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Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Saturday. Meanwhile,
due to fresh spell of snowfall, tourists are heading to Kashmir in droves
to celebrate Christmas and welcome the New Year. Hotels at highly-sought
after destinations like Gulmarg and Pahalgam in the Valley are all sold out
as people are making a beeline to enjoy the weather amid the festivities.
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PREZ GRACES LAKHPATI DIDI SAMMELAN, MEETS ARMYMEN
Women empowerment key to India’s progress, says Prez Murmu
Rajeev Gaur and
Suryaveer Singh Tanwar
Jaisalmer
resident Drou-
padi Murmu on
Saturday ad-
dressed Lakhpati Didi
sammelan and witnessed
Indian army’s integrated
fire power exercise dur-
ing her one day Jaisalmer
visit. Murmu also wit-
nessed the exercise at
Pokhran firing range and
interacted with troops.
Addressing the sam-
melan, President Murmu
remembered the culture
and folk deities of Rajas-
than. She said that Wom-
en empowerment is very
important in itself. Refer-
ring to the Lakhpati Didi
scheme of the Centre, ap-
plause was given to
Ruma Devi, famous for
her SHG. Highlighting
the significant contribu-
tions of women in Rajas-
than to both their families
and economic progress,
Murmu shared Central
Govt’s ambitious target
of creating over 11 lakh
“Lakhpati Didis” in the
state. “Women empower-
ment is important in it-
self. Women empower-
ment and equal participa-
tion of women in work-
force also contribute to
social and economic
progress. No country can
move forward by ignor-
ing 50% of its popula-
tion,” Murmu said, add-
ing, countrymen pledge
that India should cele-
brate its centenary of in-
dependence as developed
nation. She said Rajast-
han is land of heroes. P8
P
Prez Droupadi Murmu and Guv Kalraj Mishra with (L-R) Union Minister GS Shekhawat, CM Bhajan Lal
Sharma Union MoS Kailash Choudhary during Lakhpati Didi Sammelan in Jaisalmer on Saturday.
President Droupadi Murmu interacts with troops during Integrated
Fire Power exercise conducted by Army, in Pokhran on Saturday.
Loans worth `100 cr,
livelihood promotion
assistance of `40 cr
and cheques worth
`10 cr of Rajasthan
Mahila Nidhi loan
were distributed
to women of SHGs
IN BRIEF
Extremists shouldn’t be
given any space: EAM
New Delhi: EAM S Jais-
hankar on Saturday strong-
ly condemned the deface-
ment of a Hindu temple
with pro-Khalistani slo-
gans in California in USA,
stating ‘extremist forces’
outside India should not be
given space. P7
ED nabs 3 more in PMLA
probe against Vivo-India
New Delhi: The Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED) has
made three fresh arrests in
connection with its money
laundering probe against
Chinese smartphone-mak-
er Vivo-India and some
others, official sources
said on Saturday.
Congress rejig ahead of
2024 general elections
New Delhi: In a major re-
shuffle in Congress ahead
of the LS polls, Sachin Pi-
lot appointed as AICC
General Secy in-charge of
Chhattisgarh. Avinash
Pande is UP in-charge re-
placing Priyanka. P5
3 picked up for probe by
Army found dead; net shut
First India Bureau
Poonch/Rajouri
Three civilians from
Jammu and Kashmir,
who had been picked up
by the IndianArmy, were
found dead near the site
of the ambush on late Fri-
day. They were being
questioned after suspect-
ed militants attacked two
Army vehicles and killed
5 soldiers on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Mobile In-
ternet services were sus-
pended in Poonch and
Rajouri districts early
Saturday as security forc-
es continued their mas-
sive search operation to
track down terrorists, of-
ficials said. Jammu and
Kashmir administration
on Saturday announced
compensation and jobs to
the kin of three civilians
who were found dead.
Meanwhile, on early
Saturday, the forests near
Poonch region were set
on fire by Pakistani side
to divert the IndianArmy.
Supporters protest over civilian killings in Srinagar on Saturday.
l `10Lcompensation,
jobstokinof3civilians
killedinPoonchattack
l 2civilianworkersalso
charredtodeathinthe
ArmycampinJ-K’sDoda
l Infiltrationbidfoiled
alongJammuborder,
oneterroristkilled
Army will extend full
cooperation in the
investigation into
death of 3 civilians
during anti-terrorist
operation in J-K’s
Poonch region.
ARMY OFFICIAL
BJP’s2024focus:Vote
shareandRamtemple
Moni Sharma
New Delhi
BJP’s two-day meeting
of its office-bearers’held
over Friday and Satur-
day, came up with micro-
level plans aimed at in-
creasing the party’s vote
share in next year’s gen-
eral elections to over
50%. PM Modi exhorted
partymen to recognise
that organisational pre-
paredness is a must for
this. Shah’s impassioned
90-minute address on
Saturday laid out the
roadmap, emphasizing a
comprehensive door-to-
door outreach to amplify
‘Modi’s guarantee’ and
inculcate Ram temple’s
significance among over
15 crore families.
The massive victory that BJP has won
in 3 states under the charismatic
leadership of PM Modi shows that the
faith of the people is only with Modi.
AMIT SHAH, UNION HOME MINISTER
Our resolution of ‘Antyodaya’
is bringing qualitative change
in the lives of people through
various schemes.
JP NADDA, BJP NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Union Home Minister Amit Shah with BJP National President JP Nadda during concluding day of
the BJP’s national office-bearers’ meeting, at the party headquarters, in New Delhi on Saturday.
Drone strike
hits vessel off
India’s coast
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The Indian Navy on Sat-
urday reached the loca-
tion where a merchant
vessel was struck by an
“uncrewed aerial sys-
tem” in the Arabian Sea
off India’s west coast on
Saturday. It confirmed
the safety of the 21 Indi-
an crew on board while a
naval warship is also on
its way to ascertain the
safety and security of the
“Israel-linked” ship.
Navy, Coast Guard
rush for assistance

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SMOOTH FUNCTIONING
B2 Bypass underpass to be ready by January
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
he underpass
being built at
the B2 Bypass
intersection in Jaipur will
be opened for traffic in
the New Year. Although
it will take time to com-
plete the entire project,
vehicular traffic will be
started from the under-
pass in January next year.
The project costing Rs
155 crore was started in
January 2022 to make the
bypass intersection traf-
fic signal free.According
to the work order issued
by JDA, this project was
to be completed in July
this year. But due to ex-
cess work in the project,
non-availability of re-
quired land on time,
shifting of large lines of
drinking water and sewer
and rain during monsoon,
this work has not been
completed yet. JDA has
set a target to complete
its finishing work by Jan-
uary 15 next year.
FILE
T
Tragedy on roads
4crushedtodeathasstone
ladentruckoverturnsoncar
The tyre of a truck full of stones burst in Moga, Punjab and the truck overturned on the car,
resulting in the deaths of (left) Sohawat Singh, his wife Lovepreet, and (inset) Karamveer and wife
Manpreet, while their daughter Navneet was injured and is in hospital.
First India Bureau
Anupgarh
A couple recently re-
turned from Canada and
their two relatives were
killed in a road accident
in Moga of Punjab on
Saturday. The family,
resident of Ramganj
Mandi in Anupgarh dis-
trict, had gone to Moga to
attend the wedding of a
relative. The tyre of a
truck full of stones in the
Moga area burst and the
truck overturned on the
car along with the stones
on Friday.
Sohawat Singh, his
wife Lovepreet, brother
Karamveer and his wife
Manpreet were in the car.
Karamveer’s five-year-
old daughter Navneet
was also in the car. She
fell out of the car. The
bones of the remaining
four adults were shat-
tered in the accident. So-
hawat Singh had bought
the car fifteen days ago
with his hard-earned
money that he bought
from Canada.
The markets in Anup-
garh remained shut on
Saturday due to wide-
spread mourning.
Preliminary investiga-
tion revealed that the ac-
cident took place because
of over-speeding. Further
probe is underway.
10peoplekilledinseparateaccidentsintheState
4 die, 1 injured
in separate
road accidents
NARROW ESCAPE
FOR RAS ALARIA AS
TRUCK RAMS CAR
First India Bureau
Tonk/Dausa
Two youths died, and
one was critically
hurt in a car and trail-
er accident on Na-
tional Highway 52,
Tonk, close to Mo-
tuka. The deceased
are undergoing post-
mortem procedures
at Tonk Saadat Hos-
pital’s mortuary
while the injured was
taken for treatment
and transported to
Jaipur. According to
the Baroni police sta-
tion, Ramkishan
Gurjar, a resident of
Lakshmipura in
Palai, and Virendra
Singh Naruka, a resi-
dent of Gurai in
Tonk, were making
their way back to
Tonk from Jaipur.
In a similar inci-
dent, two youths
traveling in a car
died in an accident
on Saturday. The
speeding car hit a
truck in which
the youth died, the
police said.
A trailer hit a car in Chirwa Tunnel in Udaipur city
on Nathdwara-Udaipur National Highway, killing two
youths on Saturday. According to police, two youths
coming from Kumbhalgarh were inside the Chirwa Tunnel
when a trailer hit their car. 23-year-old Avesh Raza from
Udaipur, and 20-year-old Akhtar from Chitrakoot Nagar
died in the accident. On receiving information, Sukher po-
lice reached the spot. Their family members were informed
and the bodies were brought to Maharana Bhupal Hospital
in Udaipur where the doctors declared them dead. After a
post-mortem, the bodies were handed over to the relatives.
The youths used to install sound systems at weddings and
were returning to Udaipur after work in Kumbhalgarh.
Ajmer: RAS
officer Kamla
Alaria had a
narrow escape in a
road accident after his
car was hit by a truck
at Patan intersection in
Bandar Sindari police
station area of Ajmer.
Alaria is a member of
the Ajmer Revenue
Board and was on his
way to Jaipur. After
the accident, villag-
ers stopped the truck.
Police are investigating
the case.
JJSattractshugecrowdonday2;600
jewelleryshowroomsanattraction
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur
The Jaipur Jewellery
Show (JJS) has emerged
as a beacon for jewelry
enthusiasts, boasting over
600 jewelry showrooms
in one centralized loca-
tion. The diverse range,
from a Rs 10,000 gold
ring to a dazzling Rs 2.5
crore necklace, along
with 16 different types of
makeup jewellery, has be-
come a magnetic draw for
not just Jaipur locals but
also jewellery lovers from
beyond the city.
On the second day of
JJS, a bustling scene un-
folded with more than
15,400 officially registered
visitors. Organizers are
gearingupforanevenlarg-
er turnout on Sunday, an-
ticipating holiday footfall.
Participantsattheshow
noted a consistent flow of
people starting from 11
am, intensifying after 2
o’clock in the afternoon.
The popularity of the
event is evident in the per-
petual queues at all entry
pass counters. The con-
venience of perusing a
widearrayofdesignsfrom
Jaipur’s leading jewellers
under one roof makes the
purchasing experience
moreaccessible,according
to show participants.
