25072022_First India Jaipur.pdf

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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday addressed the nation on the last day of his office, expressing be- lief that the country is capable of making 21st century as one belonging to In- dia. “Five years ago, you put faith in me and elected me as president. “A strong connect to roots is a feature of In- dia’s culture. I urge youth to continue this tradition of remaining connected with their roots,” Kovind said. The outgoing president also recalled past presidents. “We need to protect our environment, land, air and water for the sake of our children,” Kovind said. www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR l MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 4 l Issue No. 49 ISC 12TH RESULT DECLARED; 99.38% STUDENTS PASS New Delhi: The Indian School Certificate (ISC) or Class 12 semester 2 result 2022 has been announced by the Council for the CISCE. A total of 18 candidates have secured first position in ISC class 12th examination 2022. All the toppers have scored 99.75% marks. P5 SURJEWALA PLEA IN SC: AADHAAR AND VOTER ID LINK New Delhi: The controversial law to link Aadhaar and Voter ID Card has been challenged in SC, court will hear case today, with Cong’s Randeep S Surjewala demanding that it be scrapped, calling law “unconstitutional” & a violation of rights to privacy. GOA BAR ROW: IRANI’S LEGAL NOTICE TO CONG, ITS 3 LEADERS New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani has sent a legal notice to three Congress leaders - Pawan Khera, Jairam Ramesh and Netta D’Souza and the Congress party. The notice sought an apology from for “baseless and false” allegations against Irani & her daughter. P5 OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI READ Crucial Crucial CHINESE AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO FLY CLOSE TO LAC New Delhi: Chinese fighter aircraft are continuing at- tempts to provoke India in East Ladakh by flying close to LAC. On one hand, Chinese Army is holding talks with the IA to defuse tensions in Ladakh, on other hand, their aircraft is flying close to LAC. 6 KILLED, 8 HURT IN BLAST AT ILLEGAL FIRECRACKER UNIT Patna: Six people died, 8 people were trapped under the debris following an ex- plosion inside the home of a firecracker businessman Shabir Hussain in Khudai Bagh village in Khaira police station area of Bihar’s Saran district on Sunday. REET EXAM IN RAJ CONCLUDES, 1 MORE HELD IN JODHPUR Jaipur: REET-2022 exam was completed peacefully on Sunday. Jodh cops arrested a dummy candidate. P2 27 RAS OFFICERS WERE TRANSFERRED ON LATE SUNDAY. APO AKASH TOMAR ALSO GOT THE POSTING. SADHU’S DEATH: BJP PANEL VISITS SPOT, MEETS PROTESTORS Bharatpur: The high- level inquiry committee of 4 MPs, formed by BJP Na- tional President JP Nadda, reached Pasopa village of Bharatpur on Sunday and visited the mining sites. P3 Kejri refuses to attend event with pic of Modi New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- wal and Environment Minister Gopal Rai refused to attend an event with Lieutenant Gover- norVinaiKumarSaxena onSunday ,withtheAAP minister saying that the decision was taken be- causetheeventhadbeen “politicised”afterapost- er war broke out. Partha is faking illness to evade law: ED tells court Kolkata: During hear- ing of plea over shifting arrested WB minister Partha Chatterjee to state-run SSKM Hospi- tal in Kolkata, ED told Calcutta HC’s single judge bench of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri that Chatterjee was faking illness to evade the law. Late Sunday evening, Court directed the ED to transfer Partha Chat- terjee to AIIMS Bhu- baneswar on Monday early morning. WEST BENGAL SSC SCAM DRAUPADI MURMU TO TAKE OATH AS 15TH PRESIDENT OF INDIA TODAY FOLLOWED BY 21 GUN SALUTE P6 India on path to own 21st century: President Kovind PARTHA’S CLOSE AIDE IN 1-DAY ED CUSTODY The ED on Sunday produced Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of TMC minister Partha Chatterjee before Bankshall court and sought her custody for at least 14 days. Comparing Arpita to an ‘onion’, ED officials said that just like ‘you peel onions you get deeper’, similarly, probe will bring more information. MONKEYPOX CASE: DELHI’S 1ST, INDIA’S 4TH 31-yr-old man +ve with no foreign travel history New Delhi: Delhi on Sunday reported its first monkeypox case as a 31-year-old man with no foreign travel history was diagnosed with the disease. This is the fourth monkeypox case reported in India with the previous three cases being reported from Kerala. The man had attended a party in Mana- li in Himachal Pradesh recently , an official said. The West Delhi resident was hospitalised with symptoms of the disease three days ago, it said, adding that his samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology on Saturday. The Chief Minister informed that separate isolation wards have been designated at LNJP hospital for monkeypox-infected patients. His health condition of the patient is said to be stable. The previous three cases being reported from Kerala 16 labs are dedicated for monkeypox, 2 labs only for Kerala Two-three suspected samples coming every week in Maha WHO has declared Monkeypox, a public health emergency 1 2 3 4 Don’t panic, situation under control: Delhi CM Kejriwal C hief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday asked the people of the national capital not to panic after the city reported its first case of Monkeypox. He assured the Delhiites that the ‘best team is on case to prevent the spread of the virus’. The CM also informed that separate isolation wards have been designated at LNJP hosp. 2ND INDIAN TO WIN MEDAL AT WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Chopra’s silver clinching throw! Neeraj Chopra took the silver medal in Eugene, Oregon with a best javelin throw of 88.13m Moni Sharma New Delhi: While a nation was asleep, Neeraj Chopra scripted history as he became only the second Indian athlete to win a medal at World Athlet- ics Championships on early Sunday morning (IST). He registered a throw of 88.13m in the final to bring home the silver medal, ending the nation’s wait for a medal since Anju Bobby George claimed bronze medal in the 2003 edition of games for her performance in long jump. Neeraj Chopra tried his best but failed to beat Anderson Pe- ters, who breached 90m-mark. I am very happy to have won silver medal, the country’s first medal in the World Athletics Championships after 19 years, I will take it. World Championships is even tougher than Olympics, its record is higher than that of Olympics. I have won gold at all levels except this World Championships silver. So, hunger is there to win gold now. —Neeraj Chopra Neeraj Chopra poses for a picture after clinching silver medal at World Athletics Championships 2022 on Sunday. Narendra Modi @narendramodi A great accomplishment by one of our most distin- guished athletes! Congratu- lations to @Neeraj_ chopra1 on winning a historic Silver medal at the #World- Championships. This is a special moment for Indian sports. Best wishes to Neeraj for his upcoming endeavours. Anurag Thakur @ianuragthakur Neeraj Chopra continues his winning streak! Wins silver in Men’s javelin throw at @WCHor- egon22 with his best throw of 88.13m, becoming the 1st Indian male and 2nd Indian to win a medal at the #World- Championships! Neeraj has now won medal at every Global event! GUV KALRAJ MISHRA, CM GEHLOT, OTHERS CONGRATULATE CHOPRA Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra and CM Ashok Gehlot on Sunday congratulated Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra for winning the silver medal at the World Championships in the javelin throw final. Governor Mishra said that it was a matter of pride for the whole country. Express- ing pride over Chopra’s achievement, CM Gehlot called it historic. LoP Gulab Chand Kataria, PCC chief Govind Singh Dotsara, former Dy CM Sachin Pilot and all the other leaders of the state also congratulated Chopra. ‘PoK was, is, will be integral part of India’ Jammu: Pakistan-Oc- cupied Kashmir (PoK) was, is and shall always remain an integral part of India, Defence Minis- ter Rajnath Singh said during the ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ event in Jammu on Sunday. “We are committed to the reso- lution passed in the Par- liament on PoK. PoK was, is and shall always remain an integral part of India. How is it pos- sible that Baba Amar- nath (Lord Shiva’s form) is in India and Maa Sharda Shakti is across LoC, “ he said. Rajnath Singh addresses at commemoration ceremony of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’, in Jammu. The abrogation of article 370 has brought a new dawn of hope to the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister ALL-PARTY MEETING ON ERCP PROJECT WILL GET NATIONAL STATUS ONLY WITH EFFORTS OF ALL PARTIES: CM GEHLOT Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Further pushing the demand for national project status to Eastern Rajasthan Ca- nal Project, Chief Min- ister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that the project is very important for ensuring water availability in 13 districts of the state. He said that ERCP would be declared a national project only with the efforts of all the parties. Gehlot called an all- party meeting on the ERCP issue at the CMR which was skipped by former CM Vasundhara Raje, leader of opposition Gulab Chand Ka- taria and BJP state president Satish Poonia. Targeting Raje for skipping the meeting, he said that earlier she was ready to attend the meeting but later she refused. He also ques- tioned whether a yatra was important for Sat- ish Poonia or the meeting on ERCP. Poonia is on a two-day yatra in Vagad region. “I blame Vasundhara ji, she did not come to thismeeting.Youtellher that we are working to carry forward her plan. Vasundhara ji should come and give thanks,” he told BJP leaders attending the meeting. “If the Prime Minis- ter has said anything, then it is our duty to fulfill it,” he said. Turn to P8 Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Gehlot questions Raje and Poonia missing the important meeting CM TO ATTEND MURMU’S SWEARING-IN CM Gehlot reached Delhi on Sunday night. He will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Draupadi Murmu on Monday. In his 2-day visit, Gehlot is expected to meet other party leaders in Delhi. Partha Chatterjee GOVT HOLDS HIGH-LEVEL REVIEW MEET ON MONKEYPOX The Union ministry of health and family welfare on Sunday said a high-level review meeting on the monkeypox disease was being held by the Directorate Gen- eral of Health Services (DGHS) with NCDC and ICMR with the detection of 4th case of the virus in the country. “Further public health interven- tions like identifica- tion of the source of infection, enhanced contact tracing, testing sensitisation of private practitioners etc are being carried out,” the ministry further said.
RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 02 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JODHPUR COUSINS’ MURDER: POLICE CATCHES ACCUSED FROM NASHIK Jodhpur: In suspicious death of a brother & his sister in Luni area on July 18, police arrested a man for allegedly killing the duo over an illicit affair with brother’s wife. Police informed that Ramesh and her sister Kavita had died in a road accident a few days back. “During investigation, it was revealed that Ramesh’s wife Guddi along with her paramour Prem Shankar planned to murder. Prem Shankar fled to Nashik & changed his name to Laxman Prajapat after killing. However, he was arrested,” police added. Nagaur (PTI): Two people were killed and three others injured as two cars collided head-on in Ra- jasthan’s Nagaur district, police said on Sunday. The accident occurred late Friday night near Nagaur’s Nagdi village, they said. “Two cars collided head-on on Friday late night. Two people were killed on the spot and three others were referred to Jodhpur for treatment,” Balveer Singh, head constable at Khin- vsar police station said. The deceased were identified as Bajrang Lal Prajapat and Lakshman Sharma. TWO KILLED, THREE INJURED AS 2 CARS COLLIDES HEAD-ON IN NAGAUR NEWS DIGEST Woman raped by tailor, obscene video made viral on social media Abhinav Agrawal Sawai Madhopur: A woman was allegedly raped by a tailor here, police informed on Sunday. Police said the accused has been identified as Sharif Khan, a tailor by profession and resident of Sawai Madhopur. “Victim had gone to accused shop for stitching clothes before Eid cel- ebrations. Accused called victim inside shop on the pretext of taking measurements. Accused then grabbed her & raped victim,” police said. “Accused even filmed obscene videos & black- mailed her. Later, Sha- rif Khan circulated video on social media,” police added. ED summons to Sonia: Cong leaders to hold ‘Satyagrah’ on Tuesday First India Bureau Jaipur: The BJP-led central govt is misus- ing country’s Consti- tutional institutions to harass opposition leaders who criticise its policies, Raj Cong said on Sunday . In a statement issued here, party said it will hold a protest on July 26 when party supremo Sonia Gan- dhi will appear before ED officials in a money laundering probe linked to National Herald newspaper. Constitutional institutions are being mis- used by central govt to harass leaders who raise their voice, Con- gress spokesperson Swarnim Chaturvedi said. He added a satyagrah will be held on Tuesday at Shaheed Memori- al, he said. Naresh Sharma Jaipur: The 45th Raj State Senior Handball Competition (Men & Women) will be organised in Hanumangarh in first week of Sept. Decision was taken during Executive & Annual General meeting held here on Sunday . It was presided over by association president Harish Dhandev. MLA & patron of State Handball Association Ruparam Dhandev was also present. Giving details, Secre- tary of association, Yash Pratap Singh said 17th All India Hanuman Singh Handball Compe- tition will be organised here in Nov. A first mini state handball competition would be organized in Oct. In Nov, 39th state junior will be held in Dholpur/Udaipur and 28th sub-junior in Sikar. Singh said organizing first handball league of Rajasthan was also discussed in the meeting. It will probably be held in December/January . HANUMANGARH TO HOST 45TH SENIOR HANDBALLCOMPETITIONINSEPTEMBER LOVE FOR SPORTS Executive & Annual General meeting of State Handball Association was held in Jaipur on Sunday. 3 KIDS DROWN IN UDAIPUR RIVER AND 2 IN JAIPUR POND; A MAN IN PALI RIVER Udaipur/Jaipur/Pali: Five kids and a man drowned in three incidents in Udaipur, Jaipur and Pali on Sunday. In Udaipur’s Sanwad RICCO area, three children drowned while bathing in a river. The deceased are Keshulal, 15, Keluram, 12, Radheshyam, 13. Two students drowned in a pond while three others had a narrow escape in Vishwa- karma area of Jaipur on Sunday. The deceased are Manish Guptam, 14, and Rohit Bunkar, 16. Meanwhile, a 25-year- old man drowned in Beda river in Pali district on Sunday. He is identified as Narayan Meena, the police said. People thronged the overflowing Bardha Dam, Bundi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PRIYANSHU VYAS 25 DISTS GET ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL Jaipur (PTI): Most of the parts of Ra- jasthan have recorded above-average rainfall in this Mon- soon season so far. According to the data of Met Dept, pre-monsoon and monsoon rainfall in the state so far has been 53 per cent more than the average. North West Mon- soon has covered the entire state. As per the data, average rainfall from June 1 to July 23 was recorded at 247.5 mm, against the normal rainfall of 161.9 mm for the period. Dur- ing this period East Rajasthan received 318.4 mm of rain, which is 42 per cent more than the average of 224.1 mm. GOOD RAINS RECORDED  Sri Ganganagar district has received 239.6 mm of rain, 159 per cent more than the average rainfall of 92.6 mm.  Rainfall in Bikaner was 148 per cent more than average, 126 per cent more in Jaisalmer and 122 per cent above in Churu.  Average rainfall in 25 districts has been above normal (20 % more than average) SDRF recovering body of a 20-year-old from Takli river in Kota. Police:Fakecurrencynotes supplied in several cities Six accused in the police custody. Laxman Raghav Bikaner: The distribu- tor of fake notes Deep- ak Regar, who was ab- sconding, has been arrested and the Bikaner police will soon bring him. These notes were printed in Bikaner and were sent through ha- wala traders to New Delhi, Kolkata, Mum- bai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Patna, Guwahati, Shillong, Ludhiana, Chandi- garh, Surat, Ahmedabad, Vrinda- van, Banaras, Ghazi- abad. The account of money circulating in these cities has to be ascertained. Till Saturday six people were arrested from Vrindavan Enclave here in connection with printing fake currency notes and recovered Rs 2 crore 74 lakh fake notes from them. Difference between words and deedsofCMGehlot:Sudhanshu Tripti Gautam Jaipur: BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday claimed that people were upset with the Congress government in Rajasthan and said there is a difference between the words and deeds of CM Ashok Gehlot. He was speaking in a conference of Bharat Vikas Parishad on ‘Bharat Vikas Mein Hamari Bhoomika.’ Major Gen (retd) Ramesh K Kaushal presided over the conference. Trivedi said taxes existed earlier in form of VAT by state govts. Sudhanshu Trivedi lighting the lamp, also seen are Ramesh Kaushal and others. Woman dumps newborn son in drain, dies Woman allegedly wanted a girl child First India Bureau Jhalawar: A 28-year- old woman killed her newborn by abandon- ing him in a water-filled drain in Jhalawar district, police said on Sun- day . Accused Rekhabai, resident of Mogyabeha village, is partially mentally challenged, they said. During ques- tioning, Rekhabai revealed she had aban- doned her baby as she wanted a girl child. She delivered baby boy on Wednesday and was discharged from government hospital in Manhorethana town on Friday evening. Late at night, when her in-laws were asleep, Rekhabai allegedly took her baby out and aban- doned him in ditch, police said. Her husband Kalulal Lodha was out of village to appear for REET exam, they said. In-laws learnt about the baby’s missing only next morning after which complaint was filed by them. Deceased newborn baby three days back in the hospital. BOOKED U/S 317 Alwar: The Muslim community here has decided to boycott the accused who thrashed and cut the hair of a former ‘granthi’ of a gurdwara here a few days ago. Ramgarh Pradhan Nasru Khan said Muslim community had got bad repute due to this incident. “These are anti-social elements of the society who do such acts. We condemn such an act and request police officials to take stringent action against the concerned accused,” said Khan. MUSLIMS TO BOYCOTT ACCUSED WHO CUT EX-GURDWARA GANTHI’S HAIR 30 students denied entry, create ruckus Jaipur/Jodhpur: More than 2 dozen aspirants of REET exam created a ruckus outside Ma- hatma Jyoti Rao Phule College in Sodala on Sunday. Sources informed nearly 30 candidates were not allowed to enter college as they reached after 2pm. “Candidates created ruckus as they were not allowed to enter. Similar scenes were reported outside a number of exam centers in Jaipur on Sunday as many students reached center after 2pm,” said a source. Meanwhile, REET exam for Teachers was held across state amid tight security . In Jodhpur, a suspended police constable appeared for exam amid tight security . Constable Sukhvir was suspended for illegally helping a criminal Ramniwas Jat to get away & meet relatives. He was brought to GovtGirlsSeniorSecond- arySchool,ShastriNagar for exam. Security ar- rangementswereinplace when brought to centre. MANY MISS EXAM, 1 HELD IN JODHPUR Traffic jam at Sikar road after REET exam was over on Sunday. Rajeev Gaur & Shubham Jain Jodhpur/Ajmer: Jodh- pur Police on Sunday arrested a dummy candidate for impersonat- ing an actual candidate during REET. Police informed the accused has been identified as Jayram Maanju (20), a resident of Jalore. “The accused was arrested from Shivaram Na- thuram Tak Govern- ment Senior Secondary School in Jodhpur. On suspicion, when officials checked his ID card, his photo did not match with the actual candidate. Jayram Maanju was appearing on behalf of Mahipal,” police added. A case has been filed and the matter is being investigated. However, REET was completed peacefully on Sunday. Chief Coordinator of REET, Lakshmi Naray- an and Coordinator Meghna Choudhary issued a joint statement. In a mishap, a married woman who had come to appear in REET examinTonkwaskilled while her husband and son were injured. HIGHLIGHTS l Attendance of candidates at all exam centers was 79.23 percent with 3,18,508 candidates appearing. l In the evening shift, 3,68,691 candidates appeared with attendance of 85.58%. l In the 2nd level exam on Sunday, 4,04,188 candidates appeared with attendance of 93.62 percent. l 30 candidates were not allowed to enter as they reached after 2pm at the exam centre. REET EXAM DAY 2 OMRSHEETSOFSATURDAYEXAMHAVEREACHEDTHEBOARDOFFICEINAJMER (L) Police personnel checking candidates before entering exam hall (R) Students checking roll number & waiting for gates to open. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA Candidates create ruckus outside an exam centre in Jaipur.
RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 03 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari met the newly elected Presi- dent, Droupadi Murmu and extended her greet- ings on Sunday . She said that it was indeed a matter of pride and joy for all the women on her election. The MP also invited the newly elected President to visit Chardham of Me- war, Meera Bai Temple of Merta and Govind Dev Ji Temple of Jaipur. MP Diya meets Rajnath Singh Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari met Union De- fence Minister, Rajnath Singh on Sunday and urged him to start a Sainik School in her Lok Sabha constituency at the earliest. During the meeting, the MP Diya Kumari also informed that the ECHS polyclinic and canteen approval has already been received in Beawar. She urged that it should also be implemented soon. This will provide re- lief to the defence families. The defence Min- ister assured that action will be taken at the earliest. MP Diya Kumari meets newly elected President Droupadi Murmu, invites her to visit Rajasthan SADHU’S DEATH: BJP PANEL MEETS PROTESTORS, ASSURES SUPPORT Ravi Katara Bharatpur: The high- level inquiry committee of 4 MPs, formed by BJP NationalPrezJPNadda, reached Pasopa village of Bharatpur on Sunday and visited the mining sites. The committee is to probe the self-immolation by Sant Vijay Das. The committee members also met the pro- testing sandhus. The committee in- cludes state in-charge Arun Singh, Sikar MP Swami Sumedhanand Saraswati, former Un- ion Min and MP Satya- pal Singh, former DGP of UP and MP Brijlal Yadav. Arun Singh and committee members met saints and local at the Adibadri temple, the committee held discussions with saints, and inspected the spot. The saints were fully con- vinced that the entire network of mafia is here and full protection of state govt is with them. First India Bureau Sikar: PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra on Sunday lashed out at the BJP saying its leaders have the nature of always doing politics on corpses, temple-mosque and Hindu-Muslim and they have nothing to do with the issues. “If a decision on mining had been taken during the time of the BJP govt,thisincidentwould nothavehappened.Now, the govt has closed the mines despite them being legal,” said Dotasra on Sunday . He said the case of mining dates back to 2003-05, BJP was in power and had per- mitted the mining in 5632 hectare forest area. It was reduced to 756 hectares by Cong govt. Dotasra said that the Conggovthadclosed207 mines as soon as it came to power. In 2021, sages and saints met the CM regarding this matter after which the CM had also announced this. First India Bureau Jaipur: A gang of bur- glars fled with diamond jewellery worth over ₹90 lakhs as well as cash amounting to Rs 3 lakhs after breaking into a diamond factory in Brahmpuri area on Sat- urday night, police said. The thieves used a cutter to cut the locks of the shutter and then de- camped with the jewellery. “The incident occurred at Jagdish Colo- ny in Brahmpuri. The factory owner found locks broken when he reached on Sunday morning. When the owner went inside his factory, he found diamonds worth Rs 90 lakhs and cash of Rs 3 lakhs missing,” said police. “Senior police officials reached the spot and an FSL team was called in to take samples. It is suspected that the miscreants knew the place well. CCTV footage are being checked,” police added. First India Bureau Udaipur: The committee of Divisional Com- missioner Rajendra Bhatt has submitted a 2700-page report related to the qualifications of Prof Amerika Singh, former VC of MLSU, to the government. The committee has raised questions on the eligibility of Prof Singh to become the VC. Notably, LoP Gulab Chand Kataria, in the assembly raised questions on the eligibility of the professor. The investigation related to Singh’s qualifications and other financial irregularities was handed over to Divisional Com- missioner. In the pro- posed Gurukul Univer- sity case of Sikar, Prof Singh had submitted a wrong report to the govt. Later, on the rec- ommendation of govt, GovernorKalrajMishra had suspended Singh from VC post on July 14. Jaipur (FIB): Tourist footfall in Pink city was high on Sunday with more than 23,000 people visiting various tourist places in capital. Highest footfall was at iconic Hawa Mahal, where 6,895 tourists including 37 foreigners visited. “Total income was Rs 3,37,980” Hawa Mahal Superintendent Sarojini Chanchlani said. As many as 7,583 tourists including 155 foreigners visited Am- ber and revenue collected from tourists ar- rival on Sunday was Rs 6,75,620 said Amber pal- ace superintendent Pankaj Dharenda. Jaipur(FIB): A friendly cricket match between bureaucrats, doctors and politicians was held at RCA Cricket ground on Sunday . The 18-over match took place between Officer 11 and the Pink City 11 team. Pink City 11 was defeated by 70 runs by the Officer 11 team.IPSPankajChaud- hary was chosen man of the match for scoring an unbeaten 75 off 35 balls which included 6 fours and 7 sixes. Officials of Income Tax, IRS, IPS, and IAS were present. First India Bureau Jaipur: Under the ban- ner of Rajasthan Unem- ployment Unified Fed- eration, unemployed youths will travel to Gu- jarat from August 21 to campaign against the Cong party in the Guja- rat assembly elections. State Prez of the fed- eration, Upendra Yadav said that even after the formation of the government, the Congress has not fulfilled the de- mands of the unemployed. Interestingly on one side top leaders of state are reaching Guja- rat and now the youths are planning to visit too. Vikas Sharma Jaipur: Three patients with end-stage organ failure got a new life after the organs of Sikar’s Santosh Devi, who was admitted to SMS Hospi- tal after a road accident on July 19, were re- trieved and transplant- ed into the patients. Santosh Devi was declared brain dead during the hospitalization. Principal of SMS Medi- cal College Dr Rajiv Ba- ghartta, Superinten- dent Vinay Malhotra and Neuro-Surgeon De- vendra Purohit coun- selled the relatives of the patients and got their consent. Following their consent, doctors performed liver and kidney trans- plants on Sunday night. The transplant was performed as part of the “Jeevan Dayani’ Cam- paign. First India Bureau Alwar: In one of the biggest raids by the In- come Tax (IT) department in Alwar region, Dausa, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Bhiwadi, Neemrana, which last- ed for four days in Al- war city, undisclosed income of Rs 57 crore 57 lakh was recovered from Mama Food Com- pany. This included Rs 4 crore 25 lakh cash, Rs 4 crore 35 lakh gold and illegal properties. Experts believe that the firm will have to de- posit about Rs 30-40 crore as income tax. The raid began on July 2o and ended on July 23. Now, the Alwar wing of IT will scruti- nize the documents. On July 20, 50 vehicles from New Delhi reached Mama Gutkha in Alwar city. . Income tax officials of Jaipur said that a total of Rs 4 crore 25 lakh cash has been recovered from Rajan Jhiri- wal, the firm’s promot- er. Gold worth Rs 4 crore 35 lakh has been found from both new and old houses. Lokesh Vaishnav Pushkar: RTDC Chair- man Dharmendra Rathore flagged off the 10th Pushkar Aranya Tirth Pradakshina yatra amid heavy rains on Sunday . The yatra is held under the aegis of Gayatri Shaktipeeth every year. BJP leader Onkar Singh Lakhawat was also present. Rathore told the media that the government is completely serious about various problems of Pushkar town and said that efforts are being made to solve the problem of rain water filling the main roads. He said the problems in the routes of Aranya Tirth Yatra will also be solved. Trees will also beplantedbyvillagers& tree guards provided. Rathore was welcomed at many places under the leadership of former municipality president Damodar Sharma. The hotel association officials also met Rathore and submitted a memorandum to him at which Rathore said that the govt would soon make special efforts regarding tourism. First India Bureau Jaipur: Guv Kalraj Mishra’s son Rajan Mishra has tested positive for Corona. Rajan was admitted in ICU of SMS Hospital due to leg injury and he had a successful operation. How- ever, his corona report tested positive after which he was shifted to the IDH centre. Guv Mishra went to SMS hospital to check on his son and inquire about his condition. Meanwhile, no death due to Covid-19 was reported in the state on Sunday, but 213 people tested positive for coro- navirus. Highest cases of covid were reported from Jaipur with 48 cases, as per CMHO data. The data says that Jodh- pur tops at number two with 40 cases. BJPleadershavenatureof doing‘politicsovercorpses’ Diamonds worth over `90 lakhs looted in Jpr Saints are demanding CBI probe, Raj government is inimidating & threatening them, alleges Arun Singh Illegal mining has happened the most under BJP rule, after our government was formed, we have closed 207 mining. —GS Dotasra, PCC Head Arun Singh, Baba Balaknath, Ranjeeta Koli, Sumedhanand Saraswati, BL Sharma, Mukesh Dadhich and others are seen. Police and FSL investigating on the spot on Sunday. ARUN SINGH CORNERS CM GEHLOT GUV,CM REACHES DELHI TO MEET PRESIDENT MURMU Bharatpur: The committee also took factual information from the officers of the of Bharatpur district. police-administration. “The saints are demanding CBI inquiry into the self-immolation. The govt people are intimidating and threatening every person. Ashok Gehlot ji, what kind of sin are you carrying on your head,” said Arun Singh. Governor Kalraj Mishra reached Delhi by state plane on Sunday evening. He will attend the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected President Droupadi Murmu on Monday. CM Gehlot will also attend the the oath ceremony, he reached on Sunday night. 2700-page report questions Prof Amerika Singh’s appointment as VC Over 23k tourists throng Pink City on Sunday Bureaucrats, docs & politicos plays cricket together Unemployed to campaign against Raj govt in Gujarat Brain dead woman gives new life to three ITraidinAlwarends,over`57 crundeclaredassetsrecovered 3 held in `1.25 cr robbery at Axis Bank Bhiwadi Cars of I-T officials parked outside a house at Budh Vihar,Alwar. Dharmendra Rathore and others in yatra amid waterlogging. Former CM Vasundhara Raje took booster dose on Saturday. First India Bureau Alwar: Bhiwadi SP Shantanu Kumar said that three accused, including a woman have been arrested in the broad daylight robbery in Axis Bank at Rico Chowk on June 4 in Bhi- wadi, where miscreants looted Rs 1.25 crore. According to police, Rs 2 lakh 67,000 cash, 5 rifleswithmagazines,40 live cartridges, an SUV and a jammer have been recovered from accused. Singh said that on June 4, six unidentified armed miscreants came to the Axis Bank in Bhi- wadi and after taking the bank employees hos- tage, they looted cash and jewellery and fled. The miscreants then handed over the loot money to prime accused in a Scorpio and fled on bikes in different direc- tions. Soon, five teams were formed to nab the accused, who raided in UP, Bihar & Haryana. CCTV camera footage was scanned and then accused were nabbed. Also meets Union Minister Rajnath Singh MP Diya Kumari with Droupadi Murmu and Rajnath Singh on Sunday in New Delhi. Amid heavy rain & waterlogging in Pushkar, Dharmendra Rathore flags off Aranya Yatra Guv’s son Rajan Mishra tests Covid positive The police have arrested four accused including a woman. Along with arms and cash, a Scorpio vehicle has also been recovered.
