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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD, LUCKNOW NEW DELHI
ON FINAL LEG OF EUROPE TOUR: MODI PARTICIPATES IN SECOND INDIA-NORDIC SUMMIT
BOOSTING
INDIA’S TIES!
Moni Sharma
Copenhagen: PM Nar-
endra Modi on Wednes-
day said there is much
that India and the Nor-
dic countries can
achieve and contribute
to global prosperity
and sustainable devel-
opment.
The Prime Minister
said this after attending
the second India-Nordic
summit in Denmark
that primarily focused
on cooperation in post-
pandemic economic re-
covery, climate change
and renewable energy
.
“The India-Nordic
Summit will go a long
way in boosting India’s
ties with the region. To-
gether, there is much
that our nations can
achieve and contribute
to global prosperity and
sustainable develop-
ment,” Modi tweeted.
The summit saw the
participation of the
Prime Ministers of
Denmark, Finland, Ice-
land, Norway and Swe-
den. The 1st India-Nor-
dic summit was held in
Stockholm in 2018.
Modi arrived in Den-
mark on Wednesday af-
ter concluding his visit
to Germany where he
held extensive talks
with German Chancel-
lor Olaf Scholz and at-
tended the sixth India-
Germany Inter-Govern-
mental Consultations.
Modi said that India and the
Nordic countries can achieve and
contribute to global prosperity
and sustainable development
The 2nd India-
Nordic Summit
commences. A
boost to our
multifaceted
cooperation with the
Nordic region in areas like
emerging technologies,
investment, clean energy,
Arctic research and more.
—Arindam Bagchi,
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson
PM’s last bilateral
summit meeting
was with PM of
Finland where focus
of conversation was
to build on existing strength that
India-Finland achieved. They
talked about cooperation in
digital innovation, digital goods
and platforms.
—Vinay Mohan Kwatra,
Foreign Secretary
BILATERAL TALKS
NORWAY
SWEDEN
ICELAND
FINLAND
VIEWS ON REGIONAL AND
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
JT ACTION PLAN PROGRESS
BOOST TIES IN AREAS LIKE
TRADE, ENERGY FISHERIES
DEEPEN BILATERAL TIES
PM Modi met his Norwegian counterpart
Jonas Gahr Store and the two leaders took
stock of the full range of bilateral relations,
discussed ways to deepen developmental
cooperation and exchanged views on
regional and global developments.
PM Modi met his Swedish counterpart
Andersson, discussed ways to deepen bi-
lateral ties progress in Joint Action Plan.
PM Modi met his Iceland counterpart
Katrin Jakobsdottir and discussed ways to
boost ties in areas like trade, energy and
fisheries. ‘We talked about Yoga, it’s quite
popular in Iceland. A lot of people practice
it regularly,’ Jakobsdóttir said.
PM Modi met his Finland counterpart
Sanna Marin and discussed ways to
further deepen bilateral ties.
PM Narendra Modi with (L) PM of Finland Sanna Marin, PM of Sweden Magdalena Andersson, PM of
Denmark Mette Frederiksen, PM of Norway Jonas Gahr Store, and PM of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir,
during the India-Nordic Summit 2022, in Copenhagen, Denmark on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
presented gifts to leaders from
Nordic countries that reflect In-
dia’s diversity rich traditions,
in Copenhagen on Wednesday.
Amit Shah on a 2-day
WB visit starting today
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah is likely to
attend some public pro-
grams during his two-
day visit to WB from
Thursday. From flag-
ging off a floating boat
ambulance to laying of
Maitri Museum, Shah
is scheduled to attend 6
public events during
his visit.
On Friday, the Home
Minister will visit Teen
Bigha and interact with
BSF personnel at BoP
Jhikabari at around
9.30 am in WB’s Cooch
Behar district.
BIG SPENDER BMC COMMISSIONER
FOLLOWS CAN DO MANTRA
IQBAL SINGH CHAHAL SPENT
`65,000 CRORE IN 2 YEARS
BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal in an exclusive con-
versation with Associate Editor, Renni Abraham of First India
spoke about his ambitious spending targets for Mumbai city.
Mumbai: BMC Com-
missioner, Iqbal Sin-
gh Chahal caught
PMModi’s eye for his
tactical urbanisation
initiative (TUI) to
transform 105 bus
stops across Mumbai
city, to make a wait at
bus stop actually
healthy eco-friend-
ly. Confirming this
Chahal told First In-
dia, “We designed
green bus shelters
PMO evinced keen in-
terest in same. I sent
drawings of TUI pro-
ject over email to
PMO last week after
PM sought it himself.
Modiji liked my
work.” Turn to P5
MODI AND NADDA
MAY VISIT BENGAL
With 2024 LS polls in the
backdrop and considering
the drooping morale of
the common party work-
ers in West Bengal, the
state leadership is trying
hard to persuade PM
Modi national president
JP Nadda to visit the state
in coming months.
CM DEFENDS GOVT OVER COMMUNAL INCIDENTS
BJP INSTIGATING RIOTS ON ORDERS
OF ITS HIGH COMMAND: CM GEHLOT
Ravi Sharma
Shweta Mishra
Udaipur: Faced with
constant opposition
over incidents of com-
munal violence in Ra-
jasthan, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on
Wednesday accused the
BJP of instigating riots
on “orders of its high
command”, which he
said wants to create in-
stability in the state.
Targeting BJP lead-
ers, Gehlot said they are
trying to defame the
Congress party’s gov-
ernment in the state as
they are “unable to di-
gest peace”. Referring to
communal tensions in
Jodhpur, Turn to P3
There will be no compromise on such
incidents and culprits will face law of
the land, says CM Ashok Gehlot
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot waving at his supporters on his
arrival at the Dabok Airport in Udaipur on Wednesday.
MHA SEEKS REPORT
FROM RAJ GOVT
141 HELD, 12 FIRs
FILED: ML LATHER
MHA has asked for a detailed
report from Raj govt over
communal tension in Jodh-
pur on Wednesday. Ministry
is also “watching situation
closely”, getting inputs from
administration and police.
DGP ML Lather said on
Wednesday that 141 people
have been arrested and 12
FIRs registered in Jodhpur.
He said nine policemen were
injured in the violence.
Modi to address
BJP meet in Jpr
on May 20-21
LIC IPO DAY 1:
67 PERCENT
ISSUE BOOKED
New Delhi (PTI): The
BJP will hold a meeting
of its key organisational
leaders from across na-
tion in Jaipur on May 20-
21 to deliberate over its
strategy for upcoming
polls in states and dis-
cussthecurrentpolitical
situation, sources said
on Wednesday
. PM Modi
is scheduled to address
oneof thesessionsvirtu-
ally
,theyadded.BJPprez
JP Nadda will chair
meet, and its national
office-bearers besides
state party chiefs, in-
charges others will at-
tend meeting. Turn to P8
New Delhi (PTI): The
biggest IPO in the histo-
ry of Indian markets,
LIC IPO
was sub-
scribed
67% on
Wednes-
day
. LIC
policyholders lead ini-
tial bout of buying in
insurer’s IPO as they
have subscribed 1.99
times the portion re-
servedforthem.Theem-
ployee reserved portion
has been subscribed
117%, while retail inves-
tors portion has been
subscribed 60%.
CRUCIAL READ
BCCI BANS JOURNALIST FOR 2
YEARS FOR ‘INTIMIDATING’ SAHA
New Delhi: BCCI has banned journalist Boria
Majumdar for 2 years for “threatening and
intimidating” India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman
Saha. Ban includes not getting press pass for any
matches in India, an embargo on interviewing
centrally contracted players and no access to any
of cricket board’s and state units’ facilities.
SC DENIES BAIL TO
DAWOOD’S NEPHEW
SENSEX FALLS 1,307
PTS, NIFTY50 16,700
New Delhi: The SC on
Wednesday refused to
grant bail to Mohammad
Ibrahim Kaskar, nephew
of gangster Dawood Ibra-
him, in a 2019 case for is-
suing threats to a builder.
‘We see no reason to
enlarge applicant on bail
at this stage,’ bench said.
Mumbai: The Sensex
fell 2.29% (over 1,300
points) to 55,669.03.
Nifty declined by similar
magnitude to 16,677.60.
This is the first time the
50-stock gauge closed
below 17,000 since April
25. Nifty Sensex closed
at lowest level in 7 weeks.
NONSENSE
...says Kremlin over reports
of May 9 war declaration
London: Russia has no
plans to declare war
against Ukraine as part
of its Victory Day cele-
bration May 9, Kremlin
spokesmanDmitryPesk-
ov said Wednesday
, but
mounting Western intel-
ligence suggests Russia
may mark the commem-
oration with an escala-
tion of its military cam-
paign. Celebrated annu-
ally in Moscow, Victory
Day commemorates So-
viet Union’s 1945 victory
over the Nazis.
EU LEADER CALLS FOR RUSSIAN OIL
BAN IN NEW SET OF SANCTIONS
Brussels: European Union’s leader on Wednesday called
on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in
6th package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its war in
Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der
Leyen also proposed that Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank
2 other major banks be disconnected from payment system.
MAHA LOUDSPEAKER ROW
I will continue
playing Hanuman
Chalisa, says Raj
Mumbai has 1,104 mosques of which 135
used loudspeakers on Wednesday, he said
Mumbai (ANI): Main-
taininghisdefiantstand,
Maharashtra Navnir-
man Sena (MNS) chief
Raj Thackeray on
Wednesday said his par-
ty workers will continue
to play the Hanuman
Chalisa at higher vol-
umes as long as loud-
speakers at mosques are
not silenced.
Speaking at media,
he also hit out at Maha-
rashtra Police for de-
taining party workers
and `letting off’ those
who do not follow law.
Raj had warned of start-
ing agitation against
mosque loudspeakers
from Wednesday
. If any
temple is violating
norms laid down by SC,
thenitshouldalsofollow
norms, he said.
‘BLACK DAY’ FOR
HINDUS: RAUT
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
leader Sanjay Raut, on
Wednesday, slammed
Maharashtra Navnirman
Sena chief Raj Thack-
eray and said that it was
a ‘black day’ for Hindus
as people could not hear
Aartis because of BJP’s
politics ‘in cahoots with
the MNS’.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS

z Maharashtra cancels
all police leaves after Raj
Thackeray warning

z Heavy security
deployed in Mumbai,
neighbouring areas

z Shiv Sena’s school
of Hindutva is original,
says Raut dismissing
Thackeray’s ‘nautanki’
Dmitry Peskov Ursula von der Leyen
Raj Thackeray
ECONOMY FACES
HEADWINDS FROM
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SAYS RBI GOVERNOR
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VENUGOPAL, AJAY
MAKEN, DOTASRA
VISIT UDAIPUR P8
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VASUNDHARA RAJE
ATTEND BIRTH ANNIV
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RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2022
02
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Raj Governor
Kalraj Mishra on
Wednesday issued in-
structions to remove
discrepancies in wel-
fare schemes for de-
fence personnel.
He directed for effec-
tive implementation of
welfare schemes be-
sides taking care of ex-
servicemen, widows
and their dependents
and providing them
employment.
He called for time-
bound work in coordi-
nation with all govern-
ment departments in
matters related to the
welfare of serving and
ex-servicemen.
Mishra was presid-
ing over the 14th
meet-
ing of the Rajya Sainik
Welfare Board and the
31st
meeting of the
Managing Committee
of the Amalgamated
Fund on Wednesday
.
Mishra said it is the
moral duty of all to
give special respect to
families of martyrs.
Along with transpar-
ency
, there should be an
emphasis on practical-
ity in the rules related
to the allotment of
land. “It is the moral
duty of all of us to pro-
vide respect to families
of martyrs,” he said.
Moral duty to respect martyrs’ families: Mishra
GIVING BACK TO THE REAL HEROES
कारायालर नगरपाललका,
सांचौर जिला-िालौर (राि.)
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एिं अनुििी संिेदकों से वनविदा आमंवरित की जाती है। वनविदा
से सं्बंवित वििरण जररर्े र्ू्बीएन नं. से िे्बसाईट http://
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वनविदा खोलने की वतवि
वदनांक 26.05.2022
दोपहर 4.00 ्बजे से
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अनिशाषी अनिकारी
िगर पानलका सांचौर
कारायालर नगरपाललका,
सांचौर जिला-िालौर (राि.)
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संिेदकों से वनविदा आमंवरित की जाती है। वनविदा से सं्बंवित वििरण
जररर्े र्ू्बीएन नं. से िे्बसाईट http://sppp.rajasthan.gov.in
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निनिदा में कुल कार्य 2 कार्य
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वनविदा खोलने की वतवि
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अनिशाषी अनिकारी
िगर पानलका सांचौर
MP KIRODI STOPPED BY COPS IN
CIVIL LINES, VISHVENDRA IRKED
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Police at Civil
Lines was on toes on
Wednesday when Rajya
Sabha MP Dr. Kirodi
Lal Meena ventured to
meet Vishvendra Singh,
Minister incharge of
Dausa district. Recent-
ly, on April 27 when Ki-
rodi reached Vishven-
dra’s residence, police
did not even notice.
This was considered
failure of intelligence.
On Wednesday, when
Kirodi reached resi-
dence of Vishvendra
Singh, police surround-
ed the minister’s resi-
dence and blocked the
traffic by putting up
barricades. Media per-
sons were also stopped.
Singh came out and
took the video journal-
ists inside. Kirodi said
he had come to meet
Singh regarding the wa-
ter problem of Dausa
city
. Singh also said Ki-
rodi is an MP, not a ter-
rorist or a robber. MP
OP Mathur supported
Kirodi saying MP was
prohibited from enter-
ing Civil Lines this is
new law of state where
rioters run around.
Kirodi Lal Meena visits and Vishvendra Singh at the Civil Lines on Wednesday.
PUBLIC INTEREST
Kirodi said he had
come to meet Singh
regarding the water
problem of Dausa
city; Vishvendra
also said Kirodi is
an MP, not a
terrorist or a robber
Dausa gangrape-murder
case: NCW chief directs SP
to investigate seriously
Laxmikant Sharma
Dausa: SP Rajkumar
Gupta additional SP
Satyanarayan reached
Delhi on instructions
of National Commis-
sion for Women Chair-
person Rekha Sharma
on Wednesday in case
of gangrape murder
of a married woman in
Lalsot, Dausa.
Sharma held discus-
sions with the officer
instructed to officers
to probe matter on cer-
tain points.
She directed them to
make a list of the
crimes committed by
the arrested accused
and make sure that
they are not spared.
The police officers
were directed to take
the investigation seri-
ously
.
It may be noted a
married woman was
gang raped in Ram-
garh Pachwara area
and was thrown to a
well after murdered by
accused.
Rekha Sharma had
visited Dausa a week
back to meet family
members recently
summoned SP Rajku-
mar Gupta and investi-
gating officer Yadav to
Delhi.
Jaipur (PTI): A man
was arrested for alleged-
ly raping impregnat-
ing 27-year-old different-
ly abled woman in Jaisin-
ghpura Khor area, police
said on Wednesday. Vic-
tim is daughter of a jew-
eller. The accused was
known to the victim’s
family
.
According to Jaisingh-
pura Khor police station
SHO Satyapal Yadav, in-
cident came to fore when
woman’s family mem-
bers took her to a doctor
following a complaint of
stomach ache.
It was then the doctor
informed the family that
woman was five-month
pregnant, Yadav said,
adding woman shared
her ordeal with family
who registered an FIR.
The accused was held
on Tuesday
, SHO said. On
Wednesday, accused was
produced in a court.
Differently-abled woman
raped and impregnated
Fraud sought money
in name of CS Usha
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Days after a
fraud attempt was made
in the name of the prin-
cipal secretary to CM
Kuldeep Ranka, some-
one tried to commit
fraud in the same man-
ner in the name of CS
Usha Sharma.
The accused put the
photo of Sharma on a
WhatsApp number and
sent messages to senior
officers and employees
in secretariat. When
one employee replied to
the message, the ac-
cused sought money
.
Later, it became clear,
it was an attempt to
cheat people, CS asked
to register a case.
Rekha Sharma held a hearing with Rajkumar Gupta, SP Dausa,
IO Satyanarayan Yadav in Dausa, on Wednesday.
CHILLING ON A HOT SUNNY DAY
Elephants dived into a pond and enjoyed a cool bath to beat the summer heat on
Wednesday at Hathi Gaon in Amer, Jaipur. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Conspiracytodisturbpeace:DrRaghu
M Imran Tak
Kekri: Gujarat Con-
gress in-charge and
Kekri MLA Dr Raghu
Sharma laid the foun-
dation stone of the de-
velopment works
worth Rs 15 crore in
Sarwad municipality.
Speaking on the occa-
sion, he alleged that a
well-planned conspira-
cy is being hatched to
break the peace-loving
tradition of the state
in the greed of votes.
Sharma also claimed
that Muslim showered
flowers on the proces-
sion of Ram Navami
but some people are
out to pollute the at-
mosphere and are leav-
ing no chance to create
problems.
He accused BJP of
disturbing the social
harmony of the state
in a planned manner
to divert attention
from issues like infla-
tion and unemploy-
ment.
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NEWS DIGEST
Jaipur: The Enforcement wing of JDA on Wednesday
demolished four illegally constructed colonies in 28.5
bigha of private land in Zone-12. Colonies were being
set up in the name of ‘Siwar City’ near Mundiya Ram-
sar Road, Siwar Phatak. Gravel roads other pucca
constructions were razed. Apart from this, a road was
constructed illegally in Basant Vihar-C on 5 bighas of
land on Niwaru Road. Work was also going on to build
9 villas here.
Jaipur: For the upcoming assembly elections, the Aam
Aadmi Party in Rajasthan has started preparations to
contest all 200 seats. In view of this, the office of the
state headquarters at Sahakar Marg will be inaugurated
on Thursday afternoon. The program will be witnessed
by AAP Delhi Government MLA and Rajasthan election
in-charge Vinay Mishra, Rajasthan Organization Minis-
ter Dushyant Yadav, party officials, workers.
JDA IN ACTION: 4 ILLEGAL COLONIES RAZED
AAP TO GET STATE HEAD OFFICE TODAY
Dr Raghu Sharma being welcomed by supporters in Sarwad municipality on Wednesday.
Efforts to get
pvt partners
for PoW
Drainsteemingwithgarbagebut
notenderprocessyetinJMCG
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Tourism de-
partment has started
efforts to seek private
participation for the re-
operation of the Palace
on Wheels (PoW), luxu-
ry train of Rajasthan.
A meeting was organ-
ized on Wednesday in
which discussions
about running train un-
der private partnership
were held.
Issues like OM
method of operation,
revenue model, non-op-
erational timings, and
separate routes for four
months of off-season
were discussed which
was attended by repre-
sentatives of hotel
groups, prominent peo-
ple of tourism sector.
RTDC chairman Dhar-
mendra Rathore, Prin-
cipal Secretary Gayatri
Rathore, MD of Tour-
ism Corporation Mani-
sha Arora and others
also attended meeting.
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: Monsoon is
just 2 months away but
Jaipur Greater Munic-
ipal Corporation
(JGMC) has not started
tender process for
cleaning drains as yet,
though it was sched-
uled to be done in
March itself. One can
well imagine what will
happen when rains
come.
Moreover, though
tenders were issued in
March last year for
cleaning 609 drains in
7 zones of city, process
went on till June 15
more than half of
drains could not be
cleaned before mon-
soon. Currently
, drains
teeming with garbage.
Kalraj Mishra presiding over meeting of the Rajya Sainik Welfare Board and Managing
Committee of the Amalgamated Fund on Wednesday. MoS Rajendra Singh Gudha is also seen.
Drain choked with garbage.

