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CM GEHLOT SPEAKS TO PRESS
CORRUPTION
IS RAMPANT IN
THE JUDICIARY,
STRESSES CM
CM ASHOK GEHLOT WITH A TEAM
OF DOCTORS FROM SMS HOSPITAL
VISITS A PRIVATE DIAGNOSIS
CENTRE ON WEDNESDAY NOON
TO GET HIS TOE EXAMINED
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur
hief Minister
Ashok Gehlot
visited a private
diagnosis centre on
Wednesday afternoon
where the CM got his toe
examined. During this
time, the team of doctors
from SMS Hospital was
also present. After the
check-up, CM talked to
the media during which
Gehlot fiercely attacked
Modi government. CM
said that no relief is being
given by Central Govern-
ment, instead election
gimmicks are being ad-
opted. “The central gov-
ernment can do anything
for elections. The reality
is that the central govern-
ment is coming on the
backfoot. We are all set
for the elections. Recent-
ly, in a program the PM
got my name removed
from the speech, still I at-
tended the program. Con-
gress is going to form the
govt once again in Rajas-
than. Opposition has no
issue at all on the basis of
which it can seek votes
from public,” he said.
Gehlot has made alle-
gations of corruption in
court and claimed that
the decisions are written
through lawyers. “Today
there is a lot of corruption
happening in judiciary. I
have heard that many
lawyers take judgment in
writing in court and it is
that judgement that is
passed by court. What is
this happening in the ju-
diciary? Be it lower judi-
ciary or upper, situation
is serious. Countrymen
must think,” he said. P8
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot speaks to the media personnel after
visiting a private diagnosis centre in Jaipur on Wednesday.
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SMILE, PLEASE!
Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover clicks picture of Vikram lander on the Moon
IN BRIEF
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The Privileges Commit-
tee of Lok Sabha on
Wednesday revoked the
suspension
of Congress
l e a d e r
Adhir Ran-
jan Chowd-
hury from
lower house. Parliamen-
tary affairs minister had
sought an apology from
Chowdhury for his re-
marks against PM Modi
in Parl. “The Committee
has adopted a resolution
to revoke the suspension
of Adhir Ranjan Chowd-
hury from the Lok Sabha.
The resolution will be
sent to the Speaker as
soon as possible,” a com-
mittee member said.
Shivendra Parmar
New Delhi
IPS Nina Singh, current-
ly posted as Special DG
in CISF, has been given
additional charge of DG
of CISF. Singh is a 1989
batch IPS of Rajasthan
cadre and will be the first
woman IPS officer to be-
come DG from Ra-
jasthan. Nina Singh is
originally from Patna,
Bihar. She has been hon-
ored with Police Medal
in 2005, followed by the
Most Excellent Police
Medal. Singh’s husband
Rohit Kumar Singh is an
IAS of Rajasthan cadre.
Shubhash Trivedi
Pali
Four people in a family
belonging to the district
died tragically in Maha-
rashtra’s Pune during a
fire incident.Afierce fire
broke out in a shop in
Purnanagar of Chikhali
area of Pune on Wednes-
day morning. All the de-
ceased were residents of
Kerala village in the dis-
trict.At 2 am, a fire broke
out in the shop due to a
short circuit. Chimnar-
am, Namrata, Sachin and
Bhavesh died due to se-
vere burns, police said.
LS panel adopts
resolution to
revoke Adhir’s
suspension
Nina Singh to
get addl. charge
of DG-CISF
4 from Pali die
in Maharashtra
fire tragedy
First India Bureau
New Delhi/Beijing
Facing backlash from the
Indiansideoverits“stand-
ard map” for 2023, China
on Wednesday down-
played the controversy
calling it a “routine prac-
tice” and urged India to
“stay objective and calm”
and refrain from “over-
interpreting” the issue.
India has rejected claims
by China over Arunachal
PradeshandAksaiChinin
its latest map and lodged a
strong protest through
diplomatic channels with
the neighbouring country.
sked for his reaction to In-
dia’sdiplomaticprotestby
a Chinese state-run outlet,
Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokesmanWangWenbin
told a media briefing in
Beijing on Wednesday
that “on August 23, the
Ministry of National Re-
sources of China released
the 2023 edition of stand-
ard map”.
Routine Practice: China
defends its new map
First India Bureau
New Delhi/Washington
About 8 in 10 Indians
have a favorable view of
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and most of them
see the South Asian
country’s global influ-
ence strengthening in re-
cent years, according to a
report by the Pew Re-
search Centre. The sur-
vey found that 55% have
a very favorable view of
the Modi, who has been
in power since 2014 and
is seeking a 3rd term in
polls scheduled for next
summer. TURN TO P5
A school girl shares a warm embrace with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after tying a rakhi on the
occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival, in New Delhi on Wednesday. ANI
80%Indianshavefavorable
viewofPMModi:Pewsurvey
Ahead of Opposition
bloc INDIA’s
meeting in Mumbai,
the BJP Wednesday
tweeted a poster de-
picting PM Modi as the
fictional cyborg char-
acter from the Arnold
Schwarzenegger-star-
rer ‘Terminator’ film
franchise, with a twist
to his famous dialogue.
“2024! I’ll be back!”
The caption accompa-
nying poster, which
was shared on BJP’s
social media accounts,
read: “Oppn thinks PM
Modi can be defeated.
Dream on! The Termi-
nator always wins.”
‘2024, I’ll Be Back’
BJP’s new poster has a terminator reference
ISRO releases images of Chandrayaan-3
Vikram Lander clicked by the Navigation
Camera onboard the Pragyan Rover on the
lunar surface of the moon on Wednesday.
Moni Sharma
Bengaluru
The Pragyan rover on
Wednesday morning
clicked a photograph of
the Vikram lander with
the help of its navigation
camera, the ISRO said on
X along with the caption
“Smile, please!”. “Prag-
yan Rover clicked an im-
age of Vikram Lander.
The ‘image of the mis-
sion’ was taken by the
Navigation Camera on-
board the Rover (Nav-
Cam). NavCams for the
Chandrayaan-3 Mission
are developed by the
Laboratory for Electro-
OpticsSystems(LEOS),”
ISRO posted on X. C-3
lander and rover have
completed about half
their designed life on the
lunar surface, sending in
scientific data everyday
in the past week.
Both Vikram and Pragyan are solar-powered
and are designed only to operate during the
sunlit periods, when temperatures (in the
polar area) are upwards of 54° Celsius
SCIENTIST EXPLAINS C-3 FINDINGS OF SULPHUR, O2
C-3 confirmed the presence of sulphur and oxygen
on the moon apart from many other elements like alu-
minium, calcium etc. Explaining the significance of the
finding, scientist TV Venkateswaran said that it is like tasting
cooked vegetables to confirm whether they are fully cooked.
The ISRO on Wednesday completed the launch re-
hearsal of its solar mission Aditya-L1. “The prepa-
rations for the launch are progressing. The Launch
Rehearsal - Vehicle Internal Checks are completed,”
Isro said on X. Aditya-L1 is the first space-based
observatory-class Indian solar mission to study the
Sun. It is planned to be placed in a halo orbit around
the Lagrangian point1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system,
which is about 1.5-million-km from Earth. A satellite
placed in L1 point has the major advantage of con-
tinuously viewing the Sun without any occultation.
REHEARSAL COMPLETED
AND IMAGES RELEASED
ADITYA-L1 MISSION ON SEPT 2
ONCE IN A
BLUE MOON!
The biggest Super
Moon of the year,
and the second this
August, illuminated
the night sky on
Wednesday. The
Super Blue Moon
which appeared
opposite the Sun
in the Earth-based
longitude at 9:36 pm
was spectacularly
captured by
First India
Senior lensman
Santosh Sharma.
Rehearsal for PSLV-C57, 1st space-based Indian observatory
to study sun gets completed in Sriharikota on Wednesday.
We are ready. Even if the Assembly and Lok Sabha
elections are held simultaneously, we are fully
prepared. The Central govt can get anything done.
ASHOK GEHLOT, CHIEF MINISTER
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Mumbai: The ruling BJP
and the Opposition INDIA
alliance have announced
their strategy meets today
and tomorrow in Mumbai.
In July this year, both polit-
ical alliances also held their
meetings focused on the
2024 general elections on
the same day in Bengaluru.
NDA meeting will wel-
come newly inducted depu-
ty chief minister Ajit Pawar
and his NCP faction. P5
Despite cops presence,
Ghaziabad lawyer killed
Ghaziabad: A lawyer was
shot dead at his office in
Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad
on Wednesday. The killing
comes as legal practition-
ers across western UP
went on a 24-hr strike to
protest clash between law-
yers and police in Hapur.
Amazon manager, 36,
shot dead in New Delhi
New Delhi: A 36-year-old
man, working as a senior
manager with e-commerce
giant Amazon, was shot
dead in Delhi’s Bhajanpura
on Wednesday. The incident
took place Tuesday late
when 5 unidentified men
opened fire at Harpreet Gill
(36) and his relative.
China’s new “map” claims all of Arunachal as ‘South Tibet’.
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DESERT STRIKE
Brazilian General witnesses firepower of Indian Army
Suryaveer S Tanwar
Jaisalmer
he Indian Army
demonstrated
its firepower by
conducting maneuvers in
the border district of Jais-
almer. The exercise
named Desert Strike,
conducted by the Indian
Army at Pokhran Field
Firing Range, was wit-
nessed by BrazilianArmy
Commander Tomas
Miguel Mine Ribeiro
Paiva. Commander Paiva
is on a five-day visit from
August 28. On reaching
the war practice site, he
was welcomed by Lieu-
tenant General Mohit
Malhotra, General Offic-
er Commanding of the
Desert Corps.
Major General Yo-
gendra Singh, GOC of
Battle Axe Division and
other officers were also
present on the occasion.
Gen Paiva witnessed a
fire power demonstration
in which Indigenous
weapon systems show-
cased their strength. The
visiting dignitary showed
keen interest in the ‘Made
In India’platforms as part
of ‘Aatmanirbharta’.
The weapon systems
executed operational ma-
noeuvres in a combined
arms firing exercise in-
volving armour, mecha-
nised infantry, artillery,
army air defence and
aviation assets at Pokhran
Field Firing Range.
Fiery Indian Tank marching ahead in a desert storm during Desert
Strike exercise in Pokhran Field Firing Range on Wednesday.
Fire power demonstration of ALH helicopter Dhruv and Arjun tank
at Pokhran Field Firing Range on Wednesday.
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RAJASTHAN 02
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RakshaBandhancelebratedacrossRajwithjoy
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
On the occasion of
Rakshabandhan on
Wednesday, the female
beneficiaries who re-
ceived the first guarantee
card and the first cylinder
of Rs 500, tied Raksha
Sutra on the wrist of Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot at
the CMR. Pooja Devi and
Sarju Devi, residents of
Mahapura, Jaipur, tied
Rakhi and thanked the
Chief Minister for various
public welfare schemes
including ‘Mehangai Ra-
hat Camp’ and IG Gas
CylinderSubsidyScheme.
Pooja Devi said that
alongwithgascylinderfor
Rs. 500, she has benefited
from schemes like An-
napurna Ration Kit, Chi-
ranjeevi Insurance of Rs.
25 lakh, Accident Insur-
ance of Rs. 10 lakh, free
electricity up to 100 units.
Sarju Devi said that she
has got relief from infla-
tion due to decisions like
25 days additional em-
ployment in MNREGA.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner
BSF men guarding In-
dia’s borders in Bikaner
were reminded of their
families and their homes
as women guards tied
Rakhi’s (sacred thread)
on their wrists on Rak-
sha Bandhan on Wednes-
day. BSF DIG Pushpen-
dra Singh Rathore said
that this is our culture as
our brothers take oath to
protect their sisters and
today women BSF
guards tied rakhi to BSF
jawans.