PERSPECTIVE JAIPUR | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 04 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Vol 4 Issue No. 49 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B. Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk Road, Jaipur. Published at 304, 3rd Floor, City Mall, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504. Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal Held a meeting on cotton production, pricing testing along with Agriculture Minister @NSTomar ji. Discussed ways to scale up production productivity of contamination- free cotton to benefit farmers further help in the development of an integrated cotton value chain. Smriti Z Irani @smritiirani Under the leadership of PM @ narendramodi ji, a 75-day free vaccination campaign is being run on the year “Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav” to strengthen the fight against Corona. In this episode, today inspected the campaign at the Community Health Center at Nasirabad in Rae Bareli district under Amethi Lok Sabha. SPIRITUAL SPEAK I have the right to do anything,” you say – but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything” – but I will not be mastered by anything. —Bible IN-DEPTH WILL THE FORMER LANKA PRESIDENT CONTINUE TO CALL THE SHOTS he Rajapaksas are out of power in Sri Lanka but protesters doubt if they will not rule by proxy. The concern of the people of Sri Lanka is genuine. The new Pres- ident Ranil Wickremesinghe and the new Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, a senior law-maker, are both said to be close to Basil Rajapaksa, the former President. The extent of power which Basil wields can be better understood from reports which said that he was able to scuttle Ranil’s plans to appoint a female, Rohini Kaviratne, as the deputy speaker. If the former president suc- ceeds in thus running the government from afar it may be difficult for the new leaders to pull the country out of the morass it is in and for which Rajapaksas are solely responsible. Global lenders will also be watching the developments before agreeing to bail out the nation from its economic mess. Protesters may have been chased away but will they sit quiet if Rajapaksas keep calling the shots? TOP TWEETS T ollowing the World Health Or- ganisation declar- ing monkeypox a global health emergency, India’s Director- General of Health Services called a meeting on Sunday to discuss the new menace which is slowly spreading in India. Term public health emergency was earlier used for polio and more recently for Covid-19 virus. The US called for coordinated effort to tackle the virus after its first case was reported among children. In India the fourth case of monkeypox, which resembles smallpox in appearance, was reported from New Delhi. The other three cases with a Dubai connection are from Kerala. All the cases had skin eruptions and high fever. The virus has spread rapidly in several countries in a short time to cause concern at the WHO. It expects national governments to take the cases seriously. So far about 16,000 cases have been reported from 75 countries. While more cases have occurred in Europe, 73 deaths have been reported from Af- rica since the start of 2022. Outside Africa the virus, like in early HIV cases, has been found among homosexuals. The Delhi man contracted the virus after attending a stag party details of which were not available. The pro- tocol to be followed is wear- ing a face mask, maintaining social distance and quaran- tining close contacts of an infected person. India is bound to respond promptly to a public health emergency of int’l concern. MONKEYPOX IS HERE, BE CAUTIOUS The virus has spread rapidly in several countries in a short time to cause concern at the WHO. It expects national governments to take cases seriously. So far about 16,000 cases have been reported from 75 countries F THE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECTS THE WAY AHEAD ! s such, housing is India’s biggest constraint to social mo- bility and equity . The extant model-‘HousingForAll’must lookbeyondtheownership,as it is difficult for the new mi- grants to mobilize resources, aswellasthetimetoconstruct a dwelling unit. It also makes thetransitionfromaoneBHK to a larger apartment more difficult. Therefore, it makes abundant sense to look at social housing models from across the world which can be replicated in India. In the last decade, Brazil has constructed and distrib- uted 4.5 million homes under Minha Casa Minha Vida (my house, my life). Likewise, from 2015, Indone- sia started an annual One Million Houses programme for low-income families targeting 10 million homes till 2025. Today, over 80 per cent of Singaporeans inhabit public residential developments, ranging from studio units to executive condominium. The housing estates are carefully designed to ensure integra- tion of all age groups, income classes and ethnicities. This can be achieved with mixed- income housing with access to high-quality public transport, education and social spaces to meet and socialise. Therefore, from a policy perspective, given India’s un- met housing needs, growing rate of urbanisation, in- creased opportunities in the informal and self-employed sector,andzerocapitalbaseof thenewmigrants,Indianeeds to embark on the social housing model. And as a start, the targetshouldbetoestablish50 million housing units com- prising of one, two or three roomsoverthenextfiveyears. If Indonesia can target one million homes per year, India can easily do ten million per year. After all their GDP is around 1.42 trillion US$, and ours at 3.3 trillion US$ is more than double of theirs. These may be augmented with dor- mitories for workers and stu- dentsinindustrialestatesand other urban areas. Such housing — owned by the government, usually the municipal body —or the state Housing Corporation, or a JV with HUDCO - could rent out all kindsof housing;fromdormi- tories to one, two or three-bed- room houses. Typically , social housingrentsareaboutthirty percent of the household’s monthlyincome,anditshould be linked to the Minimum wages and the CPI, so that there is no freeze. Rents must increase with incomes, and this may also incentivize the private sector to set up housing projects. Besides provid- ingameasureof socialprotec- tiontomillionsof low-income households,theboominsocial housing will also provide a fil- lip to economic growth. An- other option is to mobilize the stakeholders to establish housing co-operatives which could access long term (pen- sion) funds for a twenty-to- thirty-year tenure. The question is: Do we follow an incremental path, or do we look at technology in- terventions? Fortuitously , the PMAY also announced a global challenge- the Light House Project (LHP) for construction of a thousand flats in a timeperiodof oneyearwithin anaffordablepricerange.The competitive edge of the LHP is that it is earthquake resist- ant, environment friendly , du- rable, and prefabricated with adequate provision for air, light, water and can be completed in a year’s time. Each LHP has provision for internal roads, pathways, common green area, boundary wall, watersupply ,sewerage,drain- age, rainwater harvesting, solar lighting, external elec- trification. They are in compliance with the dimensional requirements laid down in NationalBuildingCode(NBC) 2016 with good aesthetics, proper ventilation and orien- tation, as per the climatic conditions of the location. Currently , the Light House Projectsarebeingimplement- ed in Agartala (Tripura), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Luc- know (Uttar Pradesh), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Rajkot (Gujarat) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu). The technologies used in each of the LHPs is different – and this will also give the other state governments, municipal bodies, and the corporate sector an idea of what design works in which habitat.Undertheproject,the houses being built in Indore will not have brick and mor- tar walls, but a prefabricated sandwich panel system. In Rajkot French technology , involving the use of monolithic concrete is to be used, while Lucknow has opted for Cana- dian technology with prefabricated walls. The technology of steel frames is to be used in Agartala. This technology has been sourced from New Zealand. In Chennai, Fin- land’s and America’s precast concrete system will be used. Last but not the least, Ranchi hasexploredthe3-Dconstruc- tion system of Germany . Each LHP cluster will have more than a thousand units with an average price of less than thirteen lakh rupees of which the Union and state government support will be to the extent of eight lakhs. Institutional finance for the balance amount can easily be made available if one has to adopt the ownership model. However, this column advocates that municipal corporations, state government entities, philanthropic institutions, PSUs and NBFCs should look at this model for establishing ‘social housing’. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL A Each LHP cluster will have more than a thousand units with an average price of less than thirteen lakh rupees of which the Union and state government support will be to the extent of eight lakhs. Institutional finance for the balance amount can easily be made available if one has to adopt the ownership model. However, this column advocates that municipal corporations, state government entities, philanthropic institutions, PSUs and NBFCs should look at this model for establishing ‘social housing’ RAJ DHARMA 14 YOU READ RAJ DHARMA 13 ON JULY 11, 2022 RAJ DHARMA COLUMN FOCUSES ON ISSUES SALIENT TO GOVERNANCE OF THE COUNTRY Raj Dharma, a fortnightly column, exclusive to this paper addresses issues salient to governance of the country. After a discussion on the eco-system of training of civil servants, it is now asking critical questions about the capacity of the state to match the expectations of citizens with regard to their fundamental needs like housing and shelter. Last fortnight, Raj Dharma discussed the link between urbanization, migration and acute the acute housing shortage. The focus this week is on the ambitious Light House Projects being implemented in Agartala, Ranchi, Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot Chennai. SANJEEV CHOPRA The writer superannuated as the Director of the LBS National Academy of Administration, India’s apex training institution, and curates Valley of Words: An annual Literature and Arts festival at Dehradun, where he currently resides
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INDIA JAIPUR | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 05 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia FESTIVAL TO SHOWCASE NORTHEAST INDIA New Delhi: A 3-day festival from July 29 in Thailand will showcase Northeast India and explore the shared history through a series of discussions, exhibitions, buyer-seller meets, and song, dance and fashion events. The second edition of the North East India Festival is being organised in Bangkok to celebrate the 75th year of India’s diplomatic relations with Thailand. Lucknow: Portraits of Prime minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were found in garbage collected at the Kosi Kalan power plant, officials said on Sunday. The portraits of the two leaders were disposed off in ‘kabad’ by some employees of the power plant while the office was being cleaned, they said. A few days ago, a sanitation worker was terminated after photos of Modi and Adityanath were found in his garbage cart. PORTRAITS OF CM YOGI, PM MODI FOUND IN GARBAGE AT UP’S KOSI KALAN PLANT CRUCIAL READS MUMTAZ PATEL IN POLITICS WHEN ‘TIME IS RIGHT’ Ahmedabad: Mumtaz Patel, daughter of late senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, is “waiting for the right time and platform”. Her two recent tweets on the current issues have sent strong signals in the political circles. Mumtaz Patel said: “People have respond- ed to my tweets with warmth and respect and such a response encourages me to join politics.” Wayanad: With the culling of over 300 pigs to commence from Sunday in Kerala’s Wayanad in the wake of African swine fever being reported from two farms here, a farmer who would be affected by the government decision has opposed the move.One of the farmers, where some pigs tested positive for the disease, claimed the allegedly infected animals appear hale and hearty for the last several days and therefore, authorities should wait for a few more days. SWINE FEVER: FARM OWNER WANTS GOVT TO WAIT WATCH BEFORE CULLING PIGS IS PRIYANKA’S ‘POWER’ SET TO INCREASE IN CONGRESS? Mahesh Sharma New Delhi: The role of Congress General Sec- retary Priyanka Gan- dhi Vadra will increase exponentially in the coming days. Informed Congress