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Mumbai: Gautam Adani, chairman of
the Adani Group, said on Thursday
that the new Dharawi will now pro-
duce millionaires and not “slumdogs”.
PAK SC SUMMONS IMRAN KHAN
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Islamabad: The Supreme Court on
has summoned former PM Imran
Khan on July 24, in the murder case
of a senior lawyer in Quetta.
SLPresident Wickremesinghe embarked on a 2-day
visit to India on Thursday for talks with India’s top
leadership, including PM Narendra Modi.
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Rohit Sharma hits a four
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Thursday. PTI
IN BRIEF
“Sad no one cares”:
Apex court to Delhi LG
on key appointment
WFI chief gets court
relief in sexual
harassment case
New Delhi: Hearing the
issues of the Delhi ordi-
nance on bureaucrats
and the appointment of
the chief of the city’s
power regulator the Su-
preme Court on Thurs-
day referred the ordi-
nance question to a
Constitution Bench.
New Delhi: A Delhi
court on Thursday
granted regular bail to
outgoing WFI President
Brij Bhushan Sharan
and the WFI assistant
secretary Vinod Tomar
Singh in the sexual har-
assment case registered
by several wrestlers.
Raigad: Toll rises to
10, several injured
Mumbai: Deputy CM
Devendra Fadnavis said
10 people have lost their
lives so far and more
than 21 have received
severe injuries after the
landslide incidents that
occurred in Raigad dis-
trict. The CM has an-
nounced an aid of Rs 5
lakh for kin of deceased.
PARLIAMENT MONSOON SESSION
OUTRAGEOVERWOMEN
PARADEDNAKEDINMANIPUR
Both Houses adjourned on opening day
as Oppn protests over Manipur situation
l “Guilty won’t be spared”,
says pained PM Modi
l 4 including man who led mob arrested;
CM says culprits deserve capital punishment
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Both the Houses of Parlia-
mentwereadjournedforthe
day Thursday afternoon
amid uproar by Opposition
partiesontheManipurissue.
The Monsoon Session
began a day after a video
of two women from Ma-
nipurbeingparadednaked
by a mob began doing the
rounds on social media.
Union Parliamentary
Affairs Minister Pralhad
Joshisaidthegovtisready
todiscussManipurinboth
Houses of Parliament.
When the protesting
Opposition members did
not relent, the Lok Sabha
wasadjournedfortheday.
Similarly, Rajya Sabha
chairperson Jagdeep
Dhankhar adjourned the
House for the day after
constant sloganeering by
the Opposition. P5 6
“IF THE GOVERNMENT DOESN’T ACT, WE WILL”:
SUPREME COURT ON MANIPUR INCIDENT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday
condemned what it called the “deeply disturbing”
video of two women paraded naked in Mani-
pur and said the visuals showed “gross constitutional
failure”. If the government didn’t act, the Supreme Court
would, warned CJI DY Chandrachud, adding that the
court would take up the case on July 28.
SHAH SPEAKS TO MANIPUR CM AS VIDEO OF 2
WOMEN BEING PARADED NAKED SURFACES
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on
Thursday spoke to Manipur Chief Minister N
Biren Singh, a day after a video of two women
being paraded naked in Manipur surfaced, sources
said. The home minister is believed to have directed
the chief minister to take strict action against those
involved in the incident which took place on May 4.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
l In a historic move,
Rajya Sabha Chairman
Jagdeep Dhankhar has
reconstituted the panel
of vice chairpersons of
the Parliament’s Upper
House with half of them
being women. The
House members are
informed that the panel
of vice chairpersons
has been reconstituted
with effect from July 17,
2023, he said.
l PM Narendra Modi
on Thursday enquired
about the health of
Sonia Gandhi in Parlia-
ment, days after her
chartered plane made
an emergency landing
in Bhopal due to a
technical snag.
l Leaders of the
INDIA alliance met at
the chamber of Mal-
likarjun Kharge in the
Parliament complex
on Thursday to chalk
out a strategy for the
Monsoon session
and demanded Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s statement on
Manipur violence in
both Houses followed
by a discussion.
l Senior BJP leader
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
was seen sharing a
lighter moment with
AIMIM Lok Sabha MP
Asaduddin Owaisi
on the first day of the
Monsoon Session on
Thursday.
GoIMAYACTAGAINST
TWITTEROVERVIDEO
OFMANIPURWOMEN
CMDIRECTSOFFICIALS
TO VERIFY VIDEO’S
AUTHENTICITY
CMGEHLOTBLAMESBJP
FORDETERIORATINGLAW
ANDORDERINMANIPUR
PM URGES MPs FOR SERIOUS DISCUSSIONS
ON BILLS PLANNED FOR MONSOON SESSION
READY FOR MANIPUR
DISCUSSION: GOYAL
OPPNRUNNINGAWAY
FROMDEBATE:THAKUR
NCW TELLS TWITTER
INDIA TO REMOVE
MANIPUR VIDEO
POLICE LEFT US AT
THE MERCY OF THE
MOB, SAYS VICTIM
New Delhi:
The Centre on
Thursday directed
Twitter and other social
media to take down the
video of two Manipuri
women being paraded
naked. The government
has told social media
platforms operating in
India that it is imperative
for them to adhere to the
Indian laws.
Imphal: Amid a
nationwide uproar
over the horrific in-
cident in Manipur, where
two women were paraded
naked, Chief Minister N
Biren Singh on Thursday
said that he has directed
the cybercrime to verify
the authenticity of the
viral video.
Jaipur: Mounting an
attack on the BJP
over the Manipur
situation, CM Ashok Gehlot
on Thursday said that the
entire country is worried
about it. Taking to Twitter,
CM Gehlot targeted the
BJP fiercely saying that it is
very sad that the violence in
Manipur is not ending and
the whole country is worried
about this. Gehlot targeted
the BJP over the deteriorat-
ing law and order situation
in Manipur. He said, “Due to
the negligence of the BJP,
142 people have died in
Manipur so far. Seeing the
situation in Manipur, people
in Rajasthan are asking why
BJP govts do not know how
to ensure law and order?”
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday
urged MPs to make full use of the Monsoon
session of Parliament for extensive discussion on
a host of bills govt plans to bring in the people’s interest.
He said the session is important because the bills being
brought are directly related to the interests of the people.
New Delhi: The
government was
ready for a
discussion
on the Mani-
pur issue but
the opposi-
tion disrupted
proceedings, making it
clear that it has made up
its mind to not let Parlia-
ment function, Union
Minister Piyush Goyal
alleged on Thursday
New Delhi: Union
Minister Anurag
Thakur on
Thursday
claimed that
the opposi-
tion was
“running
away from a discussion”
in Parliament on the Ma-
nipur situation, accusing
them of using incidents of
crime against women to
further political gains.
New Delhi: The
National Commis-
sion for Women
on Thursday directed the
Head of Public Policy at
Twitter India to remove
the video showing the dis-
graceful act of two women
being paraded naked in
Manipur adding that the
video compromises the
identities of the victims and
is a punishable offence.
A day after a
video of two
women being
paraded naked and
sexually assaulted in
Manipur surfaced, one of
the victims told a section
of media that the police
were with the mob and
they had been “left to the
mob by the police”.
Students take part in a candle light protest over Manipur violence, in Patna, on Thursday. PTI
PM MODI ASSURES NATION ON MANIPUR
VIOLENCE AHEAD OF PARLIAMENT SESSION
New Delhi: Making a strong remark over Manipur
incident, PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said that it
“brings shame to humanity” and what has happened to
daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven and the “guilty will
not be spared.” He said, “The whole country is being insulted,
and 140 crore countrymen are feeling ashamed. I assure the
countrymen that no culprit will be spared. What has happened
to these daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven.”
PM Narendra Modi, with Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi, Jitendra
Singh, V Muraleedharan and Arjun Meghwal, addresses media on
the first day of Monsoon Session, in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI
CONGRESS STATE ELECTION COMMITTEE
‘Rubber stamp’
Dotasra’s list
has a clear
Gehlot stamp!
GEHLOT FACTION DOMINATES IN
THE 29-MEMBER PANEL
16 MINISTERS IN THE COMMITTEE,
ONLY 1 FROM PILOT FACTION
Aditi Nagar and Yogesh Sharma
New Delhi/Jaipur
head of the As-
sembly polls, the
Congress an-
nounced the State Election
Committee constituted un-
der the chairmanship of
PCC President Govind
Singh Dotasra after Or-
ganization General Secre-
tary KC Venugopal issued
orders.Asmanyas28lead-
ers including CM Ashok
Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, Jiten-
dra Singh, Rameshwar
Dudi and others have been
made members.
In fact, the Committee
has made Ashok Gehlot
the undeclared face of
Congress and the party
will contest the election
on his face.
The number of support-
ersofCMAshokGehlotis
highinthecommittee.Out
of the 16 ministers made
members, only one minis-
ter Murarilal Meena, who
is a supporter of Sachin
Pilot, has been included.
Raghuveer Meena,
Mohan Prakash, Raghu
Sharma, Harish Chaud-
hary, Rajya Sabha MP
Neeraj Dangi, Dheeraj
Gurjar, UP co-incharge
secretaryZubairKhanand
Lalit Tunwal are among
the members along with
others. P7
CM Ashok Gehlot with PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra. FILE
A First India Bureau
Jaipur
The RajasthanAssembly
on Thursday passed the
Rajasthan Honour of
Dead Body Bill-2023
with a provision of im-
prisonment up to five
years imprisonment for
the protesters who sit on
roads with dead bodies.
The Bill also seeks to
ensure that every dead
person has the right to
last rites.
Meanwhile, the Ra-
jasthan Assembly has
also passed the Marwar
Medical University Bill-
2023, the Rajasthan ILD
Skill University, Jaipur
(Change of Name and
Amendment) Bill – 2023
with which the institute
will be named as Vish-
wakarma Skill Univer-
sity, Jaipur The Ra-
jasthan Veterinary and
Animal Sciences Uni-
versity (Jobner) Jaipur
Bill – 2023 was also
passed. P2
Bill bars protest with
corpses, jail upto 5 yrs
TOP
RAJASTHAN
STORIES
Ghanshyam Tiwari in
RS Dy Chairman panel
BSF shoots own drone
by firing 45 shots
Ghanshyam Tiwari, BJP’s
Rajya Sabha
MP from Rajas-
than, has been
included in the
Deputy Chair-
man panel in the
Rajya Sabha. P7
Over two kg of suspected
narcotics being smuggled
from across the Indo-Pak
border through a drone was
recovered in Sriganganagar
district of Rajasthan late on
Wednesday night. P3
Bills for Marwar
medical varsity, ILD
Skill varsity name
change, Jobner
varsity also passed

RAJASTHAN
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Kalla: 339 Grade-III
teachers in Sanskrit
schools soon
Transportavailablein
104grampanchayats
ofChohtan:MinOla
Construction of Isarda
Damispriority:Malviya
Sanskrit Education
Minister Bulaki Das
Kalla told the assembly
on Thursday that the
finance department has
issued notification for
the recruitment of 339
vacant posts of Grade
3 teachers in Sanskrit
schools. Approval
was given this month.
He assured that
teachers will be
appointed soon after
filling up these posts.
MoS for Transport
Brijendra Ola told
that 15 gram panchayats
in Chohtan constituency
are connected with
Transport Corporation
89 gram panchayats are
connected with permit
based transport and
recently 2 new buses
have also been started.
He said that 104 gram
panchayats in Chohtan
have transport facilities.
Water Resources Min
Mahendrajeet Singh
Malviya told the Vidhan
Sabha on Thursday that the
state govt would complete
construction work of Isarda
Dam on priority basis so that
villages benefiting from this
project could be connected
with drinking water supply
soon. He said that at present
about 63% work of this dam
has been completed.
