PM Modi gifts showcase India-US friendship

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HM sounds poll bugle in Chhattisgarh
VoteoutBaghel,bringModi
topowerfor3rdterm:Shah
By 2030, Rajasthan may be
number one in country: CM
First India Bureau
Raipur/Durg
Union HM Amit Shah
sounded the poll bugle
for the November assem-
bly elections in Chhattis-
garh on Thursday, claim-
ing that the countdown
has begun for Bhupesh
Baghel govt, which he al-
leged was riddled with
corruption. Addressing a
‘Dhanyawad’ rally at Pt
Ravishankar Stadium in
Durg, Shah said people
of Chhattisgarh have
made up their minds to
dethrone Cong. He urged
people to vote out Baghel,
bring PM Modi to power
for a third consecutive
term in the 2024 parl
polls, as they success-
fully did in 2019. P5
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
CM Ashok Gehlot and
Congress’General Secre-
tary (org) KC Venugopal
held a talks going at Ho-
tel Lalit in Jaipur on
Thursday night for over
one and a half hours dur-
ing which State in-charge
Sukhjinder Randhawa,
PCC Chief Govind Singh
Dotasra, and MLA Ra-
feek Khan were present.
Gehlot said, “By 2030,
Rajasthan should become
number one in the coun-
try, this is our thinking.
Central Government
should implement the
Social Security Act
across the country. BJP
keeps making false alle-
gations. BJP could not
raise any issue in the last
5 years. This time no one
is taking BJP seriously in
the state. Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat should an-
swer on my allegations.
The notice issued today
should be answered. He
should talk about the
Sanjeevani case.”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah greets the gathering during a
public meeting, in Chhattisgarh’s Durg on Thursday.
MANIPUR RIOT: HM SHAH CALLS MEET TOMORROW
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has called an all-
party meeting on Saturday to discuss the situation
in violence-hit Manipur. Meanwhile, 2 soldiers were
injured in fresh firing in Imphal on Thursday.
First India Bureau
Srinagar/New Delhi
13 years after probe by
CBI ruled out rape of two
women in JK’s Shopi-
an, and chargesheeted 13
persons for fabricating
evidence, State has ter-
minated services of 2
docs involved in the au-
topsy of 2 women. Dr
Nighat Shaheen Chiloo
and Dr Bilal Ahmad Da-
lal, both employed in
government jobs, have
been terminated for al-
legedly falsifying post-
mortem reports of the
victims, with govt sourc-
es claiming they “active-
ly worked with Pakistan-
based groups and fabri-
cated evidence” to create
dissatisfaction against
the security forces.
Shopian rape: 2
docs dismissed
for fabricating
evidence CM Gehlot to visit
Bharatpur to take
stock of Mehangai
Rahat Camp today
The State government has approved various
development works worth `50.40 crore.
Works will be done in 10 temples, 3 forts and
2 important monuments of the State
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NATIONAL
STORIES
9 pilgrims were feared
dead and four seri-
ously injured as the car they
were travelling in fell into a
600-metre-deep gorge in
Munsiyari in Uttarakhand’s
Pithoragarh on Thursday.
Delhi’s Patiala House
Court on Thursday
remanded Sahul Hameed to
JC who has been arrested
by ED from Madurai in con-
nection with a money laun-
dering probe against PFI.
ED has summoned
IAS officer Sanjeev
Jaiswal for questioning in
connection with money-
laundering probe into mis-
appropriation of `38 crore
scam related to Covid-19.
The IFSO unit of Delhi
Police Special Cell
has arrested 2 men and
a juvenile from Bihar for
allegedly leaking data from
CoWIN, govt’s web platform
for Covid vax registration.
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RAJASTHAN
STORIES
VP Dhankhar on one-
day visit to Jaipur
Voice sample: Raj HC
notice to Shekhawat
Vice President Jagdeep
Dhankhar is
scheduled to
attend the aca-
demic dialogue
meeting on NEP
at MNIT college,
Jaipur as Chief Guest today.
Raj HC has issued a notice
to GS Shek-
hawat on an
application of
ACB seeking
nod to take voice
sample. P8
MODI’S GIFT FOR JOE BIDEN
MODI’S GIFT FOR JILL BIDEN
l The special sandal-
wood box presented
to Joe Biden has been
handcrafted by a master
craftsman from Jaipur
l The sandalwood
sourced from Mysore,
Karnataka has intricately
carved flora and fauna
patterns contains a diya
(oil lamp)
l The silver idol of
Ganesha has been
handcrafted by a family
of fifth generation silver-
smiths of Kolkata
l The copper plate, also
called tampra-patra has
been sourced from UP
l PM gifted a lab grown
7.5-carat green diamond
to First Lady Jill Biden
l It reflects the chemi-
cal and optical properties
of earth-mined diamonds
l Eco-diversified re-
sources like solar, wind
power were used in its
making
l It bears hallmarks of
excellence through 4C’s
WETHE
PEOPLE
Aditi Nagar
Washington
PM Narendra Modi ar-
rived at the White House
on his maiden state visit
on Thursday to a warm
welcome by US Presi-
dent Joe Biden, who said
that it has been an honour
to host the Indian PM af-
ter 15 years. Biden also
added that the relation-
ship between India and
the US is ‘one of the most
defining relationships’.
PM Modi reciprocated
by saying, “We both na-
tions take pride in our
diversity, both of us be-
lieve in fundamental
principle of interests of
all, welfare of all.” P5
lPM Narendra Modi gets 19-gun salute,
Guard of Honour at the White House
lPM Modi thanks President Joe Biden
for his warm welcome and friendship
2 PROUD NATIONS BOND BY 3 WORDS,
BIDEN SAYS AS HE WELCOMES MODI...
l This grand welcome ceremony
at the White House today is an
honour for 1.4 billion Indians
l This is first time the gates of
the White House have been
opened for the Indian-
American community in
such large numbers
l People of the Indian com-
munity are enhancing In-
dia’s glory in the US
through their hard
work and dedica-
tion. You are the real strength of
our relationship
l In the post-Covid era, the
world order is taking a new
shape. In this time period,
friendship between India
and US will be instru-
mental in enhancing the
strength of whole world
l India, US are committed to
working together for global good
and prosperity. Both countries
take pride in their diversity
l The relationship between the US and India is
one of most defining relationships in 21st century
l Religious pluralism, diversity strengthens
out respective countries
l With your cooperation, we
have strengthened the QUAD
for a free, open, secure and
prosperous Indo-Pacific
l Together India and US are working
closely in expanding healthcare, climate
change and issues arising out of Russia’s
aggression on Ukraine
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi held talks with
President Joe Biden at
the White House on Thurs-
day to discuss a wide
range of issues of
mutual and global
interests, aimed
at further boost-
ing the Indo-US
strategic relations
in areas like defence,
space, clean energy and criti-
cal technologies.
MODI, BIDEN HOLD BILATERAL TALKS
PM Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden wave to the gatherings during a
ceremonial welcome hosted for PM Modi at South Lawns of White House in Washington DC on Thursday.
During ceremonial welcome, PM Narendra Modi in conversation
with US VP Kamala Harris as US President Joe Biden looks on.
In a major announcement
coinciding with PM Modi’s
visit to US, GE Aerospace
announced that it has
signed a MoU with HAL to
produce fighter jet engines
for the IAF. The agreement
includes potential joint pro-
duction of GE Aerospace’s
F414 engines in India.
MODI
SPEAKS
BIDEN
SPEAKS
BHARAT24’S ‘VISION OF NEW INDIA’ CONCLAVE
PM Modi will
take the country a
long way: Thakur
IN 9 YEARS, MODI GOVT TOOK
INITIATIVES WHICH WERE NEVER
DISCUSSED BEFORE: DR SINGH
THIS IS FIRST TIME THAT THERE
HAS NOT BEEN A SINGLE BLACK
SPOT ON A PM, SAYS SP SINGH
Sandeep Mishra
New Delhi
onclave ‘Vision
of New India’
was organized
by Bharat 24 at Hotel Taj
Palace, Delhi on Thurs-
day. In the program, the
vision of a growing and
emerging India was dis-
cussed with many emi-
nent personalities of the
country. The blueprint of
New India was discussed
with the stalwarts gath-
ered on the stage of
Bharat 24 including Un-
ion Minister Anurag
Thakur, Dr Jitendra Sin-
gh, Dr Mahendra Nath
Pandey, Meenakshi Le-
khi, SP Singh Baghel,
BJP GS and Rajasthan-
Karnataka in-charge
Arun Singh who not only
participated, but gave in-
formation about roadmap
of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.
In the program, Union
Minister Anurag Thakur
said that Modi will take
the country a long way.
“Relationships will reach
new heights. This is a
new picture of a ‘buland
Bharat’. India-US rela-
tions will reach heights
which no one thought.
There was no corruption
in the Modi govt in 9
years. We gave houses to
3.5 crore poor people,
grand Ram Mandir is be-
ing constructed, clean
water is reaching every
house. This is new pic-
ture of Buland Bharat,”
he said. TURN TO P8
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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot KC Venugopal
(Left) Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, Dr Jitendra Singh, Arun Singh, Rubika Liyaquat, Syed Umar, Manoj Jagyasi during lamp lighting
ceremony at ‘Vision of New India’ conclave organised by Bharat24 at Hotel Taj Palace in New Delhi on Thursday.
(Right) Dr Jagdeesh Chandra greets Anurag Singh Thakur as Rubika Liyaquat, Shashikant Sharma and Syed Umar look on.

First India Bureau
Jaipur
While it was being be-
lieved, for the past few
days in the political and
bureaucratic quarters of
the state that former
Chief Secretary Niranjan
Arya may become next
RERA chairman, but
now Niranjan Arya has
claimed this to be false
and said that there is no
possibility of him going
to RERAas he is fully ac-
tive in Sojat tehsil of the
Pali district. This means
that now he will contest
assembly elections and is
sure of getting ticket
from Congress.
Notably, UDH has in-
vited various names for
the post of RERA chair-
man and the last date for
the application is July 5.
Aishwarya Pradhan,
Satyanarayan Sharma
Babulal Saini
Jaipur
Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi
Lal Meena’s protest out-
side Ashok Nagar police
station in Jaipur over a
scam in the state’s Mines
and Water Supply Depart-
ment continued on Thurs-
day. Meena sat on main
roadanddemandedtoreg-
ister a case against the cul-
prits. In the presence of
DCPSouthYogeshGoyal,
policedetainedMeenaand
his supporters and took
them to Chaksu in a bus.
Meena accused CM Ge-
hlotandpoliceofadopting
a repressive policy.
Meena was detained
and then released from
Chaksu police station. Lo-
cal BJP workers protested
in front of the police van
and demanded Meena’s
release. During this, Mee-
na was taken inside the
police station for some
time, but he sat on a dhar-
na with his supporters
again after returning.
He said, “I was sitting
outside Ashok Nagar po-
lice station in Jaipur for the
last few days demanding
registration of a case, but
instead of registering my
case, I was arrested and
brought to Chaksu police
station. The govt has
changed our place, but our
demands will remain the
same until a case is filed
against corrupts.”
Acase under sec 188 of
IPC has also been lodged
against Meena at Ashok
Nagar Police Station.
Aishwary Pradhan
Mukesh Mathrani
Jaipur / Barmer
Former BJPpresident and
deputy LoPSatish Poonia
on Thursday made a
fierce attack on state
Cong govt alleging that
people of the state are wit-
nessing the weakest gov-
ernment in the history
which has failed in han-
dling law and order situa-
tion. Referring to Bikan-
er’s Khajuwala rape and
murder case, the BJP
leader said that the Gehlot
government should
change the punch line of
Rajasthan police and now
it should be ‘fear in com-
mon man and faith in
criminals’. Poonia was on
a day visit to Barmer to
take stock of the cyclone
affected areas. Poonia
said that in the time of
disaster, Gehlot should
stop doing politics. He
further alleged that Ge-
hlot has done an aerial
survey but he is still far
away from ground reality.
