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AN INDIAN NATIONAL
SHOT DEAD IN NEPAL
Kathmandu: An Indian
national has been shot
dead by 5 unidentified
gunmen in Southern
Nepal, police said on late
Saturday. The deceased
has been identified as
Shiva Pujan Yadav, 45,
a resident of Motihari
Chhaudadano. He was
shot in Mahagadhimai.
BHAGWAT ATTENDS
RSS’S SAURASHTRA
MEET, GUIDES ON THE
OUTFIT’S EXPANSION
Bhuj: RSS chief Mohan
Bhagwat on Sunday
attended a meeting of the
organisation’s workers at
Anjar in Gujarat’s Kutch,
where he offered guidance to
them on expanding Sangh’s
base at the grassroots
level, its office-bearer said.
Bhagwat is on a visit to Anjar
to offer guidance to Kutch-
Saurashtra zone.
CAF HC SHOT DEAD
BY JUNIOR IN C’GARH
Kanker: A head constable
of the Chhattisgarh Armed
Force (CAF) was killed after
his subordinate allegedly
opened fire at him with a
rifle in the state’s Kanker
district on Sunday, police
said. The incident took
place in the morning at
a government college in
Kanker where CAF’s 11th
battalion was deployed.
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Crucial
Crucial 96TH EPISODE: MODI ROUNDS OFF LAST ‘MANN KI BAAT’ OF THE YEAR
‘2022 HAS BEEN
VERYINSPIRING’
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi ad-
dressed 96th edition, the
last Mann Ki Baat of the
year 2022 on Sunday
. PM
Modi wished everyone
on Christmas and re-
membered former PM
Atal Bihari Vajpayee on
his 98th birthday
.
He said that the year
2022 was wonderful for
the country as it com-
pleted 75 years of inde-
pendence while India
progressed rapidly and
became world’s fifth
largest economy. Modi
added that during this
year, country achieved
more than 2.2 billion
vaccinations against
Covid and also crossed
exports of $400 billion.
PM Modi concluded
the podcast by wishing
all the best for the next
year. While he asked
people to enjoy festive
season, he cautioned
people to be careful. P5
Enjoy the festive season but be vigilant, stresses PM
Modi as Covid is spreading again in some countries
 Various successes
of India in 2022 have
created a special place
all over the world
 Atal Bihari Ji was a
great statesman who
gave exceptional lead-
ership to the country
 It is our collective
responsibility to keep
Ganga river clean
 Our nation will soon
completely eradicate
the Kala Azar
 UN has included
‘Namami Gange’ mis-
sion in world’s top 10
initiatives aimed at
reviving the (natural)
ecosystem
 ‘Swachh Bharat
Mission’ has become
firmly rooted in mind of
every Indian today
 Corona is increasing
in many countries
MODI
SAYS
Co-star held in Tunisha suicide,
they broke up 15 days ago
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Sheezan Mo-
hammed Khan, co-star
of actor Tunisha Shar-
ma — a television actor
who on Saturday alleg-
edly died by suicide on
the set of a TV show in
Vasai in Maha’s Palghar
— was arrested after a
case of abetment to sui-
cide was registered
against him, police said
on Sunday. He was in
afternoon sent to four-
day police custody by
Vasai court in Mumbai.
Post-mortem reports
have confirmed ‘hang-
ing’ as cause of death &
ruled out pregnancy
signs, police said. P5
Sheezan Mohammed
Khan sent to four-day
police custody by Vasai court
Love Jihad angle in Tunisha
suicide case will be probed
properly: BJP MLA Ram Kadam
Tunisha Khan with Sheezan Mohammed Khan.
FIR OF TUNISHA’S SUICIDE REVEALS...
The FIR of the case revealed that the two actors were in
a relationship, and had broken up 15 days ago. Tunisha
Sharma was reportedly under stress, and it is being sus-
pected that’s what drove her to the edge. The 20-year-old
actress, who was recently seen in Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-
Kabul, hanged herself inside a makeup room in Naigaon.
‘ATAL JI’S VISION MOTIVATED MILLIONS’
President Droupadi Murmu, VP Jagdeep
Dhankhar, LS Speaker Om Birla, PM
Narendra Modi, HM Amit Shah, Rajnath
Singh at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ on former PM Atal
Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary, in
Delhi on Sunday. “Tributes to Atal Ji on his
Jayanti. His contribution to India is indelible.
His leadership and vision motivate millions
of people,” said Modi. (R) VP Dhankhar
and PM Modi interacting. P5
We stand ready: China on ties
with India weeks after clash
Beijing: Chinese For-
eign Minister Wang Yi,
on Sunday, said that
China is ready to work
with India through
steady, sound growth of
relations, Chinese For-
eign Ministry said.
Wang said, “China and
India have maintained
c o m m u n i c a t i o n
through the diplomatic
and military channels,
both countries are com-
mitted to upholding sta-
bility in border areas.”
Maoist chief PKD Prachanda becomes
Nepal’s new PM, oath ceremony today
Kathmandu: President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
on Sunday appointed
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
‘Prachanda’, leader of
parliamentary party of
the Communist Party
of Nepal, as the next
PM of Nepal. Accord-
ing to a communication
from President’s Office,
the swearing-in cere-
mony for Dahal, will be
held at 4 pm on Monday.
PM CONGRATULATES
PKD PRACHANDA
New Delhi: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi congratu-
lated Pushpa Kamal Dahal
“Prachanda” on Sunday on
being elected as the new
leader of Nepal and said he
looks forward to working
with him to further strength-
en the friendship between
the two countries.
WE SAY ‘JAI SIYA RAM’, BJP PROVOKES
THROUGH ‘JAI SHREE RAM’: GEHLOT
RSS & BJP LEADERS
WERE ON RADAR: NIA
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The National
Invetigation Agency
(NIA) chargesheet filed
in Kanhaiya Lal murder
case reveals that RSS
and BJP leaders were on
the radar of terrorists
Riyaz Attari and
Ghouse Mohammad
who killed Kanhaiya in
his shop in Udaipur in
June this year.
As per chargesheet,
both accused had start-
ed attending BJP events
and getting informa-
tion about BJP’s leader-
ship. Their Pakistani
handlers were from
Sunni organization
‘Dawat-e-Islami’ and
they used to take guid-
ance from Pak agency
.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot once
again targeted BJP and
RSS over the slogan ‘Jai
Siya Ram’, chanted dur-
ing Rahul Gandhi’s led
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in
Rajasthan.
“They have separated
Sita from Ram. That’s
why we say ‘Jai Siya
Ram Bolo’. When we
say ‘Jai Siya Ram’, we
get overwhelming re-
sponses from people,”
he said while speaking
to the media on the side-
lines of launching 167
new ambulances in
Jaipur on Sunday
.
Gehlot added, people
now understood the di-
visive policies of BJP.
“BJP tries to provoke
anger and fear by chant-
ing ‘Jai Shri Ram.’ Ra-
hul Gandhi follows the
ideals of Gandhi. He
conquers fear through
love,” said Gehlot.
Gehlot also highlight-
ed the message of love,
harmony and brother-
hood that Rahul Gandhi
is trying to spread
through the Yatra. “How
BJPwinselectionsinthe
name of caste creed and
religion, is getting clear
to people. BJP and RSS
propagate themselves as
thetorch-bearersof Hin-
duism. Other people are
no longer interested in
such names,” he said.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Parsadi Lal Meena flagging off 167 new ambulances in presence of Govind
S Dotasra, Dr Mahesh Joshi, Dr Subhash Garg and others in Jaipur on Sunday.—PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
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GUJ’S LONGEST:
VADODARA GETS
3.5 KM LONG
ATAL FLYOVER
Vadodara: `230 crore Atal flyover connecting
Genda circle to Manisha chokdi in Vadodara city
was opened for traffic on Sunday by CM Bhupendra
Patel. About 3.5 km long flyover is longest in urban
Gujarat. The bridge has also two emergency exits.
INDIA TO INDUCT
PRALAY MISSILES
THAT CAN STRIKE
500 KM TARGETS
New Delhi: The Indian armed forces are now going
to acquire ‘Pralay’ ballistic missile which can hit
targets from 150 to 500 kms. The proposal is at an
advanced stage and is scheduled to be taken up for
clearance during a high-level meeting this week.
New Delhi: A 40-year-old China-returnee has tested positive for Covid-19
on Sunday, CMO Agra Dr AK Srivastava said. His sample has been sent for
genome sequencing. The man is asymptomatic and is isolated at his residence
in Agra. Health dept are tracing other persons who came in contact with him.
CHINA-RETURNEE TESTS +VE FOR COVID IN AGRA
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi
NIA probe reveals
that the Udaipur
beheading accused
had more plans
CM PAYS TRIBUTE
TO SURAJMAL ON
HIS DEATH ANNIV
Bharatpur: CM Ashok
Gehlot paid homage to
Surajmal, the erstwhile
ruler of Bharatpur, on
his death anniversary
on Sunday, saying he
was a great warrior and
an excellent diplomat.
“Maharaja Surajmal, the
founder of Bharatpur,
was a great warrior,
proficient in battle as
well as an excellent
diplomat,” the chief
minister said. He said
the younger generations
should learn from the
lives of such great men
to move forward in life.
Great men do not have
any caste or religion. For
them, all communities
and religions are equal,
Gehlot said. More on P8

Officials visit the spot to inspect fire incident in Jamdoli.
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उतिर िमक्ण पूि्थ पप्चम
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श्ी नररतन शसंह पुत्र श्ी इनद्र
शसंह जाशत राजपूत शनरासी रार्ड
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की
हरेिी
रासता
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काया्थलय नगरपामलका उियपुरिाटी मजला झुंझुनूं (राज.)
Jaipur (PTI): The in-
crease in the leopards’
population in two of
Jaipur’s forests, one of
them Jhalana leopard
reserve, has given rise
to frequent man-ani-
mal encounters in the
urban areas.
The leopard count
which stood at 12 in
2012 has increased to 40
in 2022, clocking an
over 200 per cent
growth in a decade.
While the increase in
population is good
news for wildlife lov-
ers, it has also raised
concerns for people liv-
ing nearby as the shy
animal often end up
entering the city
.
Experts insist that
beefing up the prey
base in the forests will
help big cats keep to
their natural habitats,
as they often end up
straying far too far
away in their search of
food or space.
According to the for-
est department offi-
cials, Jhalana reserve
has witnessed the high-
est growth in the popu-
lation of leopards be-
cause of conservation
works. The forest now
has too many leopards.
“There are 40 leopards
in both Jhalana leop-
ard conservation and
Ambagarh leopard
conservation,” Janesh-
war Chaudhary, a
Ranger at Jhalana said.
Man-animal conflict on rise in Jaipur
RISE IN LEOPARD COUNT
Mercury drops to 0.5 degree Celsius in Sikar
5 miscreants involved in
kidnapping, robbery held
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Pratap Nagar
police have arrested
five miscreants in the
city involved in kidnap-
ping and robbery on
Saturday. The arrested
accused include Geeta-
ram Gurjar (26), Pehal-
wan Gurjar (19), Dhara
Singh (20), Shobharam
(22) and Dilkhush Gur-
jar (19). All the accused
are residents of the
Jaipur, Sanganer and
Tonk areas.
According to the po-
lice, on Friday
, informa-
tion was received from
the control room that at
9 pm, 5-6 unknown per-
sons from Bhairav Cir-
cle, thrashed a young
man and abducted him
in a car. Soon after the
information, a team
was formed to arrest
the accused.
