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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI
SUBRAHMANYAM
IS NITI AAYOG CEO,
PARAMESWARAN
IS WORLD BANK ED
Port Blair: Former Chief Secretary of Andaman and
Nicobar Islands Jitendra Narain was granted bail by
Port Blair circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court on
Monday in the rape case filed by a 21-year-old woman.
New Delhi: Ex-IAS officer BVR Subrahmanyam
was appointed as CEO of Niti Aayog replacing
Parameswaran lyer, who has been named as
Executive Director of World Bank. Appointments
Committee of the Cabinet approved on Monday.
KUSHWAHA
QUITS JD(U)
AGAIN, FLOATS
ANOTHER PARTY
Patna: Disgruntled JD(U) leader Upendra Kushwaha
on Monday announced his resignation from the
primary membership of the party, and floated a new
outfit, the Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal. He made the
announcement at a crowded press conference here. P5
PORT BLAIR GANGRAPE: EX-CS NARAIN GETS BAIL
CM INAUGURATES VYAS MEDICITY
State govt’s aim is to provide better health
services to the common man: CM Gehlot
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot has
said that the tradition
and culture of Ra-
jasthan is sensitive.
“We have always
worked with the spirit
of service. The state
government is continu-
ously expanding health
services while serving
humanity,” Gehlot said
while addressing the
gathering during the
inauguration of Vyas
Medicity in Jodhpur on
Monday
.
Gehlot said that the
aim in the education
and health sector
should not be only to
earn profit, but it is also
a means of service.
“If a person from
other state also falls ill
after coming to Ra-
jasthan, he should also
get proper treatment,”
he said and urged that
private hospitals should
come forward and coop-
erate for this. Turn to P9
Chiranjeevi scheme
revolutionary step
in field of health,
says Ashok Gehlot
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressing the gathering during the
inauguration of Vyas Medicity in Jodhpur on Monday.
SHROUDED IN SECRECY: BIDEN’S SURPRISE VISIT TO UKRAINE AHEAD OF 1ST
ANNIVERSARY OF WAR
GESTURE OF
SOLIDARITY!
Moni Sharma
Kyiv: US President Joe
Biden on Monday made
a surprise visit to
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv.
His visit came ahead of
the first anniversary of
the Russian invasion - it
was on February 24 last
year that Vladimir Pu-
tin launched “special
military operations” in
Ukraine. Biden said he
is in Kyiv to meet his
Ukrainian counterpart
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
and reaffirm his “unwa-
vering commitment to
Ukraine’s democracy,
sovereignty
, and territo-
When Putin launched his invasion nearly one year ago, he thought
Ukraine was weak and the West was divided. He thought he could
outlast us. But he was dead wrong. One year later, Kyiv stands. And
Ukraine stands. Democracy stands. US would stand with Ukraine
“as long as it takes.” —Joe Biden, United States President
Joseph Biden, you are most welcome
to Kyiv, Ukraine! Your visit is an ex-
tremely important sign of support for
all Ukrainians.
—Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian Prez
BIDEN PLEDGES $500 MILLION IN
NEW MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE
MAJOR HAPPENINGS
NIRMALA SITHARAMAN SPEAKS...
Biden delivered remarks at meeting with Zelenskyy at
Mariinsky Palace to announce an additional $500 million
- including shells for howitzers, anti-tank missiles, air surveil-
lance radars and other aid but no new advanced weaponry.
 The US has warned off
China from supplying Russia
with arms and ammunition
 Russian Prez Vladimir
Putin will counter Biden’s
messages in Poland today
 China’s top diplomat,
Wang Yi, is scheduled to
visit Moscow for talks and
plans over Ukraine war
 This is US President Joe
Biden’s 1st Ukraine visit since
Russia’s invasion last year
 Beijing lashed out against
US claims that China was
sending arms to Russia
 No action executed with
sense of revenge on Cong
leaders in Chhattisgarh
 Funds deposited for NPS
cannot be transferred to state
 If State expects that
funds deposited with EPFO
should be given to States. If
this is expectation then no.
Employees have the entitle-
ment to the money
Government taking steps to control
inflation,says FinMin Sitha in Jaipur
Dinesh Tewari
Jaipur: Union Finance
Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman on Monday
visited Jaipur for post-
budget discussion with
various stakeholders.
She said that govt is tak-
ing a lot of steps to con-
trol inflation, will con-
tinue to focus on it. For
instance, in case of puls-
es, govt is encouraging
farmerstogrowpulsesto
boost domestic produc-
tionandhasalsoreduced
the import duty on some
of pulses to improve lo-
cal availability
. P10
Nirmala Sitharaman addresses media after the post-budget interaction
with stakeholders in Jaipur on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hugs US President Joe Biden as he gets emotional during
latter’s surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday. (R) Biden and Zelenskyy in front of St Michaels Cathedral.
rial integrity”. Biden
promised increased
arms deliveries for
Ukraine and vowed
Washington’s “unflag-
ging commitment” in
defending Ukraine’s
territorial integrity
.
SISODIA SUMMONED
BY CBI AGAIN, ASKED
TO APPEAR ON FEB 26
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy
CM Manish Sisodia has
once again been summoned
by CBI in connection with
the excise policy scam. As
per sources, the central
agency has asked Manish
Sisodia to appear before
it for another round of
questioning on February 26.
FLIGHT DIVERTED TO
LOK AFTER ‘SPECIFIC
BOMB THREAT’ CALL
New Delhi: IndiGo on
Monday said its flight
from Delhi to Deogarh
was diverted to Lucknow
following a “specific bomb
threat”. After following
all necessary security
protocols, the aircraft was
later cleared for takeoff,
airline said in a statement.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
EX-TRIPURA CM DEB
NARROWLY ESCAPES
ROAD ACCIDENT
New Delhi: Former Tripura
CM Biplab Kumar Deb had
a narrow escape after his car
met with an accident on GT
Road in Haryana’s Panipat
on Monday. Deb was going
to Chandigarh from Delhi
when his car rammed into a
stationary vehicle.
BIG INFRA INVESTMENTS
TO GENERATE JOBS: MODI
Government is investing in Uttarakhand to make life easier for
people living in far-flung areas, says PM during Rozgar Mela
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
has said his govern-
ment is heavily invest-
ing in infrastructure in
Uttarakhand to make
life easier for people liv-
ing in far-flung areas,
besides generating a
range of job opportuni-
ties PM Modi made the
remark during the vir-
tual inauguration of the
‘Rozgar Mela’ for Utta-
rakhand on Monday
.
On migration of peo-
ple from Uttarakhand
to urban centres, he
said improved digital
and road connectivity
in the hill-state will pro-
vide them with job op-
portunities, including
in the domestic tourism
sector, in their own lo-
cality. “We have to
change the old thinking
which said ‘pahar ka
pani aur pahar ki
jawani’ doesn’t serve
the locals residing in
the hills. We must
change it,” he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Uttarakhand Rozgar
Mela via video conferencing on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
AUSTRALIAN PM TO VISIT INDIA NEXT
MONTH, MAY WATCH MATCH WITH MODI
Australian PM Anthony Al-
banese is set to make his
maiden trip to India around
March 8 with an aim to
boost bilateral engagement
in a range of areas, including
trade, investment and critical
minerals. Sources said that
he and PM Modi may travel
to Ahmedabad to witness
the 4th cricket Test match
between India and Australia.
COAL LEVY ‘SCAM’
ED raids multiple places of
Chhattisgarh Cong leaders
Raipur (FIB): ED on
Monday conducted raids
at multiple locations in
Chhattisgarh, including
premises linked to Con-
gress leaders, in connec-
tion with coal levy mon-
ey laundering case.
Searches conducted at
homes of Ramgopal
Agarwal, Treasurer,
Chhattisgarh Cong. ED
also conducted raids on
Bhilai MLA Devendra
Yadav, Girish Devangan,
RP Singh, Vinod Tiwari,
Sunny Agarwal, etc. CM
Bhupesh Baghel said
BJP is rattled by success
of Yatra & truth of Ada-
ni being exposed.
Security personnel stand guard as the ED team enters residence
of Congress MLA Devendra Yadav in Raipur on Monday.
BJP is frustrated with Bharat Jodo Yatra’s
success & truth of Adani being exposed. This
raid is an attempt to divert attention. After 4
days there’s Congress convention in Raipur. Our spirits
can’t be broken by stopping our people engaged in
preparations. —Bhupesh Baghel, Chhattisgarh CM
Dissolve EC, SC
is last ray of
hope: Uddhav
Thackeray
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
(UBT) leader Uddhav
Thackeray on Monday
demanded that the Elec-
tion Commission of In-
dia, which ruled that
Eknath Shinde-led fac-
tion is real Shiv Sena,
should be dissolved.
The name (Shiv Sena)
and symbol (bow and
arrow) of our party
have been stolen, but
name Thackeray’ can-
not be stolen, he said at
Sena Bhavan in Dadar.
Thackeray’s media
briefing came after Su-
preme Court, earlier in
day
, refused to entertain
oral mentioning made
by his faction to urgent-
ly list its plea challeng-
ing the EC decision.
Court asked to mention
matter today
.
INDIA WINS, ENTERS SEMIS
With rain playing role in India’s progression to semi-finals, Harman
Preet Kaur and Co. defeated Ireland by 5 runs on DLS score in their
final G-B fixture of Women’s T20 WC in Port Elizabeth on Monday.
INDIA AMONG 1ST
RESPONDERS TO
QUAKE-HIT TURKEY
PM Modi on Monday
interacted with Indian
rescue professionals of
NDRF & other organiza-
tions involved in ‘Opera-
tion Dost’. PM heaped
praise saying that India
was one of 1st respond-
ers when recent deadly
quake hit Turkey & Syria.
Be it workers for
construction,
engineering, or raw
material businesses
and small traders,
job opportunities are
growing. With a rise in
demand in the transport
sector, youth (in
Uttarakhand) are getting
fresh employment
opportunities.
—Narendra Modi, PM

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023
02
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: Mumal Me-
har,thevillagegirlfrom
Rajasthan’s Barmer
district, who splashed
onsocialmediaoverthe
night with her batting
skills, is again in news.
Film star Sonu Sood
has announced to adopt
the girl. Soon Barmer’s
daughter will wear In-
dia’s jersey, actor Sonu
Sood wrote on twitter.
Earlier, Master blast-
er Sachin Tendulkar
could not stop himself
in praising the little
cricket star and shared
her batting video on his
social media handle.
“Kya baat hai.... Really
enjoyed your batting...”
Sachin Tendulkar
wrote for the Barmer
girl. A team of ‘Sonu
Sood Foundation’ con-
tacted Mumal and an-
nounced to facilitate
her in all manners &
informed the family
members that they will
bear the expenses of
Mumal Mehar’s whole
education and cricket
coaching.
They also assured to
ensure all sports facili-
ties to the little star.
Besides Mumal, the
foundation also an-
nounced to adopt her
elder sister Anisha,
who used to train Mu-
mal and also played for
the Under 19 Ra-
jasthan team.
Sonu Sood to adopt girl who hits ‘fours-sixes’
BOLLYWOOD STAR PRAISES BARMER’S DAUGHTER
Om Birla lays foundation
stone of sports complex
Multipurpose indoor complex is built at a cost of ` 4.50 cr in Ramganjmandi
First India Bureau
Kota: Lok Sabha Speak-
er Om Birla on Monday
laid the foundation
stone of a multipurpose
indoor sports complex
to be built at a cost of
`4.50 crore in Kota’s
Ramganjmandi on
Monday
. He said that all
sports facilities will be
available in the com-
plex and this fulfills the
long pending demand
of the sportspersons.
“Now the sportsper-
sons will be able to pre-
pare themselves for
national level competi-
tions by practicing at
the local level,” he said.