Rajasthan Honour of Dead Body Bill-2023 passed in House; protesting with dead body now criminalised in State
ASSEMBLY SESSION
Protestwithbodymayleadto5yearsinjail
Yogesh Sharma,
Naresh Sharma
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
The Rajasthan Assembly
on Thursday passed the
RajasthanHonourofDead
Body Bill-2023 with a
provisionofimprisonment
uptofiveyearsforprotest-
ers who sit on roads with
bodies seeking “unjusti-
fied demands” for their
family members. The Bill
also seeks to ensure that
every dead person has the
right to last rites. There
have been 82 such inci-
dents from 2014 to 2018
and 306 from 2019 till
now, said Parliamentary
Affairs Minister Shanti
Dhariwal in the House on
Thursday. He said that in
case the family members
do not take the dead body
of the deceased, a provi-
sion has been made in the
Bill for punishment of up
to one year and fine.
Along with this, a pro-
vision has been made for
punishment and fine of up
to 2 years even if family
membersusedeadbodyin
the protest. Similarly, a
provision has been made
to punish the person other
than family member for
the use of the dead body
for protest, from 6 months
to 5 years and fine.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal during the debate
on deciding VAT rates in the State border districts on Thursday.
A lineman died of electrocution in Parita village of Karauli two years ago. The relatives registered their
protest by keeping the dead body in front of the collectorate. FILE
First India Bureau
Jaipur
ParlAffairsMinisterShan-
ti Kumar Dhariwal said in
Vidhan Sabha on Thurs-
day that the decision re-
garding VAT rates will be
taken by the State govt
only if necessary keeping
in view the impact on the
revenue. He said that the
distance between the pet-
rol pump and the oil depot
will have an impact on
dieselandonpetrolprices.
He said that the State govt
has written letters to the
Central govt and oil com-
paniesatdifferenttimesto
set up new depots at ap-
propriate places in State.
He said that Rajasthan
is the largest state geo-
graphically.“Thedistance
between one district to
another is very much as
compared to other states.
Oil is supplied from Jodh-
pur depot in Ganganagar,
Hanumangarh and Churu.
Earlier, Dhariwal said
that due to low rate ofVAT
on diesel and petrol in the
border states, the sale of
fuel is continuously de-
creasinginborderdistricts.
The BJP walked out
of the House twice
on Thursday on the
issue of VAT being charged
on petrol and diesel and
the issue of fuel charges
being collected along with
electricity bills. During the
Question Hour, Dy LoP Sat-
ish Poonia, while raising the
issue of VAT being collected
on diesel petrol in the state,
said that the most expensive
diesel petrol in the country is
available only in Rajasthan.
In response, Parl Affairs Min
Dhariwal said that at present
there is no possibility to reduce
weight. After this BJP MLAs
started a ruckus staged a
walkout. During Zero Hour,
raising the issue of fuel
charges in electricity bills,
LoP Rajendra Rathore, BJP
MLAs Kanhaiya Lal, Chan-
drabhan Akya, Kalpana Devi,
Jogeshwar Garg, Rampratap
Kasania, Ramlal Sharma,
Avinash, and Hamir Singh
Bhayal said that in the budget
of 2020, the govt had claimed
to be surplus in electricity, but
a hefty amount is being col-
lected in name of fuel charge,
even after announcing 100
free units. When Min Ramesh
Meena protested against this,
the BJP MLAs also stood up
and came to Well walked
out of the House. BJP MLA
Madan Dilawar was repri-
manded by Speaker
Dr CP Joshi as he interrupted
Dhariwal’s speech.
BJP WALKS OUT OF HOUSE TWICE AS POONIA, RATHORE CORNER GOVT ON
VAT, FUEL PRICES AND FUEL SURCHARGE IN ELECTRICITY BILLS
QUESTION HOUR
?
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana funded by
Centre, Cooperative Min Anjana replies
Of 69 new courts, 29 now opened: Dhariwal
3 gates open for tourists in RVTR: MinHemaram
Cooperative
Minister Udailal
Anjana told the
Vidhan Sabha that
Pradhan Mantri Kisan
Samman Nidhi
Yojana is a scheme
funded by the Central
government. He said
that no proposal is
under consideration
before the state
government regarding matching the contribution in
this scheme. Anjana said in a written reply that
under the Small and Marginal Old Age Farmers
Samman Pension Scheme, run by the Department
of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government
of Rajasthan, every month, women of 55 years or
above and men of 58 years or above, who are
native of Rajasthan and live in here, a minimum of
one thousand rupees is given.
Law and Legal Affairs Minister Shanti Kumar
Dhariwal told the Vidhan Sabha on Thursday that
new courts are being established by the state govern-
ment for speedy disposal of pending cases. He said
that in the state budget 2023-24, the establishment of
69 new courts of different levels has been announced
in the state. “Out of these 29 courts have been opened.
After consultation with the High Court, action will be
taken to open the remaining courts,” he said.
Forest Min Hemaram Choudhary told the Vidhan
Sabha that three entry gates have been opened for
tourists to visit the buffer area of Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger
Reserve in Bundi district. He assured that apart from
these, the demand for opening the entrance gate in
Pipalya village will also be examined at departmental
level after discussing with officials and if found suitable,
efforts will be made to open the gates. He informed the
assembly that three routes have been made in the buffer
area for the safari of tourists. “None of the entrances
have been declared as the main entrance,” he said.
PROVISIONSINNEWLAW
z If the relatives of the
deceased do not take the
dead body, then one year in
jail and fine.
z Two years in jail and fine
for protesting with dead body.
z Imprisonment of 6 months
to five years and fine if a
person other than the family
protests with body.
z Whoever joins such
protest or conspire to protest
shall be deemed to have
committed an offense and
shall be punished in accor-
dance with procedure of law.
POWER OF EXECUTIVE RAISED, SAYS DHARIWAL
Dhariwal during the debate said, “Executive Magis-
trate has been given the power to conduct last rites
of deceased within 24 hours. This period can also
be extended under special circumstances. Also, in case the
family members do not perform the last rites of the dead
body, last rites can be performed by the public authority.”
“Till now, there was no such act” he added.
BILLREMINDSOFMISA,DRIOFEMERGENCY:RATHORE
While debating on the Bill, LoP Rajendra Rathore said
that in the guise of the Bill, the govt wants to bring
“lathi tantra” in state because as per the provision, the
executive magistrate may use force to disperse people. “This
Bill reminds of the laws like MISA and DRI of Emergency,”
said Rathore. “There are no adequate provisions in the exist-
ing law to keep a record of unclaimed bodies, protection of
genetic data info through DNA profiling,” the Bill said.
Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena during the debate on Marwar
Varsity Bill in House on Thursday. Ministers Brijendra Ola and
Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya are also seen.
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Thursday
passed the Rajasthan ILD Skill University, Jaipur
(Change of Name and Amend-
ment) Bill – 2023 with a voice vote. Now,
the institute will be named as Vishwakarma
Skill University, Jaipur. Minister of State for
Skill, Planning and Entrepreneurship Ashok
Chandna said that the Bill was brought with
the objective of improving the skill courses
and making the management of the Skill University more
effective. He said that through this it would be possible to
check the level of courses and training conducted by this
university from time to time.
The Assembly on
Thursday passed
the Rajasthan Veter-
inary and Animal Sciences
University (Jobner) Jaipur
Bill – 2023 with a voice
vote. Agriculture and Animal
Husbandry
Minister Lal-
chand Kataria
said that after
an epidemic
like Lumpy,
the impor-
tance of veterinary medicine
has also increased. He said
that Rajasthan would be
the first state in the country
to have two veterinary and
animal science universi-
ties. Kataria informed that
the Veterinary and Animal
Sciences University located
in Bikaner will have jurisdic-
tion over 16 districts while
the new university to be
established in Jobner will
have jurisdiction over 17 dis-
tricts. According to the new
figures of the Government
of India, the state ranks first
in milk production, Agri Min
Lalchand Kataria said.
RAJ ILD SKILL UNIVERSITY TO BE NOW NAMED AS
VISHWAKARMA SKILL UNIVERSITY, BILL PASSED
RAJASTHANVETERINARY,
ANIMALSCIENCEVARSITY
JOBNERBILLPASSED
Western Raj to have better health
facilitieswithMarwarMedVarsity
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Assembly on Thurs-
day passed Marwar Med-
ical University Bill-2023
with a voice vote. Health
Minister Parsadi Lal
Meena said that with the
opening of Marwar Med-
ical University in Jodh-
pur, the patients of west-
ern Rajasthan will be able
to get better medical fa-
cilities near them. Finan-
cial sanction of Rs 500
crore has also been issued
to open this university
and posts have also been
created. He said that in-
structions have also been
issued for the DPR for the
university building.
“Bill is for the good of
Rajasthan as doctors do
not go to Jaisalmer, Ja-
lore, Sirohi and in re-
mote areas,” said Meena.
“The Centre refused to
give medical colleges in
3 districts so the CM
gave medical colleges
there from the state
budget,” said Meena.
`409.60 cr loan
of about 60K
farmers waived
off, says Anjana
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Raj Cooperative Minister
Udaialal Anjana told in
the Vidhan Sabha on
Thursdaythatafterthede-
cision of the state govt,
59,983 farmers have been
benefited by waiving
loans of worth Rs 409.60
crore by central coopera-
tive banks primary co-
operative land develop-
ment banks in last 3 years.
The Minister said that
the state govt has issued
schemesfortheloanwaiv-
er of the farmers by the
cooperativebanksofstate.
He said that these loan
waiver schemes include
Rajasthan Farmers Loan
Waiver Scheme 2019
(shortterm)andRajasthan
Farmers Loan Waiver
Scheme 2019 (medium
and long term). He said
thatthenationalizedbanks
areunderthecontrolofthe
GoI and decision to waive
theloansthroughthemcan
be taken by the GoI only.
Opposition praises
Hemaram’s reply
for taking soft side
on farmers’ issue
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Opposition, which
has been continuously
cornering the govt in the
Assembly, praised reply
of Forest Min Hemaram
Choudhary on Thurs-
day. In response to the
question of BJPMLASa-
maram Garasia, Choud-
hary openly said in the
House that the land does
not belong to Forest De-
partment, but to farmers.
After Hemaram’s re-
ply,LoPRajendraRathore
said, “I want to congratu-
late the minister for the
statement and hope that
this answer of yours will
set a new example. In this
answer, not a minister, but
a farmer has spoken.”
Questionsnotgoing
unanswereddueto
DrJoshi’sinitiative
Functioning of Speaker being lauded
First India Bureau
Jaipur
During the proceedings
of State Assembly in the
ongoing session, an-
swers to all questions be-
ing asked during Ques-
tion Hour were being
provided and this be-
came pssible owing to
the functioning of
Speaker Dr CP Joshi.
For some questions,
Speaker also directs for
supplementary questions
and even on Wednesday,
the list was completed be-
fore the time of question
hour. Speaker Dr CP
Joshi asked the question
even in the absence of the
MLA after the questions
of the pink list were com-
pleted. The question was
related to the Chambal
project in Dholpur as-
sembly constituency and
during this MLAShobha-
rani Kushwaha was not
present in the House.
Observing this apoliti-
cal stance of the Speaker,
minister Tikaram Jully
appreciated the work eth-
ics of the Speaker.
Dr CP Joshi during Question Hour in Assembly on Thursday.
Fuel prices in each
State vary according to
distance of the petrol
pump from the depot,
hence State wise
comparison is not
possible. The data of
prices of other States is
also not maintained by
dept. Due to low rate of
VAT on fuel in border
states, the sale is
decreasing in border
districts H’garh, Alwar,
Churu, SriGanganagar.
