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2019 H’BAD DISHA CASE ACCUSED
ENCOUNTER ‘FAKE’: SC PANEL
Hyderabad: In a startling revelation, a Supreme Court-
appointed commission on Friday declared the police
encounter of the accused in the 2019 Disha gang-rape
and murder in Hyderabad as “fake.” The three-member
panel, led by ex-judge Justice VS Sirpurkar, also also
recommended the trial of accused policemen for murder.
AI FLIGHT RETURNS
AFTER ENGINE
SHUTS MID-AIR
SHAH ON TWO-DAY
ARUNACHAL VISIT
FROM TODAY
Mumbai: An Air India (AI)
flight had to return to the
Mumbai airport just 27
minutes after takeoff as one
of its engines shut down
mid-air due to a technical
snag. The plane, an Airbus
A320neo, was flying to
Bengaluru. The Directorate
General of Civil Aviation has
launched a probe.
New Delhi: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah will
undertake a two-day visit to
Arunachal Pradesh starting
Saturday during which
he will inaugurate and lay
foundation stone of several
development projects and
interact with security forces
deployed in forward areas
along Sino-Indian border.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has slapped fresh corruption
charges against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, only weeks after being
granted bail in the fifth fodder scam case. As per reports, his other family
members have also been named as the defendants in the new case.
CBI LODGES NEW
CASE AGAINST
LALU, RAIDS 17
LOCATIONS
The orders of the Delimitation Commission which redrew the assembly and
parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir will “take effect” from May
20, the Law Ministry said on Friday. The report of the commission will form the
basis for future assembly polls in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. P6
JAMMU & KASHMIR
DELIMITATION
PANEL ORDERS
COME INTO EFFECT
‘JET AIRWAYS GRANTED
AIR OPERATOR CERT,
CAN RESUME FLIGHTS’
The Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) granted Jet Air-
ways — grounded since 2019 —
the Air Operator Certificate (AOC)
on Friday, allowing it to resume
commercial flight operations.
ACB catches SMS hosp financial
advisor taking `7.80 lakh bribe
Navin Sharma
Jaipur: Anti-Corrup-
tionBureauof Rajasthan
PoliceonFridayarrested
the financial advisor of
SMS Hospital Bri-
jbhushan Shar-
ma taking a bribe
of Rs 7.80 lakh.
The accused FA
had demanded the
bribe in lieu of
clearingbillsworthRs2.5
crore. Private hospital
had installed machines
in the SMS hospital and
theFAhadbeendemand-
ing a 3 percent commis-
sion to pass the bill.
The action was taken
on direction by DG ACB
B L Soni and ADG MN
Dinesh.
Sharma has been the
financial advisor in the
SMS hospital
since the corona
pandemic. He had
an important role
in every major
purchase related
to the hospital.
He was also given re-
sponsibility in Ra-
jasthan Medical Service
Corporation Limited.
Sharma handles the
work of procurement in
RMSCL as ED.
Gehlot strengthens irrigation infrastructure,
gives `894 crore grant to farmers
IMPORTANT DECISION OF CM IN THE INTEREST OF FARMERS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: During his
budgetary speech for
the year 2022-23, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
had made several im-
portantannouncements
to strengthen the irriga-
tion infrastructure in
the state. Gehlot has ap-
proved various propos-
als to strengthen the
farmers by taking these
announcements on the
ground. With this, the
farmers of the state will
get a grant of Rs 894
crore for digging, farm
pound construction and
irrigation pipeline.
10 percent additional
grant to small and mar-
ginal farmers
With the approval of
the proposal by the
Chief Minister, now 10
percent additional
grant will also be given
to small and marginal
farmers in farm pound,
diggi construction and
irrigation pipeline
schemes. Along with
this, minimum 40 per-
cent small and marginal
farmers will be benefit-
ed under the schemes.
15 thousand farmers
will make diggi and 45
thousand farmers will
make farm pound
In the next three
years, a grant of Rs 450
crore will be made avail-
ableto15,000farmersfor
the construction of Dig-
gi. In the financial year
2022-23, a grant of Rs 150
crore will be given to 5
thousand Turn to P8
CM Ashok Gehlot
CM’S DECISION
WILL INCREASE
FARMERS’ INCOME
SC: ‘EXPERIENCED’ JUDICIAL OFFICER WILL HEAR GYANVAPI CASE
HEALING TOUCH IN
COURT OF LAW!
We need a sense of balance and calm...We need a degree of healing
touch...joint mission for preserving a sense of balance in the country.
— Justice DY Chandrachud, Supreme Court Judge
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court, which is
hearing a challenge to
the survey order of the
Gyanvapi Mosque com-
plex issued by the Vara-
nasi court, handed over
the case to the district
judge while noting that
the “selective leaks”
must stop. The court
was today told by the
Muslim side that the
survey report was ‘se-
lectively leaked’ to the
public.
Huzefa Ahmadi, ap-
pearing for the Muslim
side, argued that the
leaked info is being
shared widely and
that the “information
provided by the plain-
tiff has altered the nar-
rative”.
l Supreme Court
transfers Gyanvapi
case to Varanasi
district judge
l Taking strong
view of survey
report leak, SC said
that “selective leaks”
to press must stop
Mufti-e-Banaras Maulana Abdul Batin Nomani arrives at the Gyanvapi mosque to offer Friday
prayers, in Varanasi. The mosque had to be closed as more than 1200 people reached for the
prayers while its capacity was 700. —PHOTO BY PTI
Allahabad HC
adjourns hearing
in case till July 6
Prayagraj: The Al-
lahabad High Court
Friday adjourned the
hearing of the Kashi
Vishwanath temple-
Gyanvapi mosque dis-
pute case till July 6.
The court was hearing
a petition challenging
the suit pending in the
Varanasi court under
the Places of Worship
(Special Provisions)
Act, 1991. Advocate
SFA Naqvi, appear-
ing on behalf of the
petitioner, said that
the opposition is yet
to file their response
in the case. The peti-
tioner has challenged
the suit pending in
Varanasi court, under
the Act, said Naqvi.
A slightly more
seasoned and mature
hand should hear this
case. We’re not making
aspersion on the trial
judge. But a more
seasoned hand should
deal with this case and
it’ll benefit all parties.
—Supreme Court
Fix goals for next 25 years: PM to BJP functionaries
Yogesh Sharma &
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Asserting that
eight years of his gov-
ernment have been dedi-
catedtogoodgovernance
and social justice, Prime
MinisterNarendraModi
on Friday asked BJP
leaders to stick to the is-
sues of national inter-
estsandnotto“fallinthe
trap” of some political
parties with an “ecosys-
tem” to divert the coun-
try’s attention from
main matters.
Addressing a virtual
meeting of BJP office-
bearers in Jaipur, Modi
alsoaskedthemtoavoid
any shortcut and move
forward on the core is-
sues of the country’s
interests. It is the time
for BJP to fix its goals
for the next 25 years and
work continuously for
them, he asserted.
While the BJP has
brought development
into the mainstream of
national politics, some
political parties have
been playing with the
country’sfuturefortheir
momentary benefits, he
claimed, hitting out at
rivals without naming
them. For their selfish
interests, the parties
look for small tensions
and weaknesses in the
society to pour poison
into them, Modi alleged,
addingtheyincitepeople
sometimes in the name
of caste or regionalism.
Noting that since the
days of Jana Sangh, the
forerunner to the BJP,
patriotism, national in-
terest and nation-build-
ing were at the center
of its policies and pro-
grams, he said this pat-
riotism has inspired
the party to focus on
development and trust.
The Prime Minister
said people’s faith in the
government’s delivery
mechanism has been re-
stored post-2014. Modi
said the eight years have
beenof thefulfillmentof
theexpectationsof small
farmers, labourers and
the middle class. The
BJP government post-
2014 has restored the
faith of the people in the
government, its systems
and its delivery mecha-
nism, that had been lost
earlier, the prime minis-
ter added. Turn to P3
GOVT’S 8 YEARS DEVOTED TO DEVELOPMENT, DON’T FALL IN OPPOSITION’S ‘ECOSYSTEM’ TRAP: MODI
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi virtually addresses the
BJP national office bearers
meeting in Jaipur.
JP Nadda and Vasundhara Raje along with (L to R) Tarun Chugh, Raman Singh, BL Santosh, Baijayant Panda, Radha Mohan Singh,
Raghuvar Das, DK Aruna, Satish Poonia during the meeting of BJP office-bearers at Hotel Leela Palace in Jaipur on Friday.
Strengthening BJP in Raj,
last-mile delivery of Centre’s
schemes priority: Nadda
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP presi-
dent JP Nadda on
Friday laid down the
party’s agenda for
the future at its of-
fice-bearers meeting,
saying it will broadly
focus on strengthen-
ing the organisation
and ensure last-mile
delivery of the Cen-
tre’s schemes.
Addressing the in-
augural session of
the meeting here,
Nadda also hit out at
the Ashok Gehlot-led
Congress govern-
ment in Rajasthan,
saying it has “de-
famed this land of
bravehearts with its
misgovernance”.
“The BJP will play
the role of a con-
structive opposition
in the state and will
ensure that the lotus
blossoms in the next
assembly elections,”
Nadda said.
HailingPrimeMin-
ister Narendra Modi,
Nadda said his lead-
ership was taking the
BJP upwards and all
party workers were
committed to move
on the path shown by
him. More on P3
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
SIDHU SURRENDERS
IN PATIALA COURT
 Former Punjab Congress
chief Navjot Singh Sidhu
surrendered before a Patiala
court on Friday, just hours
after he sought more time
from the Supreme Court
citing his medical condition.
 To recall, Sidhu was
sentenced to one year of
imprisonment on Thursday in
a road rage case dating back
to 1988.
 Senior advocate Abhishek
Manu Singhvi, representing
Sidhu, earlier on Friday told
the SC bench of Justices AM
Khanwilkar and JB Pardiwala
that Sidhu would surely
surrender shortly.
 Sidhu was sentenced
by a Supreme Court bench
of justices Khanwilkar and
Sanjay Kishan Kaul on
Thursday.
 Senior Samajwadi
Party (SP) leader and
MLA from Uttar
Pradesh’s Rampur Azam
Khan finally walked out
of the Sitapur Jail on
Friday morning.
 Khan was welcomed
by family, SP workers,
and Pragatisheel Sama-
jwadi Party Lohia chief
Shivpal Yadav.
 SP chief Akhilesh
Yadav, although tweeted
on his release, but did
not send any big leader
from the party.
AZAM KHAN WALKS
FREE AFTER OVER
2 YEARS, 81 CASES
INDRANI MUKERJEA OUT ON BAIL
 Indrani Mukerjea, the
former media executive
accused of killing her
daughter Sheena Bora in
2012, was released on bail
on Friday, a day after the
Supreme Court’s order.
 “I am just going home...
Empathy and forgiveness...I
have forgiven all the people
who have hurt me. I have
learned a lot in the jail,” said
Mukherjea after leaving from
Byculla Jail in Mumbai.
 She said she plans to write
a book, adding that it will not
be about the jail. She could
not be released on Thursday
as the paperwork could not
be completed on time.
Congress leader and party’s former Punjab chief Navjot Singh
Sidhu surrenders in the CJM court, in Patiala on Friday.

