First India-Jaipur Edition-04th October 2022 by firstindia

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A 5.5-tonne class combat helicopter designed and developed in India by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

They are armed with 20mm turret guns, 70mm rocket systems and air-toair missiles

They have armour protection, night attack capability as well as crash-worthy landing gear

The choppers can be deployed in high-altitude areas over 20,000 feet

In March, PM Modi-led CCS approved the procurement of 15 indigenously developed LSP LCH at a cost of Rs 3,887 crore

PILOTS: FLIES LIKE A BUTTERFLY AND STINGS LIKE A BEE

“To quote a famous boxer, Mohammed Ali, all I can say is this machine

like a butterﬂy and stings like a bee,” sharing his experience of ﬂying the LCH, Wing Commander Saurabh Sharma, who is also the Flight Commander of Dhanush Squadron 143 Helicopter Unit said.

INDIA’S OWN HELL-BIRD ARMED AND READY!

India sees induction of first made-in-India Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ in the Air Force with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in attendance

Sangeeta Sharma and Shiv Prakash Rajpurohit

Jodhpur: Indigenouslybuilt light combat helicopter (LCH) ‘Prachand’ was inducted into the Indian Air Force at Jodhpur airbase, in the presence of Defence minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General Anil Chauhan and IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari. Rajnath Singh attended the in-

duction ceremony of the first indigenously developed LCH in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur on Monday and a ‘sarvdharam’ prayer was also performed. Singh also took a sortie in Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) called “Prachand” at Jodhpur airbase in Rajasthan.

Speaking at the induction ceremony, Rajnath Singh said, “For a long time, there was a

EC: Assembly by-polls for 7 vacant seats in 6 States on November 3

New Delhi (ANI): ECI on Monday announced schedule for by-elections in 7 Assembly constituencies across the states of Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, Telangana, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. ‘Notification will be issued on Oct 6, polling on Nov 3 and results on Nov 6,’ EC said.

need for attack helicopters and during the 1999 Kargil war, its need was felt seriously. The LCH is a result of research & development for two decades. And its induction into the IAF is an important milestone in defence production.”

He added, “LCH is capable of dodging the enemy, carrying a variety of ammunition, and delivering it to the site quickly.”

—Rajnath Singh, Union Defence Minister

Bharat Jodo Yatra: In a day, RaGa visits mutt, mosque and church

Moni Sharma

Mysuru: As Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the 26th day, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited a mutt, a mosque and a church in a single day.

Rahul Gandhi visited Suttur Mutt in Mysore and met the Seer Sri Shivaratri Deshikendra Swamiji during his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra.

The Wayanad MP paid a visit to Masjid-eAzam in Mysore during the Karnataka leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

The yatra entered day four in the southern district of Karnataka on Monday. He also visited Saint Philomena’s church in the city.

Congress said that Rahul interacted with women weavers of Khadi Gramodyog, workers raised concerns related to wage hike along with better supply and infra.

‘Committed’ Gehlot stresses on promises ‘delivered’

Naresh Sharma

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3,000 delegates from the country and abroad to participate

Proposals worth ` 10.50 lakh crore received by Rajasthan govt

LN Mittal, Gautam Adani, CK Birla and Anil Agarwal consented to attend summit

Jaipur: As many as 4,192 memorandums of understanding and letters of intent (LoI) involving investment commitment of Rs 10.44 lakh crore in the state have been signed ahead of the Invest Rajasthan Summit-2022 being held on October 7 and 8 in Jaipur, informed CM Ashok Gehlot on Monday.

Gehlot will inaugurate the summit on October 7 at Jaipur Exhibition and Convention

Centre (JECC). The theme of the two-day summit is ‘Committed. Delivered’ and nearly

3,000 delegates from the country and abroad will participate.

RAJASTHAN RATNA AWARD TO 6 PEOPLE

CM Gehlot announced Rajasthan Ratna Award to 6 persons including Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Lakshmi Mittal, Anil Agarwal, Sheen Kaaf Nizam and KC Maloo. More on P8

DOCS REACH U’PUR VIA GREEN CORRIDOR

Sweden’s Paabo wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

Stockholm: Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries “concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution”, the awardgiving body said on Monday. The prize, arguably among the most prestigious in the scientific world, is awarded by the Nobel Assembly of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and is worth 10 million Swedish

crowns ($900,357). It is the first of this year’s batch of prizes.

Paabo, son of the Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Sune Bergström, has been credited with transform-

‘NO PROPOSAL TO SCRAP MINORITY AFFAIRS MINISTRY’

READ Crucial www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 4 l Issue No. 119 OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI BSE 56,788.81 638.11 | NSE 16,887.35 207.00 Durga Navami Greetings! ARAMBH HAI ‘PRACHAND’ Gehlot on Monday directed officials to give best treatment to assistant of tailor Kanhaiya, who was murdered in Udaipur in June. He has suffered brain haemorrhage, is critical. Docs reached U’pur through a green corridor. P3

New Delhi: The Govt on Monday said there is no proposal under consideration to scrap Ministry of Minority Affairs. The response came due to media report that claimed that Centre may scrap Ministry of Minority Affairs, merge with Social Justice ministry.

UP: 5 CHARRED TO DEATH, 64 SUSTAIN BURNS AMID PUJA Lucknow: Five persons died while dozens sustained severe burns when a ﬁre broke out in a makeshift pandal erected for a Durga Puja celebration at Bhadohi district in eastern UP, about 280 km from the state capital of Lucknow, on Sunday late night. RUSSIAN HACKER HELD BY CBI FOR JEE 2021 PAPER LEAK JASPRIT BUMRAH OFFICIALLY RULED OUT OF ICC T20 WC New Delhi: The CBI on Monday arrested a Russian national in connection with its probe into alleged manipulation of JEE (Mains) exam last year. CBI had issued a ‘Look Out Circular’ against Mikhail Shargin, suspected to be main hacker examination, agency said. New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to his injured back, the BCCI announced on Monday. Bumrah’s injury comes as a major blow to India after all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was ruled. The board will announce replacement soon.

It is a momentous occasion reflecting India’s capability in defence production.

AMIT Union Home Minister Amit Shah being recieved by MoS for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh as LG J&K Manoj Sinha looks on in Jammu on Monday. (L) EC Anup Chandra Pandey, CEC Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and actor Pankaj Tripathi during launch of ‘Matdata Junction’ Radio series in Delhi on Monday. (Top) The induction ceremony of the first indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur. (Left) Rajnath Singh takes sortie in ‘Prachand’. (Right) A ‘sarv-dharam’ prayer being performed at induction ceremony of the first indigenously developed LCH ‘Prachanda’ in presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Lt Gen (Retd) Anil Chauhan and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, at Jodhpur Airbase in Rajasthan on Monday. New Delhi: A bomb threat onboard an Iranian passenger jet over Indian airspace, with a final destination in China, triggered an alert on Monday, following which IAF scrambled fighter jets. The passenger jet was allowed to fly toward China after clearance. At 2.45 pm IST, Mahan Air said aircraft has landed ‘safely on time’. IRAN’S LEADER BREAKS SILENCE ON PROTESTS, BLAMES THE US Dubai: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called “rioting” and accuse US and Israel of planning protests. The unrest, ignited by death of a woman in custody of Iran’s morality police, is flaring up across country for the 3rd week. RAHUL’S ‘CHARISMA’ ATTRACTS HUGE CROWD! (From Left) Rahul Gandhi being felicitated by Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji at Suttur Mutt, he meets nuns at St Philomena Church and also visits Masjid-e-Azam in Mysuru on Monday. Congress CM Ashok Gehlot speaks to media as Shakuntala Rawat, Kuldeep Ranka, Usha Sharma & Veenu Gupta look on at CMR on Monday.  PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

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CONSTITUENCIES WHERE POLLS WILL TAKE PLACE ARE...  MAHA: 166-Andheri East  HARYANA: 47-Adampur  TELANGANA: 93-Munugode  UP: 139-Gola Gokranath  ODISHA: 46-Dhamnagar  BIHAR: 178-Mokama  BIHAR: 101-Gopalganj

SHAH ON A 3-DAY J&K TOUR

INDIGENOUS COMBAT HELICOPTER BOMB SCARE: IAF SCRAMBLES FIGHTER JETS

SONIA ARRIVES IN MYSURU, TO JOIN YATRA ON OCT 6 ED’S FRESH SUMMONS TO K’TAKA CONG CHIEF CONGRESS RELEASES NORMS FOR PREZ POLL Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday reached Karnataka to take part in Bharat Jodo Yatra. She will walk with Congress leaders and workers on October 6. Sonia will fly to Madikeri in Coorg and stay at a private resort. Rahul will finish Mysuru stretch & fly to Madikeri to meet his mother. They will spend 2 days in Coorg before resuming the Yatra on October 6. ED on Monday issued fresh summons to Karnataka Cong chief DK Shivakumar and his brother, MP DK Suresh in connection with a probe related to their fin contribution to YI. They have to appear on Oct 7.

on Monday issued a set of guidelines for the election, debarring party ofﬁcebearers from campaigning for the candidates. Those who wish to support any candidate will have to resign from org post. Sonia

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TROLLEY RAMS TANKER CARRYING LPG ON JAIPUR-AJMER HIGHWAY

Jaipur: A trolley rammed into a tanker carrying LPG near Delhi Public School on Ajmer Road in Jaipur on Sunday night. The trolley’s cabin caught fire but fire tenders reached the spot and controlled the blaze.

There was no casualty in the accident. But the trolley driver sustained minor injuries.

The accident caused a five-kilometre long jam. Police from Bhankrota station reached the spot and diverted the traffic.

Youth attacked with blade in SMS hospital, probe on

Satyanarayan Sharma

Jaipur: A man, who came to the SMS Hospital for treatment, was attacked with a blade when he tried to resist a boy who tried to snatch his wallet. The incident happened at Dhanvantari OPD when the miscreant tried to snatch Salman’s wallet. Meanwhile, Salman was attacked with a blade and his neck, hands and chest were injured.

Salman caught the boy but two youths dressed in police uniforms came and took

away the boy with them by telling them to take him to the police station.

Later, when Salman went to the police station and registered a complaint, it came to light that both the youths who took the boy with him were not policemen.

270 posts announced in 27 new municipalities

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Jaipur: The government will recruit 270 posts in 27 new municipalities of the state. The state government’s important Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme will now be implemented in all the bodies of the state. The government has also issued orders to implement the scheme in the newly formed 27 municipalities in the state.

The appointments to 270 posts will be on a contract basis. The state govt had started

the scheme on September 9. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had launched the scheme through a state-level programme in Jaipur.

Under the scheme, 100 days of employment will be given in new municipalities as well.

Besides, job cards will be issued on the basis of works identified by the government.

MAN FOUND DEAD, MURDER SUSPECTED

Ajmer: A body was found on Monday morning on the pasture land of Bagrai village of Bhinay police station area.

According to the police, the body has been identiﬁed as Durga Lal Bairwa of Amarpura, 40 years.

The police also found a bike of the deceased.The family of the deceased suspect murder due to enmity with a neighbor.

Police are investigating the case. The deceased has a son and a daughter. The FSL team from Ajmer reached the spot.

20-YEAR-OLD FALLS INTO LIFT SHAFT, DIES

Jaipur (PTI): A 20-year-old youth died after falling into a lift shaft from 11th floor of an apartment building in Bhankrota area, police said on Monday Kushagra Mishra, a resident of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, lived with his friends in a flat on the 11th floor of ‘My Haveli’ apartments, police said.

According to a preliminary investigation, when Mishra pressed the lift’s button Sunday night, the lift car did not come but the doors opened, and he fell inside the shaft by accident, Bhankrota SHO Ravindra Pratap said.

`800 cr scheme to treat faecal sludge from houses

Abhishek Shrivastava

Jaipur: The state government has prepared a scheme of about Rs 793 crore to disposed of the sludge coming out of the houses in a scientific way. The scheme will be implemented for more than 97 cities of the state.

The LSG department has made full preparations for this to improve the environment of cities. At present there is no system for disposal of sludge in these cities and sludge is being thrown in the open in empty land, river, ponds, and drains leading to pollution, increasing the contamination ofground water and soil.

RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022 02 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Bhankrota police station said that the LPG gas tanker was coming from Ajmer to Jaipur.

Under the chairmanship UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal, a meeting of the officers of the LSG department

was held recently and it was decided that the Directorate of Local Bodies would be the

Resident docs continue stir on 2nd day over various issues

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Jaipur: Residents doctors continued to protest on the second day wearing black bands. Jaipur Association of Residents Doctors called for the protest over discrepancy of bond policy made for residents in the state, appointment of residents against qualification posts, implementation of earlier agreements with residents in letter and spirit and various other demands. Outside the Dhanvantari OPD

Tribal community members meet Governor, submit memo

Jaipur: In the series of events to conclude the 21 days long Swaraj Sandesh Samwad Padyatra by the tribal community of Rajasthan the representatives of Vaagdhara organization which facilitated the Padyatra (walk on foot) met Governor Kalraj Mishra and handed over a memorandum “Swaraj Aagrah Patra” on behalf of the tribal community.

