First India-Jaipur Edition-12th October 2022

CHILD STAR OF INDIA’S OSCAR ENTRY ‘CHHELLO SHOW’ DIES

‘MAHAKAL LOK’ FOR MAHADEV!

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Ujjain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Rs 856-crore Mahakaleshwar Temple corridor in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday evening. MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia accompanied him. The newly developed corridor at the temple, which has been named as ‘Mahakal Lok’, measures over 900 metres in length. The corridor has a colonnade of 108 ornate pillars made of intricately carved sandstones, gushing fountains and a running panel of more than 50 murals depicting stories from ‘Shiv Puran’. More on P5

Spirituality is contained in every particle and divine energy is being transmitted in every corner of Ujjain. Ujjain has led India’s prosperity, knowledge,

MAHAKALESHWAR: THE ONLY SOUTH-FACING JYOTIRLINGA

The form of Shiva in Ujjain is that of Mahakal — the Lord of Time and Death. Kaal has two meanings in Sanskrit — ‘time’ and ‘death’. The Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is among the most eminent of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India.

SEEKING BLESSINGS!

(L) Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs Darshan and Pooja at Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple, in Ujjain on Tuesday.

(B) Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the priests present during the dedication of the Phase I of the Mahakal Lok Project to the Nation, at Shri Mahakal Lok, in Ujjain on Tuesday.

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and literature for thousands of years.

Crucial Netaji Amar Rahein!

AMIT SHAH IN BIHAR: NITISH IS CM AFTER CHANGING SIDES

Moni Sharma

Sitab Diara: Home Minister Amit Shah is on a tour of Bihar, on Tuesday, Shah launched a stinging attack on former BJP ally Nitish, referring to frequent change of coalition partners by Bihar CM who has, nonetheless, held on to power. P5

INDIA BEAT SA BY 7 WICKETS, WIN SERIES 2-1

New Delhi: Shikhar Dhawan-led India defeated SA by 7 wickets in the 3rd ODI in New Delhi. With this, the Men In Blue wrapped the series 2-1. Chasing a paltry 100 runs, Dhawan and Shubman Gill got India off to a strong start.

SC SNUBS ED PLEA

AGAINST BAIL TO ANIL DESHMUKH

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed ED’s plea, seeking cancellation of the medical bail granted to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in the police bribery and money laundering case. Deshmukh was recently granted bail in PMLA case.

Saifai: Amid a sea of people, including top politicians, across the country, Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav was cremated with state honours in his native village in Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. Mulayam, 82, passed away on Monday at Medanta hospital in Gurugram at 8.16 am after a prolonged illness. People chanted “Netaji amar rahein” as a vehicle carried the mortal remains of Yadav for his last rites.

LS Speaker Om Birla, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, exAP CM Chandra Babu Naidu, Bihar Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav, Baba Ramdev, Anil Ambani, Actor Abhishek Bachchan & other dignitaries paid last respect to the socialist leader. P5

‘Depressed’ over crop damage, Jhalawar farmer dies by suicide

Aishwary Pradhan & Arif Mansoori

Jhalawar: 50-year-old farmer Radheshyam Gurjar died by hanging in Jhalawar dist as he was “depressed” over damage to his crop due to incessant rain. Sunel SHO Ramesh, rejected claim of depression due to crop damage and said he was inebriated. Report said farmer returned home in drunken state on late Monday. Kin claimed Radheshyam was upset after his soyabean crop was damaged.

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CJI Lalit recommends Justice Chandrachud as his successor

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit on Tuesday recommended the name of DY Chandrachud, the senior-most judge of SC, to Union govt as his successor. CJI Lalit submitted his letter of recommendation after Union govt, on October 7. CJI Lalit, who was sworn in on August 27 this year, is set to retire on Nov 8. Thereafter, on November 9, Justice Chandra-

2023 will feel like recession: IMF warns, cuts India forecast

New Delhi: International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut India’s 2022 economic growth forecast to 6.8% - down from a January projection of 8.2% and in July estimate of 7.4%. This comes after the World Bank this month downgraded India’s projected GDP for current fiscal to 6.5%. Last month the Reserve Bank of India said it expected a real GDP of 7 per cent.

Justice DY Chandrachud

chud will be sworn-in as India’s 50th CJ. Justice Chandrachud will have a tenure of two years and will demit office on November 10, 2024.

NEW APPOINTMENTS

 Justice Prasann Bhalachandra Varale of the Bombay HC appointed as the CJ of Karnataka High Court

 Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey of J&K High Court has been elevated as its CJ

 Justice Pankaj Mithal was transferred to Rajasthan HC P8

Binny files nomination for BCCI Prez, Jay to be Secy

New Delhi: Roger Binny, a member of the 1983 World Cup winning team, on Tuesday filed his nomination for the post of president and is likely to get top job unopposed, Board VP said. Binny, 67, is so far the only candidate to have filed nomination for the post and if no more candidate emerges, he will replace as BCCI chief on October 18. Jay Shah, son of HM Amit Shah, will continue as BCCI secy for his 2nd consecutive term. Shah will

Eye on schemes: CM Gehlot asks MLAs to check food quality served at Indira Rasois

CM reviewed urban schemes including IG Urban Employment and Indira Rasois

Indira Rasoi once a month. The MLAs also praised this step of CM

Under the scheme, 100 days employment is being provided to the beneficiary family. So far more than 3.02 lakh families have registered for employment.

—Ashok Gehlot, CM

Roger Binny Jay Shah

also replace Ganguly as India’s representative at ICC Board. The only Congressman in BCCI cabinet is Rajeev Shukla, who will continue as VP. Sports minister Anurag Thakur’s younger brother Arun will now become IPL chairman.

Gehlot and immediately started implementing it.

