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2 DOCTORS AMONG 5
DEAD IN JHARKHAND
NURSING HOME FIRE
Dhanbad: At least 5 people,
including 2 doctors were
killed in a fire in a private
nursing home in Jharkhand’s
Dhanbad Saturday, an
official said. They include
Dr Vikas Hazra, his wife Dr
Prema Hazra, the owner’s
nephew Sohan Khamari and
domestic help Tara Devi.
ANOTHER SHOOTING IN
LOS ANGELES: OVER 3
DEAD AND 4 INJURED
Los Angeles: At least 3
people were killed and 4
others wounded on Saturday
in a shooting in an upscale
neighbourhood of Los
Angeles. A law enforcement
officer said they were killed
inside a vehicle in Benedict
Canyon area.
BJP RELEASES TRIPURA
POLLS LIST; BIPLAB OUT,
MANIK GETS BORDOWALI
Agartala: BJP released list
of 48 candidates for 60
Assembly seats in Tripura
elections. CM Manik Saha
has been fielded from Town
Bordowali, Biplab Deb does
not figure in the list, Union
MoS Pratima Bhoumik is a
surprise addition. P6
2008 BATLA HOUSE
ENCOUNTER CONVICT
AHMAD DIES AT AIIMS
New Delhi: Indian
Mujahideen operative
Shahzad Ahmad died on
Saturday during treatment
at AIIMS in New Delhi. He
was convicted in the 2008
Batla House encounter
case for murdering
Inspector Mohan Chand.
CBI NABS MAN POSING
AS A BUREAUCRAT IN
PM MODI’S OFFICE
New Delhi: The CBI has
registered a case against
one Ankit Kumar Singh for
allegedly impersonating a
secy in PMO handling the
Varanasi LS constituency
and seeking favours from
senior government officials.
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Crucial
‘BEATING THE RETREAT’
CEREMONY TO BE HELD
AT VIJAY CHOWK TODAY
New Delhi: Beating the
Retreat ceremony will be held
at the historic Vijay Chowk in
New Delhi today. President
Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi
and Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh and other leaders will
witness the ceremony. P7
Amit Shah paints the BJP logo during Vijay Sankalp campaign, in
Dharwad on Saturday. Basavaraj Bommai is also seen here.
If you can’t sacrifice your life for the country
then live your life for your nation and make it
the number one country in the world. PM Modi
has given you all opportunities to do that.
—Amit Shah, Union Home Minister.
VoteforBJP,form
govtwithmajority
inK’taka,saysShah
First India Bureau
Hubballi: Urging peo-
ple to vote for the to
form a government with
absolute majority in by
placing trust in PM Nar-
endra Modi, Shah on
Saturdaysaideveryvote
cast in favour of JD(S)
would end up helping
Cong and making it win.
Amit Shah laid the
foundation stone of Na-
tional Forensic Scienc-
es University (Karna-
taka Campus) around
noon in National Foren-
sic Science University
(NFSU) in Dharwad, a
city located in the
north-western part of
Karnataka. During the
day
, he also inaugurated
a stadium at KLE soci-
ety’s BV Bhoomaraddi
Engineering College
Tech University
. P6
HM Amit Shah attends
‘Amrit Mahotsava’ event
of KLE and inaugurates
an indoor stadium at
KLE Society's BV BCET
AMIT SHAH HOLDS
MASSIVE ROAD
SHOW IN K’TAKA
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah arrived in
poll-bound Karnataka
for the second time this
month to participate in
several events, as well as
a roadshow organised by
the BJP on Saturday.
MUGHAL
GARDEN IS
‘AMRIT UDYAN’
general view of Mughal
Garden which has been
renamed as ‘Amrit
Udyan’ at Rastrapati Bhawan,
in New Delhi on Saturday.
The new name has been
given by President Draupadi
Murmu as part of “Azadi ka
Amrit Mahotsav” festivities,
to mark 75 years of India’s
independence. President
Droupadi Murmu will grace
the opening of the Amrit
Udyan today. It will be open to
the public from January 31.
A
KHARGE WRITES TO SHAH
SEEKING ADEQUATE
SECURITY FOR YATRA
Cong Prez Mallikarjun
Kharge has written to
HM Amit Shah, seeking his
intervention in ensuring
adequate security to BJY. “We
are expecting a huge gathering
to join Yatra over next 2 days
also a function will be held
on Jan 30 at Srinagar. I shall
be grateful if advise officials to
provide adequate security till
culmination of Yatra,” Kharge
said in his letter to the HM.
Day after ‘security lapse’ claim, Rahul
resumes Yatra from JK’s Awantipora
First India Bureau
Awantipora: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
resumed his Bharat
Jodo Yatra from here in
Jammu and Kashmir’s
Pulwama district on
Saturday, a day after
cancelling the foot-
march in Anantnag dis-
trict after the party al-
leged security lapse.
Rahul Gandhi was
joined by his sister and
Congress general secre-
tary Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra, PDP chief Me-
hbooba Mufti, her
daughter Iltija Mufti. P6
Rahul Gandhi with (L) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and (R) Mehbooba
Mufti during Yatra amid tight security in Pulwama on Saturday.
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SABALENKA BEATS
ELENA TO CLINCH
MAIDEN GRAND
SLAM TITLE AT Oz
Melbourne: Aryna Sabalenka tamed
her nerves to blast her way to a maiden
Grand Slam title at the Australian Open,
with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over Kazakh
22nd seed Elena Rybakina on Saturday.
“DEADLY” FOR
DEMOCRACY: EX-
SC JUDGE FALI
SLAMS MIN RIJIJU
New Delhi: Former SC judge Rohinton Fali Nariman has
slammed Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju for his “diatribe”
against collegium system for appointment of judges and
said govt sitting on the names of judges recommended
by the collegium was “deadly” for democracy.
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DISASTROUS
DRILL!
The Air Force has
launched a probe to
examine if a mid-air
collision led to the crash
Wreckage from crash
in MP’s Morena landed
over 100 km away in
Bharatpur, Rajasthan
SUKHOI AND MIRAGE FIGHTER JETS CRASH NEAR GWALIOR; 1 PILOT DIES
Moni Sharma Ravi Katara
Morena/Bharatpur:
An Indian Air Force pi-
lot was killed after two
fighter jets — a Sukhoi
Su-30 and a Mirage 2000
— crashed during a
training exercise near
Gwalior in Madhya
Pradesh on Saturday.
While the two pilots on
the Su-30 sustained mi-
nor injuries, the pilot
on the Mirage died after
being fatally wounded
in the crash. Wreckage
of the crashed aircraft
was found in Bharatpur
in Rajasthan and More-
na in MP. IAF has or-
dered a court of inquiry
to examine if a mid-air
collision led to crash.
TWO PILOTS SAFE:
Su-30 had 2 pilots while
Mirage 2000 had 1 pilot
during the crash. Initial
reports suggest both pi-
lots are safe and sus-
tained minor injuries.
DEFENCE MINIS-
TER BRIEFED: De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh took stock of the
situation, spoke to IAF
chief VR Chaudhari
is monitoring situation.
(T) The wreckage of Su-30MKI
and Mirage 2000 fighter jet.
(B) 2 pilots lie on ground after
the two fighter planes crashed.
Two jets -Mirage Sukhoi-
took off from Gwalior in
the morning. As per IAF,
one aircraft had 2 pilots, while the
other had one; 2 safely rescued, the
body parts of the 3rd were found.
Some parts of the jet were found in
Bharatpur (Rajasthan), and details
are being collected.
—Ashutosh Bagri, Morena SP
The news of crash is
very sad. I have instruct-
ed the local administra-
tion to cooperate with
the Air Force in quick
rescue and relief work.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
@ChouhanShivraj
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
Deeply anguished by the
loss of brave air warrior,
Wg Cdr Hanumanth Rao
Sarathi, who suffered
fatal injuries during an
accident near Gwalior.
Su-30MKI Mirage 2000 fighter jets crashed during an exercise, at Pagadgarh, Morena on Saturday.
PM HAILS GURJARS’
CONTRIBUTION IN
FREEDOM STRUGGLE
Highlighting contribu-
tion of Gurjar commu-
nity in freedom struggle
and other movements, PM
Modi said it is misfortune
of the country that such
personalities did not get
place in history which
they deserved. Modi said,
new India is correcting the
mistakes done in the past.
PM MODI LIKELY
TO VISIT DAUSA
ON FEBRUARY 4
PM Modi is likely to
visit Nangal Pyariwas
of Dausa on Feb 4 on the
invitation of Dr Kirodilal
Meena. Modi is likely to
visit Meena HC. Kirodilal
had a conversation with
leaders of the high com-
mand Saturday. Meena’s
team is preparing for
a big function. Modi is
proposed to visit Dausa
after inauguration cer-
emony of Delhi-Mumbai
Express NH in Alwar.
PM MODI ATTENDS THE 1,111TH INCARNATION
FESTIVAL OF LORD DEVNARAYAN IN BHILWARA
VANCHIT KO
VARIYATA!
Aishwary Pradhan, Shikha
Sharma Navin Joshi
Bhilwara: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Saturday said his gov-
ernment is working to
empower every section
of society that has faced
deprivation and ne-
glect, and is moving
ahead with the mantra
of “Vanchit ko Variyata
(preference to the un-
derprivileged)”.
Modi is on a visit to
Bhilwara district in Ra-
jasthan on the 1,111th
incarnation festival of
folk deity Lord Shri
Devnarayan, revered by
people of the Gurjar
community
. Addressing
a gathering at Malaseri
Dungri village after
taking part in a ritual to
mark the occasion, the
prime minister said the
world now looks at In-
dia with high hopes and
the country has shown
its strength and power.
Today
, India asserts it-
self on global platforms
and is reducing its de-
pendency on other coun-
tries, he added. During
theday
,Modialsooffered
prayers at the Devnaray-
an temple in Malaseri.
Many attempts were
madetobreakIndiaideo-
logically but no power
has succeeded, he said,
adding, “India is not just
a landmass, but an ex-
pression of our civili-
sation, culture, har-
mony
,andpotential.”
“People should stay
away from things
which is against
unityof nation,”he
added. More on P8
Our government working with mantra
of “preference for underprivileged” like
Lord Devnarayan, says PM Narendra Modi
PM Modi spent about 21 minutes in Purnahuti
on Dungri and also had detailed conversation
with the people of the Gurjar society about the place
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets people during the ‘Avataran
Mahotsav’ of Lord Devnarayan Ji in Bhilwara on Saturday. Also
present here are Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hemraj Gurjar and others.
Lord
Devnarayan
always gave
priority to social
service and public
welfare, and put all his
energy towards the
welfare of the people.
Lord Devnarayan
manifested
himself on a
lotus, which is
also the logo of
the India’s
Presidency of
the G20.
—Narendra
Modi,
Prime Minister

First India Bureau
Hanumangarh: An
FIR has been filed
against two suspected
members of the notori-
ous Lawrence Bishnoi
gang for allegedly
threatening two BJP
councillors and one oth-
er person in Hanuman-
garh and demanding
ransom of Rs 50 lakh
and Rs 1 crore. Police
informed the BJP coun-
cillors are associated
with liquor business.
“The accused, identi-
fied as Anmol Vishnoi
and Rithik Boxer, have
been booked for alleg-
edly threatening and
demanding ransom. It is
being said that the mis-
creants are members of
the Lawrence Bishnoi
gang,” police said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Temperature
continued to dip for the
third consecutive day in
Shekhawati. The mini-
mum temperature
dropped to minus 1.5
degrees on Saturday
. Ac-
cording to the Meteoro-
logical Department, the
weather changed after
noon in Shekhawati, in-
cluding many districts.
There will be heavy
rain, hailstorm and
gusty winds in a dozen
districts on Sunday
.
Hailstorm accompa-
nied with strong winds
was predicted in
Ajmer, Bhilwara, Bun-
di, Chittorgarh, Rajsa-
mand, Tonk and Pali.
The wind speed is ex-
pected to be 40 kilome-
tres per hour.
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2023
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Ajmer (PTI): ‘Basant’
or the onset of spring
was celebrated in the
dargah of Sufi saint
Khawaja Moinuddin
Chisti during the ongo-
ing 811th urs in Ajmer
on Saturday
.
Qawwals or Sufi sing-
ers led by Nasiruddin
Chisti, the successor of
the dargah’s spiritual
head Zainul Abedin Ali
Khan, offered mustard
flowers at the mausole-
um of the Sufi saint.