Jayesh Joshi, Secretary Vaagdhara, Sunny Sebastian, former VC of Hari Dev Joshi Uni-

versity, Sukhdev Singh Burdak, member of the ‘Kisan Ayog’ and Dr. Sudeep Sharma fromVaagdhara urged him

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to consider the requests made by the community to protect and safeguard their sovereignty.

Potash extraction to boost revenue, jobs: Bhaya

A tripartite agreement has been signed in the state for the practical study of potash.Bhaya said that there are immense reserves of potash in Raj

Baran: Mines Minister Pramod Jain Bhaya said that there are immense possibilities hidden in potash extraction in the state.

Along with fertilizer, it is used in the chemical and glass industries. With this, the state govt will not only get a huge amount of revenue but a large number of jobs can also be developed.

Bhaya said that with the exploitation of

With the exploitation of potash, Rajasthan can become a hub of fertilizer, chemical and explosive based industries.

—Pramod Jain Bhaya, Mines Minister

cal study of potash. He said that there are immense reserves of potash in Rajasthan.

of SMS Hospital, the residents raised slogans. JARD President Neeraj Damor, said, “If

nodal agency for setting up fecal sludge treatment plants in all these cities.

Absconding for 2 months, rape accused held in Guj

potash, Rajasthan can become a hub of fertilizer, chemical and explosive based indus-

tries. Recently, a tripartite agreement has been signed in Rajasthan for the practi-

Potash reserves are buried in an area of about 50,000 square kilometres of NagaurGanganagar basin. According to the GSI survey, the presence of about 2 thousand 562 million tonnes of potash has been reported in the state. Along with this, 21 thousand 100 million tonnes of other resources are also present.

the demands of the residents are not heard, there would be a bigger agitation.”

Rathore discusses schemes of Cong govt

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Ajmer: RTDC Chairman Dharmendra Rathore was on a one day visit to Ajmer during which he interacted with Congress workers in Ajmer club.

He discussed the welfare schemes of the Ashok Gehlot led Congress government in the state. Rathore also attended Jagran at Ambe Mata Temple.

Dr. Rajkumar Jaipal, Shiv Kumar Bansal, Norat Gurjar were also present with him.

Earlier, Rathore attended the Sawamani

Sodala elevated road likely to open on Oct 6

Jaipur: The much awaited Sodala elevated road will be formally inaugurated by CM Ashok Gehlot in coming days. However, the dates are not finalized yet. The inaugural function will be held at JDA premises which has been vacated. Sources said that CM will inaugurate Invest summit on October 7 and the inauguration of the road is likely to take place on October 6.

Dharmendra Rathore during a public meeting at Nandrai Bhavani temple on Monday.

ceremony of Shrinand Rai Bhavani in Nand.

He also attended Bhajan Sandhya organized by Shri Ambe Seva Samiti at Bajranggarh chauraha at night.

Nagaur: A rape accused who was absconding for two months has been arrested from Gujarat by Nagaur police. SP Nagaur Ram Moorthy Joshi said that Mahendra Jat (26), resident of Khivasar, was absconding for two months in a case of minor’s case. He also shared obscene photo of the victim on social media. He was arrested from Bhavnagar area of Gujarat.Joshi said that FIR against Jat was registered with Panchodi police on August 6 under sections of IPC, POCSO Act and IT Act and investigation was handed over to the SHO of Sadar police station.He informed that on Sunday, under the supervision of Additional SP Rajesh Meena and CO Vinod Kumar Sipa, the accused was arrested from Bhavnagar in Guj.

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First India Bureau Resident doctors attending to the patients at SMS hospital while wearing black bands on the second day in Jaipur on Monday. First India Bureau Governor Kalraj Mishra being presented a memorandum and a memento by Jayesh Joshi, Sunny Sebastian, Sukhdev Singh Burdak and Dr. Sudeep Sharma in Jaipur on Monday. Treatment plant in Phulera. Treatment plant in Khandela. SCHEME TO INCORPORATE THESE CHANGES Jaipur Municipal Corporation Heritage Mayor Munesh Gurjar taking stock of the programme to be organized on the Vijaya Dashami at Dussehra Maidan located in Adarsh Nagar. She looked after all the arrangements and gave directions to the ofﬁcials to not let any loopholes at the event spot. First India Bureau First India Bureau

There was no casualty in the accident but the trolley driver sustained injuries

The trolley’s cabin caught fire but fire tenders reached the spot and controlled the blaze near Delhi Public School on Ajmer Road in Jaipur on Monday. The accident caused traffic jam for a long time on the highway. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA First India Bureau

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CM ORDERS BEST TREATMENT TO UDAIPUR KILLING WITNESS

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Jaipur: Chief Minis ter Ashok Gehlot on Monday directed offi cials to provide the best treatment to the assistant of tailor Kanhaiya Lal who was brutally murdered in Udaipur in June this year.

Rajkumar Sharma, Lal’s assistant and an “eyewitness” to the gruesome killing, was also attacked with cleaver during the in cident. He is suffering from a brain haemor rhage and is report edly in critical condi tion at a hospital in Udaipur.

Gehlot on Monday talked to the doctors and Udaipur district collector to enquire about Sharma’s health, an official

statement said. The chief minister direct ed the officials to make full arrange ments for Sharma’s treatment and if re quired, shift him to some other place, the statement said, add ing that a team of doc tors from Jaipur may be sent to Udaipur to give Sharma the best

Bhilwara Kings enters final by defeating Guj Giants by 6 wickets

Jodhpur: Bhilwara Kings defeated Guja rat Giants by six wickets. However, Kevin O’Brien, Yash pal Singh & Tilla karatne Dilshan managed to put Guja rat Giants in a strong position at an inter esting match. Guja rat had lost two wick ets for 21 runs at one time but after this Dilshan (37 runs, 26 balls, 5 fours, 1 six) hit Yashpal (43 runs, 35 balls, 5 fours, 1 six). six) with a part nership of 45 runs.

Dilshan was dis missed for a total of 81 but Yashpal’s in nings continued. It looked like Yashpal would complete a hat-trick of half-cen turies against Bhilwara Kings but Sudeep Tyagi stopped his run.

Yashpal had earli er played an unbeat en innings of 57 against the Kings in Cuttack and then on

M JOHNSON FINED 50 % MATCH FEES

India Capitals’ pacer Mitchell Johnson has been handed a warn ing and docked 50 percent of his match fees for involving in a heated argument with Bhilwara Kings’ Yusuf Pathan during a Legends League match in Jodhpur. The incident took place during the qualifier match be tween India Capitals and Bhilwara Kings where Johnson got engaged in a verbal exchange.

Sept 30 here. After his dismissal, Kevin took responsibility of scoring runs and strengthened Guja rat by taking score beyond 150. However, Kevin had to return to the pavilion. Kevin hit 2 fours & 4 sixes in a stormy innings.

possible treatment.

A team of doctors left for Udaipur from Jaipur SMS Hospital for which a green cor ridor was made. The team includes Dr Manish Aggarwal of Neuro Surgery De partment and Rashim Kataria.

On June 28, Lal was brutally murdered al

legedly by two cleaverwielding men Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad. After the murder, they released a video and said that he was beheaded for “insulting” Islam. The NIA is investigating the case and made sev eral arrests.

Minister Ramlal Jat on reaching Mahara

Must make full arrange ments for Rajku mar Sharma’s treatment and if required, shift him to some other place. Ensure he gets best treatment.

—Ashok Chief Minister

na Bhupal Govern ment Hospital in Udaipur on Monday directed the medical personnel and offi cials to know the well being of Rajkumar Sharma and directed to provide proper medical facilities.

Minister Ramlal Jat visited the hospital on the directions of CM.

Rawat gets more security after social media threats

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tions received from higher level.

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Kota: The SIT team has arrested two more di rectors accused in the case of cheating more than 2,000 people in the Apeksha Investments (Group). The SIT team has so far arrested nine accused in the group’s fraud case. Deputy Su perintendent of Police Amar Singh Rathore said that the SIT team has arrested Dinesh Chand Gupta, a resi dent of Baran and Suryakant Gupta, a resident of Devash City, Kota, in the case.

Suryakant Gupta was a director in Apeksha Group of companies and vice-president in Apeksha Credit Coop erative Society. Dinesh Gupta is a senior assis tant in the education department, Baran.

Earlier, the SIT team had arrested Naib Tehsildar Pradeep Jain. So far, 100 cases have been registered in the entire Hadoti division, including Kota city.

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Bikaner: A Patwari of Colonization Depart ment in Bikaner was held for the second time while taking bribe while his earlier graft case is till pending the court. Bikaner outpost of Anti-Corruption Bu reau nabbed Patwari Gopal Singh Rajpuro hit, who has the addi tional charge of Ram garh in Jaisalmer, was held taking Rs 20,000 from a farmer.

Rajpurohit demand ed a bribe of Rs 40,000 in the name of giving account of the farm of

a farmer Noor Moham mad. He met Noor on Monday near MN Hos pital in Bikaner. As soon as Noor Moham mad gave the money, the team led by CI Anand Mishra caught him. Rajpurohit was ar rested in 2012 also for taking bribe of Rs 5,000. He was convicted by the court on June 24 but he went on appeal.

Despite serious alle gations like bribery, Go pal Singh Rajpurohit was not only given the field work of Patwari but was also given ad ditional charge of Ram garh.

‘Bomb on plane’: Jpr airport also remained on high alert

Kashiram Choudhary

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Jaipur: The BJP has started putting pres sure on Assembly Speaker Dr. CP Joshi and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and de manded to accept the mass resignations of Congress MLAs. CM Ashok Gehlot faction claimed that 92 MLAs have submitted their resignations to the Speaker of the Assem bly. BJP state president Dr. Satish Poonia said that the government should either come out and say that this is hy pocrisy and if this is true, then Speaker of the Assembly, Dr. Joshi, should accept the resig nation. Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore and BJP MLA Vasudev Devnani said, “Congress government is in minority. After 92 resignations out of 102, the Speakers of the As sembly should accept them as per the consti tution and rules. BJP is ready for mid-term elec tions. BJP will also meet Governor Kalraj Mishra soon regarding this matter.”

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Jaipur: Amid politi cal turmoil, the security of in dustry minister Shakuntala Rawat has been increased fol lowing threats on social media. This minister has been get ting threats on social media for the last few days following which the Rajasthan Police increased the securi ty as per the instruc

She has been pro vided with an escort that will always be there with her. Recent ly, during a pro gramme in Pushkar, there was a lot of sloganeer ing and uproar against ministers Shakuntala Rawat and Ashok Chandna. After this, she was given repeated threats on social media.

HIGH OCTANE DRAMA

Jaipur: All interna tional airports includ ing Jaipur in the coun try were on high alert after receiving informa tion about a bomb on an international flight go ing from Tehran to Guangzhou in China.

The Jaipur Interna tional Airport was also on high alert after re ceiving the alert from the ATC. Security agen cies and airport admin istration officials also

remained on alert.

Mahan Air flight number W-581 was go ing from Tehran to Guangzhou, China. At that time pilots of the aircraft contacted Delhi ATC. The flight was not allowed to land at Delhi

airport. However, per mission was not grant ed due to technical rea sons & plane was divert ed to Jaipur. Sources said plane was not al lowed to land in Jaipur & it finally headed to wards its destination.

Second Jaipur Foot Artificial Limb Fitment camp held in Syria, Vice-President had flagged off team

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Jaipur: Second Jaipur

Foot Artificial Limb

Fitment camp in Syrian Capital of Damascus was inaugurated on Oct 2, 2022 to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti.

According to Satish Mehta, Executive Presi dent of BMVSS and team leader of camp, the second camp in Da mascus, like the previ ous one in December 2019-January 2020, has

been generously spon sored by Ministry of External Affairs under its ‘India for Humanity’ programme and is be ing implemented by Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Sami ti (BMVSS), Jaipur. BM VSS is world’s largest organisation for reha bilitation of Divyangs.

BMVSS team was given a warm send-off by Jagdeep Dhankar, Vice President on Sept 28, in New Delhi.

Senior leaders of Syria Mohamad Seif Aldeen, Minister of So

cial Welfare and La bour, Dr Bashar Jaafri, Deputy Foreign Minis

ter and other senior dig nitaries from Syria rep resented Syrian side, Dr Ausuf Saeed, Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs of India, Dr Pradeep Singh Rajpuro hit, Joint Secretary (WANA), MEA & Acting Ambassador S.K.Yadav represented Indian Govt & Satish Mehta, Executive President, represented BMVSS. Min Aldeen thanked In dian Govt for helping disables of Syria.

