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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Stand at the crossroads and
look; ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and
walk in it, and you will find
rest for your souls.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
The death of Pune MP and senior BJP
leader Girish Bapat is an irreparable
loss to the BJP. Bapatji remained
devoted to the interests of the country
and organization till his last breath.
The entire organization stands with his
family on this sad occasion. May the
departed soul rest in peace. Om Shanti!
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
The news of the demise of senior
BJP leader and Pune MP Girish Bapat
ji is extremely sad. Your entire life
was devoted to public service and
organization. In this hour of grief, the
BJP family is with the bereaved family
members. May God give the departed
soul a place at his feet. Om Shanti!
TOP TWEETS
BHUTAN ARGUES
FOR CHINA AS
STAKE-HOLDER IN
DOKLAM DISPUTE
hutan has left India
worried with the
statement by Prime
MinisterLotayTsher-
ingonChinahavinga
stake in resolving the Doklam
dispute. Much against New Del-
hi’s line of thinking, Tshering
told a Belgian newspaper that
China has equal say like India
and Bhutan in the Doklam issue.
The tri-junction between In-
dia, Bhutan and China saw a
military standoff between India
and China about six years ago.
Subsequently, there were re-
ports of Chinese build-up on its
side of the Doklam border. New
Delhi sees China’s attempt to
complicate the issue of border
violation by its army
. New Delhi
believes that China has illegally
occupied the high-altitude pla-
teau and disputes Bhutan’s ter-
ritorial claims over the plateau.
Tshering said, “There are
three of us. There is no big or
small or small country
, there are
three equal countries, each
counting for a third.” India is
opposed to China’s footprints
reaching Doklam, which lies
close to the Siliguri corridor and
would bring it closer to India.
B
he Election Com-
mission has an-
nounced Karna-
taka Assembly
election dates. In
a single-phase election the
state will go to poll on May 10
and the results will be out on
May 13. The announcement
of the poll comes a few days
after Chief Minister Basa-
varaj Bommai scrapped the 4
percent quota for poor Mus-
lims and distributed it equal-
ly between the Lingayat and
Vokkaligga communities.
Muslims have been brought
in the Economically Weaker
Section category where they
will be sharing the 10 percent
reservation meant for EWS.
For a party facing serious
charges of corruption, this
was the best way of ensuring
the bigger support in the
polls rather than the minori-
ty community which has
been rendered electorally in-
consequential by the BJP
. Sig-
nificantly
, Asaduddin Owaisi
of the MIM pointed out that
while “BJP’s Muslim hatred
is well-known. But Congress
and JDS (Janata Dal-Secular)
are also silent. What is their
stand?” The reason is not too
difficult to figure out. Both
the JD-S and Congress are
also dependent on the votes
of Lingayats and the Vokka-
liggas. The Congress particu-
larly can’t risk losing the sup-
port of the two dominant
communities, especially Vok-
kaliggas, as it desperately
needs to win these elections
to increase the number of
states in its belt. .
For the JD-S, which is al-
ready a fringe party, these
polls are about its political
future. These elections are
crucial for Chief Minister
Bommai, who has to break a
jinx as per which a ruling
party in Karnataka has not
returned to power since 1985.
A defeat here could damage
BJP’s prospects in neigh-
bouring states.
BREAKING A JINX
IN KARNATAKA
EC has announced Karnataka Assembly election dates.
In a single-phase election State will go to poll on May
10 and the results will be out on May 13. The
announcement of the poll comes a few days after CM Basavaraj
Bommai scrapped the 4% quota for poor Muslims and distributed
it equally between the Lingayat and Vokkaligga communities
T
INDIA’S BOOM IS A
DANGEROUS MYTH
ndian elites are giddy about
their country’s economic
prospects, and that optimism
is mirrored abroad. The In-
ternational Monetary Fund
forecasts that India’s GDP
will increase by 6.1% this
year and 6.8% next year, mak-
ing it one of the world’s fast-
est-growingeconomies.Other
international commentators
have offered even more effu-
sive forecasts, declaring the
arrival of an Indian decade or
even an Indian century
.
In fact, India is barreling
down a perilous path. All the
cheerleading is based on a
disingenuousnumbersgame.
More so than other econo-
mies, India’s yo-yoed in the
three calendar years from
2020 to 2022, falling sharply
twice with the emergence of
COVID-19 and then bouncing
back to pre-pandemic levels.
Its annualized growth rate
over these three years was a
feeble 3.5%, about the same
as in the year immediately
preceding the COVID crisis.
All forecasts of higher fu-
ture growth rates are extrap-
olating from the latest pan-
demic rebound. Yet, even
with pandemic-related con-
straints largely in the rear-
view mirror, the economy
slowed in the second half of
2022, and that weakness has
persisted this year. Describ-
ing India as a booming econ-
omy is wishful thinking
clothed in bad economics.
Worse, the hype is masking
a problem that has grown
over the 75 years since inde-
pendence: anemic job crea-
tion. Over the next decade,
India will need 200 million
more jobs, on net, to employ
those who are of working age
and seeking work. But this
challenge is virtually insur-
mountable, considering that
the economy failed to add any
net new jobs over the past
decade, when 7-9 million ad-
ditional jobseekers were en-
tering the market each year.
This demographic pres-
sure often boils over, fueling
protests and episodic vio-
lence. In 2019, 12.5 million
people applied for 35,000 job
openings in the Indian rail-
ways: a job promised for eve-
ry 357 people who sought one.
In January 2022, the railway
authorities announced that
they were not ready to make
the job offers. The applicants
went on a rampage, burning
train cars and vandalizing
railway stations.
With urban jobs scarce,
tens of millions of workers
returned during the pandem-
ic to eking out meager liveli-
hoods in agriculture, and
there many have remained.
India’s already distressed ag-
riculture sector now employs
45% of the country’s work-
force. Farming families suf-
fer from stubbornly high un-
deremployment, with many
members sharing limited
work on plots rendered stead-
ily smaller through genera-
tional subdivision. The epi-
demic of farmer suicides
persists. To those anxiously
seeking support from rural
employment-guarantee pro-
grams, the government un-
conscionably delays wage
payments, triggering recur-
rent protests.
India’s heroic run with
startup unicorns is also fad-
ing. The sector’s recent boom
relied on cheap funding and
a surge of online purchases
by a small number of cus-
tomers during the pandemic.
But most startups have dim
prospects for achieving prof-
itability in the foreseeable
future. Purchases by the
small customer base have
slowed, and funds are drying
up – even for firms like ed-
tech giant Byju.
Looking past the illusion
created by India’s rebound
from its COVID depths, the
country’seconomicprognosis
appears bleak. As the demand
for jobs continues to grow, the
economy will struggle ever-
more to supply decent, honor-
ableemployment.Ratherthan
indulge in wishful thinking
and gimmicky industrial in-
centives,policymakersshould
aim to power economic devel-
opment through investments
in human capital and by
bringing more women into
the workforce.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE
I
ASHOKA MODY
The writer is a visiting Professor of
International Economic Policy at Princeton
University, previously worked for the World
Bank and the International Monetary Fund
That is what all
economically successful
countries since the
Industrial Revolution have
done. India’s broken state
has repeatedly avoided
confronting its long-term
challenges, and now, instead
of overcoming fundamental
development deficits,
officials are seeking silver
bullets. Stoking hype about
an imminent Indian
century will merely
perpetuate the deficits,
helping neither India nor
the rest of the world
Indian elites, official
forecasters, and
international media have
piled into the narrative
that India’s economy is
booming and positioning
the country to become
the great success story
of the twenty-first
century. But looking
past the illusion
created by headline
GDP numbers,
nothing could be
further from the truth

Amritpal posts
video amid news
of his surrender
New Delhi (FIB): A vid-
eo of fugitive radical
preacherAmritpalSingh
surfaced on social media
on Wednesday in which
he slammed Punjab Po-
lice for arresting Sikh
y o u t h s
during a
crackdown
againsthim.
He said if
the state
govt had the intention of
making an arrest, police
could have come to his
houseandhewouldhave
given up. Meanwhile,
Khalistani separatist
Amritpal Singh has re-
turned to Punjab and
plans to surrender at the
Golden Temple, sources
said on Wednesday
.
CHEETAHS BORN ON INDIAN SOIL IN OVER 70 YEARS
Welcome to 4 adorable cubs!
First India Bureau
Sheopur: One of the
Namibian cheetahs, Si-
yaya, has given birth to
four cubs at Kuno Na-
tional Park in Madhya
Pradesh. The develop-
ment comes three days
after one of the chee-
tahs, Sasha, died due to
akidneyailment.Sasha,
along with seven other
big cats, was translocat-
ed to KNP from the Afri-
can country
.
7 other cheetahs are
doing well. Among
these seven, three males
and a female were re-
leased in the park’s
open forest area and
they are “totally
healthy, active and
hunting in a normal
manner”, PCCF-Wild-
life JS Chauhan said.
This comes three
days after Sasha,
one of the cheetahs,
had died due to
kidney ailments
A cheetah named Siyaya, gave birth to 4 cubs, on Wednesday.
Bhupender Yadav
@byadavbjp
Congratulations. A momentous
event in our wildlife conservation
history during Amrit
Kaal! I am delighted
to share that four
cubs have been
born to one of the
cheetahs translocated to India
on 17th September 2022, under
the visionary leadership of PM
Shri @narendramodi ji.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
@ChouhanShivraj
Honorable PM Shri @
narendramodi ji, with your
inspiration and
successful efforts,
Cheetah has made
a happy return
to India. MP has
become Cheetah State. Today,
we all residents of MP are happy
with the arrival of four new cubs
in Cheetah family in KNP.
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Wonderful news.
‘CONFIDENT’ BJP TO PLAY
NE FORMULA IN K’TAKA!
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: The Karna-
taka Assembly election
is scheduled to be held
on May 10 and the re-
sults will be announced
on May 13, said the Elec-
tion Commission of In-
dia on Wednesday. The
election will be held for
all 224 assembly con-
stituencies. The elec-
tion Model Code of con-
duct will be implement-
ed from Wednesday
.
The Congress party
announced its first list
of 124 candidates on
March 25. Siddaramai-
ah said this would be his
last election and after
this, he will stay away
from electoral politics.
Attributing BJP success
in North East and cha-
risma of Modi, Home
MinisterAmitShahhad
recently said that “Modi
magic” would work eve-
rywhere in India and
predicted it would in
Karnataka as well.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar addresses a press conference regarding announcement of the schedule for the Karnataka
Assembly elections, in New Delhi on Wednesday. Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel are also seen here.
Karnataka has
12.15 lakh
voters who are
80-plus, including 16,976
centenarian voters.
Also, there are 5.55 lakh
persons with disabilities
registered with the Elec-
tion Commission.
—Rajiv Kumar, CEC
K’TAKA HAS 17,000
VOTERS WHO ARE
OLDER THAN STATE
EC ‘NOT IN A HURRY’
FOR THE WAYANAD
SEAT BY-ELECTION
Karnataka has the highest-
ever number of voters
above the age of 100. The
poll body had earlier intro-
duced facility to Vote-from-
Home (VFH) for 80+ &
those with disabilities. CEC
said secrecy will be main-
tained and entire process
will be videographed.
EC said there was no hurry
to declare byelection to
Wayanad LS seat. CEC
Rajiv Kumar said poll panel
has taken decisions on va-
cancies that have occurred
till Feb, adding, trial court
in Surat has given Rahul
Gandhi 30 days to seek a
judicial remedy the matter.
Karnataka
elections
on May 10
HC acquits all accused in
deadly 2008 Jaipur blasts
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
High Court on Wednes-
day acquitted all the ac-
cused in the 2008 serial
Jaipur blast case which
claimed 71 lives and left
over 180 injured. The
accused were given cap-
ital punishment by a
trial court which was
challenged in the High
Court.
