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INDO-JAPAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
DURABLE AND RELIABLE
he Indo-Japanese friendship is
as durable as any Japanese prod-
uct and as valuable as emotional
relations, in India. The friend-
ship between India and Japan
has history of 1,400 years based
on spiritual affiliation and
strong cultural similarities. Con-
tacts between India and Japan
began some 1,400 years ago when
Buddhism spread upto Japan
and during these 14 centuries,
the two countries have never
been adversaries/rivals. Over
the years, the two countries have
built upon these values and cre-
ated a partnership based on prin-
ciples and pragmatism.
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
IN 21st CENTURY
India’s relationship with Japan
is on a very strong and stable
pedestal. Both countries share
democratic and pro-peace, pro-
people outlook and easily qual-
ify to be natural allies. The In-
dia-Japan relationship, founded
on the principle of mutual trust
and benefit has gained strategic
prominence in 21st Century. In
the geostrategic context, Indian
and Japanese security percep-
tions converge in the region
with common apprehensions
about China. Both countries un-
derstand the WIN –WIN equa-
tion of this global partnership.
QUAD
The Indo-Pacific region emerges
as a centre of global strategic
importance. Initially, it started
as a humanitarian partnership
in 2004, QUAD initiative has de-
veloped as an important forum
to address the security issues in
the Indo-Pacific region, today.
The geographic positioning pro-
vides great strategic advantage
to both countries (India & Ja-
pan) against China and they are
set to play a pivotal role in Indo-
Pacific region, under the um-
brella of QUAD.
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
India and Japan had very good
bilateral trade relations in the
past. Japan’s interest in India is
increasing due to a variety of
reasons including India’s large
and growing market and its vast
resources, especially the human
resources. Suzuki Motor Corpo-
ration’s path breaking invest-
mentinIndiain1980srevolution-
izedtheautomobilesector,bring-
ing in advanced technology and
management skills to India. The
trade imbalance between India
and Japan is narrowing gradu-
ally with Indian exports to Japan
rising each year. Economic rela-
tions between India and Japan
have vast potential for growth,
given the complementarities.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Present Indian Government’s
quest to create world class infra-
structure in the country already
has significant Japanese foot-
prints. India has been the larg-
est recipient of Japanese loans
in the last decade. Delhi Metro
is one of the most successful ex-
amples of Japanese coopera-
tion. Presently, six Metro Rail
projects are being implemented
with technical and financial
support from Japan. Besides,
Japan wishes to build High-
Speed Railway in India as the
flagship project of Japan-India
friendship. Post COVID, large
number of Japanese industry
are gradually shifting their
manufacturing bases from Chi-
na. India with new infrastruc-
ture, is well poised to provide a
robust alternative.
DEFENCE ALLIANCE
Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific is
in a state of flux and new con-
tours are emerging post COVID
and in the backdrop of Ukraine
war. Rise of China has contrib-
uted to the changing equation
between India and Japan. India
and Japan in their respective re-
gionsarenavalpowersof repute.
Indiawithitsdominantstrategic
location and a strong navy as-
pires to be a net security provid-
er in the Indian Ocean Region.
In 2022, 2+2 Dialogue between
the Foreign and Defence Minis-
ters of both the countries was
held at New Delhi. India has this
arrangement of 2+2 Dialogue
only with USA and Now, with
Japan. In the last decade, all the
three components of armed
forces have started to engage in
bilateral joint exercises. The
frequency of such engagements
is increasing every year. Joint
training exercises by QUAD
members are giving sleepless
nights to powers in Beijing.
RECENT SYNERGY IN
RELATIONS
India and Japan relationship
has significantly advanced over
the past decade. Convergences in
geo-economic and geo-strategic
interests in the Indo-Pacific have
brought the two countries closer
than ever before. Japanese
Prime Minister Mr Fumio Kishi-
da recently visited India in
March 2023 and announced a
new plan for a ‘free and open
Indo-Pacific’ pledging $75 billion
to assist the economies in the
region, by 2030. Both Modi and
Kishida welcomed the formula-
tion of a roadmap to further pro-
mote industrial cooperation be-
tween the two countries.
CONCLUSION
The world’s economic and politi-
cal “Centre of Gravity” shifts to
the Indo-Pacific and Asia from
USA and Europe in the 21st Cen-
tury
. The geopolitics of the this
regionisundergoingrapid trans-
formation due to the complex in-
terplays amongst regional and
global powers. In these strategic
calculations of the Indo-Pacific
geopolitics,Indiacanbe‘anindis-
pensablepartner’.China’saggres-
sive designs in regional issues
may propel both India and Japan
to find more synergy to jointly
cope up with this new challenge.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
The geopolitics of the this
region is undergoing
rapid transformation due
to the complex interplays
amongst regional and
global powers. In these
strategic calculations
of the Indo-Pacific
geopolitics, India can
be ‘an indispensable
partner’. China’s
aggressive designs in
regional issues may
propel both India and
Japan to find more
synergy to jointly cope up
with this new challenge
The Indo-Japanese friendship is as durable as any
Japanese product and as valuable as emotional
relations, in India. The friendship between India and
Japan has history of 1,400 years based on spiritual affiliation
and strong cultural similarities. Over the years, the two
countries have built upon these values and created
a partnership based on principles and pragmatism
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
visits Buddha
Jayanti Park
with the Prime
Minister of
Japan, Fumio
Kishida, in
New Delhi
on March 20.
MAJ GEN
CP SINGH (RETD)
The writer is a scholar soldier accredited
with MA, MSc, LLB, MBA, M Phil (Def Mgt)
and M Phil (International Strategic Affairs)
T
WIN –WIN
EQUATION
he India-Japan
relationship,
founded on the
principle of mutu-
al trust and benefit has
gained strategic promi-
nence in 21st Century. In
the geostrategic context,
Indian and Japanese
security perceptions
converge in the region
with common apprehen-
sions about China. Both
countries understand the
WIN –WIN equation of
this global partnership.
T

MOHAN BHAGWAT TO
INAUGURATE ‘SEWA
SANGAM’ TODAY
Jaipur: RSS chief Mohan
Bhagwat will deliver the
inaugural speech at Rashtriya
Sewa Bharti’s
three-day
conclave ‘Sewa
Sangam’ on
Friday. Renu
Pathak, na-
tional general secretary of the
organisation, said to media
that more than 4,000 repre-
sentatives of voluntary service
organisations will attend an
event based on the theme of
“Self-reliant and Prosperous
India” from April 7 to 9. P4
CM Gehlot writes to PM Modi seeking change in
rules for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has writ-
ten a letter to Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi and requested to
abolish the adjustment
of the assistance given
to farmers from SDRF
for crop failure with the
amount received in the
Pradhan Mantri Fasal
Bima Yojana.
“Calculating the in-
sured amount to be re-
ceived by farmers dur-
ing calamities from
Pradhan Mantri Fasal
Bima Yojana is a com-
plex and lengthy pro-
cess. This leads to delay
in disbursement of
SDRF assistance while
farmers have to raise
funds for next crop im-
mediately after crop
failure. Before rule of
adjustment, farmers
could have been given
quick financial assis-
tance under SDRF. The
purpose of SDRF is not
being fulfilled due to de-
lay in assistance under
new rule. Therefore, by
deleting new rules, as-
sistance received under
SDRF should be given
as an immediate assis-
tance,” Gehlot said.
CM says that due to
this farmers are not
getting quick help
for crop damage
SHAH UNVEILS 54-FEET TALL
STATUE OF LORD HANUMAN
On the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti on Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled a
54-feet tall statue of Lord Hanuman at Sarangpur temple in Botad district of Gujarat. 30,000
kilos ‘Panchdhatu’ material-made statue is created by Rajasthan-origin artist Nareshbhai
Kumawat. Also present here on the occasion are Sonal Shah, Jay Shah, Rishita Patel and kids.
WRONG DECISION: CONGRESS VETERAN
AK ANTONY AFTER HIS SON JOINS BJP
Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran Congress leader AK Antony
on Thursday reacted to his son Anil Antony
joining BJP, saying that it was a “very
wrong” decision. He said, “This has “hurt”
me. India’s base is unity, religious harmony.
After 2014, Modi govt came to power, they’re
systematically diluting diversity, secularism.
BJP is destroying constitutional values of country.” He also
clarified that his loyalty will remain with the “Nehru family”.
Anil, Congress leader AK
Antony’s son, joins BJP
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Anil An-
tony, son of former Un-
ion minister and Con-
gress veteran AK An-
tony, joined the BJP on
6th April 2023 – the 44th
foundation day of the
BJP. He joined the BJP
in presence of Union
Minister Piyush Goyal.
“As an Indian youth, I
feel it is my responsibil-
ity
, duty to contribute to
PM’s vision of nation-
building and national
integration”, said Anil
Antony after joining BJP.
Anil said, “Many
leaders and workers in
the Congress party be-
lieve that it is their duty
to serve a family. But I
think that it is my duty
to serve the nation. Our
respected Prime Minis-
ter has a clear vision
about how to make In-
dia a developed nation
in 25 years. He also has
a clear vision of ensur-
ing social justice, eco-
nomic dynamism for
everyone in the country
.
Anil Antony with Union Minister Piyush Goyal as he joins BJP, at
the party headquarters, in New Delhi on Thursday.
In times like this, the central government
and the BJP organization led by PM
Narendra Modi ji, Amit Shah Ji, and JP
Nadda Ji are working tirelessly to take this vision
and all these people-friendly policies to every nook
and corner of this country. —Anil Antony
In Rajasthan,
especially
western
region, farmers are
not getting proper
compensation for crop
failure due to the larger
average holding size
—Ashok Gehlot, CM
DRI AND ECONOMIC
OFFENCES BODY
TO BE FORMED
Jaipur: Prevention of eco-
nomic crimes and sources
of revenue will now be
monitored more strongly in
State. For this, CM Ashok
Gehlot has taken an impor-
tant decision to constitute
the Directorate of Revenue
Intelligence and Economic
Offences. CM has approved
the proposal regarding the
formation of directorate.P10
In the letter, CM Ashok Gehlot also requests Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to increase the limit of
2 hectares for providing assistance in NDRF and
SDRF on the basis of actual loss to the farmers
CENTRE ASKS CBI TO PROBE
OXFAM OVER FCRA VIOLATIONS
34% productivity in LS,
24.4% in RS; Parl ends
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Minis-
try of Home Affairs has
asked the Central Bu-
reau of Investigation
(CBI) to probe global
non-profit organisation
Oxfam over alleged vio-
lations of the FCRA
(Foreign Contribution
Regulation Act).
The development
comes a day after the
MoS in the Home Min-
istry Nityanand Rai ad-
mitted in
Rajya Sab-
ha that the
m i n i s t r y
was investi-
gating a
complaint against “The
Other Media”, an NGO
for violating foreign
funding laws.
