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Oppn now blaming EVM, so
exit poll will favour NDA: PM
First India Bureau
Patna
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Saturday said
that with the Opposition
INDI Alliance now start-
ing to blame the EVM, it
is clear that the exit poll
of the Lok Sabha election
results will speak about
the success of the NDA.
Addressing a rally in
favour of BJP’s Patliputra
Lok Sabha constituency
candidate Ramkripal Ya-
dav here, Modi said a new
record would be set up on
June 4 in the country the
credit for which goes to
the BJP workers who put
in their hard labour for
party’ssuccess.Fromeve-
ry corner of the country
the voice and confidence
of the people favoured the
return of his government,
Modi claimed.
The PM asked the mas-
sive crowd gathered at the
rally ground to keep ready
the famous laddoos of
Maner for celebrations on
June 4, the day of the LS
vote counting. P5
PM Narendra Modi at a rally in Pataliputra, Bihar on Saturday.
The election is
being fought
not only to
elect MPs but to elect a
strong Prime Minister.
NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER
RJD-Congress are
conspiring to
allocate SC/ST/
OBC quotas to
vote bank: Modi
Punjab today is in
grip of corruption
drugs, says CM
First India Bureau
Faridkot
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma
on Saturday said that
Punjab is today in the
grip of corruption and
drugs. “Due to the sand
mining mafia, drug mafia
and criminal gangs, in-
dustries are migrating
from here. Emerging
from Anna Hazare’s
movement, AAP party
had talked about fighting
against corruption. But
today the corrupt Con-
gress and AAP party are
contesting polls in differ-
ent alliances in Delhi and
Punjab. The public has
recognized this alliance
of 2 corrupt people. Un-
der leadership of PM
Modi, the BJP will work
to bring back Punjab’s
glory and take it to new
heights,” the CM was ad-
dressing rally in Ram-
pura Phul to support of
BJP candidate Hansraj
Hans from Faridkot. P8
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma addresses gathering in Faridkot on Saturday.
CMSHARMA’SHUMBLE
APPROACHWINSHEARTS!
CM Bhajan Lal
Sharma held a rally
in Faridkot LS con-
stituency, captivating BJP
workers with his simplicity.
On stage, CM interacted
with everyone, prompting
many to greet him eagerly.
Displaying his down-to-earth
nature, CM Sharma spoke to
everyone like common man.
WEEK-ENDS 27 LIVES!
First India Bureau
Rajkot
At least 27 persons in-
cluding at least 12 chil-
dren were killed in a
massive fire that broke
out at a game zone in
Gujarat’s Rajkot city on
Saturday evening, offi-
cials said. Several peo-
ple are feared trapped
after the entire facility
at the TRP Game Zone
was engulfed in flames.
Rescue operations
were underway (till this
report was filed) at the
affected Game Zone af-
ter the blaze erupted at
a fibre dome construct-
ed for gaming activities.
The blaze erupted at a
temporary structure in
game zone, as per a re-
port by sources. The
cause of the fire remains
unknown at this time.
“We are trying to re-
trieve as many bodies as
possible. Investigations
will be carried out. The
gaming zone is owned
by a person, identified
as Yuvraj Singh Solan-
ki,” Rajkot Police Com-
missioner Raju Bhar-
gava said.
MASSIVE FIRE ERUPTED AT A GAMING ZONE IN GUJARAT’S RAJKOT l GAME ZONE OWNER AMONG 3 HELD
GUJ CM ANNOUNCES
`4L EX-GRATIA AID,
SIT FORMED TO PROBE
Gujarat Chief
Minister Bhu-
pendra Patel
announced an ex-gratia of
Rs 4 lakh each to families
of those killed in the
incident and Rs 50,000 to
the injured. The CM also
announced the formation
of a SIT team to probe
the incident thoroughly.
PREZ MURMU, VP, PM,
BIRLA, RAHUL OTHER
LEADERS SHARE GRIEF
President
Droupadi Murmu,
PM Narendra
Modi, VP Jagdeep
Dhankhar, LS Speaker
Om Birla, UHM Amit Shah,
JP Nadda, Anurag Thakur,
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma,
Rahul Gandhi, Mallikar-
jun Kharge and others
expressed condolences.
Instructions have been made to Municipal
Corporation and the administration for
immediate rescue and relief operations in
the fire incident in Rajkot. BHUPENDRA PATEL, GUJARAT CM
Rescue operation underway after massive fire broke
at the TRP game zone, in Rajkot on Saturday.
l Phase 6 of the LS
election concludes
l Last 7th phase
voting on June 1
l Exit poll results at
6.30 pm on June 1
l Counting of votes
will be on June 4
World’s biggest poll hits the
Homestretch!
(From Top) Prez Droupadi Murmu casts her vote at Dr Rajendra
Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya, President’s Estate in New Delhi on
Saturday. VP Jagdeep Dhankhar and Sudesh Dhankhar in Delhi.
CJI DY Chandrachud in Delhi. CEC Rajiv Kumar and his wife along
with his father in Delhi. EAM Jaishankar in Delhi. Sonia and Rahul
Gandhi in Delhi. CDS Gen Anil Chauhan in Delhi. Bansuri Swaraj
and her father Swaraj Kaushal in Delhi. MS Dhoni in Ranchi.
WHO’S WHO CASTS THEIR VOTES!
IMPOSSIBLE TO ALTER ANY DATA: POLL PANEL
RELEASES ABSOLUTE TURNOUT FOR 5 PHASES
The ECI on Saturday released absolute number of
voters for Phases 1-5 of polling. The EC said it has
decided to expand the format of its voter turnout
data release. The poll panel said that it feels “duly strength-
ened” by the SC verdict refusing to consider a plea to direct
the EC to publish final data on voter turnout in all polling sta-
tions on its website. The poll panel assured the public that
any alteration in the number of votes polled is impossible.
CLICK FOR ABSOLUTE
NUMBER OF VOTERS
Moni Sharma
New Delhi
Voting for the 6th and pe-
nultimate phase of the
general elections
wrapped up in 58 con-
stituencies spanning six
states and two Union ter-
ritories on Saturday. This
included all 7 seats in
Delhi. According to the
Election Commission of
India (ECI), the total
voter turnout reached
60% by 11:30 pm.
The polling process
proceeded smoothly na-
tionwide during this
phase, except for an inci-
dent in West Midnapore
district of West Bengal.
BJP’s Lok Sabha candi-
date from Jhargram had
to flee the Mangalapota
area of Garbeta as stones
were hurled at him and
his security personnel.
As the 6th phase, the
second-to-last stage,
draws to a close, the
world’s largest poll festi-
val is now on the brink of
its final step: the 7th and
last phase of the Lok
Sabha Election 2024.
FULL COVERAGE ON P6
78%
West Bengal
Highest
54%
Jammu Kashmir
Lowest
60%
Total Turnout
904 CANDIDATES
IN FRAY FOR FINAL
PHASE OF VOTING
The Election
Commission of
India said that
904 candidates are in
fray in Phase 7 of the
Lok Sabha elections. 57
seats across eight states
and union territories will
go to polls in phase-7,
the last phase of the Lok
Sabha election, on June
1. Voting will be held
in Bihar, Chandigarh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jharkhand, Odisha,
Punjab, Uttar Pradesh
and West Bengal.
Punjab had a maximum
of 598 nomination forms
from 13 Parliamentary
constituencies (PCs).
The counting of votes
for all the phases of Lok
Sabha Election 2024 will
be done on June 4.
I thank all those who have voted
in the penultimate phase of the
polls. NDA’s numbers are looking
better and better. People have realised that
since INDIA bloc is coming nowhere close to
power, voting for it is futile. NARENDRA MODI, PM
People wait to cast their votes in Phase 6 of Lok Sabha polls, in East Delhi constituency on Saturday.
PHASE 6
VOTING%
2024
57%
Delhi
IN BRIEF
12 feared dead following
explosion at ammunition
factory in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Twelve people
are feared dead and many
injured in a massive ex-
plosion at an ammunition
factory in Bemetara dis-
trict, Chhattisgarh on Sat-
urday. CM Vishnu Deo
Sai has announced the in-
vestigation and declared
financial assistance of Rs
5 lakh for kin of deceased
and Rs 50,000 for injured.
Haryana independent
MLA Rakesh Daulatabad
dies of heart attack
New Delhi: Independent
MLA Rakesh Daultabad
died of a heart attack in
Gurugram on Saturday,
police said. According to
police, the MLA was
rushed to a hospital in
Palam Vihar for treat-
ment, where he died while
receiving treatment. In the
2019 election, Daultabad
won from the Badshahpur.
Actor Anasuya Sengupta
wins Best Actress award
in the Un Certain Regard
category at the 2024
Cannes Film Festival for her
performance in film ‘The
Shameless’, on Saturday.

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Secy Medical Edu Dept to be panel chairperson
Neworgantransplantadvisory
paneltohavetwo-yeartenure
BabyHippobornatNahargarhPark
A hippopotamus named Rani gave birth to a female calf at Jaipur’s Nahargarh
Biological Park on Saturday. Earlier, on July 17, 2020, Rani gave birth to a female calf.
This is the second baby of male hippo Raja and Rani in the park, taking the Hippo count
in Nahargarh Park to four. After the birth, DCF Jagdish Gupta has given instructions to
increase monitoring of the Hippopotamus family in the park.
JAIPUR GETTING LESS SUPPLY FROM GUJ
Mango crop ruined: Aam becomes ‘khaas’
VImal Kothari
Jaipur
ango, famous as
the king of
fruits, has be-
come out of reach of the
common man in this sea-
son. Due to damage to the
mango crop in Gujarat
and Uttar Pradesh, the
supply of mango this year
has been much less than
the demand, due to which
its prices have increased
by 25 to 40 percent.
Due to less than 20
percent crop in Gujarat,
the Gujarati ‘Langda’ va
riety of Mango, famous
for its taste, is missing
from the market this year.
Its supply from Guja-
rat to other states is very
less and whatever man-
goes have been produced
in Gujarat this year are
being supplied locally
only.Its rate in the Guja-
rat wholesale market is
around Rs 80 to Rs 100,
due to which the fruit
sellers of Rajasthan are
hesitant in ordering it.
Govind Chhelani,
President of Jaipur Fruit
Wholesalers Association
located at Muhana, which
is Rajasthan’s largest
fruit and vegetable mar-
ket, said that the avail-
ability of mangoes at low
prices to the general pub-
lic is now dependent only
on the supply of mangoes
from Uttar Pradesh.
At present, the arrival
of Dussehri mango has
started from Manakpur
near Lucknow, although
it is also limited due to
which its price in the
wholesale market is at Rs
30 to 60 per kg depending
on the quality and size.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
On Saturday, under the
direction of Food Safety
Commissioner Iqbal
Khan, a food safety team
seized approximately
3,400 liters of substan-
dard ghee branded as
Dairy Nice brand in Pal-
sana, Sikar. This action is
part of the ongoing cam-
paign against food adul-
teration.