Visitors take a look at the wide array of designs displayed at JJS
stalls in Jaipur on Saturday. MUKESH KIRADOO
RAM TEMPLE SILVER
REPLICAS SHINE AT
JJS, HUNDREDS
SOLD SO FAR
Replicas of Ram
temple are the
main attraction at
the ongoing Jaipur Jew-
ellery Show (JJS). The
replicas weigh between
300 grams to five kg and
cast in silver are popular
among buyers. The
replicas of the temple
range from Rs 30,000 to
Rs 5 lakh and have been
hallmarked to guaran-
tee the purity of silver.
These are being made
in Muralipura, Jaipur.
Jeweller Vikram Aditya
Bairathi claimed to have
been engaged in its work
for the last nine months.
Until now, hundreds
of replicas of the Ram
temple have been sold.
CleanlinesscampaignSwachh
SurvekshanstartsinJaipur
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Mayor Munesh Gurjar of
the Jaipur Heritage Mu-
nicipal Corporation
kicked off the cleaning
initiative by sweeping in
front of the Ghat’s Balaji
Temple on Saturday. Af-
ter sweeping, the mayor
urged everyone to keep
the city tidy. This pro-
gram has been launched
in anticipation of
Swachh Survekshan,
which is scheduled to
take place next month.
There were a lot of coun-
cil members and munici-
pal corporate officials
there at this time. In
Jaipur, there will also be
a convention of director
generals of police from
throughout the nation.
Commissioner Rajendra
Singh Shekhawat has
lately directed all offic-
ers to participate in
cleaning and beautifying
projects on a war footing
in order to address this.
Man, 3-month-old
daughter burnt alive
Fire caused by room heater
PTI
Khairthal-Tijara
In a tragic incident, a
man and his three-month-
old daughter were burnt
alive, and his wife sus-
tained injuries in a fire
caused by heater in their
room in the Khairthal-
Tijara district of Ra-
jasthan, police said.
The incident occurred
under the Shekhpur Po-
lice Station area last
night. Police said a quilt
caught fire due to the
heater, and Deepak Ya-
dav and his three-month-
old daughter Nishika
were burnt alive. Deep-
ak’s wife Sanju received
burn injuries.
Neighbours rushed to
their rescue after hear-
ing the cries and the fire
was extinguished. The
victims were rushed to a
nearby hospital, where
Deepak and Nishika
were declared dead.
Sanju is being treated at
the hospital and her con-
dition is critical, the po-
lice said. Deepak
worked as a driver.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur
Adomestic dispute turned
fatal for a woman who
was brutally attacked by
her husband in Jodhpur’s
Jeriya village.
Arjun Ram Beldar, a
60-yr-old resident, at-
tacked his wife, 55-yr-old
Shanti, with a sword after
a heated argument over a
domestic matter. The dis-
pute escalated, culminat-
ing in a vicious assault
that resulted in the sever-
ing of one of Shanti’s
hands a fatal injury to
her respiratory tract.
Upon learning of the
gruesome murder, family
members promptly in-
formed the Matoda po-
lice station. Police swift-
ly reached the crime
scene and took Arjun
Ram into custody.
Deceased Deepak his three-
month-old daughter Nishika.
The police said a
quilt caught fire
due to the heater
z This is a traffic signal free project
z Underpass is under construction between Jawa-
har Circle and Mansarovar
z Movement of drivers between Durgapura and
Sanganer will remain the same as before
z There will be clover leaf for vehicles going from
Sanganer towards Jawahar Circle
z There will be clover leaf for vehicles going from
Durgapura towards Mansarovar
z Construction of monument gates is going on at
the entry-exit points on both sides of the underpass
z 85 percent work of Clover Leaf under construction
towards Sanganer has been completed
z 70 percent work of clover leaf being built towards
Durgapura has been completed
BENEFITS OF B2 BYPASS INTERSECTION, TO
BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY 15 NEXT YEAR
Light rains at isolated
places across State
A view of Amber Fort in Jaipur on a wintery Saturday afternoon. SANTOSH SHARMA
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Light rains have been
recorded at isolated
places in Rajasthan in
the last 24 hours due
to the impact of west-
ern disturbance. There
was also an increase
in night temperatures
by two to four degrees
Celsius.
Light rains were re-
corded in Bhilwara,
Vanasthali, Jodhpur
and Phalodi. The
weather is likely to re-
main dry in the state
during the next one
week. Meanwhile,
Fatehpur in Sikar was
recorded as the coldest
place with the mini-
mum temperature of
5.6 degrees Celsius fol-
lowed by Sangaria in
Hanumangarh, where
the night temperature
was eight degrees.
With the clouds
clearing, the minimum
temperature is likely to
drop again by two-three
degrees Celsius during
the next two days.
Mayor Munesh Gurjar kicks off the cleaning initiative by
sweeping in front of the Ghat Ke Balaji on Saturday.
TRAILER HITS CAR IN UDAIPUR, 2 YOUTHS KILLED
Gujarat, Raj Range IGs
meet to make action plan
First India Bureau
Jaipur
A meeting of police of-
ficers, including Range
IG of Gujarat and Ra-
jasthan was held at
Shakti Peeth Ambaji,
Gujarat where they dis-
cussed various issues
and made an action plan.
Gujarat Border Range
IG and Range IG of Pali,
Udaipur and police offic-
ers from both the states
were present in the meet-
ing. They discussed secu-
rity arrangements of both
the states, disaster man-
agement, interstate and
law and order issues.
Gujarat State Border
Range IG JR Mothalia,
Banaskantha SP and Pali
Range IG Raghavendra
Suhas, Udaipur Range
IG Ajaypal Lamba at-
tended the meeting.
CBI FILES CHARGESHEET
AGAINST BJP MLA
BHAIRARAM IN GUJARAT
Jodhpur: The
CBI presented a
chargesheet in
Gujarat against BJP MLA
Bhairaram Siyol in a case
of embezzlement of crores
of rupees in Gujarat. 4 FIRs
are registered in the case of
embezzlement
in security
guard contract
in which Bhai-
raram Siyol,
MLA from
Osian, Jodh-
pur, is an accused. Reacting
to the chargesheet, Siyol
said, “I have no direct involve-
ment in this two decade old
case. Even while filling the
nomination form, I had given
information about this matter.
The Gujarat High Court has
given stay in this case. It is
inappropriate to talk more on
the matter as the matter is
pending in the court.”
Mankillswife,slashes
neckwithsword
3 cops booked for
minor’s gangrape
First India Bureau
Alwar
Three policemen were
booked under POCSO
and gangrape case in
Raini of Alwar district.
There are accused of rap-
ing a minor by threaten-
ing her for the last 2 years.
On orders of Alwar SP, a
case was filed against
cops. Alwar SP shunted
all three accused police-
men to the police lines.

Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur
Wildlife conservation in
Jhalana, Amagarh, Na-
hargarh, Govindpura
Biodiversity Forest, Syl-
van Park is attracting
tourists from across the
country and the world.
DCF Sangram Singh
said that now Muhana
Wetland is also being de-
veloped on the same
lines as Ghana Bird
Sanctuary of Bharatpur.
Here, three types of
forests are being devel-
oped at one place on 244
hectares of land. One-
third wetland, woodland,
grassland each is being
developed here. Singh
said that the wetland is
beautiful and that 133
species of birds have
been identified in the
area so far.
Range Officer Janesh-
war Choudhary said that
fruit bearing trees are
being planted in the
woodland to support the
bird population.
Chital and Chinkara
will be on the grass land.
It is expected that the es-
tuary wetland will be
counted among the most
beautiful wetlands of
Rajasthan.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Under the Viksit Bharat
Sankalp Yatra in Ra-
jasthan, 1990 camps
have been organized at
the state level in rural
areas, in which
18,93,469 people
(10,20,191 men and
8,66,796 women) have
participated. In these
camps, 22,061 people
have taken advantage of
security insurance,
9,446 of Jeevan Jyoti
1,07,653 of Kisan Cred-
it Card camps.
29,745 people got
registered under the
Ujjwala scheme and
1,52,508 Ayushman
Bharat cards were is-
sued. Another 7,22,546
people got tested in
health camps. 15,39,695
people pledged to make
India a developed nation
by 2047, 1,44,760 peo-
ple got My Bharat Vol-
unteer Registration done
and the number of ben-
eficiaries of Meri Kaha-
ni Meri Zubaani was
77,679.
To date, 103 camps of
the yatra (Urban Cam-
paign) have been organ-
ized at the state level, in
which 93,652 people
participated.
In the camps organ-
ized at the state level,
4,143 people took ben-
efits at Aadhaar Camp,
24,623 people at Health
Camp, 9,183 people
took advantage of
Ujjwala Yojana and
6,285 people took ad-
vantage of SwanidhiYo-
jana.
In these camps, 3,823
Ayushman Bharat cards
were issued and 30,536
people got My Bharat
Volunteer registration
done.Also, 5,880 people
participated in a quiz.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The throne for Ramlala
in the newly constructed
temple of Ayodhya is
ready. Artists from Ra-
jasthan have made the
grand throne which is
three-feet-high and eight-
feet-long.
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi will be the chief
host during the Pran
Pratistha in the Ram tem-
ple. The grand temple
will be consecrated in
Ayodhya on January 22.
BJP will run Ramlala
darshan campaign after
the Pran Pratistha inAyo-
dhya. ‘Ramlala Darshan
Abhiyan’ will be
launched across the
country, including Bihar
from January 24 to
March 24.
Besides, Ramlala Dar-
shan Special Train will
be run from 275 stations
from Bihar to Ayodhya.
More than 2 cr devotees
from Bihar will be taken
to Ayodhya by this train.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The number of patients
who tested positive for
Covid-19 increased to 11
on Saturday in Ra-
jasthan. One more per-
son tested +ve in Jaipur
with which the number
increased. So far, 1 per-
son has died and 11 in-
cluding an 8-year-old
boy and a one-month
infant have tested posi-
tive since the recurrence
of Corona in the country.
Doctors have advised not
to panic but to take pre-
cautions in wake of the
new variant of Corona.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In preparation for the up-
coming DG conference, a
joint inspection was con-
ducted by top officials from
JDA, Police, PWD, Munic-
ipal Corporation, and IB.
The focus of the inspection
was on the roads that VVI-
Ps, including PM Narendra
Modi and Home Minister
Amit Shah, will traverse
during conference.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Rajasthan govern-
ment will celebrate De-
cember 25 as Good Gov-
ernance Day. On this
occasion, which also
happens to be the birth
anniversary of the Late
Prime Minister Atal Bi-
hari Vajpayee, pro-
grammes will be organ-
ized from the district
headquarters to the gram
panchayat level during
which seminars, poetry
and other programmes
will be organized to
spread his ideas. Besides,
every public representa-
tive and government em-
ployee will be adminis-
tered an oath to maintain
good governance.
The Administrative
Reforms and Coordina-
tion dept has released
schedule of this pro-
gramme. In the pro-
gramme at the district
headquarters level, a
tribute will be paid to
Vajpayee by garlanding
his photograph and
lighting a lamp fol-
lowed by other cultural
events.
Pankaj Garg
Bhilwara
Troubled by the threat of
land mafia, BJPcouncil-
lor of Ward 50, Bhilwara
Municipal Council,
Uday Lal Teli attempted
suicide by consuming
poison. The councillor
was rushed to the MG
Hospital after his health
deteriorated.