Powerful and effective scenes were seen on the third day of the five-day Dussehra Natya Utsav organised in the centre of Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. On Monday, as part of the festival, various episodes in ‘Shri Ramcharit Natya’ were presented.

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Raj ex-judge reaches HC against UD Tax of JMCG

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Jaipur: Rajasthan HC has ordered Commis sioner of JMCG to de cide within 4 weeks rep resentation submitted regarding UD tax notice given to retired judge SK Keshot.

A division bench of acting CJ MM Srivasta va and Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani asked petitioner to present his representation in this regard before Corpora

tion Commissioner. The petitioner, a former HC judge and presently a senior advocate of SC, had purchased 2 flats near Indira Gandhi Na gar in which his office is in a flat of 412 sqms. Municipal Corporation has exempted 300 square yard house & 1500 square meter size flat from UD tax. De spite this, on behalf of JMCG, a notice of UD tax recovery was is sued.

Jhajharia murder case: Accused held washing cups at a tea vend

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Jhunjhunu: Ramesh Kumar Mundiwal (22), a member of Gabbar gang wanted in murder of former student un ion president Rakesh Jhajharia, was arrested by the Bagad police sta tion from Jaipur. The team found him wash ing utensils on a tea vend on Haldighati Marg in Jaipur.

Police have taken ac cused on remand after presenting accused in court. Mundiwal is a resident of Chhau in

Gudha police station of Jhunjhunu and Rs 5,000 reward was announced on him.

Jhunjhunu SP Mridul Kachawa said Jhajharia was beaten to death on night of Sept

9 by a group of around 10-12 people. Main ac cused Arvind alias Gab bar and Dinesh Malsar ia are also accused. SP Kachawa said police is making efforts to arrest others.

Patwari held taking bribe for 2nd time, 1st case is still in a court

BJP demands Speaker Joshi to accept 92 Cong MLAs’ resignation

2 more Directors of Apeksha group held in multicrore fraud

CM Ashok Gehlot directed officials to shift him to some other hospital if required A team of doctors from SMS Hospital reached Udaipur via a green corridor Minister Ramlal Jat met Rajkumar Sharma and his family members in Udaipur on Monday. One of the accused held earlier in the case. —File Photo A differently-abled Syrian man wearing an artificial limb. A differently-abled Syrian woman getting ready for artificial limb. Patwari Gopal Singh Rajpurohit in the custody of ACB on Monday. Sangeeta Sharma & Rajeev Gaur RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022 03 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia —FILE PHOTO

EMBARRASSING U-TURN BY BRITISH GOVT ON MAJOR CUT FOR THE RICH

MID-CAREER CHALLENGE

In ancient India, the activities of individuals – mainly for the men of the household –were strictly regulated ac cording to their stage of life. There were four stages aka ashrams namely – Brah macharya, Grihastha, Vanap rastha, and Sannyasa – with each having unique dharma or duties to be undertaken during that period. But with the passage of time the mean ing, interpretation, and ap plication of this ashram sys tem have sadly vanished.

of a sense of futility in the present. The prospect of do ing things stuck in a rut be comes self-defeating and de pression-causing. Another concern is a sense of empti ness at the mid-career level that questions the existential worth of any sensitive indi vidual. Being unhappy at work could also be due to lack of self-motivation and a sense of jealousy at smarter younger colleagues. It is in scenarios like these that one’s negative attitudes –usually – come to the fore fur ther accentuating the down ward spiral.

There were four stages aka ashrams namely –Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, and Sannyasa – with each having unique dharma or duties to be undertaken during that period. But with the passage of time the meaning, interpretation, and application of this ashram system have sadly vanished

Drawing a corollary for modern-era business execu tives, their professional ca reer can be nebulously divid ed into trainee, rapid growth, plateau, and finally retire ment phases. Though there aren’t any defined formulae the deepest worries are ob served when one’s career moves to auto mode – routine, less challenging, and conse quently negligible growth for a few years. Often this reverie is ignored until a rude shock awakens one with either get ting a pink slip or noticing peers leapfrogging ahead. This usually happens in midforties as the career pyramid sharply tapers that allows only the best to progress, leaving the rest behind.

The source of discontent at the mid-career stage usu ally emanates not as a regret about one’s past but because

INDIA CLIMBS HIGHER WITH LCH

There are notably many ways to handle a mid-ca reer slump. Some of them could be:

l Don’t play safe: Arguably, there exists a direct con nection of high-risk ca reer jumps resulting in lofty gains, but this usual ly gets tampered as one ages. Concurrently, there cannot be any justification for one closing the oppor tunity window to seek growth either within the organization or externally and instead deciding to stay put.

l Listening to inner voice: Largely depends on the type of person one is. No pain no gain remains a valid dictum all through one’s career. Keep evaluat

Many professionals often get trapped in the mid-career maze due to their hesitancy to take even minor risks and staying cocooned in their comfort zones fearing losing out of their happy present while staying blind to their invisible dark future. Thus, in summary and as the cliché goes, a person feeling professionally burnt out and traversing through a rough patch must convince oneself

ing oneself with peers, ad visably external ones.

l Reinvent your personal brand: Just like a consum er brand if not constantly invested could gather dust same could happen to one’s career. Keep bur nishing one’s personal brand at regular intervals to keep it relevant and at tractive.

l Find your sweet spot: Iden tify and pin those activi ties that give an adrena line rush, and one enjoys doing, even repeatedly without having a sense of boredom.

l Job enrichment: Doing re petitive tasks for years can cause disillusionment. To break the monotony, one can proactively redesign or change tasks, or under

go job rotation.

l Accept career dip: Living in denial can be danger ous. Accepting a career dip and coming out of it courageously requires bold consistent actions. This could possibly turn one’s pitiable situation on its head and help unearth new facets.

l Explore unknown terrain: Shed rigidity. Push oneself to vocations never tried before and maybe it would thus trigger luck to get di verse new opportunities.

l Learn, Unlearn and Re learn: Continuous learn ing could be unnerving and may not be humanly possible. Hence one should keep deleting the obsolete before adding new skills to their bouquet and support recrafting the story.

l Switch off: Take time off professionally. It has been noted a deliberate career break can facilitate one to come back rejuvenated and recharged with sharp er focus.

l Ostrich-like approach: Re flect on your career and if the honest conclusion is it’s time to quit, then don’t dither. Be strong, ostrichlike behaviour never helps. Stretching the inevitable could bring in more igno miny and heartbreak.

Thus, in summary and as the cliché goes a person feel ing professionally burnt out and traversing through a rough patch must convince oneself that tough times don’t last but tough people do.

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

India took a major step towards indi genisation to cut down import of defence material with the induction of highly advanced Light Combat Heli copter (LCH), appropriately named Prachand for its lethal ity and reach. The fighter chopper described as a lean and mean machine was in ducted into the air force at a befitting ceremony in Jodh pur. Technologically it is supe rior to any of its peer combat choppers around the world.

The LCH has been designed keeping in mind the high alti tude forward areas in Ladakh and Siachen where India has to keep an eye on both China and Pakistan. Once its produc tion picks up, India’s depend ence on American Apache and

With defence-related exports totaling ` 1,387 crore, the government’s policy to promote self-reliance in defence manufacture is now bearing fruit with about 2,500 defence items having been indigenised already

Russian Mi 35 combat helicop ters will be substantially re duced. ‘Prachand’ follows the made in India Tejas, the light est and smallest in its class of contemporary supersonic combat aircraft.

Countries like the US, Ma laysia, Australia, Indonesia

and Egypt have shown inter est in Tejas. Armenia has bought the India-made Pina ka multi-barrel rocket launch system, which shoots and scoots, to take on Azerbaijan in Russia’s backyard. India’s stress on indigeni sation in defence sector and export of military hardware is boosting its image as a re gional power. India’s defence exports have grown by 334% in last 5 years, making it a key player in the field. With defence-related exports total ing `1,387 crore, silent change taking place in this sector can be described as nothing short of a revolution. Govt’s policy to promote self-reli ance in defence manufacture is now bearing fruit with 2,500 defence items having been indigenised already.

In India Liz Truss would have been called a roll-back Prime Minister for reversing her deci sion to retract her proposal to cut taxes of high income groups barely ten days after making the announcement. Her proposal to reduce income-tax from 45 per cent to 40 percent for those earn ing 150,000 pounds or more a year sent the pound-sterling in a tailspin. Truss faced strong crit icism for the decision which she said was taken by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.

Growing criticism from with in her Conservative Party, the British people, a tumbling pound seemed to have brought about this U-turn. Above all, there was the fear of the policy being voted down in parliament. The deci sion to withdraw the proposal is being looked at as detrimental for the Conservatives in the next general elections.

When the 45 billion pound tax cuts were announced the Inter national Monetary Fund urged the Truss government to pro vide relief to families facing hefty power bills instead of un funded tax cuts to the rich.

Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things. Buddha

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PM to inaugurate AIIMS Bilaspur on Oct 5, kick-off `3,650 cr works

New Delhi (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Himachal Pradesh on October 5 where he will inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bilaspur as well as lay the founda tion stone of projects worth over Rs 3,650 crore.

According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), AIIMS Bilaspur con structed at more than Rs 1470 crore, is a state-ofthe-art hospital with 18 speciality and 17 super speciality departments, 18 modular operation theatres and 750 beds with 64 ICU beds. Spread over 247 acres, the hospi tal is equipped with 24 hours emergency and dialysis facilities, mod ern diagnostic machines like ultrasonography, CT scan, MRI etc, Amrit Pharmacy and Jan Aus hadhi Kendra and also a 30 bedded AYUSH block.

The Hospital has also set up the Centre for Digital Health to pro vide health services in the tribal and inacces sible tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh.

ED raids Chinese app firms in Bengaluru, seizes `5.85 crore

courses every year.

“Prime Minister’s vi sion and commitment to strengthen health ser vices across the country is being showcased again through the inau guration of AIIMS Bilas pur. The hospital, whose foundational stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in October 2017, is being established under the Central sector scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yo jana,” PMO said.

The International Kul lu Dussehra Festival will be celebrated from Octo ber 5 to 11 in Kullu.

New Delhi (Agencies): The Enforcement Direc torate (ED) on Monday said that they recently conducted search oper ations on 12 entities in Bengaluru having Chi nese links and seized around Rs 5.85 crore.

PROPERTY OF I-T OFFICER ATTACHED IN PMLA CASE

Cross-voting in RS polls; 2 K’taka MLAs served notice

Bengaluru: Notices have been served to two expelled MLAs of re gional party JD (S) in connection with crossvoting during the recent ly held Rajya Sabha elec tions in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

Secretary of the Leg islative Assembly

Vishalakshi has issued notices to Kolar MLA Srinivas Gowda and Gubbi MLA SR Srinivas.

In the complaint, the party had sought expul sion of the two legisla tors from the Assembly.

JP NADDA INSPECTS ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRIME MINISTER MODI’S OCTOBER 5 VISIT TO HIMACHAL Bilaspur (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a visit to Himachal Pradesh on October 5 and inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Sci ences in Bilaspur, said Union minister Anu rag Thakur. Himachal

Also, specialist health services will be provided by the hospi tal through health

Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, Anurag Thakur and BJP President JP Nadda inspected the arrangements for PM Modi’s October 5 visit.

“PM Modi is coming to Bilaspur on October 5 and a public meeting will also be held. PM will

camps in the inaccessi ble tribal and high Him alayan regions like Kaza, Saluni, and Key

inaugurate AIIMS Bilas pur which has been built with a cost of around Rs 1,500 crores and will dedicate it to the people.

PM Modi considers Himachal his second home. People are wait ing for him to come here,” Thakur said.

long. The hospital will admit 100 students for MBBS courses and 60 students for nursing

The Festival is unique in the sense that it is the congregation of more than 300 Deities of the Valley. On the first day of the Festival, the Dei ties in their well-deco rated palanquins pay their obeisance at the temple of the Chief De ity Bhagwan Raghunath Ji and then proceed to the Dhalpur Ground.

The PM will witness this Rath Yatra and the grand assembly of Dei ties in historic Kullu Dussehra celebrations.

These firms were cheating innocent youths on the pretext of providing them parttime jobs through the Chinese app ‘Keepshare’ and collecting money from them. The money thus collected was used to buy crypto currencies.

The ED initiated money laundering in vestigation on the basis of an FIR registered at the South CEN Police Station, Bengaluru City in a matter related to the part-time job fraud.

The ED learnt in the investigation that gulli ble public, mostly youths,

New Delhi: The ED has attached immovable property worth Rs 7.33 crore in disproportionate assets case against An dasu Ravinder, additional income tax director who was compulsorily retired by the Finance Ministry.

