First India-Jaipur Edition-3rd January 2023

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BOMBSHELL FOUND NEAR RESIDENCES OF PUNJAB, HARYANA CMs

SC 4:1 MAJORITY VERDICT UPHOLDS NOTES BAN PROCESS, 1 JUDGE DISSENTS

DeMo is valid!

Chandigarh:

RELIEF FOR EX-MLA MUKHTAR ANSARI AS SC STAYS 7-YEAR JAIL

New Delhi: In a big relief to former UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari, SC on Monday stayed Allahabad HC verdict convicting former MLA Mukhtar Ansari and sentencing him to seven years imprisonment for threatening a jailer, pointing a pistol at him in 2003.

CRITICALLY ILL AFTER SNOW PLOW ACCIDENT

Moni Sharma

New Delhi: A fivejudge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the government’s 2016 decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, saying the decision was about executive policy and cannot be reversed.

The court rejected the 58 petitions challenging demonetisation and said that the decision-making process of the government was not flawed.

The judgment, authored by Justice BR Gavai, was agreed to by Justices S Abdul Nazeer, AS Bopanna, and V Ramasubramanian. Justice BV Nagarathna faulted demonetisation in her dissenting judgment but did not quash it.

4 KILLED, 3 INJURED AS TWO HELICOPTERS COLLIDE IN AUSTRALIA

Melbourne: 2 helicopters collided in an Australian tourist hotspot Monday afternoon, killing four passengers and critically injuring three others in a crash that drew emergency aid from beachgoers enjoying the water during the southern summer.

ZOMATO CO-FOUNDER AND CTO GUNJAN QUITS

IN

TOP-LEVEL EXIT

New Delhi: Food delivery platform Zomato on Monday, said its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Gunjan Patidar has quit, in what is the latest in a series of top-level exits.

Patidar was one of the first few employees of Zomato and built the core tech systems for the company.

Gavai said though there was consultation between Modi govt, RBI for 6 months, indicating a “reasonable nexus between the measures undertaken and the object sought to be achieved” and, therefore, notes ban notification passed test or doctrine of “proportionality”. More on P5

l The 52-day window provided for the exchange of demonetised currency notes with legal tenders is not unreasonable and cannot be extended now.

l RBI does not have any independent power to bring in demonetisation and directed registry to place matter before CJI for directions and to answer other questions left open in

Demonetisation decision does not suffer from any legal or constitutional flaws.

Petitions can be placed before an appropriate bench by CJI for deciding issues linked to main issue over validity of notes ban.

l Observing that there was no independent application of mind by RBI, the entire exercise was carried out in 24 hours and was an exercise of power, contrary to law, and therefore unlawful.

l The power of Centre being vast has to be exercised through a plenary legislation rather than by an executive act by issuance of notification.

l It is necessary that Parliament, which consists of the representatives of the people of the country, discusses the matter and thereafter, approves the matter.

l Proposal originated from Centre while RBI’s opinion was sought and such an opinion given by central bank cannot be construed as a “recommendation” under section 26(2) of RBI Act.

DAY AFTER DEADLY SHOOTING 2 kids die, 6 hurt in Rajouri

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Jammu: A day after four people were killed by terrorists in J&K’s Rajouri, an explosion near the house of one of victims was reported on Monday in same district. 4-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl were killed and 6 people were injured in explosion. The injured people have been admitted to a hosp.

The blast occurred in Dangri village where there was firing on some houses on Sunday

The explosion on Monday was reported near the home of a victim of Sunday’s terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri region.

evening. “A blast occurred near the house of the victim of yesterday’s firing incident in

KANJHAWALA DEATH

Rajouri’s Dangri village,” ADGP, Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh said to media.

CASE

5 accused of dragging woman by car, sent to 3-day police custody

First India Bureau

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Monday was granted three-day custody of five accused in connection with the death of a woman after she was dragged by a car for a few kilometers in the city. The incident took place on Sunday.

The woman (23), who was on her way home, was dragged by a car for around four kilometres from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala in Delhi on Sunday morning.

DEATH PENALTY FOR ACCUSED MEN: KEJRI

Calling the incident “rarest of rare”, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said the culprits should be given the strictest punishment.

“What happened to the woman is very shameful. The culprits should be punished severely. They should be hanged,” he said.

Anger in Russia as 63 soldiers killed in one of the war’s deadliest strikes

Kyiv (FIB): Russia acknowledged on Monday that scores of its troops were killed in one of Ukraine war’s deadliest strikes. Russia’s defence ministry said 63 soldiers had died in fiery blast. It said accommodation had been hit by 4 rockets fired from US-made HIMARS launchers, claiming 2 rockets had been shot down.

26 INJURED AS TRAIN DERAILS IN PALI, MIN VAISHNAW VISITS SPOT

1,900 kms tracks in country will be inspected for faults

Pali: Union Railway Minister Ashwini

Vaishnaw on Monday said that 1,900 km of train tracks across the country have been marked for inspection and the faulty ones will be replaced. Vaishnaw visited the spot in Pali where the 11 coaches of Bandra-Jodhpur

Suryanagari Express derailed at 3.30 am on Monday on the Rajki -

yawas-Bamodara route in which 26 people were injured. The min-

ister also announced compensation of Rs 1 lakh for the injured and Rs 25,000 for minor injuries.

Vaishnaw kept monitoring the rescue work from 4 am and reached the spot at 7 pm. He said that the tracks built in this slot will be replaced across the country. The damaged track in Pali will be repaired by Tuesday morning and the forensic investigation will be done. Vaishnaw also thanked the administration of Pali district for their cooperation. P2

CM Gehlot calls Dr VK Paul, discusses Covid situation

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday spoke on the phone with Dr VK Paul, member of NITI Aayog and head of Covid-19 Task Force. Gehlot and Paul discussed about the current situation of the Covid. Paul said, “There is no need to panic. But

avoid going in crowded places and use mask as much as possible. Due to increasing Covid cases in many countries including China, an atmosphere of fear has been created among the common people. Experts are of opinion that due to vaccination in Raj, people have good immunity but need to be careful.”

Congress MLAs’

resignation:

HC asks Speaker to reply by Jan 16

Jaipur (FIB): The Rajasthan HC on Monday sought to know from State Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi what decision he has taken on the resignations of Cong MLAs pending before him. A bench comprising CJ Pankaj Mithal and Justice Shubha Mehta directed state advocate general M S Singhvi to seek instructions from Speaker in this regard.The matter has now been listed for hearing on Jan 16. Turn to P8

Top court rejects the 58 petitions challenging the demonetisation

There was consultation between Centre, RBI for 6 months: Bench

A five-judge Constitution bench of SC on Monday hearing petitions challenging govt’s 2016 decision to demonetise `500 and `1,000 notes.

CONSTITUTION BENCH OF THE SUPREME COURT SAID...

‘UNLAWFUL’ MOVE: JUSTICE NAGARATHNA IN HER VERDICT...

HISTORIC

JUDGMENT IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST, WILL RAHUL SAY SORRY: BJP

SC NOTE BAN VERDICT SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR GOVERNMENT: CONGRESS

B JP hailed SC judgment upholding govt’s demonetisation exercise as “historic” and slammed Congress for its campaign against decision and asked if its leader Rahul Gandhi will tender an apology after the verdict.

Ravi Shankar Prasad asserted that demonetisation done in 2016 proved to to be “biggest blow” to terrorism by curbing terror funding. It boosted income tax and cleansed economy, he claimed.

S C’s verdict on demonetisation deals only with decisionmaking process, and it is “misleading” to say that the court has upheld the notes ban, Congress said. ‘The Supreme Court has only pronounced on whether Section 26(2) of RBI Act, 1934 was correctly applied or not before announcing demonetisation on Nov 8 2016. Nothing more, nothing less,” Jairam Ramesh head of Congress’s communication wing said.

A CCTV grab of the car dragging woman. (Right) Anjali Singh.

A bombshell was found within a few hundred metres of the official residences of Punjab and Haryana CMs in Chandigarh on Monday, triggering a scare. A bomb disposal squad was immediately dispatched to the spot from a helipad used by the Punjab CM.

ACTOR JEREMY RENNER

Los Angeles: Movie star Jeremy Renner, known for Hawkeye in Marvel blockbusters, was in critical but stable condition following an accident on Monday. He was plowing snow when he suffered injuries.

SHAH SEEKS REPORT FROM DELHI TOP COP

OTHER TOP STORIES

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has praised his predecessor late leader Sushma Swaraj, commending her for being at the forefront in bolstering relations with the Indian diaspora. P5

Rahul said China is adopting same principle with India as Russia is with Ukraine, as it is threatening to alter our boundaries. Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from New Delhi, to enter UP today. P5

Kyiv said the Russian death toll was in the hundreds, though pro-Russian officials called this an exaggeration.

RECESSION WILL HIT A THIRD OF THE

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Member of NITI Aayog Dr VK Paul

Rajeev Gaur and Subhash Trivedi

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects train tracks in Pali on Monday. Also present here are PP Chaudhary and others.

Train track cracked due to cold, report

Coaches of Jodhpur-bound express train derail in Pali injuring 26; several trains cancelled or diverted

Pali: Twenty-six passengers were injured after 13 coaches of a Jodhpur-bound express train derailed in Pali district early Monday.

No loss of life was reported, a spokesperson of the North Western Railway (NWR) said.

The injured included 4 scouts who were part of a group of around 150 scouts going to participate in Jamboree in Pali. The initial report of the railways mentioned that train track suffered cracks due to severe cold that caused the incident.

Several trains were either cancelled or diverted due to the derailment of Bandra Terminus-Jodhpur Suryanagri Express (12480) on Rajkiyawas-Bamodara

route at 3.27 am.