New Delhi (FIB): Both
LS & RS were adjourned
sine die on Thursday,
bringing an end to the
Budget Session that reg-
istered very low produc-
tivity of 34% in LS and
24.4% in RS. A total of 6
billswerepassedbyboth
LS as well as RS.
WHY CBI PROBE WAS
RECOMMENDED?
CONGRESS MP RAJANI’S
SUSPENSION EXTENDED
Oxfam India continued to
transfer Foreign Contributions
to various entities even after
coming into force of the For-
eign Contribution (Regulation)
Amendment Act, 2020 which
prohibits such transfers.
Oxfam India received a foreign
contribution amounting to
`1.50 crore (approx) directly
into its FC utilization account
instead the FCRA account.
In a surprise move, RS
Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar
extended the suspension of
Congress MP Rajani Patil on
Thursday, triggering yet an-
other face-off between him and
Cong. LoP Mallikarjun Kharge
shot off a letter to Dhankhar
expressing his displeasure.
LS Speaker Om Birla, PM Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh, Farooq
Abdullah on last day of Parl Budget Session meeting on Thursday.
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SITHA SLAMS RaGa
FOR ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST PM MODI
ON ADANI ISSUE
RBI KEEPS
REPO RATE
UNCHANGED
AT 6.5 PERCENT
New Delhi: Union Cabinet approved a new formula for pricing of
natural gas and imposed a cap or ceiling price to rein in runaway
prices of CNG and piped cooking gas. APM gas will be priced at
10% of price of the basket of crude oil that India imports.
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
on Thursday came down heavily on Cong leader
Rahul Gandhi for making baseless allegations
against PM Modi on the Adani issue, and described
him as a “repeat offender” in levelling such charges.
New Delhi: In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank
of India’s monetary policy committee (MPC) on
Thursday decided to keep repo rate unchanged at
6.5%, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said. Repo rate
is the rate at which the RBI lends to other banks.
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BJP derives inspiration
from Lord Hanuman to
fight the corruption: PM Modi
Desperate Opposition
openly saying ‘Modi teri
kabar khudegi’, stresses PM
JP Nadda launches the
‘Ek Baar Phir Se Bhajpa
Sarkar’ wall painting campaign
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Extending
his greetings on the 44th
Foundation Day of BJP
and Hanuman Jayanti,
PM Narendra Modi on
Thursday said, “Today
weallarecelebratingthe
foundation day of our
party
.Icongratulateeach
and every BJP worker
dedicated to the service
of Mother India.”
While virtually inter-
acting with the party
workers, Modi said,
“From the inception of
the BJP till today, the
great personalities who
have irrigated the party
,
havenurtured,strength-
ened and enriched BJP,
all great personalities
who served the country
and BJP from smallest
worker to senior posi-
tion To whom I bow my
head,” he stated. Modi
slammed people with
“baadshahi” mindset,
saying they have been
insulting the poor and
backwards, deprived
since 2014. He took a dig
at Oppn and launched
‘parivarvaad’ and
‘casteism’ attacks on
them. He attacked Oppn
for ‘playing down’ In-
dia’s growth, adding
that they mocked the
service done to the poor.
JP Nadda hoists the party flag on the occasion of BJP ‘Sthapna
Diwas’ at BJP Central Office (Ext.) in New Delhi on Thursday.
PM Narendra Modi virtually addresses party leaders, workers
on occasion of BJP ‘Sthapna Diwas’ in Delhi on Thursday.
BJP party gets inspiration from
lord Hanuman to fight corrup-
tion, law and order. If we see the
whole life of lord Hanuman, he had a “Can
Do” attitude that helped him in bringing all
kinds of success. Hanuman Ji does it for eve-
ryone, but does not do anything for Himself!
This is what BJP derives inspiration from!
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
MODI IS ENSURING LAST-MILE DELIVERY ON
BASIS OF ‘SABKA SAATH SABKA VIKAS’: JP
On the occasion of the BJP’s 44th foundation day on
Thursday, party chief JP Nadda launched the “Ek Baar
Phir Se Bhajpa Sarkar” wall painting campaign here with
an eye on next year’s Lok Sabha elections. Nadda also
unfurled the party flag at the BJP headquarters where
he addressed leaders and workers. “Under PM Modi’s
leadership, the BJP has left its imprint from Kutch to the
northeast and from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Modi is
ensuring last-mile delivery on the basis of ‘Sabka Saath
Sabka Vikas’,” the BJP president said.
TELANGANA BJP
CHIEF BANDI SANJAY
KUMAR GRANTED BAIL
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP
president Bandi Sanjay
Kumar was granted bail
in the SSC question paper
leak case on Thursday on
the condition of `20,000
surety from a magistrate
court in Warangal. He is
likely to be released today.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
APPROVES INDIAN
SPACE POLICY 2023
New Delhi: Centre approved
Indian Space Policy 2023 on
Thursday. The policy seeks to
institutionalise private sector
participation in space sector.
The entry of pvt sector in
space sector would enable
ISRO to channelise its focus
on research & development.
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JHARKHAND MINISTER
JAGARNATH MAHTO
DIES AT CHENNAI HOSP
Ranchi: Jharkhand minister
Jagarnath Mahto, who
had earlier undergone a
lung transplant, died at
a hospital in Chennai on
Thursday, a senior doctor
of the health facility, where
he was admitted, said.
Jagarnath aged 57 years.
BHAJPA HI...
HAROSA HAI
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44TH FOUNDATION DAY OF BJP

RAJASTHAN
04
First India Bureau
Kota: With the efforts
of LS Speaker Om Bir-
la, construction and
expansion of commu-
nity halls in the rural
areas of parliamenta-
ry constituency Kota-
Bundi, development of
classrooms and play-
grounds in schools, in-
terlocking and gravel
roads, development of
parks, renovation of
culverts, development
of Muktidham will be
done. With the efforts
of Lok Speaker Om
Birla, the Union Minis-
try of Tribal Affairs
has released Rs 13.15
crore under Article 275
(1) of the Constitution
for these works. In this,
Rs 6.92 crore works
will be done in Kota
while works worth Rs
6.63 crore will be done
in Bundi district.
DevpworksokayedinKota-Bundi
Increase milk collection, says Sushma Arora
Kashiram Choudhary
Udaipur: Administra-
torandManagingDirec-
tor of Rajasthan Co-op-
erative Dairy Federa-
tion Sushma Arora vis-
ited Udaipur division
and instructed the dairy
officers to increase milk
collection. Arora held a
meeting with Udaipur
Divisional Commission-
er and TAD Commis-
sioner Rajendra Bhatt
andCollectorTarachand
Meena on Thursday and
discussed milk produc-
tion and dairy develop-
ment activities in the
district. Arora toured
Banswara, Dungarpur,
Udaipur & Chittorgarh.
Arora said that the
present milk collection
of 1.10 lakh litres in the
district was very less
and said that it should
be increased. Bhat
assured to provide
a budget of Rs 2.5 crore
for dairy development
activities.
District Collector
Tarachand Meena sug-
gested the need to set up
milk collection centres
at the panchayat level.
He gave the dairy offic-
ers a target of collecting
2 lakh litres of milk per
day in the next two
months. He also inspect-
ed the proposed land for
setting up a cattle feed
plant in Udaipur.
RCDF MD VISITS UDAIPUR DIVISION
RCDF MD Sushma Arora along with other officials inspecting the
dairy plant in Chittorgarh on Thursday.
`12,100 cr record revenue
from mines & petroleum
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Along with
mines in the state, a
new record of revenue
generation is being cre-
ated daily in the min-
eral oil and natural gas
sector as well. ACS
Mines & Petroleum Dr
Subodh Agarwal said
that in the financial
year 2022-23, Rs 4,889
crore 17 lakh has been
earned from mineral oil
and natural gas sector
which is Rs 893.77 crore
as compared to the pre-
vious FY. He informed
that the state govt has
earned a record reve-
nue of more than Rs
12,100 cr 86 lakh from
the mines and petrole-
um sector as a whole.
Expressing happi-
ness over this, Mines
Min Pramod J Bhaya
said that new dimen-
sions of revenue gen-
eration are being estab-
lished daily by the
Mines and Petroleum
Dept in the state.
Man dies after falling
from balcony in Jpr
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A young labour-
er died after falling
down from the second
floor of a house while
plastering in the balco-
ny
. He fell down due to
loss of balance and died
during treatment after
suffering a severe head
injury
.Thepolicegotthe
post-mortem done and
handed over the body to
the relatives. The father
of the deceased regis-
tered a case of culpable
homicideonWednesday
.
According to police,
Dausa resident Santosh
Koli (37) died in the ac-
cident. He lived with his
parents on Nahargarh
Road, near Navagraha
Temple in the city
. For
the last 10 years, San-
tosh was into the paint-
ing and plastering job.
On March 1, Vishnu
Harijan, who lives near
Santoshi Mata’s temple,
called him and assigned
him the plasterwork.
Santosh’s balance dete-
riorated while plaster-
ing in the balcony at
around 3 pm and he fell
down on the ground.
By-elections in
local bodies
announced
Jaipur (FIB): The State
Election Commission
has announced the pro-
gram for the bye-elec-
tions in urban bodies
and Panchayati Raj in-
stitutions for the vacant
posts due to various rea-
sons till Jan 31, 2023.
Chief Electoral Offic-
er and Secy Chitra Gup-
ta said that the program
has been announced for
the vacant posts of total
14 members of urban
bodies in 12 districts of
the state. Similarly
, pro-
gram has been an-
nouncedforby-elections
for 4 members of Zilla
Parishad, 24 members
of Panchayat Samiti, 48
posts of Sarpanch, 57
posts of dy sarpanch.
`4,322 CR FROM MINERAL OIL, `555 CR
FROM NATURAL GAS: SUBODH AGARWAL
Dr Agarwal said that in the year 2022-23, revenue of Rs.
4,322 crore 14 lakh has been received from the mineral
oil sector, while Rs. 555 crore 14
lakh from natural gas sector. He
said that there are four petroleum
basins spread over an area of 1.5
lakh square kilometers in 14 dis-
tricts of the state. Director Mines
Sandesh Nayak informed that
under the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy,
ONGC, Oil India Ltd, Cairn-Vedanta Ltd have been awarded
for exploration of crude oil and natural gas in the state.
Secretariat staff
slapped by
employee leader;
protest held
Jaipur (FIB): A dra-
ma prevailed in secre-
tariat on Thursday af-
teranemployeeleader
allegedly slapped a
clerk for not making
his entry pass.
Jogeshwar Prasad
Sharma slapped the
clerk Changur Praja-
pati in the security
section of the secre-
tariat. Sharma also
misbehaved with sen-
ior DS Pradeep Goyal
regarding the same
matter. After the inci-
dent, CCTV footage
was released. Jogesh-
warSharma,StateGS
of Sanyukt Kar-
machari Mahasangh
(integrated) had ap-
plied for the entry
pass on March 26, but
the pass was not
made. The conversa-
tion turned into a
heated argument and
Jogeshwar slapped
Prajapati. As soon as
theincidentoccurred,
the employees de-
manded the arrest of
Jogeshwar. The em-
ployees warned of
protest on Monday
.
