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2 DAYS AHEAD OF 100TH EPISODE
OF PM MODI’S ‘MANN KI BAAT’
PM Modi inaugurates 91 FM radio transmitters
spread across 18 States and 2 Union Territories
BOOSTING RADIO
RECEPTION!
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi on Friday in-
augurated 91 FM trans-
mitters spread across 18
States and 2 UTs, in a
move that will boost FM
radio connectivity in
the border regions and
aspirational districts.
With these new trans-
mitters set up in 84 dis-
tricts, coverage will fur-
ther increase by about
35,000 sq km area, ben-
efitting an additional
two crore people who
did not have access to
medium so far. He said
tech revolution in coun-
try helped radio emerge
in a new avatar, brought
new listeners to medi-
um. He said govt is con-
stantly working for de-
mocratisation of tech.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurating 91 FM transmitters via VC on Friday. Also seen here is Anurag Thakur.
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Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam,
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Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Telan-
gana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maha-
rashtra, Ladakh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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If I’m Ravan, you become
Ram and return Sanjivani
scam victims’ money: CM
❍ CM RESPONDS TO SHEKHAWAT’S ‘RAVAN’ JIBE
Laxman Raghav and
Kapil Sharma
Hanumangarh: CM
Ashok Gehlot hit back
at Union minister Ga-
jendra Singh Shekha-
wat on Friday for call-
ing him “Ravan”. “If I
am Ravan, you become
Ram and return the in-
vestors’ money,” said
Gehlot while referring
to Shekhawat’s alleged
involvement in the San-
jivani Credit Co-opera-
tive Society scam.
He further chal-
lenged Shekhawat, say-
ing, “If you throw
stones at me, I will use
those to build houses
for the poor.” Turn to P7
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot greets people during Mehangai Rahat
Camp at Rawatsar in Hanumangarh on Friday.
CM reiterates that
Shekhawat is an
accused in Sanjivani
scam & may go to jail
Gehlot also alleges
that Shekhawat was
part of conspiracy to
topple Congress govt
HC ACCEPTS STATE’S APPLICATION
AGAINST RELIEF TO GS SHEKHAWAT
Jodhpur: In the case related to Sanji-
vani Credit Co-operative Society scam,
the Rajasthan HC in Friday accepted the
application submitted by the state govern-
ment challenging relief to Union Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The
next hearing in case will be on May 30. P7
CM GEHLOT TAKES A JIBE AT BJP
LEADER OVER REMARKS ON SONIA
Hanumangarh: CM Ashok Gehlot on Friday
slammed a Karnataka BJP leader for calling
former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi a
‘Vishkanya,’ saying the use of the term was a
reflection of vitiated political discourse in the
country. “Sonia is respected across country,
by both ruling, Oppn parties,” CM said. P7
Actor Sooraj Pancholi with his
mother and actress Zarina
Wahab at the CBI court in
Mumbai on Friday.
Actor Jiah Khan
death: Mumbai
court acquits
Sooraj Pancholi
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The special
CBI court on Friday ac-
quitted actor Sooraj
Pancholi in case of ac-
tor Jiah Khan’s abet-
ment of suicide in 2013,
due to paucity of evi-
dence. Special judge AS
Sayyed acquitted Pan-
choli due to paucity of
evidence.
He has been out on
bail since 2013. Court
told Jiah’s mom Rabiya
she can appeal against
acquittal in Bombay
HC. It said, “The avail-
able evidence on record
reflects that deceased
was a victim of her sen-
timents. She could not
overcome emotions.”
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SATURDAY
JAIPUR
MALIK QUESTIONED BY CBI FOR
5 HOURS IN `300 CRORE CASE
New Delhi: Former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik
was questioned for 5 hours on Friday by CBI in con-
nection with his claim that he was offered `300 crore
as bribe to clear 2 files during his stint as Guv of J&K.
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BBC CHIEF QUITS AMID FURORE
OVER ROLE IN JOHNSON LOAN
London: BBC chairman Richard Sharp resigned on
Friday after a report into whether he failed to prop-
erly disclose his involvement in the facilitation of a
loan to ex-British PM Boris Johnson was published.
JET AIRWAYS’ CEO-DESIGNATE
QUITS A YEAR AFTER JOINING
New Delhi: Sanjiv Kapoor, the CEO-designate of Jet
Airways, has left the company just a year after join-
ing the grounded carrier. Monday is his last working
day, Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC) said on Friday.
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Crucial
Crucial
 The govt has named
Siddhartha Mohanty as the
first chief executive of the
Life Insurance Corporation
of India (LIC) for the term
beginning in June 2024.
 SC directed UP govt to
submit a status report on
steps taken after killings of
Atiq, Ashraf. It also asked
govt why were gangsters
paraded before the media.
 13 died in separate
mishaps in the state,
police said on Friday. Four
persons died and one was
injured after a truck hit a
moving tractor in Pali. P2
 Large gatherings
banned, internet services
suspended in Manipur’s
Churachandpur following
violence ahead of CM N
Biren Singh’s visit. P6
 Delhi Police on Friday
filed 2 FIRs against
WFI chief Brij Bhushan
Sharan on allegations of
sexual harassment by 7
women wrestlers. P6
 SC stayed Justice
Gangopadhyay’s order
saying it was against
judicial discipline and
should not have been
passed by HC Judge. P6
 SC directed all States,
UTs to ensure when any
hate speech is made, they
shall take suo moto action
for registration of FIR even
without any complaints.P6

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023
02
Suryaveer Singh Tanwar
Jaisalmer: One more
Great Indian Bustard
(GIB) chick was suc-
cessfully hatched arti-
ficially under the cap-
tive breeding program
run jointly by the state
government, Wildlife
Institute of India
(WII), and the forest
department at the De-
sert National Park
(DNP) in Jaisalmer.
Nearly 25 days be-
fore, a chick was
hatched and now this
second GIB chick has
been successfully
hatched artificially. In-
charge and chief sci-
entist of the WII cen-
tre, Dr Surthitho Dat-
ta, informed that un-
der the Bustard Recov-
ery Program 2016, GIB
Conservation Breed-
ing Centers were set
up at Sam and Ram-
devra in Jaisalmer to
increase the popula-
tion of the Great Indi-
an Bustard.
“A few days back,
one of these female
Godavans successful-
ly laid an egg which
was successfully
hatched by the scien-
tists and three days
back one of the little
Godavan’s chicks
came out. This is an
important milestone
for the team,” said Dr
Surthitho Datta.
Second GIB chick hatches at DNP in Jaisalmer
CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAMME
IT RAINS AGAIN!
Clouds hovered as it rained in several parts in Jaipur city on Friday. The met dept has predicted rain and thunderstorm in
several parts of the State in the next 48 hours. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
MARRIED WOMAN, PARAMOUR DIE BY
SUICIDE IN BARMER, PROBE ON
Barmer: A woman and her alleged lover had com-
mitted suicide by hanging on a tree. The incident
has been reported from the Sheo police station area
in Barmer. On getting informed police reached the
spot and recovered the bodies. While the woman
was 25-year-old, the man was 22 -years old. Both
were neighbours at Ramdevriya Kahmir village,
police said. Police said that a prima facie probe
revealed that extramarital affairs led to the incident.
Rampratap Singh, station house officer at Sheo
police station confirmed the report. Police identified
the deceased as Kamla (25) and Kharthram (22).
Singh said the deceased woman got married around
four years ago and had two kids. Police said that
initially, they came into contact via phone and later
fell into a relationship. —Mukesh Mathrani
Jaipur: Mayor of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (Great-
er) Dr Somya inaugurated a cloth bag machine in Lal
Kothi Sabji Mandi on Friday.
People will be able to get a
cloth bag by putting a five
rupee coin in the machine or
they can also pay online by
scanning the QR code. The
machine has the capacity
to load 100 cloth bags at once. The Mayor said that
single-use plastic has been banned and the shopkeep-
ers should not use it now. “Make the customers aware
who do not bring the bag and ask them to bring the
bag from the vending machine,” said Dr Somya.
Jaipur: The enforcement wing of JDA on Friday sealed
a six-storied illegal building in Chomu. JDA officials
informed the illegal building
constructed in Manglam
Industrial Area, Jaitpura was
erected by violating the build-
ing by-laws. “The six-storied
building had 19 flats which
were built on zero setbacks and without obtaining con-
struction permission from JDA. On Friday, the building
was sealed and entry-exit to the building had been
closed. Previously, the building was also sealed, but the
building owner broke the seal and started residing in
the building,” said Raghuveer Saini, CCE.
DR SOMYA INAUGURATES CLOTH BAG
VENDING MACHINE AT LAL KOTHI MANDI
JDA SEALS SIX-STOREY BUILDING OVER
CONSTRUCTION VIOLATIONS IN CHOMU
NEWS DIGEST
Tragic Friday: 13 killed in
separate road accidents
4 died & one was injured after a truck hit a moving tractor in Pali
Trailer overturned on the road after the collision in Pali on Friday.
Police taking out the injured with the help of local people.
First India Bureau
Pali: Four persons died
and one was injured af-
ter a truck hit a moving
tractor in Rajasthan’s
Pali district on Friday,
police said.
The accident oc-
curred near Netra vil-
lage when the over-
speeding truck crashed
into the tractor from
behind, killing four and
injuring one person,
Sumerpur Station
House Officer (SHO)
Rameshwar Bhati said
on Friday
.
The deceased were
identified as Ranaram,
Hiraram, Bharat and
tractor driver Savaram,
the police said, adding
that the injured victim
has been admitted to
SumerpurHospital,said
the police on Friday
.
The dead bodies have
been kept at a mortuary
for post-mortem, which
will be conducted once
their family members
arrive, Bhati said. The
truck has been seized
and officials are trying
to nab the absconding
driver, he added. The po-
lice had a tough time in
handling traffic.
TWO KILLED AFTER
SPEEDING TRUCK HITS
CAR IN NAGAUR
Nagaur: Two people were
killed in the Role area of
Nagaur district on Thursday
night after a speeding truck
rammed into a car, police
said. Police informed the de-
ceased have been identified as
car driver Sahiram Dukiya and
Surendra Singh Rajput. “The
mishap took place between
Tarnau-Fardod road under
the Role Police Station. The
victims were heading towards
their village when a truck filled
with sacks of onion collided
with a car,” said police.
Bikaner: Three dead, one injured as
tempo crashes into private bus
Three died in separate incidents including
15-year-old school student in Barmer
Bikaner (PTI): Three people died and one more was injured in
a collision between a tempo van and a bus in Rajasthan’s Bikan-
er district, police said on Friday. The
accident occurred late Thursday night
on the Nokha-Nagaur bypass road near
Charkada village, Nokha SHO Ishwar
Prasad Jangid said. The tempo van,
loaded with plastic pipes, was coming
from Charkada when it crashed into the private bus travelling
in the opposite direction. The deceased were identified as Lax-
manram (35), tempo driver Mukesh (37) and Mahendra Swam.