The injured, two of them seriously hurt, have been admitted at the Bangad Hospital in Pali. Stranded passengers have been taken to

Jaipur: A Jat Mahakumbh will be held in Jaipur on March 5, which will be beyond party politics in the election year. Rajasthan Jat Mahasabha is the organizer of the event that will be held at Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vasundhara Raje, PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasra, BJP State President Satish Poonia, Minister Lalchand Kataria, Vishvendra Singh, Yudhveer Singh, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait will participate. Jat Mahasabha chief Rajaram Meel said, “The Mahakumbh will be beyond party politics.”

PAY LUMP SUM OUTSTANDING WATER BILL & GET PENALTY WAIVED OFF

Jaipur: Interest and penalty will be waived on depositing outstanding water bills in a lump sum. By issuing an order on Monday, the state government has given this relief to all categories of consumers of all urban and rural water supply schemes. On depositing the arrears of the water bill till March 31, 2022, by March 31, 2023, consumers will get a complete exemption in interest and penalty. Following the instructions of Public Health Engineering Minister, Dr Mahesh Joshi, Joint Secretary of the department issued orders. —Naresh Sharma

HELPLINE NUMBERS ISSUED

FOR JODHPUR: 0291- 2654979 (1072), 02912654993 (1072), 0291- 2624125 and 02912431646 and FOR PALI MARWAR: 0293- 2250324 and 138 1072. Help desks have also been set up at all

Cashless payment from now on JprBhilwara NH

First India Bureau

Jaipur: People travelling from Jaipur to Bhilwara (via Phagi) and from Sikar to Luharu via Jhunjhunu no longer have to pay toll tax in cash. On National Highway in Raj, now online toll tax will be collected. Public Works Dept Min Bhajan Lal Jatav gave instructions.

their destinations by buses and alternative train routes, the spokesperson said.

Three coaches S3, S4 and S5 were majorly affected. The air-condi-

Govt has failed on every front: Singh

Prakash Purohit

and

Organization General Secretary Chandrashekhar took a meeting of the state office bearers and reviewed the organizational works and discussed in detail the plans for the upcoming programs of Mission 2023 and gave directions. Jan Aakrosh meetings were held in The success of Janakrosh Yatra and Jan Aakrosh meetings were reviewed in the meeting of state officials and also discussed issues like farmer loan waiver, women’s security etc.

Jaipur: A BJP leader in Rajasthan Cricket Academy is preparing to contest assembly elections from Kaman and his work visits have been happening continuously for the last few days. First his attempts to get a ticket from Kota were unsuccessful. Netaji’s eyes are now on the minority seat. This time Netaji could not become an office bearer in the RCA. In such a situation, now his entire focus is on Kaman. Only one problem will always come in front of this Netaji that he had supported Congress leaders in the RCA. —Naresh Sharma

tioned coaches remained unaffected. The passenger also said after 15-20 minutes, ambulances and facilities were arranged for the injured.

Jodhpur: BJP’s Jan Aakrosh Sabha was organized in Jodhpur on Monday on the call of state leadership. While Union Minister General VK Singh was present as the chief speaker in this Jan Aakrosh meeting, Union Jal Shakti Min Gajendra Singh Shekhawat also addressed gathering.

Addressing the public meeting organized outside the District Collectorate office, Union Minister VK Singh said

3 killed, 4 hurt in Hanumangarh accident

Hanumangarh(PTI):

Three were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a bike-trolley in Hanumangarh on Monday, police said. Accident occurred due to dense fog & poor visibility on Hanumangarh-Naurangdesar village road, they said.

The deceased have been identified as Gurcharan Singh (22),

Min temp drops below 5 degrees in some areas

Jaipur (PTI): Cold conditions prevailed in most parts of Rajasthan where minimum temperature was recorded below five degree Celsius, a Meteorological Dept spokesperson said.

On Sunday night, the minimum temperature was recorded 1.1 degree Celsius in Hanumangarh’s Sangriya and 1.2 degree Celsius in Fatehpur’s Sikar.

According to the MeT department data, the minimum temperature on Sunday night was 2.7 degrees in Chittorgarh, 3.0 degrees in Sikar, 3.8 degrees each in Alwar

Low visibility due to fog in Sikar.

and Sirohi, 4.2 degrees in Pilani, 4.5 degrees in Bhilwara, 5.5 degrees Celsius in Ganganagar. Max & min temp in the capital Jaipur during the last 24 hours was 21.0 degree & 8.0 degree Celsius respectively.

Firozpur after offering prayers at a temple here, they said.

DSP Ramesh Machra said the truck carrying cartons of apples, on the way to Rawatsar from Hanumangarh, hit the bike-trolley near Naurangdesar and overturned. “4 injured are undergoing treatment and would be discharged soon and family members of deceased have been informed.”

Pramod Jain Bhaya inaugurates 1st cybercrime police station in Baran

First India Bureau

Baran: Mines and Gopalan Minister Pramod Jain Bhaya on Monday formally inaugurated the first cybercrime police station of Baran district near Traffic Police Station located on Baran Station Road. Police force will be deployed 24 hours in the police station. Bhaya said that to stop cybercrime, CM Ashok Gehlot had announced the opening of cybercrime police stations in every district. Earlier, cyber police stations were set up at the range level.

RU VC ‘answerless’ in front of Rihana

Jaipur: The matter is related to MLA Khiladi Bairwa and Girraj Malinga Both the MLAs remained marginalised in politics of Dholpur. Malinga was jailed for assaulting a government employee while Khiladi Bairwa paid the price for being overambitious. Despite lakhs of efforts by both leaders, they could not get Dholpur Collector removed. Rohit Bohra of Rajakheda overpowered these two leaders. Now Khiladi Bairwa is probably looking for a new seat. However, despite being a sitting MP, Khiladi’s ticket was cut in the Lok Sabha elections. On the other hand, it is challenging to keep the vote bank intact for Girraj Malinga. —First India Bureau

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Jaipur: Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan University was completely exposed on Monday in front of the Women Commission team. On the issue of meeting the students when the Vice-Chancellor said ‘ask students, don’t I meet them every day’,

the students called it a lie. The team of the Women Commission along with Women Commission President Rihana Riaz reached Rajasthan University at VC’s Secretariat on Monday. When chairman of the commission called VC regarding demands of girl students.

that only corruption is visible in the achievements of the Congress govt in the last 4 years.

“The govt has failed on every front. In the neighboring state of UP, where corrupt people, mining mafia and land mafia run away, they are being given shelter in Raj. Maximum incidents of atrocities on women have happened in Raj,” Singh said.

Many leaders including RS MP Rajendra Gehlot, former min Vasudev Devnani & others also addressed meeting.

Preps on for Camel Festival to be held from Jan 13 to 15

Bikaner: The upcoming popular Camel Festival of Bikaner is expected to be a very important attraction for the tourism industry in the state after the dud during the Corona period. This time tourists have arrived in large numbers and in such a situation, there is a lot of curiosity and excitement about the Camel Festival to be held in Bikaner from 13 to 15 January.

The special thing is that once again rural tourism has been made a part of the Camel Festival. The preparations for the 29th Camel Festival are going on in full swing. The International Camel Festival of Bikaner attracts a lot of tourists as they come to witness the royal culture of Rajasthan.

Rajeev Gaur, Subhash Trivedi, Sandeep Khivada and Bhawani Singh Gehlot

Railway police and locals carrying out the rescue operation for stranded passengers (inset) The cracked railway track.

Ashok Gehlot @ashokgehlot51

For immediate relief work, officials of the district administration and medical team have coordinated with the railways to provide relief to the passengers. Here 26 injured passengers were taken to Bangar Government Hospital and treated, most of whom have been dis charged after treatment.

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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, VK Singh, Vasudev Devnani, Rajendra Gehlot & others during Jan Aakrosh Sabha in Jodhpur on Monday.

Gurvinder Singh (23) and Bindar Singh (24), police said.

Seven people, riding on a bike-trolley, were returning to Punjab’s

Laxman Raghav

POLL ASPIRATIONS OF A BJP LEADER ACTIVE IN THE RCA!

WHAT WILL BE THE FUTURE OF THE KHILADI-MALINGA PAIR?

Jaipur: BJP State President Dr. Satish Poonia

State

JAT MAHAKUMBH TO BE HELD IN JPR ON MARCH 5, TOP LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE

POONIA & CHANDRASHEKHAR REVIEW SUCCESS OF JAN AAKROSH YATRAS

Injured being treated at the trauma centre of government hospital in Hanumangarh on Monday.

Pramod Jain Bhaya with police officers in Baran on Monday.

MIN BHAJAN LAL JATAV INAUGURATES SOLAR PLANT AT RSRD CORP HEADQUARTERS

Jaipur: PWD Minister Bhajan Lal Jatav inaugurated the Solar Plant, Digital Display Board, Fast Tag Command Center and Quality Control Laboratory at the Rajasthan State Road Development and Construction Corporation Headquarters premises on Monday. Jatav said 10 highways in state with driver-related issues had been identified, which will be resolved soon with FASTag insertions. A modern laboratory has been established for quality testing of construction materials. —Dinesh Tiwari

Women Commission President Rihana Riaz with RU students.

boarding stations of the train for assistance.

PROTESTS OVER PAPER LEAK, REWARD ON TWO ACCUSED

Jaipur: In the RPSC paper leak case, Udaipur SP announced reward on 2 absconding accused Bhupendra Saran and Suresh Dhaka. He announced a reward of Rs 5,000 each on two accused to give information about both.

Meanwhile, getting active on the paper leak issue, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) protested across the State.

In Churu, AAP submitted a memorandum to the District Collector in the name of the CM regarding the issue of the paper leak. AAP’s district in-charge

Shankar Narayan Sharma said that in the last four years, the unemployed youth have been hit in a worse manner due to the paper leak.

