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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, is not conducting any probes in India,
the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in a statement, categorically denying
the Congress’ claims. On Friday, a Congress MLA from Karnataka alleged that the
US’ FBI is investigating a “billion dollar Bitcoin scam” in India. “This is to inform
you that FBI has not sent any team to conduct a probe in the matter,” the CBI said.
FBI NOT PROBING
BITCOIN SCAM IN
INDIA: CBI JUNKS
CONGRESS CLAIM
A 26-year-old spectator Dashrath Jadhav, who jumped the barriers and ran into
the field and gave fist bumps to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma during match no. 18
of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal
Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune
was arrested by police on Sunday for invading the pitch and stopping the play.
PITCH INVADER
GIVES FIST BUMPS
TO KOHLI, ROHIT AT
IPL, ARRESTED
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CM: Itni Hi Uski Aukaat Nahi Hai. What
a minister he is that he cannot convince PM!
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner:Withelections
in Rajasthan slated to be
held next year, politics
has come alive in the de-
sert state as Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot has
drawn the battle arena
around the ERCP which
will affect 13 districts.
These districts hold a
great number of voters
and therefore, if Con-
gress can make inroads
in the 2023 assembly
elections, in these dis-
tricts, it would have a
major advantage over
arch-rival BJP
.
Therefore, making
fresh attacks on Union
Jal Shakti minister on
Sunday
, CM Gehlot said,
“Rajasthan has given 25
MPs to the BJP
. Turn to P8
Islamabad: The oppo-
sition parties in Paki-
stan on Sunday nomi-
nated Shehbaz Sharif
of Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz as their
joint candidate for PM
polls. Khan’s Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI)
party also nominated
65-year-old former for-
eign minister Shah Me-
hmood Qureshi as its
candidate.
Pakistan Peoples Par-
ty chief Bilawal Bhutto
is likely to be appointed
as next foreign minister.
Meanwhile, after Pa-
kistan’sNationalAssem-
bly voted out PM Imran
Khan during no-confi-
dencemotion,Khantook
toTwitterandsaid,“The
freedom struggle begins
again today after 1947”.
Kyiv: A new grave with
dozens of civilian
Ukrainians was found
on Saturday in Buzova,
a liberated village near
the capital Kyiv that for
weeks was occupied by
Russian forces, a local
official said.
Taras Didych, head of
the Dmytrivka commu-
nity that includes Buzo-
va and several other
nearby villages, told
Ukrainian television
that the bodies were
found in a ditch near a
petrol station.
The number of dead
is yet to be confirmed,
reported news agency
.
“Now, we are return-
ingtolife,butduringthe
occupation we had our
‘hotspots’, many civil-
ians died,” Didych said.
ERCP ROW: GEHLOT FIRES SALVO AT SHEKHAWAT Jairam Thakur won’t
be replaced,will lead
Himachalpolls:Nadda
Northeast groups oppose
Central govt’s Hindi move
New Delhi: In a sur-
prisinganddaringstate-
ment, BJP National
President JP Nadda, by
virtually exercising this
authority as the
party chief, has
surprised every-
one in Shimla and
New Delhi by say-
ing that the next
assembly polls in
Himachal Pradesh,
scheduled to be held
later this year, will be
held only under the
leadership of the state’s
present Chief Minister
Jairam Thakur, whose
removal was being spec-
ulated in media for last
couple of months. Ac-
cording to political ob-
servers, normally such
major policy deci-
sions and an-
n o u n c e m e n t s
have been in the
past made by
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
and Amit Shah, but this
time Nadda has availed
his ‘opportunity’ to con-
vey BJP high com-
mand’s decision about
the political future of
Jairam Thakur.
Several Northeast-
based organisations,
including Assam’s apex
literary body, the Asom
Sahitya Sabha, have
urged the Centre to roll
back its decision to
make Hindi compulsory
till Class X in the region.
In a statement on Sat-
urday, the Sabha said
thatitopposedthemove.
The statement said,
“The Union Home min-
ister should have in-
stead taken steps to de-
velop Assamese and
other indigenous lan-
guages. Such steps spell
a bleak future for Assa-
mese and all indigenous
languages in the North-
east. The Sabha de-
mands that the decision
be revoked.”
Meanwhile, Tamil na-
du’srulingDMKonSun-
day ‘warned’ the Centre
against imposing Hindi
saying the Tamil people
still remembered the
anti-Hindi agitation by
late party patriarch M
Karunanidhi, implying
that they would not al-
low it to happen.
STAGE SET FOR NEW
PM SHEHBAZ
PTI’s Qureshi also throws in hat,
Bilawal next foreign minister likely
Freedom struggle begins again: Imran’s 1st
words after losing dramatic midnight vote
Pak immigration authorities on alert; Imran’s PTI warns
to withdraw lawmakers, launches stir against new govt
ACB NABS TI, 10 OTHERS;
RECOVERS `12 LAKH CASH
FROM ALWAR DTO OFFICE
Ashvini Yadav
Alwar: Close on the
heels of a major raid
by the Anti Corruption
Bureau on CEO of Biofuel
Authority in Jaipur, the
bureau sleuths con-
ducted yet another raid
on Sunday, this time on
the DTO office and check
post at Shahjahanpur of
Alwar located on National
Highway 48. Interesting-
ly, the raid was carried
out in the wee hours on
Sunday at around 4.45
am when the accused
least expected. 11 men
including inspector
Ravindra Singh Bhati,
officials and broker of
DTO office have been
arrested. About Rs 12
lakh, amassed through
illegal recoveries, have
also been seized and it is
believed that involvement
of other officers of the
Alwar DTO office may
come to light. Sources
have revealed that ACB
officials are trying to
find out as to at whose
behest the said recover-
ies were being made. P7
Imran Khan
@ImranKhanPTI
Pakistan became an
independent state in
1947; but the freedom
struggle begins again
today against a foreign
conspiracy of regime
change. It is always the
people of the country
who defend their sover-
eignty democracy.
Ashok Gehlot @ashokgehlot51
Threat of arrest by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
to IAS-IPS officers of Rajasthan shows he is
flabbergasted. To create an image, he first claimed to re-
tire from politics but when his lie was caught, he started
talking like this for damage control. He should not forget
that his real face has been unmasked before the people
long back hence he is hesitant to give voice samples
Dozens of Ukrainians
found in grave near Kyiv
In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy, center, and Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center left, walk in downtown Kyiv.
RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS DESTROY
UKRAINIAN MILITARY CONVOY
AFTER EID, WILL
NAWAZ RETURN?
COMING HOME
OF THE SHARIF
OPENING WITH
INDIA POSSIBLE?
SHEKHAWAT’S JIBE AT
OFFICERS INDECENT,
UNDEMOCRATIC: DR.JOSHI
T’GANA CABINET’S
DHARNA IN DELHI
PM MODI, BIDEN’S
VIRTUAL MEET TODAY
UKRAINE: DNIPRO AIRPORT‘COMPLETELY
DESTROYED’ BY RUSSIAN SHELLING
Russian attack helicopters have destroyed a
convoy of Ukraine’s armoured vehicles and anti-
aircraft warfare, the news agency Interfax reported
on Sunday, citing Russia’s defence ministry.
“Attack helicopters KA-52 ... destroyed weapons
and military equipment of the armed forces of
Ukraine,” the agency cited the ministry as saying
in a statement. Ukrainian military officials were not
immediately available for comment. Reuters was
not immediately able to verify the report.
With brother Shehbaz
at helm and not without
nod from Army, it won’t
be wrong to guess that
ex-PM Nawaz Sharif will
be packing his bags in
London for a homecom-
ing, provided authorities
let go of his cases as
part of some ‘behind
close-door deal’. Let’s
wait and watch!
By ousting Imran Khan,
Nawaz Sharif’s brother
Shehbaz Sharif has
shown that he still holds
the cards to be back
in the game. He has
worked his way into get-
ting the support of the
Pakistan Army.
Imran Khan attacked
PM Narendra Modi and
the RSS in last two-
and-half years of him
heading the country. His
ouster makes it relatively
easier for New Delhi and
Islamabad to start diplo-
matic conversations.
Jaipur: With CM Ashok
Gehlot opening a front
against Jal Shakti minister
Gajendra Singh Shekha-
wat over ERCP, and days
after his verbal tussle
with the union minister,
now Gehlot’s ‘lieutenant’
and cabinet minister Dr.
Mahesh Joshi has fired
volleys upon Shekhawat
objecting to Shekhawat’s
open threat of sending the
state’s bureaucracy to jail.
On Sunday, Joshi said,
Turn to P8
The entire Telangana Cabinet
and its 107 TRS MLAs will hold
a protest at Telangana Bhawan
in Delhi on Monday, on the ‘dis-
criminating’ issue of the central’
government’s decision to not
procure paddy from the State
of Telangana. P5
Amid hectic diplomatic activity
with growing pressure from the
West on India’s oil deals with
Russia, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi will virtually meet with US
President Joe Biden on Monday.
The Ukraine situation expected
to come up in meet. P6
The airport in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro
has been completely destroyed in fresh Russian
shelling, a local official said Sunday. “There has
been another attack on Dnipro airport. There is
nothing left of it. The airport itself and the infra-
structure around it has been destroyed. Rockets
keep flying and flying. We are seeking to clarify
information about victims.,” the head of the city’s
military administration, Valentin Reznichenko said.
Congress can’t set own house in
order: Maya hits back at Rahul
New Delhi: Responding
to Rahul Gandhi’s
“Mayawati didn’t fight
for Dalits retort” Bahu-
jan Samajwadi Party
(BSP)supremoMayawa-
ti on Sunday said that
Congress must get their
ownhouseinorderrath-
er than intruding into
her party affairs.
“Congresscan’tmend
its own way and can’t
set its own house in or-
der but is intruding into
our matters. Congress
and Rahul Gandhi
should think 100 times
before commenting on
the BSP
,” said Mayawati
while addressing a
press conference.
BSP president’s re-
sponse comes after Ra-
hul Gandhi on Saturday
while addressing a gath-
ering at a book launch
event said that BSP su-
premo Mayawati did not
put in her full efforts in
the 2022 assembly elec-
tion due to political
pressure by the BJP
.
19 Lankans reach TN on boat,
seek asylum as crisis spirals
Chennai:Asmanyas19
SriLankanTamilsfrom
Jaffna and Mannar
reached Dhanushkodi
in Tamil Nadu on boat.
These people, seeking
refugeinIndia,saidthat
living in Sri Lanka has
become very difficult
due to the severe eco-
nomiccrisis.Theprices
of essential commodi-
tiestherehaveincreased
tremendously
.
Till now, a total of 39
people,includingwom-
en and children have
reached the Indian
coast to seek asylum.
Neighbouring Sri
Lanka is currently fac-
ing its worst economic
crisis in recent history
.
POWER INCOMING: Shehbaz Sharif
BSP Supremo Mayawati Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
POWER OUTGOING: Imran Khan
We don’t hug PM
forcefully: Maya
...call it ‘imposition’; DMK too hits out at Centre
Sri Lankan refugees
PM addresses their
CM as ‘our famous
CM’, at least give
her time to meet
you. Now they have
six chief ministerial
candidates,” CM
jibes at BJP

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Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The hard work
of the ‘Top Three’ offic-
ers finally paid off in
removing the atmos-
phere of despair over
the excise settlement.
The trio of Finance
Department Principal
Secretary Akhil Arora,
FSR Suresh Gupta and
Excise Commissioner
Chetan Deora success-
fully implemented the
guarantee reduction
formula in second
phase of e-auction and
auctioned 918 shops in a
single day
.
It is expected that in
the next phase of April
11 and 12, up to 90 per-
cent of the liquor shops
will be up for auction.
There was dissatis-
faction among the liq-
uor traders regarding
excise policy from the
very beginning.
In such a situation,
liquor traders did not
show interest in both
options like renewal of
liquor shops e-auc-
tion. Out of 7665 shops
only 2501 shops could be
refurbished.
The Excise Depart-
ment had to suffer a loss
of more than Rs 200
crore in a week.
Angered by the fail-
ure of settlement, Akhil
Arora, Suresh Gupta
and Chetan Deora not
only reprimanded the
non-performing offic-
ers of dept but also
made 7 officers APO.
In order to make the
settlement a success,
Deora made provisions
of policy simple and
practical by doing dia-
logue with officers.