“Indiaistheepicenter
of religiousfreedomand
tolerance. Every festival
here is a reflection of
Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb.
The classic example is
the Basant Panchami.
Sufism is the root cause
of this great tradition,”
the spiritual head said
in a statement here. It is
said the famous poet
Amir Khusro himself
came to the dargah and
offered Basant flowers
here and Sufi songs.
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: Supreme Court
Justice Aniruddha
Bose on Saturday said
that open jails are like
kites, where prisoners
can live freely with
some strings attached.
He said that prison-
ers living in open jail
are given an arrange-
ment but with restric-
tions and those who do
not follow the rules are
sent to regular jails.
“Open jails are like
kites where you can fly
with some strings at-
tached. It is an arrange-
ment where you can live
freely but with some
restrictions,” he said.
Executive Chairman
of the National Legal
Service Authority Jus-
tice Sanjay Kishan
Kaul said that the hous-
es in the open jail have
tin roofs.
They were speaking
during the visit to San-
ganer open prison here.
Rajasthan High
Court Chief Justice
Pankaj Mithal said that
work is being done to
bring the prisoners into
the mainstream.
Former Supreme
Court Justice Madan V
Lokur, High Court Jus-
tice MM Srivastava and
several other judges
present in the pro-
gramme expressed
their intention to open
such jails for prisoners
in other States on the
lines of Rajasthan.
Spring season’s arrival
celebrated at Ajmer Dargah
BASANT PANCHAMI
Promoted by
Shiv Sital Builders Pvt. Ltd.
SC, HC JUDGES VISIT SANGANER OPEN JAIL
‘Open prisons should be
replicated across India’
Work being done
to bring prisoners
into mainstream,
says CJ Mithal
Former SC Justice Madan V Lokur, ex-Raj DGP Ajit Singh at Sanganer open prison on Saturday.
Post notice, JDA to bulldoze
illegal liquor factory, godowns
State unemployed to protest in
Jaipur if demands not met: Meena
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In a crack-
down against illegal
liquor factories and go-
downs, JDA’s enforce-
ment squad gave legal
notice to Vaishno Farm
Village Gawar Brah-
manan and Triveni Na-
gar Bada Padampura
Shivdaspura on Satur-
day for constructing il-
legal liquor godowns.
According to the no-
tice, they were asked to
remove illegal con-
struction by 5 pm on
Saturday.
If the owners do not
abidebythis,JDAwould
bulldoze the buildings
on Sunday
. The owners
did not reply to the Jan-
uary 26 notice.
JDA had given no-
tices to four in similar
cases. One was an ille-
gal liquor factory in
Shikarpura. Another
owner started remov-
ing illegal construc-
tion on Vasundhara
Vihar Vatika Road on
Friday itself.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajya Sabha
MP Kirori Lal Meena,
who has been sitting on
a dharna against the
Rajasthan Government
for the last five days re-
garding the four-point
demands on Agra Road
in Jaipur, said on Satur-
day that if the Congress
government does not
fulfil our demands at
the earliest, then the
unemployed across the
state will stage a protest
against the government
in Jaipur. MLA Pratap
Singh Singhvi, former
MP Ramkumar Verma
and former MLA
GyandevAhujareached
the protest site in sup-
port of Meena.
Meanwhile, Congress
MLA Harish Meena
reached Kirori Lal Mee-
na’s protest site and ex-
pressed his support
symbolically
. Kirori Lal
Meena appealed to Har-
ish Meena to bring
Sachin Pilot along with
him so that they be-
come strong.
Harish Meena said
that he was with the
youthsintheirdemands.
Kirodi Lal said that the
Pilot is also with the
youth and Harish prom-
ised that he would be
with him in Jhansi.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A 15-year-old
minor girl was alleg-
edly molested by her
neighbour in the Soda-
la area, police said. Po-
lice informed the inci-
dent occurred on Janu-
ary 26 when the victim
went to her neighbour’s
home to solve a study-
related query.
“The girl studies in
Class IX at a private
school. The victim and
accused were frequent
visitors to each other’s
home as neighbours.
On January 26, the ac-
cused molested the vic-
tim while she had come
to his home to ask a
study-related ques-
tion,” police said.
“The girl protested
and fled from the house
and narrated the inci-
dent to her family mem-
bers. Later, a case under
POCSO Act was regis-
tered against the ac-
cused in Sodala Police
Station,” police added.
In the notice, encroachers were asked to vacate by Saturday.
MLA Harish Meena joins Dr Kirodi Lal Meena’s protest.
‘Lawrence gang’
seeks `50L from
2 BJP councillors
Rain, hailstorm
likely in parts of
State today: Met
Sodala: 15-yr-old minor molested by
neighbour on R-day, police file case
32-YR-OLD MATERNAL AUNT RAPED
BY NEPHEW IN SANGANER, FIR FILED
Jaipur: A 32-year-old woman was allegedly
raped by her nephew in the Sanganer Sadar
area, police said. Police informed the inci-
dent occurred on January 9 when the victim
was alone at home.
“The nephew used
to frequently visit his
maternal aunt’s home.
On January 9, the
accused came to the
victim’s house when
her husband was away.
He thrashed the woman
and then raped her. Later, she narrated the
incident to her husband, following which, an FIR
was filed in Sanganer Sadar Police Station,” said
Sub-Inspector Ashutosh Singh. The case has
been registered and is being investigated.
Ranjit Joshi elected Lawyers
Association Prez for 15th time
Two-day Raj Law Fest
begins in Mansarovar
Man held for creating
IAS’ fake twitter profile First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Ranjit Joshi
has been elected the
President of the Law-
yers Association for
the 15th time. The rea-
son is that lawyers con-
sider him as their
guardian as he has
done a lot of work in
the interest of lawyers.
Joshi did not contest
in the last election.
Nathu Singh was elect-
ed as the president. But
this time when he en-
tered the poll fray, he
won by 51 votes and ju-
bilant lawyers lifted
him on their shoulders.
Advocate Joshi has
won elections since
2004. There was no seat-
ing arrangement for the
advocates in the High
Court Heritage build-
ing. Joshi got proper
seating arrangements
made by getting a shed
constructed and also
got fans installed.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A two-day Ra-
jasthan Law Festival,
jointly organised by
Vishwashala and Ranka
Public Charitable Trust,
was inaugurated on a
grand scale at Achaya
Hasti Auditorium, SS
Jain Subhash Law Col-
lege,Mansarovar,Jaipur.
In the opening cere-
mony of the pro-
gramme, Chief Guest
Justice Nagendra Ku-
mar Jain, retired Chief
Justice Madras and Kar-
nataka High Courts, put
forward his views on
how to improve the legal
field. He told how law
students can make a dif-
ference in their country
and are an invaluable
asset for the society
.
The special guests of
the program were Jus-
tice NK Jain and Justice
Prashant Agarwal. Jus-
tice JK Ranka, patron of
Rajasthan Law Festival,
presided over the event
while Kunal Sharma is
the convener of the fest.
700 students from all
over the country partici-
pated in National Draft-
ingCompetition,Nation-
al Law Debate Competi-
tion, Rajasthan Law
Journal and National
Quality Counseling
Competitions.
First India Bureau
Nagaur: The Nagaur
Police has arrested a
youth for allegedly cre-
ating a fake Twitter ac-
count of IAS officer
Pari Vishnoi and shar-
ing her photos and posts
on social media. Police
informed the accused
has been identified as
Lakshman Ram (21), a
resident of Bhojasar in
Jodhpur district.
“The accused created
a fake profile of IAS
Pari Vishnoi and then
shared her photos and
posts on social media.
The victim’s mother Su-
shila Vishnoi had filed
an FIR on January 17 in
Kotwali Police Station
of Nagaur. Based on
technical inputs, the ac-
cused Lakshman Ram
was arrested from Jodh-
pur and is being inter-
rogated,” police added.
First India Bureau
New Delhi/
Ajmer: The Su-
preme Court has
stayed an order of
theRajasthanHigh
Court granting
bail to a person
who is accused of
looting and mur-
dering an elderly
couple in Ajmer.
The bench of
JusticeDineshMa-
heshwari and Jus-
tice BM Trivedi
ordered to send the
accused Sumer
Singh back to jail.
The petitioner
Dinesh Chauhan
told the court that
the accused is
threatening the pe-
titioner and family
after getting bail
from the HC.
The learned ad-
vocateonbehalf of
the Petitioner, Adi-
tya Jain, Neha Gy-
amlaniandBhavya
Golecha apprised
the court about the
recovery of mur-
der weapon, stolen
jewellery and or-
naments, blood-
stainedclothesand
broken mobile
phone of the de-
ceased from the ac-
cused which total-
ly points out to-
wards the guilt of
the accused.
SC stays HC
order granting
bail to loot and
murder accused
Ranjit Joshi
Justices Nagendra Kumar Jain, NK Jain and others in the event.
RAISE VOICE AGAINST
COMMUNALISM:
AJMER DARGAH HEAD
Ajmer: Spiritual head
of Ajmer Dargah Zainul
Abedin Ali Khan on
Saturday called upon
religious leaders of all
faiths to come together
to fight against commu-
nalism in the country.
“Good values create
good minds which ulti-
mately lead to a better
atmosphere, peace, and
happiness,” he said.
Accused Lakshman Ram.
RCA MEETING
Vaibhav Gehlot chairs RCA executive meeting on IPL preparations and other issues in
Jaipur on Saturday. Secretary Bhawani Samota, treasurer Rampal Sharma, Farooq Ahmed
and Deepak Jain also attended the meeting.

RAJASTHAN
03
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Keeping in
view the possibilities of
eco-tourism in the
Dausa district, CM
Ashok Gehlot has given
financial approval of Rs
3 crore for the develop-
ment of Neelkanth Bio-
diverse Forest and
Khan Bhankri Eco Park
in the district.
Also, new local em-
ployment opportunities
will be created. Rs 54.25
lakh was earlier sanc-
tioned for both works
by the Finance Depart-
ment.Wildlife conser-
vation, tourist facili-
ties, environmental
awareness will be done
in Neelkanth Biodi-
verse Forest.
Various works in-
cludingawalkingtrack,
eco huts, water facility,
chairs, watch tower, en-
try gate, signage, talai
in wildlife conserva-
tion, anicut, and planta-
tion will be done in
tourist facilities.
This forest block of
Dausa has a rich biodi-
versity of flora and fau-
na. The flora consists of
Salar, Khirni, Gular, Bill
Patra, Gundi, Cirrus,
Palas, Dhaunk, many
trees. Vajradanti, Sata-
var, Arni, Thor, Harsin-
gar, Morpankhi, and
others are present in
herbs.Wildlife includes
leopard, hyena, jackal,
nilgai, wild boar, patago,
mongoose, snake, pea-
cock, others. A walk-
ing trek will be made,
and boating is also pos-
sible. Khan Bhankari
Eco Park is located just
300 meters away from
Dausa District Collec-
torate. There will be
variousworksincluding
a walking track, garden
work,fencing,wall,of-
fice building.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Now, people
will be able to see sloth
bears in Sariska as the
forest department has
completed preparation
for its translocation.
A pair of sloth bears
will be translocated as
soon as the radio collar
is received. A proposal
to bring two pairs from
Sundha Mata area
has been ap-
proved.
In the first
phase, one pair
will be translo-
cated and in the
second phase, an-
other.
With the efforts
of CCF RN Meena,
the proposal was ap-
proved. PCCF and
Chief Wildlife Warden
Arindam Tomar also
played an important
role. Forest and wild-
life protection has
strengthened in
Tomar’s tenure. Sloth
bears were there in
Sariska earlier but they
vanished over a decade
ago.
Sariska to have sloth bears soon
CONSERVING WILDLIFE
IAF Crash: Army jawans, police,
air force officials gather at site
Wreckage of a crashed aircraft was found in Bharatpur in Rajasthan on Saturday
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: An Indian
Airforce plane - Mirage
2000 - crashed in
Bharatpur on Friday
morning. Sources in-
formed that the inci-
dent occurred at Nagla
Bija under Ucchain Po-
lice Station and two
people were onboard
the aircraft. The debris
fell at different places
and was scattered 500
meters in the area.
