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MAHATMA GANDHI’S LEGACY HONOURED ON MARTYRS’ DAY!
(From Left) President Droupadi Murmu,Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Hardeep Singh Puri and other dignitaries at Gandhi Smriti to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his
death anniversary, in New Delhi on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by saluting him at the Rajghat. LS
Speaker Om Birla pays floral tributes to ‘Father of Nation’ at Rajghat. PM Narendra Modi performs parikrama on Monday. Martyrs’ Day, also
known as Shaheed Diwas, is observed in India on January 30 to commemorate assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. More on P5
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR MUMBAI
59 KILLED, OVER
100 INJURED IN
PESHAWAR
MOSQUE BLAST
Lucknow: A special NIA court on Monday awarded death sentence to Ahmad
Murtaza Abbasi, arrested in connection with an attack on security personnel
stationed at UP’s Gorakhnath temple in April last year. Prashan Kumar, ADG
(Law and Order), said that the accused was handed the death penalty.
Peshawar: An explosion in a mosque killed at least
59 worshippers and wounded over 150 in Pakistan’s
Peshawar, a hospital official said. Many of casualties
were police officers who had gathered for the daily
prayers, agency reported, citing city police chief.
ASARAM BAPU
CONVICTED OF 1
MORE RAPE BY
GUJARAT COURT
Gandhinagar: Court in Guj’s Gandhinagar on Monday
convicted Asaram in a woman disciple rape case
registered against him in 2013. Court reserved order
on quantum of sentence for today, acquitted 6 other
accused, including Asaram’s wife, due to lack of proof.
G’NATH TEMPLE ATTACK: DEATH SENTENCE TO ABBASI
CULMINATION OF THE 136-DAY BHARAT JODO YATRA OF CONGRESS
SNOW FALLS, RAHUL
RISES, YATRA ENDS
Was warned, I might be attacked in Kashmir, but people
here gave me love, not hand grenades, says Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti
at the concluding event of the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra amid heavy snowfall, in Srinagar on Monday.
Moni Sharma
Srinagar: Congress on
Monday took out a rally
to mark the culmina-
tion of its Bharat Jodo
Yatra in JK amid
heavy snowfall. The
rally began from the
Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket
Stadium and was joined
by representatives from
DMK, NC, PDP, CPI,
RSP and IUML.
Speaking at the rally,
Rahul said he was
warned that he might be
attacked in Kashmir
but, “people here did not
give me hand grenades
but hearts full of love”.
He spoke about pain
of losingsomeonewhile
remembering his father
Rajiv’s assassination,
saying that he under-
stood the pain of those
who lost their kin in
Pulwama attack. Gan-
dhi also said the RSS
and BJP were targeting
the liberal and secular
ethos of country by in-
citing violence.
More on P5
I have not done
this (Bharat
Jodo Yatra) for
myself or for the Con-
gress Party but for the
people of the country. Our
aim is to stand against
the ideology that wants to
destroy the foundation of
this country.
—Rahul Gandhi,
Congress leader
Ashok Gehlot @ashokgehlot51
Due to getting infected with pneumonia
on January 26, I am not able to attend any
public event. I had a heartfelt desire to
attend the concluding program of #Bharat-
JodoYatra in Srinagar today but could not go there due
to doctors’ advice. I congratulate Mr. Rahul Gandhi
and all the Yatris for the successful organization of
#BharatJodoYatra again. This visit is a new beginning in
the politics of India which will lead to major changes in
the country.
‘Didn’t wear sweater
because ...’: Rahul
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
A SNOWBALL FIGHT
BETWEEN BRO-SIS DUO
Amid talks raging about
his wearing a T-shirt
despite the winter chill dur-
ing Yatra, Rahul on Monday
narrated a story of 4 kids
whom he met during BJY,
they were beggars who did
not wear sweaters, shivering
in winters, which inspired
him not to do same during
the yatra.
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra broke into
an impromptu snowball fight during the last leg of the
party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Srinagar on Monday.
l Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi unfurled India’s
tricolor during the BJP’s
Ekta March led by Murali
Manohar Joshi in 1992 at
Lal Chowk in Srinagar
l BJP leaders said Rahul
could unfurl the tricolour
at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk
only because PM Modi
revoked the special status
of Jammu and Kashmir
and abrogated Article 370
l After PM Modi, Rahul
Gandhi became second
leader to unfurl Tricolour
at Lal Chowk. 75 yrs ago,
India’s first PM Jawaha-
rlal Nehru also unfurled
India’s flag at Lal Chowk
Budget session
from today
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Budget
session of Parliament
begins on Tuesday with
the maiden address of
President Droupadi
Murmu to the joint sit-
ting of both Houses.
While the govern-
ment’s priority will be
to seek approval on the
Motion of Thanks to
the President’s Address
and the Finance Bill,
the Opposition is raring
to corner it on a range
of issues, including the
Adani-Hindenburg row,
a nationwide caste-
based economic census
and the women’s reser-
vation bill.
The Economic Sur-
vey will be tabled on
Tuesday after the Presi-
dent’s address. Finance
Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman will present
the last full-fledged Un-
ion Budget of the Modi
govt before the 2024 Lok
Sabha elections on
Wednesday
.
l President Murmu to address jt sitting of Houses
l Economic Survey 2023 to be tabled in Parl today
l FinMin to present the Union Budget tomorrow
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Piyush Goyal, Pralhad Joshi and
Arjun Ram Meghwal at all-party meeting in New Delhi on Monday.
ALL-PARTY MEET
HELD IN PARL,
CONG MISSES IT
Ahead of Budget Session,
an all-party meeting was
called by government on
Monday. Deputy Leader of
House Rajnath Singh, Parl
Affairs min Pralhad Joshi,
Leader of House Piyush
Goyal, MoS Parl Affairs
Arjun Ram Meghwal and
V Muraleedharan were
present in meet. However,
Congress leaders were
absent in the meeting. P5
CM Gehlot orders early girdawari
for immediate relief to farmers
Waste of time:
Rijiju on BBC
docu ban cases
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Law
Minister Kiren Rijiju
on Monday described as
“waste of the Supreme
Court’s precious time”
petitions challenging
the ban on a BBC docu-
mentary on Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
and 2002 Gujarat riots.
SC hearing next week
The SC will hear pleas
challenging the Cen-
tre’s decision to block a
BBC documentary on
the 2002 Gujarat riots
on Monday next week.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Mon-
day instructed officials
of the Revenue and Ag-
riculture Dept to get an
early assessment of
damage caused to crops
due to hailstorm and
cold wave across State.
He said that the work of
girdawari is being done
at a fast pace by Reve-
nue Dept and State govt
will extend all possible
help to farmers in this
disaster.
Out of the total sown
area of 109.55L hectare
in January, there are re-
ports of 2 to 65% crop
failure in about 14.92L
hectare area due to frost
and cold wave, said Ag-
riculture minister Lal
Chand Kataria in the
House on Monday
.
All District Collec-
tors are asked to send
report of special Girda-
wari to Disaster Man-
agement Dept. LoP Gu-
lab Chand Kataria de-
manded in House that
govt should take steps
to provide relief to the
affected farmers soon.
Dr CP Joshi asked govt
to involve public repre-
sentatives in process of
special Girdawari. P2
CROP DAMAGE DUE TO RAIN AND HAILSTORM
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
l LIC said it will talk to
management of Adani
Group within days after US
short-seller Hindenburg
Research accused the
conglomerate of high debt
levels, use of tax havens
l IHC, the diversified Abu
Dhabi-based conglomer-
ate, said it would invest
$400 mn into Adani firms
Adani firms lose $65 bn in value
AMID FEUD WITH US SHORT-SELLER
New Delhi (FIB): Most
Adani group shares ex-
tended their sharp falls
on Monday as Indian
conglomerate’s rebuttal
of a US short-seller’s
criticism failed to paci-
fy investors, driving
stock market losses for
the companies to $66
billion over 3 days.
Adani, led by Asia’s
richest man Gautam
Adani,haslockedhorns
with Hindenburg Re-
search and on Sunday it
had hit back at the US
short-seller’s report.
l Adani Enterprises FPO garners 3% on Day-2 l IHC throws `3,200 crore lifeline
LOSS FROM 5-20 PERCENT
HINDENBURG REJECTS ADANI CHARGE, SAYS
FRAUD CAN’T BE OBFUSCATED BY NATIONALISM
Adani Transmission and Adani Total Gas plunged 20% each on
Monday, while Adani Green Energy was down 18%. Adani Power
and Adani Wilmar were down 5% each, while Adani Ports and
Special Economic Zone slipped 0.5%. Loss of over `1.53L cr.
US short seller Hindenburg
Research has dismissed
charge that its report on Adani
Group’s malfeasance was a
“calculated attack” on India,
saying a “fraud” cannot be
obfuscated by nationalism
or a bloated response that
ignored key allegations. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
NOW, PM MODI’S DAUSA
TOUR ON FEBRUARY 12
PEE GATE: SHANKAR’S
BAIL ORDER RESERVED
Jaipur: There is change in PM
Narendra Modi’s Dausa tour. PM
Modi will now visit Dausa on
February 12 instead of February
4 to inaugurate Delhi-Mumbai
Expressway. Union Minister Nitin
Gadkari tweeted info about the
revised schedule on Monday.
New Delhi: A Delhi court on
Monday reserved its order on
the bail plea of Shankar Mishra,
who is accused of urinating on
an elderly female co-passenger
in a drunken state on a New
York-Delhi Air India flight last
November, until Tuesday.
Gautam Adani

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2023
02
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The Govern-
ment employees and
pensioners will get
treatment through bio-
metric system. The ef-
fort has been made to
stop forgery in Ra-
jasthan Government
Health Scheme (RGHS).
In an exclusive inter-
view with First India,
Project Director Shipra
Vikram said that thou-
sands of patients are
getting free treatment
from the scheme. Daily
1,200 to 1,300 patients
are getting treatment
after getting admitted in
hospitals. While about
1,2000 patients in OPD
are taking free treat-
ment under the scheme.
Seeing so many eligi-
ble beneficiaries, vigi-
lance has also become
very important. In such
a way soon a ‘biometric’
system will be imple-
mented in OPD-IPD so
as to completely prevent
any possibility of fraud.
RGHS was imple-
mented to fulfill Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot’s intention of free
treatment. All govern-
ment employees and
pensioners will have to
register biometric iden-
tity in hospitals so that
there is no delay in the
treatment due to any
kind of fraud. After the
instructions of the Fi-
nance Department, now
the RGHS administra-
tion has started work in
this direction.
Employees to get RGHS benefit through Biometric
SMART HEALTH SCHEME

Daily 1,200 to
1,300 patients
are getting
treatment under
RGHS scheme,
and vigilance has
become
important,
therfore biometric
will be implied
GOVT COMMITTED TO PROVIDE PROPER
COMPENSATION TO FARMERS: AGRI MIN
Govt has instructed the collectors to assess the damaged crops due to hailstorm, says Lalchand Kataria
Following the hailstorm across Rajasthan, the standing rabi crops have got damaged causing tensions for the farmers.
Lumpy: No proposal yet for
easy loan to cattle rearers
First India Bureau
Jaipur: There is no pro-
posal under considera-
tion yet for giving loans
on easy rates to cattle
rearers whose ani-
mals died due to
lumpy skin
disease, Ra-
jasthan Agri-
culture Minis-
ter LC Kataria
said on Monday
.
Speaking during
the Question Hour, he
said that 76,030 cattle
died due to lumpy skin
disease in last year.
However, there is no
proposal under consid-
eration for giving loans
on easy rates to the cat-
tle rearers to purchase
new cattle, he said.
