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Aditi Nagar & Shivendra Parmar
he festival of Diwali, in Indic
culture, is associated with new
beginnings. In the Indic philoso-
phy the time is also seen as an
opportune moment to usher in a
change. Keeping with the tradi-
tions, ‘sensitive’ Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has decided to
bring in the biggest ‘change’ in one of the
state government’s most widely used depart-
ment, which has perhaps the best ‘interac-
tion rate’ with the general public - the Ra-
jasthan Roadways!
Ailing for several years and marred with
lack of proper revenue, resulting in compar-
ative loss to the department, the RSRTC had
become a hub of ‘impossibilities’. While on
one hand retired Roadways officials were
complaining about their gratuity
, on the oth-
er hand there was a decade long backlog in
recruitment of drivers and even the matters
pertaining to compassionate appointments,
retirement benefits were being held for a long
time.
As a result of this the department offi-
cials had started feeling demotivated and
disappointed.
But just like how Lord Rama used one ar-
row to end the evil that was Ravana and his
return was celebrated as Diwali, on similar
lines, a three time Chief Minister - Ashok
Gehlot - ‘released’ his ‘fiscal arrow’ (of Rs
476 crore) towards the RSRTC to remove its
ailments surrounding gratuity, appoint-
ment of drivers and all other problems.
Not just this, Gehlot also approved a
sum of Rs 38 crores towards Road-
ways as payment towards ferry-
ing of REET candidates. The
Chief Minister’s ‘master-
stroke’ has been immensely
lauded by Transport Min-
ister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas, who
believes that CM’s ‘ar-
row’ is in fact a ‘San-
jeevani’ to help let
the Roadways see
‘better days’!
T
CM’S DIWALI
BONANZA
FORRSRTC
GEHLOT PUMPS IN `476 CR
SANJEEVANI INTO AILING ROADWAYS
DIWALI
DIWALI
BONANZA
FORRSRTC
GEHLOT PUMPS IN `476 CR
SANJEEVANI INTO AILING ROADWAYS
ment, which has perhaps the best ‘interac-
tion rate’ with the general public - the Ra-
jasthan Roadways!
Ailing for several years and marred with
lack of proper revenue, resulting in compar-
ative loss to the department, the RSRTC had
become a hub of ‘impossibilities’. While on
one hand retired Roadways officials were
complaining about their gratuity
, on the oth-
er hand there was a decade long backlog in
recruitment of drivers and even the matters
pertaining to compassionate appointments,
retirement benefits were being held for a long
As a result of this the department offi-
cials had started feeling demotivated and
disappointed.
But just like how Lord Rama used one ar-
row to end the evil that was Ravana and his
return was celebrated as Diwali, on similar
lines, a three time Chief Minister - Ashok
Gehlot - ‘released’ his ‘fiscal arrow’ (of Rs
476 crore) towards the RSRTC to remove its
ailments surrounding gratuity, appoint-
ment of drivers and all other problems.
Not just this, Gehlot also approved a
sum of Rs 38 crores towards Road-
ways as payment towards ferry-
ing of REET candidates. The
Chief Minister’s ‘master-
stroke’ has been immensely
lauded by Transport Min-
ister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas, who
believes that CM’s ‘ar-
row’ is in fact a ‘San-
jeevani’ to help let
the Roadways see
‘better days’!
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas CM Ashok Gehlot

2. PERSPECTIVE
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Residents of Delhi are stakeholders
in the ongoing discussions on the
contours of Master Plan Delhi - 2041.
More than 33,000 written submissions
received. Board of Enquiry Hearing
meets more than 8,500 people today
to hear their suggestions ideas.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Controversies and the CWC can never
remain apart. Forget about uniting India,
the Gandhi family cannot even unite
the Congress. Pity that CWC meetings
are reduced to pleasing ‘One Family’
even if it is at the expense of insulting
maligning the stalwarts of the country.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
What we are today comes
from our thoughts of
yesterday, and our present
thoughts build our life of
tomorrow: Our life is the
creation of our mind.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
BSF JURISDICTION
WILL NOT POSE A
THREAT TO THE
FEDERAL STRUCTURE
notification issued
by the Union Minis-
try of Home Affairs
giving the Border Se-
curity Force a uni-
form jurisdiction over 50 km
inside the international border
along Assam, West Bengal, Pun-
jab has raised the hackles of
Punjab and West Bengal govern-
ments. The jurisdiction earlier
was 15 km. In Gujarat it has
been reduced from 80 km to 50
km. Within the 50 km jurisdic-
tion the BSF will have the power
to search and arrest under the
CrPC, Passport Act, 1920 and the
Passport Act 1967.
West Bengal and Punjab call
the move a threat to India’s fed-
eral structure. That may not re-
ally be the case. In the case of
Assam and West Bengal, the po-
rousborderwithBangladeshhas
allowed illegal Bangladeshis and
drug smugglers into the country
.
CattlesmugglersfromIndiahave
also taken advantage of poor
vigil. Punjab, on the other hand,
has been witnessing increased
drone activity in its skies.
The states should, therefore,
allow the jurisdictional change
for BSF.
TOP TWEETS
A
iwali, the festival
of lights, is ap-
proaching. Be-
sides the tiny di-
yas which light up
the night sky, firecrackers,
idols of the elephant god and
the goddess of wealth are
bought and worshipped. Not
to be missed are decorative
items and fire-crackers on
this important day
. Since the
last few years the festival has
been awakening a nationalis-
tic fervour among Hindus. To
be precise, it all began after a
bloody skirmish and subse-
quent stand-off with China
in Ladakh in 2020. A call to
boycott made-in-China idols,
lights and decorative items
came from Prime Minister
Narendra Modi as the Cen-
tral government banned Tik-
Tok and other Chinese apps.
State-owned telecom compa-
nies BSNL and MTNL to keep
Huawei and ZTE from their
network upgradation pro-
jects. Country was going to
be Atmanirbhar (self-reli-
ant), so we were told.
Something went wrong
thereafter. Although the bor-
der tension with the schem-
ing neighbour has not de-es-
calated, India’s mantra for
reducing dependence on Chi-
nese goods does not seem to
be working. This is reflected
in the 51.5 percent increase
in India’s imports from Chi-
na in the first nine months of
2021 over the corresponding
period in 2020, a report quot-
ing Chinese government data
said. According to a knowl-
edgeable industry person,
the Indian electronics indus-
try is largely occupied in as-
sembly of electronics and not
in their manufacture. The
government should make a
stronger push for self-reli-
ance in the telecom and also
the power sector which im-
ports equipment from China.
As a change in China’s
policy towards India will not
change in the near future, it
should be reduced to a minor
trading partner.
SELF-RELIANCE MANTRA
FACES CHINA HURDLE
A call to boycott
made-in-China idols,
lights and decorative
items came from Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
as the Central government
banned TikTok and other
Chinese apps
D
TREAD CAUTIOUSLY IN
SENSITIVE MATTERS
hat actually happened that
triggered the attack on Durga
puja pandals across Bangla-
desh and also the vandalism
at ISKCON temple in Noakha-
li and how Bangladesh’s Min-
ister for home affairs Asaduz-
zaman Khan was “certain”
when he said that “It appears
to us that it was a motivated
act instigated by a vested
group,” is really a matter of
grave concern.
“Not only in Comilla, but
attempts were also made to
destabilize the country previ-
ously through communal vi-
olence in Ramu and Nasirna-
gar,” Khan was quoted by
Dhaka Tribune.
