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Ravi Sharma, Rajeev Gaur,
Shiv Prakash Purohit and
Dixit Parihar
Udaipur/Jodhpur
Amid ongoing protests
following resentment
over ticket distribution,
BJP chief JP Nadda on
Monday held meetings of
the senior party leaders
and office bearers in
Udaipur and Jodhpur di-
visions. Nadda said that
election of Raj will play
important role in making
Modi PM again at Centre
in 2024. Therefore every-
one should get involved
in feeding lotus, path to
power in Rajasthan will
be paved only when BJP
comes to power. P8
Jaipur, Tuesday | October 17, 2023
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MAA CHANDRAGHANTA
India’s next ambassador
to UN in Geneva is Bagchi
New Delhi: EAM spokes-
person Arindam
Bagchi was on
Monday ap-
pointed India’s
permanent rep-
resentative to the
UN and other international
organisations in Geneva.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah offers prayers and seeks blessings as he inaugurates
the Durga Puja pandal at Santosh Mitra Square in Sealdah at Kolkata on Monday.
‘SUPREME’ ORDERS OF THE DAY
Allahabad HC acquits Koli and
Pandher in Nithari killings case
First India Bureau
Lucknow
AllahabadHConMonday
acquitted prime suspect
Surinder Koli in 12 cases
concerning 2005-2006
Noida serial murders case
(Nithari case). In all 12
cases, he had been award-
ed death penalty by trial
court. Another suspect,
Moninder Singh Pandher
has also been acquitted by
Court in 2 cases in which
he was sentenced to death
by trial court. With this, a
benchofJusticesAshwani
Kumar Mishra and Syed
Aftab allowed appeals
filed by Pandher and Koli
after reserving judgment
in cases last month. P6
In 2017, a special CBI
court awarded death
sentence to Pandher
and his servant Koli
for rape and murder
of a 24-year-old
maid in Nithari
killings case that
rocked the country
Maninder Singh Pandher House help Surendra Koli
SC TO DELIVER VERDIT ON PLEAS SEEKING LEGAL
RECOGNITION OF SAME SEX MARRIAGES TODAY
SC will be pro-
nouncing its judg-
ment on petitions
seeking legal recognition
of same sex marriages
today. Earlier, in May,
a 5-judge Constitution
bench presided by CJI
DY Chandrachud had
reserved the verdict.
‘CANNOT STOP
HEARTBEAT’
New Delhi: The
SC on Monday
has rejected
a married woman’s
request to terminate her
26-week pregnancy.
The court relied on a re-
port by AIIMS that said
there is no abnormality
in child. “Pregnancy is
26 weeks and 5 days.
Allowing termination
of pregnancy will be a
violation of Sections 3
and 5 of Medical Termi-
nation of Pregnancy Act
as there is no immedi-
ate danger to mother,
and this is not a case of
foetal abnormality,” CJI
DY Chandrachud said.
“We cannot stop the
heartbeat,” CJI said.
LAWYERS AS SENIOR
ADVOCATES: SC
DISMISSES PLEA
New Delhi: The SC on
Monday dismissed a
petition challenging the
designation of lawyers
as senior
advocates.
A bench
headed
by Justice SK Kaul
delivered its verdict on
a plea filed by advocate
Mathews J Nedumpara
and others.
OTHER COURT NEWS
SC NOTICE TO RS OVER
CHADHA’S SUSPENSION
NewsClick OWNER, HR
MOVE SC OVER ARREST
5-JUDGE BENCH TO HEAR
ELECTORAL BONDS CASE
Supreme Court on Monday
issued formal notice to RS
Secretariat on a petition by
AAP MP Raghav Chadha,
who has challenged his
“indefinite suspension” from
the Upper House.
NewsClick founder Prabir
Purkayastha and HR head
Amit Chakraborty have
moved SC, challenging a
Delhi HC order that refused
to revoke their arrest and
remand over a UAPA case.
CJI DY Chandrachud on
Monday referred challenge
to validity of electoral bonds
scheme, which facilitates
anonymous donations to
political parties, to 5-judge-
bench, hearing from Oct 31.
Supreme Court’s
denial to ending
26-week pregnancy
Rajasthan will play important role
in making Modi PM again: Nadda
Put differences aside, work to form govt: Nadda to workers amid protests over tickets
BJP-CONGRESS HEADS
IN RAJ ON SAME DAY
After announcement
of Assembly polls,
national presidents
of both BJP and Congress
political parties visited
Rajasthan on Monday for
the first time. BJP President
JP Nadda held meetings in
Udaipur and Jodhpur, while
Congress President Mal-
likarjun Kharge started Con-
gress’s campaign with the
Baran ERCP Jan Jagran
Yatra. BJP President Nadda
did not participate in any
public program during his
tour of Mewar and Marwar.
At both the places, in the or-
ganizational meetings of the
division, discussions were
held only with the officials
and workers of area. P3
JP Nadda being felicitated with a turban by CP Joshi, as Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat looks on, during BJP meet in Jodhpur on Monday.
JP Nadda being
greeted by a
party worker in
presence of CP
Joshi, Arun Singh
and Vasundhara
Raje in Udaipur
meet on Monday.
As poll race intensifies; Nadda strengthens
cadres, Kharge targets the voters
PARTYCHIEFS
ENERGIZERAJ’S
ELECTIONDUEL!
SHAH SETS
THE STAGE
FOR ‘PUJA’!
Final Salute to Gill
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
Reacting to the Congress
leaders targeting the BJP
over the issue of ERCP,
LoPRajendra Rathore on
Monday said Congress is
misleading the public on
the issue. “CM Gehlot
has been saying since
2019 that State govt will
complete ERCP with its
own resources. So why
haven’t you completed it
yet? Congress wants to
win elections by luring
the public with the issue
of ERCP,” he told the
media in a press confer-
ence at BJP headquarters
here. “ERCP project for
13 districts of the state
was made by Raje govt.
We will complete ERCP
project once our govt is
formed,” he said. P3
Cong confusing public on
name of ERCP: Rathore
Rajendra Rathore addresses
media at BHP HQ on Monday.
SANTOSH SHARMA
Nirmal Tiwari, Bhanwar S
Charan & Hanspal Yadav
Baran
Congress president Mall-
ikarjun Kharge on Mon-
day said if his party re-
tains its govt in Rajasthan,
it will also come to power
at the Centre in 2024. He
launched an awareness
campaign for ERCP in
Baran district. He said
that PM Modi talked
about a “red diary” in his
recent speeches, mention-
ing that it has an account
of the financial irregulari-
ties of Rajasthan govern-
ment led by CM Gehlot.
“It is written in that red
diary that the Congress
will form its government
again in Rajasthan after
the upcoming Assembly
polls. The public elected
BJP MPs and sent them
to Parl, but these BJP
MPs could neither pro-
vide money nor water to
Rajasthan. P8
If Cong retains govt in Raj, it will come
to power at Centre in 2024, says Kharge
It is written in ‘Red Diary’ that the Congress will again form government in Raj: Kharge
OUR PUBLIC WELFARE
SCHEMES NOW TALK OF
INDIA, SAYS CM GEHLOT
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot while ad-
dressing the public
meeting in Baran on Mon-
day said in his address that,
the public welfare schemes
being run by Congress gov-
ernment in Rajasthan state
are being discussed in other
states. “The ERCP project
was started when Vasund-
hara Raje’s government
was in power. Due to the
stubbornness of the Central
Government for the last five
years, this project has not
been declared a national
project even though Union
Jal Shakti minister is from
Rajasthan.
Mallikarjun Kharge with CM Ashok Gehlot, Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa, KC Venugopal and Govind Singh Dotasra during the
party’s public meeting, in Baran on Monday.
Daughters of former Chief Election Commissioner Manohar Singh
Gill, Natasha Gill Pajarola, Gauri Gill and Kaveri Gill, perform
the rituals during his last rites in New Delhi on Monday. P6
‘Commercial pilot licenses
to be valid for 10 years’
New Delhi: Commercial pi-
lot licenses will now be valid
for 10 years, with govern-
ment amending rules as part
of efforts to further improve
ease of doing business in avi-
ation sector. Till now, validity
of Commercial Pilot License
(CPL) was for 5 years.
IN BRIEF
Read Rubika Liyaquat’s report
on Israel-Hamas from today

RAJ LAGGING BEHIND AS...
Jal Jeevan Mission facing severe challenges in State
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur
he Jal Jeevan
Mission in Ra-
jasthan is fac-
ing severe challenges,
leading to the state fall-
ing behind in the coun-
try’s rankings.
As of now, the state
has not achieved its tar-
get of 50 lakh connec-
tions, with a performance
rate being just 42 percent.
With this, Rajasthan is at
12th place across the
country in terms of im-
plementation.
This struggle has been
ongoing since Septem-
ber 2021 when the gov-
ernment started appoint-
ing IAS officer as the
mission director, who
were previously an engi-
neer. Over the past two
years, five mission di-
rectors have been re-
placed— Prithviraj (4
months), Prakash Ra-
jpurohit (3 months),
Pratap Singh (3 months),
Kumar Pal Gautam (20
days) and Avichal
Chaturvedi (One year).
Avichal Chaturvedi, a
young IAS officer of
2012 batch, had barely
brought the work of the
mission back on track in
a year, when two days
ago the government
transferred him too and
given the responsibility
of Alwar collector. No
one has been appointed
as the mission director
after him. In the past also
the post had remained va-
cant for many days.
PHED is the parent de-
partment of the mission.
The Mission Director has
to work under the head of
the department but coor-
dination and cooperation
between the two is a ma-
jor problem.
First there was a clash
between ACS Sudhansh
Pant and Prithviraj. Then
coordination between
ACS Subodh Agarwal
and Prakash Rajpurohit,
and Subodh Agarwal
and Pratap Singh was
lacking. Somehow a
working relationship
had developed between
Subodh Agarwal and
Avichal Chaturvedi but
now the government
transferred Avichal.
It is said that in reality
even Avichal was not
comfortable here and was
requesting for change.
Another problem, sourc-
es reveal, is that the tech-
nical officers of PHED
have not taken it lightly
that an IAS officer is sit-
ting in Jal Bhawan.
They want their own
chief engineer to only be
the “boss”. Knowledge-
able sources, who have a
detailed idea of the mis-
sion, claim that “For such
a huge project a full time
IAS officer is needed.”
It thus remains to be
seen how and whom the
government appoints as
the new mission director.
But there is no scope for
experiment in this matter.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Hours of power cut with
the festive season around
is giving trouble to peo-
ple. In the capital, there is
no power from morning
till evening in many are-
as. The Rajasthan Elec-
tricity Regulatory Com-
mission has given orders
to cut power for four
hours for maintenance
related work but in Jaipur,
engineers are acting arbi-
trarily in many areas.
In some areas there is a
power cut for five to sev-
en hours. Capital Jaipur’s
Superintending Engineer
(North) SK Rajput has
sought a report regarding
the areas where electrici-
ty is being cut more than
the scheduled time.
Rajput sought answers
from the engineers of
those areas. Besides, in-
structions have been giv-
en to all field engineers of
Jaipur for power cuts for
maintenance only as per
RERC rules. Apart from
this, wherever there is
maintenance related work
on, instructions for prior
information will be given
to the consumers.
First India Bureau
Udaipur/Dausa/Alwar/Jaipur/
Bharatpur/Deeg
Ahead of the elections in
Rajasthan, cases of sei-
zure of unaccounted cash
have increased. On Mon-
day, cash amounting to Rs
2.83 crores,suspected to
have been routed through
Hawala networks, was
seized from 6 places in
the state. In Kherwara of
Udaipur, cash amounting
to Rs 2.46 cr were seized
from a car near toll plaza
on NH-48 and two people
were arrested.Along with
the cash, two gold rings
were also recovered.
