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27
APRIL, 2023
THURSDAY
JAIPUR
EAM JAISHANKAR SLAMS PAKISTAN
ON TERROR, BHUTTO MEET UNLIKELY
New Delhi: Meeting between Foreign Minister S Jaishankar &
his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is unlikely to
take place. ‘It is for us very difficult to engage with a neighbour
who practices cross-border terrorism against us,’ EAM said.
MODI TO ATTEND QUAD SUMMIT
IN AUSTRALIA ON MAY 24
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will join US President
Joe Biden and counterparts from Australia and Japan at
a summit of Quad leaders in Sydney on May 24. It will
focus on Indo-Pacific situation and Ukraine war.
PEOPLE SHOULD DECIDE, NOT COURT:
KIREN RIJIJU ON SAME-SEX CASE
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on
Wednesday said matter like institution of marriage has
to be decided by people of nation and that courts
are not the forum to settle such issues.
BSE SENSEX 60,300.58 169.87 | NSE NIFTY 17,813.60 44.35
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We have not stopped any scheme of Raje govt: CM
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot has
taken a jibe at Vasund-
hara Raje’s ‘milk-lem-
on’ statement. Talking
to the media in Bikaner,
Gehlot said, “We have
kept their plans going.
Vasundhara Raje had
stopped our plans. This
is the difference be-
tween lemon and milk.
Due to someone’s negli-
gence, a refinery worth
`40, 000 crore becomes
worth `76,000 crore,
what can be a bigger
loss than this. We have
not stopped any scheme
of Vasundhara govern-
ment. We have not
closed ERCP. This time
the government has to
be brought in public in-
terest. That was
Vasundhara Raje’s
plan. We are taking it
forward. This is the dif-
ference between Raje
and us. This is the dif-
ference between lemon
and milk. We have kept
their plans going.” P8
DANTEWADANAXAL
BLOODBATH!
First India Bureau
Dantewada: A total of
11 people, including 10
policemen and one ci-
vilian, were killed in
blast carried out by
Maoists in Chhattis-
garh’s Dantewada on
Wednesday. “There is
such informa-
tion with us. It
is very sad-
dening. My
condolenc-
es to the be-
reaved fam-
ilies. This
fight is in its
last stage. Nax-
als won’t be spared,”
said Chhattisgarh CM
Bhupesh Baghel, while
confirming incident,
the area is 450 km from
State capital, Raipur.
“The news of martyr-
dom of our 10 DRG
jawans and a driver due
to IED blast on DRG
force which had arrived
for anti-Naxal opera-
tion on info of presence
of Maoist cadre under
Aranpur police station
area of Dantewada is
very sad,” he tweeted.
PERSPECTIVE P4
OP KAVERI: OVER 530
INDIANS EVACUATED
FROM SUDAN SO FAR
New Delhi: Two military
transport aircraft of the
IAF evacuated over 250
Indians from Sudan after
a naval ship rescued
another 278 citizens
from strife-torn country.
Total Indians evacuated
from Sudan stands at
around 530, data said.
TRINAMOOL LEADER’S
DAUGHTER HELD BY ED
FOR CATTLE SMUGGLING
AAP’S SHELLY OBEROI
ELECTED DELHI
MAYOR UNANIMOUSLY
Kolkata: TMC leader
Anubrata Mondal’s
daughter, Sukanya
Mondal, has been arrested
by the ED after being
questioned on Wednesday
in alleged cattle smuggling
case. ED summoned her
over huge unaccounted
properties, bank accounts
directly related to her in
connection with the case.
New Delhi: After Shikha
Rai, BJP candidate,
decided to withdraw
her name from the race
minutes into the house
meeting at Civic Centre,
AAP’s Shelly Oberoi was
unanimously elected as
the mayor of the Municipal
Corporation of Delhi MCD.
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Crucial
Crucial
Visuals of the ambush site show a big crater — 10 feet deep and 20 feet wide —
that covers the road’s entire width, indicating Maoists used heavy explosives.
Huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered in search
operation conducted by security forces after blast in Dantewada.
OVER 50 KG BOMB
USED IN ATTACK
The Maoist ambush in
Chhattisgarh involved
the use of a powerful 50-
kg improvised explosive
device (IED) that left a
massive hole on the road
and uprooted trees. The
policemen of the District
Reserve Guard (DRG)
were travelling in a rented
mini-van, sources said,
adding the commuter
vehicle that offers no
ballistic protection may
have been flung at least
20 feet by the force of the
explosion.
We are demand-
ing from PM
Modi, fulfill the
promise made and declare
ERCP a national project.
They are not doing it, we
ourselves are investing
`13,000 crore.
—Ashok Gehlot, CM
Narendra Modi @narendramodi
Strongly condemn the attack on the
Chhattisgarh police in Dantewada. I pay
my tributes to the brave personnel we lost in the
attack. Their sacrifice will always be remem-
bered. My condolences to the bereaved families.
Dantewada
CHHATTISGARH
PM PAYS LAST RESPECTS TO BADAL
ANOTHER FEATHER IN RHB’S CAP!
PM Narendra Modi pays his last respects to the mortal remains of former Punjab Chief Minister and
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal at funeral, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. P5
NAREDCO National President Rajan Bandelkar and Chairman
RERA Delhi Anand Kumar honouring Rajathan Housing Board
Commissioner Pawan Arora for registering maximum housing
projects in RERA in the country, in Gurugram on Wednesday. P8
‘Only Parl can decide on
equal marriage rights’
New Delhi (FIB): The
SC on Wednesday heard
Day 5 of arguments over
the multiple petitions
demanding marriage
equality — the right of
non-heterosexual cou-
ples to be wed and given
the same rights as het-
erosexual unions. So far,
the court has head from
the petitioners, who ar-
gued in favour of mar-
riage equality citing
various issues - from the
importance of family to
the right to equality
.
Elite argument
can be set aside.
Matter of preju-
dice. Does not determine
how we rule on a con-
stitutional issue. Special
Marriage Act was intended
to be religion-neutral, idea
was to create a forum for
people to marry outside
their faith.
—DY Chandrachud, CJI
AMIT SHAH ASSURES CHHATTISGARH
CM BHUPESH BAGHEL OF ALL HELP
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday
spoke to Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
and took stock of the situation and assured the
CM all possible help to deal with the situation.
MAJOR DISCUSSIONS IN COURT
 ‘LGBTQ couples will
come to courts with
claims. We are no differ-
ent, and we ask for the
right to not be different’,
said Advocate Arundhati
Katju for petitioners.
 ‘Let us be blessed just
as heterosexual couples
are...Not elite at all.
So many people have
called me...from Hissar,
Chhattisgarh, Surat’,
said Advocate Nundy for
petitioners.
 ‘Children, orphans...
have right to have a family.
Petitioners are part of his-
torically oppressed
minority... deserve
as much dignity
& protection
as opposite
sex couple’,
Advocate
Amri-
tananda
Chakra-
vorty for petitioners.
 ‘Right to marry can’t
mean compelling the
State to create a new
definition of marriage.
Parliament can do but
it’s not an absolute right,
said Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta for Centre.
 If it is done by the court
then it is detrimental to
the LGBTQI since you are
forcing something against
the will of the people. We
cannot forget the historical
background which led to
the institution of marriage,
said Solicitor General Tush-
ar Mehta for Centre.
 Parl was aware
of lesbian and
gay people.
Panel used the
word parties
instead of
‘man’ and
‘woman’.
“MANN KI BAAT@100” CONCLAVE
PM Modi’s speech inspired younger generation, says Amit Shah
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Centre held
a mega celebration on
Wednesday as “Mann ki
Baat”, Modi’s monthly
radio address completes
100 days. HM Amit Shah
said “Mann Ki Baat”
has given Akashvani a
new lease of life by tak-
ing it to younger genera-
tion, who are tuning in
to newer modes of en-
tertainment. He said,
‘Modi did not mention a
singlepolissue.Astrong
communicationbetween
leaderandpeoplemakes
democracy stronger. P6
Union HM Amit Shah, Union Ministers Anurag Thakur and Ashwini Vaishnaw share ‘Laugh Out Loud’
moment at inauguration of ‘Mann Ki Baat @100’ conclave at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Wednesday.
Jagdeep Dhankhar addressing gathering in Delhi on Wednesday.
Also seen on screen are Aamir Khan, Raveena Tandon & Ricky Kej.
Punia: Please listen
to our ‘Mann Ki Baat’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: India’s top
wrestlers including
Sakshi Malik, Vinesh
Phogat and Bajrang Pu-
nia, who are protesting
against BJP MP and
Wrestling Federation of
India president chief
Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh, on Wednesday
asked PM Modi to listen
to their ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
‘NEED TIME FOR FIR’
A day after the SC is-
sued notice to book WFI
President Brij Bhush-
an, whom they accused
of sexual harassment,
Delhi Police on Wednes-
day informed court that
the matter may require
preliminary inquiry be-
fore they file a First In-
formation Report.
 10 cops and 1 civilian killed in attack in Chhattisgarh
 Huge quantity of explosives used to trigger ambush
Bajrang Punia during an
exercise at Jantar Mantar in
Delhi on Wednesday.
‘Mann Ki Baat’ will
be the foundation of
‘India @100’ as radio
program hosted by PM Modi
completed its 100th episode.
—Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice Prez
People want to believe in him (PM
Modi) and follow him. They trust him
and he has built this relationship with
the public. Trust does not come automatically, it
has to be earned. And clearly he has earned it.
—Amir Khan, Bollywood actor
OTHER TOP
RAJ STORIES
Dholpur local court on
Wednesday sentenced a
man to death in connect
with the killing of four
Dalit labourers in 2008. A
fine of `10 lakh imposed
on Kirti Ram Gurjar. P7
A 19-year-old NEET
aspirant from Madhya
Pradesh allegedly died by
suicide in her hostel room
in the Talwandi area of
this Rajasthan district,
police officials said on
Wednesday. P3
CM Ashok Gehlot addressing gathering during ‘Mehangai Rahat’
Camp, at the Ambedkar Bhawan, in Bikaner on Wednesday.
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: CA Bharat
Bamb, Pavitra Kothari,
Adarsh Manchanda,
Mahesh Gupta and oth-
ers have not got relief
from the Supreme
Court in case of Syndi-
cate Bank loan scam.
Justice Ajay Rastogi
and Justice Bela M.
Trivedi’s bench has
cancelled the SLP
while upholding the
orders of the Ra-
jasthan High Court.
Earlier, the Ra-
jasthan High Court
dismissed two peti-
tions of the accused
as frivolous with a
cost of Rs 50,000. The
order was challenged
in the Supreme
Court.
No relief from
Apex Court to
Syndicate Bank
scam accused
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2023
02
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Road safety ex-
perts and officials on
Wednesday laid stress
upon making concrete
efforts to check road ac-
cidents in the state to
prevent loss of lives.
Speaking at a one-day
workshop on road safety
organised by PWD, they
also gave suggestions
regarding removing
blackspots.ADGTraffic
Vijay Kumar Singh said
that chief minister
Ashok Gehlot is very se-
rious about making the
roads in the state safe,
therefore it is the duty
of all the concerned of-
ficials to ensure the con-
struction of safe roads.
He asked the officers
and engineers of PWD
that special efforts were
needed to prevent road
accidents caused by il-
legal dividers, parking
and animals on roads.
