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First India Bureau
Jammu
Union home minister
Amit Shah on Friday
took a dig at the mega op-
position meeting in Patna
and claimed that Naren-
dra Modi will return as
PM after 2024 Lok Sabha
elections by winning
more than 300 seats.
“Today a photo session is
under way in Patna. They
(opposition) want to
challenge the BJP, PM
Modi and NDA. No mat-
ter how much they try,
the opposition will not be
able to unite. And even if
they do unite, people of
the country will ensure
that Modi returns as PM
with more than 300
seats,” Shah said. P6
CM VISITS BHARATPUR
Rajasthan has
become a model
welfare state, says
CM Ashok Gehlot
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD
DECLARE ERCP AS A NAT’L PROJECT
GEHLOT INAUGURATES AND LAYS
FOUNDATION OF DEVP WORKS
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur
hief Minister
Ashok Gehlot
said on Friday
that the state govt is
working dedicatedly for
the development of all
sections according to
public sentiment. “Due to
all-round development,
Rajasthan has emerged
as a model state across
the country. The unique
schemes of the state are
being discussed across
the country,” Gehlot was
addressing the inaugura-
tion and foundation stone
laying program of vari-
ous development works
in Saint village of Kum-
her tehsil of Bharatpur on
Friday. He said that by
making Deeg a district,
administrative units in
the area would be
strengthened and people
would not have to travel
far for their work. CM
said Bharatpur has wit-
nessed unprecedented
development in four and
a half years. He handed
over cheques to benefi-
ciaries and self-help
groups and distributed
scooties to Divyangs. P8
CM Ashok Gehlot greets beneficiaries while inspecting Mehangai
Rahat Camp in Saint village of Kumher tehsil, Bharatpur on Friday.
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IN BRIEF
The Bombay High Court on
Friday continued till June 28
an interim protection from
coercive action and arrest
granted to former NCB zonal
director Sameer Wankhede in
an alleged bribery case.
Cong Kerala chief K
Sudhakaran held for
cheating, gets bail
Kochi: KPCC chief K
Sudhakaran was on Fri-
day arrested by the
Crime Branch wing in a
cheating case, in which
prime accused is contro-
versial antique dealer
Monson Mavunkal, and
later released on bail.
Flyer held for talking
about “Hijacking”
on Vistara plane
Mumbai: A 23-year-
old male passenger on
board Vistara’s Mum-
bai-Delhi flight was ar-
rested after he was
heard speaking over his
phone about a “hijack-
ing plan” shortly before
plane was to take off.
4 terrorists killed as
security forces foil
infiltration bid
Kupwara: Four terror-
ists were on Friday killed
as security forces foiled
an infiltration bid along
the LoC in Jammu
Kashmir’s Machil sector.
According to Kashmir
Zone police, the terrorists
were trying to infiltrate
from Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir (PoK) when the
Army and police killed
them in a joint operation.
Enforcement Directorate summons West Bengal Law
Minister Ghatak in coal smuggling case on June 28
Kolkata: The ED on Friday summoned West Bengal’s
law minister, Moloy Ghatak, in connection with the
probe into an alleged coal smuggling scam. According to
the details, the probe concerned a few suspicious transac-
tions. Ghatak has been asked to appear at the headquar-
ters of the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi on June 26.
There is no democracy more
vibrant than India: Dhankhar
2024 Lok Sabha poll
agenda to be sorted
in next meet: Kharge
Governor Kalraj Mishra greets VP Jagdeep Dhankhar in presence of
Dr BD Kalla, Sudesh Dhankhar others at Jaipur Airport on Friday.
Mamata Banerjee interacts with Rahul Gandhi as Mallikarjun Kharge,
KC Venugopal, Hemant Soren, Akhilesh Yadav and others look on,
during a joint PC after Oppn parties’ meeting in Patna on Friday.
Amit Shah and Ravinder Raina wave at supporters as Dr Jitendra
Singh looks on during a public meeting in Jammu on Friday.
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur
Vice President Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Friday said
a narrative is being built
that there is no freedom
of speech in the country,
asserting that there is no
democracy more vibrant
than India.
Addressing deans and
HOD’s at MNIT, he said,
“Tell me in which coun-
try you can speak so
freely? Can you think of
a more vibrant democra-
cy than India?” Dhankhar
slammed people who
take to the streets and in-
dulge in violence and ar-
son when they are caught
on the wrong side of the
law. On Modi’s US visit,
he said, “The presence of
the Prime Minister in US
is very impactful”. P8
First India Bureau
Patna
Opposition leaders on
Friday held a joint press
conference in Patna after
the conclusion of an Op-
position parties’ meeting
held in the city. They said
the second round of the
meeting will be held in
Shimla next month. The
meeting was hosted by
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
and his deputy Tejashwi
Yadav. Sources said the
meeting was being seen
as a starting point for the
opposition parties to
come together to take on
Narendra Modi-led BJP.
“The common agenda for
fighting 2024 LS polls
together will be finalised
in next meeting,” Con-
gress president Mallikar-
jun Kharge said after op-
position meet in Patna. P5
Amit Shah dismisses Oppn
meet as a ‘Photo Session’
Laying foundation,
inaugurating works
in Jammu, Shah says
Modi will return as
the PM in 2024
There had been a decline in terrorism by 70 percent
and a decline of 90 percent in the stone-pelting
incidents. Instead of stones, now the young people
in Jammu and Kashmir carry laptops.
AMIT SHAH, UNION HOME MINISTER
India should be at the
centre of politics.
Since I am not in
politics, it does not
matter to me who
wins or loses elections
but what matters is
the conduct of
politicians and there
is no one is above
the law.
JAGDEEP DHANKHAR,
VICE PRESIDENT
ComethnewAI-AmericaandIndia!
LAST LEG OF
PM MODI’S
VISIT TO US
Aditi Nagar
Washington
Addressing the joint ses-
sion of the US Congress
for a historic second
time, PM Narendra Modi
on Thursday said that it is
an exceptional privilege
to do it twice, adding that
there have been even
more momentous devel-
opments in another Al -
America and India.
Addressing the joint
session of the US Con-
gress, PM Modi said, “It
isalwaysagreathonourto
address the US Congress.
For this honour, I extend
my deepest gratitude on
behalf of 1.4 billion peo-
ple of India. I see that
nearly half of you were
herein2016.Icanalsosee
the enthusiasm of the old
friends and new friends in
other half.” FULLREPORTP5
TOP QUOTES FROM MODI’S SPEECH
l Over two centuries, we
have inspired each other
through the lives of great
Americans and Indians
l Democracy is one of
our sacred and shared
values. It has evolved
over a long time, and
taken various forms
l The US is the oldest
and India the largest
democracy. Our partner-
ship augurs well for future
of democracy
l Everyone wants to
understand India’s devel-
opment, democracy and
diversity. Today, India is
5th largest economy
l Our vision is: Together,
for everyone’s growth,
with everyone’s trust and
everyone’s efforts
l India’s vision is of
women-led development,
where women lead the
journey of progress
l The youth of India are
a great example of how
a society can embrace
latest technology
l Making sustainability a
mass movement, will help
the world reach the Net
Zero target faster
l This is not an era of
war. But, it is one of dia-
logue and diplomacy
l Terrorism is an enemy
of humanity and there
can be no ifs or buts in
dealing with it
Amid Modi-Modi
chants, standing
ovation twice,
honoured PM Modi
addresses joint
session of the US
Congress for a
historic 2nd time
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves while addressing joint
sitting of the US Congress in presence of Speaker of the US House
of Representatives Kevin McCarthy, VP Kamala Harris and other
dignitaries at Capitol Hill, in Washington DC on Friday. ANI
Remarks by Biden
Modi at joint presser
M Narendra Modi and US President Joe
Biden held a productive bilateral meeting
in Washington during the third day of the
PM’smaidenstatevisit.Theirdiscussionrangedfrom
trade talks to strengthening partnerships in the field
of defence, critical and emerging technologies. PM
ModiandUSPrezBidenalsoreflectedonthestrength
ofbothdemocraciesandsaidthebilateralrelationship
is the most defining relationship of the 21st century.
Terrorism: India, America
are walking together in the
fight against terrorism.
Ukraine: India has pushed
for resolution of dispute by
dialogue and diplomacy.
Democracy: India and
America both have democ-
racy in their DNA.
Climate: India not only
works to protect its own
environment, also works
for protecting the world.
No discrimination: No
question of discrimination
on the grounds of caste,
creed or religion arises.
India believes in sabka
saath, sabka vikas, sabka
vishwas, sabka prayaas.
US-India Trade: Trade
between our countries has
almost doubled over the
past decade to more than
$191 bn supporting good
jobs in both India and US
Job Creation: One million
American jobs across 44
states will be supported
by purchase of over 200
American-made aircraft
that AI announced. Indian
firms are announcing over
$2 bn in investments in
making solar in Colorado,
steel in Ohio, and optic
fibre in South Carolina.
US-India Ties: P’ship is
among most consequential
in world that is stronger,
and dynamic in the history.
PM’S LUNCHEON WITH KAMALA HARRIS, BLINKEN
PM MODI TALKS ON... PREZ BIDEN TALKS ON...
US VP Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony
Blinken on Friday hosted a luncheon for PM Modi.
“The US-India partnership is stronger than ever.
Together, our nations will shape future as we work to create
a more prosperous, secure, and healthy world,” Harris said.
CHEERS TO 2 GREAT
NATIONS, FRIENDS
PM Narendra
Modi and US
President Joe
Biden raised a toast to
better ties at the White
House, both holding up
glasses of ginger ale.
“A toast to our partner-
ship, to the people, to
the possibilities ahead,
2 great friends, 2 great
nations, and 2 great
powers. Cheers!” said
the US President.
P
Mukesh Ambani during a
meeting at White House.
PM HOLDS MEETING
WITH TOP CEOs
“The coming
together of talent
and technology
guarantees a brighter
future,” said PM Modi at
the Hi-Tech Handshake
event with top CEOs of
US and India including
Ambani at White House.

Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
BJPleaders on Friday met
Rajasthan Governor
Kalraj Mishra and handed
over a memorandum t on
various issues including
law and order, corruption,
atrocities on women and
dalit and disaster manage-
ment in the state.
The governor has for-
warded the memorandum
to Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot asking him to take
effective time-bound ac-
tion on points raised in it.
BJP State President CP
Joshi, Leader of Opposi-
tion in the LegislativeAs-
sembly Rajendra Rathore
and several other MPs
and MLAs reached the
Raj Bhavan and met the
Governor. Talking to re-
porters outside the Raj
Bhavan after giving the
memorandum to the Gov-
ernor, Leader of the Op-
positionRajendraRathore
said that the governor has
assured the delegation of
taking appropriate action.
Earlier, CP Joshi and
Rathore addressed the
party MPs and MLAs in a
meeting held at the party
office. Joshi said that cor-
ruption, rape, atrocities
on dalit, paper leak and
scams have tarnished the
reputation of the state.
He said that the Gehlot
government was protect-
ing the accused involved
in the gang rape and mur-
der of a dalit girl in Bi-
kaner and other issues.
Citing losses caused by
Biparjoy cyclone, Joshi
said that despite the warn-
ings of the Meteorologi-
cal Department, the state
government could not
make arrangements to
protect the people while
elaborate arrangements
were made in Gujarat.
After the meeting, the
leaders marched to Raj
Bhavan to hand over the
representation.
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Dungarpur: Three peo-
ple were killed in Chau-
rasi town of Dungarpur
on Friday after a speed-
ing truck rammed into a
motorcycle, police said.
