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KARTIKEY DEV SINGH
erely three days after addressing a massive and
successful public meeting at the ‘Gateway of
Rajasthan’, i.e., Kotputli, in support of the BJP
candidate from Jaipur Rural, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi is once again setting foot in the ‘Land of
Warriors’ to campaign yet again in support of another BJP
candidate. This time, PM Narendra Modi will hold another
massive rally in Churu in support of Paralympian Devendra
Jhajharia.
For the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Churu has become one
of the hotly contested seats as two-time BJPMPRahul Kas-
wan left the saffron party’s fold and joined Congress after
not being fielded by the party for the third time. Jhajharia
is a new entrant into the political fray, while Kaswan has a
political legacy, being the second-generation politician.
However, it is this very issue that PM Modi will address
through his visit since, no matter the prevailing situation,
PM Modi has immense traction in the hearts and minds of
people, due to which he has the power to swing the votes in
his party’s favour.
Modi’s visit and his address will not only resonate across
the Churu Lok Sabha seat but will also have an impact on
nearby constituencies like Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Bikaner, and
Sri Ganganagar since people will throng to Churu to catch
a glimpse of the Prime Minister. The saffron party is also
looking forward to another successful public meeting of the
Prime Minister, to whom it seems Rajasthan once again may
give all its Lok Sabha seats.
M
MODI’SSECOND
‘MORALE
BOOSTER’
VISITFOR‘BATTLE2024’!
PM Narendra Modi
PM IN CHURU TODAY!

2. TOP
TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The wise, engaged in devotional
service, take refuge in the Lord and
free themselves from the cycle of
birth and death by renouncing the
fruits of action in the material world.
BHAGAVAD GITA
IN-DEPTH
AN UNCALLED FOR
DRONEATTACKTHAT
KILLED SEVEN
UKRAINE CHALLENGE
FOR US AND NATO
ombing a World Central Kitchen (WCK) ve-
hicle in which seven aid workers, including
three Britons, were killed has led to a global
outcry. The vehicle was part of an aid convoy for
millions of Palestinians facing a grave humanitarian
crisis. The attack on the WCK vehicle has been de-
scribed as shocking and deliberate. Israel called the
accusation “nonsense”. President Joe Biden said he
was “outraged”. The British Prime Minister was “ap-
palled”. Sunak is also facing demands from former
Supreme Court judges, barristers and members of the
legal profession to halt aid to Israel.
In the US there’s a demand that dealing with Jeru-
salem should be a two-way street. If Israel needs
American weapons, it must heed Washington’s con-
cerns. So far the US has only told Israel not to disrupt
aid supplies to Palestine. Israel has ignored the advice
and continues to use American weapons against in-
nocent Palestinians. President Netanyahu is under
tremendous pressure but is unlikely to change his
tactics despite stiff Opposition.
B
resident Joe Biden faces mounting challeng-
es in securing continued financial aid for
Ukraine, now in its third year of conflict with
Russia. The issue has become a point of contention
not only for Democrats but also within the Republi-
can Party. With GOPleaders divided over supporting
Ukraine, the dilemma emerges: prioritize American
interests or bolster Ukraine’s efforts against Russian
aggression? Failure to pass Biden’s aid package in
the US House could further weaken Kyiv’s position.
Meanwhile, as NATO commemorates its 75th year,
discussions on sustaining aid to Ukraine are underway.
The alliance grapples not only with providing immedi-
ate assistance to
Ukraine but also with
the prospect of main-
taining US engage-
ment, particularly
amidst the possibility
of Donald Trump’s
return to power.
NATO Secretary-
General Jen Stolten-
berg has proposed a
comprehensive plan
for military support,
including a 100 bil-
lion euro fund over
five years. This ini-
tiative underscores
the commitment of
NATO allies to bol-
ster Ukraine’s de-
fence capabilities
and confront Russian
aggression.
“We must ensure
reliable and predict-
able security assistance to Ukraine for the long haul-
--less on short term offers and more on multi-year
pledges,” Stoltenberg was quoted as saying. Hungary
has categorically stated that it will “not back any pro-
posal that might draw the alliance closer to war”.That
is precisely the direction in which NATO is headed.
As the geopolitical landscape evolves, the fate of
Ukraine remains intertwined with broader strategic
interests. The decisions made by both US policymak-
ers and NATO leaders will not only shape the course
of the conflict but also influence the future dynamics
of international relations.
P
NATO Secretary-
General Jen
Stoltenberg has
proposed a
comprehensive plan
for military support,
including a 100
billion euro fund
over five years. This
initiative
underscores the
commitment of NATO
allies to bolster
Ukraine’s defence
capabilities and
confront Russian
aggression
India is making historic
progress under the leadership
of Hon’ble PM Shri @
narendramodi ji, and we’re on our path
to making a #ViksitBharat by 2047. I
urge everyone to make their contribution
towards this goal, log in to the NaMo app,
and be a part of this journey.
Anurag Thakur ( )
@ianuragthakur
Gangadhar Meher is a poet who is the
pioneer of the creation of a separate
Uttar Pradesh and the poet of the
world of Odia literature. He has made a great
contribution to the development of our Oriya
language literature. A humble tribute to
the glory of Gangadhar Meher on
Tirodhan Day.
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( )@dpradhanbjp
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PERSPECT VE 02
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ince millen-
nia India has
attracted the
countries of
bothEastand
West towards it. The attrac-
tionofIndiaoriginatesfrom
itsspiritual,artistic,learning
centres, religious ideas and
culture. It is imperative to
look into the past to under-
stand the influence of India
on to the world towards the
journey of Global Leader-
ship. In last few years India
has consistently dominated
the world policymakers,
shaping economic patterns
and enjoying substantial
global influence. In the on-
going Ukraine and Hamas-
IsraelwarIndiahasemerged
mutually acceptable party
with well-meaning intent to
stop the conflict and with
stake in their welfare.
Global leaders denote a
dominant position by their
ability to influence world
events.It’sacombinationof
economic, military, cultur-
al, technological, diplomat-
ic and political spheres with
soft power being the key
elementofleadership.Since
disintegrationofSovietUn-
ion, the US with its allies
(UK and France) have been
dominantplayersininterna-
tional arena till re-emer-
gence of Russia - China
combination challenging
theunipolarityoftheworld.
The other regional players
that have emerged in the
current decade making to-
day’s world multipolar in-
clude Japan, India, Turkey,
Brazil, Germany and South
Africa. However, the he-
gemony of the US and its
allies still prevails despite
tough challenge by China-
Russia alliance. India’s
proximity to Russia and the
USneedstoalignwithIndia
to counter China are two
major factors in favour of
Indiaemergingasimportant
player in the global affairs.
After successful conduct
of G-20 summit last year,
India has emerged as prom-
inent player with vision to
shape international issues
of security against terror-
ism, climate change, water
scarcity, net security provi-
sion etc for global good.As
a fastest growing economy
and rising extra regional
power, India must endeav-
our to exploit country’s soft
power outreach in the com-
ing decades. The major fa-
vourable factors for India
are: fast-growing economy,
improved agriculture, path
breaking technology in
space, a relatively young
and dynamic population,
good foreign relations, ro-
bust democracy and com-
petent armed forces.
STRENGTH AND
DILEMMAS ANALYSIS
India has the world’s larg-
est population with a posi-
tive population growth rate
and has better working-age
population between 15 - 64
years (WAP) to the total
population Index ratio and
this will increase till 2045.
Right skills and gainful
employment for the youth
and making the most of
this demographic dividend
is India’s opportunity as
well as a challenge.Awor-
risome trend observed in
today’s youth is lack of
zeal to do constructive and
productive work, whereas
any public rallies, cricket
matches and social func-
tions are oversubscribed.
Currently, India is the
third largest economy in the
world in terms of purchas-
ing power parity (PPP),
rather by 2048, India would
be the largest economy in
the world after China. But
the growing economic ine-
quality,handlingconsumer-
oriented economy owing
large population, sustaining
growth in agriculture, man-
ufacturing and service sec-
tor remain major challenges
for India. Despite being a
good performer in the Ease
of Doing Business Index,
Indiacontinuestohavepoor
infrastructure with govern-
ance marked by issues of
red-tapism and corruption.
People of Indian origin
(PIO) or Non-Resident In-
dians (NRIs) are present in
countries across the world.
Some of them have been in
prestigious political posts,
others leading some of the
world’s biggest companies
and are influential foreign
policy assets. These assets
need to be carefully crafted
to advantage India as not
all PIOs/ NRIs have been
equally responsive. To
keep their interests alive
and use their services for
country’s good remains a
major challenge.
India’s policies like
Look East Policy, Act East
Policy, Link West Policy,
Connect Central Asia Pol-
icy and its link with Africa
meets India’s goal of en-
hancing its image in tar-
geted regions. emerging as
voice of global south, India
has potential to elevate to
being global power. How-
ever, current dynamic geo-
political environment pos-
es big challenge and will
keep testing our foreign
policy manoeuvring skills
in the existing global con-
flicting zones and main-
taining position of strength
while dealing with other
global powers. Despite be-
ing prominent member of
so many global organisa-
tions - G-20, BRICS, SCO,
SAARC, ASEAN, and the
QUAD, getting a perma-
nent seat at Security Coun-
cil still remains a major
challenge for India.
India has played an im-
portant role in addressing
the demand for pharmaceu-
ticals, diagnostics, and for
vaccines to demonstrate
India’s global health diplo-
macy during COVID pan-
demic. The Vaccine Maitri
initiative in many ways re-
inforced India’s credentials
as“pharmacyoftheworld”.
However, as India marches
forward, it faces new chal-
lenges in health and sus-
tainable living, the cities
aregrapplingwithalarming
rates of congestion and pol-
lution, together with an un-
healthy population, damp-
ens the benefits of India’s
demographic dividend and
urban growth and lead to a
fast deterioration in the
quality of life of its citizens.
The Indian Space Re-
searchOrganisation(ISRO)
- now a part of space explo-
ration folklore around the
world - is the most credible
example of this transforma-
tion. In recent years, ISRO
has put India in an elite club
of space superpowers by
landing successfully on the
moon, placing satellite in
Mars’ orbit. Maintaining
this momentum is going to
be a herculean task in terms
of man, material and ma-
chines including political
will power.
There are some domestic
issues that India need to ad-
dress to ensure unhindered
march on the path of global
leadership.These are - Pov-
erty, Illiteracy, Unemploy-
ment, Corruption, Inequal-
ity, Gender discrimination,
Violence against Women
and Insurgency and Terror-
ism. Apart from these the
casteism, ethnic and reli-
gious divide run deep in
Indian society. A low per
capita income, and large
population below poverty
line, steep income inequal-
ity warrants maintaining a
balance between economic
developmentandbenefitall
sections of society.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
MOVING
FORWARD
Focus on sustainable
economic development
that addresses
poverty and inequality.
Increased investments in
infrastructure, education
and healthcare to boost
human capital and foster
economic progress.
Adopt proactive diplomacy
in issues with global
ramifications and act as
voice of global South, have
constructive engagement
with immediate neighbours
and other regional players.
Maintain its traditional
moralistic approach and
insist on including moral
component in future
technology advancements
like Artificial Intelligence,
Machine Learning and
Data Analytics.
Continue to pursue
responsible nuclear
strategy, actively engage
in international non-
proliferation initiatives and
move toward disarmament
while maintaining a
credible deterrent.
Maintain strategic autonomy
in dealing with major global
players while upholding
national interest to emerge
as successful mediator
in the global crises.