The plane took off
from Agra and caught
fire midway 10 kms be-
fore it crashed. The In-
dian Airforce has or-
dered a court of inquiry
in the incident. Follow-
ing the incident, offi-
cials of police and dis-
trict administration
reached the spot and
started rescue opera-
tions. Air Force officials
from Agra too reached
the spot to investigate
the incident. The locals
also gathered at the in-
cident site immediately
after the fighter jet
crashed and tried to res-
cue the victims. How-
ever, no information
has been revealed about
the pilots on board.
WILDLIFE BOARD MEMBER MEHTA WRITES
TO CM FOR E-BUSES IN SARISKA
THREE POACHERS ARRESTED FOR
HUNTING ENDANGERED DEER
WOMAN INJURED
IN MISHAP;
RESCUE OPS
UNDERWAY
Bharatpur: According
to the sources, a wom-
an has been injured
in the mishap. The
woman was report-
edly returning from
the accident site after
throwing cow dung in
the garbage. Mean-
while, barricading was
also done around the
incident site and army
jawans and other offi-
cials too reached the
site. IG Gaurav Srivas-
tava, District Collector
Alok Ranjan, and SP
Shyam Singh closely
monitored the situation
and a search operation
was also carried out in
nearby areas.
Jaipur: To remove carbon emission in Sariska, State Wildlife
Board member Sunil Mehta wrote a letter to CM Ashok
Gehlot to start free e-bus service.
The move comes after uncontrolled
carbon emissions were found from
vehicles coming to Pandupol in Sa-
riska. Over 1.5 lakh tonnes of Carbon
emission is generated per year. An
estimated Rs 10 crore would be spent
on the scheme under CSR. ICICI Foundation is ready to help
Mehta to get electric buses but is waiting for the govern-
ment’s nod. If the proposal is approved, then 10 seater 20
buses and 34 seater 15 buses will be there for Sariska.
Suratgarh: Three poachers were arrested in Suratgarh
town of Sri Ganganagar district on Friday for allegedly
hunting an endangered deer. Police informed the incident
took place in Bhojewala village under Rajiyasar Police Sta-
tion area. “Based on specific information, three poachers
were arrested and mortal remains of a deer were seized
from their possession. A case under Wildlife Protection
Act has been registered against the three accused and the
matter is being investigated,” police said.
CM gives approval of `3 cr to
boost eco-tourism in Dausa
Officials and local administrations visit at the site as suspected wreckage of Sukhoi-30 and Mirage
2000 aircraft that crashed in Morena seen in Bharatpur, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Neelkanth MahadevTemple located on Devagiri mountain of Dausa.
MinorgirldiesbysuicideinCentralUniv
First India Bureau
Kishangarh (Ajmer):
A 17-year-old girl study-
ing in the Central Uni-
versity of Rajasthan al-
legedly committed sui-
cide on Friday night by
hanging herself from
the roof of her hostel
room, police said.
Police informed the
deceased, Sonali, was a
student of MSc. Micro-
biology in Central Uni-
versity. “Sonali was a
resident of the Tonk dis-
trict who had taken ad-
mission to the hostel on
January 1 and was resid-
ing in Block 4. On Friday
evening, Sonali stayed
back in her room while
the other girls left to
have dinner. At around 8
pm, Sonali hanged her-
self and ended her life,”
police said.
“When other girls
reached outside her
room knocked on her
door,shedidnotrespond.
Later, the girls spotted
her hanging from the
roof and alerted the var-
sity administration. The
reason behind her sui-
cide is yet to be ascer-
tained the case is being
probed,” police added.
Recognition of Volleyball
Association suspended
Minor raped in
Kota; case filed
under POCSO
Add Dist collector questioned in bribe
case,accused sent to judicial custody
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Ra-
jasthan volleyball fed-
eration has been sus-
pended by the Indian
Volleyball Federation.
Federation’s Anil
Chaudhary and Rama-
vatar Jakhar have
been suspended. Prem
Singh Bajor was made
the chairman of the ad
hoc committee.
There are two fac-
tions in the Volleyball
Federation. However,
both factions are not
recognized by the IOA
or the Sports Ministry
.
Akram Group has
claimed action against
the Rajasthan federa-
tion. Federation’s Anil
Chaudhary also said
that the information
about suspending the
Rajasthan Volleyball
Associationismislead-
ing. Now, there are
reports that the volley-
ball associations of the
country the state are
in dispute. The Indian
Olympic Association
also considers the Vol-
leyball Federation of
India controversial.
Gul Mohammad
Kota: A rape case of a
minor under the POC-
SO Act has been filed in
Kaithoon police station
area of Kota rural. The
victim, who knew the
accused, went to fill wa-
ter at the hand pump,
when the accused
coaxed her to the field
and raped her. After
relatives lodged a miss-
ing report. police traced
the girl and presented
her before the Child
Welfare Committee.
First India Bureau
Bundi: TheACBBundi
team on Saturday con-
ducted searches at the
residence of Prabha-
kar Sharma, a former
contract worker en-
gaged in the Additional
District Collector (ceil-
ing) office, and seized
three documents.
Additional District
Collector Mukesh
Chaudhary was also
questioned by DSP
Gyanchand Meena so
that the ACB team can
reach the main root of
the corruption. Prab-
hakar Sharma, arrest-
ed on Friday for tak-
ing a bribe of Rs 1
lakh, and was sent to
judicial custody for 15
days by a Kota Court
on Saturday.
The bribe was alleg-
edlysoughtinthename
of ADM ceiling to de-
posit the compensation
amount for the land ac-
quired for highway
road construction.
On the basis of the
governmentdocuments
found at his house, the
accused is being fur-
ther interrogated. In
this case, documents
related to the accounts
of more than 30 farm-
ers have been found at
the accused’s house.
Girls gather outside the hostel of the Central University of Rajasthan.
Prabhakar Sharma in ACB
custody.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Electricity Genera-
tion Corporation has
created a record by
generating the high-
est-ever power in 23
years. Maximum
power generation in
the state between 9:30
am to 10:30 am on Sat-
urday was 6718 MW
.
In this, 189 MW of
electricity was pro-
duced from hydro-
power houses alone.
It was production
Corporation CMD
RK Sharma’s efforts
which brought re-
sults. Rajasthan Vid-
yut Utpadan Nigam
was formed out of
the Electricity Board
in 2000.
Power corp creates
record in 23 years

PERSPECTIVE
04
Vol 4 Issue No. 233
RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764.
Printed and published by
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First Express Publishers. Printed
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Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan
responsible for selection of news
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Do not let any unwholesome
talk come out of your mouths,
but only what is helpful for
building others up according
to their needs, that it may
benefit those who listen.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Welcome and thank Hon’ble @
rashtrapatibhvn Smt. Droupadi Murmu
ji for renaming the iconic gardens at the
President House as ‘Amrit Udyan.’ This
new name not only shreds yet another
symbol of colonial relic but also reflects
India’s aspirations for the #AmritKaal.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
Regards on the birth anniversary
of Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai ji,
the unshakable pillar of the freedom
movement, the lamp illuminated by
national new-consciousness and
who sacrificed his everything for a
harmonious society. Your contribution
towards building an egalitarian society
will be remarkable.
TOP TWEETS
TYPICAL MASS
SHOOTERS ARE IN
THEIR 20s AND 30s
he two men who shot
dead 18 people in sep-
arate incidents just
days apart in Califor-
nia are the latest per-
petrators in America’s long his-
tory of mass gun violence. But
something about these public
shootings, and the men held re-
sponsible, stands out.
The median age of mass shoot-
ers in the United States is 32. Yet
the man who is alleged to have
shot dead 11 people in Monterey
Park on Jan. 21, 2023, before turn-
ing the gun on himself was 72
yearsold–theoldestmassshooter
in modern American history
, our
recordsshow.Meanwhile,thegun-
man who took the lives of seven
more in Half Moon Bay two days
later was also older than most —
66, the third-oldest in history
.
We are criminologists who
builtadatabaseof 191massshoot-
ers using public data. The shoot-
ers in our records date back to
1966 and are coded on nearly 200
different variables, including age
atthetimeof attack.Ourresearch
shows that mass shootings – de-
fined here as events in which four
ormorepeoplearekilledinapub-
licplacewithnounderlyingcrim-
inal activity – have become more
frequent, and deadly
, over time.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
T
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ndia and Egypt on
January 26, 2023,
‘74th Republic
Day’ reiterated
support for the
Non-Aligned Movement. In a
jointstatementissuedafterthe
end of bilateral engagements
for President Abdel Fattah el-
Sisi, who was the chief guest
at the Republic Day parade at
Kartavya Path, both countries
expressed desire for exchange
of technology between their
defence industries.
“The two countries reaf-
firmed their commitment to
multilateralism, the princi-
ples of the United Nations
Charter,internationallaw,the
founding values of the Non-
Aligned Movement, and re-
spect for the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of all
states,” they said in the joint
statement. Sisi arrived here
on January 24, 2023 and held
restrictedanddelegation-level
talks at the Hyderabad House,
where he and PM Modi hailed
bilateral diplomatic relations
between India and Egypt.
India and Egypt agreed to
“initiate new engagements to
intensify military-to-military
engagements” and planned
more joint exercises between
the armed forces of the two
countries.Thejointstatement
expressed support to safe-
guard cultural principles and
said, “The two sides take into
considerationtheculturaland
socialsensitivitiesof allstates
and, in this regard, they
agreedtoworktogethertopro-
mote and safeguard these ba-
sicprinciplesthroughregular
consultations and coordina-
tion at bilateral and multilat-
eral levels.” The two govern-
ments agreed to fight terror-
ism in all forms, “including
cross-border terrorism” and
intensify consultation be-
tween their respective Na-
tional Security Councils.
WALK THE TALK LIKE EGYPTIAN-INDIAN TIES
I
MONI SHARMA
The writer is Editor (News) in
First India, Jaipur
he Art and Craft of writing
Autobiographies and Biogra-
phies arrived in India in the
first decade of 20th century
.
DILIP HIRO BABAR
NAMA WROTE
Dilip Hiro in his Preface to
Babar Nama, writes, “While
numerous rulers in the world
established dynasties, Zahir
Uddin Babar has the distinc-
tion of being the only known
founder of a leading dynasty
who kept a journal.” Babar
wrote in Turkish. His grand-
son, Akbar (1556-1605) had it
translated into Persian.
The manuscript fortunate-
ly survived. Those of Kalidas
did not. Kabir was, broadly
speaking illiterate but most
of his dohas and ‘poems’ sur-
vive. For centuries the oral
preceded the written in In-
dia. Alas! Very few Indians
have private libraries. I im-
plored my IFS colleagues and
friends to do so. All in vain.
Exceptions no doubt exist.
That is not good enough.
From my early teens I have
been a voracious reader and
buyer of books. Today I have
a library of 6,000 books. Au-
tobiographies and biogra-
phies fill many shelves.
NEHRU IN ONE
OF HIS BOOKS...
Jawaharlal Nehru in one of
his books wrote, “For me the
absence of books would be
greatest deprivation.” I could
say the same about myself.
Many of my literary friends
were eminent authors. EM
Forster, Mulk Raj Anand, RK
Narayan, Raja Rao, Ahmed
Ali (Twighting Light in Del-
hi), Thakazi Sivesenkare Pil-
lai, Santha Rama Rau, Han
Suyin, Amrit Rai, Nirad C
Choudhary. They have all
passed away. I am myself in
my 94th year.
C RAJAGOPALACHARI’S
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
I got to know C Rajago-
palachari (Rajaji) well. I kept
pestering him to write his
autobiography
, but he did not
agree. It would have in sev-
eral ways a gem- What a life.
Besides he wrote superb Eng-
lish, politically he was very
near to Gandhiji and close
colleagues of Sardar Patel,
Nehru, Rajendra Prasad,
Abul Kalam Azad, Sarojini
Naidu. It is a thousand pities
that Sardar Patel did not
write his autobiography
.
GANDHIJI’S
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Gandhiji’s autobiography,
“The Story of My Experienc-
es with Truth”, came out in
1927. The original was in Gu-
jrati. His secretary and close
confident Mahadev Desai
translated it into English. I do
not have the exact figures, but
the book sold in lakhs and
was translated into many lan-
guages. I bought my copy in
August 1945. In the last chap-
ter, “farewell” he wrote, “The
time has now come to bring
these chapters to a close.
“My life from this point on-
ward has been public that
there is hardly anything
about it that people do not
know….In bidding farewell
to the reader, for the time be-
ing at any rate, I ask him to
join with me in prayer to the
God of Truth that He grant
me the boon of Ahimsa in
mind, word and deed.”
“AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY”
BY NEHRU
In my judgement, between
1936 and 2023 three outstand-
ing autobiographies, written
in English are: “An Autobiog-
raphy” by Jawaharlal Nehru,
publishedinLondonin1936.It
is still selling. In the summer
of 1912Nehruwascalledtothe
Bar. In the early winter of the
year he let for India “…….But
now I returned for good, and I
am afraid, as I landed in Bom-
bay
, I was a bit of a prig with
little to command me.”
NIRAD C CHAUDHARY’S
WRITE UP
The next is Nirad C Chaud-
hary’s “The Autobiography
of An Unknown Indian”,
published in London in 1951.
It created a sensation. Its
dedication caused the author
no end of trouble. It reads,
“To the memory of the Brit-
ish Empire in India which
conformed subjecthood on us
but without citizenship; to
which yet every one of us
throughout the challenge.
‘Civics Britanicus Sum’, be-
cause all that was gone and
living within us was made,
shaped and quickened the
same British Empire.”
TheIndianEditionwaspub-
lished by Jaico. The 32nd in
2013. Nirad C Chaudhary died
in Oxford in 1999 having been
born in 1897. The third is S.
Gopal’s biography of his fa-
ther, Dr S Radhakrishnan. Go-
pal was an eminent historian,
educated at Oxford. For over a
decade he was Director of the
HistoricalDivisionintheMin-
istry of External Affairs.
GOPAL’S BIOGRAPHY OF
HIS FATHER
Gopal’s biography of his fa-
ther was published in 1989, by
University Press, Oxford.
Paragraph one of chapter one
is staggering. “The future
President of India was born
on 20th September 1887. His
parents, Sarvapalli Veeras-
wamy and Sitmma were a
poor Brahmin couple. There
is doubt if Veeraswamy was
his father…..” Intellectual en-
dowment and physical ap-
pearance both suggested that
Radhakrishnan belonged to a
different stock. Rad-
hakrishnan himself accepted
this version, and critical of
his mother’s conduct, always,
throughout her long life, kept
her at a distance. But he was
attached to the man who
passed for his father.”
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
REFLECTIONS ON THE
WAYOFSTORYTELLING
T
The Indian Edition was
published by Jaico. The
32nd in 2013. Nirad C
Chaudhary died in Oxford
in 1999 having been born in
1897. The third is S. Gopal’s
biography of his father, DR
S Radhakrishnan. Gopal
was an eminent historian,
educated at Oxford.
For over a decade he was
Director of the Historical
Division in the Ministry of
External Affairs. Gopal’s
biography of his father was
published in 1989, by
University Press, Oxford.
Paragraph one of chapter
one is staggering
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
The manuscript fortunately survived. Those of
Kalidas did not. Kabir was, broadly speaking
illiterate but most of his dohas and ‘poems’
survive. For centuries the oral preceded the
written in India. Alas! Very few Indians have
private libraries. I implored my IFS colleagues
and friends to do so. All in vain. Exceptions no
doubt exist. That is not good enough
For me the absence of books would be greatest
deprivation. I could say the same about myself.
Many of my literary friends were eminent
authors. EM Forster, Mulk Raj Anand, RK Narayan,
Raja Rao, Ahmed Ali (Twighting Light in Delhi), Thakazi
Sivesenkare Pillai, Santha Rama Rau, Han Suyin, Amrit
Rai, Nirad C Choudhary. They have all passed away. I
am myself in my 94th year. —NATWAR SINGH

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Guwahati (Agencies):
Assam Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma
on Saturday said that
women should give
birth to children before
they attain 30 years of
age. Sarma was speak-
ing at a function at
Sankardev Kalakhetra
in Guwahati.
Addressing the wom-
en present at the func-
tion, he said, “We are
trying to stop child
marriage because if
you give birth to chil-
dren at a very young
age, you would face
problems. Similarly, if
you do the same thing
after reaching a higher
age, like 30 or 35,
there must be complica-
tions. Many people
keep delaying these
things, and it gives rise
to problems.”
The Chief Minister
also proposed an ‘ideal
age’ for women to give
birth between the ages
of 22 and 30.
“Neither less nor
more than that is a good
age for giving birth to
children because the
human body has cer-
tain basic things. God
has made our bodies
like that. So I suggest
that girls who have not
married yet complete it
at the earliest,” Chief
Minister Sarma added.
Hubballi (PTI): Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Saturday asked
the youth to join in na-
tion building and en-
sure that when India
celebrates its centenary
year of independence
in 2047, it is number one
in every field.
Hecalledontheyouth
to take a resolve for pro-
gress in their personal
lives and also to contrib-
ute towards nation
building in some field.
“When we celebrate
centenary year of inde-
pendence in 2047, in eve-
ry field this great nation
of ours should be num-
ber one. To build such a
nation, you the youth
must join hands on ap-
peal of PM Modi and
contribute in building a
great India,” he said.
Speaking at the plati-
numjubileecelebrations
of BVBhoomaraddiCol-
legeandafterinaugurat-
ing an indoor stadium at
thecampus,helistedout
progress made by the
countryinvariousfields
and strong foundations
laid by the government
for development in a
number of areas.
Karnataka CM Basa-
varaj Bommai, who is
also an alumni of the
college; Union Minister
Pralhad Joshi, senior
BJP leader BS Yedi-
yurappa, several minis-
ters, and MLAs were
present at the event.
Asking students to
read about the freedom
struggle and sacrifice
made by the people for
the country, Shah said,
“Everyone is not fortu-
nate to sacrifice their
lives for the sake of the
country like our sol-
diers do. We may not
sacrifice our lives for
the country, but we can
live our lives for the
sake of this nation.”
INDIA
06
First India Bureau
Kathua: Union Minis-
ter of State (MoS) Dr
Jitendra Singh on Sat-
urday called for change
of mindset to avail
StartUp opportunities
knocking at their door.
Speaking after inau-
gurating the “Young
Start-Up Conclave” at
Kathua in Jammu and
Kashmir organised by
CSIR, Ministry of Sci-
ence and Technology,
Dr Singh said, the gov-
ernment job mind-set is
proving an impediment
to Start-Up culture,
mainly in North India.
Referring to Four
Success Stories of
Youths, who narrated
their experiences, in-
cluding two B-Techs
and one Mechanical En-
gineer, who quit their
jobs for Start-Up
Ventures, Dr Jitendra
Singh pointed out that
“Purple Revolution”
spearheaded by him
through CSIR
became part of the Re-
public Day Parade Tab-
leaux, thus earned
countrywide recogni-
tion and popularity
.
Dr Singh pointed out
that the ‘Purple Revolu-
tion’ originating from
Jammu Kashmir of-
fers attractive Start-Up
avenues and those who
have entered the laven-
der sector are making a
fortune out of it. He
said, it is important to
take note of some of the
exemplary instances of
many young entrepre-
neurs who are seen
quitting their lucrative
jobs in the MNCs to es-
tablish their own Start-
Ups, as these young en-
trepreneurs are now
beginning to realise the
possibility of greater
fortunes in this.
The Minister also un-
derlined that JK has
huge unexplored poten-
tial of Agri-tech Start-
ups as the geography
and climatic conditions
here favour the cultiva-
tion of medicinal and
aromatic plants.
Dr Jitendra Singh in-
formed that the Biotech
KISAN Hub has rejuve-
nated over 40 orchards
till date in Jammu and
Kashmir under rejuve-
nation of apple or-
chards, where a very
innovative methodolo-
gy has been used to
transform the old or-
chards. The Minister
promised full help
by DBT and CSIR for
setting up of Agritech
Start-ups.
The Minister exhort-
ed the Youth of Jammu
and Kashmir not to
miss the Start-Up Bus,
which is playing a cru-
cial role in India’s
Technological Eco-
nomic Journey to
emerge as a Frontline
Nation in the World.
Change your mindset to avail Start-Up opportunities: Dr Singh
YOUNG START-UP CONCLAVE
lll
MoS exhorts
youth not to miss
the Start-Up Bus,
which is playing a
crucial role in
India’s
Technological
Economic Journey
to emerge as a
Frontline Nation in
the World
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah at University of Agricultural Sciences, in Dharwad on Saturday.
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and other dignitaries also present.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with PDP President Mehbooba Mufti and her daughter Iltija Mufti
during the party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, at Awantipora in Pulwama, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Srinagar (PTI): Con-
gress’ rally in Kashmir
on January 30 after the
Bharat Jodo Yatra ends
is “not a coalition build-
ing exercise” or to build
a platform for the 2024
Lok Sabha polls, Jairam
Ramesh said.
To a question at a
press conference on
whether some Opposi-
tion leaders such as
that of the Samajwadi
Party, Bahujan Samaj
Party, and Trinamool
Congress not attending
the event would be a set-
back, he said “No, abso-
lutely not.”
“I believe somebody
from the BSP is coming.
I am not entirely sure.
But, I do not see the ab-
sence of anybody who
has been invited as a
setback. They may have
other preoccupations,”
Ramesh claimed.
“Jan30rallynotformaking
platformforLS2024polls”
New Delh (PTI): The
BJP on Saturday an-
nounced its first list of
48 candidates for the
Tripura Assembly
polls, fielding Union
minister Pratima Bhou-
mik from Dhanpur.
State Chief Minister
Manik Saha has been
nominated as a BJP
candidate from Town
Bordowali. Party lead-
ers Anil Baluni and
Sambit Patra on Satur-
day announced the
BJP's candidates for the
Tripura assembly polls
at a press conference in
the party headquarters
here. Bhoumik is a Un-
ion minister in the BJP-
led government at the
Centre. She is an MP
from Tripura.
In the last assembly
polls in 2018, the BJP for
the time had formed a
government in Tripura,
considered the left bas-
tion. The CPI(M) had
ruled the state unabat-
ed for 25 years.
The BJP top brass
was in talks with TI-
PRA, a regional party
founded by former Con-
gress leader and royal
scion Pradyot Deb Bar-
man, for a prepoll alli-
ance, which has now
been ruled out.
BJP releases list of
48 candidates for
Tripura elections
Kolkata (Agencies):
Leader of Opposition in
West Bengal, Suvendu
Adhikari, on Saturday
alleged that the state
govt diverted central
funds allocated for mid-
daymeal(MDM)scheme
to pay compensation to
families of the 2022 Bog-
tui carnage victims.
In a series of tweets,
Adhikari said: “CM @
MamataOfficial paid
compensation to the vic-
tims’ kin; burnt alive in
the Bogtui carnage at
Birbhum District, from
the Mid Day Meal funds.
Doing charity for photo
op, that too by misusing
Central Govt funds
meant for food nutri-
tion of school children!
It’s a financial crime.
“She’s swindling
MDM funds has cast
her evil eyes on the
nourishment of poor
students. I will inform
Hon’ble Union Educa-
tion Minister; Shri @
dpradhanbjp Ji about
the financial trans-
gression request
him to initiate legal
action against the CM,
Chief Secretary
Birbhum DM.”
“WB govt diverted
MDM funds to
compensate
Bogtui victims”
Womenshouldgivebirthtochild
between 22 30 years: Sarma
BHARAT JODO YATRA
Srinagar: Rahul Gandhi’s
Burberry T-shirt and his
scraggly beard, V D Savarkar
and north India’s chilling
winters, the Kathua rape
and Covid… As the curtains
fall, the Bharat Jodo Yatra
replays in a patchwork of
issues personal and the
overtly political with contro-
versies aplenty to ensure the
spotlight seldom wavered.
The Yatra started from the
southern tip of the country
on September 7 and ends on
January 30 in Srinagar.
Awantipora: The Congress
must be the “fulcrum” of any
Opposition alliance to take
on the BJP
in 2024 Lok
Sabha as no
coalition can
be “mean-
ingful” or
“relevant” with-
out it, Jairam Ramesh said on
Saturday. The Congress leader
also said that in his view, the
Congress should be preparing
to fight on its own in every
state in the 2029 LS polls.
CONTROVERSIES AND
BARBS KEPT
SPOTLIGHT ON BJY
RAHUL GANDHI PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTE TO
MARTYRS OF PULWAMA TERROR ATTACK
Srinagar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
on Saturday paid floral tribute to the
martyrs of 2019 Pulwama terror attack
at Lethpora. He stopped the Yatra for a
while at Lethpora in Pulwama and laid
a flower bouquet at the spot where 40
CRPF jawans were killed in the terrorist
attack. Rahul Gandhi had resumed Yatra
from Chersoo village in Anantnag district.