In Barmer, thousands of young men and women from across the district took out a protest rally and demanded a CBI inquiry in the pa-

per leak case and demanded assurance of such incidents not happening in the upcoming recruitments. The rally was taken out from Adarsh Stadium to the district collectorate headquarters demanding strict action from the government against such incidents.

Khandela’s Kajodmal gives life to 4, heart transferred via green corridor

Jaipur: The campaign of organ donation has again gained momentum in the biggest SMS hospital in the state. 46-year-old brain dead Kajodmal resident of Khandela gave new life to four needy people before leaving his life. The kidneys were transplanted in SMS hospital on Monday while the liver was sent through green corridor to Ma-

Big-B to attend med conf on Jan 5

Jaipur (FIB): Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan will come to Jaipur on January 5 and will be the chief guest at International Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISGCON-2023) to be held at JECC from 5 to 8 January. About 3000 gastroenterologists will gather to discuss the latest technologies. Renowned Gastroenterologists like Dr. Paolo Angeli from Europe, Dr. Anita Afzali and Dr. Nora Terott from USA will join conference.

hatma Gandhi Hospital and the heart was transplanted to a female patient at Medanta Hospital in Delhi.

On December 27, Kajodmal was brought to SMS Trauma Centre after a road accident and was declared brain dead

on December 1. Hospital Superintendent Dr. Achal Sharma, Senior Neurosurgeon Dr. Devendra Purohit, Dr. Chitra Singh, Transplant Coordinator Ramratan Khanakwal, Tarachand Saini, Leelam Singh interacted with the family

members and explained them to donate organs.

The efforts were successful and after the consent of the family members, the process started Monday morning to transplant the patient’s active organs to the needy.

Road Safety cess to be imposed on new vehicles in Rajasthan

Jaipur: Buying a new vehicle in Rajasthan will be expensive as the Rajasthan government is preparing to impose road safety cess on the purchase of new vehicles. Its entire money will be spent on measures being taken to prevent road accidents.

For this, the government is preparing to bring a fund by bringing a Bill in the upcom-

ing assembly session.

Apart from this, 25 percent of the challan amount collected for breaking the traffic rules on the road will also be given to the road safety fund. The fund

will not lapse at the end of the financial year.

The Road Safety Fund will be used for measures related to road safety. Under this, along with the implementation of safety plans and programmes, road safety equipment will also be promoted.

Along with this, small improvement works will also be done from this fund to prevent accidents on state-owned roads.

‘Kaylana Lake area will be developed’ DHARMENDRA RATHORE EXPLORES JODHPUR...

Shivprakash Purohit

Jodhpur: Rajasthan

Tourism Development Corporation Chairman Dharmendra Rathore reached Jodhpur from Jaisalmer by Palace on Wheels train on Monday morning and participated in various programs.

Rathore, while talking to the media in a boat at the Kaylana Lake, said that CM Ashok Gehlot has paid

Controversy erupts as Priya Singh honoured by

Kota (FIB): A female college student was found unconscious at home in the Kunhadi area. The family took her to hospital for treatment, where the duty doctor declared her brought dead. The police got the dead body shifted to MBS mortuary. At present, the cause of death has not been revealed. The reasons will be known only after the post-mortem report. Swati Singh (22) was a resident of Panchavati. It is being told that on Dec 31, Swati went to the party with her friends.

The brother of the deceased Mukul Singh told that on Sunday around 1 pm, she went to take a shower in the bathroom. When she did not come out, fearing any untoward incident, the gate of the bathroom was broken and Swati was found lying in an unconscious state in bathroom.

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Jaipur : A controversy has erupted around bodybuilder Priya Singh getting a medal in bodybuilding and being honoured by the Sports Minister. The Rajasthan State Body Building Association has written a letter to CM Ashok Gehlot demanding an inquiry into fake sports associations. Along with this, the association has also objected to honouring bodybuilder Priya Singh.

In the letter by Association President

Naveen Yadav, it is said that bodybuilder Priya Singh was declared Miss World Body Builder recently. This competition has been organized by a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Punjab and not by any recognized body-building association. For the last few days, an atmosphere is being created that Priya Singh has brought a gold medal but this competition is neither conducted by any recognized sports association nor by any state govt or sports dept.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Rajasthan Roadways fleet will soon include 550 new buses. The roadways administration is going to take a loan of Rs 162 crore from HUDCO for the purchase of buses for which the state government has issued a guarantee. Apart from this, the roadways administration will also buy 10 super luxury buses. About 10 months ago, the proposal for the purchase of 550 buses was approved in the Roadways Board meeting. The arrival of new buses in the roadways fleet is very important at this time because Rajasthan is facing the situation of roadways buses.

Last year 750 buses from the roadways fleet were removed while in 2021 also there were more than 800 buses were routed off.

Swachh Survekshan: Night cleaning in JMCG

First India Bureau

Jaipur: A meeting was held on Monday at the Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater headquarters regarding the Swachh Survekshan.

Mayor Dr Somya instructed to get the night

sweeping done. Along with this, instructions were also given to the officers to increase public participation.

Commissioner Mahendra Soni said that to increase public participation, cooperation of councilors will be taken

and messages will be sent to the groups formed in the wards. Apart from the Chairman of the cleaning committee, Ramswaroop Meena and Ramkishore Prajapat, the deputy commissioners of the zone were present in the meeting.

Hoopers’ rounds will be increased

Litterbins will be installed on the main roads of the city

Garbage containers will be strictly kept at commercial establishments

maximum attention to the promotion of tourism sector. He said that the demand for giving industry status to the hotel sector has been

made since 40 years. The CM has fulfilled a huge demand by giving industry status to the hotel sector. He said that recently helicopter

service has been started in Jaisalmer for the convenience of tourists. He said that better efforts will be made for the development of Kaylana Lake area of Jodhpur. He also rode a water scooter in the lake and also enjoyed the ropeway. Rathore also met 6 patients admitted in MGH Hospital who were injured in Bhungra gas tragedy and prayed for their speedy recovery.

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Vikas Sharma

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Unemployed youth during silent march in Suratgarh on Monday. Rally started from Abdul Kalam Park to subdivision office.

AAP workers protest during the agitation in Kota on Monday. A march was also taken out from Circuit House to District Collectorate.

A green corridor was made to transfer the liver of Kajodmal to Medanta hospital in Gurugram On Monday.

UDAIPUR SP ANNOUNCES REWARD OF `5K EACH ON ABSCONDING ACCUSED; AAP CORNERS GOVT OVER PAPER LEAK, HOLDS PROTESTS IN KOTA, CHURU

‘fake sports body’

YOU READ IT IN FIRST INDIA ON DECEMBER 31, 2022

Kota girl student found dead in bathroom, reason yet to be known

Way clear to buy new 550 buses, HUDCO to give loan of `162 cr

Heart transplanted to female patient in Delhi’s Medanta

Organ donor Kajodmal

Dharmendra Rathore with family at Nagnechya Mata Temple in Nagana, Kalyanpur of Jodhpur on Monday.

STEPS TO BE TAKEN

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

EMBODIMENT OF CULTURE AND IDEALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTITUTION

PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU TO INAUGURATE THE PARK AT RAJ BHAVAN TODAY

The President of the world’s largest democratic nation, Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate it and dedicate it to the state and the nation. This is truly a historic moment. I want that taking inspiration from the Constitution as a reflection of our culture, all the citizens should work while being aware of their constitutional rights as well as their basic duties

Every responsible citizen should keep an eye on how the governance is going on in a democracy and how it should be run. I agree, the Constitution makes it possible. The work of giving justice, freedom and participation in power to all the citizens of the country is done through someone, then it is the Constitution itself. The intention behind implementing the Constitution in the country on January 26, 1950 and adopting it has been that all Indians get the ideal of a universal democratic republic.

Our Constitution related to fraternity, self-respect and unity of the nation among the citizens is not only a law to govern the country, but also a kind of manifesto for economic and social transformation of the country. The faith of the Constitution is in the ‘democratic system of governance’. That’s why you see, the power of the Constitution lies directly with the people.

What ideals, aspirations the Constitution reveals, it can be understood clearly from the words contained in the preamble of the Constitution ‘We the people of India’. It is not just the words of the preamble of the Constitution but it is the life philosophy of our great Indian culture. If the Constitution has given us rights, it has also given us duties. In my every public function, I recite the fundamental duties along with the preamble of the Constitution.

This Constitution Park not only shows the historical journey of the Constitution making, but it is also a beautiful euphemism of Indian art-culture and rule of law. When the idea of this park came to my mind, the first thing I discussed was with our Chief Specialist Govind Ram Jaiswal. He gave very important suggestions after studying the culture related to the Constitution. When JDA started work under the Smart City Scheme of Central Government, Architect Anoop Bartaria worked to bring alive the concrete form of the Constitution. CM Ashok Gehlot took full interest in it and it was completed in less than a year after its foundation stone was laid on January 26, 2022

I do that so that all should be alert to follow the basic duties along with the rights. I firmly believe that no democracy can be called vibrant unless its citizens are ready to actively participate in governance and shoulder responsibilities for the best interest of the country. Our nation is one of the few countries in the world where the glorious tradition of democracy has existed since ancient times.

In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Shri Krishna says that one should perform one’s duties without expecting the fruits. In this way, what other book can be bigger about performing one’s duty than the saga of Lord Shri Ram, the Supreme Personality of Godhead!

Mahatma Gandhi always used to say that the right source of rights is our duties and if we perform our duties prop-

erly then we will not need to ask for rights. The Constitution balances the rights and duties of the citizens. I believe that the fundamental duties act as a kind of cautionary for the citizens of the country. It helps in achieving national goals by promoting a sense of discipline and commitment towards the nation as well as ensuring active participation of the citizens. The fundamental duties in the Constitution were needed because rights and duties are interdependent.

