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Jaipur, Friday | February 23, 2024
ODISHA NEEDS A DOUBLE
ENGINE GOVT: RAJNATH SINGH
Odisha needs a double engine govt
and BJP will form the govt in Odisha
in the coming polls, Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. P6
MARYAM NAWAZ TO BE FIRST
WOMAN CM OF PAK’S PUNJAB
Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of
three-time PM Nawaz Sharif, is set
to become the first woman CM of
Pakistan’s Punjab province. P7
The death toll from the truck crash in the central
Philippines has risen to 15 as one of the critically
injured died in a hospital on Thursday.
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AWONDERFULPERIODININDIA’S
DEVELOPMENTJOURNEY:MODI
“We have constructed 4 crore houses for poor people,” says Prime Minister
First India Bureau
Mehsana
PM Narendra Modi em-
phasised on ‘Modi’s guar-
antee’ of Sabka Saath,
Sabka Vikas and said now
is a ‘wonderful period in
ourdevelopmentjourney’.
“It is Modi’s guarantee
to transform the lives of
even the last person in
the society. Therefore, on
one hand, temples are be-
ing built in the country
and permanent houses
are also being built for
crores of poor people.
Today the country is run-
ning on the mantra of
Sabka Saath, Sabka Vi-
kas,” PM Modi said
while addressing a gath-
ering in Gujarat’s
Mehsana on Thursday.
PM Modi inaugurated,
dedicated and laid the
foundation stone of mul-
tiple projects in the dis-
trict. The Prime Minister
called it as the ‘period of
India’s development
journey.’ More on P6
Today, every
effort being
made in the
new India is creating a
legacy for the future
generations. The new and
modern roads and railway
tracks that are being built
today are the paths of
developed India only.
NARENDRA MODI,
PRIME MINISTER
Coming (Lok
Sabha) polls are
to make India a
completely developed
nation, and to make Bharat
Mata (Mother India) a
Vishwa Guru (world teacher).
AMIT SHAH,
UNION HOME MINISTER
PM MODI SAYS...
GIVING PRIORITY TO
VILLAGES, FARMERS
OPPN CONTINUES TO
LIVE IN NEGATIVITY
NDAWILLWINOVER
400LOKSABHASEATS
Amid farmers’ protest, PM
Narendra Modi on Thurs-
day said his govt was giv-
ing priority to every aspect
linked to villages and also
focusing on improving
the lives of small farmers
through various schemes.
PM Modi on Thursday
targeted the Opposition,
saying it continues to live
in negativity and is not
ready to leave the path
of hatred even when the
grand Ram temple has
been built in Ayodhya.
PM Modi on Thursday
attacked the Congress
over its comments about
his caste and said this
attitude will strengthen the
resolve to win over 400
seats for the BJP-led NDA
in the Lok Sabha polls.
Modi most popular
world leader again
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the
most popular global leader with 78 per cent approval
ratings, a survey by a US-based global decision
intelligence agency Morning Consult stated. The
Prime Minister is more popular than the likes of US
president Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau and UK’s Rishi Sunak.
A helicopter carries body
of a foreign skier after an
avalanche hit struck the
Kongdoori slopes trapping
several skiers under debris,
in Gulmarg on Thursday.
IN BRIEF
Cong chief Kharge
given Z-plus security
New Delhi: Congress
chief Mallikarjun Kharge
has been granted Z-plus
security across the coun-
try by the Union Home
Ministry, official sources
said. The decision has
been taken by the home
ministry early this month
based on the threat per-
ception of Kharge.
CBI searches house of
ex-J&K governor Malik
New Delhi: The Cen-
tral Bureau of Investi-
gation (CBI) is current-
ly conducting searches
at the premises of for-
mer Jammu and Kash-
mir Governor Satya Pal
Malik in a corruption
case linked to the Kiru
Hydroelectric Power
Project.
Order for Meiteis in
ST list revoked by HC
Imphal: The Manipur
High Court has ordered
deletion of a paragraph
from a March 2023 order
that urged the state to
consider including Meitei
community in the ST list,
saying the paragraph was
in conflict with the Su-
preme Court’s constitu-
tion bench stance.
CSK-RCB to play in IPL
opener on March 22
New Delhi: Defending
champions Chennai Su-
per Kings will take on
Royal Challengers Ban-
galore in the 2024 IPL
opener in Chennai on
March 22, the BCCI an-
nounced on Thursday
unveiling the schedule
for the first 17 days of
the popular T20 league.
AmitShah-HDKdiscuss
seat-sharingforK’taka
New Delhi: Former CM
and Karnataka JD (S)
chief HD Kumaraswamy
met Union Home Minis-
terAmit Shah in New
Delhi on Thursday and
held a meeting at his of-
fice. As per sources Ku-
maraswamy met Shah to
take a final decision on
seat-sharing. P6
ElectModionceagaintomake
IndiaVishwaGuru:AmitShah
PTI
Janjgir
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Thursday
urged the people of Chhat-
tisgarh to elect PM Naren-
draModiforathirdtermin
office to make India a de-
velopednation,and‘Bharat
Mata’a ‘Vishwa Guru’.
Sounding the poll bu-
gle at a rally at Janjgir in
the BJP-ruled state, he
also hit out at the Con-
gress, accusing it of de-
laying the construction of
the Ram temple in Ayod-
hya for 75 years.
“The coming (Lok
Sabha) polls will decide
the future of the country.
These elections are to
make India a completely
developed nation, and to
makeBharatMata(Moth-
er India) a Vishwa Guru
(world teacher),” the sen-
ior BJP leader said.
Amit Shahbeingwelcomedby
ChhattisgarhCMVishnuDeoSai,
stateHMVijaySharma andState
BJPchiefKiranSinghDeoin
RaipuronThursday. PTI
“Indian stock market
to hit $10tn by 2030”
Cong-AAP seat sharing
talks reach final stages
Agencies
New Delhi
Globalinvestmentadvisory
firm Jefferies has projected
an optimistic outlook for
Indian economy and its eq-
uity markets. In its latest
note, the New York head-
quartered firm has said that
in the last ten years, India
hasseenfundamentalstruc-
tural reforms which have
created the framework for
thecountrytorealiseitsfull
potential. It said “over the
next 4 years, India’s GDP
will likely touch $5 trillion
making it the 3rd largest
economyby2027,overtak-
ing Japan and Germany,
maintaining the status of
fastest growing large econ-
omy.”
In the process of sus-
tained economic growth,
Jefferies expects Indian
stock market to hit US $
10 trillion by 2030.
The report observes
“India’s market capitali-
zation at $ 4.3 trillion
ranks 5th in the world
behind USA ($ 44.7 trn),
China ($ 9.8 trn), Japan
($ 6 trn) and Hong Kong
($ 4.8 trn). Indian equity
markets have been able
to generate consistent
10% annual returns in
dollar terms over the last
5-20 years periods; much
better than any of its
global peers in the emerg-
ing market space,” it
said. More on P6
PTI
New Delhi
The Congress and AAP
are likely to have a seat-
sharing pact in Delhi, Gu-
jarat and Haryana, and
the decision is likely to be
made public very soon,
top sources said here on
Thursday. Talks between
AAP and the Congress
over seat sharing in Delhi
and some other states for
the Lok Sabha polls are in
final stages and the two
sides are likely to an-
nounce their tie-up soon,
sources said. Both sides
have agreed on the seats
to be contested by each
party, they said.
BJP CORE COMMITTEE MEETING
BJP leaders hail Bhajan Lal govt for the ERCP feat
Yogesh Sharma,
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
he Bhajan Lal
g o v e r n m e n t
was hailed for
the Eastern Rajasthan Ca-
nal Project (ERCP) in the
Core committee meeting
of the BJP held here on
Thursday in which prepa-
rations for the upcoming
Lok Sabha elections were
also discussed.
State BJPpresident CP
Joshi and senior party
leader Rajendra Rathore
said that the Congress
government had been
raising slogans for five
years but no work was
done whereas the Bhajan
Lal government gave the
‘gift’ of ERCP only two
months ago.
Other issues such as
Yamuna water agreement
and Ram Mandir were
also discussed.
Along with brain-
storming on the prepara-
tions for Lok Sabha elec-
tions 2024, the strategy
to make the party win all
the 25 seats of the state
under the leadership of
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi was discussed.
CM Bhajan Lal Shar-
ma, Union Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat, Law Minis-
ter Arjun Ram Meghwal,
Union Minister of State
for Agriculture Kailash
Choudhary, State co-in-
charge Vijaya Rahatkar,
Deputy Chief Ministers
Diya Kumari and Prem
Chand Bairwa and other
leaders were present in
the meeting. More on P8
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma, State BJP President CP Joshi and BJP’s State co-incharge Vijaya Rahatkar at
the BJP Core Committee meeting in Jaipur, on Thursday. SANTOSH SHARMA
T
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur
On last day of removal of
ban on transfers, the State
govt ordered mega trans-
fers in many departments
on Thursday. As many as
396 RAS, 5 IFS officers,
28 officials in the depart-
ment of commercial tax,
8 excise inspectors, 44
PROs, and many teachers
were transferred on the
same day.The transfer or-
ders were issued till late
Thursday night. The offi-
cials have been ordered to
join on the new postings
with immediate effect. P3
Mega transfers:
396 RAS, 5 IFS
shifted in Raj
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with Delhi CM and AAP
convenor Arvind Kejriwal recently. FILE
PM Narendra Modi waves at people as he comes out after visiting the Valinath Mahadev Mandir in
Tarabh, Mahsana, Gujarat, on Thursday. Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel is also seen. PTI
ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE
MADE SOON: SOURCES
New Delhi: Both
sides have agreed
on the seats to
be contested by each
party, the sources said. A
formal statement is pending
because some details still
need to be worked out, the
sources further said.
CM hopes Mins follow
traffic light example
CM Bhajan Lal Shar-
ma has started mov-
ing in traffic like a
common man. When there
is a traffic signal, his convoy
also stops at the intersec-
tions like the general public.
On Thursday, while going
to BJP office and returning
from there, CM’s convoy
stopped at the traffic signal.
He said that he has taken
this decision for the public.
“The public should not face
any kind of problem. People
are paramount for us. The
cabinet should also accept
this decision,” he said.