Notably, the Chief Minister himself also ate food in Indira Rasoi in Jodhpur along with Assembly Speaker Dr. CP Joshi. So far 7.42 cr people have been served thali under the Indira Rasoi Yojana. More on P8

Former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav cremated with State honours in the UP’s Saifai

Top leaders attend last rites of Samajwadi Party supremo, UP declares 3-day State mourning

Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla pays last respect to mortal remains of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav during funeral at his ancestral village Saifai, in Etawah on Tuesday.

Rajnath Singh, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav at the last rites ceremony of Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Ashok Gehlot pays homage to SP patriarch Mulayam Singh during the funeral on Tuesday.

ACB NABS CIVIC BODY EO WITH `5 LAKH BRIBE Ashvini Yadav

Alwar: ACB team on Tuesday arrested Kingpal Singh Jat, Executive Officer at Kehdli municipality in Alwar district, while accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh. The complainant said he had made a building constructed after obtaining valid licence and approvals. However, the accused was demanding money from him, threatening that the building would be razed otherwise, DG ACB BL Soni said in a statement.

Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has taken a new initiative with the objective of maintaining and monitoring quality of Indira Rasoi Yojana launched in the state for ‘No one should sleep hungry’ campaign. Gehlot has asked all MLAs to have food at

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Suryakanta Vyas, Krishna Poonia and others having food at an Indira Rasoi in Jodhpur on September 18.

PM Narendra Modi takes a tour of corridor with CM Shivraj Chouhan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mahakaleshwar Temple, in Ujjain on Tuesday.

‘Gehlot must step down as CM’

After MLAs’ resignation, Gehlot govt does not have right to remain in power, says Arun Singh

Aishwary Pradhan

Jaipur: State BJP incharge Arun Singh tar geted the state’s political developments arising over the post of Chief Minister in Rajasthan Congress. He said that after the mass resigna tion of MLAs and minis ters, the Ashok Gehlot government does not have the right to remain in the government on moral grounds. “Assem bly Speaker CP Joshi should also accept the resignations of minis ters and MLAs,” said Singh, adding that the biggest question is that after resigning, by what right are ministers and MLAs taking advantage of the facilities. “This is a betrayal with the peo ple of Rajasthan and

people will teach them a lesson in the coming as sembly elections.”

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Goa win, Arjun Tendulkar flops!

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur : In the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Crick et Trophy, Goa beat Tripura by five wickets.

Tripura scored 8/114 runs while Goa won the match in 18.1 overs.

Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar also played for the Goa team but he proved to be the most expensive and remained empty handed. He lost 20 runs in three overs and not a single wicket. Arjun left Mum bai and this time is play ing from Goa. Arjun got a chance to play a match in Jaipur on Tuesday. Tunish Savkar scored 36

Girl admits to implicate classmate in fake rape

Jodhpur (PTI): A student was arrest ed and expelled from his school af ter a classmate falsely accused him of threatening her with rape and acid attack because he had become friends with anoth er girl, police said.

Officials said she wrote the threat letters her self and claimed in a police complaint. Later, police found that the handwrit ing was hers. The accused in the case is 18 years old but the complainant was a minor. Based on a her com plaint, the case was registered against the school boy and his uncle under POCSO Act, the police said.

SHO (Shastri Nagar) Jogendra Singh said the girl planned the entire thing to take re venge on the young man. “Now, we will appeal the court to release them from jail,” he said.

runs for Goa while KD Eknath scored 34 runs.

Delhi made the first and smart use of the ‘Impact Player’ option to outplay Manipur by 71 runs in their opening match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tro phy here on Tuesday.

Opener Hiten Dalal

smashed a 27-ball 47 to push Delhi to 167 for seven. The Nitish Rana led squad then decided to replace Dalal with off-spinner Hrithik Shokeen, who took a couple of wickets in his three over spell as Ma nipur were bundled out for 96 in response.

400 Rajasthan

PCC members to vote for AICC prez on Oct 17

Yogesh Sharma

Jaipur : The program for the Congress Na tional President’s elec tion is ongoing and on October 17, the voting process will be held across the country. In jaipur, 400 members of Rajasthan Pradesh Con gress will also cast their vote. For the voting, ob server will come from AICC. During this time PRO of Rajasthan Con gress will also be pre sent. There is a contest between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tha roor for the post of Na tional President.

DISCUSSIONS HELD ON STRATEGY FOR ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2023

V arious organizational and political issues were discussed in a meeting of BJP’s state office bearers which was held at the party’s state headquarters here on Tuesday. In charge Arun singh, state president Satish Poonia, general sec retary (org) Chandrashekhar, state in charge Vijya Rahatkar and other office bearers were present in the meeting. Discussion on the strategy for the assembly elections to be held next year was also held in the meeting. Speaking in the meeting, Poonia said that Congress is constantly facing infighting and it seems that the party will not be able to do any good to the state.

COMMITTEE TO TAKE DECISION

ON INDUCTING LEADERS IN BJP

Mystery of honour killing solved after 2.5 yrs, father held

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Alwar : A 45-year-old man was arrested for al legedly murdering his daughter over a love af fair in Alwar district.

Hema Meena was shot dead by her father Bab ulal Meena who was an noyed due to her love affair. SP Alwar Tejas wani Gautam said that Babulal Meena was now planning to murder Ravi, with whom her daughter had affair, but he was nabbed before he could kill Ravi.

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JP Nat’l Prez

JP Nadda is visiting Kota on Oct 20 & 21. During this, apart from booth con ference, a meeting of core committee will be held where the decision on the return of Devi Singh Bhati, Manvendra Singh, Subhash Mahariya, Vijay Bansal and Rajkumar Rinwa will be taken.

The accused was ab sconding and he was carrying a cash reward of Rs 5000 on head.

Following a tip off, a police team led by SHO Rajesh Kumar Meena nabbed Meena. He was standing at Laxman garh chauraha.