Similarly, in Bassi of
Jaipur,Rs13.52lakhssus-
pectedhawalamoneywas
recovered and 3 people
were detained. Likewise,
unaccounted cash
amounting to Rs 13.49
lakhs were seized in Al-
war. In Dausa, Rs 6.19
lakhs were seized from a
car in Rahuwas area of
Lalsot town.
InKamantownofDeeg
district, Rs 2 lakhs were
seized and two youths
were detained while In
Bayana tehsil of Bharat-
pur district, cash amount-
ing to Rs 2.12 lakhs were
seized from a car near Bi-
rampura toll on Bayana-
Bharatpur State Highway.
Superintending
engineer SK Rajput
seeks report to solve
problem of power cut
in festive season
T
RAJASTHAN 02
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On Monday, the second day of Navratri, the Brahmacharini form of Goddess Bhagwati was worshipped
SHARDIYA NAVRATRI
DevoteesthrongtemplesacrossRajon2nd
day
Ahead of Durga Pooja celebrations, pandals being set up and idols are being painted at Durgabari in Jaipur on Monday. Amid the idols being painted three kids fold their hand while offering prayers.
`2.46 crore cash seized in Udaipur on Monday.
As the festival of Navratri has begun,
devotees across the State are
celebrating the time by thronging to
temples. Various forms of Goddess
Durga are worshiped in homes and
temples for nine auspicious days
Long power cuts in Jpr
leave people troubled
Suspected `2.83 cr of ‘Hawala’ money
seized at 6 places in Raj ahead of polls
CRIME
ROUNDUP
JAIPUR BIZMAN GETS EXTORTION CALL OF `5 CR
FROM GANGSTER CLAIMING TO BE GOLDY BRAR
Jaipur: A Jaipur businessman got an extortion
call from gangster Goldie Brar of Rs 5 crore.
The caller even sent him threatening messages.
The victim businessman lodged an FIR
at Vidyadhar Nagar police station. Police
said that the 42-yr-old businessman liv-
ing in Sec-2 Vidyadhar Nagar has POP
gypsum business in Mumbai. He received
a WhatsApp call on his mobile phone on
Oct 9. The caller initially demanded Rs 2
cr and threatened him with dire consequences. Scared,
the businessman disconnected and he again got a call
where the caller demanded Rs 5 crore this time.
ILLEGALLIQUOROF`2CR
SEIZEDINJHALAWAR
WOMAN RAPED BY
HUSBAND’S FRIEND
Jhalawar: Police
seized illegal liquor
worth Rs 2 crore.
Police took possession of
four containers in which
liquor was being taken
from Mumbai to Delhi. The
containers were caught at
various check posts in dis-
trict. All the containers were
filled with IMFL. Commerce
& excise cell tax team was
called on the spot.
Jaipur: A woman
has lodged an FIR at
Murlipura police sta-
tion against a person for rap-
ing herJaipur. The accused
allegedly befriended her
husband and one day raped
her when the victim was
alone. He then blackmailed
her by threatening to defame
her and sexually assaulted
her. SI Anita Verma is inves-
tigating the case.
SMUGGLER’S PROPERTY
WORTH `3 CRORE SEIZED
RAJ, TELANGANA COPS
NAB 2 FOR SEXTORTION
TWO HELD FOR KILLING
BLACK BUCK IN KOTA
Pratapgarh: No-
torious smuggler
Kamlesh Sharma’s
property worth Rs 3 crore
has been freezed in
Pratapgarh.
He was ar-
rested with
12 kg 500
grams of
brown sugar and has been
handed over to the NCB.
SP Amit Kumar Budhania
carried out the action.
Deeg: Two ac-
cused involved
in sextortion
were arrested in a joint
search operation carried
out by Rajasthan Police
and Telangana Police
in Deeg district. The
operation was initiated
under the direction of
Deeg SP Brijesh Jyoti
Upadhyay, targeting
individuals involved in
fraudulent activities.
Kota: Two men
have been ar-
rested in a case
of black buck hunting
in Deoli Manjhi police
station of Kota district.
A jeep has been seized
from them, while two
others managed to es-
cape with weapons. The
police have filed a case
against all four under the
Wildlife Act for hunting
black bucks.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Income Tax Dept’s
probe into private lockers
at Ganpati Plaza in Jaipur
continued on fourth day
on Monday. The locker
holders were summoned
to the location after their
details were prepared.
Throughout the day,
locker holders made their
way to Royera Lockers.
Scrutiny of these lockers
comes after MP Kirodi
Meena claimed that black
money worth Rs 500 cr &
50 kg of gold were hidden
within the lockers.
Locker owners summoned amid
I-T dept search at Ganpati Plaza
ASKIRDOIMEENANOTATHOME,CONGLEADER
DINESHKHODANIYAPOSTPONESHISDHARNA
Jaipur: Cong leader Dinesh Khodaniya has
decided to postpone his ‘kooch’ to the residence
of BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena. He said that since
Kirodi was not at home, he did not proceed with the
march and protest. Additionally, the police did not grant
permission for the protest due
to the model code of conduct.
Khodsniya stated that he
intends to protest at Meena’s
residence when he returns,
with the necessary police
permission. It is worth men-
tioning that Meena had made
allegations against Dinesh
Khodaniya, which led to an
ED raid on Khodaniya’s residence. Speaking to media
for the first time after the ED action, Khodaniya clarified
that nothing incriminating was found at his home.
Four onboard bus
die as it collides
with car in Phalodi
Complainant
against MLA Dudi
retracts in court
Rajesh Thanvi
Phalodi
Four persons were dead
and more than 20 were
injured as a private bus
collided with a car near
Kalra village in Phalodi.
The injured were rushed
to the district hospital.
The accident occurred on
NH-11 when a private
bus, en route from Ram-
devra to Phalodi, hit the
car. The passengers, who
had been returning from
a visit to Ramdevra Baba,
were primarily from Os-
ian and Phalodi regions.
The deceased were the
bus passengers.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
A 33-year-old woman
who had filed a com-
plaint in court against
Congress MLAChetan
Dudi for allegedly rap-
ing her said she no
longer wants action on
complaint. The court
had sought report from
police in matter but po-
lice said that no FIR
was registered. Now
the victim expressed
her reluctance to pur-
sue any action. In a
prior court appearance,
she also mentioned to
change her lawyer.
JDAturnsblindeyeon
JLNMarg’s200ftstrip
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
The Jaipur Develop-
ment Authority (JDA)
has turned a blind eye to
indiscriminate con-
struction on 200 feet
stretch on JLN Rod.
Specifically, an unau-
thorized commercial
structure is taking shape
on this crucial land strip
on the JLN road which
serves as a VVIP route.
The issue revolves
around an illegal mar-
riage venue that is being
constructed adjacent to
Hotel Red Fox. A few
years ago, a wedding
venue operated without
restrictions in this area
but was later shut down.
Now, it appears to be
making a resurgence.
This unchecked de-
velopment has raised
questions about why
authorities are not inter-
vening, especially when
construction on the
VVIP road should be
closely monitored.
IN BRIEF
Jaipur: The enforcement
wing of Jaipur Development
Authority (JDA) on Monday
demolished seven under-con-
struction godowns in Daulat-
pura area of Zone-13. Chief
Controller of Enforcement
Dharmendra Kumar Yadav
informed that the illegal go-
downs were being construct-
ed on agricultural land,
which were in violation of
the JDA by-laws.
Jaipur: The people in old
city of Jaipur freaked out
when they saw sudden fire
at Nahargarh Hills on Mon-
day. The fire breaks out near
Padao Restaurant and due to
continuous winds, the
flames started spreading
around the grass hills. The
reason for the fire was un-
known but people started
making the video viral.
Sevenillegalwarehouses
demolishedinDaulatpura
Sudden fire breaks out
on Nahargarh hills in Jpr
SANTOSH
SHARMA

STRENGTHENING LAW & ORDER
Sharma in talks with CS of border
States to curb illegal smuggling
First India Bureau
Jaipur
hief Secretary
Usha Sharma
will hold meet-
ings with CS of border
states to curb smuggling
of illegal liquor, drugs
and cash from border
states. A meeting was
held with the CS of Uttar
Pradesh. There will be a
meeting with the CS of
Punjab as well.
Sharma said that pre-
vention should be en-
sured through checkposts
and blockades. The chief
secretary has sought co-
operation and coordina-
tion with Rajasthan Po-
lice and other concerned
agencies for the same.
CS Sharma is regularly
conducting review meet-
ings in view of the up-
coming assembly elec-
tions through police
blockades, checkposts
and patrolling of border
states. Emphasis is on
taking effective security
measures to prevent any
untoward activity.
Steps are being taken
as per the instructions of
the Election Commission
of India. Cases sent to the
ECI will be reviewed af-
ter the screening commit-
tee meeting.
Usha Sharma
C
QUOTE-UNQUOTE
Kharge ji should give a
statement regarding atroci-
ties on women & Dalits tak-
ing place under misrule of Congress.
He should answer why such misgov-
ernance has not been punished yet.
Chandrakanta Meghwal , BJP MLA
Why PM Modi broke his
promise regarding the
ERCP project. Those who
themselves talked about giving the
status of a national project turned a
blind eye to this project.
Urmila Jain Bhaya, Baran Zila Pramukh
We will talk about two
things, One, the promise
that was made on ERCP
was not fulfilled, Second, the govern-
ment has started projects for drinking
water and irrigation for people.
GS Dotasra, Congress State President
Just two hours before the
model code of conduct they
(Congress Government)
announced the caste census...In the
past five years, they have only made
announcements.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, BJP MP
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RAJASTHAN
ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS
2023
DAYS
FOR
Alleyesoneastern
Rajasthanareasas
electionsclosein
Speculations on MLA Om Prakash
Hudla’s contact with both the parties
Case against BJP’s Ashu Singh Surpura
for violating Model Code of Conduct
RichhpalMirdha
pushesforhissonin
upcomingelections
There is speculation
over which party will
Om Prakash Hudla contest
elections from as he is in
touch with both Congress
and BJP. Talks are that
attempts are there to get
tickets from either of them.
People from Gehlot camp
are trying to get Hudla a ticket from Congress but the
Sachin Pilot Camp has accused Hudla of being in touch
with BJP also. Some people termed Mahuva as a gen-
eral seat and advocated tickets for general candidates.
On the other hand, some leaders of BJP also put a veto
for not allowing Hudla’s entry into BJP. Hudla is ac-
cused of supporting Congress in the last five years.
Jaipur: After the
implementation of the
code of conduct for the
Assembly elections 2023,
action has now started
against those who violate
the code of conduct. The
police have filed a case in
Vaishali Nagar police
station against BJP leader Ashu Singh Surpura who
violated the code of conduct. Singh, seeking ticket from
Jhotwara, organized an event in the Kesar Bagh
marriage garden without permission. A large number of
people participated in it. When information regarding
permission was sough, they evaded reply. A case has
been registered under 188 IPC and 4:6 RNC Act.
Nagaur: A statement
of Congress leader
Richpal Mirdha has come
up in discussion wherein
the senior leader said,
“We have to contest
elections, will fill form on
2nd. You guys, don’t get
engrossed in the
procession, you have to
go at the right time. I am
not a candidate so code
of conduct doesn’t
matter, all this is not from
Vijaypal’s side but from
my side.Till date Vijaypal
has not committed any
mistake in his mind but if
some mistake has been
made, I apologize to all of
you for that.”
The political
strategists have
their eyes on Eastern
Rajasthan. Last time
Congress had won 35
seats out of 39. BJP got
3 seats from this part of
state. In these also,
BJP’s credibility was
saved by getting 2 seats
in Alwar. Gurjars voted in
favour of Congress on
35-40 Gurjar dominated
seats. 8 out of 11 Gurjar
candidates from
Congress had won
whereas all the 7 Gurjar
candidates of BJP were
defeated. Hence this time
top leaders of BJP took
the election command.