Barmer:Three people including a 15-year-old girl were killed
in separate road incidents in Barmer, police said. One incident
was reported Siwana police station area
in which an elderly man died after being
hit by a speeding car while in another
incident that took place under Gudamal-
ani police station area on Friday early
morning a 15-years-old girl died after
a speedy bolero hit her. In one more incident, a lecturer died
after getting hit by a moving train. —Mukesh Mathrani
BJP protests against Cong policies in Udaipur
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: Hitting out at
Congress president
Mallikarjun Kharge for
his comments for Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, BJP state
president CP Joshi on
Friday said that the
statements reflect the
low-level thinking of
the Congress.
He said that even be-
fore this, Congress lead-
ers have given objection-
able statements on Nar-
endra Modi, for which
they had to bear the
brunt. Joshi said that
Narendra Modi has im-
bibedthepoisonof these
statements of Congress
like Lord Shankar.
The BJP leader was
speakingatJanAakrosh
demonstration outside
collectorate in Udaipur.
Targeting the Congress
government in Ra-
jasthan, he said that
the government on one
hand is talking about
giving relief in electric-
ity bills while on
the other hand; the
bill amount is being
increased.
Zila Parishad,Panchayat Samiti
bypolls to be held on May 7
Dr Rituraj Sharma &
Pooja Dubey
Jaipur: The State Elec-
tion Commission is con-
ducting by-polls in
April-May 2023 for the
vacancies arising due
to various reasons until
January 31, 2023, in the
Panchayati Raj Institu-
tions in the state. State
Election Commissioner
Madhukar Gupta said
that the by-elections are
under process for four
Zilla Parishad members
in four districts and 24
Panchayat Samiti mem-
bers in 13 districts. He
said that the voting for
Zilla Parishad and Pan-
chayat Samiti members
will be held on May 7.
Gupta said that the
nomination papers for
Zilla Parishad mem-
bers were received till
April 25 and the date of
withdrawal of nomina-
tions was fixed for
April 27. He said 16 can-
didates submitted 18
nomination papers for
four Zilla Parishad
members, out of which
one nomination paper
was withdrawn and
seven nomination pa-
pers were cancelled by
the returning officer.
Sainis,others seek quota; to
protest in Bharatpur till May 2
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: In the
movement of Saini,
Shakya, Maurya, and
Kushwaha communi-
ties in Bharatpur, the
family of deceased Mo-
han Singh reached an
agreement with the ad-
ministration but an
agitatordrankpetrolat
Aroda, the protest site.
Nowthepeopleof Saini
community are ada-
mant on the demand of
reservation and said
that the movement will
continue till May 2 and
all the agitators will re-
main on the highway
.
Therelativesof Mohan
Singh were demanding
compensation of Rs 1
crore, government job
and martyr status.
Dependents
of disabled
govt staff to
get jobs
CM APPROVES
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Dependents
of state personnel
who are completely
disabled or unfit
will now be given ap-
pointment on com-
passionate grounds.
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has
approved the draft
of ‘Rajasthan Com-
pensatory Appoint-
ment of Dependents
of Permanent Total
Disabled Govt Serv-
ant Rules 2023’.
According to the
format, compassion-
ateappointmentswill
be given to the de-
pendents of the per-
sonnelincaseof total
disability or incapac-
itation of the person-
nelwhileondutyand
on voluntary retire-
ment by them. Em-
ployees working in
variousdepartments,
corporations,boards,
autonomous institu-
tions etc. of the state
government will get
the benefit.
Hiked grant for
mass weddings
implemented
Chief Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot on Friday increased
the amount of grant
given under the Chief
Minister’s Mass Marriage
and Grant Scheme 2021.
The grant has been in-
creased from Rs. 18,000
to Rs. 25,000. Out of Rs.
25,000, Rs. 21,000 has
been given to the new-
lyweds and
Rs 4,000
to the
group
mar-
riage
organ-
iser.
‘Not possible to return to
power bypassing Pilot’
Jodhpur JDC
Navneet put on
APO in 6 months
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chaksu MLA
Ved Prakash Solanki
on Friday
said that it
is not possi-
bletoreturn
to power by-
passing for-
mer Deputy Chief Min-
ister Sachin Pilot. “Pilot
is completely loyal to the
Congress party
. The gov-
ernment can repeat only
with the collective ef-
forts of all. There are
many types of things,
but on whose face votes
are received, those peo-
ple should be brought
forward,” he said.
On the rumours of Pi-
lot going to any other
party, Solanki said that
there was no such dis-
cussion, neither is nor
will it remain. “People
of the opposing camp do
such things, who want
that there should be no
unity
,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: In a late
Thursday night devel-
opment, the DoP issued
orders to remove Jodh-
pur Development Au-
thority Commissioner
Navneet Kumar in just
six months. The 1997
batch officer was ap-
pointed in October 2022.
Last week Deputy Com-
missioner Ravindra Ku-
mar was suspended af-
ter nine months.
60-year-old man consumed petrol at the agitation site and
was admitted to RBM Hospital on Friday.
The newly hatched GIB chick
at the Desert National Park
(DNP) in Jaisalmer.
BJP officials and workers staged a protest at the Udaipur
collectorate on Friday.
PROTEST IN BANSWARA
BREEDING CENTRES
BTP LEADER KANTI LAL
ROAT INJURED IN ROAD
MISHAP, ONE DIES
Banswara: Bhartiya Tribal
Party (BTP) leader, Kanti
Lal Roat, who fought the
Lok Sabha from Banswara,
was injured in a road
mishap in Jaipur’s Bagru
area on Friday morning.
Sources informed that
Kanti Lal and other people
were returning from Delhi
when they met with a road
accident in the Bagru area.
“In the road accident, Jag-
dish, a resident of Jhadol,
was killed while Manipal
Garasiya and one other
person sustained injuries.
The victims are under-
going treatment at SMS
Hospital,” a source said.

Kamal Kant
Jaipur: Rajasthan high
court has suspended the
punishment of all 30
persons involved in
Phool Mohammad mur-
der case of Sawai Mad-
hopur. A division bench
of Justice Pankaj
Bhandari and Justice
Bhuvan Goyal suspend-
ed life imprisonment of
Banwari Lal Meena,
Ramcharan Meena, Yo-
gendranath, Mahendra
Singh Tanwar, Hanu-
man Meena, Prithviraj
Meena and others.
Thebenchgaveorders
on application for post-
ponement of sentence.
The incident took
place on March 17, 2011
in Mantown police sta-
tion area of Sawai Mad-
hopur where police in-
spector Phool Moham-
mad was burnt alive by
a mob.
The SC-ST court of
Sawai Madhopur had
awarded life imprison-
ment to the accused in
November last year.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal,
while addressing the
media during the pady-
atra being taken out in
Kota under Haath se
Haath Jodo campaign,
said that Rajasthan is
the only state in the
country where the in-
flation caused by the
wrong policies of the
Central government is
being fought through
Mehangai Rahat
Camps.
“The common man
has full faith in the
schemes of the govern-
ment, that is why peo-
ple are thronging the
camps. The strong
trust of the public in
the government is go-
ing to form the Con-
gress government
again,” said Dhariwal
on Friday
.
The padyatra
reached Ward 42 and
PCC member Amit
Dhariwal also accom-
panied Shanti Dhari-
wal. They appealed to
the residents to regis-
ter in the relief camps
and take advantage of
the schemes. The pady-
atra passed through all
the streets of Ramdas
Nagar, where the peo-
ple of the area wel-
comed them.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Migrant Ra-
jasthanis stranded in
Sudan reach Jaipur late
at night.
Seven Rajasthanis
were brought to Jaipur
at 10:45 pm after Indigo
flight from Mumbai to
Jaipur landed at late
night. The flight was
scheduled to land at 4:45
pm. Among them, there
are 6 people of Jaipur
origin,allof whomwere
brought to Rajasthan by
Rajasthan Foundation.
These include
Dashrath Singh, Onka-
ra Singh, Uttam Singh
Rathore, Habib Khan,
Shabnam Khan. Unkar
Lal Gopawat was sent to
Udaipur directly from
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj Inter-
national Airport.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi has
appreciated the initia-
tive of Sansad Rasoi in
Tonk, Rajasthan.
Responding to the
tweet by Sukhbir Singh
Jaunapuria, MP from
Tonk-Sawai Madhopur,
the Prime Minister
tweeted in Hindi,
“Commendable effort!
This initiative of San-
sad Rasoi in Tonk is go-
ing to give a lot of re-
lief to the poor and
needy people.”
Later, Jaunapuria in
a video tweet thanked
PM Modi for the appre-
ciation and gave details
about the rasoi.
RAJASTHAN
03
Pooja Dubey
Jaipur: Raj Assembly
Speaker Dr. CP Joshi
said that ‘Rashtriya
Sahkar Masala Mela’
has become the first
choice of Jaipur resi-
dents who eagerly wait
for it. He said that it is
a very good effort of
the Cooperative De-
partment to make qual-
ity spices available to
the people of Jaipur on
a single platform.
Dr. Joshi inaugurat-
ed the Rashtriya
Sahkar Masala Mela,
2023 by lighting the
lamp at JKK on Friday
.
He said that it is benefi-
cial for the people of
Jaipur to have spices
from other states. He
instructed the officers
that the quality of or-
ganic products should
remain intact. Agricul-
ture Minister Lal
Chand Kataria and
Higher Education Min-
ister Rajendra Singh
Yadav were also pre-
sent on this occasion.
On this occasion, Co-
operative Minister
Udai Lal Anjana said
that cooperative socie-
ties of Tamil Nadu, Ut-
tarakhand, Kerala,
Punjab and other coop-
erative societies have
brought their products
here. This fair will con-
tinue till May 7.
Joshi and ministers
visited the stalls of the
cooperative organisa-
tions and got informa-
tion about the special
spice products brought
by them for the people
of Jaipur.
Navin Sharma
Jaipur: The Anti Cor-
ruption Bureau of Ra-
jasthan has registered
a disproportionate as-
sets case against depu-
ty registrar coopera-
tive societies Jhalawar
Rai Singh Mojawat and
his wife Asmita Singh.
11 teams of ACB con-
ducted search opera-
tions on the premises
of Mojawat in Jhala-
war, Jaipur and
Udaipur and found the
value of their assets
more than their sourc-
es of income following
which a case was regis-
tered against them.
The couple invested
in agriculture lands,
residential and com-
mercial plots in vari-
ous cities, jewellery
etc. The ACB recovered
documents of six plots,
three houses in Jaipur,
Jhalawar and Udaipur,
farm house in Jhala-
war, 6.25 bigha land in
Kumbhalgarh, etc. hav-
ing value of crores of
rupees.
Apart from this, Rs
44000 in cash, 315 gram
gold jewellery also re-
covered. The couple
also have bank deposits
of Rs 12 lakh and two
bank lockers. The ACB
is probing the matter.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur: An ASI was
arrested by the ACB in
Jodhpur on Friday for
allegedly accepting a
bribe of Rs. 5,000. Police
informed the accused
had demanded money
to help complainant in
a case filed against him.
