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1ST MEETING ON ‘ONE NATION, ONE ELECTION’
Kovind-led panel
to seek views over
simultaneous polls
from all parties
THE CONGRESS LEADER IN THE
LS, ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY,
HAD DECLINED TO BE PART OF THE
MEETING IN A LETTER TO HM AMIT
SHAH AND WAS MARKED ABSENT
First India Bureau
New Delhi
ormer President
Ram Nath Kov-
ind on Saturday
headed the first meeting
of a high-level commit-
tee on synchronised polls
or ‘One Nation, One
Election’ in the country.
The eight-member panel
decided to invite mem-
bers of political parties
and the Law Commission
to seek their views on the
subject, a statement said.
Also present in the meet-
ing were Law Minister
Arjun Ram Meghwal,
former chief vigilance
commissioner Sanjay
Kothari, noted lawyer
Harish Salve attended the
meeting virtually.
According to the state-
ment, the panel said it
outlined the modalities of
the committee and de-
cided to invite recognised
national parties, parties
having government in
states, parties having
their representatives in
Parliament, and other
recognised state parties
to seek their suggestions.
Ram Nath Kovind chairs 1st meeting on ‘One Nation, One Election’
with Amit Shah, NK Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Dr Subhash Kashyap,
Niten Chandra and others at Jodhpur House in Delhi on Friday.
F
Lovlina Borgohain and
Harmanpreet Singh lead
the Indian contingent
during the opening
ceremony of the Asian
Games 2023 at Olympic
Sports Center Stadium, in
Hangzhou on Saturday. P7
IN BRIEF
Manipur internet ban
lifted after 100 days
Imphal: Manipur Chief
Minister N Biren Singh
announced that internet
services will be fully re-
stored from Saturday
onwards in the State,
which has been en-
gulfed in the ethnic vio-
lence for over 4 months.
Parineeti-Raghav to tie
knot in Udaipur today
Udaipur: AAP leader
Raghav Chadha and ac-
tor Parineeti Chopra are
set to tie the knot at The
Leela Palace in Udaipur
today. Politicians & film
personalities will attend
the royal wedding. P11
Shah’s Ganesh Sojourn!
Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with his wife Sonal
Shah, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra
Fadnavis offers prayers to Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Utsav
festivities at the Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai on Saturday.
PM Modi lays foundation stone of International Cricket Stadium in Varanasi
MODI‘BOWLSOVER’KASHI!
Moni Sharma
Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Saturday laid
the foundation stone of
an international cricket
stadium in his parliamen-
tary constituency Vara-
nasi. PM Modi while ad-
dressing the gathering
said, this stadium in the
city of ‘Mahadev’will be
dedicated to ‘Mahadev’
himself. “The sportsper-
sons here will benefit
from the construction of
an international stadium
in Kashi.
This stadium will be-
come the star of Purvan-
chal region,” PM Modi
said. “When sports infra-
structure is built, it has a
positive impact not only
on nurturing young sport-
ing talent but also augurs
well for the local econo-
my,” Modi added. P5
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of the International Cricket Stadium by saying, this stadium in the city of ‘Mahadev’ will be dedicated to ‘Mahadev’ himself, in the presence of
(L-R) Ravi Shastri, Sachin Tendulkar, Jay Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Roger Binny, Rajeev Shukla, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and other dignitaries, in Varanasi on Saturday.
PM Narendra Modi being felicitated with a signed bat by BCCI
President Roger Binny and BCCI Honorary Secretary Jay Shah.
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar presented
the Indian cricket team jersey in name of ‘NaMo’
to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi at
the foundation stone laying ceremony of the International
Cricket Stadium in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
First look!
30,000+
Total seating capacity of
the Int’l Cricket Stadium
Dec 2025
The stadium is likely to be
ready in Rajatalab area
`330 cr
Will be spent by the BCCI
for stadium’s construction
`121 cr
Spent by Uttar Pradesh
Govt to acquire the land
THE WORLD IS GETTING LINKED
WITH INDIA THROUGH CRICKET.
NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER
NaMo JERSEY
FOR THE PM
Jaipur: In a workers’
conference organised in
Mansarovar, Cong leader
Rahul Gandhi fiercely
targeted the Central Gov-
ernment, raising many
issues including the re-
cently passed Women’s
Reservation Bill by the
Parliament and Modi-
Adani relations. In his
speech, he filled the
workers with great enthu-
siasm by calling them
‘Babbar Sher’ (Lions)
and called upon them to
unite wholeheartedly in
the mission to repeat the
government in the up-
coming polls. MORE ON P8
Vinod Singh Chouhan and
Radha Kishan
Dudu
Vice President Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Saturday
visited Nokha Nadi Cha-
uru, the birthplace of lo-
cal deity Dhanna Bhagat,
in Dudu district. He of-
fered prayers at the tem-
ple. “Bhagat ji’s work in
the society is unmatched,
we should take inspira-
tion from him,” he said.
Dhankhar was accompa-
nied by his wife, Sudesh
Dhankhar.
Dhankhar also laid the
foundation stone of
Nokha Nadi in the temple
and planted Kalpa tree
saplings on temple prem-
ises. Considering senti-
ments of people, leaving
aside protocol, VP
reached a place situated
at some distance from the
temple on foot to meet
people. Dhankhar said
that he was blessed to
reach Bhagat’s birthplace.
VP: Bhagat ji’s work in
society is unmatched
AheadofRajpolls,RaGaignites‘Babbar
Sher’spiritinCongworkersforvictory
(L-R) Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge,
CM Ashok Gehlot and Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi greet audience during Party
Workers’ Conf, in Jaipur on Saturday.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with his wife Sudesh Dhankhar
offers prayers at the Nokha Nadi Chauru in Dudu on Saturday.
WITH VICTORY IN RAJASTHAN, CONGRESS WILL
GIVE A NEW MESSAGE TO THE COUNTRY: GEHLOT
CM Gehlot said that when the INDIA alliance was
formed, the foundations of the NDA government were
shaken. “PM Modi himself is nervous. The confusion
is clearly visible in his thoughts. Such an atmosphere
has been created in State that Congress govt is being
formed in Raj. With victory in Rajasthan, Congress will
give a new message to the country,” CM Gehlot said.
Reporting by: Yogesh
Sharma, Naresh Sharma,
Abhishek Shrivastava,
Satyanarayan Sharma,
Vikas Sharma, Pooja
Dubey and Kamat Kant
Lensmen: Santosh Sharma
and Mukesh Kiradoo
RAHUL RIDES PILLION ON STUDENT’S SCOOTY
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi rode pillion on a
college student’s scooty in Jaipur on Saturday. Sitting
on the scooty rode by Mimansa of Maharani College,
Gandhi travelled from the College to the venue of
Congress party rally in Mansarovar. The sudden plan
of Gandhi created panic among everyone deployed in
the security. Actually, Gandhi had come to attend the
scooter distribution ceremony at Maharani College.
After the program was over, when the time came for
departure, Rahul Gandhi expressed his desire to go in
the scooty instead of sitting in the car.
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WISHING YOU HAPPY
DAUGHTERS’ DAY!
NIA seizes SFJ chief
Pannu’s properties
Amritsar: Acting
against Gurpatwant Sin-
gh Pannun, Khalistani
terrorist and head of
banned separatist organi-
sation Sikhs for Justice,
NIA seized his house in
Chandigarh & land in
Amritsar on Saturday. P7

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GOVERNOR’S DAY OUT
Guv highlights importance of cows in Indian tradition
Sandeep Rathore
Pali
overnor Kalraj
Mishra on Sat-
urday empha-
sized the significance of
Guru and cow in Indian
culture. He stressed that
the cow holds a special
place in Indian traditions,
citing examples of Lord
Krishna and Lord
Shankar’s reverence for
Nandani and Nandi.
Mishra highlighted the
importance of cows in
the Vedic period high-
lighting how students in
Gurukuls were taught to
regard them as mothers.
The governor, while
speaking at a programme
in Pali, asserted that cow
worship is akin to wor-
shipping all gods, as each
part of the cow is consid-
ered divine.
He emphasized that
societies prosper when
they protect cows.
Mishra also underlined
the need for human val-
ues and the welfare of all
living beings as timeless
principles.
He praised the contri-
butions of donors and
urged everyone to work
together to elevate In-
dia’s status.
MPPPChaudhary, Ra-
jya Sabha MP Lahar Sin-
gh Siroya, Pali MLA
Gyanchand Parakh and
other leaders were also
present in the pro-
gramme.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
BJP state president CP
Joshi on Saturday said
that the party’s Parivar-
tan Yatra has received
overwhelming support in
the state which showed
that people are ready to
throw out the Congress
government from power.
Talking to the media at
the party office here,
Joshi said that people’s
support for the yatra was
unprecedented. Calling
Modi as the world’s most
powerful leader, Joshi
said that Modi will ad-
dress a rally in Jaipur on
September 25. He in-
formed that Modi will
also pay tributes to Pan-
dit Deendayal Upadhyay
in Dhankya village.
On Rahul Gandhi’s
visit to Jaipur, Joshi said
that Gandhi should have
spoken on the rape cases
and crime against women
in Rajasthan. Prior to it,
Joshi inaugurated the
newly renovated and
beautified BJP State Me-
dia Department Office.
Shubham Jain
Ajmer
Chief Secretary Usha
Sharma and Director
General of Police Umesh
Mishra held a meeting
with the Superintendents
of Police and Collectors
ofAjmer division on var-
ious issues on Saturday
ahead of the assembly
elections. The two gave
necessary guidelines to
conduct the assembly
elections in a fair and
peaceful manner.
While talking to jour-
nalists after the meeting,
Mishra said that the po-
lice and administration
are making better prepa-
rations for the elections.
Along with determining
the polling stations, ar-
rangements were also be-
ing ensured there. He said
that the police are taking
action against criminals
so that there is no disrup-
tion in the elections.
“Also, the police will in-
crease preventive actions
in the coming days. Ra-
jasthan Police has broken
the back of all the gangs
active in the state and as
of today no gang is ac-
tive. Some people are
committing sporadic inci-
dents but police are tak-
ing immediate action
against them,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
After completion of the
Parivartan SankalpYatra,
Leader of Opposition Ra-
jendra Rathore on Satur-
day said that the BJP
reached 2.5 to 3 crore
people in 200 Assembly
constituencies during the
yatra. The entire journey
was 11,000 kilometers.
Leaders addressed
more than 1000 welcome
meetings and more than
300 meetings.
Commenting on Rahul
Gandhi’s visit, Rathore
said that every time Ra-
hul Gandhi steps into Ra-
jasthan, Congress will
suffer losses. “Leave
aside farmer loan waiver,
their lands were confis-
cated in Rajasthan. CM
Gehlot is also upset
now,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Senior journalist Sitaram
Jhalani, known as
the Encyclopedia
and Dictionary of
Journalism, passed
away on Saturday
morning after pro-
longed illness. Jhalani
was about 90 years old.