Singh said that speed
limit boards should be
put on the roads at ap-
propriate places which
should be clearly visible
to the drivers. He said
thatthetrafficpoliceare
also collecting fines for
speed limit violations
through modern inter-
ceptor vehicles.
Chief Engineer- NH
R Meghwal said that the
department is working
on a war footing to
make the state roads ac-
cident free.
PWD to take steps to prevent road accidents
ADDRESSING SHORTCOMINGS
PREPARE ROADMAP FOR THE COMING
200 DAYS: CP JOSHI TO BJP’S IT CELL
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP state presi-
dent CP Joshi on
Wednesday asked the
members of the party’s
social media and IT cell
to stand up the party
workers across the state
and prepare a roadmap
for the coming 200 days.
He said that Congress
had made several prom-
ises in the 2018 assembly
elections but failed to
deliver on them and the
IT cell workers should
prepare a road map so
that effective replies on
those issues can be giv-
en to Congress.
Calling them ‘cyber
warriors’, Joshi asked
them to strengthen the
workers’ base across the
state so that Congress
can be voted out in the
upcoming elections.
Amit Malviya, in
charge of BJP’s nation-
al IT department, said
that in the era of social
media, such workshops
should be organised
from time to time up to
the mandal and district
level.
A total of five ses-
sions were held in the
workshop which were
addressed by different
leaders.
First India Bureau
Alwar: The Local Self
Government Depart-
ment of Rajasthan has
terminated Alwar Mu-
nicipal Council Chair-
person Bina Gupta.
The department is-
suedanordertodisqual-
ify her as a member of
the council. Along with
this, she has also been
declareddisqualifiedfor
the municipal elections
for the next 6 years.
The order was issued
on the basis of the deci-
sion of the judicial in-
quiry
. The department
has also started the pro-
cess of filing caveats.
There are chances of
Bina Gupta going to the
High Court and in view
of this; the department
has decided to file a ca-
veat petition in the High
Court. Officer-in-
Charge and the Addi-
tional Advocate General
have been given this re-
sponsibility
.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Around 20,000
people are expected to
practice yoga at an
event here on May 2 to
mark the 50 days count-
down to the Internation-
al Day of Yoga, Union
Minister of State for
Ayush Dr Munjpara Ma-
hendrabhai Kalubhai
said on Wednesday
.
The minister said the
programme will be held
at Bhawani Niketan
ground in Jaipur, 50
days before Internation-
al Yoga Day on June 21.
Around 20,000 Yoga
enthusiasts will take
part. Ayush minister
Sarbananda Sonowal,
several MPs, MLAs and
officials of the ministry
will also attend the
function, he said. Ac-
cording to Munjpara
Mahendrabhai Kalub-
hai, programmes to
commemorate 100 days
and 75 days countdown
to Yoga day have already
been held.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: On a report of
the CAG, the Gopalan
department has ordered
recovery of the amount
for misuse of official ve-
hicles by the Additional
Director of the Gopalan
department Dr Lal Sin-
gh. The officer was not
authorized to use the of-
ficial vehicle but kept on
using the vehicle for
commuting from office
to home everyday
. When
the CAG inspected and
objected, the depart-
ment has asked to re-
cover the amount of
misuse of government
vehicles from his salary
.
An order issued by
RAS Chandmal Verma,
Director of Gopalan De-
partment on April 12 is
a great example in itself.
This order is an exam-
ple for those govern-
ment officials who mis-
use the resources of the
government and use
them for personal pur-
poses. This order is
about Dr. Lal Singh, for-
mer director of the de-
partment and presently
additional director. Ac-
tually
, Dr. Lal Singh was
taking the official vehi-
cle for his personal use
for a long time.
Recently, when the
team of CAG released
the inspection report of
the dept, it was revealed
that Additional Director
Dr. Lal Singh was misus-
ing the official vehicle.
Jaipur (PTI): A26-year-
old man allegedly com-
mitted suicide by hang-
ing himself in his home
here, police said on
Wednesday
. Shubham
Dixit was a resident of
Kagdiwada area. He
took the extreme step on
Tuesday, police said,
adding that the reason
behind the suicide is yet
to be ascertained.
The body was handed
over to the relatives af-
ter a post-mortem on
Wednesday, they said.
The room where Dixit
was found hanging was
searched in the pres-
ence of his relatives on
Tuesday
, police said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The sarpanchs,
under the aegis of Ra-
jasthan Sarpanch
Sangh, on Wednesday
met PCC Chief Govind
Singh Dotasra and
raised their pending de-
mands. A delegation
metDotasraandpressed
fortheirdemands.Chief
spokesperson of Ra-
jasthanSarpanchSangh
Rafiq Pathan said that
Dotasra assured the sar-
panchs that the issue
will be raised before CM
Gehlot and try to solve
the problems. Mean-
while, the work boycott
of Sarpanchs continued
for the seventh consecu-
tive day
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Bharatiya
Janata Party is now go-
ing to do a big experi-
ment to garner votes of
women in the upcom-
ing elections. The BJP
has named this cam-
paign as Team XI under
which the women work-
ers will visit the field
and stay there.
The booth is consid-
ered to be the strongest
unit of the Bharatiya
Janata Party
. BJP State
President CP Joshi and
Organization General
Secretary Chan-
drashekhar have pre-
pared this impregnable
plan of the BJP.
Based on the success
achieved in Uttar
Pradesh and Uttara-
khand, preparations
have been made to im-
plement this plan on the
ground before the elec-
tions in Rajasthan.
Bharatiya Janata
Party will form Team 11
at each Shakti Kendra.
Before that, Rajasthan
Pravasi Mahila Abhi-
yan will be started in
every Assembly constit-
uency. Under this cam-
paign, the women lead-
er of the assembly con-
stituency will go on
migration to a nearby
Assembly constituency
.
On an average, every
Shakti Kendra has
about 10 to 11 booths.
On an average, about
1,000 votes are consid-
ered in a booth.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: The State
government on
Wednesday post-
poned the recruit-
ment of sanitation
workers following
the protest of the Val-
miki community
over reservation in
the recruitment of
sanitation workers.
The Department of
Local Self-Govern-
ment issued an order
in this regard and
postponed the re-
cruitment. Notably,
the department is-
sued a notification
on April 21 regarding
the recruitment of
13164 posts.
The sanitation
workers continued
their strike for the
second consecutive
day on Wednesday
over the issue of res-
ervation in the re-
cruitment of sanita-
tion workers. Nota-
bly, the Sanyukt Val-
miki and Safai Shra-
mik Sangh have de-
manded to fill 100
per cent of posts in
this recruitment
from the people of
the Valmiki commu-
nity only.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Gehlot
government has
taken a sensitive de-
cision. Now, de-
pendents on perma-
nent disability will
get a compassionate
appointment. If an
individual does not
have both hands or
has suffered ex-
treme damage, or
has suffered a loss
of leg, amputation
or breakage of leg
or thigh, or in case
of total deafness, in
case of mental ill-
ness due to which
work cannot be
done, or in case of
occupational acci-
dent of a laborer in
work like sewerage,
cleaning, mining,
electricity; in these
situations the ben-
efit of the scheme
will be available to
aggrieved individu-
als. The Finance de-
partment has issued
a notification in
this regard after ap-
proval, said an offi-
cial on Wednesday.
CP Joshi addressing the inaugural session of BJP’s Social Media State Executive Committee meeting
in Jaipur on Wednesday. Also seen are Amit Malviya, Dr Jogendra Silore, Sharwan Bagadi & others.
Workers at the inaugural
session of BJP’s Social Media
State Working Committee in
Jaipur on Wednesday.
Dr Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai, Ram Charan Bohra &
others addressing the media in Jaipur on Wednesday.
Vijay Kumar Singh, R Meghwal & other officials at the one-day workshop on road safety organised
by Public Works Department in Jaipur on Wednesday.
Govind S Dotasra met Rafiq Pathan, Banshidhar Garhwal & others
under the aegis of Rajasthan Sarpanch Sangh, on Wednesday.
Sanitation workers submitting memorandum to SDM in
Chaksu in Jaipur on Wednesday.
Chandrashekhar and Mahila Morcha members at BJP’s women
workers’ meeting held in Jaipur on Tuesday. —FILE PIC
A total of five sessions were held in the workshop
which were addressed by different leaders
BJP’s woman ‘Team 11’ at each Shakti Kendra
Govt defers hiring of
sanitation workers
following protest
LSG department disqualifies
Alwar municipality chairman
Int’l Day of Yoga: 20,000 people
to practice Yoga in Jpr on May 2
CAG probe: Gopalan Dept to
recover payment from officer
Kin of permanentaly disabled
to get compassionate jobs
Rajasthan Sarpanch
Sangh meets Dotasra
26-yr-old man dies by
suicide in Kagdiwada
Amit Malviya addressing a
day-long workshop of ITSM
workers in Jaipur.
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

First India Bureau
Jaipur: Ace shooter
Apurvi Chandela was
conferred with an hon-
orary degree of Vidya
Varidhi on behalf of
Jagadguru Ramanan-
dacharya Rajasthan
Sanskrit University on
Wednesday
. Governor
KalrajMishraconferred
her with an honorary
degree in Raj Bhavan.
During the ceremony
,
GovernorKalrajMishra
lauded Apurvi Chande-
la for making the coun-
try proud by excelling in
her field. The Guv also
gaveherashawlandme-
mento on this occasion.
RAJASTHAN
03
Mahesh Sharma
Jaipur: SMS Stadium
will have the second
cricket match of IPL on
Thursday but Ra-
jasthan Royals has not
yet received the con-
struction permission
from the sports depart-
ment so far.
There was a dispute
in the first cricket
match regarding the
permission and VIP
stand in the stadium
was sealed by Sports
Minister Ashok Chan-
dna. However, the con-
troversy came to an end
later.
Secretary of the
Sports department Nar-
esh Kumar Thakral
said that Rajasthan
Royals has not got per-
mission so far. An appli-
cation was filed on be-
half of Rajasthan Roy-
als regarding permis-
sion and file has been
approved by the Sports
Minister Ashok Chan-
dna. The permission is
likely to be granted on
27th April. The IPL
match between Chen-
nai Super Kings and
Rajasthan Royals will
be played on Thursday,
where the hosts will
look to break their los-
ing streak in front of
the home crowd at the
SMS stadium.
RR awaits permission from Sports dept
RR VS CSK IPL MATCH TODAY BUT...
WILDLIFE MATTERS FROM DESERT STATE
MukundramayhostCheetahif...
In January 2021, a report mentioned that Mukundra is most favourable site for settling Cheetah
First India Bureau
Jaipur:Rajasthanmay
get a chance to host
some of the Cheetahs
relocated to Kuno in
Madhya Pradesh if the
situationremainsthere
same as 2 spotted cats
havealreadydiedthere.
If permission is re-
ceived from the NTCA
and Central Govern-
ment, cheetahs can be
settled in the MTR.
According to the re-
port of the Wildlife In-
stitute of India, the
committee constituted
by the Supreme Court
met on 18 Jan 2021. In
this, Mukundra was
mentioned as favoura-
ble site for settling
Cheetah. How-
ever, official
permission
is awaited. In fact, the
team and scientists of
Wildlife Institute of In-
dia had seen the condi-
tion of MTR, Shergarh
Sanctuary to settle
cheetah in Hadoti area.
