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New Delhi
The Central Government
announced an extension
to Pradhan Mantri Garib
Kalyan Ann Yojana
(PMGKAY) on Wednes-
day. Union MinisterAnu-
rag Thakur in a cabinet
briefing revealed that the
Govt is extending the
PMGKAY scheme to
provide 5 kg of free
foodgrains per month to
81 crore poor people for
another five years, effec-
tive from Jan 1, 2024.
First India Bureau
Manipur
In the first known in-
stance of a valley-based
insurgent group (VBIG)
from Manipur entering
into a peace pact with the
Centre, the Pambei fac-
tion of the United Na-
tional Liberation Front
(UNLF), the Meitei in-
surgent outfit, has signed
a Peace Agreement with
the GoI and the Govern-
ment of Manipur. This
was announced Wednes-
day by Union Home
Minister Amit Shah who
called it a “historic mile-
stone”. “It is a landmark
achievement in realising
PM Narendra Modi’s vi-
sion of all-inclusive de-
velopment and providing
a better future to the
youths in Northeast In-
dia,” Amit Shah added.
First India Bureau
Washington/New Delhi
US law enforcement au-
thorities on Wednesday
announced the filing of a
“murder-for-hire” charg-
es against Indian national
Nikhil Gupta in what
they said was a “foiled
plot to assassinate” Khal-
istani separatist Gurpat-
want Singh Pannun in
New York City alleged
supervised by an Indian
government official. The
Central Government has
instituted a “high-level
enquiry committee” to
look into inputs from the
U.S. government on re-
ports of the alleged in-
volvement of Indians in a
plot to target a Khalistani
leader in the U.S., ac-
cording to the Ministry of
External Affairs.
Historic! UNLF
signs peace pact
with government
US charges an
Indian for plot
to kill Pannun
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Kolkata
Home Minister Amit
Shah asserted on
Wednesday that the Cen-
tral government will im-
plement the Citizenship
(Amendment) Act and
no one can stop it. Ad-
dressing a big rally here
to launch the BJP’s Lok
Sabha campaign, Shah
launched a blistering at-
tack on CM Mamata Ba-
nerjee on the issues of
appeasement, infiltra-
tion, corruption and po-
litical violence, alleging
she has “destroyed” the
state. He urged people to
throw out her govern-
ment by electing the BJP
in the next assembly
polls in 2026 and asked
them to lay its founda-
tion by supporting the
party in the 2024 Lok
Sabha polls. MORE ON P5
Union Home Minister Amit Shah bows while greeting the crowd
during public rally at Dharmatala, Kolkata on Wednesday. Nisith
Pramanik, Sukanta Majumdar & Suvendu Adhikari are also seen.
Give so many seats to
the BJP in the 2024
Lok Sabha polls that
Modiji says I have
become the PM due
to West Bengal.
AMIT SHAH,
UNION HOME MINISTER
Cabinet ok’s key schemes, including free ration
PM Modi to speak with
Viksit Bharat Sankalp
Yatra beneficiaries
PM Narendra Modi
will interact with
beneficiaries of
the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp
Yatra’ on Thursday via VC.
Yatra is being undertaken
across the nation to at-
tain saturation of flagship
schemes of the govt by en-
suring that schemes reach
beneficiaries on time.
Anurag Thakur briefs media
in New Delhi on Wednesday.
THE FATE OF 679 TOTAL SEATS ACROSS 5 STATES WILL BE DECLARED ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3
Telangana takes final baton
in 5-state voting marathon!
Moni Sharma
Hyderabad
Telangana is all set for
a three-cornered contest
between BJP, Congress
and ruling BRS today.
High-octane campaign
for November 30 polls
concluded on Tuesday,
after witnessing longest
poll season compared to
other four states-Mizo-
ram, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, and Miz-
oram- where elections
were already held. In
Telangana, BRS is try-
ing to retain power for
3rd consecutive term,
while Congress and BJP
fought tooth and nail
and went all out to get
into power. The EC has
ordered all private es-
tablishments including
IT firms to declare a
holiday on Thursday to
enable employees to ex-
ercise their franchise.
For the first time
Hyderabad city
will have a certain
number of thematic
polling stations
exclusively
managed by women,
persons with
disabilities (PWD)
and the youth
POLLS TODAY
POLLING STATIONS
35,655
CANDIDATES IN FRAY
2,290
ELIGIBLE VOTERS
3.26 CRORE
CONSTITUENCIES
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 Nod for Rs 1,261 crore
scheme to provide drones
to 15,000 women Self Help
Groups for 2 years.
 ‘Terms of Reference’ for
the 16th Finance Commis-
sion, which makes recom-
mendations on the sharing
of tax revenues between
the Centre and states, has
been approved by Centre.
 Greenlight to PM JAN-
MAN scheme with a total
outlay of 24,104 crore.
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IN BRIEF
States on alert as Centre
flags surge in China
respiratory Infections
New Delhi: Several states,
including Rajasthan, Guja-
rat, Uttarakhand, Karnataka,
Haryana and Tamil Nadu,
have put their healthcare in-
frastructure on alert after the
Centre’s directive to review
preparedness in view of a
surge in respiratory illness-
es, especially among chil-
dren, in China, on Wednes-
day. The Karnataka Health
Department also issued an
advisory for citizens to be
aware of the seasonal flu in
regard to the illnesses.
Anju, who went to Pak
to marry, returns home
New Delhi: Anju, who had
gone to Pak in July to mar-
ry her friend Nasrullah, re-
cently returned to India via
Wagah Border. After inter-
rogation by agencies, she
was taken to Amritsar air-
port from where she will
fly to New Delhi.
Rahul Dravid to continue
as India head coach: BCCI
Mumbai: Rahul Dravid
will continue as India’s
head coach as the BCCI on
Wednesday announced the
extension of contracts for
the coaching staff of Team
India (senior men).
PERSPECTIVE P4
Climate negotiations! COP28 opens in Dubai today
Dubai: The United Nations Climate Change Conference
COP28 will open in Dubai from Nov 30 to Dec 12, 2023.
The conference takes place in what is already known to be
the hottest year ever recorded in human history and as the
impacts of the climate crisis wreak unprecedented havoc
on human life and livelihoods around the world.
PM Narendra Modi Rahul Gandhi K Chandrashekar Rao
TRIPLEMURDER
SHOCKSCITY
 Mother, 2 kids’ throat
slit, stabbed and later
shot in Malviya Nagar
 Police has detained
husband and 2 more
people on suspicion
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur
A woman and her two
kids were brutally mur-
dered in Khatikon Ka
Mohalla locality of
Jhalana in Malviya Na-
gar of Jaipur on Wednes-
day. The accused slit the
victims’ throats and then
stabbed the bodies with
knives. Dozens of
wounds were found on
the bodies of all three de-
ceased. The accused also
fired two gun shots.After
the incident, he jumped
from the second floor and
fled from the spot and
was captured in a CCTV
camera.
According to the po-
lice, Laxman Singh Bisht
of Uttarakhand, a coco-
nut seller, lives in Jhalana
and the deceased are his
wife Suman Bisht (23),
sons Divyansh (5) and
Havyansh (2). Police
have detained Laxman
and 2 more on suspicion.
CI Poonam Chaudhary
of Malviya Nagar police
station reached the spot
and called the FSL team
to the spot. Police have
recovered a pistol from
the spot.
Suman’s sister-in-law
Neha and mother-in-law
Geeta Devi were present
at home at the time of the
incident. The husband
was not at home at that
time.
Police officials and FSL team at the spot in Khatikon Ka Mohalla
locality of Jhalana in Malviya Nagar at Jaipur on Wednesday.
WITNESS SPEAKS...
Suman’s sister-in-law
Neha told that she had
gone to terrace between
4:30 pm and 5 pm.
During this time the ac-
cused had fired 2 shots.
When she came down,
the accused pushed her
and ran away. Accused
had covered his face.
The accused is
someone known
to the victims.
GYANCHAND YADAV,
DCP EAST
Suman Bisht (23).
Sons Divyansh (5) and
Havyansh (2).
CM GEHLOT VISITS DELHI
Atmosphere in State indicates that
Congress will retain power: Gehlot
First India Bureau
New Delhi
hief Minister
Ashok Gehlot
on Wednesday
said feedback from the
people and atmosphere in
state indicate that Cong
will retain power. Gehlot
expressed confidence
that grand old party —
which has been in power
since December 2018 —
will buck the trend of the
state government alter-
nating every 5 years be-
tween BJP and Cong.
While Gehlot refrained
from making any predic-
tions on the number of
seats, before leaving Del-
hi, he expressed hope
that the party will win.
Sonia Gandhi & Mallikarjun Kharge launch a book on ‘Mallikarjun
Kharge-Political Engagement with Compassion, Justice and
Inclusive Development’ in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
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CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Envoys of 35 nations visit Assembly
First India Bureau
Jaipur
he Rajasthan
Legislative As-
sembly Muse-
um was visited by offi-
cials from 35 countries
on Wednesday.
Officials from differ-
ent countries were over-
whelmed by seeing vari-
ous digital scenes, mod-
els and pictures of Ra-
jasthan’s Legislative As-
sembly proceedings in
the museum.
These officers saw the
glorious history of Rajas-
than, the present Rajast-
han and its structure, the
functioning of the Legis-
lative Assembly and var-
ious processes undertak-
en by the givernment.
It is worth to be noted
that these officers from
35 countries are partici-
pating in a three-week
long international train-
ing program on the sub-
ject of Data Analytics
and Risk Management at
The Indian Institute of
Public Administration.
This team came on a
visit to capital city Jaipur
during an acedemic tour.
The team included of-
ficials from 35 countries,
namely Sri Lanka, Myan-
mar, Fiji, Guinea, Kenya,
Cambodia, Mexico,
Oman, Kyrgyzstan,
South Sudan, Tajikistan,
Trinidad and Tobago,
Madagascar, Indonesia,
Gambia, Ghana, Tanza-
nia, Ethiopia, Argentina
and Bhutan.
First India Bureau
Nasirabad
A 10-year-old boy was
allegedly kidnapped and
murdered in Nasirabad
town of Ajmer district,
police said. The deceased
is yet to be identified.
The dead body was
spotted on the roadside of
the Jaipur-Ajmer Nation-
al Highway. The hands of
the boy were tied and his
head was brutally
crushed. It seems that the
dead body is two to three
days old. The FSL team
collected samples from
the spot and the body has
been shifted to a govern-
ment hospital mortuary.
Navin Sharma
Jaipur
Jaipur Anti Corruption
Bureau (ACB) team
reached Kota onWednes-
day for
search ac-
tion at the
house, hos-
tel and of-
fice of UIT
engineer Kamal Meena
in the case of dispropor-
tionate assets. The ACB
team searched docu-
ments and other papers at
Kamal Meena’s premises
for the better part of the
day on Wednesday at dif-
ferent places.
Kamal Meena is work-
ing as XEN in UIT for
quite some time and has
been involved in many
big projects undertaken
by UIT, including the
widely discussed Cham-
bal River Front project.
The Anti Corruption Bu-
reau was provided with
the input of black money
belonging to Meena on a
very large scale.
The ACB team had
reached Kamal Meena’s
house in Kalpana Chawla
Circle, Vivekananda Na-
gar at 7.30 am in the
morning. Whereas the
team also went to search
in the hostel owned by
Kamal Meena located in
Borkheda area of Kota.
Another team also
searched the files in the
UIT office.
ACB DIG Kalyan
Meena said that the head-
quarters had received in-
put in the case of dispro-
portionate assets on
which FIR has been reg-
istered. Search action is
being taken by the teams
of Jaipur and Kota at the
house and hostel of UIT
Engineer Kamal Meena.
