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GOVERNOR KALRAJ MISHRA
TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
PM MODI WORKING TO FULFILL
AMBEDKAR’S DREAMS: NADDA
P6
DEFENCE MINISTER RAJNATH
SINGH TO VISIT UDAIPUR TODAY
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Jaipur: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will
take part in the 16th Convocation Ceremony of Ra-
jasthan Vidyapeeth, inaugurate statue of Maharana
Pratap’s Chetak & cricket stadium in Udaipur today.
Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra has tested posi-
tive for Covid-19, the Raj Bhavan said in a tweet
on Friday, suggested that those who came into
contact with him recently get themselves tested.
New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda on Friday
said PM Modi is working to fulfil the dream of
Bhimrao Ambedkar by working for the develop-
ment and prosperity of all sections of society.
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Vol 4 l Issue No. 307
Pages 12 l `3.00
APRIL, 2023
SATURDAY
JAIPUR
‘AYUSHMAN’
NORTHEAST!
Moni Sharma
Guwahati: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Friday inaugurated the
newlybuiltAIIMSinAs-
sam’sGuwahati.AIIMS-
Guwahati was planned
underthePradhanMan-
tri Swasthya Suraksha
Yojna (PMSSY).
PM Modi dedicated
the Rs 1,123 crore medi-
cal facility, the first
AIIMSintheNorthEast,
to the nation and also
virtually inaugurated 3
medical colleges at Nal-
bari,NagaonandKokra-
jhar. PM Modi dedicated
Rs 14,300 crore worth of
development projects on
the first day of the As-
sam’s spring festival
‘Rongali Bihu’.
Modi laid foundation
stone of AAHII at IIT
Guwahati, took a swipe
at Oppn laid and said,
“Whenever I talk about
development of NE that
has been done in nine
years, some people get
disturbed because they
are not getting credit
for growth in State.” P5
DELHI EXCISE
POLICY CASE
Arvind Kejriwal
summoned by
CBI tomorrow
After 2 months,cops nab 2 accused
First India Bureau
Jaipur: After a gap of
almost two months, a
team of Bharatpur Po-
lice in Rajasthan on Fri-
dayhasarrestedtwoper-
sons involved in the kid-
naping and murder of
Junaid and Nasir, both
residents of Ghatmika
village in Bharatpur.
The accused — iden-
tified as Monu Rana (27)
and Gogi(31) — were ar-
rested by the special
team of Bharatpur po-
lice from a farm house
in Dehradun. Police
had announced a re-
ward of Rs 10,000 each
on both of them and
they were among 8 who
were named accused. P7
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Delhi Chief
Minister has been sum-
moned by the CBI in
liquor policy case on
April 16. AAP leader
Manish Sisodia is al-
ready in the net of CBI
and ED in the excise
case. In February, Kejri-
wal had asserted that
there was no “liquor
scam” in Delhi and that
the case over his gov-
ernment’s excise policy
was created as a result
of “political vendetta
and conspiracy”.
PM Narendra Modi, Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, Mansukh Mandaviya, Himanta Biswa
Sarma, Rajesh Bhushan and others during the inauguration of the AIIMS in Guwahati on Friday.
 Modi dedicates projects worth `14,300 crore in Assam
 PM inaugurates AIIMS-Guwahati built for over `1,120 cr
 The foundation stone of AAHII at IIT Guwahati also laid
CELEBRATING AMBEDKAR JAYANTI AND BAISHAKHI
YOUNG GENERATION SHOULD BRING
AMBEDKAR’S THOUGHTS TO LIFE: GEHLOT
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot once again targeted the
BJP on the birth anniversary
of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. Af-
ter paying floral tributes to his
statue at Ambedkar Circle, Ge-
hlot said that democracy is in
danger due to the atmosphere
being created in the country
today. “ The constitution is be-
ing torn to shreds and BJP is
working as a fascist organiza-
tion. BJP does not accept de-
mocracy at all. Our fight is of
ideology. Today the country
needs peace, not unrest. In such
a situation, non-violence is
needed in the country,” CM
Ashok Gehlot said and called
upon the young generation that
there is a need to bring Ambed-
kar’s thoughts to life.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot pays tribute to Dr
BR Ambedkar on his 133rd Birth Anniversary, in
Jaipur on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
We work with the
spirit of being your
servants. That is why
Northeast does not
seem far to us and the
feeling of belonging-
ness remains regard-
less of where we are.
Today, people in the
Northeast have come
forward and taken
ownership of their of
development.
—Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister
We are taking baby
steps at present with
150 beds to become
functional from April
14, but within the next
three or four years,
the hospital will be
fully functional with a
capacity of 750 beds.
—Himanta Biswa
Sarma, Assam CM
Footbridgecollapses,
80hurtinUdhampur
First India Bureau
Udhampur: At least 80
people, including sev-
eral children, were in-
jured when a footbridge
collapsed in Jammu
and Kashmir’s Udham-
pur district on Friday,
officials said. The inci-
dent took place at Beni
Sangam in the Bain vil-
lage of Chenani block
during Baisakhi cele-
brations, they said.
Divisional Commis-
sioner (Jammu)
Ramesh Kumar said the
bridge collapsed due to
overloading as a large
number of people had
gathered on it. Police
and relief teams rushed
to the spot and began
rescue operations, the
officials said.
A footbridge collapsed during Baisakhi celebrations, at Beni
Sangam, Bain village, in Udhampur on Friday.
20-25 people
are critical. We
have referred
6-7 people to District
Hospital. The others are
here in Chenani and are
being looked after by the
medical staff.
—Manik Gupta,
Chairman of Chenani
Municipality
JUNAID-NASIR
MURDER CASE
Ram Ram Shah!
Union HM Amit Shah on Bharatpur visit today
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: The BJP
which is one the back-
foot in eastern Ra-
jasthan is now going to
blow the election trum-
pet from there. For this,
Union Home
Minister Amit Shah will
come to Bharatpur on
Friday and will work to
infuse enthusiasm
among the workers for
the election battle. 25,000
workers of the division
have been called in
BJP’s Booth Ma-
hasankalp Sammelan
and its preparations
have started in full
swing. The BJP is mak-
ing all-out efforts to
make Shah’s welcome
historic. This informa-
tion about the event
was given by BJP’s Divi-
sional Incharge Mukesh
Dadhich, State General
Secretary Bhajanlal
Sharma & District Pres-
ident Rishi Bansal. P2
SHAH’S DAY PLAN
1:55 PM Amit Shah is
scheduled to
reach Bharatpur by
helicopter
2:05 PM Union HM is
expected to
reach the Hotel Laxmi
Vilas Palace
3:00 PM A meeting is
likely to be held
from 2:05 pm to 3:00 pm
3:15 PM Amit Shah’s
convoy will
leave for the mahasam-
melan
3:20 PM Shah will
address 25,000
workers at the college
ground in Bharatpur
4:25 PM Union HM will
leave for Agra
airport by BSF helicopter
Elect Modi & Mamata govt will
collapse by 2025: Shah in WB
First India Bureau
Kolkata: Although the
Lok Sabha election is still
approximately a year away,
HM Amit Shah, during
his two-day tour of West
Bengal, sounded the bugle
for it. He urged the people
of the State to give the
BJP more than 35 seats to
ensure PM Modi’s return to
power for a 3rd consecu-
tive term. Shah addressed
a rally in Birbhum dist,
where he also criticised CM
Mamata Banerjee and her
nephew, LS MP Abhishek
Banerjee, stating that the
BJP was only alternative
to TMC in WB. Shah’s visit
comes ahead of the crucial
panchayat poll. More on P5
HM Amit Shah with Sukanta Majumdar and Suvendu Adhikari
during a public meeting, at Suri in Birbhum district on Friday.
Amit Shah
CRUCIAL READ
AMARNATH YATRA ’23 TO START
ON JULY 1, TO LAST FOR 62 DAY
Jammu: The annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath
shrine, located at a height of 3,880 metres in south
Kashmir Himalayas, will begin on July 1 and continue
till August 31, authorities said on Friday. Registration
for pilgrimage will start on April 17. The schedule of
the pilgrimage was decided at the 44th meeting of
the SASB chaired by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant
Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan.
LAWRENCE’S AIDE
KILLED IN TIHAR
WPL LIKELY DURING
DIWALI: JAY SHAH
New Delhi: An associate
of gangster Lawrence
Bishnoi was killed in an
attack by rival gang mem-
bers inside Tihar Jail on
Friday evening, according
to officials. Prince Tewatia
(30) was lodged in central
jail number 3, they said.
New Delhi: The Women’s
Premier League (WPL)
will be played in the
home-away format from
the next edition onwards
with a bigger window,
most likely during Diwali,
BCCI secretary Jay Shah
said on Friday.
BIHU DANCE SETS
2 WORLD RECORDS
In the presence of PM Modi, Guv GC Kataria & Sarbananda
Sonowal; Himanta Biswa receives the certificate from the
Guinness World Records team for the record-making feat
of “largest Bihu dance and largest dhol drum ensemble”.
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Even today
untouchability is
prevalent in our society
which is a stigma on humanity.
Ambedkar had given the right to
equality through the constitution.
Everyone should take a pledge on
this day so that the country can
remain united and democracy can
be strengthened.
—Ashok Gehlot, CM
GEHLOT OKAYS CONSTITUTION OF GURU
NANAK DEV SIKH WELFARE BOARD
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the
constitution of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Sikh Welfare Board
on the occasion of Baisakhi festival on Friday. The board
will execute various works for the social, economic and
cultural upliftment of the Sikh community. A notification
regarding the constitution of the board has been issued
by the Minority Affairs Department. The objective of the
board is to propose schemes for the upliftment of various
sections of the people of the Sikh community and to make
suggestions regarding the promotion of employment. The
board will also give suggestions on better implementa-
tion of welfare schemes for the Sikh community. Along
with this, the board will also give suggestions to promote
the art and culture of the Sikh community and modernize
the traditional businesses of the community. According
to the notification, the board will continuously review the
participation of the Sikh community. Turn to P7
Victims Junaid and Nasir

Ashvini Yadav
Alwar: Union Jal Shak-
ti Minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat visit-
ed Alwar on Friday to
attend the inauguration
programme of Baba
Mastnath Jana Sevan-
am Bhawan, the office
of MP Balaknath in
Hasan Khan Mewat Na-
gar. Responding to a
question on Sachin Pi-
lot joining the BJP,
Shekhawat said any
person who believes in
BJP’s customs and poli-
cies and accepts PM
Narendra Modi as his
leader is welcome.
Shekhawat got relief
from the Jodhpur High
Court in Sanjivani co-
operative society issue
on Thursday. When he
reached Alwar, he was
welcomed and congrat-
ulated by the party offi-
cials. Targeting the CM,
Shekhawat said, “I
think the truth has
come to the fore. To sup-
press this, the head of
the Rajasthan govern-
ment was making state-
ments for a year.”