Mobs took to the streets
and vandalized temples in
Chandpur’s Hajiganj, Chat-
togram’s Banshkhali, Chapa-
inawabganj’s Shibganj and
Cox’s Bazar’s Pekua and at-
tacked the Hindu devotees.
Around 150 Hindu families
were attacked. At least three
persons have reportedly lost
their lives.
Even as violence erupted
in Bangladesh on Friday fol-
lowing the alleged desecra-
tion of the Quran at a pandal
during Durga Puja, the scene
in West Bengal could be dis-
tressing following what the
chief of Indian Secular Front
Abbas Siddiqui said in a vid-
eo which was circulated on
social media, “In a temple in
Comilla, Bangladesh, a pic-
ture of Hanuman has been
placed with (a copy of) the
holy Quran at his feet.
They can worship Hanu-
man but why insult the
Quran? I condemn this act.”
At the end of the clip, he is
“purportedly” seen as saying
that a conspiracy was afoot to
“destroy Islam”.
What is the basis of his
statement is still unknown.
If Bangladesh was on the
boilwasitnecessaryforAbbas
to make such a statement here
in India to “incite” a rally?
Abbas during the Assem-
bly polls was heralded on to
the stage in the historic Bri-
gade Parade Ground where
he was accorded a warm wel-
come especially by the Left
Front leaders.
Abbas during his vigorous
campaigning tried to hard
sell the secular nature of his
political outfit and at times
even senior political analysts
were baffled about his posi-
tion and some had even said
he would be a game changer
by the way he presented the
nature of his outfit’s political
labyrinth.
Meanwhile, the BJP and
other organisations joined
hands demanding the arrest
of Abbas Siddiqui following
his “provocative” speech
with reference to the on-go-
ing atrocities on Hindu mi-
norities in the neighbouring
Bangladesh.
However, the cleric later is-
sued a statement condemn-
ing the violence in the neigh-
bouring state.
‘Bangla Pokhho Charitable
Trust’ has written to West
Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee accusing
Abbas of spreading commu-
nalism. Copies of the letter
were also sent to the Commis-
sioner of Kolkata Police and
the Director General of West
Bengal Police.
Abbas heads the ISF which
fought the West Bengal As-
sembly polls and had an alli-
ance with the Left Front and
the Congress.
Their letter also said, “
A
video message recently spread
on social media shows funda-
mentalistpoliticianAbbasSid-
diquimakingintenselyaggres-
sive communal statements.
Attempts are being made to
disturb peace in Bengal by
dragging the issue of Bangla-
desh’s present situation.”
As the clip went viral, Sid-
dique issued a statement say-
ing he had attended an event
but did so as a religious lead-
er as it wasn’t a political one
(rally). “Criminals have no
religion. I don’t think those
who insulted the Holy Quran
by vandalising a Puja man-
dap (pandal) in Bangladesh
and later attacked several re-
ligious centres and temples
of our Hindu brothers have
any religion,” Siddique said.
The state government must
takecognisanceof suchmove-
ments and statements which
are uncalled for in India
which could fuel unrest in the
state especially at a sensitive
time during the festivities.
It may be recalled that in
March, 2021, over 80 houses
of Hindus in the village of
Sunamganj, Bangladesh
were attacked and vandal-
ized by the supporters of Is-
lamist group Hefazat-e-Islam.
The attack was carried out
after a Hindu man criticized
Joint-Secretary General
Maulana Mufti Mamunul
Haque in a Facebook post as
reported by Dhaka Tribune.
“Abbas Siddiqui is trying
to whip up communal pas-
sions across the state. I would
appeal to Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee to take ac-
tion against him and punish
him for his remarks,” senior
BJP leader, Rahul Sinha, said
in a video statement.
Congress state president
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
said, “Abbas Siddiqui’s state-
ment is highly reprehensi-
ble… Protecting the harmo-
ny of Bengal and the country
is much more important.”
Isn’t it the need of the hour
that parties collectively rose
above vote bank politics and
the government needed to en-
sure that no such provocative
speeches should be made
even when the neighbouring
country has been rocked.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
W
As many as 3,679 attacks
on the minority Hindu
community took place
between January 2013 and
September this year in
Bangladesh, the bdnews24.
com reported quoting
prominent rights group in
Bangladesh Ain o Salish
Kendra (ASK). The attacks
included vandalism of and
setting fire to 559 houses
and 442 shops and
businesses of the Hindu
community, it said
Mobs took to the streets
and vandalized temples in
Chandpur’s Hajiganj,
Chattogram’s Banshkhali,
Chapainawabganj’s
Shibganj and Cox’s
Bazar’s Pekua and
attacked the Hindu
devotees. Around 150
Hindu families were
attacked
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Associate Editor,
Free Press Journal, Mumbai and former
Managing Editor, First India

3. First India Bureau
Jaipur: In a pragmatic
and exemplary move,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot has said that pay-
ment of Rs 476 crore of
gratuity payable to re-
tired employees of Ra-
jasthan State Road
Transport Corporation
(RSRTC) would be start-
ed by the state govern-
ment before Diwali. Ge-
hlot reviewed the gratu-
ity and other benefits
beinggiventotheretired
employeesbytheRSRTC
at the Chief Minister’s
residence on Monday
.
The Chief Minister
said that the State Gov-
ernment is serious
about all the demands
of the working and re-
tired employees of the
Corporation. Calling to
withdraw the proposed
strike by the corpora-
tion employees, he said
that the corporation
employees should en-
sure smooth operation
of roadways buses for
the upcoming Patwari
examination.
“Out of Rs 476 crore
payable towards gratu-
ity, approval of Rs 200
crore would be issued
by the Finance Depart-
ment this week.
The remaining dues
of Rs 260 crore will be
arranged through loan
and payment will be
started before Diwali.
In this way, full pay-
ment will be ensured in
the next one month,”
Gehlot said.
The Chief Minister
said that orders for the
recruitment of 250 op-
erators Turn to P10
BANGLADESHON
Arsonists vandalise 66 houses, torch 20
Hindu houses days after puja violence
Violence erupted after an alleged blasphemy incident at a Durga Puja pavilion
in Cumilla, bordering Chandpur and about 100 km from Dhaka, leading to the
deployment of paramilitary forces in more than half of administrative districts
Mohd Fahad
Dhaka: Atleast sixty
six houses were vandal-
ised and at least 20
homes of Hindus set on
fire in Bangladesh over
an alleged blasphemous
social media post amid
protests by the minority
community against in-
cidents of temple van-
dalism during the Dur-
ga Puja last week, me-
dia said on Monday
.
The arson attack hap-
pened late on Sunday at
a village about 255 km
from capital city Dhaka.
The police rushed to a
colony of fishermen as
tension mounted over a
rumour that a young
Hindu man from the vil-
lage had “dishonoured
religion” in a Facebook
post, the report quoted
district’s superinten-
dent of police Moham-
mad Qamruzzaman as
saying. As the police
stood guard around the
man’s home, the attack-
ers set fire to other
homes nearby
.
The arson comes at a
time when there is a ris-
ing communal tension
over an alleged incident
of blasphemy at a Dur-
ga Puja venue in Cumil-
la in Bangladesh’s Chit-
tagong division which
led to attacks on Hindu
temples and clashes be-
tween vandals and the
police in Cumilla,
Chandpur, Chattogram,
Cox’s Bazar, Bandar-
ban, Moulvibazar,
Gazipur, Chapainawab-
ganj, Feni and other dis-
tricts.
Police clash with Muslim devotees during protest over alleged insult to Islam, outside main Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka.