NO COALITION
POSSIBLE WITHOUT
CONGRESS: RAMESH
ASSAM CM HANDS OVER APPOINTMENT
LETTERS OF GOVT JOBS TO 1200 PEOPLE
PM HAS GIVEN ALL
OPPORTUNITIES TO
YOUTH: AMIT SHAH
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
on Saturday distributed appointment letters to over 1,200 peo-
ple who got jobs in various government departments. Among
the candidates were appointees on compassionate grounds
who are family members of police personnel killed in action
since 1988. “Happy to distribute appointment letters to 1,208
selected candidates for Health Family Welfare and Home
Political departments at Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati.
With 41,710 appointments so far, we are marching towards
our goal of providing 1 lakh Govt jobs,” Sarma tweeted later.
Hubballi: Amit Shah on
Saturday appealed the
youth that PM has given
them all the opportunities
to make India number one
in the world. “If you can’t
sacrifice your life for the
country then live your life
for your nation and make
it the number one country
in the world. PM Modi has
given you all opportunities
to do that,” Shah said.
SHAH HITS OUT AT CONGRESS AND
JD(SECULAR) FOR DYNASTY POLITICS
Kundgol: Amit Shah on Saturday took part in a
road show here, as part of Karnataka BJP’s ‘Vijaya
Sankalp Abhiyan’, in the
run-up to the Assembly polls
in the state, due by May. Tar-
geting the opposition Con-
gress and JD(Secular) and
accusing them of dynasty
politics and corruption, he sought support for the BJP
to form a govt with full majority in Karnataka. Shah
took part in the road show on a specially decorated
open vehicle, for over a km distance from Basavanna
Devara Matha to Gali Mariyamma temple here.
FOREST OFFICER
GETS 5-YEAR JAIL
IN ASSETS CASE
MAN’S DETENTION
UPHELD IN GOLD
SMUGGLING CASE
Mangaluru (PTI): A range
forest officer in Karnataka
has been sentenced to five
years imprisonment and
slapped a fine of Rs 1.5
crore in a disproportionate
assets case. S Raghava
Patali, a resident of Dere-
bail Konchady, range forest
officer of Sahyadri zone of
Belthangady in Dakshina
Kannada district, was con-
victed and sentenced to
jail by the third additional
district and sessions (spe-
cial) court. If Patali fails to
pay the fine, he will have to
undergo one more year of
simple imprisonment.
Kochi (PTI): The Kerala
High Court has upheld the
preventive detention of a
man under COFEPOSA Act
in a gold smuggling case.
Abdul Raoof, accused of
smuggling gold worth over
Rs 7 crore through the Co-
chin port by the Director-
ate of Revenue Intelligence
in 2021, was detained
under the Conservation of
Foreign Exchange and Pre-
vention of Smuggling Ac-
tivities (COFEPOSA) Act. A
division bench comprising
Justices Anil K Narendran
and PG Ajithkumar upheld
the detention of Raoof.
Muzaffarnagar (PTI): In a major relief to Samajwadi Party
MLA Nahid Hasan, a special MP/MLA court acquitted
him in a 2019 attempt to murder
case due to lack of evidence. Special
judge Surender Kumar acquitted
Hasan and one Haider Ali on Friday
on the grounds that the prosecution
failed to prove the case against them,
Hasan’s counsel Rashid Ali Chauhan
said on Saturday. Chouhan said he had pleaded before the
court in Kairana in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district that the
charges against the accused have not been proven.
COURT ACQUITS SP LEGISLATOR NAHID
HASSAN IN ATTEMPT TO MURDER CASE
IN THE COURTYARD
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addressing media
persons. —FILE PHOTO
Swami Prasad Maurya
with Akhilesh Yadav.
MoS Dr Jitendra Singh addressing at the inauguration of “Young
Start-Up Conclave” organised by CSIR in Kathua on Saturday.
Lucknow (ANI):
Samajwadi Party
Member of Legisla-
tive Council (MLC)
Swami Prasad Mau-
rya met the SP chief
Akhilesh Yadav at
the Party office on
Saturday amid row
over his remarks on
Ramacharitmanas.
Refusing to apolo-
gise for his remarks
on the holy book of
Hindus, SP MLC
Maurya said that
the party is seeking
justiceforthesched-
uled castes, sched-
uled tribes and the
backward classes of
the country
.
Ramcharitmanas
remarks: Swami
Prasad Maurya
meets Akhilesh
HIGHLIGHTS
Chief Minister Manik
Saha fielded from
Town Bordowali seat
Union Minister Pra-
tima Bhoumik fielded
from Dhanpur seat

INDIA
07
Hyderabad: Union
Minister of Culture,
Tourism and the Devel-
opment of the North
Eastern Region, G Kis-
han Reddy attended the
InceptionMeetingof the
G-20 Start-up 20 Engage-
ment Group at the Taj
Krishna in Hyderabad
on Saturday
. The meet-
ing was also attended by
the Union Minister of
State for Commerce and
Industry, Som Prakash,
Sherpa of the G-20, Am-
itabh Kant, CEO of NITI
Aayog, Parameshwaran
Iyer, officers of the Min-
istry of Commerce and
Industry and delegates
from the G-20 nations,
special invitees from
the observer countries,
representatives from
various multilateral or-
ganisations and the
Global and Indian start-
up ecosystem.
Addressing the dele-
gates and the partici-
pants under the theme
‘Innovating for Amrit
Kaal, India @ 2047’, he
said, “True to its theme,
this G-20 under India’s
presidency aims to set
the course for acting re-
sponsibly, aiming for
joint cooperation and
achieving and sharing
our successes.”
G Kishan Reddy also
spoke about the start-up
ecosystem in India. He
said “India is the ideal
location for today’s
start-up engagement
group as we have close
to 85,000 registered
start-ups with 100 plus
unicorns at a combined
valuation of $350 billion
dollars. With the third
highest number of uni-
corns in the world, it is
only a matter of time
before India leads this
list”. “Through our
start-ups, our youth
wants to become job
creators instead of be-
ing job seekers. Our
startups are innovating,
investing and inventing
new products and expe-
riences. The success of
our startups ecosystem
symbolises the passion,
progress and the priori-
ty of the government in
encouraging and hand
holding these startups.
Our large talent pool
and our demographic
dividend makes India
an ideal investment lo-
cation,” he added.
Reddyalsospokeabout
the various initiatives
takenbytheGovernment
of India in fostering a vi-
brant innovation and
start-up Ecosystem.
INDIA IS EMERGING AS THE LAND
OF JOB CREATORS: MoS G REDDY
India has 85,000 registered startups 100 plus unicorns at a valuation of $350 billion
G Kishan Reddy, Amitabh Kant other officials at the Inception Meeting of the G-20 Start-up 20
Engagement Group at the Taj Krishna in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Hyderabad (ANI):
India has third highest
number of startups in
the world, said Union
Minister G Kishan
Reddy on Saturday.
“Our youths want to
become job creators
instead of job hold-
ers. The success of
Indian startups shows
our youths’ passion,”
G Kishan Reddy said.
Amitabh Kant, G20
Sherpa at the inaugural
session said, “Startups
of today are solving
problems of education,
health, agricultural
productivity etc for one
billion people for India
and also for the world”
Kant further said that
earlier, opening a bank
account in India took
8-9 months whereas
today, it’s possible
within a minute using
biometrics. “For last 4
years, we do more fast
payments compared to
US, Europe and China,”
Kant added.
INDIA HAS THIRD
HIGHEST NUMBER
OF STARTUPS IN
THE WORLD: REDDY
New Delhi (ANI):
Amid ruckus outside
the Delhi University’s
Arts faculty building,
the Vice Chancellor of
the University has
formed a seven-member
panel to conduct a probe
into the matter.
This committee have
been formed to enforce
discipline and maintain
law and order on cam-
pus. The committee,
headed by DU Proctor
Rajini Abbi, has been
asked to submit its re-
port to Vice Chancellor
Yogesh Singh by 5 pm on
January 30.
“The other members
of the committee in-
cludeProfessorAjayKu-
mar Singh of the De-
partment of Commerce,
Professor Manoj Kumar
Singh, Joint Proctor,
Professor Sanjoy Roy of
the Dept of Social Work,
Professor Rama, Princi-
pal of Hansraj College,
Professor Dinesh Khat-
tar, Principal of Kirori-
mal College, and Gaje
Singh, Chief Security
Officer. The Committee
may specifically look
into the incident of the
27th of January, 2023
which occurred outside
the Faculty of Arts and
opposite gate No. 4, Uni-
versity of Delhi,” DU
said in a notice.
BBC DOCUMENTARY ROW
7-member panel to
proberuckusoutside
DU’s Arts Faculty
Police detain members of Bhim Army Student Federation.
Aligarh (ANI): Uttar
Pradesh police has reg-
istered an FIR over 'Al-
lah Hu Akbar' slogans
purportedly raised in-
side the Aligarh Muslim
University on the occa-
sion of Republic Day
.
The slogans were al-
legedly raised by a stu-
dent dressed as a NCC-
cadet. An FIR was filed
under Sections 153B
and 505 of the Indian
Penal Code at the Civil
Line Police Station in
this connection. Police
has initated a probe
into the incident and
will also conduct a fo-
rensic investigation to
check to the authentici-
ty of the sloganeering
video which went viral
on the internet.
On Friday a com-
plaint was lodged by Yo-
gesh Varshney, a resi-
dent of Bannadevi un-
der Civil Line Police
Station. In the com-
plaint, he alleged that
anti-national slogans
were raised by a NCC
cadet at the AMU on
January 26, said Kul-
deep Singh Gunawat,
Aligarh City SP
.
Police lodges FIR over religious slogan
Ayodhya (ANI): A two-
day meeting of the Ram
Mandir building con-
struction committee
will commence on Sat-
urday in Ayodhya to re-
view the progress made
in the temple construc-
tion. A decision will
also be taken regarding
the shape and stone of
the permanent idol of
Lord Ramlala.
Nripendra Mishra,
the chairman of the
building construction
committee has already
left for the Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi site from
Ayodhya circuit house
on Saturday morning
for the meeting.
The meeting will con-
tinue for two days at the
Viswamitra Ashram
present at the Ram Jan-
nabhoomi temple site.
The construction of
the temple of Lord Ram
in Ayodhya is going on
at a fast pace.
New Delhi (ANI): The
person who was
dragged for about 350
metres atop the car in
Keshav Puram, suc-
cumbed to injuries, of-
ficials said on Saturday
.
Earlier on Thursday,
a four-wheeler allegedly
hit two persons on a
scooter and dragged the
biker on its roof for
about 350 metres in
north-west Delhi’s Kes-
hav Puram area, leav-
ing the pillion rider
dead on the spot.
The driver was under
treatment, and has now
succumbed to his inju-
ries in the hospital.
Man hit by car,
dragged 350m
in Delhi; dies
2-day meeting of Ram Temple
building committee starts
Excise department team
attackedinBihar’sArrah
Bhojpur (ANI): The
excise department
and the police team,
which went to raid
for illegal liquor in
Arrah, was attacked
by the liquor mafia
with bricks and
stones, during which
11 policemen were in-
jured, informed the
police on Saturday
.
The injured are be-
ing treated at
Jagdishpur sub-divi-
sion hospital. Mean-
while, three police
vehicles were also
damaged during the
stone-pelting.
The incident oc-
curred in the Maha-
dalit Tola of Ghagha
village located in Dul-
heinganj of the Jag-
dishpur police sta-
tion area.
Police have also ar-
rested four accused.
The police received
information about il-
legal liquor manufac-
turing late Thursday
evening after which
the excise depart-
ment team reached
for the raid.
Product Inspector Chaudhary Surya Bhushan and 11 others
were injured i Bihar’s Arrah on Saturday.
Bihar: Three policemen
were injured after liquor
smugglers attacked a
police party in Chhapra on
Saturday. The police party
was apparently returning
after arresting a liquor
smuggler in the Masoom
Ganj area. After seizing the
illicit liquor and arresting
the smuggler, the police
party was attacked by three
to four smugglers. During
the attack, the smugglers
fired on the police. Accord-
ing to the police, the three
injured police personnel
have been admitted to the
Sadar Hospital and are
undergoing treatment.
