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JAIPUR l MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023 l Pages 12 l 3.00 l RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 4 l Issue No. 274
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI
FORMER ANDHRA
CM KIRAN KUMAR
REDDY RESIGNS
FROM CONGRESS
New Delhi: Air India handed over an unruly passenger who allegedly smoked
in the lav of a London-Mumbai flight on March 10 and behaved aggressively
with other people on board, to security agencies on arrival. Mumbai Police
have registered a case against the passenger Ramakant (37), a US citizen.
New Delhi: Former Andhra Pradesh CM N Kiran
Kumar Reddy resigned from Congress on Sunday.
Sources said the veteran politician is likely to join
the BJP but only after getting an assurance that he
will be given a suitable position in national politics.
UNION IT MoS TO
MEET STARTUPS
AMID CONCERNS
OVER SVB ISSUE
New Delhi: Union minister of state for IT Rajeev
Chandrasekhar said on Sunday he will meet Indian
startups this week to asses the impact on them
following the collapse of US-based Silicon Valley
Bank. He shared this information on Twitter.
FLYER HANDED OVER TO COPS FOR SMOKING IN FLIGHT
ADANI GROUP PREPAYS
$2.15 BILLION LOANS
AHEAD OF DEADLINE
New Delhi: Adani Group
on Sunday said it has
repaid loans aggregating
USD 2.65 billion to
complete a prepayment
programme ahead of
March 31 deadline to
cut overall leverage in
an attempt to win back
investors’ trust.
WEAPONS, NARCOTICS
SEIZED NEAR LoC IN
J&K’S RAJOURI AREA
Rajouri/Jammu: Army
troops guarding the LoC
recovered small arms and
narcotics from Rajouri
district of J&K on Sunday,
officials said. Two pistols,
an Improvised Explosive
Device (IED) and heroin
was among the recoveries
made, they said.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
BRAHMOS TO BAG $2.5
BN CRUISE MISSILES
ORDER FROM NAVY
New Delhi: The Indian Navy
is going to place orders
for acquiring more than
200 BrahMos supersonic
cruise missiles worth over
$2.5 billion which would be
equipped on all the frontline
warships of maritime force,
the officials said on Sunday.
MODI,
SHAH
LEAD
BJP’S
MISSION
SOUTH
INDIA
I’M BUSY WORKING
FOR PEOPLE, SAYS PM
Congress party busy digging
Modi’s grave, PM stresses
PM inaugurates 118 km
long B’luru-Mysuru E-way
Moni Sharma
Mandya: PM Narendra
Modi on Sunday ac-
cused the Congress and
other Opposition par-
ties of being busy dig-
ging his grave, while he
was striving for the de-
velopment of the coun-
try and the welfare of
the poor, as he also de-
clared that blessings of
the people is his biggest
protection shield. On
his sixth visit this year
to Karnataka, where As-
semblyelectionsaredue
by May
, he also asserted
that the “double engine”
govt is a necessity for
the fast-paced develop-
ment of the state.
Congress never both-
ered about pains and
sufferings of the poor,
he alleged, adding that,
“it was a coalition gov-
ernment (at the Centre)
running with the sup-
port of various types of
people.” BJP govt has
made all efforts to serve
poor, to alleviate their
sufferings, PM said.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Centre
in a filing to the Su-
preme Court on Sunday
stuck to its earlier stand
that same-sex marriage
is not compatible with
the concept of an “Indi-
anfamilyunit”,whichit
said consists of “a hus-
band, a wife, and chil-
dren which necessarily
presuppose a biological
man as a ‘husband’, a
biological woman as a
‘wife’ and children born
out of union between
the two - who are reared
by the biological man as
father and the biological
woman as mother”.
It is submitted that
despite the decriminali-
sation of Section 377 of
IPC, petitioners cannot
claim right for same-sex
marriage to be recog-
nised under the laws of
the country, it said.
PM MODI DEDICATES
WORLD’S LONGEST
RAILWAY PLATFORM
IN KARNATAKA
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday dedicated
to the nation the “longest
railway platform in world”
at Shree Siddharoodha
Swamiji Hubballi Station.
IT’S RAINING FLOWERS! Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a grand
welcome on his arrival, in Mandya on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Bengaluru-Mysuru
Expressway and other developmental projects in presence of
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari and
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai in Mandya district on Sunday.
PM HOLDS MEGA ROADSHOW AMID
‘MODI-MODI’ CHANTS IN KARNATAKA
E-WAY HIGHLIGHTS
AFFIDAVIT STATES...
Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
was showered with flower petals as he held a mega
roadshow in Karnataka’s Mandya with crowd chanting
‘Modi-Modi’ on both sides of the road. Modi threw flower
petals which got piled up on the bonnet of his car back
at the cheering crowd at several places as he was given
a rousing welcome during a massive road show in the
district headquarters city of Mandya.
`8,480 CRORE
The 118 Km long Bengaluru-
Mysuru Expressway project
inaugurated in Maddur
75 MINUTES
From over 3 hours to 75 mins,
Expressway will reduce the travel
time between the two cities
6-LANING
Bengaluru-Nidaghatta-Mysuru
section of NH-275 and will act
as development in the region
`4,130 CRORE
Foundation stone for Mysuru-
Kushalnagar 4 lane highway laid
by PM Narendra Modi
 Registration of marriage
of same sex persons also re-
sults in violation of existing
personal as well as codified
law provisions
 Parties entering into
marriage creates an institu-
tion having its own public
significance, as it is a social
institution from which sev-
eral rights & liabilities flow
 Family issues are far
beyond mere recognition
and registration of marriage
between persons belonging
to the same gender
 It will not be permissible
to pray for a writ of this
court to change the entire
legislative policy of the
country deeply embedded in
religious and societal norm
Central Govt opposes
same-sex marriages
2 die after being run
over by low-floor bus
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: Two people
were killed after being
run over by a speeding
low-floor bus in Jhot-
wara area of Jaipur on
Sunday
.Policeinformed
the deceased has been
identified as Dilkhush
(20), a native of Bihar
and Radhey Shyam Sin-
gh (68), a resident of
Tara Nagar C in Jhot-
wara area. “The inci-
dent occurred at 8:45am
when Dilkhush was
passing from the Khir-
ni Phatak area. The bus
ran-over him while his
two-wheeler got stuck
in the bus,” police said.
“Dilkhush died on the
spot while Radhey Shy-
am succummed to inju-
ries during treatment
in SMS Hospital. The
bus driver fled from the
spot after the incident,
bus has been seized.
Second leg of Budget session from today;
Govt says our priority to pass Finance Bill
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The second
leg of Budget session
will commence on Mon-
day with the govern-
ment asserting that its
priority is to pass the
Finance Bill and the Op-
position planning to
raise issues like the ac-
tion of central agencies
against the BJP’s politi-
cal rivals and allega-
tions against the Adani
group. Rajya Sabha
Chairperson Jagdeep
Dhankhar sought views
of leaders of various po-
litical parties on ways to
curb disruptions in the
House at a meeting held
on Sunday
. Opposition
members raised the is-
sue of alleged misuse of
central agencies against
non-BJPgovtsandmove
to appoint Dhankhar’s
personal staff on parl
committees. More on P5
J&K’S BUDGET TO BE
PRESENTED IN PARL BY
SITHARAMAN TODAY
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman will table budget
for the Union Territory of
Jammu and Kashmir for the
year 2023-24 in Lok Sabha
today. The UT is at present
under the central govt rule.
Nirmala Sitharaman will also
present Supplementary De-
mands for Grants - Second
Batch for 2022-23.
First India Bureau
Thrissur: Union HM
Amit Shah on Sunday
urgedpeopleof Kerala
to support his party in
the 2024 general elec-
tions, make India a
secure and developed
country and ensure a
prominent place
amongst the nations.
Addressing the Jan
Shakti rally organised
by BJP in Thrissur, he
said although the peo-
ple of Kerala provided
opportunities alterna-
tively to the Congress
and the Communists
for the past several
years, both have failed
to deliver and could
not bring any develop-
ment in the state. He
said India’s economy
was in the 11th posi-
tion when PM Modi
took over, adding, Nar-
endra Modi govern-
ment took the fight to
Pakistan’s soil follow-
ing Pulwama and Uri
incidents. More on P5
Shah urges people of
Kerala to support BJP
in 2024 general polls
Congress doesn’t know that
the blessings of crores of
mothers, sisters, daughters,
and people is the biggest protection
shield for Modi. —Narendra Modi, PM
 Heterosexual marriages the norm: Centre
opposes pleas in SC over same-sex marriages
 An affidavit, filed by the Central govt
before the Apex court opposing the pleas
is scheduled over for the hearing today
 Over 4 gay couples in recent months have
asked SC to recognise same-sex marriages
The notion of
marriage itself
necessarily and
inevitably presupposes a
union between two per-
sons of the opposite sex.
—Centre
‘VIRAT’
VICTORY
Star Indian batter Virat
Kohli on Sunday registered
his highest Test score
against Australia during
4th and final Test at the
Narendra Modi Stadium in
Ahmedabad. ‘King’ Kohli,
who hit his 1st Test century
in over 3 years, surpassed
his previous best of 169
against Australia in 2014
at the MCG.
Amit Shah being felicitated by BJP workers in Thrissur on Sunday.
CM IN RASCON EVENT
OPS HAS GIVEN EMPLOYEES A SENSE
OF SECURITY ABOUT FUTURE: CM
Dimple Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
AshokGehlotonceagain
reiterated that the old
pension scheme (OPS)
has been implemented
in the state on the de-
mand of the employees,
which has given the em-
ployees a sense of secu-
rity about their future.
“The future of the
employees in the new
pension scheme de-
pends on the stock mar-
ket. The opposition of
the old pension scheme
by the central govern-
ment and many econo-
mists is unjustified,”
Gehlot said.
He said that unprece-
dented progress has
been made in all the
fieldswhileOPSisbeing
implementedincountry
.
OPS does not hinder
devp of India in any way
.
Gehlot was address-
ing the swearing-in cer-
emony of the executive
body of Rajasthan State
Other Administrative
Services Confederation
in Jaipur on Sunday
.
He also said that the
role of employees is im-
portant in providing
sensitive, transparent
and accountable admin-
istration in Raj. Turn to P8
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during the swearing-in ceremony of
the executive body of RASCON in Jaipur on Sunday.
KEJRIWAL, MANN
TO LEAD AAP’S
‘TIRANGA YATRA’
IN JAIPUR TODAY
Ashok Yogi
Jaipur: Delhi CM Arvind
Kejriwal and Punjab CM
Bhagwant Mann will lead
the AAP’s “Tiranga Yatra”
in Jaipur on Monday
sounding the poll bugle
in State. AAP leader Vinay
Mishra said about four-
and-a-half lakh people
have become its members
recently, AAP was optimis-
tic about its performance
in Assembly polls in
Rajasthan. Kejri & Maan
will also address gathering
at Ajmeri gate. P8

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023
02
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A married
woman was allegedly
gangraped by two men
in the Ramnagariya
area, police said. Police
informed the incident
took place on March 10
near RK Swimming
Pool located in the Ram-
nagariya area.
“The two miscreants
came to the victim’s
house and took her
along stating that her
husband was lying on
the road in an inebriat-
ed state. The victim was
taken to farmland
where she was gan-
graped by the two men,”
police said.