SHANTIDHARIWAL,
PARL AFFAIRS MINISTER
State Government to decide on VAT
on fuel if needed, says Min Dhariwal

First India Bureau
Jaipur
A day after videos in
which his nephew is pur-
portedly seen indulging in
a scuffle in a hotel, food
and civil supplies minister
Pratap Singh Khachariya-
was defended the nephew
and gave him a clean chit
in the matter.
He claimed that his
nephew did not indulge in
any scuffle. He said that
his nephew was not in-
volved in the sabotage.
Not only this, he also said
that work which police
there could not do, was
done by his nephew.
Khachariawas claimed
that Harshdeep saved a
woman who was there
with her husband, from a
drunken man who was
molesting her and alleg-
edly brandished a knife in
order to intimidate her
husband when he resisted.
RAJASTHAN
03
BUREAUCRATIC RESHUFFLE
Fourteen RAS officers transferred
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur
he Personnel
department late
on Thursday
night, transferred four-
teen RAS officers.
Among the officers,
Navneet Kumar has been
transferred to the post of
Addl Commissioner
Food Civil Supplies; Da-
taram as CEO, Zilla Pari-
shad Bharatpur; Ranjita
Gautam as Addl Com-
missioner (Enforcement),
Transport Dept, Jaipur;
Neelima Takshak asAddl
District Collector and
District Magistrate (Jus-
tice), Jaipur- II; Man
Singh Meena as Registrar
Rajasthan University,
Jaipur; Chetan Chauhan
as Registrar Agricultural
University Jobner, Jaipur;
Ajay Kumar Arya as
Addl Director (Child),
Integrated Child Devel-
opment Services, Jaipur;
Nandkishore Rajora as
Secretary, Urban Devel-
opment Trust, Mount
Abu, Sirohi; Rajendra
Singh Chandawat asAddl
District Collector Dis-
trict Magistrate (City),
Ajmer;Arpita Soni asAs-
sistant Commissioner (I)
(Vigilance) Colony, Bi-
kaner; Manisha Legha as
Asst Director, Public
Services, Administrative
Reforms and Coordina-
tion Dept, Jaipur; Babu-
lal Jat as Secretary, Mi-
norities Commission;
Shailesh Khairwa as Dy
Commissioner Transport
(Enforcement), and Ma-
nasvi Naresh as Sub Di-
visional Officer, Gan-
grar, Chittorgarh.
T
Jaipur: The efforts of
PHED minister Mahesh
Joshi for starting a rope
way for the devotees of
Gadh Ganesh has yield-
ed positive results.
Work for ropeway pro-
ject began on Wednes-
day.The minister played
a crucial role in getting
NOC from forest de-
partment. Mahant of
Gadh Ganesh temple
pandit Pradeep Audi-
chya and Mahesh Audi-
chya extended greetings
to the devotees.
Work on Garh Ganesh
ropeway starts with
efforts of Min Joshi
Bikaner: A man died in
Bikaner on Thursday af-
ter a house collapsed
due to heavy rains. “The
incident took place in
front of Ramdev Park
on the road leading
from Nathusar Gate to
Murlidhar Vyas Colony.
The house was in a bad
condition and due to
heavy rains, it col-
lapsed. Vijay Shankar
Harsh was buried under
debris and lost his life,”
police said.
House collapse in
Bikaner after heavy
rains, owner dies
IN BRIEF
Jaipur: The Commis-
sionerate Special Team
on Wednesday recov-
ered stolen pistol of
PSO of State BJP Chief
CP Joshi. Police have
also arrested leader of
Bawariya gang, Purush-
ottam, for his alleged in-
volvement in the crime.
One held with stolen
gun of CP Joshi’s PSO
Lakewaterleadstohousecollapse
The Ajmer Municipal Corporation has served notices to 26 landlords alleging that houses have been built on
encroachment. (Inset) AdSP Chhavi Sharma and other officials inspecting the spot. ANAND SHARMA
NSUItakesoutfoot
marchagainstABVP
Mynephewinnocent,
wasjusthelping:PSK
GST evasion
case: RCA’s
appeal dismissed
First India Bureau
Jaipur
High Court dismissed
Rajasthan Cricket Asso-
ciation’s appeal petition
in the case of massive tax
evasion in IPL cricket.
The division bench of
Justice MM Srivastava
and Praveer Bhatnagar
gave orders while hear-
ing the case.
Appeal petition was
dismissed for filing peti-
tion 688 days late. The
court said, “Association
cannot be exempted on
ground of condonation of
delay.” Senior advocate
Kinshuk Jain presented
the side on behalf of GST.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur
The stalemate between
the family members of
four persons who were
murdered and district ad-
ministration ended on
Thursday following
which the family mem-
bers got ready to accept
the dead bodies for cre-
mation.The family mem-
bers were assured gov-
ernment jobs to two fam-
ily members on contract,
police chowky to provide
security to the family and
maximum compensation
as per the rules.
The deadlock which
was there for the last 40
hours ended this evening
after a delegation held a
meeting with collector
Himanshu Gupta and
Jodhpur Rural SP Dhar-
mendra Yadav. MLAs
Divya Maderna, Pukhraj
Garg, Narayan Beniwal,
Indira Bawri and former
MLA Bhairaram Siyol
were also present during
the meeting.
After detailed discus-
sion, consensus was
reached and the family
members got ready to ac-
cept the dead body.
Family of victims had been protesting for last 40 hours
3accusedsurrender
beforepolicefearing
dangertotheirlives
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur
The three accused identi-
fied as Pankaj, Devendra
and Lokendra, involved
in the killing of gangster
Kuldeep Jagheena in
Bharatpur surrendered at
11am on Wednesday be-
fore Deeg Kotwali po-
lice. The accused re-
vealed their lives were in
danger due to political
pressure, so they surren-
dered before the police.
“The police station is
situated near Kuldeep’s
in-law’s village and they
have threatened to find
and kill us within 15
days,” said Lokendra.
The police had also an-
nounced a reward of Rs
50,000 on the accused.
Bharatpur SP Mridul
Kacchawa will investi-
gate the surrender. “The
manner in which they
reached the police station
getting videos made, is a
matter of investigation,”
said SP Kacchawa.
First India Bureau
Ajmer
Panic gripped as a
house fell to the
ground on Thursday
morning in Ajmer.
Three houses were va-
cated as other nearby
houses have also de-
veloped cracks in
Sundar Vilas Colony
and Brahmpuri Colo-
ny as water being
drained from the Es-
cape channel of Ana-
sagar lake is causing
dampness in the hous-
es weakening their
foundations.
Kuldeep Jagheena Murder
The three accused in police
custody on Thursday.
MLA Divya Maderna, Narayan Beniwal, Pukhraj Garg, Indira
Bawari and Ex-MLA Bhairaram Siyol protesting along side family
members and villagers at Cherai in Jodhpur on Thursday.
BSF fires 45 shots,
shoots down drone
Hemsingh Rajpurohit
Sri Ganganagar
Over two kg of suspected
narcotics being smug-
gled from across the In-
do-Pak border through a
drone was recovered in
Sri Ganganagar district
of Rajasthan late on
Wednesday night.
The BSF jawans dur-
ingpatrollingonWednes-
day night heard of drone
flying in Raisinghnagar
area. They fired 45 shots
in which the drone
crashed. During the
search, three packets of
suspected narcotics were
recovered, a BSF official
said today. On interven-
ing night of 19-20 July,
troops of BSF Sri Ganga-
nagar fired on hearing
buzzing sound and shot
down a drone in Raisin-
ghnagar area. 3 packets
of contraband were also
recovered. Officials said
that smugglers had come
to receive the parcel in
the night and managed to
escape in the dark.
The drone and seized packets
of contraband.
NSUI members during the protest on Thursday. Mukesh Kiradoo Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
Bharat dixit
Jaipur
NSUI members on
Thursday took out a foot
march and demanded to
ban BJP’s student outfit
ABVP. A five-member
delegation met Governor
Kalraj Mishra and sub-
mitted a memorandum to
him. NSUI State Presi-
dent Abhishek Chaud-
hary and other student
leaders gathered at Ra-
jasthan University and
took out a protest march
to Shaheed Samarak.
JODHPUR MURDERS
Protestends,victim’sfamilyacceptsbodies
Union Minister for Women and Child Development
Smriti Irani on Thursday said that the National Com-
mission for Protection of Child Rights and National
Commission for Women have taken cognizance of the Ra-
jasthan’s Jodhpur incident where 4 of a family were hacked
to death and then burnt allegedly by a relative at Cherai
village in Ramnagar gram panchayat of Jodhpur. “Both @
NCPCR and @NCW have taken cognisance
of the horrific incident in Rajasthan”, tweeted
Union Minister Irani. The National Com-
mission for Women on Thursday criticized
Rajasthan’s Jodhpur incident where four
charred bodies were recovered from a hut.
Taking to Twitter, NCW said, “NCW strongly
condemns the horrific incident in Rajasthan where 4 peo-
ple, including a six-month-old, were burnt to death. Taking
suo moto cognizance, NCW has contacted DGP Rajasthan
urging prompt action on this tragic matter”. Union Minister
for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Thurs-
day also said that National Commission for Protection of
Child Rights and National Commission for Women have
taken cognizance of the Rajasthan’s Jodhpur incident.
NCPCR, NCW HAVE TAKEN COGNIZANCE OF
MURDERS IN JODHPUR: UNION MIN SMRITI IRANI
Kesawat, 2 others sent
on remand for 2 days
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The police remand of
Gopal Kesawat and two
others was extended for
two days while the fourth
accused was sent to judi-
cial custody by a court.
They were held by ACB
with Rs 18.50 bribe.
Judge Brijesh Kumar
Sharma sent Brahm
Prakash to judicial cus-
tody till July 26 and ex-
tended police remand of
Gopal Kesawat, Anil
Kumar and Ravindra
Sharma for two more
days till July 22.
Meanwhile, another
court gave two-day po-
lice remand of coopera-
tive department’s deputy
registrar Deshraj Yadav
and inspector Arun
Pratap Singh. They were
arrested on July 11.
Jaipur: A 22-year-old married woman was allegedly
gang-raped by two men in an inebriated condi-
tion on the top of a hill located in Harmada Police
Station area, police said. Police informed the incident took
place at around 2pm on July 16. “The accused, Shivam
Yadav, along with his friend stopped the victim outside the
temple of Benad Bheruji. The accused made the victim
drink alcohol and then took the mobile and money from her.
She was then taken to a nearby hill where she was gang-
raped by the two men. Later, the victim’s son narrated the
ordeal of his family members, following which, an FIR was
registered in Harmada Police Station,” police said.
Among the 14 officers, 9 officers who were on APO
have been given postings. Moreover, 4 RAS offic-
ers - Bhavna Garg, Prabhjyot Singh, Sita Sharma and
Bhupendra Kumar Yadav - were put on APO till further orders.
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has
started investigation in the case of gang rape with
a minor dalit girl in Jodhpur. Commission member
Subhash Somnath Pardhi held a meeting with top officials
of administration and police in the circuit house today.
Pardhi asked officials to present challan at the earliest.
Jodhpur:
Amrita Duhan,
DCP east, has
been given a notice of
criminal defamation by
ABVP in an incident of
gangrape in Jodhpur.
The notice was sent
through advocate
Nikhil Jain Dungawat of
Rajasthan High Court.
The notice was given
for her statement that
the three accused ar-
rested in the gangrape
case had connections
with the ABVP.
