCP and
JD(U) also submitted
their audited accounts
reports to the EC.
I was born in centre of power but it
does not interest me: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (PTI): For-
mer Congress president
Rahul Gandhi on Satur-
day said that despite be-
ing born in the centre of
power, he has no greed
or temptation for it.
The Congress MP
was speaking while
launching a collection
of essays edited by for-
mer IAS officer K. Raju
at Jawahar Bhawan.
“There are politi-
cians who are constant-
ly in search of power....
I was born in the centre
of power but honestly
, it
does not interest me at
all. On the contrary, I
try to understand the
people and the country
.
In the process, I came to
know that India is the
only country in the
world where untoucha-
bility still exists. We
need to break free from
this regressive mind-
set,” he said.
Expressing his grati-
tude for the constant
love that he received
from the people, Gandhi
said: “My country has
loved me uncondition-
ally for which I shall be
indebted eternally
. Defi-
nitely, there have been
times when I have re-
ceived brick bats as well
which caused immense
pain but deep within I
know that my country
wants to teach me, so I
try to understand it.”
On people being tar-
getted only because
they belong to a par-
ticular caste or creed
he said: “I have also
seen times when mobs
assaulted innocent peo-
ple like animals with
sticks and batons sim-
ply because they be-
longed to a different
caste or religion. This
is happening only with
Dalits in the country.”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaking at Jawahar Bhawan.
ATTACK ON PAWAR HOME
NCP says ‘plot’ to physically harm
him, Sena senses ‘BJP conspiracy’
Mumbai (Agencies):
In a direct charge, Ma-
harashtra’s ruling Shiv
Sena on Saturday ac-
cused opposition
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) of mastermind-
ing the conspiracy of
the attack on National-
ist Congress Party Pres-
ident Sharad Pawar’s
home on Friday even-
ing, while a Minister
said it was a sinister
plan to cause physical
harm to the senior lead-
er and his family, and
Governor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari condemned
the incident.
Housing Minister Dr
Jitendra Awhad made a
startling claim that the
whole purpose of the
assault was to cause
“bodily harm” to Pa-
war, his wife and other
family members pre-
sent at that time in their
Silver Oaks bungalow.
“Fortunately, with the
blessings of millions of
people of the state,
nothing untoward hap-
pened to Pawar Saheb
or his family mem-
bers,” he added.
NCP state spokesper-
son Mahesh Tapase
said that the attack was
a pre-planned and polit-
ically-motivated con-
spiracy intended to
destabilise the MVA
government, but
warned that the party
activists would not “re-
main mute spectators”.
“On one hand, the
state transport workers
welcomed the Bombay
High Court verdict
with huge celebra-
tions... How did they
suddenly decide to pelt
stones and shoes? BJP
leaders like Anil Bonde
and others are misguid-
ing the employees
which is very regretta-
ble,” he said.
Talking to the media
after meeting Pawar,
Sena MP and chief
spokesperson Sanjay
Raut said that the trans-
port workers’ stir on
Friday was not an agita-
tion, but “a brutal, pre-
planned attack” on the
NCP leader’s residence
at Silver Oaks bunga-
low in south Mumbai.
“It is regretful that
the Opposition (BJP) is
supporting such acts...
They are stooping to the
lowest level of politics
to target the MVA gov-
ernment and create a
law-and-order situation
in the state,” he said.
The protesters in front of the Sharad Pawar’s residence, Silver Oak, in Mumbai. —FILE PHOTO
TWO-DAY POLICE
REMAND FOR
MSRTC LAWYER
Mumbai (Agencies): A
Mumbai court on Satur-
day sent advocate Gun-
ratan Sadavarte, counsel
for the Maharashtra
State Road Transport
Corporation (MSRTC)
employees, to two days
police custody till April
11 in connection with the
attack on the residence
of Nationalist Congress
Party president Sharad
Pawar on Friday. Another
109 MSRTC workers who
were arrested in the same
incident were sent to
judicial custody and they
will be entitled to apply
for bail soon.
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday
condemned an “attack” on the residence of Nationalist Congress Party
(NCP) chief Sharad Pawar. Over 100 striking employees of the Maha-
rashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) staged a sudden
and angry protest outside Pawar’s residence in Mumbai on Friday
afternoon when he was home, alleging he has not done anything to
resolve their issues. “I condemn the attack on the residence of one of
India’s senior-most public figures, Sharad Pawar @PawarSpeaks and
welcome the statement of @CMOMaharashtra for stern action
against the offenders,” Banerjee tweeted.
MAMATA CONDEMNS ‘ATTACK’ ON PAWAR’S RESIDENCE
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Saturday expressing concern
over the matter said that Sharad Pawar is a senior leader and such an incident
should not have happened. Guv Koshyari said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
is handling the matter and he is very sensible. He also said that Sharad Pawar is a
distinguished leader and so no-one will encourage such incidents. “In this matter
Maharashtra government will pay attention, ”said Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Meanwhile,
Mumbai Police today arrested seven more people in connection with the protest
outside Pawar’s Mumbai house taking the tally of those arrested in the case to 110.
CM IS HANDLING THE MATTER: MAHA GOVERNOR
Guwahati (PTI): Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Bir-
la on Saturday said that
Indian cultural ethos
view the world as a
global family and Indi-
ans believe that all in-
ternational disputes
should be resolved
through dialogue.
He said that India
regularly holds talks
with other countries to
resolve pending issues
to ensure peace and sta-
bility, which are requi-
site for development.
Addressing the inau-
gural session of the
Commonwealth Parlia-
mentary Association
(CPA) mid-year execu-
tive committee meeting
here, Birla said, “Our
Indian cultural ethos
view the world as a glob-
alfamily
.Webelievethat
all international prob-
lems should be resolved
through dialogue.”
“Peace and stability
are needed for develop-
ment. Hence, India reg-
ularly holds talks with
other countries to re-
solve pending issues,”
he said.