JDA razes illegal colonies,
construction in 3 diff zones
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The JDA demol-
ished illegal colonies on
three bighas of agricul-
tural land in Zone-12 on
Thursday
. Chief Con-
troller of Enforcement
Raghuveer Saini said
that in the jurisdiction
of Zone-11, about 3
bighas of private farm
land in village Jhaag
were encroached.
In village Muhana of
Zone-11, about four
bighas of private land-
holding agricultural
land were encroached,
which was also razed.
In Dahmi Kalan of
Zone-12, JDA brought
down illegal structures
on the instructions of
the Enforcement Officer
Zone-11, 12.
4 SHORTLISTED FOR A
BOOTH, INTERVIEWS
ON APRIL 10 IN JPR
Alottery for 563 dairy
booths in JMCG Area was
drawn on Thursday. Four
applicants have been short-
listed for one booth. Those
selected will be called for
an interview beginning April
10. The lottery was drawn at
JMCG HQs in the presence
of Commissioner Mahendra
Soni. A total of 19 thousand
905 applications were re-
ceived for 563 dairy booths
and 2252 people have been
shortlisted. The lottery was
drawn category wise (ST,
SC, Divyang, Ex-Servicemen
and General) as booths are
reserved category wise.
‘MISSION’ ADMISSION
MOHAN BHAGWAT IN JAIPUR
In a protest against private schools not giving admission to
children under RTE, the parents protested at the Shiksha
Sankul on Thursday. Agitated parents demanded to meet the
senior officials. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat,
Nimbaram and others at
Jaipur railway station on
Thursday. Bhagwat will
deliver the inaugural speech
at Rashtriya
Sewa Bharti’s Sewa
Sangam’ conclave on Friday.
Diya Kumari and other
functionaries on Thursday
inspected preparations for
the conclave to be held at
Jamdoli from Friday.
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH
SHARMA / SUNIL SHARMA
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party’s state presi-
dent CP Joshi said on
Thursday that BJP is
different from other po-
litical parties because
it works for the welfare
of villages, poor and
farmers. Addressing
the office bearers and
workers at the party’s
state headquarters here
on the 44th Foundation
Day of BJP, Joshi said
that it is the responsi-
bility of the BJP work-
ers to take all the public
welfare schemes of the
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi government
to the poor and de-
prived people.
“We are proud that
we are the workers of
BJP... a party which
worked to bring India to
its ultimate glory
. It is a
party that works for the
village, poor and farm-
ers,” he said.
Joshi said that under
the leadership of Prime
Minister Modi, the
dreams of Pandit Deen-
dayal Upadhyay and
Baba Saheb have been
realized for the village,
the poor, the farmers
and the oppressed class.
The Chittorgarh MP
said that the BJP is dif-
ferent from other par-
ties because its workers
are full of nationalism.
Along with this,
Joshi targeted the
state government, and
said that it is the mis-
fortune of Rajasthan
that for the last four
years the ruling Con-
gress government has
been promoting anar-
chy, corruption and
unemployment.
To mark the party’s
foundation day, he
hoisted the party flag at
the party’s state head-
quarters.
NON-BRAHMIN TO BE BJYM PREZ
Political circles are abuzz with the gossip that a non-Brahmin
leader would be made the new state president of Yuva
Morcha to balance the caste equation. The names of Vikas
Chaudhary, Rajesh Gurjar, Mahendra Shekhawat, Abhimanyu
Singh Rajvi, JP Yadav, Shankar Gaura, Rajkumar Biwal, Rajesh
Meena and Anand Singh are being considered for the appoint-
ment. A surprising name may also come from Kumawat or
Saini community. Though there is a rider of age of 35 years, but
if anyone from the MLAs is made the state president of BJYM,
then Manjeet Dharmpal Chaudhary can be considered.
CP Joshi, Rajendra Rathore, Arun Chaturvedi, Kalicharan Saraf
and othe leaders at BJP HQs in Jaipur on Thursday.
RAJE: LOTUS WILL
CONTINUE TO
BLOOM IN POLLS
Former CM Raje on
Thursday extended
greetings on BJP’s foun-
dation day and said she
was feeling proud calling
the BJP the world’s larg-
est party. She expressed
hope that the ‘lotus’
will continue to bloom
in elections. “Today I
express my gratitude to
all those great personali-
ties including Dr. Syama
Prasad Mukherjee, Pandit
Upadhyay ji, SS Bhandari
ji, Rajmata Vijayaraje
Scindia ji, Vajpayee ji,
Joshi ji and Advani ji who
made BJP synonymous
with devel-
opment-
oriented
politics,”
she said in
her mes-
sage.
BJP state president CP Joshi painting the party emblem Lotus on BJP’s HQs wall on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
CP Joshi: We’re different...
CONGRESS PROMOTING ANARCHY IN RAJ, ALLEGES BJP STATE PREZ

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RAJASTHAN
05
SOG arrests
Teachers
Exam paper
leak kingpin
Water supply
firms booked
in Kota dist
NEET ASPIRANT’S
DEATH IN 2022
First India Bureau
Jaipur: SOG has arrest-
ed the absconding mas-
termind Vice Principal
Anil alias Sher Singh
Meena in the paper leak
caseof theSeniorTeach-
er Recruitment Exami-
nation. Sher Singh is ac-
cused of selling the pa-
per to Bhupendra Saran
forRs1crore.SherSingh
Meena, a resident of
Daula-ka-Bas,Chomu,is
posted at the govern-
ment school in Abu
Road. He is absconding
since his name cropped
upinthepaperleakcase.
Atpresent,anothermas-
termind Bhupendra Sa-
ran, who is in jail, had
revealed during interro-
gation that he had
bought four papers from
Sher Singh. Since then,
the police was continu-
ously raiding to nab
Sher Singh.
The state government
has announced a reward
of Rs 1 lakh each on ab-
scondingaccusedSuresh
Dhaka and Anil alias
Sher Singh in the paper
leak case. The jailed ac-
cused Bhupendra Saran
had told during interro-
gation that he had
bought the paper from
Sher Singh Meena.
Kota (PTI): Two water
supply firms were
booked here in connec-
tion with the death of
an 18-year-old coaching
student last year and in-
fection to 35 others al-
legedly due to contami-
nated drinking water.
The two firms Jai Ma-
hakal and Jugdamba
water suppliers were
booked at Jawahar Na-
gar Police Station on
Tuesday in connection
with the incident that
happened last October,
they said.
The coaching insti-
tute, where these stu-
dents studied, is under
a probe too, police said.
The two water firms
were booked under sec-
tions 269, 278, 336, and
304 (A) related to death
by negligence and
spread of infection of
IPC, Circle Officer DSP
Amar Singh said.
The operators of the
firms were yet to be
traced and interrogat-
ed, he added. The FIR
was filed on the basis of
sample reports of con-
taminated water from
the coaching institute,
its mess, and hostel, po-
lice said. The report
was submitted by Tal-
wandi Primary Health
Centre In-charge Dr
Dipesh Tiwari.
Devotees on Thursday celebrated Hanuman Jayanti across State;
various programmes were also organised on the occasion
A tableau of Lord Hanuman was taken out by the devotees in Tripoliya Market on Thursday. A 3D model of Lord Hanuman statue to be built in Nathdwara.
JDA to grant
TDR certs
to builders
FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SCHEME
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: Jaipur Develop-
ment Authority will is-
sue Transferable Devel-
opment Rights (TDR)
certificates to the build-
ers working under the
affordable housing
schemewhichwasintro-
ducedintheearlierterm
of the Congress govern-
ment led by CM Gehlot.
The decision to issue
the certificate was tak-
en in the building map
committee meeting
chaired by JDA com-
missioner Ravi Jain.
The committee has
decided to issue the cer-
tificate in two cases.
Affordable housing
policy was brought to be
built houses for the
poor. In turn, benefits
related to Build Area
Ratio (BAR) were to be
given to the developer.
Under this certifi-
cate, the developer can
use extra BAR else-
where. For this, the de-
veloper will not have to
pay a betterment levy
.
Four killed as tractor used for
illegal mining rams into tempo
Ashvini Yadav
Alwar: Four people,
including three chil-
dren, were killed in
Kathumar town of Al-
war district on Thurs-
day night when a trac-
tor filled with illegal-
ly mined sand
rammed into a tempo.
Following the inci-
dent, the villagers set
the tractor on fire and
pelted stones on po-
lice Jeep and fire bri-
gades.
“The incident took
place on Kathumar-
Banokhar road near
Khera Maida village
in Kathumar when
the victims were
heading towards Sun-
yana village. Murari
Lal and his three died
on the spot while his
wife sustained griev-
ous injuries and was
rushed to a hospital
in Kathumar and lat-
er referred to Alwar,”
police said.
“The villagers gath-
ered after the incident
and set the tractor
ablaze. The Behtu Ka-
lan Police reached
the spot, but the vil-
lagers started pelting
stones of the police. ,”
police added.
STONE PELTING
Mercury rising: Airports
reduce flight operations
Three smugglers held
with 20 turtles, 2 big
cat nails in Udaipur
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Flight opera-
tions have reduced
with temperature ris-
ing across the State.
Jaisalmer airport
wear a deserted look
these days. During
winters when the in-
flow of tourists was
strong, an average 3 to
4 flights were operating
daily from here. Jais-
almer had air connec-
tivity to Jaipur, New
Delhi and Ahmedabad.
But now air services
have stopped. Jaisalm-
er is not the only air-
port where flight opera-
tions have stopped in
summer.
Meanwhile, flight op-
erations at other air-
ports of the state have
reduced. With the pas-
sage of March, there
has been a decrease in
flight operations. Its ef-
fect is seen at the Jaipur
airport as well.
In Bikaner, on an av-
erage there will be
flights three days a
week. At Kishangarh
airport, flights to In-
dore have stopped and
flights to Surat will be
for four days a week.
Flight operations also
reduced at Jaipur, Jodh-
pur and Udaipur air-
ports as well.
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: The Udaipur
Forest Department
teamandWildlifeCrime
Control Bureau in a
joint operation arrested
three in connection
with smuggling organs
of wildlife. The teams
recovered 20 turtles and
two nails said to be of
panther or lion from the
smugglers.
The Forest Depart-
ment teams got a tip-off
about the smuggling on
social media. Based on
inputs, teams of
Udaipur Forest Depart-
ment and Wildlife
Crime Control Bureau
teams conducted a de-
coy operation and posed
as common buyers. The
forest department
teams are interrogating
the arrested.
Smugglers being ac-
tive in the Udaipur re-
gion may affect tourism
business. The tribal-
dominated area of
Udaipur is known for its
unique and abundant
wildlife.