Patna: Former Bihar CM
Jitan Ram Manjhi on
Saturday demanded lifting of
liquor ban in the state as it is
impacting foreign tourists'
arrival and foreign exchange
earnings. Manjhi, while ad-
dressing a gathering during
Budha Mahotsava in Bodh
Gaya, claimed that Bihar
is losing huge amounts of
foreign exchange earnings
due to liquor ban.
POLICE PARTY
ATTACKED BY
LIQUOR SMUGGLERS
‘LIFT LIQUOR BAN IN
BIHAR TO ATTRACT
FOREIGN TOURISTS’
NEW ACT RENAMING INDIA INTL
ARBITRATION CENTRE INTO FORCE
New Delhi (ANI): An Act that renames the New Delhi
International Arbitration Centre to the India Interna-
tional Arbitration Centre has now come into force. In
exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2)
of section 1 of the New Delhi International Arbitration
Centre (Amendment) Act, 2022 (23 of 2022), the
Central Government hereby appoints the 27th day of
January 2023 as the date on which the said Act shall
come into force, reads the notification.
—Image for representational purpsoe
POLICE NABS MAN
FOR THREATENING
BLASTS ON R-DAY
WOMAN, 2 KIDS
FOUND DEAD
NEAR RLY TRACKS
MAOIST KILLED IN
GUNFIGHT WITH
SECURITY FORCES
2 CONSTABLES
SUSPENDED FOR
BEATING MINOR
Ballia: A man here has
been detained by the
Gujarat Police for allegedly
threatening to cause a seri-
al bomb blast in Ahmed-
abad on Republic Day,
police said on Saturday.
The family members of the
accused, however, claimed
that he was being framed.
SHO of Maniyar police
station Praveen Singh
said a team of Gujarat
Police personnel took Om
Prakash Paswan in their
custody on Friday night.
New Delhi: Three bodies,
including that of a woman
and two children, with in-
juries on their heads were
found near railway tracks
in northwest Delhi's Narela
area, police said on Satur-
day. A senior police officer
from railway division
said they have recovered
three bodies. The case is
now being investigated
by the outer north district
police, he said.
Chatra: A Maoist was
killed in a gunfight
with security forces in
Jharkhand’s Chatra district
on Saturday, police said.
The encounter between
security forces and Maoist
took place in a forest
adjacent to Kariman-
dar-Butkuiya village, some
250 km from the state
capital Ranchi, police said.
Chatra SP Rakesh Ranjan
said that CRPF and district
police teams were on their
anti-Maoist movement.
Jamnagar: Two police
constables have been
suspended in Gujarat's
Jamnagar for allegedly
beating a minor. Address-
ing reporters, the DSP
Prem Sukh Delu said
that the minor's parents
personally complained
to him against two con-
stables Hitesh Chavda
and Vanraj Khavad that
they had beaten their
17-year-old son.
Mumbai: Rakhi Sawant’s mother Jaya Bheda passed away
on Saturday, January 28, after a prolonged battle with
cancer which she fought for
three years. She was admitted
to the Citicare hospital in Juhu,
where she was undergoing
extensive treatment for a
brain tumour, and breathed
her last on Saturday evening.
The actress confirmed the news and said, “Maa ab nahi
rahi (Mother is no more now)”. She added to the portal
that her mother died of a multi-organ failure as her cancer
spread to the kidneys and lungs.
New Delhi: The ED on Saturday made four fresh arrests
in Chhattisgarh in connection with a Prevention of Money
Laundering case pertaining to illegal commission on coal
sale by state government
officials The accused were iden-
tified as Dipesh Tonk, Sandeep
Nayak, Shiv Shankar Nag and
Rajesh Chaudhary. Tonk is
said to be a close associate of
Saumya Chaurasia, the Deputy
Secretary to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
Meanwhile, Chaudhary had carried a fake ED ID card to dupe
the probe agencies. Meanwhile, Chaurasia, IAS Sameer
Vishnoi and a few others are under the scanner in the case.
RAKHI SAWANT’S MOTHER PASSES AWAY
AFTER PROLONGED BATTLE WITH CANCER
ED ARRESTS 4 IN CHHATTISGARH COAL
LEVY ‘SCAM’, MONEY LAUNDERING CASE
NEWS DIGEST
New Delhi (ANI): In-
dia’s time has come, and
the driving force of the
country’s development
journeyisitsYuvaShak-
ti, said Prime Minister
Narendra Modi at the
NCC rally on Saturday
.
The NCC rally was
held on the occasion of
the commemoration of
75 years at the Cariappa
Ground in Delhi. Nota-
bly, 196 officers and ca-
dets from 19 foreign
countries also partici-
pated in the rally. Ad-
dressing the event, PM
Modi said, “NCC is cel-
ebrating 75 years of its
formation. Those who
have represented NCC
over the last 75 years
have been a part of it. I
appreciate their contri-
bution to nation-build-
ing. India is proud of
the determination and
spirit of service of the
NCC cadets.”
“Both as NCC cadets,
and as a youth, you are
representing an ‘
Amrit
Pidhi’ (Amrit genera-
tion), which will help in
making the country de-
veloped and Atmanirb-
har. We all witnessed the
role, NCC is playing in
our lives,” he added. Ear-
lier in the day
, PM Modi
released a special day
coverandacommemora-
tive specially minted
coins of Rs 75 denomina-
tion on the occasion of
thecommemorationof 75
successful years of NCC.
PM unveils special coins marking 75 years of NCC
COMMEMORATIVE COINS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and NCC Director General Lt. General
Gurbirpal Singh at Cariappa Ground in New Delhi, on Saturday.
CLASSICAL RAGAS, INDIA’S BIGGEST
DRONE SHOW AT ‘BEATING THE RETREAT’
New Delhi (ANI): Indian tunes based on Indian
Classical Ragas will be the flavour of the ‘Beating the
Retreat’ ceremony this year which will be graced by
President and Supreme Commander of the Armed
Forces Droupadi Murmu at Vijay Chowk in the national
capital on Sunday, January 29. According to the
Ministry of Defence, 29 captivating and foot-tapping
Indian tunes will be played by the music bands of the
Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the State Police and
the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF). Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
will also be present in the ceremony.
—PHOTO
BY
PTI

Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: 20 out of 34 Con-
gressMLAs-ministersof
Jaipur division skipped
the party’s meeting tak-
en by Cong’s Raj in-
charge Sukhjinder
Randhawa PCC Chief
Govind Singh Dotasra,
which annoyed the party
leadership. Ministers
Rajendra Yadav, who is
also Jaipur Rural Presi-
dent, ML Meena, PL
Meena, Dr Mahesh
Joshi, Rajendra Gudha,
MLAs Rafeek Khan,
Ganga Devi, GR Kha-
tana, Parasram Mordi-
ya, Virendra Chaudhary,
Deependra Shekhawat,
Rajkumar Sharma, Ree-
ta Chaudhary
, Ved Solan-
ki, Deepchand Kheria,
Babulal Kathumar, Safia
Zuber, Sandeep Yadav
did not come.
Randhawa said that
Modi came for Gurjar
community but ‘73’ Gur-
jars were killed during
his party’s govt. He
should have spoken for
familiesof thosekilledin
firing during his
Bhilwara visit, adding
that Raj’s biggest issue is
waterbutModididn’tsay
anything on ERCP. GS
Dotasarasaid“PMlinked
Lord Devnarayan and
himself to lotus. His job
is to do only politics.”
To grow and succeed, self-
awareness is the first crucial
critical step, without it,
there is no clear path ahead.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: Two senior
IAS officers of the State
have returned from a
week-long foreign trip.
Principal Secretary
UDH Kunji Lal Meena
and CMD of Jaipur
Metro Rail Corporation
(JMRC) P Ramesh went
to Cairo (Egypt) from
January 23rd - 27th.
Delhi Metro Rail Cor-
poration (DMRC) had
taken them abroad at its
own expense to show
the work of its Metro
Rail going on in Cairo
so that the officers
themselves could see
the work of DMRC on
the spot.
The State Govern-
ment has given the con-
struction work of
Phase-1C (Badi Chau-
par to Transport Nagar)
and Phase-1DC (Mansa-
rovar to Ajmer High-
way) of Jaipur Metro to
DMRC. An MoU was
signed between Jaipur
Metro CMD P. Ramesh
and DMRC Director
Pramit Garg in this re-
gard last week.
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot in his last
budget had announced
the extension of Jaipur
Metro. Now execution
of announcement has
started. A total of Rs
1,100 crore will be spent
on the work of both the
new phases.
When Ajitabh Shar-
ma was the CMD of
JMRC from April 2022
to August 2022, he got
the DPR (Detailed Pro-
ject Report) prepared
for both the phases
from DMRC. The file
with DPR and financial
approval was sent to the
Finance Department.
At the same time, he
had also proposed that
it would be appropriate
to get the work done by
DMRC only. Now the
government has taken a
beneficial and good de-
cision to hand over the
construction work to
DMRC instead of any
other company
.
DMRC had executed
phase 1 A of Jaipur
Metro. Currently
DMRC is working on
Metro Rail in Cairo.
The environmental con-
ditions and archaeolog-
ical sensitivity of both
Cairo and Jaipur are
similar. It is believed
that by giving work to
DMRC, the hassle of
tender, etc. has been re-
lieved. Along with this,
the work will be com-
pleted with right quali-
ty, the right cost, on
time. Apart from this,
time of 4 to 6 months
will be saved.
DMRC takes officers to Cairo to showcase work
A WISE DECISION
P Ramesh Kunji Lal Meena
2015 batch IAS
eagerly await to
become Collectors
First India Bureau
Jaipur: IAS officers
of 2016 batch have be-
come Collectors, but
the officers of 2015
batch are still wait-
ing to get this post.
Junior batch IAS
officers Tina Dabi,
Amit Yadav, Ravin-
dra Goswami have
become Collectors,
but the promotee
IAS officers of 2015
batch including
Sharad Mehra, OP
Bairwa, Hempushpa
Sharma, Sitaram Jat
and Dr Ghanshyam
are waiting to be the
Collector.
On the other hand,
only 8 out of 18 IAS
officers of 2016 batch
have got the opportu-
nity to become Dis-
trict Collectors and
10 IAS of this batch
are still waiting for
the post.
Most of the offic-
ers are expected to
get a chance to be
promoted as District
Collectors.
It is only after
them, that the num-
ber of the officers of
batches from the
years 2017 to 2021
might come.
In such a situation,
the officers are ea-
gerly waiting for the
transfer list.
PM Modi woos Gurjars, links
‘Lotus’ to Lord Devnarayan!
Aishwary Pradhan, Shikha
Sharma and Navin Joshi
Bhilwara: PM Naren-
dra Modi gave a political
message to the Gurjar
community by linking
lotus to lord Devnaray-
an during the pro-
gramme at Bhilwara’s
Malaseri village, the
birth of folk deity lord
Devnarayan who is re-
veredbythecommunity
.
Modi left a special im-
pact on the gathering
through his speech and
got applause. The pan-
dal was completely
filled with the crowd
and there was a huge
crowd of Gurjar com-
munity outside as well.
Gurjars gathered in
large numbers on foot,
and in other vehicles.
They were waiting for
an announcement by
PM but no announce-
ment was made. How-
ever, Modi has brought
Malaseri and Gurjars
into the discussions.
Many BJP leaders
didn’t attend the event.
PM Narendra Modi being felicitated with a ‘Rajasthani Turban’
during the programme held to commemorate the 1,111th
Avataran Mahotsav of Lord Shri Devnarayan at Malaseri Dungri
village in Bhilwara on Saturday. Also seen here is Union Minister
Arjun Ram Meghwal others.
THE FACT
HAATH SE HAATH JODO DRIVE MEET IN JAIPUR DIVISION
RANDHAWA: MODI DIDN’T SPEAK
ON ERCP, RAJ’S BIGGEST ISSUE
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa GS Dotasra during the Workers' Dialogue programme
on 'Haath Se Haath Jodo' campaign at PCC Office in Jaipur on Saturday. Also seen
here are Dr Chandrabhan, Pratap S Khachariyawas and Tarun Kumar.
Sukhjinder Randhawa addresses a press conference
at PCC office in Jaipur. Also seen here is GS Dotasra
others. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
BEINGADALIT,HEALTHPHEDMINSDON’TDOMYWORK:BAIRWA
Jaipur: Congress MLA
from Kathumar, Babulal
Bairwa has opened a
front against Health
Min Parsadi Lal Meena
PHED Min Mahesh
Joshi for not working.