leaders say that she will not be kept as in-charge of Ut- tar Pradesh only, rath- er can be made in- charge of some other states along with Uttar Pradesh or a new post can be created for her. It is also being said that if Rahul Gandhi does not become the President, then Priyan- ka will either become the President or become the General Sec- retary of the organiza- tion. Keep in mind that the election strategist Prashant Kishor had also suggested making her the General Secre- tary of the organiza- tion. According to sources in the Con- gress, she will play an important role in the elections of both the states to be held this year, especially in Himachal Pradesh where her close aide Rajiv Shukla is in- charge, whom Priyan- ka has sent to the Rajya Sabha. However, after the Congress won in three cities in the mayoral elections in Madhya Pradesh, and with Congress being upbeat about the victories, it seems that Priyanka will play some role in Madhya Pradesh. After the results of Madhya Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra congratulated the party workers, following which former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh tweeted thanking her that this result has come due to all the Congressmen fighting united under the leadership of Kamal Nath. In the same tweet, he wrote that now prepa- rations have to be made for the 2023 assembly elections. Keep in mind that Kamal Nath is also in touch with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the party is preparing to contest the elections under his command in MP. Modi chairs meet of CMs, Dy CMs of BJP-ruled states Discussions held on progress of development works in the states New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi on Sunday held a meeting with chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of BJP-ruled states at the party headquarters here to deliberate on the development work done by them. The meeting was also attended by the BJP president, JP Nadda, its senior leader and Union Minister Bhupender Yadav and Vinay Sah- srabuddhe, who heads the party’s good governance cell. The chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of 18 states where the BJP is in power on its own or in alliance with other parties held deliberations on achiev- ing a 100 per cent target of all centrally sponsored welfare schemes and flagship pro- grammes, sources said. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Mad- hya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chou- han, Uttarakhand CM- Pushkar Singh Dhami, and Assam CM Himan- ta Biswa Sarma are among those who attended the meeting. Nagaland Chief Min- ister Nephio Rio, Kar- nataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupen- dra Patel, Goa CM Pramod Sawant, and Tripura CM Manik Saha are also present. PM Narendra Modi with JP Nadda during Mukhyamantri Parishad meeting at the BJP HQ in Delhi on Sunday. Yogi Adityanath, Shivraj Chouhan, Manohar L Khattar, Pramod Sawant others are also seen. PM WILL ADDRESS EVENT MARKING 10TH DEATH ANNIV OF EX-MP HARMOHAN YADAV New Delhi: PM Modi will on Monday address an event marking the 10th death anniversary of former Rajya Sabha MP Harmohan Singh Yadav via video conferenc- ing, his office said. The PM’s participation is in recognition of the great contribution of the late leader for farmers, back- ward classes and other sections of the society, a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said. Harmohan Singh Yadav was a towering figure and leader of Yadav community. STALIN TELLS MODI TO HELP STUDENTS Chennai: The Centre should facilitate continuation of studies either in domestic or foreign colleges for medical students who had to return home from Ukraine, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin urged PM Modi. Acknowledg- ing the immediate steps taken by the Centre to evacu- ate students from Ukraine in coordina- tion with States, Stalin, in a letter to Modi said that there is a ‘sense of disap- pointment’ among students that similar concrete steps have not been taken by the Union government as regards continu- ance of their studies. STUDENTS BACK FROM UKRAINE MAKE AN APPEAL New Delhi: Medical college students, who returned from war-torn Ukraine, are holding a 5-day starvation strike here demanding admission to Indian medical schools as a one-time measure. Citing despair, nerv- ousness and different psychological points, these college students have requested PM Modi to step in. Chennai: MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Sunday urged the Centre to take immediate steps to secure the release of Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka. Citing recent incidents of arrest of fishers, Vaiko said Rameswaram-based fishermen have em- barked on an indefinite strike since July 23 seeking action. ‘GET INDIAN FISHERMEN RELEASED’ PM directs implementation of GOI schemes with eye on 2024 Renni Abraham Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis attended the BJP CMs Conference in Delhi where PM Naren- dra Modi emphasised to the delegates the need for every BJP ruled state to reflect the initiatives of the Gov- ernment of India at their regional level through effective implementation of multiple Central sponsored schemes. “Modi’s clear message was at the BJP CMs conclave was that implementation levels of the many GOI schemes at the state government levels were being monitored as a key parameter to assess the work performance of BJP leaders in various states with an eye on the 2024 general elections in India,” a source revealed. President Ram Nath Kovind received the first copy of ‘Interpreting Geometries: Flooring of Rashtrapati Bhavan’ from Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. Prez-elect Draupadi Murmu, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also present. ANURAG THAKUR RELEASES BOOKS SHOWCASING RARE PICTURES OF PREZ New Delhi: Union IB Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday released three books showcasing some rarest photographs of outgoing President RN Kovind and his predecessors. The books were released at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan here and their first copies were presented to President Kovind in the presence of president-elect Droupadi Murmu, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and PM Modi, according to Rashtrapati Bhavan tweets. Home Min Amit Shah inaugurates slew of Ahmedabad Urban Dev Authority projects Ahmedabad (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated various projects of the Ahmedabad Urban De- velopment Authority (AUDA) on Sunday . Speaking at the inau- guration of the newly constructed Sports Complex by AUDA under ‘Vande Gujarat Vi- kas Yatra’, Shah said, “About one year ago I had laid foundation stone here and today I am inaugurating the various projects here. This is an example of working with speed.” Shah inaugurated a water supply project in Bopal worth 77.53 crore. He also inaugurated Pradhanmantri Aawas there worth 7.73 crore. CISCE Class 12 results:18 share top rank girls outshine boys New Delhi (PTI): Eighteen students have shared the top rank in CISCE class 12 exam with a score of 99.75 per cent, according to re- sultsannouncedSunday . The second rank has been shared by 58 candidates who scored 99.50 per cent while 78 candidates scored 99.25 per cent to come third. The pass percentage in the exams stood at 99.52 per cent with girls outshining boys by a very small margin, officials said. In a first, the board had conducted the exams in two terms. Board secretary Gerry Arat- hoon said, the first semester marks of each subjecthavebeenhalved and these marks have been added to second semester and practical/ project marks to arrive at final marks. SHAH URGES PEOPLE TO HOIST NATIONAL FLAG Ahmedabad: Speak- ing on the Centre’s Har Ghar Tiranga programme here on Sunday, Amit Shah said, “Recently, a programme has been announced by PM Modi in which he has said to hoist the national flag on August 13, 14, 15. There is a programme to boost patriotism among the youth.” Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of “forcing” people to buy the national flag for ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ asserting that patriotism comes naturally and cannot be imposed. The campaign has been launched to encourage citizens to hoist the national flag. ‘ADMN FORCING PEOPLE TO BUY TRICOLOUR’ Priyanka Gandhi Agniveer Vayu exam for first batch IAF recruitment held amid tight security Ranchi (PTI): Ag- niveer Vayu exam for recruitment of the first batch of Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel under the Agnipath scheme was held on Sunday at two centres here amid tight security, an official said. Aspirants were seen huddling at the centres — Oxford Public School and Sanskar IT and Management Services – since morning, with security forces de- ployed outside. Exams are being held in three shifts across 250 centres of the country,. Ranchi deputy commissioner Rahul Sinha said adequate number of magistrates and security forces had been posted outside the centres. Aspirants appearing at an examination centre on Sunday. ‘YOUTH’S FUTURE IN DANGER WITH THIS NEW EXPERIMENT’ New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at- tacked the Centre over the Agnipath scheme, saying the country’s security and the future of the youth are in danger with this “new experiment” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “laboratory”. “What will be the future of thousands of ‘Agniveers’ retiring after 4-year contracts,” the former party chief asked. IN THE COURTYARD BAGHEL, RIVAL SINGH DEO TO MEET TOP PARTY LEADERSHIP New Delhi: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his cabinet colleague and rival T S Singh Deo will meet the Congress high command here on Sunday amid the continuing turf war between the two. Baghel is likely to raise with the Congress leadership the issue of his differences with state minister Singh Deo, who he alleges has given the BJP a handle to attack the party, sources said.Deo had recently tendered his resignation as Panchayat Minister. HC TO HEAR PLEA BY EX-CM OP CHAUTALA UNWED WOMAN’S SON TO KEEP MOTHER’S NAME New Delhi: The Delhi HC will hear on Monday a plea by former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala against his conviction and four-year sentence in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. The HC had, earlier this month, called for the 87-yr-old INLD leader’s jail records. Kochi: The children of unwed mothers and rape victims can live in this country with the fundamental rights of privacy, liberty, and dignity, the Kerala HC has said and allowed a person to include his mother’s name alone in the birth certificate. ‘Apologise’: Smriti to Cong leaders in legal notice New Delhi: Union Min- ister Smriti Irani, following up on her word, today sent a legal notice to three Congress leaders and their party for alleging that her 18-year-old daughter was running an “illegal bar” in Goa. The legal notice has been sent to Opposition party’s Pawan Khera, Jairam Ramesh and Netta D’ Souza. The Union Minister has sought a written un- conditional apology and withdrawal of allegations against her daughter with immediate effect from the Con- gress. CONG SLAMS BJP Home Minister Amit Shah