Mukundra’s grass-
lands, savannah, dry
deciduous forests
mangrove patches of
river with good water
availability were
considered ideal. With
interventions such as
hunting enhance-
ments, the enclosure
within Mukundra was
deemed able to pre-
serve cheetah. It was
told in the report that
MTR, Shergarh and
BhainsrodgarhSanctu-
ary area can be made
suitable
forchee-
tah set-
tlement.
PETA seeks rehabilitation of
elephants used in rides at Amber
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Animal wel-
fare group PETA has
requested state au-
thorities to send two
ailing elephants used
for tourist rides at the
iconic Amber Fort
here for rehabilita-
tion, the organisation
said on Wednesday
.
The People for the
Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA) has
submitted a plea to
Rajasthan CS Usha
Sharma, demanding
that elephants named
‘Gouri’ ‘Malti’ be
sent to a rehabilita-
tioncentreongrounds
of mental illness.
Amber resident
and shopkeeper Roo-
pnarayan Koolwlal,
who was attacked by
Gouri, was also pre-
sent in PETA’s meet-
ing held with the
chief secretary and
forest department of-
ficials on Tuesday
.
“These two ele-
phants have attacked
either humans or ele-
phants due to frustra-
tion over being used
for rides,” Khushboo
Gupta, director of Ad-
vocacyProjects,PETA
India said. Gupta add-
ed that Malti was used
for tourist rides at the
Amber Fort despite
having a history of
running amok repeat-
edly and fighting with
another elephant.
“Tourists from all
over the world are in-
creasingly rejecting
spectacles involving
captive elephants. We
have demanded from
the authorities to look
into the,” she said.
—With PTI inputs
CHEETAH ‘PAWAN’ MAY FLY TO RAJ!
Cheetah named Obama, now renamed as Pawan, is repeat-
edly getting out of border of the National Park in Kuno.
If experts are to be believed, if permission is received from
the Centre, this cheetah can be translocated to the 82 square
kilometer hard enclosure in Mukundra where there are 400 to
500 chinkaras and around 4500 chitals. Sharda Pratap Singh,
regional director of Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, says that
there is enough pre-base chinkara etc. suitable for cheetah.
There is facility of anti-poaching and e-surveillance system.
MLAAwanajustifiesdemandsofMalis
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur. Nadbai
MLA Joginder Singh
Awana has extended
support to the ongoing
movement of Mali com-
munity over reserva-
tion demand in Bharat-
pur while justifying
their demands.
Awana reached the
agitation site on
Wednesday and assured
that he would always
support the Mali com-
munity. He said that he
will take a bullet on the
chest if needed and will
not show the back. He
also gave a financial as-
sistance to the family of
Mohan Saini, who com-
mitted suicide by hang-
ing himself near the
protest site. The post-
mortem of the body
could not be conducted
so far. He said that some
people will try to create
a divide to dilute the
agitation but the com-
munity members
should remain united.
Convener Murari Lal
Saini said that a delega-
tion of the community
will hold talks with the
OBC Commission on
May 1. On the other
hand, the members of
the community contin-
uedblockingtheJaipur-
Agra National Highway
in Bharatpur for the
sixth consecutive day
on Wednesday
.
Agitators from Mali community cut down the trees to block Jaipur-Agra highway on Wednesday.
Governor Kalraj Mishra, VC Prof RS Dubey presenting the honorary
degree to Apurvi Chandela in Raj Bhavan on Wednesday.
Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, and Jos Buttler seen in action as players of Rajasthan Royals playing
football during the practice session at SMS stadium on Wednesday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
19-year-old NEET
aspirant from MP
dies by hanging
Kota (PTI): A 19-year-
old NEET aspirant from
Madhya Pradesh alleg-
edly died by suicide in
her hostel room in the
Talwandi area of this
Rajasthan district, po-
lice said on Wednesday
.
The deceased was
identified as Rashi
Jain, a resident of Sa-
gar district in Madhya
Pradesh. She was pre-
paring for the national
eligibilitycumentrance
test in Kota for over a
year and was due to
take the exam on May 7.
Rashi was last spot-
ted outside her hostel
room on Monday even-
ing. When she did not
come out of the room
till late Tuesday morn-
ing, the hostel warden
informed the police,
which reached the spot
and broke open her
room. The girl was
found hanging from the
ceiling fan, said Assis-
tant Circle Inspector at
Jawahar Nagar Police
Station Vasudev.
Packets of several
medicines were found
on Rashi’s table, he
said, adding that no sui-
cide note was recovered
from her room. Prima
facie it seems the girl
was upset over not be-
ing able to devote her-
self fully to studies due
to an illness, which
was not major, Circle
Officer, Deputy SP
Amar Singh said.
The elephant ride in Amber. —FILE PHOTO
Three IAS from Raj
appointed in K’taka
polls as observers
Jaipur (FIB): 3 IAS
from Raj Cadre, Bhanu-
prakash Yeturu, Prat-
ibha Singh Nagikya
Gohain have been made
observers in Karnataka
assembly elections.
For this, the addition-
al charge of Bhanu-
prakash has been giv-
en to IAS V. Sarwan.
Additional charge of
Pratibha Singh has
been handed to IAS
Pratap Singh. The Ad-
ditional charge of IAS
Gohain has been given
to IAS Rampakash.
Covid Update: Raj logs
498 new cases, 3 die
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Three more
persons have died of co-
rona in the State, the
health department
bulletin reported
on Wednesday.
Three deaths were
also reported from
Jaipur on Tuesday
.
One death each as
reported on Wednesday
from Barmer, Bharat-
pur, and Dausa. With
this total deaths in-
creased to 9,698.
The State also report-
ed 498 new Covid cases
on Wednesday. The
number of active pa-
tients also increased to
3440 and cumula-
tive positive in-
creased to
1 3 , 2 3 , 7 3 3 .
Meanwhile, 604
patients also re-
covered in the
Wednesday bulletin.
The new cases include
110 from Jaipur, 46 from
Udaipur, 41 from Ajmer,
38 from Chittorgarh
and 35 from Jodhpur
among other places.
Shooter Chandela gets honorary
degree from Sanskrit University
President’s nod
awaited to take
action against
Babulal Katara
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: In the RPSC pa-
per leak case, prepara-
tion is being done for
action against commis-
sion mem-
ber Babu-
lal Katara.
The Raj
Bhavan is
waiting for
file from government
and other legal consul-
tations are being taken,
along with the Presi-
dent’s approval. Gover-
nor can take action
against Katara.
Notably
, Commission
member Katara was ar-
rested in senior teacher
paper leak case. The
Commission had sus-
pended Gopal Singh,
but for taking action
against Katara, since he
is on a constitutional
post, CM Gehlot and
Chief Secretary Usha
Sharma have written
letter. For the first time
in 74 years, a member of
the RPSC has been ar-
rested. Adopting legal
process at Raj Bhavan
level, concerned file has
to be sent by the Raj
Bhavan to President for
sacking or suspension.
Foreign graduate docs wait for internship
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The foreign re-
turn doctors on
Wednesday protested at
Shaheed Samarak and
raised slogans against
the state government
for not allotting seats
for internships for med-
ical graduate students.
The protestors in-
formed that nearly 900
students completed
their medical degree
from countries like
Ukraine and others, but
despite that internship
seats have not been al-
lotted to them.
“Despite passing the
foreign medical gradu-
ate examination, more
than 900 doctors have
not been allotted seats
for the internship, due
to which they are nei-
ther able to get regis-
tered as doctors nor
they can practice. So
far counselling has
been done for only 399
seats while 966 foreign
medical graduates are
still waiting,” said the
protestors.
YELLOW IN PINKCITY
Chennai Super Kings’ Ajinkya Rahane and Ambati Rayudu going
for the practice session at SMS Stadium on Wednesday.
MEDICAL TEACHERS WRITE TO GEHLOT
TO FORM CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE
Jaipur: Medical teachers have raised a demand of forming a
cabinet sub-committee instead of the committee of officers
to look into their demands. The committee of officers has
been constituted on direction by health minister Parsadi Lal
Meena. The joint action com-
mittee has written a letter to
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
saying that a three-member
cabinet committee was formed
in 2011 and this time also,
a three-member cabinet
sub-committee should be
formed. The committee
also demanded to take one
representative from each
government medical college and to seek their feedback. At
present doctors are doing symbolic protest by tying black
band while on duty.
Meena. The joint action com-
mittee has written a letter to
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
saying that a three-member
cabinet committee was formed
in 2011 and this time also,
a three-member cabinet
representative from each
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KARMA
YOGI,
PMMODI
PRIME MINISTER
NARENDRA MODI
NARENDRA MODI WORKS 18 HOURS A DAY AND SLEEPS FOR
ONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS. BUT DOES HE NOT GET TIRED?
o answer this ques-
tion, Modiji nar-
rated a beautiful
story. Once a little
girl was scaling the
high mountain slope with
her brother in her arms.
Someone stopped her and
said “You are so small your-
self. Why are you climbing
this mountain and who is
this boy? You will be ex-
hausted!” But the girl did
not answer and continued
to walk ahead. Another pas-
serby noticed her and asked
her the same question. She
did not respond and contin-
ued to climb up the moun-
tain with the little boy in
her arms. When the third
time the same question
came up to her, she replied
with simplicity and inno-
cence “This is my brother! I
am not tired because I am
holding my little brother
close to me!”
Narendra Modi said that
he never tires of working
because he is working for
his country, his people.
When you work for your na-
tion, your own brothers and
sisters, you never feel ex-
hausted.
A little boy once put up this ques-
tion to the PM “Sir, I have come
to know you work for 18 hours in
a day. Doesn’t this drain you
out?” He replied “Son, we never
get tired of working. We get tired
when we have work pending.”
WORK IS PRIORITY
FOR KARMA
PRADHAN PM
ompletely mesmerized
by his commitment and
dedication towards the
nation, I asked Naren-
dra bhaisaheb once,
“You definitely overwork. When
don’t you come home and rest a
while?” He replied “Sorry bhai!
Not in this life. If I happen to find
time in my next life, I will defi-
nitely come to your place and
rest.” He knew that now he is
never going to find time to rest in
this life. He is a karma pradhan
person, which means that work
takes priority over everything
else in his life. He is relentlessly
workingtowardsnationbuilding.
He prefers to call himself a “fa-
kir” who is ready to move with
just a cloth bag on his shoulder.
NATION-BUILDING
IS NaMo’S
KARYA BHAR
nceIhadtodiscusssome-
thingwithModijione-on-
one. A group of people
went to meet him and we
asked him “Which chair
isyoursSir?”Tothisheresponded
“I have no chair. The chairs here
belong to the government. Only
my jhola (cloth bag) is my own.”
Since childhood, his entire fo-
cus has been on work and how to
devote more and more time to-
wardstheworkof nation-building
that he has undertaken. In these
words taken from one of his
speeches in the parliament, he
says “I saw the CM chambers for
the first time after I became the
CM. After becoming the CM, I saw
VidhanSabha.Ihaveneverfeltthe
burdenorthepressureof anypar-
ticular position that I have ever
attained. It is only karya bhar, or
the weight of the tasks one needs
to accomplish, one’s responsibili-
ties, that mean the most to me. We
must prepare ourselves to ensure
that we accomplish those tasks.
We must devote ourselves com-
pletely to our duties.”