Smuggling of turtles,
one of the Class 1 spe-
cies of the water ani-
mal, is a non-bailable
offence under the Wild-
life Protection Act, 1972.
Benefits related
to Build Area
Ratio (BAR)
were to be
given to the
developer
Accused Sher Singh Meena in
police custody in Jaipur.
Two more die of
Covid, 100 new
cases registered
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The State re-
corded two more Coro-
na deaths and 100 new
cases on Thursday. Ac-
cording to the health
department bulletin,
one patient each died in
Baran and Kota. The
bulletin also recorded
100 fresh Covid-19 cases
from various areas of
the state with which ac-
tive cases rose to 294.
Negligent Water Dept
officials served notices
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Notices have
been served to Chief En-
gineer of Water Supply
Department RK Meena
andAdditionalChief En-
gineerof thedepartment
Arun Srivastava for neg-
ligence in Rs 6.35 crore
drinking water scheme.
Srivastava has been
accused of gross negli-
gence. Meena got four
showcause notices. Cas-
es kept in FC despite
expiry of valid date.
Meena is responsible
for works worth crores
in Jal Jeevan Mission.
He has also gone to jail
in a corruption case.
Priests perform rituals on Hanuman Jayanti at
Hanuman Temple in Ambabari on Thursday.
Mahant Naresh Puri Maharaj performed Maha Aarti at
Mehandipur Balaji Dham on Thursday.
Dharmendra Rathore and others pray at Dhuni Wale
Balaji Temple in Ajmer on Thursday.
Vishal Bawa performs Bhumi Pujan at the site where a 108-feet-tall statue of Lord
Hanuman, standing on the top of Girraj Parvat, will be constructed, at Nathdwara on
Thursday. CEO Jitendra Ojha, Assistant Officer Anil Sanadhya, Family members of Pandya,
PRO Girish Sanchihar, Harsh Sanadhya and Vaishnav Girishbhai Shah were present.
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO AND SANTOSH SHARMA
Anicut fdn stone laid in Beneshwar Dham
Puneet Chaturvedi
Rajsamand: The foun-
dation stone of anicut
worth Rs 27 crore was
laid on Thursday on
Som-Mahi and Jakham
river in Dungarpur.
Assembly Speaker Dr
CP Joshi, Mins MS
Malviya, LC Kataria,
Ashok Chandna, RCA
President Vaibhav Ge-
hlot, MLA Gopichand
Meena and Mahant
Achyutanand Maharaj
were present.
In his address,
Speaker Dr CP Joshi
said that he was a wit-
ness to the miracle of
Beneshwar Dham de-
velopmental works
should be done here.
State govt sanctioned
Rs 100 cr for the same.
Joshi said, he
was a witness to
the miracle of
Beneshwar
Dham
developmental
works should be
done here Dr CP Joshi during the inauguration MoU ceremony of Cricket
Stadium in Banswara on Thursday.Also seen are MS Malviya, LC
Kataria,Arjun S Bamaniya,Ashok Chandana,Vaibhav Gehlot others.
Angry villagers put tractor on fire, pelt stones at police
vehicle and fire brigade in Alwar on Thursday.
GLORY TO

Hyderabad (ANI): PM
Narendra Modi, who
will visit Telangana
this week, will lay the
foundation stone for the
redevelopment of the
Secunderabad railway
station on April 8.
As per PMO, the rede-
velopment of Secun-
derabad Railway Sta-
tion, to be done at a cost
of Rs 720 crore, is being
planned such that it
will undergo a massive
makeover with world-
class amenities and an
aesthetically designed
iconic station building.
The redeveloped sta-
tion would be having
double-level spacious
roof plaza with all pas-
senger amenities at one
place along with multi-
modal connectivity for
providing seamless
transfer of passengers
from rail to other modes
among others, said the
PMO statement. He will
flag off Secunderabad-
Tirupati Vande Bharat
ExpressatSecunderabad
Railway Station.
During the pro-
gramme, Prime Minis-
ter will flag off 13 new
Multi-Modal Transport
Service (MMTS) servic-
es in the suburban sec-
tion of the Hyderabad-
Secunderabad twin city
region.
INDIA
06
PM Modi took tough decisions
without any confusion: Shah
Salangpur (PTI): Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah on Thursday
said Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has tak-
en some tough decisions
without any confusion
and also maintained
peace and tranquillity
in the country while im-
plementing them.
Shah was referring to
some of the big projects
of religious and cultur-
al significance includ-
ing renovation of the
Kashi Vishwanath tem-
ple in Varanasi.
He said when the BJP
after its formation won
only two Lok Sabha
seats, the then PM Rajiv
Gandhi had joked about
it. But now, the BJP has
governments in 16
states of the country
and more than 400 mem-
bers of Parliament, the
Union minister said.
Whenever the BJP
came to power at the
Centre, Indian culture
received a huge boost
and it became popular
across the world, Shah
further said.
Amit Shah offers prayers to a
54-feet-tall statue of Lord Hanuman
during its unveiling.
Amit Shah in front of 54-feet-tall statue of Lord Hanuman at Shree Kashtabhanjan Dev Hanumanji Temple, in Botad on Thursday.
“COINCIDENCE: HANUMAN
JAYANTI AND BJP’S DAY”
SHREE KASHTBHANJAN
BHOJNALAYA INAUGURATED
SHAH TO GIFT `4,567 CR
WORTH PROJECTS TO UP
Botad: Union HM Amit Shah on the oc-
casion of Hanuman Jayanti on Thursday
unveiled a 54-feet-tall statue of Lord Ha-
numan at Sarangpur temple here. Shah
was in Gujarat to attend many events
celebrating BJP’s 44th foundation day.
He emphasised the importance of the
Sarangpur temple saying thousands of
people visit the temple. Reminding peo-
ple that this year’s Hanuman Jayanti and
BJP’s foundation day are coinciding, he
chronicled the journey of the BJP from
an electorally small force in the country
to getting the majority on its own in the
Parliament with over 300 seats.
Salangpur: Amit Shah inaugurated
the new Bhojanalaya at the Shree
Kashtabhanjan Hanumanji Mandir here
on Thursday. The Bhojanalaya covers an
area of 7 acres in the temple and cost
Rs 40 crore to build. It has a seating
capacity of up to 5,000 people and uses
an oil-based cooking technology that
does not require fire or electricity. The
building spans over 2,30,000 square
feet and is supported by 250 columns.
The Bhojanalaya has wide steps, mea-
suring 75 feet, with escalators installed
for the convenience of senior citizens
and differently-abled people.
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit
Shah will inaugurate over Rs 4,567
crore in development projects and a
music college in Uttar Pradesh during
his day-long visit on Friday. Shah will
start his day with the inauguration of the
Kaushambi Festival-2023 and inaugura-
tion as well as laying of the foundation
stone of various development projects
from an event organised in Fasaiya Gram
Sabha in Kaushambi district in after-
noon. Shah will also lay the foundation
stone of Hariharpur Sangeet Mahavidya-
laya and inaugurate several development
projects worth Rs 4,567 crore.
New Delhi (PTI): On
theoccasionof theBJP’s
44th foundation day on
Thursday
,partychief JP
Nadda launched the “Ek
Baar Phir Se Bhajpa
Sarkar” wall painting
campaign here with an
eye on next year’s Lok
Sabha elections.
Launching the cam-
paign at the Bengali
Market area, Nadda
said the BJP’s graph in-
creased rapidly under
the leadership of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi and his mantra of
“Sabka Saath Sabka Vi-
kas” will be taken to
everyone through the
campaign. Nadda also
unfurled the party flag
at the BJP headquar-
ters where he addressed
leaders and workers.
“Under Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi’s
leadership, the BJP has
left its imprint from
Kutch to the northeast
and from Kashmir to
Kanyakumari. Modi is
ensuring last-mile de-
livery on the basis of
‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vi-
kas’,” the BJP president
said.
BJP chief JP Nadda paints the party’s election symbol ‘Lotus’, on
party’s 44th foundation day, in New Delhi on Thursday.
Nadda launches ‘Ek
Baar Phir Se Bhajpa
Sarkar’ campaign
“WE DISCOVERED
OUR STRENGTH IN
2014”, SAYS EAM
MODI TO VISIT TN,
TELANGANA AND
KARNATAKA
New Delhi: External Affairs
Minister Dr S Jaishankar
while commenting on PM
Narendra Modi’s statement
that “BJP draws inspiration
from Lord Hanuman to fight
corruption” on Thursday
said the BJP discovered its
strength in 2014 and “kept
discovering since then.”
“The way lord Hanuman
discovered his strength and
then performed the task,
the same way we discov-
ered our strength in 2014
and kept discovering since
then,” he said. Earlier in the
day, virtually interacting with
party workers, PM said,
“Today India is realizing its
potential just like the power
of lord Hanuman. BJP gets
inspiration from lord Ha-
numan to fight corruption,
law and order. If we see the
whole life of lord Hanuman,
he had a ‘Can Do’ attitude
that helped him in bringing
all kinds of success.”
New Delhi (PTI): Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will
visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu
and Karnataka on April 8 and
9. He will inaugurate and lay
the foundation stone of a
slew of projects in Telangana
and Tamil Nadu, while in
Karnataka, he will launch an
international big cats con-
servation initiative, his office
said on Wednesday. “Modi
to inaugurate and lay the
foundation stone of projects
worth over Rs 11,300 crore
in Telangana,” the statement
issued by the Prime Minis-
ter’s Office (PMO) said.
EYE ON 2024 LOK SABHA POLLS
Cong’s 2nd
list out, no
decision yet
on Kolar seat
Bengaluru (ANI):
Congress on Thursday
announced its second
list of 42 candidates, for
the Karnataka assem-
bly elections but no de-
cision has yet been tak-
en on who would con-
test from Kolar even as
former chief minister
Siddaramaiah has ex-
pressed a desire to con-
test from the constitu-
ency
.
The Congress has
also accommodated
candidates who
switched to the party
from the BJP and the
Janata Dal (Secular).
The party is seeking to
wrest power from BJP
in the state in the up-
coming polls. In the Me-
lukote constituency, the
Congress has decided to
back the Sarvodaya
Karnataka Party candi-
date Darshan Puttan-
naiah, the son of famed
KS Puttanaiah..
According to sources,
the Congress top brass
has asked Siddaramai-
ah to contest from his
traditional stronghold
of Varuna in the Mysu-
ru district, where his
son doctor Yatindra Sid-
daramaiah won in the
2018 Assembly Elec-
tions.
KARNATAKA
ASSEMBLY POLLS
Congress leaders Surjewala (C),
Siddaramaiah DK Shivakumar.
Fresh warning against betting and gambling advts
New Delhi (ANI): The
Information Broad-
casting Ministry has ad-
visedmediaentities,me-
dia platforms and online
advertisement interme-
diaries to refrain from
carrying advertise-
ments/promotionalcon-
tentof bettingplatforms.