Police informed that all
the victims belonged to
Gujarat and their identi-
ties are being verified.
Following the incident,
the truck driver fled
from the spot.
3 crushed to death by
overspeeding truck
Jaipur: Training will be
given to the drivers of the
housing board by Road
Safety Center of Excel-
lence. The Training will
be given about road safe-
ty traffic rules. Prez of
organization - Girish
Sharma - said, “This
campaign will start from
June 24”. He expressed
gratitude to RHB Com-
missioner PawanArora.
Road safety body to
train RHB drivers
IN BRIEF
Bhilwara: The body of
a 25-year-old woman,
who was bludgeoned to
death with a stone, was
found in the Baneda area
of Bhilwara on Friday.
The deceased has not
been identified. Police
got the forensic done
and has kept the body in
the mortuary of Mahat-
ma Gandhi Hospital.
ASI Suresh Kumar of
Baneda police station
said that the villagers in-
formed the police after
spotting body on the hill.
Woman bludgeoned to
death in Bhilwara
BJPleadersmeetGuvMishra,
submitmemoovercorruption
Governor Mishra has forwarded the memo to CM Gehlot asking him to take effective action
Delegation of BJP leaders met Governor Kalraj Mishra at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Friday. CP Joshi, Diya Kumari, Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore, Rajendra Gehlot, Ghanshyam Tiwari, Kirodi Lal Meena, Ramcharan Bohra, Nihalchand Meghwal, Ranjita Koli, Baba Balaknath,
Sumedhanand Saraswati, Manoj Rajoria, Sukhbir Singh, Jaskaur Meena and others are also seen. SANTOSH SHARMA
CP Joshi, Ramcharan Bohra, Devendra Jhajharia along with
other sports persons at Jhajharia’s residence to celebrate World
Olympic Day on Friday.
CP Joshi, others
meet Jhajharia
at his residence
Ashok Kumar Yogi
Jaipur
BJP state president CP
Joshi met sportspersons at
the residence of Padma
Bhushan and Arjuna
Awardee and gold medal-
ist Devendra Jhajharia on
World Olympic Day on
Friday, and discussed
various schemes of the
Narendra Modi govern-
ment to encourage sports
and honoured all the
sportspersons present
there on the occasion.
JoshisaidthatonWorld
Olympic Day, it is a great
fortune to meet the play-
ers who have brought lau-
rels to the country. “It is
necessary to meet and
honour sportspersons
who have brought laurels
to the state and the coun-
try. The Modi govern-
ment at the Centre in-
creased the budget of
Khelo India by Rs 400
crore to Rs 1000 crore this
year and Rs 3389 crores
were allocated to the
Sports Ministry,” he said.
General Anil Chauhan with officers of SWC in Jaipur on Friday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
General Anil Chauhan,
Chief of Defence Staff
(CDS), visited Jaipur
based South Western
Command on Friday. He
was received by Lieuten-
ant General BS Raju,
General Officer Com-
manding-In-Chief, South
Western Command. Dur-
ing his visit, the CDS in-
teracted with senior offic-
ers of Indian Army and
the Indian Air Force. He
also discussed operational
aspects related to South
Western Command.
During his address to
all officers, the CDS em-
phasised the commitment
of the IndianArmed Forc-
es to strengthen jointman-
ship, optimize resource
allocation and creation of
anenvironmenthighlight-
ing the importance of syn-
ergy of the armed forces.
He also urged all to be
Ready, Resurgent and
Relevant in the current
era and highlighted the
crucial role ofAatmanirb-
harta.Healsoemphasized
that soldiers must keep
themselves up to date.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
BJP state president CP
Joshi on Friday said that
the party will corner the
Ashok Gehlot led Con-
gress govt on several is-
sues including law and
order, corruption, atroci-
ties on women and dalits
inaspecialcampaignnext
month. He said that in the
last four and a half years,
law and order has deterio-
rated and crime against
women has increased
whereas paper leak inci-
dents also took place.
“On all these issues, the
BJP will corner the Con-
gress govt,” he said after
a core committee meeting
at the party office here.
Joshi also attacked the
govt over communal riots
and said that people of the
state cannot forget the mi-
gration of Hindu families.
Union minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat also
targeted the Cong govt
saying that the govern-
ment did the work of ap-
peasement. Discussions
regarding the proposed
visit of party president JP
Nadda, home minister
Amit Shah and defence
minister Rajnath Singh to
the state in coming days
were also held.
1,000 KHELO INDIA
CENTRES: CP JOSHI
CP Joshi informed
that, one thousand
Khelo India centres are
being built for the play-
ers. Rs 107 crore has
been allocated for the
Sports University. A
policy is being made to
encourage all sports.
Because of this, many
new players are get-
ting chances.
Gen Anil Chauhan,
CDS, visits Hq South
Western Command
‘BJP to corner State govt
on issues including law
and order corruption’
Pushkar Ghat renovation
gets approval of `80 crore
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The state government is
continuously working for
the protection and devel-
opment of the religious
places of the state. Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
has approved a financial
proposal of Rs 80 crore
for the renovation and
various development
works of Pushkar Ghat in
Ajmer. For this, the Art
and Culture Department
has been made the nodal
department.
It is notable that in the
budget 2023-24, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
had announced to get the
renovation and develop-
ment work of Pushkar
Ghat done. This approval
has been given in the im-
plementation of the said
announcement. Pushkar
Lake is surrounded by 52
bathing ghats (a series of
steps leading to the lake).
CM Gehlot’s approvals for development
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The state election de-
partment on Friday sus-
pended five BLO’s for
negligence in the work
of second special revi-
sion of voting lists,
Malviya Nagar Registra-
tion Officer Ramanand
Sharma informed.
“BLO No. 6, 11, 12, 20
and 138 of Malviya Na-
gar assembly constituen-
cy were given task of
door-to-door verification
of voters. However, the
BLO’s did not obey the
orders and were suspend-
ed for negligence in
duty,” he added.
Shanti Dhariwal
to inaugurate
‘Kota Chaupati’
on June 28
First India Bureau
Kota
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal will inaugurate
‘Kota Chaupati’ on June
28 in Kota. The ‘Kota
Chaupati’ is built on the
lines of ‘Jaipur Chaupati’
which will have different
eateries under one roof.
“The capital has become
a hot destination for local
and foreign tourists. The
‘Kota Chaupati’ will also
prove to be a landmark
place for the city. Kota
residents will be able to
enjoy more than three
dozen delicacies in chau-
pati,” said RHB Commis-
sioner Pawan Arora.
RATHORE WARNS OF CORNERING GOVERNMENT ON
CORRUPTION DURING THE MONSOON SESSION
Accusing the Gehlot government, Leader of the Op-
position Rajendra Rathore said that there is a long
list of corruption in the state under the patronage of
the Chief Minister, which includes IT scam, Mines scam,
Jal Jeevan Mission scam, paper leak and other scams.
Rathore also told the MLAs that the monsoon session of
the assembly would be called in the second week of July
which will be of only seven to eight days. “We have to
unitedly raise the issues of corruption and crime against
women and Dalits prominently,” he added.
Five BLOs suspended for
negligence in duty in JPR
The path of development of any state
goes through roads, therefore the state
government is paying special attention
to strengthen the road network in the
state. In this sequence, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has given approval of Rs 11.71
crore for the construction of about 8.50 kilometer
road from Bagad Tiraha to Sheethal in Alwar. It is
noteworthy that the announcement in this regard
was made by the Chief Minister in the budget for the
year 2023-24. This approval has been given in the
implementation of the said announcement.
The state govt is constantly taking
important decisions to strengthen medi-
cal services in the state and to provide
medical facilities to the general public at
the local level. CM Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved the proposal to upgrade Boranada SHC of Luni
Panchayat Samiti of Jodhpur district to Primary Health
Center and creation of 9 posts for operation of the
centre. According to the proposal, a total of 9 posts will
be created including one post of Medical Officer, two
each of Nurse Class II and Ward Boy, one post each of
Female Health Visitor, Pharmacist, Lab Technician and
cleanliness staff for the operation of the health center.
More tributes pour in for Parnami’s mother
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Madan Dilawar, and
others condoling Ashok Parnami on demise of
latter’s mother in Jaipur on Friday. (Inset) MP
Diya Kumari also reached and paid tribute.
UnionMinGajendra SinghShekhawat payingtributes tomother
ofAshokParnami at latter’s residenceinJaipuronFriday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Union Min Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat
reached Ashok Par-
nami’s residence and
paid tribute to Parna-
mi’s mother Durga
Devi. MP Diya Ku-
mari, Baba Balaknath
and other leaders also
reached to pay hom-
age on Friday. Om
Mathur also reached
Ashok Parnami’s resi-
dence to pay homage
to Parnami’s mother.
92-year old Durga
Devi Parnami passed
away on June 20.
`11.71 CRORE OKAYED FOR ROAD FROM
BAGAD TIRAHA TO SHEETHAL IN ALWAR
BORANADA SHC TO BE UPGRADED TO PHC,
CREATION OF NINE POSTS APPROVED
CP Joshi, Rajendra Rathore, Arun Singh, Kailash Chaudhary, Arjun
Meghwal, Chandrashekhar, Satish Poonia, and Vijaya Rahatkar
along with others during BJP meeting in Jaipur on Friday.

Laxman Raghav
Bikaner
A police constable was
terminated, former SHO
of Khajuwala police sta-
tion was suspended and
two persons including
the terminated constable
were arrested in connec-
tion with the alleged
gang rape and murder of
a dalit woman in Bikaner
following which the fam-
ily members of the victim
accepted the dead body
and cremated it on Friday
evening.
PoliceinspectorArvind
Singh was accused of giv-
ing patronage to the main
accused Dinesh Vishnoi,
who is absconding, when
he was posted as the SHO
Khajuwala police station
till recently, before being
transferred elsewhere, SP
Bikaner Tejaswini Gau-
tam said. It was alleged
that the accused used to
roam around in police ve-
hicle due to the patronage
of the then SHO.
At the same time, most
ofthestaffersofthepolice
station who had been
posted there for more than
2 years were removed.
An FIR against three
persons including two
constables of Khajuwala
police station- Manoj and
Bhagirath- was registered
with Khajuwala police
station on Tuesday after
the girl was found dead.
Both the constables
were suspended immedi-
ately after the FIR regis-
tration and were detained.
Later, a video surfaced
in which constable Muke-
sh was seen taking the
victim to a hospital in a
car. After his role in the
incident, the decision to
terminate Mukesh from
police service was taken
on Thursday night. The
police arrested Mukesh
and Rakesh on Friday.
Rakeh, is accused of help-
ing main accused Dinesh
Vishnoi in running away.
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur
Mayor of Jaipur Heritage
Municipal Corporation
Munesh Gurjar has
opened a front against the
minister of her own govt.
The Mayor released an
audio, in which she has
made serious allegations
against Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas coun-
cillor Dashrath Singh.
Munesh said, “If you
want to fight with me,
then come face to face.
Spare that girl.The condi-
tion of that girl is very
bad. She has accused both
theleaders ofpressurizing
the father of her adopted
child.” The Mayor said
that the minister and
councillor want to get the
statement of SC/ST
against me by threatening
and alluring the father of
the Dalit girl. “This plan
of theirs has already
failed. Now, I will com-
plain about this matter to
Chief MinisterAshok Ge-
hlot and state in-charge
Sukhjinder S Randhawa.
The Mayor said that the
girl child, whom I adopt-
ed, is named Ishita and
belongs to the Dalit soci-
ety but ministers coun-
cillors are now putting
pressure on his family.