C
O
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 37
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
his incident that I
am sharing today is
of the time when
Modiji was the CM. I
called him up late in
the evening and this
was the first time for
me. I introduced myself as ac-
tor JD Majethia from Gujarat.
His response to me is some-
thing I can never forget. He
said “Bol bhai bol, so tell me
Porbandar’sboy
,howareyou?”
This is how Modiji wins
your heart in the very first in-
teraction! He knows every-
thing and remembers every
little detail about people. I
took two minutes of his time
and explained to him that the
team would be coming to Gu-
jarat and this was a special
occasion as it was the pre-
miere of my film Khichdi. I
told him that it would be a
great honour for all of us if he
attended the event as Khichdi
was not just a Gujarati film, it
was a first-of-its-kind as it was
based on a TV serial. This was
a record in itself for India and
that we would all be grateful
and thrilled if he graced the
occasion by his presence.
After this conversation, I
spoke with him a couple of
times more and he asked me
to visit Ahmedabad as well.
Then once I was prepping up
for a cable interview when all
of a sudden my make-up man
came to inform me that the
Police Commissioner wanted
to speak with me. Well, I had
no clue as to why I would get a
call from him and I was sur-
prised! He said to me “Are you
JD Majethia and are you invit-
ing Modiji for the premiere in
a theatre? How do you think
we are going to manage the
security arrangements for the
CM at such a short notice?” As
we continued to talk, I said
“Sir even I am clueless about
what you are talking about.
This is news to me!” Truly
speaking, this definitely was
the biggest news of my life -
CM Modi was finally coming
to the theatre to watch the pre-
miere of my film Khichdi.
I explained to the Police
Commissioner “Sir, we had
run this scheme over the radio
and the winners are all from
Gujarat. They too would be at-
tending the premiere.” Having
said that, I instructed my team
to continue with the interview
and I rushed to meet Modi Sa-
heb, who was about to arrive!
I just reached the theatre in
the nick of time and lo and be-
hold, he was already there! I
bowed down to touch his feet
but he hugged me. Who can
ever forget such a moment?
His security made him sit out-
side for a while till they got the
first three rows vacated for
him. But when he came in, he
saw so many seats empty and
immediately asked “So many
people are waiting outside and
I see vacant seats here. Why is
that?” I said “Sir this is for
your security!” “What?” he re-
plied, “This is my Gujarat. In
my Gujarat, who do I have to
fear? Go and do this. In the first
row, let my security personnel
be seated. Let all other rows be
occupied by people waiting
outside.” Now think of it, what
a moment it is for the public to
get to sit in the front two rows
with their CM seated behind
them! Not just his, a lady came
and offered sukhdi (a sweet
and salty snack) to Modiji.
Again his security stopped her
and told her that the CM can-
not eat anything just like that.
But the way he responded to
theladysimplywoneveryone’s
heart“Duetosecurityreasons,
I am sorry I cannot have all of
it. However, let me just pick up
a little piece since you have of-
fered it to me with so much
love!” was Modiji’s response.
T
A HeartwarmingMomentwithModiSaheb!
T
Rajiv Mehrishi
Former Bureaucrat
Kedar Tambe
RSS Karyakarta, Gujarat
Swami Paramatmananda Saraswati
Arsha Vidya Mandir, Rajkot
JD Majethia
Actor
Sharda Prajapati
Panchkula
TO BE CONTINUED...
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AND SHWETA SHARMA
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05
India has power to innovate, even in hard circumstances: PM
New Delhi (ANI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Wednesday
said that the shared his-
tory of Saurashtra and
Tamil Nadu gives the
assurance that India
has the power to inno-
vate even in the most
difficult circumstances.
Addressing the clos-
ing ceremony via video
conferencing, PM Modi
said that the Sangamam
is a confluence of na-
tionalist fervour of
Sardar Patel and Subra-
mania Bharati. “At this
time when the unity of
our country is taking
shape through the great
festivals like Saurash-
tra-Tamil Sangamam,
Sardar Sahab must
have been sending
blessings to us all. This
celebration of the coun-
try’s unity is also fulfill-
ing the dreams of lakhs
of freedom fighters who
sacrificed their lives to
see ‘Ek Bharat, Shresh-
tha Bharat’,” PM said.
He said that during
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahot-
sav the country is wit-
nessing a new cultural
tradition like Saurash-
tra-Tamil Sangamam.
“We have to empha-
size coordination, not
cultural clashes. We
don’t have to take for-
ward the struggles and
confluences. We don’t
want to find differenc-
es... we want to make
emotional connections.
This is the immortal
tradition of India which
takes everyone along
and moves ahead with
inclusiveness, accepts
everyone and moves for-
ward,” PM Modi said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the closing ceremony of Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam via video conferencing, in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
WILL ENCOUNTER
DIVISIVE FORCES,
SAYS PM MODI
PM LAUNCHES
BOOK AT CLOSING
CEREMONY
New Delhi (Agencies):
“Divisive forces” will pose
hurdles as India moves
towards the 2047 target
(of becoming a developed
nation), PM Narendra
Modi said on Wednesday.
“We celebrate diversity,
different languages and
skill sets. There is diversity
in our beliefs. This diversi-
ty does not divide us, but it
strengthens our bonds and
relationships,” he said.
New Delhi (ANI): Prime
Miniter Narendra Modi on
Wednesday launched the
book ‘Saurashtra-Tamil
Sangamprashastih’ by
Shree Somnath Sanskrit
University during the
closing ceremony of ‘Sau-
rashtra Tamil Sangamam’.
The event’s genesis lies
in the vision of PM of
promoting the spirit of Ek
Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
through several initiatives.
PM MODI SET TO ATTEND G7, QUAD
SUMMITS IN JAPAN, AUSTRALIA
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is
set to join US President Joe Biden and his coun-
terparts from Australia and Japan at a summit of
the Quad leaders in Sydney on May 24. PM Modi is
likely to visit Hiroshima to attend the annual summit
of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies
scheduled to take place from May 19 to 21, people
familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
We don’t
have to take
forward the
struggles and conflu-
ences. We don’t want
to find differences. we
want to make emo-
tional connections.
—Narendra Modi, PM
KARNATAKA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Cong used ‘religion’ to come
to power, says Rajnath Singh
Belagavi (PTI): De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Wednesday
came down heavily on
the Congress alleging
that it used ‘mazhab’
(meaning religion in
Urdu) to come to power.
Singh also slammed
the party for having in-
troduced 4% reserva-
tion, in its earlier term,
on religious lines in
Karnataka, saying it
had been done only to
appease Muslims.
“If there is any politi-
cal party in the history
of India which took the
support of ‘dharma’, or
rather, ‘mazhab’ to
come to power, then it is
Congress,” Singh said,
addressing a public
meeting at Kagwad in
Belagavi district.
The Congress does
the “politics of Hindu,
Muslim and Chris-
tians”, Singh said. “Pol-
itics of this sort should
never ever be done.”
Only to appease Mus-
lims, the 4% reserva-
tion was given on reli-
gious lines, he alleged.
“We will welcome if
an economically-weak-
er Muslim or a Chris-
tian gets reservation
benefits but the Consti-
tution of India does not
permit religion-based
reservation,” the De-
fence Minister said.
Just days before the
Model Code of Conduct
came into force, the BJP
government in Karna-
taka scrapped four per
cent reservation for
Muslims under 2B cat-
egory of the Other
Backward Castes.
After making 2B re-
dundant, the Karnata-
ka government split the
four per cent reserva-
tion, giving two per cent
each to the two domi-
nant communities of
the state, Vokkaligas in
2C and Lingayats in 2D
category
.
Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh addresses
a public meeting in Jamkhandi, on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
ADITYANATH SLAMS CONGRESS OVER
“ANTI-CONSTITUTIONAL” RESERVATION
PRIYANKA GANDHI HOLDS ROADSHOW IN
K’TAKA, URGES PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR CONG
Mandya (PTI): Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi Ad-
ityanath on Wednesday
attacked the Congress over
religion-based reservation
saying that it was against the
Constitution. He also claimed
that no riots took place in
Uttar Pradesh in the past
six years due to the strong
”double engine government”.
“Congress appeases the
Popular Front of India (PFI)
and gives religion-based
reservation, which is against
the Indian Constitution,” Adi-
tyanath said adding that India
was divided on religious lines
in 1947. The country cannot
endorse religion-based reser-
vation and we are not ready
for another partition.
Karnataka (PTI): Congress
General Secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday
held a massive roadshow
here waving at a large enthu-
siastic crowd along the route,
seeking people’s support for
the party in the Assembly
polls in Karnataka. Standing
atop a specially-designed ve-
hicle, she was greeted by the
crowd gathered on the sides
of the roads and on nearby
buildings. Addressing the
people, she said the upcom-
ing election is important for
Karnataka, and urged them to
vote for Congress.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi during a roadshow on Wednesday.
CONGRESS
SLAMS SHAH’S
REMARKS ON
K’TAKA POLLS
“TAKE CRITICISM
AS BLESSING”:
SHETTAR ON
OPPNs REMARK
New Delhi (PTI): The
Congress on Wednesday
termed Home Minister
Amit Shah’s remarks that
Karnataka will be afflicted
with riots if the grand old
party comes to power as
a “brazenly intimidatory
statement”, and accused
him of “issuing threats”
during the election
campaign. Addressing
a public meeting in
Karnataka, Shah said the
development of the state
will be on the “reverse
gear” if Congress forms
the government. “If the
Congress comes to power,
Karnataka will be afflicted
with riots,” Shah had said.
Hubballi (ANI): Congress
leader Jagadish Shettar,
who is a candidate from
Karnataka’s Hubli-Dhar-
wad-Central constituency
said he takes criticism
from BS Yediyurappa
as his blessing in this
election, adding that
the wishes of the BJP’s
leader would convert
into success for him.
“Amit Shah came here
and attacked me. Many
from BJP have joined
Congress recently but
they are targeting me
only. I take criticism from
BS Yediyurappa as his
blessing in this election,”
said Jagadish Shettar.
HM Amit Shah to inaugurate
cancer institute in Nagpur today
New Delhi (Agencies):
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah will inaugu-
rate the National Can-
cer Institute on Thurs-
day during a two-day
visit to Nagpur at a
function that will also
be attended by Rashtri-
ya Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) chief Mohan
Bhagwat, sources said.
A senior BJP func-
tionary indicated that
Maharashtra politics
and national issues
would feature in the
leaders’ discussion.
This is Shah’s fourth
visit to Maharashtra af-
ter the Shinde-Fadnavis
government came to
power. Also, AIADMK
General Secretary and
former Chief Minister
of Tamil Nadu, Edappa-
di K. Palaniswami (EPS)
met Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah in New
Delhi on Wednesday
.
The Opposition dele-
gation highlighted the
corruption charges
against the present
DMK government and
also on the failing law
and order situation in
the state. As per sourc-
es, EPS also discussed
the 2024 Lok Sabha elec-
tions as the relationship
between the AIADMK
and Tamil Nadu unit of
the BJP is not good.
SHAH LAUNCHES
IFFCO’S NANO
DAP FERTILISER
New Delhi (PTI): Cooper-
ation Minister Amit Shah
on Wednesday launched
IFFCO’s nano (liquid) DAP
fertiliser for commercial
sale at Rs 600 per 500 ml
bottle, less than half of the
current price of conven-
tional DAP, to help India
cut its import dependence.