Former Min Harendra Mirdha’s wife no more, CM pays tribute

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Jaipur : Ratan Kan war, wife of former minister Harendra Mirdha, passed away on Tuesday. Chief Minister Ashok Ge hlot also reached Mirdha’s residence and offered his condo lences. Kanwar’s last rites were performed at Lal Kothi Mokshad ham by her son Ra ghavendra Mirdha with all the customs.

Family members in cluding Harendra Mirdha, daughter-inlaw Swati Mirdha, Daughter Sheetal Mird ha, Nephew Arjun

Elderly lady whose legs were chopped off succumbs to injuries, accused held

Satyanarayan Sharma

Jaipur: The man who allegedly chopped off the feet of a 100-year-old woman for stealing her silver anklets has been arrested, police said on Tuesday. The accused, Prakash Prajapat (27), was arrested from Toda Meena area in Jaipur’s Jamwa Ramgarh on Monday night, they said.

Prajapat used to live as a tenant at the victim Jamuna Devi’s resi dence in Meena Colony,

police said. The incident took place in the Galta Gate area at around 5 am

on Sunday, they added.

The silver anklets that were stolen from

Unemployed on dharna for ten days in Guj, want talks with CM

Jaipur : The struggle of the unemployed is still going on in Guja rat to fulfill the various demands of unem ployed. Tuesday was the tenth day of the struggle but the Con gress govt has not tak en any care of them so far. In such a situation, the unemployed youth reached the ISKCON temple in Ahmedabad and prayed at the feet of God to fulfill the var ious demands of the

unemployed youth to wake up the Gehlot govt and get the de mands of the unem ployed youth fulfilled.

State President of Rajasthan Unemploy

the woman have been recovered from the ac cused, Station House Of ficer (Galta Gate) Muke sh Khardia said. Mean while, Devi who was ad mitted to Sawai Man Singh Hospital suc cumbed to injuries dur ing treatment on Tues day afternoon. The SHO said on Sunday the ac cused fled from the spot after robbing the woman and chopping off her feet with a sharp weap on. A case has been reg istered, he said.

Mirdha, Angad Mirdha and others are in shock.

Members of the state polity including Minister Ramlal Jat, former MP CR Chaud hary, VC Chaudhary,

As soon as the police team reached there, he fled away. However, a constable chased him and caught the accused.

He was taken to the police station where he confessed to have murdered Hema because she had a love affair with Ravi. Ravi is the brother in law of his son.

ment Unified Federa tion, Upen Yadav said that struggle will con tinue until the govern ment fulfills their de mands or talks are held with CM Ashok Gehlot.

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Jaipur: To reduce inci dents of illegal refilling of LPG cylinders, the oil and gas companies have decided ration the sale of domestic LPG cylin ders. According to new rule, now customers will be able to buy only 15 cylinders in a year. In case, family needs more than the specified limit, then a written applica tion will be given to the concerned distributor so that gas company can be informed. According

MLA Vijay Pal Mird ha, Divya Maderna, Leela Maderna and other prominent peo ple like Anil Pareek and Ram Singh Kaswa were present.

Jaipur: The state educa tion department will fe licitate donors for their contribution to the field of education at the 26th state-level Bhamashah Samman Samaroh, scheduled to be held on Wednesday at Tagore International School in Mansarovar. The Bhamashah Samman Samaroh will be or ganised to honour 246 donors ‘Bhamashah’ at the state level, who had made donations for several causes, and 105 ‘motivators’ who had played an important role in bringing in the donations.

EVs CHARGING STATIONS TO BE MUST IN SOCIETIES

Apart from Jodhpur incident, fall in sale of commercial gas is also believed to be a reason.

to IOCL officials, the re filling of domestic gas cylinders was made un limited after subsidy was stopped. This led to the illegal usage of do mestic cylinders as commercial.

Jaipur: Soon it will become mandatory in group housing projects to provide a facility for charging of electric vehicles. The builder will have to do it out of the total vehicle parking as charging infrastructure will have to be developed for 10% of vehicles. This will include both small and multi-storey flat projects. Preparations are being made due to the fast growing trend of electric vehicles. The expert committee of UDH has recommended in this regard and provi sion will be made soon.

Chief Secy reviews preps, instructs officials

Jaipur: Chief Secre tary Usha Sharma, while presiding over a review meeting organ ized in relation to India Stonemart at the Gov ernment Secretariat, on Tuesday, instructed of ficers to ensure proper preparations regarding India Stonemart-2022. She said that the Stonemart should be historic.

Sharma said that the departments concerned should work with an ac

tion plan in organizing India Stonemart to be held at JECC, Jaipur from November 10 to 13.

Jaipur Development Au thority, Jaipur Munici

mitment and make it a successful event.

Through a presenta tion, the Chief Secre tary was apprised that the 11th edition of In dia Stonemart is being organized by the Centre for Development of Stone, Ricoh and FICCI. Around 350 exhibitors are expected to partici pate in it. Exhibitors from many countries, including Turkey, Iran, Portugal will partici pate. Gujarat and Oris sa will also set up a state pavilion.

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pal Corporation, Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Police, General Administration Depart ment and other depart ments work with com

‘Not more than 15 LPG gas cylinders per year’

Dimple Sharma

CS Usha Sharma during the review meeting on Tuesday. Additional Chief Secretary, Industries Veenu Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Mines Dr Subodh Agrawal and other officials are also seen.

Protestors reached ISKON temple to prayed for their demands.

Accused Babulal Meena had shot dead his daughter.

CM Ashok Gehlot with Harendra Mirdha on Tuesday. (Inset) Gehlot paying the tributes.

Attacking CM Gehlot, Singh said that the CM does the politics of

blame game and blames the leaders of the oppo sition.