‘Top trio’ of Excise dept fetch results amid despair
HARD WORK PAYS OFF
FIRING IN FOOD COURT
5 held, more on radar
Anemployeeatfoodcourtaskedaccusedtosmokeoutside
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: Five miscre-
ants have been caught
for opening fire at a
food court near Riddhi-
Siddhi intersection
here late on Saturday
after an employee at the
food court had asked
some youths to go out
and smoke cigarettes.
Shopkeepers,however,
managed to escape and
savedthemselves.Onget-
ting information, police
rushed to the spot and
caught five miscreants.
ACP (Mansarovar)
Harishankar said food
court has around 20
shops. “Around 11
o’clock three or four
boys started smoking
cigarettes. Since many
families were sitting
there, shopkeepers
asked them to go out
smoke. This led to an
argument boys left
threatening.”About
half-an-hour later, when
two-three shopkeepers
were closing shutters,
12-15 miscreants opened
fire, shopkeepers had
narrow escape.
In the food court near
Riddhi Siddhi intersection,
a shop was ransacked
and a bullet pierced in the
shutter of the nearby shop
during the firing.
ACP Harishankar says
that the miscreants
fired two rounds in the
food court. A round
is placed in shutter of
shop. There is panic
among shopkeepers
due to firing, there are
almost 20 shops in
food court. The police
nabbed the five mis-
creants who opened
fire late in the night.
The search for the ab-
sconding miscreants
is on. The arrested
miscreants are resi-
dents of Bharatpur
been staying in Jaipur
for long.
MISCREANTS
ARE FROM
BHARATPUR
CM levelling false charges
againstPM,others:Poonia
Massive fire engulfs
paper mill, huge losses
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP State Pres-
ident Dr. Satish Poonia
on Sunday said CM Ge-
hlot has been levelling
false allegations against
PM Modi, Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah Nation-
al President JP Nadda
to divert attention from
Karauli violence.
“It seems CM has lost
mental balance is do-
ing unrestrained bab-
bles against central govt
BJP leaders. People of
state majority of Hin-
dus, will give answer to
all lies in 2023.”
He said the law and
order deteriorated un-
der Cong rule, increas-
ing atrocities on dalits,
tribal women, con-
tinuously leaking pa-
pers, pending recruit-
ments, malpractices
with farmers in name
of farmer loan waiver.
Poonia participated as
chief guest in mass
marriage organized
by Yadav Samaj at
Bichpudi village here
in which 78 couples
tied the knot.
Anil Kumar Sharma
Kotputli (Jaipur):
Massive fire in yard of
Shri Krishna Paper
Meal located in Keswa-
na Industries area on
Saturday morning
continued till Sunday
.
The yard was stocked
with paper rolls, raw
materials machinery
.
On information about
the fire, Paniala police
reached spot and fire
brigade were called
from Kotputli, Neem-
rana, Behror, Sota Nala
Industries area. The
fire was so strong that
flames were visible far
and wide, factory in-
cluding yard was cov-
ered with smoke, due to
which fire brigade and
factory administration
had to face a lot of trou-
ble, about half a dozen
fire tenders made 10
rounds and fire was un-
der control but by the
evening, due to the
wind, the pile of papers
caught fire again.
Dr. Satish Poonia attends mass marriage organized by Yadav
Samaj at Bichpudi village in Tonk on Sunday.
Massive fire at Shri Krishna Paper Mill, flames visible far wide
as paper rolls, raw materials and machinery continue to burn.
CISF jawan
found hanging
at home
3rd
front gears
up to fight
assembly polls
Govt teacher
booked on
rape charges
First India Bureau
Tonk: The 35-year-old,
Dilshad Khan, band
p l a y e r
commit-
ted sui-
cide by
hanging
at CISF
training
center at
Deoli, here. Wave of
mourning spread in
CISF premises. De-
ceased jawan had gone
to home on Saturday af-
ter duty
. Late in evening,
his wife along with son
had gone to RTC prem-
ises. Meanwhile, he
committed suicide. Po-
lice did not find any sui-
cide note. CISF adminis-
tration is investigating
the cause of death. Due
to the suicide, CISF has
postponed band playing
program to be held un-
der the Amrit Mahotsav
of Azadi on Sunday
.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: As assembly elec-
tions are due next year,
alternative to BJP-Con-
gress is being mulled.
The democratic front, a
joint organization of
six parties, including
CPI-JD(S)-SP, has an-
nounced plans to con-
test all the 200 assembly
seats in the state. Arjun
Detha, the state presi-
dent of Janata Dal Sec-
ular, one of founding
organizers of Demo-
cratic Front, made
many big announce-
ments while talking to
reporters during his
Hadoti stay on Sunday.
Detha claimed an-
nouncements like loan
waiver were incom-
plete, asked state gov-
ernment repeat the
practice of talking to
entral banks.
First India Bureau
Jalore: A woman has
lodged an FIR against
a government teacher
alleging rape at Rani-
wada police station.
Raniwada DSP
Shankarlal said that at
night the victim wom-
an was waiting for
the train to go to her
brother at the railway
station when the gov-
ernment teacher saw
her alone and asked
her to stay at his house.
She stayed with him
but he raped her in the
night. Police got the
victim’s medical done
in Jalore and investi-
gating the matter.
EXAM TIMINGS
MAY CHANGE DUE
TO TEMP RISE
RAJYAVARDHAN
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
COL BAINSLA
Jaipur: The education
department is going
to start the 8th board
exams from April 16
and 5th board exams
from April 19. But in
this period of scorch-
ing heat, opposition to
the decision to conduct
exam in the afternoon
has started. Teachers
along with parents have
started demanding
change of time. Educa-
tion Minister Dr BD
Kalla has also started
brainstorming about
the change in the tim-
ing of the examination.
Karauli: Jaipur Rural
MP Rajyavardhan
Singh Rathore reached
Mundia village and paid
tributes to Gurjar leader
late Colonel Kirori
Singh Bainsla. He laid
flowers on the photo
of Colonel Bainsla and
consoled his son Vijay
Bainsla and other family
members.
Jaipur: Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Dr. CP Joshi
reached Assam and met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Joshi will attend the 8th Re-
gional Conference of the United
Nations Parliamentary Board
in Guwahati. His wife Hemlata
Joshi is also accompanying
him. Assembly Secretary Ma-
havir Prasad Sharma, Special
Officer Manish Joshi also accompanied him.
RAJASTHANSPEAKERDRCPJOSHIMEETS
LS SPEAKER OM BIRLA IN ASSAM
Jaipur: A drive titled ‘Pinkcity E-Waste Collection
Drive’ was launched at the headquarters of the
Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board on Saturday.
State Board President Vinu Gupta flagged off the
vehicles for E-Waste Collection Drive. Anand Mohan,
Member Secretary, Pollution Board informed that in
this campaign, “E-Waste Collection Drive” will run
till May 7, e-waste will be collected from the indus-
trial units of Jaipur by the authorized dismantlers,
and recyclers of e-waste. Regional officers KC Gupta
and Vijay Sharma appealed residents that e-waste
should not be disposed of by any unauthorized org.
E-WASTE COLLECTION DRIVE FLAGGED
OFF IN CITY, WILL CONTINUE TILL MAY 7
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JAIPUR CITY’S POOR SHOW CONTINUES
Usetechtoconquerworld:Bhupender
Ashvini Yadav
Alwar: Union Minister
for Environment, For-
est and Climate Change
Bhupender Yadav vis-
ited here on Sunday
during which he
stressed climate change
is the biggest issue be-
fore humanity
.
“Now it is very hot in
April, moving ahead, it
is going to get elevated.
Shramdaan has to be
done in May June.
There are johads in vil-
lages from which soil
has to be removed and
water collected in these
johads should remains
with villages,” he said.
“PM has started
work of skill develop-
ment. Use technology
to conquer new worlds.
We have started e-li-
brary in the village,
you should also start,”
he said. Meanwhile, he
reached Bhiteda and
inaugurated a hostel at
Baba Khetanath Mahi-
la Vidyapeeth.
Bhupender Yadav addressing the audience while inaugurating a
hostel at Baba Khetanath Girls College in Milakpur, Alwar.
Man rapes
woman in the
absence of
husband
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the ab-
sence of husband, a
case of raping a
woman by a famil-
iar youth has come
to the fore. On the
complaint of the
three-month-old
pregnant victim,
the Murlipura po-
lice station has reg-
istered a report and
investigation is on.
SHO Devendra
Kumar said that a
25-year-old woman
resident of Neenda
Mor Harmada has
filed a report. Ac-
cording to the re-
port, accused Ajay
is her acquaint-
ance. She lived with
her husband in
Murlipura. About 3
years ago, accused
Ajay came to her
house raped her in
a state of intoxica-
tion. When she re-
gained conscious-
ness, he threatened
to tell anyone. Po-
lice have registered
a case and started
an investigation.
HEATWAVE: RED ALERT IN WESTERN RAJ
As heatwave is sweeping across the state, Sri Ganganagar recorded the highest 45.4 degrees Celsius temperature on Sunday. Jaipur
recorded 42.2 degree Celsius. Heatwave alert has been issued in 10 districts of Jodhpur and Bikaner divisions with temp soaring to
44 to 45 degree Celsius.Anticipating a strong heat wave till April 11, a red alert has been issued in Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner, Barmer,
Jaisalmer and Jalore. Girls seen shielding themselves against scorching Sun on Sunday in Jaipur. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
ISSUE OF SILICOSIS
People queuing at liquor shops. —FILE PHOTO

Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer/Jhalawar:
Amid the communal
tensions in some part of
the state, the Ram Nava-
mi celebrations in Bar-
mer turned into symbol
of religious harmony.
Here, people of Muslim
community have not
only welcomed the Ram
Navami shobhayatra
but also made arrange-
ments for it. Muslim
community members
have garlanded hindus
and also showered flow-
ers on the Ram Navami
shobhayatra. The high-
lighted part of the pro-
gram was that a one
month old muslim kid
‘
Adnan Khan’ played the
role of lord Rama.
A similar sight was
also seen in Jhalrapa-
tan, when the proces-
sion of Ram Navami
started from the potter
locality and reached the
main market and
reached the banks of
the Gomti Sagar pond,
on the way, the proces-
sion was given a grand
welcome by the Anju-
man Islamia Committee
who showered flowers
on the procession.
RAJASTHAN
03
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: SBI Manager
Tapan Sharma of
Udaipur has become an
umpire for the second
consecutive time in
IPL. He will participate
in six matches in the
ongoing IPL-2022.
Rajasthan Royals will
play two matches. Ta-
pan will be seen as a
third-fourth umpire. He
did on-field umpiring in
the match between Luc-
know-Delhi on April 7.
Tapan did engineer-
ing from MBM College,
Jodhpur. It was during
his studies that he got
selected in Neyveli Lig-
nite Chennai. As he lost
connection with cricket
during this time, he
quit his job and passed
the officer’s exam in
SBI in 2002. He had
passed the state level
umpire panel exam in
1993.
Till now, Tapan has
officiated in the match-
es between Lucknow
Super Giants and Delhi
Capitals. Yesterday he
officiated the Match be-
tween Rajasthan Royals
and Lucknow Super Gi-
ants.
He will be seen in
Mumbai Indians vs
Chennai Super Kings
on 21st April, Punjab
Kings vs Chennai Super
Kings on 25th April,
Lucknow Super Giants
vs Rajasthan Royals on
15th May and Mumbai
Indians vs Delhi Capi-
tals on 21st May
.
Udaipur’s SBI Bank manager Tapan
Sharma is now officiating in IPL
FROM BANKING TO UMPIRING
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: The arrange-
ments of Jaipur Police
on Ram Navami on Sun-
day were very tight be-
cause of which the pro-
cession of Ram Navami
happened in a calm way
in Jaipur city
. Police
Commissioner Anand
Srivastava took care
from the front since Sat-
urday night.
Additional Commis-
sioners of Police Ajayp-
alLambaandHaiderAli
Zaidi took care of every
situation. DCP North
Paris Deshmukh also
appeared in a different
style. Sitting next to the
driver in his car, he con-
tinued to monitor the
route of the procession.
At the same time, af-
ter a long time, two
friends together gave
their best performance.
ADCP Crime and Vig-
ilance Karan Sharma
and Sameer Dubey gave
their best performance.
