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GEHLOT SHARES HIS VISION
When Indira
Gandhi could lose
election, Modi ji
should not have
illusion: Gehlot
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FIRST INDIA
POLITICAL EDITOR, ADITI NAGAR,
CM ASHOK GEHLOT OPENS UP
ABOUT HIS VISION FOR RAJ,
DEVELOPMENT AND OTHERS ISSUES.
Aditi Nagar
Jaipur
n a super exclu-
sive interview
with First India
News on Friday, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
claimed that in his expe-
rience all work is stopped
when BJP government
comes to power.
“Refinery was stopped
and everyone kept watch-
ing.This time the govern-
ment will repeat, the peo-
ple are Mai-Baap. This
time the public’s mood is
to repeat the government.
Our government has pre-
pared a vision for the peo-
ple of the state. We
changed the image of Ra-
jasthan, all the decisions
were taken in our time.
We are number-1 in edu-
cation health, right to
healthlawhasbeenmade.
The responsibility of eve-
ry family should be on the
government. Rajasthan is
on top in North India. Ra-
jasthan has reserves of
mines and minerals. We
will not stop here, there is
a limit to government
jobs. Youth will not have
to go out in the coming
times. Youth, women, la-
borers, we will listen to
people of all classes. BJP
had also stopped the work
of Metro. Now we will
start its work next month
while continuous work is
going on our state high-
way and mega highway.
The work of widening the
roads is going on,” Ge-
hlot said.
The CM said that he
spoke to 200 MLAs and
took suggestions from all.
“Vision-2030 suggestions
are sought from all.
Vasundhara Raje’s name
used to come when some-
one spoke of vision in
Rajasthan. Our name was
not known in that aspect
and now I am giving
state’s vision. TURN TO P8
CM Ashok Gehlot in conversation with Political Editor of First India, Aditi Nagar, at CMR on Friday.
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Jaipur, Saturday | August 26, 2023
VICE-PREZ DHANKHAR LAUDS
CHANDRAYAAN-3 SUCCESS
Lauding the Chandrayaan-3 success,
Vice President said emphasised that,
“We are in the big four. It is a matter
of time, we’ll be number one.” P6
PUTIN WILL NOT PERSONALLY
ATTEND G20 SUMMIT IN INDIA
President Vladimir Putin will not
personally attend the G20 summit
in New Delhi on September 9-10,
Kremlin Spokesman said on Friday.
Neeraj Chopra on Friday produced sterling
performance to seal his spot in the men’s javelin
throw final at World Athletics Championships. P7
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ANI
New Delhi
A video of the Pragyan
rover rolling out of Chan-
drayaan-3 Vikram lander
and walking on the lunar
surface was released by
the ISRO. From the video
released by ISRO, the In-
dian national flag pasted
on its back is visible as the
rover began its ‘moon-
walk’ on lunar surface.
Previously, ISRO re-
leased visuals of the Au-
gust 23 soft landing of the
Chandrayaan-3 lander
Vikram on the moon’s
surface, clicked by Chan-
drayaan-2’s Orbiter High-
Resolution Camera.
Pragyan rover walks on moon,
ISRO shares new visuals
Entry Gate of Bharat
Mandapam is seen ahead
of the G20 summit, in New
Delhi, on Friday. -PTI
IN BRIEF
My priority is to tame
inflation: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Min-
ister Nirmala Sitharaman
on Friday said the govern-
ment’s priority is to tame
inflation to ensure sus-
tained economic growth.
At B20 Summit India the
minister said the GDP
numbers for the first quar-
ter, to be released this
month, should be good. P5
HaveusAerotech-HALMoU
onaccessoriesdivision
Mumbai: Aircraft MRO
services provider Haveus
Aerotech India on Friday
said it has signed an initial
pact with Hindustan Aero-
nautics Limited (HAL) for
exploring business oppor-
tunities in the civil avia-
tion sector both in the do-
mestic and the internation-
al markets.
Death penalty for triple
murder accused in WB
Baharampur: A fast track
court here has pronounced
the capital punishment for
a man, convicted for kill-
ing three members of a
family nearly five year
ago in West Bengal’s Mur-
shidabad district. Utpal
Behra, a mason by profes-
sion, was convicted by the
fast track court.
‘BHARATMATAKIJAI’
CHANTSGREETPMMODIINGREECE
First India Bureau
Athens
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi arrived here amid
thechantsof‘BharatMata
ki Jai,’‘Modi, Modi.’
After landing at the
Athens International Air-
port, PM Modi reached
his hotel, where he would
be staying for his day long
visit and met the Indian
diaspora who were eager-
ly waiting for his arrival.
The Indian diaspora
were ween waiving the
tricolour and some of
them were also beating
drums to mark PM
Modi’s visit, the first In-
dian PM in the last 40
years to visit the country.
The Indian community
expressed their joy upon
PM Modei’s arrival in
Athens, Greece.
Earlier, the PM was
welcomed by Greek For-
eign Minister George
Gerapetritis. PM Modi
was also greeted with a
ceremonial reception. His
visit toAthens came after
the Johannesburg’s visit,
where he was attending
the BRICS summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a warm welcome by the members of Indian community on
his arrival in Athens on Friday. ANI
Greek Foreign
Minister
welcomes PM
Modi on arrival
Trumped
Former US Prez surrenders at Atlanta
jail, gets mugshot taken, then released
First India Bureau
Atlanta
Former US President
Donald Trump was ar-
rested at a Georgia jail on
Thursday (local time) on
racketeeringandconspira-
cy charges for trying to
overturn the 2020 election
results in southern State.
Trump was booked on 13
chargesatAtlanta’sFulton
County Jail, according to
records published by the
sheriff’s office. He was
booked on felony charges
of racketeering and con-
spiracy linked to his ef-
forts to overturn his 2020
reelection loss in Georgia.
WHAT IS A
MUGSHOT?
According to a report
by ABC News, “A
mug shot is a visceral
representation of the
criminal justice system,
a symbol of lost free-
dom”. The first mug
shot was first taken in
1888 by French police
officer and researcher
Alphonse Bertilon.
ANI
Kargil
Congress MPRahul Gan-
dhi addressing a rally in
Kargil during his last leg
of the Ladakh visit
mounted an attack on the
BJPalleging that it wants
to take away the land of
Ladakhi people and give
it to the Adani Group.
Gandhi further alleged
that because of the same
reason they don’t give
proper representation to
Ladakhi people as after
that they will not be able
to take the lands of lo-
cals. Meanwhile, the BJP
on Friday rejected Rahul
Gandhi’s charge that
China has encroached on
Indian territory. P5
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Union Minister Piyush
Goyal on Friday said that
India will emerge as a su-
perpower in the coming
times and every country-
man will work in the de-
veloped country. “Our
young men and women
will get good opportuni-
ties in future. The next
generation will be born in
a developed India,” he
said. Goyal was talking to
the media after the G-20
Commerce and Industry
Ministers meeting at Ho-
tel Rambagh in Jaipur. P8
BJP wants to
take away your
land: RaGa
We will emerge
as superpower
soon: Goyal
PRAGYAN ROVER
TRAVELS 8 METRES
ISRO on Friday
said rover, ‘Prag-
yan’, has success-
fully traversed a distance
of about eight metres and
its payloads have been
turned on. “All planned
rover movements have
been verified. The rover has
successfully traversed a
distance of about 8 metres.
Rover payloads LIBS and
APXS are turned on,” ISRO
said in a post on X.
PM HOLDS BILATERAL
MEET WITH GREEK PM
GREEKTOPLEADERS
LAUDCHANDRAYAAN-3
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi,
on Friday met his
Greek counterpart Kyria-
kos Mitsotakis and held a
bilateral meeting during
his long-day visit to the
country. In the meeting,
External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar and his Greek
counterpart George Gera-
petritis were also present.
Greece President
Katerina Sakel-
laropoulou and
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis
congratulated PM Modi
on the success of India’s
moon mission Chandray-
aan-3. In response, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
said, “The success of
Chandrayaan-3 is for the
whole of humankind.”
OUR TIES ANCIENT
AND STRONG: MODI
MODI CONFERRED WITH
GREECE’S TOP HONOUR
Describing India
and Greece as a
“natural match,”
PM Narendra Modi on Fri-
day said that the founda-
tion of the ties between the
two countries is ancient
and strong. In a joint state-
ment with Greece PM,
Modi said, “The founda-
tion of our relationship is
ancient and strong.”
PM Narendra Modi
was conferred with
the prestigious
Grand Cross of the Order
of Honour on Friday.
Thus he became the first
foreign Head of Govt to
receive the honour. The
honour is bestowed PMs
and eminent personalities
who contribute to enhance
the stature of Greece.
MITSOTAKIS ACCEPTS
INVITE TO VISIT INDIA
GREEK HONOUR: SHAH
CONGRATULATES PM
Greek PM Kyriakos
Mitsotakis on Fri-
day accepted PM
Modi’s invitation to visit
India. At a joint presser
with Modi, the Greek PM
said, “Dear PM, it is my
pleasure to welcome your
invitation to India. I am
certain that we will witness
the relationship and its
multiplying effect..”
HM Amit Shah
congratulated PM
Narendra Modi as
he received the highest
civilian award from Greece
taking to ‘X’, (formerly
Twitter) Shah said, “My
heartfelt congratulations to
Modi Ji on being conferred
with the prestigious ‘The
of Honour’ in Greece”. P5
Exclusive
interview
Shah to address farmers in
Sahkar Sammelan today
LokSabhaSpeakerOmBirla
willalsoparticipateinthe
programme
Sandeep Goyal
Gangapur City
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah will address
the farmers in the Saha-
kar Sammelan organised
at Thadi village near
G a n g a p u r
City to-
day. Lok Sabha Speaker
Om Birla will also par-
ticipate in the pro-
gramme.
BJP leaders, workers,
as well as the administra-
tive staff remained busy
for the programme on
Friday. Programme coor-
dinator and former Tod-
abhim MLA Ramesh
Chand Meena along with
other BJPleaders reached
the venue and took stock
of the arrangements.
Gangapur City District
Collector Anjali Rajoria
and SPDevendra Bishnoi
also saw the arrange-
ments and gave neces-
sary instructions to the
officials.
Three domes have
been made for Shah’s
meeting at the venue.
Along with this, a heli-
pad has also been made
at some distance. Apart
from the stage at the ven-
ue, the seating arrange-
ments are being finalised.
Along with separate seat-
ing arrangements, ar-
rangements for water and
food are also being made
for the people coming to
the programme.
Shah will leave for
Jaipur from Delhi at
around 11:30 am and
leave for Gangapur City
via helicopter from Jaipur
at around 12:30 pm. He
will attend the event from
1 pm to 3 pm and leave
forJaipurviahelicopterat
around 3.15 pm and leave
for Delhi from Jaipur
airport at around
4 pm.