The
incidents
in
Comilla are being
thoroughly
investigated. Nobody will be
spared. It doesn’t matter
which religion they belong to.
They will be hunted down
and punished. Hope India
will take steps against any
reaction at home, as it could
have a fallout in Bangladesh
—Sheikh Hasina,
Bangladesh Prime Minister
While two
Hindu
villages
were burnt down
by jihadis,
Hasina was playing flute
—Taslima Nasreen, Author
THE ALLEGED INCIDENT
OF BLASPHEMY
Tension in the country escalated on Wednesday after widely circulated
footage on social media alleged an incident of blasphemy during the
Durga Puja celebrations in the eastern district of Comilla. Incidents of
vandalism were reported from Hindu temples in Chandpur’s Hajiganj,
Chattogram’s Banshkhali and Cox’s Bazar’s Pekua, a report by bd-
news24.com. The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported that at one stage,
the situation went out of control and riots started spreading to a number
of Durga Puja venues. The local administration and the police came
under attack as they tried to maintain law and order, it said.
Shah discusses ‘tense’
Kashmir with top brass
New Delhi: Union
Home minister Amit
Shah chaired a meeting
of top security agen-
cies, paramilitary offic-
ers, the police chiefs
and others on Monday,
on the country’s inter-
nal security, sources
said. Held at the head-
quarters of the Intelli-
gence Bureau, this was
the first physical meet-
ing of the entire secu-
rity establishment since
the outbreak of Covid
in the country
.
The situation in Jam-
mu and Kashmir --
where a spate of civil-
ian killings over the last
two weeks has shocked
the country, was dis-
cussed. The officials
also discussed the meas-
ures needed tackle ter-
rorism, sources said.
So far, 11 people -- five
of them who came from
other states -- have been
killed by terrorists in
Jammu and Kashmir,
setting off panic in the
valley
.
Blockades affect 50 trains, 130
locations in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh: More
than 130 locations
across northern India,
especially Punjab and
Haryana, were affected
on Monday due to the
‘rail roko’ protest called
by agitating farmers de-
manding the dismissal
and arrest of Union
minister Ajay Mishra
for Lakhimpur vio-
lence. The blockades af-
fected the schedules of
50 trains since morning.
Farmers block railway tracks as part of the Samyukt Kisan
Morcha’s Rail Roko protest demanding the dismissal and arrest
of Union Minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the October 3
violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in Bahadurgarh on Monday.
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Panchkula: A special CBI court of Panchkula on Monday sentenced Dera
Saccha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four other accused to life
imprisonment in the Ranjit Singh murder case. Ram Rahim is already serving
a rape sentence at the district jail of Sunaria in Rohtak.
Mumbai: Indian markets ended with record gains on Monday led by banks
and financials, IT and metal stocks. Sensex hit a record high of 61,963,
while Nifty touched an all-time high of 18,525 points intraday. In Asia,
though, markets fell after China’s economic growth slowed further.
RAM RAHIM,
FOUR OTHERS
GET LIFE
SENTENCE
SENSEX GAINS
460 POINTS; NIFTY
ENDS ABOVE
18,450
CORONA CATASTROPHE
RAJASTHAN
INDIA
13,596
new cases
166
new fatalities
02
new cases
00
new fatalities
FARMERS’ ‘RAIL ROKO’ PROTEST
The Union Home
Minister is likely
to visit JK on
October 22 - his
first visit since
the state was
bifurcated Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs the conclusion of the
national security strategies conference at IB headquarters.
WEDDING PROCESSION IN CAULDRON
State govt committed to welfare of
retired employees, says Gehlot
CHIEF MINISTER REVIEWS RSRTC
Centre mulls dousing
fuel prices on fire
New Delhi: The Centre
is in “constant discus-
sion” with the Finance
Ministry for reduction
in petroleum prices,
government sources
said on Monday
, even as
fuel prices continue to
touch record highs al-
most on a daily basis
across the country
.
The Petroleum Minis-
try seeks to lower fuel
prices and has held dis-
cussions with Finance
Ministry on how to go
about it, sources added.
Higher taxes on fuel
prices is a matter of
concern for the petrole-
um ministry and sourc-
es said that they are ac-
tively working on the
tax issue so that people
get some relief from
them.
As it is the nodal min-
istry, the petroleum
ministry wants prices
of petrol and diesel to
come down, though the
final decision will be
taken by the finance
ministry, sources said.
RAHUL-RAGHU’S
GUJARAT VISIT
POSTPONED!
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi’s
scheduled visit to
Gujarat’s Mehsana
on Tuesday was
postponed due to his
other engagements
in Delhi. Along with
Rahul, Congress
Gujarat Incharge
Raghu Sharma’s
Mehsana visit was
also postponed.
CHANGE OF GUARD
LIKELY AS TS SINGH
DEO REACHES DELHI
New Delhi: Amidst the
political turmoil in the
Chhattisgarh unit of
Congress, the state’s
Health Minister TS
Singh Deo on Monday
reached Delhi. “TS
Singh Deo will stay in
Delhi for one or two
days and may meet
some senior leaders
of Congress including
Congress Chief Sonia
Gandhi,” said sourc-
es. The development
comes a day after
Sonia asked Chhat-
tisgarh CM Bhupesh
Baghel to resign as
per rotational policy.
CHHATTISGARH CRISIS
z Amid tragic flood destruction, there
was a pleasant development of a couple
— both health workers — braving flooded
roads in Kerala and reaching their wedding
hall in a large aluminium cooking vessel to
get married on Monday.
z Meanwhile, Kerala
floods and landslides:
death toll rose to 27
on Monday as IMD
predicted more rains
from Wednesday.
CM Ashok Gehlot

4. RAJASTHAN
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DOTASRA EXUDES CONFIDENCE
OF WINNING BOTH THE SEATS
With less than two weeks left for bypolls, ruling Cong and opposition BJP have stepped up the campaigning
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: PCC presi-
dent Govind Singh Do-
tasra on Monday at-
tacked the Centre and
demanded withdrawal
of farm laws in the in-
terest of farmers. He
said that the Modi govt
and the BJP leadership
are continuously mis-
leading people.
Dotasra
was on a
visit to
Vallabhna-
gar assem-
bly constit-
u e n c y
where he addressed a
public meeting in Char-
gadia Gram Panchayat
in support of the party
candidatePreetiShakta-
wat.
He exuded confidence
of winning the bypolls
on both the seats.
He also visited Dhari-
yawad assembly constit-
uency where he inaugu-
rated the offices of the
party candidate and ad-
dressed a public meet-
ing in Dholagarh.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: With less than
two weeks left for by-
polls on Vallabhnagar
and Dhariyawad con-
stituencies, both the rul-
ing Congress and oppo-
sition BJP have intensi-
fied campaigning ef-
forts to ensure victory
of their candidates.
Congress has given
tickets to Shaktawat’s
wife Preeti Shakta-
wat in Vallabhnagar
and Nagraj Meena in
Dhariyawad whereas
the saffron party has
fielded Himmat Singh
Jhala in Vallabhnagar
against Preeti Shakta-
wat and Khet Singh
against Nagraj Meena
in Dhariyawad.
The message of uni-
ty in the party was com-
municated well when
chief minister Ashok
Gehlot, AICC general
secretary and in charge
for Rajasthan Ajay
Maken, PCC chief Go-
vind Singh Dotasra and
former deputy CM
Sachin Pilot travelled
together and addressed
rallies in both the con-
stituencies on the day
of nomination filing.