First India Bureau
Rajgarh
Bindoli procession of 2
brothers was taken out in
police protection in Al-
war’s Rajgarh area. This
traditional pre-wedding
custom involves groom
sitting on a mare prior to
the wedding procession.
Villagers claimed that
it marked first instance of
a Dalit participating in
this ritual, although the
police have not officially
confirmed this. However,
DSP Kamalkant said that
he family had asked for
security and considering
situation, security was
provided.
Arif Mansoori
Jhalawar
More than two dozen
children fell ill, while a
7-yr-old girl died due to
suspected food poisoning
after eating contaminated
food items at a fair held
in Jhalrapatan town of
Jhalawar district on
Wednesday.
Sources informed that
the children, aged be-
tween 4 to 14, had gone
to attend Chandrabhanga
Kartik Fair in Jhalrapatan
town of Jhalawar district.
The children took
baths and then had food
items in the fair. How-
ever, they fell sick and
starting vomiting after
reaching home. They
were rushed to hospital
for treatment. Most of the
children are undergoing
treatment and are now
out of danger. Mean-
while, the CMHO had
taken food samples from
the shops located in fair.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur
After mysterious fever
due respiratory disease
in China, the Medical
and Health Department
has girded up its loins
and held a mock drill on
Wednesday to check
preparedness.
The drill was conduct-
ed in all the districts of
the state including SMS
Hospital. SMS Hospital
Superintendent Dr.
Achal Sharma, Medical
CollegeAdditional Prin-
cipal Dr. RK Jain con-
ducted inspections while
ILI OPD was started.
The supply arrange-
ments at the oxygen
plantwerealsoreviewed.
Testing of beds, tests,
medicines, ambulances,
human resources and es-
sential equipment was
done. Special focus was
also placed on oxygen
arrangements in the
mock drill.
First India Bureau
Sikar
The Income Tax depart-
ment on Wednesday con-
ducted raids on two
schools in Sikar.
The IT sleuths exam-
ined cash and account
documents in both insti-
tutions on Piprali Road.
The simultaneous raids
extended to branches on
Nawalgarh Road,
prompting the schools in
question to dismiss stu-
dents for the day.
Local police aided the
Income Tax department
teams, restricting move-
ment in and out during
the investigation which
persisted till night.
The Income Tax De-
partment sources said a
comprehensive examina-
tion of financial records
in these schools is being
conducted.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
MLA from Chaksu As-
sembly Constituency and
Congress candidate, Ved
Prakash Solanki, has
been convicted in a
cheque bounce case by a
court in Behror. The
court sentenced Ved
Prakash Solanki to one
year in prison and also
imposed a fine of Rs. 55
lakhs on him.
Ved Prakash Sources
informed that Solanki,
who was in the property
business in Bansur of
Kotputli-Behror district
eight years ago, had tak-
en Rs. 35 lakhs cash from
a retired PTI, Mohar Sin-
gh, for giving him a plot.
“Ved Prakash Solanki
did not give him plot and
instead, handed over a
cheque of Rs. 35 lakhs to
Mohar Singh. When Mo-
har Singh deposited the
cheque in the bank, it was
dishonoured. Later, Mo-
har Singh filed a case
against Ved Prakash
Solanki regarding the
bounced cheque.
Behror ACJM (Third)
Judge Nikhil Singh found
the Congress leader
Solanki guilty and sen-
tenced him to one year of
imprisonment. The court
also imposed a fine of Rs.
55 lakh on the convict,”
a source said.
Puneet Chaturvedi, Ashish
Choudhary, Mahesh Saini
Dungarpur/Barmer/Rajsa-
mand/Hindaun/Jaipur
Aseries of heart-wrench-
ing incidents unfolded
across Rajasthan, result-
ing in a total of 12 lives
lost & dozens left in-
jured. 3 brothers crushed
to death in Dungarpur, 2
fatalities and 15 injuries
as a bus overturns in Ra-
jsamand, and another 2
dead with 6 injured in a
collision in Naraina area
of Dudu.
Additionally, a fatal
brawl at a wedding in
Kotkasim led to a death
and 2 injuries, while in
Hindaun, 2 diesd in a mo-
torcycle collision.Aroad
accident claimed 2 lives
in Barmer.
The members of the delegation in Jaipur on Wednesday
The identity of the minor boy
is yet to be discerned.
Police from six stations ensured the Bindoli ceremony for both
brothers proceeded smoothly in Alwar on Wednesday.
A hostel in Kota allegedly belonging to accused Kamal Meena.
Dr Achal Sharma with Dr RK Jain and others, inspecting the
facilities at SMS hospital on Wednesday. NAIM KHAN
One of the schools in Sikar where the Income Tax department
conducted a raid on Wednesday.
Ved Prakash Solanki
A bus overturned in Charbhuja of Rajsamand on Wednesday, it is
suspected driver fell asleep which led to the accident.
Local fair turns tragic
as a young girl died
and over two dozen
children fell ill
T
Expert team to
resolve Grade-3
Teacher exam issue
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In the case related to dis-
puted question and answer
in Grade-3 Teacher Level-2
Recruitment-2022, the Raj-
asthan High Court has or-
dered the Rajasthan Staff
Selection Board to consti-
tute an Expert Committee.
The petitioners have been
ordered to present the evi-
dence in the Board within 2
weeks and the Board will
examine it in 6 days. After
making amendments in the
answers to the questions of
the expert committee, the
revised result will be re-
leased afresh.
Candidate Kalpana Mee-
na and others had filed a
dozen petitions. Advocate
Komal Giri, Bajrang Sepat
and others represented the
petitioners. The RSSB had
revised the first. It was said
that the answers of the peti-
tioners were correct as per
the recognized board books.
Mock drill ensures readiness
amid ‘Chinese’ health scare
IT dept raids two Sikar schools,
examines financial records
MLA VP Solanki gets one year in
jail in a cheque bounce case
Tragic spate across the State
claims 12 lives, dozens injured
Series of accidents mar Wednesday
Policeprotectionfor
Bindoliprocession
22 kids fall sick, 1 dies
from food poisoning
BlackmoneylandsKotaUIT
XEnKamalMeenainACBnet
Raid was based on intelligence input
Corruption Free Rajasthan JDA takes action
on illegal colonies
in Zone-14
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The enforcement wing of
JDAc on Wednesday
took action against 4 il-
legal colonies being de-
veloped in Zone - 14.
The JDA razed illegal
colonies which were be-
ing developed on 23.5
bighas of agricultural
land. Illegal colonies
were being developed in
Chandlai and Titriya area
of Zone - 14. A colony
named ‘Shree Shyam
Residency’was being de-
veloped on 0.5 bighas of
agricultural land in gram
Chandlai without obtain-
ing necessary approvals.
CID-CB INSPECTOR, DRIVER KILLED IN ROAD
ACCIDENT IN BARMER, ONE OTHER INJURED
Barmer: 2 people, including a CID-CB inspector,
was killed in Chohtan town of Barmer district after
their SUV fell into a 10-feet deep ditch. Police
informed the inspector, Bhikharam (58), driver Rabad Khan
and one Hanumanram were heading towards Chauhtan
from Dahanu when their car lost its balance and fell into a
ditch on the roadside near Konra Fanta. “Both the inspector
and driver died on the spot while the injured is undergoing
treatment in Barmer district hospital. The matter is being
investigated,” police said. Ashok Shera
POPPY HUSK POWDER VALUED AROUND `5 CR
RECOVERED FROM A TRUCK IN NAGAUR
Nagaur: The Nagaur Police on Wednesday re-
covered 3729 kgs of poppy husk powder, valued
around Rs 5 crore. Police informed that a truck
parked near Agricultural
College on Bikaner Road
was checked following an
intelligence input. “Based
on a suspicion, the truck
was opened and poppy
husk powder filled in 129
boxes was recovered
from it. The poppy husk powder is valued around Rs. 5
crores and has been seized,” police said.
BRIDE ENDS LIFE BY
CONSUMING POISON
Alwar: A bribe al-
legedly consumed
poison and ended
her life in Lakshmangarh
town of Alwar district on
Wednesday, police said.
Police informed the girl
was not ready to get mar-
riage, following which, she
consumed some unknown
poisonous substance and
killed herself.
THEFT AT RINWA’S HOUSE, `12 LAKH STOLEN
BJP candidate from Sardarshahar, Rajkumar
Rinwa, was robbed of with cash and other valu-
ables after unidentified miscreants broke into his
residence located in Vidhyadhar Nagar. Police informed,
family members of Rinwa had gone to Sardarshahar
on November 5 for elections. “The thieves barged into
Rinwa’s house and decamped with around Rs. 12 lakhs
cash and jewellery of gold and silver. On November 27,
Rajkumar Rinwa’s wife Kaushal Rinwa reached home
and found that valuables had been stolen” police said.
FATHER ACCUSED OF
KILLING AND BURNING
DAUGHTER ARRESTED
Pali: A woman was
allegedly stabbed to
death her father in
Pali district, police said. Po-
lice informed the accused
father has been arrested
and is being interrogated.
“The girl was allegedly
stabbed to death by her fa-
ther and then the body was
burnt. On Wednesday, the
final rites of the victim were
performed. During investi-
gation, it was revealed that
the girl used to take favour
of her mother in familial
disputes, due to which, the
angered accused killed his
daughter. The family is reel-
ing from deep grief due to
the tragic incident. A case
has been registered and the
matter is being investigat-
ed,” police said.
Ajmer: 10-yr-old boy kidnapped, murdered
CRIME
ROUNDUP

Vinod Singh Chouhan
Jaipur
he first water-
ing is being
given to the
crops after Rabi sowing
in the State. But it is a
matter of regret that this
time the sowing figures
of Rabi crops lagged far
behind the last year’s fig-
ures. It is believed that
the farmers were busy in
the Assembly elections,
due to which sowing has
been affected. Now that
rain has brought happi-
ness on the faces of the
farmers, it is expected
that the sowing figures
will increase rapidly.
Targets for sowing of
Rabi crops in the state are
fixed every year and on
the basis of that, arrange-
ments for sowing and ir-
rigation water are also
made. In the first fort-
night of November, the
Water Resources Depart-
ment had started provid-
ing irrigation water to
more than 2500 villages
and towns across the state
so that farmers could get
the first water for Rabi
crops. But when the Ag-
riculture Department pre-
sented the data of sowing
done in the state so far, it
was revealed that it is lag-
ging far behind last year’s
target. The target of Rabi
sowing in the state is
more than 1.17 crore
hectares.Till now sowing
has been done in more
than 84.55 lakh hectares
area. Whereas till No-
vember last year this fig-
ure was more than 95
lakh hectares.
QUOTE-UNQUOTE
A heart-wrenching incident
has come to light where the
gangrape victim of 2021 was
kidnapped and burnt to death on Nov 15
in Jaipur instead of getting justice. I urge
for administration to show sensitivity.
CPJoshi,BJP State president
The desecration of idol by
anti-social elements in Shri
Hanumanji temple at Bhag-
wanpura, Mandal is very sad and con-
demnable. Such wrong acts will never
be acceptable in a civilized society.
Ramlal Jat, Congress Leader
Both crime criminals
have gone unchecked in
Rajasthan. The incident of
shooting dead two children and their
mother in Jhalana area of Jaipur is the
result of the jungle raj of Cong misrule.