There are some moral duties in the Constitution and some others are civic duties. It is a moral ideal to cherish the noble ideals of the freedom struggle and it is the civic duty of all of us to respect the Constitution, the National Flag and the National Anthem.

Fundamental Duties are a part of Indian tradition, mythology, religions and practices.

Nation is not a geography.

The Constitution is also not just an idea or just a book.

This is an ideal and for this we all need to keep working continuously. That’s

In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Shri Krishna says that one should perform one’s duties without expecting the fruits. Just like this, what other book can be a bigger one about performing one’s duty than the saga of Lord Shri Ram, the Supreme Personality of Godhead!

why after assuming the post of Governor in Rajasthan, I started working keeping constitutional awareness as a priority. I initiated the tradition of reciting the preamble and basic duties of the Constitution in the speech in the State Legislative Assembly, took the initiative to build a Constitution Park in all funded universities of the state and the construction of a Constitution Park in the Raj Bhavan is the culmination of that.

The main intention behind the construction of the Constitution Park has been that people can experience the tangible explanation of the ideals related to our Constitution like a movie. The

Governor is not a person but a constitutional institution. Anyone who comes to the Raj Bhavan, special or common, can come face to face with the high ideals enshrined in the Constitution, for this purpose the Indian Constitution has been realised here through sculptures, pictures, installations and other mediums.

By looking at the sculptures, models and images displayed here, it will be known how the dream of constitutional democracy, socialism, secularism, freedom, equality, fraternity, goodwill, unity and integrity have been included in the Constitution by the makers of the Constitution. Mahatma Gandhi had once said that nation is an abstract concept which is made concrete by the citizens of the nation. This belief is created by the culture, civilization, thinking tradition, religion, worship, way of life etc. of that group of people.

If we go in the light of this saying of Gandhiji, then it will also be known that our Constitution was prepared keeping the ideals of Indian culture at the centre.

Renowned artist Nandlal Bose was called from Santiniketan and paintings were made in all the 22 parts of the Constitution

in the light of ancient Indian culture, tradition and geography.

It is a matter of pride that Kirpal Singh Shekhawat, a renowned artist of Rajasthan, has also contributed in the making of these paintings. The Constitution Park, which has been prepared in the Raj Bhavan, is important in the way that it is very beautiful, saluting the journey of Constitution making, Constituent Assembly committees, the picture of the Constituent Assembly of 1950, the Constituent Assembly model and the contribution of women in the Constituent Assembly. Sculptures have been displayed.

Here the names of the members of the Constituent Assembly are engraved, then historical photographs related to the making of the Constitution and the statue of presenting the Constitution book to the then President Dr Rajendra Prasad by Dr BR Ambedkar. Apart from that, images of public heroes associated with the Constitution and democracy have been displayed.

This Constitution Park not only shows the historical journey of the Constitution making, but it is also a beautiful euphemism of Indian art-culture and rule of law. When the idea of this park came to my mind, the first thing I discussed was with our Chief Specialist Govind Ram Jaiswal. He gave very important suggestions after studying the culture related to the Constitution. When the Jaipur Development Authority started work under the Smart City Scheme of the Central Government, Architect Anoop Bartaria worked to bring alive the concrete form of the Constitution.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took full interest in it and it was completed in less than a year after its foundation stone was laid on January 26, 2022. The President of the world’s largest democratic nation, Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate it and dedicate it to the state and the nation. This is truly a historic moment. I want that taking inspiration from the Constitution as a reflection of our culture, all the citizens should work while being aware of their constitutional rights as well as their basic duties.

KALRAJ MISHRA The writer is Governor of Rajasthan

EVERY RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON HOW THE GOVERNANCE IS GOING ON IN A DEMOCRACY AND HOW IT SHOULD BE RUN

Governor Kalraj Mishra inspects the statues installed at the newly-constructed Constitution Park in Raj Bhavan, Jaipur.

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COURTYARD in the

“MOVE HC FOR NOD TO REGISTER FIR AGAINST SUVENDU”

Fake currency notes’ circulation continues to pose challenge: NCRB

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea by West Bengal minister Birbaha Hansda challenging the Calcutta High Court order which banned registration of fresh FIRs against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari without prior permission of the court. A bench asked the Trinamool Congress leader to approach the Calcutta High Court, which is seized of a similar matter and is scheduled to hear it on January 10.

URBAN LOCAL BODY POLLS: SC TO HEAR UP’S PLEA ON JAN 4

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on January 4 the UP govt’s appeal challenging an Allahabad High Court order quashing its draft notification on urban local body elections and directing it to hold the polls without reservation for other backward classes. A bench took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the state govt, saying the matter needed an urgent hearing.

MLAs POACHING: T’GANA HC UPHOLDS LOWER COURT ORDER

New Delhi (PTI): Circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the country continues to pose a challenge even after the 2016 demonetisation, whose one of the key objectives was to eradicate counterfeiting of notes.

According to report of the National Crime Control Bureau (NCRB), FICN with the face value of Rs 245.33 crore has been seized by the law enforcement agencies across the country since 2016 -- the year the Centre demonetised Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes.

The highest amount of FICN with the face value of Rs 92.17 crore was seized in 2020 while the lowest with the face value of Rs 15.92 crore was seized in 2016.

In 2021, FICN of Rs 20.39 crore face value was seized in the country, of Rs 34.79 crore in 2019, Rs 26.35 crore in 2018 and Rs 55.71 crore in 2017, the NCRB data showed.

According to the RBI annual report, published in May 2022, the number of fake currency notes of 500 denomination detected by the banking system more than doubled to 79,669 pieces in 2021-22 fiscal over the previous year.

VERDICT CANNOT BE INTERPRETED AS UPHOLDING DEMONETISATION, SAYS CPI(M)

New Delhi: The Left on Monday noted that the Supreme Court has not endorsed the consequences of the Centre’s decision on demonetisation, but merely upheld its right to do so, and demanded a white paper on the exercise. The reaction comes on a day the apex court, in a 4:1 majority verdict, gave its stamp of approval to the government’s 2016 decision to demonetise Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination currency notes, saying the “decision-making process was neither flawed nor hasty”. The CPI(M) said the dissenting opinion of one of the judges maintained that the RBI must recommend to the govt to initiate demonetisation.

FOR THE GOVT: P CHIDAMBARAM

per cent, 16.5 per cent, 11.7 per cent, 101.9 per cent and 54.6 per cent in the counterfeit notes detected in the denominations of Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 200, Rs 500 (new design) and Rs 2,000, respectively,’’ said the RBI’s annual report for 2021-22.

The counterfeit notes detected in the denominations of Rs 50 and Rs 100 declined by 28.7 per cent and 16.7 per cent, respectively.

China doing same to India as Russia to Ukraine: Rahul

New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said China is adopting the same principle with India as Russia is with Ukraine, as it is threatening to alter India’s boundaries.

He also claimed that the Sino-Indian border conflict has a link with a weak economy, a confused nation without any vision, hatred, anger and the Chinese sitting in Indian territory.

CONGRESS’ PLENARY SESSION

IN FEB

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday announced that its 85th plenary session will begin from February 24 in Raipur.

“Once the Hon’ble Supreme Court has declared the law, we are obliged to accept it. However, it is necessary to point out that the majority has not upheld the wisdom of the decision; nor has the majority concluded that the stated objectives were achieved,” Chidambaram said in a tweet.

WRONG TO SAY SC HAS UPHELD DEMONETISATION: CONGRESS

New Delhi: It is “misleading and wrong” to say the Supreme Court has upheld demonetisation, the Congress declared on Monday, adding that the majority apex court verdict on the matter deals with the limited issue of the process of decision making not with its outcomes. The verdict has nothing to say on whether the stated objectives of demonetisation were met or not, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said.

During 2021-22, out of the total FICN detected in the banking sector, 6.9 per cent was detected at the Reserve Bank and 93.1 per cent at other banks, the RBI report said.

WISHES SUCCESS

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) challenging order of a special Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) court which had aside a memo to array BJP national General Secretary B.L. Santhosh and three others as accused in the MLAs’ poaching case.

The ACB special court had last month rejected the memo and the SIT had challenged this in the High Court.

CBI REPORT LINKS

MONDAL’S NAME WITH BOGTUI CASE

Kolkata: The CBI on Monday submitted a report to the Calcutta High Court, wherein it linked the name of TMC strongman and the party’s Birbhum district president, with the Bogtui carnage that took place in the same district in March last year.

In March last year, the murder a local Trinamool Congress leader, Bhadu Sheikh, had triggered violence in Bogtui in Birbhum district that led to the death of nine persons.

The number of counterfeit notes of 2,000 denomination detected in the system was 13,604 pieces during 2021-22, up 54.6 per cent from the preceding financial year.

Sack Sandeep Singh or face stir, Khaps warn Haryana govt

Jhajjar (PTI): A ‘khap panchayat’ here on Monday threatened to launch a big agitation if Haryana minister Sandeep Singh, who has been booked for sexually harassing a woman coach, is not sacked.

Singh on Sunday gave up his Sports portfolio, saying he has taken the step on moral grounds, and claimed that the charges against him are baseless.

The former India hockey captain said he has handed over the charge of the sports department to CM Khattar. However, he has not resigned from the ministry.

A panchayat of “12 Dhankar khaps”, or caste councils, was held in a village in the district and attended by representatives of khaps’ and

social organisations.

A khap representative said, the meeting urged the state government to ensure justice for the coach at the earliest and sack the minister. If the government fails to do this, the khaps will launch a “big movement”, he said.

The meeting demanded that Singh should be sacked immediately as he could “influence” the investigations if he continues to be a minister.