Arun Singh, Satish Poonia, Chandrashekhar, and Vijaya Rahatkar during the BJP executive meeting and lightning of the lamp at BJP HQs on Tuesday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

In another match, Punjab defeated Hyderabad by 59 runs at SMS Stadium on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Jamunda Devi (108) breathed her last on Tuesday at SMS Hospital. (Inset) Accused Prakash Prajapat.

—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH

SHARMA

ACB COPS FELICITATED FOR ANTI-GRAFT OPS

Ninety-five cops, including 39 IPS officers, to be honoured today

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Jaipur: Ninety-five officers, including 39 IPS officers, will be honoured at a programme at police headquarters on Wednesday.

Elderly priest sets self ablaze in Ajmer, cites harassment

Shubham Jain

Jaipur: Rajasthan ACB on Tuesday honoured officers and employees for their remarkable and outstanding work, at its Headquarters in Jhalana.

Rajasthan ACB’s Director General BL Soni presented these awards in five different categories in a programme.

Two Utkrisht Seva Padak, one citation, 29 Sarvottam Seva Chinha, 24 Ati-Uttam Seva Chinha, and 22 Uttam Seva Chinha were given.

During the event, Soni appreciated all the ACB officers and employees who were honored for taking strict action against corruption.

“Today, ACB has become a brand in itself in Rajasthan because of all of you. People trust the ACB and send the complaints related to bribery to us. Therefore, our responsibility increases even more to take strong action against corruption. Some districts are doing good work against corruption, while in some districts the action is weak and more work is needed,” he said.

VDO held with `40K bribe

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Udaipur: The ACB Special team in Udaipur caught red handed Bherulal, Village Development Officer, Gram Panchayat Goran while taking Rs 40,000 from the complainant.

DG ACB BL Soni said that a complaint was given by the complainant to the Special Unit, Udaipur Unit that the accused was seeking bribe

Anti-graft body seizes documents from PHED office in Gandhi Nagar

Police officers and employees posted in different districts, ministerial class and other personnel including the director of the State Forensic Science Laboratory will be honoured in the function. IG (Personnel) S Parimala said that DGP ML Lather will honour 95 officers and employees.

Ajmer: An elderly priest attempted suicide by setting himself on fire in Ajmer after he was allegedly harassed by a group of people who were forcing him to vacate the temple.

Police informed the victim, Govind Narayan Sharma, is the priest of Jagdish Temple under Ganj Police Station area.

“Priest Govind Narayan was being harassed by five people associated with the temple committee. They were forcing him to move out of the tem-

ple. The victim’s grandson stated that Govind Narayan has been looking after the temple for the last 60 years. But, a recently constituted executive of the temple commit-

tee was harassing the priest and wanted to remove him from the temple,” police said.

“A police complaint has been filed and the matter is being investigated,” police added.

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Jaipur: The Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over the Rajasthan Government’s inaction against illegal sand mining.

The court said that if the illegal mining is not stopped then an order will be passed in the matter.

The apex court pointed out that due to illegal mining, legal sand mining is not

taking place. “The State Government is taking action against the illegal mining mafia only on paper. Action is taken in only two out of 10 cases of illegal mining,” the court observed.

RCA SUFFERS ANOTHER SETBACK, HC EXTENDS STAY ON POLLS TILL

in lieu of online registration of the bills of the material supplied by his wife to the panchayat.

Jaipur: The sleuths of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday reached the PHED office located in Gandhi Nagar and seized important files and documents related to a corruption case involving PHED chief engineer Manish Beniwal. Notably, the ACB had arrested Manish Beniwal while taking a bribe of Rs 10.4 lakh from the representative of a private company. The case is being investigated by ACB Additional SP Lalit Sharma. Earlier on Monday, a Chief Engineer and a contractor of PHED were arested in a case related to bribery.

JDA to allot land free of cost for Satellite Hosps, bus stands in city, awaits Govt nod

Abhishek Shrivatava

Jaipur: The JDA has decided to allot land for Satellite hospitals and bus stands in all four directions of Jaipur. In both the cases, the allotment of land will be done free of cost.

Two important announcements made by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot regarding the state capital Jaipur will now be able to hit the ground soon.

The JDA will allot land after the green signal of the State Govern-

ment. The Medical and health department and the transport department delayed sending the proposal for allotment of land.

The purpose of the satellite hospitals and the bus stand is to ease pressure on the existing infra in the city. CM Gehlot and UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal held constant meetings with the officials of JDA and Urban Development Department. After this, land was selected at suitable places on all the four National Highways.

10,000 square meters land marked for satellite hospital and bus stand under the ScienceTech City plan in Achrol village

37,800 square meters of land marked for bus stand and 31,794 sqm for satellite hospital

under the ring road project in village Shivdaspura on Tonk road

Authority marks land in Balmukundpura village on Ajmer road

Land marked for satellite hospital and bus stand on Agra Road

3 arms smugglers arrested in city, cops recover five pistols

Satyanarayan Sharma

Jaipur: Three people were arrested on charges of sale and purchase of illegal weapons in the city.

Singh Meena, Sandeep Raj and Manoj.

Jaipur: After the division bench, the

on Tuesday suffered another setback from the single bench with the extension of the interim stay on elections

Along with this, the single bench of Justice Mahendra Goel has given one week’s time to RCA to file its reply on the notice issued in the matter. The single bench gave this order on the petition of Dausa DCA and other district associations. At the same time, in the case, notices have not been served by the High Court to Chief Electoral Officer Ramlubhaya, Principal Sports Secretary and Cooperative Registrar and others in the past.

The District Special Team (DST) of Jaipur (East) arrested three people for their involvement in weapons smuggling and recovered five pistols and twelve live cartridges from their possession.