The division bench
of justices Pankaj
Bhandari and Sameer
Jain pronounced judge-
ment on Wednesday.
Jaipur was rocked by a
series of blasts on May
13, 2008 when bombs
went off one after an-
other at Manak Chawk
Khanda, Chandpole
Gate, Badi Chaupad,
Chhoti Chaupad, Tripo-
lia Gate, Johri Bazar
and Sanganeri Gate.
The explosions in the
evening left 71 people
dead, 185 injured. P9
NAT’L ANTHEM CASE:
HC REFUSES TO GRANT
RELIEF TO MAMATA
Mumbai: The Bombay HC
on Wednesday refused
to grant any relief to
West Bengal CM Mamata
Banerjee in a complaint
seeking action against her
for allegedly disrespecting
the national anthem at an
event here in 2022. P7
WITHDRAW REMARKS
AGAINST JUDGES: 300
LAWYERS ASK RIJIJU
New Delhi: Criticising
Union Law Minister Kiren
Rijiju’s comments that a few
retired judges are “part of
an anti-India gang”, over
300 lawyers in country in an
open letter on Wednesday
demanded that min should
withdraw the comments.
SECURITY FOR JUDGE
WHO SENTENCED ATIQ
TO LIFE INCREASED
Prayagraj: According to top
officers in the UP Police, the
local police have provided
adequate security to the
judge, security around the
premises of the MP-MLA
court in Prayagraj, which
convicted Atiq two others,
has also been tightened.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
BJP’S FACE FOR FOUR
DECADES, GIRISH
BAPAT PASSES AWAY
Pune: Senior Bharatiya
Janata Party leader and
Pune’s MP Girish Bapat
passed away on Wednesday
at Deenanath Mangeshkar
Hospital. He was admitted
to ICU, was on life support
treatment. BJP’s city chief,
Jagdish Mulik, informed
about the Bapat’s demise.
DEMOCRACY
ISASPIRIT:PM
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Wednesday said that
India is indeed a moth-
er of democracy where
the guiding philosophy
is that of “sabka sath,
sabka vikas”. He was
virtually addressing
the leader-level plenary
session on Summit of
Democracy hosted by
South Korean President
Yoon Suk Yeol. PM
Modi said the idea of
elected leaders was a
common feature in an-
cient India long before
the rest of world.
He said that there are
many historical refer-
ences to republic states
in ancient India, where
the rulers were not he-
reditary
, adding that the
nation is indeed “moth-
er of democracy”.
Idea of elected leaders was common in ancient
India, it’s indeed mother of democracy: PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi delivers his remarks at the 2nd Summit for
Democracy, via VC, in Delhi on Wednesday. Also seen here are
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, President of East Timor
José Ramos-Horta, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and others.
India, despite
the many global
challenges, is
the fastest growing major
economy today. This is
the best advertisement for
democracy in the world.
This shows that democra-
cy can deliver.
—Narendra Modi, PM
Rahul ready with plea to
challenge his conviction
Docs’ strike paralyses
medical services in Raj
The party’s top legal advisors will file a petition
before the Surat sessions court in a day or two
New Delhi (FIB): A pe-
tition challenging Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi’s conviction and
sentencing by a trial
court in Surat in a defa-
mation case is ready
and is likely to be filed
very soon, sources said
on Wednesday
.
The party’s top legal
advisors are working on
the review petition
which will be filed be-
fore the Surat sessions
court in a day or two,
they added. Gandhi was
convicted and was giv-
en a two-year sentence
in the 2019 defamation
case over his remarks
on Modi surname, fol-
lowing which he was
disqualified as MP of
Lok Sabha.
Congress leaders Sonia
Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, KC
Venugopal, Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury and others arrive
at Parliament House complex,
in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Rahul didn’t say a single thing
to mislead countrymen: Gehlot
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
visited Ahmedabad and
addessed a press confer-
ence here on Wednes-
day
. Addressing the me-
dia, Gehlot claimed that
the BJP government
has been shocked by the
success of Bharat Jodo
Yatra and from the same
day, the conspiracy
against Rahul Gandhi
was being hatched.
“Rahul Gandhi had
raised Adani’s issue
well. The number one
Leader of Opposition
had asked questions to
PM as to whom does the
Rs 20,000 crore of shell
companies belong? This
question of Rahul Gan-
dhi is also not being an-
swered. Why is the op-
position’s continuous
demand for JPC is not
being accepted,” Gehlot
questioned. Turn to P10
CM Ashok Gehlot addresses media in presence of Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa, Govind Singh Dotasra, Dr Raghu Sharma,
Jagdish Thakor and others in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
No one knows in which direction the country
is going. This should be the biggest concern
for the countrymen. Democracy is being
murdered. —Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR MUMBAI
SC CLEARS `5K
CRORE FROM SEBI-
SAHARA FUND TO
REPAY DEPOSITORS
New Delhi: The SC on Wednesday allowed a plea by
the Centre seeking allocation of `5,000 crore out of
`24,000 crore deposited by the Sahara group with
market regulator Sebi to repay dues of depositors of
Sahara Group of Cooperative Societies. P6
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Moscow: Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft and India’s top refiner Indian
Oil Corp have signed a term agreement to substantially increase oil supplies
and diversify oil grades delivered to India, Rosneft said on Wednesday. The
deal was signed during a working trip to India by Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin.
New Delhi: SC on Wednesday took serious exception
to hate speeches saying these will end moment
politics and religions are separated and politicians
stop using religion in politics. Justices KM Joseph, BV
Nagarathna termed hate speeches a ‘vicious circle’.
RUSSIA’S DEAL WITH INDIA TO INCREASE OIL SUPPLIES
JAI SHRI RAM!
HAPPY
RAM
NAVAMI
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Medical ser-
vices were affected in
parts of Rajasthan on
Wednesday after gov-
ernment doctors and
faculty members in
medical colleges went
on a one-day strike in
solidarity with pvt doc-
tors agitating against
RTH Act. In a setback to
private doctors, resi-
dent doctors returned
to work from complete
boycott understanding
pain of patients after
talks with Principal
Medical Education Sec-
retary T Ravikant. But
later, protesting resi-
dent doctors refused
any such move. P5
Doctors protesting against the RTH Act, in Bikaner on Wednesday.

Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: After the an-
nouncement of new dis-
tricts in the state, it has
also become an ideologi-
cal question for the state
BJP organization
whether to increase the
number of district of-
fices or not.
The Gehlot govern-
ment has announced 19
new districts. Accord-
ing to this, BJP is in a
dilemma whether to ex-
pand the organization
according to the new
districts or not. Not
only this, the biggest
problem is that the work
of BJP offices is going
on in 33 districts. In
this, 15 district offices
are ready. BJP State
Vice President Sardar
Ajaypal Singh is han-
dling the entire work.
BJP’s newly appoint-
ed state president CP
Joshi is scheduled to
stay in Jaipur on the last
twodaysof thisweeki.e.
Saturday and Sunday
.
There will be a meeting
of state office bearers
anditispossiblethatthe
election strategy will be
prepared according to
the new districts.
RAJASTHAN
04
First India Bureaau
Jaipur: Around 40 Uni-
versity Gold Medals
were presented during
the convocation of
NIMS University,
Jaipur, held at Rajesh-
wari Auditorium inside
the university campus
on Wednesday
. Two spe-
cial Chancellor’s Gold
Awards were presented
to K Nirmal Kumar and
Anu Gauba for their
outstanding work and
contribution to their
respective fields.
The event also wit-
nessed the launchpad
for the Uterus Trans-
plant Program, initiat-
ing its journey of be-
coming the first medi-
cal college in India to
offer uterus transplant
services. Chairman
Chancellor Prof. Dr Bal-
vir Tomar presided
over the event with Mi-
loslav Ludvík, CEO of
UniversityHospitalMo-
tol, as the chief guest
along with Pavel Budin-
ský, Jana Nováková, Dr
Ashok Gupta, Dr Man-
ish Sharma, Hana
Elišáková, Lenka Teska
Arnoštová, Dr Sanjiv
Sharma, Dr US Agraw-
al and others. Registrar
Sandeep Tripathi also
shared the dais. Dr
Tomar spoke about the
new phase of life of the
students and wished to
see them fly high with
the wings that NIMS,
Jaipur has provided
them. The University
also conferred the Doc-
tor of Literature degree
to Miloslav Ludvík, and
Doctor of Philosophy
degreestoKrishnaBha-
ti, Puneet Dua, Rajiv
Vijay, Rakesh Kumar
Bahl, and Vikas Garg.
40 University Gold Medals accorded in NIMS
CONVOCATION CEREMONY
Don’t like Jaipur North and South
names, says Min Khachariyawas
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Food and civil
suppliesministerPratap
S Khachariyawas has
come out openly against
the State government’s
decision to carve Jaipur
north and Jaipur south
districts from Jaipur.
He said that Jaipur
North and Jaipur South
would be strange names
and he and the people of
Jaipur do not like it.
Theministersaidthat
Jaipur has its own herit-
age and public senti-
ments are attached to it.
He said that Jaipur
should be kept as one,
not divided into two.
“I am the son of
Jaipur. I am MLA and
Minister from Jaipur.
All the MLAs of Jaipur
including me want
Jaipur to remain one. It
should not be made
north south,” he said.
We don’t want a divi-
sionof Jaipur.AllJaipur
residents have the same
feeling. The CM has also
said that Jaipur will re-
main the capital, he add-
ed. On protest against
the inclusion of Bagru
and surrounding areas
in Dudu district, Khach-
ariawas said that public
sentiments should be
considered.
He said that Bagru
MLA Ganga Devi
is right if she is oppos-
ing the inclusion of her
area in Dudu.
Minister says that Jaipur has its own heritage and public sentiments attached to it
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas during his tour of Civil Lines area in Jaipur on Wednesday.
Opposing Jaipur’s
division into two
districts (North
South)
the
Malvi-
ya
Nagar
MLA
Kalicharan Saraf
wrote to CM Ashok
Gehlot. The division
of the state capital
was announced
under the formation
of 19 new districts.
In his letter, Saraf
said that keeping in
mind the public sen-
timent, cultural and
religious heritage of
Jaipur city, it should
not be divided into
two districts.
SARAF WRITES
TOCMGEHLOT
ON2JPRDISTS
BJP mulling over
new district offices
BJP Offices are ready in
Dholpur, Alwar, Sikar,
Nagaur, Bikaner, Hanu-
mangarh, Ajmer, Bhilwara,
Rajsamand, Udaipur,
Chittorgarh, Banswara, Sir
Ganganagar, Bharatpur
and Jaisalmer. In Bharat-
pur and Jaisalmer, national
president JP Nadda can
inaugurate the new of-
fices. The work of setting
up offices in Tonk, Bundi,
Pali and Dungarpur is also
going on at a fast pace.
BJP OFFICES
READY IN THESE
15 DISTRICTS
Budget for Family
Court bldg sought
from Akhil Arora
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Advocate Poon-
am Chand Bhandari,
DS Shekhawat and Bhu-
pendra Singh Rao on
Wednesday met Princi-
pal Secretary (Finance)
Akhil Arora and re-
quested for allocation
of budget for the con-
struction of the Family
Court building.
The advocates ap-
prised the officials that
there is no facility for
sitting in the court
premises and parties
appearing in the cases
face problems during
the court proceedings.
After hearing the advo-
cates, Principal Secre-
tary Akhil Arora direct-
ed the Finance Secre-
tary to allot the budget
after the budget session
and assured them nec-
essary action will be
taken in this regard
very soon. The advo-
cates hope for funds.
TRAIN TO RAMESHWARAM DHAM!