Jhalani’s last rites were
performed at Mahesh-
wari Mokshadham in
Chandpole. Guv Kalraj
Mishra, CM Ashok
Gehlot, Assembly
Speaker Dr CP
Joshi, PCC Chief
Govind Singh Do-
tasra, BJP State
Prez CPJoshi, and others
expressed condolences.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Rajasthan Export Promo-
tion Council organized a
ManagementDevelopment
Program for the managers
and colleagues of its mem-
bers at Udyog Bhawan,
Jaipur on Saturday. The
event was presided over by
Export Promotion Council
Chairman RajivArora. Un-
der this, experts expressed
their views on various top-
ics related to personality
development, stress and
time management.
Arora said that today’s
life is very busy. In this, it
is very important to main-
tain a balance between pro-
fessional life and personal
life. Training was given by
Prof. Ramesh Arora, Dr.
Manisha Arora, Abhishek
Arora, Dr. Kiran Gupta, Dr.
Kamalini Dravid.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
The State Finance De-
partment has given the
green signal for cadre
strength review in Jaipur
DevelopmentAuthority.
The Urban Develop-
ment and Housing De-
partment is now set to
send an official letter to
the JDA regarding this
matter. The develop-
ment came after First
India prominently
broadcasted news on
long-awaited cadre
strength in JDA.
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal has granted
approval for the cadre
strength review. The
cadre strength review is
a significant move and it
will be implemented for
the first time in the 41
years since the estab-
lishment of the JDA.
Guv Kalraj Mishra addressing the programme in Pali on Saturday.
CP Joshi addressing the media at the inauguration of newly renovated BJP State Media
Department Office in Jaipur on Saturday. Also seen are Nitin Patel and Pramod Vashishtha.
Arun Singh and CP Joshi taking stock of the meeting place at
Dadiya on Saturday ahead of PM Modi’s visit on September 25th.
Usha Sharma, Umesh Mishra, Bharti Dixit and other officials for
meeting of SPs and Collectors of Ajmer division on Saturday.
Rajendra Rathore & Ramcharan Bohra addressing the workers
during Parivartan Sankalp Yatra in Chaksu on Saturday.
Rajiv Arora at Rajasthan Export Promotion Council in Jaipur on
Saturday. Ramesh Arora, Dr. Manisha Arora, Abhishek Arora, Dr.
Kiran Gupta, Dr. Kamalini Dravid were also persent.
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POSITIVE MESSAGE
SENT TO DISTRICT
PRESIDENTS
ASSEMBLYELECTION:
CONGCONDUCTING
SURVEYSEVERYWEEK
As the Raj Assembly
election draws near
with each passing day,
Congress has decided to
conduct surveys every
week continuously regard-
ing names. All the survey
reports are reaching
Kharge & Rahul Gandhi.
Those who played
important roles in K’taka
elections are preparing
reports and grading is
being given to the
claimants after the survey
report. It is believed that
the first list will carry the
names of ‘undisputed’
candidates who do not
have any opposition.
As soon as
elections come,
organisation also
becomes paramount. All
District presidents got a
place on the Congress
platform on Saturday in a
party event at Mansar-
ovar. Kharge and
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi tried to give a
political message to the
workers of the organiza-
tion. PCC Chief Govind
Singh Dotasra’s vision got
a place. Positive message
was sent by giving place
to the District Presidents
on the stage in the
workers’ conference.
PSK’S NEW HAIRSTYLE BECOMES POINT
OF DISCUSSION IN VARIOUS ‘CIRCLES’
WILL BJP’S ALLIANCE PROPOSAL WITH
JANATADAL-SECULARBEIMPLEMENTED?
The ‘new look’ of
Minister Pratap
Singh Khachariyawas
has become a point of
discussion in various
‘circles’. Due to his long
hair, Pratap Singh has
now started sporting a
‘hairbun’ or a “juda”.
Khachariyawas has not
been getting his hair
chopped for a long time
reportedly on the advice
of an astrologer and now
he was facing problems
due to long hair. In such
a situation, Khachariya-
was is roaming around
wearing a “juda” and thus
his new look is in
discussion during the
events in the city.
Kota: Will BJP’s alliance proposal with Janata
Dal-Secular be implemented? There is ongoing
talk of an alliance between the two opposite parties
in many states and before the Lok Sabha elections.
Meanwhile, more than a dozen state units of the
country including Rajasthan have given their opinion.
On Friday, JDS Rajasthan State President Arjun
Detha said, “We have given opinion to JDS leader-
ship against alliance with BJP. Apart from Rajasthan,
including Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and
Bengal. A dozen state units have given their
feedback stressing that they are not in favour of the
alliance. However, former Prime Minister Deve
Gowda and former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy will
take the final decision.” Bhanwar S Charan
Adda
Adda
RAJ
RAJniti
ka
Yatra received historic
response till date: Rathore
‘Yatrareceivedoverwhelmingsupport’
Joshi said that people’s support for the yatra was unprecedented
Parivartan Sankalp Yatra
CP Joshi said that
PM Narendra
Modi will address
a rally in Jaipur
on September 25
Senior journalist Sitaram
Jhalani passes away in Jpr
Time management very
useful skill, says Arora
State Finance Dept gives green signal
for cadre strength review in JDA
CS, DGP meet officials in
Ajmer to review poll preps
CM to attend
various events in
Jodhpur on sept 25
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot will be in Jodh-
pur today. On Septem-
ber 25, Gehlot will par-
ticipate in various pro-
grammes and also inau-
gurate and lay the foun-
dation stone of various
schemes.
Courtesy meet!
Governor Kalraj Mishra met Gujarat Governor Gujarat
Acharya Devvrat at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Saturday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Seven deaths due to ac-
cidents were reported
from four cities of Ra-
jasthan. The accidents
happened between late
Friday and Saturday
morning.
OnFriday,aspeeding
carhitthebikenearPeer
Baba’s Dungri located
in Chandwaji town on
Delhi National High-
way in Jaipur rural area.
Bike riders, Chinrji Lal
and Babulal died on the
spot. Besides, two
brothers named Shintu
and Jeetu died after col-
lision with a vehicle late
on Friday under the
Nainwa police station
area of Bundi district.
Early on Saturday, two
trucks collided head-on
on the state highway in
Kuchera police station
area of Nagaur district.
The drivers of both the
trucks died on the spot.
In the Singhana area
of Jhujhunu district, a
jeep full of people re-
turning from a religious
event overturned. On
Friday night, on the
highway in Sanderao
police station area
of Pali district, one la-
bourer died on the spot.
Meanwhile, three
people, including a
couple travelling in a
car, died on the spot
during a collision with
a SUV on Saturday
near Kaimasi village in
Uchhain (Bharatpur).
14 die in separate accidents
in the State, several injured
TEACHER AND STUDENT DIE IN COLLISION OF
SCHOOL BUS AND TRUCK IN BARMER
Barmer: A teacher and a student died in the
collision of a school bus and truck in Barmer on
Saturday. Two school students were seriously injured.
On information, SP Digant Anand, ADM Anjum Tahir
and District Education Officer reached District Hospital
Ramsar. The accident occurred near Sehlau village on
the Bharatmala road in the police station area. The stu-
dents of Model School Detani had gone to Raniwada
to participate in the competition. An accident occurred
on the Bharatmala road while returning from Raniwada.
Ramsar police is investigating the entire matter.

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FIRST INDIA HONOURS CHURU’S RATNAS
First India providing platform to raise people’s voice: Rajkumar Rinwa
Sanjay Prajapat
Churu
irst India News’
grand event of
Churu Ratna
program was held with
much fanfare in Sardar-
shahar of Churu district.
First India News editor
Jinendra Singh Shekha-
wat, Vishal Mathur, for-
mer minister Rajkumar
Rinwa,zilapramukhVan-
dana Arya, Lakshmi-
narayan Choudhary, Par-
asram Meena, Rajkaran
Choudhary chairman
Sardarshahar Municipal
Council, Harlal Saran dis-
trict president BJP Churu
were present in the pro-
gramme.
Jinendra Shekhawat,
Vishal Mathur, Sanjay
Prajapat, and Mahendra
Saini welcomed the
guests.
Rinwa said that under
the leadership of Channel
head Dr Jagdeesh Chan-
dra, the media has taken
a new path with great
speed. “The channel is
now working to bring the
people of villages and
hamlets forward by pro-
viding them a platform,
for this First India de-
serves gratitude,” he
said.
Rajkaran Chaudhary,
Lakshminarayan Chaud-
hary also appreciated the
efforts of First India.
Jinendra Shekhawat, Vishal Mathur, Sanjay Prajapat, and Mahendra Saini with the guests at Churu
Ratna programme on Saturday.
Jinendra Singh Shekhawat, Vishal Mathur, Rajkumar Rinwa,
Vandana Arya, Lakshminarayan Choudhary, Parasram Meena,
Rajkaran Choudhary, Harlal Saran at the programme in Churu.
Jinendra Singh Shekhawat welcoming Rajkumar Rinwa with a
bouquet during the Churu Ratna programme.
Audience at the programme in Churu on Saturday.
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Dr. BD Kalla, Gayatri Rathore, Dr Rashmi Sharma, Abhinav Banthia, Nitin Gupta flagging off the
Women Car Drive at Rajasthan International Centre (RIC) on Saturday.
The drive started from
Rajasthan International
Centre, covering Patrika Gate
and Albert Hall, and reached
back at RIC on Saturday.
MUKESH KIRADOO
Garima Jajoo, Aishwarya
Bansal, Murlika, Amiya
Prithvi during the Women
Car Drive carrying a replica of
Chandrayaan-3 atop the car at
Rajasthan International Centre
(RIC), Jaipur on Saturday.
WOMENGIVEMESSAGEOFEMPOWERMENT
On the second day
of Jaipur By Nite
(JBN), ‘Jaipur By
Nite Women Car
Drive’ was
organised at RIC,
Jaipur on Saturday
evening. This year,
the Women Car
Drive was based on
the theme ‘United
Nation Sustainable
Development
Goals’
150 women participated in the car drive with their friends families at Rajasthan International Centre
Jaipur by Nite
Navin Sharma
Jaipur
The ACB arrested a fe-
maleandamaleconstable
of Jawahar Circle police
station red-handed while
taking a bribe of Rs 4,000
onSaturday.Boththecon-
stables were demanding
Rs 5,000 for settlement of
the complaint. Both the
constables were repeat-
edly calling and threaten-
ing the complainant, after
which the aggrieved com-
plainant approached the
ACB. On the complaint,
ACB carried out the trap
operation in the Jawahar
Circle police station itself.
ACBADGHemantPriya-
darshi said that the com-
plainant informed ACB
that a complaint was reg-
istered against him in
Jawahar Circle.
The investigation of
which was with consta-
bles Sangeeta and Ved-
prakash. Both of them
were calling him one by
one and asking for mon-
ey, whereas in the com-
plaint filed against him,
both the parties reached
an agreement.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Jaipur Police’s pro-
fessionalism can be
gauged from the point
that whatever the chal-
lenge, it gladly accepts it.
