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Kids carrying Indian flags run across a mustard
field ahead of the Republic Day 2023 celebrations,
at a village near Balurghat in South Dinajpur
district of West Bengal on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI
JAIPUR l SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2023 l Pages 14 l 3.00 l RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 4 l Issue No. 227
New Zealand’s minister Chris
Hipkins will replace Jacinda
Ardern as PM after emerging as
the only candidate nominated to
lead ruling the Labour Party.
The ED has arrested TMC youth
wing member Kuntal Ghosh on
Saturday in WB teachers recruit-
ment scam after being ques-
tioned for two consecutive days.
The office of Nizams, Chowmahal-
la Palace on Saturday announced
that Mir Mohammad Azmat Ali
Khan Azmat Jah has been de-
clared as 9th Nizam of Hyderabad.
Appointments Committee of the
Cabinet on Saturday approved
the appt of Vikram Dev Dutt as
next DG in DGCA. He will take
over as head on February 28.
CHIEF MINISTER’S VISIT TO SRI GANGANAGAR
Commitment to environmental protection & conservation
has lent a separate identity to Bishnoi community: Gehlot
Sunil Sihag
Sri Ganganagar:
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot said on Saturday
that the Bishnoi com-
munity has made an
invaluable contribution
in the interest of envi-
ronmental protection
and wildlife conserva-
tion and that is why the
society has a different
identity in the country
and the world. Gehlot
was addressing the con-
cluding program of
Shri Jambhavani Hari
Katha organized at Shri
Bishnoi Mandir Samiti
Budha Johad (Dabla)
located in Raisinghna-
gar of Sri Ganganagar
district.
Gehlot said that the
teachings and ideals of
Shri Jambheshwar
Bhagwan are relevant
even today
. “The society
is working on the direc-
tion shown by him for
the protection of envi-
ronment and protection
of life,” Gehlot said and
also remembered the
Khejdarli sacrifice.
The Chief Minister
said, “the state govern-
ment has opened 211
new colleges in four
years to promote girl
education, of which 94
are girls’ colleges.
Along with this, girls’
colleges will be run in
any government school
where there are 500 girl
students. The upcom-
ing budget will be fo-
cused on youth and the
students. Turn to P10
CM Ashok Gehlot with Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and others at
Gurdwara Buddha Johad in Raisinghnagar on Saturday.
9 hurt in twin
blasts amid
high security
in Jammu
First India Bureau
Jammu: Just two days
before Congress leader
RahulGandhi-ledBharat
Jodo Yatra is scheduled
to reach Jammu, two
back-to-back explosions
rocked a busy locality on
the outskirts of the city
onSaturday
,leavingnine
people injured, officials
said. Police suspect that
IEDs were used to carry
out explosions. J&K LG
Manoj Sinha strongly
condemnedincidentand
called for strict action.
Thakur comes to
rescue of wrestlers
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Protesting
wrestlers decided to
call off their three-day-
old protest at Jantar
Mantar against WFI
President Brij Bhushan
Sharan Singh following
marathon talks with
sports minister Anurag
Thakur that ended post-
midnight on Sat, with
Singh being asked to
step aside for 4 wks. P6
Anurag Thakur with Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia & Babita Phogat
addresses media at his residence, in New Delhi on late Saturday.
MINS’ COMMITTEE TO
PROBE ALLEGATIONS
Sports Ministry will announce
the names of its oversight
committee members, who
will probe the allegations of
sexual harassment and cor-
ruption against WFI Prez Brij
Bhushan Singh today.
WFI Prez to step aside,
Secy of WFI suspended;
wrestlers call off stir
Moscow-Goa
flight diverted
after bomb mail
First India Bureau
Panaji: A Goa-bound
flight from Moscow
with 240 passengers on
board was diverted to
Uzbekistan in the early
hours on Saturday
, after
authorities at the Dabo-
lim airport in State re-
ceived an email, which
claimed that there was
a bomb on plane, police
said. This is the second
such incident on the
Moscow-Goa route in-
volving the same air-
line in less than two
weeks when they re-
ceived bomb threat.
CRUCIAL READ
INDIA CRUSH NEW ZEALAND BY
8 WICKETS TO SEAL THE SERIES
Raipur: Hosts bowled out NZ
for a paltry 108 in 34.3 overs.
India’s relentless pace attack
ran through a fragile NZ batting
line-up as hosts cantered to an
8-wicket win to seal 3-match
series here on Saturday. P7
Rape survivor waits
for 12 hours in van
60 Indian pilgrims
injured in accident
Keonjhar: A gang rape
survivor in Odisha’s
Keonjhar district alleged
that she had to wait in a
police van for 12 hours
for her medical examina-
tion. 37-year-old woman
had to wait as there was
no lady doctor at Salania
CHC to examine her.
Triveni: A bus with Indian
pilgrims returning from
Nepal’s Triveni spun out
of control and over-
turned in a pit, injuring at
least 60 passengers on
Saturday. There were 70
devotees on the bus who
were returning from the
Triveni Dham in Nepal.
CULTIVATING
Video of BBC propaganda against Prime Minister Narendra Modi blocked by Govt of India on Saturday.
MODI TO NAME 21
ISLANDS AFTER
PARAM VIR CHAKRA
AWARDEES
CENTRE’S STRONG STAND: ALL INDIAN NEWS
PUBLISHERS NEED TO BE PAID FOR CONTENT
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi will virtually partici-
pate in a programme to-
morrow to name 21 of the
largest unnamed islands
of Andaman & Nicobar
Islands after Param Vir
Chakra awardees.
New Delhi: Big tech companies that profit by funnelling news
into their search results and feeds must give a “fair share of
revenues” to publishers, Indian govt has said, citing a need to
address “imbalance” in the relationship between the two. MoS
Rajeev Chandrasekhar emphasised importance of this issue
for future of journalism and financial health of news industries.
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: The Centre
has directed YouTube
andTwittertotakedown
multiple videos of the
first episode of the BBC
documentary titled “In-
dia:TheModiQuestion”
and tweets containing
the web links, according
to sources. Both You-
Tube and Twitter have
compliedwithdirection,
sources added. Over 50
tweetshavebeenblocked.
Multiple Ministries
said the documentary is
“anattempttocastasper-
sions on authority and
credibility of SC, sow di-
visions among various
Indiancommunities,and
make unsubstantiated
allegationsregardingac-
tions of foreign GoI.
Centre asks Twitter, YouTube to block
BBC documentary critical of PM Modi
The BBC documentary questions
‘integrity’ of India’s institutions
BJP ATTACKS BBC
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
 BBC trying to interfere
in our internal affairs,
destroy India-UK ties:
Former envoys on PM
Modi documentary
 TMC MP Derek O’Brien
was among some Oppn
leaders whose tweet on
the documentary was
removed by Twitter
 India has called the
documentary a “propa-
ganda piece” that lacks
objectivity and reflects a
colonial mindset
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RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2023
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Shiv Sital Builders Pvt. Ltd.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Malviya Nagar
MLA and former Health
Minister Kalicharan
Saraf inaugurated the
hall and other develop-
ment related works
built on the second floor
of Government Ayurve-
dic Hospital Barkat Na-
gar located in Ward 137
at a cost of Rs 30 lakh
from the MLA fund.
While presiding over
the programme, local
councillor Dinesh Gaur
said that a big hall has
been built for patients
on the second floor of
the Government Ayur-
vedic Hospital in Barkat
Nagar. On the demand
of doctors and local peo-
ple of the Ayurvedic
hospital, Saraf an-
nounced Rs 35 lakh
from the MLA fund for
a lift and other develop-
ment works in the hos-
pital. The doctors team
and the local people ex-
pressed gratitude & wel-
comed Saraf. Many dig-
nitaries were present at
this inauguration.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The State
Mines Department has
decided to organise
camps to create aware-
ness regarding silico-
sis. More than 30 camps
will be organized in the
next 10 days.
Additional Chief Sec-
retary Mines and Petro-
leum Subodh Agarwal
said that more than
10,000 citizens of the
state have benefited
from these camps.
Agarwal said that
camps are being organ-
ised in affected and po-
tential areas with the
joint cooperation of the
medical department,
mine holders, social or-
ganisations, etc. so that
information about pre-
vention, treatment, and
facilities provided by
the state government
for silicosis can reach
the people.
Director Mines Sand-
esh Nayak said that
about 24 camps are be-
ingorganisedinthearea
of Superintendent Min-
eral Engineer Jaipur
Circle. In the remaining
10 days of this month, 33
silicosis awareness and
check-up camps will be
organised.
Nayak said that facili-
ties for check-up and
medicines etc. are being
provided to all the com-
mon citizens of the area
in the camp.
Camps for silicosis awareness in 10 days
MINES DEPARTMENT’S INITIATIVE

125 camps for
silicosis
awareness and
medical check-
ups will be held
in January,
said Add’l CS
Mines and
Petroleum
Subodh Agarwal
Minimum temp dips in Raj’s
Bikaner & Jaipur divisions
Karauli was the coldest place, recording a minimum temp of 3.2° Celsius
Jaipur (PTI): Districts
in Bikaner and Jaipur
divisions witnessed a
decline in minimum
temperatures in the
past 24 hours, a Met of-
fice spokesperson said.
Karauli was the cold-
est place in the state,
recording a minimum
temperature of 3.2 de-
grees Celsius, followed
by Pilani at 3.9 degrees.
The minimum tem-
perature in Sirohi was
recorded at 4.3 degrees
Celsius, Churu at 4.6 de-
grees, Sikar at 5 de-
grees, Fatehpur at 5.7
degrees and Dholpur at
6.1 degrees.
The minimum and
maximum tempera-
tures in Jaipur were re-
corded at 8.3 degrees
and21.1degreesCelsius,
respectively
. Most other
places in Rajasthan re-
corded minimum tem-
peratures between 6 and
12 degrees. Also, the
cold has increased due
to light rain late night
in Sriganganagar.
The minimum temperature in Sirohi was recorded at 4.3 degrees Celsius, Churu at 4.6 degrees,
Sikar at 5 degrees, Fatehpur at 5.7 degrees and Dholpur at 6.1 degrees.
SatishPooniainteractswith
Khajuwalavillagersonborder
First India Bureau
Bikaner: In sync with
PM Narendra Modi’s
calltoconnectallclasses
across the country, BJP
State President Satish
Poonia visited Khaju-
wala assembly constitu-
ency of Bikaner district
on Saturday and inter-
acted with the common
man in border villages
under the ‘Vibrant Bor-
derVillage’programme.
Poonia spent the
night in Khajuwala vil-
lage & interacted with
the people about the
welfare schemes of the
Modi government.
Khajuwala village is lo-
cated on the Indo-Pak
border. He also held a
meeting with Seemajan
Kalyan Samiti to in-
quire about the condi-
tion of Border Guards.
BJP State President Satish Poonia addressing villagers of
Khajuwala assembly constituency of Bikaner district on Saturday.
Malviya Nagar MLA & former Health Min Kalicharan Saraf during
the inauguration ceremony with other dignitaries on Saturday.
Police nab
Gudbaji gang
member
in Jaipur
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Galta Gate
Thana Police has ar-
rested a member of the
Gudbaji gang for their
involvement in inci-
dents of theft with
women. Police in-
formed that Iqbal Ali, a
member of the gudbaji
gang, has been arrested
and is being interro-
gated by the officials.
“The miscreant used
to target single women
and scare them by tell-
ing something bad or
dangerous about their
family members. The
gudbaji gang belongs to
Uttarakhand and its
members are wanted in
several cases. The ac-
cused is being ques-
tioned and important
revelations are expected
soon,” police said.
CBI court sentences
father-son to 15 yrs
Bulldozer continues to
raze illegal structure
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A CBI court in
Jaipur on Saturday con-
victed and sentenced a
man and his son to fif-
teen years of rigorous
imprisonment in a case
related to drug smug-
gling. The court also
imposed a fine of Rs.
