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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, LUCKNOW, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
RBI GOVERNOR SHAKTIKANTA DAS
HINTS AT ANOTHER INTEREST RATE
HIKE IN EARLY JUNE TO BRING DOWN
STUBBORNLY HIGH INFLATION RATE
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IN A BIHAR CM NITISH
KUMAR MOVE, NOD TO
RIVAL TEJASHWI YADAV,
SNUB FOR ALLY BJP P5
PM NARENDRA MODI
WILL INAUGURATE
THE JAGADGURU
SANTSHRESTHA
TUKARAM MAHARAJ
SHILA MANDIR ON
JUNE 14. FOR THE 1ST
TIME, THE PM OF INDIA
WILL BE VISITING
SHRIKSHETRA DEHU
GYANVAPI CASE:
VARANASI COURT TO
DECIDE ON THE
PETITIONS FOR
HEARINGS TODAY
JUSTICE SABINA
APPOINTED ACTING CHIEF
JUSTICE OF HIMACHAL
PRADESH HIGH COURT
VINAI KUMAR SAXENA APPOINTED AS
NEW LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF DELHI,
PREZ KOVIND APPOINTED VINAY AFTER
ANIL BAIJAL RESIGNED ON MAY 18
CRUCIAL READ
JAILED SIDHU
TAKEN TO HOSP
FOR CHECK-UP
RUSSIAN SOLDIER
SENTENCED TO
LIFE IN PRISON Sensex ends 38
pts down; metal
stocks crash
Mumbai: The Indian
stock markets key indi-
ces, Sensex and Nifty,
closed in red in a vola-
tile session on Monday
after govt announced a
slew of fiscal measures
on weekend to ease in-
flationary pressure. 30
stock S&P BSE Sensex
closed 37.78 pts or 0.07%
down at 54,288.61 pts
against its last session’s
close at 54,326.39 pts.
Patiala: Navjot Singh
Sidhu spent 2 days in jail.
According to sources, he
was given to eat dal-roti
on Saturday he but refused
to eat. As a result, he was
taken to Rajendra Hospital
in Patiala on Monday. As
per sources, he will undergo
a physical examination at
the hospital. Medical board
has also been set up to
prepare Sidhu’s diet chart.
Kyiv: Three months after
the beginning of Russia’s
full-scale invasion of
Ukraine, judges in Kyiv on
Monday handed down 1st
guilty verdict for a Russian
soldier tried for war crimes.
Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin,
21, was convicted of
shooting a 62-year-old
civilian, Oleksandr Shelipov,
in northern region of Sumy
in first days of the war.
RACE TO RAJYA SABHA
STRATEGIST GEHLOT WINS
OVER INDEPENDENT MLAs
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: As the nomi-
nation process for the
four seats of Rajya Sab-
ha starts from Tuesday,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot on Monday
showed strength
through meeting with
11 independent MLAs.
The meeting took place
at the Chief Minister’s
residence where the in-
dependents apparently
assured support to
Congress candidates in
the state.
With a majority in
the House of 200, the
ruling Congress is cer-
tain to win two seats of
Rajya Sabha Turn to P9
PM’S TOKYO VISIT: MODI TAKES PART IN THE INDO PACIFIC ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK
MEET, INTERACTS WITH TOP EXECUTIVES & CEOs; TO ATTEND QUAD SUMMIT TODAY
...Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged
everyone to join ‘Bharat chalo, Bharat se judo’ campaign
after he held talks with Japanese businesssmen in Tokyo
Tokyo: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Mon-
day asked the Indian
community members to
join the ‘Bharat Chalo,
Bharat se Judo’ cam-
paign as he highlighted
the developments and
reform initiatives by
his govt in recent years
in fields of infra, gov-
ernance, green growth
and digital revolution.
“I would urge everyone
to join campaign,” Modi
said while interacting
with over 700 members
of Indian diaspora.
 PM Narendra Modi
participated in an event
in Tokyo Monday to
launch discussions for
an Indo-Pacific Economic
Framework for Prosper-
ity (IPEF) during which
he underlined that the
foundation of resilient
supply chains must be
3Ts - Trust, Transparency
and Timeliness.
 Modi said deep links
helped in laying a strong
foundation for a modern
partnership between 2
countries at a time when
New Delhi and Tokyo
celebrate 70th anniver-
sary of the establishment
of diplomatic ties
 Writing an Op-Ed for a
Japanese publication on
the vibrant bilateral rela-
tions, the Prime Minister
traced the journey of
the India-Japan special
friendship. “Special,
Strategic, Global”
 Foreign Secretary
Vinay Kwatra and CEO
of US International DFC
Scott A Nathan signed
an Investment Incen-
tive Agreement (IIA)
which will pave a path to
strengthen and promote
DFC’s investments in
India in key sectors
 PM said that in the
last 8 years, we have
made our democracy
strong and resilient
 Modi says India
is leading the climate
change negotiations.
From declaring the target
of becoming Net-Zero till
2070 to initiating the In-
ternational Solar Alliance,
India is serious about
working on ‘green future
 PM Modi called upon
Tadashi Yanai of Uniqlo
to join India’s journey to
become a manufacturing
hub for textiles, while
Yanai appreciated the
entrepreneurial zeal of
Indians
 PM Modi met Chair-
man of NEC Corporation
Nobuhiro Endo and
discussed the Japanese
multinational company’s
role in India’s telecom-
munication sector
 Modi said India
and Japan are “natural
partners” and Japanese
investments have played
an important role in
India’s development jour-
ney, India’s relationship
with Japan is of spiritual-
ity, of cooperation and of
belonging.
 We Indians get at-
tached to our ‘karmbhoo-
mi’ (land of work) with
all our hearts but the love
for our ‘matribhoomi’
(motherland) never fades
away. This is one of our
‘biggest strengths.’
 Our relationship with
Japan is that of Buddha
of knowledge, meditation
 Covid caused the big-
gest crisis in 100 years in
front of world. When the
vaccines were developed,
India sent both medi-
cines and vaccines to
countries in need
 PM proposes ‘Japan
Week’ to celebrate
Japanese contribution to
India’s devp journey
 PM discusses Soft-
bank’s participation in
new technologies with
company founder
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with (L) President of USA, Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio
Kishida during the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) event, in Tokyo on Monday.
(L) PM Narendra Modi, who reached Japan’s Tokyo to
take part in Quad 2022 Summit and dialogue with other
global leaders, was welcomed with the chants of ‘Jai Shri
Ram’ and ‘Modi Modi’ by Indian Diaspora in Japan. (R)
PM Narendra Modi gives his autograph to a Japanese
grade 5 student, Wizuki, who interacts with him in Hindi.
‘BHARATCHALO,
BHARAT SE JUDO’
JAI SHRI RAM
Home Minister Amit Shah, his wife
visit Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya
Kirit Somaiya’s wife files `100 crore
defamation suit against Sanjay Raut
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah along with
his wife Sonal Shah on
Monday visited ‘Prad-
hanmantri Sangraha-
laya’, a building inau-
gurated by Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi in
April this year as a trib-
ute to all PMs of India.
The building was inau-
gurated by PM on April
14 this year.
Mumbai: BJP leader
Kirit Somaiya’s wife
MedhaSomaiyaonMon-
day filed a civil defama-
tion suit against Shiv
Sena MP Sanjay Raut
and sought damages of
Rs 100 crore in the wake
of the latter accusing
the couple of wrongdo-
ing and being involved
in a “toilet scam”.
Medha sought that
court direct Raut to ei-
ther pay her Rs 100
crore or deposit amount
towards CMRF. She said
Raut had repeatedly
made defamatory pub-
lic statements against
her and her husband,
particularly about their
alleged involvement in
a “toilet scam worth Rs
100 cr.” She also sought
that as an interim re-
lief, Raut be restrained
by HC from making any
remarks against her
family. HC is yet to as-
sign a hearing date.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah with his wife Sonal Shah visit the
Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya, in New Delhi.
CHAR DHAM YATRA TO KEDARNATH
HALTS AMID ORANGE ALERT...
The Char Dham Yatra to Kedarnath was halted on Monday amid gusty winds,
heavy rain and snowfall in Uttarakhand even as the pilgrimage to Gangotri,
Yamunotri, Hemkund Sahib, and Badrinath continued as usual. The govern-
ment issued an ‘orange alert’ for Monday and Tuesday. More on P6
Modispeaks
BIDEN ANNOUNCES
INDO-PACIFIC
ECONOMIC PACT
CHINA HITS BACK
AFTER JOE BIDEN’S
WARNING
Tokyo: US President Joe
Biden unveiled the discus-
sion on IPEF on Monday with
a dozen initial
partners, includ-
ing India, which
represent 40% of
the world GDP. “The vision
for an Indo-Pacific pact is free
and open and secure as well
as resilient,” he said. He said
Washington is ready to get
involved militarily to defend
Taiwan in event of invasion.
Beijing: Beijing on Monday
said it was ready to defend
its national interests over
Taiwan, in a
rebuke to Joe
Biden’s vow to
protect island
from any invasion by China.
China’s Communist Party
has never controlled self-
ruled Taiwan but it views the
island as part of its territory
and has vowed to one day
seize it, by force if needed.
11 independent
MLAs assure support
to Congress, which
eyes an extra seat
Kirit Somaiya, his wife Medha
filed a defamation case against
Sanjay Raut on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot with Sanyam Lodha, Khushveer Singh, Alok Beniwal, Suresh Tank,
Ramkesh Meena, Mahadev Khandela, Om Hudla, Babulal Nagar, Ramila Khadia, Laxman Meena and
Kanti Meena at the Chief Minister’s Residence on Monday.
4 judges from Raj
figure in list of
senior advocates
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Justice Dr
Vineet Kothari, Justice
Sangeet Raj Lodha,
Justice Dinesh Chan-
dra Somani and Jus-
tice Govind Mathur
from Rajasthan have
figured in list of desig-
nation of senior advo-
cates released by SC on
Monday. List of total of
51 retired HC CJs and
Justices of various
HCs in the country. Re-
cently, applications
were sought from SC
for designation of sen-
ior advocates.

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022
02
IPL BETTING RACKET WORTH `10.54L
BUSTED IN DHOLPUR; 3 ARRESTED
Dholpur: Three people who were allegedly run-
ning an IPL betting racket, have been arrested by
the police. The police also recovered Rs 10.54
lakh cash from their possession. “The accused
have been identified as Dharmendra, Rohit
and Narendra. All the three were arrested from
Shastri Nagar area,” police added. “It was a joint
operation by the DST team and Nihalganj Police
Station. The police also seized mobile phones,
call merging microphones, recorders, and routers
from them,” said SP Narayan Togas.
Jaipur: RS MP Dr Kirodi Lal Meena met Tourism
Minister Vishvendra Singh over a land allotment
case in Lalsot. It is for
the third time in a month
that Dr Kirodi had gone
to meet Vishvendra
Singh. On two earlier
occasions, Dr Kirodi met
Vishvendra regarding
the water problem in Dausa. However, on Monday,
the issue was related to a land allotment in Lalsot.
Sources informed that some people had come to Dr
Kirodi Lal, complaining about the illegal allotment of
facility land by Lalsot Nagarpalika Chairman.
