First India-Jaipur Edition-11th November 2022

JMC GREATER DRAMA UNFOLDS “GREATLY”

As HC stays Dr Somya’s suspension, mayoral bypoll put on hold at 11th hour

Jaipur: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday stopped the counting of votes in Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater mayor bypoll after Rajasthan HC quashed disqualification of ex-mayor Dr Somya, stating that there is no vacancy for post. She was disqualified as Jaipur mayor in

September after a judicial inquiry found her guilty of misbehaving with the then commissioner Yagyamitra Singh Deo and preventing him from official work.

A single-judge bench of Justice Mahendra Kumar Goel set aside the disqualification or-

BJP BETS ON ‘YOUNG AND FRESH’ FACES!

 BJP releases 1st list of 160 candidates, 38 sitting MLAs dropped

The list includes 14 women, 13 SC, 24 ST leaders

Moni Sharma

Gandhinagar: Faced with the prospect of anti-incumbency in upcoming Gujarat elections, the ruling BJP has denied tickets to as many as 38 sitting MLAs, picking 69 of the incumbent lawmakers in its first list of candidates for the December 1 and 5 Assembly elections in Gujarat. The list of 160 candidates out of a total 182 was released by Union minister Bhupendra Yadav on Thursday. Notable names missing in the first list include former CM Vijay Rupani, former deputy CM Nitin Patel, former minister RC Faldu, Bhupendrasinh Chudasama and senior leader Pradipsinh Jadeja.

Congress turncoats Hardik Patel, Bhagvanbhai Barad and Mohansinh Rathva’s son Rajendrabhai Rathva have been given tickets from Viramgam, Talala and Chhota Udepur, respectively. BJP has also fielded former MLA Kantilal Amrutiya from Morbi.

der on technical ground that after the judicial inquiry no comments were called from the “delinquent” mayor and further the order for disqualifying her from contesting elections for a period of 6 years was passed without approval of CM as

contemplated under the rules. Following court order, the SEC released an order stating counsel of petitioner Dr Somya has asked to stop poll process. “So, the election process for the post of JMC Greater be stopped immediately. Commission will take further decision after receiving copy of court order,” commission’s secy Chitra Gupta said. More on P3

...on last day of campaign for HP Assembly polls

Palampur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses rally at Paonta Sahib on last leg election campaign here attacked Opposition Congress in a veiled attack at “mother-son” Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. “Do you see anything besides ‘mother-

son’ when you look at Cong minutely? There is a ‘mother-son’ in Delhi as well as HP. Cong is not a democratic party, party born out of dynasty.”

During the day, Shah in Palampur said, “We have promised in our poll manifesto that once BJP comes to power in HP, we will implement ‘Common Civil Code’ in the state and added earlier, no one believed that Article 370 could be removed (from J&K).

ENG ROUT IND, SEAL FINALS BERTH!

A WONDERFUL COINCIDENCE!

Dr

The

OTHER TOP STORIES

A day after

The Indians planning to travel to the US may continue to experience delays in visas at least for the next few months as a significant fall in waiting time is expected only in the summer of 2023.

Congress to win unilaterally in

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot on Thursday exuded confidence that Congress would win unilaterally in upcoming HP polls. He also said there is a good atmosphere in favour of the Congress in Gujarat where a fierce anti-incumbency wave is being seen against the current BJP government. “The at-

mosphere is good. In HP, Congress is winning election unilaterally,” he told media after returning from tour of both the states.

“There is very fierce wave against BJP govt

in Gujarat. 5 (Parivartan Sankalp) yatras were taken out, the reaction of people seen in these yatras is indicative of this,” he said.

“Unemployment situation is very terrible in

HP: Gehlot

Gujarat. Recently, 70 died due to illicit liquor. These (BJP) people are not conducting anyprobe into Morbi accident. CM is stubborn & stubborn is their leader,” he said.

On ‘Bharat Jodo’, he said, “Rahul has started a movement, lakhs of people are coming in it. Even the BJP has got disturbed by it, so they keep making allegations in a hurry. We are not worried about them.”

“Rahul has started this yatra with issues of inflation, unemployment & it is having a huge impact,” Gehlot said.

New Delhi: Activist Gautam Navlakha, lodged in Navi Mumbai’s Taloja prison in Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case, was allowed by SC Thursday to be placed under house arrest owing to his deteriorating health but with conditions like no mobile, internet & more.

CM Ashok Gehlot, Shakuntala Rawat and Rajiv Arora felicitating

Ashok Patni at 11th India Stone Mart at JECC, Jaipur on Thursday.

Rajasthan is suitable for investment in all respects, says Gehlot while inaugurating ‘India Stone Mart’

First India Bureau

Congress is not a democratic party, it is born out of dynasty, says Amit Shah

—Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister

Union Home Minister Amit Shah being felicitated by the party candidate Vipin S Parmar during an election campaign rally at Dehan in Palampur on Thursday. Voting for 68 seats tomorrow.

England’s skipper Jos Buttler shakes hands with India’s Virat Kohli after beating India by 10 wickets during the Semi-Final match of ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2022, at Adelaide Oval on Thursday. England face Pakistan for coveted trophy on Sunday.

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday rapped ED for adopting a pick-and-choose policy and asked why they had not arrested actor Jacqueline despite lookout circular. Order on the bail plea reserved till Nov 24, 25.

Kamal Kant and Dr Rituraj Sharma

There was trust in the judiciary and there is trust in the judiciary. There will be trust in the judiciary and our struggle will continue. Only the truth will win. —Dr Somya

Somya became Mayor 2 years ago on this day, i.e November 10 and again the way was paved for her coronation again same day.

PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Kerala government on Thursday removed Governor Arif Mohammad Khan as the chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam deemed-to-be-university through an amendment. As per the new amendment, the chancellor will be an eminent person in the field of art and culture appointed by the sponsoring body.

UK HC ordered extradition of fugitive diamond Nirav Modi to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering, the MEA Thursday said that country wants to bring “him back as soon as possible”.

Dr Somya speaks to media personnel after she gets relief from the Rajasthan High Court in Jaipur on Thursday.

RAIN BRINGS CHILL...

EC notification: Voting on Dec 5 & result on Dec 8

Jaipur (PTI): Notification for the bye-election to Sardarshahar assembly constituency of Rajasthan was issued on Thursday, a poll official here said. The seat fell vacant after the death of Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma.

According to the notification issued by the Chief Election Office, the voting will be held on December 5 and counting of votes will take place on December 8.

As per the election schedule, the last date for nominations will be November 17 and scrutiny of nominations will be done on November 18. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is November 21, Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said.

In the bye-election, 2,89,579 voters of Sardarshahr assembly constituency will be able to cast their votes and the

LATE BHANWARLAL SHARMA’S FAMILY AT LOGGERHEADS IN SARDARSHAHAR

Bhanwarlal Sharma’s family has at loggerheads after the seat fell vacant after his death. Sharma’s son Anil Sharma is seeking a ticket from Cong, while Bhanwarlal Sharma’s brother Shyamlal Sharma from BJP. Shyam Lal Sharma defeated his sister-inlaw, Manohari Devi, in Panchayat Samiti elections. Shyam Lal Sharma, after meeting BJP state president Satish Poonia, claimed that he would win if given a ticket. Sharma said that if BJP gives me a ticket, I will win by 15000 votes.

total polling stations are 295, Gupta said.

Sardarshahr (Churu) seat was held by Cong for a long time. Bhanwar Lal Sharma, 77, died on October 9.

Crime seminar at ACB Headquarters

India Bureau

First

Jaipur: A Crime seminar was held at ACB Headquarters on Thursday. ACB Director General BL Soni addressed the officers present. On this occasion, Additional Di-

BJP failed to develop HP in 5 years: Pilot

Kullu: Congress leader Sachin Pilot addressed an election rally in favor of Congress candidate Sunder Singh Thakur at district headquarters Kullu on Thursday. During this, he said that if the CM of Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur had developed the state, then PM, Home Minister and Defense Minister of the country would not have to visit Himachal Pradesh again & again.

He said that in reality Thakur has failed to develop Himachal

Pradesh and now after a lapse of 5 years, he is giving false assurances to the public. “Situation of education, electricity, roads, industry and economy are in front of people in Himachal Pradesh despite BJP govt at Centre,” he said.

rector General ACB Hemant Priyadarshi, Additional Director General Dinesh MN, DIG-II Vishnu Kant, DIG-III Kaluram Rawat and other senior officers of the Headquarters including all the Unit Incharges and Supervising Officers were present.

In the meeting, information related to their respective posts and status reports were presented by the incharge officers.

Justice Dalveer Bhandari of ICJ will now be patron of RANA

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Justice Dalveer Bhandari of International Court of Justice will be the patron of Rajasthan Association of North America (RANA), the largest organization of immigrants in America. Justice Bhandari has been a judge of the ICJ since 2012. He was CJ at the Bombay High Court and a

Property businessman assaulted by miscreants, dies in SMS hosp

Jaipur: Property businessman was suddenly attacked by miscreants who came in three cars in Kardhani area, died at the SMS hospital on Thursday. He was hit with sticks so much that he had to be rushed to the SMS hospital on Wednesday.