After investigation, it
came to light that some
youths had beaten a
young man and forcibly
taken him away in a car.
The police learnt about
the number plate of the
car during the initial
research. After this, the
team began chasing the
vehicle, when the mis-
creants got a clue, the
victim was thrown on
the Haldi Ghati road.
However, police chase
continued & five mis-
creants were caught.
The minimum temperature at other places was above 6 degrees Celsius (Sirohi) and below 11 degrees Celsius (Kota)
Sky remained overcast in Jaipur on Sunday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Commuters having tough time as thick fog engulfed Fatehpur in Sikar on Sunday morning.
Jaipur (PTI): Temper-
ature dipped in parts of
Rajasthan where Sikar
with 0.5 degree Celsius
was recorded as the
coldest place on Satur-
day night.
Karauli shivered at
0.7 degree Celsius while
the night temperature
was 1.7 degrees Celsius
in Nagaur, 2.5 degrees
Celsius in Churu, 3.4
degrees Celsius in Bi-
kaner, 3.9 degrees Cel-
sius in Pilani (Jhunj-
hunu), 4 degrees Celsi-
us in Alwar, 4.7 degrees
Celsius in Vanasthali
(Tonk), 5 degrees
Celsius in Bhilwara,
5.3 degrees Celsius in
Anta (Baran).
The accused in the custody of Jaipur police.
Arun Singh, CP Joshi and other BJP leaders during the Jan Aakrosh
Mahasabha in Vallabhnagar, Udaipur on Sunday.
First India Bureau
Chittorgarh/Udaipur:
BJP’s Jan Aakrosh Ma-
hasabha was organised
at the district headquar-
ters of the Chittorgarh
Assembly in the city
. Ad-
dressing BJP Jan Aak-
rosh Mahasabha, state
BJP organisation in-
charge Arun Singh tar-
geted Congress fiercely
.
During this, Arun Sin-
gh recalled former Prime
Minister Late Atal Biha-
ri Vajpayee and said that
whether it is about lay-
ing a network of roads in
the country, or issuing
Kisan Credit Cards or
running a good govern-
ance government, Atal
Bihari Vajpayee is the
only leader that comes to
our minds.
He also lashed out at
the state government se-
verely in the paper leak
episode and the continu-
ous deterioration of the
law and order situation
in the state. After BJP’s
Jan Aakrosh Yatra, Jan
Aakrosh Mahasabhas
are also being organised.
Huge public rally of the
BJP was organised.
Leopard rests at Nahargarh Biological Park. —FILE PHOTO
REMEBERING ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE!
Governor Kalraj Mishra paying tribute to Bharat
Ratna late Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Raj Bhavan.
He remembered his ideals of working with
transparency in governance (Inset) Satish Poonia
paying tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the BJP
head office on Sunday.
Sanjay Kumar
is Raj BSNL’s
new Chief GM
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Sanjay Ku-
mar is now the new
Chief General Man-
ager of BSNL Ra-
jasthan. Sanjay Ku-
mar is a senior offic-
er of the 1987 batch
of the Indian Tele-
com Service. Kumar
took charge as Chief
General Manager of
BSNL Rajasthan Cir-
cle. Earlier, Sanjay
Kumar was working
as PGM (Infra/Com-
mercial) in New Del-
hi. Kumar has also
held post of GM Mar-
keting in Rajasthan.
ChangesmadeforsportsinState
willprovetobemiletones:Poonia
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: 41st
Senior Na-
tional Shooting Ball
Championship began at
SMS Stadium on Sun-
day
. Championship was
inaugurated by Prez of
Raj State Sports Coun-
cil Dr Krishna Poonia.
Three-day champion-
ship will witness par-
ticipation of more than
700 players.
Total of 28 male
teams and 25 women
teams are participating
in the tournament.
“Sports are being pro-
moted extensively in
the state under the
guidance of CM Ashok
Gehlot. Under this, Ru-
ral Olympics were or-
ganized in the state.
Athletes who bring
medals at the national
level are also given gov-
ernment jobs in state,”
said MLA Dr Krishna
Poonia.
Secretary of Raj
Shooting Ball Associa-
tion, OP Machra said
this tournament is hap-
pening after 23 years.
Arun Singh corners State
government over paper
leak cases,rise in crime
Fire at Jamdoli mental
facility, 1 killed, 2 hurt
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A 16-year-old
specially-abled child
was killed after the
govt-run residential
facility for mentally
retarded children in
Jamdoli, about 10
kms from Jaipur,
caught fire on Satur-
day morning.
“Two children suf-
fered burn injuries
after their room
caught fire due to a
short circuit in the
room heater,” said
Kanota SHO Muke-
sh Kumar.
“An FSL team was
called in to collect
the samples. Post-
mortem was con-
ducted and final
rites of the deceased
were performed,”
added SHO.
Dr Krishna Poonia felicitated at opening ceremony of Senior National Shooting Ball Championship.
Delhi woman
raped for 5 yrs
on the pretext
of marriage
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A 35-year-
old woman, hailing
from New Delhi,
was allegedly raped
for five years on the
pretext of marriage
in Jaipur, police
said. Police in-
formed the victim
met the accused at a
program in Delhi,
following which,
they became
friends. “The ac-
cused called the vic-
tim from Delhi and
raped the victim.
When she protest-
ed, accused prom-
ised to marry her.
They were live-in
partners for the
last five years. The
woman was repeat-
edly raped during
these five years
on the pretext of
marriage,” said
Jawahar Circle
SHO Surendra Ku-
mar Saini.
J
J
J
TWO RESERVES
—PHOTO
BY
RAKESH
GURJAR
MIN TEMPERATURE
IN DIFFERENT
DISTRICTS
l Karauli shivered at 0.7°C
while the night tempera-
ture was 1.7°C in Nagaur
l 2.5°C in Churu
l 3.4°C in Bikaner
l 3.9°C in Pilani (Jhunjhunu)
l 4°C in Alwar
l 4.7°C in Vanasthali (Tonk)
l 5°C in Bhilwara
l 5.3°C in Anta (Baran)
l 5.6°C in Sriganganagar.
l The minimum temperature
at other places was above
6°C (Sirohi) and below
11°C (Kota).

RAJASTHAN
03
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Exploration of
oil and natural gas in
486.39 square kilometer
areaof Barmer-Jaisalm-
er will be done by Gail
India, a Government of
India undertaking. For
this, the block has been
allottedtoGAILIndiafor
3 years plus 9 months.
This petroleum explora-
tion license has been is-
sued on the recommen-
dation of the Central
Government’s Ministry
of Petroleum and Gas.
Additional Chief Sec-
retary Mines and Petro-
leum Dr Subodh Agar-
wal informed that this
blockhasbeenallottedto
GAIL India in the sev-
enth cycle under the
OpenAcreageLicensing
Policy
. “Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has been
emphasizing on speed-
ing up mineral explora-
tion and mining work
fromtimetotime.Onthe
other hand, mines min-
isterPramodJainBhaya
expressedhappinessand
said that 2022 has
brought opportunities
for the state,” he said.
Agarwalhopedthatin
2023, exploration would
bring new hope in the
petroleum sector in the
state. The officer said
that Gail India will do
exploration for oil and
natural gas in this area.
GAIL to explore oil, gas resources
REFINDING REFINERIES IN RAJASTHAN
Jain community takes out peace
march to save Sammed Shikhar
Thousands of people from Jain community taking out peace march in walled city on Sunday to register
their grief of declaring Sammed Shikhar as tourist spot. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: People from the
JaincommunityonSun-
day gathered at Ma-
haveer Digambar Jain
SeniorSecondarySchool
and took a silent march
against the govern-
ment’s decision to turn
Shri Sammed Shikhar
Ji, one of the foremost
Jain pilgrimage centres
in the country
, into an
eco-tourism spot.
People from faraway
places, including wom-
en and children, came
and participated in the
rally
, which later turned
into a silent protest. The
community demanded
that the government
should withdraw its de-
cision immediately to
ensure that the environ-
ment of the Sammed
Shikhar Ji is not dis-
turbed by tourists.
Food and Civil Sup-
plies Minister Pratap
Singh Khachariyawas,
Malviya Nagar MLA
Kali Charan Saraf, Ma-
haveer School President
UmraoSanghiandother
eminent people were
also present during the
protest.
Paper leak accused in police custody,
55 held so far; NSA to be imposed
CHRISTMAS FERVOUR
GRIPS CITIZENS!
Police held 45 accused on Saturday.Two separate cases have been lodged in the case so far.
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: The Police on
Sunday said it has ar-
rested 55 people, includ-
ing seven women, so far
in connection with the
paper leak of 2nd grade
teacher recruitment ex-
amination. The exami-
nation, which was
scheduled for Saturday,
has been postponed.
Two separate cases
have been registered in
Udaipur — one at
Sukher police station
and another at Bekariya
police station — and 55
people have been arrest-
ed, Superintendent of
Police, Udaipur, Vikas
Sharmasaid.Hesaidthe
accused were produced
before a magistrate who
sent 7 women to two-day
police custody and the
remaining accused to
five-day police custody
.
Sources informed the
paper was leaked by Ja-
lore Gang. The master-
mind, Suresh Vishnoi,
posted as headmaster in
the govt school, Thelia,
revealed during investi-
gations, that each aspir-
ant paid an amount of
Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs 15 lakh
for the paper.
SHEKHAWAT, DIYA
CORNER RAJ GOVT
OVER PAPER LEAK,
DEMAND TO FIND
OUT EXAM MAFIAS
Attacking the Congress-
led state government in
connection with the paper
leak cases of the recruit-
ment examinations, Union
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat on Sunday
said that, without the involve-
ment of the
government,
such paper-
by-paper leaks
cannot hap-
pen. He said
that all exam
mafias have
a connection
with Congress.
Meanwhile,
MP Diya
Kumari
commenting
on the state
govt said that now there is a
discrepancy in the system,
because in the hasty manner
in which the new date has
been announced, it seems
that the people responsible
want to wash their hands off
this paper leak. Expressing
doubt on the entire develop-
ment, the MP said that if the
accused have accepted to
pay ten lakh rupees in the
police investigation, then it
is clear that no one will deal
only for one paper but for
all the papers of the entire
examination.
Third FIR on Prof Girish,
Dean Gupta suspended
Man dies by suicide as
wife’s rapist blackmails
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: A third FIR was
registered against the
former associate profes-
sor of RTU, Girish Par-
mar, for sexually ex-
ploiting a girl studying
M.Tech in RTU. Kota
(SP) Kesar Singh Shek-
hawat informed that the
SIT has registered an
FIR after the victim
gave her complaint.
Meanwhile, the RTU
administrationsuspend-
ed Dean (Academic Af-
fairs) Rajiv Gupta soon
after a complaint was
received against him
too. Sources said that
faculty member Rajiv
Gupta was removed
from his post as he has
been accused of molest-
ing a contractual female
workerof theuniversity
.
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: A man had
ended his life after the
accused who had alleg-
edly raped his wife,
blackmailed him. Inci-
dent has been reported
from Balotra. Police had
arrested the accused
who is now on two days
police remand.
According to police a
woman had lodged a
complaint alleging that
on Dec 16, accused Gaf-
far Khan forcibly raped
her and clicked her ob-
scene photos. The ac-
cused had also threat-
ened her husband, who
hanged self on Dec 20.
