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CRICKET ROUND-UP
Pandya back in MI after high drama
First India Bureau
Mumbai
ndia’s T20I cap-
tain Hardik Pan-
dya on Sunday
returned to his “spiritual
home” Mumbai Indians
afteranall-cashdealtrade-
offwithGujaratTitanswas
formally completed fol-
lowing 72 hours of drama.
On Sunday at 5 pm, the
IPLretentionwindowwas
closed and at that point,
Gujarat Titans named
their IPL-winning captain
in the retention list raising
a lot of eyebrows.
However it was learnt
that the paperwork wasn’t
yet completed and hence
IPLand BCCI didn’t give
greenlight of approval for
themostanticipatedmove
of this transfer season.
KL Rahul and Rishabh
Pant have also been re-
tained by their teams.
Hardik Pandya Rishabh Pant KL Rahul
Indian players celebrate the wicket of Australia’s Matthew Short during the second T20
International cricket match of a T20I series between India and Australia, at the Greenfield
International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday. P7 PTI
INDIA BEAT AUS BY 44 RUNS IN 2nd T20 MATCH
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
 The IPL 2024 retention
deadline day witnessed
the release of numerous
players, with a total of 85
individuals released from
their respective franchises.
 The most significant
news of the day emerged
from the Gujarat Titans
camp, where the
Ahmedabad-based
franchise retained star all-
rounder Hardik Pandya
 However, any potential
team switches may still occur,
as the player trade window
remains open till week before
IPL 2024 auction
Pankaj Soni & Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur
oters have broken all previ-
ous records in terms of
voting in the Assembly
polls in Rajasthan. The
Election Commission released
the final voting figure of 75.45
percent on Sunday. This also
includes the figure of 0.83 percent
of voting done through postal bal-
lot. In 2018, the voting figure in the
state was 74.71 percent. This time
there was an increase of 0.73 percent
voting. This is the highest turnout so
far in the history of democracy
in the state. Earlier, the
highest turnout was 75.04
percent in 2013. This
time 0.41 percent more
votes have been cast.
Congress is linking the
bumper voting and more
voting by women with its
cheap gas cylinders and
mobile scheme, while BJP is
calling it anger against Congress
regarding women’s safety. Jodhpur, Todab-
him and Bamanwas constituencies had the
lowest voting percentage of women at 62.97,
63.22 and 63.63 percent respectively. P3&8
V
75.45%
VOTING ACROSS
 Earlier, the highest
turnout was 75.04% in 2013
 Political parties confused
in understanding equations
all old voting
records broken
0.19%
Female
vote more
than male
2023 2018
75.45% 74.71%
Total Total
EVM VOTING EVM VOTING
including postal ballot including postal ballot
74.62% 74.24%
Total
3,92,11,399
votes polled
through
EVMs
0.83 MORE VOTING AS COMPARED TO 2018
First India Bureau
Uttarkashi
The 41 workers trapped
in an Uttarakhand tunnel
for 15 days were dealt
another blow when offi-
cials said that the giant
drill working on their res-
cue has collapsed. Indian
Army has joined the op-
eration and been tasked
with the manual drilling.
Acomplete disengage-
ment of the machine is
necessary for the officials
to resume the rescue
work which involves
manual pushing of pipes
through rubble to prepare
an escape passage.Apart
of a drill machine has
also been sent atop the
hill, above the tunnel, for
vertical drilling. P6
THAKUR LAUNCHES KHELO INDIA
PARA GAMES 2023 MASCOT
First-ever Khelo India Para Games
2023 logo and mascot Ujjwala was
launched in New Delhi on Sunday by
Union Minister Anurag Thakur. P7
INDIA CRUSHING TERRORISM
WITH ALL COURAGE: PM MODI
On the anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai
attack, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday
described it as the most dastardly
terror assault India has faced. P6
“KERALA’S CHARGES OF GRANT
DENIAL BY CENTRE NOT TRUE”
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
has rejected the Kerala govt’s long-
standing allegation that the Centre is
withholding grants and funds.
IN BRIEF
“Ourspaceeconomyto
beUS$40bnby2040”
Thiruvananthapuram:
India’s space economy
is poised to reach USD
40 billion by 2040, and
scientists will enjoy a
better working environ-
ment, Union MoS Jiten-
dra Singh said. He said
that some agencies have
predicted that it could
further go up. P5
PM security breach: 6
more cops suspended
Chandigarh: Six more
policemen have been
suspended for alleged
dereliction of duty over
a security breach during
PM Narendra Modi’s
visit to the state in Janu-
ary 2022. These six were
placed under suspension
along with a SP rank of-
ficer, who was reported
suspended earlier.
FOUR STATES DONE, ENTIRE FOCUS ON TELANGANA POLLS NOW
I.N.D.I.A.BLOCWILLBEWIPED
OUTINC’GARH,MP&RAJ:MODI
First India Bureau
Hyderabad
The INDI alliance will be
wipedoutinChhattisgarh,
Madhya Pradesh and Ra-
jasthan where Legislative
Assembly polls were
completed, PM Narendra
Modi said on Sunday.Ad-
dressing an election rally
at Toopran in Telangana,
he recalled his poll cam-
paign in the three states
where polling was over.
“I have seen in the
three states that “Indi alli-
ance” (INDIA alliance)
will be wiped out. The
women, farmers there are
going to uproot the Con-
gress party,” he said. P5
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters during a public meeting at Toopran ahead of
Telangana Assembly elections, in Medak district, on Sunday. PTI
GURU NANAK
JAYANTI
WISHES FROM
FIRST INDIA
MORE THAN ANDHRA, TELANGANA CONGRESS
LEADERS DUPED STATE: K CHANDRASEKHAR RAO
CONGRESS-BRS DEAL TO MAKE KCR CM, RAHUL
GANDHI AS PM, SAYS AMIT SHAH IN TELANGANA
Hyderabad: More than
Andhra Pradesh people,
it is Telangana Congress
leaders who duped the state be-
fore it was formed, BRS supremo
and CM K Chandrasekhar Rao
said on Sunday, hitting out at
the Congress. At a poll rally at
Jagtial, Rao also known as KCR,
said he is now 70 years old and
does not need anything more in
life except to see that Telangana
achieves 100 per cent literacy
like Kerala and the state’s people
completely overcome poverty.
Makhtal: Union Home
Minister and senior
BJP leader Amit Shah
on Sunday alleged that the
Congress party and Bharat
Rashtra Samithi (BRS) have a
deal to make K Chandrasekhar
Rao the Telangana CM and
Rahul Gandhi the PM. At a rally
at Makhtal, Shah equated BRS
and Congress, saying if you
vote for Congress to remove
KCR —as K Chandrasekhar
Rao is often called— the party’s
MLAs would go to BRS.
CONFIDENT OF CONG’S
WIN IN T’GANA: RAHUL
PRIYANKA GANDHI
ATTACKS BRS GOVT
Hyderabad: Exuding
confidence that
Congress would
sweep the assembly polls
in Telangana, AICC leader
Rahul Gandhi on Sunday
asked Chief Minister K
Chandrasekar Rao to tell
people what he did for the
state before questioning the
grand old party about it.
Hyderabad: AICC
General Secretary
Priyanka Gandhi has
attacked the BRS govt in
Telangana, questioning what
right it has to continue in
office when unemployment
of youth, corruption and leak
of question papers have
become the order of the day.
Vertical drilling will take 4 days in
Uttarkashi tunnel, Army called in
Union Minister VK Singh with rescue officials inspects vertical
drilling during the rescue operation to extract 41 workers.
EFFORTS ON TO RESCUE
TRAPPED WORKERS
The National
Disaster Manage-
ment Authority on
Sunday said that work is on
to retrieve broken parts of
the auger machine and start
manual digging while vertical
drilling has also started to
bring out 41 workers trapped
in Silkyara tunnel in Ut-
tarkashi for the last 14 days.
National Disaster Manage-
ment Authority (NDMA)
Member Lt Gen (retd) Syed
Ata Hasnain told reporters
that all efforts are going on
to rescue the workers.
Revenue officer killed
by mining mafia in MP
Bhopal: A patwari (rev-
enue officer) was alleg-
edly killed by mining
mafia in the Beuhari
area of Shahdol district
on the intervening night
of Saturday and Sunday.
The deceased has been
identified as Prashanna
Singh (45), a resident of
Rewa district.
UP: 2 held on charges
of spying for Pak’s ISI
Lucknow: The Anti-
Terrorism Squad (ATS)
of the Uttar Pradesh Po-
lice has arrested two
men suspected of spy-
ing for notorious Paki-
stani intelligence agen-
cy ISI and terror financ-
ing, the ATS said in a
statement on Sunday.
74.72%
1,88,27,294 2,03,83,757
74.53%
0.19% MORE THAN MALE 348
Third
gender
voters
75.45 per cent of
the electorate
voted in the
elections,
including 0.83 per
cent who used
postal ballots.
Praveen Gupta,
Chief Electoral Officer
1ST TIME RECORD
VOTING IN JAIPUR
75.91%
HIGHEST ON SEATS% LOWEST ON SEATS%
Kushalgarh Ahore
Pokran Marwar Junction
Tijara Sumerpur
88.13
61.24
87.79
61.29
86.11
61.44
65.68%
ASHOK
GEHLOT
Sardarpura
Dr CP
JOSHI
Nathdwara
73.59%
SACHIN
PILOT
Tonk
VASUNDHARA
RAJE
Jhalrapatan
VOTING IN HOT SEATS
78.58% 77.67%
Infographic: Uttam Kumar Sain

First India Bureau
Jaipur
Western disturbance in
North India has led to a
change in the weather in
Rajasthan since Saturday
evening. On Sunday,
there was light rain at iso-
lated places in Banswara,
Jalore, Barmer, Jaisalmer,
Jodhpur, Pali, Bikaner,
Ganganagar, Hanuman-
garh. Areas like Jalore,
Barmer and Jaisalmer ex-
perienced hailstorms.
In Jodhpur and Bikan-
er division, a hailstorm
was witnessed along with
rain in many areas late on
Saturday evening. The
minimum temperature at
night fell by 2 to 3 de-
grees Celsius in the areas
nearby. Weather experts
from the MeT depart-
ment say that the effect
will remain until Novem-
ber 27. From November
28, the weather will be-
gin to clear and the cold
will intensify.
The minimum night
temperature in Jodhpur
and Bikaner was 17 de-
grees Celsius. In Ajmer,
Barmer, Jaisalmer, Kota,
the night temperature
was 14 degrees Celsius.
WILDLIFE-TOURISM ON THE BOOM
N’garh Bio-park to have more fauna
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur
he Nahargarh
B i o l o g i c a l
Park will get a
tigress from Pune, tiger
from Rohtak, Gaur
from Delhi and birds
from Arunachal
under the wildlife ex-
change programme ear-
ly next month.
Preparations have be-
gun at the Forest De-
partment level for start-
ing the Nahargarh Tiger
Safari. Work on the sec-
ond and final phase of
Tiger Safari is in pro-
gress. The safari is like-
ly to start at the begin-
ning of the new year.
In August, a pair of
beavers was brought
from Surat Zoo under the
Animal Exchange Pro-
gramme of the Central
Zoo Authority.