An excellent functioning
of Jaipur Police was seen
this month. First during
Janmashtami on Septem-
ber 6th, then the festival
of Ganesh Chaturthi on
September 19, and dur-
ing Saturday’s VVIP
visit in the city. Jaipur
Police completed all
three assignments very
smoothly, because Police
Commissioner Biju
George Joseph himself
monitors every assign-
ment, while Additional
Police Commissioner
Kunwar Rashtradeep and
Rahul Prakash would
have made a plan as both
officers plan big events
well in advance
Jaipur Police gets suc-
cess due to this tight co-
ordination. Commission-
er Biju was very active in
Saturday’s VVIP visit
and kept giving instruc-
tions to the officers on
the wireless set. And af-
ter the completion of the
VVIPvisit, a sound came
on the wireless set..
“Control, Lion....WELL
DONE ALL OFFIC-
ERS..”
Meanwhile, Addition-
al Police Commissioner
Kunwar Rashtradeep
reached the Police Com-
missionerate because
plans have to be made for
the proposed PM visit on
25th September.
Accused constable Sangeeta and Ved Prakash.
`25 cr for Mahatma
Gandhi Divyang
university in Jodhpur
7 players from Raj
participate in Asain
Games in China
Jaipur: The state gov-
ernment is continuously
working to connect the
deprived sections of the
state with the main-
stream by providing
them with quality edu-
cation. In this sequence,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot has approved a
financial proposal of Rs
25 crore for the con-
struction of Mahatma
Gandhi Divyang Uni-
versity in Jodhpur.
This decision of the
Chief Minister will pave
the way for the educa-
tional and social uplift-
ment of disabled stu-
dents of the state.
Jaipur: The Asian
Games have kicked off
in China and Rajasthan
is making its presence
felt with a total of 23
athletes being from the
state.The largest con-
tingent of seven play-
ers from Rajasthan are
in the sport of rowing.
Arjunlal Jat, Naresh
Kalwania, Ashish,
Bhim Singh, Babulal,
Lekram and Zakir
Khan are set to com-
pete in this category. In
athletics, Kiran will be
carrying Rajasthan’s
hopes, while Divyakriti
will showcase her
skills in horse riding.
2 youths drown
during Ganpati
immersion in Pali
Pali: Two youths died
due to drowning in the
pond during Ganpati im-
mersion in Nimaaj town
of Pali on Saturday. Ac-
cording to the info, Ma-
hesh had gone to Nagaji
ki Dhuni to immerse the
Ganesh idol when he
drowned. His friend,
Suresh, was seriously in-
jured referred to
Beawar after treatment at
the govt hospital in Ni-
maaj, but he also died.
IN BRIEF
SMS College docs
elect prez, secy of
Cardiological Society
Jaipur: New executive
was announced in the
elections of Raj Chapter
of Cardiological Society
of India. Senior profes-
sor of the cardiology de-
partment of SMS Medi-
cal College Dr SM Shar-
ma was elected president
and Dr Deepak Mahesh-
wari was elected secre-
tary. In the executive,
ESIC Hospital’s HoD
Cardiology Dr Gaurav
Singhal was elected as
treasurer, Dr GL Sharma
as vice-president and Dr
Dinesh Gautam as joint
secretary.
ACB nabs female male constables
while taking `4,000 bribe in Jaipur
CRIME
ROUNDUP MINOR GANGRAPED BY
COUSINSINBHARATPUR,
INVESTIGATION ON
SOG NABS 8 WITH DRUGS IN BHILWARA
Bharatpur: A case
of gangrape of a
15-year-old has been
registered in Madina
Colony area of Bayana
town of Bharatpur. The
two accused boys are said
to be the cousins of the
victim living in a colony
nearby. The victim’s father
complained that around
8 pm on September 21,
his daughter had gone
to the shop in the colony
to buy household items.
There was a power cut.
Two cousins, named Akbar
and Channu, lured his
daughter towards Meerana
graveyard and raped her.
After reaching home, the
daughter narrated her
ordeal. Police said that a
case has been registered
and investigation is on.
Bhilwara: SOG Jaipur and Udaipur teams took big
action and arrested 8 people smuggling ganja,
seized 3 vehicles with about 32 kg of ganja on Saturday.
The action was carried out in Karera of Bhilwara 4 days
ago but the SOG revealed the information on Saturday.
Rs 2.50 lakh cash was also recovered from the accused
while search for other smugglers is on.
Jaipurpoliceshowcasesexcellent
functioningaheadoffestivities
Tackling events smoothly
Govt to file caveat in HC
in Munesh Gurjar case
8,000 tourists can now
visit riverfront in a day
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Concerned that Munesh
Gurjar may challenge her
suspension order in the
High Court, the Ra-
jasthan government has
decided to file a caveat in
the High Court.
Gurjar was suspended
as the mayor of Jaipur
Heritage Municipal Cor-
poration and as ward
councilor on Friday
night.
Since she may chal-
lenge the suspension in
the high court, the state
government has decided
to file a caveat so that the
government’s side is
heard by the court before
any order.
A judicial inquiry
against Gurjar is going
on following her alleged
involvement in a bribery
case in which her hus-
band and two others were
trapped by the Anti-Cor-
ruption Bureau last
month.
First India Bureau
Kota
QR code facilities have
been expanded on the
riverfront built at a cost
of Rs 1500 crore on the
banks of the Chambal
river. Keeping in mind
the facilities of Kota res-
idents, the Urban Devel-
opment Trust has started
entry from both ends in
three slots. Now, a total
of 8,000 tourists will be
able to enter the river-
front in three slots in a
day. Local residents of
Kota will not be charged
any entry fee.
In the first slot, from
10 am to 1 pm, 1000
people each will be able
to enter from both ends.
Another 1,000 people
will be given entry from
each end in the second
slot from 2 pm to 5 pm.
In the third slot, 2,000
people will be able to
enter from each end
from 6 pm to 10 pm.
Munesh Gurjar
FILE
Rajsico Prez Arora appreciates
grand event of Rajplast-2023
First India Bureau
Jaipur
PHED Minister Mahesh
Joshi, Rajsico President
Rajiv Arora and PMAR
President Sharan Ku-
mar Sharma inaugurat-
ed the three-day mega
exhibition ‘Rajplast
2023’on behalf of Man-
ufacturers Association
Rajasthan and PHDCC
at JECC, Sitapura in
Sanganer by lighting
the lamp.
Joshi talked about the
great contribution of
plastic industries in the
irrigation and drinking
water supply system.
Joshi highly appreciat-
ed the grand event of
Rajplast in the very first
attempt.
Arora said that plas-
tic equipment is used in
many places including
medical, agriculture,
education, industrial,
electronics, packing,
vehicles and building
construction. Plastic
equipment is light and
gets fitted quickly.
The entrepreneurs
were honored by pre-
senting mementos, a
souvenir was released
on this occasion.
Shravan Kumar Shar-
ma said that 350 com-
panies from across the
country have set up
more than 600 booths in
Rajplast 2023 and more
than 20,000 trade visi-
tors from across the
country participated in
the three-day long exhi-
bition.
Arora said that
plastic equipment is
used in many places
including medical,
agriculture,
education, industrial,
electronics, packing,
vehicles and building
construction

fter an excel-
lent Asia
Cup, Team
India has re-
sumed its
tussle with Australia in a
3-match preparatory series
ahead of the World Cup.
As the two teams fine tune
their World Cup resources,
India goes into the series
with most of their bases
covered which showed in
the first ODI itself. Team
India sealed a comfortable
5 wicket victory despite
half their first choice elev-
en being rested!
The welcome addition of
wily off-spinner Ravi Ash-
win, drafted in the squad
for the Aussie series due to
Axar Patel’s thigh injury, is
an important pick. He
brings in a wealth of expe-
rience along with pedigree
and if eventually included
in the World Cup squad,
Ashwin could provide the
much-needed variety that
the Indian spin attack
lacked at the Asia Cup.
The historic demolition
of Sri Lanka at the Asia
Cup final, where India
bundled them out for just
50 runs, brought joy to
millions of Indian fans.
Moreover, it was a reassur-
ance that all key players
were now fit and in decent
form for the ODI World
Cup. Through the tourna-
ment, it was a show of total
dominance by the Indians.
Now, the India-Australia
series is ideal preparation
for both sides who are top
contenders for the World
Cup to hone their skills
barely a fortnight before
their showdown at the
marquee event on 8th Oc-
tober in Chennai.
The Aussie ODIs also
give a breather for some
mega stars like Rohit Shar-
ma and Virat Kohli and en-
able Team India to check
its bench strength. For the
first ODI, India rested the
star of the Asia Cup final
Mohammad Siraj but still
bowled out Australia for
276 after winning the toss
on a flat deck in Mohali.
Later, they comfortably
chased down the target ow-
ing to a century-plus open-
ing stand between Ruturaj
Gaikwad and Shubhman
Gill. But it was the Surya-
Rahul partnership that will
put smiles on Indian team
management’s faces. After
a mild wobble where India
lost 4 wickets for just 43
runs after the opening
stand, Suryakumar Yadav
curbed his free flowing
stroke play to hit a respon-
sible fifty to go along with
Rahul’s unbeaten half cen-
tury as India cantered to a
comfortable win.
Earlier, Shami bowled
an incisive spell and
grabbed 5 wickets while
Ashwin bowled economi-
cally giving away 47 and
picking up 1 wicket. Jasprit
Bumrah too looked sharp
and will be a crucial cog in
the Indian attack for the
World Cup. The Aussie
batters were circumspect to
start the innings with
Warner and Smith consoli-
dating after Mitchell
Marsh’s early wicket.
While Warner hit a fifty,
Smith fell on 41, bowled
by a Shami special. It was
an aggressive cameo at the
end by Pat Cummins that
took their total beyond 250.
The 3 matches of the se-
ries will be played out in
six days. In such a scenar-
io, it is imperative that both
teams balance rest and
gametime for their players
as the World Cup begins
just days after the current
series ends. Many key
players from Australia are
returning to action after in-
juries. Captain Pat Cum-
mins, Steve Smith and
Mitchell Starc are back in
the team and Maxwell is all
set to join the side later in
the week. But the Aussies
will miss the services of
their destructive left-hand
batsman,Travis Head, who
fractured his hand and
might miss the entireWorld
Cup!
For Team India, Axar
Patel’s thigh injury is a ma-
jor concern. It has opened
the door for Ashwin and
Washington Sundar to re-
turn to the ODI team and
prove their usefulness for
the World Cup. Through
their presence, Team India
can have the much-needed
variation as off-spinners
can play a vital role espe-
cially against batting sides
with several left-handers.
In addition, both Ashwin
and Sundar are fine batters
in the lower order. Kuldeep
and Jadeja are in good form
but they will need support
from a quality third spinner
if India gets turning tracks
in World Cup games.
