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PASSING AWAY OF
HIRABA MODI
JUNE 18, 1923 - DECEMBER 30, 2022
A TRINITY...
A TRINITY...
DR. JAGDEESH CHANDRA
very mother is great
and special in a sense
but if we try to de-
scribe the qualities
of Heeraben ‘Hiraba’
Modi, mother of PM
NarendraModi,wewouldprob-
ably have to coin new words as
the dictionaries of all the lan-
guagesmaynotdojusticetothe
woman who gave birth to a
great and visionary leader like
Modi and who herself was an
icon in the values of simplicity
and humility
.
“Janani Janmabhoomischa
Swargadapi Gareeyasi” (Moth-
erandmotherlandaresuperior
to the highest heavens), the
hemistich of a Sanskrit shloka
from Ramayana has, over eons,
been the core value of the
Bharatiya culture and ethos, as
these words were said by Ram
to his brother Laxman. This
was truly the teaching that the
centenarian Hiraba Modi ji,
mother of PM Narendra Modi,
also inculcated and planted in
a young Narendra, which has,
over the decades, now become
a towering tree, under whom
the nation can ‘shelter’.
The entire nation is be-
reaved at the death of Hiraba
Modi and we pay tribute to
this mother who gave birth
to a son like Narendra Modi
who has made the country
proud. The Motherland too is
indebted to her and pays
homage to her. Even though
her son ‘Narendra’ is at the
highest position, guiding the
nation as the PM of the
World’s largest democracy
,
she led her life as an epitome
of simplicity and humility
,
indeed a lesson for all of us
and a source of highest moti-
vation. It is certainly true
that regardless of the high-
est position that the son
might be holding, the Mother
will always remain supreme
and higher than him and no-
body knew, understood and
lived this eternal truth more
than Narendra Modi as he
always lived under the shel-
ter of the blessings of his
mother at her feet.
In fact, even though she has
been one of the epicenters of
his life, the other being the
Motherland, she had only
twice shared a political stage
with his son – once after the
success of Ekta Yatra of 1991
when he unfurled the Tiranga
at Lal Chowk in Kashmir and
the other when he was sworn
in as the CM of Gujarat.
The close bond between the
mother and her son was clear-
ly visible even though she con-
tinued to stay at Gandhinagar,
visiting PM’s official resi-
dence at 7 Race Course Road,
now 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, in
Delhi, only once. Hiraba Modi,
a woman with a core strength
of traditional values support-
ed her son, Narendra Modi in
all his endeavours, such as de-
positing her personal savings
in PM-Cares Fund for Covid-19
pandemic.
Hiraba Modi lived past 100,
and as PM Narendra Modi
said remembering ‘Maa’ af-
ter her funeral, “In Maa, I
have always felt the trinity
,
which includes the journey
of an ascetic, the symbol of a
selfless karma yogi and a life
committed to values…”
E
Hiraba with
Narendra Modi
when he was
sworn in as
Gujarat CM
in 2001.
PM Modi with
his mother
Hiraba Modi in
Gandhinagar
when she
turned 100 on
June 18, 2022.

PERSPECTIVE
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M THER
other – is not just any other
word in the dictionary. It en-
compasses a whole range of
emotions – love, patience, trust,
and a lot more. Across the
world, irrespective of country
or region, children have a spe-
cial affection for their mothers.
A mother not only gives birth to
her children, but also shapes
their mind, their personality,
and their self-confidence. And
while doing so, mothers self-
lessly sacrifice their own per-
sonal needs and aspirations.
Today, I feel extremely happy
and fortunate to share that my
mother Smt. Heeraba is enter-
ing her hundredth year. This is
going to be her birth centenary
year. If my father had been
alive, he too would have cele-
brated his 100th birthday last
week. 2022 is a special year as
my mother’s centenary year is
starting, and my father would
have completed his.
Just last week, my nephew
shared a few videos of Mother
from Gandhinagar. A few
youngsters from the society had
come home, my father’s photo-
graph was kept on a chair, there
was a kirtan, and Mother was
immersed in singing bhajans
while playing the manjeera.
She is still the same - age may
have taken a toll physically, but
she is as mentally alert as ever.
Earlier, there was no custom
of celebrating birthdays in our
family
. However, children from
the younger generations plant-
ed 100 trees to remember my
father on his birthday
.
I have no doubt that every-
thing good in my life, and all
that is good in my character,
can be attributed to my parents.
Today, as I sit in Delhi, I am
filled with memories from the
past.
My Mother is as simple
as she is extraordinary.
Just like all mothers!
As I write about my
Mother, I am sure that
many of you would re-
late to my description of
her. While reading, you
may even see your own
mother’s image.
A mother’s penance creates a
good human being. Her affec-
tion fills a child with human
values and empathy. A mother
is not an individual or a person-
ality, motherhood is a quality
. It
is often said that the Gods are
made according to the nature
of their devotees. Similarly, we
experience our mothers and
their motherhood according to
our own nature and mindset.
My Mother was born in Vis-
nagar in Mehsana in Gujarat,
which is quite close to my
hometown Vadnagar. She did
not get her own mother’s affec-
tion. At a tender age, she lost
my grandmother to the Spanish
Flu pandemic. She does not
even remember my grandmoth-
er’s face or the comfort of her
lap. She spent her entire child-
hood without her mother. She
could not throw tantrums at
her mother, as we all do. She
could not rest in her mother’s
lap like we all do. She could not
even go to school and learn to
read and write. Her childhood
was one of poverty and depriva-
tion.
Compared to today, Mother's
childhood was extremely diffi-
cult. Perhaps, this is what the
Almighty had destined for her.
Mother also believes that this
was God’s will. But losing her
mother early in her childhood,
the fact that she couldn’t even
see her mother’s face, contin-
ues to give her pain.
Mother did not have much of
a childhood due to these strug-
gles – she was forced to grow
beyond her age. She was the eld-
est child in her family and be-
came the eldest daughter-in-law
after marriage. In her child-
hood, she used to take care of
the entire family and manage
all the chores. After marriage
too, she picked up all these re-
sponsibilities. Despite the oner-
ous responsibilities and every-
day struggles, Mother held the
entire family together with
calm and fortitude.
In Vadnagar, our family used
to stay in a tiny house which
did not even have a window, let
alone a luxury like a toilet or a
bathroom. We used to call this
one-room tenement with mud
walls and clay tiles for a roof,
our home. And all of us - my
parents, my siblings and I,
stayed in it. My father made a
machaan from bamboo
sticks and wooden planks to
make it easier for Mother to
cook food. This structure was
our kitchen. Mother used to
climb on the machaan to cook,
and the entire family would sit
on it and eat together.
Usually, scarcity leads to
stress. However, my parents
never let the anxiety from the
daily struggles overwhelm the
family atmosphere. Both my
parents carefully divided their
responsibilities and fulfilled
them. Like clockwork, my fa-
ther used to leave for work at
four in the morning. His foot-
steps would tell the neighbours
that it is 4 AM and Damodar
Kaka is leaving for work. An-
other daily ritual was to pray at
the local temple before opening
his little tea shop.
Mother was equally punctu-
al. She would also wake up with
my father, and finish many
chores in the morning itself.
From grinding grains to sifting
rice and daal, Mother had no
help. While working she would
hum her favourite bhajans and
hymns. She loved a popular
bhajan by Narsi Mehta Ji -
‘Jalkamal chhadi jane bala,
swami amaro jagse’. She also
liked the lullaby, ‘Shivaji nu
halardu’.
Mother never expected us,
children, to leave our studies
and assist her with the house-
hold chores. She never even
asked us for help. However,
looking at her work so hard, we
considered helping her our
foremost duty. I used to really
enjoy swimming in the local
pond. So, I used to take all the
dirty clothes from home and
wash them at the pond. The
washing of clothes and my play
,
both used to get done together.
Mother used to wash utensils
at a few houses to help meet the
household expenses. She would
also take out time to spin the
charkha to supplement our
meagre income. She would do
everything from peeling cotton
to spinning yarn. Even in this
back-breaking work, her prime
concern was ensuring that the
cotton thorns don’t prick us.
Mother avoided depending
on others or requesting others
to do her work. Monsoons
would bring their own troubles
for our mud house. However,
Mother ensured that we faced
minimum discomfort. In the
searing heat of June, she would
clamber over the roof of our
mud house and repair the tiles.
However, despite her valiant ef-
forts, our house was too old to
withstand the onslaught of the
rains.
M
If I look back at my
parents’ lives, their
honesty and self-respect
have been their biggest
qualities. Despite
struggling with poverty
and its accompanying
challenges, my parents
never left the path
of honesty or
compromised on their
self-respect. They had
only one mantra to
overcome any challenge
- hard work, constant
hard work!
—Narendra Modi
In my Mother’s life story,
I see the penance,
sacrifice, and
contribution of India’s
matrushakti. Whenever I
look at Mother and crores of
women like her, I find there is
nothing that is unachievable
for Indian women
On June 18 2022, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi penned a personal blog on his
mother Hiraba Modi's 100th birthday
I don’t
understand
your work
in the
government,
but I just want
you to never
take a bribe.
—MY MOTHER SAID
MOM NEVER EXPECTED
US TO ASSIST HER
WITH HOMELY CHORES
Mother never expected us, chil-
dren, to leave our studies and
assist her with the household
chores. She never even asked
us for help. However, looking at
her work so hard, we consid-
ered helping her our foremost
duty. I used to really enjoy
swimming in the local pond.
So, I used to take all the dirty
clothes from home and wash
them at the pond. The washing
of clothes and my play, both
used to get done together.
ONLY TAKE FOOD AS
MUCH AS YOU CAN
EAT, MOTHER SAID
Mother insisted on not wasting
a single grain of food. Whenev-
er there was a wedding feast in
our neighbourhood, she would
remind us to not waste any
food. There was a clear rule in
the house - only take as much
as you can eat. Even today,
Mother takes only as much food
in the thali as she can eat and
doesn’t waste even a morsel.
A creature of habit, she eats
on time and chews her food to
digest it properly.
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PM NARENDRA MODI BIDS FINAL GOODBYE TO MOTHER HEERABEN “HIRABA”
GLORIOUSCENTURYRESTS!
The family of PM Narendra Modi expresses gratitude to everyone for their prayers for Hiraba
Modi, who passed away at 100 on Friday, say the family sources of the Prime Minister
Moni Sharma
Ahmedabad: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s mother Hiraba
Modi,100,passedawayat
UN Mehta Heart Hospi-
talinAhmedabadonFri-
day
. A glorious century
rests at the feet of God,
Modi said while inform-
ing about her demise.
Modi who reached
Gujarat this morning
first paid tribute to her
at her Raysan residence
in Gandhinagar and
then carried the bier
with the mortal re-
mains to the cremato-
rium for the last rites.
“We thank everyone for
their prayers in these
tough times. It is our
humble request to eve-
ryone to keep departed
soul in their thoughts
and continue with their
pre-decided schedule
and commitments. That
would be a befitting
tribute to Hiraba,” fam-
ily sources said.
She was admitted to
the hospital on Wednes-
day due to some health
issues. The hospital au-
thorities on Thursday
had said that her condi-
tion was improving.
More on P6
PM Narendra Modi carries mortal remains of his mother Hiraba Modi during her funeral procession, in Gandhinagar on Friday. PM Narendra Modi during cremation of his mother Hiraba.
President of India
@rashtrapatibhvn
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s
mother Hiraba’s
hundred years of struggle
is a symbol of Indian
ideals. Modi imbibed the
spirit of ‘#Matradevob-
hav’ and the values of
Hiraba in his life. I pray
for the peace
of the holy
soul. My
condolences
to the fam-
ily!