Satyendra said, ‘My brother Vijendra got a call at 5 pm on Wednesday. He told me to come immediately to Life Line Dental Clinic as there has been a firing on him. He was attacked with rods, knives,

swords and hammers. When I reached the spot immediately, the brother was lying on the road bleeding. Blood was flowing. He had sustained injuries on his head, arms and legs. I

immediately put him in car and took to Marudhar Hospital from where he was later referred to SMS Hosp.” Vijendra had named some of his attackers, a team to crack the case.

Leopard enters farm and gets wounded

First India Bureau

Jaipur: A leopard entered the Takshashila Farm House of Jain Dadabari located in Jaisinghpura Khor on Thursday. During this, leopard was frightened after seeing the common people and hid in the bathroom. After which the employees present there closed the bathroom door from outside and informed the forest department about it. The forest depart-

ment team reached the spot, after a hard effort of one and a half hours,

tranquilized it. He had a serious wound on his right leg.

In such a situation, Leopard was taken to Nahargarh Rescue Cent-

er, where he is undergoing treatment. Farm house owner Rahul Jain said that on Thursday afternoon, suddenly leopard was seen in the outer area of the farm house. Seeing this, staff present there got scared.

Earlier in another incident panic gripped residents of a colony in Jagatpura area on Oct 15 night after a leopard was spotted roaming on the streets. A local spotted leopard while he was on a walk.

judge at the Supreme Court as well.

New York RANA has organized four international Rajastha-

ni conferences so far. Two of these were attended by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and once by Vasundhara Raje along with the entire cabinet.

RANA Deep Mahotsav chairman Vijay Arya and secretary Neelam Modi gave information regarding this. Members of the association are happy with Justice Bhandari to be the guardian.

3 held for assaulting man, misbehaving with his sister

Tonk (PTI): A man was allegedly held captive, assaulted and garlanded with shoes here for being in a live-in relationship with a 21-year-old woman, police said on Wednesday.

7 members of the woman’s family were booked in connection

4, including two brothers, killed in road accident

First India Bureau

Banswara: Four people, including two brothers, were killed in the Ambapura area of Banswara district on Wednesday night after two motorcycles collided with each other. Police informed the incident occurred at 10 pm on Wednesday near the dairy bus stand on Ratlam Highway. “The deceased has been identified as Prabhu (24), Kalu Ram (25), Vinod (15) and Toliya (25).

One other person, Dinesh (30), was also critically injured in accident. Both speeding motorcycles rammed into each other,” police said.

with this on Wednesday and 3 of them arrested. A purported video clip of assault has surfaced online.

Woman’s family members have also been accused of misbehaving with man’s sister, police said. SHO Bhagirath Singh said accused were booked.

Arun Singh in Jhunjhunu on Nov 12 and 13

Aishwary Pradhan

Jaipur: BJP National General Secretary and state incharge Arun Singh will be on a two-day visit in Rajasthan from Friday. Arun Singh will attend the BJP’s State Working Committee meeting & will reach Jhunjhunu on Nov 12, at 2:00 pm. Moreover, at 3:00 pm, the office representatives, morcha president will address the meeting. Arun Singh will attend the meeting of the State Working Committee at 11 am. He has a programme to discuss with BJP leaders about Sardarshahr bypoll.

PANIC GRIPS CITY

ACB Director General Bhagwan Lal Soni addressing officers. Also present Hemant Priyadarshi, Dinesh MN, Vishnu Kant, Kaluram Rawat and other senior officers.

First India Bureau

First India Bureau

Justice Dalveer Bhandari

Frightened leopard hiding inside the bathroom of the farm house of Jain Dadabari located in Jaisinghpura Khor.

Sachin Pilot addressing public meeting in support of Cong candidate from Darang.

Jaipur witnessed light to moderate rainfall in isolated parts. People taking shelter under Narayan Singh Circle bus stop to save themselves from the downpour. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA

In crime seminar, BL Soni gave information related to posts and status reports

Miscreants attacking property businessman. BEING TREATED

Stay on Somya’s disqualification dampens JMCG ‘Mayoral’ hopes

l Polling for JMCG

Mayor by-election started at 10 am and concluded at 2 pm

l Vote counting was stopped after the HC order

Jaipur: The polling for election of Mayor in JMC Greater had start ed at 10 am and conclud ed at 2 pm. The process was going on as usual as BJP’s Rashmi Saini was confident of victo ry but in the meantime the High Court stayed suspension of former Mayor Dr Somya and hence the election pro cess was also stayed.

The vote counting process was stopped af ter the court order, the election commission said. Result of the by poll was supposed to be declared by Thursday evening.

BJP had nominated Rashmi Saini as its can didate while Hema Sing hania was contesting for the Congress in the by poll, necessitated by the disqualification of Gur jar as mayor. Council lors of the BJP and the Congress were camping at different hotels to pre vent horse trading.

Post this develop ment, the possibility of Dr Somya becoming

If results had come, Rashmi Saini would have won the election. The party fought the election with full force and all efforts of Cong were failed. Mayor will remain of BJP, we have majority. If the intention of the Govt was clear, such incidents wouldn’t have happened.

—Satish Poonia, state BJP president

There may be a delay in Court but there is not darkness, when it comes to justice. The elected public representatives were deposed by the Congress and the bureaucracy was brutally misused. Democracy has won, the Congress has lost.

Mayor again has in creased.

Earlier on Septem ber 23, while setting aside the order issued by the government, Justice Mahendra Goel said that the govern ment should issue a fresh order giving Dr Somya an opportunity

—Rajendra Rathore, Dy LoP

of being heard in the judicial inquiry.

According to the in formation, all 146 coun cillors voted. Many BJP councillors came to vote with Radhe writ ten on their foreheads.

Party’s mayoral candi date Rashmi Saini also came to vote in a simi

Jodhpur handicraft bizman loot: 3 domestic helpers held

Rajeev Gaur

Jodhpur: Three domes tic helpers have been arrested by Jodhpur po lice for allegedly looting a handicraft business man on November 5. Police informed the ac cused, identified as Dhan Bahadur, Laksh mi and Manzil, were ar rested from Delhi, while two of the accused had been arrested earlier.

“On November 5, the accused mixed seda tives in the food and gave it to businessman Ashok Chopra for din ner. After the victim be came unconscious, three more miscreants

entered the house and decamped with jewel lery, a digital locker, and other valuable items.

The seven accused load ed the valuables into the victim’s car and fled away from the spot at around 1am,” said

Peon found dead at Judge’s residence

First India Bureau

Jaipur: A peon’s charred body was found in the house of District Judge S Chhallana at Kamla Nehru Nagar of Bhankrota area in Jaipur on Thursday morning.

When he did not come down from the terrace, the family went upstairs to find him but the terrace gate was closed. When the family looked through the window, peon Subhash Mehra (34) was seen lying in burnt condition.

The judge’s family

Cops at incident site. Subhash Mehra (Inset)

informed the Bhank rota police about the incident. The police is treating the case as a suicide. The police sus pect that the peon first stabbed himself and then put on the thinner and set on fire.

“Accused Manju and Amar Singh had al ready been arrested, while three others were arrested on Thursday,” added Commissioner Ravi Dutt Gaur.

lar fashion. However, some coun cillors claimed that ink was not being used dur ing voting. Voters are just signing. This led to a controversy. Jaipur MP Ramcharan Bohra had said that he would talk to the officials in this regard.

TIMELINE

June 4, 2021 Scuffle broke out between JMCG Mayor Dr Somya, then Commissioner Yagyamitra Singh Deo and other councillors at Greater office.

JUNE 5 The State Government handed over the investigation against three councillors and Dr Somya to the Directorate, Local Self Government.

JUNE 6 All four were found guilty and were removed from the post. A judicial inquiry was also initiated.

JUNE 7 Sheel Dhabhai was made the care taker Mayor. After this, Dr Somya moved High Court.

JUNE 28 The HC refused to grant a stay on the suspension. Later in July, Dr Somya filed a petition in the Supreme Court.

FEBRUARY 1, 2022 The Supreme Court stayed the suspension order. On February 2, Dr Somya again became the Mayor.

AUGUST 11 All four were found guilty in the judicial inquiry report.

AUGUST 22 Government removed Paras Jain, Ajay Singh, and Shankar Sharma from the post of Councillor.

AUGUST 23 Govern ment filed a petition in the Supreme Court while submitting the judicial inquiry report. It also sought early hearing in the matter.

SEPTEMBER 23 The Su preme Court disposed of the petition and order the government to proceed.

BJP wins Nasirabad seat, independent in Pindwara

First India Bureau

Ajmer/ Sirohi: BJP can didate Anita Mittal has won the by-election for the post of President of the smallest Nasirabad municipality in the State. In this board of 20 coun cillors, 10 councillors are from BJP, while eight from Congress and two are independents. Eight een out of 20 councillors cast their votes and BJP’s Anita Mittal got 10 votes while Congress’s Ritika got eight votes.

Earlier, the outgoing Chairman Sharda sub mitted an affidavit to the returning officer citing

with wife in Sirohi.

the stay order from the court against the no-con fidence motion passed against her, but due to not having a copy of the court order with her, the returning officer de clared BJP’s Anita Mit tal as the winner. She was administered the

ROBBERY INCIDENT HEARING

Provide security to retd judicial officers, orders HC

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court, while tak ing a suo motu cogni sance of a robbery inci dent that took place a few months back at the house of a retired judi cial officer, directed the State Government to deploy police personnel or home guard jawans to ensure the safety of judicial officers.