Due to long experience,
ADCP Karan Sharma
was posted at Ramganj
Chaupar whereas Sa-
meer Dubey was posted
on the Phute Khurre as
both the places are con-
sidered very sensitive.
On the other hand,
ADCP North Dharmen-
dra Sagar was seen
keeping a close eye on
the high buildings on
both sides. Ramganj
SHO Bhuri Singh’s hard
work for a month was
visible on Sunday
.
Police Commissioner
Anand Srivastava
hailed his team on the
completion of Ram Na-
vami saying “WELL
DONE Jaipur Police”.
WELL DONE POLICE! HAILS COMMISSIONER
HINDU ORG
BLOCKS ROAD
AS COPS TURN
SPEAKER OFF
Ram Navami celebrations turn into
symbolofcommunalharmonyinRaj
Police Commissioner Anand Srivastava hails his
team for security arrangements on Ram Navami
Bharatpur: Mem-
bers of Shri Ram
Janmotsav Samiti
raised slogans
against the police
and admin and
jammed the road
for about half-an-
hour in Bharatpur
on Sunday after po-
lice switched off
the speaker as some
people alleged that
they were playing
provocative hymns
during the proces-
sion on Ram Nava-
mi. Action followed
after some person
objected to the loud-
speaker installed in
front of a religious
place. This angered
the people of Hindu
organizations and
they started shout-
ing slogans and
blocked the road.
After persuading
the people, the po-
lice cleared the jam.
Union Min Kailash Choudhary
during the Ram Navami
procession in Barmer on
Sunday. (Inset) TKF was also
enacted during the event.
Ram Navami procession being carried out in Walled City amid tight security on Sunday. (Inset) CP
Anand Srivastav keeping eagle’s eye in the field. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
23 girls being trafficked for
labour rescued by govt teacher
Cong leader threatens officials over water
Runaway Maha minors
apprehended in Kota
PSK corners
BJP,RSS on
Karauli violence
Record `50K crore revenue
through commercial tax
First India Bureau
Udaipur: In Jhadol, a
govt teacher, Durgram
saved 23 girls by stop-
ping a jeep. The teacher
had received informa-
tion from the villagers
that the minor girls
were being trafficked to
Rajkot in Gujarat for
labour. They were being
sent through an agent
for the work of Doda
sawdust cultivation. As
soon as the teacher
reached the spot, an
agent sitting in the jeep
ran away from the spot.
Durgram is known
for raising awareness
about child trafficking
in the area did the brave
act and reached the spot
along with villagers.
He stopped the jeep at
Nainbara, from where
driver fled away. While
talking, some girls also
ran away in panic. Dur-
garam reached the po-
lice station with the
jeep and gave a report
of child trafficking. Af-
ter interrogating the
girls police called the
family members to the
police station.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: In Kota, Congress
district president Ravin-
dra Tyagi has issued a
threat to officials of the
water supply depart-
mentstressingthattheir
clothes will be turned
off. Moreover, one of the
new councillors even
said that if they get an
exemption, they will
beat the officials. The
matter is related to low
pressurewatersupplyin
Ramchandrapura Can-
tonment area.
When the problem
was not resolved even
after contacting the con-
cerned officials, all the
councillors of Canton-
ment Ramchandrapura
reached the Collectorate
along with Congress
CityDistrictPrezRavin-
dra Tyagi where a pro-
gram of UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal had
been organized.
However, before that,
the councillors and Tya-
gi were talking among
themselves wherein the
councillors, expressing
displeasure, stressed
none of the officers of
the said department lis-
ten to their issues. On
this Ravindra Tyagi
called the water supply
department officer and
said threatened that the
councillors will tear
your clothes.
First India Bureau
Kota: Two runaway stu-
dents from Maharash-
tra studying in Class
11th were caught travel-
ling in train without
ticket to New Delhi by
the GRP and were pre-
sented before the Child
Welfare Committee
members, who coun-
selled them and then
called their family to
Kota to hand over the
students.
The two students are
residents of Badala po-
lice station area in Ma-
harashtra. CWC mem-
ber Arun Bhargava said
that the boy and girl left
their house on April 7
for New Delhi in a train.
On April 9, the GRP
handed them over to the
CWC. During counsel-
ling, the children said
that they were friends
but did not give any rea-
son for leaving their
houses. The CWC mem-
bers called the family
members to Kota. The
girl’s father and the
boy’s mother reached
Kota. The girl’s father is
a transport business-
man. The committee
members handed over
the two children to the
families on a guarantee
that they would not
leave the house.
Jaipur: Cabinet Minis-
terPratapSKhachariya-
was on Sunday said that
Karauli violence has
been spread by BJP and
RSS. “By taking out a
procession, BJP got the
riots done. The riots
have been controlled by
the Cong govt,” he said.
He said if anyone is at
fault in Karauli vio-
lence, he will not be
spared. “I have also seen
the video. The rioters
ran away after rioting.
After that people are
standing. The police is
alsostandingthere.Why
would the cops just beat
them?,” he said. —FIB
First India Bureau
Nagaur: CM Ashok Ge-
hlot, while participating
in the mass marriage
program of 141 couples
inNagaurdistrict,bless-
edthebridesandgrooms
andpraisedthiseventof
social unity
. RS member
Rajendra Gehlot was
also present as the spe-
cial guest.
CMGehlot,onSunday
,
participated in the third
mass marriage ceremo-
ny of Saini Kshatriya
Mali Samaj wherein the
President of Saini
KshatriyaMaliSansthan
Ramswaroop Panwar
and Secy Ramballabh
Bhati apprised the CM
aboutthemassmarriage
program and other ac-
tivities of the institute.
Addressing on this occa-
sion, CM Gehlot said
that it is a good tradition
to organize mass mar-
riages. There is equality
and social unity in the
society
, he said. Refer-
ring to Veer Teja ji to
Meera and Likhmi Das
Maharaj,Gehlotsaid,“if
people of all caste and
fraternity stay together,
then the region, state
and country will pro-
gress.” Expressing hap-
piness over the inaugu-
ration of the hostel of
MaliSamaj,healsomen-
tioned the contribution
of Jyoti Ba Phule.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Commercial
Tax Department has
created history in reve-
nue collection by re-
cording revenue of Rs
50,883.48 crore with a
growth of 25.91% in the
FY 2021-22.
According to the rev-
enue data, dept has
earned Rs 4574.17 crore
in the month of March
itself and Rs 48,111.51
crore in the year
through VAT and GST.
Commissioner of Com-
mercial Taxes Ravi Jain
informed that, more
revenue of Rs 10,469
crore 46 lakh has been
collected as compared
to the previous year. He
said that the dept has
also got significant suc-
cesses in preventing
wastage of revenue.
Taking action in tax
evasion,thedepartment
has recovered Rs 674
crore in the FY 2021-22
as against Rs 533 crore
in the previous year.
Govt teacher Durgram driving to the Police Station with 23
rescued girls on Sunday.
CM Ashok Gehlot addressing the gathering during the 3rd Mass
Marriage Ceremony organised by Mali Community at Chenar in
Nagaur on Sunday. Shakuntala Rawat, GS Dotasra, RS Yadav,
Mahendra Chaudhary, Dr Manju Meghwal, Chetan Dudi, Habibur
Rahman and others are also seen.
Ravindra Tyagi seen with other councillors on Sunday.
CRUCIAL READ
Till Sunday evening, more than 5,000 people visited
the four day long CREDAI expo. PHED Min Dr
Mahesh Joshi and JMCH mayor Munesh Gurjar also
visited the expo on Sunday. On the occasion Joshi said
that a policy for water connection for the people living
in the flats and high rise building, so that drinking water
can be accessible to all. Director of RIICO and Treasurer
of Rajasthan PCCC Sitaram Agarwal, Rajiv Arora and
Vinay Kumar also attended day 3 of the expo.
Jaipur: Heavy traffic jam
is being witnessed at the
porch of Jaipur airport
after the Adani Group
opened a restaurant and
cafe in govt parking.
Two food trucks —
Saunf and Nick Nac can
be seen parked here.
The truckers have also
put up chairs and tables
eating into the parking
space. The porch of
Jaipur airport has four
lanes. The first lane in
front of the arrival-de-
parture gate remains
reserved. This causes
jam in the remaining two
lanes.
—Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: The timings of
the Raj Hc and the Lower
Court of the state will
change into summer
schedule from Monday
to June 26. The courts
will open from 8 am to 1
pm and during this there
will be lunch time from
10.30 am to 11 am. The
office hours will be from
7.30 am to 1 pm. At the
same time, the timing of
the Lower Court will also
be from 8 am to 12.30
pm and lunch time from
10 am to 10.15 am. The
office hours in the Lower
Court will be from 7.30
am to 1 pm. Offices to re-
main open on Saturdays.
DECISION ON WATER CONNECTION POLICY
FOR HIGH RISE BUILDINGS SOON: JOSHI
FOOD TRUCKS AT
AIRPORT PARKING
CAUSE JAM
COURT TIMINGS IN
RAJ TO BE CHANGED
FROM TODAY
Organising mass marriage programmes
by society is a good tradition: CM Gehlot

z Procession was taken
out from Surajpol (4PM)
to Chandpol Gate.

z It reached Chand-
pole via Ramganj, Badi
Chaupar, Choti Chaupar
and Chaura Rasta.

z 7 companies of RAC,
250 officers and more
than 500 personnel, and
drones were deployed.

z 250 volunteers were
also made, who helped in
the arrangements.
POLICE, PUBLIC AND DRONES @ SECURITY Ashok Gehlot@ashokgehlot51
Today, people of other religions including Muslims,
Sikhs welcomed the processions on Ram Navami at
many places. This brotherhood is the identity of our
state and it is a symbol of our culture. It is my hum-
ble request to be alert to the rumors being spread on
social media. If any person tries to spoil the atmos-
phere, then definitely inform the police. Our vigilance
will keep the state safe.

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Govt. creates matrix for 50 agricultural
products with good export potential
to further enhance farmers’ income.
Building the road ahead after record-
breaking $50 billion exports in 2021-22.
Shashi Tharoor
@ShashiTharoor
I was brought up to believe that piety
prayer were private, emotions were
to be expressed behind closed doors,
“grace under pressure” was the ideal,
you worked hard to make your
successes look effortless. None of
those values or standards of behaviour
are upheld any longer.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The power of God is with
you at all times; through the
activities of mind, senses,
breathing, and emotions;
and is constantly doing all
the work using you as a
mere instrument.
—The Bhagvad Gita
IN-DEPTH
EVEN ATHEISM CAN
HURT SENTIMENTS
OF THE MAJORITY
COMMUNITY
his conference had
nothing to do with
Islam or Christianity
.
Nor had it anything
to do with Hindu
bashing. Yet it was not allowed
to be held by the Pune Police as
Sunday was Ram Navmi day and
the event may have caused law
and order problem. The event
was the seventh edition of the
Atheist conference organised by
the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Vi-
char Manch, Pune. Incidentally,
Bhagat Singh believed in Athe-
ism. The police told the organ-
izers that certain groups felt that
the Atheist conference on Ram-
navmi was meant to hurt the
sentiments of believers. This is
strange logic which does not al-
low room for lack of one’s belief
in god. The event could have
been allowed out of deference to
Bhagat Singh.
India has a miniscule number
of atheists---33,000 according to
the 2011 census, who can hardly
hurt a religious majority’s senti-
ments. Atheism was propagated
in ancient India by the philoso-
pher Charvaka’s who rejected
the notion of karma, afterlife
and supernaturalism.
TOP TWEETS
T
n a historic first
Imran Khan Niazi
was ousted from
power after a post
midnight vote on
a no-confidence motion
moved by the opposition par-
ties went against him. One
must appreciate the Pakistan
Supreme Court which did not
succumb to any pressure and
ensured that the due demo-
cratic process was followed.
Helped by the National As-
sembly speaker Prime Minis-
ter Imran Khan tried every
trick to have the no-trust
shelved so that he could re-
main in power but it wasn’t
his day
. Now former Pakistan
Prime Minister Nawaz Sha-
rif’s younger brother She-
hbaz Sharif is likely to be
elected the next prime minis-
ter. He’ll be heading a dispa-
rate group and may find the
task of leading the country
very challenging. Unlike the
ace cricketer who has a spot-
less image barring a few per-
sonal weaknesses, Sharif is
on bail in a money launder-
ing case in a multi-billion
rupee sugar scam. He was
also lodged in Lahore jail in
another money laundering
case and was released only
last year.