RAJASTHAN
03
BJP all set for
Hunkar Rally
today in Alwar
Alwar: BJP will corner
the state government
over law and order in
its massive rally in Al-
war on Thursday which
will be participated by
senior leaders includ-
ing state president Sat-
ish Poonia, deputy lead-
er of opposition Rajen-
dra Rathore, Rajya Sab-
ha MP Kirodi Lal Mee-
na, and others.Howev-
er, it is not confirmed
whether former CM
Vasundhara Raje will
also attend the rally
.
BJP’s state general sec-
retary Bhajan Lal said
that the people are suf-
fering under the Con-
gress rule and law and
order has deteriorated
in the state. “To raise
all these issues, the par-
ty is going to organize
Hunkar Rally in Alwar
tomorrow,” he said.
Excise dept again
fails to find
bidders
Jaipur: Even after put-
ting much effort, the
Excise department has
not been able to find
bidders for most of the
liquor shops in the
state. On Wednesday,
886 liquor shops across
the state were put on
the online auction but
only 121 shops were
able to be bade. The per-
formance of the Excise
dept in Jaipur was also
poor. Out of 97 shops
falling under the city
limits, only 6 shops
were able to be bade.
Questions have been
raised on the working
style of the District Ex-
cise Officer and the Ex-
cise Inspectors.
Monkey ‘steals’
murder evidence,
dead cop held
responsible
Jaipur: Police have
held the then Malkhana
in-charge of Chandwaji
police station Hanuman
Sahai Yadav responsi-
ble in the matter of
some articles related to
a murder case of 2014
being taken away by a
monkey
. The articles in-
cluded the knife used in
the murder of Shashi-
kant Sharma which
took place on 16 Sept
2014. The report sent by
the SP said that there
was no place in Malkha-
na and all the evidence
was placed under a tin
shed in police station.
DIGEST
news
news
SITUATION TENSE
BUT UNDER CONTROL
COMMUNAL CLASHES IN JODHPUR
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: As many as
141 people have been ar-
rested so far in connec-
tion with communal
clashes over the hoist-
ing of a flag before Eid
in Rajasthan CM Ashok
Gehlot’s constituency
Jodhpur where a curfew
continuedforthesecond
consecutive day on
Wednesday
.
Thesituationisunder
control and no fresh in-
cident of violence has
been reported, police
said. Nearly 1,000 police
personnel have been de-
ployed to maintain law
and order. Jodhpur Po-
lice Commissioner Go-
goi on Wednesday said
that the situation was
under control in the city
.
“Right now the situa-
tion is under control as
no such incident (vio-
lence) has erupted in the
city since yesterday
noon,” Navjyoti Gogoi,
Commissioner of Jodh-
pur Police told ANI. He
said that adequate po-
lice forces have been de-
ployed in the area and
senior officials are mon-
itoring the situation
firsthand.
“We have deployed a
fixed picket that is ac-
tive on duty 24X7,”, said
a police official.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur: A meeting of
the peace committee
was organised by the
district administration
to restore peace. MoS for
Home Rajendra Yadav,
Edu Min BD Kalla, Min-
ister in-charge Subhash
Garg, religious leaders
of both the sects, digni-
taries, BJP-Cong repre-
sentatives, district ad-
ministration and police
officers were present in
the meeting.
Rajya Sabha member
RajendraGehlotwarned
of fasting if the culprits
are not arrested till
Thursday
. “We will
bring a new law to not
allow any tampering
with the statues of the
martyrs,” he said. BJP
workers demanded ar-
rest of accused.
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: BJP leader
Satish Poonia reached
Jodhpur on Wednesday
and met the riot victims
at the Mahatma Gandhi
Hospital. Poonia also
visited the Jalori Gate.
After which he also met
Union minister and
Jodhpur MP Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat.
Regarding the state-
ment given by the CM,
Poonia said that CM Ge-
hlot has said that BJP
has been given the task
of rioting, it is an irre-
sponsible statement. “If
he has any evidence, it
should be placed in the
public domain,” he said.
Poonia said that he has
written a letter to the
Governor and will meet
him as well as meet the
President if needed.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP on Wednes-
day staged demonstra-
tions across the state in
protestagainsttheJodh-
pur violence. The oppo-
sition party accused the
Congressgovernmentin
thestateof followingthe
policy of appeasement
of a particular commu-
nity in greed of votes.
In Ajmer, party lead-
ers stood at Ambedkar
Circle and observed a
2-minsilence.Later sub-
mitted a memorandum
to District Collector.
In Kota, BJP workers
took to the streets to
protest against vio-
lence in Jodhpur and
demonstrated in front
of the Collectorate.
And later submitted a
memorandum to Dis-
trict Collector.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Corona scare
returned in the state
capital Jaipur on
Wednesday when one
death was reported.
The state recorded 63
fresh cases with which
active cases rose to 468
in the state. Jaipur re-
corded 48 new cases and
347 active cases.
Jaipur CMHO Dr
Narottam Sharma said
thata70-year-oldpatient
diedduringtreatmentat
RUHS Hospital. He was
admitted to the hospital
on April 24 after com-
plaining of pneumonia.
Last Covid death was
reported on March 16 in
Jaipur. On March 29, the
last Covid related death
inthestatewasreported
in Jodhpur.
The situation is under control in Jodhpur
now. We have made elaborate security
arrangements and senior
officials are also present. We have
arrested more than 100 people
and registered around 13 FIRs
so far. I appeal to the people to
maintain peace.
—Navajyoti Gogoi,
Jodhpur Police Commissioner
After 90s, Muslims were made villains in
films, before that Rajput-Thakurs were
shown. That was a period, this is a period
too, it will also pass. There is no communalism
anywhere on the land of Rajasthan, the politicians
should follow Rajdharma.
—Rajendra Singh Gudha, Minister of State
State government should ensure that no
one can play with the sentiments of others,
and all efforts be made to ensure com-
munal harmony. In the last two months, there have
been instances of communal clashes in Rajasthan,
and necessary steps should be taken for peace.
—Anurag Thakur, Union Minister for IB
It is a failure of the admin and the govt. I
myself was preparing to go to Idgah, but
suddenly the atmosphere was spoiled.
Had the administration been alerted on time and if
only a small quarrel had been stopped earlier. We
were proud that CM Ashok Gehlot is from Jodh-
pur. But seeing these circumstances makes us cry.
—Suryakanta Vyas, Surasagar MLA
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
@gssjodhpur
You(Gehlot) are also influenced by their riot
control policy so the truth came out of your
mouth! You have assumed that the bulldozer
is being effective in controlling the rioters.
The people of Rajasthan are also demanding a
bulldozer campaign against the miscreants.
“Bhaya Binu Hoi Na Preet”
Instead of selling the Congress narrative of
appeasement, read the Ramayana, Gehlot ji!
#Rajasthan
Vasundhara Raje@VasundharaBJP
The Chief Minister is saying that we have
averted the riots in Jodhpur.
But it has come to the notice that stones
were thrown, ATMs were vandalized, vehicles
were burnt, acid attacks took place, knives
were used by people walking on the road,
legs were broken, women were molested in
Jodhpur #Rajasthan #Jodhpur
Satish Poonia@DrSatishPoonia
Dear CM, you are busy worrying about the
Congress’ Chintan. Your hometown has been
ruined by the orgy of rioters. I am coming to
Jodhpur, will meet the victims and the citizens
who care about the goodwill. From Karauli to
Jodhpur, the rioters are fearless. If possible,
open your eyes and follow Rajdharma
Asaduddin Owaisi@asadowaisi
Modi government is fueling the fire of hatred
and its ministers are pouring ghee in it. Even
in the previous government of @ashokge-
hlot51, Muslims were victims of police brutal-
ity and oppression by Hindutva organizations.
The situation have not change in this govern-
ment also.
Senior police officers inspect an area during curfew in Jodhpur on Wednesday. The curfew was
imposed in the city after clashes broke out between two communities on Tuesday.
Since the situation was brought under control in Jodhpur on , the
Police also seem relaxed during the day. However the effect of
heat was seen therefore few policemen were seen sitting under
shadow and taking cover with scarfs. —PHOTOS BY PTI
Deserted roads during curfew on Wednesday
in Jodhpur. The curfew was imposed after
clashes broke out between two communities.
Amid the intense curfew imposed after clashes broke out
between two communities in Jodhpur, the newlyweds pose for
photographs on Wednesday. The couple got married during the
curfew after permission from authorities.
BJP stages
state-wide
protests
Covid fear: One
dies in Jaipur,
state logs 468
active cases
141 people have been held so far in
connection with communal violence
Curfew have been extended for two
more days till midnight on May 6
Sadbhav
meeting on
CM’s initiative
SatishPooniareaches
Jodhpur; corners CM
on‘riots’ statement
United Nations (PTI):
Amid communal ten-
sions in Jodhpur ahead
of Eid, a spokesperson
for UN Secretary-Gen-
eral Antonio Guterres
has said it is hoped that
various communities
will work together and
the Indian government
and security forces will
ensure that everyone
can go about their ac-
tivities, including cele-
brations of the festival,
peacefully
.
I think the basic point
is our hope that the var-
ious communities will
work together and that
the govt and the secu-
rity forces will ensure
that everyone can go
about their activities,
including their celebra-
tory activities, peace-
fully, Farhan Haq, Dep-
uty Spokesman for the
Secretary-General, said
on Tuesday
. Haq was re-
sponding to a question
on whether the Secre-
tary-General has a re-
sponse to incidents of
violence in Jodhpur.
UN on Jodhpur row:‘...
hope all communities
will work together’
We hope that
various com-
munities, In-
dian govt will work
together to ensure that
celebration happens
peacefully
—Farhan Haq, UN Spokesman
BJP instigating
riots...
he said there was no
such issue which could
have led to the rioting
there. “They have in-
structions from their
high command to de-
fame the Rajasthan gov-
ernment and create in-
stabilityasmuchasthey
can,” the CM alleged.
“We did not let riots
take place anywhere,
neither in Karauli, Raj-
garh nor in Jodhpur.
There was no casualty,
no major incident, no
accident,” Gehlot said.
“The BJP is nervous.
Therefore, they are in-
stigating riots. When
BJP national president
JP Nadda came to Sawai
Madhopur even then I
had said that he has
come to set fire and the
violence erupted in Ka-
rauli,” Gehlot told me-
dia in Udaipur where he
went to inspect prepara-
tions of Chintan Shivir.

z In view of the situation
in the city, the curfew has
been extended for two
more days in 10 police sta-
tion areas till 12 midnight
on May 6.

z Extending the internet
shutdown, mobile internet
will remain closed in
Jodhpur district till further
orders.