On getting informa-
tion about the matter,
BJP leaders went to the
hospital to inquire about
his condition.
The councillor had
posted a video on social
media before consum-
ing poison to kill him-
self where he said that
some land mafia was
conspiring to threaten
and defame him.
He said that when he
was going to the salon,
Nirmal Bhatt and some
people beat him up.
Uday Lal Teli has ac-
cused a property dealer
named Pradeep Singh-
vi, BJP leader Bhagat
Sen and his two sons of
troubling him. Police
are investigating the
matter.
INNOVATION AND VISION
RTDC gains record revenue of `80 cr,
eyes `120 cr target this financial year
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur
he Rajasthan
Tourism De-
v e l o p m e n t
Corporation has steered
towards record revenue,
reaching an impressive
Rs 80 crore by the end of
November.
The corporation is
poised to surpass expec-
tations, with an estimat-
ed target of Rs 120 crore
in the current financial
year. The surge in reve-
nue can be attributed to
diverse income streams,
including boating, liquor
trade, property rent, ca-
tering, and the introduc-
tion of innovative pro-
jects. As a result of the
visionary management
of Managing Director
VP Singh, the Corpora-
tion is embracing change
and progress. The corpo-
ration is set to revolu-
tionize the landscape
with the installation of
EV charging stations
along national high-
ways, state highways
and major cities.
This initiative aims to
facilitate electric vehicle
charging and battery
swapping, with an up-
coming e-scooter rent-
ing project for tourists.
The project, featuring
renowned restaurants
like Gangaur, Teej, and
Nahargarh Padav, is ex-
pected to boost revenue.
RTDC had earned Rs
85 crore in the last
financial year, and is
now recognized as a
profit-making
government
enterprise
T
RAJASTHAN 03
Anotherattraction:Muhanato
haveover133speciesofbirds
Three types of forests are
being developed at one place
on 244 hectares of land.
Wetland is being
developed on lines
of Ghana Bird
Sanctuary
20 camps organised
in Jaipur so far,
with 20,572 people
in attendance
Around 20L people attend Sankalp
Yatra camps across Raj in 7 days
Raj artists carve out
Ram Lalla’s throne
Dec 25 to be observed
Good Governance Day
BJPcouncillortriesto
killselfafterthreats
11 test positive
for Covid-19 in
State so far
Joint inspection in
prepration for DG
conference in Jpr
FI TOON
SHEKHAR
FILE

s I sat down to re-
view the book, the
journalist in me
jostled for space as
the Ram bhakt
loomed over the shoulder and
sighed with happiness as it read
the title of the latest book by He-
mant Sharma, News Director
TV9- Ram Phir Laute!
The cover showcases an image
of the proposed Ram Mandir at
Ayodhya, in which Pran Prathi-
shtha will be done on January 22,
2024 along with a sketch of Shri
Ram, dressed as if returning from
Vanvaas. For the people of faith
and Ram bhakts, Ram Lalla is
returning to his rightful place af-
ter a wait of close to 500 years,
when in 1528, Mir Baaki the
chief warrior of Babar demol-
ished the temple of Ram built at
Ramkot in Ayodhya and con-
structed a mosque.
Ram hi Kyun? The foreword is
aptly titled as Hemant Sharma
explores the power of Ram which
has sustained this fight in his
bhakts for the past 500 years
without any organisational struc-
ture or voice.
‘Ram hi dharm hai, dharm hi
Ram hai’! Hemant Sharma is and
always has been unapologetic
about his devotion and passion
for his religious beliefs, tradition
and culture and never more so
than in Ram Phir Laute.
The foreword resounds like the
bells of a temple with it’s power-
ful message of Ram! And it rings
a bell within us when he says, “
Har vyakti ke jeevan mein, har
kadam par jo bhi anukarniye hai,
wah Ram hai!” Hemant Sharma
succinctly puts forward that the
Ram Mandir at Ayodhya is not
just the birthplace of Shri Ram
but a symbol of the New Emerg-
ing India, which proclaims to all
and sundry that ‘Ram the, Ram
hai aur Ram rahenge’ especially
since there are some from this
very nation who had questioned
the very existence of Shri Ram.
Hemant is very hopeful that the
Ram Mandir will usher in a new
era of social and political philoso-
phy, on the oath of Ram Rajya.
Hemant Sharma puts not just his
heart and soul into his books but
also a lot of grey matter and time
well spent on research. Read the
foreword and then before you read
thechapters,fliptotheendandread
thelast andeighthchapter–Samay
Sakshi hai - the timeline. Hemant
Sharmadrawsafactualtime-lineof
war, struggle and martyrs from the
long past of 1528 through to Janu-
ary 15, 1885 when this matter
reached court for the first time.
From pages 271 to 304 where
the book ends with January 22,
2024–it is a must read. Most of
people who will read this book
and I hope maximum people do,
will have very little factual idea
about the struggle of Ram Janmb-
hoomi and Hemant Sharma is a
credible and trusted source to
learn this lesson of history which
has impacted our present.
I am mortified that as a journal-
ist,studentofliteratureandadevo-
tee of Shri Ram, I was unaware of
theimmenseandcontinuousstrug-
gle and war waged by Hindus to
get back their Ram Janmbhoomi.
10warswerefoughtbetween1530
and 1556 on the Temple-Mosque
issue(afterthetemplewasrazedin
1528 by Mir Baaki). Swami Ma-
heshaanad ji fought with his army
of sadhus and sants and Rani Jairaj
Kumari fought with a women
army. Both were martyred. I was
never taught this in any history
class nor did it ever surface in any
discussion with literary people, I
am forced to wonder why?
Ram Phir Laute is neatly di-
vided into 8 chapters with the first
chapter, ‘Lokmangal ki Ayodhy’
on Ayodhya or as Hemant Shar-
ma says, Ayodhya ji, which
talks about the birthplace of
Shri Ram not as we know
it, the centre of a religious
feud bit as it truly was, the cen-
tre and founder of democracy -
Ram lok ke hain. Ayodhya Ram ki
hai!The second one ‘Sabke Ram’,
is not easy to define, it is some-
thing to be read and absorbed.The
chapter closes with the powerful
statement that ‘Ram Bhartiye San-
skriti ki urja ka Akshun strot hain
aur Ramkatha hamare samay ka
sabse behtar Sanskratik Detox
and it’s stays with you.
The third chapter ‘Siya Ram-
maya Sab Jag’ speaks about how
ethos of Shri Ram ties the world
together even today with the es-
sence of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutum-
bakam’and empowers India to be
aleadertotheworld.HemantShar-
ma traces the widespread presence
and impact of Shri Ram and Ram
katha not just in India, uniting the
North and South in a single thread
of Bhakt but across the world.
‘Shatabdiyon ka tap’, the
Fourth chapter sheds light in de-
tail, on history of Ayodhya which
is mentioned in the Arthveda and
the 500 years of bloody struggle
to reclaim the Ram Janmbhoomi
with anecdotes of present political
aspects and narratives. ‘Bhoog-
arbh ki gavaahi: Adalat ka faisla’
fifth chapter is about the case and
the clinching evidence presented
by the Archaeological Survey of
India. Sharma goes on to explain
the evidence and its historical and
religious significance also.
Bhartiyata ka Teerth, the
sixth deals with the new tem-
ple, the contributions of
the Ram Bhakts from across the
world and a detailed analysis of
the architectural design and exe-
cutions, which unite Bharat across
it’s length and breadth as every-
one regardless of caste, commu-
nity,regionorreligionhasbecome
a part of the soul of Ram Mandir
and its physical construction.
The seventh chapter, Mandir ke
Sadhak, pays tribute to the sadhaks
who fought through 500 years, it is
a critical reminder that the building
of the Ram Mandir is war which
hasbeenwonandwemustremem-
ber these sadhaks. The depth of
research done by Hemant Sharma
for this is creditable and must be
appreciated. Pages 224 to 269,
starting with Nihang Fakir Singh
Khalsa who was the first person
against whom a criminal case was
registeredfortryingtofreetheRam
Janmbhoomi on November 28,
1858 to K K Mohammad, the first
Muslimhistorianwhodeclaredthat
a Hindu Temple lies beneath the
Babri Masjid. Former PM PVNar-
simha Rao too finds a place in the
sadhaks (do read the book to find
out why!) along with many many
more including Atal Bihari Vaj-
payee, LK Advani, Uma Bharti,
Murli Manohar Joshi, Kalyan
Singh, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nrip-
endra Misra, Vijayaraje Scindia,
RajnathSingh,NarendraModiand
Mohan Bhagwat. For each one,
Sharma puts across a succinct pas-
sage on the exact contribution
which makes them a Sadhak!
The book is a lot to absorb but
it is a necessary read for each one
of us today as we look forward to
January 22, 2024 and the ‘Pran
Pratishtha’ of Ram Lalla is his
rightful place after 500 years.This
book will throw light on the many
questions which have cropped up
in our mind since the fateful day
of December 6, 1992 and help us
to gain a deeper understanding of
the events which actually started
in 1528 and have reached a befit-
ting closure finally in 2024.
Anita
Hada
THE WRITER IS EDITOR
AT FIRST INDIA
RAM
PHIR
LAUTE
The Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla at
the Ram Janmbhoomi Temple in
Ayodhya on January 22, 2024, is now
just days away and Ram Phir Laute
by Hemant Sharma, News Director
TV9, is the perfect book to read at
this time for an understanding of the
importance of the Ram temple and
the immense relevance of Shri Ram
for Bharat, today!
A
SHARMA’S HISTORICAL
NARRATIVES OF AYODHYA
The author of ‘Ram phir Laute’,
Hemant Sharma, News Director
TV9 is possibly best suited to
write a book
on the return
of Ram Lalla to
Ayodhya. We
have already
reviewed
Ayodhya- A
Battleground,
written by him as
was Ayodhya ka Chashmadeed.
Hemant Sharma is no mere
journalist writing about the
‘historical perspective’ of the
‘news’ of the day or present
times, Hemant is a man who
believes in Ram, in Ayodhya and
in Sanatan Dharm, a deep belief
which beautifully colours
every aspect of his life,
writing and words with
traditions, reverence,
power and fulfilment.
Modi offers prayers while
attending the foundation
stone laying ceremony for the
construction of the Ram Mandir,
in Ayodhya on August 5, 2020.
PM MODI’S RESOLVE PAVED WAY
FOR RAM TEMPLE IN AYODHYA
rime Minister Naren-
dra Modi deserves the
most credit for ending
the centuries-old
controversy surround-
ing the Ram Janmbhoomi and
the construction of Ram Temple.
The connection of Narendra Modi
with the Ram Temple movement
dates back to a time when he was
not widely known. In 1990, during
the Rath Yatra led by Lal Krishna
Advani from Somnath, Narendra
Modi was the saarthi of that Rath.
On September 13, 1990, Narendra
Modi was the one who officially an-
nounced the route and programme
of the Rath Yatra. At that time,
Modi served as the organisational
secretary of the Bharatiya Janata
Party in Gujarat. He was also the
architect behind the entire plan of
the yatra, which eventually paved
the way for Narendra Modi’s rise in
Indian politics.