“ASI Jagdish Pras-
ad, posted at Ratanada
Police Station, demand-
ed a bribe of Rs 10,000
from the complainant
to help in a case filed
against him. The com-
plaint was verified and
a trap was laid. The
ACB acted under the su-
pervision of ASP Dr
Durg Singh Rajpurohit
and caught ASI Jagdish
Prasad red-handed
while taking a bribe of
Rs 8,000,” police said.
“The accused has
been arrested and is be-
ing questioned. Search-
es are also taking place
at his residence & other
places,” police added.
Dr CP Joshi inaugurates ‘spice fair’ @JKK
RASHTRIYA SAHKAR MASALA MELA
Dr CP Joshi inaugurates the Masala Mela at JKK on Friday. Also
seen are Udailal Anjana, Lalchand Kataria & others.
Rai Singh Mojawat and Asmita Singh in ACB custody on Friday.
CI Phool Mohd was burnt alive by a mob in 2011 in Sawai Madhopur.
Shanti Dhariwal and Amit Dhariwal taking out padyatra in Kota’s
Ward no 42, Ramdas Nagar Station on Friday.
Sudan returnees were welcomed by Raj foundation on way back
home at Jaipur Airport on Friday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Screengrab of the video posted by SS Jaunapuria on Twitter.
ACB CRACKDOWN IN DISPROPORTIONATE ASSETS CASE
Coop society babu, tehsildar wife
held as ACB raids three locations
Six plots, farm house in Jhalawar, 6.25 Bigha land in Kumbhalgarh seized by ACB
ASI in Jodhpur nabbed
while taking `8K bribe
Sentenceofall30accused
suspended by High Court
Public has faith in welfare
schemesof Govt:Dhariwal
EX-CHAIRMAN OF BARAN NAGAR PARISHAD
GETS RELIEF FROM RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Baran: Rajasthan high court has given relief to former
chairman of Baran Nagar Parishad Kamal Rathore by
setting aside Baran SP’s order to open a history sheet
against him. The bench of justice Virendra Kumar gave
the order. The court said that Baran police’s action
to open the history sheet was wrong and against the
rules. The order to open the history sheet was given
10 months ago by the then SP Kalyanmal Meena. Ad-
vocates Avtar Singh Rathore and Rajveer Singh Gurjar
argued in the case on behalf of Kamal Rathore.
Covid Update: Raj
logs 414 cases,
546 recovered
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The state record-
ed 414 fresh corona cases,
the health department
bulletin reported on Fri-
day. With this number of
active patients increased
to 3023 and cumulative
positive increased to
13,24,530. Mean-
while, 546 pa-
tients also
recovered
in the Fri-
day bulle-
tin. Total 9,700
people have so far
lost lives to the infec-
tion in the State.
The new cases include
98 from Jaipur, 49 from
Nagaur, 35 from Alwar, 31
from Udaipur, and 26 from
Chittorgarh among other
places.
Seven rescued from
Sudan land in State
PM Modi lauds initiative
of Sansad Rasoi in Tonk
Strike ends, sanitation
workers to return today
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: The sanita-
tion workers who were
on strike for the last
four days have called
off the strike after
talks with officials.
The govt has made it
clear that Valmiki Sa-
maj will be given prior-
ity in the recruitment
of 30,000 sweepers.
A delegation of the
workers held talks
with LSG dept’s secre-
tary Jogaram and oth-
er officials at secretar-
iat after which Sany-
ukt Valmiki - Shramik
Sangh announced to
end strike. In the meet-
ing, almost all the de-
mands of the employ-
ees have been agreed
upon. It was also as-
sured that the govt will
not take any action
against any employee.
Thesanitationwork-
ers will return to work
from Saturday
.
Harish Sharma
Jodhpur: A woman and
two girls died after fall-
ing into a water storage
tank while making reels
on Instagram in Mool-
raj village of Lohawat.
But two more children
were saved. According
to information, Priyan-
ka, Sanju, Kaushalya
and 2 small children
weremakingreelswhile
standing on the edge of
the dug up area to store
water in their farm
when they lost balance
and fell into the water.
Hearing the cries of
the children, a woman
from neighbourhood
saved the two children.
The villagers took out
the woman and two girls
and took them to the Lo-
hawat hospital, but the
three died.
Instagram reels cost 3 lives; two
girls,woman fall into water tank
The deceased are identified as Priyanka, Sanju, and Kaushalya.
Shanti Dhariwal,
Amit Dhariwal
walk in Kota to
connect people
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
PHOOL MOHD
MURDER CASE
It’s a good effort to make quality spices
available under one roof: Dr CP Joshi

PERSPECTIVE
04
t would have seemed a far-
fetched fairy-tale if the Rahane
comeback was a Bollywood
saga. But the real-life story of
Ajinkya Rahane in IPL-2023
seems more sensational and sat-
isfying than any reel-life saga.
Rahane seems to have found a
fresh lease of life after joining
MS Dhoni’s side where his ex-
plosive hitting has surprised
many in an IPL season where
several veterans are making a
powerful statement.
Though he’s usually seen as a
rather sedate and conservative
batter, at Chennai Super Kings
Rahanehasscored209runsinhis
first five matches at an amazing
strike rate of 199.05 - the second
highest strike rate for a season in
IPL history! As the third highest
scorer for CSK with two fifties
and an insane strike-rate, the se-
lectors had little hesitation in re-
calling Rahane to the national
side. As of now, Rahane has ag-
gregated 224 runs in six innings,
averaging 44.8 and at a jaw-drop-
ping strike rate of 189.83.
From being on the fringes of
even IPL sides last year, Ra-
hane could well figure in the
playing XI for Team India in
WTC Final. He takes the place
of injured Shreyas Iyer and
Surya Kumar Yadav has not
even been included in the
squad. A day after his India
comeback for the World Test
Championship final, Rahane
even shared his mantra for suc-
cess in a social media post say-
ing that he only focuses on
things that he can control.
Though Rahane captained
Mumbai during the 2022-23 Ran-
ji Trophy and made 634 runs at
an average of 57.64, including
two centuries, it is doubtful that
he might have been recalled to
national duty just by his success
in first-class cricket. It
must be remembered
that a night before the
BCCI announced the
Indian squad, Ra-
hane had sizzled with a 29-ball
71 in a Player-of-the-match win-
ning effort for CSK against Kol-
kata Knight Riders. Rahane’s
return to Team India underlines
once again how the IPL has be-
come a critical platform for
players to win higher honours.
PIYUSH CHAWLA
Among bowlers, Piyush Chawla
seems to be the big story
. He is
the leading wicket taker for
Mumbai Indians. Chawla pro-
duced the goods with the ball for
Mumbai to register their first
win of the season when the wily
leg-spinner shone with 3 for 22 in
a brilliant spell against Delhi
Capitals. Till now Chawla has
picked up 11 wickets in the seven
matches he has played for MI at
an economy of 7.11. Most experts
reckon that Chawla needs to be
the top wicket-taker for Mumbai
to have a chance of clinching the
IPL trophy this year.
AMIT MISHRA
His chief leg-spinning rival in
his hey-days, Amit Mishra, is
also playing a key role for Luc-
know at the ripe age of 40.
Mishra has picked up 4 wickets
in 4 matches with an excellent
economy rate of 6.5. His efforts
have pushed the Lucknow Su-
per Giants in the top 4 of the
points table. Former India off-
spinner Harbhajan Singh reck-
ons the ‘Impact Substitute’ rule
allows veteran cricketers like
Chawla and Mishra to leave a
significant impact on every
game they play because they are
both seasoned campaigners and
as they come on to bowl just 3-4
overs, they can give their best in
that duration.
MOHIT SHARMA
Among pacers, Mohit Sharma,
for Gujarat Titans has surprised
many. He was a vital cog for
Chennai till a few years back but
then an injury put him out of
action. He spent most of the 2022
season as net bowler for the Gu-
jarat side but finally got an op-
portunity to play in 2023. Mohit
has an amazing economy rate of
4.66 this year apart from 4 wick-
ets as well. He is now an impor-
tant part of the Gujarat Titans
setup as they race to find a spot
in the playoffs.
ISHANT SHARMA
One of India’s best fast bowlers
of the past decade and a veteran
of 100 plus Test matches, Ishant
Sharma has figured in IPL after
two years for Delhi Capitals. He
made an impact in his very first
gamewithafinespellthatfetched
him 2 wickets. Ishant won ‘Play-
er of the Match’ award against
Kolkata Knight Riders and
bowled an excellent spell against
Sunrisers Hyderabad as well.
While the adage — ‘old is gold’
— is seldom relevant in sport
but nobody defies age like In-
dia’s legendary skipper, MS
Dhoni. He is still one of the best
captains to be leading an IPL
team and his tactical manoeu-
vres have meant that Chennai
Super Kings are at the top of the
points table with 5 wins. His
team, often regarded as the ‘old-
ies brigade’ are well on their
way to IPL glory and prove that
age is just a number!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
While the adage — ‘old is
gold’ — is seldom relevant
in sport but nobody defies
age like India’s legendary
skipper, MS Dhoni.
He is still one of the best
captains to be leading an
IPL team and his tactical
manoeuvres have meant
that Chennai Super
Kings are at the top of the
points table with 5 wins.
His team, often regarded
as the ‘oldies brigade’ are
well on their way to IPL
glory and prove that age
is just a number!
I
SIDDHAARTH MAHAN
The writer is a specialist on Sports and Cinema
who works as an actor in the Hindi film industry
SHINES AS COMEBACK
KINGS REGALE
IPL LOVERS
RAHANE
RAHANE'S COMEBACK
IN THE WTC FINAL...
From being on the fringes
of even IPL sides last year,
Rahane could well figure in the
playing XI for Team India in
WTC Final. He takes the place of
injured Shreyas Iyer and Surya
Kumar Yadav has not even been
included in the squad. A day
after his India comeback for the
World Test Championship final,
Rahane even shared his mantra
for success in a social media
post saying that he only focuses
on things that he can control.
AJINKYA RAHANE
AMIT MISHRA
PIYUSH CHAWLA ISHANT SHARMA
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protesting wrestlers’
fight for justice at Jan-
tar Mantar is turning
out to be an ‘expensive’
one as arranging for
even the most basic
needs is burning a hole
in their pocket.
Despite that, they are
preparedforalonghaul
at the famous protest
site,wheretheyhaveas-
sembled to demand the
arrest of WFI chief Brij
BhushanSharanSingh,
who they have accused
of sexual harassment
and intimidation.
In five days, they
have spent over `5 lakh
for arranging mat-
tresses, bed sheets,
fans, speakers and mi-
crophones, a mini pow-
er gen-set, apart from
water and food.
Initially, they took
mattresses, bed sheets
and the sound system
on rent, shelling out
`27,000 for a single day
.
Soon they realised
that if they have to sit
in for a long period, ar-
ranging for even little
things would become a
huge financial burden.