z The impact of curfew
was seen on the school
students most, the children
reached school amid fear,
later a circular was issued
in which schools have been
shut till further orders but
Board Exams will be held
as per the schedule.
FROM P1…
NEWS FEEDS
FROM JODHPUR
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Dr Satish Poonia discussing the
communal clashes in Jodhpur on Wednesday.
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PERSPECTIVE
04
l Vol 3 l Issue No. 327
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Printed and published by
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under the PRB Act
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The Lord is my strength and
my shield. My heart trusts
him. I was helped, my heart
rejoiced, and I thank him
with my song.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
Guided by PM Shri @narendramodi
ji’s vision to provide enhanced
connectivity between the ports and the
domestic production and consumption
centres across the country, our
government is committed for port led
development through construction of
world class road network.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
In a meeting with district officers in
Haridwar today, took stock of various
development works going on in
ambitious districts. Here education,
health, agriculture, employment and
increasing the basic facilities and its
benefits reached every person, for this
detailed discussion with all.
TOP TWEETS
INDIA’S WAIT TO
BECOME 5 TRILLION
DOLLAR ECONOMY
GETS LONGER
ndia has been aiming
to become a US $ 5
trillion economy by
2024-25 although it
does not have the 9
percent growth rate required to
reach the goal. Last year Petro-
leum and Urban Development
Minister Hardeep Puri said,
“Economic growth is accelerat-
ing. India is poised for growth to
become a USD 5 trillion econo-
my by 2024-25 and USD 10 tril-
lion economy by 2030. Well, that
may not happen in accordance
with the minister’s prediction.
Some economists said it was
“impossible”. One economist
drew attention to the fact that
the Indian economy which was
USD 2.7 trillion in 2019, was al-
most at the same level at the end
of March 2022. While much of
the earlier pushback came from
the pandemic, this time it is due
to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Now IMF data reportedly sug-
gests that India will have to wait
till 2029 to be able to reach the
goal, four years later than the
target year fixed by Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi.
I
heReserveBankof
India’s warning on
global headwinds
spooked the stock
markets and Nif-
ty50 crashed 391.50 and Sensex
tanked by 1,306.96 points on
Wednesday
. Governor Shakti-
kanta Das announced a 4.40
percent hike in repo rate, at
which the RBI lends money to
commercialbankstohelpthem
meet cash shortfall. For the
consumer it would mean high-
er outgo on home and auto
loans. But the scary part of the
suddenly organised press con-
ferencewasaboutthegalloping
inflation in the country
, Asia’s
third biggest economy which
was facing global headwinds.
India not being an island in to-
day’s global village is not unaf-
fected by the “seismic waves
emanating from the centre of
an earthquake” despite its
“strengths and buffers”.
In simpler words he said
that there “was a spike” in the
CPI inflation in March 22 and
is expected to be high in the
currentmonthtoo.TheMarch
inflation was pushed to 7 per-
cent due to high prices of food
items. The RBI Governor’s
gloomy prediction was that
there will be no let up in “food
price pressure in April”. The
increaseindomesticpricesof
petroleum products since the
second fortnight of March “is
feeding into core inflation”.
Sincethewarhasdisrupted
supplies of commodities and
alsoof containerswhichferry
thesupplies,itisacaseof sup-
ply side inflation. High infla-
tionwouldmeancommodities
going beyond the reach of the
poor and middle class who
will require more liquidity to
spend on goods. For that rea-
son alone the government
must consider lowering taxes
on petroleum products.
FOOD INFLATION
REMAINS IRKSOME
The Reserve Bank of India’s warning on global headwinds
spooked the stock markets and Nifty50 crashed 391.50 and
Sensex tanked by 1,306.96 points on Wednesday.
Governor Shaktikanta Das announced a 4.40 percent hike in
repo rate, at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks
to help them meet cash shortfall. For the consumer it would
mean higher outgo on home and auto loans
T
ommunal violence in Karau-
li and Jahangirpuri, Delhi
last month and in Jodhpur
now is a clear and strong
wake-up call for us Indians,
regardless of religion. The
arson has not only sullied the
image of the cities but has
also brought into sharp focus
the people’s inability to see
beyond their nose. Such vio-
lence has never solved any-
thing. But we don’t seem to
be in a mood to learn from
our own history
.
Looking at the visuals of
the violence, anyone with the
faintest idea about India
would be shocked to know
that things haven’t changed
much in over 70 years of our
Independence. Look at our de-
spondency: The Chief Minis-
ter of Rajasthan Ashok Ge-
hlot, was calling for peace as
nooneappearedtobother;the
police was baton charging a
mob here and there to no ef-
fect,almost.Thepoliceaction,
however, is secondary
. What
happened to our leaders from
both or in fact, all parties?
The auspicious occasion
of Akshay Tritiya and Eid –
falling the same day on May
3 – could have turned the cru-
elest day for many
. The main
casualty, however, was our
pretension to be a nation
where law of the land rules,
not of mobs masquerading as
Hindus and Muslims.
We are becoming insensi-
tive,morehypocriticalandless
even-handed. A selective and
pernicious sense of national-
ism has crept into our system
of things. How long will this
nonsense about one religion’s
supremacy over another con-
tinue? I am sure every law-
abiding citizen of Delhi, Jodh-
pur and Karauli would know.
Here’s something that
needs iteration each time the
monster of communalism ar-
rives at our doorstep: India is
the blessed land of so many
religious shades. Yet we Indi-
ans remain oblivious to the
depth and seriousness of joy-
ful events. Togetherness is
not invented; it is ingrained
in the idea of India.
Happiness associated with
festivals is to be distributed.
Imagine our share of happi-
ness – two great festivals of
Islam and Hinduism falling
the same day, May 3. If you
are a believer in God, you
could have taken it as Her/
His manifestation, and if you
are an atheist, you could have
found your happiness in
abundance of food and fun.
Yet, we failed to make a be-
ginning. That’s what May 3
hadbrought–asAkshayTriti-
ya marked the beginning of
good things to unfold. Some-
thing similar took place on
April 2 too. Gudi Padva in its
many forms across the coun-
try fell that day
. It also marked
the first evening of Ramadan
fasting. We were busy; we
were too gross in separating
the spirit of that day
. The ‘di-
vine intervention’ -- if at all
there is something of the sort
– took us across many more
days, as if India’s greatness
were striving to reveal itself.
There’s a lot of substance
in being community-con-
scious because there lies the
pride of who we are. In India,
this pride is reinforced by a
belief that not only ‘this’ but
also ‘that’ belongs to us. The
intermingling of mutually
contradicting thoughts has
repeatedly brought about an
equilibrium in our belief
system, for example, the con-
cept of one god and many
gods – the truth has not lost
itself to arguments; it has
caused us to accept the diver-
sity of truth. Which is what
a happy living is all about.
In an extremely moving
scene in Hollywood World
War-II movie ‘Saving Private
Ryan,’ the rescued American
soldier called James Ryan,
now apparently in his seven-
ties, is walking to the war
cemetery along with his ex-
tendedfamily
.Amidhundreds
of graves all painted white,
Ryan stops at one and breaks
down. The grave belongs to
CaptJohnHMiller,theofficer
who died while successfully
savingJamesRyan,thelastof
his four brothers.
The soldier, his eyes welled
up, looks at his wife and whis-
pers to her before the Cap-
tain’s grave: “Tell me I have
led a good life, tell me I am a
good man.” That was Ryan’s
way of paying tributes to
Capt Miller, who while dying,
tells him “earn it (freedom).”
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
HISTORY IS TESTING
US INDIANS!
So far, we seem to be failing, but will Rajasthan with its rich history
of communal harmony surrender to the monster of communalism?
Freedom isn’t acquired
easily and harmony isn’t
realized in good measure
because we forget the
sacrifices that our ancestors
made for us to live happily.
That’s why we keep harping
on diversity, seldom
realizing the unifying force
behind it. April 2 and May
3 have presented an
opportunity for us to look
within. Rajasthan has a
rich history of communal
harmony. The state must
not surrender to the
communal monster
C
PRASHANT SAXENA
The writer is a freelance
journalist and political analyst
The auspicious occasion of Akshay Tritiya and
Eid – falling the same day on May 3 – could
have turned the cruelest day for many. The main
casualty, however, was our pretension to be a nation
where law of the land rules, not of mobs
masquerading as Hindus and Muslims
JAHANGIRPURI
KARAULI
JODHPUR

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INDIA
05
Despite spendings, BMC reserves increased over `15K cr: Chahal
From Page1...
T
he BMC chief,
with his Can-Do
spirit, agrees
that over 23 municipal
bodies across Maha-
rashtra currently being
handled by state ap-
pointed administrators
is not ideal in a democ-
racybut,aconsequence
of the Covid pandemic.
Five municipalities
in Aurangabad, Navi
Mumbai, Vasai-Virar,
Kalyan-Dombivli and
Kolhapur (since 2020)
and another 18 includ-
ing the BMC, Thane,
Pune, Nashik, Latur,
Nagpur among others
(since 2022) have been
placed under adminis-
trators despite the end
of their respective ten-
ures when fresh elec-
tions became due. The
Supreme Court on
Wednesday directed
that the elections be
scheduledintwoweeks.
Chahal has exploited
his role as administra-
torof BMC(sinceMarch
2022) to execute major
projects.Chahalsaid,“It
is not good for democ-
racy like for instance,
tomorrowIhavetofinal-
iseRs21,000croreworth
of sewage treatment
plant (STP) projects
whereIamboththepro-
poser and disposer.
Luckily
, the Supreme
Court came on board
and took over the moni-
toring and supervisory
roles and, I will be effec-
tively submitting the
bidsreceivedtotheapex
court that will finalise
the same.” Chahal was
speaking to First India
moments before his vid-
eoconferencingwithSC
justiceDYChandrachud
on the project.
When queried on the
whopping Rs 46,000
crore civic budget he
presented in March
2022, the BMC Chief in-
sistsitisnotunrealistic,
“I will complete two
years of tenure as BMC
Commissioner on May
8, 2022. I have so far is-
sued work orders to the
tune of Rs 65,000 crore.
For example: Rs 13,000
crore for the coastal
road project which had
a zero-progress level
whenItookover.Rs8000
crore was spent in the
lasttwoyearsand61per
cent of the project work
is complete. Come July
2023 the project will be
fully complete.”
HealsocitestheSolar-
Hydro Vaitarna project
(Rs 1200 crore), Rs 21,000
crore work orders next
week for STP 7, Rs 8,500
croreGoregaon-Mulund
Link Road (work orders
before May 31 for the 92
metres underground
tunnel below Sanjay
Gandhi National Park),
work orders for Rs 4000
crore desalination plant
at Manori in July
, Rs
4000 crore work order
two months back for
1900 double decker ac
buses, Rs 2000 crore for
fivebrandnewhospitals
inMumbaioutof theRs
16,000 crore annual
health budget.
Says Chahal, “It can
be achieved if, you have
the will to do so. De-
spite the ambitious
spend being undertak-
en when I took over, the
reserves of the BMC
stood at Rs 77,000 crore
and is currently Rs
92,000 crore due to the
rebate on premium
payments introduced
that raised over Rs
15,000 crore in revenue
against an expected Rs
2000 crore.”
K’taka cabinet rejig shifts to Delhi,
party high command to take call
Bengaluru (Agen-
cies): The BJP will take
a decision on the long-
pending cabinet rejig in
Karnataka within a
week of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s return
from his foreign trip.
Speaking to reporters
on Wednesday, a re-
lieved Chief Minister
Basavaraj Bommai said
that Union Minister
Amit Shah had told him
that he would discuss
the matter in Delhi.
Amit Shah had cate-
gorically asked Bommai
to leave the matter of
cabinet expansion to the
high command. Sources
said that Amit Shah
comforted Bommai on
questions being raised
on his (Bommai) leader-
ship. Shah had asked
Bommaito‘justfocuson
work’, sources said.
Chief Minister Bom-
mai’s body language
seemed to be hinting a
relief after the visit of
Amit Shah. State Party
President Nalin Kumar
Kateel and former
Chief Minister BS Yedi-
yurappa have vehe-
mently defended the
leadership of Bommai
and stated that there
was no change of lead-
ership in the state.
Bommai clarified
that the creation of the
post of Deputy Chief
Minister in Karnataka
was a creation of the
media.
Party sources said
that Amit Shah, who
discussed the matter in
detail in the core com-
mittee meeting of the
party during his visit to
Bengaluru on Tuesday,
has asked CM Bommai
to focus on governance.
High Command is
likely to induct at least
10 new faces into the
state cabinet and drop
about five senior cabi-
net ministers. It is not
decided yet whether
there will be cabinet ex-
pansion and overhaul
like Gujarat.
Bommai clarified that the creation of the post of Deputy CM was a creation of the media.
K’TAKA CABINET
MEET POSTPONED
TO MAY 11
The state cabinet meeting
that was scheduled to
be held on May 5 has
been postponed to May
11. This has given rise
to speculations that the
postponement may be to
accommodate expan-
sion in the state cabinet
or reshuffling it, amid
reports that the BJP high
command is expected
to arrive at a decision in
this regard before May
10. Bommai is under
pressure from aspirants
to expand or reshuffle his
cabinet at the earliest.
After 12 days in jail, Court
grants bail to Rana couple
Mumbai (Agencies):
A Mumbai Court on
Wednesday granted
conditional bail to inde-
pendent MP Navneet
Rana and her MLA hus-
band Ravi Rana, who
were arrested in the
‘Hanuman Chalisa’ re-
cital case.
The couple was ar-
rested from their home
after giving a call for
recitingHanumanChal-
isa outside Chief Minis-
ter Uddhav Thackeray’s
private residence.
According to their
lawyer Rizwan Mer-
chant, the duo shall be
released on a bail of Rs
50,000 each, ordered not
to speak to the media
pertaining to the case
underinvestigationsand
refrain from tampering
with evidence, etc.
The Rana duo was
booked and arrested by
Khar Police Station on
April 23 and slapped
with several charges, in-
cluding sedition, breach
of public peace, making
inciting statements, and
other sections for their
plans to chant ‘Hanu-
man Chalisa’ outside
the Thackeray’s person-
al home, ‘Matoshri’ in
Bandra east.
The Special Public
Prosecutor Pradip
Gharat argued that
chanting of Hanuman
Chalisa could incite re-
ligious passions, which
was strongly opposed
by the Ranas’ lawyers.
Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana.
BMC REACHES MAHA MP-MLA COUPLE’S
HOME OVER ‘ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION’
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
officials has reached the residence of Maharashtra MP-
MLA couple Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana for investigation
over “illegal construction” at their place in Mumbai’s Khar.
The BMC had already sent a notice to the couple recently
arrested over the Hanuman Chalisa row under Section 488
of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, accord-
ing to which, officials can visit any building and ascertain
whether any illegal alterations have been undertaken.
‘Include Garo, Khasi in Constitution’s 8th Schedule’
Guwahati (Agencies):
Meghalaya Chief Minis-
terConradK.Sangmaon
Wednesdaysaidthatlan-
guage defines the iden-
tityof atribeasheurged
the President Ram Nath
Kovind to include the
Garo and Khasi lan-
guage in the 8th Sched-
ule of the Constitution.
Addressing the vale-
dictory function of the
61st annual conference
of the Bodo Sahitya
Sabha (BSS) in Assam’s
Tamulpur, Sangma said
that there are similari-
ties between Garo and
Bodo languages.
“Istronglyfeelthatin-
clusion of languages of
different tribes and dif-
ferent communities in
the constitution would
only lead to a stronger
integration of this very
diverse but great nation
of us,” he said.
President Kovind
was the chief guest in
the BSS meet while As-
sam Chief Ministers
Himanta Biswa Sarma
and Sikkim’s Prem Sin-
gh Tamang, among oth-
er dignitaries, also
spoke in the regional
language literary meet.
NotingtheMeghalaya
Language Act, 2005 rec-
ognises Khasi and Garo
as the states associate
official languages, Sang-
ma urged the President
to support the aspira-
tion of the northeast’s
people and to ensure
that languages from the
region are included in
the Eighth Schedule to
protect and promote the
language and identity
of the people.
“Not just Garo and
Khasi but all the differ-
ent communities and
tribesandtheirlanguag-
es in the northeast are
different. They may be
small but their identity
comesfromthelanguage
and the culture that they
have,” Sangma added.
“Your (President)
presence in a pro-
gramme like this is not
just an inspiration to the
peopleof Bodoareas,but
it shows your concern
and your respect for all
the tribes of the north-
east,” Sangma said.
PraisingthePresident
for his frequent visits to
the northeast, Sangma
said that this sent a very
powerful message to the
people of NE that every
single community is im-
portant.
SANGMA URGES PRESIDENT
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma
Not just Garo and
Khasi but all the
different commu-
nities and tribes and their
languages in the northeast
are different. They may be
small but their identity
comes from the language
and culture that they have.
Conrad K Sangma,
Chief Minister, Meghalaya
Pakistani
tunnel found
near int’l
border in JK
Jammu (Agencies): A
Pakistani tunnel has
been detected near the
International Border
(IB) near the Chak Fa-
quira border outpost in
the Samba sector of
Jammu, officials said
on Wednesday
.
“On Tuesday, a spe-
cial tunnel checking
exercise was carried
out in the AOR (Area of
Responsibility) of Chak
Faquira boredr outpost
by the BSF. During the
exercise, a freshly dug-
up tunnel was detect-
ed,” sources said.
Mamata Govt’s ‘Dalal’: Cong
lawyers heckle Chidambaram
Kolkata (Agencies):
Congress leader P Chid-
ambaram faced a major
protest in Kolkata on
Wednesday when he vis-
ited the Calcutta high
court to appear as an ad-
vocate in a legal matter.
A group of lawyers,
whoreportedlybelonged
to the Congress cell at
the court, shouted slo-
gans against the Rajya
Sabha MP when he was
on his way to leave the
court, showed him black
robes and flags and
called him a sympathis-
er and agent (‘dalaal’) of
the Mamata Banerjee-
led Trinamool Congress
government. They also
blamed the former Un-
ion minister for the Con-
gress’ poor state of af-
fairs in the state.
A media report said
the senior advocate was
representing agro-pro-
cessing firm Keventer.
Chidambaram reached Kolkata to fight the Metro Dairy case
against his own Bengal Congress president Adhir Chowdhury.
‘Anti-NEET Bill forwarded
to MHA for Prez assent’
Chennai (PTI): The Ta-
mil Nadu Assembly Bill
seeking exemption to
the state from the ambit
of the National En-
trance-cum-Eligibility
Test (NEET) has been
sent to the Centre for
presidential assent by
Governor RN Ravi,
Chief Minister M K Sta-
lin said on Wednesday
.
Stalintoldthestateas-
sembly that he has been
informed by the Gover-
nor’s secretary that the
Bill has been sent to the
UnionHomeMinistryto
enable President’ Ram
NathKovind’sassentfor
the same.
“As part of our strug-
gleforNEETexemption,
in the next step, we
should jointly take all ef-
forts to insist the Centre
for presidential assent
for the Bill,” he said.
The assembly had in
February adopted the
anti-NEET Bill for the
second time.
MK Stalin
Tejashwi: No census until
caste headcount is done
Patna (Agencies):
RJD leader Tejashwi
Yadav on Wednesday
said that his party will
not allow any census in
Bihar until caste head-
count is done.
“BJP is an anti jus-
tice party in the coun-
try. Union Minister of
State for Home Nity-
anand Rai has denied in
writing that the caste
based census will not
take place in the coun-
try. In that context, we
will not allow any cen-
sus to take place in Bi-
har,” Yadav said.
“The caste based
census’ resolutions
have been passed twice
in the Bihar Legislative
Assembly (Vidhan Sab-
ha). Even a delegation
of all parties led by
Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar had met Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi to press for the
demand of caste-based
census,” Yadav said.
Tejashwi Yadav
RBI GOVERNOR SAYS...
‘Economy faces headwinds
from global spillovers’
Mumbai (Agenies): Re-
serve Bank of India Gov-
ernor Shaktikanta Das
on Wednesday said that
even as the drivers of do-
mestic economic activity
are getting stronger, they
face headwinds from
global spillovers in the
form of protracted and
intensifying geopolitical
tensions along with ele-
vated commodity prices
andCovid-19relatedlock-
downs or restrictions in
some major economies.
He said, the economy
is also facing headwinds
from slowing external
demand and tightening
global financial condi-
tionsonthebackof mon-
etary policy normalisa-
tion in advanced econo-
mies. Das said, these
risks are evolving on the
lines anticipated in the
April statement after the
Monetary Policy Com-
mittee meeting and ap-
pear to be lingering.
Shaktikanta Das