Adda
Adda
RAJ
RAJniti
ka
RathorequestionsCong
overERCPrallyinBaran
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
Referring to the Con-
gress rally in Baran,
Leader of Opposition Ra-
jendra Rathore on Mon-
day said that all three
characters of September
25, 2022 political inci-
dent were on one stage
on Monday. He said that
at that time Kharge Sa-
heb kept waiting for the
MLAs but the MLAs re-
mained missing. Then
the MLAs went to Speak-
er Dr CP Joshi and sub-
mitted their resignations
and a case on this is
pending in the High
Court.
“Why CM Ashok Ge-
hlot don’t open his mouth
regarding the law and or-
der situation of the state.
Half a dozen murders
have taken place in the
state in the last 48 hours.
Gangsters are demanding
extortion in the capital
Jaipur. The state did not
get a Home Minister for
five years because CM
had to use the police to
keep a watch on his own
people,” he told the me-
dia in a press conference
at BJP headquarters.
He said that Rajasthan
has reached a state of
economic emergency.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur
Union Jal Shakti Minis-
ter Gajendra Singh Shek-
hawat cornered Congress
President Mallikarjun
Kharge and CM Ashok
Gehlot on the pretext of
‘Red Diary’. He said that
let the government
change, rainbow col-
oured diaries will come
about the exploits of the
present government.
In an informal conver-
sation with journalists at
Jodhpur airport, Shekha-
wat said on questions re-
lated to Congress meet-
ing in Baran that Red
Diary was once again
mentioned in the election
meeting of the party.
“Congress President
Kharge ji said in his of-
ficial statement that it is
written in the Red Diary
that the next government
is going to be formed by
Congress. Today Kharge
accepted that it is a dia-
ry,” he said.
“Let the government
change. When the inves-
tigation starts, many dia-
ries will start coming
out,” he said.
Shekhawat also visited
Luni on Monday and at-
tended religious and so-
cial programs.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
BSP supremo Mayawati
will visit the state on No-
vember 17, just a week
ahead of the election date
and will hold eight public
meetings in different as-
sembly constituencies.
BSP State President
Bhagwan Singh Baba
said that Mayawati will
stay here till November
20. During these four
days, she will address a
total of eight public
meetings. She would ad-
dress public meetings in
two assembly constituen-
cies every day.
Baba said that the state
office has received the
detailed schedule of
Mayawati’s state tour.
The party will mobilize
completely to make her
public meetings success-
ful and historic.
Gajanand Sharma
Sawai Madhopur
BJP candidate from
Sawai Madhopur assem-
bly seat Dr. Kirodi Lal
Meena made his first
visit to the district after
declaration of his name.
He paid a visit to Trinetra
Ganesh Temple in Ranth-
ambore and prayed for
success in the upcoming
elections. During his vis-
it, Kirodi was accompa-
nied by a sizable group of
party workers. He also
engaged with the people
at the district headquar-
ters.
On the other hand,
Congress is reviewing its
strategy for Sawai Mad-
hopur seat after Meena
was made the candidate.
Initially, it seemed likely
that the incumbent MLA
would retain the Sawai
Madhopur seat, but with
Kirodi’s entry, the Con-
gress is now reassessing
its strategy.
BJP-Congress
heads…
It was certainly some-
what surprising for the
national president of a
party to visit during the
election season and not
give a message from any
public platform. This
can be understood
amidst the sparks of dis-
satisfaction that arose
within the party after the
first list of BJP came out.
After the meeting, a
message was also given
to the BJP members of
the entire state that the
organization is para-
mount and forgetting
differences of opinions,
all the leaders and work-
ers should now concen-
trate on winning the
elections. Nadda stressed
that the first goal is to
make the lotus blossom
in the state and form the
BJP government.
Meanwhile, Kharge
enumerated all the
schemes of Gehlot gov-
ernment and the bene-
fits the public was get-
ting from them in the
Baran meeting. Speak-
ing on Red Diary, he
also targeted BJP and
PM Modi. With this
election speech he ex-
plained the party line
for campaigning.
Though BJP initially re-
leased the first list tar-
geting the weak seats,
but through Kharge,
Congress made its debut
to win those 89 seats in
13 districts where its
party was strong. The
issue of water was also
raised, which affects
these areas.
The political dynam-
ics in the region are
poised for a transforma-
tion as both major par-
ties vie for supremacy
in upcoming elections.
Yogesh Sharma
Banswara
The Bharatiya Tribal
Party has released its first
list of 9 candidates for the
upcoming Rajasthan As-
sembly elections. The
party has named Ranch-
hod Tabiyad for Chorasi
in Dungarpur. Praveen
Parmar from Kherwara
in Udaipur. Basant Gara-
sia from Bagidaura, Dr.
Dev Damor from Jhadol,
Devchand Mavi from
Kushalgarh, Rajkumar
Katara from Morthala,
Tagaram Bhil from Sheo,
Mughalaram from Bali,
and Prakash Kharadi
from Salumber seat.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The state government has
issued a notification de-
claring November 25, the
polling day as a holiday
during the upcoming As-
sembly elections.
According to the order
issued by the Finance
(ways and means) De-
partment, there will be a
holiday under the Nego-
tiable Instruments Act
(NIAct) 1881 on the vot-
ing day (November 25)
in the offices located in
all the Legislative As-
sembly constituencies of
the state.
RATHORE MEDIATES WITH REBELS IN SIKAR AND
JHUNJHUNU, HELPS FIND COMMON GROUNDS
Rajendra Rathore with Parmod Vashishtha, Laxmikant Bharadwaj and Pankaj Meena, addressing
the media at a press conference at BJP headquarters in Jaipur on Monday. SANTOSH SHARMA
GS Shekhawat during a social program at Dhundhara village in
Luni on Monday.
Kirodi Lal Meena offering prayers at the Trinetra Ganesh Temple
in Ranthambore on Monday.
Sikar: Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore is in
active mode in Sikar and Jhunjhunu. He claimed
to have reached consensus with rebellious lead-
ers Dinesh Joshi in Laxmangarh, Rajesh Katewa in
Nawalgarh, and Girdhari Khichad in Mandawa. “Efforts
continue to convince others and bring them into the BJP
family,” he said. About the state leadership not knowing
about tickets to MPs, Rathore said whatever decision the
central leadership takes, everyone should accept it.
Targeting CM Gehlot regarding Colonel Kesari Singh’s
appointment as RPSC member, Rathore said mistake
demands punishment.
Debt in State has
increased to `5L 37
thousand 13 crore:
Rajendra Rathore
The BSP head will
commence her visit
to the state from
November 17
Congress may field a
Meena candidate
against Kirodi for the
SWMR assembly seat
Let govt change, diaries
of many colours will
come out: Shekhawat
Mayawati to address
8 meetings in 4 days
FROM P1…
BTP releases 1st
list of 9 candidates
for assembly polls
Polling day Nov
25 declared as
holiday by govt
Kirodi Lal Meena visits temples,
starts campaign for SWMR seat
CS Sharma is
tackeling cross-
border smuggling,
coordinating with
states, reinforcing
checkposts, and
aligning security
measures with EC
directives for
upcoming elections
Mayawati, BSP supremo
Amidst party
discontent, BJP’s
national president
urges unity for
elections, while
Congress counters
with Kharge
highlighting Gehlot’s
schemes and
targeting BJP

TOP
TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Sever the ignorant doubt in
your heart with the sword of
self-knowledge. Observe your
discipline. Arise.
BHAGAVAD GITA
Best wishes to all NSG personnel as
they mark their Raising Day. The @
nsgblackcats have firmly established
themselves as a distinguished force,
safeguarding us from various threats. On this
special occasion, I laud all the brave personnel
of the force who, in the course of their duty,
displayed unwavering professionalism, a deep
love for our nation and indomitable courage.
Narendra Modi @narendramodi
Heartiest congratulations to India’s
GM @sadhwani2005 on winning silver
medal at the World Junior Blitz Chess
Championship 2023!! World Junior Rapid
C’ships Gold Medal. World Junior Blitz C’ships
Silver Medal. Your remarkable achievements
serve as an inspiration to fellow players and fills
the nation with pride. Keep up the momentum,
and all the very best for future endeavors!.
Anurag Thakur @ianuragthakur
IN-DEPTH
CASH-FOR-QUERY
SCAM MEMORY
GETS REVIVED
ahua Moitra, one of the most outspoken Lok
Sabha MPs ofTrinamool Congress, finds her-
self in hot waters for her repeated attacks on
Gautam Adani. Nishikant Dubey, a BJP MP, has in a
letter urged the Speaker Om Birla to form a committee
to probe his charge that Moitra took bribes from a
business group to raise questions against Adani.
Taking money to ask questions, whether for a cor-
porate house or an individual, is a serious offence
which falls under the Prevention of Corruption Act
and other sections of the IPC. In 2005, 11 former MPs
were charge-sheeted in a cash-for-query scam which
raised questions of ethics on MPs conduct. The scam
was uncovered by Cobrapost online news site. The
MPs were later expelled. BJP leader LK Advani
found their expulsion “harsh”.
The same rules will apply to Mahua but the deci-
sion to expel her rests on the Speaker who may first
form a parliamentary panel to look into Nishikant
Dubey’s charges.
M
WHODUNIT DILEMMA
IN NITHARI HORROR
ape and killing of children in Noida’s Nith-
ari area in 2005-2006 was too gory to be eas-
ily forgotten. Nithari shot to infamy for these
gory crimes and Moninder Singh Pandher and his
domestic help Surinder Koli were found guilty by the
CBI court.As per the CBI investigation children were
lured into Pandher’s house by Koli who raped and
killed them. In some cases he was alleged to have
confessed to eating the victims’flesh and having sex
with their lifeless bodies. Children’s bodies were dug
up after Koli’s “confession”.
If the crime as reported on the basis of police and
CBI investigations was shocking, 17 years later the
Allahabad High
Court order acquit-
ting the two accused
is even more shock-
ing. The high court
which also set aside
their death sentence
awarded by the lower
court did not find
enough evidence to
uphold their convic-
tion. Pandher’s law-
yerManishaBhandari
said that he has been
acquitted in two of
the six cases.
If the Pandher and
Koli were not in-
volved in the rapes
and murder of people
missing from the area
then who committed
the crime which was
brought to the notice of the UP Police by Nithari vil-
lagers who accused the police of concealing informa-
tion. This led to the suspension of two policemen.
If the acquittals are made the CBI will have to
answer a lot of questions. Did they arrest the wrong
people and force their confessions? In all likelihood
the judgment will be challenged in the Supreme
Court to allay doubts about the CBI’s efficiency and
investigation.
R
If the acquittals are
made the CBI will
have to answer a lot
of questions. Did
they arrest the
wrong people and
force their
confessions? In all
likelihood the
judgment will be
challenged in the
Supreme Court to
allay doubts about
the CBI’s efficiency
and investigation
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OTHER
UPSETS
THEGLORIOUSGAME
OFUNCERTAINTIES
1999
Bangladesh vs Pakistan
Bangladesh beat Pakistan
in Northampton. Bangla-
desh made 223/9, and in re-
ply, Pakistan were bundled
out for 161 in 44.3 overs.
1996
Kenya vs West Indies
Playing their maiden World
Cup, Kenya scripted a
dramatic upset by defeat-
ing West Indies by 73 runs
in Pune. This was the first
occasion in World Cup
history that a non-Test-
playing nation defeated a
Test-playing nation.
2011
Ireland vs England
Ireland defeated England,
chasing down a mammoth
328 with three wickets
intact at the M Chinnas-
wamy in Bangalore.
1983
Zimbabwe vs Australia
The 1983 edition saw an-
other upset when Zimba-
bwe defeated Australia by
13 runs at Trent Bridge on
their World Cup debut.
