New Delhi: Nasa will make a second attempt to launch its Artemis 1 mission, within a 2-hour window on September 3, the US space agency announced. “We’re now targeting Saturday, Sept. 3 for the launch of the #Artemis I flight test around the Moon. The two-hour launch window opens at 2:17 p.m. ET,” NASA said in a tweet.
London: Queen Elizabeth II will appoint Britain’s new Prime Minister, either Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss, in Scotland. The queen is currently based in Scotland and won’t travel down to London, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Wednesday.
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GOVT MONEY ISN’T SPENT ON MODI’S FOOD, HE HIMSELF BEARS HIS FOOD EXPENSES: RTI All the facilities available to PM Modi, are not spent from the government budget. Not even a single rupee is spent on the food of PM from the govt budget and he bears the cost of food. The PMO has given this information on the question asked through RTI. Binod Bihari Singh, the Union Under Secretary of PMO has replied to the RTI that not even a single rupee is spent from the govt budget in the food of the PM.
Modi government has repealed more than 1500 old and obsolete laws. Most of these laws were remnants of the British era.
Condolences to Sonia Gandhi on the passing away of her mother, Paola Maino. May her soul rest in peace. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the entire family.
Legal action will also be taken against Jasmine Shah, who is the vice-chairman of the Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi, officials added. AAP leaders have been demanding the resignation of Saxena, while BJP lawmakers were pressing for the sacking of ministers Satyendar Jain and Manish Sisodia over alleged corruption allegations.
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First India Bureau Ranchi: Suspended BJP leader Seema Patra was arrested for allegedly torturing her domestic house help on Wednesday.RanchiPolice have arrested the suspended BJP leader after a case was registered against her at the Argora police station.Earlier on Tuesday, the Police had confirmed that the team rescued a 29-year-old woman on August 22, after she was allegedly physically tortured by her employer. She was working as a domestic help at the residence of an ex-IAS officer.
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ZERO TOLERANCE FOR ATROCITIES AGAINST SC, ST COMMUNITIES: BJP BJP Jharkhand unit has distanced itself from party leader Seema Patra who allegedly thrashed her 29-year-old house help, and said that the party has “zero tolerance” for “atrocities against SC and ST communities”. It is alleged that Patra is now a suspended BJP leader and kept her house help starving for food and water for days. BJP told that a committee has been constituted to inquire the incident.
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New Delhi (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena will take legal action against AAP leaders, including Saurabh Bhardwaj, Atishi, Durgesh Pathak and Jasmine Shah among others, for “highly defamatory” and “false allegations” of corruption by them, said officials on oftheSaxenaWednesday.hasrefutedAAPleaders’charge ` 1,400-crore corruption when he was Khadi and Village agination”,asCommissionIndustrieschairman“figmentoftheirim-theysaid.
the Olympic Games will be organized in urban areas as well. This will create a historical atmosphere of sports in the state,” Gehlot said after observing activities of Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games at Nimaj Gram Panchayat. During this, while encouraging the players and villagers, he said that harmony and brotherhood are increasing through sports. Along with this, rural talent is getting a state level platform. Turn to P9
Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: Tigress 102 was released from the enclosure into the wild at the Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve, fourth in the state and 52nd in the country, on Wednesday to populate Ramgarh. The release was done on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. The tigress was shifted to the enclosure from Ranthambore on July 16 and remained in the enclosure for 46 days. Now the tigress is numbered RVT 2 and is expected to pair with RVT 1 (T-115), said PCCF DN Pandey. Proper monitoring, tracking and security of the tigress will be monitored, said Chief Wildlife Warden Arindam Tomar.
New Delhi: Mountain of trouble for Congress continues. 42 more leaders left the party on Wednesday. All these leaders say that they will join the newly formed party of Ghulam Nabi Azad. Over 100 Congress leaders have resigned in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad till now.
CM Ashok Gehlot meets participants during the ongoing Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games in Nimaj, Pali on Wednesday.
CM GEHLOT TO VISIT DELHI AND GUJARAT Jaipur: For Congress’s Halla Bol rally against inflation and unemployment on 4 September, CM Gehlot will fly to Delhi on September 3 to take part in the rally the next day. All Congress leaders of Rajasthan will also leave for Delhi. Meanwhile on September 5, Gehlot will fly to Ahmedabad with Rahul Gandhi where the Gandhi scion address representatives of 52,000 booths at observerresponsibilityisRiverfront.SabarmatiNotably,GehlotalsoperformingtheofseniorofGujaratelections.
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State government determined to make Rajasthan a leader in the field of sports, says Ashok Gehlot Rajeev Gaur & Ravi Sharma Pali/Rajsamand: On Wednesday, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the State Government is determined to make Rajasthan a leading state in the field of sports. “Organizing ‘Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games’ is an innovative experiment from the point of view of sports in the state. Sports activities were started in every gram panchayat of the state from August 29 with the theme ‘Khelega Rajasthan’.Rajasthan-JeetegaNowsoon
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New Delhi: Ravi Capoor has been relieved of his duties as CEO of Sansad TV. RS Chairman and LS Speaker jointly decided that Utpal Kumar Singh, currently holding post of Secretary General LS, will additionally discharge the functions of CEO Sansad TV.
New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi’s mother, Paola Maino, passed away at her home in Italy on August 27, said Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. The funeral took place on Tuesday. Congress chief had left on August 23 to visit her ailing mother, who was in her 90s. Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka are already abroad and visited her hometown.
New Delhi: In FY2022, the airline lost `1,725 crore, against a loss of `998 crore in the previous fiscal. While announcing its much-delayed result on Wednesday, SpiceJet said in a regulatory filing its chief financial officer Sanjeev Taneja has resigned with effect Resignation comes amid the stinging remarks by the auditor.
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New Delhi (Agencies): India’s GDP data for April-June quarter of FY23 grew in double digits but missed analysts’ estimates. India GDP numbers came at 13.5% on-year, as per provisional estimates released by National Statistical Office on Wednesday. India’s GDP had expanded by 20.1 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. AprilJune manufacturing sector grew at 4.8 per cent versus 49 per cent in FY22, while mining sector grew at 6.5 per cent v/s 18 per cent on-year. Full report on P8
T-102 released into wild at RVT Reserve
T-102 released in RVTR on Wednesday.
New Delhi: In a first, India to get its first vaccine against cervical cancer today. The most awaited vaccine will be launched by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Thursday. Quadrivalent (qHPV),PapillomavirusHumanvaccineisdevelopedby SII, Dept of Biotechnology (DBT).
SEEMA PATRA CLAIMS ALLEGATIONS ARE “POLITICALLY MOTIVATED” INS Vikrant PM Narendra Modi
During Republic Day 2022, Beating Retreat Ceremony’s concluding piece ‘Abide With Me’ has been replaced with Kavi Pradeep’s seminal piece ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon’ sung by legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. Earlier in 2015, the Beating Retreat saw some major changes wherein Indian musical instruments sitar, santoor, and tabla were added for the first time. The retreat was thus infused with an Indian flavour. Turn to P7
An India free of colonial symbols: Modi government’s commitment
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HUMKO FASAYA GAYA HAI: PATRA Huge outrage has been triggered as details emerge of the alleged assault with the opposition attacking BJP. Soon after the arrest, Jharkhand leader - in a video tweeted - can be heard shouting: “Han, humko fasaya gaya hai. (I have been implicated).”
It’s very saddening to know about the demise of Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s mother Paola Maino. My deepest condolences to Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka & all family members. May God give them strength to bear this loss. May the departed soul rest in peace. —Ashok Gehlot, Raj CM VK Saxena
New Delhi: While commissioning the first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi on 2nd September 2022, the Prime Minister will also unveil the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), doing away with the colonial past and befitting the rich Indian maritimeTheheritage.issueisso close to the heart of PM that during this year’s Independence day speech, he set out “an India free of colonial mindset” as one of the Panch Pran for New India in Amrit Kaal. This is not the first time though when a conscious effort is being done by PM Modi to shed the baggage of the colonial past. Numerous steps in this direction have been taken in the last eight years.
PATRA ARRESTED ON SON’S TIP-OFF Sunita was reportedly saved by Ayushman, Seema Patra’s son. Patra was caught after her son told his friend, a government officer, about the torture and asked for help, reports said. Acting on a tip-off from a government employee, the Ranchi Police had rescued the woman from Patra’s residence last week and recorded her statement on Tuesday in court. Seema Patra is being taken for a medical check-up by Argora Police at Ranchi Sadar Hospital after being arrested for allegedly torturing her tribal maid, in Ranchi on Wednesday.