Amit Shah will leave for Jaipur from Delhi at
around 11:30 am and leave for Gangapur City
from Jaipur at around 12:30 pm. He will
attend the event from 1 pm to 3 pm and leave
for Jaipur at around 3.15 pm.
Amit Shah Om Birla

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The state government is continuously working for
the promotion of handicrafts in the state. In this se-
quence, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved
Rs.10,000 assistance to 30,000 handicraftsmen and
artisans of the state. This amount will be given for market-
ing their handicraft products in national and state level exhi-
bitions and fairs. Stall rent, daily allowance and traveling
allowance will be included in this assistance amount.
CM Gehlot has approved the conversion of Camp
Court operating at Kumher in Bharatpur district into
regular Additional District and Sessions Court and
opening of Special Judicial Magistrate (NI Act Case) Court
at Hanumangarh. He has also given approval to create 26
new posts for these courts. As per the approval, the Camp
Court operating at Kumher will be converted into a regular
Additional District and Sessions Court.
MULTI-FACETED DEVP WORKS OKAYED BY CM
CM Gehlot okays Udaipur
airport’s expansion plans
First India Bureau
Jaipur
aking a major
decision re-
garding the de-
velopment of Maharana
Pratap Airport in Dabok,
Udaipur, the Rajasthan
government has ap-
proved the decision to
give 145 acres of land
free of cost. With this,
work will now be done
on a large scale to change
the picture of the airport
and land will be taken
from four villages.
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot has given approv-
al to make available ad-
ditional 145 acres of land
free of cost for the devel-
opment and expansion of
Udaipur Airport. The ac-
quisition of this land
would cost about Rs
83.50 crore, which would
be borne by the UIT.
With this approval, facilities at Udaipur airport will be expanded.
T
Jaipur: International
conference on dam safe-
ty will be held for the
first time in Rajasthan.
The 3-day international
conference will be held
at RIC in Jaipur from 14
to 16 September. Vice
President Jagdeep
Dhankhar may inaugu-
rate the conference.
Int’l conference on
dam safety in Jaipur
on September 14,16
`125CRFORANGANWADI
CHILDREN’SUNIFORM
FREE TRAVEL TO WOMEN
ON RAKSHA BANDHAN
`2,233 CR FOR 74
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
`20 CR FOR AYURVEDA
COLLEGE IN TARANAGAR
RULES FOR PART TIME
CONTRACTUALS SOON
`30CRSANCTIONEDFOR30KHANDICRAFTSMEN SPECIAL JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT IN H’GARH
CM Gehlot has
approved an addi-
tional provision of Rs
125.80 crore for purchase
of uniforms for the children
of Anganwadis. With this
approval, uniforms will be
available to children in the
age group of 3-6 years and
two sets of readymade
uniforms will be provided.
On the occasion of
Rakshabandhan,
women and girls
will be able to travel free of
cost in RSRTC buses. CM
Gehlot has approved the
proposal for free travel. With
this decision, women and
girls will get free travel facil-
ity in all ordinary and fast
buses in Raj border.
CM has given finan-
cial consent of Rs
2,233.62 crores for
74 road construction works
in 27 districts under CRIF
scheme. From this amount,
10 works in Nagaur district,
9 in Jodhpur, 5 each in
Ajmer, Jaipur, Bikaner, and
Bundi, 4 each in Jhalawar
and Sikar, 3 each in Jalore.
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has
given approval to
spend an amount of Rs. 20
crores for the establishment
of Ayurveda College and Af-
filiated Hospital in Taranagar
(Churu). Along with this,
he has also approved the
creation of 82 new posts for
these institutions.
The state govt
is continuously
taking important
decisions to ensure social
security of the part-time
honorarium workers in the
state. In this sequence,
CM Gehlot has approved
the draft of Rajasthan Part
Time Contractual Hiring
Rules-2023. Under these
rules, a retirement assis-
tance package of Rs 2-3
lakh will be ensured for
the honorarium workers.
Retirement benefits will
be given to the part time
workers coming in the
rules after completion of
prescribed service period.
LaxmanRaghav
Bikaner
On the call of former Irri-
gation Minister Devi Sin-
ghBhationtheissueofthe
powercrisis,hissupporters
blocked the main roads of
Bikaner. Roads were also
closed in several villages
and towns along the Na-
tional Highway leading
from Bikaner to Jaisalmer,
Jodhpur, Jaipur and
Sriganganagar. Bhati has
madeashowofstrengthby
closing these routes.
However, after the per-
suasion of the police, this
jam was cleared. After
blocking the road, the pro-
testers raised slogans
against Energy Min BS
Bhati.Angryprotestersde-
manded an early solution
to power supply problem.
Jaipur: On instructions
of Bihar CM Nitish Ku-
mar, Bihari cabinet min
Mohd Zama Khan
reached Jaipur on Fri-
day. He arrived to meet
the family ofAsgar, who
was killed in the firing
incident in the Jaipur-
Mumbai train. Mohd
Zama Khan went to resi-
dence of the deceased in
Bhatta Basti and met his
family members.
BiharMinisterattrain
firingvictim’shome
IN BRIEF
Ajmer: Police seized a
Doda post worth Rs 1.25
crore from a smuggler
during the blockade here.
The 4118.155 kg illicit
drug was smuggled in
the guise of Havan mate-
rial in a trailer. The ac-
cused smuggler Pap-
puram has been detained.
4,118kgpoppyhusk
worth`1.25crseized
Withnursesonstrike,healthsystem
wobbles;indefinitestirfromSept5
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur
The nursing staff, who
have been agitating for
the last several days, on
Friday protested by tak-
ing mass leave in Jaipur.
Nursing staff gathered in
front of Sawai Man Sin-
gh Medical College,
Jaipur, and took out a
rally to New Gate Ram-
lila Maidan.
The protestors have
announced an indefinite
strike from September 5.
Leaders of Rajasthan
Nurses Joint Sangharsh
Samiti, Pyare Lal Chaud-
hary, Rajendra Singh
Rana and Narendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat in a joint
statement said that they
have been agitating for
last three months but the
govt did not consider
their demands. Imapct of
the protest was visible
amid empty OPDs.
There are 11 point demands including pay, cadre review, and others
Nurses’ Protest
ERCPafakeissuebyGehlot:Shekhawat
Gajanand Sharma
and Manoj Sharma
Sawai Madhopur/Tonk
Union Jal Shakti Minis-
ter Gajendra Singh Shek-
hawat on Friday accused
Chief minister Ashok
Gehlot of creating a fake
issue in the name of East-
ern Rajasthan Canal Pro-
ject (ERCP). He once
again challenged the CM
to have an open debate
with him on the ERCPis-
sue. The minister was
talking to reporters dur-
ing his Sawai Madhopur
and Tonk visits today.
Shekhawat accused
Gehlot of spreading mis-
information about the
ERCP, asserting that the
Chief Minister and his
team were creating a
false narrative around the
project He alleged that
Gehlot was engaging in
politics on ERCP rather
than addressing the con-
cerns of the people in
East Rajasthan. The min-
ister said that the Chief
Minister’s actions were
not only misleading but
also detrimental to the
people of the region.
Shekhawat hits at Raj Govt in Sawai Madhopur
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
addressing media in Sawai
Madhopur on Friday.
Gravel sand was dumped on Highway towards Kolayat by Devi
Singh Bhati’s supporters to block roads in Bikaner on Friday.
LIVES OF WOMEN HAVE BECOME VERY EASY DUE
TO SCHEMES OF MODI GOVT: SRINIVASAN
Jaipur: BJP Mahila Morcha’s national president Vana-
thi Srinivasan on Friday said that the lives of women
has become very easy due to the schemes being run
by the Modi govt. She said that schemes like Ujjwala Yojana,
PM Awas Yojana and cleanliness campaign have brought
positive changes in the lives of women. “As soon as it came to
power in 2014, the Modi govt gave priority to women in every
scheme,” she said in a conference of divisional level repre-
sentatives organised by the BJP Mahila Morcha. Rajsamand
MP and state general secretary Diya Kumari criticized the
Congress govt over law and order situation in the state saying
that rape cases have increased but the government is not
bothered. National Vice President and State Spokesperson
Pooja Kapil Mishra, Mahila Morcha State President Dr Raksha
Bhandari also addressed the conference. Aishwary Pradhan
Reform system in a
democratic way: Soni
Pooja Dubey
Jaipur
Former Director General
of ACB BL Soni on Fri-
day said that now people
are giving money to get
every work done and cor-
rupt people are earning
money. He appealed to all
to reform the system in a
democratic way and not
give money to corrupt
people from earnings.
Soni was addressing a
press conference at the
Pink City Press Club on
Fridayovertheconcernof
the youth on employment
and rising corruption.
Soni informed about
the initiative to provide
counseling to youngsters
through ‘Yuva Jagriti
Manch’. Expressing con-
cern over the leaks and
rising corruption, Soni
said that corruption is re-
sponsible for such a situ-
ation and unemployment
of youth.
“We need to work hard
by reforming the system
again.WhenIwasadirec-
tor, it was my hard work
that the Rajasthan Police
Academy won the best
training award in the
whole of India,” he said.
Save roadways,
Save employment:
staffers stir in Jpr
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Under the sixth phase of
the ‘Save Roadways -
Save Employment’ pro-
test campaigned jointly
by the five labour organ-
izations of Rajasthan
Roadways, all the road-
ways units across the
state formed human
chains in front of the
general public at their
prominent places.
The protest program
was organized at Statue
Circle at 4.30 pm, but
due to the objection of
the police administration
regarding a case pending
in the High Court, this
program was organized
at Sindhi Camp from
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm.
3 NHs blocked over power crisis in BKN BL Soni during press conference
at Press Club, Jaipur on Friday.
United front of Rajasthan Nurses staging demo in Ramlila Maidan in Jaipur on Friday.
Human chain by more than 500 roadways employees in Jaipur on Friday. SANTOSH SHARMA
Vanathi Srinivasan, Raksha Bhandari, Diya Kumari, Ranjeeta Koli,
Dr Somya, Anita Bhadel, and others in Jaipur on Friday.
Navodaya student
suicide: Family
alleges murder
RPLtobeginfromtomorrow,
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Kotputli-Behror
A Dalit boy studying in
class 10th of Jawahar Na-
vodaya School was found
hanging in his classroom
in Pragpura area of Kot-
putli-Behror district, po-
lice said on Friday. Ac-
cording to police, the in-
cident occurred Wednes-
day and boy’s family has
refusedtoaccepthisbody.
They are holding a
dharna demanding the ar-
rest of 2 teachers, who
they have accused of kill-
ingtheboyandthenhang-
ing his body to make it
look like a suicide, they
said. Kotputali-Behror’s
Superintendent of Police
Ranjeeta Sharma said the
familyhasalleged2teach-
ers used to harass the boy.
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur
The Rajasthani Premier
League will formally
start on August 27 at the
Barkatullah Khan Stadi-
um in Jodhpur. For this,
Governor Kalraj Mishra,
CM Ashok Gehlot and
Assembly Speaker CP
Joshi, and many celebri-
ties have been invited by
the Rajasthan CricketAs-
sociation.