Women guard Man-
jeet Kaur said that she is
missing home on this
festival, but the soldiers
posted at the border are
also a part of her family
and they also get solace
by tying Rakhi on wrists
of the soldiers.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur
Jaipur will become the
first city to have three
leopard safaris! Work is
going on at a fast pace on
the third leopard safari in
Myla Bagh and Beed Pa-
pad forest area. Recently,
the Forest Dept had re-
leased Rs 2 crore for Na-
hargarh Leopard Safari.
Safari track and other fa-
cilities are being devel-
oped in Myla Bagh area.
Entry into Leopard Sa-
fari can be done from
Vidyadhar Nagar and the
department plans to start
leopard safari by Septem-
ber. 2 routes from Myla
Bagh to Kishan Bagh and
NBP toAudhi Ram Sagar
will be started.At present,
leopard safari is already
running in Jhalana and
Amagarh.
FirstIndiaBureau
Jaipur
Itwillbeeasyforpeopleof
state to travel to Vaishnav
DeviDhamthroughDelhi-
Katra Expressway as Jam-
nagar Expressway will be
connected to Delhi-Katra
Expressway near Sultan-
pur Lodhi in Kapurthala
district.Aconnectinghigh-
way will be made to con-
nectLudhianatoAmritsar-
Jamnagar corridor and Rs
2,500 crore will be spent
onthe75km4-laneLudhi-
ana-Bhatinda Greenfield
Highway. It will connect
major cities to Ludhiana
Theconstructionofthis
route will increase busi-
ness activities between
Rajasthan Punjab. Ben-
efit of direct connectivity
will be available from Ra-
jasthan to Kullu-Manali
via Ludhiana through the
128 km long Ludhiana-
Rupnagar Greenfield
Highway at a cost of
4,350 crore rupees.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Rajasthan Industries
and Commerce Depart-
ment has declared the list
of awardees under differ-
ent categories of ‘Ra-
jasthan Udyog Ratna
Award- 2022-2023’.
Industries Minister
Shakuntala Rawat an-
nounced the names, em-
phasizing recognition for
micro, small, and medium
enterprises (MSMEs).
A total of 9 entrepre-
neurs will receive the Ra-
jasthan Udyog Ratna
Awards. The awardees in-
clude Lotus Hi-Tech In-
dustriesofUdaipur(Micro
Enterprises category),
Sarda Metal Powders LLP
(Small Enterprises catego-
ry), Suvidhi Rayons Pvt.
Ltd. and Uniclean Health-
care Pvt. Ltd. (Medium
Enterprises category).
The award ceremony is
scheduled for September
17 on MSME Day.
First India Bureau
Kota
Women social workers
celebrated the festival of
Raksha Bandhan on
Wednesday by tying ra-
khi to Speaker Om Birla.
Workers from different
areas of the city gathered
at the Lok Sabha camp
office on Wednesday
evening.
There in the auspi-
cious time everyone tied
rakhi to Speaker Birla by
applying Tilak and
prayed for his healthy
life and longevity.
Speaker Birla thanked
everyone and said that as
an elder brother, he will
fulfill his responsibili-
ties towards his sisters.
Kavita Pachwaria,
Asha Trivedi, Poonam
Jain,Arpana Saini, Paras
Kanwar, Sunita Samaria,
Monica Maheshwari,
Deeksha Sharma etc.
were present on this oc-
casion.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
On the occasion of
Rakshabandhan festival,
the state government has
accorded another relief
for the women and girls
of the state as the period
of one day free travel in
Rajasthan Roadways has
been extended by one
more day. In such a situ-
ation, now women and
girls will be able to travel
free in roadways buses
even after Wednesday
and Thursday.
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot made the official
announcement of extend-
ing the period of free
travel in Rajasthan Road-
ways buses by one more
day. CM Gehlot said,
“Since the auspicious
time for tying Rakhis on
Rakshabandhan is during
night time, our sisters,
daughters and mothers
will travel today as well
as tomorrow(Thursady).”
BSF jawans celebrate Rakshabandhan, female
guards ties Rakhi to DIG Pushpendra Singh
CM Ashok Gehlot, Sunita Gehlot, Vaibhav Gehlot, and Sonia Gehlot posing for a
family photo to mark the celebration on Raksha Bandhan on Wednesday.
CM Ashok Gehlot’s daughter Sonia Gehlot applying
tilak on Raksha Bandhan on Wednesday.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla with the women social workers of the
Kota city at the Lok Sabha camp office on Wednesday evening.
Women guards of BSF tying
Rakhi to DIG Pushpendra
S Rathore in Bikaner on
Wednesday. (Inset) School
students also visited border
post and tied the Rakhi.
A woman tying rakhi to her brother in the Jaipur Central Jail on
Wednesday. MUKESH KIRADOO
2 routes from Myla Bagh to Kishan Bagh and NBP to Audhi Ram
Sagar will be started for the proposed Safari. FILE
Sisters of Martyer Inder Singh tying knot to statue of their brother
in Jhunjhunu on Wednesday.
CM Ashok Gehlot, Sunita Gehlot, Sonia Gehlot giving gifts to Sarju Devi, Pooja Devi on Raksha Bandhan at CMR on Wednesday.
CM Gehlot’s
free travel gift for
women extended
till midnight today
Governor Kalraj Mishra and CM Ashok Gehlot extend their wishes; beneficiaries who
received first guarantee card first cylinder of Rs 500, tied Rakhi to CM Ashok Gehlot
BirlacelebratesRakshaBandhan
withsocialworkersinKota
Jaipur to get 3rd Leopard safari
soon at Myla Bagh, Beed Papad
Travelling to Vaishno devi to
turn easy with new expressway
Names for Rajasthan Udyog
Ratna Award-23 announced
RAKSHA BANDHAN
Advance version of
‘Akash’ missile fired
In the exercise, the
advanced version of
the Akash missile was
also fired. It is adept at
easily hitting fighter jets,
drones, cruise missiles,
air-to-surface missiles
and even ballistic
missiles. The air-to-air
missile, having a range of
upto 30 km can carry up
to 60 kg load at a time.
Anti-tank ‘Helina’
missile also tested
Anti-tank guided
missile ‘Helina’ was
also successfully tested.
The Helina Guided Missile
System is one of world’s
most advanced anti-tank
weapons. This missile
was launched from an
advanced light helicopter.
The test was conducted
by scientists from DRDO,
Indian Army and IAF.
‘Arjun’ roars loud in the battlefield
Arjun tank also roared in the battlefield. The
powerful tank can force the enemy to step back
in war. It is compared to the T-90. Mark 1A version is
an upgraded version of Arjun tank. It can shoot down
helicopters in a range of up to 2 kilometers. For this,
an anti-aircraft gun is mounted at the top of the tank.
Tying Raksha Sutra
Sisters of Prajapita Brahmakumari Ishwariya
Vishwavidyalaya tied Rakhi to Governor Kalraj Mishra
at the Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. The children of SOS
Balagram also tied Rakhi to Governor Kalraj Mishra at Raj
Bhavan to celebrate Rakshabandhan. Governor Kalraj
Mishra wished them a bright future and extended his
wishes on the Raksha Bandhan festival.

RAJASTHAN 03
Narpat Joya
Kuchaman City
Leader of Opposition
Rajendra Rathore on
Wednesday reached Ku-
chaman City and ex-
tended his support to the
ongoing protest over
the killing of two
youths, who were
crushed to death near
Ranasar village of Did-
wana district.
Rathore met the family
members and inquired
about the incident.” The
family members of the
deceased are staging a
protest outside Kucha-
man Police Station de-
manding a CBI investi-
gation into the matter.
Former CM Vasund-
hara Raje tweeted, “What
can be a bigger example
of Rajasthan’s poor legal
system that our state has
reached the second place
in the cases of Dalit
atrocities in the country
today. There should be an
impartial investigation in
the case of killing two
Dalit youths and injuring
a person in Ranasar vil-
lage. The culprits should
be punished.”
CRIME–ROUNDUP
93-yr-old priest murdered in Shiva
temple in Tonk, markets shut in protest
Manoj Sharma
Tonk
ahant Sant Si-
yaram Das was
murdered by
unknown miscreants in
Bhuriya Mahadev Tem-
ple located in the town.
As soon as the informa-
tion was received, Diggi
police station officer
Ayub Khan and SP Ra-
jarshi Raj Verma, along
with the FSL team from
Tonk reached the spot
and collected evidence.
The dog squad team also
arrived from Jaipur and
inspected the spot. The
markets in the town
were closed after the
saint’s murder.
Union Minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat tar-
geted CM Ashok Gehlot.
Shekhawat tweeted that it
was very sad to hear about
the brutal murder of a fa-
mous Mahant Saint Si-
yaram Das Baba Ji of
Tonk region.
In the murder case of
Siyaram Baba in Diggi,
the state unit of BJP has
formed a committee to
investigate the case. BJP
state president CP Joshi
has formed an organiza-
tional inquiry committee
wherein MP Swami
Sumedhanand Saraswa-
ti, MP Mahant Baba
Balak Nath and MP
Sukhbir Singh Jaunpuria
will go to Diggi and sub-
mit a report to CP Joshi
in this regard.
Villagers stage a sit-in protest outside the Bhuriya Mahadev
Temple in Tonk on Wednesday.
Rajendra Rathore participates in a sit-in demonstration outside
the police station in Kuchaman City on Wednesday.
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Relief from heat!
RTEviolations:Edudept
togotoughon24schools
‘Dept to initiate action to cancel recognition’
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur
The Education Depart-
ment is planning to take a
stern step against schools
on not giving admission
under RTI by cancelling
their recognition.
Jaipur’s district educa-
tion officer has sent a pro-
posal to the department
for cancelling recognition
of 24 private schools in
the district.
The move follows the
education department’s
proposal to cancel recog-
nition for these schools
that failed to adhere to
official regulations con-
cerning the admission of
underprivileged children
under RTI.
The scheme mandated
that 25 percent of seats be
reserved for needy chil-
dren but Jaipur’s 24 pri-
vate schools violated this.
This cancellation of rec-
ognition comes after re-
peated reminders and
warning letters were sent
to the schools, to which
they failed to respond.
GIRL ALLEGEDLY
GANGRAPED BY FOUR
MEN IN NATHDWARA
CONSTABLEKILLSSELF
INJAIPUR,DAUGHTER’S
ENGAGEMENTIN4DAYS
Rajsamand: A girl
was allegedly gang-
raped by four men
in Rajsamand district, police
said. Police informed the
accused, Govardhan Singh,
called the victim for his birth-
day party seven days ago
and then gang-raped her in
an inebriated state. “The ac-
cused called the girl at Hotel
Krishna Palace in Nathdwara
to celebrate his birthday.
When the girl arrived at the
hotel, Govardhan Singh
and his three friends were
drinking alcohol. The four ac-
cused then made the victim
to drink alcohol and then
gang-raped her. Following
the incident, the victim filed
an FIR in Nathdwara Police
Station,” police said.
Jaipur: A police
constable com-
mitted suicide
by hanging himself in
Jaipur on Wednesday. The
deceased constable has
been identified as Mangal
Chand Saini (45). He was
posted at Banipark police
station in the city. After
returning from his duty he
was found hanging in the
room the next morning.
The constable’s daughter
was about to get engaged
on September 3.