With such baggage, he may
not be an ideal choice for the
prime minister’s post but
he’s a product of democra-
cy’s strange ways. Not only
will Shehbaz have to keep an
eye on the criminal cases
against him, but he also has
the daunting task of pulling
Pakistan’s economy out of
the quagmire as Imran’s beg-
ging trips abroad were of no
help. Inflationary woes were
exacerbated by Imran’s in-
sensitive remark that he was
not in politics to check prices
of “aloo and tamatar”. De-
spite that he retains some of
his popularity and can’t be
written off just yet.
IMRAN KHAN CANNOT
BE WRITTEN OFF
Not only will Shehbaz
have to keep an eye on
the criminal cases
against Imran
Khan, but he also has
the daunting task of
pulling Pakistan’s
economy out of the
quagmire as Imran’s
begging trips abroad
were of no help
I
he Maharashtra government
is attempting, to eliminate
Chandrapur’s dubious title
as the state’s most polluted
city and district, located at
the eastern edge of Maha-
rashtra’s Vidarbha district.
The Chandrapur adminis-
tration has set up a body
called the District Level Pol-
lution Control Agricultural
Compensation Committee to
look into the effects of coal
pollution and fly ash on the
district’s food and other rev-
enue-generating crops. The
committee will be chaired by
the District Collector, with
members including the Dis-
trict Superintendent of Ag-
riculture and the Chan-
drapur Zilla Parishad CEO,
as well as the Maharashtra
Pollution Control Board
(MPCB). According to dis-
trict administration, the ag-
ricultural department will
evaluate crop health
throughout a two-year evalu-
ation that will begin this
Kharif season (beginning
June 2022) with help from lo-
cal academic institutions.
Farmlands within a 500 m
to 1 km radius of coal-fired
industries, including the
Chandrapur Super Thermal
Power Station, will be exam-
ined as part of this. The ef-
fects of coal pollution in the
form of fly ash on food crops
in these farmlands will be
compared to those in areas
where industries are not pre-
sent. If the evaluation re-
veals a drop in crop yield or
blackening of crops near in-
dustries, the coal-fired com-
panies will be responsible for
compensating farmers for
the revenue lost in terms of
the crop area. The crops fo-
cussed in this analysis will
include - cotton, soybean, tur
pulses and paddy. The same
exercise will be conducted
during the Rabi season (Octo-
ber onwards).
Following an investigation
by the MPCB into each indus-
try failing to meet standards
under the Air (Prevention
and Control of Pollution)
Act, 1981 and The Water (Pre-
vention and Control of Pollu-
tion) Act, a separate commit-
tee - Taluka Level Pollution
Control Agricultural Com-
pensation Commitee - headed
by the Tehsildar, BDO, Talu-
ka agriculture officer, among
others, will design a compen-
sation framework for farm-
ers. The action comes after
Maharashtra Cabinet Minis-
ter Aaditya Thackeray filed a
written response to BJP MLC
Chandrasekhar Bavankule’s
query in Maharashtra legis-
lature on March 24, 2022. The
event in issue, according to
Bavankule, occurred in Jan-
uary 2022, when cotton fields
in an area near coal enter-
prises were blackened owing
to pollution from coal trans-
portation. Bavankule ques-
tioned if it was true that pol-
lution had harmed the envi-
ronment and was impacting
not only cotton and soybeans
but also other crops, citing
industry non-compliance.
Thackeray responded by
confirming that the impact of
coal pollution on crops near
industries was indeed true, as
evidenced by a letter from the
District Superintendent of
Agriculture, Chandrapur, dat-
ed February 25, 2022, stating
that pollution was affecting
the growth of cotton and soy-
bean crops, and production
was declining. The Minister
went on to say that the State
EnvironmentDepartmenthad
requested a thorough report
fromDistrictCollector’soffice
and that the MPCB had issued
a spate of notifications and
had also terminated the bank
guarantee for enterprises that
did not follow the Pollution
Control Rules.
The impact of fly ash on
crops in Chandrapur is a
double whammy, as the dis-
trict is already grappling
with the effects of climate
change on agriculture, with
research indicating reduced
crop growth and production,
water scarcity, soil fertility
reduction, poor quality yield,
and late or no seed germina-
tion as a result of changes in
rainfall and temperature pat-
terns, as well as crop residue
burning. Over the last six
years, the Maharashtra gov-
ernment has paid out Rs.
171.37 crore in compensation
to residents of Chandrapur
who have sustained losses as
a result of climate-related ca-
lamities such as floods,
droughts, and excessive rain.
Apart from being a key ti-
ger destination in the country
(Tadoba Wildlife Sanctuary),
Chandrapurdistrictisknown
for its huge coal mines. The
district’s mineral-based in-
dustrial expansion and fast
urbanisation have inevitably
resultedinpollutionandenvi-
ronmentaldeterioration,with
wide-ranging consequences.
According to the State’s Eco-
nomic Survey report issued
last month, Chandrapur dis-
tricthas1,751industries,with
272 (16%) of them being red
category industries, predomi-
nantly coal-fired. Action tak-
en by MPCB over the past
year for violations at Chan-
drapur included issuing 5
closure notices to coal fired
industries, 85 show cause no-
tices including those to the
CSTPS, and bank guarantee
forfeited to the tune of Rs. 47
lakh across energy and ce-
ment industries.
Chandrapur has the dis-
tinction of being Maharash-
tra’s most polluted city and
the only city in state where
pollution levels didn’t de-
crease during the Covid-19
pandemic-induced lock-
downs. the MPCB plans to
open two additional Continu-
ous Air Quality Monitoring
Stations in Chandrapur next
month, as well as expand its
Online Continuous Emis-
sions Monitoring System to
include all red-category sec-
tors by the end of the year.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
BADRI CHATTERJEE
The writer is a Contributing Author to
First India as well as Communications
Engagement Strategist with Asar, which is a
research and communications startup that
seeks to address the big environmental and
social challenges facing India
If the evaluation reveals a
drop in crop yield or
blackening of crops near
industries, the coal-fired
companies will be
responsible for
compensating farmers for
the revenue lost in terms of
the crop area. The crops
focussed in this analysis
will include - cotton,
soybean, tur pulses and
paddy
Maha commissions coal pollution
study to assess impact on crop yield
...to issue compensation to farmers facing revenue loss
—
P
HOTO
BY
YOGESH
DUDHPACHARE
The impact of fly ash
on crops in Chandrapur
is a double whammy, as
the district is already
grappling with the effects
of climate change on
agriculture, with research
indicating reduced crop
growth and production,
water scarcity, soil fertility
reduction, poor quality
yield, and late or no seed
germination as a result of
changes in rainfall

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New Delhi (PTI): India
has 103 active or de-
funct spacecraft and 114
objects categorised as
‘space debris’ in orbit
and it has embarked on
a research to reduce
such fragments from
outer space. “Presently,
the Indian Space Re-
search Organisation
(ISRO) has taken up re-
search activities to
study the feasibility
and technologies re-
quired to undertake ac-
tive debris removal
(ADR),” Minister of
State in PMO Jitendra
Singh told parliament.
According to Orbital
Debris Quarterly News
issued in March by
NASA, India had 103
spacecraft, including
active and defunct satel-
lites, and 114 space de-
bris objects, including
spent rocket bodies or-
biting the earth. So, the
country has a total of
217 space objects orbit-
ing the earth.
Singh said Active De-
bris Removal (ADR)
was one of the active
methods suggested by
the Space Debris Re-
search Community to
contain the growth of
space debris objects.
“ADR is a very complex
technology and in-
volves policy and legal
issues. Technology
demonstration studies
have been taken up by
many countries, includ-
ing India. Developmen-
tal studies for finalising
necessary technologies
are initiated,” he said.
A top ISRO official
had told a technology
conclave last year that
the space agency was
working on futuristic
technologies such as
self-eating rockets and
vanishing satellites.
According to the Or-
bital Debris Quarterly
News, the US has 4,144
spacecraft, and 5,126 ob-
jects that can be catego-
rised as space debris.
India has 217 space objects orbiting earth: Report
REDUCING SPACE DEBRIS?
New Delhi (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi will hold a vir-
tual meeting with US
President Joe Biden on
Monday to review bilat-
eral cooperation and
exchange views on re-
cent developments in
South Asia and the In-
do-Pacific and global is-
sues of mutual interest,
the MEA amd US an-
nounced on Sunday
.
The Ministry of Ex-
ternal Affairs made an
announcement on Sun-
day about the virtual
meeting.
“The two leaders will
review ongoing bilater-
al cooperation and ex-
change views on recent
developments in South
Asia, the Indo-Pacific
region and global issues
of mutual interest,” the
MEA said.
PM Modi, Biden to hold virtual
meeting ahead of 2+2 dialogue
Meeting aimed at further strengthening bilateral comprehensive global strategic ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting US President Joe Biden at
the White House in US. —FILE PHOTO
Ahmedabad (PTI):
dra Modi on Sunday
said the coronavirus
has not gone away and
keeps resurfacing, and
cautioned people not to
let their guard down in
the battle against the
pandemic.
Nobody knows when
the ‘bahurupiya’ (one
that changes form) Cov-
id-19 will resurface,
PM Modi said, adding
that administering
nearly 185 crore doses
of vaccines to control
its spread was made
possible due to public
support.
He was addressing
via video conferencing
the Mahapatotsav pro-
gramme of Maa Umiya
Dham at Vanthali in
Gujarat’s Junagadh dis-
trict, as part of the 14th
foundation day celebra-
tion of the temple of
Maa Umiya, considered
as the deity of Kadva
Patidar community
.
The PM urged devo-
tees of Maa Umiya to
turn to natural farming
with the aim to save
Mother Earth from the
scourge of chemical
fertilisers.
He also asked people
to a pledge to partici-
pate in creating 75 ‘Am-
rit Sarovars’ (lakes) in
each district as part of
the Azadi Ka Amrit Ma-
hotsav, being organised
to mark 75 years of In-
dia’s Independence.
“Covid-19 was a big
crisis, and we are not
saying that the crisis is
over. It may have taken
a pause, but we never
know when it will resur-
face. To stop this, nearly
185 crore doses of vac-
cines were adminis-
tered, which surprised
the world,” he said.
The PM also said the
devotees of Maa Umiya
should undertake a pro-
ject to take care of the
health of malnourished
children and anemic
mothers at the village
level. The ‘Maa Umiya
Trust,’ which manages
the temple, should or-
ganise competitions at
the village level promot-
ing good health of chil-
dren, he said.
Covid not over, is changing
forms and resurfacing: PM
‘DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN’
New Delhi (PTI): The
stronger the farmers be-
come, the more prosper-
ous New India would be,
draModisaidonSunday
and asserted that the
‘PM Kisan Samman Ni-
dhi’ giving new strength
to crores of tillers.
Taking to Twitter, the
PrimeMinistershareda
graphic which stated
that Rs 1.82 lakh crore
havedirectlybeentrans-
ferred to the bank ac-
counts of 11.3 crore
farmers. The graphic
stated the benefits farm-
ers received under the
'PM Kisan Samman Ni-
dhi' and other agricul-
ture-related schemes.
Thecountry is proud
of our farmer brothers
and sisters. The strong-
er they become, the
more prosperous the
New India will be. I am
happy that PM Kisan
Samman Nidhi and oth-
er schemes related to
agriculture are giving
new strength to crores
of farmers in the coun-
try,” Modi said.
Stronger farmers become, more
prosperous India would be: PM
Banaskantha (ANI):
Union home minister
Amit Shah on Sunday
inaugurated the Indo-
Pak border viewing
point in Nadabet in Gu-
jarat’s Banaskantha
district.
Nadabet, as per the
Gujarat Tourism web-
site, is a small slice of
land jutting into a
sprawling lake, where
the “Seema Darshan
(border viewing) for
tourists is organised.
“It offers an opportu-
nity for travellers to see
the workings of an
army post. Some of the
activities and sights
that will interest the
traveller include the re-
treat ceremony against
the backdrop of a glori-
ous orange sunset
where the BSF jawans
put up a gallant show of
marching with pride to
end another day of
guarding the borders,”
the website stated.