The ED initiated a money laundering investigation on the basis of the FIR registered by the CBI, against Ravinder, who along with his wife Kavi tha Andasu, amassed wealth in his name and in the name of his wife from 2005 to 2011.

were cheated by some Chinese persons through a mobile app namely ‘Keepsharer’ which promised them to give part-time jobs and col lected money from them.

The MLAs have been asked to give written clarification on the al legations. It was alleged that Srinivas had voted for BJP Rajya Sabha candidate Lehar Singh. Srinivas Gowda had an nounced that he had voted for the Congress, embarrassing the lead ership of JD (S).

JD (S) MLA Venkata rao Nadagouda had filed a complaint against the two de manding termination of their membership. The ruling BJP had managed to ensure vic tory of all Rajya Sabha candidates in Karnata ka, though it did not have required numbers.

New Delhi (ANI): A CBI court recently granted bail to a woman who is an alleged kingpin in a bribery case. This case pertains to the demand for bribes for getting approval of a proposal from the Union Ministry of Culture for setting up the Tagore Cultural Complex in Arunachal Pradesh. Accused Akila Jangru and her co-accused Rajpal Singh Arora were arrested on August 22, 2022. Special CBI judge Anil Antil of Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to Akila Jangru on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties in the like amount.

COURT EXTENDS CUSTODY OF 5 PFI

MEN TILL OCT 8

Mumbai (PTI): A local court here on Monday extended till October 8 the ATS custody of five alleged members of the PFI arrested in raids conducted in Maharashtra.

The five were among 20 people apprehended in the state by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in multi-agency raids across the country spearheaded by the NIA on September 22.

UNION MINISTER APPEARS IN COURT IN 2013 CASE

Muzaffarnagar (PTI): Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan and other BJP leaders on Monday appeared in an MP/MLA court here in connection with a case of violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. The court fixed October 10 as the next date of hearing as all accused were not present in the court.

APPOINTMENT ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND CONCESSION NOT A RIGHT: SUPREME COURT

New Delhi (PTI): Appointment on compassionate ground is a concession not a right and the object of granting such employment is to enable the affected family to tide over a sudden crisis, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court last week set aside the judgement of a division bench of the Kerala High Court, which confirmed the verdict of a single judge directing the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd and others to consider the case of a woman for appointment on compassionate ground. A bench noted that the father of the woman was employed with Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd and died while on duty in April 1995.

Farmers protest on anniversary of Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Chandigarh: Farmers under the aegis of Kisan Mazdur Sangarash Committee (KMSC) held protest and rail roko prorgramme at 17 differ ent places in Punjab on Monday to mark the an niversary of Lakhim pur Kheri incident.

Notably, eight persons including four farmers had died during a pro test in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3, 2021.

In Amritsar, farmers also blocked the rail track at Vallah, de manding stern action against person respon sible for the incident.

General Secretary, KMSC, Sarwan Singh Pandher alleged “The conspirator of the Lakhimpur Kheri mas sacre is still enjoying prime post while the in nocent farmers present at the site of the inci dent have been sent to jail after registration of cases against them.”

Another farmer lead er Gurbachan Singh Chaba said the success of the Delhi farmer’s

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agitation was due to the sacrifice of 750 protest ers and Lakhimpur Kheri ‘martyrdom’ was

Lakhimpur Kheri (Agencies): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said on Monday that the families of those who died in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence last year are yet to get justice. He said the nation will never forget the violence that took place in Tikunia village on this day last year and claimed eight lives, and despite assurances, the government had not ensured justice for the farmers. On

one of the most signifi cant. “We demand that the killers of farmers should be hanged and

New menu in domestic flights of Air India

New Delhi (PTI): Ta

tas-owned Air India has introduced a new inflight menu on domes tic routes amid the on set of the festive season.

Since taken over by the Tatas in January this year, the loss-mak ing airline has been making efforts to re vamp services, expand its fleet and increase its overall market share in the fast-growing domes tic aviation space.

The new in-flight menu, featuring an as

sortment of gourmet meals, trendy appetis ers and decadent des serts, showcases India’s

locally sourced culi nary influence, it said in a release.

The menu was intro

duced on October 1.

“The new menu choices have been cu rated to ensure that the flyers enjoy a gourmet meal with emphasis on health and well-being...

We are excited to roll out this new menu on domestic routes, and are hard at work pre paring a revamp of the international menu as well,” Sandeep Verma, Head of Inflight Servic es at Air India, said.

Last month, Air India unveiled ‘Vihaan.AI’, a

comprehensive trans formation plan with a detailed road map for the next five years un der which the airline aims to have a domestic market share of 30 per cent and significantly strengthen its interna tional operations.

Meanwhile, Vistara — a joint venture be tween Tatas and Singa pore Airlines — has started offering live tel evision channels on its Dreamliner aircraft from October 1.

October 3 last year, farm ers were staging a protest in Tikunia village against a visit of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya when four of them were crushed under the wheels of a convoy of cars. In the subsequent violence, four others including two BJP work ers and a journalist were killed. “It was a week of peace. The violence that broke out claimed the lives of eight people. It was unfortunate,” Tikait said.

action should be taken against those responsi ble for the Lakhmipur Kheri,” said Chaba.

Mahatma Gandhi-lookalike ‘asura’ at Kolkata Durga

Puja Pandal sparks row

Kolkata (ANI): Organ isers at a Durga Puja pandal here provided a wig and a moustache to the ‘Mahisasura’ idol, which bore an uncanny resemblance to Mahat ma Gandhi and stoked a controversy, prompting police to intervene after a complaint was filed.

Put up as part of the pandal display by the All India Hindu Mahas abha the ‘asura’ idol was a bespectacled, dho ti-clad bald man with a walking stick, which ac cording to complaint bore resemblance to the Father of the Nation.

West Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi

on Sunday made a com plaint with the police to lodge a Zero FIR in con nection with the matter.

Candrachud Goswa mi, organiser of Puja Pandal said they changed the appearance of the idol after a lot of calls and that they have not done so willingly.

“The idol of Asura did resemble Gandhi, we do not deny it. It has been changed. We have not made the changes. We received a lot of calls. We have been made to change it force fully. We do not accept the changes. Our free dom of expression has been curtailed,” he said.

BSF seizes Pak fishing boat from ‘Harami Nala’ creek area of Guj

New Delhi (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday seized one abandoned Paki stani fishing boat from ‘Harami Nala’ creek area near Bhuj in Kutch of Gujarat, along the In dia-Pakistan maritime boundary, the force said.

The boat was found from ‘Harami Nala’ around 6 am by BSF team patrolling in the area. Some ice boxes, jerry cans and fishing nets were seized by the BSF personnel. Howev

er, the men on the boat managed to flee towards the Pakistan side.

“We seized a Pakistani fishing boat from ‘Hara mi Nala’ in Kutch of Gu jarat around 6 am. A few people were seen on the

boat, but they jumped into water and swam to wards the Pakistan side. Icebox, jerry can and fishing net have been seized by the BSF person nel from the abandoned boat,” a BSF official said.

The menu was introduced from October 1. —FILE PHOTO BAIL FOR WOMAN KINGPIN IN ARUNACHAL’S TAGORE CULTURAL COMPLEX BRIBERY CASE A BSF team found the Pakistani boat while patrolling. (Combo pic) Idol remade to look like an Asura. —PHOTO BY ANI Farmers block railway tracks on first anniversary of Lakhimpur Kheri case, in Jalandhar on Monday. NO JUSTICE YET FOR LAKHIMPUR KHERI FARMERS: TIKAIT According to ED, these firms were duping innocent youths. BJP chief JP Nadda with Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur reviews the preparations for the public meeting to be addressed by PM Narendra Modi on Oct 5, in Bilaspur on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI

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Rahul Gandhi’s pilgrimage during Yatra

Mysore (ANI): Con gress leader Rahul Gan dhi on Monday visited the famous Suttur Matt, a pilgrim centre in Mysore, under the ban ner of the party’s mass contact campaign Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Gandhi, the Lok Sab ha MP from Kerala’s Wayanad, who reached Karnataka on Septem ber 30, visited the centu ries-old Matt and sought the blessings of Seer, Sri Shivaratri Deshikendra Swamiji, on the fourth day of his visit to the state.“Shri Rahul Gan dhi visited Suttur Mutt in Mysore and sought blessings of Seer Sri Shivaratri Deshikendra Swamiji”, the Congress Party tweeted.

Rahul Gandhi is cur rently leading Bharat Jodo Yatra- the 3,500-km march from Kanyaku mari to Kashmir, cover ing as many as 12 states.

The Padyatra will cover a distance of 25 km eve ry day. On Sunday, the Congress MP addressed a public rally amid a heavy downpour in Mysuru. Addressing the rally, Gandhi said, “This yatra is like a river that will flow from Kanyaku mari to Kashmir. This journey will not stop due to heat, storm, rain, or cold. In this river, you will not see any hatred or violence. The river will showcase love and brotherhood.”

—PHOTO BY ANI

Thiruvananthapuram (Agen cies): Congress’ Kerala unit chief K Sudhakaran changed his stance and batted for Mallikarjun Kharge, the “official” candidate for the party’s presidential poll. All the prominent leaders, in cluding AK Antony, Oommen Chandy, Ramesh Chennithala and Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan and several others, have chosen Kharge over their local party col league Shashi Tharoor. Till the official statement was announced, Sudhakaran held to “let the voters cast their vote according to their ra tionale”. With this, it's more or less certain that from the around 300 voters, Tharoor is unlikely to get more than two dozen votes.

Hyderabad (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that with two consecutive losses in the Lok Sabha elections, there is a need for a “renewed and reinvigorated” party to take on the challenge of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre. Tharoor is currently in Hyderabad campaigning for the upcoming presidential polls of the party in which he is up against the veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge. “This election is about how Congress should be best equipped to take on the ruling govt today, which is BJP. We have lost two elections... We need a renewed, reinvigorated Congress party where it is mobilized effectively to take on this challenge,” Tharoor said while speaking to the media. He denied the existence of the G-23 group within the Congress (which wrote to Sonia Gandhi seeking reforms in the party), and said that it was a “media idea”. “There is no G-23 group. There never was, it was a media idea. As far as I can tell you, a couple of seniors wrote the letter. They invited a large number of people to support them. They told me that by phone they have contacted over a hundred people who have extended support. There was COVID lockdown in 2020. Only 23 people were available in Delhi to sign it at that time,” he said.

WILL DIGVIJAYA BE THE LEADER OF OPPOSITION OR THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF PARTY ORGANIZATION?

Mahesh Sharma

New Delhi: Mallikar jun Kharge is set to be the Congress president. He has resigned from the post of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha with his nomina tion for the post of party president and with this, speculation has intensi fied as to who will be the new Leader of Opposi tion. Kharge was the Leader of the Opposi tion in the Rajya Sabha for one and a half years.

Before him, Ghulam Nabi Azad was the Lead

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er of the Opposition in the Upper House for seven years. Kharge be came the leader after Azad retired from the Rajya Sabha. Now a new leader has to be appoint ed in his place. It is gen erally believed that Dig vijaya Singh will be made the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. He came within reach of becoming the party president. Rahul Gandhi had sent him to Delhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra and he had also taken the nomina tion papers. But at the

last moment, Kharge's name was forwarded by the party.

Only then it is being said that Digvijaya Sin gh will get the post of LoP in the Upper House.

Apart from him, P Chid ambaram is also being said to be a contender

for the post of LoP. The names of Pramod Ti wari, Mukul Wasnik and Jairam Ramesh are also discussed. But the trouble with Chidam baram is that he is from South India. With Kharge's elevation, both, the National Presi dent and Organization General Secretary, would be from South In dia. The post of leader in the Lok Sabha is held by Adhir Ranjan Chowd hury of West Bengal. In such a situation, it will be necessary to give rep resentation to North In

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dia somewhere. In this sense, only a North In dian leader will get the post of Leader of Oppo sition in Rajya Sabha. In this respect, Digvijaya's claim is strong. But it is also possible that he may get a higher posi tion in the organization.

It will be difficult for KC Venugopal to remain as organizational general secretary after Kharge becomes the president.

If Digvijay becomes the General Secretary of the organization in his place, then it will be bet ter for the party.

New Delhi (ANI): Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Monday welcomed guidelines laid down by the party's Chief Election Authority asking the contestors to take "utmost care" to ensure "no malafide campaign" against the two competitors as it would bring "disgrace to the party".

The series of guidelines stated by Congress' Central Election Authority chair man Madhusudan Mistry for the party's internal polls scheduled to be held on October 17, said, "Utmost care must be taken to ensure that there is no mala-fide campaign against any candidate. The sensitivity of the election process must be upheld at any cost." Mal likarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are up against each other in the polls. It was also stated that no leader of the party holding an organisational post can participate in the campaign process of the elections. It asked the party leaders to tender their resignations first "if they wish to support any candidate". "Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are contesting the election of Congress President in their personal capacity," stated the guidelines.