1,00,000 on each of the
accused. Sources in-
formed that Mukesh
Bhardwaj and his son
Rahul Bhardwaj, a resi-
dent of Jagatpura, were
arrested in August 2012
from their home. “Dur-
ing the raids, the police
had seized 106.64 kgs of
ketamine and Rs 70.50
lakh cash from the
house. The drugs were
supplied to rave parties
and even abroad by the
convicts. The court
found both of them
guilty and sentenced
them to 15 years of rig-
orous imprisonment,”
said the source. CBI
Judge Sunil Ranwah
pronounced the judge-
ment after hearing final
arguments in the case.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The bulldozer
continued to raze the
illegal five-storey
building in the Gurjar
ki thadi area in the
state capital. On Satur-
day, the bulldozers run
through the remaining
area of the already de-
molished building. The
building was the target
of the JDA Enforce-
ment Wing for three
years. The action was
taken after demolish-
ing the building of
Adhigam Coaching in a
paper leak case. After
this, another illegal
building was demol-
ished near Adhigam as
the tribunal ordered
the removal of illegal
construction. The ille-
gal construction own-
ers removed the seal
installed by JDA and
started the construc-
tion. In a period of 3
years, 142 illegal build-
ings were sealed and 76
were demolished in the
city by the JDA en-
croachment squad.
Saraf inaugurates Ayurvedic
Hosp’s hall in Barkat Nagar
CP Joshi, Malviya, Anjana lay
foundation stone in Rajsamand
Ashish Choudhery
Rajsamand: The State
Government’s Water Re-
sources Department has
given a gift to the Nath-
dwara assembly constit-
uency of Rajsamand
district on Saturday
.
Water Resources Min-
ister Mahendrajeet Sin-
gh Malviya, Cooperative
Minister Udailal Anja-
na,andAssemblySpeak-
er Dr. CP Joshi, who
were on a tour of Rajsa-
mand district, donated
Rs 26 crore and laid the
foundationstoneanddid
bhoomi pujan for vari-
ous schemes of the Irri-
gation Department.
Malviya unveiled 18
stone plaques at a func-
tion organised at Sanga
Ka Kheda village of Na-
mana Panchayat. Ad-
dressing the ceremony,
he said that Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot had
announced 100 anicuts
in the last budget. “To-
day along with Namana
anicuts, renovation of
various ponds,
strengthening of ca-
nals and works of the
irrigation department
will start,” he said.
CP Joshi, Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya and Udailal Anjana during
the foundation stone laying ceremony on Saturday.
Additional Chief Secretary Mines and Petroleum Subodh Agarwal.
Jaipur: The prime post of XEN CD II in Jai-
pur DISCOM remained vacant in the final list
of transfers. The post has been lying vacant
for the last two and a half months after the
transfer of technocrat
Deepak Sharma.
Apart from the VVIP
areas of Civil Lines and
C-Scheme, many im-
portant areas including Lalkothi come under
the XEN CD II. This post was expected to be
filled in the lists issued just before the ban.
Now, the question is that the post for which
technocrats used to tussle was kept vacant
for whom. Has the proposal of a ‘techno-
crat’ not reached Energy Minister Bhanwar
Singh Bhati? —Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The most powerful Gurjar leader
in the BJP organisation at present is
Alka Gurjar. Along with being the national
secretary of BJP, she is the co-in-charge
of Delhi. Her husband Dr.
Nathu Singh Gurjar was
also a very sharp leader
of BJP. However, it is a
different matter that many
other powerful Gurjar
leaders are also there in
the party. The leaders include Prahlad
Gunjal, Vijay Bainsla, Sukhbir Singh
Jaunapuria, Kalu Lal Gurjar, Ramlal Gurjar,
Hem Singh Bhadana and others but at
present, only Alka Gurjar is strong in the
BJP organisation. —Aishwary Pradhan
TUSSLE STILL ON FOR
FOR POST OF XEN CD II?
NOW MOST POWERFUL
GURJAR LEADER IS ALKA
Brother and
sister die in
road mishap
in Bharatpur
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: A
brother and sister
were killed in
Bharatpur on Sat-
urday after their
motorcycle was
hit by a speeding
trailor, police said.
The deceased has
been identified as
Ajay (18) & Komal
(20), a resident of
mainpura gram
panchayat in
Bharatpur. “The
victims were head-
ing towards Bhu-
sawar when their
motorcycle was
hit by a speeding
trailer filled with
sand at Bhusawar-
Hindaun highway
.
The victims were
struck in the tyres
of the trailer and
were dragged to a
distance of 20 me-
ters which led to
their death on the
spot. The dead
bodies have been
kept in the mortu-
ary for post-mor-
tem,” said police.
The motorcycle that hit
by a speeding trailer.
ARUN SINGH ON 3-DAY VISIT TO RAJ
URS PILGRIMS
Muslim devotees carrying religious flags walk along a road as they arrive for the annual Urs festival at the shrine of Sufi saint
Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer on Saturday. Thousands of Sufi devotees from different parts of India travel to the shrine for the
annual festival, marking the death anniversary of the Sufi saint. —PHOTO BY HIMANSHU SHARMA
The bulldozer in action.
VIBRANT BORDER VILLAGE PROG

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Kamal Kant
Jaipur: The Bar As-
sociation on Saturday
honoured the newly
appointed Judges of
the High Court. The
Bar Association felici-
tated newly appointed
Justice Ganesh Ram
Meena, Justice Anil
Upman along with
Justice Ashutosh Ku-
mar Mishra by gar-
landing the judges and
offering safas to them.
Association President
Kamal Kishore Shar-
ma, General Secretary
Manoj Kumar Shar-
ma, District Bar Presi-
dent Vivek Sharma
and other advocates
felicitated Justice
Anil Upman and Jus-
tice Ganesh Ram and
Justice Mishra.
Justice Anil Upman
and Justice Ganesh
Ram Meena have been
members of the Bar
Association. The judg-
es said that the Bar
and Bench are two
wheels of the judici-
ary’s chariot. They
said with the coopera-
tion and coordination
of these two wheels,
quick and easy justice
will be served to the
common people.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: A six-year-old
child was killed while
one other child sus-
tained injuries after the
wall of an under-con-
struction house col-
lapsed in New Sanjay
Nagar (Bajrang Nagar)
of Bhatta Basti area at
around6:15pmonSatur-
day
. Police informed the
deceased has been iden-
tifiedasFaizanwhilethe
injured has been identi-
fied as Shampoo (6).
“Thekidswereplaying
near the under-construc-
tion building when the
incidenttookplace.With-
in five minutes after the
accident, Shampoo was
dug out of the debris,
while Faizan was pulled
outafter10minutes.Both
of them were rushed to
Kawantiya Hospital
where Faizal was de-
clared dead by doctors.
Shampooispresentlyun-
dergoing treatment in
the hospital,” said Depu-
ty Controller (Civil De-
fence) Amit Sharma.
Bhatta Basti SHO Hu-
kum Singh informed
that during the prelimi-
nary investigation, it
has revealed that Sheru
Khan’shousewasunder
construction and due to
that, cracks were
formed on the wall of
theneighbouringhouse.
“The neighbour, Sajid,
had even informed She-
ru about the walls being
cracked due to construc-
tion. However, despite
this, Sheru did not re-
pair the wall. A case of
death due to negligence
will be registered
against Sheru Khan,”
said Hukum Singh.
Jaipur Bar Association felicitates
newly appointed High Court judges
HONOURING CEREMONY
WALLOFUNDER-CONSTRUCTION
HOUSE COLLAPSES, BOY KILLED
One kid sustained
injuries while he
was playing near
building at Bhatta
Basti locality
Deceased Faizan (L), injured Shampoo (R).
Damaged structure.
CM approves over `90 cr to
expand facilities at RUHS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The State Gov-
ernment has approved
more than Rs 90 crore to
expand facilities at Ra-
jasthan University of
Health Sciences (RUHS)
and the College of Den-
tal Sciences.
Chief MinisterAshok
Gehlot has approved Rs
91.49 crore for various
works and setting up of
medical facilities, ac-
cording to a statement.
Rs 15.55 crore will be
spent on building a hos-
tel for 180 women stu-
dents and Rs 13.39 crore
for a hostel (studio
apartments) for 70 resi-
dents of the College of
Dental Sciences in
Jaipur. Clinical area
will be developed at a
cost of Rs 17.46 crore on
the hospital building
and Rs 8.54 crore on the
academic building.
In addition, Rs 19.55
crore will be spent on
repair works at Ra-
Health Sciences and Rs
17 crore for purchase of
medical equipment.
On January 1, Ra-
jasthan Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot had ap-
proved an additional fi-
nancial proposal of Rs
14.80 crore for various
schemes related to
tribes including a push
to the educational infra-
structure in the State.
Rs 15.55 cr to be spent on building hostel for 180 women students.
Newly appointed judges and Bar Association members at the
felicitation ceremony in Jaipur on Saturday.
JP Nadda to
address BJP
meetings on
January 23
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP state of-
fice bearers and state
working
commit-
tee meet-
ing will
be organ-
ised in
Jaipur on January 22
and 23. On January
23, BJP chief JP Na-
dda will attend grand
reception pro-
grammes at various
places in Jaipur and
he will address the
state working com-
mittee meeting in the
evening. State office
bearers meeting will
be organised at BJP
state office on Janu-
ary 22, in which Sat-
ish Poonia, Arun Sin-
gh and others will ad-
dress the gathering.
Amid Cong political slugfest, MP Tharoor
advises leaders to ‘speak thoughtfully’
I-Traidsatpremisesofliquor
tradersinJodh,Sikar,Churu
Courtframescharges
againstsevenaccused
AJMER DARGAH HATE SPEECH
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Reacting to the
verbal spat between Con-
gress leaders in the State,
MP Shashi Tharoor on
Saturdayadvisedthemto
think before speaking
about colleagues.
“When we are speak-
ing about our colleagues,
weshouldspeakthought-
fully
. I didn’t even say
such words to my oppo-
nents,” said Tharoor
while answering a ques-
tion at the Jaipur Litera-
ture Festival (JLF) on
Saturday
.
Tharoor said that he
had been in politics for 14
years. “I have never tried
to say or instigate any-
thing like this about any-
one. I never want to do
mudwrestlinginpolitics.
Thinking this, I avoided
many issues,” he said.
“We should try to iron
out our differences. Peo-
ple may also have differ-
ent views. There may be
other ways of saying
this,” Tharoor said.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The Income
Tax sleuths on Satur-
day conducted raids at
over eight premises of
two liquor traders in
Jodhpur. The I-T offi-
cials raided the prem-
ises of liquor trader
Sardar Khan and his
son Noor Mohammad
over income tax ir-
regularities.
Sources informed
that a team of more
than 20 officials
reached the residence
of the businessman
located in Dharma
Narayan Hatha and
conducted searches
after sealing the
house. The traders
own liquor shops,
four toll plazas in the
area and are also as-
sociated with finance
business. Apart from
Jodhpur, search oper-
ations were also car-
ried out in cities like
Sikar and Churu.
Notably, the Income
Tax Department got
specific inputs regard-
ing the irregularities
of these traders in dis-
closing their income.
The sleuths are also
searching for bank
lockers and scrutinis-
ing the documents re-
lated to business es-
tablishments.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: A court in
Ajmer district on Sat-
urday framed charges
on seven accused ar-
rested in connection
with a provocative
speech made at the
Ajmer Dargah premis-
es on June 17 last year.
The police had present-
ed a chargesheet
against them in court.
Public Prosecutor
GhulamNajmiFarooqui
said on June 17, 2022,
sevenaccused including
the main accused Gohar
Chishti — a Khadim
(cleric) of Ajmer dar-
gah — had raised pro-
vocative slogans at the
main gate of the shrine.
A case was registered
under various sections
of the Indian Penal
Code (IPC)against these
accused in the Dargah
police station. The de-
fence prosecutor had
pleaded not to impose
section 115 against the
accused. It was argued
on behalf of the public
prosecutor that hate
speech has been given
by the accused, due to
which the Kanhaiyalal
murder case took place
in Udaipur.
The tailor Kanhaiya
Lal was brutally mur-
dered in Udaipur on
June 28.
I-T raid undergoing at Jodh
businessman’s residence.
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U’KHAND CM DHAMI
TO VISIT PUSHKAR,
BHINMAL TODAY
Jalore: Uttarakhand Chief
Minister Pushkar Singh
Dhami will visit Pushkar
and Bhinmal on Sunday.