RCAPresidentVaibhav
Gehlot is continuously
monitoring the prepara-
tions.Recently,heinspect-
ed Barkatullah Khan Sta-
dium and took necessary
meeting. The grand open-
ing of this match is also
going to be special be-
cause Kapil Dev, film ac-
tresses Jacqueline Fernan-
dez and Kanika Kapoor
will also witness it.
Vaibhav Gehlot, GS Sandhu and other RCA officials reviewing
final checks at Barkatullah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur on Friday.
T-107 with cub
In a good news received from Ranthambore, Tigress T-39’s
seven-year-old daughter T-107 was seen with a cub in the
camera trap. This is the third tigress seen with cubs in the
last 2 months. Earlier on June 21, T-124 Riddhi and on July
25 T-84 Arrowhead were seen with 3 cubs each. DCF Mohit
Gupta said that regular tracking and monitoring of the
tigress was being done in view of the possibility of cub
births to tigress T-107. Field staff was instructed for strict
security, monitoring and tracking. Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: A day after
black flags were
shown to union min-
ister Gajendra Singh Shek-
hawat in Gangapur City, a
complaint was registered
against MLA Ramkesh
Meena. The complaint was
registered by BJP district
president Sushil Dixit. The
BJP workers had stated a
dharna in Udai Mod police
station against the incident
and raised slogans against
the government. Former
MLA Man Singh Gurjar
and other leaders including
Shivratan Shama stated
dharna. They accused
Ramkesh Meena of mis-
behaving with Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat.
CASE FILED AGAINST
MLA RAMKESH MEENA
FOR SHOWING BLACK
FLAGS TO SHEKHAWAT

MEETING FOR DEVELOPMENT
47 agendas, pending tenders
discussed by UDH Secretary
Live landmine
creates sensation
in Jaisalmer
RAJASTHAN 03
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Constable injured in firing no more
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur
District Special Team
(DST) constable Prahlad
Singh (34), who was in-
jured in the firing of a
bike thief in Dausa, died
on Friday morning dur-
ing treatment at SMS
Hospital in Jaipur. The
team had an encounter
with two bike thieves at
8.45 am on Wednesday,
August 23 in Reta village
of Sikandra police station
area of Dausa district.
Prahlad Singh had en-
tered the millet field in
Reta village while chas-
ing the bike thief. The
bike thief had a weapon
in his hand and shot
Prahlad in the head.After
this, the injured constable
was sent to Dausa Hospi-
tal in the jeep of a finance
company. After first aid,
he was referred to SMS
Hospital in Jaipur on
Wednesday afternoon.
Reacting over the inci-
dent, CM Ashok Gehlot
on Friday said that the
Dausa incident is unfor-
tunate. “We will write a
letter to the Central Govt
for a gallantry award,
govt job to a kin, we will
give Rs 20 lakh from the
CM’s Relief Fund,” CM
Gehlot said.
Vinod Tanwar
Dholpur
ASIofSadarpolicestation
was abducted in a Scorpio
by miscreants late on
Thursday night in the dis-
trict. ASI was on his way
in a private car with his
friend.Afterbeatingupthe
ASI and his accomplice,
themiscreantsfledleaving
both of them at the border
of Madhya Pradesh. On
the information about the
escape of miscreants, the
COCitychasedandseized
the Scorpio vehicle from
MP, while the miscreants
managed to escape the
spot.ASI Ravindra Singh,
the victim posted at Sadar
police station, said he and
his friend Ramdeen
Kushwaha were going
home from police station
in a private car. As soon
theyreachednearNarayan
Dhaba, the masked mis-
creants riding Scorpio,
forcibly took them out of
the car and assaulted.
After the assault, the
miscreants took the ASI
and his friend in a Scorpio
near the Baba Devpuri
temple in MP’s Morena
district. Meanwhile, the
masked miscreants van-
dalized ASI’s private car
and left it at Water Works
intersection.
PTI
Jaipur
AJabalpur-bound flight
which took off from
Delhi on Friday morn-
ing made an emergency
landing at the Jaipur
airport after a male pas-
senger fell ill, officials
said.
After the flight oper-
ated byAllianceAir took
off from Delhi airport, a
52-year-old passenger
fell sick mid air and his
blood pressure started
dipping, officials at the
Jaipur airport said.
In view of the man’s
health condition, the
flight had to make an
emergency landing here
around 9.40 am, the of-
ficials said.
The passenger was
taken to a nearby hospi-
tal for check up after
which the flight took off
for its destination, they
added.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In the case related to tak-
ingbribeinlieuofissuing
patta in Municipal
Corporation Herit-
age, the bails of
Sushil Gurjar, Da-
lal Narayan Singh
AnilDubeyhave
been rejected.
The ACB ar-
rested the three accused
on 4 August. Rs 44.55
lakh was received from
SushilandRs.8.95lakhat
Narayan’s residence. In
the debate, the complain-
antSudhanshuSinghwas
accusedofbrokerageand
blackmailing. Advocate
Deepak Chauhan of the
accused told that
the case looks po-
litically motivated.
SPP Rajpal S
Rathore opposed
the bail applica-
tions of all three
and said that there
isanallegationofcorrup-
tion, and evidence can be
affected. Judge Surendra
Kumar rejected the bail
citing serious allegations.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Under the chairmanship of
Jaswant Singh Rathi,
member of the RPSC, a
meeting of the promotion
committee of various de-
partments was organized
at the Govt Secretariat
here on Friday. In the
meeting, the decision was
taken after considering the
cases of promotion to var-
ious posts of Police Head-
quarters, Forensic Science
Laboratory (FSL), Prose-
cution and Home Dept.
Various senior depart-
mental officers including
Director General of Police
Umesh Kumar Mishra,
Home Secretary Bhanu
Prakash Eturu, Law De-
partment Secretary Anupa-
ma Rajeev Bijlani, FSL
DirectorAjay Sharma, Per-
sonnel Department Deputy
SecretaryVikas Raj Purohit
were present in meeting
First India Bureau
Jaipur
A case of extortion de-
manding Rs 50 lakh from
the doctor by the Law-
rence Bishnoi gang has
come to fore in the city.
The extortion demand
was done on aWhatsApp
call. After receiving the
threat, Dr Sunit Shah reg-
istered a case at the Jawa-
har Circle police station.
As soon as the report was
received, the police start-
ed tracing the IP address
of the WhatsApp call.
As per Police, victim
doctor received a What-
sApp call on Aug 24.
CM Ashok Gehlot, Rajendra Yadav, Usha Sharma, and Umesh Mishra paying tribute to constable Prahlad Singh during law and order
review meeting at PHQ in Jaipur on Friday. Akhil Arora, Kuldeep Ranka, Anand Kumar, Rajeev Sharma, Srinivas Rao, RP Mehrada,
Dinesh MN, Anand Srivastava, Ashok Rathore, Smita Srivastava, S. Sengthir, Aarti Dogra, Gaurav Goyal, and other officers were present.
Constable Prahlad Singh
Miscreants left the Scorpio in Morena, MP on Thursday night.
Will write to Central
Govt for gallentary
award for deceased
cop, says CM Gehlot;
announces `1cr
BJP CORNERS GOVT
UDPR BEHEADING: COURT
SEEKSPHYSICALPRESENCE
25% INCREASE IN TRAVELERS DURING VACATION BREAK AT JPR AIRPORT
BJP state prez CP
Joshi expressed
condolence on the
constable’s death. He also
attacked the state govt over
law and order. He posted
on X (formerly Twitter) that
criminals, thieves, and
dacoits have no fear of the
police and administration.
Attacking CM Gehlot over
law and order, LoP Rajen-
dra Rathore on Friday said
that criminals are roaming
scot-free under the Cong
rule. He said that neither
policemen nor the general
people are safe under the
Cong rule.
The charge argu-
ments could not take
place in Udaipur
Kanhaiyalal murder case.
The charge arguments were
to begin on Friday in special
NIA court. All the 9 accused
in the case could not connect
through VC from Ajmer High
Security Jail. Due to this,
the charge debate could not
start in the court. On this, the
court fixed Sept 11 as the
date for charge debate and
ordered to bring accused
physically to the court.
Vacation and
tourism fever is a
never-ending phe-
nomenon in Jaipur. While
tourism activities are yet to
start in city, Jaipur Interna-
tional Airport has recorded a
remarkable surge of 26.6%
in passenger footfall from
April-July this year. Around
17.36 lakh passengers trav-
elled through Jaipur airport
during this period, making a
substantial lead from 13.72
Lakh in the same months
in 2022. This notable
surge in footfall owes its
origin to vacation-break,
increased leisure travelers
and improved connectivity.
During summer vacations
(April-June) passenger
traffic increased by 25%.
Since April 2023 passenger
traffic at Jaipur has been
constantly gaining momen-
tum due to various reasons.
Primarily it was vacation
season which picked up
very well secondly a lot of
events and tourism activities
kept the buzz alive- apart
from the normal traffic.
ASI his friend beaten, abducted
in Dholpur, later released in MP
`50 lakh sought
from doctor by
Lawrence gang
Flyerfallssickmid-flight,landsinJpr
Bail plea of JMCH Mayor’s husband
Sushil Gurjar and others rejected
Meeting of
various Dept
Promotion
Committees
organised in
Secretariat
Suryaveer S Tanwar
Jaisalmer
A moment of sensation
spread near the Jaisalmer
area after a live anti-per-
sonnel mine
was found
across the
I n d o - P a k
border. A
s h e p h e r d
saw the mine on Friday
morning near Krala vil-
lage in the border area.
The Border Security
Force (BSF) reached the
spot and investigated it.
COPS AT THE RECEIVING END
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In view of the water
crisis in Hanumangarh
and Sri Ganganagar,
CMAshok Gehlot had
directed Water Re-
sources Minister Ma-
hendrajeet Singh
Malviya to contact the
Punjab govt to solve it.
Malviya reached
Punjab on Friday and
met Punjab Water Re-
sources Minister Gur-
meet Singh Meet Hay-
er and after discussion
ofabout2hours,Hayer
assured that soon Ha-
numangarh and Sri
Ganganagar districts
will overcome the
shortage of water as
water will be released
in the Ganga canal. It is
noteworthy that the
farmers of Hanuman-
garh and Shri Ganga-
nagar have been agitat-
ing for several days
due to non-availability
ofwaterfortheircrops.
In a statement, CM
Gehlot had said that
for the last three days,
high level officials of
the Irrigation Depart-
ment were trying to
increase the water in
the canal by contacting
the officials of the Ir-
rigation Department in
Punjab.
Punjab Minister Hayer
assures MS Malviya to
resolve water issue
Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya and Punjab Water Resources
Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer in Punjab on Friday.
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DH principal
secretary T Ra-
vikanth on Fri-
day held a meeting of of-
ficials and issued instruc-
tions on various issues.
