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NaMoNaMoji
Shankara!
ressed in local
traditional attire
complete with a
turban, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi onThurs-
day offered prayers at the
Parvati Kund in Uttara-
khand’s Pithoragarh. PM
also performed ‘aarti’ at
the Shiva-Parvati temple
situated along the banks
of Parvati Kund in Jol-
ingkong. He then sought
blessings and meditated
for a brief period in front
of the Adi Kailash peak,
an abode of Lord Shiva.
During his day-long visit,
Accompanied by CM
Pushkar Singh Dhami,
PM Modi also inaugu-
rated, laid foundation of
23 projects worth over
`4,200 crore. The pro-
jects, will give impetus to
infrastructure, education,
health, electricity, drink-
ing water, sports, tour-
ism, disaster mitigation
and horticulture sectors.
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PM Narendra Modi meditates for a
brief period in front of the Adi Kailash
peak at Parvati Kund in Pithoragarh
on Thursday. PM Modi also offers
prayers, plays ‘Shankh’ and ‘Damru’,
performs Abhishek at Parvati Kund.
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INDIA’S 100 RICHEST LIST BY FORBES
Ambani reclaims throne, Adani on 2nd
n dramatic shift
at the top of the
pecking order,
Reliance Industries Ltd
Chairman Mukesh Am-
bani has reclaimed the
No 1 position on the
2023 Forbes list of ‘In-
dia’s 100 Richest’, after
losing the spot to Adani
last year. Adani Group
Chairman Gautam Ada-
ni, who had meteorically
risen to overtakeAmbani
as India’s richest person
for the first time last year,
has slipped back into the
second place.
Ambani, who trans-
formed his Reliance
Industries into a di-
versified conglomerate,
has a net worth
of $92 bn.
The big-
gest per-
centage
g a i n e r
this year
is Inder
Jaisingha-
ni at
No 32 with $6.4 bn. Phar-
ma brothers Ramesh and
Rajeev Juneja got a hand-
some 64% boost from the
May listing of their Man-
kind Pharma, bringing
them to No 29 with $6.9
bn. There are 3 new en-
trants this year: Renuka
Jagtiani, Chairwoman
of Landmark Group,
a Dubai-headquar-
tered retailing giant,
entered list at No 44
with $4.8 bn. Also
new to list is the
Dani family
(No 22, $8
bn) of
A s i a n
Paints.
I
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Rajasthan cadre IPS DC
Jain will now be the Spe-
cial Director of CBI. He
was going to retire at the
end of this
month, but
before that
he has got
this big re-
sponsibility.
DC Jain has been tempo-
rarily promoted to the
post of Special Director
fromAdditional Director
of CBI. In such a situa-
tion, speculations are be-
ing made he may also get
extension in service.
Moni Sharma
New Delhi
PM Narendra Modi will
inaugurate the 9th G20
Parliamentary Speakers’
Summit (P20) in New
Delhi on Friday, Ministry
of Parliamentary Affairs
said on Thursday. Pan-
African Parl will take part
in P20 for 1st time after
African Union became a
member of G20. Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Birla,
during pre-summit Par-
liamentary Forum on
LiFE, said, “I think that
this summit in the mother
of democracy will help in
giving new directions to
new parameters. We have
kept the environment-
related topics at the cen-
tre of discussion at P20.”
Days before his
retirement, Jain
is CBI Spl Dir
Summitwillgive
usnewpath:Birla
Om Birla takes Delhi Metro to reach Yashobhoomi on Thursday.
 PM Narendra Modi
will inaugurate the
2-day summit today
 “Parliaments for One
Earth, One Family, One
Future”, Summit theme
CANADA OFFICIAL TO
GIVE SUMMIT A MISS!
Speaker of Cana-
da’s senate won’t
be attending the
summit as diplomatic rela-
tions between 2 countries
remain tense. Raymonde
Gagne won’t attend 2-day
parliamentary speakers’
summit starting Friday, a
spokesperson for her office
said, declining to provide
further information.
9th
P20 Summit begins today
OPERATION AJAY! First flight
to bring Indians from Israel today
First India Bureau
Tel Aviv/New Delhi
The first flight bringing
Indians stranded amid
Israel-Hamas war will
take off from Ben Gurion
airport in TelAviv. Many
of those who have regis-
tered with the Indian em-
bassy to be flown back
include Indian students at
Israel institutions. About
230 Indians will reach
today. There are nearly
18,000 Indians, includ-
ing students, and caregiv-
ers, in Israel. MEA said
that it hasn’t heard of any
Indian casualty. P7
NO TAP WATER UNTIL...:
ISRAEL WARNS GAZA
Israeli Energy
Minister Israel Katz
vowed Thursday
his country would not allow
basic resources or humani-
tarian aid into Gaza until
Hamas released the people
it kidnapped during its sur-
prise weekend onslaught.
Shah to visit Jpr for closer
look at election readiness
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah is likely to
visit Jaipur on October
14 to review preparations
for the upcomingAssem-
bly elections. During the
visit, he will convene a
meeting with leaders and
office bearers involved
with Election Manage-
ment Committee. State
In-Charge Arun Singh,
State Election In-Charge
Pralhad Joshi, State Pres-
ident CP Joshi, Leader of
the Opposition Rajendra
Rathore, and other key
leaders would be attend-
ing Shah’s meeting.
NO 3: SHIV NADAR
HCL Technologies boss
Shiv Nadar climbed two
spots to return to No 3 with
a fortune of $29.3 billion.
NO 4: SAVITRI JINDAL
Matriarch Savitri Jindal of
the OP Jindal Group, a
power, steel conglomerate,
ranks No 4 with $24 billion.
NO 5: RK DAMANI
Rounding off the top five
is Radhakishan Damani of
Avenue Supermarts, whose
fortune is $23 bn from $27.
Antony Blinken met
Benjamin Netanyahu
to show solidarity
COLLECTIVE WEALTH
OF THE INDIA’S 100
RICHEST WAS FLAT AT
$799 BN THIS YEAR Om Birla at Parl Forum ahead
of P20 Summit on Thursday.
TOP COURT NEWS
IN BRIEF
Summit between Modi,
Putin likely this year
New Delhi: Discussions
are under way between
Russia and India regard-
ing a potential meet this
year between President
Vladimir Putin and Prime
Minister Narendra Modi,
said Pavan Kapoor India’s
ambassador to Moscow.
 The SC said that a child
cannot be killed, and its
right has to be balanced
with that of mother, while
hearing case on termina-
tion of a 26-wk-old foetus.
 Delhi HC on Thursday,
commuted Ariz Khan’s
death penalty to a life sen-
tence, a decision stem-
ming from his conviction
in the high-profile 2008
Batla House encounter.
 The SC on Thursday re-
served its verdict in the
batch of petitions chal-
lenging remission granted
to convicts in Bilkis Bano
gang rape which happened
during the Gujarat riots.
 The SC on Thursday
adjourned the hearing on
the bail application of for-
mer JNU scholar and ac-
tivist Umar Khalid in con-
nection with Delhi riots.
India at 111th on Global
Hunger Index 2023
New Delhi: India ranked
111th out of 125 countries
in the Global Hunger In-
dex 2023, a standing the
govt termed “erroneous
and having malafide in-
tent”. India has a score of
28.7, indicating a serious
level of hunger.
Country’s first on screen
property Expo begins.
FULL REPORT ON P8
Priests support Israel during
the Ganga Aarti at Assi Ghat.

RAJASTHAN 02
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RAJ COPS HONOURED
DGP Mishra felicitates medalists of Asian Games
Shivendra Parmar and
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur
ajasthan Police
players who re-
turned after par-
ticipating in the
19th Asian Games held in
China were given a grand
welcome at the police
headquarters. Director
General of Police Umesh
Mishra welcomed the
winnersandpoliceplayers
withturbansandbouquets.
He and DG Law and
Order Rajeev Sharma
presented cheques worth
Rs 2 lakh each to the five
medalists and Rs 50
thousand each to the par-
ticipating players.
Women’s Kabaddi
team coach, Deputy Su-
perintendent Shalini
Pathak and athletics
coach ASI Ramavtar
were also honoured.
Mishra said that the
Rajasthan Police players
have brought glory to the
state & the country along
with the police force. He
congratulated the players,
their coaches, sports of-
ficials and team manag-
ers. He said that all neces-
sary sports and training-
related facilities will be
provided to the best play-
ers of Rajasthan Police.
DG Ravi Meherda, DG Janga Srinivas, DGP Umesh Mishra, DG Rajeev Sharma, and ADG Vishal
Bansal pose for a group picture with the personnel from the Rajasthan Police who have achieved
remarkable success by winning medals at the Asian Games in China’s Hangzhou on Thursday.
DGP Umesh Mishra felicitates Muskan Malik who participated in
the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023 on Thursday.
R
Lunaram Darji
Jalore
BJP candidate from San-
chaur and Jalore-Sirohi
MP Devji Patel has re-
ceived death threats a day
before his convoy was
attacked. The MP has
registered a complaint
regarding this. Police are
investigating the matter.
According to informa-
tion, an unknown person
called Patel twice and
threatened to kill him.
After this incident, Pa-
tel targeted the opposi-
tion and said that anti-
social elements are doing
such acts. He said, “The
opposition has become
very nervous and be-
cause of this, people are
making threatening calls.
Police will take action
against such people.”
After the BJP gave the
ticket to Patel from
Sanchore, there was a lot
of opposition. Enraged by
the selection of Patel by
the party, protesters at-
tacked the BJP candidate
on Wednesday, pelting
stones, smashing glasses
of the vehicles.
Afterfacingprotests,Patelgetsdeaththreatonphone
UDH to now focus on
CM Jan Awas Yojana
Muhana wetland set to get a boost
Shardiya Navratri:
No elephant ride
from Oct 14
Rajtopslistofstateswithretail
inflationabovenationalaverage
The inflation is below RBI’s comfort level of under 6% after 2 months
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
The Chief Minister’s
Jan Awas Yojana, aimed
at providing affordable
housing to the poor, is
undergoing a transfor-
mation to ensure fair
distribution.
The UDH department
has issued an order to
make certain changes
in the lottery system to
ensure that only local
eligible people should
be given the benefit of
the scheme.
In this scheme, certain
percentages of houses
and plots are reserved for
the EconomicallyWeaker
Section (EWS) and Low
Income Group (LIG) and
a lottery system is used
for allocation.
However, this process
had become riddled with
issues like middlemen
exploiting the system,
leaving the local poor in
dire need of housing
empty-handed.
To address this, the
UDH Department took a
decisive step and issued
new guidelines to prior-
itizelocalapplicants.Only
residents and workers of
thesamedistrictwherethe
housing is available will
be eligible to apply.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur
In the heart of bustling
Jaipur, a remarkable
transformation is unfold-
ing as a sprawling wet-
land emerges, infusing
the capital with the seren-
ity of nature. Guided by
the JDA, an expansive
area spanning a thousand
bighas within the Muhana
Conservation Reserve is
evolving into a tranquil
haven. The wetland is be-
ing developed on the lines
of Ghana bird sanctuary.
A budget of `8 crore
has been allocated by the
JDA for the initiative and
under the expert supervi-
sion of DCF Sangram
Singh and the project is
taking shape under Range
OfficerJaneshwarChaud-
hary. The project is ex-
pected to be fully realized
by February, taking inspi-
ration from the acclaimed
Ghana Bird Sanctuary.
Thewetlandisthought-
fully divided into three
components: grassland,
wetland, and woodland.
An impressive 125 bird
species already have their
presence in this area.
To safeguard the avian
residents, a 6-foot wall
and a 4-foot chain-link
fence have been erected.