21st CENTURY
ROADTOEMERGENCEOF
INDIAASAGLOBALLEADER
Since millennia India has attracted the countries of
both East and West towards it. The attraction of
India originates from its spiritual, artistic, learning
centres, religious ideas and culture. It is imperative
to look into the past to understand the influence of
India on to the world towards the journey of Global
Leadership. In last few years India has consistently
dominated the world policymakers, shaping
economic patterns and enjoying substantial global
influence. In the ongoing Ukraine and Hamas-
Israel war India has emerged mutually acceptable
party with well-meaning intent to stop the conflict
and with stake in their welfare
S
Col Rajesh
Bhukar
The writer is a Post
Graduate in International
Studies, Alumni of Defence
Services Staff College,
Wellington and College
of Combat, Mhow

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election season is at
a peak. He
is proposed
to visit
Jodhpur on
April 8 and
his proposed
visit has
made the supporters of
party happy and excited.
Political circles are abuzz
with his visit and are
anxiously waiting to see
what the baba says during
the election season in
Jodhpur.
The sudden
resignation of
Gourav Vallabh
from the Congress party
has shocked the party
workers all across. They
were equally shocked
when Vallabh made entry
through the cricket
politics in the state and
was later given a ticket to
fight Assembly election in
2023. The Congress
workers are amazed at
the way parachute
candidates are given
importance in the party in
the state.
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QUOTE-UNQUOTE Your blessings and love
are my strength. Presence
of mammoth crowd today
has sparked a new political storm in
western Rajasthan.
Ravindra Singh Bhati,
Independent candidate from Barmer- Jaisalmer
Nimbahera ki Ek Hi Pukar,
Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar!
Amidst presence of Min
Jhabar Singh, MLA Shrichand Kripalani
& District Prez Mitthulal Jat inaugurated
the election office in Nimbahera.
CPJoshi,BJP State President
I extend my advance best
wishes for victory to Cong
candidate Dr Damodar Gur-
jar from Rajsamand.The developmen-
tal works undertaken by the Congress
party in Mewar instill confidence in me.
Dr CP Joshi, Congress Candidate from Bhilwara
Inaugurated Kishangarh elec-
tion office along with Ram
Chandra Choudhary Cong
candidate from Ajmer. Every Congmen
& people from Kishangarh are united in
their efforts to bring about a change.
DrVikasChoudhary,MLA Kishangarh
GROUND REPORT NAGAUR LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY
JAT BASTION SEES SAME FACE-OFF
WITH CHANGED POLITICAL EQUATIONS
Younus Gesawat
Nagaur
ith the filing of
nominations of
candidates for
Nagaur Lok
Sabha seat, tra-
ditionally considered the
stronghold of Jat politics,
the electoral chessboard
has been completely laid.
Even after five years,
the same old faces are con-
testing in the Lok Sabha
elections on this seat, but
the political equations
have completely changed.
After the alliance with
Congress, RLP has now
fielded Hanuman Beniwal
while BJP has made Dr.
Jyoti Mirdha its candi-
date. Till some time ago,
a direct contest was being
considered between these
two candidates for the Na-
gaur Lok Sabha seat, but
shortly before the dead-
line for filing nomina-
tions, Bahujan Samaj
Party nominated Dr. Ga-
jendra Singh Rathore, an
advocate in Rajasthan
High Court and resident
of Rashidpura village, as
its candidate and made the
contest triangular.
Hanuman Beniwal will
face Jyoti Mirdha for the
third consecutive time in
theNagaurLSseat.Earlier
in2014and2019,bothhad
contested elections against
each other. While Jyoti
Mirdha was the Congress
candidate in 2019, Hanu-
man Beniwal won by con-
testing against her with the
support of the BJP. This
time, Beniwal is in the
electoral fray with the sup-
port of Congress, while
Jyoti Mirdha is a candidate
on the BJP ticket.
If we look at the caste
equation of this Lok Sabha
constituency, famous for
Makrana marble, Jats are
in the majority in Nagaur.
There are also good num-
bers of Muslim, Rajput,
SC and original OBC vot-
ers. The Nagaur Lok Sab-
ha seat has been dominat-
ed by the Mirdha family
for a long time.The record
of becoming MPfrom Na-
gaur the most number of
times is in the name of Na-
thuram Mirdha, who won
from Nagaur six times. It
is believed that BSPcandi-
date Dr Gajendra Singh
Rathore can harm Dr Jyoti
Mirdha by breaking into
the vote bank of the BJP.
The Nagaur Lok Sabha
seat has always been one
of the most popular seats
in Rajasthan. This time
again, it has become a hot
seat and now the eyes of
the entire country are fixed
on Nagaur.
NAGAUR FACE TO FACE
JYOTI
MIRDHA
Age: 51 years
Education: MBBS
Assets: `100 crore
Vehicle: None
HANUMAN
BENIWAL
Age: 52 years
Education: LLB
Assets: `87,20,000
Vehicle: 2 LMV Jeeps
Political credibility of Mirdha family
BJP’s organisation is also
completely together
Sympathy in Mirdha’s favor
Attraction among youth
Beniwal remained active as an MP
Apart from Congress, he also has
his own separate support base
STRONG SIDE STRONG SIDE
Less active since the last
Lok Sabha elections
A section of Mirdha family is
still with Congress
WEAK SIDE
Impact on traditional vote bank due
to absence of election symbol
Dissatisfaction among Cong leaders
due to being vocal against Gehlot
WEAK SIDE
W
MIGRATION FOR DRINKING WATER AND EMPLOYMENT
MAJOR REGIONAL ISSUE IN NAGAUR CONSTITUNCY
The longstanding drinking water crisis in Nagaur remains unre-
solved despite recent canal water initiatives. Rural areas still suffer
from inadequate supply and declining groundwater levels, perpetu-
ating community concerns. The absence of local industries adds to unem-
ployment, compelling youth to migrate for job opportunities. Political parties
have yet to offer a comprehensive solution to these pressing issues.
A LOOK AT MP HANUMAN BENIWAL’S PERFORMANCE
There is only disappointment among the voters regarding the
performance of the sitting MP. Voters claim that last time Hanuman
Beniwal became MP from here by winning the election as part of the
alliance of BJP and RLP but he could not achieve any major achievement
during his tenure. Although Beniwal makes a lot of claims but the common
man did not get any benefit from his tenure.
RAJASTHAN
NAGAUR LOK
SABHA CONSTITUENCY
62.15%
VOTING RECORDED
IN NAGAUR (2019)
Ladnun Nagaur
Deedwana
Makrana
Parbatsar
Jayal
Nawan
Nagaur
Khinwsar
02
BJP
04
CONGRESS
ASSEMBLY ELECTION 2023
01
IND
01
RLP
11,07,801
Male Voters
2,09,772
Voters increased since
2019 in the Lok Sabha
TOTAL VOTERS
IN NAGAUR
21,42,941 Female Voters
10,35,128
12
Third Gender Voters
RLP’s Hanuman Beniwal won the last election with BJP’s
support; this time he is contesting with Cong’s support
1
Jyoti Mirdha, granddaughter of Congress veteran
Nathuram Mirdha, contesting to blossom BJP’s lotus
BSP tried to make the contest
triangular by fielding candidates
2
3
First India Bureau
Jalore
Former CM Ashok
Gehlot’ssonandCongress
candidate from Jalore-
Sirohi Lok Sabha seat
Vaibhav Gehlot submitted
his papers on Thursday,
last day of nomination.
A public meeting was
also organized after the
nomination. While ad-
dressing the meeting, for-
mer CM Ashok Gehlot
urged the people to give
Vaibhav Gehlot a chance
sayingthathewillproveto
be second Butasingh of
Jalore. Gehlot said that
Vaibhav will always keep
the doors open for people.
He said that Vaibhav is
young and has the will to
work. Referring to him-
self, Gehlot said that he
too had become an MP at
theageofjust29yearsand
got a lot of work done in
Jodhpur.
Vaibhav Gehlot files paper
from Jalore-Sirohi LS seat
Surprised by the crowd that gathered in support of young candidates
in Barmer and Banswara, BJP-Cong now busy in making new strategy
Bhati’ssocialengineeringsurprises;
BAP’s Roatdisplayshistribalprowess
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
The crowd gathered at the
nomination rally of two
young leaders on Ban-
swara-Dungarpur and
Barmer-Jaisalmer seats
has brought sweat on the
forehead of BJPand Con-
gress leaders. Due to the
huge public support seen
during the nomination,
the equations between the
two parties, which claim
to have an army of lead-
ers and lakhs of workers,
seem to be deteriorating
on these two seats.There-
fore, now the party strate-
gists are busy in creating
caste equations afresh.
Vaibhav Gehlot filing his nomination in Jalore on Thursday.
Huge nomination rally of Ravindra Bhati in Barmer on Thursday.
NEW FACE WITH CASTE EQUATION ON BORDER SEAT
Ravindra Singh Bhati is contesting from Barmer-
Jaisalmer seat as an independent candidate. BJP,
which is trying to win 25 seats in the state, first wanted
to bring Bhati into its camp, but under the pressure of Rajput
society, Bhati entered the election field. Not only this, in caste
equation on this seat, along with the original OBC voters,
Muslims are also seen standing in Bhati's camp. Due to this
social engineering, a huge crowd gathered for Bhati's nomi-
nation. Now here Cong and BJP are busy in creating a fresh
equation. Now contest on this seat appears to be triangular.
ROAT’S HOLD ON TRIBAL
VOTERS IS HIS STRENGTH
Huge crowd gathered
during nomination
of BAP's candidate
Rajkumar Roat in Banswara-
Dungarpur seat, a tribal
dominated seat of south-west
Rajasthan. This also hints at
the increasing support base
of BAP in this area. In fact,
despite being young, Rot has
been vocally raising issues
related to tribals. Due to de-
parture of senior Cong leader
Mahendrajit Malviya to BJP,
the party had decided to give
this seat to his father under
an agreement, but agree-
ment did not materialize. In
such a situation, those voters
who do not want to see BJP
on this seat are also seen in
Roat's camp.
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ELECTION FEVER ENGULFS NATION
Nominations for Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls conclude
First India Bureau
New Delhi/Jaipur
he filing of
nominations for
Phase 2 of the
Lok Sabha elections con-
cluded on Wednesday
evening. In this phase,
the Elections will be held
in 88 Lok Sabha seats in
12 States and Union Ter-
ritories along with the
remaining part of the
Outer Manipur Lok Sab-
ha constituency. Notably,
20 seats of Kerala, 14
seats of Karnataka, 13
seats of Rajasthan, 8
seats each of Uttar
Pradesh and Maharash-
tra, 7 seats of Madhya
Pradesh, 5 seats each in
Assam and Bihar, 3 seats
each of West Bengal and
Chhattisgarh and 1 seat
each in Manipur, Tripura
and J&K will go to polls
in this second phase. The
polling of 7 phases of LS
polls to end on June 1,
results of elections will
announced on June 4.
Artistes pose during an event to spread awareness on voters
turnout ahead of upcoming LS election, in Bikaner on Thursday.
T
CM resolves to do what has not
been done in Vagad in 7 decades
Kunal Trivedi & Pankaj Garg
Banswara/Bhilwara
Addressing nomination
meeting of BJPcandidate
Mahendrajeet Singh
Malviya at Kushal Bagh
ground in Banswara,
Chief Minister Bhajan
Lal Sharma said that it is
our resolve to do what
has not been done in Va-
gad in seven decades.