One 50 kg bag of conven-
tional DAP (di-ammonium
phosphate) is currently
being sold to farmers at
Rs 1,350. A bottle (500
ml) of nano liquid DAP, the
world’s first, will be equiv-
alent to one bag (50kg)
of conventional DAP.
Shah urged the farmers
to use nano (liquid) DAP
fertiliser as it will increase
farm productivity without
impacting the soil health.
Scuffle erupts
between TMC
supporters in
Cooch Behar
West Bengal (ANI): A
scuffle erupted between
the party workers dur-
ing the selection of Tri-
namoolCongress(TMC)
candidate for the pan-
chayat elections at West
Bengal’s Cooch Behar.
Ahead of the upcom-
ing rural polls in the
state, TMC leader Ab-
hishek Banerjee was
visiting Cooch Behar as
part of the launch of
‘Trinamool ey Naba-
jowar’, after which the
scuffle broke out be-
tween the party work-
ers. According to the
police, the scuffle broke
out immediately after
Banerjee left the event.
The conflict broke out
in a rush to vote to se-
lect candidates for the
panchayat elections.
Thepartydecidedear-
lier to use secret ballots
to select poll candidates.
The chaos occurred af-
ter the party workers
fought for the ballot box
to cast their votes and
almost broke it.
WB Panchayat polls
TN BJP chief slams DMK
with second audio clip
Chennai (Agencies):
Tamil Nadu BJP chief
K Annamalai has re-
leased a second audio
clip, where his party
claims state finance
minister PTR Palanivel
Thiaga Rajan is heard
denigrating the ruling
DMK accusing Chief
Minister MK Stalin’s
family of corruption.
In the audio clip me-
dia cannot indepen-
dently verify, the
speaker is heard say-
ing, “The CM’s son and
son-in-law take away a
bulk of the spoils”. The
speaker is also heard
praising the BJP’s “one
man one post” rule and
slams DMK for “lack of
system”.
KCR IS DANGEROUS
THAN ATIQ, SAYS
TELANGANA BJP CHIEF
Hyderabad (Agencies):
Telangana BJP chief Bandi
Sanjay Kumar has made
a controversial statement
that Chief Minister K.
Chandrasekhar Rao is
more dangerous than
gangster-politician Atiq
Ahmed, who was recently
gunned down in Uttar
Pradesh. Sanjay Kumar
tweeted on Wednesday
that Chief Minister KCR
is a gangster to all the
gangsters. He said while
Atiq Ahmed threatened
people with guns, KCR is
using police to threaten
and ‘Dharani’ to harass
common man. ‘Dharani’
is a portal launched by
KCR government for land
transactions.
Tributes pour in from politicians for five-time Punjab CM
Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala pays his last
respects to former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal
patron Parkash Singh Badal, in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
‘Stalwart no more’: People throng SAD office
to pay last respects to Parkash Singh Badal
New Delhi: The mor-
tal remains of Shirom-
ani Akali Dal patriarch
Parkash Singh Badal
were brought to the
party office here on
Wednesday as scores
of people and political
leaders assembled to
pay homage to the five-
time Punjab CM. Presi-
dent Droupadi Mur-
mu, Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) leader and Pun-
jab chief minister
Bhagwant Mann, Del-
hi chief minister
Arvind Kejriwal also
expressed his condo-
lences. Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi, for-
mer PM and Congress
leader Manmohan
Singh, and Samajwadi
Party chief Akhilesh
Yadav also paid rich
tributes to the veteran
politician Stalwart.
Amit Shah @AmitShah
The passing away of veteran leader, Shri Parkash
Singh Badal Sahab is deeply saddening. His career
spanning several decades was dedicated to the welfare of the
poor. His demise is an irreparable loss to Indian politics. My
heartfelt condolences are with his family and followers.
Rajnath Singh @rajnathsingh
Shri Prakash Singh Badal ji was a political stalwart
who played a significant role in Punjab politics for
many decades. In his long political and administrative career,
he made several noteworthy contributions towards the welfare
of farmers and other weaker sections of our society. He was
the son of soil who remained connected to his roots. I fondly
remember my interactions with him on several issues. I’m
deeply anguished by his demise. My heartfelt condolences to
his bereaved family and supporters. Om Shanti!
—PHOTO
BY
PTI
—PHOTO
BY
ANI

INDIA
06
New Delhi (PTI): Vice
President Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Wednes-
day took a swipe at for-
mer Congress president
Sonia Gandhi over her
“enforced silence” re-
marks, and said the free-
dom of expression one
enjoys in the country
cannot be found any-
where else in the world.
Addressing the inau-
gural session of the
‘Mann Ki Baat @ 100
Conclave’, Dhankhar
also hailed PM Naren-
dra Modi for keeping
politics away from his
monthly radio pro-
gramme, which had
come as a “beacon of
hope” for a nation that
was “losing hope and its
world image had nose-
dived”.Healsoslammed
“an ostrich-like stance”
some people take while
touring foreign lands
and ignore the rapid de-
velopment taking place
in the country
.
In an apparent refer-
ence to Sonia Gandhi’s
recent article in a news-
paperalleging“enforced
silence” in the country
under the BJP govern-
ment, Dhankhar said
the freedom of expres-
sion a person enjoys in
the country cannot be
found anywhere in the
world. “I am pained and
alsosometimesfeelwhat
has happened to our in-
telligentsia. Long arti-
cles are written on en-
forced silence. How can
therebeenforcedsilence
in the country? Such a
big freedom of expres-
sion you will not find in
anyothercountryacross
the world,” he said.
Dhankhar said when he
first became a Member
of Parliamentin1989,he
felt he had got a lot of
power as he could give
cookinggasconnections
to 50 people every year.
Pained at claims of enforced silence in India: Vice Prez
‘MANN KI BAAT@100’ NATIONAL CONCLAVE
States announce steps as India
evacuates citizens from Sudan
New Delhi (PTI): Sev-
eral states have opened
help desks and an-
nounced assistance like
free travel and lodging
for Indians evacuated
from strife-torn Sudan
once they arrive in the
country
.
Under its evacuation
mission ‘Operation
Kaveri ‘ launched on
Monday, India has set
up a transit facility at
Jeddah and all the Indi-
ans have been taken to
the Saudi Arabian city
after their evacuation
from Sudan.
Two military trans-
port aircraft of the In-
dian Air Force (IAF)
evacuated over 250 Indi-
ans from Sudan after a
naval ship rescued an-
other 278 citizens from
the strife-torn country
.
The total number of
Indians evacuated so
far from Sudan stands
at around 530, accord-
ing to official data.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan during his visit to inspect the transit
facility, Jeddah, where stranded Indians landed after being evacuated from Port Sudan in the first
Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130J aircraft under Operation Kaveri, on Wednesday.
KERALA
A cabinet meeting chaired
by CM Pinarayi Vijayan
decided that Non-Res-
ident Keralites Affairs
(NORKA) department
would assist evacuees at
various airports, as per
the chief minister’s office.
UTTAR PRADESH
Uttar Pradesh govern-
ment on Wednesday
opened a help desk at the
resident commissioner
office in Delhi for people
from the state trapped in
Sudan, a senior official
said in Lucknow.
NEW DELHI
Those coming from
Sudan can contact Neeraj
Singh, assistant review
officer on 8920808414 or
Ashish Kumar, protocol
assistant on 9313434088
or Whatsapp them about
their problems,” the
official said.
RAJASTHAN
The Rajasthan government has decided to
bear the transportation expense of all mi-
grants from the state after they land in Delhi
will also arrange for boarding and lodging
for the returnees. Officials urged all those
affected from Rajasthan to furnish details to
state authorities. “Will make sure that all the
returnees reach their families in Rajasthan
free of cost from Delhi irrespective of
whether they are travelling by flight, bus or
any other form of transport”, Officials said.
MADHYA PRADESH
The Madhya Pradesh government has
started a helpline to assist people from the
state as well as other parts of the country
who are stranded in Sudan. Those strand-
ed in Sudan and are keen to come back
can contact the helpline “91-755-2555582”
share their details, the official said. The
state government will coordinate with the
Centre to facilitate their evacuation. Rela-
tives stuck in Sudan can also contact the
CM Helpline “181” to register details.
Operation Kaveri:
3rd batch of 135
Indians reaches
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah (ANI): The third batch of another stranded Indians, aboard the second IAF C-130J
aircraft that had left strife-torn Sudan on Wednesday has reached Saudi Arabia's Jeddah. Earlier
today, Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, received the second batch of the
148 evacuated Indians as the first IAF C-130J reached Jeddah. The naval vessel INS Sumedha
reached Jeddah with 278 evacuated passengers today as well #OperationKaveri in full swing.
The second IAF C-130J flight departs Port Sudan for Jeddah, carrying another 135 passengers.
BJP'sarrogancecrushing
voices,saysCongGenSecy
New Delhi (PTI):
Congress leader Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra
on Wednesday
slammed the govern-
ment over the protests
by top wrestlers here,
and asked whether it
wants to save the cul-
prits in the matter.
The Congress gen-
eralsecretaryalsosaid
that the pleas of the
sportspersons,whoen-
hance the country’s
honour were being ig-
nored, and asserted
that “when the arro-
gance of a party and
its leaders” is sky high
then such voices are
crushed.
Expressing support
for the protesting
wrestlers, she said
that sportspersons are
the pride of the coun-
try as when they win
medals despite all the
difficulties and after
working tirelessly,
“their victory is our
victory”andthewhole
country smiles.
“The victories of
women players are
bigger than the rest,”
she said in a tweet in
Hindi on Wednesday
.
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat and Sakshi Malik
break down during a protest, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
DCW DEMANDS
FIR TO BE FILED
AGAINST COPS
PRIYANKA TRIES
HER HAND AT
MAKING DOSAS
New Delhi (ANI): The
Delhi Commission for
Women (DCW) on
Wednesday demand-
ed to register an FIR
against police officers
for failing to register
an FIR in the matter of
sexual harassment with
women wrestlers. Swati
Maliwal, Chairperson,
DCW said, “It’s been
5 days but the Delhi
Police did not register
an FIR on the complaint
of Wrestlers regarding
sexual harassment.
The law says that if the
policeman does not reg-
ister an FIR for sexual
harassment, an FIR can
be lodged against him.”
Mysuru (Agencies):
Congress General Sec-
retary Priyanka Gandhi
tried her hand at making
dosas at a hotel in Karna-
taka’s Mysuru. In a video
that is viral on social
media, Priyanka Gandhi
can be seen in the hotel’s
kitchen, interacting with
the staff and flipping
dosas. She also tasted
the dosas and interacted
with children and posed
for photographs.
“INDIA IS THIRD
BIGGEST STARTUP
ECOSYSTEM”
New Delhi (ANI): Union
Minister for Information and
Broadcasting Anurag Singh
Thakur said that India has be-
come the 3rd biggest startup
ecosystem in the world. Vice
President Jagdeep Dhankar
inaugurated the national con-
clave on ‘Mann Ki Baat @100’
to celebrate 100 episodes of
the programme, which was
graced by around 100 es-
teemed citizens from various
parts of the country who PM
Narendra Modi mentioned in
previous episodes. Address-
ing the “Mann Ki Baat@100”
National Conclave, Thakur
said, “India has become the
world’s 3rd biggest start-up
ecosystem.
