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MAY, 2023
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PRADHAN
MANTRI IN
RAJ TODAY
GEHLOT INSPECTS RELIEF CAMPS
3 CRORE GUARANTEE CARDS DISTRIBUTED
THROUGH MEHANGAI RAHAT CAMPS: CM
Rahul Gandhi attends Congress
training camp in Mount Abu
Mount Abu: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi on
Tuesdayattendedatrain-
ing camp organised by
the party’s training de-
partment in Mount Abu,
Sirohi. It was the first
visit of Rahul Gandhi to
Rajasthan after Bharat
Jodo Yatra, and came a
day ahead of PM Naren-
draModi’spublicrallyin
Abu Road town in the
samedistrict.Duringthe
visit to the camp at Swa-
minarayan dharamsha-
la, Gandhi interacted
with delegates taking
part in the training. He
also listened to bhajan
with them. Turn to P8
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot visit-
ed inflation relief
camps at Mavli and
Gangu Kund in Udaipur
on Tuesday. He handed
over 3rd crore Chief
Minister’s Guarantee
Card of Inflation Relief
to the beneficiary Nafi-
sa Bano at Gangu Kund.
Gehlot also handed over
guarantee cards to oth-
er beneficiaries and
while interacting with
them called upon them
to inspire others as well.
While addressing peo-
ple, he said that State
govt is committed to pro-
vide relief to every sec-
tion of State. Keeping in
mind upliftment of eve-
ry class, the government
has given more than one
public welfare schemes.
CM Gehlot upgradat-
ed Girls College of Ma-
vli to PG College, an-
nounced turning Mavli
into a municipality,
made Mavli and Khemli
separate panchayat
samitis, upgrades to
PHCs CHCs at Ghata &
Intali, announced DPR
of Bagoliya Dam and
upgraded Mavli CHC,
into a sub-dist hosp. P8
Kamlesh Prajapati,
Tripti Gautam, Dimple
Sharma, Ashok Kumawat,
Manoj Chorasiya
CM Ashok Gehlot hands over the 3rd crore CM’s Guarantee Card of
Inflation Relief to beneficiary Nafisa Bano at Gangu Kund, Udaipur
on Tuesday. Also seen here are Govind Singh Dotasra and others.
Moni Sharma
Islamabad: Former
Prime Minister of Paki-
stan, Pakistan Tehreek-
e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Im-
ran Khan was arrested
by Pakistan Rangers
outside Islamabd High
Court on Tuesday
. PTI is
also claiming that Im-
ranKhanwaspushedby
Pakistan Rangers while
being arrested and he is
injured. As he entered
gate of Islamabad HC,
contingentsof paramili-
tary forces, armourred
personnel carriers en-
tered after him. The ar-
rest warrant of Imran
was issued by NAB
Rawalpindi on May 1
and has been executed
by Rangers in Islama-
bad. His arrest has led
to a call from his party
for nationwide protests,
presenting another
blow to nuclear-armed
country struggling with
an economic crisis.
FINALLY, EX-PM OF PAK
IMRAN KHAN ARRESTED
 Section 144 in capital city, net suspended
 India tightens vigil at border after protests
Former PM of Pakistan and PTI chief Imran Khan being arrested by Pakistani rangers from outside Islamabad HC in Pakistan on Tuesday.
(R) Smoke erupts from objects set on fire by angry supporters of Imran as police fire tear gas to disperse the crowd during a protest.
I am ready to die
than live under
these duffers,
the question is are you
ready? There is no case on
me. They want to put me
in jail, I am ready for it.
—Imran Khan,
Former PM Pakistan MAJOR HAPPENINGS
 Imran Khan, who trav-
elled from Lahore to the
federal capital Islamabad,
was taken into custody
when he appeared in the
court in a corruption case
 The Islamabad police
said he has been arrested
in the Al-Qadir Trust case
— one of over 100 cases
registered against him. He
will be produced before
anti-graft court today.
 Pakistan Minister Rana
Sanaullah said, Imran Khan
was arrested for causing
loss to the national treas-
ury. No violence was done
to Imran Khan, Pakistan
Minister further added.
 The Qadir Trust case
concerns allegations of a
land allottment worth `530
million to Al-Qadir Trust,
owned by the PTI chairman
Khan and his wife.
KHARGONE BUS ACCIDENT
BUSSKIDSOFFA
BRIDGE,24DIE
First India Bureau
Khargone: Twenty-
four people were killed
andaround41injuredas
a private bus fell from a
bridge on a dry river bed
in Madhya Pradesh’s
Khargone district on
Tuesday morning, state
Home Minister Narot-
tam Mishra said.
A magisterial probe
has been ordered into
the incident which took
place at 8.40 am, Mishra
told reporters. The bus
broke railings of Da-
sanga bridge and fell on
a dry bed of the Borad
river near Dongargaon
village, Mishra said.
The vehicle was car-
rying around 70 passen-
gers, a police official
said. The injured were
admitted to the district
hospital in Khargone.
After the bus fell from
the bridge, some villag-
ers rushed to the spot.
They pulled out people
trapped inside the bus
from the windows and
backside of the vehicle,
as per eyewitnesses.
Locals gather at the incident site after a bus fell from a bridge, in MP’s Khargone on Tuesday.
CM ANNOUNCES `4L,
PM `2L EX-GRATIA
PM Narendra Modi con-
doled loss of lives in road
accident and announced
an ex-gratia of `2 lakh
each for next of kin of
the deceased, `50,000 to
injured. CM Shivraj Singh
Chouhan announced an
ex-gratia of `4 lakh to kin
of each of those killed. The
seriously injured persons
will be given `50,000
and those who received
minor injuries will be given
`25,000, Mishra said.
President of India @rashtrapatibhvn
I am deeply saddened by news
of several casualties in bus accident in
Khargone, MP. I express my deepest
condolences to families who lost their
loved ones in this accident and wish speedy
recovery to those injured.
Polling for the Karnataka
Assembly Elections today
PM Modi pens open letter to people of state
First India Bureau
Bengaluru/New Del-
hi: In Karnataka, vot-
ing for assembly elec-
tions will take place to-
day. Polling will begin
at 7 am and continue till
6 pm. A total of 2,615
candidates are in fray
for the 224 assembly
constituencies. BJP has
fielded its candidates
on all 224 seats.
Congress is fighting
on 223 seats and JD(S) is
contesting on 209 seats.
AAP has also fielded its
candidates on 209 seats.
The Election Commis-
sion has made elaborate
arrangements for con-
ducting free & fair polls.
Polling officials leave for their respective polling booths after
collecting EVMs and other materials in Mangaluru on Tuesday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at
the Udaipur airport on Tuesday. Also seen here are Govind Singh
Dotasra, Ram Lal Jat, Shashikant Sharma and others.
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AHEAD OF POLLS, PM MODI ISSUES
AN OPEN LETTER TO K’TAKA PEOPLE
PM Modi issued an open letter to people of the State on
Tuesday. “You have always showered me with love and
affection,” Modi’s letter reads. “In our ‘Azaadi ka Amrit
Kaal’, we Indians have aimed to make our beloved country
a developed nation. India is 5th-largest economy. Our next
aim is to reach top 3. This is possible only when Karnataka
rapidly grows to become a $1 trillion economy,” PM adds.
11:00 AM
PM Modi will visit
Shrinathji Temple
in Nathdwara
10:30 AM
Minister Ramlal Jat
will receive PM Modi
at the Dabok Airport
11:45 AM
Foundation stone
of developmental
projects will be laid
Congress will
win Karnata-
ka Assembly
elections with a thumping
majority and repeat in
Rajasthan. It seems that
the elections will be won
with a huge majority.
—Ashok Gehlot, CM
MAHARANA
PRATAP JAYANTI
PM Modi will launch
developmental projects
worth over `5,500 crore
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot is also scheduled
to attend PM Modi’s event
3:15 PM
PM Modi will visit
Shantivan complex
of Brahma Kumaris
CLEAN
BOWLED!
3 MAOISTS KILLED IN
ENCOUNTER WITH
ODISHA POLICE
Bhubaneswar: At least 3
Maoists were killed in an
encounter with Odisha
Police personnel in the
Kalahandi district on
Tuesday. The encounter
took place in Taperenga-
Lubengad forest under the
jurisdiction of Madanpur-
Rampur Police. “One AK
47 rifle has been recovered
from the spot,” SP said.
COMMON UNIFORM FOR
BRIGADIERS AND ABOVE
RANK OFFICERS SOON!
New Delhi: The Army
has decided to go for a
common uniform for the
officers of the brigadier rank
and above from August 1
irrespective of their parent
cadre or regiment, military
sources said on Tuesday.
The decision was taken
after detailed deliberations
during last month’s Army
Commanders Conference.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
INDIA AND ISRAEL SIGN
MoU ON AGRICULTURE,
WATER, AND MOBILITY
New Delhi: India’s EAM Dr
S Jaishankar and Israeli
counterpart Eli Cohen on
Tuesday signed MoUs in
area of water, agriculture,
mobility to further bolster
ties between 2 nations. Both
the leaders reaffirmed their
commitment to strengthen
the India-Israel relationship.
No pol remarks on Muslim quota issue: SC
New Delhi (ANI): The
Supreme Court on
Tuesday took serious
exception to political
statements being made
on the sub-judice mat-
ter related to with-
drawal of four per-
cent Muslim quo-
tainKarnataka,
saying “some
sanctity needs
to be maintained”. A
bench of Justices KM
Joseph, BV Nagarath-
na and Ahsanuddin
Amanullaj bench then
directed that the inter-
im orders passed in
the last hearing
would continue
till further or-
ders and listed
matter in July
.
OTHER TOP COURT
NEWS OF THE DAY
Same-sex marriage: Live
streaming of proceedings
has taken court to homes &
hearts of common citizens,
says Supreme Court
SC agreed to list on May
15 an appeal against interim
order of Kerala HC which
refused to stay release of
the film ‘The Kerala Story’.

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PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
‘VIKAS
PURUSH’
COMETH!
ADITI NAGAR
he man who has
now become a
synonym of devel-
opment, Prime
Minister Naren-
dra Modi, will be
in Rajasthan on Wednesday
to dedicate and lay the
foundation stone of infra-
structure projects worth
over `5,500 crore. PM will
lay the foundation stone for
road construction projects
for upgradation to two-lane
in Rajsamand and Udaipur.
PM Modi will also lay the
foundation stone for the
gauge conversion project
and for setting up of a new
line from Nathdwara to
Nathdwara town in Rajsa-
mand. Further, PM will
dedicate three national
highway projects to the na-
tion, including 114 km long
six-lane Udaipur to Sham-
laji section of NH-48; 110
km long widening and
strengthening to 4-lane
with paved shoulder of
Bar-Bilara-Jodhpur Sec-
tion of NH-25; and 47 km
long two lanes with
paved shoulder section
of NH 58E. But this
visit of Modi will also
mark, informally, the
blowing of the election
bugle for State Assem-
bly, by the BJP
, in Ra-
jasthan which goes
to poll at the end of
the current year.