The meeting had as many
as 47 agendas including
29casesrelatedtotenders
7 architect appoint-
ments. Chief Engineer
Amit Agrawal presented
insights gave details of
bid rates, additional com-
ponents, and timelines.
Housing Commission-
er and Secretary Alpa
Choudhary and other of-
ficers attended the meet-
ing in which the principal
secretary thoroughly ex-
amined various matters
andgavenecessarydirec-
tions. He also discussed
efficacy of ‘Sajag’app.
Sandeep Dandwate,
Anil Mathur, Bhajanlal,
Sanjay Poonia, Vijay
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TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
From passion comes confusion of
mind, then loss of remembrance,
the forgetting of duty. From this loss
comes the ruin of reason, and the ruin
of reason leads man to destruction.”
BHAGAVAD GITA
You have done our nation
proud with your achievement
prodigy @rpragchess. With
your perseverance tenacity you
proved to be a winner will reach
great heights in the years ahead.
Good luck for all future
tournaments!
M Venkaiah Naidu
@MVenkaiahNaidu
Hon. PM Shri @narendramodi Ji being conferred
with ‘The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’
by Greece is yet another recognition of his
statesmanship and impeccable leadership. PM Modi has
led the call of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ to the forefront
of global stage, and every such honour given to him
is a testament to the resolve of 1.4 billion Indians
to take our country to greater heights.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
he key to
success is to
develop a
w i n n i n g
edge.” This
quote by Canadian author
and motivational speaker
BrianTracy is apt for crick-
et as well. Every team
needs those players who
bring an edge to their set
up. With the comeback of
Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh
Krishna, Team India now
has the much needed fire-
power in their bowling at-
tack. Both put up a fine
display of fast bowling in
the Ireland T20 series and
helped India to a 2-0 series
win. While fans feel re-
lieved with the pace battery
shaping up nicely, the co-
nundrum over the spin
combination continues as
Indian selectors picked
only a trio of left arm spin-
ners for Asia Cup!
It was expected to be an
easy outing for Team India
in Ireland and the results
were on the same lines. But
the series was keenly
watched for the much-an-
ticipated comeback of pace
spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah.
He was named the captain
of the squad and turned in
terrific spells of 2 for 24
and 2 for 15 in the two
matches. While the third
match was abandoned due
to rain, the selectors had
enough reasons to smile
and pick him for the Asia
Cup team. The absence of
the 29-year-old ‘Boom
Boom’ has been a critical
factor in India’s losses in
major competitions during
the past year. A fully-fit
Bumrah now implies that
India will go into theWorld
Cup with its biggest match-
winner adding a sharp edge
to Rohit Sharma’s bowling
armoury.
The Ireland trip also saw
Prasidh Krishna making an
impressive return. Before
his injury he was seen as
the answer to India’s mid-
dle over woes where they
had failed to pick up wick-
ets in the last few years.
Against Ireland, Prasidh
cranked up at high pace
and bowled at full tilt to
ease any worries around
his full recovery. In the two
matches he not only hur-
ried the Irish batsmen but
and also got awkward
bounce out of very good
batting pitches. He took 2
for 29 and 2 for 32 in his
spells in the couple of
matches and looked all set
to be India’s X-factor for
Asia Cup and then World
Cup.Hisheightandbounce
provide a special dimen-
sion to India’s pace battery.
With Bumrah, Shami, Siraj
and Krishna all fit, India
could have a formidable
pace attack that could trou-
ble the best teams in the
ODI World Cup.
While the pace arsenal is
getting into good shape,
the spin attack is in a bit of
a mess. For the Asia Cup,
Chahal,Ashwin and Wash-
ington Sundar are all miss-
ing. Instead, India has
three left arm spinners –
Jadeja, Axar and Kuldeep.
In particular, not giving
any offie a chance seems a
tactical blunder that could
cost India heavily in games
with teams which have a
number of left-hand bats-
men. There were murmurs
that with his handy batting,
Ashwin could figure in the
Asia Cup squad but it
wasn’t to be so.
The series also saw the
emergence of Rinku Singh
and Ruturaj Gaikwad on
the international stage.
Both continued their IPL
heroics. In the first match
Ruturaj remained unbeaten
on 19 as the rain cut off
play and India won on D/L
calculations. But in the
second game he hit 58 off
43 balls to showcase his
worth in the Indian setup.
Meanwhile though he
didn’t bat in the first game,
Rinku, hit 38 off 21 balls
with 3 sixes and was in-
strumental in India getting
to a challenging total in the
second game.
Next up for India is the
Asia Cup challenge. There
is special buzz over the re-
turn of Shreyas Iyer and
KLRahul. Both could pro-
vide answers to India’s
batting woes at No 4 and 5.
KL Rahul’s fitness is still a
worry and if he doesn’t
play the first few games,
Ishan Kishan gets more
match time and an oppor-
tunity to cement his place
in the team. The return of
Rohit and Virat after a
brief break will help Team
India fine-tune its World
Cup preparations. Their
being in form is most criti-
cal for India’s batting
might revolves around
these two superstars.
With injury concerns
now slowly fading and key
players returning to the
squad, India has a far bet-
ter chance of success at
Asia Cup. Team India will
be mighty keen to do well
not only to avenge their
losses in the previous Asia
Cup but also to get into a
positive mind-frame ahead
of the World Cup. In that
respect, the next few
games are important as In-
dia finetunes its batting-
bowling combinations to
gun for World Cup glory
once again after the 2011
victory!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
TACTICAL
BLUNDER
While the pace arsenal is
getting into good shape,
the spin attack is in a bit
of a mess. For the Asia
Cup, Chahal, Ashwin and
Washington Sundar are all
missing. Instead, India has
three left arm spinners –
Jadeja, Axar and Kuldeep.
In particular, not giving any
offie a chance seems a
tactical blunder that could
cost India heavily in games
with teams which have a
number of left-hand bats-
men.There were murmurs
that with his handy batting,
Ashwin could figure in the
Asia Cup squad, but it
wasn’t to be so. The series
also saw the emergence
of Rinku Singh Ruturaj
Gaikwad on international
stage. Both continued
their IPL heroics
BUMRAH-KRISHNA
ComebackboostsTeamIndiabut
conundrumoverspinnerscontinues
It was expected to be an easy outing for Team India
in Ireland and the results were on the same lines.
But the series was keenly watched for the much-
anticipated comeback of pace spearhead, Jasprit
Bumrah. He was named the captain of the squad
and turned in terrific spells of 2 for 24 2 for 15 in
two matches. While the third match was abandoned
due to rain, the selectors had enough reasons to
smile and pick him for the Asia Cup team
IN-DEPTH
PRAGG PROVES
CHESS HAS A BRIGHT
FUTURE IN INDIA
TRUMP AS AN
INMATE IN FULTON
JAIL RECORDS
eenaged R Praggnanandhaa, Pragg for short,
may have lost to Magnus Carlsen in the
FIDE Chess World Cup 2023 but has left no
one in doubt about his prodigious talent in the game
of 64 squares and first in line to be Vishwanathan
Anand’s successor. By qualifying for the Candidates
tournament, to be played in Canada in April 2024,
Pragg is following in Anand’s footsteps. The Candi-
date winner will qualify to challenge Ding Liren of
China, the reigning world champion.
King Magnus finds D. Gukesh, who is only 17, as
“the strongest classical player right now” and de-
scribed his game with the Indian as “his best game
in the event”, the just concluded Chess World Cup.
Pragg acknowledges that he needs to work on his
classical games.
Besides Pragg and Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and
Vidit Gujarathi also reached the quarter-finals of the
World Cup, making it a historic moment for Indian
chess. For the present, it is Carlsen who is King.
T
onald Trump has opened a sordid chapter in
American history by becoming the first serv-
ing or former president who had his criminal
mug shot taken after being booked for conspiracy to
overturn 2020 elections in Georgia, Atlanta. He has
been charged on 13 counts. In the Fulton County Jail
records Trump has been booked as Inmate No
PO1135809, a significant downturn in Trump’s for-
tunes. The 77-year-old former president, who is ex-
pected to win the Republican nomination, called his
arrest “politically motivated”. He is out on bail.
Trump and 18 others will now face trial. There are
differences over
when the trial should
begin. Trump’s team
wants it to start in
April 2026, well after
the elections, while
the prosecution team
has suggested Janu-
ary 2024 for the trial.
For Trump’s attor-
neys, the pitch for
trial in 2026 is per-
haps based on the as-
sumption that given
his current ratings he
may emerge as a
clear winner and as
President of the Unit-
ed States he can do
whatever he wants.
His arrest in Geor-
gia has led to a debate whether he should be disquali-
fied from contesting and serving as president again.
But any move to block his path could have disastrous
consequences given his commanding lead over other
Republicancontenders.Over60percentofRepublican
voters want to see Trump as a Republican candidate.
Some technical issues may, however, come in the
way of Trump, whose attempt to overturn the 2020
election has been described as “insurrection”. His
candidature could be deemed “unconstitutional”. He
will have to seek clearance from both Houses of the
Congress to be eligible.
D
Donald Trump’s
team wants it to
start the trial in
April 2026, well
after the
elections, while
the prosecution
team has
suggested Jan
2024 for the same
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FINANCE MINISTER AT B20 SUMMIT
My priority is to tame inflation: Sitharaman
PTI
New Delhi
inance Minister
Nirmala Sithar-
aman on Friday
said the government’s
priority is to tame infla-
tion to ensure sustained
economic growth.
Addressing the B20
Summit India, being host-
ed by the Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII),
the minister said the GDP
numbers for the first quar-
ter, to be released this
month, should be good.
Observing that elevat-
ed interest rates for con-
siderable time hampers
recovery, Sitharaman
said, “my priority is to
tame inflation.” Retail
inflation soared to a
15-month high of 7.44
per cent in July, mainly
on account of spiralling
prices of tomatoes and
vegetables. On growth,
she said that India has
been able to accelerate
the pace of economic re-
forms and the first quar-
ter GDP numbers
“should be good.”
The National Statisti-
cal Office is scheduled to
release the GDPnumbers
for the first quarter on
August 31.
Sitharaman said that
“green shoots’of private
capital expenditure can
be felt on back of the
government’s push for
capital expenditure in
the budget.
She also spoke about
climate financing and re-
forms being undertaken
by the government to at-
tract foreign investments
as they are vital for eco-
nomic growth.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with B20 India Chair and
Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran and Confederation of
Indian Industry President R Dinesh in a session on ‘Key Priorities
at B20 Summit India 2023, in New Delhi, Friday. PTI
F
CM,BJPstateunitchief
intensifypollcampaign
PTI
New Delhi
With an eye on the 2024
Lok Sabha elections, Gu-
jarat Chief Minister Bhu-
pendra Patel and state
BJP chief C R Paatil on
Friday launched a cam-
paign to get new voters,
who recently turned 18,
to register themselves in
the electoral rolls and to
help existing voters up-
date their details in the
voters' list.