Jaipur: A woman was al-
legedly molested, sub-
jected to a rape attempt,
and duped of Rs. 2.85
lakhs on pretext of pro-
viding a loan in Chomu
area of Jaipur district, po-
lice said. Police informed
the accused, identified as
Rajesh Kumar Gaur and
Ashish Sharma, posed as
personal assistants of the
CM and promised the
victim to provide her
loan. “The case has been
registered and the matter
is being investigated,”
police said.
Accused posing as CM’s
PAs molest woman
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BOOSTING WILDLIFE TOURISM
Min Chandna flags off 1st
safari at
Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve
Nirmal Tiwari
Bundi
ourism activities
started in the
Ramgarh Vish-
dhari Tiger Reserve start-
ingFriday.SportsMinister
Ashok Chandna flagged
off the safari vehicles on
the 10-kilometre-long
route from Dalelpura to
Tiger Hill. From October,
safaris will be conducted
on two other routes. ACS
of Forest Department Shi-
kharAgarwal, PCCF Hoff
MunishGarg,CWWArin-
damTomar and DFO San-
jeev Sharma of the Tiger
reserve played an impor-
tant role in starting this.
Ramgarh Vishdhari Ti-
ger Reserve is developing
very fast. The notification
ofthistigerreservewasis-
sued on May 16 last year.
After that a tigress was
shiftedhereintwomonths.
The Tiger T 115 that came
here from Ranthambore
on its own was already
present.After this, on July
15 last year,TigressT102
was shifted here. Sources
say that the tigress has
also delivered cubs and an
official confirmation will
be done soon.
Sports Minister Ashok Chandna during the flag off of the Tiger
safari in RVTR in Bundi on Friday. (Inset) Chandna during safari.
T
Twoheld,constablesacked,
SHOsuspended;dharnaover
Bikaner Dalit’s Gangrape and Murder Case
A three-member
delegation of BJP
met victim’s family
and assured justice
Screengrab of video released
by JMCH Mayor Munesh Gurjar.
‘...influencing
Dalitgirl’sfather’,
accuses Gurjar
Mayor slams Minister, councillors
Patwari held red-
handed with `16K
Navin Sharma
Jaipur
TheAnti-Corruption Bu-
reau (ACB) on Friday
caught Bhairulal Jat,
Patwari of
Dabaddum-
ba in Tehsil
Todarai Sin-
gh in Tonk
district red-
handed taking bribe
of Rs 16,000 from the
complainant.
Additional Director
General of ACB He-
mant Priyadarshy said
that the bureau received
a complaint that the ac-
cused was seeking bribe
of Rs 20,000 in lieu of
demarcation of the
Khatedari land.
The complaint was
verified under supervi-
sion of DIG Randhir
Singh by ASP Rajesh
Arya and a trap was
conducted in which the
accused was held with
Rs 16,000.
ACB traps in Tonk Rajsamand
`432 cr okayed
for development
works for PHED
in SLEC meeting
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In the State Level Em-
powered Standing Com-
mittee (SLEC) meeting
held on Friday under the
chairmanship of ACS,
PHED and IGNP, Dr Sub-
odh Aggarwal, adminis-
trative and financial ap-
proval of 13 works of the
PHED worth more than
Rs 432 crore was ap-
proved. Besides strength-
ening of the canal system,
therewillbeworksrelated
to construction of new
anicuts repair of ponds.
In the meeting, the
work of strengthening of
Parvati Main Canal in
Baran district was ap-
proved at a cost of Rs 241
crore 25 lakh. Repair of
thiscanalsystemwillben-
efit farmers of 57 villages
of Baran, Atru and Man-
drol tehsils. The work of
strengthening the Narma-
damaincanalwillbedone
at a cost of Rs 69.99 crore.
The cremation has been
done. Terminated constable
Mukesh and a private driver
Rakesh have been arrested.
Rakesh had helped the
main accused in
disappearing from the
hospital.
TEJASWINI GAUTAM,
BIKANER SP
IN BRIEF ExpandCSRactivitiesofBLMCL:ACSVeenu
First India Bureau
Jaipur
ACS Mines, Petroleum,
Industries and MSME
Veenu Gupta, while ad-
dressing the 66th Board
of Directors meeting of
Barmer Lignite Mining
Company Ltd. (BLM-
CL), a joint venture of
the state govt, directed to
explore the possibilities
of treating about 5.51
million litres per day ad-
ditional water seepage in
Kapurdi Jalipa mines.
She also expressed the
need to expand CSR ac-
tivities of BLMCL.
Gupta, said that apart
from every drop of water
being precious in Ra-
jasthan, if the water
available from seepage in
mines is purified and is
put to industrial use, then
it would be a good use of
water. She has asked the
departments concerned
to coordinate, including
the Central Ground Wa-
ter Dept and has asked to
take legal action accord-
ing to the rules. Gupta,
while presenting the need
to further expand the
CSR activities of BLM-
CL, said that this would
fulfill one more corpo-
rate social responsibility.
PSKreactstoDhariwal’sjibe
MLA Bharat
Singh resigns
from State
Wildlife Board
First India Bureau
Jaipur
A political controversy
erupted after the state-
ment of UDH minister
Shanti Dhariwal that
there was no develop-
ment in Jaipur due to the
fight between the minis-
ters and legislators. Food
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas hit
back at Dhariwal and ac-
cused him of giving false
statements and even
stalling the development
works in Jaipur.
Khachariyawas said
that Dhariwal has the
habit of giving false
statements. “Jaipur is not
lagging in development.
It is number one in de-
velopment. Dhariwal
tried his best to do devel-
opment works in Kota
andnotinJaipur.Jaipur’s
three ministers and six
MLAs have guts. This is
the reason why metro,
tunnels, culverts, under-
passes are there in Jaipur.
They brought the water
of Bisalpur to Jaipur.
Every MLA/Minister
has equal rights under
the leadership of CM
Ashok Gehlot,” he said.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota
Cong MLA Bharat
Singh has announced
his resignation from
the post State Wildlife
Board, leaving the
membership of the
State
Wildlife
Board. In
an angry
letter
written to
CM, he has expressed
concern about not
holding meetings of
Wildlife Board on
time. Along with this,
many issues have also
been raised regarding
the issues of wildlife
conservation. Singh
has also claimed min-
ister’s neglect in re-
cent IFS transfers, ex-
pressed surprise and
displeasure over it.
ACS Veenu Gupta during the review meeting on Friday. Lalit Kumar Gupta, Rohit Gupta, Sandesh Nayak,
Prashant Jain, Rupa Devi Singh, Sunil Dutt Vyas, Nitesh Gangwal and others were also present.
LEADERSCALLFOR
JUSTICEFORKIN
“Assurance was given
to take action against
all those who were in-
volved in the crime and
in destroying evidence.
Most of the policemen
posted with Khajuwala
Police Station have
been changed. Assur-
ance was also given to
arrest all the accused,”
Neeraj K Pawan said.
Union minister Arjun
Ram Meghwal said that
there is a long list of
such incidents of crime
against women but the
chief minister was not
bothered. A delega-
tion of BSP met DGP
Umesh Mishra at PHQ
and demanded action
against the accused.
Jaisalmer:A camel rearer
died in Pokhran Field Fir-
ing Range of Jaisalmer on
Friday following a bomb
blast while searching for
his camel. Police informed
the deceased, identified as
Shankar Lal Vishnoi, a
resident of Gangaram Ki
Dhani, had come to
Pokhran Firing Range in
search of his missing cam-
el. “The incident took
place at around 12 noon
on Friday while the victim
was roaming in firing
range and stepped on a
bomb,” police said.
Man dies as bomb blows
off in Pokhran field
HEAD-CONSTABLE
NABBED WITH `8K
Rajsamand: The
Anti-Corruption
Bureau (ACB) on
Friday arrested a head-
constable in Rajsamand
while accepting a bribe
of Rs. 8000. Police
informed
the
constable,
Raghu-
veer
Singh,
was
posted in Bheem Police
Station in Rajsamand
district. “The complain-
ant filed a complaint in
the ACB stating that
Raghuveer Singh was
demanding a bribe of Rs.
10,000 to not to arrest
his brother in a case filed
against his brother. The
complaint was verified
and trap was laid, where
he was caught red-
handed while accepting
a bribe of Rs. 8000,”
police said.
Ashish Chaudhary

ANALYISING
THE BEST BET
India won’t find aggressive bat-
ters in the Test arena overnight.
For that purpose, the best bet
would be for the BCCI to start
implementing Bazball approach
in India A tours and pick play-
ers who will take this style and
Indian Test cricket forward.
Fortunately, the Indian Test
squad announced for the tour
to the West Indies has young
talents like Yashasvi Jaiswal,
Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj
Gaikwad. If they play in their
naturally aggressive style, the
revamp of the national side
could be achieved quite quickly.
Given the dipping interest in
Test cricket in India in recent
decades, Bazball could well
be one crucial way of reviving
spectator interest in the long-
est format of the game.
THEBAZBALLDEBATE
ShouldTeamIndiaAdoptit?
Siddhaarth
Mahan
The writer is a specialist
on Sports and Cinema
who works as an actor in
the Hindi film industry
he English sum-
mer is truly un-
derway as the
Ashes series be-
gan with a bang.
But one couldn’t help noticing
the total contrast between the
first Ashes Test and the Word
Test Championship (WTC) fi-
nal where India figured. Aus-
tralia defeated England by 2
wickets in the final hour of the
final day. In sharp contrast, the
WTC final was a laborious af-
fair and hardly seemed a con-
test between the Top 2 Test
teams. The pulsating first Ash-
es test was like a boxing match
between two heavyweights,
both refusing to budge. In the
process, the highly entertaining
Bazball style of the English
team, one which possibly led to
their narrow defeat, has now
ignited a hot debate among
cricket experts.
Bazball is a concept of all-
out aggressive cricket and has
been introduced by Brendon
McCullum and Ben Stokes as
a template for the England
team once they took over as
head coach and captain in mid-
2022. Since then, England have
won 11 tests with only 3 de-
feats, including in the first
Ashes test. In fact, their batters
have been so aggressive that
English opener Zack Crawley
fearlessly hit the first ball of the
Ashes series for a searing
boundary!
This style of play is as much
about batting attractively as
bowling with purpose. Other
countries have played similar
cricket but not with such con-
sistency. Bazball admirers be-
lieve Test cricket needs this
approach to remain above
white ball formats as the finest
expression of the sport. Many
now see Bazball as an attrac-
tive way to keep Test cricket
alive and engaging.
The entertainment that the
first Ashes Test provided, de-
spite having been played on
one of the most docile pitches,
was unmatched. The Edgbas-
ton test saw sell-out crowds.
England promised entertain-
ment, and they delivered big on
it. From the crowds to theAus-
tralian players, everyone was
on the edge of their seats, when
the first Test boiled down to the
final session. Two contrasting
styles going head-to-head was
a treat to watch as the conven-
tional cricket of the Aussies
clashed with England’s una-
bashed Bazball style.
With England losing the first
test, many are now questioning
their attacking game which in-
cluded a declaration on the first
day itself with Joe Root batting
on a 100 plus. Critics claim
Bazball is often too one-dimen-
sional to succeed in Test Crick-
et. Superstars like Ponting and
Nasser Husain have been open-
ly vocal in slamming this ap-
proach. They argue that while
England’s aggressive template
may be exciting, it is also self-
defeating. Many claim that in-
sistence on a super-charged
game all the time actually
makes it inflexible.
Some experts believe that in
a five-day game where match
situations change and strong
opponents likeAustralia evolve
counter strategies, there will
often be a need to reset. Tacti-
cally, a continuous adherence
to an ultra-aggressive approach
could make decision-making
of the rivals rather easy as they
could anticipate exactly what’s
going to come at them.
