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‘MAGICIAN’GEHLOT’S
RAJAWAITS
‘TRUMP-CARD’!
STATE BUDGET 2023
ADITI NAGAR
riday, February 10 will
be a day that will be
etched in gold in the
annals of political his-
tory of Rajasthan as
the day would bring
with it the creation of a new ‘sto-
ry’. This story, revolves around a
man, who, through his sheer will
and instinct, will create a record,
that perhaps will not be equalled
for a long time to come.
The man of this ‘moment’ will
benoneotherthanChief Minister
AshokGehlot,fondlyaddressedto
as magician Gehlot, for his innate
abilityof unfoldingpolitical‘mag-
ic’ to ‘crush’ his opponents. To-
day, Gehlot will dole out a re-
cord 15th budget of his politi-
cal career as CM of Rajasthan,
which will not be short on his
‘magical pitch’ keeping in view
the upcoming Assembly elec-
tions and the hopes of crores
of Rajasthanis.Neverbeforehas
any CM given as many budgets as
Gehlot. The Chief Minister, who
has been hard at work for the past
few months and shaping the
State’s finances and well as devel-
opment for the next one year, is
believed to give something to eve-
ry section. The people centric and
poorfriendlybudgetwouldsatisfy
professionals, businessmen and
entrepreneurs, small businesses,
farmers, students, women, coop-
eratives; all while attracting new
investments in the State to boost
Raj’s economy
.
But what could be ‘master-
mind’ Gehlot’s ‘trump-cards’?
For starters, Gehlot could ad-
dress the long standing demands
of new districts and local bodies.
He could also make a crucial an-
nouncement regarding the East-
ern Rajasthan Canal Project
(ERCP) which will directly put
Congress in driving position in
thirteen districts of eastern Ra-
jasthan. Further lowering of
power tariff for farmers and
farm loans at lower rates may
also be announced. Similarly, ex-
emptions may be given to start-
ups and businesses under the
ease of doing business scheme.
All said and done, one thing
can be said for sure... Gehlot will
definitely present a budget that
will surprise the ‘Opposition’,
will be welcomed with open arms
by the public and leave a lasting
memory of what a pro-people
government and fulfill Con-
gress’s pro-people manifesto!
F
Today, Ashok Gehlot will create a
record when he, in his 3rd tenure as
CM, will present his 15th State budget
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Teach this triple truth to all:
A generous heart, kind speech,
and a life of service and
compassion are the things
which renew humanity.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
PM @narendramodi’s speech revived the
trust he has built among the poor, tribals
and the deprived by giving them their
due rights & lifting their living standards.
And this bedrock of trust now cannot
be shaken by the ones who kept them
deprived for decades after independence.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
Adoption of best global practices,
accreditation, standards & quality
checks is the key to growth and
innovation. India features in the world’s
Top 5 accreditation systems, led by the
national accreditation system under
Quality Council of India! Overall QI
infra is amongst top 10!
TOP TWEETS
TRIPURA RIVALS
JOIN HANDS TO
TAKE ON BJP
FOR DEMOCRACY
ith Tripura assembly
elections approach-
ing, all eyes are on
Congress and the
CPI-M. The two par-
ties, which fought several elec-
tions against each other in the
past, have entered into a pre-poll
agreement to take on their two
common rivals---the BJP and the
Trinamool Congress. That
makes Tripura somewhat differ-
ent from West Bengal’s political
scene where the Congress, TMC
and CPM fought the state elec-
tions against one another. What
makes Tripura battlefield inter-
esting is that the Congress had
been the ruling party for several
years before the BJP dislodged
it from power and is now allying
with the CPM.
The Congress-CPM combina-
tion faces a challenge also from
TIPRA Motha, a party of tribals
led by the former Congress re-
bel Pradyot Kishore Manikya
Debbarman. Pradyot has re-
fused to join the Congress alli-
ance although the BJP thinks
he is in touch with the CPM.
The non-BJP alliance minus the
TMC is considered strong but it
is the BJP which will have the
last laugh.
W
ladimirZelenskyy
presented Sir
LindsayHoyle,the
speaker of Brit-
ain’s Parliament
with a unique gift. It was a
helmet of a Ukrainian pilot
with, “We have freedom. Give
uswingstoprotectit,”written
onit.HelatertoldBritishMPs
that Ukraine badly needs
fighter jets and overhead mis-
siles to keep Russians at bay
.
He made the same request
with European Union mem-
bers. So far there has been
reluctance on the part of Eu-
rope, especially Germany and
the US to equip Kyiv with
their fighter jets which would
pose a greater threat not only
toEuropebutalsototheworld
as it will be treated as escala-
tion of war by the West.
Ukraine’sdemandformodern
fighter planes is akin to its re-
quest for Germany’s latest
Leopard and America’s
Abrams battle tanks.
Zelenskyy is seeking war
machines to “protect Eu-
rope’s way of life” but Eu-
rope and the US realize the
grave risks that will entail.
Russians could treat it as a
proxy war by NATO and may
retaliate accordingly. The
West is also wary of exposing
its modern fighting ma-
chines to damage given the
inexperience of Ukrainians
in handling them. That is
why the focus at present is to
train the Ukrainians and pro-
vide them with more air de-
fence systems and drones.
Reluctance to provide high-
end fighter jets and tanks to
Ukraine is like keeping it
guessing about its formal
membership of the European
Union. So far it is only an of-
ficial candidate of the EU.
Ukraine applied for EU mem-
bership only four days after
Russia invaded it in 2022.
EUROPE RELUCTANT
TO GRANT KYIV’S WISH
Vladimir Zelensky
presented Sir Lindsay
Hoyle, the speaker of
Britain’s Parliament with a
unique gift. It was a
helmet of a Ukrainian pilot
with, “We have
freedom. Give us
wings to protect it,”
written on it
V
he South China Sea (SCS) has
abundance of minerals and
oil resources and estimated to
contain 11 billion barrels of
oil and 190 trillion cubic feet
of natural gas. The area wit-
nesses roughly 30% of the
global maritime trade pass-
ing through it on its way to
the highly trafficked ports in
Southeast Asia. The conflict
among the five states, namely
the Philippines, Vietnam,
China, Brunei, Taiwan, and
Malaysia, has remained unre-
solved for decades. The claim-
ant states, have divergent and
sometimes overlapping terri-
torial claims based on a vari-
ety of historical and geo-
graphical data. The current
problems stem from the 1951
San Francisco Treaty, which
followed Japan’s defeat in
World War II. Within the
terms of its surrender, Japan
gave up its rights to its islands
in the South China Sea, leav-
ing a power vacuum in the
region. No country was ex-
plicitly granted sovereignty
over these waters, and China
asserted its advantage by sub-
mitting the now infamous
“nine-dotted line” claim cov-
ering almost the entire South
China Sea in 1947. This line
became its official claim and
is known today as the “Nine-
Dash Line”. In 1982, the Unit-
ed Nations law established
the exclusive economic zones
(EEZs) but China reiterated
its nine-dash line, refusing to
clarify the limits of this line
and rejecting the claims of
other claimant countries.
Ever since, tensions have
built up over who owns the
South China Sea and now
China turning seven reefs
into seven military bases, has
made the South China Sea
one of the most contentious
areas of sea in the world.
THE MAIN STAKES OF
THESE TERRITORIAL
DISPUTES ARE
The abundant natural re-
sources of the region, the
geostrategic situation of the
disputed area which is the
gateway to the strait of Ma-
lacca and the port of Singa-
pore, a control over the Para-
cels and the Spratlys islands
ensures control over the sup-
ply of the economies of
Northeast Asia and finally
the region is one of the most
important economic and
strategic regions in the
world. As of now it looks like
a frozen conflict where none
of the states is ready to give
up any ground to reach a
common solution accepted
by all and thus, risk of armed
conflict breaking out at any
time always remain high.
HINDERANCES TO THE
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Inability of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) to arrive at any
common decision and play a
leadership role to resolve the
conflict. Most members in the
region have either total de-
pendency for economic and
trade development or are ma-
jor trading partners with
China who has always insist-
ed on bilateral talks to resolve
any conflict and hence the
blockade to any real solution.
Though the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the
Sea (UNCLOS) establishes
the rights of a sovereign state
over the continental shelf
surrounding it and the crea-
tion of exclusive economic
zones (EEZs), China has al-
ways used “Nine-Dash Line”,
to justify its viewpoint. Even
a judgement by International
Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2013
establishing EEZ rights of
Philippines in SCS have been
rejected by China as it doesn’t
recognise the ICJ ruling call-
ing it as an encroachment on
its sovereignty
. China intends
“to prevent an internationali-
zation or regionalization of
the dispute and would like to
prevent or weaken any move
towards solidarity within
ASEAN on these issues and
continue to address them on
a bilateral basis.” The recent
US initiatives like creation of
AUKUS, new alliance group
in the region among Austral-
ia, United Kingdom and Unit-
ed States, and the formation
of QUAD to which India is
also a part adds to Chinese
discomfort.
INDIA’S STAKES AND
CHANGE IN POLICY
India’s 55 % of trade passes
through the Strait of Malac-
ca which opens into the
South China Sea. If China
controls the region, it will
upset the global trade prac-
tices and countries like India
will directly get affected. In-
dia has historically taken a
neutral position in the dis-
putes along the South China
Sea involving China and
countries of Southeast Asia,
even as the tensions have
threatened the security in
the region. The shock of last
year’s border clash and con-
tinuing tensions along the
Line of Actual Control (LAC)
has upended most assump-
tions underlying India’s Chi-
na policy. India has recali-
brated its response to China
both on land and sea. In a
major message to Beijing, the
Indian Army confronted
PLA on land and the Indian
Navy made its presence felt
in the waters of the South
China Sea when a task force
of four warships sailed on a
two-month deployment with
India’s Quad partners, the
United States, Japan and
Australia, and also conduct-
ed bilateral exercises with
naval forces from South Chi-
na Sea littoral states, includ-
ing Singapore, Vietnam, In-
donesia and the Philippines.
India has been pushing for a
rules-based order in the re-
gion, including by means of
upholding the United Na-
tions Convention on the Law
of the Sea.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
SOUTH CHINA SEA CONFLICT
CHANGE IN INDIA’S STANCE
DISCOMFORTS DRAGON
T
India’s increased
cooperation with US and
QUAD for a free, open,
prosperous and inclusive
Indo-Pacific region. Indeed,
the change is driven by the
new perception in India -
that there is no division
between strategic interest
and economic/business
interest; both are very much
part of national interest.
Second, security and
business opportunities
influence India to delve into
the potential of the South
China Sea. This change in
stance must take a permanent
shape and form while dealing
with China in future
The South China Sea
(SCS) has abundance of
minerals and oil
resources and estimated
to contain 11 billion
barrels of oil and 190
trillion cubic feet of
natural gas. The area
witnesses roughly 30% of
the global maritime trade
passing through it on its
way to the highly
trafficked ports in
Southeast Asia
COL RAJESH BHUKAR
The author is a Post Graduate in
International Studies, Alumni of Defense
Services Staff College, Wellington
and College of Combat, Mhow

5 KILLED AFTER BIKE
COLLIDES WITH TRUCK
IN RAJSAMAND DIST
Rajsamand: Five people
were killed when their bike
collided with a speeding
truck in Rajsamand
district on Thursday.
Deceased were identified
as Bhanwar (35), his 14
year old son Ajaypal and
other relatives. The truck
driver has been taken into
custody, the police said.
BURT, LEGENDARY
COMPOSER OF POP
SONGS, DIES AT 94
New York: Burt Bacharach,
the singularly gifted
and popular composer
who delighted with the
quirky arrangements and
unforgettable melodies
of “Walk on By”, “Do You
Know the Way to San Jose”
and dozens of other hits
composed by him died
aged 94 on Thursday.