Additional Commis-
sioner Pankaj Ojha in-
formed that a joint team,
led by Joint Commis-
sioner Dr. S.N. Dholpu-
ria, conducted the opera-
tion at the Bajrang Lal
Samarwal Farm in Pal-
sana, Sikar. The team
confiscated 3,400 liters
of poor quality and sub-
standard ghee branded as
Dairy Nice brand. Addi-
tionally, about 80 liters of
the same brand of ghee
were seized in Jhunjhunu
and Ringas.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The election results for
the Jewelers Association
Jaipur have been de-
clared, with the United
Jewelers Group achieving
a significant victory. Out
of 15 positions, 13 candi-
dates from this group
won. The Voice of Jewel-
ers group secured success
for only 2 candidates.
Raju Agrawal Mango-
diwala from the United
Jewelers Group received
the highest number of
votes again, leading the
list with 3,224 votes.Alok
Sonkhia, also from the
United Jewelers Group,
followed with 3,132
votes, securing the second
position. The current as-
sociation secretary, Neer-
aj Lunawat, came in third
with 2,919 votes.
Subhash Trivedi
Beawar
Following the alleged
suicide of an accused in
police custody at Jaitaran
police station, significant
administrative actions
have been taken. Ajmer
Range IG has removed
DSPSeema Chopra from
her position, appointing
an Additional Superin-
tendent of Police to take
charge. Concurrently,
Beawar SP Narendra
Singh Chaudhary has
sent the entire police sta-
tion, including the Sub-
Inspector, to police lines.
On Saturday, SP
Chaudhary took decisive
action, ordering all per-
sonnel at Jaitaran police
station to report to the
Beawar police lines. This
includes the station in-
charge, Balbhadra Singh,
and 23 other police offi-
cers and staff. The inci-
dent involved a young
man, arrested on charges
of kidnapping and gang
rape, who allegedly com-
mitted suicide by hanging
himself in the barracks.
The alleged suicide
prompted a strong reac-
tion from the local Seervi
community, who de-
manded the immediate
removal of DSP Seema
Chopra. Responding to
this, the IG transferred
Chopra to the Ajmer
headquarters on Friday
night, leading the family
to finally retrieve the de-
ceased’s body. Rakesh
Seervi, a resident of Cha-
wandia Kala, was the in-
dividual who died.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur
In a significant opera-
tion, Jaipur Police
Commissionerate took
decisive action against
a club operating late
into the intervening
night of Friday -Satur-
day. The raid targeted a
well-known four-star
hotel in Raja Park, Jai-
pur.
The operation, which
took place around 2:30
AM, involved police
forces from 15 stations,
arriving in dozens of
police vehicles. The
raid resulted in the de-
tention of approximate-
ly 16 young women and
28 young men.
The police issued on-
the-spot fines to the
young women and re-
leased them, while the
young men were trans-
ported to the Adarsh
Nagar police station in
buses. The raid uncov-
ered the illegal service
of alcohol and a hookah
bar running unabated
within the club.
The operation, which
lasted from 2:30 AM to
4:30 AM, caused a sig-
nificant stir, highlight-
ing the enforcement of
regulations on nightlife
activities in the city.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The state government has
issued a notification con-
stituting an advisory
committee to aid and ad-
vise the appropriate au-
thority under the Human
Organ and Transplanta-
tion Act, 1994. Accord-
ing to the notification is-
sued by the Medical Edu-
cation Dept, the Secre-
tary of the Medical Edu-
cation Dept will be the
chairperson of this com-
mittee and the Medical
Edu Commissioner will
be the member secretary.
The committee will in-
clude the Joint Secretary
of the Law and LegalAf-
fairs Department, Super-
intendent of Super Spe-
cialty Block at SMS
Medical College Dr Vi-
nay Malhotra others.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In a startling incident,
former Jaipur Collector
Antar Singh Nehra has
become a victim of fraud.
The incident
took place in
the Mansar-
ovar area.
Following
N e h r a ’ s
complaint, a formal case
has been registered at the
local police station.
Nehra has accused two
young men of swindling
him out of Rs 55,000 un-
der the pretense of rent-
ing out a portion of a
house. The complaint has
named the two individu-
als involved in the al-
leged fraud.
The police are now
thoroughly investigating
the case.
Naveen Sharma
Jaipur
To stop corruption in Ra-
jasthan, the Director Gen-
eral of the Anti-Corrup-
tionBureau,RaviPrakash
Meharda, has appealed to
thegeneralpublictomake
maximum calls and mes-
sages on the already es-
tablished ACB helpline
number 1064 and What-
sApp 94135-02834. Citi-
zens can lodge corrup-
tion-related complaints
24×7 through the helpline
and WhatsApp number.
Meharda said that ap-
propriate action is taken
immediately while main-
taining the confidentiality
of the complainant. He
said that citizens can
complain about activities
related to bribe demand,
misuse of power and dis-
proportionate assets.
Meherda stated that
people’s complaints will
directly help in making
Raj a transparent state.
Representational
Food safety team conducted the operation at the Bajrang Lal
Samarwal Farm in Palsana, Sikar on Saturday.
A huge gathering of people outside the polling booth in Jaipur.
Deceased Rakesh Seervi
Ravi Prakash Meharda
SMS Hospital staff pay tributes to the braindead deceased in the
hospital after the organ transplant.
Due to damage to the
mango crop in
Gujarat and Uttar
Pradesh, the supply
of mango this year
has been much less
than the demand,
due to which its
prices have
increased by 25
to 40 percent
M
MajorraidinJaipur:16women,28
mendetainedfromRajaParkhotel
CRIME
ROUNDUP
Police vehicles from 15 police stations reached the four-star hotel in Raja Park, Jaipur on Friday night
Antar Singh
Nehra falls victim
to rental fraud
MAN ARRESTED FOR MURDERING TODDLER IN
KOTA; SENDING VIDEO TO MOTHER
Kota: A man has been arrested
in Kota for strangulating a
two-and-a-half-year-old child
and then convincing the mother of
the deceased that he died after falling
from stairs. The incident happened on
April 15. The body was taken out of
the grave and a post-mortem was con-
ducted on Saturday. Police have arrested Rahul Pareek.
He had befriended the child’s mother, Khushboo Mehra.
ASSAILANTS BRUTALLY BEAT DALIT FAMILY IN
SARDARSHAHAR LAND DISPUTE, PROBE ON
Churu: In a shocking incident in Sardarshahar,
Churu, a group of over a dozen aggressors at-
tempted to seize land from a Dalit family through
violent means. The attack, which involved the use of
sticks and iron rods, was captured on video and has
since gone viral. The brutal assault left members of the
family with broken limbs, necessitating their admission
to the district hospital. Sanjay Prajapat
MAJOR DRUG BUST
IN JAIPUR: TWO
TRAFFICKERS HELD
Jaipur: In a
significant move
against illegal
drug trafficking, DCP
East Kavendra Sagar
has led an operation
targeting drug smugglers.
Police teams conducted
raids in the Kho Nago-
riyan and Bajaj Nagar
police station areas in
Jaipur, resulting in the ar-
rest of two notorious drug
traffickers. A substantial
quantity of marijuana was
seized from the traffick-
ers. Interrogation of the
suspects revealed that
they were involved in the
distribution of drugs in
small packets.
TONK ROBBERY
SUSPECTS
ARRESTED,
HOSTAGE CHILD
RESCUED
Tonk: Tonk Police has arrested three people
for robbery at gunpoint by taking a minor child
hostage in Surya Nagar Colony, Kotwali police
station area. The arrested accused will be produced
in the court and will be taken on remand for further
questioning. Tonk SP Sanjeev Nain said that the victim
Abdul Hameed lodged a report regarding the incident of
robbery of cash and jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh.
ORGAN TRANSPLANT RESUMES AT SMS AFTER
NOC SCAM; BRAIN DEAD MAN GIVES LIFE TO 3
The state’s 59th organ donation took place at
Narayana Hospital in Jaipur on Friday. Shukla Tejas
Upendra Kumar, 44, met with an accident on May
21 and was declared brain dead on May 24. His one kidney
and liver was sent to SMS Hospital, Jaipur and the other
kidney to Narayana Hospital, Jaipur. Kumar gave life to three
people. The transplant programme of SMS Medical College
started again. The transplant process lasted 12 hours. Urol-
ogy Department HoD Dr Nachiket Vyas, said that the kidney
has been transplanted to a 32-year-old man from Kota.
Jaitarancustodialsuicideallegation:
DSPremoved,entirestaffsenttolines
DG Meharda to people: Make max use
of ACB helpline to lodge complaints
Anti-adulteration drive:
3,480L ghee seized in Sikar
United Jewellers sweep Jpr
Jewellers Assn elections
Fliers suffer as
Indigo cancels
Jpr-Delhi flight
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The passenger of an In-
digo flight from Jaipur
to Delhi suffered due to
sudden cancellation of
flight due to lack of air-
craft. The aircraft which
was supposed to leave
for Delhi was sent to
Mumbai. This aircraft
was to depart Delhi at
7:25 am as flight 6E-
2165 but Mumbai’s long
route flight was consid-
ered important. For this
reason, passengers were
sent to Mumbai by
plane. However, the air-
line said the passengers
will be sent to Delhi in
an afternoon flight.
The situation hap-
pened as there was a
fault in a plane coming
from Bengaluru last
night.

First India Bureau
Jaipur
The onset of Nautapa
brought intense heat to
Rajasthan, with tempera-
tures soaring to extreme
levels, the local weather
office reported on Satur-
day. Accoarding to the
Met Centre in Jaipur,
Phalodi recorded the
highest temperature of
the day at a scorching 50
degrees Celsius, fol-
lowed closely by Barmer
at 48.8 degrees Celsius.
In Jodhpur, the heat
was severe from early
morning. Although there
were light clouds initial-
ly, they thickened by 3
PM, leading to a slight
dip in temperatures.
Jodhpur recorded a max-
imum temperature of
46.9 degrees Celsius on
Saturday, down from
47.6 degrees Celsius on
Friday.
Other regions also
faced extreme heat, with
Jaisalmer reaching 48 de-
grees Celsius, Bikaner at
47.2 degrees, Churu at
47, Ganganagar at 46.5,
Kota at 46.3 and Jaipur at
43.8 degrees, according
to the Met Centre.
Main objective of RSS is society building, says
Nimbaram; FI’s Pankaj Soni gets felicitated
Aishwarya Pradhan,
Krishan Murari
Jaipur
evarshi Narada
Jayanti and a
ceremony to
honour the journalists
was held by VSK Foun-
dation on Saturday at
Narada Auditorium in
Malviya Nagar.
Rashtriya Swayamse-
vak Sangh’s kshetriya
pracharak Nimbaram
said that the objective of
the Sangh is society
building and no one is
considered an opponent.