Patel kicked off the
state-wide 'Matdata
Chetna Abhiyan' from a
residential society in
Sola area of the city,
which falls in his Ghatlo-
dia Assembly seat, while
Paatil took part in the
event organised in Sachin
area of Surat city, a party
release stated.
State ministers and
legislators took part in
the campaign in various
parts of the state, the
Bharatiya Janata Party
release said.
Addressing the media
on the occasion, the
chief minister said BJP
workers in Gujarat will
approach every house-
hold as part of the cam-
paign to help those who
recently turned 18 get
enrolled as voters and
help the existing voters
update their details.
To get new voters registered ahead of LS polls 2024
ForelevatingIndiaonthe
globalstage,ShahhailsPM
Greece Bestows Highest Civilian Award Upon Modi
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has been awarded
the Grand Cross of the
Order of Honour by
Greece which is the sec-
ond highest civilian
award in Greece. Greek
President Katerina Sakel-
laropoulou presented the
honour to Modi.
Greece in a statement,
expressed that Narendra
Modi has elevated his
nation’s status on the
global stage and has dili-
gently worked towards
India’s economic pro-
gress and prosperity. He
has also initiated signifi-
cant changes has made
issues such as environ-
mental protection cli-
mate change internation-
al priorities.
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Friday con-
gratulated PM Narendra
Modi for being conferred
with the prestigious
of Honour of Greece and
said such honours ''en-
hance'' the nation's pride.
''Bridging societies,
connecting hearts, and
uniting nations with his
unique statesmanship,
PM @narendramodi Ji
has earned one honour
after another from differ-
ent countries,'' Shah said
in a post on X.
Will raise issues of
people of Ladakh
in Parl, says RaGa
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacts with people during a public
meeting, in Kargil on Friday. ANI
PTI
New Delhi
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Friday vowed to
raise in Parliament the is-
sues of the people of
Ladakh as he alleged that
their “political voice” was
being suppressed and the
promisesofthecentralgov-
ernment on employment
hadturnedouttobe“false”.
Gandhi has been touring
the Union Territory of
Ladakh for the past week.
“I went to every corner
of Ladakh and talked to the
youth, mothers and sisters
and the poor. There are
other leaders who only talk
abouttheir‘MannKiBaat’.
I want to listen to your
‘Mann Ki Baat’,” the for-
merCongressleadersaidin
anapparentswipeatModi’s
monthly radio broadcast.
BJP SLAMS RAHUL FOR
HIS REMARKS ON CHINA
‘THIS POLLS FOR
STATE'S FUTURE’
New Delhi: The former
Congress President
Rahul Gandhi had
raised the issue of alleged
Chinese intrusion and accused
PM Modi of lying about the
issue. BJP MP Sudhanshu
Trivedi on Friday slammed
Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi while
addressing a rally in Kargil
said, “Ladakh is a strategic
location and one thing is very
clear that China has taken
away India’s land. It is sad
that the PM in the opposition
meeting said that not even an
inch of Ladakh has been taken
by China. But this is a lie.” “I
don’t understand, why time
and again Congress MP Rahul
Gandhi showers love on the
talks by China. Is he paying
back the grant received by the
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation or
does he have relations with the
Chinese Communist Party?”
Bhopal: Former
CM and state
Congress chief
Kamal Nath said on
Friday that his party is
contesting the Assembly
election due later this
year only on the agenda
of building the 'future of
Madhya Pradesh’. He
denied that the Congress
contested the Assembly
elections on ‘Hindutva’
agenda, and said that he
has only agenda which
is to make the future of
Madhya Pradesh better.
ANI
New Delhi
The Minister of Law and
Justice Arjun Ram
Meghwal on Friday said
the Indian Penal Code
(IPC), the Code of Crim-
inal Procedure (CrPC)
and the Evidence Act
would be Indianised.
We need to think the
Indian way and that is
why the Home Minister
has introduced these bills
in Parliament recently
the minister said.
During the Launch of
Tele Law 2.0, the Law
Minsiter Arjun Meghwal
appreciated the function-
aries providing legal ad-
vice service under Tele-
Law with legal represen-
tation services under
Nyaya Bandhu (Pro
Bono) program.
“IPC, CrPC and
Indian Evidence
Act would be
Indianised”
DiscussedState’sissues,saysBaghel
Agencies
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh Chief Min-
ister Bhupesh Baghel,
who had accused the BJP
of tarnishing the image of
his government, on Fri-
day met Congress general
secretary Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra and discussed
several issues. Baghel
also met former party
chief Sonia Gandhi at her
10 Janpath residence.
Baghel and his govern-
mentfacingtheheatofthe
central agencies ahead of
the Assembly elections.
‘WBgovtshouldimplementAB-PMJAY
atgroundlevelforbenefitofpeople’
PTI
New Delhi
The West Bengal gov-
ernment should imple-
ment the central medical
insurance scheme AB-
PMJAY at the ground
level for the benefit of
people, Union Health
Minister Mansukh Man-
daviya said on Friday.
The central govern-
ment under the leader-
ship of PM Modi is com-
mitted to providing qual-
ity healthcare services to
all citizens of the state,
Mandaviya said during
his visit to West Bengal.
The minister re-
viewed various pro-
grammes delivering
health services in the
state, including the
Ayushman Bharat-Prad-
han Mantri Jan Arogya
Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
PTI
New Delhi
Congress general secre-
tary senior leader
Jairam Ramesh on Friday
raised questions over the
Adani Group's acquisi-
tion of the Gangavaram
port and asserted that
only a joint parliamentary
probe can uncover how
the conglomerate could
grab so many prize as-
sets in many strategic
sectors so quickly and at
a deep discount.
Cong raises
ques over Adani
Group’s ACQU
“Congregation
of confusion
contradiction”
PTI
New Delhi
A day after Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
expressed confi-
d e n c e
about the
Congress’
winning
the Lok
S a b h a
elections in 2024,
senior BJP leader
Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi on Friday
slammed the newly-
formed opposition
bloc as a “congrega-
tion of confusion and
contradiction”.
OTHER KEY PRIORITIES
FM MAPS FOR GLOBAL
ECONOMIC GROWTH
z Fiscal discipline and
investment promotion
z Public health, Eeduca-
tion, and sustainable growth
z Climate change finance
and global collaboration
z Diversification of supply
chains and Atmanirbhar'
Bharat
In Gujarat
Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief CR Patil attends the Complete B2C Expo ‘SPARKLE’
International Gems and Jewellery Exhibition 2023, in Surat on Friday. ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being conferred with the Grand
Cross of the Order of Honour by Greek President Katerina N.
Sakellaropoulou, in Athens on Friday. ANI
ASSEMBLY BYPOLLS: 16 CANDIDATES WITH
CRIMINAL CASES, 11 FACE SERIOUS CHARGES
New Delhi: A total of 16 candidates out of 42 con-
testing the bypolls to seven Assembly constituencies
in six states have declared criminal cases against
them, out of which 11 have serious charges against them,
a report revealed on Friday. In a report, the Association of
Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch
(NEW) said that it has analysed the self-sworn affidavits of
42 out of 43 candidates from seven Assembly constituen-
cies of six states bypolls to be held on September 5.
HM AMIT SHAH TO VISIT GUJARAT ON AUGUST 28
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to
visit Gujarat on August 28 where he will preside
over western zonal council meeting and visit a
Hanuman temple. During his visit, the Union Home is
set to preside over the gathering of the Western Zonal
Council. This council encompasses Gujarat, Maharash-
tra, Goa, and the union territories of Daman and Diu and
Dadra Nagar Haveli. The meeting holds vital importance
for regional coordination and collaboration.
Supreme Court extends ex-Delhi Minister
Satyendar Jain’s interim bail till September 1
New Delhi: The SC on Friday extended
till September 1 the interim bail of
former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a
money laundering case despite vehement
opposition by the Enforcement Directorate,
which said the medical advice tendered to
the AAP leader did not warrant the relief.
No SC relief for
Kejriwal in PM degree
defamation case
New Delhi: The SC
refused to entertain
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s
plea challenging the HC
order rejecting his request
to stay criminal defama-
tion proceedings over his
remarks about PM Modi’s
educational qualification.
Lalu’s bail: Hearing
adjourned on pleas
seeking cancellation
New Delhi: The SC
on Friday adjourned
hearing on pleas filed by
CBI seeking
cancellation
of bail granted
to RJD chief
Lalu Prasad
in connection
with multi-crore fodder
scam. “Will hear this on a
non-miscellaneous day,”
said a bench questioning
as to why the batch of
pleas was listed today.
Manipur Violence:
SC transfers CBI
cases to Assam
New Delhi: The SC
on Friday transferred
the Manipur violence
cases with the Central
Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) to Assam and asked
the Gauhati High Court’s
Chief Justice to nominate
judges for the trials.
SC allows Delhi govt
to amend challenge
to services law
New Delhi: On Friday,
the SC granted the
Delhi govt permission to
revise its
petition, which
originally
contested a
parliamentary
law regarding
service control within New
Delhi.The development
comes after the law in
question, previously an
Ordinance, received
parliamentary approval.
IN THE COURTYARD
ChhattisgarhChiefMinisterBhupeshBaghelmeetsCongressGeneral
SecretaryPriyankaGandhiVadra,inNewDelhi onFriday. ANI
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviews the health
services during a meeting, in Kolkata on Friday. ANI
INDIA 05

69TH NATIONAL AWARDS
Jr NTR, SS Rajamouli beam with pride
ANI
New Delhi
Oscar-winning film
‘RRR’ continued its
winning streak. The film
bagged six awards at the
69th NationalAwards.
Kaala Bhairava
won Best Male
Playback singer
award for
‘ K o m u r a m
B h e e m u d o ’
track from
‘RRR’. SS
Rajamouli’s
film was
also de-
clared
Best Film For Whole-
some Entertainment.
The film also received
awards in categories
‘Best Action Direction’,
‘Best Choreography’,
‘Best Special Ef-
fects’ and
‘Best Music
Direction’.
The an-
n o u n c e -
m e n t
evoked a
celebratory mood in
‘RRR’ team.
Congratulating the
winners, SS Rajamouli
took to ‘X’ and wrote,
“It’s a SIXERRR…
Congratulations to the
entire team of RRR on
winning national awards.
Thanks to the jury for the
recognition. Bhairi,
Prem Master, Peddanna,
Srinivas Mohan garu,
Solomon Master.”
Junior NTR also ex-
pressed his joy.
New Delhi: Road travel
to IGI Airport will be af-
fected from Sept 8 to 10
in view of the G20 sum-
mit, Delhi Police said in
an advisory suggested
people to use the metro’s
Airport Line. Those
who still want to travel
to airport from different
parts of the city NCR
areas by their own vehi-
cles, special arrange-
ments have been made
for them, police said.