Consistent water sup-
ply from the Nevata dam
has been ensured, and a 5
km walking path for bird
enthusiasts has been
thoughtfully constructed.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Shardiya Navratri
will start on October 15
and will end on October
24 with Vijaya Dashami.
Owing to the huge crowd
of devotees at Shila Mata
Temple in Amber Fort,
the elephant ride will re-
mainclosedfromOctober
14 to 24. Similarly, tour-
ists will be able to visit
AmberPalacetill5:30pm
during Shardiya Navratri
while night tourism will
also remain closed.
PTI
New Delhi
Retail inflation declined
to a three-month low of
5.02 per cent in Septem-
ber, mainly due to easing
food prices, the govern-
ment said today. The in-
flation is below the Re-
serve Bank of India’s
(RBI) comfort level of
under 6% after 2 months.
Some of the states with
the highest inflation
above the national aver-
age include Rajasthan
(6.53%), Haryana
(6.49%), Karnataka
(6%), Telangana (5.97
%) and Odisha (5.87%).
The data shows Ra-
jasthan tops the list of
states with the highest
inflation. The Congress
is in power in Rajasthan,
where the assembly
election will be held
next month. Haryana,
where the BJP is the rul-
ing party, comes second
at 6.49 per cent, while
the BJP is not in power
in the three other states
- Karnataka, Telangana
and Odisha - where high
inflation was recorded.
So four out of five states
where inflation is high
have non-BJP govern-
ments, data shows.
The inflation based on
the consumer price index
(CPI) was 6.83% in Au-
gust & 7.41% in Septem-
ber 2022. The previous
low was in June this year
when it stood at 4.87%.
ACB files case against
Divya over `1 cr bribe
Navin Sharma
Jaipur
ACB has registered an-
other case against sus-
pended Additional SP
Divya Mittal for taking a
bribe of `1 crore. Earlier,
ACB had arrested Mittal
for demanding a bribe of
`2 crore from the owner
of a pharmaceutical com-
pany. During the investi-
gation, the ACB found
evidence against Mittal
in another case of taking
a bribe of `1 crore.
On the basis of the FSL
report, the ACB regis-
tered a case against Mit-
tal and pharmaceutical
firm owner Sanjay Nand-
wani who gave bribes.
Now, the ACB will inter-
rogate Mittal.
The SOG had arrested
Nandwani on charges of
supplying drugs. There
were 3 cases registered
against Sunil (Sanjay’s
brother.The investigation
was handled by Mittal.
GIRL ACCUSES MAN OF RAPE ON PRETEXT
OF MARRIAGE, POLICE ON LOOKOUT
Jaipur: A girl was allegedly raped on the pretext of
marriage in Jaipur, police said. The police officials
informed that the accused
identified as Mukesh Kumar,
made physical relations with the
victim on the pretext of marrying
her, but later refused to do so.
“The incident took place in the
airport area. An FIR has been
registered in the Airport Police Station in this regard and
the matter is being investigated by the SHO,” police said.
Jaipur: Investigation underway after dead body
of head constable found lying in the street
Jaipur: In the Chandwaji police station area of the
capital, the local people found the body of a head
constable lying on the roadside on Thursday. On receiving
information, the officials from Chandwaji police station
reached the spot. Prima facie, the death of the head
constable is believed to be due to a road accident. Police
have kept the body in the hospital mortuary. As per Jaipur
Rural SP Rajeev Pachar, the deceased head constable
Bhagwan Sahay Meena, a resident of Harwar village of
Amer, was posted at Chandwaji police station. The investiga-
tion is on and CCTV camera footage is being examined.
Miscreants flee with
bag full of `8 lakh
`17L SEIZED DURING
ROAD BLOCKADES
Jaipur: In the Manak
Chowk police
station area, bike-borne
miscreants sped away
with a bag containing `8
lakh kept on an Activa of
a collection agent, who
was taking medicines
from a medical shop.
Police have obtained the
footage from CCTV
cameras installed nearby.
Two miscreants were
seen carrying a bag on a
bike. Police said that a
case has been registered
in this regard.
Bikaner/Ajmer: In
another action by
Mahajan Police, `15 lakh
was seized at Arjansar
check post from a car.
However, no account of
money transactions
could be found. Police
seized the amount and
informed the Income Tax
Department. In another
action, in Rupangarh,
Ajmer, cash worth `2
lakh 90 thousand was
recovered from a car
during a blockade at
Paner intersection.
CRIME
ROUNDUP
Shardiya Navratri in full swing
Navratri preparations are in full swing in Jaipur as markets decked up with Goddess
Durga’s idols. The Goddess Durga idols are being prepared for the upcoming Durga Puja
festival. The State is gearing up with breathtakingly beautiful pandals peppered across
cities, the reverberating sound of hymns and dhak, people adorned in vibrant attire and
a whole celebration. Navratri will start on October 15 and will culminate on October 24.
SUNIL SHARMA
New Data
THE BI-MONTHLY
MONETARY POLICY
New Delhi: Ac-
cording to the data
released by the Na-
tional Statistical Office, the
inflation in the food basket
decreased to 6.56 per cent
in September from 9.94
per cent in the preceding
month. The Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) mainly fac-
tors in retail inflation while
arriving at its bi-monthly
monetary policy. At 9.7%,
Rajasthan recorded highest
retail inflation in July 2023.
REPRESENTATIONAL
MP Devji Patel
The wetland is thoughtfully divided into three components:
grassland, wetland, and woodland.
215 miscreants held during
raids at 500 locations in Jaipur
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Jaipur Commissionerate
Police has stepped up ac-
tion against miscreants
in city ahead of the As-
sembly elections. Late
Wednesday, police con-
ducted a search opera-
tion and raided over 500
locations of criminals
booked in Arms Act and
firing cases.
A total of 215 miscre-
ants were arrested. Of
these, six criminals were
arrested under the Arms
Act, 20 under Excise Act,
135 under Section 151
CrPC, 15 under Section
110 CrPC and 25 under
arrest warrants. Besides,
eight suspicious vehicles
were seized. The accused
are being interrogated.
Jaipur Police Commis-
sionerBijuGeorgeJoseph
said that criminals in
Jaipur city create an at-
mosphere of fear in the
streets, localities, sur-
rounding areas the city,
commitseriouscrimes.”
“To curb their criminal
activities and take strict
legal action against them,
Jaipur Commissionerate
Police conducted inten-
sivesearchraidsagainst
criminals,” he said.
One of the accused held
during the raid.

Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
BJP has accused CM
Ashok Gehlot of violat-
ing the code of conduct.
On Thursday, former BJP
state president Arun
Chaturvedi said that CM
Gehlot is using govt staff
even in political meetings
whereas there is a direct
instruction from Election
Commission that no min-
ister can use government
staff for political work.
BJPhas demanded that
the photo of CM Ashok
Gehlot be removed from
the electricity bills, guar-
antee cards distributed by
Gehlot and the land pattas
currently being issued.
“In this way the govern-
ment machinery is doing
the publicity work of
Congress. In such a situ-
ation, the photo of CM
Ashok Gehlot should be
removed from every-
where,” he said.
Meanwhile, Chaturve-
di has expressed his de-
sire to contest the MLA
election from his own old
assembly civil line.While
talking to media regard-
ing the violation of Mod-
el Code of Conduct by
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot at the BJP head-
quarters, Arun Chaturve-
di expressed his desire to
contest the elections
when asked questions by
the media.
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RAJASTHAN
ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS
2023
DAYS
FOR
SECURITY BEING BEEFED UP
Raj Police gearing up for elections
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur
ecurity meas-
ures have been
tightened up in
view of the upcoming as-
sembly elections in Ra-
jasthan. Polling in all 200
assembly constituencies
will take place on No-
vember 23 while count-
ing of votes will take
place on December 3.
The police have estab-
lished check posts
equipped with CCTV
cameras at the state’s bor-
ders. These posts are ac-
tively monitoring indi-
viduals entering and leav-
ing the state. Additional-
ly, the police are diligent-
ly identifying sensitive
and highly sensitive poll-
ing stations in various
districts.
A special campaign to
apprehend individuals
who might disrupt the
elections is also going on.
To ensure a safe and
fear-free voting environ-
ment, the police are con-
ducting flag marches in
various districts. Further-
more, 100 paramilitary
companies will be de-
ployed to aid the Ra-
jasthan Police. Following
the Election Commis-
sion’s action against cer-
tain police officials for
not addressing the issue
of illegal liquor, there is
heightened activity in the
police dept. This action
by the Election Commis-
sion has led to increased
vigilance and responsibil-
ity among most SPs in
their respective districts.
On directions of the
ECI, SPs of Hanuman-
garh, Bhiwadi and Churu
were removed last night.
Police barricading in Jaisalmer on Thursday night.
S
Connecting with all
Rajsamand MP and BJP candidate from Vidyadhar Nagar Diya
Kumari met Vidyadhar Nagar area residents and BJP party
members from across the state on Thursday.
Rajendra Rathore
not getting time to
perform Shradhha
Tension in Hadoti
for BJP as Rajawat
shows rebellion
Kota: There is
tension in Hadoti
BJP even before ticket
announcement with the
rebellious attitude of
Bhawani Singh Rajawat,
who has been MLA for
three consecutive times.
Rajawat, wrote a letter to
the party leadership and
asked for ticket and
informed about the
preparations to contest as
an independent candi-
date. Meanwhile, Rajawat
has claimed, “My name is
on top in the survey also,
but still why is the name
of Kalpana Devi being
pushed ahead?”
Jaipur : Due to
election commit-
ments, Rajendra Rathore
has not been able to give
time even to Shraddha.
How-
ever, on
Thurs-
day,
Rajendra
Ra-
thore’s
grandson
Vishwaraj Singh Rathore
reached state office
with the food to be
offerred. After coming
out of the meeting,
Rajendra Rathore
touched the food.
TWO LEADERS JOIN HANDS IN JALORE;
DANARAM, JEEVARAM TO MEET CP JOSHI
Jalore: Two leaders who were considered
opponents of each other have became one, after
the ticket was cut. Former MLA Jeevaram Choudhary
and former candidate Danaram Choudhary have come
together. Both the
leaders stayed out of
Sanchore and made
strategy and met in
Jaipur. The duo can
now meet BJP State
President CP Joshi in
Jaipur as well as State
General Secretary Chandra Shekhar and demand
reconsideration of Sanchore ticket. Jeevaram Choud-
hary had contested as an independent in the last
elections when Danaram got the ticket. In such a
situation, both the leaders were defeated due to
rebellion in Sanchore.
Adda
Adda
RAJ
RAJniti
ka
EC in a fix as govt sends
names of same officers
`300 cr to be spent on
election in Raj this time
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur
Acrisis has emerged after
removal of SP in three
districtsduetoshortageof
officers. Government has
to send a panel of names
of three IPS for one dis-
trict. But at present, there
is a huge shortage of SP
level officers in the state.
According to sources,
names of IPS officers
were repeated in the panel
for SP to be appointed in
all 3 districts. The Elec-
tion Commission has to
finalise names from these
and it may face difficulty
in deciding the names.
The Department of
Personnel sent a panel to
the Election Commission
for appointment of SPs in
Bhiwadi, Hanumangarh
and Churu.The Personnel
Department sent the
names of three IPS offic-
ers to the panel for one
district. Similarly, a panel
of three names was also
sent to appoint a Collector
in Alwar. Now the EC
will decide which officer
will be posted in these
districts. Orders will be
issued for posting of new
officers on Friday.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur
An estimated amount of
more than Rs 300 crores
is expected to be spent on
assembly elections in Ra-
jasthan. This marks a sig-
nificant increase com-
pared to the previous
elections when approxi-
mately Rs 250 crore was
spent. This surge in ex-
penditure, surpassing 16
percent, can be attributed
to the impact of inflation
on election management,
leading to higher elec-
tion-related costs.
