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Armed with the UNESCO tag of the Indian Cultural Heritage, Durga Puja, to day is one of the epicen tres of the biggest (in terms of people involve ment and money matters) industries which spins around and produces a market worth thousands of crores of rupees and provides jobs directly and indirectly to thousands of skilled and unskilled la bour in West Bengal.
After the UNESCO rec ognition, it is time we co ordinated better and show cased this biggest festival as the biggest job opportu nity for thousands.
The industries which flourish due to Durga Puja include, idol-making, pan dal, illumination and lighting, food and bever ages, publishing, tourism industry and advertising revenue.
Also, the five-day festi val involves people from different sectors — the skilled and unskilled sec tors and they are electri cians, security guards, priests, dhakis, labourers associated with idol trans portation, and those linked with the arrangement of ‘bhog’ (food offered to the Goddess) and catering.
We commissioned research for the WB government that estimated the total value of creative industries around Durga Puja in the state in 2019 at around Rs 33,000 crore (USD 4.5 billion). It established 2 things — a baseline value for similar research in the future and a methodology for carrying out similar research for other festivals or indeed, the whole creative economy of WB, and in other states too.
—Debanjan Chakrabarti, Director, British Council, East and Northeast India
“Not only the core Durga puja activities, but also fashion, textiles, footwear, cosmetics and retail sectors get a boost by the buyingspree of people, while lit erature and publishing, tour, travel, hotel and res taurant and film and enter tainment businesses enjoy a sudden bump in sales dur ing the Durga Puja festivi ties,” said Forum For Dur gotsab (FFD), president, Kajal Sarkar to PTI. FFD is an umbrella organisation of 400 community pujas.
“Our guesstimation is that transactions around the festival could be up to Rs 50,000 crore this year,” he said.
“After two years of the pandemic, revellers, this time, have been taking to pandal hopping with re
Rs 25,000 crore and esti mated that it was growing by around 35 per cent. If we consider this, the puja industry now should touch around Rs 70,000 crore. We need a proper study to as sess the value of the puja economy,” he said.
“Compared to the length and breadth of Durga Pu jas, we are sure that its contribution to the state economy is either at par or bigger than the contribu tion of Rio de Janeiro car nival to the Brazilian city’s economy, and the cherry blossom festival in Japan,” Sarkar, a former professor at Presidency University.
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ot only the core Durga puja ac tivities, but also fashion, textiles, footwear, cosmetics and retail sectors get a boost by the buying-spree of peo ple, while literature and publishing, tour, travel, hotel and restaurant and film and entertainment businesses enjoy a sud den bump in sales during the Durga Puja festivities,” said Forum For Durgotsab (FFD), President, Kajal Sarkar to PTI. FFD is an umbrella organisation of 400 com munity pujas. “Our guesstimation is that transactions around the festival could be up to `50,000 crore this year,” he said.
ARMED WITH THE UNESCO TAG OF THE INDIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE, DURGA PUJA, TODAY IS ONE OF THE EPICENTRES OF THE BIGGEST (IN TERMS OF PEOPLE INVOLVEMENT AND MONEY MATTERS) INDUSTRIES WHICH SPINS AROUND AND PRODUCES A MARKET WORTH THOUSANDS OF CRORES OF RUPEES AND PROVIDES JOBS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY TO THOUSANDS OF SKILLED AND UNSKILLED LABOUR IN WEST BENGAL
newed fervour, while the corporates are also liberal this time for sponsorship, and their spending is at least Rs 500 crore. The en thusiasm among people around the festival is the unique selling proposi tion,” said Sarkar.
Before Durga Puja be came a national symbol, it was a marker of pride and a class for the merchants of Bengal in the 18th century. Gradually, it became more widespread and, by the 20th century, it gained popular ity at the community and
national levels. This in volved the public organisa tion of Durga Puja in Pan dals or temporary sheds used for public meetings.
According to Unesco, cul tural heritage does not end at monuments or cultural objects. It also goes on to include traditions that people inherit from their ancestors like oral tradi tions, performing arts, so cial practices, rituals, fes tive events or knowledge
and skills to produce tradi tional crafts.
In the wake of growing globalisation, Unesco says that intangible cultural heritage is an important factor to maintain cultural diversity. An ability to un derstand intangible cultur al heritage helps different communities to engage in intercultural dialogue and encourages mutual respect for different ways of life.
The intangible cultural heritage list tries to safe guard elements that re quire urgent measures to
Delhi’s air quali ty has been a constant cause of concern. De spite several ef forts there has been no im provement, especially dur ing winters. The only time the air quality showed sig nificant improvement was during the pandemic. As per a survey of 1650 coun tries by the World Health Organisation, Delhi’s air quality is among the worst. An estimated 2 million people die in Delhi every year because of air pollu tion. Almost an equal num ber of people are left with damaged lungs.
The air quality worsens drastically between Octo
ber and February. The main cause for the deterio ration was identified as stubble burning, besides vehicle pollution and the winter cold. Once Covid-19 passed, it again slipped to
As October has started, there is a worry about how bad the air pollution will be in these winter months. The Delhi government has outlined a 15-point Winter Action Plan to ensure that the air remains breathable. The most important part of the plan is managing stubble
stubble on about 5000 acres. If the government is able to achieve that target pollution level can be sig nificantly brought down.
The other plan to curb pollution includes install ing 233 anti-smog guns and 150 mobile anti-smog guns which spray atom ized water to lower pollu tion. A team of scientists will be in place to monitor the situation real time.
keep them alive. The list also helps to mobilise in ternational support and cooperation for stakehold ers to undertake safe guarding measures.
COMING BACK TO THE MONEY MATTERS Economist Debnarayan Sarkar feels that Durga Puja is a consumption-led activity and has a multi plier effect on the state’s gross domestic product.
“An Assocham study in 2013 showed the size of the Durga Puja industry was
“The grandeur around the festival involves trans actions of not less than Rs 40,000 crore and provides employment to at least twothree lakh people across the state as the activities for the festivities begin three-four months ahead,” said Partho Ghosh, the chairman of FFD.
The puja committees act as facilitators of micro-econ omy, said Ghosh, who has been associated with com munity puja for 52 years.
The British Council conducted a study, map ping the creative economy around Durga Puja 2019, which showed that Durga Puja accounts for 2.58 per cent of the state GDP.
“We commissioned re search for the West Bengal government that estimated the total value of creative industries around Durga Puja in the state in 2019 at around Rs 33,000 crore (USD 4.5 billion). It estab lished two things — a base line value for similar re search in the future and a methodology for carrying out similar research for other festivals or indeed, the whole creative econo my of West Bengal, and in other states too,” British Council, East and North east India, director Deban jan Chakrabarti said.
It is time we realize the magnanimity of Durga Puja and plan the whole operations more profes sionally to attract global tourists and make it more saleable to the world and a global event to attract global tourists to increase its economic impact.
the severe category.
As October has started there is a worry about how bad the air pollution will be in these winter months.
The Delhi government has outlined a 15-point Winter
Action Plan to ensure that the air remains breatha ble. The most important part of the plan is manag ing stubble. Instead of be ing burnt, Pusa bio-decom poser will be sprayed on
Burning of garbage, of which there’s an endless mound near Delhi, will also require close moni toring. These are strong measures and should low er air pollution, provided there is sincerity in imple mentation.
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New Delhi: In a major rejig, the Congress has lost chairmanship of the Parliamentary panel on Home and IT while TMC has not been given chairmanship of any panel. Cong MP Jairam Ramesh is Chairman of Parl Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forest and Climate Change. P6
New Delhi: The Congress Party on Tuesday extended wishes on the occassion of Navami and said that Bharat Jodo Yatra, much like Dussehra, is a fight of good versus evil. #BharatJodoYatra too is a fight of good versus evil. And we will be back soon to fight & win, INC took to Twitter on Tuesday.
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Tuesday granted bail to former home minister Anil Deshmukh in the moneylaundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), saying that the statement given by dismissed assistant inspector Sachin Waze could not be relied on.
New Delhi: The govt has approved amendments of certain provisions contained in the policy guidelines on expansion of FM radio broadcasting services through private agencies (Phase-III), referred to as private FM phase-III policy guidelines. A statement was issued in this regard on Tuesday.
Agra: Bharat24 and First India News channel held the grand event of UP Ke Mann Ki Baat at Agra on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Professor SP Singh Baghel was the chief guest. CEO and Editor-in-Chief Bharat24 and CMD 1st India Channel Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, National President of BJP Kisan Morcha and MP Fatehpur Sikri Rajkumar Chahar, Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Manish Asija and other renowned leaders and
individuals were present. During the programme, social workers and eminent personalities spoke on ed-
ucation, health and other issues in Agra.
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Dehradun: A total of 10 bodies have been recovered from Draupadi’s Danda-2 mountain peak in Uttarakhand after an avalanche trapped over 20 people. They were all a part of a trekking group of 40 from Uttarkashi’s Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, including 33 trainees and seven instructors.
A total of 18 people are still missing.
The avalanche hit the team at 9 am at an altitude of 16,000 feet. The state disaster response force and national disaster response force were rushed to the spot to locate the group and rescue them.
Rapid relief and rescue operations are being carried out by the district administration, NDRF, SDRF, Army and ITBP personnel to rescue the mountaineers trapped in avalanche.
Rapid, relief and rescue operations underway by the district administration. I have requested the Army to speed up the rescue operation.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also expressed grief over incident and said “anguished by lives lost”. He also said that he spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister and took stock of situation.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also assured that rescue operations are underway to help mountaineers who are still trapped.
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Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given a big message to the bureaucracy and common people through a meeting held in the secretariat of budget announcement implementation. In this meeting held after the political drama, he indicated that the budget would come by the end of Jan-
and officials of Agra city were present. Doctors and other dignitaries were felicitated in the event.
Rajouri/Jammu: Union HM Amit Shah on Tuesday declared at Rajouri in J&K that Pahari community will soon get reservation in edu and jobs as ST — a pre-election promise aimed at widening BJP’s support base. “GD Sharma commission set up by govt has sent report & recommended reservation for Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari communities. It will be given soon,” Shah said at a rally that marked start of BJP’s poll campaign. More on P6 Amit Shah offers prayers at Mata Vaishno Devi. Amit Shah with Dr Jitendra Singh & Manoj Sinha during a rally, in Rajouri on Tuesday.