Robin
Roy
The writer is Senior
Journalist and former
Managing Editor, First India
ike life,
cricket is full
of uncertain-
ties and
that’s why it
is said that till the last ball
isbowled…acricketmatch
can never be predicted.
Time and again upset
matches and underdogs
have beaten champions and
world class teams to botch
up the prospects of a win-
ning team. And this trend,
as far as the One-Day Inter-
national World Cup is con-
cerned, started way back in
the summer of 1983.
Believe it or not, today’s
kids who are seeing Rohit
Sharma’s willow pulveris-
ing Pakistan’s bowling at-
tack, may not have an idea
that India had a disastrous
start in the World Cups
which began way back in
1975. Called the Prudential
World Cup for the first
three editions, India was
done and dusted by the sec-
ond World Cup four years
later in 1979. But as I said,
Cricket is a glorious game
of huge uncertainties, any-
thing can happen in the
Gentlemen’s Game and
that became evident in the
fourth match of the tourna-
ment in 1983 when India
took onWest Indies… oops
considering the year and
India’s cricketing status
then… the sentence should
read whenWest Indies took
on India in Manchester on
June 9, 1983.
Even in India people
never hoped against hope
about the results, but by
9pm, the All-India Radio
bulletin humbly went on to
announce India’s FIRST-
EVER victory in a league
match in World Cup and
that too defeating the two-
time defending champs the
West indies by 34 runs!
However, for the record,
India’sonlypreviouswinin
the tournament history ac-
tually had come against
East Africa in 1975 while
on the other hand, West In-
dies had not lost a single
match until that day, win-
ning both the 1975 and the
1979 editions.And unfortu-
nately, in 2023… West In-
dies failed to qualify for the
World Cup!!! What a glori-
ous game of uncertainties.
History repeated itself
on Sunday night when Af-
ghanistan registered their
first win by defeating the
defending champions Eng-
land by a whopping 69
runs. Batting first,Afghan-
istan had a brilliant start
and finish… scoring 284 in
49.5 overs. With the pitch
starting to grip and offer
turn in the first half, that
felt like a good challenge
for Jos Buttler and team,
especially with the spin-
ners Afghanistan had.
Again in 1983 India
went on to reach the final
of the Prudential World
Cup and met the Mighty
West Indies. But whatever
is destined has to happen.
In the afternoon of June 25,
1983 India scripted history
and today it is narrated like
a folklore how the battered
and bruisedTeam India (re-
memberDilipVengsarkar’s
injury in a league match
that virtually kept him out
of the tournament) held on
to their hopes to lift the cup
at the balcony of the famed
Lord’s.
Also, since then, West
Indies has never won the
Cup again and now are
even out of the tourna-
ment, while India grew
from strength to strength
and today BCCI is among
the richest sporting boards
in the world.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
L IN 1992, ANOTHER UPSET WAS SEEN AND IT
WAS A WORLD CUP OF MANY FIRSTS TOO
The 1992 World Cup was the first to feature coloured player
clothing, white cricket balls and black sight screens, with a num-
ber of matches being played under floodlights. It was also the
first Cricket World Cup to be held in the southern hemisphere
and the first to include South Africa, who had been allowed to
re-join the International Cricket Council as a Test-playing nation
after the end of Apartheid. For the first time, the World Cup was
not held after a four-year gap, but five. The 1992 edition saw
South Africa in the most bizarre fashion… The Proteas had
beaten the mighty Aussies in Sydney by 9 wickets.
ALLAN DONALD’S 3/34 IN 10 OVERS SAW
ALLAN BORDER AND CO FOLD UP FOR 170/9
For starters, the quality of the South African lineup, in 1992,
however, did not make it look like rookies, but it may be re-
called that South Africa had only just returned to international
cricket after more than two decades. Before the 1992 World
Cup, South Africa had played only three ODIs, when they
came to India and had lost two and won one.
At first-ever win against
full-member side in men’s
ODI WC, Afghanistan did
not just defeat England but
they dominated the match
too. Buttler, had said at start
of tournament, “I don’t see
us as defending champions.
We’re very much in the
same boat now as every-
body sat here on the eve of
tournament trying to win it.”
2023: AFGHANISTAN
THRASHES ENGLAND
Bangladesh got the better
of India by five wickets in
the group-stage match at
Port of Spain, and the result
eventually caused the team's
early elimination. Mashrafe
Mortaza's 4/38 put India in a
spot as they collapsed to a
below-par 191 in 49.3 overs.
Bangladesh chased down
the target in 48.3 overs with
five wickets in hand.
2007: BANGLADESH
VS INDIA MATCH

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TIRADE CONTINUES
Dubey urges IT Minister to probe Mahua’s log-in credentials in Lok Sabha
PTI
New Delhi
JP MP Nishi-
kant Dubey,
who wrote to
Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla accusing TMC’s
Mahua Moitra of taking
“bribes” from a business-
man to ask questions in
Parliament, has also writ-
ten to IT Minister Ash-
wini Vaishnaw, urging
him to investigate the IP
addresses of her log-in
credentials for the House.
In a letter to Birla on
Sunday, Dubey cited a
letter he received from
advocate Jai Anant De-
hadrai and said the law-
yer has shared “irrefuta-
ble” evidence that the
Trinamool Congress
(TMC) MP has taken
bribes in the form of
“cash” and “gifts” from
business tycoon Darshan
Hiranandani to ask ques-
tions in Parliament.
RespondingtoDubey’s
letter, Moitra said “all
parliamentary work of
MPs is done by PAs, as-
sistants, interns and large
teams”, and requested
Vaishnaw to release the
details of the locations
and log-in credentials of
all the MPs with Call
Data Records (CDRs).
She also asked the infor-
mation technology minis-
ter to release information
on the training given to
the staff to log in.
Hiranandani Group has
said there is “no merit” in
the allegations, even as a
war of words continued
on Monday, with Union
minister Rajeev Chan-
drashekhar alleging that
the company was “active-
lyandaggressivelylobby-
ing for data localisation”.
In a letter to Vaishnaw,
Dubey urged him to take
the allegations against
Moitra with “utmost seri-
ousness” and initiate an
investigation to ascertain
the IP addresses of all
log-in credentials of the
TMC leader’s Lok Sabha
account and determine
whether there were any
instances in which her
account was accessed at
a location where she was
not present.
He said the allegation
that the Krishnanagar MP
gave Darshan Hiranan-
dani and the Hiranandani
conglomerate access to
her log-in credentials for
the Lok Sabha website so
that they could utilise it
for their own personal
gain “is possibly the most
damning and grave of all
the charges that are being
made against her”.
BJP MP Nishikant Dube TMC MP Mahua Moitra
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ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS
2023
BJPCECmeetinglikelytodayto
discussremainingcandidates
First India Bureau
New Delhi
BJP’s Central Election
Committee (CEC) is like-
ly to hold a meeting on
October 17 and 19 at the
party headquarters to dis-
cuss the names of the rest
of the candidates for the
upcomingAssembly elec-
tions in poll-bound states,
sources said on Monday.
“The party is likely to
hold two final meetings
for the rest of the candi-
dates on 17th and 19th
October. Presently the
screening committee is
working on the candi-
dates, and after the exer-
cise, it will recommend
names to the CEC. The
first list of the candidates
from Telangana is sup-
posed to come before Oc-
tober 22.Also, the party is
working on a strong man-
ifesto for all five states,”
a party source said.
The party source fur-
ther stated that it is plan-
ning to field senior BJP
leaders in Telangana.
“Like Rajasthan, MP
and Chhattisgarh, the
party is planning to field
big leaders in Telangana
as well,” a source said.
In Chhattisgarh the
BJP has announced 85 of
the 90 candidates for the
assembly polls. In Mad-
hya Pradesh the party has
announced candidates
for 136 of the 230 seats.
—With ANI inputs
ANI
Aizawl
Senior Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi arried in
Mizoram on Monday
carrying with him the
message of Bharat Jodo
Yatra (BJY), according
to party leader Bhakta
Charan Das.
“People’s bonding
with Rahul Gandhi is in-
creasing,” Das said ahead
of Rahul Gandhi’s arrival
in Aizawal on a two-day
visit to the State.
RaGa carrying
BJY’s message
to Aizawl: Das
“Cong will continue appeasement
politics if elected again in C’garh”
Cong’slistof39candidates
forMizorampollsisout
PTI
Rajnandgaon
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Monday
alleged the Congress will
continue to indulge in
“appeasement” politics
for a vote bank if it re-
turns to power in Chhat-
tisgarh after the Assem-
bly polls next month.
At a rally in Rajnand-
gaon city, Shah said the
Congress govt has built a
“corruption chain” up to
Delhi like a food chain
(of restaurants).
“If BJP comes to pow-
er in Chhattisgarh, we
will recover every penny
from the corrupt and they
will be hanged upside
down,” he added.
He also said undivided
Madhya Pradesh-Chhat-
tisgarh had remained a
‘BIMARU’ (laggard)
state during the Congress
rule, but in 15 years after
Raman Singh came to
power (in 2003), it be-
came a developed state.
Shah attacked the Bhu-
pesh Baghel govt over
communal violence in
Biranpur village of Bem-
etara district in April.
PTI
Aizawl
The Congress on Monday
released a list of 39 can-
didates for the Mizoram
polls slated for Nov 7.
The Congress list for
the 40-memberAssembly
was announced on the
day party leader Rahul
Gandhi arrived here on a
two-day campaign visit.
The list will, however,
be officially announced
at a function to be held at
the party office here on
Tuesday, Congress state
media chairman Lalrem-
ruata Renthlei said.
The Congress list,
which includes names of
four incumbent legisla-
tors, left out the name of
its Lunglei south nomi-
nee. The party declared
Lalsanglura Ralte, a first
timer, as its candidate
against CM Zoramthanga
inAizawl East-I seat. Zo-
ramthanga had won the
seat in 2018 too. Mizo-
ram PCC chief Lalsawta
will be the candidate
fromAizawlWest-III seat
and senior party vice-
president Lal Thanzara
from Aizawl North-III.
Lalsawta has been pit-
ted against Zoram Peo-
ple’s Movement (ZPM)
candidate V L Zaithan-
zama and Mizo National
Front nominee K Sawm-
vela. Opposition BJPwill
soon announce the names
of its candidates, a BJP
leader said.
KCR family’s
‘corruption’ in
talks Delhi too:
Rajnath Singh
RahulGandhilandsin
Mizoramon2dayvisit
India’spartitionwasa
historicalmistake:Owaisi
BJP links seized money to Cong;
K’taka CM Siddaramaiah denies
Congress accuses govt of using
Army for its political publicity
PTI
Hyderabad
Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Monday alleged
that power is being abused
and corruption is growing
rapidly under Telangana
Chief Minister K Chan-
drasekhar Rao’s regime,
and that “corruption” by
KCR’s family is being
talkedaboutnotjustinTel-
angana but even in Delhi.
At a rally at Jammikun-
ta,SinghaskedwhyTelan-
gana “could not achieve
development” during the
BRS regime though peo-
ple of the state are skillful
and industrious.
“In 10 years,Telangana
development is not only
limited but it remained as
privatelimited.Whythere
is interference of KCR’s
family (in govt)? People
have made you CM, not
your family,” he said.
ANI
Aizawl
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Monday ar-
rived on a two-day visit
to Mizoram on Monday.
Upon his arrival, Ra-
hul Gandhi also took part
in a Padyatra from Chan-
mari (Aizawl) to Raj
Bhawan.
Speaking toANI, Con-
gress spokesperson
Mathew Antony said,” It
was a long-awaited visit
of Rahul Gandhi to Miz-
oram. Mizoram has fond
memories of the visit of
his father Rajiv Gandhi
in 1986. People are shar-
ing their excitement over
his (Rahul Gandhi) visit.
