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RNI NUMBER
RAJENG/2019/77764
Vol 4 l Issue No. 313
Pages 12 l `3.00
APRIL, 2023
FRIDAY
JAIPUR
GANG INVOLVED IN
STEALING IMPORTED
COAL BUSTED IN RAJ
COLLEGIUM AGAIN
RECOMMENDS T
RAJA FOR RAJ HC
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Police has busted a
gang involved in stealing
high-quality, imported
coal during transpor-
tation from the Gujarat
port to northern states
via Rajasthan, officials
said on Thursday. As per
crime branch of State
police, coal imported
from the US and Russia
worth over `10 cr was
being stolen every day
from trucks transporting
to HP, Haryana, Punjab
and UP. Teams of crime
branch conducted raids
and detained 22 people
and seized over 1,850
tons of stolen coal. P7
First India Bureau
Jaipur: SC Collegium
has again recommended
the transfer of Acting
CJ of Madras HC T Raja
to Rajasthan HC. A rec-
ommendation was also
made in
Nov, 2022
to transfer T
Raja to Ra-
jasthan. The
Collegium
in its proposal insisted
that the proposal should
be implemented as soon
as possible. Justice T
Raja is going to going
to retire on May 24 this
year. He assumed post
of Acting CJ of Madras
HC on Sept 22 last year.
INTERACTION WITH CIVIL SERVANTS
Take flagship schemes of Rajasthan government
to the ground: CM Gehlot appeals to bureaucrats
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, CS Usha Sharma and DGP Umesh Mishra in the review meeting with
Collectors and SPs as part of the Civil Services Day at Rajasthan International Centre on Thursday.
Uniting the ‘Shahi’ way!
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Ending
their over 50-year-old
border dispute, Assam
and Arunachal Pradesh
on Thursday signed an
agreement in presence
of Union HM Amit
Shah here which will
bring settlement to 123
villages located along
areas the two northeast-
ern states share.
The 2 borders have
been in dispute since
the latter was made a
union territory in 1972.
Shah said the Modi
govt has withdrawn the
Armed Forces (Special
Powers) Act from most
of places in Assam, 15
police stations in 6 dis-
tricts in Manipur, all
but3distsinArunachal,
7 districts in Nagaland,
and entire Tripura and
Meghalaya. Khandu
said the agreement has
been possible due to the
initiative and political
will of PM and HM and
active cooperation of
the Assam government
led by Sarma.
Assam CM Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu signed a boundary
agreement in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
We are witnessing a historic moment in India and northeast’s
history. The border dispute between Assam and Arunachal, which
was going on since 1972 has been resolved permanently. A
milestone in PM Narendra Modi’s dream of a peaceful, developed
and dispute-free northeast. —Amit Shah, Union Home Minister
BIG, SUCCESSFUL MOMENT.
—Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam CM
THE MOST HISTORIC DEAL.
—Pema Khandu, Arunachal CM
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z Assam, Arunachal
Pradesh share an
804.1-km-long border
z A suit was pending
in Apex Court since
1989 on the issue
z The two States
decided to resolve the
dispute in 123 villages
z 27 villages resolved
through Namsai Dec-
laration in 2022, 34
through this MoU
z From 71 villages, 1
village will be included
in Assam from AP, 10
to continue in Assam
and 60 to be included
in AP from Assam
z Out of the rest 52
villages, 49 will be
sorted in 6 months
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
sign agreement to resolve
51-year-old border dispute
‘WE GAVE WORLD BUDDHA
NOT YUDDHA’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
highlighted the noble
teachings of Gautama
Buddha at the Global
Buddhist Summit 2023
inaugurated in New
Delhi on Thursday. PM
Modi said that India has
continuously spread
the values of Lord Bud-
dha. “The path of Bud-
dha is Pariyakti, Pati-
patti and Pativedha.
Means Theory, Practice
and Realization. In the
last 9 years, India has
progressed rapidly on
all these three points,”
he said.
Modi also said that
India has not given war
to world, but ‘Buddha’.
“We improved the Bud-
dha Circuit in India and
Nepal. Be it Kushinagar
International Airport
or Lumbini, where In-
dia International Cen-
tre for Buddhist Cul-
ture is being estab-
lished; India is working
holistically in this di-
rection,” said PM. Modi
also mentioned the
Russia-Ukraine war in
his speech.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges greetings with a Buddhist monk at the inaugural session
of the Global Buddhist Summit 2023, in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Be it peace missions in
different countries of
the world or a calamity
like an earthquake in
Turkey. India stands
with humanity in
times of every crisis,
with ‘MUM BHAV’, by
putting its full
potential.
—Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister
PM MODI, DENMARK PM REVIEW PROGRESS
OF THE GREEN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
PM Narendra Modi on Thursday held a telephonic
conversation with his Danish counterpart Mette
Frederiksen. The 2 leaders reviewed the progress
of the India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership.
They expressed satisfaction at the recent high-level
exchanges growing cooperation between 2 nations.
‘Be more careful with
your words Mr Gandhi’
CJI: Same-sex
relationships are
not just physical
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Top Court
heard arguments on a
batch of pleas seeking
legal validation for
same-sex marriages.
Are two spouses who
belong to a binary gen-
der essential for mar-
riage, CJI Chandrachud
asked while hearing
arguments on Thurday
.
CJI said that arguments
from petitioners’ side
will be closed on Mon-
day in any case.
First India Bureau
Surat: A court in Surat
in Gujarat on Thursday
rejected Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi’s plea
for stay on conviction in
a defamation case that
saw him being disquali-
fied as Lok Sabha MP by
observing he should
have been “more care-
ful with his words”.
Court said Gandhi’s re-
moval or disqualifica-
tion as MP under sec
8(3) of Representation
of People Act, 1951
“cannot be termed as ir-
reversible or irrepara-
ble loss or damage”
MORE THAN 78 DIE IN
SURGE FOR RAMADAN
DONATIONS IN YEMEN
Yemen: At least 78 people
were killed in a stampede
in the Yemeni capital Sanaa
as residents gathered at
a school to receive cash
donations distributed
by merchants during
Ramadan, witnesses and
the Houthi administration
said on Thursday, officials
said after the incident.
PAK FOREIGN MINISTER
BHUTTO ZARDARI TO
ATTEND SCO MEET HERE
New Delhi: Pakistan’s
foreign minister Bilawal
Bhutto Zardari will travel to
India to attend a meeting
of Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO)
countries. Zardari will lead a
Pakistani delegation for the
SCO meeting on May 4-5
in Goa, a Pakistan foreign
ministry official said.
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Crucial
Crucial
DEFENCE MINISTER
RAJNATH SINGH TESTS
POSITIVE FOR COVID
New Delhi: Union Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh has
tested positive for Covid on
Thursday and is currently
under home quarantine with
mild symptoms. Singh was
scheduled to attend the IAF
Commanders’ Conference
in New Delhi, but had to
skip it after being tested
positive for the virus.
JK: 5 Army jawans charred to
death as vehicle catches fire
Jammu (FIB): Five
Indian Army jawans
were killed in a terror-
ist attack in Jammu
andKashmir’sPoonch
district on Thursday
.
The incident took
place on a highway in
the Bhata Dhurian
area when unidenti-
fied terrorists fired at
an Army vehicle in
which jawans were
travelling. The vehi-
cle caught fire and
five jawans were
charred to death. The
Army said the vehicle
caught fire due to the
“likely use of gre-
nades by terrorists”.
Army Chief Gener-
al Manoj Pande ap-
prised Union Defence
Minister Rajnath Sin-
gh of incident.
An army vehicle catches fire in Bhatadurain area of Mendhar
in Poonch district on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
‘LIKELY USE OF
GRENADES BY
TERRORISTS’
Rahul’s plea for stay
on the defamation
conviction dismissed
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has given
instructions to make in-
flation relief camp a
success in Collector-SP
conference on Thurs-
day. He has asked the
officials to provide re-
lief to the public by pro-
viding maximum facili-
ties in camps, appealed
to public to come to the
camp take advantage
of the schemes. In a pro-
gram organized at Ra-
jasthan International
Centre on the occasion
of Civil Services Day
, he
expressed faith in bu-
reaucracy and said that
democracy is in danger
and agencies are work-
ing under pressure and
in such an environment
the role of civil servant
is very important.
At the RIC, CM Ge-
hlot appealed to the bu-
reaucracy to put the
flagship schemes of
State government on
the ground. In his ad-
dress, Gehlot said that
getting a job is not a big
deal, but good work is
important. Turn to P8
Honesty,
humility, not
being proud and
courage to take tough de-
cisions are qualities of a
civil servant and also that
the mentality of pulling
legs is wrong.
—Ashok Gehlot, CM
NATIONAL CIVIL
SERVICES DAY
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DISCUSSED SITUATION IN SUDAN
WITH SHOUKRY: JAISHANKAR
AARADHYA BACHCHAN MOVES
HC AGAINST YOUTUBE CHANNEL
AFTER 3 DAYS, MOUNTAINEER
MALOO FOUND ALIVE, CRITICAL
P3 Kathmandu/Jaipur: Indian climber Anurag Maloo,
who went missing on Monday after falling into a
deep crevasse on Nepal’s Mount Annapurna, has
been found alive in critical condition by rescuers.
New Delhi: Union External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar on Thursday discussed and shared
the “concerning situation in Sudan” with Egyp-
tian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.
Mumbai: Daughter of actors Abhishek Bachchan
and Aishwarya, Aaradhya Bachchan has moved
Delhi High Court against YouTube channels for
fake reporting on her health, media reports say.
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RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023
02
Govt saving chair, people suffering: CP
BJP JAN AAKROSH MAHAGHERAO
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: A state-level
meeting of BJP was or-
ganized in Ajmer on
Thursday in which all
the public representa-
tives and office bearers
of the organization
from Ajmer, Nagaur,
Tonk, and Bhilwara par-
ticipated. Several im-
portant topics were dis-
cussed in the meeting.
BJP state president CP
Joshi, while talking to
the media, said that the
Congress government
of the state has done a
disservice to the youth.
“People posted on con-
stitutional posts are be-
ing arrested and infla-
tion is at its peak. The
law and order situation
in Rajasthan has dete-
riorated and the govern-
ment is only trying to
save its chair,” he said.
Joshi said that people
have expressed their an-
ger towards the govern-
ment through the public
outrage campaign,
which was supported by
the BJP
. He said that the
Central government is
working for the develop-
ment of the country
.
“TheBJPgovernmentis
continuously increas-
ing the budget of the
Railways. The state gov-
ernment should tell
what is the scheme in
Rajasthan. The politics
of appeasement is ram-
pant in Rajasthan. PFI
get permission to hold
rallies in the state but
permission is not given
forRamNavamiandHa-
numan Jayanti. Why
such ban on Hindu reli-
gious festivals,” he
asked.
Ramesh Sharma
Sikar: A blood dona-
tion camp was organ-
ized in Sikar on Thurs-
day on the birthday of
Rajendra Rathore,
Member of the Legisla-
tive Assembly and
Leader of the Opposi-
tion. Hundreds of peo-
ple donated blood on the
occasion. Rathore said
that blood donation is
the greatest form of do-
nation as it saves peo-
ple’s lives.