FILE
T
Jhalawar: District and
Session Judge Sia
Rghunath Dan ordered
Municipality of
Jhalrapatan and state
Government to pay a
compensation amount
of `4.3l to the family
of deceased at rate of
6% annual interest in
2 months in acase re-
lated to the death of
Ghansi Khan caused
by a stray bull.
`4 L compensation
for man killed by bull
Jaipur: On the occa-
sion of Constitution
Day, a bicycle rally and
street play was organ-
ized by Rajasthan State
Legal Services Authori-
ty in Jaipur. District and
Sessions Judge Nandini
Vyas inaugurated the
programme while the
Chief Guest, Labour
Tribunal Judge Hariom
Sharma Attri, flagged-
off the bicycle rally.
Constitution Day
celebrated by RALSA
IN BRIEF
Naraina: The biggest
Peeth of Dadu Peeth
sect, Naraina Shri Dadu
Peethadhishwar Shri
Shri 1008 Gopal Das
Maharaj passed away
on Saturday. Mahant
Gopal Das was recently
admitted to a hospital in
Jaipur. On Sunday, his
last journey started
from the main roads of
Naraina. Devotees and
followers from nearby
areas were present.
Peethadhishwar Gopal
Dasji Maharaj no more
RAJASTHAN 02
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NGTblocksdesilting,mineral
extractionatBisalpurdam
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur
The National Green Tri-
bunal has prohibited
Eastern Rajasthan Canal
Project Corporation Lim-
ited (ERCPCL) from
proceeding with desilt-
ing, dredging, mineral
extraction and disposal at
the Bisalpur Dam inTonk
district without obtaining
environmental clearance.
RCPCL, representing
the Department of Mines,
had issued online bids for
the reclamation of stor-
age capacity of the Bisal-
pur Dam by desilting.
In its order, the tribunal
has barred all activities
under the project involv-
ing dredging, desilting,
extraction of silt or sand
or gravel from the dam
until the required envi-
ronmental clearance is
obtained as mandated by
the Environment Impact
Assessment Notification
of 2006.Additionally, the
NGT directed ERCPCL
to comply with all envi-
ronmental laws, obtain
required consents, NOCs,
clearances, etc. before
proceeding with desilting
in the dam.
The petitioner’s counsel
Sanjeet Purohit submit-
ted that bid placed was
not aligning with the Sus-
tainable Sand Mining
Management Guidelines
of 2016 and the Enforce-
ment and Monitoring
Guidelines for Sand Min-
ing of 2020.
Bid violates sand mining guidelines
Environmental Hurdles
FILE
BJPworkerbludgeonedto
death300mfromhouse
People gathered at the crime scene in Udaipur on Sunday.
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur
BJP worker Kantilal
(45) was brutally
bludgeoned to death
by unknown people on
Saturday night when
he was returning home
after voting ended in
Falasia police station
of Udaipur.
People spotted his
body on Sunday morn-
ing in a drain about
300 metres away from
the house. Police sus-
pect murder due to
election related rival-
ry. BJP MLA from
Jhadol-Kotra Babulal
Kharadi, Falasia BJP
Mandal President
Bhopal Singh Shakta-
wat, Sarpanch Vinod
Kumar Pargi, Falasia
Deputy Sarpanch
Ramesh Patel, Sigri
Sarpanch Babulal
Kharadi, Falasia for-
mer head Sugna Devi
also reached the spot.
Hailstorm, rain lash parts of the State
WEATHER TAKING A ‘COLD’ TURN
KIDNAPPED MINOR GIRL DIES IN ACCIDENT
MAHANT ACHYUTANANDA INJURED IN ATTACK
Khushi (14), a kidnapped minor girl from Dobla
Kotkhawda, died in a road accident in Jaipur.
On November 20, two miscreants Ajay and Vi-
kas, on a bike had kidnapped her. On the way, the bike
crashed with an overspeeding pickup. Following the
crash, both captors escaped, leaving the bike and the
dead body behind. According to the authorities, Khushi
died as a result of a collision between an over-speeding
pickup and a bike. The pickup and bike were seized,
and the deceased was taken to the mortuary. The
remains were returned to the family after postmortem.
Stone pelting on Mahant Achyutanand Maharaj
of Beneshwar Dham’s car on late Saturday
night, along with his wife and two children. He
was seriously injured and taken to a private hospital
in Sagwara by his followers, from which he was sent
to Ahmedabad late at night. On Sunday, Sabala was
closed in order to demand arrest of individuals impli-
cated in attack on Mahant. The entire society voiced
its outrage. A memorandum has been submitted to the
SDM requesting that the accused be arrested immedi-
ately. According to a police officer, an investigation into
occurrence has begun. Puneet Chaturvedi
2 DEAD AFTER BEING
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
IN JALORE, BARMER
Three buffaloes,
including a girl died
after being struck
by lightning in Jalore. The
17-year-old girl, a first year
student, was feeding the
cattle in Dabli village of
Sayla police station area
when the incident hap-
pened. Police have got the
post-mortem done. The
deceased, Revi Kumari,
had come home on Sunday.
In Barmer, a 12-year-old
boy died while his father
got injured due to lightning
when they were working in
the field. Police reached the
spot after receiving informa-
tion about the incident.
The father has been
admitted to a hospital. The
incident happened in Mulani
village of Bakhasar police
station area.
FOREST DEPT FAILS TO
REWILD TWO CUBS
Forest department
failed in rewilding
two cubs of tigress
T 114. Both of them turned
one, but are living in an
enclosure in Abheda. They
were sent from Ranthambore
to Abheda after the death of
their mother, T 114, on Janu-
ary 31. The forest depart-
ment had planned to rewild
the cubs in Mukundra Tiger
Reserve. If it gets delayed
further, it will be difficult for
the cubs to survive in forest.
2 pilgrims killed, 1 hurt in accident in Jaisalmer
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer
In a tragic incident, two
people died and another
two were seriously in-
jured after a vehicle hit
devotees on Pokaran-
Ujala road in Jaisalmer.
The devotees were going
to Runicha Dham Ram-
devra on foot from
Mehsana-Nagalpur. The
bodies of the two have
been kept in the mortuary
of Pokaran Hospital. The
deceased Bhikhi and
Dinesh were residents of
Nagalpur Mehsana.
In another incident, on
Saturday night, A head-
on accident between an
army truck and a truck
filled with bricks result-
ed in the army truck be-
ing blasted to bits. The
collision injured two
troops who were trave-
ling in the truck.
After first aid, the in-
jured soldiers were
transferred to the hospi-
tal, where one soldier
was referred to Jodhpur.
The police took both au-
tomobiles into custody
and proceeded with their
investigation. Accord-
ing to police, the acci-
dent occurred near MES
Fante. ASI Bhairaram
and Rajkumar Chaud-
hary arrived at the scene
with police force. The
injured were transported
to a hospital.
Couple hangs self
from a tree over
failed love affair in
Dungarpur village
First India Bureau
Dungarpur
In Dungarpur, a couple
committed suicide by
hanging themselves. The
incident occurred in the
forest of Bhatra Rata
Ghata in the Chaurasi po-
lice station area of Dun-
garpur district. Suicide is
considered to be moti-
vated by a love affair.
The cops removed the
remains from the tree and
placed them in the dis-
trict hospital’s mortuary.
The case is being inves-
tigated by the police.
The villagers helped the
police identify the bod-
ies. The girl was identi-
fied as a resident of
Bhatra in Dudheli, and
the young man as a res-
ident of Rangela. Fam-
ily members arrived at
the location after ob-
taining information.
Stone pelting,
firing over poll
rivalry, 16 held
First India Bureau
Deeg
Heavy stone pelting was
witnessed between two
parties due to election
rivalry in Maharaipur
village of Sikri police
station area of Deeg dis-
trict on Sunday. During
voting on Saturday, sup-
porters of BJP and Con-
gress clashed at the poll-
ing booth.
Videos have surfaced
from Sikri police station
area. Villagers told police
about the firing and
handed over cartridges to
police. 16 people have
been deatined in the case.
Ram Katha illuminates
life: Guv Kalraj Mishra
Kalraj Mishra meeting Rambhadracharya in Bikaner on Sunday.
Heavy overcast clouds looming in the capital city of Jaipur on sunday. NAIM KHAN
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner
Governor Kalraj Mishra
participated in the 108
Kundiya Shri Ramcharit-
manas Mahayagya in Bi-
kaner on Sunday. Later
he also heard Ram Katha
from Swami Shri Ramb-
hadracharya.
Mishra said that Ram
Katha is the light of life.
He described Rambhad-
racharyaji as a sage of
this era and an expert in
Ram Katha. Before this
he also discussed the In-
dian culture of spiritual-
ity with Swami Ramb-
hadracharya.
When Mishra reached
Bikaner, he was received
at Nal Airport by Divi-
sional Commissioner Ur-
mila Rajoria, District
Collector Bhagwati Pras-
ad Kalal, Superintendent
of Police Tejaswini Gau-
tam and other officials.
2 DEAD, 1 INJURED IN ROAD ACCIDENT ON NH-116
Uniyara (Tonk): Two people died in a road accident
when a trailer and a car collided head-on near
Khelnia canal on NH-116 on Sunday. Trailer driver
Balram Nath, resident of Salpur district Baran died on the
spot in the accident. The conductor was seriously injured.
Car driver Anil Khurana, resident of Jaipur, died during
treatment in Tonk. After getting information about the acci-
dent, the Uniara police reached the spot. The bodies have
been kept in the mortuary.
CRIME
ROUNDUP
Rush Hour Rhythm
Tourist rush on Sunday as well as shops re-opening after polling day
caused massive traffic snarls in the Walled City areas of Jaipur.
NAIM KHAN
6 KG CANNABIS WORTH `3 LAKH
FOUND IN PURI-AJMER EXPRESS
WOMAN THREATENED AND
RAPED ON PRETEXT OF JOB
Six kg of cannabis worth Rs
3 lakh was found from the AC
coach of the Puri-Ajmer Express.
The CTI on duty was alerted about
an unclaimed bag in the train’s coach
B-6. The cannabis was contained in 3,
2kg packets wrapped in plastic tape.
A case has been filed against the
unknown accused.
In Jaipur, a 20-year-old lady
was raped by intimidation.
Accused Ravi put her under pres-
sure to meet in order for her to keep
her work. They summoned her to the
balcony and raped her violently under
the guise of a meeting. The victim
has filed a police report against the
accused at Jawahar Circle.
In an order on Friday,
the central zonal
bench of the tribunal
in Bhopal also
directed the
Rajasthan State
Pollution Control
Board to take
necessary preventive,
prohibitory, punitive
and remedial
measures in case of
violations of
environmental laws

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Peethadhishwar of Benesh-
war Dham, Mahant Shri
Achyutanand Ji Maharaj
got injured in an accident of stone
pelting on his car. I pray for speedy
recovery of Maharaj.
CP Joshi, BJP State President
We will win Civil Lines with a
huge margin, more than the
number of votes we got last
time. I think the silent voter also voted
for me. The Congress will form the
government in Rajasthan.
Pratap S Khachariyawas, Congress Leader
The public has played an
important role by voting for
the bright future of the youth
of the State, the safety of women
and daughters and the progress of
Rajasthan.
Diya Kumari, BJP Leader
Interacted with party work-
ers in Jhotwara Purba Man-
dal, they have worked hard
for the assembly elections. With the
blessings of the public, BJP’s massive
victory in the state is certain.