After declining in 2020-21, the total number of FICN of all denominations detected in the banking sector increased to 2,30,971 pieces from 2,08,625 pieces

in the previous fiscal.

During 2019-20, the number of FICN stood at 2,96,695 pieces.

‘’Compared to the previous year, there was an increase of 16.4

One of the major objectives of the 2016 demonetisation of the then prevailing Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was to curb circulation of fake currency notes. On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes would cease to be legal tender in India from that midnight. Modi had said that the decision had been taken to ‘’fight corruption, black money and terrorism’’. The Rs 2,000 notes and Rs 500 notes with a new design had been introduced after demonetisation.

“Essentially, what the Russians have done in Ukraine is that they have said we do not want Ukraine to have a strong relationship with the West and they have basically told the Ukrainians that if you will have a strong relationship with the West, we will alter your geography.

“That is the same principle that can be applied to India. What the Chinese are saying

Shah to visit 11 states this month as part of BJP’s ‘LS Prawas’ exercise

New Delhi (PTI): Senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to as many as 11 states this month as part of his party’s “Lok Sabha Prawas” programme, which is aimed at boosting its prospects in targeted parliamentary constituencies ahead of the general election in 2024.

Party sources said Shah will be in Tripura on January 5 and Manipur and Nagaland on January 6. He will be travelling to Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand on January 7 and Andhra Pradesh on January 8.

He will be in UP on January 16, in West Bengal on January 17 and at Hubli in Karnataka on January 28. The home minister will be in the northern states of Haryana and Punjab on January 29, sources said.

BJP WILL COME TO POWER IN NEXT ELECTION BASED ON GOVERNANCE:

WOMAN CONSTABLE

THANKS

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PLEA FOR PEACE

‘HARASSED’ AT DMK EVENT; BJP CONDEMNS Chennai: A woman constable was allegedly harassed by two DMK party’s youth wing functionaries during a public meeting at the Virugambakkam area of Chennai on December 31. A complaint was lodged by the woman constable at the Valasaravakkam Police Station on Sunday in this regard. However, the police is yet to register a case. The BJP has termed the incident as “disgraceful”.

Unemployment rate among Kerala youth

huge: Tharoor

Kottayam (PTI): Unemployment rate among the youth in Kerala is huge and there is a need to make the state more attractive for its younger generation to prevent them from going outside for jobs, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Monday.

Tharoor, speaking at the 146th Mannam Jayanthi celebration here, said unemployment among the youth in Kerala was 40 per cent in June 2022. Mannam Jayanthi is held to celebrate the birth anniversary of NSS founder and social reformer Mannath Padmanabhan. He said only J&K was in such a situation, but that was due to militancy problems there.

Concerned India urges Russia, Ukraine to return to dialogue & diplomacy

Vienna (PTI): Voicing “very deep” concern over the ongoing Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday that India is on the side of peace and since beginning New Delhi’s effort has been to return to dialogue and diplomacy as differences cannot be settled through violence.

Jaishankar, who arrived here from Cyprus on the second leg of his two-nation tour, made the remarks while ad-

dressing the members of the Indian diaspora.

“This (Ukraine) conflict is really a matter of very, very deep concern… Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in September (that) we actually genuinely believe that this is no longer an era of war. You cannot settle differences and issues through violence,” he said.

“So from the very beginning, our effort has been to urge (Russia and Ukraine to) return to di-

We know this is not (an) easily resolvable situation. But it’s important that countries who believe (in)…negotiation, speak up clearly in that regard… we’re on the side of peace and a large part of the world thinks like us.

—S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister

alogue and diplomacy… The Prime Minister himself has spoken on nu-

merous occasions with President (Vladimir) Putin and President (Volo-

dymyr) Zelensky. I myself talked to my colleagues in Russia and

Ukraine,” he said.

“We know this is not (an) easily resolvable situation. But it’s important that countries who believe (in)…negotiation, speak up clearly in that regard…,” he said, adding that “we’re on the side of peace and a large part of the world thinks like us.” India has repeatedly called on Russia and Ukraine to return to the path of diplomacy and dialogue and end their ongoing conflict.

PM Modi has spoken

to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine on multiple occasions and urged for immediate cessation of hostilities and return to the path of diplomacy and dialogue for the resolution of the conflict.

In his bilateral meeting with Russian President Putin in Uzbekistan on September 16, Modi said “today’s era is not of war” and nudged him to end the conflict.

India has not yet criticised the Russian attack on Ukraine and has been

maintaining that the crisis should be resolved through dialogue.

Jaishankar also said that India and Austria would sign some agreements on Monday and some of them are of interest to Indian diaspora – one on migration and mobility for Indians who want to come here as students/professionals and another on ‘Working Holiday’ programme which will enable Indian students in Austria to work for six months.

An NCRB report has revealed that even after demonetisation, fake currency is being circulated in the country. —FILE PHOTO

SLAP

ON APEX COURT VERDICT Chennai: Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the majority verdict by the Supreme Court has steered clear of the question whether the objectives of the demonetisation exercise were achieved at all.

At a press conference at the party headquarters here, Congress general secretary in-charge Organisation KC Venugopal announced this.

AKHILESH

FOR BJY Lucknow: Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday thanked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for inviting him to his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and wished it a success, even as the party said he will not be attending it. SP spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary announced it on Monday.

MAYAWATI

RaGa FOR BJY INVITE Lucknow: Ahead of the resumption of the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is on a winter break, BSP chief Mayawati on Mon-

K’TAKA CM BOMMAI

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated that BJP will come back to power based on ‘governance and good work’. He was answering to reporters after visiting Venkateshwara temple in Bengaluru on the occasion of the Vaikunta Ekadashi festival on Monday. When asked if he prayed for BJP’s victory, Bommai said generally he will not pray for such things.

have confidence.

According to me, people are gods. What is on their mind is going to happen. The governance and good work by BJP will help the party to attain power,” the Chief Minister said.

MAHADAYI DISPUTE: GOA DELEGATION TO MEET PM AND SHAH Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said he will soon lead an all-party delegation to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat opposing the approval granted by the Centre to Karnataka government for detailed project reports (DPRs) of two dams on the Mahadayi River.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar interacts with the Indian community, in Vienna on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Sheezan's sister claims Tunisha's picture in Hijab is from a shoot

Mumbai (ANI): The family of Sheezan Khan, the boyfriend of popular television actor Tunisha Sharma arrested on the charge of abetting her suspected suicide, on Monday refuted the allegation’s of the actor’s uncle that she started wearing a hijab (headscarf worn by Muslim women) from the time she met Sheezan.

Her uncle’s remark hinted at a love jihad angle behind her death.

Addressing a press conference on Monday, Sheezan’s sister and coactor Shafaq Naaz said the image of Tunisha in a hijab, which is being circulated online, is from the shoot for a show.

“The picture of Tunisha in a hijab being circulated online is from the set of a show she was shooting for. It can be clearly seen in the image that it was from a set. We never made her wear a hijab,” Shafaq said.

Tunisha’s uncle, Pawan Sharma, claimed on December 28 that her behaviour and lifestyle changed after she met Sheezan and that she even started wearing a ‘hijab’.

Earlier, Sheezan’s ad-

TUNISHA'S TIES WITH HER FAMILY WERE NOT GOOD: SHEEZAN'S LAWYER

Mumbai: Family of TV actor Sheezan Khan, who has been in jail since December 25 in connection with Tunisha Sharma’s death case, on Monday named an “uncle” who the late actress was in mortal fear of. TV actor Tunisha Sharma, who allegedly died by suicide on Christmas eve, was in frightful awe of her uncle from Chandigarh, who instigated her mother, Vanita, to strangulate Tunisha, Sheezan’s advocate told the media. Sheezan’s sisters also accused Tunisha’s mother of causing her childhood trauma and making the late actor “beg before her for every penny”.

‘former

CRUCIAL READ

4 KILLED AS TRUCK OVERTURNS IN WEST BENGAL

West Bengal: Four people were killed as a truck overturned in West Bengal’s Bankura district, police said on Monday. The accident happened near Janata More on Bishnupur-Patrasayar Road on Sunday night, they said. The truck was on the way to Raina in Purba Bardhaman district with rice bags when one of its tyres punctured, following which the driver lost control and the vehicle overturned, police said.

JILTED LOVER STABS STUDENT TO DEATH IN B'LURU

Bengaluru: A jilted lover stabbed an engineering student to death in Bengaluru on Monday for rejecting his proposal, police said. The deceased was identified as Layasmitha, while the accused, Pavan Kalyan, also stabbed himself after the crime. He had been rushed to the hospital, where his condition is said to be serious. The incident occurred at the Presidency University College.

Sheezan’s advocate alleged that Tunisha was scared of another ‘uncle’ from Chandigarh, as he had instigated her mother, Vanita, to strangulate her.

“Tunisha used to panic a lot upon hearing the name of Sanjeev Kaushal (another uncle). On his instigation, Tunisha’s mother broke her phone and tried to strangulate her. Sanjeev Kaushal and Tunisha’s mother used to control her life,” Sheezan’s advocate alleged.

KHAN'S MOTHER SAYS 'YOU WANT MY SON TO COMMIT SUICIDE TOO?'

New Delhi: Tunisha Sharma’s death has come as a shock to everyone. The actress died by suicide on December 24, 2022.

The actress hanged herself in the make-up room of her co-star and former boyfriend Sheezan Mohammed Khan. The actor's judicial custody has been extended for 14 days, after he was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of Tunisha Sharma. The 27-year-old actor was arrested by Valiv Police in Palghar district on December 26.'

Now, on January 2, Sheezan Khan's lawyer, Adv. Shailendra Mishra and his sisters Falak Naaz, Shafaq Naaz and his mother, spoke up for the first time after facing several allegations. They held a press conference and spoke to the media about the case. Tunisha Sharma died by suicide on December 24.