NATION STANDS WITH
PM MODI, SAYS SHAH
BUS DRIVER AND
CONDUCTOR SAVED
RISHABH PANT’S LIFE
WORLD LEADERS
OFFER HEARTFELT
CONDOLENCES
HM Amit Shah expressed grief
over demise of Modi’s mother
Hiraba. In a se-
ries of tweets,
Shah said,
“The struggles
Heera Ba faced
to nurture the
family is a role model for all.
Her sacrificial ascetic life will
always be remembered. The
entire nation stands with Modi
and his family.”
Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh
Pant was saved by the driver
and conductor of a Haryana
Roadways bus, when he met
with an accident early Friday
morning.
Japanese PM Fumio
Kishida was one of the
first world leaders to
offer condolences to
Modi over passing away
of his mother, Hiraba.
Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal
Dahal ‘Prachanda’ also
expressed sadness over
death of Modi’s mother.
Ex-SL PM Rajapaksa,
Russian Ambassador to
India Denis Alipov and
others condoled demise.
FOOTBALL
LEGEND PELE
DIES AT 82
1940 TO 2022
Pele, whose real name
was Edson Arantes
do Nascimento, Brazil
footballing legend and
three-time World Cup
winner, died at the age
of 82 on Friday early. He
was widely considered
to be football’s first
global superstar. Pele
had been treated for
colon cancer, following
surgery to remove a
tumour in Sept 2021.
Following Argentina’s
WC triumph, Pele
shared a photo of their
team lifting the trophy
on social media, prais-
ing squad leader Lionel
Messi, France’s rising
star Kylian Mbappe, and
surprise semi-finalists
Morocco.
In Maa I have
always felt that
trinity, which
contains the journey of
an ascetic, the symbol of
a selfless Karmayogi and
a life committed to val-
ues. When I met her on
her 100th birthday, she
said one thing, which is
always remembered that
is work with intelligence,
live life with purity.
—Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister
The demise of PM Modi’s revered mother Heera ba
brings to an end the life of an ascetic. Each and ev-
ery Swayamsevak of the RSS offers
tributes to the departed soul. Mataji remained
committed to values and had an unwavering
faith in the Almighty despite the extreme diffi-
culties she endured in her life. She led a dutiful
and meaningful life.
—Mohan Bhagwat, RSS Chief
The news of the demise of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s mother,
Hira Ba is extremely sad. At this
difficult time, I extend my deepest condolences
and love to him and his family.
—Rahul Gandhi, Congress Leader
‘Rebel’ MLAs start withdrawing resignations
Shivendra Singh Parmar &
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: The process of
withdrawing the resig-
nations submitted by
the MLAs on September
25 has started. The 90
MLAs, who had given
their resignations on 25
September after a Leg-
islative meeting at the
residence of parliamen-
tary affairs minister
Shanti Dhariwal, are
now writing a one line
letter to Speaker Dr CP
Joshi saying, “I am vol-
untarily withdrawing
my resignation.” The
MLAs, who were miffed
at reports of replace-
ment of Chief Minister,
are now writing a letter
following the instruc-
tions of Chief Whip
Mahesh Joshi.
Meanwhile, Deputy
leader of opposition Ra-
jendra Rathore said
that those behind the
episode of resignation
byCongressMLAswere
not in a position to face
the court therefore a
plan to withdraw the
resignations has been
executed.
He said that the
MLAs had handed over
the resignation letter to
the Speaker and it was
not necessary to make
any inquiry. He said
that it was not possible
that 91 MLAs were
forced to resign.
Rathore said that as
per the assembly proce-
dure rule 173, the resig-
nations were needed to
be accepted with imme-
diate effect but it was
delayed.
CM Ashok Gehlot addresses the Sikh delegation in presence of
Sukhjinder Randhawa and Gurmeet Singh Kooner at CMR on Friday.
With Randhawa at
helm, issues in
Rajasthan Congress
being addressed
Pant injured in horrific accident,
cop says,‘ he is lucky to survive’
First India Bureau
Narsan: Indian crick-
eter Rishabh Pant was
seriously injured in a
accident while driving
home from Delhi to
Roorkee at Narsan,
Haridwar. According to
police, he was alone in
the car when his Mer-
cedes GLE car hit divid-
er railings on the Delhi-
Haridwar NH at 5.30 am.
SP Swapn Kishor Singh
said that, “Pant sus-
tained injuries on his
forehead, a hand and
right knee. Car was
completely burnt, he is
lucky to survive.”
Charred remains of Rishabh’s car after it rammed into a divider
and caught fire on Delhi-Dehradun NH, in Roorkee on Friday.
Injured Rishabh Pant receives
treatment at a hospital.
MEMBERSHIP OF
MARION BIOTECH
SUSPENDED
New Delhi: India’s
pharma exports body the
Pharmaceuticals Export
Promotion Council of
India (Pharmexcil) today
suspended the membership
of Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd
after the company failed to
reply to the council on the
report on children’s death
allegedly caused by their
cough syrup.
7 FEARED DROWNED AS BOAT CAPSIZES WITH
14 PEOPLE ON BOARD IN BIHAR’S MANER
Patna: At least seven people are feared drowned after a
country-made boat with 14 people on board capsized in the
river near Maner’s Mahavir Tola in rural Patna. Patna SSP
Manavjit Singh Dhillon said that seven people went missing
following the boat mishap, when 14 labourers were returning
to Brahmachari village under Maner police station area after
collecting fodder from Saran diara area. Maner station house
officer Rajeev Ranjan said rescue workers were scouring the
river near Mahavir Tola ghat, where the incident took place.
DONALD TRUMP’S
TAX RETURNS
RELEASED
Washington: Democrats in
Congress released six years’
worth of former President
Donald Trump’s tax returns
on Friday, the culmination
of a yearslong effort to learn
about finances of a onetime
business mogul who
broke decades of political
norms when he refused to
voluntarily release info as he
sought the White House.
CRUCIAL READ
NEW YEAR’S EVE!
As the year 2022 comes to
an end, nation witnessed
a motherly loss as PM
Narendra Modi’s mother
Hiraba Modi breathed her
last on Friday. The year
remained replete with
tumultous events including
Ukraine war, India’s G20
presidency and more.
First India brings to you a
‘FLASHBACK’. Pages 9-11
FLASHBACK
2022
IRKED BY ‘JAI SHRI RAM’ CHANTS, CM
MAMATA REFUSES TO GO ON STAGE
Kolkata: WB CM Mamata Banerjee showed great
statesmanship as she praised PM Modi for taking the
time to honour his com-
mitment to inaugurate a
slew of railway projects.
Unruly scenes were
witnessed at Howrah
station before PM virtu-
ally flagged off the new
Vande Bharat Express.
Mamata, who was
present at venue along
with Union minister
Ashwini Vaishnav and
other leaders of BJP,
was greeted by chants
of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by
crowd at the station.
This left Mamata irked and she complained about the
crowd’s behaviour to Governor CV Ananda Bose.
Hrs after cremating mom,
grief-struck Modi at work
First India Bureau
New Delhi/Kolkata:
After virtually flagging
off Howrah-New Jal-
paiguri Vande Bharat
Express, PM Modi said
that a nationwide cam-
paign is going on to
transform the Indian
Railway. According to
PMO, Modi listed mod-
ern trains like Vande
Bharat, Tejas Hum Sa-
far and VistaDome
coaches and the mod-
ernisation of railway
stations including New
Jalpaiguri, doubling
and electrification of
Railway lines as exam-
ples of this moderniza-
tion. Modi also high-
lighted strides made in
fields of Railway safety
,
cleanliness, coordina-
tion, capability
, punctu-
ality and facilities. He
said while 20,000 route
km rail lines were elec-
trified in 1st 70 years of
Independence, 32,000
route km have been
electrified since 2014.
PM Narendra Modi during a ceremony to flag off Vande Bharat
Express train connecting Howrah and New Jalpaiguri video
conferencing on Friday. Also seen here flagging of train are
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, Union Minister Ashwini
Vaishnav, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee & others.
 PM Modi had also
returned to work after
his father’s demise too
 Next 8 years will
see Indian Railways
on new modern
journey: PM Modi
 Nation’s 7th Vande
Bharat Express between
Howrah-NJP flagged off
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SECURITY NEAR
RAHUL GANDHI
DURING YATRA
UPGRADED
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday held a meeting at the
Congress office in the national capital on Friday and
assured to upgrade the strength of MP Rahul Gandhi’s
security during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The meeting was
attended by Anil Chaudhary & others. P6
New Delhi: The government on Friday hiked the interest rates on small
deposits — including post office term deposits, NSC and senior citizen
savings scheme — by up to 1.1 percentage points from January 1, in
line with firming interest rates in the economy.
GOVT HIKES RATES ON NSC, OTHER SCHEMES FROM JAN 1
SUU KYI FACES
33-YEAR PRISON
AFTER FINAL
CLOSED TRIAL
Bangkok: A court in military-ruled Myanmar
convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San
Suu Kyi of corruption Friday, sentencing her to
seven years in prison in the last of a string of
criminal cases against her, a legal official said.
—PHOTOS BY PTI
CBI ARRESTS AO
ATTACHED TO SW
COMMAND, 6 MORE
The matter pertains to
getting clearances for
bills without objection
Jaipur (FIB): CBI has
arrested a 1998-batch
Indian Defence Accounts
Service (IDAS) officer
Uma Shankar Prasad
Kushwaha attached to
Army’s South Western
Command in Jaipur in
a `10 lakh bribery case.
The CBI also seized
`40 lakh in cash during
searches. Ram Roop
Meena, an accounts offi-
cer posted at IFA office,
Vijay Nama, a junior
translator, and alleged
middleman Rajendra
Singh of Jaipur-based
Tanushree Services were
also arrested. Turn to P4

First India Bureau
Pali: BJP’s National
GS Kailash Vijayvar-
giya on Friday said
that Rajasthan is the
only state in the
country where maxi-
mum number of cas-
es of atrocities and
rape on women are
reported.
“I call upon all of
you to take your pub-
lic anger towards
Cong govt, which
has failed to protect
women, to polling
booths. Throw out
Congress govt from
power,” Vijayvargi-
ya said while ad-
dressing BJP’s Jan
Aakrosh Mahasam-
melan at Agresan
Vatika, near Khodi-
ya Balaji here.
Referring to kill-
ing of Kanhaiyalal
in Udaipur, he said
that this happened
because of appease-
ment policy of Cong
govt. “Had this inci-
dent happened in UP,
bulldozers would
have gone to house
of culprit or car
would have over-
turned,” he said.
He said that the
Gehlot government
of the state has
cheated the youth
and farmers. The
kind of development
that the people of Ra-
jasthan had expect-
ed, has not happened
in the state.
Jaipur (PTI): Bringing
respite to residents
from days of teeth-chat-
tering cold, the mercu-
ry rose by a few notches
in most parts of Ra-
jasthan on Friday
.
The minimum tem-
perature in Bikaner
and Karauli on Thurs-
day night settled at 7.1
degrees Celsius, the me-
teorological depart-
ment said.
Chittorgarh recorded
a low of 9 degrees Cel-
sius, Churu 9.1 degrees
Celsius, Bhilwara 9.2
degrees Celsius, Ganga-
nagar 9.3 degrees Cel-
sius, Sangaria (Hanu-
mangarh) 9.5 degrees
Celsius, Jaisalmer 9.6
degrees Celsius and Si-
kar 10 degrees Celsius.
In Jaipur, the mini-
mum temperature was
11.9 degrees Celsius.
However, the relief is
likely to be short-lived.
The weather depart-
ment has predicted a
drop in temperatures
and dense fog in North-
West Rajasthan from
December 31 onwards.
Despite fluctuating
weather conditions,
there has been increase
in arrival of tourists,
said Dr. Mahendra
Khadgawat, depart-
ment of archaeology.
