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SONIA GANDHI STEPPING DOWN AS CONG PREZ
‘EMOTIONAL MOMENT’ FOR ALL PARTYMEN: CM
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi/Jaipur:
TermingSoniaGandhi’s
guidance as invaluable
for the Congress party
,
CM Ashok Gehlot on
Wednesday said the
change of guard is an
emotional moment for
all partymen. “When So-
nia took over as Con-
gress prez in 1998, the
party did not have a govt
at the Centre and it had
many challenges in
states too. Later, Cong
won in all states, includ-
ing Raj, MP
, Delhi,
K’taka,”hesaid. Turn to P3
l Only Rahul can
challenge Modi and
his government, says
CM Gehlot in Delhi
l CM Ashok Gehlot
congratulates Kharge
and promises to
strengthen the party
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot with Sonia Gandhi, Harish Rawat, Priyanka
Gandhi, Tariq Anwar and others at the AICC HQ in Delhi on Wednesday.
Nuclear option should
not be resorted: Singh
Former IAS
held in attempt
to murder case
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Sin-
gh on Wednesday told
his Russian counterpart
Sergei Shoigu that the
Ukraine conflict should
be resolved through dia-
logue and diplomacy
and the nuclear option
should not be resorted
to by any side. In tele-
phonic talks, Shoigu
briefed Singh on the
evolving situation in
Ukraine, including his
concerns about possible
“provocations through
use of ‘dirty bomb’”, de-
fence ministry said.
Theconversationtook
place at the initiative of
Russian defence minis-
ter amid escalation of
hostilities between Rus-
sia and Ukraine. It said
the two ministers also
discussed bilateral de-
fence cooperation as
well as deteriorating
situation in Ukraine.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A retired IAS
officer has been arrest-
ed in connection with
an attempt to murder
case in Rajasthan’s Na-
gaur district, police said
on Wednesday. Accord-
ing to an FIR lodged by
victim Satveer Singh,
about 10-12 people van-
dalised the house he
waslivinginandopened
fire on the directions of
former IAS officer Roh-
itash Singh on October
21. In attack, Satveer’s
wife sustained bullet in-
juries, FIR said. P3
KHARGE TAKES OVER AS A NEW CONG
CHIEF, PROMISES TO RIDE ON THE...
‘NEW WAVE OF INDIA’
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Mallikar-
jun Kharge on Wednes-
day formally took over
as the new president of
the Congress party—
the first non-Gandhi to
assume the party’s top
post in two-and-a-half
decades. He immediate-
ly vowed to fight the
BJP and break its “sys-
tem of lies, hoax and
hatred”, and to imple-
ment the “Udaipur re-
solve”. Handing over
charge to Kharge, Sonia
Gandhi said she was
confident and relieved
that he will inspire the
party and strengthen it
under his stewardship.
The Congress, on its
part, lavished praise on
Sonia, calling her an
“icon of sacrifice”. Af-
ter Kharge took over as
new president, AICC
gen secy in-charge of
organisation KC Venu-
gopal announced that
CWC members, AICC
gen secretaries and in-
charges of states, have
tendered their resigna-
tions, ostensibly to en-
able the new chief to
choose his own team.
Newly-elected Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with former Congress president Sonia Gandhi
during his charge-taking ceremony, at AICC headquarters, in Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
HM Amit Shah being presented with a
bouquet by Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel
as Sonah Shah looks on, on the occasion
of Gujarati New Year, in Ahmedabad on
Wednesday. (R) Amit Shah addressing
at a high level regional meeting on ‘Drug
Trafficking and National Security’, in
Gandhinagar on Wednesday.
PM Narendra Modi, who has been celebrating Diwali with
the security personnel since 2014, visited Kargil on Monday.
I’m very happy today. To
tell the truth, I’m feeling
relieved. The President
you have chosen is an experienced
leader who is connected to the
ground. He has reached this position
through dedication and hard work.
I’m confident he will inspire the par-
ty and the party will be strengthened
under his leadership.
—Sonia Gandhi, Former Cong Chief
It was an “emotional moment”
for him that the son of a labourer,
who began his political life as an
ordinary worker, has been elected Con-
gress president. Who would have thought
that the country will face a political era
when lies will hold sway and those sitting
in power and ruling the country will try to
weaken democracy. But I know that we will
break the system of lies, hatred and hoax.
—Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress President
IN A 47-MEMBER STEERING
COMMITTEE...THAROOR OUT
AJAY MAKEN RESIGNS AS RAJ INCHARGE
CM ASHOK GEHLOT TO VISIT GUJARAT
Shah flags increase in heroin
smuggling from West coast
In his first crucial decision after
assuming charge of Congress,
president on Wednesday constituted
a 47-member Steering Committee
which will function in place of CWC.
The newlyconstituted panel includes
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi,
Priyanka Gandhi, AK Antony, Jairam
Ramesh, Randeep Surjewala, Am-
bika Soni, Ajay Maken, Harish Rawat,
Abhishek Singhvi & Anand Sharma.
New Delhi: With Mallikarjun Kharge taking over as
the Congress national president, general secretary
in-charge of Rajasthan Ajay Make, all CWC members,
general secretaries and in-charges
have also resigned. Now Mallikarjun
Kharge will make fresh appoint-
ments on these posts. CWC member
from Rajasthan Raghuveer Meena,
Punjab in-charge Harish Chaudhary,
Gujarat in-charge Raghu Sharma,
general secretary in-charge Bhanwar
Jitendra Singh have also submitted their resignations to
the new Congress president. —More on P7
CM Ashok Gehlot will remain on a 4-day Gujarat tour
from 28 to 31 October. He will reach Vadodara at 10
am and then attend public meetings at Garbada and
Fatehpura. He will hold a press conference in Vadodara
in the evening and stay in Surat during night.
9 YEARS, 1 TRADITION: MODI’S
DIWALI PLANS WITH SOLDIERS
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Ahmedabad: Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Wednesday expressed
concern about the in-
crease in the smuggling
of heroin from the West
coast of the country
.
Speaking at a meet-
ing of the western re-
gion states on `Drug
Trafficking and Nation-
al Security in Gandhi-
nagar, he also urged the
govts of Maha and Goa
to play “proactive role”
in fight against the drug
menace. During a meet-
ing, nearly 12,500 kg of
seized drugs were de-
stroyed in 2 locations in
Guj & Delhi. More on P5
Sunak delays crunch budget plan until Nov 17
RISHI SUNAK: UK GETS
A NEW PRIME MINISTER
First India Bureau
London: Britain’s new
Prime Minister Rishi
Sunak, earned cheers
from his lawmakers
and plaudits from po-
litical commentators on
Wednesday as he locked
horns with the opposi-
tion Labour Party in
parliament for the first
time since becoming
leader. Britain post-
poned the announce-
ment of a plan to repair
the country’s public fi-
nances to November 17,
new finance minister
Jeremy Hunt said. The
delay was to ensure the
right decisions are tak-
en, Hunt told.
Sunak made key Cab-
inet appointments and
decided to keep the new
Chancellor, Jeremy
Hunt, in place for eco-
nomic stability. He
brought back Indian-
origin Suella Braver-
man as Home Secretary
while James Cleverly
will remain Foreign
Secretary despite not
being a Sunak loyalist.
 He became UK’s first Indian-origin British PM after
being invited by King Charles III to form a government
 Son–in–law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy
takes over after a months-long leadership war in party
The important thing is to focus on energy
security, meaning more renewables, more
offshore wind, more nuclear. —Rishi Sunak, UK PM
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, centre, alongside the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, centre
right, holds his first Cabinet meeting in Downing street on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Kharge says will
continue to look
for Sonia advice;
Relieved: Sonia
 I look forward to work-
ing closely together on
global issues: Modi greets
Rishi Sunak as UK PM
 Sonia writes to
British PM Sunak, hopes
India-UK ties will further
deepen during his tenure
 Sunak ordered the
resignation of many
ministers in the old
cabinet of Liz Truss
 UK says has completed
most of India trade deal,
will only sign once happy
 Liberal Democrats call
for probe into Braverman’s
return to Home Office:
Report
 UK PM Rishi Sunak
faces Opposition in
Parliament for 1st time
 British pound extends
recovery with 1% dollar
gain on Wednesday
 Amid Criticism, PM
Rishi Sunak defends
Braverman’s
reappointment as UK
Home Secretary
Mallikarjun Kharge requests Sonia to sit beside his chair
as he assumes charge at AICC HQ. Rahul Gandhi,Ashok
Gehlot,Venugopal, Chidambaram,Anans Sharma,Avinash
Pande, Girija Vyas & other top leaders are also seen here.
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
DOUBLE ENGINE
GOVERNMENT DID
A GREAT JOB:
ANURAG THAKUR
LAST NOMINATION DAY IN HP: BJP CHANGES CANDIDATE
Shimla: The BJP changed its Kullu Sadar candidate on last day for filing
nominations for HP Assembly polls after his son submitted papers as an
independent against party choice in state’s Banjar. Narottam Thakur, a retired
teacher, filed his papers as the BJP candidate in place of Maheshwar Singh.
Una: Union Minister Anurag Thakur addressed
election meetings in support of BJP candidate
Virendra Kanwar in Kutlehar’s Lathiani, Dhundhala,
Arlu and other places. During this, Thakur apprised
public about working of double engine government.
SC DECLINES TO
TRANSFER AJAY
MISHRA’S CASE
FROM LOK BENCH
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has declined to
transfer an appeal against the 2004 acquittal of
Union minister of state for home affairs Ajay Mishra
‘Teni’ in a murder case from the Allahabad HC’s
Lucknow bench to the principal bench in Prayagraj.
TERRORIST TRAPPED,
JAWAN INJURED IN
J&K’S BARAMULLA
Srinagar: An encounter
broke out between
terrorists and security
forces in J&K’s Baramulla
on Wednesday. One army
jawan has been injured &
one terrorist is believed
to be trapped. This
comes just hours after
a foreign terrorist was
killed in Kupwara town.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
WHATSAPP EXPLAINS
WHY APP STOPPED
WORKING FOR 2 HRS
New Delhi: WhatsApp
suffered a major outage in
India and other countries
on Tuesday. The app and
web clients were down for
millions of users for nearly
2 hours. Due to the outage,
users were unable to send
messages or use any of
their services. The Meta-
owned company has now
offered clarification about
why its services were down
worldwide. “We have asked
WhatsApp for a report on
the recent outage,” Telecom
Min Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
INTRODUCE CURRENCY
NOTES WITH IMAGES OF
GANESH-LAXMI: KEJRI
New Delhi: Delhi CM Arvind
Kejriwal on Wednesday
appealed to PM Modi to
have the pictures of Lord
Ganesha and Goddess
Lakshmi on the currency
notes. Fresh currency may
have a picture of Mahatma
Gandhi on one side and of
2 deities on other, he added.
WHAT DOES THIS SMILE SAY?

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022
02
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: It seems poli-
tics and favouritism has
marred the Rajasthan
cricket off late and
three ‘weak link’ play-
ers have been ‘adjusted’
in Rajasthan team, all
because of the clout of
their ‘godfathers’!
These days, the selec-
tion of three players in
the Rajasthan Cricket
Association is in dis-
cussion. One player
was fielded in Ra-
jasthan team while this
player did not get a
chance to play in Colvin
Shield. On the other
hand, the players who
played the Colvin
Shield have failed to
make the cut in team
Rajasthan. Interesting-
ly, a cabinet minister is
reportedly the godfa-
ther for this player and
the minister has thus
ensured a place for the
cricketer.
Then, the name of an
industrialist’s ‘outsid-
er’ player is also in dis-
cussion. In the past also
this player has tried to
play from Rajasthan.
but this time, it seems,
the efforts will bear
fruit. Moreover, a ‘so-
cial leader’ is also try-
ing to get his son in-
ducted in the team. So
this beckons a question
as to on whose behest
are the selectors of
RCA working?
Clout of ‘godfathers’ rules in selection of cricketers
CHANGING PATTERN IN RCA
Dravyavati project: River
that faces pollution again
Robotsservefood,doother
tasksathousingsocietyinJpr
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: The ambitious
Dravyavati river project
hasbecomeatrapforthe
residents.Thepeopleliv-
ingnearriverarefinding
it difficult to live with
dirt, garbage & stink.