Rajyavardhan S Rathore, BJP MP
Historic step by PM Modi ji’s
govt! Pradhan Mantri Garib
Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMG-
KAY) has been extended for another
5 years with the aim of ensuring food
security for 81.35 crore beneficiaries.
Dr Somya, JMCG Mayor
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ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS
2023
DAYS FOR
FINAL
VERDICT OF
POLL-TOON
SHEKHAR
Seizures cross
`700 crore mark
during MCC
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The figure of Rs 700
crore has been crossed in
the seizures in Rajasthan
during the period of Mod-
el code of conduct. Till
now, seizures worth Rs
703 crore have been
made. In this Rs 95.79
crore cash was seized, li-
quor worth Rs 55.18
crore, drugs worth more
than Rs 93.71 crore
seized. Precious metals
worth more than Rs 74.63
crore and freebies and
other items worth more
than Rs 368.53 crore
were seized.
So far during the Mod-
el Code of Conduct peri-
od, Rajasthan Police has
seized more than Rs
429.88 crore. IncomeTax
Department has seized
cash and goods worth
more than Rs 72.50 crore.
A new debate: Cong’s K’taka
formula will be tested in Raj!
First India Bureau
Jaipur
After voting, a new de-
bate has started in Jaipur
and Delhi on whether the
Congress party’s Karna-
taka formula will be test-
ed this time in Rajasthan
assembly elections!
Party sources said that
this formula has already
been successful in Ben-
galuru and Shimla and
now the Gehlot camp is
also eyeing the outcome
of the formula.
In Congress areas, Ge-
hlot himself is consid-
ered to be the originator
of this formula, that is –
“Old pension scheme +
free schemes + Muslim
polarization = guaran-
teed victory”.
However, according
to BJP sources, this for-
mula will not be suc-
cessful in Rajasthan be-
cause the conditions of
Karnataka and Ra-
jasthan are not the same.
Karnataka in South In-
dia and Rajasthan in
North India and the vot-
ing patterns of both the
states are also different.
In Karnataka, voting
took place for a change
but the issue in Ra-
jasthan is the govern-
ment’s repetition and
public’s resentment to-
wards the MLAs.
In such a situation, BJP
people do not see any
chances of success of this
formula in Rajasthan.
The real test of this for-
mula will be in the count-
ing of votes on Dec 3.
BJP is forming govt,
reiterates Panchariya
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Former Rajya Sabha MP
Narayan Panchariya,
convenor of BJP’s elec-
tion management com-
mittee, has cornered Con-
gress leaders by claiming
to form the govt with an
overwhelming majority.
Panchariya termed
State Congress President
Govind Dotasra’s state-
ment about 90 seats as a
misunderstanding and
said that after abundant
voting by people of the
state, the Cong Prez’s
misconception should be
removed. He said that
those who talked about
156 plus came down from
156 to 90 just after four
days of voting and after
the next four days when
the ballot box will open,
the assessment of 90 seats
will be reduced to 50.
Panchariya said that
extreme desperation is
visible in the statements
of Congress party leaders
in Rajasthan. “It is clearly
visible from the state-
ments being given by
Congressleadersthatthey
have accepted their de-
feat. Whereas on Decem-
ber 3, BJP is forming the
government with full ma-
jority,” he said.
Panchariya said that
CM Gehlot, citing de-
mocracy in Rajasthan, is
saying that the public’s
decision is supreme. Con-
gress’s frustration is visi-
ble in this statement.
Who will find place in
Cabinet from Jaipur in
next Raj government?
First India Bureau
Jaipur
After voting on 199 seats
inthestate,thefutureofall
the candidates is captured
in EVMs. Now the discus-
sions have started about
which party will form the
govt and who will be the
nextCM.Thediscussionis
also going on about which
leaders will get a place in
cabinet from Jaipur.
If the old figures are
looked at, Jaipur has been
getting proper representa-
tion. In the present govt
itself, three MLAs from
Jaipur are cabinet minis-
ters. However, this time
two of them have not got
tickets. In their place,
Congress fielded RR Ti-
wari from Hawa Mahal
Abhishek Choudhary
from Jhotwara. In polls
held after delimitation in
2008, Cong got two seats
and Brijkishore Sharma
was made a minister.
In BJP, new candidates
are in fray from Jaipur’s
HawaMahal,Kishanpole,
AdarshNagar,CivilLines,
Jhotwara, Vidyadhar Na-
gar, and Sanganer. In such
a situation, if BJP govt is
formed,manyMLAsfrom
here will join the cabinet.
MINISTERS FROM JPR
2018: Mahesh Joshi,
Pratap Khachariyawas,
Lalchand Kataria, and
Rajendra Yadav
2013: Arun Chaturvedi,
Rajpal Shekhawat, Kalich-
aran Saraf, Kailash Verma
2008: Brijkishore
Sharma
2003:
Ghanshyam
Tiwari, Narpat
Singh Rajvi
and
Kalicharan
Saraf
IMPACT OF POLLS ON AGRI
Slow agriculture activities during elections
T
SOWING SO FAR
Wheat 52.76%
Barley 71.90%
Gram 80.60%
Pulses 87.34%
Mustard 84.30%
Taramira 40.44%
A woman waving Congress flag in Karnataka. FILE
Praying for Dec 3!
(Above) Congress candidate from Civil Lines Pratap
Singh Khachariyawas along with his wife Neeraj Kanwar
reached Khatu Dham on Wednesday and offered prayers.
(Below) BJP’s Adarsh Nagar candidate, Ravi Nayyar
offering prayers in a Shiv temple in Jaipur on Wednesday.
Sowing in first 15 days of November is lagging behind compared to previous year. NAIM KHAN
The formula has been
successful in B’luru
Shimla; leaders hope
to repeat it in Jaipur
First India Bureau
Jaipur
During the counting of
votes, the votes cast from
the EVM machine will be
verified with the VVPAT
slips. For this, the Elec-
tion Commission will
implement the ‘Manda-
toryVerification’method.
Under this, the slips of
VVPATselected on a ran-
dom basis will also be
counted. Chief Electoral
Officer Praveen Gupta
said that after the count-
ing of votes, 5-5 VVPATs
will be selected by lottery
from the polling stations
of each assembly, their
slips will be counted and
matched with the votes
receivedfromEVMs.The
counting and tallying of
the slips from the VVPAT
machine will take place
under the supervision of
the Returning Officer-
Observers and in the pres-
ence of the candidates or
their agents.
Gupta said that on Dec
3, counting of votes will
start through postal ballot
and EVM from 8.30 am at
all the centres. Counting
of votes will be done at 2
centers each in Jaipur,
Jodhpur and Nagaur and
at one center each in re-
maining 30 election dis-
tricts. In this way, count-
ing of votes will be done
at 36 centers for 199 as-
sembly constituencies.
Tight security arrange-
ments have been made.
Countdownbegins,allgearedup
‘Mandatory Verification’ method to be implemented: CEO Gupta
Security at University commerce college beefed up ahead of
counting in Jaipur on Wednesday. SANTOSH SHARMA
COUNTING OF VOTES
ONLINE TRAINING FOR COUNTING OF VOTES HELD
As the anticipation builds for the Rajasthan Leg-
islative Assembly General Election results, the
Election Commission of India is leaving no stone
unturned to ensure a smooth and transparent counting
process on Dec 3. For this, Election Commission of India
on Wednesday conducted online training for District Elec-
tion Officers, Deputy District Election Officers, Returning
Officers, Additional Returning Officers and IT staff in-
volved in the counting process. It covered aspects includ-
ing postal ballot counting and Electronic Voting Machine
(EVM) counting. The training focused on the intricate
details of the vote counting process, covering provisions,
guidelines and arrangements related to general observer
rooms, sealing rooms and media rooms. CEO Praveen
Gupta stressed that all officers and employees should
have a clear understanding of the counting process to
ensure its smooth execution. Dr Rituraj Sharma
SERVICE VOTES TO REACH BY 8 AM ON DEC 3
For service employed voters, the ballot papers
issued through Electronic Postal Ballot Paper
Management System (EPBPMS) will be required
to reach the counting centers before 8 am on Dec 3.
Ballot papers received after this will not be included in
counting. Postal ballots have been issued electronically
to 1,42,221 service voters. After marking their votes by
service voters, these postal ballot papers will be sent to
through speed post. In the Assembly Elections 2018,
28,908 service ballots were received out of 1,17,055.
l Votes will be tallied from 5 VVPATs from each polling station randomly
l Counting will be done at 36 centres for 199 Assembly constituencies

oday marks 365
days since India
assumed the G20
Presidency. It is
a moment to re-
flect, recommit, and rejuvenate
the spirit of ‘Vasudhaiva Ku-
tumbakam, ‘One Earth, One
Family, One Future.’
As we undertook this re-
sponsibility last year, the glob-
al landscape grappled with
multifaceted challenges: re-
covery from the Covid-19 pan-
demic, looming climate threats,
financial instability, and debt
distress in developing nations,
all amid declining multilateral-
ism. In the midst of conflicts
and competition, development
cooperation suffered, impeding
progress.
Assuming the G20 Chair, In-
dia sought to offer the world an
alternative to status quo, a shift
from a GDP-centric to human-
centric progress. India
aimed to remind the world
of what unites us, rather
than what divides us. Fi-
nally, the global conver-
sation had to evolve -
the interests of the few
had to give way to the
aspirations of the many.
This required a funda-
mental reform of multi-
lateralism as we knew it.
Inclusive, ambitious, ac-
tion- oriented, and deci-
sive — these four words
defined our ap-
proach as G20 president, and
the New Delhi Leaders’Decla-
ration (NDLD), unanimously
adopted by all G20 members, is
testimony to our commitment
to deliver on these principles.
Inclusivity has been at the
heart of our presidency. The
inclusion of the African Union
(AU) as a permanent member
of the G20 integrated 55 Afri-
can nations into the forum, ex-
panding it to encompass 80%
of the global population. This
proactive stance has fostered a
more comprehensive dialogue
on global challenges and op-
portunities.
The first-of-its-kind ‘Voice
of the Global South Summit,’
convened by India in two edi-
tions, heralded a new dawn of
multilateralism. India main-
streamed the Global South’s
concerns in international
discourse and has ushered
in an era where developing
countries take their right-
ful place in shaping the
global narrative.
Inclusivity also in-
fused India’s domestic
approach to G20, mak-
ing it a People’s Presi-
dency that befits that
world’s largest democ-
racy. Through “Jan
Bhagidari” (people’s
participation) events,
G20 reached 1.4 billion
citizens, involving all
states and Union Ter-
ritories (UTs) as part-
ners. And on substan-
tive elements, India en-
sured that international
attention was directed to
broader developmental
aims, aligning with G20’s
mandate.
At the critical midpoint
of the 2030 Agenda, India
delivered the G20 2023Action
Plan to Accelerate Progress on
the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), taking a cross-
cutting, action-oriented ap-
proach to interconnected is-
sues, including health, educa-
tion, gender equality and envi-
ronmental sustainability.
A key area driving this pro-
gress is robust Digital Public
Infrastructure (DPI). Here, In-
dia was decisive in its recom-
mendations, having witnessed
the revolutionary impact of
digital innovations like Aad-
haar, UPI, and Digilocker first-
hand. Through G20, we suc-
cessfully completed the Digital
Public Infrastructure Reposi-
tory, a significant stride in glob-
al technological collaboration.
This repository, featuring over
50 DPIs from 16 countries, will
help the Global South build,
adopt, and scale DPI to unlock
the power of inclusive growth.