Birla said that efforts
would be made to pro-
vide international-lev-
el sports facilities at
the complex and for
this, in the second
phase, it has been asked
to prepare an estimate
of the stadium to pro-
vide facilities for all
sports.“For this, dis-
cussions have also been
held with the Union
Sports Minister. If all
goes well, then in 2025
the stadium will also be
ready here,” he said.
The Lok Sabha
Speaker also launched
the “suposhit-maa
campaign”. “It is our
aim to keep every child
and mother healthy.
This campaign will
continue till this target
is met,” he said.
Life of Science Expo in SMS Med College
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The occasion
of the Platinum Jubi-
lee Celebration upon
completion of 75 years
of establishment of the
SMS Medical College,
Life of Science Exhibi-
tion was organised
here on Monday
.
Health Minister Par-
sadi Lal Meena inaugu-
rated the exhibition.
RUHS VC Dr Sudhir
Bhandari, College
Principal Dr Rajeev
Bagrahatta and other
doctors were present
on the occasion.Stalls
have been set up by 44
departments in the ex-
hibition. Meena said
that through the exhi-
bition, school children
and the general public
will be able to know
about the journey and
innovations of the
Medical College.
On the first day of
the exhibition, a large
number of school chil-
dren arrived, who got a
chance to understand
the innovations of sci-
ence through the hu-
man anatomy
.Entry for
school children was
free. Whereas general
visitors had to buy a
ticket worth Rs 20. The
exhibition will run un-
til February 27 in the
new academic block of
the college.
Puri criticises Gehlot
for delaying Barmer
refinery project
DGP honours winners of 23rd
All India
Police Shooting Championship 2022
Int’l Union of Rlys
& RPF organise
18th
World
Security Cong
Govt to give free
plots to gallantry
award winners
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Director Gen-
eral of Police Umesh
Mishra, on Monday, fe-
licitated the medal-win-
ning players of Ra-
jasthan Police Shooting
Team in the 23rd All
India Police Shooting
Championship - 2022 or-
ganized by Tamil Nadu
Police at Police Head-
quarters in Chennai.
Additional Director
General of Police,
Armed Battalions and
Chief Sports Officer
Vishal Bansal said that
theplayersof Rajasthan
Police have won 1 Gold
Medal & 2 Bronze Med-
als, the Over All Car-
bine championship tro-
phy, and the runner-up
trophy of the All-State
Police. Vinita Thakur,
Additional Director
General, & Paris Desh-
mukh, Superintendent
of Police participated in
the competition. All the
officers present in the
ceremony congratulat-
ed the winners of the
Rajasthan Police.
Jaipur (ANI): The In-
ternational Union of
Railways & Railway
Protection Force (RPF)
will organize 18th World
Security Congress in
Jaipur from February
20 to 23, a statement said
on Monday. The Inter-
national Union of Rail-
ways represents the
railway sector and pro-
motes rail transport.
RPF is a prime security
and Law Enforcement
Agency in the field of
Railway Security in In-
dia. The event is centred
around the theme of
“Railway Security
Strategy: Responses
and Vision for Future”,
& will be attended by
the Heads of Security of
Railway Organizations.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: The recipients
of Param Vir Chakra,
Mahavir Chakra, Vir
Chakra, Ashok Chakra,
Shaurya Chakra, and
Kirti Chakra will get
plots for free in Ra-
jasthan.The state gov-
ernment has issued a
notification for making
changes in land dispos-
al rules in this re-
gard. In such cases, a
plot of up to 220 square
meters will be given.
Till now, the plot was
given at 50 percent of
the reserved rate in
these cases. Olympic
and Para Olympic me-
dalists used to get free
plots under the rules
but now the gallant de-
fence personnel will
also get the free lands.
Om Birla and Madan Dilawar perform ritual during foundation
stone laying ceremony in Ramganjmandi in Kota on Monday.
Union Minister Hardeep Puri addresses media persons in Jodhpur
on Monday. Also seen here are Kailash Choudhary and others.
SMS Medical College Principal Dr Rajeev Bagrahatta along with
well-known personalities were present on Monday.
Director General of Police Umesh Mishra, Vishal Bansal, Vinita Thakur, Paris Deshmukh and others
with medal-winning Rajasthan Police Shooting Team at the police headquarters on Monday.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur: Union Petro-
leum Minister Hardeep
PurireachedJodhpuron
Monday and was wel-
comed by BJP leaders
and workers. During an
interactionwithjournal-
ists at the airport about
the refinery project in
Barmer, Puri took a dig
at the Ashok Gehlot gov-
ernment for delaying it.
He said, “The Central
government has 75 per-
cent participation in the
refinery project, while
the state government
has 25% participation.”
Theministersaidthat
the work of the refinery
in Barmer started in
2013butthepaceof work
slowed down due to the
pandemic and other rea-
sons. He said that he
would visit the project
siteandinspectwork.He
said that the project
should be completed as
soon as possible by the
stategovernmentsothat
employment opportuni-
ties are generated.A
large number of BJP
workers, including BJP
leader Atul Bhansali
was also present.
‘WILL INSPECT WORK’
Now, the sportsper-
sons will be able to
prepare themselves
for national level
competitions by
practicing at the lo-
cal level. Efforts
would be made to
provide internation-
al-level sports facili-
ties at the complex.
—Om Birla,
Lok Sabha Speaker
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: The officials
from other states are
coming to analyze the
budget of the Ra-
jasthan government
and study the govern-
ment’s formula for im-
plementing the budget
so that efforts can be
made to implement the
budget which provides
relief in all sectors in
their states as well,
said UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal while
addressing the media
during the Haath Se
Haath Jodo Yatra at
Sakatpura area in
Kota on Monday
.
“The budget pre-
sented by the Ra-
jasthan government is
to provide great relief
to the people of the
state in every sector.
There is an atmos-
phere of enthusiasm
among the public since
the coming of the
budget. Common peo-
plearecomingforward
and praising the budg-
et,” he said. During
the Yatra, Shanti Dha-
riwal and Congress
leader Amit Dhariwal
met the residents of
the area, and took the
feedback on the devel-
opment works and
wherevertheproblems
werepointedoutbythe
area residents, they
also assured to get
them repaired soon.
Officials of other states coming
to review Raj Budget: Dhariwal
Shanti Dhariwal and Amit Dhariwal being greeted by party
members and supporters at Sakatpura in Kota on Monday.
ON 7-DAY VISIT
Mumal Mehar from Barmer
district shines on social media
for batting skills.
Six killed in Two
seperate accidents
First India Bureau
Dausa: Three youths rid-
ing a bike were killed
while another youth was
injured in an accident at
the Lalsot police station
area of the Dausa district
onMonday
. DilrajBairwa,
Ramesh Gurjar, and Ram-
keshGurjarwerekilledin
the accident. Police said
thatthevictims,whowere
labourers, were returning
homefromworkwhenthe
incident happened. The
dead bodies have been
kept in the mortuary of
the local hospital for post-
mortem,whiletheinjured
youth has been admitted
to the hospital for treat-
ment. The Bolero vehicle
has been seized and the
driver, who is absconding,
is being searched. In an
another incident in Chu-
ru, three persons includ-
ingadriverdiedwhentwo
truckscollidedface-to-face
on a mega highway near
Hariyasar. Long queues
of vehicles on the high-
way were witnessed after
the accident. All the
three deceased are said
to be residents of Jammu
and Kashmir. Police
reached the spot and re-
moved the dead bodies
from the truck. Traffic
was made smooth by
keeping both the trucks
on the side of the road.
POONIA SENDS CRICKET KITS TO 3 GIRLS
Jaipur: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to encourage
sportspersons by providing them with modern facilities, BJP Ra-
jasthan State President Satish Poonia provided cricket kits to girls
across the state. Poonia sent a cricket kit to Simran and talked to
her on phone and wished her progress and a bright future. Simran
told him that she played with the children in the village and she
dreamt of playing in the India team in the future. Poonia said that
he would extend every possible help to her to enhance her skills.
Simran in Tonk received the kits after Renuka in Pratapgarh and
Mumal from Satish Poonia.
DGP TO MEET WITH OFFICERS OF 5 STATES
Jaipur: DGP Umesh Mishra will hold a meeting with
ADGs of 5 states today on Tuesday at the police head-
quarters. ADGs of Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh,
and Delhi will attend the meeting. The Inter-state plan
to stop organized crimes will be discussed. The issue
of ransom and firing cases by miscreants from other
states, and interstate drug and liquor smuggling will also
be discussed. — Shivendra Parmar

Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Reacting sharp-
ly to the Enforcement
Directorate’s raids to
premises linked to Con-
gress leaders in Chhat-
tisgarh ahead of the
Congress party’s plena-
ry session, Rajasthan
chief minister Ashok
Gehlot on Monday said
that there is anguish
among all the Congress
workersacrossthestate.
He condemned the
raids and said that raids
are not carried out on
the premises of BJP
leaders and the ‘drama’
which is happening in
the country is being
watched by all.
CM Gehlot, in a video
statement, accused the
BJP of destroying the
constitution.
“Raids are one-sided,
only Congress leaders
are raided. There has
been no raid at any BJP
leader’s house. BJP peo-
ple first accuse the Con-
gress leaders,thencatch
them and take them to
their party
. The charges
againstthoseleadersau-
tomatically end as soon
as they join BJP,” he
said. “The situation in
the country is very seri-
ous. Ed, CBI, Income
Tax are being misused
continuously since 2014.
In the state where elec-
tions come, first action
thereistakenbyED,CBI
and Income Tax depart-
ment,” he alleged.
Gehlot said that the
Congress party’s plena-
ry session is going to be
heldinRaipur,Chhattis-
garh and BJP being a
national party knows its
importance.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the Go-
palgarh case, DGP
UmeshMishraonMon-
day denied the role of
Rajasthan police in as-
sault on Srikant’s wife.
DGPsaidtheRajasthan
police had gone to the
accused’s place with lo-
cal Haryana police and
did not enter the house
of accused Srikant.
“Rajasthan Police
has not violated any-
one’s human rights. In
this case, 8 people have
been identified whose
search is on,” said
Mishra who has also
talked to DGP of Hary-
ana for cooperation.
DGP Umesh Mishra
saidthatapartfromthe
arrested Rinku Saini, ,
some more people are
also under suspicion.
Big revelations are
expected today regard-
ing the case, Range IG
Gaurav Srivastava and
SP did homework in
Gopalgarh on Monday
.
Jaipur (ANI): Union
Agriculture Minister
Narendra Singh Tomar
on Sunday said that
there’ll be a time when
people will have money
but not products to buy
.
Tomar was address-
ing the Fourth convoca-
tionceremonyof Chaud-
hary Charan Singh Na-
tionalAgriculturalMar-
keting Institute, Jaipur
(Rajasthan) and inaugu-
ration program of the
Incubation Center.
“There’ll be a time
when people will have
money but not products
to buy
,” he said while re-
ferring to the limited
number of people in-
volved in the field of ag-
riculture.
Highlighting the im-
portance of agriculture
in India, Tomar said,
“We all know that the
field of agriculture is es-
sential for our country
.
Increased geographical
area, area of different
climates and increased
population dependent
on agriculture, act as a
challenge for us. De-
creased interest of peo-
ple in the field of agri-
culture is the main chal-
lenge for agriculture,”.
Sunil Sihag
Sri Ganganagar: For-
mer deputy CM Sachin
Pilot claimed on Mon-
day that the frequent
visits of PM Narendra
Modi and AIMIM chief
Asaduddin Owaisi to
the state in the election
year are only aimed at
garnering votes and
once the purpose is
served, they would dis-
appear.
Pilot said Modi chose
Dausa to inaugurate the
Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot part
of the Delhi-Mumbai
Expressway only be-
cause he wants to visit
places where the Con-
gress is strong ahead of
Assembly polls in Ra-
jasthan, due by the
year-end.