Taking a jibe at Go-
vind Singh Dotasra,
Rathore said, “Dotasra
will play an important
role in the defeat of
Congress,” he said, add-
ing that the Congress
party should not be giv-
ing us advice, rather
they try to fix factional-
ism in their own party
.
Taking on the recent-
ly recruited Babulal Ka-
tara as an RPC member
and his involvement in
the REET scam, Dotas-
ra said that other influ-
ential people are also
involved in this and de-
manded that the Ra-
jasthan government
must get a CBI inquiry
done into the matter.
Dotasra will lead to defeat
of Congress, says Rathore
CP Joshi, Kailash Choudhary, Vasudev Devnani, Anita Bhadel and other leaders at the OBC People’s
Representative Conference organised in Pushkar on Thursday.
Rajendra Rathore at the blood donation camp in Sikar on Thursday.
Minor sedated,
gangraped and
blackmailed
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A minor girl
was allegedly gang-
raped in Kalwar area,
police said. Police in-
formed the incident
took place in Bugali-
ya village of Kalwar
on February 17. “The
aunt of the victim
pressured her to meet
the accused. Later,
the accused made the
girl intoxicated and
then gangraped her.
The accused also
filmed obscene vide-
os of the victim and
then blackmailed
her,” police said.
“The girl later nar-
rated the incident to
her family members,
following which, an
FIR was filed against
the accused. The
prime accused, iden-
tified as Vishnu
Sharma, has been ar-
rested and is being
interrogated. The
matter is being inves-
tigated by ACP
Pramod Swami,” po-
lice added.
Three held; Pilot others reach dharna spot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: TheCID-CBhas
taken three people into
custody in the Rampras-
ad Meena suicide case
in which PHED minis-
ter Manesh Joshi and
seven other people are
named as accused.
Rakesh Tank, Dev
Awasthi, and Lal Dev-
nani were taken into
custody on Thursday
and are being ques-
tioned. The deceased
had made a video before
the suicide of eight peo-
ple harassing him.
Meanwhile, former
deputy chief minister
Sachin Pilot on Thurs-
day met the family of
Ramprasad Meena and
reached the dharna site
in Chandi ki Taksal.
Former Jaipur mayor
Jyoti Khandelwal ac-
companied Pilot.
“A person from the
tribal community com-
mitted suicide, it is a
matter of great sadness
for all of us. The vic-
tim’s family should get
justice, the entire epi-
sode should be investi-
gated,”hesaid.Minister
Murari Meena said that
a dying man never tells
a lie. “There should be a
fair investigation in this
matter, all the schemes
of the govt are good, but
oneincidentcandestroy
everything done,” he
said.
ROW OVER SUICIDES
BSP takes out march
against govt, submits
memo to Governor
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The state unit
of Bahujan Samaj Par-
ty (BSP) on Thursday
protested against the
state government and
made allegations of
atrocities against Dal-
its in the state. The
BSP took out a foot
march from Shaheed
Smarak to Civil Lines
Gate. The BSP work-
ers claimed that work-
ers from all over the
state raised their voice
against the increasing
atrocities against Dal-
its. BSP State Presi-
dent Bhagwan Singh
Baba and other BSP
workers also submit-
ted a memorandum in
the name of the Gov-
ernor to the adminis-
tration over fulfill-
ment of their 10-point
demand. The workers
alleged that women
and girls are being
raped in Rajasthan
and the govt has failed
to take action.
Modi’s slogans are echoing
everywhere: Ajay Pal Singh
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP State Vice
President Sardar Ajay
Pal Singh praised PM
Narendra Modi’s vision
saying that Modi’s slo-
gans are echoing every-
where.
“BJP will win more
than 160 seats in the
2023 assembly elections.
PM Modi, National
President JP Nadda
will also visit in the
coming days. More than
95% workers attended
the booth conference of
Home Minister Amit
Shah. BJP’s prepara-
tion is strong on the
ground in view of as-
sembly polls,” he said.
Reacting to him con-
testing election, Singh
said that he would dis-
charge whatever re-
sponsibility is given to
him as an ordinary
worker. “By the end of
this year almost all the
offices will be complet-
ed. 15 district offices are
ready and other district
offices will also be inau-
gurated in the coming
days,” said Singh who
has responsibility for
the construction of dis-
trict offices across the
state.
He also praised State
President CP Joshi, Or-
ganization General Sec-
retary Chandrashek-
har, and former presi-
dent Satish Poonia.
Relief to Raj
government in
JK Synthetic
Limited case
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In a big re-
lief to the Gehlot gov-
ernment from the Su-
preme Court, the land
conversion order made
by the previous BJP
government has been
declared null and void
in the matter related to
the 2018 Kota land con-
version case. The mat-
ter is related to JK Syn-
thetic Limited. The Su-
preme Court ruled in
favour of the Gehlot
government.
Sachin Pilot, Jyoti Khandelwal and Ved Prakash Solanki met the
family of Ramprasad Meena on Thursday.
DIYA KUMARI
WRITES TO CM
Rajsamand MP Diya
Kumari has written a letter
to CM Ashok Gehlot, con-
demning the incident of
the suicide case of Ram-
prasad Meena, a resident
of Chandi ki Taksal in Jai-
pur. The MP has urged in
the letter to ensure justice
to the deceased’s family
and to take prompt action
on their demand letter.
BJP will win more
than 160 seats in the
2023 assembly
elections, says BJP
State Vice-Prez
MAN DIES BY SUICIDE IN KANOTA, NAMES
RAFEEK KHAN AND OTHERS IN AUDIO
Jaipur: A 49-year-old man allegedly committed suicide
by hanging himself in the Kanota area in Jaipur on
Wednesday. Before taking the extreme step, Sanjay Pande
recorded an audio in his mobile phone in which he alleged
that he was being harassed by one Shabbir Khan who has
the patronage of Rafeek Khan, police said. Shabbir Khan
runs a transport company in which Pande was an em-
ployee. Pande alleged in the audio that Shabbir Khan was
not giving his due salary and was harassing him. “The
family members gave an audio to the police in which the
man is purportedly heard blaming Shabbir Khan. He also
said in the audio that Shabbir Khan has the patronage of
Rafiq Khan,” a police official said. Meanwhile, BJP’s Rajya
Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena claimed in Jaipur that it was
Congress MLA Rafeek Khan who was named in the audio.
Kirodi Meena, Ramcharan Bohra Ashok Parnami met
family members of the deceased in Kanota on Thursday.
WOMAN GANG
RAPED BY FOUR
MEN IN BHIWADI
Alwar: A woman was
allegedly gang-raped
by four men in Bhiwadi
town of Alwar district,
police said. Police
informed the victim
belonged to Delhi and
was residing in a rented
accommodation in
Bhiwadi for the last
three years. “Based on
information through the
police control room,
the police team raided
a flat located in Avalon
Royal Park on Bhiwadi
Bypass and found the
girl and four boys. Two
boys were arrested by
the police from the spot
while two managed to
flee from the spot. The
victim and the accused
had consumed drugs
and had been admitted
to the hospital for treat-
ment. An FIR has been
filed, matter is being
probed,” police added.
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JHUNJHUNU: RAJENDRA RATHORE
JOINS JAN AAKROSH MAHAGHERAO
Jhunjhunu: The BJP on Thursday organised Jan Aak-
rosh Mahagherao in Khetri town of Jhunjhunu district
and protested against the
misrule and corruption of
the Congress government.
Leader of Opposition Rajen-
dra Rathore took part in the
rally and made allegations
against the state govt. “The
BJP is fully active in the
election year. There is public anger against the govt in
every district. In its last days, the state govt has started
remembering its election promises,” said Rathore.
—Pradeep Garhwal
CUMULUS CLOUDS!
A cyclist on cloudy evening in Jaipur on Thursday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Special
Operation Group (SOG)
of the State police ar-
rested RPSC member
Babulal Katara’s son Dr
Dipesh Katara and his
teacher friend in the
senior teacher recruit-
ment paper leak case.
The investigation team
has also questioned 3
other people. The SOG
had arrested Babulal
Katara, his nephew Vi-
jay Katara and driver
Gopal Singh on Tues-
day from Ajmer.
The SOG team
reached Subhash Nagar
in Dungarpur on
Wednesday night and
held Dr Dipesh Katara
and his friend, who was
a government teacher,
Gautam Katara. At the
same time, Katara’s
son-in-law Dr Ravi
Ghoghara, Dipesh’s
friend Bhartendu and
Vinay Tabiyar were
also questioned.
SOG has recovered
many important docu-
ments from the rented
house of his friend
Shriram Sharma dur-
ing interrogation of
Sher Singh. Two mobile
phones, a dongle, a dia-
ry, photocopies of the
question paper have
been seized from his
flat number on Sikar
Road, Ajmer. On the ba-
sis of Sher Singh’s in-
quiry
, a double bedsheet
and a lock, 3 keys, and a
computer set were re-
covered from the offi-
cial residence of RPSC
member Babulal Katara
in Ajmer.
Meanwhile, the court
rejected the bail appli-
cation of Anita Meena,
girlfriend of paper
leak accused Sher Sin-
gh Meena, who is on
police remand.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: The Jaipur Po-
lice Commissionerate
on Thursday busted an
illegal call centre in
Chitrakoot area and ar-
rested 32 suspects for
allegedly duping peo-
ple sitting in foreign
countries.
SHOof ChitrakootPo-
lice Station Gunjan Soni
informed that the illegal
call centre was being
run in Ram Janki Tower
on Chitrakoot Marg.
“The call centre was
raided on Wednesday
afternoon and 32 peo-
ple, including both girls
and boys, were arrest-
ed. Deepak Shah, who
ran the call centre and
Aman, who managed
the call centre have also
been arrested and are
being interrogated. The
call centre owner, Dilip
Tanwar, is on a run,”
said SHO Gunjan Soni.
“The building owner,
Suraj Yadav, was also
aware of the illegal call
centre. The accused
have duped crores of
rupees from people sit-
ting in foreign coun-
tries, particularly from
America. The matter is
being investigated,” po-
lice added.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A CBI court
took cognisance against
three companies and 15
accused in the case re-
lated to embezzlement
of about Rs 210 crore by
opening 118 accounts in
Syndicate Bank with
forged documents and
issued them summons.
Judge in the Special
Court of CBI Cases-02
Neeraj Kumar took cog-
nisance and summoned
the accused.
The accused include
mastermind CA Bharat
Bamb, his father-in-law
Daulat Raj, brother-in-
law Pavitra Kothari,
architect Anoop Bara-
taria, then AGM of Syn-
dicate Bank (MI Road
branch) Adarsh Man-
chanda, manager Ma-
hesh Gupta, Kamal
Sharma, Mahendra
Meghwal, Ravi Prakash
Sharma, his wife Pra-
gati Sharma , Dilip Ku-
mawat, Kamal Attri,
Satish Khandelwal,
Gaurav Dhanwal and
Vikram Jain and M/s
JLN Metal House, M/s
Riddhima Infratech
and M/s Samruddhi
Siddhi Builders And
Developers.