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Crucial
Crucial
JAL SHAKTI MINISTER
GS SHEKHAWAT GETS
Z-CATEGORY SECURITY
New Delhi: Union Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat’s security
cover was strengthened to
Z-category. After ruckus in
Jaipur’s Maharani College
event, the IB’s security
report was made. Beefed-up
security will remain the same
for him in Rajasthan as well.
FORMER JHARKHAND
CM SOREN TAKEN TO
HOSPITAL IN RANCHI
Ranchi: Former Jharkhand
Chief Minister and head
of the Jharkhand Mukti
Morcha Shibu Soren has
been admitted to Medanta
Hospital in Ranchi. Doctors
at the hospital said Soren
was having difficulty
breathing. He also has an
infection in his lungs and
kidney. Doctors are currently
examining Soren’s condition.
LITHIUM RESERVES
FOUND IN JAMMU AND
KASHMIR: MINES SECY
New Delhi: The government
on Thursday said lithium
reserves have been found
for the first time in the
country in J&K. Geological
Survey of India has for
the first time established
Lithium-inferred resources
of 5.9 million tonnes in
Salal-Haimana area of Reasi
District of J&K.
MORE TROUBLE FOR ADANI
SHARES TUMBLE FURTHER AS ‘RAID’ CONDUCTED
AT ADANI WILMAR WAREHOUSE IN HIMACHAL
First India Bureau
New Delhi: On the day
when Adani Enterpris-
es and Adani Ports were
among the biggest los-
ers on the Nifty, one of
the top businessman in
the country, billionaire
Gautam Adani’s FMCG
arm - Adani Wilmer -
came under ‘inspection’
late on Wednesday
night when a team of
Himachal Pradesh
State Excise and Taxa-
tion Department raided
the Adani Wilmar’s de-
potwarehouseinParva-
noo, wherein the check-
ing for documents con-
tinued at the warehouse
till late in the night.
Turn to P7
The officials did not
find any irregularities
in the operations and
dealings conducted
by the company, says
Adani Wilmar
Gautam Adani
ADANI GROUP TO PRE-PAY
$500 MILLION LOAN
Mumbai: The Adani Group plans to
prepay a $500 million bridge loan due
next month after some banks balked at
refinancing the debt following a short
seller report that sent the group’s
assets tumbling. Barclays Plc,
Standard Chartered Plc and
Deutsche Bank AG are among
banks that lent Adani $4.5 billion to
finance the purchase of Holcim Ltd ce-
ment assets last year. A portion of that
loan is due March 9.
In Adani’s 10-stock pack, flagship entity
Adani Enterprises was worst performer
as it was locked in a 15% lower circuit
limit at `1,834.9. Adani Ports NSE -2.83%,
Ambuja Cements NSE -6.98%,
Adani Power NSE -5.0%, Adani
Transmission NSE -5.0%,
Adani Total Gas NSE -5.0%
and Adani Green NSE -5.0% - were trading
5% lower each. Adani Wilmar NSE 4.99%
was the only stock in the group to be trad-
ing on a higher note.
SHOCKER SHARE: ADANI
ENTERPRISES TOP LOSER
THURSDAY
TRAGIC
TRAGIC
 Seven school children
were killed and four
severely injured after the
auto-rickshaw they were
in collided with a truck in
Chhattisgarh’s Kanker
 At least seven workers
died while they were
cleaning a oil tanker in
an oil factory in Ped-
dapuram mandal of Kaki-
nada in AP on Thursday
 A fierce fire broke out
in the slum of Gagret sub-
division of the Una district
in Himachal Pradesh
which allegedly killed four
minors during the mid-
night hours of Wednesday.
Full Report P7
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Some MPs
are bringing disrepute
to the house, said Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi responding to the
sloganeering of the Op-
position members, dur-
ing his reply to the Mo-
tion of Thanks on Pres-
ident’s address.
As PM Modi started
his reply to the Motion
of Thanks on the Presi-
dent’s address, the Op-
position MPs started
raising slogans of
“Modi-Adanibhai-bhai”
in Rajya Sabha. Modi
further took a jibe at the
Opposition with a Hindi
Shayari, “Keechad uske
pas hai, mere pas gulal...
jo bhi jiske pas tha usne
diya uchaal”.
“I want to tell the Op-
position MPs, the more
‘keechad’ (sludge) you
will throw at us, the lo-
tus will bloom even
more. So, you all have
an equal role in making
the lotus bloom, and I
think all of them for
that,” he said.
PARLIAMENT BUDGET SESSION
LOTUS WILL BLOOM
ONLY IN MUD: MODI
Amid the Oppn shouting ‘Modi-Adani,
bhai-bhai’, Modi says, ‘Desh dekh raha
hai, ek akela kitno ko bhari padh raha hai’
The Rajya Sabha adopts the motion of
thanks on President’s address after a
reply by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi replies to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the
Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. Also seen here are
Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi, Piyush Goyal, Rajeev Chandrasekhar and others.
speaks
MODI
 If Nehru was such a
great person, why the
family shies away from
using ‘Nehru’ surname
 Our government’s
aim is to provide per-
manent solutions for
the problems faced
by the citizens and
empower them
 We understand the
importance of Infra-
structure, Scale and
Speed for building a
modern India
 Our thinking is not
fragmented we do not
believe in tokenism
 Indira Gandhi
misused Article 356
fifty times to topple
governments
 Congress never
tried to solve per-
manent problems
of country, troubled
regional leaders
 We have succeeded
and we are using tech-
nology for empower-
ing common citizens
 The success of
Digital India has
drawn the attention
of the whole world
 We have focused
on national progress
and also paid attention
to regional aspirations
 It is our resolve
that India becomes
‘Viksti Bharat’ by 2047
HOPE TO CREATE
MILESTONES, SAYS PT
AFTER CHAIRING RS
Pilavullakandi Thekkepar-
ambil Usha on Thursday
presided over RS proceed-
ings in the ab-
sence of Chair-
man Jagdeep
Dhankhar. Great
power involves
great respon-
sibility as said by Roosevelt
was felt by me in RS. I hope
to create milestones as I
undertake this journey with
trust, faith vested in me by
my people,” Usha tweets.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Parliament House complex
during Budget Session, in New Delhi on Thursday.
❍ HINDENBURG V/S ADANI
Apex court to hear
plea seeking probe
into reports today
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In the latest
development in the Hin-
denburg vs Adani case,
the Supreme Court has
reportedly agreed to
hearapleaseekingprobe
into the Hindenburg Re-
search report on Friday
.
Asperlatestupdates,the
plea is seeking a direc-
tion to the Centre to con-
stituteacommitteemon-
itored by a retired apex
court judget to investi-
gate the Hindenburg Re-
search report.
Thesettingupof com-
mitteehasbeensought
as the Hindenburg
Research report
has made a slew
of allegations
against Ada-
ni-led firms,
especially
that con-
glomerate has indulged
in fraud. Advocate
Vishal Tiwari, who
filed the petition
asked for the list-
ing of the matter
for urgent
hearing before
a bench led by
CJI DY Chan-
drachud.
DELHI HIGH COURT
GRANTS BAIL TO EX-
NSE CEO CHITRA
The Delhi High Court on
Thursday granted bail to
former NSE CEO Chitra Ram-
krishna in the
money launder-
ing case related
to alleged illegal
phone tapping
and snooping on
stock exchange employees.
She was earlier arrested by
the CBI in the alleged NSE co-
location scam, was arrested
in the present case by ED in
July last year.
OTHER COURT ORDERS OF THE DAY
l SC remanded back to the Bombay HC for fresh adjudica-
tion in 4 weeks an appeal filed by the CBI challenging the
nod granted to Mainak Mehta, the brother-in-law of fugitive
diamantaire Nirav Modi, to travel to Hong Kong.
l The Supreme Court will soon have its full strength of 34
judges with the stage having been set for the elevation of
two high court judges, top govt sources said. The notices for
appointment are expected to be issued in the next few days.
l Bombay High Court dismissed a public interest litigation
filed against Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and Vice Presi-
dent Jagdeep Dhankhar for their remarks on judiciary and the
collegium system for the appointment of judges.
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ERDOGAN ADMITS
‘SHORTCOMINGS’
AS QUAKE TOLL
HITS 20,000 PLUS
New Delhi: Indian users will have to pay `900 on Twitter’s mobile app
and `650 for Twitter on the website in order to avail the feature. Annual
subscribers on the website will receive a discount of `1,000 and will have
to pay `6,800 instead of `7,800.
Nurdagi: Rescue efforts continued on Thursday as the
death toll crossed 20,000. Turkish Prez Recep Tayyip
Erdogan conceded “shortcomings” after criticism
of his govt’s response to massive quake. Under
‘Operation Dost’ India’s 6th flight reached Turkey.
NSA AJIT DOVAL
MEETS RUSSIAN
PREZ PUTIN IN
MOSCOW
Moscow: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called
on Russian President Vladimir Putin and agreed to
continue work towards implementing the India-
Russia strategic partnership, the Indian embassy in
Moscow said on Thursday.
TWITTER BLUE SUBSCRIPTION LAUNCHES IN INDIA
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has final-
ised the budget 2023, on
Thursday at his official
residence, with
the resolution
of savings, re-
lief andgrowth.
Notably, this
will be the last
budget of the current
Gehlot government.
Rajasthan CM Ashok
Gehlot will present the
budgetintheassemblyat
11 am on Friday
. It is be-
lieved that CM can also
announce the formation
of 7 new districts. There
has been a demand for
creating a district in the
state for a long
time. To start
new jobs, the
governmentwill
bring a plan to
give huge dis-
counts and packages.
Thereisalsoapossibil-
ity of a special focus on
freeschemesinthebudg-
et. There will also be an
announcement of a plan
to provide food kits to
every family to provide
relief from inflation.
Moreover, there is a
possibilityof announce-
ment of zero bill on 30
thousand liters of water
for domestic water con-
sumers. Although no
money is charged for up
to 15,000 litres, but at
present Rs 49 is charged
as seepage charge and
surcharge and this
charge can now be made
completely free.
Home facilities are
likely to be announced
and for this, a change in
the service rules may be
announced. The State
Social Welfare Board
had recently sent its
proposal to the State
Government. This an-
nouncement can be
made to give a message
to women employees in
the election year.
Rajasthan Roadways
buses are likely to an-
nounce 50 per cent con-
cession in fare for wom-
en. At present women
get 30 per cent conces-
sion in tarrif and it is
proposed to increase
this concession.
CM Gehlot has indi-
cated that special atten-
tion will be given to the
youth and the unem-
ployedinthebudget.Due
to 2023 being election
year, everyone's eyes are
on CM Gehlot's budget.
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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot with Akhil Arora, Krishna Kant Pathak, Rohit Gupta, Naresh Kumar Thakral
and Brajesh Sharma after finalising the State budget for the FY 2023-24 at the CMR on Thursday.
‘Excited’ CM Gehlot to open ‘magic budget’ briefcase today
STATE
BUDGET
2023
l With the resolution of savings, relief and growth,
CM Ashok Gehlot finalized the State budget 2023
l CMGehlot,whoalsoholdsFinanceportfolio
willpresentbudgetintheAssemblyat11amtoday
l As per knowledgeable sources, ‘CHIRANJEEVI’
will help CM Ashok Gehlot to make a comeback
CM GEHLOT LAUDS
AKHIL, OTHERS FOR
TIMELY BUDGET PREP
CM Gehlot is extremely
excited about budget
and is also engaged in
its branding. 4 of his IAS
& 1 RAS have toiled 12
hrs a day for over 105
days to prepare 'magic
budget' briefcase, that
CM will open today. Ge-
hlot praised Akhil Arora,
ACS of Finance Dept and
captain of team, for pre-
paring budget on time.