Replying to a question,
Poonia said that from top
to bottom BJP is fully
united. He said that Con-
gress should be tense in
the matter as it is facing
division at every stage.
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MoU SIGNED FOR DEVP IN PRESENCE OF DHARIWAL, KATARIA
New sewerage line in Udaipur to cater to 14 wards
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur
mart City
Udaipur got a
new gift on
Thursday in the presence
of Assam Governor Gu-
lab Chand Kataria and
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal. They laid the
foundation stone for the
new sewerage line being
set up in the city at a cost
of about Rs 180 crore.
This sewerage project
will serve a population of
about 70,000 in more
than 14 wards of the city.
Dhariwal said that the
work is going on at a fast
pace and Udaipur has
reached the sixth position
in the country. He said
that 14 wards of the city
would be benefited by the
work of a new sewerage
line and the coverage of
sewerage in the city
would be 72 percent. He
informed that Udaipur’s
lakes will also be reno-
vated soon at a cost of Rs
14 crore, which will boost
tourism here. Addressing
the public meeting on the
occasion, Kataria said
that Dhariwal has always
cooperated in the devel-
opment works rising
above the party lines. He
said that they are trying to
runVande Bharat Express
from Udaipur to Jaipur.
The sewerage project
willbecompletedby2025,
provided responsible
agencies do this work in
a time-bound manner as
per prescribed standards.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
Congress in-charge for
Rajasthan Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa on
Thursday met Congress
leaders at party’s War
Room in Jaipur on Thurs-
day and took feedback
about the organisation
and the government.
Several party leaders
met Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa and gave him
the feedback. PCC Vice
President Naseem Akhtar
reached the Congress war
room and met Randhawa.
Prior to Naseem, Ma-
hendra Singh Ralavata
met in-charge Randhawa
and presented facts re-
garding the Ajmer inci-
dent. He also refuted al-
legations leveled against
his son. Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa had called the
leaders of Ajmer on
Thursday. First India Bureau
Jaipur
Ahead of the assembly
elections in Rajasthan,
the Jaipur Development
Authority has come into
active mode.
JDC Jogaram on
Thursday inspected the
under construction pro-
ject in Jaipur city. During
this, he lashed out at the
officials for the delay in
the construction of Jhot-
wara over bridge. He
gave instructions to com-
plete the project at the
earliest and improve the
traffic system.
Jogaram said that the
lottery for the plots of all
the eligible beneficiaries
of Jhotwara over bridge
has been drawn and al-
most all the allotment let-
ters have been issued. At
present, the officer said,
the work of removing the
structure taking physi-
cal possession of the land
is going on which will be
completed soon. He said
that about 610 structures
have been removed and
physical possession of
the land has been taken
and the process of re-
moving the remaining
structures is going on.
Gulab Chand Kataria, Shanti Dhariwal, Phool Chand Meena, GS Tak,
Paras Singhvi, Tarachand Jain Nagar Nigam officials and others
during the foundation laying ceremony in Udaipur on Thursday.
KC Venugopal reached Jaipur on Thursday evening where he was
received by Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Govind Singh Dotasra,
Qazi Nizamuddin, Rafeek Khan Dharmendra Rathore.
JDC Jogaram during his visit to Jhotwara over bridge on Thursday.
BJP MP Dr Kirodi Meena coming out of Chaksu Police station along with his supporters on Thursday.
Police officer trying to pacify MP Kirodi Meena
at AShok Nagar in Jaipur on Thursday.
Kirodi Meena addressing the media while being
taken into police custody in front of Ashok Nagar
police station on Thursday. SANTOSH SHARMA
Satish Poonia during his visit to storm affected areas in Sanchore
of Jalore district on Thursday. LUNARAM DARJI
S
PolicearrestsDrKirodi,takes
himto Chaksu; Dharna ended
protests against corruption in mines water supply dept
Tale of Kirodi Dharna
RATHORE MEETS KIRODI
MEENA; GS SHEKHAWAT
OPENSATTACKONCONG
Leader of Opposition
in Rajasthan State
Assembly, Rajen-
dra Rathore on Thursday
reached Chaksu Police
station and met Dr Kirodi
Meena. Meanwhile, Union
Minister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat on Thursday hit
back at Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot for his remarks on
RSS and BJP. He said that
till date no evidence has
been found against the RSS
and the BJP for instigating
riots, while the appease-
ment policy of the Gehlot
government is responsible
for the riots in Rajasthan.
Shekhawat said that BJP
and RSS do not believe in
politics of riots.
Fear in common man, faith
in criminals: Satish Poonia
NaseemAkhtar,othersmeetRandhawaat‘warroom’
Congress Raj in-charge takes feedback from leaders of Ajmer
WILL NASEEM AKHTAR BE MADE STATE WOMEN
CONGRESS PRESIDENT, POLITICOS DISCUSS
Jaipur: Congress party is likely to appoint Nas-
eem Akhtar Insaaf as state president of Mahila
Congress. Several leaders have already started
wishing her in advance. Party sources said that the PCC
had put forward the name of Insaaf for the post. How-
ever, the name of Bamanwas MLA Indira
Meena has also emerged. The sources said
that those who are opposed to Insaaf are
in favour of making Indira Meena the new
state president of Mahila Congress. Initially,
it was decided that a Muslim face would be
appointed to the post. PCC chief Govind
Singh Dotasra is also in favour of Insaaf. However, the
appointment is getting delayed because of the recent inci-
dent that happened in Ajmer where an FIR was registered
against Insaaf, her husband and others.
RLP holds rally in
H’garh; Beniwal
corners BJP, Cong
UnionMinisterBalyan
inspects medical
college in Nagaur
IN BRIEF
Three cyber thugs
dupe CBI official in
Bharatpur, arrested
Bharatpur:A team of
CBI on Thursday morn-
ing arrested three cyber
thugs in Kaithwara of
Bharatpur district. Police
informed the accused has
been identified as Rahul,
Sahil and Mohar. “The
accused has duped a CBI
official, following which,
the slueths raided a few
places in Bharatpur.All
the three accused are res-
idents of Jhejhpuri vil-
lage and had duped a
CBI official some time
back.ACBI team from
Delhi reached Kaithwara
where 3 thugs arrested
and are being interrogat-
ed,” police said.
Nagaur: Union MoS for
Animal Husbandry,
Dairying Fisheries Dr.
Sanjeev Balyan on
Thursday inspected the
construction work of the
under-construction med-
ical college in Nagaur.
Balyan, who is on 2-day
visit to Nagaur Lok Sab-
ha constituency, express-
ing satisfaction he said
that the work of Medical
College would be com-
pleted by next year.
Hanumangarh: The
RLP on Thursday held a
‘Hunkar Rally’inAnaj
Mandi of Hanumangarh
district. While addressing
the gathering, Nagaur
MP and RLP Chief Ha-
numan Beniwal attacked
BJP Congress. “Both
Congress and BJP are
Sapnath and Nagnath.
Only the RLP thinks
about the welfare of the
people. There is an atmo-
sphere of anarchy in the
country and the state.
The graph of crimes is
increasing continuously
while women are also
not safe,” he said.
Niranjan Arya declines claims of
being in race for RERA chairman
JDA in active mode: JDC
Jogaram inspects under
construction projects
being in race for RERA chairman
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First India Bureau
Alwar
A 35-year-old head con-
stable posted at the Indo-
Tibetan Border Police
(ITBP) camp in Delhi’s
Chhawla area was alleg-
edly killed onWednesday
after being shot by the son
of an officer residing on
same campus, official
sources said.
Officials informed that
it was found that the head
constable, BS Meena, a
native of Alwar, worked
as a cook and was shot
dead by accused Digvijay
Singh (32), son of ITBP
officer LS Jadaun. “After
the incident, accused was
about to flee from spot.
However, he was caught
by ITBP jawans,” in-
formed the source.
ITBP officer’s son shoots
head constable in Delhi
‘MINISTER-MLA DISPUTE AFFECTING SMART CITY WORK IN JPR’
Udaipur: LSG
Minister Shanti
Dhariwal, during a
tour of Udaipur on Thursday
attended a function in the
auditorium of Avari Mata
Community Health Centre
located at Reti Stand re-
garding a sewerage project
worth Rs 180 crore. Dhari-
wal said that Jaipur is a
very big city, but is lagging
in the Smart City Mission.
Four cities Kota, Ajmer,
Jaipur and Udaipur have
been included in the smart
city in the state, but Jaipur
is the most backward. He
said that he could not do
anything because there
were three ministers each
and six legislators. “This is
the biggest problem. If there
were neither ministers nor
MLAs, the work would have
been completed on time,”
he said. Dhariwal said that
work gets affected because
of disputes between the
ministers and legislators.
“If there is one person who
takes decisions and his
order is followed, then the
work will get completed on
time,” he said.
BJP FIELDING SUMITRA
SINGH, D JHAJHARIA
AHEADOFPOLLSINRAJ
BJP State President
CP Joshi will meet
Rajasthan’s Para-
lympic medalist Devendra
Jhajharia at his residence
today. Jaipur City MP
Ramcharan
Bohra will
also accom-
pany him.
Although the
meeting is
said to be a
part of the programme on
the completion of 9 years
of the Narendra Modi govt,
people are already discuss-
ing Jhajharia’s entry into
politics. Meanwhile, former
Assembly Speaker Sumitra
Singh met senior BJP
leaders at the BJP office on
Thursday. News is abuzz
Singh will also return.
BJP TO GIVE MEMO TO
GUV OVER CORRUPTION
ISSUE IN CONG GOVT
BJP will give a
memorandum on
Friday to Governor
Kalraj Mishra on the matter
of corruption allegations
against the Congress
govern-
ment. MLAs
and MPs
of nearby
districts have
been called
to BJP head-
quarters in Jaipur. They
would discuss the Pol-khol
campaign against the
Congress government.
They will also discuss the
preparations ahead of the
visit of national level lead-
ers. CP Joshi, Rajendra
Rathore, Satish Poonia and
Chandrashekhar will hold
the meeting.

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DharnaProtestonholdfor10
daysinNagarNigamHeritage
Randhawa assures councilors of probe and action against the addl commissioner
Munesh Gurjar along with other councilors meeting Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, on Thursday. SANTOSH SHARMA
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur
The mayor of Jaipur Her-
itage Municipal Corpora-
tion Munesh Gurjar and
other Congress coun-
cilors on Thursday an-
nounced to suspend their
agitation demanding sus-
pension of additional
commissioner for ten
days. The decision came
hours after the meeting of
the mayor and councilors
with Congress in charge
Sukhjinder Singh Rand-
hawa, who assured them
to look into the matter.
The dharna had been go-
ing on since Friday.
“We met Randhawa
and he has assured us to
look into the matter. Af-
ter his assurance and in
view of the upcoming
Eid festival, we have
suspended the sit-in for
10-days,” mayor
Munesh Gurjar said.
Gurjar and the Congress
councilors have been de-
manding suspension by
sitting on protest of the
additional commissioner
Rajendra Verma.
On Friday last week,
ward councillors along
with the Mayor met the
addl commissioner for
not disposing of a file re-
lated to sanitation works.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
On Thursday, Congress
stateinchargeSukhjinder
Singh Randhawa called
the mayor and council-
lors in the PCC war room
regarding the Heritage
Municipal Corporation
mayor-councillors and
the additional commis-
sioner dispute.
