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BYPOLLS FOR
TWO ASSEMBLY
SEATS TODAY
CONG CLINCHES
ALWAR, DHOLPUR
PANCHAYAT POLLS
Jaipur: The stage is all set
for bypolls to two assem-
bly seats in Rajasthan’s
Vallabhnagar and Dhari-
yawad on Saturday, with
the election being viewed
as a significant test for the
performance of the Ashok
Gehlot-led Congress gov-
ernment. Polling will be
held from 7 am to 6 pm at
638 polling booths in both
constituencies and count-
ing will be on November
2. In election rallies on
Tuesday, Gehlot had
appealed to voters to vote
for Congress saying it is
necessary to strengthen
the government. P2
Jaipur: The ruling
Congress on Friday won
the majority of seats
in the elections for the
Alwar and Dholpur Zila
Parishad members. It
also won 208 out of total
492 seats of Panchayat
Samiti members while
the BJP won 158 in both
districts. The results for
the Panchayat Samiti and
Zila Parishad elections in
the two districts, which
were held in three phases,
was announced after the
counting of votes on Fri-
day. Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot tweeted thanks to
the voters and the party
workers for the victory. P2
US-manufactured Chinook heli-
copters, ultra-light towed howit-
zers, rifles and supersonic cruise
missiles will back Indian troops in
areas bordering eastern Tibet.
Sensex fell 677.77 points or
1.13% to close at 59,306.93,
while the Nifty was down
185.60 points or 1.04% at
17,671.70 on Friday.
The Appointments Committee
of the Cabinet has approved
the reappointment of Shak-
tikanta Das as RBI Governor
for a period of three years.
Petrol and diesel prices
increased by 37 paise each on
Friday. Petrol soared to 115.94
per litre in Jaipur while diesel
now costs Rs 107.22 per litre.
INDIA PUTS
US WEAPONS
AT CHINA
BORDER
SENSEX
DROPS 677
PTS, NIFTY
AT 17,671
RBI GOVERNOR
TENURE
EXTENDED BY
THREE YEARS
FUEL PRICES
SKYROCKET
WITH ANOTHER
INCREASE
Gehlot gives 82% rebate for land conversion!
CHIEF MINISTER’S GIFT BEFORE DIWALI
Abhishek Srivastava
Jaipur: Giving the gift
of Diwali, Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot has
taken a major decision
to approve up to 82 per-
cent rebate in premium
rates for conversion to
non-agriculture from
agricultural land up to
300 square meters dur-
ing the Prashasan
Shehro Ke Sang (PSKS)
campaign-2021. In the
same proportion, the
urban jamabandi (lease
amount) will also come
down. This will provide
unprecedented relief to
the people living on ag-
ricultural land and it
will be easier for them
to get free-hold lease.
This decision of Gehlot
will increase the inter-
est of people living on
agricultural land to
take pattas and they
will get the benefit of it
in the form of well-
planned development
works and development
of various facilities.
It is noteworthy that
at present, 32 types of
premium rates are pre-
scribed in the Permis-
sion and Allotment of
Agricultural Land for
Non-agricultural Pur-
pose Rules-2012 under
Section 90-A of the Land
Revenue Act in various
cities of the state.
Under this the rates
of premium were fixed
in the range of Rs.90 to
Rs.384 per square meter
for leases of plots of
size up to 300 sqm. Due
to this, difficulties were
being faced in getting
lease of colonies settled
on agricultural land.
For PSKS campaign, Ge-
hlot had given instruc-
tions to bring uniform-
ity and simplification in
them. In view of this,
the Department of Ur-
ban Development and
Local Self Government
hasproposedtofixthree
types of premium rates
on the basis of catego-
ries of urban bodies
(Municipality, Munici-
pal Council and Munici-
pal Corporation), which
the Chief Minister has
approved. After this de-
cision of the Chief Min-
ister, Turn to P8
CM Ashok Gehlot
CORONA CATASTROPHE
RAJASTHAN
INDIA
14,348
new cases
805
new fatalities
06
new cases
00
new fatalities
PM Modi holds talks
with top EU leaders on
trade,Covid,globalissues
Rome: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Fri-
day held wide-ranging
talks with the top lead-
ers of the European Un-
ion here during which
the two sides discussed
deepening the India-EU
friendship, particularly
in areas such as politi-
cal and security rela-
tions, trade, culture and
the environment.
Prime Minister Modi,
who arrived here earli-
er in the day to partici-
pate in the G20 Summit,
began his official en-
gagements in Rome
with a productive inter-
action with President
of the European Coun-
cil Charles Michel and
President of the Euro-
pean Commission Ur-
sula von der Leyen.
Later, Modi described
as wonderful his meet-
ing with the EU leaders
on the sidelines of the
16th G20 Summit here.
After their meeting,
Ministry of External
Affairs spokesperson
Arindam Bagchi said
that they held extensive
discussion on a number
of key issues.
isnow
‘META’ WORD HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM THE GREEK WORD THAT MEANS
‘BEYOND’. THE WORD SYMBOLISES THAT THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO BUILD
acebook is no longer Facebook. It’s Meta.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook announced
the news at the company’s Connect event last
night. The change of the name however does
not apply to its individual platforms, such as Face-
book, Instagram and WhatsApp. It will only be ap-
plicable to the parent company that owns them.
F
WHY THE
NAME CHANGE?
The rebrand of the tech giant
comes as the company faces
criticism from regulators and
lawmakers for its policies,
market power, algorithms and
more around data security and
privacy.
META: MEANING
AND SIGNIFICANCE
Mark Zuckerberg in his letter
stated that the “Meta” word has
been derived from the Greek
word that means “beyond”. The
word symbolises that there is
always more to build, he said.
“Today we are seen as a social
media company, but in our
DNA, we are a company that
builds technology to connect
people, and the metaverse is
the next frontier just like social
networking was when we got
started,” Zuckerberg added.
APPS, BRANDS
AREN’T CHANGING:
ZUCKERBERG
In the letter, the social media
giant’s CEO has noted that the
name change would not affect
how Facebook and other apps
work. “Our apps and their
brands aren’t changing either.
We’re still the company that
designs technology around
people,” Zuckerberg says. You
will still be using Facebook,
WhatsApp and Instagram the
way you used to. From now on,
the company will be Metaverse
first and not Facebook first. It
will no longer be a social media
company but only a social
media app that is a part of meta.
IS FACEBOOK
CHANGING ITS
LOGO TOO?
Yes. The company has come up
with a new sign/logo at its
headquarters in Menlo Park,
California to replace the earlier
Thumbs up like logo.
ZUCKERBERG ON
FACEBOOK PAPERS
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has
termed Facebook paper as
unfair criticism. The company
formerly known as Facebook
also said that it plans to begin
trading under the stock ticker
“MVRS” on December 1.
WHAT IS MARK
ZUCKERBERG
PROFILE’S NOW?
The job title in Mark
Zuckerberg’s personal
Facebook page has been
changed to: “Founder and CEO
at Meta”. On his plans to
remain CEO at Facebook in the
next 5 years, Zuckerberg told
The Verge, “Probably. I don’t
have a specific date how long I
want to be doing this for. I
guess what I could say is I’m
very excited about the next
chapter of what we’re doing.”
DELHI ASSEMBLY
SUMMONS FB OFFICIALS
OVER 2020 RIOTS
New Delhi: Delhi Assembly
has asked Facebook India’s
senior representatives to
depose on November 2 on
the “role of social media in
curbing the spread of false
and malicious messages
which can fan disharmony
and affect peace”. The
Assembly’s ‘Peace and
Harmony’ committee will be
chaired by Raghav Chadha.
The Delhi Assembly had
summoned Facebook India
Director Ajit Mohan before
also but Fb had gone to SC.
If you want Modi in 2024, vote
for Yogi in 2022: Shah tells UP
Lucknow: Underling
the importance of Ut-
tar Pradesh in national
politics, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Friday called on the
electorate in the state
that if they wanted to
see Narendra Modi as
Prime Minister again
in 2024, then they have
to ensure that Yogi Adi-
tyanath is elected as
the Chief Minister
again in 2022.
While addressing the
launch of “Mera Pari-
vaar-BJP Parivaar”
membership drive,
Shah said, “If you want
to make Modi Prime
Minister again in 2024,
make Yogi Adityanath
the Chief Minister
again in 2022. We will
make UP the number
one state.
Home Minister said
that the BJP govern-
ment had fulfilled 90
per cent of promises
made in 2017 manifesto.
Aryan’s 14-point bail,
but papers get late
Mumbai: Aryan Khan,
the son of superstar
Shah Rukh Khan, had
to spend another night
in jail as his bail pa-
pers missed the
deadline on
Friday after a
nerve-wrack-
ing count-
down that
went down to
seconds.
Aryan Khan, 23,
was granted bail on
Thursday by the Bom-
bay High Court.
For him to leave jail
this evening, the dead-
line for a hard copy of
the release order to be
dropped in the “bail
box” at Mumbai’s Ar-
thur Road was 5.30 pm.
Jail officials said the
papers did not reach
them on time.
“The bail
box is shut.
Any release
now will hap-
pen only after
10 am on Sat-
urday,” said Ni-
tin Wayachal, a jail
official. HC has listed 14
conditions for his bail -
Aryan cannot leave
Mumbai without in-
forming police and has
to appear before NCB
every Friday
.
ACTOR RAJKUMAR DIES AT
46 AFTER CARDIAC ARREST
Bengaluru: Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar
passed away at the Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru
on Friday after suffering a heart attack, Karnataka
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai
confirmed. His body is to be
kept at Kanteerava stadium
for people to pay homage.
The police are making ar-
rangements and a tight se-
curity is in place around
the stadium. Talking to
media, state minister
R Ashoka said Rajku-
mar’s last rites will be
performed with full state
honours and just like
father, his eyes
were donated.
INDIA HAS A KEY ROLE TO PLAY IN
GREEN TRANSITION: EC PRESIDENT
Rome: In a tweet, European Council President Michel
said India has a key role to play in green transition.
“India has a key role to play in green transition. We
discussed global health and fighting the pandemic, the
strong EU-India Strategic Partnership, the situation in
Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific, he said, amid China
flexing muscles in the region. European Commission
President Leyen said it was good to meet Prime
Minister Modi and we agreed that our trade negotiators
will start to work. We’ll deepen our cooperation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting with the President of European Council Charles Michel
and President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, in Rome on Friday.
Union Home Minister Amit
Shah and UP CM Yogi
Aditiyanath garlanded by
the party workers during the
launch of Mera Pariwar, Bhajpa
Pariwar campaign in Lucknow.