He will offer flowers at
Mahakavi Memorial in
Bhinmal and also visit
Varahshyam temple, the
ancient temple of the city
and offer prayers. He will
then participate in Neel-
kanth Mahadev Temple’s
idol consecration. The
district administration is
engaged in preparations
for the program. Dhami
will Pushkar in Ajmer and
pray at Brahma temple.
Dhami will reach from Kis-
hangarh airport by road.
STATEWIDE BANDH
BY DOCS AGAINST
HEALTH BILL TODAY
Jaipur: To register their
anguish against the Right to
Health Bill of the Rajasthan
Government, the resident
doctors have announced
the bandh across the State
on Sunday. The announce-
ment is made to keep all
medical institutions closed
from 8 am to 8 pm. The
protest is backed by the
Indian Medical Association
Rajasthan Chapter. Other
organisations including the
Resident Doctors Asso-
ciation have also come in
support of the movement.
While on the other hand,
Private Hospitals and Nurs-
ing Homes Society have
also announced joining
the movement. Therefore,
all the hospitals affiliat-
ed with the society will
remain closed on Monday.
Rajasthan government had
introduced the Right to
Health Bill in the Assembly,
saying to seeks to establish
legal rights and entitlement
of citizens to avail the best
of health services.
IN BRIEF
Shashi Tharoor and Swapan Dasgupta at Jaipur Literature Festival.

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Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Warm greetings to the people of
Manipur, Meghalaya Tripura on
their Statehood Day. These culturally
rich vibrant states are contributing
invaluably to our nation’s economy
growth story. Praying for their
continued progress development.
Kiren Rijiju
@KirenRijiju
Minorities, or for that matter every
community in India is moving ahead
positively. India’s image cannot be
disgraced by malicious campaigns
launched inside or outside India. PM @
narendramodi Ji’s voice is the voice of
1.4 billion Indians.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Because an original
is always better
than a copy!
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
THE TWIST IN SC
COLLEGIUM, GOVT
FACEOFF OVER
APPOINTMENTS
n a first, the Supreme
Court revealed the
Union Law Minis-
try’s reasons for re-
jecting advocates
SaurabhKirpalandSomasekhar
Sundaram--- recommended by
the collegium for appointment as
high court judges--- and its own
reasons for overruling those ob-
jections. Led by India’s Chief
JusticeDYChandrachud,thecol-
legium has again sent these two
names, along with three others
which were returned by the min-
istry
, for reconsideration.
In the case of Kirpal the Cen-
tre’s objection was that he is an
openly gay advocate with a
Swiss national as his partner, a
no-no for those holding constitu-
tional positions. The collegium
said that there are others hold-
ing constitutional offices with a
foreign spouse. On Kirpal being
gay
, the collegium stated that his
conduct and behaviour have
been above board. The argu-
ments hold water.
It also defended Sundaram
who, in the government’s view,
is “highly biased and opinion-
ated.” Expressing views does
not disentitle him to hold a con-
stitutional post, the collegium
said. Neither side seems willing
to blink.
TOP TWEETS
I
restlers have won
Round One
against Wrestling
Federation of In-
dia (WFI) and its
boss Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh, BJP MP from Kaiser-
ganj in Gonda district of UP.
The protesting wrestlers are
yet to win the battle which
may still go in favour of the
WFI chief. He has been asked
to step aside for four weeks.
The allegations of sexual
harassment will now be in-
vestigated by a seven-mem-
ber committee which does
not include Singh. In a letter
to the Union Sports Ministry,
the WFI has refuted all the al-
legations against Singh and
coaches saying that the pro-
testers have a hidden agenda.
The investigation will be
carried out by the Indian
Olympic Association-ap-
pointed committee which has
boxing Olympian Mary Kom
as chairperson. Others on
the panel include IOA joint
secretary Alaknanda Ashok,
former wrestler Yogeshwar
Dutt, archer Dola Banerjee,
IOA treasurer Sahdev Yadav
and one male and one female
lawyer. In the meantime an
oversight committee is being
formed to address the issue.
The WFI being dismissive
of the allegations by women
wrestlers cannot be taken se-
riously. Those who have tak-
en up cudgels against the
powerful Kaiserganj MP
must have been pushed to
desperation. The wrestlers
also face action for not at-
tending national wrestling
camp in Gonda where only
Singh’s writ runs.
The problem for wrestlers
lies with the political clout
which Singh enjoys due to
his winnability, an impor-
tant criteria for getting a
ticket. A seven-time MP from
Kaiserganj, Singh wields
considerable influence in ad-
joining areas and the BJP
will not ignore the aspect
before 2024.
ROUND-1 GOES
TO PROTESTERS
Wrestlers have won Round
One against WFI and its
boss Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh, the BJP MP from
Kaiserganj in Gonda of UP.
Protesting wrestlers
are yet to win the battle
which may still go in
favour of the WFI chief
W
eads of State and govern-
ment seldom voluntarily re-
tire. Most hold on to the job
even if they are in poor
health or too old. Jawaharlal
Nehru should have retired
after he had a stroke on 6th
January 1964, at the AICC
session at Bhubaneswar. He
neglected his deteriorating
health and died on 27th May
1964 in his 75th year.
I could give several other
examples of leaders convinc-
ing themselves of their mo-
rality
. Joseph Stalin was Gen-
eral Secretary of the Com-
munist Party of the USSR
from 1922 to 1953 when he
died in mysterious circum-
stances. For the last few years
of his life he was a stricken
man, if not a semi-invelia.
Neither his doctors, nor any
member of the Politburo had
the courage to approach him
during his illness.
New Zealand Prime Minis-
ter, Jacinda Ardern shocked
her country and the World by
her decision to resign. Had
she not she would have been
re-elected in October. Prime
Minister Ardern became a
world figure. A gunman tar-
geted a Mosque, 51 people
killed and 40 injured in 2019
in Christchurch. She swiftly
changed the gun laws. She
won a second term in Octo-
ber 2020. Of her resignation
she said, “She had no more in
the tank”. She added, “…
Politicians are human. We
give all that we can, for as
long as we can, and then it is
time. And for me it is time.”
She is in her early forties.
WRESTLERS PROTEST
India’s top wrestlers-30 of
them, young girls and youth-
ful men, have been protesting
inbittercoldagainsttheunac-
ceptable conduct of the Presi-
dent of the Wrestling Federa-
tion of India, Brij Bhushan
Sharan Singh, a sitting Mem-
ber of Parliament. He has
held the post for 13 years. His
TVperformanceonThursday
must have done him much
harm. He was seen twice slap-
ping a young man. He also
said he would not resign.
The lady Wrestlers have
complained of “sexual har-
assment”. The well-being of
the Wrestlers is of para-
mount importance. “Wres-
tling is India’s most success-
ful individual Olympic sport.
It deserves better”, wrote a
leading newspaper in its cen-
tre page.
The energetic Sports Min-
ister should act soon to ad-
dress the grievances of the
Wrestlers. It will take some
doingasBrijBhushanSharan
Singh is an influential Mem-
ber of Parliament and a well-
known UP politician.
R-DAY CELEBRATIONS
Republic Day is round the
corner. The day has a special
significance. On this day sev-
enty three years ago India
became a Republic. Few out-
sideIndiagaveIndiaachance
for Democracy surviving
more than a few years. Win-
ston Churchill was one of
them. He called Gandhi,
Nehru, Patel, Rajaji and oth-
er Congress leaders “men of
straw”.
In 1942 President Roosevelt
asked Churchill to make
meaningful steps to accept
India’s demands for ending
British Raj in the country.
Churchill told the US Presi-
dent that he would resign if
pushed further by the US
President. “I have not be-
come the First Minister of
the King to preside over the
liquidation of the British
Empire.” Five years later the
British Indian Empire was
indeed liquidated.
The splendour of the Re-
public Day parade cannot be
exaggerated. The setting is
breath-taking. This year’s
Guest of Honour is President
Sisi of Egypt. The Rashtra-
pati Bhavan, North and
South Block, Parliament
House and India Gate were
built between 1920 and 1930.
Mercifully, Shastri and Vig-
yan Bhawans are to be pulled
down, so also the hideous
Ministry of Defence, built in
the 1950’s.
BRITISH ISSUES
The British Monarchy is con-
fronted with a strange prob-
lem. One of its members, the
erratic and unpredictable,
Prince Harry has written a
book (it has sold 3.2 million
copies in a month) which is
highly critical of the Monar-
chy. He may have made a lot
of money, but he is in the
Royal dog house. He has let
the Firm down. The British
Royal Family is privately
called the Firm.
On Friday evening nearly
one hundred former Stepha-
nians met for dinner at the
Taj Palace hotel. I was the
Chief Guest, being the senior
most ex-Stephanian. Almost
all had taken to Golf. The an-
nual golf tournament was
over. I was asked to speak
first. I related this story
.
In 1950, King Tribhuvan of
Nepal came to Delhi, Nehru
invited the King for Lunch.
The first three courses were
without any conversation.
Finally the King asked Prime
Minister Nehru if he played
golf. “Not yet your Majesty
. I
am only 62 years old”, was
Nehru’s witty reply
. In those
days golf was considered a
game for old men.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
H
In 1950, King Tribhuvan
of Nepal came to Delhi,
Nehru invited the King for
Lunch. The first three
courses were without any
conversation. Finally the
King asked Prime
Minister Nehru if he
played golf. “Not yet your
Majesty. I am only 62
years old”, was Nehru’s
witty reply. In those days
golf was considered a
game for old men
PRIME MINISTER
ARDERN BECAME A
WORLD FIGURE. A
GUNMAN TARGETED A
MOSQUE, 51 PEOPLE
KILLED AND 40
INJURED IN 2019 IN
CHRISTCHURCH. SHE
SWIFTLY CHANGED THE
GUN LAWS. SHE WON
A SECOND TERM IN
OCTOBER 2020
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
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ARDERN’S
SHOCK
RESIGNATION
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INDIA
06
New Delhi: President
Droupadi Murmu,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi, Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah and oth-
er leaders on Saturday
extended greetings on
the statehood day of
Tripura, Manipur, and
Meghalaya.
Appreciating the nat-
ural beauty, rich tradi-
tions, and culture of
these northeastern
states, the President
wroteonTwitter,“Greet-
ings on the statehood
day of Manipur, Megha-
laya, and Tripura. The
rich culture, natural
beauty and abiding tra-
ditions of these states
enrichourdiversity
.The
people of these states
are known for their tal-
ent and spontaneity
. I
wish a very bright fu-
ture to all of them.”
PM Modi, in three
separate tweets, wished
the people of these
states. “Statehood Day
greetings to the people
of Manipur. The state
has been progressing
on several counts dur-
ing the last few years. I
pray that the aspira-
tions of the people of
this state are fulfilled
and Manipur keeps
strengthening India’s
growth trajectory,” he
wrote, wishing Ma-
nipur on the occasion.
Admiring Megha-
laya’sculture,musicand
art,hewrote,“Greetings
to the people of Megha-
laya on their Statehood
Day
. This state is known
for its vibrant culture,
particularly music, art
and passion towards
sports. People from
Meghalaya have ex-
celled in diverse fields. I
pray for Meghalaya’s
continuous progress in
the years to come. (sic)”
President, PM Modi, Shah send greetings
TRIPURA, MEGHALAYA MANIPUR’S STATEHOOD DAY
WFI CLAIMS PROTEST IS MOTIVATED
In its reply to the Government, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) rejects all the allegations
New Delhi (PTI): The
Wrestling Federation
of India (WFI) has re-
jected all the allega-
tions, including that of
sexual harassment
against its president
Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh, and claimed
that the wrestlers’ pro-
test was motivated by a
“hidden agenda to dis-
lodge the current man-
agement”.
The WFI denied all
the charges in its re-
sponse to the govern-
ment’s notice and as-
serted that “there is no
scope for arbitrariness
and mismanagement “
in the federation.
The Sports Ministry
had sought an explana-
tion from WFI after
the country’s top wres-
tlers sat on a dharna
and alleged that the
federation chief sexu-
ally harassed women
wrestlers and acts like
a “dictator”.