In an Advisory on
Thursday, the Ministry
took strong exception to
the recent instances of
mainstream English
and Hindi newspapers
carrying advertise-
ments and promotional
content of betting web-
sites. The Advisory has
been issued to all media
formats, including
newspapers, television
channels, and online
news publishers, and
showed specific exam-
ples where such adver-
tisements have recently
appeared in the media.
The Ministry has also
objected to the promo-
tion by a specific bet-
ting platform encourag-
ing the audience to
watch a sports league
on its website, which
prima facie appears to
be in violation of the
Copyright Act, 1957.
While emphasizing
on the legal obligation
as well as the moral
duty of the media, the
Advisory refers to pro-
visions of the Norms of
Journalistic Conduct
of the Press Council
which, interalia, men-
tions that “newspapers
should not publish an
advertisement contain-
ing anything which is
unlawful or ille-
gal............”, and further
that “The newspapers
and periodicals should
scrutinize the adver-
tisement inputs from
ethical as well as legal
angles in view of the
editor’s responsibility
for all contents includ-
ing advertisement, un-
der Section 7 of PRB
Act, 1867.”
IB MINISTRY’S ADVISORY
Union IB Minister Anurag Thakur. —FILE PHOTO
`200-CR PMLA
CASE: ED FILES
ADDL CHALLAN
ADHIKARI’S PLEA
ON WB PANCHAYAT
POLLS JUNKED
New Delhi: The Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED) on
Thursday filed a sup-
plementary chargesheet
in Delhi’s Patiala House
Court against three
Tihar Jail officials in a
Rs 200-crore money
laundering case involving
Sukesh Chandrashekhar.
Additional Sessions Judge
Shailendra Malik has
listed the matter on April
18 for further hearing.
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Thursday
refused to entertain a plea
by BJP leader Suvendu
Adhikari against the
Calcutta High Court order,
refusing to interfere with
the West Bengal pancha-
yat poll process. Advocate
PS Patwalia appeared on
behalf of Adhikari, who is
the leader of opposition in
the West Bengal Assem-
bly, before the apex court.
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday, ap-
proached the Supreme Court seeking direction to Lieu-
tenant Governor VK Saxena to act on the aid and advice
of the Council of Ministers in the wake of LG prohibiting
government school teachers from receiving foreign
training in the future. A bench of Chief Justice of India
DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala said it would
hear the case on April 14. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu
Singhvi appeared for the Delhi government.
New Delhi: In a latest development in the Delhi excise policy
scam case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday
filed second supplementary charge sheet against Raghav
Magunta, the son of Ongole YSR Congress MP Magunta
Sreenivasulu Reddy, Punjab-based businessman Gautam
Malhotra and one Rajesh Joshi, an aide of Vijay Nair. Delhi’s
former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and business-
man Amandeep Singh Dhal have not been named in this
charge sheet.
DELHI GOVT MOVES SC AGAINST LG ON
TEACHERS TRAINING IN FINLAND
EXCISE POLICY SCAM: ED FILES 2nd
SUPPLEMENTARY CHARGE SHEET
IN THE COURTYARD
Cong frustrated as it fears losing K’taka polls: BJP
Bengaluru (ANI): A
day after Congress lead-
er Randeep Surjewala
attacked the ruling BJP
by saying that it is fac-
ing a “mass exodus” in
Karnataka, BJP’s state
in-charge Arun Singh
on Thursday hit back at
the Congress and said
that the remarks dis-
play their frustration.
BJP’s Karnataka in-
chargeArunSinghsaid,
“The way Surjewala
and others levelled at-
tack the party, it shows
that there is frustration
in the minds of Con-
gress as they are losing
the forthcoming State
Assembly polls.” “Out
of despair, Congress is
making such allega-
tions as they can clearly
see the graph of Con-
gress is falling, against
the graph of BJP
, which
is continuously shoot-
ing up,” he said.
AAP fields
Rinku in
Jalandhar
LS bypoll
New Delhi (ANI): AAP
on Thursday named for-
mer MLA Sushil Kumar
Rinku as its candidate
for the Jalandhar Lok
Sabha bypoll, sched-
uled on May 10.
On Wednesday, hours
after being expelled
from the Congress, Su-
shil Rinku joined Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) in
the presence of Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal and his Pun-
jab counterpart Bhag-
want Mann. The Con-
gress party had ex-
pelled Rinku, the Con-
gress MLA from Jaland-
har West constituency,
for indulging in “anti-
party” activities.
Kharge, Rahul, Priyanka
to address rally in Maha
PM to lay foundation for Secunderabad
Railway station’s redevelopment work
Mumbai (Agencies):
In a boost for the Con-
gress’ Maharashtra
unit, top leaders like
President Mallikarjun
Kharge, Rahul Gandhi
and Priyanka Gandhi-
Vadra are likely to ad-
dress a rally in Nagpur
in the third week of this
month, party leaders
said on Thursday
.
The rally, tentatively
scheduled between
April 20-25, will come
soon after the opposi-
tion Maha Vikas Agha-
di (MVA)’s major public
meeting scheduled here
on April 16.
“The exact dates of
the rally shall be final-
ised next week at a par-
ty meeting,” Maharash-
tra Congress president
Nana Patole said.
This will be Rahul
Gandhi’s first visit to
the state after his con-
viction by a Surat Court
in a defamation case
and subsequent dis-
qualification from the
Lok Sabha which
sparked a huge political
furore.
Sushil Kumar Rinku with
Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann.
Mallikarjun Kharge
PM Narendra Modi
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BJP LEADER GETS SC
RAP OVER TWEET ON
MIGRANT WORKERS
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court said on Thursday
a lawyer accused of
spreading false informa-
tion about attacks on mi-
grant labourers from Bi-
har in Tamil Nadu should
be “more responsible”
and asked him to tender
an apology. Court was
hearing two pleas filed by
advocate Prashant Kumar
Umrao, whose verified
Twitter handle says he is
a spokesperson for UP
BJP, including the one
challenging a condition
imposed on him by the
Madras High Court while
granting anticipatory bail
in the case.
MAHA: UPSET OVER
HAIR CUT SHORT,
TEEN ENDS LIFE
Thane: Angry over a
hair cut, a 13-year-old
boy allegedly jumped to
death from a high-rise in
Bhayandar area, police
said on Thursday. The
incident took place on
late Tuesday night, said
an official. The boy, who
was studying in Class 8,
was upset after a relative
took him for a trim and
his hair was cut short,
according to his family.
Around 11.30 pm, he
jumped from the window
of the bathroom of their
16th floor flat, the official
said. He was found lying
in a pool of blood in the
compound.
IN FULL BLOOM!
Visitors at Tulip Garden after it reopened for the public, in Srinagar on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
RBI APPLIES BRAKE ON REPO RATE HIKE
Mumbai (ANI): TheRe-
serve Bank of India, in
its first monetary policy
review meeting in 2023-
24, decided to keep the
key benchmark interest
rate — the repo rate —
unchanged at 6.5 per
cent with readiness to
act should the situation
so warrant, Governor
Shaktikanta Das an-
nounced on Thursday
.
The central bank con-
ducts six bi-monthly re-
views of its monetary
policyinafinancialyear.
Five out of six members
of MPC voted to remain
focused on the policy
stance of ‘withdrawal of
accommodation’ to en-
sure inflation aligns
with the target while fo-
cusing on growth, RBI
Governor Shaktikanta
Das said at the post-
meeting remarks.
Shaktikanta Das-
headed Monetary Poli-
cy Committee (MPC)
conducted its three-day
meeting on April 3,
April 5 and April 6 even
as the central bank has
raised the repo rate by
250 basis points cumu-
latively since May 2022.
At the last MPC meet-
ing of the RBI in early
February
, it decided to
raise the repo rate by 25
basis points to 6.5 per
centtomanageinflation.
Raising interest rates
is a monetary policy in-
strument that typically
helps suppress demand
in the economy, thereby
helping the inflation
rate decline.
Retail inflation had
again been staying
above the RBI’s toler-
ance limit of 6 per cent
for two consecutive
months since January.
In February, India’s re-
tail inflation stood at
6.44 per cent, while in
January, it was at 6.52
per cent.
India’s retail infla-
tion was above RBI’s 6
per cent target for three
consecutive quarters
and had managed to fall
back to the RBI’s com-
fort zone only in No-
vember 2022.
5 out of 6 members
of the MPC voted to
remain focused on
the policy stance
3-DAY MEETING HELD
FROM APRIL 3 TO 6
Mumbai: RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das-headed
Monetary Policy Committee
(MPC) conducted its three-
day meeting on April 3, April
5 and April 6 even as the
central bank has raised the
repo rate by 250 basis points
cumulatively since May 2022.
At the last MPC meeting of
the RBI in early February, it
decided to raise the repo rate
by 25 basis points to 6.5 per
cent to manage inflation.
Special yoga session for G-20
delegates at Dharamshala
Dharamshala (PTI):
G-20 delegates at the Re-
search and Innovation
Gathering here on April
19 and 20 will also take
part in a special yoga
session.
District Collector Ni-
pun Jindal said 70 dele-
gates including top sci-
entists, policy-makers
and experts from differ-
ent countries will par-
ticipate in the ‘Research
and Innovation Initia-
tive Gathering’.
Apart from discuss-
ing science and technol-
ogy
, the delegates would
also do yoga exercises,
he said.
Ayush department
trainers will conduct
the special session on
April 20 at 6.30 am, he
said.
Jindal said the dele-
gates will reach Dhar-
amshala on April 18 for
the conference, and will
be accorded traditional
welcome at the airport.
“It is a matter of
pride that Dharamshala
has been chosen for the
G-20 meeting. This will
give us an opportunity
to introduce our guests
to the cultural unique-
ness, diversity and
beauty of Kangra and
Himachal.” he said.
The session will held on April 19 and 20. —FILE PHOTO

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536 BAGS OF ILLEGAL
ARECA NUTS WORTH
`3 CRORE SEIZED
Aizawl: Security forces
in Mizoram have seized
areca nuts worth over
Rs 3 crore. They seized
a consignment of illegal
nuts in Mizoram’s Cham-
phal district. Assam Rifles
troops recovered and
seized 536 bags of areca
nuts in Mizoram’s Cham-
pai district. Troops “recov-
ered 536 bags of illegal
nuts worth Rs 3.0016
crore” at Zotlang in Mi-
zoram’s Champai district.
The seizure was made on
Wednesday. An Assam
Rifles statement said the
operation was carried out
by a team of Assam Rifles
and Customs Department
Champhai.
85-YR-OLD WOMAN
KILLED AFTER RAPE,
ACCUSED ARRESTED
Hassan: The Police have
cracked the horrific
rape-cum-murder case
of 85-year-old woman
in Hassan district, and
arrested the culprit, of-
ficials said on Thursday.