40 YEARS DOWN THE LINE...
Stating that induc-
tion of women in
the National Defence
Academy (NDA) is a
step towards gender
equality, Army chief
General MM Naravane
on Friday said that “40
years down the line
they (women) could be
standing where I am
standing now.” He
was reviewing the
passing out parade at
the NDA in Pune.

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021
02
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Cricket Association
President Vaibhav Ge-
hlot on Friday reached
the Chief Minister’s
residence along with
RCA executive mem-
bers and invited Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
and Sunita Gehlot to
watch the International
T20 match to be played
between India and New
Zealand, to be hosted by
Rajasthan Cricket As-
sociation on November
17 at Sawai Man Singh
Stadium in Jaipur.
On this occasion,
RCA Vice President
Amin Pathan, Secre-
tary Mahendra Shar-
ma, Treasurer Krishna
Nimawat, Joint Secre-
tary Mahendra Nahar,
Executive Member De-
varam Chaudhary, Dis-
trict Cricket Associa-
tion’s Vimal Sharma,
Bhavani Shankar
Samota, Pradeep Na-
gar, Dharamvir Singh,
Satish Vyas, Rajesh
Bhadana, Ilyas
Qureshi and RCA Ad-
vocate Prateek Kasli-
wal were present.
Vaibhav, son of the
CM, had last month
met BCCI Secretary
JayShahinAhmedabad
and expressed his grat-
itude for giving the
chance to RCA to host
international match-
es after eight years.
Vaibhav had invited
Shah for the November
17 match and India-
West Indies match on
February 9.
RCA invites CM, family to watch match
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The bypolls on
two assembly seats in
Vallabhnagar and
Dhariyawad will be held
today amid tight securi-
ty and covid protocols.
In election rallies on
Tuesday
, Gehlot had ap-
pealed to voters to vote
for Congress saying it is
necessary to strengthen
the govt. Though the
number of constituen-
cies going to bypolls is
not crucial from the
viewpoint of the govt's
stability
, but the results
will send a message
across the state about
performance of the
govt, which had faced a
major threat last year
due to rebellion of then
deputy CM Sachin Pilot
and 18 MLAs led by him.
Despite discord over
the leadership issue, Ge-
hlot and former deputy
CM Sachin Pilot project-
edaunitedfacebytravel-
ling together in a heli-
copter along with AICC
general secretary in-
charge for Rajasthan
Ajay Maken and PCC
chief Govind Singh Do-
tasratoaddressralliesin
both the constituencies.
Test of govt’s performance today
More than 5,11,455 voters will decide the fate of candidates in Vallabhnagar and Dhariyawad seats
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressing public in Vallabhnagar. —FILE PHOTO
Panchayat Polls:
Congress leads in
Alwar, Dholpur
Officials at the counting centres in Dholpur on Friday.
First India Bureau
Alwar/Dholpur: The
Congress won 24 out of
49 seats of members in
Alwar Zila Parishad
while BJP got 21 seats
and four independents
won. In Dholpur, the
Congress won 17 out of
total 23 seats while the
BJP bagged the remain-
ing six seats.
The ruling party is in
full majority to form a
board in Alwar Zila
Parishad while in Dhol-
pur Zila Parishad, it is
in a position to form it
with the help of inde-
pendents. Out of 492
seats of 22 Panchayat
Samiti in Dholpur and
Alwar, results of 491
have been declared.
The Congress won
208, BJP 158, BSP 12 and
independent 113 seats.
The election of Zila
Pramukh and Pan-
chayat Samiti Prad-
han will be held on
October 30 while Up-
Zila Pramukh and Up-
Pradhan of Panchayat
Samitis will be elected
on October 31.
BJP-Cong focused
more on Dhariyawad
than Vallabhnagar
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Due to the
political situation,
the Congress and the
BJP are focused
more on Dhariyawad
rather than
Vallabhnagar. Lead-
ers’ visits were more
in Dhariyawad, lead-
ers also spent a lot of
time. Due to the four
cornered contest in
Vallabhnagar, both
the parties have fo-
cused their attention
on Dhariyawad in-
stead of Vallabhna-
gar. Along with BJP-
Congress, RLP and
Janata Sena are also
in the fray in
V a l l a b h n a g a r.
Whereas in Dhari-
yawad there is a di-
rect contest between
BJP-Congress.
Talking about Con-
gress, Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot
held 4 meetings in
Dhariyawad but only
2 meetings were held
in Vallabhnagar.
Hardik Patel, work-
ing president of Gu-
jarat Congress, also
came to Dhariyawad.
Many local leaders
including Arjun
Bamnia, Ashok
Chandna, Raghuveer
Meena, Mahendra-
jeet Malviya also
spent their time in
Dhariyawad. From
the BJP, Union Min-
ister Arjun Munda,
Rajya Sabha MP Ki-
rodi Lal Meena,
Leader of the Oppo-
sition Gulab Chand
Kataria, state presi-
dent Satish Poonia,
state in-charge Arun
Singh, and Rajendra
Rathore also spent
more time in Dhari-
yawad.
Congress
got victory
in Dhol-
pur and Alwar
and showed mir-
ror to BJP. Con-
gress got clear ma-
jority in both Zila
Parishads.
—Govind Singh Dotasra,
PCC chief
A day before polling,
Kheroda police raided
a house at Khejadia
of Nagliya Phala and
seized 76 cartons of
different varieties of
IMFL & country liquor.
When police ques-
tioned accused Mohan
about storage of
liquor, no satisfactory
answer was received.
A total of 3,648 quarter
bottles of different
brands were seized.
 Polling: 7 am to 6 pm at 638 polling booths
 Counting: November 2
 Preeti Shaktawat from Congress & Himmat
Singh Jhala from BJP in the fray in Vallabhnagar
 In Dhariyawad, Congress has fielded Nagraj
Meena, BJP Khet Singh Meena
 Former BJP MLA and chief of Janta Sena Ran-
dhir Singh Bhinder is contesting as an independ-
ent from Vallabhnagar
 BJP rebel Udailal Dangi is also contesting as
RLP candidate in Vallabhnagar
 Nine candidates are in the fray in Vallabhnagar.
 5,11,455 total voters in both constituencies.
2,53,831 in Vallabhnagar, 2,57,624 in Dhariyawad.
UDAIPUR: RS 2.5L
LIQUOR SEIZED
BYPOLLS FILE
Farmers protest on camel
carts, Meena extends support
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP MP Kirodi
Lal Meena came with
his supporters on camel
carts and sat on a dhar-
na along with farmers
at Civil Lines on Friday
and accused Gehlot
govt of not buying the
millet crop from the
farmers at MSP.
The Central govt has
notified Rs 2,250 per
quintal for purchasing
millet crop. The central
government will also
give full money for the
purchase. But Congress
govt of Rajasthan is not
buying millet due to
which the farmers are
suffering huge losses.
Meena said that there
has been a bumper pro-
duction of millet in the
state. “Farmers are feel-
ing cheated. I am sitting
on a dharna along with
the famers here to press
for their demand.
Kirodi Lal Meena on dharna. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Police cracks down on chain snatchers
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In view of the
increasing incidents of
chain snatching in the
city, the Jaipur Police
Commissionerate con-
ducted simultaneous
raidsat55placesonFri-
day early morning. Un-
der the leadership of
the Crime Branch, this
action was taken by the
Special Crime Branch
in collaboration with
the special teams of the
fourdistrictsandteams
of the police stations.
This caused panic in
thesettlements.Earlier,
a list of all the accused
was marked by the po-
lice and the action was
taken on their houses
together.
It is reported that
more than 40 suspects
have been caught in
this action. Looted
chains & two wheelers
without number plates
have also been seized.
Under the directions of
Additional Police Com-
missioner Ajaypal
Lamba, DCP (Crime)
Dr. Amrita Duhan su-
pervised this action.
`2 crore gold brought from
Mumbai seized at Jaipur airport
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Commer-
cial tax department
seized gold, jewellery,
precious gems worth
about Rs 2 crores from
the Jaipur airport. The
material was being
brought from Mumbai
to Jaipur without bills
in Indigo flight. The ac-
tion was taken under
the directions of Chief
Commissioner Ravi
Jain. The department
officials had received
information that mate-
rial of a renowned jew-
eller in Jaipur was be-
ing brought in Indigo
flight from Mumbai to
Jaipur.
Taxes and fines will
be collected from the
jeweller concerned af-
ter assessment. As
there is an increase in
the business of gold, sil-
ver and valuable gems
around Diwali, the
goods are bought and
sold by the dealers with-
out bills to save taxes.
Team inspecting seized gold, jewellery, and precious gems.
BJP fights groupism
during protests in Kota
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: BJP which was
tryingtocornertheCon-
gress on various region-
al and local issues, is
now fighting groupism
within its own ranks.
Former MLA Prahlad
Gunjal took out a march
fromChappanbhogcom-
plex to the Municipal
Corporation on Friday
raising the issue of dis-
crimination in develop-
mentworksinthewards
apart from cleanliness
and broken roads said
thatofficersarediscrim-
inating in development
works at behest of Con-
gress leaders.
At the same time, just
100 metres from the
MLA’s rally, another
faction of the BJP, led
by Kota South MLA
Sandeep Sharma, pro-
tested at the Divisional
Commissioner’s office.
Kota rural BJP work-
ers led by district presi-
dent Mukut Nagar did
the Halla Bol protest
and created ruckus at
the Etawah subdivision
headquarters. However,
on the basis of lack of
permission, cases were
registered against 300.
DISCUSSING DUTIES!
Former Jaipur Mayor
Jyoti Khandelwal met
AICC president Sonia
Gandhi in Delhi on
Friday morning. The
meeting lasted for
15 minutes in which
important political
topics were discussed.
Khandelwal thanked
Sonia for assigning her
the responsibility of
Uttarakhand assembly
elections and also
extended Diwali
wishes to the top
leader of the party.
Cash collector
attacked, `20L
cash looted
First India Bureau
Pali: Four miscre-
ants on two bikes at-
tacked a young man
with a knife and loot-
ed Rs 20 lakh cash in
broad daylight near
Mastan Baba under
Kotwali police sta-
tion in Pali.Vikas
Jeenagar, 25, used to
collect cash in a com-
pany named CVC. He
was going to deposit
money in Axis Bank
when the miscreants
attacked him, injur-
ing his hand.
Police conducted simultaneous raids at 55 places on Friday.
Vaibhav Gehlot and RCA executive members inviting CM Ashok Gehlot and Sunita Gehlot on Friday.
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Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Despite spend-
ing crores of rupees on
the maintenance of low
floorbuses,thepoorcon-
dition of the buses in-
cluding repeated break-
down and fire incidents
haveraisedseriousques-
tions on the mainte-
nance work.