KIRODI MEETS VISHVENDRA OVER A
LAND ALLOTMENT CASE IN LALSOT
Jaipur: Under the Mukhya Mantri Punarvas Griha
Yojana, 45 rehabilitation centres will be constructed
in cities across the state for the homeless, elderly
people, working women and destitute, as per the
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s announcement during
budget presentation. Two such houses will be con-
structed each in Jaipur and Bharatpur division while
3 each will come up in the remaining divisions. A
residential house will be constructed in the remain-
ing 26 districts. The capacity of each house to be
built on 1 bigha of land will be 75. In response to the
note sent by the Social Justice and Empowerment
department, the UDH dept has instructed the Hous-
ing Board, all 3 development authorities and the UITs
to send proposals for allotment of land in 3 days.
45 REHAB CENTRES TO COME UP FOR
HOMELESS, ELDERLY, WORKING WOMEN
NEWS DIGEST
CHA threatens suicide before
ministers in Jan Sunwai at PCC
A large number of people at public hearing as 3 ministers listen to them
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Covid Health
Assistants (CHAs), who
were fired from their
jobs reached the public
hearing event held at
the state Congress
headquarters in Jaipur
on Monday, and threat-
ened to commit suicide
in front of Forest Min-
ister Hemaram Chaud-
hary and Minority Af-
fairs Minister Saleh
Mohammad, demand-
ing re-employment.
The protesters said
that the government
was not listening to
them. “We are protest-
ing peacefully
. We saved
lakhs of lives during
the pandemic and
helped Rajasthan be-
come the number one
state in the country in
Covid management.
Now that the govern-
ment’s purpose is
solved, they have made
us unemployed,” said
the protesters.
Later, Minister Shale
Mohammad assured to
take her matter to CM
Ashok Gehlot, after
which the woman
calmed down.
Hemaram Choudhary, Shale Mohammad, and Naseem Akhtar listening to the people during the Jan
Sunwai at PCC headoffice in Jaipur. (Inset) A woman CHA created a ruckus over demands.
CONG TRAINING
CAMP IN KOTA
ON MAY 27-28
Kota: A two-day
residential train-
ing camp will
be organised by
Kota City District
Congress Commit-
tee on May 27 and
28 during which
various sessions will
be organised. State
president Govind
Singh Dotasra will
address the session.
Congress City Dis-
trict President Ravin-
dra Tyagi, Congress
leader Amit Dhariwal
said that on the first
day, leaders will ad-
dress different areas
in the camp.
BJP workers felicitated for
successful national meet
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP state Pres-
ident Satish Poonia and
general secretary (or-
ganisation) Chan-
drashekhar on Monday
felicitated the party
workers for the success-
ful conduct of BJP Na-
tional Office bearers
meeting in Jaipur.
Former state presi-
dent Arun Chaturvedi,
MP Ramcharan Bohra,
Minority Morcha Na-
tional Vice President H
Khan, general secre-
tary Bhajan Lal Shar-
ma, vice president
Mukesh Dadhich, Mad-
horam Chaudhary, sec-
retary Shravan Singh
Bagdi, Vijendra Poonia,
Ashok Saini, Madhu
Kumawat, Jaipur presi-
dent Raghav Sharma,
state co-treasurer Shy-
am Agarwal, state me-
dia coordinator Pankaj
Joshi, former state me-
dia in-charge Vimal
Katiyar, mayor Somya
Satish Poonia, Chandrashekhar, Ram Charan Bohra, Arun
Chaturvedi Dr Somya, and others at BJP headoffice on Monday.
POONIA TO ADDRESS PARTY
WORKERS IN BANSWARA TODAY
Jaipur: State BJP
president Satish
Poonia will be on Ban-
swara tour on Tuesday.
He will attend various
programmes and will
take a meeting of party
workers. He will also
visit the home of some
workers there. Like
every visit, Poonia will
visit Tripura Sundari
Temple and will offer
prayers.
Cong harassing BJP leaders by
registering false cases: Rathore
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Deputy Leader
of Opposition Rajendra
Rathore and former
MLA Jitendra Gothwal
on Monday alleged at
the BJP headquarters
that the Congress gov-
ernment was harassing
BJP leaders by register-
ing false cases against
them. The leaders said
that so far 212 cases
have been registered
against BJP leaders and
workers across the
state. “Many FIRs have
also been registered
against National Presi-
dent JP Nadda. Two
cases have been regis-
tered against me too,”
he said.
Mentioning the Dr
Archana Sharma’s sui-
cide case, Gothwal said
that the main accused
were close to the gov-
ernment and were re-
leased and I was caught.
Rajendra Rathore and Jitendra Gothwal addressing the media on
Monday. Gothwal sought CBI probe in the case against him.
CRIME ROUND UP
Attack on police team in Hanumangarh,
ASI injured; main accused arrested
Hanumangarh: A police
team of Bhirani Police
Station came under at-
tack on Sunday afternoon
when they had gone to
arrest an accused in
Chhani Bari Rohi village
of Hanumangarh dis-
trict. Officiating Station
House Officer of Bhirani
Police Station Rajkumar
said that the police team
had gone to arrest one
Sandeep in Chhani Bari
Rohi village. “When the
accused Sandeep came
to know that police team
had come to arrest him,
he rammed his car into
the police jeep while
his sister and mother
pelted stones on the
police team. ASI Ashok
Yadav got injured during
the attack,” said SHO
Rajkumar. “A case has
been registered against
three people for attacking
the police team, while
Sandeep was arrested by
the cops,” police further
said. The police team
had come to arrest ac-
cused Sandeep in a case
relating to trespass and
voluntarily causing hurt.
MAN KILLS NEPHEW
FOR ILLICIT TIES WITH
WIFE IN BIKANER
Bikaner: Police on Mon-
day arrested a man for al-
legedly killing his nephew.
The accused,
identified
as Udaram
Meghwal,
allegedly
murdered
45-year-old
Kushlaram for having an
illicit affair with his wife.
However, the wife too
committed suicide by
jumping before a train on
Monday morning. “The
incident took place in
Dungargarh. The accused
killed Kushlaram as he had
an illicit relationship with
his wife. Udaram called
the victim to his farm and
killed him. He then took
the deceased body in a
camel cart and threw it on
the road near Bojas vil-
lage,” police said. Fearing
bad reputation in society,
the accused wife commit-
ted suicide by jumping
before a train.
4 INCLUDING TWO
DUMMY CANDIDATES
HELD IN MTS EXAM
Jaipur: The olice on Mon-
day arrested four youths,
including two dummy
candidates, for appearing
as dummy candidates in
the MTS exam organised
by the Dept of Ayurveda.
“The accused has been
identified as K Chand,
Kaushal Kumar, Bittu Ku-
mar Meena and Surendra
Kumar. They had come to
appear in the MTS exam
held at Subodh College on
Monday,” police said.
MAN AXED TO DEATH BY BROTHER
OVER LAND DISPUTE IN KOTA
25-YEAR-OLD YOUTH KILLED IN
FIRING DURING BINDORI IN AJMER
Kota: A man was
brutally murdered by
his brother over a land
dispute in Kota on
Monday. The incident
took place in Amalda
village of Kota district
where the victim was
attacked by an axe on
his neck. “The de-
ceased has been identi-
fied as Narendra Bairwa
of Amalda village. The
victim and the accused,
Ramvilas Bairwa were
cousins. Their family
had a dispute over a
piece of land.
Ajmer (Kekri): A
25-year-old youth was
allegedly shot dead in
Kekri town of Ajmer
district after a scuffle
broke out between the
victim and the accused.
A deceased, identified
as Sonu Dasariya, a
resident of Kekri, was
allegedly murdered in a
firing at Surajpura vil-
lage on Sunday night.
“Sonu had gone to
attend a marriage. The
victim had a scuffle
with a man while he
was returning home.
Man held for attempt to
rape daughter in Jaipur
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The police on
Sunday night arrested
a man for allegedly at-
tempting to rape her
minor daughter. A case
has been registered
against the accused,
police said. Bhatta Bas-
ti SHO Hukum Singh
said that the mother of
the victim had filed an
FIR against her hus-
band. “The incident
took place on May 5,
when the 14-year-old
girl was sleeping with
her brother. The ac-
cused came into the
room in an inebriated
state and tried to rape
the girl. The girl resist-
ed and shouted,” said
SHO Hukum Singh.
“The accused ran away
when the girl shouted.
Later, the victim nar-
rated the incident to
her mother, after
which, she filed an
FIR against her hus-
band.
MINOR RAPED ON BIRTHDAY IN JODH
BKUM workers
protest for
ERCP on MP
Rajoria’s car
First India Bureau
Karauli : The workers
of Bhartiya Kisan Un-
ion Yuva Morcha on
Monday stopped the ve-
hicle of BJP MP Manoj
Rajoria in Karauli and
climbed on its bonnet
demanding that the cen-
tre should declare East-
ern Rajasthan Canal
Project (ERCP) a na-
tional project.
Manoj Rajoria, BJP
MP from Karauli-Dhol-
pur, said he was going
to Jaipur when the
workers BKUM led by
Vikram Meena, former
NSUI office beares,
stopped his SUV near
Katkad village and
some of the climbed on
the bonnet.
The MP talked to the
protestors who were de-
manding that the centre
should declare ERCP a
national project, a de-
mand which is being
raised by the Congress
government.
Ajay Devgan gets relief in stunt poster case
First India Bureau
Ajmer: Delivering its
judgement in the peti-
tion filed against Ajay
Devgan, the Consum-
er Court on Monday
observed that the ac-
tor is not responsible
for not showing
the stunts in the
film ‘De De
Pyaar De’ as dis-
played on its
poster. The court
also ordered to
remove Devgan’s
name from the com-
plaint filed by
a local Tarun
Agarwal in
2019.The ac-
tor had plead-
ed that he had
only acted in
the movie and was not
responsible for its
publicity.
The complainant has
neither taken any
kind of service from
him nor paid him di-
rectly, hence Tarun
Agarwal cannot be
considered as his con-
sumer.
BKUM workers protest on BJP
MP’s vehicle in Karauli.
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
Gurjar, deputy mayor
Puneet Karnavat, spe-
cial public relations co-
ordinator Somkant
Sharma and others
were present on the oc-
casion.
Poonia asked the par-
ty workers to be ready
for other such events in
the coming days in the
state.
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA

RAJASTHAN
03
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Due to bad
weather at Delhi, 15
flights were diverted to
Jaipur from Delhi while
eight flights were can-
celled on Monday. For
the past few days, thun-
derstorms and rainy
weather has created
problems for air travel-
ers. Earlier on May 20
night, 27 flights were
diverted to Jaipur in a
day
. The flights diverted
on Monday included 7
international and 8 do-
mestic.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The pre-Board
meeting of the Jaipur
Municipal Corporation-
Greater (JMCG) was
held on Monday ahead
of the meeting of the
General Assembly to be
held on 26 May. Mayor
Dr Somya, Deputy May-
or Puneet Karnawat
were present in the
meeting while BJP lead-
ers Rajendra Rathore
and Arun Chaturvedi
participated virtually
from BJP headquarters
here. The BJP leaders
spoke in unison after
the meeting that discus-
sions were held about
development works,
said a spokesperson.
15 flights divert
to Jpr from Delhi
due to weather
JMCG pre-
Board meeting
held
Rain & thunderstorm lash
Jaipur, several parts of state
Lightning illuminated Jaipur city skies in the evening as it rains along with thunderstorm.