Industries Minister Shakuntala Rawat, RAJSICO Chairman Rajeev Arora flag off the train to Rameshwaram Dham pilgrimage
by Devasthan Department on Wednesday. Senior citizens from all parts of Rajasthan are on board the train. Trains are run by
the Department of Devasthan for the pilgrimage of senior citizens at regular intervals by the Government of Rajasthan.
RCDF plants thornless cactus
for cattle feed production
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Co-operative Dairy Fed-
eration has taken a big
initiative by
experimen-
tally plant-
ing 600 clad-
odes of
thor nless
cactus in the premises
of its seed processing
plant at Bikaner. The
thornless cactus is a
valuable source of fod-
derinaridandsemi-arid
areas. Sushma Arora,
Administrator and MD
of RCDF,had visited Gu-
jarat recently
. During
this, she urged the
Chairman of National
Dairy Development
Board Meenesh Shah
that there is acute short-
age of fodder in arid and
semi-arid areas of State.
Providing fodder for
livestock in these areas
is extremely challeng-
ing. That’s why thorn-
less cactus should be
made available to Ra-
jasthan free of cost for
testing.Onthis,600clad-
odes were sent by NDDB
and planted in Bikaner.
If the test of planted
thornless cactus is suc-
cessful then it will be be
widely generated across
the state. There is ability
of cactus to produce
largequantitiesof nutri-
tious green fodder and
most of the land is arid
and semi-arid in State.
RCDF is experimentally planting thornless cactus in Bikaner.
Gurugram man dupes
`85L from city bizman
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A city-based
businessman was
duped of Rs 85 lakhs on
the pretext of giving
him the franchise of a
renowned fitness and
café brand. Police in-
formed the victim has
filed an FIR in Jawahar
Circle Police Station
against a person named
Neeraj Singhal, who
hails from Gurugram.
“The accused lured
the victim by giving
him the franchise of a
gym, bar, club, and café.
He took Rs. 85 lakhs
from the victim, but did
not give him the fran-
chise of the said brand.
The accused even pre-
tended to be the friend
of actor Sonu Sood and
promised that the gym
will be inaugurated by
the actor. However,
none of the promises
was fulfilled. An FIR
has been filed and the
matter is being investi-
gated,” police said.
The event also
witnessed the
launchpad for the
Uterus Transplant
Program in State
Op ‘Clean Sweep’ to curb
menace of drug peddling
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: The Jaipur Po-
lice Commissionerate
through their Operation
‘Clean Sweep’, have reg-
istered 442 FIRs and ar-
rested 838 drug peddlers
in a campaign against
drug peddling in the past
year. The officials
claimed the campaign be-
gan in 2019 and has effec-
tively curbed the menace
of drug peddling in the
state capital.
Additional Commis-
sioner Kailash Vishnoi
informed that a special
team has been formed for
this operation and the
team only look after cas-
es related to drug ped-
dling. According to offi-
cials, drug dealers used
to openly sell drugs out-
side educational institu-
tions in the city
, but after
this operation, such ac-
tivities have been re-
duced in Jaipur.
Along with Jaipur, the
campaign is being run in
other parts of Rajasthan
and action is being tak-
en against the menace
of drug peddling. Ille-
gal narcotics drugs like
cannabis, opium, LSD,
Brown Sugar, tramadol
and aprazol have been
seized in the recent
past during a crack-
down on drug peddling.
New measures are also
being adopted to curb
drug peddling.
Notification for
admission under
RTE Act issued
Dimple Sharma
Jaipur: The Education
department has issued a
notification for admis-
sion under the Right to
Education Act. As per
the notification, the on-
line applications can be
made for admission
from March 29 to April
10. After receiving appli-
cations, the lottery will
be taken out on April 12.
Five schools can be cho-
senbythecandidatesac-
cording to their prefer-
ence for admission.
Notably, for the first
time in Raj, admission
will be done under RTE
Act on 25% seats from
pre-primaryclasstofirst
class in pvt schools.
(L) Chief Guest Miloslav Ludvík during the lighting of the lamp.
(R) Ludvík along with Pavel Budinský, Jana Nováková, Dr
Ashok Gupta, Dr Manish Sharma, Hana Elišáková, Lenka Teska
Arnoštová, Dr Sanjiv Sharma, Dr US Agrawal and others.
Accused pretended
to be the friend of
actor Sonu Sood
9 flights diverted to Jpr amid
bad weather in New Delhi
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Several flights
were diverted to Jaipur
International Airport
on Wednesday evening
due to due to bad weath-
er. Flights scheduled to
land in Delhi was di-
verted to Jaipur due to
bad weather conditions.
Nine flights, including
three international
flights, were diverted to
Jaipur. IndiGo Kath-
mandu to Delhi, Dhaka
to Delhi and Go First
international flight
from Phuket to Delhi
was diverted to Jaipur.
Apart from this, 6 do-
mestic flights diverted
to Jaipur. and reached
Jaipur Five flights of
Indigo, two more of Go
First and one flight
each of SpiceJet and
Vistara were diverted
to Jaipur. Earlier, the
IMD predicted a spell
of rain starting
Wednesday night under
influence of fresh west-
ern disturbance.
Protest erupts as
JMCH removes
encroachment
Jaipur (FIB): The JMC
(Heritage) razed an en-
croachment from a pre-
mium land in Sikar
house area. The civic
bodyrazedtheencroach-
ment, following which,
the encroachers protest-
ed against the action.
The encroachers had
constructed a boundary
wall on the government
land. Later, MLA Amin
Kagzi reprimanded the
officials and subse-
quently action was tak-
en to remove the en-
croachment. However,
the encroachers pro-
tested and said that
they had documents
related to the property
and there was court
stay on the said land.
Light rain lashed
national capital
on Wednesday
Influence of a western disturbance affected northwest India.

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RAJASTHAN
05
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: The world’s
thirdandIndia’ssecond
largest cricket stadium
is going to be construct-
ed in Jaipur for which
MoU will be signed on
Thursday between Ra-
jasthan Cricket Associ-
ation and Vedanta’s
Hindustan Zinc.
As per the RCA deci-
sion,thestadiumwillbe
namedas“
AnilAgarwal
International Cricket
Stadium, Jaipur” after
signing the MoU.
Anil Agarwal, Chair-
man Vedanta Group
hadannouncedsupport
for the project of the In-
ternational Cricket Sta-
diumbeingconstructed
by the Rajasthan Crick-
et Association during
the Invest Rajasthan
summit last year.
In the MoU signing
ceremony to be organ-
ized on Rajasthan Day
at RCA Academy, as-
sembly speaker Dr CP
Joshi, RCA president
Vaibhav Gehlot, chair-
person, Hindustan
Zinc Limited and Di-
rector Vedanta Limited
Priya Agarwal, CEO
Hindustan Zinc Limit-
ed Arun Mishra and
others will be present.
Bhilwara (FIB): A
youth was beaten to
death for eve-teasing
and molesting a girl by
her brother in the RK
Colony area of the city
.
The girl’s brother along
with his bike-ridden
friends attacked and
killed Kanhaiyalal Ku-
mawat when he was
walking on the road
late Tuesday night.
The accused used
cricket bats and stick to
thrash the alleged mo-
lester. After the mur-
der, the police swung
into action and took
four accused into cus-
tody, while the interro-
gation is on. As per the
police, Kanhaiyalal Ku-
mawat, who was walk-
ing near the RK Colony
area was attacked by
unknown bike-borne
youths with bats and
sticks. The injured
youth died in the at-
tack. The police have
registered a case of
murder and detained
four youths.
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: State special
branch of Rajasthan
has arrested four peo-
ple from bordering
Barmer district who
were allegedly spying
for Pakistani intelli-
gence agency ISI. All
the four are arrested
from different parts in
the district. Official
sources close to the de-
velopment confirmed
the report. It is also in-
formed that one among
the four accused many
times visited Pakistan
and shared important
information. All the
four were taken to
Jaipur for joint inter-
rogation, officials said.
It was informed that
some people were on
the radar of intelli-
gence agencies over
their suspicious ac-
tivities. Officials of
security agencies had
suspected that the ac-
cused were spying for
Pakistan.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: With the arrest
of fivepeople,theKarni
Vihar Thana on
Wednesday claimed to
have busted a fake de-
gree racket. Police in-
formed the accused are
involvedincreatingfab-
ricated documents of
various education col-
leges and universities.
“The accused have
been identified as
Ashok Vijay, Kailash
Sisodiya, Ajay Bhard-
waj, Pramod Singh, LC
Nagar. The prime ac-
cused, Ashok Vijay
, has
been involved in mak-
ing fake degrees for the
last 15 years. More
than 4,000 fake degrees,
mark sheets, certifi-
cates of diplomas, mi-
gration, 64 pieces,
stamps, holograms,
and two numbering
machines were recov-
ered from their posses-
sion,” police said.
“During interroga-
tion from Bhupendra
Saran, prime accused
in the second-grade pa-
per leak, it was re-
vealed that Ashok Vi-
jay and his gang were
involved in making
fake educational docu-
ments,” police added.
RCA, Vedanta to sign MoU today for
‘Anil Agarwal Int’l Cricket Stadium’
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Amid the pro-
test by the doctors, the
State Government on
Wednesday started the
process of recruitment
of junior residents in
medical colleges. On
the very first day on
Wednesday, 486 applica-
tions were received for
Junior Resident. The
Medical College Ad-
ministration has also
started the recruitment
process.
155 appointments
have been given in SMS
Medical College, 54 in
Kota Medical College,
50 in Ajmer Medical
College, 79 in Jodhpur
Medical College, 99 in
Udaipur Medical Col-
lege. Along with this,
other alternative ar-
rangements are also be-
ing started in the col-
leges so that the medi-
cal arrangements do
not get disturbed.
Along with this, prep-
arations have been
started to take action
against the residents
who do not return to
work. On Wednesday
, ef-
forts to pacify them con-
tinued, but now the
medical college admin-
istration can also take
strict action against
them in the next one or
two days.
A health department
official said in the even-
ing that there was no
significant impact of
the boycott because the
OPDs were handled
through alternative ar-
rangements.
There was not much
impact of the boycott
in Sawai Man Singh
(SMS) hospitals, the
largest state-run hospi-
tals in Rajasthan. Ser-
vices remained unaf-
fected in Dausa, the
hometown of state
Health Minister Par-
sadi Lal Meena.
Taking a tough
stand, the state gov-
ernment warned of
disciplinary action
against the govern-
ment doctors for going
on leave without ap-
proval. As a result,
some of the doctors
returned to work after
boycotting work for
two hours in Alwar,
Bharatpur, Udaipur
and Dungarpur.
“We are trying our
best that no patient re-
turns without consult-
ing the doctor. Nursing
staff iscooperatingwith
us,” Rajeev Bagarhatta,
principal of SMS medi-
cal college, said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur/Bundi: Bun-
di Collector Dr
Ravindra Goswami
is being praised amid
protests against the
Right to Health Act.
Goswami, an
MBBS doctor and
IAS officer of 2016
batch, was in the role
of a doctor at the dis-
trict hospital of Bun-
di during the boycott
of work by govern-
ment doctors.
His video is being
circulated widely on
social media. Social
media users are sa-
luting his spirit of
human service.
CM Ashok Gehlot
has also praised him.
CM tweeted, “Ra-
jasthan is becoming
‘Chiranjeevi’ with
such service and ded-
ication. Dr. Ravindra
Goswami, this spirit
of yours is commend-
able.” This tweet of
CM has been retweet-
ed more than 1000
times and reactions
are coming on it con-
tinuously
.
Jaipur: Now doctors have
changed their way of agita-
tion and decided to take
out a rally from Jaipur to
Sikar on March 31. About
200 doctors will take out
a torch and an awareness
march in 50 vehicles cross-
ing through villages and
hamlets on the way. They
will tell people about the
disadvantages of the RTH
Bill. From Sikar, the torch
will go ahead in Jhunjhunu,
Bikaner, Nagaur, Jodhpur
and other districts.
