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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD, LUCKNOW & NEW DELHI
Nearly twenty-three years ago when Narendra Modi, the then party worker
of the BJP, was sent to the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh as its
in-charge, no one had even thought how he would completely change the
political paradigm of the hill state, writes SHASHIKANT SHARMA. P4
Petrol price increased by 31 paise and soared to Rs 111.23 per litre on
Sunday while diesel increased by 37 paise and hiked to Rs 102.31 per litre
in Jaipur. According to the industry experts, there may be constant hike in
coming days due to increase in crude oil price.
PERSPECTIVE: HOW
MODI SECURED
‘HIMALAYAN
ORCHARD’ FOR BJP...
9TH HIKE THIS
MONTH: PETROL,
DIESEL PRICES
SHOOT YET AGAIN
CORONA CATASTROPHE
RAJASTHAN
INDIA
18,166
new cases
214
new fatalities
04
new cases
00
new fatalities
SOG ARRESTS REET ACCUSED
BATTI LAL FROM KEDARNATH
Jaipur: The mastermind
in the Rajasthan Eligibil-
ity Examination for
Teachers-2021 (REET)
paper leak case Batti Lal
Meena and another ac-
cused have been caught
from Kedarnath of
Uttarakhand on Sunday.
ATS ADG Ashok Rathore
said that both the ac-
cused- Batti Lal Meena
and Shivdas Meena are
the residents of Sawai
Madhopur. Following a
tip off, a team of SOG
led by inspector Mohan
Poswal caught them in
Kedarnath. The police
have already arrested
Batti lal’s brother Rajesh
from Madhya Pradesh.
So far 14 people have
been arrested in the
paper leak case. The
exam was conducted
across the state on Sep-
tember 26. More on P3
IS PM MODI AUTOCRATIC?
Amit Shah’s response to critics
New Delhi: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah strongly defended
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi from a sugges-
tion that he was at times
dictatorial or autocrat-
ic, saying that in his
decades-long associa-
tion, he had “not seen a
listener like Modi ji”.
“All these people who
are accusing us, these
accusations are base-
less. I have not seen a
listener like Modi ji. If
there is a meeting for
any problem, Modi ji
talks less and patiently
listens to everyone and
then takes a decision.
We often think ‘what is
there to think so
much?’. He takes a deci-
sion patiently after 2-3
meetings,” he said in
response to a question
during an interview to
the state-run Sansad TV
channel.
“Every person’s sug-
gestion based on its
quality is given impor-
tance by Modi ji and
not based on who the
person is. So, saying
that he imposes his de-
cisions as PM is not
true at all. Whoever has
worked with him, even
the critics would agree
that the cabinet has
never functioned in
such a democratic man-
ner,” he said.
Amit Shah also de-
fended PM Modi over
the farmers’ protest,
saying their concerns
about the laws intro-
duced last year were
unfounded and that the
BJP government had
taken great steps to
help the growers.
PM Modi and Amit Shah have worked closely since their early
days in BJP. —FILE PHOTO
Every person’s
suggestion
based on its
quality is given impor-
tance by Modi ji and
not based on who the
person is. Whoever has
worked with him knows
that the cabinet has nev-
er functioned in such a
democratic manner.
—Amit Shah,
Union Home Minister
BLACKOUT CRISIS An energy crisis is looming in some states,
including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such as
excess rainfall hitting coal movement and imported coal-based power
plants generating less than half of their capacity due to record high rates
PULLING STRINGS Power plants across the country regulated generation after stock ran
low. Against the requirement of maintaining 15 days to 30 days of stocks, over half of the
country’s 135 coal-fired power plants, which in total supply around 70 per cent of the nation’s
electricity, have fuel stocks of less than two days, as per the data from the grid operator
States battling crisis
n PUNJAB: Severe coal shortage at thermal power
plants in Punjab has forced power utility PSPCL
to cut down power generation and impose rota-
tional load shedding at several places, prompt-
ing the state government to slam the Centre for
inadequate coal supply. Coal-fired power plants
are running at a reduced capacity because of
shortage of coal, said an official of Punjab State
Power Corporation Limited on Saturday.
n RAJASTHAN: Rajasthan is resorting to one hour
power cuts on a daily basis. Tata Power, which has
signed contracts to supply 1,850 MW of electricity
to Gujarat, 475 MW to Punjab, 380 MW to Ra-
jasthan, 760 MW to Maharashtra and 380 MW to
Haryana from its imported coal-based power plant
at Mundra in Gujarat, has stopped generation. P7
n TAMIL NADU: The Tamil Nadu Generation and
Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) said that
power will be suspended in parts of Chennai for
carrying out maintenance work in the city.
n ANDHRA PRADESH: Andhra Pradesh has been
meeting grid demand of about 185-190 mega
units (MU) daily. Power generation stations oper-
ated by APGENCO, which supply about 45 per
cent of the state's energy needs, hardly have coal
stocks for 1 or 2 days and generation from these
could be impacted further.
n DELHI: Tata Power Distribution Ltd (TPDDL),
which supplies electricity to parts of the national
capital, on Saturday warned of intermittent rota-
tional power cuts as units supplying electricity to
Delhi discoms have coal stocks to meet genera-
tion requirements for 1-2 days, its CEO Ganesh
Srinivasan said. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Ke-
jriwal shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi over "a power crisis" Delhi could face.
n UTTAR PRADESH: 14 power plants temporarily
shut, 8 due to lack of fuel
n JHARKHAND AND BIHAR are also
among the worst affected by the
coal shortage.
Centre attempts
COAL
COMFORT
The country has four days’ reserve. We have
sufficient power available. We are supplying
power to the entire country. Whoever wants,
give me a requisition and I will supply them,
said Union minister for Power RK Singh
New Delhi: The huge
coal shortage affecting
power plants will be
handled in the next
few days, the Centre
said as several states,
includingDelhi,raised
concerns over impend-
ing blackouts. The
shortage is due to a
hike in global coal
prices, the Centre said.
The supply, accord-
ing to Union minister
for power RK Singh,
routinely drops dur-
ing monsoon as the
mines get flooded, but
the demand remains
high especially with
the growing economy
.
In October, as the de-
mands drop, the
stockpiles will start
growing again. “Ear-
lier, we used to have
17 days of coal stock
from November till
June,” he added.
An inter-ministeri-
al sub-group led by
the Coal Ministry has
been monitoring the
coal stock situation
twice a week.
The ministry has as-
sured that they are
making efforts to send
1.6 metric tonnes of
coal a day in the next
three days and will try
to reach 1.7 MT a day
.
More on P7
THEY ALSO SAID
NO OXYGEN
CRISIS: SISODIA
SLAMS CENTRE
ON COAL CRISIS
Delhi Deputy Chief
Minister Manish
Sisodia on Sunday said
the centre’s statement
that all is well with the
coal stock situation is
“irresponsible”. Siso-
dia drew parallels with
the medical oxygen
shortage in Delhi dur-
ing the COVID-19 sec-
ond wave. “When we
had an oxygen crisis,
they kept saying there
was no such crisis. The
coal situation is simi-
lar. We have a crisis
today,” Sisodia said.
CRUCIAL READ
EASTERN LADAKH ROW: INDIA, CHINA
HOLD 13TH ROUND OF MILITARY TALKS
Ladakh: After a gap of over two months, India and
China on Sunday are holding another round of high-level
military talks with an aim to move forward on the dis-
engagement process in the remaining friction points in
eastern Ladakh. The 13th round of Corps Commander-
level talks are taking place at the Moldo border point on
the Chinese side of LAC in eastern Ladakh, sources said.
AT LEAST 16 KILLED AS RUSSIAN L-410
PLANE CRASHES IN TATARSTAN REGION
Moscow: An L-410 plane crashed near
a city in Tatarstan region on Sunday,
killing 16 people and injuring seven.
The plane had been carrying a group of
parachute jumpers on board, the Emer-
gencies Ministry said. Seven people
were pulled alive from the wreckage.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Congress
party is continuing an
onslaught on Both Yogi
government and the
Centre over the Lakh-
impur Kheri incident
and leaving no stone
unturned in targeting
the governments fierce-
ly
. It has now decided to
run another campaign
across the country de-
manding the resigna-
tion of Union MoS
Home, Ajay Mishra.
Turn to P8
CM, other Cong leaders’ ‘maun vrat’ to
combat BJP’s Lakhimpur hullabaloo
CM Ashok Gehlot
LETTERS SENT TO
ALL CONG COMMITTEES
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal has sent a let-
ter to all the State Congress Committees asking them to
observe a three-hour silence demanding the resignation
of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra. After
KC Venugopal's letter, the state Congress has started
preparations for the silent fast.
3-HOUR LONG FAST
Congress leaders and workers will observe a three-
hour silent fast from 10 am to 1 pm. Due to Section
144 being imposed in Civil Lines, Congress leaders
will sit on a silent fast outside the Civil Lines gate.
Priyanka: Govt shielding MoS,
son; Modi won’t meet farmers
Varanasi: Launching a
scathing attack on the
BJP government over
thedeathsinLakhimpur
Kheri,AICCgeneralsec-
retary Priyanka Gandhi
Sundaysaidthatthegov-
ernment is “shielding”
Union MoS Ajay
Mishra’s son Ashish,
andtheCentrehasnever
listened earnestly to is-
sues being faced by the
farmers.
“Last week, the son of
Union MoS (Home)
mowed down six farm-
ers with his vehicle.
Families of all the vic-
tims said they want jus-
tice but all of you have
seen is CM Yogi Adity-
anath is shielding the
minister from a public
forum. Have you seen in
any country that a per-
son who mowed down
six people is being ‘in-
vited’ by the police to
talk to them?” Gandhi
said while addressing
the ‘Kisan Nyay’ rally in
Varanasi.
She added, “PM Modi
came to Lucknow for
Azaadi Ka Amrit Ma-
hotsav but couldn’t go
to Lakhimpur to share
the grief of the victim
families.
ATTEMPTS TO TURN LAKHIMPUR
INTO HINDU V/S SIKH BATTLE: VARUN
New Delhi: Days after being dropped
from the party’s national executive,
BJP Lok Sabha member Varun Gan-
dhi on Sunday
said that an
attempt is being
made to turn
the Lakhimpur
Kheri incident
into a Hindu vs
Sikh battle.It is
dangerous to
create these fault-lines and reopen
wounds that have taken a generation
to heal, he tweeted.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi
gestures to the crowd as she addresses
Kisan Nyay rally in Varanasi on Sunday.

Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: The Con-
gress has been trying
to gain favour of the
Rajputs. In one such
attempt, Rajput lead-
ers associated with
Cong gathered on the
premises of Kshatri-
ya Yuva Sangh on
Sunday and ex-
pressed their alle-
giance to the society
.
Rajput society has
been pivotal in influ-
encing politics since
Independence. Tan
Singh had laid the
foundation of
Kshatriya Yuva
Sangh. From Sar-
panch to MPs, the
Rajputs have played
an important role in
the society. Perhaps,
this is the reason
why Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas and
D h a r m e n d r a
Rathod had to leave
Mewar and rush to
Jaipur to attend the
programme.