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez has been served a notice by Delhi Police for questioning on Sept 12 in a multi-crore money laundering case linked to conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. She has also been summoned on Sept 26. ED has charged actor of knowingly using proceeds of crime of ` 200 crore extortion racket.
Sonia’s mother, Paola Maino dies in Italy home
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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot offering prayers at Ratanada Ganesh temple on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Wednesday.
Kota (PTI): Pained by the sight of broken plaster of Paris Ganesha idols lying scattered at river banks after Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, a man here is making 500 clay sculptures of Ganesha that he will be distributing for free. The 10-day-long festival of Ganesh Chaturthi began on Wednesday. Nimish Gautam, 25, claimed he distributed at least 250 Ganesha idols last year as well. Nimish Gautam making clay sculptures of Lord Ganesha that he distributed in Kota.
First India Bureau Jaipur: The return of Ajitabh Sharma to Jaipur, posting accord ed to APO Rohit Gupta, and new appointments being made on the posts of MD and Mission Di rectors of Skill Devel opment Corporation, NHM and Jal Jeevan Mission are some of the highlights of the trans fer list issued late on Saturday night. In the comparatively small list of merely 10 names, Sikar Collector has also beenUndergoingremoved. his 6th transfer in the current government, the 1996 batch IAS Ajitabh Shar ma was appointed as Chairman of Tax Board merely 4 months back and has now been given the responsibility of City Bus Transport in Jaipur. Ajitabh is a na tive of Jaipur and hence has a special interest in the development and progress of the city. How he bettered the work of Metro, in the same manner, it is ex pected that he will bet ter the bad situation prevailing in the Bus Transport system. 2006 batch IAS Rohit Gupta has been promot ed to the rank of Secre tary 8 months back, but despite this, the state government has given him a jump and ap pointed him as Secre tary, Finance (Budget). Rohit, who has served as Collector in 6 dis tricts, has been trusted by the government and as such he is a resultoriented officer. In its issue dated Au gust 21, First India had raised the issue of fulltime MD of Skill Devel opment Corporation (RSLDC) as the work is getting affected. Now the state government has appointed Renu Jaipal as full-time MD. Similarly, Sudheer Kumar is Mission Di rector of NHM and Avi chal Chaturvedi is Mis sion Director of Jal Jeevan Mission, but ap pointing them this late, the DoP has shown its lackadaisical approach.
CM GEHLOT PRAYS AT RATANADA GANESH TEMPLE Jodhpur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who was on a three-day visit to Jodhpur, visited Ratanada Ganesh temple on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Wednesday and offered prayers and wished prosperity in the state. While talking to the media, Gehlot said that lord Ganesha is con sidered to be the first revered deity and Bal Gangadhar Tilak had started Ganesh festival to give freedom to the country. “I have wished for prosperity in the state,” he said.
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Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: On the occa sion of Ganesh Chatur thi, Chairman of RTDC Dharmendra Rathore on Wednesday inaugu rated the new office of RTDC in Paryatan Bha wan. The newly built block on ground floor will now have a cham ber for RTDC Chair man, rest rooms, pantry and a visitor’s hall.
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Sawai Madhopur: A special Shringar of Trinetra Ganesh was there and Man gala Aarti was performed. It is believed that Trinetra Ganesha in Ranthambore is a unique idol of Ganesh ji which is not seen anywhere. People of nearby areas have a very special faith in Trinetra Ganesha. Free Bhandaras were organized. —Abhinav Agarwal Night view of devotees standing in queues outside the Moti Dungri Temple on Wednesday.
Man dressed as Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi celebration in Pushkar on Wednesday.
Dhariwal and Kalla dedicate 1,064 houses to EWS families
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Laxman Raghav Bikaner: UDH Minis ter Shanti Dhariwal on Wednesday dedicated 1,064 families of weak income group the keys of flats built by Urban Improvement Trust un der Swarna Jayanti Vistaar Nagar Yojana. Dhariwal virtually joined from Kota. “A house is a big dream for weaker sec tion. State govt is fulfill ing the dream of under privileged” he said. Edu Min Dr BD Kalla said that building one’s own house is one of the big gest struggles of life & state govt is fulfilling it.
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Devotees offering prayers at Parkote Wale Ganeshji temple.
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‘DILAPIDATED TEMPLES WILL BE RENOVATED SOON IN KOTA’ Kota: On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, Min of UDH Shanti Dha riwal took part in various religious programs in Kota. While speaking to media during a program at Kedli Phatak here, Dhariwal informed that dilapidated temples of Kota will be renovated soon. “Nearly 50 temples have been renovated in Kota North alone. Work is being done with public cooperation,” said Dhariwal. —Bhanwar S Charan Shanti Dhariwal addressing religious programme in Kota where ,Amit Dhariwal is also seen.
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The new block, built on 2,200 square feet, has been constructed at a cost of Rs. 50 lakhs. VP Singh, Rashmi Sharma, Ashok Kumar Yogi, Madhav Sharma, Hulas Rai Pawar were present.
First India Bureau Jaipur: 2008 batch IAS Muktanand Agrawal will be heading to Delhi on deputation as the state government has issued NOC. It would be after several years that any Rajasthan cadre of ficer would be posted on the post of forhandlingerativeingMuktanandDirector.isservasRegistrar,Co-opandhadbeenresponsibilitythepasttwoyears.
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sen along with Mr Kanchan Gupta to edit and publish the compendium of speeches. Kanchanji then spoke with me and said that we would have to meet PM Modi regarding the same. We were asked to meet Modiji in Lok Sabha and after a little wait we were ushered in to meet him in his room. What struck me as extraordinary was that there was not a single piece of paper on his table and his demeanour showed as if he had been waiting for us. The point is that being the PM and that too in the middle of the parliamentary session, he could have been deeply engrossed in his work at that time as well. But the fact that he chose to remain completely free for us showed his concern for us and the ability to give importance to even ordinary people. Not just this, PM Modi gave us the greatest and the most credible certificate of our hard work when he gave a pat on his back and said “What a wonderful event it was! Your hard work is truly commendable. I am sure you must have got a backache working for such long hours at a stretch! This work was not easy at all but you all made it look so simple by yourModijidedication.”isaperfectionist par excellence and his generous appreciation of our work meant the world to us. Where our imagination ends, his begins. Therefore we had been exceedingly careful about curating the entire program with perfection and we had indeed put in a lot of effort in the designing of the event. Then he said that we must continue our hard work for the upcoming events in the next 5 years. The first book we published was titled “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas” and he said that the forthcoming compilation will be titled Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas. There was another project for which I had to make a 45-minute online presentation to him and was told that Modiji would connect from his office in Lok Sabha. As I began speaking, I somehow got deeply engrossed in the content so much so that I ended up taking a long time. When I apologized to Modiji, he immediately asked me to continue and said that he was listening. Well, he was not just listening. He had gone deep into the intricacies of the presentation and each and every detail was clearly etched in his mind. The points that he raised after the discussion were simply the reflection of a genius mind. Only someone with immeasurable focus, patience and grasp over things could come up with such ingenious ideas and suggestions post presentation. And that too when the project was simply at a conceptual stage. He then gave the go ahead for the project! Then, on 13th August I got a call saying that a very important guest would be coming to meet me on the 15th. I began to panic how and when I would make preparations for this very special person, who was none other than Modiji. And do you know what was the first sentence he spoke when he stepped out of his car on 15th August? He said “Apologies Sachidanandji for making you wait for me this long!”
It is amazing how PM Modi cares to remember such minute details about people and their problems and this, to me, was an eye-opener about the greatness of Modiji as a leader. And not just this, he is genuinely worried about people. It is not a superficial concern that he shows randomly, in fact far from that. He is deeply aware of even the personal problems that people are facing and there is such sincerity and conviction in his voice that one feels really cared for in his presence.Thearrangement in that meeting was such that I had the honour of being seated just next to him. It gave me the opportunity to converse with him and it was an out-ofthe-world experience for all of us to be able to discuss the finer details with him, to listen to all the speakers and then gain an insight into the subject by listening in to what PM Modi had to say about it. We could see for ourselves that PM Modi is an extremely keen observer and all his observations are well-articulated profundities about the subject at hand. He devoted an hour and a half of his precious time in that event at the end of which he delivered an electrifying speech which completely charged the audience. After a few days I got a call from the Publication Department saying that they wanted to publish PM Modi’s speech and that they were sending in a panel of experts for a meeting with him. I happened to be part of the panel and then in a few days, Director General Dr Rao called me up to say that I had been cho-
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n event was organised by Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal and Research for Resurgence Foundation in 2018 titled Education for Resurgence and it was a Vice-Chancellors’ conference. We were keen on inviting PM Modi and it was an honour for us when he agreed to attend the event. I was the President of the Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal Organising committee and on the day of the event as we all moved to greet and welcome him, I was taken aback when he addressed me by my first name and said “How are you doing Sachidanandji?” I knew how well-read and aware PM Modi is, how well-prepared he is every time he goes out for some event, but when he addresses a common man such as me with his name, it comes across as most remarkable and induces a sense of importance in the Whilelistener.wewere walking towards the hall, he enquired about the well-being of Raiji and remarked with such accuracy “Raiji complains of stomach problems. He does not look after himself much so the onus lies on you all to take good care of him.”