The arrested person is
identified as 32-year-old
Mithun Kumar. It came to
light in Yarehalli village
in Arsikere taluk on April
2. The naked body of the
woman was found at a
farm, the police said.
FOREIGN STUDENT
FALLS FROM FLAT IN
GREATER NOIDA, DIES
Noida: A Zambian nation-
al died in Greater Noida
after allegedly falling off
the eighth-floor balcony
of his rented apartment,
police officials said on
Thursday.The deceased
was identified as Mwaba
M Bwalya, a 22-year-old
student, who was living
at Jaypee Aman Society
where the incident took
place around 11.30 pm
on Wednesday, they said.
“He lived in a three-bed-
room apartment with two
more flatmates, both of
whom are from Zambia.
All three had come to
India for studies at the
Sharda University,” a
police spokesperson said.
MAHARASHTRA MAN
KILLS SISTER-IN-LAW,
HER 2 MINOR KIDS
Pune: A 30-year-old man
was arrested for allegedly
killing his sister-in-law
and her two minor kids in
Maharashtra’s Pune city
over her “love affair” with
another man, police said
on Thursday.Following
the killing, the accused
allegedly set their bodies
on fire in farmland to
obliterate the evidence,
police said. The incident
occurred on April 5, they
said. “The accused used
a piece of cloth and bed-
sheets to set their bodies
on fire,” a senior official
of Pune police said. The
two kids killed by the
accused are estimated to
be 6 and 4 years old.
Guwahati: President
Droupadi Murmu ar-
rived in Tezpur on
Thursday on a three-
day visit to Assam dur-
ing which she will at-
tend the annual Ka-
ziranga Gaj Utsav as the
chief guest.
She was greeted at
the airport by Governor
Gulab Chand Kataria
and Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The President is also
scheduled to go on a
jeep and elephant safari
at the national park.
The annual Kaziran-
ga Gaj Utsav festival is
jointly organised by the
state forest and tourism
departments with the
goal of bringing atten-
tion to and resolving
Assam’s growing man-
elephant conflict.
Many decorated do-
mestic Asian elephants
take part in parades,
races, football games,
and dancing perfor-
mances, winning the
admiration of the audi-
ence during the festival.
Meanwhile, the Pres-
ident will also attend
the Gauhati High
Court’s platinum jubi-
lee celebrations on
Thursday
.
The celebrations will
also be attended by
Chief Justice of India
DY Chandrachud.
President Murmu arrives in Assam on 3-day visit
PREZ IN N-E
President Droupadi Murmu receives warm welcome by students in Golaghat, Assam on Thursday.
First India Bureau
Noida: TheNoidaPower
CompanyLtd,initsjour-
ney towards customer
focus, as well as promot-
ing gender diversity
, has
added another feather to
its hat. The company as
a first, has transformed
its Techzone IV
, Greater
Noida office into an “All
Women Customer Care
Office”. The office will
be run, led and super-
vised by female officers.
A total of 7 female
employees will run the
customer care office at
Techzone IV in Greater
Noida. NPCL got sever-
al offices in Greater
Noida and the main cus-
tomer care centre is in
knowledge Park I. Over-
all women employees in
NPCL as on date is 7.3%
and earlier it was 6.7%.
The customer relations
officers are committed
to delivering excellent
services.
NPCL’s all-women customer
care office opens in Gr Noida
OppnpartiesslamModigovt,
vow to boost unity in ranks
New Delhi (PTI): Op-
position parties, includ-
ing the Congress, TMC,
BRS and Samajwadi
Party, came together in
a show of unity on
Thursday and accused
the Modi government
of getting the second
half of the budget ses-
sion washed out, while
asserting that if this at-
titude continues, the
country will move to-
wards a “dictatorship”.
With tricolour in
hand, several Opposi-
tion MPs marched
from Parliament to Vi-
jay Chowk and then
representatives of 19
parties held a press
conference at the Con-
stitution Club where
Congress president
Mallikarjun Kharge
and other leaders re-
solved to take the Op-
position unity further.
Kharge accused the
Narendra Modi govern-
ment of not walking the
talk on democratic
principles and causing
disruptions in Parlia-
ment to divert attention
from the Opposition’s
demand for a joint par-
liamentary committee
(JPC) probe into the
Adani issue.
In a boost to Opposi-
tion unity, the Trina-
mool Congress, Bharat
Rashtra Samithi, the
Aam Aadmi Party and
the Samajwadi Party,
which had been blow-
ing hot and cold on
sharing stage with the
Congress on earlier oc-
casions, participated in
the march and the
presser to give a joint
call against the govern-
ment on issues such as
the Adani matter, price
rise and alleged attack
on democracy
.
BUDGET
SESSION
Led by Cong chief Kharge, Oppn MPs march from Parliament to Vijay Chowk
Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge with fellow
Opposition MPs takes out ‘Tiranga March’ towards Vijay Chowk, on the last day of the Budget
session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
DHANKHAR REJECTS KHARGE’S POINT
OF ORDER AGAINST PIYUSH GOYAL
New Delhi (ANI): Parliament continued to witness
disruptions over the opposition’s demand for a joint
parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the Adani
issue with Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amend-
ment) Bill 2023 introduced in the Lok Sabha amid the
din. In the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar
rejected ‘point of order’ raised by Leader of Opposition
Mallikarjun Kharge on Union Minister Piyush Goyal’s
demand of an apology from Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi over his remarks in the United Kingdom. Goyal
had not named Rahul Gandhi. The Chairman also
established a new a new tradition by going completely
paperless. He went digital to conduct the business of
the House today, marking the beginning of a paperless
tradition by the chair of the House.
India Japan must
continue to expand
bilateral ties: Singh
New Delhi (PTI): De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Thursday said
that India shares Ja-
pan’s vision for a free,
open and rules-based
Indo-Pacific and said
both the countries must
continue to expand the
scope of bilateral ties.
He conveyed this to
Japan’sViceMinisterof
Defence for Internation-
al Affairs Oka Masami
duringameeting.Okais
on a visit to India to at-
tend the seventh De-
fence Policy Dialogue.
The dialogue held on
Wednesday over two
weeks after Japanese
PM Fumio Kishida vis-
ited India during which
hedescribedthecountry
as an “indispensable
partner” of Japan to
achieve the ambitious
goalof peace,prosperity
and stability
.
In the Dialogue, In-
dia and Japan agreed to
diversify their defence
cooperation in new and
emerging domains like
space and cyber as part
of an aim to consoli-
date the overall strate-
gic engagement.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in a meeting with Vice Minister
of Defense for International Affairs of Japan Oka Masami, in New
Delhi, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
OKA MASAMI CALLS
ON DEFENCE MIN
RAJNATH SINGH
New Delhi: Vice Minister
of Defense for International
Affairs of Japan Oka Masami
called on Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh on Thursday.
Oka Masami briefed him
about discussions held during
Defence Policy Dialogue,
which he co-chaired with
Defence Secretary Giridhar
Aramane on Wednesday.
State Governor
Gulab Chand
Kataria and
CM Sarma
greet Murmu
Pushkar Dhami inaugurates ‘Health ATM’
❍ HEALTH TESTS AT HOME IN UTTARAKHAND
Dehradun (ANI): Utta-
rakhand CM Pushkar
Singh Dhami on Thurs-
day, inaugurated the
‘Health ATM’ installed
by JK Tire Limited
Company and Yes Bank
under CSR at the Secre-
tariat on Thursday
.
The Uttarakhand
govt informed in a state-
ment that Yes Bank has
installed one health
ATM each in Sachiva-
laya Dispensary, Vid-
han Sabha Dispensary
and Tanakpur Hospital.
As per the statement,
JK Tire Company has
installed one health
ATM each at Police
Line, JLN District Hos-
pital, District Hospital
Nainital, Joint Hospital
Tankarpur,Community
Health Center, Jaspur,
Sub District Hospital,
Ranikhet, Almora.
Through these nine
Health ATMs, various
health tests can be done
by the general public on
their own, including
Hemoglobin, TLC and
DLC,BloodSugar,Blood
Pressure, Uric Acid,
Cholesterol, HBAC,
Blood Group, Lipid Pro-
file,Trigylside,Lycopro-
tein, Pregnancy, the
statement added.
“
A total of 72 tests can
be done including test
and kidney test etc. This
testfacilitywillbefreeat
these health ATMs. In
this regard, an appeal
has been made by the
Health Department to
the general public not to
take medicines on their
own on the basis of the
test results of these
health ATMs. If the re-
sult is not normal, con-
sult a doctor,” the state-
ment read. On this occa-
sion, CM Dhami also in-
augurated 40 True Net
machines being made
availableinalltheblocks
of the state under CSR
courtesy of Indian Oil
Corporation Limited.
With the help of these
True Net machines,
there will be help in the
investigation of TB, Ko-
vid and other diseases.
These machines will be
functional in 40 remote
places of the state, the
statement added.
The statement also
stated that an MoU was
also signed for coopera-
tion in the health sec-
tor between Director
General Health; and
IOCL, Yes Bank and JK
Tire, in the presence of
CM Dhami.
MEANWHILE, ANDHRA PRADESH GOVT
LAUNCHES FAMILY DOCTOR PROGRAMME
Lingamguntla (Palnadu): Taking healthcare to doorstep
of people, Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on
Thursday formally launched the Family Doctor programme in
which qualified doctors in 10,032 Dr YSR Village Health Clin-
ics would extend preventive health care to the needy across
the state.Launching the programme, the CM said the Family
Doctor Programme would herald revolutionary changes in
extending healthcare to the needy. Just like the pensions are
handed over at the households, the healthcare facilities will
be extended to the people at their doorstep, he said.
LeT terrorist’s
associate
held in JK’s
Bandipora dist
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates
‘Health ATM’ at the Secretariat in Dehradun on Thursday.
Srinagar (PT): Securi-
ty forces have arrested
a terrorist associate of
the Lashkar-e-Taiba
(LeT) in Bandipora dis-
trict of Jammu and
Kashmir, police said on
Thursday
.
On specific informa-
tion regarding the
movement of terrorists
in Aloosa area of Ban-
dipora, in north Kash-
mir, a special check-
point was established
near Canal Road Aloo-
sa, by security forces, a
police spokesperson
said on Thursday
.
During checking, one
terrorist associate
linked with proscribed
terror outfit Lashkar-e-
Taiba was apprehend-
ed, the police spokes-
person further said.
The spokesperson
said that the arrested
person has been identi-
fied as Jamshed Ahmad
Bhat, a resident of
Aloosa Bandipora.
Incriminating mate-
rial, ammunition and
explosives, including a
Chinese grenade and 12
live AK-47 rounds, were
seized from him, the
police spokesperson
further said.
A first information
report (FIR) has been
registered in this re-
gard, the police spokes-
person further added.
WHO calls for efforts to bridge
gaps accentuated by Covid
New Delhi (ANI): On
the World Health day
this year, World Health
Organisation (WHO)
has called for concerted,
urgent efforts to bridge
gaps accentuated by
Covid-19 pandemic.