About assembly elec-
tions, Pilot said that if
there is better coordina-
tion, the Congress gov-
ernment will repeat
here and he has given
his suggestions to the
high command and
some suggestions have
also been implemented.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Many young
faces have been includ-
ed in the list of All In-
dia Congress Commit-
tee (AICC) members
from Rajasthan, which
is seen as the ‘Rahul
Brigade’.
Divya Maderna, Dan-
ish Abrar, Dheeraj Gur-
jar, Rehana Riyaz, Ra-
jendra Vidhuri, Sitar-
am Lamba, Krishna
Poonia, Chetan Dudi,
Sudarshan Rawat, Ro-
hit Bohra have been
made the AICC mem-
bers. At the same time,
new faces like Sanjita
Siyag, Vijay Jangid
have been included in
this team.
Some of these faces
have direct connec-
tions to Delhi while loy-
alty and allegiance to
the Gandhi family was
also the main factor. All
these faces became the
choice of Rahul Gan-
dhi during Bharat Jodo
Yatra. Only after this, a
strategy was made to
bring them forward on
the front line.
Gul Mohammad
Kota: After the arrest of
Associate Professor
Girish Parmar of Ra-
jasthan Technical Uni-
versityinDecemberand
the revelation of the en-
tire scandal, the police
have presented a
chargesheet against the
accused in the court. A
chargesheet of more
than 3000 pages was pre-
sented in the court on
MondayagainstParmar,
accused students Arpit
AgarwalandIshaYadav.
The SIT probing the
matter claimed that all
evidence against Par-
mar and the two stu-
dents had been collected
and they were trying to
get a case registered un-
der serious sections and
get them punished. In
December, a student at
the University had ac-
cused Parmar of asking
for identity in exchange
for marks.
Jaipur (FIB) : The Ra-
jasthan Staff Selection
Board has handed over
the investigation of the
CHO paper leak case to
SOG. Chairman
Hariprasad Sharma in-
formed that the investi-
gation was given to SOG
for quick action against
the accused.
Meanwhile, the state
president of the unem-
ployed association Upen
Yadavmetthechairman
on the issue of the paper
leak. He also handed
over the proof of paper
leaks. He said that the
president sent three per-
sons with him as a dele-
gation of the board to
SOG for registering FIR.
Jaipur (FIB): Interim
relief of CM Ashok Ge-
hlot’s OSD Lokesh Shar-
ma in the phone tapping
case continues as the
hearing could not be
completed in the Delhi
High Court on Monday
.
The matter will now be
heard on March 24.
Sharma was questioned
inDec2021inthematter.
In March 2021, on the
complaint of Union
Minister Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat, the
Crime Branch had filed
a case against Lokesh
Sharma under several
sections in the phone
tapping case. The Delhi
HC had stayed his arrest
till July 14, 2022.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The special
court for NIA cases has
sentenced Mohammad
Sirajuddin to seven
years imprisonment un-
der the Unlawful Activi-
ties Prevention Act and
the Indian Penal Code
for working for ISIS.
Along with this, the
court has also imposed a
fine of Rs 26,000 on Sira-
juddin, a resident of
Karnataka. He was ar-
rested in December
2015. The court convict-
ed him on February 17
undersections13,38and
39 of the Unlawful Ac-
tivities Prevention Act
as well as the IPC.
Special public prose-
cutor, appearing for the
prosecution, told the
court that Sirajuddin,
whoworkedasamarket-
ing manager in Indian
Oil Corporation, was ar-
rested by the ATS on De-
cember 10, 2015.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: On Monday,
informed that now per-
mission can be given,
to build townships, in
case of sale after land
conversion. The gov-
ernment issued clarifi-
cation in the matter as
well on the guidance
sought by Jaipur Devel-
opment Authority.
According to this, if
any land has been ap-
proved under 90A, and
layout plan has been
approved and endorse-
ment done before issue
of lease and then if the
applicant has sold a
part of the land, then
the buyer will be able
to get permission on
the sold part and will
get permission to de-
velop township on the
sold part.
RAJASTHAN
03
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The prepara-
tion for the reorgani-
zation of the State
Wildlife Board has
beenmade.Thethree-
year term of of 13
members of the pre-
sent board completed
on February 6. Pro-
cess of nomination
and reconstitution of
the board started at
level. Ravi Singh,
Deepak Apte, Hemen-
dra Kothari, Dr.
Rajesh Gopal, KS
Gopi Sundar, Sunny
Sebastian, Jaisal Sin-
gh, Simrat Kaur,
Sunil Mehta, Dhiren-
dra Godha, Surat
Singh Poonia, Harsa-
hay Meena and Nika
Ram Garasia com-
pleted their terms.
Some new faces are
expected to be includ-
edintheboardinelec-
tion year. Journalists
associated with forest
andwildlifeconserva-
tion journalism, wild-
life experts, NGO rep-
resentatives, environ-
mentalists, retired
IFS can be new mem-
bers.
Suryaveer S Tanwar
Jaisalmer: In a good
news for wildlife enthu-
siasts, nine Great Indian
Bustardswerespottedin
the Sudasari area of the
Desert National Park in
Jaisalmer.Danveer,afor-
est guard posted in the
area, took pictures of
them. It is believed that
the good condition of
grassland owing to good
rains last year has led to
an increase in numbers.
There were 150 birds al-
ready in Jaisalmer.
Ashish Vyas, conser-
vator of forest depart,
said that the Desert Na-
tionalParkisconsidered
to be the most protected
area for the GIB in Jais-
almer, where favourable
conditionshavebeencre-
ated for their breeding.
First India Bureau
Kota: After a long wait,
a new guest has finally
been brought to the Ab-
heda Biological Park.
After getting permis-
sion from Central Zoo
Authority, lioness Su-
hasini was shifted from
Nahargarh biological
park in Jaipur to Kota
Abheda Biological
Park.
Earlier, the team con-
ducted a health test of
the lioness Suhasini,
who was born in the
year 2012.
Suhasini was shifted
to Jaipur from Banga-
lore in 2016. The lioness
was brought to Kota
this afternoon and was
released in the enclo-
sure of Abheda Biologi-
cal Park. A team has
been constituted by the
department for moni-
toring.
Reorganization of
wildlife board soon
NIA court sentences 7
yrs jail to ISIS terrorist
Permissiontobegivenfor
land sale after conversion
9 Great Indian Bustards
seen together in Sudasari
Lioness Suhasini shifted
from Nahargarh to Kota
WILDLIFE STORIES THAT MATTER TO RAJ
CM Gehlot reacts on ED raids
atCongleadersinChattisgarh
CM Ashok Gehlot met senior Congress leader and his old colleague
Premaram Patel at latter’s residence on Monday.
Sachin Pilot addressing the public gathering on unveiling of the
statue of Dr BR Ambedkar in Sri Ganganagar on Monday.
Nine Great Indian Bustard clicked by forest official, Danveer in
Sudasari of Desert National Park in Jaisalmer.
Lioness Suhasini in Abheda National Park in Kota on Monday.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar during a
departmental programme on Agricultural development on Monday.
CM Gehlot, in a video statement, accused
the BJP of destroying the constitution
CM Ashok Gehlot will go to Raipur to
attend Congress session on February 23
DGP denies police assault on Srikant’s wife
Peoplewillhavemoneybutnot
productstobuy,saysMinTomar
Young faces seen as ‘Rahul
Brigade’ in AICC appointments
PRIYANKA LIKELY TO ATTEND WEDDING
OF BHANWAR SINGH’s DAUGHTER TODAY
Jaipur: The Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is likely to
visit Alwar on Tuesday to attend the marriage ceremony
of the daughter of former Union
Minister Jitendra Singh. Rahul
Gandhi is also scheduled to come
on February 22. Rajasthan Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot, Himachal
Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh
Sukhu, Congress president Mal-
likarjun Kharge, many former
Union Ministers and guests from
several erstwhile royal families will also attend the wed-
ding function. Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje
may also attend the function.
PM Modi, Owaisi will disappear
from Rajasthan after polls: Pilot
Chargesheet
against RTU Prof,
two students
CHO paper leak
probe handed
over to SOG
Hearing not held in
OSD Lokesh Sharma
phone tapping case
AUTOPSY OF DEAD BODY OF A STILLBORN
BABY DELIVERED DONE IN BHARATPUR
Bharatpur: The autopsy of the body of a stillborn baby
delivered by the wife of Srikant Pandit, one of the ac-
cused of alleged lynching of two men from Bharatpur
was done in Haryana’s Nuh on Monday. The Haryana
authorities on Sunday exhumed the body and sent it for
autopsy to establish the cause of death.
GEHLOT, KHATTAR
DISCUSS LYNCHING
Jaipur: Rajasthan chief
minister Ashok Gehlot
talked to his Haryana
counterpart Manohar Lal
Khattar in the matter of
the alleged lynching case
of two youths from Ra-
jasthan and investigation
conducted by Rajasthan
police in Haryana.
Haryana CM Khattar as-
sured all possible help in
investigation and action.
Govt issues clarification
and guidance to JDA
Rahul Gandhi
Pilot to address media
in Shillong today

PERSPECTIVE
04
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Amit Shah
@AmitShah
Statehood day greetings to the
sisters and brothers of Mizoram.
May the state scale new heights of
development in the times to come.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
Happy Statehood Day to the wonderful
people of Arunachal Pradesh and
Mizoram! Your rich cultures traditions
have added so much to India’s
incredible diversity. May you continue
to prosper grow as you contribute to
India’s remarkable journey.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Finally, be strengthened
by the Lord and his
powerful strength.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
BIDEN’S VISIT
TO KYIV SENDS A
STRONG MESSAGE
TO RUSSIA
s Russia-Ukraine is
about to enter its sec-
ond year, President
Jo Biden made a sud-
den, unannounced
visit to Kyiv on his way to Po-
land, NATO’s frontline state bor-
dering Russia. This is Biden’s
first visit to the war torn coun-
try
. The war began on February
24, 2022. Biden tweeted that he
was in Kyiv to reaffirm “our un-
wavering commitment to
Ukraine’s democracy
, sovereign-
ty and territorial integrity” for
which Biden will be announcing
on Tuesday a new military aid
package worth $500 million. The
package talks of critical weap-
ons but was silent on fighter
planes which Kyiv is desperate-
ly seeking. Irrespective of
whether Ukraine is armed with
fighter planes or not, this was a
hugely significant moment for
the war-torn country which is
clearly being used as a proxy by
Western alliance against Rus-
sia. The repercussions of
Biden’s visit would be known
later when Russia launches a
fresh attack in spring. Fear of a
deadlier war looms over world
peace and economy
.
TOP TWEETS
A
et ready to pay for
Meta Platforms’
Facebook and Ins-
tagram if their ex-
periment on the
new “Meta Verified” paid ser-
vices succeeds in Australia
and New Zealand where it is
beingrolledoutthisweek.If it
succeeds the two tech giants
are expected to gradually in-
troduce it in other countries,
including in India. Both Twit-
ter and Meta are introducing
themonthlysubscriptionmod-
el to provide subscribers
“more protection from imper-
sonation” an important crite-
rionwhenimpersonatorshave
been ruling the roast in India,
USA and several other coun-
triesvitiatingthepoliticaland
communal atmosphere.
High fee being charged by
Meta could be a dampener for
Meta. Elon Musk, the eccen-
tric Twitter owner, had earli-
er announced a new “Twitter
Blue” for subscribers willing
to pay $8 per month for the
verified blue tick mark and
some other features. The ser-
vice has already been intro-
duced in some countries.
Meta proposes to charge
$11.99 a month for extra pro-
tection against impersona-
tion on the web. On Android
and Apple’s iOS system it will
be $14.99 per month. Given
India’s market size the price
could be lowered.
Asmischievoususersof so-
cial media platforms use fake
identities Meta intends to in-
troduce a new feature about
authenticity and security
. To
avail of the service subscrib-
erswillberequiredtoprovide
thenationalidentity(itcanbe
Aadhaar in India) and photo-
graph for authentication. The
minimum age criteria of 18
years, which is being egre-
giously violated in several
parts of the world, would also
beenforced.Forthosewaryof
impersonation of their ac-
counts will be encouraged to
opt for the service.