The accused have been identified as Roop

“It was a joint-action taken by Adarsh Nagar, Kho-Nagoriyan and Kanota Police Station. The accused Roop Singh Meena used to purchase illegal weapons from one Nehru Meena and later sell it to other people. While Sandeep Raj and Manoj, who is a property, used to threaten people with these illegal weapons,” police said.

Tribal community an ‘integral’ part of Indian civilisation: Guv in Banswara

Subhash Mehata

Banswara: Tribal community has always been an integral part of Indian civilisation with its spiritual traditions, distinctive culture and superior life values, Governor Kalraj Mishra said on Tuesday.

He said that tribal people devoted their lives to the defense of the nation.

“Various government

schemes by the Central and State Governments are being implemented

speaking at a programme in Govind Guru tribal university in Banswara organised by national ST commission.

for the welfare of the tribal people,” he said. The Governor was

Underlining the role of tribal heroes in the freedom struggle of Vagad, Mishra said that 1507 tribal people were martyred at Mangarh Dham and heroes like Govind Guru and Kali Bai also had a crucial contribution to the freedom struggle.

All three accused in police custody.

Navin Sharma

ACB DG BL Soni, ADG Dinesh MN and others during the award ceremony in Jaipur on Tuesday.

Priest Govind Narayan being treated at JLN Hospital.

Accused in ACB custody.

Governor Kalraj Mishra lights lamp during the Amrit Mahotsav event at Govind Guru Tribal University in Banswara on Tuesday.

ACB DG BL Soni presents awards in five categories

SC lambasts State Govt over inaction against mining mafia

AREAS ALLOTTED FOR PROJECTS

Durga Puja Carnival’s glory eclipsed by Mominpur flashpoint?

tors this time as well, as because they belong to a certain community, this time too this may flare up and start to spread across the state resulting in loss of lives and property; both Public & Private.

The State Government has already meekly surrendered in front of the wrath of the goons, who have taken over the Ekbalpur Police Station, he added. If morning shows the day, then the day definitely is gloomy. Kindly find annexed video of the incident as well as some footage of the vandalism, he stated.

Meanwhile, a war of words broke out between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Opposition BJP on Monday over clashes between two groups in the KhidderporeMominpur area of Kolkata, that left several people injured.

The saffron camp claimed that law and order has worsened in West Bengal, drawing a sharp retort from the ruling TMC which accused the BJP of trying to vitiate the atmosphere of the state.

BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar, who tried to visit the area, was stopped and arrested on Monday.

ROBIN ROY

ven as West Bengal was showcasing its Durga Puja Carnival live to the entire world on Saturday especially after Bengal’s biggest festival had obtained the UNESCO’s International Cultural Heritage tag, a few hours after that yet another unfortunate incident put the police in a spot and was a matter of concern.

CONTROVERSY

OVER FLAG DISPLAY

the crisis. No sooner did the incident happen than the Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting “urgent deployment of Central forces in the wake of Mominpur violence and ransacking of Ekbalpur police station to contain law and order situation.

“I have written to Hon’ble Union Home Minister Shri @ Amit Shah Ji & Hon’ble Governor Shri La Ganesan Ji requesting them to urgently deploy Central Forces in the wake of Mominpur violence & ransacking of Ekbalpur Police Station before the Law and Order situation of WB gets out of hand,” tweeted BJP leader.

The West Bengal government has been targeted by the Opposition party over the violence in the state, especially after the declaration of the 2021 Assembly election results. This year, the theme of a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata depicted the post-poll violence that claimed at least 16 lives

According to reports, there was communal tension in Mominpur since late Saturday. A dispute reportedly started over the display of communal flags on the occasion of Miladun-Nabi. Violence erupted on Sunday. Incidents of vandalism, stone pelting and bomb throwing were reported. Several vehicles were damaged.

A large number of police personnel were deployed late at night and the Ekbalpur police station area was cordoned off. The Rapid Action Force (RAF) has also been deployed.

The proactive Opposition BJP in West Bengal took almost no time in plunging into

CANNOT BE PUSHED AROUND

“I am compelled to write this letter to you at this hour because the gravity of the situation has prompted this urgency. The Hindu community has come under attack in the Khidderpore Mominpur area of Kolkata on the eve of Lakshmi Puja. Many shops and bikes belonging to Hindus have been vandalised by hooligans and anti socials. The onslaught has similarities to the Panchla violence which happened in June in the Uluberia area of the Howrah district. At that time the violence spread across West Bengal, especially in the Nadia and Murshidabad dis-

Even as West Bengal was showcasing its Durga Puja Carnival live to the entire world on Saturday especially after Bengal’s biggest festival had obtained the UNESCO’s International Cultural Heritage tag, a few hours after that yet another unfortunate incident put the police in a spot and was a matter of concern

tricts,” the letter read.

Adhikari wrote he apprehended that as the West Bengal Government is reluctant to act against the perpetra-

Police said clashes broke out between two groups in the Khidderpore-Mominpur area on Sunday evening over some local issues, in which several people were injured.

The agitators also staged a protest outside the Ekbalpur police station.

Personnel of the police including those of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) were deployed in the area. Majumdar, who wanted to visit the area, was stopped at the Chingrighata area in north Kolkata and was asked to go back as Prohibitory Orders under Section 144 of the CrPC had been imposed in the area.

“Sukanta Majumdar was later arrested and taken to Lalbazar police headquarters,” a senior police official said. Hitting out at the saffron camp for allegedly trying to vitiate the atmosphere of the state, senior TMC leader Sougata Roy said the police had taken all the steps needed to bring the situation under control.

“The miscreants have been arrested. What will Sukanta Majumdar do by going there apart from giving hate speeches? The BJP is trying to vitiate the atmosphere of the state. The BJP should stop politicising every incident,” Roy said.

SPREADING HATE: IS THE LAW UNABLE TO STOP MAKERS OF HATE SPEECHES

ndia’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has emerged as one of the most outspoken foreign ministers India has had. His recent statement defending India’s substantial inventory of Russia-made weapons and pointing out the long-standing relationship between the two countries is one such brutal truth he has told the West in recent months.