Police said that on the
basis of the complaint
they nabbed the accused
on Saturday and pro-
duced before the court.
UNEMPLOYED FEDERATION WRITES TO
CM ASHOK GEHLOT OVER PAPER LEAK
ENSURE SECURITY
AT EVERY LEVEL,
NOTIFIES RPSC
Showcasing concerns over the recent paper leak cases
of recruitment examinations in the state, the Rajasthan
Berozgar Ekikrath Mahasangh has written to CM Ashok Ge-
hlot. In the letter written the unemployed’s federation said that
National Security Act should be implemented immediately in
the paper leak of recruitment exams. And the offenders should
be punished harshly and should not get bail for 12 months.
Meanwhile, the bus caught in the paper leak should be investi-
gated impartially, as the bus was also used for previous paper
exams. All examination papers should be examined without
any biasedness. Similarly, the RPSC’s privacy paper centre,
printing, and distribution should be investigated fairly.
Ajmer: After the paper leak
of Senior Teacher Competi-
tive Examination-2022, the
RPSC has issued special
instructions to maintain
sanctity, security and
confidentiality of the exam-
ination. The administration
and the police will ensure
security at every level and
negligence at any level
will be dealt with strictly
against the personnel
involved in conducting
the examination, Com-
mission Secretary HL Atal
informed.
—SHUBHAM JAIN
Protestors were seen carrying placards to propagate their messages.
Accused Prof Girish Parmar in
police custody on Sunday.
Accused Gaffar in police custody.
With the commencement of celebration for the Christmas week, the
tourist footfall crossed 53,000 mark in Jaipur. Untill New Year’s eve
this number is expected to rise further. X-mas vibes captured through
the lenses of Sunil Sharma, Himanshu Sharma and Mukesh Kiradoo
Special Christmas prayers being recited at the St Andrew’s Church at Chandpole Gate, Jaipur on Sunday.
As the festivity and celebration week begin, traffic snarls were
witnessed below GT flyover near WTP on Sunday.
Devotees taking selfie with cute ‘Baby Santa’ at St. Andrew’s
Church in Jaipur on Sunday.
Candles were lit in a church in Ajmer to mark the occasion.
RolsahabsarmeetsVP
DhankharMinisters
Bhagwan Singh Rolsahabsar with Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh in New Delhi on Sunday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Kshatriya
Yuvak Sangh patron
Bhagwan Singh Rol-
sahabsar met vice
president Jagdeep
Dhankhar during his
Delhi visit. It was a
courtesy meeting of
Rolsahabsar with
Dhankhar. The Ra-
jput leader also called
on defence minister
Rajnath Singh. Dur-
ing the meeting, they
held discussions on
various social and po-
litical issues. Rolsa-
habsar strongly advo-
cated for giving the
community its due
right in politics. He
also reached the resi-
dence of Narendra S
Tomar and held talks
on social activities.
Meanwhile, a pro-
gram of Kshatriya
Yuvak Sangh was
held at Rajyavardhan
Singh’s residence.
Bhagwan Singh Rolsahabsar with Agriculture Farmers’
Welfare Minister Narendra Tomar in New Delhi on Sunday.

PERSPECTIVE
04
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 24
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
he release of Modiji’s audio
cassettesusedtobeabigevent
for us! All the students of Vid-
yarthi Parishad would collect
togethertolistentohisrecord-
ing. That was not a digital era
and cassettes with recordings
of Modiji’s speeches used to
be recorded. Parag Naik, who
is in Maninagar, used to get
the cassettes to us. Students
would get in big groups and
listen to his speeches very in-
tently
. They used to be so pow-
erful being the great rhetor
thatheis,andhiswordswould
leave an indelible imprint on
the listeners’ minds.
Even today I remember
parts of his speeches, given
that they used to be so high
octane and we know Naren-
dra bhai, he has always had a
commanding persona. I lis-
ten to his speeches regularly
but what I heard in those cas-
settes as a youth left a perma-
nent mark on my memory
. In
one of the speeches, he asked
the audience “Do you remem-
ber the names of 20 MPs from
your region?” So people came
up with a few responses.
Some could recollect one
name or two names but did
not remember names of MPs
from long ago. Next question
“Do you remember the names
of the last 20 MLAs of your
region?” Nobody could re-
member. Then he asked “Do
you remember the names of
past 20 ministers of various
departments?” No response.
Modiji then said “You don’t
remember names of MPs,
MLAs and ministers but can
you ever forget the names of
saints and other great per-
sonalities who lived 200 or 300
years ago? You remember
Ramkrishna Paramhans, Mi-
rabai, Bhagat Singh, Subash
Chandra even today- but why
do you do so ? What did they
do?” Then he would say iron-
ically “They only sacrificed
themselves. Is that anything
great? Why don’t you remem-
ber those who reaped the ben-
efits of the sacrifices of these
noble people?”
Well, I learned the impor-
tance of “tyaag” from Naren-
drabhai. He laid great empha-
sis on the spirit of devotion,
social service and sacrifice.
There is another memora-
ble excerpt from one of his
speeches. He said “When you
have food, do you wonder who
manufactured the plate for
you, the bowl and the spoon?
Wonder who produced the
raw material required for the
making of these items. All
this was transported too, so
there was someone who drove
the truck. Someone must have
built the engine for the truck.
Someone must have grown
the food for you. A blacksmith
in some faraway village
would have built the tools!
You are born in a hospital that
was built because someone
donated towards its creation.
Someone has paid the fees for
the doctor’s education who is
now treating you and some-
body paid for his scholarship.
Now if there is electricity in
the operation theater, some-
one must have got the coal for
its production and someone
must have driven the train to
supply the coal. So this im-
plies, we all are connected.
And whenever you do some-
thing for the society
, it cannot
be termed as samaj seva. It is
your payback to the society,
and even if we devote our en-
tire life for the welfare of our
society, we would not be able
to repay our society for what
it has done for us.
Narendra bhai had a white
Maruti car and he used to love
driving it. The backseat of the
carwasalwaysoccupied.Who
was the permanent occupant
of his car? Books. A whole lot
of books were always placed
on the rear seat of his car. I
used to be curious and would
peep into his car to see what
books he was reading cur-
rently and carried along with
him. Narendra bhai stayed at
a doctor’s bungalow in Guja-
rat colony for a while and that
time too I observed his car
laden with books. His speech-
es were proof of his erudition
and of the fact that he was a
voracious reader.
Priyakant Parikh’s 75th
book was released by Naren-
dra bhai. The event was a big
hit and it is considered to be
one of his most famous
speeches and was loved by
people. And I used to record
his speeches in the audio cas-
settes at that time. Even today
I have several rare records of
his speeches with me which
are not documented any
where. So it was Priyakant’s
wish that the 100th book too
be released by Narendra
Modi. But when his 100th
book was ready and the event
for its release had been final-
ized, he met with an accident.
It was a minor accident but
because he was aged, he got
bed-ridden. Now he knew that
it would not be possible to go
ahead with the book release at
the scale it had been planned.
But Narendra bhai kept his
promise. He had committed to
releasing the book and he did
it in Piyakant’s drawing room
in presence of his family and
neighbours. This event be-
came a story
, almost a legend
in the literary world!
Once trucks carrying relief
material had to leave from
RSS headquarters in Gujarat
after the Latur earthquake in
Maharashtra. I too went to
RSS office like all swayamse-
vaks and the speech that Nar-
endrabhaideliveredwassuch
a piece of such inspiring ora-
tory that I can never forget the
impact it had! Giving a bibli-
cal reference, he cited the ex-
ample of Daniel who left his
place to serve the people of
another city and heal their
suffering.Hespokeabouthow
Daniel himself underwent
pain while serving his people.
It was one of the most elo-
quent speeches by Narendra
bhai and the effect was such,
the swayamsevaks who were
in the audience that day, as
soon as the event ended came
up requesting to be sent to La-
tur to serve their brethren!
Such is the effect of Narendra
bhai’s words on his listeners!
TO BE CONTINUED...
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AUDIO CASSETTES OF MODI’S SPEECHES
A HIT AMONG ABVP WORKERS IN 90s
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
YOU READ PART-23 ON DECEMBER 19, 2022
Narendra Modi is an oratorical genius and the narrator tells us how Modiji’s speeches had a deep impact on him when
he was a student! The excerpts that the narrator shares with us show us how Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not just
adept at the usage of the best rhetorical devices, but is a leader who inspires with his persona as well as words!
‘NARENDRA BHAI HAS ALWAYS
HAD A COMMANDING PERSONA’
‘I HAVE LEARNT IMPORTANCE OF
‘TYAAG’ FROM NARENDRA BHAI’
E
ven today I remember parts of his speeches,
given that they used to be so high octane and
we know Narendra bhai, he has always had
a commanding persona. I listen to his speeches
regularly but what I heard in those cassettes as a
youth left a permanent mark on my memory. In
one of the speeches, he asked the audience “Do
you remember the names of 20 MPs from your
region?” So people came up with a few responses.
Some could recollect one name or two names but
did not remember names of MPs from long ago.
W
ell, I learned the importance of “tyaag”
from Narendrabhai. He laid great
emphasis on the spirit of devotion,
social service and sacrifice. There is another
memorable excerpt from one of his speeches. He
said “When you have food, do you wonder who
manufactured the plate for you, the bowl and the
spoon? Wonder who produced the raw material
required for the making of these items. All this
was transported too, so there was someone who
drove the truck.
WORLD’S
BEST
ORATOR
NARENDRA
MODI
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INDIA
05
Shamsher Singh
New Delhi: Itissurpris-
ing that Rahul Gandhi
has once again targeted
regional parties. He has
said that no regional
party has a national vi-
sion, they can represent
the vision of a commu-
nity or a state, but not
the country
. Amongst
the opposition, he called
the Congress the sole
representativeof thena-
tional vision and idea.
He had said this a few
days back as well after
which many regional
parties had objected to
it. But after Rahul made
the same statement a
second time, everyone is
silent. It seems that he
did not understand the
need to take this matter
seriously
. In fact, with
such talks, Rahul is los-
ing the seriousness of
his words on the ground
of political ideology
.
Does he have any idea
what the states’ vision is
and how it differs from
the national vision? Is
the national vision not
made in conjunction
with the vision of the
states? Are the citizens
of the states not the citi-
zens of the nation? Does
he have no idea as to
what harm can be done
to the Congress by get-
ting into the debate of
the nation? In fact every
citizen is a citizen of In-
dia, every state is a part
of the nation and every
regional party repre-
sentsanationalvision.If
Rahul Gandhi and Con-
gress are calling tribals
the owners of this coun-
try
, then the entire poli-
tics of Jharkhand Mukti
Morcha is on this base.
JMM also fights for the
rights of tribal consider-
ing them as the owner of
water, forest and land.
Other regional parties
fight the battle of back-
ward and Dalits in a bet-
ter way than Congress.
Border states have to re-
main alert for the secu-
rity of the state as well
as national security
. As
far as fighting the BJP
is concerned, most of
the regional parties are
putting up a better fight
than the Congress, chal-
lenging the BJP and
even defeating it.
Rahulharminghisownparty’sfutureprospects?
ATTACK ON REGIONAL PARTIES
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The outgo-
ing year 2022 has been
inspirational and won-
derful for India, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said on Sunday as
he cited many gains
the country made in
the period, carving for
itself a “special place”
in the world.