Pankaj Soni of First
India in print media and
Navtej TV’s Umang Ma-
thur, while Dainik
Bhaskar’s Radheshyam
Tiwari and Rajkumar
Jain were given joint
awards for regional jour-
nalism. Soni was award-
ed for his contribution in
‘Ram Aayenge’ series
published by First India
18 days before consecra-
tion ceremony of Lord
Ram Statue in Ayodhya.
Harivallabh Meghw-
al, State President of
JournalistAssociation of
Rajasthan was the Chief
Guest.VSK Foundation
Director Ishwar Bairagi
said that in journalism,
Devarshi Narad is con-
sidered the original jour-
nalist on this day, jour-
nalists doing excellent
work in various fields
are honoured with Nara-
da Samman.
During this, senior
journalists and intellec-
tuals including Dr.
Shuchi Chauhan, Direc-
tor of VSK Foundation
were present. Abhishek
Aggarwal, Director of
Abhaar Foundation, ex-
pressed his gratitude.
NimbaramgivingawardtoFIjournalistPankajSonionSaturday.
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Highdemandandsupplygaps
plagueRajasthan’spowergrid
State buys costly power daily; Discoms mulling industrial power cuts amid deepening crisis
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur
The state is reeling under
power crisis and people
are troubled because of
power cuts and the negli-
gence of engineers. Ra-
jasthan Discom adminis-
tration, however, claims
that efforts are on to re-
duce the gap between
demand and supply. They
are also mulling power
cuts in industries.
With the rise in mer-
cury, power demand has
touched its peak. The gap
in production and de-
mand has widened from
1500 to 2500 MW. On
May 15, 3178 lakh units
of electricity was sup-
plied whereas on May
22, 3575 lakh units. To
meet the demand, Power
Development Corpora-
tion is buying 5 to 6 crore
units of expensive elec-
tricity every day from the
exchange but it has not
helped. The plan to bor-
row electricity from oth-
er states has also failed.
Much of the problem can be attributed to negligence
as in March and April, when it was time for planning,
the Energy Minister was busy in transfers and the
system was not upgraded due to the Model Code of Con-
duct. The capital Jaipur is also facing a power crisis. Jaipur
Discom officers are receiving calls from people, including
public representatives. Engineers argue that the demand
has increased compared to last year. Meanwhile, Chief Min-
ister Bhajan Lal Sharma has directed the officials to provide
relief to people and now production has started from the
expensive power plant, which the engineers kept refusing to
run. Power generation has been started from all three units
of 330 MW of Dholpur Combined Cycle Power Plant.
CM ORDERS RELIEF AMID RISING POWER DEMAND
Month 2024 2023
of May
15 3178.92 lakh units 2727.24 lakh units
RISE IN POWER DEMAND
21 May 51 lakh units
POWER CUTS
IN STATE
Strict measures for resolution of
power complaints: Addl CS Alok
MLA Shobha Chauhan
writes to PHED minister
regarding various issues
12 hosp officials face action for
inadequate heatwave measures
Congress slams
BJP govt over
state’s water and
electricity crisis
Kho Nagoriyan
residents stage
a protest over
water supply
No deaths due
to heat stroke,
says Raj govt
MLA Shobha Chauhan presenting the letter to Pali Divisional
Commissioner Pratibha Singh on Saturday.
Administration has done various arrangements to bring relief to citezens from the heat. PTI
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In view of the increasing
impact of heat wave in the
state, as per the instruc-
tions of CM Bhajan Lal
Sharma, for quick dispos-
al of electricity supply and
other complaints, a call
center as well as a control
room has been established
at the circle level to regis-
ter the complaints of con-
sumers and resolve them.
Addl Chief Secy Ener-
gyAlok, showing sensitiv-
ity towards the consumers,
has given strict instruc-
tions to all the employees
and engineers attending
the calls of consumers in
control room working at
circle level.
Alok has given instruc-
tions that whenever any
consumer calls in the con-
trol room at the circle
level, his complaint should
be registered and the dis-
com level call center and
concerned asst engineer/
junior engineer should be
personally informed and
consumer should be in-
formed about the same.
First India Bureau
Pali
Sojat MLA Shobha
Chauhan has expressed
serious concerns over the
unannounced power cuts
and poor water supply af-
fecting her constituency.
Taking proactive steps,
Chauhan has written a
letter to the PHED minis-
ter, urging improvements
in water supply system.
In addition to this,
Chauhan met with the
Divisional Commission-
er and District Collector
L.N. Mantri to discuss
the deteriorating condi-
tions of electricity and
water supply. During
these meetings, she
voiced her frustration
over the lack of respon-
siveness from employees
and officials of the Elec-
tricity and PHED, who
have been ignoring calls.
Chauhan’s efforts un-
derscore the pressing
need for better manage-
ment and accountability
within these essential
services, aiming to alle-
viate the daily hardships
faced by the residents of
Sojat.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Taking action against not
making proper arrange-
ments in medical institu-
tions in view of severe
heat despite instructions,
show cause notices have
been issued to 12 offi-
cials of hospitals affili-
ated to medical colleges.
Additional Chief Sec-
retary of Medical Educa-
tion Dept, Shubhra Singh
said instructions were
given to ensure necessary
arrangements in view of
extreme heat conditions.
Despite this, shortcom-
ings were found in some
medical institutions re-
garding heatwave man-
agement. She said that
arrangements of coolers,
fans, ACs, water coolers
and others were not found
properly in some hospi-
tals following which no-
tices have been issued to
the concerned authorities
and clarification has been
sought within 3 days.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Rajasthan Pradesh Con-
gress Committee President
Govind Singh Dotasara said
on Saturday that the BJP
state government is not able
to provide electricity and
drinking water to the people
of the state despite the
scorching heat, due to which
people in the rural areas of
the state are walking miles
to get drinking water. “The
city residents are quenching
their thirst by spending huge
amounts of money and buy-
ing water tankers, whereas
due to the government’s
negligence, a severe power
crisis has arisen in the state
and the government is im-
posing unannounced power
cuts of two to four hours in
the state capital whereas in
other cities and rural areas
of the state, people are fac-
ing heat problems due to
lack of electricity for sev-
eral hours,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
With soaring tempera-
tures, water crisis has
deepened in parts of
Rajasthan where peo-
ple held demonstra-
tions at different places
demanding water sup-
ply. Troubled due to
uninterrupted water
supply in Kho-Nago-
rian area from Bisal-
pur pump house, many
people protested at the
pump house. Women
climbed on water
tankers and shouted
slogans.
They demanded a
regular water supply.
Councilors Chotu
Ram Meena and Sub-
hash Chand Sharma
were also present.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
On Saturday, during a
VC ACS Medical and
Health Dept, Shubhra
Singh, said according to
protocols established by
GoI, there have been no
confirmed deaths due to
heat stroke in the state.
Dept is conducting death
audits in compliance
with specified standards.
ACS directs circle
level control rooms
to forward consumer
calls to jr engineers
Rajasthan sizzles as Nautapa brings
extreme heat; Phalodi hottest at 50°C
FIRS AGAINST 4
TANKER DRIVERS
FOR SELLING WATER
In response to
complaints about
water being sold
from govt tankers in
Kardhani and Brahmpuri
areas, PHED has filed
FIRs against 4 drivers.
Amitabh Sharma, Addl
Chief Engineer of PHED,
stated that the depart-
ment received complaints
about drivers demanding
money for water that was
supposed to be free.
Shortcomings were
found in some
medical institutions
regarding heatwave
management.
Clarification has been
sought within 3 days
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Give, and it will be given to you. Good
measure, pressed down, shaken
together, running over, will be put in
your lap. For with the measure you
use it will be measured back to you.
BIBLE
The news of the demise of Rakesh
Daulatabad Ji, MLA from Badshahpur
Assembly of Haryana is shocking. His
dedication and hard work for public service
has been incomparable. I express my deepest
condolences to the bereaved family. I pray to God
to give strength to the bereaved family and
give a place to the departed soul in his
lotus feet. Om Shanti!
Jagat Prakash Nadda
(Modi Ka Parivar) @JPNadda
The news of the death of Yashwantrao
Pendharkar, Chairman of VICCO Company is
sad. My heartfelt tribute to him. Pendharkar
has made a great contribution in the success
of Vico Company till now. He has also made a valuable
contribution in bringing Indian Ayurvedic products
to foreign countries through Vico. May God rest
the departed soul and give strength to his family
and employees to bear this sorrow. Om Shanti!
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@nitin_gadkari
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GAGANYAANTO
BEMOREEXCITING
THANNASA’SISS
y the end of 2024 the US will send an Indian
to its International Space Station (ISS) to keep
a commitment made to Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi. Whoever flies into space will only be the
second Indian to do so. The honour of being the first
rests with Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma who went
into space aboard the Soviet spaceship Soyuz.
The Soyuz flight made Rakesh Sharma a house-
hold name inApril 1984 when he told the then Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi, “Saare jahaan se accha Hin-
dustan hamaara…” The ISS mission is likely to be
more challenging. The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration will provide training to pro-
spective Indian astronauts to prepare them for the
arduous journey.
This does not mean that India’s own manned mis-
sion into space has been shelved. It is very much on
track for launch in 2025. First four astronauts have
already been selected for the mission. One would
rather wait for our own manned mission.
B
POLITICS OVER OBC
QUOTA FOR MUSLIMS
he Calcutta High Court quashed reservation
for Muslims in the Other Backward Classes
category on the ground that it was done due
to religious consideration. Religion as criteria for
reservation is unconstitutional. Between March
2010 and May 2012 the West Bengal government
extended reservation benefits under the OBC cat-
egory to 77 classes of which 75 were Muslims. A
bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice
Rajasekhar Mantha found it to be in violation of the
constitutional provisions dealing a blow to Mamata
Banerjee in the midst of Lok Sabha elections. The
Trinamool Congress
is heavily dependent
on the Muslim com-
munity for votes.
It is surprising that
Left Front (2011)
and Trinamool Con-
gress (2012) govern-
ments’ decision on
quota for Muslim
Backward Classes
has taken almost 12
years to be quashed.
More recently, the
Karnataka govern-
ment’s decision was
criticized by Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi. The National
Commission for
Backward Classes
also flagged the issue and asked for a reason for
categorizing all Muslims as backwards as it deprived
other backward classes of reservation benefits.
With the opposition parties wooing minority
community for votes the decisions of West Bengal,
Karnataka and Rajasthan governments is seen by
the BJP as appeasement. In Rajasthan, the Congress
government is said to have given reservation to 14
Muslim castes under the OBC category.
Several Muslim castes are included in reservation
for OBCs at the Centre and state levels. This is
based on the social and educational backwardness
of the community. But the quota varies from one
state to another. Kerala has 8 percent Muslim quota
within the 30 percent OBC quota.
T
The National
Commission for
Backward Classes
also flagged the
issue and asked for
a reason for
categorizing all
Muslims as
backwards as it
deprived other
backward classes of
reservation benefits
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ALL SET FOR
IPL FINALE
For now, the stage is set
for an epic battle between
SRH and KKR. They are
both heavily dependent on
their top order to give them
an aggressive start but also
have reliable middle order
batsmen to take control in
case there is a wobble.