The Director Gener al of Police, Principal Secretary (Home) and Secretary (Law) ap peared before the divi sion bench of the high court headed by Chief

Justice Pankaj Mithal. The court also asked the top officials to file an affidavit stating what steps were taken for the security of judi cial officials. While hearing the matter, the court also appointed advocate Dr Abhinav Sharma as amicus cu riae in the matter.

oath and issued the cer tificate of election. Lat ere, celebrations started in the BJP camp and Na sirabad MLA Ramswa roop Lamba also reached and welcomed the BJP candidate.

In the Pindwara Mu nicipality of Sirohi dis trict, independent candi date Surendra Mewada won. Out of the total 25 councillors of the mu nicipality, 24 councillors voted and elected the new chairman. Suren dra Mewada got 17 votes, BJP’s Neeta Chauhan got four votes and Con gress’s Chellaram got only three votes.

Scuffle breaks out between 2 RCA selectors during meeting

First India Bureau

Jaipur: A scuffle broke out between two selec tors of Rajasthan Crick et Association (RCA) during the selection committee meeting. Se lection committee chair man Vilas Joshi and Anil Sinha fought over selection of a relative of an office bearer. One of them held the other by his neck. According to sources, one of them was to slap the others but the RCA officials suppressed the matter. Secretary, treasurer and joint sec retary persuaded the se lectors to calm down.

Mini forest to replace trees axed at airport

Kashiram Choudhary

Jaipur: Jaipur Interna tional Airport Limited will develop a mini for est by planting 4,400 trees in exchange of felling 700 trees for air craft parking in Bichun village in Dudu Tehsil of Jaipur District. The entire exercise is being undertaken under the directions of district administration and the department concerned.

The main objective be hind the initiative is to develop new apron area for the aircraft at Ter minal 1 and ensure its operational readiness in phased manner.

The first phase in volves development of apron area which will

come in 9 acres of land, which was earlier the residential colony for the employees of airport authority. As per con cession agreement the colony was vacated, and land was handed over to Jaipur Airport a few months back.

The detailed survey was than conducted by Civic authorities that identified 594 trees in

Anti-ragging committees constituted at SMS college

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The adminis tration of SMS Medical College has constituted several anti-ragging committees to stop the menace of ragging in the state’s premier medical institution.

SMS Principal in formed that the antiragging teams will in clude members such as college faculty, hostel wardens, legal counsel lors, psychologists, physical education teachers, administra tive and police officials and media persons.

A two-week holiday has also been declared for all senior students from November 15 to November 30 to prevent ragging. A sanitisation programme and a welcome session for the new students would also be organised.

—Principal, SMS Medical College

“A Grievance Redres sal Committee has also been constituted to stop ragging of the students, as well as police person nel will also keep a close eye on the activi ties of students in and around the campus,” added the principal.

“A two-week holi

day has also been de clared for all senior students from Novem ber 15 to November 30 to prevent ragging. A sanitisation pro gramme and a wel come session for the new students would also be organised,” the principal said.

side the colony which are to be displaced. Of these trees, 50 trees will be relocated to Goner for est area near Jaipur with help of local authorities.

Against the rest, Jaipur international Airport will plant seven times more trees (4400) in Bi chun Village. To entire exercise has been taken under the directions of district administration,

concerned government department and after getting all NOCs as per law. The operational readiness and expansion of T1 will be strictly un dertaken in accordance with environment sus tainability and laws.

JIAL has already de posited the money with the concerned govern ment department for the entire exercise.. It includes all the cost of plantation, mainte nance, fencing, water ing, and security.

The work related to installation of seats in sitting area, installation of security hold area, baggage belts, immigra tion counters has also started inside the termi nal building.

700 TREES TO BE FELLED FOR AIRCRAFT PARKING

700 trees will be felled at the 50-year-old residential colony of Jaipur Airport Authority to pave way for aircraft parking. The houses built in the colony have already been demolished. A cargo complex is also planned here. The trees are home to around 200 peacocks. Besides, hundreds of other birds, including parrots, cuckoos also live. The Adani group has taken permission from the forest department to fell trees.

Bharat Dixit, Vikas Sharma, Dimple Sharma & Dinesh Tiwari

JMCG acting Mayor Sheel Dhabhai at polling booth on Thursday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Independent candidate Surendra

Jodhpur Commissioner Ravi Dutt Gaur.

(R)Laxmi, Amar Singh, Manzil, and Bahadur in police custody.

Trees being cut by the Airport authority for aircraft parking.

INSPIRED ENGLAND THRASH

INSIPID INDIA, DASH HOPES OF DREAM FINAL WITH PAKISTAN

and 4 fours to make a splen did 63 off 33 balls. Kohli played second fiddle to keep the innings intact, reaching his half century too. India scored 58 runs in the last 5 overs of which Hardik scored 50, helping the team’s total to 168 runs. On a pitch that looked slightly slower and where the spinners were able to turn the ball, the score looked above par and it was now the turn of Indian bowl ers to hold their nerves and push the team into the final. But that wasn’t to be so. The blistering knock by Pan dya did nothing to swing the momentum India’s way as Jos Buttler too came out fir ing and hit Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 3 boundaries in the very first over. The tone of the English innings was set then itself. Indian swing bowling had no effect as both Buttler and Alex Hales used the crease to good perfection, targeting the smallish square boundaries. The re sult was that they cruised to 63 for no wicket in the first powerplay and even the in terjection of spin did noth ing to stop the carnage. Such was their dominance that the English openers hit 10 sixes between themselves, finish ing the match in just 16 overs without losing a wicket!

It was yet again a story of what might have been as In dia was demolished by Eng land on Thursday evening at Adelaide. The Men in Blue crashed out of the World T20 Championship losing by 10 wickets. So, convincing was the English win that they still had 4 overs left after the win. India now goes back to the drawing board and has to take a hard look at some of its tactics and combinations, many that have been far be hind the way World T20 cricket is progressing!

As India heads home, there are questions galore for them. After the defeat in the last World T20, India talked about setting a new template of aggressive cricket but it was the same old story in the semifinals with the team showing nerves and playing well its potential. After the match, Rohit Sharma admitted that the bowlers did not begin well and the game was taken away from them pretty quickly. India’s ageing team, bowlers who can bowl over 140 kms/h consistently and fearless opening batters have to be the most needed changes staring at the Indian Team management

Winning the toss, England captain, Jos Buttler, chose to field first. It was cited that the ball might come on the bat better in the second half of the contest, although In dian Captain, Rohit Sharma said that his preference was to bat first. He got his wish but it was a sedate start to the proceedings as India lost KL Rahul inside the first couple of overs, fending a rising de livery by Chris Woakes to the keeper. As Kohli joined Rohit in the middle, the run scor ing became difficult against a steady attack and India could accumulate only 38 runs in the powerplay. India

DEMOCRACY GETS A BOOST IN US

Winning the toss, England captain, Jos Buttler, chose to field first. It was cited that the ball might come on the bat better in the second half of the contest, although Indian Captain, Rohit Sharma said that his preference was to bat first. He got his wish but it was a sedate start to the proceedings as India lost KL Rahul inside the first couple of overs, fending a rising delivery by Chris Woakes to the keeper

needed to up the tempo but unfortunately Rohit skied off Sam Curran, scoring just 27 in 28 balls. The less than 100 strike rate of Rohit meant that India was under score board pressure throughout its innings and they stayed behind in the game until the last 5 overs.

India’s sensation, Suryaku mar hit a six in his trade mark style, pulling one straight over the keeper’s head but didn’t stay long at the crease as an impressive tossed up leggie by Adil

Rashid beat him in the air and he was holed up at sweep er cover making only 14. This brought Hardik Pandya in the middle and he, along with Kohli, started the rescue work for India. Kohli was the aggressor initially in the partnership but as the situa tion got desperate, it was Pandya who showcased his power hitting abilities.

India was 110 for 3 after 15 overs and well below the po tential par score at the point but Pandya took on the Eng lish bowlers, hitting 5 sixes

As India heads home, there are questions galore for them. After the defeat in the last World T20, India talked about setting a new template of aggressive cricket but it was the same old story in the semifinals with the team showing nerves and playing well its potential. After the match, Rohit Sharma admit ted that the bowlers did not begin well and the game was taken away from them pretty quickly. India’s ageing team, bowlers who can bowl over 140 kms/h consistently and fearless opening batters have to be the most needed chang es staring at the Indian Team management.

The hopes of a dream final between India-Pakistan are over and fans have been left utterly disappointed in the manner that their team bowed out. It’s now the best time to rebuild as the next T20 World Cup is 2 years away because the best stories are written not of those who continue to win but of those who rise like a phoenix from the ashes!

IN-DEPTH

SPECIAL JUDGE’S STRONG REMARKS AGAINST THE ED ARE TELLING

Donald Trump’s politics of reli gion, race, gun culture and antiabortion did not fetch dividends the former US President may have been hoping for. The US midterm election results for the House of Representatives and the Senate turned out to be disap pointing for the Republican Party and put a question mark on the popularity of Trump who was believed to have been eyeing another shot at presidency. The re sults should sober him down.

At least his supporters expect him to delay that announce ment. President Joe Biden hinted at a press conference that he intended to run again.