Congress MLAs corner own govt
during debate over Guv speech
First India Bureau
Jaipur: During the de-
bate on the Governor’s
addressintheAssembly
,
the Congress MLAs sur-
rounded the govern-
ment on the issues of
electricity
, water, educa-
tion and corruption.
Congress MLAs Suresh
Modi and Harish Meena
questioned the govern-
ment on many issues.
Meena questioned the
government’s claim of
zero tolerance towards
corruption. Raising the
issue of farmers not get-
ting electricity, Suresh
Modi put a question
mark on the claims of
surplus electricity
.
“I have been making
continuous efforts for
the last four years for
two 33 KV grid sub-sta-
tions at my place. Ap-
provalwasalsoreceived,
but it is not known
where the file is stuck,
where its orders are bur-
ied,” said Suresh Modi.
Suresh Modi said that
farmers should be given
electricityforatleastsix
hours. During the de-
bate, BJP MLA Gyan-
chandParakhsurround-
ed the government over
various issues. BJP
MLA Vasudev Devnani
targeted the govt over
the camps of CM Ashok
Gehlotandformerdepu-
ty CM Sachin Pilot.
Yogesh Sharma and
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Agriculture
Minister Lalchand Ka-
taria on Monday has
said that the state gov-
ernment has given in-
structions for special
Girdawari to all the dis-
trict collectors to assess
the damage caused to
rabi crops due to hail-
storm, frost and cold
wave. He said that the
state govt is committed
to provide proper com-
pensation to farmers.
Kataria was giving a
statement on behalf of
the government in the
Vidhan Sabha on Mon-
day regarding the situa-
tion arising out of frost
and cold wave. He said
thatin2022-23,Rabicrop
has been sown in 109.55
lakh hectare area. Ac-
cording to preliminary
estimates, out of 29.65
lakh hectare sown area
of wheat crop, about
42,000 hectare, out of
4.08 lakh hectare sown
area of barley crop,
19,000 hectare,
20.57 lakh hec-
tare of gram
crop were
sown. Out of
theareaof 2.25
lakh hectare, 2
to 40% has been
damaged.He said that
out of the total sown
area of 39.36 lakh hec-
tare of Mustard and
Taramira, 2 to 65% dam-
agehasbeendonein9.83
lakh hectare area.
PHED MIN CORNERED OVER DELAY IN WATER
PROJECTS, MINISTER SAYS ‘ACTION TAKEN’
The issue of delay in water projects echoed in
the House on Monday. PHED Minister Mahesh
Joshi was cornered in the House by CM advisor
Ramkesh Meena and Jaitaran MLA
Avinash. The SPML company is
accused of not taking action and the
projects started in 2005 are not yet
completed. Mahesh Joshi said that
action has been taken against the
company as per rules. Taking forward
the work of the project, water will be provided to
the concerned villages.
HOUSE TURN UPROARIOUS OVER MP KIRODI’s
DHARNA ON GRADE 2 PAPER LEAK ROW
Uproarious scenes were also witnessed on the
issue of dharna by BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Dr.
Kirodi Lal Meena. Deputy leader of opposition Rajen-
dra Rathore said, “A Rajya Sabha MP is
sitting on a dharna but the government
is not bothered.” Speaker Dr CP Joshi
interrupted the opposition and said this
way is not good. “Opposition should
raise its point according to the rules.
Let the discussion on the Governor’s
address go on meaningfully,” Joshi said. Independent
MLA Baljeet Yadav raised the issue of paper leak. He
said that ‘big sharks’ will have to be caught.
DISTRIBUTION OF
FOOD GRAINS TO
START FROM MARCH
2023, REPLIES PSK
Food and Civil Supplies
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariawas said in the
Vidhan Sabha on Mon-
day that
the state
govt has
opened a
portal to
add new
names
to the Food Security
Scheme. The Minister
assured that no farmer
having joint khatedari
would face problem in
getting the benefit of the
Food Security Scheme.
He was giving reply to
the question asked by
MLA Balwan Poonia. He
assured that distribution
of food grains would be
start from March, 2023.
ISSUE OF CRIMINAL
BACKGORUND
PEOPLE INTO WAQF
BOARD RAISED
Issue of appointing
people with criminal
tendencies as members
of Waqf committees
came up
during the
question
hour in the
State as-
sembly on
Monday.
BJP MLA Pratap Singh
Singhvi, while raising the
matter of constitution of
Chhabra Committee, said
that on the basis of wrong
affidavit some criminals
have been included in the
committee. On behalf of
the government, Minister
Saleh Mohammad said
that an inquiry would be
conducted after com-
plaints.
DEVNANI DEMANDS
CANCELLATION OF
LAND ALLOTMENT OF
TELANGANA HOUSE
The issue of allotment of
land for the proposed
Telangana House-minority
hostel at Kotra in Ajmer has
now reached the Vidhan
Sabha. Ajmer North MLA
Vasudev Devnani raised the
issue and demanded cancel-
lation of allotment of land.
Devnani, while addressing
under Rule 295, said that
the said land is in Haribhau
Upadhyay Nagar, a residen-
tial colony and doing such
a move would disturb the
peace here. “Besides, there
is the ancient Chamunda
Mata Temple, Devnarayan
Temple and other religious
places, whose purity might
get diminished” he added.
Suresh Modi put the demand of
33KV GSS for Neem Ka Thana.
BD Kalla interacts with media.
Congmen pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The PCC ob-
served the death anni-
versary of the Father of
the Nation, Mahatma
Gandhi on Monday.
Also known as Martyr’s
Day, on this occasion,
the National Anthem
was sung and the tricol-
our was hoisted in the
State Congress office in
the state capital.
Minister Pratap Sin-
gh Khachariyawas re-
memberedFatherof the
Nation, Mahatma Gan-
dhi on his death anni-
versary and fiercely
targeted the BJP.
Khachariyawas said
that when RSS worker
Nathuram Godse shot
MahatmaGandhi,heut-
tered ‘Hey Ram’ from
his mouth and not the
curse for the killer. This
proves that India is the
land of Ram. According
to him, the time has
come to pass a bill in the
Lok Sabha and Vidhan
Sabha that if any party
tries to come to power
by creating religious
conflicts, it should be
barred from politics.
rearers whose ani-
mals died due to
ter LC Kataria
said on Monday
.
19,000 hectare,
20.57 lakh hec-
lakh hectare, 2
to 40% has been
BUDGET
SESSION
BACK TO BACK ROBBERY IN BKN, `1.5L
LOOTED FROM AGENT OF GAS AGENCY
Bikaner: The incidents of loot have no stopping in
the Bikaner city. The fourth robbery in just span of
the 24 hours have been reported in which now Rs
1.5 lakh has been looted from the agent of the gas
agency. The gas agency agent was returning with his
daily cash collection, where two bike-ridden youths
snatched his bag away, which contained about
Rs 1.5 lakh. As soon as the information about the
incident was received, the Nayashahar police also
reached the spot. The CCTVs are being scanned.
The people who made the city beautiful in Swachh Survekshan
were honored at the JMCG Headquarters on Monday. Greater
Mayor Dr Somya and Commissioner Mahendra soni felicitated
the sanitation soldiers, councillors, hotels and NGOs.
SWACHH SURVEKSHAN-23: JMCG MAYOR
HONOURS THOSE WHO MADE CITY CLEAN
NEWS DIGEST
Rukshmani Kumari
joins BJY in Srinagar
Businesswoman
robbed in ATM
booth in city
First India Bureau
Srinagar: State Presi-
dent of All India Profes-
sionals’ Congress Ruk-
shmani Kumari joined
the closing ceremony of
BharatJodoYatrainSri-
nagar on Monday
. Ruk-
shmani met Rahul Gan-
dhi and Priyanka Gan-
dhi.Duringthemeeting,
Rukshmani told Priyan-
ka Gandhi about the in-
cidentof themartyrdom
of her husband Martyr
Major Aditya Singh in
Srinagar in the year
2011. At this, Priyanka
Gandhi hugged Ruk-
shmani.“PriyankaGan-
dhi’s hand on my shoul-
derwasanintimaterela-
tionship and an unfor-
gettable moment for
me,” said Rukshmani.
Jaipur (FIB): A busi-
nesswoman was robbed
in an ATM booth by an
unknown miscreant on
January 27, police in-
formed Monday. The
miscreant pointed a pis-
tol at the businesswom-
an. By threatening to
kill, the accused took
away Rs 1 lakh with-
drawn from the ATM.
Vaishali Nagar police
station got the blockade
done on the informa-
tion, but there was no
clue of the robber. The
police are scanning the
CCTV footage installed
in ATM booth.
As per the police, the
robbery incident
took place with Nikhat
Parveen (32), a
resident of Narayan-
apuri Khatipura.
Pratap S Khachariyawas, Khanu Khan Budhwali, Jyoti Khandelwal,
and several other congress leaders paying homage to martyrs and
Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas on Monday.
LC Kataria, Agriculture and
Animal Husbandry Minister
Officers and employees of Rajasthan Housing Board paid tribute
to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi by observing two
minutes of silence at 11 am on Monday. Alpa Choudhary, Sanjay
Sharma, GS Baghela and others were present on the occasion.
BD KALLA TARGETS BJP FOR DOING
POLITICS ON MAHATMA GANDHI’s NAME
Education Minister BD Kalla targeted the BJP during a pro-
gramme organized on the Martyr’s Day at Secretariat by say-
ing that those who were with Godse are today doing politics in
the name of Mahatma Gandhi. “The Rajasthan govt has created
a peace and non-violence department. There is no peace and
nonviolence department anywhere in the country. The work of
Gandhi Museum and Research Institute is going on. Similarly,
the state government is organising many programmes related
to Mahatma Gandhi,” he said. —Dr Rituraj Sharma
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Rukshmani Kumari walks with
Priyanka Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi
also seen in Srinagar.
QUESTION HOUR

RAJASTHAN
03
RAJE, DIYA SEEK RELIEF FOR CROP
DAMAGE; MERCURY DIPS IN STATE
AHMEDABAD
FLIGHT DIVERTED
TO UDAIPUR
13 TRAINS RUN
LATE DUE TO RAIN,
LOW VISIBILITY
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Expressing
concern over the dam-
age caused due to rain,
BJP leader Vasundhara
Raje tweeted, “Rain con-
tinues in various parts
of Rajasthan.Hailstorm
has damaged crops of
mustard, gram, barley,
and wheat in Udaipur,
Sirohi,Bundi,Bhilwara,
Chittorgarh, and Jodh-
pur. The state govt
should immediately get
Girdawaridoneandpro-
vide financial assis-
tance to the farmers.”
MP Diya Kumari also
demanded compensa-
tion for the heavy loss
caused to the farmers
due to unseasonal rain
and hailstorm. “This
time is very sensitive for
thefarmers.Theprocess
of compensation should
be started immediately
,”
she demanded. Mean-
while, widespread rain-
fall and hailstorm at a
few places during the
last 24 hours hit daily
life in Rajasthan. The
hailstorm hit Udaipur
and surrounding areas,
according to the Met de-
partment.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP MP Kirodi
Lal Meena continued to
protest for the seventh
day on Monday over de-
mand for CBI probe into
a paper leak. Talking
exclusively to First In-
dia, Meena said that his
workers are fully in-
volved in the prepara-
tions for Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi’s
meeting to be held at
Nangal Pyariwas on
February 12, which will
be made a historic meet-
ing. People and workers
of 40 assembly constitu-
encies will reach there.
Jaipur MP Ram Charan
Bohra, former BJP
state president Ashok
Parnami, and former
minister Dr. Rohitashv
Sharma also reached
Meena’s dharna. Shar-
ma also reached with
several packets of ba-
nanas for the youth.