Rajeev Gaur
22-YEAR-OLD MARRIED WOMAN GANG-RAPED AT
HILL IN HARMADA OF JAIPUR, FIR REGISTERED
9 ON APO GIVEN POSTING, 4 OTHERS PUT ON APO
NCSC STARTS PROBE IN JODHPUR GANGRAPE
DCP AMRITA GETS
DEFAMATION NOTICE
IN GANGRAPE CASE
Relativerapes5-yr-old,neighbour
comestorescue;accusedescapes
First India Bureau
Baran
Afive-year-old minor girl
was allegedly raped by
her relative in Baran dis-
trict, police said. Police
informed the incident
took place on Wednesday
when the parents had
gone to work in the fields.
“The victim and her
brother were alone at the
home when the accused
came and raped the girl.
When the victim
screamed, the neighbour
came to rescue and the
accused fled from the
spot. The victim was ad-
mitted to hospital and an
FIR was filed.
Gopal Kesawat
The houses are
allegedly made
illegally near the
escape channel
Co-op Deputy
registrar Yadav and
aide also sent on
two-day remand

TOP
TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
In a historic move, Chairman,
Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep
Dhankhar reconstitutes the
panel of Vice-Chairpersons with 50%
women Parliamentarians. All four
women Parliamentarians nominated
are first time members. #RajyaSabha
#MonsoonSession.
Vice President of India
@VPIndia
Received the report by the BJP Fact Finding
Team, constituted to inquire about the
violence and atrocities inflicted upon women
during the Panchayat Election in West Bengal. This
report exposes the utter state of lawlessness in West
Bengal and the state government’s insensitivity
towards political adversaries. The BJP will never
tolerate this oppression of the people.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
With the intuitive discrimination,
saturated in patience, with the mind
absorbed in the soul, the Yogi, feeling
his mind, all thoughts, will by slow
degrees attain tranquillity.
BHAGAVAD GITA
PERSPECT VE
04
CREATIVELY-
INSPIRED
AI has already been
creative in a limited
sense. Using that new
chess strategy as a prime
example, AI relies on
super-computers to do
number crunching on an
unprecedented scale,
and by testing millions,
billions, or even trillions
of possible combinations,
AI can create something
new. But this is very
different from inspired
creativity of the kind that
produces Shakespeare’s
plays, Rembrandt’s
paintings, and Mozart’s
symphonies. A genius
doesn’t test millions of
possibilities. Inspiration
leads to the final product
with minimal revisions
CANAISOLVETHREE
COSMICMYSTERIES?
IN-DEPTH
WHY GEHLOT’S BILL
TO WOO VOTERS IS
WINNING PRAISE
MANIPUR RAPES SHAKE
OUR CONSCIENCE
efore the State Assembly elections Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot has come up with a
master card, which would appeal to his vot-
ers. At the same time, Gehlot has ensured that the
Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, which
was tabled in the House on Tuesday, also avoids fall-
ing into the category of “revdis”. No wonder the Bill
is winning praises from social activists and the peo-
ple. It is better than cash transfer schemes.
The Bill aims to provide guaranteed 125 days of
employment every year. This is 25 days more than
the 100 days’job guarantee under the Mahatma Gan-
dhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
It also guarantees a minimum income of Rs 1000 to
the aged, specially-abled, single women and widows,
which covers every spectrum of the vulnerable sec-
tions of society. The right to employment entails
weekly payment of wages once the work in job guar-
antee schemes are over.
The Bill will be protected from legal challenges.
B
nahorrificincidenttwowomenofKuki-Zomi
community were gang raped in Manipur over
two months ago.Avideo of the women being
paraded naked and being taken to a field surfaced on
Wednesday shaming the state government and the
country. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh an-
nouncedthearrestofonepersonmorethantwomonths
after the crime of which the police were aware.
Manipur has been on the boil since May 3. Many
observers believe that the violence was triggered by
an April 19 order of the state high court asking the
state government to consider granting Scheduled
Tribe status to the
majority Meitei com-
munity. Others feel
that targeting the
Kuki community
was the main reason.
The violent clashes
between the Kukis
and the majority
Meitei people has re-
sulted in the deaths
of 142 people and the
state was limping
back to normal when
the ghastly video be-
gan doing the rounds.
Although the Su-
premeCourtslammed
the Manipur High
Court order calling it
“completely factually
wrong” and was strongly critical ofActing Chief Jus-
tice MV Muralidharan, the damage was already done.
The implementation of the order would have placed
the Meitei tribe in a more advantageous position over
other Manipur tribes enjoying ST status.
PrimeMinisterNarendraModiandtheChiefJustice
of India have unequivocally condemned the brutality.
The state government must bring the culprits to
speedy justice to win the people’s trust. None should
be protected on grounds of religion or numbers, as is
sometimes done. The nation’s conscience is shaken,
but for how long?
I
Although the
Supreme Court
slammed the
Manipur HC order
calling it “completely
factually wrong”
and was strongly
critical of Acting
Chief Justice MV
Muralidharan, the
damage was
already done
DEEPAK
CHOPRA
The writer is MD,
FACP, FRCP founder of the
Chopra Foundation,
a non-profit entity for
research on well-being
and humanitarianism,
and Chopra Global
edia cover-
age has al-
ready made
the accom-
plishments
ofartificialintelligencebor-
der on the miraculous. Giv-
en the task of learning a
foreignlanguage,forexam-
ple, AI has been known to
learn another language it
wasn’t tasked with. Faced
with the complex problem
ofmappingproteinsinthree
dimensions, which can take
a human researcher several
years,AI has mapped every
known protein, all 200 mil-
lion of them.
What isn’t generally
known, however, is that to
accomplishthesethingsand
many more, AI uses only a
few basic processes of the
human brain, namely infor-
mation gathering memory,
and repetitive learning. AI
is self-learning, which is
why it can be taught the ru-
diments of chess, for exam-
ple, and in short order in-
vent a novel strategy never
discovered before.
Yet if you look beyond
the basic brain processes
beingemployedsofar,there
are three thresholds that
present cosmic challenges,
and if AI can cross these
thresholds, it will be able to
explore, and perhaps solve,
mysteries that have defied
human intelligence.
The first threshold is cre-
ativity, a quality some peo-
ple possess in abundance
but which cannot, so far at
least, be taught. How and
why did creativity emerge
as the most important as-
pect that makes art, science,
technology, and civilization
possible? Is it a cosmic
trait? If creativity is innate
in the cosmos, this would
defy the standard scientific
model that explains all of
creation through random
events operating along the
known laws of physics and
chemistry.
AI has already been crea-
tiveinalimitedsense.Using
that new chess strategy as a
prime example,AI relies on
super-computerstodonum-
bercrunchingonanunprec-
edentedscale,andbytesting
millions, billions, or even
trillions of possible combi-
nations,AIcancreatesome-
thing new. But this is very
differentfrominspiredcrea-
tivity of the kind that pro-
duces Shakespeare’s plays,
Rembrandt’s paintings, and
Mozart’ssymphonies.Age-
nius doesn’t test millions of
possibilities. Inspiration
leads to the final product
with minimal revisions. To
cross this threshold, AI will
have to reach much deeper
into the nature of the mind,
and that involves departing
from the assumption that
complicated brain process-
ing holds the answer.
The second threshold is
sentience or the trait of be-
ing conscious. A computer
programmed to say “I am
happy” isn’t the same as a
computer that actually has
the experience of happi-
ness. Sentience has many
aspects (thinking, feeling,
understanding, remember-
ing, etc.), but experience is
always at the core. To date,
despite a few fringe claims
that were later disproved,
no machine has ever had an
experience.ThefamousTu-
ringtestmeasuredsentience
simply through imitation. If
a computer is asked ques-
tions,andyoucannottellby
its answers that they were
not produced by a human
being, then the machine has
passed the Turing test.
But the cleverest imita-
tion of a human being isn’t
the same as being human.
Sentience requires an inner,
subjective world, and one
important quality of human
subjectivityisirrational.We
doubt,getconfused,runinto
dead ends, get frustrated,
give in to fear, grow de-
pressed, adopt prejudices,
actagainstourbestinterests,
hold grudges, show loyalty
and betrayal, and many oth-
er things that “perfect” sen-
tiencewouldneverbeguilty
of.Yetfromthisamalgamof
memory, unconscious
drives, atavistic impulses,
conditioning, and social
pressure, the panorama of
human achievement
emerged. No computer
would build the Pyramids, a
magnificently irrational
thing to do. No computer
would invent music if it
didn’talreadyexist,because
computersdon’tknowwhat
pleasureactuallyis,andmu-
sic is for pleasure.
But let’s accept the pos-
sibility that future AI can
cross the thresholds of
creativity and sentience.
Perhaps a genuine quan-
tum computer will offer
answers to these two mys-
teries beyond our compre-
hension to disprove. In that
case, the AI answer would
have to be accepted.
But this leaves the third
threshold, which is tran-
scendence. Transcendence
is the ability to go beyond
the boundaries of physical
reality. Religion, mythol-
ogy the products of the im-
agination, and spiritual
experiences of every kind
are transcendent, since
they have no physical ex-
planation. It is conceivable
that a super-computer can
invent new religions and
produce imaginative nov-
els — those achievements
seem to be on the verge of
occurring already.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
What all three thresholds — creativity,
sentience, and transcendence — have in
common is that you cannot cross them
through mechanical means. No amount of
data crunching produces the love of a
mother for her child or the drive that
makes geniuses create endlessly
fascinating works of art and music
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INDIA
05
WHITE HOUSE ON SUCCESSFUL MODI’S US VISIT
‘US relationship with India stronger than ever’
PTI
Washington
merica’s rela-
tionship with
India is stronger
than ever, the White
House said Wednesday
nearly a month after the
historic Official State
Visit of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi to the
United States.
“The visit last month
was extremely successful
and important. The rela-
tionship with India is
stronger than ever and, as
you know, we announced
a range of key delivera-
bles, some of them are
being implemented,”
White House Press Sec-
retary Karine Jean-Pierre
told reporters at her daily
news conference.
“We have remained
very optimistic as it re-
lates to our long-term
future and relationship
with India. And we be-
lieve that’s going to con-
tinue,” Jean-Pierre said.
Responding to another
question on the I2U2 –
the new grouping that
includes the US, India,
Israel and the UAE – she
said this is already deep-
ening those partnerships
among four countries.
“Those four countries
and beyond and evi-
denced by existing pro-
jects and initiatives.There
is still a strong future with
I2U2, and so we’re really
excited about the pros-
pects of that future and so
just don’t have anything
more to share beyond
that,” she said.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
A
PM expresses confidence that MPs will use maximum use of monsoon session
Usemonsoonsessiontodiscuss
issuesofpublicinterest:PMModi
ANI
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Thursday ex-
pressed confidence that
MPswillusethemonsoon
session of Parliament to
discuss issues of public
welfare and said
thatsharperthediscussion
the better outcome it
generates in public
interest.
“Today, when we are
meetingintheholymonth
of Sawan in this temple of
democracy...I am confi-
dent that all the MPs to-
gether, will use this for the
maximum welfare of peo-
ple and carry out their re-
sponsibilities as MPs,” he
said in his remarks ahead
of the commencement of
the monsoon session of
Parliament.
“I believe that all the
honourable Members of
Parliament together
will make maximum
use of this session in
public interest. Discus-
sion plays a significant
role; the sharper the dis-
cussion, the better the
decisions are made that
give far-reaching re-
sults in the public inter-
est,” he added.
PM Modi also talked
about significance of
various bills including
personal data protec-
tion bill.