SECOND ACCUSED IN CONSTABLE PRAHLAD
SINGH MURDER CASE HELD IN BHARATPUR
DINESH MN VISITS KUCHAMAN OVER MURDER
OF TWO DALITS YOUTHS, 3 ACCUSED DETAINED
BJP STATE PREZ JOSHI FORMS COMMITTEE IN
DIDWANA DALIT YOUTHS MURDER CASE
Dausa: The Dausa Police has nabbed the
second accused wanted in the murder case of
constable Prahlad Singh. Police informed the
accused Saurabh Jat (19), a resident of Vijayapura
village of Karauli district, was arrested from Bharatpur
on Wednesday. “The interrogation of the accused
revealed that he lived in a rented house in Jaipur on
the pretext of preparing for the competition. He would
carry out bike theft incidents in Jaipur and later supply
it to Bharatpur,” said SP Vandita Rana.
Didwana: ADG (Crime) Dinesh MN on Wednes-
day reached Kuchaman sought detailed
information in the murder case of
two Dalits who were crushed to death by
miscreants near Ranasar village. ADG
Dinesh MN said that three accused in this
incident have been detained, while 16 ac-
cused have been identified. “Around 600
policemen from the entire Ajmer range
are making efforts to nab the accused,” said MN.
Jaipur: In the murder case of two Dalit youths
in Didwana, State BJP President CP Joshi
has formed a committee to look into the case.
The committee will be headed by Leader of Opposi-
tion Rajendra Rathore while Bhagirath Chaudhary and
Govardhan Lal Verma will also be in the committee.
Rajendra Rathore has gathered all the facts in the
case already and will submit the report to BJP State
President CP Joshi.
Barmer: A 19-years-old woman was kidnapped,
forcibly married and gang raped by her abductors
in Balotra district. A video of the incident in which
the abductor performing a wedding ritual by walking
around a fire lit in an isolated open ground also surfaced
on social media on Wednesday. Meanwhile on the basis
of victim’s complaint police had booked three for raping
her and detained the prime accused. Police had lodged
the case under section 447, 366 and 376(G) of IPC.
Bhanwarlal Bishnoi, SHO confirmed the report.
WOMAN FORCIBLY MARRIED GANGRAPED BY
ABDUCTORS IN BALOTRA; VIDEO SURFACES
STERN ACTION
IMAGE FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE
LIST OF 24 PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN JAIPUR PREPARED: RAJENDRA SWAN
District Education
Officer Rajendra
Kumar Swan stated
that the department has
now initiated action to
cancel recognition. “A list
of 24 private schools in
Jaipur district has been
prepared and forwarded to
the Education Department
director for approval. Rec-
ognition will be canceled
for those schools which
do not comply with the
admission rules for needy
children,” he said. The
District Education Officer
of Jaipur has prepared
a proposal to cancel the
recognition of 24 private
schools. In which Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan Vidyashram
School, Jaipur School
Rukmani Birla Modern High
School, Central Academy,
Warren Academy School,
Sanskar School, Modern
Public School, Vardhman
Shree Kalyan International
School, Vardhman Inter-
national School, Brightland
Girls Senior Secondary
School, Seedling Modern
High School, , Tagore
International School, Shri
Maheshwari Senior Sec-
ondary School, Neerja Modi
School, Seedling Public
School, Kapil Gyanpeeth,
Maharaja Sawai Bhawani
Singh School, Maharaja
Sawai Mansingh Vidyalaya,
St. Adams Convent School,
Cambridge Court World
School, Gyan Vihar School,
The Palace School A pro-
posal has been prepared
to cancel the recognition of
Defense Public School and
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Vidya Ashram School.
Tragic Wednesday
2 die,5injuredascontainer
collideswithautoinSirohi
First India Bureau
Sirohi
There was a massive col-
lision between a contain-
er and an auto-rickshaw
on the four-lane highway
near Saraneshwarji tem-
ple. In the accident, two
women traveling in the
auto died on the spot,
while five people were
injured in the accident.
After the incident, all the
injured were admitted to
the trauma centre. The
passengers were return-
ing home to Meramand-
wada village after visit-
ing SarneshwarJi temple
when the accident oc-
curred. Upon receiving
the information, police
reached the spot
and started investigating
the incident. The bodies
of both the deceased
women have been kept
in the district hospital
morgue. The bodies of
the deceased will be
handed over soon to the
family members.
Ahead of state polls
Doublemurdertriggers
politicalrowinKuchaman
Former CAG
Mehrishi to be
shifted to Delhi
AIIMS today
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur
Former CAG Rajiv
Mehrishi, who has been
admitted to the hospital
after sustaining injury as
a result of a fall from a
bike, will be referred
from Jaipur to Delhi
AIIMS on Thursday. At
present, Mehrishi’s treat-
ment is going on in
Jaipur’s Soni Hospital.
Mehrishi’s CT scan has
been done for the fourth
time in the last 3 days and
according to doctors,
there is no change in Ma-
harishi’s last 3 CT re-
ports. However, accord-
ing to doctors, Mehrishi’s
condition remains stable.
Mehrishi suddenly fell
unconscious while riding
a bicycle 3 days ago and
during this, there was in-
ternal bleeding due to a
head injury.
UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLE HITS MOTORCYCLE,
TWO DEAD, TWO INJURED IN RAJSAMAND
2KILLEDBYARMY
VEHICLEINJAISALMER
DHOLPUR:SONKILLED;
PARENTSINJURED
Rajsamand: Two people were killed while two
others were injured in Bhim town of Rajsamand
district on Wednesday after their motorcycle was
hit by an unidentified vehicle. Police informed the incident
took place in Jaitpura village under the Bar Police Station
area. “The victims were hit by a speeding unidentified
vehicle which killed two of them on the spot. The other
two injured people were rushed to hospital for treatment.
The bodies have been shifted to a nearby mortuary and
the matter is being investigated,” police said.
Jaisalmer: Two
people were killed
in Jaisalmer on
Wednesday after their
motorcycle was hit by
an army vehicle. Police
informed the deceased
have been identified as
Kailash Dilip. “The
incident took place
near Transport Nagar
Chauraha in Jaisalmer on
Wednesday. The army
vehicle hit the motorcycle
due to which both died
on the spot. The bodies
have been shifted to
mortuary for the post-
mortem,” police said.
Dholpur: A
5-yr-old boy was
killed while his
parents were injured in
Maniya area of Dholpur
district on Wednesday
after a speeding truck
hit their motorcycle from
behind. Police informed
the deceased has been
identified as Aahan. “The
couple was heading
towards Dholpur from
Agra when they were
hit by a truck near the
Maniya area. The boy
died on the spot while the
parents were injured in
the mishap,” police said.
Residents of the Pink City woke up to a pleasant weather and rain on Wednesday morning. Mild to moderate showers continued in the state.
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FOCUSING
G20 IN INDIA
One of focal issues was
Presidency of G -20
group which is with India
now and will be taken
over by Brazil and South
Africa in 2024 and 2025
respectively. All BRICS
members reaffirmed
importance of G-20 to
continue playing role of
premier multilateral forum
in international economic
and financial cooperation.
It will play a balanced role
between developing and
developed economies
to seek the global
challenges. A successful
hosting of G-20 Summit
and adoption of a joint
communique at Delhi in
Sep 2023 will pave way
for bigger role of Global
South in world affairs.
MAJOR OUTCOME OF JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT
BRICSTURNSINTOBRICSPLUS
Col Rajesh
Bhukar
ThewriterisaPostGraduate
inInternationalStudies,
AlumniofDefenceServices
StaffCollege,Wellingtonand
CollegeofCombat,Mhow
he BRICS
group of
m a j o r
emerging
economies
- Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa -
held its 15th heads of state
and government summit
in Johannesburg from 22
to 24Aug 2023. It was at-
tended by South African
President Cyril Ramapho-
sa, Chinese President Xi
Jinping, Brazil’s Presi-
dent Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva and Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
in person and Russian
President Vladimir Putin
who was represented by
his Foreign Minister Ser-
gei Lavrov attended the
Summit virtually. BRICS
as a platform represents
42% of the world popula-
tion, 30% of the world’s
territory, 23% of global
GDP, and around 18% of
world trade. The BRIC
that came into being in
2001 and came to be
known as the BRICS by
addition of South Africa
in 2010 and will become
the BRICS Plus from 01
Jan 2024. The BRICS
started primarily as an
economic pillar, has now
diversified considerably
to include security, health,
science and technology,
culture and civil society.
Role of BRICS has also
been very important in the
context of being a pres-
sure group on the ques-
tion of reform of multilat-
eralism and also on the
question of reform of
global governance institu-
tions. BRICS sees itself as
a bridge between devel-
oping countries and de-
veloped world and takes
up issues which are very
relevant to the developing
countries also known as
‘Global South’.
This was the first in-
person meeting since the
COVID Pandemic in
2019 and Russian inva-
sion of Ukraine in 2022,
an event that has cast a
long shadow not only
over global stability, but
food, fertilizer and fuel
(energy) security. Given
its composition, BRICS
deliberations were per-
ceived to carry a “coun-
ter-western” slant with
the US and EU hoping to
“isolate” Russia over the
conflict with help of
South Africa and some
other invitee countries.
The Summit also had Bra-
zil represented by Luiz
Inácio Lula da Silva Lula
who is known socialist
with anti-western politics
than his predecessor Pres-
ident Bolsonaro.
A total of 44 countries
had shown interest in
joining BRICS and of
these 23 countries applied
for BRICS membership.
China and Russia were in
favour of maximum
members joining the
group but the Indian and
Brazilian view to have
strict parameters for new
membership prevailed
and finally only six mem-
bers were admitted.These
new members that will be
effective from 01 Jan
2024 are:- Argentina,
Ethiopia, Iran, SaudiAra-
bia, Egypt and the United
Arab Emirates. This ex-
pansion is with a hope
that the club of large and
populous emerging econ-
omies will facilitate re-
shape the global order.
The original BRIC mem-
bers had two things in
common: large econo-
mies, and high potential
growth rates.The expand-
ed BRICS-11 is a less co-
herent group as some are
going through crises, oth-
ers are thriving. This
could signal an expansion
of the agenda beyond eco-
nomics”. African coun-
tries were looking to the
BRICS grouping to help
them with infrastructure
and development. This
step has been hailed by all
the BRICS members and
South Africa has clearly
spelt it out that BRICS
Plus is definitely not an
anti-Western platform.
The US and other western
countries remain guarded
about the possibility of
BRICS becoming a new
centre of power but have
the US do not consider
BRICS as a geopolitical
group or a direct threat to
western interests. This
move may make the bloc
stronger but there are
fears that this may en-
hance Chinese influence
in the group.
Other than expansion of
BRICStheotherimportant
eventsandoutcomeswere,
mutual agreement to deal
withterrorism,multilateral
reforms, digital economy,
trade and food security.All
members agreed on the re-
forms to be carried out at
UNtoreflectmodernpow-
er realities.After extensive
deliberations among the
emerging market econo-
mies, leaders agreed on
plans to accelerate growth
and sustainable develop-
ment for member states.
The Johannesburg Decla-
ration 2 calls for the peace-
ful resolution to global
conflicts,especiallycalling
for diplomatic talks to re-
solve the crisis in Niger,
Libya,aceasefireinSudan
and furtherance of middle
east peace process. The
declaration highlighted the
mutuallybeneficialBRICS
cooperationunderthethree
pillarsofpoliticalandsecu-
rity, economic and finan-
cial, and cultural and peo-
ple-to-people cooperation
and to enhancing strategic
partnership for the benefit
of people through the pro-
motion of peace, a more
representative, fairer inter-
national order, a reinvigor-
atedandreformedmultilat-
eral system, sustainable
developmentandinclusive
growth. The Ukraine con-
flict did not appear as any
controversial issue and nor
were there any direct ad-
verse references to US or
westernnationsinthereso-
lution. There was unani-
mous agreement on en-
hanced role of the BRICS
Contingent Reserve Ar-
rangement (CRA) and the
New Development Bank
(NDB) for enhanced mu-
tual cooperation in finan-
cial sectors.