Parnami mentioned
former CM Vasundhara
Raje supporting Kiro-
di’s dharna and also
cornered the state govt.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: JDA has issued
a legal notice to Bhu-
pendra Saran and his
brother Gopal Saran,
the main accused in the
senior teacher recruit-
ment exam paper leak
case. In this notice is-
sued on Monday, JDA
has written that deposit
the amount Rs 19.11
lakh in advance within
a week, otherwise, the
plot will be attached and
auctioned to recover the
amount, said Chief
Controller of Enforce-
ment Branch Raghu-
veer Saini on Monday
.
Gul Mohd
Kota: Another coach-
ing student died by
suicide by hanging
himself in Kota. The
incident that occurred
under Kunhadi police
station came to light
when his family mem-
bers reached Kota and
went to his hostel.
Deputy Superinten-
dent of Police
Shankarlal said that
Ranjeet, hailing from
Uttar Pradesh, was
preparing for NEET in
Kota. He was living in
a hostel room at Land
Mark City
.
As per the primary
investigation, Ranjeet
was under stress for
some time and his
family members were
also aware of this.
He had also pre-
pared for NEET in
Kanpur for two years
but did not get select-
ed. A letter also recov-
ered from the room in
which he has written
many spiritual things.
In this letter, the stu-
dent has written that
he is a part of Vishnu
and going to meet God,
said the police.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Showing seri-
ousness on the single-
use plastic ban, Chief
Secretary Usha Shar-
ma on Monday directed
strict action by identi-
fying single-use plastic
manufacturing indus-
tries and their hotspot
areas within the next
15 days.
CS said that plastic is
harmful to humans and
animals, so it should be
completely controlled.
Chairing the fifth re-
view meeting of the
Special Task Force
formed regarding sin-
gle-use plastic, she in-
structed the concerned
officials to identify the
manufacturers and sell-
ers of single-use plastic.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Allottee jour-
nalists of Pink City
Press Enclave, Nayla,
staged a silent protest
in front of the statue of
Mahatma Gandhi at
Gandhi Circle on Mon-
day and paid tribute to
the Father of the Na-
tion. 571 journalists are
not being given posses-
sion letter and JDA
leases despite allotment
of plot 10 years ago.
Tanuj Lata
Sujangarh: Chair-
man of Rajasthan
Tourism Develop-
ment Corporation
DharmendraRathore
during his one-day
tour to Sujangarh on
Monday
, claimed that
the Ashok Gehlot
government would
be back in power and
Mission 156 would be
accomplished. On his
way to Gopalpura,
Rathore was wel-
comed by Cong work-
ers and office bearers
under the leadership
of Sujangarh MLA
Manoj Meghwal on
Salasar Road.
New Delhi (ANI): An
Ahmedabad-bound
Vistara flight from
Delhi was diverted to
Rajasthan’s Udaipur
due to low visibility,
officials said on Mon-
day. The flight is now
scheduled to arrive in
Udaipur at around 9.10
am, informed Vistara.
“Flight UK959 from
Delhi to Ahmedabad
(DEL-AMD) has been
diverted to Udaipur
due to low visibility at
Ahmedabad Airport and
is expected to arrive in
Udaipur at 9:10 am,”
Vistara said.
New Delhi (ANI): As
many as 13 trains are
running late due to low
visibilty and rains, in-
formed Railway officials
on Monday.According to
railway officials, Darb-
hanga-New Delhi Clone
Special, Gaya-New Delhi
Mahabodhi Express,
Malda Town- Delhi
Farakka Express, Ba-
naras- New Delhi Kashi
Vishwanath Express
Chhatrapati Shivaji Ma-
haraj Terminus-Amritsar
Express, Dr,Amdedkar
Nagar-Shri Mata Vaishno
Devi Katra Malwa Su-
perfast Express others
are running late owing
to rainfall and poor
visibility.
Commuters travelling amid fog on a road in Jaipur on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
Usha Sharma chairing the fifth review meeting of STF on Monday.
Allottee journalists staged silent protest at Gandhi circle on Monday.
Ashok Parnami, Ram Charan
Bohra Dr. Rohitashv Sharma
reached the dharna site and
Kirodi Lal Meena on Monday.
RPSC paper leak: MP Kirodi’s
dharna continues for 7th
day
JDA’s recovery
notice to paper
leak accused
Another NEET aspirant
dies by suicide in Kota
Identifying single-use
plastic industries: CS
Nayla allottee journalists
protest at Gandhi circle
Gehlot govt will
be back in
power: Rathore
70 SHEEP DIE DUE TO HAILSTORM IN BIJOLIA
Bhilwara: About 70 sheep
died due to cold and
hailstorm in the Tikhi forest
area of the Bijolia region
on Sunday night. About
the same number of sheep
have fallen severely ill. A
team of veterinary doctors
reached the spot on infor-
mation and conducted the
post-mortem of the sheep.
The ailing sheep which
were nearing death due to
extreme cold were treated
on the spot. The sheep-
herders who came from
the Marwar region to the
plains of Bijolia had cut and
separated the wool from
the bodies of the sheep 3-4
days ago. Because of this,
the sheep could not bear
the harsh cold and the hail-
storm, resulting in death.
Dharmendra Rathore at
Balaji Gaushala, Salasar.
Highest rainfall at 78
cm was recorded in
Bhilwara and Nagaur
Moisture is settling
on the top of
Aravali is being
lifted up instantly

ahul Gandhi’s
long march con-
cluded in Jammu
and Kashmir
amidst heavy
snow blizzard in Srinagar.
The end of Bharat Jodo Yatra
on January 30 coincided with
MahatmaGandhi’sassassina-
tion on this day 75 years ago.
Was it Rahul’s coming of age
moment? The Mahatma laid
down his life for the country’s
unity and Rahul’s march was
also undertaken to unite the
nation. How far he will be suc-
cessful in achieving that goal
only time will tell, but the
Congress scion must gear up
for a long and tougher jour-
ney that lies ahead along with
mountain high challenges.
Thechallengeistounitethe
opposition parties to put up a
joint front against the BJP in
2024. That being the probable
purposeof theYatra,hewould
be embarking on that journey
with a handicap. Telangana
Chief Minister K Chan-
drasekhar Rao, West Bengal’s
Mamata Banerjee and Delhi’s
Arvind Kejriwal have ex-
pressly distanced themselves
from the Yatra and the Con-
gress. How will Rahul reach
out to these leaders and con-
vince them that joining ranks
is the only way out and that
also will decide the success or
failure of Yatra. That will re-
quire making Congress ac-
ceptable to all, which is an-
other challenge.
As for the Yatra’s stated ob-
jectiveof endinghatebetween
people of different faiths
there is no scope for disagree-
ment.Butitiseasiersaidthan
done. It is undoubtedly the
mostdesperatelyneededmed-
icine for the country at this
hour and it is also difficult to
administer because of rabid
elements’ constant attempts
to subvert all attempts at har-
monious co-existence.
YATRA ENDS, GOAL
UNACHIEVED
The end of Bharat Jodo
Yatra on January 30
coincided with Mahatma
Gandhi’s assassination
on this day 75 years
ago. Was it Rahul’s coming
of age moment?
The Mahatma laid down
his life for the country’s
unity and Rahul’s march
was also undertaken to unite
the nation
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
There are only two mistakes
one can make along the road
to truth; not going all the
way, and not starting.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
Had an insightful interaction with
Hon.@Kinana_Abdul Vice Chairperson
of @ccm_tanzania along with his
colleagues today at the BJP HQ. We
had detailed discussions, which
spanned different topics, from
enhancing party-to-party cooperation to
the BJP’s role in India’s success story.
Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
Going to be inaugurated by PM Shri
@narendramodi Ji on 4th Feb, the
Sohna-Dausa stretch of the #Delhi_
Mumbai_Expressway will facilitate
commuters to reach Jaipur from Delhi
in two hours. Covering a distance
of 1,450 km, the Delhi-Mumbai
Expressway is a true example of world-
class highway construction.
TOP TWEETS
POLITICAL PARTIES
THROW CAUTION
TO WIND ON OLD
PENSION SCHEME
espite warnings of
disastrous financial
consequences, restor-
ing the old pension
scheme has become
thefavouriteof politicalpartiesin
election-bound states. The prom-
ise did not work for the Congress
and the Aam Aadmi Party in Gu-
jarat elections, but it is credited
for Congress win in Himachal
Pradesh. Congress is repeating
the promise in Rajasthan and
Karnataka. More interesting is
the case of Maharashtra where
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra
Fadnavis said in December 2022
that “the government will not re-
vive the old pension scheme” as it
will put an additional burden of
Rs1.10lakhcroreonthestate.One
monthlaterFadnavissaidthatthe
“governmentispositiveaboutthe
old pension scheme for teachers
and government employees…”
Fadnavis changing his stand on
the old pension is significant as
the Central government has re-
peatedly pointed to the acute fi-
nancial challenge it will pose for
the exchequer. If the states want
to bet on the old pension scheme
despite their weak financial posi-
tion they are in for trouble.
D
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF
ChatGPTude
THE PROFOUND BANALITY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRIES TO CONQUER THE
MAGICAL REALISM OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IN THE FORM OF ChatGPT
On another level, as the
euphoria subsides and people at
large start searching for the next
supposedly game-changing
invention, ChatGPT will
certainly creep into our daily
lives. It will make some jobs
redundant and be a godsend for
those who dread the thought of
writing a story. Even those who
struggle with a writer’s block or
small businesses with no
marketing budgets will benefit
from it. At the same time, it will
supercharge the deadly social
media driven propaganda
machines, which we have
accepted as a part of life,
with little accountability
any years later, as he faced
the firing squad, Colonel Au-
reliano Buendia was to re-
member that distant after-
noon when his father took
him to discover ice,” Gabriel
Garcia Marquez used this
iconic line to embark on a
tour-de-force on human na-
ture in his literary master-
piece One Hundred Years of
Solitude. Had Gabo, as his
adoring fans call him, been
alive today, he would have be-
gun with ‘A few days later, as
he put a gun to his head, Colo-
nel Aureliano Buendia was to
remember his lonely mid-
night doomscrolling that in-
troduced him to ChatGPT.’
The famous opening line,
juxtaposing the macabre re-
alities of life with the sense
of wonder that comes with
appreciating human ingenu-
ity, draws readers into a wild
journey of exploration. Not
just of human existence and
their place in it, but also the
fertile nature of the human
mind that can conjure up im-
aginary worlds to convey pro-
found insights. And then,
there is ChatGPT. No matter
which line one prompts the
machine with, it spits out a
few paragraphs mimicking
the human mind.
Magical Realism and AI
Gabo makes us marvel at the
human ability to understand
our origins, internalize our
journey through civiliza-
tions, observe the mundane,
day-to-day life, and convey a
deeper sense of meaning and
belonging that fills our hearts
with contentment when we
turn the last page. Ironically
,
ChatGPT uses similar means
to achieve fairly pedestrian
ends. The Generative Pre-
trained Transformer (GPT)
– built on something called a
large language model – takes
in everything ever written in
a particular language, calcu-
lates the probability of any
word following a given word,
and strings together human-
sounding sentences. Gabo
playfully mocks the cyclical
nature of human endeavors
in the hope of liberating our
souls. ChatGPT exploits the
cyclical math of words to
keep us trapped in a linguis-
tic status quo.
Where will it take us?