Parliamentary Affairs
Minister Prahlad Joshi
had said on Wednesday
that 31 bills are on the
agenda of the govern-
ment. The monsoon ses-
sion will continue till
August 11.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi, Jitendra Singh,
Arjun Ram Meghwal, and V. Muraleedharan as he arrives to address the media on the first day of
Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. ANI
PMTOCHAIRMEETINGS
OF10GROUPSOFNDA
New Delhi: After the
National Democratic
Alliance (NDA)
meeting held on Tuesday
in the national capital, ten
groups of the alliance’s
MPs have been formed
to chalk out the strategy
ahead of the 2024 LS elec-
tions, a BJP source said
on Thursday. As per the
source, PM Narendra Modi
will chair the meetings of
each group which will take
place from July 25. “Ten
groups of the MPs have
been formed. PM Modi will
chair the meeting of each
group. Every day, there will
be a meeting of the two
regions,” the source said.
“US,INDIAWORKINGON
LONG-RANGEVEHICLES”
Washington: The
US is working with
India on proposals to
co-produce extended-range
artillery and infantry vehicles
to meet its operational re-
quirements along its border
with China and address its
“coercion and harassment”,
a top Pentagon official said
on Thursday. This is part of
the unprecedented steps
being undertaken by the
Biden administration to en-
able its allies and partners to
contribute to deterrence in
the Indo-Pacific region, said
Ely Ratner, Asst Secy of De-
fence for its Security Affairs.
Gujarat court rejects discharge plea of Teesta
Setalvad in 2002 riots evidence fabrication case
Delhi domestic help assault: Woman pilot,
husband sent to judicial custody till Aug 2
New Delhi: A sessions court here on Thursday
rejected activist Teesta Setalvad’s discharge plea in a
case of alleged fabrication of evidence related to the 2002
Gujarat riots. Additional sessions judge A R Patel rejected
Setalvad’s plea. The Gujarat government had opposed her
application saying that she abused the trust of the riots
victims and implicated innocent persons. On Wednesday,
the Supreme Court had granted bail to Setalvad in the
same case after the Gujarat High Court denied her relief.
New Delhi: A court here has sent a woman pilot and
her husband arrested for allegedly assaulting their
minor domestic help in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka area to
judicial custody till August 2, police said on Thursday.
Three people have also been arrested for allegedly
thrashing the couple, they said. The 10-year-old girl worked
as a domestic help at the house of the woman pilot,
Poornima Bagchi (33). A senior police officer said
Poornima was produced before a court on Wednesday and
sent to judicial custody till August 2.
SCexpressesconcern
onissuerelatedto
deathofcheetahs
New Delhi: The
Supreme Court on
Thursday expressed its
concern on the death of
cheetahs in Kuno National
Park in Madhya Pradesh
and asked the Centre to
take some positive steps
regarding this. However,
Centre apprised the top
court that 50 percent
deaths on translocation is
normal. A bench of
Justices BR Gavai JB
Pardiwala made these
observations while
hearing the issue related
to the death of cheetahs.
PIL filed against
Mamata, Abhishek
over poll violence
New Delhi: A PIL
was filed at the
Calcutta High Court on
Thursday holding the
West Bengal chief
minister, Mamata
Banerjee and the
Trinamool Congress
national general
secretary and party Lok
Sabha member,
Abhishek Banerjee solely
responsible for the
violence and bloodbath
in the recently concluded
panchayat polls which
had already a toll of over
50 lives.
IN THE COURTYARD
VP reconstitutes RS panel of vice-
chairpersons, half of them women
PTI
New Delhi
Rajya Sabha Chairman
Jagdeep Dhankhar on
Thursday reconstituted
the panel of vice-chair-
persons of Parliament’s
upper house with half of
them being women.
The House members
are informed that the
panel of vice chairper-
sons has been reconsti-
tuted with effect from
July 17, 2023, he said.
Among the Rajya Sab-
ha members who are the
new vice-chairpersons
are PTUsha, S Phangnon
Konyak, Fauzia Khan,
Sulata Deo, V Vijaysai
Reddy, Ghanshyam Ti-
wari, L Hanumanthaiah
Sukhendu Sekhar Ray.
“Members will be happy
to note that 50 per cent of
vice-chairpersons happen
to be women,” he said.
Rajya Sabha S Phang-
non Konyak becomes the
first ever woman from
Nagaland nominated to
the panel of Vice-Chair-
persons.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar conducts the
proceedings of the House on the first day of the Monsoon
Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. ANI
WHAT IS THE RULE TO RECONSTITUTE THE
VICE-CHAIRPERSONS PANEL?
New Delhi: As per Rajya Sabha rules, “The chair-
man shall, from time to time, nominate from amongst
the members of the Council a panel of not more than
six vice-chairmen, one of whom may preside over the Coun-
cil in the absence of the chairman and the deputy chairman
when so requested by the chairman, or in his absence,
by the deputy chairman.” A vice-chairperson nominated
under sub-rule (1) shall hold office until a new panel of
vice-chairperson is nominated, the rules say. Soon after the
Rajya Sabha met after an hour’s adjournment, the chairman
greeted the House members on their birthdays, wishing
Rajmani Patel of the Congress, and Laxmikant Bajpayee
and Sangeeta Yadav, both of the BJP. . “On my own and
your behalf I wish them a long, healthy and happy life and
be ever in the service of the nation,” he said.
Cong, Oppn parties made up their
mind to not let Parl function: Goyal
ANI
New Delhi
Following the adjourn-
ment of Rajya Sabha for
the day, Union Minister
Piyush Goyal on Thurs-
day said that the Con-
gress and opposition par-
ties have made up their
mind to not let the Parlia-
ment function smoothly.
Rajya Sabha was ad-
journed till 2 pm on
Thursday and then after
it resumed Leader of Op-
position in the House
Mallikarjun Kharge said
he has been demanding a
discussion on the Ma-
nipur issue since morn-
ing but has not been al-
lowed one. Dhankhar
asked Opposition mem-
bers to maintain deco-
rum, but continuous slo-
ganeering forced him to
adjourn the House for the
day. Union Minister said,
“After seeing the opposi-
tion’s attitude it becomes
clear that they have made
up their mind to not let
the Parliament function
smoothly.”
MP polls: Rahul, Kharge to focus on tribal, Dalit voters
Agencies
New Delhi
In the poll-bound Mad-
hya Pradesh, Congress
General Secretary Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra will
lead the party’s poll cam-
paign in urban areas, Ra-
hul Gandhi will focus on
the tribal areas, and party
chief Mallikarjun Kharge
will concentrate on Dalit
voters, a senior party
leader told the media.
The Congress leader
informed that Rahul
Gandhi will address his
maiden poll rally in
Shahdol in August.
Party leaders said the
date for Rahul Gandhi
and Kharge rallies are yet
to be finalised, however,
the two are scheduled to
visit the poll-bound state
next month.
Former Chief Minister
Digvijaya Singh along-
with Congress’ state in-
charge JPAggarwal have
prepared an elaborate
plan for Priyanka Gan-
dhi’s rally in Gwalior.
PRIYANKAGANDHITO
ADDRESSRALLYTODAY
New Delhi: In a
boost to Congress
campaign in poll-
bound Madhya Pradesh,
party leader Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra will on Friday
address a public rally in the
crucial Gwalior-Chambal
region, which is home turf of
Union Minister Jyotiraditya
Scindia. Congress sources
said that Priyanka Gandhi’s
rally will boost the morale of
workers and give strength
to the party’s campaign.
In the upcoming Madhya Pradesh elections, the Congress party
has strategically allocated responsibilities to its leaders.
Karnataka BJP
decides to boycott
assembly session,
stages protest
Agencies
Bengaluru
Karnataka BJP staged a
protest in front of the Ma-
hatma Gandhi statue in
the premises of the Vid-
hana Soudha on Thurs-
day condemning the deci-
sion of the Speaker to
suspend 10 BJP MLAs
from the legislature.
The BJP leaders went
in a procession to the Raj
Bhavan and submitted a
complaint against the
Speaker and the ruling
Congress. Earlier, BJP
legislators held a meeting
at the party headquarter
Jagannath Bhavan in
Malleshwaram under the
leadership of state party
president Nalin Kumar
Kateel. It was decided to
boycott the session and
submit a complaint about
the suspension of the BJP
MLAs to the Governor.
Former CM Basavaraj
Bommai stated that the
law order is collapsing
in the state there are
various other issues.
“Will accommodate all
allies in seat sharing”
Agencies
Lucknow
Samajwadi Party (SP) na-
tional general secretary
Shivpal Singh Yadav
has saidthatefforts would
be made to accommodate
all the alliance partners in
seat sharing for the up-
coming LS elections.
Shivpal’s statement
sets at rest all speculations
about problems over seat
sharing in Uttar Pradesh
among the members of
the newly-formed Indian
National Developmental
Inclusive Alliance (IN-
DIA). Shivpal said, “Alli-
ance means accommodat-
ing all the political part-
ners. We will all sit to-
gether and workout seat
sharing. SP is making all
efforts to strengthen the
alliancedefeattheBJP.”
Besides the Indian Na-
tional Congress, the SP,
the RLD, the Apna Dal
(Kameravadi) the AAP
arethemajorpoliticalpar-
ties from the state that are
part of the new alliance.
“NDAunderPMModileadership
workingtowardsprogressofnation”
ANI
New Delhi
BJPnational president JP
Nadda on Thursday said
that the National Demo-
cratic Alliance (NDA)
government under the
leadership of Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi had
been working devotedly
towards the advancement
of the nation.
“Under the leadership
of PM Narendra Modi,
the NDAgovernment has
been working relentlessly
towards the progress of
our nation,” tweeted JP
Nadda. The BJPNational
President also asserted
that he held extensive dis-
cussions with Jan Sena
Party President Pawan
Kalyan about the expan-
sion and development of
Andhra Pradesh and the
welfare of its citizens.
Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan party leader Nadendla
Manohar meet BJP President J. P. Nadda, in New Delhi on Thursday.
Had wide-ranging discussions with Pawan Kalyan,
President of the Jana Sena Party regarding the
growth and development of Andhra Pradesh and
the welfare of its people.
JPNADDA, BJP NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Union Minister Piyush Goyal addresses the media with Pralhad
Joshi and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal in New Delhi on Thursday.

INDIA
06
HEALTH MINISTER ON STAYING HEALTHY
Yoga food play important role: Mandaviya
ANI
New Delhi
nion Health
Minister Man-
sukh Mandavi-
ya on Thursday inaugu-
rated the maiden Global
Food Regulators Summit
2023. While citing the
significance of food safe-
ty and security, he stated
that balanced, safe, and
nutritious food is preven-
tive care and ensures our
health and wellness, as
per an official statement.
“It is critically impor-
tant to deep dive into is-
sues of food grains, food
safety, and food security
for global sustainable de-
velopment.
Food regulators have a
highly responsible job to
create an ecosystem un-
der the One Health ap-
proach,” said the Union
Minister.
In addition, Union
Minister for Agriculture
and Farmer’s Welfare
Narendra Singh Tomar
was also present at the
event. “Considering the
size and volume of the
agriculture sector and
food industry in India, it
is vital to consider the en-
tire value chain network,
from agricultural inputs
until products reach the
end-consumer, as a single
entity to ensure food safe-
ty and security,” said
Minister Tomar.
Minister of Agricul-
ture and Livestock De-
velopment of Nepal,
Bedu Ram Bhusal, Pro-
fessor SP Singh Baghel
and Bharati Pravin Pa-
war, Union Ministers of
State for Health and
Family Welfare were also
present on the occasion,
added the official
statement.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
The Union Health
Minister also
stressed the
importance of
kitchens in homes
and Yoga, Mandaviya
said that they play
key roles in acting as
preventive care for
any individual’s
health
U
Consideringcapitalpunishment:BirenSingh
Agencies
Imphal
Manipur Chief Minister
N Biren Singh Thursday
said a thorough investiga-
tion is underway into the
incident of two women
being paraded naked in
the state over two months
ago and strict action, in-
cluding possible capital
punishment, will follow.