Rajyavardhan S Rathore, BJP Leader
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RAJASTHAN
ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS
2023
POLL-TOON
SHEKHAR
CANDIDATESUNWINDADAYAFTERVOTING
Congress’ Adarsh Nagar candidate, Rafeek Khan seen relaxing with
his family members a day after the polling on Sunday.
Rajendra Rathore with his wife offering prayers at Shri Karni Mata
temple in Deshnok, Bikaner on Sunday.
Civil Lines candidate Pratap Singh Khachariyawas playing with his
pet dog while relaxing after the voting day on Sunday.
Two guards stand tall at commerce college in Jaipur on Sunday.EVMs
from 19 constituencies of Jaipur district have been kept at the strong
rooms at Rajasthan College Commerce College.
BJP Adarsh Nagar candidate Ravi Nayyar his supporters performed
yagya on Sunday and wished for the BJP’s victory on December 3.
(Left) Rajasthan Chief Secy
and DGP Usha Sharma
reached Khatushyamji, had
darshan of Baba Shyam,
offered prayers after
successful completion of
voting process.
(Right)LaterCSDGPreached
SalasarDarbarandoffered
prayers.Yashodanand
Pujari,otherswerepresent.
At the same time, there were many leaders whose routine
has not changed even after voting. (above) Rajyavardhan S
Rathore Diya Kumari (below) thanked the party workers
on Sunday for working hard during campaigns.
Congress’ Malviya Nagar candidate Archana Sharma offering
prayers at Ganesh Temple in Jaipur on Sunday.
Congress candidate from Viratnagar,
Indraj Gurjar got rid of election fatigue
by getting a head massage on Sunday.
Pushpendra Singh Bhardwaj tries his
hands on cooking on Sunday , after the
long camapaigning before voting.
BJP’s Kalicharan Saraf having chat with family
over newspaper and tea on Sunday morning.
Taking break with family, Congress candidate from Hawa Mahal
RR Tiwari seen playing chess after election fatigue on Sunday.
After completion of voting of Assembly elections, the candidates,
were seen in a relaxed mood on Sunday. Due to election fatigue,
leaders were seen spending time with their families, helping the
family members in their work. SUNIL SHARMA,NAIM KHAN
Jaipur: Congress has reportedly
expelled four councilors of Jaipur
Municipal Corporation(Greater)
for working against the party candidate in
Malviya Nagar seat Archana Sharma. The
action follows accusations of their alleged
involvement in activities against Sharma.
Karan Sharma, Rajula Singh, Abhishek
Saini, and Rajesh Kumar have been ex-
pelled. Notably, Rajesh Kumar is an inde-
pendent candidate, raising questions about
Congress expelling someone outside their
ranks. Although the PCC has not officially
released the expulsion orders.
CONG EXPELS 4 COUNCILLORS FOR WORKING AGAINST PARTY IN ELECTIONS
CS DGP at Khatu Shyam ji, Salasar Darbar
Kept self busy
FACTFILE OF POLL PERCENTAGE IN DISTRICTS ASSEMBLY SEATS IN ELECTIONS 2023
38 ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES WHERE VOTER TURN OUT WAS ABOVE 80 PERCENT
83.00%
70.22%
82.52%
69.77%
82.32%
69.27%
82.07%
68.40%
80.72%
65.56%
BANSWARA
S MADHOPUR
H’GARH
JALORE
JAISALMER
KARAULI
PRATAPGARH
SIROHI
JHALAWAR
PALI
Hanumangarh 80.07%
Nagar 80.08%
Dag 80.11%
Jahazpur 80.17%
Bandikui 80.18%
Anta 80.35%
Dhariawad 80.47%
Chhabra 80.53%
Suratgarh 80.66%
Gudha Malani 80.83%
Barmer 80.88%
Sanchore 80.91%
Banswara 81.03%
Khanpur 81.39%
Mandal 81.47%
Hidoli 81.54%
Kishanganj 81.59%
Sadulshahar 81.72%
Chorasi 81.76%
Bhadra 82.47%
Taranagar 82.51%
Pilibanga 82.54%
Sheo 83.28%
Baytoo 83.37%
Bagidaura 83.38%
Begun 83.51%
Sangaria 83.53%
Chomu 83.61%
Pratapgarh 83.77%
Shahpura 83.83%
Manohar Thana 84.12%
Bari 84.22%
Nohar 84.27%
Ghatol 85.35%
Nimbahera 85.58%
Tijara 86.11%
Pokran 87.79%
Kushalgarh 88.13%
Compared to the last election, there
was maximum increase of 9.6% voting
in Baseri, 7.65% in Taranagar and
7.01% increase in Aspur.
A fall of 7.15% was recorded in
Phalodi, 6.10% in Hindaun and 4.79%
in Jaisalmer. Ahor, Marwar Junction,
Sumerpur were the seats where lowest
voting was recorded.
Maximum 88.13 percent voting
took place in Kushalgarh. There
was 86.13 percent voting here
in 2018.
9.6% rise in Baseri
7.15%
88.13%
District wise highest
voting percentage
Districts with lowest
voting percentage
DAYS FOR
FINAL
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TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
You will not be punished
for your anger, you will be
punished by your anger.
BUDDHA
Greetings to every citizen of our nation
on the #Constitution Day. This day
celebrates the values and principles of
our constitution and commemorates the pains
that its makers took to bestow upon the citizens
the freedoms they enjoy. Let us all pledge to
fortify the spirit of the sacred document by
practicing its values in letter and spirit.
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
Greetings and best wishes to
all National Cadet Corps (NCC)
cadets and staff on NCC Day. The
NCC imparts values of integrity, unity,
discipline and service to the nation.
It showcases India’s diversity and
tremendous talent of our vibrant ‘Yuva
Shakti’. @HQ_DG_NCC
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
hat you are
looking for
in life is
c o m f o r t .
Why do you
need money? Because you
want comfort.Any need in
any direction boils down to
one word - comfort.
There are many levels of
comfort. One is physical -
if you are sitting on the
grass, you think, ‘Oh, it
would have been better if
there was a cushion’.
Then there’s mental
comfort - this is even more
essential. If you have a
comfortable home but the
mind is not comfortable,
you will not be able to sleep
even on a comfortable bed.
Another type is emo-
tional comfort - you have
everything, but if someone
close to you doesn’t speak
to you or does something
that hurts you, then your
emotional comfort is gone.
Then there’s spiritual
comfort - this is comfort of
the soul, total peace, an un-
interrupted flow of peace
and joy from within. Com-
fort means to be yourself.
Where is comfort? Is it
in the body or in the mind?
It is a combination of both.
Sometimes, when the body
is not comfortable, the
mind is also not comfort-
able, and vice versa. More
than the body, the comfort
of the mind is important.
The mind is three times
more powerful than the
body, so mental comfort is
three times more important
than physical comfort.
Comfort is based on
commitment. Other peo-
ple’s commitment brings
you comfort. For example,
the milkman’s commit-
ment to bring you milk
gives you comfort. Simi-
larly, your commitment
should bring comfort to
everyone else. Sometimes
people say, ‘Oh, I am stuck
with the a commitment, so
I am unhappy’. Now, don’t
think every commitment
will be smooth from the
beginning. If you are com-
mitted to completing your
medical course, then there
is bound to be some rough
time in between.
However, commitment
can take you across all ob-
stacles; and The greater the
achievement, the greater
the commitment. The more
you commit, the more your
capacity and capability to
do any work. Commitment
is always about doing
something a little more.
You don’t say, ‘I am com-
mitted to drinking a glass of
water or walking one kilo-
metre’, which you do any-
way.Your commitment has
to be more than what you
think you can do. Commit-
ment is about stretching
your capabilities.
There is so much talk
about success everywhere.
Everyone wants to be suc-
cessful. Have you ever
thought about what suc-
cess is? It’s simply igno-
rance of your capabilities.
You have set a limitation
on yourself, and whenever
you cross your own bound-
ary or limitation, you claim
success. Success is igno-
rance of the power of your-
self because you assume
you can do only that much.
You never say, ‘I suc-
cessfully ate a banana!’
When you put a limitation,
you are limiting the power
of your own self, your own
consciousness. Every time
you achieve something,
you feel proud about it,
isn’t it? Actually, you
should feel sorry about it.
You are just proud of what
you can easily do, because
you do not know that you
can do so much more than
what you are proud of.
When you are successful,
you are proud of it, and if
you fail, you feel guilty and
upset. Both can drag you
out of joy, out of the greater
potential that you possess.
So, the best thing is to
surrender to the Divine. If
youaresuccessful,sowhat?
It is another happening, an-
otherthingthatyoudid,and
you can do much more. If
you couldn’t do something
well, then you couldn’t do
it, that’s all. This moment,
do you wish to do it again?
Thenhavethesankalpa,the
intention - ‘I have to do it!’
- then you will make good
progress, without feeling
guilty, without being judg-
mental. Having this equa-
nimity both in success and
in failure, is what will lead
you to real success.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
AN INSIGHT
WITHIN
You never say, ‘I success-
fully ate a banana!’ When
you put a limitation, you are
limiting the power of your own
self, your own conscious-
ness. Every time you achieve
something, you feel proud
about it, isn’t it? Actually, you
should feel sorry about it. You
are just proud of what you
can easily do, because you
do not know that you can do
so much more than what you
are proud of.
So the best thing is to sur-
render to the Divine. If you
are successful, so what? It is
another happening, another
thing that you did, and you
can do much more. If you
couldn’t do something well,
then you couldn’t do it, that’s
all. This moment, do you wish
to do it again? Then have the
sankalpa, the intention - ‘I
have to do it!’ - then you will
make good progress, without
feeling guilty, without being
judgmental. Having this
equanimity both in success
and in failure, is what will lead
you to real success.
Where is comfort? Is it in the body or in the mind? It
is a combination of both. Sometimes, when the body
is not comfortable, the mind is also not comfortable,
and vice versa. More than the body, the comfort of
the mind is important. The mind is three times more
powerful than the body, so mental comfort is three
times more important than physical comfort
IN-DEPTH
NOW,ALLFOCUS
SHIFTSTOPOLL-
BOUNDTELANGANA
tate Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Mad-
hya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram are
over while voting in Telangana will take
place on November 30. Obvious questions in any
election season are about possible outcomes and any
discussion invariably veers towards this topic. So it
is not unsurprising for people to ask if Ashok Gehlot
and Sachin Pilot, whose differences are fairly deep
and well known, will be able to steer the Congress to
victory in Rajasthan one more time. Odds are against
them but the party is optimistic even as the BJP re-
mains confident of a comeback.
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, relatively
safe bets for the Congress, have become shaky af-
ter the BJP’s high-profile campaign offensive.
What one is especially keen to know about is Tel-
angana where Bharat Rashtra Samithi is trying to
hold its ground. The BJP has left no stone unturned
to win this southern state.
S
PRAY FOR WORKERS’
EARLY RESCUE
o use a phrase from the navy for the ongoing
rescue operation in the Silkyara tunnel all
hands are on deck to safely bring out the 41
workers who have been trapped inside for more than
two weeks. There are personnel from the National
Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the National
Highways and Infrastructure Development Corpora-
tion, which is the executing agency for the tunnel,
foreign experts, doctors, psychologists and the army.