ChatGPT evokes fatalism of a
completely different kind. At
one level, it is just another,
and utterly predictable, step
in the long march of techno-
logical progress. The geek in
me asks: If an assembly line
can automate and obviate
physical labor, what is wrong
in ChatGPT automating the
mental labor of stringing to-
gether words? Who are we, if
not elitists, to benefit from the
efficiencies assembly lines
bring and lament the banality
of the language ChatGPT
spits out without even a mo-
ment’s worth of ‘thought’?
While the world is still in
thrall of the capabilities of
thelatestversionof ChatGPT,
the perils of using such AI for
automating writing are al-
ready staring at us. A recent
reportintheWashingtonPost
summarizes how AI created a
journalistic disaster for a me-
dia outlet, forcing it to issue
countless corrections. Soon
enough, pitfalls of such ad-
vances will sow socio-politi-
cal divisions, prompting ethi-
cists and politicians to call for
meaningful regulations. As
thisauthorhasarguedbefore,
AI engineers will have to
grapple with issues of tech-
nology for its own sake vs. the
democratic systems that ena-
ble free inquiry, challenging
authority, and maximizing
human capital.
Whatever the future holds,
it will certainly chip away at
our sense of what it means to
be human. The fatalist in me
even wants to believe that
one hundred years of Chat-
GPTude will produce a mas-
terpiece like Gabo’s. The
radical and romantic in me is
screaming inside, begging
me not to bet on it!
SOURCE: FAIR OBSERVER
“
M
MAUKTIK KULKARNI
The writer is a neuroscientist,
backpacker, author, entrepreneur,
public speaker and a film maker
Had Gabo, as his adoring
fans call him, been alive
today, he would have
begun with ‘A few days
later, as he put a gun
to his head, Colonel
Aureliano Buendia was
to remember his lonely
midnight doomscrolling
that introduced him
to ChatGPT’

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INDIA
05
New Delhi (ANI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Monday
paid tributes to Mahat-
ma Gandhi on his death
anniversary and also re-
membered those who
sacrificed their lives in
theserviceof thenation.
The Prime Minister
saidthatthesacrificesof
the martyrs will keep
strengthening the coun-
try’s resolve to strive for
adevelopedIndia.“Ibow
to Bapu on his Punya
Tithi and recall his pro-
found thoughts. I also
pay homage to all those
whohavebeenmartyred
in the service of our na-
tion. Their sacrifices
will never be forgotten
and will keep strength-
ening our resolve to
work for a developed In-
dia,” PM tweeted.
Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah also paid
tributes to Gandhi and
said that he inspired
the country to make it
Atmanirbhar.
PM Modi, Amit Shah pay tributes to Mahatma
MARTYRS’ DAY
IN THE COURTYARD
GODHRA CASE: SC SEEKS GUJARAT GOVT’S
REPLY ON SOME CONVICTS’ BAIL PLEAS
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the
Gujarat government’s response on the bail pleas of some
convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002
Godhra train coach-burning case.
A bench headed by Chief Justice
DY Chandrachud was told by
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta,
who appeared in the matter on
behalf of the Gujarat government, that it was not “merely
a stone-pelting” case as the convicts had bolted a bogey
of the Sabarmati Express, leading to the death of several
passengers on the train.
INTERFAITH MARRIAGES: SUPREME COURT
TO HEAR BATCH OF PLEAS ON FEBRUARY 3
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would
hear on February 3 a batch of pleas challenging contro-
versial state laws regulating religious conversions due
to interfaith marriages. A bench
comprising Chief Justice DY Chan-
drachud and justices PS Narasimha
and JB Pardiwala noted that a
transfer plea was mentioned in the
morning. “We can list it, issue notice and hear it together.
The transfer petition will also be numbered by then. The
attorney general can also examine. We will hear all on
Friday,” the bench said.
SC JUDGE RECUSES
FROM PLEA AGAINST
BAIL TO MAJITHIA
New Delhi: Supreme Court
judge Justice Surya Kant
on Monday recused him-
self from hearing an appeal
filed by the Punjab govern-
ment against the high
court order granting bail to
SAD leader Bikram Singh
Majithia in a drug case. As
a bench took up the appeal
of the Punjab govt, Justice
Kant said he was part of
the high court bench which
had directed the setting up
of a special task force to
probe the case.
HC QUASHES SEXUAL
HARASSMENT FIR
AGAINST 2 PERSONS
New Delhi: The Delhi High
Court has quashed an FIR
against two employees
of a leading automobile
company on allegations of
sexually harassing an in-
tern working with the firm,
noting that the duo was
exonerated by an Internal
Complaints Commit-
tee. The court said if the
consequential proceedings
arising out of the FIR are
allowed to be continued, it
will be a “misuse of power
and an exercise in futility”.
VP Dhankhar PM Modi after paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.
“Paroles to Ram Rahim
spreading disharmony”
New Delhi (Agencies):
Senior Shiromani Akali
Dal (SAD) leader and
former Union Minister
Harsimrat Kaur Badal
on Monday said repeat-
ed paroles to convicted
rapist Gurmeet Ram Ra-
him by the ruling dis-
pensation were spread-
ing communal dishar-
mony in the region.
Harsimra Kaur, while
giving her views at the
all-party meeting on the
eveof thebudgetsession
of Parliament, said
“there should be one law
for all”. She said the se-
lect manner in which
paroles and remissions
were being granted to
rapists and murderers
was disturbing.
Land issue: Didi stands by Amartya
Kolkata: West Bengal
CM Mamata Banerjee
on Monday stood by No-
bel laureate economist
Amartya Sen after Vis-
va Bharati University
Vice Chancellor Bidyut
Chakraborty accused
him of unauthorised
possession of universi-
ty land at Bolpur-San-
tiniketan in Birbhum.
Chakraborty alleged
that Sen is in possession
of 1.38 acres of land
which is excess of his
legal entitlement of 1.25
acres. The Nobel laure-
ate, however, has denied
the charges. On Monday
afternoon, the CM, after
reaching Bolpur-San-
tiniketan, went to the
residence of Sen. There
she handed over the
land holding records of
the state Land Land
Reforms Department,
which shows his legal
entitlement over the en-
tire 1.38 acres of land
that he is occupying.
“Allegations made by
the university of ille-
gally occupying 13 deci-
mals of land was totally
false and meant to ma-
lign the image of the
great educationist. We
will take whatever legal
action required in this
regard also which I will
not disclose now. But I
will not tolerate insult
of the Nobel laureate at
anycost,”Banerjeesaid.
Odisha Guv, CM
pay last respects
to minister Das
shot dead by cop
Bhubaneswar (ANI):
Odisha Governor
Ganeshi Lal and Chief
Minister Naveen Pat-
naikonMondaypaidhis
last respects to the state
Health Minister Naba
Kishore Das at the min-
ister’s residence here.
The mortal remains
of the senior BJD lead-
er were brought to his
official residence in the
early hours today
.
Das succumbed to
bullet injuries hours af-
ter he was shot at by a
policeman at point-
blank range in broad
daylight in Jharsugud
district.
A team of doctors led
by Dr Debashish Nayak
immediately attended
to and operated on him.
It was found that a
single bullet had en-
tered and exited the
body, injuring the heart
and left lung and caus-
ing massive internal
bleeding and injury, of-
ficials said.
They added that steps
were taken to improve
the heart pumping and
he was provided urgent
ICU care. However, de-
spite their best efforts
the minister suc-
cumbed to his injuries.
DK Shivakumar plotted sex
CD against me: Jarkiholi
Belagavi (ANI): Karna-
taka BJP leader and for-
mer state minister
Ramesh Jarkiholi,
who resigned from the
Cabinet after a sex video
of him surfaced in the
state two years ago, at-
tacked state Congress
president DK Shivaku-
mar on Monday and ac-
cusedthelatterof hatch-
ing a conspiracy against
him in the sex CD case.
At a presser here, for-
mer minister Jarkiholi
said that DK Shivaku-
mar and Congress lead-
ers including Belagavi
Rural MLA Lakshmi
Hebbalkar are behind
the video. “They are
hatchingaconspiracyto
discredit me,” he said.
He also demanded an
inquiry by the CBI into
the matter. The case had
come to light on March
2, 2021, when Kallahalli,
a social activist, lodged
a complaint with the po-
lice and demanded a
probe into a sex scandal
against Jarkiholi, while
he was Karnataka’s Ma-
jor and Medium Water
Resources Minister.
“The victim woman
was offered a job in the
Karnataka Power
Transmission Corpora-
tion Ltd. Upon reaching
the pre-decided loca-
tion, the woman was
sexually assaulted and
now is being threatened
by the minister and his
people,” Kallahalli had
stated earlier.
U’Khand CM Dhami attends BJP
state working committee meeting
Dehradun (ANI): Utta-
rakhand CM Pushkar
Singh Dhami attended
the BJP’s State Working
Committee meeting,
here on Monday
.
The two-day meeting
which started on Sun-
day has been called for
brainstorming on the
strategy for the upcom-
ing Lok Sabha and the
local body polls in Utta-
rakhand. BJP’s State
in-charge Dushyant
Gautam, co-in-charge
Rekha Verma along
with state president
Mahendra Bhatt and
all the prominent lead-
ers of the party are pre-
sent in this meeting of
the two-day state work-
ing committee.
In the meeting, dis-
cussions will also be
held on the formation
of Shashakta Mandal,
active booth and Panna
Committee.
State President Ma-
hendra Bhatt had told
ANI on Sunday that the
strategy for the Lok
Sabha and local body
elections to be held this
year will be discussed
in the working commit-
tee meeting.
Mamata Banerjee at International Kolkata Book fair, in Kolkata.
MAMATA TO LEAVE
FOR 3-DAY TOUR TO
WEST BENGAL DISTS
Kolkata: West Bengal CM
Mamata Banerjee will leave
for a three-day tour of Birb-
hum, Malda and Purba Bard-
haman districts on Monday
to review the administrative
works there, an official
said. She will also speak to
Trinamool Congress workers
during her tour, he said.
SEE A RAY OF HOPE
IN RAHUL, SAY
FORMER JK CMs
Srinagar: Former chief
ministers of JK Me-
hbooba Mufti and Omar
Abdullah said here on
Monday that they see a
ray of hope in Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi. The
two leaders also invoked
Mahatma Gandhi on his
death anniversary.
SOME MATTERS
CAN’T BE DISCUSSED,
GOVT SAYS AT MEET
New Delhi: The govt on
Monday said that matters
regarding Chinese intru-
sion can’t be discussed
in Parliament as it con-
cerns the security of the
country. According to the
sources, in the all-party
meeting held on Monday,
the Mayawati-led Bahu-
jan Samaj Party raised
the issue of the Chinese
intrusion and asked
for a discussion in the
Parliament. “To this, the
Government responded
by saying that some mat-
ters can’t be discussed
on the floor of the house
as it concerns security,”
the source said.
“WHAT GODSE
IDEOLOGY SNATCHED
FROM JK...” MUFTI
Srinagar: PDP chief Me-
hbooba Mufti on Monday
hailed Congress MP
Rahul Gandhi. “I hope
what the Godse ideology
snatched from JK and
from this nation, Rahul
Gandhi will restore it,”
Mufti said in her brief
speech at the Yatra.
YSR CONG CALLS
FOR CASTE-BASED
ECO CENSUS
New Delhi: The YSR
Congress demanded a
nationwide caste-based
economic census at the
meet. It is necessary
to know the economic
status of backward
castes who are “lagging
behind” on social and
development indicators,
it said. YSR Congress
leader Vijaysai Reddy
said backward castes are
over 50% of total popu-
lation and census will
help find their economic
status. The ruling party
in Andhra has joined the
JD(U) and the RJD, both
of which have demanded
a caste census.