Chief Minister Sharma
told the crowd of thou-
sands that there are im-
mense possibilities here
and will write something
new based on the abun-
dant availability of water.
He said for the BAP
MLAs that the Chief
Minister belongs to eve-
ryone. “MLAs of all par-
ties come for develop-
ment but till date these
MLAs of Vagad have not
come to me, what will
they do,” he said.
Meanwhile, taking part
in the rally of candidate
Damodar Agarwal in
Bhilwara, CM said that
before 2014, the country
was wrapped in corrup-
tion and scams used
to happen every day.
“Scams used to take
place in all three worlds
– earth, sky and under-
world,” the CM said. P8
Voting for Phase 1
on April 19, Phase 2
polls on April 26
PHASE 3 NOMINATIONS TO START FROM APRIL 12
The third phase elections for Lok Sabha, sched-
uled for May 7, will encompass 94 constituen-
cies across 12 states and Union Territories. The
filing of nominations for Phase 3 will begin on April 12.
States going to the polls in this phase are 4 seats in
Assam, 5 seats in Bihar and 7 seats in Chhattisgarh.
PM MODI TO ADDRESS RALLY IN CHURU TODAY
PM Narendra Modi will visit Churu today
and blow the election bugle for upcoming
Lok Sabha election. PM Modi will address
a public meeting at Churu Police Lines in
support of candidate Devendra Jhajaria.
There is immense enthusiasm among BJP
workers regarding PM Modi’s meeting.
216 RAJ CANDIDATES SUBMIT 304 NOMINATIONS
Under the Lok Sabha Elections-2024, 161 nomi-
nation papers were submitted by 125 candi-
dates on Thursday for 13 Lok Sabha constituen-
cies of the second phase. So far, 216 candidates have
submitted 304 nominations. On Thursday, 5 candidates
submitted 5 nomination papers for the by-election in
Bagidaura assembly constituency and so far 6 candi-
dates have filed their nominations here, Chief Electoral
Officer Praveen Gupta said.
PM MODI LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR LS POLLS IN BIHAR, HE SAYS...
“AAJKABHARATGHAR
MEINGHUSKEMAARTAHAI”
Moni Sharma
Jamui
Officially kicking off the
BJP poll campaign in Bi-
har on Thursday, with his
1st poll meeting since an-
nouncement of schedule,
PM Narendra Modi at-
tacked Oppn over cor-
ruption and issues of na-
tional security.Attacking
Cong for its “weak” for-
eign policy, Modi said,
“Aaj ka Bharat ghar mein
ghus ke maarta hai.” He
focused on “jungle raj”
under RJD. “Jamui was
identified with Naxalism.
RJD govt took land plots
from people to give them
railway jobs. Nitish too
was Union railway min-
ister, but he never faced
any corruption charges,”
Modi said. MORE ON P6
WE WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT
SO LONG AS WE (THE NDA) ARE
TOGETHER, THERE WOULD NOT BE
ANY COMMUNAL DISCORD. THERE HAS NOT BEEN
ANY COMMUNAL TENSION UNDER NDA RULE.
NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER
PM Narendra Modi in conversation with Bihar Dy CM Samrat Choudhary and LJP Chief Chirag Paswan during rally in Jamui on Thursday.
PM Narendra Modi shares a light moment with Bihar CM
Nitish Kumar during a public rally ahead of the LS polls.
Ab kabhi idhar udhar nahi hone
waale hain: Nitish tells PM Modi
On his alliance with the RJD, Bihar Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar said, “Woh toh jhooth-mooth ka hum
beech mein ek baar saath kar liye the...so now he
(Tejashwi) is taking credit for things that we did…
However, I left when I realised they were doing
wrong… Ab kabhi idhar udhar nahi hone waale hain.”
Today
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SETHANI KA
JOHARA,
CHURU
Sonia Gandhi, Ashwini Vaishnaw,
among 14 sworn in as RS members
After 25 years in Lok Sabha, Sonia Gandhi pads up for Rajya Sabha innings
New Delhi
First India Bureau
Former Congress Presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi and
Union Railway Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw took
oath as the Rajya Sabha
members on Thursday
with twelve others from
different states like Bihar,
Odisha, Andhra Pradesh,
Rajasthan and Telangana.
Congress leader Sonia
Gandhi became member
of upper house from Ra-
jasthan whereas BJP’s
Vaishnaw from Odisha.
Vice-President and Rajya
Sabha chairman Jagdeep
Dhankhar administered
the oath to them in the
new Parl building. The
terms of Odisha and Ra-
jasthan members began
on Thursday, while rest
started on Wednesday.
VP and RS Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar administers the oath of
office to Sonia Gandhi and Ashwini Vaishnaw as the RS members
during the swearing-in ceremony, at Parliament House, in New
Delhi on Thursday. Also seen here are Piyush Goyal, Mallikarjun
Kharge, Harivansh Narayan Singh, Jairam Ramesh and others.
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma addressing nomination rally of Mahendrajeet
Singh Malviya at the Kushal Bagh ground in Banswara on Thursday.
IAF’s Apache helicopter
sustains damage, all safe
First India Bureau
New Delhi
An Apache helicopter of
the Indian Air Force
made an emergency land-
ing in Ladakh and sus-
tained damage due to
undulating terrain and
high altitude, IAF said on
Thursday. The incident
took place on Wednesday
and both the pilots on
board are safe, it said.
IAF has ordered a Court
of Inquiry into incident.
“An IAF Apache heli-
copter carried out a pre-
cautionary landing dur-
ing an operational train-
ing sortie in Ladakh on
April 3. During the pro-
cess of this landing, it
sustained damage due to
undulating terrain and
high altitude,” the IAF
said in a brief statement.
Court of Inquiry has been
ordered to ascertain the
cause,” it said.
IAF helicopter makes emergency
landing in Ladakh on Thursday.
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ASHWINI VAISHNAW
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Odisha
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Karnataka
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Uttar Pradesh
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West Bengal
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Bihar
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Andhra Pradesh
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VADDIRAJU
Telangana
The Jhotwara family
will play, thrive and
progress! With the
construction of a sports
stadium in the village
of Jhotwara, the youth
here are ready to hoist
the flag of India at the
global level. My heartfelt
gratitude to you,
Prime Minister Shri @
narendramodi ji.
Insulting women power
has become a habit
of Congress leaders.
Disrespecting and
insulting the dignity of
women in Indian politics
shows their disgusting
thinking.
Hearty congratulations
to Shri Avinash Joshi
ji on being appointed
State Convenor of IT Dept
of BJP Rajasthan. Under
guidance of Honorable
Prime Minister Shri @
narendramodi ji, we
all are committed to
realize the resolution of
crossing 400 this time.
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MURMU LAUNCHES FIRST HOMEGROWN CAR
T-CELL THERAPY FOR CANCER PATIENTS
President Droupadi Murmu
on Thursday launched
India’s first indigenously-de-
veloped CAR T-cell therapy
for cancer treatment, hailing
it as a major breakthrough
that provides “new hope for
humankind” in the bat-
tle against the disease, a
senior official said. P6
GOURAV VALLABH JOINS BJP HOURS AFTER
QUITTING CONGRESS CITING ‘SUFFOCATION’
A day after quitting Con-
gress, senior leader Gourav
Vallabh on Thursday joined
the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP), adding to the long list
of the grand old party jump-
ing ship ahead of the Lok
Sabha elections. Vallabh
resigned from Congress
citing ‘suffocation’.
JAISHANKAR DISMISSES UN OFFICIAL’S
REMARK ON ‘FAIR’ ELECTIONS IN INDIA
EAM S Jaishankar said that
he does not need the UN to
tell that the elections in the
country should be “free &
fair”. Jaishankar dismissed
the UN official’s remark on
elections in India, stating
it came in response to a
“loaded question” during a
UN press briefing last week.
EVEN IF 1 PERCENT TRUE, IT IS ABSOLUTELY
SHAMEFUL: CALCUTTA HC ON SANDESHKHALI
The Calcutta High Court
Bench led by Chief Jus-
tice TS Sivagnanam on
Thursday slammed the
WB government during
a hearing on the Sand-
eshkhali violence, saying
that if “even one percent
of the case were true, it is
absolutely shameful”.

4. Adda
Adda
RAJ
RAJniti
ka
BAGESHWARBABA’S
DEMANDATPEAK, RALLY
INJODHPURONAPRIL8
GOURAVVALLABHRESIGNS,
SHOCKSCONGRESSPARTY
WORKERSAMIDLSPOLL
Bageshwar Baba’s
demand during the
election season is at
a peak. He
is proposed
to visit
Jodhpur on
April 8 and
his proposed
visit has
made the supporters of
party happy and excited.
Political circles are abuzz
with his visit and are
anxiously waiting to see
what the baba says during
the election season in
Jodhpur.
The sudden
resignation of
Gourav Vallabh
from the Congress party
has shocked the party
workers all across. They
were equally shocked
when Vallabh made entry
through the cricket
politics in the state and
was later given a ticket to
fight Assembly election in
2023. The Congress
workers are amazed at
the way parachute
candidates are given
importance in the party in
the state.
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04
QUOTE-UNQUOTE
Your blessings and love
are my strength. Presence
of mammoth crowd today
has sparked a new political storm in
western Rajasthan.
Ravindra Singh Bhati,
Independent candidate from Barmer- Jaisalmer
Nimbahera ki Ek Hi Pukar,
Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar!
Amidst presence of Min
Jhabar Singh, MLA Shrichand Kripalani
& District Prez Mitthulal Jat inaugurated
the election office in Nimbahera.
CPJoshi,BJP State President
I extend my advance best
wishes for victory to Cong
candidate Dr Damodar Gur-
jar from Rajsamand.The developmen-
tal works undertaken by the Congress
party in Mewar instill confidence in me.
Dr CP Joshi, Congress Candidate from Bhilwara
Inaugurated Kishangarh elec-
tion office along with Ram
Chandra Choudhary Cong
candidate from Ajmer. Every Congmen
& people from Kishangarh are united in
their efforts to bring about a change.
DrVikasChoudhary,MLA Kishangarh
GROUND REPORT NAGAUR LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY
JAT BASTION SEES SAME FACE-OFF
WITH CHANGED POLITICAL EQUATIONS
Younus Gesawat
Nagaur
ith the filing of
nominations of
candidates for
Nagaur Lok
Sabha seat, tra-
ditionally considered the
stronghold of Jat politics,
the electoral chessboard
has been completely laid.
Even after five years,
the same old faces are con-
testing in the Lok Sabha
elections on this seat, but
the political equations
have completely changed.
After the alliance with
Congress, RLP has now
fielded Hanuman Beniwal
while BJP has made Dr.
Jyoti Mirdha its candi-
date. Till some time ago,
a direct contest was being
considered between these
two candidates for the Na-
gaur Lok Sabha seat, but
shortly before the dead-
line for filing nomina-
tions, Bahujan Samaj
Party nominated Dr. Ga-
jendra Singh Rathore, an
advocate in Rajasthan
High Court and resident
of Rashidpura village, as
its candidate and made the
contest triangular.
Hanuman Beniwal will
face Jyoti Mirdha for the
third consecutive time in
theNagaurLSseat.Earlier
in2014and2019,bothhad
contested elections against
each other. While Jyoti
Mirdha was the Congress
candidate in 2019, Hanu-
man Beniwal won by con-
testing against her with the
support of the BJP. This
time, Beniwal is in the
electoral fray with the sup-
port of Congress, while
Jyoti Mirdha is a candidate
on the BJP ticket.