POPULIST ANNOUNCEMENTS ON CARDS
0 BILL
on more than 30,000 lit-
ers of water for domes-
tic water consumers
`500
priced gas cylinders to
eligible families under
Ujjwala Scheme
NEW DIVISIONS LIKELY IN RAJASTHAN BY
INCLUDING NUMEROUS NEW DISTRICTS
1 LAKH
new recruitments in
different departments,
youth-centric benefits
50%
concession in fare for
women in Rajasthan
Roadways buses
FREE ELECTRICITY FOR THE FARMERS, IT CAN
INCREASE THE SCOPE OF FREE POWER UNIT

RAJASTHAN
04
Jaipur (PTI): A volun-
teer organisation has
sought Rajasthan Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot’s intervention for
the rehabilitation of
two elephants used for
tourist rides at Amber
Fort, near Jaipur.
Video footage shows
one of the elephants,
Malti, repetitively
swaying and bobbing
its head, which are
signs of severe psycho-
logical distress in cap-
tive elephants, said
Khushboo Gupta, Di-
rector of Advocacy Pro-
jects, PETA India.
“Veterinary opinion
confirms the elephant
is suffering psychologi-
cally
. There is a need to
rehabilitate the animal
and shift it to an ele-
phant care center.
Malti is used for tourist
rides at Amber Fort de-
spite having a history
of running amok and
fighting with another
elephant,” Gupta said.
When contacted, an
official of the state ar-
chaeology department
said only those ele-
phants which are
found fit by the forest
department are used
for the ride at the Am-
ber Fort.
“Medical examina-
tion of the elephants is
done by the forest de-
partment and based on
the reports, only fit ele-
phants area used for the
ride,” the official said.
PETA writes to CM to rehabilitate 2 elephants
PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION
lll
A letter has
been sent to CM
urging him to
ensure rescue of
elephants Malti
& Gouri, said
Director of
Advocacy
Projects, PETA
India
PREPS IN FULL SWING FOR
DELHI-MUMBAI EXPRESSWAY
AhugepandalisbeingsetupattheDhanavadinterchangenearDausa
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will in-
augurate the movement
of traffic on February
12 on the 1350-km-long
Delhi-Mumbai Express-
way. Preparation for
this is going in full
swing. A huge pandal is
being set up at the Dha-
navad interchange near
Dausa. Union Minister
Nitin Gadkari, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot,
Union Ministers, MPs,
and MLAs will also be
present. On Thursday,
the SPG team reached
the venue. District Col-
lector Kamar Chaud-
hary
, Superintendent of
Police, Regional Officer
of NHAI Pawan Kumar,
Project Director Sahi-
ram, and other officials
took stock of the venue.
Traffic movement
will start from New
Delhi to Barka Para of
Lalsot. Delhi-Mumbai
Express Corridor will
give a boost to tourism
and business. The
eight-lane Axis Con-
trol Expressway is
built at a cost of Rs 1
lakh crore. Four desig-
nated lanes are pro-
posed for electric vehi-
cles, which would be
the country’s first.
Aerial view of the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway
where PM Narendra Modi will arrive. (Inset) Rajendra
Rathore, Kirodi Lal Meena & Bhajan Lal Sharma
taking stock of the venue in Dausa on Thursday.
Noresentmentinpartyin
paperleakcase:Kirodi
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP’s Rajya
Sabha MP Kirodi Lal
Meena’s tone has
changed after meeting
the party state general
secretary(Organization)
Chandrashekhar.The
BJPMPsaidthatthereis
no resentment in the
party and everyone pro-
tested unitedly in the
REET paper leak case.
He said that the govt is
taking him too lightly
and he will hit the road
again with lakhs of un-
employed youths.
On PM Modi’s visit to
Dausa for the inaugura-
tion of the Sohna-
Dausa part of the Delhi-
Mumbai Expressway in
Dasua on February
12, Meena said that
lakhs of people would
come to listen to the
PM. On the live telecast
of the budget in schools
and colleges, he said the
youth of the state is not
going to listen it.
Proceedings of
budget session of
Raj Vidhan Sabha
may be extended
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The days of the
proceedings of the
budget session of the
Rajasthan Vidhansabha
may be extended. Earli-
er, there was no sitting
on Feb 11 and 12 after
the budget presentation
on February 10 but the
house proceedings may
now be held on both
these days.
Congress party’s na-
tional convention will
beheldinRaipur,Chhat-
tisgarh from February
24 to 26 and many of the
party MLAs of Ra-
jasthan will be appoint-
ed as delegates. For this,
the MLAs will be busy
for three days.
Meanwhile, AICC
Members from the State
have started getting
calls for the convention.
Congress will
bid farewell
to State this
year: Rathore
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Deputy
Leader of Opposi-
tion Rajendra
Rathore on Thurs-
day at-
tacked
the Ge-
h l o t
govern-
m e n t
over its five and fi-
nal budget to be pre-
sented in the state
assembly on Friday
.
While speaking to
media at the BJP of-
fice, Rajendra
Rathore said that
for the first time,
the theme of the
budget has been
leaked. Along with
presenting the
budget, the Gehlot
government will
also bid farewell to
the people of this
state. “The Gehlot
govt has already
been into debt and
now they will make
crores of the an-
nouncement in the
fifth budget. How-
ever, the announce-
ments will be only
imaginary. The
state govt is trying
to mislead the pub-
lic but the Chief
Minister will not
succeed in his at-
tempt. The BJP will
expose the govt and
budget inside and
outside the house,”
said Rathore.
All seven fronts of BJP have become
strength of the party in Raj: Poonia
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP State Pres-
ident Dr Satish Poonia
addressed the sit-in
demonstration by the
BJP Minority Morcha.
Poonia said that all our
seven fronts, Yuva Mor-
cha, Mahila Morcha,
Kisan Morcha, SC-ST
Morcha, and Other
Backward Classes Mor-
cha, all these fronts
have become the
strength of the party in
Rajasthan today. BJP is
not just a party of slo-
gans, BJP is a party of
concerns. That is why
BJP workers did the
maximum service dur-
ing the Covid period in
the state.
During this, the of-
ficials of the Minority
Morcha gave an ad-
dress outside the BJP
headquarters for
about one hour and
surrounded the state
government fiercely.
The workers of Minor-
ity Morcha in Ra-
jasthan reached the
Bais Godam and dem-
onstrated there.
Workers of BJP Minority Morcha took out a protest rally in Jaipur on Thursday.
‘This will be the last
populist budget of CM’ Assembly panel to discuss
‘Right to Health’ bill with docs
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In news re-
lated to the ‘Right to
Health’ bill, the select
committee of the Vid-
han Sabha will hold
an open dialogue
with the doctors. The
meeting is proposed
in the Vidhan Sabha
on Feb 11. Medical
representatives have
been called to the
meeting to know the
reason behind the
protest. Vice-Chan-
cellor, RUHS, Dr Su-
dhir Bhandari, Pedi-
atric Association
President Dr Lakhan
Poswal, IMA Ra-
jasthan Chapter Dr
Sunil Chugh, Dr Sat-
ish Jain, President
of Treatment Call
Dr Sunil Kumar
Garsa, Dr Lalchand
Dhaka will be there.
All these doctors
will interact with
the select committee
on various issues re-
lated to the bill.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: State BJP Presi-
dent Satish Poonia was
onavisittotheTonkdis-
trict on Thursday
. Dur-
ing his visit, he partici-
pated in the inaugural
ceremony of the student
union office of PG Col-
lege in Tonk. While ad-
dressing the gathering,
Satish Poonia said that
thiswillbethelastpopu-
listbudgetof Gehlot,but
it will not be implement-
ed on the ground.
“In this budget again,
announcements will be
made regarding infla-
tion and generating em-
ployment, but it will be
done just to woo the
people. They are now
talking about giving
cheap gas cylinders.
The work should have
been done in 2018, but
they are doing it now.
Earlier too, Gehlot
played with the feelings
of farmers and the
youth. The loans of the
farmers have not been
waived,” said State BJP
President Satish Poonia.
Satish Poonia participated in
the inauguration ceremony of
the Students’ Union office of
Govt College in Tonk.
Dr Somya takes cleanliness oath
by making a painting on the wall
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Greater
Municipal Corporation
is working towards
making the residents of
the city aware of clean-
liness. Greater Mayor
Dr Somya Gurjar ad-
ministered an oath with
the school students to
keep the city clean. The
mayor also gave a mes-
sage by painting cleanli-
ness messages for the
common people on the
wall behind the Ra-
jasthan University
. Gur-
jar appealed to the resi-
dents of the city to be-
come concerned citi-
zens and keep Jaipur
city clean at all costs.
She urged the people
to collect wet, dry, and
domestic harmful
waste coming out of
the houses separately.
Deputy Commission-
er of Health, Mukesh
KumarMund,chairman
of the cleaning commit-
tee,councillor,andmany
other people were pre-
sent in the programme.
Dr Somya Gurjar along with Mukesh Kumar Mund, Chairman of
the cleaning committee,Councillor, & school students at Swachh
Survekshan programme in Jaipur on Thursday.
Doctors submitting memorandum to Rajveer Singh at a
private hospital in Kotputli in Jaipur on Thursday.
Freestayforstudents
atDelhi’sNehruhostel
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A youth hostel
will soon be built in Del-
hi for students of Ra-
jasthan taking coaching
and preparing for vari-
ous competitive exams.
While speaking to report-
ers in the Youth Hostel
on Thursday, State Youth
Board President Sitaram
Lamba gave information
about the work to be done
in 2023-24 and said that
the construction of
Nehru Transit Hostel in
Delhi will be done by the
state government for Rs.
300 crores. “The hostel
will give free-of-cost resi-
dential facilities to more
than 500 students of eco-
nomically weaker sec-
tions of Rajasthan to stay
and study in Delhi. The
construction will start
soon and 250 rooms will
be there in the Nehru
Youth Hostel,” said Sita-
ram Lamba. He also dis-
cussed the suggestions
given for the budget by
the youth board.
Sitaram Lamba & others discussing suggestions given for the budget
by the youth board in Jaipur on Thursday.
Khushboo
Gupta said that
using such
elephants for
rides poses a
risk to the lives
of tourists
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Kirodi Lal Meena, Chandrashekhar, Bhajanlal Sharma & others held a meeting with BJP office
bearers and workers for the preparations to be held at Dhanavad in Dausa district.

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RAJASTHAN
05
Medical Dept has prepared SOP to appoint 1764 young doctors at hospitals
State tofillvacant posts; much
qualifieddoctors on priority
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Soon 1764
young doctors will be
appointed at hospitals
withvacantpostsacross
the state. With the re-
lease of the results of
the Medical Officer Re-
cruitment Examina-
tion, the Medical De-
partment has prepared
SOP for the posting of
successful candidates.
Specially qualified
doctors will get posted
on priority and under
SOP, priority will be
given to abandoned wid-
ows. Senior, Junior Spe-
cialist, and Specialist
Medical Officers will be
posted in the attached
district hospitals of Ra-
jmesh’s Medical Col-
lege. Appointments will
be done on a “merit cum
choice” basis at commu-
nity health centers, sub-
district hospitals, satel-
lite hospitals, trauma
centers, and the MCH
wing. MBBS candidates
will get posted in rural
CHC, PHC. Successful
candidates of Medical
Officer recruitment for
two postings will have
to fill the options once
again. There will be 20
options on the Ra-
jasthan Health Portal.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
SAME DISTRICT FOR DOCTOR COUPLE
Guvawardsgold
medalsto75
studentsinJodh
Guv Kalraj Mishra speaks during convocation ceremony on Thursday.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur: The 19th con-
vocation ceremony of
Jodhpur’s Jai Narain
Vyas University began
on Thursday at the New
Campus. Governor
Kalraj Mishra, the
chief guest of the pro-
gramme, awarded gold
medals to 75 students --
41 girls and 34 boys. The
Governor said that con-
vocation is not the end
of education but the
beginning. “Students
will be able to make
good use of the knowl-
edge acquired for the
nation and the society
.