The key players for SRH will
once again be Travis Head,
Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich
Klaasen and Pat Cummins.
KKR bowlers will be wary
of the brutal attack that the
SH openers are capable
of and would look to create
pressure from the onset and
not let the game drift.
On the other side, KKR
have Sunil Narine in the
most amazing form of his
career both with bat and
ball. He has 482 runs to
add to his 16 wickets and
in all probability will be the
Player of the Tournament if
he succeeds in the finals as
well. Phil Salt and Shreyas
Iyer have been in great
nick too, always taking the
momentum created by
Sunil Narine ahead.
ROYALSCRASHOUT
BUT IPLALLSETFORA
GRANDKKR-SRHFINALE
KKR captain Shreyas Iyer and SRH skipper Pat Cummins during a press conference on the eve of the IPL final match, in Chennai on Saturday.
t was a sad
end to a
memorable
c a m p a i g n
for Ra-
jasthan Royals (RR) as
they crashed out of the IPL
2024, losing to the Sunris-
ers Hyderabad (SRH) in
the second Eliminator.
Now, the final of this thrill-
ing IPL season will be be-
tween Kolkata Knight
Riders(KKR) and Sunris-
ers Hyderabad on Sunday
evening in Chennai. Even-
tually, the Top Two after
the league phase have both
managed to find an entry in
the grand finale and it’s
only fair that the 2 best
teams compete for this
year’s IPL trophy.
Unfortunately, for the
RR it was a case of so near
andyetsofar.Thefranchise
has not been able to win a
title since the 2008 inaugu-
ral edition, where inspired
captaincy by Shane Warne
helped Royals to clinch the
championship. The start of
the season for RR was fab-
ulous and after the first half,
they looked to be the team
which had all its bases cov-
ered and seemed set for a
Top 2 finish on the points
table.
In the second half of the
season, RR’s momentum
inexplicably slipped away!
After winning 4 games on
a trot and being in a com-
fortable position with 8
wins out of 9 games, RR
lost the next 4 games in a
row. Their last league
game with KKR was aban-
doned due to rain. This put
the Royals effectively out
of the top positions and
they ultimately made the
playoffs as number 3 on
the points table.
While the RR side man-
aged to win comfortably
against Royal Challengers
Bengaluru(RCB) in the
first knockout, they had an-
other hurdle to cross before
sealing a bert for the finals.
SRH has been in great form
and it was always expected
to be a tough encounter for
RR but their eventual ca-
pitulation will not go down
well with the fans.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
were put into bat by RR
after winning the toss.
They began well but stut-
tered to be at 120 for 6 af-
ter 14 overs. But Royals
couldn’t consolidate on the
opportunity to bowl them
out and SRH managed to
reach 175, courtesy a 34
ball 50 by Heinrich Klaas-
en. For once, RR’s star per-
formers throughout the
season, Yuzvendra Chahal
and RaviAshwin, were un-
impressive and ended their
IPL’s final game without a
wicket between them.
It was still a game for RR
to lose since it has been a
high scoring season and
176 wasn’t a steep target by
any means in the modern-
day era. It was a decent start
asYashaswi Jaiswal hit a 21
ball 42 but after he threw
his wicket away to a reck-
less shot in the 8th over, RR
never recovered. The mid-
dle order proved to be its
Achilles Heel once again
with no batter apart from
Dhruv Jurel scoring more
than 10! Ultimately, RR
was put out of its misery,
losing to SH by 36 runs.
This was a season where
many RR players shone
and made their presence
felt. The early success of
the team could be attribut-
ed to Sanju Samson , the
leader. He was astute in his
decision making and led by
example. He will also be
credited for promoting Ri-
yan Parag up the order
where he batted brilliantly
all through the season. It
was also a great comeback
by Chahal who earned an
India call up for the up-
coming T20 World Cup
duetohisIPLperformance.
For now, the stage is set
for an epic battle between
SRH and KKR. They are
both heavily dependent on
their top order to give them
an aggressive start but also
have reliable middle order
batsmen to take control in
case there is a wobble. The
key players for SRH will
once again be Travis Head,
AbhishekSharma,Heinrich
Klaasen and Pat Cummins.
KKR bowlers will be wary
of the brutal attack that the
SH openers are capable of
and would look to create
pressure from the onset and
not let the game drift.
On the other side, KKR
have Sunil Narine in the
most amazing form of his
career both with bat and
ball. He has 482 runs to
add to his 16 wickets and
in all probability will be
the Player of the Tourna-
ment if he succeeds in the
finals as well. Phil Salt and
Shreyas Iyer have been in
great nick too, always tak-
ing the momentum created
by Sunil Narine ahead.
In respect to the larger
scheme of things, the IPL
was a perfect platform for
the players to be ready for
the T20 World Cup which
begins just a week after in
the U.S.A and the Caribbe-
an. While the rivalries be-
tweenfansmayhaveexisted
during the League, they will
all unite for the national
team and hope thatAmerica
provesluckyfortheIndians!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
The final of this thrilling IPL season will be
between Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) and
Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday evening in
Chennai. Eventually, the Top Two after the league
phase have both managed to find an entry in the
grand finale and it’s only fair that the 2 best
teams compete for this year’s IPL trophy
I
Siddhaarth
Mahan
The writer is a specialist
on Sports and Cinema
who works as an actor in
the Hindi film industry

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INDIA 05
MIGHT OF INDIAN FORCES
CDS General Anil Chauhan visits ASTE and AFTPS in Bengaluru
First India Bureau
Bengaluru
hief of Defence
Staff (CDS),
General Anil
Chauhan, visited theAir-
craft and SystemsTesting
Establishment (ASTE)
and the Air Force Test
Pilots School (AFTPS) in
Bengaluru on Saturday.
He was accorded a cere-
monial Guard of Honour
and laid a wreath at the
memorial for Indian test
crew and scientists who
sacrificed their lives dur-
ing flight testing.
CDSGenChauhanwas
briefed on ongoing trials
at ASTE and flight test
training atAFTPS, toured
thefacilities,andobserved
demonstrations of indig-
enous projects under the
Aatmanirbhar Bharat ini-
tiative. He also visited the
ASTE museum, high-
lighting five decades of
ASTEandAFTPShistory.
At the valedictory func-
tion of the 46th FlightTest
Course,17studentsgradu-
ated, receiving certificates
at the traditional Suranjan
Das Dinner. Outstanding
performers, including Sqn
LdrABerwal and Sqn Ldr
Kapil Yadav, were award-
ed trophies.
General Chauhan
praised the ASTE and
AFTPS staff for their
high training standards
and contributions to IAF
modernization. He en-
couraged the graduates to
strive for excellence in
their careers.
CDS Gen Anil Chauhan at Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment
and the Air Force Test Pilots School in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Union HM Amit Shah being felicitated by Anurag Thakur during a
campaign rally for Lok Sabha polls in Una, on Saturday. PTI
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, father Gobind Ram, wife Sunita and family
members after casting vote in New Delhi, on Saturday. PTI
Police search for body parts of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim
Anwar who was murdered in Kolkata, at Bhangar area canal.
PM Narendra Modi during a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls, in Pataliputra, Bihar, on Saturday.
Chirag Paswan, Samrat Choudhary, Ram Kripal Yadav and others also seen. PTI
PM Narendra Modi at a rally for LS polls,
in Patna on Saturday. PTI
PM Narendra Modi with Bihar Dy CM Samrat
Chaudhary, Chirag Paswan, in Patna. PTI
C
First India Bureau
Patna
PM Narendra Modi on
Saturday vowed to thwart
alleged attempts to rob
Dalitsandbackwardclass-
es of reservations by the
I.N.D.I.A. bloc which he
accused of “enslavement”
and performing “mujra”
for Muslim vote bank.
The PM launched the
blistering attack at a rally
here in Pataliputra con-
stituency, about 40 kms
from Patna, where he
also blamed parties like
RJD and Congress for
SCs, STs and OBCs “be-
ing deprived of quotas”
in minority institutions.
“Biharisthelandwhich
has given a new direction
to the fight for social jus-
tice. I wish to declare on
its soil that I will foil the
plans of I.N.D.I.A. bloc to
robSCs,STsandOBCsof
their rights and divert
these to Muslims. They
may remain enslaved and
perform ‘mujra’to please
their vote bank”, he said.
He also alleged that the
Opposition was banking
on the support of those
who were indulging in
“vote jihad” and referred
totheCalcuttaHighCourt
order that struck down the
West Bengal govt’s deci-
sion to include a number
of Muslim groups in the
list of OBCs.
Agencies
New Delhi
Amid sixth phase of Lok
Sabha polls, Pakistani
politician Fawad
Chaudhry caught the at-
tention of netizens on
Saturday after he posted
a message for Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal.
Though Kejriwal was
quick to snub Chaudhry,
the matter drew multiple
angry reactions from the
BJP leaders, who also
advised the city residents
to ‘vote wisely’.
Chaudhry, who was a
minister in the erstwhile
Imran Khan-led govt in
Pakistan, shared Kejri-
wal’s post with the cap-
tion, “May peace and har-
monydefeatforcesofhate
andextremism,”usingthe
hashtags #MorePower
#IndiaElection2024.
Agencies
Bengaluru
Thewarofwordsbetween
Karnataka Chief Minister
Siddaramaiah and the for-
mer Chief Minister Ku-
maraswamyinconnection
with the alleged sex video
scandal turned personal
on Saturday.
Taking exception to
Chief Minister Siddara-
maiah’s statement that
former Prime Minister
HDDeveGowdahadsent
his grandson, sex video
scandal prime accused
Prajwal Revanna to a for-
eign country, Kumaras-
wamy questioned wheth-
er Siddaramaiah had sent
his “son abroad to die”.
Addressing Karnata-
ka Deputy Chief Minis-
ter DK Shivakumar as
“CD Shivu,” Kumaras-
wamy said that the per-
son needs not to be ad-
dressed as Shivakumar.
“He should be addressed
as CD Shivu. Why did
you talk to broker Shiv-
aramegowda (former
Congress MP)?” Ku-
maraswamy asked.
Agencies
Bengaluru
Karnataka BJP chief Vi-
jayendra Yediyurapa on
Saturday accused the
Congress party of inciting
violence and attacking
police in Channagiri fol-
lowing a custodial death.
He claimed that the
Congress party’s ap-
peasement of the Muslim
vote bank is pushing the
state towards anarchy.
Vijayendra called for
immediate intervention
from the Governor to ad-
dress the deteriorating
law and order situation.
The State BJP President
asserted that criminals
and disruptive forces are
exploiting minority
rights to justify attacks
on police stations, hold-
ing the Congress respon-
sible for the chaos.
ANI
Kolkata
West Bengal CID con-
ducted a search operation
in Bhangar for the second
consecutive day on Sat-
urday to retrieve the
minced pieces of the
body of Bangladesh
member of parliament
Anwarul Azim Anar.