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Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: Union Jal
Shakti Minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat
while interacting with
media regarding the
East Rajasthan Canal
Project during his stay
in Jodhpur said that he
would do all to provide
drinking water to 13
districts in a month and
declare this scheme as a
national project.
He said the Prime
Minister had not prom-
ised and said he would
consider it sensitively
and is doing so.
Shekhawat targeted
Cong and said the Chief
Minister’s party did not
get time to offer flowers
on the idol of Mahara-
na Pratap but had time
for jungle safari.
He said office bear-
ers’ meeting of BJP is
held regularly every
three months and four
times a year. The meet-
ing of executive com-
mittee is regular from
national level to booth
level. He said, “I think
that they do not under-
stand this methodology
that is why Congress
has met this fate.”
Shekhawat took a
jibe at the Chintan Shi-
vir, saying the result is
in front of everyone.
“State President, MLA
and an MP resigned.”
‘Send report, will ensure in a month’
NATIONAL STATUS FOR ERCP
JAIPUR STAKES CLAIM TO BE ‘LEOPARD
CAPITAL OF WORLD’ WITH 75 BIG CATS
Jhalana, Amagarh Kali
Beri, Nahargarh are the hub
Even after Covid, earnings
high in wildlife sanctuary
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: As the num-
ber of leopards in
Jaipur has touched
close to 75, the wildlife
lovers are campaign-
ing to get Jaipur offi-
cially declared as
‘Leopard Capital of
the World’ by govt. In
Jaipur, the number of
leopards has reached
close to 75 including
Jhalana, Amagarh,
Nahargarh & Achrol.
Sunil Mehta, a
member of State Wild-
life Board, has written
a letter to state govern-
ment in this matter.
Members of the State
Wildlife Board Sunil
Mehta, Dhirendra
Godha, Chairman of
Sariska Foundation
Dinesh Durrani, wild-
life expert Dheeraj Ka-
poor and other wild-
life lovers have started
the ‘Leopard Capital
of World’ campaign.
In fact, under lead-
ership of Forest & Env
Min Hemaram Choud-
hary, team including
PS Shikhar Aggarwal,
PCCF Dr DN Pandey,
Chief Wildlife Warden
Arindam Tomar,
DAFO Ajay Chittoda &
Ranger Janeshwar
Choudhary has made
coordinated efforts.
Puneet Chaturvedi
Dungarpur: Rebellion
in Congress here is in-
creasing after the resig-
nation of Cong MLA &
Youth Congress presi-
dent Ganesh Ghogra.
Ghogra Now on Fri-
day targeted Congress’s
outgoing district presi-
dent Dinesh Khodnia &
accused him of weaken-
ing Cong in Udaipur
division.
On Thursday, Bichhi-
wada Panchayat Samiti
pradhan Devram Roth
and former head Radha
Ghatia called Ghogra’s
resignation as a politi-
cal stunt.
Ghogra said a wrong
report has been sent on
behalf of Collector-SP,
including SDM, to take
22 employees hostage.
He said villagers had
locked panchayat build-
ing before he reached
Surpur panchayat.
“I was just sitting on
dharna in support of
demand of villagers.
Collector and SP put
pressure on tehsildar to
register a case,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Two boys were
killed after falling from
the roof of a four-storey
building in the Mansa-
rovar area on Thursday
.
The two men, who were
under the influence of
alcohol, fell from the
terrace after the duo
fought over an issue.
“The deceased have
been identified as San-
jay Meena (24) and
Manoj Meena (23), both
residents of Jahajpur
in Bhilwara. They were
preparing for competi-
tive exams and were re-
siding in a rented ac-
commodation in Man-
sarovar area,” said the
police. “The duo fell 40
feet down onto the roof
of an adjacent building.
Both of them died on
the spot,” police said.
Hem Singh Rajpurohit
Sri Ganganagar: In
the wake of the ongoing
dispute over the Gurd-
wara Budha Johad
Management Commit-
tee, both sides hurled
slogans at each other at
the general body meet-
ing held on Friday
.
There were confron-
tations between the po-
lice and the members,
but crowd was con-
trolled by the adminis-
tration.
On Friday
, Harbhajan
Singh was unanimous-
ly elected as chairman
by the sangat boycott-
ing the present manage-
ment committee. The
matter got worse when
the other party refused
to give the keys to the
office, which made the
atmosphere tense and
worsen the situation,
the police said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan gov-
ernment has issued an
order to prohibit setting
up new petrol pumps
within 50 meters of wa-
ter bodies. The order
was issued after the ap-
proval of UDH minister
Shanti Dhariwal. The
water bodies which are
mentioned in revenue
records will be consid-
ered for this. The town
planning department
issued the order as per
the instructions of Na-
tional Green Tribunal.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: In first of its
kind action, Rajasthan
Real Estate Regulatory
Authority (RERA) has
got possession of flats
to allottees in a project
located in Sodala here.
Flats were allotted
but possession was not
given despite deposit-
ing the amount. The al-
lottees approached
RERA and gave a com-
plaint following which
authority summoned
the landowners Naren-
dra Sanadhya, Mahen-
dra Sanadhya and
Rama Sanadhya.
However, the owners
did not turn up. Taking
the matter seriously
, the
RERA gave order to get
the allottees possession.
A team led by RERA
registrar got the allot-
tees possession. As per
the agreement, the pos-
session was to be given
by 15 August 2017.
Allottees Jyoti Gupta
(flat no 502), Nawal
Kishore Vijay (flat no.
702), Rohit Jain (flat no.
701), Sajjan Kumar
Sharma (flat no 301),
Sheela Gupta (flat no
501) had given the com-
plaint to RERA.
Jaipur: RTI activist
Ashok Pathak has got
relief from the High Court
in the matter of posting
objectionable posts on
social media in Karauli
violence case. The Single
Bench of Justice Birendra
Kumar, while hearing
the petition of Ashok
Pathak, stayed his arrest.
Pathak’s advocate AK
Jain said that a false case
was filed against Pathak
for making objection-
able posts viral on social
media at Hindaun City
police station in connec-
tion with stone pelting
and violence during bike
rally on Navsamvatsar in
Karauli.
 In Jhalana, 45 leop-
ards in just 21 square
km forest area
 15 to 20 leopards in
18 square km area of
Galta and Amagarh-
Kali Beri
 About 15 leopards in
Nahargarh forest area
 Plan to start Tiger and
Bird Safari in Naha-
rgarh and Leopard
Safari in Myla Bagh
and Audhiramsagar
area
 In Jaipur, number of
leopards has reached
close to 75
Despite Ranthambore and Sariska earning lakhs
from tigers, the forest department has no budget
for tiger conservation and tracking. In Ranthambore,
a tiger helps earn Rs 5 lakh a month and Rs 60 lakh a
year. In 2019-20, the department earned Rs 29 crore
95 lakh 49,284 from Ranthambore Safari, Sariska
Tiger Reserve Rs 1 cr 54 lakh 57,775 was earned.
Even after Covid, earnings were seen but amount not
being used in tiger conservation & tracking.
Kota: Taking a serious note of rat biting a woman patient’s
eyes in MBS Medical College and Hospital here, the Per-
manent Lok Adalat on Friday issued notices to the Super-
intendent and the Chief Medical Officer of the hospital and
the in-charge of the Medical College as well as the District
Collector. Hearing of the public interest litigation (PIL) in
the matter will be held on May 27. Petitioner advocates are
Intkhab Ali Khan, Mohd Anish Babar and Kripashankar Gaur.
Jaipur: Shastri Nagar police have registered a case against
unidentified fraudsters who tried to cheat govt officials and
extract money from them using the names of Minister of
State Zahida Khan and Secretary (Science & Technology)
Mugdha Sinha. Project Director (Science and Technology)
Dr Sadhna Mathur filed a police complaint in this regard on
Thursday evening. The cheats demanded money from govt
officers and employees through chatting on WhatsApp
after putting the photos of Khan and Sinha in the DP.
Jaipur: Raj HC on Friday issued directions to state regard-
ing hotel activities on zero line, mines encroachment & for
identifying forest department land in order to register them
in revenue records.In a hearing, division bench of justice
Prakash Gupta & justice Sameer Jain said govt should run a
campaign ‘Prashasan Junglon ke Sath’. Advocates AK Jain,
Ashwini Kumar Chaubisa, Pradeep Choudhary and Prateek
Mathur argued on behalf of petitioners.
NO MONEY USED IN TIGER TRACKING
RAT BITE ISSUE HEARING ON MAY 27
SWINDLERS USE NAMES OF MIN ZAHIDA
AND IAS MUGHDA SINHA FOR FRAUD
RUN ‘PRASHASAN JUNGALON KE SATH’: HC
MLA Ghogra claims he is
booked due to conspiracy
BATTLING THE HEAT
As Jaipur sizzles at 45.5 degrees celsius, commuters are seen protecting themselves with the
help of an umbrella and temporary shade. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
DHOLPUR & BARMER
SIZZLE AT 47.1°C
KARAULI 46.5
KOTA 45.5
ALWAR 46.2
NAGAUR
JAIPUR
46.1
45.5
SAWAI MADHOPUR 45.7
FATEHPUR 46.2
BUNDI 45.5
CHURU 46.6
TOP
9
HOTTEST
CITIES
Above Temperature in °C
RTI activist Ashok Pathak gets relief in
case of objectionable social media posts
IN THE COURTYARD
Alwar: The arrested
IAS officer Nannu-
mal Pahadia, RAS
officer Ashok Kumar
Sankhla and broker
Nitin Sharma, who
are in jail in a Rs 5
lakh bribery case,
were presented in a
court here on Friday.
Sankhla could not
be produced in
court during the last
hearing as he was
affected by corona.
Like the other two
accused, Sankhla
too refused to
provide his voice
sample. The next
hearing of the case
has been posted
to June 3 while the
hearing on his bail
petition will be held
in the High Court on
May 27.
Jaipur: Two men were arrested by Sadar Police Station on
Friday on charges of killing a labourer. Sunil Harijan (26), a
resident of Baran and Mansingh Meena (32), a resident of
Karauli, were arrested by police for killing one Pappu Saini.
“Pappu Saini used to work as a labourer in nearby areas.
On May 9, accused asked Pappu to lend them some money,
to which he refused. Later, Sunil, Mansingh and their friend
Mahendra hatched a conspiracy to kill Pappu,” DCP (West)
Richa Tomar informed. “Pappu was hit on his head by a
stone. The third accused is on the run,” police added.
IAS PAHADIA,
RAS DENY VOICE
SAMPLES
2 HELD IN MURDER NEAR TEMPLE IN SODALA
Deceased duo fell from 40 feet
down from a building.
Ashok Pathak AK Jain
Police trying to control the
worsening situation.
Ganesh Ghogra
Jaipur: In matter related to 30,000 acre of forest land
around city, HC on Friday directed Revenue & Forest
Secretaries to mark forest land across state by July
27. Hearing a PIL filed by Campaign People’s Voice
& others, Division Bench of Justices Prakash Gupta &
Sameer Jain also warned if order is not complied with,
court will take a tough stand. Petitioner’s counsel AK
Jain said land around Jaipur was declared reserve for-
est in 1961 but they have still not been registered .
Jaipur: The exam for Technical Assistant recruitment has
been cancelled in the Rajdhani College centre in the city.