WHO celebrates 75
years of improving pub-
lic health and well-being
in the South-East Asia
Regionandglobally
,fully
committed to achieving
Health for All through
universal health cover-
age (UHC) — when all
people can access essen-
tial health services,
without financial hard-
ship, stated an official
release of WHO. As per
the release, for decades -
andsinceevenbeforethe
1978 Declaration of Al-
ma-Ata - high-level lead-
ers and policymakers
from across the Region
have recognized the crit-
ical role that access for
all to quality
, affordable
and comprehensive pri-
mary health care (PHC)
can play in achieving
UHC and therefore
Health for All. This has
beenwellreflectedinthe
Region’s renewed, dec-
ade-long push to achieve
UHC, which since 2014
has been one of eight
Flagship Priorities of
the Region.
Between 2010 and
2019, the Region in-
creased its UHC service
coverage index from 47
to 61. Between 2000 and
2017, the Region re-
duced the number of
households impover-
ished or further impov-
erished from out-of-
pocket spending on
health from 30 per cent
to 6 per cent.
HEALTH MINISTER TO
HOLD COVID REVIEW
MEETING TODAY
New Delhi (ANI): Amid a na-
tionwide upward trend in the
COVID cases, Union Health
Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
will chair a review meet with
the health ministers of all
states and Union Territories
on Friday afternoon, sources
said. On Wednesday, COVID
empowerment working group
also conducted a review
routine meeting. Dr VK Paul,
Dr Rajiv Bahl, DG, ICMR and
other senior health officials
attended this meeting.
According to the sources,
this was a review meeting to
know the COVID situation and
preparedness in the country.
—REPRESENTATIONAL PICTURE
—PHOTO
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Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Chief of Police
of South African coun-
try Togo Republic UV
Okopol and VIP Secu-
rity Chief Col. Horu
called on Director Gen-
eral of Police Umesh
Mishra at Police Head-
quarters here on Thurs-
day and thanked him
for training 40 police
officers of Togo.
Mishra expressed
happiness over 40 police
officers from Togo un-
dergoing training at Ra-
jasthan Police Training
Center, Jodhpur. He said
that the best training
facilities are available
in Rajasthan Police
Training Institutes. He
expressed confidence
that such training pro-
grams would further
strengthen the ties be-
tweenthetwocountries.
Praising the training,
UV Okopol said that he
himself and all the
trainees are completely
satisfied with this train-
ing. He also said that
similar training pro-
grams will be organised
in the future. Deputy
Inspector General and
Director of Rajasthan
Police Training Center,
Jodhpur, Harendra Ma-
hawar said that special
VIP security and com-
mando course is being
organised from Janu-
ary 11, 2023, for 40 police
officers and employees
of the South African
country Togo Republic
at the Jodhpur centre.
The total duration of
the Special VIP Secu-
rity and Commando
Course is 12 weeks
during this time, the
subjects related to com-
mando and VIP secu-
rity are imparted in
this training.
This course is given
in a training form in
Commando Tactics,
Map Reading, Field
Craft, IED Explosive,
Medical First Aid as
well as Hostage Rescue
Missions. On this occa-
sion, DGP Mishra pre-
sented a memento to the
DGP of Togo. Togo DGP
also presented him with
the flag of Togo Police.
Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur: Industries
Commerce Minister,
Government of Ra-
jasthan, Shakuntala
Rawat chaired the One-
Stop Shop Monthly Re-
view Meeting today at
Udyog Bhawan to dis-
cuss pending invest-
ment proposals, indus-
try concerns, and vari-
ous issues in the State.
The meeting was co-
chaired by Rajeev Aro-
ra, Chairman of RA-
JSICO REPC. Also,
present on the occa-
sion were Om Kasera,
Commissioner of BIP;
Shiv Prasad Nakate,
MD of RIICO; Shakti
Singh Rathore, MD of
RFC; Dr. Manju, Addi-
tional Commissioner
of BIP, and nodal offic-
ers from 14 govern-
ment departments.
During the meeting,
Industry Minister dis-
cussed a total of 17
pending investment
proposals, including
timeout and investment
proposal cases pending
with various depart-
ments. These proposals
were pending at various
levels in the Tourism,
Local Self Governance,
Revenue, Urban Devel-
opment Housing, RII-
CO, RFC, Energy, and
Industries Department.
A few investors were
also present during the
meeting to discuss is-
sues. Some of the is-
sues were resolved by
the Industries Minister.
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: Even after
passing over 24
hours, Barmer police
are still clueless
about the two women
prisoners who had
escaped from police
custody late on Tues-
day night. Three po-
lice personnel, one head
constable, and two con-
stables have been sus-
pended in this case for
negligence.
Nitesh Arya, addi-
tional superintendent
of police at Balotra in
Barmer confirmed the
report.Aryasaidthathe
had been handed over
the probe and teams
have been formed to nab
the accused. He claimed
that soon they will trace
them. It mentioned here
that two women were
successful in escaping
from police custody late
on Tuesday night. An
incident had been re-
ported from the Jasol
police station area in
Barmer. Both the wom-
en, suspected in the
theft case, were caught
by the Jasol police. Po-
lice had arrested them
under section 151 of
CRPC and on Tuesday
night, both the women
were in police custody
.
Ataround3.30am,when
the police staff was
sleeping, taking advan-
tage of the dark both the
women escaped by
jumping over the wall.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Minister of So-
cial Justice and Empow-
erment Tikaram Jully
held a review meeting at
the Secretariat with the
officials of the depart-
ment along with Vipra
Welfare Board Chair-
man Mahesh Sharma
and took information
about the proposals sent
to the state government
approved by the Ra-
jasthan State Vipra Wel-
fare Board.
Mahesh Sharma gave
necessary suggestions
to the state government
for the welfare/uplift-
ment of the Vipra soci-
ety which include the
income of a married
man under the Econom-
ically Weaker category,
equal distribution of
amount to all classes in
the Mukhyamantri
Kanyadan Yojana, es-
tablishing ‘Parshuram
Peeth’ for contempla-
tion and study of Veda
Science, Veda Purana,
Upanishad Vastu, ritu-
als, to provide affilia-
tion to connect social
organisations of Vipra
Samaj with Vipra
Board, amendment in
the objectives of the
board to make it effec-
tive, starting state Ved
Vidyalaya in place of
private Ved Vidyalaya
increasing the honorar-
ium of Veda teacher.
Pali (PTI):A15-year-old
boy Karan Garasia
died after allegedly be-
ing thrashed by four
youths in Pali district,
police said on Thursday
.
The alleged incident
took place in the dis-
trict’s Bali area on the
intervening night of
Tuesday Wednesday,
they said.
The youths who
hailed from the same
village allegedly
thrashed the teen fol-
lowing a dispute, lead-
ing to his death, the po-
lice said. Following the
incident, the relatives
of the victim and other
villagers pelted the
homes of the accused
with stones and de-
manded their arrest.
The police filed a case
against 4 youth and mat-
ter is being investigated,
they said. The teen’s
body was handed over to
his family on Thursday
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The luxury
train ‘Palace on Wheels’
(PoW) reached Jaipur
on Thursday with 51
tourists onboard. Offi-
cials informed that
tourists from 8 coun-
tries have arrived in
Rajasthan to visit vari-
ous historical places of
the desert state.
“Of these 51 tourists,
18areIndians,8fromthe
United Kingdom, 4 from
France, 2 each from
Netherlands, Thailand,
Germany
, 1 from Rus-
sia. The foreign guests
were given a warm wel-
come at Gandhi Nagar
RailwayStationwherein
folk artists also gave
their performances,” in-
formed an official.
“RTDC Chairman
Dharmendra Rathore
also boarded the train
with the tourists,” add-
ed the official.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: An attendant
tried to molest an Ital-
ian tourist while she
was in the train from
Jodhpur to Jaisalmer.
The girl, however, saved
herself by locking her-
self in the toilet, said an
official. Later, the GRP
police brought down
the attendant in Phalo-
di and he was banned
for 6 months. The tour-
ist, later, withdrew her
complaint, said police.
We are committed to resolving issues in a
timely manner ensuring a business-
friendly environment for investors and
entrepreneurs. I urge all concerned depts to work
in coordinated manner and prioritise resolving
pending issues. —Rajeev Arora, Chief RAJSICO REPC
Industries Commerce Minister Shakuntala Rawat and Chairman of RAJSICO REPC Rajiv Arora
during the One-Stop Shop Monthly Review Meeting held at Udyog Bhawan on Thursday.
The police from Bichhiwara
Station investigating the case.
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Tikaram Jully with
Vipra Welfare Board Chairman Mahesh Sharma and other officials
during a review meeting held at the Secretariat on Thursday.
40 police officers from Togo
undergo training in Jodhpur
Director General of Police Umesh Mishra presents a momento to
Chief of Police of Togo Republic UV Okopol and VIP Security Chief
Col. Horu at Police Headquarters in Jaipur on Thursday. Director of
RPTC, Jodhpur Harendra Mahawar and others are also seen.
The best train-
ing facilities
are available in
Rajasthan Police Train-
ing Institutes. Such
programs would further
strengthen the ties
between the 2 nations.
—Umesh Mishra,
DGP, Rajasthan
Teen killed after
being thrashed
by four in Pali
‘PoW’ reaches
Jaipur with
51 tourists
onboard
Italian tourist
molested on
train, attendant
banned
Shakuntala Rawat, Rajiv Arora discuss 17
pending investment proposals in meeting
Rajgovtcommittedforwelfare
ofViprasociety:TikaramJully
The state govt is
committed to
the upliftment
of Vipra society the
schemes should be
implemented soon.
—Tikaram Jully
Police still clueless
about 2 women held
for theft, 3 suspended
NEWS
JAIPUR | THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023
0
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: Underlin-
ing the importance of
education in the social
and economic develop-
ment of the country,
Governor
Kalraj
Mishra on Wednesday
called for paying more
attention to the skill de-
velopment of the stu-
dents in universities.
He said that the uni-
versity should create
such courses and imple-
ment them effectively
so that the students can
be motivated to contin-
uously learn new things
and make themselves
self-reliant from a pro-
fessional point of view.
He was addressing
the third convocation
of the Maharaja Suraj-
mal Brij University of
Bharatpur. Referring to
the new education poli-
cy made on the basic
concepts of easy access,
quality, and accounta-
bility for all, he empha-
sized its effective imple-
mentation.
Universities need to focus on
skill development: Guv Mishra
Brij University should develop fundamental culture of research, says Guv
Governor Kalraj Mishra inaugurated the third convocation
ceremony of Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, Bharatpur by
lighting the lamp on Wednesday. Governor also awarded the
degrees to the students and honoured the faculty.
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: After the in-
structions of NGT, 15
years old diesel com-
mercial vehicles are
banned in Jaipur,
Udaipur, Jodhpur, Kota,
and Alwar cities. In
compliance with the in-
structions of NGT, the
Transport Department
is rapidly working and
phased out about 68 per-
cent of the vehicles in
these cities.