Education which
moulds a person and in-
culcates values of hu-
manity is meaningful,”
he said, while appreciat-
ing girls for getting gold
medals. He also said
that education frees
people from their ego.
Man held for
rape attempt on
4-year-old girl
ACB nabs fake
ED officer trying
to extort money
KANHAIYALAL CASE
NIA court takes
cognisance of
11 accused
Staff boycott work at Jhalana
Leopard Reserve and RTR
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Forest employ-
ees held a demonstra-
tion outside Jhalana
leopard reserve in
Jaipur with their de-
mands. They locked the
reserve during the pro-
test which created prob-
lems for the tourists
visiting the reserve.
Safari vehicle opera-
tors also extended sup-
port to the employees.
In Sawai Madhopur,
the forest department
employees closed the
entry gate of Rantham-
bore national park.
The forest employees
from Karauli, Tonk,
Baran and Bundi also
joined the protest at
Ranthambore.
Manoj Saini
Jaipur: In shocking
news under the Kalade-
ra police station area of
Jaipur district, a
27-year-old tried to rape
a 4-year-old girl at a wed-
ding function. The girl
was at the wedding with
herparents.Meanwhile,
the man saw the girl
alone and abducted her
and tried to rape her by
taking her to a nearby
farm. Two passersby
heard the victim’s
screams & rushed to-
wards her but the man
fled.Ongettinginforma-
tion, Kaladera SHO Har-
bendra Singh reached
the spot and arrested
the accused. The vic-
tim’s relatives have filed
a case against the ac-
cused under various
sections of Pocso Act.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: The Anti-Cor-
ruption Bureau (ACB)
on Thursday arrested a
fake official of the En-
forcement Directorate
(ED) for allegedly
threatening a local busi-
nessman in Jaipur and
demanding Rs. 40 lakhs.
Police informed the
accused has been identi-
fied as Imran. “The vic-
tim, Vikas Jain (46), a
resident of Jawahar Na-
gar, received a What-
sApp call on February 6
from the accused. The
accused posed as ED Ad-
ditional Director Sanjay
Kumar. The accused
threatened the victim to
exposehimsayingfinan-
cial irregularities have
been found in his bank
account,” police said.
“The miscreant de-
manded Rs. 40 lakhs
from the victim, else ED
will put a raid at his
premises. Later, Vikas
Jain filed a complaint
and the ACB arrested
the accused .
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In Kanhai-
yalal murder case in
Udaipur, the NIA court
has taken cognizance
of all the 11 accused in
the challan. They have
been accused of the
Unlawful Activities
Prevention Act and
Arms Act.
SarafreviewstheftcaseinJaintemple,
directscopstoarrestculpritsin7days
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Malviya Nagar
MLA Kali Charan Saraf
on Thursday reached
Shri Chandraprabhu
Jain Temple located in
Sector 10 and sought in-
formation about the
theft incident that took
place in temple premis-
es on Wednesday night.
MLA Saraf called the
Jawahar Circle Police
Station SHO and direct-
ed him to arrest the
thieves within 7 days &
recover stolen valua-
bles. Former Chairper-
son of Rajasthan Wom-
en Commission Suman
Sharma, Deputy Mayor
Puneet, among many
were present.
MLA Kali Charan Saraf visits Shri Chandraprabhu Jain Temple to
seek information on theft incident on Thursday.
3 die on spot after dumper
rams into car in Banswara
First India Bureau
Banswara: Three died
on the spot in a head-on
collision between a
dumper and a car on
Thursday near the Heja-
mal area in Sajjangarh.
The deceased be-
longed to the same fam-
ily & were heading to-
wards Banswara to at-
tend a function. The de-
ceased in the accident
have been identified as
Hasmukh Lal Kalal, Ro-
hit, and Jayesh Kalal.
The dumper driver fled
from the spot leaving
the dumper behind.
The Innova car was completely
damaged by the impact.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Amidst the
dwindling number of
camels, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved the Camel Con-
servation Scheme in
Rajasthan. Animal
Husbandry Minister
Lalchand Kataria in-
augurated the inte-
grated web application
for the scheme.
With this, camel
herders will be able to
apply online for taking
benefits under the cam-
elconservationscheme.
Provisions for the reg-
istration of camel rear-
ers,andtaggingof cam-
els have also been made
in the application. A
grant of up to Rs 10,000
each will be given to
camel herders by the
state government.
The grant will be
given on the birth of a
camel’s calf i.e. Todi.
The calf should be of
two months or older. A
grant of Rs 5,000 will
be given when the Todi
is 3 months old. After
this, after the comple-
tion of 1 year of Todi,
another 5 thousand ru-
pees will be given.
CM Gehlot approves camel conservation
scheme; Min Kataria launches web app
The process for registration for the scheme has been started &
nearly 1,000 applications have been received in the last 1 week.
ODA rly bridge blast case: 1773 page
chargesheet filed against all accused
First India Bureau
Udaipur: The accused
in the Oda railway
bridge blast case of
Udaipur were pro-
duced in a local court
in Udaipur on Thurs-
day
. ATS filed a charge
sheet against the 12 ac-
cused in court.
Additional SP Annat
Kumar said that the
1773-page charge sheet
was submitted in
court. One of them is
minor.Thechargesheet
against 11 accused was
filed in the session
court while the
chargesheet against
the minor was present-
ed in juvenile court.
47 witnesses have
been mentioned in the
charge sheet. 3 accused
were charged under
the UAPA act. For this,
ATS has obtained pros-
ecution sanction from
the Home Department
while sections of the
Explosives Act have
been imposed against
other accused.
Nagaur SP files case in ACB
against CI, head constable
Murari Gaur
Jaipur: Nagaur SP
Ram Murti Joshi filed a
case in the ACB against
CI Manoj Machra, head
constable Sohan Lal,
broker Hemant Joshi
for accepting a bribe of
Rs 2.50 lakh. The bribe
was demanded from
the victim in lieu of
walking out from the
police station and indi-
cating the fear of ar-
rest. The bribe was
takenfromtheso-called
accused Naresh Agar-
wal. Nagaur SP had got
the investigation done
on receiving the com-
plaint in which evi-
dence was found
against the CI, head
constable, & broker He-
mant Joshi. After the
inquiry, the SP got the
case registered in ACB.
THREE DIE AS CAR
FALLS INTO DITCH

INDIA
06
New Delhi (ANI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi has shared a
“personal account” of a
student named Lopoli
Melo from Arunachal
Pradesh, who got the op-
portunity to participate
in the ‘Parakram Diwas
2023’ celebrations in the
Lok Sabha secretariat.
“You will enjoy read-
ing this very personal ac-
count of Lopoli Melo
fromArunachalPradesh.
I would like to laud
Speaker Om Birla Ji for
taking the lead for such
an initiative which also
gave me the opportunity
to meet bright young-
sters,” PM tweeted.
Parakram Diwas is
celebrated on January
23 in order to mark the
birth anniversary of
freedom fighter Subhas
Chandra Bose, who is
fondly known as ‘Netaji.
Lopoli Melo, student
of Rajiv Gandhi Univer-
sity, Arunachal
Pradesh, was selected
to attend the ‘Parakram
Diwas 2023’ celebra-
tions in the Lok Sabha
secretariat. In her arti-
cle titled ‘A day in the
Parliament and PMO’,
she recalls her journey
throughout the day
.
“I had to represent
my university, Rajiv
Gandhi University
(RGU), and my state in
the higher education in-
stitute (HEI) division in
the Parliament for the
‘Parakram Diwas’, 2023
- a programme launched
by the Parliamentary
Research & Training In-
stitute for Democracies
(PRIDE) of the Lok Sab-
ha secretariat,” Lopoli
pens in her blog.
“My journey started
on 21 January. My
brothers were so scared
to send me alone that
they accompanied me
till the Guwahati air-
port. From there, I had
to do it all alone. Delhi
was welcoming, and felt
like home,” she said.
Lopoli says, “I was
seated in the fourth col-
umn from the left,
fourth seat from the
first, exactly at the cen-
tre of the hall” And so
he did, and gave us a
good namaste.”
Finally, talking about
her interaction with
PM Modi, she says,
“The long-awaited day
ended with an interac-
tion programme be-
tween the students and
the PM at his residence
at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg,
New Delhi.
PM shares student’s article ‘A day in the Parliament and PMO’
FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT
New Delhi (PTI): More
than 16 lakh Indians re-
nounced their Indian
citizenship since 2011
including 2,25,620 last
year, the govt said in Ra-
jya Sabha on Thursday
.
External Affairs Min-
ister S Jaishankar pre-
sented the details.
He said the number
of Indians who re-
nounced their Indian
citizenship in 2015 was
1,31,489, while 1,41,603
people gave it up in 2016
and 1,33,049 in 2017.
In 2018, the number
was 1,34,561, while
1,44,017 Indians re-
nounced their citizen-
ship in 2019, 85,256 in
2020 and 1,63,370 in 2021.
The number in 2022
was 2,25,620. For refer-
ence purposes, Jais-
hankar said the data for
2011 was 1,22,819 while
it was 1,20,923 in 2012,
1,31,405 in 2013 and
1,29,328 in 2014.
Over 16 lakh renounced Indian
citizenship since 2011: EAM in RS
New Delhi: Domestic air-
lines reported 2,613 sig-
nificant technical snags in
their planes
in the last
five years,
MoS (Civil
Aviation)
VK Singh
told the Lok
Sabha on Thursday. He
said the regulations re-
quire occurrences relating
to system and component
failure to be reported to
the Directorate General of
Civil Aviation (DGCA).
New Delhi (PTI): Those
criticising the budgetary
allocation for MNREGA
should understand that
the scheme is “demand
driven”, Union Rural
Development
Minister
Giriraj Singh
said on
Thursday,
adding that
the Narendra
Modi government has
always allocated sufficient
funds for the programme.
Amid criticism over the
budgetary allocation for
the flagship rural em-
ployment programme
— Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employ-
ment Guarantee Scheme
— Singh said the Modi
government’s allocation
are higher than that by the
UPA govt. “Those criticis-
ing the allocation should
understand what MNREGA
is before saying that the
allocation has gone down.
In 2020, we had only Rs
62,000 crore allocation
and the expenditure was
Rs 1,12,000 crore,” Singh
told reporters on the side-
lines of an event here.
“2,613 SNAGS IN
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
IN LAST 5 YEARS”
SUFFICIENT FUNDS
BEING PROVIDED IN
MNREGA, SAYS
GIRIRAJ SINGH
Bengaluru: Confusion
continued over the
BJP’s chief ministerial
candidate for the assem-
bly elections in Karna-
taka with former CM BS
Yediyurappa stating
that the final decision
would be taken by the
party high command.
Speaking to media
Yediyurappa stated that
theparty
,PrimeMinister
Narendra Modi and the
high command will take
a call on who is going to
be the CM candidate.
“Their decision is fi-
nal. We do not have any
objections if the high
command decides to
make any leader as the
CM. The BJP is going to
win 140 seats in the up-
coming assembly elec-
tions and we will form
the govt,” he said.
Commenting on the
statements of former
CM HD Kumaraswamy
naming the BJP as the
party of Brahmins,
Yediyurappa stated that
earlier the BJP was
called the party of Lin-
gayats. Now, it is being
called the party of
Brahmins. “90 per cent
of Lingayats are still
with the BJP and we are
with them,” he said.