The Rajput leaders
have begun efforts
and on the request of
these leaders, the
Pratap Foundation
organised a seminar.
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2021
02
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the case of
forwardingobscenemes-
sagestothealumniof St.
Xavier’sSchool,twodays
later, the school manage-
ment has issued a letter
breaking its silence, in
which it has been told
thatathree-memberfact-
finding committee has
been constituted, includ-
ingtwowomen.Thecom-
mitteewillgiveitsreport
soon so that disciplinary
action can be taken
against the accused
teacher Nikhil Jose. The
school management has
suspended the accused
teacher till the inquiry
report comes. The man-
agement has also said
that the school manage-
ment has no role in any
such incident.
On Sunday, Joint
Guardian Union’s Law
Affairs Joint Minister
Advocate Khushboo
Sharma wrote a letter to
the State Women’s Com-
mission including CM
Gehlot. State Law Af-
fairs Minister Advocate
Amit Chhangani wrote
alettertoHumanRights
Commission demand-
ing strict action against
the accused teacher and
the principal who sup-
ported the teacher for
misbehaving.
School forms probe committee
ST XAVIER’S CONTROVERSY
QUESTIONS GIVEN FROM A SINGLE
GUIDE: RPSC TO INVESTIGATE MATTER
Ajmer: Rajasthan Public Service Commission
will conduct the examination of Political Science
subject paper under Assistant Professor (College
Education Department) Competitive Examina-
tion 2020. The commission has taken the matter
seriously where lots of questions have been given
in the exam from one guide only. For this an inquiry
committee of experts will be constituted. Secretary
Shubham Choudhary informed that the commission
conducted the examination for 918 posts of Assis-
tant Professor from September 22 to October 9.
Jaipur: Civil Services Preliminary Examination con-
ducted by the Union Public Service Commission on
Sunday went on peacefully across various centres in
Jaipur. A total of 45,550 candidates were registered
for the examination conducted at 104 examination
centres here. Out of this, only 41.48 per cent can-
didates appeared in the examination. Examination
was conducted in two shifts and Covid protocol was
adhered to. A total of 19,207 candidates appeared in
the first shift and 18,894 candidates in the sec-
ond shift.In Jaipur, about 45,552 candidates were
registered for the examination, whereas 5,50,000
candidates were registered across the country.
CIVIL SERVICES PRELIMINARY EXAM
CONDUCTED PEACEFULLY IN JAIPUR
NEWS DIGEST
Teacherbookedformolestaion
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A case of mo-
lestation a female staff
has been reported from
a govt school in Jaipur.
A senior teacher of the
school has been accused
of molestation. Five
days after the incident,
the victim lodged an
FIR at Nahargarh po-
lice station on Saturday
.
The victim is a staff at
a govt school located in
Nahargarh area.
She was alone in the
room on October 4 af-
ternoon when a senior
teacher grabbed her
hand and started doing
obscene acts.
The woman was
shocked by this inci-
dent and tried to free
herself. But, the teacher
did not leave her and
the victim hit him hard
and freed herself some-
how and ran away. The
matter reached the
principal and other
staff of the school.
The woman decided
to take action against
the accused teacher and
a case was filed late Sat-
urday night.
HONEY TRAP
ACCUSED WOMAN
SENT TO JAIL
Jaipur: The woman who
trapped the 51-year-
old manager of Punjab
National Bank by making
an obscene video in the
hotel room, was sent to
the jail in judicial custody.
Investigation revealed
that the manager’s special
friend had introduced him
to the accused identified as
Seema Sharma, 44, a resi-
dent of Bharatpur, who cur-
rently lives in Uttamnagar,
Delhi. She was demanding
Rs 20 lakh by threatening
to make the video viral &
register a rape case.
15-year-old raped by cousin in Jaipur
Jaipur: A young man raped his minor
cousin after which the victim’s father
lodged a case at Galta- gate
police station on Saturday night.
The accused escaped after the case
was filed. The investigation has been
handed over to SHO Satish Kumar.
According to the information, the
17-year-old victim is a resident of
walled city area. On Saturday, the ac-
cused took her along on the pretext of
visiting Galta Dham. It is alleged that
while returning, at around 6 in the
evening, he made the teenager drink
intoxicants and raped her at deserted
places in the dense forests of Galta.
Nagaur: Kuchaman CI Ramveer Singh Jakhar has been
suspended for negligence and other serious charges
in the case of gangrape and throwing a Dalit girl on
the road near a hotel by two youths in Kuchaman. SP
Abhijit Singh shifted him to the police lines. The reason
for this action has not been given in the departmental
orders, but it is learnt that the action was taken in the
gangrape case. Kuchaman ASP Ganesharam confirmed
the action. Jakhar is accused of not filing the case,.
CI SUSPENDED IN DALIT RAPE CASE
BJPCONTROLSDAMAGE
INDHARIYAWADFORNOW
After Rathore meets, Kanhaiyalal changed his mind and said he would not contest as an Independent
Rajendra Rathore meeting panchayat members in Dhariyawad on Sunday.
First India Bureau
Pratapgarh: BJP has
been successful in per-
suading Kanhaiyalal
M e e n a ,
son of
G a u t a m
Lal Mee-
na, who
rebelled
in the as-
s e m b l y
by-election to be held
in Pratapgarh’s Dhari-
yawad assembly seat.
After the nomination,
many state BJP lead-
ers met Meena in the
last three days to per-
suade him. On Sunday,
deputy Leader of Op-
position Rajendra
Rathore held a meet-
ing of BJP office bear-
ers in the presence of
Kanhaiyalal and
claimed that he would
withdraw the nomina-
tions filed by inde-
pendents.
The organization
also announced plans to
make Kanhaiyalal a
state minister in the
BJP. Kanhaiyalal said
that he would not con-
test as an independent.
Rajputs assert ties
with Congress
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas at the seminar.
I assure that
Kanhaiyalal
Meena will get a
ticket from
Dhariyawad as-
sembly constitu-
ency in the next
assembly elec-
tions 2023.
—Rajendra Rathore,
Deputy Leader of Opposition
Nikhil Jose
Cong constitutes election
steering panel for Alwar
Star campaigners list
by Congress soon
BJYM
DECLARES
INCHARGES
FOR BYPOLLS
First India Bureau
Alwar: Cong has con-
stituted an election
conduct committee for
Panchayat elections in
Alwar.
The committee com-
prises of senior leaders
including Bhanwar Ji-
tendra Singh, Tikaram
Julie, Zubair Khan, Dr.
Karan Singh Yadav,
Durru Mian, Shakun-
tala Rawat, Safia Khan,
Deepchand Kharia,
Johrilal Meena,
Sandeep Yadav, Dhar-
mendra Rathore and
others. The committee
will work till the elec-
tions are over. Mean-
while, some candi-
dates reached the resi-
dence of labour minis-
ter Tikaram Jully to
express gratitude for
getting tickets.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The list of
star campaigners of
Congress is going to
be released soon for
the assembly by-elec-
tions in Vallabhna-
gar and Dhariyawad
in the state. State
Congress leaders
have also given indi-
cations. The names
of 20 leaders includ-
ing Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot are dis-
cussed to be included
in the list. Soon after
the release of the list
of star campaigners
by the Congress high
command, the list
will be sent to the
Central Election
Commission. It is
said that in the list of
star campaigners,
alongwithCMAshok
Gehlot, the names of
cabinet ministers
and party leaders as
well as many central
leaders can also be
included.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP’s youth
team of Yuva Morcha
has also been given the
responsibility of by-
polls on two assembly
seats and panchayat
elections.
BJP state president
Satish Poonia, BJYM
state president Himan-
shu Sharma has ap-
pointed in-charge, co-
in-charge for the by-
election in Vallabhna-
gar (Udaipur) and
Dhariyawad (Pratap-
garh) where polling
will take place on Oc-
tober 30.
State secretary Ram-
kesh Meena has been
appointed as the by-
election in-charge and
state working commit-
tee member Dinesh
Ninama and former sec-
retary from Udaipur
city Satish Sharma will
be the co-in-charge.
Welcoming
the Maa!
An artist gives finishing
touches to the idols of
Goddess Durga and her
consorts at the Durgabari
in Jaipur ahead of the
sthapana on shashti which
will be observed today.
—PHOTOS BY
SUMAN SARKAR
WOMAN RAPED ON PRETEXT OF MARRIAGE
Jaipur: A case of gangrape with a married woman
on the pretext of getting work has been reported
from Chaksu. After calling the woman to the hotel,
three youths gangraped her and held hostage.
Then they left after threatening to kill her if she
told anyone about the incident. After reaching
home, victim told the whole thing to the family.
BYPOLLS
2021
The school
management
has suspended
the accused
teacher till the
inquiry report
comes
Dilawar admits
mistake; apologises to
Khatik community
First India Bureau
Kota: BJP General Sec-
retary and MLA Madan
Dilawar stoked a con-
troversy by using
threatening language
for villagers during
Prashasan Shahron ke
Sang, which invited
sharp reaction from
people present there.
Later, the Ramganj-
mandi MLA tendered
an apology for his com-
ments in which he had
threatened some villag-
ers for demanding mon-
ey from MLA LAD Fund
for developmental
works on Saturday
.
During the camp,
heated arguments
broke out between the
minister and a group
of villagers who, led by
local Sarpanch, de-
manded funds for de-
velopmental works in
the village.
The MLA denied for
release of funds claim-
ing he had already sanc-
tioned Rs. 11 lakhs and
he could not sanction
more as an MLA does
not get so plenty of
budget in his fund.
In retaliation, the lo-
cals also lashed at Dila-
war accusing him of
making casteist com-
ments and said that
they are Gurjars and
they also hold ‘Latth’
(stick) in hand.
On Sunday, Dilawar
regretted his comments.
Madan Dilawar
STORY SO FAR...

RAJASTHAN
03
First India Bureau
Sikar: PCC President
Govind Singh Dotasra
on Sunday targeted the
BJP over RSS and fac-
tionalism. He said that
in BJP people associat-
ed with the RSS only
are given tickets in the
elections. There is no
respect for the workers
in the party. Dotasra
reached Sikar on Satur-
day to attend a private
programme.
Former CM Vasund-
hara Raje is being chal-
lenged by her own party
leader Gulab Chand Ka-
taria over ticket distri-
bution in both Vidhan
Sabha constituencies.
He also targeted the
Centre over agri laws
and the Lakhimpur
Kheri incident.
Covid awareness
getsmusicalnotes!
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: While aware-
ness drive against Cov-
id-19 is quite a common
trend all over the world,
a joint initiative by
UNICEF and the Socie-
ty for Upliftment of Ru-
ral Economy (SURE) in
Barmer dist is some-
thing unique in terms
of connectivity to folk
music.