G20: Traffic to IGI
Airport to be affected
on September 8-10
Wayanad: Eight peo-
ple, mostly women,
were killed when a jeep
they were travelling in
fell into a gorge in Ker-
ala’s Wayanad district
on Friday, the police
said. They said there
were at least 12 people
in the jeep when it met
with an accident. “The
jeep was on its way to
Makkimala with women
who work at a private
tea estate,” a local said.
Kerala: Jeep carrying
12 persons falls into
gorge, 9 women dead
Bhandara: 30 students
of an ashram school in
Bhandara district of
eastern Maha were hos-
pitalised due to suspect-
ed food poisoning, an
official said on Friday.
“We suspect it to be a
case of food poisoning
as the students took ill
after consumption of
food served to them at
the hostel,” he said, add-
ing that all the students
are now stable.
Maha: 30 students
hospitalised after
suspected poisoning
Bhopal: Madhya
Pradesh police have ar-
rested five persons in
connection with a series
of thefts in Indore. Ac-
cording to the police,
one of the arrested hap-
pens to be an associate
of Khalistan supporter
Lawrence Bishnoi. The
accused have been
identified as - Rajendra
Singh Baranwala, Bad-
al, Rajesh, Siddhant and
Balwant Singh.
Lawrence Bishnoi aide
among 5 thieves held
in Madhya Pradesh
IN BRIEF
Panaji: The Goa police
have arrested a man
from Gujarat for alleged-
ly raping a woman tour-
ist at a resort inAssonora
village of North Goa, an
official said today. The
incident took place on
August 23, and based on
the woman’s complaint,
the police arrested the
47-year-old accused.
Woman allegedly
raped at Goa hotel
NewinfosentbyChandrayaan-3
wouldbenefitwholeworld:Prez
First India Bureau
New Delhi
President Droupadi
Murmu on Friday said
new information ob-
tained from the moon
through Chandrayaan-3
would benefit the whole
world. Addressing an
event here, the president
hailed “the unprecedent-
ed success of the scien-
tists of India” which has
made India the first
country to reach the
South Pole of the moon.
“She expressed confi-
dence that through the
Chandrayaan-3 mission
new information would
be obtained from the lu-
nar land which would
benefit the whole
world,” a statement is-
sued by the Rashtrapati
Bhavan quoted her as
having said. President
Murmu also released a
postage stamp in memo-
ry of Dadi Prakashmani,
former chief of Brahma
Kumaris, at the Rashtra-
pati Bhavan Cultural
Centre here.
This stamp was re-
leased under the ‘My
Stamp’ initiative of the
Department of Posts,
Ministry of Communi-
cations to mark the 16th
death anniversary of
Dadi Prakashmani, it
said. Speaking on the
occasion, the president
said Dadi Prakashmani
spread Indian values and
culture in the country
and abroad.
“Under her leader-
ship, the Brahma Ku-
maris became the larg-
est women-led spiritual
organisation in the
world. Like a true lead-
er, she stood by Brahma
Kumaris family with
faith and courage even
in challenging circum-
stances and always
guided them,” Murmu
said. The president said
that it is the biggest
truth of the world that
life is temporary and a
person is remembered
only because of his or
her deeds. She said that
one should do noble
deeds with a sense of
public welfare.
INDIA’S PERMANENT
MISSION TO UN
CELEBRATES SUCCESS
New York: India’s
Permanent Mission
to the UN on Friday
celebrated the success
of the Chandrayaan-3
mission. “Marking the
triumph of the #Chandray-
aan3Mission we gathered
with our colleagues from
the Permanent Missions in
New York. We extend our
gratitude for your presence
and unwavering support on
this occasion,” the Indian
Permanent Mission to UN
wrote on ‘X’ formerly Twit-
ter on Friday. Meanwhile,
Permanent representative
to UN Ruchira Kamboj
has said Chandrayaan-3’s
successful landing on the
Moon is a historic moment
for humanity as “we venture
into uncharted territory near
the moon’s South Pole”.
Chandryaan-3 on Wednes-
day successfully performed
a soft landing on the Moon.
Under her leadership,
the Brahma Kumaris
became the largest
women-led spiritual
organisation in the
world. Like a true
leader, she stood by
Brahma Kumaris family
with faith and courage
even in challenging
circumstances and
always guided them.
DROUPADI MURMU,
PRESIDENT
Weareinbig4.Soon
we’llbeNo.1: VPon
Chandrayaan-3success
Agencies
New Delhi
Vice President Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Friday said
that the most important
impact of Chandrayaan-3
was the emergence of In-
dia in soft power diplo-
macy. “At the time of soft
landing, all prominent
channels of the world
were focussing on it and
congratulating us,” Vice
President said.
Addressing the 25th
Convocation of New Del-
hi Institute of Manage-
ment on Friday, the Vice
President asked the stu-
dents to be proud of our
stupendous achieve-
ments. “We should be
proud Indians. Our glass
is half full and a day it’ll
be filled to brim. We have
to give up negativity,”
Vice President said.
Describing the success
of Chandrayan-3 as mo-
ment of glory for the na-
tion, Vice President said
emphasised that, “We are
in the big four. It is a mat-
ter of time, we’ll be num-
ber one.”
VC DHANKHAR LAUDS
JUDICIARY,EXECUTIVE’S
PERFORMANCES
New Delhi: VC Jag-
deep Dhankhar on
Friday lamented that
while the Judiciary and the
Executive are in an over-
drive to deliver, the scene in
the Legislature is “dismal”.
He also said while people
in the political arena have
all the rights to do politics,
politicians must rise above
party lines when it comes to
nation’s development.
Death is better than this:
Himachal landslide victims
PTI
Shimla
“Death would have better
than going through this
nightmare with nowhere
to go and no shoulder to
cry on,” says Promila who
lost everything when a
room in a building she
stayed in crumbled in a
landslide Shimla.
Alandslideinthemorn-
ing of August 23 had par-
tially damaged Prari
House -- a govt servant
quarters Promila stayed in
with her ailing mother
near Indira Gandhi Medi-
cal College Hospital (IG-
MCH). Narrating her
plighttoPTIonFriday,she
said, “I live with my
75-year-old mother who is
suffering from ovarian
cancerandhasbeenunder-
going treatment since
2016. I also lost my job as
a sales girl in a shop in
RamNagarinthecitymar-
ket last week due to the
recession as there were no
customers. “I slept at IG-
MCH on Thursday night
as there is no place to go,”
says Promila.
50 RESCUED AFTER MANDI CLOUDBURST
Shimla: Over 50 people were stranded in Him-
achal Pradesh’s Mandi district following a cloud-
burst and have been rescued by the NDRF,
officials said on Friday. The cloudburst took place in
Shehnu Gouni village on Thursday and also triggered a
landslide that blocked roads at many places. A team of
the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) travelled
15 km on foot to rescue the stranded people.
“Violence in
Nuh was not
over religion,
hate speech”
PTI
Gurugram
Vikas Arora, the new-
ly-appointed Police
Commissioner of Gu-
rugram, on Friday said
the recent violence in
Haryana’s Nuh, which
spread to several other
districts, was not over
religious issue, but
was an act of some
anti-social elements.
“Some anti-social
elements were behind
the communal clashes.
However, police will
not spare anyone and
those involved in the
violence will be ar-
rested and police will
trace every case. He
also added that Guru-
gram Police will not
tolerate hate speech,”
Arora said.
‘Create database of accused of crimes’
PTI
New Delhi
Delhi Commission for
Women (DCW) chief
Swati Maliwal has writ-
ten to Chief Secretary
Naresh Kumar demand-
ing creation of a data-
base of government of-
ficials accused of crimes
against women and chil-
dren, days after a WCD
department officer was
arrested for allegedly
raping a minor girl.
Shortly before he was
arrested in the case reg-
istered on August 13,
Premoday Khakha was
suspended from his post
as deputy director in the
Women and Child De-
velopment (WCD) de-
partment following a
direction from Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal.
Khakha is accused of
raping a minor girl sev-
eral times and impreg-
nating her. His wife,
Seema Rani, is accused
of giving the girl abor-
tion pills to terminate
her pregnancy.
In her letter to Kumar,
DCW chief Maliwal
said the panel had issued
a notice to the Depart-
ment of Women and
Child Development and
Delhi Police
FILM AWARDS: ALIA BHATT, KRITI SANON SHARE BEST ACTRESS TITLE
Bollywood actresses Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon
have won the Best Actress Award at the 69th
National Film Awards for their performances
in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Mimi’ respectively. Tol-
lywood star Allu Arjun bagged the Best Actor honour for
‘Pushpa: The Rise’. With 280 films across 28 languages
were in competition for various awards, the event was
held by the jury at the National Media Centre here.
Released in 2022, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ is directed by
Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
z Allu Arjun named
Best Actor at 69th
National Film Awards
z National Film
Awards: Jury submits
list of awardees to
Iamp;B Minister
Anurag Thakur
INDIA 06
FILE

RANDHAWA, DOTASRA MEET GOGOI
Tickets on winning formula, not on fixed pattern
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
he Rajasthan
Congress In-
c h a r g e ,
Sukhjinder Singh Rand-
hawa and PCC President
Govind Singh Dotasra
on Friday held a meeting
with Congress Screening
Committee Chairman
Gaurav Gogoi in Delhi. It
has come to light that
Congress will not make
any policy regarding
ticket distribution, rather
tickets will be given only
under winning formula.
Tickets will be given on
the basis of the criteria of
time, period, situation.
Meanwhile, highly
placed sources in the
party reveal that Team
Madhusudan Mistry’s
initial report has been
submitted to high com-
mand and it indicates at
repeat of government in
Rajasthan. Assembly’s
‘A’ ‘B’ ‘C’ category has
been decided and if there
is accurate ticket distri-
bution without any rec-
ommendation, the gov-
ernment can repeat. Mis-
try informed Congress
President Kharge about
the feedback report.
Gaurav Gogoi Sukhjinder S Randhawa Govind S Dotasra
T
NEWS 07
First India Bureau
Jaipur
CM Ashok Gehlot’s OSD
Lokesh Sharma is trying
his luck inAssembly elec-
tions and has staked claim
from not one, but two
seats. If this happens then
CM’s OSD will be seen
contesting assembly elec-
tions for the first time.
Sharma has
applied in
block com-
mittee meet-
ingfortickets
from both -
Bikaner East and Bikaner
West-seats.Nowthechal-
lenge before him is that
from Bikaner West, CM
Gehlot’s special minister
and education minister Dr.
BD Kalla is also a strong
contender and 18 more
contenders are seeking
ticket. Similarly, so far 38
leaders have applied for
the Bikaner East seat.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
A meeting of Rajya Sab-
ha’s Assurance Commit-
tee will have a meeting
in Jaipur on Saturday.
The meeting will be held
with Chief Secretary and
other representatives of
the state government at
hotel Marriott. Officers
from various depart-
ments including civil
aviation, youth affairs,
sports, medical and
health, tourism and other
stakeholders will attend
the meeting.