Asked about naming
Shivamogga airport af-
ter him, Yediyurappa
clarified that he had
told the party not to go
ahead with the plans
and it is not correct.
Confusion continues over BJP’s CM face in K’taka
BJP MULLS YEDIYURAPPA’S NAME FOR
NEW AIRPORT, CENTRE TO TAKE CALL
Bengaluru: The Union govt is taking a call regarding
the naming of Shivamogga airport after party veteran,
Lingayat strongman BS Yediyurappa. The BJP state gov-
ernment has cleared the proposal in the cabinet meeting
and already sent it to the consideration of the Centre.
All eyes within the BJP and other political parties of the
state are on the decision of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi government in this regard. Shivamogga airport is
the dream project of Yediyurappa. During his successive
terms as the CM of the state, Yediyurappa pursued the
project. His supporters have been demanding that the
airport should be named after him as a mark of respect
to his commitment and work. However, the BJP insiders
say that the party is also considering naming the airport
after luminaries of the district or national heroes.
Dehradun (PTI): Utta-
rakhand CM Pushkar
Singh Dhami on Thurs-
day appealed to the
youth not to let them-
selves be misled by any-
one saying efforts are
on to ensure that re-
cruitment examina-
tions are held in the
state in a transparent
way
. “We are soon going
to bring the strictest
anti-coyping law in the
country. It will be en-
sured that use of unfair
means in recruitment
examinations stops
completely and they are
held in a transparent
manner,” Dhami said.
Bringing anti-copying law
soon: U’khand CM Dhami Hyderabad (PTI): Tel-
angana Municipal Ad-
ministration Minister
KTRamaRaoonThurs-
day accused the BJP-led
NDA govt of adopting
an unhelpful attitude
towards the State govt
in taking up the strate-
gic road development
programme (SRDP)
works in defence lands
at Secunderabad here.
Replying to a query in
the Legislative Assem-
bly on addressing traffic
problems from Secun-
derabad to Bowenpally
and others in the city if
the defence authorities
don’t give permission to
carryoutSRDPworksin
defencelands,healleged
that the Centre is not
ready to cooperate
though the State govt
has been pursuing with
the Centre since the last
eight-and-a-half yearsto
address the defence land
issues for building flyo-
vers to address traffic
problems.
“Though the govern-
ment is in favour of
building a skyway from
Patny to Suchitra, simi-
lar to the PV Narasimha
Rao Expressway (in the
city), we have tried in
Delhi several times, un-
fortunately, the Central
government is not com-
ing forward to cooper-
ate. This is painful and
also shameful,” he said.
“Centre not helping in road work in T’gana”
New Delhi: Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju,
replying to a question on reservations in the judiciary in
the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, said that
there is no reservation policy in the
Indian judiciary presently but reminded
the collegium to include those who
are not represented adequately in
the system. During Question Hour in
the Rajya Sabha, the matter related
to whether the government will
consider the possibility of intro-
ducing a reservation policy in
the appointment of judges was
raised by DMK leader Tiruchi
Siva. “As per the existing poli-
cies and provisions,
there is no reserva-
tion in the Indian
judiciary,” Rijiju said.
TOLD COLLEGIUMS TO INCLUDE MEMBERS
NOT REPRESENTED IN JUDICIARY: RIJIJU
CONG WORKERS’ MURDER: COURT BANS
PUBLISHING WITNESSES’ STATEMENTS
Kochi: A CBI court in Kerala’s Kochi on Thursday
directed the media not to publish the statements
of witnesses in the Periya twin murder case where
two Youth Congress workers were brutally killed
in the state’s Kasargode district in 2019. The
accused include top local CPI-M leaders and also
a former CPI-M legislatore. Special judge, CBI K
Kamanees has also barred the entry of media in
the court hall for reporting the case.
New Delhi: An Indian woman has filed a lawsuit
against leading hotel chain, Hilton Hotels, after she
was allegedly robbed in its hotel in Madrid, Spain,
where she stayed for business purposes. Jasmeet
Kaur, CEO of KBI Industries and a resident of Noida,
filed the lawsuit in the Court of Plaza de Castilla,
Spain. Kaur shared her ordeal on social media and
alleged that the robbers assaulted her and stole her
belongings on January 27.
INDIAN WOMAN FILES SUIT AGAINST
MADRID HOTEL IN ROBBERY CASE
New Delhi: The Delhi HC on Thursday asked the city
govt to ensure strict compliance of the motor vehicle
law, including the standard operat-
ing procedure, on accepting elec-
tronic copies of driving licenses
and other transport-related docu-
ments. A bench observed that no
further orders were required to be
passed in the matter as the central govt has taken steps
in this regard and the Delhi govt was strictly following
the statutory provisions and protocols.
COURT: COMPLY WITH SOP ON ACCEPTING
ELECTRONIC COPIES OF DRIVING LICENCES
IN THE COURTYARD
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar
Singh Dhami at an event.
BJP national president JP Nadda, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and others during the
Vijay Sankalp Rally, at Khayerpur, in West Tripura on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Agartala: A week
ahead of the Tripura
assembly election, the
ruling BJP on Thurs-
day promised greater
autonomy to tribals,
increase in farmers’
financial assistance
and setting up of rub-
ber, bamboo and agar-
based industries to
make ‘Unnato Tripu-
ra, Sreshtho Tripura’.
The BJP said that if
it returns to power af-
ter the February 16
assembly polls, it
would establish the
Maharaja Bir Bikram
Manikya Tribal Uni-
versity, provide
cooked food three
times a day at Rs 5 per
meal under the PM
Kisan -- increase the
financial assistance
from Rs 6,000 to Rs
8,000 per annum, dou-
ble the per-family an-
nual cap from Rs 5
lakh to Rs 10 lakh un-
der the Ayushman
Bharat Yojana and
housing to all regis-
tered beneficiaries.
In party’s manifes-
to, Nadda also an-
nounced setting up a
Regional Institute of
Medical Sciences hos-
pital in Agartala.
TRIPURA ASSEMBLY POLLS
BJPwoosTripuratribals
withgreaterautonomy
NADDA, TRIPURA CM OFFER PRAYERS
AT MATA TRIPURA SUNDARI TEMPLE
Udaipur (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
National President Jagat Prakash Nadda along with
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha offered prayers at
Mata Tripura Sundari
Temple in Udaipur on
Thursday morning.
While talking to ANI,
Nadda said, “Today
I got the opportunity
to offer prayers at
Mata Sundari Temple.
Whenever I come here, I get new energy. Under PM
Modi’s leadership we are taking society forward with
the mantra of ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’.”
BS Yediyurappa
Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao. —FILE PHOTO
‘Parakram Diwas 2023’ participants pose with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. —FILE PHOTO
Lopoli Melo, a
student of
Arunachal
Pradesh, was
selected to
attend the
‘Parakram
Diwas 2023’
celebrations
BUDGET
SESSION
S Jaishankar presents the details in the Upper House while replying to a question
EAM S Jaishankar speaks in Rajya Sabha as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman looks on.

INDIA
07
First India Bureau
Gurugram: President
Droupadi Murmu on
Thursday said the
mindset that bringing
up children and manag-
ing home are the re-
sponsibility of women
onlyhastochangewhile
noting that in spite of
their increased partici-
pation they fail to make
the cut above a certain
level owing to family re-
sponsibilities.
Inaugurating a national
convention on ‘Women
as Foundation of Value-
based Society’ and
launching an all India
awareness campaign
‘Empowering the Fami-
ly’ at the Om Shanti Re-
treat Centre of Brahma-
kumaris at Gurugram,
she said women have
played a very important
role in shaping values
and ethics in Indian so-
ciety
. Lauding the Brah-
makumaris organisa-
tion for reviving Indian
values by keeping wom-
en at the centre, Murmu
said this is the world’s
largest spiritual institu-
tion run by women and
more than 46,000 sisters
of this organisation are
carrying forward the
tradition of spirituality
and Indian culture in
about 140 countries.
Empower the families: Murmu
PREZ AT BRAHMAKUMARIS EVENT
VILLAGE HEAD
KILLED IN BIHAR’S
GOPALGANJ DIST
PRESSURE COOKER
BOMBS, WEAPONS
FOUND IN J’KHAND
WOMAN HELD
FOR SMUGGLING
GOLD IN COCHIN
LABOURER FALLS
FROM DELHI
BUILDING, DIES
Patna: A village mukhi-
ya (headman) in Bihar’s
Gopalganj district
was gunned down on
Thursday, police said.
Mohammad Qurash, 32,
was on his way from
his house in Phalguni
Panchayat village to
his brick kiln in Thawe
block on his bike. When
he reached Narayanpur
village, four or five
gunmen opened fire on
him indiscriminately.
Ranchi: The police
and paramilitary forces
seized two pressure
cooker bombs, among
several other weapons
of Maoists, from a forest
in Latehar district. The
weapons were hidden in
an underground bunker
in the forest and were
recovered on Thursday.
Two rifles, a carbine
gun, 33 live bullets and
8 charger clips were
seized, sources said.
Kochi: The Cochin Air
Customs on Thursday
took into custody a
woman, who arrived
on a flight from Riyadh
in Saudi Arabia, for
smuggling gold. She
tried to get through the
Green Channel by say-
ing that she was having
her monthly period.
The woman was found
carrying 582 grams of
gold valued at Rs three
million.
New Delhi: A 35-year-
old labourer died after
falling from the first
floor of a building fol-
lowing the collapse of a
wall during renovation
work here on Thursday.
The incident took place
in northwest Delhi’s
Subhash Place. Victim
Raghubansh, who hails
from Banka district of
Bihar, was taken to a
hospital where he suc-
cumbed to injuries.
Tinsukia: An insurgent belonging to the banned United
Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) outfit was
killed in an encounter with
security forces in Assam’s
Tinsukia district on Thurs-
day.Tinsukia Superintendent
of Police Gaurav Abhijit
Dilip said that a tip-off was
received about seven to nine ULFA(I) militants, led by
Uday Asom and Mrigankha Asom, taking shelter in
Margherita and Lekhapani areas for the last 8-10 days.
Hyderabad: A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped
by five youths after giving her sedatives at a birthday
party in Hyderabad. The
shocking incident occurred
in the old city of Hyderabad
on February 4, but came
to light on Wednesday
when the victim lodged a
complaint with the police.The police also arrested
a girl and her boyfriend for abetting the offence.
The 16-year-old girl had gone to a medical shop in
Chatrinaka area on the night of February 4. She was
lured by another girl from the same area to come to
a friend’s place at Bhoiguda for a birthday party.
UNITED LIBERATION FRONT OF ASOM (IND)
MILITANT KILLED IN ENCOUNTER IN ASSAM
MINOR GIRL GANG-RAPED BY 5 YOUTHS
AT BIRTHDAY PARTY IN HYDERABAD
CRUCIAL READ
84K cr orders pending, 55K
crmorecomingup:HALchief
Ananthakrishnan says Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd order book position is comfortable
Bengaluru (ANI): In
the wake of Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi’s
recent assertion that
the state-owned Hindu-
stan Aeronautics Lim-
ited has a huge number
of orders for aircraft
and choppers, the chair-
man of the PSU said
that the state-owned en-
tity has pending orders
worth Rs 84,000, while
orders worth Rs 55,000
were in the pipeline.
Hindustan Aeronaut-
ics Ltd (HAL) CMD CB
Ananthakrishnan said,
“We have been generat-
ing revenues of Rs 25,000
crores which has shown
a growth of eight per-
cent. We have sufficient
contractstobeexecuted.”