In a three days’ work-
shop running at Zila Yu-
vak Kalyan Kosh cam-
pus in Barmer, both or-
ganizations are giving
training to the selected
folk musicians for mak-
ing the people aware
aboutCovidappropriate
behavior and vaccina-
tion while resorting to
their music skills. Un-
der this initiative, con-
tent has been created in
local language.
Jaipur: Several pro-
grammes were organized
to mark the World Mental
Health Week on Sunday at
RUHS in Jaipur. Dr Sud-
hanshu Kakkar, Principal,
RUHS Medical College
presided over the func-
tion. Chief Adviser of Psy-
chiatry and Public Health,
Central Railway Hospital,
Dr Ram S Matoria said
that pandemic adversely
affected mental health of
people and many patients
had to undergo enormous
psychological stress be-
cause of disrupted mental
health services.
Amid Covid
campaigns,
we feel re-
quirement of a
unique approach
for sections that
are still deprived
of vax due to some
misconceptions. As
music is deeply
rooted among peo-
ple in Rajasthan.
—J Anwar, UNICEF member
Artists are making people aware about vaccination through music.
Batti L Meena, Shivdas Meena
residents of S’Madhopur, were
arrested in connection with REET.
RUHS ORGANISES
WORLD MENTAL
HEALTH WEEK...
DRIVE TO BE LAUNCHED IN 4 DISTRICTS
BJP gives tickets to
people associated
with RSS: Dotasra
Adani Group completed privatisation process of Jaipur International
Airport (JAI) from Sunday midnight after transfer of documents.
First India Photojournalist Santosh Sharma captures an aerial view of
new look of the airport which will now be operated by Adani Group. Airport
Director JS Balhara handed over keys to group CAO Vishnu Mohan Jha.
Jaipur Airport is among six airports which have been leased out by GoI
through PPP model to Group for a period of 50 years.
JAI-ADANI’S
NEW GROUND!
In BJP, tickets
are given only
to the people
associated with the
Sangh. BJP leaders
are engaged in humil-
iating and challeng-
ing each other among
themselves regarding
ticket distribution.
—Govind Singh Dotasra,
PCC President
The SOG arrested Batti Lal, does not have
courage to arrest those who are
real culprits. Batti Lal is
just a pawn. Masterminds are those
who were at the helm to organise and
monitor the conduct of examination.
SOG does not have the courage to put
hands on them. Without CBI inquiry,
neither truth will come out nor
culprits will be arrested.
—Kirodi Lal Meena, Rajya Sabha MP
Jaipur: To prevent employees from taking a long leave,
ACS of education department PK Goyal has issued an
order not to accept any leave till October 19. This move
comes as there are only three days between October
10 and 19, in which there are no government holidays.
Considering this, most employees were planning a
10-day holiday by taking three casual leaves. After this
order, no official employee of dept working in secre-
tariat will now be able to take leave for more than a day
in October. Besides, employees whose leave had been
approved earlier has been cancelled.
TRANSFERS IN
RAJ JUDICIARY
TWO GIRLS DIE
BY SUICIDE
Raj HC Judge Sangeet Lodha addresses a function organized
in the Additional District and Sessions Court after laying
foundation stone of Advocates’ Chamber in Sirohi on Sunday.
He said that a judge cannot say what is wrong and what is
right because of the dignity of his office but if the advocates
find the presiding officer’s point of view wrong, then it should
be opposed under the rules. He also said that a lawyer has
the responsibility of getting justice from the judicial system.
Jaipur: Many
judicial officers have
been transferred
by the high court
in Rajasthan. ADJ
first Gangapur City
Madhusudan Rai was
made special judge in
POCSO court of Dhol-
pur while Pramod
Kumar Sharma was
transferred to Gan-
gapur as Additional
District and Sessions
Judge- I in Gangapur.
The Registrar General
of HC issued orders.
Ajmer: 2 girls aged
18 & 20 years died
by suicide by jumping
before a goods train
in Ajmer on Sunday.
Both the girls made
first attempt by jump-
ing before a goods
train but pilot man-
aged to stop the train.
LODHA LAYS FOUNDATION STONE!
EDU DEPT CANCELS LEAVE UNTIL OCT 19
NEWS DIGEST
First India Bureau
Barmer: On one hand
Gemararam Meghwal,
who crossed the inter-
national border in No-
vember last year, is now
facing imprisonment in
Pakistani jail, on the
other his family in Bar-
mer district forced to
leave the village after a
section threatened
them and forced to do
so. Though victim
lodged case with police
but after getting ig-
nored by police, now
Gemararam’s mother
had pleaded for help.
Displaced family of Gemararam,
lodged in Pak jail, pleads for help
Gemararam, a resident of Sajjan Ka Paar village has
been lodged in a Pakistani jail for 11 months. Around
two months back his brother Peetha Ram escaped with
a minor girl who is now in jail. His family lodged case
with Bijrad police alleging that people are forcing them
to leave village. Cops ignored their plaint, they settled in
outskirts and are facing starvation-like conditions.
FAMILY FORCED TO DISPLACE
Parents of Gemararam Meghwal urge local people to support.
DELEGATION BLAMES FAMILY MOTHER PLEADS FOR HELP
On one hand victim's family was
waiting for police action, on the other
a delegation led by district Congress
president Fatah Khan met the Barmer
SP alleging that Gemararam’s family is
making baseless allegations.
On Sunday a video went viral on social
media in which Gemararam’s mother
and brother were seen seeking help
from the govt and the community. His
mother pleaded that under threat of
the locals, they were forced to leave.
BJYM LEADERS TO
PROTEST ACROSS
STATE TODAY...
Jaipur: BJYM will
demonstrate across
state on October 11
with a demand of res-
ignation of Education
minister Govind S Do-
tasara and CBI inquiry
into irregularities in
REET held on Sept
26. BJP state presi-
dent Satish Poonia,
BJYM state president
Himanshu Sharma
and other leaders will
attend the protest
in Jaipur while in
other districts, BJYM
leaders and workers
will hold rallies and
dharnas as per the
instructions of Poonia.
In the state capital,
a protest march will
be organised from
party office to MGF
Mall. After the rally, a
memorandum will
be submitted to
the Governor at
Raj Bhavan.
COPS NAB
MASTERMIND, ONE MORE
REET CHEAT
BJYM demands resignation of Education
Minister Govind S Dotasra for irregularities
For first time in Raj, admn, police & teachers
have been suspended due to illegal activities
First India Bureau
Jaipur: SOG team of
Rajasthan Police on
Sunday apprehended
two people including
the prime accused Batti
Lal from Uttarakhand’s
Kedarnath in connec-
tion with the REET 2021
cheating case.
According to Ra-
jasthan Police, the ap-
prehended persons
were being tracked for
the last three days. Last
month, the Rajasthan
government had sus-
pended an RAS and two
RPS officers, along with
13 teachers, edu dept
employees and three po-
lice personnel suspect-
ing their involvement
in cheating.
Notably, for first time
in history of Rajasthan,
administrative and po-
lice officers and teach-
ers have been suspend-
ed in such numbers due
to illegal and suspicious
activities in state work.

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Neither fire, nor wind,
birth, nor death, can
erase our good deeds.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Hardeep Singh Puri
@HardeepSPuri
By bringing fundamental shift
in project planning execution,
the geo-spatial digital platform
#PMGatiShakti to be launched
by PM Modi Ji will do just as its
name suggests - lend more power
speed to development projects
under the national master plan.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
Addressed the Intellectual Meet
in Imphal, Manipur. Under the
dynamic leadership of Hon PM Shri
@narendramodi Ji lot of new steps
have been taken. Peace harmony
is there, fundamental rights are
being protected and economic
activity now growing.
TOP TWEETS
AFTER BRITAIN, WILL
POLAND NOW PART
WAYS WITH THE
EUROPEAN UNION
fter Brexit the Euro-
pean Union has come
under further strain
with Poland’s top
court, the Constitu-
tional Tribunal, ruling against
the primacy of EU laws over Pol-
ish legislations in some areas.
The Tribunal also told Polish
judges not to use EU laws to ques-
tion the independence of some
of their peers. It is the core legal
principle of the EU that rulings
bytheEuropeanCourtof Justice
will be binding on all member
countries. Poland’s Prime Minis-
ter Mateusz Morawiecki is spear-
heading the move against EU’s
judicial supremacy
. Most judges
in the Constitutional Tribunal
are sympathetic to the ruling
Law and Justice Party
. People,
though, are opposed to the PM’s
move. The European Commis-
sion is firm that only EU rulings
will have primacy
.
This has stoked fears of Po-
land’s exit from the EU which
would be detrimental for both.
A
early twenty-three years ago
when Narendra Modi, the
then party worker of the
Bharatiya Janata Party, was
sent to the Himalayan state
of Himachal Pradesh as its
in-charge, no one had even
thought how he would com-
pletely change the political
paradigm of the hill state.
Due to the role that Modi
played in forming the Dhu-
mal government formed in
1998 in Himachal, his status
in organization and the party
increased manyfold. This
government, led by the BJP
without a majority, started
amidst political ‘hiccups’ but
by the end of the term it had
strengthened itself. The story
of the formation of this gov-
ernment is also quite inter-
esting. At the time of its for-
mation, the current BJP
President Jagat Prakash Na-
dda was also an MLA in
Himachal and also became
the cabinet minister for the
first time in this government.
In fact, the political ‘fortunes’
of Nadda also started with
this government.
Before the 1998 assembly
elections, Shanta Kumar
himself got out of state poli-
tics which was a develop-
ment no one could even imag-
ine. Shanta Kumar, who did
not fit in with Modi’s style of
functioning, refused to lead
the BJP in this election and
this is what Modi wanted. On
the other hand, Prem Kumar
Dhumal, although he had
‘lived’ in the Parliament, de-
cided to enter into the state’s
political foray. The party de-
cided to contest the election
without projecting any lead-
er in the election, but Modi
got this decision changed
before the election.
Narendra Modi gave a
strong reasoning that BJP
would appear like a ‘baraat
procession’withoutitsgroom.
He stressed with the then
‘high command’ that it is im-
portant to know who will be
the face of BJP against Virb-
hadra Singh of Congress. It
goes without saying that Con-
gresswasextremelyconfident
of victory in this election.
There were two reasons for
this, one is the retreat of
Shanta Kumar due to Modi,
andtheotheristhepopularity
of theVirbhadragovernment.
Such was Virbhadra Sin-
gh’s confidence that even be-
fore completing his full term,
and with one year still to go,
he got the assembly dissolved
and the elections held sud-
denly
. He felt that in the fight
between Modi-Shanta-Dhu-
mal, the BJP would not be
able to compete with the sud-
den elections. Virbhadra
Singh’s guess was not wrong
either as Shanta Kumar was
also thinking on the same
line. Almost the same thing
happened. Congress was
ahead of the BJP when the
election results came.