HC JUDGE RECUSES
FROM HEARING
RAHUL’S PLEA
Ahmedabads: Gujarat High
Court judge Justice Gita
Gopi recused herself on
Wednesday from hearing
a plea filed by Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi. The
appeal sought a stay on his
conviction by a magistrate
court in a criminal defama-
tion case against him. The
disqualified parliamentarian
was convicted by a magis-
trate court for his contro-
versial remark “All thieves
have Modi surname.”
COURT ISSUES
WARRANT AGAINST
23 TERRORISTS
Jammu: NIA court has is-
sued non-bailable warrants
against 23 terrorists operat-
ing from across the border
after exfiltrating from their
home district of Kishtwar
in Jammu and Kashmir,
a police officer said on
Wednesday. This was the
second time that the NIA
Court, Jammu has issued
non-bailable warrants
against the terrorists hiding
in Pakistan on the request
of the police since March.
DELHI HIGH COURT
ISSUES NOTICE ON
SUKESH’S PLEA
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Wednesday
issued notice on the plea
of Sukesh Chandrasekar
challenging punishment
awarded to him by jail
authorities. Jail authorities
have issued an order stop-
ping him from using Family
meetings/ phone calls and
Canteen facilities going to
be effective from May 1 till
May 15, 2023. The matter
is listed on April 28 for
further hearing.
HC ASKS POLICE TO
HOLD MEETING FOR
TIGHT SECURITY
New Delhi: The High
Court has asked senior
police officials and Bar
Associations to suggest
measures on tightening
the security in district
courts of the capital. After
the latest incident in which
a suspended lawyer shot
at and injured a woman in-
side Saket court, a division
bench headed by Chief
Justice Satish Chandra
Sharma has asked the
stakeholders to hold a
meeting in 2 weeks’ time.
COURTYARD
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with his wife Dr. Sudesh
Dhankhar, Union Minister IB Anurag Singh Thakur others
release a book at the inauguration of National conclave ‘Mann Ki
Baat @100’ at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Bollywood actors Aamir Khan, Raveena Tandon, Grammy award
winner Ricky Kej and others at the inauguration of National
conclave ‘Mann Ki Baat @100’ at Vigyan Bhawan in New
Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Defamation case
against RJD’s
Tejashwi Yadav
in Gujarat
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): After Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi,
Bihar Deputy CM
Tejashwi Yadav is now
facing a defamation
case in Gujarat. A case
has been filed against
the RJD leader in an
Ahmedabad court for
his ‘only Gujarati can
be a fraudster’ remark.
Tejashwisaidthesitu-
ation in the country was
suchthatonlyaGujarati
can be a fraudster as
their fraud would be for-
given. “In the country’s
present scenario, only a
Gujarati can be a fraud-
sterastheirfraudwould
be forgiven,” said the
RJD leader.
His remark had come
after Interpol withdrew
the Red Corner Notice
(RCN) against fugitive
Indian diamantaire Me-
hul Choksi. A case has
been registered against
Yadav under Sections
499 500 of the IPC.
Centre approves
proposal of 157
nursing colleges
New Delhi (ANI): The
Union Cabinet on
Wednesday approved
setting up 157 new gov-
ernment medical nurs-
ing colleges at a cost of
Rs 1570 crore in co-loca-
tion with existing medi-
cal colleges. Addressing
the media after a meet-
ing of union cabinet,
Union Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya
saidthenursingcolleges
will be set up in the next
24 months. The decision
will lead to the addition
of around15,700nursing
graduates every year.
Kejriwal spent `45 cr to ‘beautify’ his residence, claims BJP
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Delhi Chief Min-
ister Arvind Kejriwal
spent over `45 crore on
renovating his resi-
dence, the BJP said on
Wednesday, accusing
him of extravagant hy-
pocrisy, and prompting
emphatic rebuttals in-
volving videos of
crumbling ceilings by
the ruling Aam Aadmi
Party. BJP spokesper-
son Sambit Patra said
Kejriwal, who leads the
AAP, had betrayed his
promise of promoting
honesty and simplicity
when he entered poli-
tics. He called him a
“Maharaja,” or king,
and said he had a “lust
for luxury comfort.”
Patra also alleged,
without evidence, that
Kejriwal had offered `20
to 50 crore to media
houses to suppress the
story, but they had ig-
nored his offer. He cited
documents that showed
that Kejriwal’s resi-
dence had been fitted
with expensive marble
fromVietnam,pre-fabri-
cated wooden walls and
curtains. One curtain
alone cost over `7.94
lakh, he said. Patra
asked Kejriwal to ad-
dress a news conference
and answer all ques-
tions about his resi-
dence renovation in the
same fashion that the
AAP leader had asked
PM Modi to come clean
on doubts about his edu-
cational qualifications.
Govt approves policy for
Medical Devices Sector
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The Union Cabi-
net on Wednesday ap-
proved National Medi-
cal Devices Policy 2023
to promote domestic
manufacturing and
help the sunrise sector
grow from the present
USD 11 billion to USD
50 billion in the next
five years and reduce
import dependence.
The policy focuses on
six strategies to tap the
potential of the sector
with the ‘implementa-
tion of action plan’.
The Cabinet also said
that in the globalised
world there would also
be imports, but the aim
of the National Medi-
cal Devices Policy 2023
is to meet the maxi-
mum requirements
from locally manufac-
tured products.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur
Student files complaint against VC for
causing 'mental harassment' to Sen
Kolkata (PTI): A for-
mer student of Visva
Bharati has filed a
complaint with police
against Vice-Chancel-
lorBidyutChakraborty
and two other officials,
accusing them of caus-
ing “mental harass-
ment” to Nobel laure-
ate Amartya Sen over
land eviction.
The complainant,
Trisha Rani Bhat-
tacharya, took excep-
tion to the “verbal
abuse of such a per-
sonality by calling him
a land grabber and en-
croacher”, and de-
manded strict action
as per legal provisions.
Bhattacharya, in a let-
ter to the Officer-in-
Charge of Santiniket-
an police station in
Birbhum district, also
made allegations
against Deputy Regis-
trar Ashok Mahato
and university spokes-
person Mahua
Bandyopadhay, apart
from the VC.
An officer of San-
tiniketan police sta-
tion confirmed receipt
of the complaint as a
general diary
.
“I am scared the
continuing volley of
attacks on Sen may in-
flict a big mishap
on his life, as he is
bound to feel an-
guished,” she said in
the letter.
Amartya Sen
WRESTLERS’ HARASSMENT CASE
—PHOTO
BY
ANI

NEWS
07
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The State Gov-
ernment has chalked
out a monitoring sys-
tem for timely action on
FIRs lodged in various
police stations in illegal
mining, transportation
and storage activities in
the state. In about 91 per
cent of the cases regis-
tered in illegal mining
activities in the state,
challans have been pre-
sented in the competent
courts, while research
work is going on only in
a little more than 2 per
cent cases.
Dr Subodh Agarwal,
Additional Chief Sec-
retary, Mines and Pe-
troleum Department,
said that for the first
time, the departmental
monitoring system has
been strengthened for
quick action on the
FIRs lodged by the
Mines, Police and For-
est Department in the
police stations in the
state during the illegal
mining joint investiga-
tion campaign.
Out of 3,256 FIRs reg-
istered in the state,
challans have been pre-
sented in the competent
courts by the concerned
police stations after
completing the re-
search in 2,956 cases. He
said that out of 3256
FIRs, investigation is
going on only in 82 FIRs,
while in only 218 cases
FIRs have been lodged
by the police.
‘Challans of 91% cases presented in court’
IN ILLEGAL MINING FIRs

A senior officer
has been made
the nodal officer
for mutual
coordination
and cooperation
between the
Police and the
Mines
Department
Death penalty to 82-yr-old
man for killing 4 workers
Fine of `10 lakh was also imposed by the SC-ST court in Dholpur
Vinod Tiwari
Dholpur: The SC-ST
court of Dholpur has
given capital punish-
ment to an 82-year-old
accused who along with
11 armed men, killed
four MGNREGA work-
ers 15 years ago.
The court has also
imposed a fine of Rs 10
lakh on the accused.
Special Public Prosecu-
tor Mahir Hasan in-
formed that four MGN-
REGA workers were
murdered by 11 armed
men in Dhandhe ka
Pura village of Bari Sa-
dar police station area
of Dholpur district in
July 2008.
SC-ST Court Judge
Narendra Meena, while
giving the verdict, con-
victed Kirtiram (82) in
the murder case and
sentenced him to death,
and imposed a fine of Rs
10 lakh. Three accused
in the case are serving
sentences in jail and
seven accused are ab-
sconding after bail.
On July 9, 2008, com-
plainant Jaipal Singh
lodged an FIR, saying
he, along with his fa-
ther Ratan Lal, uncles
Natthilal and Ramswa-
roop, and brothers
Bhanwar Lal and Pap-
pu, got hired as labour-
ers under the Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guaran-
tee Act (MGNREGA) to
build a road.
OLD ENMITY
Accused Kirtiram Gurjar in police custody. —FILE PHOTO
State BJP panel visits
Malpura victims’ kin
Lokesh
Tonk: The state-level
delegation constituted
bytheStateBJPreached
Malpura on Wednesday
in connection with the
stone-pelting between
twopartiesinOldTehsil
of Malpura town of
Tonk district. The dele-
gation reached the spot
and met the injured and
inquired about their
well-being and gathered
information about the
incident from the vic-
tim’s families.
Former minister and
MP Rajyavardhan Sin-
gh Rathore, MP Sukh-
bir Singh Jaunapuria,
Ramganjmandi MLA
Madan Dilawar and
Malpura-Todaraisingh
MLA Kanhaiyalal
Choudhary were in
the delegation.
Bangkok flight
goes back after
26 hrs of halt
2 minor girls
found dead in
canal, 2 held
NITI Aayog: Raj top performer
in category of landlocked states
Save farmers from bad weather:
Om Birla asks officials in Kota
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: After improv-
ing the ranking in pres-
tigious Skoch Award,
Rajasthan has estab-
lished its credibility in
the ranking of NITI
Aayog also.
Niti Aayog has differ-
ent standards of devel-
opment according to
which the ranking of
states is issued. Recent-
ly, the state has made
a mark in these differ-
ent parameters.
The State has been
the top performer in the
category of landlocked
states in the Export Pre-
paredness Index re-
leased by NITI Aayog.
The state secured
fourth position in the
country in per capita ag-
ricultural production.
Rajasthan’s economy
has grown by 11.04% in
2021-22, which is the
highest in the country
after Andhra Pradesh.
The infant mortality
rate has come down to
30.3 per thousand. Simi-
larly
, the under-five mor-
tality rate has also come
down to 37.6 per thou-
sand. There has been a
significant reduction in
the maternal mortality
rate which has come
down from 141 per lakh
in 2017-19 to 113 per lakh
in 2018-20.
Rajasthan got first
position in two catego-
ries of Service Delivery
and Public Grievance
Redressal under the
‘Good Governance
Week – Prashasan Gaon
ki Aur 2022’ campaign
run by the GoI.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla has
asked the district ad-
ministration to imme-
diately start prepara-
tions to save farmers
from loss due to change
in weather.
He asked the officers
to make preparations in
view of the Meteoro-
logical department’s
warning of storms and
unseasonal rain in the
next few days.