With the party
bracing itself for the
‘six months long bat-
tle’, Modi’s face and
charisma, as expected
by the BJP and its sup-
porters, will give the party
the much needed momen-
tum to work on. The Ra-
jasthan BJP
, which has not
been able to make a dent in
Congress’ ‘hopes’, is look-
ing to ‘sail through’ under
the ‘favourable winds’ cre-
ated by PM’s visit.
The PM, on the other
hand, will focus all his
might on the development
model, as his work at na-
tional level has surely reso-
nated with the Rajasthanis.
And with the power of PM
Modi’s fabulous oration
and his ‘double-engine gov-
ernment’ work culture, it is
believed that Modi will
turn the tide in BJP’s fa-
vour, in the southern Ra-
jasthan belt, which is a
powerhouse of BJP
.
All the CM contenders of
BJP in the 2023 elections,
including a ‘hopeful’ Ga-
jendra Singh Shekhawat,
will queue at Dabok airport
in Udaipur to receive Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
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The #JanSuraksha
schemes launched 8
years ago have been
a source of strong
support for crores of
Indians. They have
provided an effective
social security cover
to the people. My
best wishes to all the
beneficiaries.
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
The news of many
casualties in the bus
accident in Khargone,
Madhya Pradesh is
very sad. The local
administration is promptly
engaged in relief and
rescue work. I express my
condolences to the bereaved
families and wish speedy
recovery of the injured.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda SPIRITUAL SPEAK
I have the right to do anything,”
you say – but not everything is
beneficial. “I have the right to
do anything” – but I will not be
mastered by anything.
—Bible
TOP
TWEETS
t is a complex and age-old situa-
tion and with time, if left “ne-
glected”, the scar would only get
worse. For the mainstream me-
dia in the country, the wide-
spread violence was reported,
but not much was said on why
the situation was palpable.
The last time violence of this
scale took place way back in
1992. That time of course, clash-
es occurred between the NSCN
(IM), representing Naga inter-
ests, and the Kukis in Moreh
town in Manipur which is
placed on the Indo-Myanmar
border and a trade centre which
is infamous and known for
smuggling — including Bur-
mese teak, arms and drugs.
Since 1992, however, there
have been other violent protests
in Manipur like the Meiteis de-
manding an “Inner Line Permit
for the state” – to check “infiltra-
tors” — way back in 2015, which
led to a 10-day curfew. Later, this
violence also witnessed counter-
stirs in Churachandpur, leaving
around nine dead in reported
firing by the police.
The insurgency that took
place especially before 2012 was
specific and directed at security
forces or involved insurgent
groups belonging to different
communities and tribes.
It may be noted that one more
worrying aspect this time, how-
ever,isthatevenduringthedead-
ly Naga-Kuki clashes, Manipur’s
civil society organisations had
reached out to the warring fac-
tions, to build bridges and re-
store peace through a number of
hectic parleys. However, now
that the violence is more local-
ised… the reported absence of
groups or leaders who do not
come out in the open to resolve
the matter and hence there’s a
vacuum as far as negotiators are
concerned to broker peace!
Sadly, the civil society bodies
as well as student groups which
once played a very crucial role
across communities and tribes
are these days not to be wit-
nessed like in the past. However,
the student bodies’ role was un-
der question over reportedly
raising tempers on both sides.
THE TRIGGERING
FACTOR?
In February, people living in K
Songjan village under the Hen-
glep sub-division of Churachan-
dpur were evicted as part of the
government’s initiative to pro-
tect and preserve protected/re-
serve forests. It may be noted
that the village also fell under
the Churachandpur Khoupum
Protected Forest. Villagers,
however, alleged that the evic-
tion was carried out without
prior notification.
The Kuki People Alliance
(KPA) also condemned the evic-
tion drive and termed it inhu-
mane, saying it was conducted
without consulting the Hill Ar-
eas Committee (HAC), which is
an autonomous body empow-
ered to monitor legislation and
administration of hill areas.
In March, the Kuki Inpi had
called for a peaceful rally to pro-
test the eviction, but the rally in
Kangpokpi district turned vio-
lent. After this, the Biren govt
had alleged that the protests
were organised for “unconstitu-
tional” purposes, and that the
“encroachers” were using the
land for “poppy plantation and
drugs business”.
THE KUKI GROUPS’
VERSION…
The Kuki tribes are unhappy
with the survey of the land. It
was carried out for the Chura-
chandpur-Khoupum Protected
Forest region which covers an
area of around 490 sq km and
spreads across three districts,
like Churachandpur, Noney and
Bishnupur.
The ITLF, however, warned
that they would continue with
non-cooperation until the gov-
ernment nullified the 1966 order
that declares tribal areas as pro-
tected/reserved forests.
The All-Tribal Students’ Un-
ion Manipur (ATSUM) said
(violent) protest in Churachan-
dpur was not a spontaneous
phenomenon but an outburst of
growing dissent.
It may be noted that unrest
and heartburn have been brew-
ing among the tribes in the hills
for a number of causes. In April,
Churachandpur witnessed vio-
lence after a mob attacked an
open gym that was to be inaugu-
rated by the Manipur chief min-
ister Biren Singh. A major rea-
son for discontent has been the
state government’s notices since
August 2022 claiming that 38 vil-
lages in the Churachandpur-
Khoupum Protected Forest area
(in Churachandpur and Noney
districts) are “illegal settle-
ments” and its residents are “en-
croachers”.
Following this, the govern-
ment initiated an eviction drive
which resulted in clashes while
Kuki groups have claimed that
the survey and eviction was in
violation of Article 371C, which
confers some administrative au-
tonomy to the tribal-dominated
hill areas of Manipur.
MAJOR COMMUNITIES
IN MANIPUR
The Meiteis are the largest com-
munity
. Altogether, there are 34
recognised tribes, which are
mainly classified as ‘Any Naga
Tribes’ and ‘Any Kuki Tribes’.
The central valley in the state
of Manipur accounts for about
10% of landmass of the state of
Manipur, and is hence primarily
home to the Meitei and Meitei
Pangals who constitute about
64.6% of the state’s population.
However, the remaining 90% of
Manipur’s geographical area
consists of hills which sur-
round the valley and which are
home to the recognized tribes,
making up about 35.4% of Ma-
nipur’s population.
WHY ARE MEITEIS
DEMANDING ST STATUS?
This demand gained momentum
waybackin2012whichwasledby
the Scheduled Tribes Demand
Committeeof Manipur(STDCM).
The recent plea before the Ma-
nipur High Court was by the
Meetei(Meitei)TribeUnion,seek-
ingdirectionstotheManipurgov-
ernment to submit a recommen-
dation to the Union Ministry for
TribalAffairsfortheinclusionof
the Meetei/Meitei community in
thelistof ScheduledTribesinthe
Indian Constitution, as a “tribe
among tribes in Manipur”.
WHAT DID THE PLEA SAY?
The petitioners, however, argued
that the Meitei community was
recognised as a tribe before the
merger of the princely state of
Manipur with the Union of India
in 1949, and that it lost its iden-
tity as a tribe after the merger. In
the court, it was argued that the
demand for ST status arose from
the need to “preserve” the com-
munity
, and “and save the ances-
tral land, tradition, culture and
language” of the Meiteis.
In various pleas to the state
and subsequent central govern-
ments, the STDCM had stated
that as a result of being left out
of the ST list, “the community
has been victimised without
any constitutional safeguards to
date. The Meitein/Meetei have
been gradually marginalised in
their ancestral land. Their pop-
ulation which was 59% of the
total population of Manipur in
1951 has now been reduced to
44% as per 2011 Census data”.
WHY THE OPPOSITION?
It may be noted that the Meiei de-
mand for ST status has long been
opposed by the tribal groups of
thestate.Oneof thereasonscited
for the opposition is the domi-
nance of the Meiteis, both in pop-
ulation and in political represen-
tation. It may be noted that 40 out
of the60Assemblyconstituencies
of the state are in the valley
.
There are other arguments
against the demand too which
are … the Manipuri language of
Meiteis is included in the Eighth
Schedule of Constitution, and
that sections of the Meitei com-
munity—whichispredominant-
ly Hindu — are already classified
under SC or OBC categories and
have access to the opportunities
associated with the said status.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
IN TENSE MANIPUR,
WHO WILL BROKER TRUCE?
WHAT
THE HIGH
COURT SAID
I
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Journalist and
former Managing Editor, First India
The court observed
that “the petitioners
and other Unions are
fighting long for inclu-
sion of Meetei/Meitei
community in the tribe
list of Manipur”, and
directed the government
to submit its recommen-
dation after considering
the case of the petition-
ers, “preferably within a
period of four weeks”
of receipt of the order.
SLEW OF RESIGNATIONS
MEANWHILE, THE STATE HAS BEEN WITNESSING A SLEW
OF RESIGNATIONS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE POSTS...
 Uripok MLA Khwairakpam
Raghumani resigned from
the chairmanship of Manipur
Renewable Energy Development
Agency (MANIREDA).
 Raghumani is the fourth MLA of
the ruling party in Manipur to do
so this month.
 In his quit letter to CM Singh,
he (Raghumani) said he was
giving up the post for “per-
sonal reasons, and also in the
public interest, it is felt that my
continuance as chairman of
MANIREDA is not called for at
this juncture”.
 On April 8, Thokchom Radhesy-
am quit from the post of adviser
to the chief minister, which
was followed by resignation of
Langthabal MLA Karan Shyam
on April 17 from the post of
chairman of Tourism Corpora-
tion Manipur Limited. Both of
them said they were “not being
given any responsibility” as the
reason for their quitting.
 On April 20, Wangjing Tentha
MLA Paonam Brojen put down
his papers as the chairman of
Manipur Development Soci-
ety. He also cited “personal
reasons”.

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RAJASTHAN
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Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Discussion re-
garding projects funded
by the World Bank were
held here in a meeting
of the forest depart-
ment and the world
bank officials.
PCCF HoFF Dr DN
Pandey chaired the
meeting which was at-
tended by world bank’s
lead environmental
specialist Gayane Mi-
nasyan, senior environ-
mental specialist Anu-
pam Joshi, forestry ex-
pert M Macdona, team
administration Neetika
and others.
Discussion about the
projects worth more
than Rs 1,000 crore were
held in the meeting.
During the Jaipur
visit, the world bank
team also went for leop-
ard safari in Jhalana.