The biggest Trump-backed supporter to lose was Dr Me

US midterm poll results for the House of Representatives and Senate that turned out to be disappointing for Republican Party, put a question on Trump who was believed to have been eyeing another shot at presidency

hmet Oz in Pennsylvania. Dr Oz lost to Democrat John Fet terman. The absence of a much anticipated “giant red wave” was hailed by Presi dent Joe Biden as a “good day for democracy”. The results showed that Americans were ready to bear with high infla

tion as they did not have to worry about unemployment which is at a 50-year low. Bar ring right wing Republicans women voters stood their ground against the anti-abor tion law passed by the Su preme Court and endorsed by Trump supporter. Biden is strongly in favour of wom en’s right to have an abortion. A lot was at stake on the results of these midterm elections. On the internation al front, America’s policy on Ukraine, much disliked by Trump, and Russia, a Trump favourite, would have caused a shock. Europe must be es pecially relieved to know that the Republicans have fared disappointingly. It is on the domestic front that voters opted for inclusivity, wom en’s rights and secularism.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut got bail after spending over three months in jail. The Bombay High Court also refused to give immediate relief to the Enforcement Direc torate which arrested Raut in an alleged money laundering case. The high court may or may not overturn the order of the Spe cial Court whose strictures against the ED and its function ing is noteworthy.

“Not a single trial right from the establishment of this Desig nated Court, the ED has con cluded by leading evidence and the Court could give a single judgment right from the last decade. There is absolutely not a single judgment after a com plete trial in this Court right from the beginning and during the tenure of all my predeces sors,” Special Judge MG Desh pande remarked. The ED has used its exceptional powers very casually, the judge said.

The judge’s remarks need no elaboration. They prove that the ED first detains an accused and then collects evidence with the purpose of keeping the accused in detention.

SPIRITUAL SPEAK

It is better to do nothing, than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself. Buddha

Rajnath Singh @rajnathsingh

The gap between internal & external security is narrowing. Concerted international efforts are needed to counter emerging threats like cyberattacks & information warfare. India believes in a multi-aligned policy, not a world order where few are considered superior to others.

l Vol 4 l Issue No. 155 l RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764.

Printed

Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B. Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk Road, Jaipur. Published at 304, 3rd Floor, City Mall, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504.

Editor-In-Chief:

Editor:

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express

Dr Jagdeesh Chandra

Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act

Jagat Prakash Nadda @JPNadda

Respected Prime Minister Shri @ narendramodi ji in his address to the public meetings of Chambi and Sujanpur in Himachal Pradesh has described the dreams of our Devbhoomi as his resolve. Virbhoomi Himachal, a pilgrimage place of faith and spirituality, is marching towards glory under the guidance of the Prime Minister, it will continue.

TOP TWEETS

SIDDHAARTH MAHAN

The writer is a specialist on Sports and Cinema who works as an actor in the Hindi film industry

‘OVER TO VOTERS’ IN HIMACHAL, ‘LISTS AND RESIGNS’ IN GUJARAT

CAMPAIGNING ENDS IN HIMACHAL

JP Nadda enumerates projects of double-engine govt

Multiple CM faces is our strength, not weakness, says Cong president

First India Bureau

Shimla: The Congress and the BJP on Thurs day wound up their As sembly poll campaigns for Himachal Pradesh, which saw high profile leaders with promises that ranged from imple mentation of a common civil code to scooters for college-going women.

The BJP, which is con testing to return to pow er in the Jai Ram Thakur-led state, scored on bringing in the big names. PM Modi visited twice, addressing a se ries of rallies — the last two on Wednesday.

Home Min Amit Shah and party prez J P Na dda also addressed pub lic meetings on last day.

Former Cong prez Ra hul Gandhi, who is busy in Bharat Jodo Yatra, has skipped campaign ing. But Priyanka Gan dhi Vadra made up for him to an extent.

The BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday said the prog ress of Himachal Pradesh will come to a halt if a wrong government comes to power in the hill state. Addressing a rally here in support of party candidate Rakesh Pathania on the last day of campaigning for the November 12 Assembly polls, Nadda enumerated various projects launched by the "double-engine" BJP governments at the Centre and the state and said, "This is the time for a renewal of the government. When one engine goes down, Himachal goes down.... If a good gardener is not chosen, the garden will be ruined."

Cautioning people against falling for any kind of bait, he said.

PROMISES

S himla has seen unprec edented development in the past five years of the BJP regime, said Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday. He addressed a rally at San jauli in Shimla to seek votes for BJP candidates Sanjay Sood (Shimla Urban) and Suresh Bhardwaj (Kasumpti). He said that “freebies are not “Revdi”, for the clear reason that almost all will give rise

to women led development.” Thakur also welcomed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on her tour to Hi machal Pradesh on Thursday.

Shimla (ANI): The presence of several chief ministerial faces in Himachal Pradesh is not the Congress’ weak ness but its strength, party president Mall ikarjun Kharge said on Thursday as the cam paign for assembly elec tions in the hill state drew to a close. The rul ing BJP, in contrast, is going into elections banking just on PM Modi’s face because it is “aware of the failures of the chief minister (Jairam Thakur) and the state government”, Kharge, who is oversee ing his first elections after assuming charge as Congress president last month, said.

“The BJP has noth ing to show in the form of governance, that is why it is continuously attacking the Congress party on non issues. We have several capable leaders who can be chief ministers. We see it as our strength and not weakness,” Con gress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said.

GANDHI PROMISES OLD PENSION SCHEME

Shimla: Alleging that the BJP has “snatched” the economic security of the elderly by doing away with the old pension scheme (OPS), Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday reiterated that her party will bring it back in HP and Gujarat if it forms govts there. PG Vadra in a Facebook post, said the Cong believes that the employees who have contributed to nation-building should get a pension. “By abolishing the old pension, the BJP snatched the financial security of the elderly in the country. The people who serve the country throughout their life, where should they go in old age?” Vadra asked.

The

SEATS

BJP will win max number of seats in Gujarat: Patil

Gandhinagar (ANI): Ahead of the Gujarat As sembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party state Presi dent CR Patil on Thurs day exuded confidence in the party winning the election with the maxi mum number of seats and said that the people of Gujarat are happy with the work done in the state under the lead ership of PM Modi.

Patil said that the names of the candidates have been discussed thoroughly, all the facts have been seen, and after going to every booth and discussing with the workers, a list has been made. A good result is expected seeing support.

AAP RELEASES 14TH LIST OF CANDIDATES

A am Aadmi Party released its 14th list of 10 candi dates for the Gujarat Assem bly Elections on Thursday. The party has fielded Virchandbhai Chelabhai Chavda from the Tharad constituency while Se jalben Khunt will contest from Una. Vishal Tyagi will contest from Jamnagar south, Hemant Khava from Jamjodhpur, Dev ender Solanki from Talala, and Arun Gohil from Khambat.

ANOTHER GUJARAT CONGRESS MLA QUITS PARTY AHEAD OF POLLS, 3RD IN 2 DAYS

Gandhinagar: In another jolt to Congress ahead of the As sembly elections in Gujarat, party MLA from Jhalod Bhavesh Katara submitted his resigna tion to Speaker Nimaben Acharya. He is the second leader to resign on the same day. Earlier, Congress MLA from Talala constituency in Gujarat, Bhagvanbhai D Barad, tendered his resignation from all posts of INC to Dr Nimaben Acharya. He said that he has decided to quit Congress after consultation with his supporters. He will join the BJP. The jolt to the Cong party came the second day in a row after tentime MLA and tribal leader Mohansinh Rathvaresigned.

Our mics, voices blocked inside parliament, demonstrates RaGa

SAMAJWADI PARTY FIELDS DIMPLE FOR MAINPURI BYPOLL

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party on Thursday named former Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav as the party candidate for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll, necessitated by the death of her father-in-law and SP Patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav. Wife of SP national president Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam’s 'badi bahu' has been an MP from Kannauj twice in the past. SP patriarch’s 'chhoti bahu' Aparna Yadav had formally joined the BJP and is awaiting her electoral debut as a BJP candidate.

COMEDIAN VIR DAS'S BENGALURU SHOW CANCELLED

Bengaluru: Stand-Up comic Vir Das's show which was scheduled on Thursday in Bengaluru was cancelled at the last moment following protests by Hindu right-wing organisations. Vir Das also took to his Instagram and informed the same. "Hey folks. Due to unavoidable circumstances, we are push ing the Bengaluru show. New details and dates soon. Sorry for the inconvenience," he wrote. The organiser was forced to cancel the house full event after pressure from a Hindu front.

COIMBATORE BLAST: NIA CARRIES OUT SEARCHES IN TAMIL NADU, KERALA

Chennai: The searches were made in connection to a case pertaining to a bomb blast in a car laden with explosives in front of Kottai Eswaran Temple of Coimbatore district on Oct 23 this year. "These searches were conducted in eight districts of Tamil Nadu namely Chennai, Coimbatore, Thiruvallur, Thiruppur, Nilgiris, Chengalpatu, Kanchipuram and Nagapattinam. One location had also been carried out in the Palakkad district of Kerala," reads NIA statement. According to preliminary info, accused Jamesha Mubeen was planning to carry out extensive damage, it reads.

TWITTER PAUSES "OFFICIAL" LABELS ON SELECT ACCOUNTS

New Delhi: Twitter on Thursday announced that it is not putting the "Official" label on the accounts, even though it is still going after impersonation and deception. A tweet from the 'Twitter Support' account read, "We're not currently putting an "Official" label on accounts but we are aggressively going after impersonation and decep tion." Twitter also informed why the "Official" label is being used and said that to distinguish between blue checkmarks and accounts that are verified as official.