Ashvini Yadav
Alwar: State BJP Pres-
ident CP Joshi, Leader
of Opposition Rajendra
Rathore, Deputy Lead-
er of Opposition Satish
Poonia and MP Ram-
charan Bohra on Fri-
day visited the district
hospital of Alwar and
met Alwar (City) MLA
Sanjay Sharma, who
was injured during
lathi-charge by police a
few days back, to in-
quire about his health.
The leaders sought
information from the
MLA and said that the
state government is
hand in glove with the
criminals while the
public representative is
being lathi-charged.
“We strongly condemn
the lathi-charge done
by the police adminis-
tration on BJP leaders
during the Jan Aak-
rosh Rally. ,” said Sat-
ish Poonia.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: PHED Minis-
ter Dr Mahesh Joshi
on Friday targeted Un-
ion Jal Shakti Minister
Gajendra Singh Shek-
hawat and said that the
union minister has a
habit of speaking un-
necessarily and he be-
lieves that he will gain
weightage by speaking.
“Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat had said
that PM Modi did not
say anything regarding
ERCP in Jaipur and
Ajmer. If PM has said
anything then I will re-
tire from the politic.,”
said Joshi. While speak-
ing on the issue of San-
jeevani scam, he said, “I
do not want to comment
on the court’s decision,
but Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat is feared of
being named in the
scam. There is a possi-
bility that his name will
be proved right in the
Sanjeevani scam,”.
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: With just
seven months left for
assembly elections, the
BJP in Rajasthan has
come into action mode.
The party is organiz-
ing a BJP booth Presi-
dentSankalpMahasam-
melan in Bharatpur on
Saturday which will be
addressed by the senior
party leader and union
minister Amit Shah.
More than 25,000
workers of 4700 booths
and 1600 Shakti Kend-
ras of Bharatpur divi-
sion will attend the pro-
gramme. In the 2018 as-
sembly elections, the
Bharatiya Janata Party
got a crushing defeat in
the Bharatpur division.
The BJP high com-
mand has given Amit
Shah the responsibility
of strengthening the
Bharatpur division.
Amit Shah to address ‘Booth Maha
Sammelan’ in Bharatpur today
MERCURY SOARS
Any leader who accepts BJP’s
policies is welcome: Shekhawat
Owaisi to release
‘Muslim in Raj’
report today
HC seeks reply from CS &
others on MLA land issue
Mercury soared in parts of Rajasthan on Friday with Sri Ganganagar being recorded as the hottest place in arid state with a maximum
temperature of 42.1 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological (MeT) department, the day temperature in the State at many
places was recorded between 38 degree Celsius and 40 degree Celsius.The weather would remain mainly dry at most places for the
next three-four days during which the day temperatures are likely to increase by 1-2 degrees. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at the inauguration programme of Baba Mastnath Jana Sevanam
Bhawan with Balaknath, Rajendra Rathore, CP Joshi and others in Alwar on Friday.
Rajendra Rathore, CP Joshi and Satish Poonia visited Alwar
(City) MLA Sanjay Sharma and injured about his health at the
district hospital in Alwar on Friday.
CP Joshi, Rajendra Rathore, Bhajan Lal, Mukesh Dadhich, Ranjita
Koli, Himanshu Sharma and Rishi Bansa reviewed the programme
site and preparations for the meeting in Bharatpur on Friday.
One who is ready
to accept PM Modi
as his leader is
welcome: GSS on
Pilot joining party
BJP leaders visited
programme site
and reviewed the
preparations
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: AIMIM
Chief Asaduddin
Owaisi will be on a
one-day tour to
Jaipur on Saturday.
Owaisi will hold a
press conference at 4
pm in Hotel Clarks
Amer on Saturday
and release the ‘Mus-
lim in Rajasthan’ re-
port before the me-
dia. The AIMIM
Chief has prepared a
report of 350 pages
raising issues such
as insecurity, pover-
ty, illiteracy, and oth-
ers. Sources in-
formed that AIMIM
is likely to contest
elections of 40 as-
sembly seats in Ra-
jasthan.
First India Bureau
Jaipur:RajasthanHigh
Court has issued notic-
es to Chief Secretary
and other officers seek-
ing reply in a matter
related to the construc-
tion of a road through a
talai to reach the land
owned by an MLA.
A division bench of
acting Chief Justice
MM Srivastava and
Justice Anil Upman is-
sued the notices to the
chief secretary, reve-
nue secretary, JDA sec-
retary, JDA commis-
sioner, and others on a
PIL filed by Ramkumar
and others.
The petitioners said
that M/s Nirmal Pop-
con Pvt ltd has land in
Daulatpura land. The
director of this compa-
ny is Adarsh Nagar
MLARafiqKhan.There
is a pond near the land
and to benefit the MLA,
the officials divided the
land of this pond into
two parts and proposed
a road by taking a way
through the middle.
BJP leaders meet Alwar MLA Sharma
to inquire about lathi-charge incident
Dr Mahesh Joshi attacks
Shekhawat over ERCP
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023
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राजस्ान सरकार
कारायालर आबकारी आरुक्त, राजस्ान, उदरपुर
क्रमांक: प. 32(बी)(1)आब/एल/2023/28 दिनांक: 14.04.2023
पड्त ररटेल ऑफ कमपपोजजट मजदरा दुकानों के
अनुज्ापत्र हे्तु ई-नीलामी आमंत्रण सूचना :
सर्वसाधारण को सूदित दकया जाता है दक राजय सरकार की आज्ा क्रमांक
प.4(1) दरत्त/आब/2023 दिनांक 22.01.2023 के द्ारा जारी संशोदधत
आबकारी एरं मद्य-संयम नीदत रर्व 2022-23 एरं रर्व 2023-24 के तहत रर्व
2023-24 के दलये पडत ररटेल ऑफ कमपोदजट मदिरा िुकानों के ई-नीलामी
(ई-बोली) प्रदक्रया से बनिोबसत करने हेतु भारत सरकार के उपक्रम एम.एस.टी.सी.
दलदमटेड के माद्यम से दनम्ानुसार ई-बोली आमंदरित की जाती है: -
क्र.सं. नीलामी की जदनांक नीलामी का समर
1 21 अप्रैल, 2023 प्रातः 11.00 बजे से सांय 5.00 बजे तक
1. ई-नीलामी हेतु सर्वप्रथम इच्छुक बोलीिाता को एम.एस.टी.सी. दलदमटेड की
रेबसाईट https://www.mstcecommerce.com पर एकबारीय ऑनलाईन
पंजीकरण (रदजसट्ेशन) करना होगा, दजससे आबकारी बनिोबसत रर्व 2023-
24 में होने राली िुकानों की समसत नीलादमयों में भाग दलया जा सकेगा।
2. इच्छुक बोलीिाता एम.एस.टी.सी. दलदमटेड की साईट पर दिनांक 15.04.2023
को प्रातः 11.00 बजे से पंजीयन के दलये आरेिन कर सकेंगे।
3. नीलामी एक काय्व दिरस में नयूनतम ्: घणटे की होगी एरं उसके पशिात्
जब तक बोली लगती रहे तब तक 20 दमनट के अननत दरसतार (indefinite
extension) तक जारी रहेगी।
4. बोलीिाता को कम से कम रू. 10,000/- अथरा रू. 10,000 के गुणांक मे
बढाकर बोली लगानी होगी।
5. बोलीिाता एक बार में ररजर्व प्राइस / दप्ली बोली से 10 प्रदतशत से अदधक
रादश बढाकर बोली नहीं लगा सकेगा।
6. िेशी मदिरा, राजसथान दनदम्वत मदिरा (RML), भारत दनदम्वत दरिेशी मदिरा
(IMFL) एरं बीयर की कमपोदजट िुकानों का दजलेरार एरं उनके आरेिन
शुलक, संशोदधत नयूनतम ररजर्व प्राईस एरं अमानत रादश का दरररण दरभागीय
रेबसाईट https://excise.rajasthan.gov.in एरं एम.एस.टी.सी. दलदमटेड
की रेबसाईट https://www.mstcecommerce.com पर उपलबध रहेगा।
7. प्रतयेक िुकान के दलये ऑनलाईन नीलामी में भाग लेने हेतु दनधा्वररत नयूनतम
ररज्वर प्राइस की 2 प्रदतशत रादश अमानत रादश के रूप में आरेिन के साथ
जमा करायी जानी है। दबड रादश के अनुसार अदतररकत अमानत रादश भी जमा
करानी होगी। ऑनलाईन नीलामी में Dynamic अमानत रादश का प्रारधान
रखा गया है।
8. सफल बोलीिाता को धरोहर रादश, अदरिम रादर्वक गारनटी रादश एरं रादर्वक
लाईसेनस फीस ई-नीलामी के संबंध में दरसततृत दिशा दनिदेश एरं शततों, जो
दरभागीय रेबसाईट एरं एम.एस टी.सी. दलदमटेड की रेबसाईट पर उपलबध है,
के अनुसार जमा करानी होगी।
9. दनधा्वररत समय में रांद्त रादशयां यथा-धरोहर रादश, अदरिम रादर्वक गारनटी
रादश एरं रादर्वक लाईसेंस फीस जमा न कराने पर सरीकृदत दनरसत कर समसत
जमा रादश जपतराज की जायेगी।
10. बोलीिाता को ई-नीलामी में भाग लेने से पूर्व दरभागीय रेबसाईट
https://excise.rajasthan.gov.in एरं एम.एस.टी.सी. दलदमटेड की
रेबसाईट https://www.mstcecommerce.com पर उपलबध आबकारी
एरं मधयसंयम नीदत रर्व 2022-23 एरं 2023-24, समसत दिशा-दनिदेश,
प्रदक्रया एरं शततों का सारधानीपूर्वक अधययन कर दलया जाना िादहये।
11. मदिरा िुकानों के बनिोबसत हेतु रे ही वयककत ई-नीलामी में भाग ले सकेंगे,
जो राजसथान आबकारी अदधदनयम, 1950 एरं इसके अनतग्वत बनाए गए
दनयमों, आबकारी एरं मधयसंयम नीदत रर्व 2022-23 र 2023-24 र
भारतीय संदरिा अदधदनयम के तहत अनुबनध करने की योगयता रखते हों।
इस समबनध में दरसततृत दिशा दनिदेश https://excise.rajasthan.gov.in र
https://www.mstcecommerce.com पर उपलबध है। अनय जानकारी
हेतु संबंदधत अदतररकत आयुकत जोन एरं दजला आबकारी अदधकारी काया्वलय
से समपक्क दकया जा सकता है तथा एम.एस टी.सी. हेलप डेसक पर भी काया्वलय
समय में माग्विश्वन दलया जा सकता है।
12. ई-नीलामी के संबंध में अनय प्रारधान आबकारी एरं मद्यसंयम नीदत रर्व
2022-23 र रर्व 2023-24 एरं दिनांक 22.01.2023 के द्ारा नीदत में दकये
गये संशोधन अनुसार तथा राजसथान आबकारी अदधदनयम, 1950 एरं इसके
अनतग्वत बने दनयम के अनुसार रहेंगे।
13. ई-नीलामी के समबनध में यदि कोई दरराि उतपन्न होता है तो नयादयक क्ेरि
संबंदधत दजला ही रहेगा।
(कुमार पाल गौ्तम)
आबकारी आयुकत, राजसथान
DIPR/C/...../2023
Dr Mahesh Joshi paying floral
tribute to BR Ambedkar at
PCC in Jaipur on Friday.