Jaipur: Taking cognisance of
the ongoing strike by doctors
regarding the Right to Health
Act, State Human Rights
Commission Chairman
Justice Gopal Krishna Vyas
has issued notice to Principal
Secretary Medical Health
Dept and Registrar Rajasthan
Medical Council. Instructions
have been given to submit a
factual report in the case till
the next hearing. Instructions
have also been given to in-
form about the action against
the striking doctors.
CM hails Bundi DC
for treating patients
DOCTORS TO TAKE OUT
RALLY FROM JAIPUR TO
SIKAR ON MARCH 31
SHRC SEEKS FACTUAL
REPORT FROM STATE
HEALTH OFFICIALS
(L) Patients wait for treatment as doctors protest against the Right to Health Act, in Jaipur’s JK Lon
Hospital on Wednesday. (R) Doctors sell sugarcane juice to register their protest, in Jaipur.
Empty beds are seen as medical services are hit at SMS Hospital
in Jaipur. Condition was similar in other hospitals also.
—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA MUKESH KIRADOO
3D render of the upcoming cricket stadium in Chomp, Jaipur.
Arrested accused in police custody in Karni Vihar on Wednesday.
Bundi Collector Dr Ravindra Goswami is seen treating
patients amid doctors’ protest on Wednesday.
ANOTHER PIL FILED IN RAJ HIGH COURT
AGAINST PROTESTING DOCS OVER HEALTH ACT
Jaipur: Advocate Balram Jakhar, through advocate Prem
Chand Devanda, has filed another PIL in the Raj High Court
against the 10-day strike by private doctors and health
workers against the Right to Health Bill. Chief Secretary,
Health Secretary GoI, Superintendent of SMS Hospital,
President of Indian Medical Association and others have
been made parties in the petition. It has been said in the
petition that due to the participation of resident doctors of
government hospitals in the strike, the medical system has
come to a standstill. Sick persons are not getting treatment
due to the obstinate attitude of the doctors. —Kamal Kant
Four arrested for
spying for Pak’s
ISI in Barmer dist
Girl’s brother kills
youth in Bhilwara
over eve-teasing
5 of fake degree gang
arrested after probing
Bhupendra Saran
—FILE
PHOTO
GOVT SAYS RESIDENT DOCS AGREE TO
RETURN TO WORK, DOCTORS REFUSE
State government started fresh recruitment of junior resident doctors from Wednesday
Doctors are part of our fami-
ly and are the strength of our
government. The government
started big health schemes, you can
understand how important doctors
are for those. I talked to the CM too.
He even asked me to talk about this
matter. Everyone is worried to break
the deadlock.
—Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Food Minister
For proper treatment facili-
ties, when our govt started
the Bhamashah Swasthya
Bima Yojana, even then the medical
institutions had a lot of questions. We
simplified it. Today it is known as
Chiranjeevi. The State Govt should
find a suitable solution keeping in
mind the public interest.
—Vasundhara Raje, Former Chief Minister

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GENDER-NEUTRAL
LAWS ON MARRIAGE:
SC REFUSES TO
ENTERTAIN PLEA
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court rejected a petition
seeking direction to the
Centre to make gender
and religion-neutral laws
on uniform marriage age,
divorce, maintenance
and alimony. A bench led
by Chief Justice of India
DY Chandrachud noted
the Centre’s submission
saying that they are not
inclined to entertain
this plea. The Centre
has submitted that the
government does support
uniform laws but such an
intervention can only be
through legislation.
SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS ROCK
UTTARAKHAND CRICKET, COACH BOOKED
New Delhi: A former office bearer of the Cricket Associa-
tion of Uttarakhand (CAU) and coach of an national-level
women cricketer has been booked under the Protection of
Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after a pur-
ported audio recording of him having an obscene phone
call with a minor girl student at the academy went viral.
The coach, Narendra Shah, was posted as the co-conve-
nor of the women’s cricket in Uttarakhand until Saturday.
He also runs a cricket academy in Dehradun, and is the
secretary of the Chamoli district cricket association.
SEBI-SAHARA FUND:
SC ALLOWS PLEA
SC SEEKS ANDHRA
GOVT’S RESPONSE
New Delhi: The SC issued
notice to the Andhra
Pradesh government and
Sakshi Media Group on an
appeal by the publishers
of Eenadu daily, question-
ing a government order to
provide allowance to vil-
lage and ward volunteers
to purchase the newspa-
per, which the appellants
say is owned by CM Y S
Jagan Mohan Reddy.
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court allowed a plea by
the Central government
seeking Rs 5,000 crore
allocation out of Rs 24,000
crore, which was depos-
ited by Sahara group with
the SEBI, to pay back to
the depositors. A bench,
passed the direction on
the application filed by the
government in a PIL by
Pinak Mani Mohanty.
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw on Wednes-
day launched an attack
on Rahul Gandhi stat-
ing that he was disqual-
ified as MP from Lok
Sabha because of his
“arrogance” while also
alleging that the Con-
gress leader considers it
his “birthright” to rule
the country since he is
born in a certain family
.
Vaishnaw said, “Ra-
hul Gandhi has been
disqualified because of
his arrogance. He
thinks it is his birth-
right to rule this coun-
try and that is causing
all this cognitive disso-
nance in his mind.”
Earlier today, address-
ing a press conference
here, the Union Minis-
ter alleged that Rahul
does the politics of en-
titlement asked if he
is above the law.
“When the court gave
the decision over the in-
sult of the OBC commu-
nity, Rahul Gandhi to-
day says that the court
is wrong. Rahul Gandhi
thinks that ruling this
country is his birth-
right. He does the poli-
tics of entitlement. He
thinks that it becomes
his birthright to rule
the country since he is
born into a certain fam-
ily. He considers him-
self above the Constitu-
tion, court and Parlia-
ment,” Vaishnaw said.
“He considers him-
self above the country’s
institutions. Rahul Gan-
dhi thinks no court can
give a judgement
against him... He thinks
that the provision in the
Constitution for dis-
qualification should not
be applied to him be-
cause he is in politics
with a feeling of entitle-
ment,” he added.
Furtherlashingoutat
the opposition which is
attempting to show uni-
ty against the Centre on
the Adani issue, the
Ministersaidthatallthe
“corrupt” have come to-
gether on a single stage.
“All the corrupt peo-
ple have come together
on a single stage. Their
only objective is to de-
rail and disturb the gov-
ernment and the new
energy in the country.
Those people should re-
member how the coun-
try was looted during
the UPA government
and conspiracy was
hatched to weaken the
institutions,” he said.
“When agencies take
action against those
who are deeply rooted
in corruption, they at-
tack the agencies. When
courts pronounce order,
questions are being
raised on the judicial
system,” he added.
RaGa has been disqualified because of his arrogance: Vaishnaw
RAHUL GANDHI VICTIM OF CONGRESS CONSPIRACY?
ParladjournedamidruckusbyOppn
OppositionsdemandedJPCtoprobeAdaniissue,raisedslogansinsupportoftheirdemand
Opposition MPs wearing black attires stage a protest in the Lok Sabha demanding a JPC inquiry
into the Adani Group issue during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks at the agreement signing
ceremony and launch of the 7th round of the Commercial Coal
Mine Auction organised by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
Pralhad Joshi, in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi (ANI):
Both Houses of the Par-
liament were ad-
journed within min-
utes of their com-
mencement on Wednes-
day at 11 am to meet
again later in the day.
Like-minded Opposi-
tion Party leaders held a
meeting in the chamber
of the Congress chief
Mallikarjun Kharge be-
fore the commencement
of the Houses.
TMC MPs staged a
protest against the Cen-
tre at the Ambedkar
statue in the Parlia-
ment seeking PM Nar-
endra Modi’s reply on
the Adani row among
other issues.
Congress has been
demanding the consti-
tution of a Joint Parlia-
mentary Committee
over the Adani Group
issue and has also been
leading the charge of
the protest against Ra-
hul Gandhi’s disquali-
fication as MP from
Lok Sabha.
Meanwhile, Congress
and Opposition parties
are contemplating mov-
ing a no-confidence mo-
tion against Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla next
week on the ground that
opposition members are
not being allowed to
speak, the sources said.
UPROAR IN BOTH HOUSES
New Delhi (Agencies): The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill,
2023 was sent to a select committee, amid strong protest from the
Opposition, especially senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who
heads the Standing Committee on Science, Technology, Environment
and Forest. He called it “yet another subversion of Parliament”, accusing
the government of deliberately bypassing the parliamentary panel on
the subject. In the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav moved a motion to
nominate the members to the joint select committee instituted to look at the Bill.
TMC MPs TO PROTEST AGAINST
GOVERNMENT IN PARLIAMENT
New Delhi (ANI): Trinamool Congress MPs will
stage a protest at Ambedkar Statue in the Parlia-
ment at 10 am on Wednesday which coincides
with a two-day dharna by the party’s supremo
Mamata Banerjee who will protest against the
Centre in Kolkata. The TMC MPs will hold the
protest over the issue of ‘Save Democracy, Feder-
alism and Parliament’ while Mamata will protest
for allegedly not disbursing funds for West Bengal
and the Centre’s “anti-people policies”. She will
protest at the Ambedkar Statue in the capital city
of Kolkata at 12 pm. In a major development, the
TMC backed Rahul Gandhi and Congress over his
disqualification and joined the Congress meeting
on March 27 in the Parliament building.
New Delhi: The energy
crisis faced during the
ongoing Russia-Ukraine
conflict has drawn the
world's attention to-
wardstheimportanceof
becoming self-reliant in
energy needs, said De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Wednesday
.
He said no matter
how big and developed a
nation is, if it is not self-
reliantforenergyneeds,
then there will be hur-
dles to its development.
Speakingattheagree-
ment signing ceremony
and launch of the 7th
round of commercial
coal mine auction in
New Delhi, Singh said
India is among the
world's fastest-growing
economies and has be-
come the fifth largest
economy in the world.
In the future, due to
urbanisation and in-
dustrialisation, Singh
said more houses,
schools, colleges, hospi-
tals etc will be needed
for the people. Due to
the government's far-
sighted policies, the
country has also at-
tracted the attention of
foreign companies, and
we have emerged as a
favourite investment
destination of foreign
companies, he said.
And it going to lead
to an unprecedented
consumption of energy
in the country in fu-
ture. In view of these
needs, the government
has placed the energy
sector at its highest po-
sition, Singh said.
Ukraineconflict
taughtustobe
self-reliant:Singh
New Delhi (PTI): Hit-
ting back at Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi for
his corruption jibe at
the Opposition, Con-
gress president Mall-
ikarjun Kharge on
Wednesday accused
him of running a
“bhrashtachari bhagao
abhiyan” (make the cor-
rupt flee campaign) and
said he must stop his
image makeover by pos-
ing as an anti-corrup-
tion crusader.
Addressing a gather-
ing after inaugurating
an extension of the
BJP headquarters,
Modi linked the com-
ing together of opposi-
tion parties against the
BJP to his govern-
ment’s campaign
against corruption and
said “anti-India” forces
are attacking constitu-
tional institutions the
strong foundation of a
rising India to stall the
country’s growth.
Congress president
Kharge said Modi must
look within, and asked
why the BJP govern-
ment in Karnataka was
accused of taking 40 per
cent commission.
KhargeslamsPMoverhiscorruptionjibeatOppn
‘CONGRESS MUST
ACT AS ‘ELDER
BROTHER’ FOR
OPPN PARTIES’
Srinagar (PTI): PDP
president Mehbooba Mufti
asked Congress to act like
an “elder brother” and
create space for opposi-
tion parties in their fight
for democracy. “Congress
will have to behave like
an elder brother. It should
not choke space, it should
create space for other
opposition parties, which
have been its alliance
partners in the past, to
save the democracy in
the country,” Mufti said.