He talked to them for
about two hours. Earlier,
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas, MLA
Amin Kagzi and Rafiq
Khan also kept their point
in front of the in-charge
regarding the matter.
A delegation of coun-
cillors, including Mayor
Munesh Gurjar and Dep-
uty Mayor Aslam Fa-
rooqui reached the PCC
war room around 12
noon. Randhawa heard
the entire dispute. Gurjar
said that she kept her
pointbeforethein-charge,
who will decide in the
matter. On the statement
of Khachariyawas, the
Mayorsaidthatshewould
not like to react in the
matter of officers.
Khachariyawas said
that there has been talk
about solving the
problem of Municipal
Corporation.
Protest outside the police station in Bikaner against the rape
and murder of the dalit girl, in Bikaner on Thursday.
Protest continues in dalit girl
rape murder case in Bikaner
Crime against women on the rise again in Rajasthan Barmer: Two more
die due to drowning,
death toll rises to 9
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer
Two more people, in-
cluding one woman, died
in Barmer district in rain
related incidents caused
by Cyclone Biparjoy,
taking the total death toll
in the district to 9.
On Wednesday late
night one woman died by
drowning in Barmer and
her brother-in-law died
while attempting to save
her from drowning.
In another incident in
Nagaur, a mother along
with her daughter com-
mitted suicide by jump-
ing into a water body in
Mundwa area of Nagaur
district on Thursday.
While two other chil-
dren died after being
drowned in a pond as
they slipped and couldn’t
swim back in Rajsamand
district on Thursday.
BHILWARA: TWO MINOR
BOYS DROWN IN DAM
Two minor boys
drowned at a dam
in Bigod village of
Bhilwara on Wednesday,
police said. Police informed
the deceased have been
identified as Rameshwar
Bheel (17) and Devraj
Bheel (8), residents of the
Lala Ki Neemdi area in
Bigod village. “The victims
had gone to graze goats in
the fields. However, they
went into the Kothari dam
to take a bath and could not
swim back. A rescue opera-
tion was carried out, and on
Thursday, their bodies were
fished out,” police said.
Road Safety
Task Force to
be formed in all
districts of Raj
JDA re-claims
government
land worth `25
cr in Lalkothi
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The transport department
has issued an official or-
der for the formation of
District Road SafetyTask
Force in all districts of
the state.
According to the offi-
cial notification issued
by the department, the
Task Force will be head-
ed by the respective dis-
trict collector and RTO
and DTO will be district
Member Secretary. The
main work of the task
force will be to reduce
road accidents and trans-
portation mishaps.
Meetings will have to
be held at least once in
three months. The trans-
port and road safety de-
partment will be acting as
the administrative de-
partment of the district
level task force.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner
The family of a 20-year-
old Dalit woman who
was allegedly gang-raped
and murdered in Bikaner,
have refused to accept
her body.
Two police constables
are among the three peo-
ple accused of the crime.
The family initially re-
fused to allow a post-
mortem examination, but
later agreed on condition
of an investigation by
SIT , compensation and a
job for a family member.
Protests continued on
Thursday outside the po-
lice station. Meanwhile,
a Special Investigation
Team (SIT) has been
formed to probe the case.
A 3-member BJP team
will visit Bikaner to talk
to the family of victim.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The JDA claimed back
about 1200 square yards
of government land
worth Rs 25 crore by de-
molishing illegal con-
structions and encroach-
ments by running bull-
dozers in Alsubah La-
lkothi. Also, demolition
work was done in 6 ille-
gal colonies in Zone 13.
JDA Chief Controller
of Enforcement Raghu-
veer Saini said that the
enforcement squad made
about 1200 square yards
of valuable JDA-owned
land encroachment-free
in Lalkothi. Here, the il-
legal encroachments
done on plot numbers
127, 128 and E 243 to E
246 were demolished.
JDA acted at the behest
of the Zone Dy Commis-
sioner and team.
ELEVEN YEAR OLD MINOR GIRL GANG-RAPED BY
HER TWO MINOR COUSIN BROTHERS IN UDAIPUR
BARMER: 19-YEAR-OLD DALIT GIRL RAPED BY
POLICE HEAD CONSTABLE, INVESTIGATION ON
A 11-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by
two minor cousin brothers in Udaipur, police said.
Police informed the incident
took place on June 14 under the
AmbaMata Police Station area. “The
minor girl had come to stay at her
aunt’s house as her mother was ad-
mitted to a hospital for an operation.
On June 14, the two minor boys, aged
13 and 15 years, gang-raped the girl.
When the condition of the girl deteriorated, she was taken
to hospital by her elder sister,” police said. “Afterwards she
narrated the incident to her family members,” they added.
A 19-years-old dalit woman has been allegedly
raped by police head constable in Rajasthan’s Bar-
mer district. Incident took place on Tuesday. Accord-
ing to her, accused raped her and also threatened her that
he would trap her family in false cases. “I reached my home
and shared the incident with my mother. And now I am giving
this complaint to take action against the accused constable,”
the victim pleaded in her complaint. She further alleged that
the accused forced her to drunk alcohol and raped her. 4 to 5
hours later accused allowed her to go. Mukesh Mathrani
Heart-felt condolences pour in...
Many political leaders from various parts of the state paid floral tributes to the mother of
former BJP state president Ashok Parnami in a condolence meeting held at Anu Vibha
Kendra in Malviya Nagar. 92-year old Durga Devi Parnami passed away on June 20.
Prayer meeting held for Late Durga Devi Parnami.
Governor Kalraj Mishra, Mahant Kailash Sharma, Ghanshyam Tiwari, Ameen Kagzi, Dr Subhash Garg
and others along with Ashok Parnami and his family at the Tiye Ki Baithak ceremony of Parnami’s
Mother. (Inset) Rajpal Singh Shekhawat and Pratap Singh Singhvi offering condolences to late Durga
Devi Parnami. MUKESH KIRADOO
Kalraj Mishra pays tribute to late Durga Devi Parnami.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore offering prayers to the departed.
Heavy rains fill up
dams across state
Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur
Although the cyclone
‘Biparjoy’ created
havoc in parts of Ra-
jasthan a few days
back, it has helped to
fill water reservoirs
of the state. The
dams, especially
those located in West-
ern Rajasthan, re-
corded a steep rise in
water level due to in-
cessant rains.
As per estimates,
the state had already
received 25 percent
of rainfall which it
could get from the
upcoming monsoon.
Officials informed
that Rajasthan re-
ceived a rainfall of
110 mm during the
Biparjoy cyclone.
Districts like Rajsa-
mand, Barmer, Tonk,
Jailsalmer,Ajmer also
received good rainfall
due to the cyclone. Of-
ficials said that there
are 690 dams, includ-
ing 278 big and 412
small, and almost all
dams have got an
amount of water.Ato-
tal of 65 dams are
filled up to capacity
while 277 dams are
expected to fill soon.
Randhawa meets protestors, promises
probe; PSK defends addl commissioner
Biparjoy’s dark clouds with a silver lining
Bisalpur damn in Tonk district is almost full due to heavy
rains that accompanied cyclone Biparjoy. FILE
MP DIYA KUMARI INSPECTS CYCLONE-AFFECTED
AREAS OF RAJSAMAND, TALKS TO LOCALS
Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari on Thursday
inspected the cyclone-affected areas of the Lok
Sabha constituency and interacted with the
locals to ascertain the damage caused by the Biparjoy
cyclone. MP Diya Kumari and Kumbhalgarh MLA Suren-
dra Singh Rathore expressed grief over the damage
caused to crops and said that all possible help would be
provided to people after holding talks with the admin-
istration. “Efforts will be made for construction work of
bridge over Gomti river passing through Tasol. Funds
from DMFT or any other head may be utilized for the
same,” said Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari. Meanwhile,
The BJP has issued a number ‘8929208080’ where
cyclone-affected people can call and seek assistance.
RAJASTHAN WITNESSES RECORD RAINFALL IN
SEVERAL DISTRICTS; FLOOD-LIKE SITUATIONS
Shivganj in Sirohi received a rainfall of 675mm,
Muthana in Pali recorded a rainfall of 669mm,
Ahore in Jalore reported a rainfall of 657mm,
Mount Abu reported 658mm rainfall, Kana and Mithri
reported 528mm rainfall. Ker in Sirohi also witnessed
rainfall of 525mm. Record rainfall has been reported
in the month of June this year. Average rainfall dur-
ing monsoon is 434 mm while 110 mm rainfall was
witnessed during the cyclone. Five districts in Rajasthan
witnessed flood without monsoon.
In the videos that have surfaced, there is not a single
video against the officer. Scheduled caste tribes are
our strength. The solution will come to the fore soon.
No permission was taken from me as the District
President for the dharna. The civil line councillors
had talked to me and did not go on dharna. If all will
sit together and talk, a solution will be there.
PRATAP SINGH KHACHARIYAWAS, CABINET MINISTER

EMMANUEL
MACRON
The writer is
President of France
COLLECTIVE
ACTION
Achieving our development
goals, including climate
mitigation, will also depend
on scaling up private capital
flows. This requires enhanced
mobilization of the private
sector with its financial
resources and its innovative
strength, as promoted by the
G20 Compact with Africa.
Our work together is all about
solidarity and collective action,
to reduce the challenges facing
developing countries and to
fulfill our global agenda. This
also requires improving the
business environment, imple-
menting common standards,
adequate capacity building,
and reducing perceived risks.
We will continue to press for
progress, leveraging other
important events, including
the G20 Summits in India and
Brazil, the SDG Summit, and
the COPs, starting with COP28
in the United Arab Emirates
this year. In all of our upcom-
ing international works and
negotiations, we will seek to
advance concrete actions
that deliver on the promise of
the SDGs, for our prosperity,
people, and planet.
e are urgently
working to de-
liver more for
people and the
planet. Multiple,
overlapping shocks have
strained countries’ability to ad-
dress hunger, poverty, and in-
equality; build resilience; and
invest in their futures. Debt
vulnerabilities in low- and mid-
dle-income countries present a
major hurdle to their economic
recovery, and to their ability to
make critical long-term invest-
ments.
We are urgently working to
fight poverty and inequalities.
An estimated 120 million peo-
ple have been pushed into ex-
treme poverty in the last three
years and we are still far from
achieving our United Nations
Sustainable Development
Goals by 2030. We should thus
place people at the center of our
strategy to increase human wel-
fare everywhere on the globe.
We want a system that better
addresses development needs
and vulnerabilities, now
heightened by climate risks,
which could further weaken
countries’ ability to eliminate
poverty and achieve inclusive
economic growth. Climate
change will generate larger and
more frequent disasters, and
disproportionately affect the
poorest, most vulnerable popu-
lations around the world. These
challenges cross borders and
pose existential risks to socie-
ties and economies.
We want our system to de-
liver more for the planet. The
transition to a “net-zero” world
and the goals of the Paris cli-
mate agreement are an oppor-
tunity for this generation to
unlock a new era of sustainable
global economic growth. We
believe that just ecological
transitions that leave no one
behind can be a powerful force
for alleviating poverty and sup-
porting inclusive and sustain-
able development. This re-
quires long-term investment
everywhere to ensure that all
countries are able to seize this
opportunity. Inspired by the
historic Kunming-Montreal
Global Biodiversity Frame-
work, we also need new eco-
nomic models which recognize
the immense value of nature for
humanity.
We are convinced that pov-
erty reduction and protection of
the planet are converging ob-
jectives. We must focus on just
and inclusive transitions to en-
sure that the poor and most vul-
nerable can fully reap the ben-
efits of this opportunity, rather
than disproportionally bearing
the cost. We recognize that
countries may need to pursue
diverse transition paths in line
with the Paris agreement’s 1.5°
Celsius limit, depending on
their national circumstances.