Before the World Cup
campaign, India will play a
coupleofwarm-upmatches
against England and Neth-
erlands.The team will have
to get ready for the grind as
the long World Cup will
involvealotoftravelacross
the length and breadth of
thecountry.Publicexpecta-
tions will be sky high just
as they were in 2011. All
that Team India needs is to
shut out the noise and play
their natural game - as they
showed in the Asia Cup. If
they play to their potential,
it won’t be easy for any
team to stop India from lift-
ing their third ODI World
Cup this year!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
TOP
TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Remember this: Whoever sows
sparingly will also reap sparingly,
and whoever sows generously will
also reap generously.
BIBLE
CHALLENGES
FOR INDIA
For Team India, Axar Pa-
tel’s thigh injury is a major
concern. It has opened the
door for Ashwin and Wash-
ington Sundar to return to
the ODI team and prove their
usefulness for the World
Cup. Through their presence,
Team India can have the
much-needed variation as off-
spinners can play a vital
role especially against
batting sides with
several left-handers.
In addition, both Ashwin and
Sundar are fine batters in
the lower order. Kuldeep and
Jadeja are in good form but
they will need support from
a quality third spinner if India
gets turning tracks in World
Cup games. Before the World
Cup campaign, India will
play a couple of warm-up
matches against England
and Netherlands.
The team will have to get
ready for the grind as the long
World Cup will involve a lot of
travel across the length and
breadth of the country. Public
expectations will be sky high
just as they were in 2011. All
that Team India needs is to
shut out the noise and play
their natural game - as they
showed in the Asia Cup. If
they play to their potential, it
won’t be easy for any team
to stop India from lifting their
third ODI World Cup this year!
AFTERASIACUPTRIUMPH...
TEAMINDIAFINETUNESFOR
WCWITHAUSSIECHALLENGE!
After an excellent Asia Cup, Team India has
resumed its tussle with Australia in a 3-match
preparatory series ahead of the World Cup. As the
two teams fine tune their World Cup resources,
India goes into the series with most of their bases
covered which showed in the first ODI itself. Team
India sealed a comfortable 5 wicket victory
despite half their first choice eleven being rested!
IN-DEPTH
BJPANDJANATADAL(S)
ALLIANCEFORLOKSABHA
POLLISGOODFORBOTH
CHINA IS IN THE
HABIT OF BLOCKING
ARUNACHALPLAYERS
aving lost power in Karnataka to the Con-
gress in the Assembly elections the Bharati-
ya Janata Party has joined hands with former
Karnataka Chief Minister’s Janata Dal (Secular),
which was relegated to the margins with 19 seats in
its kitty. Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa
indicated that the BJP was ready to give four parlia-
mentary seats to the JD(S) while keeping the remain-
ing 24 for itself. Kumaraswamy seems to have some
reservations about the offer and is in a mood for some
hard bargaining. “It is not about give and take but
trust and respect,” he was quoted as saying. But with
its poor showing in the Assembly election Kumaras-
wamy may not have the option to pressurize BJP for
more seats. He should accept what’s being offered.
The news of the BJP-JD(S) alliance drew a sharp
reaction from the state’s ruling Congress party. Kar-
nataka CM Siddaramaiah said the JD (S) claims to
have a secular ideology but it has allied with com-
munal forces.
H
nion Sports Minister Anurag Thakur’s deci-
sion to cancel his trip to Hangzhou in China
for the Asian Games’ opening ceremony
over stapled visas to athletes fromArunachal Pradesh
is the snub which China deserves for its stubbornness
over an integral part of India. The External Affairs
Ministry called China’s act “discrimination” in a “tar-
geted and premeditated manner”. India has lodged
strong protests in New Delhi and Beijing over Chi-
na’s “deliberate and selective obstruction of some of
our sportspersons”.
China wrongfully claims Arunachal Pradesh as its
territory and has de-
nied regular visas to
athletes from
Arunachal in the past
too. A regular visa
would mean recogni-
tion to Arunachal.
This time the issue of
stapled visa, an un-
stamped piece of pa-
perstapledtopassport
whichcanbedetached
at will, came up when
three wushu players-
--Nyeman Wangshu,
Onulu Tega and Me-
pung Lamgu---were
preventedfromboard-
ing the flight. People
from Arunachal have
been discriminated
against earlier too.
On the one hand
China issues worthless stapled visas to sportspersons
fromArunachal and on the other it adopts aggressive
postures like infrastructure buildup close to the north-
eastern state’s border. Last year a Strategic Policy
Institute ofAustralia warned that the “PLA(People’s
Liberation Army) can now access key locations on
the Yangtze plateau more easily than it could have
just one year ago”. Yangtze is strategically located in
the Tawang sector of Arunachal. A physical clash
between PLA soldiers and those from the Indian
army at Yangtze left several soldiers injured in 2022.
India, however, keeps a hawk’s eyes on its borders.
U
Union Sports
Minister Anurag
Thakur’s decision to
cancel his trip to
Hangzhou in China
for the Asian Games’
opening ceremony
over stapled visas to
athletes from
Arunachal Pradesh
is the snub which
China deserves for
its stubbornness
over an integral part
of India
A
Even by the lowest standards
of the Congress Party, this is a
pathetic mindset. This is nothing
but an insult to the aspirations of 140
crore Indians. In any case, this isn’t the
first time Congress is anti-Parliament.
They tried in 1975 and it failed
miserably.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
Transforming communities through
1.61 lakh fully functional Health
Wellness Centers, a remarkable 21%
drop in out-of-pocket health costs, and an
impressive 8% decrease in emergency health
loans. #AyushmanBharat, a beacon of
hope under #ModiGovt, is truly changing
lives for the better!
Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
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HOME MINISTER IN MAHA
PM connected 60 cr people sans bank
accounts to India’s economy: Shah
PTI
Mumbai
nion Minister
Amit Shah on
Saturday deliv-
eredLaxmanraoInamdar
Memorial Lecture at
Mumbai University.
The event was attend-
ed by Governor Ramesh
Bais,CMEknathShinde,
Deputy CMs Devendra
Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.
He emphasised the sig-
nificance of the coopera-
tive sector in India, dis-
pelling notions of its ir-
relevance. Shah attribut-
ed its resurgence to the
Narendra Modi govt’s
decision to separate it
from the agriculture min-
istry,notingthesectorhas
experienced significant
growth as a result.
The lecture was organ-
ised in association with
Sahakar Bharati, a coop-
erative body founded by
Inamdar, emphasizing
the importance of the co-
operative sector in the
country’s development.
Shah, who holds the
cooperation portfolio
alongside his role as the
Home Minister, high-
lighted measures under-
taken by PM Modi-led
govt. He further praised
the Modi government for
integrating approximate-
ly 60 crore people who
lackedbankaccountsand
were part of the informal
economy into the main-
stream financial system.
HM Amit Shah being received by Eknath Shinde and Devendra
Fadnavis upon his arrival in Mumbai, on Saturday. PTI
U
INDIA 05
Jaipur, Sunday | September 24, 2023 www.firstindia.co.in firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur thefirstindia thefirstindia thefirstindia
Govttryingtodraftlawsinsimple
manner,Indianlanguages:PMModi
PTI
New Delhi
Modi said on Saturday
that his government is
making sincere attempts
to draft laws in a simple
manner and in Indian lan-
guages to the maximum
extent.
Inaugurating the Inter-
national Lawyers’ Con-
ference here, he also
flagged concerns about
cyber terrorism and mon-
ey laundering besides the
use of artificial intelli-
gence for destructive
purposes.
Modi said these dan-
gers do not recognise
borders and jurisdiction
and called for collabora-
tive efforts among legal
frameworks of different
countries to deal with
them.
“When danger is glob-
al, then the manner to
deal with it should also
be global,” he said.
The prime minister
cited the example of co-
operation between air
traffic control systems of
all countries to ensure air
travel and said preparing
a global framework to
deal with these dangers is
not about one govern-
ment or country.
Modi flags concerns
on cyber terrorism,
money laundering
and use of AI for
destructive purposes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India Justice (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and others
during the ‘International Lawyers’ Conference 2023’ at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi, on Saturday. PTI
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on
Saturday inaugurated the Interna-
tional Lawyers’ Conference 2023
at Vigyan Bhawan here. The inaugural
event was also attended by CJI DY
Chandrachud and Union Law
Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Speaking on occasion, the CJI
Chandrachud said that it is not
utopian to aspire to a world
where nations, institutions,
and most importantly individu-
als are open to engaging with
one another. “Each one of us
has volumes to learn from
different jurisdictions,
perspectives, and most
importantly each oth-
er. Over the next
two days, we will witness some of the
best minds including judges from across
the globe, my own colleagues from the
Supreme Court and several High Courts,
global practitioners, and legal scholars,”
the CJI said in his address. Union
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal
in his address stressed Indian
statutory provisions that ensure
‘ease of doing business’. The
International Lawyer’s Confer-
ence is being organised by the
Bar Council of India
on the theme
‘Emerging
Challenges
in Justice
Delivery
System’.
PM Narendra Modi
on Saturday inaugu-
rated 16 residential
schools for needy children
in Uttar Pradesh, built at
a cost of about Rs 1,115
crore. These schools – Atal
Awasiya Vidyalayas – have
been opened to provide
quality education to children
of labourers and construc-
tion workers and those
orphaned in the COVID-19
pandemic.
PM MODI INAUGURATES INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS’ CONFERENCE
UPGETSPM’SGIFTOF16
RESIDENTIALSCHOOLS
PM MODI INTERACTS
WITH 5,000 WOMEN
TUNE IN TO HEAR PM MODI’S MANN KI BAAT TODAY
PM Modi on Satur-
day interacted with
5,000 women during
the Nari Shakti Vandan –
Abhinandan Karyakram in
Varanasi, In his address,
Modi expressed his visit to
the city as a quest for bless-
ings following the passage
of the Women’s Reservation
Bill in Parliament.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share
his thoughts with the people of the country and
abroad in the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on Akash-
vani at 11 AM on Sunday. It will be the 105th episode of the
monthly radio programme. The programme will be broadcast
on the entire network of Akashvani and Doordarshan, the
Akashvani website and the Newsonair mobile app. It will also
be live-streamed on the YouTube channels of the Akash-
vani, DD News, PMO and Information and Broadcasting
Ministry. Akashvani will broadcast the programme in regional
languages immediately after the Hindi broadcast. Since
October 3, 2014, PM Modi has been addressing the citizens
of the country through his Mann Ki Baat programme.
We in the Indian government are thinking that law
should be produced in two ways. One draft will be in
the language you are used to. The second draft will
be in a language which the country’s common man
can understand. He should consider the law his own.
NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER
PTI
New Delhi
Modi will on Sunday flag
off nine Vande Bharat
trains connecting reli-
gious and tourist destina-
tions across 11 states.