Temperature dropped by around 11 degre Celsius. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Light rain
with thunderstorm
lashed parts of Jaipur
and other areas in the
state on Monday,
bringing down mer-
cury by 1 to 8 degrees
Celsius at several
places, a MeT depart-
ment spokesperson
said. Till evening on
Monday, 14 mm of
rainfall was recorded
in Karauli, 2.5 mm in
Dholpur, 1.5 mm in Al-
war and Jaipur. Dept
has warned of thun-
derstor, strong winds
in Alwar, Bharatpur,
Baran, Dholpur, Chit-
torgarh, Jaipur,
other places.
RS nominations from today, prep
for‘badabandi’infullswinginRaj
Nomination papers will be taken from today to May 31;
Cong set to sweep 2 seats, BJP 1 while 4th
is a tough nut
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Nominations
for Rajya Sabha Elec-
tion 2022 will start with
issuance of notification
today as elections for 4
seats falling vacant in
RS are to be completed
by July 4.
Elections on four
seats of RS will be held
on June 10 as tenure of
Om Mathur, KJ Al-
phons, Ramkumar Ver-
ma and Harshvardhan
Singh is going to end.
Two seats of Cong
and one seat of BJP are
confirmed, but if elec-
tion is held on fourth
seat, contest will be in-
teresting.
Congress has 108
MLAs and it enjoys sup-
port of 13 independ-
ents, 1 RLD, 2 BTP and
CPI (M) each, which
takes the number to 126.
BJP has 71 MLAs and
also has support of 3
RLP MLAs, which takes
total votes on BJP side
to 74.
Congress is likely to
shift its MLAs to Hotel
Taj Aravali in Udaipur
ahead of the Rajya Sab-
ha elections.
BJP MAY FIELD 2ND
CANDIDATE
BJP is likely to field its second candidate for RS even
though 2 seats of Cong one seat of BJP is almost
fixed. BJP leaders cite conflict in Cong, which may ben-
efit them. BJP’s argument is independents, BTP CPM
had hopes but they are dashed even after allurements,
as such BJP may benefit on 3rd seat. Rajendra Rathore,
said decision will be taken. —Aishwary Pradhan
PROBABLES IN THE RACE FOR RS
The name of Badri Jakhar, former LS MP, has come to
fore. Name of DGP ML Lather is already in discussion.
Meanwhile, Gurjar society’s claim is strong as various
Gurjar fronts demanded. Name of former Maharaja Gaj
Singh is also very much in discussions in Cong circles.
CWC member Raghuveer Meena, another contender
who is in Delhi, met CM Gehlot on Sunday and may meet
Sonia Gandhi. Dinesh Khodnia is also in Jaipur.
With a majority in the House of 200, the ruling
Cong is certain to win 2 seats of RS while the BJP
would get one seat. The contest will be tough for the
fourth seat if BJP fields a candidate. Elections on four
seats of Rajya Sabha will be held on June 10 as the
tenure of Om Mathur, KJ Alphons, Ramkumar Verma
and Harshvardhan Singh is going to end.
ALL EYES GLUED ON THE 4TH
SEAT
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The Police on
Sunday arrested a Ta-
mil couple for allegedly
forcing a Bihari woman
to convert her religion.
The incident took place
in the Kuri Thana Po-
lice Station area. Kuri
Police Station In-
Charge Sumerdan
Charan said,“Some peo-
ple were allegedly forc-
ing woman to convert
her religion. On Sun-
day, accused, Sam Raja
Singh and her wife tried
to convert a woman.”
Ashok Kumawat
Manoj Chaurasiya
Mout Abu: Guv Kalraj
Mishra said Mount Abu
should be developed at
all levels. He stressed
upon officials to devel-
op Mount Abu in con-
text of needs of com-
mon people resolve
problems here.
He reviewed meeting
of officers of district
administration at Raj
Bhavan on Monday. He
instructed the officials
to step up construction
of drains, open drains,
road construction, pow-
er supply parking ar-
rangements in Mount
Abu. Sirohi Dist Collec-
tor Bhanwar Lal and
Sirohi SP Dharmendra
Singh briefed about de-
velopment work and the
law and order situation
in Mount Abu.
Tamil couple
held for forced
conversion
Mount Abu should be developed
at all levels: Governor to officials
Governor Kalraj Mishra held an informal review meeting of the
officials of Sirohi district administration on Monday.
Bhati on hunger strike over
water, power cut other issues
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: Former min-
ister Devi S Bhati on
Monday went on fast
unto death over non-
resolution of the prob-
lems of drinking water
shortage, power cut and
paucity of fodder.
He said that whether
it is Cong or BJP
, both do
not understand people.
Bhati targeted the
Union Jal Shakti Min
saying that he is a resi-
dent of Jodhpur but the
district is dying of
thirst. At the same
time, the Congress gov-
ernment does not care
for the suffering of the
people, he rued and
vowed that he would
fight till his death over
these issues.
Devi S Bhati talking to ADC Pankaj Sharma and others.
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: Raj Cricket
Association President
Vaibhav Gehlot on Mon-
day inaugurated Cen-
tral Tribal Training
Camp at Gandhi
Ground here.
Gehlot said the state
govt is committed to the
all-round development
of tribal talents. “By
providing state-of-the-
art sports facilities and
training with better di-
mensions of education,
tribal youths are being
encouraged,” he said.
The RCA president
said efforts are being
made by govt to nurture
these talents by provid-
ing training.
The training camp in
Udaipur is being held
by the sports depart-
ment sports council
and regional training
center-Udaipur.
State govt is committed to all-round
development of tribal talent: Vaibhav First India Bureau
Jaipur: Minority Af-
fairs Minister Shale
Mohammad has retali-
ated against BJP MLA
Vasudev Devnani’s
statement of banning
madrassas in Raj on
lines of Assam.
“Why didn’t he raise
issue when Arun
Chaturvedi was the mi-
nority affairs minister
in the previous BJP gov-
ernment,” said the min-
ister.
Meanwhile, BJP
MLA Rajendra Rathore
said we believe modern
education should be im-
parted. Despite govern-
ment announcements,
no improvement took
place, he said. “This is
an injustice with the
minorities,” Rajendra
Rathore said.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: In view of
spread of monkey pox,
administration has is-
sued alert about passen-
gers coming to India
from Europe, Australia,
USA, Canada. Health
dept has asked to screen
passengers send sam-
ples to NIV Pune after
getting suspects. Virus
is transmitted from hu-
man to human from
animal to human. Virus
can enter body through
eyes, nose mouth af-
ter coming out of pa-
tient’s wound. Monkey-
pox can also be spread
by bite of monkeys,
rats, squirrels or by
touching their blood.
Lunaram Darji
Jalore: In a bid to reg-
ister supremacy in toll
trade, two groups
clashed leading to fir-
ing for over 15 minutes
and setting a vehicle on
fire in Jalore district on
Monday, police said.
Two men Mukesh
and Laxman were pre-
viously involved in a
dispute over a contract
for the collection of toll
and they happened to
face each other during
the day, said the police.
In a fit of anger,
Mukesh allegedly burnt
Laxman’s vehicle while
another vehicle was
damaged.
“Additional police-
men from four police
stations were deployed
in the area to maintain
law and order.
There was initial in-
formation of firing but
it is not yet confirmed,”
SP Jalore, Harshvard-
han Agarwal said. The
police arrested one ac-
cused while search for
others is on
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Tribute meet-
ing will be organized at
Sikandra Gurjar
Shaheed Memorial to-
day in memory of those
killed in police firing
during Gurjar agitation
in 2008 from 8 am. Dur-
ing this, family mem-
bers of martyred, reser-
vation struggle commit-
tee convenor Vijay
Bainsla will participate.
Sachin Pilot tweeted his
tributes to 73 commu-
nity people martyred.
Jaipur: HC has ordered to provide police protection to
the woman, who alleged rape by Rohit Joshi, son of
PHED Minister Dr. Mahesh Joshi. Justice Virendra Kumar
ordered State Govt Jaipur Police Commissioner to
provide security to her. Now a male and a female PSOs
will be provided to her until the accused is arrested or the
charge sheet is filed. Her lawyer Naseeruddin Khan said
in petition it has been said the Rajasthan Police did not
register victim’s case due to political pressure and she
was compelled to file case in Delhi and since his father is
a minister, there is threat to her and family. On the other
hand, Delhi police issued a lookout notice against Rohit
Joshi. The police had called him to Delhi on May 18 for
joining investigation but he did not turn up.
Why madrassas not
banned in BJP tenure?
Monkey pox:
Passengers to
be screened
A person who is
associated with
sports since stu-
dent life also gets a lot of
help in fighting the ups
and downs of life. Play-
ers of tribal areas will
get to learn a lot in this
training camp.
—Vaibhav Gehlot, Raj
Cricket Association President
ROHIT JOSHI CASE: PROTECTION TO
VICTIM LOOKOUT NOTICE FOR ROHIT
SMS BRIBERY: 4
ACCUSED SENT TO
JAIL TILL JUNE 4
REMOVE ENCROACHMENT FROM ADARSH
NAGAR, HC GIVES JDA A MONTH TO DECIDE
ADV GOVARDHAN
SINGH GETS BAIL
IN SECOND CASE
Jaipur: In the matter
related to Rs 15.60
lakh bribery in SMS
Hospital here, court
Monday sent all four
accused to jail till
June 4. The hospital’s
Financial Advisor Brij
Bhushan Sharma,
Assistant Accounts Of-
ficer Prakash Sharma,
RMRS in-charge Dr
Adhokshaj Joshi and
cashier Ajay Sharma
are accused. They are
accused of demanding
3% commission in lieu
of payment of Rs 5 cr.
Judge Upendra Sharma
will hear Sharma’s bail
plea on Tuesday.
Jaipur: In petition related to removal of encroach-
ment from Adarsh Nagar Khadda Basti,HC on Mon-
day asked JDA to decide in this matter in a month.
Division Bench of Justices Prakash Gupta and
Pankaj Bhandari asked authority to take a decision.
Hearing contempt petition of Saket Colony Develop-
ment Committee, court also asked the Municipal
Commissioner concerned to appear on July 18.
Jaipur: Advocate
Govardhan Singh was
granted bail by the
court on Monday in
the second case filed
against him. Judge
Rakesh Gora released
him on a bond of Rs
20,000. Vidyapuri po-
lice had arrested Singh
on 9 May on the basis
of the complaint filed
by Rajkumar Mahajan
had filed on May 2,
2022. Earlier, the Sadar
police arrested him
on April 27 in an-
other case. Police have
registered a total of 6
FIRs against Singh and
other co-accused.
Vaibhav Gehlot trying his hand at archery in Udaipur on Monday.
Shale Mohammad
IN THE COURTYARD Tribute meeting for
Gurjar agitators today
Firing between two
groups, vehicle burnt
AKROSH MAHARALLY
Unemployed youth hold Akrosh Maharally over their
demands in Jaipur. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Do not be misled:
“Bad company corrupts
good character.”
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Delighted that the entire team of ASHA
workers have been conferred the @WHO
Director-General’s Global Health Leaders’
Award. Congratulations to all ASHA
workers. They are at the forefront of
ensuring a healthy India. Their dedication
and determination is admirable.
Smriti Z Irani
@smritiirani
Hearty thanks to all the countrymen for
giving thumping majority to @BJP4India
again in the Lok Sabha elections held 3
years ago and reposing faith in PM @
narendramodi ji. In these 8 years, the
country has established new dimensions
of development and prosperity by
following the mantra of “Sabka Saath,
Sabka Vikas, Sabka Prayas”.