Their concerted efforts are underway to ensure that
the trapped workers remain in good mental and phys-
ical health, maintain supply of food and oxygen in-
side while overcom-
ing one bottleneck
after another.
Just when hopes of
their rescue seemed
imminent, the auger
drilling machine
broke down and
could not be pulled
out. It is now being
manually cut by res-
cuers using gas cut-
ters. They entered the
passage to bring out
the pieces to help the
resumption of drill-
ing. Vertical drilling
is also underway and
has made some pro-
gress.Authorities are
no longer giving a
timeline for the rescue to be over but no one has lost
hope. Workers and their kin have maintained good
morale but it is natural for them to swing between
hope and sometimes, despair.
There’snoreasontobelievethatthesetbackencoun-
tered by rescuers cannot be overcome. What has to be
borne in mind is the Himalayas, especially the moun-
tains in Uttarakhand, are quite unstable and one cannot
go around disturbing the ecology with impunity.There
are bound to be consequences for which we alone have
to take the blame. Governments and environmentalists
must take a serious look at this aspect.
T
Just when hopes of
their rescue seemed
imminent, the auger
drilling machine
broke down could
not be pulled out. It
is now being
manually cut by
rescuers using the
gas cutters.
Vertical drilling is
alo underway
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60TH-ANNIV CELEBRATIONS OF ISRO
‘Space economy set to reach USD 40 bn’
First India Bureau
Thiruvananthapuram
ndia’s space
economy is
poised to reach
USD 40 billion by 2040,
and scientists will also
enjoy a better working
environment, Union
Minister Jitendra Singh
said here.
The Minister of State
for Science and Technol-
ogy Atomic Energy
and Space (Independent
Charge) said that some
foreign agencies like the
AKD have predicted that
this figure could even go
up to USD 100 billion by
2040.
“At present, our space
economy is not very im-
pressive, as we have just
about USD 8 million. But
we are moving in quan-
tum jumps, and in the
foreign satellite launch
alone, we have earned
about EUR 230240 mil-
lion for launching Euro-
pean satellites and about
USD 170-180 million for
launching American sat-
ellites,” Singh said.
He was speaking to
PTI after inaugurating
the 60th- anniversary cel-
ebrations of ISRO’s
rocket launch here on
Saturday. Singh said that
with the establishment of
the National Research
Foundation, Anu Sand-
han, a better model of
similar foundations ex-
isting in US, a significant
industry presence could
be established.
“With this, more than
70 per cent of our space
resources are going to
come from the non-gov-
ernment sector. So, this is
also going to supplement
our resources,” the min-
ister said.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public meeting for the Telangana Assembly
Elections in Medak on Sunday. ANI
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Singh said the world
is ready to be led by
India and the
successful landing of
the Chandrayaan-3 is
a testimony to the
collective acumen of
the country’s
incredible scientific
temperament
I
PTI
Hyderabad
Union Minister Amit
Shah on Sunday alleged
that a deal has been done
between the ruling BRS
in Telangana and Con-
gress to make K Chan-
drasekhar Rao as chief
minister again and that he
would later help Rahul
Gandhi to become prime
minister. Shah, who ad-
dressed an election rally
at Makthal, said if a vote
is given to Congress to
dislodge Rao from pow-
er, the grand old party
MLAs would go to BRS.
A deal happened be-
tween the Congress party
and BRS. Congress will
make KCR as chief min-
ister here, KCR will
make Rahul Gandhi
prime minister, he
claimed.
PTI
Andole
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Sunday asked
BRS president and Chief
Minister K Chandrasekar
Rao to tell people what
he did for Telangana be-
fore questioning the
grand old party on what
it did for the southern
state. KCR is running the
most corrupt government
in the country and all the
money making portfolios
are with Rao's family
members, Gandhi al-
leged at a poll rally here.
He said the six guar-
antees given by the
Congress will be made
into a law in the first cab-
inet meeting itself, if the
party is voted to power in
the state and will be im-
plemented.
Today there is a fight
between Dorala Sarkar
(feudal govt) and Prajala
Sarkar (people’s govern-
ment) in Telangana.Your
chief minister is asking
what Congress has done.
The question is not what
Congress has done, the
question is what KCR
has done, he said.
He further said the
grand old party's target is
to defeat the BRS in Tel-
angana and BJP at the
national level later.
PTI
Telangana
Exuding confidence that
the BRS will return to
power in Telangana after
the November 30 assem-
bly polls, Chief Minister
K Chandrasekhar Rao
on Sunday said financial
assistance under various
schemes would be in-
creased.
Addressing a rally in
Telangana's Khanapur, he
alleged that it was Con-
gress that merged the
then Hyderabad State
with Andhra Pradesh
without the consent of the
people here, and the
move resulted in suffer-
ing for 58 years. Rao, also
known as KCR, asked
people to compare the
welfare measures of the
Congress rule earlier with
that of the 10-year BRS
regime, and vote.
Please compare the
welfare during those
(Congress) 50 years with
that of BRS' 10 years rule.
In the Congress rule, the
pension was just `200
(per month). It was BRS
which increased it to
`2,000. Now, we are go-
ing to increase it further to
`5,000 gradually, he
said, adding that the fi-
nancial assistance under
the Rythu Bandhu invest-
ment support scheme for
farmers will be increased
to `16,000graduallyfrom
the existing `10,000.
PTI
New Delhi
Union Law Minister Ar-
jun Ram Meghwal on
Sunday said India was
able to strengthen de-
mocracy as the judiciary
and the governments did
their work.
He also said that India
fared better than its
neighbours due to its
Constitution, which he
described as a living
document.
Addressing an event
in the presence of Presi-
dent Droupadi Murmu
and Chief Justice of In-
dia D Y Chandrachud to
celebrate Constitution
Day, the minister said
the country has been
able to come out of ad-
verse situations due to
its Constitution.
“Countries around us
got independence -- Pa-
kistan attained independ-
ence with us; Sri Lanka
got independence before
us but disturbance, Nepal
there was disturbance,
there was disturbance in
Myanmar,” he said add-
ing Bangladesh also
faced problems.
“We came out of vari-
ous adverse situations.
Several situations came
when questions were
raised on whether we will
get disbalanced. But we
did not and the only big
reason is the Indian Con-
stitution,” he said.
PTI
Kozhikode
Kerala Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan on Sun-
day accused Union Fi-
nance Min-
ister Nirma-
la Sithara-
man of try-
ing to mis-
lead the
public through her
claims of timely dis-
bursement of required
funds to the southern
state by the Centre.
Sitharaman, a day ago,
had dismissed allega-
tions by Kerala's Left
government of negli-
gence in fund allocation
and claimed that the Cen-
tral government prompt-
ly sends the required
funds to the people of the
southern state without
any delay.
PTI
New Delhi
AAP national convener
Arvind Kejriwal on Sun-
day wished party work-
ers on the party’s foun-
dation day and remem-
bered party leaders Man-
ish Sisodia and Sanjay
Singh, who he said are in
jail in “false cases.” Ke-
jriwal said that the AAP
has been the fastest
growing party and also
the most targeted of last
11 years.
“We have been tar-
geted the most in these
11 years. All investiga-
tive agencies, ED, CBI,
Delhi Police, have been
unleashed on us. More
than 250 cases have been
filed against us but not a
single penny of ill-got-
ten wealth has been
found,” he said. He said
though it was a happy
day, he was still a little
sad because he missed
Sisodia, Sanjay Singh,
and Satyendar Jain.
Kejriwal remembers jailed AAP
leaders on Foundation day
BECAMEANATIONAL
PARTYDESPITEGOVT
TARGETINGUS:KEJRIWAL
PM MODI TO VISIT
DUBAI ON NOV 30
TO ATTEND WORLD
CLIMATE SUMMIT
AAP national
convener Arvind
Kejriwal on Sunday
wished party workers on the
party's foundation day and
remembered party leaders
Manish Sisodia and Sanjay
Singh, who he said are in jail
in false cases. “Today, the
AAP is being talked about in
every corner of the country.
There is an AAP worker,
whether it’s in Kashmir or
Kerala, Gujarat or Arunachal.
This is a remarkable thing,”
he noted. He asserted that
to this day, not a single party
MLA or leader has been
bought or broken.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
will pay a two-day visit
to Dubai this week to
attend a global summit
on climate change that
would focus on reduc-
ing emissions and
supporting developing
countries in dealing
with extreme weather
events. The MEA said
on Sunday PM Modi
will visit Dubai on
November 30 and De-
cember 1 to participate
in the World Climate
Action Summit, which
is part of the 28th
meeting of the United
Nations ‘Conference of
the Parties’ on climate,
known as COP28.
Several world leaders
are set to attend the
climate action summit
to discuss ways to re-
duce greenhouse gas
emissions and effec-
tively combat climate
change. At the summit,
PM Modi is expected to
highlight India’s ambi-
tious climate agenda
and related issues.
PM was referring to the country dispatching covid-19 vax
TELANGANA ELECTIONS
PTI
Hyderabad
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday said In-
dia was seeing itself as a
‘Vishwamitr,’ and that
the world was calling the
country its friend.
Addressing an event at
Kanha Shanti Vanam, lo-
cated about 50 km from
here, the prime minister
also said the country
faced immense loss when
those enslaved it in the
past attacked its tradi-
tions like yoga, knowl-
edge and ayurveda.
“A developing India
sees itself as Vishwamitr
(friend of the universe).
The way we stood with
the world after
corona(virus), today I
don’t need to tell the
world that India is your
friend; the world says In-
dia is our friend,” he said.
Modi was apparently
referring to the country
dispatching covid-19
vaccines produced by
domestic firms to many
countries after the out-
break of the pandemic
in 2020.
‘Indiaseesitselfas‘vishwamitr,'
worldcallsthecountryafriend’
1ST AMENDMENT CURTAILED FREEDOM OF SPEECH, SAYS MODI
New Delhi: PM
Narendra Modi on
Sunday greeted the
people on the Constitution
Day, saying that on this day
the Constituent Assembly
had passed the Constitu-
tion, and it was unfortunate
that the first amendment
was made to curtail the right
to expression and speech.
It was on this very day in
1949 that the Constituent
Assembly had passed and
adopted the Constitution of
India,” he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated during a public
meeting, in Nirmal on Sunday. ANI BinayTamangaddressingthegatheringatKalimpongonSunday.
Amit Shah holds a bow arrow during a public meeting for the
Telangana Assembly Elections at Mulug in Mulugu on Sunday.
K Chandrasekhar Rao Arjun Ram Meghwal
‘NotCongress,KCRshouldsay
whathehasdoneforTelangana’
PROMINENT GORKHA LEADER BINAY TAMANG
JOINS CONGRESS AHEAD OF 2024 POLLS
Kolkata: Gorkha leader Binay Tamang, who
was earlier with the Trinamool Congress, joined
the Congress at Kalimpong on Sunday, a party
leader said. Tamang, a former chairman of the semi-
autonomous Gorkhaland Territorial Administration that
governs the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal, accepted
the flag of the grand old party from state Congress chief
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the hill town. Tamang was
a close aide of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal
Gurung before falling out with him and joining the ruling
party in the state. In 2019, Tamang had stepped down
as chairman of GTA and had unsuccessfully contested
an assembly by-election as an independent candidate
with the support of the TMC. Later, in 2021, he joined
the TMC but left the party within a year.