Discussion on various
issues like delay in
Greenfield airport, air
cargo complex in
Udaipur, sports unions,
Ratlam-Dungarpur via
Banswara railway line
will be held. Later, a
meeting with the depts
associated with financial
services will be held.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Supreme Sourt on
Friday conducted hear-
ing in the single lease
case related to JDA and
issued notices to Omkar-
mal Saini and others.
They were earlier given
relief by the Rajasthan
High Court following
which petitioner Ashok
Pathak filed SLP in the
Supreme Court against
the decision. In the Su-
preme Court, Justice
Suryakant and Justice
Dipankar Dutta issued
the notices.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Former CM Vasundhara
Raje on Friday said that
power discoms are in
debt of more than Rs
90,000 crores due to
which the power system
in the state has complete-
ly collapsed.
Raje said that till 2013,
the Congress govern-
ment had left a loss of Rs
78,000 crores on the
three discom companies
and when the BJP gov-
ernment was formed, the
government took over Rs
62,000 of that debt.
“As a result, the loss of
discoms, which was in-
creasing at the rate of Rs
15,000 crores per year,
was reduced to Rs 4,000
crores per year,” she said.
“Farmers’ motors are
burning due to poor volt-
age. In our time, domes-
tic electricity was avail-
able even in villages for
22 to 24 hours,” she said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
TheRajasthanHighCourt
on Friday reserved its
judgment on a petition
filed against fixing quota
of non-RAS officers for
promotion to the posts of
IAS. The division bench
of Chief Justice AG
Masih and Justice Sameer
Jain reserved the judg-
ment.The High Court had
on July 7 stayed the pro-
motion process on peti-
tion of Rajasthan Admin-
istrative Service Council
and others.
It was said on behalf of
the petitioner that under
the All India Service Act
and its rules and regula-
tions, there is a provision
to fill 66.67 percent posts
of IAS service by direct
recruitmentand33.33per-
cent by promotion of state
administrative officers.
On the other hand,
posts from this 33.33 per-
cent quota can be filled by
officers of other services
only in exceptional cir-
cumstances. Despite this,
a tradition has been set
arbitrarily to promote of-
ficers of other services to
thepostofIASeveryyear.
On February 17, the
government sent letters to
all departments seeking
applications from other
services for promotion to
IAS and the screening
committee has also sent
its recommendation to
UPSC for promotion by
selecting officers from
other services.
CM’s OSD
applies from 2
Assembly seats
in Bikaner
Meeting of
Rajya Sabha’s
Assurance
panel today
Single lease: SC
issues notice to
Saini and others
Discoms in debt of more
than `90,000 cr: Raje
HC reserves judgment
in promotion of non-
RAS officers to IAS
Those who lost 2
times in a row or are
over 70 years old or
those who lost by
more than 40,000
votes can stake
claim again
Universities should work to lead
in global rankings: Guv Mishra
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Governor Kalraj Mishra
has urged Universities to
effectively implement
the NEP and embrace the
global changes in higher
education.
Addressing the Vice-
Chancellor’s Dialogue at
Raj Bhavan on Friday,
Mishra emphasized the
need for universities to
attain a prominent global
ranking. He encouraged
state-funded universities
to join the list of Section
12-B under the UGC Act
to access essential assis-
tance from the central
government and other
institutions. Mishra ac-
knowledged Rajasthan’s
proactive role in adopt-
ing the new education
policy, citing state’s in-
novative approaches to
its execution. During the
meet, V-Cs shared pro-
gress regarding NEP ex-
ecution. Various achieve-
ments were reported,
Subir Kumar, Principal
Secy to Guv, encouraged
varsities to strive for a
higher gross enrollment
ratio, aiming to elevate it
from 28 % to 50% in
coming years. Prof AK
Gehlot, Member of
Guv’s Advisory panel,
presented possibilities
for innovation in NEP.
Governor Kalraj Mishra addresses the Vice- Chancellor’s Dialogue at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Friday. Subir Kumar, Govindram Jaiswal,
Prof AK Gehlot, Vice- Chancellors of Universities and officials of Raj Bhavan were present.
Noproof Wagnerchief
isdead:UKdefministry
Agencies
London
There is not yet definitive
proof that Wagner merce-
nary boss Yevgeny
Prigozhin was onboard a
plane that crashed with
no survivors earlier this
week but it is “highly
likely” he is dead, Brit-
ain’s Ministry of Defence
said on Friday.
Russian authorities
have said Prigozhin was
listed as a passenger on
the plane which fell from
the sky northwest of
Moscow on Wednesday
evening, two months to
the day after he led an
abortive mutiny against
the army top brass.
Russian investigators
have opened a probe into
what happened, but have
not officially confirmed
the identities of the 10
bodies recovered from
the wreckage.
“There is not yet de-
finitive proof that
Prigozhin was onboard
and he is known to exer-
cise exceptional security
measures. However, it is
highly likely that he is
indeed dead,” the British
ministry said in a defence
intelligence update post-
ed on social media plat-
form X, formerly known
as Twitter.
A woman lays flowers at a memorial in Moscow for Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhi believed to have
been killed on Friday. Russia is investigating the crash. Western intelligence officials have briefed
media that Prigozhin was most likely killed by an explosion onboard the plane on Putin’s orders.
RUSSIA PRESIDENT PUTIN DIDN’T ORDER PLANE
CRASH TO KILL PRIGOZHIN, SAYS KREMLIN
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
Moscow: The Kremlin said on Friday that Western
suggestions that the Wagner mercenary boss
Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed on its orders
were an “absolute lie” and declined to definitively confirm
his death, citing the need to wait for test results. Presi-
dent Vladimir Putin on Thursday sent his condolences to
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s family, breaking his silence after the
mercenary leader’s plane crashed on Wednesday evening
with no survivors two months after he led a mutiny against
army chiefs. Vladimir Putin cited “preliminary information”
as indicating that Yevgeny Prigozhin and his top associates
in the Wagner mercenary group had been killed. Russian
investigators have opened a probe into what happened,
but have not yet said what they suspect caused the plane
to suddenly fall from the sky northwest of Moscow.
l Russia claims to
destroy 42 Ukrainian
drones over Crimea
l UK: Russian
mercenary chief’s likely
death could destabilize
his private army
l US to host Ukrainian
pilots for training on
F-16s in September:
Pentagon
l I warned Wagner
chief to watch out,
says Belarus President
Lukashenko
Authorcriticisedforcalling
Vivek,Nikki‘HinduBusiness’
PTI
Washington
Prominent American
conservative media pun-
dit and author Ann Coul-
ter is facing a backlash
for making racist com-
ments against two Indian-
American US presiden-
tial contenders - Niki
Haley and Vivek Ramas-
wamy - by calling them
“Hindu business”, ac-
cording to a media report.
During Wednesday
night’s first Republican
presidential debate,
Coulter characterised a
heated exchange between
former South Carolina
Governor Nikki Haley
and biotech entrepreneur
Vivek Ramaswamy as
“Hindu business,” as per
news reports.
Ann Coulter, 61, in her
tweet on the social media
platform X said: “Nikki
and Vivek are involved
in some Hindu business,
it seems”.
Indian-American US presidential contenders Vivek Ramaswamy
(L), Niki Haley (R) and author Ann Coulter (C).
Neeraj Chopra
PTI
New Delhi
India began their cam-
paign in the Women’s
Asian Hockey 5s World
Cup Qualifier with a
rousing 7-2 win against
Malaysia in Oman on
Friday. For India, cap-
tain Navjot Kaur (3th,
28th), Akshata Dhekale
(4th), Mariana Kujur
(17th), Monika Dipi
Toppo (12th, 20th) and
Mahima Choudhary
(28th) were on target.
Malaysia struck through
Wan Wan (7th) and Aziz
Zafirah (11th).
ANI
Budapest (Hungary)
India’s ‘Golden Boy’
Neeraj Chopra on Friday
produced another sterling
performance to seal his
spot in the men’s javelin
throw final at the prestig-
ious World Athletics
Championships in Buda-
pest, Hungary.
The World Athletics
Championships 2023 is
being held in the Hungar-
ian capital of Budapest
from August 19 to 27.
Placed in the Group A
Qualifier, Olympic gold
medalistNeerajrecordeda
massive throw of 88.77m
in his first attempt, breach-
ing the qualifying mark of
83.00m.
Neeraj, who went into
the championships as
world’s top-ranked jave-
lin thrower, didn’t take
his second and third at-
tempts.With this massive
throw, Neeraj has also
qualified for the 2024
Paris Olympics.
Agencies
Baku (Azerbaijan)
India concluded their
Baku World Champion-
ship campaign with a
sixth gold and three more
bronze medals to bolster
their tally to six gold and
8 bronze medals, placing
them second currently in
the medal standings.
Tiyana, Sakshi
Suryavanshi and Kiran-
deep Kaur combined to
win the team gold in the
Women’s 50m Pistol,
even as Tiyana also won
an individual bronze in
the event. The Indian
50m pistol women’s
team containing Tiyana,
Sakshi Suryavanshi and
Kirandeep Kaur bagged
the gold medal.
Women’s Asian
Hockey: India
beats Malaysia
Neeraj Chopra
enters final with
88.77m throw
Indiafinishcampaign
withsixgoldmedals
World Athletics
Championships
Baku Shooting World C’ships
Tiyana, Kirandeep Kaur, Sakshi
Suryavanshi atop the podium.
If there’s accurate ticket distribution sans recommendation, the govt can repeat, says Cong’s internal report

Designingnowcrucialinallmajorsectors:Arora
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur
he scope in the
designing sec-
tor is huge and
nowadays designing is
very important in every
major sector. Study of de-
signing is a field wherein,
one can’t be pressurised
as students with their own
interest opt for it, said
First India CEO and
Managing Editor Pawan
Arora while addressing
the students in Interna-
tional Conference, ‘De-
sign Education for Better
World 2023’organised by
Vivekananda Global Uni-
versity at RIC on Friday.
“There was a time
when people did not take
architects seriously but
now a good construction
cannot be imagined with-
out a good architect, the
field of architecture is
huge,” Arora said.
He said that the civil
engineer should also have
knowledge of the archi-
tect. In the same way, an
architect should also have
knowledge of civil engi-
neering and value addi-
tion should be kept in
mind.
Giving examples to
students, he explained
that most of the outfits in
fashion designing are
such that they can’t be
worn everyday, but if the
outfits are designed keep-
ing in view the people’s
need, then they can be
useful to the people.
“The material is chang-
ing a lot in architecture
and interior designing
and there should be
knowledge about it. If we
have the right knowledge,
only then we can give
better results and satisfy
our clients,” he said.
Former IAS Lalit K
Panwar said that Raj’s
heritage holds a special
place in the world. The
design of Umaid Bha-
wan and City Palace is
wonderful. The guests
also visited the design
exhibition organised by
the students.
