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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI
RAMDEV: ANOTHER
PATANJALI FOODS
FPO WILL COME
UP IN APRIL
New Delhi: TCS chief Rajesh Gopinathan has put in his
papers, nearly 4 years ahead of completion of his tenure, and
will be replaced by company veteran K Krithivasan. Krithivasan
nominated as CEO designate with the immediate effect.
New Delhi: Baba Ramdev on Thursday said that
promoters’ share freeze by the stock exchanges will
not impact Patanjali Foods’ operation & company has
started process of launching a follow-on public offering
(FPO) in April to increase public shareholding to 25%.
ERIC GARCETTI IS
US AMBASSADOR
TO INDIA AFTER
20-MONTH FIGHT
Washington: Eric Garcetti, former Los Angeles
mayor and a close ally of President Joe Biden, has
been confirmed as the US’ ambassador to India by
the US Senate. The confirmation followed a lengthy
2-year nomination process that saw many allegations.
RAJESH GOPINATHAN RESIGNS AS TCS MD & CEO
CHEETAH
OPTER
RASHES
2 pilots die after the Indian Army’s Cheetah
helicopter crashes near Arunachal’s Bomdila
The helicopter had gone missing after it lost
contact with the ATC at around 09:15 am
Moni Sharma
Bomdila: The bodies of
the pilot and the co-pilot
of the Indian Army’s
Cheetah Helicopter that
crashed in Arunachal
Pradesh earlier on
Thursday have been
foundbythecivilians.As
per reports, their fami-
lies have been informed.
Thetwopilotswereiden-
tifiedasLieutenantColo-
nel VVB Reddy and Ma-
jor Jayanth A.
The Cheetah helicop-
ter had gone missing in
morning when it was
moving from Senge to
Missamari. The heli-
copter lost contact with
the ATC at around 09:15
AM. Later, it crashed
near Mandala, West of
Bomdila in Arunachal
Pradesh.
“Five search parties
of the Indian Army
, SSB
and ITBP were immedi-
ately launched. The
wreckage of the aircraft
was found near Village
BanglajaapEastof Man-
dala. With regret we in-
form that the pilot and
the co-pilot of the heli-
copter lost their lives in
the accident,” the Ar-
my’s Eastern Command
released statement con-
firming the deaths.
Will speak in Parliament
if allowed by chair: Rahul
Delhi Police issues a notice to Rahul Gandhi on
‘women are still being sexually assaulted’ remark
New Delhi (FIB): Un-
der attack from ruling
dispensation for his re-
marks on democracy
during his recent UK
visit, Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi on Thurs-
day said that if Indian
democracy is indeed
functioning then he will
be allowed to speak in
Parl and defend himself
against the allegations
made by BJP ministers.
“I am a Member of
Parliament and allega-
tions have been made
against me in Parlia-
ment by four ministers.
It is my right to have the
opportunity to speak in
House.Itismydemocrat-
ic right ,” he told media.
Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, and others during 2nd
phase of the Budget Session of the Parliament in Delhi on Thursday.
LS Speaker Om Birla conducts
House proceedings on Thursday.
I didn’t speak anything anti-
India in London seminar.
—Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader
RAHUL HAS A HABIT OF DEMEANING
INDIAN DEMOCRACY: RAVI SHANKAR
BJP slammed the Congress MP and stated that his
comments “cannot become the barometer for success or
failure of a democracy” and that
the former Congress president
has made it a habit to “demean
Indian democracy”. “How long
will Rahul Gandhi mislead the
country? The BJP again reiter-
ates that he said that ‘America
and Europe should take note of
India’s democratic backsliding’.
It’s his habit to insult the feelings
of Indians by criticising Indian democracy abroad,” said
BJP MP RS Ravi Shankar Prasad during a press confer-
ence. BJP leader added that the party would campaign
across the country for an apology from Rahul Gandhi.
 8 MARCH Indian
ALH Dhruv ditched off
the cost of Mumbai
 12 MARCH Indian
Mi-17 had emergency
landing in Jodhpur
TRAGIC MONTH
INDIAN ARMY ORDERS PROBE
INTO ARUNACHAL CRASH
Indian Army ordered an inquiry after a Cheetah heli-
copter crashed near the Mandala hills area in Arunachal
Pradesh in which two pilots were killed on Thursday.
Modi, Hasina to inaugurate
India-Bang F’ship Pipeline
First India Bureau
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi and his Bang-
ladeshi counterpart
Sheikh Hasina will in-
augurate the India-
Bangladesh Friendship
Pipeline on Saturday
via VC on March 18.
This is the first cross
border energy pipeline
between India and
Bangladesh, built at an
estimated cost of `377
crore, of which the
Bangladesh portion of
the pipeline built at a
cost of approx `285
crore, has been borne
by Indian government
under grant assistance.
BrahMos missiles, howitzers, Dhruv
choppers: `70,000 cr defence push
New Delhi (FIB): The
Defence Ministry has
approved proposals
worth over Rs 70,000
crore for buying differ-
ent weapon systems. De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh has given approv-
al on Thursday
.
Deal includes mega
order of `32,000 crore
for Indian Navy to buy
60 UH Marine choppers
from HAL, officials ad-
dded. BrahMos mis-
siles, Shakti EW sys-
tems & Utility helicop-
ters-Mariime, valued at
`56,000 crore have been
cleared for Indian Navy
.
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
Persistent efforts are being
undertaken to bring self-reliance in
the defence sector. Proposals worth
Rs 70,500 crore were approved to-
day. Over Rs 2.71 lakh crore worth of
procurement cleared in FY23. 99%
to be sourced from Indian industries.
Wreckage of Cheetah helicopter of Indian Army which crashed
near Mandala in West Kameng on Thursday. The deceased have
been identified as (R) Lt Col VVB Reddy and (L) Major Jayanth A.
CBI registers FIR against
Sisodia in ‘snooping case’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In a fresh
jolt to former Delhi dep-
uty CM Manish Sisodia,
CBI on Thursday filed
an FIR against him in a
‘snooping case’. CBI
had alleged in February
FBU was created and al-
legedly used for collect-
ing intelligence related
to “political activities
of persons, issues touch-
ing interest of AAP”.
ED’S FRESH SUMMONS
TO BRS LEADER KAVITHA
The ED has issued a fresh
summons for March 20 to
BRS leader K Kavitha in the
Delhi excise policy money-
laundering case, after she
skipped Thursday’s notice.
TEJASHWI TO APPEAR
BEFORE CBI ON MAR 25
CBI on Thursday assured
Delhi HC it will not arrest
Bihar Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav
this month, after which poli-
tician agreed he will appear
before the CBI on March 25.
CENTRE WRITES TO 6
STATES AMID RISE IN
COVID-19 CASES
New Delhi: Centre asked
6 States — Maharashtra,
Gujarat, Telangana, TN,
Kerala and Karnataka — to
follow a risk assessment-
based approach to prevent,
contain spread of infections,
citing a possible localised
spread of the virus.
RSS CHIEF MOHAN
BHAGWAT WILL VISIT
JAIPUR ON APRIL 7
Jaipur: The Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
Chief Mohan Bhagwat will
visit Jaipur on April 7.
Bhagwat will participate in
Seva Sangam event in the
city here. RSS Chief last
visited Jaipur for 5 days
from January 25, 2023.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
BOOKIE’S DAUGHTER
WHO OFFERED BRIBE
TO AMRUTA ARRESTED
Mumbai: The daughter of a
wanted bookie, who posed as a
designer and offered a crore as
a bribe to Devendra Fadnavis’s
wife Amruta Fadnavis to
intervene in a criminal case
involving her father, was
arrested by Mumbai Police.
Aniksha is daughter of wanted
bookie Anil Jaisinghani. SWACHH BHARAT MISSION RURAL IN RAJASTHAN
CM GEHLOT APPROVES HIKE IN CONTRACT
WORKERS’ HONORARIUM WORKING
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot approved
the proposal to increase
the honorarium of 195
contract workers em-
ployed under the
Swachh Bharat Mission
(Gramin) Phase-II, an
official statement said
on Thursday
.
Under the Rajasthan
Contractual Hiring to
Civil Post Rules - 2022
higher honorarium and
designationwillbegiven
on completion of a ser-
vice period of 9 and 18
years,thestatementsaid.
Honorarium of Ac-
countant and MIS cum
M&E will increase to
`29,600 and `51,600 resp
on completion of 9 and
18 years contract peri-
od. Also, on completion
of 9 and 18 years of con-
tract of District Project
Coordinator, Block Co-
ordinator and Data En-
try Operator, the hono-
rarium will increase to
`32,900 and `57,200,
`23,100 and `40,300,
`18,500 and `32,300 resp.
On completion of contract service period
of 9 & 18 yrs of contract workers, Grade-II,
Grade-I will be added to designation resp
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Probe Lawrence’s TV
interview: Pb CS to DGP
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Inspector Gen-
eral (IG Prisons) of Pun-
jab Police, Roop Lal Aro-
ra, has claimed that the
interview of notorious
gangsterLawrenceBish-
noi was not recorded in
Punjab. The senior IPS
officer said that the in-
terview took place while
he was in Rajasthan as
before bringing him to
Bhatinda, he was lodged
in Rajasthan jail. Sur-
prisingly
, on Wednesday
,
the Jaipur Police Com-
missioneratealsodenied
any such interview of
Lawrence here.
Following the contro-
versy
, Punjab CS Vijay
KumarJanjuahasasked
the DGP to probe matter
and submit report in 2
days. CS directed DGP to
find out from where
jailed Lawrence got in
touch with the media.
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
The BJP is infuri-
ated by the success of the
Bharat Jodo Yatra, so it wants
to suppress the voice of Rahul
Gandhi by misusing the police
and other agencies. Rahul is a
soldier of truth. Congress will
strongly raise the voice of the
victims by thwarting all such
attempts.
Attempt was made to try
to stop CM’s convoy at RU
on Wednesday. Action was
taken on it on Thursday
SI Rakesh Meena, ASI
Dharmendra, Constables
Rajesh, Gajendra, Surendra
& Radheshyam suspended.
Addl DCP Crime Adarsh
Chaudhary is probing case.
CM’S SECURITY BREACH:
SIX COPS SUSPENDED

First India Bureau
Jaipur: PCC chief and
Laxmangarh MLA Go-
vind Singh Dotasra on
Thursday said that the
Right to Health Bill
should be implemented
so that people can get
the right of treatment.
“We will listen to eve-
ryone, but let the Right
to Health Act be imple-
mented in the State.
Our party wants to
guarantee treatment to
the public. Representa-
tives of the govern-
ment are continuously
discussing with the
people of private hospi-
tals,” he said.
Regarding the forma-
tion of new districts in
the state, Dotasara said
that it is the prerogative
of the Chief Minister.
However, he said that
the people of the state
are hoping for new dis-
tricts and divisions and
the CM would do it at
the right time.
On BJP’s uproar in
Parliament regarding
Rahul Gandhi, Dotasra
said that Gandhi has
never done any such
thing anywhere in the
country and abroad
which insulted the na-
tion. He said that Gan-
dhi is warning about
inflation, foreign poli-
cy and unemployment
and the Central govern-
ment should take cog-
nizance of it.
“Rahul Gandhi’s
journey of 4,000 kilom-
eters has increased his
respect in the country
and abroad,” he said.
The Congress leader
said that BJP has no is-
sue and they are talking
nonsense.
Yogesh Sharma,
Naresh Sharma
& Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Parliamentary
Affairs Minister Shan-
ti Kumar Dhariwal
clarified on Thursday
regarding his state-
ment on March 13 re-
lated to war widow
Manju Jat as false, mis-
leading and a rumour.
He said that he had just
mentioned that Jat’s
brother-in-law was al-
ready married.
Dhariwal said that
the matter of kinship
was said for Sundari
Devi, which she herself
said in an interview
to a newspaper
that it had
been more
than three
years that
she has been
living with her
brother-in-law,
Vikram Singh. She
said that she had two
daughters and now
there is a boy and a girl
from Vikram.
After hearing the
minister,DeputyLeader
of Opposition Rajendra
Rathore said that they
were not sitting in the
House to discuss per-
sonal lives. He said that
women are being raped
and no matter what clar-
ification the minister
gives, he has insulted
the war widows.