Sources said when some aspirants went to appear in
the exam on Friday, the first day of the exam, they were
not allowed to enter the premises. The students started
protesting against it. After the matter escalated, the exam
was cancelled. Meanwhile, candidates have accused col-
lege administration of rigging examination and resorting to
malpractices. Now, exam will be conducted afresh.
Jaipur: SOG has de-
tained the main accused
of the constable paper
leak case Mohan from
New Delhi. The SOG has
already arrested his wife
Priya for being involved
in the crime. The
matter is being further
investigated. About
1.75 lakhs students
had appeared in the
second examination.
Earlier, exam for
JEN, Librarian and
REET Level 2 had to
be cancelled due to
paper leaks.
DEADLINE FOR LISTING FOREST LAND
TECH ASST EXAM CANCELLED AFTER
STUDENTS PROTEST, EXAM TO BE AFRESH
MAIN ACCUSED
OF CONSTABLE
PAPER LEAK HELD
Two boys die falling from roof while
fighting under the influence of alcohol
Gurdwara Management panel’s
tussle leads to protest, unrest
No petrol pumps
within 50 meters
of water bodies
RERA helps get
possession of
flats alloted in
August 2017
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in meeting with officials in Jodhpur.

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Myriad events to mark Modi
govt’s 3rd
anniv: Arun Singh
‘MYY’ FACTOR PAVED WAY FOR
VICTORY IN ASSEMBLY POLLS: BJP
Jaipur: All Union ministers will visit villages across the
country to mark eight years of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi-led government and take feed-
back on welfare schemes, said the BJP
on Friday crediting the “MYY factor”
for its victory in the recent assembly
polls. BJP’s National GS Vinod Tawde,
on the second day of BJP national
meet, said that, 3 years of the second
term of Modi govt will be completed on
May 30 and over the past 8 years, the
BJP govt has done a lot for the farm-
ers. Meanwhile, national spox Rajya-
vardhan Rathore stressed that people
of state formed the govt by trusting the
Cong 3.5 years ago, but that govt has
been a complete failure. “Raj was considered a peaceful
state for many decades, but in 3.5 years, it has come on
the 1st place in women’s oppression. Papers are leaking
one after the other. After ‘Chintan Nahi Chinta Shivir’,
two of their state presidents have joined BJP,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP state in-
charge Arun Singh on
Friday said that many
programmes will be or-
ganized on the 3rd an-
niversary of the Modi
govt. From May 30 to
June 14, programmes
for service, good gov-
ernance and welfare of
poor will be held. Speak-
ing to the media here on
Friday, Singh said that
on International Yoga
Day on June 21, BJP
workers will partici-
pate in it by organizing
yoga camps at 75,000
places. Plantation pro-
grams will be organized
from June 23 to July 6
on the martyrdom day
of Shyama Prasad
Mukherjee.
Reacting over Na-
dda’s visit Panchayati
Raj Minister said that,
“There are 9 CM candi-
dates in BJP but when
Modi or Nadda come,
people know there is
disparity. Instead of
discussing develop-
ment, BJP works to
make people fight.”
Fix goals...
Modi said the world is
looking at India with great
expectations. He kept up
his attack on dynastic
parties and said the BJP
has to keep fighting them
to save democracy and
empower it. These parties
exist to further family inter-
ests and have inflicted a lot
of damage on the country,
he said. Modi urged BJP
leaders on Friday to alert
citizens about attempts
being made to trigger con-
troversies on the basis of
language and asserted that
the saffron party consid-
ers all Indian languages
the soul of “Bharatiyata”
(Indianness) and worthy of
reverence. “Giving priority
to local languages in the
NEP-2021,” he said.
Vasundhara Raje
@VasundharaBJP
As you (PM Modi) said the
world is looking at India with
great expectations. In the same way, the
people of the country are also looking at
the BJP with great confidence and with a
lot of hope. And we are sure that the BJP
will keep India's self-respect on top.
Satish Poonia
@DrSatishPoonia
Welcoming the Honorable
National President Shri JP Nadda ji on
the land of devotion, power, land of
bravery and self-respect of Veer Rana
Pratap. Presented him the insignia of
Maharana Pratap ji.
PM’s fixing goals for 25
yrs shows arrogance: CM
Jaipur (PTI): CM
Ashok Gehlot on Friday
saidPMModi’sadviceto
BJP leaders that they
should fix goals for next
25 years showed his “ar-
rogance” and people
willreplythisincoming
times.
“In democracy
, no one
can predict future and
the mood of the public,
noone.Therefore,thisis
his arrogance and peo-
ple will give a reply
when the time comes,”
he told reporters on the
sidelines of a pro-
gramme. CM Gehlot
said the BJP organised
the meeting in Jaipur in
a hurry after the Con-
gress held its Chintan
Shivir in Udaipur. The
CM said several excel-
lent schemes have been
launched in the state for
public welfare, which
will set the narrative for
the Congress for the
next Assembly elections
in the state.
FROM PG 1
Arun Singh and Vimal Katiyar at Hotel Leela Palace on Friday.
UNITED WE ARE: JP Nadda and Vasundhara Raje along with (L to R) Rajendra Rathore, GC Kataria, Satish Poonia, Sanjay Surolia, Shankar Agarwal, Arun Chaturvedi, Alka Gurjar and Dr Somya at the Birla auditorium on Friday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
l Before the national meet of the BJP office bearers,
national and state leadership were seen casual
with media. Nadda, Raje and Poonia shared the
lighter moments with media and exchanged tea at
the Hotel Leela Palace.
l Former CM Raje was seen beating the heat by
sipping coconut water at Leela Palace event.
l Bhartiya Janata Party’s saffron style was the talk of the
town; Every member of the party was seen donning
the theme ‘Bhagwa’.
l The BJP members were seen wearing the
‘Bhagwa’ scarf, earlier BJP use to wear the scarf
in two colours.
l Former Chattisgarh CM Raman Singh left for the
Khatu Shyam Ji temple after the meeting.
l JP Nadda waited at Jaipur Airport’s lounge due
to air traffic congestion at Delhi Airport.
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: The BJP
MP from Bharatpur,
Ranjeeta Koli on Friday
wrote a letter to Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Bir-
la and Chief Secretary
Usha Sharma alleging
that her rights were be-
ing violated as she was
not invited to the offi-
cial programmes in her
constituency
.
“My rights are being
violated. The officials
even get schemes of the
Centre inaugurated by
local Congress leaders
even though I have been
fighting for my rights
for 2 years,” she said.
The houses built un-
der the Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana were inau-
gurated in Bharatpur
on Friday. During this,
Koli and civic body
Commissioner Kamal-
ram Meena clashed.
BJP MP writes to Speaker Birla, CS
KOLI MIFFED AT PROTOCOL VIOLATION! Govtsetsnormsforcommercial
activitiesinhotels,eateries,etc.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: The local self
governmentdepartment
has issued technical pa-
rameters for granting
license for commercial
activitieslikehotels,res-
taurants, guest houses,
canteens, ice cream par-
lors, sweet shop setc.
Licenses can be given
forcommercialactivities
only on the land which
has commercial use in
themasterplan.Forthis,
the minimum width of
the road in major cities
will be 100 meters and 60
feet in other cities.
Local bodies will for-
mulate regional devel-
opment plans for roads
where rapid growth is
taking place. The plan
will be made keeping in
mind the other basic fa-
cilities like parking etc.
in order to give license
for the commercial ac-
tivities.
However, issuing a
license will not be con-
sidered as a change in
commercial use. Li-
cense can be renewed
every year in lieu of a
certain fee. Parking will
be necessary in such ac-
tivities.
Fee will be payable in
case of parking short-
age. An amount of Rs
1,00,000 will have to be
paid as fee.
Irked MP Ranjeeta Koli told the Corporation Commissioner that
she was given an invitation on the last moment.
Protect interests
of consumers,
says RCDF MD
Jaipur: RCDF Manag-
ing Director Sushma
Arora said that high-
quality milk and its
products are right of
consumers.Inameeting
of chairpersons of dist
milk unions, Arora said
milk should not be adul-
terated at any level and
interests of consumers
willhavetobeprotected.
Ajmer Dairy chairman
Ramchandra Chaud-
hary said that prices of
Saras milk, ghee should
be fixed as per the prices
of other brands present
in the market. —FIB
T
T
T
CLASH ON INVITE
Shanti Dhariwal
CONGRESS NOT ABLE TO SEE
MODI’S POLICIES, SAYS NADDA
‘We have not come to catch the chair as Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas is our motto’
Yogesh Sharma &
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP president
JP Nadda on Friday
said that India is chang-
ing under the leader-
ship of PM Narendra
Modi and has become
an exporter from im-
porter, but Congress
people will not be able
to see this. He said that
the results of every
election come to make
Modi stronger.
“We were importers,
now we are exporters.
Our economy is now on
the third position,” Na-
ddasaidataprogramme
to unveil a souvenir on
the life of Sundar Singh
Bhandari, Jana Sangh
leader, at Birla audito-
rium here.
“PM Modi gave us the
mantra of ‘Sewa Hi
Sangathan’. As a result,
BJP workers were
among the people to
lend a helping hand
help during the pan-
demic,” Nadda said.
“We have not come to
catch the chair, chair is
not our aim. Sabka Sath
Sabka Vikas is our mot-
to,” he said.
HesaidthatBhandari
was the first generation
leader who dedicated
his entire life to build-
ing the party
.
JP Nadda and Vasundhara Raje engrossed in conversation at the Birla Auditorium on Friday.
OUR FACE IS MODI, ELECTIONS WILL
BE FOUGHT ON HIS FACE: RAMAN
About the question of who will be the CM face
of BJP in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, former
Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh said, “Our face
is Narendra Modi. Elections will be fought on his
face. I was the CM for 15 years but without the
announcement of CM face, I contested elections.
In BJP, there is no practice of contesting elections
by declaring CM face first.”
PM: BJP CONSIDERS
ALL INDIAN
LANGUAGES SOUL
OF ‘BHARATIYATA’
Jaipur (PTI): PM Modi
urged BJP leaders on
Friday to alert citizens about
attempts being made to
trigger controversies on the
basis of language and as-
serted that the saffron party
considers all Indian lan-
guages the soul of “Bharati-
yata” (Indianness) and
worthy of reverence. In his
virtual address, Modi said
it is the BJP that has linked
India’s cultural and linguistic
diversity with national pride.
“Giving priority to local
languages in the National
Education Policy manifests
our commitment to all
regional languages. The BJP
considers Indian languages
the soul of Bharatiyata and
the link to a better future
and I want to mention this
especially because attempts
have been made in the
recent past to create new
controversies on the basis
of language.” he said.
Ashok Gehlot
HIGHLIGHTS

BJP leader from
Gujarat, Shailesh
Mehta, recollects
PMModi’sspeech
after the tricolour
was hoisted by
Shri Murli Mano-
har Joshi at Lal
Chowk in Kash-
mir in 1992. The party worker
recalls how Narendra Modi’s
simplicity and soft temperament
touched his life. He cannot forget
the day when Modiji bypassed
the official procedures and vis-
ited Shailesh Mehta at his home
after becoming the Chief Minis-
ter of Gujarat.
It was in 1974 that I came in
touch with Modiji for the first
time. To this day, I have been in
awe of his personality and he
has never failed to inspire me.