The contracting firm
TataProjecthasdonethe
work but the work has
beenstoppedforamonth
due to the demand of
pending payment.
There is a demand of
Rs 55 crore towards elec-
tricitybillfromJDAand
Rs 65 crore for mainte-
nance.Duetothis,5sew-
erage treatment plants
are shut down and un-
treated sewer water is
coming directly into the
river and the environ-
ment is getting polluted
far and wide on both
sides of the river.
JDA has sought opin-
ion from State Advocate
General Mahendra Sin-
gh Singhvi on various
points including the
pending payment to the
consortium. The Dravy-
avati river flows from
the hills of Nahargarh
to the river Khodh.
There is a dense popula-
tion on both sides of the
Dravyavati river.
Jaipur (ANI): A resi-
dential society in
Jaipur, the Gulmohar
Garden Society, has ac-
quired four robots that
provide services as food
servers, fire-fighters, re-
ceptionists and clean-
ers.
These can also be
seen functioning here as
security guards, and wa-
tering trees and plants.
They also receive and
acknowledge com-
plaints. A resident said
it is a different experi-
ence. Earlier humans
used to serve food, but
now robots are doing it.
“We saw this in expen-
sivehotels,nowitishap-
pening in our society
.
We feel good,” he said.
Society secretary
Sher Singh said, “We
have bought robots.
From whom we are
taking different ser-
vices. We just got 4 ro-
bots. They include a
fire-fighting robot. We
will see for 6 months
how it goes.”
File picture of Dravyavati river. The Gulmohar Garden Society,
has acquired four robots that
act as food servers & offer
other services in Jaipur.
600 INJURED IN JAIPUR CITY THIS DIWALI
3 people died on their way to the hospital, while 2 succumbed to injuries during treatment. Nearly 175 critically injured admitted to the hospitals
Mahants performing Govardhan puja at Akshaya Patra in Jaipur on Wednesday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA & SUNIL SHARMA
Governor Kalraj Mishra participating in Annakoot Mahotsav
organised at Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple on Wednesday.
Various bhogs being offered to Lord Ganesh at the Moti Dungri
temple in Jaipur on Wednesday.
Pawan Arora, Mahendra Soni, UD Khan, Mahesh Sharma &
others at Usha Sharma’s residence on Wednesday.
CS HOSTS IAS FRATERNITY ON DIWALI
Kuldeep Ranka, Kunji Lal
Meena & Mahendra Soni.
VP Singh, Usha Sharma, Mahendra Soni, Mahesh Sharma and
others at the Diwali Sneh Milan on Wednesday.
Bhaskar Sawant presenting
a bouquet to Usha Sharma
& her husband BN Sharma.
Governor Kalraj Mishra being greeted on the occasion of Diwali
by Vaibhav Gehlot at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. Vasundhara Raje performing Govardhan Puja on Wednesday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Nearly 600 peo-
ple were injured in
Jaipur during Diwali
celebration.Officials in-
formed that more than
450 people reached the
emergency and trauma
centre of SMS Hospital.
“Three people died on
their way to the hospi-
tal, while two suc-
cumbed to injuries dur-
ing treatment. Similar-
ly, nearly 175 critically
injured were admitted
to the hospital. Around
a dozen people were in-
jured due to fireworks
and are in stable condi-
tion now,” sources said.
Meanwhile, Gover-
nor Kalraj Mishra par-
ticipated in Annakoot
Mahotsav organised at
Swaminarayan Ak-
shardham Temple in
Vaishali Nagar on
Wednesday. Governor
reached Akshardham
temple at 12 noon and
had darshan. He wished
the people of the state
for Govardhan Puja and
Annakoot festival.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The IAS As-
sociation’s Deepawa-
li ‘Sneh Milan’ was
held on Wednesday at
CS Usha Sharma’s
residence almost en-
tire state bureaucra-
cy was present. IAS
MP Meena. Former
IAS JC Mohanty,
Rajesh Sharma, Atul
Garg, DG Intelligence
Umesh Mishra, IPS
Dinesh MN,
Prashakha Mathur,
Former DGP OP Gal-
hotra, Former IAS
Hanuman Singh Bha-
ti, Former IAS Jag-
roop Singh Yadav,
Electricity Regulato-
ry Commission
Chairman BN Shar-
ma, IAS Bhanu-
prakash Yeturu, T.
Ravikant, Principal
Secretary Naveen
Mahajan Ajitabh
Sharma, IPS Sandeep
SinghChauhan,Hawa
Singh Ghumaria, Po-
lice Commissioner
Anand Srivastava,
and other officials en-
joyed delicacies with
their families.
HISTORICAL MOMENT!
Jaipur: A partial solar eclipse was observed across India,
including Jaipur, on October 25. The solar eclipse was a
rare phenomenon as this was the first time in 27 years
that it has happened during Diwali. The Department of
Science and Technology organised a special program
in Surya Mandir at Galta Gate Hilltop on this occasion.
Astronomical experts termed the eclipse as a historical
moment and it will now again be witnessed in 2034.
—PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: The fierce
fireworks on Diwali
have raised the pollu-
tion level in almost eve-
ry city of Rajasthan.
Jodhpurwasthehighest
polluted city in Ra-
jasthan as it reported an
AQIof 329.Surprisingly
,
the AQI was almost
equal to that of Delhi-
NCR and was under the
red zone category as per
air quality parameters.
According to the fig-
uresof CentralPollution
Control Board, the pollu-
tion level till 8m in Jodh-
pur was 300, while till 10
am, it touched 329 (AQI).
It was followed by Pali,
which reported an air
quality index at 262. In
Jaipur,thepollutionlevel
was 257. Similarly
, the
pollutionlevelinUdaipur
and Alwar reached 196
and 141, respectively
.
DAY AFTER DIWALI, RAJ AIR QUALITY
DROPS; JODHPUR MOST POLLUTED
MLA demands arrest of
miscreants involved in theft
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Malviya Nagar
MLA Kali Charan Saraf
on Wednesday visited
the market of Sector 2 in
Malviya Nagar area and
interacted with the shop
ownerof amedicalshop,
wherein miscreants en-
tered the shop .He spoke
toDCPEastandMalviya
Nagar Police Station
SHO and demanded im-
mediate arrest of the
miscreants. He said that
similar incidents had
happened in Sector 1
and Sector 1/1341 of
Malviya Nagar.
Kali Charan Saraf interacting with shop owner in Jaipur.
PATHAN QUESTIONS RCA’S FUNCTIONING

RAJASTHAN
03
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: The much-
awaited increase in in-
ternational flight oper-
ations from Jaipur
seems to have gone
longer this time. The
proposed increase of
four new international
flights from Jaipur has
taken a back seat as
none of the private air-
lines have prepared to
start flight operations.
Winter schedule of
flight operations will
start from October 30 in
India, but no new inter-
national flights will
take off from Jaipur.
Sources informed that
presently 5 international
flights take off from
Jaipur and this will con-
tinueforsometime.“The
Jaipur Airport Adminis-
trationhadissuedastate-
ment on Sept 29 that 4
international flights will
startfromJaipurAirport
in winter schedule. New
flights to Kuala Lumpur,
Bangkok, Dubai, & Doha
were scheduled to start
from Nov, but no preps
done,” said source.
“2 airlines had even
approved proposal to
start international
flights from Jaipur.
However, nothing has
been done on ground,”
added the source.
Thai Smile airline
was also running daily
flights to Bangkok
from here. This flight
was also stopped due to
pandemic.
Wait for new Int’l flights from Jaipur gets longer
WINTER SCHEDULE STARTS FROM OCT 30
CM APPROVES `36.56 CR TO SET UP
DIGITAL LIBRARIES IN 344 SCHOOLS
Sanction is for residential schools, multipurpose hostels & Kasturba Gandhi schools
CM Ashok Gehlot, Sunita Gehlot, Vaibhav Gehlot, Himanshi Gehlot and Kashwini Gehlot posing for
a family photo after doing Laxmi Puja (inset) on Diwali at the Chief Minister Residence.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
government sanctioned
Rs 36.56 crore to set up
digital libraries in 344
residential schools
across the state, an of-
ficial statement said.
CM Ashok Gehlot ap-
proved the amount in
compliance with the an-
nouncement made dur-
ing the discussion of
the Finance and Appro-
priation Bill 2022-23.
CM had announced
the financial provision
for digital libraries and
other necessary facili-
ties for classes 9 to 12 in
residential educational
institutes & selected
schools under various
depts in view of impor-
tance of digital learning
in today’s scenario,
statement said.
With this, digital li-
braries equipped with
state-of-the-art facili-
ties will be established
in various residential
schools, multipurpose
hostels and Kasturba
Gandhi Schools run un-
der the Tribal Area De-
velopment Dept, Social
Justice & Empower-
ment Dept, Minority Af-
fairs & School Educa-
tion Dept, among oth-
ers. Govt is taking deci-
sions to promote infor-
mation technology,
statement added.
CM approves `13.10 cr for smart
classrooms in 500 madrasas
First India Bureau
Jaipur: State govern-
ment has started con-
necting madrasas of
State with modern tech-
nology. Now for better
education in madrasas,
various facilities like
smart classrooms will
be made available. The
students will now get
education through
smart board. CM Ashok
Gehlot has approved an
additional budget of Rs
13.10 crore for this.
Out of the madrassas
registered by the Ra-
jasthan Madrasa Board,
Rs 2.62 lakh will be
spent per madrasa for
setting up of smart
classrooms in 500 ma-
drasas. It is noteworthy
that Gehlot had an-
nounced in the budget
year 2022-23 to provide
smart classrooms with
internet facility in reg-
istered madrasas.
`3,651 CR FOR
ISARDA PROJ
Jaipur: CM Gehlot has
approved proposal for
setting up of 6 new of-
fices for Isarda drinking
water project under East
Rajasthan Canal Project
(ERCP). All offices will
be opened in Dausa
dist. Project is being
constructed for drinking
water supply in Dausa &
Sawai Madhopur dists.
Availability of drinking
water will be ensured in
1,256 villages & 6 cities
of both dists with Rs
3651 cr Isarda drinking
water project. CM has
also approved Rs 18L for
furniture of new offices.
CM’s master
stroke, 3 new
boards with
OBCs in focus
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The forma-
tion of three new
boards by CM Ashok
Gehlot has sent a big
political message.
The boards have ap-
parently targeted the
Mali, Kachhi,
Kushwaha, charam-
kar, and dhobi socie-
ty
. The big decision
was taken before the
completion of 4
years of the govern-
ment. With the estab-
lishment of Jyotiba
Rao Phule Commis-
sion, the Mali-
Kushwahsocietyhas
been targeted. There
are more than 50
castesintheOBCbut
only a few castes
have dominated poli-
tics. Recently, the
Mali society had
held a demonstra-
tion in Bharatpur as
a show of strength.
The Mali society in-
fluences 40 assembly
seats of the state.
CM Ashok Gehlot
himself belongs to
Mali society. In the
2018 election, 56
OBC MLAs won
from the society and
most of them were
from Congress. Now,
formation of board
is being considered
a master stroke of
CM Gehlot with goal
of repeating govt.
PROMOTING DIGITAL LEARNING
AChandigarh-bound flight that took off from Jaipur
International Airport on Wednesday morning
returned to the city just 25 minutes after take-off as
it reported a technical snag. Sources informed the
flight took off at 8:55 am on Wednesday and did
an emergency landing at 9:20 am after passengers
complained of suffocation. “The air-conditioner
of the airplane was not working properly. As soon
as the passengers complained of suffocation, the
cabin crew informed the pilot and the plane was
immediately returned to Jaipur. An alternative flight
was arranged and the passengers were later sent
to Chandigarh,” said the source. Heated arguments
were witnessed between airplane employees & pas-
sengers as it took time to arrange alternative aircraft.