In Dhariyawad, the
Cong expressed confi-
dence in former MLA
Nagraj Meena. Pratap-
garh MLA Ramlal Mee-
na was demanding a
ticket for his wife Indi-
ra,whoisZilaPramukh.
The party has done
damage control on this
seat also. The party
sources said that Ram-
lal can be given an im-
portant post in the govt
in the days to come.
On the other hand,
BJP has also controlled
the situation which was
created after ticket dis-
tribution. The saffron
party denied ticket to
late Gautam Lal’s son
Kanhaiya Lal Meena
which created dissi-
dence in the party
.
Subham Jain
Ajmer: Health minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma,
who was on a daylong
visit to the town on
Monday, attended vari-
ous programs. He start-
ed the day with a public
hearing at his resi-
dence in the morning,
redressing grievances.
Dr Sharma later at-
tended functions in
Tantoti organised un-
der ‘Prashasan Gaon
Ke Sang’ programme.
He distributed land re-
cords to 400 swingers
who were waiting to get
the ownership of the
land. He also inaugu-
rated a labourers’ rest
room constructed there
by District Mineral
Foundation Trust at a
cost of Rs 35 lakh.
He distributed land
records to 101 benefi-
ciaries in Mewadaka-
lan too. He then came
back to his residence
and participated in a
virtual meet on tobacco
control.
Govind Singh Dotasra addressing public in Jhalara on Monday.
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BYPOLLS
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Dr Raghu Sharma met public at his residence in Kekri.
POLITICAL TIMES
A meeting of national office bearers was held at Bharatiya Janata Party office in New Delhi.
Vasundhara Raje paying tribute to Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Syama Prasad Mukherjee
along with JP Nadda and BL Santhosh. She also participated in the meeting and discussed
organisational issues.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: The police have
arrested a fake police
inspector who used to
put pressure on traders
to give free ration by
showing them letters
stamped from the SP
and Police Commission-
er offices. The accused
identified as Rahul
Shekhawat alias Kalu
demanded ration for the
Police Lines. He visited
the grocery shops wear-
ing a police uniform.
In the search, the po-
lice recovered fake ID of
police inspector, excise
inspector, ACB inspec-
tor, and letters allegedly
issued from the Police
Commissioner and SP
office. On being suspi-
cious, grocery business-
man Manish Rawat
talked to accused de-
manded his ID at which
he dilly dallied. Rawat
talked to policemen
knowntohimafterwhich
fraud was revealed.
A case was filed at
Jhotwara police station.
Rawat has a departmen-
tal shop on Kamani
Road in Jhotwara. He
said a customer was
coming to his shop for
the last three-four
months to buy goods.
Fake cop held with ID cards;
used to visit shops in uniform
Accused Rahul Shekhawat
Rajiv Gaur
Jaipur: Union minister
Narendra Singh Tomar
was in Jodhpur on Mon-
day to pay tributes to
Union Minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat’s
mother who passed
away
.
Punjab BJP presi-
dent Ashwini was also
in Jodhpur to pay trib-
ute to Shekhawat’s
mother.
Union Minister of
State for Agriculture
Kailash Choudhary,
Higher Education Min-
ister Bhanwar Singh
Bhati, Punjab State BJP
President Ashwini
Sharma, Kota’s Ijyaraj
Singh, Ladpura MLA
Kalpana Raje were also
present at the condo-
lence meet and paid flo-
ral tributes.
Teacher abuses girl on pretext
of giving marksheet in Jalore
First India Bureau
Jalore: A teacher abus-
ing a student has come
to light at a govt school
in Karda police station
area of Jalore.
The victim after pass-
ing class 12th, had
reached school on Sep-
tember 30 to collect
other documents in-
cluding marksheets.
During this, teacher
Sunil Kumar molested
her in the school. The
student has registered a
case at Karda police sta-
tion and police are in-
vestigating the matter.
SHO Awadhesh San-
du said that on Septem-
ber 30, the girl went to
her school principal to
get her 12th mark-
sheet, TC, migration
certificate and charac-
ter certificate. “After
giving the application
to the principal, she
went to the in-charge
of the examination,
Sunil Kumar to collect
the marksheet. He
called her at a secluded
spot on pretext of giv-
ing marksheet and
made wrong gestures,”
the SHO said.
RELATIVE RAPES GIRL FIVE GANGRAPE
Online learning is
need of hour: Guv
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Emphasising
on online learning, Gov-
ernor Kalraj Mishra
said that the digital gap
must have to be bridged
in this era of informa-
tion and communica-
tion technology so that
practical benefits of on-
line learning can be
availed by all and sun-
dry
.
He inaugurated the
Massive Open Online
Courses (MOOCs) and
teachers’ training pro-
gram jointly organized
by Delhi School of Pub-
lic Policy Govern-
ance, Institute of Emi-
nence and University of
Delhi here today
.
Speaking on the occa-
sion, Mishra said that
the main objective of
education is the all-out
development of the stu-
dents. Online and digital
learning has been given
priority in the new edu-
cationpolicysothatboth
urban and rural stu-
dents can avail quality
education, he added.
Serve people instead of a
party: Rajyavardhan to officers
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Jaipur rural
MP Rajyavardhan
Rathore on Monday
said that officers
should work to serve
the people instead of a
party or individual.
He also asked them
to take inspiration
from PM Modi to fin-
ish work in the time
frame. Chairing a
meeting of the district
development coordi-
nation and monitor-
ing committee, he ex-
pressed displeasure
over the slow progress
of development works
in the district.
He said that slow
progress of work is
there despite approval
from MP-MLA LAD
funds. He warned the
officials and said that
working with a target
will speed up the work.
He said that there is
no shortage of funds
but there is only a lack
of will power.
Rajyavardhan Rathore chairing a meeting of the district
development coordination and monitoring committee.
Leaders pay tributes to Shekhawat’s mother
Narendra Singh Tomar paying
tributes to Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat’s mother.
PILOT TO VISIT JODHPUR TODAY
Congress, BJP intensify
campaigns ahead of bypolls
TOUGH CONTEST IN VALLABHNAGAR
DR RAGHU PRAISES CM

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Jaipur: Uttarakhand
became the champions
of the BCCI Under 19
Women’s One Day Tro-
phy competition by de-
feating Madhya Pradesh
by 8 wickets in the final
match held in Jaipur on
Monday
.
Thematchwashosted
byRajasthanCricketAs-
sociation at Sawai Man
SinghStadiumhere.The
Chief guest at the pres-
entation ceremony of
thefinalmatchwasRCA
President Vaibhav Ge-
hlot.
After the final match,
during the presentation
ceremony, Vaibhav Ge-
hlot handed over the
winning trophy of the
BCCI’s Under 19 Wom-
en’s ODI Championship
to the Uttarakhand
team. On this occasion
RCA executive member
Devaram Chaudhary,
Bhavani Samota and
Mohammad Iqbal were
present.
VAIBHAV GEHLOT FELICITATES
WINNING UTTARAKHAND TEAM
UNDER 19 WOMEN’S ONE DAY TROPHY
Vikash Sharma
Jaipur: The pressure
on government and
private hospitals has
increased due to rap-
idly increasing cases
of dengue that is tak-
ing a toll on the health
of people in the state.
The number of peo-
ple suffering from den-
gue has increased in
the last few days and
government and pri-
vate hospitals are al-
most full with patients
suffering from the vec-
tor-borne disease.
6660 cases of dengue
have been reported
while 10 patients have
died across the state so
far. Around 4500 cases
surfaced between Sep-
tember 15 and October
15. Highest of the cas-
es, 1388, are in Jaipur
district alone.