“The victim’s hus-
band was also beaten
by the accused, follow-
ing which, both were
taken to a private hos-
pital. The matter is be-
ing investigated by
Sanganer ACP Ram
Singh,’ police added.
Harish Sharma
Lohawat (Jodhpur):
RCA President Vaibhav
Gehlot was on a tour of
Aau town of Lohawat
assembly on Sun-
day
. He was warmly wel-
comed by the Congress
workers on reaching
AaualongwithLohawat
MLA Kisnaram Vishnoi
to participate in
theHaathSeHaathJodo
campaign of Hand the
Congress. Vaibhav Ge-
hlot, while addressing
the general meeting,
gave information about
the various public wel-
fare schemes being run
by the state government
and the development
works done in the last
four years in the Loha-
wat assembly constitu-
ency
.
“Every class includ-
ing farmers has been
taken care of. It is the
responsibility of thep-
arty workers that the
person sitting till last
end can get benefits of
the schemes of the state
government,” he said.
Narpat Joya
Didwana: BJP Central
Election Committee
member, Chhattisgarh
BJP in-charge and sen-
ior BJP leader Om-
prakash Mathur while
interacting with the
media at Banwasa vil-
lage in Didwana on
Sunday said that BJP is
not a party of any one
family and here every
decision is taken by the
parliamentary board.
Refuting allegations
of any factionalism
within the party Ma-
thur said that the in-
charge has clearly said
that programmes can be
held at four places si-
multaneously
. “I assure
you that the govt will be
formed,” he said.
Mathur linked fac-
tionalism in the party
with political ambi-
tion and said that eve-
ry person is ambitious
and there is nothing
wrong in being ambi-
tious in politics, but
there is no factional-
ism in the party.
Monu Singh Rajawat
Dausa: Vipra Maha-
kumbh took place on
Sunday at Mehandipur
Balaji in Dausa, where
Brahmin leaders of
Congress and BJP
shared the stage. Rajya
Sabha MP and senior
BJP leader Ghanshyam
Tiwari said that he had
nothing to do with the
Special Backward Class
(SBC) but wanted reser-
vation. He said that the
stategovernmenthasno
righttoacquiretemples.
“The priests are not
only Brahmins but are
Gurjars and Rajputs as
well,” he said.
Tiwari said that if
there can be a separate
Waqf Board, then a Hin-
du Religious Act should
also be made. He said
that the government has
given reservation to all
sections of society
. He
said that they are not fi-
nancially strong, so res-
ervation on an econom-
ic basis was necessary
.
Brahmin society
showeditspoliticalpow-
er in Vipra Kumbh in
Mehandipur Balaji.
About 5 to 7 thousand
Vipra brothers partici-
pated in the program.
Politicians and dignitar-
ies belonging to Brah-
min society of all major
parties were present.
Brahmin leaders bat for reservation
VIPRA MAHAKUMBH
BJP’S PUBLIC-WELFARE GOVT WILL
BE FORMED IN 2023, SAY LEADERS
Pooja Dubey
Jaipur: BJP state presi-
dent Satish Poonia on
Sunday said that BJP’s
public-welfare govern-
ment will be formed in
2023 which will fulfill
the aspirations of the
public and the dreams
of Rajasthan. The dis-
trict-level Jan Aakrosh
Maha Abhiyan will
start from March 15.
He also said that in
2024, the party will re-
tain power at the centre
under the efficient lead-
ership of Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi.
“With a landslide vic-
tory, the BJP govern-
ment will be formed
and Narendra Modi will
become the Prime Min-
ister for the third time.
We all BJP workers are
fully committed to these
resolutions,” he said.
State office bearers,
district in-charges,
and district presidents
attended the meeting
which was called for
the preparations of
the booth empower-
ment campaign and
district Jan Aakrosh
Mahagherav. He said
that the sweat of BJP’s
booth-level workers
will become a big fac-
tor in BJP’s massive
victory in the upcom-
ing elections.
Preparations of the booth empowerment campaign
and district Jan Aakrosh Mahagherav has started
Arun Singh, Satish Poonia, Vijaya Rahatkar, Chandrashekhar & others at meeting in Jaipur on Sunday.
Dr Mahesh Joshi, Dr Raghu Sharma, Ghanshyam Tiwari, Archana Sharma, Gaurav Vallabh and other
leaders participating in Vipra Mahakumbh at Mehandipur Balaji in Dausa on Sunday.
Congress doing cheap
politics to divide families
of martyrs: Arun Singh
Dinesh Tiwari
Jaipur: National Gen-
eral Secretary of
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) and State in-
charge Arun Singh on
Sunday took a jibe at
Congress and said that
the party is doing cheap
politics to divide the
families of “martyrs”.
“Congress party is
doing cheap politics to
divide the families of
martyrs. At the time of
the funeral of the mar-
tyred soldiers, the Con-
gress ministers prom-
ised to build statues
and provide jobs to the
family members of the
martyrs, and now
instead of fulfilling
the promise, they’re
insulting the widows
of martyrs,” Arun told
the media.
Regarding the slo-
ganeering against BJP
state president Satish
Poonia during the pro-
test on Saturday, Singh
said that such people
could not be from the
BJP and must be some
outside antisocial ele-
ments. “Still if any
party person does such
act then action must be
taken against him be-
cause this is a very se-
rious matter,” he said.
First India Bureau
Suratgarh: ‘Air Dis-
play 2023’ was con-
ducted at Air Force
Station Suratgarh on
March 11 & 12. The
event comprising dis-
plays by Surya Kiran
Aerobatics Team,
Akash Ganga Sky Div-
ing Team, Air Warrior
Drill Team, and Air
Force Band were
aimed to create aware-
ness about IAF and
motivate the youth to
join the armed forces.
The spectacular air
show by the Surya
Kiran Aerobatic
Team, displaying re-
markable coordina-
tion, precision, and
courage, infused tre-
mendous thrill among
the audience. The
Akash Ganga Team
carried out sky div-
ing wherein they
jumped from a height
of 12000 feet with the
Indian national flag
and IAF flag. They
formed several for-
mations in the air.
OmMathurrefutesfactionalism,
saysBJPnotpartyofonefamily
Vaibhav Gehlot gives info about
various public welfare schemes
3 killed, 2 injured as
car collides with tree
First India Bureau
Sirohi: Three people
were killed and two oth-
ers were injured in the
Pindwara area of Sirohi
district on Sunday after
their car lost its balance
and rammed into a tree.
Police informed the de-
ceased have been identi-
fied as Pratap Singh,
Karan Singh and Shiv
Shankar Singh, all resi-
dents of Sardarshahar
town of Churu district.
“ The mishap took place
on the national highway
near Jhadoli. The vic-
tims were heading to-
wards Gujarat when
their car lost its balance,
jumpedthehighwayand
then collided with a tree.
The collision was so
strong that the car was
completely damaged
and three of them died
on the spot,” police said.
1 held for molesting 20-year-old
Bangkok girl on Holi in Jaipur
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A 20-year-old
foreigner was allegedly
molested by a man on
Holi (March 7) when she
was waiting for her cab
in the hotel’s parking
area. SHO Rajesh Gau-
tam of Vidhayakpuri
police station said that
the victim from Bang-
kok lodged the report.
Police have arrested the
accused.
According to police,
the victim had come to
Jaipur to celebrate Holi.
On March 6, she reached
Jaipur and stayed at a
hotel in the Manak
Chowk area. She went to
Khasa Kothi Hotel on MI
Road to play Holi on
March 8. After playing
Holi, she went to the ho-
tel’s parking area
around 11:30 pm. She
was waiting for her cab
when three men ap-
proached her. One of
them wished her and
said Happy Holi and ap-
plied colour on her
cheeks. But one of them
molested the foreigner.
He fled when the victim
protested. The victim
then reached the Vid-
hayakpuri police station
and lodged a complaint.
Cong protest against Centre,
Adani at Raj Bhavan today
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The State Con-
gress will march up to
Raj Bhavan today to pro-
test against Adani and
crony capitalism. A
meeting will be held at
8:30 am at the civil line
gate. CM Ashok Gehlot,
State Congress Presi-
dent Govind Dotasra,
and other leaders will
participate in this. Ra-
jasthan Pradesh Con-
gressCommitteespokes-
person Swarnim
Chaturvedi has alleged
that this demonstration
is being held in protest
against the Central
govt’s policy of crony
capitalism in favour of
the Adani group.
Rajasthan in-charge
Sukhjinder Singh Rand-
hawa, ministers, MLAs,
MLA candidates, office
bearers of state Con-
gress,corporation-board
chairman and vice-
chairman, and senior
Congressmen will par-
ticipate in the meeting.
Vaibhav Gehlot addresing during the Haath Se Haath Jodo
campaign at Aau town of Lohawat assembly on Sunday.
Om Mathur inaugurated the building built by a Bhamashah family
at Banwasa village in Didwana on Sunday.
The mangled remains of the
car on the national highway.
2 HELD ON CHARGE
OF KILLING FATHER
IN JODHPUR
NURSING EMPLOYEE
HIT BY MLA’S CAR
IN BIKANER
Jodhpur: Two men were
arrested in Jodhpur for
allegedly killing their
father over a petty issue
of removing an electricity
transformer from their
farmland,” police said. “
The electricity bill of the
farmland came to around
Rs 2 lakhs, following
which, the victim removed
the transformer and
wanted to waive the bill.
However, accused wanted
the transformer to remain
in its place,” police said.
Bikaner: A nursing
employee was injured
after being hit by the car
of Nokha MLA Bihari Lal
Vishnoi in PBM Hospital of
Bikaner on Sunday morn-
ing. Sources informed
that a nursing employee,
identified as Hasan, was
on a motorcycle in the
premises of PBM Hospital
when Bihari Lal Vishnoi’s
car rammed into the
motorcycle. “Hasan fell on
the road and his leg got
fractured,” said a source.
Suratgarh: A man and a woman died after being run over by
a train late Saturday night near Rampura Rangmahal gate in
Suratgarh. On receiving information
about the incident, the GRP police
station reached the spot and started
an investigation. Police identified the
deceased as Kesra Ram and K Sunita,
residents of Ward No. 10. The deceased
were brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Prima facie the police is looking into the matter by linking it to
a love affair. The police got the post-mortem done & handed
over the bodies to the relatives. —Rajendra Patwari
Dholpur: In Lal Bazar of Nihalganj police station area of
Dholpur, after a mutual altercation, the dispute escalated
so much that a youth shot another youth in the stomach.
After the shooting, the accused fled from there. Police
reached the spot and sent the injured youth Himanshu
(24) to the district hospital where he was referred after his
condition became critical. The police is now also scanning
the CCTV cameras installed nearby.SHO Vijay Meena said
that the injured youth told the police in a written statement
that he was going to his home from the market, and while
on the way he found Arpit alias Bhura Pandit in an inebri-
ated condition who shot him in the stomach.
MAN, WOMAN DIE BEFORE TRAIN, POLICE
SUSPECT IT TO BE LOVE AFFAIR
YOUNG MAN SHOT IN STOMACH IN MARKET
OVER MINOR DISPUTE, ADMITTED TO HOSP
NEWS DIGEST Married woman
allegedly
gangraped by
two men in Jpr
Arun Singh addressing the BJP
workers in Jaipur on Sunday.