“I am a four-time MLA,
Health Min Parsadi Lal
PHED Min Mahesh Joshi
doesn’t do my work. I
am a Dalit MLA, maybe
that is why Parsadi
doesn’t do my work,
I don’t understand any
other reason.”
He said that Mahesh
Joshi also only bluffs
him. “ Health Min’s son
is running the dept,”
Bairwa told media at PCC
HQs, adding that he is
senior than Health Min
became MLA before him.
Parsadilal Meena Dr Mahesh Joshi
BJP State President
Dr Satish Poonia, in
a helping gesture,
makes way for
an ambulance
carrying a patient
of cardiac arrest
amid the crowd
of lakhs of people
present to hear PM
Narendra Modi’s
address during
the 1,111th birth
anniversary of
Lord Devnarayan
at village Malaseri
Dungri in Bhilwara
on Saturday.
A ‘HELPING’ GESTURE...
A clarification will
be sought from
leaders, who were
absent from meet,
says Randhawa
Mirch Masala
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB RAMAN
The author is a journalist and political
commentator and views expressed are his personal
There is a lot of pres-
sure in the Shiv Sena
to choose its new alliance
partner. In fact, when
Sanjay Raut came out
of jail, the same even-
ing, one of the biggest
industrialists associ-
ated with BJP reached
Matoshree. It is said that
he had come to Uddhav
with a clear message
from BJP that ‘Shiv Sena
should break its alliance
with Congress, as it is not
a natural alliance. Word
is that it is after this meet
that Uddhav has fastened
his ties with Prakash
Ambedkar’s ‘Vanchit
Bahujan Aghadi’. At the
same time, coordination
between NCP Congress
has also been confirmed.
Shiv Sena has made it
clear before Congress
that in 2024 general polls,
even if the alliance of
Mahaghadi Vikas remains
intact, then Sena will field
its candidates on max
26 seats will leave 16
seats for NCP. Congress
will have to be satisfied
with these seats.” The
BJP is confident that
Uddhav will contest 2024
polls in coalition with
saffron party. Regard-
ing Eknath Shinde, BJP
believes that even though
he has brought away
MLAs and MPs from
Uddhav’s Shiv Sena, but
workers have remained in
Uddhav’s Shiv Sena, that
is why BJP desperately
needs Uddhav.
Can Narendra Modi contest from Vara-
nasi as well as any other Lok Sabha
seat in South India in the 2024 general
elections? If the claims of sources as-
sociated with the BJP are to be believed,
then the answer is ‘yes’. The reason is
very clear, at present the graph of BJP is
on the upswing in the states of North and
West India and gradually BJP has made
inroads in the states of East also. The
BJP’s real concern is about the 128
seats in the south where regional
parties, including the Congress,
continue to hold sway. The
BJP is confident that ‘the
arrow in its quiver named
Modi, is the only answer to
all these challenges.’ Sources
associated with the BJP claim
that ‘Ramanathapuram
seat in Tamil Nadu
is one of Modi’s
favourite seats
in the 2024 general elections from where
he can think of contesting elections. BJP
needs one such ‘master stroke’ for its
expansion in South India. Apart from
Ramanathapuram, the saffron party is al-
ready trying to gauge the public mood in
Madurai and Coimbatore. If we talk about
Ramanathapuram, the BJP was at the
third place here, but by the time the 2019
Lok Sabha elections came, the BJP joined
the main fight here and it stood at the
second place. How South India fares
in the agenda of Modi and BJP can
be understand from two examples.
‘Tamil Sangam’ was started with
great fanfare in Kashi and at the
inauguration of ‘Central Vista’
in Delhi, PM recited the poem
of Tamil Mahakavi Bharatiyar i.e.
Subrahmanyam Bharathi. Modi’s
expressions and his conduct
itself give indications of his
future strategies.
Telangana Chief Minister Chandrashek-
har Rao wants to become the new
head of the united opposition, but he also
wants the Congress to find a place on the
platform of his opposition unit. So, he is
trying his best that Congress does not
have an alliance with JDS in Karnataka
assembly elections. More or less, this is
also the feeling of Karnataka Congress
President DK Shivakumar and about this
Rao had two-three rounds of talks with
DK. Sources reveal that Rao has also got
an opinion poll done for JDS in Mysore
region with his own money. This survey
shows that JDS is getting maximum num-
ber of seats in Mysore region. Congress
is here at number two and BJP at number
three. Mallikarjun Kharge is in constant
touch with Deve Gowda and he had also
invited Deve Gowda to visit Jammu and
Kashmir on January 30, where he is
concluding the first phase of his Rahul
Bharat Jodo Yatra. But Deve Gowda,
expressing his inability to come there, has
definitely sent his best wishes to Rahul.
Interestingly, BJP is in constant touch
with Deve Gowda’s son Kumaraswamy
and is persuading him to join hands with
it. Kumaraswamy is also among those
who likes BJP more than Congress.
Mukesh Ambani has now made up his mind to
invest in America. Reliable sources reveal that
Ambani’s company Reliance has taken services of a
big PR company of America. The reason given was
that Reliance Group has to expand in America. Last
month, when Mukesh Ambani reached Washington
DC, a senator there hosted a ‘breakfast’ in his honour,
which 8 other senators attended. These US senators
are said to have invited Ambani to
visit their respective states, saying
‘Ambani should come there and
create new jobs.’ In response,
Mukesh reportedly told them that
‘Reliance Is always your friend’.
Then at a dinner held by American
Congressman with more than 30
senators, an ‘Indian American
Group’ i.e. ‘Samosa Group’ has
invited Mukesh Ambani as chief guest in one of its
events in coming summer. Be aware that this ‘Samosa
Group’ has a lot of interest in American politics and
those who formed this group include renowned Indian
Americans like V-P Kamala Harris, Senator Raja
Krishnamurthy, Ro Khanna, Dr Amy Bera Pramila
Jayaram. In another US-related development, acc to
sources, two big wealth managers ‘Black Rock’ and
‘Black Stone’ who have invested billions in Adani’s
‘Green Energy’ say they will review their investments.
Are these people now trending towards Reliance?
Mallikarjun Kharge, the new fledgling National
President of Congress, knows that Rahul Gandhi
is extra enthused about Bihar. So, he is looking
forward to infuse a new life into
the Bihar Congress. This Friday,
he virtually addressed a workshop
organised at Sadakat Ashram, the
state HQs of Bihar Congress in
Patna. This workshop was organ-
ised for the ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’
campaign of Congress, in which
500 delegates of the Bihar Con-
gress were to participate, where
around 500 chairs were also set up. But it is said that
hardly 150-200 delegates gathered in this workshop
and later all the unoccupied chairs were removed in
a hurry. After this, there was again a ruckus in Bihar
Congress that the names of fake delegates should be
removed from the list. Soon after, Kharge summoned
Bihar Congress President Akhilesh Singh to Delhi.
In this programme, a leader of Bihar Congress, Anil
Sharma created a storm by saying that Congress
should not run ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ campaign but
‘Dil Jodo’ campaign should be run. When Sharma was
saying this, the programme was being broadcast live.
NOW MUKESH AMBANI’S RELIANCE
WILL EXPAND IN AMERICA!
WHY BIHAR CONG IS IN BAD SHAPE?
WITH WHOM WILL
SHIV SENA GO?
NARENDRA MODI CAN CONTEST FROM TWO PLACES IN 2024
CHANDRASHEKHAR RAO’S ALLERGY TO CONGRESS PARTY

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JAIPUR | SUNDAY,
JANUARY 29, 2023
Mehandipur Balaji
ke darbar mein...
The Mehandipur Balaji temple is known far and wide for it’s
healing powers; the troubled and sick reach from all over seeking
solace and peace and such is the power of this diety that the
prayers of his devotees are always answered!
SATYANARAYAN SHARMA, LAXMIKANT SHARMA
AND MONU SINGH RAJAWAT
Mehandipur: The Mehandipur Balaji tem-
ple is one of the most visited temples in Ra-
jasthan and sees lakhs of devotees through-
out the year but Saturday saw even more
people with the Shrimad Bhagwat Gyan
Kathayagya going on presently
. Lord Hanu-
man is truly a Sankatmochan and nowhere
more than in his manifestation at Mehand-
ipur Balaji. Lakhs flock to his darbar.
On Saturday Lok Sabha Speaker Om Bir-
la,UnionMinisterof CommerceIndustry
Piyush Goyal, Jagdeesh Chandra, MP Ka-
rauli-Dholpur Manoj Rajoria, BJP State Ex-
ecutive Member Bhupendra Saini reached
the holy darbar of Balaji to seek blessings
and soak the spiritual atmosphere.
LS Speaker Om Birla, Union Minister
Piyush Goyal and Jagdeesh Chandra at-
tendedtheholyceremonyof ‘PraanPrathi-
shtha’ at the Sita Ram Mandir wherein
Mehndipur Dham Mahant Naresh Puri
Maharaj completed all the traditional reli-
gious rituals concerned with the life-con-
secration (Praan Prathishtha) of the idols
of ‘ShriRadha-Krishnaji’andledeveryone
in a heartfelt aarti. After this, Om Birla,
Piyush Goyal and Jagdeesh Chandra
along with Manoj Rajoria and Bhupen-
dra Saini went to the main temple to seek
the blessings of Balaji. Mahant ji gave
blessing and prasad to all.
Earlier, Jagdeesh Chandra also met
Mahant Naresh Puri Maharaj who
welcomed him with a stoll of Balaji
Maharaj Jai Siya Ram,
Chandra also presented
a copy of the day’s
First India Jaipur edi-
tion which had a
charismatic photo of
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on the jacket, welcom-
ing the PM to Bhilwara, Ra-
jasthan. The Prime Minister visited
Bhilwara on Saturday to attend the
ceremony commemorating 1,111th
Avataran of Shri Devnarayan ji.
Om Birla and Piyush Goyal, who flew
down in a chopper to Mehandipur, im-
mersed themselves for a while in the
Bhagwat Katha before leaving for Del-
hi.Duringtheirvisit,BhupendraSaini
and P D Sharma honoured them on
behalf of various social organisa-
tions, Saini also presented them with
a ‘Gada’ as a symbol of the blessings
of Balaji. Piyush Goyal said that the
Mehendipur Dham is a special place
for the devote and pilgrims.
Mahant Nareshpuri Maharaj leads the holy procession accompanied by Om Birla, Piyush Goyal,
Jagdeesh Chandra and other devotees.
Jagdeesh Chandra with Piyush Goyal and Om Birla. Manoj Rajoria, Om Birla, Jagdeesh Chandra, Mahant Nareshpuri Maharaj, Rajeev Dutta and others.
Temple Pandit hands over the aarti thaal to
Om Birla and Jagdeesh Chandra. Om Birla and Jagdeesh Chandra at aarti.
Jagdeesh Chandra presents a copy of First India
to Mahant Nareshpuri Maharaj.

10
ETC
DAILY
STEPSFOR
here is absolutely
gold-standard evi-
dence that physical
activity can reduce
morbidity and mortal-
ity due to multiple
chronic conditions.
The mountain of evidence can
be gauged from the fact that
there are 948 meta-analyses of
11,726 clinical trials, in addi-
tion to 1.4 million research pa-
pers, that leave no doubt about
the unquestionable necessity
of physical activity for good
health. Drawing on the leading
research, here we discuss the
most popular and easier form
of exercise, walking, to assem-
ble usable knowledge. For sig-
nificant health benefits, World
Health Organization (WHO)
suggests, adults should do at
least 150 to 300 minutes of mod-
erate-intensity aerobic physi-
cal activity; at
least 75 to 150 minutes of
vigorous-intensity aerobic
physical activity; or an equiva-
lent combination of moderate-
and vigorous-intensity activity
distributed throughout the
week. On average, leisure-time
regular physical activity
should be within about 45 min-
utes a day
.
Exercise can protect against
metabolic syndrome, hyper-
tension, cardiovascular dis-
ease (CVD), type 2 diabetes,
dementia, Alzheimer’s disease,
cognitive decline, migraine,
autoimmune diseases, and at
least 26 types of cancers,
among others. Exercise also
lengthens telomeres, reduces
stress, and attenuates cellular
ageing. It also promotes bone
health. It prevents frailty and
age-related
pathogenesis including mac-
ular degeneration. In addition
to protecting against non-com-
municable diseases, physical
activity can help us fight com-
municable diseases, such as
COVID-19, through enhanced
immunity. Higher, but not ex-
cessive, levels of physical ac-
tivity increase the odds of
healthy ageing by 39 per cent.