“So I bought 80 mat-
tresses from my village
Kharkhoda by paying
`50,000. We were being
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“Cong leaders have lost their
mind”: Shah over Kharge’s jibe
Union Home Minister attacks Cong over its president’s objectionable barb against PM
Navalgund (PTI):
Training guns on the
Congress over its Presi-
dent M Mallikarjun
Kharge’s objectionable
barb at Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Friday said the
party and its leaders
have lost their mind.
Noting that Modi is
welcomed across the
world with a lot of re-
spect, he said the Con-
gress cannot instigate
people with such state-
ments, because the sup-
port for the Prime Min-
ister will increase, as
muchastheyabusehim.
“Congress is lacking
on issues, in the last
nineyearsPMNarendra
Modi has increased In-
dia’s pride in the world,
he has worked to make
Indiaprosperous,hehas
made India’s infrastruc-
turestrong,hehasmade
India’s borders safe.
Wherever Modi ji goes
across the world people
there welcome him with
‘Modi-Modi’ slogans,”
Shah said.
By abusing Modi,
Congress cannot insti-
gate people of Karna-
taka, he further said
adding that, “If you
abuse Modi, support for
him will increase.”
KARNATAKA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
80 COMMUNAL RIOTS OCCURRED DURING
CONGRESS GOVT: BJP CHIEF NADDA
Chikkamagaluru (ANI): BJP national president JP Nadda on
Friday lashed out at Congress and said that 80 communal
riots occurred during the Congress government. Address-
ing an election rally in the poll-bound state, Nadda said, “80
communal riots occurred during the Congress government.
Today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has imposed a ban
on the Popular Front of India (PFI).” Asking people to vote
for BJP in the coming elections for better results, Nadda
said, “If you take the right decisions at the right time, then
you get the right results.”
Katihar (ANI): JD(U)
leader Kailash Mahto
was shot dead in Bi-
har’s Katihar, said the
police on
Friday. “We
have start-
ed an inves-
t i g a t i o n
and the ac-
cused will be arrested
soon. Around 4-5 round
of firing was done. Fur-
ther details can only be
given after post-mor-
tem”, Om Prakash,
SDPO, Katihar said.
The incident took place
in Katihar’s Barari Po-
lice Station area.
JD(U) leader Mahto shot
dead in Bihar’s Katihar
“DECISION TO RELEASE ANAND MOHAN
SENDS WRONG MESSAGE...” EX-JDU MP
EX-JD(U) LEADER AJAY ALOK JOINS BJP;
SAYS “FEEL LIKE I’M JOINING MY FAMILY”
New Delhi: Questioning the decision of the Bihar govt to release
murder convict and ex-MP Anand Mohan Singh from jail, All
India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz Chairman and Former JD(U)
Rajya Sabha MP Ali Anwar on Friday said that the decision
gives “wrong message” to “Dalits and backward Muslims”. This
comes after Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh
walked free from Bihar’s Saharsa jail on Thursday, a move which
was mandated following the amendment of the prison rules by
the Bihar govt allowing the release of 27 convicts including him.
New Delhi: Former Janata Dal (United) leader Ajay Alok
joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Friday,
nearly a year after he was expelled from the Nitish Kumar-led
party for alleged “anti-party activities”. Addressing a press
conference in the National Capital on Friday morning, Alok
said: “By joining the BJP, I feel like I am joining my family. A
family led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” He added that
the policies of the saffron party have inspired the nation.
Yogi says PM Modi’s
vision is UP’s mission
New judge to hear
RaGa’s appeal
against conviction
Shubham Dubey
Agra: Ahead of the Ut-
tar Pradesh civic body
elections,CMYogiAdity-
anath addressed a gath-
ering in Agra as he cam-
paigned for the BJP
. The
CM lauded the BJP-led
govtsattheCentreandin
thestate,sayingthatpeo-
ple who earlier had to
hide in their houses due
to fear of criminals and
mafias, are now able to
walk around freely
.
The UP CM empha-
sised his govt’s efforts
to remove mafia domi-
nance in the state. He
praised PM Narendra
Modi and asked for pub-
lic support in the efforts
of the Central and the
UP governments to
bring the country to the
pinnacle of growth.
Yogi Adityanath said
that, just as the BJP had
a majority in the Agra
Municipal Corporation
in the past, the same
will be witnessed this
time in all the munici-
palities and municipal
corporations in urban
and rural areas of UP.
Ahmedabad: The ap-
peal filed by Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
against the Surat ses-
sions court’s order de-
nying a stay on his con-
viction in a criminal
defamation case will be
heard by a new judge of
the Gujarat High Court
on Saturday
. According
to the cause list, Justice
Hemant Prachchhak
will hear the matter on
Saturday. On March 23,
a metropolitan magis-
trate’s court in Surat
had sentenced Rahul
Gandhi to two years in
jail in a 2019 criminal
defamation case filed by
Gujarat BJP MLA
Purnesh Modi.
WB girl’s death:
Several BJP
workers detained
Kolkata (ANI):
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) workers who
were protesting against
the alleged murder of a
BJP leader and Kaliya-
ganj rape and murder
case were detained on
Friday in Cooch Behar
district of West Bengal.
West Bengal Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
workers called for a 12-
hour bandh on Friday
in North Bengal over
alleged police brutality
against common people
in the state. BJP leader
Debasree Choudhury
alleged that mamata
Banerjee-led TMC gov-
ernment is against Ra-
jbangshi people.
Thakur terms inauguration by
PM Modi a “historic move”
INAUGURATION OF 91 FM TRANSMITTERS
Leh (ANI): Union In-
formation and Broad-
casting Minister Anu-
rag Thakur on Friday
said that the launch of
91 FM transmitters is a
historic move, and it
will help in transmit-
ting the information.
“This is a historic
move. This will be very
helpful in transmitting
entertainment, sports,
and farming informa-
tion to the local people.
Mann Ki Baat in-
creased the popularity
of radio”, he said. Un-
ion Minister Anurag
Thakur, while speak-
ing at the launch of 91
FM transmitters in
Leh on Friday
, said that
another record has
been established with
the world’s highest
transmitter installed at
an altitude of 4100 in
Ladakh’s Nyoma.
“Today another re-
cord has been estab-
lished. Nyoma has the
world’s highest trans-
mitter at an altitude of
4,100. Its benefit is go-
ing to be available for
many km. Our people
will also get the facility
of FM, listen to pro-
grams, get news and an
opportunity to take
forward their culture,”
Thakur said.
Earlier, Prime Min-
ister virtually inaugu-
rated the 91 new 100
Watt FM transmitters
installed in 84 districts
across 18 States and 2
Union Territories.
Inaugurating 91 FM
transmitters, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said the Central
government has been
working towards de-
mocratising technolo-
gy in the country
.
Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sangita Phogat after a night stay at
Jantar Mantar amid their protest, in New Delhi, on early Friday.
Union Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah, with party leaders from Karnataka, waves at the crowd during an election rally in support
of party candidates, ahead of Assembly polls, in Dharwad district, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BJP chief JP Nadda being received by Union MoS Shobha
Karandlaje and party leaders, in Shivamogga on Friday.
Union I&B Minister Anurag Thakur during the inauguration of
Air FM transmitter, in Ladakh on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
BJP members take out a protest
rally, in Kolkata, on Friday.
For the sake of vote bank
politics, Congress leaders
are saying that they will
bring back 4 per cent
Muslim reservation, I
want to ask Congress
whose quota they will re-
duce for this, whether
Vokkaligas’ or Lingay-
ats’ or SC/STs’ ? BJP
will not allow Muslim
reservation to return in
Karnataka. This is our
promise to the people of
Karnataka.
—Amit
Shah,
Union Home
Minister
New Delhi (PTI): A BJP
delegation on Friday met
the Election Commis-
sion and requested the
poll panel to register a
criminal case against
Congress president Mal-
likarjun Kharge and bar
him from campaign in
the Karnataka assembly
polls over his objec-
tionable barb at Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
Union minister Bhu-
pender Yadav, who led
the BJP delegation, told
reporters that Kharge’s
comment was not mere-
ly a slip of the tongue
but part of the Congress’
“hate politics”.
BJP URGES EC TO
LODGE FIR, DEBAR
KHARGE FROM
CAMPAIGNING
Yogi Adityanath

INDIA
06
New Delhi (PTI):
Changing climatic con-
ditions, particularly
temperature and mois-
ture variations follow-
ing events such as ex-
treme rainfall in some
places and drought in
others, will lead to a
surge in the spread of
vector-borne and infec-
tious diseases across
India, say scientists.
As concerns mount
over the recent increase
in respiratory viral in-
fections, including
H2N3, adenoviruses
and swine flu, in many
parts of India, the sci-
entists said it might be
too early to attribute it
to climate change. But
is definitely plausible.
The prospect of cli-
mate change leading to
an increased burden
with the spread of dis-
eases such as dengue,
chikungunya and ma-
laria looms large.
According to public
health expert Poornima
Prabhakaran, steadily
rising temperatures af-
fect the pattern of
transmission of disease
agents like viruses as
well their vectors
through a number of
pathways.
“These include
changes in the incuba-
tion period, the trans-
mission potential and
the duration of trans-
mission – all of which
can impact the trends
of diseases,” Prabha-
karan, director, Centre
for Environmental
Health at Public Health
Foundation of India
(PHFI), told PTI.
Incubation period is
the time between expo-
sure to a pathogenic or-
ganism and when symp-
toms and signs are first
apparent.
Climate change increasing diseases: Experts
RISK OF NEW EMERGING VIRUSES
Boatmen row their Shikaras carrying tourists during rain at Dal
Lake in Srinagar, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh on Fri-
day highlighted the
need to fight terrorism
unitedly in the light of
terrorists using new
methods like social
media and crowdfund-
ing at the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisa-
tion (SCO) Defence
Ministers meeting that
began in New Delhi.
We should unitedly
fight terrorism. If SCO
has to emerge stronger,
we have to fight togeth-
er. Terror groups are
using new methods like
social media and crowd-
funding, said Singh.
India is fully com-
mitted to making SCO
stronger, contributing
to the implementation
of SCO's mandate and
facing our common
challenges, he added.
Notably, United Na-
tions proscribed Paki-
stani terror group
Jaish-e-Mohammed
(JeM) has been seen
openly collecting funds
in Peshawar, according
to several accounts.
“To ensure a secure,
stable and prosperous
region, we need to focus
on our agenda. This
will help in improving
the quality of life of the
people of each member
country,” said Singh at
SCO Defence Ministers’
Meeting.
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Hours after
Delhi Police told the Su-
preme Court that it has
decided to register an
FIR against WFI chief
Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh over sexual har-
assmentallegations,pro-
testing grapplers Friday
remained defiant and
saidtheywouldcontinue
their stir until the WFI
chief was sent to jail.
The court asked cops
to carry out a threat as-
sessment and provide
security to minor wres-
tler. The matter will be
heardagainonMay5.“If
FIR is not registered, the
remedy is 156(3). When
we saw there is cogniza-
ble offence, we said let
FIRberegistered.Wefeel
somethingelseisplaying
outhereandIcannotsay
more because this is a
sensitivematter,”Mehta,
appearing for Delhi po-
lice, said.