Last year till Octo-
ber, the cases of den-
gue were 1331 but this
year, there is a sudden
surge in the cases.
The hospitals are
witnessing housefull-
like situations. All the
wards of the medicine
wing of SMS hospital
are full and more or
less similar situation
exists in JK Lone Hos-
pital. The state govt is
gearing up and ensur-
ing best care possible
for the patients with
Health Min Dr. Raghu
Sharma revewing the
situation closely
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Raj HC dis-
missed the PIL filed in
the alleged paper leak
of REET-2021.
The court told the
petitioner that he can
present the petition
before the single
bench in the matter.
Justice Govardhan
Bardhar and Justice
Manoj Vyas gave this
order on the PIL of
Bhagchand.
During the hearing,
it was said on behalf
of the State govern-
ment and the Board of
Secondary Education
that the petitioner
himself had partici-
pated in the recruit-
ment exam. In such a
situation, if he had
any objection, he
could have gone to
single bench, so the
PIL is dismissed.
It was said in the
petition that even be-
fore the exam, the
paper had come to un-
authorised people. At
the same time, the
seal of the paper giv-
en at many examina-
tion centres was open
and the book numbers
were also replaced
with markers, raising
questions about the
credibility of the
exam.
First India Bureau
Dholpur: People here-
have rallied behind SP
Mridul Kachhawa
against the levelling of
accusation of Congress
MLA P R Meena who
recently wrote a letter
to CM Ashok Gehlot
against the IPS officer.
Kachhawa has re-
ceived a huge support
on social media where
Dholpur collector R K
Jayaswal has also post-
ed comments in support
of Kachhawa saying
that truth can be tor-
tured but not defeated.
The accusation has
caused a lot of embar-
rassment to Meena as
the people in large num-
bers have shown sup-
port to Kachhawa, de-
scribing him as an hon-
est and dedicated IPS
officer who worked
against dacoits.
First India Bureau
Sikar: Five members
of a gang have been ar-
rested in connection
with distributing
around 1,500 fake state
and national level
sports certificates. Ac-
cording to police, each
certificate was sold for
Rs 10,000. The accused
have been from Gondi
Mor. The gang distrib-
uting fake certificates
has been active in
Neemkathana for a long
time. Players have
availed benefits of vari-
ous government
schemes using fake cer-
tificates. According to
the police, there could
be people who secured
government jobs using
fake certificates, ac-
cused interrogated.
First India Bureau
Sawai Madhopur: ACB
here has arrested Inder
Singh, Additional Ad-
ministrative Officer of
the Additional District
Collector’s office, while
taking a bribe amount
of Rs 20,000 in lieu of
notlevyingpunishment.
ACB ASP Surendra Ku-
mar Sharma said that a
case of selling fake ghee
was registered against
the victim Rajesh Ver-
ma. After getting infor-
mation about the case
going on in the Addi-
tional District Collec-
tor’s court, he reached
the ADM office where
the accused Inder Singh
asked for a bribe of Rs
30K in lieu of not send-
ing him to jail.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Health Minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
inaugurated and laid
the foundation stone of
various medical insti-
tutions in seven dis-
tricts(Ajmer,Bhilwara,
Dausa, Jaipur, Churu,
Bikaner and Sriganga-
nagar) on Tuesday
.
Approximately Rs
17.24 cr was spent on 22
works dedicated to the
general public, where-
as the foundation stone
of 21 works was laid to
be built with a cost of
Rs 20 crore.
The Health Minister
virtually inaugurated
and laid the foundation
stone of various insti-
tutions. He said that
work of the buildings
of 21 medical institu-
tions would be started
at a cost of approxi-
mately Rs 20 cr.
On this occasion,
more than 20 MLAs
were invited including
Parsadi Lal Meena, Dr
Subhash Garg, Bhan-
war Singh Bhati, Mam-
ta Bhupesh. Mission
Director Sudhir Shar-
ma, Director Public
Health Dr KK Sharma,
and others.
HM Dr Raghu Sharma dedicates 22 medical
institutions, lays foundations of 21 more
DENGUE STINGS RAJ WITH 6660 CASES, 10 DEATHS
Highest of the cases, 1388, are in
Jaipur district alone
4500 cases surfaced
between Sept 15- Oct 15
The court told the petitioner that he can present the
petition before the single bench in the matter
DENGUE
SPREADS
TENTACLES
TOBACCO
SURVEY, HM
COMPLIMENTS
DEPARTMENT
ACB TRAPS CONSTABLE WITH `5,000
Bikaner: Although the
administration is on
a high alert mode for
dengue, the situation
of hospitals is fright-
ening. District Collec-
tor Namit Mehta has
urged people to take
precautions and said
there is enough sys-
tem in place for proper
treatment. Normal in-
vestigations are being
done in villages also.
We have also launched
‘Dengue Mukt Bikanar
Abhiyan’. So far 312
dengue patients have
been reported in the
district. In a special
conversation with First
India News, Collector
Namit Mehta asked
people to not get
afraid and take care as
proper arrangements
have been made for
treatment.
Health Minister Dr.
Raghu Sharma
complimented the
health department
for the percentage of
tobacco consump-
tion among children
in the age group of
13 to15 years in the
State being 4.1%.
It was revealed in
the Global Youth
Tobacco Survey and
International Insti-
tute for Population
Sciences. According
to the survey, the
national average is
8.5%. He said al-
though consumption
is less, yet priority of
the department will
be to bring it to zero.
Churu: A constable
posted at Rampura police
outpost of Sadulpur
tehsil of the district was
arrested red-handed
on Monday while tak-
ing a bribe of Rs 5000.
According to ACB’s ASP
Anandprakash Swamy,
the victim Balvir Singh, a
resident of village Balan,
informed that a woman
of the village had lodged
a false FIR against him at
Rampura post demanding
interest of Rs 2 lakh 64
thousand. Munshi Jagat
Singh of the check post is
investigating the mat-
ter. Munshi Jagat Singh
demanded Rs 20,000 for
clearing the matter.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: With a rise
in the number of
seasonal diseases,
Health minister Dr
Raghu Sharma will
review prepara-
tions being made by
the health depart-
ment today. He
would also issue
necessary guide-
lines. Sharma
would also take
stock of Covid 19
vaccination status
and inquire about
oxygen plants. He
would review avail-
ability of beds,
medicines, ICU
beds and testing
kits for seasonal
diseases.
Health min
to review
preps for
dengue
High Court dismisses PIL
on REET paper leak
Dholpur collector and people come
in support of SP Mridul Kachhawa
5 held for
giving out fake
certificates
ACB: Reader of ADM held with bribe of `20k
Dr Raghu Sharma inaugurated medical institutions.
Vaibhav Gehlot greets players with Mohammad Iqbal.
Religious remark by
teacher, man seeks action
First India Bureau
Ajmer: A man along
with Vishwa Hindu
Parishad activists
submitted a memo-
randum to the Dis-
trict Superintendent
of Police and District
Collector demanding
action against a
school teacher and
the management
here for allegedly
making inappropri-
ate religious remarks
during an online
class. Pradeep Mand-
hani, father of a
Class 9 student has
alleged that a teacher
of St. Mary’s Con-
vent School said in-
appropriate things
about the Hindu reli-
gion during online
classes. He said,
“Poonam Chauhan, a
hindi teacher talked
about not lighting in-
cense sticks before
Gods and not anoint-
ing Lord Shiva with
milk. She, instead,
asked the students to
light a candle before
Jesus.” When Mand-
hani questioned her,
teacher said that she
did not say wrong.