78%
65%
52%
63%
51%
NARENDRA
MODI
India
ANDRES MANUEL
LOPEZ OBRADOR
Mexico
DONALD TUSK
Poland
JAVIER MILEI
Argentina
VIOLA AMHERD
Switzerland
On his arrival to Varanasi after a long and packed day in Gujarat,
PM Modi went to inspect the Shivpur-Phulwaria-Lahartara Marg
at around 11pm on Thursday along with UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

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Navin Sharma
Jaipur
In a major action, the
ACB trapped Jaipur Her-
itage Municipal Corpora-
tion's health inspector
and sweeper
on Thurs-
day. The ar-
rested health
i n s p e c t o r
has been
identified as
Vikram and
sanitation
worker has
been identi-
fied as
Vinod. The duo had de-
manded a bribe in ex-
change for getting pen-
sion approved. The ACB
sleuths caught them tak-
ing bribe of Rs 46 thou-
sand while they had de-
manded 1.5 lakh rupees
in total as bribe.
SOUTH WESTERN COMMAND INVESTITURE CEREMONY-2024
5 awardees from Raj to receive honours on 24 Feb
First India Bureau
Jaipur
outh Western
Command In-
vestiture Cere-
mony 2024 will be held
on 24 February 2024 un-
der the aegis of Dot on
Target Division, Sapta
Shakti Command.
A total of 17 Officers
and Soldiers will receive
the awards from Lieuten-
ant General Dhiraj Seth
Army Commander South
Western Command.
These 17 awardees in-
clude 10 gallantry and 7
distinguished service
awards. 4 Officers and 1
Other rank from the state
of Rajasthan to include
Maj Vikas Bhambhu
(Posthumous), Major
Shubham Gaur, Maj Ab-
himanyu Repswal and
GrenadierAnil Kumar are
beingawardedSenaMed-
al gallantry whereas Col
Mahendra Singh will re-
ceiveVishist Seva Medal,
a distinguished award.
Other than these 17
units will also be given
General Officer Com-
manding-in-Chief Unit
Appreciation for their
noteworthy performance.
The Investiture Cere-
mony is conducted once a
year to confer awards to
personnel who distin-
guish themselves by acts
of individual gallantry
and exceptional devotion
to duty. The event will be
attended by awardees,
their family members &
many civil and military
dignitaries.
S
JMCHhealthinspector,sanitation
workerheldtaking `46,000bribe
Six held across State in different trap actions by the ACB
Action against graft
‘Kashi, Mathura should
be solved out of court’
Hum Sabka Bharat conference
Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur
There is a dispute going
on across the country re-
garding the original na-
ture of many religious
places. When the Ayod-
hya case was resolved by
the court, Kashi-Mathura
dispute came to fore and
now theAll India Sajjada
NasheenCounciliswork-
ing to end such disputes
across the country stress-
ing that it will try to re-
solve it through dialogue.
Khadims of Dargahs
across the state gathered
at Dargah of Maulana
Ziauddin Sahib at Char
Darwaza in Jaipur under
the banner of All India
Sajjada Nasheen Council
on Thursday.
During this, Diwan of
Ajmer Dargah Syed Zai-
nul Abedin, while giving
his views on current situ-
ation in country, said that
now the time has come
for country. “Communal
matters should be com-
pletely abolished. Com-
munal harmony should
be maintained,” he said.
Diwan of Ajmer Dargah Syed Zainul Abedin along with khadims
of various dargahs from all over the state during the ‘Hum Sabka
Bharat’ conference in Jaipur on Thursday. NAIM KHAN
Cong decides 3
categories for LS
polls after Sunil
Kanugolu’s survey
Gehlot seeks immediate relief for youth
Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship Scheme
Dinesh Dangi
Jaipur
AICC has conducted an
internal survey regarding
theLokSabhaseatsofRa-
jasthan and team Sunil
Kanugoluhaspreparedthe
survey report. Based on
survey report 3 categories
have been divided into A,
BCcategories.Thecat-
egorization has been done
on the basis of previous
votepercentage,marginof
votes and assembly seats
Acategoryseatsarecon-
sidered strong and 7 such
seats have been marked A
category. These include
Churu, Sikar, Jhunjhunu,
Tonk- Sawai Madhopur,
SriGanganagar-Hanuman-
garh, Karauli-Dholpur
Dausa.6havebeenmarked
B and about 12 are in C
category. B category seats
are Kota- Bundi, Jalore-
Sirohi,Alwar, Dungarpur-
Banswara , Bharatpur
Karauli. Seats on which
congress is tasting defeats
are placed in C category.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Former CM Ashok
Gehlot has demanded to
immediately give the
amount to the youths se-
lected under Rajiv Gan-
dhi Scholarship Scheme.
He had also written a let-
ter to Chief Minister Bha-
janlal Sharma in this re-
gard. He said that the
Rajiv Gandhi Scholar-
ship forAcademic Excel-
lence scheme was started
by his government with
the aim of providing free
education to 500 children
abroad but it was stuck in
the new government be-
cause of which, he said,
students studying abroad
are facing problems.
Gehlot said that 346
students are not getting
scholarship despite selec-
tioninthescheme.“When
the students who came to
meet me earlier gave me
this information, I wrote a
letter to CMBhajan Lal
Sharma in this regard.
Now again the students
and their families have
come together to say that
even after more than a
week has passed, they
have not received scholar-
ship amount,” he said.
ArmyrescuesRajstudentsstranded
duetoheavysnowfallatBanihal,JK
First India Bureau
Banihal
The IndianArmy at Bani-
hal displayed exemplary
service and swift action
during a road blockade on
NH44 near Banihal due to
landslide, stone shooting
and heavy snow fall, res-
cuing panicked staff and
students from the Law
College of Mohanlal
Sukhadia University,
Udaipur (Rajasthan).
Heavy snowfall and
roadblocks caused due to
landslide by inclement
weather on 21 February
2024 left many commut-
ers stranded along the
treacherous NH44 high-
way. Among them were
07 university Staff and 74
students who found them-
selves caught in the storm
while traveling and need-
ed shelter for the night.
Recognizing the criti-
cal urgency of the situa-
tion, IndianArmy in Ban-
ihal prioritised their evac-
uation, ensuring their
safety and well-being.
Stranded students of MLSU law college after the resuce op posing
for group photo with Indian Army in Banihal (JK) on Thursday.
AGTF nabs active member of Lawrence, Rohit Godara gang
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The team of Anti Gang-
ster Task Force (AGTF)
arrested Bikaner resident
Ramchandra Dudi alias
Sukhdev alias Sukha, an
active member of Law-
rence Vishnoi and Rohit
Godara gang, who was
absconding in the case of
kidnapping of a textile
and property business-
man of Bikaner and ex-
torting Rs 20 lakh. The
gangster has been de-
tained from Kardhani po-
lice station area and hand-
ed over to Kalwar police
station for further action.
Additional SPAGTF -
Vidya Prakash said, “Af-
ter confirming the intelli-
gence input, team caught
the accused in Kardhani
police station area. In the
past, three cases of Arms
Act, assault and robbery
have been registered
against gangster Ram-
chandra Dudi. Due to this,
intensive interrogation is
beingdoneaboutthegang
members and what crime
they have carry in Jaipur,”
the officials said.
CRIME
ROUNDUP
PPL: FI Blue enter quarter final with 2nd
win
Mahesh Sharma
Jaipur
In Pink City Press Club’s
Press Premier League be-
ing played at KL Saini
Stadium, the First India
Blue team has secured its
place in the quarter final
by winning second match
in its group on Thursday.
In this match, First India
Blue defeated Siyasi
Bharat team by 5 wickets
due to all-round perfor-
mance of Garvit Narang.
TeamSiyasiBharathad
won the toss and batted
first scoring 163 runs and
losing 7 wickets in ful 20
overs. Siyasi Bharat’s
opener batsmen Lokesh
(61 runs off 32 balls) and
Hitesh (35 runs off 30
balls) scored runs quickly
and made a partnership of
90 runs for the first wick-
etandwhenitseemedthat
Siyasi Bharat team would
register a big win, First
India’s Garvit Narang (3
wickets) captain Bharat
Dixit (2 wickets) bowled
economically and restrict-
ed the Indian team to 163
runs. Vinod Sharma and
Devendra Singh took 1
wicket each. In response
to this, FIB’s openers
Kartikey Dev Singh (34
runs on 28 balls) and
Mukesh Bagra (30 runs
on 27 balls) gave a solid
start to the team. After
this,GarvitNarangscored
61 runs (not out) on 28
balls and gave victory to
First India Blue. Captain
Bharat Dixit scored 24
runs on 26 balls.
Players and supporters of Team First India Blue posing for a group
photo after the victory in KL Saini Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday.
SARPANCH HELD FOR TAKING `25K BRIBE IN UDPR
PATWARI HELD IN KHAIRTHAL-TIJARA WITH `20K
TWOHELDFORBRIBEON
NAMEOFRHBOFFICIALS
FIR AGAINST FOUR IN
SOCIAL WELFARE
OFFICER DA CASE
Udaipur: The Special Unit of ACB Udaipur on Thurs-
day arrested Umrada Sarpanch Hiralal for taking a
bribe of Rs 25,000. Additional SP Umesh Ojha of
ACB District Special Unit said that a person
wanted to set up his own industry and for this
he had applied in the District Industries Centre.
He was asked for a NoC related to the land
which the sarpanch would give. The sarpanch
demanded Rs 1 lakh for issuing the NoC.
When the victim refused, he began to harass
him with a demand for a bribe. Later, the victim agreed to give
him Rs 25,000 and complained about this to the ACB team
after which a trap was laid and the sarpanch was arrested.
Alwar: ACB Alwar, on Thursday, arrested
Ranoth Halka Patwari of Tatarpur, Mundawar
for taking a bribe of Rs 20 thousand. The Pat-
wari reached the complainant's house at
around 6.15 pm on Thursday evening to
accept the bribe where the ACB officials
caught him. ACB Alwar's ASP Piyush
Dixit said that the complainant - a retired
soldier identified as Sundaram - had
complained to the ACB that the Patwari
had asked for a bribe of Rs 30 thousand in exchange
for the transfer of land.
Jaipur: Two private
men were arrested
by anti-corruption
bureau while taking bribes
of Rs 17500 in the name
of Rajasthan Housing
Board officials. The ac-
cused were identified as
Brijmohan Sharma and
Ashok Gautam. They had
demanded the bribe from
the complainant threaten-
ing action by the Rajasthan
Housing Board on construc-
tion on his house. After
verification of the com-
plaint, a team of the ACB
trapped the accused while
they were taking the bribe
amount of Rs 14000 and Rs
3500 respectively.
Jaipur: The Anti
Corruption Bureau
raided the premises
of the Joint Director of the
Social Welfare Depart-
ment and four people
have been accused in the
FIR. The accused has the
name of Suvalal Pahadia's
wife Sampatti Devi alias
Sonam Pahadia. Apart
from this, Suvalal's SO
and his wife, Rajkumar
Chawla and Lakshmi
Chawla have also been
accused. The Intelligence
Unit of the Anti Corruption
Bureau took major action
in the capital Jaipur on
Tuesday and conducted
a search operation at
various locations of Joint
Director of Social Wel-
fare Department Suvalal
Pahadia. The action was
taken in the case of dis-
proportionate assets.