It further added that
a weapon display and
photo gallery at Nada-
bet includes guns, tanks
and other sophisticated
devices that help in
keeping the border and
inland places secure.
Amit Shah inaugurates Indo-Pak Seema
Darshan project at Gujarat’s Nadabet
Colombo: Former
Prime minister of Sri
Lanka Ranil Wickrem-
esinghe on Sunday ac-
cused the incumbent
governmentof plunging
the country into a deep
economic and political
crisis with its incompe-
tenceindealingwiththe
financial challenges
while also stating that
the utter failure has led
to a situation where the
people are standing in
long queues.
It never happened in
our time...when our gov-
ernment was here there
were no queues of the
people to buy the basic
necessities. But it's all
happening because of
the incompetence of the
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
governmentinthecoun-
try
, former PM said.
Wickremesinghe also
stated that when he was
the PM in 2019 the coun-
try's economy was in
healthy status with cap-
ital surplus but the in-
competency of the cur-
rent government has
brought the people on
the streets.
Ex-Lanka PM thanks
India amid eco unrest
Bilaspur (ANI):
Bharatiya Janata Party
chief Jagat Prakash
Nadda on Sunday said
that apart from BJP,
there is no political par-
ty in the country that
runs without promot-
ing familism and added
that, because of this
reason many of the op-
position parties have
limited themselves to
mere regional parties.
Nadda was address-
ing a roadshow in Bilas-
pur on Sunday. Ad-
dressing a gathering
today, Mr Nadda said,
“In the recently con-
cluded Assembly elec-
tions, we all witnessed
that Yogi Adityanath
became the Chief Min-
ister of UP for the sec-
ond time in a row.”
All parties, except BJP,
promote familism:Nadda
CATTLE
SMUGGLER
KILLED IN ASSAM
ADVANCED LIGHT
COPTER MK III
COMMISSIONED
Guwahati: A cattle
smuggler was killed in a
gunfight with the police
in Assam’s Dhubri
district, officials said
on Sunday. Acting on
a tip-off, police tried to
intercept a vehicle in
Sapatgram area on Sat-
urday night, they said.
“The car was signalled
to stop, but it sped
away. Our team started
chasing it,” a police
officer said. Those
inside the car fired
at the police vehicle,
which was retaliated in
self-defence, he said.
Bhubaneswar: The
Indian Coast Guard
(ICG) on Sunday com-
missioned a squadron
of Advanced Light
Helicopter (ALH) MK III,
which will strengthen
maritime security. ALH
MK III choppers are
fitted with modern sur-
veillance radar and elec-
tro-optical equipment
which enables them to
undertake the role of
long-range maritime,
an ICG statement said.
These helicopters also
feature an array of state
of the art sensors.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Assam Agricultural Minister
Atul Bora enjoying a Jeep Safari during their visit to Kaziranga
National Park, in Nagaon on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Narmadapuram: A British-era bridge on the dry Suk-
thwa river in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram col-
lapsed while a trailer-truck was crossing on Sunday,
leading to traffic disruption on the Bhopal-Nagpur
national highway, a senior police official said. The in-
cident took place when a 138-wheel trailer-truck was
crossing the narrow bridge, leading to the vehicle
falling on the dry river bed, ASP Awadhesh Pratap
Singh told news agency PTI over phone.
Washington: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar have arrived in
the US capital to attend the India-US ‘2+2’ ministerial
dialogue in Washington on Monday — the first under
the Biden administration. To be held under the shadow
of the Ukrainian crisis, the ‘2+2’ ministerial is reflec-
tive of the significance the two governments attach to
this bilateral relationship, which former PM Atal Bihari
Vajpayee described as natural allies.
BRITISH-ERA BRIDGE COLLAPSES IN MP,
TRAILER-TRUCK FALLS ON DRY RIVER BED
DEFENCE MIN RAJNATH SINGH, EAM
JAISHANKAR IN US FOR ‘2+2’ TALKS
CRUCIAL READ
New Delhi (ANI):
Amid a strong push
by Central government
for ‘Make in India’ in
defence sector, the
Defence Ministry has
formed a committee
under a three star-
rank officer to decide
on the curtailed deal
for buying predator
drones from the US.
As per the plans, India
was earlier planning
to acquire 30 of these
high-altitude long-
endurance drones
equipped with strike
capability, including
missiles, which were
to be equally distrib-
uted among the three
services. “A commit-
tee has been formed
under a Lieutenant
General-rank officer to
decide on the number
of predator drones
that the three services
should buy to meet
their requirements till
the time indigenous
development of similar
equipment can be
done,” Government
sources said.
PANEL TO DECIDE ON
CURTAILED PREDATOR
DRONE DEAL WITH US
Precaution dose of vax
rolled out at pvt centres
A healthcare worker inoculates a beneficiary with a
precautionary dose in New Delhi on Sunday.
New Delhi (ANI):
India on Sunday be-
gan administering
precaution dose of
Covid-19 vaccines to
all aged above 18
years, who have com-
pleted nine months
since the administra-
tion of their second
dose, at private vac-
cination centres.
The Centre has
told all States and
UTs that the precau-
tion dose will be of
the same Covid-19
vaccine which has
been used for ad-
ministration of the
first and second
dose and that pri-
vate vaccination
centres can charge
up to a maximum of
Rs 150 per dose as
service charge over
and above the cost
of the vaccine.
Union health sec-
retary Rajesh
Bhushan, also in-
formed that no fresh
registrations would
be required for pre-
caution dose as all
due beneficiaries
are already regis-
tered on CoWIN.
HIGHLIGHTS
l Shanghai residents
question human
cost of China's
Covid quarantines
l India records
1,054 fresh Covid
cases, 29 more
deaths
l Over 17.47 crore
Covid-19 vaccine
doses available
with States, UTs:
Centre
Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Gujarat CM Bhupendrabhai
Patel salutes in Banaskantha on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Satellite orbiting the earth. —FILE PHOTO
BJP chief JP Nadda
517 FROM CHINA
GTA POLLS:
WB BJP SEEKS
SHAH’S ADVICE
Kolkata, (Agencies):
West Bengal unit of
the BJP, during Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah’s two-day visit
to the state on April
16-17, will seek his
advice on contest-
ing the forthcom-
ing elections for
Gorkhaland Territorial
Administration (GTA)
in Darjeeling. On April
16, Shah will be in
north Bengal, wherein
the hill leaders of the
party will meet him
and seek his sugges-
tions on GTA polls.
ENJOYING SAFARI!
—PHOTO
BY
ANI

NEWS
07
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: A leopard has
been found trapped in
the jungles of Udaipur.
Theleopardwashanging
upside down in a noose
made of wire between
the bushes. According to
Regional Forest Officer
Dilip Gurjar pather died
during treatment on
Sunday evening.
According to reports,
villagers reached the
spot after hearing the
roar in the morning.
The forest department
team rescued him after
about an hour’s effort.
The incident is of Mata-
ji ka mandir behind
Rama Phosphate near
Baghdara Nature Park.
Hearing the roar of a
leopard, the people who
came to the temple did
not dare to go near.
Rescue in-charge Lal
Singh told that someone
had made a noose of the
clutch of the motorcycle
to hunt. Actually, the
leopard was moving
from the forest to the
Rama Phosphate area at
night. Meanwhile, the
clutch wire of the mo-
torcycle was kept in the
bushes. The front leg of
the panther got stuck in
it and he kept groaning
in the thorns and bush-
es all night long.
Panther rescued by forest team in Udaipur, dies later
OPERATION IN VAIN
RECOVERY RACKET: MORE DTO
OFFICIALS ON THE RADAR OF ACB
1llegal recovery was done from trucks, ACB conducted surprise raid at 4.45 am
Ashvini Yadav
Alwar: In the case of
arrest of 11 persons, in-
cluding inspector
Ravindra Singh Bhati,
the bureau sleuths re-
vealed that more offi-
cials are on the radar.
“Surveillance records
may also reveal names
of few more officials or
civilians involved in
the recovery game,”
said an official.
Ravi Chauhan, a resi-
dent of Dalal Chaubara,
works as recovery agent
for Inspector Bhati.
ACB officials have re-
covered total Rs 12 lakh
of which more than Rs
8 lakh from Ravi Chau-
han’s residence. Addi-
tional recoveries have
been made from the
guards as well.
Interestingly, when
they realised that ACB
had conducted a raid,
the guards tried to wash
their hands off the cash
and threw money
around the check post.
ASP Chandrashil in-
formed that illegal re-
covery is done from
trucks on DTO toll and
recently the bureau re-
ceived a complaint in
this regard. The other
accused have been iden-
tified as Leela Ram, Ga-
jendra, Vikram, Lokesh
and Kailash.
Accused DTO toll employees and brokers in ACB custody.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE DEMANDS
PROBE INTO SARISKA TIGER POACHING
RATHORE’S ARREST STIRS
POLICITAL CIRCLE IN RAJ
Navin Sharma
Jaipur: The arrest of
CEO of Biofuel Author-
ity Surendra Singh
Rathore by ACB has
now created a stir in
the political fields too.
The reason for this is
simple; the ACB had
kept Surendra Singh’s
phone on surveillance
and many shocking
names came out dur-
ing that time as many
politicians, specially,
two Rajput leaders of
BJP and Congress,
used to frequently
contact Surendra.
According to sources,
now the ACB is in a di-
lemma regarding these
VVIPs and possibly, a
decision will be taken
only after discussion
at the higher level.
Panchayati Raj and
Rural Development
dept formed a panel
to probe CEO case.
Long deployment of
officers will be inves-
tigated. The merger
and amalgamation of
services of officers in
Bio-fuel Authority will
also be examined.
Alwar: Before the major incident of fire in the
Sariska forest, signs of hunting of Tiger ST-13
are becoming evident. Three members of the
Advisory Committee of the Tiger Reserve Forest
Sariska said that Tiger ST-13 has been poached.
SIT should be formed to probe the matter.
Demand has been made to the government. So
far, the MLA of Rajgarh Laxmangarh, Johri Lal
Meena has raised his voice alone. He has said
earlier that the truth about Sariska’s negligence
and guilty officials will be told to the Chief
Minister. Meanwhile, many environmental lovers
including historian and advocate Harishankar
Goyal and Vivek were present.
ACS: Govt earned
`384-cr revenue
from natural gas
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The production
of natural gas in the
state has increased sev-
en times in the last 13
years, resulting in an
increase of more than
113 times in revenue re-
ceipt. ACS Mines Dr
Subodh Agarwal in-
formed that a record
1570 MCM of natural
gas has been produced
in the recently conclud-
ed financial year, while
making a new record of
revenue earning, the
state government has
received revenue of Rs
384 crore 54 lakh.
ACS Mines Dr Agar-
wal informed that natu-
ral gas is being pro-
duced in the state by
Cairn Vedanta, Focus
Energy and Oil India.
Natural gas is be-
ing produced in
the state by Cairn
Vedanta, Focus
Energy and Oil
India.
—Subodh Agarwal,
ACS Mines
GIRL DIES AFTER STRAY DOGS ATTACK
IN TONK, POLICE REGISTERS FIR
Tonk: A dozen stray dogs attacked the girl go-
ing to get milk. The girl died on the spot itself.
Police reached the spot on information and got
the dead body kept in the mortuary of Niwai
CHC. Police handed over the dead body to the
relatives after conducting a post-mortem. The
incident of Lalwadi village of Dattawas police
station area. After the incident, residents of the
area expressed their resentment and demanded
fro the civic authorities to control the increas-
ing population of dogs.
Jaipur: The High Court on Saturday put a stay on
the suspension of the Village Development Officer
(VDO) of Todaraisingh for not giving the plaintiff a
fair chance of hearing. The Bench of Justice Indrajit
Singh issued notices to Pachayati Raj department,
District Collector of Tonk and others, seeking their
explanation on the matter. The aggrieved VDO Mo-
han Lal has pleaded in his petition that the Commis-
sioner of the concerned Zilla Parishad has misused
his powers in suspending him on 7 March on the
pretext of an ongoing departmental inquiry against
him whereas no such probe is pending against him.