CRUCIAL READ
FOUR DIED, 5 INJURED IN ROAD
ACCIDENT IN BARMER
TWITTER OF DIPR HACKED RESTORED, ACC
NAME WAS CHANGED TO ELON MUSK
Barmer: Four persons including two women died in
a road accident under Sindhary police station area
in Barmer. Incident occurred when a Bolero collided
with a truck from the front side near Sindhary Mega
Highway. In the incident four died on spot while
another five got injured. On getting informed police
reached at the spot. Later injured were taken to
hospital. —Mukesh Mathrani
Jaipur: The official Twitter handle of DIPR was
reportedly hacked late on Sunday night. The name
of the account was changed to Elon Musk and the
picture of the spacecraft was put in the display
picture. The IT expert recovered the account in a
short time. There was no tampering with the content.
Now the security features of social media accounts
are being reviewed. Cyber attacks have happened in
the past also.
JDA on drive to repair roads,
pipelines, sewers before Diwali
First India Bureau
Jaipur: JDA has em-
barked on a campaign
to repair the roads, wa-
ter supply lines and
sewer lines, which were
damaged during the
rains. Development
Commissioner Gaurav
Goel said that the work
has been taken up on a
priority basis from the
traffic as well as techni-
cal points of view.
He asserted that the
work will be completed
before Diwali. The re-
pair work is in progress
on Tonk Road, Sahakar
Marg, Giridhar Marg,
Kalwad Road, Niwaru
Road, Jahota Road, Veer
Hanumanji Road,
Dhabas Road, Vaishali
Nagar, Malviya Nagar,
Siddharth Nagar, Ram
Nagar and Sanganer ar-
eas. An amount of Rs 21
crore has been sanc-
tioned for the purpose.
PHED has also taken up
many projects.
Health services and infrastructure in
Rajasthan has become strong in the
last three years during the Congress
rule. After the introduction of new medical col-
leges, 30 districts are being covered. Now even
a child of the poor can pursue medical studies
at very low fees. —Dr Raghu Sharma, Health Minister
Accused Inder Singh
Mridul Kachhawa

7. New Delhi: As the
Samyukt Kisan Morcha
(SKM) is staging a na-
tionwide ‘Rail Roko’
protest to demand the
dismissal and arrest of
Union Minister of State
Ajay Mishra, Bharatiya
Kisan Union spokesper-
son Rakesh Tikait on
Monday said that the
govt has not spoken to
them in this regard yet.
Speaking to ANI briefly,
Tikait said, “This pro-
test is being staged in
different districts
across the country
. The
people of the country
who support this move-
ment know about the
Rail Roko andolan. The
Central Government
has not spoken to us yet
in this matter.”
As the ‘Rail Roko An-
dolan’ is being staged to
protest against the
Lakhimpur Kheri vio-
lence case in various
parts of the country
, the
Northern Railway in-
formed on Monday that
around 50 trains have
been affected in this re-
gard.
A statement issued
by the umbrella body of
farmers’ unions on
Sunday read, “To press
for its demand for Ajay
Mishra’s dismissal and
arrest, so that justice
can be secured in Lakh-
impur Kheri violence,
SKM has announced a
nation-wide rail roko
program on October
18.” SKM put out a call
to its constituents to
stop rail traffic for six
hours on October 18, be-
tween 10 am and 4 pm.
SKM asked for this ac-
tion to be taken up
peacefully, without any
destruction and dam-
age of any kind to any
railway property,” it
said further. A total of
eight people including
four farmers died in the
Kheri violence that
took place on October 3.
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First India Bureau
Mumbai: Aryan Khan,
held in a Mumbai jail
over allegations in the
drugs-on-cruise case,
“promised to be a good
citizen and serve the
country” while being
counselled by the Nar-
cotics Control Bureau
(NCB), sources have
said.
Aryan Khan, say
sources, was counselled
by the agency’s high-
profile Zonal Director
Sameer Wankhede, who
has been leading the in-
vestigation. He report-
edly said he would
“make everyone proud
of him”, avoid wrong-
doing and would work
to help the poor and de-
prived. “We counsel
every arrested accused
and it is done for two to
three hour daily during
custody,” Mr Wankhede
told reporters when
asked about Aryan
Khan. WhatsApp chats
reveal his links.
Aryan Khan counselled, promises to serve nation
DRUGS-ON-CRUISE
lll
Aryan Khan, say
to sources, was
counselled by
the agency’s
high-profile
Zonal Director
Sameer
Wankhede, who
has been
leading the
investigation
Movement of over
290 trains around
the country was hit
amid a ‘rail roko’
protest called to press
for the arrest of Union
Minister Ajay Mishra’s
dismissal and arrest
over Lakhimpur inci-
dent in Uttar Pradesh,
in which his son has
been arrested. Here are
the top developments
on Rail Roko protest:
l Security was
deployed at railway sta-
tions in the wake of the
‘’rail roko’’ protest. 293
trains were affected. Of
the 150 goods trains
affected by the rail roko
today, 75 were trains
carrying coal to power
plants, sources said
l Farmers in Punjab
and elsewhere were
seen squatting on rail
tracks as part of their
protest. Four sections
of the Ferozepur divi-
sion were blocked by
the protesters, said a
railway official.
l The SKM, an um-
brella body of farmers’
unions, said it will hold
a peaceful nationwide
rail roko protest from
10 am to 4 pm for jus-
tice in Kheri violence.
TRAINS FOR COAL FOR PLANTS HIT
PROTEST OVER FARMERS’ KILLING
CRUCIAL READ
MASSIVE TRAFFIC IN HUBBALLI AS
PRO-HINDU ACTIVISTS STAGE PROTEST
SUB-INSPECTOR ARRESTED AFTER HIS
CAR RUNS OVER TWO WOMEN IN PUNJAB
Hubballi: The City witnessed a massive traffic jam
near Bhairikoppa on Sunday evening as pro-Hindu
activists blocked Hubballi-Dharwad road to regis-
ter their protest against the alleged conversion at
a church in Bhairikoppa in the City. The protesters
alleged that one Somalinga Avaradi had converted to
Christianity. “Now Somalinga is bringing Hindus to
the church to convert them,” they said and urged the
police to arrest him. The protest caused a massive
traffic jam and motorists had to until the Navanagar
police reached the spot and get the traffic cleared.
Jalandhar: A police officer’s vehicle ran two women
over in Jalandhar on Monday, killing one of them on the
spot and leaving the other injured. One police official,
who was driving the vehicle, has been arrested.The
speeding police vehicle crushed the two young women
near Dhanowali on the Jalandhar-Phagwara highway.
The two women were standing on the roadside when
the police vehicle ran them over.While one of them died
on the spot, the other was rushed to the hospital and
is currently undergoing treatment.The victim’s family
has now blocked the highway, causing massive traffic
congestion in the area.
FAKE DATE SHEET FOR BOARD EXAMS
BEING CIRCULATED, WARNS CBSE
IIT MADRAS SAYS 30% OF DOGS HELD
CAPTIVE ON CAMPUS DIED IN ONE YEAR
New Delhi:Before releasing the date sheet, CBSE has
noticed that a fake date sheet of the term 1 examina-
tions, to be held in the month of November- December,
is being circulated on
social media that can
confuse the students.