The nine trains will
provide faster connectiv-
ity across 11 states – Ra-
jasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tel-
angana, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Bihar, West
Bengal, Kerala, Odisha,
Jharkhand and Gujarat.
The PM will flag off
the trains through video
conferencing.
The new Vande Bharat
trains will run between:
Udaipur Jaipur;
Tirunelveli-Madurai-
Chennai; Hyderabad
Bengaluru; Vijayawada
Chennai (via Renigunta);
Patna Howrah; Kasara-
god – Thiruvanan-
thapuram; Rourkela -
Bhubaneswar Puri;
Ranchi Howrah; and
Jamnagar-Ahmedabad.
These trains are a step
towards realising Prime
Minister’s vision of im-
proving connectivity
across the country and
providing world class fa-
cilities to rail passengers,
an official statement said.
PM to flag-off 9 Vande
Bharat trains today
THE NEW VANDE
BHARAT TRAINS:
 Udaipur-Jaipur
 Tirunelveli-Madurai-
Chennai
 Hyderabad-Ben-
galuru
 Vijayawada-Chen-
nai (via Renigunta)
 Patna-Howrah
 Kasaragod-Thiru-
vananthapuram
 Rourkela-Bhubane-
swar-Puri
 Ranchi-Howrah
 Jamnagar-
Ahmedabad
ANI
New Delhi
Congress General Secre-
tary Communications
Jairam Ramesh on Satur-
day hit out at the Centre
over the construction of
the new Parliament
building and said that the
new complex should be
called the “Modi Multi-
plex or Modi Marriot”.
In a long post on X, the
Congress leader said that
he witnessed the “death
of confabulations and
conversations both inside
the two Houses and in the
lobbies.”
“The new Parliament
building launched with
so much hype actually
realises the PM’s objec-
tives very well. It should
be called the Modi Mul-
tiplex or Modi Marriot,”
Ramesh said.
PTI
New Delhi
The RSS-affiliated
ABVP on Saturday
won three central panel
posts, including that of
president, in the Delhi
University Students
Union (DUSU) and the
Congress’ student
wing NSUI bagged the
remaining one, accord-
ing to officials.
Tushar Dedha of the
Akhil Bharatiya Vid-
yarthi Parishad
(ABVP) won the post
of DUSU president,
defeating NSUI’s
Hitesh Gulia by a mar-
gin of 3,115 votes.
Dedhagot23,460votes
and Gulia 20,345.
The Congress stu-
dent wing’s Abhi Da-
hiya bagged the post
of vice-president.
Agencies
Chandigarh
Punjab BJP chief Sunil
Jakhar on Saturday urged
EAM S Jaishankar to set
upahelplineforNRIsand
students in Canada amid
the diplomatic standoff
with Canada. He also
urged the Ministry of Ex-
ternal Affairs to detail the
measures being taken by
India “for the welfare of
our citizens in Canada”.
In a letter Jakhar stat-
ed, “In the wake of un-
substantiated allegations
against the Indian Govt
by the Canadian PM; the
diplomatic relationship
between the two coun-
tries has understandably
been on a downward spi-
ral. Justin Trudeau has
made these absurd and
malicious charges only to
cater to his domestic po-
litical compulsions.”
Ramesh hits out
at Centre over
new Parl building
DUSU polls:
ABVP wins top
3 panel posts
Jakhar wants helpline for
NRIs, students in Canada
PUNJAB STUDENTS
INVEST `68,000 CR
ANNUALLY IN CANADA
Growing tensions
between India and
Canada have raised
concerns among parents
about the hefty investments
in their children’s education
in Canada. Analysis revealed
this investment as an outflow
of a staggering Rs 68,000
crore each year from Punjab,
Khalsa Vox reported on Sat-
urday. Last year total 226,450
visas were approved by
Canada under the Refugees
and Citizenship Canada, and
a significant portion, approxi-
mately 1.36 lakh students,
hailed from Punjab.

INDIA 06
UNION MINISTER ON CHILD WELFARE INITIATIVES
Budget increased from `60 cr to `1,472 cr, says Irani
ANI
New Delhi
nion inister Sm-
riti Irani on Sat-
urday highlight-
ed the robust initiatives
undertaken by the Central
government and said that
thebudgetforchildwelfare
has been increased from
`60crin2009-10to`1,472
cr just in the last year.
Theunionminister,who
wasaddressingtheNation-
al Annual Stakeholders
ConsultationonChildPro-
tection today, highlighted
therobustinitiativesunder-
takenbytheModiGovern-
ment to ensure the well-
being of our children
through stronger legalsup-
port, improved healthcare
and nutrition and quality
education.Shesaidthatthe
budget allocated to the
Ministry of Child and
Womenhasincreasedfrom
`60 crores in 2009-10 to
`1472 crores just as of last
year for child welfare.
Smriti Irani, Minister for Women Child Development FILE
U
1dead,400rescuedasheavyrainbattersNagpur
CentralforcesdeployedforrescueoperationsasMaharashtra’scitywitnessesseverewaterloggingfollowingrain
PTI
Nagpur
Heavy rains flooded
many parts of Nagpur
city, following which
180 people, including
40 students from a
school for the hearing
and speech-impaired,
were rescued, said Ma-
harashtra Deputy Chief
Minister Devendra Fad-
navi on Saturday.
The National Disaster
Response (NDRF) and
State Disaster Response
Force (SDRF) are res-
cuing people from
flooded homes and
streets. Two Army units
are reaching the Amba-
zari area, where a lake
overflowed, said Fad-
navis. The city received
torrential downpours
from Friday midnight.
As per weather depart-
ment, Nagpur airport
reported 106 mm of
rainfall till 5.30 am.
Several roads and
residential areas have
been inundated due to
heavy rains, said offi-
cials.The administra-
tion has declared a holi-
day for schools and col-
leges as a precautionary
measure. Fadnavis, who
is an MLA from Nag-
pur, took to X to share
that he was continu-
ously monitoring the
rain situation in the city.
‘Nari Shakti Vandan
Adhiniyam bill set to
elevate women’s role’
Union Minister Anurag Thakur takes a selfie with others at an
event in PSG College Coimbatore on Saturday.
PTI
Coimbatore
With passing of the Nari
Shakti Vandan Adhiniy-
am bill, women's repre-
sentation in policymak-
ing is also set to increase
significantly, Union Min-
ister for Information
Broadcasting Anurag
Thakur said on Saturday.
Quoting PM Narendra
Modi as saying Yahi Sa-
may Hai, Sahi Samay
Hai, he urged the wom-
en to come forward,
chase your dreams, grab
the opportunities availa-
ble all around, and take
India forward to the sta-
tus of a developed coun-
try by 2047. The spe-
cial session of the Parlia-
ment was truly historic as
we moved to the new
parliament building and
the Nari Shakti Vandan
Adhiniyam bill got
passed, Thakur, who is
also Youth Affairs and
Sports Minister said at an
interaction with the youth
at the PSG College of
Arts Sciences.
PTI
New Delhi
The NIA has arrested a
suspected terrorist for his
alleged links with Myan-
mar-based rebel groups
and conspiring to wage
war against India by ex-
ploiting the current eth-
nic unrest in Manipur, an
official said.
Moirangthem Anand
Singh was arrested from
Manipur and brought to
New Delhi for question-
ing, a spokesperson of the
National Investigation
Agency (NIA) said.
Singh was one of the
five persons arrested by
Manipur Police for pos-
sessing weapons looted
from police armoury. The
arrest had led to agitation
by the majority commu-
nity, who were claiming
them to be village defence
activists.Alocal court had
granted bail to all 5.
NIA nabs terror suspect in Manipur
Twosemiconductorproposals
underprocess,saysVaishnaw
ANI
Gujarat
Union minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw said on Satur-
day that two big semi-
conductor proposals are
under process and ex-
pected to take shape in
the coming few months.
Vaishnaw, who was at
groundbreaking ceremo-
ny of Micron’s semicon-
ductor plant in Gujarat,
asserted that India’s first
indigenous microchips
are expected to be rolled
out by December 2024.
He, however, didn’t re-
veal any details about the
proposals. He said the
projects will focus on a
“special area” where In-
dia can emerge as a lead-
er at the global level.
Speaking on the side-
lines of the ceremony, the
minister that the global
semiconductor company
is noticing the progress
made by India in the seg-
ment PM Modi’s capa-
bility to execute large and
complex policy decisions.
`10crdefamationsuit
againstCongMPGogoi
ANI
Guwahati
Assam CM Himanta
Biswa Sarma’s wife Rini-
kiBhuyanSarmahasfiled
a `10 crore defamation
case against Congress MP
Gaurav Gogoi for false al-
legations of irregularities
in a food processing pro-
ject of the central govern-
ment. Devajit Lon Saikia,
senior advocate told that,
the case has been filed at
the Court of Civil Judge
(Senior Division), Kam-
rup (Metro) in Guwahati.
Gaurav Gogoi had ear-
lier shared a snapshot of
the Ministry of Food Pro-
cessing website alleging
the central government
approved `10 crore grant
to Riniki Bhuyan’s com-
pany. He also shared a
reply from Union Minis-
ter of Commerce and In-
dustry Piyush Goyal in
Parliament.
PTI
Srinagar
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba ter-
rorists were arrested
along with arms and am-
munition in Jammu and
Kashmir’s Baramulla
district, police said on
Saturday.
Police on Thursday got
an input that a person
identified as Yaseen Ah-
mad Shah, Baramulla’s
Janbazpora, is missing
from his home and has
joined the proscribed ter-
ror outfit LeT/TRF, a po-
lice spokesperson said.
The Resistance Front
(TRF) is believed to be a
shadow outfit of the LeT.
2 Lashkar terrorists
arrested, says police
In Jammu Kashmir’s Baramulla
4.46 LAKH MISSING CHILDREN FOUND SINCE 2015,
MOST REUNITED WITH FAMILIES: SMRITI IRANI
New Delhi: Most of the 4.46 lakh missing children
found since 2015 have been reunited with their
families, Women and Child Development Minister
Smriti Irani said on Saturday. Speaking at the inaugural
session of the national annual stakeholders consultation
on children in conflict with law, she said the children were
found through the ministry's Khoya Paya portal, launched
in 2015. Today, we can proudly say that close to 4,46,000
missing children have been found, of which 3,97,530 chil-
dren have been successfully matched and reunited with
their families, she said. Ms Irani said since the amend-
ment of the Juvenile Justice Act in 2021, under which
district magistrates instead of courts have been given the
responsibility to issue adoption orders, as many as 2,600
children have been adopted. Irani warned stakeholders
against profiteering from institutionalising children, saying,
If profit becomes the core of our efforts, then many chil-
dren will not find the loving homes they deserve.
I’m hoping that here
as we stand, especially
as women legislators
proudly after the
passage of the 33%
reservation bill and I
look forward to that
young girl who is right
now in need of care at
some institution and
who can be a leader of
tomorrow only if all of
you step up.