PTI
Hyderabad
AIMIM Chief Asadud-
din Owaisi on Monday
said the partition of India
should never have hap-
pened and called it a ‘his-
torical mistake.’
At a presser, Owaisi
said historically this was
one country and unfortu-
nately it was divided,
which should not have
happened.
“Historically, this was
one country and unfortu-
nately it was divided. It
shouldnothavehappened.
This is what I can say. But
if you want, arrange a de-
bate and I will tell you
who is responsible for di-
visionofthiscountryIcan
not give a one line answer
for a historical mistake
that was committed at that
time,” he told reporters.
Agencies
Bengaluru
Karnataka Chief Minis-
ter Siddaramaiah has
dismissed as “baseless”
the Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty’s (BJP’s) alllegation
linking the alleged recov-
ery of unaccounted cash
of over Rs 50 crore dur-
ing an I-T raid in the city
to the state’s ruling Con-
gress party.
“This allegation is
baseless. Contractors do
not belong to any politi-
cal party. Neither we ask
them (contractors), nor
they give us,” he told re-
porters in Mysuru.
State BJP President
Nalin Kumar Kateel ear-
lier in the day alleged that
the money was linked to
the Congress. Tthe BJP
has decided to stage two-
day protest till Tuesday
in various district and ta-
luka headquarters, de-
manding Siddaramaiah
and his deputy DK Shi-
vakumar’s resignations.
Kateel claimed that a
few days after Rs 600
crore was released to the
contractors, over Rs 45
crore was seized from a
contractor’s house,
“making it clear that this
unaccounted money is
linked to the Congress,
and it is their money”.
“I demand that the CM
and the DCM resign ow-
ing to moral responsibil-
ity,” Kateel said.
PTI
New Delhi
The Congress on Mon-
day accused the govern-
ment of making a “cheap
attempt” of using the
Army for its political
publicity and sought
President Droupadi Mur-
mu’s immediate inter-
vention in the matter.
The party’s remarks
come in the wake of
claims made in a media
report that the Army
would help publicise
government schemes
across the country.
Congress general sec-
retary, communications,
Jairam Ramesh said the
Army belongs to all and
has never been made a
part of the country’s in-
ternal politics.
“After facing failure on
inflation, unemployment
and all other fronts during
the last nine and a half
years, the Modi govern-
mentisnowmakingavery
cheap attempt to get its
politicalpublicityfromthe
army. This attempt to po-
liticise the army is a very
dangerousstep,”hesaidin
a post in Hindi on X.
“We request President
Droupadi Murmu ji, the
Supreme Commander of
the IndianArmed Forces,
to intervene in this matter
and direct the Modi gov-
ernment to immediately
withdraw this wrong
step,” he said.
Amit Shah with former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh and State BJP
chief Arun Sao at a public meeting, in Rajnandgaon, on Monday.
Cong leader Rahul Gandhi greets supporters during a ‘Padyatra’
from Chanmari to Raj Bhawan, in Aizawl, Mizoram, on Monday.
ADANI GROUP LATCHES ON TO LAWYER’S
COMPLAINT TO TARGET MAHUA MOITRA
Adani Group latched on to a complaint by a BJP
MP to attack Mahua Moitra, who has been criticising
the conglomerate since Hindenburg alleged fraud,
saying groups and individuals have been working overtime
to harm its name. Adani Group referred to Dubey’s com-
plaint saying a Dehadrai has “ﬁled a complaint with the CBI
bringing on record the ‘commission of an elaborate criminal
conspiracy by Moitra and Darshan Hiranandani, CEO of
Hiranandani Group for speciﬁcally targeting Adani and his
group of companies through parliamentary questions.”

INDIA 06
Jaipur, Tuesday | October 17, 2023 www.firstindia.co.in firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur thefirstindia thefirstindia thefirstindia
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Chief Election Commis-
sioner Rajiv Kumar paid
tributes and condoled
family members of late
former CEC Dr MS Gill
at his residence in New
Delhi on Monday morn-
ing. Former CECs Sushil
Chandra, Sunil Arora,
Shahabuddin Yaqoob
Quraishi, Syed Nasim
Ahmad Zaidi other ECI
officers also attended the
cremation and paid trib-
utes to Dr Gill in New
Delhi on Monday.
Dr Gill had passed
away in Delhi on Sunday
after a brief illness.
He served as the chief
election commissioner
(CEC) between Decem-
ber 1996 and June 2001.
Dr Gill retired as the
Chief Election Commis-
sioner of India, a position
heheldfrom1996to2001.
“Dr MS Gill was the
11th Chief Election Com-
missioner of India. The
Election Commission of
India deeply mourns the
demise of its 11th Chief
Election Commissioner.
Dr M S Gill, a brilliant of-
ficer of the 1958 batch of
Indian Administrative
Services Punjab cadre
was CEC during the pe-
riod from 12th December
1996 to 13th June 2001.
He succeeded TN Seshan
as the CEC of India,” the
Election Commission of
India (ECI) said in a trib-
ute to Dr Gill.
After retirement, Gill
joined the Indian Nation-
al Congress and repre-
sented Punjab in the Ra-
jya Sabha from 2004 to
2016, marking two suc-
cessful terms as a mem-
ber of the upper house.
During his tenure as
CEC, ECI successfully
conducted the General
Elections to the 12th Lok
Sabha in 1998 and 13th
Lok Sabha in 1999; 11th
Presidential Elections and
Vice-Presidential Elec-
tions in 1997, and Gen-
eral Elections to Legisla-
tive Assemblies in more
than 20 states. Dr Gill was
awarded the Padma Vib-
hushan in the year 2000
for his exceptional and
distinguished services as
a civil servant.
Tributes pour in for former CEC Manohar Singh Gill
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, former CECs Sushil Chandra, Sunil
Arora, SY Quraishi, Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi and others pay tributes to Gill
BJP leader Manjinder (yellow turban), Sangrur Lok Sabha MP
Simranjit Mann and others pay last tributes to Dr MS Gill (inset).
Union Minister
Hardeep
Singh Puri (C),
BJP leaders
Manjinder
Singh Sirsa (R),
RP Singh (2nd
R) and others
lay wreath
on the mortal
remains of
Dr MS Gill, in
New Delhi on
Monday.
CPI leader Brinda Karat (c), BJP leaders Manjinder Sirsa (R), RP Singh
(2nd R) and others pay last tributes to Dr MS Gill, on Monday.
MISSION GAGANYAAN
ISRO to conduct TV-D1 test flight on Saturday
First India Bureau
ANI
SRO is all set
for the Flight
Test Vehicle
Abort Mission a key part
of its ambitious human
space mission Gagan-
yaan, between 7 am and
9 am this Saturday, the
space agency confirmed
on Monday through a
post on X.
The Test Vehicle is a
single-stage liquid rock-
et developed for this
abort mission. The pay-
loads consist of the crew
module (CM) and crew
escape systems (CES),
along with others.
This flight will simu-
late the abort condition
during the ascent trajec-
tory. Crew escape sys-
tems with crude modules
will be separated from
the test vehicle at an al-
titude of about 17 km.
Subsequently, the abort
sequence will be execut-
ed autonomously com-
mencing with the sepa-
ration of crew escape
systems and deployment
of the series of para-
chutes, finally culminat-
ing in the safe touch-
down of crew module in
the sea, about 10 km
from the coast of Sri-
harikota.
The crew module af-
ter its integration pro-
gress underwent various
electrical testing, at IS-
RO’s facility in Bengal-
uru, and has been dis-
patched to Sriharikota
on August 13.
ISRO shares an update on preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle
Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) on Monday. ANI
ISRO Chief S
Somanath had on
Saturday said there
would be at least
three more tests of
the same nature in
the coming days
I
PTI
Srinagar
Parts of Kashmir Valley
and Ladakh Union Terri-
tory received fresh snow-
fall while rains lashed
plains plummeting tem-
perature on Monday.
The Meteorological
Centre Srinagar predicts
light to moderate rain or
snow over higher reach-
es, very likely at scat-
tered places in JK on
Monday.
Currently, it is over-
cast with intermittent
rain and snowfall over
higher reaches at scat-
tered places in JK, the
MET office said.
It said light rain or
snowfall over higher
reaches was likely in
scattered places on Octo-
ber 17. The overall im-
provement in weather is
likely from October 18
onwards, the MeT office
said.
There is also a possi-
bility of a significant
drop in temperature
across Jammu and Kash-
mir, the MeT office add-
ed. Gurez in north Kash-
mir’s Bandipora and Peer
Ki Gali on the Shopian-
Poonch road received
snowfall Monday. Bandi-
pora-Gurez Road was
closed for vehicular traf-
fic as a precautionary
measure in view of the
fresh snowfall.
Drass, the world’s sec-
ond-coldest place after
Siberia, received the sea-
son’s first snowfall along
with Leh, Kargil, and
Sanku in Ladakh Union
Territory on Monday.
Light to moderate snow
showers can also occur in
Leh and Kargil districts
until tomorrow.
The inclement weather
may temporarily disrupt
transportation, especially
at vulnerable places like
Zojila, Mughal Road,
Sinthan Top, Sadnatop,
etc., the Met office said.
ANI
New Delhi
The Income Tax Depart-
ment conducted search
and seizure action related
to some government con-
tractors, real estate devel-
opers and their associates
last week and about 55
premises were covered in
Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh, Telangana and
New Delhi. According to
a CBDT press release, in-
criminating evidence in
the form of loose sheets,
hard copies of documents
and digital data have been
found and seized.
It said the search has
resulted in a seizure of
unaccounted cash of ap-
proximately Rs 94 crore
and gold and diamond
jewellery of over Rs 8
crore, aggregating to
more than Rs 102 crore.
A cache of about 30
luxury wristwatches of
foreign make was un-
earthed from the premises
of a private salaried em-
ployee, not engaged in the
business of wristwatches,
the release said.
The searches were held
on October 12.
PTI
Noida
As the media watches,
Ram Kishan hurls a brick
into the abandoned bun-
galow of Moninder Sin-
gh Pandher, anger and
frustration reflecting on
his face. The labourer’s
three-year-old son was
one of the victims of the
2006 serial killings.
Emotions overflowed
as nearly two-decade-old
wounds were opened
again on Monday with an
order of the Allahabad
High Court that acquitted
domestic help Surendra
Koli and his employer
Pandher in the case for
lack of evidence.
After throwing the
brick, Ram Kishan
doesn’t speak to anyone
and walks home, two
minutes away from Pan-
dher’s bungalow.
The acquittal of Pand-
her and Koli recalled for
many the chilling crime
targeting young children
that came to light with
skeletal remains being
found behind Pandher’s
bungalow in Sector 30,
adjoining Nithari village.
A two-judge bench of
Justices Ashwani Kumar
Mishra and SHA Rizvi
allowed the appeals filed
by Koli and Pandher,
who were challenging
the death sentence given
by a CBI court in Ghazi-
abad. The high court said
the prosecution failed to
prove its case beyond
reasonable doubt.
PTI
Hanoi
ExternalAffairs Minister
S Jaishankar met his Vi-
etnamese counterpart
Bui Thanh Son on Mon-
day and discussed ways
to boost cooperation in
areas like trade, energy,
defence and maritime se-
curity while also sharing
perspectives on the Indo-
Pacific, amidst China's
aggressive behaviour in
the region.
Jaishankar and Son
also unveiled commemo-
rative stamps celebrating
50 years of establishment
of diplomatic ties be-
tween India and Vietnam.
“Stamps depicting
Kalaripayattu and Vovi-
nam capture our shared
affinity for sports and
celebrate the strong cul-
tural, social people-to-
people links between In-
dia and Vietnam,” he
posted on X.
ANI
New Delhi
Fire was reported in five
coaches of a suburban
train running from Maha-
rashtra's Ahmednagar to
Ashti this afternoon
around 3 pm, officials
said. Meanwhile, five
coaches of an 8-coach
DEMU train caught fire
between Ahmednagar
and Narayanpur stations,
on Monday.