The following year, in 1991, Murli
Manohar Joshi initiated the ‘Ekta
Yatra’ from Kanyakumari. At that
time, Narendra Modi accompanied
him to Ayodhya in his capacity as
a minor party functionary in the
BJP. During casual conversations,
some journalists asked him when
he would return to Ayodhya. Modi
replied, “I will come back during the
time of temple construction.” As he
uttered these words, it seems he
had the specific blessings of Ma
Saraswati (Unki zubaan par Maa
Saraswati viraajmaan thi!). Per-
haps, in his subconscious, this was
a firm resolve. During the election
campaigns in 2014 and 2019, he
did not visit Ayodhya. In the 2014
Lok Sabha elections, which were
fought under his leadership, the
construction of the Ram Janmb-
hoomi temple was a key focus in
the BJP party manifesto.
When the matter of temple
construction reached the Supreme
Court from the Lucknow High
Court, the Modi government at
the Centre became active. In the
ongoing case of Ram Janmb-
hoomi in the Supreme Court, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi entrusted
his trusted commander, Amit Shah,
with the responsibility of oversee-
ing the proceedings. After this, the
hearing of the case in the Supreme
Court accelerated. The case started
being heard regularly in front of the
bench. This was the result of the
political will to resolve this age-old
dispute that had persisted for years.
Finally, the wait ended, and the
decision came in favour of ‘Ram
Lalla’. The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi
Teerth Kshetra Trust was estab-
lished. The trust invited Narendra
Modi to the bhoomi pujan ceremony
of the grand and divine temple at
Ram Janmbhoomi. On August 5,
2020, Narendra Modi laid a 22,600
gram silver brick in the foundation
Ram Janmbhoomi. He became the
first Prime Minister of the country to
have the darshan of Ram Lalla. On
this occasion, he said, “‘Ram kaju
kinhe binu mohi kahan vishram”
(Without doing the work for Lord
Ram, how can I find peace!).
—Hemant Sharma (Translation.
Pages 267 268, Ram Phir Laute).
P
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED
BY THE AUTHOR
ARE PERSONAL
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PM pays tribute to Charan
Singh on birth anniversary
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Saturday
paid tribute to former
prime minister Charan
Singh on his birth an-
niversary. Modi said
Singh was dedicated to
farmers’welfare all his
life. A socialist who
enjoyed strong support
among farmers, Singh
camefromtheJatcom-
munity and was one of
the leading politicians
of his era. He was In-
dia’s prime minister
between July 1979 and
January 1980. Singh
was born in 1902 in
Uttar Pradesh and died
in 1987.
LIFTING HIJAB BAN TANTAMOUNTS TO
ESTABLISHMENT OF SHARIA LAW: GIRIRAJ
New Delhi: Taking an exception to the state-
ment of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for
lifting the hijab ban in educational institutions
in Karnataka, Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj
Singh on Saturday said it tantamounts to establish-
ment of Sharia law. “There
is a Congress government
in Karnataka. It wants to lift
the hijab ban in educational
institutions in the state. This
is not merely the lifting of the
ban on hijab, but the estab-
lishment of Sharia law in the
state. If Rahul Gandhi, Congress and INDIA alliance
form the government in the country, then Islamic
law will be implemented,” he told reporters here.
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SPORTS MINISTER AT SAI
Khelo India has become a big success: Thakur
First India Bureau
Bengaluru
nionSportsMin-
ister Anurag
Thakur visited
Sports Authority of India
(SAI)inBengaluruonSat-
urday,wherehepraisedthe
Government of India’s
‘KheloIndia’initiativeand
said that it has become a
“big success.” During his
visit at the SAI facility,
Thakur also interacted
with the trainees, coaches
and other support staff.
While speaking to the
press, the Union Minister
said that India has good
talent but they don’t get
competitions to play.
He added that the Fed-
eration and the State gov-
ernmentsalsohavetoplay
a crucial role to give them
enough opportunities.
While talking about
Khelo India, he added
that it was the idea of PM
Narendra Modi to bring
such an initiative for the
youth players.
“India’s got a good tal-
entbuttheonlyissueiswe
should have more compe-
titions as well as the state
and national competitions
are concerned. For that,
the Federation has to play
animportantroleandstate
governments also have to
play a crucial role. We are
providing facilities like
Khelo India tournaments,
we are investing in youth
games. Khelo India has
become a big success, and
itistheideaofPrimeMin-
ister Modi. It created a
platformfortalentedplay-
ers to come and perform
and that is how they grow
up the ladder,” Thakur
further said.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs Sports Anurag Thakur runs
with athletes during his visit to Sports Authority of India, Netaji
Subhas Southern Centre in Bengaluru, on Saturday. PTI
Congress leader Mukul Wasnik speaks to media after meeting
of newly formed National Alliance Committee of the Congress
concluded in Delhi, on Saturday. ANI
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah FILE
Anurag Thakur said
that SAI in Bengaluru
has become a hub for
the athletes to train
and rehab. He added
that SAI developed in
the last few years. He
said that players
come to the SAI
facility for the
assessment camps
U
First India Bureau
New Delhi
ChhattisgarhChiefMinis-
ter Vishnu Deo Sai along
with Deputy CMs Vijay
Sharma and Arun Sao
called on Prime Minister
Narendra Modi here on
Saturdayanddiscussvari-
ous schemes related to the
development of the state.
“Today in New Delhi,
Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu
Deo met PM Narendra
Modi. During this, Dep-
uty Chief Minister Arun
Sao and Vijay Sharma
were also present,”
Chhattisgarh CMO post-
ed on X.
Vishnu Deo also wrote
on X, “Today in New
Delhi, after paying a
courtesy visit to the illus-
trious Prime Minister of
the country, respected
Narendra Modi ji, there
was a detailed discussion
regarding various public
welfare schemes related
to the development, pro-
gress and public interest
of Chhattisgarh and re-
ceived his guidance.”
“Under the guidance
of the Prime Minister, the
double engine govern-
ment of BJP will estab-
lish new dimensions of
service, good govern-
ance, public welfare and
development in the
state,” he added.
Meanwhile, CM Sai
along with Deputy Chief
Ministers also met Vice
President Jagdeep
Dhankhar and Home
Minister Amit Shah.
“Today, a courtesy
meeting was held with
Vice President Jagdeep
Dhankhar at the Vice
President’s residence in
New Delhi. His excellent
ideas and knowledge of
the constitutional process
are certainly impressive,”
CM Sai posted on X.
ANI
New Delhi
The Central Hall of old
Parliament building on
Saturday echoed with so-
lemnity as Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla and
DeputyChairmanofRajya
Sabha,HarivanshNarayan
Singh, led a group of par-
liamentarians in paying
heartfelt floral tributes to
thelateformerPMChaud-
hary Charan Singh on his
birth anniversary.
Amidst a dignified
gathering, Secretary
General of Lok Sabha
Utpal Kumar Singh also
paid homage to the es-
teemed leader, under-
scoring the significance
of the occasion.
Agencies
Hyderabad
Telangana Chief Minister
A Revanth Reddy has af-
firmed the commitment
of the Congress Govern-
ment to elevate the stat-
ure of former Prime Min-
ister PV Narasimha Rao.
Speaking on the occa-
sion of PV Narasimha
Rao’s 19th Death Anni-
versary after paying trib-
utes at PV Ghat, Neck-
lace Road, here on Satur-
day, Revanth Reddy
hailed PV as a brilliant
leader who showcased
the country’s glory to the
world.
He acknowledged PV
Narasimha Rao as an ex-
emplary figure who
spearheaded significant
changes in administra-
tion, making bold deci-
sions during uncertain
economic times. Reddy
recalled PV’s noteworthy
stance on issues such as
gold collection and debt
management.
PTI
New Delhi
A court in Delhi on Sat-
urday extended till Janu-
ary 5 the police custody
of Mahesh Kumawat,
who was arrested in con-
nection with the Decem-
ber 13 Parliament secu-
rity breach.
Special Judge Hardeep
Kaur extended Ku-
mawat’s custody on an
application moved by the
Delhi Police. The police
told the court that he was
required to be questioned
to unravel the conspiracy.
The prosecutor earlier
told the court that the ac-
cused “wanted to create
anarchy in the country so
that they can compel the
government to meet their
unjust and illegal de-
mands”.
The custody was re-
quired “to find the actual
motive behind the attack
and his association with
an enemy country and
terrorist organisations”,
the prosecutor said.
Chhattisgarh CM, Dy CMs call on PM Modi, HM Shah
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai with State Deputy Chief Ministers Arun Sao and Vijay
Sharma calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Saturday. ANI
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai with State Deputy Chief Ministers Arun Sao and Vijay
Sharma calls on Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in New Delhi on Saturday. ANI
First India Bureau
New Delhi
In a major organisational
reshuffle in Congress
ahead of the Lok Sabha
elections, Sachin Pilot
has been appointed as the
AICC General Secretary
in charge of Chhattisgarh.
General SecretaryAvi-
nash Pande has been ap-
pointed in-charge of Ut-
tar Pradesh, replacing
Priyanka Gandhi.
Priyanka Gandhi was
the Congress General
Secretary in charge of
Uttar Pradesh, but she
has been relieved of the
duty, and no state has
been assigned to her, trig-
gering speculation over
her role in the upcoming
Lok Sabha election.
Senior leader Mukul
Wasnik has been given
charge of Gujarat, and
Randeep Singh Surjewa-
la has been appointed as
Karnataka in-charge.
Jairam Ramesh has
been appointed as Gen-
eral Secretary in charge
of communication, and
KC Venugopal will con-
tinue as the General Sec-
retary in charge of or-
ganisation. Senior leader
Ajay Maken will contin-
ue as the AICC treasurer.
The party has also ap-
pointed11statein-charges.
Meanwhile, the first
meeting of the newly
formed NationalAlliance
Committee of the Con-
gress concluded in Delhi
on Saturday.
SachinCong’spilot
inChhattisgarh
Priyanka Gandhi replaced as UP in-charge; 1st meeting
of Cong’s National Alliance Committee concludes in Delhi
Karnataka hijab issue
PTI
Bengaluru
Union Minister Anur-
ag Thakur on Saturday
dubbed the I.N.D.I.A.
bloc as a set of leaders
facing corruption
charges with no com-
mon ideology or a po-
litical programme.
Thakur, speaking to
reporters here, also
said the Opposition
coalition disrupted the
Winter session of Par-
liament that concluded
on Thursday out of
frustration of their de-
feat in the recently
held assembly polls.
Thakur’s remarks
came a day after the
I.N.D.I.A. bloc held na-
tionwide demonstra-
tionsagainstthesuspen-
sion of 146 MPs during
the Winter session for
unruly behaviour in de-
manding a statement
from Home Minister
Amit Shah on the Par-
liament security breach
on December 13.
I.N.D.I.A. bloc a set of
leaders facing corruption
charges: Anurag Thakur
Union IB and Sports
Minister Anurag Thakur.
T’gana govt pledges to enhance
legacy of Late PV Narasimha Rao
Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy pays tributes to PV Narasimha
Rao on his death anniversary in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Om Birla, Jayant Singh, Harivansh Narayan Singh, BS Hooda and
others paying tributes to Ch. Charan Singh on his birth anniversary.