In his last ‘Mann ki
Baat’ episode of the
year, PM Modi also cit-
ed a Tata Memorial
Centre’s research to as-
sert that the country’s
traditional methods
like yoga and ayurveda
are now standing up to
the touchstone of evi-
dence-based medicine
of the modern era.
An intensive re-
search done by this
centre has revealed
that yoga is very effec-
tive for breast cancer
patients, the PM said,
noting that it is the
first such study.
India carved special place for
itself in world in 2022: Modi
OPS will be implemented
in Himachal: CM Sukhu
New Delhi (ANI):
Himachal Pradesh CM
Sukhvinder Singh
Sukhu on Sunday said
that the Old Pension
Scheme (OPS) would be
implemented in the
state soon and they
have called for a meet-
ing regarding the same.
“Old Pension scheme
will be implemented.
We have called a meet-
ing regarding that. We
are going to give the Old
Pension scheme to our
workers who have con-
tributed to the develop-
ment of the state,”
Sukhu said while par-
ticipating in the Bharat
Jodo Yatra in the na-
tional capital. The foot
march entered Delhi
from Haryana after
starting from the NHPC
metro station in
Faridabad around 6 am
on Saturday
.
Love jihad angle will be investigated in
Tunisha Sharma death case: BJP MLA
New Delhi (Agencies):
Bharatiya Janata party
(BJP) MLA Ram Kad-
am, on Sunday
, said that
actress Tunisha Shar-
ma’s death case will be
investigated properly
and her family will get
justice. He added that
the case will be investi-
gated from a love jihad
angle too. “The family
of Tunisha Sharma will
get justice. We will find
out if the case is linked
to love jihad or not and
if it’s linked, then the
conspirators and organ-
izations behind it will
be exposed,” said the
BJP leader.
The actress was
shooting for her TV
show, Ali Baba:
Dastaan-E-Kabul when
she died by suicide. Ini-
tial reports suggested
that she ended her life
on the sets, in the make-
up room at Naigaon.
Tunisha Sharma was
rushed to hospital,
where doctors declared
her brought dead.
After the death of the
actress, the police ar-
rested her co-actor
Sheezan Mohammad
Khan under section 306
(abetment to suicide)
under the Indian Penal
Code (IPC).
“UP attracts `77,140 cr
investment proposals”
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar
Pradesh has attracted in-
vestment proposals
worth Rs 77,140 crore
from Germany, Belgium
and Sweden ahead of the
state’s global investors’
summit, UP Industrial
Development Minister
Nand Gopal Guptasaid.
Gupta was on a nine-
day tour to these coun-
tries earlier this month
alongwithPublicWorks
Department Minister
Jitin Prasada, Addition-
al Chief Secretary
Navneet Sehgal, Excise
Commissioner Senthil
Pandian C and MSME
SecretaryPranjalYadav.
The UP Global Inves-
tors’ Summit 2023 will
be held in February 2023
in Lucknow. The minis-
ters visited Germany,
Belgium and Sweden
from December 9 to 14.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. —FILE PHOTO
Murmu, Dhankhar, Modi pay tributes to Vajpayee on his birth anniv
New Delhi (ANI): Pres-
ident Droupadi Murmu,
Vice President Jagdeep
Dhankhar, Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi, Un-
ionHomeMinisterAmit
Shah and others on Sun-
day paid tributes to for-
merPrimeMinisterLate
Atal Bihari Vajpayee on
his birth anniversary
.
Whilepayingtributes
to Vajpayee on his birth
Anniversary Home
Minister Shah said that
the life of Atal Bihari
Vajpayee, the pinnacle
of Indian politics, was
dedicated to taking the
country back to its ulti-
mate glory
.“By laying
the foundation of a new
era of development and
Good Governance un-
der his leadership, Atal
ji made the world aware
of India’s potential and
instilled a sense of na-
tional pride in the pub-
lic. Today
, on his birth
anniversary
, I pay my
respectstoAtalji,”Shah
said in a tweet.
Earlier in morning,
PM Narendra Modi,
President Droupadi
Murmu and Vice-Presi-
dent Jagdeep Dhankar
paid floral tribute to Va-
jpayee on his Birth An-
niversary
.
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh, Finance
Minister Nirmala Sita-
raman and Union Hous-
ing and Urban Affairs
MinisterHardeepSingh
Puri were among sever-
al dignitaries who paid
tribute to the late Prime
Minister.
Vajpayee served as
the Prime Minister of
India from May 16 1996
to June 1 1996 and again
from 19 March 1998 to 22
May 2004.
Former PM AB Vajpayee made world
aware of India’s potential: Amit Shah
PM Narendra Modi,LS Speaker Om Birla,RS Dy Chairman Harivansh
Narayan Singh, Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Singh Puri
and others after paying tributes to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. —FILE PHOTO
BIHAR CM NITISH KUMAR PAYS MOVING
TRIBUTE TO ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Patna (PTI): Bihar CM
Nitish Kumar on Sunday
paid a moving tribute to
former PM Atal Bihari Va-
jpayee, as-
serting that
he could
“never
forget” the
mentorship
of the late
leader, who had show-
ered on him “ so much
of love and affection”.
Kumar was talking to re-
porters here on the side-
lines of a state function
which is organised every
year on the late leader’s
birth anniversary.“I have
deep respect (shraddha)
for Atal ji, a reason why
we have been observ-
ing a state function his
birth anniversary. As
an MP, I always used to
listen attentively to all his
speeches. Then I had the
privilege of being a min-
ister in his cabinet with
three portfolios,” recalled
the Bihar CM.
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
“Tributes to Atal Ji on
his Jayanti. His contri-
bution to India is indel-
ible. His leadership
and vision motivate
millions of people.”
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
“Atal ji’s patriotism,
dutifulness and dedica-
tion will always inspire
us to serve the nation.”
96th EDITION OF PM MODI’S MANN KI BAAT
‘NAMAMI GANGE’ INITIATIVE HELPED
IMPROVE BIODIVERSITY, SAYS PM MODI
New Delhi (ANI): PM
Narendra Modi on
Sunday said that the
Namami Gange initia-
tive of the Central Gov-
ernment has helped
improve biodiversity
and is being widely
appreciated by the
world.“The Namami
Gange mission has
also helped improve
biodiversity. It is our
utmost responsibil-
ity to keep our rivers
like Ganga clean. The
mission initiated by the
Government is appreci-
ated throughout the
world,” PM Modi said
in the 96th edition of
his radio show-Mann
Ki Baat. “With Ganga’s
ecosystem being clean,
other livelihood op-
portunities are also in-
creasing. Here I would
like to highlight the
‘Jalaj Ajeevika Model’,
which has been
prepared for respect-
ing Biodiversity as the
number of different
species of Hilsa fish,
Ganga dolphin and tor-
toise have significantly
increased,” PM Modi
said. He expressed his
pride as the United Na-
tions recently included
the programme of
clean Ganga river in
the top 10 initiatives of
the world for restoring
ecosystems and said
that it is our responsi-
bility to keep the river
clean.
ART, LITERATURE AND CULTURE ARE
COLLECTIVE WEALTH OF SOCIETY: PM
“IT’S CONG’S STRATEGY TO MAKE HATEFUL
REMARKS ABOUT ARMY”: RS PRASAD
New Delhi (ANI): PM Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki
Baat address on Sunday said it is society’s responsibil-
ity to take forward its collective wealth comprising art,
literature, and culture.“Art,
literature and culture are the
collective wealth of society;
it is society’s responsibility
to take them forward,” Modi
said in the 96th edition of
Mann Ki Baat. The Prime
Minister talked about various
startups of the countrypersons which have contributed
to the Central government’s Vocal for Local campaign.
Patna (ANI): Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi over his
recent statements on the Indian Army, BJP leader
Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that it is Congress’
“strategy” to make “hateful remarks” about Army. At
a press conference here, referred to the purported
video in which the Indian Army personnel were seen
thrashing the Chinese Army, and said that the Army is
giving a befitting response in the Tawang faceoff that
took place on December 9. “Rahul Gandhi questioned
the Indian Army again today. He’s asking when’ll the
land be returned. But when was the land taken? Video
shows Army giving a befitting response in Tawang
and he says Army ‘pitti hain’. It’s his party’s strategy
to make hateful remarks about Army,” Prasad said.
BHARAT JODO YATRA
Walk for an India where
noonelivesinfear:RaGa
New Delhi (ANI):
Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi on Satur-
day launched a scath-
ing attack on the
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP)-led Cen-
tral government and
said that the Bharat
Jodo Yatra is a “walk
for an India where no
one lives in fear.”
Taking to Twitter
Rahul Gandhi said,
“We walk for an In-
dia where no one
lives in fear, and eve-
ryone finds a better
future.” Gandhi’s
mass outreach cam-
paign, Bharat Jodo
Yatra, earlier on Sat-
urday, entered the
national capital. The
party held a mega
public rally in front
of the historic Red
Fort on Saturday
.
Actor-turned-poli-
tician Kamal Haasan
had joined Rahul
Gandhi during Sat-
urday’s Bharat Jodo
Yatra in New Delhi
on Saturday
.
Rahul Gandhi carrying a kid dressed as Santa during Yatra.
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu visits Indira Gandhi
Memorial Museum, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
(L) BJP Leader Ram Kadam and deceased actor Tunisha Sharma
JAIRAM THAKUR
ELECTED OPPOSITION
LEADER IN HIMACHAL
Shimla (ANI): Former
Himachal Pradesh CM
Jairam Thakur will be
the Leader of the Opposi-
tion of the State’s newly
elected as-
sembly. Dur-
ing Bharatiya
Janata
Party’s (BJP)
legislature
meeting, the
former CM and six-time
legislator Thakur was
unanimously named as
the Leader of the Opposi-
tion in the 68-member
Assembly. Following
the meeting, Jairam
Thakur thanked his party
members and functionar-
ies and assured them
of executing his duty
responsibly. The former
Chief Minister tweeted
about it on Sunday.
Nadda addresses partymen
after PM’s Mann ki Baat.

3 DEAD IN LUCKNOW
ACCIDENT; CM YOGI
EXPRESSES GRIEF
Uttar Pradesh: Three
persons died after the
driver of a car lost control
and the vehicle fell into a
drain in the Uttar Pradesh
capital on Sunday, as
per police sources. The
accident took place near
Narharpur village in Sair-
pur Police Station area.
Inspector Sunil Kumar
Tiwari reached the spot
and led the rescue opera-
tion.Chief Minister of Uttar
Pradesh Yogi Adityanath
expressed his condolence
over the loss of lives.
Amaravati: President
Droupadi Murmu will visit
the Srisailam temple in
Nandyal district in Andhra
Pradesh to inaugurate a
project of the Tourism
Department ‘Prasad’ on
Monday, officials said
on Sunday. Murmu will
be reaching the temple
town in chopper from
Hyderabad, they said.
She is scheduled to offer
special prayers at the Lord
Mallikarjuna Swamy and
Goddess Bramarambhika
temples in Srisailam.
PRESIDENT TO VISIT
SRISAILAM TEMPLE
IN ANDHRA TODAY
INDIA
06
Moni Sharma
Kabul: Marwa was just
a few months away from
becoming the first wom-
an in her Afghan family
to go to university — in-
stead, she will watch
achingly as her brother
goes without her.
Women are now
banned from attending
university in Taliban-
controlled Afghanistan,
where they have been
steadily stripped of
their freedoms over the
past year.