Butinthisriseof Congress,
perhaps the sunrise of future
politics of Modi, Dhumal and
Nadda was hidden. In the gen-
eral elections held in the win-
terof 1998,electionswereheld
on only 65 of the total 68 as-
semblyseatsinHimachal.The
remaining three were tribal
seats whose elections were
postponed till summer due to
snowfall. Thus, for a majority
it was necessary for any po-
litical party to get at least 33
seats. In this election, the
HimachalVikasPartyof Sukh
Ram, a former communica-
tion minister and a staunch
opponentof VirbhadraSingh,
wasalsotryinghisluckforthe
first time. Sukhram was sur-
rounded by allegations of cor-
ruptionduetoaboutfivecrore
rupees received from his
houseduringtheCBIraids.He
had fielded his candidates in
all the assembly seats.
Perhaps for the first time
in the history of Indian De-
mocracy did any result come
which had such far-reaching
effects that even though a
party which became the sin-
gle largest party, failed to
form government while the
party with second-most seats
secured the position to the
government.
In the election results Con-
gress got the maximum 32
seats out of 65 and despite
winning as the largest party
this party was left behind by
only one seat from the major-
ity. The BJP could not even
take 33 seats required for ma-
jority and had to contend
with 29 seats. Meanwhile,
Sukh Ram’s Himachal Vikas
Congress won four seats.
In this way BJP and
Himachal Vikas Congress to-
gether could have touched a
majority of 33 seats but before
theycouldstakeclaimatform-
ing government, another ac-
cident happened. On the night
of the announcement of elec-
tion results, one BJP MLA
died due to heart attack and
the number of MLAs in BJP’s
kitty fell back to 32. Now even
if BJP and Sukhram’s party
got together, they would have
been equal to 32 MLAs of Con-
gress. In such a situation, the
key to form the government
came in the hands of an inde-
pendent MLA- Ramesh Dha-
wala- the lone independent
MLA, had won the election for
the first time and the ruling
Congress was desperately
searching for him. This is the
moment from where begins
the true story of Narendra
Modi’s political skills which
made him the ‘apple of the
eye’ of the party high com-
mand.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
To be continued...
SHANTA KUMAR
PREM KUMAR DHUMAL
JP NADDA
MODI COMPLETES 20 YEARS IN PUBLIC LIFE: DOWN THE MEMORY LANE ... (2.0)
How Modi secured ‘Himalayan orchard’
for BJP, eventually becoming ‘apple of
the eye’ of party high command!
SHASHIKANT
SHARMA
The writer is
senior journalist
At the time of
formation of Dhumal
govt in Himachal in
1998, the current BJP
President Jagat Prakash
Nadda was also an MLA
in Himachal and also
became the cabinet
minister for the first time
in this government. In
fact, the political ‘fortunes’
of Nadda also started
with this government
N
Due to the role that Modi
played in forming the
Dhumal government
formed in 1998 in
Himachal, his status in
organization and the
party increased
manyfold. This
government, led by the
BJP without a majority,
started amidst political
‘hiccups’ but by the end of
the term it had
strengthened itself. The
story of the formation of
this government is also
quite interesting
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M Sharma
Gandhinagar: Gandhi-
nagar political and bu-
reaucratic circles are
abuzz about likely links
between a top politician
and his family and a
real estate group which
was recently raided by
the Income Tax authori-
ties in Saurashtra re-
gion.
According to sources,
the tax authorities dur-
ing the raids in various
premises of the group
have apparently found
some “incriminating
links including money
trail in land parcels”
between several indi-
viduals closely related
to the political figure’s
family and the realty
group.
“The raids were car-
ried out just a few weeks
before the political
overhaul in the state,” a
source in the state capi-
tal said, adding that the
details of the raids were
shared with political
bosses in New Delhi.
The group is among
Gujarat’s prominent
real estate and develop-
ers and is actively en-
gaged in realty, con-
struction and land trad-
ing businesses in and
around Rajkot. More
than 40 premises were
covered in the search
operation. It has been
learnt that top political
figures occupying im-
portant portfolios in the
previous administra-
tion were on the radars
of the central govern-
ment and its various
agencies.
In September, Guja-
rat witnessed a political
earthquake when sud-
denly but not entirely
unexpectedly CM Vijay
Rupani resigned paving
the way for a change of
guard in the state. Sub-
sequently; Bhupendra
Patel was chosen as Ru-
pani’s successor while
no minister who served
in the Rupani adminis-
tration was retained in
the new dispensation.
Since then; there
have been speculations
about possible causes
that led to the drastic
changes the BJP affect-
ed in Gujarat; the home
state of PM Narendra
Modi and Union HM
Amit Shah.
“The party high com-
mand had reportedly
received details from
revenue, urban develop-
ment, energy, mining
and port departments
about alleged irregu-
larities and high ticket
corruption,” a top func-
tionary of the ruling
BJP said.
After the change of
guard, the politician in
question has suddenly
become low profile and
hardly engages with
any political activities
in the state.
INDIA
06
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: Personal
records of many Indian
Coast Guard officers
have reportedly disap-
peared in thin air.
What does it say? One
simple thing! The sys-
tem created by first de-
fense secretary HM Pa-
tel, ICS, and modified
and sustained through
about 38 of his illustri-
ous successors and cur-
rently lorded by Ajay
Kumar, IAS, isn’t work-
ing, nay, it may be in a
horrible shape and
probably demands an
immediate overhaul.
Because the loss of
personal records of sen-
ior Coast Guard offi-
cials directly impacts
our coastal security
where an avoidable
breach caused 26/11.
Data in the modern
world is a weapon. Since
our civilization and cul-
tural adversaries can’t
win a direct open war
with us, it can’t but be
assumed that the per-
sonal records of senior
coast guard officials
were stolen to analyse
and figure out the capa-
bility/weaknesses of
officers whose records
were stolen.
It’s also reported that
the issue of the missing
personal records or the
Annual Confidential
Reports of senior offic-
ers was raised during
an inquiry by the de-
fence ministry into the
manipulation of ser-
vice records of officers
at the inspector general
and additional director
general ranks.
That it has been hap-
pening frequently for a
very long time is known
to retired and serving
ranking officers. Some-
times, the issue is
raised, then buried, and
no institutional re-
forms take place be-
cause successive con-
cerned top authorities
have apparently shown
no commitment or abil-
ity to institutionalize
defence of India, or en-
suring that every cog in
the wheel of defence of
India is neither weak
nor out of tune with the
requirement of the
modern world.
Following the charges
made about tampering
of person records by an
inspector-general rank
officer who complained
to the defence ministry
that his records were
manipulated, which led
to the change in merit,
lowering his mark, an
investigation was or-
dered and is reportedly
being carried out by two
JS rank officers.
As the investigation
progressed, it was gath-
ered that many apprais-
al reports of officers of
additional director gen-
eral-rank officers have
also disappeared.
Meantime, a promo-
tion board’s functioning
has been suspended till
the inquiry report is
submitted and the min-
istry figures out what
exactly had happened:
whether it was yet an-
other routine criminal
act or a case of espio-
nage or both.
Either way, it may do
no harm if the whole
system of maintenance
of records is examined
afresh and best global
practices adopted to
maintain the inviolabil-
ity of official records.
The current dispensa-
tion will earn gratitude
andrespectof officersif
it puts his talent into
building a firewall
againsttamperingACRs
of militarypersonnel.If
he does it, his name will
figure in the hall of
fame of defence secre-
taries. Or lapse as one
more DS in the long list.
ArchaicsystemletspersonalrecordsofCoastGuardofficialsgomissing
Nexusbetweentoppolitician,realtygroupunderI-Tscanner?
RAIDS AT REAL-ESTATE FIRM UNEARTHED CASH TRANSACTIONS WORTH `350 CR JUST BEFORE REGIME RESHUFFLE
Dubai: The winners of
the ICC Men's T20
World Cup 2021 will
take home a winners'
cheque of USD 1.6 mil-
lion while the runners-
up will get half that
amount, ICC confirmed
on Sunday.
As in 2016, there will
be a bonus amount for
every match that teams
win in Super 12. The
victors in each of the 30
games in that phase
will this time win USD
40,000, total pot of USD
1,200,000.
SUPER 12 TEAMS
The teams confirmed to
be competing in Super
12 are Afghanistan,
Australia, England, In-
dia, NZ, Pakistan, SA,
and WI.
The 8 teams whose
ICC Men's T20 World
Cup campaigns end at
that stage will automat-
ically receive USD
70,000 each, a totally of
USD 560,000. The first-
round victories - with
USD 40,000 available to
those who win each of
the 12 games, amount-
ing to USD 480,000. —ANI
T20 WORLD CUP
Winner to get USD
1.6 million, says ICC
New Delhi: After the
historic Air India priva-
tisation, govt will now
start work on monetis-
ing its four other sub-
sidiaries, including Al-
liance Air, and over Rs
14,700 crore worth non-
core assets like land
and building, DIPAM
Secretary Tuhin Kanta
Pandey said.
The government on
October 8 had an-
nounced that salt-to-
software conglomerate
Tatas have won the bid
to acquire debt-laden
national carrier Air In-
dia for Rs 18,000 crore.
This includes a cash
payment of Rs 2,700
crore and taking over
Rs 15,300 crore debt.
The deal, which is ex-
pected to be completed
by December-end, also
includes sale of Air In-
dia Express and ground
handling arm AISATS.
It (sale of subsidiar-
ies) could not be started
because these all are
intimately linked. Un-
less and until Air India
goes, we could not pro-
ceed with other things,
he said.
As a precursor to AI
sale, the government in
2019 had set up a special
purpose vehicle AIAHL
for holding debt and
non-core assets of the
Air India group.
Four Air India sub-
sidiaries -- Air India Air
Transport Services Ltd
(AIATSL), Airline Al-
lied Services Ltd
(AASL), Air India Engi-
neering Services Ltd
(AIESL) and Hotel Cor-
poration of India Ltd
(HCI) -- along with non-
core assets, painting
and artefacts non-op-
erational assets, was
transferred to SPV
. —ANI
3 AI subsidiaries to
start now: T Kanta
Work to monetise Alliance Air
Jammu: The National
Conference suffered a
major setback in Jammu
astwoprominentleaders
Devender Rana and
Surjit Singh Slathia re-
signed from the party on
Sunday
.Theyarelikelyto
join the BJP in Delhi on
Monday
. Dr Farooq Ab-
dullah has received ac-
cepted the resignations
of Salathia Rana. No
further action or com-
ment is deemed neces-
sary
, a NC spokesman
tweeted. Rana, a former
MLA and younger
brother of Union min
Jitendra, had taken
over the post of provin-
cial president of the NC
in 2011 after relinquish-
ing his office as politi-
cal advisor to then CM
Omar Abdullah. —ANI
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi will virtually
launch the Indian Space
Association (ISpA) on
Monday at 11 am and
also interact with rep-
resentatives of space
industry
.
Echoing PM’s vision
of Aatmanirbhar
Bharat, ISpA will help
in making India self-
reliant, technologically
advanced and a leading
player in the space are-
na. ISpA is the premier
industry association of
space and satellite com-
panies, which aspires to
be collective voice of
Indian space industry
.