In 2018-assembly
elections, the expendi-
ture was around Rs 250
crore while in the previ-
ous election, it was esti-
mated to be Rs 143.92
crore. In contrast, the
budget for the 2019 Lok
Sabha elections was
roughly Rs 260 crore,
with Rs 150.54 crore
spent during the 2014
Lok Sabha elections. In
this election, each district
collector will receive an
allocation of Rs 1.5 crore.
Rajpal Singh’s supporters take
out silent march over ‘no ticket’
Rajendra Gehlot reacts
to farmer’s wrong photo
First India Bureau
Jaipur
A silent procession was
taken out by BJP work-
ers with black bands tied
on their hands on Kalwar
Road after cancellation
of ticket of former min-
ister Rajpal Singh Shek-
hawat from Jhotwara
Assembly constitutency.
The procession was tak-
en out peacefully
through Gokulpura to
Bajrang Dwar (Rawan
Gate) in Govindpura.
There was resentment
in one camp of Rajpal
Shekhawat after ticket
distribution. Shekha-
wat’s supporters were
rebellious after the ticket
distribution. Meanwhile,
police were deployed on
the spot to avoid any un-
toward incident.
“Shower of Silent
Love Support of Peo-
ple on Roads. Kalwar-
Road Jhotwara Constitu-
ency. I am filled with
gratitude,” Rajpal Singh
Shekhawat tweeted.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner
BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP
Rajendra Gehlot on
Thursday played down
the controversy erupted
after a farmer accused the
BJP of using his photo in
its campaign without con-
sent, saying that many
peoplemayresembleeach
other. He shared an anec-
dote about his similarity
with former Pali MP
Pushp Jain and explained
that such occurrences are
not uncommon. He said
that more important issue
was the attachment of
lands of around 19,000
farmers, acknowledged
by Raj govt in assembly.
Regarding ticket allo-
cation for veterans, Ge-
hlot hinted that positive
developments might be in
store for Narpat S Rajvi
and Rajpal S Shekhawat.
Supporters of Rajpal Singh Shekhawat taking out silent march on
Kalwar Road in Jhotwara, Jaipur on Thursday.
Rajendra Gehlot during a PC
in Bikaner on Thursday.
NotinraceforCM’spost,says
Shekhawat;cornersCongress
SupportersoftwofactionsclashwitheachotherforticketfromAjmer(N)
Shubham Jain
Ajmer
Amid speculation that
Gajendra Shekhawat may
be fielded by the BJP in
the Rajasthan Assembly
polls, Union minister Ga-
jendra Singh Shekhawat
said he is not in the race
for the CM’s post.
Earlier, tension flared
up outside BJP office in
Ajmer as supporters of
two potential candidates
for the Ajmer north seat
Vasudev Devnani and
Subhash Kabra faced off
and raised slogans when
Gajendra Singh Shekha-
wat was holding a meet-
ing. Kabra, who is seek-
ing ticket forAjmer North
assembly seat, openly op-
posed Devnani’s claim
for ticket, citing a lack of
development progress
over the past 20 years.
This led to a heated ex-
change, even involving
Minister Shekhawat’s
convoy being halted by
Kabra’s supporters.
Later, in a PC, Shekha-
wat criticized Congress
govt, stating that they
came to power in 2018
with false promises, but
their priorities remained
self-centered. Shekhawat
also referred to the “Lal
Diary” as a symbol of cor-
ruption by the Cong govt,
alleging that it hid the
youth’s future and mis-
handled paper leaks.
BJP WILL WIN WITH HUGE MAJORITY, SAYS ARJUN
RAM MEGHWAL WHILE CRITICIZING CM GEHLOT
Jaipur: Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday stated
that the BJP will secure resounding victory in State
assembly polls. “The BJP will win the Raj assembly
polls with a huge majority. This is for sure”, Meghwal said
while speaking to media. Additionally, Meghwal took the
opportunity to criticize CM Ashok Gehlot for his remarks
about the BJP and PM Modi. He asked whether his party
never fielded MPs in assembly elections. “I do not know
what he says. It is his job. But look at Congress’s history, not
that they never fielded their MPs. Every party has a different
policy for elections state-wise. And the BJP workers are
unanimous”, he added. He also held a meeting with the rep-
resentatives of different sections for preparing the manifesto.
RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE: MODI JI IS BRINGING
NEW LEADERSHIP IN STATE FOR ‘AMRIT KAAL’
Jaipur: BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
has said that PM Modi is thinking of bringing new
leadership in Rajasthan so that Rajasthan can
also participate in his ‘Amrit Kaal’ mission. In the list of 41
candidates released by the
BJP, Rathore has been
made the candidate from
Jhotwara assembly seat
of Jaipur. Also reacting to
the protest in support of
former MLA Rajpal Singh Shekhawat from Jhotwara seat,
Rathore said, “BJP is the only party which gives opportunity
to everyone to move forward. Maybe today someone has
got an opportunity, tomorrow someone else will get the op-
portunity. This opportunity is possible only in BJP.”
BJP accuses CM Gehlot
of violation of Model
Code of Conduct
Arun Chaturvedi Pramod Vashishtha during the PC on Thursday.
Gajendra S Shekhawat during PC in Ajmer on Thursday. Vasudev
Devnani, Ramesh Soni others are also seen. ANAND SHARMA
PARNAMI YUNUS
KHAN MEET RAJE
On Thursday,
Ashok Parnami
and Yunus Khan
reached 13, Civil Lines
and held a meeting with
former CM Vasundhara
Raje. Interestingly, Raje
met Rajaram Meel and
the meeting is being
considered important
in political circles in
view of the assembly
elections. Although it
is being described as a
courtesy meeting.
RAJENDRARATHORE
REACTSONPROTESTS
Reacting to the
dissatisfaction
arising among
BJP members after the
release of first candidate
list by for assembly
polls, Rajendra Rathore
said that BJP is a cadre-
based party, the issues
which had arisen have
now toned down and the
party will stand united.
“When best has to be
chosen from the better
ones, the better ones do
have something in the
back of their mind but
these issues have been
toned down,” he said.
He also indicated that
more tickets to women
would be given for the
assembly elections.
“This time, there is a
possibility of giving more
seats to women com-
pared to the previous
elections,” he said.
Arun Singh takes
crucial meeting on
ticket distribution
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Acrucial meeting on tick-
ets was held at the BJP
office here involving key
leaders including party
in-charge Arun Singh,
state president CP Joshi,
leader of opposition Ra-
jendra Rathore, state gen-
eral secretary (org) Chan-
drashekhar. The primary
agenda of the meeting
was to hold discussion on
the allocation of tickets
for the upcoming assem-
bly elections.
The meeting lasted for
more than one hour.
Same names sent
for post of SPs in 3
districts of Rajasthan
CHATURVEDIREACTSON
MEETINGWITHCPJOSHI
Two days ago, on a
meeting with State
President CP Joshi
at his own residence for
more than 40 minutes, Arun
Chaturvedi said that CP
Joshi is the state president
of Bharatiya Janata Party
and I believe that state prez
of BJP goes to the workers.
NO NEED FOR ANYONE
TO FEEL SMALL: JOSHI
BJP state president
CP Joshi, while
speaking to media,
regarding the displeasure
of Narpat Singh Rajvi and
Rajpal Shekhawat said that
both are senior leaders.
Joshi said, “After the forma-
tion of the govt, there are
many such things where the
worker is given some re-
sponsibility or other. There
is no need for any worker to
feel small. The party thinks
about all workers.”

TOP
TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Do not dwell in the past,
do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the
present moment.
BUDDHA
Respectful tribute to
Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia
ji on her birth anniversary.
He dedicated his entire life to public
welfare and national service.
His efforts for the poor and the
underprivileged inspire everyone
to build a strong India.
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
The news of the train accident that took place late
night in Buxar, Bihar is extremely sad. At night, I took
information about the relief work from Bihar BJP
President Samrat Chaudhary and BJP MP from Buxar and Union
Minister Ashwini Choubey. Railway administration is rapidly
engaged in relief work. I express my deep condolences to the
bereaved family. I pray to God for peace of all the departed
souls and speedy recovery of the injured.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
IN-DEPTH
MOVING TOWARDS
PEACE IN MANIPUR
THE RIGHT WAY
anipur has remained quiet for some time
now. With the state government assuring an
unbiased approach towards resolving the
vexed issue between the minority Kukis and the ma-
jority Meiteis one can hope for a lasting peace in the
region. A perception was created after the bloody
clashes that the government of Manipur was playing
a partisan role in a clash between two communities.
Chief Minister N. Biren Singh told a newspaper on
Tuesday that the dispute wasn’t between two com-
munities but external forces were involved in the
clashes which were an obstacle to a peaceful resolu-
tion of the problem. The National Investigation
Agency (NIA) has been instructed by the Ministry of
Home Affairs to investigate the role of three Kuki
militant groups and one group belonging to the Zomi
tribe as these groups want to create a separate state.
Talks with these groups have been going on for
restoring normalcy in Manipur, which is the key to
lasting peace and progress.
M
CONGRESS MUST NOT
STAY QUIET ON HAMAS
ongress is facing flak for its Working Com-
mittee’s resolution on the stand-off between
Israel and Hamas. The resolution reiterated
support to the Palestinian cause but was silent on Ha-
mas which carried out Saturday’s horrific multi-
pronged attack on Israel. Hamas terrorists’ attack
should have been condemned unequivocally for its
brutality which did not spare women, children and old
people. Criticism of Hamas was omitted despite some
members of the Working Committee wanting the hor-
rific act to be “condemned”. Instead, the resolution
expressed “dismay
and anguish” over the
war and extended
support for the peo-
ple of Palestine.
The Congress took
refuge behind the ar-
gument that former
Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee also
supported the Pales-
tinian cause but the
BJP hit back saying
that the Congress’
foreign policy was
hostage to the party’s
“minority vote bank
politics”. Salman
Kurshid, a senior
leader of Congress
and former External
Affairs Minister, did
deny the charge but it
looks certain that the
“appeasement poli-
tics” dictated the
Congress position.
Can it stop it from becoming an election issue not
only in the coming state elections but also in 2024?
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s argument that “it is
bynomeansasortofcomprehensiveviewoftheissue,”
and that the BJP’s accusation was a “political point” is
rather weak. Nearly 2000 soldiers and civilians have
been killed in the conflict so far. Israel has announced
laying siege to Gaza and Hamas has threatened to kill
hostagesifIsraelcontinuestobombGaza.Thedevelop-
ments require Congress to come out with a stronger
stand against Hamas irrespective of vote politics.
C
Nearly 2,000
soldiers and
civilians have been
killed in the conflict
so far. Israel has
announced laying
siege to Gaza and
Hamas has
threatened to kill
hostages if Israel
continues to bomb
Gaza. The
developments
require Congress to
come out with a
stronger stand
against Hamas
irrespective of
vote politics
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City Mall, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504. l Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra l Managing Editor: Pawan Arora l Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act
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he media has
amply cov-
ered the said
situation of
people who
are still recovering from
the shutdown years of the
pandemic, but a new bea-
con of hope also emerged
that we need to be remind-
ed of. It grew from the im-
pulse to create a better life
that wasn’t simply a return
to pre-Covid life. There
were many proposals re-
volving around that theme.
I’d like to talk about one of
the most significant: How
to make your relationship
spiritual in a meaningful,
genuine way.
In our most intimate per-
sonal relationships, we
search for love and accept-
ance, although many peo-
ple find that this has been
difficult to sustain in re-
cent years. Everyone has
an unloving side; everyone
has a stubborn way of do-
ing things. We bring mixed
feelings into our interac-
tions with everyone else,
and this is simply the real-
ity. Finding love and ac-
ceptance can turn into a
very difficult challenge.