For our One Earth, we intro-
duced ambitious and inclusive
aims to create urgent, lasting,
and equitable change. The Dec-
laration’s ‘Green Development
Pact’ addresses the challenges
of choosing between combat-
ing hunger and protecting the
planet, by outlining a compre-
hensive roadmap where em-
ployment and ecosystems are
complimentary, consumption
is climate conscious, and pro-
duction is planet-friendly. In
tandem, the G20 Declaration
calls for an ambitious tripling
of global renewable energy ca-
pacity by 2030. Coupled with
the establishment of the Global
Biofuels Alliance and a con-
certed push for Green Hydro-
gen, the G20’s ambitions to
build a cleaner, greener world
is undeniable. This has always
been India’s ethos, and through
Lifestyles for Sustainable De-
velopment (LiFE), the world
can benefit from our age-old
sustainable traditions.
Further, the Declaration un-
derscores our commitment to
climate justice and equity, urg-
ing substantial financial and
technological support from the
Global North. For the first
time, there was a recognition of
the quantum jump needed in
the magnitude of development
financing, moving from bil-
lions to trillions of dollars. G20
acknowledged that developing
countries require $5.9 trillion
to fulfil their Nationally Deter-
mined Contributions (NDCs)
by 2030.
Given the monumental re-
sources required, G20 empha-
sised the importance of better,
larger, and more effective
Multilateral Development
Banks. Concurrently, India is
taking a leading role in UN
reforms, especially in the re-
structuring of principal organs
like the UN Security Council,
that will ensure a more equita-
ble global order.
Gender equality took centre
stage in the Declaration, culmi-
nating in the formation of a
dedicated Working Group on
the Empowerment of Women
next year. India’s Women’s
Reservation Bill 2023, reserv-
ing one-third of India’s Parlia-
ment and state legislative as-
sembly seats for women epito-
mizes our commitment to
women-led development.
The New Delhi Declaration
embodies a renewed spirit of
collaboration across these key
priorities, focusing on policy
coherence, reliable trade, and
ambitious climate action. It is a
matter of pride that during our
Presidency, G20 achieved 87
outcomes and 118 adopted
documents, a marked rise from
the past.
During our G20 Presidency,
India led deliberations on geo-
political issues and their impact
on economic growth and devel-
opment. Terrorism and the
senseless killing of civilians is
unacceptable, and we must ad-
dress it with a policy of zero-
tolerance. We must embody
humanitarianism over hostility
and reiterate that this is not an
era of war.
I am delighted that during
our Presidency India achieved
the extraordinary: it revitalised
multilateralism, amplified the
voice of the Global South,
championed development, and
fought for the empowerment of
women, everywhere.
As we hand over the G20
Presidency to Brazil, we do so
with the conviction that the our
collective steps for people,
planet, peace, and prosperity,
will resonate for years to come.
TowardsaBrighterTomorrow
Narendra
Modi
The writer is
Prime Minister of India
T
India’sG20PresidencyandtheDawnofaNewMultilateralism
Today marks 365 days since
India assumed the G20
Presidency. It is a moment to
reflect, recommit, and
rejuvenate the spirit of
‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, ‘One
Earth, One Family, One Future.’
During our G20
Presidency, India
led deliberations on
geopolitical issues
and their impact on
economic growth
and development.
Inclusivity also
infused India’s
domestic approach to
G20, making it a
People’s Presidency
that befits that world’s
largest democracy.
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
1-YEAR OF INDIA’S GLORIOUS G20 PRESIDENCY
Inclusive, ambitious,
action- oriented, and
decisive — these
four words defined
our approach as G20
president, and the
New Delhi Leaders’
Declaration (NDLD),
unanimously
adopted by all G20
members, is
testimony to our
commitment to
deliver on these
principles.
NOT AN ERA
OF WAR...
l Terrorism and the
senseless killing of civilians is
unacceptable, and we must
address it with a policy of zero-
tolerance. We must embody
humanitarianism over hostility
and reiterate that this is not an
era of war.
l I am delighted that during
our Presidency India achieved
the extraordinary: it revitalised
multilateralism, amplified the
voice of the Global South,
championed development, and
fought for the empowerment of
women, everywhere.
l As we hand over the G20
Presidency to Brazil, we do
so with the conviction that the
our collective steps for people,
planet, peace, and prosperity,
will resonate for years to come.
PERSPECT VE 04
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AMID LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER PENDING BILLS
Kerala Guv approves one, sends 7 for President’s approval
First India Bureau
New Delhi
erala Governor
Arif Moham-
med Khan on
Tuesday gave his assent
for one of the eight Bills
pending with him, and
reserved the other seven
for presidential assent.
The Kerala govern-
ment had earlier this
month moved the Su-
preme Court against the
Governor regarding the
delay in clearing Bills
passed by the Assembly.
Last week, the Supreme
Court had asked the of-
fice of the Governor to
go through its verdict in
a similar case filed by the
Punjab government, in
which the top court held
that Governors could not
“thwart the normal
course of lawmaking”.
On Tuesday, the Gov-
ernor cleared the Kerala
Public Health Bill. The
Bills sent for presidential
assent are two University
Amendment 2021 Bills,
the Kerala Lokayukta
Bill, two University
Laws (Amendment)
Bills, a Bill regarding the
expansion of the Univer-
sity Search Committee,
and the Kerala Coopera-
tive Societies (Amend-
ment) Bill.
A three-judge Bench,
led by Chief Justice of In-
dia D Y Chandrachud has
been hearing the Kerala
government’spleaagainst
Governor Khan regarding
the pending Bills. Point-
ing to the top court’s No-
vember 10 order in the
Punjab matter, the CJI
said the court would wait
until November 28 to take
up the matter again.
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05
“BharatSankalpYatraislast
chancetoreachouttopeople”
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has directed union
ministers to begin pre-
paring for the 2024 Lok
Sabha election, as per
sources on Wednesday.
Sources said the PM
advised his cabinet col-
leagues to make grass-
roots connections with
voters in their constituen-
cies and “join the Yatra
not as a VIP but as an
organiser”.
“The Bharat Sankalp
Yatra is the last chance to
reach out to the public
and beneficiaries (of the
centre’s schemes),” Modi
told his ministers and en-
couraged them to expand
the reach of these welfare
measures to all people,
particularly those below
the poverty line.
The PM said these out-
reach efforts would be
part of creating a ‘viksit
Bharat’, or a ‘developed
India’ and also urged
ministers to assure the
public the government
will fulfil its promises.
The BJP has, in fact,
been working towards the
2024 election since June,
when senior party leaders
met to talk strategy. The
meeting was attended by
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah, party boss JP
Nadda, among others.
For 2024 Lok Sabha Election
ABOUT THE BHARAT
SANKALP YATRA
The programme has
been conceptualised
to showcase the BJP
govt’s “whole” approach.
The yatra will see over 2,500
performance or theatre vans
cover 2.55 lakh gram pan-
chayats and clusters across
all of India’s cities and towns.
CONGRESS WILL FULFILL GUARANTEES MADE TO
PEOPLE OF TELANGANA, SAYS PRIYANKA GANDHI
New Delhi: Congress general
secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
on Wednesday hailed the women
power saying that her party will fulfill the
guarantees made to the people of the
state. Gandhi said, “When women take a
resolution, they die only after completing
it. We will come to Telangana and fulfill
the guarantees. We will create history”.
TrinamoolMPshavetarnished
dignity of Parliament: Shah
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah, in an appar-
ent reference to Mahua
Moitra’s cash-for-query
case,assertedonWednes-
day that Trinamool Con-
gress MPs have compro-
mised the dignity of Par-
liament by accepting
bribes and gifts.
Shah called for the re-
moval of the Trinamool
Congress (TMC) govern-
ment in the 2026 assem-
bly polls, setting the stage
for this initiative in the
2024 Lok Sabha polls.
“Even TMC MPs have
tarnished the dignity of
Parliament. Can MPs
who seek gifts and bribes
in exchange for questions
contribute positively to
West Bengal? The TMC
has stainedWest Bengal’s
reputation due to corrup-
tion,” Shah stated.
Shah’scommentscome
after West Bengal Chief
Minister and TMC supre-
mo Mamata Banerjee last
week suggested that the
BJPwasplanningtoexpel
Ms Moitra from Parlia-
ment, contending that
such an action would ben-
efit the lawmaker from
Krishnanagaraheadofthe
2024LokSabhaelections.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah with West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and state
Assembly LoP Suvendu Adhikari during a rally, in Kolkata on Wednesday. PTI
The Congress is lying at the feet of the TMC and the
Communists are a spent force. “PM Modi gives
crores of rupees to the state, but it does not reach
the poor. Electoral violence is the highest in Bengal.
Our party has so far lost 212 workers. BJP workers
across India are rearing to take revenge. If you
want a BJP govt in 2026, make Modi Ji the PM of
Bengal in 2024. Mamata Banerjee, I dare you to
suspend Jyotipriya Mallick, Anubrata Mondal and
Partha Chatterjee from TMC.
AMIT SHAH, UNION HOME MINISTER
Kerala CM criticises Governor's decision
to refer pending bills for presidential assent
First India Bureau
Malappuram (Kerala)
Kerala Governor Arif
Mohammed Khan’s
decision to refer seven
pending bills for presi-
dential assent — as the
Supreme Court con-
siders the govern-
ment’s plea over Raj
bhavan’s inordinate
delay in clearing legis-
lation — came under
severe criticism from
Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan on
Wednesday.
The chief minister
said it raised doubts
about whether the gov-
ernor was according
due respect to the Su-
preme court.
Responding to a
query from the media
on this issue, the chief
minister said that the
Supreme Court, while
considering the state
government’s plea,
had referred to its ver-
dict on a similar matter
from Punjab — in
which it said that gov-
ernors cannot take the
liberty to keep bills
pending indefinitely
without any action.
Ex-mayor held
for ‘objectionable'
remarks against
Maha CM Shinde
PTI
Mumbai
The Mumbai police on
Wednesday arrested Shiv
Sena (UBT) leader and
former city mayor Datta
Dalvi for allegedly mak-
ing objectionable re-
marks against Maharash-
tra Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde, an official said.
A city court later re-
manded him in 14-day
judicial custody. The ac-
cused sought bail from
the court, claiming that
he was “innocent and
falsely implicated” in the
case. His application will
be heard on Thursday.
Dalvi was arrested
from Bhandup area of
Mumbai in the morning,
the police official said.
“During a probe, the
police found that a meet-
ing was organised on
Sunday by the Uddhav
Thackeray-led Shiv Sena
(UBT) in suburban Bhan-
dup, where Dalvi alleg-
edly made some objec-
tionable remarks against
Shinde,” a Bhandup po-
lice station official said.
Following his arrest,
the police produced him
before a magistrate court
in suburban Mulund and
sought his remand for
two days.
Datta Dalvi arrested for
allegedly using objectionable
language against CM Eknath
Shinde on Wednesday. ANI
‘Politicians’ true wealth
lies beyond simple attire’
PTI
Kozhikode (Kerala)
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi said on Wednes-
daythatcertainpoliticians
cannotbejudgedbasedon
their simple attire or less
expensive watches, as
they are “too smart” to
conceal their true assets
from public scrutiny.
Whilelaunchingabook
onthelateMuslimLeague
leader P Seethi Haji here,
Gandhi said that certain
politicians’truenaturecan
be discerned by observing
their children.
“I meet many politicians,
and as you know, they are
very smart people. To-
day’s politicians will only
show you what they want
to show you.
“Sometimes,whenthey
come to meet me, they
come wearing simple
clothes, no expensive
watches, and torn shoes.
When you go to their
homes, they have big
BMWs there. These guys
are too smart. They know
what you are looking for,”
Gandhi said.