SMRITI IRANI,
MINISTER FOR WOMEN
AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
YELLOW ALERT IN SEVERAL CITIES/DISTS
z The IMD on Saturday said that heavy to very heavy
rainfall is likely to continue over Bihar, Jharkhand,
West Bengal, Sikkim and over northeast India dur-
ing next two days and decrease thereafter
z The Nagpur Municipal Corporation has also issued
helpline numbers for citizens and advised people not
to step out of their homes unless for important work
z There is also the possibility of isolated heavy rain-
fall, particularly over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal
and Sikkim, as well as Bihar on Sunday (today)
z Light to moderate fairly widespread rainfall and
thunderstorm activity is anticipated in Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya on Sunday
z Heavy rains likely in north, coastal K’taka, yellow
alert in 3 districts. Heavy rain predicted for Pune,
IMD issues yellow alert for next 4 days
z Superstar Aamir Khan has donated Rs 25 lakh
towards the Aapada Rahat Kosh to provide
succor to the rain-affected families in Himachal
Pradesh, the state government said in a state-
ment on Saturday
z The Gujarat government on Saturday introduced a
special relief package for the farmers affected by the
recent flooding caused by the overflowing Narmada
River in Bharuch, Narmada, and Vadodara districts
A roadside cannel safety wall collapsed due to heavy monsoon rain, in Nagpur on Saturday. ANI
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus
stand amid the waterlogged MSRTC bus stand following heavy
monsoon rain, in Nagpur on Saturday. ANI
Rescue operations underway at the waterlogged Ambazari area
following heavy rainfall, in Nagpur on Saturday. ANI
Ambani’s Ganesh Chaturthi
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and wife Nita Ambani
along with their family members at Lalbaugcha Raja to offer prayers
during Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, in Mumbai on Friday.
ANI
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
z Women head over
50% MP panchayats
but still fight gender
stereotypes
z Women in Bengal’s
panchayat system high
in numbers, low on
impact
z Backed by 50%
quota, women in TN
panchayats find a voice
of their own
z In UP, men benefit
more than voiceless
women in reserved
seats
z MP includes unmar-
ried women above 21
years of age in ‘Ladli
Behna Yojana’
The government additionally urges the residents of the state to
collaborate with both the Central and State Governments in the
efforts to reestablish peace and return the state to normalcy.
Union Min Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Assam CM Himanta Sarma’s
with wife Riniki Bhuyan.
NO TRANSPORT MED
FOR CRITICAL PATIENTS
Imphal: Critical
patients in Mani-
pur's violence-hit
Churachandpur district need
urgent transport to specialist
hospitals amid lack of sup-
plies, facilities and medical
professionals, a top doctor
in the district said. Those
suffering from serious
cardiac problems and condi-
tions like brain haemorrhage
need fast intervention, which
unfortunately is impossible
to get due to no proper
transport, the doctor who
has been overseeing health
emergencies said.
Sanand: Union
minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw on
Saturday said a
high-speed train will
start plying between
Ahmedabad and
Sanand in the next six
months. Vaishnaw said
Vande Bharat Express
trains will also halt at
Sanand. “A world class
train will start between
Ahmedabad to Sanand.
The high-speed train
will start very soon, in
the next 6 months,” the
Railway Minister said.
HIGH-SPEED TRAIN
IN GUJARAT IN SIX
MONTHS: RAIL MIN
NAGPUR RAIN
The Municipal Corp
advised people not to
step out of their
homes unless
necessary as roads
are waterlogged
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ASIAN GAMES
India's sailing contingent
continues solid performances
ANI
Hangzhou [China]
he Indian sail-
ing contingent
delivered some
solid performances on
Saturday in the qualifi-
cation rounds, keeping
the country’s hopes of
progressing to knock-
out/medal races alive.
In the women’s skiff
event, the pair of Har-
shita Tomar and Shital
Verma finished the day
at third position on third
position out of six pairs.
They earned a total of
21 race points in seven
races. This includes a
first-position finish in
the seventh race with
one race point.
Members of the Indian contingent during the opening
ceremony of the Asian Games 2023 at Olympic Sports Center
Stadium, in Hangzhou on Saturday. ANI
T
BJP HURT BY BIDHURI'S FOUL LANGUAGE
ROAD NOT BUILT, ALLEGATION OF
PAYMENT OF `67 CRORE
uring the discussion on the success of
Chandrayaan-3 in the Lok Sabha on
Thursday night, BJP MP Ramesh Bid-
huri got angry with his fellow MP Kunwar Danish
Ali of BSP and started using abusive language
against him and also
made some unpleasant
comments about his
community. Even BJP's
own leaders are angry
with this. To 'fan the fire'
further, Avadheshpuri
Maharaj, a saint from
Ujjain, has written a letter to Sangh chief Mohan
Bhagwat demanding that 'if BJP really wants to
promote Sanatan, then it should field saints from
5 percent seats so that after winning the elec-
tions, they can reach the Parliament and raise
awareness in favor of Sanatan.
n 2015-16, under the Tribal Develop-
ment Scheme, a project was made
for road widening and strengthening
in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand and
this work was allotted to a private company. 84
acres of land was also
to be acquired in this
project. But the land
was not acquired and
the officials have been
accused of colluding
and withdrawing Rs 67 crore for this private
company. And four years later, the advertise-
ment of the completion of this road in the rural
area was also published in the newspapers.
An activist complained about this scam to the
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes,
and now claims that his complaint is buried
somewhere in the government files.
By Tridib Raman
The author is a journalist and political commentator
and views expressed are his personal
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
Mirch Masala
‘SPECIALAGENDA'OFSPECIALSESSIONWASALLDECIDEDINADVANCE
hen it was announced to
hold a special session of
Parliament from 18th to
22nd September, the opposition
parties had no clue as to what would
ultimately happen in this special
session. Because whenever such a
special session is called, an agenda
is prepared by the ruling party after
talking to all the parties. So, Sonia
Gandhi wrote a letter to the PM,
and in it she demanded discus-
sion on 9 major issues like inflation,
unemployment, China and Adani.
Taking immediate action on this, the
government released a list of eight
bills including Post Office Bill, Media
Institutions Registration Bill, Senior
Citizens Welfare Bill, Advocate Bill,
which were to be brought in this
special session. But there was no
mention of the government's trump
card, the Women's Reservation Bill.
This special session of 5 days ended
in just four days, the session started
from the old Parliament on 18th and
the proceedings shifted to the new
Parliament building on the next day
on 19th. 'Nari Shakti Vandan Bill' was
introduced in the new Parliament and
it was passed on 20 September. BJP
is considering this as a big victory for
itself. On the other hand, the second
phase of Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat
Jodo Yatra' is going to pass mostly
through the Hindi belt, where OBC
politics rules the roost and Con-
gress openly discussed on it in its
CWC meeting in Hyderabad. Talking
about OBC politics, the party has
said that 'it will consider 50 per cent
reservation limit.' There are around
45 per cent OBC voters across the
country, in the Hindi belt this percent-
age increases to 54 per cent. For
example, the number of OBC voters
is 61 percent in Bihar, 48 percent in
Rajasthan, 45 percent in Chhattisgarh
and 43 percent in Madhya Pradesh.
D
I
W
WHY DIDN'T
NITISH AGREE?
In the last few
months, BJP
on its part
has been continuously
trying to create a rift in
the alliance between
Nitish and Lalu's party
in Bihar. Harivansh and
Sanjay Jha were trying
to bring Nitish into the
BJP fold, but the matter
was not resolved. Sanjay
Jha and Harivansh
could not succeed in
this task. Meanwhile
Ramnath Kovind went
to Patna and had dinner
at Nitish's house. All the
election surveys being
conducted in Bihar are
gossiping that 'If Lalu-
Nitish fight together and
if this alliance gets the
support of parties like
Congress, then it will
be a challenge for BJP
in Bihar. So now Nitish
has also started giving
direct reaction on BJP's
attacks, like Nitish said
in Jhanjharpur rally - 'I
don't pay attention to
what BJP leaders say.'
R
ANI
Washington DC
Stating that JustinTrudeau’s
allegations have led to
“greater danger” for Cana-
da than India, former Pen-
tagon official Michael Ru-
bin said that if the United
States has to choose be-
tween Ottawa and New
Delhi, it will surely choose
the latter as the relationship
is “too important”.
He said that India is far
more important strategi-
cally than Canada is and
Ottawa picking up a fight
with India is like “an ant
picking up a fight against
an elephant”.
While referring to the
poor approval ratings of Jus-
tin Trudeau, Rubin added
that he is not long for the
premiership, and the US can
rebuild the relationship after
he is gone.
“I suspect that the US
doesn’t want to be painted a
corner to choose between
two friends. But if we have
to choose between two
friends, increasingly we’re
going to choose India on
this matter, simply because
Nijjar was a terrorist, and
India is too important. Our
relationship is too impor-
tant,” Michael Rubin said.
“Justin Trudeau probably
isn’t long for the Canadian
premiership, and then we
can rebuild the relationship
after he’s gone,” he added.
Rubin is a former Penta-
gonofficialandseniorfellow
at the American Enterprise
Institute Specialisation in
Iran,Turkey, and SouthAsia.
‘IfUShastochoosebetween
2friends,itwillchooseIndia’
Ex-Pentagon official slams Trudeau’s accusations against India
India-Canada Spat
‘Justin Trudeau Made
A Huge Mistake’: Ex-
Pentagon official on
Canada’s allegations
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
 Canada shared evidence
of ‘credible allegations’ on
Nijjar’s killing with India
‘many weeks ago’, seeks to
establish facts
 Top Canadian politicians,
including many of Indian
descent, have slammed a
video released by pro-
Khalistan Sikhs For Justice
(SFJ) group asking Hindus
of Indian-origin to leave
the country, stating that the
community is “welcome”
and “safe” in the country.
 Canada said there is no
place for hate in the country
amid circulation of an online
video in which Hindu Cana-
dians are told to leave.
 The official said that the
communications involved
Indian officials and Indian
diplomats in Canada and
that some of the intel-
ligence was provided by a
member of the “Five Eyes”
intelligence-sharing alli-
ance, which consists of the
U.S., Britain, Australia, New
Zealand and Canada.
 Sikh separatist killing:
US says it expects India to
work with Canada on case
 Nijjar took training in
Pak, backed terrorist ac-
tivities across India, claims
fresh Intelligence report
 Indian students get
admission in Canadian
institutes as they normally
do: Officials
 Public Safety Canada,
the department responsible
for safety of public said, “the
circulation of video is offen-
sive and hateful, and is an
affront to all Canadians and
the values we hold dearly.”
 Housing jobs continue
to be a struggle for Indian
students in Canada. With
depleting savings, Indian
students turn to each other
for help, as universities offer
limited expensive solutions.
Indian students in Canada have been holding protests to raise the worsening issue of housing and
job crisis for Indian students.