As per CID Anar was
smothered and killed in a
flat in Kolkata and his
bodychoppedandminced
to destroy his identity.
The CID team has
launched a search opera-
tion to find the body parts
of the Bangladeshi MP.
Anar who entered In-
dia on May 12, was last
seen on the afternoon of
May 13 when he went
with friends to the flat in
Bidhannagar near Kolka-
ta for a medical check-up.
PASSING OUT PARAD -SPRING TERM 2024-
HELD AT INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY
SWIFT MEDICAL EVACUATION OF PATIENT FROM
AGATTI ISLAND BY INDIAN NAVY DORNIER
Ezhimala: Passing out Parade of 106 Indian
Naval Academy Course, 36 37 Naval Orienta-
tion Courses (Extended), 38 Naval Orientation
Course (Regular) and 39 Naval Orientation Course
(Coast Guard Foreign) was held at Indian Naval Acad-
emy (INA), on Saturday. The parade was reviewed by Air
Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of Air Staff. As many
as 216 trainees including 34 women trainees and 10 from
friendly foreign countries passed out with flying colours.
Kochi: In a swift medical evacuation, an Indian
Navy Dornier aircraft from INS Garuda, Kochi
evacuated a 75 year old critically ill patient from
Agatti Island (Lakshadweep) on Saturday. A request for
urgent medical evacuation of the patient was received
from the Lakshadweep
administration early
morning. The Naval
Dornier was promptly
launched at 0700h today
and deployed to Agatti
Island (approx 250 nauti-
cal miles from Kochi)
in challenging weather
conditions. The patient was airlifted and shifted to a civil
hospital in Kochi at 1045 h for further treatment. The suc-
cessful evacuation from Lakshadweep Islands has brought
forth the Navy’s operational readiness and commitment
towards crisis response and humanitarian assistance.
PMvowstothwartattemptsto
robDalitsOBCsoftheirquota
I.N.D.I.A. bloc performing ‘mujra’ for its vote bank, says Modi
PM ATTACKS OPPN
COUNTRY’S LEADER SHOULD BE ABLE
TO PROJECT INDIA’S STRENGTH: PM
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on Saturday accused the I.N.D.I.A.
bloc of being “communal, casteist
and dynastic” and said the country needs a
Prime Minister who can project the power
of this strong country on the world stage.
Addressing a rally here, the PM said the Lok
Sabha election is not only for electing MPs
but the Prime Minister of the country.
ANI
Patna
Launching a scathing at-
tack against the Opposi-
tion, Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi on Saturday
said Baba SahebAmbed-
kar used to say that there
would be no reservation
based on religion but the
RJD and Congress want
to “appease their vote
bank,” by ending SC/ST/
OBC quotas.
While addressing a
public gathering in Patli-
putra, PM Modi said that
Congress changed the
law related to minority
institutions overnight to
please its vote bank.
“The Constitution
says that there will be no
reservation based on re-
ligion in India. Baba Sa-
heb Ambedkar used to
say that there will be no
reservation based on re-
ligion but RJD, Con-
gress want to give reser-
vation to their vote bank
based on religion by
ending the quota of
Scheduled Caste/Sched-
uled Tribe/Other Back-
ward Caste,” the Prime
Minister said.
Oppn wants to
give religion-based
quota to appease
its vote bank: PM
First India Bureau
Shimla/Una
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Saturday
claimed that Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi has
crossed 310 in the fifth
phase itself, and now has
to cross 400 in the sixth
and seventh.
Addressing a huge
election rally in Hamir-
pur constituency of
Himachal Pradesh, Shah
said, “The 5th phase of
voting has been com-
pleted. The sixth phase
of voting is going on to-
day. Modi ji has crossed
310 in the fifth phase
itself, and now Modi ji
has to cross 400 in the
sixth and seventh to be
the Prime Minister
again. The responsibili-
ty of crossing 400 is on
the people.”
He said, “ Our score is
crossing 400, but Rahul
Baba is once again fall-
ing below 40. Let our as-
sembly by-election can-
didates also win and the
BJP government will be
formed here also.”
Shah claims Modi will cross 400
mark in last 2 phases of LS polls
ANI
Una
Union Minister Amit
Shah on Saturday casti-
gated the Congress for
trying to “frighten us”
by saying that the neigh-
bouring country pos-
sesses atom bombs and
asserted that Pakistan-
Occupied Kashmir
(PoK) is a part of India
and “we will take it.”
Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir (PoK) hamara
hai, hamara rahega aur
hum ise lekar rahenge
(PoK is ours and it will
remain ours. We will
take it,” Shah told a
rally at Amb in Una dis-
trict in support of Union
minister Anurag
Thakur, the BJP candi-
date from the Hamirpur
Lok Sabha seat.
“PoK is a part of India and we will
take it back,” asserts Shah in Una
CONGRESS WOULD BE
RESTRICTED TO 40 LS
SEATS: AMIT SHAH
SIRSA ATTACKS DELHI
CM ARVIND KEJRIWAL
RAHUL, HIS SISTER
CAME TO SHIMLA FOR
HOLIDAYS, SAYS SHAH
KEJRIWAL SNUBS PAK
LEADER’S SHOUTOUT
Una: Claiming that
the Congress would
be restricted to 40
Lok Sabha seats, Home
Minister Amit Shah on Sat-
urday praised his colleague
and four-time MP Anurag
Thakur, saying, “The BJP
has sent a very big leader
to your constituency”. “You
people are lucky to get an
MP like Anurag Thakur.
Vote wisely,” HM Shah said
at an election rally at Amb
in Una in support of Union
Minister Thakur, the BJP’s
candidate from Hamirpur.
BJP leader Man-
jinder Singh Sirsa at-
tacked Arvind Kejriw-
al over Pakistan ex-minister
Fawad Hussain’s remarks.
“Fawad Hussain appealed
for Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
to win and gain more power.
Why is Pakistan supporting
Kejriwal? This raises serious
questions and puts Kejriwal
under suspicion,” the BJP
leader said.
Una: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah
said on Saturday
that Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi and Priyanka
Gandhi came to Shimla
for holidays but did not go
to the Pran Pratishtha of
Ram Lalla in Ayodhya as
they are afraid of their vote
bank. At a rally in support
of BJP candidate Anurag
Thakur here on Saturday,
Shah said that there is a
person like Narendra Modi
who has not taken a leave
for 23 years.
Arvind Kejriwal on
Saturday sharply re-
acted to a Pakistan
leader after he shared his
post on social networking
platform ‘X’. Arvind Kejriwal
voted today in the national
capital along with his father,
wife and children. The Delhi
Chief Minister also shared
a photograph on X – earlier
known as Twitter – after
casting vote.
Pakpolitician’ssocial mediapost
forKejriwal invitesBJP’sanger
Searchcontinuesforslain
BangladeshMP’sbodyparts
Sex video row
Sidda and Kumaraswamy’s
war of words turns personal
Yediyurappa
accuses Cong of
inciting violence
Kumaraswamy Siddaramaiah
Prajwal Revanna, the
JDS MP from Hassan,
has been absconding
after being allegedly
accused of sexual
harassment

INDIA 06
SELFIE POINTS, PINK BOOTHS, CRECHE FACILITIES ELEVATE VOTING EXPERIENCE
PenultimatePhasePollingPeaceful
A security person guards as people wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling station during the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, on Saturday. PTI
FI TOON
SHEKHAR
Union Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union Home Secy
Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Election Commissioner
Gyanesh Kumar
Former CEC Sushil
Chandra with his wife
Union Minister and BJP candidate from Sambalpur seat
Dharmendra Pradhan and his wife Mridula Pradhan
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister
Keshva Prasad Maurya with family
Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs
Hardeep Singh Puri and his wife Lakshmi Puri
Priyanka Gandhi
Former Home Minister
of Haryana Anil Vij
Sambit Patra
Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Hooda along with his son Cong
candidate from Rohtak seat Deepender Hooda and family members
Former president Ram Nath Kovind and his family members Arvind Panagariya with family
Mehbooba Mufti
Sitaram Yechury
BJP candidate from Gurugram constituency
Rao Inderjit Singh and wife and daughter
Odisha Governor
Raghubar Das
BL Santhosh
Actor Sidharth Malhotra
BJP candidate from West Delhi Kamaljeet Sehrawat with family
Bhupender Yadav with wife
EC Sukhbir Singh Sandhu with family Gautam Gambhir
Wrestler
Yogeshwar Dutt
CPI(M) leaders Brinda Karat
and Prakash Karat
Kapil Dev family
Singer Shibani Kashyap
Swati Maliwal
BJP candidate from Kurukshetra Naveen
Jindal and his wife Shallu Jindal
Despite all my ef-
forts, you still ful-
fil your responsi-
bility
60.19% Voting
in Phase 6

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First India Bureau
Chennai
It is time for the biggest
match in the Indian Pre-
mier League as Kolkata
Knight Riders take on the
Sunrisers Hyderabad at
the MA Chidambaram
Stadium in Chennai on
Sunday. Both teams have
had a terrific season.
While Kolkata won
nine and lost only three of
their 14 league matches,
Hyderabad won eight and
lost five.They met once at
the league stage and then
again in the first qualifier
at the playoffs.
On both occasions,
Kolkata got the better of
theteamfromHyderabad.
Hence,theorangebrigade
would be looking to make
it third time lucky. They
won a great Qualifier 2
against the Rajasthan
Royals to reach the final.
KKR have been pow-
ered by Sunil Narine’s
all-round brilliance. Sev-
eral other players have
also stood up. It will be a
rematch of Qualifier 1
which saw KKR thrash
the OrangeArmy by eight
wickets in Ahmedabad.
SOMERS PREDICTS HISTORIC VICTORY FOR LS POLLS
PM Modi will win elections by ‘largest
majority’in India’s history: US executive
First India Bureau
New Delhi
rime Minister
Narendra Modi
will win the
2024 general elections
by the “largest majority”
ever recorded in India’s
history, a prominent
American executive and
expert on India-US rela-
tions has said.
Ron Somers, Founder
and CEO of India First
Group and the former
President of leading
business advocacy
group US-India Busi-
ness Council (USIBC)
said that when Lok Sab-
ha election results are
declared on June 4, “I
believe that Narendra
Modi will win Parlia-
ment by the largest ma-
jority ever recorded in
the country’s history.
“That’s a tribute to
him - to coalesce a coun-
try of 1.4 billion people,
970 million voters over a
seven-phase electoral
process and to have it be
clean and completely le-
gitimate, and no one
doubting the veracity of
the outcome.” Address-
ing a special event ‘De-
veloped India @ 2047’
organised by the Consu-
late General of India in
New York, Somers said
this demonstrates that In-
dia has gotten behind the
idea that from former
Prime Minister P V Nar-
asimha Rao to Modi, the
“policy of reform and
getting India into the
2047” mode has been
universal, there has been
absolute unanimous sup-
port all along the way of
how to get the country on
that growth trajectory.