Cong MLAs like Chinese goods,
will go to BRS anytime: Shah
‘Financial aid to be
increased if BRS wins’
‘Constitution helped India
out of tough situations’
Sitharaman trying
to mislead Kerala
people: Vijayan

INDIA 06
First India Bureau
New Delhi
President Droupadi Mur-
mu on Sunday suggested
thecreationofanall-India
judicial service which can
select brilliant youngsters
and nurture their talents
from lower levels to high-
er levels in judiciary.
Addressing the Consti-
tution Day celebrations
organised by the Supreme
Court of India, she said
that the place of the judi-
ciary in the constitutional
framework remains 'rath-
er unique' and a 'more
varied representation of
India’s unique diversity
on bench and bar defi-
nitely helps serve the
cause of justice better'.
Murmu said one way
to hasten this diversifica-
tion process can be the
creation of a system in
which judges can be re-
cruited from varied
backgrounds through a
process which is merit
based, competitive and
transparent.
THE IMPACT OF INDIAN ECONOMY
Now stock market returning on the path of improvement
oreign Insti-
tutional In-
vestors i.e.
FIIs, who
have been selling the In-
dian stock for a long
time, now feel that due to
the strong condition of
the Indian economy and
its impact, a rise in the
stock markets is begin-
ning. This may be be-
cause last week FIIs left
the path of selling and
started buying and FIIs
leaving the selling path is
enough proof that the In-
dian stock market is on a
bullish path in the com-
ing times. It cannot be
assumed that there has
been a sudden change in
the attitude of FIIs. It is
entirely possible that the
reason behind this change
has been the recent as-
sessment of the future of
the Indian stock market
by 2024 by some funds,
who are considered gi-
ants among FII. Many
leading fund operators
estimate that 2024 could
also be the golden period
of the Indian stock mar-
ket and the BSE index
may touch record heights
of 85000 and NSE Nifty
25000. The faith of do-
mestic investors towards
the Indian stock market is
extremely firm. The
proof of this is that the 5
IPOs that came on the
main board last week re-
ceived record applica-
tions and against the de-
mand of Rs 7380 crore
from the companies, Rs
2.60 lakh crore were of-
fered by investors.
I had also discussed
the attraction of investors
towards the IPO of Tata
Technologies, which
opened last week and had
expressed the hope that
this IPO of Tata Group,
which entered the capital
market after 20 years,
may get fully subscribed
on the first day. But in-
vestors did not wait even
for a whole day for this
and subscribed the entire
IPO in just an hour. Talk-
ing about the figures,
more than 73.60 lakh in-
vestors have applied in
the IPO of Tata Technol-
ogies, which is a record
so far in the IPO market.
Earlier, 73.40 lakh appli-
cations had come in the
IPO of LIC, opened on
May 4, 2022, and even
before that, 48 lakh in-
vestors had applied in the
IPO of Reliance Power.A
large number of applica-
tions can be said to be a
measure of the credibility
of the companies, but one
should also pray to God
that the listing of Tata
Technologies should also
be in accordance with the
prices prevailing in the
gray market and later the
company’s prices would
remain at these prices.
Because some of the past
experiences of those who
have hit the IPO market
to raise thousands of
crores of rupees have not
been good for investors.
The example being that
of LIC which allotted
shares to investors in the
IPO in May 2022 at a
price of Rs 949, but its
closing market price on
Friday, LIC is Rs 677.65,
i.e. about 40% less than
the IPO price. Now if the
interest on the amount
invested in it is also cal-
culated, this loss goes up
to about 50%.
Talking about the last
week, the market has
been showing an im-
proving trend for the
fourth consecutive week
in the week ending 24th
November.According to
the data, last week the
BSE index increased by
175.31 points i.e. 0.26%
and the BSE index in-
creased from 65794.73
points to close at
65970.04 points, while
the NSE index improved
by 62.90 points i.e.
0.31% and the NSE Nif-
ty index improved from
19731.80 points and
closed at 19794.70
points. Regarding the
market trend this week,
traders say that due to
holidays and monthly
cut of the futures market,
there will be only three
working days this week.
After this, exit polls for
the assembly elections to
be held in five states will
also begin. If the index
declines due to any rea-
son then the market will
further recover. They say
that at present Reliance
Industries, BHEL,
HPCL, BPCL, Kalaman-
dir, Railtel, SJVN, Selen
Expo, Sabros, Indigo,
McDowall, Yash Bank
etc. can be considered as
safe investments. No
new IPO will be availa-
ble for investors in the
main board. Similarly,
five IPOs will be avail-
able for investors to ap-
ply for on the SME plat-
form this week. Talking
about new IPO applica-
tions coming to SEBI,
this week a company
Gopal Snakes Limited
has presented its new
draft Herring Prospec-
tus-DRHP.
This is the personal opinion
of the author. The author, his
family members and ac-
quaintances may have invest-
ments in the companies men-
tioned in the article.
F
Vimal
Kothari
Associate Editor
First India News
Senior Journalist
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The Union Health Minis-
try has advised states to
immediately review pub-
lic health preparedness in
view of recent reports
indicating a surge in res-
piratory illness in chil-
dren in northern China.
The ministry said it
has decided to proactive-
ly review preparatory
measures against respira-
tory illnesses as a matter
of abundant caution.
This is noted to be im-
portant in view of the on-
going influenza and win-
ter season that results in
an increase in respiratory
illness cases. The Gov-
ernment of India is close-
ly monitoring the situa-
tion and indicated that
there is no need for any
alarm, it said.
In a letter to all states
and Union territories, the
govt has advised them to
immediately review pub-
lic health hospital pre-
paredness such as avail-
ability of beds, drugs and
vaccines for influenza,
medical oxygen, antibiot-
ics, all personal protec-
tive equipment, function-
ality of oxygen plants and
ventilators, and infection
control practices.
BJP National President JP Nadda along with Union Minister G Kishan Reddy and party members listen
to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’, at Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad on Sunday. ANI
Students make paintings to create awareness about the rising
cases of Pneumonia virus H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness
in children in northern China, in Mumbai on Saturday. ANI
Police personnel pay tribute to the martyrs in
Mumbai on Sunday. PTI
Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis pays
tribute to the martyrs in Mumbai on Sunday.
Modi pays tribute to martyrs of 26/11 terror attacks on the 15th anniversary
MANN KI BAAT
‘Indiacrushingterrorwithallcourage’
First India Bureau
New Delhi
On the anniversary of the
26/11 Mumbai attack,
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday de-
scribed it as the most das-
tardly terror assault India
has faced and said it is the
country's capability that it
not only recovered but is
also crushing terrorism
with all its courage.
In Mann Ki Baat radio
broadcast, he paid hom-
age to those who lost their
lives in the attack which,
hadshakenupthecountry.
We can never forget
November 26. It was on
this day that the most hei-
nous terrorist attack took
place in the country. Ter-
rorists had shaken up
Mumbai and the entire
country. But, it is India's
capability that we recov-
ered from that attack and
now we are also crushing
terrorism with full cour-
age, he asserted.
The Modi government
had announced in 2015 to
commemorate November
26 as Constitution Day.
z PM Narendra Modi said
he is troubled by the trend of
some “big families” conduct-
ing weddings abroad, and
urged people to hold such
celebrations on Indian soil
so that the country’s money
does not leave its shores.
z Modi said while shop-
ping for weddings, people
should give importance to
products made in India only.
z The PM also lauded the
growing acceptance of his
'Vocal For Local' campaign
and said business of around
`4 lakh crore took place
during recent festivals. A
lot of enthusiasm was seen
among people to buy made-
in-India products, he said.
z The success of 'Vocal
For Local' is opening the
doors to a developed and
prosperous India, he said.
z “The wedding season as
well has commenced now.
Some trade organisations
estimate that there could
be a business of around `5
lakh crore during this wed-
ding season,” he said.
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM MANN KI BAAT BROADCAST
TERRORISM ON THE RISE ACROSS THE WORLD,
BUT UN UNABLE TO FIGHT IT RESOLUTELY
United Nations: In the 26/11 Mumbai terror
attack by Pakistan-based terrorists the world
has seen another attack patterned on it on a far
larger scale in Israel, yet the world organisation is un-
able to resolutely fight it. The Comprehensive Conven-
tion on International Terrorism proposed by India in
1996 is languishing in limbo because some countries
want their favoured terrorists to be glorified as freedom
fighters. The Security Council's committee on issuing
sanctions against terrorists cannot declare Sajid Mir,
the mastermind of 26/11, a global terrorist because
he is under the protection of China. And, a resolution
adopted by the General Assembly on the Gaza conflict
that followed the 7/10 Hamas attack would not even
name the terrorist group and condemn it because of
the opposition by several countries which defeated an
amendment proposed by Canada to hold it responsible.
A grateful nation remembers with pain
all the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai
terror attacks. We stand with their
families and loved ones in honouring
the memory of the brave souls. I pay
homage to the valiant security
personnel who laid down their lives for
the motherland. Recalling their supreme
sacrifice, let us renew our pledge to
battle terrorism in all forms everywhere.
DROUPADI MURMU, PRESIDENT
26/11 saw terror being unleashed on innocents. We
can see from the incident and its aftermath that we
are dealing with right now that there is a direct line
linking the two attacks (the 26/11 and October 7
attacks). So many innocents were slaughtered. The
aim of terrorism is to bring harm and death to
people. Today, on 26/11, our hearts are with India,
with Mumbai, with the people who were killed here
by terrorists. The bond between India and Israel is
not only because we are brothers or because of our
history, it’s because of our DNA to fight against
terrorism, that’s the most important thing.
It's a horrendous
phenomenon. When
people come into your
safe haven, to your
houses in Mumbai to
disrupt life, to create
panic. They wanted
panic. They wanted to
transmit it - exactly
like Hamas. Their aim
is not only to kill but
also to create panic.
We are telling the
Indians, like India is
always standing with
Israel. We are on your
side. We are together.
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 terror
attacks in Mumbai. We honour the memory of the
victims lost and pledge to continue to fight against
acts of terror together with the Government of India.
ERIC GARCETTI, US AMBASSADOR TO INDIA
KOBBI SHOSHANI, ISRAELI CONSUL GENERAL TO MUMBAI
NAOR GILON, ISRAELI
AMBASSADOR TO INDIA
Pneumonia outbreak in China
India’shealthministry
toreviewpreparedness
INDIA SEES SINGLE-
DAY RISE OF 31 NEW
COVID INFECTIONS
New Delhi: India saw
a single-day rise of
31 new coronavirus
infections while the active
cases have been recorded at
249, according to the Union
Health Ministry data updated
on Sunday. The death toll
was recorded at 5,33,298,
the data updated at 8 am
stated. The country's Covid
case tally stood at 4.50 crore
(4,50,01,764). The number
of people who have recu-
perated from the disease
increased to 4,44,68,217
and the national recovery
rate stood at 98.81%
RESCUERS PLAN TO
MANUALLY DIG
THROUGH DEBRIS
Uttarkashi: After
the machine drilling
through the debris
broke on Saturday – a
major setback in the efforts
to reach the 41 workers
trapped inside for 15 days
– rescuers on Sunday
were engaged in cutting
through the blade of the drill
and removing it piece by
piece. After the drill blade
is removed, rescuers plan
to manually dig through the
remaining debris to reach
the trapped workers, of-
ficials said. A plasma cutter
was brought in on Sunday
from Hyderabad to cut and
remove the drill blade.