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT STAYS VILLAGE
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER’S SUSPENSION
NEWS DIGEST
Take action against guilty, Min tells officials
Manoj Jain
Karauli: Rural Devel-
opment and Panchaya-
ti Raj Minister Ramesh
Meena visited Karauli
and held a meeting
with IG, District Col-
lector and SP where he
instructed the officials
to take action against
the guilty and not to
harass the innocents.
Besides, curfew will be
relaxed from 9 am to 5
pm from today.
“All shops will re-
main open during this
time but two-wheelers
and four-wheelers will
not be allowed to ply
on roads,” said Collec-
tor Rajendra Singh
Shekhawat.
Meena has accused
the BJP of provoking
violence by instigating
people as elections ap-
proaching. He held a
meeting of both the
communities on Sun-
day to know their views
on ending curfew.
MAN HELD FOR OBJECTIONABLE
POST ON KARAULI INCIDENT
Sawai Madhopur: Malarna Dungar police sta-
tion arrested a youth for making objectionable
remarks on Facebook regarding the disturbance
in Karauli. SHO Bharat Singh said that in view
of the communal riots in Karauli and the festival
of Ram Navami, special precautions are being
taken against those who post provocative posts
on Facebook. Chakeri resident, Pankaj (21) son
Kajodmal Meena was reported to have made
objectionable remarks on Facebook regard-
ing the communal riots in Karauli, on which
ASI Roop Singh was sent to Chakeri village to
investigate the matter.
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Ramesh Meena
held a meeting with distrcit officials in Karauli on Sunday.
A team of forest employees rescuing trapped panther.
Seven die in five separate
road accidents across state
First India Bureau
Jaipur: An 8-year-old
child Kunal died in a
road accident on Satur-
day night in the Kotwali
police station area of
Dholpur. The child was
returning with a flag to
the Durga Mata temple
along with the people of
the village. During this,
a speeding bike coming
from behind hit the
child, due to which he
died on the spot. After
the accident, the youth
fled away leaving the
bike on the spot. Police
reached the spot and
kept the body in the
mortuary of hospital.
The police handed over
the dead body to the
relatives after conduct-
ing a post-mortem on
Sunday morning and
on the basis of the num-
ber of the bike, looking
for the accused.
In Jodhpur, two
youths died in a road ac-
cident on Phalodi’s NH-
11 Khara village. Asho-
ka and Tetaram Vish-
noi, resident Dayasagar
Khara died their Scor-
pio car in which they
travelling, met an acci-
dent.Bothwerebrought
to the district hospital
in Phalodi and doctors
declared them dead.
In Pratapgarh, a
two-year-old girl play-
ing outside the house
was trampled by a trac-
tor. The family filed a
murder case against
the driver.
In Dholpur, two peo-
ple died when a car was
collided with a truck
near Krishi Upaj Mandi
Gate near NH 3.
In Pratapgarh, a
two-year-old girl play-
ing outside her house
in Gajpura village of
Chandoli gram pan-
chayat of Chhotisadi
sub-division area of
Pratapgarh was
crushed by a speeding
tractor, killing the
girl on the spot.
Tractor driver fled
from the spot.
Criminal dies in
celebratory firing,
groom injured
Ramesh Sharma
Sikar: A case of firing
has come to the fore in
the marriage ceremony
in the Nechhwa police
station area of Sikar. A
day before the wedding,
three people were shot
in the firing by the
dancing youths. In the
incident, the groom’s
friend,ahistorysheeter,
died due to bullet inju-
ries and the groom and
his aunt’s son were also
injured. Nechhwa po-
lice station officer Vi-
mala Budhania said
that there was an inci-
dent of fire during the
marriage ceremony in
the Kirdoli village. The
marriage of Sangram
Singh is on April 10. A
day before the wedding,
a get together was
goinig on in the house.
GS Shekhawat targets state govt for
‘slack approach’ towards water crisis
First India Bureau
Jodhpur/Pali: Union
Minister Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat targeted
the state government
for slack attitude in
solving the problem of
water crisis despite the
massive budget from
the Centre. He said, “We
know that water issue
is a state subject under
the system provided by
the Constitution.”
He said Centre has
provided a budget of Rs
12,500 cr to the state
since 2019 but the pace
of work in my own state
is very slow. In Pali,
Shekhawat, said that
the Central Govern-
ment is working on pri-
ority to make every per-
son self-reliant as en-
visaged by PM Naren-
dra Modi. Congress
leader Yashpal Kump-
awat met Shekhawat
and demanded a perma-
nent solution to the
drinking water prob-
lem in Pali district.
‘Reopen cancelled lease
applicationsunderPSKS’
Vikas Prajapat murder:
Accused spill the beans
First India Bureau
Jaipur: As the Pra-
shasan Shehron ke
Sang campaign starts
from May 1, the govern-
ment has instructed
that the files of the
30,000 lease applica-
tions that were can-
celled by the civic bod-
ies must be reopened.
More than 27,000 of
these are from the Au-
tonomous Government
Department. The gov-
ernment has given in-
structions to get the
documents related to all
such applications. Be-
sides, information
about the disposal of
pending cases has also
been sought. The urban
bodies have rejected
46,000 applications re-
lated to other works,
including leases. A tar-
get has been set to issue
10 lakh leases under the
campaign. So far, 25,1712
applications have
been approved against
29,737 applications.
Lalit Kumar Joshi
Pratapgarh: The ac-
cused arrested in con-
nection with the Vikas
Prajapat murder case in
Chhoti Sadri, Pratap-
garh have revealed that
the murder was done
due to uploading of a
video of the beating on
the WhatsApp status.
SP Dr Amrita Duhan
said that on April 6, in-
formation was received
at the Chhoti Sadri PS,
an injured person came
to the police station,
who told that he was
beaten up. He was ad-
mitted to a hospital
where he died. There
were three named and
one unknown accused
in the FIR. All four were
detained by the police
within 3 hours. During
interrogation, it was
found that the deceased
Vikas and the accused
Arvind Anjana, Jaspal
Anjana, Shivlal were
having a rivalry be-
tween them for 5-6
months. Bunty Anjana
had thrashed Arvind
Anjana, whose video
was made by Vikas.
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat along with
Union Minister of State for Textiles Darshana Jardosh participated
in the convocation ceremony of NIFT in Jodhpur on Sunday.
Pratapgarh: A
13-year-old girl be-
came a mother after
which a case under
POCSO has been
filed and a minor was
held. After having
abdominal pain, the
relatives showed the
girl to doctors and
after examination she
was found pregnant.
After the operation,
the victim gave birth
to a still born. On
the persuasion of SP
Amrita Duhan, the
victim’s family got
the case filed. The
DNA test of the dead
child and the minor
accused will be done.
Further action will be
taken after the arrival
of the DNA report.
MINOR HELD FOR
IMPREGNATING
13-YR-OLD GIRL
Karauli curfew
ralaxed from
9 am to 5 pm
Kunal —FILE PHOTO

Accept the change with positivity
and you will see a dramatic
change in its face.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: Those in the
know-how of the devel-
opments and whispers
of the Secretariat stress
that perhaps the state
government is not too
happy with the working
style of Principal Secre-
tary of Administrative
Reforms Ashwini Bha-
gat.Andmoreso,Bhagat
doesnotfeaturetoogood
in Usha Sharma’s books
and perhaps that is why
,
Bhagathasbeenstripped
of much of his responsi-
bilities and work and
given roles in the Plan-
ning Department.
The work of organis-
ing, monitoring and fol-
low-up of marathon
meetingsof Chief Secre-
tary to be handled by AR
department, is now be-
ing done by Planning
department.
CS Usha Sharma had
asked all 33 collectors of
Rajasthan to take up the
new innovative scheme
in their respective dis-
tricts and thereafter she
chaired marathon meet-
ingsforfivedaysstraight
wherein she observed
the presentations of
these schemes, but no-
where was AR involved
in the process. In fact,
Ashwini Bhagat was not
even called to the meet-
ings for presentation.
The state government
is going to hold a Collec-
tors’ conference in the
ongoing month and it
will be after a long time
thatallcollectorswillas-
semble in Jaipur, togeth-
er. Till now the AR de-
partment has organized
such conferences, but
this time around, the re-
sponsibility has been
given to the Planning
Department.
As such, other works
in the AR department
have come to a complete
halt. Such is the situa-
tion that the Sampark
helpline, which was
startedbyCMAshokGe-
hlotrightaftercomingto
powersothatthegeneral
public can register their
complaints and griev-
ances, has almost
stopped. Moreover, work
related to attendance
checking, by sending
teams to departments,
has also ended.
Senior IAS of 1995
batch Ashwini Bhagat
was handed over the re-
sponsibility of ARD in
July 2020, but since day
one, the man did not
show any interest in the
department’s work.
Word is that he does not
come to the office for the
entire duration of work-
ing hours too! Nearly a
fortnight back, CS Usha
Sharma gave him a
dressing down and or-
deredhimthatevenif he
comes one hour late to
office, he should inform
CS about it.
Knowledgeable sourc-
es claim that in his 28-
year long service, he has
never been given any im-
portant posting by any
government. When in
2004,hewasappointedas
Collector of Ajmer, soon
afterhewasremovedtoo
for an obscene dance at
PushkarFair.Thereafter,
when in 2008 he was ap-
pointed as Collector of
Kota, his own Collector-
ate employees rebelled
againsthimandDoPwas
forced to call him back
within three months.
In the past decade,
successive govern-
ments have posted him
in Higher Edu, Sanskrit
Edu, Animal Husband-
ry, Jaipur Metro, Elec-
tion, Ayurveda De-
partments due to which
Bhagat’s image has
been of a ‘non-perform-
er and average officer.’
WILL BHAGAT EVER COME OUT OF HIS ‘NON-
PERFORMER AVERAGE OFFICER’ IMAGE?
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: CM Ashok
Gehlot addressed a
press conference in Bi-
kaner on Sunday and
addressed the issue
surrounding Karauli
violence wherein he
said, “Strict action will
be taken against those
who engage in vio-
lence. Only rule of law
will prevail in state.
PM and Home Minister
should give a statement
on violence.”
Targeting the Cen-
tre, he said that a dan-
gerous environment
has been created in
country
. “Politics of po-
larization is happening
and BJP government is
ruining democracy on
money power. We have
no quarrel with BJP,
but our fight is against
ideology.” Gehlot, re-
sponding to a question
of Union Min threaten-
ing to send officers to
jail said, “Isn’t he leav-
ing politics? He was the
main character to con-
spire topple the man
from Jodhpur from
CM’s role. What was
his role in Sanjivani,
he should tell govt?
Money of the poor
should be given to
them.”
CM Gehlot listened
to the problems of the
common man at Bikan-
er Circuit House.
During the public
hearing, a large num-
ber of employees and
various employee or-
ganisations expressed
their gratitude to the
Chief Minister for im-
plementing the Old
Pension Scheme for the
various government
employees appointed
on and after January 1,
2004.
GEHLOT LISTENS TO PROBLEMS OF MASSES IN BIKANER
ISN’T HE LEAVING POLITICS?, CM
TAKES A JIBE AT MIN SHEKHAWAT
CM’s JOVIAL TAKE
ON SACHIN PILOT
SURPRISES MEDIA!
CM TO VISIT DUNGARPUR ON APRIL 15 24
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IS RUINING DEMOCRACY ON MONEY POWER, THE CM SAID
CM Ashok Gehlot Addresses the concerns of people during a public hearing conducted at the Circuit House in Bikaner on Sunday.
CM Ashok Gehlot on Sunday addressed the Murti Prana
Pratishtha ceremony at the Banke Bihari Temple of
Shri Balaji Seva Dham in Nagaur district. He said there
should be respect for every religion and God does not
forgive those who do violence. He said serving cows
is a very pious act. For the first time in the country, a
department has been created for the protection and
promotion of cattle in Rajasthan and the government
has increased the grant for Gaushalas.
FLORAL TRIBUTES
Meanwhile, the Chief
Minister visited the
stone plaques based
on the life philosophy
of Mahatma Gandhi at
Gandhi Park. Later, Gehlot
reached the residence of
former MP Jamna Barupal
at Rathkhana Colony
and offered his condo-
lences on the demise of
the former MP. Barupal
passed away on January
20. Gehlot offered floral
tributes to Jamna Barupal
and Pannalal Barupal.
Bikaner: In an interesting
development, CM Gehlot,
displaying his carefree
and cheerful style, replied
to a media question
related to Sachin Pilot.