Ron Somers (R), Founder and CEO of India First Group.
KKR captain Shreyas Iyer and SRH Pat Cummins photo shoot on IPL final eve, in Chennai on Saturday.
P
Stresa: The G7 will ex-
plore ways to use the fu-
ture income from frozen
Russian assets to boost
funding for war-torn
Ukraine, finance chiefs
from the Group of Seven
industrial democracies said
on Saturday, but offered no
details of how to do so.
The G7 and its allies froze
some $300 billion of Rus-
sian financial assets.
G7 aims to use frozen
Russian assets to help
‘desperate’ Ukraine
Nairobi: An illegal gold
mine collapsed in northern
Kenya, leaving at least five
miners dead on Saturday.
The collapse of the Hillo
mine in the Dabel area near
the Kenyan border with
Ethiopia was attributed to a
landslide. Marsabit County
Police Commander Patrick
Mwakio said the miners
died on the spot after the
debris covered them.
Gold mine collapse in
northern Kenya leaves
5 people dead
IN BRIEF
Agencies
New Delhi
The Indian women’s
compound archery team,
comprising Jyothi
SurekhaVennam, Parneet
Kaur, and Aditi Swami,
achieved a remarkable
feat by securing their
third successive Archery
World Cup gold medal at
the stage two event.
The trio demonstrated
their dominance by de-
feating Turkey’s team of
Hazal Burun, Ayse Bera
Suzer, and Begum Yuva
in a convincing fashion,
finishing with a score of
232-226.
TheIndianteam,ranked
number one in the world,
showcased their skill and
consistency right from the
start of the match. They
maintained a steady six-
point lead throughout the
final, ensuring that Turkey
neverhadachancetoclose
the gap. This victory
marks the continuation of
their winning streak, hav-
ing previously claimed
gold at the World Cup
Stage1inShanghaiandat
Stage 4 in Paris last year.
Women’s archery team strikes
gold, mixed team bags silver
KKR will fight for
their third IPL title.
SRH have lifted the
silverware just
once in the past
KKR,SRHTOLOCKHORNS
INIPL2024GRANDFINALE
Final Clash between Kolkata Hyderabad
L-R: Aditi Swami, Parneet Kaur and Jyothi Surekha Vennam.
OVER ALL
Total matches 27
KKR won 18
SRH won 09
KKR VS SRH HEAD TO HEAD
IN HYDERABAD
Matches played 07
KKR won 04
SRH won 03
Regarding the
pitch conditions at
MA Chidambaram
Stadium, though tradition-
ally sluggish, IPL 2024 has
witnessed a more condu-
cive surface for batsmen.
Nonetheless, spinners are
anticipated to find some
grip, indicating a moderately
high-scoring encounter.
PITCH REPORT
Agencies
New Delhi
India’s Simran Sharma
won gold in women’s
200m T12 event at the at
World Para Athletics
Championships on Satur-
day. The 25-year-old
para athlete clocked a
personal best of 24.95sec
to edge past Dominican
Republic’s Darlenys de
La Cruz Severino.
Severino won silver
with a time of 25.08sec
and Brazil’s Lorraine
Gomes deAguiar bagged
bronze after clocking
25.40secs.
Last year, Simran also
won two silver medals in
the 100m and 200m T12
events at the Asian Para
Games in Hangzhou.
PTI
Cairo
Israeli forces killed
more than 30 people in
new attacks in the
Gaza Strip, Palestinian
medics said on Satur-
day, the day after judg-
es at the top United
Nations court ordered
Israel to halt its offen-
sive on the southern
Gazan city of Rafah.
Though Israel
pressed on with its of-
fensive against the
Palestinian militant
group Hamas, medi-
ated negotiations be-
tween the two sides
are due to restart next
week, an official with
knowledge of the mat-
ter said.
PTI
Kyiv
Russian strikes on a
crowded DIY hardware
store in the Ukrainian
city of Kharkiv on Satur-
day killed at least two
people, wounded many
more, and triggered a
huge blaze that fire crews
were battling to contain,
regional officials said.
Oleh Syniehubov, re-
gional governor, said that
two guided bombs had hit
the DIYhypermarket in a
residential area of the
city. He said 24 people
were injured along with
the two confirmed deaths.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor
Terekhov said many peo-
ple were unaccounted for
but gave no immediate
figures. Officials said up
to 200 people could have
been in the hypermarket
at the time of the strikes.
Para Athletics
C’ships: Simran
wins gold as India
ends 6th with 17
medals in World
Israel presses
on with strikes
in Gaza after
World Court
ruling: Report
Russian strikes on Ukrainian city
ofKharkiv killtwo, injure many
PTI
Washington
NASA will soon provide
advanced training to In-
dian astronauts to send a
joint mission to the Inter-
national Space Station
this year or shortly there-
after, US envoy to India
Eric Garcetti has said.
Garcetti made these
remarks while speaking
at the “US-India Com-
mercial Space Confer-
ence: Unlocking Oppor-
tunities for US Indian
Space Startups,” hosted
by the US-India Busi-
ness Council (USIBC)
and the US Commercial
Service (USCS) in Ben-
galuru on Friday.
“NASA will soon pro-
vide advanced training to
Indian astronauts, with
the goal of mounting a
joint effort to the Interna-
tional Space Station,
hopefully, this year or
shortly thereafter, which
was one of the promises
of our leaders’ visit to-
gether,” Garcetti said.
NISAR is a joint Earth-
observing mission be-
tween NASA and the In-
dian Space Research Or-
ganisation (ISRO).
NASA will soon provide
training to the Indian
astronauts: Garcetti
Firefighters work at a site at a
mall hit by a Russian air strike.
US envoy to India Eric Garcetti

OM BIRLA INTERACTS WITH SOCIAL WORKERS
Birla addresses challenges of scorching heat
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota
okSabhaSpeak-
erOmBirlaheld
a meeting of so-
cial workers and intellec-
tuals on Saturday and dis-
cussedabouttheproblems
being faced by the com-
mon people due to the
scorching heat and their
solutions. Speaker Birla
calledupontheworkersto
engage in service work by
running a special cam-
paign for next few days.
He said that the entire
area of Hadoti including
Kota-Bundi is facing
problems due to heat,
henceinadditiontotheef-
fortsofadministration,we
willalsohavetodischarge
our responsibilities.
“All workers should
urge the traders in their
respective areas to keep
water pots in front of their
establishments so that
passers-by and workers
can benefit from it. Apart
from this, water pots
should be operated in
crowded areas with pub-
lic cooperation. To pro-
vide relief to the deprived
class people walking
barefoot on the road, they
should be provided with
slippers and shoes with
public cooperation,” he
said. There should be
proper arrangements for
shade and water.
SpeakerOmBirlastart-
ed the campaign with so-
cial workers on Saturday.
He presented slippers to
the workers and children
near CAD Circle.
He distributed parindas
to the workers and also
tied a parinda outside the
office.Thiscampaignwill
be run by social workers
in other parts of the city
from Sunday.
(L) Om Birla addressing social workers on Saturday. (R) Om Birla filling bird feeder with water.
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If you wish to find the true meaning of your life,
then put your whole and soul in what you do. It
is only when we do something significant that we
can find meaning.
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THOUGHT OF THE DAY
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CM enlists works of Kartarpur Corridor Jallianwala Bagh Memorial
Bhajan Lal hails devp
DuringhisPunjabrally,CMBhajanLal
laudsachievementsofModigovt
First India Bureau
Faridkot/Jaipur
During an election tour in
Punjab’s Faridkot LS con-
stituencyonSaturday,CM
BhajanLalSharmalauded
achievements of the Modi
govt and said that PM
Modi started celebrating
26th December as Veer
Bal Diwas in memory of
themartyrdomofSahibza-
das of Guru Gobind Singh
ji. “Along with inaugurat-
ing the Kartarpur Corridor
the PM has also done the
work of re-glorifying the
Jallianwala Bagh Memo-
rial. Parties like Congress
and AAP are opposing
granting citizenship to
Sikh brothers and sisters
who took refuge in India
after being persecuted in
neighbouring countries.
Everyoneknowstheatroc-
ities of 1984 Sikh riots
during Congress rule.
When Modi ji’s govern-
ment was formed in 2014,
he formed SIT and reo-
pened 300 cases and for
the first time gave Rs 5
lakh to each of the 3,328
victim families,” he said.
Appealing to make BJP
candidate from Faridkot
Hans Raj Hans victorious,
Sharmasaidthatthepeople
ofcountryhavefullfaithin
PM Modi because under
his leadership there has
been a big change in the
countryafter2014.“There-
fore, people will make
Modi ji PM of country for
third time by making BJP
candidates win with full
majority in this Lok Sabha
election,” he said.
Meanwhile, CM con-
gratulatedArunChaturvedi
on his birthday during a
celebrationheldataprivate
garden on Ajmer Road.
Hundreds of BJP workers
were present in large num-
bers CM reached Jaipur
directly from Punjab.
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma being felicitated during a rally in support of
Hans Raj Hans in Faridkot on Saturday.
People of Punjab gathered in huge numbers to listen to rallies
of CM Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday.
ShekhawattoBJPworkers:Makevoters
awaretocastvotesinnationalinterest
First India Bureau
Jodhpur/Jalandhar
Union Jal Shakti Minis-
ter and BJP’s Punjab in-
charge Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat on Saturday
stressed on making vot-
ers aware to vote in the
national interest.Ameet-
ing of leaders from Jodh-
pur was held by Shekha-
wat in favour of Dr. Sub-
hash Sharma, BJP candi-
date from Sri Anandpur
Sahib Lok Sabha con-
stituency of Punjab.
Shekhawat asked them to
make voters aware about
voting in the national in-
terest. He asked them to
do a door to door cam-
paign to inform the gen-
eral public about the
schemes of the Centre of
PM Narendra Modi.
Former District Gen
Secy PawanAsopa, State
Working Committee
member Varun Dhanadi-
ya, who went from Jodh-
pur, Gajrup Sagar Math
Jaisalmer Bal Bharti Ma-
haraj, Mahesh Gehlot,
Yuva Morcha Prez
Gaurav Jain, Kanvraj
Chauhan, Gajendra Joshi,
Mandal Prez Suresh Bha-
ti, Himanshu Kachhawa,
Sukhdev, Shubham Hans
were present.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Punjab
Responsibility fulfilled
FormerCECSunilArora,hiswifeRituArorasonNikhilshow
theirinkedfingersaftervotinginNewDelhionSaturday.
Gajendra Shekhawat addressing a rally in support of Dr Subhash
Sharma, BJP candidate from Sri Anandpur Sahib LS constituency of
Punjab in Jalandhar on Friday night.