“Had they ordered
women to be beheaded,
even that would have
been better than this
ban,” Marwa told media
at her family home in
Kabul on Sunday. If we
are to be so unlucky, I
wish that we had not
been born at all. I am
sorry for my existence
in the world.
DREAMS CRUSHED
The ban by the hardline
Islamist government,
which seized power in
August last year, has
sparked global outrage,
including from Muslim
nations who deemed it
against Islam.
NedaMohammadNa-
deem, Taliban’s minis-
ter for higher educa-
tion, claimed women
students had ignored a
strict dress code and a
requirement they be ac-
companied by a male
relative to campus.
They are also barred
from travelling without
a male relative and
must cover up in public.
Women are prohibited
from going to parks, etc.
‘BEHEADING WOULD’VE BEEN BETTER’
AF WOMEN DECRY UNIVERSITY BAN
We are being
treated worse
than animals.
Animals can go any-
where on their own,
but we girls don’t have
the right even to step
out of our homes.
—Marwa
Women banned from attending university in Taliban-controlled Af.
India logs 227 new COVID-19
cases in last 24 hours: Govt
New Delhi (ANI): India
recorded227newCOVID
casesinthelast24hours,
informed the Ministry
of HealthandFamilyAf-
fairs on Sunday
.
India’stotalCOVID-19
vaccination coverage
stands at 220.05 crores.
95.12 crore second doses
and 22.36 crore precau-
tion doses have been ad-
ministered so far under
NationwideVaccination
Drive. India’s active
caseload currently
standsat3,424,whichac-
counts for 0.01 per cent
of the total cases.
The national COV-
ID-19recoveryratestood
at 98.8 per cent, the
Health Ministry said.
A total of 198 patients
recovered in the last 24
hours and the cumula-
tive tally of recovered
patients (since the be-
ginning of the pandem-
ic) was recorded at
4,41,42,989 on Sunday
.
The daily positivity
rate was recorded at 0.18
percent,whiletheweek-
ly positivity rate is 0.14
per cent.
The last 24 hours saw
a total of 1,29,159 COV-
ID-19 tests being con-
ducted. India has so far
conducted over 90.99
crores of cumulative
tests, said, officials.
Meanwhile,theUnion
Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare on Sat-
urday decided to hold
mock drills at all health
facilities across the
country on December 27
in the wake of the COV-
ID alarm due to a surge
in infection in many
countries.
India’s active caseload currently stands at 3,424,
which accounts for 0.01 per cent of the total cases
The national COVID-19 recovery rate stood
at 98.8 per cent, the Health Ministry said
RISE IN CASES
A healthcare worker collects a nasal swab sample of a passenger
for COVID-19 testing at Birsa Munda International Airport, in
Ranchi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
“45,000-50,000 Covid tests
being done in Bihar daily”
Bihar (ANI): Bihar
Chief Minister Nit-
ish Kumar on Sunday
said that the state is
on alert amid the
global surge in Coro-
navirus infection and
asserted that over 40
thousand tests are be-
ing conducted here
regularly. “We are
conducting Covid
tests and giving vac-
cines. Almost 45,000-
50,000 tests are being
conducted every day
.
Bihar is on alert and
the patients are being
provided treatment.
The Center is also
careful but we have to
be more cautious
with the people who
are coming from for-
eign,” Nitish Kumar
said. Union Health
Minister Mansukh
Mandaviya said that
the Air Suvidha form
filling to declare the
current health status
will also be made
compulsory for in-
ternational passen-
gers arriving from
these Asian coun-
tries.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
G20 meet in Srinagar
shows return of peace
JK (ANI): The cen-
tral govt would conduct
one of the G20 meetings
in Jammu Kashmir’s
Srinagar in 2023 which
advocates for the return
of peace and security in
the Union Territory
.
India assumed the
G20 presidency on De-
cember 1. During its
presidency, India will
host more than 200
meetings in more than
50 cities across 32 dif-
ferent workstreams.
The top event of the
G20 leader’s summit is
slated to be held in the
national capital on Sep-
tember 9 and 10, 2023.
From 1990 to 2019,
Pakistan and its agents
in Kashmir made every
attempt to thwart any
national or interna-
tional event held in the
Valley, but after the ab-
rogation of Article 370
on August 5, 2019, the
situation changed as
the separatists and ter-
rorists who used to
hold Kashmir hostage
on special occasions
have been taken to
task.
INDIA REVAMPS
DEFENCE INFRA WITH
ARMY TANK RAMPS
New Delhi (PTI): In-
dian security agencies
have carried out a major
defence infrastructure
revamp including crea-
tion of ramps for army
tanks and strengthening
of BSF bunkers along the
International Border with
Pakistan, since the two
sides announced a military
ceasefire in 2021, officials
said. The first phase of the
infrastructure renovation
and creation of some new
ones has been recently
completed on a stretch of
26 kilometres.
Srinagar (PTI): A man
escaped unhurt after
two motorcycle-borne
militants shot at him in
Jammu and Kashmir’s
Shopian district on
Sunday, officials said.
The militants fired three
pistol rounds at Wa-
seem Ahmad Wani (27),
resident of Heerpora area
of Shopian, the officials
said.They said all the
three rounds missed Wani
and he escaped unhurt.
Wani runs a YouTube
news channel in Shopian,
the officials added.
MAN ESCAPES
UNHURT IN MILITANT
ATTACK IN SRINAGAR
Kerala: Christmas day was marred with reports of four
youths’ deaths in two separate accidents in Kollam and
Kozhikode districts in the wee hours
of Sunday. A car carrying four youths
crashed into a tree near Kundara in
Kollam, leading to the death of two
on the spot and the remaining two
hospitalised with one of them on a
ventilator, police said. An officer of Kundara police station
said the incident occurred around 3.30 AM when the youths
were coming from Perumpuzha area of Kollam.
FOUR YOUTHS DIE IN TWO ACCIDENTS IN
WEE HOURS OF CHRISTMAS DAY IN KERALA
CRUCIAL READ
Himachal Pradesh: A 30-year-old man allegedly died due to
a fall during a paragliding expedition in the Dobhi region of
Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on
Sunday. The deceased was identified
as Suraj Shah, a tourist from Maha-
rashtra’s Satara district. When the
paraglider was in the air, his safety
belt reportedly gave way, plunging
him to the ground. Suraj Shah and the pilot were rushed
to Kullu hospital by the locals, where Suraj was declared
brought dead and the pilot’s treatment was underway.
PARAGLIDING ACCIDENT IN KULLU KILLS
30-YEAR-OLD FROM MAHARASHTRA
Mortal remains of soldiers who
died in Sikkim reach Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh (ANI):
The mortal remains of
four soldiers who died
in a Sikkim truck mis-
hap, reached Lucknow
airport on Saturday
.
The mortal remains
of Havildar Charan Sin-
gh of Lalitpur, Bhupen-
dra Singh of Etah,
Shaheed Shyam Singh
Yadav of Unnao and
Lokesh Rai of Muzaffar-
nagar reached Lucknow
airport. The mortal re-
mains of the soldiers
will be cremated today
with state honours.
Earlier on Saturday,
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath paid tribute to
army personnel who
died in the Sikkim truck
mishap and announced
an ex-gratia of Rs 50
lakh each to the families
of all the deceased.
CM Yogi paid tribute
to the four soldiers. He
also announced a gov-
ernment job for one
family member of each
soldier.
INDIA BEAT BANGLADESH
Indian team poses for a group picture with the trophy after winning the 2nd Test match
against Bangladesh, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, in Dhaka on Sunday. India
defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets to seal the series 2-0.
Sanjeev Balyan, Kapil Dev Aggarwal and others pay last respects
to the mortal remains of army soldier. —PHOTO BY ANI
NGT refrains
from levying fine
on Meghalaya
New Delhi (PTI): The
National Green Tribu-
nal has refrained from
levying environmental
compensation of Rs 109
crore on Meghalaya,
noting that the state
had already committed
the requisite funds for
solid and liquid waste
management. The NGT
is monitoring compli-
ance with Municipal
Solid Waste Manage-
ment Rules, 2016.
A bench comprising
Chairperson Justice A
K Goel said there were
gaps in solid and liquid
waste generation and
treatment.
Below freezing point in parts
of Kashmir,Dal Lake frozen
Srinagar: Cold condi-
tions intensified in
Kashmir as the mini-
mum temperature
dipped several degrees
below the freezing point
and many places expe-
rienced the season’s
coldest night, officials
said Sunday
. The valley
experienced a dry but
colder Christmas this
year, the MeT office
said. However, there is a
possibility of a wet
spell next week. The
minimum temperature
on Saturday night went
several degrees below
the freezing point and
was below normal
across the valley except
in Gulmarg, the offi-
cials said.
Surat (PTI): A man and
his associate allegedly
stabbed to death the
owner of an embroidery
firm in Gujarat’s Surat,
his father and uncle on
Sunday apparently as he
was angry with his for-
mer employer for re-
moving him from job
recently
, police said.
The triple murder
took place at the vic-
tim’s company, Vedant
Texo, located in Anjani
industrial area of Am-
roli area of Surat city,
they said.
The Surat Police de-
tained the two accused
and formed a Special
Investigation Team
(SIT) to probe the case, a
senior official said.
“The accused and his
associate walked into
the company on Sunday
morning and stabbed
the owner of the unit,
his father and uncle to
death,” Deputy Commis-
sioner of Police (DCP)
(Zone 5) Harshad Mehta
said. Both the accused
have been detained and
are being questioned, he
told reporters.
Thedeceasedareiden-
tified as Kalpesh Dhola-
kia (36), Dhanji Dholaki-
ya (61) and Ghanshyam
Rajodiya (48).
Guj: Sacked from job, man,
his aide kill firm owner
New Delhi: The MeT
department’s predictions
for Christmas and the
holidays ahead, point to
the possibility of dense
fog in Chandigarh,
Punjab, and Haryana
over the next four days.
The MeT has issued a
warning of severe cold
conditions over the
next few days in north
Rajasthan.
COLD WAVE IN
NORTH INDIA
New Delhi (PTI): Amid
the feud with the gov-
ernment on the Colle-
gium system, the Su-
preme Court saw three
CJIs in 2022 while it de-
livered key verdicts up-
holding the SIT’s clean
chit to then Gujarat
chief minister Naren-
dra Modi in the 2002 ri-
ots, the contentious
money laundering law
and 10 per cent EWS
quota in admissions
and government jobs.
The no-holds-barred
attack on the judiciary
by the Centre led by
Law Minister Kiren Ri-
jiju on issues ranging
from the Collegium sys-
tem, listing of bail and
frivolous PILs to long
court vacations elicited
sharp response from
the top court which not
only came down heavily
over the delay in clear-
ing names for judgeship
to the top couurt but
also asserted that if it
does not act in the case
of violation of personal
liberty then “what for”
is it existing.
The apex court, in its
72-year-long history,
saw three Chief Justic-
es of India (CJI) in a
year for the second time
after 2002. NV Ramana,
who became the 48th
CJI in April 2021, re-
tired in August 2022, fol-
lowed by UU Lalit.
Centre on Collegium: SC gets 3
CJIs,delivers verdicts in 2022

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COMMODITIES
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GBPINR 99.95 0.00 0.00
CURRENCIES
Maruti expects auto car sales to accelerate
First India Bureau
New Delhi: With increas-
ing congestion across cit-
ies in India, Maruti Suzuki
India expects sales of its
vehicles with auto gear
shift to pick up further in
2023, according to compa-
ny Senior offical Shashank
Srivastava.