“In 6 days from Decem-
ber 24 to 29, the arrival
of more than 2.52 lakh
tourists was recorded
in Jaipur.”
RAJASTHAN
04
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: 2 IAS officers
retired on Friday -
Dinesh Kumar Yadav
and Chetan Ram Deora
- and due to this, the
posts of Secretary,
Women and Child De-
velopment department
and Commissioner,
Horticulture, have gone
vacant. Prior to this,
the posts of Principal
Secretary Water Re-
sources, Secretary Ani-
mal Husbandry, Regis-
trar Cooperatives and
DG- HCM RIPA had
gone vacant and are
now being handed as
additional charge.
It is possible that
with the promotion or-
der of Principal Secre-
tary
, Secretary and Dep-
uty Secretary the DoP
may give regular ap-
pointment on the afore-
mentioned vacant
posts. Otherwise addi-
tional charge of the two
posts that fell vacant on
Friday may also be
handed.
Word in the bureau-
cratic circles is that the
charge of Secretary,
Women and Child De-
velopment can be hand-
ed to Principal Secre-
tary Sreya Guha since
she does not have a
huge work load and sec-
ondly because she has
served on the post 9ad-
ditional charge0 for a
year, thus she has expe-
rience of working on
the position.
As far as the post of
Commissioner Horti-
cluture is concerned, it
could be handed to
Commissioner Agricul-
ture Kana Ram.
Sources reveal that a
regular posting is nec-
essary on DG- HCM
RIPA and Registrar Co-
operatives. The addi-
tional charge of DG
HCM Ripa is currently
with Principal secre-
tary DoP Hemant Gera.
One noteworthy point
about Gera is that his
own transfer is over
due. He has been han-
dling the current as-
signment since October
2020 and as of today he
is the only officer who
has played such a long
innings. In the past 27
months, almost all ACS,
Principal secretaries
and Secretaries have
been shuffled but Gera
has been working in the
same place.
On the other hand,
the post of Registrar
Cooperatives fell vacant
after Muktanand Agar-
wal went on deputation
to Delhi and its addi-
tional charge, on ad-hoc
basis, was given to
Meghraj Singh Ratnu
who is a promotee IAS
of 2010 batch and serv-
ing as Director, Fisher-
ies. He was put on APO
from the post of Com-
missioner, Jodhpur De-
velopment Authority
and it is for the first
time that a junior and
promotee IAS officer
has been given the im-
portant post of Regis-
trar Cooperatives. This
system can work on ad-
hoc basis, but stretch-
ing it for long is wrong,
according to bureau-
cratic observers. Word
is that a regular ap-
pointment will be done
on this post.
Now, all eye are await-
ing a ‘movement’ in
DoP if any transfer list
is released along with
promotion order.
With 2 IAS retiring on Friday, all eyes on DoP’s promotion list!
VACANT POSTS
However, weather department has predicted a drop in temp from Dec 31 onwards
People wearing their winter wear and doing morning walk near Khatipura nursery on Friday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Vijayvargiyatakesadigat
Cong at Mahasammelan
Kailash Vijayvargiya addressing Jan Aakrosh Mahasammelan.
MERCURY RISES IN RAJ
JANTAR MANTAR
Total tourists 46,639
HAWA MAHAL
Total Tourists 53,825
SISODIA RANI BAGH
Total Tourists 1329
AMER MAHAL
Last 6 days tourists
arrival 70,834
NAHARGARH FORT
Total Tourists 42,120
NAHARGARH
BIOLOGICAL PARK
ALBERT HALL
NUMBER OF TOURISTS FROM LAST 6 DAYS
Bansur (Alwar): Former minister Dr Rohitash
Sharma, expelled from BJP, termed the BJP’s Jan
Aakrosh Yatra in Bansur as unsuccessful. He has
accused the BJP leaders of Bansur of not voting for
the BJP. The former minister said that every section
is unhappy and troubled by the Congress rule. “The
law and order situation in Bansur has completely
broken down. There is no arrangement for fertiliz-
ers and seeds for the farmers here. Farmers are
blocking the roads and being given electricity only
at night,” he said. He said that corruption is ram-
pant in Rajasthan. Police stations and courts have
all been sold in the Congress government.
JAN AAKROSH YATRA IN BANSUR
IS UNSUCCESSFUL: DR ROHITASH
AAP leaders protest
over paper leak,
submit memorandum
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Leaders and
workers of the Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) on
Friday staged a protest
outside Jaipur District
Collectorate against in-
cidents of paper leak in
Rajasthan. The protest-
ers submitted a memo-
randum to District Col-
lector and demanded a
CBI probe into matter.
AAP leaders includ-
ing Poonam Chand
Bhandari, Saurabh
Chaudhary, Vinod
Modi, and others
raised slogans against
state govt. “Due to lax
law and order situation
in state, nearly all pa-
pers of all competitive
exams have been
leaked. Such incidents
have shattered hopes
of unemployed youth.
Coaching institutes &
influential people are
involved in scams,”
said protesters.
LAXITY IN LAW
AAP workers protesting outside Jaipur District Collectorate.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Eighth train
under Senior Citizen
Pilgrimage Scheme was
flagged off by Dev-
asthan Min Shakuntala
Rawat from Durgapura
Railway Station on Fri-
day. The train carrying
1050 senior citizens will
reach Rameshwaram in
Tamil Nadu and will re-
turn after seven days.
Officials informed
that 900 passengers
boarded the train from
Jaipur. Min Shakuntala
Rawat interacted with
passengers and took
their feedback. She also
assured them of help by
giving them her num-
ber. Notably, 20,000 sen-
ior citizens have been
sent on pilgrimage trip.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The chairman
of permanent Lok Ada-
lat of Jaipur Anup Ku-
mar Saxena and mem-
ber Deepak Chachan on
Friday issued a notice
to JDA Secretary and
Project Manager, Tata
Projects Limited, ask-
ing them to reply by
January 30 in a case re-
lated to dirt and clutter
in Dravyavati river.
Omprakash Saini, a
resident of Amarsar-
Shahpura village, sub-
mitted an application
and told the court that
the work of the Dravya-
vati River Project was
given to Tata Projects
for cleaning Aman-
ishah drain. Photos
have also been present-
ed in the court.
Shakuntala Rawat flagging off
train from Durgapura station.
8th
train under pilgrimage
scheme departs from Jpr
Lok Adalat seeks reply
from JDA by Jan 30
DIRT IN DRAVYAVATI RIVER
Dead bodies of 2 recovered
from Indira Gandhi Canal
Traders meet participants
from 22 countries in Jaipur
First India Bureau
Hanumangarh: Dead
bodies of two people
were recovered from
Indira Gandhi Canal in
Hanumangarh on
Friday
. Police informed
the deceased has been
identified as Balram
and his brother-in-law
Mangturam.
“Both victims were
missing from Dec 19.
The motorcycle of Bal-
ram was spotted near
Indira Gandhi Canal in
Lakhuwali village, fol-
lowing which, their
bodies were fished out
of the canal on Friday.
The bodies were tied to
each other,” police said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Under the spe-
cial program of the
Government of India,
34 participants from 22
countries visited vari-
ous industrial units of
Jaipur in the last 4 days
and got to know the
business module of Ra-
jasthan in detail. They
visited handicraft ven-
ture of Jaswant Meel, a
prominent entrepre-
neur and patron of AR-
TIA (All Rajasthan
Trade and Industry As-
sociation) in Jaipur and
interacted on entrepre-
neurship.
Participants are from
Algeria, Botswana,
Bhutan, Ivory Coast,
Ethiopia, Iraq, Jamai-
ca, Jordan, Kenya,
Kingdom of Eswatini
(formerly Swaziland),
Malawi, Mali and oth-
ers participated.
DRIVER STABBED TO DEATH IN BUNDI;
LOCALS JAM KOTA-LALSOT HIGHWAY
Bundi: A driver was allegedly stabbed to death by two
miscreants in the Lakheri sub-division of Bundi district
on Friday. Police informed the deceased Hari Om
Meena, a resident of Kota Khurd, used to drive a milk
transporting vehicle. “Miscreants attacked the victim
with a blunt weapon as soon as entered an illegal liquor
shop and killed him,” police said. “The family members
and locals later jammed the Kota-Lalsot Mega Highway
and demanded a compensation of Rs 20L. The protest-
ers also demanded that the illegal liquor shop should be
removed & miscreants should be arrested,” police said.
bribery charges...
3 private persons --
Sunil Kumar of Jind-
based Hitech Securi-
ty Services Private
Limited, Prabjinder
Singh Brar of Sri
Ganganagar-based
ESS PEE Traders &
Dinesh Kumar Jin-
dal of Bhatinda-
based DK Enterpris-
es -- were also arrest-
ed on bribery charg-
es on Thursday, said
a spokesperson.
“It was alleged that
accused of three pri-
vate firms entered
into a conspiracy
and were obtaining
all works related to
outsourcing of con-
servancy services for
various locations in
South Western Com-
mand and for extend-
ing undue favour in
the award of the said
works, bypassing the
provisions of GeM as
well as for payment
of bills without ob-
jection,” according
to a CBI spokesper-
son said. Companies
had allegedly con-
spired to bribe the
IFA officials to get
clearances for bills
without any objec-
tion. Kushwaha, in
connivance with
Meena, Nama and
Singh, was demand-
ing favour.
FROM FRONT PG
34 participants during visit to industrial units of Jaipur on Friday.
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA

RAJASTHAN
05
Rajfacesvaxshortageas
Covid fear resurfaces
Only8.25LdosesofCovaxinavailablewhilethereisnodoseofCovishield
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Amid the new
danger of Corona in the
State, the people want
to be vaccinated but
there is shortage of the
vaccine. According to
departmental records,
there are 8.25 lakh doses
of Covaxin while not a
single dose of Cov-
ishield is available.
On the instructions
of Health Minister Par-
sadi Lal Meena, a letter
has been written to the
Centre to ensure avail-
ability of vaccine of
every company. The
health department has
started door-to-door
screening campaign
across the state to avoid
the danger of any kind
of new variant. But the
vaccination campaign
for the precaution dose
is still not able to gain
momentum due to lack
of sufficient doses.
The Health depart-
ment has instructed
all the CMHOs to in-
crease the vaccination
centres as well as the
people remaining
from the second & pre-
caution dose.
Theft at Beniwal’s home;
jewellery, `1.5Lcashstolen
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Burglars stole
jewellery, Rs 1.5 lakh in
cash, some documents,
and even
bathroom
fittings
from the of-
ficial resi-
dence of
Nagaur MP Hanuman
Beniwal in Jalupura
area in Jaipur, police
said on Friday
. Beniwal
noticed the theft Friday
morning and lodged a
complaint at Jalupura
Police Station, which is
barely 30 metres away
from his residence.
The national conven-
er of the Rashtriya Lok-
tantrik Party (RLP)
posted a series of tweets
on the matter.
However, within 24
hours of FIR, Jaipur
police have detained
three minors in connec-
tion with the theft at
Lok Sabha MP Hanu-
man Beniwal’s resi-
dence in Jaipur.
Thieves even took away beds from MP’s house. According to info,
many valuable gifts kept in the house are also missing.
Sec 144 imposed
near Vidhan Sabha,
Assembly session
from January 23
Jaipur (FIB): Governor
Kalraj Misha has called
the 8th session of the
15th Rajasthan Legisla-
tive Assembly from Jan
23. Proceedings will
start at 11 am. A gazette
notification in this re-
gard was published by
Mahavir Prasad Shar-
ma, Principal Secy, Raj
Legislative Assembly
.