“Almost Rs 84,000
crore orders are pend-
ing. Another Rs 55000
crore orders are in the
pipeline,likelytomateri-
alize in next six months
to one year. So, all in all,
we will have a healthy
orderbook.Ourcapacity
is 30 helicopters per an-
num,” he said.
“We will try to ramp
it up to 60 helicopters. If
demand is at its peak,
then we can take it to 90
helicopters,” he stated.
He said sanction for
the LCA (Light Combat
Aircraft) Mark II, has
come and that the De-
fence Research and De-
velopmentOrganisation
(DRDO) and HAL will
together be able to roll
outthefirstLCAMarkII
sometime in 2024-25.
About HAL’s Ad-
vanced Medium Com-
bat Aircraft (AMCA)
project, the HAL chief
stated,”We are also a de-
sign partner in building
prototypes in this pro-
ject. In another five to
six years, the product
should be available.”
“The execution time-
frame is starting from
February 2024. We are
confident that we will
be able to deliver the
first aircraft in Febru-
ary 2024,” he added.
PM Modi had while
inaugurating a HAL
helicopter factory in
Karnataka’s Tumakuru
recently lashed out at
the Opposition for
spreading “misinfor-
mation” about Hindu-
stan Aeronautics Lim-
ited (HAL) in the past.
Modi also recalled
earlier Parliamentary
sessions that were dis-
rupted by the Opposi-
tion over the demand
for a Joint Parliamen-
tary Committee probe
into the Rafale deal.
“Tumakuru has got a
big helicopter factory
today. Karnataka is a
land of young talent and
innovation. The world
is seeing the manufac-
turing power of Karna-
taka from drone manu-
facturing to Tejas fight-
er planes. The double-
engine government has
made Karnataka the
first choice of investors.
The inauguration of the
helicopter factory is an
example of how the dou-
ble-engine government
works,” PM Modi said.
HAL CMD CB Ananthakrishnan speaks to the media on Thursday.
HAL ON A HIGH
DELHI EXCISE POLICY CASE
ED arrests advertising
company’s director
New Delhi (PTI):
The Enforcement Di-
rectorate (ED) has
arrested director of
an advertising com-
pany, who is alleged
to have ran the AAP
campaign during the
2022 Goa assembly
polls, in connection
with its
m o n e y
launder-
ing in-
vestiga-
tion into
alleged
irregularities in the
Delhi excise policy,
officials said on
Thursday
.
Rajesh Joshi, the
director of Chariot
Productions Media
Pvt Ltd, was placed
under arrest under
sections of the Pre-
vention of Money
Laundering Act
(PMLA). He was pro-
duced before a local
court where the
agency sought his
custody in the case.
ADVT COMPANY DIRECTOR SENT
TO TO ED’S CUSTODY TILL FEB 13
New Delhi: A court
here on Thursday
sent the director
of an advertising
company, who is
alleged to have ran
the AAP campaign
during the 2022 Goa
assembly polls, to
ED’s custody for in-
terrogation in a Delhi
excise policy-related
money launder-
ing case.Rajesh
Joshi, director of
Chariot Produc-
tions Media Pvt Ltd,
was sent for cus-
todial interrogation
till February 13.He
was arrested by
the ED on Wednes-
day. The agency
sought his ten days’
custody, saying he
was required to be
confronted with
other accused in the
case to unearth the
larger conspiracy. It
said the links of the
advertising company
promoter with regard
to alleged diversion
of “kickbacks” for the
Goa assembly polls
in 2022 are under the
ED scanner.
PM to inaugurate
Global Investors
Summit 2023 in
Lucknow today
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister will visit Lucknow
on Friday to inaugurate
the Uttar Pradesh Glob-
al Investors Summit
2023, read a statement
by Prime Minister’s Of-
fice.The Prime Minister
will inaugurate the Ut-
tar Pradesh Global In-
vestors Summit 2023.
He will also inaugurate
Global Trade Show and
launch Invest UP 2.0,
added the press release.
Uttar Pradesh Global
Investors Summit 2023
is scheduled from 10-12
February 2023.
SHARES TUMBLE...
Adani Wilmar is a 50:50
joint venture between
business conglomerate
Adani Group and Singa-
pore-based Wilmar. On
Thursday, Adani Wilmar
released a statement and
said, “The officials did not
find any irregularities in the
operations and dealings
conducted by the company.
We would like to clarify
that the concerns specific
to GST payments in cash,
citing GST law under Rule
86B, the company is not
required to pay the tax li-
ability.” “The staff extended
their support during this
routine inspection, fully
cooperating with the of-
ficials and local authori-
ties,” the company said,
adding depot operations
are functioning normally
after the visit. The state-
ment noted that this was
actually a routine inspected
by the authorities and not
a raid and all its operations
are in compliance with the
relevant laws and regula-
tions.Interestingly, it seems
that Adani group is going
through a ‘rough phase’
after the recent Hindenburg
report followed by the dip in
Adani’s shares. On the other
hand, there are murmurs in
‘power corridoors’ that the
sixty thousand crore rupees
Adani Solar project’s MoU
with Rajasthan government
may also be cancelled.
Notably, Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi had recently
targeted the Adani group in
the Parliament.
WBSSC to terminate
800 secondary teachers
Kolkata: The West Ben-
gal School Service Com-
mission (WBSSC) will
soon terminate 800 ille-
gally-appointed teach-
ers at the secondary
level in different state-
run schools from ser-
vice, the commission
informed the Calcutta
High Court on Thurs-
day
. It is learnt that the
process will start after
WBSSC issues an offi-
cial notification on this
count next week, in
which the names of
these 800 teachers will
be published. Sources
in the state education
department said that
these 800 teachers will
be those whose num-
bers in the OMR sheets
varied from those in the
central server of the
commission.
18 died in separate mishaps in 3
states, victims include 11 children
New Delhi (ANI): As
many as 18 persons
were killed, including
11 children in separate
mishaps in three states
on Thursday
.
In an accident, seven
school children were
killed and four severely
injured after the auto-
rickshaw they were in
collided with a truck in
Chhattisgarh’s Kanker
district, officials said.
In another accident,
As many as seven la-
bourers reportedly died
due to suffocation while
they were engaged in
the removal of oil
sludge in an edible oil
tanker on Thursday in
Andhra Pradesh’s Kaki-
nada district. Officials
immediately rushed to
the spot and took up the
investigation. The inci-
dent sent shock waves
to the village.
In another mishap, a
fierce fire broke out in
the slum of Gagret sub-
division of the Una dis-
trict in Himachal
Pradesh which alleged-
ly killed four minors
during the midnight
hours of Wednesday
.
Pawan Hans launches
helicopter routes in Assam
New Delhi: Pawan
Hans has started its hel-
icopter services on six
routes in Assam. These
new helicopter services,
launched under the RCS
UDAN scheme, will pro-
vide connectivity on the
Dibr ug arh-Jorhat-
Te z p u r- G u w a h a t i -
Tezpur - Jorhat- Dibru-
garh network.
The RCS UDAN of
the Ministry of Civil
Aviation is giving spe-
cial impetus to provid-
ing air connectivity to
remote places of north-
eastern states which
have inadequate rail
and road connectivity
.
Officials said the RCS
UDAN helicopter ser-
vices in Assam will
boost air connectivity
within the state by offer-
ing the fastest mode of
travel to connect Tezpur,
Jorhat, and Dibrugarh
from Guwahati. The ser-
vices will play a key role
in promoting tourism
activities in the state.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
President Droupadi Murmu at the event in Gurugram on Thursday.
SUPER SHOT!
Union Information & Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur plays cricket amid snowfall. He was
participating in the opening ceremony of 3rd edition of Khelo India National Winter Games, in J&K on Thursday.
FROM P1

A successful man manages
the credit and debit, not just
of his finances but also of
his well-being, prudently.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Younus Gesawat
Nagaur: The daughter
of Union Cabinet Minis-
ter Smriti Irani and Zu-
bin Irani, Shanelle was
married to Arjun Bhal-
la on Friday at the fa-
mous Khimsar Fort ho-
tel in Nagaur district.
The wedding func-
tions began on Thurs-
day at heritage property
,
a 15th-century fort con-
verted to a hotel, in the
presence of close family
members and friends.
The fort was beautifully
decorated with kites
and other items.
Haldi and Mehndi
rituals took place on
Wednesday
, a day before
the wedding. After this,
in the evening, a musi-
cal night program on
sand dunes. Perfor-
mances by Rajasthani
folk artists were also
given, sources said.
During this, guests
from both sides were
seen dancing to Bolly-
wood and Rajasthani
songs. Smriti Irani was
clad in a golden-col-
oured saree.
Special preparations
were made for the wed-
dingatthefort.Thesand
dunes were decorated
with lights and flowers.
On Thursday even-
ing, the groom arrived
with a baraat proces-
sion on a white mare,
where Union Minister
Smriti Irani, her hus-
band Zubin Irani, for-
mer Rajasthan minister
Gajendra Singh and
other members from
the bride’s family wel-
comed the baraatis.
Shanell Irani, Arjun Bhalla tie knot at Khimsar
MARITAL BLISS
lll
Special
Rajasthani
dishes were
prepared at the
fort for the
guests. Nearly
70 guests from
both sides were
invited to the
wedding
YOUTH PIN HIGH HOPES ON STATE BUDGET
First India Bureau
Ashok Gehlot is going
to present the State
Budget in the assembly
on Friday at 11 am.
The budget this time
will focus on the youth
and nearly one lakh re-
cruitments are expect-
ed to be announced in
different departments.
The government is like-
ly to bring a plan to give
huge discounts and
packages to start new
businesses.
There is likely to be a
lot of focus on social
welfare schemes in the
budget.
Announcements of
many direct benefit
schemes for youth,
farmers, employees, el-
derly and women are
likely in the budget. In
order to reduce the
budget of kitchen, the
CM has already an-
nounced giving gas cyl-
inders for Rs 500 to eligi-
ble families under the
Ujjwala scheme. There
would also be an an-
nouncement of a plan to
provide food kits to eve-
ry family to give them
relief from inflation.
A new law is likely to
be announced in the
budget to protect work-
ers of app base plat-
forms. New schemes
may also be announced
for the social security
of such employees
working in the gig
economy. In a rally
held in Alwar during
Bharat Jodo Yatra, Ra-
hul Gandhi had asked
to bring schemes for
social security of the
workers working in
businesses like Ola,
Uber, Amazon etc.
CM is likely to make
an announcement for
Metro Rail in Jodhpur,
Kota and Jaipur may
get the metro rail’s sec-
ond phase from Sitapu-
ra to Ambabadi.
There is a possibility
of announcement of
zero bill on 30,000 liters
of water for domestic
consumers. There is no
charge for water up to
15,000 litres, but at pre-
sent Rs 49 is being
charged as seepage
charge and surcharge
on it, now it is pro-
posed to make it com-
pletely free.
The CM is expected to
announce the facility of
work from home during
periods for women gov-
ernment employees.
For this, a change in the
service rules may be an-
nounced. The State So-
cial Welfare Board had
recently sent its propos-
al to the State Govern-
ment. This announce-
ment can be made to
give a message to wom-
en employees in the
election year.
Also, 50 per cent con-
cession in fair in Ra-
jasthan Roadways bus-
es for female passen-
gers is likely to be an-
nounced.
A new policy of water
connection to religious
places is also expected
in the budget. There is a
proposal to provide wa-
ter to temples and other
religious places on zero
bill. The Water Supply
Department had recent-
ly conducted a survey
of religious places
across the state.
In the budget, the
benefits of Old Pension
Scheme can also be
given to the employees
of boards, corpora-
tions, universities and
autonomous institu-
tions run with govern-
ment assistance.
The CM had an-
nounced to give OPS to
government employees
in the last budget.