Agencies
Silkyara
Rescuing 41 workers
trapped in a highway
tunnel in the Indian
Himalayas for two
weeks will take much
longer than previously
hoped as rescuers are
switching to manual
drilling following dam-
age to machinery, offi-
cials said on Saturday.
The heavy drill
brought in to break
through nearly 60 meters
of debris was damaged
on Friday and was being
pulled out entirely, gov-
ernment officials said,
adding the last 10-15
metres would have to be
broken with hand-held
power tools.
The men, construction
workers from some of
India's poorest states,
have been stuck in the
4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel
being built in Uttara-
khand state since it
caved in early on Nov.
12.Authorities have said
they are safe, with ac-
cess to light, oxygen,
food, water and medi-
cines.
Aheavy drill machine,
called an auger, which
got damaged after hit-
ting an obstacle on Fri-
day, broke while being
pulled out of the 47-me-
ter pipe inserted to bring
out the trapped workers.
Tunneloperationstorescueworkerscontinue
Rescue operation underway to extract workers trapped inside the Tunnel, in Uttarkashi district, Sunday.
President Droupadi Murmu in a group photo with CJI DY
Chandrachud others during Constitution Day celebrations
organised by the Supreme Court, in New Delhi, Sunday. PTI
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PARA GAMES 2023 LOGO, MASCOT LAUNCHED
KheloIndiahasbecomeamovement:Thakur
ANI
New Delhi
nion Sports
Minister Anur-
ag Thakur said
on Sunday that Khelo In-
dia has turned into a
movement, which has
given India thousands of
athletes who have done
well on national and in-
ternational levels.
The mascot and logo
for the first-ever Khelo
India Para Games will be
launched in New Delhi
on Sunday, November 26
at the Zoravar Auditori-
um, Maneckshaw Centre.
“Khelo India is not
only a scheme, but now it
has become a move-
ment... If you look at the
Khelo India youth games,
university games, and
winter games, it has given
India thousands of ath-
letes who have done well
at the national and inter-
national levels... It is our
attempt that now Para
Games should be started
so that Para athletes
should get a platform at
thenationalleveltoshow-
case their talent and be-
come part of the top
scheme... This will start
onDecember11,”hesaid.
Anurag Thakur with Avinash Rai Khanna, Patron-in-Chief, Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), Indian
wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and Indian Indian field hockey player and coach Rani Rampal during the
launch of jersey for the first-ever Khelo India Para Games, in New Delhi on Sunday. ANI
U
IN BRIEF
Killingof6Palestinianscasts
shadowonthirddayoftruce
Agencies
Tel Aviv [Israel]
Five Palestinian terror-
ists were killed and an
explosives laboratory in
the Jenin refugee camp
was destroyed in an
overnight counter-terror
operation, the Israel De-
fense Forces announced
on Sunday morning.
According to the IDF,
the five were killed dur-
ing shootouts with sol-
diers. A squad of terror-
ists who endangered the
lives of soldiers were
targeted in an airstrike
and captured.
The IDF said 29 want-
ed Palestinians were ar-
rested, including Osama
Bani Fadl, a member of
Hamas who is suspected
of killing Shay Silas Ni-
greker, 60, and his
28-year-old son Aviad
Nir, in the Palestinian vil-
lage of Huwara in Sama-
ria in August.
Soldiers inside the
camp seized two weap-
ons, a large amount of
ammunition, explosive
charges and military
equipment. Two observa-
tion posts used to track
Israeli movement in the
camp were destroyed.
Combat engineering
vehicles also uncovered
improvised explosive de-
vices placed under the
road. Approximately
2,000 wanted terrorists
have been captured in
raids across Judea and Sa-
maria, of whom around
1,100 are associated with
the Hamas terror group.
Netanyahu enters Gaza, vows to continue fight ‘until the end’
World Hindu Congress to
strengthen Hindu society
Agencies
Bangkok
The three-dayWorld Hin-
du Congress concluded
on Sunday with a resolve
to strengthen unity
amongst Hindu organisa-
tions and effectively
counter “visceral hatred”
and biases against the
Sanatan Dharma.
At the parallel ses-
sions during the WHC,
delegates also resolved
to support Hindu public
representatives elected
in foreign countries to
fight political narratives
against them by organ-
ising them through as-
sociations and increas-
ing interaction amongst
themselves.
The next World Hindu
Congress will be held in
Mumbai in 2026, the or-
ganisers announced.
The message of Hindu
unity was driven home
with a unique distribu-
tion of soft and hard lad-
doos to the delegates.
“The Hindu Society
at present, unfortunate-
ly, resembles a soft lad-
doo which can be easily
broken into fragments
and then easily swal-
lowed,” a message on
the box of laddoos given
to every delegate.
‘Russia offered to end
war if Ukraine agreed
not to join NATO’
Agencies
Kyiv
Russia offered to stop its
invasion of Ukraine on
the condition that Zelen-
skyy’s government aban-
doned its ambition to join
NATO, The Kyiv Post
reports. DavidArakhami-
ya, leader of the Servant
of the People party and
head of Ukrainian dele-
gation in the talks, said
that Russia had proposed
a resolution to conflict in
spring 2022.
The peace talks took
placeduringtheearlystag-
es of the full-scale war in
Belarus and Turkey. The
Russiandelegationreport-
edly proposed ending the
war if Ukraine dropped its
NATO aspirations and
took a neutral position.
4 Indian crew
members
missing after
cargo sinks
PTI
Kuala Lumpur
A cargo ship carrying
salt sank off the Greek
island of Lesbos on
Sunday, with all but
one of its 14-strong
crew still missing, the
Greek coast guard
said. The Comoros-
flagged ship “Raptor”
had departed from El
Dekheila port in
Egypt and was sailing
to Istanbul when it re-
ported a mechanical
failure and issued a
distress call early on
Sunday, the Greek
coast guard said.
Eight of the crew
were Egyptians and
the rest were Syrian
and Indian nationals.
The coast guard had
rescued 1 person, who
was airlifted by heli-
copter in gale force
winds. The 106-meter
vessel was traveling
from Dekheila, Egypt
to Istanbul.
NASA Administrator to
visit India to meet scientists
2nd T20I: Men in Blue
shine again to beat Aus
India’s relationship
with Malaysia ‘very
precious’: Reddy
Agencies
Washington
NASAAdministrator Bill
Nelson is set to travel to
India and the UAE begin-
ning Monday for a series
of meetings with key
government officials.
Nelson will meet with
space officials in both
countries to deepen bilat-
eral cooperation across a
broad range of innovation
and research-related are-
as, especially in human
exploration and Earth sci-
ence, theAmerican space
agency NASA said.
Nelson’s visit to India
will fulfil a commitment
as part of the US and In-
dia initiative on Critical
and Emerging Technolo-
gy initiated by President
Joe Biden. Nelson will
visit several locations,
including the Bengaluru-
based facilities where the
NISAR spacecraft, a
joint Earth-observing
mission between NASA
and its Indian counterpart
ISRO, is undergoing test-
ing for launch in 2024.
ANI
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
In another domination-filled
day for Men in Blue, India, led
by 3-wicket hauls from Prasidh
Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi and
fifties from Yashasvi Jaiswal,
Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gai-
kwad, beat Australia by 44
runs in the second T20I of the
five-match series at Thiru-
vananthapuram on Sunday.
India has taken a 2-0 lead in
the series. In the chase of 236,
Australia was off to a fine
start.MatthewShorttookthe
aggressor role, helping the
team gather 31 runs in the
first two overs itself. Spin
once again deceived Short,
removing him for 19 off 10
balls with three fours. Bish-
noi’s delivery got the inside
edge of Short’s bat which
crashed into the stumps.
PTI
Kuala Lumpur
Describing India’s rela-
tionship with Malaysia as
“very precious”, India’s
envoy here has said that
there is a huge potential
for enhanced bilateral
trade and investments to
bolster their strategic ties.
“This is one relation-
ship which is very im-
portant for the region
given the proximity, di-
aspora connect, and the
desire of both govern-
ments to realise this en-
hanced strategic partner-
ship,” India’s High Com-
missioner to Malaysia B
N Reddy said.
Karachi: The Pakistan
Cricket Board urged the
International Cricket
Council to sign the
Champions Trophy 2025
hosting rights agree-
ments with it, stressing
that the PCB should be
compensated if India re-
fuse to travel to the
country citing political
and security reasons. A
source told PTI on Sun-
day that while the ICC
has marked Pakistan as
the host of tournament.
Compensate if India
refuse to travel to
Pakistan: PCB to ICC
New Delhi: India’s top
men’s doubles pair
Satwiksairaj Rankired-
dy and Chirag Shetty
fell just short against
home-favourites Liang
Wei Keng/Wang Chang
to finish as runners-up
at China Masters 2023
in Shenzhen on Sunday.
Earlier, Satwiksairaj and
Chirag got the better of
home favourites He Ji
Ting/Ren Xiang Yu 21-
16, 22-20 in the semifi-
nal to enter the final.
China Masters:
Satwik-Chirag finish
as runners-up
Shivpuri: A 23-year-
old Indian student, stud-
ying in the US, has died
of malaria in Brazil, his
father said on Sunday.
“My son Navjot died at
a hospital in Sao Paulo.
His body is yet to be
flown to India. We are
anxiously waiting for
his mortal remains,”
Sher Singh, the father of
the deceased student
who hails from Shivpuri
district in MP, told PTI.
Indian teen studying
in US dies of malaria
during college tou
New Delhi: Asian
Championships 2021
gold medalist Sanjeet
(92kg) and three-time
National Champion
Varinder Singh (60kg)
put up a great show on
day one to start their
7th Elite Men’s Nation-
al Boxing Champion-
ships campaign on a
winning note. Varinder
will now face Maha-
rashtra’s Vishal Nupe
in the round of 32 clash
on Sunday.
Boxing C’ships:
Sanjeet, Varinder
start off with wins
Ahmedabad: The land-
mark seventh edition of
the Ahmedabad Mara-
thon produced some
stellar displays. A total
of Rs 50 lakh was donat-
ed for the welfare of the
forces and causes. It saw
a record turnout with
over 22,500 participants.
Ahmedabad Marathon
draws record numbers
Israel-Hamas war
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
z In clear signs of
Israeli control over parts
of Gaza, PM Benjamin
Netanyahu, along with
his senior colleagues,
entered the Islamist
Hamas-ruled coastal
Strip on Sunday to meet
Israeli soldiers to boost
their morale and vowed
to carry on the fight
“until the end”.
z On Day three of
the temporary Israel-
Hamas ceasefire, the
Israel Defense Force
warned Palestinians
who evacuated north-
ern Gaza not to return.
z Thailand’s Ministry
said that according
to information it has
received from Israel, 18
Thai nationals remain
captive in Gaza.
z Tens of thousands of
pro-Palestinian protest-
ers marched through
central London to call
for a permanent cease-
fire in the Gaza Strip,
the latest in a series of
weekend demonstra-
tions in the capital since
the war began.
Residential buildings, destroyed in Israeli strikes during the conflict, lie in ruin, amid a temporary
truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Gaza City on Sunday.
Aviv, 2,5-year-old, her sister Raz, 4,5-year-old, and mother Doron,
react as they meet with Yoni, Doron’s husband after he returned.