Since Pilot met Rahul
Priyanka Gandhi recently
in Delhi, Gehlot was ques-
tioned about what tran-
spired in meet in Delhi?
CM Gehlot replied with a
smile, “Brother, I didn’t
put cameras there so that
I know what happened?”
Reply of ‘know all’ leader
of Congress, took the
journo by surprise
while Gehlot smiled,
journo was speechless
smiled back at the CM.
CM Gehlot will visit Dungarpur on April 15 24
wherein Congress state president Govind Singh Do-
tasra will also accompany CM. Gehlot will reach Ratan-
pur border with Dandi Yatra on April 15 after which, he
will address the rally at Bichhiwada. Meanwhile, Gehlot
and Dotasra will visit Gyanpur village on April 24 and
attend the convention of Gujarati Patidar society.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal
lashed out at RD
Meena, his closest re-
tired officer, and UIT
OSD and asked him
to keep his officers
under control. He
said that his engi-
neers were ignoring
his orders. A temple
and a house built by
Birdhilal Bagri near
River Front in the
Kunhadi area were
demolished by Urban
Development Trust
for construction. A
family living near
Chambal River Front
also reached out to
the Minister during
the public hearing
with their complaint
after which Dhari-
wal reacted.
Dhariwal said that
UIT engineer Kamal
Meena wasn’t listen-
ing to him. Dhariwal
took serious note of
the demand for a
makeover of Kota’s
court complex and
inspected it on Sun-
day directed offic-
ers to repair the au-
ditorium. He also in-
structed officials to
develop a better
drainage system.
The Advocate
Council Kota
thanked Dhariwal
for immediate action
on their demands.
UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal inspects Kota Court Complex
during his visit to the city on Sunday. Also seen here are
Anoop Bartariya, RD Meena, Rajesh Joshi OP Verma.
Dhariwal raps UIT
OSD over razing
villager’s house
When I had already given clear
instructions not to break the house
situated in the locality, then why
did Meena visit the family?
—Shanti Dhariwal, UDH Minister
First India Bureau
New Delhi: After the
party’s drubbing in
recent assembly polls
in five states, top
Congress leaders will
soon meet at a ‘Chin-
tan Shivir’ to deliber-
ate on measures for
reviving the organi-
sation at the grass-
roots level and ad-
dress fresh challeng-
es. Sources said the
party has convened a
meeting of its gener-
al secretaries and in-
charges on Tuesday
to work out modali-
ties for the conclave,
which is likely to be
held in Rajasthan.
Rajasthan CM
Ashok Gehlot and his
Chhattisgarh coun-
terpart Bhupesh
Baghel have already
offered to host the
Shivir in their re-
spective states, and
the party leadership
may settle for Jaipur
in Rajasthan, owing
to its proximity to
the national capital.
During the last
CWC meeting, when
party leadership
faced fresh demands
for organisational
overhaul in wake of
defeat in five states, it
was decided that the
party will hold an-
other CWC meet af-
ter the Parliament
session finalise de-
tails of Chintan Shi-
vir.
The major brain-
storming session
will chalk out a strat-
egy for course cor-
rection to reverse the
trend of electoral de-
feats as party is now
in power in only Ra-
jasthan Chhattis-
garh. Congress lead-
ership wants every
Congress leader to
openly discuss short-
comings corrective
measures to be taken
to help spread its ide-
ology make it fight-
ing fit electorally in
next poll season,
sources said. The
continous tussle be-
tween the old guard
younger lot has
also taken a toll and
the issue is likely to
be discussed. Word is
that party has al-
ready accepted that it
could not effectively
“expose the misrule”
of BJP state govern-
ments in 4 states of
UP, U’khand, Goa
Manipur, due to flaws
in its strategy
.
COURTESY VISIT
Jagdeesh Chandra called on West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Raj Bhavan,
Jaipur on Sunday evening. During the courtesy visit, Jagdeesh Chandra presented the
Governor with a copy of The Untold Stories - The making of PM Modi: A compilation of
First India edits on the man who has re-written the history of modern India. Governor
Dhankhar appreciated the initiative and said that this collection is indeed an inspiring one.
Cong leaders to meet
to prep for Chintan
Shivir, Raj may host
What have you done for Raj in 5 yrs?: CM
Ashwini Bhagat
From P1…
Our own MP has be-
come Minister of Water
Resources. Get at least
one project declared as
a national project. Itni
Hi Uski Aukaat Nahi
Hai. What a minister he
is that he can not con-
vince the PM.” On
granting national pro-
ject status to ERCP,
now bitterness has
started increasing be-
tween GS Shekhawat
CM Ashok Gehlot. Ge-
hlot said, “PM has spo-
ken about ERCP. Even
if we do not consider
that, the minister
should have such a sta-
tus that he should get
declared a national
project by telling the
PM that it is the issue
pertaining to Ra-
jasthan and PM, this
has to be done. Take a
look at the history of 40
years, I myself have
been an MP, today the
map of Rajasthan has
changed, we got the
work done. Ask them
what they have done
for Rajasthan in 5
years? ERCP is made
by their government.
PM says our famous
CM; at least give her
time to meet you. Now
they have 6 CMcandi-
dates.”
SHEKHAWAT’S JIBE...
“Union Min’s remark against
bureaucracy is not only inde-
cent, but also undemocratic.
The capable bureaucrats are
doing a great job and acting
on complaints. Shekhawat’s
remark has also caused
huge resentment in state
bureaucracy.” Meanwhile,
Joshi asked Shekhawat,
“When are you getting the
foundation stone of ERCP
laid as a national project?
It is necessary to solve the
acute drinking water problem
of residents of 13 districts
of East Rajasthan. PM Modi
himself has spoke about
its importance in 2018 poll
meets. Raj govt is ready to
help as a provision of Rs
9,600 crore has been made
in the state budget.”

ashion modelling is
more than a profes-
sion, it is a way for
the model to express
herself through a
certain line of cloth-
ing and makeup.
Modelling is undoubtedly
the most popular modern
goal among young women of
all backgrounds. It is the
most difficult occupation,
which requires passion and
patience, this is not unques-
tionably limited to the world
of fashion, but also encom-
passes other well-known vo-
cations. The gorgeous beauty
Amrita gives a sneak peek
about her journey as a model
in a conversation with City
First.
When asked about her
journey the ravishing beauty
said,” I’m a 22-year-old girl
from Panipat who is current-
ly residing in Delhi to pursue
my goal and build a career
out of it. My bachelor’s de-
gree was in computer sci-
ence. My modelling career
began in 2018 when I entered
a contest and afterwards be-
gan working as an Instagram
influencer. As a model, I’ve
worked with several well-
known brands. I’ve also
worked with several well-
known designers and celeb-
rity makeup artists.”
When asked about the
hardships faced during her
remarkable journey, Amrita
said, “Because of my job, I
have to live away from my
parents, which is difficult for
me because I am a family-
oriented girl. My family has
always been supportive, but
due to society’s preconceived
beliefs about models and
their careers, they occasion-
ally try to persuade me to
stop modelling and find a
good partner. I persuaded my
parents to let me pursue
modelling.”
She also added “I re-
ally enjoyed and
also learnt quite
a bit from the
Queen of cos-
mos event
held at Fair-
m o u n t
Jaipur and I
am really
grateful to
J a g d e e s h
C h a n d r a
Sir and
First India
team for
this won-
derful op-
portunity”
We asked
her about
her future
a s p i r a t i o n s
and she told us
“After 20 years, I
want to see myself
in a position where
I am an example to
many other young
women from small
towns, and they as-
pire to be like me. I
want to start a
grooming school for
everyone interested
in working in this
field and provide them
with free training. I
want to reach new
heights in this indus-
try, but I also want
my parents to be
right beside me,
supporting me
at all times.”
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an exclusive
interview with
Amrita Khurana, a
stunning Delhi-
based fashion diva
who has carved a
name for herself in
the industry and
serves as an
inspiration to many
young people who
aspire to work in
the industry
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BEAUTEOUS STARLET
BEAUTEOUS STARLET
AMRITA
AMRITA
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

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ETC
here are dozens
of spells that are
used by the char-
acters in Harry
Potter’s fictional
world of wizard-
ry. From Expecto
Patronum to Avada Ke-
davra each spell has a
unique story but to know
the darkest secrets behind
these magical quotes we
have to dig into the histo-
ry of Hogwarts.
Ever since becoming
popular, the Harry Potter
series has been among the
most frequently chal-
lenged books, as meas-
ured by the American Li-
brary Association. While
the series was welcomed
by many parents and
teachers for getting chil-
dren interested in read-
ing, not to mention being
a good story, others feel
that the series presents
dangerous ideas and atti-
tudes that are bad for
readers.
In some parts of the
United States and the
United Kingdom, Potter
books have been banned
from being read in school,
taken out of libraries,
and even burned in pub-
lic. Omg, why on earth
such a masterpiece is
banned? To my surprise, I
discovered that some
spells used in Harry Pot-
ter were actually real.
Even the decision to re-
move Harry Potter books
from the St. Edward’s li-
brary was widely mocked
on social media by fans of
the popular series.
The names of many of
the spells are indeed de-
rived from other languag-
es, especially Latin. How-
ever, for the most part,
they aren’t proper words.
Author J.K. Rowling
created words that resem-
ble other words with real
meanings.
A CLOSER LOOK AT A
FEW SPELLS …
Here’s a closer look at
some of them: The
spell Alohomora is used
to open and unlock doors.
The word is supposedly
from the West African
Sidiki dialect and means
“friendly to thieves.”
Need to make invisible
ink appear? Try the
spell Aparecium, which
supposedly derives from
the Latin appareo, mean-
ing “to become visible or
to appear.”
Here’s a fun one: Conf-
ringo. It causes something
to explode in flames. The
spell is likely derived
from Latin and means “to
break in pieces, to bring
to nought.”Densuageo is
derived from two Latin
words: dens, which means
“tooth,” and augeo, which
means “to enlarge.” The
spell causes the victim’s
teeth to grow quickly.
The spell Episkey is de-
rived from the
Greek episkeu, which
means “repair, restora-
tion.” It’s used to heal mi-
nor injuries, such as Har-
ry Potter’s broken nose
in Half-Blood Prince. Pro-
tego Horribilis is also
used in Deathly Hallows.
It provides protection
against Dark Magic and
comes from the Latin pro-
tego, meaning “to
protect,”and horribilis,
meaning “horrible.”
Scourgify
, which is a spell
used to get something
clean, such as Hedwig’s
cage, is likely a play on
the word scour.
The spell Taranta-
llegra makes a victim’s
legs dance uncontrolla-
bly. It’s likely that it com-
bines the Italian allegra,
which means “joyful,”
and tarantella, which is a
Southern Italian folk
dance with rapid move-
ments.
Even Harry Potter bans
have a long history: As
the Daily Telegraph
notes, the books
were repeatedly
banned by schools
and targeted by
church-spon-
sored book
burnings
between
1 9 9 7
a n d
2007,
when the seven volumes
in the series were pub-
lished. Author J.K. Rowl-
ing was frequently ac-
cused of promoting Sa-
tanism and glorifying the
occult, and the American
Library Association
found that between 2000
and 2009, the books were
among the most likely
to be challenged by
parents objecting to
their inclusion in school
libraries. Pope Emeritus
Benedict XVI even
weighed in on the contro-
versy when he was a car-
dinal, writing in 2003 that
the books “deeply distort
Christianity in the soul
before it can grow prop-
erly.”
All the above informa-
tion has proved that cer-
tain types of magic are
possible outside the
school as else or are y’all
still waiting for your Hog-
warts letter?
HOGWARTS AND ITS
BANNED HISTORY!
Are you too riddikulusly obsessed with Harry
Potter? And have you ever wondered how the
names for Hogwarts’ spells were created?
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T

TOGETHER FOR
ETERNITY!
B
rooklyn Beck-
ham and Nico-
la Peltz are of-
ficially mar-
ried. As confirmed by
People, the couple
tied the knot on Sat-
urday in a lavish
ceremony held at
Pelz’s family es-
tate in Palm
Beach, Florida.