There will be no transition if
there is no solidarity, economic
opportunities, or sustainable
growth to finance it.
We are convinced that pov-
erty reduction and protection of
the planet are converging ob-
jectives. We must focus on just
and inclusive transitions to en-
sure that the poor and most vul-
nerable can fully reap the ben-
efits of this opportunity, rather
than disproportionally bearing
the cost. We recognize that
countries may need to pursue
diverse transition paths in line
with the Paris agreement’s 1.5°
Celsius limit, depending on
their national circumstances.
There will be no transition if
there is no solidarity, economic
opportunities, or sustainable
growth to finance it.
Delivering on that consensus
should start with existing fi-
nancial commitments. Collec-
tive climate-finance goals must
be met in 2023. Our total glob-
al ambition of $100 billion of
voluntary contributions for
countries most in need, through
a rechanneling of special draw-
ing rights or equivalent budget
contributions, should also be
reached.
No country should have to
wait years for debt relief. We
need greater and more timely
cooperation on debt, for both
low- and middle-income coun-
tries. This starts with a swift
conclusion of solutions for
debt-distressed countries.
A top priority is to continue
ambitious reform of our system
of multilateral development
banks, building on the existing
momentum. We are asking de-
velopment banks to take re-
sponsible steps to do much
more with existing resources
and to increase financing ca-
pacity and private capital mobi-
lization, based on clear targets
and strategies in terms of pri-
vate finance contribution and
domestic resource mobiliza-
tion. These financial resources
are essential, but this reform is
about far more than money. It
should deliver a more effective
operational model, based on a
country-led approach. We also
need our development banks to
work together as an ecosystem
and with other public agencies
and streamlined vertical funds,
as well as with philanthropists,
sovereign wealth funds, private
finance, and civil society where
appropriate, to deliver the
greatest impact.
Technology, skills, sustain-
ability, and public and private
investment will be at the core
of our partnerships, which will
seek to support voluntary tech-
nology transfer, a free flow of
scientific and technological tal-
ents, and an inclusive, open,
fair, and nondiscriminatory
economy. We will promote an
agenda of sustainable and in-
clusive investment in develop-
ing and emerging economies,
based on local economic value
added and local transformation
– for example of fertilizer value
chains. This comprehensive
approach will require new met-
rics to update our accountabil-
ity instruments.
Public finance will remain
essential to achieving our
goals. We should start by
strengthening our instruments
(the International Develop-
ment Association, the IMF’s
Poverty Reduction and Growth
Trust and Resilience and Sus-
tainability Trust, the Interna-
tional Fund for Agricultural
Development, the Green Cli-
mate Fund, and other conces-
sional windows of our banks,
as well as the Global Shield
against Climate Risks). But we
acknowledge that meeting our
development and climate goals
will require new, innovative,
and sustainable sources of fi-
nance, such as debt buy-backs,
engagement from sectors that
prosper thanks to globaliza-
tion, and more trusted carbon-
and biodiversity-credit mar-
kets. This is true of the fight
against hunger, poverty, and
inequality; adaptation to cli-
mate change; and efforts to
avert, minimize, and redress
loss and damage.
Increasing resilience through
a comprehensive suite of finan-
cial instruments is a high prior-
ity. We need a stronger global
safety net, based on pre-ar-
ranged approaches, to mitigate
and adapt to the effects of cli-
mate change, especially when
disasters hit. This implies cli-
mate and other disaster-resil-
ient deferral mechanisms, in-
surance nets, and emergency-
response financing, including a
more sustainable model for
humanitarian aid.
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AGreenTransitionThat
LeavesNoOneBehind
WE, LEADERS OF
DIVERSE ECONOMIES...
...throughout the world, are united in our
determination to forge a new global consensus. We
will use the ParisSummitfor aNewGlobal Financing
Pact on June 22-23 as a decisive political moment to
recover development gains lost in recent years and
to accelerate progress towards the SDGs, including
just transitions. We are clear about our strategy:
development and climate commitments should be
fulfilled and, in line with the Addis Ababa Action
Agenda, we need to leverage all sources of finance,
including official development assistance, domestic
resources, and private investment.
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REPORT CARD OF MODI GOVT
Massive job creation in 9 yrs: Yadav
PTI
New Delhi
nion Labour
and Employ-
ment Minister
Bhupender Yadav on
Thursday said the coun-
try has seen massive in-
crease in employment
opportunities in the last
nine years and about 1.25
crore new jobs have been
created since 2014.
Referring to a number
of institution-based la-
bour surveys done by the
ministry, Yadav said that
there has been a massive
increase in employment
during the period from
2014 to 2022.
The minister was ad-
dressing a press confer-
ence on the performance
of the labour ministry
during the last nine years.
About 1.25 crore jobs
were generated in the
country during the peri-
od, he said.
The minister referred
to the data of the
Employees Provident
Fund Organisation
(EPFO) to substantiate
his statement.
“If you see the EPFO
data, the number of pen-
sioners (under the Em-
ployees’Pension Scheme
1995) has increased from
51 lakh in 2014-15 to 72
lakh in 2021-22. If you
see that around 22 lakh
people retired but the
registrations under the
social security scheme
run by the EPFO have
increased,” he explained.
U
Aditi Nagar
Washington DC
PM Narendra Modi on
Wednesday (local time)
said his government’s
goal is to make this dec-
ade a “techade”, adding
that the Central govt has
launched a ‘Start-Up In-
dia’mission to encourage
young entrepreneurs.
Addressing the ‘Skill-
ing for Future’event at the
National Science Founda-
tion, PM Modi said, “We
have established around
10,000 Atal Tinkering
Labs in schools wherein
children are being provid-
ed with all kinds of facili-
ties for various types of
innovations.Toencourage
young entrepreneurs, we
have started the ‘Start Up
India’mission. Our goal is
to make this decade a
techade — tech decade.”
Modi said India and the
US need a pipeline of tal-
ent, adding that while the
US has top-class educa-
tional institutions and ad-
vancedtechnologies,India
ishometotheworld’sbig-
gest youth factory.
Meanwhile, US First
Lady Jill Biden said edu-
cation is the cornerstone
of the bond between India
and the US. Jill Biden and
PM Modi visited the Na-
tionalScienceFoundation
in Alexandria, Virginia
and attended the ‘Skilling
for Future’ event.
Ourgoalistomakethisdecadeatechade:Modi
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the
White House for a private dinner, on Wednesday (local time).
Prem Bhandari, Meera
Upadhyay, Dy Consul Gen of
India New York Dr Varun Jeph,
Atul Kothari, Nitin Dhariwal,
Jugal Kishore Ladda and
others; (inset) 6-yr-old Meera
holding poster autographed
by PM Narendra Modi.
A picture of PM Modi on display at Times Square to welcome
him on his historic visit to the US, in New York on Thursday.
Joe Biden greets EAM Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, FS Vinay Kwatra
and Indian ambassador Taranjit Sandhu in presence of PM Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra
and others during a meeting, in Washington, on Wednesday.
PM Narendra Modi with Gary E. Dickerson of Applied Materials.
Even Oppn cannot accuse Modi
govt of corruption: Amit Shah
ANI
Durg
Lambasting Congress,
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Thursday
said “only scams and cor-
ruption” happened during
Manmohan Singh govt,
but “Modi ji ran such a
transparent govt that even
Opposition could not al-
lege corruption.”
Shah said this while
addressing a public meet-
ing in Chhattisgarh on
the completion of nine
years of the Modi Govt.
“Even the Opposition
cannot accuse the Modi
govt of corruption. Nine
years ago, terrorists from
Pakistan intruded on In-
dia’s land and killed our
soldiers, but the then
Congress government re-
mained silent,” he said
“After Modi became
PM, Pakistan tried to do
the same, and within 10
days, we gave a befitting
reply to Pakistan with
surgical strike and air
strike,” he added.
Accusing the Manmo-
han Singh-led govt of cor-
ruption, Shah said, “With-
in nine years, Modi ji has
brought many changes.
Sonia-Manmohan’s govt
lasted for 10 years. Only
scamsandcorruptionhap-
pened in these 10 years.”
PTI
Giridih
BJPnational president JP
Nadda on Thursday said
India has emerged as
a bright spot in the
world economy when
many countries are fac-
ing recession.
The country under
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has witnessed de-
velopment on all fronts
during the past nine years
and occupies centre stage
at global platform, the
BJP chief said while ad-
dressing a public rally at
Jhanda ground here.
He made a scathing at-
tack on the Congress,
saying when world lead-
ers and CEOs were laud-
ing Modi for his outlook
and performance, it was
saddening to note that the
party compared him with
a snake, scorpion, and
tea-seller.
Highlighting the Cen-
tre’s achievements in in-
frastructure building,
Nadda said, “Rs 18 lakh-
crore has been spent on
augmenting infrastruc-
ture in the past nine years
and 29 km of national
highways are being con-
structed daily compared
to just 12 km during UPA
rule.” The BJP national
president claimed India
became the fifth largest
economy, fourth leading
steel producer and third
biggest automobile mak-
er under the Modi gov-
ernment.
India emerged as bright spot
in world economy: JP Nadda
Strict law will be
brought in to
make U’khand
drug-free: CM
ANI
Dehradun
Uttarakhand CM Push-
kar Singh Dhami on
Thursday said that a
stringent law would be
brought in to root out the
drug mafias from the
state. CM Dhami spoke
about a recent NCORD
(Narco Coordination
Center) meeting and said
that the State Govern-
ment is prepared to take
whatever strict action is
needed against drug trad-
ing and make Uttara-
khand drug-free by 2025.
“Our PM and Home Min-
ister have the vision for
India to become a drugs-
free nation, to make the
children aware and to
make them quit the habit,
and to save the people.”
“AppointedBengalSEC
trusting his ability”
PTI
Kolkata
A day after returning the
joining letter of State
Election Commissioner
Rajiva Sinha to the state
government, West Ben-
gal Governor CV Anan-
da Bose onThursdaysaid
he had appointed the for-
merbureaucrat “trusting”
his ability to conduct
free and fair polls. Bose
said there have been sev-
eral incidents of vio-
lence in parts of the state
and the people of Bengal
were “disappointed” be-
cause of the apparent
inaction of the SEC.
ACMM court to hear sexual harassment case
against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
New Delhi: The New Delhi Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) on
Thursday assigned the sexual harassment
case lodged by six female wrestlers against
BJP MP and outgoing WFI chief Brij
Bhushan Sharan Singh to a city court,
already hearing a related matter.
Act responsibly while
reporting court cases:
Kerala HC to media
Kochi: The Kerala High
Court on Thursday
asked the media to “adopt a
code of responsible
journalistic conduct” while
reporting court cases as
“unjustified comments and
remarks”, often based on the
oral remarks made by a judge
during hearing, could harm
reputation of a litigant.
Prof Lokanath’s
appointment as VC of
Mysore varsity stayed
Bengaluru: A single-
judge bench of the
High Court of Karnataka has
stayed the appointment of
Prof Lokanath N K as the
Vice-Chancellor of Univer-
sity of Mysore. Prof Sharath
Ananthamurthy, School of
Physics, had challenged the
appointment alleging that it
was in violation of rules.
IN THE COURTYARD
Union Home Minister Amit Shah greets the gathering during a
public meeting, in Durg on Thursday. ANI
JPNadda beingfelicitatedduringa meetingaheadofParliamentary
andAssemblypolls 2024, at Jhanda MaidaninGiridihonThursday.
AMIT SHAH’S CHOPPER
UNABLE TO LAND IN MP
Bhopal: A helicopter
carrying Union HM
Amit Shah could
not land at Balaghat in
MP due to bad weather on
Thursday, a state official
said. “Due to bad weather,
the helicopter was unable to
land,” the official told PTI.