Birla hoped that the
deliberations during
the two-day meet, which
India is hosting for the
first time, will help
member nations
strengthen democratic
institutions in their re-
spective countries.
He said that India has
been taking forward its
democratic traditions,
and increasing mass
voter participation in
the election process
bears testimony to peo-
ple’s faith in democracy
.
“Right from the vil-
lage level bodies to the
Parliament at the top,
we have democratic
process involved at all
levels with 90 crore vot-
ers participating in it…
India is the world’s larg-
est working democra-
cy,” he said.
The Lok Sabha speak-
er said that the diversi-
ty in the country has
strengthened its democ-
racy, while the Covid-19
pandemic has taught
the world to face prob-
lems collectively
.
Birla, also the chair-
person of the India re-
gion unit of the associa-
tion, said, “I hope that in
the CPA meet, ways to
take good governance to
the people and strength-
en democratic tradi-
tions will be discussed.”
Noting that the pan-
demic had pushed the
meeting by two years,
CPA acting chairperson
Ian Liddell-Grainger
urged the members to
use the chance to con-
nect, develop, promote
and support each other
in ensuring the deliver-
ance of good govern-
ance to people. Repre-
sentatives from 53 mem-
ber countries are at-
tending the event
through either physical
or virtual modes.
Indian cultural ethos view world as global family: Birla
COMMONWEALTH
PARL ASSOCIATION
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla
took a leaf out of parliamen-
tarians for the inauguration
of the mid-year executive
committee meeting of the
Commonwealth Parliamenta-
ry Association, which will be
held for the first time in India
in Guwahati. Representatives
from 53 Commonwealth
countries and nine regions
will participate in the meeting.
Om Birla
Manish Sisodia calls
former AAP Himachal
chief ‘characterless’
New Delhi (ANI): Del-
hi Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Manish Sisodia on
Saturday slammed the
BJP for inducting Aam
Aadmi Party’s
Himachal Pradesh unit
president Anup Kesari
and called his former
party leader “charac-
terless” adding that the
party was about to ter-
minate him on Satur-
day for his “anti-wom-
en remarks”.
Addressing a press
conference here, Siso-
dia said, “The party
that claims to be the
largest party in the
world is in such a state
that its president and a
Union Minister induct
such a person into the
party who has com-
plaints against his
name and who talks ill
about women.”
Three AAP leaders, including party’s Himachal unit chief Anup
Kesari, join BJP in the presence of JP Nadda, Anurag Thakur.

INDIA
06
Chennai (Agencies):
With the arrival of four
more Sri Lankan Tam-
ils into the state, the Ta-
mil Nadu government
is preparing itself for
more refugees hitting
the shores of the state.
Chief Minister M.K.
Stalin has already sent
directives to various
state government de-
partments to prepare
themselves for the ar-
rivalof moreSriLankan
Tamils as crisis in the
island nation continues.
A senior bureaucrat
while speaking to IANS
said: “Already 20 Sri
Lankan Tamils are
housed at the Manda-
pam refugee camp since
their arrival following
the financial crisis in
Lanka and our Chief
Minister has directed
all the departments
concerned to take a be-
nevolent view of the
refugees.”
Chief Minister Stalin
has already sent a letter
to Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi and Union
External Affairs Minis-
ter S Jaishankar re-
questing them to in-
volve in the matter.
In the latest incident
of refugee arrival, a
family of four — hus-
band, wife, and two chil-
dren — reached
Dhanushkodi. The Ma-
rine police took them
into custody and hand-
ed them over to the
Mandapam Camp.
The Sri Lankan Ta-
mil family, while speak-
ing to reporters at the
Mandapam camp, on
Friday said that they
were in abject poverty
and did not have the
means to provide even
food to the family hence
they had no other op-
tion but to reach India.
Kishanthan (34) said
that there were no food
and the family had to go
to sleep without food for
severaldays.Hesaidthat
thefamilywashelpedby
SriLankanfishermento
cross Indian shores and
reach Dhanushkodi.
He said that more ref-
ugees from the island
nation will reach the In-
dian shores soon and
that they were jobless.
Kishanthan said that he
was a fisherman but
lack of fuel has led him
to shift to masonry but
regular power cuts have
affected that job also.
The Sri Lankan Tamil
refugee said that this
madehimleaveforIndia
along with his family
.
Kishanthan also said
that he had stayed at the
Pudukottai refugee
camp between 2006 and
2010 and his wife Ran-
jita has stayed from 2006
to 2010 at Krishnagiri
refugee camp and hence
were familiar with the
Indian surroundings.
Tamil Nadu prepares for arrival of more refugees
AS CRISIS LOOMS LARGE IN LANKA
Srinagar: The Jammu
and Kashmir police on
Saturdayarrested13peo-
ple, including two insti-
gators, who had shouted
pro-azadislogansduring
Friday prayers at Srina-
gar’s Jamia Masjid.
Thepolicealsoalleged
a Pakistani angle to the
protests.“Duringtheini-
tial investigation, [we
learnt that] instructions
hadcomefromPakistani
handlers of terror out-
fits to disrupt the Friday
prayer and create a law
and order situation,”
Senior Superintendent
of Police Rakesh Balwal
said in a statement.
The mosque in Srina-
gar’s old city was
opened for prayers only
last month after re-
maining shut for almost
two years.
After the sloganeer-
ing, the police regis-
tered a case of sedition
and criminal trespass.
“After the prayers,
about a dozen people
shouted anti-national
and provocative slo-
gans for a while...Most
of the crowd remained
aloof. Volunteers of the
managing committee
tried to stop the slogan-
eering and hooligan-
ism, leading to clash-
es,” Balwal said.
13 ARRESTED FOR AZAADI SLOGANS
AT FRIDAY PRAYERS IN JK MOSQUE
New Delhi (ANI): The
Government on Satur-
day issued a notification
under the provisions of
the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act, 1967,
declaring Hafiz Talha
Saeed, the son of Hafiz
Mohammad Saeed, a
seniorleaderof LeTand
head of the cleric wing
of the terror outfit, as a
designated terrorist.