Birla said that the
farmers are reaching
the agricultural market
with their produce and
therefore an adequate
quantity of tarpaulin
should be arranged to
protect the produce
from rainfall. He said
that tarpaulin should
be made available to the
farmers immediately
and inform farmers
about the warning.
2 civic body officials,
1 more held for graft
ACB NABS 3 IN AJMER
Teen rapes minor girl,
held in Gangapur City
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: The Anti-Cor-
ruption Bureau on
Wednesday detained
three persons including
two personnel of Ajmer
municipal corporation
in a matter of graft.
Draftsman Rishi
Mathur had allegedly
demanded a bribe of
Rs 10,000 to issue a
lease deed.
After verification of
the complaint, a trap
was laid but the com-
plaint handed over the
bribe amount to some
other personnel Ashok
Singh because Rishi
Mathur was on camp
duty at that time, DIG
Ajmer Samir Kumar
Singh said.
Ashok Singh also
gave the money to a
private man. The
ACB then detained
all of them and the
matter is being probed.
No arrest has been
made so far.
First India Bureau
Gangapur City: A
13-year-old minor girl
was allegedly raped in
Gangapur City on Tues-
day evening, police said.
Police informed the
accused took the victim
and then raped her.
“The accused is also a
minor and has been de-
tained. An FIR has been
filed in Kotwali Police
Station in the matter.
The victim had gone to
a temple along with the
family members.
Meanwhile, the
13-year-old accused
coaxed the girl and
took her with him and
raped her. The medical
examination of the girl
had been conducted
and the accused had
been detained. The ac-
cused is being interro-
gated and further in-
vestigation will follow,”
police said.
Om Birla interacting with intellectuals and social workers at
Kaithoon in Kota on Wednesday.
BJP leaders Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Madan Dilawar and
others visit Malpura area in Tonk on Wednesday.
T
T
T
VICTIMS’ KIN DEMAND STRICT ACTION
HC: Ensure
appearance
of accused
before court
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
High Court has di-
rected the State
govtandjailadmin-
istration to ensure
the appearance of
the prisoners in the
court either in per-
son or through vid-
eo conference. A
division bench of
Justice Ashok Ku-
mar Gaur and Jus-
tice Ashutosh Ku-
mar issued instruc-
tions while con-
ducting hearing on
a suo motu cogni-
zance petition.
The Advocate
General of the state
govt presented the
details of the ap-
pearance of prison-
ers in person and
through VC. He
also asked for a
compliance report
by May 30 on the is-
sue of appearance.
Amicus curiae Pra-
teek Kasliwal told
the court that de-
spite appearance
through VC, only
33% of the prison-
ers are being pro-
duced and 67% of
the prisoners are
deprived of this.
CS instructs Collectors, officials to ensure smooth
implementation at Mehangai Rahat camps in Raj
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur:Chief Secretary
Usha Sharma expressed
happiness over the suc-
cess and widespread
public support of the
Mehangai Rahat camps
and said that intwo days
double the daily target
of beneficiaries has
been registered. Appre-
ciating the concerned
departments and Dis-
trictCollectorsforbetter
management of the
camps, she said that the
District Collectors have
been instructed to en-
sure smooth implemen-
tation by visiting these
camps regularly
.
Sharma, while re-
viewing the camps
through video confer-
ence at Government
Secretariat on Wednes-
day, emphasized that
the label must be pasted
on the Chief Minister’s
Guarantee Card being
given to the beneficiar-
ies. Also, on increasing
the number of benefi-
ciaries in temporary
camps, their registra-
tion should be done in
permanent camps. The
Chief Secretary in-
structed the District
Collectors to set up help
desks at the camp site,
make arrangements to
deal with the heat,
make arrangements for
refreshments and other
arrangements for the
staff, and ensure avail-
ability of materials.
The Chief Secretary
said that all district col-
lectors should pay spe-
cial attention to the in-
formation and news
published through local
newspapers, news chan-
nels and other mediums
regarding the camps.
Also , making maxi-
mum use of social me-
dia, make sure to up-
load photo-videos and
success stories related
to the camps.
In the meeting, Secre-
tary to the CM Gaurav
Goyal informed that up-
dated data on the pro-
gress and registrations
of the camps are avail-
able on the dashboard
prepared by the Infor-
mation Technology De-
partment. With their
help, District Collectors
can assess the situation
in their districts and
make proper manage-
ment. He sought proper
distribution of CM
Guarantee Cards.
CS Usha Sharma
Discom’s AEn
sacked after
CM’s displeasure
over power issue
Jaipur (FIB): Jaipur
discom’s AEN Jobner,
Chandra Mohan Saini
was suspended for not
issuing an electricity
connection to Bidami
Devi. The complaint
came before CM Gehlot
during his visit to Ren-
wal on Tuesday
.
On Bidami’s com-
plaint, it was found that
application was made
on Aug 23, 2022. On Oct
18, the consumer depos-
ited the amount of the
demand letter in discom
but even after 7 months
Bidami Devi was still
waiting for electricity
connection. Hundreds
of consumers in Discom
jurisdiction face such
problems and the ques-
tion remains whether
Discom MD RN Ku-
mawat will give a strict
message in the field.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A flight to
Bangkok has to wait 26
hours at the Jaipur air-
port on Monday night.
The Thai Smile Airline
flight WE-344 was sup-
posed to leave for Bang-
kok at 12:55 am but did
not leave due to a fault
in the tyre. The passen-
gers raised demand for
arranging another
plane. But airline man-
agement kept on trying
to fix it. Finally, the
flight could leave on
Tuesday night at 3:10
am. 79 passengers were
booked in the flight.
Lunaram Darji
Jalore: Dead bodies of
two minor girls were re-
covered from Narmada
Canal in Sanchore area
of Jalore district on
Wednesday. Police in-
formed the minor girls
belong to Bhil Commu-
nity and were allegedly
murdered by the two
men. The girls went
missing on Monday
night and a complaint
was registered. The ac-
cused Suresh Kumar
kidnapped the girls and
later handed over to
Anil Kumar and
Devram Vishnoi.
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Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: While hand-
ing over the guarantee
cards to farmers in Bi-
kaner’s Nokha, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
once again targeted the
Modi Government re-
garding its policies on
Wednesday
. Gehlot said
that those who criticise
are put in jail as trai-
tors. Today many writ-
ers, litterateurs and
journalists are in jail
who criticised the Modi
government, he
claimed.
CM Gehlot while ad-
dressing the farmers
public meeting at Jas-
rasar of Nokha in Bi-
kaner district on
Wednesday said that the
situation in the country
is very serious today
.
“Those who criticise
are put in jail. I am also
criticised and I wel-
come those who criti-
cise. If criticism is for
the good of the public
then it should be wel-
comed. The judiciary is
also under pressure in
the country, institu-
tions like Income Tax,
CBI and ED are being
misused,” he said.
During the pro-
gramme, the Chief
Minister got the benefi-
ciaries registered
while inspecting the
inflation relief camp in
Bikaner.
Chief Minister un-
veiled the statue of
Bhamashah late Chaud-
hary Danaram Tard in
Jasrasar (Nokha) and
addressed the Kisan
Sammelan. He said that
late Chaudhary Danar-
am Tard was a great
social worker and Bha-
mashah.
“Chaudhary Danar-
am Tard was always
ready in the develop-
ment and social work
of the area. The unveil-
ing of his statue will
inspire the youth here
for social work,” Ge-
hlot said as he made
three important an-
nouncements for Jas-
rasar, which include
new college in Jasrasar,
Gaun Mandi and upgra-
dation of Jasrasar sub-
tehsil to tehsil.
Meanwhile, in the
Kisan Mahasammelan
at Jasrasar, Rajasthan
in-charge Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa again
praised the Chief Minis-
ter and said, “Generally
,
Chief Ministers are
spendthrifts, but Gehlot
saystakeasmuchasyou
want from me. Such CM
has not been seen any-
where.”
We all have the potential to shine as
the brightest sun – believe the world
will be a dimmer place without you
and go forth to do your best.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Wednesday was
a historic day for the Ra-
jasthan Housing Board
as Central Government
agencyNationalRealEs-
tate Development Coun-
cil (NAREDCO) credited
the 15th award to RHB.
In a national level func-
tion, National President
of the council Rajan
Bandelkar and Chair-
man RERA Delhi and
senior IAS Anand Ku-
marhonouredRajasthan
HousingBoardCommis-
sioner Pawan Arora.
Rajasthan Housing
Board was awarded this
important honour for
registering maximum
number of housing pro-
jects in RERA in the
country, for selling
maximum number of
houses and for doing ex-
cellent work in the field
of real estate. The
award was to be given to
Board by the Union
Housing Minister Hard-
eep Puri, but he could
not attend the program
due to the Prime Minis-
ter’s review meeting.
Earlier in the func-
tion, the RHB Commis-
sioner was specially
invited for a panel dis-
cussion on the topic
‘Real Estate in the Era
of RERA’. The Housing
Commissioner was
also honored on this
platform.
RERA Delhi Chair-
man Anand Kumar said
that RERA registration
not only increases the
confidence of the cus-
tomers but also clears
many doubts. He said
that it is a big achieve-
ment by the Rajasthan
Housing Board to regis-
ter maximum number
of projects in the coun-
try under RERA.
RHB bags award for registering max projects under RERA
People get jailed for criticising Centre: Gehlot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A 22-member
delegation from Bandi-
kui met Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on
Wednesday and de-
manded to declare
Bandikui as a district.
Minister Murari Lal
Meena and MLA GR
Khatana accompanied
the protestors during
the meeting. CM Ashok
Gehlot assured that
Bandikui will be de-
clared as District when-
ever more districts are
formed.
After getting assur-
ance from the Chief
Minister, the protestors
said that they are hope-
ful that Bandikui will
be declared a district
very soon. The protes-
tors will hold a press
conference after return-
ing to Bandikui.
The delegation said
that when a report was
sought regarding the
creation of a new dis-
trict in the State, the
administration had
submitted a report in
favour of making
Bandikui a district.
Jaipur: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal got
angry on the delay of
the JDA projects on
Wednesday. He ex-
pressed displeasure in
the review meeting of
progress of projects
held at his residence.
Several reasons were
cited in the meeting re-
garding the delay in
SMS IPD Tower Project,
Jawahar Circle, Laksh-
mi Mandir Tiraha pro-
ject, and B2 bypass traf-
fic signal free project.
Dhariwal gave strict
instructions saying that
whatever deadline has
been set for the project
try to complete the pro-
ject 2-3 months before
that so that the project
can be completed dur-
ing the tenure of the
current government.
Direct instructions
were also given to the
representatives of the
concerned firms pre-
sent in the meeting.
“Ensure the availabil-
ity of maximum labour
and material,” he said.
Dhariwal told Con-
sultant Anoop Bartaria
that maps and designs
shouldbemadeavailable
on time. The minister
told the concerned engi-
neersof JDAtocomplete
the work quickly with
mutual coordination
and monitoring.
“Engineers will be
held responsible if pro-
jects are not completed
on time,” he said.
Jaipur: An important
responsibility has been
given before retirement
to Executive Engineer
Nirmal Kumar Goyal,
who will soon be advi-
sor to UDH Minister.
From May 1, 2023, he
will provide services as
an advisor to Minister
Shanti Dhariwal.
The Urban Develop-
ment Department has
issued approval in this
regard. Notably, Minis-
ter Dhariwal gave the
approval looking at Go-
yal’s efficiency, his ex-
perience in JDA and
qualification.