The WFI sent its re-
ply on Friday evening
and, few hours later, the
wrestlers called off
their protest after the
government announced
that it will form an
oversight committee to
probe the charges. It
also said the WFI chief
will step aside till the
investigation is over.
“The WFI is managed
by an elected body as
per its constitution, and
therefore, there is no
scope for arbitrariness
and mismanagement in
WFI by any one indi-
vidually, including the
president,” the WFI
said in its response to
the Sports Ministry
.
“The WFI, in par-
ticular, under the sit-
ting president has al-
ways acted keeping the
best interests of wres-
tlers in mind.
“The WFI has en-
hanced the image of
wrestling sport nation-
ally as well as interna-
tionally and for the re-
cord of this ministry, it
is not possible without
fair, supportive, clean
and strict management
of WFI,” it added.
WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh speaks with the media regarding recent allegations of
sexual harassment against him, in Gonda district, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
‘MISBEHAVING’
UP POLICEMAN
SUSPENDED
Shahjahanpur: The
inspector in-charge of
the cyber cell in UP’s
Shahjahanpur district
has been suspended for
allegedly misbehaving
with a BJP leader and a
probe has been ordered
in the matter, a senior
police officer said on
Saturday. It has been al-
leged that Neeraj Kumar,
the inspector-in-charge
of the cyber cell, went
to the residence of BJP
leader and former district
panchayat chairman
Virendra Pal Singh Yadav
on Thursday night and
misbehaved with him.
Cong’s ‘charge sheet’
against Modi govt
Jairam Ramesh and KC Venugopal at a press conference on a
campaign launch ‘Hath Se Hath Jodo’, in New Delhi on Saturday.
New Delhi (PTI): The
Congress on Saturday
released a “charge
sheet” against the Nar-
endraModigovtalleging
that its mantra was
‘kuch ka saath, khud ka
vikas, sabke saath vish-
wasghaat’ (for the bene-
fit of few, development
for self and betrayal of
everyone)”. The Opposi-
tion party also said that
Rahul Gandhi, who is
leading the Bharat Jodo
Yatra, will hoist the na-
tionalflagatthePradesh
Congress Committee
office in Srinagar’s Lal
Chowk area followed by
a public meeting at the
Sher-e-Kashmir Stadi-
um which will mark the
culmination of the
Kanyakumari to Kash-
mir march.
RAHUL LAUDS
WAYANAD ON RARE
ACHIEVEMENT
New Delhi: Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi on Saturday
congratulated Kerala’s Way-
anad on becoming India’s
first district to digitise basic
documents of all tribals. “An
empowered tribal community
is the cornerstone of a strong
India,” Rahul, Wayanad MP,
tweeted. “Proud that Way-
anad is India’s 1st district
to provide digitise basic
documents for all Tribals,” he
said. He lauded the collective
efforts of district admin, local
bodies, and people’s repre-
sentatives for the initiative.
Yogi flags off ‘Run for G20 Walkathon’
to spread awareness about summit
Lucknow (PTI): UP
CM Yogi Adityanath on
Saturday flagged off the
‘Run for G20 Walka-
thon’ organised simul-
taneously in four cities
to spread awareness
about the summit. Adi-
tyanath flagged off the
walkathons in Luc-
know, Agra, Varanasi
and Gautam Buddh Na-
gar from his residence.
Uttar Pradesh will
host 11 meetings during
the G20 conference,
through which it has got
the opportunity to pro-
mote its image, culture
and food, Adityanath
said. He also praised PM
Narendra Modi and
said, “The world is ac-
cepting the fact that in
this era of global crisis,
India and PM Narendra
Modi are the only ones
who can save the world
and realise the sacred
spirit of India towards
the welfare of the com-
mon man.”
Yogi Adityanath flags off G-20 Walkathon, in Lucknow on Saturday.
Mysuru (PTI): Senior
Congress leader Sid-
daramaiah, who has
decided to contest the
upcoming
a s s e m b l y
election in
Karnataka
from Kolar
s e g m e n t ,
asserted on Saturday
that he will surely win
even if Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah were to cam-
paign against him.
The former Chief
Minister decided to
shift his constituency
from Badami in
Bagalkote district in
North Karnataka to
Kolar citing age factor
and the distance.
“Let (BJP national
general secretary) B
L Santhosh come,
BJP national presi-
dent J P Nadda, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi or Union Home
Minister Amit Shah
and campaign against
me. I will surely win
from Kolar,” he told
reporters.
Siddaramaiah was
reacting to a query that
a negative campaign
has begun ever since he
expressed his desire to
contest from Kolar.
Siddaramaiah
claims he will
win Kolar seat
despite all odds
Guwahati (PTI): “Who
is Shahrukh Khan? I
don’t know anything
about him or his film
Pathaan”, was Assam
CM Himanta Biswa
Sarma’s curt answer to
queries by
re por ters
here on Sat-
urday. Me-
diapersons
had raised
questions on the vio-
lent protest by Bajrang
Dal activists, who
stormed a theatre at
Narengi in the city on
Friday where the film
is slated to be screened.
The far right wing
group’s volunteers tore
down the film’s posters
and burnt them.
Who is Shahrukh?
asks Assam CM
Himanta Sarma
Kolkata (PTI): Amidst
the fanfare over Rash-
triya Swayamsevak
Sangh’s (RSS) plans to
celebrate Netaji Sub-
has Chandra Bose’s
birth anniversary in
the city on January 23,
his daughter Anita
Bose-Pfaff has said
that it is being done to
“partially exploit” her
father’s legacy
.
RSS’s ideology and
the nationalist leader’s
ideas of securlarism
and inclusiveness are
“poles apart and do not
coincide”, she said.
As far as ideology is
concerned, the Con-
gress has lot more in
common with Netaji
than any other party
in the country, Bose-
Pfaff said.
RSS chief Mohan
Bhagwat will address a
public programme at
Shahid Minar ground
in the city to commemo-
rate Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose’s birth
anniversary
.
Bose-Pfaff said the
BJP and RSS do not re-
flect the idea of respect-
ing all religions as
preached by Netaji, who
was a devout Hindu but
believed in respecting
other faiths. He was in
favour of a productive
cooperation between
members of different
religions, she said.
PlanofRSSto“partiallyexploit”
Netaji’slegacy,sayshisdaughter
WFI rejects wrestlers’
allegations against its
prez BB Sharan Singh
New Delhi: The WFI
has rejected all the al-
legations, including
that of sexual harass-
ment against its pres-
ident Brij Bhushan
Sharan Singh, say-
ing “there is no scope
for arbitrariness and
mismanagement “ in
the sports body
.
“The WFI is man-
aged by an elected
body as per its consti-
tution, and therefore,
there is no scope for
arbitrarinessandmis-
management in WFI
by any one individu-
ally
, including the
president,” the WFI
said in its response to
sports ministry
.
“The WFI, in par-
ticular, under the sit-
ting president has
always acted keeping
the best interests of
wrestlers in mind.
“The WFI has en-
hanced the image of
wrestling sport na-
tionally as well as
internationally and
for the record of this
ministry
, it is not pos-
sible without fair,
supportive, clean and
strict management
of WFI,” it added.
New Delhi (Agencies):
Delhi Commission for
Women (DCW) chief
Swati Maliwal, who
was allegedly molested
and dragged for 10-15
meters by a drunk driv-
er after her hand got
stuck in his car’s win-
dow around 3 am on
Thursday, reacted
sharply to the allega-
tions that the whole in-
cident was fake.
Swati Maliwal, on
Saturday, called the al-
legations “dirty lies”
and that she would fight
till her last breath.
She tweeted, “Let me
tell those who think
that they will scare me
by telling dirty lies
about me. I have done
many big things in this
short life by tying a
shroud on my head. I
was attacked many
times but I did not stop.
With every atrocity, the
fire inside me grew
stronger. No one can
suppress my voice. I
will keep fighting as
long as I am alive!”
“Iwillkeepfightingtillamalive”,
Maliwalreactsto‘fakesting’claims New Delhi (ANI): The
CBI has recovered Rs
94.37 lakh in cash after
conducting several raids
at 18 places in Mumbai
and Bhopal in three cas-
es connected with illegal
forexremittancesduring
2014-2016. Several in-
criminating documents
and electronic gadgets
were also recovered. As
per statement, CBI regis-
tered three separate cas-
es against the accused
which included private
persons, unknown offi-
cials of multi-state coop-
erative societies and un-
known public servants.
It was alleged that dur-
ing 2014-2016, a huge
amount was remitted in
foreignexchange(Forex)
abroadfromtheaccounts
of nine entities through
eight nationalised banks
by submitting fake im-
port documents such as
bills of entry
, bills of lad-
ing, among others, with-
out any actual trade.
CBI recovers `94.37L in
several raids at 18 places
NGO OPPOSES
CRIMINALISATION
OF MARITAL RAPE
17 HELD AFTER
TMC,ISF WORKERS
CLASH IN KOLKATA
New Delhi: An NGO has
moved the Supreme Court
opposing the criminal-
isation of marital rape,
saying it would destabilise
the institution of mar-
riage. The petition filed
by NGO Purush Aayog
Trust through its president
Barkha Trehan has sought
the court’s intervention in
a batch of petitions per-
taining to criminalisation
of marital rape.
Kolkata: Workers of the
Indian Secular Front, or
ISF, were lathicharged
by the police in Kolkata’s
Esplanade area this evening
as they blocked roads in the
area. ISF claimed they were
attacked by the TMC work-
ers on their way to a rally in
the area and demanded the
arrest of Trinamool leader
Arabul Islam for orches-
trating an earlier attack on
them this morning.
New Delhi: A Delhi court is likely to hear on March 25 a crim-
inal complaint filed by actor Nora Fatehi against Jacqueline
Fernandez for allegedly defaming
her by “unfairly dragging” her
name into a Rs 200 crore money
laundering case. Fatehi, a Cana-
dian citizen, has also arrayed 15
media organisations as accused
in her complaint. The matter,
which was scheduled to come
up for hearing on Saturday, was
adjourned since the judge was
on leave, Fatehi’s lawyer said.
Morbi: A sessions court here on Saturday adjourned till
February 1 the hearing in the anticipatory bail application
filed by Ajanta Manufacturing
Limited’s managing director in
connection with the collapse
of the suspension bridge here
on October 30 that killed 135
persons. The court of principal
district and sessions judge P
C Joshi deferred the hearing of the anticipatory bail plea
moved by Jaysukh Patel to February 1 as the public prose-
cutor was not present.
COURT ADJOURNS ACTOR NORA FATEHI’S
DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST JACQUELINE
MORBI: HEARING ON OREVA GROUP MD’S
PRE-ARREST BAIL ADJOURNED TILL FEB 1
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WRESTLERS’ PROTEST

New Delhi (PTI): Ahead
of assemblypollsinthree
northeastern states and
various byelections, the
Election Commission
has reminded its field
machinery and political
parties of a law and pro-
visionsof themodelcode
whichprohibittheuseof
places of worship as a fo-
rum for election propa-
ganda “in any manner”.
In a letter to its chief
electoral officers in all
states and union territo-
ries on January 19, the
poll panel reminded
them of its 2012 instruc-
tions on the issue which
had noted that the exist-
ing provisions of the
model code of conduct
prohibit the use of
“places of worship as a
forum for election prop-
aganda in any manner”.
“Further, Sections 3, 5
and 6 of The Religious
Institutions (Prevention
of Misuse)Act,1988,pro-
hibit the use of religious
institutions or funds of
religiousinstitutionsfor
the promotion or propa-
gation of any political
ideasorpoliticalactivity
or for the benefit of any
political party
,” letter
read. Contravention of
the provisions of any of
these sections is pun-
ishable by imprison-
ment up to five years
and with a fine, it point-
ed out. A copy of the
letter has been sent to
leaders of all national
and state parties.
INDIA
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Bhopal (PTI): Paleon-
tologistshavereporteda
rarediscoveryof closely
located dinosaur nests
and 256 eggs of the her-
bivorous titanosaurs in
the Narmada valley in
Madhya Pradesh. Re-
searchersfromtheDelhi
University and Indian
Instituteof ScienceEdu-
cation and Research in
Mohanpur-Kolkata and
Bhopal have also report-
eddiscoveryof ovum-in-
ovo or multi-shell eggs
in Bagh and Kukshi ar-
eas in Dhar district of
Madhya Pradesh.