Didi launches new campaign ‘Didir Suraksha Kavach’

Kolkata (Agencies): With an eye on West Bengal panchayat polls due this year, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Monday launched a new campaign "Didir Suraksha Kavach" to reach out to the people.

The campaign was launched by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in the presence of TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and state president Subrata Bakshi.

"The party will start the campaign on January 11 and will continue with it for 60 days. Our party workers will reach out to the people across the state and ensure that everyone can avail of the welfare schemes of the state government," Abhishek Banerjee said at a press conference.

"The party will start the campaign on Janu-

BOTHER BEREAVED PM WITH STATE'S DUES NOW: MAMATA BANERJEE

Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she will not bother Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the state's financial dues in his moment of personal grief as he lost his mother last week. Banerjee on several occasions has written to Modi requesting him to clear the MGNREGA dues of the state government. "I have already written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about this on previous occasions. It's time for his mourning; I won't say anything more now," Banerjee told a press conference here.

ary 11 and will continue with it for 60 days. Our party workers will reach out to the people across the state and en-

Gujarat: BSF nabbed 22 Pak fishermen, seized 79 boats

Gujarat (ANI): The BSF apprehended 22 Pakistani fishermen and seized 79 fishing boats in the most inhospitable, marshy and difficult terrain of Creeks and Harami Nalla in Gujarat's Bhuj sector in 2022.

Pointing the achievements of Gujarat BSF, a statement issued by force, mentioned: "BSF Gujarat is further strengthening its hold along Sir Creek and Harami Nalla area by establishing permanent bases".

The BSF, which guards the 7,419 km India-Pakistan border, also informed that 50 packets of Heroin worth

Rs 250 crore and 61 packets of Charas worth Rs 2.49 crore were also recovered from the coastal and creek region of Gujarat.

The statement also credited BSF Gujarat, for being responsible for securing the 826 km

long India-Pakistan international border from Barmer in Rajasthan to Rann of Kutch and Creek area, including 85 kms of the Coastal area of Gujarat through effective domination of its entire area of responsibility.

NCC'S REPUBLIC DAY CAMP WITH 2,155 CADETS BEGIN IN DELHI

New Delhi (ANI): The NIA is likely to visit Upper Dangri village in J&K's Rajouri district where five people, including a child, were killed and many more were injured in two separate terrorist attacks since Sunday evening, sources said.

Highly placed sources indicated that a team led by a senior NIA official may visit the spot any time today or tomorrow following a new modus operandi adopted by the agency to visit places where such terror incidents happen. The team will be sent from NIA's Jammu branch, which will note down details of the incidents along with the sleuths of J&K police in order to keep a tab on the methods of killings of civilians in two terror attacks.

New Delhi: The NCC Republic Day (RD) Camp 2023 commenced at the Cariappa Parade Ground, Delhi Cantt. A total of 2,155 cadets, including 710 girls, drawn from all 28 States and eight Union Territories, are participating in the nearly month-long camp, which will culminate with PM’s rally on Jan 28th. It also includes 114 cadets from J&K and 120 cadets from the North-Eastern Region.

During the camp, the cadets will participate in a number of activities, including cultural competitions, national integration awareness programmes and institutional training. A number of dignitaries, including the Vice President of India, Raksha Mantri, Raksha Rajya Mantri, Delhi Chief Minister, Chief of Defence Staff and the Service Chiefs will also pay a visit to the camp.

Railways earns `1,20,478 crs from freight loading this FY till Dec 2022

New Delhi: The Indian Railways' earnings from freight loading for the first nine months of financial year 2022-23 have surpassed those of the same period last year, the ministry of railways said on January 2.

71% INCREASE IN PASSENGER SEGMENT

INDIAN-AMERICAN TAKES OATH AS COUNTY JUDGE

Houston: Three Indian-American Democrats have taken oath as Fort Bend County Judges in the United States. Juli A. Mathew, K.P. George, and Surendran K. Pattel were sworn in as Fort Bend County judges, along with other newly elected and re-elected officials. Juli A. Mathew, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to a judge’s bench in the US four years ago.

of journalists.

KERALA: SI CAUGHT TAKING BRIBE IN VIRAL VIDEO

Kochi: A Sub-Inspector (SI) grade official of Ayyampuzha police station in Kerala’s Kochi was allegedly seen taking money in a purported viral video. The inquiry order has been given by the Superintendent of Police (SP), Ernakulam Rural, Vivek Kumar after the SI of Ayyampuzha police station was seen, in the video, demanding more money from a person for allowing to transport soil.

sure that everyone can avail of the welfare schemes of the state government," Abhishek Banerjee said.

On a cumulative basis, from April to December 2022, freight loading of 1,109.38 metric tonnes has been achieved, as against loading of 1,029.96 metric tonnes during the same period last year.

BREAKING RECORD

This marks an improvement of 8 percent.

The earnings of Indian Railways from freight loading operations are Rs 1,20,478 crore so far this fiscal.,

New Delhi: The total earnings in the passenger segment for Indian railways from April to Dec 2022 were at Rs 48,913 crore, an increase of 71 per cent in comparison to Rs. 28,569 cr during the same period last year. In the reserved passenger segment, the total approximate number of passengers booked from 01 April to 31 Dec 2022 was 59.61 cr.

Dabolim records highest ever per day flight traffic

Goa (Agencies): Goa’s Dabolim airport handled a record 104 flights over a 24-hour period on January 1 owing to thousands of tourists and others who arrived in the state to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said. The AAI, which handles the passenger terminal at Dabolim, said the airport on Sunday beat its previous record of 102 flights, clocked on January 2

last year.

“On 1 January 2023, Goa International Airport handled 104 arrivals and 104 departures with 13,147 arrival passengers and 17,335 departure passengers,” the AAI said.

The figure is expected to return to 95 on Monday, including scheduled domestic and international flight, as well as chartered flights. The airport on most days handles anywhere between 85 and

95 flights over a 24-hour period.

The first tourism season after Covid-19, which was blighted by

the resurgence of the Omicron variant, has shown encouraging signs and the number of tourists is likely to

surpass that of pre-pandemic days.

Tourism in Goa peaks in the week between Christmas and New Year’s when millions of travellers from across the country wish to celebrate the occasions in Goa. “We strive to ensure a hassle-free transit experience for our esteemed guests at the airport,” the AAI said.

Flights to and from Goa witness a huge demand during the New Year’s weekend, with

flight fares soaring up to four times than the usual prices.

Later this month, with the Mopa international airport also scheduled to commence flight operations, the load at Dabolim airport is expected to ease, though the latter will remain functional for civilian operations. Several airlines, including IndiGo, GoFirst, Akasa Air and Oman Airways, have announced flights from the new airport.

vocate Shailendra Mishra alleged that Tunisha’s uncle was also her

manager’ and was fired because of his ‘harsh behaviour’.

Sheezan's lawyer alleged that Tunisha's mother had control over her daughter's life

NIA to visit Upper Dhangri village in J&K's Rajouri district

Tunisha Sharma's death accused Sheezan Khan’s sisters Shafaq Naaz and Falaq Naaz during a joint press conference at Andheri, in Mumbai on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Cadets present at the Cariappa Parade Ground, Delhi Cantt in Delhi on Monday.

Chennai: K V Srinivasan, a senior photographer of a national English daily passed away here on Monday, following a heart attack. The photojournalist is survived by his wife and two sons. Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, CM M K Stalin and Information Minister M P Saminathan expressed grief over Srinivasan’s death and conveyed their condolences. Stalin, in a statement said, he has ordered release of Rs 5 lakh financial assistance to the kin of the deceased from a State fund for the welfare of families

SENIOR PHOTOJOURNALIST K V SRINIVASAN PASSES AWAY IN CHENNAI

Mamata Banerjee with PM Narendra Modi. —FILE PHOTO WON'T

RESOLVE TO WORK WITH NEW ENERGY & ENTHUSIASM: ARORA

RHB employees congratulate Commissioner Pawan Arora

Jaipur: Officers and employees of the Rajasthan Housing Board Employees Union met RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora on Monday and wished him for promotion in super time scale and for the new year.

The Housing Commissioner accepted everyone’s wishes & congratulated them for new year. He said that in the last three years, the Housing Board has established new dimensions of progress.

“Common man’s faith in Board’s plans has increased. All this is the result of the hard work of the RHB team. In the new year, let us all take a resolution to work in the interest of Board with new energy and enthusiasm,” he said.

Prez of RHB Employees Union Dashrath Kumar, Executive President Bhagwati Prasad, General Secy Pradeep Sharma and others were present.

IAS ASSN WISHES CS ON NEW YEAR

The IAS Association on Monday congratulated Chief Secretary Usha Sharma for the New Year. In turn, CS Usha Sharma also congratulated the officers of the association for the new year. On this occasion Vice Prez of IAS Association Kunjilal Meena, Secy Samit Sharma, Pawan Arora, Vishnucharan Malik and other officers were present.

Commissioner Arora attends farewells and joinings in RHB

First India Bureau

Jaipur: In a program organized on Monday in the conference hall of RHB, Divisional Secy and Assistant Director (PR) were given farewell on transfer, while congratulations and best wishes were also extended on the arrival

of the newly appointed officers. RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora gave mementos to Divisional Secy Sanchita Vishnoi and Assistant Director (PR) Abhishek Jain on transfer.

On other hand, he also gave bouquets to newly joined Secy Alpa Chowdhary and Assis-

tant Director (PR) Hetprakash Vyas. Arora wished them for their new responsibility.

Arora praised the functioning of both the transferred officers and said that they played an important role in taking the division to heights by working like a family.