Meanwhile, BJP
MLAs created a ruckus
by questioning Dhari-
wal’s reference to Sund-
ari Devi and his clarifi-
cation on Manju Jat.
Dhariwal reiterated
that he did not even take
the name of Manju Jat.
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023
02
Ziauddin Khan
& Dimple Sharma
Jaipur: The members
of localbodiesonThurs-
day gheraoed the State
Assembly demanding
fulfilment of their nine-
point demands. The
members of panchayat
samiti, municipal coun-
cils and ward panch
gathered at the 22 Go-
downandraisedslogans
againstthegovernment.
Notably, the local
body members have
been protesting for the
last six months de-
manding honorarium
as well as financial and
administrative rights
in the local bodies.
Meanwhile, ration
dealers from across the
State staged a show of
strength in the capital
for various demands on
Thursday
. Thousands of
ration dealers gathered
at the Shaheed Smarak
in the city and protested
against the State Gov-
ernment. The ration
dealers came together
under the banner of the
Ration Dealer Coordina-
tion Committee and
shouted slogans.
Panchayat Samiti members, ration dealers gherao Assembly
PROTEST AGAINST STATE GOVT

There was a
slight scuffle
between the
police
personnel and
the ration
dealers, who
were trying to
march to the
State Assembly
StatementsregardingviranganaManju
Jat‘false,rumours’,clarifiesDhariwal
Says did not take the name of Manju Jat; BJP continues to create ruckus over Dhariwal’s remark
Minister Shanti Dhariwal speaks during the Assembly Session in Jaipur on Thursday.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas addresses media on Thursday.
Govind Singh Dotasra
Members of the Panchayat Samiti hold protest against the State
Government over nine-point demands in Jaipur on Thursday.
Ration dealers from across the State hold protest against the
State Government. —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
QUESTION HOUR
WORK ON TO GET NTCA NOD TO OPEN GILAI
SAGAR KHANDAR GATE: CHOUDHARY
Forest Minister Hemaram Choudhary said in the
Vidhan Sabha on Thursday that the process of
obtaining permission from the National Tiger Conser-
vation Authority (NTCA) is on for opening the gate of
Ranthambore Sanctuary in Gilai Sagar Khandar for
tourism. He said that it is possible to convert Gilai
Sagar and the surrounding areas from core to buffer
zone only after permission. He said that the proposal
for the new buffer zone was sent by the department
to NTCA on May 9, 2022. After objections from NTCA,
the department redressed them and sent it to NTCA on
December 16, 2022. He said that the officers of the de-
partment have been directed for continuous follow-up
for early permission from NTCA.
EXEMPTION IN ELECTRICITY BILL POSSIBLE
UNDER SPECIAL PACKAGE: GR MEGHWAL
Disaster Management and Assistance Minister Govind
Ram Meghwal clarified in the Vidhan Sabha on
Thursday that under the rules of SDRF, there is no provi-
sion to exempt the affected people of natural calamities
from electricity bill. He said that the assistance amount
is paid as per the SDRF norms set by the State govern-
ment. He said that those affected by natural calamities
can be given exemption in electricity bills under a spe-
cial package, but there is no such provision in SDRF.
Forest Minister Hema-
ram Choudhary said
in the Vidhan Sabha on
Thursday
that the
crude oil
factory
operat-
ing at
Ratyaheli (Asind-Hurda)
in Bhilwara would be
inspected by the State
Pollution Control Board.
He said that in the
investigation, distance
of this industry from the
population and arrange-
ments to prevent pol-
lution will be inspected
and if any discrepancy
is found, action will be
taken to shut it.
PLOTS FOR SCRIBES
IN BEAWAR SOON:
SHANTI DHARIWAL
BHILWARA CRUDE
OIL FACTORY TO BE
INSPECTED: MIN
Self Government
Minister Shanti
Kumar Dhariwal said in
the Vidhan
Sabha on
Thursday
that work
is on to
provide
residential plots to jour-
nalists at concessional
rate in Beawar. He said
that a proposal has been
sent by the Zilla Parishad
to issue a lease deed of
the newly created colony
Khasra No. 1762/2 and
draw a lottery for the rest
of the journalists as per
the rules. Legal exam-
ination of the Council’s
proposal is being done.
PANEL FORMED FOR
MAKING RAJASTHANI
STATE’S OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE: KALLA
Working towards
making rural Raj
self-reliant, says
Ramesh Meena
Jaipur: Rajasthan Gov-
ernment has formed a
committee to consider
declaring Rajasthani
the official language of
the State, Minister BD
Kalla said on Thursday.
Replying to the calling
attention motion moved
by the Deputy Leader
of Opposition in the
Rajasthan Assembly dur-
ing Zero Hour, Kalla, the
art and culture minister,
informed the house that
the government has ap-
proved the forma-
tion of a com-
mittee, which
will study
the model
of Chhat-
tisgarh and
Jharkhand and
submit a report
to the state govern-
ment. Minister BD Kalla
said based on the report,
the state government
will take action regarding
the recognition of the
Rajasthani language on
similar lines.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rural Develop-
ment and Panchayati
Raj Minister Ramesh
MeenaonThursdaysaid
that the schemes are be-
ing successfully imple-
mented by the depart-
ment to make the poor,
deprived sections and
women living in remote
rural places of the state
self-reliant.
He said that through
the schemes, these sec-
tions have been empow-
ered socially and eco-
nomically
.
Meena was replying
to the debate on the de-
mands for grants of Ru-
ral Development and
Panchayati Raj Depart-
ment. After discussion,
the House passed the
demands for grants.
The minister said
that to give more
strength to the villagers
under the MGNREGA
scheme, an additional
25 days of employment
is being given on com-
pletion of 100 days of
employment.
For this, a provision
of Rs 750 crore has been
made from the state
head and now this
scheme has also been
made permanent. So far,
3.14 lakh families have
got full employment for
100 days in the state un-
der the scheme and 13.37
lakh families have been
given employment for 81
to 89 days.
to a newspaper
that it had
living with her
brother-in-law,
proved the forma-
tion of a com-
mittee, which
Jharkhand and
submit a report
BUDGET
SESSION
‘`10 CR IN BUDGET
FOR MALVIYA NAGAR
DRAINAGE WORK’
Urban Development and
Housing Minister Shanti
Kumar Dhariwal informed
the House on Thursday that a
provision of Rs 10 crore has
been made in the State Budget
for the year 2023-24 for the
maintenance and beautifi-
cation of the drain passing
through Sectors 5, 6, 9, 12
and 14 of Malviya Nagar in
Jaipur. Replying to the calling
attention motion moved by
BJP MLA Kalicharan Saraf, the
minister said that orders have
been given to the Municipal
Corporation to get the drain
cleaned before the monsoon
and to remove the trees and
plants growing in the drain.
AGRA ROAD ‘ECO ZONE’ MATTER UNDER
CONSIDERATION IN SC, SAYS DHARIWAL
‘24 CASES OF RIOTS, ARSON, AND LOOT
LODGED IN CHHABRA CONSTITUENCY’
Urban Development Minister Shanti Dhariwal said in the
Vidhan Sabha on Thursday that the issue of colonies
located in the Ecological Zone on Agra Road in Jaipur is
under consideration in the Supreme Court. He said that on
January 12, 2017, an order was issued by the Jodhpur High
Court that leases cannot be given in the Ecological Zone. He
said that before 2017, lease was given in 37 ecological zones
in this area. He clarified that after the stay of the High Court,
leases could not be given in the pending schemes.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Kumar Dhariwal
informed the house on Thursday that 24 cases of riots,
arson and loot were registered in Chhabra assembly constit-
uency on 11 April 2021. He informed that 116 accused have
been arrested in these incidents and 23 accused are yet to be
arrested. Dhariwal, while replying to a supplementary ques-
tion during the Question Hour on behalf of the Home Minister,
said that out of total 24 cases, 22 were registered by the local
citizens and two cases by the police.
SPEAKER EXPRESSES DISPLEASURE
OVER KALLA’S ‘LETHARGIC’ REPLY
SPEAKER JOSHI ORDERS CHANGES IN
STADIUM CONSTRUCTION POLICY
Speaker CP Joshi expressed displeasure with the reply
of Education Minister BD Kalla regarding electricity
connection to nine schools in Chittorgarh. Replying to a
question, the Minister said
that the schools will get the
electricity connections in six
months. Joshi surprisingly
asked whether giving elec-
tricity connections to nine
schools will take six months.
The speaker asked the min-
ister how many connections were given in two years. Kalla
then replied that he was not education minister two years
back. On this, the speaker expressed displeasure and said
that the minister gives reply on behalf of the government.
Jaipur: Assembly speaker Dr CP Joshi on Thursday
directed the State Government to make changes in the
policy for building stadiums at the block level. Congress
MLA Shafia Zubair had
raised the issue of making
the stadium at block level.
Speaker Joshi was not sat-
isfied with the reply given
by Sports Minister Ashok
Chandna and said that there
should be no condition of
making a stadium at block headquarter level only but the
stadium should be built anywhere in the block depending
upon the availability of the land. Speaker also directed the
government to make amendments in the policy.
Khachariyawas: BJP
only cares for votes
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Food and Civil
Supplies Minister
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas targeted the BJP
saying that the party
only cares about votes.
He said that even God
will not forgive them.
The minister said
that 2,000 units of elec-
tricity made free to
farmers and many other
welfare schemes have
been announced in the
state budget. He said
that public blessings are
with the Congress.
Khachariyawas said
that the BJP has not
been able to make the
new leader of opposi-
tion so far.
Health Bill implementation will
benefit people,says GS Dotasra
19 MLAs named
for dist 20-point
Programme panel
Business Advisory
Panel meet to be
held on March 21
MLA Baljeet holds
protest run in
Pilani, Udaipurwati
First India Bureau
Jaipur: 19 MLAs have
been nominated in dis-
trict first level commit-
tees of 20-point pro-
gramme.TheMLAswho
havebeennominatedare
Panachand Meghwal
and Nirmala Sahariya,
Amin Khan, Mevaram
Jain and Madan Praja-
pat, Gayatri Trivedi and
KailashchandMeghwal,
Ruparam, Chhagan Sin-
gh and Puraram Chaud-
hary
, Narendra Nagar
and Govind Prasad,
Khushveer Singh and
Avinash, Sanyam Lodha
and Jagsi Ram, and Da-
yaram and Preeti Gajen-
dra Singh Shaktawat.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Business
Advisory Committee
(BAC) meeting will be
held on March 21. Three
bills will come up in the
assembly on March 20.
These are regarding
Amte University,
MSME and Municipal
amendment bill. On
March 21, the Right to
Health, Advocates Pro-
tection Bill and Jai
Minesh Adivasi Univer-
sity Bill will be tabled.
First India Bureau
Jhunjhunu: Behror
MLA Baljeet Yadav held
a protest run in Pilani-
Khetriassemblyconstit-
uency and Udaipurwati
of Jhunjhunu on Thurs-
day
. Yadav wore black
clothes and protested
against the State Gov-
ernment and said that
despite years of inde-
pendence, poor people
and farmers are de-
privedof basicfacilities.
He demanded to give 100
per cent reservations to
state youths in govern-
ment jobs, reduce cor-
ruption and give ap-
pointment on 5 lakh va-
cantpostsinsixmonths.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The house wit-
nessed uproar during
the reply by panchayati
raj minister Ramesh
Meena.Deputyleaderof
opposition Rajendra
Rathoreraisedobjection
to the allegations of the
minister on Rathore.
The minister accused
the former BJP govern-
ment of corruption in
the panchayati raj de-
partment. Rathore ob-
jected to this and said
thattheministershould
give notice if he has to
make allegations.
Rathore also accused
the minister of insult-
ing the chair. After
heated arguments with
the minister, Rathore
along with the party
MLAs staged a walkout.
The minister then
gave the reply in the
house in the absence of
the opposition. Mean-
while, Rathore met the
speaker CP Joshi in his
chamber on the issue.
Ramesh Meena,Rathore
enter into verbal spat

Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Gopalan min-
ister Krishna Kunal
has ordered an in-
quiry into the irregu-
larities on part of Dr
Lal Singh who worked
as the director of the
department without a
posting order and is-
sued financial sanc-
tions.