TOP TWEETS
CENTRE, RBI’S
JOINT ACTION TO
BRING DOWN
INFLATION SHOULD
GIVE RELIEF
he government’s
slashing of oil and
diesel prices, though
not by the same level
as they were hiked, is
expected to bring respite from
inflation. Some states have also
agreed to lower state taxes on
petrol is a welcome step. What
will also work in favour of con-
sumers is the ban on export of
wheat and measures to ensure
availability of raw material.
How much will the consumer
benefit from these measures
will be known later. The compa-
nies must be willing to pass on
the benefit to the end users.
A clear picture on inflation
willemergenextmonthwhenthe
RBI’s Monetary Policy Commit-
tee is scheduled to meet. Interest
rate hike and bringing down li-
quidity will be on the agenda as
RBI would be devising a strategy
to bring down inflation to 6 per-
cent if not the ideal 4 percent.
By bearing the entire burden
of excise cut on fuel prices the
Centre has left the states with no
issue to crib about.
T
ormillionsof face-
less Accredited
Social Health Ac-
tivists, more popu-
larly known as
ASHAworkers,itisamoment
of pride and celebration. The
contribution of ASHA work-
ers,whoareallwomen,inpro-
viding health care in remote
villages is widely acknowl-
edged. In recognition of their
services the World Health Or-
ganisationhasawardedASHA
with the Director-General’s
Global Health Leaders Award
2022.Thefullydeservedaward
is for their “outstanding con-
tribution to advancing global
health, demonstrated leader-
ship and commitment to re-
gional health issues”. They
areoneof thesixrecipientsof
the awards.
Created in 2005 as a part of
the Rural Health Mission, the
aim was to have an ASHA
worker in every village. The
targeted number of ASHAs
was 1,022,265 and we are near-
ly there. They were entrusted
withtheimportanttaskof mo-
tivatingruralwomentooptfor
institutionalbirths,maintain-
ing demographic records, tak-
ing children for immunisa-
tion, persuading women for
family planning and provid-
ing primary health care to the
community
.Theyalsoprovide
treatmentfortuberculosisand
hypertension. It is because of
theirsustainedeffortsthatthe
Rural Health Mission has
been able to partly achieve the
goals it was set up for.
ASHA played a key role in
ensuring that primary health
care is accessible to the rural
poor throughout the Covid-19
pandemic. Their work is re-
flected in the falling infant and
mortality rates and also the
slowing down of population
growth. Rural health services
can improve further if only
doctors and para-medical staff
atthePHCsandCHCsattendto
theirresponsibilitiesmorecon-
scientiouslyandwithintegrity
.
UNSUNG ASHA’S
MOMENT OF GLORY
The contribution of ASHA
workers, who are all
women, in providing
health care in remote
villages is widely
acknowledged. In
recognition of their services
the World Health Organisation
has awarded ASHA with the
Director-General’s Global
Health Leaders Award 2022
F
Promoted by
Shree Cement Limited
Tight race for championship glory
as IPL 2022 heads to grand finale
he stage is set, 4 teams are
ready and now it’s a dash to
the finish in IPL 2022. After
two months of high voltage
action, thrilling finishes and
superlative individual perfor-
mances,IPLheadsforagrand
finale in the playoffs. Though
the last league game was in-
consequential, the Final Four
for the knockouts were de-
cided only in the penultimate
game – a reflection of the
close race in the league stage.
Three of the Top Four
were always a notch ahead in
the league. Table toppers Gu-
jarat Titans (GT), Lucknow
Super Giants (LSG) and Ra-
jasthan Royals (RR) were eas-
ily the sides that performed
creditably all through; and
the fact that despite Virat
Kohli’s horror season, RCB
finally squeezed through is a
testimony to the depth and
skill in their side.
GUJARAT TITANS
Amid the topsy-turvy results
at the league stage, the one
constant was Gujarat Titans
at the top of the points table.
This was a huge surprise be-
cause after the mega auction,
most experts believed that
they were one of the weakest
sides and had little chance of
making it to the playoffs. But
in Hardik Pandya, the team
discovered an inspirational
skipper who has displayed
fine leadership abilities, read
match situations deftly and
taken bold decisions that
have brought out the best
from his team-mates.
The resurgence of David
Miller, the class of Shubman
Gill at the top and Rahul Te-
watia’s daring exploits in the
late middle order have helped
the Titans to pull off victo-
ries in close clashes. But
what has enabled GT to
emerge as a formidable force
is the penetration of its bowl-
ing unit. While Shami has
regularly given break-
throughs in the initial overs,
Lockie Ferguson has bowled
with sharp pace to unsettle
the best of batters. Overall,
with an amazing mix of
youth and experience, the Ti-
tans could well reach the pin-
nacle of IPL glory in their
debut season.
LUCKNOW
SUPER GIANTS
The other debutants, Luc-
know Super Giants (LSG)
have been equally impressive
in the league. Under K L Ra-
hul’s able leadership and
Gautam Gambhir’s astute
mentorship, LSG have been
in fine form and were dis-
tinctly unlucky in not finish-
ing among the Top Two. Ra-
hul and Quinton de Kock
have been the finest opening
pair of IPL 2022 and their
bowling unit has given addi-
tional teeth to LSG’s soaring
hopes. With a quality mix of
skill and efficacy in both pace
and spin, LSG bowlers have
posed tough challenges for
most opponents. Their young
quickies, Avesh Khan and
Mohsin Khan have rarely
failed to jolt their opponents.
However, in their last few
games LSG looked rather vul-
nerable and lost two of their
final three matches. These
hiccups makes one wonder
whether LSG have enough
fuel power left in them to
clinch the championship.
ROYAL CHALLENGERS
BANGALORE
The third side that has never
won the IPL is RCB which
has had a roller-coaster ride
right through the league. On
paper, RCB are one of the
strongest squads but all
through this season they
have been terribly inconsist-
ent. Going from sublime in
one game to ridiculous in the
next, RCB were distinctly
lucky in grabbing a spot in
the playoffs.
Though Virat Kohli has
had his worst IPL season,
captain Faf du Plessis, Glen
Maxwell and most of all
Dinesh Karthik’s brilliance
as a finisher has enabled RCB
to stay alive. The gritty
Karthik displayed rare bat-
ting courage and flamboy-
ance that bailed the team out
of critical situations on nu-
merous occasions. However,
in the last match against the
Titans, Virat Kohli finally re-
gained his touch with a mas-
terly 73 which enabled RCB
to win and keep their hopes
alive. If Virat hits peak form
now, RCB could still grab the
IPL crown that’s eluded the
side till today
.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
The only team in the fray who
have previously been IPL
champions - Rajasthan Roy-
als - have displayed a pluck
andpanachethatmakesthem
a force to reckon with. Much
of their early success was due
to Jos Buttler’s sublime, re-
cord-breaking form. The
guile and efficacy of their
bowling attack is what makes
Rajasthan a potentially
championship-winning side.
In the pace of Trent Boult
and Prasidh Krishna and the
wily spin of Yuzvendra Cha-
hal and Ravichandran Ash-
win, RR has a fine blend that
rarely permits other teams to
post imposing totals.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
The IPL playoffs are set to
provide an explosive mix of
T20 action. Each one of the
‘Fab Four’ in IPL grand
finale week could clinch the
title. T20 is cricket’s most
dynamic and unpredictable
format and the team that
performs well in important
moments will eventually be
the Champions of IPL 2022!
Three of the Top Four
were always a notch
ahead in the league. Table
toppers Gujarat Titans
(GT), Lucknow Super
Giants (LSG) and
Rajasthan Royals
(RR) were easily the
sides that performed
creditably all through;
and the fact that
despite Virat Kohli’s
horror season, RCB
finally squeezed through
is a testimony to the depth
and skill in their side
SIDDHAARTH MAHAN
The writer is a specialist on Sports
and Cinema who works as an actor
in the Hindi film industry

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INDIA
05
Mahesh Sharma
Patna: There is going
to be a big political
game in Bihar on the
pretext of caste based
census. Nitish will re-
main the Chief Minis-
ter but the political
equation will change. In
the midst of fierce op-
position from the
Bharatiya Janata Party,
the government in Bi-
har is going to conduct
a caste-based census
and soon the counting
of castes will start.
Chief Minister Nit-
ish Kumar has assured
the Leader of the Oppo-
sition Tejashwi Yadav,
who was about to start
a protest and march on
the issue of caste cen-
sus. Before that, he had
gone to meet the Chief
Minister for the last
time to know his opin-
ion on this issue. In this
meeting, the Chief Min-
ister told him that very
soon he would convene
a meeting of all parties
on this issue and start
the caste-based census.
Keep in mind that Nit-
ish has already an-
nounced that the Bihar
government will get the
caste count done in the
state at its own expense.
The caste-based cen-
sus can become the ba-
sis for the polarization
of backward castes in
Bihar and the coming
together of JDU-RJD.
The issue is already
shared between the two
parties and the Chief
Minister had gone to
meet the Prime Minis-
ter with the demand of
caste census, along with
Leader of Opposition
Tejashwi Yadav. BJP
leaders were also in-
cluded in this all-party
delegation but this was
not their agenda. Since
the coming together of
Nitish and Tejashwi in
the name of counting of
castes, both the parties
grew closer and in the
same proportion the
distance between JDU
and BJP has started in-
creasing. Despite the
complete surrender of
BJP, the matter seems
to have worsened.
Nitish and Tejashwi
have met publicly at
least thrice in the last
one month. Nitish first
attended the iftar given
by RJD at Rabri Devi’s
residence. After that
Tejashwi attended the
Iftar party given by Nit-
ish’s party and then
Tejashwi went to meet
the Chief Minister re-
garding the caste cen-
sus. Now Lalu Prasad is
waiting to reach Bihar.
He has been released
after getting bail in the
last fodder scam case
and is at his daughter
Misa Bharti’s house in
Delhi.
Lalu Prasad will go to
Patna at the end of this
month or in the first
week of next month and
this time, his 74th birth-
day
, falling on June 11, is
to be celebrated with
great pomp. Before that
he will reach Patna. It is
being told that Nitish
Kumar is to meet him
on that occasion or even
before that. Informed
sources say that this
wasdiscussedinTejash-
wi’s meeting with Nit-
ish recntly
. It is also be-
ing said that Lalu Pras-
ad has agreed that the
equation should be like
2015. That is, Nitish Ku-
mar should be the Chief
Minister and Tejashwi
should become the Dep-
uty Chief Minister. If
this game happens then
BJP will face a major
setback.
‘KHELA HOBE’ IF LALU REACHES PATNA!
IN POWER CORRIDORS
BIHAR CM SNUBS ALLY BJP
NITISHKUMARCALLS
FORCASTECENSUS
“We will call an all-party meeting to take
everyone’s views on a caste-based census,” he said
Patna (PTI): In snub
for ally BJP, Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar on Monday hint-
ed that the much-await-
ed all-party meeting on
a state-specific census
of castes could be held
later this week.
“Many parties have
agreed to the date. But
we must have consent
of all parties for hold-
ing the meeting on any
particular date”, Nitish
Kumar told reporters.
The JD(U) leader, whose
ally BJP has of late
grown ambivalent over
the issue, expressed
confidence that all par-
ties in the state will
back the proposed move
before clearance is giv-
en by the cabinet.