—ANI
2 leaders Rana,Slathia resign
PM to virtually launch Indian
Space Association on Oct 11
NC SUFFERS MAJOR JOLT IN JAMMU
CBDT ISSUES STATEMENT
The IT department after the raids that lasted 36
hours found details of cash transactions worth
Rs 350 crore. “Total unaccounted cash receipts in
various projects of approximately 350 crore have
been unearthed alongwith corroborative evidence.
Further, evidence related to land purchase of
approximately Rs 154 crore has also been found,
out of which, Rs 144 crore was purportedly paid
in cash, a statement issued by the CBDT after the
raids in August stated.
Anita Hada
New Delhi: Punjab is
the only state out of 28
states and eight union
territories in the
country where a Dalit
is the chief minister.
Punjab is the state
with the largest Dalit
population and for the
first time since inde-
pendence, a Dalit has
become the Chief
Minister. Think, the
Dalit population of
the country is close to
16% and in Punjab
33% of the population
is Dalit. Yet how many
obstacles are there in
the way of Charanjit
Singh Channi, the
first Dalit CM of the
state and the only
Dalit CM of the coun-
try! He has to fight on
several fronts at once,
be it other parties, the
union govt, dissen-
sion in his own party
or powerful castes in
his state. However,
taking advantage of
his political acumen
and the unconditional
support of the Con-
gress high command,
he has started fixing
everything. But think
how Navjot Singh Sid-
hu tried to make him
function, by guiding
him and holding his
hands, however, Chan-
ni has now left Sidhu
and moved ahead.
Soon after he be-
came the CM, there
was such uneasi-
ness in the
e n -
tire
systemthattheformer
CM Captain Ama-
rinder Singh reached
Delhi and made an is-
sue of national securi-
ty by meeting the Un-
ion HM and the Na-
tional Security Advi-
sor. After his meeting
with Amit Shah and
Ajit Doval, the entire
media started describ-
ing the almost com-
pletelypeacefulborder
of Punjabasdisturbed.
A Dalit Chief Minister
and a horde of obstacles
Many barriers
are in way of
Channi, the first
Dalit CM of the
state, only Dalit
CM of nation!
DIPAM will now get down to work-
ing out plan for monetising special
purpose vehicle AIAHL and setting
off the liabilities. There will be a
plan for monetising the assets of
AIAHL. It is a very big task again
of clearing of AIAHL liabilities
and disposal of assets.
—Tuhin Kanta Pandey, DIPAM Secy
ICC RELEASES
STATEMENT...
All 16 competing
teams will receive
part of USD 5.6 million
allocated as prize
money for tournament,
which will be played in
UAE and Oman from
Oct 17 to Nov 14. “The
two losing semi-final-
ists will receive USD
400,000 each from the
games taking place on
Nov 10 and 11,” ICC
said in official release.
Charanjit Singh Channi
SORRY STATE OF AFFAIRS
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: Former
SAIL Executive Direc-
tor Alok Sahay has
succeeded Dr Bhaskar
Chatterjee as the new
Secretary-General of
the Indian Steel Asso-
ciation (ISA).
Dr Chatterjee, for-
mer Union Secretary
of Department of Pub-
lic Enterprise, conclud-
ed his four years-long
tenure as the Secre-
tary-General on Sep-
tember 30, 2021, on
completion of 70 years
of cut-off age whereas
Sahay retired as ED
SAIL in May this year.
The Association is
the common platform
for the Indian iron and
steel industry for echo-
ing the collective voice
of its common mem-
bers and acts as a bridge
between the industry
and the government
and other stakeholders
within and outside In-
dia in compliance with
all applicable laws and
regulations, including
but not limited to the
competition laws in In-
dia and abroad, for the
time being, in force.
Sahay is Secy Gen of
Indian Steel Assn
‘INCRIMINATING LINKS’

First India Bureau
Jaipur: As the power
crisis and coal short-
age haunt Rajasthan,
the energy department
rushed three officers
and executive engi-
neers to Chhattisgarh
and Madhya Pradesh
to explore coal supply
.
Full supply of coal is
not available from
South Eastern Coal-
fields Limited (SECL)
at Bilaspur in Chhat-
tisgarh and Northern
Coalfields Limited
(NCL) at Singrauli,
Madhya Pradesh.
Department’s senior
official SP Agrawal
and executive engineer
GS Meena have been
sent to SECL Bilaspur.
While executive engi-
neer Anoop Chaturve-
di dispatched to NCL
Singrauli, Madhya
Pradesh. The officers
have been given the
task to get the coal sup-
ply rakes dispatched
f r o m
t h e r e
as soon
as possi-
ble after
coordinat-
ing with the
officers pre-
sent in the coal-
fields. Mean-
while, power cuts
are continuing in
31 districts of the state.
The BJP has accused
the Congress govern-
ment of the state of
mismanagement of
electricity and coal,
due to which the gov-
ernment is on the back
foot, as the general
public is facing prob-
lems due to continu-
ous power cuts.
According to sourc-
es, Chief Minister
Ashok Ge-
hlot and En-
ergy Minister
BD Kalla have
given strict in-
structions to the
power distribu-
tion companies,
generation compa-
nies and transmis-
sion companies to
manage electricity in
any case.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Five people, in-
cluding a minor, have
been arrested for bru-
tally assaulting and
killing a Dalit in Suraj-
garh area of Hanuman-
garh district. The ac-
cused threw the body of
the deceased, Jagdish
Meghwal, in front of
his house in Prempura
village in Pilibanga
area.
DGP ML Lather said
the four accused, Muke-
sh Kumar, Duleep, Si-
kandar and Hansraj
and a minor have been
arrested. A financial as-
sistance of Rs 4,12,500
has been given by the
Collector to the family
of the deceased under
the Scheduled Castes
and the Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act. Accord-
ing to Additional DG
Crime Ravi Prakash,
the deceased and ac-
cused Mukesh were
neighbours. Mukesh’s
wife Suman had an af-
fair with the deceased
and the matter was
heard even at the pan-
chayat. Later, Mukesh
and Suman separated.
First India Bureau
Bundi: Despite a long
wait to avail their share
of DAP fertilizer, farm-
ers returned upset as
they could not get the
required amount of fer-
tilizer. DAP fertilizer
arrived at Nainwa and
Dei depot on Sunday
. As
farmers rushed to claim
their bags, police had to
intervene.
They distributed to-
kens among the farm-
ers. However, farmers
got only one bag instead
of 10.
District president of
Kisan Mahapanchayat
Tulsiram Saini held the
government and negli-
gence by the depart-
ment officials for farm-
ers’ trouble.
First India Bureau
Pali/Barmer/Jais-
almer: Eight persons
were kiled and 20 others
injured in separate
road accidents in Pali
and Barmer and Jais-
almer on Sunday
.
In Pali, two women
killed and 20 other co-
passengers were in-
jured when pickup in
which which they were
travelling overturned
near Kantalia of Sojat
area in Pali on Satur-
day. Both women died
during treatment. This
information was given
by the Sojat police sta-
tion officer Jaswant
Singh.
In two separate inci-
dents in Barmer, three
persons, including a
woman were killed in
road mishaps in. In the
first incident two broth-
ers were killed when a
trailer hit their motor-
bike on which they
were riding while a
woman was killed un-
der Baytu PS area when
a mini bus collided with
a pick-up.
In Pokaran, Jaisalm-
er, father and son killed
in a road accident.
First India Bureau
Sawai Madhopur: Un-
ion Minister of State
Arjun Ram Meghwal
reached Vedic Gurukul
located at Malarna
Choud in Sawai Mad-
hopur on Sunday and
participated in a Ma-
hayagya.
The minister also
held meeting with BJP
workers. Minister said
that he has been attend-
ing Arya Samaj pro-
grammes since the very
beginning.
Speaking on the
REET copying case, the
minister said that when
the government is say-
ing that REET paper
was not leaked, then
why is the SOG investi-
gating.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Agriculture
Minister Lalchand
Kataria has said that
the state government
is making efforts to
improve the DAP sup-
ply in the state. Along
with this, he has ap-
pealed to the farmers
to use Single Super
Phosphate (SSP) and
NPK as an alterna-
tive. The Central gov-
ernment has assured
to address the short-
age of DAP by im-
proving supplies.
The minister said
that the supply of
DAP fertilizer in our
country is largely de-
pendent on foreign
imports. The gap be-
tween demand and
supply of DAP has
widened across the
country
, affecting Ra-
jasthan along with
other states.
First India Bureau
Kota: A speeding truck
killed over a dozen cows
and buffaloes on a high-
way near Daulat Ganj
in Kota on Saturday
night. Around 15 cows
and buffaloes were
killed in the accident.
The truck driver fled
the spot after the inci-
dent.
On receiving the in-
formation, RK Puram
police station also
reached the spot.
Fearing protest by bo-
vine owners, police
force has been deployed
near the highway
. Later,
the police personnel
pacified the villagers
and removed the bodies
of the cattle from the
accident site.
NEWS
07
First India Bureau
Sikar: The much touted
Prashasan Gaon ke
Sang campaign laun-
ched by Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Octo-
ber 2 to help the under-
privileged proved to be
a boon for Maya Devi
and Prem Kumar from
Bass village in Sikar. A
total of 12 departments
helped the disabled fam-
ily avail various govern-
ment schemes at the
camp. Maya Devi and
her family expressed
their gratitude towards
the CM and the admin-
istration.
When Maya Devi
came to the camp, the
sub-divisional officer
Rakesh Kumar got up to
help her. Maya Devi
said her entire family
was disabled and they
did not benefit from any
government scheme.
Kumar called the
CMO and ordered to
provide a disability cer-
tificate to the family
and put their name in
the Chiranjeevi Yojana.
Her Aadhaar card was
updated, a travel pass
was made, income cer-
tificate was issued, elec-
tricity connection was
given, water related
problems were ad-
dressed.
PGKS campaign proves boon for a divyang family in Sikar
3 RAJ OFFICIALS RUSHED TO
C’GARH, MP TO FETCH COAL
Full supply of coal is not available from South
Eastern Coalfields Limited at Bilaspur in
Chhattisgarh and NCL at Singrauli in MP
Power cuts are
continuing in 31
districts of Raj
DGP said financial aid of Rs 4,12,500
has been given to the family of deceased
Minor among 5 arrested for
brutal killing of Dalit youth
File photo of the accused beating a Dalit youth in Hanumangarh.
(Inset) Accused in police custody after the incident.
Arjun Ram Meghwal attends Mahayagya in Sawai Madhopur.
Officials talking to divyang members of a family in Sikar.
It is clear from the murder of a Dalit
youth that the law and order situation
in Rajasthan is getting out of control of
the Gehlot government day by day. Dalit atroci-
ties are at their peak in the state and the Dalit
love of Congress is just for show.