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The senior leader was responding to party election authority chief Madhusudan Mistry, who had claimed that the process to elect the next Congress chief would be a fair one. Mistry had said in an article that if a member wants to check the list of delegates, they can visit PCC office and the list will be given to candidates once they file their nominations. In response, Tewari said, “CWC has announced scheduled of Congress president election not for 28 PCC’s and eight TCC’s. Why should someone have to go to every PCC office in the country to find out who the electors are? This does not happen in a club election also with great respect. In the interests of fairness and transparency, I urge your gods self to publish the entire list on the INC website.”“Howcan someone consider running if he/ she does not know who the electors are?,” he added.
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New Delhi: Political leaders across party lines remembered and paid rich tributes to former president of India, Pranab Mukherjee, on his second death anniversary. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal remembered the veteran leader and tweeted his respects. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri shared his pictures with the leader and said, “He will always be remembered for his immense contribution to public life, exemplary service to the nation, bipartisan politics and statesmanship.” The Congress recalled his “monumental contributions to the nation” and tweeted a remembrance post. Various other handles of the party too remembered the senior leader. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma remembered him as “a man of learning and wisdom who deeply influenced public life during his long political career.”
STATEMENT OF USER WHOSE PLAINT TO SC TO HEAR PLEA New Delhi: The SC has directed its Secretary-General to respond in a case relating to the enquiry mechanism into sexual harassment cases against sitting and retired judges. A bench of Justices ordered the SecyGeneral to file his reply within four weeks on the issue after senior advocate Indira Jaising told that the Secy-General was yet to file an affidavit.
YOU CAN RESTRAIN FROM EATING MEAT FOR 1-2 DAYS: HC New Delhi: The Gujarat HC has asked petitioners against temporary closure of a slaughterhouse in Ahmedabad due to a Jain festival to not eat meat for some days, according to reports. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, or AMC, had ordered the city’s only slaughterhouse to pull down its shutters between August 24 and 31, and Sept 4 and 9 due to festivals.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the contempt petition filed against Telangana Police for allowing access to crucial statements recorded under Section 164 CrPC to the rape accused despite the charge sheet not being filed in the matter. A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and S Ravindra Bhat on August 29 issued notice to Telangana state and listed the matter for September 26.
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JHARKHAND CM HEMANT SOREN LIKELY TO TAKE FLIGHT TO RAIPUR Jharkhand CM has been caught in mining scam, so he is unnecessarily accusing us. We’re not trying to poach their MLAs. It’s a false propaganda. They do theatrics to cover up their faults: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, on Jharkhand CM’s allegation of BJP poaching his MLAs. Four ministers of the ruling UPA coalition in Jharkhand returned to Ranchi on Wednesday evening, a day after they and 28 MLAs were shifted to a resort near the Chhattisgarh capital in view of political developments in their home state.
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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that if her family members get a notice from any of the Central government probe agencies, she would fight them legally though it has become a tough affair these days.Her comment came after the glingtionitsdayforeBanerjeeCongressnephewaDirectorateEnforcement(ED)issuedfreshsummonstoherandTrinamoolMPAbhishektoappearbe-itsofficersonFri-inconnectionwithongoinginvestiga-intothecoalsmug-scam.
JMM and Congress in Jharkhand decided to bring their MLAs to Chhattisgarh to protect them considering the way the BJP has indulged in horse-trading,” Baghel said. “Recently three MLAs (of Congress in Jharkhand) were held in West Bengal (with cash),” the Congress leader further said.
New Delhi: The Delhi Police of Wednesday informed that a Twitter user who complained against the fact-checker and Alt News founder Mohammad Zubair is a Delhi-based businessman who originally belongs to Ajmer, Rajasthan. The police officials denied disclosing more details about the businessman including his name. Delhi Police has been working for some time to establish the identity of the Twitter handle @balajikijaiin which was working under the name of “Hanuman Bhakt”.
Lucknow (PTI): The civic body here on Wednesday bulldozed shops mostly selling campaign material on the road outside the Samajwadi Party office. According to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation officials, the makeshift shops on Vikramaditya Marg were illegal and their owners were sent notices several times in the last six months asking them to remove the structures.
New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari has questioned the fairness of Congress president polls set to be held on October 17 as the electoral roll is not available to the public. “Why should someone have to go to every PCC office in the country to find out who the electors are,” he asked. In a series of tweets, Manish Tewari said, “How can there be a fair and free election without a publicly available electoral roll? Essence of a fair and free process is that names and addresses of electors must be published on the INC website in a transparent manner.”
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Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Congress is a democratic party and its Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor is qualified to contest for the party’s presidential election, KPCC chief K Sudhakaran said on Wednesday. Sudhakaran said if Tharoor wishes to contest the polls there is no need to blame him as the Congress is a democratic party and its members have the right to contest for the top party post. “What is there to wonder about? Is he not an eligible candidate? All the members of the Indian National Congress have the right to contest as it is a democratic party. If I wish to contest, I could also do that. The party will accept it. If I get the votes, I will win”, Sudhakaran told reporters here, responding to a query. He said the Congress has the strength to address such issues through the democratic process.
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the party shall keep its promise of providing five lakh jobs to youths in Himachal Pradesh as also Rs 1,500 per month to women and restore the pension scheme in the hill state if voted to power. “Congress pledge in Devbhoomi #HimachalKaSankalp. Old pension scheme restored. Rs 1500 per month to women. Free electricity up to 300 units. 5 lakh jobs for youth. Rs 680 crore start-up fund. Like Raj & Chhattisgarh, we will keep our promises. Together we will take Himachal forward again,” Gandhi said on Twitter.
“They were given time and an announcement was also made there earlier. On Wednesday, we razed the illegal structures with bulldozers,” an official said.On one side of the Vikramaditya Marg is the SP office and on the other side, there are bungalows of railway officers. Officials said the shops on empty spaces in front of the bungalows affected the flow of traffic.
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New Delhi: In his latest outreach move aimed at stitching together an alliance of like-minded parties against the BJP, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao today met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav in Patna. The leaders are scheduled to appear at a few events before heading for lunch. Rao, sporting a fedora hat, posed for pictures whil being welcomed with flower bouquets by his Bihar counterpart and RJD Chief Yadav. The three leaders are expected to discuss national politics. BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi took a dig at the two Chief Ministers, saying their meeting is a “get-together of twoTakingdaydreamers”.aswipeat the meeting, Modi, who was a Deputy Chief Minister for more than a decade with Kumar as the Chief Minister in the JD(U)-BJP government in Bihar, said it is a meeting of two leaders who are losing their base in their respective states and “desiring to become Prime Minister of the country”. “It is a meeting of two daydreamers who have no standing in front of PM Narendra Modi,” the BJP leader told reporters.