The BJP’s recent in-
difference has followed
the Narendra Modi gov-
ernment’s refusal to
conduct a caste census
nationally. This has
evoked allegations from
oppositions like the
RJD that the BJP
, which
derives its support base
from, primarily, among
the upper castes, did n’t
care much for OBCs for
whom gains are expect-
ed from a headcount of
all castes.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with JDU leader Anil Hegde,
in Patna, Monday, May 23, 2022. JDU has nominated Hegde for
Rajya Sabha by-polls. —PHOTO BY PTI
There should be no
problem since both
houses of
legislature in the
state have twice
passed resolutions
favouring a caste
census.
—Nitish Kumar,
Bihar CM
‘Joined BJP
after being
impressed by
PM’s ideology’
New Delhi (ANI): Al-
most three months after
joining the BJP, wres-
tler Dalip Singh Rana,
popularly known as The
Great Khali, said he
joined the saffron party
after being “impressed”
by Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi’s ideology
.
While speaking to
ANI, Khali also said he
is proud of joining the
BJP. Khali’s remarks
came after he met Un-
ion Minister Jitendra
Singh at his office here.
“I am so proud of join-
ing BJP. I joined the
BJP after being im-
pressed by the ideology
of Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi.”
Navneet Rana appears
before Privilege Panel
New Delhi: Independ-
ent MP Navneet Rana,
who has alleged she was
illegally arrested and
inhumanly treated at a
police station in Mum-
bai, appeared before a
parliamentary privileg-
es committee on Mon-
day to present her case
and seek “justice”.
Navneet had recently
moved the LS Privileg-
es Committee with her
complaint and the pan-
el had called her to ap-
pear before it. ”I pre-
sented my case before
the committee and
shared all the details
with them...and how I
was mistreated and
casteist remarks were
hurled against me. I
have taken names of all
from the Maharashtra
CM to Mumbai police
commissioner,” she told
reporters. “I have
sought justice from the
committee,” she added.
Sources said now the
committee may call top
Mumbai Police officials
over the plaint.
Navneet, the MP from
Amravati in Maharash-
tra, and her MLA-hus-
band Ravi Rana were
arrested on April 23 by
Mumbai Police after the
couple announced they
would recite Hanuman
Chalisa outside CM Ud-
dhav’s private resi-
dence ‘Matoshree’,
which had angered Shiv
Sena workers.
NAVNEET HER MLA HUBBY RAVI
RANA WERE ARRESTED ON APRIL 23
Navneet, her MLA husband Ravi Rana was booked
and arrested by Khar Police Station on April 23
slapped with several charges, including sedition, breach
of public peace, making inciting statements, other
sections for their plans to chant Hanuman Chalisa out-
side Thackeray’s personal home in Bandra east. On May
4, Mumbai Court granted conditional bail to the couple.
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CHHATTISGARH CM TO OFFER 11,000 M
LONG CHUNARI AT DANTEWADA TEMPLE
MEHBOOBA MUFTI SLAMS ASSAM CM
FOR HIS MADRASSA REMARKS
IT’S NOW FASHION TO MAKE
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST JUDICIARY: SC
Raipur: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
on Monday said that he would offer an
11,000-metre long chunari at the Dantewa-
da temple.The CM will also facilitate the
women from the Dunex factory in curating
the special offering for Lordess Dantesh-
wari. The Chhattisgarh CM is on a four-day
visit to various assembly constituencies.
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti
hit out at the Assam CM Himanta Biswa
Sarma for doing politics in the name of
Madrassa, alleging that he`s trying to stay
two steps ahead of his peers in commu-
nal politics. Mufti`s remark came in the
backdrop of the Assam CM Himanta Biswa
Sarma`s remark over Madrasa.
New Delhi: A Vacation Bench led by
Justice DY Chandrachud made the remark
while hearing an appeal by a lawyer who
acted contemptuously by obstructing
execution of a non-bailable warrant against
him issued by the Madras HC. The Bench
said it had become somewhat of a ‘fashion’
to make allegations against judiciary.
ED SEIZES FOREX WORTH ` 1.53 CR
FROM PASSENGER AT KOLKATA AIRPORT
New Delhi: Foreign currencies, including US dollars and
Euros, worth Rs 1.53 crore has been seized from a pas-
senger at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International
Airport in Kolkata, , the Enforcement Directorate said on
Monday. The seizure includes USD 1,65,000 and Euro
30,460, the federal agency said in a statement.The total
value of the foreign currencies is equivalent to about Rs
1.53 crore. It was informed by Customs officials.
‘COURT SHOULDN’T FALL INTO TRAP OF
INTERPRETING EVERYTHING AS TERROR’
New Delhi (ANI): Activist Umar Khalid, who is in
custody as an accused in Delhi Police’s case of larger
conspiracy behind the Northeast Delhi riots, Monday
contended that the court should not fall into the “trap”
of interpreting everything as a terrorist activity, after the
bench asked whether protests against the Citizenship
Amendment Act instilled a sense of fear and insecurity
among the public.
Azam Khan moves Supreme Court to
prevent demolition of Jauhar University
New Delhi (ANI): Ad-
vocate Nizam Pasha, ap-
pearing on behalf of
Samajwadi Party (SP)
leader Azam Khan, on
Monday sought an ur-
gent hearing on his plea
against the impending
threat of demolition of
Mohammad Ali Jauhar
University as part of the
condition of his bail.
Advocate Nizam Pa-
sha, who was repre-
senting Azam Khan
mentioned the matter
for an urgent hearing
before a vacation bench
headed by Justice DY
Chandrachud.
The vacation bench
asked him to approach
the mentioning regis-
trar to list his plea.
On May 10, Allahabad
High Court granted bail
to Samajwadi Party (SP)
leader Azam Khan in a
case related to wrongful
possession of the land.
Thecaseisaboutwrong-
ful possession of Waqf
Board property. Alla-
habad HC had imposed
various conditions.
INSPECTOR IN
JAIL WARNED OF
‘ENCOUNTER’
New Delhi: Speaking
to reporters in Rampur,
Khan said, “When an
inspector can threaten in
the jail, ‘go underground,
you have several cases
against you, you can get
encountered,’ then in
face of such dangers, it
is difficult to say where
I am headed.” The Ram-
pur MLA, who was in
prison for last two years,
walked out of Sitapur jail
on Friday. A day before,
the SC granted him bail
exercising its special
powers under Article 142
of the Constitution.
Case filed against
Akhilesh,Owaisi
Lucknow: A case has
been filed in Varanasi
court against (AIMIM)
chief Asaduddin Owai-
si and Samajwadi Party
President Akhilesh Ya-
dav for inciting ‘reli-
gious sentiments’.Ad-
vocate Harishankar
Pandey said that lead-
ers were trying to spoil
the atmosphere of Var-
anasi by inciting reli-
gious sentiments in
name of Gyanvapi
mosque and Kashi-
Vishwanath temple
complex and the court
should take cognizance
of the same.
GYANVAPI ROW
ADVOCATE SEEKS
IMPLEADMENT
New Delhi: A lawyer filed
an intervention application
in SC seeking implead-
ment in Gyanvapi mosque
case stating that a mosque
constructed on temple land
cannot be a mosque. The
application was filed by
advocate Ashwini Upadhyay
who had filed a PIL challeng-
ing Constitutional validity of
Places of Worship (Special
Provisions) Act, 1991 (Act).
IN THE COURTYARD
AVANTHA GROUP
PROMOTER’s BAIL: HC
SEEKS ED’s REPLY
DELHI RIOTS: HC
NOTICE TO POLICE
ON ACCUSED BAIL
AMARNATH YATRA: DELHI HC NOTICE
TO SHRINE BOARD, CENTRE
NOT INCLINED TO PASS ORDERS FOR
HAJ 2022: SUPREME COURT ON PIL
ED QUESTIONS DMO AFTER POOJA
SINGHAL’S CUSTODY EXTENSION
New Delhi: The Delhi HC
sought ED’s response on
interim bail application
filed by Avantha group
promoter Gautam Thapar,
who was arrested in
connection with alleged
misappropriation of a
Rs 515 crore loan from
Yes Bank. Thapar had
approached HC following
denial of his bail plea by
a trial court last week.
After submissions of pe-
titioner, Bench of Justice
Jasmeet Singh issued
notice to ED posted
matter for May 27.
New Delhi (ANI): The
Delhi HC issued a notice
to Police on an appeal
filed by an accused in the
northeast Delhi violence
case challenging the trial
court’s order of dismiss-
ing his bail plea. The trial
court had dismissed the
bail plea of Mohd Saleem
Khan, an accused. The
division bench of Justice
Mukta Gupta and Justice
Mini Pushkarna issued
the notice to Delhi Police
on the appeal of Khan.
The matter has been
listed for July 20, 2022.
New Delhi: Delhi HC issued a notice to Amarnath
Shrine Board, Centre, others on a PIL seeking
direction to make available (from this year itself)
all the tickets for helicopter service from Jammu/
Srinagar to Amarnath Shrine through online
booking system only. The Bench of Justice Vipin
Sanghi Sachin Datta asked the Shrine Board to
file an affidavit posted matter for May 31.
New Delhi (ANI): The SC on Monday refused
to consider a petition filed by a tour operator
seeking the inclusion of its name in the lists of
the Haj Group Organisers for Haj-2022. A bench
of Justices S A Nazeer and P S Narasimha said
similar petitions have been rejected earlier and
no relief can be granted at this stage.
Ranchi (ANI): District Mining Offic-
er (DMO) of Sahebganj Bibhuti Ku-
mar is being questioned by ED at
zonal office, Ranchi in connection
with a money-laundering probe
against suspended Jharkhand min-
ing secy Pooja Singhal.

INDIA
06
Thunderstorm, rains bring relief to scorched northwest India
New Delhi: North-
western parts of the
country on Monday en-
joyed some respite from
the scorching heatwave
as the region received
heavy rainfall under
the influence of the sea-
son’s first moderate in-
tensity thunderstorm.
According to the In-
dia Meteorological De-
partment (IMD), no
part of the country, ex-
cept West Rajasthan, is
likely to witness a heat-
wave condition during
the next five days.
An extra-tropical
weather system ap-
proaching from north
Pakistanledtoformation
of rain-bearing clouds
that brought showers to
parts of Punjab, Hary-
ana, Delhi, Uttarakhand
and Himachal Pradesh
early on Monday
.
According to the
weather office, thunder-
storms occurred at sev-
eral places in Uttara-
khand, while most parts
of Jammu and Kash-
mir, Himachal Pradesh,
Haryana, Delhi, Uttar
Pradesh and isolated
places in Rajasthan re-
ceived rainfall.
On Sunday, Fate-
hgarh in Uttar Pradesh
had recorded the maxi-
mum temperature of
45.9 degrees Celsius.
In Delhi, the morning
temperature plunged 11
notches from 29 degrees
Celsius to 18 degrees
Celsius.
In the 24 hours ending
8:30a.m.onMonday
,Har-
yana’s Faridabad re-
ceived9cmrainfallwhile
Gurugram and Jhajjar
got 7 cm rainfall, Delhi
witnessed 5 cm rain and
Mussoorie received 4 cm
rainfall, the IMD said.
Theweatherofficehas
forecast thunderstorms
and hail at isolated plac-
es in Himachal Pradesh
and Uttarakhand on
Tuesdayandgustywinds
(speed30-40kmph)atiso-
lated places in Jammu
and Kashmir, Punjab,
Haryana, Delhi, Uttar
Pradesh, Rajasthan and
West Madhya Pradesh.
Northwest India was
reeling under intense
heatwave conditions,
primarily due to the ab-
sence of thunderstorms
which frequent the re-
gion during summers.