CBSE has clarified through
a tweet that it has not
released any official noti-
fication of the date sheet
by now. CBSE tweet reads, “It has come to the notice of
CBSE that a fake date sheet is being circulated on social
media for the forthcoming term 1 exams in Nov 2021, to
confuse students of class X and XII.
Chennai: A total of 56 (or 30%) of the 188 stray dogs
confined in the dog shelter at the Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras campus have died in the past one
year, the IIT-M administra-
tion confirmed to the TN
Health and Family Welfare
Min Ma. Subramanian.
Mr. Subramanian, who
inspected the shelter
following complaints of
a high number of deaths, quoted the administration
He said that the administration was asked to furnish
details on the 29 dogs that were adopted. “The ad-
ministration said old age and illnesses were the main
reasons for the deaths.
GOVT HAS NOT SPOKEN TO US YET,SAYS TIKAIT
Sonipat: Security ar-
rangements have been
upscaled at the Sonipat
Railway Station in Har-
yana in view of farmer
unions’ call for ‘Rail
Roko’ protests on Mon-
day
.
According to Hans
Raj, DSP, Sonipat, Rap-
id Action Force (RAF)
has been deployed at
the railway station to
avoid any unfortunate
incident.”We have en-
sured adequate security
at Sonipat Railway Sta-
tion. 65 CRPF jawans,
RAP and others have
been deployed to pre-
vent any untoward ac-
tivity,” the DSP said.
“The Kisan Unions are
allowed to protest
peacefully
. If they try to
disturb the peace and
harmony here, we will
takeactionaccordingly
,”
he added.Earlier in the
morning, Northern Rly
informed that 30 loca-
tions have been affected
and eight trains have
beenregulatedfollowing
the rail roko protests.
Farmers block rly tracks in
Punjab,HaryanadeploysRAF
The ‘Rail Roko Andolan’ is being staged to protest against the Kheri
violence, theRlyinformedthat50trainshavebeenaffectedinthisregard
Aryan Khan, while going for the counselling.
On a day when the
Samyukta Kisan
Morcha gave a ‘rail
roko’ call against the
Centre’s three farm
laws, a statement of
Meghalaya Governor
Satya Pal Malik went
viral wherein he said
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) leaders
could not enter the
villages of Meerut,
Baghpat and Muzaf-
farnagar in Uttar
Pradesh, and if the
demands of the farm-
ers were not met,
the BJP Government
would not return to
power.Once again of-
fering to mediate, Mr.
Malik said farmers
would withdraw the
agitation if the Gov-
ernment agreed to
guarantee the Mini-
mum Support Price
(MSP) for crops. Mr.
Malik said the Govt
should listen to their
demands. I am with
them and if required
I will leave the post,”
he said.
‘FARMERS’
PROTEST
GUARANTEE
MSP, I WILL
MEDIATE’
New Delhi: The
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) on Monday
slammed the Congress
alleging that its leader
Tariq Hameed Karra
had claimed that Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel col-
luded with Muhammad
Ali Jinnah to keep
Kashmir out of India.
Addressing a press
conference, BJP spokes-
person Sambit Patra
queried whether Con-
gress interim president
Sonia Gandhi and Ra-
hul Gandhi had object-
ed to Karra’s remarks
during the Congress
Working Committee
(CWC) meeting on Sat-
urday
.
“Today it has been
published in the news-
papers that in the CWC
meeting held two days
ago, some questions
were raised regarding
Kashmir. At the meet-
ing, senior Congress
leader and CWC mem-
ber Tariq Hameed Kar-
ra created an atmos-
phere of confusion re-
garding Kashmir. He
also said Jawaharlal
Nehru ji had integrated
Jammu and Kashmir
into India and Sardar
Patel tried to keep Kash-
mir out of India,” Patra
said. Patra said that the
BJP wanted to know if
Karra will be removed
from the Congress
Working Committee
(CWC). —ANI
BJP slams Congress over alleged anti-
Sardar Patel remarks in CWC meet
Washington: Former
US secretary of state
Colin Powell passed
away at 84 years of age
due to complications re-
lated to coronavirus dis-
ease, the family has an-
nounced on his Face-
book page on Monday
.
Powell, also the first
Black secretary of
state, was fully vacci-
nated, according to the
family statement. We
want to thank the
medical staff at Wal-
ter Reed National
Medical Center for
their caring treat-
ment. We have lost a
remarkable and loving
husband, grandfather
and a great Ameri-
can,” the Powell fami-
ly said.
Patna: CM Nitish Ku-
mar on Monday con-
demned the targeted
killing of Bihari mi-
grant workers in JK
saying the incidents
havecreatedanenviron-
ment of fear.Kumar said
he has spoken to JK
Lieutenant Governor
Manoj Sinha and senior
Bihar officials are in
touch with their coun-
terpartsintheunionter-
ritoryovertheincidents.
There are clear similari-
ties in the two alleged
drug busts by NCB over
the past year, involving
actor Rhea Chakraborty
and Aryan. In neither case
was the central agency
able to show any drug
seizures nor did it carry
out blood tests .In both
cases, the NCB detained
the two suspects, got
access to their mobile and
used material stored in-
cluding deleted WhatsApp
chats, to arrest them.
Shiv Sena leader
Kishore Tiwari has
approached the Supreme
Court seeking a judicial
enquiry into “malafide
style, approach and dirty
vendetta affairs” of NCB
in Mumbai and its of-
ficials “targeting” select
film celebrity and models
since last two years. This
comes in the wake of the
arrest of actor Shah Rukh
Khan’s son Aryan Khan by
NCB in a drugs case.The
petition has urged.
NCB’S SOLE
WEAPON IN RHEA,
ARYAN ARRESTS:
WHATSAPP CHATS
SENA LEADER
MOVES SC FOR
PROBE INTO
AFFAIRS OF NCB
’Favourite of
presidents’
Colin Powell
dies of COVID
Targeted
killing of Bihari
migrantsinJK
Nadda asks BJP leaders to publicise 100 cr Covid vax
achievement, slams Opposition for misleading nation
New Delhi: Bharatiya
Janata Party national
President JP Nadda on
Monday chaired a
meeting of the party’s
national office bearers
to chart the organisa-
tion’s course of action
for the upcoming cru-
cial Assembly polls in
five states.
According to sourc-
es, BJP office bearers
were asked to take
achievement of the
country globally when
the country completes
the administration of
100 crores Covid vac-
cine doses.
The BJP chief also
slammed the opposi-
tion for misleading the
nation on issues that
were in the interest of
the nation, sources
stated.The BJP chief
discussed the future
course of action, espe-
cially in poll-bound
states in the meeting
held at party headquar-
ters here. The party
leadership thanked
Modi for extending the
PMGaribKalyanAnna
Yojana benefit to the
poor for a second year.
Approximately 80 cr
people were provided
with food grains and
rations during the Cov-
id pandemic. Opposi-
tion was to create an
atmosphere of fear
within people,” said
Singh. They have lost
their relevance, he add-
ed. BJP’s national ex-
ecutive council meet-
ing is also scheduled
for November.
This protest is being staged in different districts across the coun-
try. The people of the country who support this movement know
about the Rail Roko andolan. The Central Government has not
spoken to us yet in this matter. —Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson
RAIL ROKO ANDOLAN
Nadda at BJP office bearers
meeting.
—FILE PHOTO

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Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: Analysisof
the data shows that the
service span for the em-
panelment of IAS offic-
ers’ for holding secy/se-
cy-equivalent posts has
steadily declined since
2014 to 32 years from the
average of 33-34 years
earlier.