Recently
, two fire inci-
dents occurred in low
floor buses in two days
which put the lives of
passengers at risk.
The poor condition of
the buses has brought
the Jaipur City Trans-
port Services Limited
(JCTSL) management
under question. JCTSL
hashandedover mainte-
nance work of 250 buses
to private companies-
Mateshwari and Paras
Paras Pvt Ltd- for Rs 3 cr
permonthbutthereisno
arrangement for quality
check of maintenance.
The first incident of
fire took place at Riddhi-
Siddhi chauraha where
a bike rider alerted the
driver about the fire fol-
lowing which the bus
was stopped and passen-
gers came out.
Soon after it, the bus,
in which 3 passengers
weretravelling,guttedto
fire. The bus was in ser-
vice of JCTSL for three
years.
Sources said that a
short circuit was reason
forfireandoccurreddue
to lack of maintenance.
Next day
, another fire
broke out in a bus going
from Bassi to Chomu.
Passengers came out in
time. JCTSL OSD Ashok
Sharma said mainte-
nance work goes on but
yet this is happening.
RAJASTHAN
03
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: About 17 RAS
are likely to be promot-
ed as IAS, which may be
a Diwali gift for them. A
board meeting was held
in Delhi on Friday for
the selection of 17 va-
cant posts from non-SCS
to IAS in UPSC through
promotion.
Now the process is ex-
pected to be completed
inamonthandthename
and order are expected
to be issued.
According to the sen-
iority list of 2019-20 the
prominent names are of
Narendra Gupta, Prem-
sukh Bishnoi of 1992
batch, Anil Kumar
Agarwal, Tikam Chand
Bohra of 1994 batch,
Harjilal Atal of 1994
batch, Mahavir Prasad
Meena of 1996 batch,
Ramavatar Meena (I),
Ramdayal Meena (II),
Khajan Singh, ML
Chauhan of 1996 batch,
Dr. Rashmi Sharma,
Laxminarayan Mantri,
IqbalKhan,KalpanaAg-
garwal, Manisha Arora,
Sunil Sharma, and
Pushpa Satyani of 1994
batch. This selection
will be based on the sen-
iority list of 2020 for va-
cancies of 2021.
UPSC will soon ap-
prove minutes of the
meeting and send it to
DoPT on the basis of
seniority and ACR.
Then the state govern-
ment and DoPT list and
orders will be issued af-
ter approval, said an of-
ficial.
A board meeting was
also held in UPSC for se-
lection through promo-
tion from RFS to IFS. It
is believed that out of
the total vacant posts,
only 4 posts will be se-
lected. The names of
Suresh Kumar Abusar-
ia, Gyanchand Makwa-
na, Kailash Chand Mee-
na, Pramod Kumar Pan-
dey, and Jignesh Shar-
ma are in discussions.
17 RAS officers to be promoted to IAS rank
DIWALI GIFT
LOW-FLOOR MAINTAINACE GOES
LOW, JCTSL APATHY TO BLAME!
Atotal of 71 flights will operate
at Jaipur International Airport
beginning October 31. Notably, this
would be the highest number of flight
operations not just after Covid but
also more than the pre-Covid winter
schedule of 2019. Of these, 67 flights
will be domestic, while four will be
international flights. These flights
will connect 23 cities. At present,
51 flights operate from the Jaipur
airport. In the new winter schedule,
23 new flights will start from Jaipur.
These include flights to Bhubaneswar,
Vadodara, Bhopal, Bhavnagar, Ban-
galore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Dehradun,
Delhi, Hyderabad and other cities. For
the first time, there will be flights for
Bhubaneswar, Bhavnagar, Bagdogra
and Jabalpur from Jaipur. It is to be
noted that Jaipur has been the 13th
busiest airport in the country in terms
of flight operations.
—Kashiram Choudhary
The District Consumer
Protection Commis-
sion imposed a fine of Rs
50,000 on Jet Airways
for issuing incorrect
ticket and denying subse-
quent air travel to a pas-
senger. In response, Jet
airways held the travel
agency responsible for
issuing incorrect ticket
while Make My Trip held
the complainant guilty
for feeding in incorrect
information. A bench
comprising Dr Shyam
Sunder Lata, Dr Anu-
radha Vyaas, and Anand
Singh Solanki, after lis-
tening to both sides, held
the travel agency and Jet
Airways responsible for
the mistake.
71 flights to operate in winter schedule
from Jaipur airport from October 31
JET AIRWAYS
FINED `50,000
JCTSL does
maintenance
work that goes
on from 5 am to 10
pm but despite the
maintenance, inci-
dents like fire are hap-
pening.
—Ashok Sharma,
JCTSL OSD
Bitcoin scam: City
trader duped of
`7 crore, case filed
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Cyber thugs
duped a trader of Rs
7 crore on the pretext
of investment in Bit-
coin. The accused
first sent the victim a
link of a WhatsApp
group and lured him
to earn crores of ru-
pees. When the busi-
nessman asked for
profit money
, website
was closed.
Now the business-
man Vikas Bajoria, a
resident of Civil
Lines, has filed a case
of cheating in the cy-
ber police.
Bajoria said after
the link was sent, he
was added to a What-
sApp group BTU In-
vestment Advisors.
The accused sent
him company’s web-
site, and videos. He
was told by the thugs
that he would make a
profit of crores.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Senior officers
of the health depart-
ment have been de-
ployed and sent to the
field to ensure prepara-
tions for organising
Mukhamantri Chiran-
jeevi Health Camps and
its fair implementation.
The health camps
will be organised on No-
vember 14 on the direc-
tions of Health Minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma.
Health Secretary Vaib-
hav Galriya said that
officers have been ap-
pointed district-wise
for implementation of
camps. The officers ap-
pointed as in-charge for
the districts include Dr
Sudhir Sharma for
Tonk and Sawai Mad-
hopur districts; Dr KK
Sharma for Jaipur and
Dausa and Mukul Shar-
ma for Chittorgarh and
Rajsamand. Similarly,
Dr RP Doria has been
appointed for Sikar and
Jhunjhunu; Dr KL Mee-
na for Bundi and Kota
and Additional Direc-
tor (Rural Health) Dr
Ravi Prakash Sharma
for Bharatpur and Ka-
rauli. Dr Sushil Kumar
Parmar has been ap-
pointed in-charge for
Jodhpur and Jalore,
while Dr KP Sharma for
Bikaner and Churu. Re-
port will be submitted
on November 1.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The swear-
ing-in ceremony of
three new judges was
held in Raj High
Court’s Jodhpur bench
on Friday. Chief Jus-
tice Akil Kureshi ad-
ministered the oath to
all newly appointed
judges.
Rekha Borana has
become the first wom-
an HC judge from law-
yer s’ quota.
Umashankar Vyas,
who became judge
from judicial officer
quota and Rekha Bo-
rana and Sameer Jain,
who became judges
from the lawyers’ quo-
ta were administered
the oath.
Rajasthan HC has got
nine new judges in the
last one month. All the
judges of the Jodhpur
bench were present in
the programme while
the judges of the Jaipur
bench attended through
video-conferencing.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Disposing off
the PIL filed by by Advo-
cate Sunil Kumar Singh
over firecrackers ban,
the Division Bench of
Justice MM Shrivasta-
va and Justice Farjand
Ali on Friday observed
that the State of Raj
must minutely examine
the conditions incorpo-
rated in order of SC in
the matter of “Telan-
gana Fire Works Deal-
ers Association Vs. P.
Indrapraksh and Ors.”
and issue revised guide-
lines, in view of the di-
rections of the SC with-
in 3 days from Friday
.
First India Bureau
Gangapur City: Two
teachers of Kendriya
Vidyalaya here were
found dead in their re-
spective houses on the
school’s residential
campus. Deceased
Amit Meena was a
chemistry teacher and
Meenakshi Chaudhary
taught mathematics. At
midnight, Meenakshi
messaged a fellow
teacher to take care of
her 6-year-old son.
When the staff and
teachers reached her
room, they found her
dead. According to Ad-
ditional SP Suresh Ku-
mar Dhichi and DSP
Kaluram Meena, prima
facie the reason for the
incident is believed to
be a love affair. Amit
Meena lived with his
wife and child in the
school campus.
Jaipur: HC bench of
Justice MM Srivastava
and Justice Farzand Ali,
questioning the govt on
petition challenging the
closure of the internet,
asked by what authority
divisional commissioner
has issued orders to close
the net, Home Secretary
has the power to do it.
Next hearing on Nov 23.
Jaipur: Patna HC judge
Justice Birendra Kumar
has been transferred to
Raj HC and Rajasthan
HC’s Justice Satish
Kumar Sharma has been
shifted to MP HC. SC col-
legium has recommended
transfer of two HC judges.
Patna HC judge Justice
Birendra Kumar has been
transferred to Raj HC.
Jaipur: Raj State Gas
Ltd. (RSGL) will pay
dividends to its mem-
bers for the first time.
The decision was taken
in a meeting of the
Board of Directors
chaired by Additional
Chief Secretary- Mines
and Chairman RSGL
Subodh Agarwal. The
annual turnover of the
company was about Rs
54 crore during the fi-
nancial year and it has
earned a net profit of
about Rs 11.85 crore de-
spite lockdown.
Chiranjeevi Health Camps: Officers
appointed for implementation
KV teachers die by
suicide, affair suspected
Rajasthan HC gets 3 new judges, Borana
is first woman judge from lawyers’ quota
HC gives 3 days to govt to
modify circular on crackers
NEXT HEARING
ON INTERNET
BAN ON NOV 23
JUSTICE SATISH K
SHARMA SHIFTED
TO MP HC
RSGL TO PAY
DIVIDENDS TO
ITS MEMBERS
NEWS DIGEST
MAN, SON KILLED IN BOILER EXPLOSION
AT A RASGULLA MAKING FACTORY
Sikar: Two people died after a boiler exploded in a
factory making rasgulla in Fatehpur town in Sikar on
Friday. The boiler, which started operating on Thurs-
day, was being tested when the incident happened
killing a man and his son. The deceased were from
Dungargarh and had come to work in the factory.
Kotwali police station rushed to the spot after get-
ting information about the incident. Police said the
explosion was so grave that their bodies were in a
bad shape. Police is probing the case to find out the
actual reason behind the incident.
RAJ TO RECRUIT 4,438 CONSTABLES,
FORMS TO BE FILED FROM NOV 10
Jaipur: Rajasthan police brought out the noti-
fication for recruitment of 4438 Constables on
Friday. Recruitment is being done for Constable
General, Constable Tele-Communication, Consta-
ble Driver, Constable General TSP Area, Con-
stable Driver TSP Area and Constable Band TSP
Area. Vinita Thakur, Additional Director General
Police Headquarters (PHQ) and Promotion Board
informed that those wanting to apply can fill up
the application forms from Nov 10 till Dec 3.