INDIA
06
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: The presi-
dential election is to be
held in July and its pro-
cess is believed to start
in June. So far no party
has opened its cards in
this matter. Whom the
BJP will field and who
will be a contender for
the Congress-led UPA
has not been decided
yet. But before that
there is news that a
third front is also being
formed, on whose be-
half the presidential
candidate will be field-
ed. Although efforts are
on to form a third front
to give competition to
the BJP in the politics
of the country, but its
outline has not been de-
cided yet. Therefore,
the question is whether
any outline of the Third
Front will be made in
the name of the presi-
dential election itself?
It is being told that
Akhilesh Yadav, who is
angry with the Con-
gress, is taking the ini-
tiative. Samajwadi Par-
ty national president
Akhilesh Yadav is try-
ing to field non-Con-
gress and non-BJP can-
didates. If he takes the
initiative, he can create
a large group of leaders
who are currently an-
gry with the Congress.
Keep in mind that Sa-
majwadi Party is the
main opposition in UP
and Rashtriya Janata
Dal is also the main op-
position party in Bihar.
The two parties also
have prominent rela-
tives and in Bihar too,
the alliance between
the Congress and the
RJD is over.
So, it is possible that
the foundation of the
Third Front will be laid
by the Samajwadi Par-
ty and the Rashtriya
Janata Dal. If they get
in touch with Prashant
Kishor in any way, then
they can add many of
his client parties to this
group. Angry with Con-
gress, Mamata Baner-
jee and K Chandrashek-
har Rao can be a part of
it. However, both SP
and RJD have a choice
of Left parties. But if
there is talk with CPM,
CPI then Mamata Ba-
nerjee will not come
along. However, this is
a start. If this thing
goes ahead, then a big
front can be formed
and then there will be a
number two contest be-
tween the Congress
and the candidate of
this front.
Third Front will also contest the presidential election!
LankaseeksfertilisersfromIndia,
deferralofpaymentof$2.5billion
New Delhi (Agencies):
Sri Lanka has sought
the supply of fertilisers
from India and the de-
ferral of a payment of
$2.5 billion to the Asian
Clearing Union as part
of efforts to cope with
the island nation’s
worst economic crisis
in decades, people fa-
miliar with the matter
said on Wednesday
.
At the same time, an
amount of $200 million
from the $1-billion line
of credit provided by
India in March has been
set aside to fund the
purchases of fuel, the
people said. This will be
in addition to the
$500-million line of
credit provided by India
in February for fuel
purchases.
With Sri Lanka
switching back to the
use of chemical ferti-
lisers, there is a grow-
ing need for the com-
modity amid a global
shortage created by the
Ukraine crisis. It is in
this context that the
Sri Lankan side has
made the request for
the supply of fertilis-
ers, the people said.
The Sri Lankan gov-
ernment banned chem-
ical fertilisers last
year as part of a
phased transition to-
wards organic agricul-
ture. The sudden na-
ture of the change and
the dearth of adequate
supplies of organic
fertilisers affected ag-
ricultural output, es-
pecially rice and tea,
and the government
recently ended the ban
on several key crops.
“There is a growing
demand for fertilisers
since the use of chemi-
cal fertilisers was
cleared by the Sri Lan-
kan government. The
supply of other items
under the $1-billion line
of credit, including
food items such as rice
and pulses and medi-
cines, has already start-
ed,” one of the people
cited above said.
The Sri Lankan side
has also asked the Indi-
an side to defer the pay-
ment of $2.5 billion to
the Asian Clearing Un-
ion (ACU), an organisa-
tion with its headquar-
ters in Tehran that in-
cludes Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Iran, the
Maldives, Myanmar,
Nepal, Pakistan, and
Sri Lanka.
Earlier this year, In-
dia had deferred the
payment of $515 million
to the ACU at Sri Lan-
ka’s request. It had also
provided a currency
swap of $400 million un-
der the Saarc facility
.
With Sri Lanka switching back to use of chemical
fertilisers, there is a growing need for commodity
amid global shortage created by the Ukraine crisis
An anti-government demonstration demanding President Gotabaya’s resignation.
WHAT IS ASIAN
CLEARING
UNION (ACU)?
Asian Clearing
Union (ACU) is a
payment arrange-
ment whereby
member countries
settle payments for
intra-regional trans-
actions among the
participating central
banks. The main
objective of the
union is to facilitate
payments among
member countries
to economise on
the use of foreign
exchange reserves
and transfer costs.
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Italian Foreign
Minister Luigi Di
Maio's three-day visit
to India from Wednes-
day will provide an op-
portunity for both sides
to further expand bilat-
eral ties in trade and
investment, defence
and security, and clean
and green energy, the
Ministry of External
Affairs said.
It said the visiting
dignitary is scheduled
to hold talks with Exter-
nal Affairs Minister S.
Jaishankar on Friday
.
This will be Di Maio's
first visit to India, and
he will be accompanied
by a high-level official
andbusinessdelegation.
The foreign minis-
ter's visit will provide
an opportunity to dis-
cuss the entire gamut
of the bilateral rela-
tions and further ex-
pand and deliver on our
close partnership, espe-
cially in priority areas
like trade and invest-
ment linkages, defence
and security, clean and
green energy, and sci-
ence and technology
cooperation, the MEA
said in a statement. It
said Jaishankar and Di
Maio will review the
progress in the imple-
mentation of the 'Ac-
tion Plan 2020-24'
launched at a virtual
summit in November
2020 and also exchange
views on regional and
multilateral issues of
mutual interest.
The Ukraine issue is
likely to figure in the
talks. Di Maio will also
meet with Union Com-
merce and Industry
Minister Piyush Goyal
and co-chair a business
round-table.
Italian Foreign
Minister begins
3-day India visit
Luigi Di Maio
UP cop, who
allegedly
raped minor
survivor, held
Lalitpur (ANI):
The Station House
Officer (SHO) ac-
cused of rape in
the Lalitpur rape
of minor Dalit girl
has been arrested
in Prayagraj.
The SHO who
was accused for al-
legedly raping a
13-year-old girl, a
victim of gang
rape, and was in a
visit to the police
station to register a
complaint was ar-
rested on Wednes-
day
, the Additional
Director General
(ADG) of police
Prayagraj, Prem
Prakash, informed
media.
TheNationalHu-
man Rights Com-
mission (NHRC)
has also issued no-
tice to the Chief
Secretary and the
Director-General
of Police, Uttar
Pradesh. A report
has been sought
within 4-weeks per-
taining to the re-
ports of the rape of
the minor.
DRG jawan killed
in encounter with
Naxals in C’garh
Narayanpur (PTI):
A District Reserve
Guard (DRG) head
constable was killed
in an encounter with
Naxals in Chhattis-
garh’s insurgency-
hit Narayanpur dis-
trict on Wednesday,
police said.
The skirmish took
place around 8.15 am
at a forest in Tularg-
ufa-Mungari area un-
der Chhotedongar
police station limits
when a joint team of
various security forc-
eswasoutonasearch
operation, Inspector
General of Police
(Bastar range) Sund-
arraj P told media.
The joint squad of
personnel, belonging
to the DRG and the
Indo-Tibetan Border
Police (ITBP), had
launched the opera-
tion along the Palli-
Barsur axis on
N a r a y a n p u r -
Dantewada inter-dis-
trict border on Tues-
day, he said.
When a patrolling
team of the DRG was
cordoning off forests
between Tulargufa
and Mungari on
Wednesday morning,
it came under heavy
fire from a group of
ultras, leading to the
gun-battle, he said.
“DRG head consta-
ble Salik Ram
Markam (37) suf-
fered bullet injuries
in the face-off and
later died,” the offi-
cial said.
IN 2020, LADAKH
RECORDED
HIGHEST SEX
RATIO IN INDIA
The Union Territory of
Ladakh recorded the
highest sex ratio in the
country in 2020, fol-
lowed by Arunachal
Pradesh, Andaman and
Nicobar Islands, Tripu-
ra and Kerala, accord-
ing to the annual report
on Vital Statistics based
on 2020 Civil Registra-
tion System report.
“Highest Sex Ratio at
Birth (SRB) based on
registered events has
been reported by
Ladakh (1104) followed
by Arunachal Pradesh
(1011), AN Islands
(984), Tripura (974), and
Kerala (969),” the report
released by the Regis-
trar General of India
(RGI) on May 3 said.
Sex ratio at birth is
number of females per
thousand males.
Mumbai (Agencies):
The National Investiga-
tion Agency (NIA) has
named dismissed police
officer Pradeep Sharma
as the 'main conspirator'
inthecold-bloodedmur-
der of Thane business-
man Mansukh Hiran, in
its affidavit in the case
pertaining to planting a
SUV with 20 gelatin
sticks outside Antilia,
the home of industrial-
ist Mukesh Ambani.
Aware of the entire
conspiracy
, the NIA told
the Bombay HC that Hi-
ran was considered the
'weak link' in the larger
conspiracy to terrorise
the billionaire Ambani
family
, when the SUV
wasdiscoveredonFeb25,
2021, sending shock-
wavesacrossthecountry
.
Opposing the bail
plea of Sharma - nabbed
on June 17, 2021 and cur-
rently in judicial custo-
dy - the NIA affidavit
saidhewasnotinnocent
and had committed of-
fences of criminal con-
spiracy
, murder and ter-
ror acts. The NIA also
claimed that Hiran was
eliminated after he re-
fused to take the blame
for parking the SUV out-
side Antilia.
Antilia case: Pradeep Sharma plotted
Mansukh Hiran’s murder, says NIA
Pradeep Sharma
TKF:Agnihotri accuses PCI
of ‘suppressing’ free voice
The Press Club of India
(PCI) has landed in a
controversy after ‘The
Kashmir Files’ director
Vivek Agnohotri ac-
cused it of denying
booking to him for a
press conference.
Agnihotri said his
booking was first can-
celled by the Foreign
Correspondent Club
(FCC) allegedly over ob-
jections raised by some
of the members and
later, the Press Club of
India followed suit.
Now, the event is be-
ing held in a hotel on
Thursday
.
Taking to Twitter, Ag-
nihotri said: “Wow! @
PCITweetsalsocancelled
me. The watchdogs of
democracy and messiah
of free speech not only
bannedmeundemocrati-
cally but are also lying
through their teeth. 1.
Encl are the facts.
2. They have booked
earlier through our
agency without any
member’s recco. Re-
ceipt encl.”
TMC appoints Kirti Azad
as party’s Goa in-charge
Kolkata (Agencies):
The Trinamool Con-
gress (TMC) on Wednes-
day appointed Kirti
Azad as the new in-
charge for its Goa unit.
Azad, a cricketer-
turned-politician, had
switched over to the
TMC from Congress in
2021. He was earlier a
BJP MP from Bihar.
Azad replaced TMC
MP Mahua Moitra who
was the in-charge of the
Goa unit.
The appointment will
come into force with im-
mediate effect, the par-
ty said in a statement.
Even as the TMC in-
ducted several senior
leaders from the Con-
gress ahead of the as-
sembly polls in the
coastal state earlier this
year, it drew a blank.
Mumbai (PTI): The
Bombay High Court on
Wednesday dismissed a
petition filed by Vara-
vara Rao and two other
activists, arrested in the
Elgar Parishad-Maoist
links case, seeking a re-
view of an earlier order
of the high court which
refused them default
bail.
The high court said it
finds it difficult to hold
there was any factual er-
ror in its earlier judge-
ment and requires a re-
view.Nocaseforreview
is made out, a division
bench of Justices SS
Shinde and NJ Jamadar
said. The high court re-
jected the petition filed
by the three accused:
VaravaraRao,ArunFer-
reira and Vernon Gon-
salves. Rao is currently
out on medical bail,
while the other two peti-
tioners are in jail.
Thethreeaccusedhad
challenged a Dec 1, 2021
order passed by the
bench led by Justice
Shinde that granted de-
fault bail to lawyer Sud-
ha Bharadwaj, a co-ac-
cused in the case, but
denied default bail to
eight other accused per-
sons,includingthethree
petitioners. In their
pleas, the accused said
theHC'sorderwasbased
on a factual error. If
the high court, in grant-
ing bail to Bharadwaj,
set aside the lower court
order of November 6,
2019, the others, too,
were entitled to relief.
The NIA had opposed
the plea on the ground
that the accused were
seeking the same prayer
of default bail under the
guise of review.
Varavara Rao is currently out in medical bail.
Rao, 2 others’ plea seeking default bail junked
ELGAR CASE