—Rajendra Rathore, Deputy Leader of Opposition
In a sigh of relief in the middle of power
crisis in Rajasthan, power generation
in 6th unit of Kota thermal power station
will start late Sunday night or Monday
morning, a senior official said.Additional
Chief Secretary, Energy, Subodh Agarwal
said that 195 MW power will be gener-
ated in this while 600 MW power genera-
tion has started in Unit 2 of Kalisindh
Thermal Power Station.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday
asked why the Congress high command is
silent on the beating of a Dalit man to death
in Hanumangarh. Taking to Twitter, Mayawati
asked whether the chief ministers of Punjab and
Chhattisgarh would visit Hanumangarh to provide
compensation to the Dalit victim`s family. “The
incident where a Dalit was thrashed to death in
Hanumangarh district is sad and condemnable,
but why is the Congress high command silent on
the issue?
POWER GENERATION SOON: ACS
WHY IS CONGRESS HIGH COMMAND
SILENT OVER KILLING: MAYAWATI
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer: Rajasthan
High Court stayed the
construction and reg-
ulation of land and is-
suance of lease within
300 meters of Jaisalm-
er’s Sonar Fort.
Taking cognizance
of the Public Interest
Litigation filed by ad-
vocate Manas Khatri,
the court issued the
stay order on con-
struction and issu-
ance of leases.
Sonar Durg of Jais-
almer is one of the hill
forts of Rajasthan
which have been de-
clared a World Herit-
age Site by UNESCO
in 2013.
The fort’s founda-
tion is weakening due
to leakage of water
caused by illegal con-
struction and other
commercial activities
inside the fort. Jais-
almer Fort is one of
the biggest forts in the
India. The fort stands
proudly, on Trikuta
Hill. It is built with lo-
cal yellow sandstone
for this reason, it is
also known as the
“Golden Fort”.
Rajasthan High Court stays
pattas around Sonar Fort
Bundi farmers upset over not
getting required DAP fertilizer
Transport dept fails to meet revenue target
Meghwal attends Yagya, flays
Raj govt for REET paper leak
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: The transport
department is one of
the major revenue earn-
ing departments for the
state government but
for the last 2 years the
department has not
been able to meet the
targets, due to Corona
pandemic. The depart-
ment is still far behind
the revenue due to the
poor performance of
most of the RTOs.
In the current finan-
cial year, the depart-
ment has set a target of
Rs 6,500 crore but the
department has earned
only Rs 1,659 crore till
the month of Septem-
ber. By the month of
September, the depart-
ment had to earn Rs
2,600 crore. Most of the
RTOs and DTOs are
working at a sluggish
pace, due to this also the
pace of revenue is not
increasing.Transport
Commissioner Mahen-
dra Soni is going to take
a meeting of all RTOs
and DTOs. Along with
this, soon the teams of
officers from the head-
quarters will also go to
the field and review the
work of RTOs.
Bundi: Denied mar-
riage due to same gotra,
a BA 1st year student
and Class 12 girl stu-
dent died by suicide by
hanging on Sunday
morning. The body of
Devraj Meena, 24, was
found hanging from a
tree, while the dead
body of Priyanka Mee-
na, 23, with a noose
around her neck was
found lying in the well.
Govt making all out efforts
to improve supply: Kataria
Speeding truck mows down over dozen cattle
REVENUE COLLECTIONS BY RTOS IN RAJ
In revenue collection against the set targets, Bharat-
pur RTO is at the first place, Dausa at number two,
Jodhpur third, Sikar fourth, Jaipur fifth, Kota sixth,
Chittorgarh seventh, Pali eighth, Bikaner ninth, Alwar
tenth, Ajmer eleventh, and Udaipur is at the lowest on
12th position.
8 die in separate road mishaps
in Pali, Barmer and Jaisalmer
LOVERS DIE
BY SUICIDE
IN BUNDI
Govt is saying
that REET
paper was not
leaked, then why is the
SOG investigating.
—Arjun Ram Meghwal,
Union Minister
Lalchand Kataria

Courage is a daily habit of all
successful people, not just
soldiers; to break the comfort
zone and confront the new!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
z How will the Congress
party’s 25-year vanvas
(exile) end in Gujarat?
Raghu Sharma: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi,
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah and the Bharati-
ya Janata Party have cheat-
ed the people of Gujarat in
the name of development.
The BJP government has
failed on parameters that
decide development, in-
cluding human develop-
ment index, unemploy-
ment rate, education qual-
ity and reach, health infra-
structure, economic
growth, law and order, in-
flation and farmers’ in-
come. So, the Congress will
take up these issues and
reach out to the people. We
plan to run an aggressive
agitative campaign, which
will bring the ruling party
to its knees.
z You are challenging
the development model
projected by the PM and
Union Home Minister?
It is very easy to make tall
claims. For all its talk of
good governance, the state
has transferred its finan-
cial and social re-
sponsibilities onto
the common peo-
ple by promoting
the privatisation
of health and edu-
cation. The BJP talks of
law and order, but Rs1.75
lakh crore worth of drugs
are smuggled into the
state—one where prohi-
bition is in place—
and both the Cen-
tral and state gov-
ernments are
unable to catch
those respon-
sible.
z The BJP has said that
people
unhappy or
unsatis-
fied with
its func-
tioning
would not
keep re-
elect-
ing its candidates…
what do you say to that?
The BJP is not re-elected
on the development plat-
form. They play the com-
munal card on the eve of
every election, and polar-
ise society. Religious be-
liefs are personal, but
they are now politicised.
In the last Assembly elec-
tions, Congress had given
the slogan, “Vikas Pagal
ho Gaya”. We can’t use
the same line this time,
since there is no develop-
ment.
z How was Day 1 of
your visit to Gujarat?
It was a fantastic experi-
ence of one-to-one discus-
sion with senior leaders.
We discussed where the
party is headed. Dialogue
with team members gives
you great insight on the
ground realities and is-
sues faced by the people.
Young blood in any organ-
isation is very important,
they should get their due.
This is the time for the
seniors to give back to the
party. But for now, the
Congress is planning a big
protest on Monday in sup-
port of the families of
Lakhimpur farmers, who
were mowed down by the
Union Minister of State’s
son.
‘Will Guj BJP apologise to people for its failed government?’
In an exclusive chat
with First India’s
Deepa Bafila and
Haresh Jhala,
Rajasthan Health
Minister and
Gujarat Congress
in-charge Raghu
Sharma talks about
how the BJP has
failed the people of
Gujarat and how the
Congress party plans
to end its 25-year
“exile” in the state.
Deepa Bafila
Ahmedabad: Raghu
Sharma, the new in-
charge of Gujarat Con-
gress and Health Minis-
ter of Rajasthan, has
started his election
campaign for Gujarat
by visiting the Bhad-
rakali Temple in
Ahmedabad for dar-
shan and sought bless-
ings. Sharma has indi-
cated that he will con-
tinue the soft Hindutva
card of the Congress in
Gujarat. Earlier too,
while acting as the in
charge of Gujarat in
2017, he started the elec-
tion campaign by visit-
ing the temples with
Rahul Gandhi.
Meanwhile, Sharma
met Congress leaders
there and brainstormed
on the political situa-
tion and now he will
make an election strat-
egy during his three
day stay in the state.
Earlier, while leaving
Jaipur, Sharma strong-
ly attacked PM Naren-
dra Modi and Amit
Shah and questioned as
to what corruption did
the Gujarat govern-
ment engage in that the
entire government
there had to be changed.
Along with the CM and
Deputy CM, new minis-
ters were made and the
old ones were sent
home.
Sharma said that peo-
ple will demand this
answer from BJP in the
coming Assembly elec-
tions and Congress will
also make it an issue.
“Congress has 65
MLAs. Our 18 MLAs
were broken by BJP and
after their resignation
bypolls were held. The
people of Gujarat are
watching everything
and will teach them a
lesson,” Sharma said.
People of Guj will teach
BJP a lesson: Dr Raghu
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former deputy
CM Sachin Pilot will
be on a two-day visit to
his constituency Tonk
from Monday
.
He will visit Arniy-
amal and Mehandwas
Gram Panchayats on
Monday and will attend
Prashasan Gaon Ke
Sang Campaign on the
first day of the visit.
On Tuesday
, Pilot will
visit the fire station of
Tonk and also attend
Prashasan Shaharo Ke
Sang campaign.
After the demonstra-
tion, now a ‘Maun Vrat’
will be organised on
Monday
. CM Ashok Ge-
hlot, PCC Chief Govind
Dotasra and others will
observe silent fast. The
event might take place
near Raj Bhavan.
Congress had earlier
protested against the
Lakhimpur incident by
marching on foot in
Jaipur and holding a
meeting in PCC. On Oc-
tober 7, there was a
demo on UP border in
Bharatpur and now
leaders will observe si-
lence and demand min-
ister’s resignation.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Mohan Kan-
war Champawat, moth-
er of Jodhpur MP and
Union Jal Shakti Minis-
ter Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat and wife of
Shankar Singh Shekha-
wat Mehroli passed
away in Delhi on Sun-
day
.
Mohan Kanwar will
be cremated on Mon-
day at 1 pm at Kaga Ra-
jput crematorium in
Jodhpur, said family
sources.
Union Minister Shek-
hawat’s mother was ill
for a long time and was
undergoing treatment
at Delhi AIIMS for res-
piratory disease.
A person of rich reli-
gious nature and sim-
plicity in her approach,
Mohan Kanwar was as-
sociated with social ser-
vice. Minister Shekha-
wat, Shankar Singh
Shekhawat and family
members were in the
hospital when Mohan
Kanwar breathed her
last. The Union Minis-
ter took to Twitter to
announce the demise
of his mother on Sun-
day night.
MIN SHEKHAWAT’S MOTHER
PASSES AWAY, FUNERAL TODAY First India Bureau
Barmer: Union Minis-
ter of State for Agricul-
ture and Barmer-Jais-
almer MP Kailash
Choudhary on Sunday
visited Jain sages in-
cluding Munishree Sub-
ratKumarSwami,Muni
Mangalprakash and
Muni Shubham Kumar
in Gujarat’s Surat and
sought their blessings.
He said that under
the guidance of Achar-
ya Mahashraman, the
monks of Terapanth are
playing an important
role across the country
for development of non-
violent consciousness,
awakeningof moralval-
ues and spreading mes-
sage of peace among
masses.
After this, Chaud-
hary participated in a
felicitation ceremony
organised by Majisa
Mata Rani Bhatiyani
Trust, Surat and offered
prayers to Majisa Mata
Rani Bhatiyani.
Addressing the
Pravasi Sammelan and
Sneh Milan pro-
grammes, Choudhary
said that cooperation of
Marwaris Rajasthan-
is in the development of
nation is well known.
He said that Marwar-
is are settled in every
corner of the country
and abroad and have as
much love and respect
for their native land,
Rajasthan, as much for
the place where they
live. A delegation of
Barmer BJP leaders
also accompanied the
minister.