First India Bureau
Banswara: A couple of
days after a school
teacher was arrested
and released on bail for
celebrating Pak’s victo-
ry in a T20 World Cup
match, an FIR has been
lodged against a man
named Armaan of Ban-
swara on similar charg-
es. He too had updated
status on social media
congratulating Pak for
its win. Two people
have also been booked
in Jodhpur for celebrat-
ing Pak’s victory
.
Another FIR for
celebrating Pak
win in T20
The victim invested
Rs 7 cr on website
at the behest of thugs.
Many times the trader
asked about the profit
but the thugs kept on
luring him that the
profits were increasing.
When Bajoria sought
profits, the thugs kept
on luring him. Accused
then blocked website
and removed him from
WhatsApp group.
WHATSAPP LINK
USED TO DUPE
THE TRADER
CJ Akil Kureshi administering oath to Rekha Borana. Justice Umashankar Vyas and Sameer Jain.
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
Congratulations to Rekha
Borana ji, Sameer Jain
ji and Umashankar Vyas
ji for being appointed as
judges in the Rajasthan
High Court. My best
wishes to them.
CS Niranjan Arya on Friday attended UPSC Board
meeting held in Delhi for the promotion of officers
from RAS to IAS. Arya said UPSC will declare the list
after seeing the panel and the ACR of officers and their
works for last 4-5 years.
ARYA ATTENDS UPSC MEET IN DELHI

PERSPECTIVE
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Vol 3 Issue No. 145
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Editor-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra.
Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan
responsible for selection of news
under the PRB Act
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
NCAER’s Business Confidence Index at
its Peak! Registers a remarkable 89%
increase Chart with upwards trend in
Q2 over Q1 in FY 2021-22. With Govt’s
fiscal measures, soaring domestic
demand sustained improvement in
business activities, India’s economic
growth is all set to skyrocket.
Adhir Chowdhury
@adhirrcinc
Vinod Rai the former CAG has proved
himself as a stooge of BJP , who
was entrusted upon playing a sinister
design to tarnish the image of UPA
govt by his quixotic , wilful and
deliberate observations in the CAG
paras. He should be punished for his
dereliction of duty.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
If we could see the
miracle of a single
flower clearly, our whole
life would change.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
FACEBOOK GETS A
NEW NAME BUT
WILL IT RESOLVE
ALGORITHM ISSUES
he Bard famously
said in Romeo and
Juliet, “What’s in a
name? That which
we call a rose by any
other name would smell as
sweet.” The quote aptly fits Fa-
cebook which has now got a new
name---Meta. Despite the com-
pany undergoing a name
change, the social media plat-
form may still smell as odious as
there won’t be any rechristening
of the platform. Not much will
change if Facebook doesn’t fix
problems with its algorithm
which is biased towards the
right wing. The inadequate su-
pervision over content has land-
ed the company in its worst cri-
sis yet. Lack of proper modera-
tion of content on Instagram
has put Facebook’s safety meas-
ures under sharp scrutiny
.
By going Meta, Facebook is
betting big on metaverse with an
eye on Virtual Reality and Aug-
mented Reality which will make
the internet a 3-D experience.
Not much is known about the
metaverse. One can assume that
Mark Zuckerberg will address
the issues at hand before taking
a user on technology joyride.
TOP TWEETS
T
JJM IS NOT JUST NUMBER ABOUT
NO OF TAP WATER CONNECTIONS,
IT’S A WOMEN REVOLUTION
UNOPS introduces a new participatory tool for water quality monitoring by women under Jal Jeevan Mission
he recognition of women’s
social rights has been and is
a long and difficult process;
however, gender parity for
basic rights such as access to
clean drinking water is no
more a farfetched dream.
Water is necessary for life,
and for numerous derived es-
sential applications ranging
from industry
, agriculture,
drinking, sanitation, and hy-
giene. Recognizing the impor-
tance of accessing water, the
United Nations Sustainable
DevelopmentGoals(SDGs)em-
phasizes on “clean water and
sanitation”(targets6.1and6.2)
ensuringsustainableandequi-
table access to water for all.
It is also a known fact that
family’s lack of access to wa-
ter disproportionately falls
on women and she devotes on
an average 150 million work-
days every year fetching wa-
ter which could have been
used otherwise on education,
skill development and/or for
their own physical and men-
tal well-being.
Several studies conducted
over more than two decades
worldwide have concluded
that the role of women in the
water segment implies more
substantial improvements in
leadership, transparency and
sustainability of water sup-
plies when men and women
are equally involved, com-
paredtocasesinwhichwomen
aremarginallyornotinvolved
at all. As a matter of fact, an
assessment conducted by the
World Bank, presented that
simply involving women can
increase the effectiveness of
water projects by six to seven
times over those that do not.
On 15 August 2019, only 3.23
crore rural households out of
a total 19.18 crore had piped
water connections. Under Jal
Jeevan Mission, about 43 per
cent rural households have
been provided with tap water
connections till date and 100
per cent homes in six states
and Union Territories are
having tap water supply, as
per official data.
However,thebroaderobjec-
tive is not just increasing the
‘number’ of functional tap
water connections. The focus
of Jal Jeevan Mission is to
initiate a women-driven revo-
lution to decentralize the sys-
tem and empower communi-
ties, especially women to ad-
dress their water concerns
themselves.Today
,ruralwom-
en are breaking glass ceilings
by stepping into traditionally
male dominated roles like
plumbers, masons, electri-
cians etc.as well as testing wa-
ter quality and updating re-
sultsontheportalthemselves.
The Jal Jeevan Mission em-
phasizing on ‘water quality’
in the very definition of func-
tionality and water testing is
considered a priority under
JJM for monitoring the oper-
ation of water supply, verifi-
cation of the safety of drink-
ing water, investigation of
disease outbreaks, validation
process and preventive meas-
ures. As per the operational
guidelines, the surveillance
of waterqualityatgrassroots
will be the responsibility of
the GPs/ rural community
.
The United Nations Office
of Project Services (UNOPS)
is a sector partner to the Min-
istry of Jal Shakti to support
Jal Jeevan Mission and is
currently working in 11 dis-
tricts of Bundelkhand, Vind-
hya and Prayagraj regions of
Uttar Pradesh. Despite avail-
ability of ample sources of
water in rural areas of Uttar
Pradesh, quality of water
has always been an issue.
The possible sources of
contamination include natu-
rally occurring chemicals
and minerals (for example,
arsenic, fluoride, iron, ura-
nium etc) in the earth layer;
local land use practices (for
example, fertilizers, pesti-
cides, livestock, concentrated
feeding operations etc); man-
ufacturing processes (for ex-
ample, heavy metals, cya-
nide) near the drinking water
sources; malfunctioning on-
site wastewater treatment
systems (for example, septic
systems and twin pit toilets)
and microbial contamination
through mixture of wastewa-
ter in the drinking water
source or distribution line.
To address the issues per-
taining to water quality
, under
Information, Education
Communication activities, a
new innovative tool “Commu-
nity Led Action for Sanitary
Surveillance ” (CLASS) was
developed and introduced by
UNOPS, not only to motivate
the community to be actively
involvedintheprogrammebut
also to develop a participatory
model of community based
water quality monitoring sys-
tem at the grass root level.
The process of CLASS be-
gins with an initial introduc-
tion and rapport building
with community members.
Then UNOPS facilitates the
discussion on mapping of wa-
ter borne diseases, expendi-
ture on water and sanitation
related illnesses and how it
can be minimized. This is fol-
lowed by selection and train-
ing of five women from the
community who analyse all
drinking water sources in the
village for chemical and bac-
teriological contamination
using Field Test Kits (FTKs)
as well as conduct a sanitary
survey
. The details of the
women trained are captured
on JJM-IMIS portal The re-
sults are shared with the larg-
ercommunityaswellasreme-
dial action based on the find-
ingsof waterqualitymonitor-
ing exercise are demonstrat-
ed. Safe and unsafe water
sources are identified and fi-
nalized by the community
.
The outcomes lead to col-
lective realization of risks as-
sociated with different sourc-
es and related water usage,
handling and management
practices and could trigger
collective action at the com-
munity level. In case of bacte-
riological contamination,
which is a universal phenom-
enon in the state of Uttar
Pradesh,therealizationcould
include that people in the vil-
lage are drinking fecal parts
mixed in water. As the tests
are demonstrated in public
view, it creates a sense of dis-
gust and triggers immediate
collective action for remedial
measures such as boiling wa-
ter before use and addition of
chlorine and bleaching pow-
der to ensure safe use by all in
the village. If chemical con-
tamination is observed in the
drinking water sources, the
samples are sent for further
lab testing to district admin-
istration and followed up at
Block level and Jal Nigam for
remedial action. In all cases,
the problems escalate to the
Pradhanandfinallytothedis-
trict administration which
takes the final call.
These identified women
will gradually undertake
complete responsibility of
taking it forward. These com-
munity facilitators would be
the natural leaders who
would emerge during the pro-
cess of CLASS facilitation on
the ground during the initial
facilitation. The community
facilitatorsmayincludemem-
bers from different kinds of
community-based organiza-
tions such as SHGs, VWSC,
ASHA, along with communi-
ty level workers such as
ANMs, teachers etc. The
members of Gram Panchayat
could also be identified and
encouraged to be CLASS fa-
cilitators. Besides all this, any
willing person from the vil-
lage emerging as a natural
leader could be groomed as a
community facilitator.
The ideal outcome of the
exercise is that external fa-
cilitators do not press the
community either for initiat-
ing collective action or action
planning. This should come
about as a considered and
wilful action by the commu-
nity to take their own deci-
sion to protect their drinking
water sources. This can be
replicable in any village for
any drinking water source.
Empoweringwomentolead
water quality surveillance by
integrating technology
, the
Ministry of Jal Shakti has de-
velopedadedicateddashboard
The – Jal Jeevan Mission Wa-
ter Quality Management In-
formation System (JJM
WQMIS), in partnership with
the Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR), and also
launchedamobileapplication
forwaterqualitymanagement
on Gandhi Jayanti this year.
All water quality data is avail-
able in the public domain, i.e.
no. of labs, nearest lab, water
sample testing details, etc.
The app also alerts the local
authorities for remedial ac-
tion, wherever required. This
ease of access to readily avail-
able data will go a long way in
ensuring requisite policy im-
plementation for assured ser-
vice delivery
.