The summer months
of March-April-May
usually witness thun-
derstorms for 12 to 14
days, but this season
has seen only four to
five thunderstorms and
that too, mostly dry
.
Temperature had
touched 49 degrees Cel-
sius in Banda a few
days ago with mercury
crossing the 46 degrees
Celsius mark in several
towns and cities.
Vehicles wade through the waterlogged service road of the Delhi-Gurugram expressway after heavy
rains, in Gurugram, Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
IMD PREDICTS
No heatwave condition
is likely to develop in
any part of the country
during the next five
days, except in West
Rajasthan, where
isolated heat wave
conditions are likely on
May 26 and 27, the
IMD said.
Centre earning crores
through excise, says Didi
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee also hit out at the Narendra Modi-headed
Union government for using central agencies in affairs related to states’ affairs
Kolkata: West Bengal
Chief Minister and Tri-
namool Congress Su-
premo Mamata Baner-
jee on Monday called
the Centre’s latest price
cut on fuel and subsidy
on cooking gas prices
under the Ujjwala
scheme as an election
stunt stating that only a
small number of people
belonging to the below
poverty level (BPL) cat-
egory would be able to
avail the benefit.
She said her cabinet
had decided to not re-
duce state VAT on diesel
and petrol, while accus-
ing the Centre of earn-
ing huge revenue from
excise tax. Filing asap
She also hit out at the
Narendra Modi-headed
Union government for
using central agencies
in affairs related to
states’ affairs and called
for their autonomy to
protect democracy
.
“The BJP govern-
ment is bulldozing fed-
eral structure of India.
interfering into state’s
affairs using agencies.
These agencies should
be given autonomy,”
she said at a press meet,
adding the “saffron par-
ty rule is worse than
that of Adolf Hitler, Jo-
seph Stalin or Benito
Mussolini”.
She referred to the re-
cent by the Central Bu-
reau of Investigation
(CBI) on RJD supremo
Lalu Prasad Yadav and
his family members.
When asked about the
recent cuts of fuel rates
by the BJP-led central
government and `200
subsidy on cooking gas
under the Ujjwala
scheme, Banerjee said,
“They (BJP) do this be-
fore any election. Only a
smallportionof theBPL
category is under Ujjwa-
la Yojana. How poor peo-
ple will buy a domestic
gas at a cost of `800?”
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna, in Howrah.
The BJP-led central government is using the cen-
tral agencies to interfere in the state's affairs. It
is bulldozing the federal structure of the country.
There is Tughlaqi rule in force. The agencies must be
granted autonomy and allowed to work impartially
without any political interference.
—Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal CM
Family pension rules relaxed for missing Centre staff
New Delhi : In a major
relief, particularly for
government employees
serving in militancy af-
fected areas like Jam-
mu Kashmir, North-
East as well as Naxal
prone pockets,
Union MoS (Inde-
pendent Charge) Minis-
try of Science and Tech-
nology; Minister of
State (Independent
Charge) Ministry of
Earth Science; MoS of
PMO and Ministry of
Personnel, Public
Grievances Pensions,
Atomic Energy and
Space, Dr Jitendra Sin-
gh announced that the
Government has re-
laxed family pension
rules for missing cen-
tral government em-
ployees.
Referring to the re-
cent OM of Department
of Pension in this re-
gard, the Minister said,
this is going to provide
huge relief particularly
in those regions where
instances of govern-
ment employees going
missing are reported
more frequently. He
said, some cases of ab-
duction of central gov-
ernment employees
working in violence-
prone areas have come
to the fore thus to pro-
tect them and their fam-
ily interests, the chang-
es in the pension rules
were brought about.
Dr Jitendra Singh
reminded that ever
since PM Modi came to
power in 2014, the Dept
of Pension Pension-
ers’ Welfare had intro-
duced a number of rev-
olutionary reforms. It
has been decided to ex-
tend benefits of this De-
partment’s OM No.
1/17/2011-PPW(E)
dated 25.06.2013 to fam-
ilies of Govt servants
covered by NPS who go
missing during service,
the Minister added.
Dr Jitendra Singh
India repatriates
3 Pak nationals
New Delhi: Three Pa-
kistani nationals were
repatriated on Monday
from India via Attari-
Wagah border transit
point, Pakistan High
Commission Tweeted.
“In close coordination
with @ForeignOfficePk
as well as Indian side, 3
Pakistan nationals who
were under imprison-
ment in India, were re-
patriated today via At-
tari-Wagah border.”
Min’s jibe @
RaGa: Fixed in
family photo frame
New Delhi: Taking a
swipe at Rahul Gandhi
over his critical com-
ments against the BJP,
Union Minister
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
on Monday said while
the Congress’ existence
is on “ventilator”, the
“idiocy” of its leaders is
on “accelerator”.
“Fixed in a family
photo frame, the Con-
gress has confined it-
self to becoming a fake
kitty party,” the Un-
ion Minister Naqvi al-
leged.
Pb: Nomination process for
2 RS seats begins today
Chandigarh (PTI):
Punjab Chief Electoral
Officer S Karuna Raju
said the nomination
process for polls to the
two RS seats from Pun-
jab will begin on Tues-
day. The term of office
of RS members Ambi-
ka Soni (Congress)
BS Bhunder (SAD),
elected from Punjab is
due to expire on their
retirement on July 4.
Scrutiny of nomina-
tions would be done on
June 1 date of candi-
dature withdrawal is
June 3, 2022.
Inter-State Council rejigged;
Shah Chief of standing panel
New Delhi (PTI): The
Inter-State Council,
which works to promote
and support coopera-
tive federalism in the
country
, has been recon-
stituted with PM Nar-
endra Modi as chair-
man and chief minis-
ters of all states and six
Union ministers as
members.
Ten Union Ministers
will be the permanent
invitees to the Inter-
State Council, accord-
ing to an official notifi-
cation. The government
has also reconstituted
the standing committee
of the Inter-State Coun-
cil with Union Home
Minister Amit Shah as
chairman.
The Union Ministers
who were made mem-
bers of the council are:
Rajnath Singh, Amit
Shah, Nirmala Sithara-
man, Narendra Singh
Tomar, Virendra Ku-
mar, Hardeep Singh
Puri, Nitin Gadkari, S
Jaishankar, Arjun
Munda, Piyush Goyal,
Dhamendra Pradhan,
Pralhad Joshi, Ash-
wini Vaishnaw, Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat,
Kiren Rijiju and Bhu-
pender Yadav.
Amit Shah
lll
MOVE IS GOING
TO PROVIDE
MAJOR RELIEF
FOR EMPLOYEES
SERVING IN
MILITANCY
AFFECTED AREAS
LIKE JK,
NORTHEAST AS
WELL AS NAXAL
PRONE POCKETS
OF THE COUNTRY
Mandaviya lauds ASHA workers for
their role in Covid-19 management
New Delhi (PTI): Union
Health Minister Man-
sukh Mandaviya on
Monday congratulated
alltheASHAworkersfor
bagging World Health
Organization (WHO) Di-
rector-General’s Global
Health Leaders’ Award
and said that they have
played a key role in the
country’sresponsetothe
prevention and manage-
ment of the Covid-19.
“Congratulations to
alltheASHAworkerson
being conferred the
WHODirector-General’s
Global Health Leaders’
Award. ASHA workers
are at the forefront of
healthcare delivery and
played a key role in the
country’sresponsetothe
prevention and manage-
ment of the Covid-19,”
Mandaviya tweeted.
Earlier, PM Narendra
Modi congratulated all
ASHA workers saying
that they are at the fore-
front ensure a healthy
India.
Union Health Min Mansukh Mandaviya interacts with Nepal’s Health
Min, Birodh Khatiwada at the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
India would like
to express its dis-
appointment
over the manner in which
the report by WHO on all-
cause excess mortality
was prepared and pub-
lished, ignoring the con-
cern expressed by India
and other countries.
—Mansukh Mandviya,
Union Health Minister
‘India big brother to Sri Lanka’:
Namal Rajapaksa thanks India
Colombo(ANI):Former
Sri Lankan cabinet Min-
ister Namal Rajapaksa
on Monday extended
gratitude to India for the
latest round of humani-
tarian aid and essential
items sent to Sri Lanka
worth Rs 2 Billion.
Namal Rajapaksa,
who is the son of the
former PM Mahinda
Rajapaksa, said that In-
dia has been a big broth-
er to the country
throughout the years,
something that they
will never forget.
India handed over a
large amount of hu-
manitarian aid con-
signment to the island
country which reached
Colombo on Sunday
.
Namal Rajapaksa@RajapaksaNamal
Grateful to PM Narendra Modi,
Hon CM MK Stalin the
people of India for the aid es-
sential items sent to LKA. India certainly
has been a big brother a good friend
to LKA throughout the years, something
that we will never forget! Thank you.
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MAHARASHTRA: SHIV SENA’s 'NO' TO
INDEPENDENTS IN RS POLLS
KERALA HC GRANTS INTERIM RELIEF TO
P C GEORGE IN HATE SPEECH CASE
Mumbai: Effectively shutting the door
on Yuvraj Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati of
Kolhapur, the Shiv Sena made it clear that
it wouldn’t support any independent can-
didate in upcoming RS polls. Sena's Chief
Spokesperson Sanjay Raut said that the
party will put up two candidates exuded
confidence that both will win. —Agencies
Kochi: The Kerala HC restrained police
from arresting senior politician ex- MLA
PC George till May 26 in a criminal case
registered against him for making a hate
speech. Considering the anticipatory bail
plea moved by George, the HC granted him
interim relief with conditions. The court
will take up the case on May 26. —ANI
KHALISTANI OGWs ASKED TO TARGET
GOODS TRAINS IN PUNJAB BY ISI
New Delhi: Intelligence agencies have warned that Paki-
stan’s ISI is planning to entail serious damage on India
by directing Khalistani Over Ground Workers or sleeper
cells to target railway tracks in Punjab nearby states,
according to sources in the security network. Quot-
ing intelligence inputs, sources said that ISI has been
contemplating to target Railway tracks especially when
goods trains are passing. —ANI
JK COPS NABS 5 HYBRID’ LET
TERRORISTS IN BARAMULLA DISTRICT
Srinagar/Baramulla: The J K Police said they have ar-
rested five ‘hybrid’ terrorists of the proscribed Lashkar-
e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, three of whom were allegedly
involved in the killing of a sarpanch in Baramulla district
last month. The arrests were made during separate
police actions - two of them were held with arms and
ammunition in the Srinagar city on Monday, while the
rest three from Baramulla. Probe in underway. —ANI

BIZ BUZZ
08
EXPECTATION OF RATE HIKE IN
NEXT POLICY ‘A NO-BRAINER’
New Delhi (PTI): RBI
Governor Shaktikanta
Das on Monday hinted
at another interest rate
hike in early June to
bring down stubbornly
high inflation rate
which has remained
above the tolerance
level for the past four
months.
“Expectation of rate
hike, it’s a no-brainer.
There will be some
hike but how much I
will not be able to tell
now... To say that 5.15
(per cent) may not be
very accurate,” Das
said in an interview
with CNBC-TV18.
The next meeting of
the Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) is
scheduled for June 6-8.
RBI, in its first rate
move in two years and
its first hike in nearly
four years, raised the
repo rate by 40 basis
points to 4.40% follow-
ing an off-cycle meet-
ing earlier this month.