The NGT’s intention
behind banning these
vehicles is to save these
cities from pollution as
15-year-old commercial
diesel vehicles spread
pollution very fast
which causes problems
for the people.
In order to phase out
15 year
diesel
the de
decid
empt
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vehi
scra
veh
able
cle
cen
com
reg
ex
Raj phases o
68% 15-yr-o
diesel vehicl
Woman along
with son dies by
suicide, in-laws
booked for dowry
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: A 25-year-old
woman died by suicide
along with her 2-year-
old son by jumping into
a water tank. The inci-
dent has been reported
from the Chohtan po-
lice station area in Bar-
mer. On getting in-
formed police reached
the spot and recovered
the bodies. On the basis
of the complaint, police
booked the accused un-
der a dowry case.
According to the in-
formation late on Tues-
day night, police got
informed that a woman
and her son had died by
drowning.Thedeceased
were identified as Pan-
ni Devi (25) and her son
Harish. Later police in-
formed the deceased
family members.
On Wednesday the
deceased father alleged
that his daughter’s in-
laws were harassing
her for dowry. He al-
leged that so many
times they have tried to
explain them at a social
level despite this they
harassed her, said a po-
lice official.
Maharaja Surajmal Brij University
should develop the fundamental culture
of research and research on such topics
related to local history, art, and culture should
also be encouraged. —Kalraj Mishra, Governor
PHASED
People protest against rape-murder o
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: A large num-
ber of people took out
a protest march in
Udaipur Wednesday
against the alleged
rape and killing of a
nine-year-old tribal
girl and demanded the
death sentence for the
culprits.
The tribal commu-
nity members gath-
ered at Mohta Park
and marched towards
the Udaipur Collec-
torate raising slo-
gans. They demanded
death sentence for the
guilty, Rs 50 lakh com-
pensation and a gov-
ernment job for a fam-
ily member.
“Tribals from differ
ent parts have come to
gether demanding jus
t
a
Sawai Madhopur: Tourists
at Ranthambore National
Park on Tuesday sighted
Tigress T-39, popularly
known as Noor for her
bright glowing skin, while
hunting a deer. The tigress
killed the deer within a few
seconds in Zone -1 of the
national park. One of the
tourists presented on the
spot captured the whole
incident on camera and
got enthralled with the
memorable moment. The
deer tried to run away and
save his life, but it did not
get freed from the clutches
of the tigress. The tigress
hunted the deer in just 20
seconds.—Rakesh Tatwal
Jaipur: Now it is easy to
create one’s own website.
Under the initiative of the
Department of Informa-
tion Technology and
Communications, website
creation service started
on E-Mitra portal. This
service is useful for small
traders of the State. Any
citizen or businessman
can create his website.
A person will be able to
make own website imme-
diately at affordable rates.
The MoU was signed be-
tween DOIT and Uniqeus
Technologies. The website
will be built through
Uniqeus Technologies.
Bundi (PTI): The
complete ban on DJ
has
brought
much-wanted relief
to the people of the
Bundi district in Ra-
jasthan.
The step was taken
by the district admin-
istration after locals,
in the month of Feb-
ruary, proposed to
form peacekeeping
samitis (committees)
for a complete ban on
blaring music a com-
mon sight at public
and private functions
in recent times.
These committees
unanimously accept-
ed the proposal pav-
ing way for a com-
plete ban on disc
jockeys in the district
from early March.
Those suffering
from health ailments
said the ban has pre-
vented them from
further inconve-
nience, adding that
the high-decibel mu-
sic affected their
overall wellbeing.
TOURISTS SPOT
TIGRESS HUNTING
DEER IN R’BORE
E-MITRA PORTAL
FOR MAKING OWN
WEBSITE IN RAJ
Ban on DJ
brings sigh of
relief to people
in Bundi district
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: Two suspect-
ed women who were
caught by Jasol police
in Barmer district es-
caped from police cus-
tody late on Tuesday
night. Women were
caught by the police in
the vicinity of Jasol
Mata temple in a sus-
pected theft case. It is
said that women es-
caped around 3.30 am at
night when the police
personnel was sleeping.
After the issue came to
light, a search opera-
tion was launched but
till the last report, they
absconded. them.
Ashok Shera
Barmer: Three youths
were killed in Barmer
on Wednesday after
their car lost its balance
and overturned. Police
informed the deceased
has been identified as
Khangar Singh (25),
Shyam Singh (24) and
Prem Singh (25), all res-
idents of Mithra village
in Barmer district.
“The victims had gone
somewhere and were
returning to their vil-
lage when their Scorpio
car lost its balance and
overturned. Police Sta-
tion area. Two of them
died on the spot while
one of them succumbed
to injuries during treat-
ment in a district hospi-
tal,” police said.
Two women arrested
in theft case escape
Three youth killed as car loses
control, overturns in Barmer
Tribal community members gathered at Mohta Park marched towards the Collectorate demanding
death sentence for the accused and compensation for victim’s kin in Udaipur on Wednesday.
Accused Sumitra Devi Munni
Devi Bawari.
Mangled Scorpio after the
accident in Barmer.
ONE KILLED, FOUR
INJURED AS BUS
FALLS INTO POND
Karauli: A person was
killed while four others
were injured in Karauli on
Wednesday after the bus
they were travelling in lost its
balance and fell into a pond,
police said. Police informed
the incident took place in Sesri
village at around 10:45 am.
“The deceased has been iden-
tified as Vishram Gurjar (22), a
resident of Nayapura in Karauli.
The bus was heading towards
Mandrayal from Karauli when it
fell into a pond in Sesri village.
The injured were rushed to
Karauli district hospital for
treatmen ,” police added.
COURTESY MEET!
Deepti Kiran Maheshwari, BJP MLA from Rajsamand, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
in New Delhi on Wednesday. She presented a picture of Shrinathji to PM Modi. “Amazing luck! Unforgettable. Got the privilege
of meeting the most popular leader of the world, the illustrious Prime Minister of India, the craftsman of self-reliant India, the
dreamer of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, Rajarshi, the most respected Narendra Modi ji. Got his inspirational guidance,” she
tweeted. About Om Birla, Deepti tweeted that she got very useful guidance from him, gratitude.
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Two die, one
injured as car
hit by another
vehicle
First India Bureau
Dungarpur: An un-
known vehicle hit a car
near Amjhara on NH48
in the Bichhiwara Po-
lice Station area on
Thursday in which two
youths in the car died
tragically, while a
young man sleeping in
the rear seat was in-
jured. Both the dead
bodies have been kept
in the mortuary of Dun-
garpur Hospital. After
getting the information,
the relatives reached
the hospital. The police
have registered a case
of an accident.
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: Rajasthan
High Court has dis-
posed of the contempt
petitions filed by the
state government in
the matter of closure
of railway track and
highway during the
Gurjar reservation
of 2007.
At the same time, the
court also disposed of
suo moto cognisance.
During the Gurjar
agitation in 2007, the
government had sub-
mitted contempt peti-
tions against Gurjar
leaders including Colo-
nel Kirori Singh Bain-
sla, who has passed
away, for blocking
the railway track and
highway.
During the hearing,
the High Court had
also taken suo motu
cognizance.
Raj High Court
dismisses
petition on
Gurjar agitation
‘Veer Mata’, ‘Veer Pita’ I-cards for
parents of martyrs in Rajasthan
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: In an initiative
by Governor Kalraj
Mishra, the Sainik Wel-
fare Department will is-
sue ‘Veer Mata’ identity
card to the martyr’s
motherand ‘Veer father’
(martyr’s father). The
policy of naming
schools or public places
after the names of mar-
tyred soldiers and gal-
lantry awarded soldiers
will be simplified.
Mishra has given in-
structions to constitute
a committee under the
chairmanship of the
collector at the district
level for the time-bound
disposal of cases. These
decisions were taken in
the meeting of the
SainikWelfareBoardon
ThursdayatRajBhavan.
Mishra gave instruc-
tions for effective and
time-bound implemen-
tation of various
schemes being run for
the welfare of ex-ser-
vicemen and their fami-
lies. Sainik Welfare De-
partment Minister Ra-
jendra Singh Gudha
stressed on making spe-
cial efforts to settle the
pending cases of allot-
ment of land to the mar-
tyr’s dependents.
Chairmanof theState
LevelSainikWelfareAd-
visory Committee Man-
vendra Singh Jasol said
that special efforts
should also be made to
solve the problems of
retired personnel from
Central Police Forces.
CS Usha Sharma said
that a 3-tier public hear-
ing system has been
made by the administra-
tion for the grievances
of the common people.
Governor Kalraj Mishra chairs a meeting of State Sainik Kalyan Board and Amalgamated Fund at Raj
Bhavan in Jaipur on Thursday.Also seen here are Rajendra Singh Gudha, Usha Sharma,Aparna Arora,
Manvendra Singh Jasol, Ram Sahay Bajiya and others.
Two women supervisors
land in ACB with bribe
ACB takes action and arrests 2 in two separate bribery cases in Alwar
Navin Sharma
Ashvini Yadav
Jaipur/Alwar: On the
instructions of the ACB
Headquarters, Alwar-II
unit, in two separate ac-
tions on Thursday, the
ACB arrested Sushila
Devi, Female Supervi-
sor (Office Integrated
Child Development Pro-
ject, Mundawar, Dis-
trict Alwar), and Krish-
na Sharma, Female Su-
pervisor, (Office Inte-
grated Child Develop-
ment Project, Munda-
war, District Alwar)
red-handed while ac-
cepting a bribe of Rs
26,000 and Rs10,000 from
the complainants.
Additional Director
General of ACB He-
mant Priyadarshi (Ad-
ditional Charge Direc-
tor General) told that
the ACB Alwar-II unit
of the SHG was given a
complaint by the com-
plainant that Sushila
Devi and Krishna Shar-
ma, are pressurising
him to fetch 15 percent
amount from the pay-
ment of nutrition bills
and 15 per cent commis-
sion from the payment
made to other associ-
ates. In this, Sushila
Devi and Krishna Shar-
ma are asking for Rs
26,000 and Rs 15,000
bribes respectively
. The
interrogation of the ac-
cused is going on and
the case will be regis-
tered under the Preven-
tion of Corruption Act.
Krishna Sharma was caught
red-handed while accepting
a bribe amount of Rs 10,000
from the complainant. She
threw the money on the floor
after seeing the ACB team,
who washed her hands in
water for colour probe at
Alwar on Thursday.
Sushila Devi Jat was caguth
red-handed while accepting
a bribe amount of Rs 26,000.
The ACB team recovered the
amount from her bag. She was
questioned but could not give
a satisfactory reply after which
the team arrested her and
questioned about bribe.
Sushila Devi and
Krishna Sharma
sought ` 26K
`15K bribe
respectively

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