Jaipur: 41 leases were
distributed by Jaipur
Heritage Municipal
Corporation under
Prashasan Shehron ke
Sang on Wednesday.
Maximum of 25 pattas
were distributed. Mayor
Munesh Gurjar distrib-
uted 25 pattas to the
people in Hawamahal
Amer Zone area.Com-
missioner Awadhesh
Meena said that camps
are being organised in
all zone areas of the
Heritage Municipal
Corporation to benefit
people with the drive.
Jaisalmer: A shepherd
was injured when a
bomb went off as he
tampered with it out of
curiosity. The incident
took place on Wednes-
day at the Kishangarh
Field Firing Range on
the Indo-Pakistan bor-
der in the district while
he was grazing goats.
The injured shepherd
Pirane Khan, a resident
of Kishangarh, was first
taken to Ramgarh Hos-
pital in a critical condi-
tion. After first aid, he
was shifted to Jawahir
Hospital here.
Banswara: Two
22-year-old
friends, who
had gone to
Chaap river to
take bath, died
due to drowning
on Wednesday.
Though much
less water is
flowing in the
river these days, there is a deep ditch at a place
near Well No. 5 in Jhajhipura area under Garhi
police limits of Paratapur municipality. One of them
was trapped in that ditch and could not swim back
to safety. The other also got drowned while trying
to save his friend.
JMC DISTRIBUTES 41
LEASES DURING PSKS
CAMPAIGN
1 HURT AFTER OLD
BOMB EXPLODES IN
JAISALMER
TWO YOUTHS DROWN IN CHAAP RIVER
WHILE BATHING IN BANSWARA
IN THE COURTYARD
NEWS
07
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Amid the deep-
ening power crisis
across the country, the
situationinRajasthanis
worsening and there is a
possibility of a black-
out. Five units in power
plants in the state are
closed due to different
reasons which has also
adversely impacted the
power generation.
There was relief for
the past few days due to
the wind energy supply
,
but suddenly the supply
has come to a standstill
due to low wind speed.
The 2500-2600 MW pow-
er being received from
wind plants for the last
2-3 days has suddenly
come down to 100 MW
today
. The sudden stop-
page of wind power gen-
eration has created a
direct power shortage
of 2500 MW. After some
respite from the heat
due to the change in
weather, there was a de-
crease in demand of
power by 1500 MW on
Tuesday therefore there
was no power cut except
for industry and agri-
culture. The demand for
electricity has now
againreached14000MW
which has led to power
cuts.
While an average of
2525 lakh units were
supplied in April, 2757
lakh units of electricity
were supplied on 1st
May, 2746 on 2nd May
and 2707 lakh units of
electricity were sup-
plied on 3rd May
.
Today, a sudden de-
crease in wind genera-
tion has caused worry
.
On the other hand,
the first unit of the Ka-
lisindh Thermal power
plant in Jhalawar was
shut down due to a tech-
nical fault which has
caused a major setback
to the production of 1.44
lakh units of electricity
.
It may take 2 days to re-
store the unit.
AMID POWER CRISIS, WIND
ENERGY FALLS SHORT AGAIN
ACB traps, arrests 2
foresters in bribe case
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: The lo-
cal ACB team on
Wednesday caught a
forest guard and a
tree guard red-hand-
ed while taking a
bribe of Rs 11,000.
The accused guards
Ajay Singh and Ma-
hendra posted at
Halaina office had
demanded the mon-
ey to cut the wood of
acacia and other
trees standing on the
fields of the com-
plainant. The action
was carried out un-
der the leadership of
Dholpur ACB Deputy
S u p e r i n t e n d e n t
Surendra Singh.
Both the accused
have been arrested
and their residences
and other places are
being searched.
CONSTABLE
SMELLS ACB TRAP,
FLEES WITH
SMUGGLER IN CAR
A police constable
Asaram absconded
in a four wheeler
with a smuggler
when he became
aware of the ACB
trap in Pali. An at-
tempt was also made
to mount a car on
the team of ACB.
Constable Asaram
is accused of de-
manding Rs 20,000
as bribe.
The accused in the ACB custody.
This year the ACB broke the record of cases
so far. This has been the ACB’s best perfor-
mance so far in the history. ACB took swift
action from January, 2022 to April 30 and filed
156 cases of corruption. ACB carried out the
action of 150 traps and caught more than 200
bribery accused. 5 cases of disproportionate
assets and 1 case of misuse of position were
also filed. Action was taken on the instructions
and under the guidance of ACB DG BL Soni
and ADG Dinesh MN. —Navin Sharma
SARPANCH ARRESTED IN UDAIPUR
The ACB on Wednes-
day arrested Hemen-
dra Jat, Sarpanch
of Gram Panchayat
Mavli in Udaipur
red-handed while
accepting a bribe of
Rs 15,000 from the
complainant. DG ACB
BL Soni said that a
complaint was given
to Udaipur unit by
the complainant that
in lieu of issuing the
house lease, Hemen-
dra was demanding
Rs 30,000.
ACB DOES RECORD TRAPS TO CATCH
CORRUPT OFFICIALS IN STATE
‘JUGALBANDI’ OF
ARTO JUGAL
MATHUR IS AMAZING
The ‘Jugalbandi’ of ARTO Jugal
Mathur posted in Bikaner is amazing
and it does not break during the rule of
any government, be it of any party.
Mathur was recently promoted to ARTO
but his place did not change. On the
other hand, RTO Nemichand Pareek is
also known for his love for Bikaner. He
was in Bikaner during the time of the
previous minister. He was transferred
but within two months, he managed to
come back to Bikaner as RTO. In the
past, there was a whisper among
Congress leaders regarding this RTO
that he does not talk to anyone decently.
If the comment and behavior is set
aside, this officer is dynamic. He has
controlled overloading. —Laxman Raghav
WILL RAJKUMAR
RINWA COME BACK
TO BJP?
Rajkumar Rinwa has deep faith in PM
Modi and puts up his photos in his
programmes. Recently many leaders
joined the BJP. In such a situation,
Rinwa is also expected to rejoin the BJP.
Former minister Rinwa did not get a
ticket from BJP and rebelled against the
BJP. Although there is gossip in the
political corridors of State about Rinwa.
While being a Minister, Rinwa had put
on a Muslim skull cap and joined the
Namazis during their festival. His photo
had gone viral. A section of the BJP was
upset with him and Rinwa had even
apologised many times for that and
realised his mistake. —First India Bureau
NEWS DIGEST
Kota: A Bundi court near here on Wednesday sen-
tenced three men in their twenties to life imprison-
ment for murdering a 26-year-old man over five
years ago for resisting their robbery bid. Bundi’s
Additional District Judge Achala Ayra also imposed
a fine of Rs 1.20 lakh on each of the convicts, ruling
that in default of the payment of the penalty they will
have to undergo jail term for an additional period.
The district’s Additional Public Prosecutor Mahendra
Kumar Sharma identified the victim as Shankar Lal
Gurjar, a resident of Selor village in the district. The
youths were in their early twenties at the time of the
commission of the crime. Sharma said according to
the prosecution case.
Bharatpur: The POCSO Court-I here on Wednesday
sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and
brutally killing a minor girl in Nadbai police station
area in March last year. Special judge Deepa Gurjar
also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the convict.
According to the prosecution, convict Rajnesh alias
Rajesh took the innocent girl to the fields on the
pretext of buy her cold drinks and raped her there.
Later, he also strangled her to death and disposed of
her body in a well. During the hearing, 23 witnesses
and 53 documents were presented before the court.
3 GET LIFE TERM FOR KILLING, ROBBING
MAN IN BUNDI 5 YEARS AGO
MAN GETS LIFER FOR RAPE-MURDER
Bikaner (PTI): A
54-year-old man and his
two grandchildren died
and over a dozen people
sustained injuries
when a pickup jeep
overturned in Ra-
jasthan’s Bikaner dis-
trict on Wednesday, po-
lice said.
The accident took
place in the Beechwal
police station area when
the vehicle was heading
for Bikaner city from
Gairsar village.
Meanwhile, Sachin
Pilot expressed greif
over the news of a pain-
ful road accident and
said accident is heart-
wrenching. My deepest
condolences to the fam-
ilies of the victims. May
God grant peace to the
departed souls and
speedy recovery to the
injured.
JOSHI INAUGURATES NEW WARD
Dr CP Joshi
dedicated
the cottage
ward of Shri
Govardhan
Government
District
Hospital in
Nathdwara on
Wednesday
and visited
the hospital
to know the
well being of
patients and
inquired about
facilities.
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: A woman
along with her mother-
in-law was awarded life
imprisonment by a
POCSO court in Bharat-
pur for killing her mi-
nor daughter.
Both the women had
burnt alive the minor
girl on fire in July 2015.
The girl’s father regis-
tered a case against one
Jaggo alleging that he
raped her after which
the girl committed sui-
cide.
However, during the
investigation, it came to
light that the girl was
set ablaze by her moth-
er Nenha and grand-
mother Ramoli and
they blamed Jaggo for
raping her.
The POCSO court No.
2 convicted both the
women on the basis of
all the witnesses and
evidence in the case and
awarded them life im-
prisonment.
Maharaj Singh Sin-
sinwar, Special Public
Prosecutor of POCSO
Court No. 2 said that on
July 8, 2015, a case of
rape was registered
with Uchhain police
station.
It was alleged that the
accused Jaggo had
raped the minor after
this the minor commit-
ted suicide by setting
himself on fire.
The statements of 25
witnesses were record-
ed and 40 documents
were presented.
Grandmother,mother get lifer
for killing minor in Bharatpur
Kota (PTI): A 50-year-
old farmer was beaten
to death by some uni-
dentified persons in the
Hindoli area of Bundi
district on Tuesday
night, police said on
Wednesday
.
The incident took
place around 11.30 pm
in Bhatwadi village
when the victim was
sleeping outside his ma-
ternal uncle’s house,
they said.
The deceased was
identified as Ram Lal
Meena, a resident of Vi-
jaygarh village which
also falls under the Hin-
doli police station juris-
diction.
According to Mukesh
Meena, SHO at Hindoli
police station, some
unidentified assailants
hit the victim.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: A one-month
special campaign will
be launched against il-
legal mining, transpor-
tation and storage in
the state from May 15.
Giving this informa-
tion, Additional Chief
Secretary Mines, Petro-
leum and Water Dr. Sub-
odh Agrawal said that
for the effective opera-
tion of the campaign
till the lower level, a
committee was consti-
tuted under the chair-
manship of the District
Collector.
Dr. Agrawal was tak-
ing a review meeting of
the Mines and Geology
Department on Wednes-
day. He said that a re-
cord amount of Rs 7,720
crore 49 lakh has been
received, including rev-
enue receipt of Rs 6,391
crore 21 lakh.
Drive against illegal mining
Dr. Subodh Agrawal during a review meeting with officials.
Farmer beaten
to death in
Bundi
3 people dead in road accident in Bikaner
CONTAINER DRIVER BURNT ALIVE IN MISHAP AT SHAHPURA
The driver of a container was burnt alive when a Kota stone-laden trailer truck col-
lided with his tobacco-filled vehicle near Ninjhar turn in Shahpura on Jaipur-Delhi
National Highway under Bhabru police limits on Wednesday. He got trapped inside
the cabin of the container and could not escape the fire that engulfed it after the
collision. The deceased Rajendra Sharma is a resident of Neemrana Bada Mohalla.
He was going from Jaipur to Delhi to deliver the consignment.
Jhalawar: A woman has registered a rape case
against a 59-year-old Assistant Sub Inspector
posted with Bhalta police station of Jhalawar
district. The woman gave her complaint to deputy
SP alleging that the ASI Jagidsh Prasad called
her on Monday and took her to an isolated place
where he raped her. She later narrated the incident
to her husband, who is a labourer following which
the couple appeared before the DySP and gave a
complaint. The police have registered the com-
plaint and conducted a medical examination of the
victim. The accused ASI, to retire after six months,
is also known as Jagdish Baba locally.
59-YEAR-OLD ASI BOOKED FOR RAPE OF
LABOURER’S WIFE AFTER DSP APPROACHED