PLEA IN HC AGAINST
TMC CANDIDATE
Kolkata: A petition
was filed in the
Calcutta High Court
on Thursday alleging that
a TMC candidate filed his
nomination while being
abroad. The petition alleged
that TMC gram panchayat
candidate Moinuddin Gazi
was in Saudi Arabia during
the nomination phase.
BAGHEL URGES SHAH
TO BAN ‘ADIPURUSH’
Raipur: Chhattisgarh
CM Bhupesh Baghel
on Thursday urged
Union Home Minister Amit
Shah to ban the recently
released film ‘Adipurush’
amid the ongoing controver-
sy over the movie. Baghel
request came amid Amit
Shah’s visit to the state on
Thursday, where addressed
BJP workers in Durg.
Under PM Modi’s
leadership we focussed
on 3 subjects ‘Sewa,
Sushasan, Kalyaan’.
When we talk about
Sewa and ‘Sabka
Saatha Sabka Vikas’
then you may recall
that we took care of
both organised
unorganised workers.
BHUPENDER YADAV
To maintain growth
momentum, India and
the US need a pipeline
of talent. On one hand,
the US has top-class
educational institutions
and advanced
technologies. On the
other hand, India has
the world’s biggest
youth factory. That is
why, I believe that the
India-US partnership
will prove to be the
engine of sustainable
and inclusive global
growth.
NARENDRA MODI,
PRIME MINISTER
AtNationalScienceFoundation,PMsaystheCentralgovthaslauncheda‘Start-UpIndia’missiontoencourageyoungentrepreneurs
US TO OPEN CONSULATES IN B’LURU, AHMEDABAD;
$825MN SEMICONDUCTOR FACILITY TO COME IN GUJ
 The US will open two
new consulates in Ben-
galuru and Ahmedabad
while India will establish a
mission in Seattle to boost
people-to-people relation-
ships, a senior White
House official said on
Thursday.
 US President Joe Biden
and First Lady Jill Biden
on Wednesday (local time)
hosted Prime Minister
Narendra Modi for a private
dinner at the White House
where they discussed a
wide range of issues.
 American semiconductor
giant Micron Technology
Inc on Thursday announced
plans to invest USD 825
million in India to build a
new semiconductor as-
sembly and test facility in
Gujarat.
 India’s Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and US
President Joseph Biden
are set to announce a big
deal on the purchase of
General Atomics MQ-9
“Reaper” armed drones by
India, the White House has
confirmed.
PM Modi’s State visit to the US

INDIA
06
G20 EDUCATION MINISTERS’ MEET
Dharmendra Pradhan outlines 5 outcomes of meeting
PTI
Pune
he G20 coun-
tries have unani-
mous views on
five major areas including
capacitybuildingofteach-
ers, role of education as
critical enabler of human
dignityandempowerment
globally and recognising
important role of green
transition and digital
transformation, Union
Education Minister Dhar-
mendra Pradhan said on
Thursday.
Pradhan outlined the
five outcomes after a
meeting of G20 Educa-
tion Ministers here.
“The G20 countries
have agreed upon role of
education as critical ena-
bler of human dignity
and empowerment glob-
ally.The countries agreed
upon the need to work
together for resilient, eq-
uitable, inclusive and
sustainable future
through education,” he
told a press conference.
“G20 nations have a
unanimous view that ed-
ucation is not only about
academic learning but
also developing life,
technical, vocational
skills to make learners
future ready. There is
also unanimity among
G20 nations on role of
teachers in promoting
education, focus to be on
capacity building. The
counties have also re-
solved to recognise role
of digital transformation,
green transition, women
empowerment and edu-
cation for sustainable de-
velopment,” he added.
At the meeting, minis-
ters of the G20 grouping
formally accepted the
outcome documents,
marking the culmination
of the extensive delibera-
tions carried out over the
past several months with-
in the education working
group track.
These outcome docu-
ments will serve as a
roadmap for the interna-
tional community, guid-
ing coordinated actions
to ensure inclusive and
high-quality education
for all learners.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
T
Baksa: A family shifts
from a flooded village in
Baska district of Assam,
on Thursday. The flood
situation deteriorated
drastically on Thursday.
Nawada: A woman al-
legedly set her two mi-
nor daughters on fire in
Bihar’s Nawada dis-
trict, an official said on
Thursday. The incident
occurred at Dudheli vil-
lage under Nemdarganj
police station in the dis-
trict on late Wednesday
evening. The police are
investigating the case.
Woman sets two
minor daughters on
fire in Bihar’s Nawada
Gwalior: A woman,
traveling to Surat from
Bihar’s Muzaffarpur,
was thrown out of the
moving train in Gwalior
by a group of men. The
accused misbehaved
with the woman and
when she resisted their
advances, they threw the
woman and her male
relative out of the train.
Woman, her male
relative thrown out of
moving train in MP
Lucknow: The In-
come-Tax department is
questioning an associ-
ate of gangster-politi-
cian Mukhtar Ansari in
connection with its on-
going investigation
against the former legis-
lator related to the pos-
session of alleged bena-
mi assets, official sourc-
es said on Thursday.
I-T dept grills aide of
Mukhtar Ansari in
benami assets case
Guwahati: A wild ele-
phant killed a man in
Assam’s Nagaon dis-
trict, a forest official
confirmed on Thursday.
A forest officer said the
tusker has caused large-
scale panic in the area. It
trampled a man to death
on Wednesday while the
person was on his way
to open his shop.
Wild elephant enters
Assam dist, kills man,
destroys many houses
IN BRIEF
New Delhi: The CBI
has taken over the inves-
tigation of four distinct
cases from Assam Po-
lice, all connected with
the death of the state po-
lice Sub-Inspector Jun-
moni Rabha last month
in a suspected road acci-
dent, the officials said.
Assamladycop’sdeath:
CBItakesoverprobe
The G20 countries
have agreed upon role
of education as critical
enabler of human
dignity and
empowerment
globally. The countries
agreed upon the need
to work together for
resilient, equitable,
inclusive and
sustainable future
through education.
DHARMENDRA PRADHAN,
UNION EDUCATION MINISTER
Happy to see Dr Mulherjee’s dream fulfilled in JK: V-P
Agencies
Jammu
Vice president Jagdeep
Dhankhar said on Thurs-
daythathewashappythat
Article 370 is not there in
JK now, which was Dr
Syama Prasad Mukher-
jee’s dream.
Addressing the Jammu
University convocation,
the vice president said, “I
am happy to see that Arti-
cle 370 is not there now.
Dr.SyamaPrasadMukher-
jee’sdreamof‘EkVidhan,
Ek Pradhan, Ek Nishan’
(One constitution, one
Prime Minister and one
flag) stands fulfilled now.
“Dr Ambedkar had re-
fused to write this Article
as he had a great vision. It
was a temporary provi-
sion and still it lasted for
70 years.
“Today,JK’scomplete
integration with the Union
ofIndiaiscomplete.“After
the abrogation of Article
370, JK has witnessed
remarkable growth. Com-
plete integration with the
Union has paved the way
for investment, tourism
boom and development.
“Jammu will become an
education hub. JK today
hasallthetopinstitutionsof
thecountrybethatIIM,IIT
and evenAIIMS,” he said.
He said that 200 state
laws have been repealed
and 100 laws modified
post 370 abrogation.
“Roads are being con-
structed and there is a
huge growth in every
sector. Banihal tunnel,
Chenani-Nashri tunnel
and World’s highest rail
bridge over river Chenab
have been completed. In-
dia is the World’s grow-
ing economy and is
marching ahead with
digital transformation.
“Today, we are all
proudIndians.Wehaven’t
seen Bharat of today ever
before.Nobodywillbeal-
lowed to impede the up-
ward growth trajectory.
“We are a constitution-
allyfunctionaldemocracy.
Ourdemocracystartsfrom
Panchayat level, district
level, state level and then
central level. We have an
incredible political eco-
system. We find Indian
genius in every part of the
World today,” he added.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar presents degree to a student at special convocation ceremony of
the University of Jammu, at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium in Jammu, on Thursday. PTI
PRESIDENT MURMU PRESENTS NATIONAL
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AWARDS 2022-23
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday
presented the National Florence Nightingale
Awards for the years 2022 and 2023 to nurs-
ing professionals at a function held at Rashtrapati
Bhavan. The President presented the prestigious
award to a total of 30 health associates. The National
Florence Nightingale Award was instituted by the
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in the
year 1973 as a mark of recognition for the meritorious
services rendered by the nurses and nursing profes-
sionals to the society. Out of the total awardees, there
were 10 Auxiliary Nurses and Midwives (ANM), 4 lady
health visitors and 16 nurses. Union Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya was also present at the function.
OppnmeetinPatna:RLD
toskip,BSPnotinvited
PTI
Lucknow
The Samajwadi Party will
be the only party from UP
attending the Opposition
leaders’ meeting in Patna
on Friday, with BSP su-
premo Mayawati not be-
ing invited while RLD
chief Jayant Chaudhary
will skip the meet due to
a family programme.
The meeting of Oppo-
sition parties has been
called by Bihar Chief
Minister and Janata Dal
(United) leader Nitish
Kumar to chalk out a
joint strategy to take on
the BJP in the 2024 Lok
Sabha polls.
SPleaderAkhileshYa-
dav has been urging all
Opposition parties to join
hands to defeat the BJPin
the Lok Sabha polls.
Targeting the parties
which are slated to par-
ticipate in the Opposition
conclave, BSP chief
Mayawati on Thursday
termed the meeting as
more about joining of
hands than hearts.
AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann
upon their arrival Jai Prakash Narayan Airport, in Patna on Thursday. PTI
RaGaTOADDRESSRALLYATSADAKAT
ASHRAMBEFOREOPPNMEETING
Patna: Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi will address a gathering of
more than 10,000 people,
including party supporters,
in Sadakat Ashram — par-
ty’s state head office —
before joining the Opposi-
tion meeting at Bihar CM
Nitish Kumar’s residence
on Friday. After landing at Patna airport,
Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge will
go to Sadakat Ashram.
KEJRIWAL SEEKS CLARITY FROM
CONG OVER STANCE ON ORDINANCE
New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejri-
wal has written a letter to leaders
of non-BJP parties ahead
of the Opposition parties
meeting and urged the
parties to list the “uncon-
stitutional” “anti-Delhi”
ordinance promulgated by
the Central govt, as the first
issue to be discussed at the meeting. He
has requested other parties to make their
stand on this matter clear during the meet.
Agencies
Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir
State Investigation Agen-
cy (SIA) attached the
residential house of a ter-
rorist associate in Sub-
hanpora Bijbhera area of
South Kashmir’s Anant-
nag district, police said on
Thursday. Police said that
during the course of in-
vestigation, a residential
house of Abdul Rehman
Ganai, father of terrorist
associate Zubair Ahmad
Ganai, in Subhanpora Bi-
jbhera was found used by
terrorists of proscribed
terror outfit LeT. “Ac-
cordingly, process for at-
tachment of property be-
longing to the accused
falling within the ambit
proceeds of terrorism was
initiated by SIA Shopian
under Section 25 of
UA(P) Act,” they added.
ANI
Mumbai
The India Meteorological
Department (IMD) said
on Thursday monsoon is
likely to reach Mumbai
by June 24. “Conditions
are favourable for the
monsoon to move further
towards Raigad, Thane,
Mumbai and Palghar.
Monsoon is likely to
reach Mumbai by June
24,” said IMD. Various
parts of South India are
undergoing continuous
rainfall with the onset of
monsoon and the delayed
effects of convection con-
ditions as per to the IMD.