On a visit to Australia, Jaishankar told a journalist that for decades the Western countries did not supply weapons to India and opted for a neighbouring dictator instead. It is a fact that the western powers cannot deny no matter how much commonality they see in India’s and their own democracies. The US-Pakistan F-16 refurbishment deal is a

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has emerged as one of the most outspoken foreign ministers India has had. His recent statement defending India’s substantial inventory of Russia-made weapons and pointing out long-standing relationship between 2 countries is one such brutal truth he has told West in recent months

recent case in point where Washington has ignored India’s concerns in the hope that Islamabad will distance itself from China.

India’s ties with the West are continuously coming under strain for one reason or

another but mostly because it is holding its ground in buying oil and weaponry from Russia and refusing to toe the western alliance’s line of isolating Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The West is also not amused with India as it has not criticised Moscow for either attacking Ukraine or for the referendum it carried out in three Ukrainian states.

Also, New Delhi has justifiably issued a demarche to be conveyed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over an upcoming Khalistan referendum in Canada and questioned Trudeau’s double standards. Trudeau, who criticised Russia for the referendum in Ukraine, has so far not said a word on the Khalistani move which may pose a threat to India’s integrity.

Delhi MP Parvesh Verma’s alleged call for the boycott of a community is an attempt to keep the communal pot boiling. At a meeting organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad at Delhi’s Dilshad Garden called for the financial boycott of a community. Although the community was not named, the reference was obvious as it was to protest the murder of a Hindu youth in which members of another community have been arrested. A case has been registered against the organizers of the event but those who made hate speeches have not been named. The silence of senior BJP leaders over the provocative speeches and also on the public flogging of Muslims in Gujarat is not just intriguing but is also dangerous as was said by the former Supreme Court judge, Justice Rohinton Mistry.

Several sections of the IPC and the CrPC prohibit hate speeches but the law enforcement agencies have been found wanting when it comes to an unbiased execution of those provisions.

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Top leaders pay respects at Mulayam Singh Yadav’s cremation

Saifai (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Sin gh, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and NCP chief Sharad Pawar were among those who joined thousands of people at the funeral of Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, his Chhattis garh counterpart Bhu pesh Baghel, Telanga na CM K Chandrashek ar Rao and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren,

former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath, Telugu Desam Party chief N Chan drababu Naidu, and Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav were among the leaders

from various states who paid their tributes to the socialist leader.

NCP leader Praful Patel, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Kar at and the Left party’s Sitaram Yechury were

among the others who paid their respects at the Saifai Mela Ground.

UP Deputy CMs Kes hav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak were seen offering their condolences to

Yadav’s son Akhilesh Yadav. Minister Jitin Prasada, too, took part in the funeral rites. Businessman Anil Ambani, Yadav’s broth er and Pragatisheel Sa majwadi Party (Lohia) founder Shivpal Yadav, senior UP Congress leader Pramod Tiwari, NCP leader Supriya Sule, RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait, and senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh were pre sent as Mulayam was to consigned to flames.

India a young nation with a great innovative spirit’ “Disciples sacrificed JP’s ideology, sided with Cong”

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Unicorn startups in India almost doubled since 2021: PM Modi

New Delhi (ANI): High lighting the role of tal ent, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India is a young nation with a great innovative spirit and its number of uni corn startups has almost doubled since 2021.

While addressing the United Nations World Geospatial International Congress virtually, the PM said, “India is one of the top startup hubs in the world with the num ber of unicorn startups having almost doubled since 2021— a testimony to India’s young talent.”

The theme of the sec ond UNWGIC is “Geo Enabling the Global Vil lage—No one must be left behind.” Welcoming International delegates, the Prime Minister

Jamkandorna (Gujarat)(PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Congress has outsourced the contract of abusing him. Addressing a rally in Jam kandorna town of Rajkot district in Gujarat ahead of the state Assembly polls due this year-end, Modi warned BJP workers and supporters to be aware of the Congress

said, “the people of In dia are happy to host you on this historic oc casion as we build our

HC RESERVES ORDER ON SALMAN’S PLEA AGAINST CIVIL COURT IN DEFAMATION CASE

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has reserved its order on a plea filed by actor Salman Khan against a Mumbai court order refusing to issue him an interim relief in a defamation case filed by him against his Panvel farmhouse neighbour Ketan Kakkar. Sessions Court had earlier refused to pass a restraining order against his neighbour’s post which Sal man had moved the Bombay High Court. On Tuesday, the High Court, after hearing the matter, reserved its order.

UPHAAR TRAGEDY: BAILABLE WARRANT FOR A CONVICT MAN

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against one convict in Uphar evi dence tampering case for his non-appearance. The court on Sep 5 had issued notice to him on petition moved by the Associa tion of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy against the trial court’s judgment reducing his sentence in the case.

APEX COURT ADMITS PLEAS AGAINST TALAQ-E-HASAN

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted the pleas seeking ‘Talaq-eHasan’ and all other forms of “unilateral extrajudicial divorce” to be declared unconstitutional. ‘Talaq-eHasan’ is a form of divorce among Muslims by which a man can dissolve marriage by pronouncing the word ‘talaq’ once every month over a 3-month period.

New Delhi: BJP legislator Vikram Saini and 11 others were sentenced on Tuesday to two years imprisonment in a Muzaffarnagar riots case by a special MP/MLA court which convicted them of rioting and other offences. The court acquitted 15 other accused in the case for lack of evidence. The BJP MLA and 26 others were facing trial for their al leged role in the violence at Kawal village when a crowd was returning after the cremation of two Jat youths.