Overall, physical activity con-
tributes to healthy longevity
and promotes happiness,
healthspan and well-being.
Physical activity is so vital,
the world must be craving to do
that every day
. Right? Well, not
really. People have their own
reasons for being lethargic. A
study published in the Lancet
Global Health on the world-
wide trends in insufficient
physical activity found evi-
dence otherwise. The global
prevalence of insufficient
physical activity was 27·5 per
cent. This puts more than 1·4
billion adults at risk of devel-
oping or exacerbating diseases
linked to inactivity. India has
its own lazy stars renowned for
slothfulness. About 34 per cent
of adult Indians are insuffi-
ciently active. Half of Indian
children and adolescents do
not meet the required levels of
physical activity of 60 minutes
per day. This is giving rise to
the occurrence of more than 3
disease conditions in the same
person, often known as multi-
morbidity
. The highest propor-
tion of adults from northern
India, i.e., 49.6%, have low lev-
els of physical activity
.
Young people aged 10–24
years constitute 24 per cent of
the world’s population, and
more than 80 per cent of them
have insufficient physical ac-
tivity. Approximately 30% of
people aged more than 60 years
experience a fall in a given
year. Physical activity in such
people can enhance resilience,
robustness and fitness. This
inaction costs hugely
. Physical
inactivity cost healthcare sys-
tems 53·8 billion dollars world-
wide. It is also responsible for
13·4 million disability-adjust-
ed life-years worldwide. CVD,
respiratory diseases and diabe-
tes kill more than 4 million In-
dians annually, and most of
these deaths are premature,
occurring among Indians aged
30–70 years.
The time has come to move
and keep moving every day.
One of the easiest and most
popular physical activities,
recommended by ancient In-
dia’s Sage-Scientist
Acharya Sushru-
ta, 5000 years
ago in Ayurve-
da, is walking.
Sage-Scientist
Acharya Chara-
ka says that phys-
ical activity is the
best among all
the factors that
confer physi-
cal and men-
tal resil-
ience. Charaka and Sushruta
prescribed exercise for health
at least 1000 years before Hip-
pocrates (460–370 B.C.) and Ga-
len (129–210 A.D.).
World’s oldest definition and
prescription of exercise as
medicine are found in Caraka
Samhita, which was redacted
from the world’s oldest record
of medical practice. In this
context, the number of steps
taken per day is a simple meas-
ure of physical activity
.
Monitoring daily steps with
the help of trackers and wear-
able mobile devices have be-
come increasingly fashionable
worldwide. Cycling, swim-
ming, and many other forms
require special arrangements.
But walking can be performed
in any place. Green spaces and
safe urban forests are great en-
vironments to walk. Forest ex-
perience, green exercise, gar-
dening, and nature viewing all
have positive health impacts.
The question is, walking is
the most convenient exercise
for healthy persons, how many
steps need to be taken per day?
A commonly promoted goal is
10,000 steps per day, its origin
is anecdotal. This number be-
came popular from a market-
ing campaign in Japan. The
WHO 2020 Physical Activity
Guidelines specifically identi-
fied this gap in research on the
dose–response connection
between volume (steps per
day) and intensity (steps
per min) of physical activ-
ity and consequent health
outcomes. Here,
we provide new
evidence about
various facets
of walking for
good health.
The most im-
p o r t a n t
g u i d a n c e
has now be-
come avail-
able through
two outstand-
ing meta-analy-
ses.
The first on
relates to dai-
ly steps and
a l l - c a u s e
mortality.
It is based
on a me-
ta-analy-
sis of 15
inter-
national cohorts with 47,471
adults. It suggests progressive-
ly decreasing the risk of mor-
tality among adults aged 60
years and older with an in-
creasing number of steps per
day until 6,000–8,000 steps per
day
. For adults younger than 60
years, the step count is 8,000–
10,000 steps per day
. The second
study found an answer to the
associations of daily step
counts with cancer and cardio-
vascular disease incidence and
mortality as well as all-cause
mortality. It also explored if
the intensity of steps has ad-
ditional benefits. This popula-
tion-based prospective cohort
study used the data for 78,500
individuals of average 61 years
of age. This study found that
more steps per day, up to about
10,000 steps, was associated
with a decline in mortality
risks and decreased cancer and
CVD incidence. These findings
indicate that accumulating
more steps per day, up to about
10 000, is useful to lower the
risk of all-cause, cancer, and
CVD mortality as well as the
incidence of cancer and CVD.
Higher step intensity or brisk
walking may provide addition-
al benefits, but it must not be
taken too extreme.
What if you do not have time
for taking 8,000 to 10,000 steps
per day? Well, then the main
thing is exercise and it does not
have to be 10,000 steps. Do as
possible. If you are able to do 3
to 5 length-standardized vigor-
ous physical activity bouts
every day, lasting about 2 min-
utes each, it can bring about a
40% reduction in all-cause and
cancer mortality risk and
about a 50% reduction in CVD
mortality risk. These results
indicate that small amounts of
vigorous physical activity can
substantially lower the mortal-
ity risks. In brief, the evidence
has strengthened the conclu-
sions drawn in Ayurveda, 5,000
years ago, including by Acha-
rya Sushruta that moder-
ate—but not excessive—
walking enhances life
span, strength, intelli-
gence, digestive pow-
er, and invigorates all
our sense organs.
Also, remember
that sedentary
time is indepen-
dently associated
with deleterious
health outcomes regardless of
physical activity. So, do not
keep sitting for a duration
longer than 40 to 50 minutes.
Interrupting prolonged sit-
ting with short bouts of walk-
ing—but not merely stand-
ing—provides clinically mean-
ingful improvements in meta-
bolic health. Take a break,
walk a few brisk steps, stretch,
do some deep breathing, mind-
fully observe trees and green
space from your window, and
go back refreshed to work.
We have not discussed run-
ning here. There is compelling
evidence that running pro-
vides significant health bene-
fits for the prevention of
chronic diseases and prema-
ture mortality. Running, re-
gardless of its dose, is likely to
lead to considerable improve-
ments in health and longevity
.
And, any amount of running,
even just once a week, is better
than no running. But higher
doses of running may not nec-
essarily lead to greater bene-
fits. Yet, it is not the best exer-
cise for everyone because vari-
ous clinical conditions and old
age can impede its practice.
Finally, please remember
that with all the goodness of a
reasonable amount of physi-
cal activity, excessive exercise
is a serious risk to health.
Both Ayurveda and modern
science warn against exces-
sive physical activity. Vyay-
ama (exercise) is a must for
good health but must not be
done beyond balardha (i.e., be-
yond half of your strength).
Sweating, increased respira-
tion, feeling the lightness of
the body and tightness in the
cardiac region are signs of op-
timal physical activity. The
extent of physical exercise is
governed by an individual’s
capability. We should stop ex-
ercising before getting tired
and should abstain from over-
exertion. Notwithstanding a
cautionary note here, know
that the benefits of physical
activity outweigh the risks.
Move and keep moving. Stay
healthy, stay happy
.
STEPS
STEPS
GOOD HEALTH
GOOD HEALTH
DR DEEP NARAYAN PANDEY
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(Head of Forest Force), Rajasthan
T

F
ashion designer-actor Masaba Gupta took
her fans and followers by surprise on
Friday as she announced her wedding
with actor Satyadeep Misra. She took
to Instagram to share the dreamy first pic-
tures from the early morning ceremony
.
Sharing the pictures, Masaba wrote, “Mar-
ried my ocean of calm, this morning.
Here’s to many many lifetimes of love,
peace, stability most importantly
laughter. And thanks for letting me
pick the caption - this is gonna be
great!” Masaba shared a family por-
trait taken at her wedding to actor
Satyadeep Misra and it includes her
father, West Indies cricketing legend
Vivian Richards. Masaba’s dad and
stepfather Vivek Mehra mother Nee-
na Gupta, Satyadeep’s mother Nalini
and his sister Chinmaya. Everyone is
dressed in coordinating shades of
pink and yellow.
ONE YEAR OF
TOGETHERNESS
T
he actress always amaz-
es her fans with her
stunning sartorial
picks. Besides this, she
is quite active on social media
and enjoys a massive fan fol-
lowing. Recently, the actress
shared beautiful pictures with
her hubby Suraj Nambiar as
they celebrated their first wed-
ding anniversary. Mouni
shared a series of pictures of
her and Suraj as they visited a
temple to seek the blessings of
the almighty. In the pictures,
the couple looked stunning in
traditional white coordinated
outfits. Mouni was seen don-
ning a beautiful white saree,
whereas Suraj on the other
hand was spotted in a white
kurta. Along with the pictures,
she also penned the sev-
en vows of marriage
and continued ‘I’ll al-
ways carry on these
seven pledges
through this
beautiful jour-
ney of life with
you.. happy 1st.’
P
akistani actress Mahira Khan, who en-
joys a massive fan following on social
media, is a popular name in India. She
featured with Shah Rukh Khan in the
hit film Raees. The audience loved watching
them together on the big screen. Mean-
while, Mahira has been hitting headlines
after her dancing video from a wedding
surfaced on social media. The actress
chose to groove on Ranbir Kapoor’s song
Dance Ka Bhoot from his hit film Brah-
mastra. In the viral video, Mahira was
seen flaunting her moves
as she grooves to Ran-
bir’s song Dance Ka
Bhoot. The video is
from the wedding of
Pakistani actor
Frieha Altaf’s son
and singer Turhan
James. Mahira was
seen sporting an
embellished lehen-
ga with her hair tied
up in a bun. The ac-
tress looks all things
gorgeous in her eth-
nic outfit. She sure-
ly set the stage on
fire with her magi-
cal twirl.
Sonam casts her magic spell
M
asaba Gupta
took every-
one by a
pleasant sur-
prise yesterday after
she dropped
p i c t u r e s
from her
dreamy wed-
ding with
b e a u
Satyadeep
Misra. The
pictures looked
straight out of a fair-
ytale and fans cannot stop
gushing over them. Well,
last night the cou-
ple threw a
small bash for their close
friends and family from the
industry
. We saw several ac-
tors gracing the event and
one of them was Sonam Ka-
poor. The actress who has
been making heads turn
with her style and fashion
sure knows how to slay
whenever she steps
out for any event.
Sonam stunned in a mono-
chrome House Of Masaba
outfit. She wore a black
flowy anarkali with a thin
silver lining. Her anarkali
has two white borders at the
end and on her sleeves that
were up to her wrists. The
sleeves also had a crescent
and a star pattern on both
sides. She paired her attire
with a matching black du-
patta with white borders and
completed her look with a
neat bun, pearl white choker
and matching earrings. Son-
am carried a white pearl
clutch and flaunted her bold
red lips.
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hruti Haasan
shared a few
glimpses of
her black-
t h e m e d
b i r t h d a y
party with
beau Santanu Haz-
arika, sister Aksha-
ra Haasan, and oth-
er friends in Mum-
bai.
Bollywood actress
Kajol also attended
Shruti’s birthday
bash.
Shruti Haasan
took to her Insta-
gram story and
shared a few glimps-
es of the birthday
party, which was
held at her home
in Mumbai. The
actress con-
t i n u e d
h e r
love for black and
opted for a black-
themed party. She
picked an easy
breezy black maxi
dress and looked
beautiful as always.
With a simple crown
on her head, she
posed for pics amid
the background of
silver balloons and
foil cutout of ‘Happy
B-Day’.
Shruti Haasan
dropped an adorable
pic of hugging her
beau Santanu with a
happy smile. The ac-
tress also shared
pics with Akshara
Haasan and Kajol.
She also shared a
selfie from the birth-
day bash and wrote,
“Best Birthday ever.
I’m so thankful for
the beautiful souls
around me.”
STUNNING
BIRTHDAY GIRL
S
“BEST BIRTHDAY
EVER: I AM SO
THANKFUL FOR THE
BEAUTIFUL SOULS
AROUND ME”
MAHIRA DANCES
TO THIS SONG
MASABA GUPTA MARRIES
SATYADEEP MISRA
Shruti Hassan with Santanu Hazarika
Shruti Hassan
Masaba’s post...
Masaba Gupta
Mahira Khan Ranbir Kapoor
Mouni Roy with husband Suraj Nambiar
Sonam in House Of Masaba outfit
Sonam Kapoor

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