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday had telecon with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. PM reiterated his call for early cessation of hostilities & need to pursue path of dialogue and diplomacy.
Srinagar: Hours after J&K DGP (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia was found murdered at his residence at Udaiwala in Jammu, J&K Police on Tuesday said they have arrested main accused, his domestic help, Yasir Ahmed, 23-year-old, from the
Pilot-Khachariyawas meet raises interest! Pilot rushes to Delhi...
Former Dy CM Sachin Pilot met Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas late on Monday which started rumour mill. However, no one knows for sure what transpired between the two in meeting. After visiting Shila Mata Temple, Pilot reached Khachariyawas’ house. Pilot left for Delhi on Tuesday while PSK met CM Gehlot.
outskirts of Jammu. Lohia was found dead on Monday night barely a few hours after HM Amit Shah arrived in Jammu for a 3-day visit.
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Under Gehlot’s ‘vigilance’, nearly 80% budget ‘promises’ delivered thus far!
Accused, a 60-year-old neighbour of victim, raped her when she was alone at home
Ashvini YadavAlwar: A 19-year-old mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped by an elderly man in Alwar’s Nauganwa area, police said.
Police informed the victim was raped by her neighbour while her mother was work ing in the fields.
“The incident oc curred at around 12pm on October 2. The girl was alone at her home when the 60-year-old man, residing in neigh bourhood, entered into the house and raped her,” Assistant Superin tendent of Police Sarita Singh said.
“When the victim’s
The teenager’s medical ex amination had been conducted and the accused had confessed to his crime.
—Sarita Singh, Assistant Superintendent of Policemother arrived at home, she found her clothes messed up. Later, she came to know that an el derly man had come into the house,” she added.
“The medical exami nation confirmed that the victim was raped. The accused was pro duced before a court and has been taken on police remand,” police informed.
Ajmer: Angry villagers refused to pick up the body of the rape vic tim’s father, who was murdered and demand ed compensation, a gov ernment job, and arrest of the accused. The po lice and the administra tion tried to persuade them but they blocked the Bhinay Bandan wara road in Ajmer.
The villagers gath ered outside the mortu ary on Tuesday morn ing and pressed for their demands. The postmortem of the body could not be carried out
Jodhpur: A Jodhpurbased journalist was threatened by a quack for publish ing news against him on Tuesday. The accused barged into the house of the journalist and threatened him.
Phalodi SHO RakeshKhyalia said that a case has been registered by Ramesh Chandra who works in Dainik Hukam nama newspaper. Ramesh had published a news article against Ropiya’s illegal practice. The FIR was registered against Deepak Ropiya, his fa ther and two others.
Effigies of Ravan and others stand tall ahead of Dussehra, in Jaipur on Tuesday. Dussehra or Vijayadashami, the festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil will be celebrated on Wednesday.
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and they refused to lift it unless their demands were met.
On the report of the
Jaipur: The Meteoro logical department in New Delhi has an nounced the departure of monsoon from all parts of Rajasthan, in cluding parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. However, due to the system built in the Bay of Bengal, seven dis tricts of the state will get the post monsoon rain from Tuesday. Monsoon has broken the record of 11 years this time as it was active for 96 days.
According to the de partment, Jaipur, al though the monsoon has departed, the post mon soon rain effect can be seen in Rajasthan. There may be a change in the weather in Dholpur, Ka rauli, Bharatpur of Bharatpur division.
family, the police had registered a case of murder against two people on Monday.
Jodhpur: A 17-year-old minor girl was allegedly abduct ed and gangraped by two men in Jodhpur’s Bilara area, police said. Police informed the victim was abducted on Sunday afternoon and later taken to a house where she was gangraped. “At around 2pm, the minor girl was abducted from her house located in the Bilara area. The two accused took her to a house and gangraped her. Later, they left her outside the village and fled away,” po lice said. An FIR has been registered and the statement of the girl will be recorded soon,” police added.
MINOR MOLESTED BY NEIGHBOUR IN KALWAR AREAJaipur: A minor girl was allegedly molested by her neighbour in Kalwar area while she was changing clothes at her home, po lice said. The incident took place on October 2 when the girl was getting ready for school. “The accused entered the victim’s house while she was changing clothes. The victim re sisted and shouted when the accused molested her,” police said.
CHOMU: MARRIED WOMAN RAPED AT KNIFEPOINTChomu: A married woman was allegedly raped at knifepoint in Jaipur’s Chomu area, po lice said. Police informed the accused threatened the victim and raped her. “The incident occurred when the woman was alone at her home. The accused, identified as Raju Banjara, came into the house and raped her. Later, he threatened to kill her,” police said.
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Banswara: BJP state president Satish Poonia on Tuesday offered prayers at the famous Tripura Sundari temple in Banswara district.
He reached Banswara on a two-day visit on Monday evening and was given a warm wel come by the local party leaders and workers.
Poonia along with his family members visited the temple on Tuesday on the occasion of Maha Navmi and offered prayers. He prayed for the peace and prosperity in the state.
State general secre tary Sushil Katara, Banswara-Dungarpur
MP Kanakmal Katara, district president Go vind Singh Rao, leader of opposition in Nagar
Jaipur: In a relief for people in Jaipur, no power cuts will be there after the first fortnight of October as 70% maintenance work is complete in Jaipur Dis com’s City Circle.
For smooth power supply during the fes tivities, maintenance work is going on in the
outskirts of the city, in cluding the Walled City.
In a conversation
with First India, City Circle SE AK Tyagi said, “RERC has given
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The steno cadre review was long pending. In the lack of review, the employees get no promotion in the service of 35-40 years.
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Jaipur: The Finance Department has issued the orders to change the designation of stenog rapher to ‘Personal As sistant’ and to approve the new post of ‘Senior Personal Secretary.
The demand for cadre review was being raised by the employees for a long time and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot made the announce ment in the budget.
On the instructions
of Chief Secretary Usha Sharma, a letter was sent to the finance de partment on April 28,
2022, to take action as per the budget an nouncement. On Tues day, the finance depart
ment issued orders.
The steno cadre re view was long pending. In the lack of review, the employees get no promotion in the ser vice of 35-40 years. The issue was being raised by the employees union.
Mahesh Kumar Shar ma, the state general secretary of Rajasthan Niji Sahayak Sanvarg Mahasangh, informed the finance department has issued the orders in compliance with the budget announcement.
exemption of all seven days for the mainte nance work. Due to this, there has been an in crease in the mainte nance work in the field and 70 per cent work is completed.”
He said that mainte nance will be over at all places by October 15 af ter which there will be no power rostering at any place.
Jaipur: The Bajaj Na gar police on Tuesday arrested a retired fe male officer in hon eytrap case. The ac cused woman has taken VRS from the post of assistant director from Shiksha Sankul, the education department headquarters in Jaipur.
The case was regis tered on the complaint of Vishambhar Dayal.
The accused woman was presented in the court and sent to the judicial custody.
(Top) BJP State chief Satish Poonia along with his family members washes the feet of a girl on the occasion of Maha Navmi.
Parishad Om Paliwal, and other leaders were also present. Poonia, under the Central Gov
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Jaipur: The unem ployed youths of Ra jasthan have declared a fight against the Con gress Government. The unemployed, who are on a Dandi March in Gu jarat for the last three days, said that the gov ernment has been giv ing us false assurances. But this time we will not fall for any trap and con tinue to protest until our demands are met.
State President of Rajasthan Unemploy ment Unified Federa tion, Upen Yadav said that we were doing a peaceful movement for
a long time. “But the government did not ful fill our demands. So, we were compelled to come to Gujarat and take out a Dandi March. We hope that our voice reaches the top leaders of Congress. But if the Congress leaders do not listen to our demands, we will oppose Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra,” he said.
Sikar: The son of a coaching owner, who was kidnapped from Nawalgarh Road in Udyog Nagar police station area of Sikar city, was rescued from the clutches of kidnapper after 10 hours on Tuesday. The child was found in Bhatiwad village of Jhunjhunu. CM Ashok Gehlot also praised the prompt action taken by the Police department.
The parents took a sigh of relief as soon as they heard about the Kid’s finding. When the mother’s talk was made on the video call, tears rolled down from her eyes. She said that she will build a temple in the village where his son was found.
Notably, the miscreants had kidnapped the child around 7.45 in the morning while he was
Jaisalmer: A minor girl was allegedly abducted from Jaisalmer’s Lathi area on Tuesday. Police informed the miscreants came into a Scorpio car and kidnapped the victim. “The incident took place at Badriya village of Jaisalmer District. The miscreants
Sainik Defence School.
going to school. Police informed, Dheerish alias Gannu Hooda, is the son of a coaching owner in Sikar and presently studies in Class first of
Jaipur: For the operation of Palace on Wheels, the agreement was signed by the Executive Director Ashok Kumar Yogi on behalf of the RTDC. Under the Bharat Gaurav Train Policy between the RTDC and the Ministry of Railways, an agreement has been made for the operation of the royal train Palace on Wheels for 5 years. On behalf of the Railways, Chief Commercial Manager Archana Joshi signed the agreement in the presence of RTDC chairman Dharmendra Rathore and MD VP Singh. In exchange for the operation of the train, about Rs 1200 per kilometer will have to be paid.
Earlier, Veer Teja Sena called for Sikar Bandh on Wednesday.
“The incident occurred on Nawalgarh
Jaipur (FIB) : RUHS Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sudhir Bhandari ’s honor has increased. He has been given special responsibility as Professor of Medicine Emeritus along with being RUHS Vice Chancellor. First India was the first to give indications of giving new responsibility to Dr Bhandari.
Jaipur: Indigo flights for Chandigarh and Dehradun have become irregular.
Flight number 6E-7276 leaves from Jaipur at 8:40 am and used to fly daily to Chandigarh until September 30. But from October 1, there was a change in the operation of the flight. Now, flights for Chandigarh are for two days and for Dehradun, for four days. Airline sources, however, said that flights to Chandigarh will resume regular services soon.
Jaipur: The state government on Tuesday appointed six independent directors in various power companies of Rajasthan. KR Naizi has been appointed as director in Ajmer Discom while Manoj Chaudhary has been appointed as director in Jodhpur Discom. Similarly, BN Saini has been given the charge of director in Jaipur Discom. Morover, Arjun Singh has been apppointed in Rajasthan Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited, RK Gupta in Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited and Sunil Mehta in Rajasthan Energy Development Corporation Limited. Principal Secy (Energy) Bhaskar A. Sawant issued an order in this regard.