Havedonenowrong,onlydidpartywork: Shivakumar
PTI
Bengaluru
Karnataka Deputy Chief
Minister D K Shivakumar
on Wednesday claimed
that he has done no
wrong, and did only the
party work, for which he
has faced a lot of troubles.
The state Congress
president’s comments
were in the context of
proceedings in Karnata-
ka High Court, in con-
nection with the CBI’s
investigation in a dispro-
portionate assets (DA)
case against him.
“I don’t know
anything....I don’t know
what has happened in the
court, it won’t be right on
my part to comment
without knowing....my
lawyers will have to in-
form me, without that I
cannot comment as it is a
court matter, and accord-
ing to me staying away
from court matter is
good,” Shivakumar told
reporters in response to a
question on the proceed-
ings in the High Court.
Asked if he saw the
development in the court
as a relief, the deputy CM
said, “People have seen,
I have done no wrong.”
“I only did the party
work,” he added.
Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar greets foreign delegates during
Bengaluru Tech Summit 2023, in Bengaluru, Wednesday. PTI
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with others during a book release event,
in Kozhikode on Wednesday. PTI
Poll promises, festivals slow down
paddy procurement at MSP in C’garh
BJP seeks repoll alleging capturing of
2 booths under Ater assembly seat
PTI
Bhopal
The ruling BJP on
Wednesday alleged anti-
social elements had cap-
tured two booths in the
Ater assembly constitu-
ency in MP’s Bhind dis-
trict in recent elections
and demanded re-polling
at these booths. A BJP
spokesman said a memo-
randum was submitted to
the MP Chief Electoral
Officer(CEO)demanding
that the counting of votes,
scheduledonDecember3,
be stopped at booth num-
bers 11 and 12 (at Khadit)
andrepollingordered.The
spokesman claimed the
“proof” of booth-captur-
ing by anti-social ele-
ments was furnished to
the Election Commission.
PTI
Raipur
Leelaram Chandrakar
has grown paddy on 18
acres but is not in a hurry
to sell his produce even
though ‘dhaan’ procure-
ment at MSPbegan in the
state on November 1.
Chandrakar from Patan
assembly constituency of
Durg district is among
lakhs of farmers in Chhat-
tisgarh who have held on
to their paddy stock.
As per political ob-
servers, promises of
higher MSP for paddy by
political parties during
electioneering and festi-
vals are among the key
factors that have affected
the pace of paddy sales in
the ongoing kharif mar-
keting season.
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh
Baghel pays a courtesy call on
Cong chief Mallikarjun Kharge,
in New Delhi on Wednesday.
PM Modi’s poll talk to union ministers on the big BJP Yatra
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WARNING OF CYCLONIC DEVELOPMENT
Weather turbulence across multiple regions: IMD
Agencies
New Delhi
he IMD on
We d n e s d a y
said that a
well-marked low pres-
sure area lies over
southeast Bay of Bengal
and south Andaman Sea
that is likely to intensify
into a depression on
Thursday and intensify
into a cyclonic storm
over Southwest and ad-
joining Southeast Bay
of Bengal around De-
cember 2.
The IMD added that in
the next three days, there
is anticipated interaction
between the middle-level
westerlies and lower-
level easterlies across
Central India.
“Over Jammu and
Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit,
Baltistan, Muzaffarabad
and Himachal Pradesh,
expect scattered to fairly
widespread light to mod-
erate rainfall/snowfall
coupled with thunder-
storms and lightning on
Wednesday and Thurs-
day,”itsaidinthebulletin.
Additionally, isolated
heavy rainfall/snowfall
may occur in specific ar-
eas, particularly over
Kashmir-Gilgit-Bal-
tistan-Muzaffarabad on
Wednesday.
“Isolated light rainfall
is expected over the
plains of Northwest India
during the next three
days,” said the IMD.
IMD added that in the next three days, there is anticipated
interaction between the middle-level westerlies and lower-level
easterlies across Central India.
T
Need high-quality military
systems to deal with
future challenges: Rajnath
Manipur militant
group UNLF
signs peace pact,
announces Shah
Rajnath Singh
Agencies
New Delhi
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh on Wednes-
day said that there is a
need to produce high-
quality, reliable safe
military systems for
Armed Forces to deal
with future challenges.
He also called upon the
Indian defence manufac-
turers to create a culture
of quality in defence pro-
duction. Addressing the
plenary session of DRDO
Quality Conclave on the
theme ‘Quality Odyssey
for Self Reliance in De-
fence Products’ in New
Delhi, he stated that only
quality products create
global demand, and it will
help in realising vision of
making India a global
manufacturing hub and a
net defence exporter.
PTI
New Delhi
The United National
Liberation Front
(UNLF), an extremist
group operating in Ma-
nipur, on Wednesday
signed a peace agree-
ment with the govern-
ment and agreed to re-
nounce violence, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah announced here.
The UNLF is the old-
est Imphal valley-based
armed group in Manipur.
“A historic milestone
achieved!!! Modi govt’s
relentless efforts to
establish permanent
peace in the Northeast
have added a new
chapter of fulfilment as
the United National Lib-
eration Front signed a
peace agreement today
in New Delhi.
First bullet train section in
India by 2026: Vaishnaw
Agencies
New Delhi
The first bullet train sec-
tion in India - a 50km
stretch between Bilimora
and Surat in Gujarat - will
be completed in August
2026, Railways Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw said
Wednesday, as he an-
nounced multiple plans to
overhaulthecountry’s rail
network and services. He
also spoke about the Ka-
vach system - an indige-
nously developed warn-
ing system to guard
against on-track colli-
sions that made headlines
after a horrific accident in
Odisha’s Balasore in June
killed nearly 300 people.
Vaishnaw also provid-
ed updates on technology
- the Gajraj system - to
stop collisions between
elephants and trains, and
building more tracks to
better connect different
parts of the country.
Overall, the Railways
served 640 cr passengers
in 2022/23 and the target
for 23/24 is 750 crore.
Top French civilian honour for
Isro scientist Lalithambika
PTI
Bengaluru
V R Lalithambika, for-
mer Director, Directo-
rate of the Human
Spaceflight Programme,
ISRO, was conferred the
top French civilian hon-
our of Lgion d’Honneur
for her engagement in
space cooperation be-
tween France and India.
The award was given to
her by Ambassador of
France to India, Thierry
Mathou, on behalf of the
French government,
here on Tuesday.
A specialist in ad-
vanced launch vehicle
technology, Lalitham-
bika, a distinguished
scientist of ISRO, has
worked extensively on
various ISRO rockets,
particularly the Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle
(PSLV), according to a
press release issued by
the Embassy of France
in India.
EXTREME WEATHER EVENT ON 90% OF DAYS
DELHI BRACES FOR
WINTER POWER SURGE
DELHI'S AIR QUALITY
IMPROVES TO POOR
New Delhi: India has witnessed an extreme weather
disaster almost every day of the first nine months of
this year -- from heat and cold waves, cyclones and
lightning to heavy rain, floods and landslides, the Centre for
Science and Environment (CSE) said. Between January 1
and Sept 30, such events hit the country with tenacious and
frightening regularity and impact on 86 per cent of the days.
New Delhi: Delhi’s
winter peak power
demand this year
may break all previous
records, crossing the 5,700-
MW mark, officials of power
distribution companies said
on Wednesday. Last year, it
had peaked at 5,526 MW.
New Delhi: Delhi's
air quality improved
to poor from very
poor category on Wednes-
day after a spell of rain and
favourable wind speed. The
city recorded an AQI of 258
at 9:05 am, improving from
365 at 8 am on Tuesday.
Hearing and speech impaired girl raped by
hostel watchman in MP’s Damoh district: Police
Damoh: An eight-year-old child with hearing and speech
challenges was raped allegedly by the watchman of a
government girl’s hostel, where she
was living, in Madhya Pradesh’s
Damoh district, the police said on
Wednesday. The incident took place
on Tuesday at the facility for girls with
hearing and speech challenges, they
said. City Superintendent of Police
Abhishek Tiwari said that the accused, identified as Om
Prakash Tiwari, had been working as the watchman of the
hostel for the past five years. He was arrested after the
alleged crime came to light, said the police official.
K’taka HC permits
DKS to withdraw plea
Bengaluru: The
Karnataka HC
allowed Deputy CM D K
Shivakumar to withdraw
the appeal filed by him
challenging a single
judge’s order refusing to
quash a govt sanction to
the CBI to prosecute him
in a DA case. The
previous BJP govt had
granted sanction to the
CBI to prosecute
Shivakumar.
Hearing on Khalid’s
bail plea adjourned
New Delhi: The SC
on Wednesday
adjourned till January 10
the hearing on the bail
plea of former JNU
student Umar Khalid in a
case lodged under
anti-terror law UAPA over
his alleged involvement in
the conspiracy behind the
northeast Delhi riots of
February 2020. Khalid,
Sharjeel Imam, several
others have been booked.
Crucial READ
INDIA TO GET `400 BN
AIRCRAFT CARRIER
India is set to add
another aircraft car-
rier to its fleet worth
almost 400 billion rupees
($4.8 billion) as it seeks
to counter China's naval
presence in the Indian
Ocean region, according
to people familiar with the
matter. The new carrier,
which can hold at least
28 fighter jets and helicop-
ters and displaces 45,000
tons of water.
40 PASSENGERS FALL SICK AFTER CONSUMING
FOOD ON CHENNAI-PUNE TRAIN: REPORT
New Delhi: 40 passengers travelling on the Bharat
Gaurav train from Chennai to Pune suffered from
food poisoning. As per the sources in the Ministry
of Railways, a private player is operating the service. The
ministry will take action against the company, news agency
ANI quoting sources said. The cause of food poisoning has
not been confirmed yet. The samples of food are being taken
for further investigation. Further investigation is underway.
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor extends to over
500 km. -FILE
ISRO Scientist Lalithambika
First India Bureau
New Delhi
“Human labour triumph-
ing over machinery. This
is how the world media
described the climax of an
incredible and perilous
weeks-long rescue opera-
tion for 41 construction
workers trapped in a col-
lapsed mountain tunnel in
Uttarakhand.
In the end it was a tri-
umph of human labour
over machinery as the spe-
cialist rat-hole mining ex-
perts managed to manually
break through the final 12
metres of rubble, using
only hand drills and pul-
leys, The Guardian news-
paper wrote.
The workers were pulled
out through an escape pipe
after the last stretch of rub-
ble had been manually
drilled by a specialist team
of “rat-hole mining” ex-
perts who had been flown
in to help after the me-
chanical drill broke down.
Outside the tunnel,
there have been celebra-
tions at the news of the
first man coming out of the
tunnel, the BBC reported
while providing regular
updates on the rescue op-
eration.They were freed
after a mammoth rescue
operation that overcame
many obstacles, it said.
APPRECIATION, CELEBRATION, FELICITATION
APPRECIATION, CELEBRATION, FELICITATION
PRACTISED YOGA, TOOK WALKS: RESCUED
WORKERS INTERACT WITH PM OVER PHONE
GOLDI SOLAR OFFERS ROOFTOP SOLAR
POWER INSTALLATION TO 41 WORKERS
New Delhi: The 41 workers, who were
rescued from Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel
in a multi-agency operation, kept their spirits
up while trapped inside by taking morning walks
and practising yoga, a rescued worker told Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. The workers hailed Prime
Minister Modi, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
and rescue teams for their efforts, with one of them
saying they had nothing to worry.
New Delhi: Gujarat-based Goldi Solar on
Wednesday said it will install rooftop solar
power system at the houses of the 41 work-
ers. “With the nation celebrating safe returns of our
brave workers who were trapped in Uttarkashi, we
will support the affected families and individuals.