He also said there is abso-
lutely no place for such
heinous acts in society.
“My hearts go out to
the two women who were
subjected to a deeply dis-
respectful and inhumane
act, as shown in the dis-
tressing video that sur-
faced yesterday. After
taking a suo motu cogni-
sance of the incident im-
mediately after the video
surfaced, the Manipur
Police swung to action
and made the first arrest
this morning.
“Athorough investiga-
tion is currently under-
way and we will ensure
strict action is taken
against all the perpetra-
tors, including consider-
ing the possibility of
capital punishment. Let it
be known, there is abso-
lutely no place for such
heinous acts in our soci-
ety,” the Manipur chief
minister tweeted.
Reacting strongly over viral video of 2 women being paraded naked, Manipur CM said there is absolutely no place for such heinous acts
JD(U) SLAMS
DOUBLE-ENGINE
GOVT IN MANIPUR
ALL OUT EFFORTS TO
ARREST CULPRITS:
MANIPUR COPS
Patna: The
JD(U) on Thurs-
day attacked
the Centre and the
BJP administration in
Manipur asserting that
the northeastern state
is burning for more than
two months even though
it has a double-engine
government. Referring
to the incident, JD(U)
president Rajiv Ranjan
Singh said it is horrific
and shocking.
4 HELD FOR PARADING
WOMEN NAKED, SEXUAL
ASSAULT IN MANIPUR
New Delhi: The
Manipur Police on
Thursday said a
total of four people have
been arrested in the case of
women being paraded na-
ked and sexually assaulted
by a mob in B Phainom
village on May 4.
“INHUMAN”: SMRITI
IRANI AFTER HORRIFIC
MANIPUR VIRAL VIDEO
New Delhi: Among
those condemning
the assault was a
lone voice from BJP - Union
Minister Smriti Irani, who is
usually vocal on women’s
issues. “The horrific video
of 2 women is condemnable
and downright inhuman.
BOLLYWOOD CELEBS
DEMAND HARSHEST
PUNISHMENT
New Delhi: Bollywood
actors also waded
into the online pro-
tests demanded harshest
punishment for the culprits.
Actors Akshay Kumar, Richa
Chadha, and Renuka Sah-
ane were among the first to
express concern.
TMC: MOST HORRIFIC,
BARBARIC INCIDENTS
IN INDEPENDENT INDIA
New Delhi: Trinamool
Congress slammed
the BJP government,
condemning their handling
of the ongoing ethnic strife in
the state, and said the “most
horrific and barbaric” inci-
dents in independent India
are happening there.
New Delhi: In an
official response
to the alleged
video the Superinten-
dent of Police (SP), K
Meghachandra Singh
issued a press note
that stated “As regards
the video of 2 women
paraded naked, a case
of abduction, gan-
grape and murder was
registered at Nongpok
Sekmai Police Sta-
tion (Thoubal district)
against unknown armed
miscreants. Investiga-
tion has started and the
state police is making an
all-out effort to arrest the
culprits at the earliest”.
‘POLICE LEFT US ON ROAD WITH MOB’: MANIPUR
WOMAN NARRATES HORRIFYING ORDEAL
New Delhi: Day after a horrifying video of two Manipur
women being assaulted by a mob of men surfaced,
one of the women narrated the horrifying ordeal she
went through, alleging that they were “left on the road with
the mob by the police”. Speaking with media, one of the
women alleged that they were with the police before the mob
seized them. She alleged that it was the police that “left them
on the road with the mob”. The woman alleged: “The police
were there with the mob which was attacking our village. The
police picked us up from near home, and took us a little away
from the village and left us on the road with the mob. We
were given to them by police”, the report mentioned.
‘IMPOSE PRESIDENT’S RULE IN MANIPUR, CM
SHOULD RESIGN’: MALLIKARJUN KHARGE
New Delhi: Congress chief and Leader of Opposition
in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday de-
manded President’s Rule in the BJP-ruled Manipur,
which has been roiled by ethnic conflict since early May.
Floor leaders of various Opposition parties met at Kharge’s
chamber, following which a united Opposition demanded a
suo motu statement from PM Narendra Modi in both Houses
of Parliament. “Manipur is burning. Women are being raped,
paraded naked. But the Prime minister is keeping quiet. He
is giving a statement outside. We want a detailed discussion
on Manipur and PM Modi should make an elaborate state-
ment on the same in the House,” Kharge stated.
“ACT OF BARBARISM”: MAMATA BANERJEE ON
VIDEO OF MANIPUR WOMEN PARADED NAKED
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Baner-
jee on Thursday condemned the incident of women
being paraded naked in Manipur and described it as
an “act of barbarism”. She also said the country must stand
united in condemning such inhumane actions by miscre-
ants and bring justice to the victims. “Heartbroken and
outraged to witness the horrific video from Manipur show-
ing the brutal treatment of two women by a frenzied mob.
No words can express the pain and anguish of witnessing
the violence inflicted on marginalised women. This act of
barbarism is beyond comprehension and humanity.
Members of Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) take part in a protest rally as a mark of protest against the harrowing incident
that occurred on May 4, in Churachandpur district, Manipur on Thursday. PTI
SUVkills9peoplegathered
ataccidentsiteinGujarat
Agencies
New Delhi
At least nine people have
been reported dead after
a speeding Jaguar SUV
rammed into a crowd
gathered around another
accident site.
The accident happened
on the ISKCON flyover
on Sarkhej-Gandhinagar
(SG) highway in
Ahmedabad, Gujarat. A
number of people were
gathered at the site after
a Mahindra Thar SUV
had hit a dumper when
the luxury SUVploughed
into them. The Jaguar is
reported to be doing
speeds of over 100 kmph.
Among the 9 that lost
their lives in the tragic
accident, 13 others re-
portedly sustained inju-
ries. Reports also claim
that when the luxury
SUV rammed into the
crowd, people were flung
into the air, falling at a
distance of about 20 - 25
feet from the site.
Son of history-
sheeter was driving
Jaguar that killed 9
Ahmedabad: The
speeding Jaguar
was being driven by a
college student identified
as Tathya Pragnesh
Patel who is the son of a
wealthy builder. Patel
was driving with his
friends when he lost
control of his overspeed-
ing SUV, leading to the
collision. His father,
Pragnesh Patel has a
criminal history, including
involvement in a rape
case in Rajkot in 2020.
Decision in a week
over accident, says
Guj Home Minister
Ahmedabad: Gujarat
Home Minister
Harsh Sanghavi on
Thursday said a decision
regarding the car accident
that occurred on a flyover
near the renowned
ISKCON temple in
Ahmedabad that killed
nine people, will come in
a week’s time. “We will
receive the FSL report by
tonight. Within a week,
we will take the decision
and charge sheet will be
filed in a fast track court.
Investigations on, says MEA on
Pak woman who came to India
PTI
New Delhi
The Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA) on Thurs-
day said investigations
are underway on the mat-
ter relating to Pakistani
national Seema Haider,
who crossed over to In-
dia over two months ago.
Haider, 30, who hails
from Sindh province in
Pakistan, entered India il-
legally with her four chil-
dren in a bus via Nepal on
May 13. “We are aware
of this matter as she has
appeared in court. She
has been granted bail.
The matter is being inves-
tigated,” MEA spokes-
person Arindam Bagchi
said.
“We will let you know
more when there are de-
velopments. It is a judi-
cial matter and investiga-
tions are underway and I
would not like to say
anything more,” he said.
Bagchi was respond-
ing to media queries on
the case. Haider says she
had come to live with her
Indian lover Sachin who
stays in Greater Noida.
While Seema was ar-
rested on July 4 for ille-
gally entering India
without a visa via Nepal
with her 4 children, all
aged below 7 years,
Sachin was put behind
bars for sheltering the il-
legal immigrants.
Lover OR Spy?
Special reporting
for economic
offences above
`5 cr, rape cases
VC Habeck
inaugurates
Indo-German
Business Forum
JK: NIA raids
five locations
in terror
conspiracy case
Agencies
Ahmedabad
A statement issued by
Narasimha Komar,Addl.
DG of Police (Law Or-
der), Gujarat, has said
that economic offences
involving more than Rs 5
crore and cases of rape,
including those falling
under the POCSO Act,
will now be treated as
Special Report Crimes.
These cases will be
probed under the direct
supervision of senior po-
lice officers of the rank of
Circle Police Inspector,
Sub-Divisional Police
Officer, and Superinten-
dent of Police.
The implementation
work will begin from
Thursday onwards.
Agencies
New Delhi
Germany’s Vice Chan-
cellor Robert Habeck,
who also serves as the
Minister of Economic
Affairs and Climate Ac-
tion, is in India for a
three-day visit to New
Delhi. After arriving on
July 19, the vice chancel-
lor addressed the Indo-
German Business Forum
today in Delhi.
When asked by anANI
reporter whether he
would raise the issue of
Manipur during his visit
to India, Habeck said, “I
think this is not on the
table for me. I am dis-
cussing economic, ener-
gy and renewable energy
matters.”
ANI
New Delhi
The National Investiga-
tion Agency (NIA) on
Thursday carried out
searches at five locations
in Kashmir in a case per-
taining to the criminal
conspiracy for carrying
out terrorist and subver-
sive activities hatched
by the cadres and Over-
groundWorkers(OGWs)
of various proscribed
organisations and their
affiliates or off-shoots
operating under various
pseudo names at the be-
hest of their Pakistani
commanders handlers.
The raids are still under-
way against Pakistan-
backed banned terrorist
outfits operating in JK.
K’takacopsseizebombs,
terroristswantedtostrike
onorbeforeAugust15
Agencies
Bengaluru
The Bengaluru terror plot
is becoming more intrigu-
ing as the Central City
Crime Branch (CCB)
sleuths have recovered
four ready to use hand
grenades from the resi-
dence of the suspected
terrorists who have been
arrested.Sourcesrevealed
that the terror elements
wanted to strike Bengalu-
ru on or beforeAugust 15.
Police Commissioner
Dr. Sharanappa S.D., said
on Thursday that the team
whichnabbedthesuspect-
ed terrorists has seized
four hand grenades from
the residence of the terror
suspects in Kodigehalli
locality of Bengaluru.
MIN’S STATEMENTS
ON TERRORISTS
STIR CONTROVERSY
Bengaluru: Karnataka
Home Minister G.
Parameshwara’s state-
ments regarding the arrest
of five suspected terrorists
have stirred a controversy
in the state. Parameshwara,
speaking after the arrests,
maintained that one can not
call them terrorists yet and
they should be called as
accused persons. The
investigation into the arrest
of five suspected terrorists
has revealed the links with
the terror outfit Lashkar-e-
Taiba (LeT). The accused
have also given information
about kingpin Mohammad
Junaid sitting in the
Afghanistan border area
and operating the terror
module.

NEWS
07
Aditi Nagar and
Yogesh Sharma
New Delhi/Jaipur
Interestingly, while
prominent place has been
accorded to staunch Ge-
hlot supporters in State
Election Committee an-
nounced on Thursday,
however, the names of
his supporting Ministers
Shanti Dhariwal and Ma-
hesh Joshi aren’t in the
list. Dhariwal and Joshi
may not have been given
a place due to the events
of September 25.
Moreover, the stature
of State Congress Presi-
dent Dotasra has in-
creased exponentially as
Dotasra has been made
the Chairman of the Elec-
tion Committee of Con-
gress. The High Com-
mand gave preference to
the face of the farmer’s
community. Moreover,
Dotasra is known as the
Jat leader of Shekhawati
and will now play an im-
portant role in ticket dis-
tribution.
Notably, only two
women have been in-
cluded in the Committee
i.e. Ministers Mamta
Bhupesh and Shakuntala
Rawat.