She also said the current
struggle was not only
about disqualification of
Rahul Gandhi from the LS
but for the very survival of
democracy in the country.
DO NOT WANT TO PLAY THE ROLE OF
BIG BROTHER TO ANY PARTY: KHURSHID
Srinagar (PTI): Amid unity efforts in the opposition
ranks, Congress leader Salman Khurshid Wednes-
day said the party does not want to play the role of a
“big brother” to any party and called for a collective
fight against the “big challenge.” Addressing a press
conference at Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress
Committee head office here, Khurshid said it is for the
collective leadership of the opposition parties to decide
who will get what responsibility. “We do not want to
play the role of a big brother to anyone,” Khurshid said.
‘WHY DIDN’T ANY LAWYERS INTERVENE?’
GUESTS OF HONOUR
President Droupadi Murmu exchanges greetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP
MP Hema Malini during a breakfast hosted for the Members of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Tripura and Sikkim, at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
New Delhi: Soon after
the proceedings started at
11 am, the Upper House
resumed following the first
break earlier in the day.
The House had already
been suspended till 2 PM.
In the midst of opposi-
tion protests in the Lower
House during the current
Budget Session of the
Parliament, the Lok Sabha
was called to adjourn ear-
lier today. It will reconvene
on April 3 at 11 am. Within
the Parliament, the oppo-
sition Lawmakers shouted
for a JPC investigation
into the Adani-Hindunberg
situation. Earlier in the
day, just after convening at
11 am, LS was adjourned
till its next session.
BOTH HOUSES
TO MEET AGAIN
ON APRIL 3
H
H
H
ESSENTIAL STEPS
Rajya Sabha LoP, Mallikarjun Kharge holds a like-minded Opposition Party leaders meeting at his
chamber in parliament to discuss the strategy for the floor of the House, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Ashwini Vaishnaw Rahul Gandhi
BUDGET
SESSION
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
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BY
ANI
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INDIA
07
Mahesh Sharma
Patna: As the Lok Sab-
ha elections are coming
closer, the restlessness
of the Bahujan Samaj
Party leaders is increas-
ing. They do not under-
stand what their party
will do and what they
should do.
In fact, the problems
of BSP leaders, espe-
cially the MPs of the
party, have increased
since the time of assem-
bly election results.
The party became
completely inactive in
the assembly elections.
As a result, the party
lost all but one seat it
had won earlier. BSP
won 17 MLAs in 2017
but in 2022, only one of
its candidates won.
That’s why the MPs
are worried that if the
BSP and its leader
Mayawati remain inac-
tive in the Lok Sabha as
well, then what will
happen to them?
They fear that in a di-
rect fight between the
BJP and the SP alliance,
the BSP will be wiped
out in the Lok Sabha as
well as in the Vid-
hansabha.
That’s why it is being
told that BSP MPs are
running from pillar to
post and half of the 10
MPs of the party are
preparing to change
the party.
It is being told that
they are feeling that
they cannot win by
staying with the BSP.
That’s why they are
looking towards BJP or
Samajwadi Party. Re-
cently, BSP MP from
Ambedkar Nagar
Ritesh Pandey had met
Samajwadi Party na-
tional president Akh-
ilesh Yadav.
He was earlier the
leader of BSP in the
Lok Sabha but a few
days back Mayawati
removed him from the
post of leader. It is be-
ing said that he may
join the Samajwadi
Party.
His father Rakesh
Pandey has already
joined Samajwadi Par-
ty. Many MPs of BSP
are anxious to save
the Lok Sabha seat.
WHAT ARE BSP LEADERS WORRIED ABOUT?
BSP FACING TROUBLE FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE
Promoted by Sunder Builders
Terrorism among most serious threats to world peace: Ajit Doval
New Delhi (ANI): Na-
tional Security Advi-
sor (NSA) Ajit Doval on
Wednesday said that
terrorism in all of its
forms and its financing
are amongst the most
serious threats to in-
ternational peace and
security
.
He made the re-
marks at the 18th meet-
ing of the Secretaries
of Security Council of
SCO member states,
underlining that any
act of terrorism, re-
gardless of its motiva-
tion, is unjustifiable.
“Terrorism in all its
forms and manifesta-
tions and its financing
are amongst the most
serious threats to in-
ternational peace and
security
. Any act of ter-
rorism, regardless of
its motivation, is un-
justifiable,” Doval said
during his opening re-
marks at the Shanghai
Group Meeting.
Doval, in his re-
marks also called upon
the member states to
have mutual respect
for the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of
member states.
“The Charter calls
upon member states to
have mutual respect
for sovereignty, territo-
rial integrity of states,
non-use of force or
threat of its use in in-
ternational relations,
and seeking no unilat-
eral military superior-
ity in areas,” he added.
The NSA thanked
the top delegates for ac-
cepting his invitation
to the meeting and said
the participation of of-
ficials will not only en-
rich the discussions
but also prepare the
ground for a successful
summit in a few
months’ time. Regard-
ing connectivity, he
said that it remains a
key priority for India.
“We stand ready to
cooperate on investing
in and building con-
nectivity in the region.
Expanding connectivi-
ty is also important to
ensure that such initia-
tives are constituted,”
he said. Doval also un-
derlined that India’s
foreign policy is based
on these very princi-
ples and reflects “our
commitment in every
possible manner”. He
also highlighted the is-
sue of Chabahar port
during the meeting.
“India is committed
to fulfilling its obliga-
tions in the under the
International North-
South Transport Cor-
ridor and the inclusion
of the Port within the
framework of INSTC,”
Doval stated. India be-
came a member of SCO
in June’17, but our re-
lations with SCO coun-
tries go back several
centuries, he added.
India became a full
member of SCO on
June 2017, while the
SCO was established in
2001. India currently
holds its Presidency
and is holding a series
of events.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with the top officials as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(SCO) level NSA meeting starts, in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Bengaluru (ANI):
Karnataka Chief Min-
ister Basavaraj Bom-
mai today exuded con-
fidence in winning the
state Assembly polls
slated to take place on
May 10 and said that the
BJP is an “ever-ready
party” which is pre-
pared for the elections.
The Election Com-
mission of India an-
nounced the schedule
for the Karnataka As-
sembly polls today.
Chief Election Com-
missioner said that the
polling will take place
on May 10 and the
counting of votes will
be done on May 13.
Speaking to the re-
porters after the an-
nouncement of dates,
Bommai said that the
party will return to
power on the basis of
the work it has done for
the public.
“TheECIhasdeclared
the election dates. Elec-
tion Commission has
announced the dates.
Polls will take place on
10th May results will
be announced on 13th
May
. BJP is an ever-
ready party with strong
organisation and we are
prepared for the polls.
The double-engine gov-
ernment has done a
good job in terms of in-
frastructure and others.
People cutting across all
sections have shown a
great deal of support. I
am sure that on May 13,
BJP will get an absolute
majority
,” he said.
KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER ON STATE ASSEMBLY POLLS
Bengaluru: Congress’s
RahulGandhiwillbegin
his Karnataka cam-
paignnextmonthforthe
state elections. In what
is seen as a mark of defi-
ance, the April 5 rally
will be held in Kolar --
the place where Gandhi
made the comment on
PM Narendra Modi’s
surname that led to his
two-year jail term.
“Rahul Gandhi will
return to Kolar and be-
gin his Satyameva Jay-
ate Rally
. We had re-
questedhimtobeginthe
electionyatrafromhere.
Where he had made this
statement, and which
the BJP condemned his
statement, he will begin
his mega rally from
here,” said state party
chief DK Shivakumar.
At a rally in the run-
up to the 2019 elections,
Gandhi had said, “How
come all thieves have
the common surname
Modi” in an apparent
dig at the PM with a ref-
erence to fugitive busi-
nessmen Lalit Modi and
Nirav Modi.
RaGa to start K’taka campaign
from site of 2019 remark on PM
Congress is
Strong, will win,
says Kharge on
K’taka Election
CVoter survey
predicts clear
majority for
Congress
New Delhi: Soon
after the schedule
for the Karnataka
Assembly polls was
announced, Con-
gress president Mal-
likarjun Kharge said
that the party will
win the polls and the
high command with
the opinion of vic-
torious candidates
will decide the chief
ministerial face.
New Delhi: ABP-
CVoter opinion poll
or survey, released
on Wednesday, 29
March, has predict-
ed a clear win for
the Congress party.
As per poll, Con-
gress will win 115 to
127 seats, BJP will
get 68 to 80 seats,
and the Janata Dal
(Secular) will get 23
to 35 seats.
Resolve to throw out the 40 per cent
commission govt, says Congress
Bengaluru (Agencies): The Congress said that it
is ready to face elections and resolve to throw out
the “anti-people 40% commission government”.
Randeep Surjewala, General Secretary In-charge
of Karnataka, said the Congress will form the
government with the blessings of people.“As Kar-
nataka goes to polls on 10th May, 2023, Congress
resolves to usher in a New Era of Peace-Progress-
Prosperity and rebuild Brand Karnataka, Restore
Kannadiga Pride, with Congress Guarantees at the
centre of a welfare driven Government,” he said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at the Parliament House,
in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Ensure no one
suffer injustice:
Yogi to officials
UP CM Yogi Adityanath at a Janata Darshan in Gorakhpur.
Gorakhpur (ANI):
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath on Wednesday
instructed the offi-
cials to deal strictly
with those mistreat-
ing the weak, help-
less, and poor citi-
zens and ensure that
no person has to suf-
fer injustice.
During the Janata
Darshan organised
in Gorakhpur, the
CM said, “Strictest
legal action should
be taken against the
ones illegally en-
croaching land. The
government is deter-
mined not to let in-
justice happen to
anyone and bring
prosperity to every-
one’s life”.
On the occasion,
Yogi addressed the
issues of about 700
people and assured
them that there
would be no injus-
tice to anyone dur-
ing his tenure.
Referring to every-
one’s letters to the
concerned authori-
ties, along with giv-
ing instructions for
quick and satisfacto-
ry disposal, the CM
assured the people
that the government
was determined to
solve the problems of
every complainant.
Thiruvananthapuram: A case has been registered by the
police against Kerala BJP President, K Surendran, in con-
nection with his alleged derogatory remarks against women
CPI(M) leaders. The case was registered against him on the
complaint by CPI(M) leader and former MP C S Sujatha. An
FIR under relevant sections has been registered.
BJP KERALA CHIEF SUED FOR ALLEGED
REMARKS AGAINST LEFT WOMEN LEADERS
CRUCIAL READ
Guwahati: The Assam
government spent Rs
1.1 crore from a tiger
conservation fund to pay
for food, tents, carpets,
and other things during
ex-President Ram Nath
Kovind’s visit to Kaziran-
ga National Park last
year. The information
was revealed in response
to an RTI query.
ASSAM GOVT SPENT
RS 1 CR FROM TIGER
CONSERVATION
MIZORAM: YOUTH
ORGANIZATION TO
SEAL BORDER
New Delhi: Mara Thyutlia-
Py (MTP), or Mara youth
organization, which has
its headquarters in the
Siaha district of southern
Mizoram, has decided to
permanently close the bor-
der between Mizoram and
Myanmar on March 29.
The decision was made
shortly after 3 people were
murdered in Myanmar.
Mamata on two-day dharna to
protest Centre’s ‘discrimination’
UP govt clears promotion of 10 IAS officers
Dr Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Apex DPC
has approved the pro-
motion of 10 IAS offic-
ers of the 1990 batch
from Principal Secre-
tary to Upper Chief
Secretary in the coun-
try’s biggest bureau-
cracy, Uttar Pradesh.