Ludhiana:

da

2015, was

dead in Pun

Faridkot district

Thursday, the

said. Pardeep was about to open his dairy products shop at Kotkapura market when he was killed. According to the police, five men on two motorcycles reached the spot. One of them opened fire, killing Pardeep and injuring his gunman Hakam Singh and Amar Singh, a former municipal council lor, the police added.

New Delhi(ANI): India is on the rise as never before and is on the way to "reclaim the glory" it had enjoyed ages ago, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Thursday. Addressing a gathering at the opening ceremony of a three-day conference on ‘Infra structure, Information and Innovation for Building New Bharat’, he said that after 34 years a “revolutionary step” has been taken by intro duction of the National Education Policy 2020, and added this policy

will be a “game-chang er”. The conference has been organised as part of the centenary cele brations of the Delhi University. “I congratu late the Delhi University for completing 100 years. It is a milestone in the journey of any organi sation,” he said. The Vice President said the rise of the country is "unstoppable".

“Today it's a matter of pride to be an Indian. Anywhere you go, honour of Indian and Indianness is differ ent,” he added.

Nanded (PTI): Switch ing his microphone off and on, Congress leader sought to give a demon stration of what alleg edly happens in Parlia ment when Opposition leaders speak on issues that the BJP govern ment finds uncomforta ble. “See what they do. Whenever we speak on the note ban (of 2016), mic off — like this,” he said, going inaudible for bit at a public event as part of his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ that’s now in Ma harashtra.

Smiling, he switched the mic back on, speak ing in Hindi: “Here, I have the controls. But in Parliament House the mic is switched off just like that. We keep won dering what happened.”

“China’s army has come in, occupied 2,000 square kilometres — mic off,” he alleged. “No matter what we are say ing, no one will be able to hear it, see it — mic off,” he further said in a

ED 'POLITICAL WEAPON' OF MODI, SHAH TO TARGET POLITICAL OPPONENTS: J RAMESH

Nanded: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday claimed Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's bail order indicated that the Enforcement Direc torate was a "political weapon" in the hands of PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday granted bail to Rajya

video tweeted by the party’s social media head, Supriya Shrinate. He said the Yatra — Kanyakumari to Kash

PRESIDENT’S TRIP TO HOMELAND

Sabha member Raut in a money laundering case related to the Patra Chawl redevelopment project, saying his arrest was “il legal” and a "witch-hunt”. "Raut's bail order shows that the Enforcement Directorate is not an in dependent institution, but a political weapon in the hands of Modi and Shah," Ramesh claimed.

mir — is also necessi tated as a large part of the mainstream media does not cover the Con gress’s initiatives.

IN THE COURTYARD

SC TO SET UP BENCH ON FRIDAY TO HEAR GYANVAPI CASE

New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to set up a bench on Friday to hear the Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath case in which the Hindu side has sought extension of an order by which protection of an area where a “Shivling” was found in Gyanvapi premises was ordered. A bench headed by CJ D Y Chandrachud on Thursday took note of the submis sions of advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain. “We will constitute a bench at 3 pm on Nov 11,” the CJI said.

RAMPUR COURT REJECTS AZAM KHAN’S PLEA

Bareilly: A Rampur ses sions court today rejected Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s appeal chal lenging his conviction in a hate speech case that led to his disqualification from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. The court, after hearing both sides, turned down Azam Khan’s appeal. The verdict will pave the way for holding of bypoll in the Rampur Sadar seat which fell vacant. The court heard Azam Khan’s appeal on the direction of the Supreme Court.

Prez Murmu reaches Odisha, first time after oath

Bhubaneshwar (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu was given a rousing welcome on Thursday as she ar rived at the Bhubane swar airport on a twoday visit to Odisha, her native state. Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Pat naik received her at the airport. She was ac corded a guard of hon our by the state govern ment on her arrival.

Soon after, she left for Puri on an Air Force

helicopter. She will be visiting the famed Jag annath Temple in the

seaside town. On her return to Bhubaneswar, a reception will be host

ed in her honour at the Raj Bhavan. Murmu, who hails

from Mayurbhanj dis trict of the state, is also scheduled to visit her school in Bhubaneswar, besides attending other programmes on Friday. This is Murmu’s first visit to the state after becoming the president in July.

The state govern ment has already de clared a half-day holi day for all offices, schools and colleges in the state capital region on the occasion of Mur mu’s visit.

lll

Prez Droupadi Murmu, who hails from Mayurbhanj district of the state, is also scheduled to visit her school, besides other programmes

The President was accorded a guard of honour on her first visit to Odisha on Thursday. In a rare gesture, President Droupadi Murmu walked about two kilometers to seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath at Puri.

JP Nadda during a rally in Jhanduta on Thursday.

PROGRESS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH WILL STALL IF WRONG GOVT VOTED TO POWER, SAYS NADDA

MANIFESTO

NOT ‘REVDIS,’ WILL LEAD TO WOMEN-ORIENTED GROWTH: THAKUR

PRIYANKA

VIJAY ASHIRWAAD: CONG HELD RALLIES ON ALL 68

Sirmaur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday, while addressing a public rally at Sataun said, "The BJP government only brought inflation and joblessness in HP. Now is the time for change. The Congress has promised to restore the Old Pension Scheme in 10 days and give jobs to 1 lakh people if voted to power in the state."

Congress held 'Vijay Ashirwaad' rallies across all 68 Assembly segments of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, the last day for campaigning for the November 12 polls, with party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leading a door-to-door campaign in Shimla.

Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress president.

CR Patil, BJP Gujarat Prez

India on the rise as never before, on its way to reclaim past glory: V-P

BHARAT JODO YATRA

Rahul Gandhi, demonstrating ‘mic on-off’ in Nanded on Thursday.

BARGARI SACRILEGE CASE: ACCUSED DERA FOLLOWER SHOT DEAD

Dera Sacha Sau

follower Pardeep Singh, an accused in the Bargari sacrilege case in

shot

jab’s

on

police

Vice-President Dhankhar in New Delhi on Thursday.

NOW 3 RD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH IS CHESS DAY IN ALL SCHOOLS OF STATE

Education Minister BD Kalla launches ‘Chess in School’ programme in Bikaner

First India Bureau

Bikaner: On a ‘No Bag Day’ on the third Saturday of every month in all the schools of the state, students will get an opportunity to play chess. Education Minister BD Kalla launched the ‘Chess in School’ programme in Bikaner on Thursday.

At the state level function on this occasion, Kalla said that from November 19, this programme would start simultaneously in all the schools of the state. “It will help in the mental development of children.

Thirty lakh sportspersons from rural areas

participated in the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games. As announced by the Chief Minister,

these games will also be organized in the urban areas,” he said. Kalla said that with

the ‘Chess in School’ programme, children will get an opportunity to increase concentra-

Raj govt gets ‘gold award’ for tax mgmt

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has been honoured as the most reformist state and has been chosen for ‘gold award’ in the SGST/ VAT category for tax management. The award was given by Tax India Online during the National Taxation Award – 2022 in Delhi on Thursday. This award was conferred by Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana Dushyant

government has also been awarded the Gold Award for standing first in the State VAT category. The state of Orissa secured silver in this category and the jury award was given to Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh. Notably, the state government did innovation and practical changes in IFMS platform and reduced human innovation which helped in payment and revenue collection.

tion, memory, discipline and self-reflection. Kalla said it would also keep children away from mobile phones. “We could see champions of this game in future and they would bring laurels to the state.

Bikaner Divisional Commissioner Neeraj K Pawan said that having this game accessible to one crore households will bring a big change.

President of Permanent Lok Adalat Mahesh Sharma said that for the first time in the country, this initiative has been taken by the state government for the mental health and strength of children.

Two more held in Rakesh Jhajhadia murder case

Jhunjhunu (FIB): Two more persons were arrested in connection with murder of former student union president Rakesh Jhajhadia. The accused Sunil Kumar and Krishna Kumar were held accused for plotting the murder. Sunil, is currently Jhunjhunu Panchayat Samiti member representative, the other is Krishan Nanda, the sarpanch representative of Khurd.

PM Housing Scheme: Villagers siphon off fund, FIR lodged

Mukesh Mathrani

Barmer: Some villagers have siphoned off the fund of the PM housing scheme. Instead of constructing the houses sanctioned under the scheme these villagers have misused the allotted fund. Now the district administration has lodged FIR against such beneficiaries. Authorities also directed all the block officers in the district to identify such beneficiaries and take action against them. Initially an FIR has been lodged against 9 beneficiaries for siphoning off the PMAY fund at Sadar police station area in Barmer.

Chief executive officer at Barmer Zila Pria-

shad Omprakash Bishnoi had confirmed the report. He said that nine beneficiaries in Chawa gram panchayat had siphoned off the fund allotted under the PM housing scheme. He said that a fund was allotted to these beneficiaries for constructing a pucca house under a housing scheme but these beneficiaries have misused the fund. He said that initially local officials have requested such beneficiaries to utilize the fund as per directions

but finally they have lodged FIR against those who have misused the funds. Officials said that 8 beneficiaries received 60-60 thousand rupees in two installments while one had received 15 thousand rupees in one installment. They said that instead of constructing houses, they have siphoned off the fund. It mentioned here that under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana centre government is ensuring all possible efforts to ensure pucca houses to all households across the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the much awaited PM Awas Yojana in June 2015 with an aim of constructing more than 2 cr houses.