Srinagar (ANI): Con-
gress president Mall-
ikarjun Kharge on
Monday hoisted the Na-
tional flag at the party
office in Srinagar.
The Tricolour was
hoisted in the presence
of Rahul and Priyanka
Gandhi as the Bharat
Jodo Yatra ended.
Srinagar had re-
ceived heavy rain and
snowfall on Sunday
night and photographs
from this morning
showed the Gandhi sib-
lings playing with snow
at the Congress party
headquarters.
Meanwhile, Con-
gress leader Jairam
Ramesh shared a pho-
tograph of himself
with party colleague
Digvijay Singh.
Ramesh tweeted, “The
Do Bechare... residents
of Container #12 and
#14 saying farewell at
the end of #BharatJo-
doYatra in a snowy Sri-
nagar to their abodes
for the last 135 days.”
BHARAT JODO YATRA
Tricolour hoisted at Cong office
in Srinagar, Yatra culminates
NO OPPN UNITY AS KEY LEADERS SKIP
BJY’S CONCLUDING EVENT IN SRINAGAR
UNION MINISTER THRASHES RAHUL FOR
“VIOLATING” FLAG CODE IN SRINAGAR
Srinagar: As Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra officially
came to a conclusion here on Monday, absence of
several top Opposition leaders from its closing event
raised eyebrows on the Opposition unity. The top
leaders of political parties including the Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP), TMC, and JD(U) did not turn
up at final event of Rahul Gandhi-led the Bharat Jodo
Yatra in Srinagar on Monday.
New Delhi: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on
Monday lambasted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for
“violating” the Flag Code by putting his own cutout
overwhelming the Tricolour while unfurling the flag at
Srinagar’s Lal Chowk on Sunday, and said that the move
demonstrates the “psychology of a dynast”. Rahul had
unfurled the Tricolour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Sunday.
....it happened just as I expected, the
people of JK didn’t give me a
grenade but only love.
—Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader
ALL-PARTY MEETING IN PARLIAMENT
OppnraisesAdanistocks,
BBCdocumentaryissues
New Delhi (ANI): An
all-party meeting
called by the govt
broughtupissueslike
Adani stocks, BBC
documentarybanand
governors’ interfer-
enceinstatesruledby
Opposition parties,
ahead of the Budget
Sessionof Parliament
that commenced on
Monday morning.
Several opposition
parties raised critical
issues, including the
recent stock market
matter concerning
Adani Group stocks.
MPs asked the gov-
ernment to hold a
discussion on the
matter as it concerns
the economy of the
country, and there-
fore concerns the
people at large.
All-party meeting in progress in New Delhi, on Monday.
“BAPU TAUGHT THE COUNTRY TO
LIVE WITH LOVE...” RAHUL GANDHI
YOGI ADITYANATH PAYS TRIBUTE TO
GANDHI ON HIS DEATH ANNIVERSARY
Srinagar (ANI): Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Monday paid tributes to
Mahatma Gandhi on his death anni-
versary and said that ‘Bapu’ taught the
nation the equality of all religions and
to fight for the truth. “Bapu taught the
whole country to live with love, equality
of all religions and to fight for the truth. I
salute the Father of the Nation, Mahatma
Gandhi on his martyrdom day,” Rahul
Gandhi said in a tweet.
Lucknow (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday
paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi as the
nation remembered him on his death
anniversary. The Chief Minister offered
floral tributes at the statue of Bapu at
GPO in presence of school children who
also paid their respects to the Mahatma
through recitation of bhajans. Deputy
Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak was also
present at the event.
BBCdocumentaryissues
BUDGET
SESSION
Rahul Gandhi during the flag hoisting ceremony at the ‘Bharat
Jodo Yatra’ camp site in Srinagar, on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI

INDIA
06
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister for Environment,
Forest and Climate
Change Bhupender Ya-
dav has said that we
now need to shift gears
from spreading infor-
mation to spreading
awareness.
While addressing the
‘National workshop on
LiFE’ Yadav said every-
one has to introspect on
whether his/her ac-
tions are LiFE-con-
scious. He highlighted
the need for environ-
mental sense on the
lines of civic sense and
moral sense. He said
there is imminent ne-
cessity of social con-
sciousness around LiFe
actions. The workshop
saw participation of
about 60 ‘Environmen-
tal Information, Aware-
ness, Capacity Building
and Livelihood Pro-
gramme (EIACP) Cen-
tres across the country
.
The Minister acknowl-
edged the work done by
the Centres for promo-
tion of Mission LiFE.
The new logo of EI-
ACP as well as an Info-
graphic Booklet ‘Lexi-
con of LiFE: A-Z of Sus-
tainable Lifestyle’ was
also released by the
Union Minister.
Need to shift from spreading information to awareness: Yadav
NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON LiFE
lll
Union Minister
Releases new
logo of EIACP
and an
Infographic
Booklet ‘Lexicon
of LiFE: A-Z of
Sustainable
Lifestyle’
Snow covers Kedarnath Temple
Dehradun (ANI): Ke-
darnath Dham got
wrapped in a blanket of
snow after receiving
snowfall, officials in-
formed on Monday
.
Snow has accumulat-
ed up to 4 feet. There has
been continuous snow-
fall in the Kedarnath re-
gionsinceSundaynight.
Heavy snow can be wit-
nessed on the premises
of the Dham and on the
surrounding hills, they
said. Meanwhile, the Ut-
tarkashi Police in the
state issued an advisory
for the citizens, alerting
them to travel with cau-
tionthroughthevarious
highways.
The Uttarkashi Police
in a tweet said, “Due to
rain and snowfall, the
GangotriNationalHigh-
way is obstructed above
Sukki Top due to debris
coming near Dharasu
band and Bandarkot.
The Yamunotri Nation-
al Highway is blocked
above Jankichatti and
Radi Top. Roads are
blocked in other places
as well. Please travel
with caution.”
Notably, the doors of
Kedarnath Dham will
open on April 26 and
those of Gangotri and
Yamunotri will open on
April 22, after winter
break, informed the
temple committee. The
doors of Shri Badrinath
Dham will open the fol-
lowing day, on April 27.
Preparations for the
‘Char Dham Yatra’ also
started as soon as the
date of opening of the
doors of Kedarnath, Ya-
munotri and Gangotri
was fixed.
The shrine is one of
the four ancient pil-
grimage sites referred
to as ‘Char Dham’
which also includes Ya-
munotri, Gangotri and
Badrinath.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav speaking on the occasion.
YADAV MEETS GERMAN DELEGATION TO EXPLORE
PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
New Delhi: A bilateral
meeting was held between
the Indian delegation
headed by Union Minister
Bhupender Yadav and the
German Delegation head-
ed by Ralph Brinkhaus
for the German-Indian
Parliamentary Group of
the German Federal Parlia-
ment (Bundestag) here
on Monday. Yadav said
our conversation focused
on exploring pathways to
sustainable development,
particularly focusing on
circular economy, tackling
single-use plastic, forest
management and climate
resilience. The German
delegation raised issues
relating to impact of
climate change on forests,
trilateral cooperation in
Africa on environment and
climate, circular economy,
alternatives for plastics.
CRUCIAL READ
Coimbatore: The passengers of a Bengaluru-bound private
bus had a miraculous escape, as many of them managed to
jump out of the vehicle that caught
fire near Mettur in Salem district
of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of
Monday, police said. However, 10
passengers, including a few women,
sustained burn injuries while jumping
out from the window to save their
lives, police said. They have been
rushed to the government hospital in Mettur where they are
being treated.
Kolkata: A 13-member central team on Monday started
a review of the midday meal scheme in schools in West
Bengal, a senior official said. The
joint review mission consisting of
Union education ministry officials,
one nutritionist, and a representative
of Unicef along with the director of
PM Poshan Scheme, V Bhaskar, also
held a meeting with state education
department officials. The officials,
who are scheduled to conduct their review till February 6,
visited several schools in North and South 24 Parganas
districts on Monday.
TAMIL NADU: 10 PASSENGERS RECEIVE
BURNS AS BUS CATCHES FIRE IN SALEM
CENTRAL TEAM VISITS SCHOOLS IN WEST
BENGAL TO REVIEW MIDDAY MEAL SCHEME
MAN ENDS LIFE
WHILE ON VIDEO
CALL WITH WIFE
Kolkata: In a shocking
incident, a middle-aged
man committed suicide
on Monday while he was
on a video call with his
wife, who is currently
staying in Ahmedabad.
The police later recovered
the hanging body from his
rented accommodation
at Garfa in South Kolkata.
The deceased has been
identified as Prasun
Bandopadhyay (47), who
worked as an officer with
a private sector bank.
POLICE, MAOISTS
EXCHANGE FIRE IN
RANCHI DISTRICT
Ranchi: A gunfight broke
out between the police
and Maoists belonging to
the banned Tritiya Sam-
melan Prastuti Committee
(TSPC) on Sunday night
in the Budhmu police
station area of Ranchi.
During the encounter,
more than 100 rounds
were fired by both sides.
Police said that four
extremists were injured
in the gunfight, but they
managed to escape into
the thick forest.
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Shree Salasar Oversease Pvt. Ltd.
WINTRY WEATHER TRIPURA ELECTIONS
Kedarnath Dham is covered in snow after heavy snowfall, in Rudraprayag on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI Snow-clad Gangotri Temple after heavy snowfall on Monday.
Srinagar: The authorities on Monday issued avalanche
warning for different areas of the UT and advised people in
these areas not to venture out unnecessarily.“High danger
level avalanche is likely to occur 2,500 metres above sea level
over Doda, Kishtwar and Poonch districts in next 24 hours,” it
warned, adding a “medium danger level avalanche is likely to
occur above 1,500 to 2,500 metres over Bandipora, Baramul-
la, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Kulgam Ramban in next 24 hours”.
Uttarakhand: Gangotri Temple premises were covered in a
thick blanket of snow on Monday amid fresh snowfall in the
region. The Gangotri Dham, part of the ‘Char Dham’ pilgrim-
age yatra located along the river Bhagirathi was seen envel-
oped in snow. The idols in the temple premises, the entrance
and the pathway leading to the temple have been completely
covered in white snow as the mercury dropped to -14.8
degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said.
AVALANCHE WARNING ISSUED FOR
DIFFERENT AREAS IN JAMMU KASHMIR
UTTARAKHAND’S GANGOTRI TEMPLE
ENVELOPED IN THICK BLANKET OF SNOW
Agartala (Agencies):
Top BJP, Congress, CPI-
M leaders including
Tripura Chief Minister,
Deputy Chief Minister,
state Congress Presi-
dent submitted their
nomination papers on
Monday, the last day of
filling candidatures.
Chief Minister Man-
ik Saha, who was elect-
ed to the state assembly
in the June 2022 by-elec-
tions after former Chief
Minister Biplab Kumar
Deb was removed from
the top post in May last
year, submitted his
nomination paper in
the Bordowali constitu-
ency here.
Manik Saha would
take on Congress candi-
date Ashish Kumar
Saha, who was elected
to the assembly as BJP
nominee in 2018 assem-
bly elections. Ashish
Kumar Saha quit BJP
in January last year
and joined Congress
next month.
TopBJP,Congress
leadersfilepapers
COURTESY MEET!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the President of the 77th session of the United Nations
General Assembly, Csaba Korosi during a meeting, in New Delhi, on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
HM inaugurates eye hospital in Ujjain
Poor eye patients will be able to get affordable treatment at this 50-bedded
hospital built at a cost of `15 crore, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah
First India Bureau
Ujjain: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah in-
augurated SGML Eye
Hospital built by Shri
Swaminarayan San-
sthan Vadtal in Ujjain,
through video confer-
encing.MadhyaPradesh
CM Shivraj Singh Chou-
han was also present.