In April RBI raised
its inflation forecast for
the current fiscal year
to 5.7% from earlier es-
timate of 4.5% and low-
ered its GDP estimate
to 7.2% from 7.8% for
2022-23, citing the im-
pact of escalating geo-
political tensions trig-
gered by the Russia-
Ukraine war.
Das further said the
RBI and government
has entered into anoth-
er phase of coordinat-
ed action to cool down
inflation.
RBI has taken a num-
ber of steps to moder-
ate inflation in the last
2-3 months, he said,
adding that the govern-
ment on other hand has
taken measures, in-
cluding wheat export
ban and cut in excise
duty on petrol and die-
sel.
All these put togeth-
er will have sobering
impact on price rise, he
added.
Retail inflation has
been above RBI’s upper
tolerance level for the
past four months.
The government has
mandated MPC headed
by the RBI Governor to
keep the retail inflation
between 2 to 6%.
As per the latest
print, the Consumer
Price Index (CPI) infla-
tion increased to 7.79%
against 6.95% in the
previous month and
4.21% in April 2021.
“Interest rates in al-
most every country to-
day are negative, ex-
cept Russia and Brazil.
The target for inflation
for advanced econo-
mies is about 2%. Ex-
cept for Japan and one
more country, all ad-
vanced economies have
inflation of over 7%,”
he said.
“We will move to-
wards positive real
rates, but it is impossi-
ble to forecast how
soon because of the
evolving situation,”
said the governor.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das hints at another interest rate hike in early June
40 BPS HIKE
Davos (PTI): As the
rich and powerful from
across the globe gather
here for the World Eco-
nomic Forum Annual
Meeting 2022, Oxfam
International on Mon-
day said the COVID-19
pandemic has seen one
new billionaire emerg-
ing every 30 hours,
while nearly one mil-
lion people could be
pushed into extreme
poverty every 33 hours
this year.
Releasing a report ti-
tled ‘Profiting from
Pain’ here in Davos, the
rights group further
said as the cost of es-
sential goods rises fast-
er than it has in dec-
ades, billionaires in the
food and energy sectors
are increasing their
fortunes by $1 bil-
lion every two
days.
“Billionaires
are arriving in
Davos to cele-
brate an incredible
surge in their fortunes.
The pandemic and now
the steep increases in
food and energy prices
have, simply put, been a
bonanza for them.
Meanwhile, decades of
progress on extreme
poverty are now in re-
verse and millions of
people are facing im-
possible rises in the
cost of simply staying
alive,” said Gabriela
Bucher, Executive Di-
rector of Oxfam Inter-
national.
The report showed
that 573 people became
new billionaires dur-
ing the pandemic, at the
rate of one every 30
hours.
“We expect this year
that 263 million more
people will crash into
extreme poverty, at a
rate of a million people
every 33 hours,” Oxfam
International said.
Billionaires’ wealth
has risen more in the
first 24 months of COV-
ID-19 than in 23 years
combined. The total
wealth of the world’s
billionaires is now
equivalent to 13.9% of
global GDP, marking a
three-fold increase from
4.4% in 2000, it added.
COVID CREATED NEW BILLIONAIRE EVERY 30 HOURS
The Oxfam International report
showed that 573 people became new
billionaires during the pandemic
The total wealth
of the world’s
billionaires is
now equivalent
to 13.9% of
global GDP,
marking a three-
fold increase
from 4.4%
in 2000
Q4 GDP growth
may have
slowed to 3.5%
Mumbai (PTI): The
economic growth
may have slowed to
3.5% in fourth quar-
ter of 2021-22 from
5.4% in the previous
three-month period
due to the impact of
higher commodity
prices on margins,
decline in wheat
yields and on higher
base, Icra Ratings
said. The agency
said the hiccups in
the recovery of the
contact-intensive
services attributable
to the third wave
of Covid-19 in the
country may have
also affected the
economic growth in
the quarter.
P-Notes
investment up
to `90,580 cr
New Delhi (PTI):
Investments in the
Indian capital mar-
kets through P-notes
increased slightly
to `90,580 crore at
the end of April, as
foreign investors are
shifting allocation
from China to India
amid a significant
economic slow-
down in the most
populated country.
P-notes are issued
by registered FPIs to
overseas investors
who wish to be a part
of the Indian stock
market without reg-
istering themselves
directly. They need
to go through a due
diligence process.
Akasa Air to
get 1st aircraft
by mid-June
Mumbai (PTI): Do-
mestic startup carrier
Akasa Air said its
first aircraft is being
given final touches at
the Boeing Portland
facility in the US,
which is expected to
be delivered to the
airline by mid-next
month. Ace investor
Rakesh Jhunjhun-
wala-backed Akasa
Air also said that it
is on track to launch
its commercial op-
erations by July. The
airline plans to fly 18
aircraft by the end of
March 2023 across
domestic routes in
the country, focusing
on metro to tier -II/
III cities.
GRAND i10
NIOS Corporate
Edn launched
New Delhi (PTI):
Hyundai Motor India
on Monday said it
has launched GRAND
i10 NIOS Corporate
Edition with prices
starting from `6.28
lakh (ex-showroom).
Powered by 1.2
litre petrol engine,
the new model trim
comes with both
manual and automat-
ic powertrains. The
five-speed manual
variant is priced at
`6.28 lakh while the
automated manual
transmission (AMT)
is tagged at `6.97
lakh.
India set to be
leader in green
hydrogen: Puri
Davos (PTI): India
is more conscious
of going for green
energy than any
other country in the
world, Union Petro-
leum and Natural
Gas Minister Hard-
eep Singh Puri said
on Monday
.
He said special
emphasis is being
given on green hy-
drogen, biofuel
blending and explo-
ration and produc-
tion of biofuel from
alternative sources.
Puri asserted
that India would
eventually become
a leader inthegreen
hydrogen space.
The target of 20%
of ethanol blending
has been brought
forward from 2030
to 2025 and it would
be definitely
achieved, he said.
‘OIL @ $110 BIGGER THREAT
THAN INFLATION’
New Delhi (Agencies): Union petroleum and
natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri said
oil prices staying at $110/bar-
rel could pose bigger threats
than inflation to the global
economy. “If oil prices remain
at $110 (per barrel) you are
not just talking about infla-
tion, then you’re talking about bigger threats.
You know, that’s where the R (recession)
word comes in,” Puri told a TV channel in an
interview at Davos.
Will continue
radical
reforms: Kant
Davos (PTI): India is
in the midst of a ma-
jor transformation in
the digital space, and
a strong
political
leader-
ship and
the com-
mitment
to continue with rad-
ical reforms would
play a key role in tak-
ing India to a leader-
ship role in the global
economy, Niti Aayog
CEO said. He also
called upon global in-
vestors to join the
India growth story
.
Markets pare gains to end flat in volatile trade
Mumbai (PTI): In a
highly choppy session,
equity benchmarks
pared early gains to set-
tle on a flat note on
Monday, with the
Sensex falling 38 points
amid a heavy sell-off in
metal stocks.
The 30-share BSE
benchmark Sensex en-
countered volatility
during the day and set-
tled 37.78 points or
0.07% lower at 54,288.61.
During the day, it hit a
high of 54,931.30 and a
low of 54,191.55.
The broader NSE Nif-
ty declined 51.45 points
or 0.32% to end at
16,214.70.
From the Sensex
firms, Tata Steel tum-
bled the most by 12.53%,
followed by UltraTech
Cement, ITC, Power
Grid, HDFC, HDFC
Bank, HCL Technolo-
gies and Reliance In-
dustries.
In contrast, MM,
Maruti, Hindustan Uni-
lever, Larsen Toubro,
Asian Paints and Kotak
Mahindra Bank were
among the gainers.
` RECOVERS FROM RECORD LOWS TO END 15
PAISE HIGHER AT 77.55/$
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee recovered from record lows and
settled 15 paise higher at 77.55 (provisional) against the
US dollar on Monday, supported by a weak greenback
overseas. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit
opened at 77.69 against the US dollar. It moved in a range
of 77.51 to 77.69 during the session. The rupee finally
snapped its three-session losing streak and closed at
77.55, registering a rise of 15 paise over its previous close.
HEATWAVE TO HURT INDIA’S
GROWTH,SAYS MOODY’S
New Delhi (PTI): Pro-
longed high tempera-
tures are credit nega-
tive for India, as that
could exacerbate infla-
tion and hurt growth,
Moody’s Investors Ser-
vice said on Monday
.
Over the longer term,
India’s highly negative
credit exposure to phys-
icalclimaterisksmeans
its economic growth
will likely become more
volatile as it faces in-
creasing, and more ex-
treme incidences of
climate-related shocks,
it noted. The agency
said although heat
waves are fairly com-
mon in India, they usu-
ally occur in May and
June. However, this
year New Delhi wit-
nessed the fifth heat-
wave in May with the
maximum temperature
touching 490
celsius.
“The prolonged high
temperatures, which
are affecting much of
the northwest of the
country
, will curb wheat
production and could
lead to extended power
outages, exacerbating
already high inflation
and hurting growth, a
credit negative.”
The Indian govt has
revised down its esti-
mates for wheat produc-
tion by 5.4% to 105 mil-
lion tonnes for the crop
year ending June 2022,
given lower yields amid
higher temperatures.
Steel prices likely to
fall up to 15%: EEPC
Kolkata (PTI): In the
wake of rising input
costs, especially prima-
ry steel, the govern-
ment’s decision to re-
move import duty on
raw materials for the
metal production would
lower costs for domestic
steelmakers and reduce
prices by around 10%,
an Engineering Export
Promotion Council of-
ficial said on Monday
.
The move would help
engineering goods man-
ufacturers and export-
ers become more com-
petitive in the global
markets, EEPC India
chairman Mahesh De-
sai said.
He also said, “imposi-
tion of export duty on
iron ores and a host of
steel intermediaries
would increase the do-
mestic availability of
the key industry in-
puts”.
Unsustainable to
sell fuel in India,
say Pvt retailers
New Delhi (PTI):
RBML — the joint ven-
ture of RIL and super-
major BP — has told the
government that fuel
retailing for the private
sector in India has be-
come unsustainable af-
ter market-controlling
public sector firms fre-
quently froze petrol and
diesel prices at rates
way below the cost,
sources said.
Despite a surge in oil
prices, state-owned
IOC, HPCL and BPCL
first froze petrol and
diesel rates for a record
137 days beginning ear-
ly Nov 2021 when five
states including UP
went to the polls, and
last month again went
into a hiatus that is now
47 days old.
“They (RML) has
written to the petrole-
um ministry over the
fuel pricing issue,” a
source said.
While RBML is scal-
ing down its retail op-
erations to cut some of
the `700 crore loss it is
incurring every month,
Russia’s Rosneft-backed
Nayara Energy has
raised prices of petrol
and diesel by up to `3 a
litre over and above the
PSU rates, to cover for
some losses.
Two sources aware of
the matter said RBML
contends that PSU oil
marketing companies
control over 90% of the
market and are the
price-setters, leaving no
room for private fuel re-
tailers in fixation of the
retail selling price of
petrol and diesel.

Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: Union Jal
Shakti Minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat
on Monday took a meet-
ing of bank and Nagar
Nigam Officials in DRD
Hall in Jodhpur. Union
Minister Gajendra Sin-
gh reviewed public wel-
fare schemes which
were related to banks.
“Schemes like Mudra
Loan Scheme, Atal Pen-
sion Yojana, Svanidhi
Yojana should reach
more and more people.