Ramchandra Dudi
IN BRIEF
Woman, teenage
daughter jump before
train in Dholpur, die
Dholpur: Fed up with
daily quarrels and fights,
a woman along with her
18-year-old daughter
jumped in front of a
train on the Agra- Jhansi
railway track near Mani-
yan railway station. Re-
portedly, when mother-
in-law Jamuna Devi
(50) tried to stop her
daughter-in-law from
beating her daughter
Sanjana, there was cha-
os in the house. The
daughter-in-law and the
mother-in-law had a
heated debate and Jamu-
na Devi committed sui-
cide along with her
daughter. The incident
took place in Dandoli
village of Dholpur in the
wee hours of Thursday.
Driversuffersheart
attack,crushespilgrims,
1dies;CMcondoles
Nagaur: A car rammed
into a religious proces-
sion in Nagaur on
Thursday, leaving five
injured after the driver
suffered a heart attack,
police said. Driver
Ishaq Mohammad (60)
was going to a hospital
in Degana with one of
his family members for
a medical checkup,
they said, adding the
car was behind the pro-
cession being taken out
by the Jangid commu-
nity on the occasion of
Vishwakarma Jayanti.
“Due to the heart at-
tack, Ishaq perhaps
pressed the accelerator
and rammed into the
procession leaving five
of them injured.
MAN FIRED AT IN KOTA OVER PROPERTY DISPUTE
MAN KIDNAPPED, COPS SEARCH FOR MISCREANTS
SOG STARTS ACTION: PROPERTY OF ACCUSED IN
PAPER LEAK CASE TO BE CONFISCATED
BOVINE FOUND DEAD IN CANAL IN KAMAN, ANGER
SIMMERS; LOCALS INFORMS ADMINISTRATION
JHUNJHUNU MAN HELD
WITH LIVE CARTRIDGE
AT JAIPUR AIRPORT
Kota: In a broad daylight crime in Kota on
Thursday, miscreants fired at a young man and
attacked another person with a knife who tried
to rescue him. Luckily, the bullet touched the hand of
Tarun Kumar Yogi. Police have arrested the accused
and it came to light that it was due to a property related
dispute. The incident took place in Kunhadi police sta-
tion area of the city. Yogi said that about five years ago,
he worked with Brijesh Yogi. The victim said that he was
returning home with Yogendra Goswami when Brijesh
and Laxman attacked them near Parshvanath Enclave.
A young man was reportedly kidnapped in
broad daylight in Jaipur on Tuesday. The police
team chased the miscreants for 21 kilometres
with the help of GPS but they managed to flee. Police
have seized the SUV they were in and are searching
for them. For fear of being caught, the kidnappers left
the Scorpio in front of JDA Colony Lakshmi Restaurant.
On asking the people around, they were told that three
people had parked the Scorpio and ran towards JDA
Colony. Meanwhile the police got information that kid-
napped Rambabu Khandelwar had reached home but
when the police team reached there, he was not found.
Jaipur: SOG has started taking action against the
miscreants and their families involved in the Junior
Engineer (JEN) Recruit-
ment-2020 paper leak case. SOG
is preparing to seize the proper-
ties of the four accused involved
in the paper leak. For this, SOG
has sought details of property
from the JMC, JDA and the district administration. At the same
time, SOG also registered an FIR on Thursday against Sarita
Meena, wife of mastermind Harshvardhan Kumar Meena.
Deeg: Once again a large number of bovine
carcasses have washed up in Gurgaon Canal. This
canal passes through Kaman police station area of
Deeg district in Rajasthan. People informed the adminis-
tration about the dead bovines being washed away after
which fficials who reached the spot, recovered the bodies
and buried them. There is anger among ‘Gaurakshaks’
regarding the incident. Actually, under the Yamuna Agree-
ment from Uttar Pradesh, water comes to Deeg district
through canal. This water reaches Deeg via Kama. Dead
bodies of cows often wash up in the Gurgaon Canal.
Jaipur: A cartridge
was found in the bag-
gage of a passenger
at Jaipur airport on Thurs-
day. The CISF team took the
passenger into custody and
filed a case at the Airport po-
lice station. The passenger,
Jhunjhunu resident Jagdish
Poonia reached Jaipur air-
port from Jhunjhunu to catch
Kolkata flight in the morning.
A cartridge (17 MM) was
found in the cover of Poo-
nia’s briefcase. Poonia could
not give any correct answer
regarding the cartridge nor
did he have any weapon
licence. In such a situation,
CISF has registered a case
against the passenger Jag-
dish Poonia who was caught
with cartridges at the airport
police station.
Abhimanyu Repswal Anil Kumar Mahendra Singh Shubham Gaur Late Vikas Bhambhu

RAJASTHAN 03
MP CM’s son to
marry in Pushkar
resort on Feb 23-
24; CM to attend
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The wedding ceremony
of Madhya Pradesh Chief
Minister Dr Mohan Ya-
dav’s son, Vaibhav will
be in Pushkar. Vaibhav
Yadav , son of the CM
will be tying the knot
with Shalini in a resort in
Pushkar and the wedding
festivities will be be-
tween February 23 and
February 24. Several
VVIPs including Ra-
jasthan CM Bhajan Lal
Sharma will grace the oc-
casion as guests.
CM Sharma approves 20k
medical dept recruitments
First India Bureau
Jaipur
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma
has given approval to
continue all 20,000 re-
cruitments under process
in the medical and health
department. A total of 8
cadres of nursing and
paramedical are being re-
cruited through State In-
stitute of Health and
Family Welfare.
“Giving employment
to the youth is the prior-
ity of our government,”
the minister said. Instruc-
tions were given to the
officers to complete the
recruitment process as
soon as possible after
taking opinion from the
Advocate General.
Health Minister Ga-
jendra Singh Khimsar on
Thursday held a public
hearing at his official
residence. He listened to
the grievances of people
who came from across
the state and took memo-
randums from them.
The minister directed
the officials to take im-
mediate action on com-
plaints and provide relief
to the people. “With the
resolve ofAyushman Ra-
jasthan, medical services
in the state are being con-
tinuously strengthened
and made easier to access
for the general public.
The state government is
working with commit-
ment for the welfare of
all sections including the
poor, women, youth and
farmers,” he said.
RCAaskedtovacateSMS
afterviolationofMoUs
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
RCA will have to vacate
SMS Stadium. The
Sports Council Secretary
has written a letter to
RCA Secretary stating
that since the MoU end-
ed, a fresh MoU has not
been signed. The Secre-
tary also accused RCAof
violating terms of MoU
and instructed to deposit
dues of Sports Council
while also instructing to
hand over all the assets
to the Sports Officer.
Now RCAwill have to
vacate SMS Stadium and
other premises as well.
Moreover, if need be, the
Sports Council can also
lock the RCA.
Meanwhile, the Coop-
erative Registrar has sent
a notice to RCA and ap-
pointed Jitendra Kumar
Sharma as the Investiga-
tion Officer in the case.
This investigation report
will be submitted within
15 days. RCA Secretary
Bhavani Samota said that
if the govt wants to in-
vestigate, then it is free.
“We will cooperate with
the government. We will
provide whatever docu-
ments are required. We
have requested the state
government regarding
the agreement, we hope
to get support,” he said.
SMS STADIUM TO HOST
THREE IPL MATCHES
The long wait of
cricket lovers of
Rajasthan is finally
over. The schedule of the
first phase of the Indian
Premier League (IPL) has
been released. In this, three
matches will be played at
Sawai Mansingh Stadium
in Jaipur. Of these, the
first match will be held
on 24 March, the second
match on 28 March and the
third match on 6 April. In
such a situation, with the
announcement, Rajasthan
Cricket Association has
also started preparations for
the Indian Premier League
match. The schedule of the
second phase will be re-
leased after the announce-
ment of Lok Sabha election
dates.
Gajendra Singh Khimsar during the Jansunwai on Thursday.
Major Shakeup: Over 396 RAS 5
IFS officers transferred in Rajasthan
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur
Mega transfers in many
departments took place
in the state on Thursday
before the limit of getting
transfers was over in the
state. 5 IFS officers were
transferred on Thursday
night. Sudarshan Sharma
has been posted as Dy.
Conservator of forest,
wildlife, Rajsamand
while Mukesh Saini has
now been made Dy. Con-
servator of forest in
Udaipur.Alok Nath Gup-
ta will be the new Dy.
Conservator of forest (
DOD) Udaipur while
Vankdoth Chethan Ku-
mar will be Dy. Conser-
vator of forest in Dhol-
pur. Pawar Sagar Popat
will now be Dy.Conser-
vator of forest Jhalawar.
In a major administra-
tive reshuffle as many as
396 RAS officers were
transferred on Thursday
night in an order issued
by the Department of
Personnel ( DOP).
Shaheen Ali Khan has
been posted as additional
director of HCM RIPA,
Dr Praveen Kumar will
be the news additional
Divisional Commission-
er of Jaipur.
Neetu Barupal has
been posted as joint sec-
retary in the department
of minority affairs while
Abha Jain has been post-
ed as additional commis-
sioner in departmetal
enquiries. Dr Bajrang
Singh has been made
commissioner of Alwar
Nagar Parishad.Avdhesh
Singh will be the new
registrar of university of
Rajasthan. 28 officials in
the department of com-
mercial tax were trans-
ferred. Finance depart-
ment issued the orders
for this.
The transfers include
that of additional com-
missioner, dy commis-
sioner and other com-
mercial tax officers. Of-
ficials have been ordered
to join with immediate
effect. 8 excise inspec-
tors 44 PROs were
also transferred.
Seasonal diseases on the
rise,ACScallsforcaution
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Additional Chief Secre-
tary of the Medical and
Health Department
Shubhra Singh reviewed
the increase in infection
and viral cases due to
change in weather and
gave guidelines to the of-
ficials regarding preven-
tion of seasonal diseases.
Also, an appeal has
been made to the general
public that in case of
symptoms of viral or in-
fection, they should con-
sult a doctor.
During the meeting,
medical experts said that
adopting preventive
measures can control the
spread of diseases. “Chil-
dren, elderly, pregnant
women and people suf-
fering from serious ill-
ness need to take special
precautions as their im-
mune system could be
weakened or compro-
mised” they said.
Health experts have
suggested washing hands
with soap, avoid touch-
ing the mouth, nose and
eyes repeatedly, keep dis-
tance from people with
cold and cough, avoid
going to crowded areas
and using a mask when
necessary.