Barmer: In bollywood blockbuster movie ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ actor Salman Khan had reunited a missing girl to her parents by going to Pakistan. Barmer MP and union minister Kailash Choudhary too had played a similar task. However, the minister neither crossed the border nor did acting in any film. But he had put the efforts and arranged a reunion of
I am happy that the 8-year-old boy Dhirish, who was kidnapped from Sikar, has been successfully recovered. I was monitoring the situation since morning. I Congratulate the Sikar and Jhunjhunu police for brilliant work.
—Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister
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Rajsamand : The CBI on Tuesday launched Operation Chakra against cyber criminals involved in financial crimes. In Rajsamand, a call center committing cyber fraud was busted.
came into an SUV and dragged the victim into the car. The accused kidnapped the girl and fled from the spot. The family members altered the Lathi Police Station after the incident. Barricading has been done and the accused will be arrested soon,” police said.
road, where the miscreants in a bolero jeep abducted the kid, later Police formed 42 teams and recovered the kid in Jhunjhunu, the kid was
hiding in the bushes.” Police said.
Similarly, two days ago, a girl was also about to be abducted in Khandela town, but she fled.
The villagers’ cooperation in the entire case us certainly commendable and when the public cooperates then the biggest success is achieved. The result of that was that the police was constantly chasing the accused and the people of Sikar placed full faith in the police.
—Kunwar Rashtradeep Sikar SPThe CBI has seized Rs 1.5 crore in cash and one and a half kg of gold from the location in Rajsamand.
The call center was being operated in the farmhouse of one Kamal Singh Deora The Rajasthan police had also taken action against Deora in a matter of online fraud in the past also.
He had also installed a machine to count notes. The CBI
carried out searches at 105 locations across multiple states. The searches were being conducted in association with police forces of the various states and Union Territories. Officials said that total 87 locations were searched by the CBI and 18 locations are being searched by state and UT police in which over 300 suspects are under the scanner
According to the information, major action has been taken by the CBI in India on the report of foreign agency Interpol and FBI.
After staging symbolic protests, resident doctors started boycott of work from Tuesday
Jaipur : After a symbolic protest with black bands for two days, resident doctors at SMS Medical College decided to boycott work in all hospitals, including SMS from 9 am to 11 am from Tuesday.
Udaipur: Rajkumar Sharma, one of the prime witnesses in Udaipur tailor Kanhaiyalal’s murder case, underwent neurosurgery in MB Hospital in Udaipur after he suffered a brain haemorrhage due to hypertension. Two doctors from Jaipur, Dr Rashim Kataria and Dr Manish Agarwal were sent to Udaipur from SMS Hospital, Jaipur. The opera-
tion went on for four hours till Monday late at night. “The next 48 hours are very crucial for the patient. Rajkumar is on ventilator support and is
under constant supervision of senior doctors in the Neuro ICU ward. It may take two days for Rajkumar to regain consciousness. If his condition improves, ventilator support will be removed,” said a doctor. Senior officials including Divisional Commissioner Rajendra Bhatt, Collector Tarachand Meena, and SP Vikas Sharma were also present in the hospital during the operation.
an Indian girl to her Pakistani parents. As a result of his efforts, the Pakistani couple will reach India by Oct 7 and will attend their daughter’s marriage scheduled on Nov 4. Earlier, the Pakistani couple had missed to attend their son’s marriage which took place last year in India, as Indian govt denied visa approval.
Urmila Kanwar’s marriage is scheduled on Nov 4. On one hand
where relatives of Urmila are busy with wedding preparations, she is waiting for her parents who are settled in India. The only wish of Urmila is that her par-
ents do her ‘Kanyadaan’. Urmila’s father Abjeraj Singh who is settled in Rarmua village of Sindh province in Pakistan has made all possible efforts to attend his daughter’s marriage but failed as the Indian government denied him a visa. Abjeraj Singh’s son Jalvijay Singh and his daughter Urmila Kanwar arrived in India years ago along with their relatives and settled here. They are now
Indian citizens. Recently along with his sister Urmila, Abjeraj Singh’s son Jalvijay approached the BJP MP from Barmer and union minister Kailash Choudhary and requested him to arrange a visa for his parents. Considering the pain of a daughter for reunion with her parents, on humanitarian ground Choudhary took the case on priority and put all his efforts and ensured the visa to the Pakistani couple.
(JARD) held a meeting.
They are protesting against the discrepancy in the bond policy made for the residents in the state, appointment of residents against posts against qualification, including implementation of the earlier agreements with the residents in letter and spirit.
After the boycott by resident doctors, senior doctors took charge.
Senior doctors handling the OPDs to lessen inconvenience faced by the patients.
Jaipur : Development Authorities and local bodies have issued 4.83 lakh lease deeds in one year of Prashasan Shahron ke Sang campaign in Rajasthan.
UITs and development authorities issued 1.48 lakh leases while 213 local bodies issued 3.34 lakh leases.
In the first phase of the campaign, 2.71 lakh leases were issued while in the second phase, 84000 more leas-
es were issued. In the third phase, local bodies issued more pattas than development authorities. Through the campaign, more than Rs 1304 crores have been earned so far. The
income was Rs 889 crore in the first phase, Rs 209.42 crore in the second phase and Rs 204.90 crores in the third phase. This campaign started on 2nd October last year.
Rajouri (ANI): Union Home Minister and Minister of Coopera
tion Amit Shah ad dressed a public rally in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
He also took a jibe at the Opposition over their stance on the ab rogation of Article 370.
He claimed such reser vation became possible only after the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 was struck down.
“Today’s rally in Jam mu and Kashmir, slo gans of ‘Modi, Modi’, all of these are answers for those who used to say
that if Article 370 is re moved, there will be a fire in Jammu and Kashmir, rivers of blood will flow,” said Shah.
On the second day of his visit on Wednesday (October 5), Shah will re view the security situa tion in Jammu and
Kashmir at a meeting that is slated to be held at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar.
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Manoj Sinha, top offi cials of the Army, para military forces, state police and civil admin istration will take part
Jammu (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered prayers at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra on Tuesday morning. He reached the Katra shrine via the Sanjhichatt Helipad. He was accompanied by J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Minister Jitendra Singh. Internet services have been temporarily suspended in Jammu and in specific areas of Rajouri.
in this high-level meet ing expected to begin at 10 am. Shah will later address a public meet ing at Baramulla.
New Delhi (ANI): The Supreme Court granted compensation of over Rs 2 crore to the dependents of a motor accident victim and set aside the Madras High Court order which ordered to grant Rs 57 lakh to the deceased’s family.
New Delhi (ANI):
The Supreme Court has said that Satellite mapping and Geofencing are “extremely important” considering that unauthorised construction is a perennial problem and suggested using these modern technologies.
Bilaspur (ANI): Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday reviewed ar rangements and prepa rations ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s pro gramme in Bilaspur to be held on Wednesday.
“Tomorrow will be a very historic day for all Himachalis. Prime Min ister Narendra Modi is visiting Himachal on Vijaya Dashami. Prime Minister will also inau gurate and lay the foun dation stone of various projects including AIIMS. On this occa sion, the Prime Minister will address a huge rally in Bilaspur and will also participate in Kullu Dussehra,” said Thakur.
On Wednesday the PM will inaugurate the AIIMS in Bilaspur as well as lay the founda tion stone of projects worth over Rs 3,650 crore.
The PM will also par ticipate in the Kullu Dussehra celebrations.
New Delhi (FIB): President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tues day greeted people on the eve of Dussehra festival. Murmu said: “On the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami, I extend my warm greetings and best qw wishes to all the fellow citizens.” Dhankhar said: “May this festival bring peace, prosperity and harmony in the country.”
New Delhi (PTI): With PM Narendra Modi set to attend the famous Kullu Dussehra celebrations on Wednesday, officials said he has made it a point over the course of his tenure to participate in celebrating numerous Indian festivals. Modi will visit Dhal pur Ground Kullu in Himachal to participate in the International Kullu Dussehra Festival.
New Delhi: Circular on requirement of certificate to cover PM’s event has been withdrawn. The no tification that was issued mandating certification of antecedent for the journalists to cover PM’s event in Himachal on Oct 5 has been withdrawn, an official said on Tuesday.
New Delhi: PM Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on his birth anniversary. He tweeted, “Tributes to the brave Shyamji Krishna Varma on his Jayanti. This fearless son of Maa Bharti devoted his life to freeing India and furthering a spirit of pride among our people.”
Srinagar: Mobile Internet services were temporarily suspended on Tuesday in Jammu and Rajouri. An official notification said the internet services were temporarily suspended under fear that the ser vices will be “misused by anti-national elements.”
z Popularity of Shah was seen in terror-affected area z Shah held a huge pub lic meeting in Rajouri.
z The crowd was very excited to see Amit Shah.
z The crowd present on the occasion raised slogans in favor of Shah.
Chandigarh (PTI): Punjab police on Tues day claimed to have bust ed two terror modules, operated by foreignbased gangsters and ter rorists and backed by Pakistan’s ISI, as it ar rested two operatives and recovered arms and ammunition.
New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court on Tuesday sent a Russian national, arrested for alleged manipulation of JEE (Mains) examination last year, to two days’ CBI custody. The court sent the accused, Mikhail Shargin, to CBI custody till October 6.
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court agreed to quash a stalking case against a man after the woman said she does not wish to pursue it and ordered him to pay Rs 30,000 as cost. The high court said that the parties have arrived at a settlement.
The International Kul lu Dussehra Festival will be celebrated from Octo ber 5 to 11 at the Dhalpur Ground of Kullu. The Festival is unique in the sense that it is the con gregation of more than 300 Deities of the Valley.
Effigies of Ravana on display for sale at the roadside ahead of Dussehra celebrations, in Patiala on Tuesday.
New Delhi (PTI): The CBI launched Opera tion Chakra against cy ber criminals involved in financial crimes on Tuesday. The team car ried out searches at 105 locations across multi ple states, officials said. The searches were be
ing conducted in asso ciation with police forc es of the states and UTs. They said 87 locations are being searched by the CBI and 18 locations are being searched by state and UT police in which over 300 suspects are under the scanner.