IAFperformsstunts
atAirForceStation
Surya Kiran aerobatic team of Indian Air Force
performing stunts at Suratgarh Air Force
Station on Sunday.
OVERWHELMING
RESPONSE FROM
STUDENTS
The demonstration by
the Air Warrior Drill
Team was a hallmark of
precision, discipline, and
accuracy. The patriotic
songs and martial tunes
played by the Air Force
Band brought out the
feeling of patriotism and
nationalist fervor in the au-
dience. The static display of
aircrafts and indigenously
made weapon systems apt-
ly demonstrated the might
of the IAF. The station
received an overwhelming
response from students
of various schools and
colleges in the vicinity of
Suratgarh. The event was
also witnessed by the civil
population, Indian Army,
and the IAF personnel.

RAJASTHAN
03
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: Sushila Ku-
mari, once the princess
of Dungarpur and then
the queen of Bikaner,
was given final farewell
on Sunday. From peo-
ple to members of the
erstwhile royal family,
everyone was im-
mersed in sorrow.
The funeral proces-
sionof SushilaKumari,
known by names like
“Data”, “Dadisa” and
MaharaniSahiba,start-
ed at 11.30 am and
reachedSagarviaJuna-
garh, Public Park,
Jaipur Road. The eyes
of the people who came
to participate in the last
journey were only to-
wards Siddhi Kumari.
Bikaner East MLA Sid-
dhi Kumari was en-
gaged in the service of
her grandmother.
During the last rites,
Edu Min Dr BD Kalla,
Deputy LoP Rajendra
Rathore, MLA Bihari
Vishnoi, former minis-
ter Devi Singh Bhati
along with Divisional
Commissioner, IG and
SP were present.
‘Rajmata’ Sushila Kumari of erstwhile
Bkn royal family consigned to flames
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: After 60 hours
of martyr widow Manju
Jat disappearing from
the protest site outside
the bungalow of former
Dy CM Sachin Pilot, a
video has surfaced in
which she is seen under
house arrest by the po-
lice at plot number 26,
Anand Vihar, Harmada.
Police have been de-
ployed all around the
colony where Manju Jat
is present. Manju has
not eaten for many days
and she is not even able
to speak, people close to
her claimed. Manju
didn’tsayanythingeven
after asking several
times.Sheissaidtobein
shock. In fact, Manju
Jat, wife of martyr Roh-
itashv Lamba who died
in the Pulwama attack,
along with two other
widows Sundari Devi
Gurjar and Madhubala
Meena, was sitting on a
dharna in Jaipur.
At 3 am on March 9,
the police forcefully re-
moved all the three wid-
ows from the dharna
site. After picking up
Manju from the protest
site, the police dropped
her at her village Go-
vindpura Basdi. Then
she was admitted to
Amarsar PHC.
MARTYRS’WIDOWSUNDER‘HOUSEARREST’
PULWAMA MARTYRS’ WIDOWS BATTLE FOR ‘JUSTICE’
(L) Pulwama martyr’s widow Manju Jat alleges beating by the
police. (R) Police team outside her home at Harmada on Sunday.
Pulwama martyr’s widow Sundari Gurjar surrounded by a team of
police during alleged ‘house arrest’ in Bharatpur on Sunday.
l Martyr’s widow
Manju Jat appears
after 60 hrs, alleges
police of beating her
CM Ashok Gehlot on
Sunday defended the
benefits reserved for the
martyrs’ families under
a state scheme saying
that the BJP leaders are
misguiding the people and
maligning the image of
Rajasthan. “The kind of
package given by Rajasthan
govt to the war widows, be
it of the Pulwama, Balakot,
or Kargil, doesn’t exist
anywhere in the country. I
had brought the package
when I was CM around 25
years back,” Gehlot told
reporters after attending a
programme. He said that
under the package the mar-
tyrs’ families are allotted
land and housing, schools
are named after martyrs,
and jobs are kept reserved
for their children. The Chief
Minister’s remarks came
on the heels of a protest
being waged by three war
widows, who have been
demanding a change in
rules so that their relatives
and not just children can
get govt jobs on compas-
sionate grounds. “Why are
they asking for jobs after
four years? The BJP leaders
are misguiding the people,”
Gehlot said.
MP Kirodi Lal Meena
is undergoing treat-
ment in the ICU of SMS
Hospital and according
to the doctors his health
is fine. He is also meet-
ing leaders and people.
BJP state in-charge
Arun Singh along with
Satish Poonia met him
at the SMS Hospital.
Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh and BJP
National President JP
Nadda are also learnt
to have inquired about
the health of Meena
over the phone. SMS
Hospital Superintendent
Dr Achal Sharma said
there was complaint
of numbness and pain
in hands and feet of
Meena for which he has
been examined. Several
leaders including Arun
Singh, Chandrasekhar,
Vijaya Rahatkar, Ashok
Parnami, Rajpal Singh,
Ashok Lahoti, Vijender
Poonia, Bhajanlal
Sharma, Srichand
Kriplani, Lakhan Meena,
and Namonarayan
Meena met MP Kirodi
Lal Meena on Sunday.
—Vikas Sharma
OPPN MISGUIDING
MARTYRS’ FAMILIES
ON SCHEMES, CM
GEHLOT HITS BACK
RAJNATH, NADDA
INQUIRE WELL
BEING OF DR
KIRODI MEENA
After a war widow accused the police of assaulting
them during dharna, Additional Commissioner
of Police Kunwar Rashtradeep, in a damage control
attempt, said that three widows were getting medical
treatment. During the medical check-up on March
10, the health of two widows was said to be bad.
“That is why following the advice of the doctors, the
police immediately admitted the two to the hospital
near their residence and the third one was released
at her residence. Neither there was any fight nor
any of them is under house arrest,” he said, adding
that the police got to know from the social media
that people might protest outside their houses so,
soldiers have been deployed there.
NO WAR WIDOW UNDER HOUSE ARREST,
AdCP RASHTRADEEP DEBUNKS CLAIMS
Kota: Union Minister of
State for Culture Arjun Ram
Meghwal, during his visit
to Kota on Sunday, took
on Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot for not keeping his
promise made with the
war widows. Gehlot had
met the widows at their
homes and promised that
he would give a job to their
brother-in-law. Meghwal
said that the widows are
still sitting on dharna.
Meghwal said, “The
Chief Minister should do
the right thing. If he had
promised them, he must
give them jobs.”
Regarding the incident
with MP Kirori Lal Meena,
Meghwal said that the
Congress government has
become unjust and tyran-
nical. “They misbehaved
with MP Ranjita Koli, Kirori
Lal Meena. Some Congress
leaders also believe that the
government should not do
this, yet the government
did it, it is very sad,” he
said. —Bhanwar S Charan
MIN MEGHWAL SLAMS CM FOR NOT
KEEPING HIS PROMISE WITH WIDOWS
MLA Siddhi Kumari and others accompanying palanquin carrying body of ‘Rajmata’ Sushila Kumari
as people bid farewell on the road. The last rites were performed in Sagar, Bikaner on Sunday.
Key accused in Kota
museum burglary
case held from UP
Kota (PTI): A key mem-
berof aninterstategang
that allegedly stole an-
tique items and jewel-
lery from the Rao Mad-
ho Singh Museum in the
Kota Garh Palace has
been arrested, police
said. Arun Taiwatia
(28), a resident of Gau-
tam Buddh Nagar in UP
,
was arrested from Gha-
ziabad on Friday
. On
Saturday, he was pro-
duced before a court in
Kota that sent him to
seven days’ police cus-
tody, SP Kota City
Sharad Choudhary said
on Sunday
.
Two other accused —
Achin Jatav (24) and
Prabhat Panchal (27) of
Ghaziabad — were
nabbed from Delhi on
Tuesday and are being
interrogated in police
custody
, he added.
Taiwatia was nabbed
on the basis of the duo’s
disclosure by officers
fromtheDistrictSpecial
Team and the cyber cell,
Choudhary said. The
senior official added
that Taiwatia and Pan-
chal were also involved
in the burglary of Dr
Ramnath Podar Haveli
Museum at Naval Garh
in Jhunjhunu on Feb 18.
3 medical colleges
get principals and
controllers in Raj
Ex-Min Gopal
Kesawat’s wife
held for assault
Amid tech glitch,
IAF chopper makes
emergency landing
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The results of
the interview for the
post of Principal and
Controller in three
medical colleges of Ra-
jasthan were an-
nounced on Sunday
. Ac-
cording to the orders
issued by the Medical
Education Department,
Dr Sangeeta Saxena
(Senior Professor Radi-
odiagnosis) at Kota
Medical College, Dr Vi-
pin K Mathur at
Udaipur College (Sen-
ior Professor Gastroen-
terology) and Dr Veer
Bahadur Singh (Senior
Professor Medicine)
has been made Princi-
pal at Ajmer College.
A total of 32 doctors
from across the state ap-
peared for interviews.
They were interviewed
by Chief Secretary
Usha Sharma, Princi-
pal Secretary Medical
Health Department T
Ravikant, RUHS Vice-
Chancellor Dr Sudhir
Bhandari and Secretary
Personnel Department
Hemant Gera.
Jaipur (FIB):
The wife of for-
mer state minis-
terGopalKesawat
has been arrested
by Sanganer Po-
lice on Sunday
.
Police informed a
case was regis-
tered against Go-
pal Kesawat and
four others for al-
legedly beating a
youth, identified
as Gyan Singh,
near Sanganer
BusStandabouta
year ago. “Gopal
Kesawat and oth-
erswerearrested,
but his wife has
been absconding
since then. The
woman has now
been arrested
and is being in-
terrogated,” po-
lice added.
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: A helicopter
of the Indian Air Force
(IAF) made an emergen-
cy landing on a farm in
Pilwa village of Jodh-
pur district on Sunday
after it developed a tech-
nical snag, police said.
Police officials in-
formed that the helicop-
ter was going to Phalodi
from Jodhpur at around
3:30pm on Sunday
.
“Around 20 air force of-
ficials were inside the
helicopter when it re-
ported a technical snag.
The pilot did an emer-
gency landing at a farm-
land in Pilwa village
under Dechu PS area.
Union Minister Arjun Ram
Meghwal in Kota on Sunday.
Medical Education Department
released the results on Sunday.
Jodhpur: Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat,
during his visit to Jodhpur on Sunday, targeted the
state government over apathy towards Pulwama
war widows. On reaching the Jodhpur airport, he
was welcomed by BJP workers. He then went to
his residence, where he met the general public.
Shekhawat said that the martyrs sacrificed for the
protection of the country and such behaviour with
the widows was very painful as it has hurt every-
one’s sentiments and there is resentment among
the people. —Shiv Prakash Purohit
SHEKHAWAT TARGETS CM OVER
APATHY TOWARDS WAR WIDOWS
Arun Singh, Bhajanlal
Sharma met Kirodi Meena
in SMS hospital on Sunday.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Naunad Kanwar
praying at Shrinath temple, Nathdwara on Sunday.

PERSPECTIVE
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Kiren Rijiju
@KirenRijiju
North-East India is witnessing fast
development due to peace. People
who had taken up Arms are returning
back to mainstream due to the
Govt’s people friendly actions. @
PemaKhanduBJP Govt is actively
implementing the major schemes and
policies initiated by @narendramodi Ji.