The findings were
published in PLoS One
research journal this
week by Harsha Dhi-
man, Vishal Verma, and
Guntupalli Prasad,
among others. A study
of the nests and eggs
has revealed intimate
details about the lives
of the long-necked sau-
ropods that walked the
region more than 66
million years ago.
“The eggs were found
from the estuary
formed at a place where
the Tethys Sea merged
with the Narmada
when Seychelles had
broken away from the
Indian plate. The sepa-
ration of Seychelles
had led to the incursion
of the Tethys Sea 400
kms inside the Narma-
da Valley,” Verma, who
works in the Higher
Secondary School, Ba-
kaner, Dhar, said.
He said the nests
found in the Narmada
valley were close to
each other. Generally
the nests are located at
some distance from
each other. Verma, con-
sidered the driving
force behind a series of
discoveries of dinosaur
fossils in Narmada,
said the reason behind
multi-shell eggs could
be the inability of the
mother to find favoura-
ble conditions for lay-
ing eggs.
Rare dinosaur nests found in Narmada valley
PALEONTOLOGISTS’ DISCOVERY
During the
field investi-
gations car-
ried out between 2017
and 2020, we found
extensive hatcheries of
dinosaurs in Bagh
and Kukshi areas in
Dhar District, MP.
—Vishal Verma,
A Researcher
—Pic for representational purpose only
NGT PANEL CHALKS
OUT YAMUNA
ACTION PLAN
SKELETON FOUND
FROM BUILDING
GUTTED IN FIRE
New Delhi: The high
level panel formed by
NGT for rejuvenation of
Yamuna has chalked out
a six month action plan
till June, with monthly
targets, and the same
will be monitored on
weekly basis. After tak-
ing stock of the prevalent
situation of water quality
in river Yamuna and the
various drains in the city,
along with the status
of Sewage Treatment
Plants Common Efflu-
ent Treatment Plants.
Hyderabad: Making a
breakthrough, rescue
workers on Saturday
found a human skel-
eton in a six-storeyed
commercial building
which was gutted
in a massive fire on
Thursday. The rescue
teams, which continued
their efforts to collect
clues of three missing
persons, found the
skeleton on the first
floor of the building at
Nallagutta on Ministers
Road in Secunderabad.
Bhubaneswar: Nine mega piped water supply projects
will be implemented in Odisha’s Malkangiri, Nayagarh
and Jajpur districts at a cost of Rs 1,287 crore in next
two years. This was decided at the state cabinet chaired
by CM Naveen Patnaik on Saturday. The Cabinet ap-
proved three tenders worth Rs 1,287 crore for execu-
tion of these projects. Giving details about the cabinet
decisions, Development Commissioner PK Jena said
supply of safe drinking water to the people living in the
rural areas is one of the priority areas of the state govt.
ODISHA CABINET APPROVES DRINKING
WATER PROJECTS WORTH `1,287 CR
Kolkata: The CISF on Saturday arrested a US citizen
with a Chinese satellite phone while he was attempt-
ing to board a Delhi-bound flight at the Bagdogra
airport near Siliguri in West Bengal. The arrested
person has been identified Thomas Esroh Seitz (45).
According to Bagdogra airport sources, three US
citizens, including Seitz, arrived at the airport on
Saturday afternoon to board a Delhi-bound flight.
However, CISF jawans, while checking the luggage
of Seitz, detected a Chinese satellite phone.
US CITIZEN WITH CHINESE SATELLITE
PHONE HELD AT BAGDOGRA AIRPORT
CRUCIAL READ
REPUBLIC DAY PREPARATIONS
JOSHIMATH LAND SUBSIDENCE
ENDUSETHROWFORSOCIETY’S
BETTERMENT: RAJNATH SINGH
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Saturday called upon
the youth to eliminate
the concept of ‘use and
throw’,pointingoutthat
the society and environ-
ment suffer the most
due to this malpractice.
He said that no stone
is left unturned by the
government to equip
the nation to deal with
challenges that may
arise due to the fast-
evolving global security
scenario.
Saying that destruc-
tion of the environment
means destruction of
life, he appealed to the
youth and the nation at
large to reuse goods as
far as possible and work
for the conservation of
nature. He also encour-
aged the youth to not let
the ‘use and throw’ con-
cept enter their person-
al lives, urging them to
respect the elders, fam-
ily and friends. He stat-
ed that while knowl-
edge and education are
important, values hold
equal relevance.
This year, the Rak-
sha Mantri Padak was
awarded to Under Of-
ficer Tinggeuchile Nri-
ame of North Eastern
Region Directorate and
Cadet Avinash Jangir
of Rajasthan Directo-
rate. The Raksha Man-
tri Commendation
Cards were awarded to
Captain Pratap Kesha-
ri Harichandan of Odi-
sha Directorate, Cadet
Under Officer Jenny
Francina Victor Anand
of Tamil Nadu, Pu-
ducherry Andaman
Nicobar Directorate,
Cadet Fiza Shafi of
Jammu Kashmir
Ladakh Directorate
and Cadet Sehwag
Rana of Uttarakhand
Directorate.
Dehradun (PTI): Dem-
olition of ‘unsafe’ build-
ings in subsidence-hit
Joshimath in Uttara-
khand resumed on Sat-
urday as the weather
improved. Snowfall and
rain in various parts of
Uttarakhand on Friday
had intensified the cold,
adding to the woes of
people living in tempo-
rary relief camps.
“Dismantling of un-
safe hotels and houses
in Joshimath has been
temporarily halted due
to bad weather,” Cham-
oli District Magistrate
Himanshu Khurana
had said.
According to offi-
cials, 849 houses in
Joshimath have devel-
oped cracks following
land subsidence and 269
families have been
moved to temporary re-
lief centres.
On Saturday, drilling
machines and bulldoz-
erswerebacktodisman-
tle hotels — Malari Inn
and Mount View — and
the PWD’s inspection
bungalow as weather
cleared in the morning.
“Providing relief to
affected people in Joshi-
math is among the top
priorities of CM Push-
kar Singh Dhami at pre-
sent,” a release said.
Says Govt is leaving no stone unturned to equip nation to meet new challenges
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits NCC Republic Day Camp at Delhi Cantt on Saturday.
DEFENCE MINISTER
GIVES AWAY RAKSHA
MANTRI PADAK
CARDS TO NCC CADETS
PETS AND CATTLE
DISPLACED AS
OWNERS NAVIGATE
SUBSIDENCE FALLOUT
New Delhi (FIB): Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh on
Saturday visited the National
Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic
Day Camp at Delhi Cantt and
gave away Raksha Mantri
Padak Commendation
Cards to cadets for their
exemplary performance and
devotion to duty. This year,
the Raksha Mantri Padak
was awarded to Under Of-
ficer Tinggeuchile Nriame
of North Eastern Region
Directorate and Cadet
Avinash Jangir of Rajasthan
Directorate.
Joshimath (PTI): As land
sinks in Joshimath, buildings
are razed and hundreds of
families forced out of their
homes, there is another trag-
edy playing out in this Hima-
layan town many dogs, cattle
and other domestic animals
left untended as their owners
navigate the life-changing cri-
sis. Some animals have been
left behind in houses, desolate
and deserted as the cracks
on their walls deepen, and
some smaller pets have been
crammed into shelter homes
along with families forced into
one room. The snow and the
dipping temperatures have ex-
acerbated the many woes. The
displacement is at many lev-
els, say animal rights activists
who have rushed to the once
bustling town of Joshimath to
keep the voiceless safe.
Mizoram forms
group to collect
info on border row
India beat NZ in 2nd
ODI; take over series
Aizawl (PTI): The
Mizoram govern-
ment has formed a
study group headed
by an expert from Mi-
zoram University
(MZU) to study and
collect relevant infor-
mation on its claimed
border areas to be
furnished to Assam
government, an offi-
cial statement said.
The group was the
follow-up of a deci-
sion made during the
border talks between
Mizoram and Assam
held at Guwahati in
November.
The meeting of a
boundary committee
chaired by Mizoram
minister Lalchamli-
ana on Friday ap-
pointed Prof J Doun-
gel, a political sci-
ence teacher from
MZU as the study
group’s convener,
while joint secretary
in the Home depart-
ment Lalthiamsanga
was appointed as
member secretary
.
The study group
will study and collect
the list of villages,
their areas, geo-spa-
tial extent, and eth-
nicity of the people
and other relevant
information to sup-
port its claim on the
state’s boundary
.
During the border
talks held on Novem-
ber 17 last year, both
states had decided
that Mizoram will
furnish the list of vil-
lages and their areas.
Raipur (ANI): India se-
cured a comprehensive
eight-wicket win
against New Zealand in
the second ODI on Sat-
urday to clinch their
seventh consecutive
One Day International
(ODI) series at home.
Rohit Sharma’s fifty
coupled with a fiery per-
formance from the In-
dian bowlers made sure
that the hosts cruised to
victory
, chasing a paltry
109 at the Shaheed Veer
Narayan Singh Interna-
tional Stadium, here.
The group was formed to study Mizoram-Assam border areas.
Workers demolish a house that got damaged due to land subsidence, at Joshimath, on Saturday.
Demolition of unsafe buildings
resumes in ‘sinking’ Joshimath
RESPONSIBILITY OFTEN COMES TO PEOPLE
NOT IN POSITION TO HANDLE IT: RAWAT
Dehradun (PTI): BJP leader and former Uttarakhand
chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that in
a democracy, responsibility often comes to people
who are not in a position to handle it. In a video that
has gone viral on social media, Rawat purportedly
says in reply to a question on the land-subsidence
crisis in Joshimath that “the onus rests on everyone
in a democracy, some of them are wise, some less
wise and some still less wise”. “It is an irony and even
beauty of a democracy that people in this system elect
their representatives. So, sometimes the onus or the
responsibility comes to people who cannot handle it.
That leads to problems,” Rawat said.
ECI reminds parties of
law, poll code provisions
TRIPURA: EC ASSURES CPI(M), CONGRESS
OF ALL STEPS FOR PEACEFUL POLLING
Agartala (PTI): The Election Commission on Saturday
assured a CPI(M)-Congress delegation that all pos-
sible steps will be taken for conducting free, fair and
peaceful polling in Tripura. The assurance was given to
a nine-member team of the CPI(M) and the Congress
when the delegation met the state Chief Electoral Of-
ficer (CEO), Gitte Kirankumar Dinakarrao. Elections to
the 60-member Assembly will be held on February 16.

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BRIEFS
Chennai: The American
India Foundation (AIF) in
the august presence of
Thiru Anbil Mahesh Poyy-
amozhi, Minister for
School Education, Govern-
ment of Tamil Nadu, inau-
gurated India’s first STEM
Innovation and Learning
Center (SILC) under the
scheme of Vanavil Man-
dram at the Government
Higher Secondary School,
MMDA Colony, Chennai.
AIF’s award-winning flag-
ship education Program -
Digital Equalizer has de-
signed the Center to be a
one-stop solution for
STEM among students
and teachers. Consisting
of Innovation Corner for
students, the Center will
introduce students to a
transdisciplinary learning
approach through robot-
ics, AI, Space technology,
and Incubation
workstation. —ANI
AIF INAUGURATES
INDIA’S FIRST STEM
INNOVATION CENTER
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala is witnessing an
unprecedented invest-
ment boom in the indus-
trial sector with over one
lakh new Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises
(MSME) opening units in
the current fiscal, gener-
ating thousands of jobs
in the southern state, In-
dustries Minister P Ra-
jeev said. Projecting Ker-
ala as an investment-
friendly destination, the
minister claimed that as
part of the state govern-
ment’s ‘Year of Enterpris-
es’ initiative, more than
1.24 lakh new MSMEs
were set up in Kerala so
far in the current financial
year, attracting an invest-
ment worth over Rs8,000
crore. “It is much higher
than the target set by the
Industries Department as
part of its ‘Year of Enter-
prises’ initiative”, Rajeev
told. —PTI
KERALA WITNESSING
INVESTMENT BOOM
IN IND SECTOR: MIN
New Delhi : Yes Bank on
Saturday posted a drop of
80 per cent in its net prof-
it to Rs52 crore for the
quarter ended December,
against Rs266.43 crore in
the corresponding quarter
the previous year. The
lender said it was largely
impacted due to ageing-
related provisions. The
bank said its operating
profits grew 17 per cent
year-on-year to Rs914
crore in Q3FY23 and the
Mumbai-headquartered
lender said it is the high-
est in the past seven
quarters. The cost-to-in-
come ratio improved to
70.7 per cent from 72.8
per cent in the third quar-
ter (October-December),
according to the bank
statement released on
Saturday. The bank said
advances grew 10 per
cent y-o-y, deposits’
growth was 16 per cent
y-o-y and its balance
sheet was up 13 per cent
y-o-y. —ANI
YES BANK’S NET
PROFIT DROPS 80%
TO `52 CR IN Q3
*Rates till the edition went to print.