Chandigarh-bound Indigo flight makes
emergency landing due to tech issue
CM seeks national
monument status
for Mangarh Dham
First India Bureau
Jaipur: PM Narendra
Modi will address a
large public meeting on
November 1 at Mangarh
Dham, main pilgrimage
site of tribals of Ban-
swara district. For this
PM Modi held a meet-
ing with the CS of Ra-
jasthan and Gujarat on
Tuesday through video
conferencing.
Demand for granting
the status of a national
monument to Mangarh
Dham has been going
on for a long time. CM
Gehlot has also written
a letter to the PM.
About 1L tribal peo-
ple from 3 states namely
Rajasthan, Gujarat &
MP will reach this meet-
ing. Modi will address
the 99 tribal seats of 3
states through public
meetings. 25 seats in Raj
Legislative Assembly,
27 in Gujarat Legisla-
tive Assembly, 47 seats
in MP are reserved for
ST. The Union Ministry
of Culture and an NGO
will organize the pro-
gram together. CMs &
BJP state presidents of
all three states have
been invited. CM Ashok
Gehlot, Gujarat CM
Bhupendra Patel, MP
CM Shivraj Singh
Chouhan are invited.
Ex-IAS held in attempt to murder case over land dispute
Jaipur (PTI): A retired
IAS officer has been ar-
rested in connection
with an attempt to mur-
der case in Rajasthan’s
Nagaur district, police
said on Wednesday
.
According to an FIR
lodged by victim Sat-
veer Singh, about 10-12
people vandalised the
house he was living in
and opened fire on the
directions of former
IAS officer Rohitash
Singh on October 21.
In the attack, Sat-
veer’s wife Krishna sus-
tained bullet injuries,
the FIR said.
According to police,
former IAS officer had
purchased a piece of
land in Parbatsar under
Peelwa police station
limits while he was
posted in Haryana.
The said land is regis-
tered in name of Sat-
veer who was a partner
of the former IAS of-
ficer, police said, adding
that dispute is now over
taking possession.
“Both the parties
have lodged FIR against
each other over posses-
sion dispute over 84
bigha land. The matter
is also sub-judice. We
have arrested retired
IAS officer for being in-
volved in attack & taken
him on 3 days remand,”
Peelwa SHO Surajmal
Chaudhary said.
The accused was ar-
rested on Monday and
produced before a court
a day after, SHO said.
Only Rahul can challenge PM Modi: CM
From Pg 1...
He attended the swear-
ing-in ceremony of
KhargeinDelhiandcon-
gratulated him while
promising to work to
strengthen the party
.
In 2004 and 2009, the
UPA government was
formed at the Centre by
defeating the BJP, he
said.CM Ashok Gehlot
also hailed Sonia’s
“spirit of sacrifice, af-
fection and belonging”.
“Sonia even gave up
the post of prime minis-
ter and always ran the
party like a family
. Due
tothisspiritof sacrifice,
affection and belonging-
ness, the party united
under her leadership
and formed the UPA by
forming alliances with
many parties.
“Those who were op-
posed to Sonia when
she entered politics be-
came her admirers. To-
day, Sonia Gandhi leav-
ing post of Cong presi-
dent is an emotional
moment for all Con-
gressmen,” he added.
Meanwhile, Gehlot
also said that efforts
continued till the last
minute to make Rahul
as president of grand
old party since he is the
only one who can chal-
lenge PM Modi and BJP
government.
“It was Rahul Gan-
dhi’s desire that for
once a non-Gandhi
should become Presi-
dent of the party. How-
ever, till last minute,
efforts were made to
make Rahul Gandhi
party president,” said
Gehlot while speaking
to media.
AHEAD OF PM MODI’S VISIT
Retired IAS officer Rohitash
Singh in police custody.
RIJUJHUNJHUNWALA’SFOUNDATIONTO
TAKECAREOF4INDIRARASOIKITCHENS
Jaipur: Congress leader Riju Jhunjhunwala’s
Jawahar Foundation has taken up the work of four
Indira Rasoi kitchens to provide nutritious food
to people under Ashok Gehlot govt’s Indira Rasoi
scheme. Food will be provided at Rs 1 per plate.
Founder Riju Jhunjhunwala said that he will try to
fulfill the responsibility given to the foundation by
Bhilwara district administration. “Jawahar Foun-
dation never backed down for the development
and social responsibility,” he said.
Jaipur: In first such case, NGT has taken a strict
stand against a private firm on the issue of cutting
trees for setting up solar plant. In order to set up
the solar plant, the private
company had axed down
250 Khejri and Rohida trees
in the Jodhpur district. For
this, the NGT has ordered
the company to plant trees, ten times more than the
number of trees cut down, in the surrounding area.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh
Kumar, on basis of the report of inquiry committee,
in this case, convicted AMP Energy Green Four Pvt
Ltd for illegally cutting trees.
NGT ASKS FIRM TO PLANT 10 TIMES MORE
TREES THAN IT AXED FOR SOLAR PLANT
NEWS DIGEST
SHCs TO BE
UPGRADED TO
PHCs
Jaipur: CM Gehlot
has approved the
proposal to upgrade
the sub-health cen-
tres located at Gaulari
in Dholpur district,
Khandach in Ajmer
district, Nayolkhi in
Hanumangarh district
and Neemla village
in Jaipur district to
primary health cen-
tres. According to the
proposal, a total of 9
additional posts will
be created in each
new PHCs includ-
ing Medical Officer,
Nurse Category II,
Female Health Of-
ficer, Pharmacist, Lab
Technician, Ward Boy
and Safai Karamchari.
CM Ashok Gehlot may
announce creation of
6 new districts in Raj
First India Bureau
Jaipur: CM Ashok
Gehlot may an-
nounce creation of
six new districts in
the state. There is a
possibility of a delay
of two months in the
report of committee
formed under chair-
manship of retired
IAS Ramalubhaya to
recommend the for-
mation of new dists.
By December this
year, committee is ex-
pected to provide its
report to govt, in
which the commit-
tee will decide on the
demand of making
six new districts
at different places
in state.
Apart from
the legisla-
tors, lead-
ers, social
wo rke r s
and com-
mon people
have also given
separate memo-
randums to the Ram-
lubhaya Committee
for the formation of
new districts. After
the demand for new
districts, committee
is now engaged in
the work of prepar-
ing reports. There
are chances that CM
Gehlot can even put
final seal on report
and recommenda-
tions of the Ramlub-
haya Committee
even before the next
budget. Planning is
to provide the status
of a district to re-
gions like Kotputli,
Balotra, Phalodi,
Didwana, Beawar,
and Bhiwa-
di.
REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED SOON
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Those who cling to
perceptions and views
wander the world
offending people.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
Hearty congratulations to all of you
on the festival of ‘Govardhan Puja’, a
symbol of nature, cattle promotion and
environmental protection. On this holy
day, taking inspiration from Lord Shri
Krishna, let us all take a pledge for the
protection and promotion of mother cow.
Krishna bless everyone. Jai Shri Krishna!
Bhupender Yadav
@byadavbjp
Proud moment! Two more Indian
beaches have made it to the list of Blue
Beaches. Minicoy, Thundi Beach and
Kadmat Beach - both in Lakshadweep
- are the proud entrants in the coveted
list of Blue Beaches, an eco-label given
to the cleanest beaches in the world.
TOP TWEETS
GANESH, LAKSHMI
ON CURRENCY IS
AAP’S TWIST TO
RELIGIOUS POLITICS
elhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal has
come up with a new
idea to give the coun-
try’s religious poli-
tics a new twist. While doing
Diwali puja, he said, the idea
dawned on him that images of
Lord Ganesh and goddess Lak-
shmi, the deities who represent
wealth and prosperity
, should be
there on India’s currency notes.
The new currency notes being
printed should carry these im-
ages for the sake of the coun-
try’s prosperity when even with-
out invocation of gods it is be-
lieved to be doing much better
than developed economies.
Kejriwal’sisnotsosubtleanat-
tempt to give religious politics a
new turn has been done with Gu-
jarat and Himachal Pradesh elec-
tions in mind and to beat the BJP
at its own game. The ruling par-
ty’s politics has revolved around
Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura. To
make his proposal acceptable to
Muslims he cited the example of
Indonesia, a Islamic country
,
whichhasLordGaneshonitscur-
rency
. It may still not work.
D
ore than Britain,
there is joy in In-
dia over Rishi Su-
nak becoming the
first Briton of col-
our to become the country’s
prime minister because of
his India link. Sunak is the
youngest to lead the country
and, reportedly, is richer
than the King and is a prac-
ticing Hindu. His appoint-
ment is indeed a milestone
moment in British history
and speaks volumes about
the equal opportunities avail-
able to immigrants in the
United Kingdom, which
ruled over us for centuries.
No matter how excited we
may be at the prospect of
puja being performed at 10
Downing Street, his official
residence and his Bengaluru-
based billionaire in-laws, Ri-
shi Sunak will have to watch,
and promote, Britain’s inter-
ests if wants his Conserva-
tive Party to win elections in
two years’ time.
Rishi Sunak leading the To-
ries to an electoral victory
will be a true test of the white
man’s (and woman) having
come out of the colonial and
racistmindset.Lestweforget,
Sunak is the choice of Tory
MPs and that he earlier lost to
Liz Truss when over a million
Tory members were asked to
choose between the two.
For now Sunak’s appoint-
ment as prime minister has
stabilised Britain’s revolving
door politics. His new cabi-
net reflects Sunak’s attempt
to unite Tory factions and
now has the task of propping
up the inflation-plagued
economy and making life af-
fordable for Britons. Retain-
ing Jeremy Hunt as Chancel-
lor showed his belief in con-
tinuity and seriousness to-
wards the economy
. For India
the proof of pudding will lie
in early signing of the Free
Trade Agreement promised
by Boris Johnson.
IT IS RISHI SUNAK’S
TURN AT THE HELM
Rishi Sunak leading the
Tories to an electoral
victory will be a true test of
the white man’s (and woman)
having come out of the
colonial and racist mindset.
Lest we forget, Sunak is the
choice of Tory MPs and that
he earlier lost to Liz Truss
when over a million Tory
members were asked to
choose between the two
M
Promoted by
Suvasa Apparel and Furnishing Pvt. Ltd.
PANCHAYAT POLLS
BJP MEETING CPM TO
DESTABILISE TMC?
n politics, especially in India,
there are no permanent
friends or foes. Politics is a
game of strange bedfellows
and there is no change in this
old order. Recently, the meet-
ing of BJP MP Raju Bista and
party MLA Shankar Ghosh
with veteran CPI(M) leader
and former mayor of Siliguri
Ashok Bhattacharya at his
(Bhattacharya’s) house
raised eyebrows and the po-
litical grapevine was quick to
spin a yarn about the report-
ed saffron camp’s plan to
rope in the Left leader ahead
of the panchayat elections
slated for next year.
Though both the Left and
the BJP leaders described it
as a “courtesy visit”, the rul-
ing Trinamool Congress has
smelt a conspiracy! However,
brushing aside speculations
and describing the meeting
as a “courtesy visit” by the
BJP leaders, Bhattacharya
told the media, “If an MP
pays a visit on the occasion
of Diwali, I cannot shut the
door on his face. It was also
the death anniversary of my
wife and everyone was invit-
ed. The speculations that are
doing rounds are baseless
and unjust.”
Calling it a “courtesy vis-
it”, BJP Darjeeling MP Raju
Bista said, “Ashok Bhattacha-
rya is a former minister, MLA
and mayor of Siliguri. I came
here to extend my Diwali
greetings to him. It was also
the death anniversary of his
wife. Therefore, I wanted to
meet him at his residence.”
“Our party MP Raju Bista
wanted to meet the Left lead-
er to inquire about his health.
So, during the auspicious oc-
casion of Diwali, I went with
him. It is wrong to draw a
conclusion based on this. It is
also not right to consider it a
political meeting,” said BJP’s
Siliguri MLA Shankar
Ghosh, who was previously
with the CPI(M).
The TMC’s mouthpiece
‘JagoBangla’onTuesdaypub-
lished an editorial, mention-
ing that the BJP’s meeting
with Bhattacharya may have
seriouspoliticalconnotations.