Jammu (PTI): Jammu
and Kashmir Police on
Friday claimed that the
terrorplotinlastweek’s
Poonch ambush has
been uncovered and six
locals have been arrest-
ed for sheltering the ter-
rorists before they car-
ried out the attack on an
army vehicle using ex-
plosives and weapons
that came from Paki-
stan through drones.
Director General of
Police Dilbag Singh
said the April 20 attack
was a well-planned one
and executed by three
to five terrorists. They
first did a recce of the
area, understood the
terrain and then chose
the spot of the attack.
He said over 200 peo-
ple have been ques-
tioned till now and the
operation to neutralize
the terrorists involved
in the attack is on.
“Six persons (of a
module) have been ar-
rested. They include
those who have provid-
ed material (weapons,
ammunition, explo-
sives) to the terrorists
besides shelter and food
and guided them from
one to another place,”
Singh told reporters
during a visit to Rajouri
district. “We are get-
ting clues during ques-
tioning. We are working
on that,” he said.
Imphal: Large gather-
ings have been banned
and mobile internet ser-
vices suspended in Ma-
nipur’s Churachandpur
followingviolenceahead
of CM N Biren Singh’s
visit to the district on
Friday
. On Thursday
, a
mob vandalised and set
on fire the venue of an
event to be attended by
theChief Ministeralleg-
edly over the BJP gov-
ernment’s survey of re-
served and protected
forests and areas like
wetlands. The decision
to ban large gatherings
wastakenfollowingapo-
lice report citing “likeli-
hood of breach of peace,
disturbance to public
tranquility and grave
danger to human lives
and properties” in the
district, Additional Dep-
uty Commissioner of
Churachandpur wrote
intheorderonThursday
.
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Friday
directed all States and
Union Territories to
lodge FIRs against
those making hate
speeches even without
any complaint, terming
these speeches as a “se-
rious offence” capable
of affecting the secular
fabric of the country.
Extending the scope of
its 2022 order beyond 3
States — Uttar Pradesh,
Delhi and Uttarakhand,
a bench also made it
clear to authorities that
any hesitation to act
will be viewed as con-
tempt of the top court
and appropriate action
will be taken against
the erring officers.
Bhubaneswar (ANI):
BJP national president
JP Nadda has designat-
ed a four-member team
to look into the inci-
dents of violence in
Odisha during this
year’s Hanuman Jay-
anti celebrations.
This fact-finding
team will be led by
BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP,
Brij Lal who’s been the
former DGP of Uttar
Pradesh. Alongside
Brij Lal, three other
MPs including Samir
Oraon and Aditya
Sahu, both Rajya Sabha
MPs from Jharkhand
and Jyotirmoy Singh
Mahato, MP from West
Bengal’s Purulia, will
be a part of the team.
This delegation will
conduct ground visits,
interact with the locals
and assess the possible
reason which led to the
violence and then sub-
mit a detailed report to
the party’s chief.
Sambalpur had wit-
nessed clashes between
two communities on
April 12 during a bike
rally organised as part
of HanumanJayanticel-
ebrations.Severalpolice
personnel were injured
andonetribalwaskilled
during these clashes.
After the violence,
the state government
issued prohibitory or-
ders and took down the
internet services for 48
hours till April 15.
Rajnath urges SCO members to
unitedly fight against terrorism
The Defence Minister’s tough message on eliminating terrorism came at SCO Meeting
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds a bilateral meeting with SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming
on the sidelines of the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTOS BY ANI Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik speak to media in New Delhi on Friday.
SINGH HOLDS BILATERAL
TALKS WITH RUSSIAN
DEFENCE MINISTER
SERGEI SHOIGU
New Delhi: Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh held talks with
his Russian counterpart, Gen-
eral Sergei Shoigu, on Friday,
focusing on various aspects
of the bilateral strategic ties
amid a geo-political upheaval
triggered by the Ukraine con-
flict. The meeting took place
on the sidelines of a conclave
of the defence ministers of
the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) that
was hosted by India in the
national capital. Officials said
Singh and Shoigu deliberated
on various aspects of bilat-
eral cooperation as well as
regional developments. The
defence minister also held
a separate bilateral meeting
with his Uzbek counterpart,
Lieutenant General Kurbanov
Bakhodir Nizamovich. “De-
lighted to meet the Defence
Minister of Uzbekistan, Lt.
Gen. Kurbanov Bakhodir
Nizamovich on the sidelines
of SCO Defence Ministers’
meeting,” Singh said.
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in his opening
address, laid stress on the cultural and civilizational ties between
the SCO nations. “We have cultural and civilizational links. For
ages, we have had people-to-people connections and have
exchanges in the field of commodities, and ideas--due to which
we have grown in economic and cultural terms. With chang-
ing times, we will work to strengthen those linkages. SCO has
evolved into a strong regional organisation,” he said.
WILL WORK TO
STRENGTHEN
CULTURAL,
CIVILISATIONAL
LINKS, SAYS
RAJNATH
SINGH
Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh exchanges greetings
with Russian Defence Minister
Sergei Shoigu at the SCO
Defence Ministers' Meeting, in
New Delhi on Friday.
‘BORDER SITUATION
GENERALLY STABLE’:
CHINA’S DEF MIN
MEMBERS SHOULD RESPECT SOVEREIGNTY,
TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF NATIONS: GADKARI
New Delhi: After India
firmly told China that its
violation of the border
pacts has eroded the
entire basis of bilateral
ties, China's defence
ministry on Friday said
the situation at the border
is generally stable and
both sides should put
the boundary issue in an
appropriate position and
promote its transition to
normalised management.
China's defence minister
General Li Shangfu in
meeting with Rajnath
Singh discussed the
standoff at eastern Lada-
kh area since May 2020.
New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday
said connectivity with SCO countries is a priority for
India, and emphasised ensuring demand-driven, sus-
tainable development while respecting the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of the countries. The road trans-
port and highways minister further said India attaches
special attention to SCO in promoting economy and
people-to-people interaction in the region. “Connec-
tivity is itself an economic multiplier, connectivity with
SCO countries is a priority for India,” Gadkari said.
Union Minister for Road Transport Highways, Nitin Gadkari
speaking at the 10th meeting of Transport Ministers Experts
Group of SCO Member States, in New Delhi on Friday.
❍ WRESTLERS REMAIN DEFIANT, DEMAND BHUSHAN'S ARREST
Police tells SC it will lodge
FIR against WFI chief
CLASS 8 STUDENT
BLUDGEONED TO
DEATH IN DELHI
EIGHT HELD FOR BEATING MAN TO DEATH
ON SUSPICION OF THEFT IN THANE
Thane: At least eight persons have been arrested for al-
legedly beating a 20-year-old man to death and injuring
another on suspicion of theft in Maharashtra’s Thane
city, police said on Friday. The incident took place in
Kasarwadavali area of the city on Wednesday night,
when the accused allegedly attacked two men suspect-
ing them of theft, an official said. The accused allegedly
stripped the victims, tied their hands and feet and beat
them with iron rods and other objects, he said.
New Delhi: A 12-year-
old Class-8 student of
an MCD school was
allegedly bludgeoned to
death by two men who
dumped the body in a
drain in southeast Delhi’s
Badarpur area, police said
on Friday. The deceased
has been identified as
Saurabh (12), a resident
of the Bilaspur camp in
Molarband village in Del-
hi. He was a student of a
school run by the Munic-
ipal Corporation of Delhi.
A PCR call was received
at the Badarpur police
station, informing that a
schoolboy was killed by 2
men, police said.
CRUCIAL READ
MAN CAUGHT DOING INAPPROPRIATE ACT
ON DELHI METRO, DCW ISSUES NOTICE
New Delhi: A video has gone viral on social media
showing a man indulging in an inappropriate act inside
a running Delhi Metro. The video has sparked outrage
among the public. Delhi Metro authorities are however,
yet to issue a statement on the development. The video
shows the man seated inside the train and engaging in
the act without any fear or shame. The Delhi Commis-
sion for Women (DCW) on Friday issued a notice to
the Delhi Police and Delhi Metro to take strict action.
Localsheld forsheltering Poonch
attackterrorists:JKPolicechief
Security personnel stand guard during a search operation at the
Tota Gali, Numbar Gali area, in Poonch on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Manipur tense
as venue of CM
event put on fire
Lodge FIRs over hate
speeches: SC to States
BJP forms 4-member
panel to probe Hanuman
Jayanti violence in Odisha
GAVE CHANCE TO
PRESENT THEIR CASE:
ANURAG THAKUR
Union Sports Minister
Anurag Thakur, speaking
on the ongoing wrestlers’
protest in Delhi’s Jantar
Mantar, said Friday that he
had met with them earlier
and that a committee has
already been formed to
investigate the allegations.
I am ready to
quit if wres-
tlers demand
it. I am satisfied with the
Supreme Court’s deci-
sion asking Delhi Police
to file an FIR against
him and is ready to
cooperate in the probe.
—Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh, WFI president
SPORT ICONS KAPIL DEV, NEERAJ CHOPRA
LEND SUPPORT TO PROSTING WRESTLERS
The former captain of the Indian cricket team
and the man who led India to winning the 1983
World Cup, Kapil Dev, had earlier put out a story
on his Instagram account with an image of the
protesting wrestlers and captioned it: “Will they
ever get justice?”. Meanwhile, After IOA president,
PT Usha, labeled protest as “indiscipline”, the
athletes received a shot in the arm on Friday as
the Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra called
for “quick action to ensure justice”.
We make it clear that such action will
be taken irrespective of the religion that
the maker of the speech or the person
who commit such act belongs to, so that
secular character of Bharat as is envisaged by the
Preamble, is preserved and protected. —BENCH
JUSTICE GANGOPADHAY
SEEKS TRANSCRIPTION
COPY OF HIS INTERVIEW
Kolkata: Justice Abhijit
Gangopadhyay of Calcutta
HC has sought a transcrip-
tion copy of his television
interview submitted to SC
by this midnight. However,
SC stayed Justice Gango-
padhyay’s suo motu order
saying it was against judicial
discipline and such order
should not have been passed
by the Calcutta HC Judge.

Laxman Raghav, Kapil
Sharma, Sanjay Praja-
pat, Ramesh Sharma
Satyanarayan Sharma
H a n u m a n g a r h /
Taranagar: The Ra-
jasthan government
will give free smart-
phones with three
years of internet pack
to 40 lakh women on
the festival of Raksha
Bandhan, CM Ashok
Gehlot announced on
Friday while address-
ing the people after
visiting the Mehangai
Rahat Camp in Rawat-
sar town of Hanuman-
garh.
“In the Chiranjeevi
scheme, we have made
all women the head (of
the family). 1.35 crore
women have become
the head of the house-
hold. These women will
get a smartphone along
with three years of free
internet. We have de-
cided that on Raksha
Bandhan, 40 lakh
smartphones will be
given to women in Ra-
jasthan,” Gehlot said.