The conference here in Thailand’s capital concluded with a resolve to strengthen unity amongst
Hindu organisations effectively counter “visceral hatred” and biases against the Sanatan Dharma.
A damaged kindergarten following a Russian drone attack in
Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday.
India’s players greet Australian players after their 2nd T20I match at
Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
DOWNED DOZENS OF
DRONES, SAYS RUSSIA
Russian authorities
on Sunday claimed
that Ukraine tried to
attack Moscow with dozens
of drones overnight, just a
day after Russia launched
its most intense drone
attack on Kyiv since the
beginning of its full-scale
war in 2022, according to
Ukrainian officials.

Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
After bumper voting,
Congress and BJP, which
are now claiming victo-
ry, have also started
working on their ‘Plan
B.’Under this plan, both
the parties are contacting
those independents who
are seen winning in this
election season. At the
same time, contacts are
also being made with
those smaller parties
which the parties con-
sider close to them ideo-
logically.
In 2008 and 2018, the
government was run in
the State with the support
of independents and
small parties. There are
about 15 such seats in the
State, where rebellious
candidates or small par-
ties contesting the elec-
tions as ‘Independents’
are seen disturbing
the equations.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The ECI has set a new
record this year by
adopting new ways to
prevent misuse of mon-
ey power in Raj Assem-
bly polls. A new record
of expenditure monitor-
ing was created this year
and at the same time,
20,298 plaints related to
violation of MCC were
registered. The enforce-
ment agencies, seized
Rs. 692.36 cr of cash and
other illegal material.
Notably, this figure is
970% more than the As-
sembly Election-2018.
CEO Praveen Gupta said
that complaints were
filed by people via the
C-Vigil app, most of
which were resolved
within the stipulated
time of 100 minutes.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
CM Ashok Gehlot re-
mained engaged in ex-
tensive discussions with
over 100 Congress candi-
dates, delving into cru-
cial information about
voting trends till late Sat-
urday night.
The telephonic discus-
sions focused on under-
standing the electorate’s
sentiments, with Gehlot
taking complete feed-
back from candidates on
voting dynamics.
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
After high voter turnout
in November-25 polling
for Assembly elections,
attention is now turning
to a startling trend in re-
cent contests.
The State’s political
landscape has long been
dominated by a two-par-
ty system, leaving inde-
pendent candidates and
smaller parties facing an
uphill battle.
A closer look at the
2018Assembly elections
reveals that a whopping
80 percent of candidates
got their security depos-
its forfeited.
Out of the 2,294 candi-
dates who threw their
hats into the ring, a stag-
gering 1,839 failed to se-
cure the required per-
centage of votes to retain
their deposits.
Notably, this included
13 Congress and 3 BJP
candidates who fell short
of expectations. The
trend is not unique to
2018, as the data from
the 2013 and 2008 elec-
tions indicates similar
forfeiture rates of around
80 percent. Out of 2,194
candidates, who contest-
ed in 2008, the deposits
of 1,730, about 79 per-
cent, were forfeited.
While filing nomina-
tion to contest polls, each
general category candi-
date has to deposit a se-
curity deposit of Rs
10,000 and SC-ST candi-
date has to deposit Rs
5,000.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
The BJP think tank is
buzzing with optimism
that the high voting per-
centage will go in favour
of the BJP. They also be-
lieve that the new voters
have voted for the party.
Polling in 199 out of
200 assembly seats held
on Saturday.
The party leaders ar-
gue that the surge in vot-
ing percentage is a clear
sign of anti-incumbency
sentiments against the
Congress government.
Meanwhile, the Con-
gress think tank also sees
the increased turnout as a
positive wave for their
party. They credit Con-
gress schemes like Chi-
ranjeevi and OPS for se-
curing more votes.
Brimming with confi-
dence, Congress assures
that the election results
will bring surprising out-
comes. As both parties
interpret the spike in vot-
ing in their own light, the
political arena is rife
with speculation and an-
ticipation.
HARD WORK PAYS
Praveen Gupta: ‘One man army’in Election Dept behind successful Raj polls!
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur
hief Electoral
Officer Praveen
Gupta can be
congratulated for peace-
ful, fair and successful
elections in the State
with a record voting of
75.45 percent.
He took command of
this Department in July
2020 and for the last three
years, he was busy pre-
paring for the Assembly
Elections.
The most important
thing is that he did this
great work single hand-
edly. It can be said that
he worked like a ‘one
man army’.
A big team was pro-
vided to him by the
Election Commission.
From the Election Com-
mission, he was provid-
ed with a large team of 9
officers including 2 Ad-
ditional CEOs (IAS of-
ficers), 3 Joint CEOs
and 4 Deputy CEOs
(RAS officers) but
Praveen Gupta complet-
ed the entire work suc-
cessfully with the help
of only two officers in-
cluding a Joint CEO and
a Deputy CEO.
Additional CEO Krish-
na Kunal (IAS) was post-
ed in the department but
he was also transferred in
September, two months
before the elections.
AnewAdditional CEO
was not appointed in his
place while the rest of the
officers were also not de-
ployed. Earlier, when
Ashok Jain conducted
elections as CEO in 2013
and Anand Kumar in
2018, they had the similar
team of officers working
with them.
However, this time, it
did not happen. Why of-
ficers were not appoint-
ed to the vacant posts is
a separate matter of dis-
cussion but the Election
Commission left all the
work and all the respon-
sibility on Praveen Gup-
ta alone.
By doing this the Elec-
tion Commission had
taken a big risk. Behind
this risk, the Commission
certainly had full faith in
the ability, talent and hard
work of Praveen Gupta.
The Election Commis-
sion was observing his
work since the three
years. Before the elec-
tions, when the Chief
Election Commissioner
and his team had come to
Rajasthan to take stock
of the election prepara-
tions, the Election Com-
mission of India (ECI)
was completely satisfied
with the performance of
Praveen Gupta. It is said
that the Commission had
decided to give a ‘free
hand’ to Praveen Gupta
and Praveen stood the test
of this trust.
In fact, Principal Secre-
tary rank 1995-batch IAS
officerPraveenGuptahad
shown his capabilities in
the previous BJP govern-
ment when he held the
command of the Finance
Departmentforfiveyears.
That time, he played a
record innings.
When the Congress
government came to
power, Praveen Gupta
had planned to shift to
New Delhi, but he could
not go.
It was a blessing in dis-
guise that he had to stay
here and conduct the
elections. He has once
again proved his ability
and talent as a CEO.
Now, the entire bu-
reaucracy is making var-
ious speculations about
the next responsibility to
be handed over to
Praveen Gupta in the new
government.
CEO Praveen Gupta shows his inked finger after casting his vote
in State Assembly polls in Jaipur on Saturday. FILE
C
08
The effect of the warm brightness of the winter
sun or the fragrant breeze of summer depends on
the lightness of the heart.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CMD Editor-in-Chief
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Postal Reg No. JPC/004/2022-24
Congress-BJPnowfocusingon
independents,notbadebandi
A Voting officer puts the ‘voting mark’ on the finger of a voter as she arrives to exercise her
franchise at a polling booth during the Assembly polls in Jaipur on Saturday. FILE
l BJP in touch with two dozen of its rebels l Congress is
looking for connections of independents including CPI(M), BAP
Sanjay Jain
Banswara/Pratapgarh
Former Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje on Sun-
day offered prayers at
Gotameshwar Mahadev
Temple in Pratapgarh
and Tripura Sundari
Temple in Banswara dis-
trict a day after polling
for Assembly elections
were held in Rajasthan.
Raje first arrived at
Gotameshwar temple
and later went to Tripura
Sundari Temple. Raje,
who is a devotee of
Tripura Sundari, last vis-
ited the temple on No-
vember 17.
Former Minister
Srichand Kriplani, who
contested from Chittor-
garh’s Nimbahera, and
party candidates who
contested elections in
Banswara and Pratap-
garh districts were also
present at the temple with
Raje. Raje contested the
Assembly elections from
Jhalrapatan seat of Jhala-
war district.
Raje also visited the
Dhelana village in Loha-
wat to attend the condo-
lence meeting of late
Kaushalaram Suthar, the
father of RSS Pracharak
Nimbaram Suthar. Raje
offered floral tributes to
late Kaushalaram Suthar
and also consoled the be-
reaved family saying that
she stands with them in
this hour of grief.
Raje prays at Tripura Sundari
Gotameshwar Mahadev temples
Vasundhara Raje offers prayers at the famous Tripura Sundari
Temple in Banswara district on Sunday.
Vasundhara Raje consoles the family of RSS Pracharak
Nimbaram on demise of the latter’s father, late Kaushalaram
Suthar at his residence in Dhelana Village in Lohawat on Sunday.
BJP Congress claim bigger
share of votes in poll results
CM LIKELY TO VISIT
TELANGANA TODAY
CONGRESS PARTY IS FOCUSING ON MORE THAN 10 CANDIDATES
CM Gehlot is likely
to go to Telangana
today. He would
take command of the As-
sembly election campaign
in Telangana where he
aims to sway voters for
polls on Nov 30. Telangana
has a significant number of
Rajasthani people. Gehlot
plans to appeal for votes
and seek support from
Rajasthanis there. Gehlot
was scheduled to go to
Telangana on Saturday.
Congress is said to be focusing
more on small parties. Congress
is preparing to contact CPI(M) and
smaller parties contesting elections in tribal
areas. However, the winning candidates
contesting from these parties are already in
touch with Congress leaders. On the other
hand, the Party has included the names
of independent candidates Alok Beni-
wal, Mahesh Mordia, Khiladi Lal Bairwa,
Habibur Rahman, and Virendra Beniwal.
The work of contacting these candidates is
being done under the supervision of Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot.
GS Shekhawat: Raj will
surely come out of the
darkness of corruption
80% of candidates aiming
victory get security forfeited
Over 20,000 plaints of violation of
MCC registered in Assembly polls
Gehlot calls over
100 candidates,
takes feedback
First India Bureau
Jodhpur/Churu
Jodhpur MP and Union
Jal Shakti Minister Ga-
jendra Singh Shekhawat
expressed gratitude to
voters. He said that in a
democracy, the public is
the master. “Rajasthan
will definitely come out
of the darkness of corrup-
tion,” he said.
Shekhawat also ex-
pressed gratitude and
congratulated all the of-
ficers, personnel, police
and security forces who
helped in conducting the
voting process. He said
that democracy becomes
stronger every time due
to the collective efforts of
all of us. “Thanks and
congratulations to all,”
he said.
The Union Jal Shakti
Minister visited the Chu-
ru district on Sunday and
attended a wedding cer-
emony. He met Chan-
drashekhar also.