Banks were given direc-
tion in this regard dur-
ing the meeting. They
have been asked to com-
plete their respective
targets by June 15,” said
Shekhawat.
Speaking to the me-
dia, Shekhawat said
that effective work was
not done in the rural ar-
eas under the Jal Jee-
van Mission.
Ashivini Yadav
Alwar: The statue un-
veiling program of
BhanwarSinghShekha-
wat, who was martyred
during the war exercise
on 27 September 2017 in
Barmer, was held on
Monday at Narayanpur
in Alwar. Program was
chaired by RTDC Chair-
man Dharmendra Sin-
gh Rathore and Labour
Minister Tikaram Jully
while the presided over
by Industries and Dev-
asthan dept Minister
Shakuntala Rawat.
Prior to the event,
guests presented during
the event unveiled the
martyr’s statue. Hun-
dreds of youth also car-
ried out a tri-colour
rally along with patri-
otic songs from the
main market on about
200 motorcycles. Locals
have showered flowers
at many places on the
rally
.
“We are proud of
Shaheed Bhanwar Sin-
gh who sacrificed his
life while serving the
country,” said Minister
Jully
. Cabinet Min Raw-
at announced to name
the govt school on
Shaheed’s name. RTDC
Chairman Rathore also
addressed the program
and shared the govern-
ment’s achievements
with the people.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: CM Ashok Ge-
hlot on Monday said
that sensitive, transpar-
ent and good govern-
ance is the main goal of
the govt and officers
and employees have an
important role in real-
izing the goals.
Addressing the
swearing-in ceremony
of the Rajasthan Secre-
tariat Employees Union
at secretariat, he said
that the state govt
stands with every offic-
er and employee.
On the occasion, Ge-
hlot announced the con-
struction of new build-
ings and an auditorium
for the employees in the
secretariat. He said that
the cooling plant sys-
tem in the Secretariat
would also be upgraded.
Chief Secretary Usha
Sharma said that the
state govt has promoted
the officers and employ-
ees from time to time.
The President of the
Union Kapil Dev an-
nounced the newly
formed executive com-
mittee. Dev said that
after Mohanlal Sukhad-
ia, Ashok Gehlot’s ten-
ure is the longest as
CM. He demanded to
increase the post of DS
to 37 or 8 percent of the
cadre and other de-
mands.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Reacting to CM
Ashok Gehlot’s state-
ment that state’s VAT
will also reduce by de-
fault after reduction by
the Centre in petrol and
fuel excise duty
, the Cen-
tral Govt rejected his
claims. Gehlot had
tweeted about the auto-
matic reduction of VAT
in Raj and said that it
would cause the state an
annual revenue loss of
Rs 1,200 crore.
Now Union FM N Si-
tharaman has made it
clear that the Centre
has reduced the excise
duty from its share and
the burden will not fall
on states. Not only this,
it has also been said that
even in Nov 2021, the de-
duction was made from
Centre’s share itself.
NEWS
09
Rajendra Chhabara
Jaipur: When IAS of-
ficer Naveen Jain took
over as Secretary of
Panchayati Raj depart-
ment a month ago, he
inherited a pile of 300
pending files. The files
are of 4 months from
January to April.
The previous secre-
tary PC Krishna did not
write the decision on
the files after hearing
since January
.
In many cases of
ACB, further procedure
was also kept pending.
Now Naveen Jain has
started disposing of
these files.
It is worth noting
that in the previous
BJP regime, Naveen
Jain had made a record
of being on the post of
Mission Director of
NHM for four and a
half years but this re-
cord has turned upside
down in this govern-
ment.
In three and a half
years, Naveen was
transferred for half a
dozen times. In the pre-
vious posting, he was
Secretary in the Food
and Civil Supplies de-
partment and Planning
department for a hun-
dred days.
He had a confronta-
tion with the Food and
Civil Supplies minister
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas from the very
first day, and the minis-
ter got him transferred.
In Planning, he had
become the bureaucrat
of choice and close to
the Chief Secretary
Usha Sharma, yet the
planning department
was taken away from
him. The reason is still
unknown.
It is leant that now a
good understanding
has been formed be-
tween Panchayati Raj
Minister Ramesh Mee-
na and Secretary
Naveen Jain.
In a meeting of the
department held in
Ajmer last week, the
minister was very im-
pressed by the perfor-
mance of Naveen Jain.
Good understanding between Secy Naveen Jain Min Meena
AMID SEVERAL REJIGS
EMPLOYEES PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE
IN REALISING GOVT’S SCHEMES: CM
FMdismissesCM Gehlot’s
claim, says states will not
beburdenedbyexciseduty
CS Usha Sharma directs officials
to complete recruitments on time
GS Shekhawat reviews JJM and
publicwelfareschemesinJodhpur
Martyr Shekhawat’s statue unveiled
CM Ashok Gehlot addressed the swearing-in ceremony of Rajasthan
Secretariat Employees Union at Secretariat and hailed the employees
CM Ashok Gehlot being felicitated by Kapil Dev where CS Usha Sharma is also seen on Monday.
N Sitharaman reacted to CM Gehlot’s remark over excise duty.
Ashok Gehlot @ashokgehlot51
Humble tributes on the birth
anniversary of Late Shri Ramk-
ishore Vyas ji, Former President of
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and
former State President of Congress.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: CS Usha Shar-
ma has directed the of-
ficers of various de-
partments to complete
the recruitment process
of the vacancies an-
nounced in the budget
in a time bound man-
ner. She said that in or-
der to fulfil recruit-
ments, the department
concerned like DoP, Ra-
jasthan Public Service
Commission and Staff
Selection Board should
complete the process of
selection and appoint-
ment through coordina-
tion. Sharma was ad-
dressing a review meet-
ing regarding pending
recruitment announce-
ments in various de-
partments at the Govt
Secretariat here on
Monday
.
Sharma said that the
state govt wants a maxi-
mum number of youths
to get employment. She
inquired from the de-
partments about the
status.
Principal Secy, Per-
sonnel Department He-
mant Gera was also pre-
sent in the meeting.
Besides, officers of Pub-
lic Health Engineering
Department, Home De-
partment, Panchayati
Raj Department, Medi-
cal and Health Depart-
ment and Energy De-
partment also partici-
pated in the meeting.
CS Usha Sharma during the meeting with officials on Monday.
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra S Shekhawat during the
meeting with bankers in Jodhpur, on Monday.
Tikaram Jully, Dharmendra Rathore and Shakuntaka Rawat at the
statue unveiling of Martyr Bhanwar Singh in Alwar on Monday.
Jungle safari after Birla’s directive;
4 routes in buffer zone of MTR soon
First India Bureau
Kota: After the release
of notification of Ram-
garh Vishdhari Tiger
Reserve, the Forest De-
partment has also deter-
mined four routes in the
buffer zone of Mukund-
ara Hills Tiger Reserve.
Speaker Om Birla, on
Sunday
, had directed the
officials to decide the
routes soon.
Bandha-Baggi Road-
Akhawa-Balinda-Band-
ha route has been fixed
in Borabans range, Nag-
ni Chowki check post-
Kalakot-Deeppura Gha-
ta-Nagni Chowki check
post and Mandargarh
barrier-Mandargarh
Talab-Keshopura-Man-
dargarh barrier road in
Kolipura range. The
fourth route will remain
in the Darra range.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A pre-bid meet-
ing was held on Monday
for the Rs 7,500 crore
tender issued by the
govttobuy1.33crsmart-
phones to be given with
free data for three years
to 1.33 crore women.
Discussions took
place between repre-
sentatives of mobile
companies and offi-
cials of Rajcomp. The
technical bid for tender
will open on July 1.
There is likely to be a
competition between
only three mobile com-
panies - Jio, Airtel, and
Vodafone. Only those
companies will be able
to participate in this
tender which can sup-
ply smartphones with
mobile data.
Pre-bid discussion
held on free
smartphones to
women in state
FROM PG 1…
Strategist Gehlot...
While the BJP will get
one seat. The contest
will be tough for the
fourth seat, if BJP
fields a candidate. Out
of 10 Rajya Sabha mem-
ber, BJP has 7 MPs
while Congress has 3.
Given the present situa-
tion, Congress may
manage to increase its
tally up to 6 if manages
to win on 4th seats also.
MLA Sanyam Lodha,
Khushveer Singh, Alok
Beniwal, Suresh Tank,
Ramkesh Meena, Ma-
hadev Khandela, Om
Hudla, Babulal Nagar,
Ramila Khadia, Lax-
man Meena and Kanti
Meena met Gehlot. Of-
ficial sources said there
was long discussion
about the Rajya Sabha
elections among the
leaders. These MLAs
had a meeting in the As-
sembly in the morning
and from there it was
decided to meet the CM.
Baljeet Singh and Raj-
kumar Gaur could not
come due to being busy
.
Vishvendra writes
to Sandhu

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Raj govt has approved
proposals to create new
posts in the newly cre-
ated additional district
judge courts at Bhiwadi,
Taranagar and Nokha
in the state.Three posts
of additional public
prosecutor and state
advocate, three posts of
clerk grade-2 and three
posts of class IV em-
ployees will be created,
said an official state-
ment. Under another
proposal, an additional
budget provision of `15
cr has been approved
for 3000 veterinary
institutions of the state.
MLA Ganesh Ghogra met
CM Ashok Gehlot on
Monday, first time after his
resignation. Ghogra had sent
his resignation to CM after
he was named in an FIR for
holding officials hostage in
Dungarpur.
POSTS IN 3 DS
COURTS, `15 CR
FORVETCOLLEGES
Jaipur: CM Gehlot on Monday ap-
proved the proposal to abolish the
interview in most of the recruitment
exams by amending service rules.
Candidates will no longer be inter-
viewed in the recruitments to be made
by the Commission / Board / Appoint-
ing Authority for the posts falling under
the said service rules. According to
the proposal, the interview will be con-
tinued for the posts in the Rajasthan
State and Subordinate Services (Direct
Recruitment by Combined Competitive
Examination) Rules, 1999 and some
specific service rules, and in these
also the weightage of the interview
will be a maximum 10 percent of the
total marks. It has also been decided to
continue with interviews in four such
service rules, which require communi-
cation skills. There will be an interview
in the recruitment for these services.
These rules have been amended after
high-level deliberations by state govt.
Notably on May 10, the decision was
taken to remove the provision of inter-
views from recruitments.
CM APPROVES ABOLISHMENT OF INTERVEIWS IN RECRUITMENT EXAMS
BJP’S ULTIMATUM
TO STAGE DEMO
With N Sitharaman’s
statement, the Raj BJP
has now given an ultimatum
of demonstration demand-
ing reduction of VAT by the
Gehlot govt. BJP state presi-
dent Satish Poonia said that
due to non-cutting of VAT
by the Cong govt, the most
expensive diesel-petrol being
sold in the Rajasthan.
Jaipur: Tourism Min
Vishvendra Singh wrote
a letter to UDH advisor
GS Sandhu to conduct
inquiry and take action
in a matter
of wrongly
issuedlease.
Singh, who
is minister
in charge
for Dausa,
received a complaint re-
garding the patta in a
public hearing.
The matter is related
to a vacant land located
in front of police station
on Dausa-Gangapur
main road under Lalsot
municipality area. —FIB
lll
In BJP regime,
Jain had made a
record of being
on the post of
Mission Director
of NHM but this
record has
turned upside
down in this govt

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