TributespaidtoChCharanSinghonbirthanniv
Parliament security
breach: Accused
Kumawat’s
custody extended
ANI
Mysuru
Karnataka CM Siddara-
maiah, while speaking
about his previous state-
ment of lifting the hijab
ban in the state, said on
Saturday that the deci-
sion will be discussed.
“We are thinking of
withdrawing the decision
(of hijab ban). We will
discuss it. I have said this
in response to a question.
We have not done it yet,”
said Siddaramaiah.
Siddaramaiah on Fri-
day announced that his
government will with-
draw the ban order on the
HijabimposedbyBJPand
saidthatnopoliticsshould
be done on what people
prefer to wear and eat.
Earlier,KarnatakaMin-
ister Priyank Kharge also
defended his govt’s deci-
sion to withdraw the hijab
ban imposed by the previ-
ous BJP govt and said the
Siddaramaiah govt is
working as per the law.
“We will discuss it,” says CM Siddaramaiah
on decision to lift hijab ban in Karnataka
ORGANISATIONAL RESHUFFLE IN CONGRESS
OTHERS MAY WANT
SAFFRON, BLUE,
YELLOW SHAWLS: BJP
Chikkamagaluru: In-
dicating possibilities
of unrest in schools
and colleges following the
lifting of ban on hijab by
the Congress government,
BJP’s former national
General Secretary CT Ravi
stated on Saturday that
now others too might want
to wear saffron and other
shawls. Speaking to report-
ers here, Ravi stated,”If
Muslim girl students are al-
lowed to wear hijab, others
will demand permission to
wear saffron, blue or yellow
shawls. “The Chief Minister
might want to ascertain
the identity of the students
through uniforms. He is
undermining the basic ob-
jective behind making the
uniform compulsory for the
students,” Ravi chided.

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WEATHER WATCH
Temperature dips as higher reaches of HP experience light snowfall
Agencies
Shimla
igh reaches of
H i m a c h a l
Pradesh, includ-
ing Chamba, Lahaul Spi-
ti, and Kinnaur, and a few
parts of Kullu, Kangra,
Shimla, and Mandi, had a
light spell of rain and
snowfall early on Satur-
day; however, most of the
tourist resorts were partly
cloudy and reeling under
coldwave conditions for
the past 24 hours.
Before Christmas,
many high peaks in La-
haul Spiti, Chamba, and
Kinnaur got a light to
moderate spell of snow-
fall. Most of the places in
the three districts are un-
der freezing temperatures
since last one month ex-
pected that more rain and
snowfall would occur in
thenext24hoursasclouds
hovered over the sky.
Dhauladhar ranges and
Barabangal of Kangra
district and high reaches
of Kullu and Shimla were
overcast, and rain and
snowfall were expected.
Tourists who are book-
ing for the Christmas and
New Year party in the
State Hills station may
not be welcomed by the
white Christmas and
New Year; however,
higher reaches, which are
not accessible due to in-
clement weather condi-
tions, may attract them.
IMD forecast fresh
snowfall in the high
reaches and two spells of
rain in the isolated places
in the mid-hills.
Tourists enjoy in the snow after Koksar village receives fresh
snowfall, in Lahaul-Spiti on Saturday. ANI
According to the officials the fire was reported at around 2.30
am on Saturday. Representational
A child injured in the Shramjeevi Express blast arriving at the
New Delhi Railway Station on July 29, 2005. FILE
People wearing face masks as a precautionary measure after cases of COVID-19 subvariant JN.1 were
detected in the country, at a hospital in Chikkamagaluru, on Saturday.. PTI
A Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit pre-event in Bharuch. ANI
H
ANI
Bharuch
As many as 11 MoUs
amounting to a total of Rs
67,000 investment poten-
tial were signed at a pre-
Vibrant Gujarat Global
Summit event here.
The event, ‘Future-
Chem Gujarat: Shaping
tomorrow’sChemicalsand
Petrochemicals Industry’,
brings under one umbrella
policymakers, practition-
ers, and national and inter-
national academicians to
discuss future initiatives.
“The way petrol and
chemicals are being trad-
ed in Gujarat, Gujarat is
moving towards becom-
ing the hub of this indus-
try. Therefore, today an
MoU worth Rs 67 thou-
sandcrorehasbeensigned
to further advance this
industry,” Gujarat CM
BhupendraPatelsaid,par-
ticipating in the event.
The event is particu-
larly focused on the pet-
rochemical sector of the
state. Holding the highest
share in India’s chemical
and petrochemical ex-
ports, Gujarat is emerg-
ing as the country’s hub
for speciality chemicals.
“PM Modi has
changed the country and
Gujarat through his poli-
tics of development...
The double-engine gov-
ernment of Gujarat has
been getting the benefit
of PM Modi’s vision for
the last 2 decades... In
2024, we are organising
the Vibrant Summit with
the theme of ‘Gateway to
the Future’,” the Gujarat
Chief Minister said.
Agencies
New Delhi
India recorded 752 new
COVID-19 cases in the
last 24 hours, the highest
insevenmonthsandmore
than double the number
of infections reported
yesterday. Four related
deaths were also reported
during this period as
against one on Friday.
The country added 328
cases and one death yes-
terday, including 265 cas-
es from Kerala alone. The
death was also reported
from the southern state.
The active cases in In-
dia today stand at 3,420,
adding 423 cases to yes-
terday’s figure of 2,997,
showed the health minis-
try dashboard.
JN.1, a new variant
driving the latest surge in
infections, has raised
concerns among authori-
ties and health experts.
As many as 21 cases of
the variant have been
found in Goa thus far,
and another in Kerala,
according to news agen-
cy PTI.
Kerala state, which has
been accounting for a
major chunk of the cases
reported across the coun-
try in recent days, report-
ed 565 new Covid cases
in the last 24 hours. The
active cases in the state
stand at 2,872.
PTI
Jaunpur
A local court here has
held two persons guilty in
the 2005 Shramjeevi Ex-
press blast case in which
14 people were killed.
Additional District and
Sessions Judge Rajesh
Kumar Rai on Friday
held Nafikul Vishwas
and Hilal guilty in the
case, District govern-
ment advocate Virendra
Maurya said.
The quantum of pun-
ishment will be pro-
nounced on January 2.
Fourteen people were
killed and 62 others were
injured when an explo-
sion ripped apart a coach
of the Patna-New Delhi
train near the Jaunpur
station in Uttar Pradesh
around 5.00 pm on July
28, 2005.
Thane cops nab
man who killed
wife, 2 minor kids
Thane: The Thane
Police Crime
Branch has arrested the
prime accused in the
sensational triple murder
case of Kasarvadavali in
less than 72 hours from
his native place in
Haryana, an official said
here on Saturday.
Deploying tech-intel, a
Crime Branch team
zeroed on the abscond-
er, Amit Dharamveer
Bagdi, 29, in Haryana’s
Hisar where he was
holed up after pounding
his wife and two minor
kids to death with a bat
on December 21
3 held for harassing
young couple in
Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Three
youths have been
arrested in a case of
moral policing for
confronting and
harassing a young
couple by asking for
their identity cards at an
eatery in the city.
Sources said one of the
accused confronted a
boy and a girl from
Kerala on December 21
at an eatery, demand-
ing their identification
on the pretext of
checking their commu-
nity status. He created
a scene shouting at the
couple.
DeceasedIB
officer’sdaughter
endslifeinDelhi
New Delhi: Five
years after her
father took the
extreme step, the
20-year-old daughter
of an IB officer died
by suicide after
hanging herself at her
house in central
Delhi, police said on
Saturday. An officer
said that at around 3
p.m. on Friday, a
PCR call was
received at the Kamla
Market police station
informing about a a
case of suicide.
2 held for theft
of arms from
security in Assam
Guwahati: Two
persons have
been arrested for
stealing ammunition
from security
personnel in Assam’s
Karbi Anglong district.
Police said that they
found bullets in the
Bokajan Subdivision
of the district, which
is close to Assam and
Nagaland. Police said
they have arrested
two persons identified
as Gagan Bora, and
Toufiq Ahmed, of
Nagaon district.
CRUCIAL READ
ODISHA ALERTS DISTRICTS AS IMD FORECASTS
DENSE FOG ON SUNDAY; G UDAYAGIRI COLDEST
Bhubaneswar: With the IMD forecasting the preva-
lence of dense fog in various parts of Odisha on
Sunday, Special Relief Commissioner has asked
all the district collectors
to heighten vigil and take
measures to prevent road
accidents in view of the pre-
diction. The SRC, in a letter
to all the collectors on Friday
night, asked police and trans-
port officials of the districts
to take necessary steps for
controlled plying of vehicles
on highways during foggy
conditions to prevent any ac-
cident. The IMD said dense
foggy conditions will prevail in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh,
Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundergarh, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenk-
anal, Cuttack, Kandhamal, and Kalahandi dists on Sunday.
TN: 11 TONNES OF RELIEF MATERIALS
DROPPED IN FLOOD-AFFECTED AREAS
Chennai: The Indian Air Force dropped over 11
tonnes of relief materials in 12 different places
in Thoothukudi District on Saturday on its fifth
day of continued operations in the southern Tamil Nadu
city, which was hit by heavy rain on Dec 18 and 19. IAF
posted on ‘X’ , “On the fifth day of continued HADR op-
erations in south Tamil Nadu, affected by landslides and
floods, IAF MI-17 V5 and ALH-Dhruv air dropped over
11 tons of relief materials in 12 different places.”
A railway track damaged after
heavy rainfall, in Thoothukudi
on Saturday. ANI
`67K crore investment
proposals signed in
petrochemicals sector
2 held guilty in 2005
Shramjeevi blast case
Vibrant Gujarat
The event in Bharuch
centred around
sustainability,
decarbonisation and
growth in upcoming
segments
752newCovidcases,4deaths
reportedin24hoursinIndia
Kerala reported 565 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours
PANDEMIC RETURNS
ASSAM HEALTH DEPT
GEARS UP TO COMBAT
NEW COVID SUBVARIANT
COVIDCASESINCREASED
52%GLOBALLYINPAST
ONEMONTH:WHO
COVID CASES RISE;
KERALA, K’TAKA BIG
CONTRIBUTORS
NO NEED TO PANIC, NEED TO REMAIN
ALERT: AIIMS ON NEW COVID SUBVARIANT
Guwahati: The
Assam Health
Department has
directed all hospitals in the
state to make arrangements
to fight against COVID after
the detection of many cases
of the new COVID subvari-
ant JN.1. Assam Health
Minister Keshab Mahanta
said, “we are fully prepared
to fight against COVID. We
have directed all hospitals
to make preparedness
and arrangements to fight
against COVID.” “Now we
are 100 per cent prepared
to fight COVID. One patient
who came from abroad
was detected as COVID-
positive,” Mahanta said.
New Delhi: The num-
ber of new COVID
cases increased
by 52% during the past
four-odd weeks, the WHO
said, with over 850 000
new cases reported during
the period. The number of
new deaths decreased by
8 per cent as compared to
the previous 28-day period,
with over 3,000 new fatali-
ties reported, World Health
Organization (WHO) said.
Due to its rapidly increasing
spread, WHO is classifying
the variant JN.1 as a sepa-
rate variant of interest.