It would seem, then, that
rising a step higher and
achieving a spiritual rela-
tionship is even more chal-
lenging.Thethingsthatpeo-
ple look for in a spiritual
relationship used to be ful-
filled, not by someone else,
but by God alone. God
grants such things as race,
forgiveness, unconditional
love, pure ecstasy, redemp-
tion, and salvation. Can we
really expect anything like
thisfromthepersonwhosits
across from us at breakfast?
Yettodaymillionsofpeo-
ple are on the spiritual path,
and it is only natural that
they wish to travel it with
someone else, usually a
spouse, partner, or family
member. Letmediscuss this
aspiration and what it in-
volves.Thenarealisticjudg-
ment can be made about
how to relate spiritually to
someone who has the same
mixture of positive and neg-
ative traits that we do.
In everyday life, rela-
tionships are based on the
individual ego, the “I” with
its stream of d demands,
likes and dislikes, personal
memories and condition-
ing, etc. The ego personal-
ity is based upon self-inter-
est. It wants more pleasure
and less pain. It wants its
own way, not someone
else’s. It craves satisfac-
tion through appetite, pow-
er, status, and achieve-
ment. Seeing the “I” and
its agenda, we need to face
the fact that the ego per-
sonality is not the right ve-
hicle for achieving a spir-
itual relationship. It is a
square peg that will never
fit into a round hole.
Fortunately, there is an-
other level of relationship
that is egoless. We experi-
ence it twice in our lives,
usually, first when we are
very young children and
second when we relate to
our young children. In this
relationship,wesuspendthe
demandsofself-interest.We
experience a range of things
unknowntotheego,suchas
innocent delight, selfless
love,trust,intimacy,adesire
to cherish the other, and
pure joy in someone else’s
existence. Two beings
merge in complete accept-
ance of each other.
Can these qualities
emerge in a relationship be-
tween two adults? It would
involve voluntarily leaving
your ego at the door, which
is effectively impossible.
Therearemomentsinalov-
ing relationship where ego-
less experiences occur, of
course. Spiritual qualities
like trust, intimacy, and the
desire to cherish another
person are part of how we
relate in private with those
we love as opposed to how
we relate to the outside,
publicworld.Butinevitably
theegoentersin.“Myway”
leads to a clash with “your
way,” and somebody has to
give, which builds up ten-
sion, stress, arguments, and
resentment over time.
So the real question is
how to live without this
split between selfish and
selfless. Everyday rela-
tionships must contain an
element of the selfish; spir-
itual relationships are as
selfless as our relationship
with a young child—that’s
the ideal, at least.
The path to a spiritual
relationship depends on
one thing that may come as
a surprise.The other person
is irrelevant. Everything
depends upon you because
how you relate to yourself
determines how spiritual
you are towards others. Go
back to the pure love and
innocent delight we find
with children. Nothing is
expected of them. It is
enough that a child exists;
we place no demands on
them to give us what we
want. Therefore, no ego
agenda is involved. Now
look at yourself. Do you ac-
cept and love yourself sim-
ply because you exist?
I am not looking for a
yes or no. Everyone experi-
ences moments where be-
ing here is enough. We feel
inner peace, contentment,
and acceptance without
even thinking about it.
Where does this selfless
state arise? Oddly enough,
in deep sleep. When the
mind’s restless activity and
the ego’s ceaseless agenda
are suspended at night,
what remains is pure con-
sciousness.
You will likely be skepti-
cal about that assertion be-
cause deep sleep is without
personal experience. Yet
we wake up refreshed and
renewed, and traces of
sleep’s peace and content-
ment linger in the morning
if we had a good night’s
sleep. I bring this up to
point out that everyone has
journeyed to the selfless
state of pure consciousness
many, many times. The
question is how to reach
the same state while awake.
This is where meditation
comes in because we don’t
fall asleep in meditation. In-
stead, we relate to ourselves
without an agenda. We go
inside to meet the selfless
state, which isn’t blank or
empty. It is the meeting
point where existence is
enough and consciousness
is enough. In meditation, as
the practice matures, the
ego’sagendabecomesmore
and more pointless. If I am
enough in myself, I don’t
have to make demands on
anyone or anything else.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
ABOUT TRUE
RELATIONS
Once you relate to yourself
without ego, it is natural
and easy to relate to
someone else in the same
way. You invite the other
person into your fullness
and fulfillment. It’s the
very opposite of needing
another person so that you
won’t be lonely, isolated,
weak, insecure, and so on.
“You complete me” is a
fantasy of the ego-person-
ality. In truth, conscious-
ness completes you, exist-
ence completes you. That’s
the vision that sustains us
on the path because after
decades of conditioning
that place “I, me, and mine”
front and center, it takes
time to undo all the training.
The middle of the journey
is filled with a mixture
of selfish and
selfless experiences.
This keeps the path alive
and active instead of static
and boring. Eventually,
however, you will prefer to
relate to yourself in a sim-
ple, uncomplicated way that
indicates your state of self-
acceptance, and this opens
the door to a true spiritual
relationship, first with your-
self, and then with anyone
who wishes to share in the
state of completeness.
HOWTOACHIEVEATRUE
SPIRITUALRELATIONSHIP
In our most intimate personal relationships,
we search for love and acceptance, although
many people find that this has been difficult
to sustain in recent years. Everyone has an
unloving side; everyone has a stubborn way of
doing things. We bring mixed feelings into our
interactions with everyone else, and this is
simply the reality. Finding love, acceptance can
turn into a very difficult challenge
T
DEEPAK
CHOPRA
The writer is MD,
FACP, FRCP founder of the
Chopra Foundation,
a non-profit entity for
research on well-being
and humanitarianism,
and Chopra Global

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GLORY OF DHARMA
Sanatan is synonymous with India: Bhagwat
PTI
Chandigarh
anatan Dharma
is “synony-
mous” with In-
dia and the country’s cul-
ture is based on it, RSS
chief Mohan Bhagwat
said on Thursday.
In an apparent refer-
ence to DMK leader Ud-
hayanidhi Stalin’s contro-
versial comments on
Sanatan Dharma last
month, he said that saying
thatitshouldbedestroyed
is like harming oneself.
Stalin had claimed that
Sanatan Dharma is
against social justice and
it should be eradicated.
“We have to live by
this Sanatan,” the RSS
chief said, adding that
“ye Sanatan Bharat ke
saath ekroop hai (Sana-
tan is synonymous with
India)”. Bhagwat was ad-
dressing a gathering at an
event at the Baba Mast-
nath Math in Rohtak.
“...Sanatan Dharma he
Hindu rashtra hai, ye
apne rashtra ke saath ek-
roop hai (Sanatan Dhar-
ma is Hindu rashtra, it is
synonymous with the
country)”, he said.
“Our culture is based
on Sanatan.The values of
our religion are based on
Sanatan,” he said. Sana-
tan never ends and is
eternal, the RSS chief
said and asserted that it
was present earlier, is
present today and will be
there in the future.
Uttar Pradesh CM
Yogi Adityanath, Union
Minister VK Singh,Yoga
guru Ramdev, Congress
leader Bhupinder Singh
Hooda and his son and
Rajya Sabha MP Deep-
ender Singh Hooda, and
seers from across the
country were among
those present at the event.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath offer prayers at the ‘samadhi’ of Baba Mastnath in
Rohtak, on Thursday. PTI
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ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS
2023
BJPCECtomeettodayto
discusscandidatesforMP
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) will hold a
Central Election Com-
mittee (CEC) meeting on
Friday to discuss candi-
dates for the upcoming
Madhya Pradesh assem-
bly election.
The meeting will in-
clude senior party leaders
such as Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, BJP Na-
tional President JPNadda
and Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah, as well as
other election committee
members.
According to sources,
discussions about the
candidates for the Mad-
hya Pradesh assembly
elections may take place
in the meeting.
Earlier on August 17,
the BJP had released its
first list of candidates for
the Madhya Pradesh as-
sembly elections, reveal-
ing the names of 39 can-
didates. Meanwhile,
preparations for the sec-
ond list are underway,
and it is estimated that it
may include names of
50-60 candidates, party
sources said.
The earlier plan was to
release the second list by
September 5, but this
date has now been ex-
tended, sources said.
Five states will hold
state assembly elections
in December. In light of
this, the BJPis advancing
with a comprehensive
strategy.All seats in these
electoral states have been
categorised into A, B, C,
and D.
Category A includes
seats where the party has
consistently performed
well. Category B in-
cludes seats with a mixed
track record of BJPvicto-
ries and losses, while
Category C represents
seats where the party is
relatively weaker. In con-
trast, Category D seats
have seen continuous
BJP defeats in the last
three elections.
PM Modi, Nadda, Shah to attend meeting
BATTLEGROUND MP
SPECULATIONOVERBJP
FIELDINGSCINDIAINMP
Bhopal: Speculation
persists whether the
ruling BJP will field
Jyotiraditya Scindia in the
next month’s assembly elec-
tions in Madhya Pradesh.
Meanwhile, BJP sources
have said that the party’s
fifth list of candidates could
be its most “explosive”. MP
Home Minister Narottam
Mishra reportedly said, “List
dhamakedar hee hogi. Aage
dhamake hee dhamake
hone wale hain, Diwali ka
tyohar aane wala hai, (List
will be explosive... expect
fireworks... Diwali is ahead).”
The ruling party on Mon-
day ended suspense over
the electoral fate of Chief
Minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan, 24 of his ministers,
and 57 sitting lawmakers,
all of whom were named in
the fourth list. The party has
named 136 candidates.
PRIYANKA PROMISES SOPS FOR MP STUDENTS
Mandla: In order to woo the students in the
poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Congress General
Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said
if Congress forms government in the state stipends would
be provided on monthly basis to every student. At a Jan
Aakrosh Rally here, Priyanka said, “Under the Padho aur
Padhao Yojana; Rs 500 each will be given to every student
from the first to the eighth standard; Rs 1,000 for those in
classes IX and X while those at the higher-secondary level
will gain by Rs 1,500.” Denouncing the Professional Ex-
amination Board inconsistencies as the worst scam ever,
Priyanka said that it is still unclear as to exactly how many
people were murdered in cold blood as part of the cover up
even as no proper inquiry was conducted.
Amit Jogi, several C’garh leaders
get central security ahead of polls
PTI
New Delhi
Over two dozen political
workers in Chhattisgarh,
including former chief
minister Ajit Jogi’s son
Amit Jogi, have been
provided an armed VIP
security cover by the cen-
tral government in view
of the upcoming assem-
bly polls, official sources
said on Thursday.
The Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF) has
been asked to provide the
security to these people,
mostly block, panchayat
and district level func-
tionaries of the BJP and
the Congress based in the
Bastar region in south
Chhattisgarh, they said.
About 24 people have
been provided the small
X category cover while
Amit Jogi, the president
of the Janta Congress
Chhattisgarh, has been
given a Z-category armed
cover of the CRPF.
The cover has been ex-
tended in view of the
threat perception from
the Naxalites to these po-
litical workers.
The VIPsecurity cover
has been granted till De-
cember this year, by
when the polls process
will end comprehensive-
ly, the sources said.
The election to the
90-member Chhattisgarh
assembly will be held in
two phases on November
7 and November 17.
2 tribal villages
in C’garh's
Korba dist give
poll boycott call
PTI
Korba (Chhattisgarh)
Residents of two tribal
villages in Korba district
have decided to boycott
next month’s assembly
polls alleging lack of ba-
sic facilities like potable
water and power supply
in their area. The villages
- Sardih and Bagdhari-
dand - in Kerakachhar
village of Rampur as-
sembly constituency are
inhabited by Pahadi Ko-
rwa also known as adopt-
ed sons of the President.