Modiji has been blessed with a
magnetic personality that at-
tracts people to him irrespective
of their age or economic status.
All those he comes in contact
with feel that Narenda bhai be-
longs to them and people begin
to converse with him almost at a
personal level, as if they are in-
teracting with their own broth-
er. For him work is worship and
helping others an ideal that he
never diverges from. These at-
tributes of his personality have
resulted in people alluding to
him as “Samarth Sathi”.
Hisspeechafterthehoistingof
tricolour at Lal Chowk in Kash-
mirin1992wasaturningpointin
theIndianpoliticalarena.Naren-
dra bhai, even without realising,
had started to create a new India.
That day theardourof hiswords,
his passionate patriotism, and
the fearless challenge that he
threw open to terrorists, took
Narendra bhai to every home in
India. He created a place for him-
self in the hearts of his fellow
men who were inspired and
floored by the intensity of his
love for his motherland.
At the time I was the Utkarsh
Mantri in Assam and had or-
ganised a welcome programme
for him. I was conducting the
proceedings on stage and as per
the flow of the event, I had to
introduce Narendra bhai, then
invite him for a speech and post
his talk, leave the floor open for
questions from the audience. In
his talk Modiji narrated the Lal
Chowk incident, how the event
unfolded and his thoughts about
it. Well, little needs to be said
about the rhetorical skills of our
Prime Minister. Narendra bhai
is one of the greatest orators of
modern India who speaks
straight from the heart trans-
porting his audience into a
trance like state in which they
simply fail to utter a word even
after he ceased to speak.
His speech in that programme
where he described the Lal
Chowkincidenthadasimilarim-
pact on the audience. They were
spellbound and after his speech
was over, when I asked the audi-
ence to put up questions, there
was pin drop silence. I simply
didn’t know what to do. Once
again I requested the audience to
begin with the question-answer
session but there was no re-
sponse. Now I was left with no
other option but to ask a question
myself.Iactedasif someonefrom
the audience had come up with a
question and put it across to Nar-
endra bhai. But razor sharp as he
is, he immediately knew what
hadhappenedandheansweredat
length, though with a chuckle.
From then on, he nicknamed me
“Prashnakar” and even today ad-
dresses me by that epithet.
By the time he had finished
answering the question, the au-
dience was alive again and then,
God knows, such a bunch of
questions presented themselves
that after a while we had to re-
quest people to calm down and
bring the programme to a con-
clusion leaving the questions for
some other day
.
In a nutshell, that programme
has been one of the most cher-
ished and memorable events of
my life.
Another incident that I would
like to share with our readers
today is when my family mem-
bers wanted to meet Narendra
bhai and congratulate him per-
sonally after he was elected CM
of Gujarat. I organised a Milan
programme at my residence
where my family had gathered
and as is obvious, everyone
wanted to have a picture clicked
with Modiji.
I would like to tell my readers
here that I witnessed with my
own eyes something that makes
leaders truly great. The family
helper, whose name is Mogji,
came to me and requested if he
too could have a photograph
clicked with the Chief Minister.
I told him he could but he would
have to wait. This was over-
heard by Narendra bhai and at
that point, he bypassed all pro-
tocols, flung his arm around
Mogji and with a pat on his
shoulder, said “Get ready for a
photo.” He then called out for
the photographer and got a pic-
ture clicked with Mogji and
well, all others could wait.
This incident, like so may oth-
ers we have heard and read
about our beloved PM, shows us
that in the eyes of a great leader,
all men are equal. Every human
being is important and deserves
to be treated with love, respect
and honour. For Narendra bhai,
there is no distinction between
the rich and the poor, the young
and the old and he truly lives by
the slogan he himself has coined
“Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”. It
is this trait of our PM that en-
dears him to every citizen of the
country, so much so that we all
feel as if Modiji is part of our
own family
. Such feelings of in-
timacy and love for a public per-
sonality are rare but when they
are present it is proof that the
man we admire and love, is not
an ordinary mortal. Modiji is a
great statesman and the world
adores him for his simplicity,
integrity and courage.
TO BE CONTINUED…
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 4
THE ORATORY GENIUS’S
HUMANE ASPECT!
MODI
His speech after the hoisting
of tricolour at Lal Chowk in
Kashmir in 1992 was a
turning point in the Indian
political arena. Narendra
bhai, even without realising,
had started to create a new
India. That day the ardour of
his words, his passionate
patriotism, and the fearless
challenge that he threw open
to terrorists, took Narendra
bhai to every home in India.
He created a place for himself
in the hearts of his fellow men
who were inspired and
love for his motherland
YOU READ PART-3
ON MAY 17, 2022
HIS SIMPLICITY
DEFINES PM’s
GREATNESS...
A
nother incident that I
would like to share with
our readers is when
my family members wanted
to meet Narendra bhai and
congratulate him personally
after he was elected CM of
Gujarat. I organised a Milan
programme at my residence
where my family had
gathered and as is obvious,
everyone wanted to have a
picture clicked with Modiji. I
would like to tell my readers
here that I witnessed with
my own eyes something that
makes leaders truly great.
The family helper, whose
name is Mogji, came to
me and requested if he too
could have a photograph
clicked with the Chief
Minister. I told him he
could but he would have to
wait. This was overheard
by Narendrabhai and at
that point, he bypassed all
protocols, flung his arm
around Mogji and with a
pat on his shoulder, said
“Get ready for a photo.”
He then called out for the
photographer and got a
picture clicked with Mogji
and well, all others could wait.
A
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
PM MODI, THE SAMARTH SAATHI
HIS UNFORGETTABLE SPEECH
AT LAL CHOWK IN 1992
Modi made the Republic Day of 1992 a memorable one by
hoisting the National flag at Lal Chowk, Srinagar defying all
the terror threats. The entire country was under the wrap of
emotions. People realized that Modi has the courage, conviction
and enthusiasm for laying down his life for the country.
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
PERSPECTIVE
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INDIA
06
Mahesh Sharma
Patna: In Bihar, bien-
nial elections are to be
held for five Rajya Sab-
ha seats and bypoll for
one seat. The seat for
the by-election has been
vacated by the death of
JDU’s Mahendra Pras-
ad, so that seat will go to
JDU only
. Out of the re-
maining five, two seats
will go to BJP, two to
RJD and one to JDU.
This time RJD is getting
the advantage of one
seat. One seat is falling
vacant for Misa Bharti,
on which she will again
be sent to the Upper
House. However, there
are many contenders
for the second seat of
RJD. Although the Con-
gress is also making a
claim, but the coordina-
tion between the two
parties has ended and
hence its claim has no
meaning.
The strongest con-
tender for an RJD seat is
that of veteran leader
Sharad Yadav, who re-
cently merged his party
with RJD. He is politi-
cally active again and
the party can send him
to the Upper House. Last
timeRJDsentADSingh,
whowasabletomobilize
resources and this time
toothereistalkof giving
a seat to such a business-
man. Even the discus-
sion of sending Mum-
bai’s famous Baba Sid-
diquitoRajyaSabhawas
discussed in the past.
But Tejashwi Yadav will
think ten times before
giving Rajya Sabha to
any ‘outside person’.
Ek Anaar, Sau Bimar: The story of RJD’s RS election!
One Rajya Sabha seat was vacated after the demise of JD(U) leader Mahendra Prasad.
ORDER OF DELIMITATION PANEL
COMES INTO EFFECT IN JK
Commission’s report will form the basis for future assembly polls in Jammu Kashmir
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The orders of the
Delimitation Commis-
sion which redrew the
assembly and parlia-
mentary constituen-
cies in Jammu and
Kashmir will “take ef-
fect” from May 20, the
Law Ministry said.
The panel’s two or-
ders — one of March 14
dealing with the num-
ber of constituencies
reserved for various
categories and the sec-
ond of May 5 dealing
with the size of each
constituency — will
come into effect togeth-
er from May 20.
The report of the
commission will form
the basis for future as-
sembly polls in the un-
ion territory of Jammu
and Kashmir.
The delimitation pan-
el had given six addi-
tional assembly seats to
Jammu region and one
to Kashmir Valley and
brought areas of Ra-
jouri and Poonch under
the Anantnag parlia-
mentary seat.
Jammu division will
now have 43 assembly
seats and Kashmir 47 in
the 90-member house.
The recommenda-
tion will increase the
total number of seats
in the UT from 83 to 90.
The 24 seats in Paki-
stan-occupied Kashmir
(PoK) will continue to
remain vacant.
In a notification on
Friday, the Law Minis-
try said, “In exercise of
the powers conferred
by sub-sections (2) and
(3) of section 62 of the
Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganisation Act,
2019 (34 of 2019), the
Central Government
hereby appoints the
20th day of May, 2022,
as the date on which
the orders of the De-
limitation Commis-
sion, Order No. 1, dated
the 14th March, 2022
and Order No. 2, dated
the 5th May, 2022,...
shall take effect.”
It is also for the first
time that nine seats
have been proposed for
Scheduled Tribes by the
commission to improve
their representation in
the assembly
.
Since being formed
in March 2020, the De-
limitation Commission
has faced objections
from the Opposition
parties and some local
residents.
Delimitation Commission for the Union territory of Jammu Kashmir. —FILE PHOTO
Nine seats have been proposed for Scheduled
Tribes by the commission to improve their
representation in the assembly
HC fires Bengal Edu Min’s
daughter from teacher job
Kolkata (Agencies):
TheCalcuttaHighCourt
on Friday dismissed
West Bengal Minister of
State for Education
Paresh Chandra Adhi-
kari’s daughter Ankita
Adhikari from her job at
a government-aided
school and asked her to
return the salary she
had drawn as a teacher.
While hearing a peti-
tion filed by a candidate
who claimed the minis-
ter’s daughter had been
preferred over her de-
spite having secured
lower marks in the re-
cruitment test, Justice
Avijit Gangopadhyay
orderedAnkitatodepos-
it the salary paid to her
since November 2018 in
twoinstalmentswiththe
court registrar. The first
instalment needs to be
deposited before June 7.
The petitioner, Babita
Sarkar, was number 20
on the waiting list for
political science.
“We are definitely
feeling good on hearing
the latest court order.
Many merit-list candi-
dates are still waiting to
berecruitedandshewas
withdrawing salary for
being the minister’s
daughter. It is a good
sign but will be consid-
eredavictoryonlywhen
all the merit-list candi-
dates get recruited,” Il-
lias Biswas, one of the
merit-list candidates,
told media.
RECRUITMENT SCAM
HC TURNS DOWN PARTHA’S PLEA FOR
LEGAL IMMUNITY FROM CBI ARREST
Kolkata (Agencies): Former West Bengal Educa-
tion Minister and TMC secretary general, Partha
Chatterjee, on Friday received yet another jolt after
a division bench of the Calcutta High Court refused
to allow him a legal immunity against arrest by CBI
in connection with the ongoing probe pertaining to
West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC)
recruitment irregularities. On May 18, Calcutta High
Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Avijit Gan-
gopadhyay directed Chatterjee to face CBI grilling
related to WBSSC recruitment scam irregularities.