Gehlot again ac-
cused the BJP govern-
ment at the Centre of
killing democracy, and
said anyone who criti-
cises Prime Minister
Narendra Modi should
be prepared to go to
prison. He targeted
Modi over a law on
Minimum Support
Price (MSP), and al-
leged there is huge dif-
ference between the
prime minister’s words
and actions.
“When both of us
were chief ministers,
he (Modi) used to say a
law on MSP should be
enacted in the country
.
You have become the
PM of the country
twice now, I want to ask
you why is the law not
being made,” the CM
asked. Gehlot also
highlighted other
schemes of the state
government and asked
people to take advan-
tage of them by enroll-
ing in the scheme in
the Mahangai Rahat
Shivir being organised
in the state. Earlier, CM
Gehlot, AICC in charge
Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa GS Dotas-
ra inspected camps and
talked to beneficiaries.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: In the case re-
lated to Sanjivani Credit
Co-operative Society
scam, the Rajasthan High
Court on Friday accepted
the application submitted
by state government chal-
lenging relief to Union Jal
Shakti Minister GS Shek-
hawat. The application
was made by SOG. The
next hearing in case will
be held on May 30.
The govt submitted the
application seeking
amendment in HC’s order
giving relief from arrest
to Shekhawat. The hear-
ing was held in court of
Justice Kuldeep Mathur.
Meanwhile, the ban on
Shekhawat’s arrest will
continue. Sr advocates Ab-
hishek Manu Singhvi and
Siddharth Luthra present-
ed case on behalf of State
govt via VC. No lawyer ap-
peared on behalf of peti-
tioner. Sr advocate Singh-
vi said, “This could not be
explained properly earlier
as briefing was online. Ac-
cording to factual report,
Shekhawat is an accused.
An amendment letter has
been presented for this.”
NEWS
07
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: RHB Commis-
sioner Pawan Arora on
Friday held a meeting
with the office bearers
of AIS Residency Resi-
dents’ Welfare Associa-
tion and directed them
to complete all pending
works on time includ-
ing expediting the
works related to the
housing scheme.
President of AIS Res-
idency Residents’ Wel-
fare Association IAS
Vishnu Charan Mall-
ick, Treasurer and RAS
Bachanesh Aggarwal,
Member and IPS
Sachin Mittal, Member
and RAS Arvind Saras-
wat and Mahaveer and
other officials were
present in the meeting
held at ‘Awas Bhawan.’
In the meeting,
CCTV installation, Bis-
alpur water connec-
tion, installation of lift
in all blocks, connec-
tion of sewer line,
pump house and swim-
ming pool, electricity
work, installation of
solar panels, EV charg-
ing station and beauti-
fication of the scheme
were discussed.
Arora directed offic-
ers to get additional
labourers engaged in
all works related to the
housing scheme. “In-
structions were also
given to impose penal-
ty on vendors who were
negligentintheirwork.
“In the upcoming mon-
soon, tree plantation
will also be done on a
large scale under the
scheme. Along with
this, after completing
the work of the scheme,
the houses will be
handed over to the of-
ficials as soon as pos-
sible,” Arora said.
If I’m Ravan,...
Addressing a gathering
after visiting Mehangai
Rahat Camp at Rawat-
sar town of Hanuman-
garh, Gehlot said Shek-
hawat’s friends are in
jail in connection with
the scam and the Union
minister is also likely to
go to prison.
GehlotsaidthatShek-
hawatsaysthatheisnot
an accused. “Then why
did he go to the High
Court for bail? He
should resign on moral
grounds or the PM
should sack such a cor-
ruptminister.Imightbe
a Ravana but he must
pay the 2.5 lakh victims
of the Sanjivani scam
by selling his property
.
If you do so, I will call
you Ram,” he said.
Gehlot also alleged
that Shekhawat was in
themainroleof thecon-
spiracy of toppling his
government through
rebellion by the Sachin
Pilot camp. Gehlot also
gave the example of not
being involved in the
conspiracy to topple the
Bhairon Singh Shekha-
wat government and
comparing it with the
rebellion of the pilot
camp against his own
govt. At the same time,
he indirectly praised
formerCMVasundhara
Raje and Kailash Megh-
wal, fueling political
discussion. “Our 19
MLAs went to Manesar.
The main role was
played by Gajendra Sin-
gh. He lured the 19
MLAs. Amit Shah and
Dharmendra Pradhan
werewithhim,”hesaid.
Gehlotsaid,“Theway
I refused to cooperate in
conspiracy to topple
Shekhawat govt while
being the PCC presi-
dent. On the same line,
if Vasundhara Raje and
Kailash Meghwal said
thatthereisnotradition
of toppling the govern-
ment in Raj by horse
trading, then what
wrong did they say?”
Jaipur (PTI): Same-
sex marriage is a ‘blot
on humankind’ there
is no need to accept a
SC judgment that legal-
ises it, Shankarachar-
ya of Puri Peeth said
on Friday. Swami Nis-
chalananda Saraswati
of Govardhan Math
said if such a judgment
comes, nature will pun-
ish judges. The matter
comes within purview
of religious leaders
not a subject to be de-
cided by court, he add-
ed. “Same-sex mar-
riage is a blot on hu-
mankind and there is
no need to accept a de-
cision if it is legalised
by the S C,” the Shanka-
racharya, told media.
Complete pending works on time, expedite housing
scheme works: Arora to AIS Residency Assn officers
Free smartphonesto40 lakh
womenonRakshaBandhan:CM
Modi has done a lot
of ‘Mann Ki Baat,’
he should do some
‘Kaam Ki Baatein’ in
next episode: CM
CM Ashok Gehlot addresses a public meeting after inspecting the Mehangai Rahat Camp at
Rawatsar tehsil of Hanumangarh district on Friday. Also seen are Sukhjinder Randhawa, GR
Meghwal, GS Dotasra, Rameshwar Dudi, Pawan Godara, Dungarram Gedar, Vinod Chaudhary, Amit
Chachan, Balwan Poonia and others.
CM Ashok Gehlot interacts beneficiaries at
Mehangai Rahat camp in Taranagar on Friday.
CM Ashok Gehlot GS Dotasra with the
beneficiaries at the MRC in Sikar.
GS Shekhawat being felicitated by members of Temple Trust
during his visit to Jeen Mata Temple in Sikar on Friday.
CM SPEAKS TO PB CM
ON WATER POLLUTION
GEHLOT SUPPORTS
WOMEN WRESTLERS
SHEKHAWAT THANKS CM FOR ‘RAM’ REMARK
CONG SLAMS SHEKHAWAT OVER CM REMARK
BJP’s ‘Vishkanya’ remark for Sonia shows rot in politics: CM
CM Gehlot said that
he told Punjab Chief
Minister Bhagwant Mann on
Thursday about the deplor-
able condition of canals and
discussed the solution to the
problem of polluted water
coming from Punjab. Due
to this polluted water, the
patients of serious diseases
like cancer are increasing
and the crops of the farmers
are getting destroyed.
CM Gehlot has supported
women wrestlers fighting
for justice at Delhi’s Jantar
Mantar. “It is well known
that Delhi Police is refusing
to register an FIR of sexual
harassment against Prez of
Wrestling Federation and
heavyweight BJP MP but ju-
diciary will take cognizance
in matter. An independent
inquiry will be ordered by
a sitting SC Judge. Our
international sportsper-
sons deserve respect and
justice,” he said.
Sikar: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday
thanked CM Ashok Gehlot for equating him with Lord Ram
and said that as Ravan had 10 heads so Rajasthan politics
also has 10 heads in the present times. “Corruption, anger,
pride, appeasement, anti-farmer, atrocities on women,
extortion, gundaraj, unemployment, and others are 10 Ravan
heads of present politics in Rajasthan. I thank CM Gehlot if
he equates me with Ram,” said Shekhawat while addressing
Jan Aakrosh Mahasabha in Sikar on Friday.
Jaipur: AICC in charge for
Raj Sukhjinder Randhawa
attacked Union Minister
GS Shekhawat for his
comments on CM Ashok
Gehlot saying, “Lord
Hanuman had saved Lax-
man’s life by bringing San-
jeevani while on the other
hand, GS Shekhawat, in
the name of Sanjivani, has
robbed crores of rupees of
Raj people. Now tell who
Ravana is in reality?” he
asked. Reacting sharply
Congress coin charge for
Raj Amrrita Dhawan said
that there is ‘Ram Rajya’
in state and it is for the
BJP to introspect about
country’s condition.
“ GS Shekhawat is a sen-
ior leader such words
do not suit him. The CM is
peoples’ representative
using such words brings
you level of politics
down.” —Yogesh Sharma
Hanumangarh: CM Ashok Gehlot on Fri-
day slammed a Karnataka BJP leader for
calling former Congress chief Sonia Gan-
dhi a ‘Vishkanya,’ saying the use of the
term was a reflection of the vitiated politi-
cal discourse in the country. “Remarks
made by a Bharatiya Janata Party leader in
Karnataka against Sonia Gandhi reflect the
rot in politics. Sonia Gandhi is respected
across the country, by both ruling and the
opposition parties,” Gehlot told report-
ers in Hanumangarh. “With such lowly
and despicable statements about her, I
think a new form of BJP is emerging,”
he said. During an interaction with the
media in poll-bound Karnataka, BJP MLA
Basangouda Patil Yatnal Thursday night
called Sonia Gandhi a ‘Vishkanya,’ appar-
ently responding to Congress President
Mallikarjun Kharge’s comparison of P
Minister Narendra Modi with a ‘poisonous
snake.’ Gehlot in his turn accused the BJP
of distorting its opponents’ remarks in
order to mislead the public.
Shekhawat remains accused in
Sanjivani case: Govt tells HC
RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora holds a meeting with office bearers of AIS Residency Residents’
Welfare Association and directed them to complete pending works on time including expediting
works of housing scheme at Awas Bhawan on Friday. Also seen are VC Mallick, Bachanesh
Aggarwal, Sachin Mittal, Arvind Saraswat, Mahaveer Singh, Arun Gupta and others.
FROM P1…
Seer calls for
not accepting
SC verdict
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
CM Ashok Gehlot interacted with students at Sanskar Marriage Garden in Sikar on Friday night. He
said that a college would be opened in a school with 500 girl students in the State.

The only true sustainable power
is the one which comes from
within, the outside trappings of
power are all too flimsy.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
z It will be the hun-
dredth ‘Mann Ki
Baat’ of PM Naren-
dra Modi on Sunday.
As such there is a
question among the
masses as to what is
the basic concept of
‘Mann Ki Baat’?