Telangana:Congformscoordinationcommittee
PTI
New Delhi
The Congress on Thurs-
day constituted an elec-
tion coordination com-
mittee for Telangana
assembly polls which
includes party MP and
whip in Lok Sabha Man-
ickam Tagore.
Besides Tagore, the
panel includes party
leaders Deepa Das Mun-
shi, Meenakshi Natara-
jan and Kunduru Jana
Reddy.
“Congress president
has approved the pro-
posal for the constitu-
tion of Election Coordi-
nation Committee for
the ensuing assembly
election in Telangana –
2023, with immediate
effect,” a statement from
the party said.
The party said MK
Vishnu Prasad, MP, was
appointed as observer
for the Chelvella Lok
Sabha constituency in
Telangana with immedi-
ate effect. Pawan Khera
was also appointed
AICC observer to over-
see the media prepara-
tions for the assembly
elections in Rajasthan
with immediate effect,
another statement from
the Congress said.
Ajit’s ambition to be
Maha CM will remain
a dream: Sharad Pawar
Agencies
Mumbai
NCP President Sharad
Pawar on Thursday said
that his nephew Ajit Pa-
war’s ambition to be-
come the Chief Minister
of Maharashtra will re-
main just a ‘dream’.
“Ajit Pawar becoming
the CM is just a dream…
It will never happen in re-
ality,” said Sharad Pawar,
in a swipe at his nephew
who is the leader of the
breakaway faction of
NCPand the Deputy CM.
Sharad Pawar was
asked about the ongoing
row over various politi-
cal upheavals in the NCP,
including the revolt of
July when Ajit Pawar
split the party vertically
to join the Shiv Sena-BJP
govt as the third partner.
Ajit has already pub-
licly made his ambitions
clear on several occa-
sions that after occupying
the post of Deputy CM,
he wants a ‘promotion’.
However, Sharad Pa-
war’s latest assertion
could prove to be a huge
dampener for his neph-
ew’s unabashed ambi-
tions and also his die-
hard supporters rooting
for him as the future CM,
if not the next.
Agencies
New Delhi
Two days after the sched-
ule for the forthcoming
elections to theTelangana
Assembly has been an-
nounced, the Election
Commission has cracked
its whip on administra-
tion transferring several
District Collectors and
Superintendents of Po-
lice. Accordingly, poll
panel has ordered transfer
of Collectors of four dis-
tricts who are District
Election Officers and SPs
with immediate effect.
Poll panel orders
transfer of many
officials ahead of
Telangana polls
Parties urge EC to reschedule counting for Mizoram polls
PTI
Aizawal
All main political parties
in Christian-majority Mi-
zoram, including BJP,
Congress and ruling
MNF, have written to the
Election Commission,
urging it to change the
date for the counting of
votes of the assembly
polls as it is scheduled on
December 3, a Sunday.
The other parties that
have written to the EC are
the Zoram People’s
Movement and the Peo-
ple’s Conference. The
conglomerate of major
churches in the state, Mi-
zoram Kohhran Hruaitute
Committee (MKHC), has
also sent a letter to the
EC, urging it to change
the date of counting.
The EC had on Mon-
day announced the elec-
tion schedule for five
states — Mizoram, Mad-
hya Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Telangana and Chhattis-
garh. Polling for the
40-member Mizoram as-
sembly will be held in a
single phase on Novem-
ber 7 and counting of
votes for all the five
states is scheduled on
December 3.
Independent ST Commission
to be set up for Maha: Shinde
Agencies
Mumbai
Maharashtra Chief Min-
ister Eknath Shinde has
said that approval has
been given to establish a
separate Scheduled
Tribes (ST) Commission
for Maharashtra on the
lines of the central gov-
ernment.
A proposal to this ef-
fect was approved in the
State Tribal Advisory
Council meeting held on
Wednesday, under the
chairmanship of the
Chief Minister.
Along with this, vari-
ous issues like reorgani-
sation of scheduled areas
of the state, provision of
funds according to popu-
lation, starting of project
office in talukas of tribal
districts were discussed
in this meeting.
250 CAPF, state police companies to
be deployed in 5 poll-bound states
PTI
New Delhi
An estimated 250 com-
panies of central security
and state police are ex-
pected to be deployed for
the forthcoming assem-
bly polls in five states.
Chhattisgarh, Madhya
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tel-
angana and Mizoram will
go to polls between No-
vember 7 and 30.
India,Francelookingattakingtiesto
‘newerheights’,saysRajnathSingh
First India Bureau
Paris
IndiaandFrancediscussed
potential collaboration in
niche areas such as cyber-
space and artificial intelli-
gence with Defence Min-
ister Rajnath Singh saying
that strategic partnership
between the two nations is
more relevant today than
ever and both sides are
looking forward to taking
it to “newer heights”.
Singh and French Min-
ister ofArmed Forces Se-
bastien Lecornu held
talks at the fifth annual
India-France Defence
Dialogue in Paris on
Wednesday evening (lo-
cal time) with a focus on
enhancing defence indus-
trial cooperation.The De-
fence ministry said both
reviewed the ongoing
defence projects and dis-
cussed ways to deepen
the collaboration between
the defence industries of
both the countries.
Had an excellent
meeting with the
French Minister for the
Armed Forces, Mr.
Sebastien Lecornu in
Paris. India-France
strategic partnership
has deepened over
years and is more
relevant today than
ever. We look forward
to taking this
partnership to newer
heights.
RAJNATH SINGH,
DEFENCE MINISTER
Rajnath Singh with French
Minister Sebastien Lecornu

DROUPADI MURMU AT VAISHNO DEVI SHRINE
Prez inaugurates Parvati Bhawan, Skywalk
PTI
Katra/Srinagar
resident Drou-
padi Murmu
paid obeisance
at the Vaishno Devi
shrine on Thursday and
inaugurated a skywalk
and the remodelled Par-
vati Bhavan at the shrine
atop Trikuta hills in Rea-
si district, officials said.
The President, who is
on a two-day visit to Jam-
mu and Kashmir, was ac-
companied by Lieutenant
Governor Manoj Sinha
on the visit to the shrine.
The CEO of Shri Mata
Vaishno Devi Shrine
Board (SMVDSB) An-
shul Garg briefed Murmu
about the projects.
The 200-metre sky-
walk will make the jour-
ney of pilgrims smooth
as it will separate the path
taken by them to the Bha-
wan and while returning
after visiting the shrine,
officials said.
Before heading for the
Vaishno Devi shrine,
President Murmu planted
a pagoda sapling in the
lawns of the Raj Bhawan
auditorium in Jammu and
Kashmir in the morning,
officials said in Srinagar.
President Droupadi Murmu with JK Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha and
others, visits Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district on Thursday.
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ANI
Buxar
At least four people have
died and around 50 were
hurt after 21 coaches of
North East Express train
derailed near Raghunath-
pur station in Buxar dis-
trict, an official said.
The North East Ex-
press train was going
fromAnand Vihar Termi-
nal, Delhi to Kamakhya
in Assam when its 21
coaches derailed at 21.35
on Wednesday near Rag-
hunathpur station of the
Danapur division of the
East Central Railway.
Information has been
received from the local
district administration
that around 50 people got
injured, CPRO of East
Central Railway zone,
Birendra Kumar, said.
Meanwhile, Union
Railways Minister Ash-
wini Vaishnaw informed
that the evacuation and
rescue operations are
complete. Earlier, Assam
C M Office said that the
govt is closely monitor-
ing unfortunate incident.
Agencies
Hazaribagh
Naxalitescreatedaruckus
in Hazaribagh. Late on
Wednesday night, half a
dozen Naxalites set fire to
4 vehicles engaged in the
construction of the rail-
way line. Also left a
threatening letter. The
matter is of Shahpur Hesa
KundarvillageunderKat-
kamsandi police station
area of Hazaribagh.
Naxalites committed the
crime at 3 am on Thurs-
day. The firm engaged in
construction work suf-
fered a loss worth crores.
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The Australian Parlia-
mentary delegation led
by Sue Lines, President
of the Senate and Speaker
of House of Representa-
tives, Milton Dick, Aus-
tralia Called on the
Hon’ble Vice-President,
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar at
Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas in
New Delhi on Thursday.
Discussions focused
on a wide range of issues
including education and
skills, trade and econom-
ic cooperation.
The leaders also un-
derlined their growing
strategic partnership and
long standing parliamen-
tary linkages.
PTI
Leh Ladakh
The Indian Army, in col-
laboration with the
Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Limited on Thursday es-
tablished the first-ever
BSNL base transceiver
station (BTS) on the
world’s highest battle-
field, Siachen Glacier.
“Siachen Warriors in
collaboration with BSNL
established first ever
BSNL BTS at forward
posts of the highest bat-
tlefield on October 6, to
extend mobile communi-
cation for the soldiers
deployed at more than
15,500 feet,” posted the
Fire and Fury Corps of
the Indian Army on X.
A BTS is a fixed radio
transceiver in a mobile
network. BTS connects
mobiledevicestonetwork.
ANI
New Delhi
Anti-terror professionals
need to examine the un-
precedented terror at-
tacks in Israel on a scale
and proportion that
would never have been
envisaged that terrorists
could get under the radar
of extremely sophisti-
cated technological infra-
structure and perpetrate
the ghastly act, said Di-
rector General of Nation-
al Security Guard (NSG)
MA Ganapathy on
Thursday.
He was speaking at the
NSG raising day seminar
with state special forces
organised at DRDO Bha-
wan in Delhi.
The two-day seminar,
focusing on 'Sub-con-
ventional threats: chal-
lenges and prospects for
definite and enduring
solutions,' will conclude
on Friday.
He outlined two key
lessons for all anti-terror-
ism professionals partici-
pating in seminar. We
need to have a frame-
work of crisis manage-
ment response at national
level for extreme terrorist
scenarios. the intelli-
gence agencies have the
ever-present challenge of
being one step ahead of
intentions activities of
terror groups.”
Union Minister Ashwini Choubey, while inspecting rescue ops, thanked ‘thousands’ of locals for help
BIHAR TRAIN ACCIDENT
4dead,50hurtafterNorthEastExpressTrainderails
Passengers wait at the Raghunathpur railway station after multiple coaches of the Delhi-
Kamakhya North East Express derailed, in Buxar district on Thursday. PTI
Rescue operation underway a day after six coaches of the
Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derailed near Raghunathpur
station in Buxar district on Thursday.
Union Minister of State Ashwini Choubey visits the site of
accident where multiple bogies of North East Express derailed,
near Raghunathpur station in Buxar district on Thursday.
A passenger Jawed Alam
with daughter, who lost his
wife and elder son, sits at the
Raghunathpur railway station
after the derailment of North
East Express, in Buxar district.
FAULT IN TRACKS
LIKELY CAUSE
FOR DERAILMENT:
INITIAL PROBE
ENGINE DRIVER
APPLIED EMERGENCY
BRAKES AT 128 KMPH
THE SKYWALK ABOUTPARVATIBHAWAN
12 PASSENGERS
INJURED ADMITTED
TO AIIMS PATNA
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR AFFECTED PASSENGERS
TO HALT AT INTERMEDIATE STATIONS
Fault in
tracks was
possible
cause of derailment
of all coaches of
Delhi-Kamakhya
North East Ex-
press in Bihar,
sources said citing
a preliminary
investigation report.
Report stated that
all 22 coaches and
engine derailed; two
of them were fully
capsized and two
others turned turtle.
The probe report
has estimated the
cost of damage due
to the accident at
more than Rs 52
cr. Loco pilot, Vipin
Kumar Sinha, suf-
fered minor injuries
his aide sustained
serious injuries.
After passing Ra-
gunathpur, thetrain
suffered a severe
jolt at rear end with
excessive vibration.