Dinesh Arya
Jaipur: The Jaipur Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(Greater) on Friday be-
gan ‘Antyodaya–20’ for
street vendors on the
occasion of Ambedkar
Jayanti. The program
was held in Sanganer
Stadium wherein Great-
er Mayor Dr Somya and
councillors of the civic
body were also present.
JMCG Mayor Dr
Somya informed that in
place of G-20, Antyo-
daya-20 is being organ-
ized, in which 5,000
street vendors will be
distributed ID cards and
loans will be given to
them by banks for em-
ployment. On this occa-
sion, the mayor admin-
istered the oath of
cleanliness to the people
in the programme.
The mayor said that
there is no caste and
creed here and everyone
is respected here. She
also emphasized the
need to follow path of Dr
Bhimrao Ambedkar’s
life. Dy Mayor Puneet
Karnawat was also pre-
sent at the programme.
RAJASTHAN
03
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: With just a few
days left for the retire-
ment of Dr DN Pan-
dey, the lobbying for
the appointment on the
post PCCF HoFF has
intensified.
In seniority, Munish
Garg is second after
Pandey and therefore
his claim to become
HoFF is strong but
Garg is facing chal-
lenge from Arindam
Tomar, who is current-
ly Chief Wildlife War-
den. It is Tomar’s sec-
ond term as Chief
Wildlife Warden.
After Tomar, the
next officer in seniori-
ty is Arijit Banerjee
and his chances are
bright. After Pandey’s
retirement, one post of
PCCF will fall vacant.
In such a situation, AP-
CCF Pawan Upadhyay
will become PCCF.
Arindam Tomar is con-
sidered close to forest
minister Hemram
Choudhary
. Tomar also
has a good tuning with
the present HoFF D N
Pandey
.
Lobbying for PCC HoF intensifies in Raj
AS DN PANDEY RETIRING SOON...
‘Antyodaya-20’forstreetvendorsbegins
Street vendors from JMC Greater takes oath of cleanliness and not to use the banned single use plastic
JMCG Mayor Dr Somya distributed amount of `10,000 each to the street vendors under ‘PM Swanindhi
Yojana’ during the programme in Sanganer on Friday. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
POSTING LIST OF IFS OFFICERS DELAYED
BY THREE-AND-A-HALF MONTHS
Three-and-a-half months have passed but the list of IFS offi-
cers has not been released. 8 IFS officers of the 2005 batch
were made CCF. Khyati Mathur, Chanda Ram Meena, Anoop
KR, Roop Narayan Meena, Amar Singh Gothwal, Ramkaran
Kherwa, Mahesh Chandra Gupta and Hanumana Ram. Five
IFS officers of the 2009 batch were made CF. Harini V, Shashi
Shankar, Sunil, T Mohanraj and Balaji Curry. 4 officers of the
2019 batch made DCF. Arun Kumar D, Manas Singh, Maria
Shine and P Bala Murugan. There is a tradition of second
posting after promotion but due to lobbying for prime posting,
the list could not be released. Names have been sent to CMO.
MLA Yadav holds protest run in Amber
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Behror MLA
Baljeet Yadav held a
protest run in Amber
assembly constituency
of Jaipur district on
Friday. Yadav wore
black clothes and pro-
tested against the state
govt and said that de-
spite years of independ-
ence, poor people and
farmers are deprived of
basic facilities. He de-
manded reservations to
youths of Rajasthan in
govt jobs and said that
the mastermind of pa-
per leak case Amrit Lal
Meena has not yet been
arrested due to which
youths are agitated
against the govt. He
started his protest mar-
athon from Amber mav-
tha. Notably, independ-
ent MLA Baljeet Yadav
is organising marathon
protests in various as-
sembly constituencies
over his 14 point-de-
mand on various issues.
DefenceMinRajnathSinghin
Udaipurtoattendconvocation
Bizman in Jpr
ends life as
money lenders
harassed him
397 Covid-19
cases logged
in Raj, 3 dead
He sought quota for
youths of the State
in government jobs
First India Bureau
Udaipur: Union De-
fence Minister
Rajnath Singh
will take part in
the 16th Convo-
cationCeremony
of Rajasthan
Vidyapeeth in
Udaipur on Sat-
urday
. During
his visit, he will also in-
augurate the statue of
Maharana Pratap’s Che-
tak and cricket stadium.
During the ceremony,
Dr. Tejaswini Ananth
Kumar will also
be honored with
Pandit Janardan
Rai Nagar San-
skriti Ratna
award. Universi-
ty Vice Chancel-
lor Prof. S.S. Sa-
rangdevot on
Friday took stock of
preparations for the
convocation.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A 59-year-old
man allegedly commit-
tedsuicideinChandpole
area of Jaipur on
Wednesday after being
harrassed by money
lenders, police said. Po-
lice informed the de-
ceased has been identi-
fied as Rajesh Goyal,
whorunsamedicalshop
inChauraRastaandhad
taken `70 lakhs as loan
from some people.
“The incident took
place on Wednesday
evening when Rakesh
consumed poison and
then slit his hand. Rake-
sh was immediately
rushed to SMS Hosp
where he was declared
dead by doctors at 9:30
PM. The post-mortem
was held on Thursday
morning and the body
was handed-over to his
family members. The
family members then
took the body to Kotwali
Police Station and de-
manded action against
those who harrassed
Rajesh Goyal for money
.
The police later filed an
FIR and then assured
that fair investigation
will be done in the mat-
ter,” police said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A total of 397
new cases of Covid
were reported in Ra-
jasthan, while three
patients died on Friday.
According to the report
released from the Medi-
cal Health Department,
7908 people were tested
on Wednesday. Of
these, the report of 397
came positive. Eighty-
five cases were in
Jaipur, 44 in Jodhpur,
42 in Jhalawar, 30 in Si-
kar, 31 in Udaipur, 29 in
Ajmer, 22 in Nagaur.
VASUNDHARA RAJE,
PARNAMI, VINAY
MISHRA ALSO PAY
TRIBUTE IN JAIPUR
Former Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje also
reached Ambedkar Circle in
Jaipur and offered floral trib-
utes to Ambedkar’s statue.
She said, “Baba Saheb gave
a beautiful constitution to the
country while talking about
social justice. Dr Ambedkar
talked about social jus-
tice and upliftment of the
downtrodden and backward
classes. We should imple-
ment his thoughts in our
lives.” Apart from Raje, sev-
eral leaders including AAP’s
state in-charge Vinay Mishra
paid tributes to Babasaheb.
Behror MLA Baljeet Yadav wore the black clothes and protested
against the state govt during his run in Jaipur on Friday.
2 Jpr advocates
not charging to
deliver justice
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The hearing in
the SLP filed by the
family members of
Jaipur serial bomb
blast case in Supreme
court may be heard on
Monday. The SLP has
been filed by advocate
Shiv Mangal Sharma
and advocate Aditya
Jain on record.
Both the lawyers are
representing the vic-
tims’ families without
fees. The petitioner
Rajeshwari Devi and
Ahinav Tiwari has
challenged the acquit-
tal of the accused of
the Jaipur bomb blast
case.
ACQUITTAL OF JPR BLAST ACCUSED
Rajasthan DGP Umesh Mishra met MP Diya Kumari at
her residence on a courtesy call on Friday.
COURTESY MEET
Advocate Aditya Jain
Advocate Shiv Mangal Sharma
Governor Kalraj Mishra paid floral tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar’s portrait at Raj Bhavan
on Friday and remembered his unforgettable contribution to constitution making and the
country. Governor Mishra also called upon everyone to follow the Ambedkar’s ideals.
PAYING TRIBUTE
RTDC Chairman Dharmendra Rathore attended the programme
held on the occasion of birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar in
Ajmer on Friday. Former Minister Jasraj Jaipal, Ajmer Dairy
prez Ramchandra Chowdhary, former MLA Gopal Bahati, Dr.
Rajkumar Jaipal, Shiv Bansal and general public were also
present on the occasion. —PHOTO BY ANAND SHARMA
In the program organized at PCC Jaipur, prominent leaders
including Pukhraj Parashar, Dr. Mahesh Joshi, Mumtaz
Masih, Khanu Khan Budhwali, Ramsingh Kaswan, Lalit
Toonwal, Jaswant Gurjar, RR Tiwari, Pankaj Dadhich, Ayub
Khan, Naresh Chaudhary, Sharif Khan paid floral tributes to
Dr Ambedkar. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Vasundhara Raje paying tribute to
Dr Ambedkar in Jaipur on Friday.
Ashok Parnami is also seen.
—PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
deliver justice
YOU READ IT IN FIRST INDIA ON APRIL 14, 2023
AMBEDKAR JAYANTI CELEBRATION IN STATE

uccess is
when prepa-
ration meets
opportunity.”
Thisoldquote
rings ex-
tremely true
for the IPL as
the league has been a
talent fest over the past
15 years where young
cricketers get great op-
portunities against the fin-
est players from around the
world. The first fortnight of
the marquee tournament this
year too has seen some brilliant
performances from some terrific
youngsters who are in the lime-
light for all the right reasons.
RINKU SINGH
But none has shone brighter or
created a bigger buzz than Rinku
Singh.PlayingforKolkataKnight
Ridersasamiddleorderhitter,he
was sensational against Gujarat
Titans,hitting5sixesof 5deliver-
ies when his team needed 28 off
the last over of the match. Rinku
has been a prominent figure in
the Indian domestic circuit as
well. He has featured in 75 T20
matches and notched up 1294
runs at a strike rate of 137.95.
Rinku was brilliant in IPL
2022 season as well where he
played 7 matches and hammered
174 runs at a strike rate of 148.72.
His feat against Gujarat put Kol-
kata Knight Riders in the top
four on the points table with 3
wins out of 4 matches. In the
first game against Royal Chal-
lengers Bangalore too, Rinku hit
46 off 33 balls in a 68-run part-
nership with Shardul Thakur.
TILAK VARMA
The other youngster to shine in
this year’s IPL is Tilak Varma.