Goyal will monitor
the development work
related to JDA’s engi-
neering branch and con-
struction works of pro-
posed and under con-
struction sector road
and missing link road in
JDA region and will re-
port to Minister Dhari-
wal in these matters.
Notably, Goyal is going
to retire on 30th April.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The RIICO
Management has is-
sued a clarification re-
garding the allegations
of giving favours to its
members after the por-
tal crashed during the
ongoing online auction
in Jaipur RIICO. The
clarification states that
the allotment of plots is
being done through e-
auction which is a
transparent process in
which any bidder can
participate from any-
where, said an official
statement.
This portal created
by RISL (Department
of Information Tech-
nology), Government
of Rajasthan is hosted
at Rajasthan State Data
Centre. This portal is
made completely se-
cure with the latest
technologies and the
chances of it hanging
or getting down due to
any technical glitch are
negligible.
Bidding in the e-auc-
tion plan to be held on
April 21, 2023 (last day)
has lasted till 9.40 pm,
said the statement. Bid-
ding took place for
about 59 hours 40 min-
utes in this e-auction.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: After the as-
sembly election survey,
now Congress leader-
ship has started sur-
veys in view of Lok
Sabha Elections in Ra-
jasthan. The focus is on
those seats where Con-
gress is continuously
losing from last 2-3 elec-
tions and for these
seats, Congress candi-
dates will be searched
afresh.
The survey is being
done to find the main
reasons for Congress’
defeat and to find what
could be the big issue
against the Modi gov-
ernment? Surveys are
also being done on
caste basis. AICC
chief Kharge is be-
lieved to be conduct-
ing the survey.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A meeting of
new co-incharges of
Congress will take place
on Thursday for which
all three co-incharges
will come to Jaipur on
Thursday
.
Congress leaders
Kazi Nizamuddin,
Virender Singh Rathore
and Amrita Dhawan
will attend a meeting
with state in-charge
Sukhjinder Singh Rand-
hawa in Jaipur.
First India Bureau
Bikaner: In the Kisan
Mahasammelan at Jas-
rasar, Rajasthan state
in-charge Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa again
praised the Chief Min-
ister and said, “Gener-
ally, Chief Ministers
are spendthrifts, but
Gehlot says take as
much as you want from
me. Such CM has not
been seen anywhere.”
Congress leader
Rameshwar Dudi also
addressed the program
and said, “CM Gehlot
hasdonealotof workfor
the farmers. We all have
to repeat Congress this
time.” Energy Minister
Bhanwar Singh Bhati
said, “One crore people
willgetthebenefitof 100
units of electricity
. CM
Gehlot has given some-
thing or the other for
every class.” Minister
BD Kalla also addressed
theprogramandclaimed
that ‘till now the educa-
tion department has
given employment to
90,000 people.’
CM Ashok Gehlot, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, GS Dotasra, BD Kalla, Bhupinder Singh Hooda,
Lalchand Kataria and others during unveiling of statue of Chaudhary Danaram Tard in Bikaner.
RHB commissioner Pawan Arora, Rajan Bandelkar, Anand Kumar and others having an interaction at
the award ceremony in Gurugram on Wednesday.
RHB chief Pawan Arora speaks
during the event on Wednesday.
RHB Chief Pawan Arora being
felicitated by Rajan Bandelkar
and Anand Kumar.
Haven’t seen CM like Ashok Gehlot:
Randhawa at Kisan Mahasammelan
STATE-OF-THE-ART BUS
STAND IN KOTA SOON
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will offer floral
tributes to former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal in
Punjab on Thursday. He will reach Bathinda from Bi-
kaner tomorrow in a helicopter to attend the funeral
of Badal. Gehlot will be accompanied by the AICC
in charge for the state Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.
After returning from there, Gehlot will visit Mahangai
Rahat camp in Sriganganagar’s Ganeshgarh at 2 pm
and at Dhanmandi at 3.45 pm. Next day on April 28,
Gehlot will leave Sriganganagar for Rawatsar where
he will visit the camp at 11 am.
Kota: People in Kota are go-
ing to get rid of the problem
of traffic jams arising due
to the halt of private buses
in different parts of the city.
A bus stand with state-of-
the-art facilities has been
constructed by the Urban
Improvement Trust near Haat
Bazar on Akashvani main
road, the work of which is
in the final stage. After com-
missioning of the bus stand,
the problem will be resolved.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot hands over guarantee card to a
beneficiary. GS Dotasra, Lalchand Kataria and others look on.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, GS
Dotasra, GR Meghwal, and Laxman Raghav at Magic Elite Cafe in
Bikaner on Wednesday.
CM Ashok Gehlot with MLA GR Khatana and others on Wednesday.
The BJP alleges that
people are suffering in
the Mehangai relief
camps, but the people
were really troubled at
the time of demonetisa-
tion, when people stood
in long queues.
—Govind Singh Dotasra,
PCC chief
BJP leaders want to
create riots before
polls, so that they can
benefit from commu-
nal issues of Hindus
and Muslims but their
plans will not be ful-
filled.
—PS Khachariyawas, State
Cabinet Minister
22-member delegation meets Gehlot for
Bandikui’s dist status, gets his assurance
Min Dhariwal upset over delay in JDA projects
RIICO clarifies after portal crashes
during online auctioning of plots
Congress begins survey
for Lok Sabha elections
Co-incharges of
Cong to meet
Randhawa today
Nirmal Goyal
new advisor to
UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal
CM DISTRIBUTES GUARANTEE CARDS TO
FARMERS AT A KISAN SABHA IN BIKANER
HE ALSO UNVEILED STATUE OF BHAMASHAH
LATE CHAUDHARY DANARAM TARD
CM TO PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE BADAL TODAY

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APRIL 27, 2023
STRUTTING WITH
PURPOSE
EMBARKING FROM
THE VIBRANT CITY
OF MUMBAI, ANWITA
GRACED CITY FIRST
WITH AN AWE-
INSPIRING ACCOUNT
OF HER JOURNEY...
ife is not easy
for any of us.
But what of
that? We must
have persever-
ance and above
all confidence
in ourselves. We
must believe that we
are gifted with
something and that
this thing must be
attained. City First
brings to you the
inspiring journey
of the ravishing
beauty, Anwita
Sundaram. Giving
a brief about her
life the diva said, “I
was born and
raised in Gurgaon,
Haryana, I have
called Mumbai my
home for the past
few years. My diverse
background is a result of my
mother’s Punjabi roots and
my father’s South Indian
heritage.”
Anwita’s childhood was
spent living with her grand-
parents in India, which al-
lowed her to develop a deep
connection with her ances-
try and family traditions.
Despite living in various
parts of the world due to
her father’s career, An-
wita’s parents have
always kept her
close to Indian cul-
ture.
Anwita is a
true believer in
pursuing her
dreams with
confidence and persever-
ance. Talking about her ulti-
mate goal the diva said, “My
goal is to become a success-
ful actress in both Bollywood
and Hollywood and I draw
inspiration from icons such
as Madhuri Dixit, Deepika
Padukone and Priyanka
Chopra.”
If one advances confident-
ly in the direction of his
dreams, and endeavours to
live the life which he has im-
agined, he will meet with a
success unexpected in com-
mon hours. In addition to her
passion for acting and danc-
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such as swimming, reading,
painting and working out.
She believes in the impor-
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Strength does not come
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When you go through hard-
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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
OF PROJECT TIGER
BAGH TSAV
On the occasion of the completion of 50 years of ProjectTiger, started by Indira Gandhi in 1973,
Baghotsav program was organised by First India News, First India, and Bharat 24 at Hotel Clarks
Amer on Saturday. During the event, Jagdeesh Chandra said, We’ll continue to promote tourism
and wildlife in the State.Various leaders including,Tourism Minister DrVishvendra Singh; Pratap
Singh Khachariyawas, Minister of (Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Dept); RCA President
Vaibhav Gehlot and JMCH Mayor Munesh Gurjar unequivocally praise First India Bharat24 for
raising social concerns. City First brings to you some more glimpses from Baghotsav event.
TSAV
TSAV
Jagdeesh Chandra felicitates Vaibhav Gehlot Jagdeesh Chandra felicitaes Dr Vishvendra Singh Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Daulat Singh, Seduram Yadav, Dr DN Pandey, Vishvendra Singh, Arindam Tomar, UN Sahay, Pawan Upadhayay, Manoj Parashar and RN Meena
Arindam Tomar felicitated by Shahanawaz
Vishvendra Singh, Vaibhav Gehlot and
Munesh Gurjar felicitating Seduram Yadav
Jagdeesh Chandra addressing the audience
(L-R) Asmita, Megha Kaushik and Shahnawaz Khan
Nirmal Tiwari addressing the audience
Jagdeesh Chandra felicitaes Dr Deep Narayan Pandey Jagdeesh Chandra felicitaes Dr Munesh Gurjar
Vishvendra Singh, Vaibhav Gehlot and Munesh
Gurjar felicitating Daulat Singh Shaktawat
Dr DN Pandey felicitating Sanjeev Sharma
Vishvendra Singh, Munesh Gurjar and Dr
DN Pandey felicitating Ramthambore Hotel
Association Representatives
Vishvendra Singh, Munesh Gurjar and Dr
DN Pandey felicitating RN Meena
Vishvendra Singh and Munesh Gurjar
felicitating Kapil Chandrawal
Jagdeesh Chandra and Vishvendra Singh
felicitating Mahendra Bohra
Jagdeesh Chandra and Kavita Chauhan felicitating Munesh Gurjar
Jagdeesh Chandra, Vishvendra Singh, Vaibhav Gehlot, Munesh Gurjar
felicitating Dr Arvind Mathur. Also seen are Mahipal Singh and Bheem Singh
felicitating Bheem Singh. Also seen is Dr DN Pandey
felicitating Shivpal Singh
Vishvendra Singh and
Munesh Gurjar felicitating Harlal
Jagdeesh Chandra, Vishvendra Singh and
Munesh Gurjar felicitating Surendra Chauhan
felicitating Joy Gardener
felicitating Janenshwar Choudhary Vishvendra Singh felicitating Seduram Yadav
Vishvendra Singh, Vaibhav Gehlot, Munesh Gurjar and Dr DN Pandey
felicitating SP Singh. Also seen are Mahipal Singh and Bheem Singh
felicitating Swapnil Kumbhojkar. Also seen are Dr DN Pandey Bheem Singh
felicitating Naresh Arora. Also seen are Dr DN Pandey Bheem Singh
Jagdeesh Chandra and Vishvendra
Singh felicitating Megha Kaushik
felicitating Nimit Mathur
Mahipal Singh and Ashish Aman
felicitating Daulat Singh Shaktawat
Jagdeesh Chandra felicitaes Dr DN Pandey Nirmal Tiwari felicitaes Bheem Singh
Nirmal Tiwari felicitaes Sandeep Yadav
Vishal Mathur felicitaes Naresh Arora
felicitating Nimit Mathur.
Also seen is Bheem Singh Nirmal Tiwari felicitates Dr DN Pandey
Jagdeesh Chandra, Vishvendra Singh
and Dr DN Pandey felicitating Nirmal Tiwari
Jagdeesh Chandra and Vishvendra
Singh felicitating Nirmal Tiwari
felicitating Virendra Singh.
Munesh Gurjar felicitating Astrol Pipes
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