Prima facie probe
by Railways
suggests that
engine driver had to apply
emergency brakes when
the train was running
at speed of 128 kmph
at around 9.40 pm on
Wednesday. The train
was scheduled to stop
next at Arrah railway
station, about 40 km from
Raghunathpur. All com-
partments and engine of
train derailed, and three
AC compartments turned
sideways. Two AC com-
partments, which suffered
the brunt of the damage,
reported four deaths.
Completed at a
cost of over Rs 9.89
crore, the facility,
20 feet above the track
level, will help overcome
the problem of a multidirec-
tional flow of pilgrims and a
chaotic condition between
Manokamna Bhawan and
Gate No-3, the scene of
stampede on new year’s
day in 2022 in which 12
people lost their lives and
16 were injured.
Parvati Bhawan has
been fully remod-
elled at a cost of
around Rs 15 crore and is
a free-of-cost facility for the
pilgrims. It has been linked
with the skywalk to ensure
that pilgrims proceed
directly to the shrine after
depositing their luggage. It
has facilities of 1,500 lock-
ers that cater to 10,000 to
15,000 pilgrims every day,
officials added.
Ten patients who
sustained injuries
in Raghunathpur
train accident were admit-
ted to Patna’s AIIMS hos-
pital in the night while two
more were admitted to
the hospital on Thursday
morning, said Executive
Director of AIIMS Patna,
Gopal Krishna Pal in a
press release.Four of the
10 injured admitted at
night had suffered serious
injuries, The other six
patients had minor soft
tissue injuries. The official
release said that all pa-
tients were treated are
currently out of danger.
The special train that departed from Bihar’s
Buxar for Guwahati with 1006 affected passen-
gers of the North-East Express train after the de-
railment incident, will have halts at intermediate stations,
officials said. According to officials with Lumding railway
division of North East Frontier Railway, the special train
departed from Danapur station at 6:00 am with 1006
passengers on board. TB Bhujel, a senior commercial
cum ticket clerk (CCTC), said that the train will halt at
intermediate stations (or stns where there is no official
halt for train) enroute for convenience of passengers.
Seeking Divine Blessings
Chairman of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani, with Anant Ambani's
fiance Radhika Merchant visits the Badrinath Dham in Chamoli district,
on Thursday. BKTC Chairman Ajendra Ajay others were present.
PTI
Strengthening Ties
AustraliandelegationmeetsV-P
Dhankhar,discussmyriadissues
Siachen gets first-ever BTS for
mobile communication by BSNL
IndiashouldlearnfromattackonIsrael:NSGChief
Senator Sue Line Speaker of House of Representatives Milton
Dick MP call on V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas.
Siachen warriors in unison with
BSNL establish 1st ever BSNL BTS
at forward posts of the highest
battlefield. PTI
Burnt remains of several construction vehicles burnt by LWE, at
Katkamsandi police stn in Hazaribagh dist, on Thursday. PTI
HE Shaikh Abdulmalik Al Khalili, Chairman of Majlis A’ Dwala
(State Council), Sultanate of Oman in conversation with V-P
Jagdeep Dhankhar at Upa- Rashtrapati Nivas in New Delhi.
OMAN DELEGATION DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE, INVESTEMNTS
H.E Shaikh
Abdulmalik Al
Khalili, Chairman
of Majlis A’ Dwala (State
Council), Sultanate of
Oman met Vice-President,
Jagdeep Dhankhar at
Upa- Rashtrapati Nivas.
Discussions were focused
on promoting bilateral trade,
investments, economic co-
operation, parliamentary ex-
changes people-to-people
ties. Leaders reiterated their
resolve to further strengthen
their long standing friendly
relations based on mutual
trust shared vision for
regional peace.
We all need to constantly invest in skill
upgradation of our personnel who are the
ultimate redeemers in a terror response
mechanism. We should always remember this
lesson that ultimately it's the man and the
weapon, which makes the final difference.
MA GANAPATHY, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NSG
#IndianArmy
#Siachen
Warriors in
collaboration with BSNL
established first ever
BSNL BTS at forward
posts of the highest
battlefield on 06 Octo-
ber to extend mobile
communication for the
soldiers deployed at
more than 15,500 feet
#SiachenWarriors
@firefurycorps_IA
@firefurycorps
Naxalites torch 4 vehicles
at Rly construction site

JOINT AIR DEFENCE PROCUREMENT
Germany and nine other nations push ahead
Agencies
Brussels
ermany and
nine other coun-
triesonWednes-
day (local time) took the
next step in their efforts to
jointly purchase air de-
fence systems such as Pa-
triot, IRIS-T and Arrow 3
as NATO allies scramble
to plug gaps created by
Russia’s war on Ukraine.
On the sidelines of a
defence ministers’ meet-
ing at NATO’s Brussels
headquarters, Belgium,
Czechia, Denmark, Esto-
nia, Hungary, Lithuania
and the Netherlands
signed an agreement that
will build the legal foun-
dation necessary for pur-
chases.
Together with Germa-
ny, Slovenia and Latvia,
who signed up earlier,
they make up a group of
ten countries that aims to
spearhead joint procure-
ment within the wider
German-led, 19-nation
European Sky Shield Ini-
tiative.
German Defence Min-
ister Boris Pistorius said
he expected the first deals
to be struck within three
to four months.
Ground-based air de-
fence systems such as
Raytheon’s (RTX.N) Pa-
triot or IRIS-T, which is
produced by German
arms maker Diehl, are
built to intercept incom-
ing missiles.
After the Cold War,
many NATO allies scaled
down the number of air
defence units to reflect
their assessment that they
faced only a limited mis-
sile threat, from countries
such as Iran.
This perception
changed drastically with
Russia’s invasion last
year of Ukraine, which
sent NATO allies scram-
bling to tackle air defence
shortfalls while at the
same time supplying
Kyiv with the coveted
systems.
G
OCT 5 - NOV 19
07
South Africa’s Marco Jansen celebrates wicket of Australia’s Mitchell Marsh during World Cup 2023
match, at Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday. ANI
WC:SABEATAUSBY134RUNS
Chasingtargetof312,Australiawerebowledoutfor177in40.5overs
First India Bureau
Lucknow
South Africa thrashed
Australia by 134 runs to
continue their good start
in the ICC World Cup
here on Thursday.
Asked to bat first,
South rode on a fine cen-
tury by opener Quinton
de Kock and a 44-ball 56
from Aiden Markram to
post 311 for
seven in the
stipulated
50 overs.
In reply,
the Austral-
ians were
bowled out
for 177 in 40.5 overs with
Kagiso Rabada picking
three wickets for 33 runs.
Earlier, De Kock
smashed a 106-ball 109 at
the Ekana Stadium, a ven-
ue he considers his back-
yard, courtesy the left-
hander’sIPLstintwiththe
Lucknow Supergiants.
South Africa got off to a
good start with openers
Quinton de Kock and
skipper Temba Bavuma
playing contrasting roles
of aggressor and anchor.
CONTRASTING TALES OF SOUTH AFRICAN AND AUSTRALIAN TEAMS
The South Africans entered this game after a comprehensive victory in
their opener against Sri Lanka. Australia, on the other hand, bowled with-
out a plan, looked equally clueless with the bat — losing wickets in clumps
— and were sloppy on the field, dropping as many as five catches. The loss will
severely dent their confidence. They were also outplayed by India in their opener
and sit second last in the 10-team table. De Kock, who will retire from the format
after the World Cup, oozed confidence while scoring his second consecutive cen-
tury with the help of eight boundaries and five maximums while Aiden Markram
smashed 56 off 44 to help the team post the highest ODI total in Lucknow.
MATCH
NO. 10
NASASPACESHUTTLE’STRANSPORT
Traffic officers clear the way as trucks haul 2
rocket motors slowly down Figueroa Street in
Los Angeles. 2 giant rocket motors required to
display retired NASA space shuttle Endeavour as
if it’s about to blast off arrived at a Los Angeles
museum, completing their long journey from the
Mojave Desert. The 116-foot-long (35.3-meter)
motors, which look like giant white cylinders,
were trucked over two days from the Mojave Air.
Saina Nehwal: Indian
women shuttlers will
make strong comeback
Hopefully, India
will win WC
under Rohit's
captaincy: Yuvraj
ANI
Gurugram (Haryana)
Former India player Yu-
vraj Singh is hopeful that
India will win the ICC
2023 World Cup at home
under Rohit Sharma’s
captaincy and labelled
the opener as one of the
greats of the game.
During his 84-ball 131
against Afghanistan on
Wednesday, Rohit Shar-
ma shattered several re-
cords, including passing
West Indies legend Chris
Gayle for the most sixes
in international cricket.
After being dismissed
on duck in the opening
game of the WC, India’s
captain made a come-
back with an astonishing
ton in a match against
Afghanistan and
slammed his 7th century
at the men’s ODI WC.
PTI
Gurugram (Haryana)
Struggle of Indian women
shuttlers in the BWF cir-
cuit is quite apparent but
Saina Nehwal has backed
her colleagues by saying
that even strong Chinese
players are finding it diffi-
cult to dish out strong per-
formances on a consistent
basis and hoped that lean
patchofthesinglesplayers
will end soon. In contrast-
ing performances in the
last one year, India’s male
players have transformed
into a world-conquering
unitwhilethewomenshut-
tlers are struggling to go
deep into the draws. In 15
tournaments that PV Sind-
hu has competed in this
year, she could not go be-
yond the second rounds in
10 events. Seven of them
were first-round exits.
Finishing runner-up at
the Madrid Masters in
March and reaching the
semifinals at the Canada
OpeninJulyhavebeenthe
best results for the coun-
try’s top shuttler in 2023.
“Every year is not the
same. Sometimes there
are ups and downs. If you
look at the Chinese wom-
en players, their perfor-
mance in recent times has
also not been very good.
They too are not able to
perform the way the Ko-
rean players or Tai-Tzu
Ying and other players
are performing,” Saina
told PTI in an interview.
Agencies
Tel Aviv
Israeli PM Benjamin Ne-
tanyahu today vowed to
“crush” Hamas and urged
the world to treat them
the same way as the Is-
lamic State group.
“Just as ISIS was
crushed, so too will Ha-
mas be crushed. And Ha-
mas should be treated
exactly the way ISIS was
treated,” he said as he met
visiting US Secretary of
State Antony Blinken.
Over 3,600 people
have been killed in Israel
and Gaza, five days after
the sudden Hamas strikes
triggered a catastrophic
war in the region.
TheUnitedNationssaid
that over 3 lakh people
have been forced to flee
their homes in the Gaza
StripasheavyIsraelibom-
bardments continue to hit
the Palestinian enclave.
Hamas must be crushed like IS: Netanyahu
Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinian members of al-Agha family, who were killed in
Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday.
Finishing runner-up
at Madrid Masters in
March and reaching
semis at Canada Open
have been best
results for India’s top
shuttler in 2023
ANI
Moscow
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and Russian Presi-
dent Vladimir Putin are
likely to hold a summit
before the end of this
year, India’s ambassador
to Moscow was quoted as
saying by Russian news
agency RIA.
“This is being dis-
cussed. Discussions are
ongoing at a high level,”
India’s ambassador to
Moscow Pawan Kapoor
said.
RIA Novosti, also re-
ferred to as RIAN or RIA
is a Russian state-owned
domestic news agency.
The Indian diplomat,
however, did not give
any other details, accord-
ing to RIA Novosti.
PM Modi, Prez
Putin may hold
summit this year:
Indian envoy
Indian-American teen
inventor honoured by
US First Lady Jill Biden
Agencies
Washington
Teenage Indian-American
inventorGitanjaliRaowas
honoured by US First
Lady Jill Biden, along
with14otheryoungwom-
en leaders, for leading a
change and shaping a
brighter future in their
communities across the
nation.