The current Ashes series has
now become a virtual referen-
dum on Bazball and England’s
defeat has stoked a lot of criti-
cism, led by several former
players from both sides. But
Stokes and McCullum have
promised to continue with Baz-
ball in Ashes series - they are
not planning to backdown de-
spite the setback in the first
test. After the Ashes, the Baz-
ball approach will also be test-
ed in Indian conditions when
the Ben Stokes-led side tour
India for a five-match Test se-
ries in 2024.
Are there any tactical chang-
es that the Indian team can draw
out of Bazball approach after
their consecutive defeats in the
WTC finals? The lesson for In-
dia is not just to adopt the new
model but also bring in players
who can implement the style on
the ground. In the recent WTC
Final, the Indians tried to ap-
proach the second innings with
an aggressive mindset but it did
not help their cause because
they simply did not have play-
ers who could do that for long.
Rohit, Pujara, Rahane andVirat
have been great players for In-
dia but they don’t seem the
most-suited for this style.
India won’t find aggressive
batters in the Test arena over-
night. For that purpose, the best
bet would be for the BCCI to
start implementing Bazball ap-
proach in India A tours and
pick players who will take this
style and Indian Test cricket
forward. Fortunately, the Indi-
an Test squad announced for
the tour to the West Indies has
young talents like Yashasvi
Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan and Ru-
turaj Gaikwad. If they play in
their naturally aggressive style,
the revamp of the national side
could be achieved quite quick-
ly. Given the dipping interest in
Test cricket in India in recent
decades, Bazball could well be
one crucial way of reviving
spectator interest in the longest
format of the game.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
ABOUT THE BAZBALL
CONCEPT, INTRODUCTION...
Bazball is a concept of all-out aggressive cricket
and has been introduced by Brendon McCullum and
Ben Stokes as a template for the England team once
they took over as head coach and captain in mid-
2022. Since then, England have won 11 tests with
only 3 defeats, including in the first Ashes test. In
fact, their batters have been so aggressive that
English opener Zack Crawley fearlessly hit the first
ball of the Ashes series for a searing boundary!
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Ji on his ‘Balidan Diwas’ today in Sambalpur,
Odisha. Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Ji was a
beacon of cultural nationalism who inspired several
generations to commit to the cause of safeguarding
the nation’s integrity. His sacrifice in the service of
the nation will be forever remembered, and his
ideals will continue to guide us.
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embrace the joy of an active
lifestyle and to remain fit! My
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05
REVISION IN SYLLABUS
UP includes Savarkar's
biography as compulsory
subject in State board
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tributes to Veer Savarkar. FIILE
ANI
Lucknow
heUttarPradesh
government has
decided to in-
clude Veer Savarkar’s
biography as a compul-
sory subject for students
of the state board.
An official statement
from the Chief Minister’s
office said the board has
expanded its curriculum
to include the life stories
of 50 more great men.
Notably, the UP board
syllabus has undergone a
significant revision.
“CM Yogi Adityanath
has included his life story
in his curriculum to intro-
duce the children of the
state to the country’s great
men, revolutionaries,
freedom fighters, social
reformers, historians and
great personalities who
sacrificed their lives for
the country’s independ-
ence,” the statement said.
The revised syllabus
will be included in the
curriculum starting from
July in schools. This sub-
ject has been made com-
pulsory for all schools
and it is mandatory for
the students to pass in
this subject.
However, its marks
will not be included in
the mark sheet for high
school and intermediate.
The move aims to en-
rich the students with the
knowledge of the story of
the freedom fighters of
the country.
Notably, since the in-
structions of Chief Min-
isterYogiAdityanath, the
exercise regarding the
names of these great men
was going on in the UP
Board for a long time.
“Regarding this, a list
of the names of great men
was sent to the govern-
ment by the subject ex-
perts of the UP Board
some time ago, after
whichthegovernmentde-
cided to include life sto-
ries of 50 great men in-
cluding Vinayak Da-
modar Savarkar in the
syllabusoftheUPBoard,”
the statement reads.
UP Board has also in-
cluded the life story of
these personalities in the
subject of moral yoga,
sports and physical edu-
cation.
Class IX students will
also read the life
stories of Chandra
Shekhar Azad, Birsa
Munda, Begum
Hazrat Mahal, Veer
Kunwar Singh etc.
T
“We have decided to fight elections
together”: Nitish after Oppn meet
Modi,BidensharelightmomentsatState
dinneramidpraiseforIndian-Americans
Aditi Nagar
Washington
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi praised the stellar
achievements of Indian-
Americans in his remarks
at the State dinner in
which he had his high-
profile guests often in
laughter.
Both President Joe
Biden and Modi regaled
their guests with some
light moments while also
being generous to each
other, with the prime
minister ending his
speech with a toast to his
wonderful hosts, includ-
ing first lady Jill Biden,
and the bond between the
two countries.
With Modi having a
busydayattendingseveral
events, he said he had for-
gottenthecountofspeech-
es he made on Thursday.
In his address, Modi
said Indian-Americans
have played a significant
role in the all-round de-
velopment of the nation
they live in and also in
strengthening the India-
US relationship.
The State Dinner was
hosted in PM Modi’s
honour by Bidens at the
North Lawn of the White
House. More than 400
guests were invited for
the dinner and they in-
cluded big names in the
tech world and billion-
aire industrialists such as
Mukesh Ambani, Anand
Mahindra, Google CEO
Sunder Pichai, Microsoft
CEO Satya Nadella and
Apple CEO Tim Cook.
ANI
Patna
Bihar Chief Minister and
Janata Dal-United leader
Nitish Kumar said on Fri-
day that the Opposition
parties had a “good meet-
ing” in Patna and it has
been decided to fight the
elections together.
Kumar, who had con-
vened the mega meeting
of Opposition parties,
said that another meeting
of Opposition parties will
be held soon. “It was a
goodmeetingwhereithas
been decided to fight the
elections together. An-
other meeting will be held
soon,” Kumar said at a
joint press conference in
the presence of other Op-
position leaders including
Congress president Mall-
ikarjun Kharge and party
leader Rahul Gandhi.
The meeting had been
called to forge Opposition
unity to take on the BJPin
the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with NCP chief Sharad Pawar and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti during a joint
press conference after the Opposition parties’ meeting, in Patna on Friday. PTI
AAP SLAMS CONG’S
SILENCE OVER DELHI
SERVICES ORDINANCE
Patna: Stopping
short of staging a
walkout at the Op-
position meeting in Patna,
AAP skipped the press
briefing and condemned the
Congress’ “silence” over
the Delhi central ordinance.
Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant
Mann and Rajya Sabha
MPs Sanjay Singh and
Raghav Chaddha were con-
spicuous by their absence.
SMRITI IRANI THANKS CONGRESS “FOR
ACCEPTING IT CAN’T DEFEAT MODI ALONE”
New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani took a
swipe at the Opposition meeting in Patna, say-
ing that Congress has admitted that they cannot
defeat PM Narendra Modi alone. She
referred to the Opposition leaders’
meeting. “I especially thank Congress
for publicly announcing that they
cannot alone defeat PM Modi and that
they need the support of others to do
so,” Irani said at a press conference.
She slammed the Opposition and said
that it is hilarious that under Congress such politicians
have gathered those who themselves saw the sight of
the murder democracy during the emergency.
“NO VACANCY FOR PM’S POST IN 2024”:
UNION MINISTER PARAS TAKES JIBE AT OPPN
New Delhi: Union Minister Pashupati Kumar
Paras on Friday targeted the Opposition leaders
and said that opposition unity is a lie. “There is
no vacancy for the post of PM in 2024.
Opposition unity is a lie, it is just for
photos. Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar
fought against the Emergency imposed
by Congress but now they are joining
hands with them,” said Union Minister
Paras. His statement came after an
opposition meeting was held at Chief
Minister’s residence in Patna in Bihar, on Friday. The
purpose was to forge a united opposition front to take on
the BJP in the general assembly polls in 2024.
JP Nadda takes swipe at Nitish Lalu
ANI
Kalahandi
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) National President
JP Nadda on Friday said
that Indira Gandhi had
put Lalu Yadav and Nit-
ish Kumar in jail but to-
day both are welcoming
Rahul Gandhi in Patna.
Whileaddressingapub-
lic rally in Kalahandi, JP
Nadda said, “I am recall-
ing my childhood days.
Rahul Gandhi’s grand-
mother Indira Gandhi had
put Lalu Yadav for 22
months in Jail and Nitish
Kumar for 20 months in
jailbuttodaytheyarewel-
coming Rahul Gandhi in
Patna.”“TodaywhenIsee
them welcoming, I won-
der what has happened in
politics. From where they
started and where they
have ended up,” he added.
BJP National President JP Nadda during his visit to the Maa
Manikeswari Temple in Kalahandi, Odisha on Friday. PTI
3rd day of PM Modi’s State visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in Hindi with his speech being translated to English
“PM's US visit
has resulted in
significant
outcomes”
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Union Minister Smriti
Irani on Friday said that
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s visit to the United
States resulted in signifi-
cant outcomes in areas of
defence, renewable en-
ergy and critical minerals
cooperation.
“Prime Minister’s visit
to the United States re-
sulted in significant out-
comes in areas such as
defence, renewable en-
ergy and critical minerals
cooperation. India and
US cracked several deals
on Space and Defence.
MoU on Semiconductor
Supply Chain and Inno-
vation Partnership will
not only promote re-
search but also business
opportunities,” said Sm-
riti Irani. Giving the de-
tails of the various Mem-
orandums of Understand-
ing (MoU) signed be-
tween Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and US
President Joe Biden, Un-
ion Minister Smriti Irani
on Friday said that the
Memorandums of Un-
derstanding on semicon-
ductor supply chain and
innovation partnership
will promote not only re-
search but also commer-
cial opportunities.
PM Narendra Modi with USA President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House for a State dinner, in Washington on Thursday (local time). PTI
With every passing day,
Indians and Americans
are getting to know
each other better. We
can pronounce each
other’s names correctly.
We can understand
each other’s accents
better. Children in India
become Spider-Man on
Halloween, and
America’s youth are
dancing to the tune of
‘Naatu Naatu’.
NARENDRA MODI,
PRIME MINISTER
I see in diaspora here
in America, in arts,
education, media, law,
medicine, science and
businesses of every
size, in Spelling Bee
champions, and even
in cricket clubs across
the country, including
back in my home state
Delaware and a record
number of Indian-
Americans in Congress
who are here tonight.
JOE BIDEN,
US PRESIDENT
PM Modi with US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and
others during a meeting, in Washington on Thursday (local time).
RIL CHAIRMAN MUKESH AMBANI WITH WIFE NITA
AMBANI AT STATE DINNER IN WASHINGTON
Reliance Indus-
tries Limited’s
Chairman Man-
aging Director Mukesh
Ambani with his wife and
Reliance Foundation’s
Founder Chairperson
Nita Ambani, adorning
traditional Indian attire,
attended the State Din-
ner at the White House
hosted in honour of PM
Narendra Modi. Nita and
Mukesh Ambani graced
the State Dinner.
Lighter moments
Referring to
South Korean
President Yoon
Suk Yeol who surprised
guests by singing a song
during a similar state
dinner hosted for him in
April, Modi said Biden’s
hospitality has moved his
guests to sing, evoking
laughter from the guests.
In his comments,
President Biden
said light-heart-
edly that both leaders
(he and PM Modi)
raising the toast do not
drink. “The good news
for both of us is we both
don’t drink,” President
Biden said, as both
raised their glasses.