Gurugram (PTI): For mer Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulay am Singh Yadav is ad mitted to the “critical care unit” of Medanta Hospital here and is be ing treated by a “com prehensive team of spe cialists”, the hospital said on Monday.

The announcement from the hospital comes a day after the Sama jwadi Party on Sunday said its 82-year-old pa triarch’s health had de teriorated. Mulayam has been under treat ment at the hospital since August 22. He was admitted to the hospital in July as well.

Meanwhile, SP work ers organised special prayers in many tem ples across the state on Monday for long life of the party founder Mu layam Singh Yadav.

In Lucknow, party workers prayed at Hanu man temple at Vikrama ditya Marg, just a stone’s throw from the Yadav’s residence, a SP office bearer said. In Varana si, they offered prayers at various temples in cluding Hanuman tem ple in Gilat Bazar and Bada Ganesh Mandir in Lohatia.

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Bhubaneswar (Agencies): Veteran tribal leader and fivetime MLA from Padampur seat in Odisha’s Bargarh district, Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha died on Sunday night, family sources said. Bariha is survived by his wife Tilotama, daughters Barsha, Kadambini, and son Bhojraj. He was elected to the state assembly five times from Padampur seat -- twice on Janata Dal ticket in 1990 and 1995, and three times on BJD ticket in 2000, 2009 and 2019.

Chennai (Agencies): The Villupuram police have arrested four youths with narcotic substances, including opioid-based tablets, ganja, sodium chloride injection, and syringes.They were arrested during a routine vehicle check-up by the special team of the Villupuram police on Sunday night. The four arrested were produced before a judicial magistrate court and remanded in prison.

New Delhi (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Bir la and Rajya Sabha Dep uty Chairman Hari vansh will be partici pating in the 8th G20 Parliamentary Speak ers' Summit in Jakarta.

Om Birla will be lead ing the Indian delega tion to Jakarta.

An official of the Par liament told ANI on condition of anonymity that the 8th Summit of Speakers of G-20 Parlia ments (P-20) will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from October 6-7, 2022.

Om Birla, Harivansh and Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha PC Mody, and other offi cials shall be attending the summit as a part of the Indian Parliamen tary delegation. Sourc es saidthat the Indian delegation will leave for Jakarta on October 4.

VENKAIAH NAIDU DEVOTED HIS ENTIRE LIFE FOR PEOPLE’S WELFARE: BIRLA Nellore (FIB): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla ad dressed the dignitaries and other visitors as the chief guest at the programme of Swarna Bharat Trust at Nellore on Monday. Former Vice Presi dent Venkaiah Naidu was also present on the oc casion. Mentioning that the entire life of Venkaiah Naidu, the Director of Swarna Bharat Trust, has been devoted to the welfare of the society, Birla said that the basic objective of the Trust has been service, education, women’s upliftment. Birla said that under the leadership of Naidu, Swarna Bharat Trust is working to provide education to the children of weaker economic group and self employment training for the youth.

New Delhi (FIB): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued two Ad visories, one for private television channels and the other for digital news publishers and OTT platforms strongly advising them to refrain from showing advertise ments of online betting sites and surrogate ad vertisements of such sites. The Ministry had earlier issued an Advi sory on 13 June, 2022 ad vising newspapers, pri vate TV channels and digital news publishers to refrain from publish ing advertisements of online betting platforms.

DOPT GIVES ANOTHER IAS OFFICER TO UP FROM ‘20 BATCH

Lucknow: DOPT has giv en another IAS officer to the Uttar Pradesh bureau cracy. 2020 batch IAS of Tripura cadre - Abhishek Kumar — who was posted as Assistant Col lector Training in North Tripura District of Tripura had applied to DOPT to send him from Tripura Carder to Uttar Pradesh Corder on spousal base.

IAS Abhishek Kumar’s wife is IAS Nidhi Bansal serving in the UP cadre of 2020 batch and is currently posted as Assistant Collector of Fatehpur District !! DOPT, considering the applica tion of IAS Abhishek, had sought NOC from the Tripura and UP govern ment for their cadre change which was sent by both the governments to DOPT. After this, Uday Bhan Tripathi, Under Sectorary of DOPT issued

a notification allotting Abhishek the UP cadre. Now the number of IAS officers in the 2020 batch has increased from 16 to 17 with the arrival of IAS Abhishek. 2020 batch UP cadre IAS are Jaidev CS, Nupur Goyal, Ajay Jain, Pratyush Pandey, Nidhi Bansal, Neha Bandhu, Parikshit Khatana, Ramaya R, Suthan Abdullah, Mahajan Sumit Rajesh, Ojaswi Raj, Vishal Kumar, Abhinav Gopal, Navneet Sehra, Pawan Kumar Meena and Ajay Kumar Gautam.

6 SWEPT AWAY IN KOLLIDAM RIVER NEAR POONDI IN TN

Chandigarh (Agencies): The Bhagwant Mann govt won the vote of confidence with a thumping majority on the concluding day of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha session. The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party abstained from the vote. The lone SAD and one BSP MLA also did not speak against the motion. A total of 93 MLA voted in favour of the confidence vote after CM Bhagwant Mann gave the concluding speech.

Thanjavur (PTI): Six people, who entered into the Kollidam river near Poondi in Thanjavur district to take bath on Monday, were washed away in the currents, police said. While two bodies have been retrieved, search is on for the other four. According to the police, D David (30), T Isaac (19), S Pravin Raj (19) and S Kermal (19) of Siluvaipatti village in Thoothukudi district were among the six, who got drowned.

REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE

Dr Jitendra launches portal for PM’s Excellence Awards

New Delhi (PTI): Un ion Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday launched a dedicated website for the Prime Minister’s awards for excellence in public administration and said that the emphasis will be on qualitative achievements rather than achieving the quantitative targets while deciding the honour.

The registration on PM’s awards web portal — http://www.pma wards.gov.in — has

commenced from Mon day for due registration and the submission of applications till Novem ber 28. Singh, the Minis ter of State for Person

nel, said, under the lead ership of Prime Minis ter Narendra Modi, the entire concept and for mat of the PM excel lence awards has under

gone a revolutionary change after 2014. The objective of the Scheme is to encourage con structive competition, innovation, replication, he said. The PM’s awards, 2022 will con sist of a trophy, scroll and an incentive of Rs 20 lakh to the awarded district to be utilised for implementation of pro ject/programme or bridging resources gaps in any area of public welfare, a statement is sued by the Personnel Ministry said.

‘AWARD’S CONCEPT HAS UNDERGONE REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE AFTER 2014’

New Delhi (Agencies): Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh has launched the Web portal for Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2022. The portal was launched in New Delhi on Monday. The registration on PM’s Awards web portal commenced on Monday and the submission of applications will be held till the 28th of November this year. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said, the entire concept and format of the PM Excellence Awards has undergone a revolutionary change after 2014. He said, the objective of the Scheme is to encourage constructive competition, innovation, replication and institutionalisation of best practices.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh launching website for the Prime Minister’s awards for excellence in public administration, on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Karnataka party president DK Shivakumar offers prayers at Chamundeshwari Temple during their party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Mysuru on Monday. MINOR GIRL ABDUCTED FROM PLACE OF WORSHIP IN J’KHAND AND GANG RAPED Ranchi (Agencies): In a shocking incident in Garhwa, a minor girl was kidnapped from a place of worship and gang-raped. The crime took place at Saraidohar village in the district’s Chinia police station. The victim was then released four hours later after the accused threatened her to not speak of the incident to anyone, as reported by news agency. The victim along with her parents approached the police and registered an FIR after which the two accused were arrested. ODISHA: 5-TIME MLA BIJAYA RANJAN SINGH BARIHA NO MORE MANN GOVT WINS CONFIDENCE VOTE; CONG, BJP ABSTAIN

I&B Ministry’s advisory against betting advts

Mulayam Singh Yadav moved to critical care unit: Medanta Hospital

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla with Venkaiah Naidu in Nellore. Digvijaya Singh

CONGRESS PREZ POLL THAROOR WELCOMES GUIDELINES ASKING CANDIDATES TO ENSURE "NO MALA FIDE CAMPAIGN"

SUDHAKARAN JOINS SUPPORT KHARGE'S CANDIDATURE LEADER HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR “RENEWED, REINVIGORATED” CONG TO TAKE ON BJP IAS couple Abhishek Kumar and Nidhi Bansal INDIA JAIPUR | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022 06 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Anurag Thakur

BHARAT JODO YATRA IN KARNATAKA

New Delhi: Seasoned ﬁnance professional and an old public sector hand Sandeep Kumar Gupta on Monday took over as the chairman and managing director of GAIL (India) Ltd, the nation’s largest gas utility. Gupta, who previously was Director (Finance) at Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), replaces Manoj Jain, who superannuated on August 31. A commerce graduate and CA by education, Gupta has more than 31 years of working experience at Indian Oil Corporation.

—PTI

MS INDIA VEHICLE PRODUCTION RISES TO 1,77,468 UNITS

Sept factory activity slows to 3-month low

New Delhi (PTI): Manufacturing activities in India eased marginally in September but remained in good shape amid companies hiring more workers and cooling price pressures, according to a monthly survey released on Monday.

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) indicated a strong improvement in the health of the Indian manufacturing industry, as companies stepped up production in tandem with a sustained increase in new work intakes.

The PMI at 55.1 in September continued to be in expansion mode for the 15th consecutive month but was slightly lower than 56.2 recorded in August.

TOP TALKING POINTS

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Seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) indicated a strong improvement in the health of the Indian manufacturing industry

 The PMI at 55.1 in Sept continued to be in expansion mode for the 15th consecutive month but was slightly lower than 56.2 recorded in August

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Govt to approach capital market this month to raise `2,500 cr for 3 road projects

New Delhi (PTI): The government will approach the capital market this month to raise around `2,500 crore to fund three road projects, a senior official said on Monday.

The money will be raised through Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), the government official added.

“We will be approaching the capital market this month to raise around ` 2,500 crore for the three road projects,” he said.

Sensex, Nifty fall over 1 per cent on selling in banking, auto shares

New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India on Monday reported an over two-fold rise in its vehicle production at 1,77,468 units in September 2022. “The shortage of electronic components had a minor impact on the production of vehicles during the month,” Maruti Suzuki India said. Total passenger vehicles production was at 1,73,929 units last month. It was at 77,782 units in September 2022. Passenger cars production was up at 1,31,258 units as against 47,884 in 2021.

—PTI

SAVWIPL BEGINS EXPORT OF MID SIZED SUV KUSHAQ

“Rates of expansion remained historically high, despite easing from August. To accommodate higher sales and greater output needs, firms hired extra workers and acquired more inputs. The upturn in input buying was aided by cooling price pressures.

“Purchasing costs rose at the slowest pace in just under two years, while output charge inflation receded to a seven-month low,” the

Vi CEO urges govt to slash levies to help telcos invest in 5G networks

First India Bureau

New Delhi: Skoda Auto Volkswagen India on Monday said it has commenced exports of midsized SUV Kushaq. The company has started shipments of left-handdrive Kushaq to Arab Gulf Cooperation Council countries. In September, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (SAVWIPL) commenced export of Taigun and Virtus. “The Skoda Kushaq is the third made-in-India car to be exported this year..The market acceptance and success of all our exports highlight our global quality standards,” SAVWIPL said. —PTI

LAVA LAUNCHES ITS 1ST 5G PHONE, PRICED AROUND `10,000

New Delhi: Homegrown smartphone brand Lava International on Monday launched its of ﬁrst 5G smartphone - Lava Blaze 5G - for its consumer in the country, which is likely to be priced around `10,000. The pre-bookings for the 5G smartphone will commence around Diwali this year.

The smartphone sports 50MP AI triple rear camera and 8MP front camera for a superior photography experience and selﬁes.

The smartphone is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 & has 4GB+3GB Virtual RAM. —PTI

PROSUS CALLS OFF $4.7 BN ACQUISITION OF BILLDESK

New Delhi: Prosus NV, which owns PayU, has terminated a $4.7 billion (about `38,400 crore) deal to acquire Indian payments ﬁrm BillDesk after conditions on the deal weren’t met. In a statement, Prosus said certain conditions precedent weren’t met by the deadline at the end of September. Approval of the CCI, which was one of the conditions precedent, was received on September 5 but Prosus did not specify which other conditions were not met. —PTI

New Delhi: Vodafone Idea (Vi) CEO Akshaya Moondra on Monday has asked the government to cut the hefty levies plaguing the sector to enable operators to boost cash generation and invest in capital intensive 5G networks.

“In a country where tariffs are the lowest, India’s telecom industry has the highest levies anywhere in the world…if one includes the price of spectrum, converts it to an annuity value and calculates that as a percentage of revenue, that’s an additional 28% of industry revenue over and above the more visible 30% (of revenue) levies element, comprising GST (18%) and licence fees/ spectrum usage charges (12%),” Moondra said.