Parts of Kashmir, Ladakh
receive fresh snowfall
Snow being cleared from Mughal road after heavy snowfall in Pir ki Gali area, in Poonch on
Monday. Reportedly, authorities suspended the vehicular traffic on Mughal road. ANI
Students protect themselves with a scarf and umbrellas during
rains, in Srinagar, Monday. PTI
I-T raid on contractor R. Ambikapathy who had alleged 40%
commission against previous BJP govt in K’taka.
Moninder
Singh Pandher
Surinder
Koli
SNOW, RAINS
BRING MERCURY
DOWN IN KASHMIR
The tempera-
ture dropped
significantly
on Monday across
the Union territories
of JK and Ladakh
as the higher areas
received the season’s
first snowfall while the
plains were lashed
with incessant rains.
The Zojila Pass on the
Srinagar-Leh road,
Razdan Pass, and
other higher places re-
ceived a good amount
of snow resulting in
closure of the highway.
The Mughal Road,
which links Jammu’s
Rajouri and Poonch
districts directly with
the Kashmir valley,
was also shut due to
heavy snow.
I-T Dept conducts searches in
Karnataka, Andhra, Telangana
Justicedenied,sayvictims’parents
afterHCorderacquittingaccused
Fire breaks out
in 5 coaches of
train in Maha
EAM Jaishankar meets
Vietnam FM Bui Thanh Man booked for forcing wife to have sex with
his friends in Bengaluru, investigation on
Bengaluru: Karnataka police have lodged an FIR
against a man for forcing his wife to have physical
relations with his friends here, police said on Monday. The
incident came to light after the woman lodged a police
complaint Following a complaint by the wife, Amruthahalli
police in Bengaluru have launched an investigation.
SC refuses to lift
stay on CBI probe
against Shivakumar
New Delhi: The
Supreme Court on
Monday refused to
vacate the interim stay on
the CBI’s investigation
into the disproportionate
assets case against
Karnataka Deputy chief
minister DK Shivakumar.
Mhadei sanctuary in
Goa to be notified as
55th tiger reserve
New Delhi: The
Mhadei wildlife
sanctuary in Goa will be
notified as a new tiger
reserve this month. The
proposal to notify the
tiger reserve in Goa
dates back to the UPA
government in 2011.
CRUCIAL READ
NITHARI KILLINGS
FORMER CEC SUNIL ARORA RECALLS HIS LONG
ASSOCIATION WITH DR. MANOHAR SINGH GILL
Dr Manohar Singh Gill was an icon for a whole lot
of us. He was invariably affable, helpful and very
erudite. His first love was Agriculture and he had
a deep understanding of the myriad problems of farmers
including their indebtedness and callous exploitation by
middlemen. Although a super senior so to
say, he was always kind and never patronis-
ing. I can recall with lot of gratefulness that
whenever I sought any guidance from him
and as CEC he never sounded sermonising
and condescending. He always gave a very
seasoned advise but the last person who
ever refrained from calling a spade a spade. His knowledge
of the nuances of legal and complex constitutional issues
was formidable. He was avidly fond of mountaineering es-
sentially starting from his tenure as DC of Lahaul and Spiti.
The likes of him are hardly made in services any more.

OCT 5 - NOV 19
07
Women athletes take
centrestage in Jaipur
First India Bureau
Jaipur
As Day 3 of the SFA
Championships unfolded
in Jaipur, “She is Gold”
took centre stage, cele-
brating the prowess and
determination of female
athletes. The day was
marked by the participa-
tion of more than 250 fe-
male athletes from across
the state, competing with
zeal on the track, the
courts and in racquet
sports, attheiconicSawai
Mansingh Stadium.
The basketball courts
looked glorious with fe-
male athlete contingent
across schools competing
to bring their school on
the leaderboard. The
U-11 team in basketball
(for girls) saw Cambridge
Court World School bag
all three podium posi-
tions and a gold in the
U-18 team in basketball,
as well!The U-16 team in
basketball (for girls) had
SS International School
pick bronze in the game.
Athletics set the mood
for the day with events
spanning the 100m,
300m, and 600 m catego-
ries for boys and girls
from U-12 to U-18. From
the nail-biting heats to the
pulsating finals, the track
echoed with the spirit of
competition. The U-14 in
100m girls, saw the top
three positions going to
Cambridge Court World
School, with Adwita
Sharma at number one,
followed by Naisha Ma-
laviya and Nayani Vijay
in second and third posi-
tions respectively.
Stellar performances was witnessed in Athletics, Badminton, and
Kabaddi, as female athletes competed at the Sawai Mansingh
Stadium in Jaipur on Monday.
Indian chef
crowned winner
of MasterChef
PTI
Singapore
InderpalSingh,a33-year-
old Indian-origin Singa-
porean, has emerged as
the winner of ‘Mas-
terChef Singapore’ after
winning a three-way
competition in the finale.
After weeks of intense
competition, Singh won
the fourth season of the
cooking reality show in
the finale aired on Sun-
day, according to Chan-
nel News Asia.
Singh walked away
with SGD 10,000 (ap-
proximately Rs 6.7 lakh)
in cash and other gifts.
Former Miss World
contestant dies at 26
Agencies
New Delhi
Former Miss World Con-
testant Sherika De Ar-
mas, who represented
Uruguay in the Miss
World competition in
2015, died on October 13
at the age of 26 after her
battle with cervical can-
cer, as per a report in the
New York Post. Ms De
Armas had undergone
chemotherapy and radio-
therapy treatment.
The 26-year-old was not
in the top 30 at the 2015
Miss World contest or-
ganised in China. How-
ever, she was “one of the
only six 18-year-olds to
compete” in the pageant.
In an interview with
NetUruguay at that time,
she said. “I always want-
ed to be a model, whether
a beauty model, an ad-
vertising model or a cat-
walk model.
Sherika De Armas
IN BRIEF
Indian sub junior men
defeats Netherlands
U16; women loses
New Delhi: A day of
mixed results unfolded
for the Indian sub junior
teams in their maiden
international tour as the
men secured an impres-
sive 4-2 victory against
the Netherlands U-16
team while the women
faced a 2-6 defeat.
Sikhmanheld,charged
afterwifestabbed
todeathinCanada
Toronto: A 57 year-old
Sikh man has been ar-
rested and charged in
connection with the fa-
tal stabbing of his wife
in Canada’s British Co-
lumbia province. First
responders identified
Singh as a suspect at the
scene took him into
custody, as per release.
Indian-origin man
jailed for assaulting
woman on UK train
London: A 39-year-old
Indian-origin man has
been jailed for 16 weeks
and placed on the sexual
offenders register for
seven years after he
pleaded guilty to sexu-
ally assaulting a woman
while travelling on a
train from Birmingham
to London.
We continue to act to destroy,
demolish Hamas, says Israel
ANI
Tel Aviv
Israeli Defence Forces
spokesperson Lieutenant
Colonel Peter Lerner said
that Israel Defence Forc-
es have carried out hun-
dreds of strikes against
Hamas operatives since
its attack on October 7.
He asserted that Israel
continues to act in order
to destroy and demolish
the capabilities of Ha-
mas, adding that the ter-
rorist group will not be
allowed to use Gaza Strip
as a staging ground for
attacks against Israel and
our civilians.”
He said, “We are in day
10 of our war on Hamas
after the government in-
structed us to destroy Ha-
mas’s capabilities, its in-
frastructure, pursue its
leaders, and restore secu-
rity and safety to the peo-
ple of Israel. Indeed,
throughout the last ten
days, the IDF has con-
ducted hundreds of
strikes against Hamas op-
eratives, the leadership,
its institutions and its ter-
rorist infrastructure.”
Palestinians stand by the building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, Monday.
WOULD BE A BIG MISTAKE: JOE
BIDEN OVER GAZA OCCUPATION
Washington: US President Joe
Biden weighed a trip to Israel
while he cautioned against long-
term Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip
on Sunday, as the White House sought to
balance support for the country with fears
that the regional crisis could escalate. “I
think it’d be a big mistake,” said Biden.
“Look, what happened in Gaza, in my
view, is Hamas extreme elements of
Hamas don’t represent all the Palestin-
ian people. And I think that it would be a
mistake for Israel to occupy Gaza again.”
MAJOR WAR HIGHLIGHTS
 Nikki Haley slams Islamic countries for
closing their doors on civilians from Gaza
 Israeli Minister thanks India for standing
with country in fight against Hamas
 US stands by Israel today, tomorrow
every day”: US Secy of State Antony Blinken
 Israel threatens to ‘destroy’ Lebanon if
Iran-backed Hezbollah joins conflict
 Ceasefire plans in southern Gaza
stalled as Israeli ground invasion loom
 Gaza’s crowded hospitals near breaking
point as Israeli ground invasion looms
Ahmed Rehab, left, executive director of the Chicago chapter of the
Council on American-Islamic Relations, embraces victim’s father.
Muslim boy killed
woman wounded in
Illinois hate crime
Agencies
Chicago
An Illinois landlord ac-
cused of fatally stabbing a
6-year-old Muslim boy
and seriously wounding
his mother was charged
with a hate crime after po-
lice and relatives said he
singled out the victims be-
cause of their faith and as
a response to the war be-
tween Israel and Hamas.
In recent days, police
in U.S. cities and fed-
eral authorities have
been on high alert for
violence driven by anti-
semitic or Islamophobic
sentiments. FBI offi-
cials, along with Jewish
and Muslim groups,
have reported an in-
crease of hateful and
threatening rhetoric.
Relatives and a Mus-
lim civil liberties and ad-
vocacy group identified
the slain boy as the
wounded woman’s son.
BIDEN CONDEMNS
“HORRIFIC ACT” OF
HATE” IN CHICAGO
Chicago: US
President Joe Biden
expressed shock
and condemned the “horrific
act of hate” that occurred
in Chicago where a man
allegedly stabbed and killed
a 6-year-old boy and seri-
ously wounded his mother.
Russia returns
four Ukrainian
children in
Qatari deal
Agencies
KYIV, Ukraine
Russia has agreed to re-
turn four Ukrainian chil-
dren to their families, as
part of a deal brokered by
Qatar. The youngest is
two years old and the
oldest is 17.
The repatriation is part
of a pilot scheme to re-
turn more of the thou-
sands of children taken
by Russia following its
full-scale invasion.
Ukraine says it has
identified 20,000 chil-
dren who it alleges were
abducted by Russia.
TheInternationalCrim-
inal Court issued an arrest
warrant for Russia’s Pres-
ident Vladimir Putin, ac-
cusinghimhiscommis-
sionerforchildren’srights
Maria Lvova-Belova of
the unlawful deportation.
Ukrainian kids during protest.
‘CricketinOlympicsmeansopportunities’
Agencies
Mumbai
IOC member Nita M
Ambani on Monday
hailed the inclusion of
cricket in the sports pro-
gramme for the Los An-
geles 2028 Olympics
Games saying it was a
welcome addition that
had the potential to at-
tract a lot of new interest
and opportunities for the
Olympic movement
across newer geogra-
phies in the world.
Cricket’s inclusion
was formally ratified by
the International Olym-
pic Committee (IOC) to-
day at the 141st IOC Ses-
sion in Mumbai, follow-
ing LA28’s recommen-
dation last week.
Speaking after cricket
was officially confirmed
as an Olympic sport, Ms.
Nita Ambani said, “As
an IOC member, a proud
Indian, and an ardent
cricket fan, I am delight-
ed that IOC members
have voted to include
Cricket as an Olympic
Sport in the LA Summer
Olympics 2028!”.
Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation,
and Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic
Committee during the Reliance foundation - Olympic Values
Education Programme held at at Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai.