Other guests
Other guests included human rights activist
Martin Luther King III, tennis legend Billie
Jean King, filmmaker M Night Shyamalan,
fashion designer Ralph Lauren, Grammy award
winner Joshua Bell and entrepreneur Frank Islam.
Indian-American lawmakers on the list were Pra-
mila Jayapal, Shri Thanedar, Ro Khanna, Ami Bera
and Raja Krishnamoorthi. India’s National Security
Advisor Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar attended the dinner along with US diplo-
mats and members of the Biden administration.
PM’S US VISIT VERY
FRUITFUL: KWATRA
New Delhi: Tech-
nology cooperation
featured promi-
nently in the discussion
between India and the
US, Foreign Secretary
Vinay Mohan Kwatra said
on Friday, while highlight-
ing the most substantive
outcomes of the ongoing
state visit of Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi.
PM’S EGYPT MOSQUE
VISIT A MESSAGE
New Delhi: PM
Modi’s visit to the
1,000-year-old
Imam al-Hakim bi Amr Al-
lah Mosque in the Egyptian
capital Cairo on Saturday,
will have a special connec-
tion with a community of
Muslims in India that the
PM has shared an old and
warm relationship with for
many years.

Agencies
Guwahati
With the Election Com-
mission (EC) recently
releasing a draft proposal
for delimitation of the
Lok Sabha andAssembly
constituencies in Assam,
a churn has again begun
in state politics pitting
the ruling BJPagainst the
Opposition parties ahead
of the 2024 general elec-
tions.
The last time a delimi-
tation of constituencies
was carried out in Assam
was in 1976. While sev-
eral states saw a fresh
delimitation exercise in
2000, it had been de-
ferred in Assam because
political parties opposed
it citing the then updation
of the NRC in the state.
With the NRC process
yet to be concluded, the
state’s Opposition parties
continue to be opposed to
delimitation.The current
delimitation process is
being carried out on the
basis of the 2001 Census,
which has been another
bone of contention with
Opposition parties pro-
testing use of 22-year-old
data for it.The BJP has
however hailed EC’s
move, saying its draft de-
limitation proposal ‘pro-
tects the interests as-
pirations of Assam its
indigenous people.’
While EC’s draft
doesn’t make any change
in total no. of LS As-
sembly seats, which re-
main 14 126 respec-
tively it has proposed an
increase in number of
ST- reserved seats from
16 to 19 SC-reserved
seats from 8 to 9.
ANI
Lucknow
UP Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath participated
in the wreath-laying
program of Dr Syama
Prasad Mukherjee on his
71st death anniv at Civil
Hospital in Lucknow.
CM Yogi said, “I would
like to pay homage to
founder of Bharatiya
Jana Sangh Dr Syama
Prasad Mukherjee. Dr
Mukherjee became
Chancellor of Univer-
sity of Calcutta at the
age of 33. He played an
important role in India’s
freedom struggle. He
played an important role
to save Bengal from grip
of Britishers stop par-
tition of India. He op-
posed all policies harm-
ful to nation’s unity.”
PTI
Jammu
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah said on Friday
that the complete integra-
tion of JK with the rest
of the country through
abrogation of Article 370
was the result of the cour-
age supreme sacrifice
given by Syama Prasad
Mukherjee.
Addressing a large pub-
lic gathering at Bhagwati
Nagar here, Shah said he
was again in the city of
temples,sohemustfirstof
all bow his head to Mata
Vaishno Devi.
He said the abrogation
of Article 370 that result-
ed in complete integration
ofJKwiththerestofthe
country, was the result of
the supreme sacrifice giv-
en by Syama Prasad
Mukherjee whose martyr-
dom anniversary is being
held on this day.
“WhenArticle 370 was
introduced, it was Syama
Prasad Mukherjee who
said that in one country
we cannot have two con-
stitutions, two Prime
Ministers and two flags.
“He started a Satya-
graha against Article 370
and was arrested for en-
tering the state on the pre-
text that he did not carry a
permit to enter the state.
“Nobody had till then
questioned the anomaly
as to why would a citizen
of the country not be al-
lowed to enter a part of his
own country without a
permit.
“All of us know that he
was arrested and then
murdered in captivity. His
soul would be happy and
peaceful today because
Modiji removed Article
370. So would the soul of
Pandit Premnath Dogra
who fought alongside Sy-
ama Prasad Mukherjee.
“Modiji’s government
has completed nine years
in power and during this
period, the country has
witnessed phenomenal
development and there
hasn’t been a single inci-
dentofcorruption.“Modiji
has brought such progress
and civic facilities in the
lives of 60 crore poor peo-
ple for which the poor had
been waiting for 70 long
years. “97 lakh people in
JK today have the gold
health card for cashless
treatment and this is be-
cause of Modiji.“Youth
used to carry stones in
theirhandsandtodayIam
very happy to see laptops
in their hands,” Shah said.
He thanked Lt. Gover-
nor Manoj Sinha his
administration for hold-
ing a G20 meet success-
fully in Kashmir. He ap-
pealed to people to vote
vehemently in coming LS
polls to fulfil BJPtarget of
over 300 seats in LS.
INDIA
06
RESPITE FROM HEAT
Monsoon covers 23 J’khand dists, heavy rainfall alert
PTI
Ranchi
he southwest
monsoon which
set foot in
Jharkhand on June 19
covered 23 out of 24 dis-
tricts on Friday, after
slow-rolling of the sys-
tem for about three days,
a weather official said.
The weather department
has also issued heavy
rainfall alert for parts of
the state on June 25 and
June 26, which might
cause damage to standing
crops and water-logging
in low-lying areas, the of-
ficial said. The monsoon
hit Jharkhand this year
after a delay of nine days
and covered four districts
of Santhal Pargana.
Thereafter, its progress
partially slowed and cov-
ered 10 districts till
Thursday. ‘’The south-
west monsoon’s progress
was partially sluggish
between June 19 and
June 22 in Jharkhand due
to weak rainfall in neigh-
bouring states like Odis-
ha, West Bengal, and Bi-
har. However, it got mo-
mentum and covered al-
most the entire state, ex-
cluding Garhwa district
on Friday,’’ in-charge of
Ranchi Meteorological
Centre Abhishek Anand
told PTI. Conditions are
favourable for the ad-
vancement of monsoon
in the remaining parts of
Jharkhand during the
next two days, official
said. ‘’The state is likely
to receive good rainfall
on June 25 and 26 due to
a cyclonic circulation
over the northwest Bay
of Bengal and adjoining
north Odisha-West Ben-
gal coasts. Heavy rain
alert has been issued for
parts of the state for com-
ing Sunday and Mon-
day,’’hesaid.Jharkhand’s
southern and adjoining
central parts might expe-
rience heavy rain on June
25, while northwest,
southern, adjoining
central parts are likely to
experience the same on
June 26, according to
weather bulletin.
Villagers near the collapsed bridge over the Motanga River at
flood-hit Ullibari in Baksa district, Friday. PTI
T
New Delhi: A man has
been arrested for dup-
ing over 70 people of
Rs 64 lakh on pretext of
higher return against
their investment from
Gujarat, an official said
on Friday. The accused
was identified as Vikas
Dattatraya Bhosale, a
resident of district Beed
in Maharashtra.
Gujarat: Man arrested
for duping people of
Rs 64 lakh
New Delhi: Delhi Po-
lice busted a gang of
fraudsters and arrested
a man involved in dup-
ing people by posing as
an Army official, police
said on Friday. The ar-
rested accused was
identified as Ali Mo-
hammad 2 mobiles
3 SIM cards have been
recovered from him.
One held for duping
people by posing as
Army official
Hyderabad: Unable to
bear the mental torture
by husband and in-
laws, a woman in Hy-
derabad committed sui-
cide during a Facebook
Live video. After nar-
rating her ordeal, in-
cluding the fact that her
husband was having an
extra-marital affair, the
woman identified as
Sana, hanged herself on
a ceiling fan.
Hyderabad woman
commits suicide on
Facebook Live
IN BRIEF
Gurugram: A team of
the Department of
Town and Country
Planning (DTCP) con-
ducted a demolition
drive in Gurugram’s
Farrukhnagar area
where six illegal colo-
nies were being devel-
oped over an area of
around 18 acres, the of-
ficials said on Friday.
Manish Yadav, district
town planner (Enforce-
ment) along with his
team carried out a dem-
olition drive in the area.
DTCP razes six illegal
colonies in Gurugram
‘JKunitedwithIndiaduetoMukherjee’sgrit’
“Modiji’s government also started an
industrial package of `28,400 crore for
employment generation in JK
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah pays tribute to Syama Prasad
Mookerjee on his death anniversary, in Jammu on Friday. PTI
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to SP Mukherjee on
his death anniversary in Lucknow on Friday. PTI
DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF
SYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE
UPCMYogipayshomagetoDrSP
Mukherjeeonhis71st
deathanniv
Amd’srolecrucialin
ISROQKDsatellitelaunch
OppositionflagsNRC,
Census;BJPhailsmove
CBI raids office, residential
premises of ILFS, directors
Punjab govt levies
development tax
on state’s
pensioners
5 men held for
smuggling gold
worth over `2.6
cr at IGI airport
Jammu: Union
Minister Amit Shah
on Friday offered
prayers at Tirupati Balaji
temple in Jammu district
with Lt Governor Manoj
Sinha. The temple located
in Majeen area of Jammu
district was inaugurated
virtually by Amit Shah on
June 8. It has been built on
62 acres of land at an esti-
mated cost of Rs 25 crore.
As part of his two-day visit
to Jammu and Kashmir,
Shah on Friday afternoon
inaugurated and laid foun-
dation stones for various
projects in Samba district.
He laid the foundation
stone of the Central Fo-
rensic Science Laboratory
(CFSL) and handed over
the Golden Health card to
beneficiaries. The Union
Minister also addressed a
public meeting in Jammu
and said that Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi will form
the government in 2024 by
securing over 300 seats
and becoming the Prime
Minister again.
Srinagar: Union Home Minister
Amit Shah arrived here on Friday
after completing his visit to Jammu
division. A special BSF aircraft carrying
the minister landed at technical area of
Srinagar airport. Shah was accompanied
by Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, Union Home
Secretary Ajay Bhalla and director IB
Tapan Deka. He attends Vitasta cultural
function at Sher-e-Kashmir international
convention centre by banks of Dal Lake.
Sambalpur: BJP National Presi-
dent JP Nadda and Union Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan paid tribute
to Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee on his
71st martyrdom day at a programme
in Sambalpur, Odisha on Friday. Sev-
eral senior leaders of Odisha were also
present on the occasion. JP Nadda and
Dharmendra Pradhan later left for Bha-
wanipatna to attend Maha Jan Sampark
Abhijan and other programs there.
UNION HM SHAH OFFERS PRAYER AT TIRUPATI BALAJI TEMPLE IN JAMMU
AFTER JAMMU VISIT, AMIT SHAH
ARRIVES AT SRINAGAR
NADDA, DHARMENDRA PRADHAN
PAY TRIBUTE TO DR MUKHERJEE
Row in Assam over delimitation `
`100.03 cr Loan Fraud Case
Agencies
New Delhi
The CBI on Friday, said
that they carried out
search operations at of-
fice of ILFS Energy
Development Company
Ltd (IEDCL) and resi-
dential premises of its
directors in New Delhi,
Dehradun, and Mumbai
in connection with a loan
fraud case and recovered
incriminating documents
and other articles.
The IEDCL and its di-
rectors were booked by
the CBI for cheating the
Punjab National Bank to
the tune of Rs 100.03
crore.