CBI registered an FIR
on March 23, 2017 in
connection with the
scam and presented
challans against three
companies and 15 ac-
cused on April 07, 2021.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Jaipur Dis-
trict Court on Thursday
declared the election of
the Chairman of Chak-
su Municipality null
and void. The election
of Municipality Chair-
man and councillor
Kamlesh Bairwa was
after the petitioner Vi-
nodRajoriyachallenged
that Kamlesh Bairwa
fought the election by
concealing the facts.
District Judge (Jaipur
Metro First) Nandini
Vyas held the chairman
guilty under section 24
of theMunicipalActand
cancelledtheelectionfor
boththepostsof council-
lor and chairman and
disqualified him.
The court also direct-
ed the election officer to
hold fresh elections. Pe-
titioner’s advocate
Prahlad Sharma in-
formed that Chairman
Kamlesh Bairwa had
contested the election
for the post of council-
lor and chairman by
hiding the facts while
being a contractor in
the municipality
.
RAJASTHAN
03
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: In good news
for those planning to go
on Haj, people will be
able to take a flight from
Jaipuritself.Forthelast
three years, Haj flights
were not being operated
fromJaipurairport.But
this time the flights will
start from May 21.
About 6,800 people
from Rajasthan will go
on Haj pilgrimage. Haj
Committee and Jaipur
Airport Administra-
tion have finalised the
schedule of Haj flights.
These Haj flights will
operate till June 6. In
the last two years, Haj
flights were being oper-
ated from Delhi instead
of Jaipur. Due to the
limited quota, very few
people from Rajasthan
could travel. The Haj
Committee has coordi-
nated with the airport
administration and the
airlines for this. The
Haj flights will be oper-
ated by Air India. The
Haj flights will go di-
rectly to Madina.
Haj flights to operate from May 21 to June 6
PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA
Probe ambit widens as Katara’s
son, 1 more land in SOG clutches
`51.20L CASH, 541 GRAMS OF GOLD JEWELLERY SEIZED FROM KATARA’S HOUSE;
GOLD BAR GIVEN BY ANIL KUMAR ALSO SEIZED FROM VIJAY KUMAR’S VILLAGE
RAJASTHAN TEACHERS’ EXAM PAPER LEAK
Dr Dipesh Katara (son) Gautam Katara (Dipesh’s friend)
Garg: AYUSH may soon get
included under Chiranjeevi
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The AYUSH
system of medicine
may be included in the
CM Chiranjeevi
scheme. AYUSH Minis-
ter Dr Subhash Garg
gave hints citing RGHS
while speaking in the
National Arogya Mela
at JECC at Sitapura on
Thursday.
“As AYUSH medical
service available in
RGHS, on the same
lines suggestion has
been received to add
AYUSH service in Chi-
ranjeevi Yojana. This
suggestion is very im-
portant considering
the health of the com-
mon people and the
growing popularity of
AYUSH. This will be
discussed at a higher
level. Our effort will be
to make AYUSH medi-
cal services available to
the beneficiaries of
Chiranjeevi Yojana,”
he said. The four-day
National Arogya Mela
began on Thursday.
AYUSH Secretary
Vinita Srivastava was
also present in the pro-
gramme. The event is
jointly held by PHD
Chamber, Union Minis-
try of AYUSH, and Ra-
jasthan AYUSH Depart-
ment. During this, there
will be a brainstorm on
AYUSH methods from
20to23April.Renowned
doctors of the country
are giving free consulta-
tion on serious diseases
in the fair.
Garg also raised
questions on non-par-
ticipation of senior of-
ficers of the Centre in
the national level pro-
gramme.
AYUSH Minister Subhash Garg speaks during the National Arogya
Mela at JECC at Sitapura on Thursday.
All the arrested accused in the police custody on Thursday.
CBI court summons
accused in `210 cr
embezzlement case
Chaksu municipality
chairman election
Police bust fake call centre
in Chitrakoot area,arrest 32
Missing climber rescued from
deep crevasse in Nepal, critical
KL Rahul fined `12L
for slow over-rate
COVID returns:
State reports
669 new cases,
one death
First India Bureau
Kathmandu/Jaipur:
Mountaineer Anurag
Maloo, who went miss-
ing on April 17 after fall-
ing into a crevasse be-
low base camp 3 while
descending Mount An-
napurna, has been
found alive, with offi-
cials saying his condi-
tion is critical and he is
receiving treatment in
Nepal’s Pokhara.
Anurag was located
by a team of rescuers
after days of intense
search efforts.
Maloo was rescued
from a deep crevasse,
300 metres below the
6,000-metre point.
Speaking to media,
Sudhir Maloo, Anurag’s
cousin, confirmed that
he is “critical”.
On Wednesday, Min-
ister of State for Youth
Affairs and Sports
Ashok Chandna wrote
a letter to Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot in-
forming him about the
missing report of An-
urag and also urged
the Ministry of Exter-
nal Affairs to speed up
the search operation
for Anurag.
Jaipur (PTI): Luc-
know Super Giants
captain KL Rahul has
been fined Rs 12 lakhs
for maintaining a slow
over-rate during their
IndianPremierLeague
match against Ra-
jasthan Royals here.
LSG defeated Ra-
jasthan Royals by 10
runs on Wednesday
night at the Sawai
Mansingh Stadium.
“
As it was the team’s
first offence of the sea-
son under the IPL’s
Code of Conduct relat-
ing to minimum over-
rateoffences,Mr.Rahul
was fined Rs 12 lakhs,”
IPLsaidinastatement.
The IPL aims for
matches to finish in
threehoursand20min-
utes, but slow over rate
is proving to be an is-
sue,withseveralgames
stretching past the
four-hour mark.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A total of 669
people on Thursday
found infected with cor-
onavirus in Rajasthan
while one death was re-
ported in the State.
Now, the total number
of active patients has
increased to 3523 in the
state. The maximum
number of coronavirus-
infected people were
from Jaipur with 108.
Apart from Jaipur, 45
cases were reported in
Udaipur, 8 in Sirohi, 44
in Sikar, 7 in Sawai
Madhopur, 4 in Rajsa-
mand, 15 in Pratapgarh,
16 in Pali, 59 in Nagaur,
25 in Jodhpur, 4 in Jhun-
jhunu, 17 in Jhalawar, 4
in Jaisalmer, and 17 in
Sri Ganganagar.
Mountaineer Anurag Maloo
LSG Captain KL Rahul
GOLD BAR GIVEN BY ANIL KUMAR ALSO SEIZED FROM VIJAY KUMAR’S VILLAGE
YOU READ IT IN FIRST INDIA ON APRIL 20, 2023
Chandna had written
to CM to seek MEA
help for search op
 Haj flights to start from May 21
until June 6
 From May 21 to 27, one flight will
go to Madina daily
 Two flights will operate daily from
May 28 to June 6
 Flight AI-5401 will leave from
Jaipur at 11 am daily from May 21
and reach Madina at 1:55 pm
 Flight AI-5403 will depart from Jaipur
at 9:35 every morning from May 28
and reach Madina at 12:45 pm
 The return flight from Haj will oper-
ate from July 3 to 24
 Return flight be from Jeddah to JPR
 Terminal-1, which has been under-
going renovation since 2019, will
become operational for Haj pilgrims.
HAJ FLIGHT SCHEDULE FROM JAIPUR AIRPORT

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people for electing 229
village council members from
BJP in the Village Councils
General Elections under Mara
Autonomous District Council,
Mizoram. This is an approval
of PM @narendramodi ji’s
development agenda and the
efforts of @BJP4Mizoram
karyakartas.
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@JPNadda
‘The Power of Digital
India’. Every month
more than `800 crore
payments are being
done through UPI
in India and more
than 5 lakh Common
Service Centers in the
country are providing
digital facilities to the
common people.
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They come to you in sheep’s
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are ferocious wolves.
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TOP
TWEETS
he history of administration, as
also of the Civil services in In-
dia can be, and is, traced back to
ancient times, especially to the
Mauryan period (approximately
322 to 185 BCE) and the famous
treatise Arthashastra of Kau-
tilya/Chanakya. Many of the
institutions like territorial
Provinces with capitals, Ma-
hamatyas, Council of ministers,
Sachivs, Departments headed
by officers, Policing and intelli-
gence systems, a sophisticated
civil service, municipal govern-
ance can be seen continuing
from those days, though in a
considerably modified form.
The systems continued to
evolve, but some new aspects
were introduced during the
days of the rule of the Sultans
and more so during the Mughal
rule from mid 16th to early 18th
century
. As it became an empire
there were territorial Subhas or
Provinces, Sarkars and Parga-
nas, and separate Departments
for various activities, Including
Wazirs for land administration
and revenue collection, Kot-
wals, Qanungoes and large
number other revenue and civil
officials at the ground and field
level. The land measurements,
records and tax system in cash
or kind on agriculture and crops
also developed substantially
during this time, led by Raja
Todar Mal. Many of the designa-
tions are there even today
.
With the advent of the British
through the East India Compa-
ny from mid seventeenth cen-
tury and more definitely after
the Battle of Plassey and Buxar
(June 1757 and 1764) and the
Company gaining Diwani
rights, newer systems of Gov-
ernment and Administration
began to be set up, although the
earlier institutions did provide
the basic structure. More chang-
es took place once the British
Government took over the
reigns directly through the Gov-
ernment of India Act of 1858,
after what they called the Mu-
tiny and what has rightly been
regarded by Indians as the First
war of Independence.
To a large extent, the Civil ser-
vices of today have their origins
and their background in how
they evolved during British
times. The East India Company
had what is often called the pa-
tronage system, i.e. the senior
civil servants were appointed on
thebasisof recommendationsof
the Court of Directors, and in
fact were very young in age.
They were often called Writers
and that is why the Secretariat is
known as the Writers Building
in Kolkata, where the British
first established their control.
The system of Covenanted and
Uncovenanted civil service was
laid down by Lord Cornwallis,
known as the Father of Civil ser-
vices in India. The senior ones,
mostly British, had to sign a cov-
enant and were part of the pres-
tigious Covenanted civil ser-
vice. During the Company
times, this was known as
the Hon’ble East
India Company
Service or the
HEICS.Whilethe
Governor Gen-
eral and Gover-
nors of Provinc-
es were mostly from the higher
sections of the aristocracy, the
otherofficerslargelybelongedto
this service. They were chiefly
responsible for the spread of the
Empire, along with the military
forces. The system of District
Administration, office of the
Collector and District Magis-
trate evolved and substantially
developed during this period.
One of the best accounts of the
civil services, both in terms of
individuals and general govern-
ance is available in Philip Ma-
son’s two volume book The Men
who Ruled India. The most fa-
mous of these Company officers
is the famous quartet of Elphin-
stone, Metcalfe, Munro and Mal-
com . The civil service below
these senior persons , who
manned all the top posts, at the
central level or the Presidency/
Province and District level, were
the uncovenanted civil servants,
mostly Indians, who carried out
Ministerial or clerical and field
work and in a way helped in
communicating the orders and
directions in the local language.