CSSudhanshPanttakesreviewofvariousdepartments
Ensurearrangementstotackleheat
incountingcentresonJune4:CEO
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur
CS Sudhansh Pant said
that electricity, water,
medicine are important
services related to the
common people. “The
District Collector should
ensure that these services
reach village Dhani ef-
fectively through better
management and inten-
sive monitoring,” the CS
said this while reviewing
electricity, water and
other important depart-
ments with district col-
lectors through video
conference at the Secre-
tariat on Saturday.
The average disposal
time of files of Division-
al Commissioner and
District Collector offices
was reviewed by the CS
on e-file system of govt.
Regarding the cases
pending in the court of
the Revenue Department,
the Chief Secretary said
that the pending cases
should be resolved soon.
During the meeting,
the Chief Secretary di-
rected that strict action
should be taken against
anti-social elements do-
ing illegal mining.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Chief Electoral Officer
Praveen Gupta held a re-
view meeting with Dis-
trict Election Officers on
Saturday regarding the
process of counting of
votes and arrangements
of counting centres for 25
Lok Sabha constituencies
and Bagidaura Assembly
by-election in the state
during the Lok Sabha
General Election - 2024.
He gave necessary direc-
tions to the officials re-
garding preparations for
counting of votes.
Gupta said that in view
of the scorching heat,
proper cooling arrange-
ments should be made at
all the 29 counting centers
and uninterrupted supply
of electricity should be
ensured at the entire
counting site. He said,
“For the convenience of
counting personnel and
counting agents, arrange-
ments should be made for
cold drinking water, med-
ical kits and coolers in
every counting room.
Proper cooling arrange-
ments should also be
made for the media per-
sons in the media centers
at all counting centres.”
CEO Praveen Gupta
asked for the names of
counting agents before 5
pm on May 31. He direct-
ed the District Election
Officers to receive the
lists of counting agents
nominated by the candi-
dates and political parties
by 5 pm on May 31.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
BJP State President CP
Joshi arrived in Kapasan
on saturday. After over-
seeing the Lok Sabha
election voting in Chit-
torgarh, Joshi embarked
on a series of assignments
across various states,
managing campaigns for
BJP candidates.
After a long interval,
CPJoshi returned to Chit-
torgarh on Saturday.
CS Sudhansh Pant during the
review meeting on Saturday.
CEO Praveen Gupta
CS PANT SEEKS NAMES OF
OFFICERS ON DEPUTATION
Information will have
to be given about
personnel coming
from other departments on
deputation. CS Pant has
asked for list from the depart-
ments by 5 pm on May 27.
Moreover, CS has also
sought information along
with list denoting for how
many days have deputation
personnel been working at
another place on deputation?
Complete information will
have to be sent by 27th
May.
CP Joshi returns
after poll campaign
By Tridib Raman
The author is a journalist and political commentator
and views expressed are his personal
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
Mirch Masala
BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY'S NEW PLAN FOR MAHARASHTRA!
...AND FINALLY
he BJP top leadership has
made a new plan to win its bat-
tle in Maharashtra. Last week,
when a renowned industrialist invited
Uddhav Thackeray along with his family
for dinner at his home, the shape and
form of the menu was steeped in politi-
cal syrup. This industrialist specifically
told Uddhav that ‘he must bring Aditya
along.’ When the Thackeray family
reached their host’s house, the begin-
ning of the conversation focused on the
politics of the country. While explaining
to Uddhav, there is no sense in going
against the direction of the wind. On
this, Uddhav said, ‘Please express your
views openly.’ He said, ‘We often talk
to each other in Delhi and the BJP top
is very concerned about you.’ He said,
‘Uddhav is our old friend, the slightest
argument has soured the relationship.
Now we want to fix it, because it is our
family.’ After hearing all this, Uddhav
said bluntly - ‘This is a very auspicious
sign but I am uncomfortable in going
with BJP right now. As far as the party is
concerned, our workers are still with us
and we do not need those old leaders
who left us in difficult times.’
ihar assembly elections are
going to be held in 2025 but the
laying of the chessboard for this
has already started. Chirag Paswan, who
once was at loggerheads with Nitish, is
now making efforts to reduce the distance
from him. During Chirag’s election cam-
paign, he got assurance of becoming the
future Chief Minister of Bihar. Whereas on
the other hand, there is election strategist
Prashant Kishore, about whome no one
knows what is going on in his mind and
he is roaming around in the media these
days and creating awareness in favor of
BJP. At the same time, the doubts of the
BJP top regarding Nitish Kumar have
started deepening again that after the
elections, he may change sides and join
hands with the opposition camp. Now
after the Lok Sabha election results, all
eyes will be on the Bihar assembly elec-
tions to be held next year.
T
hen PM Modi reached
Varanasi Lok Sabha
seat to file his nomina-
tion, the BJP top summoned three
such leaders who themselves were
contesting the Lok Sabha elections.
These included Union Minister Arjun
Munda, who was contesting from
Khunti in Jharkhand, Union Minister
Sanjeev Balyan who was trying his
luck in the election field from Muzaf-
farnagar and the third was Sumed-
hanand Saraswati who was contest-
ing from Sikar in Rajasthan. These
three leaders have been given the
command of election campaign
in different areas of Varanasi Lok
Sabha seat. On this a senior BJP
worker said to a senior BJP leader,
‘How loyal are these people who are
giving so much time to the party in
Varanasi despite contesting elec-
tions on their respective seats.’ The
senior leader quipped on this and
said- ‘In the results of our ground
surveys, all three of them are seen
struggling on their respective seats’.
ormer Chief Minister of
Haryana Manohar Lal
Khattar is contesting
from Karnal on BJP ticket, where
he is facing a tough competition
from Congress’s young candidate
Divyanshu Budhiraja. When Khattar
reached Panipat in connection with
his election campaign, he was given
a grand welcome there. Meanwhile,
an old worker of Sangh and BJP
came to him
and told him
that ‘very dirty
politics is going
on in the state.
I am a Brahmin
myself, so I am
very saddened
that the ticket
of Ramesh
Kaushik ji, who
is a big leader of
Brahmins, has
been canceled.
His CD went viral on social
media as soon as you were the
Chief Minister. You have actually
lowered the level of politics.’ On
this, Khattar replied — ‘Sir, I have
worked to raise the level of politics,
because 8-9 such CDs had come
to my notice but only one was
released. So I saved the level of
politics from falling and also saved
the name of Haryana.’
CAMPAIGNING OF THREE
CANDIDATES IN VARANASI!
MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR’S
SMART REPLY TO A WORKER!
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n a dazzling display of fashion and
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‘The Luxe Legacy’ fashion show,
presented by Bharat24- Vision
of New India and First India
Newspaper, powered by
Nevaniaart co-powered by
Genus Group produced by
Kshitij Mathur, dazzled Dyore
with top designers, supermodels
a glamorous after-party
featuring DJ Barkha!
he grand fina-
le of the luxu-
rious fashion
extravaganza,
‘The Luxe Lega-
cy,’a fashion show
presented by
Bharat24- Vision
of New India and First In-
dia Newspaper, powered
by Nevaniaart Van-
dana Chandna, a digital
production house (pho-
tography films) and
produced by Kshitij Ma-
thur, dazzled audiences in
Dyore on Friday evening.
The event, held on Friday,
featured a stellar lineup of
top-tierdesigners, including
Linetribe, Aviaana, Hello
Gorgeous and a grand fi-
nale by Beneci.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra
graced the occasion as the
Chief Guest, addressing
the audience with inspiring
words, said, “The Luxe
Legacy is a testament to the
creativity and innovation
in our fashion industry.
Events like these not only
showcase the pinnacle of
haute couture but also set
new standards, inspiring
both emerging and estab-
lished designers to push the
boundaries of fashion.
I congratulate each one
of you for putting up a
great show.”
The evening was further
elevated by the presence of
various supermodels and
prominent figures from the
fashion industry. The event
culminated in a glamorous
after-party featuring re-
nowned DJ Barkha, prom-
ising an unforgettable cel-
ebration of style and so-
phistication. Nevaniaart by
Vandana Chandna, a digi-
tal production house, pow-
ered the show, with addi-
tional support from the
Genus Group. The Luxe
Legacy aimed to showcase
the epitome of haute cou-
ture and set new bench-
marks in the fashion world.
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Dr Jagdeesh Chandra greeted by
Vandana Chandana. Also seen is Kshitij Mathur
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orth India is currently
enduring intense
heat, prompting the
Indian Meteorologi-
cal Department
(IMD) to issue a red alert for sev-
eral states. The nine-day period of
extreme heat, known as Nautapa,
started on May 25, and will last un-
til June 2. During this time, tem-
peratures are expected to soar, with
some areas potentially reaching
close to 50°C. The increased heat
during Nautapa is due to the Sun's
position. In the last week of May
and the first week of June, the Sun
is directly over Central India, mini-
mizing the distance between the
Earth and the Sun. This results in
more direct and intense solar radia-
tion, causing severe heat.
All states in North India are cur-
rently enduring scorching heat,
with temperatures exceeding 45°C
in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh, and Gujarat. This extreme
heat makes it difficult for people to
venture outdoors. Rajasthan is the
worst-affected region, with Barmer
recording a temperature of 48°C on
May 23.
Barmer continues to be the hot-
test city in the country, with tem-
peratures reaching 48.8°C on
Thursday. The India-Pakistan bor-
der near Jaisalmer has seen tem-
peratures as high as 53°C. The Me-
teorological Department predicts
temperatures in Jaisalmer and Bar-
mer could reach 49°C on May 26
and 27, potentially hitting 50°C. In
Sri Ganganagar, temperatures are
expected to be around 48°C on the
same dates.
We give you some tips which will
help you in this hot scorching
summer.
HYDRATION: Drink at least 4 to
5 litres of water daily to prevent de-
hydration.
DIET: Consume a liquid-rich diet,
including buttermilk, curd, lassi,
coconut water, and lemon sherbet.
Also, eat plenty of fruits.
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TIES: Minimise exposure to the
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from the sun. Take a bottle of water
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outside and keep your eyes covered
with good-quality sunglasses. Keep
a cotton handkerchief or soft tissue
paper to wipe off sweat.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING:
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your head, and wear sunglasses.
SAFE DRINKING WATER: Af-
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fridge-cooled water; opt for pot-
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DIETARY CAUTION: Avoid
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freshly cooked, light, and easily di-
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MEDICAL ATTENTION:
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City First brings you some essential precautions to take to protect yourself during
this period of extreme heat- the Nautapa which started on May 25, 2024.
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Some astrologers have stated that Nautapa, a period of nine
extremely hot days, will begin when the Sun enters the constel-
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until June 2, with temperatures potentially exceeding 48°C. The
Sun will remain in Rohini until 1:04 PM on June 8. According to
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clouds within Rohini, eventually leading to the monsoon rains.
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Heeramandi!
Atributeto
City First
n a dazzling
display of
fashion and
creativity, Na-
kula Rental Dresses re-
cently organised a
theme-based photoshoot
at The Rajmani Hotel in
Jaipur, inspired by the
popular web series
‘Heeramandi’.