Meanwhile, as pro-
hibitory orders under
section144of CrPChave
been imposed near vid-
han Sabah, there will be
a ban on any kind of
demonstration on Jan-
path from Statue Circle
to Vidhana Sabha,
around secretariat, in
Civil Lines from Rail-
way Crossing to Raj
Bhavan Circle, on Hawa
Sadak from Raj Bhavan
Circle to Ram Nagar.
Campaign for the precaution dose still not able to gain momentum,
due to lack of doses in the State. —FILE PHOTO
VACCINATION AT-A-
GLANCE IN STATE
z So far 11,53,25,433
doses administered
in all categories
z 5,59,188 got first
dose and 5,46,134
got both doses
z 3,53,496 precau-
tion doses admin-
istered
z In the frontline cat-
egory, 7,06,602 got
first dose, 6,90,383
got both doses
z 4,43,323 precau-
tion doses admin-
istered to eligible
people
Hanuman Beniwal @hanumanbeniwal
Today, an incident of theft at my official
residence in Jalupura, Jaipur came to my
notice. As soon as I got information about
the incident, I went to the spot and talked to the
Home Secretary on the telephone.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A 24-year-old
man was allegedly
beaten and looted for
Rs. 4.50 lakh by miscre-
ants in the Jawahar
Nagar area on Thurs-
day morning. Police
informed the victim,
Furfan Qureshi, a resi-
dent of Vyas Colony in
Shastri Nagar, was
looted by the two mis-
creants.
“Furfan works as a
munshi for an advo-
cate. At around 11:15
am, he went to a cli-
ent’splaceinRajaPark
to take the remaining
fees of Rs 4.5 lakhs.
The 2 bike-borne mis-
creants stopped him in
Sindhi Colony and at-
tacked him with rods
and pipes. The miscre-
ants took the money
and fled from the spot
after breaking both his
legs,” police said. “The
victim is presently ad-
mitted to SMS Hosp for
treatment. The ac-
cusedhavebeenidenti-
fied as Naushad Kalya,
Rais, Imran, Mohsin
and Danish. CCTV
footage is being gath-
ered and the matter is
being probed,” police
official added.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: ‘Mahablidani
Pannadhay Panorama’
will be built at Pandoli,
the ancestral place of
Pannadhay in Chittor-
garh district. Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
has given financial ap-
proval of Rs 4 crore for
the construction of Pan-
orama. With this ap-
proval of the CM Ge-
hlot, many works in-
cluding main panorama
building, auditorium,
hall, library, entrance
gate, statue, umbrella,
sculptures, audio-video
system, inscriptions
and various art works
will be done at site des-
ignated for panorama.
Through this pano-
rama, Pannadhay’s
work and personality
will be shown through
various mediums, so
that the common man
will get to know about
her unforgettable sacri-
fice, courage, self-re-
spect and self-devotion.
Meanwhile, CM on
Fridayreleasedthebook
‘Ibarat Ek Mehfil’ writ-
ten by Mohammad Za-
man Arif, former Chair-
manof DargahCommit-
tee Ajmer, at Chief Min-
ister’s residence.
16 I-T dept officers promoted in State
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Central
Board of Direct Taxes
has issued an order pro-
moting 282 officers
of the level of Dep-
uty Commissioner
and Deputy Direc-
tor to the rank of
Joint Commission-
ers. The list in-
cludes 16 officers from
Rajasthan, including
Deputy Director in the
Investigation Branch of
the department, Sitesh
Verma.
Other officers include
Anita Rinesh, AL Nay-
ak, RK Dui, GD Sharma,
Sonia Mahajan, Manish
Tiwari, Jai Singh Rao,
Girish Parihar,
Vimpal Tiwari, Ni-
dhi Nayyar, Prerna
Chowdhary, Jag-
dish, Abhishek De-
val, KC Meena and
SK Meena.
As per the order, the
promoted officers have
been asked to work on
the same posts on
which they are cur-
rently posted.
Furfan Qureshi during treatment
at SMS hospital on Friday.
Man beaten by rods,
robbed of `4.50 lakh
Victim is admitted
in SMS Hospital
works as Munshi
for an advocate
Gangster
Laden, aide
nabbed by
police in Jpr
PENSION FOR
RETIRED SANSKRIT
TEACHERS OKAYED
PROPOSAL FOR 200 ACADEMIC POSTS IN
11 ENGINEERING COLLEGES APPROVED
CM Gehlot has approved the proposal for creation of
200 academic posts in 11 engineering colleges of State.
Approval was given for 44 posts in RTU Kota, 43 in MBM
Jodhpur, 16 in CTAE Udaipur, 15 each in MLVTE Engineer-
ing College Bhilwara, Engineering College Bharatpur and
Ajmer, 12 in Engineering College Banswara, 10 each in
UCET Bikaner, Engineering College Bikaner, Women’s Engi-
neering College, Ajmer and Jhalawar Engineering Colleges.
FREE TRAVEL FOR
SCOUTS GUIDES
IN NAT’L JAMBOREE
CM Ashok Gehlot releasing book ‘Ibarat Ek Mehfil’ written by
Mohammad Zaman Arif, former Chairman of Dargah Committee
Ajmer on Friday. PCC Secy Zia-ur-Rehman Arif is also seen.
Approval to a proposal for
giving the working and
retired teachers of San-
skrit colleges pay scale as
per the rules and revised
pension benefits has been
given by SM Gehlot. Re-
tired and working teachers
of Sanskrit colleges have
expressed gratitude for
this sensitive decision. In
the past also, the CM has
approved the seventh pay
scale and pay band.
CM Gehlot has decided to
give 50 percent conces-
sion in bus fares of
Rajasthan State Road
Transport Corporation to
the Scouts and Guides
participating in the Na-
tional Scouts and Guides
Jamboree starting from
January 4 in Pali. Ac-
cording to the proposal,
the roadways will run a
special bus service from
Pali and Jodhpur.
First India Bureau
Jaipur:TheCommis-
sionerate Special
Team on
F r i d ay
nabbed
wanted
gangster
Vikram
a l i a s
Laden
and his
asso ci-
ate. The
p o l i c e
team also recovered a
pistoland5cartridges
fromtheirpossession.
“A reward of Rs.
25,000wasannounced
on gangster Vikram.
He was earlier associ-
ated with Papla gang,
but later formed his
own gang known as
Laden. Based on
specific inputs,
Vikram and his aide
was arrested on Fri-
day in Jaipur.
A country-made
gun a live cartridge
has been recovered
from their posses-
sion. The Haryana
and Rajasthan Po-
lice was in search of
the accused from
many days,” said
ACP (Crime) Chi-
ranji Lal Meena.
CMapprovesfundsof `4cr
for Pannadhay panorama
MAJOR APPROVALS OF CM GEHLOT
PB YASHWANT ON CENTRAL DEPUTATION,
DEORA,TOSAVDA IN APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Jaipur: IAS officer Pritam B Yashwant has been
made joint secretary in the women and child devel-
opment ministry. Yashwant, an office of 2003-batch
of Rajasthan cadre, is on central deputation. At the
same time, The Rajasthan Government has appoint-
ed IAS officer Chetan Deora and RAS officer Lekhraj
Tosavda as the members of Rajasthan Civil Services
Appellate Tribunal after their retirement on Decem-
ber 31. They will be the members for a period of 3
years starting from January 2, 2023.
Jaipur: BSF DG Pankaj Kumar Singh will retire on
Saturday.His tenure is ending on December 31.
Earlier, there was speculation about the
extension of Singh’s service. The fare-
well parade will take place in Chhawla
camp during which the President’s
medal distribution ceremony will also
be held. Meanwhile, ACB DG BL Soni is
also retiring on Saturday. The farewell
ceremony will be held at 2 pm at the
ACB Headquarters in which all the offi-
cers will be present. Soni will brief the
media in the afternoon and give details
about the action taken in one year.
BSF DG PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH AND ACB
DG BHAGWAN LAL SONI RETIRE TODAY
FROM THE BUREAUCRACY
EIGHT IFS OFFICERS TO GET
PROMOTION GIFT IN NEW YEAR
Jaipur: Eight IFS officers (Indian Forest Service)
of 2005 batch will be promoted to the post of
CCF (Chief Conservator of Forests) while 5 IFS
officers of 2009 batch will be promoted to CF
(Conservator of Forests). Khyati Mathur, Chanda
Ram Meena, Anoop KR, Roop Narayan Meena,
Amar Singh Gothwal, Ramkaran Kherwa, Mahesh
Chandra Gupta and Hanumana Ram will become
CCF (Chief Conservator of Forests).The IFS of
2009 who will become CF are Harini V, Shashi
Shankar, Sunil, T Mohanraj and Balaji Kari. At the
same time, 4 officers of 2019 batch - Arun Kumar
D, Manas Singh, Maria Shine and P Bala Murugan
will become DCF (Deputy Conservator of Forests).

INDIA
06
Leaders condole death of Hiraba Modi
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Leaders
cutting across the po-
litical spectrum on Fri-
day condoled the death
of PM Narendra Modi’s
mother Hiraben, recall-
ing her simple and com-
passionate life that was
an inspiration for all.
Hiraben, Hiraba to
many
,passedawayatan
Ahmedabad hospital on
Friday at the age of 100.
Congress president
Mallikarjun Kharge
and party leader Rahul
Gandhi, Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister MK Sta-
lin and West Bengal
Chief Minister Mama-
ta Banerjee were
among the host of lead-
ers from the ruling
party and others who
mourned the death.
BJP National Presi-
dent JP Nadda said her
life will always serve as
an inspiration. Her af-
fection and commit-
ment to truth gave the
country a glorious lead-
ership, he said.
Veteran BJP leader
LK Advani recalled
that the prime minister
often spoke about the
special bond that he
shared with his mother,
about her simplicity
and her caring perso-
na, and said, these will
always be remembered
and missed by all.
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh said a
mother’s demise cre-
ates a void that is im-
possible to fill.
“I am deeply pained
by the passing away of
Hira Ba, mother of
Prime Minister Shri @
narendramodi. The
death of a mother
leaves such a void in
one’s life that is impos-
sible to fill. I express
my condolences to the
Prime Minister and his
entire family in this
hour of grief,” Singh
said in a tweet.
Paying tributes, Un-
ion Minister for Road
Transport and High-
ways Nitin Gadkari
said it was the values
which Hiraben impart-
ed to her family
through a difficult life
full of struggles that
has given the country a
leader like Modi.
Information and
Broadcasting Minister
Anurag Thakur said,
“Losing a mother is one
of the deepest sorrows.
But her goodness, care,
wisdom, and love will
always be with you.”
Congress chief
Kharge and former
party chief Rahul Gan-
dhi said they were
deeply saddened to
hear about the demise
of the PM’s mother.
“... In this difficult
time, I express my
deepest condolences
and affection to him
and his family mem-
bers,” Gandhi said in a
tweet in Hindi.
“Deeply saddened to
hear about the demise
of Smt. Heeraben
Modi. My heartfelt con-
dolences to Sri @naren-
dramodi ji on the loss
of his beloved mother.
Our thoughts and
prayers are with the en-
tire family in this hour
of grief,” Kharge said
on Twitter.
Congress general
secretary Priyanka
Gandhi and former Fi-
nance Minister P Chid-
ambaram said the pass-
ing away of a mother is
an irreparable loss.
Tamil Nadu CM MK
Stalin also sent in his
condolences. “Dear
Prime Minister @Nar-
endraModi, We all
know the emotional
bond you had with your
beloved mother Hira-
ba. The grief of losing
one’s mother is too
hard to bear for any-
one. I am deeply sad-
dened and no words
can describe how sorry
I am for your loss.”