If we look at the caste
equation of this Lok Sabha
constituency, famous for
Makrana marble, Jats are
in the majority in Nagaur.
There are also good num-
bers of Muslim, Rajput,
SC and original OBC vot-
ers. The Nagaur Lok Sab-
ha seat has been dominat-
ed by the Mirdha family
for a long time.The record
of becoming MPfrom Na-
gaur the most number of
times is in the name of Na-
thuram Mirdha, who won
from Nagaur six times. It
is believed that BSPcandi-
date Dr Gajendra Singh
Rathore can harm Dr Jyoti
Mirdha by breaking into
the vote bank of the BJP.
The Nagaur Lok Sabha
seat has always been one
of the most popular seats
in Rajasthan. This time
again, it has become a hot
seat and now the eyes of
the entire country are fixed
on Nagaur.
NAGAUR FACE TO FACE
JYOTI
MIRDHA
Age: 51 years
Education: MBBS
Assets: `100 crore
Vehicle: None
HANUMAN
BENIWAL
Age: 52 years
Education: LLB
Assets: `87,20,000
Vehicle: 2 LMV Jeeps
Political credibility of Mirdha family
BJP’s organisation is also
completely together
Sympathy in Mirdha’s favor
Attraction among youth
Beniwal remained active as an MP
Apart from Congress, he also has
his own separate support base
STRONG SIDE STRONG SIDE
Less active since the last
Lok Sabha elections
A section of Mirdha family is
still with Congress
WEAK SIDE
Impact on traditional vote bank due
to absence of election symbol
Dissatisfaction among Cong leaders
due to being vocal against Gehlot
WEAK SIDE
W
MIGRATION FOR DRINKING WATER AND EMPLOYMENT
MAJOR REGIONAL ISSUE IN NAGAUR CONSTITUNCY
The longstanding drinking water crisis in Nagaur remains unre-
solved despite recent canal water initiatives. Rural areas still suffer
from inadequate supply and declining groundwater levels, perpetu-
ating community concerns. The absence of local industries adds to unem-
ployment, compelling youth to migrate for job opportunities. Political parties
have yet to offer a comprehensive solution to these pressing issues.
A LOOK AT MP HANUMAN BENIWAL’S PERFORMANCE
There is only disappointment among the voters regarding the
performance of the sitting MP. Voters claim that last time Hanuman
Beniwal became MP from here by winning the election as part of the
alliance of BJP and RLP but he could not achieve any major achievement
during his tenure. Although Beniwal makes a lot of claims but the common
man did not get any benefit from his tenure.
RAJASTHAN
NAGAUR LOK
SABHA CONSTITUENCY
62.15%
VOTING RECORDED
IN NAGAUR (2019)
Ladnun Nagaur
Deedwana
Makrana
Parbatsar
Jayal
Nawan
Nagaur
Khinwsar
02
BJP
04
CONGRESS
ASSEMBLY ELECTION 2023
01
IND
01
RLP
11,07,801
Male Voters
2,09,772
Voters increased since
2019 in the Lok Sabha
TOTAL VOTERS
IN NAGAUR
21,42,941 Female Voters
10,35,128
12
Third Gender Voters
RLP’s Hanuman Beniwal won the last election with BJP’s
support; this time he is contesting with Cong’s support
1 Jyoti Mirdha, granddaughter of Congress veteran
Nathuram Mirdha, contesting to blossom BJP’s lotus
BSP tried to make the contest
triangular by fielding candidates
2 3
First India Bureau
Jalore
Former CM Ashok
Gehlot’ssonandCongress
candidate from Jalore-
Sirohi Lok Sabha seat
Vaibhav Gehlot submitted
his papers on Thursday,
last day of nomination.
A public meeting was
also organized after the
nomination. While ad-
dressing the meeting, for-
mer CM Ashok Gehlot
urged the people to give
Vaibhav Gehlot a chance
sayingthathewillproveto
be second Butasingh of
Jalore. Gehlot said that
Vaibhav will always keep
the doors open for people.
He said that Vaibhav is
young and has the will to
work. Referring to him-
self, Gehlot said that he
too had become an MP at
theageofjust29yearsand
got a lot of work done in
Jodhpur.
Vaibhav Gehlot files paper
from Jalore-Sirohi LS seat
Surprised by the crowd that gathered in support of young candidates
in Barmer and Banswara, BJP-Cong now busy in making new strategy
Bhati’ssocialengineeringsurprises;
BAP’s Roatdisplayshistribalprowess
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
The crowd gathered at the
nomination rally of two
young leaders on Ban-
swara-Dungarpur and
Barmer-Jaisalmer seats
has brought sweat on the
forehead of BJPand Con-
gress leaders. Due to the
huge public support seen
during the nomination,
the equations between the
two parties, which claim
to have an army of lead-
ers and lakhs of workers,
seem to be deteriorating
on these two seats.There-
fore, now the party strate-
gists are busy in creating
caste equations afresh.
Vaibhav Gehlot filing his nomination in Jalore on Thursday.
Huge nomination rally of Ravindra Bhati in Barmer on Thursday.
NEW FACE WITH CASTE EQUATION ON BORDER SEAT
Ravindra Singh Bhati is contesting from Barmer-
Jaisalmer seat as an independent candidate. BJP,
which is trying to win 25 seats in the state, first wanted
to bring Bhati into its camp, but under the pressure of Rajput
society, Bhati entered the election field. Not only this, in caste
equation on this seat, along with the original OBC voters,
Muslims are also seen standing in Bhati's camp. Due to this
social engineering, a huge crowd gathered for Bhati's nomi-
nation. Now here Cong and BJP are busy in creating a fresh
equation. Now contest on this seat appears to be triangular.
ROAT’S HOLD ON TRIBAL
VOTERS IS HIS STRENGTH
Huge crowd gathered
during nomination
of BAP's candidate
Rajkumar Roat in Banswara-
Dungarpur seat, a tribal
dominated seat of south-west
Rajasthan. This also hints at
the increasing support base
of BAP in this area. In fact,
despite being young, Rot has
been vocally raising issues
related to tribals. Due to de-
parture of senior Cong leader
Mahendrajit Malviya to BJP,
the party had decided to give
this seat to his father under
an agreement, but agree-
ment did not materialize. In
such a situation, those voters
who do not want to see BJP
on this seat are also seen in
Roat's camp.

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6. DRONE CARRYING HEROINE WORTH `10 CRORE
GUNNED DOWN BY BSF IN ANUPGARH DISTRICT
The BSF, on Thursday, shot
down a drone carrying hero-
in in Raisinghnagar area
of Anupgarh district and recovered
two-and-a-half-kg of heroin. Its
market value is said to be around
Rs 10 crore. BSF jawans are try-
ing to trace the origin place of the
drone and where it was headed for.
After spotting the drone, the jawans got alert and started
firing at it. During this, the drone fell in one shot. Search
operation is going on even after the incident.
EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE
I-T dept hits revenue collection target
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur
he financial
year 2023-24
has been great
for the Income Tax De-
partment of the state as it
has collected Rs 31,630
crore revenue till March
31, which is 102.36 per-
cent as compared to the
revised target of Rs
30,900 crore allocated to
the department.
This has come as a re-
lief to the department of-
ficials and employees.
According to sources, the
total collection of the de-
partment till March 31
has increased from Rs
30,700 crore last year to
Rs 31,630 crore.
Although the growth
of collection has not
been exceptionally high,
despite the low growth
in the income of the ma-
jor taxpayers of the state,
the income tax officers
consider the achieve-
ment of the target as
quite a major success.
It is expected that the
income of the taxpayers
in the state will increase
further in this financial
year, which will also
have a positive impact
on the revenue.
T
Ajmer: An eight year old
boy was crushed to death
by a private school bus in
Badaliya village of
Ajmer on Thursday. The
bus brought him from
school and when he got
down and was crossing
the road, he got hit by the
same bus. Family rushed
him to JLN Hospital but
doctors declared him
dead. The villagers
caught the bus driver and
handed him over to the
police. The incident took
place at 2.30 pm in the
Adarsh Nagar police sta-
tion area. Family mem-
bers have registered a
case against bus driver.
The boy who studied in
Bhanupratap Gurukul
School died in the mis-
hap in front of his house.
8-yr-old crushed to
death by his school
bus in a freak accident
Jaipur: Chief Electoral
Officer Praveen Gupta
said that in order to en-
sure free, fair and trans-
parent elections, round
the clock monitoring
should be maintained on
social media by the Elec-
tion Department. Gupta
held a video conference
with district SPs, PROs
and Dy Commissioners
of Jaipur and Jodhpur on
Thursday for discussion.
From Police Headquar-
ters, IG SCRB Sharat
Kaviraj said that in view
of the Lok Sabha elec-
tions, effective monitor-
ing is being done on so-
cial media, and action
has also been taken by
the police against those
spreading fake news.
24-hour social media
vigilance to ensure fair
elections: CEO Gupta
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JDAbansuseofplastic
speedbreakersinJaipur
Ex-CongressMLAendslife
duetoallegedfamilyfeud
Such breakers pose danger to commuters: Experts
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Stepping up safety on
roads, the Jaipur Devel-
opment Authority has
banned the use of speed
breakers made of plastic.
The Director Engineer-
ing first issued an order
for a ban on plastic break-
ers installed across the
width of the road.
According to experts,
such speed breakers pose
a danger to people as the
risk of accidents and spi-
nal damage is very high.
Questions are, how-
ever, being raised about
this sudden action by the
JDA. Earlier, such speed
breakers were installed at
many places by JDA de-
spite that there is no pro-
vision for these in the
Indian Road Congress
(IRC) Code. This is also
good news for the vehicle
drivers as these kind of
speed breakers were
leading to back pain, in-
stances of slip disk pain
and accidents.
People were troubled
by such speed breakers &
moreover they were not
of permanent nature too
as at many places they
were broken so that the
vehicles can pass without
any hindrance.
Their being of cheap
cost was an additional is-
sue as they could be in-
stalled by anybody caus-
ing much discomfort to
vehicle drivers.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Former Congress MLA
Vivek Dhakar has alleg-
edly committed suicide
on Thursday at his house
in Subhash Nagar in Ra-
jasthan’s Bhilwara
district.
“Family discord is said
to be the reason for sui-
cide,” police officials
said, while adding that,
Dhakad had slashed the
vein of his hand. On re-
ceiving information, our
team reached the spot,
and his body is now in
the mortuary of Mahatma
Gandhi Hospital,” the
police officials added.
Sources said that he
was brought to the hos-
pital in an unconscious
state, and later doctors
declared him dead.
Meanwhile, Shivraj
Gurjar, Inspector, Sub-
hash Nagar police sta-
tion said, “The reason
for his suicide is yet to
be ascertained. The fam-
ily is aggrieved and in
pain, so we have not
spoken to them so far.
Initially, we are con-
ducting the post-mor-
tem.” News of Dhakar’s
death came as a shock
for Congress leaders as
he was last seen at Dr
CP Joshi’s nomination
rally on Wednesday. In
2018, Dhakar had won
the by-election to the
Mandalgarh constituen-
cy by defeating BJP’s
Shakti Singh Hada.
Safety issues
The plastic breakers are infamous for causing accidents.
JDA ACTION AGAINST
HOTEL IN VAISHALI NGR
Action has been
taken against a
private Hotel located
in Vaishali Nagar, by the
JDA for encroachment.