The shoot fea-
tured promi-
nent city
m o d e l s
Priyanshi
J a i n ,
Ritika, Chitra, Bipasha
and Payal, who embod-
ied the film’s charac-
ters with remarka-
ble flair.
The models’
stunning trans-
formations were
crafted by tal-
ented makeup
artists Deeksha
Sabnani, Jag-
riti Tinker
and Bhumi Joshi. Pho-
tographer Lavina Khatri
captured the essence of
‘Heeramandi’ through
her lens, bringing the in-
tricate and elegant looks
to life.
Vineeta Suthar and
Swati Suthar, the vision-
ary owners of Nakula
Rental Dresses, ex-
pressed their enthusiasm
for creating unique plat-
forms that highlight the
talents of local models.
They emphasised their
commitment to continu-
ing such innovative and
thematic photoshoots in
the future.
The models shared
their excitement about
participating in the shoot,
describing the experi-
ence as both special and
enjoyable. Their portray-
als have garnered sig-
nificant attention on so-
cial media, with wide-
spread praise for their
style and the exceptional
makeup artistry.
I
THEME-BASED PHOTOSHOOT AT THE RAJMANI HOTEL
City First
he members
of the Jaipur
Chapter of
the Mayo
Alumni Association got
together for an evening
of live music, sumptu-
ous food and ‘spirited’
drinks at Nouba Kitchen
and Bar. They nostalgi-
cally reminisced about
their school days as they
enjoyed the feet-tapping
music of ‘V2 The Band’
(Vijay Andrews and
Adil). Seen on the occa-
sion were, the President
of Mayo College Old
Boys’ Society, Colonel
Bhawani Singh; Presi-
dent of Jaipur Alumni
Chapter, Jagdeep Singh;
Secretary, Prithvi Singh
Kanota; CEO of Ram-
bagh Palace, Ram
Rathore; Man Singh
Kanota; Board Member,
Karan Rathore and
Vivek Bali among other
Mayo alumni who were
present. The former
Mayoites are already
looking forward to the
next get-together.
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MAYO
ALUMNI BASH
Priyanshi Jain, Ritika Khatri, Chitra, Vipasha Payal
Priyanshi Jain, Chitra Marothiya,
Vinita Suthar, Payal Barman,
Swati Suthar, Vipasha Roy Ritika Khatri
Priyanshi Jain poses gracefully
Mayo Alumni Members
(L-R) Pradip, Jags, Navnit Vivek
(L-R) Ricca, Tushina, Deepika Arundhati

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GREETINGS!
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Siddha Swaroop Das
(Media Spokesperson, Hare Krishna Movement, Jaipur),
during a courtesy visit, on Saturday. On this occasion, Das
extended a heartfelt invitation to Dr Chandra to grace the
upcoming ‘Dahi Chida Mahotsav,’ scheduled for June 20.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Manoj Malani and
Ramesh Choudhary, owners of Alankara Hotel Resorts,
Jaipur, during a courtesy visit by the former on Saturday.
Dr Chandra reached the property, ahead of the Jaipur
Couture Show, Season 12, being organised by Gaurav
Gaur, to be held on May 31, June 1 and 2 at Alankara
Hotel Resorts.
City First
unique spectacle
unfolded on Sat-
urday at Jawa-
har Kala Kend-
ra, as children
participating in the Junior
Summer Camp showcased
their talents. The event, part of
the weekly program ‘Harmo-
ny’ under the Centre’s Nauni-
hal initiative, featured a diverse
array of performances that cap-
tivated the audience.
From solo acts and song ren-
ditions to passionate poetry
readings and instrumental per-
formances on violin, guitar,
and flute, the children
displayed their skills
with aplomb. The
stand-up come-
dy acts brought
laughter, while
the melodious flute tunes
provided a soothing back-
drop.
Priyanka Jodhawat, Addi-
tional Director General of the
Center, commended the chil-
dren, emphasizing the event’s
role in boosting their self-con-
fidence and fostering mutual
harmony among participants.
Chetan Kumar Sharma, Senior
Accounts Officer, also partici-
pated, sharing his poem about
Jawahar Kala Kendra’s unique
spirit.
The open mic session saw 31
enthusiastic participants. High-
lights included Ridhan’s rendi-
tion of “Aa, Chal
KeTujhe,”Manan’s
recitation of “Rash-
mirathi,” and Purvi’s poem
praising Hanuman ji. Other
notable performances in-
cluded Manya’s energetic
poem, Shrit’s imaginative
verse, and Daksh Gupta’s
touching act. The event
concluded with captivat-
ing performances on pi-
ano, tabla, and other in-
struments, leaving the
audience in awe.
A
COMMUNITY LEADER
City First
M Narendra
Modi has
significantly
elevated In-
dia’s global standing
and provided a new
identity to the Indian
diaspora, according to
prominent Indian-
American community
leader Prem Bhandari.
Bhandari, who heads
Jaipur Foot USA and is
president of the Ra-
jasthan Association of
North America
(RANA), highlighted
Modi’s impact over the
past decade.
“Under PM Modi’s
leadership, India is on
the path to becoming
the world’s third-largest
economy before 2030,”
Bhandari stated. He
praised Modi for the in-
creased respect and rec-
ognition expatriate In-
dians receive world-
wide. For instance, dur-
ing the Ukraine crisis,
the Indian flag on a bus
facilitated border cross-
ings, showcasing the
newfound respect for
the Indian community
globally.
Prem Bhandari em-
phasized the diaspora’s
readiness to support
Modi’s vision of mak-
ing India a developed
country by 2047. He
also noted India’s re-
markable progress in
infrastructure, roads,
and new developments
like bullet trains. “As a
Rajasthani, I am confi-
dent that under Modi’s
leadership, our state
will thrive in solar en-
ergy, akin to Califor-
nia,” he added.
Recently in India,
Bhandari offered 500
kg of laddoos at the
Ram Mandir in Ayod-
hya, with the “ladoo
prasadam” being dis-
tributed among expatri-
ate communities in over
a dozen countries.
PM Modi Raised India’s Standing Globally, Gave New Identity to Diaspora
P
Geetanjali Hospital’s GI Surgery
Department, led by Dr Kamal Kishore
Bishnoi and Dr Akansha Soni, achieved
remarkable feats, treating patients
with unusually short small intestines
recently. Despite typically needing
100 cm for survival, patients with
just 20 or 60 cm received successful
surgeries. Utilizing oral nutrition, they
avoided costly parenteral nutrition,
ensuring healthy lives. Among them,
Munna Khan, Nathulal, and Shabana
are now thriving. COO Rishi Kapoor
lauded the team’s efforts, promising
continued exceptional care. With cutting-edge technology, Geetanjali Hospital consistently tackles
complex cases, embodying its 17-year legacy of excellence in medical service.
FBS meet, themed “Game of Thrones,”celebrates women’s empowerment and support at C-Scheme Knighthouse on Saturday. FBS Founder Megha Gupta emphasizes
women’s power to change the world. The event promotes women becoming queens in their own right, featuring networking, business promotion, fun, and games.
The meeting began with introductions led by Prachi Khandelwal and Vashali Modi. Dr Richa Sharma, Rakhi Khandelwal, and Tarang Agarwal managed networking
and games, while Diksha Gupta handled social media and creatives. Highlights included a queen-themed photo booth by Khatiwal Productions, delicious jar cakes
by Jyotima Agarwal, and a live performance by Shriday Singh Gondal. Dr Kirti offered skincare tips, and H2O Salon Jaipur pampered guests with stylish hairdos.
Attendees included Saloni Gupta, Dr Tasyarakshita, Shweta Tatiwala, Juhi Ahluwalia, Amita Mukwana, and Kirti Jain, alongside 70 other entrepreneurs.
EMPOWERED QUEENS!
Students of Jayshree Periwal High School (JPHS)
mesmerized audiences with their rendition
of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” recently.
Under the guidance of Senior Vice Principal
and play director Sanjana Morris, 25 students
showcased their talent after three months of
diligent preparation. The presence of dignitaries
like Dr Jayshree Periwal elevated the event, with
praises for the actors’ passion and commitment.
Principal Madhu Maini commended the students
and thanked the audience. Beyond its romantic
narrative, the play delved into themes of conflict
resolution and love’s power.
At Varanasi’s Dashashwamedh Ghat, on
Saturday, the Virat Hanuman Chalisa event
rallied for a 100% voting commitment.
Led by Jagadguru Shankaracharya
Vasudevanand Saraswati, Krishnapriya,
and others, the pledge aimed at bolstering
national interest. Attendees included
Dom Raja Om Chaudhary, Raghunath
Pandey, and Kiranjit Singh. Coordinated by Civil Lines MLA Gopal Sharma, the
program saw over one lakh participants chanting Hanuman Chalisa, while
poetess Anamika Ambar’s verses energized the atmosphere. Saint Amarnath
Maharaj led the collective recitation. This initiative, under Sarva Samaj Kashi,
emphasized civic responsibility and democratic participation.
During the flute
performance
Children during the Junior Summer Camp
Lovely girl memerized the
audience with her soulful voice
Dr Prem Bhandari
(L-R) Rakhi Khandelwal, Minakshi Fatehpuria, Jyotima Agarwal,
Vaishali Modi, Kirti Jain, Shilpa Modi, Juhi Ahluwalia Megha Gupta
PrachiKhandelwalTarangAgarwal
(L-R) Richa Khandelwal, Megha Gupta,
Gazal Pareek, Aastha Gupta Shweta Tatiwala
Prime Minister Modi
YouthfulBrilliance
In a dazzling ceremony at Birla Auditorium on Saturday, Harshika Batra was crowned Miss Rajasthan 2024. The event, marking its 26th edition, was organised by Fusion Group in collaboration with
Ruvi Digital and Arya Group of Colleges. Over 5,000 contestants competed, with Harshika Batra emerging victorious. Arnika Jain, Khushi Belawala, Saumya Joshi, Tannu Payal, Dimple Harchandani,
and Jyoti Shekhawat also earned top spots. Notable personalities, including Senior BJP leader Suresh Mishra, and other dignitaries, inaugurated the program. The Grand Jury, featuring Dr Arvind
Aggarwal and others, meticulously evaluated the contestants. The event began with a farewell walk by reigning queen Vaishnavi Sharma and featured stunning outfits from Nivara College of
Designing and designer Prashant Kumar Poddar. Makeup was by Meenakshi Solanki, with fashion choreography by Shahrukh. Host Rakesh Sharma led the ceremony, which also awarded 28 sub-titles
recognizing various talents. MORE IN CITY FIRST TOMORROW SANTOSH SHARMA
CROWNING
GLORY!
The gorgeous participants during the one of the talent round
Organisers Yogesh Nimisha Mishra with Harshika Batra (Winner), Arnika Jain (First runner-up),
Khushi Belawala (Second runner-up), Saumya Joshi (Third runner-up),Tannu Payal (Fourth runner-up),
Dimple Harchandani (Fifth runner-up) and Jyoti Shekhawat (Sixth runner-up)
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