Other chief minis-
ters, including Pun-
jab’s Bhagwant Mann,
Gujarat’s Bhupendra
Patel, Maharashtra’s
Eknath Shinde, Karna-
taka’s Basavaraj Bom-
mai, Assam’s Himanta
Biswa Sarma, Goa’s
Pramod Sawant and Ut-
tar Pradesh’s Yogi Adi-
tyanath, also sent their
condolences at the ir-
reparable loss.
CUTTING ACROSS PARTY LINES, LEADERS RECALL HER SIMPLICITY, HIGH VALUES
PM Narendra Modi touches feet of his mother before her cremation; (R) People pay tributes to Hiraba in Gurugram on Friday.
“YOUR MOTHER MEANS OUR MOTHER”:
MAMATA BANERJEE TO PM MODI
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
on Friday expressed her condolence to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and said that “your mother means
our mother”. Speaking at the inauguration of various
Railway projects in West Bengal, which PM Modi was
attending virtually, Banerjee said, “Respected PM,
today is a sad day for you personally and it’s a great
loss of your personal life. I pray to God, may God
give you strength and bless you so that you can love
your mother with your action and activities. I convey
my gratitude to you because you were supposed to
come to West Bengal but because of the sad demise
of your mother you couldn’t come but have joined us
virtually.” The Chief Minister also requested PM Modi
to cut short the programme and to take rest as he had
just come from the cremation of his mother.
BIHAR CM NITISH KUMAR CONDOLES
DEATH OF PM MODI’S MOTHER
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday
expressed his condolences over the demise of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s mother and said that it is an
‘unfortunate thing’. “It’s an unfortunate thing. We sent a
condolence message when we came to know about it,”
said Nitish Kumar on the demise of Heeraben Modi.
PM Modi virtually chairs National
Ganga Council meeting in Kolkata
Gandhinagar (ANI):
PM Narendra Modi on
Friday chaired the sec-
ond meeting of Nation-
al Ganga Council (NGC)
meeting in Kolkata via
video conferencing.
The meeting was at-
tended by Union Jal
Shakti Minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat,
and other Union Minis-
ters who are members
of the council besides
the Chief Ministers of
Uttarakhand, Uttar
Pradesh,Jharkhandand
West Bengal. Instead of
BiharCMNitishKumar,
DeputyCMTejashwiYa-
dav attended it.
The PM attended the
meeting virtually after
he performed the last
rites of his mother Hi-
raben who passed away
early this morning. PM
Modi also inaugurated
multiple projects of the
Indian Railways.
The National Ganga
Council has been given
the overall responsibili-
ty for the superintend-
ence of pollution pre-
vention and rejuvena-
tion of River Ganga and
its tributaries. Namami
Gange Programme is an
IntegratedConservation
Mission, approved as a
‘Flagship Programme’
by Central Govt in June
2014 with a budget of Rs
20,000 crore to accom-
plish the twin objectives
of effective abatement
of pollution, conserva-
tion and rejuvenation of
the river Ganga.
PM Modi chairs the NGC meeting, via video conferencing, on Friday. Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat,
Union Ministers who are members of NGC, CMs of Uttarakhand, UP, Jharkhand and WB also seen.
WB CM should
prioritise people's
welfare over her
ego:Amit Malviya
New Delhi: BJP leader
Amit Malviya on Fri-
daysaidWestBengalCM
MamataBanerjeeshould
start prior-
itising peo-
ple’s wel-
fare over
her “frag-
ile ego”.
“On the
day, PM Modi, despite a
personaltragedy
,flagged
off the Vande Bharat
and launched projects
worth 7,800 crore in WB,
Mamata Banerjee chose
not to share the stage
with 4 central ministers
and LoP. It is time WB
CM starts prioritising
people’swelfareoverher
fragile ego...” Malviya
tweeted as Banerjee re-
fused to go to the stage
and sat beside the other
govt officials during an
event where PM Modi
virtually flagged off the
nation’s seventh Vande
Bharat Express.
BENGAL WELCOMES FIRST VANDE
BHARAT EXPRESS WITH A ‘BIG SMILE’
Kolkata: People in West Bengal welcomed their first
Vande Bharat express on Friday as PM Narendra Modi
flagged off the semi-high-speed train that will run between
Howrah and New Jalpaiguri. The nation’s seventh Vande
Bharat express train between Howrah-New Jalpaiguri
(NJP) has been flagged off through video conferencing by
the Prime Minister minutes after the last rite of his mother
Hiraben Modi. Modi took part in the flag-off from Gujarat
as the train left Howrah station in Bengal. The train will
cover a distance of around 550km and will take a little
more than seven and a half hours to reach its destination,
with only three stoppages from Howrah to NJP.
HOWRAH-NJP VANDE
BHARAT: ALL TICKETS
SOLD OFF IN HOURS
Kolkata: With sparkling
red reclining seats offering
an 180-degree rota-
tion, the Executive Class
tickets of the Howrah-New
Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat
Express, which was virtu-
ally flagged off by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
on Friday, were sold out
within hours after the
bookings opened.
BJY:DelhiPolice
upgradesecurity
aroundRaGa
New Delhi (ANI): The
Delhi Police on Friday
held a meeting at the
Congress office in the
national capital on Fri-
day and assured to up-
grade the strength of
MP Rahul Gandhi’s se-
curity during the
Bharat Jodo Yatra.
The meeting with the
police officials was at-
tended by Congress Del-
hichief AnilChaudhary
and other representa-
tives of Rahul. As per
the Congress, now a spe-
cial squad of Delhi Po-
lice will run around Ra-
hul during the Yatra as a
strong cordon will be
made around him and
no unauthorized person
would be able to enter.
The police’s action
came after Congress
wrote a letter to Home
Minister Amit Shah
about the ‘poor security
arrangements’ during
the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
It also lodged a com-
plaint against the per-
sonnel of the Haryana
Police in Sohna.
After the complaint
of Congress, Delhi Po-
lice said that now a
strong rope security
cordon will be made
around Rahul Gandhi
and his security will be
further tightened.
Referring to the huge
crowd gathered near
Rahul Gandhi during
the Bharat Jodo Yatra
on December 24, the
party recently released
a video accusing the
Delhi Police of their
shortcomings in the se-
curity arrangements.
The party’s organiza-
tion general secretary
KC Venugopal had also
written a letter to Home
Minister Amit Shah de-
manding adequate se-
curity arrangements.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Ghulam Nabi
Azad-Congress
reconciliation
on cards!
New Delhi (ANI): For-
mer Congress leader
Ghulam Nabi Azad is
likely to
return to
the party
as the
talks have
been initi-
ated be-
tween the two, sources
said on Friday
.
Azad quit the Con-
gress on August 26 and
announced his new po-
liticaloutfit‘Democratic
Azad Party’ in October.
According to the sourc-
es, during the Gujarat
and Himachal assembly
elections, Azad claimed
that only Congress can
compete with the BJP
.
Meanwhile, Azad had
saidthatheisnotagainst
the policy of Congress
but had issues with its
weak system.
After Azad’s state-
ment, Bharat Jodo
Yatra’s convenor, Digvi-
jaya Singh openly in-
vited Azad to be a part
of the yatra, following
which former G23 lead-
ers contacted Azad and
advocated his return to
Congress besides him
joining the Yatra.
‘Govt to start innovative schemes
for redressal of public grievances’
Shimla (ANI): Him-
chal Pradesh CM Sukh-
vinder Singh Sukhu
on Friday directed the
officials of the Informa-
tion Technology (IT) to
strengthen the func-
tioning of the helpline
to facilitate the people
in the redressal of
grievances, a press re-
lease from chief minis-
ters office said.
He also stressed start-
ing innovative schemes
such as Whatsapp Chat-
bots and Voice Bots for
taking automated feed-
back from the citizens,
read the press release.
Later, the CM also vis-
ited the CM’s Helpline
office and envisaged
keen interest in its
functioning.
CM Sukhu visited the
multi-storeyed parking
near Tutikandi where
he directed the officers
to ensure the time-
bound shifting of major
offices which were pres-
ently functioning from
private buildings.
“Sukhvinder Singh
Sukhu said that all the
dead walls must be re-
movedandreplacedwith
spacious windows to en-
sure proper ventilation
of thecomplex,”itadded.
“Hesaidthatcharging
stations for HRTC buses
willbeestablishedonthe
top floor of the parking
lot. He also directed the
concernedauthoritiesto
ensure that no private
buses were allowed to be
parkedintheabove-men-
tioned parking lot,”
reads the press release.
Cong and JD(S) are both corrupt, says Shah
Mandya (PTI): Hitting
the ground running in
poll-bound Karnataka,
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah called both
the Congress and JD(S)
as ‘parivaarvadi’ (dy-
nastic politics) and cor-
rupt and urged the peo-
ple of Mandya and Old
Mysuru region to sup-
port the BJP and bring
it to power with a ma-
jority in the state.
The BJP is consid-
ered to be weak in the
Vokkaliga-dominated
Old Mysuru region, and
is focusing on this belt
to gain complete major-
ity in 2023 state Assem-
bly elections.
“Enough of JD(S)-
Congress, Congress-
JD(S) this time Man-
dya, the Mysuru region
should make BJP win
with full majority
. Con-
gress and JD(S) are
both parivaarvadi (dy-
nastic politics) parties,
they are corrupt par-
ties,” Shah said while
addressing the gather-
ing on this occasion.
SHAH’S SOUTHERN SOJOURN
Union HM Amit Shah during a public meeting, in the Mandya, Karnataka on Friday. Union Minister
Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai and other dignitaries are also seen. —PHOTO BY ANI
UNION MINISTER SHAH
INAUGURATES MEGA
DAIRY IN KARNATAKA
Mandya: Union Home and
Cooperation Minister Amit
Shah inaugurated Mega
Dairy here on Friday. He said
the mega dairy inaugurated
on Friday at a cost of Rs 260
crore would process 10 lakh
liters of milk per day. He said
that when 10 lakh liters of
milk is processed, prosperity
reaches the homes of lakhs
of farmers. Shah said that in
Karnataka, the cooperative
dairy is working very well.
There are 15,210 village
level cooperative dairies in
Karnataka, in which about
26.22 lakh farmers deliver
their milk daily and through
16 district level dairies.

INDIA
07
Amaravati (PTI):
Over 63 lakh cases
across the country have
been considered to be
delayed due to non-
availability of counsel
and over 14 lakh cases
are delayed as they
await some kind of doc-
ument or record, Chief
Justice of India D Y
Chandrachud said on
Friday here.
Speaking at the inau-
guration of the Andhra
Pradesh Judicial Acad-
emy, Justice Chandra-
chud said people must
get rid of the colonial
mindset of referring to
and treating the district
courts as subordinate
judiciary in hierarchy
and in practice. They
are not only the back-
bone of the judiciary
but also the first inter-
action with the judicial
institution for many
.
“Bail, but not jail, is
one of the most funda-
mental rules of the
criminal justice sys-
tem. Yet, in practice the
number of under-trials
languishing in prisons
in India reflects a para-
doxical situation. Dep-
rivation of liberty
, even
for a single day
, is a day
too many,” he further
said.
“Across the country
according to the NJDG
(National Judicial Data
Grid) data, almost 14
lakh cases have been
delayed as some kind of
record or document is
being awaited which is
beyond the control of
the court,” he said.
“Similarly
, across the
country over 63 lakh
cases have been consid-
ered to be delayed, as
per NJDG data due to
non-availability of
counsel. We really need
the support of the Bar
to ensure that our
courts are functioning
at optimum capacity,”
the CJI said.
He, however, said it
may be much higher or
lesser as more data is
yet to be received from
all courts. According to
him, remedies must be
provided by the district
judiciary itself as they
affect the poorest of the
country
.