‘WILLING TO HELP
INDIA’: GARCETTI
ON OLYMPICS 2036
New Delhi: Eric
Garcetti, the
United States
Ambassador to India,
has backed India’s
planned bid to host the
2036 Olympic Games,
saying that he has
spoken to PM Narendra
Modi and was ready to
help if any advice was
needed. “I told PM Modi
‘if you want any advice
on Olympic bid, am
willing to help,” Garcetti,
former Los Angeles
Mayor in charge of the
city’s successful 2028
bid, told in an interview.
Cricket is one of the
most loved sports
globally, and the
second most watched.
For 1.4 billion Indians,
cricket is not just a
sport, it's a religion!.
I'm delighted that this
historic resolution was
passed at the one
hundred and forty-
first IOC Session taking
place right here in our
country in Mumbai.
NITA AMBANI, FIRST INDIAN
WOMAN AS IOC MEMBER
ANI
Lucknow
Five-time champions
Australia registered their
first victory of the World
Cup campaign with a
commanding victory
over Sri Lanka here on
Monday.
Australian bowling
line-up set the tone of the
game and the batters kept
their focus to clinch a
five-wicket victory.
Australia
s t u m b l e d
early in the
i n n i n g s
with David
W a r n e r ,
who is fea-
turing in his
last ODI World Cup, los-
ing his wicket for a score
of 11. Dilshan Madush-
anka trapped Warner in
front of the stumps in the
fourth over.
Raising further hopes
for Sri Lanka, he sent
Steve Smith back to the
dugout for a duck.
Mitchell Marsh and
Marnus Labuschagne
drove the innings from
that point preventing yet
another collapse. Marsh
went on to score 52 but
he was run out to due to
good work in the field by
Karunaratne. Kusal Men-
dis did not make any mis-
take as he dislodged the
stumps before Marsh
could drag his bat into
the crease.
Josh Inglis joined La-
buschagne. Madushanka
claimed the third victim
of his night sending La-
buschagne back for 40 in
in 29th over. Dunith Wel-
lalage claimed a consola-
tion wicket of Inglis who
struck a crucial 58 of 59
balls.
Glenn Maxwell and
Marcus Stoinis took the
Baggy Greens across the
finishing line with scores
of 31* and 20* respec-
tively.
Australia’s batters Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell celebrate after winning match against Sri Lanka in Lucknow on Monday.
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Conggovtshouldberepeatedas
itfulfilledguarantees:Kharge
Nirmal Tiwari, Bhanwar S
Charan Hanspal Yadav
Baran
Congress President Mal-
likarjun Kharge on Mon-
day praised the public
welfare schemes of the
Cong govt of Rajasthan.
Addressing a huge
crowd in Baran, Kharge
said that the Centre isn’t
even giving MNREGA
money to states for the
poor. “The Cong govt has
takenRajforwardinterms
of economic, social, edu-
cation and health. CM
Ashok Gehlot has taken
many steps for the poor.
The Cong govt of Raj
waived off loans worth Rs
16,000 cr of 21 lakh farm-
ers,” he said.
Kharge said that the Raj
govt gave guarantees and
fulfilled them. “PM Modi
had promised that he
would provide two crore
jobs every year and Rs 15
lakh, but did not give any-
thing.PMModiwentback
on his word, but CM
Gehlot fulfilled all his
promises,” Kharge said,
further adding, “Caste
census should be conduct-
ed. If there is a caste cen-
sus then OBCs will get
rights.Publicissayingthat
Cong govt should come
again in Raj. Thus, Con-
gress leaders and workers
will have to campaign
door to door, because
when Cong govt comes
again in Raj, then in 2024
there will be Cong govt at
Centretoo.”“MinPramod
Bhaya was adamant to
build Parvan Irrigation
Project, which is a life-
giving for Kota, Bundi
Jhalawar, for which we
provided Rs 14,000 cr,
foundation stone was laid
by our leader Rahul
Gandhiji,”said Gehlot.
Ravi Sharma, Rajeev Gaur,
Shiv Prakash Purohit and
Dixit Parihar
Udaipur/Jodhpur
Amid After the meeting
in Udaipur, Nadda left
for Jodhpur where he
took the meeting of the
division level office
bearers. In the meeting,
he emphasised the need
for unity and collabora-
tion among the party
members to secure vic-
tory in the upcoming
elections. His message
holds importance as the
party is facing protests
after declaration of 41
candidates in the 1st list.
Booth management
was a key topic of dis-
cussion. “Booth jeeta,
Chunav jeeta,” he told in
the meetings.
Union Ministers Ga-
jendra Singh Shekhawat,
Kailash Choudhary, BJP
State President CP Joshi,
Rajya Sabha member
Rajendra Gehlot, and
Election Committee
Chairman Narayan Pan-
chariya were present in
the meeting.
Nadda interacted with
party officials of Jodh-
pur division on Monday.
In this dialogue meet-
ing, tips were given to
increase the speed and
productivity of the
workers in view of the
upcoming elections.
Union Jal Shakti Min-
ister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat warmly wel-
comed National President
Nadda and said that there
are about 33 assembly
seats in Jodhpur division,
the workers are working
with strong will to make
every seat blossom. He
assured that these BJP
workers have resolved to
create a new history and
hand over 33 lotus flow-
ers to Modi ji from here.
Have entered the election
campaign to realize the
resolve of change.
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Congress Screening
Committee Chairman
Gaurav Gogoi is deep
into preparations for po-
litical tasks given to him
regarding Rajasthan As-
sembly elections.
He has been working
with two fellow commit-
tee members, conducting
essential homework at
his residence in Basant
Kunj in the National
Capital, New Delhi.
Last night, Gogoi held
a crucial meeting with
Rajasthan Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot at Jodhpur
House. The discussions
between the two likely
revolved around party
strategy and election-re-
lated matters.
Gaurav Gogoi was set
to visit the Congress
Headquarters to meet
with Madhusudan Mistry
on Monday.
Mallikarjun Kharge being felicitated with a wooden plough during the launch of Congress’ poll
campaign in Baran on Monday. CM Ashok Gehlot, KC Venugopal, Sukhjinder Randhawa, Dr CP Joshi,
Pramod Jain Bhaya, Mahendrajeet Malviya, GS Dotasra, Joginder Awana and others were present.
Mallikarjun Kharge and GS Dotasra engrossed in
a discussion during rally in Baran on Monday.
‘Arey bhai, mujhe to yeh batao seats kitni le ayoge,’
Kharge seems to be asking Dotasra.
JP Nadda, during organisational meeting in
Jodhpur on Monday, seems to be saying
‘Abhi ruko bhai, sabr karo’.
JP Nadda with CP Joshi, GS Shekhawat at the VIP Lounge in
Jodhpur Airport on Monday. Kailash Choudhary, PP Chaudhary,
Vasudev Devnani, Rajendra Gehlot, Vijaya Rahatkar, Suryakanta
Vyas and others were also present.
Seeking new opportunity
Dheere Dheere re mana, Dheere sab kuch hoye...
Courtesy Meet!
Former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot with fellow officers at the
New Delhi Cantonment Headquarters on Monday, after
taking his Part ‘B’ promotion exam to qualify from the
rank of Captain to a Major in the Territorial Army.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Dr Nishikant Dubey, BJP
leader and LS MP (Godda, Jharkhand) during a courtesy
meet in New Delhi on Monday afternoon.
Nadda:Everyworkershouldtalk
to5peopleofhisbootheveryday
Modi govt has broken its promise about
life-giving ERCP project, asserts Dotasra
Nadda will return
to Delhi today as
couldn’t fly due to
bad weather
First India Bureau
Jaipur
BJP’s Central Election
Committee (CEC) will
hold a meeting on Oct 17
19 at party HQs to dis-
cuss names of rest of the
candidates for upcoming
Assembly polls in Ra-
jasthan, MP Chhattis-
garh. State BJP leaders
left for Delhi to attend the
meeting today wherein,
some more names will be
approved.
Final seal will be given
on about 59 more names,
said sources on Monday.
Congress’s Screening
Committee will meet
again today wherein, 106
names shortlisted so far
will be discussed. Con-
gress’ CEC meeting will
be held on October 18.
The final approval will be
given to unanimous
names of 106 seats. The
first list of Raj Cong may
come on Oct 18 or morn-
ing of Oct 19. CM Ashok
Gehlot will visit New
Delhi today to attend the
Screening committee
meeting.
First India Bureau
New Delhi
On Monday, hearing on
CM Gehlot’s application
in Union Minister GS
Shekhawat defamation
case was held in ACMM
Harjeet Singh Jaspal’s
court in Rouse Avenue
Court. CM Gehlot ap-
peared in court through
VC during which his
lawyer Ramesh Gupta
said, “If any statement is
true and is on record then
defamation case does not
arise on such matters.
Ashok Gehlot has noth-
ing to do with Sanjeevani
scam. We never said that
the complainant is an ac-
cused, but now we are
saying that complainant
is an accused because
documents related to this
case have been hidden
from this court.”
Now Shekhawat’s
lawyer Vikas Pahwa will
present his side in next
hearing on October 20.
Hearing held on CM Gehlot’s plea
Gogoi engrossed in poll preps,
meets various leaders in Delhi
BJP’s CEC meeting today;
Cong’s screening panel
to again hold meet today
Defamation case against Ashok Gehlot
CM Ashok
Gehlot
Gajendra S
Shekhawat
Next hearing on the
matter will take place
on October 20
Cong’s Screening
Committee to discuss
names of 106
shortlistedcandidates
‘Booth jeeta, Chunav jeeta’ Nadda’s
mantra to workers
KAAM KIYA DIL SE, CONGRESS PHIR SE!

JAIPUR, TUESDAY | OCTOBER 17, 2023
Glamour | Fashion | Bollywood | Hollywood | Lifestyle
73...AND FOREVER!
ity First marks the 73rd birth
anniversary of legendary Om Puri,
celebrating his enduring influence on
Indian cinema and his indelible legacy in
the film industry. P11
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n the an-
nals of
fashion
history,
few gar-
m e n t s
evoke the opulence and
grace of the Polonaise
gown. This exquisite at-
tire, born in the heart of the
18th century, is more than
just a dress, it is an em-
bodiment of an era
marked by artistic
flourish and so-
cietal transformation. The
polonaise gown’s name
draws from the Polish
influence that swept
through European
courts. It
emerged dur-
ing the reign of
Louis XV in
France, a time
when fashion was a
canvas for cultural
exchange. This
gown marked a revo-
lutionary shift from
the restrictive, cor-
seted fashion of the
Baroque period.
What sets the
Polonaise apart is
its innovative
construction. It
boasts a
form-fitting
bodice and
a skirt
t h a t
gathers and cascades
gracefully to the back.
The architectural marvel
creates a stunning drape,
revealing glimpses of the
petticoat underneath. It’s
a sartorial dance of fabric
that excludes sophistica-
tion and flair. The mate-
rial used in a gown is
nothing short of extrava-
ganza. Silk, Satin, and
brocade were the canvas-
es upon which artisans
painted intricate floral
motifs and delicate embroidery. The
luxuriousfabricsadornedtheNobeland
were well-heeled, while more straight-
forward variations made the Polonaise
accessible to the burgeoning middle
class.
The beauty of the gown lies only in
its fabric but also in its trimmings. Lace,
ribbons, and bows adorned these dress-
es, adding an air of whimsy and indi-
viduality. Each gown became a work of
art, a statement of personal style and
creativity. The Polonaise Gown carried
deeper symbolism. Its association with
Poland reflected the political ties be-
tween France and Poland during this
period. Women wore it as a silent en-
dorsement of pro-Polish policies in the
French court.
The polonaise gown is a testament to
an era when fashion transcended mere
clothing. It was a means of expressing
cultural sophistication, political align-
ment, and nascent feminism. Today, it
continues to captivate the hearts of
those who cherish the grandeur and his-
tory of fashion.