INDIA JAIPUR | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 06 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Sharat K Verma New Delhi: In Jharkhand, it looks like the chessboard is set. Along with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, a ‘game’ has been played in Con- gressaswell.Jharkhand Mukti Morcha openly supported Draupadi Murmu. The party has said that she is a tribal woman, so she is being supported. However, be- forethat,Chief Minister Hemant Soren had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Therefore, politics is also being seen in this whole incident. But the bigger development is that about a dozen out of 18 Con- gress MLAs voted for Draupadi Murmu. In Jharkhand, the party’s lone MP and Congress working president Gee- ta Koda also voted for Murmu. Everyone’s ar- gument in defense is that Murmu is a tribal, so they voted for her. But the real story is something else. No Con- gress MLA or MP voted because Murmu is a woman, a tribal and has been the governor of Jharkhand. Everyone has voted under BJP’s OperationLotus.Itisbe- ingtoldthatthetoplead- ership of BJP designed this cross voting. This is part of the campaign to topple the JMM government in the state. Those who are engaged in Op- eration Lotus, their first test was in the presidential election. They had to prove they could deliver. After the success of this campaign, if the high command feels confident about the state leadership’s abilities, then the campaign will go ahead. Thenverysoonthestory of Maharashtra can be repeated. According to informed sources, 14 out of 18 Congress MLAs were in touch with the BJP and had given their consent to vote for Mur- mu. But later some MLAs withdrew. Keep in mind that only 12 MLAs are needed to break the Congress while avoiding the anti- defection law. Rairangpur (PTI):With Draupadi Murmu set to take oath as the first tribal President of the coun- tryonMonday ,herneigh- bours and friends back home are confused over howtoaddresstheirami- go the next time they meet her. Ramachandra Mur- mu, a farmer of Uparbe- da village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, saideveryoneinthepres- ident-elect’shometownis proud of her achieve- ments,“butIamnotsure if Ishoulduse‘tu’or‘aap’ (address with respect) when we talk next”. Ra- machandra,whowasher classmate in Govern- ment Upper Primary School in Uparbeda, recalled that the two would often shared food from the same plate in school. “We all took part in sporting activities together. All these year, I have used ‘tu’ to address her.Thingshavechanged now.Iamnotsureif Ican use ‘tu’ for the first citizen of India. BJP moves strategically in Jharkhand on the pretext of Murmu’s Presidency! Not sure if we could still address Murmu informally, say friends Kolkata (Agencies): ArpitaMukherjeeiscur- rently in the news after the Enforcement Direc- torate (ED) recovered a huge amount of cash, gold and other costly itemsfromherresidence in connection with the agency’s ongoing probe on the West Bengal School Service Commis- sion (WBSSC)’s recruitment irregularities scam. A background check of Arpita by the central agency officials has revealed that she had always been driven by super high ambitions and shortcut methods to achieve that in her journey from a small-time Odia actress to her pre- sentstatusasaconfidant and close aide of West Bengal Commerce In- dustries Minister and TrinamoolCongresssec- retary general, Partha Chatterjee, also had also been arrested by ED in this connection. In fact, ED sources said that, this over and super high ambitions prompted Arpita to even abandon her widow mother, Minoti Mukher- jee at her humble ances- tral flat at Belgharia in the northern outskirts of Kolkata. Minoti Mukherjee has informed a section of the media here that since the time her daughter started resid- ing at her flat at the posh Diamond City residential complex in South Kolkata, from where the cash and gold were seized, her connections with her daughter became highly occasional. “From the media flashes I came to know that huge cash has been recoveredfromherflat.I asked her several times in the past about what job she was doing. But I never got any definite answer. Had I known such things I would have surely got her married,” Minoti Mukherjee told mediapersons. ‘HIGH AMBITIONS PROMPTED ARPITA TO ABANDON MOTHER’ Kolkata (PTI): BJP on Sunday alleged that the Woodburn ward of state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata has become a ‘’resort’’ for scam- tainted TMC leaders. West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said the practice of ‘’tainted’’ ruling party leaders getting admitted to SSKM citing ‘’uneasiness’’ must stop. He said they should be treated at any medical establishment which is outside the control of the state government so that they can’t influence hospital authorities in reporting their health condition in a way favorable to them. Minister Partha Chatterjee, was hospitalized at SSKM after he complained of ‘’uneasiness’’. Gonda (PTI): Police and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Itiathok police station here arrested two inter-district robbers after an encounter and recovered two motorcycles and illegal arms and ammunition from them, senior official said on Sun- day. One robber was shot in the leg during the encounter and has been admitted to a hospital for treatment. SP Akash Tomar said an information was received about the robbers during the investigation of a robbery case involving a person named Santosh Maurya in Dhanepur police station area a week ago. He said on Saturday, the joint team of police and SOG arrested two robbers Ajay Ojha and Vinay Ojha. SSKM HOSP HAS BECOME RESORT FOR SCAM-TAINTED TMC LEADERS: BJP TWO INTER-DISTRICT ROBBERS ARRESTED FROM GONDA., TWO BIKES, ARMS SEIZED BAD WEATHER FORCES CANCELLATION OF EVENT IN UP MP RAINS: IMD ISSUES ORANGE ALERT FOR 8 DISTRICTS SSC SCAM Actor’s mother says she was not aware of her daugher’s job Minoti Mukherjee Arpita Mukherjee ED says she had always been driven by shortcut methods ‘Nothing else explains Mamata’s silence on Chatterjee except admission of crime’ New Delhi (Agencies): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday slammed the Trinamool Congress and said the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s silence over the arrest of the state’s Commerce and Indus- tries Minister and close confidante Partha Chat- terjee is an admission of corruption committed by the latter. West Bengal BJP Co- incharge Amit Malviya tweeted: “Nothing else explains Mamata Baner- jee’s silence on Chatter- jee, her close confidant, now in jail, except an admission of the crime, when she had hit the road to defend a police officer! Mamata may be trying to distance herself from Partha, but their association is well known.” Hitting out at the CM, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said: “In a well-planned conspir- acy, Mamata is trying to target the central law enforcement agencies and its senior officers and spreading lies so that her political and financial crimes remain under the carpet and are not made public. It is a ploy to hush up cases of massive corruption and scam of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government.” Two more held in Lulu Mall namaz row; total 7 arrested Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police on Sun- day held two more persons in connection with the “unauthorised” offering of namaz at a shopping mall here, taking the total number of arrests to seven. The arrests have been made after Adity- anath Monday directed the administration to act tough against elements “hell-bent on vi- tiating the atmosphere” in the state. A video of people offering namaz at Lulu Mall had sur- faced on social media on July 13. The incident kicked up a row after a right- wing Hindu outfit ob- jected to the namaz being offered on the mall premises and sought permission to recite the Hanuman Chalisa there. Some members of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha staged a sit-in at the gate of Lulu Mall on July 14. Gonda (PTI ): A case has been registered against five persons under the Prevention of Cow Slaugh- ter Act in Gonda district, a police officer said on Sunday. ASP Shivraj said a calf, tied at the door of Pushpa Devi of Barbatpur village, had gone missing about a month ago. It was learned that with the con- nivance of some people of the Alipur village, had stolen the calf. Gonda (PTI): A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a teenage boy in a village in Wazirganj area here, police said on Sunday. A 13-year-old boy took the girl to a secluded place on Saturday and raped her, the victim’s mother alleged in her complaint, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police Shivraj said that the accused was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board from where he was sent to juvenile home. Bijnor: Two brothers were arrested on Sunday allegedly for vandalising a ‘mazaar’ (tomb) here and burning the curtains and ‘chaadars’ offered there, police said. SP Dinesh Singh said at around 4.30 pm, police got an information the ‘mazaar’ of Jalal Shah was vandalised. When police reached the mazaar, they came to know that it was vandalised by Mohammad Kamaal and Mohammad Aadib. FIVE BOOKED UNDER ANTI-COW SLAUGHTER ACT 3-YR-OLD RAPED BY TEENAGE BOY IN UP MUSLIM BROS HELD FOR VANDALISING ‘MAZAAR’ Sangareddy (PTI): Three people died and two others were injured in rain-related incidents in Medak and Sid- dipet districts of Telan- gana on Sunday, police said. According to Che- gunta Sub Inspector of Police Prakash Goud, two people died on the spot and two others were injured in Reddi- pally village when a compound wall fell on a room where four workers of a factory were sleeping. The deceased were natives of Bihar and identified as Ranbek (55) and Vir Yadav (48). In another incident, a youth lost control of his motorbike amid heavy rains and hit a road di- vider in Narsingi village of Medak district. T Sailu (19), a resident of Navipet village in Nizamabad district, died while he was being shifted to hospital, police said. New Delhi: BSP MP Danish Ali on Sunday dubbed the BJP’s out- reach to ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims a “farce” and alleged that the ruling party wants “Muslim- mukt” legislatures throughout the country . He accused the BJP of indulging in “majority appeasement” and targeting minorities by allegedly getting false cases registered against them and demolishing their houses using bull- dozers. The MP from Amroha also said it is the moral responsibility of Opposition, particularly the ones whom the minority community used to vote for, to raise Muslims’issuesbutrued that in this era of “ma- joritarian politics”, the issues of Muslims have been isolated. Ali said the BJP has “created so much ha- tred” that attention gets diverted from real issues. Hubballi (PTI): Three people, who were scald- ed in a fire tragedy at a sparkler birthday candle manufacturing factory, have succumbed to their injuries, police here said on Sunday . The incident had occurred on Saturday evening in the factory at Tarihal Industrial Area in the district in- juring at least eight people. The entire unit was gutted in the blaze and police are investigating the cause behind the fire. Police said the factory started operations only recently . Among the injured, three persons breathed their last in hospital. The condition of the other injured persons is said to be serious. The deceased were identified as Vijayalak- shmi Ichchanagar (34), Gouramma Hiremnath (45), and Malesh Haddannavar (27). Varanasi:Ascuffletook place between devotees andfourtempleservants insidethesanctumsanc- torum of the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi. The CCTV footage of the incident has now gone viral on the social media. In the footage, temple servants and the two devotees are seen shoving each other inwhatappearstobethe inside area of the Kashi Vishwanath temple. The incident took place on Saturday evening, when an ‘aarti’ was underwayatthesanctum sanctorumof thetemple. The devotees insisted on having a darshan even when the doors were shut. What started as an argumentalmostcameto blows when the devotees and temple servants started pushing each other inside the sancto- rum. The devotees were taken out of the sancto- rumandtempleservants sentalettertothetemple administration appris- ing them of the incident. New Delhi (PTI): The link between inflation and food prices needs to be given a serious thought, Rash- triya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Dattatreya Hosa- bale has said, stress- ing that people want essentials to be affordable. He underlined that though the essentials have to be affordable for everyone, farmers should not have to bear the brunt of it. Hosabale’s remarks on Saturday come amid intense attack on the central government by the opposition on the issues of rising prices and im- position of the GST on basic food items. The RSS leader was speaking at an inter- national conference on agriculture organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh. 3 die, 2 hurt in rain-related incidents in Telangana Scuffle breaks out in Kashitempleoverdarshan PEOPLE WANT FOOD,CLOTHING SHELTER TO BE AFFORDABLE: RSS Saharanpur (PTI): The sched- uled programme to shower flower petals on Kanwad pilgrims from helicopter was cancelled on Saturday owing to bad weather, a district administration official said. Saharanpur DM Akhilesh Singh said, “The helicopter, which was to come from Gurugram to shower petals on pilgrims in Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar, could not come due to bad weather.” He added according to CM Yogi Adityanath’s directives, flower petals were to be showered over kanwariyas returning with water of the Ganga from Rishikesh. Bhopal (PTI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued an orange alert warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in eight districts of central MP. Some major rivers are in spate due to intermittent rainfall over the last couple of days, prompt- ing the authorities to open sluice gates of some dams. The IMD’s orange alert forecasts extremely heavy rainfall, ranging from 115.6 mm or above, at isolated places in Bhopal, Raisen, Ra- jgarh, Sehore, Vidisha, Guna, Agar Malwa and Shajapur districts. BJP wants Muslim-mukt legislatures: BSP MP Danish Ali 3 succumb to burns after blaze at candle making unit in K’taka Lucknow: After the death of six kanwariyas in a road accident, Su- perintendent of Police, Hathras, IPS Vikas Ku- mar Vaidya, was transferred and made com- mandant of 30th Vehicle PAC Mirzapur.IPS De- vesh Kumar Pandey was only recently posted in Mirzapur. —AhteshamSiddiqui Hathras SP transferred after 6 kanwariyas killed in accident Her classmate Ramachan- dra said, “We all took part in sporting activities together. All these year, I have used ‘tu’ to address her. Things have changed now. I am not sure if I can use ‘tu’ for the first citizen of India” MURMU’S FRIEND... Draupadi Murmu