The 20-year-old Mumbai Indians
star hit an unbeaten 84 in their
first game against Royal Chal-
lengers Bangalore. Though his
effort ended up in a losing cause,
yet against Delhi Capitals he hit
a 29 ball 41 to help Mumbai lodge
their first win in this edition of
the IPL. A prolific scorer in the
Indian domestic circuit, Tilak
has amassed 1236 runs at an in-
credible average of 56.18.
Last season too, Tilak was
brilliant and aggregated 397
runs at a strike rate of 131.02; a
reason why the Mumbai fran-
chise retained him for the 2023
season and prompted Ravi Shas-
tri to remark that Tilak might
soon play for India!
RUTURAJ GAIKWAD
There’s one more batter who is
setting a strong case for himself
to be consistently selected in
the Indian Team. Ruturaj
Gaikwad has scored 2
half centuries and
a 40 not out in
the 4 games
that Chennai
has played so
far. His bat-
ting prowess
has meant that Su-
per Kings don’t have to
be bothered about a
strong start to their bat-
ting innings anymore.
AYUSH BADONI
From Delhi’s cricketing cir-
cles comes another incredible
talent - Ayush Badoni - who has
createdabuzzasan‘ImpactPlay-
er’. The 23-year-old may not have
scored big runs but they have
come at a tremendous strike rate
of 144.90, mostly in the crucial
death overs. His impact innings
has been a reason for Lucknow
finding itself in the top 3 of the
points table with 3 wins.
This year’s IPL has been re-
warding for many leg spinners
in the game and clearly points
out the need for their craft, espe-
cially in the shortest format of
the game. Rashid Khan and Yuz-
vendra Chahal are the top wick-
et takers with 9 and 10 wickets
respectively. But opportunities
have also been given to former
Indian leggies like Piyush
Chawla and Amit Mishra as well
and they too have grabbed them
with both hands. Chawla
chipped in with 3 wickets for
Mumbai against Delhi in their
first win. Mishra has also picked
up 3 wickets in the two matches
that he has played so far for Luc-
know SuperGiants, proving that
the T20 game has room for any-
one who is willing to improve.
SUYASH SHARMA
But a miracle story is of Suyash
Sharma, the young leggie from
Delhi, who till last year was an
unknown diamond lying in the
dark until his glitter was discov-
ered by talent scouts of the
Knight Riders. The result is that
hepickedup3wicketsfor30runs
against Royal Challengers in his
veryfirstgamethisyearinacon-
fident display of his leg spinning
abilities. This is the most impact
leg spinners have had in the last
3yearsof IPLastheyhavepicked
up 33 wickets in just 10 games!
As the IPL season progresses
and contests become fiercer in
the next few weeks with teams
evolving newer strategies and
combinations, the T20 matches
will test the acumen of old and
young alike. It is then that the
talent and mental resolve of the
young guns will be put through
fire. Meanwhile, the fans of the
respective franchises will cer-
tainly hope that their teams in-
crease the intensity of their
game just like the soaring tem-
perature of the Indian summer!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
SIDDHAARTH MAHAN
The writer is a specialist on Sports
and Cinema who works as an actor
in the Hindi film industry
YOUNG
GUNS FIRE
AT THEIR FINEST AS IPL
SEASON GATHERS STEAM!
As the IPL season progresses
and contests become fiercer
in the next few weeks with
teams evolving newer
strategies and combinations,
the T20 matches will test the
acumen of old and young
alike. It is then that the
talent and mental resolve of
the young guns will be put
through fire. Meanwhile,
the fans of the respective
franchises will certainly
hope that their teams
increase the intensity of
their game just like the
soaring temperature of
the Indian summer!
AYUSH BADONI
SUYASH SHARMA
RUTURAJ GAIKWAD RINKU SINGH TILAK VARMA
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‘Everyone’s eyes should be healthy
in the area’. On the occasion of the
birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna
Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar,
a free eye check-up camp was
organized in Hamirpur Lok Sabha
constituency courtesy the hospital
service. Along with the eye check-
up of the needy in the camp, the
work of distribution of spectacles
was also completed.
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TOP
TWEETS

New Delhi: After a day-
longshowdownbetween
the AAP-led Delhi govt
and Lt Governor VK
Saxena, who were at
each other’s throats
again on Friday
, the lat-
ter signed on the files
extending power subsi-
dies to nearly 46 lakh
people in the national
capital for the coming
year. Power Minister
Atishi had earlier in the
day said that subsidies
will be stopped from Fri-
day
, as LG is yet to clear
the file to extend it.
“The subsidy we give
to 46 lakh people will
stop from today. From
Monday onwards, peo-
ple will get inflated bills
without subsidy,” Ati-
shi had told media.
Hubballi (PTI): Amid
uncertainty over
whether the BJP would
give a ticket to former
CMJagadish Shettar to
contest in the May 10
Assembly polls in Kar-
nataka, Union Minister
Pralhad Joshi on Fri-
day said the matter was
under the considera-
tion of the party high
command, and ex-
pressed hope that it
would be resolved
“smoothly”. The BJP
top brass, ahead of re-
leasing the first list of
candidates earlier this
week, had told Shettar
to make way for others,
but he asserted that he
wanted to contest one
last time.
Guwahati (ANI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Friday said
that Bohag Bihu is a fes-
tival of heart and soul
for the people of Assam.
“The Bohag Bihu is a
festival of heart and
soul for Assamese. It is
the perfect symbol of
harmony between man
and nature,” he said.
PM reached Sarusajai
Stadium where he wit-
nessed a mega Bihu
dance,whichwasorgan-
ized in order to globally
showcase the Bihu
dance as a mascot of the
culturalidentityandlife
of the Assamese people.
The event featured
over 10,000 artistes, per-
forming Bihu dance, in
a single venue. The
event featured artistes
from across the state.
Assam CM Himanta
Biswa Sarma received
the certificate from the
Guinness World Re-
cords team for the re-
cord-making feat of the
“largest Bihu dance and
largest dhol drum en-
semble”.
Suri (PTI): Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Friday ap-
pealed to the people to
ensure BJP’s victory in
35 seats out of the 42 in
West Bengal in the next
Lok Sabha polls, saying
that the TMC govern-
ment would not survive
beyond 2025 if the tar-
get is achieved.
While lashing out at
the Mamata Banerjee
government for run-
ning a “Hitler-like re-
gime”, Shah said if the
BJP returns to power in
2024 by winning more
than 35 seats in the
state, “no one would
dare to attack Ram Na-
vami rallies in the
state”.
Violence broke out in
various places of the
state during the Ram
Navami celebration
earlier this month.
“Let me say it clearly
that Narendra Modi
will be the country’s
Prime Minister again.
In 2024 Lok Sabha polls,
give us more than 35
seats from West Bengal,
and I can assure you
that the Mamata Baner-
jee government won’t
survive beyond 2025,”
Shah said while ad-
dressing a rally here in
Birbhum district.
The Mamata Baner-
jee government is
scheduled to complete
its third term in 2026.
“Mamata Banerjee
might dream of making
her nephew the next
CM, but the next Chief
Minister of West Ben-
gal will be from the
BJP. Only the BJP can
fight and defeat the
corrupt TMC,” he said.
Banerjee’s nephew
Abhishek is TMC’s na-
tional general secretary
and an MP. The BJP
won 18 Lok Sabha seats
in West Bengal in the
2019 elections.
Shah’s comments
drew sharp reactions
from the TMC, which
termed it as “undemo-
cratic and unconstitu-
tional”.
New Delhi: The Nation-
al Green Tribunal has
directed a panel to take
remedial measures over
alleged illegal extraction
of groundwater by 536
hotels in the bustling
Paharganj locality in the
national capital. While
hearing a petition seeking
execution of the tribunal’s
earlier order passed in
April 2021, the NGT also
directed the panel to look
into the legality of ground-
water extraction.
New Delhi: A court has
ordered that real estate ty-
coon Gopal Ansal should
stand trial for allegedly
cheating and defrauding
a private company and its
promoters in the name of
investment in a building
at Connaught Place here
in 1991. Metropolitan
Magistrate Yashdeep
Chahal ordered framing
of charges against Ansal
for the alleged offence, in-
cluding cheating, forgery
and criminal conspiracy.
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court collegium
has recommended a
retired district judge for
appointment as judge
of the Madhya Pradesh
High Court. The collegium
recommended the name
of Roopesh Chandra
Varshney, who joined judi-
cial service on September
28, 1987 and is a senior
member of the Madhya
Pradesh Higher Judicial
Service, for judgeship of
the high court.
Ongole : A court here has
sentenced a woman to life
imprisonment for poison-
ing to death a 4-year-old
boy owing to previous
enmity with his family.
Principal District and Ses-
sion Court Judge A Bharati
handed the life sentence
to Velpula Jyothi (31) for
poisoning the boy to death.
Jyothi had approached the
victim on October 27, 2017
at an Anganwadi centre
in the district and fed him
snack laced with rat poison.
“CHECK ILLEGAL
EXTRACTION OF
GROUNDWATER”
GOPAL ANSAL TO
FACE TRIAL IN
CHEATING CASE
EX-DIST JUDGE
APPOINTED AS
MP HC JUSTICE
WOMAN GETS
LIFE TERM FOR
POISONING BOY
INDIA
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First India Bureau
Hamirpur: Union Min-
ister for Youth Affairs
Sports Anurag Thakur,
inaugurated sports fa-
cilities at the SAI Na-
tional Centre of Excel-
lence (NCOE) here on
Friday
.
The Sports Authority
of India NCOE Hamir-
pur has installed and
operationalized bad-
minton court mats with
flooring along with box-
ing hall and judo hall.
The National Centre
of Excellence Hamir-
pur has been estab-
lished in cooperation
with Govt. of Himachal
Pradesh in March 2022.
Currently for first year,
91 athletes are training
in 6 disciplines of ath-
letics, badminton, box-
ing, judo, hockey, wres-
tling on non residential
basis. The work of fu-
ture expansion of
NCOE is in progress
which will see an inter-
national sporting arena
and Olympic size swim-
ming pool along with
300 bedded hostel facili-
ties extended to talent-
ed athletes.
Speaking on this oc-
casion, Thakur appreci-
ated the efforts of SAI
for successful installa-
tion of courts in short
time. The minister said,
“It took just 10 months
in the completion of
this SAI NCOE and I am
happy on Dr Ambedkar
Jayanti, we are opening
up new badminton
courts, new lights sys-
tem, wrestling and judo
mats and more. This
was done in record
time. More facilities
will come for this
NCOE. We all shall
walk the path shown by
Dr Ambedkar in our life
and work hard for
achieving our dreams.”
Will make Hamirpur next big sports hub: Thakur
SPORTS MINISTER’S VOW
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Union Minister
for Youth Affairs
Sports
Anurag Thakur
inaugurates
badminton court
mats, judo hall
and boxing hall
at NCOE
Hamirpur
Anurag Thakur tries his hand at boxing at NCOE, Hamirpur on Friday.