DFO Bala Murugan,
ACF Raghuveer Meena,
ranger Janeshwar
Chaudhary were also
present during the safa-
ri. In terms of numbers,
Jhalana Leopard Re-
serve has the highest
density of leopards in
the world. There are
more than 90 per cent
chances of leopard
sightings here. There
are almost 2 leopards for
every square kilometer.
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: The
Bharatpur unit of Anti-
Corruption Bureau
(ACB) on Tuesday
, while
working on source in-
formation, caught Dhar-
mendra Kumar Deepak,
Executive Engineer of
Public Health Engineer-
ing Department at Bay-
ana, his driver Santosh
Kataria and a broker
Surjit Singh Jat, along
with suspicious cash
amount of Rs 3.68 lakh.
ACB Bharatpur unit
had learnt from sources
that recently the PHED
had completed the work
of Jal Jeevan Mission
in Bayana and for the
work, the contractors
were paid Rs 8 crore. It
was informed that the
contractors would pay
their commission on
the amount on Tuesday
.
On this information,
verification of the in-
formation was done.
After this, a sudden
checking of a Swift De-
sire car, parked in the
Bayana block PHED of-
fice, was done and the
team recovered 2.05
lakh rupees from a bag
in the trunk. Further
search at the Executive
Engineer’s house re-
vealed one lakh rupees.
World Bank-funded projects discussed in meet
WORLD BANK TEAM IN JAIPUR
lll
Discussion
about the
projects worth
more than Rs
1,000 crore were
held in the
meeting chaired
by PCC HoFF
DN Pandey
World Bank and Forest Dept officials during the meet on Tuesday.
XEN along with two other accused in custody on Tuesday. Seized cash is also seen.
Court sends UDH broker
to two-day ACB remand
First India Bureau
Udaipur: Broker Loke-
sh Jain, arrested by the
ACB Jaipur (Special
Unit-2) on Monday, was
remanded to two-day
custody on Tuesday
. He
was produced in a court
in Udaipur from where
he was remanded. Jain
was arrested while ac-
cepting a bribe of Rs 12
lakh reportedly on be-
half of Principal Secre-
tary and Joint Secre-
tary of Urban Develop-
ment and Housing De-
partment for land con-
version.
Meanwhile, Joint sec-
retary Maneesh Goyal
did not come to office in
the secretariat on Tues-
day. Goyal is now on
duty in Karnataka elec-
tions and will go on duty
for 4 days from Wednes-
day. The ACB will have
to wait till he returns
from Karnataka.
OnMondayeveningat
around 8 pm, a trap op-
eration was conducted
andthebroker,Lokesh,a
resident of Shobhagpu-
ra, RG Arihant Apart-
ment, from outside the
Udaipur UIT, was arrest-
ed red-handed while tak-
ing a bribe of Rs 12 lakh
from the complainant.
Kota (PTI): A 22-year-
old NEET aspirant from
Karnataka’s Bengaluru
has died after falling
from the 10th floor of a
multi-storey building at
Vigyan Nagar area
here, police said
on Tuesday and
suspect it to be a
case of suicide.
M o h a m m e d
Nasir, died on the
spot late on Monday
night, police said.
He had appeared for
NEET-UG, 2023, at an ex-
amination centre in Ra-
jasthan’s Jaipur on Sun-
dayandreturnedtoKota
thenextday
.Hehadbeen
preparing for the en-
trance exam in a coach-
ing institute in Kota for
the last one year.
Nasir died around 11
pm on Monday, circle
inspector at Vigyan Na-
gar police station De-
vesh Bhardwaj said.
Nasir lived with
some friends in a
flat in the multi-
storey building
and his flatmates
were not present
when the incident oc-
curred, he said.
The body has been
kept at the MBS hospi-
tal mortuary and a
post-mortem will be
conducted after Na-
sir’s parents arrive
from Bengaluru,
Bhardwaj said.
ACB ACTION AGAINST GRAFT
PHED XEN, 2 others held with
bribe of over `3L in Bh’pur
`2.5 lakh were recovered from a car parked at the PHED office in Bayana
NEET aspirant falls
off 10th floor, dies;
cops suspect suicide
Probe all 16 FIRs
against co-op
banks, societies:
HC to ADG crime
Jodhpur (PTI): The Ra-
jasthan High Court has
directed the additional
director general of po-
lice (crime) to constitute
a team for investigating
all 16 FIRs registered in
different districts of the
state regarding irregu-
larities in disbursement
and waiver of loans by
cooperative banks and
societies.
The team will con-
duct an inquiry into all
the FIRs and submit its
final report to the police
for further proceedings
in accordance with law.
A division bench of
justices Vijay Bishnoi
and Praveer Bhatnagar
gave these directions
while hearing a petition
against alleged large-
scale fraud in disburse-
ment and waiver of
loans by cooperative
banksaswellascoopera-
tivesocietiesinthestate.
Thejointchief auditor
of the Co-operative Dept
conductedauditproceed-
ings and flagged a large
numberof irregularities
in disbursement and
waiver of loans.
Building where deceased Nasir was living with his friends.
LET’S PUT RANCOUR ASIDE
Ramlal Jat and Dheeraj Gurjar offer sweet to each other in Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s helicopter, putting their differences
aside, on Tuesday. The pictures were tweeted by Raj PCC with caption ‘Matbhed the, Manbhed nahi’.
MiG crash: Post-mortem done
after kin of deceased agree
Tiger T-104, who had killed three
persons, shifted to Sajjangarh Park
State Police Accountability Panel to
examine plaints against senior cops
Lithium reserves larger
than JK found in Raj
Another person dies due
to Covid-19 in State
Kapil Sharma
Hanumangarh: The
post-mortem of the
three deceased women,
who died in the acci-
dent after the MiG-21
fighter plane crashed
and fell on a house in
village Bahlol Nagar,
took place on Tuesday.
After the written agree-
ment in the second
round of talks with the
administration and po-
lice officers, the rela-
tives and the villagers
agreed to get the post-
mortem done. Later, the
police handed over the
bodies to the relatives.
With written agree-
ment, the ongoing
strike of the family
members and villagers
in Pilibanga CHC also
ended. According to the
written agreement, the
families of the three
deceased women will
be given compensation
of Rs 6 lakh each from
the central and state
government, each
member of the family
will be given a job on
contract and a new
house will be erected.
Nirmal Tiwari
Lokesh Tatwal
Jaipur: The dreaded ti-
ger T-104 bid farewell to
Ranthambore National
Park on Tuesday
. It has
been sent to Udaipur’s
Sajjangarh Biological
Park after getting per-
missionfromtheNTCA.
T-104 has killed three
people in the last three-
and-a-half-years. Ac-
cording to information,
the Forest Department
team reached the enclo-
sure at Bhid Naka of
Ranthambore on Tues-
day
. The team tranquil-
lised the tiger and then
shifted it.
During this, CCF Se-
duram Yadav of Ranth-
ambore Tiger Reserve,
DFO Mohit Gupta,
Ranger Ramkhiladi
Meena, DFO Sanjeev
Sharma of Ramgarh
Vishdhari Tiger Re-
serve, veterinary offic-
er of Ranthambore and
many forest workers
were present.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The first meet-
ing of the State Level
Police Accountability
Committee presided
over by ADG Vigilance
Biju George Joseph was
held in PHQ on Tuesday
.
He said that the com-
mittee will look into the
complaints and cases of
serious misconduct re-
ceived against the su-
pervisory rank of Dep-
uty Superintendent of
Police and above, up to
the level of Director
General of Police.
The committee will
conduct an inquiry and
recommendation will
be made to the Director
General of Police or the
State Government to
take action against the
guilty officer.
The first objective of
the committee is to es-
tablish dialogue with
the public in every vil-
lage, outpost and police
station jurisdiction.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Months after
India’s first lithium re-
serves were discovered
in Jammu and Kashmir,
the Geological Survey
of India (GSI) has found
another reserve of the
crucial mineral in De-
gana in Rajasthan’s Na-
gaur district.
It is believed that
these reserves are much
bigger in quantity than
the one found in the Un-
ion Territory and can
meet 80% of the total
country’s demand.
Lithium is primari-
ly used in the produc-
tion of rechargeable
batteries, particularly
those used in electric
vehicles, portable elec-
tronic devices, and
power tools.
Lithium is called
white gold due to huge
global demand.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: One more per-
son died of Covid-19 in
the State, the health de-
partment bulletin re-
ported on Tuesday
. With
this, the total deaths
increased to 9,720. The
death was reported
from Sawai Madhopur.
The number of new
cases, however, dropped
to 54 in the health de-
partment bulletin on
Tuesday
. The number of
active patients was re-
corded at 844 and cumu-
lative positive increased
to 13,25,947. Meanwhile,
177 patients also recov-
ered as per the bulletin.
Thenewcasesinclude11
from Jaipur, 4 from
Dausa, 3 from Dholpur
among other places.
Relatives of the deceased wait outside the mortuary on Tuesday.
Tranquillised Tiger T-104 being
shifted to Udaipur’s Sajjangarh
Biological Park on Tuesday.
ADG Vigilance Biju George Joseph, HR Kudi, Goparam Meghwal,
Sunita Bhati, Aziz Dard, and Jagveer Singh during the State Level
Police Accountability Committee meeting at PHQ on Tuesday.
Flyers stuck
for 3 hrs as
SpiceJet plane
suffers snag
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: SpiceJet
passengers going
from Jaipur to
Dubai faced prob-
lems when the pi-
lot of the aircraft
announced that
there was a techni-
cal glitch just be-
fore take-off. Sadly
,
the passengers
had boarded the
aircraft and were
made to sit there
for about three-
and-a-half hours.
Flight SG-57 was
to leave for Dubai
at 9:15 am from
Jaipur but was
broughtbacktothe
apron to rectify the
technical fault.
However, the engi-
neeringteamcould
notfixtheproblem.
Meanwhile, pas-
sengers had a har-
rowing experience
sittingintheplane.
Likely to meet 80%
of India’s demand
`11,500 cash
recovered from XEN’s
pocket, `51,700
from the middleman

RAJASTHAN
06
Jaipur (PTI): The Con-
gress government in
Rajasthan survived a
rebellion in 2020 be-
cause 102 MLAs re-
posed faith in the
“strong leadership” of
Sonia Gandhi and Ra-
hul Gandhi, so no one
else should wrongly
claim credit for it, state
minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas said on
Tuesday.
His remarks came
amid a fresh slugfest
between Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot and
his former deputy
Sachin Pilot over the
crisis in 2020, when Pi-
lot and 18 other Con-
gress MLAs had re-
belled against Gehlot’s
leadership.