SC JUNKS PLEA SEEKING PRODUCTION OF UNDERTRIALS BEFORE COURTS VIRTUALLY

New Delhi: Observing that an accused going to court is “fundamental to the criminal system”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea which said production of undertrial prisoners before court on every date should not be ordered as a “matter of routine”, while raising the issue of safety. A bench headed by Chief Justice UU Lalit said as an idea it is good but the practical application would create a lot of difficulty.

which, he said, has stopped abusing him and is “working silently” to capture rural votes. “In the last 20 years, those who were against Gujarat left no stone unturned to defame the state. They hurled choicest abuses against me, including calling me maut ka saudagar,” the prime minister said.

future together.” Ex pressing his happiness at the conference hap pening in Hyderabad,

In a veiled attack on Bihar CM, Shah says Nitish switched alliance 5 times to remain in power

Sitab Diara (PTI): Un ion Home Minister Amit Shah in an apparent dig at the Mahagathband han government in Bi har on Tuesday said that those who claim them selves to be disciples of Jayaprakash Narayan have sacrificed his ideol ogy to sit in the “lap” of Congress for power.

At a rally here at the birthplace of the hero of anti-Emergency move ment, popularly known as JP, here after unveil ing a 15-feet high statue of JP, Shah also targeted CM Nitish Kumar.

the PM said that the city is known for its culture and cuisine, its hospital ity and hi-tech vision.”

Oh My God! Hanuman told to remove temple in 10 days

Dhanbad (Agencies):

Describing a temple as an encroachment, the Railways has sent a no tice to Lord Hanuman in Dhanbad city of Jharkhand. In the no tice, Lord Hanuman has been asked to remove the temple within 10 days and hand over the vacated land to the Rail ways section engineer.

This notice has been pasted on the wall of the temple located near the waste dam of the city. Directly addressed to Hanuman ji, the no

tice says that “you have illegally occupied the railway land. This is a legal offence. If this place is not vacated within 10 days, legal ac tion will be taken against you.” The last line of the notice says that “consider it very necessary”.

“JP fought for ideolo gy and no power. But those who do politics in his name have changed sides five times for pow er and are sitting in the lap of the same Con gress against which he fought. He (Nitish) is power hungry and for power, he sacrificed JP’s ideologies,” Shah said.

Birla on 2-day visit to Surat from today

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be on a two-day visit to Surat from Wednesday. During this he will par ticipate in various pro grammes in Surat. Ac cording to the informa tion received from the Lok Sabha Secretariat, Birla will leave New Del hi at 5.35 am on Wednes day and will reach Surat by air at 7.25 am. He will participate in the pro gramme organized at Bhagwan Mahaveer University at 12 noon.

Patna (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday sought to make light of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Sitab Diyara, the village where Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan was born, on his 120th birth an niversary. “Whoever may come and go, it does not affect me (koi aae ya jaae humko koi fark nahin padta hai),” was Kumar’s curt reply to journalists’ queries whether he thought that Shah’s visit was an attempt to appropri ate the legacy of ‘JP’. The JD(U) leader also said he will be in Nagaland later in the day to attend a function held there in honour of the legendary socialist leader.

Nadda calls for support from all for Himachal’s development

Bilaspur (ANI): BJP National President JP Nadda asked everyone including the Opposi tion Congress to come forward and extend sup port for the development of Himachal Pradesh.

Addressing a rally here, Nadda said, “Do not look for BJP, Con gress (while voting), see who is concerned for you. BJP is concerned for you. I would even ask Congress persons to come and support us. We are given the chance for (state’s) develop ment, let us do, strength en us. If I make roads, universities -will only people from BJP use them?,” BJP national president said.

Al Huda Trust terror funding: NIA raids 18 places in J&K, arrests 1

New Delhi (ANI): The NIA on Tuesday con ducted searches at 18 locations in J&K and ar rested one person in a case related to suspect funding activities of Al Huda Educational Trust (AHET).

The agency carries out searches in Rajouri, Poonch, Jammu, Srina gar, Bandipora, Shopi an, Pulwama and Bud gam districts of Jammu and Kashmir and ar rested Md. Ameer Shamshi is a resident of

the Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. Shamshi is the Chair person (Nizam-e-ala) of AHET and acts on the directions of the Chief Patron of the Trust, said the NIA in a statement.

LEADER ALTAF AHMAD SHAH DIES

New Delhi: Jailed Kash miri separatist leader and son-in-law of late Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. He was shifted to AIIMS from Tihar jail for treatment a few days ago. Altaf Shah, 66, died of cancer in the early hours of Tuesday. In a tweet, Altaf Shah’s daughter said he breathed his last at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi “as a prisoner”.

Will Kharge be covertly controlled via a remote?

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New Delhi: When for mer Congress President Rahul Gandhi held a press conference during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, in response to a ques tion, he said that both Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are con testing the Congress President’s election, and are strong leaders and the one who wins among them can not be gov erned through remote control. It may be true in

the case of Shashi Tha roor that if he wins, he will not be able to use the remote control. But he will not win, because Mallikarjun Kharge is unofficially the official candidate of the NehruGandhi family. So it is certain that Kharge will win the election of the President and Tha roor will not be able to get even 10 per cent of the votes.

Now the question is, will Kharge not be oper ated with a remote con

trol? The day Rahul Gandhi said that Kharge and Tharoor cannot be

KHARGE TO WORK AS RaGa WISHES?

When Kharge is contest ing because no one from the Gandhi family is fighting, then what can be expected of him to make his own deci sions? Kharge is a senior leader who came from grassroots and has a lot of experience and yet he will run the party the way Rahul would like it to be.

controlled with remote control, Kharge said that he is contesting the

election of the presi dent because no one from the Gandhi family

is contesting the elec tion. Think, when he is ready to fight because no one from the Gandhi family is fighting, then what can be expected of him to make his own de cisions? Kharge is a sen ior leader who came from the grassroots and has a lot of experience and yet he will run the party the way Rahul Gandhi would like it to be. But it is a good thing that Rahul Gandhi is po sitioning an ‘independ ent’ president for him.