According to initial information, four loca tions in Andaman and Nicobar islands, five in Delhi, three in Chandi garh, and two each in Punjab, Karanataka and Assam among oth ers are being searched under the operation.
Dubai (ANI): A new Hindu temple construct ed in Jebel Ali in Dubai is set to open ahead of the Dussehra festival.
Local media reported that the temple is an ex tension of the Sindhi Guru Darbar Temple, one of the oldest Hindu temples in the UAE.
The temple’s founda tion was laid in Febru ary 2020 and the inaugu ration fulfils a decadeslong Indian dream of having a place of wor ship in the area.
The temple, which will be officially open to the public from October 5 — the day of the Dussehra festival, wel
comes people of all faiths and has allowed entry to worshippers and other visitors to view the 16 deities and
other interior works, reported Gulf News.
Welcoming people from all faiths, the tem ple has already had its soft opening on Septem ber 1, where thousands of visitors were allowed to get a glimpse of the interiors of the temple built with white marble.
It has ornate pillars, Ara bic and Hindu geometric designs on the facade, and bells on the ceiling.
The temple manage ment activated the QRcode-based appoint
ment booking system via its website on its soft opening. From day one, the temple has re ceived many visitors, especially over the weekends. The restrict ed entry has been regu lated through QR-coded appointments for crowd management and to en sure social distancing. Most of the deities are installed in the main prayer hall with a large 3D-printed pink lotus unfurling across the central dome.
Shimla: Three-time MP Suresh Chandel, who was once stuck in a sting operation in 2005 whilst representing Hamirpur within the Lok Sabha as a member of the BJP, rejoined the Saffron party on Tuesday, which he had left in 2019 and joined the Congress party.
In the first case, the arrested accused has been identified as Yo graj Singh alias Yog, a resident of Rajoke vil lage in Tarn Taran dis trict. The narco-terror ism module was being jointly operated by Can ada-based Lakhbir Sin gh alias Landa, Paki stan-based Harvinder Singh Rinda and Italybased Harpreet Singh alias Happy, police said.
Punjab Police, in a separate case, arrested one more operative of the ISI-backed Khal istan Tiger Force (KTF) terror module Harpreet Singh alias Hira.
Amritsar (PTI): Border Security Force have seized 435 grams of heroin concealed in a Pakistani truck trans porting dry fruits from Afghanistan at Zero line or Trade gate of Integrated Check-Post at Attari here. The con traband was allegedly smuggled from Paki stan, the BSF said in a statement. BSF troops on Monday recovered the contraband during checking/frisking of the truck loaded with dry fruits from Afghanistan.
Live chickens and liquor being distributed among Warangal locals. Hyderabad (Agen cies): A Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader distributed liquor and chicken among locals in Warangal a day ahead of K Chandrashekhar Rao’s proposed move to launch a national party.
The Telangana chief minister plans to an nounce his foray into national politics on the occasion of ‘Vijaya dasami’ on Wednesday.
To celebrate the same, TRS leader Ra
janala Srihari was seen giving away liquor bot tles and chicken to lo cals. Two life-size card board cutouts of the CM and his minister son KT Rama Rao flaunted the distribu tion ceremony.
Sources said the par ticulars of launch of the party are being worked out and TRS could be renamed. The rebrand ed outfit may not be de clared as a national party immediately.
New Delhi (ANI): In a major reshuffle in the Parliamentary panels on Tuesday Congress lost the Home and the crucial Information Technology and Communications panels. Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi who headed the Home panel was replaced by BJP Rajya Sabha MP and former DGP of UP Brij Lal who has been named as the new chair. Another loss for the grand old party is losing the com mittee for IT which was chaired by Lok Sabha MP Dr Shashi Tharoor. The Eknath Shinde-led fac tion of Shiv Sena now has its chairmanship in three-time Lok Sabha MP Prataprao Jadhav.
The Standing Committee for Environment and Forests is currently with the Congress party.
Jairam Ramesh remains its chairman.
KCR’s bid to go nat’l: TRS leader distributes liquor and chicken
New Delhi (PTI): Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday made it clear that the Indian Air Force is not opposed to the tri-ser vices theaterisation plan but asserted that the doctrinal aspects of the force should not be compromised by the proposed structures.
At a press conference ahead of the Air Force Day on October 8, he said the IAF has recent ly updated and revised its doctrine to keep it relevant, noting that no single service can win wars on its own. Air Chief Marshal Chaud hari said the IAF has reservations about cer tain aspects of the pro posed structures under the tri-services integra tion process, but it sup ports the overall plan that aims to ensure triservices synergy. With Gen Anil Chauhan tak ing charge as the new Chief of Defence Staff
We are fully support ing the integration process; it is only the methodology and the kind of structures that need to be future ready is what we are insisting on.
Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar co-chaired the India-UK Defence Consultative Group (DCG) meeting with his counterpart Mr David Williams, UK Perma nent Under Secretary of State for Defence in
last week, it is expected that the ambitious theat erisation process of the three services will see
London on 03 October, 2022. They reviewed the progress of various
forward movement. “We are not opposing any process of integra tion and any process of
Service level bilat eral groups and other defence cooperation mechanisms. Dr Ajay Kumar held discus sion on wide range of issues relating to the defence and industrial cooperation between India and UK.
theatre commands. We have certain reserva tions in respect to the structures,” he said.
Kheda (ANI): The Deputy Superinten dent of Police (DSP) in Gujarat’s Nadiad on Tuesday that a Muslim mob tried to disturb the Garba function in Khe da’s Undhela village by pelting stones which injured several people on the night of Ma haashtmi near the Tul ja Mata Mandir here.
“A Muslim mob tried to disturb the Garba func tion in Kheda’s Undhe la village last night and pelted stones, injuring 6-7 people,” said VR Ba jpai, DSP Nadiad.
Dehradun (Uttara khand) (ANI): The Ut tarakhand Police on Tuesday said that the investigation in the An kita Bhandari case is on the right track and fur ther action will be taken accordingly.
While speaking to ANI about the ongoing Ankita murder case in vestigation, ADG V Mu rugesan said that all the guests who were in the resort are being interro gated “The record of
ADG V Murugesanguests coming to the re sort has been found, we are investigating all of them. All the guests who were there at the time of the incident are being interrogated,” the ADG
said. ADG V Murugesan said that one of Ankita’s friends who got her into this job is also under in vestigation.
“One of Ankita’s friends got her into this job through OLX. He is also under our investi gation and has been questioned,” The ADG further said that the in vestigations so far have made many things clear and necessary actions will be taken if the need arises.
New Delhi (Agencies):
Reliance Jio on Tuesday announced the launch of the beta trial of its True5Gservices for Jio users in four cities Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Var anasi. The launch was made on the occasion of Dussehra. The users will get unlimited 5G data with up to 1 Gbps plus speed. Jio True 5G is ex pected to become the world’s most advanced
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was asked by some par ty leaders to seek with drawal of Shashi Tha roor’s candidature, the Thiruvananthapuram MP, who has made an ag gressive bid to its top post, claimed here on Tuesday.
Tharoor, who is in Kerala as part of the poll campaign, said that Gandhi said he will not ask the former to with draw as a contest would benefit. “He reminded me that he has been say ing so for the past 10 years that there should be a contest for the party chief’s post.
He told me that some persons have asked him to request me to with draw my candidature,” the MP said.
New Delhi: The elec tion grounds for the post of Congress Pres ident have been deco rated. Mallikarjun Kharge has filed his nomination papers with the undeclared support of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, while Shashi Tharoor has filed his nomination appealing for change.
There was also a third candidate, Jharkhand’s KN Tripathi, who had filed his nomination claiming that he is the son of a farmer and son of Soniaji. All three filed their papers on the last day
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The gov ernment has approved amendments of certain provisions contained in the policy guidelines on expansion of FM radio broadcasting services through private agen
cies (Phase-III), re ferred to as private FM phase-III policy guide lines. A statement is sued in this regard on Tuesday said the deci sion was taken in the last Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Min ister Narendra Modi.
of filing nominations i.e. 30 September. But Tripathi’s nomination was rejected later. The nominations can now be withdrawn by Octo ber 8. If more than one candidate remains in the fray even after Oc tober 8, then voting will be held on Octo ber 17 and about nine
thousand delegates of Congress will vote for the post of President.
Now the question is whether the matter of Congress President will go till October 17 or will it be settled be fore October 8? That is, will there be an election or will Tha roor withdraw, after
which Mallikarjun Kharge will be de clared elected unani mously? This ques tion has come up be cause there is a large group of party leaders who are unanimously supporting the elec tion of the Congress President.
The leaders of the G23 group, who have demanded a change, are also wishing that elections should not come with a senior leader like Kharge contesting. Although he is sure to win by a huge margin, yet the leaders want that it would be more honor able that he wins the election unopposed.
5G service. The telecom giant’s mission with 5G is to speed up India’s transformation into a Digital Society.
Lucknow (ANI): The former UP Chief Min ister and Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav is still critical and currently admitted to the ICU and is being treated by a comprehensive team of specialists, said Me danta Hospital in a statement.
Samajwadi Party pa triarch Mulayam Singh Yadav has been under treatment since August 22 for his regular medi cal checkups and ex aminations. Still, on Sunday suddenly his health deteriorated af ter which he was shift ed to ICU in Medanta Hospital.The former Uttar Pradesh CM is 82-years-old.
New Delhi (ANI): The three-day long “Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers” be gan on 1st October 2022 and concluded in the na tional capital on Mon day, said the Ministry of Electronics and Infor mation Technology.
On the first day, de tailed discussions on
key priority areas of Digital India initiatives were held with States and UT under the chair
manship of the Minister for Communications, Electronics and Infor mation Technology and
Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw. It was graced by the Minister of State for Electronics and In formation Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Minister of State for Communications, De vusinh Chauhan and IT Ministers from 12 states.
lll Installation of CCTV cameras, updation of websites of institutions are suggestions along antiragging workshops
New Delhi (PTI): Con stitution of anti-rag ging committee, regu lar interaction and counselling with stu dents, and surprise in spection in hostels are among the guidelines issued by UGC for uni versities to deal with the menace on their campuses.
“Regular interaction and counselling with the students should be conducted to detect ear ly signs of ragging and
identification of trou ble-triggers. Surprise inspection at hostels,
toilets, bus stands and any other measures which would augur well in preventing/quelling ragging and any un called for behaviour or incident, are suggest ed,” UGC Secretary Ra jnish Jain said in a let ter to universities.