Meanwhile, TMC state gener-
al secretary Kunal Ghosh
went on to say
, “There is a con-
spiracygoingontodestabilise
the government, especially in
the northern part of the state.
It may be noted that BJP lead-
ers have been demanding a
separatestateforthepeoplein
north Bengal.
“We have information that
the BJP wants to destabilise
the northern part of Bengal
and plan to make it a Union
Territory with some parts of
Bihar.Wehavesaidthisbefore
and are saying it now that the
Left and the BJP are trying to
destabilise the state govern-
ment. They will, of course,
say that it was a courtesy visit
but we know what is happen-
ing. They are seeking Bhat-
tacharya’s support to execute
their plans,” alleged Ghosh.
HINDU MAHASABHA TO
FIGHT RURAL POLLS?
The Akhil Bharat Hindu Ma-
hasabha announced that it
will contest next year’s pan-
chayat elections in West Ben-
gal. The outfit that was rela-
tively unknown in the con-
temporary political land-
scape of West Bengal also
tried to strike another contro-
versy on Friday by demand-
ing that the photo of Gandhi
on currency notes should be
replaced with that of Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose.
SUVENDU’S CLAIM
The Trinamool Congress’s
rule in West Bengal will be
over in a few months, leader
of opposition Suvendu Adhi-
kari claimed recently, stating
that the police cannot save
the regime anymore.
Addressing a ‘Bijaya Sam-
milani’ or post-Durga Puja
meetinginhishometownKan-
thi in Purba Medinipur dis-
trict, the BJP leader said that
his party will fight next year’s
panchayat elections “inch by
inch”. He said the BJP will
form “strong” teams in every
booth to counter the TMC’s
“terror”inthepanchayatpolls.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
TMC MOCKS SUVENDU
The TMC said it does not
give importance to Adhikari’s
statements. “Suvendu Adhikari
used to say ‘BJP hatao Desh
Banchao’ till mid-2020. He
had campaigned against Amit
Shah during the 2019 Lok
Sabha polls. Being an oppor-
tunist and unethical person, he
crossed over to the BJP. We
don’t attach any importance to
the utterances of an unethical
person,” TMC state general
secretary Kunal Ghosh said.
FEW POINTS TO PONDER
z The recent ED raids and
the visuals doing the
rounds across the media
in the country, political
observers feel will have
an impact on the ruling
party in the state
z The party had to go on
a defensive mode and
distance itself from the
leaders who were in the
ED scanner
z It may also be noted that
TMC will have to prepare its
panchayat poll blueprint on
its own with its prime politi-
cal strategist and strong-
man, Anubrata Mondal in a
spot and under ED scanner
z Mondal has been a poll
striker for the TMC in its
citadel in Birbhum and
the adjacent districts for a
very long time
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Journalist and
former Managing Editor, First India

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INDIA
05
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Even be-
fore the results of Con-
gress President’s elec-
tion were out, Shashi
Tharoor and his team
had started making al-
legations of election
malpractices. Shortly
after the counting of
votes began on Wednes-
day, Tharoor’s election
agent Salman Soz made
allegations of election
rigging. He said that he
was in touch with the
head of the election au-
thority Madhusudan
Mistry and informed
him about many things.
However, he said that he
cannot go into detail
about it. He made alle-
gations of electoral mal-
practices in Uttar
Pradesh, which has the
maximum number of
representatives, approx-
imately elevenhundred.
Tharoor’s team also de-
manded cancellation of
elections in UP. Earlier,
during the election cam-
paign, Tharoor himself
had alleged of favorit-
ism.
The allegations and
complaints leveled by
Shashi Tharoor and his
team, who contested the
election against Mall-
ikarjun Kharge, have
given legitimacy to this
election. No one can call
this election a mixed
game, however, it was
actually so. A face was
needed to fight against
a candidate backed by
Sonia and Rahul, who
had the image of an in-
dependent leader.
Shashi Tharoor was
meeting this criterion
because he was also a
member of G23 and
used to give statements
from time to time re-
garding the policies of
the party
. Now his com-
plaints will further
prove that he was not a
proxy candidate, but
contested the election
of his own free will,
with full preparation.
The Congress party
wanted to create this
message so that no one
can call the election of
the President as a sham
and in this agenda, Con-
gress has tasted
success.
Have Tharoor’s candidature hidden ‘scripted’ electioneering of Cong?
SOMETHING FISHY
HM AMIT SHAH IN GUJARAT
In Shah’s presence, over 12,500 kg
drugs destroyed in Gujarat & Delhi
Ahmedabad (Agen-
cies): Union Home Min-
ister Amit Shah ad-
dressed a meeting of the
western region states on
‘Drug Trafficking and
National Security’ in
Gandhinagar on
Wednesday
. “I congratu-
late Gujarat Chief Min-
ister Bhupendra Patel,
GujaratPoliceandGuja-
rat Minister of State for
Home Harsh Sanghavi
for doing commendable
work in stopping this
activity by running sev-
eral operations in coor-
dination with central
agencies,” Shah said at
the meeting.
While Patel was pre-
sent on the dais, Goa
CM Pramod Sawant,
MP CM Shivraj Singh
Chouhan and Maha-
rashtra deputy CM Dev-
endra Fadnavis among
others joined through
VC. Nearly 12,500 kg of
seized drugs were de-
stroyed at two locations
in Gujarat and Delhi as
the meeting was in pro-
gress in Gandhinagar.
Peace and tranquillity in border essential: Jaishankar to Chinese envoy
New Delhi: Peace and
tranquillity in the bor-
der areas are essential
for normal ties between
India and China, Exter-
nal Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar conveyed to
outgoing Chinese Am-
bassador Sun Weidong
on Wednesday
.
Jaishankar made the
remarks when the en-
voy called on him.
India and China are
locked in a lingering
border standoff in
eastern Ladakh for
over 29 months. The bi-
lateral relationship
came under severe
strain following the
deadly clash in Galwan
Valley in Eastern
Ladakh in June, 2020.
“Received Ambassa-
dor Sun Weidong of
China for a farewell
call. Emphasized that
the development of In-
dia-China relations is
guided by the 3 Mutu-
als. Peace and tranquil-
ity in the border areas
is essential,” the exter-
nal affairs minister
tweeted.
“The normalization
of India-China rela-
tions is in the interest
of both countries, of
Asia and the world at
large,” he said.
India has been as-
serting that the Sino-
India ties must be
based on three mutu-
als: mutual sensitivity,
mutual respect and
mutual interest.
In his farewell re-
marks at an event on
Tuesday, Sun said it is
natural for China and
India to have some dif-
ferences but the focus
should be to seek com-
mon ground for devel-
opment while resolv-
ing the pending issues
through dialogue.
Last month, the In-
dian and Chinese mili-
taries carried out dis-
engagement from the
Patrolling Point 15 in
the Gogra-Hotsprings
area last month.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets outgoing Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong
for a farewell call , in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
“I’M VERY
IMPRESSED BY
YOUR MINISTER...”
New Delhi (PTI): Omar
Sultan Al Olama, the
UAE’s Minister of State
for Artificial Intelligence,
on Wednesday lauded
External Affairs Minister
S Jaishankar, saying he
is impressed by how he
positions India’s foreign
policy on the world stage
amid geopolitical tugs
of war.Omar Sultan Al
Olama, praised Jaishankar
during a conference at a
Delhi-based think tank.
He had virtually joined
union ministers from
India and several parlia-
mentarians.
ENOUGH ROOM IN WORLD FOR CHINA,
INDIA; LET’S NOT INTERFERE IN
OTHER’S AFFAIRS: OUTGOING ENVOY
New Delhi (ANI): Out-
going Chinese envoy
to India Sun Weidong
in his farewell address
has stressed the need
to manage and resolve
differences between
India and China and
uphold the principle
of non-interference in
each other’s internal
affairs. Sun, who as-
sumed office in July
2019, is leaving at a
time when the two
sides continue to man-
age ties, following the
Ladakh border clash
that has remained
the dominant issue
between the two sides.
In his farewell remarks
posted on the Chinese
embassy website,
Sun said it is only
natural for important
neighbours China and
India to have some
differences but the
key is how to handle
the differences. “We
should be aware that
the common interests
of the two countries
are greater than differ-
ences,” the envoy said.
Shashi Tharoor
Yogi approves VRS application for ‘87 batch
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath
has given his approval
to the VRS application
of 1987-batch Indian
AAdministrative Ser-
vices officer Renuka
Kumar.
An officer of UP cad-
re, Renuka Kumar was
on central deputation.
Annoyed by the central
government’s move to
send her back from the
deputation, Renuka in-
stead of returning to
UP sent her VRS to the
UP government in the
office of the Resident
Commissioner, New
Delhi in August.
After getting NOC
from the central gov-
ernment, Chief Minis-
ter Yogi has given his
approval to the VRS ap-
plication.
Her husband Sunil
Kumar is also an IAS
officer and currently
he is on central deputa-
tion.Sources in the bu-
reaucracy said that if
the VRS of IAS Renuka
Kumar would not have
been approved and if
she had returned to Ut-
tar Pradesh, many
equations could have
changed in the state bu-
reaucracy.
Renuka Kumar was
to retire in June 2023.
She has been a trusted
officer of Yogi.
Earlier the UP gov-
ernment had approved
the VRS of IAS officer
Juthika Patankar.
IAS officer Renuka Kumar
PK hints that he
is being aided by
former clients
Patna (PTI): Political
strategist-turned-activ-
ist Prashant Kishor on
Thursday hinted that
he was receiving finan-
cial assistance for his
‘Jan Suraaj campaign’
in Bihar from his for-
mer clients, many of
whom were now chief
ministers of their re-
spective states.
He made the candid
disclosure at a press
conference in Valmiki
Nagar, a picturesque
but remote forest re-
serve situated along
the Indo-Nepal border,
about 300 kms from the
Bihar capital.
Kishor has been on a
‘padayatra’ since Octo-
ber 2 and intends to
cover 3,500 km on foot,
touching every nook
and corner of his home
state before his cam-
paign evolves into a full
fledged political party.
Senior IAS officer on long leave
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Senior IAS
officer of UP cadre
Monika S Garg, ACS
Minority Welfare, Mus-
lim Waqf, has gone on
a long leave. Many ACS
rank officials have al-
ready retired in the
state and those who are
left have the charge of
many departments.
In such a situation,
the government has
handed over the charge
of ACS Minority Af-
fairs to IAS Dr Hari om,
an officer of the rank
of Principal Secretary
.
Hari Om is a 1997
batch officer and cur-
rently holds the re-
sponsibility of Princi-
pal Secretary Social
Welfare and Director
ST Development.
Monika S Garg IAS Dr Hari Om
A face was
needed to fight
against candidate
backed by Sonia
and Rahul Gandhi
SHAH TO INAUGURATE, LAY STONE OF
PROJECTS WORTH RS 6,629 CR IN H’YANA
Home Minister Amit
Shah inaugurates a high
level regional meeting
on ‘Drug Trafficking
and National Security’,
in Gandhinagar on
Wednesday. (Left)
Drugs being destroyed
in presence of Shah.
Chandigarh (PTI): Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah will inaugurate and
lay foundation stones
of four projects worth
Rs 6,629 crore from a
programme in Haryana’s
Faridabad, according to
a statement. The event
will be held on Thursday
at Faridabad’s Parade
Ground, Sector 12.He will
lay the foundation stone
of the Haryana Orbital Rail
Corridor project costing
Rs 5,618 crores besides
the inauguration of a
Rs 590 core rail coach
refurbishment factory in
Sonipat. The projects also
include the country’s first
longest elevated railway
track built in Rohtak at Rs
315.40 crore.The home
minister will also dedi-
cate and inaugurate the
Haryana Police Residence
Complex, Bhondsi, con-
structed at a cost of Rs
106 crore.
HM TO CHAIR 2-DAY
‘CHINTAN SHIVIR’
EASTERN ZONAL
COUNCIL MEET
PM TO INAUGURATE
VARIOUS PROJECTS
PM LIKELY TO VISIT
AP ON OCT 30
New Delhi: Develop-
ment of an ecosystem
for cybercrime man-
agement, increase in
usage of IT in criminal
justice system, wom-
en’s safety, coastal
security issues will be
discussed at the two-
day ‘Chintan Shivir’
of home ministers of
states at Surajkund on
October 27 and 28.