317 IRS officers
reshuffled by the
CBDT in two
seperate orders
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur
The Central Board of Direct
Taxes-CBDT on Thursday
issued two separate orders
and changed the responsi-
bilities of 317 officers of the
Indian Revenue Service
working in the department.
CBDT has assigned new
responsibilities to the re-
cently promoted Principal
Commissioner of Income
Tax/Principal Director of
Income Tax Investigation
and Income Tax Commis-
sioner/Director of Income
Tax Investigation level of-
ficers, while some other of-
ficers have also been trans-
ferred. Several officers in
Rajasthan have also got new
responsibilities. According
to the orders issued by
CBDT, IRS officer Mamta
Kochhar working in Ra-
jasthan has been transferred
to the post of Principal In-
come Tax Commissioner.
Desert festival-24 regales in Jaisalmer
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer
he World fa-
mous Desert
Festival 2024
was inaugurated on
Thursday at Shaheed
Poonam Singh Stadium
in Jaisalmer. Competi-
tions along with the folk
events were organised.
Gujarati artists present-
ed Siddhi Dhamaal
Rathwa dance.
Marudhar Kanwar
won the title of Mrs Jais-
almer and Dr Shrikant
Vyas as Mr Desert and
Parul Vijay won the title
of Miss Moomal. In Safa
competition among for-
eigners, Janique Brunel-
la of France stood first.
Ravindra Joshi stood
first in the mustache
competition. As part of
the voter awareness pro-
gramme of SVEEP in
Maru Mahotsav, a camel
procession was taken
out across the city.
T
A CELEBRATION OF COLOURS AND CULTURE
The festival saw a number of competitions, Marudhar Kanwar won the title of Mrs Jaisalmer,
Ravindra Singh won the moustache competition, Genic Brunelia of France was also awarded.
Firstsensorforalcoholdetection
developedby IIT-Jodhpur team
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur
Indian Institute of Tech-
nology (IIT) Jodhpur re-
searchers have developed
the first “Make in India”
human breath sensor
based on metal oxides
and nano silicon operat-
ing at room temperature.
The device’s primary
function is to measure
alcohol content in the
breath in drunk and driv-
ing cases. However, with
some changes in sensing
layers and the use of an
array of sensors.
There was a greater
need for the development
of a quick, affordable,
non-invasive health
monitoring device, given
the growing concerns
about the adverse impact
of air pollution on human
health and the environ-
ment. The existing sen-
sors are based on fuel
cell-based technology or
metal oxide technology.
Hence, it motivated
the researchers to take up
the work and develop a
breath VOC sensor
whose cost will be less
than the existing fuel cell
technology-based de-
vice.
The research was published by Nikhil Vadera, PhD student, and
Associate Professor, Dr Saakshi Dhanekar.
Missing cousin of MLA
Sona Devi Bawri found
First India Bureau
Sangaria
On December 16, 2000,
5-year-old Deepu got
separated. Today, near-
ly 23 years later, Deep-
ak Bawari, son of Sahe-
bram Bawari and neph-
ew of MLA Sona Devi
Bawari, was found
working as a bonded
laborer close to a brick
kiln near Sangeriya.
Witnessing the boy
come back after such a
long period of time,
tears of joy flowed in
the family. Despite
years of search, disap-
pointment prevailed
and even the police
were unable to find the
missing boy for a cou-
ple of decades.
Former legislator
Sona Devi Bawari
raised the issue in the
assembly in 2018, yet
disappointment persist-
ed. Today, the boy has
returned home safely
with his parents.
Lalit Kumar has been
posted as Special
Assistant ( SA) to
Deputy CM Diya
Kumari. In this RAS
transfer list, 36 ADMs
, 9 assistant
collectors and CEOs
of 11 Zila Parishads
have been
transferred
A Painted Stork flying over the lake in Ajmer on Thursday. The “Painted Stork” is
characterized by its striking appearance with white plumage, black wing feathers, and a
distinctive pink coloration on its long legs and bill.
HIMANSHU SHARMA
Colorful Marsh Dweller

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The one who has faith, and is sincere,
and has mastery over the senses, gains
this knowledge. Having gained this,
one at once attains the supreme peace.
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In a significant step to enhance the safety measures
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Prime Minister @NarendraModi, has expanded its
commitment through the approval of the continuation and
improvement of the ‘Safety of Women’ Umbrella Scheme.
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IN-DEPTH
A JUDGMENT TO
RESTORE FAITH
IN DEMOCRACY
he Supreme Court set a new precedent in its
commitment to save democracy when it
quashed the result of the election for Chan-
digarh mayor. The presiding officer had declared
Manoj Sonkar of the BJP as the winner.After setting
aside Sonkar’s election the Supreme Court declared
Kuldeep Kumar, a joint candidate of theAamAadmi
Party and Congress, as the winner.
A three-judge Bench headed by the Chief Justice
of India DY Chandrachud checked the eight ballot
papers, on which the presiding officer Anil Masih
was seen making a mark in a video, and found them
to be valid. Masih had declared them invalid to help
the BJP candidate pip Kuldeep Kumar.
Issuing a show cause notice to Masih the Bench
said that the presiding officer “is guilty of serious
misdemeanour in doing what he did in his role and
capacity as presiding officer”.
The judgment restored people’s faith in the judiciary
butalsoraiseddoubtsaboutfairnessinbiggerelections.
T
CHANGING PLACES
IN GLOBAL ECONOMY
apan, once proudly holding the title of the
world’s third-largest economy, has recently
conceded its position to Germany after slip-
ping into recession.According to official data released
on February 15, Japan’s economy managed a growth
of 1.9 percent. However, a significant 18 percent de-
preciation in the value of the yen against the dollar in
2022 and 2023 played a pivotal role in this shift.
Recession is weak or negative growth for a sus-
tained period with rise in unemployment.
Despite Germany’s current GDP of $4.5 trillion,
securing its place as the third-largest economy may
not be certain, as it
grapples with “multi-
ple crises” that have
led to a 0.3 percent
decline in GDP. The
German statistical
office attributes this
setback to soaring
prices across “all
stages of the eco-
nomic process”,
which have subdued
growth prospects.
Meanwhile, with
India ascending to
the fifth spot, the
United Kingdom
now occupies the
sixth position in
terms of GDP. How-
ever, mirroring Ja-
pan’s fate, the UK faces the looming spectre of reces-
sion if its economy fails to rebound over the next two
quarters. Concerns heightened after the economy
contracted by 0.1 percent between July and Septem-
ber, followed by a further 0.3 percent decline be-
tween October and December. This downturn marks
the UK economy’s most dismal performance since
the 2009 financial crisis, underscoring the urgency
for swift and effective measures to spur growth and
stave off recessionary pressures.
For India the forecasts remain promising. Global
brokerage firm Jefferies predicted that by 2027, just
three years from now, India would be the world’s
third largest economy by 2027.
J
With India ascending
to the 5th spot, the
UK now occupies the
sixth position in
terms of GDP.
However, mirroring
Japan’s fate, the UK
faces the looming
specter of recession
if its economy fails to
rebound over the
next two quarters
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MIND
GAME
Quantum physics is a two-
edged sword, however,
when it comes to explain-
ing the mind. Its principles
have been used to justify a
conscious universe or not,
depending on the perspec-
tive of the thinker who is
wielding the theory.he pre-
dominant aim is always to
rescue the materialist (now
generally called physical-
ist) viewpoint.
The fallacy of physical-
ism runs much deeper
even than this. Why is
oxygen gaseous while
iron is hard? A glance at
the periodic chart of the
elements reveals that an
iron atom is larger than
an oxygen atom, but this
fact has nothing to do with
hardness. Because they
are the first two elements
in the periodic chart.
WHYYOURBRAINISN’T
EXPERIENCINGANYTHING
ven as we
pass through
a golden age
for brain sci-
ence, only
the future will determine
whether the whole field is
based on an unproven as-
sumption,namely,thatonce
you understand the brain,
you understand the mind.
At best, the notion that
Brain=Mind is touch and
go. When you try to figure
out where thoughts, feel-
ings, and sensations come
from, you find yourself in a
strange domain filled with
mirrors, illusions, and a
shaky grasp of reality. The
mindishardertohuntdown
than the mythical unicorn
because, with the mind, the
hunter and the hunted are
the same.
This frustrating obstacle
has led to speculation that
swings between two ex-
tremes: At one extreme,
occupied by strict materi-
alists, consciousness is
pure illusion created by
brain chemistry. At the
other extreme, occupied by
anyone who doesn’t really
want an explanation, con-
sciousness is a given that
defies exploration, much
as water is a given to a fish.
Must the riddle of the
mind remain a riddle? For
answers, relying on
Brain=Mind is a dead end,
even though that’s the po-
sition adopted wholesale
by neuroscience. The com-
plexity of the human nerv-
ous system is fascinating,
but the mind doesn’t need
the brain in order to exist.
Consciousness preceded
all living things by being
fundamental in creation.
Over the past decade or
so, the notion that con-
sciousness is innate in the
universe, as built-in as
gravity, has gained in stat-
ure. Some leading cosmol-
ogists are circling back to
the insights of quantum
pioneers like Max Planck
and Erwin Schrödinger.
Planck declared that it was
impossible to “get behind
consciousness,” meaning
that consciousness can’t be
explained by referring to
anything more primal.
Schrödinger held that con-
sciousness cannot be sub-
divided; there is only one
consciousness, even
though it appears to be sub-
divided into billions of in-
dividual minds. To use an
honored analogy from the
Vedanta tradition in India,
pure gold can be made into
countless objects, but in es-
sence, they are all gold.
Quantum physics is a
two-edged sword, howev-
er, when it comes to ex-
plaining the mind. Its prin-
ciples have been used to
justify a conscious uni-
verse or not, depending on
the perspective of the
thinker who is wielding the
theory. The predominant
aim is always to rescue the
materialist (now generally
called physicalist) view-
point. A sharp break is all
but impossible even among
far-seeing physicists and
neuroscientists.
On the sidelines, the
physicalist view is steadily
eroding even without the
thorny issue of conscious-
ness to contend with. It is
agreed among quantum
theorists that subatomic
particles are essentially
mathematical constructs,
withnofixedpropertiesthat
resemble tangible objects.
So how did rocks, clouds,
mountains, and trees get
their physical properties?
How do we get from math-
ematics,whichhasnophys-
ical properties, to the hard-
ness of granite and the
sweetness of strawberries?