Responding to a
question on the matter,
Khachariyawas told re-
porters here, “No one
should live under the
illusion that the Con-
gress government was
saved because of a per-
son. The government
was saved because 102
MLAs had faith in the
Congress high com-
mand and party lead-
ers Rahul Gandhi and
Sonia Gandhi.”
The minister said
that when the crisis
erupted he played on
the front foot and 102
MLAs also expressed
their trust and faith in
the “strong leadership”
of Sonia Gandhi and
Rahul Gandhi.
“This is the reason
the government sur-
vived in Rajasthan. The
government could not
have survived without
Sonia Gandhi and Ra-
hul Gandhi...and their
messengers K C Venu-
gopal, Randeep Surjew-
ala and Ajay Maken,”
he said.
The month-long cri-
sis ended after the in-
tervention of the party
high command. Pilot
was then removed as
the deputy chief minis-
ter and state Congress
president.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
government on Tues-
day sanctioned Rs 864
crore for daily inclu-
sion of milk in mid-
day meals to school
students up to Class 8
across the state.
At present, sweet-
ened-hot milk is served
twice a week in gov-
ernment schools un-
der the ‘Mukhy-
amantri Bal Gopal Yo-
jana’, launched on No-
vember 29, 2022.
To further boost the
nutritional value of
the daily mid-day
meals, milk will now
be provided during
the remaining four
days as well for all stu-
dents of classes 1 to 8,
an official statement
said.
The scheme, an-
nounced by Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot in the 2023-24
state budget, will
be started in gov-
ernment schools, ma-
drassas and special
training cent-
ers to en-
sure that
s t u d e n t s
opting for
m i d - d a y
meals are
p r o v i d e d
milk as well.
MID-DAY MEAL TO SCHOOL STUDENTS
Govtsurvivedrebellionin2020
becauseofSoniaRahul:PSK
Mercury soared in parts of Rajasthan with Barmer being recorded as the hottest place in the arid state with a maximum temperature of 43 degrees Celsius on
Tuesday. Jaisalmer and Jalore recorded a maximum of 42.3 degree Celsius whereas the day temperature was 41.8 degrees in Phalodi in Jodhpur and Dungarpur,
41.7 in Tonk, 41 in Sirohi and Karauli. Tourists were seen seeking shelter under trees and umbrellas in Jaipur city on Tuesday. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
Accused Deepak Mahawar and Hemant Suman in police custody
in Baran on Tuesday,
HEAT ON THE WAY!
No one should live under the illusion that the
Congress government was saved because of
that person. The government was saved be-
cause 102 MLAs had faith in the Congress high com-
mand and party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia
Gandhi. When the crisis erupted, he played on the
front foot and 102 MLAs also expressed their trust and
faith in the “strong leadership” of Sonia Gandhi and
Rahul Gandhi.
—Pratap S Khachariyawas, Food civil supplies minister
`367.17 CR APPROVED FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF CANALS, DISTRIBUTARIES ETC IN STATE
Jaipur: Canals, distributaries, and minors will be
strengthened in Kota, Bundi, and Baran districts.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the
proposal for 406-kilometer paved lining and
farm improvement works. Rs 367.17 crore
will be spent on 17 such works, of which
Rs 38.72 crore will be spent in the
financial year 2023-24. With the approval
of CM Gehlot, the lining of irrigation water
canals and the structures of the canal
system will be strengthened. There will
also be no leakage of water from canals
and distributaries. It is noteworthy that the
announcement in this regard was made by
the Chief Minister in the budget for the year
2023-24. The projects will allow improved
irrigation efficiency and minimise
water wastage.
कारायालर नगर विकास न्ास, कोटा
CAD सर्किल ्े पास, ्ोटा
फोन नं. : 0744-2500539, वेबसाइट : urban.rajasthan.gov.in/uitkota
एफ 11/नीलामी/2023/335 रिनां्ः 08.05.2023
ई-आॅक्शन क
े माध्यम से भूखण्ड खरीदने का अिसर
नगर रव्ास न्ास द्ारा ई-ऑक्शन ्े माध्म से ग्ाम हनुवंतखेड़ा में फलेटस हेतु आवासी् भूखण्ड
संख्ा-01 ्ॉन्नर ्ो नीलाम र््ा जा रहा है। भूखण्ड ्ोटा-बारां सड़् से मात्र 500 मीटर िूरी पर स्थित है।
्ह भूखण्ड एेलन ्ोरिंग इं्टीट्ूट ्े ठी् सामने स्थित है। ्ह भूखण्ड मा्टर पलान ्ी 48 मीटर
िौड़ी सड़् पर एवं रव्ास्शील क्ेत्र ्े मध् स्थित है। ई-ऑक्शन ्ा आरमभ रिनां् 05.06.2023
प्ातः 11ः00 बजे से ्शुरू होगा तथिा रिनां् 07.06.2023 ्ो िोपहर 1ः00 बजे समापत हो जा्ेगा (असनतम
5 रमनट में ्वतः बोली रव्तार नहीं होने ्ी स्थिरत में) अन् जान्ारी urban.rajasthan.gov.in/uitkota
एवं udhonline.rajasthan.gov.in / ्ा्ा्नल् सम् में न्ास में उपस्थित हो्र प्ापत ्ी जा स्ती है। िूरभाष
0744-2500539 /(Helpline For Online Support-0141-2560211 पर समप्कि ्रें। उकत ्ोजना ्ा रेरा नं.
RAJ/P/2019/1169 है।
ई-ऑक्शन के माध्यम से ग्ाम हनुवंतखेड़ा में फ्ेटस हेतु आवासी्य भूखण्ड संख्या-01 कॉन्नर का क्ेत्रफ् (2969.17 व.मी.)
प्ारम्भक नी्ामी दर :
34,265/- प्.व.मी.
आरक्क्त दर :
10000/- प्.व.मी.
धरोहर राक््शः
20,34,800/-
सक्िव
At present, sweetened-hot milk is served twice a week in govt schools
under the ‘Mukhyamantri Bal Gopal Yojana’, launched on Nov 29, 2022
CM Gehlot approves `864 cr for
milk to students of classes 1 to 8
Cong wins 3 of 4
Zila Parishad seats
in by-election
Two sisters die
of suspected
food poisoning
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The result of
the by-election of four
Zila Parishad members
was declared on Tues-
day
. Congress candi-
dates won three seats
while BJP got one. Nota-
bly
, three out of the four
Zila Parishad members
are women. Besides, the
resultsof theby-election
of 21 Panchayat Samiti
members of 12 districts
was also released. The
election result of 22
members was released.
Seven Panchayat Samiti
members were elected
unopposed. Cong won
nine out of 22 Panchayat
Samiti members. Seven
from the BJP won while
six independent candi-
dates won.
Jhunjhunu (PTI): Two
girls died and their par-
ents and a sister fell ill
due to suspected food
poisoning in Jhunj-
hunu district, police
said on Monday
.
The family members
started vomiting after
taking dinner on Mon-
day night. When their
condition deteriorated,
locals took them to a
hospital early Tuesday,
Station House Officer
of Gudha police station
Veer Singh said.
Two girls Lakshya (8)
and Tanishka (6) were
declared brought at the
hospital, he said, add-
ing their father Buti
Ram Meghwal (35),
mother Anita (32) and
sister Tanuja (11) are
undergoing treatment.
First India Bureau
Jalore/Jodhpur: Two
state girls have brought
laurels to Rajasthan by
winning medals in the
recently concluded Mos-
cow Wushu Stars Cham-
pionship-2023. Himani
Vaishnav of Jalore and
Manju Chaudhary of
Jodhpur presented an
exemplary performance
in the championship
thatbeganlastweekand
culminated on Monday
.
Himani secured the sil-
ver medal while Manju
won the Gold medal in
the championship. The
Indian team won a total
of 17medalsintheinter-
national championship.
CM Ashok Gehlot and
Union Sports Minister
Anurag Thakur tweeted
and congratulated the
winners for their out-
standing performance.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Eight vicious
thugs have been arrest-
ed so far in the sextor-
tion case, which in-
cludes four from the
state capital and three
from Kota. The vicious
thugs were trying to es-
cape in South India. The
crime branch team has
left for Kota to bring the
three arrested thugs. All
the accused were de-
clared a reward of Rs
15,000 each. The opera-
tion was a result of joint
action by the PHQ
CrimeBranchandLocal
Police, while the cases
were lodged at Jawahar
Circle police station in
the city
. The fraudsters
committed cyber fraud
while sitting in the Me-
wat area in Bharatpur.
The accused are Akram,
Yusuf, Siyaram Gurjar,
Anish, Wasim, Bhima
Gurjar, Juma, and Man-
so Gurjar.
First India Bureau
Baran: Two youths
have been arrested for
attacking a man late on
April 22. Pandit Rad-
heshyam Sharma suc-
cumbed to injuries on
April 28 at a hospital in
Kota. Police have ar-
rested the accused
Deepak Mahawar alias
DK (19) and Hemant Su-
man alias Vicky (20).
Dinesh Sharma, son
of the deceased, got in-
formation about his fa-
ther’s accident from the
police and immediately
went to the hospital.
When Radheshyam’s
condition became criti-
cal, he was referred to
Kota. On May 2, the
CCTV camera installed
near the crime scene
showed two youths on a
bike attacking Sharma
with an object resem-
bling an iron rod.
A special team was
formed and the two ac-
cused were arrested.
During interrogation,
the accused said that
wanted to become dons.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: A member of
the notorious Rohit
Godara gang, Shivraj
Singh, was arrested
by Sanganer Police in
Jaipur on Tuesday af-
ternoon. Police in-
formed that Shivraj
Singh (32), a resident
of Toliyasar village in
Jhunjhunu. “The ac-
cused is being inter-
rogated for further
inputs,” said Anand
Srivastava, Commis-
sioner of Police.
With dream of becoming
don,twoyouthstabpriest
todeath;landinpolicenet
Two state girls win medals in
Wushu competition in Russia
Police arrest eight in sextortion
case from Jaipur and Kota
Manju
Chaudhary
CM Ashok Gehlot
Himani
Vaishnav
Rohit Godara
gang member
held in Jaipur
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
Jodhpur’s Manju Jalore’s
Himani have made state
proud on global stage by win-
ning gold and silver medals in
International Wushu Competi-
tion held in Moscow, Russia.

INDIA
07
New Delhi (Agencies):
Billionaire Gautam
Adani’s group on Tues-
day said it will prepay
USD 130 million of debt
as it looks to boost in-
vestor confidence post
being targeted by a US
short-seller.
Adani Ports and Spe-
cial Economic Zone, the
ports company of the
Adani Group, had last
month floated a tender
to buy back as much as
USD 130 million of its
July 2024 bonds and
similar amounts ineach
of the next four as it
looked to regain inves-
tor confidence by show-
ing that its liquidity
position is comfortable.