CONGRESS PRESIDENTIAL POLLS The rift within Cong came to the fore once again on Wednesday
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MLAs from J’khand shifted to Raipur to ‘protect poaching’ Raipur (PTI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said the UPA coalition government in Jharkhand shifted its MLAs to Raipur to protect them from being poached in view of the BJP’s “horse-trading” tactics.Thirty-two MLAs of the coalitionJMM-Congress-RJDinJharkhand flew to Raipur by a chartered flight on Tuesday and were taken to Mayfair Golf Resort in Nava Raipur.Baghel met the MLAs at the resort on Tuesday night. He was talking to reporters on Wednesday morning at Swami Vivekananda Airport here before leaving for Himachal Pradesh where he has been appointed as senior observer by the Congress for the coming assembly polls.“Alliance partners
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New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari has called the Congress leaders attacking Ghulam Nabi Azad as peons. Azad has already described the leaders associated with the Congress high command as sycophants. Now Tiwari has called them a peon. In a letter to Sonia Gandhi, Azad has said that Rahul Gandhi’s ordinance tearing became the biggest reason for the Congress’s defeat in 2014. But he did not write that the language and arrogance of leaders like Manish Tewari and Kapil Sibal also played a big role. Manish Tewari had said in a press conference at the peak of Anna Hazare’s movement that Anna too is immersed in corruption from head to toe. This statement of Manish Tewari proved to be the last nail in the coffin of Congress. Similarly, one of the leaders of G-23 was Kapil Sibal, who had given the theory of zero loss in the aorabusesdayAnnawhenTewariingthingspeoplethat’sofalleverchangedevered,wheneverfromhiscanhasthat2019,next2014didmohanministerstarelections.frombadly,tyderstoodCongress,inhammeringthingscam.communicationThefunnyisthatafterthenailthecoffinoftheTiwariun-thatthepar-wasgoingtolosesohegaveupcontestingtheHewasaMPandastarintheMan-Singhgovtbutnotcontesttheelections.Intheelectioni.e.inwhenitwasfeltnowthesituationimprovedandhewin,hechangedseatandfoughtanotherseat.Thatis,hefoughttheywant-didn’tfightwhen-hewanted,seatswhen-hewanted,butithappenedbecausehisabilityandwhereothergetallthebecauseofbe-apeon!ManishwasnotapeonhewasabusingHazarebutto-ifanyleaderAzad,thenhesheisbeingtermedpeon!
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KARTIKEYA RESIGNS G-20 MEET Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Bhupender Yadav met Netherlands Environment Minister Vivianne Heijnen, in Bali on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI If notice from agencies, will fight legally: Mamata
Karnataka (ANI): Lord Ganpati idol was installed at Eidgah ground in HubbaliDharwad on Wednes day after the Karnata ka High Court upheld authorities’ decision to allow the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi at theTheground.Karnataka High Court, in a late-night hearing on Tuesday, upheld the authorities’ decision to allow Ganesh Chaturthi at the Eidgah ground. The court dismissed the plea filed by the Anjuman-E-Islam and refused to interfere with the decision of the concerned authorities to permit the celebra tion of Ganesh Chatur thi at Eidgah
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From P1 l Union Budget earlier used to be announced on the last day of Feb ruary. Finance minis ter Arun Jaitley start ed presenting the Un ion Budget on Febru ary 1 in 2017, departing from the colonial-era tradition of using the last working day of that month. This seemingly minor tink ering of the budget cycle had a larger ob jective-reforming fis cal governance. l The Rail budget was merged with the Union budget in 2017 after it had been pre sented separately for 92 years, in yet another departure from British era practises. l PM unveiled a hol ogram statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate. This holo gram was to be later replaced with the stat ue of Netaji. The statue would be unveiled in the same place to mark the year-long celebra tion of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. This was done at the canopy where a statue of King George V had stood till its removal in 1968. l PM recently inau gurated Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Me morial Hall, Kolkata. In what has been named after an erstwhile Brit ish Empress of India, PM inaugurated a gal lery displaying the con tribution of the Revolu tionaries in the free domPMstruggle.hasbeen a propo nent of teaching in mother tongue, as re flected in NEP 2020. This is a marked depar ture from the focus mainly on English based education, the wheels of which were set in motion during the British time.
Karnataka: A case has been registered against Karnataka Tourism, Ecology and Environ ment Minister Anand Singh for allegedly threatening a family, whose members later attempted to set them selves on fire, over a land dispute, police said on Wednesday. The FIR has been registered against the minister and three oth ers following a com plaint lodged by D Po lappa, under the Pre vention of Atrocities Against SC-ST Act, and sections 504 and 506 of the IPC, they said. The case pertains to a dispute over a piece of land in a village in the district, between members of a commu nity and Polappa, who belongs to SC commu nity.During the Minis ter’s visit to the village on Tuesday, the mem bers of the community have requested him to help resolve the dis pute. In his complaint, Polappa alleged that the minister had threatened to burn his entire family. The complainant ar rived near the Hospet rural police station on Tuesday night with five of his relatives.
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CRUCIAL READ K’TAKA: JDS LEADER VEERENDRA VISITS RAPE-ACCUSED MURUGHA MUTT SEER Karnataka: JDS leader Veerendra Papi on Wednesday visited Lingayat seer Murugha Swami, who is accused of sexually harassing two minor girls at his mutt. Veernedra said that he had visited the mutt as he is both a devotee and a director of the Murugha Mutt. “I am a devotee and a student of Murugha Mutt. Besides this, I am also a director of this Mutt. Hence, I have come here today,” said the JDS leader. Regard ing the current developments, he said that he is not a big person to comment on that and urged everyone to act responsibly.
Pakistan (ANI): More than 6.4 million people in Pakistan are in dire need of hu manitarian aid as the devastating floods continue to wreak havoc in the country, the WHO said on Wednesday.Pakistan’s govt has declared the floods a national emergency, with 66 districts de clared to be a “calam ity hit.” Over 1,100 people, including over 350 children, have lost their lives. More than 1,600 people have been injured and over 2,87,000 houses have been fully destroyed.
Ganesh Idol installed at Eidgah ground in Hubbali after HC order HC, in a late night hearing, upheld the authorities’ decision to allow Chaturthi celebration
“The heavy mon soon rains in Paki stan which started in mid-July 2022 are con tinuing in many parts of the country and have affected 116 dis tricts (75 per cent) out of 154 districts in Pa kistan. The most af fected province is Sindh, followed by Ba lochistan,” the WHO said in a report.
Pakistan FM Miftah Ismail said that international agencies have approached the country’s govt to allow the imports from India through the land border, however, the Paki stan govt can consider it only after assessing the supply short age position after consulting with its coalition partners and key stakeholders.
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Inclement weather since past few days has impacted search and rescue efforts to locate two mountaineers Tapi Mra & Niku Dao from Arunachal Pradesh who went missing during an expedition close to the India-China border.
New Delhi: The bypoll to fill the Rajya Sabha seat vacated by BJP’s Manik Saha after being made chief minister of Tripura will be held on September 22, the Elec tion Commission said on Wednesday. Saha had quit Rajya Sabha on July 4. His six-year term as a member of the upper house was to otherwise end on April 2, 2028.
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Jharkhand : The Jharkhand Child Welfare Committee has asked for the ad dition of charges under the Protec tion of Children Against Sexual Of fences (POCSO) Act in an FIR filed in the case where a school girl died after she was set on fire in the Dumka. Committee said that the girl was a minor as per the class 10 board exams marksheet and not an adult as claimed by cops.
Case against K’taka min, family alleges threat, attempt suicide
POLICE DETAIN MAN IN SONALI PHOGAT DEATH CASE Haryana: A man was detained in connection with the Sonali Phogat death case, after the family accused him of taking a laptop and mo bile from the farmhouse of the deceased BJP leader. Haryana Police has recovered the items following which the questioning is underway. Goa Police reached the state earlier today.
Ganpati idol installed at Eidgah ground at Hubbali-Dharwad on Wednesday.
Pakistan floods: Over 33mn people affected Sea-like flood waters ravage Pakistan; affecting millions of people. PAKISTAN CAN CONSIDER FOOD IMPORTS FROM INDIA: ISMAIL BAD WEATHER IMPACTS SEARCH FOR 2 MISSING MOUNTAINEERS
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New Delhi (Agencies): India’s economy achieved its fastest annual expan sion in a year in the AprilJune quarter, according to data released by the Na tional Statistical Office (NSO) on Wednesday. India’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the three months to June 30, 2022 was 13.5%. However, this is lower than the Reserve Bank of India’s projection of 16.2% GDP growth in Q1FY23.June quarter growth was driven by manufac turing and services, such as accommodation and travel, rebounding from pandemic restrictions. The last time India’s GDP achieved higher an nual growth was in AprilJune 2021, when it was 20.1% higher than the pandemic-depressed level of a year before. After recording a 20.1% growth in the first quarter of 2021-22, GDP growth had consistently fell dur ing the entire FY22. In the second quarter of 2021-22, it slid to 8.4%, in the third quarter, it further fell to 5.4% while in the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal, it came down to 4.1%.“Real GDP or Gross Do mestic Product (GDP) at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q1 2022-23 is estimated to attain a level of Rs 36.85 trillion, as against Rs 32.46 trillion in Q1 2021-22, showing a growth of 13.5% as compared to 20.1% in Q1 2021-22,” said Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementa tion. “Nominal GDP or GDP at Current Prices in Q1 2022-23 is estimated at Rs 64.95 trillion, as against Rs 51.27 trillion in Q1 202122, showing a growth of 26.7% as compared to 32.4% in Q1 2021-22,” said MoSPI in a statement. The Reserve Bank of In dia (RBI) has raised its benchmark repo rate by 140 basis points since May, including 50 basis points this month, while warn ing about the impact of a global slowdown on do mestic growth prospects. Many economists ex pect another rate hike of about 50 basis points next month, followed by one more of 25 basis points thereafter.Consumer spending, which accounts for nearly 55% of economic activity, has been hit hard follow ing a rise in prices of food and fuel, though monthly inflation has moderated in the past three months.