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra:
Basic concept of ‘Mann
Ki Baat’ is to have a di-
rect one- to- one con-
tact with the people,
the common man,with
the masses, with the
citizens. Prior to this,
what used to happen
was the Presidents or
Prime Ministers or
other senior leaders
would address the pub-
lic and the nation on
television and they
would go away. There
was no communication
or rather there was
just ‘one- way’ commu-
nication in their ac-
tions. This time
around, its a ‘two-way’
communication. PM
would say and even lis-
ten to people, consider
people’s suggestion
and enforce them as
well. That is its basic
concept. Secondly, An-
urag Thakur recently
said that it has now
been established,
across the world, that
PM Modi is a brilliant
orator and a brilliant
communicator, who
can establish direct
contact with the mass-
es. If we look at it deep-
ly, we can see that he
says each and every
point of his with such
faith and conviction,
his face reflects confi-
dence, his demeanour
establishes trust in the
people, what ever he
says people trust that.
Hence, what ever he
says in ‘Mann Ki Baat’,
people accepted that
and followed it. And
this gives inspiration
that a ‘Rashtra-Nayak’
is carrying out the
‘Mann Ki Baat.’ One
more basic concept of
this is that the issues
related with the socie-
ty, with the people or
with in the best inter-
est of the nation, those
issues would be con-
verted in people’s
movement, merely
through his speech.
Take for example the
cleanliness drive, or
the ‘Beti Bachao Aan-
dolan’, ‘Selfie with
Daughter’, Water con-
servation, Made in In-
dia, Khelo India and
several others. Moreo-
ver, what ever PM says,
that become a slogan
for people and becomes
a hit slogan. So the ba-
sic concept of ‘Mann
Ki Baat’ is to hold di-
rect communication
with the people.
z Do you think
‘Mann Ki Baat’ has
been the first pro-
gramme of a politi-
cal leader that has
been like a non-polit-
ical programme?
Hundred percent it is
so. This is perhaps the
first such communica-
tion in the world,
where a politician is
engaging in non-politi-
cal communication.
Otherwise, what hap-
pens is that politicians
have a lust for giving
speeches to large gath-
erings, but no one
holds a non-political
talk. Perhaps this has
never happened in the
world. So, this is a first
of its kind experiment,
which has been a suc-
cess and just imagine
that it is the first time
in our nation as well
that a political individ-
ual is taking up non-
political issues in such
a major programme.
So, this is a good ex-
periment, which
should be lauded.
z How do you rate
Narendra Modi as a
‘Global Leader’ and
also his growing
popularity graph
across the world?
Excellent. There is no
controversy in this. He
has become a ‘Global
Leader.’ The global
leadership be it Amer-
ica, China, Italy, Rus-
sia, France, German or
Great Britain, all the
major world powers
have accepted his lead-
ership. One can say
that China is a little
uptight in accepting
this, but when he met
Chinese premier, he
was accorded immense
respect. Some heads of
state hug him tightly,
some hold his hand for
minutes altogether, so
this shows that there is
an international craze
for Modi among the top
leadership of the
world. This was about
leadership, Now see
what is the public say-
ing. Recently, a survey
was conducted on pop-
ularity of world lead-
ers in which, PM Modi
had 76 % approval
across the world. He is
more popular than the
American President.
This is special. And in
fact, it is my stern be-
lief that if the entire
world countries have
one Parliament, and if
one person had to be
chosen as President or
Prime Minister, then it
will be PM Modi. Such
has been his graph.
Moreover, the ‘Mann
Ki Baat’ programme is
being heard across the
world, in Embassies
and Consulates, and at
other places. I believe
that this 76 percent ap-
proval rating would
further increase by
four or five percent af-
ter the ‘Mann Ki Baat’
on April 30. So, Modi
of course, is a ‘Global
Leader’ and his graph
is growing with each
passing moment.
z What is the most
popular theme of
‘Mann Ki Baat’? It is
said that a survey
has been done on it
by IIM? What was
the agenda of this
survey?
The theme has been to
project scientific
achievements, to focus
and highlight educa-
tion, health, achieve-
ments related to
army,issues concern-
ing common man,
women empowerment
etc. The survey has
been a good one. The
important thing about
Narendra Modi’s office
is that and his own too
is that every work is
done in an authentic
manner. There is no
place for glorification
or sycophancy and eve-
ry work is done in a
scientific manner. So, a
survey was conducted
by the IIM, where
three-four points came
to light. There are 20
crore people, who are
continuously hearing
it. 73% people from
these are those who
say that through this,
the nation is going in a
right direction. So in a
way, people are stamp-
ing their approval on
Modi’s leadership. In
fact, 60% people who
hear ‘Mann Ki Baat’
claim that they learn
from it and get in-
spired. As far as medi-
um is concerned, about
44% people watch it on
TV, about 37 % people
watch it on mobile, and
about 17% people lis-
ten to it on radio. So, it
is a popular pro-
gramme.
z Is the Government
of India going to in-
clude ‘Mann Ki Baat’
programme in school
curriculum?
This is a brilliant idea.
Perhaps after watch-
ing our show, PM Modi
may ponder on it, be-
cause this is a pro-
gramme, which is con-
nected with the people,
with the grassroots.
You are teaching his-
tory in schools, at lest
show the present and
the India of the 21st
century. ‘Mann Ki
Baat’ is the India of to-
morrow. So, it is a good
thought and I stress
that the government
should think over it
and include the epi-
sodes, lessons and ex-
periences in the school
curriculum. Secondly,
the idea behind this
programme is that the
hidden talents of our
people, those who live
in villages and not in
Lutyens, they can be
brought forward. So
this means bringing
forward the grassroots
change- makers, which
is being done through
this programme. So
yes, it should be in-
cluded in curriculum
since crores of people
are watching it.
z How do you visual-
ise PM Narendra
Modi’s journey of
‘Mann Ki Baat’ over
the past eight years?
It has been a fast, won-
derful and an adven-
turous journey. Just
imagine, eight years
back, on October 3,
2014, the first episode
of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ was
aired. Modi had be-
come PM in May that
year and he chose
‘Gandhi Jayanti’ as
the day for this. The
first issue he picked
was of cleanliness,
through ‘Swachhata
Abhiyan’ and with
over one crore and 25
lakh listeners, he
started this pro-
gramme. And then as
he moved ahead, the
caravan kept on in-
creasing. Second issue
he picked was of ‘Kha-
di’ and said that if we
buy one small Khadi
item, then it will help
the poor in celebrating
Diwali. In the third
episode, he mentioned
about Swami Vive-
kananda and stressed
that people should re-
alise their power and
capability and stand
up for the development
of the nation, like he
said in the cleanliness
drive that he wants
everyone should walk
with him and remove
the dirt of the nation.
That programme be-
came a super hit. PM
Modi also narrated a
story on tiger and ti-
gress wherein a tigress
hunts down a sheep
but in the process her
cub gets lost into the
flock of sheep. That
cub is brought up by
the sheep and when
years later that tiger
comes across its real
brother, the brother
asks that you are a ti-
ger, but your behav-
iour is like that of a
sheep. To this, the ti-
ger says that he was
brought up by sheep
hence, he is like them.
So, the tiger took his
brother to a nearby
lake showed him its
face in water. Upon
this, the tiger realised
that he is not a sheep
but a tiger started
roaring. So, PM Modi
wanted to say, citing
Vivekananda, to real-
ise our potential
power as Indians, to
move ahead and devel-
op the nation.
z Why did PM Modi
choose radio for the
dissemination of
‘Mann Ki Baat’?
This was his personal
decision and shows his
wisdom too. Firstly, ra-
dio is the medium of
the poor. TV and mo-
biles are expensive.
But radio is extremely
cheap. Secondly, its
reach is immense, it is
wonderful. There are
142 crore Indians and I
believe that children
above the age of five
years, listen to radio.
Such is its reach that
radio is heard in vil-
lages of Arunachal
and Nagaland as well
as in a remote dhani of
Barmer, where there
would be no television
or mobile. He chose ra-
dio in the year 2014,
which is a medium for
the poor and thus for
the masses. His target
was not the elites, but
the people who live in
villages and hence, he
chose radio. As far as
the importance of ra-
dio is concerned, eve-
ryone accepts this as-
pect. Now PM is going
to launch FM trans-
mission as well. So, ra-
dio was chosen be-
cause it has reach, it is
cheap and thus, people
have access to it. And
basically, he must have
felt that he too is from
the rural background
so he must promote ru-
ral India and not the
‘Elitist Lutyens’’ cul-
ture. Otherwise, what
happens is that a lead-
er would go on the tel-
evision, show their
face and come back. He
did not want to show
his face. The nation
has seen his face. He
wanted to make people
listen to his ‘Mann Ki
Baat’, hence he chose
the radio is a medium.
z What was PM
Modi’s vision and fo-
cus in the first Mann
Ki Baat episode?
In the first episode, his
vision and focus was to
establish a direct con-
tact with the masses
and take up issues with
which people have a
connect, so he can pro-
mote those issues. Like
I said, his focus was on
people, who have never
been in limelight or in
the main stream. Sec-
ondly, his focus was on
the people living in vil-
lages and the talented
individuals from vari-
ous fields and to bring
forth such people, to
promote and recognise
them, be it through
awards like Padma
Shri, or honouring
them at Raj Bhawan or
through any other way.
So, his basic idea was a
success.
z IB Minister Anu-
rag Thakur recently
said that it is not
merely ‘Mann Ki
Baat’ but it is the
voice of the people.
Do you think so?
I completely agree with
Anurag Thakur. He
said one more line that
this is a reflection of
all round development
of India. While the IB
Ministry handles the
management of ‘Mann
Ki Baat’ but this time
around, the Minister
himself is handling the
affairs, and not left it
on bureaucracy. So, it
is being carried out in
a decent and low pro-
file manner and I agree
with his claim that it
has become the voice
of nation. If crores of
people are watching
and listening to it, then
what else would be the
voice of the nation? He
is right and I complete-
ly endorse his view
point.
Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ celebrates a century and establishes
a direct link between PM and masses: Dr Chandra
During the show
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trended top All-India
on Twitter
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Bharat24-Vision of New India and First India;
CMD First India News looks back at the eight years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki
Baat’ which will complete 100 episodes on Sunday, April 30. Dr Chandra stresses that it was PM’s
conviction to acknowledge and celebrate change makers working at grassroots level. Dr Chandra
further says that this is the first non- political communication by a politician
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with Poornima Mishra, Aditi Nagar,
Shikha Thakur, Mahima Kanwar and Parineeta Bakshi during The JC show.

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KHUSHBU
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FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Your spouse is
someone who can do
anything for your
happiness. You are
happy spending whole
day at home. Tensions on the family
front are likely to get sorted out.You
are opportunist and this will make
you successful one day. The day is in
your favour.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Today is a favourable
day for business.
Listening to someone’s
advice on the
professional front will
be in your interest. You are very
generous by nature and also you are
the backbone of your family. Be
careful of the words that come out of
your mouth.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Pending paperwork
concerning a property
will be completed.
Your spouse may
make you spend more
than you expected. Fantastic day for
investing money in stock market as
you can make fortune. You miss your
parents a lot and somewhere fear to
loose them.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Fortunes are set to rise
for those in trade and
business. You love to
live close to your family.