Bhupender Yadav
@byadavbjp
Big day for the cheetah reintroduction
programme undertaken because of
the decisive leadership of PM Shri @
narendramodi ji! Two cheetahs (one
male and one female) have been
released into the wild in Kuno National
Park from their enclosures. Both
cheetahs are doing good.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid; do not
be discouraged, for the
Lord your God will be
with you wherever you go.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
BBC, TORY GOVT
CRITICISED FOR
CURBING SOCCER
STAR’S REMARK
he BBC has been in
turmoil ever since
‘Match of the Day’
presenter Gary
Lineker’s suspension
for comparing the Tory govern-
ment’s policy on illegal migrants
with that of Nazi Germany
. The
former ace footballer’s suspen-
sion has led to a boycott of pro-
grammes by several other sports
presenters pushing the broad-
caster in turmoil. Lineker was
the leading scorer for England at
the 1986 soccer World Cup. The
boycotts have forced the BBC to
air only “limited” sports pro-
grammes. Analysts and soccer
players also extended support to
Lineker, once a national hero.
The BBC has come in for
scathing criticism for political
bias and curbing free speech.
Known for unbiased reporting,
the BBC has a Conservative Par-
ty supporter Richard Sharp as
Chairman. In 2021 Sharp helped
arrange a loan for Boris Johnson
who was then the prime minis-
ter. So far there seems to have
been no effort to resolve the cri-
sis. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
has urged the BBC and Lineker
to settle their differences.
TOP TWEETS
T
sraelis in tens of
thousands have
beenprotestingon
Saturdays against
Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu’s pro-
posed judicial reforms for
greater accountability of the
country’s SC. The protests
have been going on since Jan-
uary
. Israelis are opposing the
proposal which they fear will
mark end of democracy
.
Netanyahu heads a right-
wing coalition which came to
power on December 29, 2022.
Soon after, on January 4, 2023,
the law minister Yariv Levin
announced plans to reform
the judiciary
. The reform pro-
posed to limit the Supreme
Court’spowerstoruleagainst
the legislature and the execu-
tive and to grant majority to
the right-wing coalition on
the judges’ appointment com-
mittee. Following this pro-
posal, weekly protests began
tobeorganizedinthecountry
.
The last of them on March 11,
the protesters’ count was esti-
mated to be around 5 lakh.
Netanyahuisfacingtrialfor
corruption and wants to over-
haul the system to restore bal-
ance between the different
wings of the government as,
in his view, the judiciary en-
joys too much power over the
legislature. Many in India
would be keenly watching the
developmentsasjudiciaryver-
susthelegislatureandjudicial
accountability have been the
subject of much debate. Vice
President Jagdeep Dhankhar
has attacked SC for its judg-
ment in Kesavananda Bharati
case which said that Parl can
amendConstitutionbutnotits
basic structure. The SC has
stoutly defended its powers.
Vice President Dhankhar
and the Union Law Minister
Kiren Rijiju, on the other
hand, have also questioned
the Supreme Court’s power
to quash the National Judi-
cial Accountability Bill
passed by the Parliament.
PROTESTS IN ISRAEL
TO SAVE DEMOCRACY
Israelis in tens of
thousands have been
protesting on Saturdays
against Prime Minister
Benjamin’s proposed
judicial reforms for
greater accountability
of the country’s
Supreme Court
I
INDIA COULD BE THE NEW
CHINA OF THE 2020s
his could be India’s decade if
it plays its cards right. The
subcontinentalstateispoised
to be the next China, even if
its path will likely be less
straightforward than that of
China and more of a Leninist
two steps forward, one step
backwards.
Leaving aside the multiple
domestic issues India will
have to address to realize its
full potential, it is already, in
the words of an Indian ana-
lyst, in a “geopolitical sweet
spot.” Recently concluded
defense and technology
agreements with the US con-
stitute a milestone. The
agreements acknowledge re-
ality, including that one un-
derestimates the US at one’s
peril and that, despite their
domestic travails, the US and
the UK still produce 50% of
the global wealth as opposed
to China and Russia’s com-
bined 20%.
“For India, the West is the
most important trading part-
ner, the dominant source of
capital and technology, and
the major destination for the
Indian diaspora,” said col-
umnist and former member
of India’s National Security
Advisory Board C. Mohan
Raja in a Foreign Policy arti-
cle, titled ‘It’s Time to Tie In-
dia to the West.’ With India
set to become the world’s
third largest economy, Raja
advocated turning the Group
of 7 (G-7), which groups the
world’s foremost democratic
economies, into a G-8 with
India as its newest member.
The agreements reinforce
the notion that supply chain
security and geopolitics
have become as important as
economics and pricing in
creating and/or managing
global value chains. Fur-
thermore, they are a step
towards enabling India to
redress its trade imbalances
skewed in China’s favor. Fi-
nally, the agreements consti-
tute a building block for a
potential future multilateral
security arrangement in the
Gulf in which India would
be a key player.
INDIA AS A
PLAYER IN THE GULF
Gulf security was not fore-
most in the minds of Indian
and US policymakers when
they conceived the agree-
ments. However, inevitably,
that is where the Gulf is go-
ing for multiple reasons.
These include a US desire to
rejigger America’s commit-
ment to Gulf security and
share the burden with region-
al players. The US is not yet
at a point where it is willing
to share control of Gulf secu-
rity commitments with other
external powers. Still, it is
something that policymakers
in both the Trump and Biden
administrations have at vari-
ous times considered.
It’s an option that the US
has not pursued, but neither
has either administration re-
jected it out of hand. “I don’t
think we are ever again going
to see a position where the
United States is prepared to
be the primary security pro-
vider and bear any burden or
pay any price to uphold order
in the Middle East,” said for-
mer Singaporean diplomat
and chairman of the Nation-
al University of Singapore’s
Middle East Institute Bila-
hari Kausikan.
A NEW MULTIPOLAR
WORLD ORDER
India’s regional relation-
ships, ability to get its domes-
tic house in order, and grow
its economy will likely shape
its place in a new 21st centu-
ry world order. This year’s
Indian chairmanship of the
Group of 20, which brings
together the leaders of the
world’s 20 largest economies,
is an opportunity for Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to
showcase where India is
heading.
One focus will be the im-
pact of the rise of Hindu na-
tionalism, the country’s in-
creasingly strained inter-
communal relations, and
what India’s motto for its
chairmanship, “One Earth
One Family One Future”
means in practice. So far, In-
dia, like China, has benefit-
ted from Muslim-majority
states emphasizing national
interests rather than commu-
nal and identity concerns.
However, that may prove to
be a fragile proposition.
The US may have suffered
the least, given its ability to
marshal its allies in Europe
and some in Asia to forcefully
support Ukraine while re-
maining focused on its rival-
ry with China in Asia. Even
so, as former Indian national
securityadvisorShivshankar
Menon notes, “worries re-
main… about the United
States being distracted by
Ukraine from its roles else-
where, particularly in the
Middle East and Africa.”
Thoseworriesarecompound-
ed by the bungled US with-
drawal from Afghanistan in
2021 and concern about the
impact of deep polarization
in the US that is likely to be
reflected in the campaign for
the 2024 presidential election.
SOURCE: FAIR OBSERVER
T
JAMES M DORSEY
The writer is an award-winning journalist
and commentator on foreign affairs who has
covered ethnic and religious conflict and
terrorism across the globe for over 3 decades.
“India….can work with
neighbors to build the
peaceful and more
prosperous periphery that
its own development
demands. It can participate
in the remaking of the rules
of the international system
now underway… And it can
reengage economically with
the dynamic economies of
Asia, participating in
global value chains, to
further its own
transformation,” Menon
said. The decade of India
might finally have arrived.
Leaving aside the
multiple domestic
issues India will have
to address to realize
its full potential, it is
already, in the words of
an Indian analyst, in a
“geopolitical sweet spot.”
Recently concluded
defense and
technology
agreements with the
US constitute a
milestone
The Russia-Ukraine War, China’s intransigent rise, American fixation with
China and Russia and other new geopolitical developments present a
unique opportunity for India to step up in an emerging multipolar world

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MODI GOVT’S ZERO-TOLERANCE TO
CONTINUE AGAINST TERRORISM: HM
INDIA
05
First India Bureau
Manama (Bahrain):
Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla has said that India
has a robust participa-
tory democracy along
with a vibrant multi-
party system where
hopes and aspirations
of the citizens find ex-
pression through the
elected representatives.
“All members (MPs)
enjoy the freedom to ex-
press their views and
thoughts in Lok Sab-
ha,” Birla said during
the General Debate at
the 146th Assembly of
Inter-Parliamentary
Union (IPU) here. The
146th Assembly of the
IPU is being held in Ma-
nama from March 11-15.
Birla’s remarks are
being seen as a response
to Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi, who had al-
leged that mics were put
off when Opposition
members speak. He,
however, did not men-
tion the former Con-
gress president’s name.
Reiterating India’s
long-standing view that
all “global issues should
be resolved peacefully
through dialogue”, he
said “the Parliament of
India has always held
extensive and meaning-
ful debates and deliber-
ations on contemporary
global challenges such
as climate change, gen-
der equality, sustaina-
ble development and the
Covid-19 pandemic”.
He emphasised that
global institutions
propagating peace, har-
mony and justice are
crucial for peace, pros-
perity, sustainability
and a just world order.
Birla said that in
global institutions like
the UN Security Coun-
cil, there is a broad con-
sensus among many na-
tions to bring about re-
forms to reflect the re-
alities of a rapidly
changing world order.
TheLokSabhaSpeak-
er also stressed that “re-
form in the UN Security
Council cannot be de-
layed any further”.
He said that it is cru-
cial that the subject is
included in future glob-
al agendas so that “we
could contribute more
and more to addressing
challenges such as cli-
mate change, sustaina-
ble development, pov-
erty, gender equality
and terrorism”.
He said India is lead-
ing the world in the ar-
ticulation of Global Cli-
mate Action Plan to
combat the issue of cli-
mate change.
Members have freedom to express views in House: LS Speaker
LS Speaker Om Birla delivers speech on “Promoting peaceful co-existence inclusive societies:
Fight against intolerance” at General Debate during #IPU146, in Manama, Bahrain, on Sunday.
BIRLA IN BAHRAIN
First India Bureau
Hyderabad: Union
Home Minister Amit
ShahsaidonSundaythat
the Modi government’s
policy of zero-tolerance
towards terrorism will
continue in the times to
come and the separa-
tism, terrorism and anti-
nationalactivitiesinany
part of the country will
be dealt with firmly
.
Hesaidtheviolenceis
coming down substan-
tially in Kashmir, while
insurgency in North-
east and Left Wing Ex-
tremism-affected areas
has also reduced.
Addressing a 54th
CISF Raising Day pa-
rade at National Indus-
trial Security Academy
(NISA) here, Shah laud-
ed Central Industrial
Security Force (CISF)
for its work in strength-
ening India’s economy
and said that Naxalities
and terrorists are un-
der control due to CISF.
The UnionHomeMin-
ister said that the CISF
will safeguard crucial
ports and airports in
the country as it has
been doing for the past
53 years. This is the first
time that CISF is hold-
ing the ‘Raising Day’
celebrations outside the
National capital, New
Delhi. It used to be held
at CISF ground located
on the outskirts of Del-
hi, in Ghaziabad.