CANADA: NEW POLL PUTS POILIEVRE AS PREFERRED CHOICE FOR PM
Ottawa: Pierre
Poilievre, the Op-
position Conserva-
tive Party leader is the
preferred choice as Prime
Minister by 40% of Cana-
dian citizens, as incumbent
Justin Trudeau lags behind,
as per new Ipsos poll done
for Canada-based news
platform Global News. The
gap gives an indication that
Conservatives have high
chances of getting a major-
ity to form the government.
Candidate
(Party) Total Male Female
Other/Pre-
fer not to
Answer
THE RISE OF CANADA AS POPULAR STUDY
ABROAD DESTINATION FOR INDIANS
Jagmeet Singh
(New Democratic
Party)
Yves-Francois
Blanchet (Bloc-
Quebecois)
Indian students form the
largest chunk of
international students
studying in Canada. The
number of Indian
students who were
granted visas in 2022 was
approximately 2,25,000.
The contribution of
Indian students to the
Canadian exchequer is
extremely significant,
and so is in the area of
skill shortages in the
Canadian economy.
RAVI VEERAVALLI
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, STAR
GLOBAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE
Ukraine, Russia, Singapore, Philippines, Ka-
zakhstan. France. Italy, Uzbekistan, Malay-
sia, Netherlands and New Zealand were the
other countries that Indian students preferred
for higher studies in 2022.
Country 2022 2021 2020
US 1,90,512 1,25,115 62,415
Canada 1,85,955 1,02,688 43,624
UK 1,32,709, 77,855 44,901
Australia 59,044 8,950 33,629
Germany 20,684 16,259 9,865
Kyrgyzstan 14,728 15,162 865
31 34 29
40 43 39
22 18 26
6 6 6
Justin Trudeau
(Liberal Party of
Canada)
38
18
31
13
Pierre Poilievre
(Conservative
Party of Canada)

JC SIR’S TIPS ON JOURNALISM
To remain in people’s hearts is real TRP: Dr Chandra
Akhilesh Solanki
Bhopal
harat 24 News
Channel’s‘Meet
With JC Sir’
programme was organ-
ized at Courtyard Hotel in
Madhya Pradesh in which
more than 100 corre-
spondents from all over
the state were present.
CEO of Bharat 24
News Channel, Dr
Jagdeesh Chandra was
present in this programme
wherein he talked to all
the journalists and shared
hisexperienceswiththem.
Along with this, he also
talked about how journal-
ism should be done in the
upcoming assembly elec-
tionssothatthepubliccan
build trust in the channel.
He gave advice to the cor-
respondentsalso,whileall
the correspondents from
all over the state brought
every famous thing of
their district as a gift for
Dr Jagdish Chandra, who
accepted it with great af-
fection.
Along with this, Dr
Chandra told all the jour-
nalistsandcorrespondents
that Bharat 24 should rule
in the hearts of the people.
“Being number one in
BARC is not an achieve-
ment, but to remain in the
heartsofthepeopleissuc-
cess and that is the actual
TRP,” Dr Chandra said.
Madhya Pradesh Bu-
reau Chief Akhilesh
Solanki,InputEditorPari-
vesh Vatsayan and Con-
sulting Editor Sandeep
Mishra were also present
in this programme.
(L) Dr Jagdeesh Chandra addressing during the programme (R) Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with Sandeep Mishra and Akhilesh Solanki.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Ashok Gehlot, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Sachin Pilot at the Congress Karyakarta
Sammelan in Jaipur on Saturday. Tikaram Jully Shashikant Sharma, Lokesh Sharma, Ramesh Meena and others also seen.
B
08
Reading is a luxury for the mind and soul and
the most beautiful part is that it is available to
all those who desire to submerge in the power of
words.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CMD Editor-in-Chief
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Postal Reg No. JPC/004/2022-24
Parliamentturnedintoexhibitioncentre:Kharge
Yogesh Sharma, Naresh
Sharma, Kamat Kant,
Abhishek Shrivastava,
Satyanarayan Sharma, Vikas
Sharma, Pooja Dubey
Jaipur
After laying the founda-
tion stone of the new
headquarters of the state
Congress, Congress Pres-
ident Mallikarjun Kharge
fiercely attacked the BJP
government. He said that
Modi turned Parliament
into an exhibition center
in the name of special
session. “President Drau-
padi Murmu was not
called at the inauguration
of the new Parliament. If
this is not an insult to the
President then what is?
Earlier, when Ramnath
Kovind was the Presi-
dent, he was also not in-
vited to the foundation
stone laying ceremony of
the new Parliament build-
ing, because he was con-
sidered untouchable. If
the foundation stone had
been laid by his hands,
the place would have had
to be washed with Ganga-
jal. They talk about pro-
moting Dalits and tribals
only for politics,” he said.
Attacking the Central
govt over the Women’s
Reservation Bill, Kharge
said that Modi got nerv-
ous as soon as the I.N.D.I.
alliance was formed and
has brought this bill for
the sake of votes, but
talks about implementing
it in 2030. “At that time
neither Modi nor the rest
of the BJP will be there.
When the Women’s Res-
ervation Bill was intro-
duced during the tenures
of Rajiv Gandhi and
Manmohan Singh and,
the BJP was the first to
oppose it,” he said.
l Cong chief says Prez Murmu was not
called at new Parliament’s inauguration
l ThethenPrezKovindwasalsonotinvited
atfoundationstonelayingceremony
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Lok Sabha speaker Om
Birla on Saturday virtu-
ally attended a maha
sammelan of Ravna Ra-
jput held on 105th mar-
tyrdom anniversary of
Haifa Hero Major Dalpat
Singh Devli.
A tribute meeting and
the conference was or-
ganised at Vidyadhar Na-
gar Stadium by Akhil
Ravana Rajput Seva San-
sthan.
Om Birla participated
virtually and paid tribute
to Major Devli, calling
him a pride for the soci-
ety. Birla praised Major
‘s valor in a time when
modern weapons were
scarce, highlighting how
he exemplified Ra-
jasthan’s bravery on the
global stage.
Israel’sAmbassador to
India Naor Gillon also
addressedtheprogramme
virtually and paid trib-
utes to Major Dalpat
Singh .
Ranjit Singh Sodala,
the State President of Ra-
vana Rajput Samaj, em-
phasized the need for
unity under a single name
for the Ravana Rajput
community.
He proposed declaring
September 23, the date of
Major Dalpat Singh
Devli’s heroic sacrifice
in the Turkish war, as a
public holiday and issu-
ing a postage stamp in his
honour.
Sodala also advocated
for increased representa-
tion in elections, re-
questing a minimum of 5
tickets for the commu-
nity based on their num-
bers, compared to the
two tickets allocated in
the previous assembly
elections.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
LoP in Rajya Sabha Mal-
likarjun Kharge, LS MP
Rahul Gandhi and CM
Ashok Gehlot on Satur-
day inaugurated ‘Gandhi
Vatika.’ This monumen-
tal project, built at a cost
of Rs 85 crore, is a tribute
to the invaluable heritage
of Mahatma Gandhi and
aims to introduce his pro-
found philosophy.
Nestled in Central Park
of Jaipur,Vatika stands as
a symbol of reverence
and homage to Mahatma.
Addressing over 200
eminent Gandhians from
across the country,
Kharge lauded the com-
mendable effort to dis-
seminate Gandhi’s prin-
ciples to the masses.
Rahul Gandhi called
upon the audience to
view Mahatma Gandhi
not merely as a historical
figure but as a way of
life. He emphasized the
need to eliminate fear
from lives and urged the
younger generation to
draw inspiration from
Gandhi ji’s fearlessness.
Gehlot emphasized the
enduring relevance of
Gandhi’s philosophy in
contemporary India. He
applauded this innovative
endeavor aimed at intro-
ducing the youth to the
profoundthoughtsandval-
ues espoused by Gandhi.
`85 crore tribute to Mahatma
in the form of Gandhi Vatika
Mallikarjun Kharge inaugurates Gandhi Vatika in the presence of
Rahul Gandhi, Ashok Gehlot, Kumar Prashant and others.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Ashok Gehlot, Sukhjinder Randhawa, Sachin Pilot,
Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Harish Chaudhary and others at stone laying ceremony of Congress office
in Jaipur on Saturday. SANTOSH SHARMA AND MUKESH KIRADOO
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot welcomes Rahul Gandhi at Jaipur
Airport on his arrival on Saturday morning.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
Former CM Vasundhara
Raje expressed gratitude
to PM Narendra Modi for
the Nari Shakti Vandan
Act. She said that PM
Modi has made it clear
throughtheWomen’sRes-
ervation Bill that the im-
aginationofnewconstruc-
tion of any nation is in-
complete without the par-
ticipationof‘Matrashakti’.
On Saturday, Raje got
‘Raksha Sutra’ tied at her
residence by women who
hadcomefromalloverthe
state. “Seeing the enthusi-
asm of the women present
here, it is certain that this
flow of women power will
sweepawaytheanti-wom-
en Congress govt of Ra-
jasthan. Raksha Sutra is a
raw thread, but it is strong
and unbreakable. It is a
protective shield for me. It
has the power of all the
women of Rajasthan
which will give me the
couragetoovercomeevery
difficulty. It will continue
to inspire me to serve the
peopleofthestate.Itissaid
thatinMahabharata,when
Krishna’s finger was cut,
Draupadi tore her saree
andtieditonKrishna’sfin-
ger.Krishnaalsoprotected
her from the Kauravas. I
willalsoserveyouwiththe
inspiration of Krishna and
will keep fighting for the
rights of every Rajastha-
ni,” Raje said.
She said this thread
should be tied only by one
whofollowsthereligionof
this thread, like Lord
Krishna. “The garden of
society will look beautiful
only when all varieties of
flowers bloom in it with
equal enthusiasm. Now let
us together create a Ra-
jasthan where our daugh-
ters can live their child-
hood without fear, our sis-
terscanfulfilltheirdreams
without any hindrance and
our mothers can walk with
their heads held high with
respect,” she said.
Raje felicitated for Women’s Bill
Birlavirtuallyattendsmartyrdom
annivofHaifaHeroDalpatSDevli
PM Modi to flag off 3rd Vande
Bharat, Udaipur-Jaipur today
Mahesh Sharma
Jaipur
Modi will launch the
third Vande Bharat train
to Rajasthan virtually on
September 24. The train
will run from Udaipur to
Jaipur. It is claimed that
this will be India’s first
Vande Bharat train, in
which the story of mar-
tyrdom of 3 freedom
fighters will be narrated.
These brave fighters
were born on the land of
Mewar and had made a
special contribution in
the freedom struggle,
said DRM Rajiv
Dhankhar of Ajmer Rail-
way Division.
The second trial of the
train was conducted on
Friday. The first trial was
done on August 13. At
present the train is stand-
ing at Udaipur railway
station.