It’s a classic example of
“you can’t get there from
here.” Physicalism isn’t ap-
plicable to the mind.Atoms
and molecules can’t think,
and the human brain con-
sists of nothing but ordi-
nary organic molecules that
are shuffled around not
very differently from heart
or liver cells. This obvious-
ness of this objection is so
glaring, you wonder how it
can be denied. Making the
brain the source of the mind
is like making the colors on
Rembrandt’s palette the
source of his genius.
The fallacy of physical-
ism runs much deeper even
than this. Why is oxygen
gaseous while iron is hard?
A glance at the periodic
chart of the elements re-
veals that an iron atom is
larger than an oxygen atom,
but this fact has nothing to
do with hardness. Because
they are the first two ele-
ments in the periodic chart,
you might suppose that hy-
drogen and helium are gas-
es, but the third element is
lithium, a soft, silvery met-
al. That is unpredictable
from the lithium atom,
much less why it should be
medically effective for bi-
polar disorder.
Examine the physical
structure of brain cells as
deeply as you want, and
there is no hint at the fact
that the brain produces a
3-Dimageoftheworld.Nor
does a close examination of
specific brain areas explain
how we convert invisible
photons, the quanta of light,
into sight, the vibration of
air into sound, and so on
through all five senses.
What lies beyond physi-
calism and its almost total
dominance in science? No
one can predict, although a
paradigm shift is inevitable,
because of the objections
just raised, and many more.
We don’t even know what
a thought is or have the
ability to predict what our
next thought will be. For
now, here are some quota-
tions from a thinker who
looked to the mind’s far-
thest horizon and beyond.
His name was Vasistha, a
Vedic sage writing many
centuries ago, but almost
eerily anticipating the most
far-seeing speculations in
current cosmology.
l “The entire universe is
forever the same as the
consciousness that dwells
in every atom, even as an
ornament is non-different
from gold.”
l “Cosmic consciousness
alone exists now and ever;
in it are no worlds, no cre-
ated beings. That con-
sciousness reflected in itself
appears to be creation.”
l “This consciousness is not
knowable: when it wishes
to become the knowable, it
is known as the universe.”
l “The world exists because
consciousness is, and
the world is the body of
consciousness.”
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
Physicalism isn’t applicable to the mind. Atoms and
molecules can’t think, and the human brain
consists of nothing but ordinary organic molecules
that are shuffled around not very differently from
heart or liver cells. This obviousness of this
objection is so glaring, you wonder how it can be
denied. Making the brain the source of the mind is
like making the colors on Rembrandt’s palette the
source of his genius
E
DEEPAK
CHOPRA
The writer is MD,
FACP, FRCP founder of the
Chopra Foundation,
a non-profit entity for
research on well-being
and humanitarianism,
and Chopra Global

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Navsari
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Thursday at-
tacked the Congress over
its comments about his
caste and said the opposi-
tion party has no agenda
except abusing him, but
this attitude will only
strengthen the resolve to
win more than 400 seats
for the BJP-led NDA in
the ensuing LS polls.
Modi said despite rul-
ing the country for dec-
ades, the Congress ig-
nored its rich heritage.
The BJP-led govern-
ment at the Centre is pay-
ing equal attention to de-
velopment of the country
and preserving its herit-
age, he asserted, com-
ments coming exactly a
month after the inaugura-
tion of the grand Ram
temple inAyodhya, where
idol consecration rituals
were led by him. “You
have seen how Congress
peopleabuseModi’scaste.
But Congress people for-
get that the more abuses
they hurl, the stronger will
be the resolve to cross 400
(LSseats),” he said.
PTI
New Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal has re-
ceived a seventh sum-
mons from
the Enforce-
ment Direc-
torate (ED),
o f f i c i a l s
said. Kejri-
wal has been asked to ap-
pear before the probe
agency on February 26
for questioning in con-
nection with the Delhi
liquor excise policy case.
He skipped the ED’s
sixth call on Monday
with his partyAAP term-
ing the summons as “il-
legal” and asserting that
the matter is now before
the court. Kejriwal
skipped the February 2,
Jan 19, Jan 3, Dec 21, and
November 2 summons.
PTI
Mumbai
BJP president J P Nadda
on Thursday said only his
party was working in a
“clean” manner to ensure
progress of the poor. All
other parties indulge in
corruption and their lead-
ers are either in jail or out
on bail, he said, speaking
at a party event here.
TheCongressonlygave
slogansofpovertyallevia-
tion but the Narendra
Modigovernmentbrought
25crorepeopleoutofpov-
erty, Nadda said. “Only
the BJP is ensuring ad-
vancementofthepoorand
the country in a clean way.
All other parties do cor-
ruption,” he said.
“Be it Sonia (Gandhi),
Rahul (Gandhi) or Lalu
Prasad, they all are out on
bail. Soren (apparently
referring to former
Jharkhand CM Hemant
Soren) is in jail,” he said.
While 50% of the
country’s population was
living in poverty during
former PM Jawaharlal
Nehru’s years in office,
the proportion increased
to 60 per cent after Indira
Gandhi came to power,
the BJP chief claimed.
“Congress only gave
slogans in the name of the
poor, devised schemes
and plans in the drawing
room but they were never
implemented,” he said.
Agencies
New Delhi
Former Chief Minister
and Karnataka JD (S)
President H.D. Kumaras-
wamy met Union Home
Minister Amit Shah in
New Delhi on Thursday
and held a meeting for 30
minutes at his office.
Sources stated that Ku-
maraswamy met Amit
Shahinthewakeoftaking
a final decision on seat-
sharing between the par-
ties, and also regarding
rise of dissent against JD
(S) from certain BJPlead-
ers in the state. Sources
explained that Kumaras-
wamy insisted with Amit
Shah to allow JD (S) can-
didates to contest from
Mandya, Hassan Ben-
galuru Rural or Kolar Lok
Sabha seats. Though the
alliance between the par-
ties was declared 4
months ago, the seat-shar-
ing is yet to be finalised.
Shah has promised Ku-
maraswamy to take final
call on seat-sharing soon.
PM Modi slams the Grand Old Party over its remark on his caste
In Gujarat
Congressabusewillonlystrengthen
resolvetowinover400LSseats:PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Gujarat BJP Chief CR Patil during a
public event, in Navsari, Gujarat, on Thursday. PTI
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh being welcomed by BJP leaders
upon his arrival at Maa Danteshwari Airport at Jagdalpur in
Bastar District. PTI
BJP President J P Nadda at
‘Labharthi Sammelan’, in
Mumbai, on Thursday. PTI
COMMITTEDTOFARMERS'WELFARE:PMOVERSUGARCANEPRICE
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Thursday
underlined his govern-
ment's commitment to
fulfilling its pledge for
the welfare of farmers,
asserting that a historic
hike in sugarcane's price
is part of such efforts.
This will benefit crores
of sugarcane farmers,
he said in a series of
posts on X, highlighting
several decisions taken
by the Union Cabinet on
Wednesday. The Cabinet
meeting headed by PM
Modi hiked the minimum
price that mills have to
pay to sugarcane grow-
ers by ₹ 25 to ₹ 340 per
quintal for the 2024-25
season starting October.
An official statement had
said after the decision,
The new FRP will ensure
prosperity of sugarcane
farmers. It is noteworthy
that India is already pay-
ing the highest price of
sugarcane in the world
and despite that the gov-
ernment is ensuring the
world's cheapest sugar to
domestic consumers.
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
z Even after Ram temple
construction, those living in
negativity not leaving path
of hatred: PM Modi
z PM will address rally
in Barasat on March 6:
Bengal BJP chief Sukanta
Majumdar
z PM inaugurates new
Valinath Mahadev tem-
ple, announces 1.25 lakh
houses for the poor in Guj
PTI
Nabarangpur
Defence minister Rajnath
Singh on Thursday
claimed that the BJP has
ended the credibility cri-
sis in politics created by
theCongressandtheparty
has won the trust of peo-
ple by fulfilling promises.
Singh addressing party
workers of three Lok
Sabha constituencies of
Nabarangpur, Kalahandi
and Bolangir, said: The
people had lost their trust
in politicians as the Con-
gress people do not fulfil
promises made to people
during elections.
However, the BJPwon
the trust of the people by
fulfilling all its promises.
Therefore, the crisis of
credibility in politics has
ended. People now have
faith in Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
Launching a scathing
attack on the Congress,
the Defence minister
said that the Congress
used to forget the
promises made to the
people after elections for
which the people had
lost faith in politicians.
However, things have
changed since Narendra
Modi came to power in
2014, he said.
BJP has ended credibility
crisis in politics: Rajnath
ODISHA NEEDS DOUBLE ENGINE SARKAR TO
ENSURE STEADY PROGRESS: RAJNATH SINGH
Berhampur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
on Thursday emphasised the importance of
establishing a “double engine” government in
Odisha to ensure steady progress for the state, align-
ing it with the development trajectory of the rest of
the country. Singh said this while addressing a public
meeting at Ambapua near Berhampur town here.
Party workers from five Lok Sabha segments such
as Berhampur, Aska, Bhubaneswar, Kandhamal and
Puri attended the meeting. “No force can stop BJP
from forming the government in Odisha this time,”
he said. Encouraging party workers to engage with
the public, Singh urged them to communicate the
welfare measures initiated by the Modi government
for various segments of society. He called upon BJP
workers to commit to the formation of a “double-en-
gine sarkar” in Odisha, asserting that the party would
perform well not only in the Lok Sabha polls but also
in the Vidhan Sabha elections, which are scheduled
alongside the Lok Sabha polls. “We will not only do
well in Lok Sabha polls, but BJP will also do well in
the Vidhan Sabha polls,” he asserted.
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur
Chief Minister Yogi Adi-
tyanath said that India is
making rapid strides in
developmentInAzaadika
Amrit Mahotsav, becom-
ing the fifth largest econ-
omy in the world, leaving
behind Britain which
ruled the country for two
centuries, and now it is set
to become the third larg-
est economy in PM Nar-
endra Mod’s third term.
Speaking at the inaugu-
ration ceremony of the
newIncorTaxDepartment
building YogisaidthatUt-
tar Pradesh was keeping
pacewiththegrowthinthe
national economy, adding
the Gross Domestic Prod-
uct (GDP) and per capita
income of the state have
doubledinthepast7years.
The Chief Minister,
along with Union Finance
Minister Nirmala Sithara-
man and Minister of State
for Finance Pankaj
Choudhary, inaugurated
the newly constructed
building of the Income
Tax Department in Gora-
khpur on Thursday.
“Indiawillbeworld’sthirdlargest
economyinPMModi’s3rdterm”
“UP HAS THE BEST
INFRASTRUCTURE”
Gorakhpur: Chief
Minister Yogi Ad-
ityanath remarked:
“Uttar Pradesh has the best
infrastructure, with the CD
ratio reaching around 60
percent, up from 45 percent.