Under the direction of Chief
Controller of enforcement,
Mahendra Sharma, JDA ini-
tiated measures to remove
encroachments at the hotel
premises. It was reported
that the hotel had en-
croached upon land belong-
ing to the roadway, situated
in the Nemisagar Colony,
with constructions such as
guard rooms, gates, and
parking spaces. In response
to this encroachment, the
JDA issued a notice under
Section 72 of the JDA Act.
Notably, a notice had been
previously issued to the hotel
on September 8 last year.
Abhishek Shrivastava
MLAs nominated
in mgmt of 12
state-run univs
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Rajasthan Assembly
Speaker Vasudev Dev-
nani has nominated
MLAs in 12 state univer-
sities. The nomination
has been done as per acts
of the respective univer-
sities for a period from 1
to 5 years.
Bilara MLA Arjunlal
was nominated in the
Board of Management of
Agricultural University
of Jodhpur, Soorsagar
MLA Devendra Joshi in
Jai Narayan Vyas Uni-
versity, Pabbaram Bish-
noi and Atul Bhansali
in Raj Ayurved Univer-
sity. MLA Kailash
Chand Verma was nom-
inated in Shri Karan
Narendra Agricultural
University,Jobner.While,
Malviya Nagar MLAKa-
licharan Saraf and
Khandar MLA Jitendra
Gothwal in the Senate of
Rajasthan University.
Vivek Dhakar
Mewar Univ to give free edu to poor
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Chittorgarh’s Mewar
University Chairman Dr
Ashok Kumar Gadiya
believes that poverty
should act as a hindrance
in education of children.
In a special conversa-
tion The said that the
university is working
towards providing high-
er education to the poor
and helping them join
the mainstream.
“We are providing ed-
ucation to children from
rural backgrounds on
fifty percent subsidy.
Most of them do not
know what to do after
schooling. We are start-
ing a campaign for career
counselling in about
1,000 schools in the dis-
trict and other places. If
any child of the district is
poor and wants to get
higher education, we will
provide him free educa-
tion, but he will have to
bring proof of this from
the sarpanch,” he said.
Dr Ashok Kumar Gadiya
Student leaders protesting at the Rajasthan University on Thursday.
Students from
Kashmir, Nagaland,
Assam, Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Arunachal Pradesh
and even Nigeria are
enrolled in the
Mewar University
StudentsstageprotestatRajvarsity
Kanwatia hospital
delivery case: 3
docs suspended
Organ transplant
case: Accused
sent on remand
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Student leaders onThurs-
day disrupted the Aca-
demic Council meeting
hall going on in Ra-
jasthan University and
demanded to get the in-
terview and admission
process of PET 2021-22
exam conducted as soon
as possible. They also
gheraoed the Vice Chan-
cellor’s Secretariat on
demands of calling three
times the number of can-
didates in the interview,
admission by creating
additional seats on the
basis of ward quota,
checking recovery in the
name of form not re-
ceived, recovery in the
name of depositing bags,
mobile etc. and irregu-
larities in the examina-
tion results in the depart-
ment of journalism.
After the Vice Chan-
cellor assured that the
demands would be met,
the protesting student
leaders allowed the
Academy Council meet-
ing to resume.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In a significant develop-
ment regarding the case
of delivery of a pregnant
woman in front of the
gate of Kanwatia Hospi-
tal, three resident doc-
tors, Dr. Kusum Saini,
Dr. Neha Rajawat, and
Dr. Manoj, have been im-
mediately suspended.
Additionally, the state
government has issued a
notice to the Hospital Su-
perintendent, Dr. Rajen-
dra Singh Tanwar, for
supervisory negligence
in the matter.
Addl CS of Medical
Education, Shubhra Sin-
gh, stated that upon the
emergence of the inci-
dent, the Medical Educa-
tion Department prompt-
ly formed an investiga-
tion committee.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In a significant develop-
ment, ACB produced
Gaurav Singh, Vinod
Singh, andAnil Joshi be-
fore the court on Thurs-
day in connection with
the organ transplant fake
NOC case The court has
remanded all three sus-
pects to ACB custody
until April 8. Addition-
ally, a new Investigating
Officer has been ap-
pointed for this case.
ACB officials seized
about 125 files from
both SMS and Fortis as
part of the investigation.
Woman & paramour kill
her three-year-old child
First India Bureau
Banswara
In a shocking revelation,
a married woman in the
Danpur area of Banswara
district collaborated with
her lover to brutally mur-
der her own 3-year old
son, dumping his body in
a tank of a building in
Surat after concealing it
in a plastic bag.
This disclosure sur-
faced during the investi-
gation conducted by a
police team from Surat,
following a report of the
child’s abduction. Ac-
cording to police, both
suspects have been taken
into custody, and police
will now proceed with
legal action on charges of
abduction & murder.
GOLD SMUGGLER SHAUKAT ALI ARRESTED BY
INTERPOL, BROUGHT TO INDIA FROM SAUDI
The Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) Global
Operations Centre coordinated with the National
Central Bureau-Riyadh through Interpol for the return
of Shaukat Ali, against whom a red corner notice has been
issued, from Saudi Arabia to India (Mumbai) for alleged
involvement in gold smuggling. The Interpol was tracking his
movement in Saudi Arabia. The CBI obtained a red corner
notice against Ali from Interpol General Secretariat on Sep-
tember 13, 2021 for his arrest. The National Investigation
Agency had registered a related case number RC36/2020/
NIA/DLI on September 22, 2020 after seizing smuggled gold
bricks at Jaipur International Airport, on July 3, 2020.
SI recruitment 2021 paper leak:
12 accused sent on 4-day remand
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur
Chief Metropolitan Mag-
istrate II has sent 11
trainee SIs and a consta-
ble, arrested in a paper
leak case related to SI
Recruitment 2021, in
four-day police remand.
Besides this, the court
asked SOG to get their
medical examination
done from SMS Medical
Board and get it done
every 24 hours during the
police custody.
The SOG had sought
their remand for 12 days
for further questioning,
including money transac-
tions. The defence law-
yers, however, said that
the SOG should give rea-
sons for seeking remand
for 12 days. They said
that the accused were not
given notice under Sec-
tion 41A of CrPC before
the arrests were made.
During the hearing,
some of the accused, in-
cluding a woman, alleged
harassment by the SOG.
It was said on behalf of
these accused persons
that the officers of the
SOG beat them up be-
fore interrogating them.
They are not given food
and water on time and
are not even allowed to
sleep. They also ac-
cused the SOG officers
of torturing and harass-
ing them mentally.
One of the aacused in police
custody on Thursday.
ILLEGAL DRUGS SUPPLIER WITH A BOUNTY OF `5,000 NABBED BY COPS
Churu: A team of
Bhanipura police
station of Churu
district arrested Mansaf
Ali’s son Ibrahim (24), a
supplier of illegal drugs
from Pratapgarh on
Wednesday. He carried
a bounty of Rs 5000 and
was wanted for the last
seven months. SP Jai Ya-
dav said that on August
7, 2023, during patrolling
by Sardarshahar police
station, Deepak Bairagi,
a resident of Pratapgarh
and Sushil, a resident of
Ganganagar, were ar-
rested with 400 grams of
illegal opium.
They said that they got
it from Ali, a resident of
Hathunia police station.
Under supervision of
Additional Superinten-
dent of Police Lokendra
Dadarwal and CO Anil
Kumar, SHO Rai Singh
and his team raided
possible locations in
Bhilwara, Hamirgarh,
Gangarar, Chittorgarh,
Pratapgarh and Jawara
in Madhya Pradesh in
search of the accused.
CRIME
ROUNDUP
REVENUECOLLECTIONINSTATE
 Office of Chief Commissioner of
Income Tax, Jaipur: Rs 4,950 cr
 Chief Commissioner of Income
Tax Office, Udaipur: Rs 4,820 cr
 Commissioner of Income Tax
TDS Rajasthan: Rs 20,820 crore
 Director General of Income
Tax Investigation: Rs 1,040 crore
It is saddening to
hear the untimely
demise of former
MLA Vivek Dhakar ji from
Mandalgarh.
We pray to
Lord Shri Ram
to grant the
departed soul
a place in the
heavenly abode and provide
strength to the grieving
family members to bear this
immense sorrow. Om Shanti.
Bhajan Lal Sharma
@BhajanlalBjp
The untimely
demise of ex-MLA
Vivek Dhakar from
Mandalgarh,
Bhilwara,
is deeply
saddening.
Your sudden
departure in
this manner is an irrepa-
rable loss for the party
and society. May God give
peace to the departed soul
and provide strength to the
family members.
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51

7. PTI
New Delhi
The BJP on Thursday
slammed the Congress
over its leaders’ remarks
against PM Narendra
Modi and Hema Malini,
saying they have lost their
“mental balance” and the
people of the country will
give their party a befitting
reply in Lok Sabha polls.
The BJP’s reaction
came after Congress
leader Charan Das Ma-
hant, at a rally in Chhat-
tisgarh on Tuesday,
called for support for for-
mer CM Bhupesh Baghel
contesting from the Ra-
jnandgaon Lok Sabha
seat and made remarks
against PM Modi.
BJP IT cell head Amit
Malviya on Wednesday
shared an undated vid-
eo, accusing Congress
leader Randeep Surjew-
ala of making “vile, sex-
ist” remarks against BJP
MP and candidate from
Mathura Hema Malini.
MAKE IN INDIA INITIATIVE
India’s home-grown gene therapy for cancer
First India Bureau
Mumbai
resident Drou-
padi Murmu
launched In-
dia’s first home-grown
gene therapy for cancer at
IITBombay onThursday.
Speaking on the occa-
sion, the President said
that the launch of India’s
first gene therapy is a
breakthrough in the bat-
tle against cancer.
As this line of treat-
ment,named“CAR-Tcell
therapy”,isaccessibleand
affordable, it provides a
new hope for the whole of
humankind.Sheexpressed
confidence that it will be
successful in giving new
lives to countless patients.
“I am told this therapy
will be available across
the country in major can-
cer hospitals, providing
new hope to patients and
their families. Moreover,
this affordable treatment
can be made available to
all patients across the
world.That will be in tune
with our vision of “Vas-
udhaiva Kutumbakam,”
President Murmu said.
The President said that
CAR-T cell therapy is
considered to be one of
the most phenomenal ad-
vances in medical sci-
ence. It has been availa-
ble in developed nations
for some time, but it is
extremely costly and be-
yond the reach of most
patients around the world.
She was happy to note
that the therapy is the
world’s most affordable
CAR-T cell therapy.
President Droupadi Murmu addresses a gathering during the
launch of India’s first home-grown gene therapy for cancer, at
IIT Bombay, in Mumbai on Thursday. ANI
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First India Bureau
Cooch Behar
In his first election rally in
West Bengal after the an-
nouncementofLokSabha
pollschedules,PMNaren-
dra Modi emphasized the
criticality of a stable govt
at the Centre for India to
ascend as the world’s
third-largest economy.
Speaking at a packed
public gathering at Rash
Mela Ground in this
town, Modi underscored,
“For India to claim its po-
sition as the third-largest
economy globally, it is
imperative to elect a ‘ma-
jboot sarkar’ (stable gov-
ernment) – one that not
only ensures stability but
also tirelessly serves the
interests of the people.”