BD Kalla playing Chess in Bikaner on Thursday during the launch of the campaign. On the occasion, Directorate of Secondary Education, Rachna Bhatia. International Arbiter of Chess, Ed. SL Harsh along with teachers, parents and a large number of students were present.

A fire broke out after a short-circuit in Govind Plywood Factory located in RIICO area of Bassi on Thursday. The fire was brought under control with the help of 8 fire tenders.

Chautala and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi to Joint Secretary of Fi-

nance Department and Finance (Taxation) of Rajasthan. The state

Deputy CM of Haryana Dushyant Chautala giving award to Joint Finance Secretary of Rajasthan on Thursday.

Stone industry’s contribution is important in job creation: Gehlot

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thurs day, sought investment for the State, saying there is a completely conducive environment for investment. Gehlot was addressing a pro gramme after inaugurat ing the exhibition 'India StoneMart-2022' here.

The 11th edition of India Stone Mart, the prestig ious exhibition of the stone industry, is being organised from Novem ber 10-13 at Jaipur Exhi bition and Convention Centre (JECC) in Sita pura Industrial Area.

"Rajasthan has all those facilities, atmos phere. There is no la bour unrest and the law and order situation is better here. I think, Ra jasthan is suitable for investment in all re spects," he said.

Gehlot called upon the foreign investors participating in this ex hibition to invest in the state and said, "Our friends who have come from outside, within

the country or abroad, I would like to call upon all of them to come here (for investment) and they are coming also".

He said that the State Government is forming the Rajasthan Industri al Security Force on the lines of the Central In dustrial Security Force (CISF), to fulfil the budget announcement.

Gehlot said that the State Government is

Our friends who have come from outside, within the country or abroad, I would like to call upon all of them to come here (for investment) and they are coming also. —Ashok Gehlot, CM

very serious towards the problems of illegal min ing and efforts are being made to put a complete ban by continuously running a campaign. He

Harish questions govt

battle has to be fought in this matter.”

also said that RIICO is setting up an industrial area at the block level, due to which employ ment opportunities are available at the local

level.On this occasion, Rajasthan Small Indus tries Corporation Chair man Rajiv Arora, Indus tries ACS Veenu Gupta, Mining Additional Chief Secretary Subodh Agarwal, FICCI Chair man Ashok Kajaria, CDOS CEO Mukul Rasto gi, RIICO MD Shiv Pras ad Nakate and other of ficers and representa tives from industries were present.

z It is being organised by the Cen tre for Development of Stones (CDOS), with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) as coorganiser

z Rajasthan State Industrial Develop ment and Investment Corporation (RIICO) is its major sponsor

z MoU of approxi mately Rs 800 crore associated with the stone sector was signed at this summit

CM GEHLOT HAILS RHB'S PROJECTS @ STONEMART-2022

C-DOS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

The CM felicitated Ashok Patni of RK Group, R Veermani of Gem Group and Arun Kumar Agarwal of Rajasthan Indus try with the C-DOS Lifetime Achievement Award for their valu able contribution in the development of the stone industry. All India Stone Archi tecture Awards were also given away. The CM also released the Exhibitors Directory of StoneMart-2022 and RIICO's Coffee Table Book.

Role of civil society and voluntary orgs’ suggestions is important: CM Gehlot

Jaipur/Barmer: Con gress’ newly formed steering committee member, Punjab incharge and MLA from Baytoo assembly constit uency Harish Chaud hary on Thursday sparked a new debate in political circles after he questioned the state gov ernment’s role in the OBC reservation discrep ancy issue. The Congress leader openly asked the government as to what was its aim. He also as sured the OBC commu nity that he will fight whatever battle has to be fought in this matter.

It is worth mentioning that since past some time, Harish Chaudhary has been opposing his own government on the OBC reservation issue. He had

not only criticised his own government but also led the protest organised in the various parts of the state against the gov ernment on the issue.

And on Thursday, he again cornered his own government and tweeted saying, “OBC reserva tion discrepancy issue was kept in the cabinet meeting but opposed by a particular ideology which is shocking. I am shocked, actually what do you want? I assure the OBC community that I will fight whatever

However, he hasn’t named any leader for op posing the issue but Pratap Singh Khachari yawas himself jumped into the controversy & claimed that a conspira cy is being made to de fame him. Notably, sources reveal that Sin gh raised the issue in cabinet and expressing about OBC reservation discrepancy asked for suggestions by ex-ser vicemen and common people about new law. On this Lalchand Kataria interjected and said that when the government agrees in principle on this issue, then there is no point in questioning it and govt should take formal decision to re move discrepancy. Hear ing both sides, Gehlot put the decision on hold.

Rajeev Gaur

Jodhpur: CM Ashok

Gehlot will reach Jodh pur today at 11.30 am & will participate in inau guration & foundation stone laying ceremony of various development works at Govt Physical Education College. Thereafter, he will visit Digifest Job Fair organ ised at Govt Polytechnic College and will leave for Ahmedabad. On Nov 12, he will reach Jodh pur from Ahmedabad.

On Nov 13, CM will participate in Ra jasthan Digifest Jodh pur-2022. He will attend the ‘Manak Alankaran’ programme at Hotel Chandra Imperial Banquet. He will then inaugurate a 3D light & sound show at Dew al at Mandore Udyan and will leave for Jaipur at 7.30 pm.

In 12 hours, about 21,000 suggestions have been received from the people of

First India Bureau

Jaipur: CM Ashok Ge hlot, while addressing a pre-budget dialogue with representatives of voluntary organisa tions, civil society and consumer forums at the Secretariat on Thurs day, said that voluntary organisations and civil society plays an impor tant role in transparent, sensitive and accounta ble good governance along with effective im plementation of impor tant public welfare schemes and pro grammes of the State Government. “Based on the suggestions, we will try to bring such a budget which will give

impetus to the overall development of the State. The State Govern ment is going to prepare the budget this time ac cording to the spirit of the youth and students,” Gehlot said “The feed back given by various organisations plays an important role in the implementation of gov ernment schemes and policies at the ground level. During the discus sions held with the rep resentatives of volun

AMICABLE TALKS OF HOUSING BOARD EMPLOYEES’ UNION WITH RHB COMMISSIONER

tary organisations, civil society and consumer forum, many important suggestions have come, which will be included in the budget and every effort will be made to implement them.”

The representatives of various organisations gave their suggestions in meeting about relief to road accident victims at the earliest, promotion of education of deaf children, provision of vocational training, uni

‘No laxity in deciding upon Board’s interest, new recruitments soon’

Jaipur: The Commis sioner of Rajasthan Housing Board, Pawan Arora has given in structions to start the recruitment process of 311 personnel in the Board at the earliest. He has said that by com pleting the process of issuance of LOI and se lection of recruitment agency within two weeks, the shortage of personnel in the divi sion would be removed

soon. “All the officers and employees of the division are part of team RHB. With this spirit, no shortfall will be kept in taking all necessary positive deci sions in the interest of the Housing Board and the employees,” The RHB Commissioner ex pressed his views on various issues related to the board’s interest with the officials of the Rajasthan Housing Board Employees’ Un ion in the board room

on Thursday. On the 17-point demand letter with the union officials, talks were held in a cor dial atmosphere for about one and a half hours, in which, almost all the demands were agreed upon between the Board’s administra tion and the Union.

The officers of the Union stressed on the need to establish a land bank in the division and speedy disposal of land acquisition cases. The RHB Commissioner

said that proposals for land were received at places like Jaipur, Udaipur, Niwai, Pali etc. on which consent has been given in a meeting held recently under the chairmanship of Prin cipal Secretary, Urban Development.

In the meeting, the Union officials thanked the Board’s administra tion for depositing a lump sum of Rs 13 crore in the pension fund and leave salary fund of the employees.

versities for disabled children, maximum ben efit of govt schemes to nomadic castes, etc. CS Usha Sharma said that this year pre-budget dia logues are being organ ised much before budget.

CM’s OSD

Shashikant Sharma tests Covid positive CM Gehlot’s OSD Sha shikant Sharma has tested positive for Co rona. He shared the in formation on Twitter.

Birla in Jaipur on Saturday

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will arrive in Jaipur on No vember 12. He will ar rive from New Delhi by an Indigo flight at 8:20 am and attend the pro grammes at the SMS Medical College and Ma hatma Gandhi Hospital. The LS Speaker will leave for Kota on Satur day evening by train.

Shivendra Parmar

Naresh Sharma and Ziauddin Khan

l An atmosphere of investment created with Invest Rajasthan

l C-DOS Lifetime Achievement Award to 3 entrepreneurs

Yogesh Sharma and Mukesh Mathrani

‘I am shocked! what do you want?’

CM to embark on a three-day tour to Jodhpur from today

Rajasthan

OBC

RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora chairs a meeting and holds discussion with the officials of the Rajasthan Housing Board Employees’ Union at RHB’s Office in Jaipur on Thursday.

Harish Chaudhary

CM Ashok Gehlot addresses the gathering at the three-day long 11th India StoneMart-2022 being held at JECC, Jaipur on Thursday. Also seen here are Shakuntala Rawat, Usha Sharma, Veenu Gupta, Kuldeep Ranka, Subodh Agarwal, Rajiv Arora and others.