Water woes have always
been linked to women. Jal
Jeevan Mission links the so-
lution to women too. It ena-
bles and empowers women to
address their concerns them-
selves. Today, they are not
just planning the scheme of
water pipeline design in
their village, but also moni-
toring water quality, manag-
ing grey water through kitch-
en gardening, being trained
as plumbers and technicians
as well as finding enough
time to build, not just their
knowledge and skill but also
their health and hygiene.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
MADHURI SHUKLA
The writer is National Communication
Consultant at the United Nations
Office for Project Services
Water woes have
always been linked to
women. Jal Jeevan
Mission links the solution
to women too. It enables
and empowers women to
address their concerns
themselves
The Jal Jeevan Mission
emphasizing on ‘water
quality’ in the very definition
of functionality and water
testing is considered a
priority under JJM for
monitoring the operation of
water supply, verification of
the safety of drinking water,
investigation of disease
outbreaks, validation process
and preventive measures. As
per the operational
guidelines, the surveillance of
water quality at grass roots
will be the responsibility of
the GPs/ rural community

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INDIA
06
ROADS RE-OPEN! Ghazipur border opened after removal
of barricades where farmers are protesting against 3 new
agricultural laws, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘WILL GO TO
PARL TO SELL
OURCROPS’
Ghazipur (Uttar
Pradesh): Bharatiya
Kisan Union (BKU)
spokesperson Rake-
sh Tikait on Friday
said that they will go
to Parliament to sell
their crops.
They had put up
the barriers they are
now removing it.
Saukta Morch will
take a decision and
then we will proceed
accordingly
. We were
sitting here for the
last 11 months asking
to go to Delhi. We
were not being al-
lowed. We will now go
to Delhi to sell our
harvest. First, our
tractors will go to
Delhi, BKU spokes-
person said. —ANI
AMID SC ORDER...
Delhi Police at the farmers’ protest at Delhi’s Tikri
border amid a Supreme Court hearing that has
highlighted how traffic in the area had been stopped
by authorities and not by the demonstrators.
BARRICADES
REMOVED FROM
GAZIPUR, TIKRI
New Delhi: After almost 11
months of being blocked
due to the farmers’ agita-
tion against Central farm
laws, Delhi Police has
started removing bar-
ricades and cemented
blocks put up at the
Gazipur and Tikri borders.
The process of opening
the roads has been started
from one side of the car-
riageway for vehicles going
from Gaziabad to New
Delhi at the Gazipur border.
AIKS WELCOMES
REMOVAL OF
BARRICADES
New Delhi: After police
barricades were removed
from Ghazipur and Tikri
borders, AIKS General
Secretary Hannan Mollah
welcomed decision and
said that this would help
protesting farmers come
to Delhi and meet officials
put forward demands.
He said if govt is willing
to talk then we would
hold a meeting with
SKM and would meet
Prez, PM MPs.”
Rakesh Tikait reacts
over Delhi Police
removing barricades
from Ghazipur border
1
We have received an
order to remove
barricades and road
has been opened for
public: Ghazipur
Police personnel
2
Gazipur, Tikri
borders was shut for
over 11 months ever
since the farmers’
agitation started
3
If roads are open we will go to Delhi, we
will go to Parliament to sell our crop. PM
had said that farmers can sell crops
anywhere. Now we will tell the farmers
where to sell the crops whose harvest
remains unsold. SKM, an umbrella
organisation of various farmer
unions protesting against 3
farm laws, will decide the
future course of the protest.
—RAKESH TIKAIT, BKU Spokesperson
Varun Gandhi
@varungandhi80
Till there is no
statutory guarantee of
MSP, farmers will con-
tinue to be exploited in
such mandis. Strict action
should be taken on this.
Barbed wires and
barricades are being
removed from the site
at Ghazipur border, New
Delhi on Friday.
—PHOTO BY PTI
CRUCIAL READ
UNION MINISTER NAQVI, U’KHAND CM
DHAMI INAUGURATE ‘HUNAR HAAT MELA’
Dehradun: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
and Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar
Abbas Naqvi inaugurated Hunar Haat Mela at Race
Course Dehradun on Friday, informed CMO. In this
program organized on occasion of 75th I-Day Amrit
Mahotsav, more than 500 handicraftsmen and skilled
craftsmen from more than 30 states and union ter-
ritories are participating in the Hunar Haat Mela.
CHANNI MEETS
AJAY MAKEN IN
NEW DELHI
New Delhi: Punjab
Chief Minister Charanjit
Singh Channi met Con-
gress General Secretary
Ajay Maken in New
Delhi on Friday. Maken
and Channi met at
12D Ferozeshah Road,
where their meeting
lasted for about 20 min-
utes. Post the meeting,
Punjab CM Channi left
for Punjab from Delhi.
Meanwhile, during
the day, Maken also
launched Pol Khol Yatra
by showing Congress
flag at Karol Bagh.
GOVT APPROVES
8.5 PC INTEREST
ON EPF FOR FY’21
New Delhi: The govern-
ment has approved
8.5% rate of interest on
employees’ provident
fund for the 2020-21
fiscal, source said. Just
ahead of Diwali, this is
a good news for over
five crore subscrib-
ers of the EPFO. The
8.5% rate of interest on
provident fund deposits
for last financial year
was decided by EPFO’s
apex decision mak-
ing body CBT headed
by Labour Minister in
March this year.
CHIDAMBARAM
ATTACKS CENTRE
OVER PEGASUS
New Delhi: Senior
Congress leader
P Chidambaram on
Friday attacked the
Centre over the Pegasus
snooping matter citing
the Israeli envoy’s
remarks that his country
does not allow firms like
NSO to sell products
to non-governmental
actors, and claimed
that in India’s case, the
“buyer was certainly the
GoI”. SC on Wednesday
set up a panel to probe
alleged use of Israeli
spyware Pegasus for
surveillance in India.
K’TAKA REFERS
DRUG, BITCOIN
PROBE TO ED, CBI
Bengaluru: The Karna-
taka Government has
referred ‘drugs and
bitcoin scam’ to ED
and CBI because of the
international nature of
transactions. Karnataka
CM Basavaraj Bommai
on Friday said, “Of-
ficials have conducted
an enquiry. K’taka govt
had filed case in 2020
and we’ve completed
the investigation in 3
cases and they have
been charge-sheeted.”
His govt has launched
a crackdown on drugs,
bitcoin, online gaming.
MANDAVIYA LAUNCHES PNEUMOCOCCAL
CONJUGATE VAX IMMUNISATION EVENT
New Delhi: Union Minister for Health and Family
Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday launched
the nationwide expansion of Pneumococcal Conju-
gate Vaccine (PCV) under
the Universal Immunisa-
tion Programme (UIP) as
a part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav’ celebration. As
per the MoHFW, communi-
cation packages on PCV to create widespread mass
awareness has been shared with all UTs and States
for further adaptation and utilization.
GOA 2022 POLLS
I am here to help, not to
capture power, says Mamata
Panaji: Ahead of the
2022 assembly elections,
WB CM and All India
TMC supremo Mamata
Banerjee in Goa on Fri-
day said that she is not
there for power but to
help the people of the
state. “I believe in secu-
larism. I believe in uni-
ty
. I believe India is our
motherland. If Bengal
is my motherland, then
Goa is also my mother-
land,” she added.
Meanwhile, on a day
when PM Narendra
Modi arrived in Rome
to attend the G-20 sum-
mit ahead of his visit to
the Vatican, Banerjee
slammed the BJP-led
Centre for not allowing
her to visit the Vatican
and meet Pope Francis
last month. “Ask BJP
people why they did not
allow me to go to Rome,
Vatican? Why not? That
day Congress did not
say it was wrong. (It
was) for an internation-
al peace conference,”
Banerjee said at a party
event near Panaji. —ANI
Mamata Banerjee waves to the supporters in presence of TMC leader
Luizinho Faleiro during her visit to Malin Jetty in Panaji on Friday.
Bengal is a very
strong state. We
want to see Goa as
a strong state in the future.
We want to see the new
dawn of Goa. Somebody’s
questioning ‘Mamata is in
Bengal, how will she do it
in Goa?’ Why not? I’m
Indian, I can go anywhere.
You can go anywhere.
—Mamata Banerjee, TMC Supremo
ACTOR NAFISA
ALI, MRINALINI
JOIN TRINAMOOL
Panaji: Ahead of Goa
Polls 2022, TMC on Fri-
day inducted Bollywood
actor Nafisa Ali and
Mrinalini Deshprabhu
into the party. Announc-
ing their induction into
the party, official handle
of TMC shared pictures
of Ali and Deshprabhu on
their social media handle.
“We wholeheartedly
welcome both leaders”
the TMC said.
TENNIS STAR
LEANDER PAES
JOINS TMC
Indian tennis ace and
Olympic medal winner
Leander Paes joined
TMC in a formal induc-
tion ceremony in Goa in
the presence of WB CM
Mamata Banerjee on Fri-
day. WB CM was in Goa
on a three-day visit.
RAJNATH LAUDS PM MODI
FOR DOING ‘GREAT WORK’
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Friday said in inde-
pendent India, the big-
gest challenge before
politics and politicians
have been a crisis of
credibility and Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi has overcome it
with a deep understand-
ing of Indian society
.
“You might have felt
that in independent In-
dia, the biggest chal-
lenge before politics and
politicians has been a
crisis of credibility
. Due
to the difference be-
tween words and deeds
of politicians, people’s
trust in them lessened
gradually,” he said.
Lauding the PM for do-
ing “great work”, Singh
said that he accepted
this crisis of credibility
as a challenge and over-
came it. —ANI
Rajnath Singh addresses during the valedictory session of a
National Conference on ‘Delivering Democracy: Reviewing Two
Decades of Narendra Modi as Head of Government’ in New Delhi.
IN THE COURTYARD
DELHI HC TO HEAR
PETITIONS ON PM
CARES ON NOV 18
New Delhi: The Delhi
HC on Friday agreed to
hear plea related to the
PM’s Citizen Assistance
and Relief in Emergen-
cy Situations Fund on
November 18. A bench
of CJ DN Patel and Jus-
tice Jyoti Singh allowed
early hearing of the pe-
titions filed by Samyak
Gangwal who sought to
declare the PM CARES
Fund a “State” under
the Constitution and to
restrain it from using
PM of India or PM
including its abbrevia-
tions in its name, and
on its website.
CENTRAL VISTA
LAND USE PLEA IN
SC ON NOV 16
New Delhi: The SC
Friday adjourned to
November 16 the
hearing on a petition
challenging the change
in land use of a plot
where the new official
residences of the Vice-
President and the PM
are stipulated as part of
the ambitious Central
Vista project in Lutyens’
Delhi. “We are informed
that a reply affidavit
has been filed online.