After First India
flashed the news, the
secretary formed the
inquiry committee of
director Chandmal
Verma and financial
advisor Manoj Shand-
ilya which will give a
report in seven days.
Dr Lal Singh, who
was the additional di-
rector, had taken over
the post of director
without the posting
orders. It was after
the transfer of the
then-director. He
worked for nearly 9
months without the
order and issued fi-
nancial sanctions.
Apart from this,
several other irregu-
larities were also
committed. On the
day of his retirement,
Dr Singh had sanc-
tioned a payment of
Rs 13.69 lakh to Sa-
barmati Gaushala
Ashram.
RAJASTHAN
03
Ravi Katara
Jaipur: The BJP took
out Janakrosh Halla
Bol rally against the
state government in
Bharatpur on Thursday
.
Before the rally, State
president Satish Poonia
addressed the meeting
where he fiercely at-
tacked the state govern-
ment. He said that
whether it is loan waiv-
er or unemployment or
any other issue, the
Congress government
did not keep its prom-
ise.
The demonstration
was regarding the pa-
per leak, atrocities on
women, and other is-
sues. After addressing
the gathering, Poonia
marched along with
BJP workers to gherao
the collectorate. During
this, there was a scuffle
between the BJP work-
ers and the police. BJP
workers broke police
barricades and reached
the main gate of the col-
lectorate. Poonia tried
to climb its gate while
police tried to stop. Po-
lice used water cannons
to stop the protesters.
Later, BJP workers
along with Poonia,
State General Secretary
Bhajanlal Sharma, and
BJP leaders courted ar-
rest. Poonia said that
such a demonstration
was seen for the first
time in Bharatpur
against the state govt.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: On day 60, the
ACB presented the chal-
lan in SOG Additional
SP Divya Mittal bribery
case on Thursday
. This
challan of Rs 11,500 will
be examined by the ACB
courtonFriday
.Besides,
the ACB is actively
searching for the ab-
sconding dismissed con-
stable Sumit in this
case. As per ACB, the
challan has been pre-
sented in the ACB court.
Advocate Satnarayan
Chitara told that in ACB
cases, 60 days are re-
quired to present the
challan during judicial
custody
. The period is
fixed, in the ACP Divya
Mittal bribery case, the
challan was presented
on the last day
. ACB
courthasissuedthewar-
rant against absconding
Sumit. Investigation un-
der 173(8) CrPC is pend-
ing against accused Su-
mit, after his arrest, the
challanwillbepresented
after completing the in-
vestigation.
Jaipur ACB team ar-
rested SOG Additional
SP Divya Mittal on Jan-
uary 16 in Ajmer for
demanding a bribe of
Rs 2 crore.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: Abodyof amid-
dle-aged man with his
head crushed was found
inanemptyplotnearthe
B-2 bypass intersection
in the Sanganer area of
thecapital.Sanganerpo-
lice reached the spot af-
ter getting the informa-
tion that the body was
near the intersection,
and the FSL team was
called on the spot.
According to the po-
lice, the deceased has
been identified as Chan-
chal, who worked in a
factory nearby
. Accord-
ing to the information,
there was a fight be-
tween Chanchal and his
friends during the liq-
uor party
. Chanchal’s
friends first thrashed
him and then crushed
his head with a large
stone, due to which he
died on the spot. After
Chanchal’s death, they
left the spot leaving him
near the B-2 bypass in-
tersection.OnThursday
morning at 10 am, a pas-
serby saw the dead body
near the intersection
and informed the police.
The FSL team has also
found several pieces of
evidence from the spot,
onthebasisof whichthe
police have now made
preparations to register
acaseof murderagainst
unknown people.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In the Ro-
hit Joshi rape case, re-
lief to Rohit has contin-
ued and the next hear-
ing in the matter will be
conducted on March 20.
Meanwhile, the advo-
cate of the victim pre-
sented arguments re-
lated to the attack, in-
cluding an acid attack,
on the victim’s brother
and father. Along with
this the victim’s advo-
cate also gave reasons
for cancelling Rohit’s
interim bail. taking cog-
nizance of which the
Delhi HC listed the case
for hearing on Monday
.
Along with this, the HC
suggested to go to SC in
connection with the
transfer of pending cas-
es in Rajasthan.
Jaipur (PTI): Famous
stand-up comedian Khy-
ali Saharan has been
bookedforallegedlyrap-
ing a 25-year-old woman
in a hotel, police said on
Thursday
.
On the basis of a com-
plaint lodged by the
woman, a case was reg-
istered against the co-
median on Tuesday at
Mansarovar police sta-
tion here, they said.
According to police,
the incident took place
on Monday when the co-
median, who is an AAP
activist, in an “inebriat-
ed condition” allegedly
raped the woman.
“A case under IPC Sec-
tion 376 (rape) has been
registered following a
complaint lodged by the
woman,” said sub-in-
spector Sandeep Yadav.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: JDA is expect-
ing to collect more
than Rs 250 crores from
the auction of the land
of MLA residences in
Jalpura. JDA Commis-
sioner Ravi Jain in-
spected the spot and re-
viewed the preparations
for the auction.
The JDA has made a
planning of a total of
34, 467 square meters
of land in Jalupura
where old MLA quar-
ters were located. The
auction of the land is
expected to fetch more
than Rs 250 crore to the
JDA’s coffers. Ravi Jain
along with top officials
reached the spot today
to see development
works going on there.
In the scheme of the
land, three roads have
beenproposed.Of them,
which were 45-wide ear-
lier have been widened
to 80 feet while the
width of the third road
is proposed to be 60 feet.
Gopalan minister orders inquiry into
irregularities on part of Dr Singh
FIRST INDIA IMPACT
POONIA, BJP WORKERS COURT
ARREST AT HALLA BOL RALLY
Poonia addressed
the meeting
where he attacked
the state govt
Satish Poonia & other workers in a scuffle with the police at the collectorate in Bharatpur on Thursday.
Cash challaned by Jaipur ACB in Ajmer court in Divya Mittal’s case.
Both accused of killing Chanchal in police custody.
Rohit Joshi Khyali Saharan
JDC Ravi Jain reviewing the preparations of MLA quarters before auction.
11,500 pages chargesheet
presented in ACB court
TRAGIC INCIDENT AFTER LIQUOR PARTY
AdSP DIVYA MITTAL BRIBERY CASE
Friendssmashman’sheadwithstone
Relief to Rohit continues,
hearing on March 20
Comedian Khyali Saharan
booked for rape in Jaipur
JDC inspects MLA
quarters before auction
Right to Health
Bill to be passed
on Mar 23, pvt
hosps oppose
Aravali
Express
derails near
Ajmer
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The Right to
Health Bill will be
passed in the Ra-
jasthan Legislative As-
sembly in the current
session.The final draft
of the bill has been ap-
proved after discus-
sions with the select
committee and the
members of the State
Joint Action Commit-
tee which had been op-
posing the bill.The bill
is likely to be passed
by March 23. However,
a section of private
hospitals is still oppos-
ing the bill. The opera-
tors of these private
hospitals have warned
of boycotting treat-
ment under govern-
ment schemes if the
bill is passed.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A general
coach of the Aravalli
Express, which runs
from Bandra-Termi-
nus to Sriganganagar,
derailed near Ajmer
on Thursday
.
As soon as informa-
tion about derailment
was received, Railway
PoliceForcein-charge
Laxman Gaur along
with Divisional Rail-
way Manager Rajiv
Dhankhar and Rail-
way officials reached
the spot and inquired
about the incident.
Ajmer Railway of-
ficials said that some
wheels of the general
coach derailed be-
tween Kharwa-Man-
gliyawas stations.
Verma and financial Dr Lal Singh, who
irregularities on part of Dr Singh
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Do nothing out of selfish
ambition or vain conceit.
Rather, in humility value
others above yourselves.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Compliments to all our healthcare
workers for their efforts towards keeping
India healthy. On National Vaccination
Day we also recall India’s strides in
vaccinating people and reaffirm our
commitment to building a healthy India.
Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
From the eradication of diseases through
Mission Indradhanush to the attainment
of self-reliance in vaccine development,
we, as a nation, are at the forefront of
the global healthcare industry with our
#Swadeshi technologies.
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MOVE OVER
SAGES AND
KHALIL GIBRAN,
MONEY CAN
BUY HAPPINESS
conomists, social sci-
entists and sages of
yore have always dif-
fered over what con-
stitutes happiness
and if money can buy happi-
ness. As the story goes, for a
sage by the roadside happiness
was about the sun’s warmth
which a king with all his wealth
and army could not encroach
upon. And in that lay a life’s les-
son for the king: Happiness is
not about power or pelf but spir-
itual enlightenment. Khalil Gi-
bran said, “Happiness is a myth
we seek”. Economists and social
scientists find happiness in
money and some are convinced
that money can even buy happi-
ness. Can real happiness be
found in material wealth? Or, is
it to be found only in spiritual
pursuits?
A Nobel-Prize winning econo-
mist has concluded that happi-
ness tends to rise with increase
in income. The economist Dan-
iel Kahneman and his fellow
economist Matthew Killings-
worth have arrived at this con-
clusion based on a survey of
33,391 people with an income of
at least $10,000.
E
ole of governors
in BJP-ruled
states has come in
for some sharp
criticism in re-
cent years for what the Oppo-
sition claims is unhealthy for
democracy. Governors of
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maha-
rashtra and Telangana have
all been in the news for clash-
ingwithelectedgovernments
over issues of gubernatorial
powers as laid down in the
Constitution of India.
Governors and elected gov-
ernments have been at log-
gerheads over appointment
of vice-chancellors, devia-
tion from the text of speech
provided by a government,
differences over calling for
floor test and summoning of
a session. Sitting over bills
passed by the legislature for
months is another conten-
tious issue between gover-
nors and governments in
some states. Telangana’s pe-
tition against the state gover-
nor Tamilisai Soundararajan
for delaying her assent to
bills is scheduled to come up
in Supreme Court next week.
A five-judge bench of the
Supreme Court is at present
hearing a petition against the
former Maharashtra gover-
nor BS Koshyari for ordering
floor test after Eknath Shinde
led a revolt to cause the down-
fall of Uddhav Thackeray-led
MVA government.
Thebenchaskedsomeprob-
ing questions on the gover-
nor’s role and made signifi-
cant observations. Asking for
the material on the basis of
which Koshyari called for a
trust vote, Chief Justice of In-
dia DY Chandrachud said that
members of a legislature par-
ty losing confidence in a lead-
erisaninternalpartyaffair.A
Governor should not precipi-
tate the fall of a government.
Uddhav Thackeray
, besides
chief ministers of Opposi-
tion-ruled states, would be
keenly awaiting the court’s
verdict. Telangana’s petition
too would also settle a dis-
pute which affects a govern-
ment’s functioning.
ROLE OF GUVs BEFORE
SUPREME COURT
A five-judge bench of the
Supreme Court is at
present hearing a petition
against the former
Maharashtra governor BS
Koshyari for ordering floor test
after Eknath Shinde led a revolt
to cause the downfall of
Uddhav Thackeray-led
MVA government
R
Downing of US drone in Russian
jet encounter prompts counter
...claims of violations in the sky — an international law expert explores the arguments
he details are disputed, but
either way the result was the
same: On March 14, 2023, a
U.S. drone crashed into the
Black Sea after an encounter
with Russian aircraft.
AccordingtotheU.S.version
of events, the unarmed MQ-9
surveillance drone was flying
ininternationalairspacewhen
two Russian fighter jets
dumped fuel on the drone be-
fore colliding with it in viola-
tion of international law.
The Russian Defense Min-
istry denied that its aircraft
made contact with the U.S.
drone. Instead, Russia assert-
ed that the drone was flying
in the direction of Russia’s
borders with its transponder
off, suggesting that Russia
found the flight suspicious. In
addition, Russia said, the U.S.
drone violated the “tempo-
rary boundaries” that Russia
had established for its opera-
tions against Ukraine and
crashed on its own.
Inlightof Russia’spastmis-
representations about its mili-
tary activities during its inva-
sion of Ukraine, I view Rus-
sia’s assertions with skepti-
cism. Moreover, as someone
who studies international law
andformerlyservedintheU.S.