KPCC chief DK Shivakumar felicitates Laxman Savadi as he joins
Congress in Bengaluru on Friday. Randeep Surjewala also seen.
New Delhi (ANI): The
Supreme Court has di-
rected the Ministry of
Women and Child De-
velopment to file a sta-
tus report regarding
the steps taken by the
Centre to implement
the provisions of the
Prohibition of Child
Marriage Act, 2006.
A bench of CJI DY
Chandrachud and Jus-
tices PS Narasimha and
JB Pardiwala asked the
Union govt to collate
data from various states
on the issue and file a
report before it. The
apex court was hearing
a PIL filed by the Soci-
ety for Enlightenment
and Voluntary Action
contending that girls
below 18 years of age
are being married off
despite child marriages
being outlawed almost a
century ago and a new
law enacted in 2006.
Chandigarh (ANI):
Former Punjab Chief
Minister Charanjit Sin-
gh Channi was sum-
moned by the State Vigi-
lance Bureau on Friday
for questioning in con-
nection with a dispro-
portionate assets case.
Addressing a press
conference on Friday,
Channi said, “Today is
a very important day.
Vigilance has called me
today. I was initially
asked to appear on
April 20 but they sum-
moned me today when
all offices are closed (on
account of Baisakhi). I
will go there alone, you
can kill me, send me to
jail, do whatever you
want. I don’t fear death.
I am ready
.”
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: Death row convicts are taking advantage of an
inordinate delay in deciding mercy petitions, the Supreme
Court has said while directing the state governments and
authorities concerned to see such pleas are decided and
disposed of at the earliest. A bench of Justices MR Shah
and CT Ravikumar said even after the final conclusion by
the top court, there is an inordinate delay in not deciding
the mercy petition, the object and purpose of the death
sentence would be frustrated.
Bengaluru: Shocked at the lackadaisical attitude of the
authorities, the Karnataka High Court has ordered them to
identify land and start construction of a school building in
a village in Mandya on June 1 and complete it within four
months.onths. The direction came after a petition by the
local School Development and Monitoring Committee’s
petition in the High Court. The old school building in Aga-
ralingana Doddi village, Maddur, was demolished for the
widening of NH 275 between Bengaluru and Mysuru.
SC FOR EARLY DECIDING OF MERCY
PETITIONS OF DEATH ROW CONVICTS
COURT GIVES 4 MONTHS TO K’TAKA
GOVT TO BUILD SCHOOL IN VILLAGE
IfBJPbags35LSseatsofWB,TMCregimewillcollapse:Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union MoS Nisith Pramanik, WB BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar, Suvendu
Adhikari and others at a public meeting at Suri in Birbhum district, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Bishwa Sharma inspects the mega
Bihu dance programme at Sarusajai Sports Complex, in Guwahati, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Artistes performing Bihu dance at Sarusajai Sports Complex.
Let me say it
clearly that
Narendra
Modi will be the
country’s Prime
Minister again. In
2024 Lok Sabha
polls, give us more
than 35 seats from
West Bengal, and I
can assure you that
the Mamata Baner-
jee government won’t
survive beyond 2025.
—Amit Shah, Union Home Minister
Bohag Bihu is a festival of heart
and soul for Assamese: PM Modi
The mega event featured over 10,000 artistes, performing Bihu dance, in a single venue
Thiruvananthapuram: The first of two Vande Bharat trains,
sanctioned for Kerala, would be flagged off by PM Narendra
Modi from Thiruvananthapuram on April 25. Modi is reaching
Kochi on April 24 to participate in a programme titled ‘Yu-
VAM’, where he will be interacting with around 1 lakh youth
and a high level campaign is being undertaken by the state
BJP to make it a major success. The Vande Bharat train has
16 modern coaches and will have uninterrupted services.
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Though an official announce-
ment is yet to come, the Kerala BJP leadership said on Friday
that PM Modi would make the announcement on his arrival in
here later this month. The unexpected arrival of rakes of the
semi-high speed train in Palakkad this morning from Chennai
evoked a great response among local people, who thronged
the station along with BJP workers to get a glimpse of it.
New Delhi (ANI): Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
expressed anguish over the
death of 7 people in an acci-
dent in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur
on Friday and announced an
ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each
to the next-of-kin of the de-
ceased and Rs 50,000 each
for the injured. Seven people
were killed and 10 others
sustained injuries after being
allegedly run over by a truck
in the Garhshankar area of
the Hoshiarpur district of
Punjab.
Bengaluru: Congress’s Kar-
nataka chief DK Shivakumar,
while welcoming former
deputy CM Laxman Savadi
into the party on Friday,
said that many other leaders
of the ruling BJP will join
the Opposition camp in the
coming days. All the Con-
gress members extended a
hearty welcome to former
deputy CM Laxman Savadi.
Bengaluru: As former Kar-
nataka deputy CM Laxman
Savadi joined the Congress,
BJP Karnataka in-charge
Arun Singh said that Savadi
has made a big mistake
and will regret it. He said,
“Even after losing poll, BJP
made him deputy CM, even
after that, he is going to a
party where the leaders are
divided into two groups.”
PM MODI TO FLAG-OFF KERALA’S FIRST
VANDE BHARAT TRAIN ON APRIL 25
AS KERALA SET TO GET VANDE BHARAT
EXPRESS, BJP STARTS CELEBRATIONS
`2 L EX-GRATIA EACH
FOR HOSHIARPUR
MISHAP VICTIMS’ KIN
“MORE FROM BJP
WILL JOIN CONG”
SAVADI WILL SOON
REGRET, SAYS BJP
SC tells Centre to
file status report
on Child Marriage
Prohibition Act
Channi blasts CM Mann
over Vigilance summons
After showdown with AAP, Delhi
Lt Guv clears power subsidy file
Ticket for Shettar under
consideration, says Joshi
KARNATAKA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
New Delhi (ANI): In a development to the spar
between the Delhi Lieutenant Governor Office and the
UT government over alleged subsidy to discoms, LG
Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday slammed the Kejriwal
government for not conducting the audit of Rs 13,549
crore given to private DISCOMs during past six years.
According to a statement from the LG office, Delhi LG
Vinai Kumar Saxena said it supported for power sub-
sidy to the poor and reiterated amounts being given to
discoms should be audited to ensure non-pilferage.
KEJRI GOVT DIDN’T CONDUCT AUDIT OF
`13,549 CR GIVEN TO PVT DISCOMS: LG
Charanjit Singh Channi (L) and
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.

INDIA
06
New Delhi (PTI): Cli-
mate change is increas-
ing the intensity of
wildfires, reducing veg-
etationandmakingpoor
people more reliant on
forests, resulting in an
increase in conflict be-
tween wildlife and hu-
mans over habitat and
resources, conserva-
tionists said on Friday
.
In its latest all-India
tiger estimation report,
released recently by PM
Narendra Modi, the Na-
tional Tiger Conserva-
tion Authority (NTCA)
highlighted the “silent
and surmounting”
threats of climate
change-related impacts
on habitats and the loss
of the quality of forests
over time.
It said climate change
threatens survival of ti-
gers in Sunderbans and
is one of the major chal-
lenges facing the wild-
life in Western Ghats.
While the big cat pop-
ulation in the Sunder-
bans is steady, it has
come down substantial-
ly in the Western Ghats
where 824 tigers were
recorded in 2022 as
against 981 in 2018.
Mohammad Sajid
Sultan, the NTCA’s as-
sistant inspector gen-
eral of forests, said the
wildlife is being affect-
ed by climate change
with new pests and dis-
eases emerging.
“Rain patterns are
also changing subtly
and gradually rather
than all at once. Reports
have emerged of tigers
moving to higher alti-
tudes and overlapping
territories with snow
leopards, which has
never happened before.
“This suggests that
changes are occurring
intheecosystem,includ-
ing shifts in monsoon
rain patterns,” he said.
“Humans and wildlife pitted against each other”
CONSERVATIONISTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
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A warming
world is
increasing
human-wildlife
conflict by
altering animal
habitats as well
as the timing of
events, wildlife
behaviours
—Representational image
Maputo (PTI): India is
ready to take its “time-
tested”relationshipwith
Mozambique to a new
level, External Affairs
Minister S Jaishankar
said, underscoring that
New Delhi’s policies will
be guided by the priori-
ties and interests of its
partners in their quest
for development.
Addressing the Indi-
an community here,
Jaishanakar, said the
bilateral relationship in
the past seven years has
changed profoundly
.
“This is a very time-
tested relationship. It is
ahistoricrelationship.It
is a relationship that
goes back to the time
when Mozambique was
fighting for its freedom.
For many decades, our
leaders, our people, and
oursocietieshaveshared
a lot, we have bonded
very deeply
,” he said.
And even today as the
twonationspursuetheir
developmental paths
there is a lot that the two
can do for each other, he
said adding that strong
sense of solidarity be-
tween the two nations is
thedefiningcharacteris-
tic of bilateral ties.
Jaishankar said de-
veloping nations have
the responsibility to
make sure other coun-
tries can take benefit
from their experiences.
He said there are ex-
amples of this today in
the field of security
.
“If Mozambique fac-
es challenges from ter-
rorists, as a country,
which has itself been
sold deeply impacted, it
is our moral obligation
today to help another
country which is going
through this,” Jais-
hankar stressed.
Recalling a speech by
PM Modi during his trip
to Uganda in 2018, Jais-
hanakar said in his ad-
dress, the Prime Minis-
ter said that “we will be
guided by what are the
priorities and the inter-
ests of our partners and
that we will ask you..
you please tell us what
is important for you.”
“And if we can do it,
if we have something
there which is of value,
we will be very hon-
oured to do it. So what
has defined India’s
growing relationship
with Africa, which is
very very visible in Mo-
zambique, because Mo-
zambique is among the
most important and
substantive relation-
ships in Africa, is what-
ever we are doing,” the
EAM stressed.
Prayagraj: The bodies
of Atiq Ahmad’s son
Asad and shooter Ghu-
lam, who were killed in
an encounter in Jhansi,
are expected to reach
Prayagraj from Jhansi
late on Friday night.
The graves of both
the deceased have been
prepared side by side in
the Kasari Masari vil-
lage which is the family
graveyard. A huge
crowd has gathered at
the Chakia house of
Atiq Ahmad for the bur-
ial which will take place
later tonight.
Senior police offi-
cials said on Friday
that the bodies were
expected to reach Pray-
agraj late in the night
and the burial will take
place after that.
BJP National President JP Nadda paying floral tribute to
BR Ambedkar on his 133rd Birth Anniversary, at Party
headquarters, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
CRUCIAL READ
Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested seven
people, including a circle inspector, in a money launder-
ing case related to the forgery of Army and govt land in
Ranchi. Those arrested include businessman Pradeep
Bagchi, CI Bhanu Pratap, Afsar Ali, Imtiaz Khan, Talha Khan,
Fayaz Khan and Mohammad Saddam. The ED conducted
simultaneous raids at 21 locations belonging to 18 people,
including IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan in Jharkhand, Bihar and
Bengal. Several deeds, fake documents, government regis-
ters of zonal offices, etc., were recovered during the raids.