New Delhi (PTI): Campa Cola, which vanished from the shelves after liberalisa tion in 1991, is getting a chance for a second life, as part of billionaire panyRsinbasedbrandgrownbusiness.consumertoanceAmbani-controlledMukeshReliIndustries’(RIL)planexpandthefast-movinggoods(FMCG)RILhasacquiredhomeiconicsoftdrinkCampafromDelhi-PureDrinksGroupadealestimatedatabout22crore,andthecomispoisedtolaunch Campa by October around Diwali this year, according to a report in ET. The company will roll out cola flavour, lemon and orange via Reliance Retail stores, JioMart and more than 15 lakh kiranas, thus directly competing with the American cola giants— Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.
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New Delhi (PTI): The US Fed policy action, RBI rate decision and foreign fund flows are some of the major factors that will guide the equity markets in the nearterm, analysts said on Wednesday. Besides these, September quarter earn ings announcements would also pave the way for the markets, whose overall structure remains bullish, they added. From its 52week low of 50,921.22 quoted on June 17 this year, the Sensex has jumped 16.91 per cent till now. The Nifty has climbed 16.96% from its 52week low of 15,183.40 on June 17 this year. So far in 2022, the BSE Sensex has climbed 2.20 per cent and the Nifty has advanced 2.33%. “We believe that the un derlying market is bullish. Given India’s stance as a high-performing economy, there are many reasons for India to be an excellent per former as we advance,” said Sunil Damania, Chief Investment Officer, Mar ketsMojo. He said the rupee has stabilized after hitting an all-time low level. The rupee is currently hovering at 79.50 against the US dol lar. It had touched an alltime low of 80.15 against the US dollar in intra-day trade on Monday. “We are of the opinion that irre spective of whether the market touches a record high in September, market sentiments will stay bullish by Diwali,” Damania said.
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Share markets to be driven by US Fed policy, foreign funds
New Delhi: Oil headed for a 3rd month-to-month drop, the longest dropping run in additional than 2 years, on concern that tighter finan cial coverage will hit growth & China presses on with its Covid Zero technique. West Texas Intermediate fell as a lot as $4.09 a barrel from excessive to low on Wednesday, placing it head ing in the right direction for a month-to-month decline of about 10%. Europe is gripped by an power disas ter that will herald a reces sion whereas in Asia, growth has slowed in China, the highest world’s oil im porter. “Consumption of crude & oil products hasn’t matched expectations in most places in the world which matter,” stated Geor gi Slavov, international head of basic analysis at London brokers Marex. “Mean while, there is a accumula tion of supply along the en tire supply chain & the re sult is this price weakness.”
WTI for October delivery was down $1.46 to $90.18 a barrel at 11:08 a.m. in New York.
New Delhi (Agencies): Finance Minister Nir mala Sitharaman will review the state of the economy amid global and domestic challenges at a meeting of the Fi nancial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), scheduled on September 15. The 26th meeting of the high-level panel to be held in Mumbai will be attended by all finan cial sectoral regulators, including RBI Gover nor Shaktikanta Das, sources said. The FSDC is the apex body of sec toral regulators, head ed by the Minister. The meeting will re view the current global and domestic economic situation and financial stability issues, includ ing those concerning banking and NBFCs, according to the sourc es. The council would also discuss measures required for further de velopment of the finan cial sector and to achieve inclusive eco nomic growth with macroeconomic stabil ity, they said.
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New Delhi: Earlier, the Centre announced that it would remove price caps on domestic airfares with effect from August 31, 2022. Now, airlines will have the freedom to de cide the fares as they please after nearly 27 months. The fare cap on air tickets was imposed in 2020 owing to the Cov id-19 pandemic. The gov ernment arrived at the de cision to do away with price caps in view of the dip in the price of jet fuel over the past few weeks.
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INDIA INC’S FDI DECLINES OVER 50% TO $1.11 BN IN JULY New Delhi: Multiplex op erator Inox Leisure is confident of pursuing an expansion strategy and has a pipeline of 834 ad ditional screens after FY23, according to the latest annual report of the company. The company, which was operating 692 screens in 73 cities across India as on June 30, 2022, estimates the total screen count to go up to 752 by the end of ongoing fiscal year. “We are confident about pur suing our expansion strategy and with diligent efforts, said Inox Leisure.
AIRBUS IN TALKS TO SUPPLY SOME 50 A220s TO INDIA’S JET AIRWAYS New Delhi: Jet Airways NSE 0.25 % India Ltd. is in advanced talks to order about 50 Airbus SE A220 familiartoaccordingaircraft,peoplewith the matter, marking what could be a fresh beginning for the bankrupt carrier that’s attempting to make a comeback. Deliveries of the new aircraft will start in 2025, the people said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are confidential. A deal for 50 such planes would probably be valued at around $1.8 billion after usual discounts, according to figures from leading aircraft appraiser Avitas.
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SONY-ZEE MERGER CAN COMPETITION:HURT CCI New Delhi: A merger between the Indian unit of Japan’s Sony and Zee Entertainment to cre ate a $10 billion TV power”,bargaining“unparalleledtionhurtwillenterprisepotentiallycompetibyhavingthe country’s antitrust watchdog found in an initial review. The Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) Aug. 3 notice to the 2 companies stated the watchdog is of the view that a further investigation is merited. Sony and Zee decided to merge their television channels, film assets and streaming platforms to create a powerhouse in a key media and entertainment growth market of 1.4 billion people, challenging rivals like Walt Disney Co.
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reasons for supply cuts. Russian state energy gi ant Gazprom said Nord Stream 1, the biggest pipe line carrying gas to its top customer Germany, will be out for maintenance from 0100 GMT on Aug. 31 to 0100 GMT on Sept. 3. The president of the German network regulator said Germany was now better prepared for the outages as its gas storage was nearly 85% filled and it was secur ing supplies from other sources. “We can take gas from the storage in the winter, we are saving gas (and need to keep doing so!), the LNG terminals are coming, and thanks to Bel gium, the Netherlands, Norway (and soon France), gas is flowing,” Klaus Mu eller said on Twitter. In Germany, inflation soared to its highest in al most 50 years in August and consumer sentiment soured as households brace for a spike in energy bills. New Delhi (PTI): Tata Sons shareholders have approved a resolution to have sepa rate chairpersons for the company and its largest shareholder -- Tata Trusts. An amendment to the arti cles of association of Tata Sons, which sought to pre vent a single person head ing Tata Sons as well as Tata Trusts simultaneously, was passed at the company’s an nual general meeting (AGM) . With the special resolution being passed with requisite majority of 75% at AGM, it will now be legally binding for Tata Sons and Tata Trusts to have separate chairpersons.
New Delhi: To ease the worry of working capital, social media giant Meta has introduced No-Cost EMI feature for advertisers in India. With this new fea ture, advertisers will be able to pay Meta for their advertising campaigns in monthly installments over three months. However, this three-month tenure may be extended depend ing upon discussions with regulated partners. Among all its existing markets, Meta has launched the fi nancial support feature first in India, Meta said in an official statement. Meta unveiled the new feature at the annual Grow Your Business Summit.
z The contract has lost about 12% in August z November Brent fell 1.7% MARUTI’S INITIAL EVS WILL BE IN UPPER SEGMENT: BHARGAVA New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India’s early-stage electric ve hicles (EVs) will be launched in the upper price band, ChairmanitsR C Bhargava said on launchexpectsTheWednesday.carmakertoits first EV in 2024-25 (FY25), while answering shareholder questions at the company’s annual general meeting in the Capital. As per its green energy programme, it will manufacture anywhere between 400,000 and 500,000 compressed natu ral gas (CNG) cars in 2022-23, marking a big jump from about 250,000 CNG cars manufac tured in 2021-22, he said. “The EV production is going to take place in Gujarat. We expect EVs to come in FY25,” he said.
FISCAL TOUCHESDEFICIT20.5% OF ANNUAL TARGET New Delhi: The Central Gov ernment’s fiscal deficit touched 20.5% of the annual target at the end of July reflectingaagainst2022-2321.3%yearago,im provement in public finance, as per data released on Wednes day. In actual terms, the fiscal deficit - the difference between expenditure and revenue - was Rs 3,40,831 cr during AprilJuly period this financial year. A fiscal deficit is a reflection of government borrowings from the market. The tax revenue stood at Rs 6.66 lakh cr or 34.4% of this year’s BE. Last year too, the government had managed to mop 34.2% of its annual estimate in April-July.