One of the focal issues
was Presidency of G -20
group which is with India
nowandwillbetakenover
by Brazil and SouthAfrica
in 2024 and 2025 respec-
tively. All BRICS mem-
bers reaffirmed the impor-
tance of G-20 to continue
playing role of premier
multilateral forum in the
field of international eco-
nomic and financial coop-
erationandplayabalanced
role between developing
and developed economies
to seek the global chal-
lenges. A successful host-
ing of G-20 Summit and
adoptionofajointcommu-
nique at Delhi in Sep 2023
will pave way for bigger
role of Global South in
world affairs.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
Expanded BRICS-11
A total of 44 countries had shown interest in
joining BRICS and of these 23 countries applied
for BRICS membership. China and Russia were in
favour of maximum members joining the group
but the Indian and Brazilian view to have strict
parameters for new membership prevailed and
finally only six members were admitted. This
expansion is with a hope that the club of large
and populous emerging economies will facilitate
reshape the global order. The original BRIC
members had two things in common: large
economies, and high potential growth rates. The
expanded BRICS-11 is a less coherent group as
some are going through crises, others are
thriving. This could signal an expansion of the
agenda beyond economics. The new members
that will be effective from 01 Jan 2024.
NEW MEMBERS OF
THE BRICS ARE...
z ARGENTINA
z ETHIOPIA
z IRAN
z SAUDI ARABIA
z EGYPT
z UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
JOHANNESBURG
DECLARATION 2
CALLS FOR...
z The peaceful resolution
to global conflicts,
especially calling
for diplomatic talks
to resolve the crisis
in Niger, Libya, a
ceasefire in Sudan and
furtherance of middle
east peace process.
z The mutually beneficial
BRICS cooperation
under the three pillars
of political and security,
economic and financial,
and cultural and people-
to-people cooperation
and to enhancing
strategic partnership
for benefit of people
through the promotion
of peace
z A more representative,
fairer international order,
a reinvigorated and
reformed multilateral
system, sustainable
development and
inclusive growth.
z The Ukraine conflict
did not appear as any
controversial issue
and nor were there
any direct adverse
references to US or
western nations in the
resolution.
z There was unanimous
agreement on enhanced
role of the BRICS
CRA and the NDB
for enhanced mutual
cooperation in
financial sectors.

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INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY
Principal Secy to PM chairs meet of Coordination panel
Agencies
New Delhi
rincipal Secre-
tarytothePrime
Minister, Dr P.
K. Mishra chaired the 9th
meeting of the G20 Coor-
dination Committee on
30 August 2023.
Principal Secretary
took stock of arrange-
ments for the G20 New
Delhi Leaders’ Summit,
including logistical, pro-
tocol, security and me-
dia-related arrangements.
The meeting was at-
tended by senior officers
from G20 Secretariat and
Ministries of External
Affairs, Home, Culture,
Information and Broad-
casting and the Depart-
ment of Telecom.
Principal Secretary
also reviewed progress in
installation of the Nataraj
statue at the venue and
programme for Spouses
of visiting leaders which
has been especially cu-
rated for the guests.
For the first time, a
mobile App has been
made for G20, called
‘G20 India’which is now
available for download,
both onAndroid and iOS.
G20 delegates and
members of the media
will also witness digital
India first hand through
the ‘Innovation Hub’and
‘Digital India Experien-
tial Hub’which are being
set up at Bharat Manda-
pam.
G20 logo installed near IGI Airport in preparation for the G20
Summit, in New Delhi, Wednesday. PTI
P
INDIA 05
DoesCongMoUrequireRahulto
breakmoraleofourforces:BJP
PTI
New Delhi
The BJP on Wednesday
flagged a 2008 MoU be-
tween the Congress and
Chinese Community
Party to target Rahul
Gandhi, asking if the
agreement required him
to work against India’s
interests and to hurt the
morale of Indian forces.
BJP’s Gaurav Bhatia’s
attack came hours after
Gandhi reiterated his
charge that PM Modi’s
assertion during the early
weeks of the Ladakh
standoff that China had
not captured any part of
Indian territory was an
“absolute lie”. “The
whole of Ladakh knows
that China has usurped
our land,” said Gandhi.
Bhatia said China cap-
tured over 43,000 sq km
of Indian land when
Jawaharlal Nehru was
PM and asked if Gandhi
believed the Congress
leader his great grand-
father was a “traitor”.
BASELESSALLEGATIONS,
SAYSPRALHADJOSHI
New Delhi: Union
Minister Pralhad
Joshi on Wednes-
day flayed Rahul Gandhi
for claiming that China has
usurped India’s land and
accused him of making
“baseless allegations”.
China grabbed India’s
land during the Jawaharlal
Nehru’s tenure as prime
minister, he said. Joshi’s
reaction came after Gandhi
termed as “very serious”
the issue of China releas-
ing a “standard map” that
laid claim over Arunachal
Pradesh and Aksai Chin,
and claimed the neighbour-
ing country has already
taken India’s land in
Ladakh and Prime Minister
Narendra Modi should
speak on the issue. “Rahul
Gandhi’s allegations are
baseless,” Union Minister
Pralhad Joshi told PTI.
Union Minister Pralhad
Joshi on Wednesday also
said that Congress MP Ra-
hul Gandhi has more faith
in what China states rather
than in his own country’s
foreign ministry and de-
fence ministry personnel.
CHINA MAP ISSUE ‘VERY SERIOUS’,
PM SHOULD SPEAK ON IT: RAGA
CHINA ASSERTING CLAIM ON AP IS
‘NOT A NEW THING’: KAPIL SIBAL
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Wednesday termed
as “very serious” the issue of
China releasing a “standard map” that laid
claim over Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai
Chin, saying the neighbouring country
had already taken India’s land in Ladakh.
Gandhi told reporters, “This map issue is
very serious but they have already taken
away our land and the PM should say
something about that too,” he said.
New Delhi: Senior advocate
Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said
that China asserting a claim on
Arunachal Pradesh is ‘not a new thing’.
“We already know that the Aksai Chin has
been under China for many years...That
is not a new thing...China’s claim on some
portions of Arunachal Pradesh is also not
a new thing,” Kapil Sibal said adding that
EAM himself has said that China is a big-
ger economic power than us.
Excisecase:Nooneisabovelaw;
AAPfearsKejriwal’sarrest:BJP
“PM gave great gift
to women”: Pradhan
on LPG prices cut
PTI
New Delhi
The arrest of an ED offi-
cial for allegedly taking a
bribe to favour an accused
in the Delhi excise scam
case has sent the message
that no one is above law,
and has also left the AAP
jittery as it fears “king-
pin”Arvind Kejriwal will
also be behind bars.
BJP spokesperson
Gaurav Bhatia hit out at
the AAP after its leader
Sanjay Singh questioned
the excise scam case fol-
lowing the official’s ar-
rest. Bhatia said courts
have rejected AAP’s plea
against the matter and
former Delhi deputy CM
Manish Sisodia has been
“languishing in jail for
over six months.
Sisodia had moved the
SC against the case within
days of his arrest but his
plea was rejected and he
has not been given bail
despite numerous efforts,
Bhatia told reporters, ridi-
culing Singh’s claim of an
“imaginary scam” when
probe agencies have filed
chargesheet in court.
Agencies
New Delhi
Union Education Minis-
ter Dharmendra Pradhan
on Wednesday said that
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi gave a great gift to
the women of the coun-
try by reducing the prices
of the LPG cylinder.
Effective from
Wednesday, the price of
a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder
will be reduced by Rs
200 across the country.
In Delhi, for instance,
the decision will bring
down the cost of a 14.2
kg cylinder from the ex-
isting Rs 1,103 per cyl-
inder to Rs 903.
The Centre had on
Tuesday announced a re-
duction in the prices of
cooking gas by Rs 200
per cylinder.
The government called
it a gift to the “sisters” of
the country so as to make
the lives of the women in
the country comfortable
while on the contrary, the
Opposition was quick to
label the move as a ‘po-
litical gimmick’.
PM Modi earlier said
that the reduction in
prices of cooking gas
cylinders will make the
lives of women easier.
‘WANT KEJRIWAL TO
BE PM CANDIDATE’
New Delhi: Setting
the cat among the
pigeons ahead of
the third meeting of the
Opposition bloc - In-
dian (INDIA) - Aam Admi
Party (AAP) spokesperson
Priyanka Kakkar said she
would want party convenor
and Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal to be the
alliance’s prime ministerial
candidate. On Wednesday,
Kakkar said, “If you ask
me, I would want Arvind
Kejriwal to be the Prime
Ministerial candidate (of
the Opposition alliance).”
NOT IN PM RACE,
SAYS AAP’S ATISHI
New Delhi: Delhi
finance minister Ati-
shi on Wednesday
said the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) national convener
and Delhi CM Arvind Kejri-
wal was not in the running
to become the prime min-
ister of the country. Atishi’s
statement came hours after
the AAP’s chief spokes-
person Priyanka Kakkar
said she would like Arvind
Kejriwal to be the INDIA
bloc’s prime ministerial
candidate. Atishi, however,
said that could be Kakkar’s
personal opinion.
Cong to replicate work by its govt across India: RaGa
PTI
Mysuru
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Wednesday
saidthatthepartyhashon-
oured the key pre-poll
promisesmadetothepeo-
ple in Karnataka and that
the “work” carried out by
the Siddaramaiah-led
governmentwouldberep-
licated across the country.
Seeking to fulfill an-
other key pre-poll prom-
ise, the Congress govern-
ment in Karnataka on
Wednesday launched the
‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme
offering a monthly assis-
tance of Rs 2,000 to about
1.1 crore women who are
heads of their households.
AICC President M
Mallikarjun Kharge, who
launched the scheme,
was present along with
party MP Rahul Gandhi,
Chief Minister Siddara-
maiah and his deputy D
K Shivakumar at the pub-
lic function held on Ma-
haraja College grounds
and attended by tens of
thousands of people.
Earlier, the CM had
said that his government
has already implemented
three of the five ‘guaran-
tees’ (pre-poll promises)
-- ‘Shakti’, ‘Gruha Jy-
othi’ and ‘Annabhagya’
-- and noted that ‘Gruha
Lakshmi’ is the fourth
one. The government has
earmarked Rs 17,500
crore for the ‘Gruha Lak-
shmi’ programme in the
current financial year.
The fifth guarantee
‘Yuva Nidhi’ (Youth
Fund) promises to give
Rs 3000 and Rs 1,500 a
month to the unemployed
graduates and diploma
holders, respectively,
who failed to get a job
even after six months of
clearing the exam in the
2022-23 academic year.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader
Rahul Gandhi and others during the launch of 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme, in Mysuru PTI
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia
Yesterday, PM gave a
great gift to the
women of the
country… In Odisha
when PM Modi took
the responsibility there
were 20-22 % LPG
connections. In Odisha,
there are 1 crore
households, out of
which 21 lakh houses
have LPG connections.
Now this number has
increased to 96 lakhs.
In this 53 lakhs,
connections are under
Ujjwala Yojana.
DHARMENDRAPRADHAN,
UNION EDUCATION MINISTER
WORK FOR POOR: RAGA
TAKES DIG AT CENTRE
Mysuru: Rahul Gan-
dhi on Wednesday
took a dig at the
BJP-led Central govern-
ment, saying that the
government should work
for the “poor and the weak”.
Gandhi said, “There is a
fashion in the country. The
government in Delhi (at the
Centre) works for billion-
aires...We think that the
government should work
for the poor and the weak.”
‘INDIAANDNDABOTH
‘ANTI-POOR,CASTEIST’
Lucknow: BSP
chief Mayawati
said her party will
“single-handedly” contest
the 2024 general elec-
tions. “BSP, like in 2007,
will single-handedly con-
test the upcoming general
elections and four state
assemblies. She also said
unlike BSP, NDA, INDIA,
most of the parties of both
coalitions are “anti-poor,
casteists and capitalists”.