After the British Government
directly took over the reigns of
the Raj from Company by the
Government of India Act of
1858, much continued in the sys-
tem of administration, but the
pattern of recruitment to the
top levels of Civil services
changed. The system of selec-
tion through open competition
on merit rather than patronage,
championed by Lord Macaulay
was introduced not only for In-
dia but for other colonies also.
The pattern of examination,
subjects and standards for the
exams much favouring the
study of Classics, Greek and
Latin and history, the age,
the minimum qualifica-
tions were laid down. Thus
were laid the founda-
tions of what was to
be known as
the Indian Civil service and the
officers jocularly referred to as
Competition Wallahs, that ran
the Empire for about another
hundred years. The second half
of the 19th century is said to be
the Golden Age where again the
District remained the basic unit
of Administration.
With the turn of the century
much changed. Indians had al-
ready started getting selected in
the ICS, appearing in the exam
from London with Shri Satyen-
dra Nath Tagore being the first
Indian to be selected in the year
1863. Later the exams also start-
ed being held in India from 1922
as more and more Indians start-
ed getting selected and by 1939 ,
ie before the outbreak of the
Second world war the Percent-
age of Indians was almost 50%.
The Federal Public Service
Commission was set up as per
recommendations of the Lee
Commission for recruitment
and the scheme of examination,
papers etc were also modified.
The Services were divided into
All India Services and Central
Services. Recruitment to the
Provincial Civil Services be-
came a regular feature with op-
portunities to hold senior as-
signments. The system of re-
cruitment to lower level posts
and promotions also began to
get more set with rules and reg-
ulations in place .
The advent of Gandhi, the
rise of nationalism, the various
Reforms Commissions and pas-
sage of the Acts of 1909, 1919,
the Jallianwala massacre, the
demand for dominion status
changed many things for the
ICS. From almost rulers, they
had to work under Indian politi-
cal leaders also, though in a lim-
ited way, and national issues
were now dominant. This led to
the growing centralisation of
the decision making process
and Governments at the Central
level and Province level became
more important. For the district
officers it was no longer their
full fledged Raj. In such a sce-
nario there was a growing lack
of interest amongst the British-
ers to try for the ICS .
At the time of Independence,
with strong support from Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel, the All India
Services, based on the pattern of
the ICS and the IP (Indian Po-
lice), renamed the Indian Ad-
ministrative Service and Indian
Police Service ,as also the Indian
Forest Service, were retained
and made a part of the Constitu-
tion with adequate service safe-
guards. The Public Service Com-
mision became the Union Public
Service Commision and carried
the responsibility for recruit-
ment interalia to the All India
Services i.e. IAS, IPS and the IFS
(Indian Forest Service) and the
higher levels of Central services
like Railways, Customs, Income
tax, Audit and Accounts, De-
fence Accounts, Posts and Tele-
graphs, Information and Broad-
casting and others.
The examination pattern of
compulsory and optional sub-
jects, different for different cat-
egories of services followed by
an interview became the stand-
ard method of selection, with
initially the upper age limit
quite low and varying for ser-
vices. Gradually changes were
introduced as per requirements
and the examination was
opened to amongst others, Med-
ical and Engineering students.
Later what used to be called the
IAS etc examination, came to be
called the Civil Services Exami-
nation with the system of pre-
liminaries also introduced. In
the wake of Indira Sawhney
judgement, reservations were
also provided for non creamy
layer candidates belonging to
the OBCs which was earlier
given only to Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled tribes.
The impact of these
changes has been that
the services have
become more
broad based with intake from all
sections of society
. Further with
thegrowthof educationamongst
women, their numbers have also
increased. This trend is seen in
recruitment to the State Level
Services and in other levels also.
Some of the States also provide
for reservation of women within
the reserved categories.
From the year 2006, 21st April
is celebrated as Civil Services
Day to mark the first address of
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel to
the Administrative Service Of-
ficers in 1947 at Metcalfe House,
Delhi which then housed the
Training Academy. Every year
a function is organised by the
Department of Administrative
Reforms and Public Grievances
at the national level, while simi-
lar functions and activities are
also organised at State level and
below.
As we talk and think about
Civil services today
, many broad
and general issues and ques-
tions evitably cross the mind.
How responsive, diligent, and
effective is their performance.
Are they able to carry out the
responsibilities and duties with
honesty, integrity, and fairness
as expected of them. What types
of equations are there with the
Ministers and other public rep-
resentatives, considering that
in our democratic set up the
civil services work under the
political executive, which is re-
sponsible to the legislature and
the people’s representatives.
Much has been written and
talked about these topics, in-
cluding corruption, lack of sen-
sitivity to citizens’ matters and
the problems faced by the civil
servants themselves, like arbi-
trary transfer and postings, har-
assment, as also political inter-
ference in day to day work. Yet
there are innumerable exam-
ples and illustrations of civil
servants, performing their jobs
with utmost sincerity, achiev-
ing results against all odds and
working day and night to fight
disasters and emergencies. One
such of the many accounts
penned by the officers them-
selves, retired and serving is in
the book Bureaucracy and Soci-
ety: The IAS at work edited by
Dr Rakesh Hooja (Rawat 2009).
Therefore it is again the time
for the Civil services, to truly
dedicate and rededicate them-
selves to the cause of the coun-
try and work in our context of
democracy and rule of law, ac-
cording to the enduring values
of honesty, integrity, grit and
determination, fairness and
uprightness, but above all
with concern and
care for the peo-
ple with a hu-
man touch.
THE VIEWS
EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE
PERSONAL
Therefore it is again the
time for the Civil services,
to truly dedicate and
rededicate themselves to
the cause of the country
and work in our context
of democracy and rule of
law, according to the
enduring values of
honesty, integrity, grit
and determination,
fairness and uprightness,
but above all with concern
and care for the people
with a human touch
T
OFFICERS DO
THEIR JOBS
WITH UTMOST
SINCERITY
Much has been written and
talked about these topics,
including corruption, lack of
sensitivity to citizens’ matters
and the problems faced by
the civil servants themselves,
like arbitrary transfer and
postings, harassment, as also
political interference in day
to day work. Yet there are
innumerable examples and
illustrations of civil servants,
performing their jobs with
utmost sincerity, achieving
results against all odds and
working day and night to fight
disasters and emergencies.
MEENAKSHI HOOJA
The writer is a Retd IAS officer and former
Member, Central Administrative Tribunal
PERSPECTIVE
04
From the year 2006, 21st
April is celebrated as
Civil Services Day to
mark the first address
of Sardar Vallabh Bhai
Patel to the Administrative
Service Officers in 1947 at
Metcalfe House, New Delhi
which then housed the
Training Academy
Many of the institutions
like territorial Provinces
with capitals, Mahamatyas,
Council of ministers, Sachivs,
Depts headed by officers,
Policing and intelligence
systems, a sophisticated civil
service, municipal governance
can be seen continuing
from those days, though
in a considerably
modified form
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INDIA
05
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Union home
minister Amit Shah on
Thursday said that
members of the Shang-
hai Cooperation Or-
ganization (SCO) can
pool their resources
and expertise to avoid
duplication of efforts
and strengthen the
region’s overall disas-
ter resilience approach
as he advocated a
“collective responsibil-
ity approach”.
He said India attach-
es special importance
to SCO in promoting
dialogue on multi-di-
mensional political,
security and economic
subjects. The home
minister was chairing
a meeting of heads of
departments of SCO
member states respon-
sible for the preven-
tion and elimination
of emergency situa-
tions in New Delhi.
“Adopting a collective
responsibility ap-
proach for disaster re-
silience will help SCO
member states to work
together, more effec-
tively. Along with this,
by pooling our resourc-
es and expertise, mem-
ber states can avoid
duplication of efforts
and resources, and this
will strengthen the re-
gion’s overall disaster
resilience approach,”
Shah said.
He also listed five ma-
jor areas in which SCO
members can work: con-
fidence-building efforts
in Asia, collective re-
sponsibility approach,
expanding cooperation
in communication and
information sharing,
identification of priori-
ty areas, and use of new-
ly developed technology
in disaster resilience
capacity building.
“SCO member states
can expand their coop-
eration on emergency
situations by exchang-
ing best practices of
communication, coor-
dination of response
efforts and real-time
information exchange.
Effective communica-
tion and information
exchange can help en-
sure timely, specialised
coordinated response
to emergent situa-
tions,” he added, as per
statement issued by the
ministry of home af-
fairs (MHA).
“Under the leader-
ship of PM Narendra
Modi, India attaches
special importance to
SCO in promoting dia-
logue on the subject re-
lating to multi-dimen-
sional political, securi-
ty and economic sub-
jects,” Shah said.
Shah also lists
five major areas
in which SCO
members can work
AMIT SHAH CHAIRS SCO MEET ON PREVENTION, ELIMINATION OF EMERGENCY SITUATION
Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a group photo with Heads of Departments of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member
States during the meeting in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Chennai (ANI): Union
Minister for Informa-
tion and Broadcasting
and Youth Affairs and
Sports Anurag Singh
ThakuronThursdayad-
dressedstudentswhoar-
rivedatacollegeeventin
Tamil Nadu’s Chennai.
He encouraged stu-
dents from
other states
and coun-
tries and
u r g e d
them to
m a s t e r
skills and manifest
their dreams. Dur-
ing his speech at
Rajiv Gandhi Na-
tional Institute of Youth
Development,Sriperum-
budur, Union Minister
on Thursday started his
address in Tamil by ask-
ing the students: “How
are you all?” He urged
them to do physical ac-
tivities to live peacefully
and be a part of a team.
Thakur said, “Ups and
downs come in life and
if you are strong physi-
cally and mentally
, you
can succeed in life.” He
also encouraged the stu-
dents to participate in
sports,sayingthatitwill
make the students’ lives
better.
“Tamil Nadu is the
state where top brains
in the world come from;
even at least two scien-
tists would be at the top
at the global level,”
said Anurag Thakur.
“I threw up a lot of
job opportunities at
northern states but I
look forward to work-
ing with some of you in
this northern parts of
India”, he said.
Master skills and manifest dreams: Thakur
ENCOURAGING FUTURE GENERATION
SHAH TO ASSESS BJP
POLL PREPARATIONS,
HOLD ROADSHOW
TODAY IN KARNATAKA
Karnataka (Agencies): Union
Home Minister and senior BJP
leader Amit Shah is arriving
here on Friday on a two-day
visit to take stock of the
party's preparations for the
May 10 Assembly elections in
Karnataka, his first visit to the
state after announcement of
poll schedule. He is slated to
hold a roadshow in Devana-
halli town, the birthplace of
18th century Mysuru ruler
Tipu Sultan, in Bengaluru
Rural district on Friday af-
ternoon. Shah would hold a
meeting here with senior party
functionaries regarding poll
preparations in the evening.
New Delhi (ANI): Hail-
ing the Surat court or-
der dismissing Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi's plea seeking a stay
on his conviction in a
defamation case, the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) today called that
the appellate court's de-
cision a slap on the face
of the Gandhi family.
The ruling party
also said that the court
proved that the law
is equal for all and
there cannot be pref-
erential treatment for
any family.
Addressing a press
conference on the issue,
BJP national spokes-
person Sambit Patra
said that the decision is
a victory for the people
of the country
.