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New Delhi: India Inc’s for eign direct investment in July declined over 50 per cent to USD 1.11 billion in July 2022, the Reserve Bank data showed. An Out ward Foreign Direct Invest ment (OFDI), the domestic companies had invested over USD 2.56 billion in July 2021 in the form of equity, loan and issuances of guarantees. The Indian businesses invested USD 579.15 mn by equity infu sion, USD 193.21 mn as loans & USD 337.49 mn in fused by issuing guaran tees to overseas ventures.
Congress will get new president in Oct: Pilot Yogesh Sharma Jaipur: Amid reports that CM Ashok Gehlot has emerged as the top choice for Cong presi dent post, former depu ty CM Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said all party leaders will fol low directions from the high command. “As someone has said earli er, in politics, what we see does not happen and what we don’t, happens. We should wait,” Pilot said. About NSUI’s rout, Pilot said, “The reasons should be looked into whether it was candidate selec tion or else.”
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Amit Mishra New Delhi: With mer cury rising regarding appointment of Con gress party President, now a shocking news has come from Delhi. Indications given by highly placed sources related to the high com mand have revealed that the Ashok Gehlot camp has forwarded the name of Rajasthan As sembly Speaker and senior Congress leader Dr. CP Joshi for the post of the Chief minister in case Gehlot moves to Delhi as the Party Presi dent.It is being said that the Gehlot camp has suggested name to So nia Gandhi but accord ing to sources, Sonia did not give any re sponse to this move. On the other hand, Pilot camp is complete ly confident to take over the charge of Ra jasthan in the next few weeks. So, coming days in Rajasthan politics will be very interesting to see what finally comes out.
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Rajeev Gaur Jodhpur: While on his tour of Jodhpur, CM Ashok Gehlot’s health suddenly deteriorated on Wednesday morn ing. Due to high heat, he suddenly started feeling dizzy and a medical team was called from SN Medical College at the Circuit House. The team examined Gehlot and after resting for some time, he reached Nimaj Panchayat Sami ti in Pali for an event. In public hearing at Jodhpur Circuit House, Gehlot reached among the common people and listened to their prob lems and instructed the officials for their quick solution. Gehlot also met representatives of various organizations and institutions and discussed about the ex pansion of facilities in the district and took in formation from District Collector Himanshu Gupta.He also interacted with the Divyangs and directed the Social Jus tice and Empowerment Dept and Health Offic ers for speedy disposal of pending cases relat ed to Divyangjan. He also launched a vehicle of Bada Ramdwara for display and sale of books and texts of Gita Press, Gorakhpur. State govt... Gehlot said, “State Government is en couraging sports tal ent in the State childactedpublicacquaintedpetitions.ternationalstate,wouldsportsportunitiessaidonRajsamandchayatgekhedaasaidsoonGamesUrbanbuildinganbuiltTeamtingDhaniGehlotinmospherethereamPaliMinisterermentJusticetheandteamelGramoredment.”mentsernmentgivenplayerscommitmentandwith229havebeenout-of-turngovappointbythegovernTheCMhontheplayersofPanchayatlevKho-Khowinningwithtrophiescongratulatedallplayers.SocialandEmpowMinisterandin-chargeofdistrict,TikarJullysaidthatisafairlikeatforsportsruralareas.InRajsamand,CMsaid,“Village-talentsaregetabigplatform.spiritisbeingwhichwillplayimportantroleintheirfuture.Olympicwillalsostartinthestate,”hewhileaddressinggamefunctionatLaGramPanofBhimofdistrictWednesday.Hethatbygivingoptoruraltalents,theybepreparedfornationalandinlevelcomHealsogotwiththeandalsointerwiththegirlintimately.
Gehlot camp bets on CP, Pilot camp completely confident of ‘comeback’!
CM GEHLOT TO LAY FOUNDATION OF MANY PROJECTS
Ashok Gehlot CP Joshi Sachin Pilot NSUI’s defeat in SU polls should be discussed, he said WITH HER JOINT FIXED UNDER CM CHIRANJEEVI SCHEME, 75-YR-OLD CHANDRAKALA THANKS CM M ukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme and Nirogi Rajasthan scheme is providing health security to the common people and proving to be a boon for the public. Another example of this was seen in Jodhpur. When Gehlot started returning after visiting Ganesh temple in Ratanada in Jodhpur, a 75-year-old woman Chandrakala Tak came out from the crowd. Expressing her gratitude to the CM, she said that her joint operation has been successful only under the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme. She thanked the Chief Minister for all the welfare schemes of the state government.
Gehlot’s health suddenly deteriorated during public meet but he continued after rest CM Gehlot interacting with the people during public hearing at Jodhpur Circuit House on Wednesday. Sachin Pilot felicitating NSUI’s Dhara Kumawat, elected as Joint Secretary in the Raj University, on Wednesday.
COPS TO GET MEDALS IN PASSING OUT PARADE ON SEPT 2 Jaipur: The Passing Out Parade (POP) of Police Sub-Inspector and Platoon Commander Batch-2021 will be held in Rajasthan Police Academy on Friday, said an official on Wednesday. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will be the Chief Guest for the ceremony. On this occasion, trainees with exemplary perfor mance will be rewarded while police officers and employees will be honoured with police medals by CM Gehlot, said the official. Director of Rajasthan Police Academy Rajeev Sharma said that on the occasion of passing out parade cer emony, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will inspect the parade. The pass-outs will also be administered oath and arms oath during the ceremony, he said adding that the a large number of cops will be awarded during the event.
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Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will dedicate and lay the foundation of various road projects worth Rs 3,063 crore in a virtual programme on Thursday in a virtual programme at the Chief Minister’s residence. PWD Minister Bhajan Lal Jatav, PWD Principal Secretary Naveen Mahajan, Secre tary Chinhari Meena, Chief Engineer and Additional Sec retary Sanjeev Mathur, Chief Engineer National Highways DR Meghwal and Chief Engineer Quality Control Mukesh Bhati will attend the programme from the CMO. The MLAs of the respective Assembly constituencies of all 31 districts will partici pate in the program through video conferencing. The concerned District Collector and PWD officers will also be present in the program through VC from all the dis tricts and sub-divisions. The foundation stone of 2,959 km long 109 road projects worth Rs 2,933 crore will be laid in 31 districts. In Jodh pur, the foundation stone of a PPP mode project of Rs. 337 crores will be laid. There are 3 projects of Rs 42.30 crores in Ajmer, 2 projects of Rs 78 crores in Alwar, 4 projects of Rs 194.76 crores in Baran, 6 projects of Rs 148.40 crore in Barmer, 3 projects of Rs 140.20 crores in Bharatpur, 4 projects of Rs 92.42 crores in Bhilwara, 2 of 84 Rs crores in Bikaner, 1 of Rs 45 crores in Bundi, 4 projects of Rs 125.70 crores in Chittorgarh.
Chandna miffed over shifting of NSUI, IYC office Jaipur (FIB): Sports minister Ashok Chan dna has raised the issue of vacating of the Ban ipark office where NSUI, Youth Congress and Seva Dal functioned from. Chandna tweeted and has also sent a let ter to CM Gehlot and demanded to take cog nizance. “I believe this is not justice with all the three organizations and their workers. I re quest you to take cogni zance while under standing the feelings of the workers and the se riousness of the mat ter,” the letter read.
CM Gehlot interacting with a girl child at Nimaj village of Pali district.
How do you see Pandit Nehru’s move of theinternationalisingKashmirissue? It was made an international issue at the behest of Sheikh Abdullah in the same manner the recent incidents were made into international issues using the Human Rights way. It was an embarassing situation for the nation amongst countries of the world and India had to send its Ambassadors to explain the situation to other nations. Ultimately everything reconciled and now only two nations, Pakistan and China, raise the Kashmir issue. Nehru sent Sheikh Abdullah to UN to inform the nations that no Human Right violations have taken place and there is democracy in Kashmir. But it is said that he did not play his role propoerly and that he spoke with USA and other nations to find a way of making Kashmir a separate nation. So the internationalisation of Kashmir issue was actually a wrong step but for it, along with Nehru, Sheikh Abdullah is also responsible.