The duo said “I
do” in presence of their close family and
friends, including celebrity guests like
Serena Williams,
—Agency
T
amanna Bhatia lives by
the rule ‘no pain, no
gain’. The Baahubali
star has shared anoth-
er inspiring update from her
daily routine. Recently, she
posted a workout video from
her gym session on Insta-
gram. She was seen indulging
in some intense weight training
to maintain her toned physique.
The F3 star opted for a grey
co-ord athleisure for her
day at the gym. This lat-
est clip was captioned,
“You have it, don’t
hide it”. — Agency
M
otherhood is
agreeing with
Shriya Saran.
Whenever the
Drishyam actress gets a
breather from work, she
likes to spend her time
with hubby Andrei Ko-
scheev and her daugh-
ter Radha. Shriya
Saran started her
Sunday with
some playtime with the 1-year-old. In the
pics, the Awarapan actress posed with
Radha’s toys and in others, she is seen
capturing the adorable movements of her
little bundle of joy
. —Agency
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D
eepika Padukone took
her fans back in time
on Sunday afternoon
as she dished out an
extremely special piece of
work from the archives.
Turns out, the actress
gave a shot at writing po-
etry when she was only
12-years-old. Taking to
Instagram, Deepika
shared a photo of the
poem she wrote when
she was 12 and hilari-
ously called it her
first and last attempt.
The actress wrote a
rather lengthy
poem of at least 3
stanzas. —Agency
IT’S A GOOD
NEWS!
J
ennifer Lopez and Ben
Affleck left fans sur-
prised with their en-
gagement news over
the weekend. After rekindling
their romance last year, the
couple took a big step into
their relationship as they got
engaged again after two dec-
ades since their first engage-
ment. Affleck proposed to JLo
with a green ring that holds a
special meaning for her.
The singer’s massive spar-
kler is reportedly an 8.5-carat
green diamond stone that
could range between 8 to 10
USD million. —Agency WISHES- FULL
OF LOVE!
K
risten Stewart is a year
older and a year ‘flyer.’ On
Saturday, the Academy
Award nominee celebrated
her 32nd birthday with her fian-
cée Dylan Meyer, who posted
a shot of them leaning in for
a kiss over a birthday cake.
Captioning it “Another
one around the sun and
you’re out here getting
flyer every year,” The cou-
ple recently walked the
redcarpettogetheratthe
94th Academy Awards
where Stewart
received her
first-ever nom-
ination for
best actress af-
ter portray-
ing Princess
Diana in Spen-
cer. —Agency
FINAL OF FAST
FURIOUS!
T
he Fast
and the
Furious
f r a n -
chise is set to
wrap up
with its fi-
nal two films
and after addi-
tions such as that of
Cardi B in F9, its sequel is
looking even brighter with
the addition of MCU
star Brie Larson. The Cap-
tain Marvel star is joining
the Fast and Furious fran-
chise and an announce-
ment for the same was
made by Vin Diesel on
Instagram. Describing
the Oscar-winning actress as a
“profound soul”, Diesel wrote,
“Yeah yeah yeah… you see this
angel over my shoulder cracking
me up, you say to your self that’s
Captain Marvel”.
—Agency
riyanka Chopra is the
newest mum on the
block as she welcomed
her first child via sur-
rogacy in January this
year. However, the ac-
tress has also kept up
with her work commitments.
Looks like the weekend was an-
other project on the cards for
Priyanka Chopra as the actress
headed out to Los Angeles
where she is currently based.
Delighting her fans, Priyanka
dropped a selfie, or rather a
carfie, as she snapped a picture
while in her car. —Agency
P
CarfieTrending!!
LOVELY SUNDAY!
BRAHMASTRA
POSTER LAUNCH
LADY IN BLACK!
A
ll eyes are on Ranbir Ka-
poor and Alia Bhatt ever
since the news of their
wedding has come out.
Well, the lovebirds have recently
wrapped up the shoot of their
much-awaited film Brahmastra.
We have all seen the first look of
Ranbir and Alia respectively and
on Sunday, just a few days ahead
of their wedding, Ayan Mukerji
dropped a poster featuring the
two together and called it the love
poster of Brahmastra. Along with
it the filmmaker also hinted at
some ‘extra love in the air these
days’. —Agency
S
hruti Haasan does not shy
away from sharing up-
dates from her personal
and professional life on
social me-
dia. The
Premam ac-
tress is in
Guwahati
at the mo-
ment for
the Rongali
Bihu cele-
brations in
Assamwith
her boy-
friend San-
tanu Haz-
arika for an event. She recently
dropped some stunning pictures
from her visit. The star looked
pretty as a picture in a black saree
with golden embellish. The look
was enhanced multi-fold with tra-
ditional jhumkas and bangles.
—Agency
Fit to Fight!
Fit to Fight!
“I Am”
Priyanka Chopra
Jennifer Lopez
Deepika Padukone Kristen Stewart
Shruti Haasan
Brroklyn Beckham
and Nicola Peltz
Shriya Saran
Brie
Larson
Tamanna Bhatia
Poster of the movie

CITY FIRST
O
n the concluding
day of the cele-
bration of 29th
Foundation
Day of Jawahar Kala
Kendra (JKK), re-
nownedsingerRavindra
Upadhyay gave a fusion
performance on the
theme ‘Rangeelo Ra-
jasthan’onSundayeven-
ing. The fusion of hip-
hopalongwithRajastha-
ni folk enthralled the
audience at the event.
Upadhyay performed in
the program along with
his co-stars Rapperriya
BalamandShaliniAdhi-
kari. During this, Upad-
hyay performed many
Bollywood songs includ-
ing ‘Jiya Lage Na’ from
film Talaash, ‘
Aankho
Mein Sapna’ from film
Iqbal, among others.
Alongwiththis,thepres-
entation of ‘Hariyala
Bana’, ‘Des Padharo Sa’
and ‘Jai Jai Rajasthan’
in Rajasthani songs also
wontheheartsof theau-
dience.
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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
Jagdeesh Chandra launched the poster of 101 Senior Citizen’s Felicitation and Lifetime
Achievement Award, being organised by Deya Drishti Foundation on April 16 at EHCC
Hospital Auditorium from 11 am onwards. The event is being organised to pay gratitude to
the senior citizens who are the architects of our society. On the occasion, the directors of
the foundation, Shikha Sharma, Alka Choudhary and Poonam Khangarot were present. They
also invited Jagdeesh Chandra to be the Chief Guest for the ceremony.
THE ENGAGEMENT BELLS!
CITY FIRST
he engagement
ceremony of
Mohit Balwa-
da, son of
Praveen Bal-
wada with
B h a w n a ,
daughter of Harphool
Choudhary was organ-
ised on Sunday, April 10
at Hotel Jai Mahal Pal-
ace, Jaipur.
Jagdeep Dhankhar,
Governor of West Ben-
gal reached to bless the
couple for their new
phase of life. Mohit is
the nephew of state ad-
vocate Sanjeev Mahla.
Many dignitaries in-
cluding Lalchand Ka-
taria, Minister of Ra-
jasthan Government,
Dr Virendra Singh,
Randeep Dhankhar
were also present.
Several dignitaries
met Jagdeep Dhankhar
duringhisstayinJaipur
on Sunday
. Lalchand
Kataria, Minister of Ag-
riculture, Animal Hus-
bandry Fishries De-
partment, Advocate
Hemant Nahata,
Sanjeev Mahla,
Sheetal Dhankhar,
Shubhakaran Choud-
hary
, Information Com-
missioner, Dr Virendra
Singh, Randeep
Dhankhar,formerAdvo-
cate General Dharam-
veer Tholiya, and RSS’
Bhanu Pratap also met
him.
Jagdeep Dhankhar
stayed at Raj Bhavan.
He left for Kolkata along
with his wife Dr Sudesh
Dhankhar on Sunday
.
The grand roka ceremony of
Arun Sharma, son of Harish
Sharma and Pushpa Sharma,
with Anjali Jethanandani,
daughter of Murli Jethanandani
and Gopi Jethanandani was
held on Sunday, April 10 at
Hotel Grand Safari, Jaipur.
Jagdeesh Chandra reached to
bless the soon to be married
couple and wished them all the
best for their future.
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH
KIRADOO
PRE- WEDDING
CELEBRATIONS!
CELEBRATIONS GREETINGS!
POSTER LAUNCH!
FUTURE IS HERE!
—PHOTOS
BY
SUNIL
SHARMA
The last day of JECRC University’s Annual Fest JU Rhythm was held on Saturday. During
the three-day annual fest, the students witnessed a tremendous craze for Blockchain
technology including Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. In the exhibition organised
by Makerspace of the University, the students displayed devices based on advanced
technology.
MILITARIA 2022!
CITY FIRST
M
ilitaria 2022
was formally
inaugurated at
Castle Kanota,
Jaipur on Sunday. The
evening commenced
with a welcome address
by Maroof Raza, de-
fence expert, former
Indian Army Officer
and founder of ‘Mili-
taria’. The keynote
speaker for this il-
lustrious event was
renowned archaeolo-
gist and historian, Dr
Rima Hooja who elabo-
rated on the illustrious
military traditions of
Rajasthan. The evening
paid a tribute to Late
General Amar Singh of
Kanota with a pres-
entation by Vidushi
Pal Singh on his life
and writings. This
was followed by a visit
to a beautifully kept li-
brary cum museum,
with his meticulously
kept war diaries, and a
museum of the arms
used by soldiers of his
generation.
Several eminent per-
sonalities from the
armed forces, the gov-
ernment authorities
and other defence com-
panies from across In-
dia were in attendance
at the Legacy Event.
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
A MOVIE FOR
EVERY MONTH!
CITY FIRST
T
apesh Kotia, a
p a s s i o n a t e
f i l m m a k e r
from Jaipur
has come up with a
first of its kind and
unique concept
“Twelve Months
Twelve Films” in a
press conference
held at Coffee House
in JKK on Sunday.
During the press con-
ference, he informed
that each month of
the Hindu calendar
has a special signifi-
cance and also gives
a special message,
under this scheme,
starting from the
Hindu New Year, a
short film will be
produced every
month, in which the
story will be written
keeping in mind the
importance of that
particular month.
The first film of
this scheme
“Chhutte” is based
on Chaitra, the first
month of the Hindu
New Year month.
The film, directed by
Gajendra S Kshotri-
ya, depicts the Gan-
ga-Jamuni culture.
The story of
“Chhutte” is written
by senior journalist
Tribhuvan. The post-
er of the short film
“Chhutte” produced
for the month of
Chaitra was also re-
leased on Sunday.
The film stars Sha-
naya Rao, Jaya Pan-
dey, Raman Atre and
Tapan Bhatt.
FOUNDATION DAY @ JKK
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Sanjay Garg, Suman Garg, Sanket Garg, Surya Mittal and Kriti Garg Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Kriti Garg, Sanket Garg and Sanjay Garg
(L-R) Suman Garg, Aruna Garg, Surya Mittal
and Kriti Garg
Jagdeesh Chandra with Kriti Garg
Jagdeep Dhankhar with (L-R) Shubhkaran Choudhary, Dr Sudesh Dhankhar, Mohit Balwada,
Bhavna Choudhary, Lalchand Kataria, Praveen Balwada and Harphool Singh Chaudhary
Jagdeep Dhankhar with Dr Virendra Singh and Lalchand Kataria
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Murli Jethanandani, Gopi Jethanandani, Pooja Gurnanani,
Jitesh Jethanandani, Anjali Jethanandani, Arun Sharma, Rajkumar Jethanandani,
Harish Sharma, Pushpa Sharma and Kaviraj Sethi
Anjali Jethanandi and Arun Sharma
Tapesh Kotiya with Banaj Kumar
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Alka Choudhary, Poonam Khangarot and Shikha Sharma
Rima Hooja Maroof Raza
During the event
The beautiful roka ceremony of Sanket Garg,
son of Sanjay Garg and Suman Garg with
Surya Mittal, daughter of Nathmal Mittal and
Meena Mittal was held at Gulabi Nagri on
Sunday, April 10, Jaipur.
Jagdeesh Chandra reached to bless the soon
to be married couple and wished them all the
best for their future. Sanket is the brother
of Kriti Garg, a Jaipur based supermodel
and an Indian film actress, who has worked
predominantly in the Telugu movie industry.
Kriti’s previous film to hit the theatres was
Raahu in the year 2020.
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
The groom and bride to be Sanket Sharma and Surya Mittal
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