GS Shekhawat along with wife, Naunad Kanwar daughters
Suhasini Surangma, shows his inked finger after casting vote at
Govt Sr Sec School in Ratnada, Jodhpur on Saturday. FILE
Former- Minister
Srichand Kriplani
other leaders
accompanied Raje
1,839 out of 2,294
candidates in 2018
elections did not
get the security
deposit back
13 Congress and 3
BJP candidates got
security forfeited
As per the Election Commission’s regulations,
the forfeiture threshold is set at 16.66 percent
of the total votes cast on the seat. This means
that if a candidate fails to garner at least this percent-
age of votes, their security deposit, ranging from Rs
5,000 to Rs 10,000, is confiscated. If 1 lakh people
voted for an Assembly seat and any candidate there
got less than 16,666 votes, then his security deposit
would be confiscated.
z 80% of candidates got their security deposits
forfeited in 2018 Assembly polls
z The trend is not unique to 2018, as as the data
from the 2013 and 2008 Assembly polls, indicates
similar forfeiture rates of around 80 percent
SECURITY DEPOSIT FORFEITURE
FLASHBACK OF 2018 ASSEMBLY POLLS
State level leaders
have been given
the responsibility of
contacting the candidates
who have broken away
from the BJP and are
contesting elections. The
party has entrusted the
responsibility of contacting
independent candidates
to the same leaders who
were earlier recommending
their tickets. From the BJP
side, names of about two
dozen candidates including
Chandrabhan Singh Aakya,
Vijay Singh Choudhary,
Ritu Banawat, Priyanka
Choudhary, Ravindra Singh
Bhati, Banshidhar Bajia,
Rohitashv Sharma, Ra-
jendra Bhambu, Jeevaram
Choudhary are included.
Apart from this, contact is
also being made with the
leadership of BSP. The
work of contacting inde-
pendents is being done by
BJP State President CP
Joshi and Organization
General Secretary Chan-
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SOFTHUESOF
PASTELGLAM
magine a palette with a del-
icate, dreamy vibe, hues
that evoke calming memo-
ries of the first blush of
dawn and blooming flow-
ers. All the shades you can
possibly think of are pastels. Elegant,
soft tones greeting you with a wave
of calmness.
With Apple making sure that iP-
hones are available in pastel to
MUA and brides turning to pastel
make-up and going with a mini-
malistic approach, these tones are
in and are here to stay. Generally,
these soft hues are considered a
spring fling with floral maxis in
fashion, however, pastel accesso-
ries and attires are all set to rule
your winter wardrobe.
These hues which were, ini-
tially, associated with the kid’s
fashion, now are all about em-
bracing the wardrobes and ac-
cessories of everyone to ever
exist. Pastel, not only in fashion
but also for home decor and
accessories, has always been
in and out of history, but in
past decades, it has made a
mark and stayed with us.
At the beginning of the
20th century, it was
Coco Chanel, the cel-
ebrated designer,
who became the first one to create a
fashionable collection out of pastels.
Though pastels were used before this,
however, Chanel’s collection gave it
more visibility. Similarly, in 2016,
Pantone, for the first time, chose not
one, but two colours, Rose Quartz and
Serenity, as ‘Colour of The Year’ out
of which both were from pastel family.
One of the theories for the ups and
downs, but now the constant existence
of pastels, can be traced to the fact that
these colours provide ease and seren-
ity to people, in times of chaos. Also
known as happy colours, pastel tones
keep the mood light, whether when
you wear the shade or paint your house
with that.
While some people argue that pas-
tels are just a fancy name for faded
colours, we couldn’t be more ex-
cited to adorn them this season!
As the mercury continues to
drop, make sure your winter col-
lection isn’t saturated with just
solid, bold colours. Open your
heart and keep tints of pastel all
around your wardrobe to make
your looks more enthralling.
Be it about dyeing the hair with a hue of candyfloss, wearing beige to
keep up with autumn or getting your nails done with subtle shades to
look cute, pastels are in trend through and through.
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Day
of the YOUR DAILY HOROSCOPE by Saurabbh Sachdeva
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
A vacation you only dreamed about is
likely to become a reality soon. Healthy
eating will help prevent digestive ailments.
Money will be no constraint in buying what
you like. Driving down with lover to a hap-
pening place is indicated today.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You are likely to find the day most auspi-
cious. Your knowledge about your line of
work will be roundly appreciated and get
you the thumbs up from higher ups. Friends
and family may get together to give you a
surprise and make your day.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Problem about finances will be resolved.
Those on medication will find a distinct
improvement in their condition. Smooth
going is indicated for those on a long
journey. Stars on the property front appear
the brightest.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Something you have implemented at work
is likely to profit the company and get
you noticed. You are likely to celebrate
the achievement of a family youngster in
a grand way. Shifting into your very own
house may soon become a reality.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your stars favour a bright beautiful day. A
family reunion is on the cards and you may
get invited to a social function. Tax advisor
will be a big help in saving taxes, so don’t
hesitate. It is difficult for the relationship of
friends turned lovers to fall apart, so relax.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Your popularity is set to soar on both
personal and professional fronts. Some of
you will have to curb your splurging ways.
Family life will cruise along smoothly with
much love and bonhomie. Don’t speed up
on the road.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Money put together on previous occasions
is likely to come in handy. A family young-
ster is keen to learn from you, so don’t
disappoint. Settling down in a new house
is indicated for some. You may have to
awaken partner’s interest in you once.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Some clarification will need to be sought
on a financial issue, before you take the
next step. Efforts in the real estate market
may bear fruit. A project left halfway by
someone else may come on your shoulders,
but your efforts will be acknowledged.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Your financial situation is set to improve,
as earning opportunities come to you. Help
from co-workers in a time consuming task
will be forthcoming on the work front. Sup-
port of family will encourage you to take
up a challenge.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Changes made by you at workplace may
not be appreciated by all. Strict dietary con-
trol will keep you fit as a fiddle. A family
reunion is on the cards and will enable you
to meet everyone. You can be tasked to or-
ganise an outing for friends and relations.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Help extended to someone will help him
or her get ahead on the academic front.
People falling under this sign will have
very refreshing day. Visiting a mall or
watching a movie with family is likely to be
the highlight of the day for some.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Money coming from various streams will
keep you in an elated state of mind. A
new fitness regime that you have adopted
promises to keep you in the pink of health.
Your search for perfect partner may soon
be over.
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Traditional
MEDICINE
WHO IMPROVING
The World Health Or-
ganization (WHO) is
aiming to enhance the
safety of traditional med-
icine and create a well-
developed framework for
the use of traditional
medicine in the global
healthcare system.
—LING ZHAO, PAUL D. TERRY
or approxi-
m a t e l y
80% of the
w o r l d ’ s
population,
the first stop after catch-
ing a cold or breaking a
bone isn’t the hospital —
maybe because there isn’t
one nearby, or they can’t
afford it. Instead, the first
step is consulting tradi-
tional medicine, which
cultures around the world
have been using for thou-
sands of years.
Traditional medicine
encompasses the healing
knowledge, skills and
practices used by a vari-
ety of cultures and
groups.
Examples of tradition-
al medicine include herb-
al medicine; acupuncture;
Tui Na – which is a type
of massage originating in
China;Ayurveda – which
is an ancient system of
promoting health through
diet, exercise and life-
style from India; and
Unani – which is another
ancient system of health
from South Asia, balanc-
ing key aspects of the
mind, body and spirit.
In recognizing that tra-
ditional medicine and
other alternative forms of
healing are critical sourc-
es of health care for many
people worldwide, the
World Health Organiza-
tion and the government
of India co-hosted their
first-ever Traditional
Medicine Summit. The
summit took place inAu-
gust 2023 in Gandhina-
gar, Gujarat, India.
The summit brought
together health care poli-
cymakers, traditional
medicine workers and
users, international or-
ganizations, academics
and private sector stake-
holders from 88 WHO
member states. Leaders
at the summit aimed to
share best practices and
scientific evidence and
data around traditional
medicine.
As researchers inter-
ested in how to provide
patients both in the U.S.
and around the globe with
the best possible medical
care, we were interested
in the summit’s findings.
Understanding traditional
medicine can help health
care professionals create
sustainable, personalized
and culturally respectful
practices.
CRITICAL HEALTH
CARE FOR MANY
In many countries, tradi-
tional medicine costs less
and is more accessible
than conventional health
care. And many conven-
tional medicines come
from the same source as
compounds used in tradi-
tional medicine – up to
50% of drugs have a nat-
ural product root, like as-
pirin.
Many factors may in-
fluence whether someone
chooses traditional medi-
cine, such as age and gen-
der, religion, education
and income level, and
distance to travel for
treatment. Cultural fac-
tors may also influence
people’s use of traditional
medicine.
In China, for example,
as more people have em-
braced Western culture,
fewer have chosen tradi-
tional medicine. In con-
trast, many African mi-
grants to Australia con-
tinue to use traditional
medicine to express their
cultural identity and
maintain a cohesive eth-
nic community. A pa-
tient’s preference for tra-
ditional medicine often
has significant personal,
environmental and cul-
tural relevance.
A FRAMEWORK FOR
TRADITIONAL
MEDICINE
Countries have been
pushing the WHO to
study and track data on
traditional medicine for
years. In the past, WHO
has developed a “tradi-
tional medicine strategy”
to help member states
research, integrate and
regulate traditional medi-
cine in their national
health systems.
The WHO also created
international terminolo-
gy standards for practic-
ing various forms of tra-
ditional medicine.
The practice of tradi-
tional medicine varies
greatly between coun-
tries, depending on how
accessible it is and how
culturally important it is
in each country. To make
traditional medicine safer
and more accessible on a
broader scale, it’s impor-
tant for policymakers and
public health experts to
develop standards and
share best practices. The
WHO summit was one
step toward that goal.
The WHO also aims
to collect data that could
inform these standards
and best practices. It is
conducting the Global
Survey on Traditional
Medicine in 2023. As of
August, approximately
55 member states out of
the total 194 have com-
pleted and submitted
their data.
ACUPUNCTURE
Acase study in safety and
efficacy Some traditional
medicine practices such
as acupuncture have
shown consistent and
credible benefits, and
have even started to make
it into mainstream medi-
cine in the U.S. But lead-
ers at the summit empha-
sized a need for more re-
search on the efficacy
and safety of traditional
medicine.
Although traditional
medicine can have a
range of benefits,
some treat-
ments come
with health
risks.
For exam-
ple, acupunc-
ture is a tradi-
tional healing
practice that entails
inserting needles at spe-
cific points on the body to
relieve pain. But acupunc-
ture can cause infections
and injuries if the practi-
tioner doesn’t use sterile
needles or if needles are
inserted incorrectly.
Still, acupuncture is
the most commonly used
traditional medicine prac-
tice across countries, with
113 WHO member states
acknowledging their citi-
zens practiced acupunc-
ture in 2019.
Interestingly, battle-
field acupuncture has
successfully treated many
U.S. military members,
for example, for pain re-
duction. It is simple to
use, transportable and has
no risk of addiction.
There’s also some evi-
dence supporting the use
of traditional medicine,
including acupuncture,
meditation and yoga to
treat post-traumatic
stress disorder.
F
Ling
Zhao
Paul D.
Terry
medicine to express their
medicine.
Although traditional
medicine can have a
range of benefits,
some treat-
ments come
with health
ple, acupunc-
ture is a tradi-
tional healing
practice that entails
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The electoral landscape was
adorned with the presence of
eager and fresh faces,
symbolizing the initiation of a
new generation into the
democratic process. These first-
time voters, characterized by
their palpable excitement,
added a youthful vigour to the
polling stations across various
locations. Beyond the novices
in the voting arena, there was a
notable contingent of seasoned
voters who, irrespective of age,
demonstrated unwavering
dedication to their civic
responsibilities. City First brings
to you some more glimpses!
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INACTION!
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Deya Chauhan
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Rajni Dusad
Radha and Gopi Katta
Poornima Gupta and Manish Gupta
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