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

CM Ashok Gehlot interacts with an exhibitor and enquires about the products at his stall at the ongoing 11th India StoneMart-2022 at JECC, Jaipur on Thursday.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot chairs the pre-budget meeting at the State Secretariat in Jaipur on Thursday. Also seen here are Dr Mahesh Joshi, Lal Chand Kataria, Shakuntala Rawat, Udai Lal Anjana, Usha Sharma, Abhay Kumar, Kuldeep Ranka and others.

CM Ashok Gehlot visited the stall of Rajasthan Housing Board at the Stone Mart at JECC, Jaipur on Thursday, wherein, RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora informed the Chief Minister about the plans, achievements, activities the Board. CM Gehlot appreciated the RHB for their projects in cluding the City Park, which was completed within a short span of time, and also appreciated the RHB for MukhyamantriShikshakPrahariAwasYojana and 2,967 houses constructed in 15 schemes of 11 small towns of the State. Also seen here are Shakuntala Rawat, Rajiv Arora & others.

BO DESS BEAUTY: A HUB FOR PERFECTION!

tive

oddess, the omni channel tech beauty platform, held a grand celebration in honour of the opening of its store in the pink city at the Mall of Jaipur, Vaishali Nagar.

Showcasing the brand new Digital and Beauty Tech store the public was invited to join in and celebrate the occasion.

With 200+ beauty brands on its platform, a highly successful online debut, and a Luxe Beauty store in Gurgaon, Boddess Beauty is just in time for all things auspicious and festive in Jaipur.

The evening was graced by the Chief guest, Ashok Patni wherein he was seen unveiling the experiential Boddess Beauty concept featuring Magic Mirror – which works as a Skin Analyser; Make-over Station with the best make-up artists; worldclass beauty advisors to solve all skin woes of consumers and handpicked in-

ternational and home-grown beauty brands.

Jagdeesh Chandra also graced the event with his presence and congratulated Ashok Patni for the milestone. He was ecstatic to witness the superb experience store and the members’ hard work.

The city’s beauty enthusiasts, opinion leaders, and experts gathered to celebrate and savour the future of beauty retail. The divas were spotted enjoying an exciting shopping experience and scouting the various differentiators such as exclusive brand offerings, stellar ser-

vice bars, consultation from beauty advisors, digital skin analysers, make-up try on, and much more.

True to being a ‘Global Beauty Hub’, the store features a handpicked selection of international cult-favourites: US’ Celebrity Beauty and no.1 Brow Brand - Anastasia Beverly Hills, luxury British skincare brand, Neal’s Yard Remedies, award-winning farm to Skin brand, Juice

ganics, natural skincare brand - Caudalie, Korean Luxury Skincare brands Sulwhasoo, Laneige, Innisfree and many more. In addition to international favourites, it also presents an array of popular home-grown brands: Mamaearth, Sugar Cosmetics, mCaffeine, Colorbar, Plum, Minimalist and more. Luxury fragrance brands like Salvatore Ferragamo, Marc Jacobs, Chopard also bejewel the store aisles with their premium offer-

Boddess Beauty is India’s finest beauty retailer that aspires to transform the way people discover beauty and grooming by combining experiential retail, virtual technology, and the finest brands from around the world. It is reimagining the ideal customer experience and transforming its dedication to beauty and health into a lifetime partnership via individualised product curation, cutting-edge technology, and crucial talent.

Beauty; the revolutionary innova-

cosmetics beauty brand – AVON, the brand created by U.S’s celebrated YouTuber and make-up mogul himself, Jeffree Star, Supermod-

Anastasia Soare

Kriti Sanon showcasing Faces Canada eyeliner

KAVITA CHAUHAN cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

Kate Hudson showcasing

Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Shailendra Godha, Ashok Patni, Atul Jain, JK Jajoo and Mohit Jajoo

Sharad Sharma and Ashok Patni during Boddess Beauty launch event

Jagdeesh Chandra and Ashok Patni sharing a moment of joy

Alia Bhatt showcasing mcaffeine product

ARIES

MAR 21 - APR 20

You are very generous by nature and also you are the backbone of your family. Today is a favourable day for business. You may postpone your study plans. You are very fortunate to have a great friend circle. Be careful of the words that come out of your mouth. Your lover may finally say yes to get married to you.

TAURUS

APR 21 - MAY 20

LIBRA

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

a doctor

you have any doubts about your health.

attack stress even if you don’t have any. Let go of things that are not in your control. You want to have your own house and you will work hard to make your dream come true.

SCORPIO

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

ART ABANDONED!

IS ONLY

NEVER FINISHED,

Art speaks where words are unable to explain, the famous saying has solved the greatest problem of life, this statement depicts the reality of life, which says that, despite the great force and profundity, words are not always as effective at communicating ideas as art is. Although the written or spoken word has considerable power, a picture or work of art may have even more impact on people’s minds and has the power to turn their perception upside down. Let’s learn interesting facts about Sir Peter Paul Rubens, one of the finest artists of his time.

Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist most well-known for his ecclesiastical and myth-

in the Flemish Baroque tradition. He was the most famous in all of Europe in the 1600s and his masterworks highlighted movement, colour, and debauchery that had royalty and nobility beseeching for more. This interesting and prolific artist was raised in Roman Catholic and received a classical education, he began his artistic training in 1591 as an apprentice to Tobias Verhaecht. After a year, he hauled on to work with Adam van Noort for four years. He was then apprenticed to artist Otto Van Veen and in 1598 was admitted into the painter’s guild of Antwerp, and then finally moved to explore Italy in May 1600.

It is rightly said that art is the reflection of the artist’s character and intelligent and powerful brain. So in Venice when Rubens got inspired by artists such as Titian, Tintoretto, and Paolo Veronese before being hired by the duke of Mantua for whom he made replicas of Renaissance paintings.

After learning certain things, the preacher of art lugged on yet again

this time in Florence to attend the marriage of Marie de Medicis to King Henry IV of France and continued to make copies of 16th-century art, which now serves art historians well.

It is rightly said that Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard.

In August 1601, Rubens made his way to Rome where the Baroque style reigned supreme with the revival of Michelangelo and Raphael styles.

The majestic art lover received his first commission in Spain during this era and he appeared to be taking everything in. This included amassing a hefty collection of art.

At the end of 1605, he made his second trip to Rome and, along with his brother Philip, began amassing and investigating all forms of artwork and ancient philosophy. He retained a sizeable collection of Roman scripture, reliefs, portrait busts, and rare

coins. And finally, his hard work paid off when Rubens designed his own art studio and had many assistants.

Though tables turned when he received the news of his ill mother, he left and returned to his hometown. The next year, he married Isabella Brant and annexed his painting studio a marvellous townhouse in the city. Filled with assistants, collaborators, apprentices, and engravers, Rubens was able to produce a tremendous volume of work with their help. The majority of painters in the 1600s worked as contract labourers who painted for specific jobs. Rubens’ work thus came to be associated with particular political groups of the period. The majority of painters in the 1600s worked as contract labourers who painted for specific jobs. Rubens’ work thus came to be associated with particular political groups of the period. After much effort, in 1622, Rubens was called for one of his

most famous assignments by Queen mother Marie de Medicis to illustrate a passage in her newly built Luxembourg Palace. She commissioned 21 canvases to glorify her life and the regency of France. The interesting fact about this artist is that he married his wife’s niece, Helene Fourment and they were married when Rubens was 53 years old and Helene was just 16. His young wife was a major inspiration behind his artworks during the last decade of his life, and the curvaceous female figures dominant in some of his later portraits such as The Feast of Venus, The Three Graces, and The Judgment of Paris were quite reminiscent of Helene.

On May 30, 1640, the art explorer died from gout which resulted in heart failure. He was survived by his eight children, three from Isabella and five from Helene, many of whom married into esteemed and noble families of Antwerp.

You need a break from day to tensions and the way to cope up with stress is to meditate. You must create an environment of understanding at home. You will succeed in any sort of examination if you put your heart and soul to it. Promotion can be expected even if other are not.

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

Scrumptious food is what you are craving for today. You always maintain cordial relationship with everyone. You workout daily to keep yourself fit. You may start a side business to earn extra money. You are not a jealous kind and you feel happy for others. You are a very grounded person.

SAGITTARIUS

NOV 23 - DEC 22

Your spouse may make you spend more than you expected.

Fantastic day for investing money in stock market as you can make fortune. You need help on academic front and you should not shy away from asking. You miss your parents a lot and somewhere fear to loose them. Admit your faults in relationship.

CANCER

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

You care about you lover but somehow hesitate in expressing that care. Don’t make friends for money and status rather make friends who will stick with you forever. On social front, you may have to spend some extra money in buying gifts for someone for some specific occasion.

LEO

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

You love to live close to

You spouse is someone who can do anything for your happiness. You are opportunist and this will make you successful one day. There may be delays in property possession and it won’t effect you. You are happy spending whole day at home. Help your mothers at home today and give them a reason to smile.

CAPRICORN

DEC 23 - JAN 20

You make sure to make things work your way. Never demotivate someone even if someone is not capable of doing something. You are most wanted by your friends. You can have romantic affair in office and a serious one. You will invest money in clothes and accessories today. You are a God fearing person.