In a stock exchange
filing,APSEZsaidanag-
gregaeprincipalamount
of USD412.7millionwas
validly tendered.
“Since the principal
amount of notes validly
tendered and not validly
withdrawnonorpriorto
tender date (May 8) ex-
ceeded maximum ac-
ceptanceamountof USD
130 million in aggregate
principalamountof out-
standing notes, the com-
pany will accept such
notes for purchase sub-
ject to proration factor
of 34.2649%,” it said.
Adani Group to prepay US$ 130 mn debt
TO BOOST INVESTORS’ CONFIDENCE...
lll
Shares value of
the Adani group
companies fell
after Hindenburg
report accused
it of improper
use of offshore
tax havens for
stock
manipulation
The Adani Group looks to boost investor confidence post being
targeted by a US short-seller. —FILE PHOTO
Raids were underway at 15 locations in in JK’s 7 districts in the
Pakistan-backed terrorist conspiracy case.
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah on Tuesday
paid tribute to Ra-
bindranath Tagore on
his birth anniversary
and said that “his
thoughts on justice and
equality shaped India’s
worldview while his
timeless works provid-
ed the intellectual foun-
dation for the freedom
movement”.
Shah took to Twitter
to express his views be-
fore offering tribute at
the statue of Gurudev
Tagore in Kolkata’s
Thakurbari Jorasanko
area this morning. “My
tribute to Gurudev
Tagore on his birth an-
niversary
. His thoughts
on justice and equality
shaped India’s world-
view while his timeless
works provided the in-
tellectual foundation for
the freedom movement.
He remains a visionary
poet and beacon of light
for us,” the Union Home
Minister said.
Before leaving for
West Bengal on Monday
night to attend Tagore’s
birth anniversary cele-
bration, Shah had also
said that Gurudev Ra-
bindranath Tagore’s
soulful literature re-
mains an ethereal voice
that will continue to
inspire generations
with his benevolence.
Rabindranath Tagore
Jayanti is celebrated on
May 9 to commemorate
the birth of the great
Bengali poet, who was
known as the Bard of
Bengal and Gurudev
and he made significant
contributions to art, lit-
erature, and music.
Tagore received the No-
bel Prize in 1913 for his
poetry collection “Gi-
tanjali.” He also com-
posed the national an-
thems of India, Bangla-
desh, and Sri Lanka.
Amit Shah arrived in
Kolkata well past mid-
night and was received
by the senior leadership
of the Bengal unit of
the Bharatiya Janata
Party
.
New Delhi (ANI): The
National Investigation
Agency (NIA) on Tues-
day conducted searches
at 15 locations in JK’s
seven districts in the
Pakistan-backed terror-
ist conspiracy case.
The NIA officials car-
ried out the search op-
eration at four places in
Anantnag, three in
Shopian, two each in
Budgam, Srinagar and
Poonch, and one each in
Baramulla and Rajouri
districts in the Union
Territory. The NIA had
registered a case on
June 21 last year about
the terrorist conspiracy
.
The raids were still
underway at these 15
locations in JK, and
the NIA is being sup-
ported by CRPF and po-
lice personnel.
Searches were held at
premises of cadres and
hybrid workers linked
with the affiliates and
offshoots of different
terrorist organisations,
operating under pseudo
names such as “The Re-
sistance Front” (TRF),
“United Liberation
Front Jammu and Kash-
mir” (UL JK), “Muja-
hideenGazwat-ul-Hind”
(MGH), “Jammu and
Kashmir Freedom
Fighters” (JKFF), Kash-
mir Tigers, “People’s
Anti-Fascist Front”
(PAAF) and others.
Freedom movement shaped on
Tagore’s literary works: Shah
Union Home Minister says Tagore’s thoughts on justice, equality shaped India’s worldview
Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a visit to ‘Jorasanko Thakurbari’, ancestral house of Nobel
laureate Rabindranath Tagore, on his birth anniversary, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
LS Speaker Om Birla pays
tribute to Rabindranath Tagore
on his birth anniversary at
Parliament House, in New Delhi.
Amit Shah with Union MoS Nisith Pramanik and others at the foundation stone laying of ‘Maitri
Dwaar’ and inauguration of police station building, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
POPULAR FRONT OF INDIA CASE: NIA RAIDS SIX
PLACES IN FOUR DISTRICTS OF TAMIL NADU
BIHAR GOVERNMENT BROUGHT BACK 170
STUDENTS FROM VIOLENCE-HIT MANIPUR
NIA ARRESTS 5 MORE
ACCUSED IN TN PFI
CONSPIRACY CASE
MP ATS IB BUST
HIZB-UT-TAHRIR
MODULE, 16 HELD
New Delhi (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on
Tuesday carried out searches at six places in four districts of
Tamil Nadu in its ongoing probe against banned terror outfit
Popular Front of India (PFI).
The searches are underway
in Madurai, Chennai, Dindigul
and Theni districts, sources
said. Multiple teams of the
NIA conducted these searches
at the residential and other premises of the suspects in the
case in close coordination with Tamil Nadu Police. The NIA
registered the case on September 19 last year.
Patna: Amid violence in Manipur, Bihar government
rescued around 170 students from there and brought
them back to Patna on Tuesday. The Bihar government
made special arrange-
ments for the purpose.
The students felt relieved
after they landed at Patna
airport. They claimed that
the situation was ugly in
Manipur last week and
now it is limping back to
normalcy. The students
said that violence was taking place everywhere but
educational institutions were unaffected with it. “My
institute was located near the defence camp. The
situation was normal there but we were facing food
and drinking water problems. The hostel authority
was providing food only two times,” said one of the
students Ashok Kumar, a student of NIT Manipur.
New Delhi: The NIA on
Tuesday arrested five
accused linked to the Tamil
Nadu Popular Front of India
(PFI) criminal conspiracy
case. The five arrested
accused have been identi-
fied as Abdul Razzak, 47;
Advocate Mohamed Yusuf,
35; Advocate. M. Mohamed
Abbas, 45; Kyzer A, 45; and
Sathik Ali, 39; all residents
of different districts in Tamil
Nadu. With the move, a
total of 15 people have been
arrested in the case so far.
Bhopal: The Madhya
Pradesh police’s Anti-Ter-
rorism Squad (ATS) on
Tuesday detained around 10
persons for their suspected
links with the Hizb-Ut-Tahrir
(HUT), a radical outfit, from
two cities in the state, a
senior official said. The ATS
detained 8 to 10 people from
various areas of Bhopal
and Chhindwara over their
alleged connection with the
fundamentalist organisation
and they are being interro-
gated, an ATS official said.
❍ NIA ACTION AGAINST PAK-BACKED TERRORISM
Raids in 7 JK dists in
terrorist conspiracy case
Female cheetah brought from SA
dies in KNP; 3rd fatality in 42 days
Bhopal: The Kuno Na-
tional Park in MP on
Tuesday witnessed a
third cheetah fatality in
42 days, with the death
of ‘Daksha’ who was
translocatedfromSouth
Africa in February
.
Prima facie, Daksha
might have been in-
jured during a fight be-
tween two male chee-
tahs over mating, a for-
est official said.
Daksha, translocated
along with 11 cheetahs,
became the third chee-
tah to die in KNP
. Earli-
er, felines ‘Sasha’, a fe-
male,and‘Uday’,amale,
died on March 27 and
April 23, respectively
.
“Daksha was found
in injured condition in
the morning by a moni-
toring team of KNP
. She
was immediately given
necessary medication
and treatment but she
died around noon,” a
forest official said.
One of the cheetahs brought to the KNP. —FILE PHOTO
Curfew relaxed in four dists as
Manipur limps back to normalcy
Imphal: Manipur is
limping back to normal-
cy even as the Army
and central paramili-
tary forces continued
their vigil in the sensi-
tive areas, while the au-
thorities relaxed cur-
few in four districts,
including the most vola-
tile Churachandpur dis-
trict, for four hours on
Tuesday morning.
Relaxation in curfew
was extended in the vi-
olence-ravaged districts
of Manipur for the
fourth day on Tuesday,
citing an improved situ-
ation with the deploy-
ment of Army and cen-
tral forces along with
state forces in all the
vulnerable and mixed-
populated areas.
The district adminis-
trations relaxed curfew
in four districts — Im-
phal West, Thoubal,
Jiribam, and Chura-
chandpur — for four
hours on Tuesday to en-
able people to procure
essentials.
Students arrive at Patna Airport after being rescued from Manipur.
Coal case:Assets
of 2 C’garh Cong
MLAs attached
New Delhi (PTI): Nine-
ty immovable assets,
luxury vehicles, jewel-
lery and cash worth
over Rs 51 crore belong-
ing to Chhattisgarh
Congress MLAs Dev-
ender Yadav, Chan-
dradev Prasad Rai and
PCC treasurer Ramgo-
pal Agarwal among oth-
ers have been attached
in a money laundering
case linked to alleged il-
legal coal levy in the
state, the ED said on
Tuesday. The proper-
ties frozen also belong
to IAS officer Ranu
Sahu, coal trader and
prime accused in the
case— Suryakant Ti-
wari— apart from state
Congress spokesperson
RP Singh and local par-
ty leader Vinod Tiwari.
The properties have
been provisionally at-
tached under the crimi-
nal sections of the Pre-
vention of Money
Laundering Act
(PMLA), the agency
said in a statement.
Ahead of polling day,
leaders on temple run
Bengaluru: With Kar-
nataka going to polls on
Wednesday, leaders of
the BJP and Congress
are vying with each
other over temple runs.
The BJP leaders took
part in ‘Hanuman Chal-
isa’ recital programmes
at temples and Congress
leaders also visited tem-
ples for seeking bless-
ings to counter BJP
.
Union Minister
Shobha Karandlaje,
who is also the presi-
dent of BJP’s Karnata-
ka election Manage-
ment Committee took
part in a ‘Hanuman
Chalisa’ recital pro-
gramme at the famous
Hanuman temple of
Mahalakshmi Layout.
KARNATAKAASSEMBLYELECTIONS
BJP leaders offers prayers at a temple in Bengaluru, on Tuesday.
PEOPLE OF KARNATAKA
HAVE DECIDED TO VOTE
FOR BJP: CM BOMMAI
INDIA-BANGLADESH
BILATERAL TIES CAN’T
BE UNDERMINED: SHAH
Haveri: Karnataka CM Basa-
varaj Bommai on Tuesday
said the people of the state
have already decided to vote
for BJP. Bommai said, “Kar-
nataka people have already
decided to vote for BJP. I
request them to vote for
development, progress, and
strong education and health-
care system in the state”.