‘FRAMING JOINT
CAMPAIGN STRATEGY’
Mumbai: Leaders
of the opposition
INDIA bloc will
hold hectic parleys during
a 2-day conclave starting
Thursday during which they
will announce a coordina-
tion panel and a logo for
the alliance. They would
chalk out a joint campaign
strategy to take on the NDA
in the Lok Sabha elections
and iron out the differences
among themselves.
India to highlight its
traditions, street
food for delegates
New Delhi: India will
highlight its digital
transformation, its long
and vibrant democratic
traditions, its artistic
splendour and its culinary
diversity including street
food at the G20 Summit
next month.
Section 144 imposed
till 12th September
for G20 Summit
New Delhi: Delhi
Police imposed
Section 144 CrPc to
restrict any large gather-
ings and prevent untoward
incidents or unlawful
activity. This directive will
be effective from August
29 to September 12.
Chefs ready with special vegetarian menu
New Delhi: The national capital is ready to
welcome guests from G20 nations with its
delicious foods and world-class tourist places.
According to sources, G20 delegates will be served
vegetarian foods at a Delhi hotel on September 9-10.
KanyaSumanglaYojana:
`10Kmorefrom2024-25
PTI
New Delhi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath be-
stowed a significant gift
upon the daughters of the
state by announcing an
increase in the amount of
the Mukhyamantri Kanya
Sumangla Yojana.The
CM said that the Double
Engine government is go-
ingtoincreasetheamount
of the Kanya Sumangala
scheme from `15,000 to
`25,000 from the finan-
cial year 2024-2025.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath hands over a 'cheque' to a beneficiary of
CM Kanya Sumangla Yojana, in Lucknow, on Wednesday. PTI
FROM P1…
Justafifthhaveanegative
viewoftheleader,accord-
ing to the report released
Tuesday ahead of the
Group of 20 leaders’sum-
mit in Delhi next month.
“Those who support the
governing parties in NDA
are much more likely to
say India’s influence is on
rise,” Pew said in the re-
port in reference to a coa-
lition Modi’s BJP leads.
“Men,too,aremorelikely
than women to believe In-
dia is getting stronger on
the world stage.” Around
seven in ten Indians said
the nation’s influence in
recent years have been
growing stronger while
less than a fifth think it is
getting weaker. The sur-
vey found 65% of Indian
respondents see US more
favorably whil 4 in 10 be-
lieve that Russia’s global
influence has strength-
ened. India stands out as
the only one of the 24 na-
tions surveyed this year
where a majority have a
favorable opinion of Rus-
siaandhaveconfidencein
President Putin, Pew said.
80% INDIANS...

FEMINA MISS INDIA WORLD 2022 ON INDIA HOSTING MISS WORLD 2023
My heart swells with pride, says Sini Shetty
PTI
New Delhi
emi-
n a
Miss
India World
2022 Sini
Shetty can’t
keep as India
hosting Miss
World 2023
this time.
Speaking to
ANI, Sini Shetty
said, “I am super excit-
ed. In fact, it’s happen-
ing in India in my home
country where I wel-
come 140 sisters across
the world and they get to
live and experience the
magic of India. Not only
the fact that I get to rep-
resent India but to host
everyone coming across
the World. To show what
magic the land of India
has. To represent the val-
ues, culture, food that
we have, immense diver-
sity and beauty of coun-
try India. My heart
swells with pride.“
She also sent a mes-
sage to the young girls
who are all set to par-
ticipate in the upcoming
edition of Miss World.
Miss India World said,
“Every girl is unique
that’s why they get se-
lected as a delegate from
their country and they
come here. They are
coming to India, so I just
want to tell them that I
am just a call away. If
they need anything at all.
They are coming to In-
dia, one of the most hos-
pitable countries in the
world and I am always
there for them.”
F
Bondoflove...Bondoftogetherness...
Agencies
New Delhi
Far away from their sib-
lings on Raksha Band-
han, the security person-
nel posted on the frontiers
got a taste of sibling love
on Wednesday as local
schoolgirls tied rakhis on
their hands in a show of
gratitude for the services
they render to ensure ci-
vilian protection.
In the Akhnoor sector
of Jammu and Kashmir,
schoolgirls were pictured
tying rakhis on the hands
of Indian Army jawans.
They were even seen ap-
plying ’tilak’ on their
foreheads and offering
prayers for them.
“They are here to pro-
tect us. So I felt it was my
responsibility to ac-
knowledge their services
and do our sibling duty
for them. We believe that
the rakhis we tied on
their hands will protect
them,” a schoolgirl said.
“The purpose of our
visit was to ensure that the
jawans posted on the bor-
ders, far away from their
homes and loved ones, do
notfeelleftoutoftheRak-
sha Bandhan celebrations.
Wearehereastheirsisters.
WeprayedtotheAlmighty
to keep them safe,” Geeta
Devi, the local sarpanch,
who organised the Raksha
Bandhancelebrationswith
the forces, said.
Women from different
communities tied Rakhi
to PM Modi’s mannequin
in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
RAKSHA BANDHAN
2023
WOMENOFFERGIFT
OFLIFE,SIBLINGLOVE
z Amid the ongoing
festive fervour of Raksha
Bandhan Wednesday,
Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind
district is set to register
its name for creating the
“world’s biggest rakhi”
ever, in the Guinness
World Records.
z Chhattisgarh Woman
Donates Kidney to Save
Brother on Raksha Band-
han. Sheelabai Pal said
that she took this decision
to save her brother’s life,
and on Raksha Bandhan
she pledged to protect
him.
z Family of 5 sisters
meet with their brother
who went missing over
17 years ago ahead
of Raksha Bandhan in
MP’s Mandsaur
z Rakhi stalls set up in
Gorakhpur jail to sell ‘Ra-
khi’ prepared by women
prisoners on Raksha
Bandhan
z MP: Thousands
Of Women Tie Rakhi
To Inmate Brothers At
Jabalpur Central Jail
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag
Singh Thakur celebrates festival of Raksha Bandhan with
Brahma Kumaris, in New Delhi on Wednesday. ANI
Banjara community womens tie ‘rakhi’
to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari “Raksha
Bandhan”, in Nagpur, on Wednesday.
WBCMMamata Banerjeemeets Bollywoodactors Amitabh
Bachchan,JayaBachchan,AbhishekAishwaryaRaiBachchan
others at theirresidenceinMumbai onWednesday. ANI
In a heartwarming gesture, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra, shared a nostalgic glimpse of her bond with brother Rahul
Gandhi on Instagram to celebrate Raksha Bandhan. She wrote,
“Love you the world, Rahul, always by your side, proud of you.
Warm greetings on Raksha Bandhan!
#RakshaBandhan embodies the beautiful bond
of love that binds brothers sisters. On this
auspicious occasion, let us resolve to stand by our ‘Nari
Shakti’ as they commit to take Bharat to greater glory.
Vice President of India @VPIndia
‘WANT TO BRING CROWN
BACK TO OUR COUNTRY’
Mumbai: Miss Diva
Universe 2023
Shweta Sharda
opened up about represent-
ing India at the upcoming
72nd Miss Universe pageant
in El Salvador. Shweta said,
“I’m very grateful to have got
this opportunity to represent
my country at Miss Universe
pageant. Everyone dreams
of representing their country
on any global stage at
least once in his or her
lifetime. I am privileged to
have got this opportunity
and I will put my heart
soul into it. I just want to
win the pageant bring the
crown back to India.”
PTI
New Delhi
The Delhi Commission
for Women (DCW) said
on Wednesday it had in-
tervened to ensure the
admission of an acid at-
tack survivor in a lead-
ing university of the na-
tional capital, after the
institute cancelled it cit-
ing a procedural lapse.
On December 14 last
year, the 17-year-old girl
was going to school in
Delhi’s Dwarka area
when two bike-borne
men allegedly threw
acid on her. Three
people were arrested by
the Delhi Police in con-
nection with the inci-
dent.
The DCW chief said
she has been in touch
with the girl’s family.
The panel received a
complaint from the girl
recently regarding her
admission in the univer-
sity. She said she was
selected for admission in
a coveted programme in
a college affiliated with
the university.
DCWhelpsacidattack
survivortogetadmitted
DCW chief Swati
Maliwal said she has
been in touch with the
girl’s family
‘Heavy rainfall activity to
continue over Andaman’
Agencies
New Delhi
Afreshheavyrainfallspell
is likely over Odisha-
Chhattisgarh-northAndhra
Pradesh, Telangana from
Saturday and isolated
heavy rainfall activity is
expected to continue over
Andaman-Nicobar islands
and extreme south Penin-
sular India during next 3-4
days, The India Meteoro-
logical Department (IMD)
said on Wednesday.
In Northeast India,
there is a forecast for light
to moderate scattered
rainfall, becoming fairly
widespread, with the pos-
sibility of isolated in-
stances of heavy rainfall.
“This weather pattern is
expected to occur over
Assam and Meghalaya on
Saturday and Sunday, and
over Nagaland, Manipur,
Mizoram, Tripura
throughout the upcoming
five days,” said the
weather forecast agency.
Villagers travel in a boat through a flooded area following
heavy rainfall, at Mayang village, in Morigaon on Wednesday.
President Droupadi Murmu with children during the celebrations of Raksha
Bandhan festival, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, on Wednesday. PTI
A student ties rakhi on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s wrist on the
occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival, in New Delhi on Wednesday. ANI
Women from both (Hindu Muslim) community tie ‘rakhi’ on the wrist of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel during the ‘Raksha Bandhan’ celebrations, at Indo-Bangladesh Border on Wednesday. PTI
Miss Diva Universe 2023 Shweta Sharda
Govt using
Aadhaar as a
weapon: Cong
Agencies
New Delhi
Congress on Wednesday
slammed the PM Modi-
led BJP government at
the Centre for mandating
payments for the MGN-
REGA via the Aadhaar
based payments system.
Congress leader Jairam
Ramesh said that the gov-
ernment is trying to delay
the inevitable with its
continued ‘experiments
with technology’ and it
must stop weaponising
Aadhaar and technology
to deny the most vulner-
able citizens their social
welfare benefits.
A girl ties ‘rakhi’ to UP CM Yogi Adityanath
at, in Lucknow, on Wednesday. PTI
Man booked on charges of rape and triple talaq
on plaint of his wife who changed her religion
New Delhi: An FIR has been registered against a
man from Maharashtra’s Thane district on charges of
rape and criminal intimidation after a 27-year-old woman
alleged that he married her by hiding his true identity,
forced her to convert to Islam, and then gave her triple
talaq, police said on Wednesday. Police are yet to arrest
the accused, identified as Raju alias Siraj Qureshi, a
police official said. As per the First Information Report
(FIR), the victim woman got separated from her husband
in 2018 and was taking care of herself and her seven-
year-old daughter.
Over 15,000 Indian tech workers moved to
Canada in 12 months, says new report
Ottawa: Over 15,000 Indian tech workers have
moved to Canada in the span of just 12 months, from
April 2022 to March 2023, indicating that the country has
emerged as a global magnet for tech industry talent,
according to Khalsa Vox. This surge in migration
positions India as the largest contributor to Canada’s
expanding tech workforce, as highlighted by a recent joint
report from The Technology Councils of North America
(TECNA) and Canada’s Tech Network (CTN). Of the more
than 32,000 tech professionals who sought greener
pastures, 15,097 chose Canada as their new home,
underscoring the nation’s allure in the tech industry.