Fashion has always been a reflection of the times, and
throughout history, clothing styles have evolved to express
Cultural Values and individual tastes. Here with City First, we
bring some iconic garments from the 18th Century that
embodied both fashion and history.
Tripti
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ong, luscious
locks are the
dream of many,
but not everyone
is fortunate
enough to have a
head full of
healthy hair. Hair growth can be
impacted by a range of factors
from genetics to daily stress, but
did you know that your diet plays
a significant role too? Introducing
certain juices into your diet can
have a transformative effect on
your hair's health and growth.
Here's a look at five nutrient-
packed juices that can give your
hair that much-needed boost.
CARROT JUICE FOR
VIBRANT HAIR
When we think of carrots,
we often think of im-
proved eyesight. But
these crunchy wonders
are also beneficial for
hair growth. Packed
with vitaminA, car-
rot juice helps
improve hair growth by boosting
the production of sebum, a natural
oil that aids in keeping the scalp
and hair roots healthy. Moreover,
carrots contain vitamins C and E,
which combat premature graying
and breakage. Drink a glass of car-
rot juice every other day for the
best results.
STRAWBERRIES FOR
STRONGER STRANDS
Red, juicy strawberries aren't just
delicious; they're also a power-
house of hair-boosting nutrients.
These berries are filled with silica,
a trace mineral that's pivotal for
hair strength and is known to pre-
vent hair thinning. Strawberries
also contain a good amount of vi-
tamin C, an antioxidant that aids in
the production of collagen. Colla-
gen strengthens the hair and en-
sures uniform hair growth. To
make strawberry juice, blend a
handful of ripe strawberries with a
bit of water and enjoy this delight-
ful drink.
CUCUMBERS BOOST
HAIR HEALTH
Cucumbers are majorly known for
their hydrating properties, thanks
to their high water content. But
they also offer unique hair growth
benefits. The enzyme content in
cucumber, particularly sulfur-rich
silica, promotes hair
growth and protects hair from fall-
ing out or breaking. Moreover, the
juice provides hydration to the hair,
making it soft, shiny, and less
prone to tangles. For a refreshing
hair boost, enjoy cucumber juice
mixed with a hint of lemon.
CORIANDER JUICE IS A
HAIR GROWTH TONIC
Coriander, also known as cilantro,
might be your favorite garnish, but
there's more to it than just flavor.
Rich in essential vitamins and
proteins, coriander juice en-
hances hair growth and
combats hair fall. It also
fights off the free radi-
cals that could be dam-
aging your hair and
scalp, preventing pre-
mature graying. The
best way to enjoy co-
riander juice is by
blending fresh co-
riander leaves
with water.
Drink this juice
3-4 times a
week for
noticeable
results.
SPINACH JUICE FOR
STRONGER HAIR
Popeye was onto something when
he gulped down spinach for
strength. While it might not give
you superhuman strength, it defi-
nitely can strengthen your hair.
Spinach is a storehouse of vita-
mins A and C, which collectively
produce sebum - the oily sub-
stance that acts as the body's natu-
ral hair conditioner. The iron, beta
carotene, folate, and vitamin C in
spinach also promote hair follicle
and scalp health, leading to
stronger hair. Start your day with
a glass of spinach juice for a hair-
friendly nutrient boost. While
these juices undoubtedly offer a
plethora of benefits for hair
growth, it's essential to understand
that results won't be instant. Con-
sistency is key. Incorporate these
juices into your daily or weekly
routine and complement them
with a balanced diet, adequate wa-
ter intake, and proper hair care.
Remember, external hair treat-
ments can only do so much. For
hair that shines from within, the
nutrients you put into your body
are just as crucial. So, the next
time you're thinking of
reaching for that soda
or artificial drink,
consider one of these
healthy juices in-
stead. Your hair will
thank you!
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of the YOUR DAILY HOROSCOPE by Saurabbh Sachdeva
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Health tips from an expert will enable you
to get closer to your fitness goals. Using
your initiative at work will be much appre-
ciated. You may get a chance to pursue old
hobby. Your generous behavior would en-
able to enjoy some moments with family.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Family will be most supportive, when it re-
ally matters for you. Some of you may add
to your list of properties by booking a new
one. It is good day to confess your love as
stars appear favourable for positive reply. A
long drive is likely to help you.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
It’s a very good day to take calculated
risks in financial matters. Your efforts on
the professional front will be recognised.
Opting for some healthy choices will ensure
you remain in perfect health. Today you
will enjoy the trust of senior management.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Distant relatives may drop in for a surprise
visit. On professional front, recognition for
good work would motivate you to work
harder. Those awaiting an affirmation on
romantic front are likely to get lucky today,
as partner responds positively.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
A friend or colleague may motivate you
to take up a healthy activity. Parents may
appear more than happy with what you de-
liver. Plans for overseas travel are likely to
materialise. You are likely to get clearance
or approval for your construction plans.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Despite hectic schedule you will manage
to find time for family. Seek the opinion
of your family before finalizing a property
deal. Your bold initiatives on romantic front
bring back passion and spark in romantic
relationship.Overall health remains fine.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Avoid raising controversial issues at home
to maintain harmony as much as you can.
Successful implementation of new ideas
and projects would add to your prestige on
the professional front. Your relationship
requires you to be tactful.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will succeed in resolving misunder-
standing with family members, normalizing
ties. You will do much to bring peace and
harmony at home. You will remain much
in demand on social front. Some of you can
get romantically involved.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Happiness in the domestic sphere will only
come with a changed mind set. Better
to consult an expert in financial matters
before making an investment. Harsh words
may create a rift in your romantic relation-
ship; be careful.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Gifting something to your beloved is likely
to make the day memorable. Matrimonial
match for siblings will bring happiness for
entire family. You will get a good price for
your property. Those awaiting results are
assured of succeeding with flying colours.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Following a health diet will be a good idea.
Luck favours you today on the profes-
sional front. Focussing on health now will
help you in keeping physically fit. Clarity
of mind and retentive power will help you
forge ahead on the academic front.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your intuition will save you from a tricky
spot. Yoga would help in raising energy
levels and improve your metabolism. You
will manage to achieve your aim through
travel. This is a great time on the academic
front, when you mange to render your best.
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City First
m Puri, a true lumi-
nary of the Indian film
industry, continues to
cast a long and endur-
ing shadow over the
world of cinema, even on
what would have been his
73rd birth anniversary.
As we commemo-
rate this special
day, we celebrate
the profound im-
pact he left on In-
dian cinema, par-
ticularly the New
Wave movement.
Om Puri’s contribution to the
world of cinema was monumental, as
he championed a unique and unfil-
tered storytelling style that continues
to inspire both seasoned and emerging
actors today. His nuanced perfor-
mances and subtle dialogue delivery
set him apart as a remarkable thespian.
On the occasion of his birth an-
niversary, we pay homage to this
cinematic maestro by revisiting
some of his most iconic works.
From thought-provoking roles
in films like “Ardh Satya” and
“East Is East” to his powerful
portrayal in “Jaane Bhi Do
Yaaro,” Om Puri’s repertoire
was nothing short of extraor-
dinary.
Puri’s ability to embody complex
characters with remarkable ease and
authenticity set him apart as an actor
of rare caliber. His legacy endures,
serving as a guiding light for the new
generation of actors who aspire to take
on challenging and multifaceted roles.
Though Om Puri may have left us,
his memory lives on through his ex-
tensive body of work, which contin-
ues to captivate audiences and critics
alike. His influence on the cin-
ematic landscape re-
mains undeniable,
and his
contributions to
meaningful
cinema will
be cherished
for genera-
tions to
come.
ABEACONOF
IndianCinema
uch Kuch
Hota Hai, di-
rected by
Karan Johar,
marks its 25th anniver-
sary since hitting thea-
tres. This classic featured
Shah Rukh Khan, Rani
Mukerji, and Kajol in the
main roles, and Salman
Khan in an extended role.
The KJ's directorial still
remains a beloved film
and rules the heart of the
audience.
The foremost has to be
the iconic on-screen duo
of Shah Rukh Khan and
Kajol, portraying the lead
roles of Rahul andAnjali.
Their incredible chemis-
try, both on and off-
screen, perfectly embod-
ied their characters and it
is difficult to imagine
anyone else doing a better
job as Anjali than Kajol
or as Rahul than Shah
Rukh Khan. With this ab-
solutely amazing pairing,
Rani Mukerji was the
ideal finishing touch to
the movie.
When it comes to the
songs, this album from
the Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
h o l d s some of
the finest and melodious
notes ever created. From
TujheYaad Na MeriAayi
being the ultimate heart-
break song to Saajanji
Ghar Aaye being the first
choice of every bride,
these enchanting songs
would immerse you with
diverse emotions.
All in all, Kuch Kuch
Hota Hai is not just a
movie but an emotion and
it undeniably holds a spe-
cial place in all of our
hearts.
K
USD 1 million
DONATION
lake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have once again
made a positive donation for a good cause.
This time, the couple has donated USD 1 mil-
lion to the International Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC) whose specific aim is to aid children in
both Israel and Gaza during the ongoing conflicts. The
beloved celebrity couple has always been extremely
generous, having previously matched up to USD 1 mil-
lion in donations to the United Nations High Commis-
sioner for Refugees during the Russia-Ukraine con-
flict.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have set a sig-
nificant example for everyone by becoming the first
celebrities to publicly offer financial support to both
Israel and Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.
B
egendary ac-
tress Hema
Malini has
starred in in-
numerable enchanting
films over the years.
From Sholay to Dream
Girl, many find comfort
in Hema Malini’s movies
even after years of re-
lease. As Hema Malini
celebrated her birthday
on October 16, her
daughter Esha Deol
shared a heartfelt note
and wrote, “Celebrating
you today forever.. a
divine lady who lives life
on her own terms with
utmost grace dignity..
a powerhouse.. A loving
daughter wife, com-
passionate mother, ador-
able grandmother, fantas-
tic actor, graceful dancer,
honest politician the
list can just go on on
… you are a force ..
blessed by your parents,
loved by the nation
adored by your husband,
daughters grandchil-
dren.” She went on to
write how there will al-
ways be only one Dream
Girl.
DREAM
GIRL'S
Birthday
L
WEDDING BELLS
he pre-wed-
ding celebra-
tions of Mega
Prince Varun
Tej and Lavanya Tripathi
have kickstarted in full
swing, as the couple pre-
pares to embark on a new
journey together. Sur-
rounded by their loved
ones, the couple cele-
brated this joyous occa-
sion in a night filled with
awe-inspiring moments,
vibrant charm and a star-
studded guest list.
Popular actors like
AlluArjun, Nithiin, Sne-
ha Reddy, Allu Sirish,
Panja Vasihnav Tej and
so many more created an
electrifying moment as
everyone gathered to
share in the happiness of
this special occasion.
There was one remarka-
ble moment that cap-
tured the essence of this
grand celebration as eve-
ryone came around to cut
the cake together and
bless the couple as they
stepped into this beauti-
ful journey.
Women's Mental Health
hefali Shah is one of
the most interest-
ing actresses in
Bollywood who
has made her mark in not
just films but in popular
OTT shows as well. In one of
her recent interviews, the Delhi
Crime actress was asked about the
lack of discussions on women's
mental health. The actress said that even
men's mental health is not talked about a lot. She said, Unfor-
tunately, even men and mental health isn't being talked about
too much. It's really sad I mean why are we just trying to say
that women are the bechaari's?
In the same conversation, Shah mentioned, Even when I am
asked, are you a feminist, I want to say yes I am because the
dictionary meaning of feminism is equality between genders.
O
T
Late Om Puri
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
(L-R) Rani Mukerji, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol
Esha Deol in an affectionate moment with Hema Malini
Shefali Shah
A still from the celebrations
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