Among the sixteen
Ministers, two Muslim
leaders, Shale Moham-
mad and Zubair Khan
are included, while five
Jat leaders, four Gurjar
leaders and four ST lead-
ers are included.
Additionally, two
Brahmin faces include
Congress National
Spokesperson Mohan
Prakash and Kekri MLA
Dr Raghu Sharma. Mo-
han Prakash has been Ra-
jakhera MLA and at a
time, he was in Janata
Dal, but today is part of
Congress’ ‘think tank’.
Meanwhile, Raghu Shar-
ma is election in-charge
of Gujarat Congress.
Interestingly, after a
long time, a Kumawat
face has been seen in the
Committee in Lalit Tun-
wal, the General Secre-
tary in-charge of PCC,
who is close to Dotasra.
It is said that Kumhar and
Prajapat votes are BJP
voters and in such a situ-
ation, a big decision has
been taken by making
Tunwal a member of the
Election Committee.
PTI
Jaipur
The BJP was trying to
create an environment
against the Congress in
the election year by ac-
cusing the Rajasthan
govt of bad governance
but such attempts would
not be successful, PCC
Chief GS Dotasra said
on Thursday. “The Op-
position BJP leaders are
trying to create an envi-
ronment in election year
that crime and corrup-
tion are rising and the
Congress government is
not able to provide good
governance. They will
not be successful in
their attempts,” Dotasra
told reporters at a press
conference.
Dotasra said BJP lead-
ers, including P M Modi
and party president JP
Nadda, attack the Con-
gress-led Rajasthan gov-
ernment but do not an-
swer any questions re-
garding the promises the
BJP failed to fulfil. They
have not answered any
questions about demon-
etisation, doubling farm-
ers income, the farm
laws, eliminating cor-
ruption, he said. “I want
to challenge BJP leaders
to compare poll mani-
festo of Centre and pre-
vious state (BJP) govt.
Only 9% election mani-
festo promises were ful-
filled whereas present
Congress govt in the
state has fulfilled 94 per
cent of its promises,”
Dotasra said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur/ Ajmer
Members of the Jain
community held silent
protests in parts of Ra-
jasthan on Thursday, de-
manding a CBI probe
into the murder of Karna-
taka Jain monk Kamku-
mar Nandi Maharaj. In
Ajmer, a silent march
was taken out from Daul-
at Bagh to Naya Bazaar
Chaupar to protest
against killing. The com-
munity also called for a
bandh to press their de-
mand for a fast-track trial
and stringent punishment
to accused. A memo was
also submitted to Ajmer
District Collector. Simi-
larly, Silent demonstra-
tions were held in Kota
and Udaipur by people of
Jain community.
GS Dotasra addresses media
during a press conference at PCC
Office in Jaipur on Thursday.
SANTOSH SHARMA
Members of Jain society in Ajmer on Thursday, stage stir calling
for the ‘Bandh’ as a mark of protest against the murder of Jain
monk in Belgaum, Karnataka. ANAND SHARMA
StaunchGehlotsupportersShanti
Dhariwal,MaheshJoshimissthelist
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createananti-Cong
vibeisfutile:Dotasra
Meet and Greet!
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra presented Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand with a copy of the ‘One Nation
One Leader- A compilation of First India jackets on PM Narendra Modi’ on Thursday morning at Dehradun during their
meeting for The JC Show. The JC Show with Uttarakhand CM will be telecast on July 21, Friday at 2 pm on Bharat24.
GS Dotasra has been made the Chairman of the Election Committee of Congress
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अभयर्वण की अनुज्ा के दिए आरेिन रत्र मय मानदित्र प्रसतुत कर नीिे रदण्वत भूदम में अरने अदधकार
आरासीय/दमदरित/वयारसादयक प्रयोजनार्व के दिए भूदम के उरयोग हेतु रूण्व सरदमतर रट्टा अदधकार प्रापत
करने के दिए अभयदर्वत कर दिये हैं।
क्र.
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1 रिी राकेश अजर रुत्र रिी रातीराम दनरासी फरसा कॉिोनी, बाडी अमबेडकर राक्क के रास 15.55
2 रिी राकेश अजर रुत्र रिी रातीराम दनरासी फरसा कॉिोनी, बाडी अमबेडकर राक्क के रास 24.49
3 रिी प्रशानत दसंह ररमार रुत्र रिी दनहाि दसंह दनरासी ग्ाम कंिनरुर, बाडी िमिमा राडा 192.37
4 रिी राकेश अजर रुत्र रिी रातीराम दनरासी फरसा कॉिोनी, बाडी हरेिी राडी 83.64
5 रिीमती सुकको रत्ी रिी नरुआ दनरासी तदकया िौक, गुमट, बाडी तदकया िौक, गुमट 127.55
6
रिीमती सनतो रत्ी रिी मीरबकश र रसो रत्ी रिी आसीन दनरासी
अजीजरुरा, गुमट, बाडी
अजीजरुरा गुमट 132.08
7
रिीमती बसंती िेरी रत्ी रिी जगिीश प्रसाि यािर दनरासी कादिया
राडा, बाडी
कादिया राडा 502.11
8
रिी सोमित्त यािर रुत्र रिी जगिीश प्रसाि यािर दनरासी कादिया
राडा, बाडी
कादिया राडा 163.11
9
रिी रामजीिाि अजमेरी रुत्र री आर अजमेरी र रामदकशोर अजर रुत्र
रातीराम दनरासी हरेिी राडा, बाडी
सीताराम बाजार 20.12
10 रिी रामदकशोर अजर रुत्र रातीराम दनरासी हरेिी राडा, बाडी हरेिी राडा 74.33
11
रिी रामजीिाि अजमेरी रुत्र री आर अजमेरी दनरासी अमबेडकर राक्क
के सामने, माता मननिर रोड, बाडी
अमबेडकर राक्क के
सामने, माता मननिर रोड
116.88
12 रिी रघुरीर रुत्र छोटेिाि दनरासी बत्तीरुरा, बाडी बत्तीरुरा 21.11
13 रिी मोतीराम रुत्र रिी मदनका राम दनरासी हरेिी राडा, बाडी हरेिी राडा 52.24
14 रिी मानदसंह रुत्र रिी मादनकिनि दनरासी हरेिी राडा, बाडी हरेिी राडा 23.16
राजसरान नगररादिका अदधदनयम, 2009 की धारा 69-क के अधीन रूण्व सरादमतर रट्टा अदधकार अदभप्रापत
करने के दिए नगररादिका के रक्ष में आरेिक द्ारा अदधकार अभयर्वण करने की अनुज्ा की मंजूरी के समबनध में
दकसी को कोई आक्षेर है तो नोदटस प्रकाशन के 2 दिरस के भीतर काया्विय दिरस में अद्ोहसताक्षरकता्व के समक्ष
समर्वक िसतारेजों के सार आक्षेर प्रसतुत दकया जा सकता है। दनयत समय के भीतर आक्षेर के अभार में यह
समझा जारेगा दक दकसी वयनकत को कोई आक्षेर नहीं है। अत: समयारदध उररानत दनयमानुसार आरेिक के नाम
रट्टा जारी कर दिया जारेगा।
अत्िशाषी अत्िकारी
नरर पात्लका बा्डी
Sachin
Pilot
Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas
Mamta
Bhupesh
Dr Raghu
Sharma
Harish
Choudhary
Neeraj
Dangi
RAJASTHAN CONGRESS ELECTION COMMITTEE
z Govind Singh Dotasra
z Ashok Gehlot
z Jitendra Singh
z Sachin Pilot
z Raghuveer Meena
z Rameshwar Dudi
z Mohan Prakash
z Dr Raghu Sharma
z Harish Choudhary
z Dheeraj Gurjar
z Zubair Khan
z Neeraj Dangi
z Lalit Tunwal
16 Ministers
z Lalchand Kataria
z Ramlal Jat
z Mahendra Jeet
Singh Malviya
z Pramod Jain Bhaya
z Ramesh Chand Meena
z Udailal Anjana
z Shale Mohammad
z Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas
z Mamta Bhupesh
z Bhajan Lal Jatav
z Govind Ram Meghwal
z Shakuntala Rawat
z Murari Lal Meena
z Ashok Chandwna
z Rajendra Yadav
z Sukhram Vishnoi
BJP announces
names of five
new Dist Prezs
RSMET to explore
Alwar belt for
mineral deposits
Don’t cancel KG,
UKG admissions
under RTE: HC
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
BJP State President CP
Joshi has announced five
new District Presidents
on Thursday.
In the list released by
BJP State General Secre-
tary, Bhajan Lal Sharma,
Charan Pal Singh has
been made the District
President of Ganganagar,
Devendra Tarikh of Ha-
numangarh, Prashant
Mewada of Bhilwara,
Suresh Kothari of Sirohi
and Mithu Lal Jat of
Chittorgarh.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur
After indications of 3
types of mineral deposits
in Bileta of Raini tehsil in
Alwar, State govt has de-
cided to get detailed ex-
ploration done there by
Raj State Mineral Explo-
ration Trust. Officers of
Geology Dept showed
site samples to Director
of Mines Dept Sandesh
Nayak expressed pos-
sibility of abundant re-
serves of lead, zinc,
silver in Alwar belt. De-
partment is excited, said,
Addl Director,Alok Jain.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Rajasthan HC di-
rected private schools
not to cancel admission
of students in KG
UKG classes under
RTE Act. The single
bench of Justice Indrajit
Singh ordered this
while hearing an appli-
cation filed by State
govt. AAG CL Saini
clarified that admission
to classes KG and UKG
are also included in the
RTE Act.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
The Jaipur Development
Authority (JDA) will no
longer take the help of
Google in the matter of
approval of the height of
buildings. Instead, a Dif-
ferential Global Posi-
tioning System (DGPS)
will be used. The JDA
and Airport Authority of
India officials held a
meeting. The Authority
has implemented New
Colour Coding Zone
Map (CCZM) because
of which the height of
the buildings is less than
before.
Earlier, CCZM 2017
was applicable. At pre-
sent, there is a differ-
ence of 10 to 20 metres
in height.Ameeting was
called in this regard. The
Authority officials said
that a new radar system
has been implemented at
Jaipur airport.
That’s why the new
CCZM has been imple-
mented. But this has not
impacted the height.
The real reason is the
change in the ground
level. Google has in-
creased the ground level
in the last six months
and it is necessary to
know the ground level.
The JDAwill work on
this advice of Airport
Authority of India given
during the meeting.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Placement drives will be
organised in various gov-
ernment colleges of the
state to provide better
employment opportuni-
ties to the students. CM
Gehlot has approved the
financial proposal of Rs
9.18 crore for this
scheme. Along with this,
the draft guidelines have
been approved for the
implementation of the
Campus Placement Fa-
cility Scheme in Govern-
ment colleges.
In first phase, campus
placement scheme will
be started in 100 colleges
twice a year. Before cam-
pus placement, students
will be given soft skill
training via pre-place-
ment, which will boost
their confidence aid in
employment. Coordina-
tion with nationalised
institutes will be done.
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi
Ghanshyam Tiwari,
BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP
from Raj, has been in-
cluded in the Deputy
Chairman panel in Ra-
jya Sabha. He has been
nominated to the Depu-
ty Chairman panel on
behalf of the Vice-Pres-
ident and Rajya Sabha
Chairman Jagdeep
Dhankhar. Tiwari’s
name was announced in
Rajya Sabha on Thurs-
day. He is currently a
member of five com-
mittees of the LS and
RS, including the PAC.
He has also been made
a member of the Busi-
nessAdvisory Commit-
tee of the House. He
also represented India
in the recent meeting
organised by UNO in
Morocco.
In view of his experi-
ence of legislative
work, he has been given
the responsibility in the
Rajya Sabha.