Highlighting his com-
mitment to decisive gov-
ernance, PM Modi said,
“The international com-
munity acknowledges
the stability under my
leadership. We’ve made
firm decisions to combat
corruption and terrorism,
and to enhance access to
basic amenities nation-
wide. Furthermore, con-
certed efforts have been
made to empower wom-
en and the marginalized
communities.”
Modiassertsneedforstable
govtinWestBengal1strally
PM’s 1st rally in WB after announcement of LS polls
PM Narendra Modi being presented a memento during an election campaign rally in support of
NDA candidates ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Cooch Behar of West Bengal, on Thursday. WB BJP
chief Sukanta Majumdar and Union MoS Nisith Pramanik are also seen. PTI
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and BJP candidate Hema
Malini flash victory sign during a public meeting on filing of
nomination papers by her ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in
Mathura, on Thursday. PTI
Cooch Behar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on Thursday attacked the Trinamool Con-
gress government in West Bengal, saying
it tried its best to protect the accused in the Sand-
eshkhali incidents that rocked the state and asserted
that only Bharatiya Janata Party can stop atrocities
against women. Addressing a public rally in Cooch
Behar to boost BJP prospects in the Lok Sabha
polls, Prime Minister Modi said BJP has resolved to
ensure punishment to the accused for the Sand-
eshkhali incidents. He also accused the Trinamool
Congress government of not allowing the implemen-
tation of Central schemes in West Bengal.
TMC GOVT TRIED ITS BEST TO PROTECT
ACCUSED IN SANDESHKHALI: PM MODI
Naddacallsuponpeople
toensureModi’s3rdterm
First India Bureau
Pithoragarh
BJP chief JP Nadda on
Thursday asked people of
Uttarakhandtogiveallthe
five Lok Sabha seats in
the state to the BJP again
to help Narendra Modi
return as prime minister
for a third term and make
India the third biggest
economy in the world.
“It is your national re-
sponsibility,” Nadda told
his first election meeting
here in support of Ajay
Tamta, the BJP candidate
from Almora.
Nadda and Uttara-
khand CM Pushkar Singh
Dhami participated in the
‘Vijay Sankalp Rally’ or-
ganized at Pithoragarh of
Almora Lok Sabha con-
stituency on Thursday.
“This land has always
been ready to protect the
country. Justice has been
done by the PM by imple-
menting One Rank One
Pension with the soldiers.
The PM has called the
thirddecadeofthecentury
thedecadeofUttarakhand.
As per his words, today it
is visible on the ground
andanewGangaofdevel-
opment is flowing from
Uttarakhand,”Naddasaid.
FI TOON
BJP’spollsmanifestocommitteeholds2ndmeet
PTI
Pithoragarh
The BJP manifesto com-
mittee for the Lok Sabha
polls held its second
meeting on Thursday,
with its members, includ-
ing panel head and Union
Minister Rajnath Singh,
deliberating on a host of
suggestions that the party
has received from people.
BJP leaders and Union
ministers Nirmala Sithar-
aman, Piyush Goyal, Sm-
riti Irani, Dharmendra
Pradhan, Ashwani
Vaishnaw, Kiren Rijiju
and Arjun Ram Meghwal
wereamongthosewhoat-
tended the meeting at the
party’s headquarters here.
Gujarat Chief Minister
Bhupendrabhai Patel, Ut-
tar Pradesh Deputy Chief
Minister Keshav Prasad
MauryaandformerUnion
minister Ravi Shankar
Prasad were also present.
BJP flays Congress over its leaders’
remarks against PM, Hema Malini
Think, understand take right decision: RaGa
PTI
New Delhi
Congress MPRahul Gan-
dhi on Thursday said In-
diaiscurrentlystandingat
a “crucial juncture” and
urged people to recognise
the difference between
those who “build the
country” and those who
“destroy” it. In a post on
X, Gandhi conveyed to
the people ahead of the
Lok Sabha polls that their
future is in their hands,
and that they must think,
understand and then take
the right decision.
Rahul Gandhi’s advice to voters
BJP to celebrate
its foundation
day at booth unit
offices in UP
PTI
Lucknow
The BJP will celebrate
its foundation day on
Saturday at all the par-
ty’s 1.63 lakh booth unit
offices in Uttar Pradesh.
This time the party’s
foundation day is being
celebrated in the midst
of the Lok Sabha polls.
Through programmes,
the BJP will reach out to
people and appeal to
them to vote for the par-
ty and bring PM Naren-
dra Modi to power
again, the party said.
UP BJP chief Bhupen-
dra Singh Chaudhary on
Thursday took informa-
tion about the prepara-
tions for the foundation
day programmes.
Agencies
Purnea
Former MP Rajesh Ran-
jan alias Pappu Yadav on
Thursday targeted RJD
leader Tejashwi Yadav,
ahead of filing his nom-
ination from the Purnea
Lok Sabha constituency,
asking him to shed hate
politics. Yadav filed his
nomination from Bi-
har’s Purnea Lok Sabha
seat despite ally RJD’s
Bima Bharti filing her
nomination papers.
PTI
New Delhi
The Delhi Police have ar-
rested a man and seized
eight semi-automatic pis-
tols and 80 live cartridges
ahead of the Lok Sabha
polls, the officials said on
Thursday. The accused
Adnan (23) allegedly got
in touch with other crim-
inals while he was in jail
in a case of robbery.
Pappu Yadav
files nomination
from Purnea seat
Pappu Yadav rides a bike
before filing his nomination.
Man held with arms
and live cartridges
Raj: Triangular fight in Banswara as
Congress’ Damor files nomination
First India Bureau
Banswara
Congress leader Arvind
Sita Damor on Thursday
filed his nomination pa-
pers from Rajasthan’s
BanswaraLokSabhacon-
stituency, setting the stage
for a triangular contest in
the tribal-dominated seat.
Damor submitted his pa-
pers hours before the
deadline for filing nomi-
nations expired.
The Congress has au-
thorised Damor to file his
nomination papers from
BanswaraLokSabhaseat,
a Pradesh Congress Com-
mittee (PCC) spokesper-
son said here.
The Congress did not
publicly announce any
candidate for the seat.
There was speculation
that the party might forge
analliancewiththeBharat
Adivasi Party (BAP) in
Banswara.
I am told this therapy
will be available
across the country in
major cancer hospitals,
providing new hope to
patients and their
families. Moreover, this
affordable treatment
can be made available
to all patients across
the world. That will be
in tune with our vision
of “Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam.
DROUPADI MURMU, PRESIDENT
Poll Bugle
It is the BJP only which
can stop atrocities
against women here.
The whole country has
seen how the TMC govt
tried its best to protect
the accused in
Sandeshkhali. BJP has
resolved to ensure
punishment for the
accused in the
Sandeshkhali incident.
They will have to spend
their lives in jail.”
NARENDRA MODI,
PRIME MINISTER
BJP chief attends
Vijay Sankalp Rally
in Uttarakhand’s
Almoraconstituency
JP Nadda with Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and others
at a rally at Vikasnagar in Dehradun dist, on Thursday. PTI
Rajnath Singh being felicitated by Nirmala Sitharaman at BJP’s
manifesto committee meeting in New Delhi, on Thursday. PTI
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi.
OPPN SHOULD LEARN HOW TO RESPECT WOMEN
FROM PM MODI: HEMA ON SURJEWALA’S COMMENT
Mathura: After Congress leader Randeep Sur-
jewala sparked a row with his alleged ‘derogatory’
remarks on BJP MP from Mathura Hema Malini,
the latter said on Thursday that the leaders of the Op-
position should learn how to respect women from Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking to the reporters here,
before filing her nominations for the Lok Sabha elec-
tions, the BJP leader and Bollywood veteran said that
the opposition targets only ‘popular people’. “They target
only popular people because targeting the unpopular
ones won’t do them any good... They should learn how to
respect women from PM Narendra Modi,” she said.
KERALA CM PINARAYI VIJAYAN ATTACKS RAHUL
GANDHI OVER MISSING FLAGS IN ROADSHOW
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinara-
yi Vijayan on Thursday slammed Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi and Congress party for showing ‘dis-
respect’ to their party flag. He was referring
to how Congress on Wednesday decided
not to display flags of its own and that of
its ally IUML during the roadshow ahead of
Rahul Gandhi’s filing of nomination papers
for Wayanad LS seat. “The Congress party
wants the vote of the IUML, but not their flag
and for that, the Congress party also decided to forego
their flag. This act doesn’t augur well and the Congress is
afraid of the BJP,” CM Vijayan said.
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First India Bureau
Ahmedabad
Acracking unbeaten half-
century by all-rounder
Shashank Singh and his
fruitful 43-partnership
withanequallyaggressive
Ashutosh Sharma helped
Punjab Kings defeat Gu-
jaratTitans by three wick-
ets in an Indian Premier
League match here on
Thursday.
Shashank smashed an
unbeaten 61 off 29 deliv-
eries, while Ashutosh
slammed a 17-ball 31 as
PBKS chased down the
200-run target with one
ball to spare after the team
fromPunjabhadaninaus-
picious start, losing skip-
per Shikhar Dhawan for
just one run.
GT skipper Shubman
Gill’s unbeaten 89 off just
48 deliveries in the team’s
total of 199 for 4 went in
vain.
Gill was in sublime
form as he took GT to an
imposing total, hitting six
boundaries and four max-
imums. He was assisted
by Sai Sudarshan, who
slammed a 19-ball 33 at
the Narendra Modi Stadi-
um.
OpenerGillsmashed89
off just 48 deliveries with
the help of six boundaries
and four maximums,
while Sudarshan hit a 19-
ball 33 at the Narendra
Modi Stadium. Earlier,
Punjab Kings opted to
bowl first. Both teams
missed out on their mid-
dle-order heavy-hitters
with Liam Livingstone
(PBKS) and David Miller
(GT) missing out. Si-
kandar Raza and Kane
Williamson get their first
matchesoftheIPLseason.
Organ transplant
fake NOC: Info
about it received
around Holi, ACS
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In a significant revela-
tion, ACS Shubhra
Singh has made a star-
tling statement regard-
ing the issuance of fake
NOCs for organ trans-
plants, stating, “Around
the time of Holi, infor-
mation about fraudu-
lent activities had been
received.”
Singh disclosed that
records from all 12
hospitals involved in
the matter are being
scrutinized. She also
expressed concerns
about the non-conven-
ing of approval com-
mittee meetings, while
raising questions about
why these meetings
were not held.
Shashank Singh powers Kings to superb win as Shubman Gill’s knock goes in vain
IPL Match 17
First India Bureau
Jaipur
BJP leader Arun Chatur-
vedi targeted former CM
Ashok Gehlot alleging
that various scams had
taken place during Gehlot
govt’s regime from 2008-
2013. After the formation
of BJP's Bhajan Lal gov-
ernment in Raj, continu-
ous action is being taken
against paper mafias,” he
said.
BJP State Spokesperson
Rakhi Rathore criticised
Congress treatment of
women, citing party lead-
ers Rahul Gandhi and
Randeep Surjewala’s re-
marks Supriya Srinet-
ra’s comments on
Kangana Ranaut.
BJP govt working with
‘zero tolerance’ on
corruption: Chaturvedi
Arun Chaturvedi addresses media during a press conference
at BJP Headquarters in Jaipur on Thursday. Rakhi Rathore and
Pramod Vashishtha are also present. NAIM KHAN
Totally unacceptable, Toughest
legal action will be taken: EAM
ANI
Thiruvananthapuram
External Affairs Minis-
ter S Jaishankar on
Thursday said “toughest
legal action” will be tak-
en against agents who
duped students from
Kerala into fighting for
Russia in its war againt
Ukraine.