Pension scheme for
farmers may be expand-
ed. The scheme is ex-
pected to be announced
for all small farmers.
Indira Rasoi can be
opened in areas domi-
nated by daily wage
workers and laborers. It
can be opened in hospi-
tals and areas with
movement of people
across the state.
New districts are ex-
pected to be announced
in the budget. In the
last budget, the CM had
announced the forma-
tion of a committee for
the formation of new
districts. The govern-
ment formed a commit-
tee but the report is yet
to come.
The government will
make provision in the
budget for new dis-
tricts, new divisions
and subdivisions. It is
also possible that CM
Gehlot may announce
these in response to the
debate on the Appro-
priation Bill, because
the government has not
yet received the report
of the Committee.
A separate free hand
budget would be given
to the State assembly
in the budget. The
budget of the assembly
can remain outside the
purview of govern-
ment audit.
Ramesh Sharma
Sikar: Congress work-
ers under the leadership
of local MLA Virendra
Singh and district pres-
ident Sunita Gathla
welcomed Rajasthan
Congress in-charge
Sukhjinder SinghRand-
hawa at the archway of
Khatushyamji town in
Sikardistrict.Rajasthan
Congress State Presi-
dent Govind Singh Do-
tasra was also present.
Randhawa told the Con-
gress workers that every
village,houseandfamily
shouldbemadeawareof
the flagship schemes of
the government from
now for the general elec-
tionstobeheldnextyear.
During a press con-
ference, while respond-
ing to a query on wheth-
er the Congress will be
able to form the govern-
ment again in Ra-
jasthan, Randhawa said
that no one has gone
empty-handed from
Baba Shyam’s place.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Election Com-
missioner of Youth
Congress Rajpal Bisht
investigated the fake
membership issue that
surfaced during the
State Youth Congress
elections.
Rajpal Bisht and Mo-
hammad Shahid closely
examined the com-
plaints related to fake
membership and said
that action will be taken
against the wrongdoers.
While speaking to
First India, Rajpal
Bisht said that com-
plaints have been re-
ceived regarding fake
membership of the
youth Congress and
whoever is found
guilty could be dis-
qualified from the elec-
tion and punitive ac-
tion will be taken
against him.
First India Bureau
Ashok Gehlot’s team of
officers which is headed
by Akhil Arora has IAS
officers KK Pathak, Nar-
esh Kumar Thakral and
Rohit Gupta along with
a senior officer of Ra-
jasthanAccountService
Brijesh Kumar Sharma.
Pathak is working as
Secretary to Govern-
ment (Revenue), Rohit
Gupta as Secretary to
Government (Budget)
andThakralasSecretary
to Government (Expend-
iture). Sharma holds the
post of Director- Budget.
Fraudster will
be disqualified,
says poll chief
New law likely to be announced
to boost State’s gig economy and
for the welfare of app-based workers
Accident insurance likely to be
hiked under Chiranjeevi Scheme;
bonus expected for dairy farmers
Budget team of 5 spl officers of CM
Make every village, house, family aware of
State Govt schemes: Randhawa to workers
KK Pathak is considered
a philosopher of-
ficer in the
bureaucracy
because of
his deep
interest in
philosophy
and subjects
related to religion. Pathak
has mastered the art of un-
derstanding the problems
related to common people.
The CM expected him to
do something on measures
to give relief to the com-
mon man in the budget.
Brijesh Kumar Sharma
is an officer of the
Rajasthan
Accounts
Service. He
holds the
position
of Director
-Budget. This
post is considered to be
the backbone of the budget
and finance department. A
senior officer of the same
service is always posted on
this post. Sharma is said
to know the ins and outs of
State’s financial situation.
Arora was also work-
ing on the post of
Government
Secretary
(Budget) in
Gehlot’s pre-
vious tenure
(2008-
2013). He is
known in the bureaucracy
for working tirelessly,
studying serious subjects
and going into the details
of everything. Since the
budget is the work of de-
tailing, Arora is considered
its expert officer.
Naresh Kumar Thakral
is also considered as
an officer working to the
point. In such a situation,
Thakral has remained
the choice of Akhil Arora
and Chief Minister Gehlot
continuously since April-2021.
Rohit Gupta is considered
an expert officer of
statistics, facts, and com-
parative study. This type
of calculation is very much
needed in the budget. Gupta
has been carrying out this
work very seriously in this team.
AKHIL ARORA: BUDGET
SPECIALIST OFFICER
NK THAKRAL: TO THE POINT OFFICER ROHIT GUPTA: EXPERT IN FACT STUDY
PHILOSOPHICAL
OFFICER KK PATHAK
BRIJESH K SHARMA:
BACKBONE, FINANCE
Randhawa, Dotasra offer prayers at
Khatushyam Ji, say will repeat Govt
Delhi ‘visit’ likely to shape
State’s political roadmap
Pilot writes to PM for
‘nat’l’ status to ERCP
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: The Delhi visit
of Rajasthan Congress
in-charge Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa and
PCCChief GovindSingh
Dotasraisnotjustforthe
list. The visit was also
important for the future
political roadmap of the
State. A discussion on
combinedAICC-PCClist
hasbeenundertakenbut
the current issue is re-
garding decisions to be
taken post state budget
as many decisions re-
gardinggovernmentand
organisation have to be
taken. Moreover, ap-
pointments in UIT have
to be undertaken while
a shuffle and expansion
of council of ministers
is also proposed. Most
of the ministers and
legislators have re-
ceived information
about the nomination
of AICC members.
However, according
to sources, Shanti Dha-
riwal and Mahesh
Joshi probably did not
get any information.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Ahead of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s proposed visit to
Dausa, former deputy
Chief Minister of Ra-
jasthan and Congress
leader Sachin Pilot has
writtenalettertothePM
urging him to declare
the Eastern Rajasthan
Canal Project (ERCP) as
the national project.
“I have come to know
that your programme is
proposed on 12th Febru-
ary
, 2023 in Dausa. In
suchasituation,theresi-
dents of the state includ-
ing me expect you to de-
clare the ERCP as a na-
tional project so that
there can be a perma-
nent solution to the
drinking and irrigation
waterproblemsin13dis-
tricts,” he said in the let-
ter written on Thursday
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot will
present the State
Budget 2023-24 in the
assembly on Friday
.
For the first time,
the budget will be
shown live in all gov-
ernment and private
colleges of the state.
The college educa-
tion commissioner-
ate issued an order
on Wednesday direct-
ing all the govern-
ment and private col-
leges of the state to
show the budget live.
The colleges have
been asked to ar-
range a live telecast
of the budget speech
in auditoriums/
meeting halls so
that a maximum
number of students,
teachers and heads
of institutions can
watch it.
The budget will be
telecasted live on so-
cial media plat-
forms.
Prior to this, pro-
grams like Mann Ki
Baat and Pariksha Pe
Charcha of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi have also been
telecasted live in
schools and colleges.
All Govt, private colleges to
live stream State Budget
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, GS Dotasra, and Pratap Singh offer
prayers at Khatushyam Ji Temple in Sikar on Thursday.
A scooty rider passes by State Government’s budget poster. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Bridegroom along with family
and guests arrives at the
wedding venue in Nagaur’s
Khimsar Fort on Thursday.
(Inset) Shanelle and Arjun
stand before the guests.
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hite is the
lightest colour,
meaning puri-
ty, innocence,
and integrity.
It is considered
to represent
perfection, as it is the
purest and most com-
plete colour. It is the
colour that represents
new begging and eras-
es any trace of past ac-
tions. It is like a piece
of white paper not be-
ing written yet. It
leaves the mind open
and free to whatever it
might create in the
way. White colour is a
classic, whatever the
fashion of any particu-
lar time white is al-
ways in fashion. White
is one of the few col-
ours that is easy to
match with most out-
fits and also never goes
out of fashion, espe-
cially in the summer
sunshine. The colour
white is mostly worn
during the summer. Al-
though, it should be
worn during the entire
year and not confined
to just one season. It is
also not the easiest col-
our for wearing be-
cause it “gets dirty”
quickly. White can be
worn to feel uplifted. It
conveys a feeling of
newness, so it’s a nice
colour to wear on the
first day of a new en-
deavour. White is clas-
sic, simple yet versa-
tile, and it looks great
on Indian skin tones.
Colours play a big role
in the fashion sense
but the white colour in
fashion staples makes
it a stand-alone piece.
There are several white
outfits that are trendy
and should be a part
of every individual’s
wardrobe. White-on-
white is considered
an uplighting outfit
and makes an indi-
vidual feel more con-
fident. More than
men, women are
seen using this col-
our as a symbol of
power. The white
shirt is the most com-
mon staple in every-
one’s closet as it is a
go-to outfit when
nothing comes to
mind. White shirts
paired up with dark
tops are one of the
most common styl-
ish looks. Brides
are also dropping
the idea of wear-
ing traditional
red and other vi-
brant colours in
their wedding
functions and
c h o o s i n g
white lehen-
gas instead.
We can say
that ‘white
colour is the
new dark’
c u r r e n t l y.
But not only
white lehen-
ga, other
white ethnic
outfits like
sharara, sa-
ree, suits,
sherwani, etc
are also com-
mon these
days. White is a
universal col-
our and is eve-
ryone’s first
choice when it
comes to fash-
ion,beitcasual
or traditional.
W
SHUBHANSHI PATHAK
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
WHITE IS THE MOST
POWERFUL COLOUR.
IT’S OPTIMISTIC AND
POWERFUL. CITY
FIRST BRINGS TO YOU
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE COLOUR WHITE
IN THE FASHION
WORLD...
SYMBOLOFPURITY
JAIPUR, FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 10, 2023

10
ETC
A FASHIONABLE
INDULGE AWAITS
ndia’s favour-
ite and one of
the most popu-
lar single-day
fashion events
titled First In-
dia Fashion
Connect are already
set to host the fourteen-
season in Dubai, the
mega fashion show has
lifted the bar with the
completion of its suc-
cessful previous sea-
sons. The Fashion Con-
nect season 14 will be
held on March 19 at
Oaks Ibn Battuta Gate
Hotel Dubai. Season 11
and Season 9 were also
held in Dubai and were
greatly appreciated by
one and all. The inau-
gural worldwide Fash-
ion Connect earned an
incredible triumph
over the fashion sector,
with a big reaction and
netizens going wild
over the exceptional
lineup and digital pre-
paredness. This time,
Ace designer Anju
Modi, an eminent de-
signer in the country
will relive the beau-
ty of craftsman-
ship that travelled
through time and
love and will be
setting the ramp
on fire with her as-
tonishing designer
collections. Cele-
brated Designers
such as Arpita Su-
lakshana, Wrick-
ie Angrish, itsISH by
Isha Gupta and Escape
by Aishwarya will also
showcase their beauti-
ful collections during
the fashion extrava-
ganza.Thewholeevent
will be witnessed by
the eminent personali-
ties of the world.
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
I
Heartiest Congratulations to
Team First India and the
Fashion Connect team for the
14th season of Fashion
Connect to be held in Dubai
with the renowned designer
Anju Modi. I am sure the
show will exceed all
expectations this time also
and set an even higher
benchmark in the universe
of Fashion and
Entertainment!
—JAGDEESH CHANDRA
Oaks Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel, Dubai is all set to host the Fashion
Connect Season 14 to be held on March 19, 2023!
We are
excited to host
the glamor-
ous Fashion
Connect event
at Oaks Ibn
Battuta Gate
Hotel for the
third time in a row. The first
two editions were a suc-
cess where we welcomed
more than 200 invitees and
VIPs and I’m sure this year
the teams will go beyond all
expectations to deliver an
amazing show.