New Delhi: One month after his release from prison, the
53-year-old super thief alias Bunty chor, who inspired
Bollywood movie ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’ and even
participated in Big Boss season 4, was arrested by Delhi
Police from Lucknow, an official said on Friday. With the
arrest, luxury stolen items worth in lakhs were also recov-
ered from his possession The official said that with the
arrest of Devender Singh alias Bunty, two criminal cases
of house burglaries and motor vehicle theft registered in
Delhi have been worked out.
Kolkata: Another elected
legislator of the ruling
Trinamool Congress has
come under the scanner
of the CBI probing the
multi-crore teachers’
recruitment scam in West
Bengal. The Central Bu-
reau of Investigation (CBI)
on Friday conducted raid
and search operations at
the residence of Trina-
mool Congress MLA from
Murshidabad’s Burdwan
Assembly constituency,
Jiban Krishna Saha.
New Delhi: In a shocking
incident, a 30-year-old
man was attacked by
a pit bull in Haryana’s
Karnal district. The man
somehow saved his life
after tamping a cloth into
the dog’s mouth. The
man was in his field on
Thursday morning when
the dog bit the victim’s
private parts due to which
the man was critically in-
jured and admitted to the
civil hospital at Gharaun-
da by the locals.
Bhubaneswar: The police
have arrested at least 32
people in connection with
the communal violence
that erupted during a
motorcycle rally taken out
in Sambalpur on Wednes-
day to mark Hanuman
Jayanti, police said on
Friday. Hanuman Jayanti
Sobhayatra, a motorcycle
procession was taken
out by Hanuman Jayanti
Samanyoya Samiti mem-
bers, Bajrang Dal workers
and others in the town.
Noida: The cyber police
have arrested a man for
online fraud of Rs 1.68
crore from UP’s Basti dis-
trict. The accused, who was
absconding for two years,
was arrested on Thursday.
Accused, Durga Prasad
Mishra used to contact
people through Facebook
as a mediator of Taro
Pharmaceutical Industries
Limited Company based
in Canada and used to lure
them to engage in online
business of dry fruits.
ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE ARRESTS 7
IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE IN RANCHI
BUNTY CHOR HELD FROM LUCKNOW,
STOLEN GOODS WORTH LAKHS SEIZED
TEACHERS’ SCAM:
CBI RAID AT TMC
MLA’S RESIDENCE
PITBULL ATTACKS
HARYANA MAN’S
PRIVATE PART
SAMBALPUR
VIOLENCE: COPS
NAB 32 PEOPLE
MAN HELD FOR
ONLINE FRAUD
OF `1.68 CRORE
Bodies of Asad,
Ghulam to be laid
to rest in Prayagraj
Will take our ties to new level: EAM
Jaishankar with Mozambican Transport Minister and Mozambican
Port and Rail Authority Chairman Mateus Magala. —PHOTO BY ANI
Maputo (ANI): External
Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar paid
tribute to the leaders
of Mozambique’s
freedom struggle at
the Heroes Square on
Friday morning. “Paid
homage to the leaders
of Mozambique’s
freedom struggle at
the Heroes Square this
morning. Remember-
ing them brings the
Global South together,”
Jaishankar said in a
tweet. Jaishankar, who
is on a three-day visit
to Mozambique, arrived
in the country’s capital
Maputo on Thursday
(local time).
JAISHANKAR
PAYS TRIBUTE
TO FREEDOM
FIGHTERS
MAPUTO: EAM S Jaishankar rode a ‘Made in India’
train here during his visit and held a “great green”
conversation on expanding train networks, electric
mobility and waterways connectivity with the coun-
try’s transport minister. Jaishankar arrived here in the
capital of Mozambique on Thursday on a three-day
visit and met the President of the African country’s
Parliament to strengthen bilateral cooperation. His visit
to Mozambique from April 13 to 15 is the first-ever vis-
it by an external affairs minister of India to the country.
New Delhi (ANI): BJP chief JP Nadda on Friday paid
tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar on his birth anniversary at
BJP headquarters in Delhi and said that the party is
working on the footprints of Dr BR Ambedkar. “BJP
is working on the footprints of Dr BR Ambedkar and
under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
we are working for the growth and development of the
country,” BJP national president JP Nadda said. “Today,
the country is celebrating the 133rd birth anniversary of
Dr BR Ambedkar. We cannot forget his contribution to
the development of the country,” Nadda said. “He was
the architect of the Indian Constitution. Each and every
member of the BJP is remembering him today,” he said.
EAM JAISHANKAR RIDES ‘MADE IN
INDIA’ TRAIN IN MOZAMBIQUE
NADDA PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTE TO BR
AMBEDKAR ON BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
INDIA’S ‘TIME-TESTED’ RELATIONSHIP WITH MOZAMBIQUE
PM Modi shares a lighter moment with Mallikarjun Kharge at Dr
Ambedkar’s birth anniversary celebrations, in New Delhi on Friday.
Ahmedabad: Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and lead-
ers of different political parties paid tributes to Dr
BR Ambedkar, the chief architect of India’s Consti-
tution, on his 132nd birth anniversary on Friday. In
a tweet, CM Patel said Ambedkar prepared a strong
foundation for social harmony and India’s prosper-
ity by framing the Constitution. The CM along with
the ruling BJP’s Dalit leaders, including minister
Bhanuben Babariya and senior MLA Ramanlal Vora,
paid floral tributes to Ambedkar’s painting at the
Assembly complex in Gandhinagar.
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chou-
han on Friday announced to include five important
places ‘Panchatirth’ related to Dr B Ambedkar
under “Mukya Mantri Tirth Darshan Yojana” The
‘Panchatirth’ include the birthplace of Ambedkar in
Mhow, his education land in London, ground of ini-
tiation in Nagpur, his Mahaparinirvana land in Delhi
and Chaitanya Bhumi in Mumbai will be covered
under the Yojana. Chouhan announced while talking
to media after planting saplings at the smart city
park here on the Ambedkar Jayanti.
GUJ CM PATEL, SEVERAL LEADERS
PAY TRIBUTES TO DR AMBEDKAR
MP: AMBEDKAR’S ‘PANCHATIRTH’ IN
‘MUKYA MANTRI TIRTH YOJANA’
New Delhi (Agencies):
President Droupadi
Murmu led the nation
in paying homage to the
architect of the Indian
Constitution, Dr Bhim
Rao Ambedkar on his
133th birth anniversary
here on Friday
.
The President offered
floral tributes at the
statue of Bharat Ratna
Baba Saheb Dr. BR
Ambedkar at Sansad
Bhavan Lawns in the
Parliament House com-
plex this morning. Vice-
President Jagdeep
Dhankhar, Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
and Lok Sabha Speaker
Om Birla also offered
floral tributes to the
iconic social reformer
of the country
.
Union Minister for
Social Justice and Em-
powerment Dr. Viren-
der Kumar and other
Union Ministers, lead-
ers and other dignitar-
ies also offered tributes.
A function was or-
ganised by the Ministry
of Social Justice Em-
powerment.
Taking to Twitter, the
President said, “I ex-
tend my heartiest greet-
ings and best wishes to
all fellow citizens on the
occasion of the Birth
Anniversary of the ar-
chitect of our Constitu-
tion, Babasaheb Bhim-
rao Ramji Ambedkar.”
Washington (PTI):
The world is leapfrog-
ging in women’s em-
powerment, World
Bank President David
Malpass has said and
praised India’s efforts,
especially that of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, saying he is
“deeply interested and
concerned.” Participat-
ing in a panel discus-
sion on “Empowering
Women as Entrepre-
neurs and Leaders” or-
ganised by the World
Bank on the sidelines
of its spring meetings
here on Thursday (local
time), Malpass and Fi-
nance Minister Nirma-
la Sitharaman, along
with other panelists,
discussed the develop-
ment and empower-
ment of women in India
and the world.
“We should continue
all that we are doing
now for women,” Si-
tharaman said in re-
sponse to a question as
she explained in detail
the steps the Modi Gov-
ernment has undertak-
en for the economic
empowerment of wom-
en in India.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accompanied by World
Bank President David Malpass (left) at the forum Empowering
Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders during the World Bank/
IMF Spring Meetings at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
headquarters in Washington, on Thursday (local time).
Hyderabad: On the occasion
of the 133rd birth anni-
versary of Babasaheb Dr
Bhimrao Ambedkar, Telan-
gana Chief Minister K Chan-
drashekhar Rao unveiled
the 125 feet-tall statute of
the leader in Hyderabad
on Friday. BR Ambedkar’s
grandson and Vanchit
Bahujan Aaghadi president
Prakash Ambedkar was also
present on the occasion.
TELANGANA CM
KCR UNVEILS
125-FEET STATUE
OF BR AMBEDKAR
WB Prez praises
India for women
empowerment
And also just the
source of informa-
tion that women
can get on how other
women are operat-
ing in other parts of
the world, that’s
huge. And so, I
think we should
push that along as
fast as we can.
—David Malpass,
World Bank President
DrAmbedkar’s133thbirthanniv
Nation pays homage to Constitution’s architect; President Murmu leads celebrations attended by galaxy
of leaders including VP Dhankhar, ex-Prez Kovind, LS Speaker Birla, PM Modi, Nadda, Sonia Kharge
Prez Murmu,VP Dhankhar, former Prez Kovind, LS Speaker Om Birla, PM Modi, BJP chief Nadda, Sonia
Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge at Dr Ambedkar’s birth anniversary celebrations, in New Delhi on Friday.

NEWS
07
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Sikhs, the Pun-
jabi community, and
Guru Nanak Nam
Leva Sangat celebrated
Khalsa Sajna Diwas
with great devotion
and enthusiasm
at Guru Gobind
Singh Park in Guru
Nanak Pura.
The religious Diwan
started at 7.00 am with
Asa Ki Vaar Kirtan
which was sung by
Gurjinder Singh Ha-
zuri Ragi Darbar Sahib
and Kamaldeep Singh
Chamba Wale. On this
occasion, Dr. Archana
Sharma, Ravi Nayyar,
and Kalicharan Saraf
received blessings at
Gurdwara Sahib.
Jaipur Sikh Samaj
President Harmeet
Singh Dimple said that
a large number of
Sangat enjoyed Kirtan
and Waheguru’s
langar (prasadi).
Amarjit Singh, head
servant of Gurdwara,
secretary Gurmeet Sin-
gh Bagga, chief patron
of Jaipur Sikh society
Ravinder Pal Singh
Narula, secretary Gur-
preet Singh Bobby,
Sandeep Singh, Amarjit
Singh Kohli, Kanwaljit
Singh, Harvinder Sin-
gh were also present.