The company had intro-
duced the auto gear shift
(AGS) technology that re-
lieves drivers from manu-
ally changing gears using
the clutch, for the first time
in 2013-14 on its hatchback
Celerio. It has cumulative-
ly sold 7.74 lakh units of
such vehicles across its
portfolio so far. “After we
introduced AGS, slowly we
have expanded it in so
many of our models. We do
believe that with increased
congestion, especially in
urban areas, AGS is a fur-
ther addition to the ease of
driving. So we believe tech-
nology will pick up even
further,” he said.
SHIFT TO AUTOMATIC IN 2023
NINE MODELS IN
AGS OPTION
 The company has nine
models — Celerio, Alto K10,
WagonR, Dzire, Ignis, Swift,
Brezza, S-Presso and Baleno
— which come with the
AGS option
 Celerio has clocked
cumulative sales of 2 lakh
units of AGS, followed by
WagonR at 1.39 lakh units,
Swift 1.24 lakh units
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: The combined
market valuation of the
top 10 valued firms erod-
ed by `1,68,552.42 crore
last week, with Reliance
Industries taking the big-
gest hit in an overall weak
broader market. Reliance
Industries’ valuation
tanked `42,994.44 crore
to `16,92,411.37 crore.
But in the ranking of top-
10 companies, RIL re-
tained the title of the most
valued firm followed by
TCS, HDFC Bank, Infosys,
Hindustan Unilever, ICICI
Bank, SBI, HDFC, Bharti
Airtel and LIC. —PTI
MCAP OF 10 TOP
FIRMS ERODES BY
`1.68 LAKH CRORE
New Delhi: The road
transport and highways
sector has the maximum
number of delayed pro-
jects at 358, followed by
railways at 111 and the
petroleum sector at 87,
showed a government re-
port. In the road transport
and highways sector, 358
out of 769 projects are
delayed. In railways, out
of 173 projects, 111 are
delayed, while in the pe-
troleum sector, 87 out of
154 projects are running
behind schedule, as per
the latest flash report on
infrastructure projects for
Nov 2022. Muneerabad-
Mahaboobnagar rail pro-
ject is the most-delayed
project. —PTI
MAXIMUM DELAYED
PROJECTS IN ROAD,
HIGHWAYS SECTOR
New Delhi: The Employ-
ees’ State Insurance Cor-
poration (ESIC) plans to
fill 6,400 vacancies, in-
cluding posts for over
2,000 doctors and teach-
ing faculty, wiping out the
backlogs for manpower
that remained, Labour
Minister Bhupender Yadav
said. ESIC is also working
towards providing skills-
based training programme
to workers for paramedi-
cal jobs and has launched
certificate courses in 10
disciplines, a labour min-
istry said. —PTI
ESIC PLANS TO FILL
6,400 VACANCIES:
LABOUR MINISTER
New Delhi: Foreign inves-
tors have infused a net
`11,557 crore in Indian
equities in December so
far despite a market cor-
rection and increasing
concerns over re-emer-
gence of COVID in China
and some other parts of
the world. FPIs invested a
net sum of `11,557 crore
in equities during Decem-
ber 1-23. This comes fol-
lowing a net investment of
over `36,200 crore in No-
vember primarily due to
weakening of the US dol-
lar index and positivity
about overall macroeco-
nomic trends. —PTI
FPIs INVEST `11,557
CRORE IN EQUITIES
IN DECEMBER SO FAR
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DIRECT EMPLOYMENT
IN AVIATION SECTOR IS
OVER 2.5 L: MINISTER
New Delhi: Union Minister of
State in the Ministry of Civil
Aviation Gen (Dr) VK Singh
(Retd) said
the direct
employment
in aviation and
aeronautical
manufacturing sector is nearly
250,000 employees. The figure
stated includes pilots, cabin
crew, engineers, technicians,
airport staff, ground han-
dling, cargo, retail, security,
administrative and sales staff.
The growth in FY 2021-22 as
compared to 2020-21 was
47% (approx). —PTI
‘BRING DOWN
INTEREST RATES FOR
RENEWABLE POWER’
New Delhi: Assocham presi-
dent Sumant Sinha has called
for bringing
down interest
rates for the
industry,
especially for
the domestic renewables sec-
tor, which is seeing high rates
of 8-10% compared to 3-4%
in the western markets. On his
expectations from the govern-
ment for the domestic power
and renewable energy sectors
in the upcoming budget, Sinha
said interest rates should be
brought down for the rate-
sensitive sector. —PTI
NCLAT SETS ASIDE CCI
ORDER ON DELHI LAND
AND FINANCE (DLF)
New Delhi: The NCLAT has
set aside an order passed
by fair trade
regulator
Competition
Commission
of India (CCI)
with respect to Delhi Land and
Finance (DLF) and directed
it to examine the matter. The
appellate tribunal said CCI was
“not authorised to pass an
order for further investigation”
if once its probe unit - the DG
(Director General) has already
“noticed the violation” in its
first report and “the same can-
not be justified”. —PTI
PIRAMAL REALTY EYES
`2,200 CRORE SALES
BOOKINGS
New Delhi: Piramal Realty is
targeting about `2,200 crore
sales bookings this fiscal,
up over 40%
year-on-year,
on strong
housing
demand, its
CEO Gaurav Sawhney said.
Founded in 2012, Piramal Re-
alty is the real estate develop-
ment arm of Piramal Group. It
is one of the leading develop-
ers with 15 million square feet
of residential and commercial
space under development
in the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region (MMR). —PTI
GARUDA AEROSPACE RECEIVES QUALITY
CERTIFICATION RTPO APPROVALS FROM DGCA
Chennai: Garuda Aerospace has received the Type Certification
and RPTO approvals from the DGCA for the indigenously designed
kisan drones. DGCA Type certifica-
tion is provided on the basis of the
quality check and is issued after
a rigorous testing process of the
unmanned aerial vehicles. The kisan
drones are developed for agricultural
purposes and with the Type Certifica-
tion received for the GA-AG model,
Garuda Kisan drones were eligible for `10 lakh unsecured loans
from the agri-infrastructure fund offered by Centre. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
DPIIT seeks views on
retail trade policy
New Delhi (PTI): The DPI-
IT has sought the views of
16 departments and minis-
tries on its draft national
retail trade policy, which is
aimed at the overall devel-
opment of all formats of
the sector, an official said.
After getting comments
from all the departments
and ministries, DPIIT
would seek approval of the
Union Cabinet on policy
.
The policy would focus
on formulating strategies
to provide a globally com-
petitive and sustainable
environment for the overall
development of retail trade
through targeted efforts.
The objectives of the
policy include ensuring
easy and quick access to af-
fordable credit, facilitating
modernization and digiti-
sation of retail trade by
promoting modern tech-
nology and superior infra-
structural support; devel-
opment of physical infra-
structure across the distri-
bution chain; promotion of
skill development and im-
prove labour productivity,
and providing an effective
consultative and grievance
redressal mechanism for
the sector.
PAST FUTURE
PROJECTION
 Last week, the Sensex
tumbled 1,492.52 points
or 2.43%, while the Nifty
tanked 462.20 points.
 Movement of rupee, Brent
crude oil and foreign fund
trading activity would also
be watched
COVIDsituationinChina,global
trendstoguidemarketsthisweek
New Delhi (PTI): Global
trends and the COVID situ-
ation in China would drive
the equity markets this
week, which may also see
volatility amid the sched-
uled derivatives expiry on
Thursday, said analysts.
According to analysts,
investor sentiment re-
mained subdued last week
amid surging COVID cases
in China and a few other
nations. Also, stronger US
growth data has cemented
expectations of the Federal
Reserve continuing with
its hawkish stance, which
added to the muted trend.
Last week, the Sensex
tumbled 1,492.52 points.
“The scheduled deriva-
tives expiry of December
month contracts would
keep participants busy
. Be-
sides, the performance of
global indices amid the ris-
ing fear of COVID cases
will further add to volatili-
ty,” said Ajit Mishra, VP -
Technical Research, Relig-
are Broking Ltd.
Movement of rupee,
Brent crude oil and foreign
fund trading activity would
also be watched by inves-
tors during the week.
China ready to work with India: FM Wang
New Delhi (PTI): Chinese
Foreign Minister Wang Yi
said on Sunday that China
is ready to work with India
for the “steady and sound
growth” of bilateral ties
and the two countries are
committed to upholding
stability at the border are-
as where tensions have pre-
vailed since 2020.
Addressing a symposi-
um on the international
situation and China’s for-
eign relations in 2022,
Wang said both countries
have maintained commu-
nication through diplomat-
ic and military-to-military
channels.
“China and India have
maintained communica-
tion through the diplomat-
ic and military-to-military
channels, and both coun-
tries are committed to up-
holding stability in the bor-
der areas,” said Wang, who
has been elevated to the
ruling Communist Party
of China’s (CPC) high-pow-
er political bureau during
the recent party Congress.
“We stand ready to work
with India in the direction
toward steady and sound
growth of China-India rela-
tions,” he said at the sym-
posium. Wang, along with
National Security Advisor
Ajit Doval, is the Special
Representative of the In-
dia-China boundary mech-
anism which has remained
dormant in the present set
of border standoffs.
In his lengthy address on
China’s diplomatic work,
Wang focused more on Chi-
na’s troubled ties with the
US and burgeoning rela-
tions with Russia, despite
the Ukraine war.
He briefly touched on
India-China relations that
have been bogged down
since April 2020.
The ties between the two
countries froze since then,
with India making it clear
that peace and tranquillity
at the border is the sine qua
non for the overall develop-
ment of bilateral ties.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
 Addressing a symposium on
the int’l situation and China’s
foreign relations in 2022,
Wang said both countries have
maintained communication
through diplomatic and
military-to-military channels
 Wang, along with National
Security Advisor Ajit Doval,
is the Special Representative
of the India-China boundary
mechanism
 In his lengthy address
on China’s diplomatic work,
Wang focused more on China’s
troubled ties with the US
India need corp
mandate on
RD: Zoho CEO
Kolkata (PTI): India re-
quires a corporate man-
date on Research Devel-
opment (RD) similar to
CSR to promote a technol-
ogy innovation culture
which will help build criti-
cal technologies here in the
country, Zoho Corpora-
tion’s founder Sridhar
Vembu said.
The Padma Shree awar-
dee and CEO of the coun-
try’s first billion-dollar IT
product company said the
country lacks a culture of
its own RD and pointed
out that merely having
manufacturing facilities of
global tech product compa-
nies like Apple will not
bring “high income jobs”
for people at large in India.
NEARLY 80%
TICKETS SOLD
ONLINE: RAIL MIN
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Railway
Minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw on Sunday stated
that close to 80% of re-
served tickets in Indian
railways are sold online.
The response from
Vaishnaw came as a writ-
ten reply in Lok Sabha.
“Mobile application on
various platforms is also
available for booking re-
served and unreserved
tickets as well as provision
of other railway services,”
ANI quoted Vaishnaw.
Mixed bag of job opportunities
await aspirants in 2023
New Delhi (PTI): A mixed
bag of opportunities is
likely to greet job aspirants
in 2023 as telecom and ser-
vices-oriented sectors are
anticipated to accelerate
hiring after recent gloomy
months of pink slips in the
technology segment amid
global economic turmoil.