A senior Central Bu-
reau of Investigation of-
ficial said that they re-
ceived a complaint in
this regard from the
bank.The bank alleged in
its complaint that ILFS
Energy Development
Company Ltd and its Di-
rectors, namely, Hari
Sankaran, late Ravi Par-
thasarathy, Ramesh
Chander Bawa, Arun
Kumar Saha, Sunil Ku-
mar Wadhwa, andAnoop
Seth and other unknown
persons entered into a
criminal conspiracy and
misappropriated the
sanctioned credit facili-
ties by way of cheating,
utilisation of loan funds
contrary to the sanction
terms and conditions. By
diverting of sale pro-
ceeds to related, sister
concern companies the
accused caused wrongful
loss to the tune of Rs
100.03 crore to the PNB.
Further probe is on.
Kochi: The Income Tax Department carried out
inspections at the residences and offices of You-
Tubers in Kerala following revelations that many
video content creators
were not paying taxes
in proportion to their
income.According to re-
ports, officials conducted
inspections at the proper-
ties of 10 YouTubers.
Prior to the raid, the de-
partment had compiled a
list of 30 YouTubers and
closely monitored their activities and income generated
through the platform and service providers. Eventually,
the focus was narrowed down to 10 content creators. The
Income Tax Department estimates that several prominent
YouTubers in Kerala earn an annual income exceeding
Rs 2 crore but have not been paying taxes commensurate
with their revenue.
I-T OFFICIALS RAID PREMISES OF PROMINENT
KERALA VLOGGERS IN TAX EVASION CASE
PTI
New Delhi
The Indian Space Re-
search Organisation
(ISRO) aims to launch its
own Quantum Key Dis-
tribution (QKD) satellite,
with Ahmedabad poised
to play a pivotal role in
the development of the
nation’s secure and un-
hackable quantum com-
munication capabilities.
The announcement
came during the inaugu-
ral session of the Param
Vikram 1000 High-Per-
formance Cluster (HPC)
computing facility at the
Physical Research Labo-
ratory (PRL).
Under this initiative, a
team of scientists from
PRL, in collaboration
with ISRO-Space Appli-
cations Centre (SAC)
and several other institu-
tions, will work over the
next two years to propel
the advancements in
quantum communication
technology.
Agencies
Chandigarh
Punjab Government on
Thursday imposed a new
development tax on the
state’s lakhs of pension-
ers. The development
tax, to be applicable on
state’s all retired employ-
ees across, will have to
shell out Rs 200 every
month — that is Rs 2400
every year.
The tax, under the
head of Punjab State De-
velopment Tax, will be
deducted from pension-
ers’account at the time of
issuing the pension.
The new tax will be
applicable on the state
government’s all retired
employees, be it any
Board or Corporation, or
are direct pensioners of
state government. The
AAP-led State Govern-
ment has been consider-
ing to impose the new tax
since past few weeks. On
Thursday, the Finance
Dept issued a pending
letter in this regard.
PTI
New Delhi
Five men have been ar-
rested for smuggling
gold worth over Rs 2.6
crore at international air-
port here, an official
statement issued by Cus-
toms Dept on Friday
said. The accused were
arrested in two separate
cases booked by the cus-
toms officials at the IGI
airport. In the first case,
the officials intercepted
four men, two of whom
had arrived on Tuesday
and the rest on Wednes-
day, from Bangkok. On a
detailed personal and
baggage search of the
passenger, 4 kg gold (one
kg from each passenger),
valued at Rs 2.09 crore
was recovered from
them, the statement said,
adding the accused were
arrested and the yellow
metal was seized.In an-
other case, a man was
intercepted after he ar-
rived from Bangkok on
Tuesday.
AssamCMHimantaBiswaSarma

NEWS
07
SEMI-FINAL MATCHES TODAY
Semi-Finals of inaugural season of
PHL set to be highly entertaining
First India Bureau
Jaipur
he star players
from each of
the four semi-
finalists for the on-going
Premier Handball
League (PHL) attended a
press conference before
the start of the dramatic
knock-out phase of the
thrilling tournament.
The four teams that will
be playing the semi-fi-
nals of the PHL are Ma-
harashtra Ironmen, Telu-
gu Talons, Rajasthan
Patriots and Golden Ea-
gles Uttar Pradesh.
Maharashtra Ironmen
were the first team to
book their berth in the
semi-finals as they fin-
ished top of the table at
the end of the league
phase. They were fol-
lowed by Telugu Talons
who ended the league
phaseinsecondspot.The
hometeamRajasthanPa-
triots finished third in the
league phase as they
booked their spot in the
semi-finals by being one
of the most consistent
teams in the league. The
Patriots are also the only
team that defeated the
Maharashtra Ironmen.
The fourth and final team
was the Golden Eagles
Uttar Pradesh, who after
faltering in the early stag-
es of the league made a
dramatic comeback in
the final stages to book
their berth in the semi-
finals of the PHL.
The first semi-final
will be played between
Maharashtra Ironmen
and the Rajasthan Patri-
ots, the clash promises
to be a highly entertain-
ing affair. The game will
be played on Saturday
(June 24) and will kick-
off at 7pm.
The second semi-final
will see two of the
strongest attacking
teams in the league take
on each other as the Tel-
ugu Talons will clash
with Golden Eagles Ut-
tar Pradesh. The game
will be played on Satur-
day (June 24) and will
kick-off at 8.30pm.
(L to R): Shubham Sheoran of Telugu Talons, Atul Kumar of
Rajasthan Patriots, Manjeet Kumar of Maharashtra Ironmen
and Vikas of Golden Eagles UP.
T
Indian Navy’s Kalvari
class submarine INS Vagir
made its maiden foreign
port call, in Colombo.
ANI
Singapore: A man con-
fronted his landlady af-
ter he flew into a rage
over slow Wi-Fi speed
in his apartment. The
man, Li Xin, had an ar-
gument with 61-year-old
landlady on Wednesday
after which he pulled
out a knife, threatened
to kill her entire family.
Angry over slow Wi-Fi,
Singapore man tries
to kill elderly landlady
Douglas County: A
13-year-old girl in the
US had to endure unim-
aginable horror after
she was imprisoned by
a man for nearly three
months and sexually as-
saulted multiple times.
According to media re-
ports, a man kidnapped
and traded the teenager
for drugs.
Runaway teen abused
for months after
being traded for drugs
AlAin: The UnitedArab
Emirates University on
Friday launched its stra-
tegic plan of action lead-
ing up to the meeting of
28th Conference of the
Parties (COP28) to the
UN Framework Conven-
tion on Climate Change.
COP28 will be hosted by
the UAE in Dubai Expo
City in November 2023.
United Arab Emirates
University launches
its COP28 roadmap
IN BRIEF
California: A Singapore
man is missing after fall-
ing off a cargo ship in
US waters. As per me-
dia, Muhammad Furqan
Mohd Rashid fell from
the vessel 22 kilometres
off the coast of Point
Conception, California.
Man missing after
falling off cargo ship
Our team’s main strength is the team unity we
have, the bond all the players share. I think that
will prove pivotal for us in the semi-final and help
us reach the final. Luckily for us all the players
have been playing their roles perfectly so far in the
league and have consistently been contributing to
the team’s success. We all try to stay calm in tough
situations during the matches and stick to our
coach’s instructions no matter the situation so we
will have the same approach for the semi-finals.
ATUL KUMAR, RAJASTHAN PATRIOTS CAPTAIN
Ukraineclaimstohave
downedRussianmissiles
Agencies
Kyiv
Ukraine said on Friday it
had downed an entire
barrage of 13 cruise mis-
siles fired by Russian
forces overnight target-
ing an airfield in the west
of the country.
“Thirteenoftheoccupi-
ers’ cruise missiles were
destroyed on June 23....
This time the attack was
aimedatamilitaryairfield
in the Khmelnytskyi re-
gion,” the Ukrainian air
forcesaidonsocialmedia.
Russia launched waves
of aerial attacks with cru-
sie missiles and attack
drones over the winter,
prompting Kyiv to ap-
peal to its Western allies
to bolster its air defence
systems.
“The launches were
carried out around mid-
night from the Caspian
Sea from four Tu-95MS
bombers,” the air force
statement said.
The mayor of Khmel-
nytskyi Oleksandr Sym-
chyshyn reported explo-
sions in the town with a
pre-war population of
around 275,000 and
praised Ukrainian air de-
fence systems.
Ukraine also said that
it had shot down a Rus-
sian reconnaissance
drone overnight.
Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a fierce battle since Feb 2022 since Russia attacked Ukraine.
Meta faces legal
action threat
from Malaysia
Agencies
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia threatened to
take legal action against
Meta on Friday, accusing
the tech giant of failing to
remove “undesirable”
content from Facebook.
The country’s commu-
nications regulator said
the platform had been
plagued by a “significant
volume” of harmful posts
on issues including race,
royalty, religion and on-
line gambling.
It said Meta had failed
to scrub such content de-
spite repeated requests
and raised the possibility
of legal action against it.
“As there has been no
sufficient cooperation
from Meta, the commis-
sion has no option but to
take definitive steps or
legal action,” the Malay-
sianCommunicationsand
Multimedia Commission
said in a statement.
The body did not spec-
ify the exact legal avenue
it might pursue.
Communications min-
ister Fahmi Fadzil could
not be reached for com-
ment on Friday but ech-
oed the regulator’s state-
ment in a tweet.
“This is due to Meta’s
refusal to cooperate in
taking down harmful
content,” Fahmi said.
Cambodia’s
new law bars
non-voters from
contesting polls
US to host
32-team
FIFA Club
WC in 2025
Agencies
Phnom Penh
Cambodia’sparliamenton
Friday approved a new
law banning anyone who
fails to vote in an upcom-
ingnationalpollfromrun-
ning for office in future
elections, in a move that
will affect exiled rivals.
The kingdom votes in
a general election next
month with Prime Minis-
ter Hun Sen’s party run-
ning almost unopposed,
after the main opposition
outfit was barred on a
technicality.
Rights groups accuse
Hun Sen, who has ruled
Cambodia for nearly four
decades, of using the le-
gal system to crush any
opposition to his power.
Parliament, in which
each seat is held by a
member of Hun Sen’s
Cambodian People’s Par-
ty voted unanimously to
approvethelawonFriday.
Anyone not going to
vote “without an appro-
priate reason... will lose
the right to run for office
in four consecutive elec-
tions,” interior minister
Sar Kheng said.
Agencies
New York
The United States has
been chosen as the
host for the Club
World Cup in 2025.
This will be the first
time that the FIFA
tournament features
32 teams, representing
a significant expansion
from the current for-
mat. The announce-
ment was made during
an online meeting of
the FIFA Council on
Friday. The expanded
tournament lineup will
include prominent
clubs such as Real Ma-
drid, Manchester City,
and Chelsea, who have
already secured their
places as recent Cham-
pions League winners.
The Club World Cup
in 2025 will serve as a
crucial testing ground
for stadiums and op-
erations, providing
valuable insights.
Protesters aim to bring London
to halt for environmental cause
Pujara,Umeshdropped;
Jaiswal,Gaikwadget
Testcall-upsforWItour Agencies
London
Slow-moving climate
protesters have become a
daily sight on London’s
streets, undeterred by the
honking horns of irate
motorists, personal in-
sults and even arrest.
“No more extraction of
fossil fuels,” Peter Lip-
piett shouts through a
loudspeaker over the
noise of the traffic.
Their aim is straight-
forward: cause as much
disruption as possible to
publicise their cause and
put pressure on the gov-
ernment, even if it means
public anger and police
action. They have thrown
tomato soup on famous
paintings and glued
themselves to picture
frames in galleries.