New Delhi:
Kerala, Karna-
taka are major
contributors in the rising
number of new Covid
subvariant JN.1. A multi-
fold spurt in fresh Covid
cases was noted in India
over the past 24 hours,
with Kerala contributing
the major chunk of those.
A total of 423 cases were
reported and of which
266 were from Kerala
and 70 from neighbour-
ing Karnataka. Two
deaths were reported in
Kerala, as per govt data.
New Delhi: After a surge in the cases of
the new COVID subvariant JN.1, doctors
from the All India Institute of Medical Sci-
ences (AIIMS) have advised people to not panic
but rather remain alert and vigilant. “People
are getting infected by the new sub-variant of
COVID-JN.1 in many states of the country. The
symptoms of the patients are mild. Therefore,
there is no need to panic but the need to remain
alert,” doctor Neeraj Nischal said. Doctor Nis-
chal, who is an Additional Professor in the De-
partment of Medicine at AIIMS Delhi, said, “We
have been saying this type of ripple will keep
on happening. Even during the first and second
waves, we predicted that this virus would mutate
further and the stage would come where it would
become more infectious but at the same time
cause less mortality or morbidity.”
PTI
Doda/Jammu
Two civilian workers
were charred to death in
a fire inside an Army
camp in Jammu and
Kashmir’s Doda district
on Saturday, police said.
Parshotam (55) of
Samba and Som Raj (45)
of Kathua were running
a tailor shop in the
Arnoda Gatt Army
camp and were caught
in the fire caused due
to some snag in a kero-
sene heater, a police of-
ficial said.
The fire was reported
at around 2.30 am, the
official said, adding that
the charred bodies of
both the workers were
recovered from the scene
and are being handed
over to their next of kin
for last rites.
Northern India News Digest
2 civilians die in Army camp fire in Doda
CASH-STRAPPED HIMACHAL’S DEBT RISES
TO `81,045 CRORE, SAYS CAG REPORT
Dharamsala: Cash-strapped the Congress
government in Himachal Pradesh has raised
a loan of Rs 12,912 crore to meet its develop-
ment needs in 2022-23. However, the total debt bur-
den on the state has been Rs 81,045 crore till March
31, 2023, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(CAG) said on Saturday. The CAG report tabled by
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on the last day of
the Assembly session said that on April 1, 2022 — the
total debt was Rs 68,133.72 crore.
ANCIENT SCULPTURES
FOUND IN JAMMU
PUNJAB: BSF, POLICE
SEIZE CHINESE DRONE
Jammu: A pair of
sculptures of Lord
Shiva and God-
dess Indrani, dating back to
the 12th century AD, were
unearthed here on Saturday.
The ancient sculptures were
found during digging at the
Bhour camp in the outskirts
of Jammu and were subse-
quently taken into posses-
sion by the Department of
Archives, Archaeology and
Museums, the officials said.
The officials said it has been
found that the sculptures are
very rare dating back to the
12th century AD.
Tarn Taran: Border
Security Force
(BSF) and Punjab
Police, in a joint operation,
recovered a drone and a
packet of contraband item
suspected to be heroin from
a farming field adjacent to
Village Dode in Punjab’s
Tarn Taran district, said
a press release by BSF
Punjab Frontier. The Border
Security Force said that the
recovered drone is a China-
made ‘Quadcopter’ DJI
Mavic 3 Classic model and
was carrying approximately
432 grams of heroin.

NEWS 07
ANI
New Delhi
The All India Football
Federation’s (AIFF)
Technical Committee met
virtually on Saturday to
finalise the selection of
the coaching staff for the
Indian U19 Women’s
team for the SAFF Cham-
pionships in February.
The meeting was
chaired by former India
captain IM Vijayan and
attended by AIFF Acting
Secretary General
Satyanarayan M, Deputy
Chairman of the Techni-
cal Committee Manoran-
jan Bhattacharya, mem-
bers Pinky Bompal
Magar, Harjinder Singh,
Arun Malhotra, Climax
Lawrence, Eugeneson
Lyngdoh Technical Di-
rector Syed Sabir Pasha.
CONCERN RISES
Global dengue surge as cases top 5 million
Agencies
Geneva
heWorldHealth
Organization
(WHO) sound-
ed the alarm on the threat
of dengue Friday as the
mosquito-borne disease
has spread to previously
untouched countries, in-
fecting over 5 million
and killing more than
5,000 this year.
Nearly 80 percent of
those cases, or 4.1 mil-
lion, have been reported
in theAmericas, followed
by SoutheastAsia and the
Western Pacific, Diana
Rojas Alvarez, the health
agency’s team lead on ar-
boviruses, disclosed at the
UN weekly briefing in
Geneva. Alvarez said cli-
mate change was partly to
blame as it led to higher
rainfall, humidity and
temperature, enabling
mosquitoes to thrive.
“Although 4 billion
people are at risk from
dengue, most of those in-
fected are symptom-free
and usually recover
within one to two
weeks,” the WHO said.
Severe dengue infections
are marked by shock, se-
vere bleeding or severe
organ impairment.
As there is no specific
treatment for dengue,
early detection and ac-
cess to medical care can
lower mortality rates due
to severe cases. The UN
agency said reported cas-
es skyrocketed to a record
5.2 million in 2019, a ten-
fold rise over 2000,
across 129 countries.
REPRESENTATIONAL
T
New Delhi: Over
40,000 Chinese nation-
als associated with un-
lawful online scam
groups in Myanmar’s
northern Shan state
were arrested and de-
ported during a three-
month period from early
September to mid-De-
cember, data from rele-
vant groups indicate.
Over 40,000 Chinese
involved in online
scams deported
New Delhi: In a bid to
ensure sustained social
stability, security offi-
cials across China have
shut down 34,000 on-
line accounts for
spreading rumours and
punished more than
6,300 people since the
start of a crackdown
campaign in April.
China shuts down 34K
online accounts to
ensure social stability
Noida: The reigning
world champion
Saweety Boora and
gold medallist Pooja
Rani with contrasting
victories on the second
day entered the round-
of-16 at the 7th Elite
Women’s National Box-
ing Championships.
Boxing: Saweety,
Pooja Rani advance
to round-of-16
IN BRIEF
Guwahati: Chirag Sen
fought off a strong chal-
lenge from the second-
seeded Kiran George,
securing a 21-18, 21-18
victory as he advanced
into the men’s singles
final of the 85th Senior
National Badminton
Championships.
Badminton: Chirag,
Tanvi storm into final
HarmanpreetKaurleads
Indiawomen’sfightback
Aus leading by 46 runs at stumps on 3rd day
PTI
Mumbai
Skipper Harmanpreet
Kaur’s (2/23) golden arm
came to India Women’s
rescue with two late wick-
ets as the hosts endured a
challenging outing in the
one-off Test here on Sat-
urday, with Australia
leading by 46 runs at
stumps on the third day.
Kaur brought herself
on in the third session af-
ter India tried almost
every trick in their arse-
nal with the ball but
failed to make inroads, as
a resoluteAustralian side
overhauled the hosts’
187-run lead in the first
innings with consum-
mate ease.
Kaur cleaned up Tahlia
McGrath (73 from 177
balls, 10 fours) who hit a
second consecutive fifty
in the Test and snaffled
the dangerous Alyssa
Healy (32) after a sudden
burst of aggression.
Before dismissing her
counterpart, Kaur fired a
sharp return throw at
Healy, who took an eva-
sive action and the ball
raced to the ropes as it
deflected off the Austral-
ian skipper’s bat.
Kaur appealed
against Healy for
obstructing the
field which was re-
jected by on field
umpires Anil Chaud-
hary and N Janani.
Dutta appointed U19 women’s
football team head coach
India U19 women’s football team
CaptainKumarleads
JaipurPantherstovictory
Agencies
New Delhi
The Jaipur Pink Panthers
pulled off a thrilling 25-
24 victory over the Tamil
Thalaivas at the SDAT
Multipurpose Indoor
Stadium in Chennai on
Saturday. A low-scoring
game was defined first
by some brilliant de-
fending by Pink Pan-
thers’ Sunil Kumar and
Reza Mirbagheri who
put together a combined
9 tackle points and three
SUPER TACKLES be-
tween them.
Despite having lost
their home opener to the
Patna Pirates on Friday,
the Thalaivas were in no
mood to dwell and started
the game off at pace.
Pro Kabaddi
WFI elections:
Yadav to return
Padma Shri award
India U19 to play
tri-series against
SA, Afghanistan
Agencies
New Delhi
Aday after Bajrang Punia
returned his Padma Shri
Award to PM Narendra
Modi, 2005 Summer
Deaflympics gold medal
winner Virender Singh
Yadav announced he will
do the same as a protest
afterBrijBhushanSingh’s
close aide Sanjay Singh
was elected as the Presi-
dent of Wrestling Federa-
tion of India (WFI).
Agencies
New Delhi
The Indian U19 team will
take on hosts SouthAfrica
and Afghanistan in a tri-
series in Johannesburg
ahead of the ICC Men's
U19 World Cup in the
RainbowNationnextyear.
The tri-series will be
playedattheOldEdward-
ians Cricket Club in Jo-
hannesburg and will wit-
ness each team playing
each other twice.India
U19 will kick-start their
campaign against Af-
ghanistan U19 on Dec 29
before taking on South
Africa U19 on January 2.
PTI
Bhubaneswar
The second season of the
Ultimate Kho Kho gets
underway on Sunday
with defending champi-
ons Odisha Juggernauts
facing Rajasthan Warri-
ors in Cuttack.
The Juggernauts had a
great inaugural season
last year, finishing sec-
ond in the league stage,
behind Gujarat Giants,
before beating Telugu
Yoddhas in the final.
On the other hand, the
Warriors had finished at
the bottom of the six-
team event and will be
desperate to turn their
fortunes around this sea-
son. Also on Sunday, last
season’s runner-up the
Yoddhas will be up
against Mumbai Kh-
iladis, who finished in
fifth place.
Odisha Juggernauts to face
Rajasthan Warriors today
Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 kicks off
Hate Crime: Another Hindu
temple vandalised in the US
PTI
New York
A prominent Hindu tem-
ple was vandalised with
anti-India graffiti in the
US state of California
and the police are inves-
tigating the matter as a
possible hate crime.
The Shri Swaminaray-
an Hindu Temple in Cal-
ifornia was vandalised
with anti-India graffiti
and the police are inves-
tigating the matter as a
possible hate crime.
Officers met with tem-
ple leaders who described
the vandalism as meant
to intimidate them.
The US on Saturday
condemned the vandal-
ism of a Hindu temple in
California and welcomed
efforts by the police to
ensure those responsible
are held accountable.
Fighting rages in Gaza after UN
stops short of ceasefire call
Agencies
Cairo/Jerusalem
Israel battled Hamas mil-
itants on Saturday in pur-
suit of its elusive interim
goal of full control of
northern Gaza after the
U.N. Security Council
appealed for more aid for
the Palestinian enclave
but stopped short of de-
manding a ceasefire.
Thick smoke hung
over the northern town
which is also home to
Gaza’s largest refugee
camp - and residents re-
ported persistent aerial
bombardment and shell-
ing from Israeli tanks.