Inthismeetingheldat
Lok Bhavan under the
chairmanship of Uttar
Pradesh Chief Secre-
tary Durga Shankar
Mishra, Central Ferti-
lizer Secretary IAS
Arun Singhal from the
Central Government
and Additional Chief
Secretary Appointment
and Personnel Dr De-
vesh Chaturvedi from
the UP Government
were present. After the
approval of the Apex
Committee, the file has
been sent to the Chief
Minister for approval.
Post approval from
CMO, the order will be
issuedinthisregard.Af-
ter promotion, all these
10 IAS officers will get a
pay scale equal to the
Chief Secretary rank.
At present, there are
14 ACS in UP
. There are
rank officers, out of
which 4 are retiring this
year. In place of these,
promoted IAS officers
will be posted. ACS rank
officers retiring in 2023
include IAS Sanjeev Ku-
marMittal,IASNavneet
Kumar Sagar, IAS Dr
Prashant Trivedi and
IAS Sanjay Bhoosreddy
.
Kolkata (PTI): West
Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee said
the two-day sit-in that
she started here on
Wednesday to protest
the BJP-led Union gov-
ernment’s alleged dis-
criminatory attitude
against the state was on
behalf of her party, Tri-
namool Congress, and
not on part of the state
government. Stating
that she is doing a “dou-
ble duty” (as West Ben-
gal chief minister and
TMC supremo), Baner-
jee showed a copy of the
Constitution at the pro-
test site and said that
the demonstration is
also to “save India, save
democracy”. “People
were asking me wheth-
er I am demonstrating
on behalf of the state
government or the Tri-
namool Congress. I
would like to tell them
that I have two respon-
sibilities. I am the CM
of West Bengal and also
the TMC chairperson.
IAS Anita Singh IAS Nitin Gokarn IAS Rajneesh Gupta IAS Archana Agarwal
Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav and BSP MP from Ambedkar Nagar Ritesh Pandey.
BJP will return to power: Bommai

NEWS
08
Congress fighting battle against
policies of Centre, says Rathore
CM, Randhawa Dotasra will discuss the strategy of fighting against the Centre: Rathore
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: Congress’ divi-
sional level office bear-
ers and workers confer-
ence will be held on
March 31 at Jawahar
School, Ajmer. Many
leaders including Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot,
State Congress in-
charge Sukhjinder Sin-
gh Randhawa, and State
Congress President Go-
vind Singh Dotasra will
participate in the pro-
gramme, said RTDC
Chairman Dharmen-
dra Rathore on Wednes-
day while addressing a
press conference. He
inspected the prepara-
tions for the event.
On the question of
the arrival of Sachin
Pilot, Rathore said
that it is a divisional-
level programme, in
which all the office
bearers and public
representatives in-
cluding the candidates
contesting under the
Congress banner have
been invited. Tonk dis-
trict comes under the
Ajmer division, so all
the office bearers in-
cluding Sachin Pilot
will attend.
Rathore said that CM
Gehlot, Sukhjinder Sin-
gh Randhawa, and Go-
vind Singh Dotasra will
discuss the strategy of
fighting against the
Centre at the confer-
ence on March 31
BJP strangling democracy
to save Adani: Sharma
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Congress na-
tional spokesperson
Alok Sharma on
Wednesday said that
the Prime Minister is
strangling democracy
to save his industrialist
friend Gautam Adani.
He said that all ef-
forts are being made to
divert public attention
from the Adani issue.
“Rahul Gandhi’s
membership from Lok
Sabha was terminated
just to avoid answering
questions asked in Lok
Sabha by Gandhi. He
was about to make rev-
elations against the
govt,” he said while in-
teracting with report-
ers in Jodhpur.
Sharma said the Con-
gress party will expose
the real face of BJP by
going among the public.
“Congress is not
afraid of the Modi govt.
Rather, we will fight
stronger. In the coming
time, the public will def-
initely answer for their
actions,” he added.
Dharmendra Rathore briefing the media in Ajmer on Wednesday.
Naseem Akhtar and other leaders are also seen.
Alok Sharma
Migrant workers stuck in
South Africa seek help
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: Twenty mi-
grant workers from Ra-
jasthan have been stuck
in the South African
country Congo. Out of
total 20 workers, 19 are
from Barmer while one
is from Ajmer. Victim’s
family members alleged
that their employers in
Congo had confiscated
their passports and mo-
bile phones and as-
saulted them brutally.
Meanwhile, on the ba-
sis of the family mem-
ber’s plea, MP from Na-
gaur in Rajasthan and
Rashtriya Loktantrik
Party chief Hanuman
Beniwal on Wednesday
approached the exter-
nal affairs ministry to
ensure early help to
them. In the letter Beni-
wal wrote to the union
external affairs minis-
ter Dr S Jaishankar, he
mentioned the details
of the victims and the
company where they
are working. He re-
quested the ministry to
direct the Indian em-
bassy in South Africa to
ensure the earliest help
to them.
All the workers were
working there in a su-
permarket on a commis-
sion basis, he added.
Mukesh Kumar Rajuram
BENIWAL WRITES LETTER TO EAM
RELIGIOUS HARMONY!
Women and Child Development Minister Mamta Bhupesh offered a chadar during the holy month of Ramadan at the Dargah
of Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti in Ajmer on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANAND SHARMA
3 more cops removed over alleged
collusion with drug smugglers
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: Three more
policemen were re-
moved and sent to the
police line from Baytu
police station over al-
leged collusion with the
drug smugglers. A day
earlier a deputy super-
intendent of police and
one constable were sus-
pended with similar
charges. In the latest
development, the driver
of the suspended DSP,
one head constable and
one constable was re-
moved from the Baytu
police station area. Di-
gant Anand, superin-
tendent of police in
Barmer, issued the re-
moval order.
However, the order
of removal of three po-
licemen reads that all
the trio have been re-
moved on the adminis-
trative ground. Those
removed are head con-
stable Chainaram Poo-
nia, Constable Roop
Kishore and driver
Dharma Ram.
Jaggu Ram, deputy
superintendent of po-
lice at Baytu circle in
Barmer district, was
suspended on Monday
late at night after his al-
leged involvement in a
drug smuggling racket
came into light.
Nanuram, Jaggu Ram and Omprakash were suspended.
Income Tax raids 18 locations of
3 businessmen in Ajmer district
First India Bureau
Ajmer: Income Tax
teams carried out raids
on Wednesday at a total
of 18 locations of three
businessmen of Ajmer
district on complaints
of tax evasion.
The dept sleuths raid-
ed the premises belong-
ing to two businessmen
based in Ajmer and one
in Kekri town.
The IT department
teams reached Ajmer at
5 am in private vehicles
from different districts
of Jaipur, Jodhpur,
Udaipur, Bikaner, Kota,
Bharatpur and Ajmer
divisions as tourists.
Armed policemen
were present during
raids on the iron trader
and granite business-
man’s firm, farm
house, bungalow, quar-
ry and shops.
Principal Director of
Income Tax Sudhanshu
Shekhar Jha, Addition-
al Director Dr. Kamlesh
Kumar Meena, and As-
sistant Director Akshay
Kabra were present
during the raids.
Man ‘dies by suicide’ in a
police station in Udaipur
Narayan Meghwal
Udaipur: A young man
died by suicide by hang-
ing himself from a
shoelace in police cus-
tody at the Parsad po-
lice station in the dis-
trict. The police re-
moved the dead body
from the noose and
brought it to the CHC in
Parsad, where the doc-
tors declared him dead.
The deceased Arjun Lal
Meena (28), a resident
of Baroda Jhallara,
eloped a few days ago
with a woman. While
searching upon the re-
port of the victim’s rel-
atives, the police arrest-
ed the girl and detained
the youth. He was
brought to the police
station for questioning.
Where in police custo-
dy, the young man com-
mitted suicide by hang-
ing himself from a peg
made in the barrack
with a shoelace.
One arrested with fake notes
worth `20 lakh in Bikaner
First India Bureau
Bikaner: Police recov-
ered a cache of fake
notes and arrested an
accused with fake notes
worth lakhs on Monday
.
Five other accused have
also been named in the
case, and efforts are on
to nab them.
According to the po-
lice, Sahil Ali, a resi-
dent of Ward No. 34 of
Lunkaransar town, has
been arrested with fake
notes worth more than
Rs 20 lakh. The police
received information
from the informer that
on Monday Sahil re-
ceived a large consign-
ment of fake currency
from his other accom-
plices. And he is further
planning to dispense
thisamountthroughha-
wala in Delhi.
On this information,
a special police team
was formed from CO Of-
fice. The spot accused
Sahil was raided and ar-
rested was made recov-
ering fake currency
worth Rs 20 lakh from
him. Other accused
Pradeep Saraswat, Ram
Niwas Godara, Ramav-
atar Saraswat, Sonu
alias Sandeep Kayalsar
and Rahul Saraswat
have been named in the
fake currency racket.
Team carrying Atiq Ahmed
stays for 50 mins in Kota
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Gangster-turned-
politician Atiq Ahmed
was brought to the
Anantapur Police sta-
tion in Kota by a team
of Uttar Pradesh Police
on Wednesday morning.
Ahmed was on Tuesday
convicted by an MP-
MLA court in Prayagraj
and sentenced to rigor-
ous life imprisonment
in the abduction case of
now-deceased Umesh
Pal. Atiq Ahmed was
taken to Prayagraj from
Ahmedabad for a court
hearing under tight se-
curity
. On Tuesday
night, he was again tak-
en to Ahmedabad dur-
ing which he was
stopped in Kota on
Wednesday morning.
The police convoy
stopped for 50 minutes
atAnantpuraPoliceSta-
tion and later left.
Accused Sahil Ali in police
custody in Bikaner.
I-T Department raided the houses of businessmen in Ajmer.
Baljeet Yadav wore black
clothes during protest run
in Dholpur on Wednesday.
MLA Baljeet
Yadav runs for
14-pt demand
in Dholpur
Vinod Tiwari
Dholpur: Behror
MLA Baljeet Yadav
held a protest run in
Dholpur on Wednes-
day evening. Yadav
wore black clothes
and protested
against the state
govt in the Ra-
jakhera, Badi and
Baseri areas of
Dholpur. He said
that despiteyearsof
independence, poor
people and farmers
are deprived of ba-
sic facilities. He
raised his 14 point-
demand and said
thatthegovernment
claims to save de-
mocracy
,butitisnot
fulfilling the de-
mands of unem-
ployed youths.
While addressing
therally
,hedemand-
ed to give 100 per-
cent reservations to
youths of Rajasthan
in govt jobs.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Jaisalmer is
going to develop as a
cement hub on the
world map as a result
of planned mineral ex-
ploration and auction
of mineral blocks in
the state.
Along with the ex-
ploration and exploita-
tion of petroleum and
natural gas, Jaisalmer
is moving ahead in
the cement sector, an
official said.
New deposits of ura-
nium, rare earth ele-
ments, limestone, lig-
nite, iron ore, copper,
zinc, garnet, etc. are be-
ing discovered in the
state, Additional Chief
Secretary Dr. Subodh
Agarwal said.
Addressing the 57th
meeting of the state ge-
ological programming
board, Agrawal empha-
sized adopting the latest
technology of explora-
tion and mining and
called upon the young
officers to come for-
ward with new think-
ing and determination.
He said that in the
year 2023-24, work will
be done through 31 dif-
ferent projects for the
search of mineral
limestone, ferrous
metal, decorative
stone, industrial and
other minerals.
Adopt latest technology of mining: ACS
STATE GEOLOGICAL PROGRAMMING BOARD

Agarwal said
that due to
coordinated
efforts,
Rajasthan has
become the
leading state in
the country in
mineral
exploration.
PROGRESS HAILED
Dr. Subodh Agarwal
Atiq Ahmed
—PHOTO
BY
ANAND
SHARMA

NEWS
09
ENJOYING SIESTA!