Kolkata: Chances
of West Bengal CM
Mamata Banerjee and
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah coming face
to face on November
5 are high as the latter
is scheduled to attend
and chair the meeting
of the Eastern Zonal
Security Council at the
Bengal secretariat of
Nabanna.
Visakhapatnam: PM
Narendra Modi will
visit Visakhapatnam
on November 11 to
inaugurate and lay
foundations for vari-
ous developmental
and infrastructure
projects. Railway of-
ficials have received
the communication
that he will be in the
port city.
Itanagar: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
is likely to visit AP on
October 30 to inau-
gurate the Donyi Polo
Airport near here, a
senior official said.
CM Pema Khandu had
recently met the prime
minister and request-
ed him to inaugurate
the greenfield airport
in Hollongi, he said.
Kharge chairs Congress CEC
meeting for Guj assembly polls
New Delhi (ANI):
Mallikarjun Kharge,
who on Wednesday
took over as Congress
president, chaired a
meeting of the par-
ty’s Central Election
Committee (CEC) to
finalise candidates
for the Gujarat as-
sembly polls.
Former Congress
president Sonia Gan-
dhi was also present
at the meeting. Three
meetingsof Congress
screening committee
have already been
held for Gujarat as-
sembly polls. The
Congress is seeking
to oust the BJP gov-
ernment in Gujarat
and is also facing
challenge from Aam
AadmiPartywhichis
seeking to establish
itself in the state. The
BJP has been contin-
uously in power in
Gujarat from 1998.
The assembly polls
in Gujarat would be
held before the end of
the year. Kharge offi-
cially took charge as
the party president at
the AICC headquar-
ters in New Delhi.
BHARAT JODO
YATRA SET TO
RESUME IN T’GANA
“MA, NO MATTER
WHAT WORLD
SAYS...” PRIYANKA
Telangana (PTI): After
a three-day break,
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo
Yatra is set to resume
its march from Tel-
angana on Thursday.
The Congress Minister
of Parliament will be
reaching Hyderabad
later in the day and will
leave for Makthal in
Narayanpet district to
resume the yatra after
a night halt.
New Delhi (PTI):
Hours after Sonia Gan-
dhi handed over charge
as Congress chief to
Mallikarjun Kharge,
her daughter and
party general secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
shared an Instagram
post with the mes-
sage: “So proud of
you Ma, no matter
what the world says or
thinks, I know, you did
it all for love.”
Ashok Gehlot with Bhupesh Baghel, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra,
Deepender Singh Hooda and Ajay Maken and party members
attend the charge-taking ceremony of newly elected party
president Mallikarjun Kharge, in New Delhi on Wednesday.

INDIA
06
Chennai (PTI): A probe by the National Investigation
Agency (NIA) into the Coimbatore explosion case
would be recom-
mended to the Centre,
the Tamil Nadu
government said here
on Wednesday. The
state government also
announced raising a
special police force to
foil sabotage and bolster its intelligence wing.
Guwahati (PTI): Local
authorities in western
Goalpara district in
Assam sealed a Miya
Museum on October
25, two days after it
was inaugurated by an
organisation represent-
ing migrant Muslims.A
team led by Lakhipur
circle officer Rajib
Gogoi evicted the items
displayed at the muse-
um at Dapkarbhita near
Lakhipur town before
sealing it. The reason
cited was that it was a
house built under the
PM’s AYG scheme.
New Delhi (ANI): In a
major development,
the NIA has reportedly
questioned Punjabi
singer Afsana Khan,
an associate of late
Punjabi Singer Siddhu
Singh Moosewala, in the
gangster-terror nexus
case on Wednesday. The
National Investigation
Agency (NIA) has found
a link of the Punjabi
pop industry in the
case, and questioned
Khan.Recently, the NIA
conducted a nationwide
raid at the hideouts of
several gangsters.
Kedarnath (ANI): The sanctum sanctorum of Kedar-
nath Dham has been decorated with gold. The walls
and ceiling of the sanc-
tum sanctorum have
been given a new look
with 550 gold layers.
The gold layering has
provided the sanctum
sanctorum a more attractive look. Temple Committee
President Ajendra Ajay said that the work of golden
decoration of the sanctum sanctorum of Kedarnath
temple was completed this morning.
TAMIL NADU TO HAND OVER COIMBATORE
EXPLOSION CASE PROBE TO NIA
ASSAM SEALS 'MIYA'
MUSEUM SET UP BY
MIGRANT MUSLIMS
NIA QUESTIONS
PUNJABI SINGER
AFSANA KHAN
KEDARNATH DHAM'S SANCTUM SANCTORUM
DECORATED WITH 550 GOLD LAYERS
CRUCIAL READ
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: By-elec-
tions may be announced
soon in the Mainpuri
seat, which was vacated
by the death of Sama-
jwadiPartyfounderMu-
layam Singh Yadav. This
election will be very in-
teresting. One reason
for this is the suspense
over who will contest
the election from the
family of Netaji i.e. Mu-
layam Singh and sec-
ondly what will the
Bharatiya Janata Party
and Samajwadi Party
do? Will the BJP field a
candidate for Netaji’s
seat against any mem-
ber of his family in the
by-election? Right now,
citing tradition in Ma-
harashtra, the party has
not fielded a candidate
against the wife of late
MLARameshLatte.Can
thishappeninMainpuri
seat of Uttar Pradesh
also? The question is be-
ing raised in view of the
kind of affection shown
by top BJP leaders to-
wards Mulayam Singh
on his death and Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said that Mulayam
Singh had blessed him,
which is his heritage.
Before that it has to be
decided as to who will
contest the election
from Mulayam Singh’s
family
. So far Dharmen-
dra Yadav is considered
to be the strongest con-
tender. He was earlier
MP from Badaun from
where he lost last time.
Recently, Akhilesh Ya-
dav resigned from
Azamgarh seat, Dhar-
mendra Yadav fought
from there but he lost by
close to 10 thousand
Will BJP ‘honor’ Mulayam in Mainpuri by-election?
ELECTORAL BLOOD-BATH
Late former UP CM Mulayam
Singh Yadav —FILE PHOTO
QUESTION RAISED
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): This year, the day
after Diwali has seen
the cleanest air in Delhi
since 2015. This, despite
the AQI remaining in
the ‘very poor’ category
on both Diwali and the
day after, with pollu-
tion levels recording a
surge when firecrack-
ers were set off in viola-
tion of Delhi govern-
ment’s ban.
The AQI (air quality
index) on Diwali day
was 312, while it was 303
on Tuesday, according
to data from the Central
Pollution Control Board
(CPCB). AQI between
301 and 400 is consid-
ered to be ‘very poor’.
The AQI on Diwali day
this year is the cleanest
that the city has seen
since 2019.
CPCB data available
from 2015 onwards
shows that the worst
post-Diwali air quality
was seen last year, when
the day after Diwali re-
corded an AQI of 462, in
the ‘severe’ category.
The AQI on Diwali day
last year was 382. Since
2015, there have been
four years when the day
after Diwali saw ‘se-
vere’ air quality
.
Meteorological con-
ditions played a role in
the improved air quali-
ty this time. Gufran
Beig, founder project
director, SAFAR, said
that wind speed helped
prevent the accumula-
tion of pollutants and
an early Diwali this
year meant that the
temperature is still rel-
atively warm.
“Wind speed picked
up around 2 am on
Tuesday. In the early
hours of the morning,
pollutants would have
normally accumulated,
when the temperature
is cooler and the bound-
ary layer comes down
and winds become slow-
er. But the wind speed
picked up, aiding dis-
persion. The highest
AQI levels were record-
ed around midnight,
after which it improved
and settled at 323 in the
morning,” Beig said.
“It appears that there
may have been a reduc-
tion in firecracker
emissions compared to
last year,” Beig said.
Delhi sees cleanest day
after-Diwali since 2015
The AQI on Diwali day this year is the cleanest that the city has seen since 2019
Raisina Hills is barely visible due to dense smog as air quality
remains in the 'severe' category, in New Delhi. —FILE PHOTO
It appears
that there
may have
been a reduction in
firecracker emissions
compared to last
year. The air quality
did not deteriorate
as much as it
could have.
—Gufran Beig,
SAFAR project director
New Delhi (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor
Vinai Kumar Saxena has given his nod to hold
Chhath Puja at designated ghats on the Yamu-
na and directed the officials to ensure basic
amenities along with adequate security
.
Having perused the note of the Minister
(Revenue) on pre page as endorsed by Chief
Minister, I approve the proposal for allowing
Chhath Ghats at the Designated River Ya-
muna Ghats subject to the strict adherence to
the directions/orders issued by the National
Green Tribunal (NGT) and by the National
Mission for Clean Ganga in this context. It may
also be ensured that the designated Ghats are
properly cleaned, basic amenities
are provided and security con-
cernsaretakencareof,theGov-
ernor said. The LG directed the
officials of the Revenue Depart-
ment, Environment Department
and concerned authorities to
ensure strict enforcement of
the above orders to protect
the environment.
Delhi LG allows Chhath
Puja at designated ghats
28deadinB’deshcyclone,
millions without power
Dhaka (Agencies):
Bangladesh rescue
workers found the bod-
ies of four missing
crew of a dredger boat,
taking the death toll
from Cyclone Sitrang
to 28 as millions re-
mained without power,
officials said on
Wednesday (Oct 26).
Cyclones - the equiv-
alent of hurricanes in
the Atlantic or ty-
phoons in the Pacific -
are a regular menace
in the region but scien-
tists say climate
change is likely mak-
ing them more intense
and frequent. Cyclone
Sitrang made landfall
in southern Bangla-
desh on Monday but
authorities managed to
get about a million peo-
ple to safety before the
monster storm hit.
Withwindsof 80kmh,
it still left a trail of dev-
astation in the coun-
try's densely populated,
low-lying coastal re-
gion, which is home to
tens of millions of peo-
ple. The government
said nearly 10,000 tin-
roofed homes were ei-
ther destroyed or dam-
aged and crops on
large swathes of farm-
land were wrecked at a
time of record-high
food inflation.
Fire department di-
vers found the bodies
of four crew of a dredg-
er boat that sank dur-
ing the storm in the Bay
of Bengal. We found
one body on Tuesday
night and three more
this morning. Four
crew are still missing,
Abdullah Pasha from
the fire department.
Cyclone Sitrang crossed the Bangladesh coast on Monday taking
the death toll to 28. —PHOTO BY PTI
Prayagraj (PTI): The
authorities here have
ordered the demolition
of a private hospital
where a dengue patient
died after being trans-
fused with what the
family claimed was
sweet lime juice and not
blood platelets.
Prayagraj District
Magistrate Sanjay Ku-
mar Khatri said that
report of the sample col-
lected from the hospital
revealed that platelets
and not sweet lime juice
was transfused to the
patient. He, however,
charged Global Hospital
with laxity in the
transfusion process,
saying the reports
showed the platelets
were stored in an im-
properwaywhichmight
have led to clotting.
UP hospital in platelets row to be demolished
Bijapur (ANI): The
BJP on Wednesday took
a jibe at AIMIM presi-
dent Asaduddin Owaisi
over his remark that he
wishes to see a hijab-
wearing woman as the
Prime Minister of In-
dia. Addressing the
press Owaisi had also
said the BJP wants to
eradicate secularism
and is against equal op-
portunity for all in the
country. BJP's Shehzad
Poonawalla said, Owai-
si ji hopes that a hijab-
wearing girl becomes
PM of India! Well, Con-
stitution bars nobody
but do tell us when
will a Hijab-wearing
girl get to become the
President of AIMIM.
“Hijab-wearing
woman will
become PM”
Amritsar (ANI): Vice-
President Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Wednes-
day offered prayers at
the sanctum sancto-
rum of the Golden
Temple here.
Dhankhar, who also
partook in the 'langar'
(community kitchen),
was accorded a warm
welcome by Shiroma-
ni Gurdwara Parband-
hak Committee
(SGPC) chief Har-
jinder Singh Dhami.