FDI inflow at all-time high of $83.57
bn in 2021-22, led by manufacturing
FDI inflow in manufacturing sectors increased by 76% in previous financial yr
New Delhi (Agencies):
India has reported the
highest foreign direct in-
vestment (FDI inflow) to
the tune of $83.57 billion
for the financial year
2021-2022,theMinistryof
Commerce and Industry
said, adding the coun-
try’s foreign investment
inflows increased 20-fold
since the financial year
2003-04 when it recorded
mere $4.3 billion.
The figures for 2021-22
haveovertakentheprevi-
ous financial year by
$1.60 billion despite the
Ukraine war and Cov-
id-19,theministryadded.
According to the gov-
ernment, the FDI inflow
in the manufacturing
sectors increased by 76
per cent in the previous
financial year ($21.34 bil-
lion) as compared to the
$12.09 billion in the fi-
nancial year 2020-21.
According to the
data, the FDI inflow has
increased by 23 per cent
post-Covid pandemic i.e
March 2020 to 2022 reg-
istered inflow of $171.84
billion against $141.10
billion between Febru-
ary 2018-2020.
Among the top con-
tributors to India’s FDI
inflow,Singaporetopped
the charts with a share
of 27 per cent, followed
by US (18 per cent) and
Mauritius accounting
for 16 per cent.
SOFTWARE HARDWARE SECTOR TOPS
New Delhi: Surender Koli was awarded the 14th death
sentence in connection with the infamous Nithari mur-
ders in UP’s Noida on Friday. Koli, who was found guilty
of raping and murdering several
children between 2005 and 2006,
already been sentenced to death
in 13 cases. The gruesome case
came to light in December 2006
when skeletons were found in a
drain near a house in Nithari. In
the present case, he was convicted under Indian Penal
Code’s Section 364 and Section 302. Koli was arrested
by the CBI, which filed multiple cases against him and
filed the charge sheets in all the cases.
Bengaluru: A bomb threat to Kempegowda Interna-
tional Airport (KIA) created panic at the airport in
Bengaluru in the morning on May 20. Within hours,
police not only checked the
airport premises and declared
the call a hoax, but also arrested
the caller. The police control
room (112) received a call from
a male, who identified himself
as Deepak and claimed to have
planted a time bomb to go off at 3.50 a.m. on Friday
May 20. The police and Central Industrial Security
Force (CISF) posted at KIA were alerted.
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday directed the CBI
to give a three-day prior notice to Congress MP Karti
Chidambaram if it required
to arrest him in connection
with an alleged visa scam
case. Special Judge M K
Nagpal passed the order while
dismissing his anticipatory
bail plea as withdrawn. The
plea was opposed by the CBI, which said it was not
maintainable at this stage. CBI also stated that the
agency will give notice before 48 hours at least if he
was required to be arrested.
NITHARI MURDERS: SURENDER KOLI GETS
14TH DEATH SENTENCE
BENGALURU AIRPORT RECEIVES BOMB
THREAT, MAN ARRESTED FOR HOAX CALL
CBI TOLD TO GIVE KARTI CHIDAMBARAM
THREE-DAY NOTICE BEFORE ARREST
CRUCIAL READ
PK says Cong losing Guj, HP polls;
nothing changed in ‘Chintan Shivir’
Afterfailednegotiations
with the Congress, po-
litical strategist
Prashant Kishor on Fri-
day commented on the
just concluded ‘Chintan
Shivir’ of the party and
said it achieved nothing
but status-quo and gave
it ‘some time till the im-
pending loss in Gujarat
and Himachal Pradesh’.
I’ve been repeatedly
askedtocommentonthe
outcome of
#UdaipurChintanShivir
In my view, it failed to
achieve anything mean-
ingful other than pro-
longing the status-quo
and giving some time to
the #Congress leader-
ship, at least till the im-
pendingelectoralroutin
Gujarat and HP!”
The Congress has an-
nounced ‘Bharat Jodo
march’, reserving posts
to people under 50 years
of age and giving repre-
sentation to the margin-
alised sections.
The Congress and
Prashant Kishor parted
ways in April after hec-
ticparleysfortwoweeks.
Sources in the Con-
gress said that Kishor
wanted sweeping pow-
ers and a free hand in
the election manage-
ment, but the party
wanted a group of lead-
ers to oversee the 2024
general elections.
Heroin worth over Rs 1,500 cr
seized off Lakshadweep coast
The Indian Coast Guard
and Directorate of Rev-
enue Intelligence (DRI)
arrested a gang of in-
ternational smugglers
while they were trying
to smuggle around 218
kg of heroin worth Rs
1,526 crore off the Lak-
shadweep coast. The
operation, codenamed
Operation Khojbeen,
was carried out by the
agencies off Agatti
coast in Lakshadweep.
The narcotics were
seized from two fishing
boats named “Prince”
and “Little Jesus”, said
the Indian Coast Guard.
“The operation was
launchedafteritreceived
intelligence over a peri-
od of several months
that two Indian boats
wouldbesailingfromthe
coast of Tamil Nadu and
receivenarcoticsinlarge
quantity somewhere in
the Arabian Sea during
the second or third week
of May
,” the DRI said.
Chintan Shivir failed
to achieve anything
meaningful: Pollster
Prashant Kishor
Indian Coast Guard arrests a
Gang of int’l smugglers.
JAMMU TUNNEL COLLAPSE
Fresh landslide halts rescue efforts; one
dead, nine still trapped under debris
Jammu (ANI): A por-
tion of the mountain fell
apart in the Makerkote
areaatJammu-Srinagar
National Highway in
Ramban,nearthesiteof
the recuse operation,
where a part of an un-
der-construction tunnel
collapsed late on Thurs-
day night.
This fresh landslide
has put on hold the
searchandrescueopera-
tions. One labourer has
been killed, while nine
others are feared to be
trapped under the de-
bris. Authorities at the
site of the incident stat-
ed that ongoing rescue
operations have also
been hampered as a re-
sult of bad weather.
“We’remakingastrat-
egy to figure out how to
start again. Right now,
the weather is also bad
and we need to delay it
for sometime, but we’ll
hopefullygoinsoon,”an
official said.
The Deputy Commis-
sionerinformedthatthe
regional officer of the
National Highways Au-
thority of India (NHAI)
was also present at the
site. The Deputy Com-
missioner expressed re-
lief that the bridge near
the tunnel was not af-
fected and said that the
safetyof peopleremains
a top priority for the au-
thorities.
Fresh landslide at Jammu tunnel collapse site. —PHOTO BY ANI
Goa CM seeks
time for OBC
data collection
Panaji (Agencies):
Goa Chief Minister
Pramod Sawant on Fri-
day said that his Gov-
ernment would seek
time from the State
Election Commission to
carry out a triple test
exercise to streamline
reservation of wards
for the OBC polulation.
The triple test exer-
cise involves gathering
realistic data of the
state’s OBC population
by the commission.
“We do not have the
right to postpone the
election, that has to be
decided by the SEC,”
he said.

NEWS
07
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra during
a programme of Pra-
japita Brahma Kumari
Ishwariya Vishwav-
idyalaya at Raj Bhavan
said that spirituality
means to know about
the soul. When a per-
son thinks within,
then positive thoughts
are created and nega-
tive thoughts dispel.
Spiritual contempla-
tion increases the will
power of a person and
he is inclined towards
public welfare. The
Governor launched
the ‘Spiritualism for
Administrative Excel-
lence’ campaign on be-
half of the Raj Yoga
Educational and Re-
search Foundation of
the University.
Mishra said that fol-
lowing moral values is
the sign of religion.
“One should follow the
path of morality and
spirituality in work
and family life. The
spirit of Indian culture
is rooted in Vasudhai-
va Kutumbakam,” he
said. Rajyogini Brah-
makumari Asha Didi,
Director, Om Shanti
Retreat Centre said
that administrative of-
ficers can give new di-
mensions to their work
through spirituality
.
‘Spiritual contemplation increases will power’
CS Usha writes to C’garh CS
for starting mining operations
COAL CRISIS IN RAJASTHAN
Livelihood of more than 5,000 families living near mining sites at stake
New Delhi/Jaipur:
(ANI): Continuing the
efforts to get its coal
mines started, Ra-
jasthan government
has written another let-
ter to Chhattisgarh’s
Chief Secretary to men-
tion that the livelihood
of more than 5,000 fami-
lies living near the min-
ing sites is at stake.
In the letter to her
Chhattisgarh counter-
part Amitabh Jain, Ra-
jasthan Chief Secretary
Usha Sharma also said
that the delay will also
lead to revenue loss for
the former. Referring to
the troubles caused by a
handful of local popula-
tion, who are being sup-
ported by some NGOs
with doubtful creden-
tials, Sharma wrote,
“the aforesaid activities
are causing social un-
rest at the mining site,
as more than 5000 fami-
lies are directly or indi-
rectly dependent on
mining activities.”
“Further, the delay in
commencement of min-
ing operations shall ad-
versely affect the pro-
duction of coal, its sup-
ply and the power gen-
eration in Rajasthan.
The above delay will
also cause revenue loss
to the State Govern-
ment of Chhattisgarh,”
she added.
The Central govern-
ment had allocated
three Chhattisgarh-
based coal mines - Par-
sa, Parsa East Kete
Basan (PEKB) and
Kete Extension to Ra-
jasthan Rajya Vidyut
Utpadan Nigam Lim-
ited for running its
thermal power plants.
Delay in
commence-
ment of op-
erations shall ad-
versely affect the
production of coal,
its supply and the
power generation.
—Usha Sharma CS
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: A 14-year-old
minor girl was raped at
the government hospi-
tal’s delivery room in
Barmer district. Victim
had gone to the hospital
with complaint of stom-
achache. Police said
that accused had raped
the girl at knife-point
and also clicked ob-
scene photos and
made videos of the
victim. Mularam
Choudhary, station
house officer at Guda-
malani police station
in Barmer confirmed
the report. Police said
that victim went to the
hospital along with her
brother with complaint
of stomachache.
Minor raped in hosp’s delivery room
NO CHECK ON RAPE INCIDENTS IN RAJ
COURTESY CALL
BJP MLA from Chhabra, Pratap Singh Singhvi met Union
Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Friday. During
the meet, Amit Shah and Singhvi discussed many political
issues related to Rajasthan.
Exam malpractices:
RPSC decides to
take strict action
Chambal Mata
statue work
begins in Kota
Kalraj Mishra addresses the programme organised by Prajapita
Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Vishwavidyalaya.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: After deliberat-
ing deeply in its full
commission meeting on
Friday, Rajasthan Pub-
lic Service Commission
(RPSC) decided to take
strict action against the
cases of use of unfair
means and unrelated
remarks made in the
answer sheets.
Commission Secre-
tary HL Atal said that
11 cases of unfair
means adopted by the
candidates in last year’s
Sub-Inspector Competi-
tive Exam were
taken up. In all cases, it
has been decided to
cancel the present ex-
amination of the candi-
dates concerned.
First India Bureau
Kota: The work for the
installation of a 256 feet
tall statue of Chambal
Mata at Chambal River-
front began. Chief
guest of the ceremony
was Cong leader Amit
Dhariwal. The pro-
gramme was organised
by UIT, Kota where a
large number of people
gathered to mark the oc-
casion. “The ambitious
Chambal River Front
project will establish
Kota as a tourism city,”
said Amit Dhariwal.