Kharge, Rahul and
CM Ashok Gehlot
inaugurate Gandhi
Vatika built in
Central Park, Jaipur
Former Chief
Minister expresses
gratitude to PM
Modi for the Nari
Shakti Vandan Act
Tribute meet held
at Vidyadhar Nagar
Stadium by Akhil
Ravana Rajput Seva
Sansthan
Women tie ‘Raksha Sutra’ on the wrists of former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje at her residence in Jaipur on
Saturday. (R) Vasundhara Raje surrounded by a sea of her female supporters.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
During the Congress
conference, party
chief Mallikarjun
Kharge and Rahul
Gandhi focussed on
party’straditionalvote
bank i.e. SC-ST and
OBC. The issue of
castecensusremained
at the centre of speech
of both. Both strongly
advocated the census
and efforts were made
to garner traditional
votes of Rajasthan
through caste census.
Saturday’s speeches
made Congress’ poll
strategy clear.
During his
speech Rahul
Gandhi had a
slip of tongue when he
used word ‘Ji’ for him-
self during the speech.
Rahul was speaking
on the issue of cylinder
for Rs 500. Then he
said, “Gehlot ji, Kharge
ji, maine ji.” Rahul
immediately corrected
and said ‘maine’. The
incident went viral on
social media.
RAHUL GANDHI’S
SLIP OF TONGUE
Rahul-Kharge
focus on SC/
ST, OBC in
their speeches
Om Birla

JAIPUR, SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
Glamour | Fashion | Bollywood | Hollywood | Lifestyle
WEDDING BELLS!
he actress Parineeti Chopra and the
politician Raghav Chadha are all
set to get married in Udaipur. The grand
wedding will take place today at the Leela
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ﬁrstindia.co.in
eaders remember
the famous
James Bond film
‘Octopussy’ re-
leased in 1983?
Well, that was
shot in our very own land in In-
dia’s Udaipur, in one of the iconic
palace turned hotel Taj Lake Pal-
ace.
Walking down the history lane,
Lake Palace was built by Maha-
rana Jagat Singh II in 1743 as a
pleasure palace and named it as
Jag Niwas . The palace was com-
pleted by 1746 and since then it
stands tall in the middle of the
Pichola lake with a view of the
City Palace, Aravalli Hills, Ma-
chla Magra Hills and Jag Mandir.
Upon arrival at the Udaipur air-
port, I was greeted by their chauf-
feur and was driven to the Badi Pal
Jetty where I was welcomed like
royalty.
Cruise towards the marble
beauty was short and scenic. As I
stepped out of the boat the Durban
received me with an ornate um-
brella. There was a rain of
petals showered on me as
I climbed up the gleam-
ing staircase making it
an enchanting expe-
rience.
I was hosted at
The Sajjan Niwas
Suite which was
personally used by
the Maharana Saj-
jan Singh built in
1880. The suite has
hosted some eminent
personalities like
Queen Elizabeth, Jackie
Kennedy , Mick Jagger of
Rolling Stones fame and the
Shah of Iran.
As I stepped into this opulent
suite , the exuberant Rajput style
leaps out from every nook and cor-
ner of the suite .An almost six-foot
chandelier lamp is standing tall in
the corner, plush traditional rugs,
colorful marble inlay skirting the
walls, miniature paintings , glass
mosaic inlay, marble floorings,
gorgeous wall mounted and table
lamps, furniture, sophisticated
mirrors, mirrored doors, royal
family portraits transported me to
the regal era .
The balcony of the suite over-
looks the palace’s courtyard,
where traditional dancers and mu-
sicians even now perform every
evening.
During the day time I was bask-
ing in the sun and counting my
blessings.
The other side of the balcony
overlooks the lake and a mighty
laid back breakfast with a spec-
tacular view of the Aravalli could
be a wonderful idea during your
stay in that suite .
The Maharana’s love for art and
craft is prominent in the suite.Two
heavy blue velvet punkah hang
from the ceiling which were used
to cool rooms from centuries ago
and now it’s run on electricity and
can be operated with the switches
like our new age fans.
Murals and frescoes depicting
Lord Krishna in the bedroom and
intricate mirror work on the ceil-
ing , an antique swing makes it a
romantic ambience, crystal chan-
deliers in the living area all echoes
the richness of Indian history.
The gorgeous chandeliers in the
suite were commissioned from
Belgium by the ruler. However ,
the Maharana died before the
lights reached Udaipur and were
never opened by the royal family
who feared it would bring bad
luck. It was three or four genera-
tions later that the chandeliers
were unpacked and kept in the
Maharana’s favorite suite , “the
Sajjan Niwas Suite” .
The marble bathroom with a
separate shower with wooden
cabinets, giant mirrors , another
glorious chandelier makes you
soak in royalty.
The palace’s court-
yards, gardens , foun-
tains, pillared terraces,
the black and white
marble walls
adorned by semi-
precious stones and
ornamented niches
made it an alluring
stay.
You can antici-
pate to be spoilt with
choices of cuisines at
their three restaurants.
Neel Kamal is an authen-
tic Rajasthani and Indian
cuisine restaurant overlooking
the picturesque lily pond, there is
the seasonal ( depending on the
weather ) open-air rooftop restau-
rant Bhairo for contemporary Eu-
ropean delicacies which offers
views around the palace and over-
look the sparkling waters of the
Lake, Jharokha which serves mul-
ti cuisine overlooking the lake and
the city palace .
AtAmrit Sagar you can indulge
in a selection of vintage wines,
spirits and cigars at this ravishing
sea of nectar which used to be the
original baithak of the Maharana .
I immersed myself in a calm,
slow-paced environment without
the constraint of time, spending a
couple of hours in a state of rev-
erie, letting my mind wander in the
150 years old majestic royal Gan-
gaur boat sipping some rejuvenat-
ing moctail, relishing sumptuous
delicacies from a live grill, cold
snacks and an array of dessert dur-
ing my royal boat ride. The royal
butlers are the descendants of the
original palace attendants .
Mr. K Mohanchandran, then
Area Director Rajasthan IHCL
and GM Taj Lake Palace and now
Senior Vice President of IHCL
Northeast India, Andaman, Bhu-
tan and Nepal has been an incred-
ible host and ensured I had the
perfect opportunity to learn about
a region’s history while being sur-
rounded by the countless ameni-
ties and top-notch services.
The 62nd custodian of the
House of Mewar used the pleasure
palace as a summer retreat for
their family until they handed over
their management toTaj(IHCL) in
1971. It’s been 53 years since Taj
group is keeping the flag flying
high for Indian palace traditions
by maintaining imitable standards
in hospitality and regality simulta-
neously.
I could live a fairytale fantasy
because of the benevolent hotelier
Mr. Puneet Chhatwal- MD IHCL
, at the prestigious palace property
for being a true patron of IHCL
and a writer. He’s an Angel to the
entire Indian Hospitality Industry.
He’s known for his exquisite aes-
thetics, and predilection for pa-
nache.
Before my departure,I decided
to allow myself moments of pure
contemplation.So, I took a short
boat ride to their floating boat spa.
On board is an air conditioned
double spa suite, lounge to un-
wind, steam room and shower, and
on the deck was a gigantic bath
tub, day bed and all of this made a
perfect platform for mental and
physical regeneration, a beautiful
catharsis for me.
So,what are you waiting for?
Pack your bags and indulge in
some royalty!
LAKE PALACE
JEWEL OF
UDAIPUR!
Murals and frescoes depicting Lord Krishna in the bedroom and
intricate mirror work on the ceiling, an antique swing make it a
romantic ambience, crystal chandeliers in the living area all echo the
richness of Indian history.
Simona
Choudhury
simonachoudhury2009@
gmail.com
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Simona Choudhary striking a pose in the lily pond at Lake Palace
A scene from James Bond ﬁlm ‘Octopussy’ was shot on this royal boat
Simona Choudhury at the
Royal Badi Pal Jetty ready to be
ferried to the palace
An ancient velvet blue punkha from the
18 th century now running on electricity
Murals and frescoes in the bedroom
of Sajjan Niwas
Crystal Chandelier from Belgium
imported by Maharaja Sajjan
Gorgeous vintage wall mounted lamp
The historical Taj Lake Palace
The spa boat at Taj Lake Palace
The exquisite Jag Niwas / Lake Palace

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ﬁrstindia.co.in
he actress
P a r i n e e t i
Chopra and
the politician
R a g h a v
Chadha are
all set to get married in Udaipur.
The grand wedding will take
place today at the Leela Palace,
Udaipur.
Ahead of the Ragh-Neeti
wedding day, the couple and
their guests arrived in Udaipur
on Friday. The chooda, haldi
and sangeet ceremony report-
edly took place on Saturday.
Since the big fat Indian wed-
ding is being held in Udaipur, it
is expected that the guests will
get to relish Rajasthani cuisine.
The menu consists of Punjabi
dishes. Parineeti Chopra’s
brothers, Sahaj Chopra and Shi-
vang Chopra are food entrepre-
neurs in Delhi and reportedly
the wedding menu has been
curated by them.
According to sources, 100
private security guards have
been deployed at the wedding
venue built in the middle of
Lake Pichola. Guards will be
deployed on four to five boats
in the middle of the lake.
Phone cameras are glued with
tape for the staff members of
vendors and event management
companies arriving at the ven-
ue. The theme of the sangeet is
‘Let’s party like it’s the 90’s’.
The musical night will be
held at the Guava Garden atThe
Leela Palace. DJ Sumit Sethi
has landed for the same.
Speaking of the guest list and
according to sources, Rajasthan
CM Ashok Gehlot is expected
to attend the wedding reception
today. Gehlot will reportedly
arrive in Udaipur today. Sania
Mirza, designer Manish Mal-
hotra, who designed Parineeti’s
wedding lehenga, is likely to
reach Udaipur with filmmaker
Karan Johar.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal and Punjab Chief
Minister Bhagwant Mann ar-
rived yesterday. Several guests
including politician MP
Vikramjit Singh Sahney, chan-
cellor of Lovely Professional
University Ashok Mittal Aam
Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh
with his wife, MP SanjeevAro-
ra and Sister BK Shivani were
spotted at the Maharana Pratap
Airport on Saturday.
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Event
BELLS!
Sanjay Singh at the
Udaipur airport
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka’s Instagram post for Parineeti
Madhu Chopra during
the wedding festivities
Parineeti’s parents at the
Udaipur airport
Madhu Chopra at the Udaipur airport
AShok Mittal and Rashmi Mittal
at the Udaipur airport
Vikramjit Singh Sahney and Daizy
Paramjit Kaur at the Udaipur airport
Guests enjoy boat ride in Udaipur
Sania Mirza’s Instagram
post for Parineeti
Parineeti Chopra with her brothers Sahaj Chopra and Shivang Chopra
Shailesh Lodha at
the Udaipur airport
Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal at the Udaipur airport
Pawan Chopra, Reena Chopra, Sahaj Chopra
and Shivang Chopra
Sanjeev Arora and a guest
at the Udaipur airport
Derek O’Brien at the Udaipur airport
Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha
Sister BK Shivani and a guest at the Udaipur airport

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