The goal for the next fiscal
year is to increase it to
65%.” He also said that the
number of individuals filing
income tax returns in the
state has also increased.
BJPworkingin‘clean’manner
forprogressofpoor:Nadda
Kumaraswamy meets
Shah to talk seat-sharing
Janata Dal (Secular) (JD-S) leader and former Karnataka CM HD
Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy meet Union
Home Minister Amit Shah, in New Delhi on Thursday. ANI
UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman
during the inauguration of ‘Direct Tax Bhavan’, on Thursday.
Liquor policy
case: Kejriwal
summoned again
UP’s GDP and per
capita income
doubled in seven
years: CM Yogi
First India Bureau
New Delhi
lobal invest-
ment advisory
firm Jefferies
has said that with a re-
newed Capital Expendi-
ture cycle and robust
earnings profile, Indian
markets will continue to
deliver attractive growth
over the next 5-7 years.
It further observes that
Indian markets are still
under penetrated with
just 4.7 per cent of
household savings in eq-
uities. However, digital
advancement in India has
blurred the lines between
traditional and retail in-
vestors.
With technology at
their fingertips, retail in-
vestors now enjoy un-
precedented access to the
stock market, thus de-
mocratizing the investor
profile.
Furthermore, the Sys-
tematic Investment
Plans (SIPs) have
gained immense popu-
larity reflecting a disci-
plined approach to in-
vestment among retail
investors.
The report says “With
growing awareness
around investment
through mutual funds by
regulators and the Fi-
nance Ministry, we ex-
pect to see much more
savings flowing into In-
dia’s equity markets.”
CREDITS MODI GOVT FOR BOOSTING ‘EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
Jefferies projects optimistic outlook for India’s economy, equity markets
G
India to be the
third largest
economy by 2027
OPPORTUNE TIME FOR MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
Jefferies further says that a strong growth profile, rising
weight of Indian markets and track record of generating
high returns should attract incremental foreign invest-
ment flows. Citing the example of South Korean multinational
Hyundai India’s decision to list its Indian subsidiary, the report
says time is opportune for several multinational companies with
a strong foothold in the country to become listed entities.” If
larger global companies like Amazon, Samsung, Apple, Toyota
etc. were to think on these lines – it can be a game changer for
Indian equity capital markets” it adds.
SUSTAINED REFORMS HAVE LAID
FOUNDATION FOR STRONG FUTURE
The report credits sustained re-
forms undertaken by the Govern-
ment for creating an ecosystem
for high growth. “Since 2014, the Modi
government has successfully delivered on
a set of reforms with the aim of boosting
'Ease of Doing Business' in the country.
The landmark GST reform of 2017 com-
pressed a multitude of taxation structures
into a common national system, akin to
creating a 'Eurozone' style flow of goods
and services across the Indian states. The
Bankruptcy Law of 2016 proved crucial in
accelerating the cleanup of the bad loans
from the banking system. The Real Estate
Regulatory Act (RERA) of 2017 helped to
clean up the vast, unorganized property
sector” the report adds. In conclusion the
Jefferies report says “In a world of rising
geo-political tensions, India has deftly
managed to remain on good terms with
the G7 while also being fully signed up
member of BRICS, as reflected in the
widely acknowledged success of the G20
Summit held in Delhi last September”.
INDIA HOUSEHOLD ASSET OWNERSHIP
Property
50.8%
% of household
assets in
equities
4.7%
Case 3.4%
Insurance
funds
6.0%
Bank deposits
13.8%
Gold
15.5%
GST Implementation
Credit-based tax
system which
replaced 1000s of
different tax rates
policies preva-
lent across states.
RERA (Real Estate
Regulation Act)
Real Estate Regu-
latory Act of 2017
helped cleanup the
vast, unorganized
property ssector
Bankruptcy Law
Bank bad asset
ratio at 4%, down
from 11% in FY18;
Banks Tier-I capital
at 15% - record
high levels
Formalization/
digitalisation
India’s UPI, UID
driving fast digital
payment adoption;
plugging subsidy
leakage in system
Demonetization
Targetted large cash
driven economy,
led to much higher
income declaration
and formalization of
economy
Inflation
Targeting
CPI halved from
10% before 2014,
Reslient against
global inflation
post Covid
PATH- BREAKING REFORMS
Provident
Pension funds
5.9%

NEWS 07
SHARE MARKET WATCH
Vigilance is the key to success in this bullish market
Assessment of human wildlife
conflict situation in Kerala
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur
ndian stock
markets are
touching new
heights every day de-
spite the whirlwind of
uncertainties. The situa-
tion in the market is such
that there are so many
fluctuations in a single
day that it becomes dif-
ficult to predict what the
future trend of the mar-
ket will be. In such a
situation, investors
should be extremely
cautious while making
new investments and
should also pay special
attention to booking
profits on their old in-
vestments.
There is no doubt that
the Indian economy is on
the path of improvement,
there will be small and
big obstacles in this path,
but no one expects any
serious decline. But de-
spite this, the continuous
selling by foreign institu-
tional investors raises
doubts about this. It
could be asked that when
the market is booming
and the economy is on
track, then why are for-
eign investors continu-
ously selling their goods
despite the prospects of
development. I had also
mentioned in my previ-
ous articles that as long
as the earnings are re-
flected only in the share
prices, there will be no
profit from it, the profit
is only visible in the
bank account.
In such a situation,
common investors
should keep evaluating
their investments con-
tinuously and if there is a
continuous falling trend
in any stock, no matter
what the reason, then that
stock should be shown
the way out of the portfo-
lio as soon as possible.
(This is the personal opin-
ion of the author. The author,
his family members and ac-
quaintances may have invest-
ments in the companies men-
tioned in the article.)
Agencies
Jaipur
Recently, there have been
incidences of human
wildlife conflicts in the
State of Kerala, especial-
ly in Waynad District.
Taking a serious note
of the situation, Bhu-
pender Yadav,Union
Minister for Environ-
ment, Forest and Climate
Change, Government of
India undertook a field
visit to Bandipur Nation-
al Park (which is adjoin-
ing Waynad) in Karnata-
ka and Waynad in Kerala
along with senior officers
from the Ministry of En-
vironment, Forest and
Climate Change and Sci-
entists of the Wildlife In-
stitute of India (WII) for
a first-hand appraisal of
the problem of human-
wildlife conflict in the
region on 21st and 22nd
February 2024.
On 22nd February
2024, Shri Yadav chaired
a meeting in the Waynad
District Collectorate,
Kalpetta. The Director
General of Forests along
with officers from MoE-
FCCandWildlifeInstitute
of India were present.
I
Caracas: Fifteen peo-
ple were killed and 11
others injured after a
mine collapsed in La
Paragua, the city of An-
gostura in the country’s
southeastern Bolivar
state, said Venezuelan
President Nicolas Ma-
duro. Search and rescue
teams continue to be
deployed in the area.
15 killed as mine
collapses in
Venezuela
New Delhi: External
Affairs Minister S Jais-
hankar will embark on a
four-day visit to South
Korea and Japan begin-
ning March 4 to hold
talks with his interlocu-
tors on key bilateral, re-
gional and global issues,
including the challenges
in the Indo-Pacific.
EAM Jaishankar
to visit Japan,
South Korea
Beijing: Five people
were killed and as many
vehicles fell off when a
section of a bridge col-
lapsed after it was hit by
a container ship in Chi-
na’s Guangzhou city on
Thursday. The accident
took place in the early
hours when a pier of the
Lixinsha Bridge was hit
by a container ship.
5 killed as container
ship hits bridge in
Chinese city
Tehran: Candidates for
Iran’s parliament began
campaigning Thursday
in the country’s first
election since the 2022
crackdown on nation-
wide protests that fol-
lowed the death of
Mahsa Amini in police
custody. Iran’s state tel-
evision said 15,200 can-
didates will compete.
Iran starts first poll
campaign since the
2022 mass protests
New Delhi: Calcutta HC
asked the West Bengal
government to rename
the lion named ‘Akbar’
and the lioness named
‘Sita’which are kept in
the same enclosure at
Bengal Safari Park. The
court asked the lawyer
whether he would name
his own pet after a Hindu
God or Muslim Prophet.
Calcutta High Court
asks Bengal to
rename big cats
IN BRIEF
London: India-born me-
dia executive Dr Samir
Shah was on Thursday
confirmed as the new
BBC chairman after his
selection cleared the
stages of scrutiny to be
approved by King
Charles III. Shah, who
has worked in UK
broadcasting for over 40
years, was picked as the
government’s preferred
candidate in December
last year.
BBC gets first Indian-
origin chief in Dr Shah
Addressgeopoliticalissues
constructively:IndiaatG20
Agencies
Rio De Janeiro (Brazil)
In the backdrop of multi-
ple conflict situations
across the world, India
has emphasised the need
to address geopolitical is-
sues constructively and
find common ground at a
G20 ministerial meeting
hosted by Brazil.
Brazil assumed the
G20 Presidency from In-
dia on December 1, 2023,
and the G20 Foreign Min-
isters’ Meeting (FMM) is
the first ministerial meet-
ing under the Brazilian
Presidency that was inau-
gurated on February 20.
Speaking during a ses-
sion titled, ‘G20’s role in
dealing with ongoing in-
ternational tensions’,
Minister of State for Ex-
ternal Affairs V Mu-
raleedharan touched
upon multiple conflict
points and advocated In-
dia’s position on them.
Representing India at
the FMM, Muraleed-
haran said, that on the
Russia-Ukraine war, In-
dia called for “an urgent
return to dialogue and
diplomacy,” while on the
Israel-Palestine conflict,
“India believes in a two-
State solution on the Isra-
el-Palestine issue.”
Asserting that India
condemns terrorism in all
its forms, he said, “We
must not allow conflict in
West Asia to spread any
wider.” Referring to the
attacks on marine vessels
in the Red Sea, he empha-
sised the need for utmost
security on high seas and
also that the safety of sea
lanes of communication
“is critical.” Muraleed-
haran also drew attention
to the need to address
“geopolitical issues con-
structively and find com-
mon ground.”
BidencallsPutina'crazy
SOB',takesaimatTrump
PTI
Washington
During a fundraiser for
his reelection campaign
on Wednesday night,
President Joe Biden
called Russian President
Vladimir Putin a crazy
SOB and took aim at for-
mer President Donald
Trump’s comments com-
paring himself to the
Russian opposition lead-
er who died last week in
an Arctic prison.
Biden was talking
about climate change
when he said, We have a
crazy SOB like Putin and
others, and we always
have to worry about nu-
clear conflict, but the ex-
istential threat to human-
ity is climate.
Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov comment-
ed by saying that Biden’s
“churlish” remark could
hardly hurt Putin but was
a huge shame for the US
Clearly, Biden behaves in
the Hollywood cowboy
style to serve internal po-
litical interests. Biden
also said he was astound-
ed by recent comments
madebyhislikelyRepub-
lican challenger.
During fundraiser for 2024 election
IND vs ENG 4th Test Today
Indiaaimtosealthedeal
astheytakeonEngland
Agencies
New Delhi
India will aim to seal the
deal as they take on Eng-
land in the fourth and
penultimate Test of the
series. As the hosts are
already 2-1 up, they can
clinch the series with a
win in the upcoming
game. England’s ap-
proach will be to watch
out for after two thump-
ing defeats.
The JSCA Internation-
al Stadium Complex in
Ranchi will host the
fourth Test, starting on
February 23.As per Eng-
land batter Ollie Pope,
batters can have a hard
time due to the cracks on
the surface. Spinners can
hence play a major part.
India and England have
featured in 134 Tests. The
Three Lions have the ad-
vantage with 51 victories
in comparison to India’s
33 triumphs.
SKM to hold tractor march on February 26
PTI
Chandigarh
The Samyukta Kisan
Morcha on Thursday de-
mandedtheregistrationof
an FIR for “murder” over
the death of a protesting
farmer on Punjab-Hary-
anaborderandannounced
tractor marches next
week. The SKM, which
spearheaded the 2020-21
farm agitation against the
now-repealed farm laws,
announced that the farm-
ers will observe a ‘black
day’ on Friday to mourn
the death. It also said
farmers will take out
farmers will take out
tractor marches on high-
ways on February 26 and
hold a Mahapanchayat in
Delhi on March 14.
Speaking to reporters,
SKM leader Balbir Singh
Rajewal said a case of
murder should be regis-
tered in the death of the
farmer at Khanauri border
andhisfamilybegivenRs
1 crore in compensation.
MaryamtobecomefirstwomanCM
ofPak’sPunjabprovincialassembly
PTI
Lahore
Maryam Nawaz, the
daughter of three-time
prime minister Nawaz
Sharif, is set to become
the first woman chief
minister of Pakistan’s
Punjab province follow-
ing the summoning of
the inaugural session of
the provincial legislature
on Friday.
Out of five assemblies
in Pakistan that went to
the polls on February 8,
the Punjab Assembly is
the first house convening
its opening session..
“Punjab Governor Ba-
lighur Rahman has called
the PunjabAssembly ses-
sion for Friday, in which
newly elected members
of the assembly will
swear in,” an official said.
“Needtodeepen economic
engagementwithIndia”
Agencies
New Delhi
AcknowledgingIndiaas a
major international player
and an economic power,
Minister for Europe and
Foreign Affairs of Alba-
nia, Igli Hasani, said on
Thursday that immense
possibilities of coopera-
tion exist between the two
countries in spheres rang-
ing from IT, digitisation,
tourism and economy.
Hasani, who arrived
here for the 9th Raisina
Dialogue on Wednesday,
said that Albania will
soon open an embassy in
New Delhi and further
strengthen and deepen
the bilateral relationship,
which he described as
“excellent”. Albania, he
said, is moving rapidly to
foster stronger economic
ties with India. The min-
ister who had interac-
tions with entrepreneurs
and businesses from both
Albania and India said
that the country would
like to profit from India’s
expertise in IT, innova-
tion, and digitisation.
Minister for Foreign Affairs of
Albania Igli Hasani (R).
India emphasises the need to find common ground
Delegates attend the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday.
US President Joe Biden
RUSSIA-US TIES WON'T
IMPROVE: MEDVEDEV
Moscow: Russian
Security Council
Deputy Chairman
Dmitry Medvedev Thursday
said that Russia-US ties will
not improve in the coming
years and even decades.
Medvedev said that his
current position allows him
to speak more categorically
and openly than during oth-
er periods. Both countries
will not be able to develop
normal ties, no matter who
is in power in Washington,
Dmitry Medvedev said.
FARMERS FROM 10 EU
NATIONS JOIN FORCES
New Delhi: Czech
farmers were driv-
ing their tractors to
several border crossings
on Thursday to meet their
colleagues from neighbouring
countries and join forces in
their protests against Euro-
pean Union agriculture poli-
cies, bureaucracy and overall
conditions for their business.
Farmers complain that the
27-nation EU's environmental
policies, such as the Green
Deal, which calls for limits on
the use of chemicals and on
greenhouse gas emissions,
limit their business and make
their products more expen-
sive than non-EU imports.
KHAN'SPARTYTOHOLD
ORGANISATIONALPOLLS
Islamabad: Jailed
former Pakistan
PM Imran Khan's
beleaguered party will
conduct fresh organisational
elections on March 3, it was
announced on Thursday,
months after the election
commission annulled a
previous intra-party poll. Ear-
lier, intra-party polls of the
71-year-old former-cricketer-
turned-politician's Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaf were
postponed after top party
leadership asserted that it
could 'divert' attention from
the Feb 8 general polls.
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
z US working to
reduce visitor visa wait
time for Indians: Official
z Indian Embassy
consulate officials inter-
act with Indian students
from across US
Tractors and trolleys of the protesting farmers parked on a highway
during their ongoing protest over various demands, including a
legal guarantee of MSP for crops in Patiala district, Thursday. PTI
Maryam Nawaz
Team India players inspect the
pitch during a practice session
in Ranchi on Thursday.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav and others discuss the issue
with the people’s representatives in Waynad District on Thursday.
Vimal
Kothari
Associate Editor, First
India News Senior
Journalist

08
It takes seven days to make a positive change
in our life for our own betterment, it is really
surprising how few are the people willing to
persevere for just a week!
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CMD Editor-in-Chief
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Postal Reg No. JPC/004/2022-24
Yogesh Sharma and
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
It was decided in the Core
Committee meeting of
the Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP) held here on
Thursday that the organi-
zation will be strength-
ened at the grassroots
level, the future programs
of the party will be imple-
mented and every worker
of the party will work on
the resolution of ‘win the
booth, win the election’.
Afterthemeeting,State
President CP Joshi said
that an action plan for the
upcoming programs and
its implementation was
discussed. Besides, dis-
cussions were held on
how everyone should par-
ticipate in Gaon Chalo
Abhiyan, Shakti Vandan
Abhiyan and Beneficiary
Contact Abhiyan.
He said that ‘cluster’
meetings of BJP have
started in view of the LS
polls. Home Minister
Amit Shah had recently
come to the state and vis-
ited Bikaner, Udaipur
and Jaipur. “His visit to
Rajasthan provided guid-
ance to the workers and
infused new energy into
them,” he said.
He said that in the
coming days, other na-
tional leaders of BJP in-
cluding national presi-
dent JP Nadda and de-
fence minister Rajnath
Singh will come.
Joshi said that historic
works have been done in
the last ten years under
the leadership of Prime
Minister Modi and im-
pressed by these works,
leaders from other parties
are joining BJP without
any conditions. CM
Bhajan Lal Sharma, GS
Shekhawat,Arjun Megh-
wal, Kailash Choudhary
others were present.
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma during the state-level meet of BJP's Core Committee at BJP HQs in Jaipur
on Thursday. CP Joshi, Vijaya Rahatkar, Diya Kumari, Dr PC Bairwa, Arjun Meghwal, GS Shekhawat,
Kailash Choudhary, Alka Gurjar, Dr Satish Poonia others were present. SANTOSH SHARMA
Joshi:Leadersfromotherparties
joinBJP,impressedbyPM’swork
JP Nadda Rajnath Singh to address meets in State
BJP CORE PANEL MEET
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma being welcomed by CP Joshi during the state-
level meeting of BJP's Core Committee at BJP HQs in Jaipur on Thursday.
Dr. Prem Chand Bairwa addresses the state- level ‘Divyangjan
Puraskar Samaroh’ organised at Bhagwant Singh Mehta Auditorium,
Nehru Bhawan, HCMRIPA in Jaipur on Thursday. Dr Avinash Gehlot,
Kuldeep Ranka and others were present. NAIM KHAN
Rajyavardhan Rathore inaugurates the seminar organised
by Shri Vishwakarma Skill University on the occasion of Lord
Vishwakarma Jayanti in Jaipur on Thursday.
RAJASTHAN PLANS 491KM WATERWAY FROM
KUTCH TO LUNI FOR ECONOMIC BOOST
Jaipur: Bhajanlal government has taken
steps towards another big project in the state.
The government has written a letter to the
Chairman of Inland Water-way Authority of India for
preparing DPR for 491-km long water way between
Kutch and Luni. ACS Water Resources Abhay Kumar
wrote a letter on behalf of the state government. He
said that a feasibility study report of waterway was
prepared in 2017. “If the waterway is made, cargo,
passenger, tourism and employment opportunities
will also increase,” he said.
Shekhawat graces ‘KEYNOTE’ recording
Nava Chhattisgarh- Vision of New Chhattisgarh
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat was welcomed by
First India News CEO and Managing
Editor Pawan Arora at the channel
office on Thursday. Also present
were FIN Editor Jinendra Shekhawat
and (L-R) Iqbal, Ghanshyam Karol,
Shweta Mishra Awasthi, Vinod
Goswami, and Hemant Sharma.
Shekhawat visited the Channel office
for the recording of a special show
titled ‘KEYNOTE By Pawan Arora’,
which will be telecast on the First
India News channel today at 11 am.
SANTOSH SHARMA
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra felicitates Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai along with
the Bharat24 team, (L-R) Preeti Negi, Rittik Banerjee, Poornima Mishra, Kanhaiya Shukla,
Manoj Jagyasi, Ashish Malhotra, Shyam Bihari Sharma at the Bharat24 Conclave- ‘Nava
Chhattisgarh’- Vision of New Chhattisgarh, held at Hotel Sayaji, Raipur, Chhattisgarh on
Thursday. During the Bharat24 conclave , ‘Nava Chhattisgarh’ at Raipur, Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra also interacted with CM Vishnu Deo Sai in an exclusive ‘The JC Show’.
Situation in nation
worse than Pak,
says Randhawa
Laxmikant Sharma
Dausa
Addressing the Workers’
Dialogue programme in
Dausa, Congress’ State
in-charge Sukhjinder
Randhawa attacked BJP
saying, “The situation in
the country is worse than
Pakistan.”
State Prez GS Dotasra
criticised Centre’s con-
trol over State, warning
of democratic erosion.
Tikaram Jully accused
BJP of failing on prom-
ises, pointing to cow
slaughter under its rule.