“CISF has a very im-
portant contribution in
the economic progress
of the country because
any country can pro-
gress only when the se-
curity of its industries,
security of airports and
seaports is ensured.
CISF has fulfilled all the
objectives of the estab-
lishment of CISF in 53
years,” Shah said.
“PM Modi has pro-
posed the vision of a 5
trillion-dollar economy
for which the safe-
guarding of ports, air-
ports, etc is very impor-
tant. CISF will safe-
guard them as they
have been doing for the
past 53 years,” he said.
He further said that
the Home Ministry will
strengthen the CISF
with all technologies in
the upcoming times to
protect the ports, air-
ports and others.
The UnionHomeMin-
ister said that CISF
worked as a first re-
sponder during the
COVID-19 pandemic cri-
sis at airports and rail-
way stations.
At CISF Raising Day, Shah lauds Force’s work in strengthening India’s economy
Union HM Amit Shah at the inauguration of first baffle range ‘Arjuna’ on the 54th Raising Day of CISF,
in Hyderabad on Sunday. CISF Director General Sheel Vardhan Singh (R) also seen. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: During the
firstphaseof Budgetses-
sion, Opposition parties
created ruckus in both
Houses of Parliament
— Lok Sabha and
Rajya Sabha
— over the
Hindenburg
report on
the Adani
group.
On the
last day of the
first phase of
session on February 13,
the Lok Sabha proceed-
ings went on smoothly
throughout the day, but
the uproar continued in
the Rajya Sabha, follow-
ing which Chairman
Jaideep Dhankhar ad-
journed the House pro-
ceedings till March 13.
Therelationsbetween
the ruling party and the
Opposition have soured
further in the month-
long break, which will
likely affect the Parlia-
ment proceedings.
Former Deputy Chief
Minister of Delhi has
been arrested by the
Central Bureau of In-
vestigation (CBI) and
the Enforcement Direc-
torate (ED). K Kavitha,
daughter of Telangana
Chief MinisterKCRand
involved in the expan-
sion campaign of
Bharat Rashtra Samithi
(BRS), has been ques-
tioned by the ED in Del-
hi. The investigating
agency is continuously
tightening its grip on
RJD supremo Lalu Ya-
dav’s family as well.
❍ 2nd LEG OF PARLIAMENT’S BUDGET SESSION
Rahul, ED-CBI actions to
heat up both the Houses
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar chairs an all-party meeting before the
second part of the Budget Session, at VP House, in New Delhi, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Nagaland
was without an Opposi-
tion before assembly
polls. All the parties in
the state were with the
ruling coalition. Al-
though they were not a
part of the government,
but their support was to
the government. After
the elections, it seemed
that there would be an
Opposition in the state
and perhaps a strong
one. But within a week
of poll results, it has be-
come clear that this
time also Nagaland will
be without Opposition.
The Opposition will not
have a single MLA in
the 60-member assem-
bly as all 60 MLAs will
support the govt. Think,
the MLAs of the parties
opposing the BJP at na-
tional level have also
won, but they will also
support the govt.
The two parties of
the ruling coalition,
the NDPP and the BJP,
got 25 and 12 seats re-
spectively, and an abso-
lute majority. Despite
this, all other parties
have supported the
government. Its old ri-
val NPF has five MLAs
and has not got the sta-
tus of the main Opposi-
tion party and it too
has already supported
the government.
Nagaland will be without Oppn,again!
Kolkata (Agencies):
Trinamool Congress
leader Santanu Bando-
padhyay, who was ar-
rested by the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
on Friday in the teach-
er’s recruitment scam
in West Bengal, was re-
manded to three-day ED
custody by a special
PMLA court here on
Monday. Although the
ED counsel had made a
plea for 14-day custody
of Bandopadhyay, the
principal nodal officer
of Hooghly district Zil-
la Parishad, the judge
granted remand till
March 13. Bandopad-
hyay on Saturday
claimed that he has
been framed in this
matter and that it had
been done purposefully
by those who are al-
ready in judicial custo-
dy in relation to the
multi-crore scam. How-
ever, he did not name
anyone specific on this
count. Meanwhile, ED
sources said that the
agency has got definite
proof that Bandopad-
hyay had direct links
with TMC legislator
and the former presi-
dent of West Bengal
Board of Primary Edu-
cation (WBBPE), Manik
Bhattacharya, who is
currently in judicial
custody along with his
wife and son for their
alleged involvement in
the recruitment scam.
Santanu involved in
‘money for transfer’
racket also, says ED
Chennai: Tamil Nadu
Policehaveregisteredan
FIR against former Ta-
mil Nadu CM and inter-
im general secretary of
AIADMK, Edappadi K
Palaniswami (EPS). The
case has been registered
on a complaint by an
Amma Makkal Munnet-
ra Kazhagam (AMMK)
functionary that he was
assaulted by AIADMK
men led by EPS.
EPS was travelling
from Chennai to Ma-
durai and when he was
travelling in an airport
bus to the airport, a
person was making de-
rogatory remarks
against him. Then this
incident happened.
FIR against Palaniswami for
‘assault’ of AMMK worker
CISF ‘RAISING DAY’ CELEBRATIONS
HELD OUTSIDE NEW DELHI FOR 1st TIME
KHARGE MEETS VP DHANKHAR AHEAD
OF 2nd PHASE OF BUDGET SESSION
Hyderabad (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on
Sunday attended the 54th CISF Raising Day parade at
National Industrial Security Acad-
emy (NISA) here. The CISF was set
up under the act of the Parliament
of India on March 10, 1969. Since
then, CISF Raising Day is being
celebrated on March 10 each year.
This year the CISF’s annual Raising
Day celebrations in being held here.
As per officials, this is the first time
that CISF is be holding the ‘Raising
Day’ celebrations outside the National capital, New Delhi.
New Delhi (PTI): Congress president and Leader of
Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge met
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar here on Sunday,
after which he asserted that opposition parties
want a discussion during the second leg of
the Budget session on every burning issue
facing the nation. Kharge also asserted
that opposition parties are keen to play a
constructive role in making the govern-
ment accountable.Kharge met Dhankhar,
who is also the Rajya Sabha Chairman, at
the Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas. “Met @VPIn-
dia, ahead of the forthcoming session of the
Parliament to seek his cooperation,” the Leader of
Opposition in Rajya Sabha said in a tweet.
BUDGET
SESSION
Hyderabad (ANI): The
Bharat Rashtra Samithi
(BRS) leaders set up a
hoarding of ‘Washing
Powder Nirma’ giving
sarcastic welcome to
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah in Hy-
derabad on Sunday.
In continuation to
various posters that
surfaced on the walls
of Hyderabad against
BJP leaders and Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Saturday, an-
other hoarding giving
Amit Shah a sarcastic
welcome has come
up at JBS junction
in Hyderabad today.
Posters against BJP
continue to surface
in Hyderabad since
Saturday when the
BRS MLC and Telan-
gana Chief Minister K
Chandrashekar Rao’s
daughter and MLC
K Kavitha appeared
before the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
in connection with
the case pertaining to
the now-defunct Delhi
excise policy. The BRS
leaders have put up
a hoarding that read
‘Welcome Amit Shah’.
BRS ‘GREETS’ HM
WITH ‘WASHING
POWDER NIRMA’
POSTERS
Santanu Bandopadhyay was held
in teacher’s recruitment scam.
Edappadi K Palaniswami
PM Narendra Modi with Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio during latter’s
swearing-in ceremony, in Kohima last week. —FILE PHOTO
Dimple Sharma
Samalkha: The RSS
paid tributes to late Sa-
majwadi Party (SP)
leader Mulayam Singh
Yadav, socialist leader
Sharad Yadav, senior
advocate Shanti
Bhushan and Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s mother Hira-
ben Modi at its annual
general body 3-day
meeting that began
here on Sunday
.
Around 1400 RSS
workers are participat-
ing in this meet that is
being held in Haryana
after a long gap
of 12 years.
The Sangh
also paid trib-
utes to late
Biju Janata
Dal (BJD)
l e a d e r
and for-
mer Od-
isha minister Na-
bakishore Das,
whowaskilledby
a police officer.
The list also
included the
names of
S a g a r
Sahu
a n d
Budhram Kartam, the
BJP leaders from
Chhattisgarh who
were “martyred in
Naxalite violence”.
The list of noted per-
sonalities who were
paid tributes included
the names of the prime
minister’s mother, Hi-
raben Modi, actor-film-
maker Satish Kaushik,
actor Javed Khan Am-
rohi and singer Vani
Jairam.
Sangh functionar-
ies also paid homage
to industrialists Jam-
shed J Irani and
Vikram Kirloskar.
RSS annual 3-day meet begins in Haryana’s Samalkha town
Birla’s remarks
are being seen
as a response to
Rahul Gandhi,
who alleged that
mics were put
off when Oppn
members speak

INDIA
06
New Delhi (PTI): In-
formation and Broad-
casting minister Anur-
ag Thakur has said that
nearly 1,300 feature and
1,062 short films and
documentaries have
been digitised under
the National Film Her-
itage Mission (NFHM).
Thakur,whoreviewed
the progress made un-
der the Mission during
his visit to the National
Film Archives of India
in Pune, said an addi-
tional 2,500 feature and
shorts films documen-
taries were in the pipe-
line to be digitised.
NFHM is giving a new
lifeline to the heritage
of Indiancinema,where
many films which were
not previously accessi-
ble at all, will be made
available to audience
worldwide,Thakursaid.
Giving new lifeline to cinema: Thakur
NATIONAL FILM HERITAGE MISSION
Srinagar (PTI): At-
tempts are being made
round-the-clock to wipe
out the remnants of ter-
ror in Jammu and Kash-
mir and the “enemy” is
finding it hard to digest
the prevailing peace,
the Union Territory’s
police chief Dilbag Sin-
gh said on Sunday
.
Singh was speaking
to reporters on the side-
lines of the opening cer-
emony of the 71st BN
Mullik Memorial All
India Police Football
Championship at the
Bakshi Stadium.
Asked about the tar-
geted killings, especial-
ly of minorities, in the
Valley, Singh said while
some incidents are tak-
ing place, violence has
largely come down.
“Targeted killings
have also come down.
Some incidents take
place sometimes but we
take those seriously
and counter measures
are being taken. At-
tempts are on day and
night to wipe out the
remnants of terror and
these will continue,”
Singh, the Jammu and
Kashmir director-gen-
eral of police, said. The
police chief also ex-
pressed happiness that
youngsters who used to
“play with grenades”
are today taking part in
sporting activities.
Raipur (PTI): Con-
gress government in
Chhattisgarh has given
out-of-turn promotion
to 77 police jawans post-
ed in different districts
of Bastar division to
recognise their service
in the fight against
Naxalites, an official
said on Sunday. The or-
der for their promotion
was issued by Chhattis-
garh DG) Ashok Juneja
on Saturday on the oc-
casion of Holi.
New Delhi (ANI): In-
dian Navy’s indigenous-
ly built guided missile
frigate, INS Sahyadri
participated in a Mari-
time Partnership Exer-
cise with French Navy
(FN) ships FS Dixmude,
a Mistral Class Amphib-
ious Assault Ship and
FS La Fayette, a La Fay-
ette Class Frigate, in the
Arabian Sea.