According to the no-
tification, which has
been issued by the Un-
ion Ministry of Home
Affairs (MHA), Hafiz
Talha Saeed now fig-
ures in the Fourth
Schedule of the UA(P)A
that contains names of
persons declared as in-
dividual terrorists. In
the notification, the
MHA said Hafiz Talha
Saeed had been actively
involved in recruit-
ment, fund collection,
planning and executing
attacks by LeT in India
and Indian interests in
Afghanistan.
The MHA notifica-
tion has also mentioned
that the designated ter-
rorist has been actively
visiting various LeT
centres across Pakistan
for sermons that propa-
gate jihad against In-
dia, Israel, the US.
Two encounters started at two different plac-
es in the Sirhama area of Anantnag district
and at ChakiSamad, DH Pora area in Kulgam
district in Jammu and Kashmir, informed police
on Saturday. According to Kashmir Police, one
local terrorist of proscribed terror outfit LeT
was killed in Kulgam and LeT commander Nisar
Dar was killed in Sirhama Anantnag encounter.
Police and security forces are on the job to
tackle the situation on the spot. The internet
has been snapped in some parts of Anantnag
for precautionary measures.
Two terrorists killed in
seperate encounters
Centre declares Hafiz
Saeed’s son terrorist
TensioninK’taka’sMulbagalafterstones
peltedatRamaShobhaYatra,5detained
UPmahantbookedforissuing
‘rapethreat’tomuslimwomen
Global event for
Ukrainian refugees
raises $11billion
Police alleges
Pakistani angle,
say ‘instructions
had come from
Pakistani handlers
of terror outfits’
Any attempt at disrupting peace will be viewed very seriously, say police.
Bengaluru (Agen-
cies): Tension pre-
vailed at Mulbagal in
Karnataka’s Kolar dis-
trict after miscreants
pelted stones at a Sri
Rama Shobha Yatra
procession on Friday
night, the police said.
Prohibitory orders un-
der CrPC Section 144
were imposed in Mul-
bagal after the incident
and five people were
taken into custody, of-
ficers added.
The Shobha Yatra, or-
ganised on the eve of
Ram Navmi, began in
the afternoon from Shi-
vakeshava Nagar and
as it headed towards Ja-
hangir Mohalla around
7.40 pm, the power sup-
ply got shut down, the
police said, following
which miscreants pelt-
ed stones at an idol of
Ram being carried in
the procession.
Sources with the po-
lice said a few youths
sustained minor inju-
ries in the incident.
Kolar SP D Devaraj
said a large number of
police personnel had
been deployed for Fri-
day’s procession. “As
there was disruption in
the electricity supply,
some miscreants may
have taken advantage
of the situation. We are
looking into the mat-
ter,” he explained.
In a viral video,
right-wing activists
were recently seen us-
ing loudspeakers and
dancing in front of a
mosque in Kolar dis-
trict while proceeding
as part of a rally in
which Bengaluru South
MP Tejasvi Surya had
participated.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
Sitapur (PTI): A Ut-
tar Pradesh seer, who
allegedly delivered a
hate speech and is-
sued rape threat to
muslim women, has
been charged, police
said on Saturday
.
Bajrang Muni
Das, the mahant of
the Maharshi Shri
LakshmanDasUdasin
Ashram in Khairabad
town, allegedly made
the speech and threat
on April 2 and the vid-
eo of it surfaced on
social media plat-
forms on Thursday
.
“
Acasehasbeenreg-
istered against Ma-
hant Bajrang Muni
Das over his hate
speech in Khairabad.
After collection of evi-
dence and inquiry
, po-
lice will initiate action
accordingly,” Addi-
tional Superintendent
of PoliceSitapur,Rajiv
Dikshit, said.
Das has been
booked under Indian
Penal Code sections
related to making
hate speech and de-
rogatory statements.
Hours after the case
was registered against
Das on Friday
, a video
surfaced online, in
which he apologises
and says his statement
was presented in a
“wrong way”.
“My statement has
been presented in a
wrong way
. I seek un-
conditional apology
for the same,” he said.
The NCW on Friday
sought Das’ arrest and
reprimanded police
saying it cannot be a
mute spectator and
should take appropri-
ate measures to curb
such incidents.
Warsaw (Agencies): A
global pledging event
for Ukrainian refugees
called “Stand Up for
Ukraine” has raised
10.1 billion euros ($11
billion), European Com-
mission chief Ursula
von der Leyen said in
Warsaw on Saturday
.
“The ‘Stand Up For
Ukraine’ campaign has
raised 9.1 billion euros
forpeoplefleeingbombs,
inside and outside
Ukraine, with an addi-
tional billion pledged by
the European Bank for
Reconstruction and De-
velopment),” von der
Leyen said. More than
4.4 million refugees have
fled Ukraine since the
Russian invasion.
2 cars damaged,
1 bike torched;
prohibitory
orders imposed
New York (Agencies):
With new coronavirus
variants emerging eve-
ry four months on aver-
age, UN Secretary-Gen-
eral Antonio Guterres
has cautioned that the
COVID-19 pandemic is
far from over as large
outbreaks are spread-
ing in Asia.
Guterres also called
for governments and
pharma companies to
work together to deliver
vaccines to every per-
son, everywhere.
In a video message
“One World Protected -
Break COVID Now” to
the GAVI COVAX Ad-
vance Market Commit-
ment Summit 2022, Mr
Guterres said on Friday
that the gathering is a
critical reminder that
the “COVID-19 pandem-
ic is far from over.”
“We’re seeing 1.5 mil-
lion new cases each day
.
Large outbreaks are
spreadinginAsia.Anew
wave is sweeping across
Europe,” he said, adding
that some countries are
reporting their highest
death rates since the
start of the pandemic.