PAY FOR FACEBOOK,
INSTA TO STAY SAFE
Get ready to pay for
Meta Platforms’
Facebook and
Instagram if their
experiment on the new
“Meta Verified” paid
services succeeds in
Australia and NZ
where it is being
rolled out this week
G
e all feel weak at times. Some
days, one might have no en-
ergy or may find it difficult to
do what one needs to do. But
imagine feeling this way for
a long time. How would we
want others to view us? One
would want them to under-
stand and show empathy
.
Empathy is the quality by
which one is able to enter
into the thoughts and feel-
ings of others. It is the ability
to put oneself in the other
person’s place.
Empathy requires that one
slows down and patiently
considers and thinks about
another person. This may
seem difficult to achieve with
an overload of social media
posts and rapid-fire texting.
If technology controls us, re-
sponding to messages seem
like another chore on one’s
to-do list. Even if there is a
delay in replying to a mes-
sage, a well thought out re-
sponse can be heart-touching
than no response.
Some struggle to show this
skill because of their up-
bringing or adverse past cir-
cumstances. Stress and the
prevailing attitude of people
around can make a person in-
different.Also,whatonefeeds
into the mind, can influence
how one feels about others.
Appreciating others to
keep doing their best
strengthens them, especially
when they feel low. Some-
times, a person may be blunt
or critical of others in the
family although one would
not think of treating outsid-
ers this way
.
There is a difference be-
tween the way one feels when
one discovers an error and
corrects it, and the way one
would feel when someone
else brings a mistake to at-
tention and asks one to cor-
rect it. Empathy will help us
to appreciate that difference.
Giving suggestions and of-
fering correction is an art.
Knowing what to say, when,
where and how to say, with-
out causing any embarrass-
ment, wins the trust of oth-
ers. Having understanding is
more important than just
good intentions. A machine
can run smoothly with power
but if the gears and bearings
are not adjusted with proper
lubrication, it will soon halt.
Similarly, good intentions
along with empathy, brings
out the best in others.
A person is more amena-
ble and in a receptive frame
of mind when something fa-
vourable is said about him
or her. Errors over trifles
and non-essential details, if
overlooked, help in keeping
a balanced perspective to-
wards others.
Gentleness and an empa-
thetic attitude make it easier
to accept a different point of
view. One will need to learn
all facts about a situation and
then patiently, put up with
inconveniences caused by
the shortcomings of others.
Empathy enables one to
see the potential in others
without making quick judge-
ments. A negative attitude
will be mutually harmful and
would close the door of
friendship. No one likes oth-
ers to be blind to their good
points, so trying to find some-
thing commendable in others
that may not be as obvious, is
far more pleasing to look at.
Empathy increases one’s
respect for others. If some-
one makes a blunder or gives
a foolish reply, thoughtful-
ness will prevent one from
having a superior attitude or
laugh out in ridicule. By
striving to understand an-
other person’s struggles, one
is less likely to criticise. One
can see beyond the differ-
ences and ask oneself, ‘how
would I react if someone
made me feel inferior or val-
ueless? How would I feel if
others judged me before they
even got to know me? If I was
in this situation, how would
I feel? What would I need?
When we carefully observe
and use imagination, we re-
alize how similar we are to
others in terms of feelings
and reactions. This can pre-
vent us from making nega-
tive judgements.
Some are sensitive about
their age, weight, health or
any physical defect, such as a
birthmark. To call attention
to any such tender spot, or
make a joke of it, would be
like treading on their toes,
showing a lack of empathy
.
One may needlessly offend
others by one’s choice of
words, which may be either
too high toned and artificial
or haughty and harsh.
The ones prone to offend
others are usually most sen-
sitive themselves, expecting
others to be tactful. Such
ones lack mental discern-
ment and find the discom-
forts, handicaps or sufferings
of others amusing.
Someone said, “Empathy
is in our bones”. It moves
caring people to help others.
An empathetic person keeps
a balance by appreciating
the importance of senti-
ments yet at the same time
shunning the extreme of be-
coming overly sensitive by
avoiding giving or taking of-
fence. As long as one can
sweeten another’s pain, life
is not in vain!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
W
Someone said, “Empathy is
in our bones”. It moves
caring people to help others.
An empathetic person keeps
a balance by appreciating
the importance of
sentiments yet at the same
time shunning the extreme
of becoming overly sensitive
by avoiding giving or
taking offence. As long as
one can sweeten another’s
pain, life is not in vain!
Empathy is the quality
by which one is able
to enter into the thoughts
and feelings of others. It
is the ability to put
oneself in the other
person’s place
REKHA KUMAR
The writer is a personal
development skills facilitator.
rekhakumar@protonmail.com
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IN THE
COURTYARD
SC ADJOURNS PILs
OVER UNIFORM
LAWS ON DIVORCE
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Monday
adjourned for four weeks
on petitions seeking
direction to the Centre
to make gender and
religion-neutral laws on
uniform marriage age,
divorce, maintenance
and alimony. The court
also observed that the
question is to what
extent the court can
intervene in the prayer
raised by the petitioner.
GODHRA CASE: GUJ
GOVT SEEKS DEATH
PENALTY FOR 11
New Delhi: The Gujarat
govt on Monday told the
Supreme Court that it will
press for death penalty
to 11 convicts in Godhra
train burning case, as it
was a ‘rarest of rare and
grave offence.” The death
penalty of these convicts
was commuted to life
term by Gujarat HC. Solic-
itor General Tushar Mehta,
representing Gujarat govt,
submitted thie before a
bench headed by CJI.
HATE SPEECHES: SC
ASKS DELHI COPS TO
FILE CHARGE SHEET
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court has taken note of
Delhi Police’s submission
that the probe in a case of
hate speeches at religious
assemblies in Delhi in
2021 was at an advanced
stage, and asked them
to place on record the
charge sheet to be filed in
the matter. A bench was
told this by Additional
Solicitor General KM
Nataraj, appearing for the
Delhi Police.
SC JUNKS EX-IPS
BHATT’S PLEA IN
1996 DRUG SEIZURE
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on Monday dis-
missed a petition filed by
former IPS officer Sanjiv
Bhatt challenging a
Gujarat High Court order
which set a deadline for
completion of trial in a
1996 drug seizure case.
A bench of Justices
BR Gavai and Aravind
Kumar also imposed a
cost of Rs 10,000 on
Sanjiv Bhatt for filing a
“frivolous” petition.
INDIA
05
MEGHALAYA, NAGALAND ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
RaGa to blame for Cong’s falling standard: Shah
At an election rally in Nagaland, Shah strongly condemned a Congress spokesperson’s choice of words for PM Narendra Modi
Mon Town (PTI): BJP
leader and Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah on Mon-
daystronglycondemned
a Congress spokesper-
son’s choice of words
for Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi, and said
the standard of Opposi-
tion party’s members is
falling by the day since
Rahul Gandhi became
its leader.
“Thekindof language
the Congress spokesper-
son has used (for PM)
and the sort of reaction
ithasdrawnfrompeople
from across the coun-
try
... you will see Rahul
Gandhi that the Con-
gress will not be visible
even through telescope
aftertheLokSabhapolls
in 2024. People will re-
spondthroughtheballot
box,” Shah told a public
meeting here.
Amit Shah neither
made reference to he
objectionable word nor
named the Congress
leader, but BJP leaders
said it was in relation
to Congress spokesper-
son Pawan Khera re-
cently referring to the
prime minister as
“Narendra Gautamdas
Modi”.
Khera made the state-
ment while criticising
thegovernmentoverthe
row involving the busi-
nessconglomeratehead-
ed by Gautam Adani.
Modi’s full name is
Narendra Damodardas
Modi, with the middle
name Damodardas
standing for his father’s
name, a common prac-
tice in many parts of
the country
.
Shah said the prime
minister is respected
world over as he has
brought happiness to
the lives of the coun-
try’s 80 crore poor and
ensured its security
and development.
“For such a beloved
prime minister of ours,
the kind of language
which has been used is
something I strongly
condemn,” he added.
“It is a matter of con-
cern for me and every-
one concerned about
the standards of public
life that the standard of
Congress functionaries
is falling by the day
since Rahul Gandhi be-
came the party leader,”
Shah further said.
Amit Shah waves at supporters during a public rally, in Nagaland’s Mon, on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BJP-NDPP will
retain power in
Nagaland: Shah
Mon Town (PTI): Un-
ion Home Minister and
senior BJP leader Amit
Shah on Monday assert-
ed that the BJP-NDPP
coalition will retain
power in Nagaland and
it will solve all prob-
lems of the state.
He also assured the
people of expeditiously
bringing the Naga
peace talks to a success-
ful end and also ad-
dressing the issues of
the Eastern Nagaland
People’s Organisation
(ENPO), which has
been demanding a sepa-
rate state.
“The NDPP-BJP coa-
lition will form govern-
ment in Nagaland after
polls. We will solve all
problems of the state,”
Shah said, addressing
an election rally here.
The organisers
claimedthatShah’svisit
is the first by any Union
Home minister to this
districtintheeasterntip
of Nagaland, which also
shared boundary with
Myanmar.
HOME MINISTER AMIT SHAH MAKES BIG
STATEMENT ON UNIFORM CIVIL CODE
Home Minister Amit Shah made a big statement
in Kolhapur over Uniform Civil Code. Amit Shah
said, ‘We are moving in the direction of UCC’.
Along with this, he praised the Modi government
for law against triple talaq. Know in detail in this
report what Amit Shah said on UCC.
AMIT SHAH TO ADDRESS ELECTION
RALLIES IN MEGHALAYA TODAY
Shillong (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah will
visit poll-bound Meghalaya on Tuesday and address two
rallies in Shillong. Meghalaya BJP chief Ernest Mawrie
said Shah will address the first election campaign rally at
West Shillong and the second at Pynthorumkhrah. “On
February 14, BJP President JP Nadda visited Shillong.
Shah will visit Shillong on Tuesday. He will address two
election rallies in West Shillong and Pynthorumkhrah,”
Ernest Mawrie said. Shah will visit Nagaland today
where he will address an election rally. He further said
that PM Narendra Modi will visit Meghalaya on Febru-
ary 24 when he will also hold a roadshow in Shillong.
“We are now waiting for permission for the Tura rally,
but the Prime Minister will take part in a roadshow in
Shillong on February 24. The roadshow will be started
from Central Library through the Police Bazar and lakhs
of people will take part in the roadshow,” he said. “The
Prime Minister will pay floral tribute to freedom fighter U
Tirot Sing. The people of Meghalaya love Prime Minister
Narendra Modi,” Ernest Mawrie added. This time BJP is
contesting in all 60 seats. The Meghalaya assembly polls
will be held on February 27 along with Nagaland. The
counting of votes will take place on March 2.
RAHUL TO CAMPAIGN
IN MEGHALAYA,
KHARGE IN NAGALAND
New Delhi: Mallikarjun
Kharge and Rahul Gandhi
will be in Nagaland and
Meghalaya, respectively,
that will go to elections
on February 27. Kharge
will campaign in Nagaland
on Tuesday and Gandhi in
Meghalaya on Wednesday.
MEGHALAYA: 5 DIE AS
TMC’S VEHICLE MEETS
WITH ACCIDENT
Shillong: At least 5 per-
sons died after a vehicle
carrying TMC supporters
for an election rally in
Meghalaya met with an
accident on Monday. The
accident took place in Bol-
medang near the Kharkutta
area of the state.
Preparations underway for Amit Shah’s rally for the upcoming Nagaland elections on Monday.
Was Sharad Pawar really also a part of the plan?