As a parent, do not lecture on
what your child must or musn’t
do, lead by example-that is the
only way.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: This is the first
of its kind and strange
incident in the adminis-
trative history of Ra-
jasthan that a group of
Congressmenraisedslo-
gans against a district
collector and another
group raised slogans in
support of the Collector
in the presence of the
CM Ashok Gehlot.
Gehlot reprimanded
the members and si-
lenced both sides. The
incident took place on
Wednesday at Dabok
Airport in Udaipur
whereGehlotreachedin
the afternoon. A large
number of Congress
leaders and workers had
gathered at the airport
to welcome him.
The workers were
stopped far away and
tight security arrange-
ments were there.
When these workers,
waiting for the Chief
Minister for a long time
in the scorching after-
noon, started putting
pressure on the police to
let them go and ques-
tioned why they had
been kept waiting at
such a distance, the po-
lice told them that Col-
lectorTarachandMeena
has given the orders.
On this, the workers
lost their cool and start-
ed shouting slogans
“Tara Chand Meena
haaya -haaya” against
the Collector.
Interestingly
, another
groupof Congresswork-
ers shouted slogans in
support of the Collector.
They shouted, “Hamara
Neta Kaisa Ho, Tara
ChandMeenaJaisaHo”.
Meanwhile, CM Gehlot
reached the airport. He
scolded and silenced
both sides.
Inthedistricts,people
of the ruling party
, who
are angry with the Col-
lector, convey their
grievancesanddispleas-
ure to the Chief Minis-
ter but in the presence
of the CM, the slogans
have been raised for the
first time. It is said that
even in just 4 months in
Udaipur, many leaders
of the ruling party have
been annoyed with his
style of working.
Meena,whohas“reach
to the top”, did not care
aboutitbuttoday
,assoon
as the opportunity came,
the annoyed people ex-
pressed their anger and
displeasure in a strange
waybyraisingslogansin
thepresenceof theChief
Ministerandhugecrowd.
After his supporters
raised slogans like “Ha-
mara Neta Kaisa Ho,
Tarachand Meena Jaisa
Ho”,peoplearespeculat-
ingwhetherTaraChand
Meena will come into
politics after retiring af-
ter two years.
Congmen raise slogans against
Collector in presence of CM!
BIZARRE INCIDENT
CM, KC VENUGOPAL, MAKEN IN
UDAIPUR TO OVERSEE PREPS
StatePCCChiefGovindSinghDotasrahasbeenin
UdaipursinceTuesday,apartyspokespersonsaid
Udaipur (PTI): CM
Ashok Gehlot, senior
Congress leaders KC
Venugopal, Ajay Maken
and Wednesday took
stock of the prepara-
tions for the party’s
three-day ‘Chintan Shi-
vir’ (brainstorming ses-
sion) to be held in
Udaipur.
The two AICC gener-
al secretaries and the
Chief Minister were ac-
companied by the par-
ty’s state unit president
Govind Singh Dotasra,
sources said.
Venugopal and Mak-
en reached here from
Delhi on Wednesday
morning, while Gehlot
arrived from Jaipur. Do-
tasra has been in the
city since Tuesday
.
The leaders will stay
at Udaipur, also called
the city of lakes, for the
day to finalise the prep-
arations for the party’s
brainstorming camp.
“They are in Udaipur
to visit hotels and to re-
view the preparations
for the shivir,” a party
spokesperson said.
CONGRESS’S ‘CHINTAN SHIVIR’
The ‘Chintan Shivir’ will
be held from May 13-15
About 400 top party
leaders are expected to
attend the camp
Senior leaders including
those in the Congress
Working Committee,
members of parlia-
ment, state in-charges,
general secretaries,
and state presidents
will participate in the
Chintan Shivir
Most of these lead-
ers are likely to reach
Udaipur by May 12
Several party resolutions
are also expected to be
passed in the camp
Jaipur: CM Gehlot has
approved proposals to
create 3 new tehsils 1
sub-tehsil to strengthen
the administrative set
up in Raj. The new
tehsil Jhanwar, Kudi
Bhagtasani and Ghan-
tiyali will be created in
Jodhpur while the new
sub-tehsil Moon-
gana will be created in
Pratapgarh. With this,
the facilities of tehsil
related works will be
available to local people
near their homes. 3 land
record inspector circles,
14 patwar circles 79
revenue villages are
being included in it.
GEHLOT’s NOD
FOR 3 TEHSILS,
1 SUB-TEHSIL
ABOUT THE
SHIVIR
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was extended a warm welcome by the Congress party workers and the
local residents upon his arrival at Dabok Airport in Udaipur on Wednesday.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: The recent re-
peated communal inci-
dents in Rajasthan
have changed the agen-
da of Congress’s Chin-
tan Shivir to be held in
Udaipur from May 13 to
15. The top leadership
of the Congress will fo-
cus on how to prevent
the polarization of the
majority vote that has
been created due to the
riots in favour of the
BJP.
From Udaipur, which
is called the land of
Rana Pratap and Panna
Dhai, the Congress will
send a message across
the country as to who is
the real ‘benefactor’ of
Hindus and who con-
siders them as mere
‘vote banks.’
The past is a testimo-
ny that whenever com-
munal riots took place
in Rajasthan, Hindu
votes tilted in favour of
BJP. There is an elec-
tion in Rajasthan after
1.5 years and the riots
have already started
taking place. Obviously,
the concern of the Con-
gress think tank has
increased and the issue
will be seriously con-
sidered in the Chintan
Shivir.
At present, Rajasthan
is the only big state in
the country which is
with Congress.