Copy of the reply to
be kept in the paper
book. Petitioner granted
time to file rejoinder as
prayed,” bench said.
CHAHAL FELICITATED FOR
EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP!
qbal Singh Chahal was Awarded Certificate of Recognition by the Kingdom of
Spain by Counsel General Fernando Heredia, on the occasion of National Day of
Spain on Oct 27, for exemplary leadership and excellence in crisis management
of Covid-19 pandemic management in Mumbai. The function was attended
by Maharashtra Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment Aaditya Thackeray and
Counsel Generals of over 40 countries in the World, based in Mumbai.
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SCREJECTSPLEAOFDUBAI-BASED
MAN AGAINST HC DENYING BAIL
The plea is against the Rajasthan High Court denying transit bail of accused
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court Friday dis-
missed a plea by a
Dubai-based man,
against whom criminal
proceeding on an FIR
lodged in 2014 is pend-
ing in Rajasthan, chal-
lenging the high court
order refusing to grant
him transit bail.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice N V Ra-
mana observed that the
red corner notice
against the petitioner
was suspended thrice
but despite opportuni-
ties being given to him,
he has not surrendered.
What is so special
about you that you need
to be invited to come
and surrender, said the
bench, also comprising
Justices Surya Kant
and Hima Kohli.
We will ask them (au-
thorities) to invite you
with a special flight and
make red carpet ar-
rangements, the bench
said, adding that he has
to come and surrender
in the case. The man
plea is against the Au-
gust this year order of
the Rajasthan High
Court which had dis-
missed his plea seeking
transit bail in connec-
tion with an FIR lodged
in 2014 at Nagaur dis-
trict for the alleged of-
fences under various
sections of the Indian
Penal Code, including
302 (murder). —PTI
SC CANCELS BAIL GRANTED TO WOMAN
New Delhi: The SC
cancelled the bail
granted to a woman in
a murder case on the
ground that there has
been an evident error
on the part of the HC
in surmising that no
specific or overt act is
attributed to her. A
bench comprising
Justices D Y Chandra-
chud and B V Nagar-
athna said the Ra-
jasthan HC has failed
to consider the seri-
ousness of the crime
and the specific role
which is attributed to
the accused while de-
ciding her bail plea.
The SC said that the
considerations which
m u s t w e i g h
in the exercise of the
power of the appellate
court to determine
whether bail has been
granted for valid rea-
sons stand on a dis-
tinct footing from an
application for cancel-
lation of bail. “There
is a allegation that the
second respondent has
actively aided the com-
mission of the crime”,
the bench said. —PTI
ACB traps SHO
with ` 1.45 lakh
bribe in Ajmer
First India Bureau
Ajmer/Alwar: A Ra-
jasthan police sub-in-
spector was arrested by
the Anti-Corruption Bu-
reau on Friday for alleg-
edly taking a bribe of Rs
1.45 lakh in Ajmer dis-
trict, officials said. An
alleged middleman who
took the bribe from the
complainant on the be-
half of the accused SI
was also arrested, an
ACB official said. The SI
KP Singh is posted as
the Station House Offic-
er (SHO) of Rupangarh.
The SHO had demanded
a bribe of Rs 5 lakh
throughtheallegedmid-
dleman, Rohit Sharma,
from the complainant
for not taking action
against him in a case
lodged against him, Ra-
jasthan ACB Director
General BL Soni said.
Constable held with
` 40,000 bribe
In Alwar, a team of
Anti-Corruption Bu-
reau (ACB) headed by
Assistant Superinten-
dent of Police (ASP)
Vijay Singh nabbed
Subhash Chand, the
head constable of Kis-
hangarh Police Station
while accepting a bribe
of Rs 40,000.
Rajasthan gets respite with higher
coal supply and mining clearance
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan gov-
ernment has taken a
slew of measures to en-
sure higher coal avail-
ability for the power
projects to deal with the
power shortages amidst
the festival season.
As per an official
statement issued by the
the state government,
besides managing re-
lief from the centre in
term of higher coal sup-
ply from Coal India, Ra-
jasthan also got the
clearance from the min-
istry of forest and envi-
ronment (MoEF) grant-
ed for mining it coal
blocks in Chhattisgarh.
Rajasthan govern-
ment and centre are
working closely to im-
prove power supply to
the the state that is
gearing up to host tour-
ists who could not not
make it during Diwali
last year. After the num-
ber of state reported
coal shortages, the cen-
tre is trying to bridge
the demand supply gaps
through various initia-
tives and.
JDA RECEIVES A JOLT
FROM RERA!
There is a big setback from
Real Estate Regulatory
Authority (RERA) to Jaipur
Development Authority. RERA re-
jected JDA ‘s application for reg-
istration of a scheme in Ramjipu-
ra. When the ownership of the land
was investigated, it came to the
fore that the land is in the receiv-
ership of SDM Sanganer. Despite
this JDA applied for registration.
The question arises that the image
of the JDA has suffered a setback
as the officials could not check the
status of the land. Will action be
taken against the officials respon-
sible for the fiasco? What action
will JDA and the government takes
against the erring officials is yet to
be seen. —ABHISHEK SHRIVASTAVA PROMOTION OF
TOURISM IN
SWITZERLAND
WITHOUT TOURISM
OFFICIALS!
Rajasthan Day celebrations
started in Switzerland on
Friday but due to not getting
permission, tourism officials
could not go there. The pro-
gramme is being organized by
the Indian Embassy in Switzer-
land. Officials of the Department
of Tourism and Mining were
to be involved. Neetu Barupal,
Deputy Secretary of the Mines
Department, only got permis-
sion to go abroad. But the big
question now is who will do
the road show on behalf of the
tourism department. Why was
the consent of the event given
when the representatives were
not to be sent? However, the
ceremony will be organized
in Switzerland on Friday and
Saturday. —NIRMAL TIWARI
PROF ANIL SHUKLA IS NEW VC OF
MAHARISHI SARASWATI UNIVERSITY
Jaipur: The Governor and Chancellor Kalraj Mishra
issued an order on Friday appointing Prof. Anil
Kumar Shukla as the Vice Chan-
cellor of Maharishi Dayanand
Saraswati University, Ajmer.
Mishra provided the appointment
in consultation with the State
government. Shukla will hold the
office of VC for three years from
assuming the charge or till he
attains the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier.
Alwar: A man killed his wife by slitting her throat
over dowry issue in Badala village of Alwar. The
accused Himanshu Meena was married to Reena
Meena of Gowadi village in May last. Reena’s father
had given dowry as per his capacity but her in-laws
were not satisfied and kept torturing her for more
dowry. When she could not manage to meet their
demand, her in-laws, especially Himanshu and her
mother-in-law Ratani Devi, slit her throat.
MAN KILLS WIFE BY SLITTING HER THROAT
OVER DOWRY ISSUE IN RAJGARH
Kota: A 29-year-old man was found dead here on
Friday by the bank of Chambal River under an over-
bridge, police said. The deceased was identified as
Pushpendra Singh Hada of Barod village, Nayapura
Police Station SHO Gagendra Singh said. According
to the family of the deceased, Hada had left home
for work in the agriculture field on his motorbike
on Thursday morning at around 9 am, but did not
return in the evening, the Station House Officer said.
MAN FOUND DEAD BY RIVERBANK IN
KOTA, SUICIDE SUSPECTED
NEWS DIGEST
Internet services
suspended
after communal
tension
First India Bureau
Banswara: Dungarpur
highway in Banswara
was blocked by thou-
sands of people after a
man injured in an at-
tack and later suc-
cumbed to injuries in
Udaipur hospital. As a
precautionary meas-
ure, adminstration sus-
pended internet servic-
es in the area. Gaurav
Bhatt of Banswara was
injured when he was
stabbed by one Faizan
on October 16. He was
under treatment at a
hospital in Udaipur, but
he died, following
which his family mem-
bers and a large num-
ber of people of Parta-
pur area blocked the
highway. Women and
other protestors were
adamant to go to the
house of the accused.
Man held for ‘sodomising’ 15-year-old Dalit youth
First India Bureau
Hanumangarh: A mi-
nor Dalit boy was alleg-
edly sodomised by three
accused and a video clip
of the incident was shot
by a fourth man in Ha-
numangarh district.
The incident occurred a
fortnight ago and a case
was registered under
POCSO, IT Act and SC
and ST (prevention of
atrocities) act with Ha-
numangarh junction
police station.
The 15-year Dalit boy
had gone to a factory for
some work where the
accused, including Ravi
caught him and took to
a toilet where they sodo-
mized him.
He also shot the video
of the incident, police
said.
After the video sur-
faced on Thursday, the
victim’s uncle regis-
tered a case.
Superintendent of
Police Preeti Jain said
on Friday that one of
the accused, Ravi, has
been arrested.
Monitor prosecution
cases closely: Arya
First India Bureau
Jaipur: To reduce the
pendency of prosecu-
tion permissions, CS
Niranjan Arya has fo-
cused on strengthening
the monitoring system
and to make the process
easier, he has directed
alldepartmentstomake
online updation and
progress in prosecution
cases. Through this, the
disposal of pending
prosecution cases will
be expedited, while the
process will also be
transparent.
At present, the ACB
sends prosecution cases
to the departments, but
the officials of the
Home Department do
not have direct informa-
tion about the continu-
ous update in it.
This leads to delay in
the process and moni-
toring of sensitive cas-
es is also not done prop-
erly. Many times there
are complaints of collu-
sion at the departmen-
tal level in such cases
and 2 conflicting deci-
sions in cases of the
same nature.
In such a situation,
with the efforts of Prin-
cipal Secretary, Home,
Abhay Kumar, an on-
line system of monitor-
ing the prosecution is
going to be developed.
For this, the IT depart-
ment is working on the
instructions of CS.
The departments
will have to regularly
update online and also
to explain the reasons
for the pendency
.
Dr CP Joshi calls for more focus on girls’ education
First India Bureau
Rajsamand: Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly
Speaker Dr CP Joshi on
Friday inaugurated the
classroomspreparedun-
der the newly construct-
ed NABARD in the Gov-
ernmentHigherSecond-
ary School in Khamnor
block,Pakhandof Rajsa-
mand district.During
the function, Joshi em-
phasised on the impor-
tance of sports and that
it helps both mental and
physical development.
He also distributed priz-
es to the winners and
runners-up of sports
competitions.On this oc-
casion, Delwara head
Kashni Gameti Raj Sin-
gh, Krishi Upaj Mandi
president Dalchand Ku-
mawat, public repre-
sentatives,schoolprinci-
pals and staff and chil-
dren were present.