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: Maharash-
tra Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Devendra Fadnavis
has made a big claim. He
has said that NCP supre-
mo Sharad Pawar was
aware of this plan, rath-
er he was a part of the
plan, after the 2019 as-
sembly elections, when
he took oath as Chief
Minister and Ajit Pawar
as Deputy Chief Minis-
ter. Fadnavis has said
that he took oath only
after Sharad Pawar’s
consent. Sharad Pawar
has categorically denied
this. He has said that he
considered Fadnavis a
cultured and good man
but he is spreading lies.
Whoever is aware of the
events of November 23,
2019, knows how hurt
andangrySharadPawar
was after this incident
andhowhedidtheopera-
tion to reunite the MLAs
of his party with him.
The entire sequence
of events indicates that
Sharad Pawar was not
aware of this. If Sharad
Pawar had to play this
game, he would have
done it openly
, as he did
in 2014. Keep in mind
that even in the 2014 as-
sembly elections, the
BJP did not get a major-
ity and the Shiv Sena did
notsupportitinforming
the government. Then
BJP formed the govern-
mentonlywiththeexter-
nal support of NCP
. So if
Pawarhadtosupportthe
BJP
, he could have done
so openly
. Anyway
, the
way Sharad Pawar be-
cameactiveimmediately
after the oath of Fad-
navis and Ajit Pawar on
the morning of 23 No-
vember and turned the
tables within three days,
it does not seem that he
was a part of this plan.
Anyway
, if he was a
part of the plan and did
not allow the govern-
ment to be formed then
Fadnavis and BJP lead-
ers would have exposed
himatthesametime.But
nobody said anything
then. Now after three
years,Fadnavisis‘laying
it bare’. In fact, when
Sharad Pawar made Ajit
Pawar the Deputy Chief
MinisterintheMVA,this
discussion is going on
since then. Now Fad-
navishasgivenairtothis
thing with a special pur-
pose. He wants to create
mistrust between Con-
gress and Shiv Sena re-
garding Pawar. He is do-
ing this to increase the
contradictions within
the Aghadi.
NCP President Sharad Pawar. —FILE PHOTO
Kushwaha quits JD(U)
again, floats new party
Patna (PTI): Disgrun-
tled JD(U) leader Upen-
dra KushwahaonMon-
day resigned from CM
Nitish Kumar’s JD(U),
less than two years after
returning to the party,
and announced forma-
tion of the Rashtriya
Loktantrik Janata Dal’.
JD(U) president Rajiv
Ranjan Singh alias “La-
lan”, however, berated
Kushwaha as an over-
ambitious party-hopper,
whose return was “op-
posed by all, but sup-
ported by the CM.
DIPLOMATIC MEETING!
PM Narendra Modi and EAM S Jaishankar with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in a group picture with US Congressional delegation, on Monday.
CabinetSecy-led
paneltomonitor
MissionKarmayogi
New Delhi (PTI): Cabi-
net Secretary Rajiv
Gauba will head a top
panel, including a sen-
ior official from the
Prime Minister’s Office
and seven secretaries,
to monitor the imple-
mentation of the Cen-
tre’s ambitious Mission
Karmayogi programme
for training of govern-
ment employees, offi-
cials said on Monday
.
Mission Karmayogi
aims to create a compe-
tent civil service “root-
ed in Indian ethos” with
a shared understanding
of the country’s priori-
ties, and working in
harmonisation for ef-
fective and efficient
public service delivery
.
The mission, billed as
one of largest capacity-
building initiatives in
govt organisations any-
whereintheworld,seeks
to keep the civil service
at the centre of all
change, empowering it
to deliver in challenging
environments, officials
said, adding that Mis-
sionKarmayogiadoptsa
citizen-centric approach
for civil service reforms.
The govt recently ap-
proved setting up a Cab-
inet Secretariat Coordi-
nation Unit or CSCU as
part of the institutional
framework under the
National Programme
for Civil Services Capac-
ity Building (NPCSCB)
or Mission Karmayogi.
The CSCU will have
as members a nominee
of PMO, secretary (coor-
dination), cabinet secre-
tariat, DoPT secretary,
home secretary
, expend-
iture secretary
, environ-
ment, forest and climate
changesecretary
,higher
education secretary and
revenue secretary
.
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba
JP Nadda offers prayers at Sri
Krishna Matha temple in Udupi
Udupi (ANI): Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
president JP Nadda on
Monday visited and of-
fered prayers at Sri
Krishna Matha temple
in Karnataka’s Udupi.
Ahead of the Karna-
taka Assembly elec-
tions, BJP president JP
Nadda is on a three-day
visit to Karnataka. Ac-
cording to BJP, Nadda
will address a public
meeting in Udupi and
Belur. He will also visit
Mangaluru for a pro-
gramme and partici-
pate in a bike rally in
Chikkamangaluru.
During the visit, Na-
dda will also visit the
Sringeri Mutt.
One of the holiest
and most important
Hindu pilgrim centres,
Sringeri was one of the
four Peethas (centres)
established by Adi
Shankaracharya.
Nadda at an event in Udupi.
Kamal Nath to be
Cong’s face in MP
polls, says Digvijaya
Bhopal (Agencies):
Former Chief Minister
and Rajya Sabha MP
D i g v i j a y a
Singh has
said that
state Con-
gress chief
Kamal Nath
will be the party’s face
in the upcoming Assem-
bly elections due at the
end of the year. Digvi-
jaya Singh further said
the party will contest
the elections under Ka-
mal Nath’s leadership,
and therefore, “he will
be the face”.

INDIA
06
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: In Tripu-
ra, Jitendra Chowd-
hary is the chief min-
isterial candidate from
the CPM. Although the
party gave him author-
ity and has not formal-
ly made him a claim-
ant but has cut the
tickets of Manik
Sarkar, who was the
Chief Minister for 25
years and other MLAs
who were ministers
with him. Jitendra
Chaudhary is the only
MLA from the CPM
who won last time, who
got ticket this time
also. CPM also gave
this message to him
that he is the contend-
er for the post of Chief
Minister. Dr Ajay Ku-
mar, in-charge of the
Congress in the state,
has announced that Ji-
tendra Chowdhary
will become the CM if
a joint government is
formed between the
Left and the Congress.
Anyway, Congress
does not have any ‘vote
capital’ in the state. Its
entire vote bank went
with the BJP. CPM got
more than 42 per cent
votes despite losing.
This means that it has
largely retained its
votes. The Congress,
on the other hand,
came down to two per
cent votes as its entire
vote went with the BJP.
Despite this, the CPM
has given 13 seats to
the Congress. So, there
is no special hope for
the Congress. But Ajay
Kumar, referring to Ji-
tendra Chaudhary’s
tribal identity, declared
him the CM’s claimant.
Both the parties can
get the benefit of this.
The state has 20 seats
reserved for tribals
and is dominated by
the IPFT, an ally of the
BJP, and Tipra Motha,
another tribal party.
Both CPM and Con-
gress are hoping to
make a dent in the ST
vote by naming a trib-
al chief minister.
CPM’s Jitendra Chowdhary becomes CM contender!
TRIPURA ASSEMBLY POLLS
Itanagar/Aizawl: Pres-
ident Droupadi Murmu,
Prime Minister Naren-
draModiandHomeMin-
ister Amit Shah on Mon-
daygreetedthepeopleof
Arunachal Pradesh and
Mizoram on the state-
hood day of the two
northeastern states.
In a tweet, the PM
said: “Statehood Day
wishes to the people of
Arunachal Pradesh, a
state synonymous with
dynamism and patriot-
ism. The people from
the state have contrib-
uted to India’s progress
in many sectors. I pray
thatArunachalPradesh
keeps scaling new
heights of progress in
the coming years.”
Arunachal Pradesh
is celebrating its 37th
statehood day
.
Meanwhile, Presi-
dent Murmu arrived in
Itanagar on Monday af-
ternoon on a two-day
state visit. On Tuesday,
the President would ad-
dress the special ses-
sion of the Assembly.
Arunachal Pradesh be-
came a full-fledged state
on February 20, 1987.
A variety of pro-
grammes were organ-
ised across the state to
celebratetheday
.India’s
second least populous
state, Mizoram, also cel-
ebrated its 36th state-
hood day on Monday
.
On the occasion,
Chief Minister Zo-
ramthanga greeted the
people of the state.
Addressing a gather-
ing in the day’s main
programme in Aizawl,
the Chief Minister re-
quested the people to
work unitedly and
strive forward to make
MIzoram as a self-suffi-
cient model state in the
country. “If the people
work wholeheartedly
and with all sincerity,
Mizoram will be a self-
sufficient state and its
growth would go to a
desired level,” he said.
Zoramthanga, who is
also the President of the
ruling Mizo National
Front, paid tributes to
the people who sacri-
ficed their lives for cre-
ating present day Mizo-
ram. The statehood day
was also observed in
all the 11 districts of
the state. The moun-
tainous state became a
full-fledged state on
February 20, 1987.
PREZ DROUPADI MURMU, PM MODI,
HM AMIT SHAH EXTEND GREETINGS
ARUNACHAL, MIZORAM STATEHOOD DAY
President Murmu arrives in Itanagar on Monday afternoon on a two-day state visit
President Droupadi Murmu with the traditional dance troupes on her first visit, in Itanagar on Monday.
New Delhi (ANI): Nik-
ki Yadav’s live-in part-
ner Sahil Gehlot during
interrogation has
claimed that his initial
plan was to show the
murder as a road acci-
dent, Delhi Police
sources said on Monday
.
Sahil further claimed
that he had decided to
push Nikki out of the
car. However the plan
could not be executed
and he killed Nikki at
Nigambodh Ghat, the
police sources added.
Sahil is the prime ac-
cused in the Nikki Ya-
dav murder case.
Delhi’s Dwarka court
on Friday granted two-
days’ police remand of
five the accused.
Delhi Police earlier
told ANI that the Crime
Branch had arrested
five persons, including
Sahil’s father Virendra
in connection with the
case on charges of help-
ing his son in the “con-
spiracy”.
Sahil’s father, Ash-
ish, Naveen, Amar, and
Lokesh were arrested
by Crime Branch.
According to police
sources, Sahil Gehlot’s
father Virender Gehlot
expressed no remorse
and had no qualms dur-
ing the course of the
interrogation.
“Initialplanwastoshow
murderasroadaccident”
NIKKI MURDER CASE
COLOUR OF DEVOTION!
Devotees throng Khandoba Temple in Jejuri, near Pune district of Maharashtra on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya. According to rough estimates, over two
lakh devotees offered prayers at the temple on Somvati Amavasya that occurred after nearly three years. —PHOTO BY VIJAYKUMAR HARISHCHANDRE
Narendra Modi @narendramodi
Statehood Day wishes to the people of Arunachal
Pradesh, a state synonymous with dynamism
and patriotism. The people from the state have
contributed to India’s progress in many sectors. I pray
that Arunachal Pradesh keeps scaling new heights of
progress in the coming years.
Although the
CPM has not
formally made
him a claimant
but has cut the
tickets of ex-CM
Manik Sarkar
New Delhi (PTI): A
metropolitan court here
on Monday extended
the police custody of
Sahil Gehlot, accused of
killing his girlfriend Nikki
Yadav and stuffing her
body into a refrigerator
in southwest Delhi, by
two days. The link court
of Additional Chief Met-
ropolitan Magistrate Sa-
miksha Gupta remanded
the other five co-accused
in the case in judicial
custody for 14 days. The
investigation officer had
sought a three-day exten-
sion of Gehlot’s custodial
interrogation.
DELHI COURT
EXTENDS SAHIL’S
POLICE CUSTODY
BY 2 MORE DAYS
Sahil in police custody.
CRUCIAL READ
COUPLE KILLED, TWO
CHILDREN INJURED IN
ROAD ACCIDENT
AFTER JOSHIMATH, 28 HOUSES ON THE VERGE
OF COLLAPSE IN KARNAPRAYAG TOWN
WILD ELEPHANT
TRAMPLES 4 TO
DEATH IN J’KHAND
Sultanpur: A couple died and
their children injured when
a truck hit the
bike they were
travelling on
near Mani-
yarpur in the
Lambhua area
on Monday.