Dhariwal takes boat to inspect
work on Chambal Riverfront
Choudhary visits Jain saints in Surat
Pilot on 2-day
visit to Tonk
from today
FROM P1
Dr Raghu Sharma interacts with Bharat Solanki on Sunday.
Sharma met Congress leaders in Guj
brainstormed on political situation
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Urban develop-
ment and housing
minister Shanti Dha-
riwal during his visit
to hometown Kota in-
spected the ongoing
works of his dream
project, Chambal Riv-
erfront, on Sunday
.
Dhariwal took a
boat and spent close to
two hours at the pro-
ject site and asked to
speed up work by ar-
ranging lights during
night as well.
The riverfront be-
ing built at a cost of
`750 crore is likely to
be completed by
March 2022.
Dhariwal gave in-
structions to complete
the work of Singh
Ghat, Jawahar Ghat,
Fawara Chowk and
Sahitya Ghat before
November. He also in-
spected construction
workof parkof Cham-
bal Mata’s statue.
The minister in-
spected the water fil-
ter plant at Sakatpura
and gave instructions
to start water supply
by March. While in-
specting Devnarayan
Pashupalak Awas Yo-
jana, Dhariwal ex-
pressed displeasure
over the damage to
trees planted in the
scheme and gave in-
structions to identify
such people and regis-
ter an FIR.
He also inspected
Anantapura flyover
and gave instructions
to complete the work
by December.
Kailash Choudhary being welcomed in Surat on Sunday.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Mohan Kanwar. —FILE PHOTO
Shanti Dhariwal inspecting development works in Kota.
Dr Raghu Sharma addressing Congress
MLAs in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: After a posi-
tive report by the ex-
pert committee, Kumb-
halgarh has been ap-
proved as the fifth tiger
reserve in the state.
First India News has
been consistently advo-
cating for the declara-
tion of Kumbhalgarh
as a tiger reserve to bal-
ance the Big Cat popu-
lation and prevent ter-
ritorial fighting.
This development
will not only give a push
to wildlife tourism but
will make Rajasthan a
leading state in tiger
protection.
At present, there are
105 tigers in Rajasthan.
Ranthambore has 45 to
50 tigers but in Kumb-
halgarh there are 72. It
would probably prove to
be the largest tiger cor-
ridor in the country.
Presently, there are
three tiger reserves in
Rajasthan namely Sa-
riska in Alwar, Ranth-
ambore in Sawai Mad-
hopur-Karauli and
Mukundra Hills Tiger
Reserve in Kota, Jhala-
war, Bundi and Chittor-
garh. Now, Ramgarh in
Bundi has also got sta-
tus of 4th tiger reserve.
The expert commit-
tee of National Tiger
Conservation Authori-
ty has forwarded its
proposal. Although the
team has not yet offi-
cially confirmed it, me-
dia reports say Kumb-
halgarh will soon be
declared a tiger reserve.
Kumbhalgarh cur-
rently has a successful
prey base, but the num-
ber of chital sambar
will have to be in-
creased. Work of herbi-
vore enrichment enclo-
sure in Kumbhalgarh
Leopard Proof Fencing
is almost done.
Kumbhalgarh all set to get tiger reserve tag
GOOD NEWS FOR WILDLIFE LOVERS
First India Bureau
Jaipur:Wildlifelovers
will soon get the sec-
ond option of leopard
safari in Jaipur after
Jhalana as the forest
department is all set to
introduce the safari in
Amagarh. The Pink
City is popular among
the wildlife lovers for 3
types of wildlife safa-
ris: Elephant safari in
Kunda, Leopard safari
in Jhalana and Lion
safari in Nahargarh
Biological Park.
Now the Leopard sa-
fari is going to start in
Amagarh of Galta re-
gion as well. The forest
department decided to
introduce the leopard
safari in Amagarh to
balance the increasing
number of leopards in
Jhalana for which the
preparations have
started.
PCCF- HoFF Dr
DN Pandey and
Chief Wildlife War-
den Arindam Tomar
inspected the
Amagarh forest area
thoroughly on Sun-
day and took stock of
the ongoing trek con-
struction work and
other arrangements
there. The movement
of about 15 leopards
has been seen in
Amagarh in the past.
Many leopards have
also been coming to
Amagarh and Achrol
from Jhalana. A few
yearsago,aproposalto
make an overpass on
Agra Road to connect
Jhalana to Amagarh
was sent to govt and
now work is on.
Jaipur to get 2nd leopard safari soon

JAIPUR, MONDAY
OCTOBER 11, 2021
or the past two and
half decades, Mo-
hit Falod has keen-
ly focused on his
handcrafted crea-
tions while main-
taining the light-
ness and focusing on the
ease of wear for brides
on their special day.
Never compromising
on the garment's move-
ment and fluidity, he
has found ways to work
with traditional and
modern techniques to
fabricate these verita-
ble pieces of art in mo-
tion. This season's col-
lection ‘PAKEEZAH’ would
be distinct from Falod's pre-
vious offerings. For the past
eight months, he and his
entire team have been work-
ing on it. My mother start-
ed a boutique, and I started
designing for the boutique,
that's how I developed an
interest in designing. Later
I went and did a designing
course. And now I have
started my fashion label 'M
M Falod', said Mohit.
The regalia collection is a
tribute to Rajasthan's Royal
Rajwada culture, dates back
to the early 1900s.
This series will fea-
ture antique cuts,
materials, and jew-
els worn by royals.
The bridal col-
lection features a
colour palette
that ranges from
deep peacock
blues to roohafza
pink, a staple for
many of his previ-
ous collections. Pakeezah
has taken a lot of effort,
patience,andtime.Each
attire has been meticu-
lously made to make
one feel like a regal
Indian bride. It's an
amalgamation of
history, nature,
customs, and
monarchy that
makes the per-
son feel both
real and mys-
tical.
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ACE FASHION DESIGNER MOHIT FALOD, THE OFFICIAL DESIGNING
PARTNER OF THE FIRST INDIA FC SEASON 10, IS KNOWN FOR
DESIGNING BRIDAL WEAR. IN AN EXCLUSIVE CONVERSATION WITH
CITY FIRST, MOHIT FALOD SHARES DETAILS OF HIS LATEST
COLLECTION 'PAKEEZAH' AND HIS DYNAMIC JOURNEY SO FAR!
PAKEEZAH
F
ATTIRE THAT WILL TALK
ON YOUR BEHALF
MITALI DUSAD
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THE WAIT IS OVER!
The much-awaited First India
Fashion Connect Season 10 is
finally happening! The grand
event will be held at Hotel
Fairmont today, October 11 from
7 pm onwards!
Mohit Falod with his wife Anjula

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ETC
CITY FIRST
irls face a lot
of issues in
their life,
whether it's
India or any
other coun-
try in the
world, they are ex-
pected to suffer and
bear the pain. Start-
ing from female in-
fanticide to gender
inequality to sexual
abuse, there is no
dearth of issues. Thus, to
curb these menaces and
to recognise girls' rights
and the unique challeng-
es girls face around the
world, International Girl
Child Day is observed
every year.
This day is celebrated
annually on October 11 to
empower and amplify the
voices of young girls around
the world. The theme, this
year, is “Digital generation.
Our generation”. Like every
year, the United Nations Chil-
dren's Fund (UNICEF) will
celebrate International Day
of the Girl Child 2021 reaf-
firming its pledge to promote
the progress of girls and
safeguard their rights.
SIGNIFICANCE
Achieving gender equality
and women's empowerment
is an integral part of the 17
Sustainable Development
Goals that UN member na-
tions adopted in 2015. The
International Day of the Girl
Child holds the key to achiev-
ing this as empowering wom-
en and girls, who represent
half of the world's popula-
tion, is crucial to accelerat-
ing sustainable development.
Nations need to pledge to as-
sist young
girls to grow
into empowered
women, who have
access to proper
healthcare, skill-
based learning facilities
and equal opportunities in
a world free from gender-
based violence and discrimi-
nation.
The world is home to more
than 1.1 billion girls under
age 18, who are “poised to
become the largest genera-
tion of female leaders, en-
trepreneurs and change-
makers the world has
ever seen,” ac-
cording to the
United Nations.
Right from
shaping homes
to moulding
world econo-
mies, women
have a crucial
role to play. “I
don’t believe
there’s any econ-
omy in the world
that can be successful with-
out tapping into the incredi-
ble potential of women going
forward. I just don’t believe
that’s possible,” believes In-
dra Nooyi, chairperson and
chief executive officer (CEO)
of PepsiCo. This Internation-
al Girl Child Day
, let’s pledge
to always push the women in
our homes and lives to keep
their best foot forward. With
Digital era bestowed upon us
as a blessing, women have all
the more opportunities today
to showcase their talents. To-
day, the world breathes on-
line and no career field is
untouched by women. All
they need is a helping hand,
equal treatment at workplac-
es and a healthy environ-
ment to perform their abso-
lute best. Therefore, let’s
take it upon us as an aware
society to create a better eco-
system for women from all
walks of life. With hopes of
a safer, more evolved world
for women, City First wishes
its readers, a very progres-
sive International Day for
Girl Child.
INTERNATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY
G
Investing in the pathways to
employment: For adolescent girls
and young women in low and
middle-income countries. Nearly
1 in 4 girls aged 15–19 globally
are not in education, employ-
ment or training, compared to 1
in 10 boys. The analysis lays out
six core investment themes and
examples of investable opportu-
nities and calls on commercial
organizations and investors, with
an eye on social and economic
impact, to adopt bold investment
approaches across these
themes.
SOURCE: https://www.un.org/
en/observances/girl-child-day
“DIGITAL GENERATION,
OURGENERATION”

A
s Bella Hadid celebrated
her birthday on October 9,
the model received a sweet
birthday wish from Gigi
Hadid. On Instagram, Gigi wrote
the sweetest messages to ring on
Bella’s special day as she said,
“We celebrate you today and eve-
ry day.” Along with a photo of
Bella and Khai, Gigi praised her
sister for being “forever protec-
tor” as an auntie.
Gigi’s post consisted of a photo,
showing Bella holding her
niece Khai where the duo is back
facing. —Agency
Y
G Entertainment
has broken its si-
lence on the talks
doing the rounds
about its artist BLACK-
PINK’s Jisoo. There were
rumours that the singer is
datingfootballerSonHeung
Min following her return to
South Korea from Paris.
The label called the ru-
mours groundless and has
asked people to refrain
from reckless speculation.
In an official statement re-
leased on October 10, YG
Entertainment has re-
sponded with:
“We would like to make
it clear that all dating ru-
mours related to BLACK-
PINK’sJisooareground-
less. —Agency
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nushaasan, Pratishtha, Parampara…
now that’s what I am reminded of
when I think of the grandeur of Mr
Bachchan. Right from his stride of
pride to the assertion in his talk, the
man exudes charisma, every step on
the way. An entertainer of genera-
tions, not one person has been left untouched
by the excellence of his craft. Be it a Vijay
Deenanath Chauhan from Agneepath or a
Jai from Sholay, every character single-
handedly hallmarked an era by its
name. The unflagged host of KBC for
21 tireless years, senior Bachchan
has charmed the global audiences
with his playful banters with ce-
lebrities and contestants on
the show.