Accordingly, he said, the

TOTAL PAYMENT TO GOVERNMENT

Total telecom levies payable to the government, including the price of spectrum, amount to a whopping 58% of overall industry revenue

BSNL TO ROLL OUT 4G NETWORK FROM NOV

New Delhi (PTI): State-owned telecom ﬁrm BSNL will start rolling out 4G network from November onwards and gradually upgrade it to 5G by August next year. The company has plans to roll out almost 1.25 lakh 4G mobile sites in 18 months, BSNL chairman and MD PK Purwar said.

“The ﬁrst roll out (of planned 4G network) should take place in November,” Purwar said. The company is in discussion with IT major TCS and state-run C-DOT-led consortium to deploy indigenously developed 4G technology in the network. When asked about the timeline of BSNL’s plans to roll out 5G services, Purwar

government needs to reduce the levies burden on the sector so that opera-

Inc’s credit quality continues to improve

New Delhi: Driven by strong demand for its sports utility vehicles, Mahindra & Mahindra on Monday reported the highest ever monthly wholesales of 64,486 vehicles in September. Last month, the Mumbaibased auto major posted its highest ever monthly sales of sports utility vehicles (SUV) at 34,262 units. The company’s products like Scorpio-N, XUV700, Thar, Bolero Neo and even Scorpio Classic have seen robust response in market.

—PTI

Mumbai (PTI): India Inc’s credit quality showed further improvement in AprilSeptember period with the ratio of upgrades to downgrades inching higher.

The credit ratio’s improvement to 5.52 in H1FY23 as compared to 5.04 in H2FY22 was driven by leaner balance sheets led by healthy cash flows and muted investments, Crisil Ratings said.

However, the agency clarified that the data may not be fully representative as many small businesses with outstanding ratings have turned non-coopera-

tive in sharing data on a continued basis which can be driven by adverse financial health.

“India Inc has emerged stronger post-pandemic,” its managing director Gurpreet Chhatwal said, exuding confidence that the corporate India can weather the current storm caused by global events like higher inflation.

Crisil’s senior director Somasekhar Vemuri said there can, however, be a moderation in the credit ratio going ahead due to some of the challenges faced by companies.

HIGHLIGHTING FACTORS

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The credit ratio’s improvement to 5.52 in H1FY23 as compared to 5.04 in H2FY22 was driven by leaner balance sheets led by healthy cash ﬂows and muted investments

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The credit ratio moved ahead in ﬁrst half of FY majorly driven by the infrastructure sector, which contributed a third of the upgrades

There can, however, be a moderation in the credit ratio going ahead due to some of the challenges faced by companies

RUPEE PLUNGES 49 PAISE TO 81.89 AGAINST US DOLLAR

tional cash generation can actually be released for investmen.

Mumbai (PTI): The rupee fell by 49 paise to close at 81.89 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday as heavy selling pressure in the domestic equities and a spike in crude oil prices weighed on the local unit.

Besides, a stronger greenback against key rivals and persistent foreign fund outﬂows put pressure on the domestic currency, forex dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened weak at 81.65, fell further to 81.98 against the American currency. It ﬁnally ended at 81.89, down 49 paise over its previous close on Friday.

Nafed offloads buffer onion of 20,000 tons in different cities

New Delhi (PTI): To check the sudden spike in onion prices, cooperative Nafed has offloaded 20,000 tonnes of the bulb from the government’s reserves in the last three weeks across India, official sources said.

Onion is being disposed of at the “going market rate” in major cities like Delhi, Patna, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Chennai and Hyderabad among others, sources said.

Nafed has been creating a buffer stock of onion on behalf of the government under the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) for the last few years.

For 2022-23, Nafed has built a record onion reserve of 2.50 lakh tonnes to deal with a potential spike in onion prices during the lean season that runs from August to December.

States borrowing cost rises for third consecutive week

New Delhi(PTI): The average cost of market borrowing for states rose 12 basis point to 7.77% on Monday, increasing for the third consecutive week.

The cost of funds has seen a cumulative hike of 31 basis points (bps) during the past three weeks.

At the latest auction of debt, 10 states raised `19,500 cr on Monday, drawing down the full amount indicated for this week.

The weighted average cut-off of the debt rose by 12 bps to 7.77% from 7.65% in the last auction, despite the weighted average ten-

or declining to 13 years from 15 years, Aditi Nayar, chief economist at Icra, said.

Before the yields began to climb three weeks ago, for four successive weeks the rates had been falling & touched a low of 7.46%.

LED BY SUVs, M&M REPORTS BEST EVER WHOLESALES IN SEPT SANDEEP KUMAR GUPTA TAKES OVER AS GAIL CHAIRMAN

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said the company

on its path to deploy 5G as per the deadline of August 15, 2023, set by Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

MAY MODERATE GOING AHEAD

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CM: POLITICS IS ABOUT MULTIPLICATION,

NOT ALL WHAT’S SEEN IS TRUE

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: Days after a crisis in Rajasthan Congress, Chief Minis ter Ashok Gehlot on Monday said politics is all about “multiplica tion and division”, and what is seen is seldom true and what is true is not seen.

The Chief Minister also took a jibe at the media, saying some or ganisations run news based on their perspec tive, which does not serve any purpose and also dents their credi bility. “People have an extraordinary com mon sense and they un derstand everything,” he told reporters.

“Politics is done by multiplication and di vision. In politics, sometimes, what is seen is not true and what is true is not seen,” he said at a press conference on ‘Invest Rajasthan’, which will be held on Oct 7 and 8.

I ndustries Minister Shakuntala Rawat & ACS Veenu Gupta on Monday reviewed the preparations for Invest Rajasthan summit going to be held at JECC on October 7 and 8. They visited the JECC campus in Sitapura, Jaipur to take stock of the preparedness and held a meeting with all the stakeholders. She inquired about the preparations made so far and also gave necessary instructions. She said that the theme is ‘Committed and Delivered’ and the intention of the govt is that the investment proposals should be executed on the ground. ACS Veenu Gupta informed that the participation of about 3000 companies is proposed in the summit in which conclave on Startup, Tourism, will also be held.

All the claims of CM Ashok Gehlot regard ing Invest Rajasthan Summit have proved to be hollow. The real ity is that the insta bility of the Cong govt, which is bat tling infighting, has ruined the invest ment climate.

—Rajendra Rathore, Dy LoP

When asked that Gautam Adani is often targeted (by the Congress) and he is also invited for the summit, Gehlot said that employment gen eration is the priority of the state govern ment and when any in dustrialist comes and invests while following all compliance and conditions, then the state’s rev enue increases which is used for development.

Objective is to create new investment, job opportunities: CM

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Sharing the de tails of the Invest Ra jasthan Summit-2022 at a press conference at CMR, CM Gehlot said that parallel sectoral conclaves will also be held. No MoU will be signed during the sum mit and the inaugura tion and foundation lay ing of some of the pro jects for which MoUs have been signed will be done during the summit.

“The objective of the summit is to create new investment as well as employment opportuni ties in state and establish the state as an industrial hub,” Gehlot said. He further added, “Some times such endeavours become a joke, but we did MoUs before the event. Only 15-20% were suc cessful in Vibrant Guj.”

The CM said that there is no labour unrest in the state and the law and order situation and environment is also con ducive for industrial de velopment in the state. Our govt has launched several revolutionary schemes & programmes.

While highlighting the revival of OPS and benfits of RGHS, Indira

Dhariwal tweets on Big-B; takes jibe at Centre’s policies

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Taking a dig at the policies of the Cen tral govt, UDH Minis ter Shanti Dhariwal on Monday tweeted re garding a commercial advertisement done by film actor Amitabh Bachchan.

“During UPA govt, Amitabh Bachchan used to do advertise ments about buying gold jewellery and now in the BJP era, he has

started doing advertise ments for mortgaging gold,” he said. “Is there anything else left to un derstand in the coun try?” he asked. This tweet of Dhariwal is be coming very popular.

Will

Rajendra Chhabra

Jaipur: Can it be be lieved that the office of a major company of the state govt - Jaipur City Transport Service Lim ited (JCTSL) - is being handled by only a bus conductor? Neither does the company have any office superintendent, nor any UDC or a LDC or peon. There is only a bus conductor who sits in the office in the name of subordinate staff and it is this person who does all the filling, receipt, dispatch and other works related to

office. Moreover there are only three officers.

This ‘shocking revela tion’ has been mae by the CMD of JCTSL Ajitabh Sharma.

Last week, Sharma painted an entire pic ture of JCTSL’s past, present and future, in a detailed presentation be fore CS Usha Sharma.

Half a dozen senior of ficers of the state govt were also present in this presentation that spanned for one and a half hours.

Sharma revealed that situation in JCTSL is abysmal. When in the

year 2008 this company was formed, it has 400 low-floor buses and to day the number has re duced to 300 and in March 2023, when 100 more buses would be re moved from the fleet,

z Purchase of 1,000 buses, company’s own offie at Mansarover, appointment of 3 DirectorsFinance, Operational and Technical.

z Institutional upgradation of company engaged in appointment of subordinate company.

z Payment of Rs 162 crore due on state govt, rationalisation of bus routes and stopping the student concessions

there would be merely 200 buses left since no new buses have been purchased over the past decade. Moreover, the company is facing an an nual loss of forty five crore rupees and moreo

ver, Rs 162 crore rupees of concession and sub sidy are due on the state govt and the govt has not provided any other fi nancial support.

Sharma told CS that the buses ply on 30

Now, committee to decide names!

Kamal Kant

Jaipur: CM Gehlot on Monday an nounced Rajasthan Ratna Award to 6 per sons. It is the highest honour given to emi nent personalities of

the state. CM Gehlot said that now a com mittee will be formed to decide the names for the award. Only the names suggested by this committee will get the Rajasthan Ratna Award.

520 MoUs SGINED, 1160 UNDER EXECUTION

Gehlot said that of the MoUs and LoIs signed from November last year to September this year, 520 MoUs/LoIs have been executed and 1,160 are under execution. NRI conclave, Future Ready Sectors conclave, Start up conclave, Tourism conclave, and Agribusiness conclave will be held on the first day on October 7 and on the second day on October 8, MSME conclave will be held.

INVESTORS HAVE FAITH IN STATE GOVT’S SCHEMES

O n the question of investors leaving the state due to the laxity of the officials, CM Gehlot said that investors have faith in the schemes of the government. “Many times the officers are scared of working due to the old tradition that if the govern ment goes, then what will happen. But there is no need to panic in Rajas than,” he said.

Gandhi Urban employ ment scheme, Indira Ra soi scheme, and others, Gehlot said that PM Modi shall implement these acorss country.

DALVEER BHANDARI

Born on 1 Oct1947 in Jodhpur, is cur rently the judge of ICJ.

Served Raj HC from 1960’s. former CJ of Bombay HC. Promoted to Supreme Court on 28 October 2005.

RAJENDRA MAL LODHA Born on 28 Sept 1949 in Jodhpur, became the only CJI from Raj. His father KM Lodha was a judge of the Raj HC. Lodha became judge of Supreme Court in 2008 and CJI in 2014.

LAXMI N MITTAL (LNM UDYOG)

Industrialist Laxmi Niwas Mittal, settled in London, was born on 15 June 1950 in Sadulpur, Churu. He is the richest Indian in the world, the richest Asian in Britain. He is the biggest steel tycoon.

ANIL AGARWAL (VEDANTA GROUP) Industrialist Anil Agarwal, founder and chairman of Vedanta Group, was born on 24 January 1954 in a Marwari family In Patna. He is involved in the business of metals and oil and gas.

SHEEN-KAAF-NIZAM Poet Sheen Kaaf Nizam, the poet of Jodhpur, was born on 26 Nov 1945.

He is renowned name in Urdu and Hindi Ghazal field. Received Sahitya Akademi Award in 2010.

KESARI CHAND MALOO KC Maloo who promotes Rajasthani music, was born on 4 July 1946 in Churu. He founded ‘Sursangam’ in 1977 & ‘Veena’, a prestigious folk music company in 1987.

Pilot meets people, politicos

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot reached Jaipur from Delhi on Monday amid the ongo ing political drama in the Raj Congress. Pilot has returned to Jaipur after a week. As soon as Pilot returned, many of his supporting MLAs and ministers reached his official residence.

Minister Murari Lal Meena and MLA Ved prakash Solanki met Pilot and held political consultations. Notably,

Pilot has consistently maintained his silence and is not making any such statement which will affect the political

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tors work and for opera tion of the buses, an av erage of 38 rupees per kilometer is paid. There are a total of 61 cities across the nation where city bus services are be ing provided and amongst these Bengalu ru and Ahmedabad are on number one and two spots respectively.

equation. Meanwhile, on Maha Ashtami fes tival, Pilot also visited that Shila Mata Tem ple at Amer.

routes which result in an average revenue of twenty four lakh rupees daily. All the buses have been handed to private operators on Gross Cost Contact (GCC) model wherein JCTSL conduc

Jaipur is at placed near ly at the end of the list.