State Department as a lawyer
advising on issues related to
armed conflict, I see this epi-
sode as highlighting the right
of countriestooperateaircraft
and drones in international
airspace – even for the purpos-
es of spying on another state.
SHOWING ‘DUE
REGARD’
If the U.S. characterization
of the facts is correct, then
Russia did indeed violate in-
ternational law by interfer-
ing with the U.S. drone.
Under Article 87 of the U.N.
Convention on the Law of the
Seas, the high seas – basically
,
waters that are not any coun-
try’s territorial sea or exclu-
sive economic zone – are open
to all states. And the right of
a country to operate on the
high seas includes the free-
dom of overflight. The con-
vention also states that the
freedoms “shall be exercised
by all states with due regard
for the interests of other
states in their exercise of the
freedom of the high seas.”
The United States is not a
party to the convention,
which was signed in 1982 and
currently has 168 parties, in-
cluding Russia. Nevertheless,
the U.S. recognizes many of
its provisions as customary
law; indeed, a key U.S. naval
handbook recognizes that
“the aircraft of all states are
free to operate in internation-
al airspace without interfer-
ence by other states.”
As such, Russia violated
international law when it
failed to act with “due re-
gard” for the U.S. right to en-
gage in freedom of overflight.
In fact, based on the U.S. ac-
count, Russia directly inter-
fered with that right. And it
is presumably on this basis
that the State Department
spokesman called the drone’s
downing a “brazen violation
of international law.”
AIRCRAFT IN
CONFLICT ZONES
Russia appears to be taking
the position that it was enti-
tled to set up boundaries for
its “special military opera-
tion” in Ukraine and that the
United States disregarded
those boundaries. Russia
may be referring here to a
“maritime exclusion zone”
that Russia set up in Febru-
ary 2022 to prohibit naviga-
tion in the northwest portion
of the Black Sea.
In general, the United
States considers such zones
to be lawful if their purpose
is to direct neutral ships and
aircraft away from conflict
areas – they can play an im-
portant role in reducing the
risk that such vessels are
mistakenly attacked. The
United States itself estab-
lished a “maritime safety
zone” in Mediterranean Sea
in 2003 in connection with its
invasion of Iraq.
However, neutral ships and
aircraft do not become lawful
targets merely because they
enter such zones. Russia
would only have had a rea-
sonable claim to use force
against, or interfere with, the
U.S. drone if it posed an im-
minent threat of an armed
attack or was otherwise a le-
gitimate military target dur-
ing an armed conflict.
ON SOLID GROUND
IN THE SKIES
Assuming the U.S. account is
correct,itwouldnotbethefirst
time that a country has inter-
fered with a U.S. surveillance
aircraft in an unsafe manner
and effectively downed it.
In 2001, a Chinese fighter
jet bumped into a U.S. signals
intelligence aircraft that was
operating 70 miles from Chi-
na’s Hainan Island. The U.S.
aircraft was damaged in a
way that forced it to make an
emergency landing on Hain-
an, while the Chinese fighter
jet itself crashed. At the time,
US asserted that int’nal law,
including “due regard” prin-
ciple, permitted US to con-
duct surveillance flights in
China’s exclusive economic
zone, which US considered to
be international airspace.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
T
China didn’t and detained
the 24 U.S. crew members,
demanding an apology from
Washington. Since then,
China has intercepted
Australian and Canadian
aircraft that were engaged in
routine surveillance in
international airspace,
prompting complaints
similar to those the United
States is making now. In
both the China case and the
recent Black Sea incident, the
United States has taken a
consistent, widely shared
position on the use of
international airspace. As
such, I believe it is on solid
ground in objecting to
Russia’s actions as unlawful
According to the US
version of events, the
unarmed MQ-9
surveillance drone was
flying in international
airspace when two
Russian fighter jets
dumped fuel on the
drone before colliding
with it in violation of
international law

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INDIA
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New Delhi (ANI):
Ahead of the Karnata-
ka Assembly elections,
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) National Presi-
dent Jagat Prakash Na-
dda will visit the poll-
bound state on Friday
and Saturday, said
sources on Thursday.
The BJP National
President will attend
multiple events and
meetings in Karnataka,
added the sources. “Na-
dda will hold a rath
yatra and address rally
on March 17 in Chitra-
durga district. Next day
,
he will again hold a rath
yatra and address a
public rally in Tumkur,
Karnataka.”
Nadda will also meet
Karyakartas to moti-
vate them ahead of the
state elections.
Senior BJP leaders
like Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah had visited
Karnataka in February
.
Karnataka is slated to
go for Assembly elec-
tions this year.
Nadda on 2-day K’taka visit from today
MISSION KARNATAKA
lll
The BJP chief
will attend
multiple events
and meetings in
Karnataka and
will also meet
Karyakartas to
motivate them
ahead of the
state elections
New Delhi (ANI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Thursday
held a meeting with his
top Cabinet Ministers
in the Parliament.
The Minister includ-
ed Union Ministers
Pralhad Joshi, Piyush
Goyal, Narendra Singh
Tomar, Kiren Rijiju and
Anurag Thakur. Thurs-
day was the fourth day
of the second leg of the
Budget session of Par-
liament.
Later, Parliament
was adjourned for the
day amid a ruckus.
While Congress and
other Opposition par-
ties insisted on their
demand for a Joint Par-
liamentary Committee
probe into the Adani-
Hindenburg row, the
BJP members demand-
ed an apology from Ra-
hul Gandhi over his re-
marks made in London.
Meanwhile in the Up-
per House, the Trina-
mool Congress MPs en-
tered the Well of the
Rajya Sabha with a
black cloth tied around
their mouths as they
registered a unique pro-
test which led to the ad-
journment in both
Houses. A similar pro-
test was seen in Lok
Sabha as well.
Modimeetswithtopministers
Both Houses of Parliament witness ruckus by Opposition members demanding JPC in the Adani issue
Proceedings of Lok Sabha underway during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
DELHI CONGRESS PROTESTS NEAR LG
SAXENA’S HOUSE, DEMANDS JPC PROBE
LOGJAM IN PARL TO CONTINUE UNTIL
JPC SET UP TO PROBE ADANI ISSUE: AAP
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Congress staged a protest near
Lt Governor VK Saxena’s office here, demanding a Joint
Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani issue.
Several leaders and workers led by party president Anil
Chaudhary gathered near Raj Niwas with placards and
raised slogans against the BJP and the Centre. Chaud-
hary alleged that instead of accepting the demand for a
JPC probe, the BJP has been creating “roadblocks” for
MPs raising the issue in Parliament.
New Delhi (PTI): The Parliament will continue to witness
logjam and Opposition will carry on its protest until a joint
parliamentary committee (JPC) is set up to probe alleged
irregularities by the Adani Group, the Aam Aadmi Party said
on Thursday. At a press conference, AAP Rajya Sabha MP
and spokesperson Sanjay Singh alleged a nexus between
Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and as-
serted that the Opposition will not spare those “who looted
the country’s assets worth lakhs and crores of rupees”.
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Law Minister Kiren
Rijiju on Thursday hit
out at Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi over his
remarks on India in the
UK and said that citi-
zens cannot remain si-
lent over the “defama-
tion” of the country
.
In a veiled attack
against Congress, Rijiju
said that India is not
their“fiefdom”anymore
and the grand old party
cannot digest this fact.
He said, “If Rahul Gan-
dhi says something and
Congress gets into trou-
ble because of that, we
have nothing to do with
it. But if he defames our
country
, then as the citi-
zens of this country
, we
can’t be quiet.”
He added, “ Abuse us
as much as you want
but we can’t let you in-
sult the nation. Rahul
has insulted the judici-
ary, our judicial system
is a robust one. The only
demand is that Rahul
will have to apologize to
the country for insult-
ing it. India is not their
fiefdom anymore, they
can’t digest this fact.”
He further added that
Rahul can say whatever
he wants but nobody
can insult the country
.
“I’m an MP elected to
the Parliament so how
can I keep quiet,” he
further added.
“Congress and Rahul
have been rejected by
the people of this coun-
try
. He has undermined
the reputation of our
democracy and Parlia-
ment..it is not accepta-
ble,” he stated.
Rijiju alleged that Ra-
hul lied that he wasn’t
allowed to speak in Par-
liament. “He (Rahul)
led a yatra as per the
wishes - then he is say-
ing, he wasn’t allowed
to speak?”
“Being an MP in Par-
liament he (Rahul) has
shamed the Parliament,
that’s most unfortu-
nate,” Rijiju said.
IndiaisnotCong’s
fiefdom,partycan’t
digestit,saysRijiju
Shimla (ANI):
Himachal Pradesh CM
Sukhvinder Singh
Sukhu on Thursday pre-
sentedtheStateEconom-
ic Survey 2022-23 in the
Legislative Assembly
.
The document was
prepared by the Eco-
nomic and Statistics
Department, Govern-
ment of Himachal
Pradesh. The economic
survey revealed that the
state’s real GDP or GDP
at Constant Prices will
grow by over Rs 18,143
crore during the cur-
rent Financial Year
2022-23 as compared to
the previous FY2021-22.
As per first advance
estimates of State In-
come, this translates
into growth in real GDP
during Financial Year
2022-23 at 6.4 per cent as
compared to 7.6 per cent
in Financial Year 2021-
22, the Himachal govt
said in a statement.
“The State’s Real
Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) or GDP at Con-
stant Prices (2011-12) in
Financial Year 2022-23 is
estimated to attain a
levelof Rs1,34,576crore,
as against the provision-
al estimate of GDP for
Financial Year 2021-22
of Rs 1,26,433 crore,” the
statement said.
“Nominal GDP or
GDP at Current Prices
in Financial Year 2022-
23 is estimated to attain
a level of 1,95,404 crore,
as against the provision-
al estimate of GDP for
Financial Year 2021-22
of 1,76,269 crore show-
ing an absolute increase
of Rs 19,135 crore. The
growth in Nominal GDP
during Financial Year
2022-23 is estimated at
10.9 per cent as com-
pared to 13.5 per cent in
Financial Year 2021-22,”
it said further.
As per the statement,
the government of Hill
State have outper-
formed in various sec-
tors ranging from tour-
ism to social services.
“After COVID-19 pan-
demic domestic tourist
arrivals [in Himachal
Pradesh] have in-
creased from 32.13 lakh
in 2020 to 56.37 lakh in
2021 and further to
150.99 lakh in 2022 in ab-
solute terms,” it said.
Himachal CM Sukhu tables Economic Survey 2022-23
Guwahati (PTI): The
Assam govt on Thurs-
day presented a Rs 3.22
lakhcrorebudgetforthe
2023-24 financial year,
announcing funds for
promoting micro-entre-
preneurship and 40,000
fresh recruitments in
different departments.
Presenting the budg-
et, Finance Minister
Ajanta Neog said the
govt will invest Rs 5,000
croreoverthenextthree
years to “transform”
over 2 lakh unemployed
youths into job creators.
For the purpose, Rs
1,000 crore was allocat-
ed in the next fiscal.
Neog said 40,000 peo-
ple will be recruited in
various departments by
May 10 to mark the com-
pletion of two years of
the Himanta Biswa Sar-
ma-led govt and fulfil the
BJP’spollpromiseof giv-
ing one lakh govt jobs.
“Our government al-
ready provided employ-
ment to about 42,000
youths across various
departments... The re-
maining 18,000 are at
various stages of re-
cruitment, and this will
also be completed very
soon,” Neog said.
Assam budget: Funds for
2 lakh entrepreneurs,
40,000 new govt hirings
Mufti snubs critics after temple visit
Jammu (PTI): PDP
chief Mehbooba Mufti
on Thursday defended
her recent visit to a
Shiv temple in Jammu
and Kashmir’s Poonch
and performing a ritual
there, saying “we live in
a country that is home
to the Ganga-Jamuni
tehzeeb” and there is no
need to discuss the mat-
ter further. A video of
the former CM offering
water to Shivling inside
Navgraha temple, Man-
di-Ajote in Poonch on
Tuesday has gone viral,
drawing criticism from
some quarters.