Sant Lal Nishad (40) and his
wife Kismati (35) died on
the spot, and their kids Ansh
(10) and Anshika (2) are
undergoing treatment.
Karnaprayag: After Joshimath, cracks have developed in
several houses in Karnaprayag in Chamoli district, which
are increasing rapidly now. As many as 28 houses in the
area are on the verge of collapse. Chamoli District Mag-
istrate Himanshu Khurana, Karnaprayag SDM Himanshu
Kafaltia, MLA Anil Nautiyal and disaster management
officer NK Joshi inspected the affected areas in Bahugu-
na nagar, Subhash Nagar and Upper Bazar. The DM was
stunned after witnessing the wide cracks on the walls
of houses in Bahuguna Nagar. The residents requested
the officials to make proper arrangements to guarantee
their safety. Khurana instructed the officials to shift the
affected people to safer places and install crackometres
in the affected structures to monitor the cracks.
Ranchi: A wild elephant that
got separated from its herd
has trampled
4 persons
including
2 women,
to death in
Lohardaga
district in a
span of 12 hours. The de-
ceased have been identified
as Jhalo Oraon, 28; Neha
Devi, 20; Lal Mohan Mahto,
65, and Muniya Devi.
NPCL-Norway
MoU for better
energy usage
NPCL and Norway officials during the signing of MoU.
First India Bureau
Greater Noida: Noi-
da Power Company
Limited (NPCL) has
signed a consortium
agreement for carry-
ing out a pilot project
on Demand Response
in Greater Noida un-
der the India-Norway
Energy Taskforce.
The agreement
was signed in the
presence of the joint
secretary of the Min-
istry of New and Re-
newable Energy, the
Indian government,
and the Norwegian
government’s ambas-
sador to India. NPCL
will select the inter-
ested consumers who
are willing to partici-
pate in the above de-
mand response pro-
gramme. Consumers
from across the cate-
gories may apply at
NPCL’s Customer
Care Centre at
Knowledge Park-1 to
be a part of the above
programme.
Demand Response
is an important com-
ponent of modern
energy management
systems that enables
electricity consum-
ers to actively man-
age their energy con-
sumption during
peak demand peri-
ods. Demand Re-
sponse allows con-
sumers to adjust
their energy con-
sumption from peak
hours to off-peak
hours, which can
help balance the grid
and prevent black-
outs, the officials
said on this occasion.
Chinese drone
seized in
Punjab’s town
Chandigarh (Agen-
cies): The Border Secu-
rity Force (BSF) said
that it recovered a Chi-
nese Quadcopter drone
in Punjab’s Fazilka dis-
trict on Monday
.
On specific informa-
tion, teams of the BSF
and Punjab Police
launched a search op-
eration in the area of
New Hasta Kalan vil-
lage, and recovered the
Quadcopter drone (DJI
Matrice 300 RTK),
made in China, from an
open area on the out-
skirts of the village.
The BSF in coordina-
tion with Punjab Police
once again was able
to capture a rogue
drone, it added. Punjab
shares a 553-km long
international border,
with a barbed wire
fence, with Pakistan.
Jitendra Chowdhary
Nikki Yadav and Sahil Gehlot. —FILE PHOTO
Bhopal (ANI): Mad-
hya Pradesh Forest
Minister Vijay Shah
said that the Namib-
ian cheetahs would
be released into the
wild during the next
one month.
“Will release two
male cheetahs to jun-
gle approximately in
a month. A date has
not been fixed yet. Af-
ter monitoring male
cheetahs and their
situation, we will re-
lease the female
cheetahs,” Shah said.
The first set of
Cheetahs brought
from Namibia was re-
leased by PM Naren-
dra Modi in the Kuno
National Park in Sep-
tember, when eight of
the big cats were
flown in to revive
their population in
India after over half a
century it went ex-
tinct in the country
.
Minister Vijay
Shah earlier said,
“PM Narendra Modi
has taken up the ini-
tiative of re-intro-
duction of Cheetahs
from Namibia and
South Africa.
In September, of
eight cheetahs, five
were females, and
they were flown in
from Windhoek in
Namibia to Gwalior
and then transferred
to Kuno.
Meanwhile, 12
cheetahs from South
Africa landed at
Gwalior Airport on
Saturday
. The big cats
made their journey
in Indian Air Force’s
C-17 Cargo plane.
Namibiancheetahs
tobereleasedinto
thewildinamonth
—PHOTO
BY
ANI

JAIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023 07

First India Bureau
Pali/Ajmer: Former
CM Vasundhara Raje
halted for a few min-
utes near Panihari
chauraha in Pali on
her way to a wedding
ceremony of Pali Zila
Pramukh Rashmi Sin-
gh’s son in Rohat on
Monday evening.
During this, hun-
dreds of workers led by
Pali MLA Gyanchand
Parakh, Sumerpur
MLA Joraram Ku-
mawat and former MP
Pushp Jain gathered to
welcomeher.Itappeared
asif boththeMLAsand
former MP were show-
ing strength in front of
the former CM in the
election year.Afterstay-
ing here for a few min-
utes, she left for Rohat.
Raje was also welcomed
atseveralspotsinAjmer.
NEWS
08
NORMSEASEDFORMIXEDLANDUSEONROADS
On recommendation of the committee, decisions were taken in a meeting chaired by UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: The construc-
tion of roads, confined
to files so far, will now
be easy, land use of
leased plots will be easy
,
mixed land use will be
possible on the roads. In
many such cases the
state government has
eased the process and
removed the hurdles.
Under the chairman-
ship of GS Sandhu, Ad-
visor Urban Develop-
ment Department, the
state government has
constituted a high pow-
eredcommitteeinPSKS
Abhiyan. The commit-
tee brainstormed for
procedural improve-
ment in many cases re-
lated to UDH and Local
Self Government De-
partment.
On the recommenda-
tion of this committee,
decisions were taken in
the meeting chaired by
Urban Development
Minister Shanti Dhari-
wal. According to these
decisions, detailed or-
ders have been jointly
issued by both the de-
partments. In this or-
der, where the govern-
ment has given clarifi-
cation and new provi-
sions have also been
implemented.
Township Develop-
ers Association of Ra-
jasthan and CREDAI
Rajasthan had de-
manded the state gov-
ernment to remove the
practical problems
coming in the disposal
of various cases.
According to this or-
der issued by the gov-
ernment, now 10 shops
have been made neces-
sary for the informal
sector on 100 plots in
the township scheme.
Earlier this provision
was for 20 shops.
z Sector commercial
scheme will be imple-
mented in other bodies
on the lines of Jaipur
Development Authority
z With this scheme, it is
easy to take private land
for the road of zonal plan
or sector plan
z If a road is to be built
somewhere in 100 feet
width, then land will be ac-
quired in 150 feet width
z Plots will be given to the
account holders in the
width of 25-25 feet on
both sides of the road as
per mutual agreement
z Plots are allotted to
account holders as com-
pensation
z 24 meters and above in
the cities having divisional
headquarters
z There shall be a minimum
buffer zone of 9 meters all
around water body which
is more than 10 mtr wide
z A minimum buffer of 6
meters will have to be kept
around water body up to
10 meters wide
z A buffer zone of 6 meters
will have to be kept around
stairs leading to stepwell
MAJOR NORMS REVISED BY THE HIGH
POWERED COMMITTEE FOR EASE
CM Gehlot to visit
Pachkodia today
First India Bureau
Jaipur: CM Ashok Ge-
hlot will on Tuesday-
participate in the statue
unveiling program in
Pachkodia
village of
Kishangarh
of Renwal
of Jaipur.
The local
administration has al-
most completed all the
preparations regarding
the program. On Mon-
day, Agriculture and
Animal Husbandry
Minister Lalchand Ka-
taria reached the spot to
take stock of the prepa-
rations and observed all
the arrangements.
Vasundhara Raje being felicitated by her supporters with a
painting during her visit to Ajmer on Monday.
RAJE RECEIVES
WARM WELCOME
IN AJMER AND PALI
Jaipur: The birthday of
former CM Vasund-
hara Raje will be
celebrated on March 4
instead of March 8 at
Salasar Dham, Churu
by the BJP workers
and her supporters.
Due to the festival Holi
falling on March 8,
the birthday is being
celebrated on March 4.
Raje will celebrate her
birthday by duly offer-
ing prayers at Salasar
Dham and express her
gratitude through her
address to the people.
B’DAY CELEBRATION
ON MARCH 4 AT
SALASAR BALAJI
Jaipur (FIB): Man-
aging Director of
Telangana State
Road Transport
Corporation and
Additional Director
General of Police
VC Sajjanar on
Monday inquired
about the innova-
tions and activities
being carried out in
Rajasthan State
Road Transport
Corporation. He
held a meeting with
the Managing Di-
rector of RSRTC,
Nathmal Didel, at
the headquarters.
Didel informed
about online ticket-
ing, UPI payment
through dynamic
QR code, Apni Bus
Care Day (ABCD).
New Delhi/Jaipur
(PTI): A Pakistani
drone entering India
from across the inter-
national border in Ra-
jasthan has been shot
down by the Border
Security Force (BSF)
on Monday evening, a
spokesperson of the
force said. The flying
machine was downed
in the Sri Ganganagar
sector and five packets
of “suspected” narcot-
ics, that were being
ferried, has been re-
covered, he said.
In a related incident, a
China-made drone
was recovered by BSF
and Punjab police
along India-Pakistan
frontier in Fazilka.
T’ganaroadwaysMD
meetsRSRTCofficials
Raj: Pak drone carrying
drugs shot down by BSF
VC Sajjanar, Nathmal Didel and other officials of the
Rajasthan and Telangana transport bodies on Monday.

NEWS
09
SanskritiMahotsav:Prez
MurmutoattendonFeb27
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: The 14th edi-
tion of Rashtriya San-
skriti Mahotsav will be
organised from Febru-
ary 25 to March 5
at Karni Singh
Stadium in Bi-
kaner by the Un-
ion Ministry of
Culture.
The nine-day
cultural extrava-
ganza will see ar-
tistes from across
India participat-
ing in the event,
KiranSoniGupta,
Director of West
Zone Cultural Centre,
Udaipur, said, adding
thatonFebruary27,Pres-
ident Droupadi Murmu
will inaugurate the festi-
val.
Governor Kalraj
Mishra, CM Ashok Ge-
hlot, Union Culture
Minister Kishan
Reddy, Union
Minister of State
for Culture and
Bikaner MP Ar-
jun Ram Megh-
wal, and Union
Minister of State
for Culture
Meenakshi Le-
khi will be pre-
sent during the
inauguration.
Meghwal said
that this festival is a
unique effort to bring
recognition to India’s
various arts, cuisines
and handicrafts at one
place, according to an
official statement by
West Zone Cultural
Centre. Gupta, the cul-
tural centre’s director,
said renowned artistes
from across the country
will present folk dance,
music, and dramas in
this festival. During
this, along with sand
sculpture, an exhibition
based on crafts and oth-
er arts will also be or-
ganised.
The nine-day event, a
flagship festival of the
Ministry of Culture,
aims to preserve, pro-
mote and popularise
the rich cultural herit-
age of India.
Droupadi Murmu
Kiran Soni Gupta
ACB nabs education dept
official with `50K bribe
Lokesh Tatwal
Sawai Madhopur: The
Anti-CorruptionBureau
(ACB)KotaunitonMon-
day arrested an official
of the education depart-
ment for allegedly tak-
ing a bribe of `50,000,
officials said.
Praveen Saxena, an
additional administra-
tiveofficerintheDistrict
Education Officer’s of-
fice in Sawai Madhopur,
haddemandedabribeof
`75,000 from the com-
plainantinlieuof taking
action on a complaint
filed in the DEO’s office,
an ACB official said.