BIRLA IN BHAGWAT KATHA

Raj land row a ‘political witch-hunt’, says Vadra

New Delhi (PTI) :

Former Cong president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra on Monday termed the land scam charges against him as a “political witchhunt” and claimed they have been brought up only to distract attention from the support to Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.

He denied the allegations against him relating to the alleged land scam in Rajasthan as “baseless”.

“When the country is supporting us, this government will try to create some negativity but the people are very intelligent and understand that this is all political witchhunt and distraction,” he told PTI when asked about the allegations against him.

“These issues are 8 yrs old, it was the time of BJP govt that they had given the land to some other people, people that I don’t even know,” Vadra claimed while aading, “We have asked the court to clear this matter but the court said that we can not remove it”.

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Dashrath Kumar, Bhagwati Prasad, and other office bearers of the union felicitating

RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora on Monday.

RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora giving mementos to Sanchita Vishnoi and Abhishek Jain on their transfer on Monday.

Pawan Arora felicitating CS Usha Sharma. Samit Sharma & others also seen.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and wife Amita Birla participates in inauguration of Bhagwat Katha Yagya by Swami Girishanand Saraswati Maharaj held by the Birla and Agrawal families at the Chappan Bhog premises in Kota on Monday.

Robert Vadra

Constitution Park worth ` 9.66 Crore built by JDA at Raj Bhavan

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Jaipur: President Droupadi Murmu will today inaugurate the newly constructed Constitution Park in Raj Bhavan premises & will also inaugurate various beautification works.

The Park has been built on the innovative initiative of Governor Kalraj Mishra. Rajasthan has now become the first state in the country where the Constitution Park has been constructed in the Raj Bhavan premises.

The Park has been developed for the constitutional awareness among the masses and it will provide information about various aspects of the Indian Constitution.

The Park has been built at Raj Bhavan by the Jaipur Development Authority at a cost of Rs 9.66 crore. Governor Kalraj Mishra, Chief Minister Ashok

Gehlot and Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi had laid the foundation stone of this project on January 26 last year.

The design of the project has been prepared by the country’s famous architect Anoop Bartaria.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Assembly Sabha Speaker Dr

THE ITINERARY OF PRESIDENT’s VISIT

z President to reach Jaipur airport at 10:15 am z Guard of Honour at the airport at 10:25 am z Murmu to reach Amar Jawan Jyoti at 10:45 am z She will reach Raj Bhavan at 10:55 am; Inauguration of Constitution Park at Raj Bhavan from 11:25 to 12:25

z Lunch programme of Murmu at Raj Bhavan at 1 pm z Will leave for the airport from Raj Bhavan at 2 pm z Will leave for Udaipur from airport at 2:20 pm

CP Joshi, Urban Development and Housing Minister Shanti Dhariwal and a large number

CM: Raj govt will extend full co-operation for all G-20 meets

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Union Labour and Employment Secretary Aarti Ahuja met

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at CMR on Monday evening.

The Union Secretary discussed with the Chief Minister regard-

ing the co-operation of the State Government in the meeting of the G-20 Employment Working Group to be held in Jodhpur in the State from February 2-4, 2023. Gehlot said that the State government will extend full cooperation for all the

G-20 meetings to be organised in the State. The organisation of Sherpa meeting of G-20 in Udaipur has been appreciated all over the world. He instructed officers for excellent management during G-20 Employment Working Group meeting.

of dignitaries will participate in the inaugural ceremony to be held at Raj Bhavan today.

SALIENT FEATURES

Book of Constitution, Constituent Assembly, Drafting Committee of the Constitution, Preamble of the Constitution

Main committees of Constituent Assembly, Model of Constituent Assembly, Seal of the Constitution, Photograph of the Constituent Assembly, 1950, Amendments made in the formation of the Constitution, Historical facts and information like the seal of the constitution etc. have been divided into several sections. Provision of audio-video guide.

A 30 feet high national flag pole has been installed at the Raj Bhavan.

The statue of Maharana Pratap, a symbol of Rajasthan’s chivalry & pride, with his beloved horse Chetak has been installed at the Park.

A statue of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi spinning the charkha, usingthegunmetal has also been installed at the Constitution Park.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: A three-day conference of the Speakers and Secretaries of all the State Legislative Assemblies will be organised in the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha Bhavan from January 10 to 12.

Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi has invited PM Narendra Modi to address the conference.

If PM Modi agrees to attend the programme, it will be historic.

Dr Joshi said that such a conference is being held in the State after a decade. It will also be addressed by Vice- President Jagdeep Dhankhar and LS Speaker Om Birla. Invitations are also being sent to all MPs, MLAs, former MPs and former MLAs. Dr Joshi, CM Ashok Gehlot and LoP Gulab Chand Kataria will address the inaugural of the conference.

All Speakers & Secretaries will discuss and exchange suggestions & share experiences.

Provisions of Article

190- 3 (b) openly flouted by Cong MLAs: Rathore

Jaipur: Dy LoP Rajendra Rathore has started legal preparations regarding next date of hearing on January 16. A PIL was filed in HC by Rathore over the delay in taking a decision by Assembly Speaker even after 97 days having passed to resignation of Cong MLAs. Talking to First India, Rathore said, “They resigned playing “kissa kursi ka” in Raj. Now, frightened by fear of losing, they are doing gimmick of taking back resignation letters in a hurry which is a mockery of Indian Constitution. In Article 190 3 (b) of the

here is pleasant situation for the Congress camp as all MLAs have taken back their resignations. Deputy Chief Whip Mahendra Chaudhary said, “All resignations have been taken back after meeting the Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi. 91 MLAs had submitted the resignations on September 25. The resignations were withdrawn because of submitting reply in the High Court and the Assembly session will also be held.”

Constitution, there is a provision for MLAs to resign from seat but not to take it back. It is unfortunate that the provisions of Article 190- 3 (b) are also openly flouted by Cong-MLAs.”

Budget Session: Shadow cabinet of Oppn still missing

inside the House.

Jaipur: Prior to the upcoming Assembly session, it seems a political game is afoot in the State. This is the last budget of the present government, but the ‘Shadow Cabinet’ of the Opposition party has not come into existence. Earlier whenever

is proved guilty by being accused: CM ML Khattar backs Sports Minister

Brahma Kumari Centres imparting positive energy among youth, says Khattar in event

Sirohi: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar reached Sirohi on Monday & then left for Abu Road by road, where he participated in the

spiritual empowerment programme at Brahmakumari Shanti

Van located on the foothills. While addressing the gathering, he said

that the Brahma Kumari Institute is imparting spiritual knowledge & positive energy is being communicated across the youth. He announced Rs 21 lakh for Dadi Prakash Mani Park of Brahmakumari Sansthan. While talking to media, regarding Sports Minister of Haryana, he said that no one is proved guilty by being accused.

BJP was in Opposition, it always formed ‘Shadow Cabinet’ and

Appointments in Congress soon

Laxman Raghav

Bikaner: Appointments will take place in Congress before Jan 15. Few block presidents will be elected. To follow the Udaipur meeting mandate, some posts were also vacated by resignations. 3 State V-Ps became ministers, 5 dist prezs resigned, 3 State Secys had also left. PCC Chief GS Dotasra has done the homework. UIT heads will also be appointed.

through this, the Congress government was besieged and cornered

BJP’s subject expert MLAs kept besieging the ministers of the ruling party. But since last few years, BJP Legislature Party has not been able to do this. Perhaps this could not happen due to lack of mutual unity.

However,Congress has always termed this experiment of BJP as

unparliamentary. When Vasundhara Raje was the Leader of the Opposition, a “shadow cabinet” was formed.

Even when GulabChand Kataria was the Leader of the Opposition earlier, it was done then too. It is being said that Harishankar Bhabra had brought this new idea of cornering the government.

Will focus upon tackling issues related to women, kids: DGP Mishra

With the arrival of New Year, the Rajasthan police has also set new priorities for itself. As a result, finding missing children and countering cyber crimes have been included as the priority issues for 2023. Speaking to First India’s Shivendra Parmar, Director General of Police Umesh Mishra delves deeper into the subject and reveals how the State Police will work in the current year. Excerpts…

z The New Year has started and this time around, you have included some new priorities in the state police’s list of priorities. What are they? See there will always be a few aspects which will always be our focus

area, like women and children related issues, which is there this year too. How can we lower the investigation time taken in cases of crime against women, missing children is also a cause of concern and how can we be better in

finding these children, these are our priorities. Similarly, organized crimes and cyber crimes are our priority. Along with this, how do we bring to justice hardcore criminals, that too is our priority. Along with this traffic acci-

dents are a menace which cause a huge loss to human life. So on national level as well as state level, this is a major challenge and thus our onus is also on how to avert accidents. That does not only have police’s role but road engi-

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neering, enforcement of traffic laws, traffic sense in people, so our priority is also to focus on these aspects and bring about a decline in traffic accidents.

z Missing children has always been a major issue and this year it has been included as the state police’s priority? Yes, because such cases do not become headline, but from a humane perspective if you see, if

someone’s child goes missing for just one day, their mental and emotional state, as a result of the child going missing, can be understood. So keeping the human angle in perspective, this issue is a major priority for us. Even the media does not cover such cases much and they are not highlighted, but I believe these are important issues.

z You mention cyber crime also. Now since cyber crime police stations are coming up in every district, there will be a de-

crease in such crimes?

Only time will tell if there will be a decline in such cases or not. But the main thing is that we register such cases and stay confident that we can investigate them. As of now, our force lacks capabilities as regards investigation of cyber crimes. So training of staff that will be posted in cyber police stations is extremely important. So we are trying to post officials that are adept in handling cyber crime cases and have confidence that they can in-

vestigate cyber crimes. As far as decline in such cases is concerned, see the way technology is developing and expanding and people are using facilities like net banking through smart phones, so when its usage increases in general public, the crime also increases proportionally. It could be that a decline is seen in cyber crimes and it could also be that for once the crime incidents increase, but if we are capable, then eventually we will succeed in bringing it down.