Dhami had earlier
told the media that the
apex gurdwara body
would also give a mem-
orandum to the vice-
president for the re-
lease of 'Bandi Singhs'
(Sikh prisoners). He
had said this issue was
the most important for
the community as Sikh
prisoners had not been
released even after
they had completed
their sentences.
Last month, the
SGPC had sought time
from Prime Minister
Narendra Modi for a
meeting to discuss the
issue of the release of
Sikh prisoners.
VP pays obeisance at Golden Temple
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar along with his wife Sudesh
Dhankhar and SGPC officials pose for photographs as they pay
obeisance at the Golden Temple, on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Thiruvananthapuram
(Agencies): KeralaGov-
ernor Arif Mohammed
Khan has written to
Chief Minister Pinarayi
Vijayan, demanding the
dismissal of Finance
Minister KN Balagopal
over recent remarks at a
university, which he
said were “seditious”.
In his letter to the CM
the Governor alleged
that Mr Balagopal deliv-
ered a speech at a cam-
pus in Thiruvanan-
thapuram last week,
seeking to “stoke the
fire of regionalism and
provincialism and un-
dermining the unity of
India”. According to re-
ports, minister KN Bala-
gopal had said at the
function that “those
who come from places
like UP, may find it
tough to understand
universities in Kerala.”
Kerala Guv writes to CM, says fire FM
Ramnagara (Karna-
taka) (Agencies): The
45-year-old Lingayat
seer in Karnataka who
died by suicide on
Monday was “hon-
eytrapped” and being
blackmailed over
“obscene video calls”
with a woman, police
today said.
Two names in the
suicide note are con-
nected to the mutt, in-
vestigators have said.
“The private mo-
ments of the
woman (unidentified
so far) and the seer
were captured by the
woman using her
phone's screen-record-
ing function,” the
sources said.
‘A woman has hone this to
me,’ behind seer’s death
Patna (Agencies): In
Bihar rail traffic on
Gaya – Dhanbad section
has been disrupted fol-
lowing the derailment
of 53 wagons of a coal-
laden goods train.
The derailment took
place at 6.24 this morn-
ing at Gurpa station be-
tween Koderma and
Manpur railway sta-
tions of Dhanbad divi-
sion. The rail traffic
was disrupted on the Up
and Down lines after
the accident.
53 wagons of
coal train derail
The patient was being treated at Global Hospital in Jhalwa
locality of Prayagraj.
POORLY PRESERVED PLATELETS, NOT
MOSAMBI JUICE: UP OFFICIAL ON DEATH
Lucknow (Agencies): Days after the family of a
dengue patient in UP alleged that he died because
he was intravenously given 'mosambi' or sweet
lime juice instead of blood platelets, triggering
widespread outrage, a senior government official
on Wednesday denied the claim. Sanjay Khatri,
the District Magistrate of Prayagraj, on Wednes-
day said they had found that the patient had been
given a packet of poorly preserved platelets. We
had formed a three-member team to probe the
incident. Their report found that the patient had
been given poorly preserved platelets. We are tak-
ing action based on this information, Khatri said.
Thiruvananthapuram
(Agencies): Protests are
growing against actions
of Kerala Governor Arif
Mohammad Khan on
his actions on state-run
universities. Recently, the
Governor issued a show-
cause notice to VCs of
nine universities, asking
them to step down.
SFI LAUNCHES
PROTEST
votes in this seat which
was a stronghold of the
party
. So, now his name
isbeingconsideredfrom
Mainpuri. Tej Pratap
Yadav, the grandson of
Mulayam Singh, was
once an MP from Main-
puri. He is also the
son-in-law of Lalu
Prasad. So, he also has
a claim on this seat.
The name of Akhilesh
Yadav’s wife Dimple
Yadav is also discussed
but it is less likely that
she will fight.

Noida (ANI): Jakson
Green has signed a
memorandum of under-
standing (MoU) with the
Rajasthan government
to invest about Rs 22,400
crore to set up green hy-
drogen and green am-
monia project in phases,
which would create
32,000 jobs in the state.
The company said it
would set up a 3,65,000
tonne per annum green
hydrogen and green am-
monia plant along with
an integrated hybrid re-
newable power complex
in a phase-wise manner.
The project is expected
to generate over 32,000
direct and indirect em-
ployment opportunities
across various phases
of the scale-up, planned
between 2023 and 2028.
It said that the Gov-
ernment of Rajasthan
would facilitate Jakson
Green in obtaining nec-
essary registrations, ap-
provals, clearances, and
provide incentives,
among others.
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: With Mall-
ikarjun Kharge taking
over as the Congress
national president, gen-
eral secretary in-charge
of Rajasthan Ajay
Make, all CWC mem-
bers, general secretar-
ies and in-charges have
also resigned. Now
Kharge will make fresh
appointments on these
posts.
CWC member from
Rajasthan Raghuveer
Meena, Punjab in-
charge Harish Chaud-
hary, Gujarat in-charge
Raghu Sharma, general
secretary in-charge
Bhanwar Jitendra Sin-
gh have also submitted
their resignations to
the new Cong president.
Congress organisa-
tion general secretary
KC Venugopal has in-
formed about the resig-
nation of all CWC mem-
bers, general secretar-
ies, and in-charges by
tweeting. After the res-
ignation of Maken from
the post of Rajasthan
in-charge, now discus-
sions have started re-
garding the names of
the new Rajasthan in-
charge.
Maken was appoint-
ed as the general secre-
tary in-charge of Ra-
jasthan in August 2020,
replacing Avinash Pan-
dey. Maken is believed
to be getting a big re-
sponsibility at the na-
tional level.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Reacting
to Mallikarjun Kharge
assuming the AICC
president post, former
Deputy CM Sachin Pi-
lot on Wednesday said
that the Congress par-
ty has will power to
conduct such a big
election in a peaceful,
unbiased, and trans-
parent manner. Kharge
has very wide experi-
ence, he is in politics
for 50 years, and he al-
ways worked as a Con-
gress worker despite
being on top posts, he
told the media.
“With him becoming
the party president,
there would be a new
beginning. Sonia ji and
Rahul ji will remain
leaders of our party but
we have to work with
the new president to
face forthcoming chal-
lenges of polls in
Himachal and Guja-
rat,” he said.
Pilot was speaking to
the media as he reached
his native village Vaid-
pura in Noida (Uttar
Pradesh), adjacent to
Delhi on Wednesday
.
NEWS
07
New Delhi (ANI): Vice
President Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Tuesday
emphasised on the need
for developing a spiritu-
al mindset among indi-
viduals, families and
societyasawholetoroot
out impropriety
, immor-
al conduct and negativi-
ty from the nation. “Life
is incomplete without
spirituality
,” Dhankhar
said.
The Vice President
made these remarks
while addressing the
85th anniversary of
Brahma Kumaris and
Deepawali celebrations
onthethemeof Towards
aStrong,Prosperousand
Golden India at Brahma
Kumaris World Head-
quarters, Mount Abu in
Rajasthan.
On this occasion,
Dhankhar termed spir-
ituality as an essential
part of our education
that “makes a person a
complete person,” and
lauded Brahma Ku-
maris for promoting
spiritualityandDharma
(righteousness) across
the world. Praising New
EducationPolicyforlay-
ing emphasis on Indian
civilizational values, he
observed that “the right
education and right
knowledge can make us
a powerful nation”.
Life is incomplete sans spirituality: Vice President
V-P DHANKHAR ON RAJ TOUR

V-P Jagdeep
Dhankhar
termed
spirituality as
an essential part
of the education
that “makes a
person a
complete
person”
Ajay Maken resigns as Raj in-charge
asKhargeassumesofficeofCongprez
CHANGE OF GUARDS IN CONGRESS
Cong leaders Harish Rawat, Meira Kumar, Deepender Hooda, Ajay
Maken, Priyanka Gandhi, Tariq Anwar, Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh
Baghel in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Injured being taken to Hosp.
Shakuntala Rawat, Dr Krishna Poonia, Rajendra Yadav, Dr BD Kalla,
Tikaram Jully and other Raj leaders were also present onWednesday.
Raghuveer Meena, Harish Choudhary, Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, and Dr Raghu
Sharma have been included the AICC steering committee to take party decisions
Sonia and Rahul ji will
remain leaders: Pilot
Sachin Pilot
@SachinPilot
As the new INC presi-
dent takes over, I’d like
to thank Sonia Gandhi
ji for her leadership
her commitment
towards the Congress
party. Your determina-
tion, faith in the party’s
ideology, dedication to
the people has always
provided new direction
motivation to the
workers.
Describing Brahma
Kumaris as an epi-
centre of Indian cultural
values, Dhankhar said
that “the noble thoughts
of world welfare world
happiness emanate from
here.” He also praised
Brahma Kumaris for
planting over two million
saplings and called it ‘an
organisation of unparal-
leled dimensions that
exemplifies the virtues
of not only humanity but
entire living beings’.
Right now the names of Kumari Selja, Ambika Soni,
Sanjay Nirupam and Deepender Singh Hooda are
being discussed as the new Rajasthan in-charge. Shail-
ja has already handled the responsibility at the time of
elections. Ambika Soni has been in-charge before and
is considered close to Gehlot. Sanjay Nirupam, who
has been the State Returning Officer in the organization
elections, is also considered neutral. Deepender Hooda
is young and is considered close to Priyanka Gandhi.
NEW CONTENDERS FOR RAJ IN-CHARGE
Dholpur:Two bike
ridden killed in
road mishap
Man beaten to death
by brother over land
dispute in Banswara
BK IS KEEPING INDIAN
CULTURE ALIVE: V-P
Jakson Green to invest `22k in State
50 Sewing Machines as
Bhai Dooj gift by Birla
Massive fire broke out in tyre factory
godown at Jodhpur’s Sangariya
Kharge’s in-
nings started
with mourning.
The blame (for Raj fias-
co), which was to come on
Gandhi family, has been
put on Kharge’s head.
But the process of flattery
lineage of Congress will
remain Kharge will be
a good remote.
—Satish Poonia, State BJP prez
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: As soon as
newly elected Con-
gress President Ma-
likarjun Kharge be-
came active, BJP has
also intensified at-
tack on the Congress
in Rajasthan. Dy LoP
RajendraRathorehas
termed the Ashok Ge-
hlot government as
unstable and in a
state of confusion.
On the issue of res-
ignations by Con-
gress MLAs, Rathore
said that the BJP has
already given repre-
sentation to the
Speaker of Legisla-
tive Assembly
. Along
with this, he said, the
precedent of the Su-
preme Court and the
High Court has also
been presented.
“It is expected that
the Speaker of the As-
sembly will take a de-
cision on this in time.
If the decision is not
takenontime,thenwe
have options open, “
he said.
TheBJPleadersaid
that people are suffer-
ing in the Congress
ruleandintheeyesof
the public, the rule of
the government has
ended. “Now the govt
is running only con-
stitutionally
,” he add-
ed. “We will talk to
constitution and law
experts. If necessary
,
we will also go to the
Governor,” Rathore
said. “Everything is
on ventilator, when a
patient goes on the
ventilator, no one
knows when he will
die, “ he added.
BJP attacks again
on Congress MLAs’
resignation row
YOU READ IT IN FIRST
INDIA ON OCT 19, 2022
It is expected that the Speaker of the
Assembly will take a decision on this
in time. If the decision is not taken on
time, then we have options open.
—Rajendra Rathore, Dy LoP
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Lok Sabha Speak-
er Om Birla on Wednes-
day presented sewing
machines to 50 women,
giving them a gift of
self-reliance on the oc-
casion of Bhai Dooj. He
also called upon the so-
ciety to come forward to
make needy women
self-reliant.
Addressing the pro-
gram organized by Li-
ons Club, Birla said that
only by making collec-
tive efforts, the last per-
son in the society can be
empowered. “Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi says that if the
country has to be made
self-reliant, then every
person has to be made
self-reliant,” he said.
“The more we buy lo-
cally made products
and services, the more
self-reliance will in-
crease,” he added.