The 17-year-old scien-
tist was honoured on
Wednesday in first-ever
“Girls Leading Change”
celebration at the White
House, marking the Inter-
national Day of the Girl.
The 15 young women,
selected by White House
Gender Policy Council,
were honoured by Jill to
recognise their impact on
their communities.
INDIANGIRLBECOMES
BRITISHHCFORADAY
New Delhi: To mark
International Day of
Girl Child, 21-year-
old Shreya Dharmarajan
from Chennai was ap-
pointed the British High
Commissioner to India for
a day. The annual ‘High
Commissioner for a Day’
competition provides an op-
portunity to Indian women,
aged 18 to 23, to share
their strengths. Shreya was
chosen from a pool of more
than 180 applications.
NOPOWER,FUEL,WATER
FORGAZATILLHOSTAGES
FREED:ISRAELMINISTER
NEEDTOENDCRIMES
AGAINSTPALESTINE:
IRAN,SAUDILEADERS
Israeli Minister Israel
Katz on Thursday said
there will be no supply of
electricity, fuel or water for
the Gaza until Hamas group
frees hostages. He said on
X: “No electrical switch will
be turned on, no water
hydrant will be opened and
no fuel truck will enter (Gaza)
until the Israeli abductees
are returned home.”
Iranian Prez Ebrahim
Raisi and Saudi Crown
Prince Mohammed bin
Salman discussed the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict
on Wednesday (local time),
in the first telephone call
between the two leaders
since a China-brokered deal
between Tehran and
Riyadh to resume ties.
ISRAEL HIT ALEPPO,
DAMASCUSAIRPORTS
IT’S A DARK CLOUD
FOR WORLD: IMF CHIEF
POSTGAZA,SINGAPORE
STEPS UP SECURITY
Israeli strikes hit
Syria’s two main
airports on Thursday,
Syrian state television
said, in the first such attack
since a Hamas assault on
Israel at the weekend
triggered fierce fighting.
IMF MD Kristalina
Georgieva on
Thursday said the
Israel-Hamas conflict has
darkened the horizon for
the world economy that
was already going through
a phase of weak growth.
Singapore: Patrolling
has been stepped up
in Singapore in light of the
situation in Gaza, while
security of possible target
attack places has been
reassessed, Home Minister
K Shanmugam has said.
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Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
Ticket Countdown in
Congress has started and
ticketsmaybeannounced
after Kharge's state tour.
State Congress Election
Committee meeting will
be held on Friday even-
ing and special brain-
storming will be done on
70 seats which are a ma-
jor challenge to Con-
gress. The Screening
Committee meeting will
be held in Delhi on 14th
and 15th October and
Congress may announce
candidates on weak
seats in first list.
Congress is continu-
ing its brainstorming on
those seats which have
been challenging and
qualified candidates are
being searched. The par-
ty has conducted a sur-
vey on these seats two or
three times. Sunil Kanu-
golu's team has faced 70
challenges and while a
survey has been con-
ducted on former seats,
there will be a detailed
discussion on these seats
in the SEC meeting to be
held today.
UNION MIN REACTS SHARPLY
Raj police served notice on me asking bank
account, transaction details: GS Shekhawat
PTI
Jaipur
JP leader and
Union minister
Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat on Thursday
said the Rajasthan Police
has served him a notice,
asking him to furnish de-
tails of bank accounts
and financial transac-
tions, as he accused Chief
MinisterAshok Gehlot of
working with political
vendetta against him.
“A notice has been
served at my home in
Jodhpur seeking details
of my bank accounts, fi-
nancial transactions. This
is the first time that I have
been served a notice. Be-
fore this, I was neither
called for any investiga-
tion nor any notice was
served on me,” the Jodh-
pur MP told PTI.Chief
Minister Gehlot has been
accusing the Union Min-
ister of being involved in
the Sanjivani Credit Co-
operative Society “scam”
which is being investi-
gated by the Special Op-
erations Group of the Ra-
jasthan Police.
The Union Minister of
Jal Shakti has rejected the
allegations against him as
baseless and a political
conspiracy to tarnish his
image. He has also filed a
defamation case against
Gehlot in Delhi.
“When I heard in the
media about the allega-
tions against me some
two years ago, I gave a
representation to the
SOG saying that a web of
lies is being created
against me as part of a
political conspiracy. I
gave my details and
asked them to examine
those,” he said.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot GS Shekhawat
Shekhawat alleged
Gehlot hatched a
conspiracy to tarnish
his image. “He
conspired to brand
me a criminal in
the media and
blacken my face”
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Love and teamwork have a lot in common, we
need to look in the same direction and make
allowances for each other.
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Congress President Mal-
likarjun Kharge on
Thursday, appointed
Pawan Khera as party ob-
server to
oversee the
media prep-
arations for
the ensuing
a s s e m b l y
elections in Rajasthan.
In an official commu-
nication, Congress Gen-
eral Secretary (Org) KC
Venugopal said: Con-
gress President has ap-
proved proposal of ap-
pointment of Pawan
Khera as AICC Observer
to oversee media prepa-
rations for the ensuing
assembly elections in Ra-
jasthan 2023, with imme-
diate effect. Polling in
Raj is scheduled on Nov
25 counting of votes
will take place on Dec 3.
Fake list of Cong candidates
released on social media
First India Bureau
Jaipur
After BJP, now fake list
of Congress candidates is
being shared on social
media. Congress has not
even held a screening
committee meeting yet,
but the list of 48 candi-
dates has been gone viral
on various social media.
Many leaders and
workers are sharing the
fake list on social media.
The names of many min-
isters and senior leaders
are in the list. After fact
checking the list, a differ-
ent reality has emerged.
This list of 48 candidates
contains names of big
Congress leaders. In this
fake list, State President
Govind Singh Dotasra
fromLaxmangarh,Minis-
ter Parsadilal Meena from
Lalsot, Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas from Civ-
il Lines, Lalchand Kataria
from Jhotwara, BD Kalla
from Bikaner West, Ra-
jendra Yadav from Kot-
putli, Govind Meghwal
from Khajuwala, Bhan-
war Singh Bhati from
Kolayat, Brijendra Ola
from Jhunjhunu. Names
of many MLAs including
Alok Beniwal from
Shahpura, Babulal Nagar
from Dudu, Jagannath
Burdak from Ladnu are
also included.
Khera is Cong
observer to see
media preps in Raj
Congresstobrainstormover70weakseatsinSECmeetingtoday
CM Ashok Gehlot GS Dotasra
SS Randhawa Sachin Pilot
CONGRESS LOSING
ON SEATS FOR LAST
THREE ELECTIONS
KHARGE, PRIYANKA TO START SPL DRIVE FROM OCT
16; PRIYANKA’s MEET IN SIKRAI LIKELY ON OCT 20
CONGRESS CEC MEETING TO FINALISE RAJ
ASSEMBLY POLLS CANDIDATES ON OCT 17
CONGRESS LEADERS
OF RAJASTHAN MEET
LEADERS IN DELHI
Sri Ganganagar,
Bhadra, Bikaner
East, Ratangarh,
Udaipurwati, Khandela,
Shahpura, Phulera,
Vidyadhar Nagar,
Malviya Nagar, Sangan-
er, Behror, Thanaghazi,
Alwar city, Ramgarh,
Nagar, Nadbai, Dhol-
pur, Mahua, Gangapur
City, Malpura, Ajmer
North, Beawer, Nagaur,
Khimsar, Jaitaran,
Pali, Marwar Junction,
Bali, Sursagar, Shi-
vana, Bhinmal, Sirohi,
Udaipur, Rajsamand,
Asind, Bhilwara, Bundi,
Ladpura, Kota South,
Jhalrapatan, Khan-
pur, Anupgarh, Ajmer
South, Merta, Sojat,
Bhopalgarh, Revdar,
Ramganjmandi, Bassi,
Ghatol, Kumbhalgarh.
Once again Mallikarjun Kharge Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra will start a special drive for
Congress from Oct 16 to establish a strong
hold on Eastern Rajasthan. This campaign will start
in 13 districts falling under the scope
of ERCP i.e. East Rajasthan Canal
Project. Under this, programs for 6 big
meetings have been planned which
will be addressed by party's national
leaders Mallikarjun Kharge Priyanka
Gandhi. Priyanka’s public meeting pro-
posed in Sikrai on Oct 20 an organizing committee
has been formed including Min PL Meena, Mamta
Bhupesh, Vishvendra Singh, ML Meena, Ramesh
Khandelwal, Rajpal Sharma Ramsingh Kaswan.
New Delhi: The Congress Central Election
Committee (CEC) is scheduled to convene
on October 17 to deliberate on selection of
candidates for upcoming Raj Assembly polls, slated
to take place on Nov 25.The Rajasthan Assembly
consists of 200 constituencies that will be contested.
Since its formation, Raj has been dominated by Con-
gress BJP. The Congress Party is yet to release its
list of candidates while BJP has released first list.
Minister and senior
Congress leader
Dr Mahesh Joshi
reached Congress HQs on
Thursday to meet Madhu-
sudan Mistry. Cong leaders
Sitaram Lamba and Ashok
Tanwar also reached Con-
gress HQs. Meanwhile, on
Thursday, RTDC Chairman
Dharmendra Rathore was
also in Delhi and met promi-
nent Congress leaders.
Rathore met KC Venugopal
discussion was held
regarding all major seats of
Ajmer region. After meeting
Veugopal, Rathore also
met Madhusudan Mistry.
The discussions revolved
around Ajmer region’s politi-
cal landscape. The visit to
national capital holds signifi-
cant political implications as
it underscores Congress’s
efforts to strengthen its
presence in Ajmer region.
SEATS ON WHICH CONGRESS HAS BEEN
LOSING IN LAST TWO CONSECUTIVE POLLS
Suratgarh, Sangria, Lunkaransar, Sridungar-
garh, Churu, Surajgarh, Chomu, Tijara, Kis-
hangarh Bas, Mundavar, Kishangarh, Pushkar,
Naseerabad, Makrana, Sumerpur, Phalodi, Ahor, Ra-
niwada, Mawli, Chittorgarh, Badi Sadri, Kumbhalgarh,
Mandalgarh, Chhabra, Manoharthana, Pindwara,
Gogunda, Jhadol, Udaipur Rural, Chaurasi, Sagwada,
Garhi, Aspur, Raisinghnagar, Pilibanga, Dudu, Jalore,
Kapasan, Shahpura, Keshoraipatan, Dag.
First India has taken a
good initiative. There
will be two benefits
from the On Screen
Property Expo.
Builders will be able to
give information
about their projects
and it will be easier
for people to choose
their house.
GOPAL GUPTA,
CHAIRMAN, CREDAI RAJ
Youhavekeptthetag
lineoftheprogram
verywell,‘GharKiDeal
GharSe’,thisonline
EXPOwillshowanew
pathtobuilders.After
Corona,people’s
attitudetowards
houseshaschanged,
theyareoptingforflats
withallfacilities.
SANJAY GUPTA,
PREZ, CREDAI RAJASTHAN
ApartfromJaipur,there
hasbeenalotof
developmentinKota
Alwarasthisarea
comesinNCR.Alotof
workhasbeendonein
UdaipurJodhpur.
Townshipsshouldhave
allthefacilities.People
wantallthefacilities
likegym,pool,garden.
ANIL GUPTA,
MD, ASHADEEP GROUP
ThisideaofOnScreen
PropertyEXPOisvery
good.Icongratulate
Pawanji,CEO
ManagingEditorofFirst
Indiaforthis.People
willbeabletolookat
propertiessittingat
home.AfterCorona,
salehasincreasedthree
tofourtimes.
DHIRENDRA MADAN,
CHAIRMAN, MAHIMA GROUP
Thisisaverygood
experiment.Forthefirst
time,PropertyExpois
beingheldonTV.People
lookingtobuyhouses,
lookforfacilitiesin
proximity,whichare
availableinJaipur.They
areinfluencedbydigital
advertising.Wegetgood
responseondigitalmedia.