In the third installment of The New JC Show, CEO & Editor-inChief of First India & Bharat24, Dr Jagdeesh Chandra gives a detailed analysis on Kashmir’s political history, the recent change in political narrative in the Valley and the controversial role played by Sheikh Abdullah.…
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with Poornima Mishra, Aditi Nagar, Naina Yadav, Sonal Dahiya, Shashikant Sharma and Tajamul during The New JC Show at Taj Vivanta, Srinagar.
CEO & Editor-in-Chief of First India & Bharat24, Dr Jagdeesh Chandra gives a detailed analysis on Kashmir and how the atmosphere in the state changed post abrogation of Article 370, how Amit Shah, a leader who works over 20 hours day has carved a niche for himself, how the grand vision and foresightedness of PM Narendra Modi brought about the change in Kashmir. Excerpts… (Part II)
There are two parts to it. First there is the Valley and then the remaining area of the nation. It was more of a symbolic situation in the Valley. The campaign wasn’t celebrated on a large level and one can understand the sentiment of locals. BJP definitely tried and in a reasonable numbers people took part in the campaign, which sent a message in the people. Then comes the rest of the country where it was a revolution. It was close to mobilization. I have been unable to understand what type to national leader Narendra Modi is, since the entire nation stands with him when he gives a call. People followed his call on Har Ghar Tiranga in every part of the nation and even in Jammu, which is part of J&K Union Territory, celebrated the campaign amid much pomp. Modi’s slogan have in a way given rebirth to the craze for Tricolour. Modi’s campaign was superhit.
Nothing is final, neither success nor failure but you can always start anew, this is the only truth. —Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India JAIPUR | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 102ND FRONT POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24 How do you analyse the ‘double Singh?ionManojLieutenantdoofgovernment’engineintermsKashmirandhowyouseetheroleofGovernorSinhaandUn-ministerJitendra Dr Jagdeesh Chandra: This double engine government is successful as coordination between both is extremely good. What normally happens is that when two senior leaders of a party are working in one state, then automatically two parallel power centres get formed. But fortunately both are mature individuals and hence power centres have not formed. Dr. Jitendra Singh is a decent and dignified individual who takes interest in Kashmir’s development. He has started 75 new projects in region. So coordination between LG and Centre’s nominee Dr. Jitendra Singh is perfect and it should be hoped that this coordination will do wonders for Kashmir and that there will not be any personal differences between them.
It is also said that the main responsibility of getting Article 370 imposed on Kashmir lies with Sheikh Abdullah? Of course. He was a hero at that time and through 370 he gained honour and built an image among his voters. But Amit Shah gained honour by abroating it. Both the men garnered honour at different times. He bacame a hero for Kashmiris that they could follow a separate constitution. It was then that there were two Flags, one of Kashmir and other of India. Now after abrogation, only Tricolor remains which is installed everywhere. There used to be a holiday on Sheikh Abdullah’s birthday, which has been done away with now. Thirdly, they have done away with dual citizenship.
Greetings occasion of Chaturthi, may Lord Ganesha bless —DrEditor-in-Chief, WEDNESDAY, twitter.com/thefi instagram.com/thefi 102ND FRONT REG NO.
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What is your observation of 2 years of Manoj Sinha as LG? His ternure so ar has been good. The most important point is that after a long time, a straight forward and simple person who is an out and out politician has been brought here. The Raj Bhawan here has been in the hands of bureaucrats and although the babus have done a good job, but Narendra Modi and Amit Shah anted that a political face should come here because they wanted a political solution of the problem and hence as the political face of the government he has come here. His term has been dignified, there has not been any controversy associated with him. As regards development, he is doing a good job through PM Modi’s fifty eight thousand crore rupee package, one lakh crore rupees have been spent on roads, in the past seventy years, merely three thousand megawatt electricity was being produced but in the past two years it has increased by 3500 megawatts and add to this is the investment being promised here, so by and large it can be said that he has been a successful LG.
Modi preferred Home over Finance for his ‘troubleshooter’ Amit Shah to execute Article 370 agenda: Dr Chandra Chandra with Naina Yadav, Sharma JC Show
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November 19, 1990 a black day in India’s history and a blot on Kashmir’s secularism: Dr Chandra
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What about political possibilities regarding Kashmir and BJP? After the major political development, the coming together of BJP and National Conference, it now seems that government will be formed. It is believed that their government will be formed but it will have to be seen who will become the CM.
Srinagar’s Lal Chowk used to be a synonym of terrorism, throw a light on the situation that existed in earlier times and how it is now. I would urge you to visit Lal Chowk and take in the essence. Lal Chowk was synonym with terrorism where on january 26, 1992, Nanrendra Modi put his life in danger to unfurl the Tricolor. It was a time when firing by terrorists was the order of the day, there was so much terror that even military was not allowed to go there, but Narendra Modi did it. Perhaps it was the most risky moment of Narendra Modi’s life. That was a time and now the times are different. I went to the lal Chowk recently and was fairly surprised at the hustle and bustle, there are shops and people are walking about like nothing happened. Life has completely changed. Can we urge you to share another incident associated with Narendra Modi and Kashmir from the times of Kargil war? It is an emotional incident and extremely close to Narendra Modi’s heart since it abounds in nationalism. He came to Sri Nagar’s Army hospital and saw a jawan who had lost his arms and legs and was on the bed. Modi and the then CM of Himachal Pradesh had gone to meet the soldiers and had taken flowers and fruits with them. But the soldier had anger in his eyes, perhaps because he had lost his hands and legs and he could not take the flowers etc, and people thought that he did not like it. It was thought that the jawan was angry on the government that it is due to the government he was in such a situation. They came back and tried to learn more about the jawan and it was then they found out that he had lost his hands and legs. The next day they went again to meet that jawan, who said that he was in pain the day before and today there was no pain so he was elated. When they questioned why isn’t he in pain, he replied that today the Indian Army has won the battle on Tiger Hill where he had sustained those wounds. Narendra Modi immediately stooped down and hugged the soldier with tears in his eyes. This was the emotional incident. How do you rank the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign as the Kashmiri youth, which had stones in their hands, was seen with Tiranga this time around?
During the show #JConGhulamNabiAzad All-India 2ND FRONT After 370, life back to in Kashmir with tourism revolution: Dr Chandra AUGUST 30, JC YOU READ PART-II ON AUGUST 31, 2022 Dr Jagdeesh Chandra during the New JC Show.
Sheikh Abdullah has been a central figure in Kashmir’s politics. What was the reason that he was again given the reins of Kashmir? Sheikh Abdullah has been a historical figure in Kashmir’s history at times positive, at times negative. He changed his colors acording to the circumstances. His only wish was to be the prime minister of independent Kashmir. It was this wish of his under which he took several Uturns. It was government’s helplessness since it was believed that he was the voice of Kashmir and so people supported him but what happened in the end made people realise that they were betrayed by Sheikh Abdullah. There were political compulsions of Pandit Nehru who wanted to take him along to handle Kashmir issue. In 1953, it was learnt by the intelligence that Abdullah wanted to join Pakistan for which he left from Sri Nagar saying that he is going to some place. But when the agencies started search for him, he was found in Gulmarg. The plan was that he would meet the Pakistani leadership somewhere and before BBC he would announce separation of Kashmir and as an independent entity. But before all could happen, he was arrested. But politics is never right or wrong. So after 22 years he returned to main stream of politics and was appointed as chief minister, and not as prime minister. Indira Gandhi kept him as CM for five years and he won the electin in 1977. When he passed away in 1982, his son Farooq Abdullah was made the chief minister. So his legacy has been a mixed bag and that legacy has been carried forward by Umar Abdullah today.
When Hindus were being forced to leave the Valley, shouldn’t the governments of that time be held responsible for such migration? It should definitely be. November 19, 1990 is a black day in Indian history, it was a black day of Kashmiri secularism. Hindu families were confined to their homes, they did not know what to do. There were no one to save them and lawlessness ran amock on Kashmir’s roads that day. The then Governor - Jagmohanwas in Jammu and although he flew for Kashmir, he had to return back as the weather was not conducive to land in Sri Nagar. So there was no one to take the reins and handle the situation. Although he was a failure on that day, but later when the intelligence set up apprised him that the Kashmiris were again going to declare independence, he ordered curfew across Kashmir and the plan of Abdullahs got foiled again. So Jagmohan was partly responsbile for that debacle of Hindus leaving the Valley but the way he managed what could have been the next big shock, he could be appreciated.
Was it right to make Dr Karan Singh the Sadar-I-Riyasat of Kashmir in 1952, specially since Sheikh Abdullah was active in mainstream politics? See when a person decides on something, it is done to the best of his vision and judgement. But that was a wrong decision. History later revealed that it was a mistake and although that move does not have a major relevance today, but at that time it was a tactical error.