As per Defence Minis-
try, the exercise wit-
nessed a wide spectrum
of evolutions at sea
which included cross-
deck landings, boarding
exercises seamanship
evolutions. The seam-
less conduct of the exer-
cise reaffirmed the in-
teroperability and high
level of cooperation be-
tween the two navies.
New Delhi (PTI): The
CBI has brought back a
kidnapping-and-mur-
der accused wanted by
the Kerala Police
through extradition
from Saudi Arabia, the
33rd fugitive extradited
since last year, under
“Operation Trishul” on
Sunday, officials said.
Mohammed Haneefa
Makkata, a fugitive
with an Interpol Red
Corner Notice (RCN) is-
sued against him, was
wanted by the Kerala
Police in connection
with the abduction and
killing of one Karim in
2006, a case that was
probed by the Kunna-
mangalam police sta-
tion in Kozhikode, the
officials said. He was
located in Saudi Arabia
on the basis of the RCN,
they added.
The Interpol unit of
Saudi Arabia informed
the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI)
about Makkata’s loca-
tion and sought a team
to take him back to In-
dia, the officials said.
New Delhi (Agencies):
The collapse of Silicon
Valley Bank, a key lend-
er to US startups since
the 1980s, has also af-
fected several startups
in India, hitting their
daily cash needs and
other running expens-
es. US authorities
swooped in and seized
the bank’s assets after a
run on deposits made it
no longer tenable for the
medium-sized bank to
stay afloat on its own.
Ruchit G Garg, the
chief executive of Har-
vesting Farmer Net-
work, was among the
startup owners in India
whose business felt the
ripple effect of Silicon
Valley Bank’s (SVB)
collapse, the biggest
since 2008 when Wash-
ington Mutual sput-
tered and died.
“We have been bank-
ing with SVB for over 10
years. We have deposits
that are right now stuck
with them. Thankfully
for us, the situation is a
little bit better as most
of our operations are in
India,” Garg said.
“Just by sheer plan-
ning and luck we have a
lot of money already
made as FDI in Indian
entities. But still a large
portion of our money is
sitting in SVB,” he said.
Many other startups,
however, may be in a
much worse situation,
Mr Garg said, citing
young companies that
carry out a bulk of their
operations abroad, es-
pecially in the US.
“Multiple startups
have their money stuck
in SVB, the most seri-
ous being the ones oper-
ating in the US. If they
have been working
mostly in India, they
would have funds
parked in Indian banks
too. The problem is
magnified for startups
that have SVB as the
only main banking
partner,” said Garg.
UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT
TRANSFERS 8 IPS OFFICERS
Dr. Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: The Yogi
Adityanath government
in Uttar Pradesh has
transferred eight senior
IPS officers. Many DIG
and IG rank officers,
including those in Luc-
know and Kanpur have
also been transferred.
IPS Piyush Mordia
Joint CP Law Order
Police Commissioner
Lucknow has been
made the new ADG
Zone of Lucknow
Range. Until now, he
was posted as Joint
Police Law and Order
Lucknow Commission-
er in Lucknow.
Besides, DIG IPS
Upendra Kumar Agar-
wal of Devipatan Range
has been made the new
Joint CP in Lucknow
Police Commissioner-
ate, while DIG IPS
Amarendra Kumar of
Ayodhya Range has
been made the new DIG
of Devipatan.
IG Range Meerut
IPS Praveen Kumar
IG of Ayodhya. IG IPS
Nichketa Jha of Agra
Range has been made
the new IG of Meerut
while DIG IPS of
Aligarh Deepak Kumar
DIG of Agra Range Kan-
pur Commissionerate.
IPS Suresh Kulkarni
posted in Aligarh has
been made the new DIG
while IPS Amit Verma
posted in SIT has been
posted as Additional
Police Commissioner in
Kanpur Police Commis-
sionerate.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESHUFFLE
IPS Praveen Kumar
IPS Piyush Mordia
Indian France Navy conduct
MaritimePartnershipExercise
Wanted murder accused brought
back from Saudi Arabia, says CBI
StartupCEOdecodeseffects
ofUSbank’ssuddencollapse
The ship is a part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet based at
Visakhapatnam, under the operational control of FOCinC (East).
Mohammed Haneefa Makkata
Ruchit G Garg
Anurag Thakur reviewing National Film Heritage Mission’s progress.
Tapan Kumar, Director, Intelligence Bureau, with JK DGP Dilbagh
Singh and Syed Javaid Mujtaba, ADGP Armed, JK, during 71st
All India Police Football Championship, in Srinagar on Sunday.
Union Minister for Information Broadcasting Anu-
rag Thakur visited NFDC- National Film Archive of
India (NFAI) during his Pune visit and reviewed the pro-
gress made under National Film Heritage Mission. Anu-
rag Thakur stated that National Film Heritage Mission
(NFHM) is moving ahead at full steam at NFDC-National
Film Archive of India (NFAI), Pune. As part of NFHM, 3
major projects are ongoing at NFDC-NFAI: Digitization
of Films, Conservation of Film Reels and Restoration
of Films. All these projects are colossal in nature in the
field of film preservation and have never been attempted
on this scale globally. Till date, 1,293 features and 1,062
shorts and documentaries have been digitized in 4K and
2K resolution. Additional 2,500 features and shorts and
documentaries are in the pipeline to be digitized.
New Delhi (Agencies): Union Minister of State
for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar will
meet representatives of Indian start-ups affected
by the collapse of the troubled Silicon Valley
Bank (SVB) to understand how it has impacted
them and how the government can help. “A few
start-ups have reached out to me, and there is a
general worry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
vision of India’s ‘techade’ has a big role for the success of our start-ups and innovation
ecosystem. We want to be supportive of our young Indians in whatever way we can.
We won’t let the SVB failure slow their growth,” Chandrasekhar said.
UNION IB MINISTER VISITS NFAI, PUNE
AND REVIEWED PROGRESS OF NFHM
UNION MIN CHANDRASEKHAR TO MEET REPRESENTATIVES OF
INDIAN START-UPS HIT BY SILICON VALLEY BANK COLLAPSE
CRUCIAL READ
MADHURI’S MOTHER
SNEHALATA DIXIT
DIES AT AGE OF 90
4 TN FISHERMEN
ARRESTED BY SRI
LANKAN NAVY
Mumbai (PTI): Film star
Madhuri Dixit’s mother
Snehalata Dixit died
here on Sunday. She
was 90. The Bollywood
actor shared the news
in a statement issued to
the media. “Our beloved
Aai, Snehalata Dixit, died
peacefully this morning
surrounded by her loved
ones,” the statement said.
Snehalata Dixit’s last rites
will be performed at Wor-
li’s Vaikunth Dham. Mad-
huri, who is the youngest
of the four siblings, had
shared a heartwarming
post on her mother’s 90th
birthday last year.
New Delhi (Agencies):
Four fishermen from
Pudukottai district of
Tamil Nadu were arrested
by the Sri Lankan Navy for
trespassing into their wa-
ters. The arrest was made
at 4.30 a.m. on Sunday.
The arrested were taken
to the Sri Lankan Naval
base at Paruthithurai
in the island nation for
further questioning. The
arrested fishermen are L.
Arokiaraj (54), A. Ashok
(28), A. Karuppu (22)
and S. Sakthi (21). All the
arrested are from Kottai-
pattanam coastal village in
Pudukottai district.
Muzaffarnagar (Agencies): A young couple have allegedly
died by suicide in Muzaffarnagar. Pankaj (23) and Shivani
(20) were pulled up by the girl’s family over their relation-
ship. Moments later, Pankaj killed himself by consuming
poison and his girlfriend, Shivani also followed suit. Circle
Officer (Budhana), Vinay Kumar Gautam, said, “The two
victims were distant relatives. They consumed poisonous
substances and died during treatment. Further probe is on.”
Guwahati (Agencies): A probe into the death of a person, sus-
pected to be a dacoit, in a police encounter in Assam’s Udalguri
district confirmed that it was a case of “mistaken identity”. The
CID probe concluded that the person killed in the shootout was
not dacoit Kenaram Boro (also known as Kenaram Basumatary)
but a person identified as Dimbeswar Muchahary, who his
family asserted was a “small-time farmer”. The police, however,
claimed he was also a “hardened criminal”. The police claimed
that two policemen were also injured in the “shootout”.
COUPLE ENDS LIFE AFTER FAMILY
DISAPPROVES THEIR RELATIONSHIP
SUSPECTED ‘DACOIT’ SHOT DEAD IN POLICE
ENCOUNTER WAS A FARMER, FINDS PROBE
Attempts being made
to wipe out remnants
of militancy in JK: DGP
77 C’garh cops
receive out-of-
turn promotion
Canberra (ANI): Aus-
tralian Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese on
Sunday said that India
and Australia have
forged a deeper connec-
tion in education, cul-
ture, defence and trade.
“We’ve forged a deep-
er connection between
Australia and India,
from education and cul-
ture to defence and
trade,” Albanese tweet-
ed on Sunday
.
The Australian PM
also shared a video
showing highlights of
his India visit. Alba-
nese on Wednesday ar-
rived in Ahmedabad on
a state visit to India.
The Australian PM
was on an official visit
to India from March
8-11. During the visit,
the Australian PM met
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi at the Hy-
derabad House in New
Delhi to hold bilateral
talks.
The Australian PM
also met External Af-
fairs Minister S Jais-
hankar. The EAM said
Albanese’s visit and to-
day’s annual summit
will take India-Austral-
ia ties to a higher level.
“Delighted to call on
Prime Minister @Al-
boMP of Australia
this morning. His visit
and today’s Annual
Summit will take our
ties to a higher level,”
Jaishankar tweeted on
Friday.
Albanese on Satur-
day thanked Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi for the “extraordi-
nary effort” to make his
Australian delegation
feel welcome in India.
He tweeted, “Thank
you to Prime Minister
@narendramodi for the
extraordinary effort to
make my Australian
delegation feel welcome
in India. Having the
pleasure of hearing
The Triffids and The
Go-Betweens on the si-
tar was unexpected and
extremely touching.”
INDIA, AUS HAVE DEEPENED TIES
IN VARIOUS FIELDS: ALBANESE
THE AUSTRALIAN PM SHARES HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS INDIA VISIT
Aus Prime Min Anthony Albanese shares a
picture of him hugging PM Narendra Modi. Aus PM Albanese shares a picture of bilateral discussions on his Twitter on Sunday.
l We have forged
stronger links in
education, culture,
defence: Aus PM
New Delhi (PTI) : India and Australia have agreed to
conclude the negotiations for a comprehensive free trade
agreement “as soon as possible” as there is huge potential
to enhance bilateral commerce in the next 5 years, as per
joint statement issued on Sunday. The statement was
released after the meeting of Union Minister Piyush Goyal
and Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell
here on March 11. Both countries have already implement-
ed an economic cooperation and trade agreement (ECTA)
in December 2022 and are now negotiating to widen
the scope of that pact into a comprehensive economic
cooperation agreement (CECA). “Ministers look forward to
concluding CECA as soon as possible,” the statement said.
TALKS FOR COMPREHENSIVE FREE TRADE
AGREEMENT ‘AS SOON AS POSSIBLE’

NEWS
07
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: The Jaipur De-
velopment Authority
has started an exercise
to materialize a road
project which has been
on paper for nearly 27
years.