A matter was going
on between complain-
ant Sunil Dutt and fe-
male teacher Sanju
Meghwal working in
Khedli, Sawai Mad-
hopur. They had filed
cases against each other
and a departmental in-
quiry about availing job
by concealing informa-
tionwasgoingonagainst
Meghwal. To speed up
this inquiry
, the accused
had sought a bribe of
`75,000 from Dutt.
The complainant ap-
proached the ACB, fol-
lowing which a trap was
laidandtheaccusedwas
caught accepting `50,000
as a bribe, he said. Sax-
ena was placed under
arrest under the Preven-
tion of Corruption Act,
the official said.
Praveen Saxena in the ACB custody on Monday.
MLA Baljeet
Yadav runs to
support farmers
unemployed
First India Bureau
Jalore: Baljeet Yadav,
Independent MLA from
Behror, ran along with
the unemployed youths
from Neelkanth Ma-
hadev Temple in Bhin-
mal town in support of
their demands. Yadav
said that the papers of
alltypesof recruitments
are being leaked in the
Rajasthan government,
but the government is
not taking any action
against the accused.
“Papers are leaked in
connivance with the of-
ficialsholdinghighposi-
tionsinthegovernment.
Thousands of unem-
ployed people of Ra-
jasthan are troubled
every year,” he said, de-
manding 90-100% reser-
vation to the youth of
the state in Rajasthan
government jobs, 75%
reservation to the local
youthinthenon-govern-
ment sector, quick re-
cruitmentto5lakhposts
and appointment in four
months. Yadav also ran
in Jalore’s Raniwara
supporting the 14-point
demandsof farmers,un-
employedandlabourers.
Newly-wed
couple dies in
road accident
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The newly-
wed couple from Phalo-
di died in an accident in
Nagaur on Sunday
night. The accident took
place near Kalpana
Chawla School, Didwa-
na Road under the Jayal
police station area. The
car they were travelling
in collided head-on with
another vehicle.
The couple got mar-
ried only five days ago.
The airbags of the car
got inflated but the two
could not be saved. The
deceased girl’s brother,
Krishna, was seriously
injured in the accident.
According to the in-
formation,KishoreMali
(30), a resident of Phalo-
di (Jodhpur), was mar-
ried to Kiran (28), a resi-
dent of Neem Ka Thana
(Sikar).
CRESTING THE WAVES
Fishermen at Anasagar Lake in Ajmer on Monday.
—PHOTO BY HIMANSHU SHARMA
Residential leases distributed in Niwai
Israni said that within 2-year, the board has established new dimensions of development in Niwai city
Ashish Aman and
Manoj Sharma
Niwai: Under the Pra-
shasan Shehron Ke
Sang abhiyan, residen-
tial leases were distrib-
uted today by Niwai
Municipality chair-
man Dilip Israni and
Executive Officer Ma-
hima Dangi on Monday
.
After getting the right
of their house after a
long time, the lease
holders looked happy.
Talking to the media,
Israni said that within
2-year, the board has
established new dimen-
sions of development
in Niwai city. “Today
Nagar Palika Niwai is
in the first position in
the Ajmer division. We
distributed more than
4,000 leases in the
area,” he said. He cited
community building
on 80 feet road, beauti-
fication of Pratap Sta-
dium, Bhar Kua Talab,
new roads and drains
in 35 wards of the mu-
nicipality area, and
others.
Dangi said that their
dream is that everyone
should get rights and
have their own home.
She said that Ward
number 16 and 19 have
been lease-free till
April 31, and the re-
maining lease holders
of the entire municipal
area will be disposed of
very soon.
Dilip Israni Mahima Dangi with lease holders in Niwai on Monday.
Use new construction tech
to prevent silicosis: CS Usha
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Usha Sharma,
while presiding over a
meeting on the preven-
tion of silicosis by the
specially-abled directo-
rate at the Government
Secretariat on Monday,
said that prevention is
the cure for silicosis
and new technology
shouldbeusedinmines,
construction sites, tem-
ples, etc. so that workers
are not affected by sili-
cosis. She said that the
new technology would
benefit employers by in-
creasing the speed of
work and would also be
financially beneficial.
In the meeting, Shar-
ma directed the District
Collectors to promote
IEC activities in silico-
sis hotspots in all the
districts and create
awareness about the dis-
ease. She said that new
technology and aware-
ness videos should be
made for the prevention
of silicosis. Besides,
mine owners, construc-
tion owners, and labour-
ers must be made aware
through camps. She in-
structed for regular
monitoring of hotspot
areas. “Jodhpur, Pali,
Dausa, Bundi, Dungar-
pur districts have done
a good job in identifica-
tion rescue of silico-
sis victims,” she said,
instructing that the dis-
tricts must share prac-
tices with other dis-
tricts. She directed the
employers to conduc
medical check-ups of
the workers and upload
the report on the Silico-
sis portal. “This will
make it easier for them
to identify silicosis vic-
tims compensate
them,” she said.
Usha Sharma, Samit Sharma and others in a meeting on Monday.
Dharmendra Rathore with other officials reviewing preliminary
preparations of the festival in Ajmer on Monday.
Pushkar to host Holi
Fest from March 4-7
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: The Interna-
tional Holi Festival will
beorganizedinPushkar
from March 4 to March
7 under the initiative of
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot to promote tour-
ism in Pushkar. A meet-
ing was held with the
administrative officials
under the chairman-
ship of Rajasthan Tour-
ism Development Cor-
poration President
Dharmendra Rathore
regarding the festival.
Preliminary prepara-
tions were reviewed in
the meeting. Maha Aar-
ti and Bhajan Sandhya
will be organized on
March 4, Camel and
Horse show, Nagada
Vadan Mahaarti on
March 5, Bhajan Sand-
hya by Bollywood art-
ists, Chang Kachchi
Ghori Gair dances on
March 6. Deepdan Maha
Aarti, Fireworks Holi
Dahan Gulab and Gulal
Se Holi, Bhajan Sand-
hya and Gulal Holi
Maha Aarti on March 7.
Advocates boycott
work after murder
of fellow lawyer
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Advocates of
Jodhpur boycotted judi-
cial work on Monday in
protest against the mur-
der of lawyer Jugraj
Singh Chauhan in
broad daylight. The Dis-
trict Advocate Bar As-
sociation called for the
protest and the entire
judicial work remained
suspended.
Association General
Secretary Gajraj Singh
Rajawat said that all the
lawyers boycotted judi-
cial work in protest
against the brutal mur-
der of Singh and de-
manded the Advocate
Protection Act. He said
that for many years the
lawyers had been de-
manding the implemen-
tation of the Act, but
the government did not
pay attention to it.
A delegation of the as-
sociation will submit a
memorandum in the
name of the Chief Min-
isterAshokGehlottothe
District Collector today
anddemandanadequate
financial assistance for
the deceased advocate’s
family
, arrest of the
criminals and strict ac-
tion against them.
Jugraj Singh Chauhan
STATE GOVT’S...
TheChief Ministersaid,
“We have taken all pos-
sible steps in the medi-
cal field to make the con-
ceptof NirogiRajasthan
a reality
. The state gov-
ernmentiscommittedto
provide better health
services to the common
man. We are continu-
ously strengthening our
schemes,” he said.
Referring to the Chief
Minister Chiranjeevi
Health Insurance
Scheme,Gehlotsaidthat
under the scheme, the
insurancecoverhasnow
been increased from Rs.
10 lakh to Rs. 25 lakh,
which is not the case in
any country in the
world.“
Atthesametime,
under the Chief Minis-
ter Chiranjeevi Acci-
dent Insurance Scheme,
the amount of accident
insurance has also been
increasedfromRs5lakh
to Rs 10 lakh. Now the
package for organ trans-
plant has also been al-
lowed to be given to hos-
pitalslocatedoutsidethe
state,” he said.
The Chief Minister
said that Rajasthan
topped in Corona man-
agement also. “Taking
everyone along, the
state government man-
aged the corona.
Bhilwara model was ap-
preciated all over the
world. With the resolu-
tion of ‘No one should
sleep hungry’, the state
government arranged
food for all the needy
people in the state.
About 1 crore people are
being given social secu-
rity pension in the state
and the minimum pen-
sion amount has been
fixed at Rs 1,000. A budg-
et provision of Rs 12
thousandcrorehasbeen
kept in this. The central
government should also
enact a uniform law re-
garding social security
in the country
,” he said.
The Chief Minister
said that the state gov-
ernment has done all-
round development of
every zone of the state
by removing the prob-
lems of the common
people. “In Jodhpur too,
complete attention has
been paid to develop-
ment works in every
field. All the prestigious
institutes like AIIMS,
National Law Universi-
ty
, Ayurveda University
,
Sardar Patel Police Uni-
versity
, MBM Engineer-
ingUniversityhavebeen
opened here. Announce-
menthasalsobeenmade
toopenMarwarMedical
University and Mahat-
maGandhiDivyangUni-
versity for Divyangjan
in Jodhpur,” he said.
Earlier, the Chief
Minister reviewed the
facilities available in
the Medicity campus.
He met the patients ad-
mitted in the hospital
and inquired about
their health.
CM Ashok Gehlot met the patients admitted in the Medicity campus. CM Ashok Gehlot felicitated Manish Vyas and others during the inauguration of Vyas Medicity.
FROM PG 1
CM GEHLOT BREAKS
SILENCE ON RIGHT
TO HEALTH BILL
Jodhpur: For the first time,
CM Ashok Gehlot, breaking
the silence in protest against
the Right to Health bill,
targeted the big hospitals.
On the protest being done
by the private hospital,
he said, Big hospitals are
throwing tantrums regard-
ing this bill. They should not
do this because they earn
money whereas it is service
work. Gehlot is on a tour of
Jodhpur for three days. He
arrived on Monday to par-
ticipate in the inauguration
ceremony of Vyas Medicity
located at Pali Road. At the
function, he targeted doctors
and hospitals opposing the
Right to Health Bill. CM
said, You should know that
even within the constitution,
education and health have
been kept in the category of
service, not for earning.

Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Union Minis-
ter Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat on Monday
accused CM Ashok Ge-
hlot of trying to do his
political and character
assassination by mak-
ing repeated accusa-
tions against him from
public platforms.
Responding to CM’s
remarks made in Jodh-
pur wherein, he reiter-
ated allegation of Shek-
hawat’s involvement in
a scam committed by
Sanjivani credit coop-
erative society, Shekha-
wat said “CM Gehlot is
repeatedly doing my
character assassina-
tion trying to weaken
me politically. SOG in
its probe carried out in
over 4 years 3
chargesheets hasn’t no-
considered me involved
in scam,” he told re-
porters in Jaipur. “The
CM said that I took se-
curity to avoid arrest
by SOG. If SOG calls
me, I will myself go,”
he said. He said that
there should be no jeal-
ousy of such a level. He
also suggested that it
could be CM’s frustration
as he (Shekhawat) had de-
feated CM’s son on Jodh-
pur seat in 2019 LS polls.
Do not wait too long to
implement a new strategy or
idea, act on it when the
enthusiasm is at its peak.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
10
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: The effective
working style of the
state’s senior IAS officer
and RHB Commissioner
Pawan Arora is being
appreciated across the
country
. In this series,
Arora has been hon-
oured with the prestig-
ious ‘Visionary Leader’
award by the Times
Group’s World HRD
Congress in Mumbai
and also the ‘Global CSR
Excellence and Leader-
ship’ award by the pres-
tigious World Sustaina-
bilityOrganization.Due
to the ongoing assembly
session, Additional
Chief Engineer Amit
Agarwal, Dy Housing
Commissioner JS Buga-
lia and Dilip Sharma
received the award on
behalf of Pawan Arora.