MY BUDGET 2023-24
The Union Budget for the
FY 2023-24 is all set to be
presented by Finance Min-
ister Nirmala Sitharaman
on the 1st of Feb. All eyes
are on this space as this
will be the last budget be-
fore the 2024 general elec-
tions. There is a lot of de-
bate about whether this
budget will have a flavour
of populism to woo the In-
dian voters for one last
time before the general
Lok Sabha elections in
2024.
Let’s look at some key fig-
ures to keep our eyes on.
 The fiscal deficit figure
 The CAPEX planned and
their sectoral allotments
 Money raised from divest-
ment and privatization
 Tax reforms and revenue
collections
 Subsidies and welfare
schemes
 Healthcare, education,
sustainability, and urban
reform outlays
WHAT ABOUT THE
COMMON INDIANS?
Clearly, budget discussions
are full of hopes and big
promises. It’s a complex
document of even bigger
numbers on how the gov-
ernment is likely to func-
tion for the forthcoming
year. But when it comes
to a common man, the
demands are often very
simple and basic.
MY BUDGET 2023
Finance minister Nirmala
Sitharaman recently said,
“I belong to a middle class,
understand their pres-
sures”. This has raised
hopes among Indians that
the Budget FY2024 might
reward the middle class.
The past year has proven
to be highly challenging for
the middle class and expect
the government to do some-
thing big to help ease some
of their tensions. With pur-
chasing power drying out
over COVID, doubled with
soaring inflation and un-
employment rates, the
common man has been hit
the hardest. Let’s look at
some basic demands of a
common Indian man from
this year’s budget.
MORE MONEY IN MY
WALLET
Any budget talk is incom-
plete without a demand for
tax benefits. The salaried
class seems to have hardly
benefited from the New
Taxation Regime of 2020,
and they have big expecta-
tions from the budget.
There are expectations that
the highest tax rate of 30%
to be reduced to 25%
and the threshold limit
for the highest tax rate
increased from Rs 10 lakh
to Rs 20 lakh.
There is also an expected
revision in the deductions
offered under section 80C
to somewhere between Rs2-
2.5 lakhs, with medical in-
surance provisions being
increased to cover the ef-
fect of inflation.
However, with inflation
concerns taking up much
of FY 2023, the possibility
of any change in income
tax slabs looks unlikely
.
BETTER HOUSES
Soaring inflation and ris-
ing interest rates have
harmed the purchasing
power of homebuyers. Ex-
perts in the real estate sec-
tor feel that the tax deduc-
tion limit on the interest
paid on home loans should
be increased from Rs 2 lakh
to Rs 5 lakh. Another de-
mand is for a separate sec-
tion on principal repay-
ment of housing loans
other than Section 80 C to
be introduced for Rs 4 lakh.
LOWER FUEL AND
FOOD PRICES
Inflation was a trouble all
common man faced last
year. In 2022, food inflation,
as measured by the CPI, av-
eraged 6.8%, more than
double the 3.1% it averaged
in 2021. Inflation for basic
products like milk prod-
ucts has averaged more
than 8% since the middle
of 2021. Domestic diesel
prices have gone down by
only 3% since June 2022,
despite the price of India’s
crude basket falling by a
third during this time.
A relief to help cut down
day-to-day living expenses
for the common man is
thus on the wishlist of
most Indians.
POPULIST VS.
PRUDENCE
All in all, the Indian con-
sumer has had it tough
these last few years. Given
that the demand revival is
crucial to boost the private
investment cycle, meas-
ures to reduce the price
burden or enhance dispos-
able incomes can be benefi-
cial for the individual and
may have a multiplier ef-
fect on the economy
.
It all looks so easy no?
But it ain’t so. Too many
dole-outs and populist
measures could fuel infla-
tion again and that’s some-
thing which the govern-
ment will dare not do this
year. Plus government has
been working on the path
of fiscal prudence and has
committed to a medium-
term target of 4.5% of GDP
by FY 2026. Considering
that the deficit was budg-
eted at 6.4% for FY 2023,
there is an expectation of
a staggered reduction of
the deficit by around 0.5-
0.75% of GDP in the next
three years.
With covid and lock-
downs concerns well be-
hind us, and tax collections
handsomely beating budg-
et estimates, Budget FY24
is expected to make marked
progress in improving its
finances.
So the government will
be walking on a very
tightrope of populist vs.
prudence and we shall
soon find out whether it
will maintain a balance
or bend.
WishlistofacommonIndian
Union Budget 2023-24
FISCAL DEFICIT OVER THE YEARS
FY (` in lakh crore) (% of GDP)
2022 16.61 6.4
2021 15.86 6.7
2020 18.21 9.3
2019 11.58 4.6
2018 6.45 3.4
Source: RBI
‘Foreign shipping lines may stop services’
Islamabad (PTI): Ship-
ping agents have warned
the cash-strapped Pakistan
government that all ex-
ports could come to a halt
as foreign shipping lines
are considering stopping
their services for the coun-
try after banks stopped re-
mitting freight charges to
them due to a lack of dollar
availability, according to a
media report on Saturday
.
Apart from bordering
countries, almost all the in-
ternational logistics from
Pakistan are catered by sea
and any disruption could
create serious issues for the
country’s international
trade, Pakistan Ship’s
Agents Association (PSAA)
chairman Abdul Rauf
warned Finance Minister
Ishaq Dar through a letter.
“If international trade is
stopped, the economic situ-
ation will worsen,” the as-
sociation warned, adding
that the foreign shipping
lines are already consider-
ing winding up their ser-
vices in Pakistan due to
reduced cargo volumes.
The PSAA chairman also
wrote letters to State Bank
of Pakistan (SBP) Gover-
nor Jameel Ahmed, Com-
merce Minister Syed
Naveed Namar, and Mari-
time Affairs Minister Fais-
al Sabzwari, the Dawn
newspaper reported.
Rauf requested minis-
tries and departments con-
cerned to intervene to en-
sure continuity in Paki-
stan’s seaborne trade by al-
lowing outward remittance
of surplus freight amounts
to respective foreign ship-
ping lines forthwith. “Due
to discontinuation of out-
ward remittance of surplus
freight amounts to respec-
tive foreign shipping lines,
was hampering Pakistan’s
seaborne trade which is
heavily dependent on for-
eign shipping lines,” letter
added. However, crisis re-
lates to export cargoes as all
outward trade from Paki-
stan is container-based, as
there are no liquid or grain
exports from the country
.
The state-owned Paki-
stan National Shipping
Company (PNSC) only han-
dles imports of crude oil
and other petroleum fuel
through its 12 vessels.
FOR CASH-STRAPPED PAKISTAN Norms eased for few
sectors under EPCG
New Delhi (ANI): The gov-
ernment has announced a
one-time relaxation from
maintaining average ex-
port obligation and an op-
tion to extend export obli-
gation period for certain
sectors under the Export
Promotion Capital Goods
(EPCG) Scheme.
The sectors that are eligi-
ble for this relief are hotel,
healthcare and education-
al. For the years 2020-21 and
2021-22, these sectors will
not be required to maintain
average export obligation
for EPCG authorisations is-
sued to them. These sectors
will also have option to ex-
tend export obligation pe-
riod for a longer duration,
without having to pay any
additional fees.
For EPCG authorisations
issued for hotel, healthcare
and educational sectors, ex-
port obligation period
would be extended from
date of expiry for duration
equivalent to number of
days export obligation pe-
riod falls between February
1, 2020, and March 31, 2022.
This extension will be
granted without payment
of composition fees.
However, for EPCG au-
thorisations issued for sec-
tors other than hotel,
healthcare and education-
al, the export obligation
period may be extended.

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Embryotransferstartedin
animalsforbreedimprovement
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Embryo trans-
plant has started for
the first time in Joja-
war, Pali. Through this
technique, there will be
breed improvement in
animals in the coming
times. The application
of this technique will
start at all divisional
headquarters in Ra-
jasthan. Embryo trans-
plant was done in 17
cows in a single day,
which will increase the
production of good-
breed cows. With this
technique, the conser-
vation and promotion
of native-breed cows
will be made achieva-
ble. This has been pos-
sible with the joint ef-
forts of the Animal
Husbandry Depart-
ment, Embryo Trans-
plantation Technology
Laboratories, and Ra-
Veterinary and Animal
Sciences.
The Embryo trans-
plant technique can
also improve native
breeds even disabled
and stray cattle. By
transplanting embryos
in these cows, they can
be made milky. For this,
laboratories are being
set up in the Veterinary
Colleges of Jaipur, Bi-
kaner, and Udaipur. Ini-
tially, 8 centres will be
set up, for this 8 veteri-
narians took training
from Dehradun. Finan-
cial approval of Rs 6
crore was given for
these 3 Veterinary Col-
leges, while Rs 145 lakh
was sanctioned for Joja-
war Transplant Center
in Pali.
First India Bureau
Jhunjhunu: The Guj-
jar community in
Udaipurwati staged a
sit-in at Bhairav Ghat
against the ACB trap
case against Pradhan
Maya Gurjar. During
this, Minister Rajendra
Singh Gudha also
reached the spot. People
raised slogans against
him and Dipendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat had an
argument with the min-
ister during the slogan-
eering. Slogans of
‘Maya Gurjar Zindabad’
were also raised in front
of the minister. Former
MLA Shubhakaran
Chaudharyalsoreached
the protest site. Chaud-
hary said that Pradhan
has been implicated.
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer: The ACB on
Friday seized Rs 7.74
lakhs from three mem-
bers of the local fund
and audit team in Jais-
almer. ACB Deputy SP
Anil Sharma informed
that Ganga Ram,
Kailash Bamania, and
Mahendra Jat had come
from Jodhpur and were
returning on Friday
night. “At around 9 pm,
their car was stopped at
a barricading near
Chandan village on
Jaisalmer-Jodhpur
Road. During checking,
nearly Rs. 7.74 lakhs
were recovered from
their car. The three of-
ficials were checking
the expenses of the lo-
cal fund in Mohangarh
Panchayat Samiti for
the last one month,”
ASP Anil Sharma said.
“When they were in-
quired about the money,
they could not give a sat-
isfactory answer. An
FIR in this regard will
be filed,” added Sharma.
First India Bureau
Sirohi: Oil pipeline op-
erated by Indian Oil
Corporation (IOC) was
allegedly damaged by a
few unidentified mis-
creants in Kiwalri vil-
lage of Abu Road Town
to steal diesel, police
said. Police informed
the miscreants pierced
the pipeline and stole
diesel from it by fixing
a valve into it. “A case
has been registered in
Abu Road Police Station
by officials of IOCL.
The valve was fixed in
the pipeline passing
through farmland just a
few meters away from
the four-lane highway.
The land owner has
been taken into custody
and is being interrogat-
ed,” police said.
Chittorgarh (FIB): In a
relief amid the power
crisis, the three units of
the 43 MW Rawatbhata
hydropower plant,
which had been shut,
started operating.Cana-
da General Electrical
hadestablishedtheplant
50 years ago. The unit of
Rawatbhata RPS hydro-
electric was submerged
in rainwater.In 2019, this
unit of electricity was
drowned in rainwater.
The engineering wing
started the unit after the
efforts of RVUNL CMD
RK Sharma.