He said the Omicron
variant of the coronavi-
rus is a “startling re-
minder” of how quickly
COVID-19 can mutate
and spread - especially
in the absence of high
vaccination coverage.
While some high-in-
come countries are pre-
paring for their second
booster doses, one-third
of humanity remains
unvaccinated, he rued.
“This is a brutal in-
dictment of our deeply
unequalworld.It’salsoa
prime breeding ground
for new variants... more
deaths... and increased
human and economic
misery
,” he said.
Guterres said the next
variant is not a question
of “if” but of “when.”
“We are far from our
target of every country
reaching 70 per cent vac-
cination coverage by the
middle of this year. And
withnewvariantsemerg-
ingeveryfourmonthson
average, time is of the es-
sence,” he said.
‘1.5mn Covid cases daily, new wave sweeping across Europe’
China is combating its biggest rise in Covid-19
cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with
millions under lockdown and the healthcare system
feeling the pressure. One of the last countries sticking
to a zero-Covid strategy, China aims to stamp out
every infection with strict lockdowns and by sending
all cases to secure facilities. In Shanghai, as the city
enters its third day of strict lockdown, after staggered
restrictions failed to contain infections, there are
increasingly widespread reports of residents being
unable to access food, medicine and other essentials.
SHANGHAI LOCKDOWN LEAVES RESIDENTS
DESPERATE FOR FOOD, MEDICINES
Aurangabad:Sixgirls
consumepoison,3die
Patna (Agencies):
Three girls died, while
as many are battling for
their lives after all six of
them consumed poison
at a village in Bihar’s
Aurangabad district, an
official said on Saturday
.
According to police,
one of the girls was in-
volved in a one-sided af-
fair. When her marriage
proposal was rejected
by the boy she was in
love with, she took an
extreme step. All the
others followed suit.
The incident took
place in a village that
fallsunderKasmapolice
station in Aurangabad.
Three of the girls are
stated to be “critical” in
Gaya’s Magadh medical
college.
Elaborating on the in-
cident, Kantesh Kumar
Mishra, SP of Aurang-
abad said: “One of the
girlswasinlovewithher
brother’s brother-in-law.
Bizzare heist: 60-foot
bridge stolen in Bihar
Patna (Agencies): A
gang of thieves has
pulled off an extraordi-
nary heist by stealing a
60-foot abandoned
bridge in Bihar’s Roh-
tas district in broad
daylight. The thieves,
posing as state irriga-
tion department offi-
cials, used gas cutters
and earthmover ma-
chines to demolish the
bridge and escaped
with the scrap metal,
media reported.
Arshad Kamal
Shamshi, a junior en-
gineer of the irriga-
tion department, said
that the villagers in-
formed them that some
people pretending as
irrigation department
officials had uprooted
the bridge using ma-
chines like JCB and
gas-cutters. Mr Sham-
shi added that they
have filed an FIR.
The bridge was built
over the Ara canal in
Amiyavar around 1972.
Hafiz Saeed Hafiz Talha Saeed

NEWS
07
BARMER AND NAGAUR CLINCH
2ND
3RD
POSITIONS IN INDIA
In Barmer, 1.21 lakh families have been provided 100 days job: Collector
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: The Barmer
district stood at second
position in the country
in implementing the job
guarantee scheme. Odi-
sha’s Ganjam district
stood at first position. In
Barmer 1.21 lakhs fami-
lies have been provided
a 100 days job under Ma-
hatma Gandhi employ-
ee guarantee scheme.
Nagaur district has
been at number three in
the country in provid-
ing 100 days employ-
ment to 1.14 lakh fami-
lies. Lok Bandhu Ya-
dav, district collector
and district programme
coordinator at MGN-
REGA in Barmer said
that during the finan-
cial year 2021-22, a total
of 3.75 crores man-days
were created in Barmer
by providing employ-
ment to the 4.98 lakh
families under MNRE-
GA scheme. He further
informed that 1.21 lakhs
families in Barmer have
completed 100 days,
which is the highest in
the state. Besides this,
Barmer is also topped
in average wage rate.
Yadav said that the aver-
age wage rate during
2021-22 in Barmer has
been Rs 211 per day,
highest in the state.
Mohandan Ratnu, ad-
ditional district pro-
gramme coordinator
and chief executive of-
ficer at Zila Parishad in
Barmer said that dur-
ing the year 2021-22 a
total of 44, 152 new
works were approved in
Barmer.
IMPLEMENTATION OF JOB GUARANTEE SCHEME
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THE FACT FILE OF JOB SCHEME
During the financial
year 2021-22, a total
of 3.75 crores man-
days were created in
Barmer by providing
employment to the
4.98 lakh families
under MNREGA
scheme.
Lok Bandhu Yadav,
District collector
Karauli: Kirodi held and freed;
writes to CM blaming admin
Manoj Jain
Karauli: The Rajya
Sabha MP Dr Kirodi
Lal Meena was arrest-
ed and later released
on Saturday. He was ar-
rested under Section
129 by the police from
Karauli Collectorate
while he was sitting on
a dharna demanding
the arrest of the cul-
prits of the Karauli ri-
ots. Kirodi alleged that
the police and the ad-
ministration are work-
ing together to save the
culprits. The real cul-
prit is still away from
the grip of the police.
In a letter to CM
Ashok Gehlot, he wrote
that stone-pelting hap-
pened due to the negli-
gence of administra-
tion. Attack was con-
ducted in a planned
manner and many peo-
ple were injured. The
masterminds of this
incident have not been
arrested yet. Rather,
hundreds of innocent
people were kept in po-
lice stations on charges
of violence. Many peo-
ple have fled due to fear.
Minister Ramesh
Chand Meena said that
the officials should take
necessary action by
identifying the people
involved in the incident
in Karauli.
MP Kirodi Lal Meena staging a dharna in Karauli.