Petrapole: Union HM Amit
Shah on Tuesday said that
India and Bangladesh share
deep ties, with a history
of intertwined culture and
language, and as such, no
one can undermine the good
bilateral relations between the
two nations. Shah was on a
visit to the India-Bangladesh
border at Petrapole in West
Bengal’s North 24 Parganas
district to inaugurate and
lay the foundation stone of
several projects of the Land
Ports Authority of India and
the Border Security Force
(BSF). “India shares deep ties
with Bangladesh. Our culture,
religion, customs and lifestyle
have been intertwined for
thousands of years,” he said
at the programme.
GALLANTRY AWARDS
(Top) Prez Droupadi Murmu gives Shaurya Chakra to Somay
Vinayak Munde,ASP (now SP), Maharashtra, in New Delhi
on Tuesday. (Below) PM Narendra Modi, Union Ministers
Rajnath Singh,Anurag Thakur Gajendra Shekhawat.

Naveen Joshi and
Bhanwar S Charan
Bhilwara: CM Ashok
Gehlot while addressing
the inflation relief camp
and PSKS drive at
Dussehra Maidan in
Bhilwara. “Themainob-
jective of the state gov-
ernment is to make the
state educated and
healthy
. By 2030, we are
committed to make Ra-
jasthan the number-1
state of the country
. He
also visited the inflation
relief camp at Bisaniya
(Kotri) and the PGKS
camp.
Gehlot said, “State
govt’s achievements in
past years are un-
matched. Rajasthan is
the first state in country
where programs like in-
flation relief camps are
being organized for peo-
ples’ convenience. Ra-
jasthan is becoming a
model state due to its
schemes.” At Gan-
gukund in Udaipur, 4
beneficiaries of the In-
diraGandhiUrbanCred-
it Card Scheme, Anjum
Ara, Dinesh Vaishnav,
Indranath Jogi and Ree-
na Kushwaha were pre-
sented with cheques of
Rs 50,000 each. Gehlot
then distributed 69-A
leases to 11 persons un-
der the PSKS campaign.
The beauty and relevance of life
is that we all look at the same
things, but see them differently.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Ashish Choudhary and
Manoj Chorasiya
Nathdwara/Mount
Abu: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will
visit Rajasthan today to
dedicate and lay the
foundation stone of in-
frastructure projects
worth over Rs 5,500
crore, an official state-
ment by the Prime Min-
ister’s Office said on
Tuesday
. Modi will visit
Shrinathji Temple in
Nathdwara at around 11
am and at around 11:45
am, he will dedicate and
lay the foundation stone
of various development
initiatives at Damodar
Lal Stadium in Nath-
dwara. CM Ashok Ge-
hlot is also scheduled to
attend the event.
“PM will inaugurate,
dedicate and lay the
foundation stone of
projects worth over Rs
5,500 crores. The pro-
jects will also facilitate
the movement of goods
and services, thereby
boosting trade and
commerce in the re-
gion,” the PMO said.
PM will lay the founda-
tion stone for road con-
struction projects for
upgradation to two-
lane in Rajsamand and
Udaipur. He will also
lay foundation stone
for gauge conversion
project and for setting
up of a new line from
Nathdwara to Nath-
dwara town.
PM to launch devp projects worth over `5,500 cr in Raj today
BOOSTING DEVELOPMENT
WearecommittedtomakeRaj
No.1stateofnationby2030:CM
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot interacts with an elderly beneficiary
during the Mehangai Rahat Camp in Bhilwara on Tuesday.
CM Gehlot interacts and informs about the CM Guarantee card
to beneficiaries during the Mehangai Rahat Camp in Bhilwara on
Tuesday. Also seen are GS Dotasra, Ram Lal Jat Dheeraj Gurjar.
CM Gehlot lovingly reciprocates interacts with a beneficiary at
camp in Gangukund in Udaipur on Tuesday.
CM Ashok Gehlot poses for a selfie with Dheeraj Gurjar and a
beneficiary during the Mehangai Rahat Camp at Bisaniya village
in Bhilwara on Tuesday. The CM tweeted the pic saying,” Hum
Sab ek frame mein hain...Sneh, Samarpan, Prem mein hain.” Also
seen are GS Dotasra, Ramlal Jat, Shashikant Sharma others.
CM Ashok Gehlot with a specially-abled beneficiary during the
Mehangai Rahat Camp in Mavli village of Udaipur on Tuesday.
State govt has kept an inflation relief package of ` 19, 500 cr in
the State Budget keeping in mind every section: GS Dotasra
Rajendra Rathore, Vijaya Rahatkar, Himanshu Sharma and others
during the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ recitation at Manpur Chamatkari
Hanuman Temple in Abu road on Tuesday.
Vasundhara Raje on Tuesday, takes stock of preparations ahead of
PM Modi’s public rally to be held at Abu Road today. Also seen are
Rajendra Rathore, Vijaya Rahatkar and others.
Manoj Chorasiya
Abu Road: The party
office bearers and work-
ers led by state presi-
dent CP Joshi took
brooms in hands and
cleaned the bus stand to
give a message of clean-
liness on Tuesday
ahead of PM Modi’s
public rally today
.
Joshi said that the
Swachh Bharat Mission
launched by PM Modi
has become a people’s
movement. Along with
this, a ‘Chai Pe Char-
cha’ programme was
organised at Abu Road
railway station where
Joshi held discussions
with people regarding
the PM’s visit. He inter-
acted with coolies, taxi
drivers, vendors, and
invited them for today’s
meeting. CS Usha Shar-
ma DGP Umesh
Mishra on Tuesday
took stock of prepara-
tions in Udaipur ahead
of PM Modi’s visit. CS
will be in protocol dur-
ing the visit. She in-
structed officials re-
garding security and
other arrangements.
State BJP Prez Joshi invites people to
attend PM Modi’s rally in Mt Abu today
CP Joshi distributes ‘Peele Chawal’ and invites people in Uplagarh
to attend PM Modi’s public meeting to be held at Abu Road today.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Raising his
pitch against the pre-
sent regime, former
deputy Sachin Pilot on
Tuesday announced a
five day, 125-km ‘Jan
Sangharsh Yatra’ from
May 11 over “corrup-
tion” and cases of leak-
ing of papers for state
government recruit-
ment exams.
Addressing the me-
dia here on Tuesday,
Pilot said the planned
yatra from Ajmer,
where the Rajasthan
Public Service Commis-
sion (RPSC) is head-
quartered, is not
against anyone. “This is
on the issue of corrup-
tion, this is for the
youth who are disap-
pointed due to repeated
paper leak cases,” he
said.
Pilot also cornered
CM Ashok Gehlot for
mentioning former CM
Vasundhara Raje as a
‘saviour of his govern-
ment’. “After listening
to the CM’s speech in
Dholpur, it appears
that his leader is not
Sonia Gandhi, his lead-
er is Vasundhara Raje
Scindia,” he told the
media. Pilot’s attack on
Gehlot came on a day
Rahul Gandhi is in Ra-
jasthan.
Pilot rejected the
charge that the dissi-
dents whom he had led
took any money from
the BJP. “It is condemn-
able. I deny false and
baseless allegations,”
he said adding that if
there was any evidence,
action should have al-
ready been taken by the
CM. He referred to the
boycott in September of
a Congress Legislature
Party meeting by a ma-
jority of the state Con-
gress MLAs, in an ap-
parent show of strength
for Gehlot. Pilot said he
has been called ‘coro-
na’, ‘gaddar’ (traitor)
‘nikamma’ (worthless),
but the sequence of
events reveals who
“strengthened” and
who is “weakening” the
party.
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: A few interest-
ing facts have cropped
up regarding Maneesh
Goyal, the JS of UDH
Department, whose
name has cropped in the
Udaipur Rs 12 lakh
graft case. This senior
RAS of 1997 batch has
cooped in the UDH for a
long time. On October
23, 2019, this official was
posted in UDH as Joint
Secretary and since
then he is working in
the department.
This is also an all
time record for continu-
ously holding of the
chair of JS by an offi-
cial. In the past three
and a half years, the
DoP has issued half a
dozen RAS transfer lists
and most of the officials
have been reshuffled.
But surprisingly, Ma-
neesh has never been
‘touched’.
Importantly, during
this time, two Principal
Secretaries have been
changed in the depart-
ment and several jun-
ior officers have also
been changed, but the
JS has not been
changed. Word is that
Maneesh has taken a
senior official in confi-
dence and Maneesh has
complete control over
the working of the de-
partment.
It is worth noting that
Maneesh, in the past,
hasservedasAdditional
Director and Deputy Di-
rector in LSG for five
years. Thus, he has an
eight year experience of
Urban Administration
and he is adept in deal-
ing with the files of the
departments. Word is
that it is because of this
‘capability’ he has ap-
proach till the highest
levels.
Jaipur: A three-day
National Legislators’
Conference will be held
in Mumbai from June
15, wherein, legislators
from different states
will participate to dis-
cuss strengthening
policy-making and leg-
islature works in de-
mocracy. Rajasthan As-
sembly speaker CP
Joshi said more than
100 MLAs from Raj have
registered.
‘Miffed’ Pilot to embark on
five-day yatra against
corruption from tomorrow
8 -year experience in UDH a‘boon’ for Maneesh? 100 Raj MLAs to
attend National
Conf in Mumbai
FROM P1…
Former Dy CM tries
to corner CM Gehlot
for mentioning Raje
as saviour of his govt
THE ITINERARY
CM IS ALL PRAISES FOR DHEERAJ GURJAR!
CM FELICITATES TALENTED KID ARJUN @ MAVLI
z The Prime Minister will visit the Shantivan complex of
Brahma Kumaris on Abu Road at around 3:15 pm.
z PM will lay the foundation stone for road construction pro-
jects for upgradation to two-lane in Rajsamand Udaipur.
z PM will dedicate three national highway projects to the
nation, including 114 km long six-lane Udaipur to Sham-
laji section of NH-48; 110 km long widening and strength-
ening to 4 lane with paved shoulder of Bar-Bilara-Jodhpur
Section of NH-25; and 47 km long two lanes with paved
shoulder section of NH 58E.
Sachin Pilot addresses the media during a press conference at
his Civil Lines residence in Jaipur on Tuesday.
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Rahul Gandhi
addresses...
Former MLA Lalaram
Garasia and Gangaben
Garasiya also reached
outside the camp venue
to meet Gandhi. Howev-
er, they were stopped by
the police following
which they alleged that
triballeaderswerebeing
stopped from meeting
Gandhi.
Later, they were
called inside. After
spending a few hours,
Gandhi returned. Earli-
er in the day
, Rahul Gan-
dhi reached Dabok Air-
port in Udaipur from
Delhi. Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot and Con-
gress State President
Govind Singh Dotasara
received him.