z Congress’s top leadership
to reflect on the modus
operandi of the riots

z Preventing BJP from
politics of polarization of
votes

z Responding to allegations
of ‘appeasement’

z Not allowing the majority
votes to slip out of hand

z A road map to deal with
electoral damage caused
by communal frenzy
CONG TO FOCUS ON ‘COMMUNAL
FLARE UP’ IN CHINTAN SHIVIR!
Ajay Maken, KC Venugopal, Govind Singh Dotasra arrive at the
Dabok Airport in Udaipur on Wednesday to over see preparations
of the Chintan Shivir to be held from May 13-15 in the City of
Lakes. Also seen here is Ram Lal Jat.
POINTS TO
PONDER
Raje: I used to visit Pitambara
Peeth with Rajmata Saheb
RAS Vs ACB: ASP
ACB Verma removed
CHAs to hold
Mahapanchayat
on May 12 in Udpr
‘Cong’s brainstorming camp
will prove to be a milestone’
First India Bureau
Datia (MP): A new tra-
dition started on
Wednesday on the occa-
sion of Datia Gaurav
Diwas. In the evening,
on the lines of Lord
Jagannath’s Rath Yatra
in Puri, Maa Pitam-
bara went on a city tour
in Datia riding a silver
chariot.
The journey conclud-
ed at the stadium
ground from Pitam-
bara Peeth via various
routes in the city.
Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chou-
han and President of
Pitambara Peeth Trust
and former Chief Min-
ister of Rajasthan
Vasundhara Raje first
pulled the rope of the
chariot. Devotees
sought blessings by
touching chariot’s
rope.
Members of Muslim
community welcomed
the Rath Yatra of Maa
Baglamukhi by show-
ering flowers.
On this occasion,
Raje said, “I got a
chance to come here
with Rajmata Saheb at
a young age now I
feel privileged to be a
part of the trust, for
which I pay my re-
spects to Mai Maharaj.
The event has become
more graceful due to
the Rath Yatra.”
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: In the face off
between the RAS Asso-
ciation the ACB, the
RAS Association finally
won. In the interroga-
tion case of RAS
Bhagchand Badhal
without following pro-
cedure, the RAS Asso-
ciation had demanded
removal of Narottam
Verma. After this, ASP
Narottam Verma of
ACB was removed on
Wednesday and shifted
to CID-CB.
The matter reached
CS Usha Sharma who
assured of prompt ac-
tion. The officers of
RAS association were
ready to fight a one-sid-
ed battle this time, but
weren’t ready to com-
promise. The same
question was put up in
social media group of
RAS officers from Raj
that how a senior RAS
officer was taken for
questioning by ACB
without any evidence?
First India Bureau
Jaipur: CHAs, who
have been staging a sit-
in at Saheed Smarak for
last 34 days, have decid-
ed to hold a ‘Mahapan-
chayat’ in Udaipur on
May 12. The office bear-
ers of CHA Sangharsh
Samiti, which is spear-
heading the stir, rued
that though a peaceful
sit-in has been going on
for a month, govt isn’t
paying attention to gen-
uine demands of 28,000
health workers. Nurs-
ing workers from all
over the nation will
gather at ‘Chintan Shi-
vir’s’ venue chalk out
future strategy for the
movement, State Presi-
dent Ravi Chawla said.
YOU READ IT IN FIRST INDIA
ON MAY 3, 2022
In 1935, Guru
Maharaj Ji started
the event to celebrate
Mai’s birth anniv
Tara Chand Meena
Modi to...
This will be first
physical meeting of
these key leaders re-
sponsible for running
the party’s organisa-
tion nationwide since
COVID-19 broke out
in early 2020. Virtual
meetings were, how-
ever, held at a regular
interval.
The meeting of all
these leaders will be
on May 20, while all
state general secre-
taries (organisation)
will also meet sepa-
rately the next day
. A
communication from
BJP’s national gen-
eral secretary Arun
Singh has asked state
presidents and gen-
eral secretaries (or-
ganisation) to bring a
report on activities
taken by the party in
their respective state.
Themeeting’sagenda
is likely to be circu-
lated soon.
The BJP’s decision
to hold the meeting in
the Congress-ruled
Rajasthan is politi-
cally significant as
the party has been
seeking to corner the
state government
over a host of issues,
including recent inci-
dents of communal
violence in several
places. The Congress
is also holding its
three-day “chintan
shivir” from May 13
at Udaipur in the
state. The state will
go to polls in the sec-
ond half of the next
year.
BJP has stepped
up its activities in
several other states,
including in Gujarat,
Himachal Karna-
taka.
BJP leaders will
also hold a meeting
in Jaipur. The meet-
ing of the party’s na-
tional office bearers
will be held on May
19, 20 and 21 in
Jaipur. The meeting
possibly can take
place in a hotel in
Delhi road area.
FROM P1…
Ravi Sharma /
Shweta Mishra
Udaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot on
Wednesday, reviewed
the preparations for the
party’s Chintan Shivir
to be held in Udaipur
from May 13 - 15.
He reached Udaipur
in a special aircraft
from Jaipur and visited
Hotel Taj Aravali, Hotel
Aurika, and the Ananta
Resort.
Gehlot was accompa-
nied by AICC General
Secretary (organisa-
tion) K C Venugopal,
AICC General Secre-
tary in-charge for Ra-
jasthan Ajay Maken,
PCC Chief Govind Sin-
gh Dotasra, ministers,
MLAs, other leaders,
and officers.
The party has booked
179 rooms in Hotel Taj
Aravali, 250 rooms in
Ananta Resort and
around 150 rooms in
Hotel Aurika. Probably,
the main event of Chin-
tan Shivir is set to be
held at Ananta Resort.
However, AICC will for-
mally declare it.
The party leaders re-
viewed the arrange-
ments in hotels and re-
sort regarding the chin-
tan shivir and stay of
the participants.
Before leaving for the
airport, KC Venugopal
told reporters at Taj
Aravali Resort that the
Chintan Shivir will be
a revolutionary step for
the party, a statement
that is considered po-
litically important.
He said that in the
present situation and
circumstances in the
country, the Congress
party’s brainstorming
camp will prove to be a
milestone. He said that
it will be important
from the point of view
of the organizational
structure of the party
.
Pukhraj Parashar,
Rajeev Arora, Dhar-
mendra Rathore, and
others were also pre-
sent on the occasion.
The leaders held dis-
cussions with the CM
regarding the prepara-
tions of the shivir. On
the other hand, Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot will visit Pune on
May 6.
Govind Singh Dotasra extends a warm welcome to KC Venugopal
upon his arrival at the Dabok Airport in Udaipur on Wednesday.
Narottam Verma
Vasundhara Raje, Shiv Raj Singh
Chouhan Narottam Mishra
during the Rath Yatra carried out
to mark the birth anniv of Maa
Pitambara in Datia on Wednesday.
(Inset) Raje recites Baglamukhi
Mantra at Mai’s temple.

wonder if I
would have
liked Pretty
Woman if not
for Julia Rob-
ertsandRich-
ard Gere, not
to mention Hector Eli-
zendo- all in the hands
of Garry Marshall
who in his signature
style underlined the
goodness and ro-
mance. The movie is
sweet and innocent if
a little unbelievable
but there is a warm-
heartedness to it that
will hold you.
I fell in love with Ju-
lia Roberts’ smile- it
was real- full-lipped,
wide and gleaming, it
was pure sunshine
and spring rolled into
one. Julia is the key to
Pretty Woman though
Richard Gere with his
drop-dead good looks
withouttheswaggeris
super in this movie.
Julia is straightfor-
ward and strong-
willed and looks it
with her look which is
now iconic but at the
time came across as
bold and brassy, set-
ting the tome for her
character - Red thigh-
highboots,XXLhoops,
a blond wig, no subtle
about it definitely
.
IquitelikeHectoras
the manager, who
takes Julia under his
wing, though the fact
is that he is moulding
hertobecomemoreac-
ceptable in the high
society, moving her
away from who she is?
If the chemistry be-
tween Julia and Gere
holds the movie to-
gether and makes it
watchable then the
scenes with Hector
and Julia come a close
second.
The love story is
fragile, in a glass case
surrounded by betray-
al, consumerism, com-
promise and cynicism
and the comedy ele-
vates it, giving it an
edge. I could not have
borne it to be a soppy
love film, totally unbe-
lievable and stereotyp-
ical, it is after all a mix
of Cinderella and Pyg-
malion.
Julia Roberts is
beautiful throughout,
astheharshandsmart
street-walker and as
the charming woman
perfectlycoiffuredand
dressed for the opera
orthepolomatch.And
I liked her as both, as
long as she was true to
herself and the char-
acter which withers
away in the end. But
deep down we all like
the underprivileged
making good, we want
to believe in fairy
tales, happy endings –
so Pretty Woman is
watchable. In the
words of Garry him-
self, “What I enjoy do-
ing are films that in
some way celebrate
the human spirit —
where we see the good
side of a human being
or where the down-
trodden rise.”
The movie has a
feel-good factor which
frankly is unconvinc-
ing but then we are
talking romance in
movies, reality is not
what we are looking
for, are we?
Pretty Woman
could go either way
and for millions of
women out there, it
does. Life is a harsh
reality and one keeps
waiting for ‘someone’
to come and change it
but that someone has
to be you… remem-
ber, there are no
Prince Charmings’
in real life and the
best is to take the
sword yourself
and fight your
own battles.
JAIPUR, THURSDAY,
MAY 5, 2022
www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/
thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09
ANITA HADA
anita.hada@firstindianews.com
THIS THROWBACK
THURSDAY, WE GO
BACK A MERE 30
YEARS TO THE
1990 MOVIE
PRETTY WOMAN
AND REVISIT A
ROMANTIC
COMEDY THAT
WAS A HUGE
SUCCESS. TILL
YOU WATCH IT,
LISTEN TO THE ROY
ORBISON CLASSIC,
IT WILL HAVE YOU
HOOKED!
I
NOT
JUST
A
PRETTY
PRETTY
WOMAN!
WOMAN!

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