In a statement, Jio said, “Post the success ful demonstration of its True-5G services at the India Mobile Congress 2022, Jio is announcing the Beta trial of its True-5G services on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra, for Jio users in 4 cities – Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Var anasi. Dussehra symbol izes the triumph over hurdles caused by lega
cy technologies such as 2G, with knowledge and wisdom that Jio True 5G will genuinely enable.” Ambani added, “In dia is leading the Digi tal revolution. Jio 5G will be True 5G, and we believe India deserves nothing less than TRUE-5G. Jio 5G will be the world’s most ad vanced 5G network, built for every Indian, by Indians.”
Basti, UP (Agencies): A doctor was arrested for allegedly raping a woman in UP’s Basti, police said. The woman filed a complaint with the police stating that the doctor, posted at a hospital in the Basti Sadar Kotwali area, befriended her on social media and asked her to visit him, they said. “When she visited the hospital, the doctor took her to his hostel room where he and his two colleagues, who are also doctors, raped her,” the police said.
Bhopal (ANI): Two women died and at least 14 people were seriously injured after a tractor trolley carrying them from Bhairav Baba temple in Madhya Pradesh lost its balance and overturned near the Manpur village. According to District Magistrate Abhishek Anand, the trolley lost its balance while returning from the temple in Chitrakoot and its overturning led to the mowing down of an elderly woman, who died on the spot.
students’ accommoda tion, canteens, restcum-recreation rooms,
Constitution of antiragging committee, an ti-ragging squad, set ting up of anti-ragging cell and adequate pub licity for these meas ures through various
media, a clear mention of anti-ragging warn ing in the institution’s prospectus and infor mation booklets and brochures shall be en sured, preparation of e-admission booklet or brochure, and e-leaflets of institutions giving detailed guidance to ad mitted students in case of ragging are among the measures listed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in its advisory.
Lucknow (Agencies): Ten persons were missing and feared drowned in two separate incidents in Lucknow and Kanpur, police said. While four youths went missing in the Gomti river in Lucknow during idol immersion, six persons, including four girls, are feared drowned in Bilhaur in Kanpur.The youths in Lucknow reportedly drowned during idol immersion when they lost their balance in the boat.
New Delhi (ANI): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday said it has carried out a search operation and freezed account balance of Rs 5.59 crore of Aamir Khan and its accomplices in a fraud involving mobile gaming application E-nuggets. The ED has taken the action under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Guwahati (Agencies): Assam police seized drugs worth Rs 1 crore from a toll gate near Guwahati city on Tuesday, officials said. The drugs were recovered while checking the vehicles before they enter the city at a toll gate located in the Sonapur area on the AssamMeghalaya border. A police officer said that the narcotic substances were recovered from several soap cases kept in hidden chambers in an 18-wheel truck. The police have arrested the driver Hannan Ali.
“IAF has recently updated & revised its doctrine to keep it relevant”Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari
—VR Chaudhari, Air Chief MarshalMADHYA PRADESH: EAR OF HINDU PRIEST BITTEN OFF, 3 ARRESTED IN INDORE ASSAM: DRUGS WORTH `1 CRORE SEIZED, 3 ARRESTED AT TOLL GATE IN GUWAHATI Indore (ANI): In a bizarre incident, a priest from Rajasthan’s Kota was attacked and his ear was chewed off, following an altercation with members of a family who had invited to their house to perform a Puja. Three persons have been arrested in this connection, police said. A case has been registered against one Lakshminarayan Sharma and his two sons Vipul Sharma and Arun Sharma in the area of Chandan Nagar Police Station based on a complaint filed, Kunj Bihari Sharma. DOC INVITES SOCIAL MEDIA FRIEND, RAPES HER WITH FELLOWS 2 DEAD, 14 INJURED AS ANOTHER TRACTOR OVERTURNS APP FRAUD: FRESH RECOVERY OF `5.59 CRORE BY ED Shashi Tharoor
Chennai: Electric twowheeler maker Ola Electric has set up its first experi ence centre in Chennai as part of a plan to set up 200 such facilities across the country by March 2023. People interested in EVs would be encouraged at the experience centre and they can also avail themselves of test-rides of S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters. “Ola experience centres allow us to better understand how best we can take our products to our customers and enable their transition to EV,” company CMO said. —PTI
New Delhi (PTI): Automo bile retail sales in India rose 11% in September as better supplies from manu facturers enabled dealers to ramp up customer deliv eries amid the ongoing fes tive period, Federation Of Automobile Dealers Asso ciations said on Tuesday.
Last month, total retail sales stood at 14,64,001 units as compared to 13,19,647 units in September 2021.
FADA noted that October is expected to witness even better overall sales due to the festive season further gathering steam.
“Dealers anticipate this to be the best festive period in a decade for the passen ger vehicle segment as we anticipate even higher sales during the month,” it said.
Barring tractors and some three-wheeler trims, all other segments like pas senger and commercial ve hicles and two wheelers performed better in Sep tember as compared to the year-ago period.
Passenger vehicle retails increased 10% to 2,60,556 units last month as against 2,37,502 units in September 2021. “Better availability of
cars due to easing semicon ductor supply, new launch es and feature rich prod ucts kept customers glued to dealerships for getting their favourite vehicles
New Delhi: Adani Renew able Energy Holding Four Limited has incorporated three new subsidiary companies for renewable energy business. AGEL said Adani Renewable En ergy Holding Four Limited is its own subsidiary and the newly incorporated entities are its step-down subsidiaries. The names of three new subsidiary companies are Adani Re newable Energy Thirty Six, Adani Renewable En ergy Forty Limited & Ada ni Renewable Energy For ty Seven Limited.
New Delhi (PTI): ficient rain in the North ern plains, especially in the Gangetic region, is likely to increase food inflation in the near term as overall paddy production will be hit in these areas due to poor mon soon, according to a report.
Major agricul tural states, such as Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, have had poor rains during the just concluded season, which may lead to an increase in the prices of rice due to lower paddy products in the near term.
The share of these states in overall rice sowing in the Kharif season (as of September 23) has declined to 24.1 per cent from 26 per cent in the previous year, according to an assessment
z Major agricultural states, such as Bihar, Jharkhand and UP, have had poor rains during the just concluded season, which may lead to an increase in the prices of rice due to lower paddy products in the near term
z The share of these states in overall rice sowing has declined to 24.1%
Lower Kharif produc tion, especially of rice and pulses, can aggravate infla tion in these commodities, the agency said.
Inflation in rice and rice products at the wholesale level has already firmed up by 6.6 per cent in August of this year to a 63-month high, while pulses and products inflation (at the wholesale level), although benign, rose to a six-month high of 2.6 per cent in the month.
during the auspicious pe riod,” FADA President Manish Raj Singhania said. While semiconductor supply continues to ease, FADA requests OEMs
New Delhi (PTI): Average housing price across eight cities rose 3-10% year-onyear in July-September this year, while office rent grew up to 13% on higher demand for properties, acc to Knight Frank India.
Bengaluru property market saw highest growth in average housing price as well as average office rent during the third quar ter of the 2022 calendar year as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year.
As per the data of pri mary housing market, the average price in Bengaluru rose 10% to ` 5,428 per square feet in July-Septem ber quarter from Rs 4,928 per square feet in the yearago period.
The Delhi-NCR market saw 8% increase in average housing price to `4,489 per square feet. Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and Hyderabad witnessed an increase of 6% in average price.
z Last month, total retail sales stood at 14,64,001 units as compared to 13,19,647 units in September 2021
z October is expected to witness even better overall sales due to festive season further gathering steam
(Original Equipment Man ufacturers) to match sup ply as per the demand so that PV sales can further receive a boost, he added.
Similarly, two-wheeler
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel will come out with 5G tariff plans in the coming few days but the telco is not likely to charge a premium as 5G-enabled devices constitute just 8-9% on the network and doing so may impact upgradation. As per the senior executive of the company, pricing the 5G tariffs higher at this stage won’t push up average revenue per user (ARPU) due to the low subscriber base at present. He, however, said tariffs need to go up as the current rates are not sustainable.
registrations saw an in crease of 9% at 10,15,702 units last month as com pared with 9,31,654 units in September last year.
Singhania noted that en try level bike space was the most hit, thus dragging the entire two-wheeler seg ment sales.
FADA said commercial vehicle offtakes rose to 71,233 units as compared with 59,927 units last Sep tember, an increase of 19%.
Last month, tractor sales stood at 52,595 units compared to 53,392 units in September last year.
New Delhi: India’s large trade deficit is beginning to consolidate, but the weaker exports are prompting a more gradual adjustment than expected, Barclays Bank said in a note on Tuesday. India’s trade deficit fell to $26.7 billion in Sept from $28 billion in Aug and $30 billion in July. In that same period, merchandise exports have moderated from $33.9 billion in Aug, to $32.6 billion in Sept. The import bill, meanwhile, had dropped to $59.3 billion in Sept from $61.9 billion in August. —PTI
New Delhi: Reliance Industries’ subsidiary RSBVL and US-based Sanmina Corporation have completed the deal to set up an elec tronics manufacturing joint venture at a total enterprise valuation of about Rs 3,300 crore. Reli ance Strategic Business Ventures Limited (RSBVL) will hold 50.1% equity stake in the joint venture while Sanmina will have 49.9% shareholding. The joint venture will leverage Sanmina’s 40 years of ad vanced manufacturing experience and Reliance’s expertise and leadership in the Indian business ecosystem. The day-to-day business will continue to be managed by Sanmina’s management team in Chennai.
Chennai: Non-banking fi nance company TVS Credit Services Ltd was looking at building its channel partner relation ships as it expects strong growth momentum during the festive season on its loan offerings.”Our de mand outlook is promis ing as we are looking at building our channel part ner relationships and giv ing customers a better value for money through our innovative loan offer ings, “ CEO of TVS Credit Services said. There was a subdued consumer de mand due to the COV ID-19 during the last two years, the Co said. —PTI
Mumbai (PTI): Bench mark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back on Tuesday to close over 2% higher amid positive trends in global equity markets.
The 30-share BSE Sensex spurted 1,276.66 points or 2.25% to settle at 58,065.47.
During the day, it zoomed 1,311.13 points to 58,099.94.