20-YEAR-OLD GIRL KIDNAPPED AND
GANGRAPED IN SAWAI MADHOPUR
WOMAN ALLEGES RAPE BY TWO MALE
NURSES AT DISTRICT HOSPITAL’S ICU
Sawai Madhopur: A 20-year-old girl was allegedly
kidnapped and gangraped by
four men in Sawai Madhopur,
police informed on Friday.
“The victim was sleeping
outside her house on May 14,
when the incident happened.
The accused entered the
house and forced the girl into the jeep.
Hanumangarh: A woman who was undergoing
treatment at District Hospital was allegedly raped
by two male nurses in the ICU of the hospital. The
matter came to light when the victim’s husband
wrote a letter to the District Superintendent of Po-
lice, CMHO and SHO of Hanumangarh Town Police
Station. “A case has been registered in Mahila
Police Station of Hanumangarh district.
Ravi Sharma
Uaipur : In Udaipur, a
case of assault with a
tribal youth took a vio-
lent turn on Friday
after the tribal society
became furious on Fri-
day in Udaipur’s
Udaisagar area and
went to the banks of
the lake and set ablaze
the boats and tents of
fish contractors. Po-
lice soon reached the
spot. Amid all this,
some items kept in the
office of a hotel were
also burnt. Some inci-
dents of assault were
also reported. Udaipur
SP Manoj Chaudhary
also reached the spot.
Heavy police force was
deployed there. To con-
trol the blaze, six vehi-
cles, including five
government and a Hin-
dustan Zinc fire bri-
gade were called. Some
people were also taken
into custody. Police
said that the situation
is under control.
Tribals torch tents,
boats of contractors
CYBER POLICE STATIONS IN ALL RAJ
DISTRICTS SOON: ACS ABHAY KUMAR
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Cyber po-
lice stations will soon be
set up in all 33 districts
for the purpose of
strengthening law and
order, prevention of cy-
ber crimes, and making
the people aware of cy-
ber threats. The Home
Department issued ad-
ministrative and finan-
cial approvals for the
creation of necessary
posts, construction of
buildings and availabil-
ity of equipment for
these police stations.
Along with this, Ra-
jasthan Industrial Secu-
rity Force (RISF) will
also be formed soon with
a view to provide com-
fortable and safe envi-
ronment to the industri-
al units in the state.
While reviewing the
budget announcements
related to the Home
Dept, ACS, Home, Ab-
hay Kumar directed
that budget announce-
ments should be com-
pleted in a time bound
manner. ADGP Reor-
ganization and Rules
Sanjib Kumar Narjary,
ADGP Telecom Sunil
Dutt, Secretary Home
KC Meena and other of-
ficers were present.
The agitating tribals burnt
the tents and boats of fish
contractors located near
Udaisagar lake on Friday.
Patwari, broker
held taking
`40,000 bribe
First India Bureau
Kota: A team of Anti-
Corruption Bureau
(ACB) Jhalawar arrest-
ed Patwari Dhanveer
Meena of Halka Laturi
in Sangod tehsil of Kota
district and his broker
Kanhaiyalal red-hand-
ed taking a bribe of Rs
40,000 in lieu of getting
the possession of land
by demarcating it.
Patwari Dhanveer Mee-
na took bribe and
gave it to the broker.
Patwari Dhanveer Meena and
broker Kanhaiyalal
Usha Sharma
Abhay Kumar
RAPE ACCCUSED
TEACHER HELD
Jaipur: A 41-year-old
man was arrested by
Kardhani Thana Police
on Thursday night
for allegedly raping
a minor girl on the
pretext of giving her
tuition. “The accused
has been identified as
Ajay Sharma, a resi-
dent of Niwaru Road.
Ajay is a tuition teacher
and was booked for
allegedly raping an
11-year-old girl a few
days ago. The accused
was a regular visitor to
the victim’s home. On
May 13, Ajay took the
victim with him on the
pretext of giving her
tuition.
Following moral values is the
sign of religion. One should fol-
low the path of morality and
spirituality in work and family
life. The spirit of Indian culture is rooted
in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
—Kalraj Mishra, Governor
‘SPIRITUALISM FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXCELLENCE’
Govt raises posts of subordinate
ministerial employees cadre
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur : Taking a
stand on the demand
of subordinate minis-
terial employees, the
Ashok Gehlot govern-
ment has approved to
increase about 8500
posts in different cad-
re. This has brought
relief to the employ-
ees.The government
had proposed to in-
crease the posts of in-
stallation officer from
92 to 684, 376 to 2050 of
administrative offic-
er, 2220 to 5469 of ad-
ditional administra-
tive officer and 8737 to
11622 of assistant ad-
ministrative officer.
Gehlot has approved
the file and the fi-
nance department
will issue orders soon.
Although approv-
al has been given to
reduce the posts of
Junior Assistant
and Senior Assis-
tant, the overall in-
crease of about 8500
posts has increased
the opportunities for
promotion.
Subordinate Minis-
terial Employees Fed-
eration State Presi-
dent Manoj Saxena
has expressed happi-
ness over this.
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: CM Ashok Ge-
hlot inaugurated the
three-day Rajasthan Ar-
chitecture Festival, be-
ing organised by the
Rajasthan Chapter of
the Indian Institute of
Architects at Hotel
Clarks Amer by light-
ing the lamp. UDH Min-
ister Shanti Dhariwal
was the special guest
for the event. The theme
of the festival was
“Metamorphosis in Ar-
chitecture.” CM Gehlot
said, Development of
architecture in nation-
started from the first
PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s
time. It was further ex-
tended during the ex-
PMs Indira Gandhi and
Rajiv Gandhi’s time,”
he said.
“ When I was a Union
Minister, I wanted to en-
roll my son daughter
in Architecture course.
But they were refused
admission citing domi-
cile reason as I used to
live in Delhi then. I told
them my constituency
was Jodhpur. In two
years, I became the CM.
I promoted private sec-
tor in education in the
state,” Gehlot said.
Gehlot: Architecture in India
developed under PM Pt Nehru
Gehlot
strengthens...
Farmers from the
Mukhyamantri Krishak
Saathi Yojana. Along
with this, in the next 3
years, 45 thousand farm-
ers will get a grant of Rs
344.25 crore for the con-
struction of farm pond.
Inthefinancialyear2022-
23, about Rs 74 crore will
be made available to 15
thousand farmers from
the Mukhyamantri
Krishak Saathi Yojana
for the construction of
farm pounds. Rs 100
crore grant for irriga-
tion pipeline. A grant of
Rs 100 crore will be
made available to 50
thousand farmers in
the state for 20 thou-
sand kilometers of ir-
rigation pipeline in the
next three years. For
this, Rs 14 crore will be
given as grant in the fi-
nancial year 2022-23.
Jaipur (PTI): CM
Ashok Gehlot spoke to
his Punjab counterpart
Bhagwant Mann over
the phone, requesting
him to get the repair of
the damaged portion of
the Sirhind canal done.
Gehlot made Mann
aware of problems
faced in Rajasthan after
part of the Sirhind ca-
nal was damaged on
April 1.
In a tweet, Gehlot
said they were sched-
uled to start the distri-
bution of water from
the Indira Gandhi canal
from May 21. But this
cannot not be done now
as the water from the
Sirhind feeder could
not be released into the
Indira Gandhi canal
due to the damaged por-
tion, he said.
“Keeping in view the
need of drinking water
in the scorching sum-
mer, this work should
be completed soon as it
provides drinking wa-
ter to about two and a
half crore people of 10
districts of Rajasthan,”
Gehlot tweeted.
He said Bhagwant
Mann assured him that
efforts will be made to
complete the repair
work at the earliest.
Gehlot dials Mann for
repair of Sirhind canal
CM Ashok Gehlot
CM Ashok Gehlot addresses
the gathering at the event.
CM Ashok Gehlot, Shanti Dhariwal along with eminent architects from across the country at the
3-day long Rajasthan Architecture Festival being held at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur.
Bhagwant Mann
FROM PG 1…
First India Bureau
Jaipur: CM Gehlot has
approved the proposal
toprovideseedstofarm-
ers for seed production
at a cost of Rs.15 crore
under Mukhyamantri
Beej Swavalamban Yo-
jana (MBSY). This
amount has been ap-
proved for the financial
year 2022-23 from the
Chief Minister Krishak
Saathi Yojana.
Under the scheme,
seeds of improved vari-
eties of wheat, gram,
barley, jowar, soybean,
groundnut, of less than
10 years duration are to
be produced. In this,
minimum 50 % small
and marginal farmers
will be covered. In
Budget 2022-23, the CM
had announced to dou-
ble the size of Mukhy-
amantri Beej Swav-
alamban Yojana to ben-
efit 50,000 farmers in
the next two years.
CM approves
`15 cr for seed
production
My daughter is an
architect, she told
me to attend the
event, CM said
Raj is sole state,
where architects
have the powers to
approve the map,
Dhariwal said
`108 CR TO FARMERS FOR AGRI MACHINERY
CM’s RALLY AT KOTPUTLI TODAY
` 65 CRORE FOR
CANCER INSTITUTE
Jaipur: CM Gehlot has ap-
proved an addl budget of
Rs 65 crore for expansion
work purchase of new
equipment at State Cancer
Institute. In budget 2022-
23, a proposal was sent to
Finance Dept to build 6 floors
above the present building
and equipment purchase. For
expanding medical facilities
at SMS Medical College, of
Rs 300 cr were announced
for various devp works in
Jaipur’s Women’s Hospital
at Sanganeri Gate, Janana
Hospital State Cancer
Institute in Jaipur.
Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal
to grant of Rs 108.80 crore for the purchase of expen-
sive machinery and equipment under the Rajasthan
Agricultural Technology Mission. This will increase
agricultural production, reduce input cost and do
more work in less time as well as increase the income
of the farmers.600 Custom Hiring Centers will be set
up through GSS/FPO for the availability of equipment.
Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot will address a public rally
in Kotputli on Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary today.
Congress party’s Gaurav Yatra will reach Kotputli
today. Minister Rajendra Singh Yadav and RIDC chair-
man Dharmendra Yadav visited the meeting place to
take stock of the preparations. In the meanwhile, a
state-level Congress workshop will be held at Hotel
Clarks Amer on June 12, 2022. CM Gehlot, Ajay
Maken and GS Dotasra will attend the event.
There has been good co-
operation from the ar-
chitects in the Prashasan
Shehron Ke Sang cam-
paign and like cities,
master plans for villages
should also be made.
—Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister
It would be better to use
local materials in con-
struction. After our
govt’s tireless efforts, the
walled city of Jaipur
was declared UNESCO
World Heritage site. The
country’s first 125 meter
high IPD tower will be
built here. Now is the
time to build skyscrap-
ers in Jaipur.
—Shanti Dhariwal, UDH Min
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

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MAY 21, 2022
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Optimism is all about a positive approach that generates great results from hard
work. The most beautiful thing one can wear is confidence as it is all about the zeal
of doing better every day. One such magnetic personality is Ayushi Banasia from
Ajmer who looks for opportunities to perform better. City First spoke to Ayushi
Banasia about her modelling career and here are some excerpts of that chit-chat.
ell us some-
thing about
yourself.
My name is
Ayushi Ba-
nasia and I
am from
Ajmer. I am currently
staying in Jaipur. I al-
ways look for different
opportunitiestodobet-
terinmylife.Irecently
donatedmylivertomy
father and felt satis-
fied.Ihavebeenanath-
leteandanationalbas-
ketball player.