63 lakh cases considered delayed due
to non-availability of counsels: CJI
NATIONAL JUDICIAL DATABASE
People must
get rid of the
colonial
mindset of referring to
and treating the dis-
trict courts as subordi-
nate judiciary in hier-
archy and in practice.
—D Y Chandrachud,
Chief Justice of India
Mumbai Customs destructs seized
drugs worth `538 cr in illicit market
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Mumbai
Customs, Zone-III on
Friday, destroyed
drugs weighing 140.57
kgs at the incineration
facility of M/s Mum-
bai Waste Management
Limited (MWML) lo-
cated at Taloja in Navi
Mumbai. The drugs
seized are valued at Rs
538 Crore in the inter-
national illicit market.
Providing details of
the seizure, Principal
Commissioner, Zone
III, Rajesh Sanan stat-
ed that the drugs de-
structed were seized
by three commission-
erates under Zone III.
Persons carrying
banned narcotic drugs
and psychotropic sub-
stances are guilty of
the offence under Sec-
tion 8 of the NDPS Act,
1985 and are liable to
punishment under sec-
tion 21, section 23 and
section 29 of NDPS Act
1985, read along with
provisions of the Cus-
toms Act, 1962.
According to Cus-
tom officials, drug sei-
zure data at the Mum-
bai International Air-
port shows that the
drugs smuggling is
done predominantly by
nationals from coun-
tries like Kenya, Ugan-
da, Zambia and Zimba-
bwe. Drug smuggling
is undertaken by con-
cealing the drugs in
special false cavities
made in baggage. Car-
riers have been found
carrying drugs in in-
gested form as well.
Mumbai Airport Cus-
toms has effectively
used sniffer dogs for
detecting cases.
Incineration of such
seized items which are
hazardous to nature if
released otherwise are
required to be done in
incinerators fitted
with Standardized Pol-
lution Control Devices.
The contraband
items were brought
into the country under
various forms of dis-
guise, but were proac-
tively seized or confis-
cated by the Customs
Department. Mumbai
Customs remains com-
mitted to the United
Nation Convention on
Narcotic Drugs 1961
to which India is a sig-
natory. The Conven-
tion aims also at com-
bating drug traffick-
ing through interna-
tional co-operation to
deter discourage
drug traffickers.
Mumbai Customs, Zone-III destroyed drugs weighing 140.57 kgs at the incineration facility at Taloja in Navi Mumbai on Friday.
DETAILS OF THE SEIZURE OPERATIONS
CARRIED OUT ARE AS FOLLOWS
56.06kg Heroin 33.81 Kg Hashish
seized by the Mumbai Airport Com-
missionerate across 14 cases.
21.70kg Hashish seized in a case booked
at the Air Cargo Export Commis-
sionerate
29kg Heroin seized in a case by DRI, however
the destruction was carried out by the Pre-
ventive Commissionerate of the Mumbai Customs
Zone-III
Thedrugs
destructedwere
seizedbythree
commissionerates
underZoneIII
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya on
Friday said that all the
manufacturing activi-
ties of the Noida-based
pharma company have
been stopped in view of
the reports of contami-
nation in cough syrup
Dok1 Max.
“Following inspection
by @CDSCO_INDIA_
INF [Central Drugs
Standard Control Or-
ganisation]teaminview
of reportsof contamina-
tion in cough syrup
Dok1 Max, all manufac-
turing activities of Mar-
ion Biotech at NOIDA
unit have been stopped
yesterday night, while
further investigation is
ongoing,” Mansukh
Mandaviya said in a
tweet. Noida-based
pharma Marion Biotech
has come under a cloud
as reports of children
dying after consuming
cough syrup made here
came in from Uzbeki-
stan. The matter is un-
der investigation. The
company is waiting for
the reports as it needs to
be found out why cases
came from a single hos-
pital in Uzbekistan.
Manufacturing at
Noida-based pharma
company halted: Mins
We await the
reports, facto-
ry was in-
spected. We have halt-
ed the production of all
medicines. It needs to
be found why cases
came from a single
hospital there.
—Hasan Harris,
Marion Biotech Pharma
Company legal head
UP: Chief Secy Mishra gets extension
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: The Center
has given an extension
of one more year to the
Chief Secretary of Ut-
tar Pradesh, Durga
Shankar Mishra. This
is the first time in the
history of state bureau-
cracy, that an IAS offic-
er, serving as Chief Sec-
retary, has been given
an extension for two
consecutive terms.
Mishra, the country’s
most senior 1984 batch
IAS officer, is counted
among Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s most
trusted officers. Mak-
ing a big change in the
state’s bureaucracy be-
fore the UP assembly
elections, replacing IAS
Rajendra Kumar Ti-
wari, a decision was
taken by the central
government to make
Durga Shankar Mishra,
who was posted on dep-
utation, as the Chief
Secretary of UP, giving
an extension of service
for one year.
First India had re-
ported about the possi-
bility of extension of
service again to UP
Chief Secretary Durga
IAS Shankar Mishra.
Indore (Agencies):
The three-day meet-
ing of the Central
Management Com-
mittee and Board of
Trustees of VHP-
started on Friday at
the Agrasen Mahasa-
bha Bhawan in In-
dore. Milind Parande
Secretary General
VHP said, “In the
meeting the subjects
of freedom of temples
from the govt control,
conversion, love ji-
had, Muslim infiltra-
tion, increasing Is-
lamic Jihadi violence
will be discussed.
3-dayVHPmeet
begins in Indore
Mumbai (ANI): De-
ceased TV actor Tuni-
sha Sharma’s mother
Vanita Sharma on Fri-
day said that she sus-
pected her daughter
was murdered and
also added that her ac-
cused co-star Sheezan
Khan forced her to
wear Hijab.
Vanita Sharma, made
a series of accusations
during a press confer-
ence in Mumbai.
“Sheezan took her
from the room but did
not call the Ambulance.
This could also be a
murder, how is it possi-
ble that she was found
in Sheezan’s room and
it was Sheezan only
who brought her down,
but did not call the am-
bulance or doctors?
Sheezan forced her to
wear Hijab as well,”
Vanita Sharma said ad-
dressing a press confer-
ence. Accompanying
his sister, Tunisha’s
maternal uncle Pawan
Sharma also said that
they came to know from
the Hospital that Tunih-
sa’s body was brought
to them at least 30 mins
after she died. Tunisha
was allegedly found
hanging at a TV serial
set on December 24.
TunishaSharma'smothersuspectsher
daughter's death a case of murder
Vanita Sharma uncle Pawan Sharma.
New Delhi: Making a
sensational claim, Van-
ita Sharma — mother
of the late actress Tuni-
sha — said for the first
time that her daughter
was under ‘pressure’ to
convert to Islam, here
on Friday.
Speaking to the me-
dia, she said that Tuni-
sha was constantly har-
assed in different ways
by her ex-boyfriend
Sheezan Khan — cur-
rently in custody — and
his family, she was
forcedtodomanythings
against her wishes and
was allegedly under du-
ress to embrace Islam.
“They had an undue
influence on our inno-
cent, sensitive girl. She
had even started ad-
dressing Sheezan’s
mother as ‘Ammi’, his
sister used to take him
to a ‘dargah’ and cele-
brate her birthday,”
said Vanita.
She said that Sheezan
was allegedly forcing
her to accept Islam reli-
gion, and she had re-
portedly started sport-
ing a ‘burqa’.
‘Pressure on
Tunisha to
embrace Islam’
I WILL NOT SIT QUIETLY UNTIL SHEEZAN
IS PUNISHED: TUNISHA'S MOTHER
WE WILL ADDRESS MEDIA SOON, SAYS
ACCUSED SHEEZAN'S SISTER
Mumbai: Deceased TV actor Tunisha Sharma’s
mother- Vanita Sharma – on Friday vowed to
bring accused Sheezan Khan to justice as she
clarified her daughter was only ailing from Ob-
sessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and no other
disease. “She had no other disease but OCD, she
was very much conscious about cleanliness,”
Vanita Sharma said addressing the media persons
in Mumbai, and added that she will not sit quietly
until the accused, Sheezan Khan, is punished.
Mumbai: Vanita Sharma publicly accused Sheezan
Khan of her daughter’s death, the latter’s sister
Falaq Naaz said that they will answer the allega-
tions soon.“I will answer the allegations made by
Tunisha’s mother in the press conference soon.
Right now, our priority is our brother who is un-
der the police’s custody,” Falaq Naaz said adding
that their family would come before the media to
answer the allegations being made against them.
Man dies as mock drill turns tragic
Pathanamthitta (PTI):
A mock drill organised
at a river in this central
Kerala district to assess
the disaster manage-
ment agencies’ prepar-
edness to deal with
floods turned tragic on
Wednesday after a vol-
unteer died in an acci-
dent while participating
in it, police said.
The police said Binu
Soman, 34, was seen
drowning while partici-
pating in the mock drill
at Manimala river near
Keezhvaipur.
He was rescued and
admitted to a private
medical college hospital
in Thiruvalla by the of-
ficials of NDMA but he
died in the while under-
going treatment, they
said. Mock drills were
held at various places in
Pathanamthitta district
on Thursday as part of
assessing the disaster
management team’s pre-
paredness to deal with
floods and landslides, of-
ficials said.
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The BJP won a whopping
156 seats of the 182 seats
in the Assembly elections
of which the counting
of votes was done on
December 8. Modi’s
electoral visits across the
state brought a “pro-BJP
storm” in Gujarat.
MODI’S BJP
RETAINS THE
POWER IN GUJ
Bharat Jodo Yatra, mass
movement started on
Sept 7 by Congress.
Rahul Gandhi is
walking by foot from
Kanyakumarito the union
territory of Jammu and
Kashmir, spanning 3,570
kilometres over 150 days.
CONGRESS’S
BHARAT JODO
YATRA BEGINS
In a historic moment, India
formally assumed the G20
Presidency, from Indonesia,
December 1. On the occasion,
PM Modi said that India looks
forward to a Presidency of
healing, harmony and hope.
The 43 Heads of Delegations
- the largest ever in G20 -
will be participating in the
final New Delhi Summit in
September 2023.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
5G services at the India Mobile Congress
in New Delhi on October 1. The Prime
Minister also witnessed demonstrations
of the unique use cases of 5G at the
event. The event, along with PM Modi and
Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, was
attended by Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Bharti
Mittal, and Kumar Mangalam Birla.
INDIA
ASSUMES G20
PRESIDENCY
INDIA ENTERS 5G ERA!
INDIA STANDS TALL
ON WORLD STAGE!
1Showcasing India’s growing prowess of indigenous manufacturing,
PM Modi commissioned country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard on September 2.
10Maharashtra political crisis in June when Eknath Shinde,
along with several other MLAs of MVA coalition moved
to Surat and led to resignation of CM Uddhav Thackeray.
2EAM S Jaishankar clearly
spelt out India’s position on
the Ukraine-Russia conflict. 3India and China clash at
Tawang, Arunchal border
created massive dispute.
4The Indian hockey teams continued their upward trend in 2022, with
the women’s side slightly outperforming their male counterparts by
clinching a Commonwealth Games medal — a bronze after 16 years.
5Samajwadi Party founder
Mulayam Singh Yadav
passed away on October 10. 6Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) became
India’s ninth national party.
7Lumpy Skin Disease outbreak in India resulted in death over 97,000
cattle in 3 months between July and Sept. From outbreaks in Gujarat
and Rajasthan, cattle in over 15 states across India were affected.
8India batter Surya K Yadav
nominated for ICC men’s
T20I cricketer of the year. 9Protest over muslim girls
not permitted to wear hijab
for exams in K’taka schools.
TOP HIGHLIGHTS
10
Droupadi Murmu became
the first tribal woman
President of the country
on July 25. Coming from
the tribal community,
Murmu had earlier been
the Governor of Jharkhand
and a Minister in the Odisha
Government.