ANI
Lucknow
The Yogi Adityanath govt
hasimplementedtheLegal
Aid Defense Counsel Sys-
tem (LADCS) under the
Uttar Pradesh State Legal
Services Authority for a
period of two years to pro-
videfreelegalassistanceto
the people of the state and
resolve minor disputes
among them by working
outacompromiseformula.
The objective behind im-
plementing LADCS is to
strengthen court-based
legal services in order to
provide effective and
competent legal assis-
tance to the weak and vul-
nerable sections of socie-
ty, said an official release.
Agencies
Mumbai
Pushing the Shiv Sena
(UBT) further into a cor-
ner, the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation
(BMC) ran a bulldozer
on its ‘Shakha’ (branch)
office in Bandra east,
contending it was ‘ille-
gal’, here on Thursday.
The ‘shakha’ of the
party led by former Chief
Minister Uddhav Thack-
eraywaslocatedatNirmal
Nagar, a prime location
and a hub of Shiv Sainiks
loyal to the Sena (UBT).
Interestingly, the
‘shakha’ was barely a
stone’s throw away from
the Thackeray bungalow
‘Matoshri’, and has now
evoked sharp reactions
from the party leaders.
Senior Sena (UBT)
leader and MP Arvind
Samant flayed the move
saying the ‘shakha’ was
over 40 years old and
how it was suddenly de-
clared illegal, and won-
dered if the BMC is
dancing to the state gov-
ernment’s tune.
“The (Shiv Sena-
Bharatiya Janata Party)
governmenthasstoopedto
abysmal levels by such
vindictive actions... The
peoplearewatchingevery-
thing and there will be re-
percussions,”saidSamant.
Another Sena (UBT)
leader Haji A. Khan
slammed the BMC for
abruptly coming and raz-
ing the old ‘shakha’with-
out even serving a notice.
House of LeT’s
associate
attached in
JK’s Anantnag
Monsoon to
reach Mumbai
by June 24: IMD
LADCS system in UP
for free legal support
BMC bulldozer flattens
Shiv Sena (UBT)’s
‘illegal’ Bandra branch
NPCL ready with preparations for monsoon season
First India Bureau
Greater Noida
Noida Power Company
Limited has taken several
comprehensive measures
bearing in mind the safety
of its customers as well as
ensuring uninterrupted
and reliable power supply
during the monsoon.
While the NPCL has is-
sued guidelines for pre-
monsoon maintenance
for high-voltage consum-
ers, it is also carrying out
an awareness campaign
to ensure the safety of all
its consumers.
The Noida Power
Company Limited also
provides a pamphlet to
all consumers with their
bills containing impor-
tant information about
the safety measures to
take during the monsoon.
A lot of important infor-
mation has been given by
the NPCL to consumers
about safety measures
during the upcoming
monsoon season.
A FEW SAFETY TIPS TO KEEP YOU SAFE
DURING THE UPCOMING MONSOON SEASON
l If you see filled water
around a power pole,
feeder pillar box or trans-
former, avoid coming into
contact with it.
l Don’t touch any wiring
in a building during light-
ning strikes, as telephone
lines, metallic pipes can
conduct electricity.
l Don’t touch an electri-
cal installation with wet
hands or without using
gloves, safety shoes or
an insulated platform.
l Don’t shelter under a
tree or temporary struc-
ture during, storms and
heavy rains. Keep kids
away from storm drains.

NEWS
07
Nineheldafterrestaurant
explosionkills31inChina
Agencies
Beijing
At least 31 people were
killed and seven others
injured when a massive
cooking gas explosion
ripped through a barbe-
cue restaurant in north-
western China on the eve
of the Drago Boat festi-
val, official media report-
ed on Thursday.
The blast happened at
around 8:40 pm on
Wednesday on a busy
street in the Xingqing
District of Yinchuan, due
to a leakage of liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG)
from the operating area
of a barbecue restaurant,
state-run Xinhua news
agency reported on
Thursday.
Nine people, including
the owner of the restau-
rant, were detained.
The explosion resulted
in 38 casualties, with 31
people confirmed dead,
while seven individuals,
including one in critical
condition, are currently
receiving medical treat-
ment, Ningxia Hui Au-
tonomous Regional
Committee of the ruling
Communist Party of Chi-
na (CPC) said.
Firefighters work at the an explosion site at a barbecue restaurant that killed dozens and injured
many in Yinchuan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Thursday.
CHINA’S PRESIDENT ORDERS SAFETY CAMPAIGN
China’s president
ordered a national
safety campaign on
Thursday after a massive
cooking gas explosion
at a barbecue restaurant
killed 31 people and injured
seven. The explosion left
many people unconscious
and they needed to be car-
ried out of the shop, accord-
ing to the online news site
The Paper, which quoted
a member of the search
and rescue team. Victims
included elderly people
and high school students, it
said. Chinese President Xi
Jinping demanded urgent
medical care for the injured
and a safety overhaul after
the explosion, Xinhua said.
He urged efforts to quickly
determine the cause of the
accident and hold people
accountable under the law.
‘Russia considering
nuclear plant attack’
Agencies
Kyiv
Ukrainian spies believe
Russia is planning a “ter-
rorist” attack at the Zapor-
izhzhia nuclear plant in-
volving a release of radia-
tion, Volodymr Zelensky
has said, after his intelli-
gence chief warned Rus-
sian troops had mined the
cooling systems.
The Kremlin dismissed
the allegation as “another
lie”, and said a team of
UN nuclear inspectors
had visited the plant.
It comes after Kyrylo
Budanov, Ukraine’s mili-
tary intelligence chief, ac-
cused Russia of “mining”
the cooling pond used to
keep the reactors cool at
the Russian-occupied nu-
clear plant in Ukraine.
“Most terrifying is that
the Zaporizhzhia nuclear
plant was additionally
mined during that time...
namely the cooling pond
was mined,” Major Gen-
eral Budanov said.
Ukrainian soldiers from the 35th Brigade fire targets using 120
mm mortar in Makarivka, Donetsk on Thursday.
UKRAINESTRIKESKEY
BRIDGEUSEDBYRUSSIA
‘60 COUNTRIES ASSIST
RECONSTRUCTION’
Ukrainian missiles
struck one of the
few bridges linking
the Crimea Peninsula with
the Ukrainian mainland on
Thursday, cutting one of
the main supply routes for
Russian occupation forces
in southern Ukraine as Kyiv
pushes to drive them out.
It is on a route used by the
Russian military to move
between Crimea and other
parts of Ukraine. Kyiv says
it wants to retake Crimea
and drive all Russian forces
from its territory.
Ukrainian Prime
Minister Denys
Shmyhal said on
Wednesday that nearly 60
countries are supporting the
reconstruction of Ukrainian
cities, towns and villages,
the government press
service reported. Speaking
at the Ukraine Recovery
Conference, Shmyhal said
that 30 countries have
already signed a declaration
supporting the initiative to
provide coordinated assis-
tance to rebuild Ukrainian
communities and regions.
Our intelligence has received information that
Russia is considering the scenario of a terrorist act
at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - a terrorist act
with the release of radiation. They have prepared
everything for this.
VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT
Washington: The Aus-
trian capital Vienna has
been named as the
world’s “most livable
city” for 2023 after win-
ning praise for its relia-
ble infrastructure, stand-
out culture and entertain-
ment and impeccable
education and health ser-
vices, the media report-
ed. The ranking of 173
cities was released by
the Economist Intelli-
gence Unit (EIU) which
is based on a number of
significant factors.
Austria’s capital
Vienna named world’s
‘most liveable city’
New Delhi: A man in
France has been accused
of drugging his wife
every night and then in-
viting men to rape her.
The shocking practice
with the unsuspecting
wife continued for 10
years during which in-
vestigators identified 92
cases of rape. Fifty one
of those men - between
the age of 26 and 73 -
have been arrested and
charged with rape and
the police are looking
for others, sources said.
Man drugged wife
every night, recorded
51 men raping her
Washington: Apregnant
woman and her unborn
child died last week in
the US state of Ohio af-
ter her two-year-old son
shot her in the back with
a handgun left loaded in
the house. Police told
that 31-year-old Laura
Ilg had called 911. “She
explained she was 33
weeks pregnant and her
two-year-old had acci-
dentally just shot her in
the back with a firearm.
Ilg died from her injuries
hours later, police added.
US: Pregnant woman
accidentally shot dead
by two-year-old son
San Antonio: A power-
ful tornado left at least
four people dead and ten
injured in the southern
US state of Texas, where
officials and residents
were already grappling
with a heat wave.
“The town of Matador
has experienced an un-
precedented tornado
bringing damaging
winds,” the fire service
in the neighboring city
of Lubbock said in a
statement posted to
Twitter on Thursday.
4 dead, 10 injured
as powerful Tornado
strikes Texas
IN BRIEF
Harare: Bollywood ac-
tor Sanjay Dutt has ac-
quired the Harare Hurri-
cane franchise in the Zim
Afro T10, which will get
underway on July 20 in
Zimbabwe. Dutt will co-
own the franchise with
Sir Sohan Roy, Founder,
chief ofAries Group.
Dutt acquires Harare
Hurricane Franchise
UK man pleads guilty
to child abuse in India
Agencies
London
A former deputy head
teacher of a London pri-
mary school has pleaded
guilty to paying and in-
structing teenagers in In-
dia to abuse younger chil-
dren. The UK’s National
Crime Agency (NCA)
revealed this week that it
had arrested Matthew
Smith, 34, from East Dul-
wich in south London in
November last year after
its investigators identified
that he was sharing abuse
material on the dark web
and he was convicted at
Southwark Crown Court
in London on Tuesday.
According to the NCA,
Smith was online at the
time of his arrest, speak-
ing to a teenage boy liv-
ing in India and asking
him to send sexual im-
ages of a younger child,
in return for money.
Matthew Smith
Critical to maintain
U.S.-China ties: Yellen
Agencies
Washington
USTreasury Secretary Ja-
net Yellen said on Thurs-
day that it’s “critical” the
US and China maintain a
relationship so they can
“work together” on global
challenges, coming just
afterPresidentJoeBiden’s
remarks calling Chinese
leader Xi Jinping a “dicta-
tor” drew condemnation
from Beijing.
Yellen said that “with
respect to the comments,
I think President Biden
and I both believe it’s
critical to maintain com-
munication … to clear up
misperceptions, miscal-
culations. We need to
work together where pos-
sible.” “But we have disa-
greements, and we are
also forthright in recog-
nising we do have disa-
greements,” she added.
Janet Yellen
Taipei Open: Prannoy
marches into QF
ANI
Taipei
India’s ace player HS
Prannoy advanced to the
quarterfinals of the ongo-
ing Taipei Open 2023
men’s singles event on
Thursday. The World No.
9 defeated world No. 95
Tommy Sugiarto of Indo-
nesia 21-9, 21-17 in the
pre-quarterfinals of the
BWF Super 300 game.
It was, however, the
end of the road for Com-
monwealth Games 2014
champion Parupalli
Kashyap. In the round of
16,hewasdefeated16-21,
17-21 by Su Li Yang.
HS Prannoy
USCoastGuardfinds‘debris
field’;expertsevaluating
Agencies
Washington
Debris was discovered
near the site of the Titanic
shipwreck by a remote
operated vehicle (ROV)
searching for the missing
Titan submersible on
Thursday morning, the
US Coast Guard said. Ex-
perts within the search
and rescue mission’s uni-
fied command are evalu-
ating the debris field, the
US Coast Guard’s North-
eastcommandconfirmed.