A tiger taking a nap at Nahargarh Bilogical Park in Jaipur as climate turned warmer. Met dept
predicted rain in certain parts of the State for next 2 days. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
Kamal Kant
Jaipur : The Rajasthan
High Court on Wednes-
day acquitted four men
who were given the
death sentence by a low-
er court for the 2008 se-
rial Jaipur blasts that
killed 71 people and
slammed the investigat-
ing agencies over their
shoddy investigation.
It also affirmed the
acquittal of a fifth ac-
cused by the trial court.
Jaipur was rocked by
a series of blasts on May
13, 2008 when bombs
went off one after an-
other at Manak Chawk
Khanda, Chandpole
Gate, Badi Chaupad,
Chhoti Chaupar, Tripo-
lia Gate, Johri Bazar
and Sanganeri Gate.
The explosions in the
evening left 71 people
dead and 185 injured.
According to advo-
cate SS Ali, the counsel
for the accused, the HC
lambasted the investi-
gating agencies for do-
ing a shoddy investiga-
tion. The court also
directed the DGP of
Rajasthan to take ac-
tion against the offic-
ers involved in the in-
vestigation.
Ali said the court
found the entire theory
presented by the Anti-
Terrorist Squad (ATS),
which investigated the
case, wrong. He said
the high court issued
directions to the chief
secretary to monitor
the case.
The ATS failed to
prove the travel plan of
the accused that they
had travelled from Del-
hi to Jaipur in a bus on
May 13, had lunch at a
restaurant, purchased
cycles, planted bombs
and returned the same
day to Delhi in Shatabdi
express. The ATS could
not produce bus tick-
ets, the counsel said.
Ali said frame numbers
of cycles mentioned in
bills produced by ATS
didn’t match with cy-
cles seized after blasts,
bills were tampered
with. —With Agency Inputs
ATS failed to reach real culprits: HC
2008 JAIPUR SERIAL BLASTS
Acquittals in such case raises doubts on prosecution; height of appeasement: Satish Poonia
71 people had died in 2008 serial Jaipur blasts on May 13, 2008.
First Justice SC
Agrawal Memorial
Lecture held in city
VACANT RATION SHOPS TO BE MERGED
Jaipur (FIB): Vacant
fair price shops will be
merged in the state. The
decision was taken to
enhance the practicali-
ty of the shops. The
food and civil supplies
department has issued
guidelines in this re-
gard. The shops having
less than 100 ration
cards will be merged
with other shops. If the
matter of any vacant
fair price shops is sub-
judice, then it will not
be merged. At present,
there is a provision of
allocation of shops on
2,000 units and 500 ra-
tion cards. District Col-
lector’s permission
will have to be taken
before merger.
Justice MM Shrivastava addressing as Justice VS Dave, Justice
PC Jain Justice Akil Kureshi look on at Raj School of Law for
Women, Jaipur on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan Ed-
ucation Trust organ-
ised 1st Justice SC
AgrawalMemorialLec-
ture on the theme
“Three Judgements
Which Changed the
WaywelookatourCon-
stitution” with collabo-
ration with Rajasthan
school of Law for Wom-
en at Rajasthan School
of Law for Women on
Wednesday
.
The keynote Speak-
er was Justice Akil
Kureshi, Former
Chief Justice of Ra-
jasthan, and was pre-
sided over by Justice
MM Shrivastava, Act-
ing Chief Justice of
Rajasthan High Court.
Justice Akil
KhureshisharedThree
Judgments namely
Landmark Judgment
Keshvananda Bharti,
NM Thomas Case, and
ADM Jabalpur case
which enlighten the
studentsastohowHow
descending judgment
in a case appeal to the
building spirit of the
younger generation
and teach them how to
notmakethesamemis-
take in the future.
The lecture was at-
tendedbymanyretired
High Court Judges,
President Rajasthan
High Court Bar Asso-
ciation, Senior Advo-
cates,AdditionalAdvo-
cate Generals, student
and faculty members
of various colleges.
Dr. Vartika Arora
Principal Rajasthan
School of Law for
Women expressed vote
of thanks.
PELLETS USED IN
BOMBS DID NOT
MATCH FSL REPORT
The pellets which the
agency said that the
accused had purchased
from a shop outside Jama
Masjid in Delhi to plant in
the bomb did not match
with the pellets found in
the dead bodies. The pel-
lets did not match in the
FSL report. The court said
allegations against them
are not proven, said Ali.
The court
said that
allegations
against them are
not proven. The
ATS has failed to
establish its theory
that the ATS did
not try to reach the
real culprits.
—SS Ali, Advocate
JDA passes record
`1,753crorebudget
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: The Jodh-
pur Development Au-
thority on Wednesday
passed a record budget
of Rs 1,753 crore for
the development of
the city. Officials in-
formed that it is the
biggest ever budget,
which also includes
Rs. 100 crores for the
Smart City project.
The meeting was held
in the new building of
the Jodhpur Develop-
ment Authority which
was presided over by
Divisional Commis-
sioner Kailash Chand
Meena. Mayor of
Jodhpur Municipal
Corporation (North)
Kunti Parihar, Com-
missioner of Jodhpur
Development Author-
ity Navneet Kumar,
Secretary Jainarayan
Meena and other offi-
cials of JDA were also
present in meeting.
Kailash Chand Meena, Kunti Parihar, Navneet Kumar, Jainarayan
Meena and other officials present in the meeting on Wednesday.

We must plan for a beautiful
perfect healthy life but a
sensible person also prepares
for the hiccups along the way.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
10
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the latest re-
port of the country’s fa-
mous ‘Skoch State of
Governance - 2022’, due
to the revival and
strengthening of the Ra-
jasthan Housing Board,
it maintained its lead for
the second year as well,
gathering the first place
in the country
.
Rajasthan Housing
Board Commissioner
Pawan Arora lauded
the employees of the
Board for this historic
achievement. “There
was a time when the
Board did not even have
the money to pay sala-
ries to the personnel,
whereas in the last 4
years, the Board was re-
vived and strengthened,
due to which its turno-
ver has reached 8,500
crores and the financial
condition is improving
day by day and the
Board is getting strong-
er day by day,” he said.
The Commissioner
said that the Skoch team
appreciated the out-of-
the-box work being done
by the RHB and also
termed it as an example
forthewholecountry
.He
informed that the Board
has set up coaching
hubs, city parks, chaup-
tiys, housing for teach-
ers and watchmen, All
IndiaServices,StateSer-
vices, Constitutional
Club, MLA Housing
Scheme, setting up open
gyms in parks and by
amendingtheAct,1lakh
square meters land and
worth Rs 15 crore free
from encroachment
were highly appreciated
in the Scotch report.
Due to excellent flag-
ship and public welfare
schemes, the state has
also made a jump from
15th place to third place
in the country
. In the re-
port, the state govern-
ment has also been
praised for better perfor-
mance in health, social
justice-social security
and other sectors.
Shivendra Parmar and
Dinesh Tiwari
Jaipur: Under the
“Training Programme
for Overseas Profession-
als on Formal Solutions
toInformalSettlements”
being organised by the
Ministry of External Af-
fairs and “Human Man-
agement Settlement In-
stitute (HSMI) New Del-
hiundertheITECcourse
scheme, a delegation of
25 international repre-
sentatives from 19 coun-
tries visited the Housing
Board on Wednesday
andstudiedRHB’sambi-
tious plans at RHB head-
quarters.
Arora gave a detailed
introduction of Jaipur’s
City Park, MLA Flats,
Affordable Housing Pro-
ject(MukhyaMantriJan
Awas Yojana) and many
other projects through a
power point presenta-
tion. The delegation
will also visit City Park,
MLA Housing Project
and Affordable Housing
Project on Thursday
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The repre-
sentatives and office
bearers of Raj Aan-
gan Society, located
in Sector 24 of Pratap
Nagar, on Wednesday
urged Rajasthan
Housing Board
(RHB) Commission-
er Pawan Arora to
cancel the Sky Park
scheme (multistorey
flats scheme) located
in the society and
take that land for
commercial and com-
munity use.
The Housing Com-
missioner sympa-
thetically listened to
their demand and as-
sured to resolve the
issue with positive
thinking. After a
meeting, Arora said
that RHB will con-
sider it and take a
decision soon.
Skoch Governance-2022: RHB on top spot in country ranking
Promoted by
FS Township LLP
BJP remembers Hindus only
during polls: Gehlot in Udaipur
Shivendra Parmar
Udaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot said
on Wednesday that
such is the time that
noone would ever let
the post of the sar-
panch go through their
hands, let alone the po-
sition of MLA-MPs.
“But at such a time, Ra-
hul Gandhi did not be-
come PM, even when
former PM Dr. Manmo-
han Singh urged him to
come to the mantle, due
to old age. Rahul’s
mother Sonia Gandhi
also did not yearn for
this post, while all the
leaders wanted to make
her PM,” Gehlot was
addressing the divi-
sional level conference
of Congress at Gandhi
Ground in Udaipur on
Wednesday.
The conference is be-
ing considered as begul
for the preparation be-
fore the assembly elec-
tions to be held this
year. Gehlot further
said, “ministers had re-
signed as soon as allega-
tions were levelled
against them in the
Congress rule. Be it our
Railway Minister, Law
Minister, their resigna-
tions were taken. Leave
aside the talk of resig-
nation on being accused
in BJP, they are raiding
our houses. They didn’t
leave even me. BJP peo-
ple came to rule by talk-
ing about Hindus. Are
we not Hindus? Why do
they remember them
elections? Why don’t
they talk about tribal,
backward and untouch-
ables. I am the only
MLA of my caste in the
assembly. Became CM
three times, because I
am getting love of 36
community
.”
Targeting the RSS
and the BJP, Gehlot
questioned whether
they have even got a
cut on their finger in
the fight for freedom.
“What wrong did Ra-
hul ji ask Modi ji? He
only asked about PM’s
relationship with Ada-
ni ji called? For what
should Rahul apolo-
gise? What did he say
wrong? Why wouldn’t
Modi ji reply?,” Gehlot
questioned.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief
Minister Ashok
Gehlot has ap-
proved the pro-
posal to increase
the state’s share
of honorarium by
15 per cent for
workers employed
in Anganwadi
centres and
child care
homes of the Integrated
Child Development
Services Depart-
ment (ICDS) in
the state. The
honorarium
of Anganwa-
di Workers,
helpers and
c r e c h e
work-
ers
will be increased by 15
per cent. Presently, the
honorarium to these
personnel is being paid
by the Central and State
Governments in the ra-
tio of 60:40. The 15 per
cent increase will be
borne by the state gov-
ernment. The increase
will put an extra finan-
cial burden of Rs. 70
crores on the state gov-
ernment.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan Day
will be celebrated with
full enthusiasm across
the state on Thursday
.
Governor Kalraj
Mishra has congratu-
lated and greeted the
people of the state on
Rajasthan Day. In his
greeting message,
Mishra said that Ra-
jasthan is the land of
bravehearts and hard-
working people.
The state level func-
tion will be held at the
State Institute of Agri-
culture Management
(SIAM) auditorium in
Jaipur at 12 noon. Along
with this, programs will
be organized at all dis-
trict headquarters and
block headquarters as
part of Rajasthan Day
celebrations. On the ini-
tiative of CM Ashok Ge-
hlot, this time the Ra-
jasthan Day will be cele-
brated as a beneficiary
festival.Inthisprogram,
CM Gehlot will interact
with the beneficiaries of
variouswelfareschemes
of State Government.
Rahul didn’t...
The senior Congress
leader further said,
“’Rahul Gandhi had
asked only 4 questions
to the PM. It has never
happened till today that
an answer is not given.