The IDF said they had
fired decoy shots in the
area of Issa that lured
dozens of militants from
a building that served as
a Hamas headquarters.
India-Aus Test
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur with teammates after the end of play on the third day of the
one-off Test cricket match between India Women and Australia in Mumbai on Saturday. PTI
Deepti Sharma hailed Harmanpreet Kaur for
being a “magical bowler” on a tough third day
of the ongoing Test against Australia, after the
skipper provided two crucial breakthroughs
to provide some relief to her side.
All Ultimate Kho Kho team captains with the trophy.
According to images posted on social media, the word ‘Khalistan’
was spray-painted on a signpost outside the temple.
A Palestinian stands at the site of an Israeli strike on a house,
amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian.
‘EXTREMISTS SHOULDN’T BE GIVEN ANY SPACE’:
JAISHANKAR AFTER HINDU TEMPLE DEFACED
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday
strongly condemned the defacement of a Hindu
temple with pro-Khalistani slogans
in California in USA, stating that extremist
forces outside India should not be given
space. The minister also mentioned that the
Indian Consulate has taken up the matter
with US authorities and the police, and an
enquiry is underway. I have seen it. Extrem-
ists, separatists, and such forces outside India should not
be given space, the minister told reporters in New Delhi.
ISRAELI STRIKE KILLS 76 MEMBERS IN ONE GAZA
FAMILY, OFFICIALS SAY AS COMBAT EXPANDS
An Israeli airstrike killed 76 members of an extended
family, rescue officials said Saturday, a day after the
UN chief warned again that
nowhere is safe in Gaza and that
Israel’s ongoing offensive is creating
“massive obstacles” to the distribu-
tion of humanitarian aid. Friday’s
strike on a building in Gaza City was
among the deadliest of the Israel-
Hamas war, now in its 12th week, said Mahmoud Bassal, a
spokesman for Gaza’s Civil Defense Department.
“IDF DESECRATE
DEAD BODIES”
Jerusalem:
Israeli soldiers
raiding a hos-
pital in northern Gaza
desecrated the bodies
of dead patients with
bulldozers, let a military
dog maul a man in a
wheelchair, and shot
multiple doctors, ac-
cording to allegations
by staff and patients,
media reports said.
The claims relate to an
8-day operation by the
Israel Defense Forces
(IDF) at the Kamal
Adwan Hopsital last
week, which the mili-
tary alleges was being
used as a command
and control center by
Hamas. CNN also re-
viewed video evidence
for some of the claims.
Pink Panthers’ Sunil Kumar

Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
BJP Rajasthan President
CP Joshi presented a
comprehensive report on
the party’s success in Ra-
jasthan to the party high
command on last day of a
2–day meeting in Delhi.
The presentation was
seen by BJP National
President JP Nadda and
Home Minister Amit
Shah who delved into
division-wise details of
victories and defeats in
the state. Joshi elucidated
the meticulous booth
management strategies
implemented from initial
stages of the elections.
Notably, he highlight-
ed specific seats where
the BJP faced narrow de-
feats, falling short of the
party’s expectations on
more than a dozen seats.
The presentation also
shed light on the in-
creased vote percentage
for the BJP in Rajasthan,
attributing the victory to
the confidence expressed
by people in PM Naren-
dra Modi’s leadership.
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
BJP State President CP
Joshi will be on a two-day
stay in Sri Karanpur of
Sri Ganganagar district
on Sunday and Monday
to campaign in support of
the BJP candidate and
hold a meeting with
workers. He will start the
tour on Sunday by visit-
ing the Chohana Dham
Hanuman temple and
holding a meeting.
Rajeev Gaur and
Suryaveer Singh Tanwar
Jaisalmer
Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal
Sharma on Saturday out-
lined state govt’s commit-
ment to the holistic devel-
opment of women, recog-
nisingtheirsignificancein
propellingthecountryand
the state towards prosper-
ity and strength.
Speaking at Lakhpati
Didi Sammelan, at
Shaheed Poonam Singh
Stadium in Jaisalmer in
the presence of President
Droupadi Murmu and
Governor Kalraj Mishra,
Sharma highlighted PM
Narendra Modi’s vision-
ary resolution to create 2
crore financially empow-
ered women across the
country, embodied in the
Lakhpati Didi Yojana.
Sharmaemphasisedthe
government’s commit-
ment to women’s safety,
announcing the establish-
ment of women’s police
stations in every district,
women’s desks in police
stations, and anti-Romeo
squads in major cities.
The President, Gover-
norandtheChiefMinister
also engaged with women
entrepreneurs in an exhi-
bition showcasing diverse
products from SHGs.
Union Jal Shakti Min-
ister Gajendra S Shekha-
wat commended govt’s
commitment to women’s
empowerment, citing im-
pactful schemes like
building toilets nation-
wide, providing cooking
gas through the Ujjwala
scheme, and ensuring ac-
cess to drinking water.
DEVNANI’S DAY OUT
Include Indian values in education: Devnani
First India Bureau
Jaipur
ajasthan Legis-
lativeAssembly
Speaker Vas-
udev Devnani has advo-
cated the need to incor-
porate Indian values in
education for the all-
round development of
the society. He said that
Indian society is a demo-
cratic system. “Educa-
tion is necessary for de-
velopment. India’s edu-
cation is based on culture
and should be imparted
in the mother tongue,” he
said while addressing the
All India Officer Confer-
ence of Bharatiya Shik-
sha Mandal organized at
the Human Resource De-
velopment Centre of Ra-
jasthan University on
Saturday. On the occa-
sion, Devnani released a
research based book on
major topics of educa-
tion. He said, “It is neces-
sary for human life to be
in harmony with nature
and for national revival,
education should be
based on Indian values.”
Devnani also took part
in the satsang held on
Saturday at Radha Swa-
mi Bhawan in Bilwa. As
he heard the satsang, he
wished for the state’s
prosperity. The Radhas-
wami SatsangVyas Com-
mittee Secretary, Shri
Gurminder Singh, and
the Coordination, Shri
Siyaram Chopra, in-
formed Devnani about
the committee’s activities
and noted that it is a so-
cial organization where
the Sangat receives spir-
itual and spiritual dis-
courses without any dis-
crimination in order to
attend the Satsang.
Vasudev Devnani addressing at Rajasthan University on Saturday.
Alpana Kateja, Vijayveer Singh, BR Shankaranand along with Bharat
Sharan Singh were also present on the occasion.
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anyway; so ask for grace and courage in all that
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Referring to Dr Ruma Devi,
President Droupadi Murmu said
that this woman comes from a
rural family and is the brand ambassador
of Rajeevika. “We should clap for her.
She has helped women to progress and
become self-reliant. With the power of
their talent, they are bringing glory to the
country in the world. Women empower-
ment is important in itself,” Murmu said.
PREZ MURMU LAUDS RUMA DEVI
CM:Govtcommittedtowards
safetydevelopmentofwomen
(L) Governor Kalraj Mishra, CM Bhajan Lal Sharma bid adieu to President Droupadi Murmu at Jaisalmer airport on Saturday. (R) President
Murmu, the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces, also witnessed Integrated Fire Power exercise at Pokhran on Saturday.
CP Joshi giving the presentation of Rajasthan Poll Management
of BJP in New Delhi on Saturday.
CM BL Sharma also highlighted PM Narendra Modi’s visionary resolution to create 2 crore
financially empowered women across the country, embodied in the Lakhpati Didi Yojana
CP Joshi spells out Raj BJP’s victory
formula before Nadda and Shah
CM inquires about health of
Haribol Baba admitted at SMS
CP Joshi to
campaign in Sri
Karanpur today
Kamal Kant
Jaipur
UndertheaegisofJMCG,
Viksit Bharat Sankalp
Yatra camp was organ-
ized at Harmada and Mu-
ralipura on Saturday. Dy
CM Diya Kumari inaugu-
rated both the camps. She
also visited the camp and
discussed with benefi-
ciaries about the benefits
of the schemes provided
by the Central govt. Dur-
ing the function, Diya
Kumari targeted the Con-
gress and said that due to
the Cong govt, the people
here could not avail ben-
efits of Central schemes.
During the day, repre-
sentatives of Shri Rajput
Sabha paid a courtesy
visit to Diya Kumari un-
der the leadership of
Sabha President Ram
Singh Chandlai and con-
gratulated Deputy CM
Diya Kumari.
Diya inaugurates Viksit Bharat camps
DIYA DISCUSSES JAM ON
SIKAR ROAD WITH NHAI
In order to address
the issue of traf-
fic congestion on
the Sikar-Jaipur National
Highway from Road No. 14
to Harmada, Dy CM Diya
Kumari assessed situation
with National Highway offi-
cials. She also conducted an
inspection of the area from
Road Number 14 to Nindar
Mod Todi area. In order
to address issue of traffic
congestion, Diya Kumari in-
structed the officials to widen
flyovers and roadways.
Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari with NHAI officials at Road No.
14 on the Sikar Road in Jaipur on Saturday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma,
on Saturday, inquired
about the well-being of
Haribol Baba. The Baba
had been fighting against
illegal mining for a long
time and had reached
Bharatpur to complain
about some matter where-
in he felt dizzy and sud-
denly felt unwell. He was
admitted to Bharatpur’s
RBM Hospital. When in-
formation about Baba’s
serious condition reached
CMO, immediate instruc-
tions were given to the
district collector to ensure
better treatment is given
to Haribol Baba.
However, later the
Baba was referred to
Jaipur when his condition
did not improve and was
admitted to SMS Hosp in
Jaipur where he is under-
going treatment. After
this the CM himself also
inquired about Baba’s
well-being.
Haribol Baba was admitted to
SMS Hospital on Friday night.
By Tridib Raman
The author is a journalist and political commentator
and views expressed are his personal
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
Mirch Masala
KHARGE JOINS AKHILESH’S CONCERN
TICKETS OF MOST OF THE SITTING BJP MPs COULD BE CUT!
PREPARATION TO MAKE ED MORE POWERFUL!
rusted sources associated
with the BJP’s top brass have
revealed that the BJP may
cancel the tickets of most of its sitting
MPs in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
That is, if there is any anti-incumbency
in the respective seats, then there is
full preparation to cut the tickets of
such MPs. So, many sitting MPs have
already started looking for a new seat
for themselves. Nishikant Dubey, MP
from Godda, Jharkhand, who was in
the news for the Mahua Moitra episode,
wants to shift to Bihar, and word is that
he has his eyes on the Bhagalpur seat.
Former ED officer and BJP MLA from
UP Rajeshwar Singh has his eyes set
on a Thakur-dominated seat, and it
could be Ghaziabad. If, God forbid, he
does not get this seat, then he is ready
to contest elections from Sultanpur or
Jaunpur as well. Faridabad MP and
Union Minister Kishanpal Gurjar is also
apprehensive about his ticket being cut,
so sensing the urgency of the occasion,
he is putting forward name of his close
confidant and Tigaon BJP MLA Rajesh
Nagar from this seat. A big business-
man, Vipul Goyal, is also staking his
claim on this seat, while the name of a
Jat leader and businessman, Yashveer
Dagar, is also in discussion here.
he independence of central
investigative agencies has
increased in the last decade
under the BJP-led central government.