Goldi Solar will power the residence of all the 41
workers with rooftop solar installations,” the com-
pany said in a statement.
NEED TO BALANCE
ECOLOGY, ECONOMY:
PUSHKAR DHAMI
WONDERFUL
ACHIEVEMENT:
AUSTRALIA PM
Uttarkashi:
Uttarakhand
Chief Minister
Pushkar Singh Dhami
on Wednesday called
for striking a balance
between ecology and
economy, saying his
government had decided
to review all such pro-
jects after the collapse
of Silkyara tunnel. In
an interview to PTI, he
said his Diwali came on
Tuesday with the suc-
cessful evacuation of 41
workers trapped inside
for almost 17 days. He
said he was as happy
as the workers’ families
after the evacuation.
Canberra:
Australian Prime
Minister Anthony
Albanese hailed the
Indian authorities for
successfully carrying
out the
rescue
operation.
He also
ex-
pressed
pride
in the role of Pro-
fessor Arnold Dix,
a tunnelling expert
from Australia, who
oversaw the operation
that progressed over
two weeks, navigating
myriad challenges.”
GUTSTRUMPTECH!
GUTSTRUMPTECH!
Songs, games, yoga, walk and lot
more activities maintained morale,
workers who were safely rescued from Silkyara
Tunnel narrated their ordeal to PM Modi

INDIA EXTENDS GRATITUDE TO DIX
The sole Australian-acknowledged post-Cricket World Cup 2023
Sayan Chatterjee
New Delhi
n the trium-
phant resolu-
tion of the ardu-
ous rescue operation
within Uttarkashi’s Silk-
yara tunnel, the indispen-
sable involvement of the
internationally acclaimed
tunnelling expert,Arnold
Dix, stands as a testa-
ment to his prowess.
This operation con-
cluded on Tuesday with
the safe extrication of all
41 entrapped labourers,
underscoring Dix’s emi-
nence as the President of
the Geneva-based Inter-
national Tunnelling and
Underground Space As-
sociation.
His reputation is firm-
ly rooted in the adept
handling of the multifac-
eted challenges inherent
in subterranean construc-
tion, encompassing legal,
environmental, political,
and ethical dimensions.
Arnold Dix, a lumi-
nary with a Science and
Law Degree from
Monash University, Mel-
bourne, extends his influ-
ence beyond his presi-
dency. His multifaceted
persona as a Geologist,
Engineer, and Lawyer is
indicative of a career
spanning over three dec-
ades, primarily dedicated
to roles intricately linked
to subterranean safety.
Dix, recognized for his
sagacious legal, scientif-
ic, and engineering acu-
men, has consistently
demonstrated a steadfast
commitment to such mat-
ters, as articulated on his
professional platform.
His altruistic endeav-
ours were evident in his
volunteer contributions
to the Qatar Red Cres-
cent Society from 2016
to 2019, where he played
a pivotal role in formu-
lating response strate-
gies for subterranean
incidents.
In the year 2020, Ar-
nold Dix collaborated
with Lord Robert Mair
and Peter Vickery QC to
establish Underground
Works Chambers, an ini-
tiative geared towards
providing technical and
regulatory solutions to
the intricate challenges
posed by subterranean
spaces.
Partaking in the rescue
mission on November 20,
Dix conveyed his con-
tentment with the ongo-
ing progress. “I feel grat-
ified. The drilling along
the mountain’s zenith is
proceeding flawlessly,
and within the tunnel,
progress is commenda-
ble. Thus, my sentiments
are affirmative,” he ar-
ticulated to the press.
Arnold Dix, not mere-
ly a virtuoso in his pro-
fessional capacities but
also a person of profound
convictions, participated
in a morning prayer ses-
sion with local spiritual
leaders on Tuesday, seek-
ing divine intervention
for the safe liberation of
the beleaguered workers.
His earlier commit-
ment to reuniting the
workers with their fami-
lies “by Christmas” was
surpassingly fulfilled, as
all workers were success-
fully evacuated on Tues-
day evening.
Officials at the under-construction Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel
after the successful evacuation of the 41 trapped workers, in
Uttarkashi district, Wednesday. PTI
Arnold Dix, a luminary
with a Science and
Law Degree from
Monash University,
Melbourne, extends
his influence beyond
his presidency
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Agencies
New York
At the UN General As-
sembly meeting on Pal-
estine, India condemned
both the terrorism with
hostage-taking by Ha-
mas and the “large-scale
loss of civilian lives” in
Israel’s retaliation, but
did not directly name ei-
ther of them.
India’s Permanent
Representative Ruchira
Kamboj said on Tues-
day: “The immediate
trigger (for the crisis)
was the terror attacks in
Israel on October 7,
which were shocking
and deserve our unequiv-
ocal condemnation.
There can be no justifica-
tions for terrorism and
hostage-taking.
Indiacondemnscasualtiesin
Israel-HamasconflictatUN
MAJOR WAR HIGHLIGHTS
l A Hamas senior official
invited US billionaire
Elon Musk on Tuesday to
visit the Palestinian Gaza
strip to see the extent of
destruction caused by the
Israeli bombardment.
l Elon Musk, the social
media mogul assailed for
his endorsement of an anti-
Jewish post, toured the
site of the Hamas assault
on Israel and declared
his commitment to do
whatever was necessary to
stop the spread of hatred.
l “We invite Elon Musk
to visit Gaza to see the
extent of the massacres
and destruction commit-
ted against the people of
Gaza, in compliance with
the standards of objectivity
and credibility,” Hamas’ of-
ficial Osama Hamdan said.
l India has welcomed the
release of Israeli hostages
by Hamas and called for
the immediate release of
those still held in captivity
by the militant group, as-
serting that there can be
no justifications for terror-
ism and hostage-taking.
INDIA VOTES IN FAVOUR
OF UNGA RESOLUTION
India has voted in
favour of a draft
resolution in the
UN General Assembly
(UNGA) that expressed
deep concern over Israel
not withdrawing from the
Syria’s Golan Heights. The
Golan Heights is a region
in southwest Syria that was
occupied by Israeli forces
on June 5, 1967. The
193-member UN General
Assembly voted on the
draft resolution ‘The Syrian
Golan’ under agenda item
‘The situation in the Middle
East’ on Tuesday.
1.3 million people are
currently living in
shelters in Gaza, where
a humanitarian pause
reached between Israel
and Hamas is currently
underway.
Overcrowding and lack
of food, water,
sanitation and basic
hygiene, waste
management and
access to medication
are resulting in a high
number of cases of
acute respiratory
infections and more.
More people could die
from disease than
bombings. We need a
sustained ceasefire.
Now. It’s a matter of life
or death for civilians.
TEDROS ADHANOM,
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, WHO
Palestinians cook bread by their destroyed homes in Kuza’ a
Gaza Strip during the temporary ceasefire between Hamas and
Israel on Wednesday.
People react after the release of Palestinian prisoners amid a
hostages-prisoners swap deal in Ramallah on Wednesday.
In this photo provided by Japan Coast Guard, debris believed
to be from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft is seen off the coast of
Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesday.
1 dead as US aircraft
carrying six crashes
off southern Japan
Agencies
Tokyo
A U.S. Air Force Osprey
based in Japan crashed
during a training mission
Wednesday off of the
country’s southern coast,
killing at least one of the
eight crew members, the
Japanese coast guard said.
The cause of the crash
and the status of the sev-
en others on board were
not immediately known,
Japanese coast guard
spokesperson Kazuo
Ogawa said.
U.S.Air Force Special
Operations Command
said in a statement that
the CV-22B Osprey be-
longed to the 353rd Spe-
cial Operations Wing as-
signed to Yokota Air
Base. The crash occurred
“while performing a rou-
tine training mission off
the shore of Yakushima
Island,” the command
said. While the U.S. Ma-
rine Corps flies most of
the Ospreys based in Ja-
pan, the Air Force also
has some deployed there.
Air Force Special Op-
erations Command said
search and rescue opera-
tions were underway. A
U.S. official who spoke
on the condition of ano-
nymity as they were not
authorized to discuss the
crash could not provide
any information on the
crew’s condition pending
notification of next of kin.
CRUCIAL READ
Walmart shifts to
India from China for
cheaper imports
New York: Walmart is
importing more goods
to the United States from
India and reducing its
reliance upon China as it
looks to cut costs and
diversify its supply chain.
The world’s largest retailer
shipped one quarter of its
U.S. imports from India
between January August.
Indian student
charged for killing
family in US: Police
New York: A 23-year-
old Indian student has
been arrested and charged
for allegedly murdering his
grandparents and uncle
inside a New Jersey
condominium, as per police
media. As per complaint,
the crime was committed
with a handgun which the
accused purchased online.
Wife of Ukrainian
military chief poisoned
by heavy metals
Kyiv: The wife of
Ukrainian military spy
chief Kyrylo Budanov has
been poisoned with heavy
metals and is undergoing
treatment. A spokesperson
for the Ukrainian military
intelligence agency said
Marianna Budanova was
receiving treatment in
hospital.
India to build 10,000
houses in Sri Lanka’s
tea plantation areas
Colombo: India will
build 10,000 more
houses in the plantation
areas of Sri Lanka in an
extension of its housing
project in the country. The
High Commission of India
signed two significant
agreements for the construc-
tion of 10,000 houses in
some areas of Sri Lanka.
Nepal to hold National
Assembly election
on January 25, 2024
Kathmandu: The
Nepal government
announced on Wednesday,
January 25, 2024, as the
date to hold the elections to
fill 20 vacant seats of the
upper house. The meeting
held on Wednesday
morning made the decision
to hold the election on the
last week of January.
Sreesanth Binny
to play in American
Premier League
Houston: Former India
pacer S Sreesanth and
all-rounder Stuart Binny are
set to take part in the
second edition of American
Premier League (APL) T20
scheduled in Houston from
December 19 to 31. Both
Sreesanth and Binny have
retired from active cricket in
India and hence are allowed
to play in overseas
franchise leagues.
Thapa, Panghal storm into
quarters at Boxing C'ships
Agencies
Shillong
Six-time Asian Champi-
onships medallist Shiva
Thapa World Champi-
onships runner-up Amit
Panghal maintained their
impressive form to ad-
vance into the quarterfi-
nals of the Men’s Nation-
al Boxing Champion-
ships here onWednesday.
Thapa, who won a gold
medal in the last edition,
demonstrated his prow-
ess with a commanding
5-0 victory over Santhosh
HK from Karnataka. The
Assam pugilist will now
face Shashank Pradhan of
Delhi in the quarterfinals.
Govt forms panel to probe
inputs on plot to kill Pannun
Agencies
New Delhi
The Ministry of External
Affairs said Wednesday
that it had constituted a
“high-level” inquiry
committee on 18 Novem-
ber in connection with the
alleged assassination at-
tempt on Gurpatwant
Singh Pannun, a Sikh
separatist and American
Canadian citizen, des-
ignated as a terrorist by
India. The development
came days after the Indi-
an High Commissioner to
Canada, Sanjay Kumar
Verma, said that New
Delhi was cooperating
with the US in its investi-
gation into the alleged as-
sassination attempt on
Pannun. In a statement,
the MEA vowed to take
action based on the find-
ings of the committee.
India to tour Sri Lanka
in July-Aug, 2024 for 6-
match white-ball series
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The crisis-ridden Sri Lan-
ka Cricket (SLC) and its
host broadcaster will have
something to cheer about
during the middle of 2024
when the Indian team
makes it annual ritual tour
of the islands for a short
6-match white-ball series,
the board announced on
Wednesday.