Joshi inaugurated
the new building of the
newly constructed Gov-
ernment Higher Sec-
ondary School Lalmadi
under DMFT. Address-
ing the programme,
Joshi said that educa-
tion, medicine and wa-
ter were his priorities
and govt will lay empha-
sis on education of the
girls. Joshi and Anjana
attended the Prashasan
gaon ke sang campaign
at Deepchand Paliwal
Higher Secondary
School in Upali Odan
and under the Girl stu-
dents’ promotion
scheme gave 95 leases
and 52 PM housing, 5
tricycles and distribut-
ed blankets to 354 girl
students of different
schools of Delwara.
Raj Foundation
bid to attract
investment at
Kolkata meet
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Foundation Com-
missioner Dheeraj
Srivastava and Ad-
ditional Commis-
sioner of the Bu-
reau of Investment
Promotion Rukma-
ni Riar had a one to
one interaction
with potential in-
vestors in Kolkata.
During the meet-
ings, Rajasthani in-
dustrialists and
companies ex-
pressed their will-
ingness to invest in
the state. During
the one to one inter-
action, the compa-
nies through their
respective presenta-
tions gave their
views related to re-
alizing the new in-
vestment opportu-
nities in different
areas of Rajasthan.
Srivastava said
that these road
shows are being or-
ganized in different
parts of the country
ahead of Invest Ra-
jasthan Global In-
vestors Summit to
be held in January
next year.
Accused SHO KP Singh
SP Preeti Jain (left) giving information regarding the incident in
Hanumangarh on Friday.
Dheeraj Srivastava Niranjan Arya
Education,
medicine
and water
were his priorities
and more emphasis
on the education of
the girls in Raj.
—Dr CP Joshi, Speaker

Problems and difficulties are a
part of life, they make us learn
and grow, what is needed is the
correct mindset!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
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2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: In the 13 Octo-
ber list of IAS, Project
Director of RUIDP Ku-
mar Pal Gautam was
also transferred and it
was said that it was
due to the state govern-
ment being ‘miffed’
with him that he has
been shown the door
and as punishment he
was posted in RPSC as
Secretary. However,
those who know the ad-
ministration of the
state are still confused
as to the purpose of
this ‘punishment’
since even after a fort-
night having passed
the transfer orders,
Kumar Pal is seated on
his previous post and
has not been relieved
as yet.
K n o w l e d g e a b l e
sources claim that DoP
knew all this from the
beginning and there-
fore the question aris-
es as to why was Ku-
mar Pal being asked to
pack his bags? And
more importantly, in
this way, the govern-
ment’s purpose to pun-
ish Kumar Pal is also
defeated.
However there is yet
another serious issue
associated with the
matter. When the list
came out, Shubham
Choudhary vacated
her position as RPSC
Secretary, since Kumar
Pal was the new ap-
pointee as per the
transfer list. A major
work of Pre-RAS Exam
of 27 October was on
RPSC’s hands, but de-
spite this, Secretary’s
post in the Commis-
sion is lying vacant
and this major respon-
sibility has fallen on
the shoulders of junior
RAS of 2011 batch Nee-
tu Yadav who is serv-
ing as Deputy Secre-
tary. Although she car-
ried out her responsi-
bilities to perfection,
but for DoP the exams
were carried out with-
out the Secretary be-
ing there and Kumar
pal enjoyed in office,
albeit in Jaipur!
With Gautam in Jaipur, his ‘punishment’ posting in Ajmer beats its purpose!
PERFORMANCE PRESSURE
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ABOUT THE POSTINGS...
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: RHB Commis-
sioner Pawan Arora
said that one after one,
marathon meetings of
property allocation
committee, land settle-
ment committee and
dispute resolution com-
mittee was organized
under chairmanship
Principal Secy UDH
Kunjilal Meena on Fri-
day wherein important
decisions were taken in
many matters related to
the general public.
Arora said that 35
cases presented before
allotment committee re-
lated to Jaipur, Kota,
Bharatpur, Bhilwara,
Bikaner, Dausa and
Bhiwadi were dis-
cussed. “In these, it has
been decided to approve
cases mainly related to
govt depts and allot-
ment of strips of land
and send them to state
govt. Most of these cas-
es were related to strip
of land allotment. Ap-
plications were invited
by Board for allotment
of this strip of land,”
Commissioner in-
formed.
Meanwhile, total of
26 cases of Jaipur, Bi-
kaner, Udaipur, Dun-
garpur and Bhiwadi
were presented before
Samjhauta Committee.
Regarding giving
15/25% developed land
to the account holders
in lieu of compensation
amount in lieu of land
acquired by Board, it
was decided to send all
26 cases presented be-
fore committee for the
approval of the State
Govt, Arora informed.
MARATHON MEETING DAY IN RHB
FOR RELIEF TO GENERAL PUBLIC!
Modi surname remark: RaGa appears
before Surat court to record statements
PSKS: CM gives major relief!
Miraj Group GST
evasion:Bail
hearing today
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the case re-
lated to GST evasion of
Rs 869 crore by Miraj
Group, the hearing on
Dhananjay Singh’s bail
could not be held on
Friday and the applica-
tion will be heard on
Saturday. The hearing
was postponed due to
case diary being held in
ADJ court.
Meanwhile, the bail
plea of second accused
Vinayakant Ameta was
heard by Judge Geeta
Chaudhary who re-
served the verdict till
Saturday. The Econom-
ic Offences Court has
sent both of them to
judicial custody till No-
vember 2. Both the ac-
cused are directors of
companies associated
with Miraj Tobacco
Group and DGGI had
arrested both of them
on October 24. The Mi-
raj group is owned by
Madan Paliwal and
Prakash Chand Puro-
hit.
RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora chairs review meeting with Kunji Lal Meena and others on Friday.
CM SEEKS SUPPORT FOR ‘4TH
TENTURE’
Jaipur: The pain of the
ongoing tussle in Con-
gress over the post of CM
was also seen in Gehlot’s
speech on Friday when
Gehlot visited Lakhasar in
Bikaner to inspect ongoing
camps under PGKS cam-
paign. Gehlot said in his
speech that the public has
given him a 3rd chance.
“Do they know what the
responsibility is,” before
Gehlot would complete his
point, someone present
said loudly that you will
be only one for 4th time.
“It is not a good thing
that govts change again
and again. As soon as the
government changes, the
plans of previous govern-
ment come to a standstill.
We want Cong to come
back in the government
so that we can work on
the schemes,” he said.
Interestingly, CM also tried
to corner Amit Shah. “The
MHA is planning to topple
Raj govt. The PM HM
should praise the good
governance of Raj govt.
Conspiracies to topple Raj
govt are made in MHA.
Even after all efforts, the
MLAs of Raj have given a
befitting reply,” he said.
Naresh Sharma/ Laxman
Raghav/ Ramesh Sharma/
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur /Bikaner/ Si-
kar: CM inspected vari-
ous camps organised
under the PGKS cam-
paign on Friday. At
Garinda in Sikar dis-
trict Gehlot said that
the problems of the
common man would be
resolved at an acceler-
ated pace due to the on-
going campaign. He
said that the responsi-
bility of success of
campaign rests with of-
ficers of all 22 depts as-
sociated with cam-
paign.
On spot, Gehlot an-
nounced to upgrade
Garinda PHC to CHC.
Meanwhile, address-
ing in Kariri village of
Jaipur district, Gehlot
said, “We are going
from village to village
to take stock of the
camps. State did not al-
low any shortfall in the
devp works despite ad-
verse circumstances of
Corona and the huge
reduction in revenue.
Unprecedented devp
work has been done in
all sectors.”
“An imp announce-
ment has been made to
present a separate
budget for farmers in
next fin year,” he said.
Conspiracies to topple
Rajasthan govt are
made in MHA: CM
CM Ashok Gehlot inspected various camps
organised under ongoing PGKS campaign
Gehlot said unprecedented development
work has been done in all sectors in State
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First India Bureau
Surat: Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi on
Friday appeared be-
fore a magistrate’s
court in Surat city of
Gujarat to record his
statement in connec-
tion with a criminal
defamation case filed
against him over his
remark on “Modi sur-
name”. This was the
3rd time he appeared
before court in connec-
tion with 2019 case.
The court had on Oct
26 directed Gandhi to
appear before it be-
tween 3 pm and 6 pm
on October 29 to record
his statement. He land-
ed at the Surat Airport
in the afternoon and
headed to the court,
situated in the Athwa-
lines area of the city.
From P1
The plot holders of up
to 300 square meters
will get a reduction of
up to 82% in the premi-
um for leases and they
will get a huge relief.
In the proposal, rate
of premium for non-ag-
ri purpose from residen-
tial agri land up to 300
sqm has been fixed at Rs
50/sqm in municipal
area, Rs 75/sqm in city
council area and Rs 100/
sqm in municipal area.
This relaxation will be
applicable to only those
colonies whose layout
plan has been approved
by March 31, 2019.
During this time, giv-
ing additional exemp-
tion to these plot hold-
ers up to 300 square me-
ters, internal and exter-
nal devp fee, any kind of
penalty, other charge
amount to be taken in
name of BSUP Fund
will also not be taken.
Along with this, with
aim of encouraging
devp of public utility
facilities in urban areas
of state, leading not-
for-profit registered
charitable firms in so-
cial and religious works
have been prescribed
premium rates, land-
use change fees and for
regulation from agri to
non-agriculture purpos-
es, 100% exemption has
been given in building
permit fee.
DECISIONSTAKENINMEETING
In the meeting of the land allotment
committee, it has been decided to
send the proposals for allotment of
strip of land in 26 cases to the state
government for decision. “After add-
ing the strip of land,the plot owner
will be able to build according to
the building bylaws on the new
measurement land. The division will
get a revenue of Rs 22 crore from
the allotment of strip of land and
institutional land,” he said.
11 CASES DISCUSSED
The Commissioner said that
11 cases were discussed in
meeting of dispute resolution com-
mittee. “Discussions were held in
committee regarding whether to
appeal in SC or not in context of
decisions passed by subordinate
courts. It was decided to appeal
to Appellate Court in 4 cases. In
remaining cases, it was decided to
follow decisions of court,” he said.
Rahul Gandhi, Dr Raghu Sharma, Amit Chavda at Surat Airport.
CM Ashok Gehlot, Govind Singh Dotasra, Dr Subhash Garg, Alok Beniwal, Manish Yadav and others at Kariri on Friday.
Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot has
declared 69 tehsils of 12 dis-
tricts of the state as drought-
hit on the basis of ground
truthing report of the drought
caused during Kharif-2021
crop. On basis of ground
truthing report, 33% or more
wastage in Kharif crop in 744
villages of these tehsils has
been assessed, on the basis
of which relief activities has
to be carried out in these
tehsils as per SDRF norms.