Pandit Nehru also an-
swered when allega-
tions were levelled. But
they don’t even want to
let Adani ji’s name come
up. Rahul Gandhi said
the same thing in Lon-
don which he had said
many times in India. He
didn’t say a single thing
to mislead the country-
men. Unnecessary apol-
ogy was demanded off
him but he was not al-
lowed to speak in the
House. Work is being
done to destroy the
country’s constitution.”
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: Jaipur Devel-
opment Authority
(JDA) on Wednesday de-
cided to allot lands to
various departments to
develop public facilities.
Nearly two dozen pro-
posals in this regard
were discussed and a
decision was taken ac-
cordingly in the meet-
ing of JDA’s Land and
Property Disposal Com-
mittee meeting.
On the other hand,
the JDA has decided to
start the incomplete
works of civil line ROB
from April 15.
The remaining work
will be completed at a
cost of about Rs 40
crore. The previous
firm had left the work
in the middle following
which the JDA reissued
the tender.
The decision was tak-
en in the executive com-
mittee meeting of JDA
chaired by commission-
er Ravi Jain.
The executive com-
mittee also gave approv-
al to borrow Rs 900
crore from NCR plan-
ning board for the ex-
pansion of Jaipur Met-
ro route.
The total project cost
is around Rs 1200 crore.
For remaining Rs 300
crore and for reim-
bursement of interest
on borrowing from
NCRPB, the JDA has
sent a proposal to the
state government. The
JDA has also proposed
the government to not
take one percent com-
mission on the borrow-
ing of Rs 300 crore.
The state govern-
ment gives guarantee
on borrowing from a fi-
nancial institution on 1
percent commission.
Honorarium of anganwadi workers
increased by 15% post CM approval
CM Ashok Gehlot waves at the public at Gandhi Ground in Udaipur on Wednesday. Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa, GS Dotasra, Mahendrajeet Malviya, Raghu Sharma and others look on.
RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora and other officials pose for
picture with foreign representatives at RHB headquarters.
RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora along with the
representatives of Raj Angan Society during the meeting.
RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora, Board officials and foreign
representatives hold meet in Jaipur on Wednesday.
The CM was addressing divisional level conference of Congress in Udaipur
25 int’l delegates from 19 countries
visit RHB HQ to study its projects
Commissioner
Pawan Arora lauds
Board employees
for achievement
Angan delegation asks RHB
to cancel Sky Park scheme
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP state
president and Chittor-
garh MP CP Joshi par-
ticipated in the Parlia-
mentarian dialogue
organisedbythePresi-
dentDroupadiMurmu
at Rashtrapati Bhavan
on Wednesday
.
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and
Lok Sabha Speaker
Om Birla were pre-
sent on the occasion.
Apart from them,
Rajsamand MP Diya
Kumari, Sikar MP
Sumedhanand Saras-
wati, Alwar MP Balak
Nath, Ajmer MP Bha-
girath Chaudhary
, Ra-
jya Sabha member Ra-
jendra Gehlot also at-
tendedtheprogramme.
On the other hand,
Joshi will hold a mar-
athon meeting of the
state BJP on April 2 at
the state BJP head-
quarters here.
He will hold meet-
ings of the office bear-
ers. Joshi will also
hold dialogues with
the team of Morchas.
He will also take feed-
back of party’s pro-
grammes.
Joshi takes part in Parl dialogue
organised by President Murmu
JDA to allot land to various
depts to develop public facilities
President Droupadi Murmu meets PM Modi, MPs Sumedhanand Saraswati, Rajendra Gehlot,
CP Joshi, Balak Nath, Bhagirath Chaudhary, Arjun Meghwal, Diya Kumari and others at
Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday.
State BJP president CP Joshi pays courtesy visit to Union
Home Minister Amit Shah at his office on Wednesday.
Rajasthan Day to be celebrated today FROM P1
RHB Chief Pawan Arora
Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla greeted the people
of the State on the eve of
the Rajasthan foundation
day. “Wishing everyone
a very happy Rajasthan
Foundation Day. Rajasthan
has an important place in
whole India for preserv-
ing its glorious history,
rich culture and heritage,”
he said. “From histori-
cal times to modern era,
whenever there was any
crisis, the heroes and
heroines here have made
the sacrifice to protect the
pride of motherland. Even
today, the brave sons and
daughters of Rajasthan are
making important contri-
butions,” he said.
LS SPEAKER BIRLA
EXTENDS WISHES
ON RAJASTHAN DAY
On the eve of Rajasthan Day, sand artist Ajay Rawat wished a
happy Rajasthan Day by making sand art in the sand dunes of
Pushkar on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANAND SHARMA
Panel to borrow
`900 cr from NCR
planning board for
the expansion of
Jaipur Metro route

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MARCH 30, 2023
AttempttheImpossible!
“I am fighting for many things in my life but I am sure I’ll be on
the top someday,” stated gorgeous Aakriti Sanwelya who is
also one of the finalists of Elite Miss Rajasthan Season 9
veryone experi-
ence failure at
some point in their
life, even the most
successful people.
Although failure
can be discourag-
ing, it’s important to
never give up
and keep going, believes stun-
ning diva Aakriti Sanwelya from
Jaipur who is also one of the fi-
nalists of the Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan Season 9.
“I am a 20-year-old girl who
hails from Jaipur. I am a model
by profession and also an Inter-
national karate champion. I am
a human who loves to try new
things in life and with my jour-
ney I want to motivate people,”
the beauty informed.
While speaking on her experi-
ence of being nothing to every-
thing she stated,
“My journey
began during
the lock-
down peri-
od in 2020.
It was my
life-chang-
ing deci-
sion when I
decided to try
modeling after watching an ad-
vertisement for a beauty pag-
eant. I auditioned for Elite Miss
Rajasthan and got selected as
one of the top 30 finalists at the
first attempt and it is all because
of my mother’s support.
The diva talked about the chal-
lenges she faced during the jour-
ney and how she is still deter-
mined to be on the top. Speaking
on the same she conveyed, “Peo-
ple think that my life is easy but
it’s not true. I had to fight for
everything in my life because
coming from an orthodox socie-
ty it was really difficult for me to
enter this field. My father never
supported me and initially, I had
to fight for myself. During the
adventure, many people tried
demotivating me by saying I
don’t fit the criteria of being a
model but I never gave up, I’m
still fighting for many things in
my life but I am sure I’ll be on
the top someday
.”
Talking about her achieve-
ments she informed, “I have won
Gargi Award from Rajasthan
Government in studies. Apart
from that I am also a 5 times
International Karate
Medallist, I was also
a finalist of Elite
Miss Rajasthan
Season 9.”
E
MRIDULA SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You are very
generous by
nature and also
you are the
backbone of your
family. You may
postpone your
study plans. You
are very fortunate
to have a great friend circle. Be careful of
the words that come out of your mouth.
Your lover may finally say yes to get
married to you.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Spend time
talking with
likeminded
people as it
will make you
feel good for
now. You will
feel financially
comfortable
and infant you
are in position to invest money in some
new venture. Your personality will attract
many eligible bachelors.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You need a
break from day
to tensions and
the way to cope
up with stress is
to meditate. You
must create an
environment of
understanding at
home. You will
succeed in any sort of examination if you
put your heart and soul to it. Promotion
can be expected even if other are not.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your spouse
may make you
spend more than
you expected.
Fantastic day for
investing money
in stock market
as you can make
fortune. You need
help on academic
front and you should not shy away from
asking. You miss your parents a lot and
somewhere fear to loose them.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You care about
you lover but
somehow hesitate
in expressing that
care. Don’t make
friends for money
and status rather
make friends who
will stick with you
forever. On social
front, you may have to spend some extra
money in buying gifts for someone for
some specific occasion.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Best day to buy
gold and silver
or any precious
metal for invest-
ment sake. You
are a child at
heart and never
let this child die.
You have a big
heart and you
always help someone if you can. Video
gathering is possible as you miss your
social circle like anything.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You give tough
competition to
people. Many
people get
inspired by you.
You will get
special treatment
from your dear
ones. Take stand
where you need
to, don’t run in the same direction where
everybody else is going. Health remains
perfect .
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Visit a doctor
if you have any
doubts about
your health. Don’t
attack stress even
if you don’t have
any. Let go of
things that are
not in your con-
trol. You want to
have your own house and you will work
hard to make your dream come true. You
will feel happy today.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You make sure
to make things
work your way.
Never demotivate
someone even if
someone is not
capable of doing
something. You
are most wanted
by your friends.
You can have romantic affair in office and
a serious one. You will invest money in
clothes and accessories today.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You are op-
portunist and this
will make you
successful one
day.Your spouse
is someone who
can do anything
for your hap-
piness. There
may be delays in
property possession and it won’t effect
you. You are happy spending whole day
at home.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You always
maintain cordial
relationship
with everyone.
Scrumptious food
is what you are
craving for today.
You workout daily
to keep yourself
fit. You may start
a side business to earn extra money. You
are not a jealous kind and you feel happy
for others.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Work on your
limitations, there
can be no better
time than this.
You will feel
amorous towards
your wife. This
is the best time
try something
new with life. You
have more opposite sex friends than the
same and you may be judged sometimes
but don’t care.
12
ETC
DECODING KEY
DECODING KEY
Reasons For
Reasons For
A LONGER LIFE SPAN
A LONGER LIFE SPAN
he average life expec-
tancy continues to in-
crease year after year.
In the United States,
the life expectancy is
81.5 years of age. This
is a good benchmark
to be working towards to live
a longer and healthier life.
A healthy body is a key to a
healthy life. A healthy body
helps to prevent diseases and
obesity and can delay the ef-
fects of ageing. To live a long-
er and healthier life, you need
to take care of your body. Eat-
ing healthy and exercising
are the basics of a longer and
healthier life.
What Plays a Major Role in
Human Longevity?
Low calorie, nutrient-dense
balanced diet is one of the im-
portant contributors to a long
human life span. Nutrient-
dense foods, fruits, and vege-
tables are laden with impor-
tant vitamins, minerals, and
antioxidants.
They maintain the shape
and structure of the cell. This
intact damage free cell struc-
ture prevents the cell from
being destroyed. This helps in
delaying ageing.
Physical exercise is manda-
tory There is much evidence
linking exercise and de-
creased incidence of heart
diseases and stroke-related
illnesses. So physical exercise
is a very important way to
prevent sudden deaths there-
by increasing your life span.
Apart from lifestyle
changes,genes play a very im-
portant role in determining
longevity. Studies re-
veal that 25% of
the variation in
human life
span is due to
genes.
Genes reg-
ulating in-
sulin, and
g r o w t h
f a c t o r
pathways
have been
associated
with deter-
mining longevi-
ty in human beings.
Many genes related to the
human life span are identi-
fied. They are being studied
for important clues and treat-
ment options to delay ageing
and help with neurodegener-
ative diseases.
Social relationships also
play a very important role in
determining the human life
span and longevity. Research
repeatedly shows that peo-
ple with healthy, warm,
positive relationship atti-
tudes enjoy longer life
spans
Environmental factors
help in determining longev-
ity by interacting with genes
and modifying them.
What to Do and What Not to
Do For A Longer Life Span?
Intake of a balanced diet with
enough protein, carbs and
fats, fibre, and antioxidants.
Yoga and meditation have
been proven to improve lon-
gevity in people by
increasing the
telomere
length.
Telom-
eres are
the ageing
checks in your
genetic material.
The longer the telomere,
the longer your life span.
Relaxation practices and
having hobbies to engage
and enjoy are also life-span-
promoting habits.
Bad lifestyle practices
should be given up as soon as
possible. Cutting down on
smoking and watching
your alcohol and moder-
ate red meat intake is
mandatory. Red meat
and processed foods
are tagged with carci-
nogenic effects lead-
ing to various types of
cancers. Focussing on
mental health and
seeking help, if neces-
sary, also promote a
longer life span.
T
DR. GAAYATHRI PALLAUH
MBBS

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