Fromtherehereached
Mount Abu by helicop-
ter. Minister in charge
Mahendra Chaudhary,
minister Sukhram Vish-
noi and PCC member
Harish Chaudhary wel-
comed Gandhi at the
polo ground where his
helicopter landed.
It was ‘Sarvodaya
Sangam camp’ which is
organised by the AICC
training department.
Delegates from different
partsof thecountrytake
part in the camp in
whichthetrainingabout
the party’s ideology and
programmes is given.
In these camps, many
activities are conducted
along with spinning
wheels. The main focus
remains on Gandhism
and the ideology of the
Congress. These camps
are held three times a
year.
During his address in Bhilwara, CM Gehlot referred to Dheeraj
Gurjar and said,” He has been in touch with us since the
time of NSUI. Dotasraji jokingly said Dheeraj Gurjar is our high
command, but this is not a matter of joke, but the truth. He has
made a place with his hard work and Rahul Priyanka Gandhi
have liked them. Dheeraj raised Cong flag with Priyanka in UP,
it is a matter of praise. If he becomes successful, then who
knows how high he will go. It is my special request, he should
get your blessings next time. All your work will be completed.”
CM Ashok Gehlot also met Arjun Gadri, a brilliant student
at Khempur Mavli Camp. Arjun narrated the names of 50
districts in one go. On this, the Chief Minister appreciated
Arjun’s talent by giving incentive amount.

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FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
You are very generous
by nature and also
you are the backbone
of your family. Today
is a favourable day for
business. You may postpone your
study plans. You are very fortunate
to have a great friend circle. Be
careful of the words that come out
of your mouth.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Your spouse may
make you spend more
than you expected.
Fantastic day for
investing money in
stock market as you can make
fortune. You need help on academic
front and you should not shy away
from asking. You miss your parents a
lot and fear to loose them.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You love to live close
to your family. Best
day to buy gold and
silver or any precious
metal for investment
sake. You are a child at heart and
never let this child die. You have a big
heart and you always help someone if
you can. Video gathering is possible
as you miss your social circle.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Visit a doctor if you
have any doubts about
your health. Don’t
attack stress even if
you don’t have any.
Let go of things that are not in your
control. You want to have your own
house and you will work hard to
make your dream come true. Health
remains perfect.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Your spouse is
someone who can do
anything for your
happiness. You are
opportunist and this
will make you successful one day.
There may be delays in property
possession and it won’t effect you.
You are happy spending whole day
at home.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
You will feel amorous
towards your wife.
This is the best time
try something new
with life give yourself
a new purpose. Work on your
limitations, there can be no better
time than this. You have more
opposite sex friends and you may be
judged sometimes.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
You need a break from
day to tensions and
the way to cope up
with stress is to
meditate. You must
create an environment of understand-
ing at home. You will succeed in any
sort of examination if you put your
heart and soul to it. Promotion can be
expected even if other are not.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You care about you
lover but somehow
hesitate in expressing
that care. Don’t make
friends for money and
status rather make friends who will
stick with you forever. On social
front, you may have to spend some
extra money in buying gifts for
someone for some specific occasion.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
You are a pro in your
field and none can
beat you. You give
tough competition to
people. Many people
get inspired by you. You will get
special treatment from your dear
ones. Take stand where you need to,
don’t run in the same direction
where everybody else is going.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You make sure to
make things work your
way. Never demotivate
someone even if
someone is not
capable of doing something. You are
most wanted by your friends. You
can have romantic affair in office and
a serious one. You will invest money
in clothes and accessories today.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Scrumptious food is
what you are craving
for today. You always
maintain cordial
relationship with
everyone. You workout daily to keep
yourself fit. You may start a side
business to earn extra money. You
are not a jealous kind and you feel
happy for others.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Spend time talking
with likeminded
people as it will make
you feel good for now.
Boisterous behaviour
is what everyone needs right now,
do whatever you can do to cheer
everyone up. You will feel financially
comfortable. Your personality will
attract many eligible bachelors.
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WORKPLACE STRESS?
ave you ever felt like
work stresses you out
too much but you just
can't show it? It turns
out, the way you type
and click on your com-
puter might be a dead
giveaway
. Millions of employees
all over the world suffer from
workplace stress. Most of them
don't even realize that their
physical and mental health is
hanging on by a thread until it's
too late. This makes it all the
more important to identify work-
related stress as early as possible
where it arises: in the workplace.
THE WAY YOU TYPE
COULD TELL HOW
STRESSED YOU ARE
Scientists at Eidgenössis-
che Technische Hochs-
chule (ETH) or Swiss Fed-
eral Institute of Technol-
ogy Zurich are now taking
an important step in this
direction. They created a
model that can identify how
stressed we are simply by the
way we type and operate our
mouse, using new data and ma-
chine learning.
How we type on our keyboard
and move our mouse seems to be
a better predictor of how stressed
we feel in an office environment
than our heart rate, explains
study author Mara Nägelin, a
mathematician who conducts re-
search at the Chair of Technolo-
gy Marketing and the Mobiliar
Lab for Analytics at ETH Zurich.
Applied correctly, these findings
could be used in future to prevent
increased stress in the workplace
early on.
TYPING: STRESSED VS
RELAXED PEOPLE
Researchers proved in an experi-
mentthatstressedpeopletypeand
movetheirmousedifferentlyfrom
relaxed people. People who are
stressed move the mouse pointer
more often and less precisely and
cover longer distances on the
screen. Relaxed people, on the
other hand, take shorter, more di-
rect routes to reach their destina-
tion and spend more time doing
so, Nägelin says. Additionally
,
people who feel stressed at work
make more errors when typing.
They write in fits and start with
manybrief pauses.Relaxedpeople
tendtotakefewerbutlongerpaus-
es when typing on a keyboard.
WHAT'S THE LINK BETWEEN
STRESS AND TYPING?
The relationship between stress
and our typing and mouse behav-
iour can be described by the neu-
romotor noise theory: Increased
levels of stress negatively im-
pact our brain's ability to pro-
cess information. This also af-
fects our motor skills, explains
psychologist Jasmine Kerr, who
researches with Nägelin and is
the co-author of the study
.
To develop their stress model,
the researchers observed 90
study participants in the lab per-
forming office tasks that were as
close to reality as possible, such
as planning appointments or re-
cording and analyzing data.
They recorded the participants'
mouse and keyboard behaviour
as well as their heart rates. In ad-
dition, the researchers asked the
participants several times dur-
ing the experiment how stressed
they felt.
While some participants were
allowed to work undisturbed,
others also had to take part in a
job interview. Half of this group
was also repeatedly interrupted
by chat messages. In contrast to
earlier studies by other scien-
tists, where the control group
often did not have to solve any
tasks at all and could relax, in
the ETH researchers' experi-
ment, all participants had to per-
form the office tasks.
IS TYPING BEHAVIOUR
AN EVEN BETTER
INDICATOR OF STRESS
THAN HEART RATE?
We were surprised that
typing and mouse be-
haviour was a better
predictor of how
stressed subjects felt
better than heart rate,
Nägelin says. She ex-
plains that this is be-
cause the heart rates of
the participants in the
two groups did not differ
as much as in other stud-
ies. One possible reason is that
the control group was also given
activities to perform, which is
more in line with workplace re-
ality
.
The researchers are currently
testing their model with data
from Swiss employees who have
agreed to have their mouse and
keyboard behaviour as well as
their heart data recorded direct-
ly at their workplace using an
app. The same app also regularly
asks employees about their sub-
jective stress levels. Results
should be available by the end of
the year.
WHY DATA PROTECTION
IS IMPORTANT?
However, workplace stress de-
tection also raises some dicey
issues: The only way people
will accept and use our technol-
ogy is if we can guarantee that
we will anonymize and protect
their data. We want to help
workers identify stress early, not
create a monitoring tool for
companies, Kerr says.
In another study involving em-
ployees and ethicists, the re-
searchers are investigating
which features an app needs to
have to meet these requirements
and ensure responsible handling
of sensitive data.
HOW TYPING HABITS COULD BE A TELL-TALE SIGN
more important to identify work-
related stress as early as possible
where it arises: in the workplace.
Scientists at Eidgenössis-
ogy Zurich are now taking
an important step in this
direction. They created a
model that can identify how
stressed we are simply by the
way we type and operate our
mouse, using new data and ma-
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dwellness/can-the-way-you-type-show-how-
stressed-you-are-at-work-211360-1.htm
DR HENA MARIAM
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
H

rancia and Selena
have been long-
time friends with
the former even
donating her kidney to
Gomez in 2017. Howev-
er, trouble started in
their friendship when
last year in November,
Selena commented
that Taylor Swift is her
only friend in the industry.
Raisa, who is an actress, reacted
to the Rare singer’s quote as she
wrote, ‘Interesting’, in a
since-deleted comment.
Later, Selena responded
in a TikTok video by
saying, “Sorry I
didn’t mention
every per-
son I know.” Since then, Francia
has dodged questions about Se-
lena Gomez and the status of
their friendship. However, the
34-year-old How I Met Your Fa-
ther actress opened up to TMZ
about the online bullying she has
been subjected to by a section of
‘Selenators’.
APOLOGY AND
REUNION
S
onam Kapoor
and Anand
Ahuja cele-
brated their
5th wedding anniver-
sary on May 8. They
gavefansaglimpseof
their ‘date night’ as
theyenjoyedamealat
a fine dining restau-
rant in London. Son-
am Kapoor simply
shared a pic-
ture of a
plate with
somedessertskepton
it, and ‘Happy 5th An-
niversary’ written
over it. “Date night,”
wrote Sonam, while
sharing the picture.
Meanwhile, Anand
Ahuja shared a pic-
tureonhisInstagram
story
,givingaglimpse
of the anniversary
gift he got from Son-
am.Theactressgifted
himastunningSwiss-
made watch, and
Anand flaunted
thetimepiecein
the picture.
“Anniversa-
ry Gift
from my @
sonamka-
poor,” he
wrote.
DATE NIGHT
T
aylor Swift’s fans decided to sur-
prise her during Eras Tour in
Nashville on Friday, May 5. A
section of the crowd pulled out
Taylor’s late grandmother Marjorie’s
pictures and showed them to her from
the audience, as she performed the
song named after her from her Ever-
more album. Taylor was visibly sur-
prised by the gesture.The 33-year-old
singer said that the gesture was ‘so
beautiful’ before revealing that her
grandmother,whopassedawaywhenshe
was 13, was a singer too. According to
Billboard, Taylor asked fans, “What are
you trying to do to me.” The Anti-hero
hitmaker added that her mom was prob-
ably “just like bawling” after the
photos were pulled out. While
Taylor Swift seemed
touched by the gesture, it
has sparked a contro-
versy online, with fans
questioning if the ges-
ture was in good spirit
and taste at all.