Jodhpur: CM Ashok Gehlot is
planning to visit his home-
town Jodhpur after a year
and a half. Gehlot will be in
Jodhpur from November 2
to 4. During this time he will
take part in many programs
for which the Congress
organization and the district
administration have started
preparations for his visit.
Along with this, he will works
of PSKS/PGKS campaigns
and take feedback.
GEHLOT DECLARES 69
TEHSILS DROUGHT-HIT
CM TO VISIT JODH
FROM NOV 2 TO 4
Jaipur: CM has been voicing
his concerns over how the
media has been manipulated
and kept under ‘clutches’ by
the union govt stressing
that an impartial media
is need of the hour to
save democracy. At a
gathering in Shahpura,
CM, who rarely takes
names of
institutions,
commended
First India. Stressing that
First India covers CM in a
better way than other regional
channels, he said, “While
local channels carry
my news to some
degree, First India
covers news related
to me (as CM) with-
out fail. They show
me more (out of
other chan-
nels).”
GEHLOT PUBLICLY LAUDS FIRST INDIA!
Gehlot said that bring-
ing the important
ERCP on the ground for
13 districts of Eastern
Rajasthan is among
the top priorities of
the State. “Like ERCP,
project of Raj Refinery
is also essential for Raj’s
devp,” he said. Gehlot
said that the state gov-
ernment is a participant
in the happiness and
sorrow of the people.
CM Ashok Gehlot on
Friday said Centre
should cooperate with
panel set up by SC to
probe Pegasus case. SC
recently formed com-
mittee to probe alleged
use of Israeli spyware
Pegasus for targeted
surveillance in India, ob-
serving state cannot get
a “free pass” every time
the spectre of national
security is raised.
‘ERCP IS PRIORITY’ CM SAYS ON PEGASUS

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JAIPUR, SATURDAY
OCTOBER 30, 2021
NOT JUST A HOTEL!
NOT JUST A HOTEL!
MAKEEVERYMOMENTMATTER
NOT JUST A HOTEL!
Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia
Resort is all set to host
the Grand Finale of the
all-India beauty pageants:
First Miss India and First
Miss Teen India 2021 to
be held today with
gorgeous-looking models
all set to compete for
the crown!
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
ovotel Goa Dona Sylvia
Resort, nestled between
the tranquillity of the
White Sands of Cavelos-
sim Beach and opulent
greenery, is one of Goa’s
finest and super luxurious
beach resorts. This premium 20
acres property exudes extrava-
gance and opulence harnessing
your holiday with priceless mo-
ments. Novotel is known for its ex-
tremely clean and safe environ-
ment and has now gone a step fur-
ther to strengthen its safety norms.
The resort staff leaves no stone
unturned and implements strin-
gent safety rules.
All this and more is being expe-
rienced by the First India team and
the 43 participants who are at the
venue, here for the grand finale of
the First Miss India 2021 and First
Miss India Teen 2021- all India
Beauty Pageant - the initiative of
Jagdeesh Chandra. The venue with
its conference halls, ballroom,
sprawling poolside and private
beach is a paradise to hold discus-
sions, mentoring programmes,
practise for the finale and umpteen
photography/selfie points.
The grand ballroom of Novotel
is being done up to host the grand
finale.
N
It is indeed
wonderful to
host the First
Miss India
2021, the all India beauty
pageant organised by First
India! The team of First
India and the participants
are gracious guests and
we are happy to be hosting
them. Novotel Goa Dona
Sylvia Resort with its
facilities and its new Grand
ballroom is indeed the
perfect venue for an event
of this magnitude.
—DENNIS D’COSTA, GM
Novotel Goa Dona
Sylvia Resort
Malvi Malhotra

10-11
ETC
City First brings to you the 43 gorgeous beauties who will be competing
today for the First Miss India 2021 and First Miss India Teen 2021
titles and crown! We wish all our contestants all the best for today!
ANGELS ON EARTH
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
Yashasvi Srivastava, Chahak Bhandula, Aanchal Ajaipal, Athmika Suresh, Tanvi Purohit, Anita Kriplani, Shreya Gupta, Vaaruni YS, Navyashree Shetty, Taruna Thapa, Suman
Manva, Priyanka P, Shreya Khanna, Kritika Swarnkar, Shibani Singh, Lekh Uthaiah, Divisha Paliwal, Karishma Tak, Divya Prasad, Pearl Agarwal, Akanksha Tiwari, Shreet Chande,
Sowmyaa Kharatmal, Supriya Roy, Kavya Kapoor, Sargam Sharma, Rukmini, Priya Arora, Kanishka Bhagat, Angel Sain, Rayna Sikri, Kanggana Malik, Muskan Mulchandani,
Naavya Srivastava, Mrunmayi Barve, Navya Singh, Ritu Lakhina, Rishika Chandani, Priya Yadav, Rutvi Tiwari, Upadi Jolotia, Shubhi Dhaneta and Yashika Kumawat

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS!
Jagdeesh Chandra greeted and blessed the staff members whose birthdays fell in October as a joint celebration was held at
the First India Channel office on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
BIRTHDAY
WISHES!
Businessman
and entrepreneur
Mohan Singh
Tada celebrated
his birthday on
Thursday, October
28. We wish him
all the best for his
future endeavours!
IN THE PINK CITY!
As numerous candles light up reflecting off the Thikri
mirrors cascading a luminous view all around, Mohan
Mahal is a magical sight to behold. Indulge in the authentic
royal cuisines of Rajasthan in an ambience so enchanting,
serenaded by classical music, for an experience of a lifetime.
Sangeet Ashram Sansthan started a two-day music festival
in the institute premises on Wednesday. On the first day of
the ceremony, artist Daulat Singh sang the melody of Raag
Bageshree in a classical music meeting.
LOVE STORY
T
he young artist
Piyush Harjani
has directed the
short film, Ishq-e-
aam. A press conference
was held on Wednesday
at Hotel Grand Safa-
ri where a brief of
the project was giv-
en. During this, the
entire star cast in-
cluding the lead artist
of this short film were
present who also shared
their experiences while
shooting the short film.
Harjani told that this
short film has been shot
at locations in and
around Jaipur. It’s a ro-
mantic story which re-
volves around a couple
falling in love. The
film will be released
after Diwali. Repre-
sentatives from JKJ
Jewellers, Kanhaiya
Moussoon and Vinay
Moussoon, Raghav Goy-
al, Gaurav Verma were
also present during the
event. —CITY FIRST
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
Of Sweets Savouries
SUSHMITA AIND
T
he annual Cake
Mixing Ceremo-
ny was celebrat-
ed at Jaipur
Marriott Hotel on Fri-
day to mark the begin-
ning of festivities and
Winters. The event
kicked off with a fun
cake mixing activ-
ity where every-
one joyously par-
ticipated. The cer-
emony was followed by
an exclusive hi-tea.
The mixing of dry
nuts and fruits marked
the arrival of Christ-
mas, which is also
among the most
awaited festival or
rather a season of
the year, with cake be-
ing its attraction.
sushmita.aind@firstindia.co.in
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
n the second day
of the pageant
journey for the fi-
nalists of First
Miss India and
First Miss India
Teen 2021, i.e. on
Friday, the girls witnessed
varioussessionsbyexperts
and were thrilled by the
knowledge they shared.
Jagdeesh Chandra con-
ducted the most awaited
motivational session and
encouraged the girls to ac-
complish their goals and
wish them all the best in
their future endeavours.
He also ensured that the
girls are having a comfort-
able stay and advised them
to be mentally and physi-
callyfit.Also,manymodels
like Ritu Lakhina, Rishika
Chandnani and Shubhi
Dhaneta thanked him from
the bottom of their hearts
for providing this amazing
opportunity where they
can showcase their talent.
One of these was Aan-
chal Ajaipal, who said,
“This is a place where we
can learn and grow, we
have made a family here
which will be with us till
the end.” Another session
of the day was conducted
by Supermodel Aakriti
Anand Singh who shared
her valuable thoughts on
pageant and model-
ling. Then skincare
expert Dr Amit
Karkhanis took a ses-
sion on skincare tips as it
is a very important aspect
for any girl in the fashion
industry
. After this, stun-
ning actress Malvi Mal-
hotra interacted with all
the girls and shared her
experiences.
Along with all these ses-
sions, the finalists had an
amazing photoshoot at the
beach where they were
looking no less than di-
vas. Post the photo-
shoot, Kriti Garg en-
couraged the girls
along with some
unique tips while the fa-
mous costume designer
Ken Ferns discussed cloth-
ing and garments. This
was not the end, the day
concluded with the Talent
round for the Miss catego-
ry and the Question and
Answer round for the Teen
Category
.
MESMERISING BEAUTIES OF FMI’21
THE FINALISTS OF FIRST MISS INDIA AND FIRST MISS INDIA TEEN 2021 ARE SPREADING GLAMOUR IN ONE
OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES OF INDIA-GOA.THE SECOND DAY OF THE PAGEANT WAS FULL OF
KNOWLEDGEABLE SESSIONS BY THE EXPERTS OF THE INDUSTRY
MANSI BACHANI
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
O
Jagdeesh Chandra interacting with the participants of First Miss India
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Ken Ferns during the mentoring session on clothing
Malvi Malhotra addressing the girls
Dr Amit Karkhanis sharing skincare tips with the girls
during the grooming session
Aakriti Anand sharing her experiences from
the modelling industry
Kriti Garg engaging with the girls
Jagdeesh Chandra during the cake cutting ceremony with Sudhanshu Mathur, Mahesh Sharma, Shweta Mishra, Vijender
Solanki, Jinendra Singh Shekhawat, Kareena, Dinesh, Intzaar, Arge Appaso, Kumher Sharma, Varun Bissa,
Gaurav, Manish, Megha Jain among others
Jagdeesh Chandra with Sudhanshu Mathur, Mahesh Sharma, Shweta Mishra, Vijender Solanki, Jinendra
Singh Shekhawat, Kareena, Intzaar Ali, Adi, Manish, Kumher, Sanjeev, Praveen, Manjula, Ramesh, Jitendra,
Prashant, Jiya, Dimple, Jigyasa, Malvika, Tripti, Arge, Happy, Varun, Megha, Sanjeev, Lalit, Gaurav, Naveen,
Hemant, Deepak, Prashant, Zia, Rakesh among others
During the cake mixing ceremony
Kanhaiya, Vinay, Raghav, Himanshu, Piyush, Vansh,
Rewathi, Shrishti, Gaurav, Jeet, Saksham, Jalaj and Suresh

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