Throw some light
on essential skills
required for the
modelling world.
Modelling requires
passion as it is not en-
tirely about looks.
It is also a craft
that has to be
practised and de-
veloped with consist-
ent efforts. However,
visual appearance
matters when in
front of the cam-
era. A confi-
dent and de-
terminedper-
sonality is
re q u i re d
for this
h i g h l y
c o m p e t i -
tive field.
Any advice you
would give to your
future self?
Yes, I would surely
give myself one piece
of advice about being
consistent in this pro-
fession. I would ask
myself to go relent-
lessly after my aims
and ambitions. I be-
lieve that these goals
are the expressions of
my true personality
.
What inspired you
to become a model?
I always knew that I
was capable of be-
coming a successful
model. I have all the
traits that are needed
to become a super-
model. However, I am
very well aware of
the fact that it is
a very demanding
and competitive pro-
fession but life is
nothing without
challenges.
What was the
biggest mistake
you made when
you just started?
I made a big mistake
when I started. I was
not well trained and
went for an audition
which embarrassed
me. I could not even
walk properly on the
ramp at that time. So,
you should prepare
well for anything that
you pursue.
What has been the
most memorable or
rewarding moment
in your career?
Every time I walk the
ramp becomes a
memorable moment
for me. It gives me a
lot of confidence and
positivity. I feel the
best reward is when
you are confident
while doing
your job.
Alluring Ayushi: An
Alluring Ayushi: An
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UNSUNG HERO
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Driving down with lover to a
happening place is indicated today.
A vacation you only dreamed about
is likely to become a reality soon.
Healthy eating will help prevent
digestive ailments. Money will be no
constraint in buying what you like.
There will be some criticism in the air,
try to deal with them patiently.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Project left halfway by someone else
may come on your shoulders, but
your efforts will be acknowledged.
Some clarification will need to be
sought on a financial issue, before
you take the next step. A Some of
you are all set to enjoy a splendid
vacation. Be cautious on the money
front this week.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Currently, you are in the midst of
some profound questioning about
your emotional attitudes. You’ll
probably find yourself totally free of
inhibitions, much to your delight. It’s
an opportunity to meet new people
and perhaps become a bit more
open-minded. You can expect lively
events and much pleasure from love.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You are likely to find the day most
auspicious. Your knowledge about your
line of work will be roundly appreciated
and get you the thumbs up from
higher ups. Friends and family may
get together to give you a surprise and
make your day. Be careful about being
too easily convinced by any “truth” that
comes your way.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
People falling under this sign will
have very refreshing day. Visiting a
mall or watching a movie with family
is likely to be the highlight of the day
for some. You may enjoy travelling to
a tourist destination recommended
by your friends. Reignite the flicker-
ing romance in your life by spending
more time together.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your stars favour a bright beautiful
day . A setback you have recently
experienced can make you come out
stronger. Tax advisor will be a big
help in saving taxes, so don’t hesitate
to contact one. It is difficult for the
relationship of friends turned lovers
to fall apart, so relax. Try to tackle
difficult situations with patience.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Settling down in a new house is
indicated for some. Money put
together on previous occasions is
likely to come in handy now. A family
youngster is keen to learn from you,
so don’t disappoint. You may have to
awaken partner’s interest in you once
again. Try being patient as you may
face some ups and downs
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will derive great benefit from
an exercise routine that you keenly
follow. Extra workload is foreseen at
work but nothing you cannot handle
within office hours. Taking a family or
personal trip may seem impossible due
to due professional commitments. So
postpone it for some other day. Health
would be satisfactory.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Good earning opportunities come to
you. Help from co-workers in a time
consuming task will be forthcoming
on the work front. Support of family
will encourage you to take up a chal-
lenge. Socially, your presence will be
much looked forward. You should
make good use of today’s clear com-
munication channels.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Something you have implemented at
work is likely to profit the company
and get you noticed. You are likely to
celebrate the achievement of a family
youngster in a grand way. Shifting
into your very own house may soon
become a reality. If you can’t see how
to solve the problem alone, why not
discuss it with your friends?
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Previous investments are likely to
give you good returns. Some of you
may decide to follow in the footsteps
of celebrities and visit the very same
exotic destination that they had
been to. No amount of excuses will
dispel lover’s suspicions about your
tendency to stray the path. Try to
maintain a positive attitude.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Money coming from various streams
will keep you in an elated state of
mind. A new fitness regime that you
have adopted promises to keep you
in the pink of health. Getting an old
furniture upholstered may be at the
top of the mind of some homemak-
ers. Your search for perfect partner
may soon be over.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
ecelia Ahern is an
Irish novelist, born
and brought up in
Dublin.Shehasher
works published in
50 countries and
hassoldover25millioncop-
iesof hernovelsworldwide.
Two of her books have been
adaptedasfilmsandshehas
created several TV series.
Sheandherbookshavewon
numerous awards.
The Marble Collector is a
thought-provoking novel
about how the most ordi-
narydecisionswemakecan
havethemostextraordinary
consequences on how we
liveourlives.Sometimesit’s
only by shining a light on
someone else that you can
truly under- stand
yourself. It is an Illuminat-
ing and touching father-
daughter story about mem-
ory
, childhood and secrets.
“When it comes to mem-
ory there are three catego-
ries – things I want to for-
get, things I can’t forget
and things I’d forgotten I
forgot until I remember
them.” Memory is what
makes us individuals. It
shapes our personality. It
has the power to change
our emotional state in the
blink of an eye. Many of us
are haunted by memories
that we’d give everything
to erase and
all of us have memories we
turn to when we need to go
back to those moments
when we were truly happy
.
Imagine the loss when we
lose this capability!!!
Fergus Boggs suffered a
stroke and has dementia.
His memory “ebbs and
flows like the waves of the
Irish sea”. He is in an Old-
Age Care Home. Sabrina,
his daughter, visits him
regularly and genuinely
cares for him. As a mother
of three sons, she is more
than busy. Her job in a
Care-Centre, as a swim-
ming pool lifeguard, is bor-
ing and her marriage isn’t
as happy anymore as it
used to be. She cannot un-
derstand herself or her
problems and feels lost.
Sabrina gets a phone call
fromherfather’srehabilita-
tion centre to look up some
cartons which have been
delivered as his old belong-
ings. Since she has a rare
day off (her husband has
taken the three boys on a
camp outing to watch the
solareclipse),shedecidesto
go through the contents of
theboxes.She’ssurprisedto
find a valuable collection of
marbles, very meticu-
lously segregated, de-
scribed, valued and cata-
logued. Some of the most
expensivemarblesaremiss-
ing, forcing her to find out
more.Sabrinaisbewildered
by this mysterious finding.
“She discovers a truth
wheresheneverknewthere
wasalie”.Thefamiliarman
she grew up with is sud-
denly a stranger to her. She
has only “this single free
day”tounlockthesecretsof
the man she thought she
knew. A day that unearths
memories, stories and peo-
ple she never knew existed.
“Sometimes it’s the people
closest to us that we
know the least”. A
day that changes her and
those around her forever...!
This novel spans both-
one day and a whole life-
time. It’s told from alternat-
ing perspectives- both in
the first person. Fergus’s
chapters are always titled
“Playing with Marbles”
then the name of either a
sort of marble or the game
that is mentioned in the
chapter. Sabrina’s are titled
“Pool Rules” which relates
to her love of water, swim-
ming and her job as a life-
guard. Fergus’s story starts
with him being a sad and
scared five-year-old boy
, re-
ceiving his first marbles.
“Allies. I like that. It makes
me feel like a soldier.” He
has a complex childhood
background- one of seven
rowdy boys- with an absent
mother and a harsh stepfa-
ther. He finds solace in his
secret world of marbles-
keeping his passion to him-
self. He’s unable to share it
earlier with his brothers
andlaterwithhiswifeGina
and their daughter
Sabrina, for fear of
ridicule.Heleads
a double life-
one as
“Fergus Boggs” the sales-
man, and another as “Ham-
ish O’Neill”- ‘the best indi-
vidual player in the marble
World Championship’. The
sacrifices that he makes,
theliesandexcuseshetells-
all to pursue his passion
are really sad.
The world of marbles is
intriguing- the art of mak-
ing each piece, the unique-
ness of its design and the
depth of understanding of
the passion for each. “The
marble he gave me is the
brown one I was immedi-
ately drawn to when I first
arrived. It looks like a plain
brown marble- but when I
hold it up to the moonlight-
it glows with orange and
amber-likeithasafireburn-
ingbrightlyinside.Justlike
its owner.”
Ahern cleverly and sys-
tematicallyturnsthetables,
providing thought-provok-
inglifelessons-themeaning
of family
, passion, friend-
ship and above all -the im-
portance of being oneself.”
It’s a thoroughly engaging
novel. Do read it. The
magical world of mar-
bles will lure you in.
THE MARBLE COLLECTOR
THE MARBLE COLLECTOR
C
DEEPAK
deepaklifemusings@gmail.com
DEEPAK’S CORNER
Cecelia Ahern

K
eerthy Suresh has proved her
mettle in both the film and
fashion industry. The Vashi ac-
tress is known for acing the eth-
nic attire every single time. Continuing
the trend, the star has once again gar-
nered eyeballs with her latest desi ava-
tar. Flaunting her delicate features,
Keerthy Suresh posed in a red lehenga
with white embellishment. She complet-
ed the look with a red hair band and sil-
ver bangles. This photoshoot is yet an-
other proof that no one can carry the
ethnic look better than her. The actress
will next share the screen with Tovino
Thomas in their upcoming courtroom
drama, Vaashi. The latest update about
the project is that the first single from
the flick will be released on 21 May.
N
ysa Devgan is one of the most popular star
kids in recent times. Recently, she was spot-
ted partying with a few friends in London,
one can see Nysa exuding diva vibes as she
donned a white crop top and paired it up with a
high-waisted nude colour trouser
pants. Her hair was left open
with a middle parting and she
opted for a glamorous make-
up look for the night. Re-
cently, she attended the
Lakme Fashion Week and
looked stunning in an out-
fit by fashion designer
Manish Malhotra outfit.
CITY FIRST
he Cannes Film
Festival 2022
kick-started on
May 17 with an
impressive In-
dian contin-
gent joining
the festivities. India
has been chosen as the
first Country of Honour
at Marche du Cinema this year.
While actor Deepika Padukone is on
the jury duty this year, Aishwarya
Rai Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,
Urvashi Rautela, Masoom Minawa-
la, Tamannaah Bhatia and Pooja
Hegde among others are a part of
the Indian delegation.
Bollywood’s blue-eyed beauty
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walked
the red carpet and looked
breathtakingly beautiful in
Gaurav Gupta’s design and
did her signature pose at
the festival.
Deepika once again
left everyone in awe with
her blazing red Louis Vuit-
ton gown with a plunging
neckline. For accessories, the
actress went the minimal way
as she adorned a statement
diamond neckpiece alone.
Hina Khan has sported a
magnificent off-shoulder and
flared lavender gown.
Urvashi Rautela made a
jaw dropping entry as she
looked no less than snow-
white in her enchanting
white dress. However, hear-
ing the price of her gown
will keep you up at night.