“We are living in a
secular country that is
home to Ganga-Jamuni
Tehzeeb. The temple
was built by Yashpal
Sharma (former PDP
leader who died last
year) and his sons want
me to visit the place. I
went inside and some-
one gave me a small ves-
sel filled with water
with a lot of belief and
love,” she said.
Raipur (PTI): The Op-
position BJP on Thurs-
day hit out at the Con-
gress govt in Chhattis-
garh Assembly over
“barbaric” police action
against its leaders and
workersduringaprotest
on “poor” implementa-
tion of the Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana
(PMAY) in the state. Po-
lice fired tear gas shells,
used water cannons and
resorted to lathicharge
as several BJP workers
tried to lay siege to the
Assembly building in
Raipur during an agita-
tion over implementa-
tion of the Centre-spon-
sored housing scheme
on Wednesday
. Raising
the issue in Zero Hour,
BJP members claimed
the police used tear gas
shells to target r party
workers and even wom-
en protestors were treat-
ed with barbarity
.
CHHATTISGARH:BJPACCUSES
POLICEOF‘BARBARIC’ACTION
Kiren Rijiju at Parliament.
PAWAN KHERA
SLAMS BJP
OVER RUCKUS IN
PARLIAMENT
New Delhi (ANI): Con-
gress leader Pawan
Khera on Thursday
slammed the BJP over
continuous ruckus in
the Parliament, amid
the demands of a JPC
probe into the Adani
issue, and said that
the BJP is “scared”.
While talking to ANI,
Khera said,” Whenever
Congress raises the
demand for a JPC
probe in the Adani is-
sue, to divert attention,
they (BJP) won’t let
the session continue.
BJP is scared that
somebody will raise
Gautam Adani’s name
in the Parliament.” On
Thursday, Opposition
MPs protested outside
Parliament by forming
a human chain and
demanded a Joint Par-
liamentary Committee
(JPC) probe into the
Adani issue.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma with Finance Minister Ajanta
Neog (R), briefs media, in Guwahati on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Himachal CM Sukhvinder Sukhu in State Assembly in Shimla.
Mehbooba Mufti offers prayers at Navagraha temple, in Poonch.
BJP terms it a poll
“gimmick” as PDP
chief visits temple
in Poonch district
IN THE COURTYARD
KOTKAPURA FIRING:
ANTICIPATORY BAIL OF
SUKHBIR DISMISSED
Chandigarh: A court
in Punjab’s Faridkot on
Thursday dismissed the
anticipatory bail plea of
former deputy chief min-
ister Sukhbir Singh Badal
in the 2015 Kotkapura
police firing incident but
granted relief to his father
and former chief minister
Parkash Singh Badal. Both
the Akali leaders last week
had moved the Faridkot
court for anticipatory bail.
DESIGNATING Sr ADVOCATES: SC RESERVES
ORDER WHETHER GUIDELINES NEED TWEAKING
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its
order on whether its 2017 verdict laying down guidelines
for itself and high courts for designating lawyers as senior
advocates requires any tweaking. Additional Solicitor
General (ASG) K M Nataraj, appearing for the Centre, told
a bench headed by Justice S K Kaul that the 2017 verdict
needs reconsideration.
“CHAKKA JAM NOT
VIOLENT PROTEST”
DELHI EXCISE: PILLAI’S
REMAND EXTENDED
New Delhi: Defending his
discharge in a 2019 Jamia
Nagar violence case, JNU
student Sharjeel Imam
Thursday told the Delhi
High Court he only cam-
paigned in favour of peace-
ful protest and ‘chakka jam’
cannot be termed a “violent
method of protest”.
New Delhi: The Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
on Thursday got remand
of Hyderabad-based
businessman Arun Ram-
chandra Pillai till March
20, in connection with its
ongoing probe in Delhi Ex-
cise Policy 2021-22 money
laundering case. Pillai was
arrested on March 6.
BUDGET SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
BJP chief JP Nadda
Pawan Khera
AAP MP Sanjay Singh (L)
and RJD MP Manoj Jha.
A Congress supporter
tries to cross barricade.
ADANI ISSUE STILL SIMMERS

INDIA
06
First India Bureau
Kochi: President Drou-
padi Murmu arrived
Kerala on Thursday as
part of her six-day visit
to the state, Tamil
Nadu, and Lakshad-
weep. Governor Arif
Mohammed Khan and
CM Pinarayi Vijayan
welcomed the president
at Kochi airport.
Murmu visited INS
Vikrant, country’s first
indigenously built air-
craft carrier on Thurs-
day evening. Later, she
presented the Presi-
dent’s Colour to INS
Dronacharya, the Gun-
nery School of the In-
dian Navy here.
On Friday, Murmu
will visit spiritual guru
Mata Amritanan-
damayi’s Math in Kol-
lam and she will attend
a civic reception to be
hosted in her honour in
Thiruvananthapuram.
She will also dedicate
to the nation the Tech-
nical Books of Diploma
and Engineering that
have been translated
into Malayalam by Digi-
tal University Kerala
(DUK) in a function be-
ing organised at Kow-
diar.
Following two-day
visit in Kerala, Murmu
will leave for Kanyaku-
mari in Tamil Nadu on
March 18 and pay trib-
ute at Vivekananda
Smarak and the statue
of Thiruvalluvar.
On March 18 evening,
she will attend a civic
reception to be hosted
in her honour at Ka-
varatti, the capital of
Union Territory of Lak-
shadweep.
On March 19, the
President will interact
with members of Self
Help Groups at Kavarat-
ti, the officials said.
—With PTI inputs
President Murmu arrives in Kerala for 2-day visit
PREZ’S SOUTHERN SOJOURN
lll
The President
visited INS
Vikrant and
later, presented
the President’s
Colour to INS
Dronacharya,
the Gunnery
School of the
Indian Navy
CONGRESS LEADER
EVKS ELANGOVAN
RECOVERING WELL
K’TAKA: WOMAN’S
BODY FOUND IN DRUM,
RAILWAY COPS NAB 3
COUPLE ARRESTED
WITH DRUGS, CASH
NEAR KOLKATA
SEPTUAGENARIAN
OPENS FIRE AT RIVAL
IN DELHI, ARRESTED
Chennai: Congress leader
EVKS Elangovan, admitted
for mild chest infection,
is recovering well, a
hospital treating him said
here on Thursday. “EVKS
Elangovan was admitted
yesterday evening (March
15, 2023) with mild chest
infection. His vitals are sta-
ble. He is recovering well,”
Sri Ramachandra Medical
Centre said in a press
release. He emerged vic-
torious in the bypoll held
recently to Erode (East)
Assembly constituency.
Bengaluru: The Karna-
taka Railway Police have
cracked the murder case
of a woman, whose body
was dumped in a drum and
abandoned near one of the
railway stations in the state
capital. The police stated
on Thursday that three
persons have been arrested
in connection with the
case. The search is on for
another five persons. The
killers were known persons
to the deceased woman,
police said. The arrested
persons have been identi-
fied as Kamaal, Tanveer and
Shakeeb. The hunt is on
for Nawab, Jamal, Majhar,
Assab and Sabool.
Kolkata: A couple was
arrested on Thursday after
3.5 kg of illegal drugs was
found in their apartment
in Salt Lake near Kolkata,
police said. Acting on a tip-
off, the West Bengal Special
Task Force (STF) raided the
apartment in Sukantanagar
on Wednesday evening and
it continued overnight, they
said. In the raid, Rs 5.5
lakhs in cash and 3.5 kg of
illegal drugs were found in
the apartment. From an ad-
jacent flat, some goats were
also seized, they added.
New Delhi: A 70-year-
old man opened fire at a
legal rival outside the Delhi
Finance Commissioner’s
office here on Thursday, po-
lice said. According to po-
lice, at around 11.15 a.m.,
KK Sharma opened fire
with his licenced firearm at
Pradeep Behel outside the
office. “An arbitration mat-
ter was underway regard-
ing PanchDeep Housing
Society, Vikas Puri and
today Sharma, a resident
of the society, lost the case
against Behel and others,”
said a senior police official.
Legal action has been initi-
ated and the accused has
been apprehended.
CRUCIAL READ
New Delhi: Cyber Police Team of Delhi Police have arrested
9 members of an interstate gang for allegedly duping
people in the national capital on the pretext of giving them
jobs. Arrested accused are involved in cybercrime and
duped unemployed youths on the pretext of giving them
jobs in Private Airlines, officials said on Thursday. Arrested
members have been evading police for more than 8 months
after police identified them with the technical investigation.
The gang had been operating from different locations in
Noida, UP and Uttam Nagar, Dwarka and Nawada, Delhi.
POLICE ARREST 9 GANG MEMBERS FOR DUPING
PEOPLE ON PRETEXT OF GIVING THEM JOBS
MEAwelcomesGarcetti
asUSA’senvoytoIndia
New Delhi (PTI): In-
dia on Thursday wel-
comed confirmation
of Eric Garcetti as the
US Ambassador to
New Delhi and said it
looks forward to
working with him to
take forward the mul-
tifaceted bilateral re-
lations.
Considered a close
aide of President Joe
Biden, Garcetti re-
ceived the confirma-
tion to the post from
the US Senate over
two years after he was
nominated to the key
position.
“We welcome the
confirmation of Eric
Garcetti as the US
Ambassador to India.
We look forward to
working with him to
take forward the mul-
tifaceted bilateral re-
lations,” External Af-
fairs Ministry spokes-
person Arindam
Bagchi said at a me-
dia briefing.
The Senate voted 52-
42 to confirm the for-
mer Los Angeles may-
or’s nomination on
Wednesday
. His nomi-
nation was pending
before the US Con-
gress since July 2021
when he was nominat-
ed by President Biden.
Last week, the Sen-
ate Foreign Relations
Committee voted 13-8
in favour of his nomi-
nation.
Kenneth Juster,
the last US envoy in
New Delhi, stepped
down in January 2021
after Biden became
President.
Zojila Pass opened after 68 days
Ladakh (ANI): After
closure of 68 days, Bor-
der Roads Organisation
(BRO) opened the stra-
tegic Zojila Pass on the
Greater Himalayan
Range on Thursday
.
As per Defence Minis-
try
, the pass at 11,650 feet
which acts as a gateway
between Union Territo-
ries of Ladakh and JK
was kept open for traffic
till January 6, 2023
through relentless snow
clearance operations
amidst tough weather
conditions, ensuring
that the Pass remained
closed for only 68 days
this year as compared to
73 days last year and 160-
180 days in earlier years.
Since the first week
of February, the snow
clearance operations
were undertaken from
both sides of the pass by
Project Beacon and Vi-
jayak, located in J-K and
Ladakh respectively
.
After sustained ef-
forts, the connectivity
across Zoji La Pass was
initially established on
March 11. Thereafter, ef-
forts were made to im-
prove road conditions to
create safe passage of
vehicles. Likewise,
Razdan Pass which pro-
vides the only road con-
nectivity between the
Gurez Sector and the
Kashmir Valley has also
beenreopenedonThurs-
day after a gap of just 58
days. Other important
passes at Sadhna, Phar-
kiyan Gali and Zamind-
ar Gali were kept open
throughout winters.
Zojila Pass was opened on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
`10L given to
kin of youth
killed in firing
Indore (ANI): In-
dore Collector Ila-
yaraja T on Thurs-
day announced
thatanex-gratiaof
Rs 10 lakh was be-
ing given to the
family of the tribal
youth who died in
policefiringtocon-
trol a crowd of pro-
testors at Dongar-
gaon outpost in the
district of Madhya
Pradesh on
Wednesday night.
The youth who
died was identi-
fied as Bherulal
(18). The crowd
was protesting fol-
lowing the death
of a 22-year-old
tribal woman who
was found dead al-
legedly due to elec-
trocution on
Wednesday in
Dongargaon vil-
lage located in
Mhow locality of
the district.
After the death
of the woman, her
family members
along with other
people of the trib-
al community
staged a protest by
placing the body
on the road out-
side Dongargaon
police outpost de-
manding that the
accused be handed
over to them.
PM: HEALTHCARE STAFF DOING
BEST TO KEEP INDIA HEALTHY
Modi recalls India’s strides in vaccinating people on the National Vaccination Day
First India Bureau
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi on Thursday
complimented all the
healthcare workers for
their efforts towards
keeping India healthy
.