Arora said that re-
spect is not given to the
officer alone but to the
entire team. “Working
with enthusiasm, pas-
sion and utmost sincer-
ity has been my pas-
time. Dept’s officials
and employees entrust-
ed to me by the State
government worked
with team spirit and
even the seemingly im-
possible tasks became
easier,” he said.
Arora added saying.
“The Board was run-
ning into losses, but the
energy of the officers
and personnel of the
Board turned the ‘im-
possible’ into ‘possi-
ble.’ I believe all that is
needed is will power
and motivation. Since
then, the Housing
Board has now become
synonymous with
trust,” he said. It is
worth mentioning that
CM Ashok Gehlot
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal have praised
RHB’s effective work-
ing style many times.
Commissioner Arora
honoured with ‘Visionary
Leader’ and ‘Global CSR
Excellence’ Awards
First India Dr Chandra hold such events
to encourage people at forefront: Anjana
PK Agarwal
Chittorgarh: ‘Mewar
Gaurav Samman’ was
organized in Chittor-
garh by First India
News to honour people
who have done excel-
lent work in the fields
of cow service, agricul-
ture, sports, govern-
mentservice,medicine,
sanitation, public rep-
resentatives, social
workers etc.
CooperativeMinister
Udai Lal Anjana, Mem-
ber of Parliament
Chandra Prakash
Joshi, Heritage Author-
ityChairmanSurendra
Singh Jadawat, Zila
Pramukh Dr Suresh
Dhakar, MLA Chan-
drabhan Singh Akya,
District Collector
Arvind Kumar Poswal,
Superintendent of Po-
lice Rajan Dushyant,
City Council Chairman
Sandeep Sharma, Nim-
bahera Municipality
President Subhash
Sharda, Badi Sadari
MLAMustafaAliBohra
were present in the
event. The people who
did remarkable work in
theirrespectivefieldsin
Mewar region were
honored with ‘Mewar
Pride’ by the guests.
Udai Lal Anjana, the
chief guest of the pro-
gramme, said that the
First India News and
Channel Head Dr
JagdeeshChandrahave
always organised such
events to encourage
people working in the
forefront while promot-
ing positive journalism
in the society
. “This in-
spirespeopletodomore
service. By organising
such an event in Chit-
torgarh, its positive
messagewillgotoevery
section of the society
,”
he said.
Hailing Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra, MP CP Joshi
said that his efficiency
infuses a new energy
and people get inspired
by organising such
events to honour tal-
ents. Jadawat said that
FirstIndiaNews,where
it is always number one
in the field of journal-
ism, is also seen in a
leadingrolein
social con-
cern. Dr
Suresh Dha-
karsaidthatit
is not only a
pride for us to organise
such events in our dis-
trict, but our district
also gets an identity
.
Akya expressed grati-
tude to the First India
family for organising
the event.
Speaking at event,
District Collector
Arvind Kumar Poswal
and SP Rajan Dushyant
alsoappreciatedtheini-
tiative to honour inno-
vative talents.
Dushyantsaid
thathehasgot
the opportu-
nity to partici-
pate in three
programmes of First
India News so far and
healwaysgetsanewen-
ergy from such events.
SandeepSharmaalso
said that in this nega-
tiveenvironment,when
such events are held,
positiveenergyistrans-
mitted and such talents
also get new energy
.
The guests also
praisedthepattisystem
of the Channel as intro-
duced by Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra.Almostallthe
guestssaidthatthe‘pat-
tis’ of First India News
make their hearts beat
faster. From talk of cab-
inet expansion to re-
shuffle, all eyes are
fixed on the ‘pattis’ of
First India News.
At the beginning of
theevent,JinendraSin-
gh Shekhawat, Editor
of First India, wel-
comed all guests in his
address. Chittorgarh-
Bureau Chief PK Ag-
garwal performed the
thanksgivingceremony
.
Megha Kaushik con-
ducted the ceremony
.
Onchannel’sbehalf,VP
Vishal Mathur, Busi-
ness Head Ashish
Aman, Javid Sahid,
Shaan Bhai, Sirish Vas-
udevan, Hemant oth-
er personnel associated
were also present. Bhu-
palsagar Pradhan He-
mendraSinghRanawat,
Gangrar Pradhan Lak-
shmi Kanwar, Kapasan
Pradhan Bherulal
Chaudhary
, various
dignitaries large
number of people from
all over the district
talents who were hon-
oured were present.
Udai Lal Anjana, Dr Suresh Dhakar, Chandrabhan Singh Akya, Jinendra Singh Shekhawat, Chandra Prakash Joshi,
Surendra Singh Jadawat and Arvind Kumar Polsal during the First India’s ‘Mewar Gaurav Samman’ held at Chittorgarh.
Vishal Mathur, Ashish Aman, Jinendra Singh Shekhawat, Chandraprakash
Joshi, PK Aggarwal, Javed Siddiqui during the First India’s ‘Mewar Gaurav
Samman’ held in Chittorgarh.
Udai Lal Anjana addresses the gathering
during the mega event in Chittorgarh.
Surendra Singh Jadawat addresses
during the gala event.
SP Rajan Dushyant addresses the
esteemed guests during the event.
Udai Lal Anjana felicitates Shambhulal
Jat. Chandraprakash Joshi, SS
Jadawat during the programme.
ONGOING RAIDS ON CONG LEADERS IN C’GARH
No action executed with sense
of revenge, says Sitharaman
Jaipur (ANI): On a
query over the Directo-
rate of Enforcement’s
ongoing raids on Con-
gress leaders in Chhat-
tisgarh, Union Finance
Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman on Monday
said no action is execut-
ed with a sense of re-
venge. She was address-
ing at a press confer-
ence in Jaipur on Mon-
day
.
The Finance Minis-
ter said, “Any agency
first collects data and
only then action is tak-
en. No action is execut-
ed with sense of re-
venge.”
She also said that
Congress should learn
to listen while sitting in
the Parliament.
The ED on Monday
conducted fresh search-
es at nearly a dozen lo-
cations in Chhattish-
garh in mining and al-
leged coal levy scam.
The places searched in-
clude residential and
office premises of vari-
ous Congress leaders
namely Ram Gopal
Agarwal, Girish Devan-
gan, RP Singh, Vinod
Tiwari ad Sunny
Agrawal, said sources.
The Finance minis-
ter also said if any par-
ty or state government
wants to bring petrol
and diesel under the
purview GST, then it
would be discussed only
once it is placed before
the GST Council, she
said on a query about
bringing petrol and die-
sel under the ambit of
GST. She said it does
not depend on the gov-
ernment and only the
GST Council can decide
on this.
The Finance Minis-
ter added that if any
party or state govern-
ment wants to bring
petrol diesel under the
purview of GST, it
would be discussed
only after placing be-
fore the Goods and Ser-
vices Tax Council.
CONGRESS SHOULD LEARN TO LISTEN WHILE SITTING IN THE PARLIAMENT, SAYS THE
FINANCE MINISTER DURING A POST-BUDGET PRESS CONFERENCE IN JAIPUR ON MONDAY
If any party or
state govern-
ment wants to
bring petrol and diesel
under the purview of
GST, then it would be
discussed only once it is
placed before GST
Council.
—Nirmala Sitharaman,
Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman with Ram Charan Bohra, Sardar Ajay Pal Singh and Bhajan Lal Sharma in Jaipur.
GS Shekhawat addresses a press conference in Jaipur. BL Sharma
Mukesh Dadhich are also seen. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
‘CM doing my political and
character assassination by
repeated accusations’
Centre enhanced
my security as I
received threat
calls: Shekhawat
Appreciation of
RHB’s working
style being done
across the country
Jaipur: BJP leader Dy
LoP Rajendra Rathore
condemned Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot’s remark
calling Union Minister GS
Shekhawat an accused
in the case of Sanjeevani
Credit Society and taking
Z-plus security due to
the fear of arrest by SOG.
Rathore termed the state-
ment as a fabrication of
conspiracy. Rathore told
media that CM’s remark
as the Home Minister of
the State is condemnable.
“On what basis did he
say this? When the Home
Minister says something,
the police gets influenced
by it. It was a conspiracy
in which judicial interven-
tion has taken place. The
Court has given clean chit
to Shekhawat. In such a
situation, on what basis
is CM Gehlot saying this.
The person sitting on
the highest chair of the
state should follow some
tradition and behaviour in
politics,” he said.
— Aishwary Pradhan
CM Gehlot’s remark as
Home Min of State is
condemnable: Rathore
RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora being congratulated by Board
officials by presenting him the prestigious ‘Visionary Leader
Award’ and also the ‘Global CSR Excellence and Leadership
Award’ at Board HQs on Monday. Also seen are Alpa Chaudhary,
Sanjay Sharma, KC Meena and Manoj Gupta.
Jaipur: Union Fin Min Nir-
mala Sitharaman while taunt-
ing CM Ashok Gehlot, said
that there is a lot wrong here.
“He is reading last year’s
budget this year. I pray for
him. However, mistakes can
happen to anyone,” she said.
She said that after reading the
previous budget, the CM put
it in the box and when it was
his turn to read the budget
again, he opened the box
and read the budget. “This is
a huge mess and I will pray
for them. The Cong govt is
unable to face the questions
asked on corruption.
ANOTHER ‘FEATHER IN RHB’s CAP!
SITHARAMAN TAUNTS
CM ASHOK GEHLOT
Jaipur: Hitting back at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her statement on OPS, CM
Ashok Gehlot said that the Finance Minister should have clearly said that she is against the
OPS so that people would know her intention. He said that the minister just gave evasive
answers, which is not fair. “‘We are not doing mercy or favour to employees. It is a ques-
tion of humanitarian approach towards the employees,” he said. Gehlot said that after long
service, the employees should feel secure about future and should not be dependent on
stock market. “Being the Finance Minister, she is giving such answers which have no mean-
ing. The Finance Minister’s answers are beyond understanding. She should know that the
Human Rights Commission has opposed it,” he said.
FIN MIN’S EVASIVE ANSWERS ARE BEYOND UNDERSTANDING: GEHLOT

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JAIPUR, TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
The preppy
aesthetic has
never really lost
any of its
significance and
is still present as
one of the most
popular fashion
trends. Let’s dive
into the world of
preppy aesthetics
with City First
LUXURIATE IN EXQUISITE
SIMPLICITY!
P
reppy refers
to attire made
for prepara-
tory schools
which ex-
plains why
these looks
are frequently dis-
tinguished by a
lot of stripes
and equine
patter ns
and are
highly inspired by Ivy
League uniforms.
Preppy fashion is both
traditional and mod-
ern, as well as femi-
nine and humorous.
Preppy attire is
much more adaptable
than that. Clean lines,
timeless shapes, and
subdued hues might be
the focus, or it can be
joyful and whimsical
with vibrant hues and
fanciful patterns. It
employs wardrobe es-
sentials like blazers,
skirts, and pants to
seem put-together and
professional, but modi-
fies the formula (using
ultra-cropped cable
knits or a reference to
modern trends, for ex-
ample) to avoid look-
ing stuffy or outdated.
So, if you want to at-
tempt it, here are some
pointers to get you go-
ing.
Keep to traditional
cutting and basic
forms and dress in fit-
ted attire. Make sure
your clothing fits prop-
erly because the whole
point of preppy fash-
ion is to seem polished
and professional. Keep
in mind to pick gentle
pastels or subtle hues.
You might use natural
fibres like cotton or
linen instead.
Use modest, time-
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ries. Simple pieces of
jewellery, such as a
watch or necklace, as
well as a belt or scarf,
can be used to comple-
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ble. Avoid going over-
board since an outfit
can quickly seem over-
loaded with too many
accessories. Add some
colour to complete the
look. A splash of col-
our can liven up a con-
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Consider donning a
colourful scarf, pair of
shoes, or blazer.
Traditional preppy
elements can be
dressed up with typi-
cally edgy materials,
such as imitation
leather, to lend in-
trigue to an otherwise
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