PCBairwa: Govtfocusedon
empoweringspeciallyabled
MinRathoreinspectsSMS
stadium, slamsCong’sintent
Red Cross Society must expand
branches in 17 news districts: Guv
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Deputy CM Dr Prem-
chand Bairwa said that
the State govt is running
various schemes to em-
power the specially abled
to lead a life with self-
respect and contribute to
the progress of the state.
“The state government is
making efforts to ensure
that the benefits of these
schemes reach every dis-
abled person,” the Depu-
ty CM said while ad-
dressing the state- level
‘Divyangjan Puraskar
Samaroh’ at Bhagwant
Singh Mehta Auditori-
um. “World Disabled
Day is celebrated every
year on Dec 3. We’re
creating an accessible en-
vironment for disabled
in, enabling them to fully
utilise their potential.”
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Sports Min Rajyavard-
han Rathore inspected
SMS Stadium and ex-
pressed displeasure over
its poor upkeep. “Previ-
ous Cong govt’s intent
wasn’t good. That’s why
they had purchased
equipment even before
the gym was built.
Bought T-shirts worth Rs
126 cr for Rural and Ur-
ban Olympics and they
are still lying in rooms,”
he said. After MoU sign-
ing ceremony between
RISL IIT Kanpur, he
posted on X saying,
“MoU signed between
RISL IIT Kanpur for
new Centre of Excel-
lence in Blockchain
Technology. PM’s lead-
ership propels India’s
technological growth.”
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Governor Kalraj Mishra
while addressing the
state-level review meet-
ing of the Indian Red
Cross Society at Raj
Bhavan on Thursday,
said that the work of ex-
pansion of district
branches of the Indian
Red Cross Society in the
newly formed 17 districts
of the state should be ex-
pedited. He directed the
District Collectors to cre-
ate awareness about cer-
vical cancer and other
diseases as well as make
special efforts for Red
Cross activities in tribal
areas. He also called for
awareness to motivate
people for blood dona-
tion and organ donation
and remove misconcep-
tions related to it.
Governor Kalraj Mishra addresses during the state-level review
meeting of the Red Cross Society at Raj Bhawan in Jaipur on
Thursday. RK Birla, Shubhra Singh, Gaurav Goyal, Govind Ram
Jaiswal, Jagdeesh Jindal and others were present.
SS Randawa speaks at ‘Workers’
Dialogue programme’ in Dausa.
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
shocking reve-
lation has come
to light regard-
ing the functioning of
the Rajasthan Public
Service Commission
(RPSC), which has
come into controversy
due to paper leak cases.
A government investi-
gation has revealed that
in the last one year, the
RPSC Chairman took
decisions at his level in
258 cases, including
confidential matters,
without calling a meet-
ing of the Commission.
In these cases, the Chair-
man used special pow-
ers and completed the
formalities by taking
comments from the
members through circu-
lation. Some members
of the Commission were
already under suspicion,
but with this new revela-
tion, the Chairman has
also come into the dock.
This picture of the
functioning of the Com-
mission came to light
when the Personnel De-
partment gathered com-
plete information regard-
ing the matter raised by
MLA Hanuman Beniwal
in the Assembly regard-
ing the RPSC.
An investigation re-
vealed that no meeting of
the full bench of the
Commission was called
from January 2023 last
year to January 2024 this
year. During this period,
decisions on 258 mat-
ters, including confiden-
tial matters, were taken
at the level of the Chair-
man. Broadly speaking,
during this entire year,
all types of decisions
were passed through cir-
culation only. After the
formation of the BJP
government in the state,
on January 23, 2024, fol-
lowing the instructions
of the Cabinet, a meeting
of the Full Commission
was held in which the
date of the RAS exami-
nation was postponed.
In response to the Per-
sonnel Department, the
RPSC has stressed a
‘loophole’in the rules for
not deciding the Full
Commission meeting.
Citing the rules, RPSC
has said that given the
workload, the meeting of
the entire Commission is
organised as per require-
ment and if there is any
necessary agenda, the
meeting is organised im-
mediately. In those cases
that have to be disposed
of quickly, the comments
of all the members are
taken through circula-
tion. The big question
that arises regarding this
argument is whether all
the 258 cases in the entire
year were of the nature of
quick disposal.
When First India spoke
to a former chairman of
the RPSC on this matter,
he said that in major cas-
es, decisions are taken
only by calling a meeting
of the Commission. De-
cisions are taken through
circulation only in ex-
tremely urgent situations.
He also questioned that
when the Chairman has
to make all the decisions,
then what is the need to
have members in the
Commission?
Approval taken
from members via
circulation
without convening
Commission
meeting,
investigation reveals
After the formation
of the new
government, the
full bench meeting
was held in January
this year
IRREGULARITIES IN RPSC
Chairman solely decides on 258 confidential cases in one year
A
Exclusive
BJP TO WIN ALL 25
SEATS IN RAJ IN LS
POLLS: SHEKHAWAT
Jaipur: Union Jal
Shakti Minister GS
Shekhawat claimed
on Thursday that the BJP
is going to win all 25 seats
in Raj in the upcoming LS
polls. “Lotus is going to
bloom on all the 25 seats
of Rajasthan,” he said.
Talking to reporters at the
BJP office here, Shekhawat
said that the BJP does not
work only during elections
but throughout the year.
Leaders of other parties are
joining BJP indicate that it is
going to win the polls.

JAIPUR, FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Glamour | Fashion | Bollywood | Hollywood | Lifestyle
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Elite Miss Rajasthan su-
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ave you ever
dreamed of
t r a v e l l i n g
through time,
like characters
do in science
fiction movies? For centuries,
the concept of time travel has
captivated people’s imagina-
tions. Time travel is the con-
cept of moving between differ-
ent points in time, just like you
move between different places.
In movies, you might have
seen characters using special
machines, or magical devices
or even hopping into a futuris-
tic car to travel backwards or
forward in time.
But is this just a fun idea for
movies, or could it happen?
The question of whether
time is reversible remains one
of the biggest unresolved ques-
tions in science. If the universe
follows the laws of thermody-
namics, it may not be possible.
The second law of thermody-
namics states that things in the
universe can either remain the
same or become more disor-
dered over time.
It’s a bit like saying you
can’t unscramble eggs once
they’ve been cooked. Accord-
ing to this law, the universe can
never go back exactly to how
it was before. Time can only go
forward, like a one-way street.
TIME IS RELATIVE
However, physicist Albert
Einstein’s theory of special
relativity suggests that time
passes at different rates for dif-
ferent people. Someone speed-
ing along on a spaceship mov-
ing close to the speed of light
– 671 million miles per hour!
– will experience time slow-
er than a person on Earth.
People have yet to
build spaceships that
can move at speeds
anywhere near as fast
as light, but astronauts
who visit the Interna-
tional Space Station
orbit around the Earth
at speeds close to 17,500
mph.Astronaut Scott Kel-
ly has spent 520 days at the
International Space Station,
and as a result, has aged a little
more slowly than his twin
brother – and fellow astro-
naut – Mark Kelly. Scott
used to be 6 minutes
younger than his twin
brother. Now, because
Scott was travelling so
much faster than Mark
and for so many days,
he is 6 minutes and 5
milliseconds younger.
Some scientists are
exploring other ideas that
could theoretically allow
time travel. One concept in-
volves wormholes, or hypo-
thetical tunnels in space that
could create shortcuts for
journeys across the uni-
verse. If someone could
build a wormhole and
then figure out a way to
move one end at close to the
speed of light – like the hy-
pothetical spaceship men-
tioned above – the mov-
ing end would age more
slowly than the sta-
tionary end. Someone
who entered the mov-
ing end and exited the
wormhole through the
stationary end would
come out in their past.
However, wormholes
remain theoretical Scien-
tists have yet to spot one. It
also looks like it would be in-
credibly challenging to send
humans through a worm-
hole space tunnel.
PARADOXES AND
FAILED DINNER
PARTIES
There are also para-
doxes associated with
time travel. The fa-
mous “grandfather par-
adox” is a hypothetical
problem that could arise if
someone travelled back in
time and accidentally pre-
vented their grandparents from
meeting. This would create a
paradox where you were
never born, which raises
the question: How could
you have travelled back
in time in the first
place? It’s a mind-boggling
puzzle that adds to the mystery
of time travel.
Famously, physicist Ste-
phen Hawking tested the pos-
sibility of time travel by
throwing a dinner party where
invitations noting the date,
time and coordinates were not
sent out until after it had hap-
pened. He hoped that his invi-
tation would be read by some-
one living in the future, who
had the capabilities to travel
back in time. But no one
showed up.
As he pointed out: “The best
evidence we have that time
travel is not possible, and nev-
er will be, is that we have not
been invaded by hordes of
tourists from the future.”
TELESCOPES ARE
TIME MACHINES
Interestingly, astrophysicists
armed with powerful tele-
scopes possess a unique form
of time travel.As they peer into
the vast expanse of the cosmos,
they gaze into the past uni-
verse. Light from all galaxies
and stars takes time to travel,
and these beams of light carry
information from the distant
past. When astrophysicists ob-
serve a star or a galaxy through
a telescope, they are not seeing
it as it is in the present, but as
it existed when the light began
its journey to Earth millions to
billions of years ago.
NASA’s newest space tele-
scope, the James Webb Space
Telescope, is peering at galax-
ies that were formed at the
very beginning of the Big
Bang, about 13.7 billion years
ago.
While we aren’t likely to
have time machines like the
ones in movies anytime soon,
scientists are actively re-
searching and exploring new
ideas. But for now, we’ll have
to enjoy the idea of time travel
in our favourite books, movies
and dreams.
Adi
Foord
Assistant Professor of
Astronomy and
Astrophysics, University of
Maryland, Baltimore County
Is timetravel
evenpossible?
H
move one end at close to the
speed of light – like the hy-
pothetical spaceship men-
tioned above – the mov-
come out in their past.
remain theoretical Scien-
– 671 million miles per hour!
– will experience time slow-
er than a person on Earth.
People have yet to
at speeds close to 17,500
mph.Astronaut Scott Kel-
ly has spent 520 days at the
humans through a worm-
hole space tunnel.
adox” is a hypothetical
problem that could arise if
someone travelled back in
also looks like it would be in-
brother – and fellow astro-
naut – Mark Kelly. Scott
used to be 6 minutes
Some scientists are
exploring other ideas that
could theoretically allow
and as a result, has aged a little
could create shortcuts for
journeys across the uni-
verse. If someone could
paradox where you were
never born, which raises
the question: How could
volves wormholes, or hypo-
vented their grandparents from
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time-travel-even-possible-an-as-
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