—MARLON ABEYAKOON,
GM
It’s a pleas-
ure to have
the Fashion
Connect event
at our hotel,
Oaks Ibn Bat-
tuta Gate. We
look forward
to working again with their
team and delivering a won-
derful show to the invitees.
—SAMPATH KANKANAMGE
F&B Manager
This will be
my first time
working with
the Fashion
Connect
team. I’m
excited they
chose our
hotel, Oaks Ibn Battuta Gate
for the third consecutive
time. This is a big statement
on how the first two editions
were successful. Dordije
Jabucanin
—DORDIJE JABUCANIN
Director of Sales
I am very
excited as we
will get to see
the astonishing
collection of
famous Bolly-
wood designer
Anju Modi, I
do a lot of shows in Dubai and
this city is very close to my
heart, and we will try to make
this season more interesting
from the previous seasons.
—LOKESH SHARMA,
Show Director
We at shades
are excited
to be a part
of a mega
fashion event.
We are look-
ing forward to
joining as a
makeup & grooming partner
for fashion connect season
14th on March 19 in Dubai.
My Best wishes to the Fash-
ion Connect Team members.
I hope this event will be a
huge success.
—JASSI,
Styling Partner
This is our
third consecu-
tive year, do-
ing our event
in Dubai and
we are grateful
to the people
of Dubai. I am
thankful to Dr Jagdeesh Chan-
dra for giving his full support.
His ideas matter a lot and his
motivation is what takes us all
over the world after London
it is Dubai now so I am super
excited and I am really look-
ing forward to this event.
—RISHEE MIGLANI,
Brand Ambassdor
I am glad to
be the jewel-
lery partner
of the Fashion
Connect S-14
to be held in
Dubai. We
have some
amazing designers on board
with us including ace design-
er Anju Modi and I am really
looking forward to be part
of this magnificent Fashion
event by First India.
—NANDITA SHEKHAWAT,
Jewellery Partner
INIFT Jaipur
is proud to be
associated
with one of the
most popu-
lar fashion
events ‘Fash-
ion Connect’.
Our team is super excited to
be a part of the grand event.
Our good wishes are with the
Fashion Connect Team and
we are looking forward to the
success of this event.
—KAMLA PODDAR,
Fashion Institute Partner
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Kavita Chauhan of
the First India family
celebrated her
birthday with much
fervour and
enthusiasm at
Labrass, Diggi
Palace, Jaipur on
Wednesday,
February 8, as her
birthday was on
January 19. The
party was hosted by
her husband Nimit.
Jagdeesh Chandra
reached to bless her
on the occasion and
wished her huge
success. Various
who’s who of the city
including Narendra
Singh, Ambassador,
Federation of
International Polo,
Ram Rathore CEO at
The Rambagh
Palace, Riccha,
Youth Icon Rishee
Miglani, Fashion
Connect Show
Director Lokesh
Sharma, Spiritual
Guru Nirmala
Sewani, Film
Distributor Raj
Bansal, eminent polo
players, fashion
designers among
others reached to
celebrate the day.
THE GRAND
BIRTHDAY
BASH
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Jagdeesh Chandra with Kavita Chauhan and Himmat Bedla Jagdeesh Chandra with Mohan Singh Tada and Amarjeet Sangwan
Jagdeesh Chandra with Nirmala Sewani
Jagdeesh Chandra greets Kavita Chauhan. Also seen are (L-R) Anita Hada, Nimit Mathur, Raj Bansal, Ashok Raj Singh, Rishee Miglani and Lokesh Sharma
Bhuvneshwari, Indrani, Natasha, Kavita, Garima and Bhavini Karn and Priyamvada Abhimanyu and Tusharika
Roma Poddar, Abhishek Poddar, Ashok Raj Singh and Narendra Singh
Rohit, Shaurya, Gayatri, Siddharth and Trivikram
Kunal and Apra
Samriddh Sharma and Rohit Kamra
Jagriti and Nirbhay
Kavita Chauhan and Nimit Mathur
Rishee, Lokesh, Nirmala Sewani and Mohan Singh Tada
Marcela Baur
Manisha, Abhishek and Himmat
Shakaib and Meheshi
Nivriti and Alankrita
Uttkarsha Shekhar and Mitali Dusad Nimit, Ram, Riccha and Kavita
Anjali Gupta and Deepak Gupta

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
LIFETHROUGHLENS
CITY FIRST
n the series of
Delphic Games
organised by the
Delphic Council
of Rajasthan at
JKK on Thurs-
day
, an exhibi-
tion of photographs of
rural life and childhood
joy of childhood in
SurekhArtGallerywas
organised by profes-
sionalphotographersin
SurekhArtGallery
.IAS
Jitendra Kumar Soni,
Ajay Mishra, NN Pan-
dey
, Ramesh Prasanna,
IAS Veenu Gupta,
IAS Sreya Guha, Jan-
hobiPhukenandAshok
Singh inaugurated the
series by lighting the
lamp. Senior IFS Arijit
Banerjee, traveller
Dharmendra Kanwar
and photographer
Umesh Gogna, who
were part of the jury of
the exhibition, selected
excellent photographs.
Photographs of cine-
matographers Si-
kandar Khan, Avinash
Mehta, Rajesh Kumar
SainiandUdayDangay-
ach were selected for
the first prize and con-
solation prize. On this
occasion, the President
of Rajasthan Delphic
Council and Principal
Secretary Sreya Guha,
District Collector, Al-
war Jitendra Soni,
Director of North
Regional Cultural
Center, Patiala Fur-
qan Khan, IICD Direc-
tor Tulika Gupta, RAS
KshipraSharma,Presi-
dent of Indian Delphic
Council NN Pandey
,
General Secretary of
International Delphic
Ramesh Prasanna, var-
ious officials, partici-
pants and art lovers
were present.
I
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
MEET & GREET
STARS IN THE CITY!
Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Prabal Jain and Tithi
Goswami, as they reached the former’s residence for a
courtesy meet on Thursday.
Superstar Akshay Kumar
and Indian film producer
Kiran Rao were spotted at
Jaipur International Airport
on Thursday, as they were
in the Pinkcity to attend a
private event.
The wedding ceremony of Ayush, son of Nikita and Vivek
Jain with Jayati daughter of Shelly and Kuldeep Singh
Bedi, took place at City Palace, Jaipur on Wednesday,
February 8. Pawan Arora along with Union Minister Arjun
Ram Meghwal reached to bless the newlyweds and wished
them a happy married life ahead.
CITY FIRST
T
he 23rd Kala Mela
organised by Ra-
jasthan Lalit Kala
Academy and in
collaboration with JKK
concludedonWednesday
evening. Dr Chandrab-
han, VC of, the Twenty
Point Programme (Bisu-
ka) was the chief guest
of the closing ceremo-
ny
. On this occasion, the
Lifetime Achievement
Award was given to art-
ist Bajrang Lal Suthar
for his remarkable work
in the field of art. 15 art-
ists selected from the
participating artists of
the Kala Mela were also
honoured on the basis
of various parameters.
These artists are Trilok
Chand Jangid, Usha
Purohit, Neerja Shek-
hawat, Iqbal Hussain
and Bharti Arya
among others.
Along with this,
the winners of the
poster competition
were also honoured.
Senior artist Chinmay
S Mehta was also pre-
sent on the occasion.
Dr Chandrabhan
said in his address
that the message of
the welfare of the
nation and society
can be given through
events like this Kala
Mela. He said that after
visiting this fair, he saw
that women are ahead
of men in the field of
art, they have leader-
ship ability, ideas and
creativity. Earlier, Lax-
man Vyas, Chairman
of Rajasthan Lalit Kala
Academy welcomed all
the guests.
PASSIONFORART
WHAT’S HAPPENING!
Under the joint aegis of Sarthak Manav Kushthashram, Leben
ohne Lepra, Germany and Lions Club AIIMS Jumme Lede
Jumme, a huge free eye check-up camp was organised
at Ramgarh Rehabilitation Center run by Sarthak Manav
Kushthashram recently. Renowned Ophthalmologist gave his
services in the camp. Free spectacles were also distributed
in the camp. More than 500 persons around the center were
benefited from this camp. Germany's famous social worker
Astrid Mukli was present as the chief guest. MLA Gopal Meena
presided over the function.Astrid said in her address that like
her mother Thea Mukli, she will continue this caravan of social
service. Gopal Meena said in his address that he will always be
ready for every possible cooperation in this pious work of the
organisation. Suresh Kaul, President of the organisation threw
light on the activities of the organisation in detail.The funcction
was conducted by Mukesh Sharma.
To celebrate Valentine’s Week, a grand Blogger Meet in association with Metro Creation was
organised at The Night Jar on Thursday. The meet was hosted by Nidhi Kucheria. During the
occasion, Bloggers wore shades of red & Pink and celebrated womanhood.
The grand reception of Anil, son of Anju Devi and Girraj Prasad
Banya with Sonal, daughter of Santosh Devi and Suresh
Sokriya, took place at Mandana Marriage Garden, Bajri Mandi
Road on Thursday. Various dignitaries reached to bless the
newlyweds and wished them a happy married life ahead.
Under the aegis of CSR, NPCL installed smart classrooms in ten
government schools in Greater Noida recently. Along with the
machine and training, NPCL also paid the licence fee for 5 years.
The Prasadi for the marriage
celebrations of Pranjul,
daughter of Dr Pramila
Sanjaya and Dr Sanjaya
Saxena with Abhinav, son
of Santosh and Maman
Singh, took place at Khole
Ke Hanumanji on Tuesday.
Various dignitaries reached
to bless the newlyweds
and wished them a happy
married life ahead.
The wedding ceremony of Neha, daughter of ASP Girdharilal Sharma with Mukul, son of Amar
Chand Sharma was organised at Resort Miracle in Jaipur on Thursday. Various dignitaries
including Dr Chandrabhan Singh, Chairman of Rajasthan Selection Staff Selection Board Hari
Prasad Sharma, Sikar SP Kunwar Rashtradeep Singh etc reached to bless the newlyweds.
Shakti Film Production and Shakti Helping Hand are making a difference in the lives of many
people who are struggling to make ends meet. The organisations are distributing free ration
packets to the poor and homeless in an effort to alleviate the challenges faced by those in
need. Recently, the organisations conducted a distribution drive in the Patrkaar Colony slum
area, as part of their upcoming project "Ann Dan Bharat Yatra (ADBY)". This noble initiative,
started by Ambalika Shastri, aims to bring hope and support to those in need by reaching out
to every corner of the country. With this act of kindness and generosity, Shakti Film Production
and Shakti Helping Hand are making a positive impact on the lives of many people who
are facing hardships. As challenges persist, initiatives like Ann Dan Bharat Yatra serve as a
beacon of hope, reminding us that even the smallest acts of compassion can go a long way.
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
IAS Jitendra Kumar Soni, Ajay Mishra, NN Pandey, Ramesh Prasanna, IAS Veenu Gupta,
IAS Sreya Guha, Janhobi Phuken and Ashok Singh during the lamp lighting ceremony
The mesmerizing dance performance
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal with (L-R)
Pawan Arora, Kuldeep Bedi, Shelly Bedi,
newlyweds Jayati & Ayush,Shivsni Bedi and Shiva Bedi
(L-R) Yashika, Ayushi, Mahima, Vineesha, Kritika, Akanksha,
Nidhi, Neha, Marjina, Juhi, Priya, Khushi, Kashish and Priya
During the event
Anju Devi newlyweds Sonal & Anil and Girraj Dhobi
(L-R) Dr Sanjaya Saxena, Bhuvnesh Sharma, Dr Sarita Sharma,
Dr Pramila, Sanjaya, Pranjul, Abhinav, Jay and Sakshi
(L-R) IAS Sushma Arora, Pranjul,Abhinav, and Dr Rajesh Arora
—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

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