Shah said that Ujjain
Dham has always been
the centre of faith for
crores of devotees of the
country and the temple
of Lord Mahakal has
been very important in
the history of our coun-
try since the time of the
Vedas.Hesaidthatmany
temples in Ujjain have
become the centre of at-
traction for the whole
world and recently PM
Narendra Modi has in-
auguratedthegrandcor-
ridor of ‘Mahakal Lok’
to restore the grandeur
of Ujjain and its faith.
Withtheconstructionof
Mahakal Lok, the centre
of devotion of crores of
people across India.
He said an eye hospi-
tal is being inaugurated
here today
. He said that
Bhagwan Swaminaray-
an came from Uttar
Pradesh to Gujarat and
resided there perma-
nently and by roaming
all over the country, he
gained knowledge and
propagated among peo-
ple through ‘Vachanam-
rit’ and he did a lot of
work for the welfare of
the whole world.
New Delhi (PTI): The
Election Commission
of India (ECI) on Mon-
day withheld the Lak-
shadweep Lok Sabha
bypoll after the Kerala
High Court suspended
the conviction and sen-
tence of Mohammed
Faizal, the MP repre-
senting the constituen-
cy who later stood dis-
qualified, in an attempt-
to-murder case.
The poll panel had an-
nounced the bypoll re-
cently and it was to be
held on February 27.
The gazette notifica-
tion, kicking off the
nomination process,
was to be issued on
Tuesday
. The bypoll was
announced following
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) leader
Faizal’s disqualification
on the ground of his
conviction by a sessions
court in Kavaratti.
Mohammed Faizal
had approached the
high court against the
order. The high court
has suspended the con-
viction and sentence
imposed on him.
Protest against
eviction drive
rocks Jammu
Jammu (PTI): Scoresof
peoplestagedaprotestin
Sunjwan-Bathindi on
city’s outskirts against
JK administration’s
ongoing anti-encroach-
mentdrivetoretrieve“il-
legally occupied” land.
The authorities have
served notices to viola-
tors and ordered them to
remove illegal construc-
tions within seven days.
Theprotesters,including
women and children,
poured onto the main
road in driving rain and
tried to march towards
the Civil Secretariat
against the eviction or-
der, the officials said.
Leprosy rate down
since 2014: Minister
ECwithholdsLakshadweep
LSbypollafterHCorderonMP
New Delhi (PTI): The
prevalence rate of lep-
rosy in the country has
come down from 0.69
per 10,000 population in
2014-15 to 0.45 in 2021-22,
Union (MoS) Health
Bharati Pravin Pawar
said on Monday
.
Further, the annual
new case detection rate
per 1,00,000 population
has come down from
9.73 in 2014-15 to 5.52 in
2021-22, Pawar said at
an event to observe Na-
tional Anti-Leprosy
Day here. The theme of
this year was “let us
fight leprosy and make
leprosy a history”.
“India is making pro-
gress and new leprosy
cases are declining year
after year. With the
whole of government,
whole of society sup-
port, synergy and coop-
eration, we can achieve
the target of ‘Leprosy
Mukt Bharat’ by 2027,
three years ahead of the
SDG (Sustainable De-
velopment Goal),” Un-
ion Minister for Health
Mansukh Mandaviya
during his video ad-
dress at the event.
EXCISE RAIDS TO
CURB ILLICIT LIQUOR
AHEAD OF POLLS
Agartala: Ahead of Assembly
polls in Tripura, the State
Excise Organization has been
conducting raids to curb illicit
liquor selling, manufacturing
and transportation on daily
basis. The raids are conduct-
ed as per the direction of the
Election Commission of India
(ECI). As per the report, the
Excise Organization seized
225.705 litres of illicit liquor
on Sunday throughout the
State whose value stands at
Rs 83,338. Two cases have
been registered for violation
of Excise law.After the date
of announcement of the poll
ie on January 18, the State
Excise Organization seized
a total of 6446.175 litres of
illicit liquor so far the value
of which stands to total Rs
13,98,600.
Union HM Amit Shah virtually inaugurating the hospital on Monday.

NEWS
07
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The chairman
of West Zone Cultural
Center and Rajasthan
Governor Kalraj
Mishra President has
calleduponthepeopleto
adoptfolkartsandhand-
icraft products in their
daily life for the preser-
vation of folk culture.
He said that folk art-
ists nurture noble tradi-
tions and cultural val-
ues related to life and it
is the collective duty of
all to encourage them.
Mishra was speaking
at the inauguration cer-
emony of the ten-day
folk arts festival ‘Lokot-
sav 2023’ organized by
the Government of Goa
and West Zone Cultural
Center at Dariya
Sangam Kala Academy
Complex, Panaji in Goa.
He said that today
when everything is be-
comingmechanical,folk
artists and craftsmen
are playing an effective
role through their beau-
tiful and attractive arts
tokeepthecommonpeo-
ple connected with the
folk culture.
The Governor said
that cultural events like
Lokotsav are important
from the point of view
of spreading the Indian
culture of unity in di-
versity, in which the
collective culture and
rituals of the people
can be seen.
Folk artists nurture noble traditions: Guv
‘LOKOTSAV’ IN GOA

Mishra was
speaking at the
inauguration
ceremony of the
10-day folk arts
fest ‘Lokotsav
2023’ organized
by the
Government of
Goa in Panaji
Police nab dacoit Keshav
Gurjar following encounter
The police have also recovered a weapon from Keshav’s possession
Shivendra Parmar,
Satyanarayan Sharma
and Vinod Tiwari
Dholpur: Policenabbed
notorious bandit Kes-
hav Gurjar on Monday
after an encounter. Kes-
hav was injured due to a
bullet injury in his right
leg. His 2 other accom-
plices escaped from the
Dang area.
The police have also
recovered a weapon
from Keshav’s posses-
sion. The police admit-
ted the injured to the a
district hospital for
treatment. The entire
operation was led by Su-
perintendent of Police
Dharmendra Singh.
The SP said that on
Sunday, information
was received about Kes-
hav hiding in the Sone
Ka Gurja area. After
this, Bari Circle Police,
DST and other police
teams launched an in-
tensive search opera-
tion and had an encoun-
ter with Keshav on
Monday and several
rounds of firing took
place.In this encounter,
he was injured by being
shot in his leg.
Keshav Gurjar in police custody after an encounter on Monday.
HIGH SECURITY
240 PILGRIMS FROM
PAK REACH AJMER
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: On the occasion
of the 811th Urs of Kh-
waja Garib Nawaz, 240
pilgrimsfromtheneigh-
bouring country Paki-
stan reached Ajmer. Pa-
kistani pilgrims paid
their attendance togeth-
er at the dargah of Kh-
waja Moinuddin Chish-
ti (RA) on Monday
.
The pilgrims gath-
ered at the Central
School located in Naya
Bazar and reached the
dargah of Khwaja Gar-
ib Nawaz by walk. The
pilgrims were brought
together to the dargah
amid tight security
.
After reaching the
dargah, the pilgrims of-
fered flowers and a vel-
vet chadar of devotion
on the grave of Khwaja
Garib Nawaz.
Satish Poonia team of BJP Minority Morcha pose with the Chadar.
Slogans trigger
scuffle at Ajmer
Sharif Dargah
Ajmer (PTI): A scuffle
broke out between the
khadims of Ajmer Sha-
rif dargah and follow-
ers of Barelvi sect of
Islam during the Urs of
Sufi saint Khwaja Moi-
nuddin Chisti.
The fight was trig-
gered around 3 am Sun-
day when the group
raised some slogans in-
side the dargah, an act
whichwasobjectedtoby
thekhadims,DargahPo-
lice Station SHO Amar
Singh said. No FIR has
been registered so far in
connection with the
matter, he said. Addi-
tional police was de-
ployed to quell the fight
and prevent any further
flare ups. Accordion to
the khadims, who are at-
tendant of the shrine,
the group from the
Barelvi sect was told not
to raise certain slogans.
Youth kills brother over minor issue
Hanspal Yadav
Baran: A youth at-
tacked his elder broth-
er over a minor argu-
ment, which resulted
in the death of the lat-
ter. The incident took
place in the Bamori vil-
lage of the Sarthal area
in the district.
After the attack, the
injured brother was ad-
mitted to Jhalawar Hos-
pital, where he died
during treatment. The
police reached the spot
and post-mortem of the
deceased was conduct-
ed was and handed over
the dead body to the
family members. The
police started the inves-
tigation by registering
a case of murder.
According to the po-
lice, Jagdish Singh (55),
a resident of Bamori
was at home on Monday
.
Outside the house,
there was an argument
with his brother Devi
Singh over a trivial mat-
ter. As the matter esca-
lated, he and 3-4 family
members attacked el-
der brother Jagdish
Singh with sticks,
stones and rods and he
was badly injured.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Police had
filed a complaint
against Ajmer real es-
tate businessman Jas-
want Chaudhary
. The
Rajasthan high court
had reprimanded the
police while raising a
question mark on the
functioning of the po-
lice. It was challenged
in the Supreme Court
by Surjeet Singh and
others. Advocate Na-
mitSaxena,counselfor
Jaswant Chaudhary,
argued in the division
bench of Justice Ajay
Rastogi. The Supreme
Court agreed on the ar-
guments and upheld
the decision of the Ra-
jasthan High Court.
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: The G-20
Summit will be held
from February 2 to 4 in
Jodhpur in which many
foreign guests would
come to Jodhpur. The
entire Jodhpur has been
decked up and prepara-
tions of all the depart-
ments, including the
district administration,
have been completed.
Two thousand police-
men will be deployed
across the city. To en-
sure that there is no se-
curity lapse at the inter-
national-level event,
police Commissioner
Ravidutt Gaur gave nec-
essary guidelines re-
garding behaviour, uni-
form, and vigilance
during a meeting of of-
ficers and policemen.
He instructed the of-
ficers to take their team
for trial. DCP East Am-
rita Duhan, DCP West
Gaurav Yadav Vineet
Kumar Bansal were also
present at the meeting.
—Representational Image
Police Comm Ravidutt
Gaur holds meeting
ahead of G-20 Summit
Niwai Municipality auctions 32 plots
3 shooters of
‘Lawrence
gang’ held First India Bureau
Tonk: Niwai Munici-
pality organised a two-
day auction of 32 plots
in the Shastri Nagar
Residential Scheme.
The auction wit-
nessed a large crowd of
bidders thronging the
auction site. Giving in-
formation, Chairman
Dilip Israni said that on
Monday, 32 plots in
Shastri Nagar Residen-
tial Scheme are being
auctioned at the auc-
tion site in the presence
of Executive Officer
Mahima Dangi, Vice
President Jitendra Jain
Chanwaria, Senior
councillor Om Prakash
Gupta and all the coun-
cillors of the munici-
pality
. A lot of enthusi-
asm among the bidders
regarding the auction
was witnessed.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Jaipur po-
lice on Monday arrest-
ed 3 persons in connec-
tion with firing outside
a club in the Jawahar
Circle police station
area late on Saturday.
The accused has fired 18
rounds indiscriminate-
ly and ran away on the
bike. Hrithik Boxer, a
member of the Law-
rence Vishnoi gang, has
taken responsibility for
the firing in his Face-
book post. The post also
mentioned that every-
one’snumberwillcome.
According to the police,
the miscreants came
around one o’clock late
in the night and fired.
This created panic
among the people out-
side the club. Employ-
ees working in the club
informed the police. Po-
lice officers reached the
spot and blocked the
area but the miscreants
could not be nabbed.
Doesn’t the state Energy
Department need
experienced technocrats?