MURMU: FIRST
TRIBAL WOMAN
PRESIDENT
Over 141 people declared
dead after a century-old
cable bridge collapsed into
Machchhu river in Guj’s Morbi
on Oct 30. Reports alleged
that the bridge was opened
without a fitness certificate. 9
were arrested in connection
with collapse including 2
managers, 2 ticket booking
clerks of Oreva Group that
was managing bridge.
BJP suspended national spokesperson
Nupur Sharma on June 5 over her
controversial remarks on Prophet
Muhammad during a TV debate.
Her remarks later set globe on fire.
MORBI BRIDGE
COLLAPSE IN
GUJARAT
PROPHET REMARKS:
NUPUR SAYS ‘LOOSE’
This year has been a remarkable and incredible year for India-US relationship.Top diplomats from the
world’s largest countries believe and are confident that the upcoming year 2023 would be a momentous
one for the ties between both India andAmerica and will determine the future of innovation and technology
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FLASHBACK
WORLD
2022
Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties to win the FIFA World
Cup Qatar 2022 at the Lusail Stadium, with captain Lionel Messi
scoring twice in his last World Cup match.
Insecure over Ukraine’s growing closeness to NATO members, Russia on
February 24 launched what it called a “special military operation” to force
the “demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.”
The UK had a most
dramatic 2022, what with
losing its beloved Queen
and having three Prime
Ministers in one year.
The drama started with
former Prime Minister
Boris Johnson resigning
on July 7 after facing a
string of scandals. Liz
Truss was named the new
Conservative leader after
a fierce leadership battle
in which Indian-origin
MP Rishi Sunak came in
second.
Pandemics eventually end. Three years after
COVID burst onto the scene, the world appears
to have turned the corner on the first global
pandemic in a century. In September, the head
of the World Health Organization declared that
the end of the pandemic is “in sight.” However,
in December end, a new sub-variant BF.7,
which is driving the huge Covid surge in
China, came to haunt the world.
After a legal battle, billionaire
Elon Musk finally bought
Twitter for $44 billion in
October. The eccentric
business tycoon took control
of Twitter on October 28
after firing its top executives,
CEO Parag Agarwal, CFO
Ned Segal, and head of
legal policy, trust and
safety, Vijaya Gadde.
Musk initiated the
acquisition of
Twitter, Inc.
on April 14,
2022, and
concluded
it in
October.
Since early May 2022, cases of Monkeypox, now
renamed to Mpox by the World Health Organisation
(WHO), have been reported from 110 countries. As
of December 15, WHO recorded 82,828 confirmed
cases of the virus.
The world population touched 8 billion on November
15, with India being the largest contributor to the
milestone, according to the United Nations (UN).
India added 177 million to the final score.
US President Joe Biden
administration’s National
Security Strategy released in
October pointed to Beijing’s
militarization of the South
China Sea, its support for
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
its efforts to intimidate
Taiwan.
The Sri Lankan economic crisis started mostly as
a fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since about
mid-2021, economic conditions started growing
difficult for everyday Sri Lankans. Fuel and cooking
gas became increasingly expensive and difficult to
get as inflation soared. The government clamped
import bans.
Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran saw in
2022 perhaps the most vociferous challenge to
their rule since coming to power in 1979. The
protests started in September, when Mahsa Amini,
a 22-year-old, was arrested for not properly
covering her hair and died in police custody.
Hundreds gathered to condemn her death and
Iran’s mistreatment of women. Protests quickly
spread across the country as Iranians of all social,
economic, and ethnic backgrounds joined together.
ARGENTINA WIN FIFA
WORLD CUP-2022
RUSSIA INVADES
UKRAINE
UK GETS ITS
FIRST INDIAN-
ORIGIN PM
COVID EASES
BUT ITS NEW VARIANT
SCARES WORLD
ELON MUSK TAKES
OVER TWITTER
OUTBREAK OF
MONKEYPOX
WORLD POPULATION
CROSSES 8 BILLION
US-CHINA
TENSIONS
GROW
SRI LANKA’S SCORCHING
ECONOMIC CRISIS
IRAN UPRISING
AGAINST HIJAB
QUEEN
ELIZABETH II
PASSES AWAY
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-
serving British monarch,
died on September 8 at
Balmoral Castle in Scotland on
September 8. Elizabeth II, who
became Queen on the death of
her father King George VI on
February 6 1952, reigned for
70 years, seven years more
than Queen Victoria did.

10
FLASHBACK
STATE
2022
On Sept 25, after the
decision about CM Gehlot’s
candidature for AICC chief
post, almost 82 MLAs met
Assembly Speaker Dr CP
Joshi and submitted their
resignations. The Congress
issued show-cause notices
to three Gehlot loyalists —
Shanti Dhariwal, Mahesh
Joshi, and Dharmendra
Rathore — for their
‘grave indiscipline,’ as
the party scampered to
resolve the crisis.
RAJ
POLITICAL
CRISIS
BJP chief JP Nadda launched the
‘Jan Aakrosh Yatra’ in Rajasthan to
corner the State Govt, on December
1. Recently, the party had announced
to suspend the Yatra in the
backdrop of rising cases of
Covid-19 However, BJP state
president Satish Poonia said
there was some confusion
regarding the Yatra which
has been cleared now and
the Jan Aakrosh Sabhas
(meetings) will take place
as per the schedule.
JAN AAKROSH
YATRA BY BJP
Congress’ Anil Sharma
defeated BJP’s Ashok
Kumar Pincha by a
margin of 26,850 votes in
Sardarshahar assembly
bypoll, with CM Gehlot
terming it “people’s seal
on his government’s good
governance and public
welfare schemes.
As 2022 comes to a close,
the Bharat Jodo Yatra,
dubbed as the “biggest
mass contact programme”
by the grand old party,
remains one of the top
political happenings in
Rajasthan. The Yatra
began on December 4 and
successfully culminated on
December 19.
ANIL SHARMA’S
WIN, A SHOT IN
ARM FOR CONG
BHARAT JODO
YATRA IN RAJ
The legendary Devendra
Jhajharia on March 21
became the first para
athlete to receive the Padma
Bhushan award. He is the
first Indian Para-Javelin
thrower and the first Indian
para-athlete to win two gold
medals at Paralympics. In
August, Jhajharia clinched
Silver medal in javelin throw
at World Para Athletics
Grand Prix in Morocco.
DEVENDRA
JHAJHARIA
Dr Somya took over as
Mayor of JMCG once
again in November, two
days after HC quashed
and set aside a State
Government order to
disqualify her. She was
disqualified as Mayor in
September 2021.
DR SOMYA
SAGA
Avani Lekhara, who won two medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics,
was recognised as the Para Sports Person of the Year. She won the
gold medal in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 at the Chateauroux
World Shooting Para Sport World Cup on 7th June, 2022.
AVANI LEKHARA
TOP BIZ
TYCOONS
ATTEND THE
INVEST RAJ
SUMMIT-2022
The State Government had set a new
benchmark by attracting investments of
over Rs 10.44 lakh crore with the theme
“Committed. Delivered.” Industrialist
Gautam Adani promised an investment of
Rs 65,000 cr, employment to 40,000 people
and also announced building of two Medical
Colleges and a Cricket Stadium in Udaipur.
Kanhaiya Lal a tailor was beheaded
inside his shop in Udaipur by two
men in broad daylight on June 28 for
allegedly posting content in support of
suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
UDAIPUR BEHEADING
Nearly 42 people were injured after stones
were pelted on a religious motorcade
procession that was being carried out to
mark the Hindu New year ‘Nav Samvatsar’
outside a mosque in the market area.
KARAULI RIOTS
This year, Jagdeep Dhankhar, who hails
from Jhunjhunu, got the honour of
becoming the 14th Vice President of India.
Dhankhar defeated Opposition candidate
Margaret Alva in the polls held on 6 August.
VICE PREZ DHANKHAR
The biggest blast incident that shook the whole
Rajasthan took place on 8th December. Five
cylinders exploded just before a wedding procession
in Bhungra village of Shergarh, Jodhpur. So far, 35
lives have been lost. The groom is still admitted.
More than 10 people, including three children, died
in another gas cylinder explosion that happended in
Kirti Nagar Jodhpur in October.
JODHPUR CYLINDER BLASTS
In Decemeber, the biggest
gang war of Rajasthan
took place. Raju Thehat,
the biggest gangster of
Rajasthan, was shot dead in
the middle of a road in Sikar.
Sant Vijay Das committed
self-immolation on July 22
in Deeg area of Bharatpur
district to stop illegal mining.
GANGSTER
RAJU THEHAT
MURDER
BHARATPUR
PRIEST SELF-
IMMOLATION
l REET: The Rajasthan
Government on February 7
announced its decision to cancel
the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination
for Teachers (REET) level II
examination, held on September 26,
2021.
l PATWARI: The Patwari Exam
conducted by the RSMSSB was
under scruitny after 12 members of
a gang were arrested in connection
with an alleged paper leak case.
l POLICE CONSTABLE: In May,
eight persons were arrested in
connection with the Rajasthan
Police Constable Recruitment Exam
paper leaked case.
l SECOND GRADE TEACHER: The
RPSC had to cancel the 2nd-grade
teacher competitive examination
2022 for the GK exam as the paper
was leaked.
PAPER LEAKS

11
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 55,210.00 205.00 0.37 (Per 10g)
SILVER 69,698.00 30.00 0.04 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.73 0.14 0.16
GBPINR 99.52 0.31 0.31
CURRENCIES
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Power com-
pany Skipper Limited on
Friday said it has secured
new orders worth `2,570
crore from BSNL. The
contract is for the supply
and erection of ground-
based telecom towers, in-
frastructure as a service
provider for supply, in-
stallation of infrastructure
items and subsequent
OM. The projects are to
be executed under capex
and opex model in Ra-
jasthan and Odisha for 5
years, extendable to 5
more years in the uncov-
ered villages. —PTI
SKIPPER LIMITED
GETS `2,570 CRORE
ORDERS FROM BSNL
New Delhi: Inox Wind on
Friday said that CRISIL
has upgraded its ratings
on the long-term and
short-term bank facilities
and has revised its out-
look from stable to posi-
tive. CRISIL has upgraded
its ratings from Crisil BBB
to Crisil BBB+ (long-term
rating), Crisil A3+ to Crisil
A2 and outlook has been
revised from stable to
positive in relation to rat-
ings of its banking facili-
ties, Inox Wind Ltd said in
a statement. The rationale
for upgrading Inox Wind’s
outlook reflects CRISIL’s
expectation of an im-
provement in business
risk profile to be driven by
higher revenue. —PTI
CRISIL REVISES INOX
WIND’S OUTLOOK
TO POSITIVE
New Delhi: Multilateral
funding agency Asian De-
velopment Bank (ADB)
has sanctioned $100 mil-
lion (about `830 crore) to
Shriram Finance Limited
(SFL) to provide vehicle
loans to women entrepre-
neurs. The $100 million
External Commercial Bor-
rowing is a five-year loan
and is under SFL’s Social
Finance framework to
provide credit towards the
purchase of new and used
vehicles throughout India,
Shriram Finance said in a
statement. —PTI
ADB GRANTS $100
MILLION TO
SHRIRAM FINANCE
New Delhi: The Adani
Group on Friday said it
has acquired 27.26% eq-
uity stake in NDTV from
Prannoy Roy and his wife
Radhika Roy -- founders
of the news broadcaster.
“RRPR has acquired a
27.26% equity stake in
NDTV from Prannoy Roy
and Radhika Roy by way
of inter-se transfer...,”
said a regulatory filing
from Adani Enterprises.