Meanwhile, Masoom
Minawala grabbed attention
with her bright pink mono-
tone pink Valentino ensem-
ble. Pooja Hegde wore a
beautiful pink sleeveless
gown and looked divine.
While walking on the red
carpet, she also flashed her
million-dollar smile. Ta-
mannaah has managed to
impress us all as she went
for an all-black glittery,
dramatic look that just
suited her too much. She
wore a bling body-hugging
gown with a stunning
cape to complete the
look. Overall, her
look gave us boss
lady vibes and we
just love it.
ETC
11
T
he film is a horror-com-
edy and is a franchise
of the Bhool Bhulaiyaa
released in 2007. The
story of the film is about an
accidental, yet destined meet
up between two strangers Ru-
haan (Kartik Aaryan) and
Reet ( Kiara Advani) who
end up visiting Reet’s
home town in Rajasthan
which is haunted by the spir-
it of Manjulika (Tabu). Fate
leads them to open up an
old secret due to which all
hell breaks loose lead-
ing to one lie, leading to
a whole pile of lies
which sends Ruhaan
and Reet on a scary
rollercoaster ride.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
is a fresh story and it
holds its ground. An-
ees Bazmee has not
just resorted to jump-
ing scares to make it fit
the horror genre but
there are actual mo-
ments of ‘ghostly
encounters’ that
take you by sur-
prise. The director
has mastered the art
of comedy so well that
he can make you crack
up in a jiffy
.
Kartik does jus-
tice to his character and it
seems that the character was
written keeping in mind only
and only Kartik Aaryan. He
gets every chance to show his
acting, dancing skills and com-
ic timing in the film. Kiara is
sweet and simple as Reet and
looks gorgeous in each frame.
Not that it’s some drastically
different role that she hasn’t
done in the past. Tabu, stand
out strong in the entire film
playing the character of the
spirit of Manjulika and the
caring bhabi of the family An-
julika. Tabu leaves a mark in
every scene she appears.
Among other supporting
casts, Rajpal Yadav, Sanjay
Mishra, Ashwini Kalsekar
andRajeshSharmabringsome
hilarious moments. Milind Gu-
nanji and Amar Upadhyay have
essential parts but in very lim-
ited screen time.
Overall the film is
good and the best
part is it does not
let you miss the
Bhool Bhulaiya
of 2007. The indi-
viduality of the
film stands out
and it will not
be fair on our
part to com-
pare it with
Bhool Bhu-
laiya star-
ring Akshay
Kumar. The
film is a
gush of
freshness.
KAVITA CHAUHAN
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
DIRECTOR
Anees Bazmee
CAST CREW
Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani ,
Tabu , etc.
BHOOL BHULAIYAA 2
RATING:
T CANNES
FESTIVAL 2022
A Breather For Bollywood
B-TOWN’S DIVA
NYSA DEVGN!
KEERTHY
CHARMS HEARTS
Nysa Devgn
Kiara Advani and Kartik Aaryan
Hina Khan Masoom Minawala
Pooja Hegde
Deepika Padukone Urvashi Rautela
Tamannaah Bhatia
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Keerthy Suresh

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
CITY FIRST
F
ilmmaker Vijay-
eta Kumar's
short documen-
tary Kicking
Balls won the top hon-
our as the best film in
the short documentary
segment at the recently
concluded New York In-
dian Film Festival (NY-
IFF), which is an annu-
al festival in New York
city
. The powerful docu-
mentary, which re-
volves around the
awe-inspiring work
done by MJAS NGO
in Ajmer throws light
on the positive impact
of football in the lives
of child brides living in
the community
.
Vijayeta Kumar, who
hails from Ajmer, had
earlier won the Best
Film Award at NYIFF
in 2014 for her debut
short film Blouse. The
blouse also won the
Best Short Story Award
at the same event. Ku-
mar said, I would like
to thank all the incred-
ible women of MJAS
and the girls who
shared their incredible
stories. I would also like
to thank my crew.”
CITY FIRST
aree been
around for a
long time and
retains its
beauty and el-
egance. The
saree is the
ideal way to show off
Indian women’s beau-
ty and grace.
From the time
of the Mahab-
harata to the
present day, In-
dian sarees
have never
gone out of
style. It is one
of those
g a r m e n t s
that never
ceases to
evolve in
shape and
form in re-
sponse to cur-
rent fashion
trends and peo-
ple’s lifestyles.
So, City First
talked to fash-
ion experts
about the ap-
peal of the
timeless eter-
nal drape of sa-
ree.
S
Ruchi Verma, a fashion model
said, “Sarees are eye-catching and
enticing. On the international red
carpet of Cannes
2022, Indian
influencers and
celebrities are
proudly wearing
them. Deepika
Padukone’s
appearance was
a wonderful
combination
of Indian matched and fashioned in
a modernised manner, which was
much talked about. It can look Indian,
contemporary, or indo-western with
the correct accessories.”
Apeksha Singh,
a model, actor
and fashion
influencer, talked
about Deepika’s
Sabyasachi look
at Cannes and
said, “First
and foremost,
the saree is
nine yards of pure splendour,
representing India in its purest
form. This is why it is frequently
picked for major events such
as Cannes. Wearing Indian
designers and creating a
mark each time is the
ideal way to promote
your nation, whether
deconstructed or in
its original form.”
Laxmi Kumari, a
fashion stylist
and makeup
artist talked
about sarees’
appeal and said,
“When someone
represents their
nation on a worldwide stage such
as Cannes, I believe they want
to convey culture. With a
bold lip colour and heels,
the accessories may be
quite tiny and modest.
Add some lovely huge
earrings, nude tone
footwear and a colourful
eye to a classic
saree.”
THE ETERNAL DRAPE
Kicking Balls wins
award at NYIFF
CITY FIRST
A
fusion musical
performance,
‘Kaharwa’ was
organised on
Friday at Madhyavarti
of Jawahar Kala Ken-
dra (JKK). This fusion
performance was
based on Indian classi-
cal and Rajasthani folk
music. It was con-
ceived and direct-
ed by well-known
Tabla artiste, Dr
Vijay Siddha.
During the fusion
performance, the artists
presented, ‘Des Kaha-
rwa’,‘MandKaharwa’,
Raag Yaman as well
as ‘Sufi Kaharwa’
basedonthefamous
composition, ‘Chhap
Tilak’. They also per-
formed ‘Sufi Kalam’ of
Bulle Shah, ‘Jog Kaha-
rwa’ based on Raag Jog,
theSuficomposition‘Tu
Karim Kartar Jagat Ko’
and folk songs in Raga
Bhopali. The audience
was also enchanted by
the special performance
of ‘Gorband’.
Fusion musical
performance Kaharwa
BUSINESS MEET!
MEET AND GREET!
BLOOD DONATION CAMP
GAYATRI MAHAYAGYA!
A business meeting was held by the Dream Achievers Club at Vasudha Palace in Vaishali Nagar
to advance its members in their respective fields of work. The members were also apprised
about the upcoming program, Rangilo Bharat Season 2 of the club during the meet.
Under the leadership of Rajasthan Personal Assistant Cadre
Federation State, President Raman Pareek, the qualified
candidates of Stenographer Recruitment-2018 met Chief
Minister's advisor Niranjan Arya in his office, located at
Yojna Bhawan. Arya listened to all the recruited candidates
patiently and issued necessary instructions to the concerned
officers. He said that according to the spirit of the Chief
Minister, efforts should be made to employ the unemployed
youth of the state at the earliest. Candidates expressed their
gratitude to Niranjan Arya.
A blood donation camp was organised on the occasion
of the 17th death anniversary of Phoolchand Saini by KP
Group and Pink City Blood Bank on Friday. The donation
camp was graced by the presence of many dignitaries
like Hanuman Saini, Puran Saini, Sawat Singh Rathore,
Shankarlal and Guman Kanwar. A total of 120 units of blood
were donated during the camp.
Under the joint
aegis of Rangreet
Sanstha, Maharaja
Sawai Mansingh
II Museum and
Saraswati Kala
Kendra, a cultural
heritage training
camp is being
organised on
Wednesday, June 1
at City Palace.
Ollie's club in collaboration
with the art collective is
organising a summer camp
Art Buzz for children under
the age group of 4-12
years at Ollie's Club, ITC
Rajputana, Palace Road,
Gopalbari from June 1 to
June 30.
Arshad Hussain has become the global convener of the Event
Managers Day organising committee. Hussain is the second
Indian to be selected for this post. He said that his tenure will
last for the next two years. Earlier Srishti Saxena, an Australian
resident of Indian origin, held this position. It is noteworthy that
the celebration of Event Managers Day started in Jaipur and is
now celebrated in more than 80 countries.A grand ceremony
will also be held in the city on May 31.
Gayatri Mahayagya was
organised on Thursday
on behalf of Gayatri
Chetna Kendra Murlipura
at Ganesh Vihar on
Bainad Road with the
aim of acquainting the
children with Indian
culture.The Yagya ended
with the attendees
resolving to plant trees
for mother nature.
CITY FIRST
T
he Cardiology
Team at Naraya-
na Multispecial-
ity Hospital,
Jaipur has added one
more feather to its cap.
A team of doctors at
the hospital led by Sen-
ior Cardiologist Dr
Nikhil Choudhary re-
cently performed an-
gioplasty on a 28-year-
old patient using dis-
solvable stent technol-
ogy
. This technology is
touted as the fourth
revolution in Interven-
tional Cardiology par-
ticularly in Percuta-
neous Coronary
I n t e r v e n t i o n s
(PCI). Dr Nikhil
Choudhary, Sr. Car-
diologist at Narayana
Multispeciality Hospi-
tal, Jaipur said “Bio-
degradable dissolvable
stents is a relatively
new technology and
hence in-depth under-
standing of the tech-
nique, right patient
selection and usage of
advanced imaging
techniques such as
IVUS to dilate and
deploy the stent at
the exact position
assumes equal im-
portance. Unlike a me-
tallic stent which re-
mains in the body for a
lifetime, these bio-de-
gradable stents treat
the heart blockage and
dissolve in due course,
generally in 3 years,
once the artery be-
comes normal”.
Balwinder Singh
Walia, Facility Director
at Narayana Multispe-
ciality Hospital, Jaipur
said “We are constantly
upgrading our proce-
dures and technologies
used, so that optimum
solution can be offered
to our patients that al-
low them to have a good
quality of life in the
long run”.
Dissolvable Stent Technology
Urubhangam to be staged at JKK
CITY FIRST
T
he play ‘Urub-
hangam’ will be
presented by
Rang Sadhana
Theatre Group is being
organised today at 7 pm
in Rangayan at Jawa-
har Kala Kendra. This
Sanskrit play has been
written by the great
poet Bhasa between the
2nd and 3rd centuries
AD and is based on the
famous epic Mahab-
harata. The play has
been directed by Vivek
Mathur and music di-
rection has been done
by Pratish Rawat and
Kunal Sharma. The
central screenplay of
this play is the same as
in the original Mahab-
harata. But Bhasa has
changed the formula-
tion of the story by
changing some per-
spectives. Often tragic
plays are rare in San-
skrit, but the author’s
display of Duryodha-
na’s side in the story
adds a tragic element to
this play.
Komal Bhatia
Laxmi Kumari
Apeksha Singh
Dr Nikhil Choudhary
During the musical performance
Vijayeta Kumar
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

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