Jains across Raj hold silent stir
over K’taka monk’s murder
Airport Authority of India suggests JDA to
use DGPS to know ground level for bldgs
At present, there is a
difference of 10 to 20
metres in height.
Google has increased
the ground level in
the last six months
and it is necessary to
know the ground
level. JDA will work
on AAI’s advice
CM Approvals
`9.18croreforCampus
placementinGovtcolleges
Ghanshyam Tiwari in
RS Dy Chairman panel
MUSLIM LEADERS
MIFFED AS ONLY
TWO SELECTED
A surprising
development
has upset
Muslim leaders as only
two leaders, Shale
Mohammad Zubair
Khan got place in
panel. People were
expecting 4 Muslim
members. A complaint
has been made about
Dotasra’s decision to
High Command. In
fact, 2 leaders, Zahida
Khan Rafeek Khan,
who are considered
close to Gehlot, have
also not found a place
in panel which raises
question that has
Dotasra become so in-
dependent powerful?

As a Muslim nation,
UAE is considered to be
close to Pakistan but
despite this, why did
they accord so much re-
spect to Modi? How has
UAE managed this
contradiction?
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra:
They played it smart.
They must have had a
smart official in their
Foreign Ministry, who
prepared a statement that
India is a friend and Pa-
kistan is a brother. They
kept both the nations to-
gether. I have said time
and again that these days
economy takes the front
seat and politics comes
second. Everyone wants
to engage in commerce
and business and move
ahead. So friendships
happen and friendship
with India has its own
place and friendship with
Pakistan its own.
Some people who met
Modi in Paris said that
PM Modi was in Paris
but his heart was in In-
dia with Chandrayaan?
What would you say?
Hundred percent. This
has happened several
times in the past too. He
may physically be in
some foreign land, but
his heart is always in In-
dia. Upon his return from
Australia, when he was
received at the airport by
BJP President JP Nadda,
Modi asked him how the
nation was doing. When
the floods hit, he called
up and enquired what
was being done for Del-
hi, parts of which had
been inundated and as-
sured that there will be
no shortage of money or
help from the Govern-
ment of India. Regarding
Chandrayaan, definitely
he must have been a hap-
py person and more so
because last time around
when Chandrayaan was
about to land on moon,
the mission failed. The
entire nation felt demo-
tivated, but Modi did not.
He hugged the ISRO
Chief and consoled him
not to get disappointed
and assured him that he
will be successful next
time provided, he works
hard. Now that Modi is
back, it may happen that
if he gets time, he may go
back to ISRO to congrat-
ulate the scientists.
At the beginning of
2014, political observers
feared that India would
find it difficult to deal
with Muslim nations be-
cause of Narendra
Modi’s image as a Hindu
leader, but the opposite
has happened. How do
you see this miracle?
Credit for this miracle
goes entirely to Narendra
Modi. This is correct that
there was apprehension
on this aspect, as there
was a particular atmos-
phere that had been cre-
ated against PM Modi
and his government in
other nations. But time is
a great healer. With time,
see how many deals have
happened and so many
leaders from Islamic na-
tions have met PM, how
these leaders hug Modi
and are now building
‘Temples’ in these na-
tions! Everything is
dealt with tactfully and
Modi and his advisors
like S Jaishankar and
Ajit Doval have handled
the issue in the best way
possible. Now there is
no communication gap
and Narendra Modi is a
hero in these nations as
well as in India.
Just a day before the
Prime Minister’s visit to
France, a major newspa-
per there wrote “BON-
JOUR NaMo!” for Nar-
endra Modi. What does
this mean?
This means ‘Welcome,
Mr. Modi.’And perhaps
what is more important is
that he has been ad-
dressed as ‘NaMo,’ the
sobriquet that he is so
popular within India!
The French President
also addressed PM in a
similar fashion. This is
the impact of Narendra
Modi. Prior to this, PM
had said that India must
act as a springboard be-
tween the ‘Global South’
and European nations.
Remember, the Papua
New Guinea Prime Min-
ister who touched PM
Modi’s feet? Today PM
Modi is advocating for
them and their develop-
ment, something that no
one had cared about for
so long. The people of
these nations used to feel
powerless, but PM Modi
took this initiative to pro-
mote them. When PM
Modi reached there, the
Chinese newspaper
Global Times, which
writes negatively about
India, congratulated us
on the achievement. So
this is the impact Modi
has created.
How do you rate the
joint Flypast by the Indi-
an and French armies
during Prime Minister’s
visit to Paris?
I could not believe it
that a contingent of In-
dian Army was engaged
in the Flypast with their
French counterpart. Then
I gave this move a
thought and realised that
several nations of the
world have, in a way, be-
come a colony of Naren-
dra Modi and it is as if
Modi is their Viceroy!
Just imagine, your army
marching in some other
nation, it’s unthinkable!
The Rafales of IndianAir
Force are flying in for-
mation with French Ra-
fales - this is a miracle,
which is unheard of.
Narendra Modi nowa-
days talks about India
becoming a super power
in 2047? Will Modi con-
tinue to be the Prime
Minister for the next 25
years?
Hope makes the world
go round, but PM Modi
is one individual, who is
not lured by the glamour
or power of the post of
PM. He is like a ‘Fakir,’
someone who has de-
nounced the worldly
charms. But he is com-
mitted to the nation and
thinks in the long-term,
like two or three decades
from now. And he even
does what he thinks! In
2019 elections, people
said Modi is already
talking about 2024 elec-
tions and the road map
that he created, he en-
forced that. With France
also he implemented that
road map. So, he has his
own vision and plan and
it is his assessment that
the way India is pro-
gressing in terms of
economy and in the fi-
nancial sector, he be-
lieves that we will far
surpass our limits by
2047. When Modi came
in 2014, we were at the
tenth spot. When he re-
turned in 2019, we
jumped to fifth spot.
Now we will jump to the
third spot very soon. So
that is his faith and vi-
sion. With the current
political situation, Nar-
endra Modi will remain
in power owing to non-
popularity of the opposi-
tion and Modi’s extreme
popularity. He has his
vision. He is already say-
ing that within 25 years,
such a technology will
be developed in India
that the world will look
towards us, but the world
is already looking at us.
It is in front of everyone
how leaders are surren-
dering before Modi!
We have heard that in
view of 2023 and 2024
elections, Modi is upset
with the discussions of
‘Godi Media’ in his me-
dia management? Have
you heard that too?
See, I have heard about
it. What actually happens
is that self-styled ambas-
sadors are sometimes
more loyal than the King
and some people become
thereasonofsuchtrouble.
TheGovernmenthasnev-
er said so to anyone to do
this of that. I have been
operating this channel in
Noida and I have never
been approached by any-
onetodosomethingorthe
other. Although content
related to PM’s visit or
other engagement is pro-
vided but that is done by
everyone in the political
sphere, and not just PM’s
media team. But what has
happened that some peo-
ple have gone beyond the
limits and attained a self-
styled status. Intelligence
reports have suggested
that people have stopped
watching such channels
and people have termed
that these channels have
some sort of alliance with
the government and
termed them ‘Godi Me-
dia’, whereas the fact is
that if the media does not
showwhatthePrimeMin-
ister is doing, then what
will the media report on?
And if people term
such outlets as ‘Godi Me-
dia’, then I would call it
a vicious circle. So ow-
ing to some people, gov-
ernment has had to face a
the ire of people and it is
time that it is corrected,
so that the government’s
credibility is not affected
because of these chan-
nels. Channels can fol-
low their own line if they
want to do it, that’s fair,
if they don’t, then its
their call. If there is a re-
alization to this effect,
then it is a good move. I
have said it earlier too
that the feedback system
in Modi-Shah’s system is
extremely strong. These
people know what is hap-
pening where and they
make corrections as well
where needed.
Do you think that the
Opposition Unity Con-
ference in Bengaluru
will once again prove to
be a flop show or this
time there will be con-
crete progress in that
direction?
Even if the opposition
somehow forges a unity,
by the time elections
come, it will be de-
stroyed. Basically, there
can never be an under-
standing on two things
i.e. who will be the Prime
Ministerial candidate and
secondly, how the tickets
would be distributed.
Only a miracle can get
these things done and in
general course of action,
this is not possible. Now
Congress and Kejriwal
have also come on the
same footing. However,
there will be several up-
heavals in the future and
several combinations
will be made and broken.
Elections are far off and
this time is like eight
years for Modi-Shah.
Everyone knows how
Amit Shah works and
strategises. Recently
Chirag Paswan and one
other leader joined BJP
and there is word going
around that even Nitish
Kumar may join NDA. I
don’t say that it would
happen, but it is definite-
ly doing the rounds.
Something similar was
being said for Jharkhand
CM as well. So such dis-
cussions keep happen-
ing! The basic point is
that the decisive power
of the government lies
with Narendra Modi and
because of him with BJP.
So, people stay for some-
time and leave and then
again join BJP owing to
political issues. Then
there is the example of
Maharashtra, after the
recent turmoil in NCP,
where everyone went to
Sharad Pawar and prayed
to him to handle the par-
ty properly, so does this
mean he may join NDA?
So, I don’t think that the
Opposition can ever
reach a consensus on
their PM candidate and
on ticket distribution.
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Postal Reg No. JPC/004/2022-24
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It is indeed a truth of life
that there fear stalks in
us mingled with hope and
there is no hope unmingled with fear.
Dr JAGDEESH CHANDRA,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Bharat24-Vision of New India and First India
CMD, First India News, throws light on how PM Modi tackled and thwarted the anti-Muslim
narrative created against him when he came to power in 2014, how his heart was with the
Chandrayaan launch even though he was in France, how he extended support to Delhi
government to counter floods while in France and how the united opposition, named ‘INDIA,’
will witness several breakups going into the election year. Excerpts... (Part-II)
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wellinIslamicnationslikeUAE:DrChandra
During the show
#JConPMModi
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trended top All-India
on Twitter
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with Palak Sharma, Pooja Yadav, Aditi Nagar and Poornima Mishra during The JC Show.
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subdued and se-
rene nature ex-
udes an aura of
sophistica-
tion, making
it a perfect
choice for
formal and professional
settings. A grey suit, for ex-
ample, speaks volumes about
power and authority, while a
grey evening gown exudes time-
less charm and grace. Its cool
and composed nature ensures
that grey never goes out of
style, standing the test of time
as a true fashion staple.
One of the most attractive
features of grey lies in its in-
credible versatility. From
light dove greys to deep
charcoal tones, this color spans a
wide spectrum, making it suitable
for every season and occasion. It
serves as a magnificent canvas for
accentuating bold accessories or
creating monochromatic ensem-
bles that exude understated
chic. Grey seamlessly comple-
ments other colors, effort-
lessly pairing with pastels for
a soft and romantic look or
juxtaposing with vibrant
shades for a striking and
contemporary appearance.
G r e y ’ s
adaptability
extends to its
ability to transition
from day to night
with ease. A grey
midi dress paired
with ballet flats
makes for a polished
daytime ensemble,
while the same dress
adorned with state-
ment jewelry and
heels instantly trans-
forms into a glamor-
ous evening outfit.
Grey, with its un-
paralleled versatility, elegance,
and adaptability, has undoubtedly
secured its place as a timeless and
coveted color in the world of fash-
ion. Whether it’s a sophisticated
suit for the boardroom, a casual
ensemble for brunch with friends,
or an enchanting evening gown for
a gala event, grey continues to
reign as a symbol of understated
chicness and sartorial finesse,
appealing to the fashion-savvy
and style aficionados world-
wide.
G
Mystical
Elegance
CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CAPTIVATING ALLURE
OF GREY IN THE WORLD OF FASHION...
Shubhanshi
Pathak
shubhanshi.pathak
@firstindia.co.in

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