Interacting with me-
dia persons in Thiruvan-
thanpuram today, Jais-
hankar said, “This is a
matter of very, very deep
concern for us, very
strong concern for us.
We called in the Russian
ambassador. Our ambas-
sador in Moscow was
instructed to go to the
foreign ministry.”
“It is totally unaccep-
table that any Indian
should be taken to a con-
flict zone and in any
manner be made to work
for a conflict, for an
army...,” Jaishankar
said.
He further assured
that the efforts were on
to ascertain how many
Indians were stuck in
that country and at-
tempts were being made
to get them back.
“So we are finding out
how many such Indians
there are. We are trying
to get them back. Even
last few days, I know
some people have come
back....but it is some-
thing we take very seri-
ously and very strongly,”
Jaishankar said.
The Union Minister
said, “I will tell you,
toughest legal action
will be taken in this
case.I mean, this is
something that is abso-
lutely unacceptable.”
CRUCIAL READ
AI pilots write to Tata
Group in support of
Vistara counterparts
Musk’s X introduces
“Community Notes”
feature in India
Have urged Israel to
ensure safety of Indian
workers there: Centre
Google plans to charge
for AI-powered search
engine, says reports
Mumbai: The concerns
expressed by the
Vistara pilots are not isolated
incidents but rather indicative
of systemic issues that
extend across various Tata
Group, Air India pilots said in
a letter sent to theTata
Group chairman on
Thursday. They brought to
the fore problems they have
been facing with the Air India
HR department as well, such
as the use of threats against
pilots and coercive tactics.
New Delhi: Social
media platform X,
formerly known as Twitter,
has introduced its commu-
nity notes feature in India.
This initiative enables users
to participate in fact-check-
ing tweets shared by other
users and intermediaries on
the platform. X’s Community
Notes tweeted, “Welcome
new contributors in India .
Our first contributors are
joining today, and we’ll be
expanding over time.”
New Delhi: India on
Thursday said it has
urged Israel to ensure the
safety of the Indian
construction workers who
have gone to the country
this week under the
framework of a bilateral
mobility agreement.
Israeli Ambassador to
India Naor Gilon had said
on Tuesday that the first
batch of over 60 Indian
construction workers has
left for Israel.
New Delhi: Google is
considering charging
for premium features on
its generative AI-powered
search engine, the
Financial Times reported.
The tech giant is looking at
a variety of options,
including incorporating
AI-powered search
features to its premium
subscription services,
which already provide
access to its new Gemini
AI assistant in Gmail and
Docs, the report said.
Agencies
Kyiv
Russian troops launched
waves of Shahed drones
against the Ukrainian
city of Kharkiv over-
night, killing four peo-
ple and wounding 12,
regional Gov. Oleh Syn-
iehubov said Thursday.
Russia attacked
Ukraine's second-big-
gest city with at least 15
drones, some of which
were shot down by air
defence.
Three rescuers were
killed when Russia
struck a multistory
building damaged in an
earlier strike. Six people
were wounded at that
location. Another
14-story building was
hit by a drone, killing a
69-year-old woman.
Kharkiv has become
a frequent target for
Russian troops in re-
cent weeks. The east-
ern city is close to the
border with Russia
and has been hit with
both ballistic missiles
and drones.
Russia launches drone
attack on Kharkiv that
kills 4 and wounds 12
Earlier, EAM official
said that India is in
touch with Russian
authorities to have
Indian nationals
released and
discharged from the
Russian army
Jaishankar on Indians cheated in Russia
Two dead bodies lie on the ground after Russian drone strikes
on residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Thursday.
First India Bureau
Rajsamand
Deputy Chief Minister
Diya Kumari visited Ra-
jsamand on Thursday,
wherein, she participat-
ed in the nomination
rally of BJP candidate
Mahima Singh ewar.
During the event, she ex-
pressed full confidence
in the policies and work-
ing style of the Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
under the leadership of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi.
She emphasised that
the public has complete
trust in the BJP’s policies
and working style, which
has led to the party’s ad-
vancement towards vic-
tory for the third time
with the ‘Vijay Rath’.
This time, Mahima
Singh has been nominat-
ed by the party in place of
Diya Kumari. Diya is
currently shouldering the
responsibility of Deputy
CM after contesting the
Assembly polls.
Diya Kumari also vis-
ited Nathdwara to seek
the blessings of Lord
Shrinathji. The Deputy
Chief Minister shared
about her visit to the
Holy shrine on her social
media account saying,
“Today, I received bless-
ings after seeking the
darshan of ‘Prabhu Shri
Nath Ji Maharaj’in Nath-
dwara, and extended well
wishes for the welfare of
all the residents and the
progress of the State.”
Diya Kumari being felicitated with an ‘Uparna’ and ‘Prasad’ by the
priest after she paid obeisance at the Lord Shrinathji Temple in
Nathdwara. Vishvaraj Singh Mewar and others were also present.
Deputy CM at nomination rally of Rajsamand candidate
VijayRathisadvancingtowardsvictoryfor
thethirdtimeduetopeople’s trust: Diya
JOSHI: BJP CANDIDATE IS SET TO WIN WITH
RECORD-BREAKING MARGINS THIS TIME
Speaking at the nomination rally of Mahima Kumari
Mewar, BJP State Prez CP Joshi said that we can
see a surge of public support indicating that BJP
candidate is poised to win with even more
record-breaking margins this time.” “Gone
are the days when foundation stones were
laid and forgotten. In the Modi government,
not only are foundation stones laid, but proj-
ects are also inaugurated.” he said.”Election
day is not just about electing MPs, but also about advancing
the vision of a developed India.” Joshi added.
Punjab Kings players celebrate a wicket during the match against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, at
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. ANI

9. 08
We can only offer to others, what we have ourselves,
be it confidence, happiness or understanding.
DrJagdeesh Chandra,CMDEditor-in-Chief
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
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An ‘Indispensable’Akhil Arora Factor!
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur
1993 Rajasthan
cadre IAS offi-
cer, Akhil Aro-
ra, who is holding the
charge of the Finance De-
partment for the last 3
ahalfyearsandnowinhis
capacity asACS Finance,
has virtually emerged as
an indispensable factor in
the financial management
of the state government.
After the departure of
Gehlot government and
the arrival of Bhajan Lal
Sharma government, it
was largely believed that
the command of the Fi-
nance Department will be
given to someone else but
even after a detailed
homework, there was no
consensus on any other
officer asAkhil’s replace-
ment. At this juncture, a
top bureaucrat remarked
that Akhil has virtually
become an indispensable
factor or face to manage
the financial affairs of the
state under the close su-
pervision of CM Bhajan
Lal Sharma, who also
holds the charge of the
Finance Minister.
Notably, a low-profile
and silent performerAkh-
il has enjoyed an equal
trust and confidence of
the two former Chief
Ministers i.e. Vasundhara
Raje andAshok Gehlot…
and now a soft-spoken
and efficient CM Bhajan
Lal Sharma, who takes
keen interest in financial
matters of the state, is also
no exception.
Meanwhile, CS Sud-
hansh Pant has also start-
ed taking keen interest
and undertakes a regular
monitoringexerciseofthe
revenue operations,
which will further im-
prove the revenue collec-
tion status of various de-
partments.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota
BJP candidate from Kota-
Bundi Lok Sabha seat Om
Birla on Thursday said
that Lok Sabha elec-
tions-2024 are an election
to change the country
He said that Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
has prepared a road map
for building a developed
India and the coming five
years will prove impor-
tant in achieving that
resolution.
During campaigning in
various villages of San-
god assembly constitu-
ency, he said that Modi
cares about villages, poor
and farmers. “For this
reason, farmers have
been empowered through
Kisan Samman Nidhi.
Many welfare schemes
have been started for the
poor. Special projects are
being run for the uplift-
ment of villages,” he said.
Minister of State for En-
ergy, Heeralal Nagar said
that there is a double en-
gine government in Raj-
asthan and Om Birla’s
patronage both in the
State and at the Centre is
important for state’s
progress.
Birla will campaign in
Vijay Nagar, Chitawa,
Rangpuriya, Ishwar
Nagar, Laserda, Maija,
Karwala, Baniyani,
Chhanvch, Chodela,
Khedli, Jaloda, villages
in Kota district today.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur
Union Minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat, the
BJP candidate from
Jodhpur Lok Sabha con-
stituency, launched a
scathing attack on the
Congress party regarding
the Jal Jeevan Mission.
He remarked, “The Con-
gress will be held ac-
countable for not deliver-
ing water through the Jal
Jeevan Mission. The pre-
vious Congress govern-
ment took the money but
failed to provide tap wa-
ter to every household.”
During the electoral
meetings of Hingola
Rabariya and Chinchadri
Gram Panchayats in the
Luni Assembly constitu-
ency, an incredible en-
thusiasm of the public
was witnessed. Especial-
ly, a large number of
women expressed strong
support for the Modi
government during Shek-
hawat’ s campaign.
Meanwhile, in Loona-
was Khara, he was wel-
comed with showers of
flower petals as he ar-
rived at the meeting ven-
ue in an open vehicle
along with Minister Jog-
aram Patel.
The public expressed
fervent support for the
Modi government during
the gathering.
PTI
Jaipur
Congress president Mal-
likarjun Kharge on Thurs-
day called Prime Minister
NarendraModithe“sardar
ofliars”,alsoaccusinghim
of “sleeping” while China
“entered” Indian territory.
Addressing an election
rally in Chittorgarh, he
said Modi doesn’t think of
the country and is busy
abusing the Gandhi family
whosememberssacrificed
their lives for the nation.
Kharge said PM boasts
that he has a “56-inch
chest” and isn’t scared. “If
you aren’t afraid then why
haveyouleftalargepartof
our land for China?” he
said.They are coming in-
side you are sleeping.
Have you taken sleeping
pills? Have they taken
opium from fields of Raj
and fed you?” he said in
Hindi.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
Chief Minister Bhajan
Lal Sharma will be on
Chaksu tour today,
wherein, he will conduct
a road show and also ad-
dress public meeting in
support of Dausa Lok
Sabha candidate,
Kanhaiya Lal Meena.
All preparations for
the CM’s visit have been
completed. The adminis-
tration is also on ‘alert
mode’ahead of the Chief
Minister’s visit.
Additional DCPSouth,
Paras Jain, ACP, Suren-
dra Singh, Chaksu SHO,
Kailash Dan, MLA, Ra-
mavatar Bairwa along
with administrative offi-
cials, former Krishi Man-
di President and senior
leader Kailash Sharma,
District President Rajesh
Chaudhary and other
leaders visited the heli-
pad and meeting place on
Thursday to take stock of
the preparations.
The Chief Minister’s
roadshow will start from
Ambedkar Circle and
pass through Kotkhavda,
the main market, Phagi
road, and Jyotiba Phule
circle.
After conducting the
roadshow, Chief Minister
Sharma will also address
a public meeting.
Bhajan Lal Sharma
Om Birla waves at his supporters as he arrives to address the Jansampark Abhiyan in Kota.
Sudhansh Pant Akhil Arora
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat during the election meetings held at
Hingola Rabadiya Bhatelai and Chinchadli gram panchayats in
Luni assembly constituency of Jodhpur district on Thursday.
Mallikarjun Kharge being felicitated during the Udailal Anjana’s
nomination rally held at Chittorgarh district on Thursday. GS
Dotasra, Sachin Pilot and other local leaders were present.