OnNationalVaccination
Day
, PM reiterated com-
mitment to building a
healthy India and also
recalled India’s strides
in vaccinating people.
Responding to a tweet by
Union Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya,
the PM tweeted; “Com-
pliments to all our
healthcare workers for
their efforts towards
keeping India healthy
.
OnNationalVaccination
DaywealsorecallIndia’s
strides in vaccinating
people and reaffirm our
commitment to building
a healthy India.”
“GROWING PORT SECTOR CONTRIBUTING TO ECONOMIC PROGRESS”
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi has
lauded the achievements
of Tuticorin VOC port a
Y-o-Y growth of 11.35%.
The Port has handled
36.03 Million Tonnes of
cargo, as on 14.03.2023
and surpassed the target
of 36 Million Tonnes,
set by the Shipping
Ministry 17 days ahead
in the FY 2022-23.In a
reply to a tweet by V.O.
Chidambaranar Port
Authority, Tuticorin, the
Prime Minister tweeted;
“Good! India’s port sec-
tor is growing rapidly and
contributing to economic
progress.” —(FIB)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. —FILE PHOTO
NEW RECORDS
BY WOMEN IN
ALL FIELDS: PM
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi has said that
new records of
women in water,
land and sky will
prove to be mile-
stones in build-
ing a developed
India. PM Modi
was responding to
a tweet by Ministry
of Ports, Shipping
and Waterways
wherein Ministry
has informed that
Serang Sandhya’
has taken command
of a ferry which will
take people to their
destination.
REFLECTION AFTER RAIN!
People walk down a road after rainfall, in Shimla, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Not working for
forming next govt:
Punjab CM Mann
Chandigarh (FIB): As-
serting that the state
has successfully com-
pleted the first lap of
unprecedented develop-
ment in the last one
year, Punjab Chief Min-
ister Bhagwant Mann
on Thursday said the
government is working
not for forming the next
government but for
prosperity of the next
generation. In a video
message on the occa-
sion of completion of
one year in office, Mann
said the people of the
statehadgivenathump-
ing verdict in favour of
the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) during the As-
sembly elections held
last year.
Malalimosquerow:
VHP holds yagna
Mangaluru: The Mala-
li mosque row here in
Karnataka’s Dakshina
Kannada district has
surfaced again as Vish-
wa Hindu Parishad
(VHP) activists on
Thursday performed a
special ‘yagna’ seeking
divine blessing and in-
tervention for a temple
to come up.
The activists per-
formed ‘Maha Gana
Yaga’ or ‘Ganapathy
Homa’ to pray for con-
struction of a temple at
the site of the mosque,
as per the advice of
tantris. When the ques-
tion was asked whether
the temple will be con-
structed at the site of
Malali mosque, tantris
(foretellers) had ad-
vised that the work
needs divine blessings.
TSPSC paper
leak: BRS, BJP
play blame game
Hyderabad: Leaders of
Telangana’s ruling BRS
andOppositionBharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
are blaming each other
for the exam paper leak
that has rocked Telan-
gana State Public Ser-
vice Commission (TSP-
SC). Both the parties
are targeting each other
in what is being seen as
an attempt to take po-
litical mileage from the
issue ahead of Assem-
bly elections scheduled
towards the end of 2023.
President Murmu with Navy Chief R Hari Kumar and others during
a visit to the INS Vikrant, in Kochi, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Compliments to all
our healthcare work-
ers for their efforts
towards keeping
India healthy. On
National Vaccination
Day we also recall
India’s strides in vac-
cinating people and
reaffirm our commit-
ment to building a
healthy India.
We welcome the confirmation of
Eric Garcetti as the US Ambassador
to India. We look forward to work-
ing with him to take forward the multifacet-
ed bilateral relations.
—Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson, External Affairs Ministry

NEWS
07
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: For the appli-
cants of the famous
NRI Club-21 of Jaipur,
a polo match will be
held on March 25 at the
Rajasthan Polo Club
ground at Rambagh at
4.30 PM. A musical
night by Bollywood’s
famous singer band
Meet Brothers will also
be organised on April 1.
“
Anexhibitionmatch
between NRI Club-21
and Polo Club will be
played on March 25. At
the same time, the duo
of Meet Brothers, who
have composed music
in many famous films,
will entertain the audi-
ence through a musical
night on April 1. The
public has shown great
enthusiasm towards
NRI Club-21, which is
jointly developed by Ra-
jasthan Housing Board
and Raj Angan Society
in Pratap Nagar.
Over 1000 people
have applied for mem-
bership from January
26th to March 15th. The
club has received over
21 crores from mem-
bership,” Arora said.
“Out of 1000 appli-
cants, about 700 people
have deposited the ap-
plication fee, some
300 applicants could
not deposit the fee due
to technical problem”,
he added.
“Applicants can avail
these programs by pay-
ing the fee till March
25. The help desk in the
club premises will be
operational till March
25,” Arora said, add-
ing, “25 rooms will be
built in the NRI Club.
RHB to organise Polo match followed
by musical night for Club-21 members
The loss suffered by the Udaipur tourism industry due to Covid is now being compensated
Udaipur gets record tourists in Feb
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: The city of
lakes saw a record num-
ber of tourists in Febru-
ary. The arrival of do-
mestic and foreign tour-
ists in Udaipur has bro-
ken the record of the
last 14 years. A total of
1 lakh 40,400 tourists ar-
rived in the month.
Most of the tourists
in Udaipur come from
Gujarat during the Pha-
gutsav in Shrinathji,
Vitthalnathji and
Dwarkadhish temples.
During this 40-day festi-
val, a large number of
Vaishnavs and devotees
come from Madhya
Pradesh and Maharash-
tra, including Gujarat.
The Ahmedabad-
Udaipur train, which
started about four-and-
a-half-months ago, has
also made travel easier
for people and has been
a boost for the tourism
industry. According to
Shikha Saxena, Deputy
Director of the Tourism
Department, the arrival
of tourists will further
increase due to the im-
provement of air and
rail connectivity in
Udaipur.
Other events lined up
are the G-20 Sustaina-
ble Financial Group
meeting to be from
March 21 to 23, in which
more than 150 guests
from 20 countries will
arrive, the Gangaur
Puja and Mewar Festi-
val will also be organ-
ized by the Tourism
Department on March
24, 25 and 26, in which
tourists from all over
the country and the
world will participate.
Overall, the loss suf-
fered by the Udaipur
tourism industry due to
Covid is now being com-
pensated.
Often referred to as the ‘Venice of the East’, the city of lakes Udaipur is located around azure
water lakes and is hemmed in by lush green hills of Aravallis.
HELICOPTER JOY
RIDE IN JAIPUR
FROM TODAY
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Tourism Development
Corporation (RTDC) will
start a Helicopter Joy
Ride in Jaipur on Friday.
The ride will begin from
Hotel Shiv Vilas located
on Delhi Road. For this,
a meeting was taken by
RTDC chief Dharmendra
Rathore on Thursday.
The first helicopter ride
was started in Jais-
almer, then in Pushkar,
and now in Jaipur.
Class 10th board
examination begins
in Rajasthan
First India Bureau
Ajmer: The Class X
board exams of the
Board of Secondary
Education, Ajmer be-
gan on Thursday. On
the first day
, the English
examination was held
and more than 10 lakh
students were regis-
tered across the state
for the examination.
The class tenth exams
will end on April 11.
The examinations are
being organized at 6,098
examination centers
across the state. The
students reached the ex-
amination centers at
8:30 AM. The examinees
were not allowed to
wear watches and shoes
during the examina-
tion. Notably, the class
12th exams began on
March 9.
Student kills
self in Barmer
Patwari held with
`20K bribe in Bundi
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: After being
duped by some people, a
25-year-old student had
committing suicide by
jumping in front of a
moving train. Police
said that before commit-
ting the suicide, the de-
ceased have sent a voice
message in which he
mentioned some people
for duping him. A case
has been registered.
First India Bureau
Bundi: The Anti-Cor-
ruption Bureau (ACB)
on Thursday arrested a
patwari and his middle-
man in Bundi while ac-
cepting a bribe of Rs.
20,000. Police informed
the patwari, Rajkumar
Gurjar, posted in Dabi
tehsil and the middle-
man, Gobri Lal was held
for seeking a bribe to
update revenue records.
Student commits suicide,landlord dies
of heart attack after seeing body
Jaipur (PTI): A class
10 student ended his
life by hanging himself
in a rented room due to
exam pressure in Ra-
jasthan’s Dholpur dis-
trict while his landlord
Bahadur Singh died of
a heart attack after see-
ing the body hanging,
police said Thursday.
The incident took place
at Madhavanand colo-
ny in Dholpur where
Pushpendra Rajput
(17) lived as a tenant
and studied in a pri-
vate school. He had re-
turned from his village
on Wednesday and
committed suicide in
the night, police said.
“A suicide note has
been recovered from
the student’s room.
The bodies were hand-
ed over to the family
members after post
mortem. A case has
been registered, police
added.
Hotel rooms seized in SWM
Sandeep Goyal
Sawai Madhopur:
The hotel rooms in
Sawai Madhopur
where covid infected
foreigners were stay-
ing have been sealed
after sanitisation.
A team led by CMHO
Dr Dharm Singh Meena
reached the hotel and
sanitised the rooms.
Two rooms where the
Australian tourists had
stayed were sealed.
At the same time,
covid samples of hotel
staffers were also col-
lected for the medical
examination.
A ten member Aus-
tralian group stayed in
the hotel from March 13
to 15. The group
reached Sawai Mad-
hopur from Agra and
reached Jaipur after
visiting the city.
Meanwhile, the
health department will
issue guidelines to all
hotels.
Seized hotel rooms
MOCK DRILL @ AIRPORT
An anti-hijack mock drill was conducted at the Jaipur International Airport on Thursday.
RHB Commissioner and President of Club-21 Pawan Arora
addressing a meeting of the club’s membership and executive
committee at the Board’s headquarters on Thursday.
RVUNL CMD in
Chhattisgarh to
ensure coal
availability
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: CMD of Ra-
jasthan Rajya Vidyut
Utpadan Nigam Lim-
ited (RVUNL) RK
Sharmaisonavisitto
Chattisgarh to ensure
theavailabilityof coal
in the upcoming sea-
son of summer. The
CMDismakingefforts
for the availability of
coal to powerhouses
of 4340 MW capacity
in April. Sharma also
metSurgujaCollector
Kundan Kumar and
SP Bhawna Gupta
and requested assis-
tance in the second
phase of PEKB. The
officialrequestedreg-
ular mining of coal
for an uninterrupted
supply
. He sought
help in maintaining
assurance continu-
ity of coal supply
.
‘Raju Thehat murder planned in Dubai’
First India Bureau
Sikar: The 24th ac-
cused arrested in the
Raju Thehat murder
case, Shakti Singh has
revealed that the killing
was planned in Dubai.
Police informed that
a girl from Anandpal’s
family was also in-
volved in killing Raju
Thehat. She along with
Anandpal’s close aide,
Subhash Baral, had as-
signed the task of kill-
ing to the Lawrence
Bishnoi gang in Dubai.
The police, however,
have not yet disclosed
thenameof thatgirl.Po-
lice sources say that the
girlcouldalsobeAnand-
pal’s daughter Chinu
who is also a suspect. It
has also been revealed
that their next target
was Thehat gang mem-
ber Vijay Bhargava.
Landlord Bahadur Singh (70),
Pushpendra Rajput (17)
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YEAR TOURISTS
MEETING OVER RAJ CULTURAL FEST
Jaipur: RTDC chief Dharmendra Rathore chaired
a meeting of officials regarding the upcoming
Rajasthan Cultural Fest. He said, the Cultural Fes-
tival will offer strength to the folk art of Rajasthan
and folk artists. “The Rajasthan Cultural Festival
will be organized at the divisional and district
level from March 28 to 30.
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Congress has declared
District Executive Com-
mittees in four districts
of Rajasthan namely-
Jodhpur, Jhalawar, Al-
war and Baran. In Al-
war, 15 V-Ps, 20 Gen Se-
cys and 30 Secretaries
have been appointed.