The posts of “Director”
in power companies are
vacant for a long time and
the posting of officers is
awaited on more than half
a dozen technical posts.
Vacant posts include
Director Technical-Op-
eration in Rajasthan
Vidyut Prasaran Nigam,
Director Project-Techni-
cal in Rajasthan Vidyut
Utpadan Nigam, and
Director Power Trading
in Rajasthan Urja Vikas
Nigam. Apart from this,
the post of Director
Technical is also vacant
in all three Discoms. In
the Utpadan Nigams, the
posts from CMD to Di-
rectors are vacant. Due to
the vacancy of key posts
in the midst of the energy
crisis, problems abound
in departments as anal-
ysis of information and
monitoring of fieldwork is
getting suffered. The En-
ergy Department has sent
detailed information on
vacant posts to “High-lev-
el” but the question is,
when the work will be
conducted on the basis of
vacant posts?
—Vikas Sharma
NO SIGN OF FILLING UP OF VACANCIES
Four die in trailer-car collision in Bikaner
First India Bureau
Bikaner: Four people
died in a road accident
in Rajasthan’s Bikaner
district after a collision
between a trailer and a
car late on Sunday
. The
injured have been ad-
mitted to a hospital.
The accident happened
near Jaipur Road.
According to Napasar
police, the deceased
were residents of Bi-
kaner and were going
towards Sridungargarh
when their car collided
with the trailer. The lo-
cal people informed the
police and the injured
were taken to the hospi-
tal but four died before
reaching the trauma
centre. All four were the
residents of Tilak Na-
gar in Jaynarayan Vyas
Colony area of Bikaner.
3 DIE IN PALI
A car and a van collided
late Sunday evening on
the highway of the Sojat
area in the district
resulting in the death of
three people. In the
accidentfivegotinjured,
while one was severely
injuredandwasreferred
to Jodhpur.
—Representational Image
UNKNOWN VEHICLE CRUSHES 2 YOUTHS
IN ROAD ACCIDENT IN RAJ’S JALORE
Jalore: An unknown vehicle crushed 2 youths resulting
in their spot death in the Sanchore area. The two were on
their way to meet their rela-
tives. The police reached the
spot and sent both bodies
to the mortuary of the city’s
government hospital. As per
the information, the deceased
are identified as Dashrath
Bhil and Padmaram Bhil,
both residents of Luniasar
village, who were heading on
a bike to Sanchore to meet their relatives. During this, an
unknown vehicle hit their bike a few kilometres away from
the village, and the two succumbed to grave injuries. After
the accident, a crowd of people gathered on the spot.
SC upholds Raj HC’s decision
over functioning of police
HC seeks reply
over division of
ex-servicemen
into caste
POCSO court
sentences
rapist to 20
years in jail
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
High Court has
sought a response
from the state govern-
ment and others in 4
weeks in a case relat-
ed to the division of
ex-servicemen into
caste and class.
Chief Justice Pan-
kaj Mithal and Jus-
tice Shubha Mehta
issued notices. The
state government had
on December 7, 2022,
issued the notifica-
tion which was chal-
lenged in the high
court by Bharatpur’s
Dharmendra Singh,
Sushil Swami, and
others. Advocate Kun-
war Ashok Veer Sin-
gh Nirvana, Aslam
Khan, and Dashrath
Singh Shekhawat ar-
gued in the matter.
Ramesh Sharma
Sikar: A POCSO court
inSikarhasawarded20
years of rigorous im-
prisonmenttoamanfor
raping a girl. The court
also imposed a fine of
Rs 5.15 lakh. After the
incident, the victim de-
livered a baby girl. 5
lakh of the compensa-
tion amount will be
given to the baby girl
while Rs 15000 will be
given to the victim.
The court gave RI of
20 years to Shimbhu
Ram,aresidentof Jait-
pura. The court also
found a lapse in the in-
vestigation of the case
and wrote a letter to
DGP for taking action
against 3 police offic-
ers- the then SHO Lal
Singh, ASI Prabhu
Dayal Meena, and SI
Jai Singh.
IN THE COURTYARD
Bidders at Niwai auction camp
for 32 plots on Monday.
SATISH POONIA SENT CHADAR TO DARGAH

Don’t fear the passing of time,
make every minute count and be
enriched by it.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: The DoP has
received a serious com-
plaint of misconduct
against a senior officer
of RajCOMP which is
under the IT depart-
ment. A resident of Del-
hihaswrittenhis‘pains’
and requested to termi-
nate the official from
service.
According to the com-
plainant, the official
concerned is married
and has a son from wed-
lock. Despite this, the
official eloped with the
complainant’s wife and
even married her. On
the complaint of the
complainant, the Rohini
police station of Delhi
registered an FIR under
half a dozen sections on
December 16, 2022 and is
in search of the official.
According to the com-
plainant, he got married
in October 2013 and has
a nine-year-old son. In
his complaint, he said,
“The official and my
wife, both are in an ille-
gal, illicit and immoral
relationship for the last
number of years. My en-
tire married life has
been destroyed and I
have become a victim.
The officer has gained,
and carried out illegal
monies, he has a flat, ex-
pensive cars and vehi-
cles - such as BMW,
Chevrolet Cruze, Honda
Goldwing, Mahindra
Thar, Porche Cayenne S,
Honda NX 650. He has
purchased various im-
movable and movable
properties in his name
and ‘benami’ transac-
tions.”
The complainant has
thus,appealedtotheDoP
thatlegalactionbetaken
against this official ac-
cording to the service
rulesandthattheofficial
be terminated immedi-
ately
.Now,theDoPisget-
ting an investigation
done based on the com-
plaint and according to
sources, the investigat-
ing officer is an employ-
ee of RajCOMP and
holds a ‘key position’,
who has the connect
with ‘higher ups’.
OFFICIAL ELOPES WITH A MARRIED WOMAN;
RAJCOMP, DELHI POLICE INITIATE INVESTIGATION!

The complainant
has thus,
appealed to the
DoP that legal
action be taken
against this
official
according to the
service rules
81 CONG MLAS’ RESIGNATION
Assembly Secretary to HC: MLAs
withdrew resignations willingly
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: Rajasthan HC
has been informed by
Assembly Secretary on
Monday in reply to a
writ petition that the
resignations of 81
MLAs given to Assem-
bly Speaker on Sept 25
weren’t voluntarily and
have been withdrawn.
The reply states,
“The MLAs have volun-
tarily withdrawn their
resignations as per Rule
173 (4) of the procedure
and conduct of busi-
ness of Rajasthan Leg-
islative Assembly, in
such a situation the res-
ignations of the MLAs
have become non est in
the eye of law.”
On Sep 25 last year, 81
MLAs had submitted
their resignations to
Assembly Speaker CP
Joshi. The move was
aimed at opposing the
CLP meet called to de-
termine Gehlot’s suc-
cessor as CM as Gehlot
was the frontrunner for
the post of Congress
President at that time.
Later, Dy LoP Rajen-
dra Rathore filed PIL in
HC seeking direction to
Assembly Speaker to
decide on resignations.
“Only 81 MLAs submit-
ted resignation letters
out of which, 5 were
photocopies. The resig-
nations were presented
by 6 MLAs,” the reply
said. He said that reply
also mentions the
names of 5 MLAs who
had given photo copy of
resignation letter not
the original. He said
that 5 MLAs were those
trying to please both
Gehlot Pilot camp.
Resignation letters of
Amit Chachan, Gopal
Meena, Chetan Chaud-
hary, Danish Abrar
Suresh weren’t original
but photocopies. Advo-
cate Abhishek Manu
Singhvi, on behalf of
Speaker, presented the
case via VC, while advo-
cate Prateek Kasliwal
was present on the
Speaker’s behalf.
In the meanwhile,
Advocate General Ma-
hendra Singh Singhvi
was present on the be-
half of the Assembly
Secretary
.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: UDH Depart-
ment has issued an or-
der for cutting down the
facility area in Prithvi-
raj Nagar scheme. Last
year in November, the
UDH had issued an or-
der where, facility area
was to be left in plots
larger than 1,000 square
yards. Now, the depart-
ment has issued anoth-
er order which says that
option will have to be
given for 10 % reserve
land. JDA will give op-
tion to applicant to buy
5 percent of this land.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The number of
registrations for mem-
bership in world class
NRI ‘Club 21’, which
will be constructed by
RHB in NRI Colony’s
Raj Aangan Society in
Pratap Nagar, is con-
tinuously increasing.
People are immense-
ly excited to enrol for
membership the fee for
which is Rs 3 lakh for
associate members and
Rs 5 lakh for corporate
members.
There is also a 20 %
discount on member-
ship fee for Central
State Govt employees,
and 10% discount is be-
ing given to RHB allot-
tees. The membership
of state-of-the-art and
world-class club will be
given on the basis of
First Come, First
Serve’.
Notably, 25 rooms
will be built in Club
House 21, which will be
developed on interna-
tional standards with
various facilities.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur: The demand
to make Rajasthani the
official language has
gained momentum. On
Monday, RANA Presi-
dent Prem Bhandari
and former JNVU Stu-
dents’ Union President
Ravindra Singh Bhati
held a joint press con-
ference in Jodhpur
while Rajasthani Youth
Committee has warned
of a dharna and hunger
strike if Rajasthani is
not made the official
language.
On behalf of the in-
stitute, youths from
every district have giv-
en a memorandum in
the name of CM Ashok
Gehlot to the Collector
and called upon them to
meet the committee by
February 3. Bhandari
said that the issue of
recognition of Ra-
jasthani language is re-
lated to the pride of all
Rajasthanis for which
they have been strug-
gling for years, but the
politicians haven’t ad-
dressed this.
Ex- Students’ Union
President RS Bhati said
that panel has sought
an appointment to meet
CM. “The committee
has vowed to protest in
Jaipur to make Ra-
jasthani the official lan-
guage. 160 MLAs of Raj
govt have written a let-
terinthisregard,whose
copy has been sent to
CM many times.”
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: A Joint Venture
cum Share Holding
Agreement was signed
between THDC Limit-
ed, a Mini Ratna A-cat-
egory company of Gov-
ernment of India, and
Rajasthan Renewable
Energy Corporation
(RREC) on Monday in
Jaipur.
THDC and RREC will
have a stake of 74:26 per
cent respectively in the
joint venture company
.
RREC chairman
Ashutosh AT Pednekar
said that renewable en-
ergy projects of 10,000
MW capacities would
be developed in differ-
ent places of the state in
a phased manner by
this joint venture com-
pany, which would pro-
vide cheap renewable
energy
.
According to him, the
establishment of these
ultra mega renewable
energy projects will
prove to be a unique
initiative of this kind
for the development of
renewable energy in
the State.
Naveen Joshi
Bhilwara: After 3 days
of PM Modi’s visit, dis-
cussions are still going
on in political circles of
the textile city, as Gur-
jar community and
Malaseri Dungri were
expected to get some
special package during
PM’s visit, but nothing
was announced. Gurjar
leaders associated with
Congress have called
PM ‘s visit a hoax.
Priest Hemraj Poswal
told media that his fam-
ily has been working as
a priest at the temple
for last 1000 years. “Our
work is to worship Lord
Devnarayan. I don’t
want to join politics. My
aim is that history of
LordDevnarayanshould
be recognised globally
.”
On being asked about
calling any big leader, he
said temple trust is
planning to invite Prez
Draupadi Murmu on
Bhadavi Chhath.