O
ne of the
leading divas
in the South
film industry
and now, a Pan-India
star, Samantha has
hit the headlines yet
again. According to
media reports, the
actress has pur-
chased a new duplex
house in Hyderabad
worth Rs 7.8 crore.
Many publications
have reported that
Sam has bought a flat
on the 13th floor that
comes with a super
built-up area of 7,944
sq ft with 3,920 sq ft
and a duplex area, on
the 14th floor of
4,024 sq ft. For the
unversed, Samantha
currently resides in
a palatial house,
which is located in
the plush area of Hy-
derabad. She
currently stays
in Jayabheri Or-
ange County. It is
the same house
she shared earlier
with her former
husband, Naga
Chaitanya.
ETC 11
ollywood actress
Parineeti Chopra and
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
leader Raghav Chadha
have been hitting the
headlines for many weeks
now. As per a report in
NDTV, Raghav Chadha
and Parineeti will get en-
gaged this Saturday, on
May 13. Sources in-
formed the news
channel that their
engagement cere-
mony will be
held in Delhi,
and around
150 close
f r i e n d s
and family members have
been invited for the en-
gagement ceremony. As
for their wedding, the
date hasn’t yet been final-
ized, but will likely take
place at the end of this
year.
Parineeti Chopra and
Raghav Chadha were
spotted together at the In-
dian Premier League
(IPL) match a few days
ago. Before that, they
have been clicked by the
paparazzi numerous
times as they exited
post lunch or dinner
together. On Sunday
evening, they
stepped out for a date
night at an eatery in
Mumbai, and the actress’
brother Shivang Chopra
was also seen ac-
companying
them.
PARI TO GET
ENGAGED?
B
C
ha Joo Young
might be taking
upherfirstmain-
stream lead role
and we couldn’t be any
happier for her! The ac-
tress was cast in the lead
roleforanupcominghis-
torical K-drama named
‘Won Kyung’. Cha Joo
Young is said to have
been courted for
the role of the
titular, lead
character of
QueenWonKyunginthe
drama. Responding to
the reports, Cha Joo
Young’s agency Ghost
Studiosaidthattheirart-
ist had been offered the
role and she is positively
reviewing it, not con-
firming the casting. The
K-drama,‘WonKyung’is
about a Queen named
Won Kyung who joins
forceswithKingTaejong
LeeBangWon.Shecame
to power about 600 years
ago thanks to her strate-
gicplanningandsupport
forherhusband.Shewas
regarded as an incarna-
tion of jealousy and de-
sire in the Annals of the
Joseon Dynasty
.
Purchased a
new house?
Incarnation of her role
BEAUTIFUL GIFT
FROM FANS
Parineeti Chopra
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Taylor Swift Selena Gomez Sonam Kapoor
Her story...

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
Womenartistsportray
Tagorethroughdance
CITY FIRST
ntheoccasion
of the Azadi
ka Amrit Ma-
hotsav, the De-
partment of
Art, Litera-
ture, Culture
and Archaeology and
Ravindra Manch
Jaipur organised a
three-day Ravin-
dra Jayanti festi-
val from May 7 to
May 9, which is
being held in
the main
news of
R a v i n d r a
Manch. The
program of
the second
day of the
Ravindra Jayanti
festival was inaugurat-
ed by the main guest,
Munesha Gurjar, Mayor
of Jaipur Heritage Mu-
nicipal Corporation.
The presentation
of the Ganesh Van-
dana and dance,
which is a distinct
identity of Jaipur’s
household, was given
under the direction of
RekhaThakurof Jaipur
Kathak Kendra.
Priyavrat Singh
Charan, Manager
Ravindra Manch said
that under the Women
EmpowermentCam-
paign, from the
point of view of
making women
more empowered, in
thisdanceprogramonly
women’s dances were
presented, and attrac-
tive and powerful pres-
entations were made.
O
MEET GREET!
Jagdeesh Chandra launched the poster of The Glam Talk ‘Mrs
Grandma pageant’ at his residence on Tuesday.The event is being
organised in association with Fortis Hospital, Rotary Club, and
AKS,Anita Mathur, which will be held on May 21.Anita Mathur
and Kirti Rathore were also present on the occasion.
MNIT Jaipur has been selected
by the Ministry of Education
as the nodal institute of ‘Yuva
Sangam Phase II’ under the
‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’
program for contact visits of
youth from Odisha to Rajasthan
and vice versa on Sunday.The
program was conceptualized and structured with the idea of ‘Ek
Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ by PM Narendra Modi towards creating
a cultural connection between the various states of India.
Institutes of Technology have tied up with 20 higher educational
institutions across India to conduct similar exposure tours.
On the birthday of Om Banna Sa, a huge procession was
flagged off from Ganesh Mandir Khirni Gate by public
servant Vidyadhar Nagar Vidhan Sabha Vishnu Pratap Singh
after offering prayers. Jaidev Singh Dudia, founder of Om
Banna Vikas Sanstha, Jaipur told that on the birthday of Om
Banna Sa, the Shobha Yatra left from Ganesh Mandir at 4
pm. Maha Aarti, felicitation ceremony and cultural program
also took place during the event.
Governor Kalraj Mishra was greeted by Professor PC Trivedi,
former Vice-Chancellor of Jai Narain Vyas University,
Jodhpur, during the a courtesy visit at the Raj Bhavan on
Tuesday. During the meeting, Professor Trivedi presented his
book ‘Modern Practices of Plant Pathology’ to the Governor.
Notably, the book written by Professor Trivedi is based on
his research work in the field of modern techniques related
to plant science and plant pathology. The Governor praised
the subject matter of the book and congratulated Professor
Trivedi on his accomplishments.
FirstPromotional
RoadshowofRDTM
DINESH TIWARI
W
ith the in-
dustry sta-
tus being
given to
tourism in Rajasthan
as well as the various
forward-looking poli-
cies and schemes
such as Rajasthan
Rural Tourism
Scheme 2022, etc,
the state offers a
conducive environ-
ment for investment in
the State. Domestic
tourists are significant
to boost the economy
and there is a need to
segregate the demands
of the tourists and ca-
ter to all kinds of tour-
ism. A SWOT analysis
of the infrastructure
available at these sites
also needs to be done to
ensure that there is no
stagnation in tourism.
This was stated by the
Principal Secretary
,
Tourism, Government
of Rajasthan, Gayatri
Rathore at the 1st Pro-
motional Road Show
for the upcoming
(RDTM) 2023 jointly or-
ganised by the De-
partment of Tour-
ism,theGovof Raj
and the (FHTR)
and supported by
the Hotels and Restau-
rants Association of
Rajasthan (HRAR), In-
dian Heritage Hotels
Association (IHHA),
and the Rajasthan As-
sociation of Tour Op-
erators (RATO) on
Tuesday
.
On the occasion, an
MoU was also signed
between the Depart-
ment of Tourism and
FHTR.
—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Promotion of
Exports of Gems
CITY FIRST
I
n the Exporters Pre-
paredness Index
2020, Rajasthan has
been ranked num-
ber one among all land-
lockedstatesandfourth
among all states of
India. As a result of
the support provid-
ed by the State Gov-
ernment in terms its
forward-looking poli-
cies such as the(RIPS)
2019 2022, MSME Act
2019,Mission‘Niryatak
Bano’,Rajhasmadeex-
ports worth Rs 70, 637
croresduringthefinan-
cialyear2022-23ascom-
pared to Rs 49,946
croresduringthefinan-
cial year 2019-20. Thus,
thereisnodenyingthat
Raj has great potential
for making exports to
every nook and corner
of the world. This was
stated by the Chair-
man, of Rajasthan
Export Promotion
Council RAJSI-
CO, Rajiv Arora at
the Session on DMCC
Made for Trade Live –
Jaipur in Focus organ-
ised by FICCI Ra-
jasthan State Council
and DMCC on Monday
.
The session was
moderated by Advisor,
FICCI Rajasthan State
Council, Ajay Singha.
POSTER LAUNCH!
BLESSINGS!
PROUD MOMENT!
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
Taj: Divided by Blood
CITY FIRST
Z
EE5 original se-
ries, ‘Taj: Divided
by Blood’ Sea-
son 2 lead star
cast Aashim Gulati
SauraseniMaitravis-
itedJaipurtopromote
the new season, ‘Taj –
Reign of Revenge’ at
HotelJaipurMarriott,
on Tuesday.
Actor Aashim Gu-
lati said, “Periodic
dramas are some-
thing that have al-
ways caught my eye
andnowbeinginonehas
been an exhilarating
journey. I am glad that
theaudienceshaveloved
season one of the series
and all I can say is that
Salim’s character arc in
S2 is something to
look out for.”
Actor Sauraseni
Maitra aka Mehreunis-
sa/Noor Jahan com-
mented, “Taj S1 has be-
come a cult with love
pouring in from differ-
ent parts of the world. I
am ecstatic to join
the cast in S2 and
take forward the leg-
acy of Taj. Mehrun-
issaasacharacteris
strong, beautiful
and single-handed-
ly fights against all
odds. Plus sharing
screen space with
Naseer sir was an
absolute honour, so
this show ticked all the
boxes. I hope the audi-
ence accepts me with
open arms and continue
to shower their love on
season 2.”
Reign of Revenge’ at
HotelJaipurMarriott,
Actor Aashim Gu-
the cast in S2 and
take forward the leg-
acy of Taj. Mehrun-
issaasacharacteris
strong, beautiful
and single-handed-
SANGEET BELLS!
A grand musical mashup (ahead of the wedding ceremony) of Madhav Maheshwari, son of
Archana and Krishnadas Maheshwari with Shivani, daughter of Neeta and Venugopal Karwa
took place at Shakun Horizon, Jaipur on Tuesday. Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion and
congratulated the family. Blessing the newlyweds, he wished them a lifetime of togetherness.
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Shivani, Madhav, KD Maheshwari and Jyoti Khandelwal
(L-R) Sunita Ahuja, Govinda Ahuja, JD Maheshwari and KD Maheshwari
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Gokul Maheshwari, KD Maheshwari and Justice SS Kothari
Shivani and Madhav
Glimpse of the mesmerizing Kathak performance
Jagdeesh Chandra with Anita Mathur (L) and Kirti Rathore (R)
(L-R) Ajay Singha, K B Goyal, Ahmed Bin
Sulayem, Rajiv Arora and Randhir Vikram Singh.
Sauraseni Maitra
and Aashim Gulati
—PHOTOS
BY
SUNIL
SHARMA
(L-R) Mohan Singh, Randhir Vikram Singh,
Dr Rashmi Sharma, Gayatri Rathore, Apurv Kumar,
Kuldeep Singh Chandela and Mahendra Singh Rathore
—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

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