When the NDA ad-
ministration began its
second inning in 2014,
it promised to rational-
ize the empanelment
process in such a way
that the empanelment
time span gap among
different AIS services
would be significantly
reduced.
Available data sug-
gest that this has indeed
takenplaceatthesenior
ranksof allAISofficers.
The empanelment time
span for holding Joint
Secretary
, Additional
Secretary
,andSecretary
has declined between
2014-2021.
Since the IAS empan-
elment is the bench-
mark,itisworthwhileto
look attime span of secy
empanelment. In Sep-
tember 2021, a number
of officers from the
1989-batch IAS were ele-
vated as secretaries.
Theirempanelmenthad
taken place in February
2019-whichworksoutto
32 years of service.
It needs to be pointed
out here that the
1984-batch and senior
batcheswereconsidered
for empanelment as sec-
retaries in 2016 - after 33
yrs of service. The noti-
fication years for em-
panelment in the last
few years show that
1985,1986,1987,1988,and
1989 batches got empan-
elledassecretarieswith-
in 32 years of service.
The reduction in the
tenureof serviceforem-
panelment at each level
beginning JS level
means that the govern-
ment would have not
only larger pool of offic-
ers available to choose
from but will also have
benefit of ensuring
longer service tenure of
officers to serve union
secretaries.
Fortunately for all
AISofficers,thefastpro-
cess of empanelment of
IAS officers has acceler-
atedthesameprocedure
forotherserviceswhich
is reflected in the in-
creased number of em-
panelment of other All
India and Central Ser-
vice Group A services.
NDA makes faster empanelment of IAS
and other AIS officers for senior ranks
DATA ANALYSIS
Significance of analysis lies in fact that service
span of IAS officers’ empanelment acts as a
benchmark for empanelment of other AIS officers
New Delhi: Delhi
HC has granted per-
mission to a 24-yr-old
woman to undergo
procedure for termi-
nation of her over 24
wks pregnancy. Jus-
tice Rekha Palli’s rul-
ing came after ob-
serving report of
hospital. Court said,
in light of aforesaid,
once Board has clear-
ly opined that de-
formities of petition-
er’s foetus are likely
to be incompatible
with life in case,
pregnancy is carried,
chances of survival
of unborn child are
very remote. —ANI
Del HC permits
termination of
pregnancy
Anita Hada
New Delhi: Electricity
crisis has arisen in
many states of the
country including the
national capital Delhi.
Many states have start-
ed power cuts and the
Delhi government has
expressed apprehen-
sions that there may be
a black out in the capi-
tal. Stock has dwindled
due to short supply of
coal in thermal power
plants in a dozen states
of the country. When
this crisis broke out,
the central government
woke up and meetings
have started all around
as emergency messages
have been sent. Till
three days back, the
government kept say-
ing that there is no cri-
sis and there is a stock
of coal for 24 days. But
two days later, an emer-
gency message was sent
to NTPC and DVC ask-
ing them to supply as
much power as possible
to Delhi.
Union Energy Minis-
ter RK Singh and Coal
Minis ter Prahlad Joshi
had said that there is
neither power crisis
nor coal crisis. But the
very next day after say-
ing this, both have ap-
peared before Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah and the strategy
to deal with the crisis
was discussed. In order
to overcome the crisis,
instructions have been
sent to the coal mining
companies to expedite
the work, while the In-
dian Railways has also
been engaged in the
work of supplying max-
imum coal. The days of
April-May are being re-
membered by the gov-
ernment’s turmoil,
when there was a short-
age of oxygen in hospi-
tals and from rails to
airplanes were em-
ployed to deliver oxy-
gen throughout the
country
. That is, if there
is a shortage of oxygen,
then there is a turmoil
in its supply and if
there is a shortage of
coal, then there is chaos
about it. Why doesn’t
the government see the
crisis beforehand?
GOVERNMENT ‘SHORTSIGHTED’
TO SEE CRISIS FROM AFAR?
Delhi govt has expressed apprehensions that there may be black out.
India, Israel agree to mutually
recognize vax certification
Tel Aviv [Israel]: Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister
(EAM) Dr S Jaishankar
on Monday said that he
had “very productive
talks” with Israel’s For-
eign Minister Yair Lap-
id, where they dis-
cussed a wide range of
regional and global is-
sues, including the in-
principle agreement on
mutual recognition of
Covid vaccination certi-
fication.
The minister also
thanked Israel for join-
ing International Solar
Alliance. This comes a
day after Jaishankar
held a productive meet-
ing with members of
Israeli chambers of
commerce. —ANI
Dr S Jaishankar with Yair Lapid in Israel on Monday.
DR. S. JAISHANKAR @DrSJaishankar
Very productive talks today with APM and FM @
YairLapid. Discussed a wide range of regional and
global issues. Agreed to resume FTA negotiations
next month. Agreed in principle on mutual recog-
nition of Covid vaccination certification.
Class 10 exam to begin from
Nov 30; Class 12 from Dec 1
CBSE TERM 1 BOARD EXAM
New Delhi: The Cen-
tral Board of Secondary
Education (CBSE) will
be releasing the de-
tailed date sheet for the
Term 1 exams for the
students of Classes 10
and 12 on October 18 on
its official website.
Once released, students
will be able to check the
date sheet online on
cbse.gov.in.
The subject-wise date
sheet for Term 1 of
CBSE Class 10 and 12
board exams 2021 will
be released today on the
official website. As per
previous announce-
ments, the term 1 ex-
ams for both the classes
are set to be conducted
in offline mode in No-
vember and December.
CBSE has decided to
split its annual board
examinations into two
exams from this year, in
view of the pandemic.
The examination of
Term 1 is scheduled to
be conducted from next
month while Term 2 ex-
ams will be conducted
in Feb, March 2022. —ANI
GPCB HAS BECOME A DEN OF CORRUPTION
M Sharma
New Delhi: Gujarat
Pollution Control
Board (GPCB) is the
chief regulator for im-
plementation of envi-
ronmental protection
and pollution control
laws in state.
The CMO official
said that senior IAS of-
ficer Sanjiv Kumar,
who is holding the
charge of chairman of
the body, has requested
govt to relieve him of
the additional charge
as he does not want to
continue in the GPCB.
Sanjiv Kumar is a 1998
batch IAS officer and is
currently posted as
Managing Director of
GSPC and Gujarat Gas
and has been given the
additional charge of
chairman, GPCB.
In the next round of
bureaucratic reshuffle,
the government is
elected to replace San-
jiv Kumar with anoth-
er senior official to be
in charge chairman of
GPCB. “The govern-
ment will have to take
strong actions against
the officials of the
GPCB as the corrup-
tion has become deep
rooted with most of the
top officials receive
regular haftas from the
industries,” another
official posted in a sen-
ior position said.
According to sources,
previous administra-
tionof VijayRupanihad
apparentlyturnedblind
towardsmalpracticesin
the statutory body
. The
detailed inputs re-
ceived in the CMO has
details about some
middlemen who broker
deals between the
GPCB officials and in-
dustries, who flout en-
vironmental norms,
discharge untreated
effluents directly into
rivers or water bodies
and don’t follow the
rules prescribed under
the laws and regula-
tions.
In Board, chairman
has limited powers
while member secy is
powerful officer. In Gu-
jarat, member secy of
pollution control board
is considered most
powerful as state being
one of the most indus-
trialised one where the
GPCB has huge powers
over industries.
Plaints about
irregularities
and corrupt
practices in the
GPCB have now
reached CMO,
where officials
were startled
EXCLUSIVE
CMO OFFICIAL SAYS