BJP TO SUBMIT MEMO TO GUV
SEEKING ACTION, COMPENSATION
Jaipur: A BJP delega-
tion will submit memo-
randum to Governor
at the Raj Bhavan
here on on April 11
at 1:30 pm seeking
strict action against the
culprits and compen-
sation to the victims in
the Karauli communal
clashes. Memoran-
dum will be submitted
under the leadership
of BJP State President
Dr. Satish Poonia.
BJP leaders including
Leader of Opposition
Gulab Chand Kataria,
Deputy Leader of
Opposition Rajendra
Rathore will include
in the delegation, said
a party spokesperson
here on Saturday.
CURFEW RELAXATION FOR 4 HOURS
Dhariwal focuses on devp
works, divyangs in Kota
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal on Sat-
urday laid the founda-
tion stone of a drain to
be built at the of Rs 6.77
crore to solve problem
on drain water in the
houses and settlements
near Pragati Nagar
School in Kota. The
drain would be excavat-
ed and widened under
the project and is likely
to give relief to the resi-
dents of many colonies
including Bajrang Na-
gar, New Gopal Vihar,
Atwal Nagar from dirty
water in the rainy sea-
son. The residents also
faced the threat of croc-
odiles coming with rain
water.
Congress leader Amit
Dhariwal, Mayor Man-
ju Mehra, Rajiv Agar-
wal, UIT Specialist RD
Meena, PCC member
Dr. Zafar Mohammad,
UIT Secretary Rajesh
Joshi and others were
present in the ceremo-
ny
. Dhariwal also gifted
free scooties to 39 Divy-
angjans. While ad-
dressing the event held
by the social welfare
department at the Col-
lectorate.
Nasirabad: An army jawan committed suicide
by shooting himself from his own service rifle in
the Cantonment area here on Saturday. Accord-
ing to sources, deceased
KKM Walia was posted as
the guard in-charge at the
station headquarters. City
police called for the forensic
team who found 19 live
cartridges and an empty case from the spot. The
body would be preserved in the military hospital
till his family members arrive.
SOLDIER SHOOTS SELF DEAD FROM
OWN SERVICE RIFLE IN NASIRABAD
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During the financial year 2021-22, a total of 3.75 crores man-days were created in Barmer.
PM Modi gave us mantra of
beingself-reliant:Shekhawat
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur: Union Minis-
ter of Jal Shakti Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat
and Minister of State
for Railways and Tex-
tiles Darshana Jardosh
inaugurated the Rs
27-crore Trade Facilita-
tion Centre in Jodhpur,
constructed by the Min-
istry of Textiles, Gov-
ernment of India on
Saturday
.
Shekhawat while ad-
dressing the pro-
gramme said that the
handicraft business-
men of Jodhpur are
knownacrosstheworld.
“All the traders here
worked in cooperation
which is why about two
lakh people are directly
and indirectly associ-
ated with this busi-
ness,” he said.
Shekhawat praised
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi for the vacci-
nation drive which
helped fight the pan-
demic and bring the
country’s economy on
track. He said that the
PM gave us the mantra
of being self-reliant. He
demanded for setting
up a textile park in
Jodhpur and providing
two Vande Bharat
trains.
Jardosh said that as
SuratinGujaratisknown
as an economy city, Jodh-
pur is also emerging as an
economy city. “This
Trade Facilitation Centre
will be very useful. Entre-
preneurs would be able to
solve their problems
here,” she said.
Union Ministers GS Shekhawat and Darshana Jardosh visiting
cottage industry of dyeing and printing in Jodhpur on Saturday.
Minister Shanti Dhariwal lays
foundation stone of drain. Amit
Dhariwal, Manju Mehra, Rajiv
Agarwal, RD Meena, Dr Zafar
Mohammad and Rajesh Joshi
were present in the ceremony.
Pali man kills self
after shooting
beloved dead
First India Bureau
Pali: A young man first
shot his paramour
Mamta dead and then
shot himself on Friday
night in
S u b h a s h
Nagar area
in Pali.
The wom-
an died in
a hospital
but the man was re-
ferred to Jodhpur for
treatment where the
doctors declared him
dead. On getting infor-
mation, MLA Gyan-
chand Parakh reached
the spot and consoled
the family of the de-
ceased. The deceased
have been identified as
Mamta, 23, from Sub-
hash Nagar and
Chhagan Banjara, 30,
of Naya village.
JAIPUR: Education Minister BD Kalla on Saturday dis-
tributed tablets to cook-cum-helpers working for Midday
Meal Scheme during a programme at Shiksha Sankul
here. He also launched an App
for training them. Kalla said that
through the App, they would
be trained to wash hands, keep
kitchen, food, utensil clean and
waste management. He said that
principals must taste food to
check its quality before it is served to the children. Kalla
said that govt will soon start providing milk to students
twice a week. ACS PK Goel was also there.
KALLA LAUNCHES APP TO TRAIN MIDDAY
MEAL COOKS, DISTRIBUTES TABS
First India Bureau
New Delhi:Theapexna-
tionalbodyforEsportsin
India, the Federation of
Electronic Sports Asso-
ciations of India (FEAI),
witnessed its efforts of
driving consensus
around building an Es-
ports ecosystem receiv-
ing a solid boost when
when MP Rajya Sabha
Dr. Vinay P
. Sahasrabud-
dhe, Chairman, Parlia-
mentary Standing Com-
mittee for Education,
Women, Children, Youth
Sports, urged the gov-
ernment to regulate the
Esport industry in India.
Inaspecialmentionin
the Rajya Sabha, he said
“
Among the eight games
that are medal sports in
the Asian Games 2022
two are banned in India
by the Ministry of Elec-
tronics Information
Technology
, due to Data
pilferageconcerns.What
is required is to have a
more holistic outlook to-
ward Esports and gam-
ing,therehavetobesome
efforts on the part of the
Government to ensure
that India’s flag is repre-
sented and players are
selectedforthesetourna-
mentsinafairandtrans-
parent manner.”