On Dec 23, Prannoy Roy
and Radhika Roy had an-
nounced to sell 27.26%
out of their remaining
32.26% shareholding in
the NDTV to Adani. —PTI
ADANI ACQUIRES
NDTV FOUNDERS
ROYS’ 27.26% EQUITY
*Rates till the edition went to print.
GOVT HIKES INTEREST
RATES ON NSC, POST
OFFICE DEPOSITS
New Delhi: The government on
Friday hiked the interest rates
on small deposits — including
post office
term deposits,
NSC and senior
citizen savings
scheme -- by
up to 1.1 percentage points
from January 1, in line with
firming interest rates in the
economy. However, the interest
rates on PPF and the girl child
savings scheme Sukanya Sam-
riddhi has not been changed.
NSC will yield a 7% interest rate
compared to 6.8% at present.
Similarly, the senior citizen
savings scheme will give 8%
interest against 7.6%. —PTI
COMMERCE MINISTRY
SEEKS CUT IN GOLD
IMPORT DUTY
New Delhi: The commerce
ministry has sought a reduction
in the import duty on gold in the
forthcoming
budget with a
view to push
exports and
manufactur-
ing of the gems and jewellery
sector, sources said. In July
this year, the centre hiked
gold import duty to 15% from
10.75% to check the current
account deficit (CAD) and rising
import of the yellow metal. The
basic customs duty on gold is
12.5%. Along with the agricul-
ture infrastructure development
cess of 2.5%, the effective gold
customs duty will be 15%. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
COAL SECTOR CONSTRUCTS 8 ECO PARKS TO
PROMOTE MINE TOURISM, 2 MORE BY MARCH 2023
New Delhi: In a bid to give a fillip to mine tourism, eight eco-parks
have been constructed recently in different parts of the country and
two more will be completed in the ongoing financial year, the govern-
ment said on Friday. The said eco-parks
are being developed on reclaimed land.
In line with the sustainable development
and greening initiatives coal/lignite PSUs
have planted around 47 lakh saplings on
2300 Ha land from January to November
this year. —PTI
Telecom to attract `1.5 lakh
crore investments in 2023
New Delhi (PTI): From
connecting people with 5G
services to lowering the
cost of operations, the
country’s revitalised tele-
com sector is witnessing
the bloom of reforms, and
is set to attract more than
`1.5 lakh crore investments
to build up networks in the
new year.
Once the poster boy of
India’s growth story, then a
debt-laden segment that
saw many players wither-
ing away and now riding
the wave of reforms as well
as big-ticket investments,
the telecom sector turned a
new chapter in 2022.
While the Adani group is
yet to unveil its full-fledged
plan for the telecom busi-
ness, Reliance Industries
ChairmanMukeshAmbani
has committed `2 lakh
crore investment for rolling
out a 5G network across the
country by December 2023.
“It has been an exciting
year because of the launch
of 5G, a much-awaited
technology for 4-5 years.
This is a big step forward.
We look forward to a ro-
bust rollout of 5G next
year because this year is
just the beginning.
“We are all working on
use cases. We are telling
state governments, minis-
tries, startups and innova-
tors to come out with inno-
vative use cases in the In-
dian context, which will
unlock businesses and will
also solve some public
problems, some challeng-
es,” Telecom Secretary K
Rajaraman said.
He also said the govern-
ment will continue to take
measures that will lower
the cost of operations for
telecom operators, a move
that will result in higher
margins for the sector,
which had been reeling un-
der a debt burden for more
than a decade.
Reliance Jio has commit-
ted `87,946.93 crore for the
spectrum that it has to pay
over a period of 20 years,
leaving a balance of `1.12
lakh crore.
April-November
fiscal gap widens
to 59 per cent
New Delhi (PTI): The gov-
ernment’s fiscal deficit in
end-November touched
59% of the full year Budget
Estimate on increased cap-
ital expenditure and slow
growth in non-tax revenue,
according to Finance
Ministry data released on
Friday.
In actual terms, the fiscal
deficit, which is the differ-
ence between expenditure
and revenue, was `9.78 lakh
crore during the April-No-
vember period of 2022-23.
In the corresponding pe-
riod last year, the deficit
was 46.2% of the Budget
Estimates of 2021-22.
The government has
budgeted fiscal deficit to be
`16.61 lakh crore or 6.4% of
the Gross Domestic Prod-
uct in the current year
ending March 2023. The
deficit is funded by market
borrowings.
New Delhi (PTI): Production of eight infrastructure sectors
increased by 5.4% in November against a 3.2% growth in the
same month last year on a better
show by coal, fertiliser, steel, cement
and electricity segments, according
to the official data released on Friday.
Crude oil, natural gas and refinery
products, however, recorded negative
growth in November this year. The
production growth of eight key sec-
tors slowed down to 0.9% in October.
The growth rate of eight infrastructure sectors -- coal, crude
oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and
electricity -- stood at 8% in April-November this fiscal as against
13.9% during the same period last fiscal.
CORE SECTOR OUTPUT UP 5.4% IN NOV
Sensex ends 293
points lower on last
trading day of 2022
Mumbai (PTI): Bench-
mark BSE Sensex and NSE
Nifty pared all intra-day
gains to end the last trad-
ing day of the year on a
bearish note due to fag-end
selling amid early losses in
the European markets.
The 30-share BSE Sensex
fell 293.14 points or 0.48% to
settle at 60,840.74 on Friday
.
During the day, it had risen
by 258.8 points or 0.42% to
a high of 61,392.68.
The broader NSE Nifty
declined 85.70 points or
0.47% to end at 18,105.30.
The BSE barometer
closed 2022 with a 4.44%
gain or 2,586.92 points
while the Nifty ended the
year higher by 4.32% or
751.25 points.
Sensex touched its all-
time high of 63,583.07
points on December 1 after
hitting its 52-week low of
50,921.22 points on June 17.
Sensex jumped 10,502.49
points or 21.99% last year.
From the Sensex pack,
ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel,
HDFC, ITC, Nestle, Larsen
Toubro, Asian Paints,
Mahindra Mahindra,
Power Grid and IndusInd
Bank were the major lag-
gards on Friday
.
In contrast, Bajaj Fin-
serv, Titan, Bajaj Finance,
Tata Steel, Tata Motors,
Wipro, Kotak Mahindra
Bank, Tech Mahindra, Re-
liance Industries and State
Bank of India were the
major winners.
` GAINS 14 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 82.73/$;
ENDS 2022 WITH 11% FALL
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee gained 14 paise to close at 82.73 (pro-
visional) against the US dollar in the last trading session of 2022,
as the American currency retreated from its elevated levels and a
rising appetite for riskier assets among investors. The local currency,
however, ended the year on a negative note, with a loss of 844 paise
or 11.36%, primarily led by a strong dollar against its major crosses
overseas. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit
opened at 82.77 and touched an intra-day high of 82.70 and a low of
82.82 against the greenback. It finally settled at 82.73, registering a
rise of 14 paise over its previous close of 82.87. On December 31,
2021, the rupee settled at 74.29 against the US dollar.
Equity investors
turn richer by
`16.36 lakh
crore in 2022
New Delhi (PTI): Dalal
Street investors became
richer by more than `16.36
lakh crore this year as the
equity market scaled new
highs despite persistent
geopolitical uncertainties
and inflation worries.
Analysts attributed bet-
ter macroeconomic funda-
mentals, the confidence of
retail investors and foreign
investors investing again
in the domestic equities to-
wards the latter half of
2022 as the key factors that
led to the outperformance
of the Indian market in
comparison to many other
stock markets worldwide.
The market capitalisa-
tion of BSE-listed firms
has zoomed `16,36,254.63
crore to `2,82,36,466.18
crore till Dec 29 this year.
On December 5, the mar-
ket capitalisation (m-cap)
of BSE-listedfirmsreached
an all-time high of `290.46
lakh crore.
In 2022, five months saw
Sensex making overall
monthly gains while it was
a fall in the remaining
seven months.
July turned out to be the
most rewarding month for
equity investors as the BSE
benchmark jumped 4,662.32
points in that month.
In 2021, equity investors
reaped handsome rewards
as their wealth grew nearly
`78 lakh crore while Sensex
gained 10,502.49 points or
21.99 per cent.
Wheat acreage up 3.59 per cent till
December 30; crop prospects bright
New Delhi (PTI): As the
sowing of rabi crops almost
comes to a close, the total
area under wheat has gone
up by 3.59% to 325.10 lakh
hectare (ha) from over the
year-ago period, according
to the agriculture ministry
data released on Friday
.
Sowing of wheat, the
main rabi (winter) crop,
had begun from October on-
wards. Maize, jowar, gram
and mustard are other ma-
jor rabi crops. Harvesting
of these crops will begin in
March/April next year.
According to the latest
data, farmers have sown
wheat in more area in
325.10 lakh ha till Decem-
ber 30 of the current rabi
season of the 2022-23 crop
year (July-June) against
313.81 lakh ha during the
same period last year.
The higher area was re-
ported in Uttar Pradesh
(3.59 lakh ha), Rajasthan
(2.52 lakh ha), Maharash-
tra (1.89 lakh ha), Gujarat
(1.10 lakh ha), Bihar (0.87
lakh ha), MP (0.85 lakh ha),
Chhattisgarh (0.66 lakh
ha), West Bengal (0.21 lakh
ha), Jammu Kashmir
(0.08 lakh ha), Assam (0.02
lakh ha) and Jharkhand
(0.03 lakh ha), it added.
New Delhi (PTI): Wheat exports rose 29.29% to $1.50 bil-
lion during April-November this fiscal from $1.17 billion in the
same period the previous year, the commerce ministry said on
Friday. Though the government banned wheat exports in May,
some shipments are allowed to meet the food security needs
of the countries that request it. The ministry said that Basmati
rice exports too increased by 39.26% to $2.87 billion during
April-November 2022, while that of non-basmati rice registered a
growth of 5% to $4.2 billion in the same period.
WHEAT EXPORTS RISE 30% IN APR-NOV
GOLD PRICES MAY TOUCH `60K/10 GM LEVEL IN 2023
New Delhi (FIB): A yel-
low glow is likely to stand
out amid grey geopolitical
clouds in 2023, with gold
price projected to touch
`60,000 per 10 grams in the
Indian market as more in-
vestors veer towards safe-
haven assets.
In a year where volatili-
ty was more a norm than
an exception, gold prices
in the international mar-
ket oscillated from a peak
of $2,070 per ounce in
March to a low of $1,616
per ounce in November
and is steadily recovering
since then, according to
market experts.
At the beginning of 2022,
gold prices were around
$1,800 an ounce.
Currently, the yellow
metal price is hovering
around $1,803 an ounce on
international markets and
`54,790 per 10 grams on
commodity stock exchange
MCX at a time when the ru-
pee is at near 83-level
against the US dollar.
Going forward, a raft of
factors, including geopo-
litical situation, recession
concerns, inflation trends
and low appetite for crypto
assets, are expected to
boost gold prices since the
yellow metal is always con-
sidered as a safe haven in
uncertain times.
“Gold in the internation-
al market is expected to
trade in a range of $1,670-
2,000 with a positive bias in
2023. On the MCX gold may
trade in a range of `48,500-
60,000,” Kotak Securities
Vice President and Head
Commodity Research
Ravindra V Rao said.
RETAINING ITS GLITTER
GOLD RISES `205;
SILVER DIPS BY `30
New Delhi (PTI): Gold prices
rose by `205 to `55,210 per
10 grams in the national capital
on Friday amid positive global
trends, according to HDFC Se-
curities. The precious metal had
touched `55,005 per 10 grams
in the previous trade. Silver,
however, declined by `30 to
`69,698 per kg. In the overseas
market, gold was trading in
green at $1,817.4 per ounce
while silver was marginally down
at $23.83 per ounce.

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