GS Dotasara has an-
nounced 77 new Mandal
Presidents of State.
Similarly
, in Jodhpur
South, one General Sec-
retary
, one Treasurer, 15
Vice- Presidents, 20
General Secretaries, 30
Secretaries, two Spokes-
persons and two Social
Media in-charges have
been appointed. Like-
wise, Executive Com-
mittee members were
appointed in Jhalawar
and Baran districts. The
District Executive was
announced after the ap-
proval of PCC Chief G S
Dotasara. The Congress
party has appointed the
Executive Committee af-
ter a long wait due to up-
coming assembly elec-
tions. Congress' Raj in-
charge, Sukhjinder
Randhawa appointed
twoObserversforJaipur
Rural City for Ajmer
Sikar. Punjab MLA
ex- minister Tripat Ra-
jinder Singh Bajwa
Sukhbinder Singh
Sarkaria have been ap-
pointed as Observers.
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra on
Thursday
, virtually par-
ticipated in the Convo-
cation Ceremony of Sri
Karan Narendra Agri-
culture University, Job-
ner. While addressing
the gathering, the Gov-
ernor emphasized upon
the cultivation of millet
at all levels to provide
nutritious food to the
growing world popula-
tion. He said that regu-
lar consumption of nu-
trition-rich cereals
strengthens the body’s
immunity, so more and
more efforts should be
made to popularise the
products made up of
coarse grains among
the general public.
During the pro-
gramme, Governor
Kalraj Mishra also in-
augurated the ‘Main
Gate’ of the university
and the ‘Girls’ Hostel
Building.’ “The time
has come when farm-
ers need to do smart
farming. Remote sens-
ing, IoT, robotics, big
data analytics and arti-
ficial intelligence have
ushered in a new revo-
lution in agriculture.
Agricultural Universi-
ties will also have to
make farmers aware of
new techniques related
to smart farming,” said
Mishra.
The Governor also
awarded a PhD degrees
to 32 students, PG de-
grees to 75 students, In-
tegrated Agriculture
Post Graduate degrees
to 3, Bachelor of Agri-
culture to 985 students
and Gold Medals to
eight students. Agricul-
ture Minister Lalchand
Kataria, Vice-Chancel-
lor Professor Balraj
Singh and others offi-
cials were also present
during the programme.
A true leader and a successful one
understands the balance between
maintaining a professional distance
and ensuring a personal bond, with his team.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: In the last 4
years, five All India
Service officers have
been transferred from
Rajasthan cadre to
other cadres. Mean-
while there are 3 such
officers who left the
other cadres and
joined the Rajasthan
cadre. Among the dif-
ferent reasons for
moving to other cadres
and coming to Ra-
jasthan cadre, most of
them are inter-cadre
transfers on the basis
of marriage.
IAS Gunjan Singh
has recently been trans-
ferred to Bihar cadre on
the basis of marriage.
There are 6 officers who
have undergone inter-
cadre transfer from Ra-
jasthan to other cadre.
IPS POOJA YADAV: Inter-cadre
transfer of IPS Pooja Yadav to Uttar
Pradesh cadre was approved on April
2, 2018 as her husband Sanjeev Su-
man is working in UP.
IAS RIYA KEJRIWAL: Inter cadre
transfer of IAS Riya Kejriwal, a 2017
batch IAS, occurred on January 15,
2021 wherein, she was transferred
from Rajasthan Cadre to UP Cadre
as she got married to UP cadre 2017
batch IAS Ishan Pratap Singh. The
Inter-cadre transfer has been done
on the basis of marriage.
IFS KHYATI MATHUR: Approval
for Inter-cadre transfer for Khyati
Mathur was received on January
8, 2019. The approval was given to
shift from Rajasthan to Kerala cadre
and private issue was stated as the
reason for seeking transfer.
IAS TEJASHWI RANA: Inter cadre
transfer of the 2017 batch IAS oc-
curred on June 12, 2020 when the
IAS was transferred to West Bengal
Cadre as she got married to West
Bengal cadre 2016 batch IAS Ab-
hishek Gupta. The Centre approved
the transfer on the basis of marriage.
IAS GUNJAN SINGH: The orders for
Rajasthan cadre 2020 batch IAS Gun-
jan’s inter-cadre transfer were issued
dated March 14, 2023 to transfer
from Rajasthan Cadre to Bihar Cadre.
Gunjan married IAS Vaibhav Sriv-
astava of 2018 batch of Bihar cadre
and on the basis of their marriage,
Gunjan’s transfer was approved.
IAS ARTIKA SHUKLA: Inter- cadre
transfer of Artika Shukla occurred
from AGMUT Cadre to Raj as she
married Rajasthan cadre IAS Jasmeet
Singh Sandhu was transferred to
Rajasthan cadre on the basis of their
marriage. Jasmeet and Artika Shukla
are IAS officers of 2016 batch and
the NOC of Inter- Cadre transfer was
received on June 6, 2018, while ap-
proval of inter- cadre transfer received
on June 26, 2018.
IAS UTSAH CHAUDHARY: Utsah
Chaudhary, IAS of Chhattisgarh Cad-
re 2018 Batch, came to Rajasthan
on inter-cadre transfer as transfer
approval was received on July 16,
2019. He got married to 2018 batch
Rajasthan cadre official Shilpa Singh
and the transfer has been approved
on the basis of marriage.
IAS APARNA GUPTA: IAS Aparna , a
former Gujarat Cadre official came
to Rajasthan Cadre as she married
Raj Cadre IAS Mayank Manish. They
are IAS officers of 2018 batch
inter-cadre transfer was approved on
Dec 6, 2019.
While these officers have changed
their cadre, but there is also a list of
officers, who have moved to another
cadre for a certain period. These in-
clude 2016 batch IAS Athar Amir, who
was transferred from Rajasthan cadre
to JK cadre with approval on Feb 8,
2021. The 2005 batch IAS Poonam has
recently returned from her home state
Bihar to her native Rajasthan cadre.
The ‘inside story’ of inter-cadre transfers of AIS officers!
IN LAST FOUR YEARS...
CM GEHLOT APPROVES `16 CR
TO STRENGTHEN TONK-BUNDI SH
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved a financial pro-
posal of Rs 16 crore for
strengthening and road
widening of Tonk-Bun-
di-Keshoraipatan State
Highway. With the ap-
proval of the proposal,
strengthening and de-
velopment work can be
done of the State High-
way-34. This decision of
Chief Minister will fa-
cilitate the movement
of local people.
It is noteworthy that
approval was granted
forlengthof workof 48.7
km of which 30 km has
been completed. The re-
maining 18.7 km stretch
of thehighwaycouldnot
be completed due to the
road passing through
wildlife region. This ap-
proval has been given by
CM Gehlot for the devel-
opment of the remain-
ing 18.7 km of road after
getting permission from
the Union Ministry of
Environment, Forests
and Climate Change.
With the approval of the proposal, strengthening and
development works could be carried at State Highway no. 34
Remaining 18.7- km road will be developed after getting
permission from the Union Ministry of Environment
CM’s NOD TO SET UP TEMPORARY OFFICE OF
ACE, WATER RESOURCES DEPT AT BANSWARA
CM GEHLOT SANCTIONS RS 53.22 CRORE FOR
WIDENING JALORE-BAGRA ROAD
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the
proposal to establish a temporary office of Additional
Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department at Ban-
swara for smooth and timely implementation of various
water projects in the state. According to the proposal,
out of 5 news offices and 20 divisional offices currently
functioning under Udaipur division, 2 news offices and
9 divisional offices will be brought under the proposed
office. This approval will remain effective till March
31, 2024 and a decision may be taken in due course
to extend the period based on the volume of works.
With this approval, various budget announcements and
projects of the State government related to Banswara
district can be implemented in a timely manner.
Jaipur: The State government is continuously working
to develop high quality and well-planned road infra-
structure in the region. In this order, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has approved the financial proposal of
53.22 crore rupees for widening Jalore-Bagra road.
According to the proposal, 18 km road from Jalore to
Bagra, will be divided into 4 lanes and a divider will be
created. Increasing the width of this road will facilitate
traffic on the road. This construction work is part of
Jalore-Ramsin-Jasvantpura-Revdar BOT road project.
It is noteworthy that CM Gehlot had announced to
make Jalore-Bagra road 4 lane, in the implementation
of which the said approval has been given.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
CongressannouncesDistrict
ExecCommitteesin4dists
‘Farmers should adopt new
techniques for smart farming’
Congress’ Raj in-charge Sukhjinder S
Randhawa appoints Punjab MLA and
former Minister Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa
and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria as Observers
DETAILS OF OFFICERS GOING TO OTHER CADRES OFFICERS WHO WERE TRANSFERRED TO RAJASTHAN CADRE
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: The State gov-
ernment on Thursday,
relaxed the two-child
policy which was appli-
cable to the State gov-
ernment employees.
Till now, the govern-
ment employees having
more than two children
were ineligible for pro-
motion and increment.
But now, such govern-
ment employees will get
seniority and promo-
tion from the same year
from which their pro-
motion got due. Educa-
tion Minister Dr BD
Kalla while addressing
the Assembly on
Wednesday, informed
that rules regarding the
‘two-child policy’ have
been amended em-
ployees having two kids
will also be promoted.
As per the notifica-
tion issued by the De-
partment of Personnel,
employees with more
than three children will
be given promotion in
the same year. However,
the actual benefits of
increment will be avail-
able after three years.
Also, for these three
years, the employee will
get only notional bene-
fit of increment.
Govt relaxes
'two-child policy'
for government
employees
Kalla announces
Synthetic turf for
players in Bikaner
PSK: Purchase of
wheat on MSP will
start from March 20
First India Bureau
Bikaner: What
could be termed as a
welcome move for
sports lovers in the
district, the State
Education Minister,
BD Kalla announced
the development of
two synthetic play-
grounds. Sports lov-
ers, students and
youth of the city will
get two synthetic
playgrounds for Bas-
ketball and Handball
in the next six
months.
These sports
grounds will be built
at Sadul Sports
School. As per Minis-
ter Dr Bulaki Das
Kalla, young talents
will bring laurels to
Bikaner and Ra-
jasthan at the nation-
al and international
levels in the near fu-
ture in the field of
sports.
An amount of
about Rs 60 lakh was
sanctioned by the
Education Depart-
ment for renovation
of these Sports
grounds in Sadul
Sports School.
Recently, e-bids
were also invited for
these works.
After this, work or-
ders worth Rs
23,48,000 lakh Rs
23,30,000 have been
issued for the con-
struction of a syn-
thetic basketball
court at the Sadul
Sports School.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Food and
Civil Supplies Min-
ister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas in-
formed that the pur-
chase of wheat on
the Minimum Sup-
port Price will start
from March 20 at
purchase centres in
the State.
He informed that
the MSP of wheat
has been declared at
Rs 2,125 per quintal.
Khachariyawas also
told that necessary
instructions have
been given to Dis-
trict Collectors and
purchasing agencies
to streamline the
procurement pro-
cess. The Minister
added that in the
first phase, the
wheat procurement
process in the state,
which started from
March 20 at 57 cen-
tres of the Kota divi-
sion will continue
till June 30.
Moreover, wheat
procurement will
start on April 1, 2023
in the remaining
districts. Khachari-
yawas further in-
formed that the
work of wheat pro-
curement will be
done online in the
State.
Governor Kalraj Mishra attends the Convocation Ceremony of Shri Karan Narendra Agriculture
University, Jobner via VC at the Raj Bhawan in Jaipur on Thursday.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
Sports grounds will be built at Sadul Sports School.
There is a need to prepare effective
methods for farmers by combining an-
cient and new knowledge of agricultur-
al practices so as to achieve the desired goals of
increasing agricultural production, food pro-
duction and storage for food security, providing
adequate nutritious food. —Kalraj Mishra, Governor
RANDHAWA IN JAIPUR ON MARCH 20
Jaipur: Cong’s Raj in-charge, Sukhjinder Singh Rand-
hawa will be visiting Jaipur on March 20 and he will
participate in various meetings. He will also meet CM
Ashok Gehlot and Govind S Dotasra. Randhawa will
also meet Sachin Pilot and other Congress MLAs.