India is amongst the
top5mobilegamingmar-
kets in the world. In the
next 2 years, this sector
will be worth Rs 3 lakh
crore. PM Narendra
Modi has time and again
highlighted,Indiashould
lead the digital gaming
sector, develop games in-
spired from its culture,
folk tales. There are over
1.7 million Esports users
presently in India, and
some of these are profes-
sional athletes who have
won international lau-
rels for the country
ASHWINI VAISHNAW:
STILL WATERS
RUN DEEP!
The English phrase ‘Still Waters
Run Deep’ perhaps fits the bills
for one of the ‘silent’
ministers in Modi
government - Ashwini
Vaishnaw - who is
currently the Railway
Minister. hailing from
Rajasthan, Vaishnaw
comes across as a
simple individual who
perhaps keeps to
himself and focuses
more on the working of his
department and this is why many
MPs and MLAs from Rajasthan’s
call on him. But what shocked a
MLA from the state recently was
Vaishaw’s immense grip on the
political heartbeat of the state!. The
MLA recently met the Railway
minister thinking that a simple
person as Vaishnaw would not
have much knowledge
about the electoral pulse
but to his utter surprise,
Vaishaw opened a
‘horoscope’ of Netaji’s
constituency while
giving historic political
and electoral details
from the area and even
going to the extent of
informing him of the
current voting situation
in the area. The Netaji was was left
flabbergasted after coming face to
face with Vaishnaw’s knowledge.
—Aishwary Pradhan
Centre urged to regulate the games
ESPORTS IN THE FOCUS
E-sports, gaming and e-education is
the future. India with high volume
of smart phones, low net charges
with good connectivity across the
country and most importantly 45% of popula-
tion below 25 yrs makes India one of the most
potential market for Esports. RESA (Ra-
jasthan Esports Association) under patronage
of FEAI will play a role of bridge between Ra-
jasthan government, FEAI and overall Esports
fraternity to abide by guidelines
and regulations to make con-
genial environment between
all stakeholders.

—MAHIPAL SINGH
President RESA
Reckless driving,
overloading claims
lives of 2 kids
First India Bureau
Tonk: Two children
Nikhil and Akshay died
at the spot and their
brother, mother and un-
cle were grievously in-
jured when the over-
loaded bike they were
riding on rammed into
a stationary container
parked on roadside
near Sainthali turn at
Duni in Tonk on Satur-
day. The family was re-
turning to Mahua vil-
lage at Mehndwas po-
lice station area after
visting Chandeli Mata-
ji. The bike was over-
loaded as 5 persons –
Parvati Khatik (33),
Ganesh (22), sons Nikh-
il (15), Akshay (8) and
Vicky (6) – were travel-
ling on it whereas the
bike was being ridden
on a high speed.

In the modern world,
photography is as much an art
form as painting and sculpting
were at one time.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: The questions
are being raised among
the higher bureaucracy
about the presence of
Additional chief secre-
tary Home Abhay Ku-
mar in the press confer-
ence of DGP ML Lather
at the police headquar-
ters about the Karauli
communal clashes on
Friday
. Lather held and
presided over the press
conference and only he
answered the questions
raised by the media.
ACS Kumar re-
mained silent and sat
beside Lather and his
role was ‘zero’ in the
media briefing. Now,
the question is being
raised as to why the
ACS went there and
this step of the ACS has
not gone down well
with the higher bu-
reaucracy.
ACS Home is repre-
sentative of the govern-
ment. In the administra-
tive hierarchy, his stat-
ure is not only above the
DGP but in way he is the
‘functional boss’ of the
DGP. As such, the press
conference should have
been presided over and
initially addressed by
the ACS. He could have
handed over the mic to
the DGP for further de-
tailed briefing. But hap-
pened just opposite to it
as only the DGP spoke
and the ACS remained
silent. As per adminis-
trative experts, this is
against propriety and
traditions and with this
the position of the ACS
Home has been under-
mined. In the adminis-
trative system, the gov-
ernment (here home
dept) and the PHQ are
two separate institu-
tions. As the govern-
ment is supreme, the
stature of ACS Home as
therepresentativeof the
governmentisalsohigh.
Hence, the ACS go-
ing to the press confer-
ence held by the DGP
and sitting silent there
is not logical from any
point of view. ACR of
DGP is also initiated
by ACS Home, there-
fore, this entire inci-
dent has raised many
eyebrows in the IAS
and IPS circles.
ACS’ presence in DGP’s press briefing
raises questions over propriety!
BJP wins by polarisation, not because
of policy or achievements, says Gehlot
ML Lather and Abhay Kumar during the press conference on Friday.
—FILE
PHOTO
Kumar remained silent sat beside
Lather, his role was ‘zero’ in briefing
From P1…
Thinking that on their shoul-
ders, he would repeat the
glorious victory of Punjab
in Himachal too, however,
Thakur woke Kejriwal from
his deep slumber. AAP,
which has predicted the
political future of Chief
Minister Jai Ram Thakur
and claimed that Anurag
Thakur would be a CM for
4 months, is now unable
to decide its own future,
all thanks to the ‘CM of
four months’ Thakur,
because Thakur has dealt
such a blow to the AAP
clam after it has become
extremely difficult for the
party not just to stand
united once again, but
also to gain the trust of
the people. Interestingly,
Thakur even went ahead
and ‘rubbed salt to the
wounds’ when he tweeted
to Kejriwal, after ‘saffronis-
ing’ AAP in Himachal, that
‘Pahad’ and ‘Pahadis’ will
not fall to his tricks. The
formula of divide and rule
that the Aam Aadmi Party
was applying in Himachal,
was upturned on the AAP
by Thakur. Assembly
elections are to be held in
Himachal at the end of this
year before which Anurag
Thakur has shown his
intentions as well as a mir-
ror to Arvind Kejriwal. This
is so because Thakur is
the only leader whose role
in the assembly elections
will be eagerly focussed
on by one and all. This
is so because Anurag
Thakur’s popularity and
his ever-increasing stature
can change the course of
the electoral stream in any
direction.