According to Ajitabh Sharma, Central govt’s norms state that 60 bus es should be operated on one lakh people, in cities that have a population of over 40 lakh. This

means that Jaipur needs 2040 buses but as of now, JCTSL is operating 300 while private mini bus es, numbering 1500, are being operated. Howev er, the most serious and important fact Ajitabh stressed upon was that the state government itself does not want to bring any stability to the company as even in the past 4 years, 17 CMDs or MDs have been changed. Among these, 8 were officials who held additional charge as a result of which the company has gove ‘down in the dumps’!

Minister Shakuntala Rawat, ACS Veenu Gupta and Raj Foundation head Dhiraj Srivastava taking stock of preparedness on Monday. Sachin Pilot at Shila Mata Temple, Amer on Monday where Mahesh Sharma, Rajesh Chaudhary, Sushil Asopa, Suresh Mishra, Mahendra Khedi and others also accompanied him. SHAKUNTALA RAWAT, VEENU GUPTA TAKE STOCK OF SUMMIT’s VENUE AJITABH SHARMA AJITABH SHARMA’S ROAD-MAP CM GEHLOT DEFENDS INVESTMENT BY ADANI IN VARIOUS SECTORS Greetings on the occasion of Durga Navami, Power and Prosperity to all! —Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India JAIPUR | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 082ND FRONT POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24 On the occasion of Durga Ashtami, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot & Sunita Gehlot offering prayers at Raj Rajeshwari Durga Temple at CMR on Monday.

Ajitabh’s clarion call to better JCTSL’s situation

unheard? REVAMPING TRANSPORT! INVOKING THE SHAKTI! Dr. Jagdeesh Chandra performing Maha Aarti in the Durga festival being held at Tika Kund temple of Hindaun City, Karauli on Monday. Ashok Pathak, Shivprakash Patwa and Vishnu Jindal from the temple committee were also present during the worship.

DIVISION;

People have an extraordinary common sense and they understand everything, says CM Gehlot

RAJASTHAN RATAN AWARD

THE STORY OF

The momen tous grand play of Mrs Uttar Pradesh Queen of Vir tue season 2 featured a flash of beauty and glamour. On Friday, the magnificent Ut sav of fashion took place in the Nawab city of Uttar Pradesh at The Cen trum, Luc

During the scintil lating finale, Aparna Yadav, a prominent public icon graced the occasion as the chief guest and motivated the participants with her encouraging words. Sanyukta Bha tia, Mayor Lucknow, Renuka Tandon direc tor of Amren Founda tion and Dr Shefali Raj, MD PSIT Kanpur were present as guests of honour.

The beauties made an effort to fling a great image of themselves to the judges on the basis of their talent, confi dence, and flair. The most prominent and well-known beauty pageant in Uttar

Pradesh was held with the goal of giving a stage to the talent re siding in various areas of the state.

Manasa Varanasi Femina Miss India 2020, Dr Vandana Se hgal, Principal and Dean AKTU and Aditi Jaggi Rastogi, famous celebrity fashion de signer were present as judges for the finale and examined the par ticipants based on their intelligence, talent and confidence. Bollywood actor Himanshu Ashok Malhotra anchored the show well and won many hearts through his performance.

The gorgeous par ticipants were groomed and mentored by celeb rity mentors including Lokesh Sharma, Sana Dua, Grace Arun and Surabhi Aples. Ishika Dwevedi Tyagi won the crown of Mrs Uttar Pradesh, queen of virtue 2022 followed by Major Neetika Rana and Sheetal Singh. UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in Title Queens of Mrs Uttar Pradesh Queen of Virtue season 2, Ishika Dwevedi Tyagi, Major Neetika Rana and Sheetal Singh Beauties Ishika Dwevedi Tyagi, Deepika and Sheetal Singh flaunting their attires Manasa Varanasi and Dr Vandana Sehgal felicitating Preeti Yadav Manasa Varanasi and Dr Vandana Sehgal Himanshu Ashok Malhotra Aditi Jaggi Rastogi and Preeti Yadav —PHOTOS BY SUMIT www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/ thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 JAIPUR, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022 SHARMA

ARIES

MAR 21 - APR 20

JOLLY GOOD JOURNAL

‘DEAR DIARY

Today I told my wife I was leaving for the office at 9 am and left the house. But I did not go to the office. I made a u-turn on the main road and drove straight to meet my grandson. I knew he had broken his remote-controlled car and I just had to go and fix it. When I reached Aman was very upset and begging his mother for a new toy car. I sat him down and explained to him that we must at least try to repair the broken one. I was hard at work, and Aman served as my dutiful assistant, handing me whichever tools I asked him for. On the fourth attempt, the car sprang to life, as did Aman’s smile. It was a great day at the office. That’s when I realized that writing a diary is not just some silly thing elderly people do. It is in fact, a record of each day of one’s life.

I found that amazing. Ever since that day, I secretly kept a diary of my own. A simple, calendared diary where at the end of each day, I’d take five to ten minutes, and even if I was very tired or short of time, at least write down the highlights of my day. Formally called a Journal, I want to share with you today, how many ways keeping one can be useful.

There was a time when I would see my grandfather write something in a black diary every day, and I would wonder what he would write. One day, I just could not handle the suspense any longer. I just had to find out. So I snuck in and took out his black diary from his bedside drawer and read the latest entry. Do you know what it said? Let me share an excerpt…

RECORD HISTORY:

As students, we have such incredibly busy and stressful lives that we often forget what happens during our days. Even if we were to quickly scribble the important things, positive or negative, that happened during our day, we will have a private record with us, forever!

THERAPEUTIC:

There are so many things as young people we are shy or uncomfortable talking about. Sometimes we don’t even want to tell our parents or friends. Something that scares us. Something we are worried about. Perhaps a classmate we have a crush on. Now with a Journal, we can say ANYTHING. And we will feel lighter when we write it and get it

A journal therefore can become our best friend.

APPLICATIONS &AMP; ADMISSIONS: Nowadays, college admissions, in India or abroad, are no longer just about one’s exam marks and SAT scores. There needs to be more. We have to convince the college that we are interesting, engaging individuals who deserve a spot in their programs. So where will these interesting anec-

even be that one day when you helped a visually impaired man cross the road but had you not written it in your journal, you’d probably not remem-

ber! 4. WRITING: The best stories come from memories. And the best way of preserving memories is through a journal. When I write anything, be it an article like this one, a Short Story, or even when I work on my novel – all my information comes from the many pages of my past journals. All of you students are just about to begin your summer holidays. Keep a journal. I promise by the end of your vacation, you will have a huge reserve of stories, or at least story ideas (called Prompts) based on your own vacation experiences.

Yoga would help in raising energy levels and improve your metabolism. Some of you are going experience emotional fulﬁllment on romantic front.

Place emphasis on domestic affairs to enhance the domestic tranquility and harmony. Associating yourself with humanitarian group would beneﬁt you.

TAURUS

APR 21 - MAY 20

It is good day to confess your love as stars appear favourable for positive reply. Your sole dependency on friends may fail to bring any respite from loneliness today.A sound ﬁnancial health of businessmen would enable to give monetary beneﬁts to employees. Roadblock in the matrimonial alliance gets cleared brings happiness.

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

A sound monetary position would enable you to keep pace with changing times. Avoid raising controversial issues at home to maintain harmony. Successful implementation of new ideas and projects would add to your prestige on the professional front. It is a wonderful day to build new connections.

CANCER

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

Distant relatives may drop in for a surprise visit. Investment antiques and jewellery would bring handsome ﬁnancial gains. On professional front, recognition for good work would motivate you to work harder. Those awaiting an afﬁrmation on romantic front are likely to get lucky today, as partner responds positively.

LEO

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

Chances of being misled by competitors in business are high, so remain alert. You may get a chance to pursue old hobby. Health tips from an expert will enable you to get closer to your ﬁtness goals. Your generous behavior would enable to enjoy some lovely moments with family.

VIRGO

AUG 24 - SEP 23

Senior management will be appreciative of your creative inputs on professional front. Seek the opinion of your family before ﬁnalizing a property deal. An impromptu invitation to a function from an unexpected friend or relative is likely to be received.

LIBRA

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

Your hard work and dedication are likely to be noticed by seniors, paving way for promotion or increment. Better to consult an expert in ﬁnancial matters before making an investment. Family will be supportive of career aspirations. A promising day overall as you stay in limelight without any efforts.

SCORPIO

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

Rewards and recognition will come your way for your involvement in a social endeavour. It’s a very good day to take calculated risks in ﬁnancial matters. Those suffering from chronic ailments may ﬁnd remarkable improvement in their health with home remedies. Today you will enjoy the trust of senior management.

SAGITTARIUS

NOV 23 - DEC 22

You will succeed in resolving confusions with family members, normalizing ties. You will remain much in demand on social front. You need to stand by romantic partner during testing times to make the relationship stronger. Seek opinion of expert before opting for a health supplement.

CAPRICORN

DEC 23 - JAN 20

Develop a good adaptability to handle pressurized situation on professional front. Paying special attention to plan your career would give immense joy. You are likely to get clearance or approval for your construction plans. You ﬁnd things moving in the way you want them.

AQUARIUS

JAN 21 - FEB 19

Avoid being indulgent in your spending to balance budget. Continue to put in efforts at work and you will see promising opportunities coming your way. Matrimonial match for siblings will bring happiness for entire family.

PISCES

FEB20 - MARCH 20

Don’t give a ﬁrm commitment in ﬁnancial matters before considering the viability of the project. You succeed in completing an important project well before deadline. Disagreements on the family front are foreseen. Be careful about the legal apprehensions in the property you are planning to buy.

ORGANIZATION: Finally, keeping a journal also helps us remember things and organize ourselves. As human beings, we tend to remember things better if we write them down. Let’s say you had band practise and you just did not manage to get one section right on the drums. If you wrote it in your journal, you will know what part you need to practise and improve on! Keeping a journal or a diary is a wonderful habit. In a world where everything is becoming digital, there is an old-world charm in handwriting a journal. Who knows, maybe your diary could someday become your famous published memoir!

YOUR DAY

FACEOFTHEDAY

NANDANI Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva KARTIK BAJORIA (The author is a Jaipur-based Communication Skills Educator & Writer)

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YADAV, Model

FASHION IS THE BEAUTIFUL ESCAPISM

From Sonakshi

Sinha to Moni Roy, the ramp at Bombay Times Fashion Week was a starry af fair with a celes tial lineup of design ers including Gopi Vaid and Bhawna Goenka. Brah mastra actress Mouni Roy astound ed at Bombay Times Fashion Week on Monday. The gorgeous diva turned showstopper for Streax Professional Times India Hair Style Icon finale collection by Ab hishek Sharma on Day 3 of the Bombay

FASHION

Tamannaah Bhatia has been treating us with some bookmark-wor thy looks and the latest one in red makes for a timeless silhouette. For an event re cently, the Babli Bouncer ac

cannot get enough of. The stunner teamed her classic red piece with a halter neck blouse by Payal Khandwala. Styled by Ami Patel, Tamannaah capped her look with minimal make up, glossy lips and mascara and for hair, she decided to keep is bouncy and natural open. A giant Kada in hand and a pair of earrings com pleted the ensemble.

Times Fashion Week 2022. Streax Professional showcased chic hair dos curated by Ab hishek Sharma at BTFW. Her gown de sign was worthy of all

DEEPZ DONNING IN LV!

Lady in Louis Vuitton! Deepika Padukone at tended an event that was set to be a swanky Business of Fashion 500 gala in Paris. Famous faces like Kylie Jenner, Natasha Poonawalla, Ashley Gra ham, Leto, and others sure did not appear tossed-up with their fashion choices, the memo to deliver acefashion was followed. With us and much of the world turning to big jacket ener gy, the urgency to reach for one prevails. Leaning heav ily on the fashionable side

is Deepika’s classy jacket. Styled by Shaleena Natha ni in everything LV, it’s hard to not take notes from this look. She rocked a bomber jacket that featured a collar, multiple zips, a snap fas tener placed on cuffs, and a gold foil-like detail. Seems bulky, looks stylish and comforta ble.

the attention and she fin ished off her look with beautiful soft curls adorned with stylish hairpins.

Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion with

SLOTH ANANYA!

Ananya Pan day was last seen in Liger costarring Vijay Deverakonda. The film flopped at the box office. However, she was criti cized by the moviegoers for her acting. Mean while, the actress loves to keep herself fit too. She never misses a chance of going to the gym but she loves doing Yoga more. She shares a lot of pictures from the

Sharing her Insta gram stories, Ananya wore black shorts and a grey tee with ‘Sloth Yoga’ written on it. She kept

her hair tied in a bun style. With no makeup, the Gehraiyaan tress flaunted her blemish-free skin. She was happy posing for her trainer.