PTI
New Delhi
Veteran batter Chetesh-
war Pujara and senior
pacer UmeshYadav were
on Friday dropped from
India’s Test squad for the
West Indies tour starting
July 12 while three play-
ers got maiden call-ups.
Young battersYashasvi
Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gai-
kwad and seamer Mukesh
Kumar were named for
first time in the team.
Veteran seamer Mohd
Shami was rested for the
entire West Indies tour as
Navdeep Saini was re-
called to the Test side to
be led by Rohit Sharma.
Ajinkya Rahane was back
as vice-captain for the
two-match Test series.
After Tests, India will
play three ODIs against
the West Indies for which
a 17-member team under
Rohitwasalsoannounced.
Test team: Rohit Shar-
ma (Capt), Shubman Gill,
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat
Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal,
Ajinkya Rahane (VC),
KS Bharat (wk), Ishan
Kishan (wk), Ravichan-
dran Ashwin, Ravindra
Jadeja, Shardul Thakur,
Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj,
Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev
Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.
ODI team: Rohit Shar-
ma (Capt), Shubman Gill,
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat
Kohli, Surya Kumar Ya-
dav, Sanju Samson (wk),
Ishan Kishan (wk),
Hardik Pandya (VC),
ShardulThakur, Ravindra
Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzv-
endra Chahal, Kuldeep
Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat,
Mohd. Siraj, Umran Ma-
lik, Mukesh Kumar.

WEDDING BELLS!
No one is above law: V-P
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur
Vice- President Jagdeep
Dhankhar while address-
ing the deans and heads
of departments at MNIT
on Friday said a new cul-
ture is emerging where a
person, after demitting
office, becomes a loose
cannon and demeans the
country. He said the aca-
demia has to speak out on
this because of it being a
neutral and impactful
force.
Dhankhar, without
naming anyone, said an
economist came to coun-
try, became the chief eco-
nomic advisor, then RBI
Governor when he
didn’t get an extension,
went back.“He doesn’t
know what is happening
in this country, he ignores
global bodies that say we
are the fastest growing
economy and he says In-
dia is what it shouldn’t
be,” V-P said.
“No one is above law
law will not spare any-
one,” he said, adding
that youth will have to
make a difference in so-
ciety flooding social me-
dia with positive ideas.
Postal Reg No. JPC/004/2022-24
08
The Optimist recognises
the problems but focuses
on the solutions wherein
the Pessimist focus only on the
problem- and there lies the crucial
difference.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Govtshapingdevpworksasperpublicsentiments:CM
CM Gehlot in Jamwa Ramgarh
CM inaugurates lays foundation stone
of devp works worth `21.08 cr; inspects
Inflation relief camp in Bharatpur
CM inaugurates and lays the foundation
stone of development works worth Rs
243.97 cr at Bhanpur Kalan village in
Jamwa Ramgarh in Jaipur on Friday
CM Ashok Gehlot being extended a warm welcome by presenting him with a huge floral garland
during his visit to Bhanpur Kalan village in Jamwa Ramgarh in Jaipur on Friday. Also seen here are
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Govind Singh Dotasra and others.
CM Ashok Gehlot inspects the Mehangai Rahat
Camp at Bhanpula Kala village in Jamwa
Ramgarh in Jaipur on Friday.
CM Ashok Gehlot interacts with a beneficiary
during the Mehangai Rahat Camp at Bhanpur
Kalan village in Jamwa Ramgarh on Friday.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
CM Ashok Gehlot while
addressing the inaugura-
tion foundation stone
laying programme of
various development
works after visiting the
Inflation Relief Camp
PGKS in Bhanpur Kalan
village located in Jam-
waramgarh area of
Jaipur district on Friday,
said that the State gov-
ernment is giving con-
crete shape to develop-
ment works according to
public sentiments.
“Many important
schemes have been im-
plemented in Raj to pro-
vide relief to masses.
These plans are not tem-
porary but permanent
and will be further
strengthened in future.
The State government
has left no stone un-
turned in development
works. State Govt is
continuously contem-
plating to bring many
more good schemes in
coming days,” The
Chief Minister inaugu-
rated and laid the foun-
dation stone of develop-
ment works costing Rs
243.97 cr. He interacted
with the beneficiaries
and took feedback about
the schemes while in-
specting Mehangai Ra-
hat Camps. The benefi-
ciaries expressed their
gratitude to CM Gehlot
for the schemes which
provide immediate relief
from inflation.
Gehlot said, “Many
works have been done in
the last four and a half
years for all-round de-
velopment in Jamwara-
mgarh region. State gov-
ernment has opened two
colleges in Andhi, com-
munity health center in
Tala sub-district hos-
pital in Jamvaramgarh.
Whereas, Tehsil in Aan-
dhi, Sub Tehsil in Tala
has been established.”
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
In the matter related to
development of town-
ship on 5 hectares in-
stead of 10, CM Ashok
Gehlot and Minister
Shanti Dhariwal had
taken a popular decision
three months ago which
had created an atmos-
phere of enthusiasm in
the real estate sector.
According to the deci-
sion, important changes
were to be made in the
criteria of township de-
velopment on both sides
of the outer area of Ring
Road and National
Highways. But due to
the negligence of the bu-
reaucracy, the an-
nouncements are not be-
ing completed and there
is a major delay in im-
plementing popular de-
cisions of Gehlot and
Dhariwal. This delay in
implementation of deci-
sion is due to inaction of
UDH officials.
Moreover, despite the
passage of more than 3
and a half months, the
matter has still not
reached any conclusion.
The JDA had issued a
notification on February
27 seeking objections
and suggestions till
March 31 on the pro-
posed changes. A com-
mittee was also formed
under the chairmanship
of JDA secretary to set-
tle the objections. But
the objections were not
resolved even after two
and a half months of the
deadline
So this raises an ex-
tremely important ques-
tion: Why is UDH not
processing the file at an
accelerated pace? In the
prevailing situation, this
question is arising
among developers
promoters: Will the an-
nouncements made by
even by the CM and the
Urban Development and
Housing minister, not
implemented?
Bharatpur district has
witnessed an
unprecedented
development in the
last four and a half
years. Deeg has been
declared as a new
district. 119 Mahatma
Gandhi English
medium schools, 15
residential hostels are
being built and 21
different colleges
have been opened in
the district. Soon the
work of Maharaja
Surajmal Panorama
and Government
Museum will start in
Bharatpur. The State
government has also
announced the
formation of Rani
Avanti Bai Lodhi
Development Board.
ASHOK GEHLOT, CM
CM meets Saints
Dr Joshi in London
Gala Wedding at Chandan Van
CM Ashok Gehlot with Vishawa Guru Mahamandleshwar
Swami Maheshwaranand Maharaj at CMR in Jaipur on
Friday. The CM during the meet, also inquired about
the Om Ashram. Secretary Kapil Agrawal informed
that the work of Om Ashram will be completed soon
and it will be inaugurated in September or October.
Swami Gyaneshwar Puri further informed that various
dignitaries from around the world will participate in
the inauguration ceremony. Also seen are Avtar Puri,
Sadhvi Uma Puri, Kapil Agarwal and Mahamandleshwar
Swami Gyaneshwar Puri. Also seen is Tikaram Jully.
Whatever was promised, was fulfilled
with guarantee. Raj is the first state
where money was cpmpensated for
the Lumpy virus. Where are those
who were creating ruckus over
cylinders? Modi in abroad says What
did Congress do in 70 years? We have
done what the BJP couldn’t do. India
will progress only when poverty is
removed.
SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA,
CONGRESS RAJ CO-INCHARGE
Rajasthan has become a model state.
Confusion is being spread among
farmers by BJP. They had to bite the
dust regarding Land Acquisition Law
Farmers were tortured by making 3
black laws. CM has transferred money
in the farmers’ account. BJP on the
other hand, at times, withdraws Rs
2,000 currency notes also organises
Aakrosh Yatra, but reason behind
resentment isn’t known.
GS DOTASRA, PCC CHIEF
OFFICER SUSPENDED FOR MISMANAGEMENT AT JAMWA RAMGARH
Jaipur: After all,
who gave wrong
information to CM
Gehlot? In Bhanpur Kalan
information was given about
the coming of A storm.
Due to the storm, informa-
tion was given about the
collapse of the tent and
then the installation of the
tent. Because of this, CM
stayed in Bharatpur for one
hour without any reason.
Whereas the reality was that
tent could not be fully in-
stalled at meeting venue in
Bhanpur Kalan. When CM
asked MLA Gopal Meena
about the storm, Gopal said,
“There has not been any
strong wind for four days, let
alone any storm.” But with
this came a big question,
after all, who gave wrong
information to CM why?
Didn’t the district admin-
istration inspect venue of
meeting earlier? Meanwhile,
due to negligence in CM’s
event in Jamwa Ramgarh,
RAS Anita Khatik was sus-
pended on Friday. Mohanlal
of JDA store cell has also
been suspended as he was
responsible for arranging
tents. Naresh Sharma
Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi meets CPA General
Secretary, Stephen Twig at CPA Headquarters in London
on Friday. Dr Joshi discussed in detail about various
conferences and programmes organised through CPA
in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Also seen here
is Mahavir Prasad, Principal Secretary, Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly.
Jagdeep DhankharDrSudeshDhankharbeing
greetedbya floral bouquet byDBGupta during
his visit toRandeep Dhankhar’s residenceinJaipur
onFriday.AlsoseenareMLLather, Lakshman
SinghSheetal Dhankhar. SUNILSHARMA
Jagdeep Dhankhar waves at the esteemed
gathering during the Students’ Interaction Meet
held at MNIT in Jaipur on Friday. Also seen here
is Dr Sudesh Dhankhar. SANTOSH SHARMA
Why does delay exist in executing
CM UDH min’s ‘popular decision’?
everal VVIPs
attended the
wedding of for-
mer Vice-President late
Bhairon Singh Shekha-
wat’s granddaughter Mu-
mal Rajvi who tied the
knot with Saurabh Pratap
Singh. Vice-President
Jagdeep Dhankhar and
his wife Dr Sudesh
Dhankhar, CM Ashok
Gehlot, Governor Kalraj
Mishra,Assam Governor
GC Kataria, GS Shekha-
wat, Arjun Meghwal,
Kailash Choudhary, Om
Mathur, Rajendra
Rathore, Kailash Megh-
wal, BD Kalla, Dharmen-
dra Rathore, Ramcharan
Bohra, Diya Kumari,
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas, Bhawani Singh
Rajawat, Amin Kagzi,
and others attended the
wedding. Dr Jagdeeh
Chandra also reached the
venue and congratulated
the family.
Several dignitaries attend Babosa’s
granddaughter, Mumal’s wedding
he ceremony of Anan-
ya, son of Ansuya and
Sanjay Ghodawat,
withYashika, daughter of Chan-
dresh and Prahlad Goyal was
solemnised at Chandan Van,
Jaipur on Friday. V-P Jagdeep
Dhankhar, CM Ashok Gehlot,
former Chief Election Commis-
sioner Sunil Arora and many
other dignitaries reached to bless
the couple and wished them a
happy married life ahead.
Jagdeep Dhankhar Dr Sudesh Dhankhar pose with the newly-
wed couple, Ananya and Ansuya in Jaipur on Friday.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with Narpat
S Rajvi during the wedding at
Kothari Garh in Jaipur on Friday.
SUNIL SHARMA
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra greets GS
Shekhawat at the wedding.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra greets
Governor Kalraj Mishra.