SLC has been banned
by the ICC for govern-
ment interference and the
global body has also
shifted the U-19 World
Cup to South Africa.
However the national
teams (men and women)
will be allowed to fulfil
their bilateral commit-
ments.
As per 2024 calender
released by SLC, India is
supposed to travel for
three ODI and T20Is each
during July-August,
which is effectively coun-
try’s cricket season.
Snow covered Red Square
People walk on the snow covered Red Square outside the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday.

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Truly, the only way to overcome anxiety and fear is to
perform all work with no attachment to the result.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CMD Editor-in-Chief
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
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Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
Ruralwomenhoistedflags
to elect the government of
their choice in the state. In
rural areas of the state,
women cast 00.84 percent
more votes than male vot-
ers. In rural areas of 20 out
of 33 districts, women
cameouttovotemorethan
men. In Jhunjhunu, Sikar
andRajsamand,thisdiffer-
ence in gender voting was
recorded to be more than 5
%.Whereasinurbanareas,
men voted more than
women. In comparison to
women, male voters in ur-
ban areas cast 1.85% more
votes.According to politi-
cal analysts, in rural areas
voters go to polling booth
with their families to cast
their votes, whereas in cit-
ies this type of voting is
less visible.
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
In elections held so far in
Raj, Congress has per-
formed better in rural ar-
eas while BJP has per-
formed better in urban
areas. Due to this, politi-
cal analysts consider
Congress as a village-
based party and BJP as a
city-based party.
This time in polls, vot-
ing has increased in urban
areas to the tune of 0.97 %
compared to last time. In
many districts, urban are-
as have been ahead of ru-
ral areas. Among these,
theStatecapitalJaipurhas
been at forefront, where
the issue of religious po-
larization has directly
cropped up in 3 urban
seats. Jaipur witnessed an
increase of about 2.3% in
vote percentage.
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Bharat24’s Editor- in
-Chief CEO Dr
Jagdeesh Chandra and
CMAshok Gehlot attend-
ed the ‘Tilak and Sangeet’
ceremony of senior jour-
nalist Sanjeev Srivasta-
va’s son Snehil and
Ramesh Aggarwal’s
daughter Bhavika at the
Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi
blessed the bride
groom to be. Bhavika and
Snehil’sweddingceremo-
ny is scheduled today at
Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi.
On Wednesday, many
guests from bride and
groom’s side along with
family were present in the
Tilak Sangeet event.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
With the tireless efforts
of Rajsamand MP, Diya
Kumari, the Union Gov-
ernment on Wednesday,
approved the Pushkar-
Merta and Ras-Merta
railway lines. Union
Railway Minister, Ash-
wini Vaishnaw gave this
information to MP Diya
Kumari over a phone
call.
Expressing her grati-
tude to PM Modi and
Railway Minister
Vaishnaw, Diya Kumari
said that the railway line
projects will prove to be
a far-reaching step for the
development of Rajsa-
mand. She said that now
their efforts have been
successful. After the
completion of Pushkar-
Merta railway line, pas-
sengers will be able to
get direct train services
from Bikaner to Ajmer
and Udaipur, she said.
Devotees coming to
Pushkar and Ren Peeth of
Ramsnehi sect will also
be able to get rail facili-
ties from Pushkar-Merta
railway line.
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The Contract Manufac-
turing and Private Label
Industry is set to witness
a historic moment as
Former 23rd CEC, Sunil
Arora will be inaugurat-
ing the CMPL Expo
New Delhi edition, the
largest platform for the
FMCG contract manu-
facturing and private la-
bel sector in Asia at
YashoBhoomi, IICC
Dwarka today. The two
day event is the first of
its kind in capital city.
With a focus on con-
tract manufacturing, this
event aims to bring to-
gether industry leaders,
professionals, and ex-
perts from various sec-
tors. “We are incredibly
honoured to have Sunil
Arora inaugurate the
CMPL Expo,” said
Vicky Menezes, Found-
er CMPL. “His vast ex-
perience visionary
leadership will inspire
and motivate all partici-
pants.” Union Minister
Anurag Thakur, in video
message also expressed
his enthusiasm via video
message to all attendees
for this event.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
BJP leader Rajendra
Singh Rathore has ex-
pressed confidence that
Bharatiya Janata Party
will win 135 seats in the
Rajasthan polls and se-
cure one of the ‘biggest’
victories in the State.
Rathore, who was
Leader of Opposition in
the outgoing Assembly,
attacked the Congress
over Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot’s remarks
that there was an “un-
dercurrent” in favour of
Congress.
“Gehlot Shahib was
right when he said that
there is an undercurrent.
It is 440 volts. The un-
dercurrent he is talking
about will shock Con-
gress,” the BJP leader
alleged.
“The Congress Party
is inching towards a hu-
miliating defeat. As per
ground reports, the BJP
will secure over 135
seats in the Assembly
polls. It will be one of
the biggest poll victo-
ries,” Rathore said.
In rural areas of 20 out of 33 districts, women came out to vote
more as compared to their male counterparts. FILE
In many districts, urban areas have been ahead of rural areas.
Among these, the State capital Jaipur has been at the forefront,
CM Ashok Gehlot, Sanjeev Srivastava with wife, Dhiraj Srivastava with
wife, Ajay Chopra with wife during the Sangeet Tilak ceremony at
Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi on Wednesday. SHAZID CHAUHAN
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra congratulates the bride groom to be,
Snehil Bhavika during the Sangeet Tilak ceremony at Hotel
Taj Palace, New Delhi. Sanjeev Srivastava his wife were present.
Sharing this picture on her social media account, Diya expressed
gratitude to PM Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Vaishnaw,
saying that the railway line projects will prove to be a far-
reaching step for development of Rajsamand. FILE
‘Deciding on CM
face is High
Command’s job’
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Regarding the CM face
in the Congress party,
PCC Chief GS Dotasra
said that
there is no
one in the
race for
CM post.
“It is the
job of the High Com-
mand to decide who will
be the CM. We are not in
contact with independ-
ents and candidates of
other parties. Our gov-
ernment is coming with
full majority. If inde-
pendents or other parties
want to come with us,
they can come,” the
PCC Chief said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Senior IAS Veenu Gupta
will join as Rajasthan
Estate Regulatory Au-
thority (RERA) Chair-
man on the afternoon of
December 1. Her VRS
application has been ap-
proved and she would be
relieved on December 1
after which she will join
as RERA Chief. The file
of her VRS has been ap-
proved before the noon
of December 1.
Although her appoint-
ment order was issued
more than a month ago,
but her VRS was not
cleared due to some
works left in the Mines
Department, informed
official sources.
Veenu had on Octo-
ber 3 applied for her
VRS and the file was
pending in the CMO for
approval. Knowledge-
able sources reveal that
for VRS, a notice peri-
od of three months is
necessary, however the
State government can
provide relaxation.
Veenu Gupta
DB Gupta
IAS Veenu Gupta to join as
RERA Chief on December 1
CIC DB GUPTA
WILL RETIRE ON
DECEMBER 10
Veenu
Gupta’s hus-
band, former
Chief Secretary of
Raj, DB Gupta, who
is currently serving
as Chief Informa-
tion Commissioner,
is also set to retire
on December 10 on
completion of 3-year
tenure as CIC.
WithDiya’sefforts, Ras-
Merta,Pushkar-Merta,
raillinesgetCentre’snod
AroratoinaugurateCMPL
ExpoinNewDelhitoday
Rathoreexpressesconfidence
ofBJPwinningover135seats
PolarizationinJaipururbanincreasedvotingby2.3%
CM Gehlot, Dr Chandra attend Sangeet
ceremony of sr journo’s son in New Delhi
KANHAIYALAL’S ISSUE
CROPPED UP IN UDPR
1.84 % MORE VOTES IN URBAN AREAS IN ALWAR
Voting in urban
areas of Udaipur
has increased by
1.25%. This time, BJP and
Congress leaders kept rais-
ing the issue of murder of
Kanhaiya Lal of Udaipur. PM
Modi Home Minister Amit
Shah cornered the State
govt on this issue in their
election rallies. On the other
hand, the Congress accused
the NIA of being slow in the
investigation in this case.
Alwar has been at number two with regards to reli-
gious polarization. More than 85 percent voting took
place at Tijara seat from where BJP fielded Baba Bal-
aknath. Talking about Alwar city, there has been an increase
of 1.84 percent compared to rural areas in 2018. Ajmer
district stood third in terms of increase in voting in urban
areas where too the game of polarization has been played.
Voting here has increased by 1.82 percent. Along with this, a
triangular contest was seen on the Ajmer North seat.
MEN ARE AHEAD IN RURAL AREAS ONLY IN 13
DISTS IN EXERCISING THEIR FRANCHISE
In terms of voting, women showed strength
in 20 out of 33 rural districts. These included
Dungarpur, Alwar, Banswara, Barmer,
Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur,
Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Pali, Prata-
pgarh, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sirohi and Udaipur. In
the rural areas of the remaining 13 districts, Ajmer,
Baran, Bikaner, Chittorgarh, Ganganagar, Hanuman-
garh, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Tonk, Kota, Sawai Madhopur,
Karauli and Jodhpur, men were in the lead.
Womenleadthepackinruralareas;
Urbanareaswitnessmoremenvoters
Male voters in
urban areas cast
1.85% more votes
than women
She had applied for
the VRS on Oct 3
and the file was
pending in the CMO
Women cast 00.84% more votes than the male voters
Assembly Polls-2023
OUT 0F 33 DISTRICTS, WOMEN ARE ALSO
AHEAD IN URBAN AREAS OF 6 DISTRICTS
MEN AHEAD IN 27 URBAN AREAS IN STATE POLLS
In terms of voting, women were also ahead
in urban areas of six out of 33 districts.
These include Banswara, Churu, Dungar-
pur, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur and Sikar. In all the three
districts of Shekhawati, women power remained
ahead as far as the matter of voting is concerned
both in the city as well as the villages.
Ajmer, Alwar, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara,
Bundi, Chittorgarh, Bikaner, Dausa, Dholpur,
Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer,
Jhalawar, Jalore, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Pali, Pratapgarh,
Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sirohi, Tonk Udaipur
were the districts where women voted less in urban areas.
VOTING INCREASED IN JODHPUR CITY
In Jodhpur, the home district of Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, the vote percentage has also increased com-
pared to the previous elections. This time 0.83 percent
more votes were cast here compared to the 2018 elections.
Rajendra Rathore poses for a
‘Selfie’ with the general public
at BJP Office in Taranagar Tehsil
in Churu district on Wednesday.

JAIPUR, THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Glamour | Fashion | Bollywood | Hollywood | Lifestyle
REPEAT AND RE-WEAR
ollywood star Sonam Kapoor’s influence
on the Indian fashion landscape and
pop culture is undisputed. Sonam, through
her incredible sense of styling, is India’s
fashion ambassador to the world. P11
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on’t get con-
fused – we
have the
young, bum-
bling (and
mumbling) clean-shaven
(ugh!) Anil Kapoor falls for
a beautiful, charming, hap-
py-go-lucky and older
Sridevi, who does not recip-
rocate and then we have a
beautiful, charming, happy-
go-lucky and younger Sride-
vi who falls for an older,
suave, sophisticated, salt,
peppers moustached
(thank God!) Anil Kapoor,
who does not reciprocate.