AQUARIUS

VIRGO

PISCES

FACEOFTHEDAY

PRACHI SHARMA, Model

Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in

KIRITI ALONGSIDE KAREENA

The latest announcement of India’s biggest actresses, Kriti Sanon, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Tabu coming together has become the talking point of the industry. In a statement to a leading portal, Rhea Kapoor who will be directing ‘The Crew’ is pretty impressed with Kriti Sanon. She says that Kriti Sanon is the new shining star. “She is a really authentic girl. The minute you meet her you know that she stays true to her roots and her family, and that was really important for this character and the film. More than anything else I like the fact that Kriti is so determined and hardworking.”

New Venture

ELECTRIC CHEMISTRY

Director Siddharth Anand is directing Yash Raj Films’ Pathaan, an important cog in Aditya Chopra’s vision for the biggest spy universe in Indian cinematic history. Siddharth Anand said Pathaan will present Deepika at her hottest and coolest best and she will mesmerise everyone with her sizzling screen presence like never before! Siddharth said, “Deepika Padukone is up there with the biggest of superstars in the history of Hindi cinema. Pathaan will showcase her in probably her hottest and at the same time, the coolest self." About

the super-hot pairing of Shah Rukh and Deepika, Siddharth says, “The onscreen jodi of Deepika and Shah Rukh Khan is probably one of the biggest pairings that Indian cinema has ever seen, given their incredible successes in the past. And in Pathaan we have presented SRK and DP in a way that’s unprecedented.” He adds, “They have electric chemistry with each other and they look just so hot together. It’s rare to find a pairing like theirs and their Jodi is a huge USP for Pathaan.” Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone recently sizzled in Spain as leaked photos from the sets took the internet by storm.

WRAP UP!

Actress Saba Azad, who won praises for her role as lawyer Parvana Irani in the first season of the streaming series 'Rocket Boys', has wrapped up the second season of the show, which revolves around the lives of nuclear physicists Dr Vikram Sarabhai and Dr Homi J. Bhabha.

The actress announced the wrap of the second season of the show on her Instagram on Wednesday. She shared snippets

girlfriend’s family.

SHE SAID YES!

Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor are one of the most adored couples in Bollywood. The duo made their relationship official a few years back and have been dating each other for a quite long time now.

Taking to her Instagram handle, Malaika shared a picture and wrote, 'I said yes'. She also added some red heart emojis. However, she did not tag her boyfriend Arjun on it. In the

photo, she is seen donning a black sleeveless top and flaunting her happy smile for the camera. Malaika's caption has left fans wondering if she's engaged to Arjun Kapoor or if it's a promotional gimmick.

Rashmika Mandanna is one of the most popular actresses in the South. She enjoys a massive fan base, and along with love she receives hate and gets trolled often.

Rashmika Mandanna was recently criti-

watched Kantara yet when asked about her reaction. After she replied that she hasn’t so far, she was hit with a storm of comments, accusing her of not being respectful to her seniors and ‘forgetting her roots.’ For unversed, Rishab Shet-

cording to her caption will be launching on November 11. Today Sidharth Malhotra took to his Instagram stories to share the same picture and wrote, ‘looking forward’. It is cute to see how the star is supportive of his rumoured

Rashmika Mandanna

Malaika Arora

Her post...

Kriti Sanon

Saba Azad

Sidhart Malhotra’s insta story...

Kiara Advani

Deepika Padukone

CONGRATULATIONS!

CITY FIRST

The grand opening of PC Makeovers, Makeup Studio, Hair and Academy was organised at Subhash Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur on Thursday.

Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and congratulated Priyanka Choudhary and Mamta Chaudhary on their new venture. The studio interior design project was done by Manohar Suthar.

He got inspired by the SAB’s

Kaatelal &

and helped his sisters to open a new Makeup Studio. Various who’s who of the city including Gaurav Guar, director of Elite Miss Rajasthana and Akhbar Khan were also present on the occasion.

It is noteworthy to mention that Priyanka Choudhary is running a makeup studio with her mother for the past 17 years in Vidhyadhar Nagar Jaipur. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

FOR A NOBLE CAUSE!

CITY FIRST

for the conservation of Indian culture, traditional clothes and heritage. The Governor also honoured four weavers by presenting them with mementoes on the occasion.

It is noteworthy that

CELEBRATING BEAUTY!

CITY FIRST

RK Events, in association with Ravi Surya Group and Ananta Resort Jaipur, is organising one of India’s biggest national-level beauty pageants Miss and Mrs India Glam Season 4, 2022 in the capital Jaipur. For which the first audition of this pageant will be organised at Rosado Club located in Vaishali Nagar. In which the candidates of the Miss and Mrs category of Jaipur and surrounding cities will participate in this audition round.

Pawan Tank, Founder and Director, of India Glam Organisation said that in this audition round, the talent of the participants will be tested through talent round, drama, comedy, action, physical activities, fitness, sports etc will be prepared for All the finalists will be given a variety of groom-

ing classes by national and international grooming experts.

He further informed that the Grand Finale of this National Beauty Pageant, being organised with the top selected contestants from across the country will be held grandly at Ananta Resort, Delhi Road Jaipur on December 28 in Pink City.

Singhania is working in Kota and Varanasi to encourage weavers, artists and craftsmen. Governing her a citation and a memento, the Governor expressed the hope that in future also she would work for the

weavers and will continue to work in the same way.

Earlier, the Principal Secretary to Governor Subir Kumar read out the citation. In her address, Singhania while thanking the Governor informed about the ef-

forts being made by her for the promotion of Kota Doria and weavers.

On this occasion, the Chief Privilege of Governor Govind Ram Jaiswal and people related to the weaving sector were present.

CELEBRATIONS!

CITY FIRST

The Diwali Milan Installation and Oath ceremony of the new managing committee of Jito Jaipur Chapter, Ladies Wing and Youth Wing was organised by the Jain International Trade Organisation at Hotel Marriott in the city on Thursday.

Nitin Jain, the newly formed Chairman and Director of Jeeto Jaipur Chapter said that my main objective is to

bring Jito to the reach of all sections of society so that every section of the society gets the benefit of Jito’s schemes and programs. At the same time, possible opportunities will be provided to our capable youth to enhance their

talent. For the first time in the history of 9 years of Jito Jaipur, we have included two women members in the executive committee, with this we are presenting a unique example of women empowerment, which will openly support the positive change and opportunities brought by women.

across the globe have identified that a majority of the subconscious imprinting happens before the age of 6, To mark the same, a workshop of Child Psychology by Dr Preeti Kohli & Ganesh Kohli is being organised from today. The Inner Child workshop takes you back to your childhood, through certain processes and techniques that help adult to connect their inner child and reparent it. This process helps to heal wounded subconscious and bring back the creativity, At the end of the workshop, participant will be able to witness transformed adult, full of life, energy and compassion, he may develop ability to choose freely, and live life to its fullest potential.

Governor Kalraj Mishra honoured social worker Vidhi Singhania at Raj Bhavan on Thursday for the special work done

famous show

Sons

—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

The grand dinner was hosted by the committee members before the election of Rambagh Golf Club took place at Imperial Lawns, Narain Niwas Hotel, Jaipur on Thursday. The election of the committee for the posts of Caption, Secretary, Treasurer, Joint secretaries and Executive Committee Members will take place at Rambagh Golf Club on 13 November. Various who’s who of the city including Narendra Singh and Mohan Singh Tada were also present on the occasion.

Transport Minister Brijendra Ola was greeted by Transport Service Council officials during a courtesy meeting held under the leadership of Transport Service Council President Nanuram Choel on Wednesday. During the meeting, he also expressed his gratitude for the decision of the department to set up RTO in Jaipur’s new RTO office. Many officials including Dharmendra Kumar Chaudhary, Kusum Rathod, Jagdish Bairwa and Nidhi Singh were present on the occasion.

Dr OP Machra, General Secretary of Rajasthan Shootingball Federation and Executive Member of Shootingball Federation of India announced the Rajasthan team for the 41st Junior National Shootingball Championship to be held in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh from November 12-14.

Dushyant Rahad Nagaur, vice-captain of the boys’ category, Lavish Bhatia Sri Ganganagar, and Shirin Khan captain Ajmer and Riya Joram were made vice-captains in the girls’ category.

Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his wife Anjali’s 55th birthday at the Town & Restaurant located in Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur on Thursday, November 10. Sachin left Ranthambore via road and reached Jaipur.

Father Dominic inaugurated a two-day photo exhibition at St. Xavier’s School, C Scheme, Jaipur on Wednesday. Students of many prestigious schools in Jaipur city are participating in the exhibition organized by Xavier’s Photography Club to get a chance to hone their talent in photography. Manan Sharma told that Xavier’s students have prepared for this with many days of hard work. This photo exhibition will run till November 10. Distinguished students and parents of many schools in Jaipur city are coming to see it. This photo exhibition is an event sponsored by Mollis Natura Photo exhibition led by Photo Club Coordinator Alex Thomas.

—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA

—PHOTO BY NIRMAL TIWARI

Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Aashita, Vadini, Ranu Priyanka Choudhary, Mamta Choudhary and Akbar Khan

Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Chandrakala, Monohar Suthar, Priyanka Choudhary and Ranu

Governor Kalraj Mishra with (L-R) Vidhi Singhania, M K Sanghi, Manju Sanghi and Nidhipati Singhania Governor Kalraj Mishra felicitates Vidhi Singhania

Members during the event

Narendra Singh and Mohan Singh Tada

Committee members during the event

Ganesh Kohli and Preeti Kohli