Victory for people,
slap on Gandhi
family’s face: BJP
❍ COURT RULING AGAINST RAGA
Bengaluru (Agen-
cies): Karnataka Chief
Minister Basavaraj
Bommai on Thursday
denied having made any
decision by the party on
the Lingayat chief min-
ister and said that the
meeting convened by
senior BJP leader BS
Yediyurappa was to
take stock of the politi-
calsituationinthestate.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi will visit
poll-bound Karnataka
for campaigning in the
state assembly elec-
tions after the nomina-
tion process is complet-
ed, he said.
Addressing the me-
dia, CM Bommai said
that no decision has
been made regarding
the Lingayat chief min-
ister as the meeting of
Lingayat leaders that
was held under the
leadership of former
CM BS Yediyurappa to
take stock of the cur-
rent political situation
in the State.
Leaders also gave
suggestions on how to
respond to the mis-
campaign being done
by the Congress lead-
ers and also regarding
the Lingayat CM mat-
ter, he said.
NodecisiononBJPannouncingaLingayat
candidateforCM’spost,saysKarnatakaCM
Washington (ANI):
The White House on
Wednesday said the US
is committed to contin-
uing working together
with India in groups
like Quad to advance
economic growth for
the two countries and
“expand cooperation of
our shared priorities.”
“We’re committed to
continuing working to-
gether and in groups
like the Quad to ad-
vance economic growth
for our two countries
and expand cooperation
of our shared priori-
ties,” White House
Press Secretary Karine
Jean-Pierre said. The
Quad is a strategic fo-
rum comprising India,
Japan, the US, and Aus-
tralia. Its primary ob-
jective is to develop a
new strategy to keep
the critical sea routes in
the Indo-Pacific free of
any influence.
“The United States
and India have a strong
bilateral relationship,
and that’s including
tradeaswell,”theWhite
House added.
‘US committed to work with India’
Tamil Nadu is the
state where top
brains in the world
come from; even at
least two scientists would be
at the top at the global level.
You all have to study about
C V Raman, too. It will help
you to come up in life.
— Anurag Thakur,
Union Minister, IB
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed an Alla-
habad High Court order by which the UP finance secretary S M
A Rizvi and special secretary (finance)
Sarayu Prasad Mishra were taken into
custody for failing to comply with its order
to provide certain post-retirement benefits
for judges. Issuing a notice on an appeal
filed by the UP government, a bench
directed that the two IAS officers be released forthwith.
SC STAYS ALLAHABAD HC ORDER ON BENEFITS FOR
EX-JUDGES, DIRECTS IAS OFFICERS’ RELEASE
IN THE COURTYARD
COURT ACQUITS ALL 68
ACCUSED IN RIOTS CASE
SC ADJOURNS REQUESTS
ON ED CHIEF’S TERM
New Delhi: A special court
in Ahmedabad on Thurs-
day acquitted all accused
in 2002 Gujarat Naroda
Gam riots case in which
11 Muslims were killed in
the post-Godhra violence.
The verdict came 21 years
after the incident and 14
years after the court was
established.
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court today adjourned the
hearing on the petitions chal-
lenging the Centre decision
dated November 17, 2022,
whereby the government has
extended the third tenure of
the director of Enforcement
Directorate SK Mishra. A
bench adjourned the matter
for further hearing on May 3.
HC ASKS GOOGLE
TO REMOVE VIDEOS
ON AARADHYA
BACHCHAN’S HEALTH
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Thurs-
day restrained several
YouTube channels from
publishing misleading
content on the health
of Aaradhya Bachchan,
daughter of actors
Abhishek Aishwarya
Rai Bachchan, saying
spreading misinforma-
tion reflects “morbid per-
versity”. The court, while
dealing with a lawsuit,
directed Google to take
down from its platform
certain videos which
claimed that Aaradhya
Bachchan was “critically
ill” and “no more”.
APPLE ENTERS NEW DELHI
People stand in a queue at Select City Walk mall, waiting for the opening of India’s second
Apple retail store, at Saket in New Delhi on Thursday.
WILL AVAIL ALL
OPTIONS, SAYS
JAIRAM RAMESH
New Delhi (ANI):
Congress leader Jairam
Ramesh reacted over the
dismissal of the applica-
tion of Rahul Gandhi in
the criminal defamation
case and said, We will
continue to avail all op-
tions still available to us
under the law.
@DrAMSing-
hvi will brief
the media,
Jairam
Ramesh
tweeted.
Amit Shah @AmitShah
India values its association with SCO and
is committed to sharing its expertise and
experience in Disaster Risk Reduction with member
nations. The country reiterated its pledge to safety
and security in the Meeting of Heads of Depart-
ments of SCO Member States responsible for the
prevention and elimination of emergencies.
'SIDDARAMAIAH IS SCARED': BOMMAI
ON TACIT UNDERSTANDING CHARGE
Bengaluru (Agencies): Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai
on Thursday said that Congress leader Siddaramaiah
was scared while contesting from his constituency.
Bommai was reacting to Siddaramaiah's statement about
an internal adjustment between the BJP and Janata Dala
(Secular) in the Varuna constituency. Siddaramaiah is
contesting from the Varuna Assembly constituency. The
CM told reporters here that there was a general feeling
that all the candidates of all the parties are fixed, and
Siddaramaiah feared that those two parties have joined
together. The CM said no matter who joins whom, Sidda-
ramaiah's winning or losing will depend on his strength.
CBI has no
evidence
against me,
says Sisodia
New Delhi: Former
Delhi Deputy Chief
Minister Manish
Sisodia through
Senior Advocate
Dayan Krishnan to-
day submitted be-
fore the High Court
that the CBI of In-
vestigation has no
evidence to show
his involvement in
the alleged irregu-
larities in the fram-
ing and implemen-
tation of the excise
policy of the Gov-
ernment.
Sisodia in his bail
stated that the pos-
sibility of a threat to
witness cannot be
said to arise without
there being any ma-
terial or anteced-
ents of the Appli-
cant. The witnesses
in this case against
the applicant are
primarily civil serv-
ants, over whom the
Applicant exercises
no control.
US Air Force personnel during a joint exercise with Indian Air Force
at Arjan Singh Airforce Station, in West Burdwan district, Thursday.
BOTH NATIONS
FACING SECURITY
CHALLENGE FROM
CHINA: US OFFICIAL
Washington (PTI): India and
the United States are facing
the same security challenges
from China, a top American
commander said, noting that
the Biden Administration is
not only providing assis-
tance to New Delhi with cold
weather gear, as it defends
its border on the northern
side, but also helping India in
its effort to develop its own
industrial base. “We value our
partnership with India, and
we’ve been increasing it and
doing a lot more. They have
the same security challenge,
primary security challenger
that we do, and it’s real on
their northern border,” said
Admiral John, commander of
US Indo-Pacific Command.
‘Need to boost disaster resilience’
Sambit Patra Rahul Gandhi
—PHOTO
BY
PTI

INDIA
06
EAM speaks with Egyptian
Fin Min on Sudan situation
New Delhi (ANI): Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister
S Jaishankar on Thurs-
day discussed the “con-
cerning situation in
Sudan” with Egyptian
Foreign Minister
Sameh Shoukry
.
“Discussed the con-
cerning situation in Su-
dan just now with Egyp-
tian Foreign Minister
Sameh Shoukry
. Deeply
value his assessments
and insights, as also his
helpful attitude. Agreed
to remain in close
touch,” EAM tweeted.
Meanwhile, the fight-
ing continued for a
sixth day in Khartoum
as the second attempt at
a ceasefire broke down.
The 24-hour ceasefire
wassupposedtobeginat
6 pm local time (16:00
GMT) on Wednesday
. It
is the second day run-
ning that a proposed
ceasefire has failed to
hold.Therivalparamili-
tary Rapid Support
Forces (RSF) and the
regular army both re-
leasedstatementsaccus-
ing the other of break-
ing the ceasefire. Ac-
cording to the army’s
top leadership, actions
to secure the capital and
other areas will contin-
ue, as per reports. There
have been violent clash-
es in Sudan for nearly
six days between the
country’s army and a
paramilitary group over
a proposed timeline for
handing over power to a
civilian government.
EAM S Jaishankar and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry
‘SUDAN SITUATION
TENSE, FOCUS IS ON
SAFETY OF INDIANS’
New Delhi (PTI): India on
Thursday expressed its con-
cerns about the tense ground
situation in Sudan and stated
that it is in contact with var-
ious countries to ensure the
safety of Indians affected by
the violence. Spokesperson
for the Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA) Arindam Bag-
chi said that India is closely
monitoring the situation in
Sudan. “The situation on
the ground continues to be
very tense. Our focus is on
ensuring the safety of the
individuals. We are in touch
with people through different
channels,” Bagchi was quot-
ed as saying by news agency
ANI. “The Embassy of India in
Khartoum is open, function-
ing and rendering all services
with officials working from
separate locations. Nobody is
inside the Embassy building
right now,” he said.
EVs to replace
all govt vehicles
by 2030:Yogi
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh CM Yogi Adity-
anath said that all state
government vehicles
will be gradually re-
placed with EVs by 2030.
To meet this target, de-
partments have been
told that purchase of
EVs can be done with-
out tendering, on the
basisof nominationand
that if required, more
than the maximum lim-
it set for purchase of
EVs can also be spent.
The UP government’s
spokesperson explained
that the 2 provisions
havebeenmadebecause
EVs are currently more
expensive than diesel
and petrol vehicles and
therefore, there is a
need to allow for addi-
tional expenditure on
their purchase.
Amritpal's wife
stopped from
travelling to UK
New Delhi (Agencies):
Fugitive Amritpal Sin-
gh’s wife, Kirandeep
Kaur, has been stopped
at the Amritsar airport
and is being questioned,
sources in the Punjab
police said. She was at
the airport to board a
flight to London.
“Kirandeep Kaur is
being questioned by the
Immigration depart-
ment,” Punjab Police
source said. Amritpal
Singh married Kaur, a
UK-based NRI, in Febru-
ary this year. Singh had
then said that his mar-
riage was an example of
reverse migration.
VP inaugurates 16th Civil Services Day prog
New Delhi (Agencies):
Vice President Jagdeep
Dhankhar inaugurated
the 16th Civil Services
Day celebrations in
New Delhi today
.
In his address, the
Vice President said that
Civil Services Day is an
occasion for civil serv-
ants to rededicate them-
selves to the cause of
citizens and renew
their commitments and
excellence in work. He
said that On this day in
1947, the Iron Man of
India – Sardar Vallab-
hbhai Patel referred to
the Civil Servants as
the ‘Steel Frame of In-
dia’. The Vice President
stressed that it is our
collective ‘Dharma’ to
always keep the interest
of Bharat uppermost.
Highlighting the im-
portance of Civil Ser-
vices, the Vice Presi-
dent said that even after
succeeding in the
toughest exam, the fis-
cal benefits of Civil
Servants are not compa-
rable to the alternatives
available.
But there is some-
thing special in civil
service, which gives a
unique opportunity to a
Civil Servant to serve
and uplift the people, he
added.
Union Minister for
the Department of Per-
sonnel and Training Dr.
Jitendra Singh and oth-
er dignitaries from var-
ious government de-
partments were also
present at the event.