Short-term opportuni-
ties will be on the rise and
companies will focus on
building a work-life inte-
grated culture, nurturing
niche talent, enhancing
skills and providing flexi-
ble work arrangements,
experts opined. Experts
also said one of the major
recruitment trends of 2023
is expected to be companies
looking to boost internal
mobility of talent.
After 2022, especially the
second half, resonated with
reports of mass layoffs and
hiring freeze amid the pan-
demic-related business dis-
ruptions, experts said it is
not going to be all gloom
and doom in 2023.
SHORT-TERM
OPPS ON RISE
 Short-term opps will be on
the rise and companies will
focus on building a work-life
integrated culture, nurturing
niche talent providing
flexible work arrangements

Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: The focus of
Congress in the new
year will be on organi-
sational issues and as-
sembly elections. The
party is likely to appoint
400 block presidents.
Also, other organisa-
tional appointments in-
cluding that of district
president may also be
done in the new year.
As per the Udaipur
declaration, priority
will be given to youth
and women in appoint-
ments.
Appointment of 34
district presidents is
pending. Apart from it,
400 block Congress
presidents are to be ap-
pointed. This time,
mandal and division
level presidents will
also be appointed for
the first time.
Before the ‘Hath Se
Hath Jodo’ campaign
starting from January
26, the PCC is planning
to focus on organiza-
tional appointments.
This is the reason
that the announcement
of 400 new block presi-
dents will be made be-
fore January 26, be-
cause the campaign will
start from the block
level only
.
Women, youth, mi-
norities and SC-ST will
be given importance in
the list of block presi-
dents.
District presidents in
5 out 13, where the dis-
trict presidents were
appointed, will be
changed.
What makes relationships and even
countries great are not the things they
have in common but their differences.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
First India Bureau
Jodhpur/Jaisalmer/
Jhunjhunu: The mor-
tal remains of three
soldiers, who were
among those killed in a
road accident in Sik-
kim, were on Friday
consigned to flames
with full military hon-
ours in their respective
villages in Rajasthan,
police said.
Subedar Guman Sin-
gh, Lance Naik Manoj
Yadav and soldier
Sukha Ram were from
Jaisalmer, Jhunjhunu
and Jodhpur districts,
respectively
.
The body of Subedar
Guman Singh arrived
at Jaisalmer air force
station from Delhi,
from where it was tak-
en to Joga village in a
decorated military
truck, police said.
A large number of lo-
cals reached the air
force station and raised
slogans like ‘Guman
Singh Amar Rahe’ and
‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’.
His funeral was con-
ducted in the village in
the presence of thou-
sands of people.
In Jodhpur, people in
large numbers accom-
panied the military
truck in which the body
of Sukha Ram was tak-
en from the airport to
his village.
Mortal remains of 3 jawans consigned to flames with military honours
SIKKIM ROAD ACCIDENT
lll
Sixteen jawans
had lost their
lives when the
truck carrying
them fell into a
gorge while
negotiating a
sharp turn in
North Sikkim on
Friday
SET TO BAT
Speaker Dr CP Joshi participates in the cricket
competition organised by Akhil Bhartiya Vaishnav Bairagi
Yuva Parishad, Nathdwara, in Bilota, Delwara on Sunday.
Minister Rajendra Singh Gudha pays tribute to jawan Manoj Yadav in Jhunjhunu on Sunday.
‘Raj a model State due to health schemes’
CM LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF DEV WORKS WORTH `333 CRORE IN BHARATPUR
ChiefMinisterAshokGehlotalsodedicatedprojectsworth`95croreinBharatpur’sNadbai
CM Ashok Gehlot, Vishvendra Singh, Mahesh Joshi, GS Dotasra, and Bhajanlal Jatav during a programme in Bharatpur’s Nadbai on Sunday.
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot on
Sunday said that Ra-
jasthan has become a
model State in the coun-
try due to the schemes
in the health sector. Ge-
hlot laid foundation
stone of development
works worth Rs 333
crore and dedicated
works worth Rs 95 crore
at Nadbai in Bharatpur.
He said that free
treatment up to Rs 10
lakh is being provided
under the Chief Minis-
ter Chiranjeevi Health
Insurance Scheme and
the state government is
bearing the entire ex-
penditure on heart, liv-
er, kidney transplant
and cochlear implant.
“Medicines and tests
are being provided free
of cost. Along with this,
accidentinsuranceof Rs
5 lakh is being provided
tosupportinadversecir-
cumstances,” he said
during a programme in
Bharatpur’s Nadbai as-
sembly constituency
.
“We have provided so-
cial and economic sup-
port to the common peo-
ple by implementing
budget announcements,
public welfare schemes
and important decisions
ontheground.Therehas
been no shortage of any
kind in the development
of every sector,” he said.
An‘excellent diplomat’: CM Gehlot
pays tribute to Maharaja Surajmal
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot paid homage to
Maharaja Surajmal, the
erstwhile ruler of
Bharatpur, on his death
anniversary on Sunday,
saying he was a great
warrior and an excel-
lent diplomat.
Gehlot also visited
Maharani Shri Jaya
Mahavidyalaya ground
in Bharatpur, where
sand art depicting the
life of Maharaja Suraj-
mal was on display
.
“Maharaja Surajmal,
the founder of Bharat-
pur, was a great warri-
or, proficient in battle
as well as an excellent
diplomat. For this rea-
son, the princely state
of Bharatpur was al-
ways one step ahead of
the Mughals and the
British and the Lo-
hagarh fort remained
invincible,” the chief
minister said.
CM Ashok Gehlot, Vishvendra Singh, Subhash Garg, Mahesh Joshi
look at the sand portrait of Maharaja Surajmal in Bharatpur.
CMflagsoff167
newambulances,
launchesapp
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan
has 90 per cent health
insurance coverage
as compared to the
nationalaverageof 41
percent,Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot said
on Sunday, attribut-
ing the success to
schemes such as the
Chiranjeevi Health
Insurance Scheme.
Gehlot said against
the national average
of 41 per cent, Ra-
jasthan has 90 per
cent coverage of
health insurance,
while the coverage is
15.9 per cent in Uttar
Pradesh, 22.4 per cent
in Maharashtra and
44percentinGujarat.
“The schemes
which we have intro-
duced here are being
talked about in the
country
. I believe that
other states and the
Centre would also
have to implement
(such schemes),” Ge-
hlot told the media
hereafterflaggingoff
167 new ‘108-emer-
gency ambulances’
from Amar Jawan
Jyoti on Sunday
. All
these ambulances
will be included in
the fleet in various
districts to further
strengthen the basic
medical services.
Besides this, the
Chief Minister also
launched the Ambu-
lance Inspection Mo-
bile Application,
through which the
effective inspection
of the movement of
ambulances. The CM
minister said that ex-
cellent management
was done during the
corona pandemic in
the state.
Poonia writes to NCW, NHRC,
seeks directions for State Govt
State Cong likely to appoint
400 block presidents in 2023
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP State pres-
ident Satish Poonia has
written a letter to the
National Commission
for Women and the Na-
tional Human Rights
Commission seeking
directions to the state
government for effec-
tive prevention of
crime against women.
Citing cases of rape
and atrocities against
women happened in the
state, Poonia said that
during the tenure of the
state government, more
than 8.61 lakh criminal
cases have been regis-
tered so far out of which
more than 1.55 lakh
cases are related to
atrocities on women.
“Of them, more than
25,000 cases are of rape
and gangrape,” he said.
He said that recently,
in Bhilwara district of
the state, a case of sale
and purchase of girls
on stamp paper came to
the fore. Also, in the dis-
tricts of Dungarpur,
Bharatpur, Sawai Mad-
hopur, etc., cases of for-
cibly pushing teenage
girls into prostitution
and trafficking have
also surfaced.
“The image of Ra-
jasthan state has been
tarnished by such inci-
dents. Increasing crimi-
nal cases against wom-
en in Rajasthan state is
very frightening and
condemnable,” he said.
Satish Poonia with Dr Somya, BJP National Secy Vijaya Rahatkar
in an event remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Press Club.
Last rites of Subedar Guman Singh and soldier Sukha Ram were
performed in Jaisalmer and Jhunjhunu on Sunday.
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa will hold meeting in Jaipur on
December 28. —FILE PHOTO
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Parsadi Lal Meena, Mahesh
Joshi, Govind Singh Dotasra during the event on Sunday.
CM GEHLOT MEETS EX-ASSEMBLY
SPEAKER GIRRAJ PRASAD IN B’PUR
Bharatpur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot paid a courtesy
visit to 103-year-old Girraj Prasad Tiwari, ex-Speaker
of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly during his visit to
Bharatpur and also met the family members and en-
quired about their health. Ministers Dr Mahesh Joshi,
Vishvendra Singh, Bhajan Lal Jatav, Dr Subhash Garg,
PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra were also present.
Tiwari held the post of Speaker of the Rajasthan Legis-
lative Assembly from January 1986 to March 1990.
CM Gehlot and Govind Singh Dotasra enquire about the
health of Girraj Prasad Tiwari in Bharatpur on Sunday.
ATROCITIES AGAINST WOMEN

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JAIPUR, MONDAY,
DECEMBER 26, 2022
he most opulent fash-
ion event in South Mys-
uru, Mysore Fashion
Week curated by de-
signer Jayanthi Ballal,
powered by Blenders
Pride Glassware and
Co Powered by Timex, Blancka-
nvas Media was orchestrated
from December 9 to 11 at Mysore
Union in Hebbal Industrial
Area. Mysore Fashion Week was
a royal treat for the sore eyes
with eminent fashion designers,
top models and renowned celeb-
rities in its 6th season glamming
Mysore with a beautifully tai-
lored and magnificent range of
intricately designed designs.
The three-day mega event exclu-
sively comprised top fashion de-
signers, models, editors, fashion
bloggers and key fashion influ-
encers, ensuring every fashion
enthusiast gains exposure to a
unique audience.
Top designers like Shravan
Kummar, Jayanthi Ballal, Daz-
zles Studio, Nazim Ali Khan, Fe-
lix Bandish, Ramya Santosh,
Asif Merchant, Anjalee and Ar-
jun Kapoor, Pankaj Soni, Rina
Dhaka,ChaitanyaRaoandmany
knowndesignersspuntheirmag-
ic, setting the colour wheels in
motion in royal shades. All the
designers drew inspiration from
opulent Indian textiles, colours,
textures, and handcrafted pat-
terns in order to honour the In-
dian heritage in their creations.
The finale of Mysore Fashion
Week saw veteran actress Jaya
Prada walking the ramp draped
in the silk saree designed by the
event organiser, the city’s ace
designer Jayanthi Ballal.
Other showstoppers such as
Dhanya Ramkumar, Gayathrie
Shankar,KarunyaRam,Poonam
Pandey, Tisca Chopra, Awez and
ZaidDarbaralsomesmerizedthe
viewers by showcasing stunning
outfits by well-known designers.
Jayanthi Ballal, Founder of
Mysore Fashion Week quotes
saying “There is so much talent
in India but no platform to
showcase, Mysore
Fashion Week is on a quest to
give new talent wings to fly
help them explore their
credentials. Our vision is to
mentor newcomers looking
for that deserving break in
the Indian Fashion Indus-
try give them a platform
to show the world their
knack for fashion”.
The star-studded event
was choreographed by Pa-
rimal Mehhta, Faheem
and Lokesh Sharma.