The proposed road
will connect southern
parts of the city with
Agra road which will
not only reduce the dis-
tance by 10 to 12 km but
will also ease traffic
congestion on the Agra
highway
.
JDA had proposed
the Bassi Jagatpura
Link Road in 1996. This
200 feet wide road is
also in the master plan
of Jaipur city. Several
times after the year
1996, the file moved but
the matter got stuck due
to lack of concrete plan-
ning for land acquisi-
tion and compensation
in lieu of acquisition.
CM Ashok Gehlot an-
nounced the construc-
tion of Bassi Jagatpura
Link Road in his budget
speech for the year 2022-
23. After this, JDA has
also sent the proposal
of land acquisition un-
der the new Land Ac-
quisition Act to the dis-
trict administration.
JDA to connect southern
parts of city to Agra road
GANGAUR FESTIVITY
An artist painting the small idols of ‘Isar’ ‘Gangaur’
ahead of the Gangaur’s grand festivity in pinkcity, a
commuter stops by it to have a look on Sunday.
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Dacoit Keshav’s brother Mukesh
hiding in guise of a sadhu held
Rain, thunderstorm expected Vinod Tiwari
Dholpur: The Dholpur
Police on Sunday
nabbed the brother of
dacoit Keshav Gurjar,
Mukesh Gurjar (48),
who was hiding in Koli
Wali Mata temple dis-
guising himself as a
sadhu. Police informed
the accused is a notori-
ous criminal and a re-
ward of Rs 5,000 was an-
nounced on his arrest.
“Based on specific in-
puts, a special team was
formed under the super-
vision of Bari Circle Of-
ficer Manish Kumar.
The team also included
SHO Yashpal Singh,
Head constables Mohan
Singh, and constables
Satyendra and Manoj.
The police team reached
Koli Wali Mata temple
in Moti Kotra village
and saw a man looking
like a sadhu. As soon as
the police reached near,
Mukesh Gurjar tried to
escape.
However, he was held
by the police team and
taken to Sona Ka Gurja
Police Station. The ac-
cused was then handed
over to Badi Sadar Po-
lice Station,” police
said. “Mukesh Gurjar
was wanted in a case in-
volving kidnapping and
serious assault regis-
tered in Bari Police Sta-
tion,” police added.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: With the pre-
vailing western distur-
bancesandanti-cyclonic
circulationintheregion,
many districts in Ra-
jasthan witnessed
cloudy conditions and
mild rainfall on Sunday
.
According to the mete-
orological department,
parts of Bikaner, Bar-
mer, Jaisalmer and
Jodhpurdistrictsreport-
ed cloudy conditions
while drizzle was also
witnessed in areas of
Barmer and Jaisalmer.
Weather experts that
thunderstorms and
lighting could be wit-
nessed this week start-
ing from March 14.
Meanwhile, the weather
remained dry in Jaipur,
Ajmer, Udaipur, Kota,
and Udaipur divisions.
The maximum tem-
peraturewasrecordedat
37.2 degrees Celsius in
Barmer and Phalodi.
Jodhpur,Jaisalmer,Chu-
ru, and Pilani also re-
corded maximum tem-
peratures above 35 de-
grees.
Mukesh Gurjar in Dholpur Police custody on Sunday.
A total of 188.47 ha of land will be acquired from 9 villages by JDA.
Clouds loom over Albert Hall on Sunday.—PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
5 chinkaras die, dog
attack suspected
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer: A total of
five chinkaras were
found dead in Jaisalmer
on Saturday
. The car-
casses of chinkara, a
protected animal, were
found near Gangaram
kiDhaniinLathivillage
of Pokaran area. Villag-
ers and wildlife lovers
informed the officials of
the forest department.
Foresters Kanasingh
Medatiya, Purkharam,
Bhavruram and others
reached the spot and
shifted the carcasses
whichwerelaterburied.
In the forest areas of
Bhadariya, Dholiya,
Odhaniya, Chadhan vil-
lages, dogs often hunt
different species of wild
animals including deer,
fox, and godavan.
Carcasses of chinkaras in Lathi
village of Pokaran on Sunday.
CM to inaugurate
2-day ‘Rajasthan
Millets Conclave
2023’ today
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: The two-day
‘Rajasthan Millets Con-
clave - 2023’ will be held
in Jaipur from today
.
The millets conclave
will be organised by the
Agriculture Marketing
Department at the State
Institute of Agricultur-
al Management in Dur-
gapura. The chief guest
of the program will be
CM Ashok Gehlot, while
the special guest will be
Agriculture Minister
LC Kataria and Minis-
ter of Raj Agriculture
Marketing Murari Lal
Meena.MinisterMurari
Lal Meena took stock of
preparations and gave
necessary directions.
At present, people have to
go through Ghat’s Guni
tunnel and go through Kho
Nagoriyan to reach Agra
road from the southern
part of the city. After the
construction of the project,
the distance will be reduced
by 10 to 12 kilometers. The
project will save time and
fuel because there would be
no traffic jams on the high-
way till Bassi. Workers from
many villages of Bassi tehsil
have to go to the southern
part daily for work and half
an hour to one hour will
be saved in the time taken
for the movement. Getting
direct connectivity will speed
up the development of Bassi
as a satellite town.
PROJECT’S BENEFIT
FOR JAIPURITES

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must take out time to introspect
on our present and learn from
our past, on a daily basis.
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Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Housing Board Com-
missioner Pawan Arora
has prepared an action
plan to take care of Vas-
tu Shastra in the resi-
dential and commercial
constructions to be
made by the board after
knowing the intention
of the common people.
In this side, a state-level
workshop related to
Vastu Shastra will be
organised at the board
headquarters, Awas
Bhawan on Tuesday
.
In the workshop, In-
dian Council of Astro-
logical Sciences Profes-
sor, Architect and Jy-
otishacharya Satish
Sharma and other ex-
perts will give training
related to Vastu to tech-
nical engineers and of-
ficers of the board.
“The Board has al-
ways constructed build-
ings keeping in mind
the sentiments of the
common people and the
changing times and de-
mands. In today’s era,
the priority of common
people is to buy Vastu-
based buildings, but of-
ten the rules of Vastu
Shastra are not applica-
ble in the buildings be-
ingbuiltonalargescale.
To solve this, this impor-
tant workshop will be
organised,” he said.
RHB to hold workshop on Vastu Shastra
PEOPLE PREFER ‘CONSTRUCTION AS PER VASTU’
lll
Technical
engineers and
officers of the
Housing board
will be given the
training by
Indian Council
of Astrological
Sciences
Professor
Will respect sentiments: CM
on making Sikar a ‘division’
Employees’ delegation hails CM
for liberating contractual workers
Tripti Gautam, Ramesh
Sharma Poonam Vishal
Sikar: Rajasthan Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
on Sunday said that the
decision on forming
new districts will be
taken on the basis of
the report of Ramlub-
haya committee.
He said that the senti-
ments of the people of
Shekhawati will be re-
spected in this regard.
Gehlot reached Sikar
to attend Shekhawati
Mahotsav in Laxman-
garh. When reporters
asked him about mak-
ing Sikar a divisional
headquarters, Gehlot
pointed towards PCC
Chief Govind Singh Do-
tasara and said, “The
Attorney General of
the Supreme Court is
standing beside me who
has been telling me
about this for the last 6
months. I told him to
wait a while.”
He said that artists
are being promoted in
the state and a budget
of Rs 100 crores has
been earmarked for it.
Gehlot said that ear-
lier, 200 children from
Rajasthan used to go
abroad to study and
now the number has in-
creased to 500 and the
government bears the
expenses of travel, stay,
food and fees.
Meanwhile, the ongo-
ing Shekhawati Festival
concluded on Sunday
withtheperformanceof
Bollywood singer
Kailash Kher. Many
MLAs and other public
representatives of Sikar
district including PCC
Chief Govind Singh Do-
tasara and in-charge
minister Shakuntala
Rawat were present in
the programme.
CM also addressed on
the occasion. He said he
was feeling good seeing
the atmosphere of Lax-
mangarh today
.
“It feels as if I am in
Jaipur. Laxmangarh is
moving towards devel-
opment,” he said.
PCC chief Govind
Singh Dotasra thanked
Gehlot for making an-
nouncements for Sikar
and Laxmangarh.
The Chief Minister
said that Shekhawati
has been the land of
heroes and industrial-
ists belonging to Shek-
hawati influence the
economy of the entire
country.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot met the
delegation of the Em-
ployees’ Federation (In-
tegrated) at the Chief
Minister’s residence on
Sunday
. The delegation
expressed gratitude for
liberating the contrac-
tual employees from the
contractors. They also
thanked the CM for giv-
ing Old Pension Scheme
in roadways, boards
and corporations. They
also demanded opening
the transfers of Grade-
III teachers.
“This smile is my sat-
isfaction.Thedecisionto
endthecontractpractice
for the contractual em-
ployees of government
offices by forming a gov-
ernment company and
providing them a mean-
ingful platform has been
takenfortheirsafetyand
respect. The state gov-
ernmentwillcontinueto
doallnecessaryworkfor
the rights of the employ-
ees,” Gehlot tweeted
about the meeting.
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: All India Maj-
lis-e-Ittehadul Musli-
meen (AIMIM) leader
Asaduddin Owaisi
while addressing a pub-
lic meeting at Gagariya
village in Barmer, ap-
pealed to the people of
Muslim, Dalit and Trib-
al community to create
their own leadership.
He said that till date
Congress and BJP have
used these communi-
ties as voters but did not
ensure equal rights to
them.
Owaisi said that this
kind of politics cannot
last longer. He appealed
to the people of Muslim,
dalit and tribal commu-
nities to create their
own leadership saying
that only this option
will help them in get-
ting equal rights as
mentioned in the consti-
tution. He said that till
date Congress and BJP
have used the minority
communities as voters
but from now instead of
mere voters they should
stand as leaders.
Asaduddin Owaisi
was in Barmer on a two
days visit. He reached
Barmer Saturday late
evening.
Ashok Yogi
Jaipur: Vinay Mishra,
the AAP’s in-charge for
Rajasthan, told in a
press conference, “I
would like to appeal to
people to connect with
the yatra as it is impor-
tantforRajasthanwhere
the BJP and the Con-
gress formed govern-
ments alternately and
worked to dupe people.”
Within 15-20 days of
the party’s membership
drive, about four-and-a-
half lakh people have
taken membership of
the party, he said.
He said the party was
optimistic about its per-
formance in Rajasthan
and cited its perfor-
mance in Gujarat.
Replying to a ques-
tion that the BJP is also
asking people to bring
about a change in the
state, Mishra said it is
hard to comprehend
whether the BJP is
talking about a change
in Rajasthan or in its
leadership.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: A seven-mem-
ber delegation led by
UpenYadav,whoisfight-
ing for various demands
in Rajasthan, met Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
on Sunday
. Gehlot has
givenpositiveassurance
on the demands.
Submitting a memo-
randum of 17-point de-
mands, Yadav, Chief of
Rajasthan Unemployed
Integrated Federation,
said that there have
been positive signs in
the meeting held on the
initiative of RTDC chief
Dharmendra Rathore.
“The CM assured to
get the recruitment pro-
cessesdoneatafastpace.