CRUCIAL READ
`15.59 cr heroin
seized in Mizoram,
Tripura, 7 held
Aizawl/Agartala:
The security forces
have seized huge
quantities of heroin worth
Rs 15.59 crore and
arrested seven drug
peddlers during the past
24 hours in Mizoram and
Tripura, officials said on
Wednesday. Mizoram
Excise and Narcotics
department officials
seized 3,310 grams of
heroin valued at Rs
13.34 crore from 2 places
near Aizawl and arrested
four persons on Tuesday.
The 4 drug smugglers,
aged 25 to 40 years old,
are residents of Karim-
ganj Cachar districts of
southern Assam.
Assam to build 1,000
bew bridges by
2026: Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Assam:
Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma
on Wednesday said his
government will soon
start construction of
1,000 bridges across the
state. Inaugurating a
2.6-km-long flyover from
Kamakhya Gate to
Maligaon in Guwahati,
touted to be the longest
in Assam, Chief Minister
Himanta Sarma said the
state government has
completed 842 small and
big bridges in recent
times. The state’s PWD
department carried out
the project at an
investment of `420
crore.
INDIA 06

NEWS 07
HurricaneIdaliaunleashes
furyonFloridaandGeorgia
Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of
the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines.
Agencies
Florida
Hurricane Idalia slammed
into northwest Florida as
an“extremelydangerous”
Category 3 storm early
Wednesday, as officials
warned of catastrophic
impacts including storm
surges of up to 16 feet
(about five meters).
Authorities in the
southern US state de-
scribed Idalia and its po-
tentially deadly high surg-
ing waters as a once-in-a-
lifetime event for Flori-
da’s northwest coast, or-
dering mass evacuations
and issuing flood alerts.
More than 330,000
customers in Florida and
Georgia were without
electricity while rushing
water covered streets
near the coast.As the eye
moved inland, high
winds shredded signs,
sent sheet metal flying
and snapped tall trees.
“We have multiple
trees down, debris in the
roads, do not come,”
posted the fire and res-
cue department on the
island of Cedar Key,
where a tide gauge
measured the storm
surge at 6.8 feet (2 me-
ters) — enough to sub-
merge most of the down-
town. “We have propane
tanks blowing up all
over the island.”
Idalia came ashore in
the lightly populated Big
Bend region, where the
Florida Panhandle curves
into the peninsula. It
made landfall near Kea-
ton Beach at 7:45 a.m. as
a high-end Category 3
hurricane with maximum
sustained winds near 125
mph (205 kph).
Makes Landfall On Florida Coast United States Presidential Election 2024
Vivek Ramaswamy hopes
for stronger US-India ties
PTI
Washington
Indian American Repub-
lican presidential candi-
date Vivek Ramaswamy
has called for stronger
relationships with India,
South Korea and Japan
to reduce US' economic
dependence on China
and Taiwan.
Ramaswamy, 38,
whose poll numbers have
surged following the
maiden Republican pres-
idential primary debate
last week, spelt out his
plans and foreign policy
views on Tuesday.
He attacked another In-
dian American Republi-
can presidential candidate
Nikki Haley, who had
slammedhimforhisinex-
perienceonforeignpolicy
issues. “We will enter a
stronger partnership with
India that involves an In-
dian commitment to close
the Malacca Strait in the
event of a near-term con-
flict with Taiwan, and en-
ter stronger partnerships
with other allies including
South Korea and Japan to
reduce our economic de-
pendence on China and
Taiwan,” Ramaswamy
said. The entrepreneur-
turned-politician Ramas-
wamy said he favours
strategic clarity and advo-
cated that the US must
defendTaiwanvigorously
until America achieves
semiconductor independ-
ence, then resume the
posture of strategic ambi-
guity when the stakes are
lower for the US.
With 2024 in mind,
Joe Biden’s big
move to lower
drug prices
Quad foreign
ministers to meet
on sidelines of
UNGA next month
Agencies
Washington
US President Joe Biden,
who is campaigning for
reelection with a heavy
focus on easing voters'
financial woes, on Tues-
day launched a bid to
lower the cost of certain
prescription drugs -- a
move Big Pharma
pledged to continue bat-
tling in court.
Millions ofAmericans
are forced to choose be-
tween paying for medica-
tions they need to live, or
paying for food, rent, and
other basic necessities.
Those days are ending,
he pledged. The US pays
onaverage2.5timesmore
for prescription drugs
than countries such as
France, as per study.
Agencies
New Delhi
The foreign ministers of
the Quad countries are
likely to meet on the side-
lines of the United Na-
tions General Assembly
in New York next month
with a focus on expand-
ing overall cooperation in
the Indo-Pacific, people
familiar with matter said.
The Quad, comprising
India, the US, Japan and
Australia, has been focus-
ing on practical coopera-
tion to ensure a free and
open Indo-Pacific in the
backdrop of China’s in-
creasing military mus-
cle-flexing in the region.
The Quad foreign minis-
ters are expected to de-
liberate on ways to fur-
ther boost cooperation.
Rajasthan Premier League - Day 4th
BhilwaraBullscrushUdaipur
LakecityWarriorsby8wickets
First India Bureau
Jodhpur
Bhilwara Bulls vs
Udaipur Lakecity Warri-
ors, the first match of the
fourth day of Rajasthan
Premier League was held
at Barkatullah Khan Sta-
dium in Jodhpur.
In the match in which
Bhilwara Bulls won the
toss and decided to field,
Udaipur Lake City War-
riors had a very poor start
and the whole team was
able to score just 67 runs
in 14 overs 3 balls.
Bhilwara Bulls started
brilliantly and achieved
this target by scoring 71
runs in 6 overs and 4
balls. Bhilwara Bulls
bowler Lakhan Bharti
took 5 wickets for 12 runs
in three overs taking one
maiden over.Ajay Kukna
took three wickets for 13
runs in 4 overs with one
maiden over and Deepak
Chahar took two wickets
for 7 runs in 2 overs.
Bhilwara Bulls player
Arnav Gautam scored 41
runs in 17 balls with the
help of 5 sixes 1 four,
Zubair Ali scored 19 runs
in 15 balls with 3 fours,
Raj Sharma remained not
out after scoring 11 runs
in 8 balls with 1 four.
Twokilled,2injuredin
Kyivaftermissileattacks
ANI
Kyiv
At least two persons were
killed and two others in-
jured after Russian mis-
sile attacks on Ukraine’s
Kyiv in the early hours of
Wednesday, CNN report-
ed citing Kyiv’s Mayor
Vitaliy Klitschko. He
said fire and rescue ser-
vices continue to work at
the wreckage sites.
Klitschko said, “Fire
and rescue services con-
tinue to work at the
wreckage sites. In par-
ticular, in the Darnitsky
district and in four areas
in the Shevchenkivskiy
district of the capital.”
Meanwhile, Serhii
Popko, head of the Kyiv
city military administra-
tion, on Wednesday, said
Russia using drones and
missiles launched a “mas-
sive” attack on Kyiv on
Tuesday, CNN reported.
Agencies
Libreville, Gabon
Rebel officers in the oil-
rich central African state
of Gabon announced on
Wednesday they had
seized power following
disputed elections in
which PresidentAli Bon-
go Ondimba, in power
since 2009, had been de-
clared victor.
Ali Bongo, 64, whose
family has ruled Gabon
for over 55 years, was
placed under house arrest
and one of his sons ar-
rested for treason, the
coup leaders said.
In a dramatic pre-dawn
address, a group of offic-
ers declared all the insti-
tutions of the republic
had been dissolved, the
election results cancelled
and the borders closed.
Today, the country is
going through a serious
institutional, political,
economic and social
crisis, according to
the statement read on
state TV.
It was read by an of-
ficer flanked by a group
of a dozen army colonels,
members of the elite Re-
publican Guard, regular
soldiers and others.
Military Coup in
Africa’s Gabon,
Prez put under
house arrest
Praggnanandhaa returns
home to hero’s welcome
Agencies
New Delhi
The mood outside the ar-
rival hall of the Chennai
InternationalAirport was
festive as soon as dawn
broke on Wednesday as
the city awaited the ar-
rival of chess whizz kid
R. Praggnanandhaa.
A massive gathering of
people, including govern-
ment officials, students
from his schoolVelammal
Vidyalaya and a seizable
media contingent had
gatheredtoaccordahero’s
reception to the 18-year-
old who took the chess
world by storm as he fin-
ished runner-up to Mag-
nus Carlsen in the FIDE
WorldCup2023.Hemade
every Indian proud as he
bagged the silver medal in
the FIDE World Cup.
‘Catastrophic’ Storm
RARE BLUE SUPERMOON COULD RAISE TIDES TO EXACERBATE STORM SURGE
ASIA CUP WILL TEST OUR CHARACTER,
PERSONALITY, SAYS HARDIK PANDYA
New York: A rare blue supermoon
could raise tides above normal just
as Hurricane Idalia smashes its way
across Florida’s west coast, exacerbating
flooding from the storm. The moon will be
closest to the Earth on Wednesday, the day
Idalia made landfall in Florida. While a super-
moon can make for a spectacular backdrop
in photos of landmarks around the world, its
intensified gravitational pull also makes tides
higher. “I would say the timing is pretty bad
for this one,” said Brian Haines, the meteo-
rologist in charge at the National Weather
Service office in Charleston, South Carolina.
Mumbai: Star India all-rounder and vice-
captain Hardik Pandya said that the Asia Cup
will be a tournament that will test his team's
character and personality. In an interview', Pandya
delved into the significance
of the much-anticipated clash
between India and Pakistan at
the Asia Cup 2023. Reflecting
on the intense emotions evoked
by fans, Pandya emphasized
the team's focus on playing
exceptional cricket against a for-
midable opponent. He noted the
challenge of maintaining composure amid the fervour
surrounding such matches, underlining the need to
make calculated decisions rather than succumbing to
emotional impulses.
Over 140,000 customers in Florida were without
electricity, according to website PowerOutage.
Bhilwara Bulls Udaipur Lakecity Warriors players during their RPL
match at Barkatullah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur on Wednesday.
Women’s Edition Of Chess
(L-R) Women Grandmasters Anna Ushenina, Savitha Shri, Nino Batsiashvili, Wenjun
Ju, Koneru Humpy, Polina Shuvalova, Irina Krush, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika
Agarwal pose for photographs at 'draw of lots' ceremony for the second Women's
edition of Tata Steel Chess India : Rapid and Blitz, in Kolkata, on Wednesday.
PTI
RAHUL BRINGS GEHLOT
Team India arrives in Colombo for Asia Cup campaign
ANI
Colombo [Sri Lanka]
he Indian men’s
cricket team ar-
rived in Colom-
bo on Wednesday ahead
of the Asia Cup 2023
campaign opener against
Pakistan on September 2.
The Indian team ar-
rived at Colombo airport
on Wednesday and after
boarding the bus, experi-
enced batter Virat Kohli
and allrounder Hardik
Pandya were seen having
a conversation.
While Indian skipper
Rohit Sharma, Ravin-
dra Jadeja, Mohammad
Shami and India head
coach Rahul Dravid
were seen chatting and
sharing laughs while
sitting in the bus.
Intheircampaignopen-
er against Pakistan, the
Indian team will be with-
out star batter KL Rahul
who is progressing well
from the niggle he picked
after recovering from his
injury and will be under
the National Cricket
Academy(NCA)supervi-
sion till September 4 as
confirmed by Dravid in a
press conference.
“He (KL Rahul) had a
good week with us, he is
progressing really well
on the route that we want
to take, but he will be
unavailable for the first
part of the Kandy leg of
the trip. The NCAwill be
looking after him while
we are travelling. We will
reassess him on the fourth
(Sept 4) we will take it
from there,” Dravid said.
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli arrives in Colombo Wednesday for
the Asia Cup 2023. PTI
Debris that fell down from
the damaged house after a
Russian massive rocket attack
in Kyiv on Wednesday.