Birla said that efforts
should also be made to
make available the
clothes made by the
women, who have been
given sewing machines,
in the market. Most of
these women are those
whose husbands died
due to corona or other
reasons. Now these
women will take care of
the family by sewing
cloths. On the other
hand, Birla reached
among the people in
Kota on Tuesday and
wished them a happy
Diwali.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla gifting Sewing Machine at Lions Club
in Kota on Wednesday.
Biometricdatabaseof
criminalstobeprepared
Ten injured in clash
over land dispute
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The records of
criminals will soon be
digitalized in State. The
Jaipur Police Commis-
sionerate have initiated
the task to digitize re-
cords of criminals and
machines have been in-
stalled in north and
west districts of the
commissionerate to
gather biometric re-
cords of criminals.
Officials informed
that under the NAFIS
scheme of the central
govt, the fingerprint da-
tabase of criminals will
be collected which will
allow the police to
quickly match the de-
tails of a suspect with a
centralized database
during an investigation.
“Fingerprints and
palm of each criminal
will be scanned and this
process will be complet-
ed in five to ten minutes.
The record of any mis-
creant can be traced in
just one and a half min-
utes. In Rajasthan, digi-
tal scanner machines
have been provided to
selected DCP offices,”
said DCP (North) Paris
Deshmukh.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: At least 10 peo-
ple were injured in a
clash between two
groups over a land dis-
pute in Ajmer district
on Wednesday
, police of-
ficials said.
The incident hap-
pened in Mohanpura
village, Sub-inspector
(Gandhinagar) Ram
Singh said. The war-
ring groups attacked
each other with sharp-
edged weapons over a
land dispute between
Ramchandra Jat and
Rameshwar Jat, Singh
said. The injured have
been admitted to a gov-
ernment hospital in
Kishangarh for treat-
ment, he said, one of
them is in critical con-
dition, he said.
No case has been reg-
istered in this regard so
far. The police are inves-
tigating the matter, the
SI said. —with agency input
Dholpur (PTI): Two
bike-borne men were
killed while two others
seriously injured in a
road accident in the
Bari police station area
of Dholpur district on
Wednesday
. Pawan Par-
mar (32) and Bimal (28)
died on the spot while
two others were seri-
ously injured in a colli-
sion between a speeding
SUV and the bike near
Galla Mandi, SHO Ma-
hendra Singh said.
Thebikecollidedwith
theSUVnearGallaMan-
di. The injured were
taken to the Govt Hospi-
tal in Bari. He said that
the SUV driver fled after
the accident. A case has
been registered.
Banswara (PTI): A
man was beaten to
death with a stick by
his younger brother
over a land dispute in
Rajasthan’s Banswara
district, police said
Wednesday. The inci-
dent happened at Pa-
nasi Chhoti village on
Tuesday night where
the two brothers
clashed.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: A fire broke
out in a tyre godown fac-
tory located at Sangaria
bypass of Basni police
station on Wednesday
eveningandthefiresoon
took a formidable form.
According to the infor-
mation, the outbreak
first occured in a nearby
scrapgodown.Afterthis,
the fire took a formida-
ble form and also en-
gulfed tyre factory
.
Aftergettinginforma-
tion about the outbreak,
fire tenders from Basni
fire station and 5 other
stations also reached
the spot and initiated ef-
forts to douse the fire.
Till reports last came
in, the fire raged on as
eight fire tenders were
pressed into service
whichdidmultiplerouds
to the nearest watering
spot. Preliminary inves-
tigation suggests that
fire crackers are respon-
sible for the outbreak.
8 fire tenders reached on the spot to take down the fire.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with Sudesh Dhankhar praying
at the Dilwara temples.
The warring groups
attacked each other
with sharp-edged
weapons: police

For excitement to run in your
veins, do not simply connect to
a purpose intellectually, but
with emotions and your heart.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
 With the tag of be-
ing a ‘Rubber Stamp
President’, how effec-
tive do you think
Mallikarjun Kharge
would be as the new
Congress President?
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra:
It is not merely a tag, it
is a reality. He is one
hundred percent a rub-
ber stamp president
who will be remotely
controlled either by 10,
Janpath (Sonia Gan-
dhi’s residence) or 12,
Tughlak Lane (Rahul
Gandhi’s residence)
and there is nothing
bad about it. Congress
cant function, let along
run, without the Gan-
dhis and therefore, even
Kharge has said that
there is no shame in
taking advice or hold-
ing consultations with
the Gandhi family ma-
triarch. He is the most
dignified, decent and
senior face of Congress
and you can say that he
is the most safe nomi-
nee of Gandhis’. Al-
though Rahul Gandhi
had said prior to elec-
tion said that it would
not be honourable to
call Kharge and Tha-
roor as remote control
presidents, but you
know, in politics, some-
times denial amounts to
confirmation. So yes,
Kharge is a remote con-
trolled president. And
this is also a fact that
without Gandhis Con-
gress can not exist. But
their working is such
that Congress govern-
ment is left in only two
states. And the tragedy
is that no one other
than Gandhis can actu-
ally take the Congress
forward and ensure its
resurgence. Secondly,
you asked how effective
as a president Kharge
would be. That is a sepa-
rate question and I
think even the Gandhis
do not have any second
thoughts about
Kharge’s effectiveness.
If you want to assess or
evaluate this new presi-
dent in terms of perfor-
mance or capacity to
handle a position of
this stature and in
terms of his capacity to
win elections against
the likes of Modi and
Shah, then you will be
deeply disappointed. I
am sure, as far as per-
formance is concerned,
even Gandhis, would
not be expecting much
out of him. Its just a full
time Congress presi-
dent sitting at AICC
which was the function-
al requirement of Gan-
dhis. It was Rahul’s
stubborn demand for an
outsider to become Con-
gress president as he
did not want to take di-
rect responsibility or
let Priyanka take the
mantle, so they brought
an outsider. Secondly
they wanted an individ-
ual who would appear
to be non-controversial
and balanced and from
among the Congress’
clout, this individual
appears balanced and
without sides. So as far
as performance is con-
cerned, at this age of 80
years, don’t expect
much out of him.
 An outsider has
come to helm of Con-
gress, but a huge sec-
tion of the party con-
siders that Congress
will face major loss
in Ashok Gehlot not
taking over as party
president. Also, how
did this entire jour-
ney of new Congress
president, right from
Ashok Gehlot to
Kharge, happened?
Congress has surely
faced a major loss since
Ashok Gehlot was
unanimous face and is
a face of north India.
Congress is basically a
party of north-India. As
far as loyalty and com-
fort level is concerned,
between Gehlot and
Kharge, even though
Kharge has been with
the Gandhis for fifty
years, but there is no
equal or parallel to
Ashok Gehlot. Today
Sonia Gandhi can not
feel as comfortable or
easy with Kharge as
much she can with Ge-
hlot. The, Kharge is
merely a face or a lead-
er, but he is not a re-
source manager, who
plays an important role
in politics. Gandhis
have an understanding
and a wavelength with
Ashok Gehlot and they
say it too that they
shared such a relation
or bond with late
Ahmed Patel or Ashok
Gehlot. The situation
changes and Gehlot
could not become Presi-
dent. So definitely it has
been Congress’ loss that
Gehlot has not become
President and the most
loss has been incurred
by Sonia Gandhi. Eve-
rybody here has been a
loser in this and even
Ashok Gehlot too. A
north Indian leader
could not ascend to the
party’s presidency, hav-
ing started from Jodh-
pur district President
and reaching to these
heights and if, as Presi-
dent, he would have
walked along side Ra-
hul Gandhi, that would
have been a powerful
spectacle. He has a stat-
ure and a persona and
he always stands with
Gandhis and he could
even get decisions done
by Gandhis. So every-
one is a loser in this
sense and in totality
Congress party has lost
much more. Secondly,
you as ked about se-
quence of events which
started from Gehlot and
ended at Kharge. As far
as I know, it has been an
interesting sequence of
events. Sonia Gandhi
met Gehlot in August
and told him that Rahul
is not agreeing to come
to helm. She asked him
whatcanbedone,which
also meant as to what
Gehlot should take re-
sponsibility of the par-
ty. So he agreed and af-
ter a month he said he
is going to file nomina-
tion. But when the time
for nomination came,
the Rajasthan fiasco
happened and fate had
something else in mind.
So he later met Sonia
Gandhi and even dur-
ing the Rajasthan cri-
sis, Sonia was of the
firm belief that Gehlot
is more suitable as par-
ty president. When the
crisis happened Sonia
Gandhi asked him as to
why he didn’t believe in
her and why did he
think that a single line
proposal would come
for Pilot, so he said he
was sorry and said he
was hurt. My guess is
Gehlot too must have
felt bad. At that mo-
ment, Sonia Gandhi
again asked him to be-
come party president,
but, it has come to my
knowledge, that Gehlot
said it would not be pru-
dent for him to become
party president in such
a situation. He came
back to Jodhpur house
and announced he wont
be contesting. This was
part one of the se-
quence wherein Ashok
Gehlot moved out of the
race. Second part starts
when the vacancy for
presidency candidate
occurred and on the op-
posite end was Shashi
Tharoor. He could not
be given the reins and
someone had to be ap-
pointed, so suo-moto
Digvijaya Singh be-
came active and his
team rushed to Delhi.
Singh though that since
Gehlot isn’t the one,
then he (Digvijaya) is
the best person. So peo-
ple became active and
by nightfall it turned
out that he would file
nomination the very
next day. But it is poli-
tics and there are
groups against Digvi-
jaya Singh in Congress
and as such it is said
there are two groups in
Congress, one is pre-
2000, that includes old
and senior leaders, and
another is post-2000,
which include young
guns and favours Ra-
hul. This young bri-
gade, it is said, pre-
pared a dossier of all
controversial state-
ments of Digvijaya Sin-
gh and ended up, what
in politics is called as
Karseva. So that hap-
pened and prior to this
he had called KC Venu-
gopal and stressed on
his candidature as to
when there is a va-
cancy who cant he be
a candidate. KC told
him to speak to Sonia
Gandhi but before he
could meet and
speak with Sonia, this
development happened.
So next day Singh was
to speak to Sonia and
the night before, an
emergency meeting oc-
curred at Manmohan
Singh’s home where Ge-
hlot too was present
and the leaders mulled
on who after Gehlot
could taken the mantle.
Gehlot was again asked
to become President,
and it shows the indis-
pensability of Ashok
Gehlot and even after so
much came to pass, the
party was still looking
at him. He again, with
folded hands, said sorry
.
And that is when the
name of Mallikarjun
Kharge came forward
as a proposal, where Ge-
hlot too played a role.
There was no other op-
tion and all leaders
were in agreement on
his name since he is a
Dalit, has been in poli-
tics for past five dec-
ades, has never courted
controversy and is hon-
est among other quali-
ties of his. When Shashi
Tharoor went to meet
Sonia, she said its you
choice. So that is how
the events unfolded and
Kharge won the elec-
tion.
 Rahul Gandhi said
that Kharge is his
new boss and will de-
cide on his new role.
Do you think it will
be so?
See, on the face value
this statement perhaps
highlights what Rahul
may have wanted. Ra-
hul is different from
Priyanka and Sonia,
perhaps because he
studied in a British in-
stitution, where a dif-
ferent mind-set and ide-
ology is forged. Rahul is
a decent person and he
must not have though
on these grounds. I
think that although
what he has said he
would mean and not
merely say it for politi-
cal optics, but in reality,
it will boil down to face
value. So what ever has
to be done, will be done
by Rahul Gandhi, Pri-
yanka Gandhi and to
some extent, Sonia Gan-
dhi as well. So you can
say that it is merely a
formality, although it
can be well intentioned
formality, or a ritual,
but this does not hold
any meaning because
everyone knows who
will take the ultimate
call.
 What is the mes-
sage behind Sonia
Gandhi leaving 10,
Janpath and reach-
ing 10, Rajaji Marg,
the residence of Mall-
ikarjun Kharge, spe-
cially when 10, Jan-
path, for all practical
purposes, came to be
known as the Con-
gress headquarters?