Mysore Fashion
Week Season 6-
the three-day
glamorous
fashion event
held at Mysore
Union in Hebbal
Industrial Area
from December
9-11 featured
some of the
noted designers
and supermodels
displaying
magnificent
creations to the
audience
MRIDULA SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
T
COLOSSALGLITZGLAM
AN AFFIRMING PROPOSITION OF THE GRANDEUR AND PRIMO!
Stunning Poonam Pandey donning the designer outfit by Rina Dhaka
Tisca Chopra in an astonishing saree by Ramya Santosh
Poonam Pandey
Ace actress Jaya Prada
donning the beautiful silk
saree by Jayanthi Ballal
(L-R) Ravishing Gayathrie Shankar
walk the ramp for Chaitanya Rao,
Iris Maity in an ashtonishing outfit by
Dazzles, Supermodel Sonalika Sahay,
Dhanya Ramkumar and Karishma Modi
showcases the stunning collection by Felix
Showstoppers Awez and Zaid Darbar walk the ramp for Pankaj Soni

10
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JAIPUR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2022
THE RAMP WALK FOR LIFE
THE RAMP WALK FOR LIFE
OHAN Founda-
tion Hyderabad
Team celebrated
25 years of sav-
ing lives
through a
unique “Ramp
Walk for Life” at Saptapar-
ni, Banjara Hills wherein
luminaries from various
walks of life walked the
ramp wearing Telangana
Weaves and spoke about
the life-saving cause of
“organ donation on De-
cember 23, 2022
Prominent doctors, ce-
lebrities, transplant recipi-
ents and donor families
walked the ramp wearing
Telangana weaves to cre-
ate awareness of organ do-
nation. Actor Revathy
, who
was the first celebrity to
pledge to donate organs
when the MOHAN Founda-
tion was established, was
the Guest of Honour at the
event which was held in
partnership with Abhi-
haara Foundation which
promotes Telangana
Weaves. Revathy flashed
her Donor Card and sin-
cerely appealed to every-
one to pledge organ dona-
tion. She also spoke about
her recent ventures i.e Aye
Zindagi and Salam Venky,
which are based on organ
donation
She saluted all the
Transplant Coordinators
who speak to the family
during their darkest hour
of grief and highly appre-
ciated the activities of the
MOHAN Foundation.
Among the luminaries
who walked the ramp
was Dr Sonali Arora, a
Cardiologist who spe-
cializes in advanced
heart failure and trans-
plant cardiology. Dr
Arora, who is inciden-
tally the daughter of
former CEC Sunil Aro-
ra, completed an Ad-
vanced Heart Failure
and Cardiac Transplant
Fellowship at the Uni-
versity of Utah, Salt
Lake City. She devel-
oped the advanced
heart failure program
at Sparrow Hospital
in Michigan and was
responsible for the ini-
tiation of the inpatient
heart failure service
and the expansion of
the heart failure clinic.
She is currently work-
ing at KIMS, Heart and
Lung Transplant Insti-
tute for the last 2 years.
Sunil Arora is also an
Advisory Member on
the Board of the MO-
HAN Foundation.
Dr Manjula Anagani, a
Gynaecologist, is the Clin-
ical Director and Head of
the Department, Obs and
Gynae, Care Hospital Hy-
derabad who received the
prestigious Padmashree
Award in 2015. She holds
the Guinness World Re-
cord for the highest num-
ber of fibroids removed
from a single patient.
From MOHAN Founda-
tion, Lalitha Raghuram
(Country Director), K
Raghuram (Advisor), and
Pallavi Kumar (EDDelhi
NCR) walked the ramp
with the many other re-
nowned persons from dif-
ferent areas of life, all
joined together for the
cause of Organ Donation
were Swapna Sundari
(Anchor), Manju Latha
Kalanidhi (Journalist).
Hoinhu Rajesh (Lung
Transplant Recipient), T
S Sudhir (Journalist), Dr
Tapaswi Krishna P (Con-
sultant Pulmonologist),
Padma Buggineni (Health
Professional), Dr Vineela
Katam Reddy (Dentist),
Uma Devi Chigurupati (
ED Granules India), Bhar-
gavi ( Radio Jockey), Dr
Rama Enganti (MD, DM
Nephrology), Uma Sudhir
(Executive Editor New
Delhi Television), Dr Kola
Sasikala (MD, DGO), Mad-
huri Dasagrandhi (Free-
lance Journalist), Karuna
Gopal Vartakavi (Political
leader), Gayatri
Bhargavi(Actor), Colonel
Vikram Subramanyam,
Dr Subhadra Jalali, K.
Rama Devi (Founder,
ALEAP), Dr Usha Yana-
mandra, Dr Sandeep Gan-
gaya Attawar Jyotsna
Cheruvu, and Dr Samata
Roshni Padala.
Dr Sunil Shroff,
Founder of MOHAN
Foundation sent out a
strong appeal, “ Join us
in our endeavour to en-
sure that ‘No Indian
dies for want of an or-
gan’. Let us normalise
the conversation
around this difficult,
yet important topic,
that has the Power to
Save many lives.”
MOHAN Foundation, a
pioneering NGO with a
unique mandate of pro-
moting deceased organ do-
nation in the country, was
set up in 1997 in Chennai.
It took up the cause of or-
gan donation at a time
when no one in the coun-
try was talking about it
and the environment was
fairly hostile towards this
highly taboo topic and
therefore has been a torch
bearer in this space.
Its unique mission is to
ensure that every Indian
that is suffering from
end-stage organ failure,
be provided with the gift
of a new lease of quality
life through a lifesaving
organ.
Taking a 360-degree ap-
proach the Foundation
has been relentlessly
working to create aware-
ness of organ donation
amongst the public
healthcare workers, train-
ing medical paramedi-
cal professionals, working
with hospitals to set sys-
tems to enable organ do-
nation and working close-
ly with State and Central
Governments to create a
strong ecosystem for or-
gan donation.
Their strength lies in
grief counselling and car-
rying out the unenviable
task of speaking to fami-
lies at the time of the
death of a loved one and
encouraging them to think
about organ donation so
that those who are suffer-
ing from organ failure can
benefit from a lifesaving
transplant.
SRIVIDYA SUBRAMANIAN
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
M
and Cardiac Transplant
Fellowship at the Uni-
oped the advanced
heart failure program
at Sparrow Hospital
in Michigan and was
responsible for the ini-
tiation of the inpatient
heart failure service
and the expansion of
the heart failure clinic.
She is currently work-
ing at KIMS, Heart and
Lung Transplant Insti-
tute for the last 2 years.
Sunil Arora is also an
Advisory Member on
the Board of the MO-
Dr Manjula Anagani, a
Gynaecologist, is the Clin-
nation in the country, was
set up in 1997 in Chennai.
It took up the cause of or-
gan donation at a time
when no one in the coun-
try was talking about it
and the environment was
fairly hostile towards this
highly taboo topic and
therefore has been a torch
bearer in this space.
ensure that every Indian
that is suffering from
end-stage organ failure,
be provided with the gift
of a new lease of quality
life through a lifesaving
Revathy with Dr Vaishnavi Raghuram
and her daughter Leilani Dr Sonali Arora walked the ramp and urged the people to pledge for Organ Donation Revathy displays a sample of her Organ Donation card as Lalitha Raghuram looks on smilingly
Dr Sandeep Gangaya with his patients who received
organ transplants promotes the cause, also seen is Lalitha Raghuram. Uma Sudhir with spouse TS Sudhir urging everyone to pledge for Organ Donation
Karuna Gopal Vartakavi walks the ramp
Sudha Rani felicitates Actress Revathy
Subhadra Jalali Renowned singer Sreenidhi Venkat sings for the cause
Lalitha Raghuram (Country Director MOHAN Foundation ) along with volunteers and MOHAN Foundation Hyderabad Team at “Ramp Walk for Life” K Raghuram and Lalitha walk with their granddaughter Leilani

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JOY
JOY THE
THE
The festival of Christmas is celebrated with great cheer and enthusiasm all
over the world. It is also an occasion for a family reunion. City First interacted
with a few Christmas birds on how they celebrated their day in their way!
inally, the season of Jingle
Bells, carols, gifts, cakes and
of course our Santa Claus ar-
rived after a long wait. And
just like every year, this year
shines as a festival of joy and
happiness for everyone. The
day commemorates the birth anniver-
sary of Jesus Christ and is observed
as a grand celebration by people be-
longing to different religions. Family
gatherings, grand dinners, and gifts
exchange form the true essence of
this winter festival. People spend time
with their closed ones while decorat-
ing the Christmas tree in their homes.
Kids hang empty socks in their rooms
to get gifts from Santa Claus, some
clean their chimneys, and some deco-
rate Christmas trees, wreaths etc. My
favourite memory of Christmas is
singing soulful carols in school with
thewholeclassandvisitingourschool
church to live the vibe of this beauti-
ful festival. Wait, it seems like we all
have different ways to celebrate this
festival of joy
, so let’s discuss your fa-
vourite memory or way to celebrate
‘Your Christmas’.
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
F
SUSHMITA AIND
This is the first Christmas that I am
spending with my partner Craig and it is
pretty amazing. I had the opportunity to
sing with the St Francis choir Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra and people from
everywhere in the world regardless of any
religion gathered together to share the
rhythm of glad tidings.
PARUL MAHAJAN
My friends and I planned to visit
our school Church but due to a Baby
Shower function in the family, I had
to stay at home with family and
celebrated the day in a totally different
way. We celebrated the birth of Jesus
with the baby shower function cum
Momchelor Party, in which we made
many delicious dishes and played
various games. At last, we paid
gratitude to lord Jesus for blessing us.
WORLD!
AZMEENA KHAN
My house is under
construction so I did not
get much time to celebrate,
and that is the reason why
I ditched the ‘Christmas
celebration tgis’ plan I made
with my friend. But even in
the busiest schedule, we
managed to celebrate the
day with delicious cake and
mouth-watering dishes. But
I promise next year for sure
I am gonna make up for my
mistake and will celebrate
the day with my friends.
TO
TO
ASTHA SAXENA
I adore Christmas so much!
It’s the best time of the
year. For Christmas and
New Year’s celebrations, All
my family gathered at our
house and made gingerbread
cookies and my personal
favourite, chocolate cake,
and decorated our Christmas
tree. Following dinner, we
all prayed to Jesus and
exchanged gifts that we
bought for one another.
WORLD!
WORLD!
ASTHA SAXENA
I adore Christmas so much!
It’s the best time of the
year. For Christmas and
New Year’s celebrations, All
my family gathered at our
house and made gingerbread
BHARTI SAXENA
Christmas simply lights up every
nook, from decorating Christmas
trees to creating desserts at
home. I spent the day with
my students by creating
some miraculous artworks
related to Christmas. We also
offered our prayers to the lord
and sang Christmas carols.
Honestly speaking, creating the
artworks together with the little
kids made my day mesmerizing!
BHARTI SAXENA
nook, from decorating Christmas
trees to creating desserts at
Honestly speaking, creating the
kids made my day mesmerizing!
HARSHITA SHARMA
My cousins surprised me with
gifts and a cute Christmas
cum get-together party at
home. We really enjoyed
the day with playing games
and dancing to the tunes of
funky music. We also binge
watched our favorite series
and decorated our house. I
also flaunted one of my finest
Basket Ball move to them, which
I am preparing from so long. My
mumma also baked tasty cake for us.
Basket Ball move to them, which
I am preparing from so long. My

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