The broader NSE Nifty rallied 386.95 points or 2.29% to end at 17,274.30.
Among the 30-share Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Tata
Consultancy Services, Ba jaj Finserv, HDFC, Tata Steel, Larsen & Toubro, Wipro, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank were the major winners. Power Grid, Sun Pharma and Dr Reddy’s were the only laggards.
New Delhi: India’s im ports of palm oil jumped in September to their highest in a year, boosted by strong demand for the tropical oil ahead of the festival season and a steep discount to rival oils, six dealers said on Tuesday. The September imports jumped 21% from a month ago to 1.2 million tonnes, the high est since September last year. Palm oil is nearly $300 cheaper than rival soyoil for September shipments.
New Delhi (PTI): Pay ment through Unified Pay ments Interface (UPI) has crossed a milestone of ` 11 lakh crore in September, as per the data released by Na tional Payments Corpora tion of India (NPCI).
During the month, 678 crore transactions in vol ume terms were done on the platform launched in 2016. Payment through UPI had crossed `10 lakh crore in May this year.
Last month, as many as 657.9 crore transactions worth `10.72 lakh crore had taken place.
UPI is an instant real-
time payment system which facilitates interbank P2P transactions.
The transaction is done through mobile in easy steps. Besides, there are no charges applicable for the UPI transaction so far.
Moreover, UPI has played a key role in India becoming almost cashless economy.
New Delhi(PTI): Equity inves tors became richer by `5.66 lakh crore as markets bounced back sharply on Tuesday following a recovery in global equi ties. The mar ket capitalisation of BSE-listed firms climbed `5,66,318.84 crore to `2,73,92,739.78 crore. FIIs turned net buyers after remaining net sellers in the recent past and bought shares worth `590.58 crore on Monday, according to data available.
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee ap preciated by 29 paise to end at 81.53 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday as heavy buying in domestic equities and weakness in the greenback strengthened investor sentiment. At the inter bank forex market, the local unit opened strong at 81.66 against the greenback. It witnessed an intra-day high of 81.36 and a low of 81.66. It ended at 81.53, up 29 paise from its previous close.
New Delhi: Convergence En ergy Services Limited (CESL) has selected agencies to set up 124 battery swapping stations and 352 standing chargers for electric two and three-wheel ers. The selected agencies will also set up 1,294 standing DC fast chargers for electric four-wheelers, CESL said.
“The business will be delivered under a build, own, and operate (BOO) model valid for eight years, with charging stations installed across Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Surat,” the company said. —PTI
New Delhi: The government has approved `26,000 crore for installation of 25,000 mobile towers in 500 days, an official statement said on Tuesday.
According to a telecom min istry spokesperson, financial support for the project will be provided by Universal Services Obligation Fund and it will be implemented by Bharat Broad band Network. The project was announced by Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at three-day long ‘Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers’ that concluded on October 3. —PTI
New Delhi: Indian wom en’s are emerging as the preferred choice in electric vehicle (EV) industry with legacy companies as well as startups seeking better gen der balance at workplaces.
According to several re cruiting agencies, for every 10 new hires in the EV sec tor, six tend to be women skilled in business model ling, design redevelopment, e-mobility and renewable energy management.
As women employees have a knack for design and safety, the green sector is
offering 35% higher com pensation to interested candidtaes than those of fered to women in other sectors, they said.
Tata Motors, which dom inates the electric vehicle market in the country with a share of over 80%, and British marque MG are among those driving this trend. And many of these women are in leadership positions.
Hiring of women profes sionals in the segment went up by 18% last quar ter, according to staffing firm Adecco.
“As women leaders are agile, and value safety and quality while leading with empathy, the Indian EV sector has seen massive success with women in the boardroom,” said Yeshab Giri, chief commercial of ficer (staffing and Rand stad technologies) at Rand stad India.
Jaipur: The champion team will be awarded with 2 crore prize money as the SKY247.net Legends League on Tuesday revealed the prize pool for the ongoing season, hosted in India for the first time.
The announcement was made during the press conference in Jaipur ahead of the grand finale which was attended by India Capitals’ skipper Gautam Gambhir and Bhilwara King’s captain Irfan Pathan along with Raman Raheja, CEO and CoFounder, Legends League Cricket.
A 15-days of exciting action, with the participation of world’s greatest cricketers, will be concluded with India Capitals taking on Bhilwara Kings in the final at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur tomorrow.
“It’s been great to see these cricketing greats in action and giving their all with competitive spirit in each match. Both Bhilwara Kings and India Capitals are strong teams and It’s going to be a blockbuster final tomorrow. The league has a total prize pool of
4 crore wherein runners-up will be awarded with 1 crore while second runners-up, Gu-
Sirohi: Three people on a bike were killed after being hit by a tanker in Chandmari of Abu Road on Tuesday. A woman and two children died on the spot. They were going from Bhinmal to Dungarpur. However, the father of the children survived the accident. But Rico police were quick enough to catch the tanker.
Udaipur: In another incident in Udaipur rural, a bike and a car collid-
Woman and two children died on the spot.
ed. Kharwa resident and folk artiste Mamta died in the accident.
In another accident, a mentally challenged youth was crushed by a vehicle on UdaipurBanswara mega highway. Jawar Mines Police Station handed over the body to the relatives after the postmortem.
jarat Giants, will receive 50 lakh,” Raheja said while addressing the media.
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Jaipur: An IAF personnel allegedly committed suicide in Kalindri village in Rajasthan’s Sirohi district.
Corporal Nirmal Kumar was posted in the technical branch of the IAF in Jammu and came to his home on leave on October 2.
The next day on October 3, he hanged himself in his home. Kumar’s brother gave a report to police in which he accused the corporal’s wife and her family members of abetting him to suicide.
Banswara: Cases of theft of cows, buffalo, donkeys, and even of pigeons and parrots have surfaced in Rajasthan but this time, police are searching for a rat that has been stolen in Banswara district.
It is a Hedgehog that went missing from the house of a cattle rearer.
62-year-old Mangu, a resident of Padja Vadkhia village, lodged an FIR saying that he considered the rat as a family member. His grandchildren also played with him. The rat was stolen on the night of September 28.
Mangu said that he found the rat in an injured state in the forest a year ago and he brought it to his home.
I ndia Capitals’ skipper Gautam Gambhir said, “Bhilwara Kings is the most dangerous and balanced side. We play all matches with the same motivation be it first match or final. I will also try to score some runs which help the team win. When players like Yusuf [Pathan] and Irfan are in rhythm, bowlers have less margin of error and you have to deliver your best ball. Hopefully we do that.”
With the final starting at 7.30pm, the action will be broadcasted live on Star Sports Network
and also streamed live on Disney+Hotstar. Besides the Indian subcontinent, Willow TV will
Kota: The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) in Kota on Tuesday arrested an opium smuggler from Chittorgarh and recovered 9 kgs of opium from his possession. In the joint operation carried out by the Jaipur and Chittorgarh team of the Narcotics Bureau, Kanhaiyalal, a resident of the Dungla area of Chittorgarh, was arrested based on specific inputs about his movement. “He was arrested from a national highway near Dungla. Nine kgs of opium,
Bharatpur: Unidentified armed miscreants opened fire and looted cash and jewellery from a house in Bharatpur’s Bhusawar area on Monday night. Police informed the police that the incident occurred in Randhirgarh village under Bhusawar police station area. “The robbers barged into a house and looted Rs. 3 lakhs cash along with other ornaments of gold and silver. The accused fired gun-shots and injured the victim. The victim was referred to Jaipur from Bhusawar for further treatment,” police said.
worth Rs 15 lakhs, were recovered from his bike’s trunk. A case has been registered under NDPS Act, while the opium and motorcycle have been seized. The accused is being interrogated,” said Deputy Narcotics Commissioner (Kota) Vikas Joshi.
broadcast the match live in the US while Kayo Sports, Fox Cricket in Australia.
Alwar: A 30-year old man was assaulted and crushed to death by the sand mafia in Barmer.
The incident took place late on Monday night under Balotra police station area. It is alleged that the accused have first assaulted the victim and later crushed him under their vehicle.
However, the victim was t aken to the hospital but died during treatment.
Meanwhile, deceased family members have refused to take the body till the arrest of all the accused.
Police identified the deceased as Nathu Khan, a resident of Asada village. Police said that on Monday night Khan was coming from Aasotara to his native village Asada. In the meantime some people, possibly members of the
Police are also putting all the efforts to solve this case. The po-
lice claims that the price of this species of rat is up to Rs 10 lakh.
Jaipur: Journalists who have been waiting for allotment of plots in JDA’s Pink city press enclave in Nayla on Agra Road have decided to take possession of the plots by doing a collective groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday. A delegation of the 571 journalists whose name was there in the lottery held a press conference
Jaipur: Students are worried due to nonavailability of Sanskrit books in 125 schools in Sikar. A total of 8,912 students do not have the book and their half yearly exam is proposed in December. But till now, there are no books in the schools of the Sanskrit Education Department.
Books demanded in the second lot have not been received yet.
All the schools had sent their demand for books in early August but books have still not
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JP MP and union minister Kailash Chaudhary, local Congress MLA Madan Prajapat, Zila Pramukh Mahendra Chaudhary and many others joined protest while MLA Harish Choudhary, Congress leader Manvendra Singh criticised the incident over the social media.
sand mafia, first assaulted Khan and later crushed him under the vehicle. Circle officer Dhanful Meena said that on getting informed police reached at the spot and the victim was taken to nearest hospital.
BOOKS WILL SOON REACH THE SANSKRIT SCHOOLS: EDU DEPT S tudents are at sea how to prepare for exams without books. Bridge course started due to disruption of studies due to the pandemic. There are about 1775 schools across the state, out of which 143 are senior secondary schools, 229 secondary, 969 upper primary and 425 primary schools. The education department offi cials said that the second demand books will soon reach the Sanskrit schools.
arrived. There is not a single Sanskrit workbook. Students are also worried because the second test has been proposed post Dussehra, Diwali holidays.
Bridge course started
due to disruption of studies due to the pandemic. The education department officials said that the second demand books will soon reach the Sanskrit schools.
at the press club and informed them that they will take possession of their plots. The scheme was launched in 2010 and a lottery of 571 plots was drawn during the Congress govt’s rule in 2013 but the allotment was not done. “Since Gehlot is again the CM, it is expected from him that he will instruct the JDA to end the wait of 571 families,” the delegation said.