A family man at best, he
wears his heart on the
sleeve for madam
Jaya and his
b e a u t i f u l
family. A
‘ s a c -
cha yaar’
for his filmy
friend Dhar-
mendra, Amit Ji
is the epitome of
ma gnanimity.
‘Hero’ of the
most celebrated
romantic fanfic,
his and Rekha’s
is an unfinished
story that shat-
tered a million
hearts in one
breath. A friend,
philosopher and
lover of life, Am-
itabh Bachchan is
truly the beating
heart of the film fra-
ternity.
Unparalleled at 79, Big
B will always hold the
baton of the most iconic
and celebrated Hindi
film star of all times. As
he successfully signs off
another year of his
life, City First
wishes Amit Ji,
a very Happy
Birthday!
A
POORVI SINGHAL
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
Happiest
Birthday, Big B
S
outh’s popular and notable filmmak-
er SS Rajamouli celebrated his 48th
birthday on Sunday, and the direc-
tor has been flooded with wishes
from fans and industry folks. Alia, who
will be working with Rajamouli in her first
pan-Indian film titled RRR, took to social
media to pen a few words for him. “Happy
Birthday to the master storyteller! So
grateful and honoured to have been di-
rected by you! Wishing you all the love
and happiness in the world.” —Agency
SWEET
GESTURE!
Dating
Goal
fails!
Amitabh Jaya Bachchan
Still from the film Paa
Amitabh Bachchan
Jai and Veeru from Sholay
Big B’s iconic style
A still from the film Silsila
Alia Bhatt
...her IG story
Jisoo
FOREVER
PROTECTOR!
...her post
Gigi Hadid
HIS
FAN!
J
asmin Bhasin’s new music video
‘Pyaar Ek Tarfaa’ is making a lot
of noise, for all good reasons of
course. The song has been crooned
by Amaal Mallik and Shreya Ghoshal.
The ‘Tashan-e-Ishq’ actress is paired
with Amaal in the song. Speaking about
working with Amaal, Jasmin said: “He
is super talented, very sweet, simple,
down-to-earth and a humble person
who is serious and passionate about his
craft. I respect him a lot and like him
for the kind of person he is. I have be-
come his fan.” —Agency
Jasmin Bhasin

U
nder the aegis of
the Azadi ka Am-
rit Mahotsav, Ra-
jasthan Braj
Bhasha Academy
staged a play titled ‘
Ajab
Chor Ki Ghazab Kaha-
ni’ at Ravindra Manch
on Sunday under the
direction of Ashok
Rahi. The chief guests
of the show were for-
mer IAS officer SS Bissa
and Jaipur’s executive
director, Rajnarayan
Sharma. Krishnakanta
Sharma, deputy direc-
tor of the Department
of Archeology, and sen-
ior theatre artist Dr
Kavita Mathur graced
the event with their
presence. The story of
the plays revolves
around a thief, who had
vowed to speak the
truth, did not even
dream that fate would
one day lead him on
the path of making
him the king of the
country
, but his prom-
ise to stick to the truth
became the enemy of
his life. The play was
based on a famous folk
tale from the desert. In
this play, Nitin Saini
showed his amazing
acting skills in the role
of a thief, Sanjay Maha-
war did justice with the
character of a soldier,
and Pratibha Pareek
played the role of strong
and passionate queen.
Anjali Saxena, Bhu-
pendra Nagar, Rajat
Sharma, Jai Soni, Dik-
shant Sharma,
YashwantSingh,Khalid
Khan, Ronnie Singh,
Manoj, Raghav and Ku-
nal also performed well
in the play
. This theatri-
cal evening was con-
ducted by the famous
writer Ratna Sharma.
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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
IAS Aspirant Aditi - British High Commissioner for a Day
CITY FIRST
T
wenty-year-old Adi-
ti Maheshwari
from Rajasthan has
spent a full day
leading the British High
Commission in New Delhi
after winning a competi-
tion. Aditi, who aspires to
join the Indian Adminis-
trative Service, is the fifth
winner of the India edition
of the ‘High Commission-
er for a Day’ competition,
organised annually since
2017 to celebrate the Inter-
national Day of the Girl
Child (October 11).
As the UK’s top diplomat
in India, Aditi experienced
a broad variety of diplo-
matic activities. She ob-
served the India-UK Ener-
gy for Growth Dialogue
alongside Ministers
Raj Kumar Singh and
Kwasi Kwarteng. She
met with beneficiaries
of a leadership pro-
gramme for aspiring fe-
male politicians funded by
the Chevening Alumni
Programme Fund; climate
experts from the Council
on Energy, Environment
and Water (CEEW), who
signed the UK in India
Pledge for Progress, to
show their leadership in
gender equality; and young
leaders from the not-for-
profit Global Youth.
Aditi Maheshwari,
High Commissioner for
the Day, said, “I had ap-
plied for the competition
last year as well and I’m
really pleased that I got
the opportunity
. The inter-
action with senior diplo-
mats and with women
from ‘She Leads’ leader-
ship programme were the
two personal highlights of
the day for me. I also en-
joyed being driven around
in an electric vehicle by
the High Commissioner.
The amount of work that
both the UK and India are
doing to tackle issues like
climate change and gen-
der inequality made me
really hopeful as a young
woman. I will cherish this
day for a long time to
come.”
Alex Ellis, Deputy High
Commissioner for the Day
(on other days, High Com-
missioner to India), said,
“It was a pleasure for me
to work with Aditi
throughout the day. Her
confidence and thought-
fulness on important is-
sues like climate change
and women’s rights shone
through. The UK is work-
ing with India to provide a
platform for young women
like Aditi to help them
reach their potential. I am
pleased that so many
young girls sent in their
entries for this year’s com-
petition which focussed on
climate change. I wish
Aditi the very best for the
future and hope that she
enjoyed this experience as
much as I did.”
n the memory of the
three literary enthusi-
asts, Deepak Gera, Ish-
madhu Talwar and Dr
Bhavya Soni, the play,
Panch Parmeshwar
was staged on Sunday
at Kamal Kunj by Rang
Chaubara under the aegis of
Trimurti. The play is based
on a short story written by
Munshi Premchand.
Hema Gera, Mann Gera,
Anish Talwar, Prakash Soni
and Bukul Soni and various
other family members of the
deceased were present on
the occasion to attend this
familial tribute. Writer Hetu
Bhardwaj also graced the
event and paid his tributes.
Shantanu Bhasin from
Trimurti said, “We dearly
miss our three legends, they
have always advocated the
message of spreading the
joy of literature among peo-
ple. Through this stage, we
carry on with the responsi-
bility they have bestowed
upon us.”
Ishwar Dutt Mathur pre-
sented the play in the form
of Kissagoi as Neeraj Gos-
wami, Bhagwant Kaur, Ra-
jendra Sharma, Moinuddin
Khan, Rakesh Mathur,
Prashant Yadav enacted the
play. Kids from Alawa
Taabar Sanstha were also a
crucial part of the play. The
friends and family members
thanked the committee on
the occasion and appreciat-
ed the kind deed.
I
A TRIBUTE TO THE LITERARY
ENTHUSIASTS
SUSHMITA AIND
sushmita.aind@firstindia.co.in
Ajab Chor Ki
GHAZAB KAHANI!
MEGA MEDICAL CAMP
CITY FIRST
I
n collaboration with
Mahatma Gandhi
Hospital and Ram-
ganj Bazar Vyapar
Mandal, a multi-special-
ity medical camp has
been organised at Hotel
Khandaka House, Ram-
ganj Bazar, Jaipur.
Business Board Presi-
dent Hukum Chand
Agarwal said that free
medicines were also dis-
tributedafterexamining
ECG, blood pressure, the
blood sugar of 523 pa-
tients in the camp. Avad-
heshacharya Maharaj
Galta Peethadheeshwar
amongmanyotherdigni-
taries were present. Di-
rectorMarketingandPR
of the hospital Virendra
Pareek said that the
guests in the camp were
honouredbythehospital
the Board of Trade.
FROM THE ARCHIVES!
THE GAME OF GOLF!
JRD Tata received a number
of awards. He was also
conferred the Honorary
rank of Group Captain by
the Indian Air Force in
1948, was promoted to
the Air Commodore rank
(equivalent to Brigadier
in the army) on October
4, 1966, and was further
promoted on 1 April 1974 to
the Air Vice Marshal rank.
Justice Ajay Rastogi of
Supreme Court who is
on a visit to the Pink City
played a round of Golf at
the Rambagh Golf Club
on Sunday with Justice
Ashok Gaur of Raj High
Court, Executive Member
Member of Rambagh Golf
Club Advocate Manish
Kumawat and Chandra
Prakash Modi.
The birthday of IAS Karan
Singh and IPS Monika Sen
was on Sunday, October 10.
We wish them all the best!
HAPPY B’DAY!
Under the aegis of Natya Samiti, Jaipur, an act was per-
formed by Gopichand Bhartrihari, played in the traditional Lok
Khayal Tamasha of Jaipur, the act took place at Ambikeshwar
Mahadev Temple, Amer on Saturday. The famous hymn of the
spectacle was based on the sacrifice that was composed by
Pandit Banshidhar Bhatt. Rajendra Sharma Raju of Net-Theat
informed that Dilip Bhatt introduced this narrative to the sev-
enth generation. He also paid immense gratitude.
UTTKARSHA
SHEKHAR
Taking over the pink
city one click at
a time, Fashion
and Lifestyle
blogger
Deepika
Sharma
is giving
us major
festive
goals with
a deep
red Taffeta
Lehenga from her
very own brand,
Pomcha, adorned
with Gotta-Patti
work. With
traditional
jewellery
rounding of
her look,
this is the
ultimate
Dandiya
Raas
outfit.
FESTIVE
FASHION
Aditi Maheshwari with Alex Ellis
A still from the play ‘Panch Parmeshwar’
Prakash Soni, Dr Alka Rao and Hema Gera
Anish Talwar, Bukul Soni and Late Bhavya Soni’s mother
A still from the play
Shyam Sundar Bissa, Moazzam Ali, Pankaj Ojha,
Raj Narayan Sharma, Krishna Kanta,
Kavita Mathur during the lamp lighting ceremony
Late Marshal of the IAF, Arjan Singh with JRD Tata
During the camp
The fifth day of Navratri is
dedicated to Goddess Skanda
Mata, Lord Kartikeya’s moth-
er. Skanda is another name
for the war god Kartikeya and
Mata is a term used for moth-
er. This is why the Goddess is
known as Skanda Mata. She
is the motherly incarnation of
Goddess Durga. On this pious
occasion, City First wishes
its readers a very prosperous
Navratri.
GODDESS
Skanda
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
(L-R) Manish Kumawat, Chandra Prakash Modi,
Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Ashok Gaur

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