T
TURN DREAMS INTO REALITY`: ANAND MAHINDRA
TO INDIAN CHESS PRODIGY PRAGGNANANDHAA
Mumbai: With a long cherished dream of R Prag-
gnanandhaa’s parents to own an electric vehicle is set
to be fulfilled by Mahindra Mahindra, Group Chair-
man Anand Mahindra on Wednesday apprised the Indian
chess prodigy that the ultimate goal of a car manufacturer is
to “turn dreams into reality”. When followers on X suggested
Praggnanandhaa be gifted a ‘Thar’ after winning a silver
medal, Mahindra instead sought to encourage parents to intro-
duce their children to chess and proposed to give an XUV4OO
EV to his parents, while seeking opinion from MM Executive
Director CEO - Auto Farm Sectors Rajesh Jejurikar.
R Praggnanandhaa interacting with media at Chennai Airport
after arriving in the city on Wednesday.
Indian American President Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy
Ali Bongo Ondimba

First India Bureau
Kota
The escalating cases of
dengue have raised seri-
ous concerns, especially
due to the fatalities re-
sulting from multi-organ
failure and shock. Ad-
dressing this critical is-
sue, Lok Sabha Speaker
Om Birla emphasized the
significance of safe-
guarding every life and
taking proactive steps to
combat the outbreak.
Birla’s comments came
during a review of den-
gue prevention efforts.
Conducting the meet-
ing at the Medical Col-
lege premises, Speaker
Birla sought comprehen-
sive insights into the den-
gue situation in Kota.
Medical experts re-
vealed that the majority
of cases are concentrated
in Talwandi, Jawahar Na-
gar, and Mahavir Nagar,
predominantly affecting
individuals aged 15 to
22. They informed that
multiple teams have been
dispatched by the Chief
Medical and Health Of-
ficer to heighten aware-
ness and prevention ef-
forts. Birla stressed the
need for an extensive
awareness campaign, uti-
lizing social media, print,
electronic media, and
personal interactions to
educate the public about
dengue symptoms and
prevention measures.
He urged citizens and
hostel operators to regu-
larly clean coolers and
water tanks and consider
pesticide spraying in-
doors. Birla pointed out
that dengue tests in pri-
vate hospitals are expen-
sive. He urged authorities
to lower the testing costs.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
On Wednesday, feedback
wastakenfromtheleaders
of Bharatpur division by
the Congress screening
committee. During this,
Gangapur MLARamkesh
Meena said strongly ex-
pressed that ‘Congress
government will be
formed again’. “Historical
development work has
been done and govt has
made Gangapur city a dis-
trict. There is no anti-in-
cumbency wave any-
where. Gangapur’s Con-
gress is in my support.”
Minister Dr. Subhash
Gargalsometthecommit-
teeandsaidafterthemeet-
ing, “RLD’s alliance with
Congress will remain in-
tact. RLD is already in-
cluded in I.N.D.I.A. alli-
ance. So there is no ques-
tion of staying out of the
alliance in Rajasthan. I am
going to contest from
Bharatpur again.” During
the round of meetings,
Minister Shanti Dhariwal
also gave feedback.
Meanwhile, Congress
Screening Committee
Chairman Gaurav Gogoi
said after the meeting,
“The screening committee
is also meeting the people
of organization. We have
also met workers in PCC.
Theprocessofticketselec-
tion has just started.” Late
in evening, Gaurav Gogoi
reached CP Joshi’s resi-
dence for dinner.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
Congress has raised its
banner against BJP’s
yatras going out in four
directions. State Congress
President Govind Singh
Dotasra said that BJP’s
Chardisha Parivartan
Yatra is a yatra for change
of leadership of state BJP,
but it will be a super fail-
ure. BJP’s Parivartan
Yatras will start from Sep-
tember 2 in Rajasthan.
These yatras will reach all
200 assembly constituen-
cies from four different
places and directions.
During this period, a jour-
neyofmorethaneightand
ahalfthousandkilometers
will be covered and Kisan
Chaupal, youth motorcy-
cle rally, women’s meet-
ing and dalit chaupals will
also be organized.
Dotasra has completely
rejectedtheongoingspec-
ulations about LoPRajen-
draRathorecontestingthe
elections from Churu. He
said that I will not leave
Laxmangarh and go any-
where, if the party gives
ticketfromherethenIwill
contest the elections.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner
On Wednesday, Union
Law Minister Arjun
Meghwal held a special
conversation with First
India News and taking a
jibe at BJP leader Kailash
Meghwal, he stressed that
there is no need to take his
remarks so serious as his
nature is like that.
“He wants a ticket.
Maybe he fears that he
may not get it because he
is too old. Earlier also he
has threatened me from
the stage regarding the
ticket.Although this is not
mysubject,thepartygives
the ticket. But he has al-
ready said that if he does
not give the ticket, he will
scatter everything. Even
before this, many of his
statements have been in
discussion.” he said
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer
Ameen Khan, Con-
gress MLA from Sheo
assembly seat in Ra-
jasthan’s Barmer dis-
trict has called his own
party president dis-
honest. Talking to
journalists Congress
veteran leader Fateh
Khan, Congress dis-
trict president in Bar-
mer, is not loyal.
“I have told the
committee that if the
party refuses tickets
on the age ground,
then my son would be
the best choice for the
ticket from Sheo as-
sembly seat. Congress
will definitely win
from this seat if a tick-
et is given to me or my
son, said Khan.”
Khan, who contest-
ed a total of eight
elections and had
won four times, this
time again pitching
for his name for a
party ticket. He said
that if age is a hurdle
then a ticket should
be given to his son.
However, earlier
Khan had announced
his retirement from
politics while lobby-
ing for his son Sher
Mohhamad.
JLN MARG ROW
200 feet strip on JLN Marg continues to be contentious
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
he unresolved
matter of 200
feet strip on
both sides of Jawaharlal
Nehru Marg continues to
be a contentious issue af-
ter 23 years. Despite its
significance, the issue
has been repeatedly ig-
nored, raising questions
about its fate.
JDA’s coffers may be
filled with Rs 1000 crore
if the issue is resolved.
The strip located on
both sides of the JLN
road, which goes to
Jaipur International Air-
port, has remained unu-
tilized.
Despite the govern-
ment’s intention to de-
velop this stretch, little
progress has been made.
The Urban Develop-
ment and Housing de-
partment had issued a
regulation policy for
colonies on both sides of
Jawaharlal Nehru Marg
in 2002.
It mandated a 200 feet
strip on both sides of the
road from Mahaveer
garden to Jawahar circle.
Mahalaxmi Nagar,
Gokul Vatika, Kala Col-
ony, Shakti Nagar, Adi-
nath Nagar are among
the colonies which have
been regularized. Out of
the dedicated land, JDA
allotted land to Fortis
Hospital, World Trade
Park and Genpect but
colonies like Shri Vihar,
Panchsheel Enclave, Lal
Bahadur Nagar etc. have
not been regulated yet.
Taking advantage of
this, there are efforts to
encroach the land. Com-
plaints regarding people
occupying the land of
this strip are often re-
ceived in JDA.
Recently, a case of oc-
cupation of 12 thousand
square yards of land in
this strip under
Panchsheel Enclave
came to light following
which the JDA removed
the encroachment from
there.
Town planning ex-
perts propose a compre-
hensive plan to address
this issue. The experts
suggest that a concrete
and clear plan should be
made for the dedicated
land while focusing on
commercial use.
Experts estimate that
by implementing the
measures, JDAcould ac-
quire between 50,000 to
70,000 square meters of
land, potentially gener-
ating over Rs 1,000
crores in revenue from
auctions.
An aerial view of the JLN Marg. FILE
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language which is the source for Vedas, Sahstrams
and Kavyams. An ocean in itself, Sanskrit holds the
pearls of Indian culture and wisdom in it.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CMD Editor-in-Chief
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
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CongressMLAAmeen
Khancalledhisown
DCCprezdishonest
BJP’s yatra to change
leadership will be a
superfailure:Dotasra
Birla emphasizes significance
of safeguarding every life
Kailash Meghwal is right, We are
getting it investigated: CM Gehlot
Delhi Police seeks early hearing
in phone tapping case in HC
BJP will come to power
with thumping majority,
says GS Shekhawat
No need to take
Kailash’s remarks
seriously, says
Arjun Meghwal
Conggovtwillbeformedagain,
RajleadersassuretoGogoi
RLD’s alliance with the Congress will remain intact in
Rajasthan, says Rajasthan Minister Dr Subhash Garg
Cong also planning
a yatra to counter
BJP’s yatras; Kharge
to visit Raj on Sept 6
Experienced UDH
Minister Shanti
Dhariwal can
resolve the issue
PCC Chief GS Dotasra welcoming Screening Committee Chairman Gaurav Gogai, members Abhishek
Dutt and Ganesh Godial on their arrival at the PCC headquarters on Wednesday.
Govind Singh Dotasra paying floral tributes in PCC on the death
anniversary of late Shri Nathuram Mirdha on Wednesday.
Arjun Meghwal
Om Birla reviewing dengue situation in Kota on Wednesday. Dr.
Sangeeta Saxena, Dr. Nilesh Jain, Dr. RP Meena, Dr. Dhanraj Meena,
and other senior officials were also present in the meeting.
Union MInister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Luni, Jodhpur on
Wednesday.
From P1…
Therewashugecorruption
during the time of Arjun
Meghwal, it was sup-
pressed
Gehlot supported
KailashMeghwal’sallega-
tions and said, “Kailash
Meghwal is right. We are
getting it investigated. I
have come to know that
there was a lot of corrup-
tion during his (Arjun
Meghwal) time. It has
been suppressed. These
people have taken a stay
from the High Court. I
never interfere in Judici-
ary, RPSC, ACB. I have
never interfered in the
work of these institutions
in my life.”
We may have also
helped in making
many HC judges
Gehlot said, “We
must have helped in
appointing many
HighCourtjudges.25
years ago, the Chief
M i n i s t e r
used to
give rec-
ommendationsformaking
High Court judges. We
have seen that era too. We
were also MPs, Union
ministers. There were
many recommendations.
We may have also made
many recommendations
for making judges. Those
recommendations must
have had value some-
where. Many would have
become judges. After be-
coming a judge, I did not
talk to those people for the
rest of my life. I have my
own approach.”
No one can do what we
did for Hindus and
bovines
“I want to tell BJP, no one
can do what we did for
Hindus. No one
can take the de-
cisions we
have taken for
Gau mata. We
are spending 3
thousand crore
rupees on bo-
vines. 40,000 is
b e i n g
given
f o r
a cow that dies of lumpy
disease.Whoelseisgiving
this in the country?We are
coming with Kamdhenu
scheme. Getting temples
constructed. A corridor is
beingbuiltinthetempleof
Govind Dev Ji at a cost of
Rs 100 crore ,” he said.
We are ready if
Assembly Lok Sabha
polls are held together
On the question of prepa-
rations for holding assem-
bly and Lok Sabha elec-
tions simultaneously, Ge-
hlot said, “We are ready.
Even ifAssembly and Lok
Sabha elections are held
simultaneously, we are
fully prepared. The central
government can get any-
thing done.”
ED, Income Tax
officers should now
speak bluntly
Gehlotquestionedthecon-
dition of the investigating
agencies today. “It’s time
for CBI, ED, I-T to think.
They should clearly tell
their superiors that they
cannot do this,” he said.
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The Delhi Police has
filed an application in
Delhi High Court seek-
ing an early hearing in
the phone tapping case of
Rajasthan. “The investi-
gation of Delhi Police is
being affected due to de-
lay of hearing. The gov-
ernment machinery of
the state government is
not cooperating in the
investigation,” the appli-
cation stated.