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Jaipur: With the entire race for the next Chief Minister of Rajasthan loosing its momentum, former Deputy CM
Sachin Pilot left for Del hi on Tuesday. However, not before sparking an interest in the changing dynamics of politics in the state.
Late on Monday night, Sachin Pilot met Minis ter Pratap Singh Khacha riyawas which started the rumour mill, howev er, no one knows for sure what transpired between the two in the meeting.
After visiting Shila Mata Temple at Amer fort, Pi lot reached Khachariya was’ house and to wel come Pilot, the minister was waiting on the main gate of his home.
In fact, the first ‘public meet’ of these two men occurred after a long stretch however, there was no ‘void’ between them. Interestingly, on entering the house, Pilot enquired about Khacha riyawas’ dog as well.
Thereafter the duo spoke to each other, behind
closed doors where no one was present, for about 25 minutes. Mean while, speculations are rife about what the duo may have discussed.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Pratap S reached CMO to meet CM Gehlot.
However, when asked
Jaipur: Former CM Vasundhara Raje per formed worship of her Aaradhya Devi Maa Pitambara Baglamukhi during the Navratri.
She stayed in Datiya shaktipeeth in MP for two days and performed yajna. During this Navratri, she visited Ambaji Mata in Guja rat, Tripura Sundari in Banswara and Sundha Mata in Jalore.
On the other hand, Raje is proposed to visit Bikaner. Former MP Jaswant Singh Vishnoi
reached Mukam in Nokha to review the preparations for the visit. Raje will hold meetings in Deshnok, Mukam and Junagarh, former BJYM state V-P Shivraj Vishnoi said.
about the meeting, Khachariyawas said, “We sit at the same table in the Assembly also. Pi lot came to my house yes terday, it’s nothing new.
If he has come, it is obvi ous that we didnt do any bhajan-kirtan. I cant tell you what happened but
yes, he came to my house after a long time.”
Meanwhile, Minister Rajendra Gudha, who reached Pilot’s bunga low on Tuesday and met him also said, “Pilot met Khachariyawas last night. Deep down, Khachariyawas is with
Sachin Pilot.’’ Notably, Gudha and Pilot held a long conversation. Several leaders, includ ing MLA Indraj Gurjar, Mukesh Bhaker, Ramni was Gavdia, Congress leaders Sunil Sharma, Suresh Chaudhary, Su shil Asopa, Balendu Singh Shekhawat met Sachin. Pilot has held tel ephonic conversations with MLAs & on Tuesday he spoke with Vishven dra Singh & told him to work together. “There is no need to worry about anything,” Pilot said.
Jaipur: Protests inten sified in the RAS Asso ciation on Tuesday against the imposition of municipal service of ficers on the posts of RAS. The association held a meeting in the RAS club regarding this, wherein, they de manded posting of RAS on posts of RAS cadre.
At the same time, re garding this demand, it has been decided to sub mit a memorandum to CM Gehlot. Association
General Secretary Praveen Kumar said that not only IAS are be ing posted on the posts of RAS but also posting of municipal service of ficers is being done,
which the association is strongly opposing. He said that more than a 100 RAS have signed memorandum to be giv en at high level regard ing the protest. General Secy said that if govt has to fill any RAS post from other services, then it should be done by amending the first rule & following the prescribed procedure.
Under Gehlot’s...
The government’s What is report card states that out of the 379 budg et announcements made in 2019-20, 275 an nouncements have been completed while 95 an nouncements are in progress. In 2021-22, 951 budget announcements were made of which 405 announcements have been completed and 420 are in progress.
The year 2022-23 wit nessed the State Gov ernment announcing a whopping 1,029 budget announcements of which 293 announce ments have been com pleted and 230 are in progress.
Describing the per formance of 89% budg et announcements as satisfactory, the CM also lauded Raj bureau cracy. In response to a question, saying that the next budget will be focused on youth, CM also indicated that the next budget will be an nounced in January or beginning of February.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will be on a oneday visit to Jodhpur today to celebrate the festival of Dusshera. According to the schedule, Gehlot will reach Jodhpur today at 12 noon by a special plane. After this, he is scheduled to take part in local programmes. He will attend the Dussehra Festival at Dussehra Maidan at 5 pm & spend the night in Jodh pur. The CM will depart from Jodhpur on Oct 6 at 9.30 am by a special aircraft. Jodhpur Collector Himanshu Gupta reviewed the preparations.
Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot while address ing a review meeting held at ACB Head quarters at Jhalana on Tuesday, said that sensitive, transparent and accountable good governance is the ba sic mantra of his gov ernment. “Strict deci sions are being taken continuously by gov ernment against cor ruption in the state. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is tak ing continuous action as per our zero toler ance policy against corruption,” Gehlot said and directed the ACB officials to take special action in cases of disproportionate assets and misuse of
office. He said that the working style of Ra jasthan ACB is being appreciated all over the country. Action is being taken by the ACB by running a campaign against those involved in cor ruption, he said and emphasized on in creasing the reach and making more ef fective public aware ness campaign ‘Sajag Gram’ and ‘ACB Aapke Dwar’ being run by ACB.
The CM said that the proposal for strengthening the Public Prosecutor’s cadre has been ap proved for speedy dis posal of corruption cases in the state.
“This will also help in speedy disposal of pending cases. Only by adopting a trans parent process by eliminating corrup
tion, the benefits of the public welfare schemes of the State Govt would reach the last person,” he said.
Gehlot stressed on maximum publicity of ACB’s helpline 1064 and WhatsApp num ber 94135-02834 for complaints against corruption. He direct ed that posters in forming about this helpline should be pasted in all govern ment offices and a campaign should be launched for maxi mum publicity. He di rected senior officers to organize mass dia logue programmes.
So far, 392 cases have been registered under Prevention of Corruption Act in 2022. ACB DG BL Soni informed in detail about plans, function ing & achievements of the Bureau.
Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is the festival which signifies the victory of good over evil, everyone has the same start but in the end, it is decided by karma, Rama and Ravana both were devotees of Lord Shiva, both were supremely strong and intelligent individuals but ended up creating their different identity through their karmas City First brings to you the in-depth roles of both kings a significance of this pious festival and wishes all its viewers a Happy Dusshera!
Dussehra signifies the victory of good over evil, during this pious day, Lord Ram won the battle against Ravana and saved his beloved wife from the intelligent ten-headed monster.
The divine extravaganza marks the triumph of positivity over negativity. This ten-day-long Hindu festival t is celebrated at the end of Navratri, in the month of Ashvin which usually corresponds to September or October in the popular Gregorian calendar every year. This year it falls on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.
On this festival, gigantic
puppets of Ravana are singed with fireworks which represent the quelling of darkness by the light of purity. Dussehra is followed by the festival of lights, known as Diwali which is observed across India with magnificence and love. Diwali, the festival everyone loves is celebrated twenty days after Dussehra and embodies the retrieval of Lord Rama, Goddess Sita and Prince Lakshman to Ayodhya, their kingdom after eradicating the evil, the demon Ravana. So, this was the story behind the triumph of good over bad. Now let the know the significance of this pious festival.
The word ‘Dussehra’ conveys the significance of the festival itself. The word is derived from two words – Dus and Ahara. ‘Dus’ means ten and ‘Ahara’ means day, so on the tenth day, this festival is also
known as Vijayadashami (Vijay means Victory and dashami means tenth day). Another meaning arrives from the legend of the festival where ‘Dus’ signifies the ten heads of Ravana or bad or evil and ‘Hara’ means to overthrow or removal. In the northern and western states of India, Dussehra is marked by the glory of Lord Rama who was the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu. He was incarnated as Rama on earth to kill the demon Ravana and to free the world from his sinful acts. Every year in the month of October and November people display plays based on Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas called Ramleela at outdoor fairs by theatre troupes. Dussehra is also celebrated as Vijayadashami and also signifies the killing of the demon Mahishasura by Goddess Durga on the tenth day of Navratri.
Festivities have begun and as we approach towards the end of Sharad Navratri or Durga Puja, it is time to celebrate Dussehra. Dussehra marks the triumph of Lord Rama over Ravana in the Indian epic The Ramayana. It is also known as Vijayadashami, the tenth day of Durga Puja, celebrated as a victory of Goddess Durga over the invincible demon Mahisasura. To commemorate this day, many Hindus across the country prepare scrumptious meals and get together with family and friends and feast after a nine-day long fast. Apart from this, they also burn Ravana idols in order to celebrate the victory of good over evil.
If you are planning a get-together at home for Dussehra this year, we give you a list of delectable recipes that you would love to try preparing at home.
Recipe by Chef Ajay Chopra
Here’s a vegetarian twist to the traditional Murtabak recipe. It is essentially a pancake stuffed with soya that makes for a heavy and delectable choice for a small gettogether.
Recipe by Chef Niru Gupta Paneer pieces blended with an aromatic mix of spices, chholia, khoya, turmeric and coriander. This rich curry will leave your guests asking for more.
Recipe by Chef Niru Gupta
Spicy chickpea and potatoes mingled in varied masalas with a burst of flavours. A festival without the quintessential combination of Pindi Chole and Bhature or Lachcha Paratha is incomplete.
A quick recipe to serve to your guests this
Dussehra; just a tangy sweet potato and chana chaat that will be making the evening more special.
Raw papaya and potatoes are shredded and worked into delicate kebabs. These kebabs are teamed with delectable plum chutney laced with star anise and black pepper; why would anyone want to miss it?
Recipe by Chef Ajay Chopra
Recipe by Chef Rahul Dhavale
Why should one not celebrate with something sweet? This Phirni, a sweet rice pudding garnished with seasonal berries is just perfect to end your Dussehra celebration on a sweet note.
If you are in for some unique preparation, Peach and Paan Koftas in Korma Sauce is the best bet. Beautiful betel leaves are wrapped around juicy peaches stuffed with a melange of spices and nuts to render a spell-binding aroma. Its ecstatic taste will linger on in your senses.
Recipe by Chef Harpal Singh SokhiHey Chocolate lovers, Chocolate barfis for Dussehra are just what you need to prepare. This quick and simple recipe will definitely leave you asking for more than just one.