One of the largest
festivals of the Sikh
community, Baisakhi
announces the begin-
ning of the harvest sea-
son. Every year, Bai-
sakhi is celebrated
with a whole lot of
pomp and grandeur all
over the country.
BAISAKHI OCCASION
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Devotees
gathered in
huge numbers
at Guru Nanak
Pura Gurdwara
in Jaipur to offer
prayers as they
marked the
harvest festival
of ‘Baisakhi’
Police arrest two main accused
in Nasir Junaid murder case
Both accused were presented in court and have been sent to police remand of 10 days
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: Police has
arrested 2 main accused
in Nasir Junaid mur-
der case on Friday
. Po-
licearrestedMonuRana
and Gogi from the forest
of Dehradun in Uttara-
khand. They were
brought to Bharatpur
and presented in the
courtwhichsentthemto
10 days police remand.
Bharatpur Range IG
Gaurav Srivastava dur-
ing a press conference
said that both the ac-
cused have been inter-
rogated thoroughly.
There will be a detailed
questioning during the
remand period.
Srivastava said that
Nasir and Junaid were
abducted by them on the
suspicion of cow smug-
gling. After that they
were interrogated in
connection with the cow
smugglingvehicle.They
thrashed him and then
took him to the Haryana
Police. But the police re-
fused to take them. The
accused have confessed
this. Later, the duo set
on fire the car while
they were sitting inside.
Their charred bodies
were found in a Bolero
car in Barwas village in
Haryana’s Bhiwani dis-
trict on the next day
.
GANGSTER ROHIT
REFUTES CLAIM
OF THREATENING
POLITICIANS
HOME MINISTRY HONOURS BIKANER IG
OM PRAKASH PASWAN WITH DG DISC
Bikaner: Lawrence
Bishnoi’s henchman Rohit
Godara on Friday shared a
post on his Facebook page
and claimed that he did
not threaten any politician
or demanded ransom. In a
screenshot sent to First In-
dia, he refused that he did
not threaten Leader of Op-
position Rajendra Rathore,
MLAs Abhinesh Maharshi
Mukesh Bhakar. He said,
“We have not demanded
any ransom. It is not in our
blood to live against the
country. In Jaipur, we de-
manded ransom from 8-10
people as they supported
our enemies. They earn
money from gambling and
ruin lives of people. We
will always fight against
this,”. First India, how-
ever, does not confirm the
authenticity of the post.
Bikaner: Inspector General of Bikaner Range, Om
Prakash Paswan, was honoured with a DG disc. The
Union Home Ministry honoured Om Prakash Paswan
at a ceremony held at the Bureau of Police Research
and Development Headquarters on Thursday. He
was given the award for better assessment during
police training in 2021-22. Paswan, who worked as
the deputy director of RPA, was appreciated for his
innovative work. He is also appreciated for innovation
in cybercrime, fake currency, and organised crimes.
—Laxman Raghav
The accused Gogi (31) and Monu Rana (27) who had been absconding for the last 2 months were
arrested by the special team of Bharatpur police from a forest of Dehradun in Uttarakhand on Friday.
2 girls try to save
brother from
drowning, all die
First India Bureau
Bikaner: Three chil-
dren of a family
drowned in a water
tank on Friday. Police
informed the deceased
have been identified as
Vasundhara (12), her
sister Aarti (9), and
brother Mukesh (11),
residents of Bhutto Ka
Kua in Bikaner. “The
girls were grazing cattle
in the fields when
Mukesh stepped into a
water tank. The boy
slipped following which
the2sistersalsojumped
into the water tank to
save Mukesh,” police
said. “The fourth child
present on the spot
alerted the family, after
which, a team of police
immediately reached
the spot. The bodies of
all 3 kids were fished
out and rushed to a hos-
pital where they were
declared dead. The de-
ceased bodies were
handed over to family
members after the post-
mortem,” police added.
Villagers arrive on receiving
information about the drowning
of kids who could not be saved. Vasundhara and Mukesh were
cousins. —FILE PHOTO
Father,son among 4 die in three
separate road accidents in Dausa
Miscreants uproot ATM
in Bundi, loot `13 lakh
Gehlotapprovesactionplan
forfreefoodpacketscheme
CM Gehlot sanctions
`421 crore for RIAL
Barmer Dalit man murder: Kin
refuses to take body on 3rd day
First India Bureau
Dausa: Four persons
including a father and
son were killed in 3 sep-
arate road accidents in
the Dausa district. Two
incidents occurred in
the Ramgarh Pachwara
area while one occurred
in the Lalsot area.
“Ramkuwar Meena
and his son Naveen Ku-
mar, residents of
Malakheda, were going
to Dutwas on a motorcy-
clewhenanunidentified
vehicle hit their bike.
They were rushed to a
hospital where doctors
declaredthemdead”,po-
licesaid. NaveenKumar
who is an ITBP officer
came home on April 13
totakewifeandchildren
to Dehradun after tak-
ing 5 days leave. They
had plans to go to Dehra-
dun on April 14th.
On Friday morning, a
loading tempo collided
withastationaryvehicle
near Dholawas village
which left the tempo
cleaner Satish Chandra
(30) dead on the spot.
The incident oc-
curred on the Delhi-
Mumbai expressway
. In
the Lalsot area, a
48-year-old man identi-
fied as Prithviraj Singh,
a resident of Nirjharna
village, was killed after
his motorcycle collided
with a tractor.
Mayank Jain
Bundi: An ATM was
uprooted `13 lakh was
looted by unidentified
miscreants in Lakheri
area of Bundi district in
the wee hours of Friday
.
As per police, miscre-
ants arrived in a Maruti
van at the Bank of
Baroda (BOB) ATM lo-
cated in the Batam Lev-
el area of Lakheri town
and fled away with the
ATM filled with cash.
“The incident was
captured on CCTV
. The
miscreants loaded the
BOB ATM into their car
and vanished within
few minutes. The ATM
was filled with Rs. 13
lakhs,” police added.
“Barricading was
done teams were
formed immediately to
nab the accused. The
police chased the mis-
creants arrested one
of them. However, other
three miscreants man-
aged to flee from the
spot,” police added.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has taken
an important decision
to provide relief from
inflation to 1.06 crore
families of the state. He
has approved the action
plan of Chief Minister
Free Annapurna Food
Packet Scheme. Under
this, free food packets
will be distributed to
families covered under
the National Food Secu-
rity Act (NFSA). Each
packet will contain cha-
na dal, sugar salt 1kg
each, edible oil 1 litre,
chilli powder corian-
der powder 100 grams
each, turmeric pow-
der 50 grams. Under
this scheme, registra-
tion of eligible persons
will be done in inflation
relief camps to be or-
ganized from April 24.
CM Ashok Gehlot
okays...
According to the notifi-
cation, the board will
continuouslyreviewthe
participation of the
Sikh community in so-
cial, economic and edu-
cational schemes, the
progress of new
schemes for the commu-
nity and the difficulties
and solutions coming in
their implementation.
The administrative
department of the Shri
Guru Nanak Dev Sikh
Welfare Board will be
the Minority Affairs De-
partment. The Board
will have seven non-offi-
cial members, including
a chairman, a vice-
chairman and five mem-
bers. Also, representa-
tives of various depart-
ments will join it as
members. The Deputy
Director level officer of
the Minority Affairs De-
partment will perform
the work on the post of
Secretary of the Board.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A financial
provision of `421 crore
has been made for the
Rajasthan Institute of
Advanced Learning
(RIAL) in Jaipur. Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
has approved the pro-
posal. In this amount,
`180 crore for building
construction, `145 crore
for setting up of vari-
ous innovation and re-
search centres/schools,
`7 crore for IT infra-
structure will be done.
Along with this, a pro-
vision of `20 crore has
also been made for the
maintenance of the
building for the next 4
years `69 crore for the
operation of RIAL for
the next 5 years. This in-
stitute will act as a con-
sultant in works related
to advanced technology
.
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: The protest
continued on the third
day due to which the de-
ceased body could not
be cremated even on
Friday. However talks
between the protestors
and authorities were
on, but as per last re-
port, it failed in creat-
ing any consensus.
The family members
of the victim refused to
accept the body till their
demands are not ful-
filled. Protesters are de-
manding immediate ar-
rest of the accused, ac-
tion on the police per-
sonnel who ignored
prompt action, re-open-
ing the cases lodged by
Kojaram, compensation
of `1 crore and a gov-
ernment job for the 2
family members of the
deceased. Leader of ‘Sc/
ST Ekta Manch’, Udar-
am Meghwal, con-
firmed the move.
Later, protestors
reached the collector’s
office where they once
again gave the memo-
randum to the Barmer
district collector.
News of Amritpal
Singh’s arrest
is fake, says
police official
First India Bureau
Churu: The news of
Amritpal Singh’s ar-
rest in Churu turned
out to be false. There
was a rumour about
Amritpal’s
arrest in
C h u r u .
However, a
senior of-
ficer of the
Rajasthan Police clari-
fied that there was no
such arrest.
There were many
cases of fake news on
Amritpal’s arrest circu-
lated earlier also follow-
ing with police have ap-
pealed to people not to
believe such rumours
and fake news.
The arrest news of
radical preacher and
pro-Khalistan leader
Amritpal Singh is being
circulated on social me-
dia frequently
. Searches
are underway, and the
district police have also
been alerted vigilance
stepped up at borders.
In order to mark the protest against the incident, Dalit community
takes out peace march demanding ‘justice for Kojaram’ on Friday.
Devotees celebrated Baisakhi with religious fervour and offer
prayers at Guru Nanak Pura Gurdwara in Jaipur on Friday.
—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
REWARDED!
Principal Secretary
agriculture Dinesh
Kumar and Agriculture
Commissioner Kanaram
received the award.
Rajasthan has been
honoured for doing
excellent work under the
Pradhan Mantri Fasal
Bima Yojana in a two-day
national conference
that began in Raipur,
Chhattisgarh on Friday to
review the Pradhan Mantri
Fasal Bima Yojana.
Police nab accused on Friday.
The deceased include a father-son resident of Malakhera. The
dead bodies have been handed over to the family members.
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Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: The State Govern-
mentisalsogoingtogive
aleaseforRs501tohous-
es built on agricultural
land. For this, the gov-
ernment has simplified
the rules in order to
make the people of the
state the owners of their
houses and plots, UDH
Minister Shanti Dhari-
wal said.
Addressing local peo-
ple during a Padyatra in
ward 21 under ‘Haath se
Haath Jodo’ campaign
inKotaonFriday
,Dhari-
wal gave information
about various works be-
ing done by the govern-
ment for the develop-
ment of Kota and for the
welfare of people.
He said that develop-
ment work worth about
Rs 25 crore has been
done in Bhadana area.