He also promised to give
priority to complete the
under-process recruit-
ment as soon as possible
and the calendar of 1
lakhrecruitmentexami-
nations announced in
the budget to be issued
department-wiseassoon
as possible,” Yadav said.
The delegation will
soon hold talks with the
CMO regarding vari-
ous other demands.
Upen is also demanding
the suspension of the
SHO who lathi-charged
the unemployed youth.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A Behaviour-
al Lab will be estab-
lished at Harish Chan-
dra Mathur Rajasthan
State Institute of Pub-
lic Administration,
Jaipur. For this, Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot has approved a fi-
nancial proposal of Rs
1.22 crore. This will be
set up in the Patel Bha-
wan of Ripa.
This will be the first
behavioural lab in the
country to be built
with state-of-the-art
technology. The lab to
be set up in about
2,665.04 square feet
area will be managed
and operated by IIM
Udaipur. Faculty from
IIM Udaipur will pro-
vide training on ap-
plied methods. Here
PhD level certificate
courses will be con-
ducted. International
experts will also be in-
volved for conducting
experiments and
workshops.
Here human behav-
ior will be studied with
the help of innovative
technology including
state-of-the-art soft-
ware, hardware.
Behavioural Lab to be established
in HCM RIPA, CM OK’s `1.22 cr
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Students
from Sirohi district
will not have to go
outside to pursue
higher education in
veterinary science.
Now they will get op-
portunities to study
in their own district
as Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has giv-
en approval to open a
Veterinary Science
College in Sirohi.
Gehlot has ap-
proved creation of 58
new posts and Rs
10.16 crore for the op-
eration and educa-
tional activities of
the college. As per the
proposal, 58 new
posts sanctioned in-
clude a post of dean,
five posts of profes-
sors, four associate
professors, 19 assis-
tant professors, 10
technical staff and 19
supporting staff.
Notably, in the
budget of the year
2023-24, Gehlot had an-
nounced plans to open
Veterinary Science
College in Sirohi.
OPS has given…
Employees have an im-
portant contribution in
taking the benefits of
the public welfare
schemes of the state
government to the last
person. Gehlot said that
the state government is
protecting the interests
of the employees. In this
sequence, a decision
was taken to conduct
DPC twice a year, so that
the employees could get
the benefit of time-
bound promotion. Work
is being done to regular-
ise the contract workers
as much as possible.
CM approves
Vet college in
Sirohi, 58 new
posts okayed
FROM P1…
CM Gehlot meets young
sketch artist from Banswara,
Arjun Shukla. Mahendrajeet
Malviya and others look on.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot felicitates Singer Kailash Kher at the closing ceremony of Shekhawati
Mahotsav on Sunday. GS Dotasra, Hakam Ali Khan, and Mustafa Qureshi look on.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot meets Employees’ Federation
(Integrated) at CMR on Sunday.
CM Gehlot, along with
Manish Kumar Sharma,
Naresh Thakral and others,
launches Mahatma Gandhi’s
‘Sandesh’ poster by Dept of
Peace Non-Violence.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi addresses a gathering in Barmer’s
Gagariya village on Sunday.
AAP State in-charge Vinay Mishra, Sarita Oswal, and Yogendra
Gupta interact with media. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Animal hus-
bandry training cen-
tres providing new
techniques of training
to animal rearers will
be opened in Alwar,
Nagaur, Bharatpur, Si-
kar and Ajmer. Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot has sanctioned Rs
5.18 crore for opening
the centre and neces-
sary resources.
As per the proposal,
everytraininginstitute
will have three batches
of 30 cattle rearers eve-
ry month. A total of
1080 cattle rearers will
betrainedin36batches
in a year. In five years a
totalof 5,400cattlerear-
ers will be trained.
The repair work of
existing buildings for
the training centre
and the construction
work of new build-
ings will be done at a
cost of Rs 4.50 crore.
Another Rs 18 lakh
has been approved for
conducting training
work at the centres
and Rs 10 lakh per
training centre for
other resources.
Animal husbandry training
centres to be opened in 5 dists
Owaisi asks minority communities
to create own leadership in Barmer
4.5L members joined in 20 days:AAP
Upen-led delegation meets
Gehlot, calls meet positive POONIA DENIES
MEETING KEJRIWAL
Jaipur: BJP State president
Satish Poonia on Sunday re-
futed speculations about his
meeting with Delhi CM Arvind
Kejriwal. Speculations were
rife on social media after
someone tweeted about the
meeting between Poonia and
Kejriwal responding to which
AAP leader Vinay Mishra
wrote that Satish Poonia is a
senior leader and it might be
a courtesy meeting. Poonia
reacted to this on twitter and
refuted the speculations.
“You are a senior, instead of
running after rumours, you
should have talked to your
party leader,” he said.

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FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Yoga would help in
raising energy levels
and improve your
metabolism. Some of
you are going
experience emotional fulfillment on
romantic front. Place emphasis on
domestic affairs to enhance the
domestic tranquility and harmony.
You will feel happy today.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
A sound monetary
position would enable
you to keep pace with
changing times. Avoid
raising controversial
issues at home to maintain harmony.
Successful implementation of new
ideas and projects would add to
your prestige on the professional
front. connections.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Chances of being
misled by competitors
in business are high,
so remain alert. You
may get a chance to
pursue old hobby. Health tips from
an expert will enable you to get
closer to your fitness goals. Your
generous behavior would enable to
enjoy some lovely moments.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Your hard work and
dedication are likely to
be noticed by seniors,
paving way for
promotion or
increment. Better to consult an
expert in financial matters before
making an investment. Family will be
supportive and encouraging of
career aspirations.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
You will succeed in
resolving misunder-
standing with family
members, normalizing
ties. You will remain
much in demand on social front. You
need to stand by partner during
testing times for stronger relation-
ship. Seek opinion of expert before
opting for a health supplement.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Avoid being indulgent
in your spending to
balance budget.
Continue to put in
efforts at work and
you will see promising opportunities
coming your way. Matrimonial
match for siblings will bring
happiness for entire family. You will
get a good price for your property.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
It is good day to
confess your love as
stars appear favour-
able for positive reply.
Your sole dependency
on friends may fail to bring any
respite from loneliness today.A
sound financial health of business-
men would enable to give monetary
benefits to employees.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Distant relatives may
drop in for a surprise
visit. Investment
antiques would bring
handsome financial
gains. On professional front, recogni-
tion for good work would motivate
you to work harder. Those awaiting
an affirmation on romantic front are
likely to get lucky today.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Senior management
will be appreciative of
your creative inputs
on professional front.
Seek the opinion of
your family before finalizing a
property deal. An impromptu
invitation to a function from an
unexpected friend is likely to be
received.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Rewards and
recognition will come
your way for your
involvement in a
social endeavour. It’s a
very good day to take calculated
risks in financial matters. Those
suffering from chronic ailments may
find remarkable improvement in
their health with home remedies.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Develop a good
adaptability to handle
pressurized situation
on professional front.
Paying special
attention to plan your career would
give immense joy. You are likely to
get clearance or approval for your
construction plans. You find things
moving in the way you want them.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Don’t give a firm
commitment in
financial matters
before considering the
viability of the project.
You will succeed in completing an
important project. Disagreements on
the family front are foreseen. Be
careful about the legal apprehen-
sions in the property.
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the Power Corridors of Rajasthan.
ddiction to sub-
stances, alcohol
and nicotine is
an age-old prob-
lem. Besides
these obvious
things, people
are strongly addicted to
sweets, sugary drinks,
tea, coffee and even food.
Every addiction has its
inherent problem even
if it appears to be a be-
nign addiction like love
for sweets. In India,
more people die prema-
turely because of their
love for sweets than al-
cohol intake. But for
practical purposes, the
word addiction is usu-
ally restricted to drugs,
alcohol and nicotine.
Some people believe
that those who fall easy
prey to addiction have a
special personality
which makes them vul-
nerable. They call it an
addictive personality
disorder. But the major-
ity of psychologists, psy-
chiatrists and social sci-
entists disagree with
this point and consider
this concept as a danger-
ous thought because
this gives addicted peo-
ple an excuse to pursue
their addiction. Almost
all health organizations
including the CDC ( Cen-
tre for Disease Control )
of the USA categorize
addiction as a disease
which needs monitoring
and treatment. They be-
lieve that there is noth-
ing like an addictive per-
sonality.
But deeper analysis
indicates that there are
certain traits which
could make a person
more prone to addiction
than others. Impulsivi-
ty is one trait which
pulls a person towards
addiction if an opportu-
nity emerges. Impulsiv-
ity is not a type of per-
sonality but rather a
weakness in it.
Impulsive adolescents
may indulge in addic-
tion under the false no-
tion that this might rid
them of their anxiety.
People who seek the
sensation or thrill of
non-conformity tend to
get addicted more eas-
ily than those who con-
duct their life regular-
ly. Lower levels of tol-
erance, temporary
emotional disturbance,
stress and alienation
are dominant situa-
tions of life which
make a person vulner-
able to substance use
or alcohol abuse. For
every human being,
childhood is a very
critical phase. Any in-
secure attachment dur-
ing childhood and early
adolescence may stay
for the rest of their life
and makes a person
very vulnerable to
many situations of life
including addiction.
Studies have been con-
ducted to identify fac-
tors which dominantly
affect human life.
DR RAMAVTAR SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
1. Epigenetics - what we eat, how
we live and converse, what is the
environment in our home and fam-
ily etc all affect our genes. This is
called epigenetics. Some research-
ers believe that 40-60 per cent of
addiction comes from epigenetics.
2. Social environment - some soci-
eties consider alcohol, opium, and
smoking as essential parts of so-
cial interaction. Serving these
things to their guests is a thing of
honour. Many members of such
societies cross critical boundaries
and ruin their lives as addicts.
3. Early age use - some grandpar-
ents ask their grandchildren to
light a cigarette or burn a chillum
or even taste a drink. They never
realize that they are pushing a
young brain towards the slavery of
substance. Early age use mostly
leads to gross misuse.
4. Prescription of drugs - many
doctors prescribe drugs without
proper logic. The reasons can be
many but none is fully justified. In-
numerable people are addicted to
so many drugs for a full life that a
time has come to review the whole
decaying system of medical prac-
tice. Nothing is sacrosanct hence
everysystemandmethodshouldbe
critically evaluated from time to
time.
5. Stress and trauma - sleeping
pills, tranquillizers, opioids, and
antidepressants are all addictive
with significant side effects. Isn’t
it time to make advances in behav-
iour therapy and talk treatment?
It, no doubt, is a very difficult task
but can be tried in a select group
of people.
Inequality, racism, religious
discrimination, poverty, unem-
ployment, undeserving richness,
lack of education and chronic
sickness are other reasons which
create situations where addiction
starts dominating many people’s
lives. LGBTQIA+ face so much
social discrimination that a sig-
nificant majority of them have
become victims of substance mis-
use.
Millions of people seek help to
get rid of addiction mainly for
their family members or friends
but the success rate in deaddic-
tion is painfully low. So many
lives are lost and many more
traumatized but the habit still
lingers with no hope of
significan’t success.
A
IS SEVERE ADDICTION A
PERSONALITY DISORDER?
SOME IMPORTANT FACTORS ARE AS FOLLOWS

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