Itisunclearwhetherthe
debris is connected to the
search for the Titan. The
discovery is the first pos-
sible sign of theTitan sub-
mersible since it vanished
105 minutes after launch-
ing from the Polar Prince
icebreaker research ship
about 900 miles off coast
of Cape Cod on Sunday.
Deep-Sea Underwater Robot
ROBOT REACHES
NEAR MISSING SUB
Paris: A French re-
search ship equipped
with an unmanned
robot able to search
deep under water
arrived near the wreck
of the Titanic on Thurs-
day to join a massive
search and rescue
operation for a miss-
ing submersible. The
Atalante ship arrived
around two kilometres
(1.2 miles) south of the
Titanic wreck.
Indian contingent
cross 50-medal
mark at Special
Olympics Games
ANI
Berlin
It didn’t take long, a sil-
ver, then a gold, then two
more, and a medal rush
that has sprung into a life
of its own, as the Indian
contingent at the Special
Olympics World Games
2023, passed the
50-medal mark on
Wednesday in Berlin.
At the end of the day’s
action Special Olympics
Bharat had 55 medals (15
gold, 27 silver, 13 bronze)
spread across five differ-
ent sports like athletics,
cycling, powerlifting,
roller skating and swim-
ming. The highlight of
Wednesday’s medal rush
came from the swimming
and cycling course, with
India registering five
medals in the pool (3
golds, 1 silver and, 1
bronze) and six on the
cycling course (3 Gold, 2
silver, one bronze).
The Indian contingent
crossed the 50-medal
mark with medals in
Swimming and Cycling.
Raj Patriots secure stunning win over Maha
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Rajasthan Patriots se-
cured a stunning victory
against the Maharashtra
Ironmen in a game that
ended 35-30.
The two teams will
again take on each other
in Semi-Finals 1 set to be
played on 24th June 2023
with the game set to kick-
off at 7 PM.
The Rajasthan Patriots
took on the Maharashtra
Ironmen in the match 29
of the inaugural season of
the Premier Handball
League. Igor Chiseliov,
Jalal Kiani and Sumit
Kumar led the charge for
the Ironmen from the
first whistle and helped
their team take the lead
early on. The Patriots
came back into the game
thanks to a couple of
great saves by their Cap-
tain and keeper Atul Ku-
mar. Happy Singh was
playing brilliantly for the
Patriots as he was a men-
ace to contain for the
Ironmen every time he
broke forward.
Ahmad Al-Otabi was
also playing a significant
role in the game as he
was tasked to man-mark
Kiani. Otabi struggled to
do so in the early minutes
but eventually started re-
stricting Jalal’s influence
on the game.
A player of Rajasthan Patriots in action during Premier Handball
League at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium on Thursday.
PATRIOTS ESTABLISH
HEALTHY LEAD IN GAME
Rajasthan Patriots
came out for the sec-
ond half determined
to further extend their lead.
The Patriots had established
a healthy lead going into the
last 10 minutes of game while
Ironmen players seemed con-
tent with the loss. Soon after,
the game came to an end as
scores read 35-30 in favour
of Rajasthan Patriots.
Sunil Chhetri breaks international goalscoring record
Agencies
New Delhi
India recorded a famous
4-0 win over their arch-
rivals Pakistan in their
opening South Asian
Football Federation
Championship 2023
match on June 21. The
legendary Indian forward
Sunil Chhetri scored a
sensational hat-trick in
the historic game to take
his international goals
tally to 90. Chhetri sur-
passed the iconic Malay-
sian footballer Mokhtar
Dahari’s 89 goals record
to become the fourth-
highest leading goals-
corer in world football.
Chhetri, 38, is now the
leading goalscorer
among active players in
international football af-
ter Portugal’s Cristiano
Ronaldo and Argentina’s
Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo is currently
playing in the Saudi Pro-
fessional League withAl-
Nassr club and has scored
123 international goals so
far, including five goals
in the ongoing UEFA
Euro Qualifiers 2024.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
z Chhetri now has 90
goals for India. Before
this, he scored in India’s
Intercontinental Cup win
over Lebanon recently.
z He has surpassed for-
mer Malaysia star Mokhtar
Dahari, who scored 89
goals in his career.
z Cristiano Ronaldo
(123), former Iran star Ali
Daei (109), and Argen-
tina’s Lionel Messi (103)
are above Chhetri.
BREAKING DOWN CHHETRI’S GOALS FOR INDIA
SAFF Championship
Matches 23, Goals 21
FIFA WCQ
Matches 19, Goals 9
Nehru Cup
Matches 14, Goals 9
Asian Cup Qualifiers
Matches 12, Goals 8
Intercontinental Cup
AFC Challenge Cup
Matches 8, Goals 4
AFC Cup Qualifiers
Matches 6, Goals 3
AFC Asian Cup
Matches 5, Goals 4
King’s Cup
Matches 1, Goals 1
Friendlies
Sunil Chhetri

Sandeep Mishra
New Delhi
Conclave ‘Vision of New
India’ was organised by
Bharat24atHotelTajPal-
ace,Delhi.Intheprogram,
the vision of a growing
India was discussed with
many eminent personali-
ties of the country. Target-
ingOppnUnionMinAnu-
rag Thakur said, “There is
no honest leader in Op-
position. Democracy has
beenmurderedinMamata
govt. Lalu Yadav ate fod-
der. Rahul and Sonia are
embroiled in corruption
and are out on bail. Rahul
Gandhi criticizes own
country abroad. Kejriwal
is the biggest liar in coun-
try. Congress has brought
new lollipops.”
On the other hand, Un-
ion Minister Dr Jitendra
Singh said about the 9
years of the Modi govern-
ment that such initiatives
were taken in the last 9
years which were never
even discussed before.
Union Minister SP
Singh Baghel on Thurs-
day said that this is the
first time that there has
not been a single black
spot on a Prime Minister
who along with his
Council of Ministers has
been living in Lutyens
zone’s “Kajal Ki Kothri”
for the last 9 years.
At the same time, an-
other union minister Ma-
hendra Nath Pandey said
that the way every Indian
wants to see emerging
India, Prime Minister
Modi is moving in that
direction and doing work
for the last nine years to
realize this vision.
BJP National General
Secretary Arun Singh
said that the achieve-
ments of the Modi gov-
ernment in the last 9
years are historic.
Meanwhile, Bharat24
CEO and Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Jagdeesh Chandra fe-
licitated the guests at the
conclave. During this,
Bharat24 Vice President
Rubika Liyaquat, CBO
Manoj Jagyasi and Sen-
ior Editor Syed Umar
were also present.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
With just a few months
left for assembly polls,
Congress leaders have
expressed their wishes to
contest or not contest the
assembly elections.
Education Minister BD
Kalla has asserted that he
will be contesting the up-
coming assembly elec-
tions as he was the “win-
ning candidate”.
74-year old Kalla, who
represents Bikaner west
seat, said that the “field”
is clear and there is no
one to ask for a ticket in
BJP in his constituency.
On the other hand, af-
ter Hemaram Chaudhary,
Ameen Khan and Bharat
Singh, Srimadhopur
MLA and former assem-
bly speaker Deependra
Singh Shekhawat said he
will not be contesting the
assembly elections.
Citing his health con-
dition, 72 year old Shek-
hawat said he has decid-
ed not to contest the elec-
tions, but will serve peo-
ple of the area.
Minister Hemaram
Choudhary, Sheo MLA
Ameen Khan, Sangod
MLA Bharat Singh had
earlier said that they do
not want to contest next
polls. Ameen Khan later
said that he is ready to
contest the polls. It is be-
lieved that Dhod MLA
Parasram Mordia is also
not willing to contest.
there are only two sitting
MLAs in Cong who had
won elections before
1980. UDH Min Shanti
Dhariwal’s son political-
ly active in Kota while
education minister Dr
BD Kalla said he will
contest the election.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Reacting to CM Ashok
Gehlot’s Hindutva state-
ment, former CM
Vasundhara Raje said on
Thursday that CM should
desist from cursing the
RSS and the BJP. “Ashok
Gehlot’s appeasement
policy, not the RSS and
the BJP, causes riots in
the state. Behind all the
communal incidents is
the politics of votes of the
Congress. It is the job of
the Congress to set the
fire behind the scenes.
The Sangh the BJP
put out the fire set by
Congress. Raje stressed
that CM shouldn’t make
mistake of repeatedly
challenging Hindutva.
“Because Hindutva is not
an agenda, it is a culture
that respects 36 commu-
nities all religions.
Neither he nor his Con-
gress can stop its flow.”
Kamal Kant
Jaipur
The Rajasthan High
Court has issued a notice
to Union Minister GS
Shekhawat on an appli-
cation of ACB seeking
permission to take his
voice sample in the horse
trading case.
A single judge bench
of justice Chandra Ku-
mar Songara issued the
notice on an appeal
against the ADJ court.
Investigating Officer
of ACB had earlier sub-
mitted an application
for taking voice sam-
ple of Shekhawat.
The application was
rejected by trial court
following which ACB
filed a revision PIL in
ADJ court but ADJ
court also rejected PIL.
Addl Adv Gen GS
Rathore, appearing in
court on behalf of state
govt, said that trial
court revision court
rejected prayer on
ground that there is no
provision in CrPC to is-
sue such an order.
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Word doing the rounds in
the ‘relevant circles’ of
Rajasthan Congress is
that a ‘con-
versation’
has taken
place be-
tween Pri-
yanka Gan-
dhi and
Sachin Pilot
on Wednes-
day night
wherein, a
discussion
occurred be-
tween the
two on Ra-
jasthan poli-
tics. Report-
edly, during
this, Sachin
Pilot reiter-
ated his old
point and it was believed
till Thursday morning
that there will be talks
between Mallikarjun
Kharge, Rahul Gandhi
and Priyanka Gandhi on
issues concerning Pilot
wherein KC Venugopal
would also be present.
Notably, Pilot even met
KC Venugopal and dur-
ing this meeting, that
went on for nearly an
hour at Venugopal’s resi-
dence, Pilot kept his side.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra felicitates Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh
during the Conclave ‘Vision of New India’ organised by Bharat24
at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi on Thursday. Also seen are Arun
Singh, Rubika Liyaquat, Syed Umar and Poornima Mishra.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra felicitates Union Minister Anurag Thakur
during the Conclave on Thursday. Also seen are Shashikant
Sharma, Manoj Jagyasi, Anu Thakur others.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, Meenakshi Lekhi and Rubika Liyaquat
at the Bharat24 Conclave at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi on
Thursday. Also seen are Shashikant Sharma Amit Baliyan.
Postal Reg No. JPC/004/2022-24
08
We can only truly know the
height and power of a moun-
tain when we climb it- not by
reading about it or looking at it.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Initiatives taken by Modi Govt in 9 years were never
even discussed before: Union Min Dr Jitendra Singh
Dr BD Kalla
Vasundhara Raje
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
PriyankaGandhi
KC Venugopal
Sachin Pilot
Deependra S Shekhawat
Congleadersconvey
desiresoncontesting
ASSEMBLY POLLS Congress’ job is to
set the fire behind
the scenes: Raje
New Delhi: Pilot
meets Priyanka,
KC Venugopal
HCnoticetoShekhawat
fortakingvoicesample
CM APPROVALS
`18.04 cr for setting up Open gyms in 401 Govt Colleges in State
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
pen gyms will
beestablishedin
401 government
colleges of the
state. For this, Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot has
approved a financial pro-
vision of Rs 18.04 crore.
As per the proposal, an
amount of Rs 4.50 lakh
willbespentpercollegeon
the establishment of open
gym. Open gyms will also
be established in new col-
leges opened in session
2023-24.TheChiefMinis-
ter has given this approval
in the sequence of the an-
nouncement made in the
budget year 2023-24.