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar with Union Minister Jitendra Singh during
the 16th Civil Services Day celebration, in New Delhi on Thursday.
Prez Droupadi Murmu
visits IIAS in Shimla
Shimla (PTI): Presi-
dent Droupadi Murmu
on Thursday visited the
Indian Institute of Ad-
vanced Study (IIAS)
here, an official state-
ment said. She arrived
on a four-day visit. She
is staying at the ‘Rash-
trapati Niwas’ in
Mashobra.
Murmu visited the
picture gallery, library,
protected offices and
courtyard of the main
building of the insti-
tute, the statement said.
President Droupadi Murmu being received by Himachal Pradesh Guv
Shiv Pratap others during a visit to IIAS, in Shimla, on Thursday.
SHOW-CAUSE
NOTICES TO 12
DELHI SCHOOLS
New Delhi: Taking
firm action against the
schools over expensive
books and uniforms, the
Delhi government has
sent show-cause notices
to 12 schools, and also
initiated an enquiry
against 6 other schools.
The immediate action
has been taken based on
parents' complaints, the
Delhi government said.
Adani meets Pawar
Mumbai (PTI): Indus-
trialist Gautam Adani
met Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP) pres-
ident Sharad Pawar at
the latter’s residence
here on Thursday amid
the opposition’s de-
mand for a Joint Parlia-
mentary Committee
(JPC) probe into the
Adani-Hindenburg is-
sue. The meeting, held
at Pawar’s residence
Silver Oak in south
Mumbai this morning,
lasted for nearly two
hours, sources said.
HINDENBURG-ADANI ROW ‘Centre may not offer legal guarantee to MSP’
New Delhi (PTI): The
Congress today ex-
pressed doubt over the
BJP government’s in-
tention to grant legal
guarantee to MSP on
farm produce, alleging
that the terms of refer-
ence of the committee
set up in this regard
have been diluted and it
will not be able to fulfil
the farmers’ demand.
Congress leader and
former Haryana chief
ministerBhupinderSin-
gh Hooda said at a press
conference that farmers
are getting deeper into
debt due to the govern-
ment’s policies instead
of their incomes being
doubled by 2022, a prom-
ise made by the BJP that
remains unfulfilled.
Bhupinder Singh
People take stroll with umbrellas during rainfall in Shimla, on Thursday.
Young women use scarves to shield themselves from the scorching heat in Patna, on Thursday.
Snow-covered Kedarnath temple, after a fresh spell of snowfall,
in Rudraprayag district, on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
From Heat, Rain to
90% India, entire Delhi in ‘Danger Zone’ of
heatwave impacts according to the study
Odisha declares school summer vacations
from today amid extreme heatwave
he India Meteor-
ological Depart-
ment (IMD)
Thursday pre-
dicted light to moderate
rainfall in parts of In-
dia over Delhi, Punjab,
Haryana, Rajasthan,
and Uttar Pradesh in
the next two days.
In its latest bulletin,
the weather department
said isolated hailstorms
are likely over Uttara-
khand between April 20-
21. Rajasthan will wit-
ness isolated thunder-
storms/duststorms dur-
ing the next 24 hours,
IMD said. The bulletin
stated that light/moder-
ate isolated rainfall is
also expected in Mad-
hya Pradesh, Vidarbha
and Chhattisgarh dur-
ing the next 5 days.
Delhi witnessed part-
lycloudyskiesonThurs-
day morning recording
a minimum tempera-
ture of 23.6 degrees Cel-
sius. According to IMD,
there is a possibility of
drizzle expected during
the day
, providing relief
from the scorching heat.
The maximum tempera-
ture is expected to hover
around 38 degrees Cel-
sius, news agency PTI
reported.
Delhi government
has directed schools to
not conduct afternoon
assemblies due amid
the high temperature in
the city
.
Summer vacations in
all schools in Bhubane-
swar, Odisha will start
today, the state govern-
ment announced, bring-
ingforwardtheholidays
in view of the scorching
heat.
For the past few days,
continuous heavy snow-
fall and rain in Kedar-
nath have hampered the
preparations for the up-
coming Char Dham
Yatra.
Kedarnath Dham is
scheduledtobereopened
for pilgrims on April 25.
T
Visva Bharati Univ asks Sen
to vacate 13 decimals of land
Kolkata (PTI): Visva-
BharatiUniversityinan
eviction order has asked
Nobel laureate Amartya
Sen to vacate the 13 dec-
imals of land which he
has been allegedly occu-
pying in an unauthor-
ised manner by May 6 or
within 15 days of the
publication of the last
order on April 19.
Contending as per
government of India ad-
visories and CAG re-
ports the century old
Central institution was
in urgent need of get-
tingcontrolof encroach-
ments and also submit
report to the ministry,
the notice said “Sen and
all concerned persons
are liable to be evicted
from the said premises,
if need be, by use of
such force as may be
necessary
.” “It is decid-
ed that 13 decimals of
land having the dimen-
sionof 50ftx111ftinthe
north-westcornerof the
scheduled premises is to
be recovered from him,”
the notice said.
“Thus he can lawful-
ly occupy 1.25 acres of
land only, as lesses (for
the residual period of
lease) in the scheduled
premises. He does not
have the authority to oc-
cupy 1.38 acres of land
in the scheduled prem-
ises,” the notice issued
by Joint Registrar
Ashok Mahato said.
TARGETING OF
AMARTYA SEN
‘PATHETIC’: CONG
New Delhi (PTI): The
Congress on Thurs-
day accused the Modi
government of “targeting”
Amartya Sen after the
Visva Bharati University
issued an eviction order
asking the Nobel laureate
to vacate 13 decimals of
land on the campus, which
it alleged has been illegally
occupied. Tagging a media
report on the eviction
order to Sen, Congress
general secretary Jairam
Ramesh said on Twitter,
“That the PM will harass
and intimidate anyone who
is his stern critic is well-
known. But his targeting
of Nobel Laureate Amartya
Sen who was also award-
ed the Bharat Ratna by Mr.
Vajpayee is pathetic.” The
University, in the eviction
order, has asked Sen to
vacate by May 6 or within
15 days of the publication.
Amartya Sen
From Heat, Rain to
Snowfall!

Shivendra Parmar
Police has busted a
gang involved in steal-
ing high-quality, im-
ported coal during
transportation from the
Gujarat port to north-
ern States via Ra-
jasthan, officials said
on Thursday
.
According to the
crime branch of the
state police, coal im-
ported from the US and
Russia worth around Rs
10 crore was being sto-
len every day from
trucks transporting to
Himachal Pradesh,
Haryana, Punjab and
Uttar Pradesh.
Thirteen teams of the
crimebranchconducted
raids at around a dozen
places in five districts of
Jalore, Pali, Barmer, Bi-
kaner and Jodhpur and
detained 22 people, in-
cluding drivers and
cleaners of the trucks
on Wednesday night.
The teams also seized
trucks, tractors, ma-
chines, and 1,850 tonnes
of stolen coal.
The action was taken
on the direction of Ad-
ditional Director Gen-
eral of Police (crime)
Dinesh MN. Deputy In-
spector General of Po-
lice Rahul Prakash
monitored the action.
“Around 500 trucks
transport high-quality
coal imported from the
US and Russia from Gu-
jarat port to different
states via Rajasthan
daily
. One truck carries
coal worth Rs 10 lakh
and the accused were
stealing 20 per cent coal
worth Rs 2 lakh from
each truck,” ADG
Dinesh MN said.
He said to maintain
weight, the stolen coal
was replaced with poor-
quality coal and the
trucks were diverted to
illegalcoaldepotswhere
the mixing was done.
The officer said the
owners of transporta-
tion companies had met
him and shared the in-
formation about the
theft following which, a
recce was done and ac-
tion was taken.
“We have detained a
few persons, including
drivers and cleaners,
and they are being
questioned,” he said.
NEWS
07
1,850TONNESEIZED,22HELD
Coal imported from US and Russia stolen, raids in 7 dists
Accused were stealing coal worth around `10 crore
every day from trucks transporting to HP, Hry, Pb, UP
Thirteen teams of crime branch raided around dozen
places in Jalore, Pali, Barmer, Bikaner, and Jodhpur
Seven people have been arrested from Sindhari and RGT police
station area of
Barmer district on Thursday.
Police action at one of the illegal coal centres in Barmer.
Arrested accused in Police custody.
93 Tonnes of illegal coal have been seized in Sanchore.
The boy (blurred) is being thrashed by local people.
Around 500 trucks
transport high-quality
coal imported from the
US and Russia from
Gujarat port to differ-
ent states via Rajas-
than daily. One truck
carries coal worth Rs
10 lakh and the ac-
cused were stealing 20
per cent coal worth Rs 2
lakh from each truck.
—Dinesh MN,
ADG,Crime Branch
Minorthrashed,
paraded naked
in Jodh market
Birla on 5-day visit to
Kota on Sat, to hold
meet with intellectuals
Ten new Nagar
Palikas formed
in State: LSG
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Depart-
ment of local self-govt
issued a notification re-
garding the formation
of 10newmunicipalities
in Rajasthan. Bundi,
Dausa, Karauli, Sawai
Madhopur, Jhunjhunu,
Bhilwara and Jodhpur
are the districts where
newmunicipalitieshave
been created. Similarly,
theFatehpurMunicipal-
ityhasbeenpromotedto
Municipal Council.
Notably
, following the
budget announcement
of 2023-24 by CM Ashok
Gehlot, the formation
of new municipalities
was announced. Two
new municipalities in
Bundi, three in Dausa
and one each in Karau-
li, Sawai Madhopur,
Jhunjhunu, Bhilwara
and Jodhpur have been
formed. The notifica-
tion also stated that pro-
moted bodies will have
the revenue boundary
area in it.
Jodhpur (PTI): A boy
was beaten up, stripped
and paraded naked by
some traders in a vege-
table market here, po-
lice said on Thursday
.
SHO (Mahamandir)
Harish Solanki said
Bhuvnesh (23), a ven-
dor, had reached the
market in his vehicle
loaded with vegetables
on Wednesday and
asked Aslam (24) to
move aside his loading
taxi that he had parked
in front of his shop.
This led to an argu-
ment during which
Aslam slapped Bhu-
vnesh and fled the
scene. However, people
from near the spot
caught hold of a minor
who was accompanying
Aslam, the Station
House Officer said.
The people beat up
the boy and abused him.
The crowd stripped him
and paraded him naked
in the market in full
view of the shopkeep-
ers and visitors, Solan-
ki said.
Police initially reg-
istered cases based on
the complaints from
both the sides for
breach of peace and
arrested more than
five people from both
the sides.
But as the video of
the incident went viral
on Thursday showing
the traders parading
the minor naked across
the market, the police
included Protection of
Children from Sexual
Offences (POCSO)
charge against the per-
petrators of the crime.
First India Bureau
Kota: Lok Sabha Speak-
er Om Birla will be in
Kota and Bundi for five
days from Saturday
. Ac-
cording to the informa-
tion from the Lok Sabha
camp office, Birla will
reach Kota by Intercity
Express early on Satur-
day
. He will attend a
mass marriage of Ha-
dauti Shri Phoolmali Sa-
maj at Devdham Kital-
heda, on the Kota-San-
godroadintheafternoon
on Saturday
. After this,
he will attend the mass
marriage conference of
VeerGurjarSamajatvil-
lage Bordi in Chechat in
the evening.