Now, that you have the
gist we can move ahead to
where the first love story is
killed by another non-mous-
tached guy, a very dashing
Deepak Malhotra (good-
looking guy but his only
credit to fame is Lamhe)
who loves the traditional
Sridevi in her first avatar but
the second love- the story
gets a ‘happy ending’which
does feel a little ‘illegal and
incestuous’despite Sridevi’s
appeal in the end which the
suave Anil Kapoor suc-
cumbs too. Not that we
blame him, with those eyes
of Sridevi brimming with
tears, anybody human would
succumb too and a couple of
Kaamdev and Indra too.
But the Indian audience,
very Bhartiya also could not
digest the whole unconven-
tional thing proving that
Lamhe was a movie before
its time and also that the
general populace did not
grow up drooling on Mills
Boons’ (like me and my
friends) – Lamhe, albeit a
movie with super acting by
Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Wa-
heeda and Anupam Kher,
songs and visuals to-die-for,
fantastic dialogues and a
good storyline, did not do
well at the box office in In-
dia but did extremely well
overseas and won critical ac-
claim across with a string of
nominations for Filmfare
awards in all categories. The
comedy scenes are quite
funny with the comic timing
and chemistry of Anupam
Kher and Sridevi.
Anil Kapoor is a sad
young man whose life is il-
lumined briefly by Sridevi
and is a sad old man too but
as he gets Sridevi (the daugh-
ter) in the end let’s hope he
was happier after that. But
watch the movie for its songs
and for the Super Diva –
Sridevi. She is hauntingly
beautiful in this movie, you
can choose differently, but to
me, she is as ethereal and
perfect as Pallavi.
In contrasting characters
as Pallavi and Pooja, Sri
brings both to life, giving
one of her finest perfor-
mances, ever. Pallavi is all
delicacy and grace while
Pooja is impetuous and full
of energy with permed hair
and modern make-up. I
adore Sri as Pallavi with her
saris, poshak, and traditional
jewellery Your heart will
stop as she woos ‘Krishna
Kanhaiya’ with Mohe chhe-
do na, nand ke lala with the
Meri Bindiya and Morni
Baagan ma bole aadhi raat
maan coming a close sec-
ond. Kabhi main kahun is so
romantic and truly dream-
like and Megha Reis is cap-
tivating. Gudiya rani is a
nice enough lullaby though
a little patriarchal.
The movie is a complete 3
hours and does drag here
and there but Sridevi
breathes life into the movie
in her double role as the
mother and daughter, Anu-
pam Kher plays the perfect
‘best friend’, Waheeda Re-
hman is the perfect gracious
‘dai maa’ and Rajasthan is
showcased beautifully. The
rich traditions, culture, food
and music are woven seam-
lessly into the romance,
love, tragedy and friendship
moments and the desert is
the perfect backdrop for
each emotion.As it has been,
in reality too.
This Throwback Thursday,
we revisit the romantic
musical movie Lamhe, a
film before its time which
did not do too well at the
box office due to its
unconventional story but
nevertheless is a cult
classic which has an
immense fan base!
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They’re too
‘cringe’. What is
going on? Was it,
not the case when
we were at school,
now over a quar-
ter of a century
ago, that we pos-
sessed no knowl-
edgeofourfriends
and school-mates’
faith or fortune?
Then what has
changed and why?
Geography If re-
cent activities are to be
seen and believed, it
would seem like anyone
in our country aside from
those who occupy a certain
belt, central towards the north,
is immediately labelled ‘other’.
Here too, based on one’s geographic
location, a slew of stereotypes has
emerged, some mild, others deeply of-
fensive. Might sound jarring to the
ears but if put plainly, one such pro-
foundly off-putting conspiracy seems
to seed
The idea that girls women from
the North East are fast, easy and loose!
There are painful assumptions and re-
sulting poor behaviour galore – be it
for the southern parts of the country,
or far afield north. Nothing and no-
body is spared.
With so many barometers on which
people are scrutinized and othered,
one can scarcely keep track. Multiple
other parameters exist as well but
there are simply far too many to list
and explain – from profession-based
discrimination to academic-institu-
tion-based. Where does all this other-
ing leave us then? Whatever became
of pluralistic India, diverse India, het-
erogeneous India, the melting-pot In-
dia? Are we to simply succumb and
become like ‘other’banana republics?
I hope not. Do you also beg to others?
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Face
Day
of the YOUR DAILY HOROSCOPE by Saurabbh Sachdeva
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Yoga would help in raising energy levels
and improve your metabolism. Some of
you are going experience emotional fulfill-
ment on romantic front. Place emphasis on
domestic affairs to enhance the domestic
tranquility and harmony.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Chances of being misled by competitors in
business are high, so remain alert. You may
get a chance to pursue old hobby. Health
tips from an expert will enable you to get
closer to your fitness goals. Spend some
time with your family.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You will succeed in resolving misunder-
standing with family members, normalizing
ties. You will remain much in demand on
social front. You need to stand by romantic
partner during testing times to make the
relationship stronger.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Your hard work and dedication are likely to
be noticed by seniors, paving way for pro-
motion or increment. Better to consult an
expert in financial matters before making
an investment. Family will be supportive of
career aspirations.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Avoid being indulgent in your spending to
balance budget. Continue to put in efforts
at work and you will see promising op-
portunities coming your way. Matrimonial
match for siblings will bring happiness for
entire family.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
It is good day to confess your love as stars
appear favourable for positive reply. Your
sole dependency on friends may fail to bring
any respite from loneliness today. A sound fi-
nancial health of businessmen would enable
to give monetary benefits to employees.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Senior management will be appreciative of
your creative inputs on professional front.
Seek the opinion of your family before
finalizing a property deal. An impromptu
invitation to a function from an unexpected
friend is likely to be received.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Develop a good adaptability to handle
pressurized situation on professional front.
Paying special attention to plan your
career would give immense joy. You are
likely to get clearance or approval for your
construction plans.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Rewards and recognition will come your
way for your involvement in a social
endeavour. It’s a very good day to take
calculated risks in financial matters. Those
suffering from chronic ailments may find
remarkable improvement in their health.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Don’t give a firm commitment in financial
matters before considering the viability
of the project. You succeed in completing
an important project well before deadline.
Disagreements on the family front are
foreseen.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
A sound monetary position would enable
you to keep pace with changing times.
Avoid raising controversial issues at home
to maintain harmony. Successful imple-
mentation of new ideas and projects would
add to your work.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Distant relatives may drop in for a surprise
visit. Investment antiques and jewellery
would bring handsome financial gains. On
professional front, recognition for good
work would motivate you to work harder.
You may find time for your loved once.
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ociety isn’t unlike a
jungle. It is inhab-
ited by a gamut of
people, just like a
forest is, by a pleth-
ora of diversity.
And while the jun-
gle establishes its own societal- eco-
system, a pecking order if you will,
that somehow comes together and
works as a cohesive whole, in the
larger interest of harmonious cohabit-
ing, a society that we humans call
home, is often a dysfunctional collec-
tive, marked by discord, mayhem and
anarchy. What is the root cause of all
this unrest? And what can we not, if
our animal brethren can, evolve a
softer, broader, more inclusive, live
and let live ethos? Perhaps it is be-
cause there are too many subsets of us
humans that form various ‘others’
Caste The caste system may be an
ancient indoctrinated framework for
the classification of people, but it has
cast an ugly and intolerant shadow on
society. Sure, one can view people as
they have been ‘caste’ in accordance
with this construct but this very seg-
mentation is what has led to a very
conscious and toxic othering. Princi-
pally following a system in itself is not
what causes discrimination. It is the
unsavoury manifestations that make it
unpalatable and tragic. Still, there are
people, families and homes that, for
instance, will keep the cleaning help
at more than an arm’s distance, since
they ostensibly belong to a ‘lower’
class. Naturally, then they cannot be
mingling with, and anywhere near
food/kitchen, they will render these
sacred spaces impure with their low-
er-stature servitude! And there you
have it, many segments of society are
‘othered’, shunned, outcast, degraded,
illtreated, resented even, on a theo-
retical narrative.
Religion a high degree of bigotry
seems to be sweeping across an alarm-
ing number of countries. This myopic
outlook often makes it impossible for
a number of sets of people to exist
without prejudiced perception and un-
equal treatment, extending to numer-
ous instances of being violently at-
tacked, spiritually, and physically.
Unwelcome stereotypes are birthed
and communities are berated as a re-
sult. The link between a specific reli-
gion and people of that faith being
associated with terrorism is just one
example of society’s blinkers-on
thinking. Love Jihaad, Cow Vigilan-
tism Violence, Politically Engi-
neered Religious Clashes, there are
the horrific truths of the day. The plain
truth is that even in allegedly cosmo-
politan cities like Bombay, real estate
brokers proudly proclaim the build-
ings they represent, suggest and show,
as being ‘pure Hindu’establishments.
This is just one among an unending
array of hateful biases taking the most
unpleasant forms and making it ex-
tremely difficult and hurtful for cer-
tain communities to exist, even in
their own nations.
Gender while a constant and con-
sistent discourse that addresses vital
issues such as Feminism, cynical as I
may sound, I feel, seldom do the ben-
efits of these dialogues and move-
ments reach a critical mass or the
grassroots level. It is all well to have
intellectual interludes in luxuriously
carpeted drawing rooms, the real
work needs to find a much larger can-
vas of action. Men are stereotyped
and must conform to certain specific
and meticulous standards, God forbid
they cried or drank a white spirit or
bought and arranged the flowers.
Blasphemy Women dare embark
on a quest of self-actualization. Leave
the home turf with utter disregard and
while we are stuck in the dark ages in
our acceptance of male/female, one
cannot even begin to speak of the
queer community, where, it is only
recently that they have been decrimi-
nalized, that too just legally.
Think about that for a second they
were until scarily recently, considered
criminals while the law of the land
evolves at a snail’s pace, the actual
on-ground shift in perception will
take several generations.
Wealth a growing band of the
swiftly rising, and burgeoning
middle class with increased
disposable income
spending capacity, is
perpetuating a narra-
tive that judges peo-
ple squarely on the
basis of wealth. I
see this all around
me. I know for a
fact that my wife
and I have been
personally at the
receiving end of
this financial
scrutiny and la-
belling. Children,
middle-school
children even,
seem to be con-
cerned only with the
cars their families
own, and the holidays
taken during vacations.
Anyone who, God for-
bid, decides to have a birth-
day party at home (unless it is
an obscenely large expensively
appointed farmhouse), or at one’s
own school even – does not even
make the grade.
Are We
TheOther?
They’re too
‘cringe’. What is
going on? Was it,
not the case when
we were at school,
and school-mates’
faith or fortune?
Then what has
changed and why?
Geography If re-
cent activities are to be
seen and believed, it
would seem like anyone
in our country aside from
those who occupy a certain
belt, central towards the north,
is immediately labelled ‘other’.
Here too, based on one’s geographic
location, a slew of stereotypes has
emerged, some mild, others deeply of-
were until scarily recently, considered
criminals while the law of the land
evolves at a snail’s pace, the actual
on-ground shift in perception will
take several generations.
Wealth a growing band of the
swiftly rising, and burgeoning
middle class with increased
disposable income
spending capacity, is
perpetuating a narra-
tive that judges peo-
ple squarely on the
basis of wealth. I
see this all around
me. I know for a
belling. Children,
middle-school
children even,
seem to be con-
cerned only with the
cars their families
own, and the holidays
taken during vacations.
Anyone who, God for-
bid, decides to have a birth-
day party at home (unless it is
an obscenely large expensively
appointed farmhouse), or at one’s
own school even – does not even
Kartik
Bajoria
Writer-Educator Founder of Driveway
Devi – Mental Wellness Initiatives
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