NOT GABBAR... Dr CP Joshi on 4
day visit to Assam
starting today
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: CM Ashok
Gehlot said on Saturday
that BJP is winning
elections by polarisa-
tion and people should
take their plans seri-
ously. Gehlot said that
there is an atmosphere
of tension and violence
in the country and the
Constitution is under
threat. He also targeted
BJP leaders for violence
and arson in Karauli
city of the state.
Referring to the ris-
ing inflation and unem-
ployment in the coun-
try, he said, “Inflation
has hit hard and unem-
ployment is causing
outrage among the
youth. These BJP peo-
ple know that despite
inflation and unem-
ployment, we can win
elections by polarisa-
tion. They have got this
illusion. I will appeal to
the youth and people to
take their plans seri-
ously
.”
He said that the state
government’s budget
for 2022-23 is receiving
praises from across the
state. “Frightened by
this, the BJP has de-
cided to set Rajasthan
on fire. The fire has
started in Karauli.
(BJP) leaders have
been instructed that
you should do some-
thing there otherwise
our government will
not be formed. What
kind of democracy is
this?”
Gehlot commented
that those who lie are
also in the race of CM
candidates in BJP. The
CM was speaking at a
meeting of NSUI in Bi-
kaner. The CM high-
lighted the contribu-
tion of the Congress
party and its leader in
the development of the
nation. He said that In-
dia Gandhi and Rajiv
Gandhi sacrificed their
lives for the sake of the
nation.
Gehlot also praised
NSUI state president
Abhishek Chaudhary.
PCC chief Govind Sin-
gh Dotasra, minister
Bhanwar Singh Bhati,
Chairman of Agricul-
ture Industry Develop-
ment Board Ramesh-
war Dudi and other
leaders also addressed
the meeting.
‑With PTI inputs
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: CM Gehlot
will take stock of the
Barmer refinery pro-
ject on April 12. Besides
project inspection he
will also hold a review
meeting. As per info CM
will reach Pachpadra
from Jodhpur visit
refinery site directly.
Minister of mines
Pramod Jain Bhaya,
Baytoo MLA Harish
Choudhary, Pachpadra
MLA Madan Prajapat,
CS Usha Sharma, CM
advisor Govind Sharma
will also be present dur-
ing review meeting.
ACS mines dept Dr Sub-
odh, principal secy fin
Akhil Arora, principal
secy to CM Kuldeep
Ranka, Barmer collec-
tor Lok Bandhu, SP
Deepak Bhargav and
others will be there.
CM ASHOK GEHLOT TO VISIT NAGAUR TODAY
CM Ashok Gehlot is scheduled to visit Nagaur
today wherein he will attend the ‘Praan-Pratishtha’
ceremony in Shri Balaji temple at 12 noon. Thereafter
he will attend the inauguration and mass marriage
ceremony of Mali society at 1.30 pm and will also
inaugurate Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Hostel after which
Gehlot will return to Jaipur on the same day. PCC Chief
Govind Singh Dotasra will also be present.
CM to take stock of Barmer
refinery project on April 12
CMspeakson52ndfoundationdayofNSUI
It will be Gehlot’s
2nd visit to district
within 10 days
First India Bureau
Jaipur: State Assembly
Speaker Dr CP Joshi
will visit Assam on
Sunday to attend 8th re-
gional con-
ference of
C o m m o n -
wealth Parl
Association
in Guwaha-
ti. He will
leave today afternoon.
Bringing youth-centric
policies into the main-
stream and the use of
youth power for nation-
al devp and common
interest will be dis-
cussed in conference.
Secy of Raj Legislative
Assembly MP Sharma
will also participate.
CM PRAYS ON DURGA ASHTAMI!
(T) CM Ashok Gehlot with wife Sunita
Gehlot, Dharmendra Rathore, Rajeev
Arora, Tarang Arora, Lokesh Sharma
others offers prayers at Jagdambe
Mandir located in CMR on Saturday.
(L) CM Gehlot seeks blessings at
the Karni Mata Mandir in Deshnok
on Saturday evening. Also seen
Giriraj Singh, Mohan Dan, Chailu
Dan, Kailash Dan, Govind S Dotasra,
Dr BD Kalla, Govind Meghwal,
Bhanwar Bhati, Rameshwar Dudi,
Madan G Meghwal, Laxman
Kadvasara and others.
State government’s budget
for the year 2022-23 is
receiving praises from across
the nation and frightened by
this, the BJP has decided to
set Rajasthan on fire...
PM Narendra Modi should
criticise such violent
incidents by addressing
nation and give message that
govt will not tolerate those
who commit such violence
CM Ashok Gehlot, Govind
Singh Dotasra, Bhanwar
Singh Bhati, Dr BD Kalla,
Govind Ram Meghwal and
Laxman Raghav discussing
about youth issues and
Gandhian philosophy at the
Magic Tea Elite in Bikaner
on Saturday evening.
CHAI PE CHARCHA!
BJP is doing politics on religion and people
should understand their plans. We have no
personal fight with BJP and RSS, we have
the fight of ideology. Congress workers of Rajasthan
are strong and they should not bother about ups and
downs. When I was in NSUI, I travelled widely in
the state for organizational works and young lead-
ers should also struggle.
—Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister
CM Ashok Gehlot, Govind S Dotasra,
Dr BD Kalla, Bhanwar Singh Bhati,
Govind Ram Meghwal, Abhishek
Chaudhary and others in a function
held on the 52nd foundation day of
the NSUI in Bikaner on Saturday.
Economy in Assam is devp
due to people of Raj: Birla
First India Bureau
Guwahati: Lok Sabha
Speaker, Om Birla, on
second day of his visit
to Assam, addressed the
people of Marwari com-
munity and other digni-
taries in a programme
organized by Brahtar
Marwari Samaj in
Guwahati.