Pawan Arora addresses during the International Conference,
‘Design Education for Better World 2023’ organised by VGU at
Rajasthan Int’l Centre in Jaipur on Friday. Also seen are Anil
Bagaria, Lalit K Panwar, Anand Mishra, Laxman Vyas Professor
Vijay Vir Singh. SUNIL SHARMA
T
08
Knowledge is good but till we don’t adopt its
ways in our daily life to make it better or others
lives better, it is of little use.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CMD Editor-in-Chief
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
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Leavetheworldofcrimeor
leaveRaj:CMwarnscriminals
Shivendra Parmar and
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur
CM Ashok Gehlot while
addressing a review meet
of law order at Police
Headquarters on Friday,
said that Rajasthan ranks
first in entire country in
terms of response time
against crimes. “Our
government is making
every possible effort and
innovation to keep the
law order strong in
State and to deal with the
challenges ahead. The
responsibility of main-
taining law and order and
providing justice to vic-
tims is the duty of police.
Strict action like dismiss-
al of police officers and
employees is also being
taken if they are found
involved with criminals.
Under Mission-2030, a
roadmap for the police
department will be pre-
pared for the year 2030,”
the Chief Minister said.
It was informed in the
meeting that the average
time taken for research is
continuously decreasing.
The average investiga-
tion time in rape cases
has come down from 208
days in 2017 to 59 days
now. In SC-ST cases, it
has come down from 128
days in the year 2019 to
65 days now. Rajasthan
is leading state in nation
with a conviction rate of
45.2 % in women atroci-
ties cases. CM directed
officers to monitor hate-
ful and violent content
that people who help in
catching the criminals
are being encouraged. He
directed officials to ad-
dress plaints sensitively.
When Indira...
There is unity in our party.
They are boasting, Con-
gress government will be
formed in all the three
states. Atmosphere is
changing in nation as ED,
CBI working on centre’s
behest and public knows
it. No matter how much
they scare us, we are not
afraid, we welcome them.
We challenge them to
take action, but do it hon-
estly,” he said, further
adding, “What should be
the long term vision in? I
never said that I will be
the CM. Our goal is to
reach the vision, we have
many schemes. Rajasthan
is being praised all over
the world. We made law
for delivery boy, which
was praised. We stand
with the people.”
Gehlot said that, public
believes the words of
PM. “He closed the refin-
ery, I didn’t stop his work.
I am taking his work for-
ward, Vasundhara ji told
something else to the PM.
Union Mins are doing
scams. MP has built its
own dams while Raj govt
had given NOC. These
people cheat public. I al-
ways sit in PM’s meeting.
Does the State’s CM not
have the right to speak for
2 minutes? Still we wel-
come him, I understand
the dignity of PM’s post.
Earlier, when President
used to go on visits, he
used to take advice of
States. Nowadays, every-
one visits according to
their own,” he said.
Reflecting on unity in
Cong, CM said, “The
High Command takes a
decision, everyone obeys
it. Everyone is united.
There is discipline in par-
ty, democracy is in dan-
ger. Journos are being
accused. If you raise your
voice, action will be tak-
en against you. Indira
Gandhi kept the nation
united. ISRO was found-
ed by her. These people
have forgotten all, their
name is in history. These
people want to erase her
name. How will the fu-
ture generation remember
you? These people are
playing a very dangerous
game. Indira Gandhi her-
self had lost the polls. No
one should have this illu-
sion, even Modi ji
shouldn’t have it.”
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
Ahead of the assembly
polls, BJP in Rajasthan
will take out four ‘Pari-
vartan Yatras’which will
be launched by Central
leaders of the party.
BJPNational President
JP Nadda will start the
first Parivartan yatra
from Trinetra Ganesh
temple in Ranthambore
on September 2. Home
Minister Amit Shah, De-
fence Minister Rajnath
SinghandRoadTransport
and Highways Minister
Nitin Gadkari will launch
second, third and fourth
yatra respectively, con-
vener of election commit-
tee Narayan Panchariya
said on Friday.
He said that all leaders
including CP Joshi,
Vasundhara Raje, GS
Shekhawat, Rajendra
Rathore will address peo-
ple duringYatras. He said
that all the four yatras
will traverse through all
200 assembly constituen-
cies under which Kisan
chaupal, motorcycle ral-
lies, meeting of women,
dalit chaupals will be or-
ganised to seek votes for
the party. “BJP will start
the ParivartanYatra from
September 2 with a re-
solve to overthrow the
Cong govt, which is cor-
rupt and anti-people.”
Sanjay Jain
Pratapgarh
In upcoming assembly
polls in Raj, the BJP will
form its govt with full
majority as the people of
the state are fed up with
the Congress govern-
ment, said BJP’s state
election in-charge and
Union Minister Pralhad
Joshi at the BJP Tribal
Conference held at
Ambedkar Bhavan in
Pratapgarh on Friday.
He also discussed with
the workers and office
bearers about Parivartan
Yatra and upcoming As-
sembly polls. “Corrup-
tion has reached its peak
and in terms of crime
rate, Raj ranks number
one in the entire nation.
criminals are protected
by Congress leaders
Mins. There is a lack of
education in tribal areas,
unemployment is at its
peak,” Joshi said.
First India Bureau
Kota
A heartwarming Raksha
Bandhan program was
organized in Sangod, cel-
ebrating the cherished
bond between brothers
and sisters.
Lok Sabha Speaker
Om Birla and former
MLA Hiralal Nagar ex-
tended their affectionate
ties by getting rakhi tied
to them by the “beloved
sisters” of Sangod.
The event, held at the
Agricultural Produce
Market, was filled with
enthusiasm as thousands
of women gathered with
rakhis. The girls and
women did not have a
blood relation with Birla
and Nagar but had had
unwavering faith in
them. Birla and Nagar
reciprocated the affec-
tion and expressed their
commitment to a lifelong
bond of dedication and
service. Birla empha-
sised that brothers derive
inspiration from their
sisters.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In an interview to an
English newspaper, CM
Ashok Gehlot has said
that he is confident that
he will be able to win as
big as in 2008 when the
Congress got 153 seats.
He also indicated the end
of confrontation with
Sachin Pilot.
It was because of the
confrontation with Pilot
that he couldn’t become
Cong’s National Presi
last year. In a related
question, Gehlot denied
that he gave more impor-
tance to CM’s post than
that of National Presi-
dent. When asked wheth-
er he regretted not ac-
cepting the offer to be-
come Cong Prez, Gehlot
said, “I was ready for
this. It is a very prestig-
ious post. Who wouldn’t
want to be Congress
President? Circumstanc-
es became such that I
couldn’t become. It is a
misconception that I
wanted to be the CM and
not the party chief. This
is totally wrong. Sonia
Gandhi knows the truth,
I told her everything. I
don’t want to get into it
because now all of us
should fight polls togeth-
er. Though I wanted to
become the party chief
and it is a hundred times
bigger post than the CM.
I still feel that I could
have become the party
president.”
CM Ashok Gehlot chairs a review meeting of law order in state at Police Headquarters in Jaipur on Friday. RS Yadav, Usha Sharma,
Umesh Mishra, Akhil Arora, Kuldeep Ranka, Anand Kumar, Rajeev Kumar Sharma, Janga Sriniwas Rao, Ravi Prakash Meharda, Dinesh
MN, Anand Srivastava, Ashok Rathore, Smita Shrivastava, S Sengathir, Aarti Dogra, Gaurav Goyal and others were present.
CM Ashok Gehlot in conversation with Political Editor, First India,
Aditi Nagar at the Chief Minister’s Residence in Jaipur on Friday.
CM Ashok Gehlot flags off 100 First Response Vehicles from
Police Headquarters in Jaipur on Friday. Also seen are RS Yadav,
Usha Sharma, Anand Kumar, Akhil Arora and others.
Narayan Pancharia, Onkar Singh Lakhawat, Bhajan Lal Sharma,
Motilal Meena and Bijendra Poonia address a press conference
regarding BJP’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ at BJP HQs in Jaipur on Friday.
100 FIRST RESPONSE VEHICLES TO HELP PEOPLE
CM Gehlot flagged off 100 First Response Vehicles
for Jaipur Commissionerate, Jodhpur Commission-
erate, Jaipur Rural, Jodhpur Rural, Ajmer, Bhilwara,
Kota City, Udaipur, Bikaner districts to help public in case
of emergency reduce response time. In 2nd 3rd phase
of project, 100 vehicles and 300 vehicles will be available
before Sept 20 Oct 20 respectively. All these vehicles
are equipped with modern Mobile Data Terminal (MDT)
cameras, NVR wireless set, GPS public address system,
first aid box, other emergency equipment. These vehicles
will be connected to ERS dial 112 located in the command
control centres their actual location can be tracked.
l Police Dept’s
roadmap will be
prepared for the
year 2030
l Prevention of
crimes against
women and
children is our
topmost priority,
Gehlot says
Strict action will be taken against anti-social
elements who spread communal tension. Our
priority is that criminals should not get a chance to
commit such crimes. Police will have to implement
the innovations made by the State government with
commitment to fulfil the motto ‘trust in common
man, fear in criminals’. By December, more than
3,000 CCTV cameras will be installed in the entire
State under Abhay Command for intensive
monitoring.
ASHOK GEHLOT, CHIEF MINISTER
I wanted to be a
Cong Chief, it’s
a 100 times
bigger post than
CM, says Gehlot
FROM P1…
Next generation will be born in a
developed India: Piyush Goyal
BJP’sCentralleadershiptolaunchParivartanYatras
BJP will form govt with majority as
people fed up with Cong: Joshi
Union Min Pralhad Joshi chairs
the BJP’s District Coordination
Committee meeting in
Pratapgarh district on Friday.
There was a time
when people did not
take architects
seriously but now a
good construction
cannot be imagined
without a good
architect, the field of
architecture is huge.
PAWAN ARORA,
CEO AND MANAGING EDITOR,
FIRST INDIA
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Union Commerce and
Industry Minister Piyush
Goyal on Friday said that
India will emerge as a su-
perpower in the coming
times and every country-
man will work in the de-
veloped country.
“Our young men and
women will get good op-
portunities in future. The
next generation will be
born in a developed In-
dia,” he said. Goyal was
talking to the media after
the meeting of Com-
merce and Industry Min-
isters of G-20 countries
at Hotel Rambagh in
Jaipur. “It is PM’s reso-
lution that India should
become 3rd largest
economy in the world.
140 crore countrymen
are associated with the
resolution.” “It has been
decided to map the glob-
al value chain under the
supply chain globally.
The value chain should
be brought on a single
platform. Member coun-
tries will benefit from
this,” the Union Minister
said, adding that 10 high
level criteria have been
set to facilitate interna-
tional trade.
Brothers derive inspiration
from their sisters, asserts Birla
Women tie the ‘Rakshasutra’ on Om Birla’s wrist during the
latter’s visit to Sangod city in Kota district on Friday.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal during the G20 Trade and
Investment Ministers’ Meeting, in Jaipur on Friday. PTI

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