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer: The Border
Security Force (BSF)
will increase surveil-
lance along the Pakistan
border in Jaisalmer and
other districts under its
“OperationSardHawa”.
Officials informed that
due to fog and haze on
the border during win-
ter, the force remains on
“high alert” to deal with
infiltration and other
nefariousactivitiesfrom
across the border. The
security forces are also
on alert due to Republic
Day on January 26. Ex-
tra forces have been de-
ployed at headquarters
and border posts in the
bordering areas while
patrolling and checking
has also been increased.
Jaisalmer (PTI): The
first-ever joint exercise
between the special
forces of the Indian
Army and the Egyptian
Army named “Exercise
Cyclone-I” is underway
in Rajasthan, accord-
ing to an official state-
ment.
The exercise, which
began on January 14, is
aimed at bolstering de-
fence cooperation be-
tween the two nations
and focus on sharing
professional skills and
interoperability of the
special forces in desert
terrain while under-
taking counter-terror-
ism, reconnaissance,
raids and other special
operations, the state-
ment added.
“The 14-day exercise
which is being carried
out in the deserts of Ra-
jasthan engages both
the contingents to ad-
vance special forces
skills such as sniping,
combat free fall, recon-
naissance, surveillance
and target designation,
sharing of information
on weapons, equip-
ment, innovations, tac-
tics, techniques and
procedures,” the re-
lease said.
The participants
would also undertake
joint planning and
drills for special forces
operations in a mecha-
nised warfare setting
as well as surgical
strikes on terrorist
camps/ hideouts to in-
clude sniping of high-
value targets.
IndiaEgyptspecialforcesundergo
maidenjointexerciseinRajasthan
Indian Army and the Egyptian Army excercise is underway.
Gurjars staged a sit-in against
ACB trap on Maya Gujjar.
Oil pipeline damaged in Kiwalri
village of Abu Road Town. Anti-Corruption Bureau office in Jaisalmer.
Rawatbhata hydro
power plant
resumes production
BSF to start
‘Op Sard Hawa’
along Pak border
Application of this technique will start
at all divisional headquarters in Raj
Embryo transplant will increase the
production of good-breed cows
Gurjars protest against
ACB trap on Pradhan
ACB arrests three, seizes ` 7.74L
from audit officials in Jaisalmer
Miscreants steal diesel
from pipeline of IOC

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conviction to speak aloud your
highest goals and dreams, your
dedication will increase.
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CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot,while ad-
dressing the meeting of
State Level Tax Consul-
tative Committee at the
Secretariat on Saturday
regarding the preps for
State Budget 2023-24,
said that entrepre-
neurs, traders tax
payers play an impor-
tant role in state’s eco-
nomic progress. Like
every year, this year
also efforts will be made
to include panel’s sug-
gestions in the budget.
He said that positivi-
ty and experience is re-
flected in the sugges-
tions given by entrepre-
neurs, businessmen
and taxpayers. The CM
said that every possible
relief was provided to
industries traders by
State government dur-
ing the Corona period.
State government has
taken a historic deci-
sion to give industry
status to tourism, an
important policy like
RIPS is giving encour-
agement and strength
to State’s industries.
“Today Raj ranks 2nd
in the country in terms
of GDP growth. This
wasn’t possible without
your cooperation. Re-
cord investment MoUs
weresignedatInvestRa-
jasthan Summit, which
is historic in itself, the
CM added. In the meet,
the representatives
thanked the Chief Min-
ister for important
schemes.
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: With the
Sachin Pilot faction
still trying to find ‘rel-
evance’ in the Congress
party, Pilot supporters
have given a blunt ad-
vice to Pilot and said
that enough is enough,
there is no need to wait
any longer!
It has been learnt
that the supporters
have told Pilot not to
trust the assurances of
the High Command
anymore and rather,
announce his next step
in the next 10-15 days
by holding a big rally in
Jaipur.
In this whole envi-
ronment, now everyone
is eagerly waiting for
Pilot’s next step.
Meanwhile, Sachin
Pilot’s speech, that he
delivered at the Maha-
raja College in Jaipur
on Friday, is one of the
hotly discussed topics
in the grand old party’s
circles.
Congress leader
Sachin Pilot raised a
slogan at the end of the
speech, saying, ‘Bharat
Mata Ki Jai’, and now
the ‘relevant circles’
are wondering, if there
is really any change in
the political ideology
of Pilot?
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Gehlot
government took a big
decision on Saturday
and decided to give
house to Devika Rota-
van. Devika, who was
injured in the 26/11 ter-
ror attack at the age of
9 years, joined Rahul in
Bharat Jodo Yatra. Ra-
jasthan govt had hon-
oured her patriotism.
Rahul also said on Sat-
urday that the “Ra-
jasthan government is
fulfilling her dream of
a house.” CM Ashok Ge-
hlot took immediate ac-
tion on this and said,
“Devika is a true exam-
ple of not being fearful.
Her fearlessness has
raised the entire state’s
prestige. Her indomita-
ble courage patriot-
ism deserves respect.
Govt has decided to pro-
vide a house to her.”
Commitment to...
The government is com-
mitted for all-round de-
velopment of farmers.
Girdawari is being done
in affected fields of
farmers,” he said.
Regarding the flagship
schemes, Gehlot said
that there are no such
schemes like Rajasthan
anywhere else in the
country. “The CM Chi-
ranjeevi Health Insur-
ance Scheme has provi-
sion for free treatment
up to Rs 10 lakh and ac-
cident insurance up to
Rs 5 lakh. State govt is
bearing the entire cost
of organ transplant. Re-
alizing the resolution
that ‘no one sleeps hun-
gry’, food is being pro-
vided to the common
man with respect
through Indira Rasoi
for Rs.8. Public welfare
schemes should be
widely publicised so
that their benefits reach
every village. Relief has
been provided to farm-
ers and the masses from
the high inflation in the
country, due to which
the electricity bills of
about 9 lakh farmers
and more than 40 lakh
consumers have be-
come zero,” Gehlot said.
‘Role of bizmen, tax payers crucial for state’s devp’
PRE-BUDGET DIALOGUE WITH STATE LEVEL TAX CONSULTATIVE PANEL
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FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB RAMAN
The author is a journalist and political
commentator and views expressed are his personal
...AND FINALLY
The difficulties of SP Su-
premo Akhilesh Yadav
are going to increase. Ear-
lier, petitioner Vishwanath
Chaturvedi had filed an
application in CBI Court,
stating that no ‘closure
report’ has been filed by
CBI in Mulayam family’s
disproportionate assets
case. In 2009, a section
of media claimed that CBI
had closed probe by filing
its ‘closure report’ regard-
ing the FIR filed against
the family. Sources reveal
that some TV person-
alities have also been
questioned as to ‘from
where did they get this
fake report.’ So, journos
told that ‘someone had
sent them this report in
a sealed envelope.’ Now,
they may be asked about
their source via inquiry.
Court has also asked CBI
to find out ‘Those involved
in theconspiracy to create
fake documents pass
them on to media.’ CBI
has been given time till
March 24 has to file a
supplementary report.
That means, the ‘genie’ of
Mulayam family’s dispro-
portionate assets case has
come ‘out of the bottle,’
this is what is weighing on
Akhilesh’s face.
The way has been paved for CPI (M)
General Secretary Sitaram Yechury
to enter the Rajya Sabha from Bihar.
Although many seats of Rajya Sabha
are getting vacant in April and May and
among these, 6 RS seats are getting
vacant from Bihar. Out of these, 2 seats
will come in the share of RJD, 2 in BJP,
and 1 in JDU. RJD, JDU and Congress
together want to crown Yechury
on the remaining sixth seat.
These three parties believe
that ‘Yechury can shine like
a comet in the sky, much like
the charisma that CPI(M) leader
Harkishan Singh Surjit had once
done.’ These three parties
want Yechury to be
the new leader of
the united opposition. To play a key role
in setting the stage, JDU wants Yechury
to ‘write a new script for Nitish Kumar’s
Delhi politics.’ However, Yechury can also
make it to the Rajya Sabha from Kerala,
which has a Marxist government led by
Penarayi Vijayan. But former CPI(M)
General Secretary Prakash Karat is said to
be not ready for this. Anyway, it is
an accepted tradition of CPI(M)
that ‘no leader of the party can
stay in Rajya Sabha for more
than two terms’. Yechury has
completed two terms in Rajya
Sabha, i.e. if he reaches the
Upper House once again this
time, it will be a violation of
the accepted tradition
of the party.
The BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain
has been accused of rape by a woman
and the matter is going on in the Supreme
Court. A long army of big lawyers is ready
from Hussain’s side. When
Shahnawaz’s lawyers said
in the court that ‘this case is
false’, the court said- ‘Let the
investigation happen, the truth
will come out.’ Then Sandeep
Singh, the Sports Minister of
Haryana’s BJP government,
was accused of sexual harass-
ment by a female coach and Singh had
to resign from his post. Now India’s well-
known women wrestlers have opened a
front against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh, the ‘Bahubali’ of Kaiser-
ganj. Singh is also the Chair-
man of the Indian Wrestling
Federation and internationally
renowned wrestlers are sitting
on a dharna at Jantar Mantar
in New Delhi, accusing him of
sexual harassment. This is a
time of crisis for the BJP.
Gujarat BJP State President CR Patil is going to get
something big amidst the rumblings of a reshuffle
in the BJP organisation and the Union Cabinet. The PM,
elated with the results of the Gujarat elections, patted
Patil’s back, first in the Parliament House, then at the
luncheon for MPs at the Gymkhana Club and then at the
National Executive meeting and heaped praises upon him.
So, now Patil can be given the charge of UP by making
him the General Secretary in the organisation, or, he can
be given the dual responsibility of UP in charge by making
him a minister at the Centre. Dinesh Sharma, who has
been on exile for a long time, can be sent back to Gujarat.
Recently, a meeting of BJP’s National Executive was
convened in Delhi. PM Narendra Modi was seated
on the stage and all the senior leaders of the party were
sitting in the front row. Then Karnataka BJP’s senior
leader BS Yeddiyurappa entered the hall and realised
that all the chairs were full, so where would he sit? Only
then the PM saved him from this crisis and immediately
called, “Piyush...” and Piyush Goyal left his front row
chair for Yeddiyurappa and went to sit at the back.
PICKPOCKETS HAVE A FIELD DAY DURING
PM MODI’S ROADSHOW IN NEW DELHI
RAHUL GANDHI TO CONTEST CWC POLLS?
On the occasion of BJP’s National Executive, PM
Narendra Modi conducted his mega road show in
Delhi. In this roadshow, a huge crowd had gathered and
there was a scuffle that dozens of people’s pockets were
cut, many mobiles were stolen, and an expensive lens
of a photojournalist was stolen, the cost of which is said
to be more than Rs two lakh. More than 18 FIRs have
been registered with the police. This raised questions
about the promptness of the Delhi Police. But what can
anyone do in such a crowd?
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge is
walking along with Rahul Gandhi in his ‘Bharat
Jodo Yatra’ everywhere. Whatever Rahul says to him
during the journey, his neck
just nods in ‘yes’. These days
Priyanka Gandhi is on a visit to
Kharge’s home state Karnataka,
but Kharge was seen with her
during Rahul’s Yatra in Punjab.
Rahul Gandhi is adamant about
the Congress Working Com-
mittee elections, so now there
is an opinion in the party that
‘Rahul will contest the elections in the Working Commit-
tee,’ while Priyanka Gandhi will be nominated by Party
President Mallikarjun Kharge for this.
PM’S PRESENCE OF MIND
AKHILESH’S
PROBLEMS MAY
INCREASE
CAN SITARAM HEAD FOR A THIRD TERM IN THE UPPER HOUSE?
IS THIS A WELL-THOUGHT-OUT CONSPIRACY?
First India Bureau
Sri Ganganagar:
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot paid obeisance
at the historic Gurd-
wara Buddha Johad in
Sri Ganganagar district
on Saturday
.
Gehlot also attended
a programme at the
Bishnoi temple on the
occasion of Jambhani
Harikatha.
On the second day of
his two-day visit to
Sriganganagar and Ha-
numangarh districts,
Gehlot paid obeisance
at the Gurdwara and
prayed for the welfare
of the state’s people, ac-
cording to a statement.