You are a child at heart
and never let this child die. You have a
big heart and you always help
someone if you can. Expected
payments are likely to get released
soon.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
You are very fortunate
to have a great friend
circle. Whatever you
have in mind, you will
manage to implement it
at work. You are likely to feel much
healthy and energetic today. You want
to have your own house and you will
work hard to make your dream come
true.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
This is the best time try
something new with life
give yourself a new
purpose. You will feel
amorous towards your
wife. Work on your limitations, there
can be no better time than this. You
have more opposite sex friends than
the same and you may be judged
sometimes but don’t care.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
You will enjoy good
health by remaining
regular in your
workouts. It will be in
your interest to guide a
family youngster on the academic
front. You may start a side business
to earn extra money. You are not a
jealous kind.You are a very grounded
person.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You must create an
environment of
understanding at
home. You will
succeed in any sort of
examination if you put your heart
and soul to it. You need a break from
day to tensions and the way to cope
up with stress is to meditate. You are
likely to go on a trip with friends.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Don’t make friends for
money and status
rather make friends
who will stick with you
forever. You care about
you lover but somehow hesitate in
expressing that care. On social front,
you may have to spend some extra
money in buying gifts for someone for
some specific occasion.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Family will be
supportive of your
ideas, but only to an
extent. You give tough
competition to people.
Many people get inspired by you. You
will get special treatment from your
dear ones. Meeting people you get
along with well is likely to make the
day enjoyable for you.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
You make sure to make
things work your way.
You are most wanted
by your friends. You will
invest money in clothes
and accessories today. You are a God
fearing person. You can likely to have
an affair. Never de motivate someone
even if someone is not capable of
doing something.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Some family issues
may need urgent
resolution, so don’t
neglect them. You will
feel financially
comfortable. Your personality will
attract many eligible bachelors. Spend
time talking with like minded people as
it will make you feel good for now. You
are likely to go on a trip with friends.
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
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M
asterChef fame
of top 9 con-
testant Deepa
Chauhan says,
“We make Sindhi Kadhi
with tomatoes and add
Kokum to get that tart
flavour. We add vegeta-
bles like gawar fali,
bhindi, drumsticks etc.”
She does not like the ad-
dition of imli in the ka-
dhi.
Ms Chauhan main-
tained that a typical Sin-
dhi meal feels like kadhi
chawal boondi and aloo
tuk; she takes pride in
how the Sindhi commu-
nity has gained much
recognition for their ka-
dhi Chawal and Papad
meals. Additionally, she
shared how this particu-
lar preparation is sali-
ent in the wedding ritu-
als. Since Ganesh pooja
happens to be the first
ritual in Indian wed-
dings, it only begins af-
ter the groom Of side
sends kadhi Chawal to
the family of the bride.
Cauldron sisters feel
these tiny gestures are
super cute, and we can
totally relate to the sen-
timents. As Shekhawa-
tis, we also have typical
Kadhi Moong Chawal
Thaali significance for
all auspicious occasions.
atzz and I have always
appreciated the vast-
ness of the culture of
the Indian subconti-
nent. The numerous
sects and groups of
people in all 36 states
are as similar as they are differ-
ent. The truly Incredible India
has many colours, and each so-
ciety expresses its vibrance in
many ways. Food is especially
one such important expression.
Whydidtheentireconversation
suddenly turn towards edibles?
Well, what else do you expect of
theCauldronsisters?!Also,food
is the language of love, care,
family
, friendship and much
more.Itissomethingthatevery-
body understands around the
universe. When you are in an
unknown land without under-
standing the language and cus-
toms, what you eat will be the
dictator of your experience!
Those travel savoy crazies who
like to visit every nook and cor-
nerof theworld,evenwheneve-
rything could feel alien to them.
They depend on the richness of
the culture to comprehend and
absorb their environment. Cul-
ture also includes food because
it feels very personal and warm
to both, the cook and those who
consume it.
Kadhi – A concoction of be-
san, something sour like curd/
tomatoes or imli or Kokum! In
northern India, kadhi is fre-
quent and rather liked prepara-
tion, but every few kilometres,
you will find the taste and way
of preparation changing. In the
same regard, Sindhi Kadhi is
also very well-liked and among
the famous dishes in the coun-
try
.RitzzyandIarebothbigfans
of thisdelicacybecause,inaddi-
tion to being very delicious, it
also delivers many qualities to
the consumer.
This exotic Indian dish is
packed with vitamins and min-
erals and is an appetising nutri-
tious delight. The use of chick-
pea flour along with various
wholesome spices and fresh
vegetablesisacommonpractice
for cooking Sindhi Kadhi. Ad-
ditionally
, it is a brilliant choice
foreventhosecountingcalories.
The following benefits can be
reapedbyconsumingSindhiKa-
dhi: Due to the ingredients and
veggies used in this recipe, it is
anexcellentchoiceforAnaemic
patients who suffer from iron
deficiency
.
When one is pregnant, one
musthavefolate,vitaminB6and
iron in their diet (or as pre-
scribed)forahealthypregnancy
.
Sindhi Kadhi provides all of it
and is one of the most tasteful
optionsoutof theratherrestric-
tivelist.Theselectionof vegeta-
bles used to make Sindhi Kadhi
makes it a perfect high-protein
and high-fibre supplement. It
improvesthedigestivehealthof
the consumer.
The nourishing factors of
this delicacy also enhance bone
health and make you stronger
from within. Well wait no more
and whip up some of this lovely
and beneficial Kadhi and get
glowing skin with luxurious
hair.
R
SINDHI KADHI
The Dish of Incredible India
The Dish of Incredible India
COOKING PREP FOR
SINDHI KADHI
Vegetables to be fried, we
generally air fry to save a
few extra calories-
1 cup cauliflower chunks
1 cup potato chunks
1 cup okra slit
1/2 cup colocassia fingers
1 cup guaar beans/cluster
beans (ends trimmed)
1/2 cup carrots chunks
1 cup baby brinjal slit
3-4 green chillies slit
1/3 cup boiled green peas
(optional)
Excluding peas, deep
fry or bake or air fry all
vegetables.
SINDHI KADHI
COOKING METHOD
1/2 cup oil
1 + 1/2 cup besan/
chickpea flour
1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds
1/2 tsp heeng/asafoetida
1 tsp rai/mustard seeds
1/2 cup thick imli pulp/
tamarind pulp
(*Sindhis use tomato
instead of imli, but this
is how we make it*)
2 tsp red chilli powder
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves for
garnish
STEPS
Heat oil in a pan and add
cumin seeds, mustard seeds
asafoetida.
Add besan and roast till it
gets fragrant.
Add red chilli powder and
quickly add water to make
Kadhi. Be careful while
adding water to it, it spatters
wildly.
Add salt and coriander leaves.
Once it starts boiling, add all
vegetables and boil for some
time.
Add tamarind and keep
boiling.
Serve it piping hot with
steamed rice Papad.
ABOUT CAULDRON SISTERS
Ratika Richa Khetan, two Sis-
ters, started Cauldron Sisters in
2015. It started as an exotic food
gift hamper business, but their
love for food encouraged them
to start culinary workshops, food
deliveries, and slowly and gradu-
ally it turned huge as restaurants
and cafes started approaching
them for consultancy.
HERE IS SOMETHING EXTRA! WE SPOKE WITH SO MANY CHEFS AND HAVE GATHERED MUCH INSIGHT INTO
THE DELICIOUS ART OF CULINARY. WHEN IT COMES TO SINDHI KADHI, THEY HAD PLENTY TO SAY...
Master Chef Deepa Chauhan

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11
ance isn’t just dance,
it’s magical, something
that sets you free. Over
the years, dance has be-
come a big part of the
lives of many people.
From ballet to jazz, to
tap, to hip hop, you name it. It
gives people a way to express
themselves and a way to escape
from the world. Long exhaust-
ing hours of practice and dedi-
cation are worth the 3–6 min-
utes or even longer time spent
on stage. Over time, dance has
evolved and changed tremen-
dously throughout the years
In an exclusive interview
with City First, Dr Seemaa Goel
shares how with the permission
and support of her Guru, she
started an institute by the name
of NRITYA SANSKRITI at Jag-
atpura to promote the art form.
Dr Seemaa Goel has rigorous-
ly trained under her guidance
and completed her PhD in the
field of Dance. When asked
about her dance journey, she
said, I have a rich experience of
performing as well as training
students and ladies right from
the age of 5 yrs to 75 yrs and
teaching not only national but
also International students from
countries like India, Dubai,
USA, Hongkong and China. I am
an Ex-Member of the Interna-
tional Dance Council- an official
organisation for all forms of
dance all over the world and an
official partner of UNESCO,
Paris.
When asked what is dance ac-
cording to her, whether every-
body should dance or What it
adds to life, the passionate wom-
an said, Dance is the rhythm of
life, it keeps you rooted to your
culture at the same time allows
you to explore other forms in the
form of its branches and return
adding meaning to your life.
Dance is one of the ways to
reach the divine or higher
source of life, on this she
said, Yes! I completely
agree with it. When we
dance we let go of all
that binds us to this
3 Dimensional world
and become a part of a
galaxy that is way
beyond our imagination in the
mundane life. We become more
sensitive, understanding, com-
passionate and innocent. We are
open to learning and accepting,
important tools to come into self-
awareness and a connection with
the divine or higher source. Giv-
ing a piece of advice to aspiring
dancers, Dr Goel exclaimed,
No advice in particular, but
just be yourself and understand
that we all have our own rhythm
and pace to connect with! So
dance away!!
Kathak is characterized by
intricate footwork and precise
rhythmic patterns and it
evolved into three main schools
of thought- Lucknow, Jaipur
and Banaras forms. Shedding
some light on the same, the
dance Guru said, I feel that
no Gharana is lesser or high-
er, all Gharanas have their
unique style it’s up to one’s
choice what you wish to ex-
plore. The Gurus have done
tremendous work in adding
to this rich dance form and
it’s a vast ocean waiting to be
explored further. Ingredients
consisting of Nritt, Nritya
and Natya add beauty and
completion to it and each danc-
er should do full justice to it.
Jaipur Gharana has all three
but it’s a misconception that
people feel that the BHAAV
or expression is miss-
ing in Jaipur
Gharana and
it’s only foot-
work and
spins!
International Dance Day, celebrated every year on April 29
serves the purpose of raising awareness and exhorting
people to take part in dancing activities. City First
highlights a few stunning dance forms that are the core of
rituals and celebrations all over the globe. In an exclusive
interview with City First, Dr Seemaa Goel, a trained classical
dance Guru and choreographer, senior most disciple and daughter
of Kathak exponent Guru Dr Shashi Sankhla of Jaipur Gharana sheds
some light on the beauty in diversity through Kathak!
MITALI DUSAD
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“Kathak
itself is a very
accommodating
dance form as in
modern times there are
so many experiments being
done in the form of dance,
the main thing is that
KATHAK means KATHA
or a story so it’s up
to you how you tell
your story!”
—DR SEEMA
GOEL
DREAMING
DREAMING
WITH YOUR FEET!
WITH YOUR FEET!
Shreya, Swara, Navya, Avyaja, Dharima, Sidhima and Amayra

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