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma being felicitated during the nomination meeting of BJP candidate Damodar
Agrawal in Bhilwara district on Thursday. Other local leaders were also present.
Om Birla during the Jansampark Abhiyan at various villages including Dara Station, Mandaliyahedi, Jalimpura, Madhopura, Kanwas
and other areas in Kota district on Thursday. Heeralal Nagar and others were also present.
The Chief Minister’s
roadshow will start
from Ambedkar
Circle and pass
through Kotkhavda,
the main market,
Phagi road, and
Jyotiba Phule circle
A
CMSharmatoleadpollrallyand
publicmeetinginChaksutoday
All preps are complete; administration is on ‘alert mode’
Eyeing Lok Sabha Polls
‘Congress accountable for
not providing water via JJM’
SuperSingerPlusAlwarauditions
The city of Alwar was filled with melodious tunes as Super Singer Plus
Rajasthan, an initiative by First India Plus, conducted its auditions at Hotel
Lemonade on Thursday. The event drew an impressive crowd of 49 talented
singers from Alwar, all eager to showcase their skills on the grand stage. The
winners of Alwar audition: (L-R) Ashish Bansal, Kanika Jain and Salim Khan.
Forest Minister Sanjay Sharma addresses during the Super Singer Plus
Rajasthan’s auditions. Also seen here is Ghanshyam Gurjar.
Jansampark Abhiyan in Kota
Thisisanelectiontochangethenation:Birla
Modidoesn’tthinkofnationisbusy
abusingtheGandhifamily:Kharge
CS Pant halts
suspension of
Transport officials
Shah Rajnath
likely to visit Raj
on April 9 and 7
First India Bureau
Jaipur
CS Sudhansh Pant has
intervened by offering
respite to ARTO Ravin-
dra Joshi
AAO Jalen-
dra, who
were facing
suspension
o r d e r s .
These orders came after
recent inspections at
Transport HQ. However,
displaying generosity,
CS halted their suspen-
sion directed the Dept
to seek duo’s clarifica-
tion. Meanwhile, Pant
willtakeameetingrelated
to Railway projects today.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In a fervent push ahead
of the LS polls, BJPlead-
ership is intensifying its
campaign efforts in Raj.
Home Minister Amit
Shah is set to embark on
a proposed tour of Raj,
with a scheduled visit to
Bikaner on April 9. He
will address poll rallies.
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh will hold a
public meeting in Sri Ko-
layat on April 7, aiming
to rally support for Union
MinisterArjun Meghwal.
Previous Cong govt
failed to deliver tap
water despite fund
allocation: Shekhawat

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he city of Alwar was filled with
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lack pepper or kali
mirch as it is popularly
called in India is a valu-
able medicinal plant.
The scientific name of
black pepper is piper
nigrum and it belongs
to the family piperaceae.
Black pepper which is also known as
the ‘king of spices is widely cultivated
in tropical regions such as India, Brazil
and Indonesia. Since the 2nd century BC,
black pepper has been popular in China.
It is commonly found in every Indian
household kitchen and it is used in a
variety of food preparations. Besides
being used as a culinary spice, black pep-
per is used as a preservative, a medicinal
agent and in perfumery. Piperine, an
active compound of black pepper is
responsible for its strong, sharp and spicy
characteristics.
This active compound possesses vari-
ous pharmacological actions and provides
an array of health benefits.
FACTS ABOUT PEPPER PLANT
n The black pepper plant is a perennial
(lasting for many years) climbing wine
that grows on supporting trees or poles
with a maximum height of 4 meters.
n The fruits of black pepper that are dried
and unripe are known as peppercorns.
n Green pepper is made by freeze-drying
the freshly harvested unripe green
fruits.
n Black pepper is made by sun-drying
freshly harvested unripe green fruits.
n White pepper is made by removing the
red skin of the ripe fruits. These stony
seeds are sun-dried to get white pepper.
n Black pepper is ground to form pepper
powder which is commonly seen on
every dining table alongside salt.
HEALTH BENEFITS
OF BLACK PEPPER
In case you presumed that black pepper is
just a taste-enhancing spice, then you need
to know a little more about it. Black pepper
contains various compounds that are ben-
eficial for overall health. Here are the ad-
vantages that black pepper has on health.
HIGH IN NUTRIENTS
Black pepper is an excellent source of vi-
tamin K and manganese. Studies have
found that it is also a good source of iron,
zinc, copper, chromium, calcium and di-
etary fibre. Besides this, black pepper con-
tains various health-promoting com-
pounds such as flavonoids, terpenes, tan-
nins and alkaloids. Black pepper is a po-
tent antioxidant that fights oxidative stress
and keeps free radicals at bay.
ANTI-ULCER ACTIVITY
Black pepper plays a protective role
against stomach ulcers. It works via the
following mechanisms:
n Black pepper reduces the aggressive
factors that cause damage to the stom-
ach.
n It helps in relieving pain associated
with stomach ulcers.
n It lowers the level of inflammation and
also protects the inner lining of the
stomach against free radicals.
n Black pepper inhibits the secretion of
gastric acid that corrodes the inner lin-
ing of the stomach and acts similarly to
the drugs used in the treatment of ulcers.
A bland diet is recommended during the
treatment of stomach ulcers.Adding black
pepper to such a diet will help in relieving
pain and other complications of stomach
ulcers.
BOOSTS DIGESTION
Black pepper helps in the di-
gestion of food by enhancing
the secretion of saliva and en-
zymes present in saliva. Black pep-
per stimulates digestion by activating
the digestive enzymes present in the pan-
creas and intestine. These enzymes help
in the breakdown of food into simple mol-
ecules.
Black pepper stimulates the liver to se-
crete bile, which plays a vital role in the
digestion and absorption of fat. Such a
stimulation in the secretion of digestive
enzymes is possible due to the presence of
piperine in black pepper.
Adding black pepper to your daily meals
will improve digestion.
ANTI-DIARRHEAL EFFECT
Since ancient times, black pepper has been
used to treat diarrhoea. Piperine reduces
the volume of loose stools by reducing the
accumulation of fluid. It further reduces
the number of diarrheal episodes and thus
prevents the loss of water and electrolytes
from the body.
While eating khichdi or curd-rice dur-
ing diarrhoea add some black pepper pow-
der to the above-mentioned preparations.
RELIEVES PAIN
Beta-caryophyllene, a compound pre-
sent in black pepper essential oil has an-
aesthetic activity.
Black pepper is also beneficial for in-
dividuals with arthritis because it reduces
inflammation and pain associated with it.
It helps in relieving back pain by inter-
acting with the pain receptors. Piperine
blocks the pain receptors and reduces the
perception of pain.
Pepper is a natural pain killer. Adding
it to your diet or inhaling black pepper
essential oil can help in relieving pain.
BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING
ACTION OF BLACK PEPPER
Black pepper is beneficial for hyperten-
sion. Piperine present in black pepper pre-
vents calcium from entering the blood
vessels. This helps in the relaxation and
widening of blood vessels, ensures smooth
blood flow throughout the body and thus
lowers high blood pressure.
Reduce your salt intake and go for some
black pepper.
ANTI-DEPRESSANT EFFECT
OF BLACK PEPPER
Research has found that black pepper fights
against depression and it is as effective as
an anti-depressant drug. But the best part
about black pepper is that it comes without
any side effects, unlike drugs.
Such an effect is attributed to the pres-
ence of piperine in black pepper. High
levels of oxidative stress in the brain lead
to the development of anxiety.
n Piperine reduces the level
of oxidative stress and
protects the brain cells
against damage. Piperine also improves
the communication and transmission of
messagesthroughoutthebrainandbody.
n It enhances brain activity and inhibits
molecules responsible for depression
(monoamine oxidase).
n Piperine further increases the release of
happy hormones and keeps depression
at bay.
Choose black pepper which is a natural
anti-depressant over drugs.
LOWERS HIGH
CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
n Studies have revealed that black pepper
lowers the level of low-density lipopro-
tein (LDL) or bad cholesterol and re-
duces the risk of heart disease too.
n Piperine present in black pepper binds to
bile acids (important for digestion of fat)
andpreventstheirre-absorption.Choles-
terol is used to produce bile that has been
lost. Thus, more choles-
terolisusedandless
is present in the
blood.
n Piperine further inhibits the enzymes
that promote the formation of fat.
Hence intake of black pepper lowers
the accumulation of fat and enhances
the removal of fat.
n Thus, it lowers the level of LDL cho-
lesterol and increases high-density li-
poprotein (HDL) or good cholesterol.
Add black pepper powder to your low-
fat meals to enhance the lowering of bad
cholesterol.
RELIEVES TOOTHACHE
n Black pepper helps in the treatment of
tooth decay, toothache and oral ab-
scess. It is a potent anti-bacterial agent
that kills the bacteria which is respon-
sible for dental caries.
n Black pepper further prevents the
destruction of mineralized tissue of the
teeth and thus protects the teeth against
decay.
Mix equal parts of salt and black pep-
per with water to form a paste.Apply this
paste on the affected teeth and leave it for
10-15 minutes.
ANTI-CANCER ACTIVITY
n Black pepper inhibits the growth and
formation of tumours. It kills the can-
cer-causing cells and protects the
healthy cells.
n Piperine present in black pepper pre-
vents the multiplication and spread of
cancer cells.
n It further protects the DNA against
damage.
n Such an anti-cancer effect of black pep-
per is attributed to the presence of alka-
loids, terpenes and polyphenols in it.
Adding black pepper to food helps in
the management of cancer.
IMPROVES FERTILITY
Studies have revealed that black pepper
plays an important role in improving fer-
tility in males.
n Black pepper increases the level
of testosterone (male sex hormone).
Black pepper is rich in magnesium
and zinc. Such a composition increas-
es the level of male sex hormones.
n It improves sperm count and sperm
concentration
n Black pepper contains zinc, a potent
antioxidant that reduces oxidative
stress and improves fertility. Zinc is
important for the development and
movement of the sperm.
Black pepper is a natural ingredient for
improving fertility in males.
ANTI-BACTERIAL EFFECT
Since ancient times black pepper has been
used as a preservative because it is very
effective in fighting against bacteria.
Consumption of black pepper protects the
body against the negative effects of bacte-
ria. Such an effect is attributed to the pres-
ence of health-promoting compounds such
as flavonoids, alkaloids and tannins in it.
Black pepper prevents food spoilage
as well as protects the body against
bacterial infections.
COTTAGE CHEESE WITH PEPPER INGREDIENTS:
 Cottage cheese (cubes)- 100 grams
 Black peppercorns: 2 tablespoons
 Onion- 1/2 (finely chopped)
 Bell pepper- 1/2 (cut into squares)
 Garlic- 2 cloves (thinly sliced)
 Salt- to taste
 Oil- 1 tablespoon
METHOD OF PREPARATION:
 Put the peppercorns in a mortar and using a pestle crush it coarsely.
 In a bowl, add cottage cheese cubes and coarsely crushed black pepper. Mix it
properly and allow it to marinate for 10 minutes.
 In a pan heat the oil. Add onion, garlic and bell pepper to it and stir-fry it for 1-2
minutes.
 To the above mixture add the cottage cheese pieces and salt.
 Mix it properly and stir-fry it for another 1-2 minutes.
 Your peppery cottage cheese is ready.
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RECIPES USING BLACK PEPPER
Cottage cheese (cubes)- 100 grams
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