Former Punjab Dep-
uty Chief Minister and
the Congress’ Ra-
jasthan In-charge
Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa was present
on the occasion.
Gehlot said the state
government looked at
the centuries-old tradi-
tion of ‘langar’ (com-
munity kitchen) at
‘Guru Ghar’ to set up
the Indira Rasoi
through which it pro-
vides food to needy for
Rs 8. He also urged the
people of Rajasthan to
follow the ideals of
Guru Nanak Dev and
Guru Gobind Singh.
At the Bishnoi tem-
ple, Gehlot took part in
a programme com-
memorating Jambhani
Harikatha and called
upon the people to fol-
low the teachings of
Guru Jambheshwar
Maharaj.
Gehlot also met peo-
ple and sought their
opinion on the schemes
run by the government.
CM GEHLOT PAYS OBEISANCE
AT GURDWARA BUDDHA JOHAD
CM also attended
a programme at
the Bishnoi temple
to mark Jambhani
Harikatha
Healsometpeople
andsoughttheir
opinionon
schemesrunbythe
Stategovernment
Pilot supporters
have told him to
announce his next
step in next 10-15
days via rally in Jpr
Their suggestions
reflect positivity
experience: CM
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot pays obeisance at the Gurdwara Buddha Johad (Dabla) in Raisinghnagar town in Sriganganagar district
on Saturday. Also seen here is Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and others.
CM Ashok Gehlot holds a Pre-Budget dialogue with State Level Tax Consultative Committee at the
State Secretariat on Saturday. Also seen here are Shakuntala Rawat, BS Bhati, Akhil Arora, Kuldeep
Ranka, Niranjan Arya, Veenu Gupta and others.
Sachin Pilot
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has
approved Rs 8 crore for construction of
Railway Under Bridge (RUB) near LC-50
at Sangaria in Hanumangarh district. He
has approved the revised proposal of
Rajasthan Transport Infrastructure Devel-
opment Fund (RTIDF) for the project. This
railway line passes through the centre of
the city from North to South of Sangaria.
To the south-west of the railway line are
the main market, old village, new and old
Dhanmandi, bus stand, government school
and hospital, administrative and judicial
sections. In the east direction, there are
industrial area, major educational institu-
tions etc.
CM SANCTIONS ` 8 CR FOR R.U.B. AT SANGARIA, HANUMANGARH
Jinendra Singh
Jaipur:Withthearrival
of election year, it seems
that it is also the season
for the arrival of ‘Ayar-
ams and Gayarams’ of
politics. According to
highly placed sources,
four renowned ‘pow-
erful’ Congress leaders
are in touch with BJP!
Word is that amongst
these4men,twoof them
are Cabinet Ministers,
one is a Minister of
State another one is a
Jat leader of Nagaur
district. Interestingly,
among the two Cabinet
Ministers, one Cabinet
Minister has always
been close to Gehlot.
Moreover, many is-
sues related to land and
property, of this Minis-
ter, have been settled by
Gehlot government. He
is associated with
Jaipur division. Mean-
while, another Minister
has a cooperative back-
ground and the MoS is
also associated with
Jaipur division, who is
extremely interested in
creating new districts.
Is the time to
shift ‘loyalties’
here?
Supporters call for ‘Direct Action
Day,’ but will Sachin Pilot swing?
Gehlot govt gifts house to Devika
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STORIES
he third day of the
multi-faceted and ex-
uberant Jaipur Lit-
erature Festival be-
gan with a soulful
performance by the
Indian classical en-
semble, The Anirudh
Varma Collective. The Quintet
performed Vansanthi raga,
which was led by pianist, com-
poser, and producer, Anirudh
Varma.
The festival on Saturday fea-
tured Booker Prize winning
Srilankan author Shehan
Karunatilaka in conversation
with writer Nandini Nair.
International Booker Prize
winner Geetanjali Shree, well-
known Rajasthani and Hindi
writer Nand Bhardwaj, Sahitya
Akademi Award recipient and
novelist Anamika, Managing Di-
rector and CEO of Bank of Baro-
da Sanjiv Chadha and author-
translator and columnist Push-
pesh Pant focused on the diver-
sity of Hindi and the difficulty
of ‘purifying’ it.
a session on ‘A Nation To Pro-
tect’, talked vigorously about
India, how the covid took a toll,
and how we mastered it all and
learnt some important lessons.
“But did we make a mistake be-
tween first wake and delta wave?
Did we let our guard down
soon?,” asked Naresh Tehran as
the session started. An expert
panel consisting of renowned
journalists Praveen Swami,
Manoj Joshi, and Nish-
tha Gautam
were in conver-
sation with au-
thor C Raja Mo-
han, to discuss In
Hard Times, an
important collec-
tion of essays
edited by them,
highlighting the
significant chal-
lenges India faces
today
.
The Jaipur Music
Stage is a 3-day pro-
gramme that runs paral-
lel to the lit fest will be
focused on showcasing world
music with a diverse mix of
genres and artists. Living up to
its motto of variety discovery,
the music stage transcends bor-
ders, genres and geographies
through electrifying perfor-
mances that range from world
music, ghazals and jazz to rock
and the blues.
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—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
As the Pink City, Jaipur geared up for Day 3 of the 16th edition of world’s grandest
literary festival, the Jaipur Literature Festival, the directors and founders are keen on
keeping up with its tradition of uncovering a gamut of ‘stories’ from not just in India
but across the world. City First highlights some mind blowing glimpses!
CAUGHT IN A CANDID:
Gourangi, Sifty Sandhu, Ayesha N Gupta,
Chhavi, Astha and Vidhi
FASHION BONANZA:
(L-R) Yashasvi, Roshni and Aarti
JLF NEWS ALERT:
Literature enthusiast
Runjhun captured reading
City First’s Saturday edition
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T
he 16th Jaipur
Literature Festi-
val (JLF), which
will take place
from January 19 to Jan-
uary 23 at the Hotel
Clarks Amer in Jaipur,
includes a variety of
women writers and
their outstanding
works. Authors Shaili
Chopra, Minnie Vaid,
and former IFS officer
and Ambassador Lak-
shmi Puri spoke in a
session titled “Women
and Work” alongside
Susan Ferguson, the UN
Women Country Repre-
sentative.
This panel of female
experts from various
backgrounds talked
about the reasons for
and effects of the obsta-
cles that have stood in
the way of working
women’s careers in the
past, present, and fu-
ture. Katy Hessel, an
art historian and cura-
tor, is developing a rem-
edy to end the lengthy
dominance of males in
the art world.
In combination with
her blog, The Great
Women Artists, The
Story of Art Without
Men revives the herit-
age of women artists
from the 1500s to the
21st century, encom-
passing key moments in
art history such as
dadaism, civil rights,
and antiracism. Hassel
explored her efforts to
end patriarchy in the
art world in dialogue
with art historian Xa-
vier Bray.
EMPHASISING
WOMENINLITERATURE
O
n the third day of
the Jaipur Litera-
ture Festival, a
very deep conver-
sation took place be-
tween literature critics
and authors, Amit
Choudhary
, Deepti Ka-
poor, Ruth Ozeki, and
Shehan Karunatilaka.
When asked about why
they all read fiction, eve-
ryone has varied an-
swers.
Shehan said, “You al-
ways love inside your
own head. To get out of
your own head, you need
to read fiction. And
that’s why I read fic-
tion.” On the other hand,
Amit Choudhary had to
say that he never read
fiction, and that he was
always inclined towards
poetry
.
“My tutor at UCLA
questioned me, why
don’t you read fiction. I
was drawn to the idea of
narrative, a transforma-
tive account of poetry.
But my tutor said if I
wantedtoAcemycourse,
I must read fiction, and
that’s how it began.”
Ruth said, “I was an only
child and had no one to
talk to. So I engaged in
books to have conversa-
tions with characters. It
was a way of living in-
side their skins for a
while.” Talking of the
writing process, Deepti
said,” The process of
writing a novel for me is
a complete cut off from
the world.
THE MYSTERY
OF FICTION!
C
ontemporary au-
thors of Delhi’s Ja-
mia Millia Islamia
Prof. Khalid Javed
with Baran Farooqi re-
viewed the award-winning
book ‘THE PARADISE OF
FOOD’ written by Prof.
Khalid on the magnificent
third day of the JLF on
Saturday.
Khalid Javed was in a
conversation with Pragya
Tiwari, a journalist who
has written extensively on
politics, identity, policy,
and culture. In conversa-
tion with Pragya Tiwari,
Jawed and Farooqi dive
into this saga of food, lust,
loss, and vulnerabilities.
He described his love and
hate relationship with
food. He also forcefully
drew our attention to what
goes unnoticed, about
which he said “No other
rooms of the home con-
tain as deadly double-
faced beings as those
found in the kitchen, and
no other room of the house
do women look so out of
their minds, broken and
jealous, so full of furious
energy and small-minded-
ness as they do in the
kitchen. Two square meals
every day and the hunger
of human intestines
mask a strange sensual
energy. This energy
only goes in the direc-
tion of blood and dark-
ness. The result is ob-
scene and deceptive cov-
etousness.
He further added,
“Rich people have royal
food in their Neamat Kha-
na (Paradise of food)
and in poor’s Neamat
Khana, there is no
sight of any roy-
alty, still even
after not being
blessed enough
to have a para-
dise of food they
still call it their Neamat
khana. So, the value they
are giving to the food is
equal to both whether he is
a beggar or a king.”
G
ulzar is one of In-
dia’s most respect-
ed scriptwriters,
directors, and
leading poets, and has
been one of the most pop-
ular lyricists in main-
stream Hindi cinema for
over five decades. In an
amazing book launch,
celebrated poet, author,
music and cinema schol-
ar Yatindra Mishra and
one of India’s most re-
spected scriptwriters, di-
rectors and leading poets
Gulzar, was in conversa-
tion with celebrated au-
thor and screenwriter
Anu Singh Choudhary
which focused on
Mishra’s new book, Lata
Mangeshkar: A Life in
Music.
This panel of speakers
discussed the making of
the book and the limita-
tions of using English as
the sole language for
writing it. The decision
to write the book in Hindi
and then translate it to
English was also in-
formed by the different
readerships that both
languages attract. Speak-
ing about his interac-
tions with Lata Man-
geshkar, Gulzar Sahab
said, “If there are two
creative minds, they can’t
be parallel lines, they
have to cross each other”.
THE PARADISE
OFDELICACIES
LATA JI: A LIFE
IN MUSIC @JLF
MRIDULA SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
Jaipur Literature Festival is the world’s largest gathering of literary writers and path-breaking thinkers. The audience were able to
savour a range of language diversity in the programme on Day 3 too, along with exploring various fun spots and getting clicked!
THE LIT REJUVENATION
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO AND SUNIL SHARMA
Deepti Kapoor, Ruth Ozeki, Amit Chaudhuri Shehan Karunatilaka
in conversation with Alexandra Pringle
Shaili Chopra, Minnie Vaid and Lakshmi Puri in conversation with Susan Ferguson
Khalid Jawed and Baran Farooqi in conversation with Pragya Tiwari Yatindra Mishra in conversation with Gulzar, Anu Singh Choudhary Arun Maheshwari
Gulzar addressing the audience
Laura Rose O’Connor, Khushboo
Jain Jhilmil Shekhawat with other
visitors at the festival
Dilip Singh Solanki
Visitors initiated a small campaign of
‘Free Hugs’ to spread love harmony
Ridhi Astha
A happy guest reading City First newspaper
Deepti Kapoor during the session
‘WHERE DOES FICTION COME FROM’
The keen literature enthusiasts at the ‘Book Store’
Shipra Jain Saubhagya Jain
Amish Tripathi
Shruti (top),
Tripti Pallavi
Krishan Prasad with their group (School of Business) from Australia
International guests at JLF 2023
Shalini Soni and Anjana Singhi
(L-R) Kanak Jain, Sona Sharma,
Madhvi Pathak, Ritika Mehta, Isha Kashyap,
Dia Gambhir and Akshita Bhatt
ADITI KUSHWAHA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in SALONI KHANDELWAL
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in

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