business BRIEFS JAIPUR | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 07 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Commodity Price Change % Chg GOLD 50,620.00 540.00 1.06 (Per 10g) SILVER 55,100.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 1kg) COMMODITIES Currency Price Change % Chg USDINR 79.85 0.11 0.1376 GBPINR 95.3067 0.1941 0.2032 CURRENCIES More women enter auto manufacturing New Delhi (PTI): Women are storming the male bas- tion in automotive manufacturing harder as firms like Tata Motors, MG Mo- tor, Hero MotoCorp and Bajaj Auto accelerate the drive for gender diversity at shop floors. Tata Motors, which currently has over 3,000 women operating on its shop floors across its six plants in India in different roles for production of a range of vehicles from small pas- senger cars to heavy commercial vehicles, plans to add even more women in its factory workforce. Similarly, MG Motor In- dia plans to achieve a gender-balanced workforce wherein women would account for 50% of its overall workforce, including in fac- tories, by December 2023. Currently, women com- prise 34% of the company’s factory workforce of 2,000 at Halol plant, in Gujarat. Hero MotoCorp has over 1,500 women employees with a diversity ratio of 9.3% at the end of 2021-22 and it aims to substantially increase it in the near future. Another Indian automotive firm, Bajaj Auto which has an all-women line of manufacturing high-end bikes like Dominar 400 and Pulsar RS 200 at its Chakan plant, in Pune has seen women employee strength grow more than four times from 148 in FY14 to 667 in FY22. Almost 64% of women are working in manufacturing plants and in engineering. TaMo, HERO, MG UP DIVERSITY DRIVE CURRENT SCENARIO  Tata Motors, which currently has over 3,000 women operating on its shop floors across its six plants in India.  Hero MotoCorp has over 1,500 women employees with diversity ratio of 9.3%  Bajaj Auto has an all-women line of mfg high-end bikes ‘DEFICIT IN PADDY COVERAGE TO BE RECOVERED SOON’ New Delhi: Agriculture commissioner A K Singh has said there is a slight deficit in paddy coverage in the ongoing kharif season mainly in eastern India, but it will be recovered with monsoon progressing fast. “I sincerely hope that the situation should be normal in terms of sowing. In due course of time, there will be recovery also. The planted paddy crop should survive.” —PTI RELIANCE WANTS GOVT TO SCRAP CAPS ON GAS PRICES New Delhi: RIL expects prices of natural gas in India to rise again in October but wants government- dictated caps to go, in a bid to align domestic rates with global energy prices. The conglomerate expects the price cap for its KG-D6 gas sales to rise over the current $9.92 per million British thermal units, Sanjay Roy, senior vice-president for exploration and production, said. —PTI FORMULATE PLANS FOR BIOMASS CO- FIRING: POWER MIN New Delhi: The Ministry of Power has asked states to formulate time-bound plans to ensure the utilisation of biomass for co-firing in thermal power plants ahead of the Kharif har- vest season to reduce stubble burning. To address the issue of air pollution and to reduce the carbon footprint of thermal power generation, the Ministry of Power issued a revised policy in October last year. —PTI JLR EXPECT 60% OF SALES TO BE PURE- ELECTRIC BY 2030 New Delhi: Jaguar Land Rover expects 60% of its brand Land Rover’s sales across the globe to come from pure-electric trims by 2030. The Tata Motors- owned luxury carmaker plans to add at least six pure-electric variants to be part of the Land Rover portfolio starting 2024. The British automaker has already confirmed a pure-electric new Range Rover to join the product range in 2024. —PTI LOCAL LEVIES, SUPPLY CHAIN DISTORTION TRIGGER WIDELY VARYING INFLATION LEVELS New Delhi: Even after five years of a common Goods and Services Tax (GST), retail inflation in India varies widely across states as differences in local levies and supply chain efficacy distort consumer prices. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rate for the month of June was as high as 10.5% in Telangana and as low as 4.7% in Bihar, while the national average stood at 7%. The difference in inflation, according to experts, can be attributed to factors like transport costs, tax policies of state governments, and supply chain efficiency. —PTI OTHER STORIES New Delhi: Nine of the 10 most valued firms added `2.98 lakh crore to their market valuation last week amid a bullish trend in equities, with Reliance In- dustries and TCS emerging as lead gainers. Last week, the 30-share BSE benchmark jumped 2,311.45 points. Barring LIC, the top 10 firms, including HDFC Bank, Info- sys, Hindustan Unilever Limited ICICI Bank, added total of `2,98,523 crore to their market valuation. LIC’s valuation de- clined by `12,396.99 cr to `4,35,760.72 crore. —PTI New Delhi: The relentless selling by foreign investors appears to have taken a breather as they have turned net buyers so far this month with an investment of nearly `1,100 crore in the Indian equity market. This comes following a net withdrawal of `50,145 crore from equities in June. FPIs invested a net amount of `1,099 crore in Indian equities during July 1-22. They have significantly slowed down their relentless selling and have even turned buyers for several days this month particularly during the last few days. —PTI New Delhi : Domestic stock markets are expected to see high volatility this week due to a host of factors such as US Fed rate decision, monthly de- rivatives expiry and an- nouncement of results by index companies, analysts said. Foreign investment and trends in global markets and movement of the rupee as well as crude oil would impact the market sentiment, they said. “This week is going to be an event-heavy therefore we can expect spike in volatility,” said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swasti- ka Investmart Ltd. —PTI New Delhi : Leasing of flexible workspace by corporates rose 59% in April- June at 28,167 desks across top eight cities as they are embracing man- aged office space amid un- certainties, according to Cushman Wakefield. En- terprises had leased 17,691 seats in coworking centres in the April-June quarter of last year across 8 major cities. Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad are cities spearheading, with the three cities accounting for around 75% of all deals since start of 2021. —PTI MCAP OF NINE TOP FIRMS JUMPS OVER `2.98 LAKH CRORE FPIs INVEST `1,100 CRORE IN INDIAN EQUITIES IN JULY FED INTEREST RATE DECISION, EARNINGS TO DRIVE EQUITIES LEASING OF FLEXIBLE WORKSPACE BY CORPORATES UP 59% ` faces risk of further decline to 82/$ New Delhi (PTI): Indian rupee may further depreciate to 82 to a dollar in the near term due to widening of trade deficit and expected aggressive rate hike by the US Fed later this week to tame record high inflation, economists said. There is widespread speculation that the US Fed in its July 26-27 meeting may increase the interest rate by 50-75 basis points, which could result in flight of capital from emerging nations like India. With dollar outflow and elevated level of crude oil prices, the rupee would see further depreciation. Economists are of the opinion that the rupee after touching a life-time low may settle around 78 to a dollar by March next year with stability around crude oil prices and likely im- provement in geopolitical situation. “Overall what we had as- sessed is that the rupee could settle somewhere around 79 to a dollar. That will be the average price for the entire year...In the current depreciating cycle, the rupee may fall to over 81/$ in the current political situation,” India Rat- ings Research principal economist Sunil Kumar Sinha said. Amidst a rebound in crude oil prices and the ex- pectation that the US dollar will remain relatively strong in the immediate term, ICRA expects the rupee may weaken to 81/$ in Q2 FY2023. “Subsequently, global sentiment and the direc- tion of foreign portfolio investment (FPI) flows will determine if the In- dian rupee continues to depreciate in the remain- der of the year, or if US recession fears eventually arrest the dollar strength,” ICRA Chief Economist Aditi Nayar said. According to Nomura, the rupee may see 82 level during the July-Sept quarter due to multiple head- winds including weaken- ing India BoP dynamics and Fed hikes during the year. Crisil expects the rupee to be under pressure in the near term and the rupee-dollar exchange rate will remain volatile with depreciation bias in the near-term due to widening of the trade deficit, FPI outflows, and strengthen- ing of the US dollar index owing to rate hikes by the US Fed and safe-haven demand for the dollar amid geopolitical risks. KEY TALKING POINTS  There is widespread speculation that the US Fed in its July 26-27 meeting may increase the interest rate by 50-75 basis points  With dollar outflow and elevated level of crude oil prices, the rupee would see further depreciation.  Last week, the rupee depreciated to a life-time low of 80.06 a dollar MORE PAIN AHEAD GST on essential items after states sought levy New Delhi (PTI): GST on pre-packaged goods/ food packets was levied after some states gave feedback of losing revenues they pre- viously earned from levy of VAT on food items, a top government official said. The decision to levy the tax, which came into effect from July 18, is not that of the Union government but of the GST Council. It was considered by the Fitment Committee that has officers of some states and the centre. It was also recommended by a group of ministers (GOM) consisting of minister representatives of some states and finally by the GST council, Revenue Sec- retary Tarun Bajaj said. In all, the GST Council, the new constitutional mechanism in the country for taking decisions on GST, took a consensus view on levy of the tax, he said. The panel, which is head- ed by the Union Finance Minister and comprises representatives of all states and union territories, takes decisions when everyone is onboard, he said. However, pulses, wheat, rye, oats, maize, rice, flour, suji, besan, puffed rice and curd/lassi when sold loose and not pre-packed or pre- labelled will not attract any GST. The comments come against the backdrop of opposition parties led by the Congress stalling function- ing of Parliament in the first week of the monsoon session over levying of GST on daily use items and other issues. “Before GST came into place (on July 1, 2017) during the VAT regime, this (tax on essentials) was there in many states. States were getting revenue (from levying VAT on food items). Once in 2017, this new GST regime came, it was envis- aged that this would continue but it was levied only on branded products when rules and circulars came out,” Bajaj said. WHO TOOK THE DECISION?  The decision to levy the tax, which came into effect from July 18, is not that of the Union govt but of the GST Council. It was considered by the Fitment Committee that has officers of some states and the centre.  It was also recommended by a group of ministers consisting of minister representatives of some states states finally by GST council.  The GST Council took a consensus view on levy of the tax, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said. New Delhi (PTI): Big FMCG companies are entering the plant-based meat segment, targeting non-vegetarian consumers who are looking for an an- imal-protein replacement, besides a large section of vegetarians. The segment which opened up two years back is estimated to touch around $1 billion by 2030 and now products in the plant-sourced meat segment are available at e- commerce platforms and large retail chains in lead- ing metros. Besides, players are also targeting institutional cli- ents in the HoReCa (hotel, restaurant and catering) segment and several Quick Service Restaurant. Last week, TCPL announced its entry into the plant-based meat products category, under a new brand ‘’Tata Simply Bet- ter’’ and introduced four variants - Nuggets, Burger Patty, Awadhi Seekh Kebab and Spicy Finger. New Delhi (PTI): Prompt redressal of taxpayers’ grievances remains the top priority for the tax department, the newly appointed chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Ni- tin Gupta said on Sunday . In his message on the oc- casion of Income Tax Day, he said the tax department has reported the highest ever tax collection of `14.09 lakh crore in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 due to streamlining of policies and processes that eased compliance for taxpayers. “However, we cannot rest on our laurels and need to keep working hard to maintain this momen- tum,” he said. “Prompt redressal of taxpayers’ grievances in the true spirit of the Taxpayers’ Charter shall remain a top priority area.” CBDT will continue to engage proactively with the taxpayers and other stakeholders. MAJOR PLANS FOR FUTURE  Gupta said the last few years have witnessed tremendous changes across sectors in the economy.  CBDT will continue to engage proactively with the taxpayers and other stakeholders Big FMCG Cos enter plant based meat segment Prompt grievance redressal top priority: CBDT chairman