Recipe by Chef Madhusudan
Recipe by Chef Kunal Kapoor Move over desi Indian mithais and opt for tiny dessert delights. This sweet recipe makes for a hearty blend of condensed milk, khoya and ghee to arrive at beautiful tarts. These are finished off with bananas and cinnamon powder dusting atop. Mouthwatering much?
Succulent slices of cottage cheese cooked in a yoghurt-based gravy with onions, tomatoes and traditional whole spices. This delicacy is finished off with hints of garam masala and dried rose petals that bring a subtle flavour to this dish. This Dussehra, give your guests a flavourful surprise with a different dish.
The talented actress, who has been staying away from the film industry ever since the pandemic happened, is now set to make a grand comeback with some exciting projects in the pipeline. Meanwhile, in a recent interview, Shraddha Kapoor revealed the biggest learning from her career. The Aashiqui 2 actress informed that she learned change is the only constant, after spending 12 years in Bollywood. According to Shraddha Kapoor, an actor should always keep evolving, changing, learning, and unlearning. The actress added that she aims to keep growing as both an actress and a person. She wants to keep bettering herself from whom she was yesterday, thus making the world a little better. In the interview, Shraddha Kapoor also spoke about how things changed in cinema, for female artists. She observed that more and more films are now being made from the female perspective, compared to the time when she started her journey in cinema. According to the actress, women are not just headlining films, but those films are also written and made better. Shraddha Kapoor added that it is a great time for women in the Indian film industry.
ed freedom fighter in a fictional tale set against the backdrop of the Quit India Movement in
A thriller drama, inspired by true events, is been written by Darab Farooqui and Kannan Iyer. A Dharma Entertainment Production, the film is being produced by Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta, with Somen Mishra serving as the co-producer and is being directed by Kannan Iyer. The Amazon Original Movie will be available to Prime members in over 240 countries and territories upon its release. Ae Watan Mere Watan will join thousands of TV shows and movies from Hollywood and Bollywood in the Prime Video catalogue.
Janhvi Kapoor is working day and night to make a mark in the Bollywood industry. She is currently busy with her prep for her upcoming film Mr and Mrs Mahi starring herself alongside Rajkummar Rao. Amidst her busy schedule, she continues to treat her social media fans with her daily happenings in life. Recently, the elder child of Sridevi and Boney Kapoor showed her dancing skills on her Instagram handle. She was learning how to dance to the tune of “Dil Cheez Kya Hai”, which featured well-known star, Rekha. Notably, Janhvi is a trained classical dancer and loves to share her skills regularly. In the latest update, Janhvi shared how she felt while working on the film. She said, “My heart is full. #MrAndMrsMahi” and shared a scenic photo along with it. The Sharan Sharma directorial starring Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor in lead roles is currently in its production phase. After wrapping up this film, Janhvi also has an action film Bawaal with Varun Dhawan in her kitty.
Rashmika Mandanna, who was trolled for her bold scenes in Dear Comrade, said that she found it difficult to get through that phase. The actress added, "There were so many painful moments happening and painful things I would read. I would have constant dreams where you know you feel like you are the only one and everyone has turned their back on you and you are calling out for them. That was a constant dream, I don't know what it was and I don't know how it was. I would wake myself up with such dreams and cry myself to bed, or even wake up crying." Meanwhile, Rashmika Mandanna is busy promoting her Hindi film Goodbye with Amitabh Bachchan. The film will mark its debut in Bollywood and is set to open in theatres on October 7. She has also signed up to play the leading lady in Vamsi Paidipally's Varisu opposite Thalapathy Vijay.
Bipasha Basu is been in the news ever since she announced her pregnancy. Keeping with the trend, Karan shared a picture of his wife and said that he just cannot stop himself from falling in love with her. This will be the couple’s first child and they are all set for the baby’s arrival. The same picture was shared by the actress herself on her social handle and she wrote, “#loveyourself #mamatobe Hubby.”
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The traditional Bengali ‘Sin door Khela’ ceremony was performed with enthusi asm and fer vour by Shakti Women’s Organisation at Hotel Park Prime in Jaipur on Tuesday. After offer ing sindoor to Maa Dur ga, the women per formed the ritual of ‘Sindoor Khela’ by ap plying sindoor to each
other and gave the mes sage of sisterhood . Not only married women but unmarried women also participated enthu siastically in this cere mony.
In the beginning of the program, Member of the Shakti Women’s Organisation, Sushmi ta Das explained the im portance of ‘Sindoor Khela’. After this, a for mal puja was per formed. One by one the women performed aarti of Maa Durga and of
fered sindoor on the head and feet of the idol of Durga Maa. Later, the women applied sin door to each other and fed sweets. During this,
the women also danced with enthusiasm.
Founder, Shakti Women Organisation, Ms Sonakshi Vashistha said that ‘Sindoor Khe
la’ was organised for the 4th consecutive year by the organisa tion. It is an initiative to celebrate new cul tures for the lo calites. The pro gramme saw the presence of our members who are pro fessionals from differ ent fields. Irrespective of marital status wom en will come together to apply vermillion on each other as a symbol of sisterhood and bond ing of women, all sis
Rajasthan Dudes organised a two-day Dandiya Nights Season 5 at Tondwal Garden, Sikar Road recently in with Rajasthan Anchor Association and Shivangi Events and Entertainment, a large number of dandiya lovers played dandiyas fiercely. Organiser Anchor Rahul Gupta said that DJ Anuj Legend stunned the audience by presenting a fusion of Punjabi, Western and film songs, Shivangi Events and Entertainment director Abhishek Shastri enlivened the atmosphere with splendid decorations and musical arrangements.
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Language Teaching Hindi Workshop was organised by Fullmarks Pvt Ltd. on Saturday at the Auditorium of Subodh Public School, Rambagh Jaipur. About 130 teachers from various schools in Jaipur participated in the workshop. Delhi Public School, Rohini Delhi Head of the Department Dr Promila Chopra addressed the teachers as the subject expert.
Dandiya Maha ras 2022, which was going on for two consecutive days in Janaki Para dise, located in Vaishali Nagar in the capital Jaipur concluded on Tuesday. On this last day, people enjoyed dan diya fiercely to the tunes of Bollywood, Punjabi and Garba songs. At the end of the program, the people were awarded various titles including Dandi ya King and Dandiya Queen, Best Dandiya Dance, etc. Organiser
Pawan Tank shared that the grand court of Maa Durga, dandiya lovers danced in full swing for three consec utive days. The event is was choreographed by Sunita Raj Verma and videographed by Muke sh Kumar of Venus
Film India. ACP Alok Saini, Hemlata, Kailash, Rajkumar, Up endra, Ravindra Singh, Kishan Jogani, Prashant Poddar, Rajesh Aggarwal, JD Maheshwari, Sukhveer and Himanshu Maha raj were present.
ters. This idea of inclu siveness will welcome all women to enjoy and celebrate the festival.
Women from differ ent cities like Jodh pur and Ajmer also attended the festivi ties. Members of Shakti Women’s Organ isation, Anupama Agarwal, Deepa Ram chandani, Shailja Shar ma, Sneh Walia, Drishti Roy, Sanjita Verma, Shammi Goyal and Neha Khutata, among others were also pre
A crown launch ceremony of Elite Miss Rajasthan Season 9 presented by First India and Bharat24 - Vision of new India was organised at Haven’s club, Marriott, Jaipur on Tuesday. Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion as the chief guest and motivated the participants with his encouraging words. During the occasion, he also shared that First India is working to promote local talent across national and international platforms. The ceremony was graced by various who’s who of the city including Gaurav Gaur, director of Elite Miss Rajasthan along with stunning supermodels including Akanksha Bhalla, Shrishti Tiwari and Megha Shyam Soni along with others.
To commemorate 153rd Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi little Canvins helped to fulfill Gandhiji’s vision of Clean India on Tuesday. Managing Director Canvas International Pre-school Hema Harchandani welcomed the chief guests Manoj Bhardwaj, former Deputy Mayor, G.D Gupta, Jaipur Railway Director, Dr Anita Gautam, Dr Medhavi Gautam, Neha Gupta, Director Manglam Builders, Dr Sunita Walia and thanked them for sparing their valuable time. Canvas School also thanked Railways Authorities for promoting the awareness program.
Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Guddi Sharma and Manoj Sharma, as they reached the former’s residence on Tuesday to seek blessings on the occasion of Guddi’s birthday. Guddi Sharma is the wife of Manoj Sharma.
Jaipur’s star marathon runner Vishnu Tak was honoured by the Champion Athletes Club for participating in the 75 Independence Day Virtual Half Marathon recently. During the occasion, Commissioner of Police Security and Intelligence ATE Surendra Malik felicitated Vishnu Tak. Famous coaches Mahesh Dwivedi, Suraj Sharma and Meenakshi were present in this memento ceremony.
On behalf of ICA Gallery, an art exhibition was organised to celebrate the glorious art journey of Padma Shri Ramgopal Vijayvargiya, the pride of Rajasthan and 14 years of ICA gallery on Saturday.
During the occasion, founder Late Radhamohan Bansal was remembered. Radhamohan’s eldest son Rajendra Bansal greeted Chief Guest Dr Saroj Kochar. Shankar Vijayvargiya, Rajendra, Shailendra, Vijendra were present.
Dandiya Garba Raas was organised at Gopalpura Road on Sunday under the banner of Nayasa and Eklavya Foundation. The event witnessed some celebrity guests. Councilor Ganesh Chaudhary, Anchor Nikita, Singer Manisha, former Mayor Soumya Gurjar along with others were also present.
The series of Net Theat program witnessed an outstanding performance by Pt Alok Bhatt on the melody of raga Jaijaivanti on the Mohan Veena on Sunday. The sweetness of Alok Bhatt’s Mohan Veena got etched in the hearts of the listeners. During the occasion, Rajendra Sharma Raju conveyed that Bhatt made this evening memorable by giving his performance.
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In the Garba Dandiya Festival 2022 organ ised by the Journal ists Association, thousands of city dwellers danced fierce ly to the tunes of the DJ on Monday. Event or ganisers Manoj Saini and Ashish Tiwari said that due to the Corona epidemic, we got the opportunity to organ ise this momentous event after almost three years. There was tremendous enthusi asm among the youth for singing Dandiya at Garba Festival, which made the venue House full at 8 pm and the en try of people had to be closed. Kamlesh Shar ma said that 111 people were honoured in the program in various