However, there are leaders of some
Opposition parties who are still not
taking the ED summons seriously. In
this context, one can cite the name
of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant
Soren, while AAP supremo and Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have
also continuously challenged the ED.
Ignoring the third summons of ED in
the money laundering case, Kejriwal
has just gone to ‘Vipassana Camp’ for
10 days, which was his pre-scheduled
programme. If reliable sources are to
be believed, now the top level itself has
taken up the responsibility of ‘sharpen-
ing’ the ED. Nirmala Sitharaman is also
going to have equal involvement in
making the implementation easier.
T
T
JP seems to
have already
sensed the
election wind in Maha-
rashtra. If sources are
to be believed, BJP has
given an ultimatum to the
leaders of both its allies
in the state i.e. Eknath
Shinde and Ajit Pawar
that they should either
merge their parties with
BJP or be ready to con-
test elections separately
from BJP. Sources say
that it has become clear
in BJP’s survey that
neither Eknath Shinde
(by breaking away from
Shiv Sena) nor Ajit Pawar
(by breaking away from
Sharad Pawar) have
been able to gather any
big support base for
themselves. Furthermore,
neither did they dent
the dedicated vote bank
of Uddhav Thackeray’s
Shiv Sena, nor did these
two rebel leaders have
been able to make any
significant dent in Sharad
Pawar’s Maratha vote
bank. It may be noted that
the BJP had fought the
2019 Lok Sabha elections
in Maharashtra in alliance
with Shiv Sena and this
alliance won 41 out of
48 seats in the state.
This time BJP wants to
contest elections on its
own in Maharashtra, so
the responsibility of all
48 seats here has been
handed over to a team
of 24 Union Ministers
wherein one minister has
been given responsibility
of two seats.
B
ecently, the fourth meeting of the Op-
position Alliance I.N.D.I.A was held in
Delhi, where after discussing the results
of the recently concluded 5 assembly elections, a
proposal was presented. In this proposal, EVMs
were taken to task. If sources are to be believed,
Rahul Gandhi was adamant that ‘if the 2024
general elections are also conducted by Elec-
tronic Voting Machine (EVM), then the Opposition
parties should boycott this election.’ Nitish Kumar
and Jayant Choudhary were the first to protest
against Rahul’s idea. These leaders argued that
‘Elections were held using EVMs in Telangana
also, where Congress was victorious and today it
is in the government in that state.’ So, after this,
a consensus was reached among the Opposi-
tion leaders that it would not be
right to boycott the elections.
Instead, Opposition par-
ties should register their
protest with the Election
Commission regarding
EVMs and submit their
‘resolution’ to the Com-
mission. But it seems that
Rahul has made up his
mind that he will take the
issue of EVMs among
the public in the second
phase of his ‘Bharat
Jodo Yatra’.
amajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav,
along with his beloved uncle Ram Gopal
Yadav, came to meet Congress Presi-
dent Mallikarjun Kharge recently. Akhilesh had told
Kharge, “You will not hold any direct talks with any
other party in UP except us.” Additionally, it was
widely discussed recently that Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP) supremo Mayawati had a long telephonic
conversation with Nitish Kumar, a prominent leader
of I.N.D.I.A Bloc, wherein ‘Behenji’ expressed to
Nitish her desire to join Oppn
Alliance. On this, Kharge ex-
plained to Akhilesh that no
decision can be taken in
UP without his consent.
“We regret treatment
you received in Madhya
Pradesh during these
Assembly elections and
it will not be repeated in
future. Whenever any issue
arises in your mind, call me
immediately and without
you, we cannot even
think of doing
anything in Ut-
tar Pradesh,”
Kharge told
Akhilesh.
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THE 2024 LOK SABHA ELECTIONS?
BJP PREPARING TO
GO SOLO IN LOK
SABHA ELECTIONS IN
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he 296-year-old
‘Walled City’ of
Jaipur has stood the
test of time with its
universal appeal. It
was cradled by the
royals,nurturedbythe
artists and craftsmen, sustained by the
traders, and loved by the travellers!
A living testament to the city's ability
to embrace both its history and the winds
of change, the UNESCO World Heritage
City, is a treasure trove that can only be
relished and appreciated through a lei-
surely walking tour. For here every nook
and corner has a story to tell and every
street walks down an inimitable memory
lane.
So, when I was offered this opportu-
nity to join a heritage walking tour of the
Walled City, it was a proposition I could
notshelveforanothertime,forIhadbeen
deferring it for almost a decade. We de-
cided on the ‘Panch Batti’as our rendez-
vous at a quarter after seven in the morn-
ing.
The M.I Road at that time is a dream-
like street minus the jostling buses, cars,
e-rickshaws, cycles, and pedestrians.
While I was basking in the quiet solitude,
anemeraldgreenAmbassadoragainstthe
backdrop of the Statue Circle caught my
attention. Majestically dominating the
streetscape, it made for a ‘Kodak mo-
ment.’
I recalled that just before COVID
brought tourism in the state to its knees,
Deepak Dhand of ‘Once Upon a Time in
Jaipur’heritage tours had initiated restor-
ing Ambassador cars to add a vintage
flavour to his city tours.
We began at the Johri or the Jauhari
Bazaar market which still retains rem-
nants of Jai Singh’s entrepreneurial
dreams. The merchants it is said were
invited through dispatched letters in the
18thcentury,givenspecialincentivesand
prime locations to settle in the city.
We began the two-km walking tour at
the Rudramati temple (1820). While a
stupa stood guard at the entrance, in the
ratherabandonedheritagebuildingalone
Pujaari was performing ritualistic morn-
ing prayer at the ‘Radha Krishna’temple.
“Jaipur is also known as ‘Mini Kashi.’
The walled city itself houses about 2500
temples,” informed Deepak.
With great anticipation of walking
through the ‘UNESCO World Heritage
City,’I pulled out my camera hoping to
capture
some great
p i c t u r e s .
The streets
were deserted
and this would
bethebesttimeto
soak into history, I
thought. But I was
disappointed.
With heaps of gar-
bagelitteredeverywhere,
Iwonderedattheimageof
Jaipur that any tourist
wouldtakeback.Ifitwasnot
the cow dung on the streets
then one had to tread carefully
to not step on heaps of garbage
strewn all over, avoid the open
drains, and manoeuvre through cat-
tle nibbling plastic. It seemed for
years the city had not been cleaned.
AcrosstheroadwastheKanchKaDar-
wajaortheSankrotaHeritageHaveli(pri-
vate mansion) built in the 17th Century
and granted to the Sankotra Family in
1668.PopularlyknownasKanchKaDar-
waja owing to the beautiful glasswork, it
is one of the oldest Havelis in Jaipur City.
We walked through a series of havelis
some still managed by the families. Be-
ginningwiththeonceprominentPungalia
Haveli (1760) where the descendants are
still living. “The position of a patriarch-
jeweler was the seat of marketplace so-
cializing - both in terms of business as
wellasthepersonal.Thelivinghavelistill
has the ‘Gaddi’even though it may not be
in use now,” said Deepak.
After a brief interaction with the fam-
ily, we proceeded to the Ladana Haveli
also known as the (Auction House), the
Chordia Haveli (1760), and Daroga
Haveli (1800).Then there was the Kush-
al Bhawan that as they say used to be a
bar. Now rather dilapidated, it is used in
the city for small functions. In the heart
of Jaipur, amidst the bustling life of the
Pink City, several old mansions seemed
frozen in time. Abandoned for years,
their grandeur was concealed by layers
of dust and neglect.
But the juxtaposition of tradition and
modernity became evident as we navi-
gated through the rubble-strewn streets.
The once-stately havelis, witnesses to
centuries of history, were now in various
stages of renovation. The clang of con-
struction echoed through the air, signal-
ling a departure
from the past and a
step into the future.
Enroute,Iwassurprisedtopeek
into a beautiful Digamber Jain ‘24 Tirt-
hankaras temple’. In a city that often daz-
zles with its grandeur, it is the hidden
gemslikethesethatremindusofthedepth
and complexity of its cultural tapestry.
As we moved on several unheard-of
storieswerenarratedtomethathadpassed
down through generations each one as
intriguing.Historywasbeautifulandeven
a ‘mehndi’ tree there had a story to tell.
But what mattered to me was how we
weretakingcareoftheinvaluableheritage
that we had inherited. Amidst the daily
grind,weseemoblivioustothesilentcries
of our heritage. Walking through the se-
cret temple route we reached the ‘Badi
Chaupad’. Sitting over tea at the Samrat
Café,Iwonderedwhathappenedwiththe
lofty cleanliness flagship schemes; Smart
city Mission,Atal Mission for Rejuvena-
tion and Urban Transformation (AM-
RUT),SwachhBharatMission(SBM),or
the inspirational messages of the brand
ambassadorsforSwaachSarvekshanAb-
hiyan 2022, for Jaipur Municipal Corpo-
ration (JMC)-Heritage?
The Walled City, with its UNESCO
World Heritage City status, stands at a
crossroads today, urging its residents
and visitors alike to participate in the
narrative of a city striving to redefine
itself – a city where the legacy of the
past and the responsibility for the future
converge in harmony.
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he 296-year-old
‘Walled City’ of
Jaipur has stood the
test of time with its
universal appeal. It
was cradled by the
royals,nurturedbythe
artists and craftsmen, sustained by the
traders, and loved by the travellers!
A living testament to the city's ability
to embrace both its history and the winds
of change, the UNESCO World Heritage
City, is a treasure trove that can only be
relished and appreciated through a lei-
surely walking tour. For here every nook
and corner has a story to tell and every
street walks down an inimitable memory
So, when I was offered this opportu-
nity to join a heritage walking tour of the
Walled City, it was a proposition I could
notshelveforanothertime,forIhadbeen
deferring it for almost a decade. We de-
cided on the ‘Panch Batti’as our rendez-
vous at a quarter after seven in the morn-
The M.I Road at that time is a dream-
like street minus the jostling buses, cars,
e-rickshaws, cycles, and pedestrians.
While I was basking in the quiet solitude,
anemeraldgreenAmbassadoragainstthe
backdrop of the Statue Circle caught my
attention. Majestically dominating the
streetscape, it made for a ‘Kodak mo-
capture
some great
p i c t u r e s .
The streets
were deserted
and this would
bethebesttimeto
soak into history, I
thought. But I was
disappointed.
With heaps of gar-
bagelitteredeverywhere,
Iwonderedattheimageof
Jaipur that any tourist
wouldtakeback.Ifitwasnot
the cow dung on the streets
then one had to tread carefully
to not step on heaps of garbage
strewn all over, avoid the open
drains, and manoeuvre through cat-
tle nibbling plastic. It seemed for
ling a departure
from the past and a
step into the future.
Enroute,Iwassurprisedtopeek
into a beautiful Digamber Jain ‘24 Tirt-
hankaras temple’. In a city that often daz-
zles with its grandeur, it is the hidden
gemslikethesethatremindusofthedepth
and complexity of its cultural tapestry.
As we moved on several unheard-of
storieswerenarratedtomethathadpassed
down through generations each one as
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CITY
ATaleof
Contrasts
asts
Rachna
Singh
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Where: The Lalit Hotel, Jaipur
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