The matter will come
up for hearing before
the single bench of Jus-
tice Vikas Mahajan in
the Delhi High Court.
Notably, the HC upheld
the relief granted to
CM OSD Lokesh Shar-
ma in the last hearing of
the case. The stay on
the arrest of Lokesh
Sharma was extended
till February 7 next
year. The FIR was filed
union minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat in
March 2021.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur
Union Jal Shakti Minister
Gajendra Singh Shekha-
wat on Wednesday said
that the BJP will come to
power with a thumping
majority in the state as-
sembly elections due later
this year. Talking to me-
dia, the Union Minister
stated that the BJP has
consistently served as an
effective opposition for
around five years.
“With the present state
govt’s inefficiency, cor-
ruption, and governance
failures, people are dissat-
isfied. They are ready to
throw Congress out of the
power,” he said. He said
that BJP is going to take
out Parivartan yatras from
all four corners of the
state to bolster the resolve
to establish a BJPgovern-
ment committed to effec-
tive governance. Shekha-
wat said that the yatrs will
cover 200 assembly con-
stituencies, fostering an
atmosphere that favors
the BJP’s emergence with
a strong mandate. He also
said that the Cong govt
has failed on all fronts and
people are suffering under
the Congress rule.
BUNKAR ASSURES OF SUITABLE RATES OF TESTING
District Collector OP Bunkar assured the issuance
of suitable orders regarding testing rates in private
hospitals. The meeting was attended by Medical
College Principal Dr. Sangeeta Saxena, Superintendent of
Super Specialty Block Dr. Nilesh Jain, Superintendent of
new hospital Dr. RP Meena, Superintendent of MBS Hospi-
tal Dr. Dhanraj Meena, and other senior officials.
Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat
Lokesh
Sharma

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nion Minister Smriti Irani says during
Bharat24 Summit, “Our Sena, Our
Senapati, Our Parcham are ready, the
question is that in battleground 2024,
who is there to wage a war against?” P11
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a k s h a
Bandhan,
an Indian
f e s t i v a l
celebrated
with much fanfare in
several parts of the
world, depicts the sa-
cred bond between
brothers and their sis-
ters. This festival
has held a signifi-
cant place in Hin-
du mythology
since times imme-
morial.
It represents the unconditional
love, protection and dedication shared
between brothers and sisters.As per the
ancient Hindu customs,
sisters tie a holy thread,
known as the rakhi
around the wrists of their
brothers in exchange for
the brothers’ commit-
ment to protect and sup-
port them throughout
their lives, on this day.
Now styling on Rak-
sha Bandhan has become
quite an important as-
pect of the celebrations.
It ranges from traditional
Indian outfits to modern
and even fusion clothing
ideas which demonstrates the vibe of
festivity. Here is some advice related to
attires to deck up for the day.
Styling ideas on Raksha Bandhan is all about
finding the right combination of fashion and
comfort. So, City First brings to you some tips
to dress up for the occasion.
Dhanushri
Vyas
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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Indo-Western Fusion: One of the most
popular apparel categories is Indo-
Western Fusion which is a hot cake
among the youth. It includes a chic
floor-length Anarkali dress with
modern shapes and designs.
Saree with a Twist: There are
numerous styles of draping
a saree and a pre-
stiched saree. You
can choose a stylish
georgette or chiffon
saree in pastel
colours and pair it
with an embroidered blouse and
modern jewellery.
Palazzo Suits: Palazzo Suits are adored
by the girls of all age groups. They look
spectacular and are very comfortable to
wear. It can be accessorized with a sleek
belt and boho-chic Kolhapuri shoes.
Jacket Lehenga: A fashionable look can
be achieved in a jacket-style lehenga as
well. It is a perfect ethnic wear option
for Raksha Bandhan. A flared skirt and
a jacket with exquisite embroidery or
mirror work can also be selected.
Bandhgala Suit: A trendy and
well-tailored bandh gala suit
exudes both refinement as
well as elegance. It is
mandatory to choose a
strong hue to give it a gala
look. Royal tints such as
purple and maroon with
embellishments will create
a perfect gala vibe. Wear
your suit with polished
leather shoes and a pocket
square.
Kurta with Dhoti trousers: A
classic kurta combined with
dhoti trousers embodies the
amalgamation of tradition
and style. Add an exclusive
touch with a bold brooch or
pocket square to ensure a
festive appearance.
Nehru Jacket with Jeans:
Wear a Nehru jacket over a
crisp shirt or kurta and fitted
jeans to stay fashionable yet
classic among the crowd. You
can also team this up with
loafers or suede shoes to
complete the appearance.
Contemporary Kurta: A
fashionable kurta with a
unique collar consisting of
asymmetric designs
combined with chinos or
slim-fit pants and loafers is
going to create a perfect
Raksha Bandhan look.
STYLING TIPS FOR GIRLS
STYLING TIPS FOR BOYS
JAIPUR, THURSDAY | AUGUST 31, 2023

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s we celebrate the
auspicious festival of
Raksha Bandhan, the
markets are adorned
with an array of vi-
brant and meaningful
rakhis, symbolizing
the unbreakable bond between brothers
and sisters. In recent years, a unique
and eco-friendly trend has emerged in
the realm of rakhis – those crafted from
cow dung. This innovative approach
not only honours the sacredness of the
cow in Indian culture but also carries a
deeper significance that resonates with
both tradition and sustainability.
In the heart of Jaipur, at the Sunrise
Organic Park within the sprawling Pin-
jrapole Gaushala, a renowned institu-
tion dedicated to the care of cows, a
remarkable transformation is taking
place. For the past few years, artisans
at the Sunrise Organic Park have been
fashioning rakhis out of cow dung, in-
fusing this age-old custom with new
vitality and meaning. These cow dung
rakhis have captured the attention of
people not just across the country, but
also abroad, drawing admiration for
their uniqueness and purpose.
Sangeeta Gaur, the national president
of the women's division of theAssocia-
tion, stated, In the upcoming year, cow
dung rakhis are set to draw significant
attention, not solely within India but
also beyond its borders. These distinc-
tive rakhis originate from the indige-
nous cow dung sourced from the Sun-
rise Organic Park situated within the
expansive Sripinjrapole Gaushala com-
plex. Our women's unit has taken the
initiative to export these herbal rakhis,
crafted using cow dung and seeds, for
Raksha Bandhan. This endeavour aims
to symbolize the sacred bond between
siblings, extending its significance to
Indians residing abroad.
The InternationalAdvancedAgricul-
tural Skills Development Institute, lo-
cated at the Sunrise Organic Park, has
taken the initiative to create these dis-
tinctive rakhis. By using cow dung, a
material revered for its sacred connota-
tions, and incorporating seeds, these
rakhis encapsulate more than just a
simple thread-tying ritual. The sym-
bolic essence of the cow, considered a
motherly figure in Indian culture, is
interwoven into these rakhis, making
them a conduit for blessings and well-
wishes.
What sets these rakhis apart is not
only their spiritual significance but also
their visual appeal and affordability.
While cow dung rakhis may sound un-
conventional, they are indeed aestheti-
cally pleasing and charming in their
way. Furthermore, their cost is lower
compared to the market alternatives,
making them an attractive choice for
consumers seeking a meaningful yet
budget-friendly option.
The making of these rakhis also
holds a heartening story of empower-
ment and community support. The
women of the Mata Rani Self-Help
Group, operating under the Hahne-
mann Charitable Mission Society, are
the driving force behind the creation of
these rakhis. With financial backing
from society, these women have taken
it upon themselves to contribute to
their families' livelihoods while up-
holding the cherished values associat-
ed with the festival.
A unique aspect of these cow dung
rakhis lies in their ecological mindful-
ness. Recognizing that traditional ra-
khis often end up as waste after the
festive fervour wanes, these rakhis are
designed to be more than just a fleeting
ornament. By infusing seeds into the
cow dung material, the creators have
ingeniously transformed the rakhi into
a living token of affection. Once the
festivities conclude, these rakhis can
be carefully placed in pots, allowing
the embedded seeds to sprout into vi-
brant plants. This
transformation is a
beautiful representa-
tion of growth, echo-
ing the very essence
of relationships.
What makes
cow dung rakhis
even more remarkable is their embod-
iment of the 'reduce, reuse, and recy-
cle' philosophy. The incorporation of
seeds within these rakhis serves a dual
purpose. Once the festivities conclude,
these rakhis can be planted, and the
seeds within them sprout into plants.
This simple yet ingenious feature en-
sures that the rakhi, typically discard-
ed after a few days, becomes
a living testament to the
celebration – a true embod-
iment of growth
and continuity.
The emergence of organic rakhis,
particularly those made from cow
dung, is indicative of a broader shift in
consumer preferences. People are in-
creasingly seeking products that align
with their values and have a positive
impact on the environment. Cow dung
rakhis cater to this sentiment by com-
bining tradition with sustainability.
Furthermore, their aesthetic appeal and
cost-effectiveness make them a viable
alternative to conventional rakhis.
SacredThread,
SustainableGesture
The rise of organic cow dung rakhis is a testament to the power of innovation and the fusion of tradition with sustainability.
It signifies a conscious effort to harmonize cultural practices with environmental responsibility. We at City First embrace these
eco-friendly rakhis, they not only honour the age-old sibling bond but also contribute to a greener and more mindful world!
Mitali
Dusad
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Leaders, who are the change makers and shapers of new India were
present at the Bharat24 Summit 2023 - “Vision of New India” held at hotel
Hyatt Regency, New Delhi on Tuesday. Their vision and their insights
clearly laid down in bold letters that PM Modi will be back in not just 2024,
but also 2029. Dr Jagdeesh Chandra and Piyush Goyal discussed the
roadmap for India becoming the world’s third largest economy in PM
Modi’s 2nd tenure, whereas Smriti Irani slayed the INDIA dot coalition with
her razor sharp insights and challenged the Gandhi family on the basis of
voting mathematics and her exemplary “seva” in Amethi. Hardeep Puri
promised to be back at the Bharat24 hot seat after fulfilling his promise
that the NDA would be back with 10% to 15% greater vote share in 2024.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with Union Minister Piyush Goyal during the Bharat24 Summit 2023 - “Vision of New India”.
BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal addresses the audience.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra and Rubika Liyaquat greet Mohan Prakash during Bharat24 Summit 2023 - “Vision of New India” held
in New Delhi on Tuesday. Also present here are Anita Hada, Manoj Jagyasi, Siddhinath Vishwakarma and Aditi Nagar.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra presents a compilation of First India Edits on PM Modi to
Union Minister Smriti Irani in presence of Rubika Liyaquat.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra gifts a compilation of First India Edits on PM Modi to Union Minister
Hardeep Singh Puri in presence of Rubika Liyaquat, Manoj Jagyasi and others.
Pooja Yadav in discussion with BKU Chief Rakesh Tikait.
Rubika Liyaquat in discussion with Union Minister Smriti Irani during the summit held at hotel Hyatt Regency in Delhi on Tuesday.
Poornima Mishra in conversation with Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with Shweta Sharma and Anu Shridhar.
Pooja Yadav and Poornima Mishra during the summit.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra hands over a compilation of First India Edits on PM Modi to Union MoS Ashwini
Kumar Choubey and Kailash Choudhary as Rubika Liyaquat, Aditi Nagar and others look on.
(Left) Dr Jagdeesh Chandra
presents a compilation of First
India Edits on PM Modi to Union
Minister RK Singh in presence
of Rubika Liyaquat and Manoj
Jagyasi during the Bharat24
Summit held at hotel Hyatt
Regency in New Delhi on Tuesday.
(Top) Union Minister RK Singh
reads a compilation of First India
Edits on PM Modi and extends
his appreciation to Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra for remarkable coverage.
UDAANNAYE
BHARATKI!

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