Excellence is not an outcome, it is a process and consists of one small step, consistently. —Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India JAIPUR | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 08 2NDFRONT POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24 Baghel, Pilot others brainstorm over HP polls Chhatisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel held a meeting with the party’s top leaders on Sunday discussed about upcoming Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh. The meeting was attended by Sachin Pilot, Rajiv Shukla, Partap Singh Bajwa, Pratibha Singh others. First India Bureau New Delhi: Chhattis- garh CM Bhupesh Baghel, who was recently appointed senior observer for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, held a meeting with the party’s top leaders on Sunday. The meeting was attended by AICC state in-charge Rajiv Shukla, observers Sachin Pilot Partap Singh Bajwa, Pradesh Congress Com- mittee chief and MP Pratibha Singh among others. Pilot along with other leaders, discussed the poll strategy for upcoming polls during the meeting. Baghel during the meeting, de- liberated on imparting booth management training and strength- ening grassroots organ- isation ahead of the polls.The leaders, also including chairman of campaign committee Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and Pradesh committee working president Vinay Kumar, ideated the campaign going forward and discussed the media strategy, sources said. Shivendra Parmar Jaipur: The Commis- sioner of Rajasthan Housing Board, Pawan Arora said that the process of online registration for 140 coaching complexes constructed in the first coaching hub project of the country being developed by the Board at Pratap Na- gar, Jaipur will start from today . Those inter- ested will be able to apply on the website of the Board www.urban. rajasthan.gov.in/rhb. The last date of application is August 25. He added that the coaching institutes operating in Jaipur city would be given preference in allotment. Only registered institutions working in the field of coaching for at least 3 years will be able to apply . He said that the application fee for registration has been kept at Rs 5,000(18%GSTextra)and processing fee Rs 10,000 (18% GST extra). The built coaching complexes are divided into 6 categories on the basis of area. Any ap- plicant can apply in any one category only. The preference of appli- cants will be deter- mined through lottery in each category. After determining the preference, the allotment of institutional property to the successful appli- cants will be done through lottery only, Arora informed. Arora said that after the lottery, the allotment letter would be issued and the institution would have the freedom to carry out the interior decoration work as per its requirement in the area allotted to it. 50% of the demand amount will have to be deposited within 120 days and the entire amount within 180 days from the date of issue of allotment letter. After depositing the entire amount duly , possession will be given to the institution. It will be manda- tory to take action to run the institution within a period of 3 months from the date of getting the possession duly by the allottee. The Coaching Hub is being developed by the Board in two phases at Haldighati Marg Sec- tor-16 of Pratap Nagar on 67,000 square meters of land at a cost of about Rs 228 crore. With this, about 65,000 to 70,000 students will get the benefit of educa- tional facility . RHB Commissioner said that the process of registration started from Monday for allotment of 140 coaching complexes (assets) in 5 blocks constructed in the first phase. He said that in the first phase, the construction work of five institutional blocks, commercial complex of 90 shops and other development works like boundary wall, internal road etc. is nearing completion. Online applications open for 140 coaching complexes from today: Arora COUNTRY’s FIRST COACHING HUB PROJECT IN PRATAP NAGAR R R R HELP DESK/ NUMBERS FOR OPERATORS Allotment will be done through lottery; The last date of application is August 25 Project will... The CM also asked Dy LoP Rajendra Rathore that, “All the parties are of one opinion in getting status of national project for this scheme in Raj.” To which Rathore said, “The Centre should make it clear that this scheme cannot be started under any circumstances. If it is so, then why should the state government spend its money on this scheme?” he asked. The CM said that a special session of the Assembly on ERCP issue can be called. He also said that the BJP should thank the government for taking forward the plan. Citing the example of Speaker CP Joshi, he said that Joshi became the Railways Minister for 7 days and during this period, he announced MEMU coach factory in Bhilwara. “This is the power of the Union Minister,” he said. Mahendrajit S Malvi- ya, Bhanwar S Bhati, GS Dotasra also spoke on the issue. Rampras- ad, Dr Subhash Garg, Ramkesh Meena, Lax- man Meena, Rampal Jat were also present. FROM PG 1 First India Bureau Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sun- day said that Rajasthan is no longer the old one and is making strides in development. “If you criticize with facts, it will help the government to improve,” he said during the ‘Pride of Rajasthan’ event of Dainik Bhaskar at Ho- tel Marriott. “Now the old Ra- jasthan does not exist. PremierEducationInsti- tutes are coming up in Rajasthan. We opened 211girls’collegesinthree years. In journalism, if criticismisaccompanied by facts, it helps the government reform,” the Chief Minister said. “Bhaskar has achieved new heights in Ra- jasthan. I used to tell Rameshji that he had- mingled with Rajasthan just like a Rajasthani. ‘Pride of Rajasthan’ is a symbol of social concern. Bhaskar has always taken care of social concerns. The new generation gets in- spired by such pro- grammes,” he said. Dainik Bhaskar Group Deputy MD Pawan Agarwal said, “Rajasthan is the land of chivalry . Today is the day to honour those who spread light by burning like a lamp.” CM Gehlot felicitated about 70 achievers from across various sectors during the ‘Pride of Ra- jasthan’ awards. Editors of Dainik Bhaskar LP Pant, Jagdeesh Sharma, Mukesh Mathur, Kiran Rajpurohit others were also present. Criticism with facts would help govt improve: Gehlot CM Ashok Gehlot inaugurates ‘Pride of Rajasthan’ award ceremony at Hotel Marriott, Jaipur.Also seen here are Pawan Agarwal, LP Pant, Bharat Agrawal, Jagdish Sharma Vareesh Tiwari. Such events inspire the younger lot, CM said while addressing the ‘Pride of Rajasthan’ award ceremony organised by Dainik Bhaskar First India Bureau Jaipur: CJI NV Ra- mana will release a book ‘Geeta Vigyan Upanishad’ penned by Dr Gulab Kotha- ri, Chief Editor of Patrika Group on July 26 at Le Meri- dien, New Delhi. LS Speaker Om Birla will preside over the function. Union Minister Dharmen- dra Pradhan will be the guest of honour. CJI Ramana to release Gulab Kothari’s book on July 26 Gulab Kothari First India Bureau Jaipur: Targeting former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on her denial to attend all party meeting on East- ern Rajasthan Canal Project, CM Ashok Ge- hlot on Sunday said that Raje might have been under pressure of high command to not attend the meeting. “Vasundhara Raje must have been scared,” he said. He said that earlier she was ready to attend the meeting but today a message came that she wasn’t coming. “The reason why Raje is not coming today is not understood. There might have been pressure from her party high command,” he told the media persons here adding that ERCP is a big issue and the scheme had started during Raje’s tenure and she knows everything about it. “She knows every as- pect of this plan. Had Vasundhara Raje come, we could have brain- stormed together and put pressure on the Centre to declare it a national project,” he said while interacting with the media after Dainik Bhaskar’s Pride of Rajasthan award ceremony. On self-immolation by a saint over mining in Bharat- pur’s Deeg area, Gehlot said that BJP people become champions as soon as the name of re- ligion comes. “Under what circumstances did Sant Vijay- das commit self-immolation, we are getting it investigated,” he said. Attacking BJP, he said that JP Nadda formed a committee, saying it was illegal mining but the BJP people do not know that it was legal mining. Raje must be pressurised by higher ups to abstain from ERCP meet: CM Had she come, we could have pressurised Centre to declare it a national project, Gehlot said CM Ashok Gehlot chairs an all party meeting on ERCP at the Chief Minister’s Residence on Sunday. Also seen here are GS Dotasra, Dr CP Joshi, Usha Sharma, Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya, BS Bhati, Rajendra Rathore, Kuldeep Ranka, Akhil Arora and others. Banswara: BJP State President Dr Satish Poonia targeted CM Ashok Gehlot for doing politics on ERCP. On the other hand, the CM is trying to resolve the matter by organising an all-party meeting. Poonia said that Gehlot has become the Chief Minister for the third time and despite the Congress having ruled for 50 years, no irrigation project started in these areas. Poonia said that Union Minister Gajendra Singh is very serious about this issue and if the state government fulfils the conditions in this scheme, then the Centre would approve the ERCP scheme. POONIA TAKES ON CM FOR POLITICISING ERCP Gehlot claimed that the Congress party is united and BTP, CPI (M), independents are supporting the government because they want the government to be stable. “This time, we want the government to repeat. We have done such work that we are expecting to form the government again. However, the public is supreme in democracy,” he said. On two cross votes in the Presidential elections, Gehlot said that he had expected that there would be a shifting of 8-10 votes but it was just two. WE ARE EXPECTING TO REPEAT GOVT: GEHLOT Subhash Mehta Banswara: BJP State President Satish Poon- ia sounded the poll bu- gle in the tribal areas of Banswara-Dungar- pur by starting a two- day ‘Vagad Tribal Gaurav Padyatra’ on Sunday. This comes after the victory of Drou- padi Murmu as the President of India. He first visited the Tripu- ra Sundari Temple in Banswara. After this, he addressed the public meeting in Dungarpur and then left for Be- neshwar Dham with BJP leaders and people of tribal society. BJP State General Secretary Sushil Kata- ra, Hemraj Meena, ST Morcha State Presi- dent Jitendra Meena along with local officials and public representatives accompa- nied him. On the 41-km route, they met tribals of both the districts took political feedback. Poonia decided to have lunch with tribals also to spend the night among them. Poonia would witness Drou- padi Murmu’s swearing-in along with tribals by installing LED screens in Dungarpur. Poonia raised slogans of Lord Birsa Munda, Meen deity. Slogans of Bharat Mata, PM Modi, JP Na- dda BJP zindabad were also heard. They were welcomed every- where. There would be folk dance music all along the yatra. With Murmu in focus, BJP tries to woo tribals through 2-day Gaurav Padyatra Dr Satish Poonia kick started the ‘Vagad Tribal Gaurav Padyatra’ on Sunday after offering prayers at Tripura Sundari Temple in Banswara completed 10 kilometres of the journey towards Beneshwar Dham in Dungarpur with BJP leaders people of tribal community. The Yatra’s decision was historic. The tribal society made the prepa- rations for the journey in a short time. I would like to thank all the people. —Dr Satish Poonia, BJP State President
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