MOHIT JAJU, CEO,
SHUBHASHISH HOMES GROUP
Realestateisabusiness
thatconnectswith
masses,themoreyou
connectwithpeople,
thebetterresponseyou
get.Thereare good
possibilitiesforreal
estateinJaipur.Project
nameisverypopular
withpeoplewehave
namedLoveHomes.
AMIT VIJAYVARGIYA
DIRECTOR, LUV HOMES
Cong’s PEC will be held
today thereafter, panels
will be formed on about
70 non-disputed seats
First India Bureau
Jaipur
First India News has con-
ducted the country’s first
and so far the most unique
experiment in the real es-
tate sector. First India has
launched a first of a kind
On screen property show
with the tagline ‘Ghar Ki
Deal, Ghar Se’. Famous
andtrustedbuildersofRa-
jasthan participated in
FirstIndia’sfirstonscreen
property show. Anchors
ShwetaMishraAwasthi
Asif Khan interacted
with builders, wherein,
the builders answered
many queries related to
real estate market like
where can a person get
good returns in property
and in which project can
anyone invest and where
your dream of owning a
house can be fulfilled.All
these questions, and
more, were answered by
reliable builders.
First India’s on screen
property show had Shub-
hashish Homes Group
CEO Mohit Jaju,
AshadeepGroupMDAnil
Gupta, Mahima Group
Chairman Dhirendra
Madan, CREDAI Ra-
jasthan Chairman Gopal
Gupta, CREDAI Ra-
jasthan President Sanjay
Gupta, Luv Homes Direc-
torAmitVijayvargiya and
real estate expert Asif
Khan. During this, most
of the builders agreed that
after the Corona period,
good days have come for
the real estate world as the
demand for houses has
increased in state capital
Jaipur and people are now
showingspecialinterestin
flats instead of independ-
ent houses. All the build-
ers participating in the
program unanimously
praised First India’s spe-
cial program ‘Ghar Ki
Deal Ghar Se’initiative.
Notably, First India’s
on-screen property expo
will start every evening
at 6:25 pm and repeat tel-
ecast will take place the
next day at 10:25 pm.
Apart from this, the show
is also telecast live on
First India’s Facebook
page and YouTube. In
the special show, every
day people will get infor-
mation about one of the
best and most reliable
projects of Rajasthan
which project you have
to invest in and where
you will get good returns
and how should the pal-
ace of your dreams be.
First India will give you
information about all as-
pects of new properties
and owning them. This
special program of First
India will help you in
choosing your house and
you will not have to wan-
der anywhere.
DAILY TELECAST
ON FIRST INDIA
EVENING- 6.25 PM
REPEAT TELECAST
NEXT DAY
10.25 PM
Pawan Arora with Gopal Gupta, Sanjay Gupta, Dhirendra Madan, Anil Gupta, Mohit Jaju Amit Vijayvargiya during the First India’s, On screen property show held at
the office of First India News in Jaipur on Thursday. Jinendra S Shekhawat, Shweta Mishra Awasthi Asif Khan were also present. SANTOSH SHARMA
Buildersareallpraisesfor‘GharKiDeal,GharSe!’

JAIPUR, FRIDAY | OCTOBER 13, 2023
Glamour | Fashion | Bollywood | Hollywood | Lifestyle
CHAMAK DHAMAK KA SEASON!
his festive season, City First spotlights
the enchanting Bollywood celebrities
who are set to illuminate your ‘Chamak
Dhamak Ka Season’ with their stunning
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Embrace the charm of the Sanskari look and revel in the
timeless beauty of Indian tradition. City First brings to you
hot tips to ace the traditional or Sanskari look and ensure
that all eyes are on you this festive season!
s the festive
season ap-
proaches,
there’s an
undeniable
allure to
embracing timeless tradi-
tions and culture. The San-
skari look, characterized by
its exquisite blend of tradi-
tional Indian fashion, has
never gone out of style. This
season, we’re here to help
you channel your inner diva,
showcasing the epitome of
elegance and grace. It’s time
to turn heads and leave a last-
ing impression as you em-
brace the charm of the San-
skari look. The Sanskari look
is all about celebrating the
essence of Indian culture and
heritage. It’s a beautiful
amalgamation of traditional
attire, jewellery, and a pro-
found sense of belonging to
your roots. To ace this look,
start by understanding the
importance of these elements
and how they complement
each other.
The cornerstone of the
Sanskari look is undoubtedly
your choice of attire. Tradi-
tional outfits like sarees, le-
hengas, anarkalis, and shara-
ras have an eternal appeal.
Opt for colours that resonate
with the festive spirit such as
rich reds, deep greens, and
royal blues. Quality fabric,
intricate embroidery, and
fine craftsmanship are essen-
tial to make a statement. Ac-
cessories play a pivotal role
in completing the Sanskari
look. Ornate necklaces,
chokers, jhumkas, bangles,
and intricate maang tikkas
add an aura of opulence.
Choose accessories that com-
plement your outfit and help
you radiate timeless beauty.
A well-coordinated hair
and makeup style can elevate
your Sanskari look to a whole
new level. Opt for traditional
hairstyles like braids, buns,
or cascading curls adorned
with fresh flowers or ornate
hairpins. For makeup, focus
on natural hues, accentuating
your eyes and lips while
keeping the rest of your face
radiant and glowing. Com-
plete your traditional ensem-
ble with classic Indian foot-
wear. Juttis, mojaris, and
kolhapuris are not only com-
fortable but also add a touch
of authenticity to your San-
skari look. Choose footwear
that matches your outfit’s
colour scheme and style.
Remember that the San-
skari look isn’t just about
your attire; it’s about how
you carry it. Confidence is
the most attractive accessory,
and it’s essential to wear your
traditional ensemble with
grace and poise. A warm
smile and a confident de-
meanour are your best allies
to leave a lasting impression.
So go ahead, flaunt your San-
skari look with pride and cre-
ate memories that will last a
lifetime.
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usa Penida is the
largest of the three
Nusa islands on
the Southeastern
coast of Bali, the
other two being Nusa Lembon-
gan and Nusa Ceningan. With its
rugged limestone cliffs, pristine
beaches, diverse marine life, and
lively vibe, Nusa Penida has be-
come a popular destination for
travellers in Indonesia.
Although the island is open to
tourists throughout the year, the
best time to visit is from May to
September.
GETTING THERE
Nusa Penida is easy to reach by
daily speed boats or ferry from
Bali; the journey takes about 45
minutes.
TOURIST FEE
As of 2023, there is an entrance
fee of 25kIDR for adults and 15k
for children, which permits en-
try to all three Nusa islands and
the main attractions and beaches
on Nusa Penida.
HOW TO GET AROUND NUSA
PENIDA
There are two ways of getting
around Nusa Penida – a motor-
cycle and a private car, the lat-
ter being more expensive but
comfortable.
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Face
Day
of the YOUR DAILY HOROSCOPE by Saurabbh Sachdeva
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Today is a favourable day for business.
Listening to someone’s advice on the pro-
fessional front will be in your interest. You
are very generous by nature and also you
are the backbone of your family. Be careful
of the words that come out of your mouth.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Pending paperwork concerning a property
will be completed. Your spouse may make
you spend more than you expected. Admit
your faults in relationship. Fantastic day
for investing money in stock market as you
can make fortune.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You are very fortunate to have a great
friend circle. Whatever you have in mind,
you will manage to implement it at work.
You are likely to feel much healthy and
energetic today. Visit a doctor if you have
any doubts about your health.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Fortunes are set to rise for those in trade
and business. You love to live close to
your family. You are a child at heart and
never let this child die. You have a big heart
and you always help someone if you can.
Expected payments are likely to released.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
This is the best time try something new
with life give yourself a new purpose. You
will feel amorous towards your wife. Work
on your limitations, there can be no better
time than this. You have more opposite sex
friends than the same.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You will enjoy good health by remaining
regular in your workouts. It will be in your
interest to guide a family youngster on the
academic front. Scrumptious food is what
you are craving for today. You may start a
side business to earn extra money.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Don’t make friends for money and status
rather make friends who will stick with
you forever. You care about you lover but
somehow hesitate in expressing that care.
On social front, you may have to spend
some extra money in buying gifts.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You make sure to make things work your
way. You are most wanted by your friends.
You can have romantic affair in office and
a serious one. You will invest money in
clothes and accessories today. You are a
God fearing person.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Family will be supportive of your ideas, but
only to an extent. You give tough competi-
tion to people. Many people get inspired
by you. You will get special treatment from
your dear ones. Good health is assured
through own efforts.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Some family issues may need urgent
resolution, so don’t neglect them. Some of
you are likely to enjoy an excursion with
friends.You will feel financially comfort-
able. Your personality will attract many
eligible bachelors.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Your spouse is someone who can do any-
thing for your happiness. You are happy
spending whole day at home. Tensions on
the family front are likely to get sorted out.
Help your mothers at home today and give
them a reason to smile.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You must create an environment of under-
standing at home. Your regular exercise
routine promises to keep you fit and
energetic. You will succeed in any sort of
examination if you put your heart and soul
to it. Be careful about your health.
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come a popular destination for
cycle and a private car, the lat-
ter being more expensive but
comfortable.
NusaPenida
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The Hidden Gem of Indonesia
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Though I would recommend staying at
least two days to cover the island entirely,
if you are short on time, then plan a day trip
including the following popular places-
DIAMOND BEACH
Regarded as the prettiest beaches in Nusa
Penida, Diamond Beach is around an
hour's drive from the port. There are stone
stairways carved out of the cliffs
with a handrail and rope to
hold onto while going down,
leading to the glistening
white sand beach, palm
trees, and small caves, al-
most like a fairytale. The
only challenge is the
20-minute climb down
umpteen stairs, but the
view is worth it.
ROMAN POHON TREE HOUSE AND
THOUSAND ISLAND VIEWPOINT
Adjacent to the Thousand Islands View-
point is the famous Rumah Pohon Tree-
house, a uniquely located treehouse that
started as a simple rustic accommodation
and now remains a photo spot. It rests on
a small cliff, offers surreal 360° ocean
views, and takes around 20 minutes to
reach.
KELINGKING BEACH
The most popular spot on the southwest of
the island is Kelingking Beach. The giant
cliff-shaped T-Rex is very Insta-worthy,
along with limestone formations and zig-
zag coastlines. The climb to the beach is a
thrilling trek down the steep stairs for 30-
45 minutes and requires some caution.
BROKEN BEACH
Broken Beach is famous for its marvellous
standing arch view, allowing water to flow
in and out from the ocean. It is on the is-
land's west coast, close to Kelingking
Beach. The arch formed over many years
and is now a true marvel. Unfortunately,
there is no way to go down into the water.
ANGEL'S BILLABONG
Angel's Billabong is a natural infinity pool
that meets the ocean framed by large cliffs
from opposite sides. Swimming here is
sometimes possible at low tide, although
it is not exceptionally safe, as several
deaths have occurred.
CRYSTAL BAY
Nusa Penida is one of the best places to go
snorkelling in Bali, with crystal clear wa-
ters. If you are looking for a beach in Nusa
Penida that does not involve a steep de-
scent, then Crystal Bay is perfect for be-
ginner snorkelers, as the waters near the
coast are relatively shallow.
With excellent visibility of the nature
and relatively calm waters, visitors can ef-
fortlessly spot exotic fish and observe col-
ourful coral reefs, a surreal experience in
itself.
So, what are you waiting for?
Grab your shoes, camera, and your
sense of adventure, and be ready to wit-
ness paradise.
The Hidden Gem of Indonesia
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Accessories are pivotal in
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