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: All India
Congress Committee
member and RCA Presi-
dent Vaibhav Gehlot
stood for social cause
during his stay in the
city. Vaibhav Gehlot
reached the residence
of SS Sankhla, conven-
or of the Ad-hoc Com-
mittee of Jodhpur
Cricket Association on
Monday, and condoled
the demise of Sankhla’s
mother. He offered flo-
ral tributes to the de-
parted soul and con-
soled the family mem-
bers. During this, State
Commission for Protec-
tion of Child Rights
Chairperson Sangeeta
Beniwal and MLA Man-
isha Panwar accompa-
nied Vaibhav Gehlot
and paid tributes to
Sankhla’s mother.
Besides, former Stu-
dent Union President
Sunil Chaudhary, Con-
gress leader Anuja
Bishnoi, student leader
Harendra Chaudhary,
social workers Jagdish
Panwar, Indrajeet Sin-
gh Tak and Jugal Ge-
hlot were also present.
Earlierduringtheday
,
Vaibhav Gehlot reached
the Congress office and
participated in the flag
hoisting programme of
the District Congress
Committee. Flag hoist-
ing was conducted to
mark Rahul Gandhi’s
Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Alongside,tributeswere
also paid to the Father
of the Nation, Mahatma
Gandhi on his death an-
niversary
.
Rajendra Rathore interacts with the media outside the Rajasthan
High Court in Jaipur on Monday. Also seen here is Advocate
Hemant Nahata and others.
Acharya Pramod Krishnam Sanyam Lodha
The High Court
has listed the
matter for hearing
on February 13
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Mon-
day, while taking to
Twitter, informed that
he was suffering from
pneumonia and thus,
was unable to attend
the closing ceremony of
the Bharat Jodo Yatra
in Srinagar.
Gehlot tweeted in
Hindi, “Due to getting
infected with pneumo-
nia on Jan 26, I am un-
able to attend any pub-
lic event. I had a heart-
felt desire to attend
closing ceremony of
#BharatJodoYatra in
Srinagar today but
couldn’t go there due to
doctor’s advice.”
“I once again con-
gratulate Shri Rahul
Gandhi all yatris on
successful conduct of
#BharatJodoYatra.This
visit is a new beginning
inIndian politics,which
will lead to major chang-
es in the country
.”
Unwell CM skips RaGa’s BJY
PRN Scheme:
UDH cuts down
in facility area
Sanyam reacts to Acharya
Pramod’s ‘controversial’ tweet
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former Dy
CM Sachin Pilot’s
supporter Acharya
Pramod Krishnam
and CM Ashok Ge-
hlot’s advisor MLA
Sanyam Lodha
clashed on Twitter
on Monday. In fact,
CM Gehlot was sup-
posed to attend the
concluding pro-
gramme of Bharat
Jodo Yatra in Srina-
gar on Monday, but
he didn’t go due to ill
health tweeted
about it. Acharya
made a controversial
remark on CM’s
tweet to which Sany-
am Lodha reacted
saying that the per-
son who has complet-
ed 50 years in public
life, has served Raj
thrice with many
PMs, despite Coro-
na foiled the attempt
to topple people’s
government, as such
comment on health
of such a person does
not suit an Acharya.
Malaseri Dungri trust
to invite Prez Murmu
THDC RREC sign a
share holding agreement
RHB’sClub21leadsthepack
inmembershipregistration!
Bhandari bats for Rajasthani as official
language, RYC writes to CM Gehlot
Vaibhav attends
various programmes
during Jodhpur visit
YOU READ IT IN FIRST INDIA ON JAN 21, 2023
This is the fifth
time that the is-
sue has been
presented before the
High Court bench. In
the 90-page reply, a sen-
sational thing has sur-
faced that the MLAs did
not resign at their own
free will. It means it was
done under pressure.
—Rajendra Rathore,
Deputy LoP
Vaibhav Gehlot addresses the gathering during a programme held
to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at DCC office
in Jodhpur. Also seen are Sangeeta Beniwal others.
According to the
complainant, the
official concerned is
married and has a son
from wedlock. Despite
this, the official eloped
with the complainant’s
wife and even married
her. On the complaint
of the complainant, the
Rohini police station of
Delhi registered an FIR
under half a dozen sec-
tions on December 16,
2022 and is in search of
the official.
THE PLAINT...
RANA President Prem Bhandari ex- JNVU Students’ Union
President Ravindra S Bhati during a press conference in Jodhpur.

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JAIPUR, TUESDAY,
JANUARY 31, 2023
ast Asian dresses
like Kimonos,
Hanbok and Han-
fu enjoy greater
prominence and
influence in the
world of fashion
than ever before.
There was a
time, though,
when the
tradition-
al gar-
m e n t
seemed
in dan-
ger of disappearing from
the daily wardrobe of East
Asian women, relegated to
rare outings and special
occasions for formal events
such as weddings, coming-
of-age days, and tea cere-
monies. However, in recent
years these traditional
dresses have enjoyed a re-
newal, gaining attention
both in their respective
countries and abroad as a
sophisticated and elegant
form of dress suitable for
everyday and formal occa-
sions.
These traditional dress-
es are colourful outfits
which are now modern-
ised to give a new touch.
The kimono or Hanboks
have influenced the ide-
as of many designers,
providing inspiration
for new fashion re-
sources. It could be
argued that few tradi-
tional garments have
inspired designers to the
degree that the kimono
and Hanbok have.
Many members of K-pop
groups like BTS, SHINee,
and Exo in recent years
have donned many modern
combinations of Hanbok
and initiated the trend.
Despite the integration
of Asian elements in cur-
rent high fashion, there is
still work to be done to en-
sure that kimono crafting
traditions survive and
even thrive.
On account of the grow-
ing Hanbok fashion, fa-
mous designer Leesle
Hwang, the designer of the
company Leesle, reported
a surge in sales after BTS’s
Jimin wore one of her han-
bok ensembles at the 2018
Melon Music Awards in
Seoul. “It’s astonishing
how many people met
Leesle because of that one
performance,” she added.
Another business, A Noth-
ing, garnered 8,000 follow-
ers when another BTS
member, Jungkook,
donned its clothing.
As European demand
for these modified ki-
monos and Hanbok (also
known as nightgowns,
though they were not
intended to be worn
while sleeping) out-
paced Japanese Ko-
rean artisans’ pro-
duction times, the
Dutch turned to arti-
sans in India and, lat-
er, European tailors to
replicate the garments
in textiles sourced
from various countries.
CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU SOME
ASTONISHING FASHION ITEMS INSPIRED
BY EAST ASIAN CULTURE THAT GIVE OUTFITS
A NEW AESTHETIC!
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
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RISHIKA BHAGAWATI, Model
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Happiness in the
domestic sphere
will only come
with a changed
mind set. Some
of you are likely
to become a part
of an overseas
official trip. Better
to consult an expert in financial matters
before making an investment. Harsh
words may create a rift in your romantic
relationship; be careful.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Despite hectic
schedule you will
manage to find
time for family.
Seek the opinion
of your family
before finalizing
a property
deal. Your
bold initiatives on romantic front bring
back passion and spark in romantic
relationship with your lover. Overall health
remains fine.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
It’s a very good
day to take
calculated risks in
financial matters.
Your efforts on the
professional front
will be recognised.
Opting for some
healthy choices
will ensure you remain in perfect health.
You will feel much happy and contented on
the family front. Today you will enjoy the
trust of senior management.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Following a
health diet will
be a good idea.
Luck favours
you today on
the professional
front. Focussing
on health now
will help you in
keeping physically fit. Clarity of mind and
retentive power will help you forge ahead
on the academic front. Frustration on the
romantic front is possible.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You will succeed
in resolving
an issue with
family members,
normalizing ties.
Despite your
misgivings,
you retain good
health. You will
do much to bring peace and harmony at
home. You will remain much in demand
on social front. Some of you can get
romantically involved.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Your intuition will
save you from a
tricky spot today.
Yoga would
help in raising
energy levels and
improve your
metabolism.
You will manage
to achieve your aim through travel at
right time. This is a great time on the
academic front, when you mange to
render your best.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
A friend or
colleague may
motivate you to
take up a healthy
activity. Parents
may appear
more than happy
with what you
deliver. Plans for
overseas travel are likely to materialise.
You are likely to get clearance or approval
for your construction plans. You find
things moving in the way you want them.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Family will be
most supportive,
when it really
matters for you.
Some of you may
add to your list
of properties by
booking a new
one. It is good
day to confess your love as stars appear
favourable for positive reply. A long
drive is likely to help you get over mental
tiredness.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Gifting
something to
your beloved is
likely to make the
day memorable.
Matrimonial
match for
siblings will
bring happiness
for entire family. You will get a good
price for your property. Those awaiting
results are assured of succeeding with
flying colours.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Avoid raising
controversial
issues at home
to maintain
harmony.
Successful
implementation
of new ideas and
projects would
add to your prestige on the professional
front. It is a wonderful day to build new
connections. Your relationship requires
you to be tactful.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Using your
initiative at work
will be much
appreciated. You
may get a chance
to pursue old
hobby. Health tips
from an expert
will enable you
to get closer to your fitness goals. Your
generous behavior would enable to enjoy
some lovely moments with family. Day
will favour your luck in love.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Distant relatives
may drop in for
a surprise visit.
On professional
front, recognition
for good work
would motivate
you to work
harder. Those
awaiting an affirmation on romantic front
are likely to get lucky today, as partner
responds positively. You will get golden
time to spend with your partner.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
SUPERBIKE RALLY
BY MOTO BRIDGE INDIA
BY MOTO BRIDGE INDIA
CITY FIRST
Superbike
rally is be-
ing organ-
ised by
M o t o
Bridge In-
dia to pro-
mote tourism in
Rajasthan and cre-
ate awareness
about road safety
rules. The rally
started from Amar
Jawan Jyoti in
which riders and
bikers groups like
Triumph, BMW,
JSB and Suzuki
from different
states along with
Rajasthan partici-
pated. Rally coordi-
nators Abhishek
Chaudhary, Raun-
aq Tank, Imran
Khan, Nishant,
Rakesh and Yash,
the members of the
organising com-
mittee informed
the media that a
distance of about
50 kilometres was
covered by more
than 125 bike rid-
ers. Then the super
rally reached Daul-
atpura via Ambed-
kar Circle, Panch-
batti, Sanganeri
Gate, Ramgarh
Mode, Kooks, Ach-
rol, Chandwaji,
Manpura, Mach-
eri, Choup and
ended at The 6th
Farm. Bike riders
were given a grand
welcome on reach-
ing. Where on one
hand the bike rid-
ers visited tourist
places, during this
they gathered in-
formation about
the history and
gave the message
of tourism aware-
ness to the people.
He also made the
urban and ru-
ral people
aware of
the traffic
rules.
ABOUT:
MOTOBRIDGE India is a
community started to satisfy
every rider's raving to social-
ise with fellow riders with a
vision to gather them togeth-
er on one platform to share
their passion for riding and
their unique experiences
and knowledge. MOTO-
BRIDGE India aims to
create a safe and se-
cure community
by sharing the ex-
perience of riders
between them-
selves and ex-
ploring various
riding opportunities within
the community. The event
will feature multiple auto-
motive brands at the venue
to experience their products
along with Test Drives, Rid-
ing Gears Accessories ac-
companied by onstage enter-
tainment, with Snacks
Refreshments.
Launching The Pilot Pro-
ject in our pink city Jaipur
will be followed by more des-
tinations across India, from
coastal regions to the plains
to the mountains. Keeping it
real and exclusive within the
community, all entries shall
be limited to pre-registra-
tions only. It's time to do
and be the right thing, be
a part of and make the
change.
A
Burhan and Abhishek Choudhary
Mudit Asthana
Jaipur Super Bikers
Lt Col. Sambhit Pattajoshi
Jaipur Super Bikers

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