With this approval, the
facility of open gym will
be available in govern-
ment colleges. With this,
the physical and mental
development of the stu-
dents will be better.
A Gala Wedding...
CM Ashok Gehlot attends the wedding of BL Jatav’s daughter and blesses the newly wed couple,
Archana and Dr Sudarshan Kumar during the gala ceremony held at the Central Lawn of
Entertainment Paradise at Jawahar Circle in Jaipur on Thursday. Also seen are BL Jatav, Shakuntala
Rawat, Badri Ram Jakhar and others. SUNIL SHARMA
KC Venugopal and Sukhjinder Randhawa attend the wedding of BL Jatav’s daughter, Archana and
Dr Sudarshan Kumar during the gala ceremony held at the Central Lawn of Entertainment Paradise
at Jawahar Circle in Jaipur on Thursday. Also seen are BL Jatav, Pushpendra Bhardwaj, Sandeep
Singh Choudhary, Qazi Nizamuddin, Mamta Bhupesh, Rafeek Khan and others.
O
NEW PRINCIPALS IN
RAJESSOCIETYCOLLEGE
`8.50 CR FOR STATE
LEVEL VET HOSPITAL
NEW GOVT COLLEGE AT
CHHOTI KHATU
In the government
colleges opened
under Rajses
Society in the state, the
professor working in college
education can be appointed
on deputation to the post
of principal. Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has given
necessary approval for this.
Rs 8.50 crore will be
spent on construc-
tion of building of the
state level multi-purpose
veterinary hospital in Jaipur.
CM Gehlot has given nod
for this. An addl budget
provision of Rs 2.30 cr has
been made for modern
machinery, tools etc. Due to
the construction of hospital
building and availability of
modern equipment, treat-
ment of animals will be
done in a better way.
CM Ashok Gehlot
has approved the
proposal to open a
new govt college at Chhoti
Khatu in Nagaur district.
He also approved spending
Rs 4.50 cr for construc-
tion of college building and
creation of 21 new posts.
50% DISCOUNT TO WOMEN IN ALL RSRTC BUSES `712CRFORROADDEVPWORKSIN109URBANBODIES
606 NEW POSTS IN 15 NEW DISTRICTS 15% HIKE IN ASHA SAHYOGINIS’ REMUNERATION
State govt has extended scope of concession for
women traveling in roadways buses. Women and
girls will now be given 50% concession while travel-
ing in all categories of RSRTC buses
within the state limits. CM Ashok Gehlot
has approved the proposal in this re-
gard. According to the proposal, women
and girls will be charged half the fare for
traveling in all categories of corporation buses. At present,
50 percent concession was being given to women and girls
only for traveling in ordinary class buses.
CM Ashok Gehlot has approved a financial provi-
sion of Rs 712 crore for 1980 works of road devel-
opment in 109 urban bodies of the state. With this
approval of the Chief Minister, the work
of major repair of the main roads will be
done in these bodies. Under the budget
announcement, works of 50 km roads
in Municipal Corporation area, 35 km in
Municipal Council area and 20 km in Municipality area are
proposed to be done. It is notable that earlier Rs 489 cr has
been approved for 1375 works of 96 urban bodies.
CM Gehlot has approved creation of 606 new posts
for collectorate offices in newly created 15 dists.
He has also approved newly created offices to be
run in rented buildings till deptal buildings are available.
According to proposal, new posts will be created in Anup-
garh, Balotra, Beawar, Deeg, Didwana-Kuchaman, Dudu,
Gangapur City, Kekri, Kotputli-Behror, Khairthal, Neem Ka
Thana, Phalodi, Salumber, Sanchore and Shahpura dis-
tricts. Approval has also been given to create posts of ADM
in 6 out of 15 newly created district collectorate offices.
Anganwadi centers have an important role in
reducing the maternal infant mortality rate in the
state. The state government has taken several
decisions to provide strength to the
Anganwadi workers. Under this, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the
proposal of 15 percent increase in the
honorarium of 55816 ASHA assistants
of the state. After this increase, honorarium of ASHA assis-
tants will increase from Rs 3,564 to Rs 4,098 per month.
Horse Trading case
ACB’s Investigating
Officer had earlier
submitted an
application for taking
voice sample
I will contest
the polls. I am
the winning
candidate.
There is no
one to ask for
a ticket in BJP,
the field is
clear.
DR BD KALLA,
EDUCATION MIN
I am the MLA for 3 to 4
more months because
after that the model code
of conduct will come into
force, and from the point
of view of health, I have
also decided that I will not
contest the assembly
elections.
DEEPENDRA S SHEKHAWAT,
CONGRESS MLA

JAIPUR, FRIDAY| JUNE 23, 2023
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CALMNESS KI MURAT
n an interaction, Tamannaah was
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annoy him. I am working on it. He is too
zen. He is like calmness ki murat.” P11
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Khushi, Model
Face
Day
of the YOUR DAILY HOROSCOPE by Saurabbh Sachdeva
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Health tips from an expert will enable you
to get closer to your fitness goals. Using
your initiative at work will be much ap-
preciated. You may get a chance to pursue
old hobby. Your generous behavior would
enable to enjoy some lovely moments.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Family will be most supportive, when it re-
ally matters for you. Some of you may add
to your list of properties by booking a new
one. It is good day to confess your love as
stars appear favourable for positive reply.
Health will be satisfactory.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
It’s a very good day to take calculated
risks in financial matters. Your efforts on
the professional front will be recognised.
Opting for some healthy choices will ensure
you remain in perfect health. Today you
will enjoy the trust of senior management.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Distant relatives may drop in for a surprise
visit. On professional front, recognition for
good work would motivate you to work
harder. Those awaiting an affirmation on
romantic front are likely to get lucky today,
as partner responds positively.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
A friend or colleague may motivate you
to take up a healthy activity. Parents may
appear more than happy with what you
deliver. Plans for overseas travel are likely
to materialise. You find things moving in
the way you want them.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Despite hectic schedule you will manage
to find time for family. Seek the opinion
of your family before finalizing a property
deal. Your bold initiatives on romantic front
bring back passion and spark in romantic
relationship.Overall health remains fine.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Avoid raising controversial issues at home
to maintain harmony. Successful imple-
mentation of new ideas and projects would
add to your prestige on the professional
front. It is a wonderful day to build new
connections.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will succeed in resolving misunder-
standing with family members, normalizing
ties. Despite your misgivings, you retain
good health. You will do much to bring
peace and harmony at home. You will
remain much in demand on social front.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Happiness in the domestic sphere will
only come with a changed mind set. Some
of you are likely to become a part of an
overseas official trip. Better to consult an
expert in financial matters before making
an investment.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Gifting something to your beloved is likely
to make the day memorable. Matrimonial
match for siblings will bring happiness for
entire family. You will get a good price for
your property. Those awaiting results are
assured of succeeding with flying colours.
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MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Following a health diet will be a good idea.
Luck favours you today on the profes-
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help you in keeping physically fit. Clarity
of mind and retentive power will help you
forge ahead on the academic front.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your intuition will save you from a tricky
spot today. Yoga would help in raising
energy levels and improve your metabo-
lism. You will manage to achieve your aim
through travel. This is a great time on the
academic front.
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enstrual leave in India
continues to be a sub-
ject of debate due to the
prevalent social stigma
surrounding menstrua-
tion. Despite efforts to
advance gender equality, menstruation
remains a taboo topic, leading to dis-
criminationagainstindividualswhotake
leave.The lack of awareness among em-
ployers and colleagues further exacer-
bates the problem, underscoring the ur-
gent need to challenge these taboos and
enhance understanding for effective
policy implementation. This article ex-
plores the barriers faced and offers rec-
ommendationstopromotegenderequal-
ity in the workplace.
In India, menstrual leave is not le-
gally recognized as a statutory right
under labour law. However, some com-
panies have voluntarily implemented
menstrual leave policies, including Cul-
ture Machine, Matrubhumi, Magzster,
Gozoop, Wet and Dry, IndustryArc,
Zomato, and Swiggy. These policies
aim to address gender equality issues
and acknowledge the challenges wom-
en face. However, concerns exist re-
garding potential discrimination and
misuse of these policies.
BENEFITSOFMENSTRUALLEAVE
Menstrual leave policies offer several
benefits to women in the workplace.
They contribute to improved health and
well-being by providing an opportunity
to focus on menstrual symptoms, pro-
mote increased productivity by allowing
time for recovery, reduce absenteeism,
recognise the challenges women face,
and enhance job satisfaction and em-
ployee morale.
IMPACTOFMENSTRUALLEAVEPOLICIES
Studies have shown positive results in
terms of women’s health and well-being
whenmenstrualleavepoliciesareimple-
mented. These policies have led to a re-
duction in menstrual pain and improved
mental health. However, implementing
such policies in India faces challenges,
including stigma and taboo around men-
struation, lack of awareness among
women, absence of a national legal
framework, implementation difficulties
for small and medium-sized enterprises,
and cultural norms related to long work-
inghoursandlimitedleave.Overcoming
these challenges is crucial to effectively
promote gender equality and address the
specific needs of women in the work-
place. Amendments to Various Labor
Laws: Implementing menstrual leave
policies in India would require amend-
ments to existing labour laws. This in-
cludes recognizing menstrual leave as a
formofleavewithwagesintheFactories
Act, establishing it as leave for female
employees in the Shops and Establish-
ments Act, considering menstrual-relat-
ed health issues under the Employees’
State Insurance Act, categorizing it
separately in the Maternity Benefit Act,
andaddressingmenstrual-relatedharass-
ment under the Sexual Harassment of
Women at Workplace Act. Careful con-
sideration is necessary to define and
regulate the leave, prevent misuse, and
avoid reinforcing gender stereotypes.
CONCLUSION
Implementing menstrual leave policies
can bring numerous benefits to women
in the workplace, including promoting
gender equality, improving women’s
health and well-being, increasing pro-
ductivity, and reducing absenteeism.
However, breaking the stigma around
menstruation and avoiding the rein-
forcement of harmful stereotypes are
essential aspects of successful policy
implementation. Open discussions and
societal shifts are necessary to support
these policies.While challenges and ob-
jections exist, the potential positive im-
pact of menstrual leave policies makes
them a crucial step toward achieving
gender equality in the workplace.
Suggestions and the Way
Forward: To effectively
implement menstrual
leave policies, fostering a
supportive workplace cul-
ture, providing flexible work ar-
rangements, maintaining privacy
through self-attestation, establishing
clear guidelines, encouraging open
communication,ensuringfairtreatment,
and regularly reviewing the policy are
essential. Making the policy legally
mandated and considering the needs of
marginalized groups, such as trans men
and individuals with diverse gender
identities, is crucial. Furthermore, com-
prehensive measures that encom-
pass flexible work hours,
childcare facilities, and
equal pay should be
adopted to collectively
promote gender
equality and foster a
compassionate and
empathetic work-
place culture.
MENSTRUATION BENEFITS BILL 2017
The Menstruation Benefits Bill 2017, also known as the Period Leave Bill, is a pro-
posed law in India aiming to provide paid leave to female employees during men-
struation. It acknowledges menstruation as a natural process, seeks to eliminate
stigma and discrimination, and mandates employers to provide adequate facilities
for menstrual hygiene. The bill has sparked debates regarding its potential impact
on gender equality and labour rights but has not yet been enacted into law.
M
MENSTRUAL LEAVE POLICY IN INDIA
BREAKING TABOOS
Implementing
menstrual leave policies
can bring numerous benefits to
women in the workplace, including
promoting gender equality,
improving women’s health and
well-being, increasing
productivity, and reducing
absenteeism.
Megha
Mehta
Rochit
Bakliwal
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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