Vice-President
Jagdeep
Dhankhar
CM Ashok
Gehlot during
the wedding
at Kothari Garh
located at
Bhankrota in
Jaipur.
Sunil Arora interacts with VK Singh at the wedding.
MUKESH KIRADOO
Gulab Chand Kataria interacts
with a guest at the wedding.
CM Ashok Gehlot with the newly weds, Ananya Asuya during
the marriage ceremony held at Chandan Van in Jaipur on Friday.
T
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Township Development on 5 hectares
instead of 10 hectares of land

nime, the vi-
brantandim-
a g i n a t i v e
world of
Japanese an-
imation, has captured the
hearts and minds of mil-
lions worldwide. Its influ-
ence extends beyond
screens, reaching into vari-
ous aspects of pop culture,
including fashion. Anime-
inspired fashion has be-
come a dynamic and
sought-after trend, blend-
ing elements of fantasy,
creativity, and individual
expression.With its unique
aesthetics, bold colors, and
iconic characters, anime
has become a wellspring of
inspiration for fashion en-
thusiasts looking to infuse
their wardrobe with a touch
of whimsy and distinctive-
ness. Anime-inspired fash-
ion is a captivating fusion
of traditional and contem-
porary elements. It takes
cues from various anime
genres, such as shōnen (tar-
geted at young boys), shōjo
(targeted at young girls),
and seinen (targeted at
young adults), each
with its own dis-
tinct visual style
and fashion sensi-
bilities. From
iconic school uni-
forms to fantasti-
cal costumes, ani-
me fashion blends
Japanese street
style, cosplay, and
high fashion, result-
ing in a dynamic
mix that appeals to
diverse tastes.
Cosplay, short for
“costume play,” plays a
significantroleinanime-
inspired fashion. Cos-
players meticulously rec-
reate the attire and appear-
ance of their favorite anime
characters, bringing them
to life at conventions and
events. The dedication and
creativity showcased in
cosplay have influenced
mainstream fashion, in-
spiring designers to incor-
porate anime elements into
their collections. From run-
way shows to everyday
wear, anime-inspired fash-
ion has made its mark as a
bold and imaginative form
of self-expression.
Oneofthedefiningchar-
acteristics of anime-in-
spired fashion is its una-
pologetic embrace of the
quirkyandunconventional.
Bright, eye-catching
colors, oversized accesso-
ries, and playful patterns
are common features in
anime-inspired outfits.The
vibrant and exaggerated
nature of anime allows
fashion enthusiasts to ex-
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breaking free from tradi-
tional norms and embrac-
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gained a global fol-
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DINNER DATE IN DUBAI
anbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt enjoyed
a romantic dinner date after reaching
Dubai. A picture that has gone viral on
Instagram shows Alia and Ranbir posing
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edia influences
and convention-
al beauty stand-
ards have long
plagued society.
Thisissuetook
on new urgency
in May 2023 when the U.S. surgeon
general issued a major public advi-
sory over the links between social
media and youth mental health.
Research shows that images of
beauty as depicted in movies, tel-
evision and magazines can lead to
mental illness, issues with disor-
dered eating and body image dis-
satisfaction. These trends have
been documented in women and
men, in the LGBTQ+ community
and people of different racial and
ethnic backgrounds.
Experts have long suspected
that social media may be playing
a role in the growing mental health
crisis in young people. However,
the surgeon general’s warning is
one of the first public warnings
supported by robust research.
The U.S. surgeon general says
the youth mental health crisis is
the ‘defining public health chal-
lenge of our time.’
SOCIAL MEDIA
CAN BE TOXIC
Body dissatisfaction among chil-
dren and adolescents is common-
place and has been linked to de-
creased quality of life, worsened
mood and unhealthy eating habits.
As an eating disorder and anxiety
specialist, I regularly work with cli-
entswhoexperienceeatingdisorder
symptoms, self-esteem issues and
anxiety related to social media.
I also have firsthand experience
with this topic: I am 15 years post-
recovery from an eating disorder,
and I grew up when people were
beginning to widely use social
media. In my view, the impact of
social media on diet and exercise
patterns needs to be further re-
searched to inform future policy
directions, school programming
and treatment.
The mental health of adoles-
cents and teens has been declining
for the past decade, and the COV-
ID-19 pandemic contributed to
worsening youth mental health
and brought it into the spotlight.
As the mental health crisis surges,
researchers have been taking a
close look at the role of social me-
dia in these increasing mental
health concerns.
THE PROS AND CONS
OF SOCIAL MEDIA
About 95% of children and adoles-
cents in the U.S. between the ages
of 10 and 17 are using social media
almost constantly.
Research has shown that social
media can be beneficial for finding
community support. However,
studies have also shown that the
use of social media contributes to
social comparisons, unrealistic ex-
pectations and negative mental
health effects.
In addition, those who have pre-
existing mental health conditions
tend to spend more time on social
media. People in that category are
more likely to self-objectify and
internalize the thin body ideal.
Women and people with preexist-
ing body image concerns are more
likely to feel worse about their
bodies and themselves after they
spend time on social media.
A BREEDING GROUND
FOR EATING DISORDERS
Arecent review found that, as with
mass media, the use of social me-
dia is a risk factor for the develop-
ment of an eating disorder, body
image dissatisfaction and disor-
dered eating. In this review, social
media use was shown to contribute
to negative self-esteem, social
comparisons, decreased emotional
regulation and idealized self-pres-
entation that negatively influenced
body image.
Another study called the Dove
Self-Esteem Project, published in
April 2023, found that 9 in 10 chil-
dren and adolescents ages 10 to 17
are exposed to toxic beauty con-
tent on social media and 1 in 2 say
that this has an impact on their
mental health.
Eating disorders are complex
mental illnesses that develop be-
cause of biological, social and psy-
chological factors. Eating disorder
hospitalizations and the
need for treatment have
dramatically in-
creased during
the pandemic.
Some reasons for this include
isolation, food scarcity, boredom
and social media content related to
weight gain, such as the “quaran-
tine15.”That was a reference to the
weight gain some people were ex-
periencing at the beginning of the
pandemic, similar to the “freshman
15” belief that one will gain 15
pounds in the first year of college.
Many teens whose routines were
disrupted by the pandemic turned
to eating disorder behaviours for
an often-false sense of control or
were influenced by family mem-
bers who held unhealthy beliefs
around food and exercise.
Researchers have also found
that increased time at home during
the pandemic led to more social
media use by young people and
therefore more exposure to toxic
body image and dieting social me-
dia content. While social media
alone will not cause eating disor-
ders, societal beliefs about beauty,
which are amplified by social me-
dia, can contribute to the develop-
ment of eating disorders.
According to a report from the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 42% of high school
students say they feel ‘persistently
sad’ and ‘hopeless.’
‘THINSPO’ AND ‘FITSPO’
Toxic beauty standards online
include the normalization of cos-
metic and surgical procedures and
pro-eating-disorder content, which
promotes and romanticizes eating
disorders. For instance, social me-
dia sites have promoted trends
such as “thinspo,” which is fo-
cused on the thin ideal, and
“fitspo,” which perpetu-
ates the belief of there is a
perfect body that can be achieved
with dieting, supplements and ex-
cessive exercise.
Research has shown that social
media content encouraging “clean
eating” or dieting through pseudo-
scientific claims can lead to obses-
sive behaviour around dietary pat-
terns. These unfounded “wellness”
posts can lead to weight cycling,
yo-yo dieting, chronic stress, body
dissatisfaction and a higher likeli-
hood of muscular and thin-ideal
internalization.
Some social media posts fea-
ture pro-eating-disorder content,
which directly or indirectly en-
courages disordered eating. Other
posts promote deliberate manipu-
lation of one’s body, using harm-
ful quotes such as “Nothing tastes
as good as thin feels.” These posts
provide a false sense of connec-
tion, allowing users to bond over
a shared goal of losing weight,
altering one’s appearance and
continuing patterns of disordered
eating. While young people can
often recognize and understand
toxic beauty advice’s effects on
their self-esteem, they may con-
tinue to engage with this content.
This is in part because friends,
influencers and social media algo-
rithms encourage people to follow
certain accounts. Not all teens are
on social media.
HOW POLICY CHANGES
COULD HELP
Legislators across the U.S. are pro-
posing different regulations for
social media sites.
Policy recommendations in-
clude increased transparency from
s o - cial media companies, the
creation of higher standards of pri-
vacy for children’s data and pos-
sible tax incentives and social re-
sponsibility initiatives that would
discourage companies and market-
ers from using altered photos.
PHONE-FREE ZONES
Small steps at home to cut down on
social media consumption can also
make a difference. Parents and car-
egivers can create phone-free peri-
ods for the family. Examples of this
include putting phones away while
the family watches a movie togeth-
er or during mealtimes.
Adults can also help by model-
ling healthy social media behav-
iours and encouraging children
and adolescents to focus on build-
ing connections and engaging in
valued activities.
Mindful social media consump-
tion is another helpful approach.
This requires recognizing what one
is feeling during social media
scrolling. If spending time on social
media makes you feel worse about
yourself or seems to be causing
mood changes in your child, it may
be time to change how you or your
child interact with social media.
https://theconversation.com/mounting-research-
documents-the-harmful-effects-of-social-media-
use-on-mental-health-including-body-image-
and-development-of-eating-disorders-206170
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ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
A vacation you only dreamed about is
likely to become a reality soon. Healthy
eating will help prevent digestive ailments.
Money will be no constraint in buying what
you like. Driving down with lover to a hap-
pening place is indicated today.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You are likely to find the day most auspi-
cious. Your knowledge about your line of
work will be roundly appreciated and get
you the thumbs up from higher ups. Friends
and family may get together to give you a
surprise and make your day.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Problem about finances will be resolved.
Those on medication will find a distinct
improvement in their condition. Smooth
going is indicated for those on a long
journey. Stars on the property front ap-
pear the brightest.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Something you have implemented at work
is likely to profit the company and get
you noticed. You are likely to celebrate
the achievement of a family youngster in
a grand way. Shifting into your very own
house may soon become a reality.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your stars favour a bright beautiful day .A
family reunion is on the cards and you may
get invited to a social function. Tax advisor
will be a big help in saving taxes, so don’t
hesitate. It is difficult for the relationship of
friends turned lovers to fall apart, so relax.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Your popularity is set to soar on both
personal and professional fronts. Some
of you will have to curb your splurg-
ing ways. Family life will cruise along
smoothly with much love and bonhomie.
Don’t speed up on the road.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Money put together on previous occasions
is likely to come in handy. A family young-
ster is keen to learn from you, so don’t
disappoint. Settling down in a new house
is indicated for some. You may have to
awaken partner’s interest in you once.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Some clarification will need to be sought
on a financial issue, before you take the
next step. Efforts in the real estate market
may bear fruit. A project left halfway by
someone else may come on your shoulders,
but your efforts will be acknowledged.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Your financial situation is set to improve,
as earning opportunities come to you.
Help from co-workers in a time consum-
ing task will be forthcoming on the work
front. Support of family will encourage
you to take up a challenge.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Changes made by you at workplace may
not be appreciated by all. Strict dietary con-
trol will keep you fit as a fiddle. A family
reunion is on the cards and will enable you
to meet everyone. You can be tasked to or-
ganise an outing for friends and relations.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Help extended to someone will help him
or her get ahead on the academic front.
People falling under this sign will have
very refreshing day. Visiting a mall or
watching a movie with family is likely to be
the highlight of the day for some.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Money coming from various streams
will keep you in an elated state of mind.
A new fitness regime that you have
adopted promises to keep you in the pink
of health. Your search for perfect partner
may soon be over.
SocialMedia’s
MentalMenace
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