Jagdeesh Chandra with Glamanand Supermodel 2022 finalists
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irst India presents Glamanand Supermodel India becomes bigger this time as they have recently acquired the Miss Grand International franchise. The winners will represent India at Miss International and Miss Grand InFirst India presents Glamanand Supermodel 2022 had a panel of experts, including Nikhil Anand, National Director and Chairman of Glamanand Group, Zoya Afroz, Asmita Chakraborty, Divija Gambhir, Anita Hada, Ayeshaa S Aiman, Trisha Shetty, Nishi Bhardwaj and Devika Vaid who were assigned the most tedious and challenging task to help shortlist the top 30 finalists who made it through in the first cut. And finally, the weekend will witness the best representatives with a sense of confidence, purpose, and drive to make a difference.Toboost their morale, Jagdeesh Chandra and the First India family hosted a dinner for the ravishing beauties at Hotel Rambagh Palace, Jaipur on Monday. While interacting with the stunning models, he congratulated them and said, “First India firmly believes in the power of beauty to be the change and changemaker and an inspiration to women of various cultures by providing a platform that empowers women to discover their personal and professional dreams and unleash their potential to effect positive change as role models and ambassadors. It is a victory in itself to reach this platform. May the best win. All theDuringbest” the occasion, Nikhil Anand, National Director and Chairman of Glamanand Group, Nishant Anand, Rajeev Srivastava, Anita Hada and Ashok Raj Singh were alsoThepresent.beauty pageant focuses on improving the overall personality and confidence of the participants.
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The much-awaited grand finale of First India presents Glamanand supermodel India 2022 is all set to take place on Sunday, September 4 at Zee Studios, Jaipur!
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited Amrapali Jewels boutique at Paanch Batti, Jaipur, where she was received by Rajsico Chairman Rajiv Arora and Creative Director Tarang Arora on Tuesday. During her visit, she was delighted to see the beautiful Indian Jewellery and its craftsmanship, she was also amazed to see the entire collection at the boutique.
Good food, good mood MITALI RDUSAD asa Cafe cele brated its grand opening with eminent person alities of Jaipur on Wednesday. The place serves various kinds of teas, coffee & soft bever ages. Their ‘Fizzy Bees’ are a special attraction, for kids as well as grown-ups. Fizzy Bee is the ultimate thirst quencher for shoppers visiting the mall.
“We offer a good range of food options for all age groups. Keep ing the health & well ness quotient in mind, we have included lots of salads & fresh greens in most of our dishes.” Says the owner Rupali Seth.The place is in heart of the city at City Pulse Mall at Narayan Sin gh Circle with good parking spaces. Guests at Rasa enjoy the view of the mall with lots of shopping expe riences around. The Cafe menu has vegetarian singlevariousJaipuritesoptions.non-vegetarian&“Weknowhowlovetohaveflavoursinaplace.Keeping
CITY FIRST I NIFD Jaipur Fash ion Students, Juhi Dhandhia and Van shita Sharma emerged as winners at the virtual event ‘The Design Festival: Season 7’ for the selection to showcase at the upcom ing FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week - India’s premier fashion and lifestyle event on Wednesday.Thepanel of eminent jury consisted of fash ion designer Urvashi Kaur - founder of her eponymous label, Sara bjit Singh- Founder and Designer of Villa Or tigia, Neeraj Gaba- Cre ative Entrepreneur and Motivational Speak er, Shefalee Vas udev- Editor-inChief of ‘The Voice of Fashion.’ The show was hosted by Aman Verma- Bolly woodTheActor.design concept were inspired by ‘Street Style’ originating from the hip-hop culture. The concept of Fashion De sign Students Juhi Dhandhia and Van shita Sharma out fits expressed and reflected a sense of individuality. The name of their Collection isBorahaé which means - I’ll love you till the very end of the day.
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Dr Sudhir Bhandari cuts the inaugural ribbon, also seen are Dr Virendra Agrawal, Dr Anita Agrawal, Mrs Bhandari, Dr PK Mathur and Dr Pulkit Agrawal Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Yogesh Mishra, Anupriya Doi, Taruna Sharma, Jyoti Singh, Himadri Bhatnagar, Shivani Saini and Nimisha Mishra
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was greeted by BJP leader Shubhkaran Choudhary as he paid a courtesy visit to Uparashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. During the visit, he discussed the issues of the Jhunjhunu district. Nawalgarh Sarpanch Forum President Bhanwar Singh Dhiwa, BJP leader Rajesh Katewa, BJP OBC Morcha state executive member Vijendra Sunda, Harfool Singh Moond and Rajneesh Poonia among others were also present on the occasion.
CITY FIRST he inaugura tion ceremony of Zeiss Visu max 800 Smile PRO for the re moval of glass es was held at Dr Virendra Laser Pha co Surgery centre, Jaipur on Tuesday. Dr Sudhir Bhandari, ViceChancellor, RUHS graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. With the aim to diagnose ail ments of the eyes more accurately with newer technologies and artifi cial intelligence. During the occasion, Dr Sudhir Bhandari said “It is a big thing that such advanced technol ogy is introduced at Dr Virendra Laser Phaco Surgery centre, Jaipur for the First time in Ra jasthan, with the help of newer technology we can detect and cure the major issues related to vision. Dr Virendra said “Smile pro is the latest, fastest, robotic, flapless, blade-less technique to remove spectacles and contact lenses. This is done with Visumax 800 laser system and this is first installed in not only India but in SAARK Countries. In this procedure Laser is used just for 8 seconds and is done with just a 2 mm opening, has a very quick recovery. The whole proce dure is painless.” Dr Virendra and Dr Anita are doing all the latest laser and other pro cedures for the first in the last 23 years and have brought Lasik, EPILASIK, Fem tolasik, C3R etc as first in Rajasthan. The previous generation ma chines could only take 20000-60000 scans miss ing out on the high reso lution needed for criti cal diagnosis. The Angio OCT can take 100,000 unique HD scans per second of the eye. Clarus 700 HD Widefield Cam era can take 270-degree panoramic images of the retina in HD quality, pin pointing the diseased part. These new tech niques help in Retina, Glaucoma and Cornea problems of the Eyes and will be a boon for pa tients with Diabetic Retinopathy, Age-related Macular disease, etc.
The book titled ‘Khari Khari’ written by journalist, Ashok Bhatnagar (Rashtradhwaj) was released at Shree Prakash Media Center of Pink City Press Club on Wednesday. The Chief guest of the programme was Mumtaz Masih, OSD (Chief Minister) Farooq Afridi and various dignitaries including LC Bhartiya, Arun Joshi, Additional Director, Directorate of Information Public Relations, Arun Sharma and others were present. All senior journalists, writers and colleagues from print and electronic media participated in the launch.
Dr Pulkit Agrawal, Dr PK Mathur, Dr Virendra Agrawal, Rohan Agrawal, Dr Anita Agrawal, Dr Sudhir Bhandari, Mrs Bhandari, Dr Neha phatak and Dr Amit Mishra (L-R) Juhi Dhandhia, Saniya Sharma, Kashish Jodha and Vanshita Sharma (L-R) Riccha, Ratika, Aaron and Rupali
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he grand finale of Mrs Ra jasthan, organ ised by Fusion Group and in associa tion with Grand Sa fari was held at Arya College of Engineering on Sunday. Jyoti Sin gh won the crown of Miss Rajasthan 2022 while Taruna Sharma bagged the title of First Runner up, Sec ond Runner up was grabbed by Shivani Saini, Third Runner Up title by Poonam Pradhan and Fourth Runner Up title by AnuPriya Doi. To cel ebrate the glorious victory of the win ners of Mrs Ra jasthan, First India hosted a flavourful dinner to honour the beauties at Rambagh Palace, Jaipur on Tuesday.
Pinkcity Jaipur is all set to host again the 14th edition of AU Bank Jaipur Marathon, India’s biggest running event organised by World Trade Park and Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha, World Athletics, AIIMS Certified and World Championship Age Group Qualifier to be held on February 5 2023. Its preparation started with the Global Registration opening on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi by Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha President Pandit Suresh Mishra, World Trade Park Chairman Anoop Bartaria and AU Bank Jaipur Marathon CEO Mukesh Mishra.
On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, famous singer Sumant Mukherjee presented an ecclesiastical singing performance along with the Kathak by Priyasha Jain and Tanishka Mudgal, disciples of famous Kathak dancer Shweta Garg on Wednesday. The event was organised by Gulzar Violin Academy in association with the India International Institute of Kathak Dance and Music.
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