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JAIPUR | FRIDAY,
MARCH 17, 2023
The Fashion Connect by First India and
Bharat24- Vision of New India, set the bar
high with the completion of its very
successful previous seasons. The Fashion
Connect season 14 will be held on March 19
at Oaks Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel Dubai.
ith the huge response
and netizens going
gaga over the exem-
plary lineup and digi-
tal readiness, the first
international Fash-
ion Connect scored
an amazing win over the
fashion industry
. Oaks
Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel,
Dubai is all set to host
the Fashion Connect
Season 14 to be held
on March 19, 2023!
Jagdeesh Chan-
dra while con-
g r a t u l a t i n g
brand ambas-
sador Rishee
Miglani and Show director
Lokesh Sharma said “Along
with our endeavour to show-
case the beauty and talent of
charismatic ladies, with Sea-
son 14, we also strive to em-
power women by transform-
ing them into stronger indi-
viduals who are aware of
their credentials. This pag-
eant will be a great contribu-
tor to the welfare of society,
while also working in the
fashion and entertainment
industry. I congratulate the
entire team.”
Fashion Connect is orches-
trated twice a year in March
and September. While the last
season was organised in Lon-
don with the most well-known
designers exhibiting their
magnificent collections, the
latest season is all set to
achieve another milestone in
Dubai! Turn to P10
Fashion Connect Dubai
Wheretradition
meetsfashion!
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
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—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
Throwback moment: Jagdeesh Chandra greets Sheikh Jumabin Maktoum Al Maktoum.
Also seen are Rupa Khurana and Rishee Miglani during Fashion Connect Season 11 at Dubai
Stills from the previous seasons of Fashion Connect

10-11
ETC
To honor the fascinating
show, renowned designers
Arpita Sulakshana, Wrickie
Angrish, ItsAish by Ishita
Gupta, Escape by Aishwar-
ya and Anju Modi will be
spreading the magic with
their exquisite designs.
Gorgeous beauty Sonal
Sharma will be hosting the
magical evening.
To appreciate the work of
hardworking designers a
felicitation show titled
‘Luxury Lifestyle Awards
2023’ will also be organised.
The fashion event is
known for raising the bar
high each season by a notch.
Where the previous edition
in Dubai saw many celebrat-
ed designers such as Mi-
chael Cinco this season is
expected to be no less.
The season 12 had grand
and opulent collection of
Manish Malhotra who is a
celebrated Indian designer,
costume stylist, entrepre-
neur, revivalist, and coutu-
rier of international repute.
Filmfare Middle East,
Jewelry Partner-Nandita
Shekhawat, Health Partner
- JNU Hospital, Gifting
Partner-Brands For You,
Styling Partner- Shades are
a few among various spon-
sors for Fashion Connect
Season 14 that are looking
forward to make this season
a huge success too.
Rishee Miglani, brand
ambassador, Fashion Con-
nect said, We've worked
really hard to come this far.
So grateful to all our team
and people who've support-
ed us and showered im-
mense love. This wouldn't
have been possible without
the support the of Jagdeesh
Chandra Sir. We're pretty
excited and look forward to
another successful season
of Fashion Connect. I con-
gratulate all the designers
and team.
City First highlights
glimpses of the previous sea-
sons held in Dubai, London
andIndiawhichweregreatly
appreciated by one and all!
FROM PG 09
RECALLING THE BEST
of THE FASHION DAYS
Urvashi Rautela, Michael Cinco and Sunil Grover during the rampwalk
Designer Shalini Naruka with models
Lokesh Sharma
Rishee Miglani
Designer Manish Malhotra walks the ramp during the Fashion Connect Season 12
Rupa Khurana, Rishee Miglani, Suneet Varma and Lokesh Sharma with models
Stills from the previous seasons of Fashion Connect
Sunil Grover
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
CITY FIRST
he grand wed-
ding ceremo-
ny of Deepak,
son of Janki
Devi and
L a x m a n
Ram Kudi
with Dr Preeti,
daughterof Shakun-
tala and Banwari Lal
Jhijhwaria was solem-
nised at Hotel Apano
Rajasthan Holiday
Resort, Jaipur on
Wednesday
. Jagdeesh
Chandra reached to
bless the newlyweds
and wished them a hap-
py married life ahead.
Various dignitaries in-
cluding Dr CP Joshi,
Speaker, Rajasthan
Legislative Assem-
bly; Lalchand Ka-
taria, Minister Ag-
riculture; Udailal
Anjana, Minister of
Cooperative and
Shakuntala Rawat,
Minister of Industry
were also present.
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WEDDING BELLS
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Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Laxman Ram Choudhary, Janki Devi, Dr Preeti, Deepak
Choudhary, Sudheer Choudhary and Kritika Kataria
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
FUN-FILLED NIGHT!
CITY FIRST
A
night to re-
m e m b e r ,
March 15 saw
some of the
most eminent names
in Jaipur gather un-
der the starry sky for
thegrandopeningcer-
emony of Donni’s,
the healthy
hangout zone at
M a n s a r o v a r,
Jaipur. Jagdeesh
Chandra graced the
occasionasthespecial
guest and congratu-
latedMSDonnionthe
new venture. Situated
in the heart of Jaipur,
Donni’s, covers are
serving luxury with
multiple indoor and
outdoor venues. Vari-
ous whos who of the
city graced the occa-
sion and made the
night full-filled.
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
Sustainable Energy
Transformation
CITY FIRST
I
n an event hosted by
WRI India and Bask
ResearchFoundation
in Jaipur, the Sus-
tainable Energy Trans-
formation(SET-RJ)pro-
ject initiative by WRI
India, Bask Research
Foundation and Cus-
tomised Energy Solu-
tions points out that in-
tegrating both Pumped
Hydro Storage (PHS)
and Battery Energy
Storage System (BESS)
with a solar and wind
energy-based power
system was discussed
onThursday
.AKGupta,
Advisory (Energy),
Government of Ra-
jasthan said, “Solar hy-
brid solutions with a
pumped hydro or bat-
tery storage is the need
of the hour for Ra-
jasthan to harness the
hugesolarcapacity
,par-
ticularly for usage in
peak load hours.”
MM Ranwa, MD of
Rajasthan Urja Vikas
Nigam Ltd. said, “Af-
fordability for the con-
sumer is very essential
when we are providing
any solutions for Sus-
tainable Energy Trans-
formation.” The re-
search findings were
released by MM Ranwa
and AK Gupta, in the
presence of Bharath
Jairaj, Executive Direc-
tor, Energy
, WRI, Sand-
hya Sundararagavan,
Lead, Energy Transi-
tions,and SimranGrov-
er, CEO, Bask Research.
Panelists included
Deepti Mathur, Execu-
tive Engineer, DSM,
Jaipur Vidyut Vitran
Nigam Ltd, Ajay Yadav,
Founder President of
REAR Renewable En-
ergy Association, Mu-
ralikrishnan Kannan,
Principal Counsellor,
CII-GBC, Aneesh Vijay-
an, Director, Insight De-
velopment Consulting
Group (IDCG) and Tirt-
hankar Mandal, Head,
Energy
, WRI India. The
session was moderated
bySimranGrover,CEO,
of Bask Research.
DURING THE DAY!
Making India Proud!
CITY FIRST
D
r Jyoti Kiran
Shukla, Econo-
mist and Policy
Expert, has
been invited as the
panelist for the
67th session of the
Commission on the
Status of Women on
“Grassroots Leader-
ship and Transforma-
tion”. The event has
been organised by the
Women (W20) India
with Permanent Mis-
sion to the United Na-
tions, New York as
theirco-hoststobeheld
onThursday
,March16,
from 3 to 4:15 EST, at
the Conference Build-
ing, UN, New York. Dr
Shukla will be sharing
the panel with Bhar-
ti Ghosh, Former IPS
and Former UN mem-
ber; Cheryl Miller, W20
EUEU and Susan Jane
Ferguson,Countryrep-
resentative at UN
Women India. The
speakers for the even-
ing are Ruchira Kam-
boj, ambassador
EPPM; Sima Sami Ba-
hous, Executive Direc-
tor of UN Women and
Dr Sandhya Purecha,
Chair of W20 India.
Pankaj Sudhir’s story Chauthmal Massab was staged on
Wednesday at Sarthak Manav Kushtha Ashram. The play
was directed by young director Anil Marwadi and the story
was adapted by Neeraj Goswami.
DURING THE DAY!
With the aim of promoting the path of non-violence,
an initiative ‘Ahimsa Run’ is being organised by Jain
International Trade Organisation (JEETO) on Thursday. In this
grand event, people from 68 chapters of Jeeto across the
country and 10 international chapters will simultaneously
run 3 kms, 5 kms and 10 kms from their respective cities
on Sunday, April 2. CM Ashok Gehlot extended his support
by launching its poster on Wednesday. Jeeto Women’s Wing
Chairperson Sangeeta Lalwani told that preparations are
going on in full swing for this in the whole country.
Women’s day was celebrated in Anukampa Residency on March
16 with great enthusiasm and zeal.The theme of the event
was ‘STRENGTHENING WOMEN’ where women displayed their
beautiful art pieces and motivated others too.The white and
blue colour theme represented being close to nature and ‘SAVE
WATER’.The program was split into 3 sections of entertainment,
showcasing talent and special innovative titles to everyone.
Everyone enjoyed themselves and had an amazing time.
Celebrations!
Jagdeesh Chandra hosted a celebratory dinner at Hotel Ramada on Thursday, at the culmination of the Press Premiere
League 2023. The league was held from February 27 and won by Team Dainik Bhaskar who defeated Sach Bedhadhak team
in an exciting grand finale match held on March 13. Both the teams along with Teams First India Red and Blue were part of
the celebratory dinner in which anecdotes of the matches were remembered. Senior journalist Avinash Kalla, Pink City Press
Club officials, President Mukesh Meena alongwith General Secretary Raghuvir Jangid and former President Radha Raman
Sharma also joined the dinner. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Jagdeesh Chandra with Avinash Kalla and
Mahipal Singh.
Jagdeesh Chandra with Team Sach Bedhadak alongwith Ajay,Vishal,Vinod, Bharat, Dharmendra,
Kartik, Radha Raman, Raghuvir Jangid, Mukesh Meena, Jawed, Indraraj,Ashish, Pawan Rahul.
Jagdeesh Chandra congratulates Kartik Sharma, Vice Captain
of Sach Bedhadak team. Also seen are Radha Raman, Mukesh
Meena, Anita Hada, Vishal Mathur and Shishir Awasthi.
Jagdeesh Chandra with Lalit Gangwani, Shaan, Sarish, Mukesh,
Radha Raman, Mahipal Singh, Moni Sharma, CP Sharma, Gajraj
Bhati, Jinendra Shekhawat, Shishir Awasthi, Mahendra, Anita Hada,
Kavita Chauhan and Vikas Sharma.
Jagdeesh Chandra with Vikas Sharma, Radha Raman, Mahipal Singh, Vishal Mathur, CP
Sharma, Devendra Singh, Ajay Pandey, Garvit Narang and Bharat Dixit.
Dr CP Joshi, Lalchand Kataria and Udailal Anjana with Laxman Ram Choudhary,
Janki Choudhary, Dr Preeti, Deepak Choudhary, Sudheer Choudhary and Kritika Kataria
Jagdeesh Chandra with Suresh Choudhary Lalchand Kataria, Dinesh MN, Biju George and Ashok Choudhary Shakuntala Rawat Jagdeesh Chandra and Dr CP Joshi sharing a moment of joy
RCA President Vaibhav Gehlot with Rachit Agarwal,
Sudheer Choudhary, Dr Preeti Deepak and Chenaram Choudhary
Jagdeesh Chandra with Ajay Singh Rajawat, Rananjay Singh
Govind Choudhary, Rudrapratap and Mrityunjay Singh
Jagdeesh Chandra cuts the inaugural ribbon.
Also seen are Govind Chaudhary, Veena Rajawat, Ajay Singh Rajawat and Bhawani
Nikita Godha,Tonmali, Smita and Veena Singh Rajawat
Dr Jyoti Kiran Shukla
During the Panel discussion
During the book launch
AK Gupta MM Ranwa

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