Anushka wrote, “When a sloth turns up on Mon day.” To note, the actress has recently announced her new project Dream Girl 2 co-starring Ayush mann Khurrana.

his presence and moti vated the beauties with his encouraging words.

City First brings to you some highlights from the fashion extravaganza. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

Kajal congratulates Suriya and Jyothika

uriya recently bagged the prestig ious National Award for Best Ac tor for his blockbuster performance in Soorar ai Pottru. Congratulat ing him on this hon our, the Hey Sinami ka actress Kajal Ag garwal took to her Twitter handle and penned a post, “Big con gratulations @Suriya_ offl and #Jyotika for your very well deserved national awards.” She also dropped a few photographs from the ceremony in which Suriya, and Jyothika are seen receiving their

In addition to Suriya, his better half and ac tress Jyothika was also awarded the Best Fea ture Film for Soorarai Pottru. Meanwhile, the Jai Bhim actor also shared a family picture with his wife Jyothika, kids, and par ents. Dedicating the award to his ‘Anbana fans’, Suriya wrote on Twitter, “Ever grate ful Sudha! Hearty congratu lations to all the winners. This one’s for you Anbana fans!! #SooraraiPottru #Na tionalFilmAwards.”

—PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR classes. Even the actress is often spotted exiting yoga classes. Today also, she shared an update on her Instagram stories. Tamannaah Bhatia Ananya Pandey Her post... Kajal Aggarwal Her post... Deepika Padukone Jagdeesh Chandra motivates the beauties at Bombay Fashion Week Showstopper Mouni Roy felicitates Amit Tonk with the cheque Showstopper Mouni Roy felicitates Bhaskar Jyoti Saikia with the cheque Mouni Roy addressing the audience Mrunal Thakur with other supermodels flaunting her desinger attire Shilpa Shetty Kundra donning the desinger lehenga Liva Miss Diva Supranational 2020 Aavriti Choudhary during the show Models during the show

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TAMANNAAH’S RED

A STEP TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT

Under the aegis of Anchor-IIT Kharagpur, an entrepreneur ship Pro gramme titled Entrepreneur ship Avarnesh Drive was organised at SKIT College, Jagatpura in Jaipur on Monday with an aim to provide better

start-up and career op portunities to the youth of the country.

Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion as the chief guest of the program and motivated the stu dents with his en couraging words. While addressing the pro gram, he said, “There is no age and time to start a startup, you can start

it anytime, anywhere, in today’s era, most start ups are successful. There are very few start ups in which there is a possibility of loss. I am still a startup, I have just launched a national channel.

IIT Kharagpur is the gem of the country, in today’s era students of IIT Kharagpur are seen in big administrative

positions, and I want SKIT to join in the same. I am very happy that you have come up with a good idea to participate in this program, we are with you”.

Various dignitaries including Jaipal Meel, SK Gupta and Anuj Dha nopiya were also pre sent on the occasion and encouraged the stu dents.

FASHIONISTA OF PINKCITY

CITY FIRST

The first audition of the state-level beauty pageant Mr and Miss Pinkcity Season 6, or ganised by Verma and Events, was or ganised at Starlight Club, Sunny Trade Center , Jaipur on Monday. More than 100 male and female models from Kota, Ajmer & other cities in cluding Jaipur pre sented their charm for se lection by walk ing the ramp.

Show direc tor Gaurav Verma told that this is the sixth season of this pageant. In this au dition, models from all over Rajasthan participated in this pageant. All the models first walked the ramp in a black one-piece dress code on a western theme and then impressed the judges

DANDIYA KI DHOOM!

WHAT’S HAPPENING!

CITY FIRST

The second day of Dandiya Maharas 2022 witnessed an energetic dance per formance at Janki Para dise, Vaishali Nagar in the capital Jaipur on Mon day. All the Jaipurites were seen enjoying Dandiya enthusiasti cally. On this day, people enjoyed a lot while walking to Bollywood and Gujarati songs. Organiser Pawan Tank shared that this is the second day of this event. The program is being or ganised once again with the slogan ‘Dandiya Maha ras Dil Se’ from October 2

to 4. The event is being cho reographed by Sunita Raj Verma from Natraj Dance Acad emy. He further said that this is the eleventh sea son of Dandiya Maharas, which is celebrated as the biggest and grandest Dandiya Navratri festival of Ra jasthan. This time the program will be started like every time with Maha Aarti of Maa Sherawali.

CITY FIRST

aculty members from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, Tex as, USA joined hands with JNU and wanted to distribute clothing to the housekeeping staff of the hospital and college. In the distribution program organised on the premises of JNU, clothes were distributed to the housekeeping staff of the hospital and college.

Chancellor, JNU, Dr Sandeep Bakshi said that JNU is al ways ready to serve the needs of the needy peo

Act of humanity

with singing, dancing and other activities. 40 models from the Miss category and 30 models from the Mr category participated in this au dition. The audition was followed by a tal ent round, portfolio shoot, look launch, and fitness and moti vational session.

The jury panel in cluded Mr Pinkci ty Finalist 2019 Ajay Shekhawat, Mr Pinkcity 2021 Winner Hardik Chawla, Miss Pinkcity 2020 Srishti Khatri and Miss Pinkcity 2021 First Runnerup Diya Chopra and Mr Pinkcity Mi lan Kumar 2018 Winner as the Jury to the talent of the show. Former Fo rum President Har preet Bagga, Treas urer Bhuvnesh Chawalwala and Starlight Honor Nitesh Aswani were present as special guests.

MEMORY OF...

ple. We want to improve the standard of living of all sections of society. He further said that it is our social responsi bility to uplift the weaker sections of the so ciety to which we are com mitted. We would also like

to thank the University of Houston, the USA for ex pressing their willing ness to donate. Pro Chancellor Prof H. N. Verma, VC, R.L Raina, Dr Ashish Chandra, and Dr Mike McMullin were also present.

CHEERS TO NEW BEGINNING!

CITY FIRST

The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, announced an ex clusive collabora tion with Rajasthan Polo Club, celebrating the brand’s inaugural spon sorship of the royal sport in India with The Leela Maharaja Sawai Man Sin gh Polo Cup 2022. The tour

nament will take place from October 3 - October 9 at Rajasthan Polo Club in Jaipur. Anuraag Bhatna gar, Chief Operating Officer said, “We feel privileged to be asso ciated with the Ra jasthan Polo Club for our inaugural sponsor ship of Polo in India with The Leela Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Polo Cup 2022.

We are honoured to have Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur lead The Leela Polo team.” Narendra Singh from the Rajasthan Polo Club said, “I am personally grateful to The Leela brand for their support and hope that this is the beginning of a long partnership be tween them and the Ra jasthan Polo Club, Jaipur.”

DURING THE DAY!

CITY FIRST —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO An art exhibition was organised by Lalit Kala Akademi and NGO Vasudha Jan Vikas Sansthan on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. In this, artists from across the city showed the colours of Gandhigiri through postage stamps, contemporary, verli etc. On this occasion, Joint Secretary, Art and Culture Department, Pankaj Ojha and former Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi Bhavani Shankar Sharma were present as guests. Family, friends, and admirers of Usha Sharma paid condolences to her at Shyam Nagar in Jaipur, on Monday on her first death anniversary. Jagdeesh Chandra also reached the residence and paid his humblest tributes. Late Usha Sharma’s husband Rishi Dev Sharma was also present on the day. Usha Sharma is the mother of Aditi Nagar of the First India family and Rohan Sharma. MLA Kalicharan Saraf was greeted by Chairman of Agrawal Education Committee, Suresh Agrawal, Gen Secretary Naresh Singhal and President of Agrayuva Shakti Rupkishore Goel, President Sandeep Aggarwal, Senior VP Uma Shankar Gudwala on the occasion of his birthday on Sunday. During the occasion, Saraf unveiled the first Agnidhi piggy bank. The press conference and poster reveal ceremony of the award show Miss and Mrs Alluring Beauty of Rajasthan were organised at Hotel Grand Safari in Jaipur on Monday. During the occasion, the Director of the event Saurabh Prajapat, and organisers Nitin Agnani, Mukesh Seiwal, Varun Bansal, Monu Sharma and Sanjay Kumawat shared that this is the first season of beauty state-level beauty pageant, in which more than 100 models above 18 years from all over the state will be a part of the show. Pawan Goyal, MD of Heswari Hotel Safari, Vanish Chugh, MD of Sizzlin Caesars, Designer Kirti Rathod were present. Jagdeesh Chandra with Jaipal Meel, SK Gupta and Ajay Dhanopiya with students —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO Jagdeesh Chandra addressing the audience Jagdeesh Chandra with Jaipal Meel, SK Gupta and Ajay Dhanopiya with faculty and students of SKIT The captivated audience Participants of Mr and Miss Pincity Season 6 Dr Sandeep Bakshi with others during the event (L-R) Evan Power, Digvijay Singh, Anjali Mehra, Narendra Singh, Chandrashekhar Joshi and Abhimanyu Pathak Participants during the Dandiya Maharas 2022 —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA (L-R) Monu Sharma, Anil Agarwal, Nitin Agnani, Kirti Rathore, Pawan Goyal, JD Maheshwari, Sourabh Prajapat and others

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INDIA’S OWN HELL-BIRD ARMED AND READY!

India sees induction of first made-in-India Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ in the Air Force with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in attendance

EC: Assembly by-polls for 7 vacant seats in 6 States on November 3

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‘Committed’ Gehlot stresses on promises ‘delivered’

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270 posts announced in 27 new municipalities

MAN FOUND DEAD, MURDER SUSPECTED

20-YEAR-OLD FALLS INTO LIFT SHAFT, DIES

`800 cr scheme to treat faecal sludge from houses

Resident docs continue stir on 2nd day over various issues

Tribal community members meet Governor, submit memo

IMMENSE POSSIBILITIES

Potash extraction to boost revenue, jobs: Bhaya

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Rathore discusses schemes of Cong govt

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‘Bomb on plane’: Jpr airport also remained on high alert

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INDIA FOR HUMANITY

HIGH OCTANE DRAMA

Second Jaipur Foot Artificial Limb Fitment camp held in Syria, Vice-President had flagged off team

Raj ex-judge reaches HC against UD Tax of JMCG

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Jhajharia murder case: Accused held washing cups at a tea vend

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EMBARRASSING U-TURN BY BRITISH GOVT ON MAJOR CUT FOR THE RICH

MID-CAREER CHALLENGE

INDIA CLIMBS HIGHER WITH LCH

PM to inaugurate AIIMS Bilaspur on Oct 5, kick-off `3,650 cr works

ED raids Chinese app firms in Bengaluru, seizes `5.85 crore

PROPERTY OF I-T OFFICER ATTACHED IN PMLA CASE

Cross-voting in RS polls; 2 K’taka MLAs served notice

COURT EXTENDS CUSTODY OF 5 PFI

MEN TILL OCT 8

UNION MINISTER APPEARS IN COURT IN 2013 CASE

APPOINTMENT ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND CONCESSION NOT A RIGHT: SUPREME COURT

Farmers protest on anniversary of Lakhimpur Kheri incident

SEASON

New menu in domestic flights of Air India

Mahatma Gandhi-lookalike ‘asura’ at Kolkata Durga

Puja Pandal sparks row

BSF seizes Pak fishing boat from ‘Harami Nala’ creek area of Guj

Rahul Gandhi’s pilgrimage during Yatra

WILL DIGVIJAYA BE THE LEADER OF OPPOSITION OR THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF PARTY ORGANIZATION?

Mahesh Sharma

4 HELD IN CHENNAI FOR SUPPLYING DRUGS TO SCHOOLCHILDREN

Om Birla to participate in G20 Speakers’ Summit in Jakarta

UP BUREAUCRACY

DOPT GIVES ANOTHER IAS OFFICER TO UP FROM ‘20 BATCH

6 SWEPT AWAY IN KOLLIDAM RIVER NEAR POONDI IN TN

REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE

Dr Jitendra launches portal for PM’s Excellence Awards

‘AWARD’S CONCEPT HAS UNDERGONE REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE AFTER 2014’

MS INDIA VEHICLE PRODUCTION RISES TO 1,77,468 UNITS

Sept factory activity slows to 3-month low

TOP TALKING POINTS

Govt to approach capital market this month to raise `2,500 cr for 3 road projects

Sensex, Nifty fall over 1 per cent on selling in banking, auto shares

SAVWIPL BEGINS EXPORT OF MID SIZED SUV KUSHAQ

OTHER STORIES

Vi CEO urges govt to slash levies to help telcos invest in 5G networks

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TOTAL PAYMENT TO GOVERNMENT

BSNL TO ROLL OUT 4G NETWORK FROM NOV

Inc’s credit quality continues to improve

HIGHLIGHTING FACTORS