Aishwary Pradhan and Kamal Kant Vyas

Yogesh Sharma & Aishwary Pradhan

Ashok Kumawat

A mock drill was held at JLN Marg on Monday to check the security preparedness ahead of President Droupadi Murmu’s arrival in Jaipur today. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

ML Khattar being extended a warm welcome by BJP workers at the Helipad upon his arrival in Sirohi on Monday.

Rajasthan becomes the first state in the country where the Constitution Park has been built at Raj Bhavan premises

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ALL MLAS WITHDRAW RESIGNATIONS

PM Modi, Dhankhar, Birla likely to address Speakers’ conf in Jaipur

Rajendra Rathore

Lokayukta Pratap Krishna Lohra called upon Governor Kalraj Mishra at the Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Monday. Lohra also submitted the Lokayukta’s Annual Report to Governor Mishra and apprised him of the various activities of the institution as well as the efforts being undertaken for speedy redressal of complaints.

eople around the world have been celebrating the start of each new year for at least four millennia.

Common traditions include attending parties, eating special New Year’s foods, making resolutions for the new year and watching fireworks displays. A similar get-together was witnessed on December 28, Saturday.

Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion as a special guest.

Gaurav Gaur, director of Elite Miss Rajasthan along with supermodels were also present to make the evening more special.

The celebration witnessed various fun activities including musical

games, and dumb charades, among others. While some beauties grooved on Bollywood music, others were seen shaking legs on hit Punjabi tracks too.

Everyone eased into their conversations and enjoyed the mood with great company, wonderful food, and music. The lip-smacking food and energetic crowd made for an exuberant party.

Jagdeesh Chandra greeted everyone with a Happy New Year in advance and wished them huge success. He also motivated everyone to lead a healthy life.

The magnificent party witnessed the ravishing models in sequin pieces, fluffy frocks and furry coat and neck wraps.

It is natural for people to show up in high spirits, eager to start the year on a positive note. Therefore, the stunning beauties flaunted their new year outfits to reflect

—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA

DREAM, SPARKLE & SHINE

A NEW YEAR GET-TOGETHER WAS CELEBRATED WITH MUCH FERVOUR ON DECEMBER 28, SATURDAY. THE BEAUTIES WERE SEEN FLAUNTING GORGEOUS ATTIRE AS IT WAS A SHEEN AND THE PERFECT OCCASION FOR A FRESH START WHILST MAKING NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION AN IDEAL REPRESENTATION OF COLOUR, FERVOUR, ZEST AND ENTHUSIASM. THE HOUSE-PACKED REVELLERS RAISED THE TOAST TO THE JOY OF A NEW YEAR AND ADDED A LITTLE SPARKLE TO THE END OF THE YEAR 2022. CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU SOME GLIMPSES!

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Ravishing model Riya Sain celebrated her birthday with much fervour and enthusiasm at Silver Wood Villa, Jaipur on Sunday, January 1.

Jagdeesh Chandra reached to bless the birthday girl on the occasion and wished her a huge suc cess. Various who’s who of the city in cluding Gaurav Gaur, director of Elite Miss Rajasthan, supermodel & actress Akanksha Bhalla, Himakshi, Tanu and Angel along with various models, friends and family reached to greet the beauty. The overwhelmed birthday girl said, “I am blessed to celebrate my special day with Jagdeesh sir, Gaurav Gaur and my EMR fam, truly a great day it was.”

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BIRTHDAY BASH!

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On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Savitri Bai Phule, a statue of the Phule couple was installed by Mali Seva Sansthan, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur on Monday.

Women and Child Development Minister Mamta Bhupesh unveiled the statue at Pema Jamadar Garden in Adarsh Nagar. The statue was donated on behalf of former commissioner Manful Saini. On this occasion, Minister

Bhupesh while addressing the statue unveiling ceremony said that Savitri Bai Phule was the first woman to awaken the light of girl child education along with being the country’s first woman teacher. She promoted girl education at a time when it was difficult for girls to leave the house.

Along with her husband Jyotiba Phule, she raised awareness against social evils. Other guests present in the program also threw light on the life of Savitri Bai.

GAME OF POISE & FASHION!

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Registration for Rajasthan’s biggest and most prestigious beauty pageant Miss Rajasthan-2023 has been started from January 01.

On the first day of the new year, Bollywood film actress Tanisha Mukherjee and film distributor and Chief Patron of Miss Rajasthan Raj Bansal, Miss Rajasthan-2017 and Miss Grand India Simran Shar ma, Miss Inter continental-2021 Mithali Kaur released the registration poster of Miss Rajasthan. Organisers Yogesh Mishra

and Nimisha Mishra shared that it is a matter of pride for us that this year Miss Rajasthan Organisation is going to celebrate its 25th edition. Different grand events of fash-

ion and grooming will be organised in different cities of Rajasthan for 7 months. To register in Miss Rajasthan, one can apply on Miss Rajasthan dot org.

Raj Bansal, Chief Patron of Miss Rajasthan informed that due to the grooming and training of Miss Rajasthan in Rajasthan, the girls of Rajasthan are bringing lau-

rels to Rajasthan at the national and international levels. Taking this link forward, this year Miss Rajasthan will be organised on the theme of Women in Power. In which life-changing movements will also be given to the girls. This year in Miss Rajasthan, eminent personalities of the country will be seen trending the girls.

New place to hang out!

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Coco Lounge stands for Cocktail & Company. This Greece-style Cocktail Lounge is a new entrant on Jaipur’s night scene but has already accumulated a fan base for itself through its classy ambience and delectable menu. The lounge is located at Vienna Hotel, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur. It’s an al-fresco lounge

which will mesmerise your eyes and even your taste buds simultaneously. The interiors are so pleasing to the eyes that you would want

and the cuisine is simple Italian, Tandoor and finger food, guaranteed to give you a lipsmacking experience. It’s open till the late hours of the night which gives you an unmatchable experience. So experience it to believe it, you won’t go back feeling dull coz the live bands and the techno sound won’t let you feel dull at all.

Jagdeesh Chandra was caught in a candid shot during a carefree moment at the beachside in Mumbai on New Year’s eve.

Jagdeesh Chandra paid condolences on the demise of RC Roongta, a senior retired IAS officer at his residence on Monday, January 2. He also consoled the bereaved family and wished them good health of mind and body. RC Roongta passed away on December 31. He was 85 and held important positions during his tenure in service that of Collector Bikaner, Dy Commissioner Sales Tax and Director of Agriculture Marketing and Director of Social welfare. After retirement, he was involved in social work and philanthropy. Post retirement, he was Executive Director of Ansal Township in Rajasthan.

New Year celebrations were held at the NOIDA office of Bharat24-vision of New India, a National Hindi News channel during the festive season. Jagdeesh Chandra wished all members of the Bharat24-Vision of New India family a very happy New Year. A cake-cutting ceremony was also done.

The 9th edition of the Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) organised by the RIFF Film Club will be held from 1 to 5 February 2023. The Founder of the Rajasthan International Film Festival, Somendra Harsh said that “This year the Pride of Rajasthan Award at Rajasthan International Film Festival will be awarded to Jaipur’s renowned film distributor Raj Bansal who has achieved success in the field of film business. The Pride of Rajasthan Award is given every year in RIFF to such a personality of the film world whose roots are associated with Rajasthan and who has achieved fame in the field of cinema in the country and abroad.

Raj Bansal is a film distributor as well as a poet and writer. He is the director of Entertainment Paradise, Jaipur and is also the Secretary of the Rajasthan Film Trade and Promotion Council.

Author Yash Kalra presented a copy of his book ‘Omana – The

Complete Woman’ to Ghanshyam Tiwari, Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan and exemplary public leader, at his residence on Monday.

Rishabh Jin Prasad of Arihant Vatika witnessed a crowd of devotees gathered at the venue to celebrate the new year on Sunday. A sweet union of two major Mahasatis in the big worship of Dada Gurudev was organised on Sunday at Motidungari Road Dadabari.

Bollywood actors Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor were spotted at Jaipur International Airport on Monday for a private affair.

A grand procession of Shri Krishna Balram was taken out on the first Ekadashi of the new year in Jaipur. A grand and beautiful tableau was decorated by the temple management, which was pulled forward by the devotees with a rope. In the tableau Shri Krishna Balram ji and Gaur Nitai were seated, and the Deity of Acharya Srila Prabhupada, the founder of the Hare Krishna Movement, was also seated. The tableau made by the temple management was lavishly decorated with flowers and beautiful rangolis were made in front of the tableau.

camels, horses were walking in front of God’s tableau and the famous band of the city also joined and. Prasad was distributed during the entire journey.

Jagdeesh Chandra greets Riya Sain

Jagdeesh Chandra at the cake cutting ceremony with Riya Sain. Also seen are Himakshi, Yash, Neelu and Angel

Akanksha Bhalla, Angel, Tanu, Riya, Himakshi and Jiya

Mithali Kaur, Tanisha Mukherjee, Ran Bansal and Simran

Mansi Rathore

Minister Mamta Bhupesh with others during the ceremony

Abhas, Pushpendra, Jyoti and Pooja

Deepen and Shubra

Sona, Riya and Bhawana

Karan, Mukesh and Mubarak

Raj Bansal

Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Mimansa Malik, Anu Shridhar, Shashikesh Ranjan, Shazia Nisar, Arvind Sharma, Amit Mishra, Aditi Nagar, Poornima Mishra, Sandeep Mishra, Syed Umar and Shamsher Singh

—PHOTOS

BY SUNIL SHARMA