On Sunday
, Birla will
attend the grand Shobha
Yatra organised under
Lord Parshuram
Prakatya Mahotsav at 4
pm.Hewillinteractwith
the intellectuals of Sul-
tanpur region at 10 am
on Monday at Nama
Marriage Garden, Sul-
tanpur.Hewillalsointer-
act with the enlightened
people of Khatauli area
at Balaji Palace located
on Sawai Madhopur
RoadinKhatauliat2pm.
Birla will be on a tour
of Bundi on Tuesday
where he will interact
with the intellectuals of
the Kapren region at
Nikhil Agro campus in
Kapren. He will interact
with the enlightened
peopleof Lakheriregion
and meet intellectuals
on April 26 at the Mun-
dada resort in Mandana.
PK Agarwal
Chittodgarh: Dona-
tions by devotees
amounting to Rs 6 crore
60lakh35thousandhave
been collected on the oc-
casion of Chaturdashi
at Sanwaliya ji temple.
The remaining calcula-
tion of the donation
amount will be done in
two-three rounds on
subsequent days.
Thedonationboxesof
other temples were also
opened on Wednesday at
major pilgrimage sites
of the region. After the
Rajbhog Aarti in the
temple of Sanwaliya
Seth,thedonationboxof
the temple was opened.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Odisha Chief
Minister Naveen Pat-
naik on Wednesday in-
augurated an artificial
limb manufacturing
centre of the world-fa-
mousJaipurFoot,called
Biju Mahaveer Jaipur
Foot Centre at Gurjang
in Khurda district of
Odisha. The chief min-
ister said the objective
of the centre is to pro-
vide artificial limbs to
differently-abled people
of Odisha. Stating that
the differently-abled
form a vital part of soci-
ety
, he said their proper
rehabilitation is the re-
sponsibility of all. He
said the government is
working to provide bet-
ter services to the differ-
ently-abledandstepsare
being taken to empower
them through training
along with rehabilita-
tion. This is 29th centre
inthecountrywhichare
run and supported by
the Bhagwan Mahaveer
Viklang Sahayata Sami-
ti(BMVSS)Disabledper-
sons can walk, run,
dance, and ride bikes
andcarswiththehelpof
artificial limbs The cen-
tre will provide the
Jaipur Foot to the disa-
bled free of cost.
ACB arrests Nagaur cop with `10,000 bribe
Narpat Joya
Nagaur: The ACB Si-
kar unit arrested Ram
Niwas, constable of
Maroth police station,
red-handed while ac-
cepting a bribe of Rs
10,000. According to
the information, a
complaint was given to
the Sikar unit of the
complainant that he
was being harassed by
constable by demand-
ing a bribe of Rs 1 lakh
in lieu of taking out
the names of the fami-
ly members in the
fraud case registered
against his brother.
The complaint was
verified by DSP Rajesh
Jangid, and a trap was
laid by a team led by
Police Inspector
Suresh Chand in which
Constable Ram Niwas
was arrested red-hand-
ed while taking a bribe
of Rs 10,000 from the
complainant.
The accused consta-
ble had taken Rs 20,000
before the complaint
and Rs 5,000 during
verification of the
complaint. The role of
the Investigating Of-
ficer and others in the
case is also being
probed in detail. Ad-
vance investigation is
being done by the ACB
in the matter by regis-
tering a case under the
Prevention of Corrup-
tion Act.
Accused constable Ram Niwas
Sanwaliya ji donation box
opened, `6 cr collected
JprfootcentrenowinOdisha
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik at
the inauguration of the centre.
Devotees’ offerings on floor at
the Sanwaliya Seth Temple in
Chittorgarh on Thursday.
Nirmal Tiwari
Alwar: After receiv-
ing approvals from
NTCA and Ministry of
Forest and Environ-
ment, an adult female
bear was translocated
to the forest area of Sa-
riska Tiger Reserve
from Abu Parbat area
of the tiger reserve.
A team comprising
Deputy Conservator of
Forests Arun Kumar D,
Assistant Conservator
of Forests Pankaj Ku-
mar, Senior Veterinari-
an Dr Arvind Mathur,
Senior Veterinarian Dr
DD Meena and other for-
est officials caught the
bear and performed the
translocation process.
Now, an adult male
bear will also be translo-
cated to Sariska Tiger
Reserve as soon as pos-
sibletoensurethebreed-
ing process. These bears
will be kept in a soft en-
closure till further or-
ders and will be moni-
toredbyveterinaryoffic-
ers of Wildlife Research
Institute, Dehradun.
After NTCA,Green Ministry approval,bear
translocated to Sariska Tiger Reserve
Sports Council
Secretary GL Sharma
made a committee of
nine officials for the IPL
and instructions were
given to officials not to
leave the headquarters,
whereas Sports Council
does not have much role
in organising IPL as RCA
and Rajasthan Royals
have to organise the
entire event. But the
committee of 9 officers
were asked to keep in
touch with the
receptionist of RCA and
now all the officers of the
committee have held
their heads. Even during
the state assembly
session the secretary is
not able to prepare like
this. Therefore, why is
such interest being
shown in IPL?
Adispute arose between
two top officials of
RCA on the eve of the
match. The dispute started
with the match pass and it
reached on the monetary
aspect of profit and loss of
crores. Actually an official
protested regarding the
transaction of the pass
and said on the aspect of
giving passes to certain
people, “The people there
are of no use, I have
suffered a big loss.” Then
the other officer said, “If
there is a loss of 50, he
must have earned 100.”
Meanwhile, there was a
debate about the RCA
elections too between
several district office
bearers of RCA till late in
the night. Thereafter, one
office bearer even left their
pass as a mark of anger
and now after the issue,
the RCA seems to have
been divided into two
parts. —Naresh Sharma
PANEL FORMED
BY SPORTS
COUNCIL FOR
IPL EVENT IN
STATE
RCA DIVIDED INTO TWO FACTIONS
OVER MATCH PASS DISPUTE
Tranquillised bear being released in its natural habitat at Sariska
Tiger Reserve in Alwar on Thursday.

Balance your mind and heart –
let the heart dream its highest
dream and train the mind to
patiently reflect, plan and move ahead.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
First India Bureau
Suratgarh: Former
Chief Minister Vasund-
hara Raje, while ad-
dressing the Jambhesh-
war Temple Kalash
Sthapana ceremony of
Vishnoi Samaj in Surat-
garh on Thursday, at-
tacked the opposition
fiercely. She said that
out of 29 rules of Vish-
noi Samaj, the 13th rule
is not to condemn and
the 14th rule is not to
lie, but many people
can’t get sleep without
condemning and lying.
Raje said that many
people allege that they
are in collusion but this
is not true. She said that
the 20th rule of Vishnoi
society says one must
sacrifice his ego. “This
is common in new poli-
ticians. Our party re-
spects all. The 10th rule
of Vishnoi society is
forgiveness, but one
who does not deserve it
should not be forgiven.
The 12th rule is not to
steal. Corruption is a
kind of theft. How can
inflation be reduced
where work cannot be
done without money?
Setting up corruption
relief camps will auto-
matically cut down cor-
ruption,” said Raje, ap-
pealing to people to sup-
port only those who can
serve the society
.
Raje visits Jambheshwar,
attacks Govt on inflation
(T) Vasundhara Raje interacting
with locals in Suratgarh on
Thursday. (B) Raje offering
prayers at JambheshwarTemple.
Shivendra Parmar
Housing Board (RHB)
will be felicitated by the
National Real Estate
Development Council
(NAREDCO), an agency
of the central govern-
ment, on April 26 in Gu-
rugram for doing excel-
lent work in the field of
real estate.
The RHB will be hon-
ored with the ‘Times
Real Estate Conclave’
awards at a felicitation
ceremony to be held in
Gurugram on Wednes-
day. The chief guest of
the program will be the
Union Urban and Hous-
ing Minister Hardeep
Singh Puri and the
guest of honor will be
Anand Kumar, Chair-
man of Delhi RERA.
RHB Commissioner
Pawan Arora said, on
Thursday, that the real
deserving of the honor
is the entire team of
the Housing Board.
“All the officers-per-
sonnel in the board
carried out their work
with full dedication
and took the board to
this point,” he said and
also congratulated the
officers and personnel
of the division for this
achievement.
It is noteworthy that
in the last four years,
under the leadership of
RHB Commissioner
Pawan Arora, the board
has received a total of 14
awards. These include
prestigious awards like
World Book of Records
in House Sales, Skoch
Award-2021, Award of
Excellence, Honor by
National Real Estate De-
velopment Council, Na-
tional Housing Award,
IBC and ‘Star of Gov-
ernance-Gold Award’.
Raj Housing Board to be felicitated by NAREDCO
NATIONAL AWARD TO RHB
The real deserving of the
honour is the entire team
of the Housing Board.
All the officers and personnel in
the board carried out their work
with full dedication and took the
housing board to this point, I con-
gratulate them all for this
achievement.
—Pawan Arora, RHB Commissioner
RERA eyes RHB for
incomplete projects
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: Looking at seri-
ous functioning and
quality in work, the
RERA has sent a propos-
al to RHB to finish in-
completeprojects.RERA
takes over the responsi-
bility of projects in
which builders do not
complete work on time
and gives responsibility
to third party firms.
Theauthorityhasnow
taken a decision to hand
over such projects to
RHB. In lieu of this, the
Board will take adminis-
trativefees.RERAatpre-
sent has 5 such projects.
The projects include At-
mosphere Grand- 1 and
Grand-2 in Samanvay
Infra Jaipur, Guru Prag-
yaSumeruof Gurukripa
Build Home in Jaipur,
Avalon Royal Park of
GRJDistributorsandDe-
velopers in Alwar and
JaipurSunriseprojectof
SNG Real Estate.
TAKE FLAGSHIP...
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot has given in-
structions to make in-
flation relief camp a
success in the Collector-
SP conference. He has
asked the officials to
provide relief to the
public by providing
maximum facilities in
the camps and appealed
to the public to come to
the camp and take ad-
vantage of the schemes.
“Today the agencies
in the country are un-
der pressure and de-
mocracy is in danger. In
such a situation the role
of officers is big be-
causeIhavealsoworked
with many officers and
we have made good
plans, but it is your duty
to implement them
well,” Gehlot said. Ex-
pressing faith in the bu-
reaucracy, he asked to
make the inflation re-
lief camp a success. The
CM said that the relief
given will be beneficial
from the day it is given,
even if the registration
is done after a month.
He gave instructions to
the Collectors and SPs
to create maximum
awareness among the
public and tell them
that it is certain that
they will get the bene-
fits and in such a situa-
tion registration should
be done by coming to
the camps. He also said
that if the civil servants
work honestly like trus-
tees, half the problems
can be solved on their
own. On this occasion,
CS Usha Sharma said
that Rajasthan is num-
ber one in the country
in many schemes and
according to the report
of NITI Aayog, it has
made remarkable im-
provement in many pa-
rameters, which has
been possible due to CM
Gehlot’s mandate of
good governance.