Saluting the great
land of Rajasthan, he
said people of Marud-
hara have expanded
trade and employment
in State on the strength
of their hard work and
determination. He fur-
ther said that Marwari
community unites peo-
ple and realizes the idea
of Ek Bharat Shreshtha
Bharat. Birla said that
State’s economy has
prospered in Assam due
to enterprising skills of
hardworking people of
Rajasthan. Birla also
said that in every State
of country and in every
country of world, Ra-
jasthani brothers and
sisters are playing a
leading role in progress
of business, commerce,
industry economy on
strength of their hard
work enterprise. Peo-
ple of Raj discharged
their responsibility to-
wards nation and socie-
ty with a sense of ser-
vice and determination.
LS Speaker Om Birla being felicitated by the Brahtar Marwari Samaj
members people of Marwari community in Guwahati on Saturday.
Jaipur: CM Ashok
Gehlot shared a video
on Twitter of Himan-
shu and Arya, the
Class 3 students of
Mahatma Gandhi
Government English
Medium School
Chainpura, Sardar-
pura,Jodhpurtalking
in English language.
CM tweets video of MG English
school students of 3rd class
It is pleasant to see. By studying
in Mahatma Gandhi English Me-
dium Schools, our children are
also getting ready for competition with
other children at national and interna-
tional level. This education revolution will
take Rajasthan far ahead.
—Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister
From P1…
Gehlot further said, “Jalshakti Minister says that PM
did not say a word on ERCP in Ajmer rally, if he has
said then he will retire from politics.
CM takes a jibe at Shekhawat
Firing salvos at Shekhawat, Gehlot added, “Shekhawat
is also a MP from Rajasthan and Jal Shakti Minister
at the Centre. He has no interest in other projects in
Rajasthan, but it is unfortunate that he has no interest
in getting National Project status for his own depart-
ment’s important project (ERCP). I am reminding of
PM’s promise to give National Project status to ERCP
of 13 districts before the elections in Jaipur and Ajmer
for three consecutive years This is very unfortunate.”
Shekhawat attacks on Gehlot
Meanwhile, Union Minister took a jibe at Gehlot and
wrote, “The behavior of Minister of Gehlot govt CM
himself, with the aim of doing politics on ERCP cannot
be called normal in any case. Those who raise demand
only for political gains, using sentiments of common
man, remember that this is Modi govt. We do what we
say. Work will be done on ERCP and the central govt is
committed to fulfill it, but Gehlot govt will have to play
its role leave the habit of doing politics on every plan
to hide its failure, otherwise politics will leave them be.”
‘Unfortunate that...

T
iger Shroff and Tara Su-
taria are gearing up for
the release of their up-
coming film Heropanti
2. On Saturday, the song titled
‘Miss Hairan’ from the film was
launched and the actors, along
with Ahmed Khan were papped
at the event. Tara and Tiger
looked their stylish best at
the song. The actress looked
hot in a three-piece lavender
co-ord set featuring a bral-
ette top with a high-waist-
ed mini skirt, and an
oversized jacket.—Agency
M
alaika Arora had recently made the
headlines after she had met with an
unfortunate accident in the city. Ac-
cording to media reports, her car had
met with an accident on Sat-
urday (April 2) following
which she was rushed
to the hospital. It was
reported that she had
sustained minor inju-
ries and was dis-
charged soon. Ever
since then, Malaika has
been recovering at her resi-
dence and her friends and
loved ones have made sure to
visit her and be by her side dur-
ing these hard times. —Agency
09
JAIPUR, SUNDAY,
APRIL 10, 2022
GLOWING
GLOWING
IN PINK!
IN PINK!
ajal Aggarwal is waiting
for the birth of her first
baby with her husband,
Gautam Kitchlu. Kajal
posted a dreamy picture
of herself flaunting the
baby bump in a
blush pink ruf-
fled gown, on Sat-
urday. She also
penned an emo-
tional note talk-
ing about her
pregnancy and
the happy and dif-
ficult moments
that shape peo-
ple’s experiences.
—Agency
K
A
fter many
specula-
t i o n s
a r o u n d
Ranbir Kapoor
and Alia Bhatt’s
wedding, it is now
finally confirmed
that the much-in-
love couple is get-
ting married this
month in the pres-
ence of family and
close friends. Ac-
cording to the re-
ports, the wedding
festivities will
begin on April
13 and will
continue till
April 17.
—Agency
S
onam Kapoor and
Anand Ahuja's
New Delhi resi-
dence was robbed
and cash and jewel-
lery worth Rs 1.41
Crore was stolen. As
p e r the news report, Sonam
Kapoor's mother-in-law was
the first one to rush to the Tu-
ghlaq Road police station to
lodge a complaint about the rob-
bery at their home. Keeping in
mind the high profile case,
the senior officials of
the Delhi Police im-
mediately took mat-
ters into their
hands and
formed squads
for investiga-
tion. —Agency
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thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
WEDDING
SHENANIGANS!
ROBBED!
ROBBED!
OOZING PIZZAZZ
OOZING PIZZAZZ
REUNITED!
REUNITED!
S
anjay Dutt and Raveena
Tandon, who command-
ed the big screen with
their chemistry in the
1990s, recently reunited
again for the upcoming mov-
ie, KGF Chapter 2. Recently,
in an interview, Sanjay
expressed that Raveena
is a very, very close
friend in a chat with
GOODTiMES. He
added that she has
played a very spe-
cial part in his life
and that they have
shared a beautiful rela-
tionship and that it is amaz-
ing to work with her again. —Agency
I’mAFighter
Alia Bhatt
Ranbir Kapoor
Sonam
Kapoor
Ahuja
Kajal Aggarwal
Malaika Arora
Raveena Tandon Tara Sutaria

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