The Padyatra started
from Bhadana intersec-
tion of Ward No. 21,
where Shanti Dhariwal
and PCC member Amit
Dhariwal took part and
interacted with people
along with visiting
Bhoot Baba. They
reached door-to-door
and interacted with the
residents of the area.
The minister gave in-
structions to the offi-
cials to resolve the prob-
lems pointed out by the
locals.Dhariwalassured
that the applicants
would be given leases by
organising camps in the
ward before the rains.
Dhariwal announced
that Khanda, religious,
cultural and historical
symbol of Sikhism, will
be installed in a huge
form near Keshoraipa-
tan Tiraha of Kota. The
announcement was wel-
comed by the Sikh com-
munity
.
State Government to give lease for `501 to houses
built on agricultural land: UDH Min Dhariwal
CM:RoleofCivilSocietiescrucialforsocietaldevp
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: A workshop on
budget announcements
on the theme ‘Janta ka
Paisa, Janta ko’ was or-
ganised at Birla Audito-
rium on Friday
. On this
occasion, Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot said
that he is worried about
the atmosphere prevail-
ing in the country today
.
“Role of Civil Societies
crucial for societal de-
velopment, he said, add-
ing, “Writers, public,
journalists do not know
in which direction the
country is going. When
the budget was present-
ed, the Opposition said
that from where would
this much money come.
Then we had said that it
will come by magic and
it is coming. Today
there is an atmosphere
of tension on caste and
religion in the country.
Rahul Gandhi toured
India in BJY with an
aim to bring all the peo-
ple together. I imple-
mented the OPS plan.
Now, GoI has formed a
committee for this. Now
the Centre is working
on it. But when we sug-
gested, then the com-
mittee wasn’t formed.
All our plans are good.
Be it Right to Health or
other schemes. From
April 24, camps will be
organised in the state to
give relief from infla-
tion in which the gen-
eral public will get re-
lief,” he said.
CS Usha Sharma said
that an initiative has
been taken by state govt
in the form of inflation
relief camps to make
public utility schemes
accessible to masses.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot after in-
augurating the painting
exhibition titled, ‘From
Bhimrao to Baba Sa-
heb’, based on the life
struggle of Babasaheb
Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar
at JKK, said that the
government has also
provided a budget of Rs
100 cr to encourage art-
ists and the benefit of
this will be given to
each and every artist.
“Earlier during the cov-
id period also, we had
given Rs 5,000 as incen-
tive to the artists,” CM
said. “State Govt is
working sensitively for
art and artists. We have
decided to provide 100
days’ employment to
artists in budget. We
will reach artists sitting
in far flung villages and
dhanis. Its rules are be-
ing made,” he said. “We
will soon have a meet-
ing with Bollywood
producers inform
them about film policy
in Rajasthan,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: On Friday, a
delegation of Valmiki
community met Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
at CMR. The delegation
appreciated the public
welfare schemes run by
the state government
for the deprived sec-
tions of the society. In
response, Gehlot said
that the state govern-
ment is following the
path shown by Babasa-
heb Dr Bhimrao
Ambedkar. He said that
progress of any society
is not possible without
education. A delegation
from Banswara, Dun-
garpur Pratapgarh
also met CM Ashok Ge-
hlot and thanked him
for the formation of
new districts and divi-
sions. Addressing the
members of the delega-
tion at CMR, Gehlot
said. “The creation of
19 new districts and 3
divisions by the state
govt has made people
happy. Small adminis-
trative units will facili-
tate development and
there will be timely
progress in all sectors
including education,
health employment,”
he said. Gehlot said that
by making Banswara a
division, proper devel-
opment of tribal areas
would be possible.
First India Bureau
Jaipur : On Friday, for-
mer Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje tweet-
ed about the increasing
incidences of rapes and
said, “A question was
repeatedly arising in
my mind that how long
will such incidents with
the daughters contin-
ue? The incident of
rape with a girl child
Pooja of Lopda (Mavli)
village in Udaipur, bru-
tally killing her by
chopping her body into
10 pieces, has shook me
to the core. I was tear-
eyed after meeting the
family members of the
girl on Thursday
.
She further tweeted
saying, “Our govern-
ment had made a law of
death penalty for those
who rape 12-year-old
girls. At the same time,
during our government,
many culprits were sen-
tenced to death within a
month of the incident.
But now, such step isn’t
being undertaken due
to the lack of will power
on the part of the Con-
gress government and
police apathy
.”
Aditi Nagar and
Yogesh Sharma
New Delhi: While the
Congress is on a ‘boil’
over Rajasthan issues,
there is a question going
around in party circles:
Did Kamal Nath support
Sachin Pilot? The ‘power
corridors’ in Congress
are abuzz with word that
after the ‘fast’, when talk
of action on Pilot was
comingtothefore,Kamal
NathtalkedtoRahulGan-
dhi thrice. He also told
high command, “’Any ac-
tion against Pilot will
cause damage.”
Kamal Nath also cited
Pilot’s campaign in MP,
where he had cam-
paigned during by-polls
and thus, it is possible
that Kamal Nath may
play the role of a media-
tor! Interestingly, it has
also been learnt that So-
nia Gandhi discussed
with Kamal Nath on Ra-
jasthan developments
instructed him to advise
state leaders not to make
any kind of rhetoric in
state. Accordingtosourc-
es,noactionwillbetaken
against Pilot, but Kamal
Nath has been asked to
resolve the issue and
wordisthatanimportant
meet will be held in Delhi
on Raj issue after May
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The next ses-
sion of Rajasthan As-
sembly is likely to be
called in May or June.
This will be the last ses-
sion of the current As-
sembly in which many
important bills will be
introduced.
The announcements
regarding new districts
may also be made dur-
ing the session. Sourc-
es also said that some
more new districts can
also be made.
The upcoming As-
sembly session will be
important in many
ways. A record will also
be made regarding the
‘Question Hour.’
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Pradesh Congress Com-
mittee’s OBC depart-
ment is going to inaugu-
rate its new office today
.
The Department is
moving from the PCC
building as it has set up
the State Headquarters
in Shyam Nagar.
Chairman Harsahay
Yadav said at a press
conference on Friday
that a joint meeting of
all the office bearers,
district presidents and
block presidents of the
department will be held
today, wherein, a call
will be given to unite all
small and big castes of
OBCs in the State
where, information will
also be given about the
plans made by Raj govt
to provide relief to peo-
ple from inflation and
the schemes made by
the government for the
welfare of backward
castes. AICC’s Nat’l Co-
ordinator Rajendra
Singh, HS Chahal, State
Co-ordinator Motilal
Sankhla others were
present.
State govt working sensitively
for art and artists: CM Gehlot
CM: Small admn
units will aid in
devp of all sectors
Gehlot takes Political
Pandits by surprise!
People from tribal areas thank CM for people- centric schemes
First India Bureau
Jaipur: It seems that
political pandits are ex-
tremely surprised by
CM Gehlot’s new style!
These days Gehlot is
only talking about the
vision of development
and Gehlot’s sole focus
is only on development
and inflation control
even in the midst of Ra-
jasthan political crisis.
In fact, when ques-
tioned, Gehlot did not
give any response even
on the statements of
Sachin Pilot and this
new ‘step’ of Gehlot has
a blunt message, that
Gehlot does not want to
waste time in internal
disputes.
Knowledgeable sourc-
es also denied Pilot’s
contact with BJP. Pilot
himself also attacked
formerVasundharagovt
with a similar message.
According to Gehlot
camp, the CM has won
the battle of 2023. That’s
why Gehlot doesn’t want
to comment on any con-
troversial statement.
CM Ashok Gehlot during the inauguration of an art exhibition
based on the life of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar to mark his birth
anniversary at JKK in Jaipur on Friday.
CM Ashok Gehlot addresses a delegation of people from Banswara, Dungarpur and Pratapgarh, who called upon the CM to express
gratitude for his decision of forming new districts at the CMR in Jaipur on Friday. Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya, Nagraj Meena, Ram Lal
Meena, Ramila Khadiya, Preeti Shaktawat, Dinesh Khodaniya and others were also present on the occasion.
CM Ashok Gehlot during a workshop on budget announcements
on the theme ‘Janta Ka Paisa, Janta Ko’ held at Birla Auditorium
in Jaipur on Friday. Also seen here are Tikaram Jully, Usha
Sharma, Aruna Roy, Akhil Arora, Nikhil De and others.
CM Ashok Gehlot Tikaram Jully during the ‘Ambedkar Puraskaar’
felicitation ceremony during the workshop titled, ‘Janta Ka Paisa,
Janta Ko’ held at Birla Auditorium in Jaipur on Friday.
Vasundhara Raje meets the V-Pof the Rajasthan Patrika Group,
Bhuwanesh Jain and condoles the death of his father Late Shanti
Prasad Jain, who passed away recently at latter’s residence in
Jaipur on Friday. Also seen here is Rajkumari Jain.
Vasundhara Raje meets the family of the victim, who was raped
and brutally murdered in Lopda village (Mavli) in Udaipur district
a few days ago. Raje consoled the family members during her
visit to the victim’s residence on Thursday.
Gehlot Govt has introduced various
schemes related to masses in Rajasthan
that no one can ever imagine: Tikaram Jully
The CM distributed the state- level
‘Ambedkar Puraskaar’ to people as well
as school students during the programme
Raje condemns rape incidences in State, blames
callous attitude of Cong govt cops for the same
Congress’ OBC office to
be inaugurated today
DidKamalNathsupportPilot?
Raj Assembly
session likely in
May or June
Shanti Dhariwal offers prayers at Badgaon Agamgarh Gurudwara
in Kota on Baisakhi on Friday. Also seen are Rajiv Dutta, Tirumit
Singh Bedi, Manish Kohli others.
Kamal Nath Sachin Pilot
—PHOTOS
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SHARMA

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Miss Teen World India title, Trishna Ray bagging the
Miss Teen Universe India title and Kashish Goswami
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Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Anvita Sundram (Miss Teen Diva Second Runners Up),
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Sejal Gupta (Miss Teen International India), Karemma Khan (Miss Teen World India)
and Parineeta Bakshi (Miss Teen Diva First Runners Up)
CLOCKWISE: Trishna Ray, Karemma Khan, Kashish Goswami,
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crowned by Rabia Hora
Trishna Ray, Miss Teen Universe India
crowned by Brunda Yerra
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Trishna Ray with Brunda Yerra,
Miss Teen Universe India 2021 Aayushi Dholakia and Wachi Pareek
Ritu Sharma and Kalpana Gupta
Parineeta Bakshi, First Runners Up
crowned by Milan Kumari Panda
Divija Gambhir, Praachi Nagpal, Sweety Pala, Ngoc Gia Han, Asmita Chakraborty and Arshina Sumbul
Anvita Sundram, Second Runners Up
crowned by Cherisha Chanda
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

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