FROM PG1
Yogesh Sharma
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: In the one to
one dialogue of Con-
gress legislators, CM
Ashok Gehlot, State In-
charge Sukhjinder
Randhawa, PCC Chief
Govind Singh Dotasra
took feedback from
MLAs of Bikaner divi-
sion on Thursday along
with Sri Ganganagar
and Hanumangarh
MLAs.
“We talked to the
MLAs for three days
and no one complained
about the development.
We also conducted a
survey regarding this
and we are repeating
the government with a
big margin,” said CM
Ashok Gehlot.
Meanwhile, Minister
Murarilal Meena said
in the feedback that
MLAs who are not win-
ning in the survey, their
ticket should be cut. Pi-
lot camp MLA Ved-
prakash Solanki said in
the feedback, “If every-
one does not contest the
election unitedly
, it (vic-
tory) will not happen.
We are standing with
the one because of
whom we won elec-
tion.” Minister Rajen-
dra Singh Gudha was
asked by Randhawa to
‘give political feedback
of Jhunjhunu district’.
To this, Gudha gave a
one by one detailed in-
formation of all the as-
sembly seats coming in
the district. Randhawa
said that all Congress
workers should work
together.
MLAs stress on contesting
unitedly to repeat regime
CM Ashok Gehlot, Sukhjinder Randhawa, GS Dotasra, Bhanwar S
Bhati, BD Kalla and GR Meghwal during the meeting on Thursday.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot said on
Thursday that civil
servants have an impor-
tant role for a strong
democracy in the coun-
try. “Sensitive, trans-
parent and accountable
good governance is pos-
sible only with the par-
ticipation of civil serv-
ants. The contribution
of public servants is
important in realizing
the vision of the state
government to make
Rajasthan the first state
of the country by 2030,”
the CM said while ad-
dressing a function or-
ganized on the theme of
‘Committed Adminis-
tration, Good Govern-
ance in the State’ on the
occasion of Civil Ser-
vices Day-2023 at RIC on
Thursday
. On this occa-
sion, he congratulated
all the civil servants on
Civil Services Day
.
Gehlot said that the
thinking of great men
like Pt Nehru and Sard-
ar Patel laid the founda-
tion of an excellent
civil service in the
country, whose respect
has increased progres-
sively. “Former PM
Late. Rajiv Gandhi had
dreamed of connecting
the country to the 21st
century through infor-
mation technology
. As a
result of this, the coun-
try is achieving new di-
mensions in the field of
IT today,” he said.
Addressing the offic-
ers, CS Usha Sharma
said that public serv-
ants play their role in
building the state and
the nation by contribut-
ing in the implementa-
tion of the policies and
schemes of the state
government. “Under
the leadership of CM
Ashok Gehlot, all the
public servants of the
state have made signifi-
cant contribution in the
socio-economic devel-
opment of the state,”
she said. The chief
speaker of the program,
former Chief Secretary
of Tripura - M. Da-
modaran - said that all
officers should work
with full dedication,
keeping loyalty and
honesty towards their
work. He said that pub-
lic servants are the
center of public’s ex-
pectations and their re-
sponsibilities are also
huge. During this, he
shared his administra-
tive experiences with
the officers and ex-
plained to them about
leadership, decision
making, good govern-
ance through various
examples.
CIVIL SERVICES DAY-2023
‘Publicservantsimportantfordemocracy’
Emphasizing on role of bureaucracy, CM said that sensitive, transparent accountable good governance is possible only with public servants
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressing the Civil Servants during the event at RIC on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
CM Gehlot’s large-hearted gesture towards CS
marks a rosy ‘govt-bureaucracy’ relationship!
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: On Thursday
,
CM Ashok Gehlot gave
a glimpse of his simple
demeanour and large
heartedness when he
requested CS Usha
Sharma to sit in his
chair! The incident oc-
curred during Civil
Service Day organized
at RIC on Thursday
.
It so happened that
on one side of the CM’s
chaironthedias,satCS
Usha Sharma, and on
theothersidewasguest
speakerMDamodaran.
When Damodaran was
addressing,CSSharma
was explaining his ad-
dress to CM Gehlot in
Hindi. And when CM
Gehlot started address-
ing the gathering in
Hindi, the CS translat-
ed CM’s speech in Eng-
lish for Damodaran.
However, between the
chairs of CS and Da-
modaran, lay CM Ge-
hlot’s chair and CS had
to lean towards Da-
modaran to explain to
him what Gehlot was
saying. However, an
ever observing Gehlot
realised this and
paused his address for
asecond,andrequested
CS to leave her chair
and sit on his (CM’s)
chair. Then CS got up
from her chair and sat
on CM’s chair. This
never before seen inci-
dent left everyone pre-
sent in a state of sur-
prise. Gehlot, through
his act, gave a message
that the relation be-
tween CM and bureau-
cracy in Rajasthan are
good and there is cor-
responding respect be-
tween both the quar-
ters. Another message
that went in the bu-
reaucratic circles is
thatCMgivesimmense
importance to his CS
and has complete faith.
In fact, Gehlot has dis-
played his trust and
nearness towards CS
Usha Sharma last year
when on May 17, 2022,
he reached her cabin.
This was a rare occas-
sion when CM reached
CS’s chambers and
Thursday’s incident is
also rare.
CM Gehlot Usha Sharma
sharing a lighter moment on
Civil Services Day on Thursday.
RHB COMMISSIONER PAWAN ARORA
PRAISES ART EXHIBITION BY OFFICERS
Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) Commissioner Pawan Arora
on Thursday, praised artworks of officers displayed in an
exhibition on Civil Services Day.
Pali District Collector Namit Mehta receiving the ‘CM’s Excellence
Award-2023’ from CM Ashok Gehlot on Thursday. Usha Sharma,
M Damodaran, Umesh Mishra, and DN Pandey are also seen.

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ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Limiting some
items from your
diet will have a
positive effect
on your health.
There is much
to achieve today
and you will find
yourself up to it.
Academic front seems favourable. You
are likely to buy something you have been
longing for. Retailers will find their cash
registers ringing.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Buying something
expensive
for the house
is indicated.
Responsibilities
are likely
to increase
manifold. Those
feeling lethargic
and unwell may
get back on the path to perfect health.
A close friend may motivate you for a
vacation, so start applying for leave.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Family issues that
are leading to
disputes are likely
to be resolved
amicably. There
is a chance of
somebody taking
you along for a
function. Keeping
track of some-
thing or someone may prove an uphill
task. Your standing in your professional
circle is likely to get a boost.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Problems faced
on the financial
front are likely to
disappear. Some-
one who admires
you will leave no
stone unturned
in appeasing you
today. Those un-
well are likely to
recover soon through regular medication.
Something may keep you from realizing
your full potential on the academic front.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Financial front
remains rosy.
Good professional
guidance may
become the key
to further your
career. A family
member may
make you proud.
Spending time
with friends is possible. Some of you may
decide to take your romance to the next
level.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Someone’s good
advice will help
in making the
right decisions
on the academic
front. Things start
looking up on the
health front as
you manage to
remain regular in
your workouts. Prospects of marriage for
lovers are set to brighten. Some of you
can book tickets to someplace exotic.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may want
things differently
on the domestic
front, but will
need to convince
others about your
ideas. A break
from the routine
is indicated and
will give you time
to do things you were not getting time.
Change of season requires you to take
good care of your health.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Something new
may be acquired
for the home by
homemakers.
An initiative on
the health front
is likely to give
rich dividends.
Those involved in
a project will be
able to give a good account of them-
selves. Someone you despise is likely to
turn over a new leaf.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You will succeed
in wriggling out
of a tight financial
situation by
curbing wasteful
expenditure. An
outing with family
promises much
fun. Prepare well
for a long journey,
if you want to travel comfortably. Shifting to
a new house or a new city cannot be ruled
out for some.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
This is a positive
day that proves
special for some.
Meditate to
embark on a new
spiritual journey.
You will be able
to regain lost
ground on the
academic front
to come at par with the rest. Excellent
showing at work will get you hand-picked
for an important assignment.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Something being
organised on
the social front
may get you
totally involved.
Expect immediate
returns from
the investments
made by you.
Workload is likely
to increase on the professional front. This
is a fine day on the financial front, as you
manage to earn a lot.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Going the extra
mile for someone
will be greatly
appreciated.
Much hustle can
be expected on
the social front.
Someone may
not agree to your
terms but that
should not affect your productivity. You
will get a chance to tap your potential on
the professional front.
10
ETC
hen the class 11th
student Daksh,
came to the emer-
gency, he was
very short of
breath and
c o u g h i n g
badly
. His echo and
CT scan showed that
therewerelargeblood
clots in his right heart
and blood vessels going
f r o m
the heart to the
lungs and even inside
both lungs as well. As these
fresh and old clots were ob-
structing the flow of blood
from the heart to the lungs,
he was not getting sufficient
oxygenated blood into the
main circulation because of
this somehow his life was
going on, but with labored
breathing. The clots that
have stuck inside the lungs
have become so firmly en-
trenched in the blood ves-
sels of both the lungs that
their complete release and
removal was not only very
difficult but also life-threat-
ening. This disease is called
Chronic Cardio-Pulmonary
Thrombo Embolism.
The surgical procedure to
remove all these clots only
with special techniques and
special instruments is
called Cardio-Pulmonary
Thromboendarterectomy
(PTE). He became critical
just before this operation.
Hence
operation
was started in
a hurry, which lasted for 10
hours. The badly stuck clots
in the blood vessels of the
heart and lungs were gradu-
ally removed completely us-
ing special techniques for
this process “without “ zero
blood flow and zero BP tech-
nique which is called TCA
-Total circulatory arrest
technique. He recovered
completely within 3 -5 days.
During the total circula-
tory arrest body tempera-
ture is brought down to
around 20 degrees by a spe-
cial heart-lung machine and
the blood flow to the body is
stopped twice for 25-30 min-
utes each. Hence for this
period, the Patient’s BP is
almost zero.
By doing this, the opera-
tive field becomes blood
and now you can see better
to remove clots in the inner
vessels of the lungs.
But we did not want the
technique it has been found-
ed by scientific research
that if total circulatory ar-
rest at a temperature of 20-
22 continues for 30 minutes
or more there is a high pos-
sibility of temporary or
permanent damage to the
brain in the short term or
long term. So to avoid TCA,
we used special techniques
and instruments to remove
stuck clots from both lungs,
one by one without stopping
the circulation at normal
temperature. By doing this
we not only removed the
clots from both lungs and
heart but also saved the ba-
by’s brain from the damag-
ing effects of TCA.
He is the youngest pa-
tient in the country who
underwent Pulmonary
Thromboendarterectomy
without using the total cir-
culatory arrest technique
to save his brain. If the op-
eration is not done in time,
then the heart and lungs
fail and death occurs.
—Vikas Sharma
A REAL-
A REAL-LIFE
LIFE HERO
HERO
W
DR SUNIL KAUSHAL
Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon,
Fortis Escort Hospital
Daksh with his parents

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