Message is that it is So-
nia Gandhi’s nobility
and also, at times when
a person gets free from
the burden, then too
they show such large
hearted approach. Ask
Ashok Gehlot, he has
had so much to deal
with like Pilot factor
and pressures created
by other leaders. There
are other chief minis-
ters too and only they
know how to make
things work, similarly,
Collectors or SPs or any
official for that matter
knows how they get
things done. And then a
time comes when per-
son lets everything go
or keeps it aside and fo-
cuses on living peace-
fully. So perhaps Sonia
may have had this
thought in her mind too
that she is out of it now
and she must be happy
that now a good indi-
vidual will be handling
the work, so it has sent
a good message. It
wasn’t a PR exercise
rather a well inten-
tioned move and every-
one in the party liked it.
But ultimately what
ever happens, the ulti-
mate result of all this
exercise is zero, since
whether it is Kharge or
anyone else, Congress
is in no situation to
counter the onslaught
of Narendra Modi and
Amit Shah.
 Although Mallikar-
jun Kharge has sever-
al challenges before
him, but perhaps the
biggest challenge for
him is to strike syner-
gy with Priyanka
Gandhi. How do you
assess that situation?
Handling three bosses
will be a challenge for
anyone and this is why
Kamal Nath back-
tracked. But the biggest
challenge is Rahul Gan-
dhi because there is no
accessibility
. Moreover,
he is currently on his
Bharat Jodo Yatra so
how many times can
anyone contact him un-
abated. Some decisions
are to be taken after per-
sonally meeting some-
one. And when a party
functions, one has to
speak to the president
several times a day
. Here
by president I mean the
real president which is
RahulGandhi.Secondly
,
he does not take direct
responsibility and when
askedheaskstheperson
to take their call, so how
will it work. Thirdly he
is like a reluctant bride
and so Kharge would
alsomullonthesethings
and think that how and
why would he stress
with Rahul Gandhi go-
ing beyond a point. As
far as Priyanka is con-
cerned, if they get a few
decisions done by her,
then she is also not sure
that Rahul will be okay
with them. So yes, there
is a challenge before
Kharge in handling the
Gandhi family
, but I am
sure he will handle it.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Editor-in-ChiefofBharat24and
FirstIndia,DrJagdeeshChandra
takes a look at the ascendence of
Mallikarjun Kharge to the top post in
Congress party and the problems
associated with it. Dr Chandra also
explains in detail how Gehlot’s
Presidency would have eased much of
Congress’ problems, how Rahul
Gandhi will continue to stay the
‘definitive voice’ in Congress and why
it will be extremely difficult for a
80-year-old Kharge to handle the
Gandhis while also ensuring the party
runs smoothly. Excerpts... (Part-1)
With a ‘rubber stamp’ tag, Kharge’s real challenge is
to ensure accessibility to Rahul making young
Gandhis hear to his advices as well: Dr Chandra
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with (R-L) Poornima Mishra, Mimansa Malik, Aditi Nagar, Tripti Arora and Sachin Arora during The New JC Show.
During the show
#JConMallikarjunkharge
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DIVINE,
DELIGHT
DIWALI
Celebrities were seen out and about in their
traditional best as they celebrated the festival
of lights. City First brings to you some
glimpses of the lavish Diwali bash
iwali is the festival of
light, love and happi-
ness. Diwali moti-
vates us to be better
people and to share
our joy with the
world. The new dress-
es, gifts, bright lights, flow-
ers, foods, and the chanting
of mantras sum up, excite-
ment is in the air. But it’s not
just the dresses and gifts
which bring happiness to our
surroundings, it’s the sense
of belonging, the connection
that we all feel with each oth-
er during these festivals. This
festival is often the reason for
bringing the family together,
making friends and celebrat-
ing the very spirit of man-
kind and spreading happi-
ness. To mark the auspicious
occasion Bollywood stars
threw momentous Diwali
bashes to celebrate the festi-
val of light. This year, the fes-
tivities kicked off with a scin-
tillating bash thrown by
Ayushmann Khurrana and
his wife Tahira Kashyap. All
the big names of Hindi show-
biz turned up with their fash-
ion game on point and their
excitement levels skyrocket-
ing. From the newlywed Ali
Fazal and Richa Chadha to
Sanya Malhotra, Karan
Johar, Ananya Panday,
and Nushrratt Bharuc-
cha, the young and fa-
mous turned up at the
gala affair.
Celebrity fashion de-
signer Manish Mal-
hotra’s Diwali parties
are an amalgamation
of the fashion and
movie world. From
Sara Ali Khan, Su-
hana Khan, and Kar-
tik Aaryan to Katrina
Kaif, Vicky Kaushal,
and Siddhant Chatur-
vedi, all the young and
happening celebrities
turned up in great
numbers. His parties
always have good-
looking people in
their best attires and
the pictures and vid-
eos from inside the
fashion designer’s
parties are always
awaited with bated
breath.
Kareena Kapoor
Khan too hosted a
party at her home
in Mumbai on Sun-
day, although hers
was a more inti-
mate gathering, fea-
turing members of
her extended film
family.
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UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
(L-R) Ananya Pandey, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Kiara Advani, Manish Malhotra and Sara Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan and Kareen Kapoor Khan with their cute son Taimur
Anshula Kapoor
and Janhvi Kapoor
(L-R) Natasha Dhawan,
Karuna Dhawan
and Varun Dhawan
(L-R) Katrina Kaif, Manish Malhotra and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
biz turned up with their fash- family.
(L-R) Anushka Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar,
Janhvi Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan

KESARI SHRIKHAND
Kesar shrikhand, one of Gujarat's most delight-
ful foods, is created with thick yoghurt, con-
densed milk, sugar, cardamom and saffron.
Garnish the dish with dry fruits and serve
cold. This Bhai Dooj, finish your celebration
with this delectable, creamy dessert.
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ETC
t is tough to understand
the feelings, emotions,
and affection shared by
siblings. Some particu-
lar days or occasions,
on the other hand, are
dedicated to strength-
ening the bond between a
brother and a sister. Bhaiya
Dooj is one such occasion that
can characterise siblings' un-
dying love (brother and sister).
This delightful holiday is a vi-
tal time for sisters to pray to
God for their loving brother's
longevity, well-being and pros-
perity. The event takes place
following the two-day Diwali
holiday. The occasion oc-
curs on the second day of the
Shukla Paksha of the Kartika
month. City First brings to you
some delectable recipes for fes-
tive cuisine to commemorate
the love-filled relationship be-
tween brothers and sisters.
FLAVOURS
FLAVOURS
For Royalty
For Royalty
SHUBHANSHI PATHAK
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I
Gulab Kheer is a unique delicacy with a rose
flavour. It's a traditional yet unique sweet dish
made with full cream milk, basmati rice, condensed
milk, dry rose petals, rose water and sugar. We are
confident that your brother will fall in love with this
delectable delicacy.
GULAB
KHEER
MALAI KOFTA
Malai kofta is a royal delight and one of the most popular meals
at many festive and special occasions in India. Malai kofta, a
sweet and moderately spicy paneer dish that can be made in
under an hour, is a delicious treat you don’t want to miss.
RASMALAI
It’s one of the most
delectable classic sweet
meals that may be prepared
at any moment. This
delectable treat is created
with paneer, milk, sugar,
saffron, almonds, and
pistachios.
SEWAYI
PARFAIT
Try this gorgeous
version served in layers
in a glass like a parfait instead of
conventional sewaiyan!
This sewayi parfait, topped
with whipped cream, is
one to save for your
holiday feast.
TAWA SABZ
PULAO
Tawa subz pulao, a fan-
tastic dish for any grand
occasion, is cooked with
many sorts of winter veg-
etables like carrots, beans,
cauliflower, and so on. You
may top the pulao with
mint leaves and fried on-
ions and relish to jumpstart
the winter season, which is
just around the corner.
CHOCOLATE
GINGER PHIRNI
It is another type of phirni with a
modern twist for individuals who
wish to test out new meals. Cocoa
powder, rice flour, milk, dried
ginger powder, and whey protein
are used to make this phirni. This
phirni will appeal to your health-
conscious brother because it
contains both flavours and protein.
CHAAT BOARD
A charcuterie board but
with chaat! Interesting, isn’t it?
Instead of just preparing pani
puri, dahi bhalla, or papdi chaat,
why not make an entire board of
chaats? A chaat board can in-
clude samosas, pani puris, and
papdi chaats drizzled with
chutneys and curd.

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City First brings to you
glimpses of the festival that
celebrates the love-hate
relationship of brothers and
sisters across the nation as
they dive into this special day
of joy and love.
indus celebrate the unwaver-
ing love between a brother
and a sister on Bhai Dooj or
Bhaiya Dooj. In an effort to
deepen their link, Bhai Dooj
defines the enduring affec-
tion between siblings. Sis-
ters pray to God for their beloved
brother’s long life, good health, and
prosperity on this auspicious day.
The sisters celebrate the event by
applying a tilak or a vermilion
mark to the forehead of their broth-
ers, followed by an aarti of him,
while carrying a decorated thali
filled with treats, roli, and coconut.
Then they fill their bellies with
sweets, and in response, the broth-
ers shower them with gifts and
blessings. On the very final day of
the five-day celebration of lights,
Diwali, the festival is observed.
It’s also said that after defeating
the demon Narakasura, Lord Krish-
na went to see his sister Subhadra,
who welcomed him by donning a ti-
lak. City First brings to you some
highlights from the festival of love!
KHUSHI TAMBI
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
H
Being the eldest among my cousins
means that I harbour most of their
unconditional love and attention
while! Most people view it as a
responsibility but they make me
feel 12 again! Even that day when
we asked Alexa to play ‘Rakhi
Bandhan’ songs (yeah, the mistake
was purposive :D ) and spoiled each
other’s tilaks, we didn’t care about
the worries that flood ourselves
but basked in the moment that God
solely wrote for us. I’m so blessed
to have y’all in my life.
—DISHA AJMANI
To celebrate Bhai Dooj, we’ll go to
our sister’s house. She’ll hopefully
prepare some delectable cuisine
for us all, just like she did last year.
Oreo shake is much awaited. Of
course, she will charge a lifafa in
return, which is the only sad aspect
of the day for me.
—JAYANSH SHARMA
Yesterday, my sisters and I celebrated Bhai Dooj at our nani's
house. We had dinner together and then played a round of cards.
I was moved to tears by my sister's hand-written letter, which she
read out to me. —YOGESH CHAUHAN
This year I celebrated Bhai Dooj by going out on a lunch with my
cousins. Because of the Diwali holidays, everyone was in Jaipur and
therefore nobody was missing in the celebration. We had a great
time, took loads of photos, and shared some delicious meals.
—SAMIT GUPTA
CELEBRATING
KHATTA-MEETHA
RISHTA
The best thing that
ever happened to
me was to meet
him and since then
he has always been
there for me, taking
care of me, and
supporting me,
defending me! I
couldn't have asked
for a better brother.
—SALONI
SHARMA
Honestly, Bhai dooj is no different than Raksha Bandhan for us
brothers. They are just two days of us loosing our hard-earned money
for a cupcake in return. Yes, I am not earning right now but you need
to focus on the emotions. My sister’s going to kill me now, haha.
—SPARSH CHOUDHARY
I and my cousins have
planned a two-day
Pushkar trip for bhai
dooj this year. We’re
leaving tomorrow
morning and it’s a
road trip! I am looking
forward to one amazing
Bhai Dooj celebration on
the hills. A fun trip with
my cousins is all that I
needed this year.
—PRIYANSHU
After fighting for an entire day,
we very peacefully completed
the rituals of Bhai dooj, thanks to
me. He gave me chocolates as
a present and ate my Donut in
return. Even though he troubles
me a lot, I am always happy when
he is around. —SHIKSHA
Saloni Khandelwal and Avi Jain
Yogesh Chauhan with his mother Lad Kanwar Chauhan
and sisters Jyotsana Chauhan Pooja Chauhan
Rakshavya Sharma and Priyanshu
Shiksha and Jhankrit Srivastava
Disha and Nishan Ajmani
Samit Gupta and Family during Bhai Dooj celebration
Agrima Sharma and Jayansh Sharma
Raghav Katta and Sparsh Choudhary

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