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Mallikarjun Kharge addressing a press conference, in Kolkata.

MUZAFFARNAGAR RIOTS: BJP LEGISLATOR VIKRAM SAINI SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS

‘KOI AAYE YA JAAYE HUMKO FARAK NAHI PADTA HAI’: NITISH KUMAR ON AMIT SHAH

CONG HAS OUTSOURCED CONTRACT OF ABUSING ME: MODI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters during a public rally, at Jamkandorana, in Rajkot on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Amit Shah unveils the statue of Jayaprakash Narayan on his 120th birth anniversary, as UP CM Yogi Adityanath and others look on, at his ancestral village ‘Sitab Diara’, in Saran on Tuesday.

BJP president JP Nadda being felicitated in Bilaspur, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Police personnel accord gun salute before torching the fire of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s mortal remains at his ancestral village Saifai, in Etawah on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

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Cong sheds inertia, eyes pole position in Opposition space

Jairam, one of the key drivers of the exercise, sees the yatra as a psychological boost

Hiriyur/Siddapura (K’taka) (PTI): One month into the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Con gress is looking at some visible gains, with the party donning a re vived, aggressive look.

Currently in power on its own in just two states -- Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan -- the Congress has embarked on the marathon 3,570 km journey eyeing po litical and electoral re vival, riding on the en thusiasm of former party president Rahul Gandhi.

Party leaders are up beat as the yatra has entered its 34th day. They list three clear positive outcomes an activated Congress which has hit the ground running leaving the past inertia behind, an interactive top brass which is directly engag ing the people, and a mobilised organisation which was dormant.

AICC general secre tary Jairam Ramesh, one of the key drivers of the exercise, sees the

New Delhi: The Con gress countered the claims of Prime Minis ter Narendra Modi that the issue of J&K was not resolved by India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru. Even though PM Modi did not take the name of Nehru, the Congress said he

yatra as a psychological boost. “I think what the yatra has done is show to the Congress party

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3 ARRESTED FOR SUSPECTED HUMAN SACRIFICE

Kochi (PTI): The Two women were allegedly sacrificed as part of black magic to bring prosperity to a village of Pathanamthitta district of Kerala and three people, including a couple, suspected to be involved in the crime, were taken into custody, police said.

The two women, who had earned their daily bread selling lottery tickets, were allegedly sacrificed.

MUSLIMS OPPOSE ‘SHIVLING’ CARBON DATING PLEA

New Delhi (Agencies): The Gyanvapi Masjid committee opposed the plea filed by the Hindu side demanding carbon dating of the structure they claimed to be a Shivling found inside the Gyanvapi Mosques wazukhana or reservoir. The court will now take the matter for hearing on Oct 14. The petitioners claimed that the “Shivling” found in the wazookhana or reservoir.

16 DALITS TORTURED, LOCKED UP IN K’TAKA, PREGNANT WOMAN LOSES BABY

Chikkamagaluru (Agencies): Jagadeesha Gowda, a staunch BJP supporter in Karnataka’s Chikkamaga luru district, has been ac cused of keeping 16 Dalit people locked up for days in his coffee plantation. The victims say they were tortured. One of them, a pregnant woman, lost her baby after he assaulted her, the police said. A police case has been registered and the woman is under going treatment at the district hospital. A case has been registered under the law against atrocities on Dalits naming Jagadeesha Gowda and his son Tilak Gowda, the police said.

should check the facts first. The party blamed Maharaja Hari Singh, the then ruler of the J&K for not acceding to India soon after Independence, but took the decision only after invaders from Pakistan tried to take over the place.

that we can do it. We are on the roads, on the streets, we are fighting the BJP. We are taking

Pakistan minister denies any move to resume rail & air link with India

Lahore (PTI): Paki stan’s Railways and Aviation Minister Kha waja Saad Rafique said on Tuesday that no pro posal is under consid eration to resume air and rail link between Pakistan and India.

The air and land link between the two coun tries were suspended following India’s move to revoke the special sta tus of Jammu and Kash mir in 2019. The train –Samjhauta Express –and Lahore-Delhi bus service were also sus pended. “Currently, no proposal to resume air and rail traffic between Pakistan and India is under consideration at the moment,” the minis ter said in a reply to a question during a me dia talk. Before the rela tions soared between the two countries, Paki stan International Air lines (PIA) had been operating two weekly flights to New Delhi from Lahore.

New Delhi (ANI): National Commission for Protection of Child Rights chairper son Priyank Kanoongo on Tuesday said that Con gress is making children involved in Bharat Jodo Yatra as it has lost the trust of elders. He alleged that the Jawahar Bal Manch, created in 2021.

the battle to their camps,” Ramesh said.

Digvijaya urges Lalu to participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra

New Delhi (PTI): Sen ior Congress leader Dig vijaya Singh on Tues day urged RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav to participate in the Bharat Jodo Yatra for a day for some time, say ing this would send out a good message.

Singh was respond ing to the former Bihar CM’s remarks at the RJD’s national conven tion when he had ex horted all Opposition parties, including “big party” Congress, to come together to take on the BJP in the 2024 gen eral elections. Sharing a video of the remarks, Singh said in a tweet in Hindi, “Thank you Lalu ji. There is one suggestion. If you join the Bharat Jodo Yatra for a day for some time.”

ED raids premises of officials, biz men in C’garh

Raipur (PTI): The En forcement Directorate (ED) raided the premis es of senior officials, businessmen and politi cians of the ruling Con gress at different loca tions in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, sources said.

Chief Minister Bhu pesh Baghel termed it as an “act of intimida tion”. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not able to fight directly, hence it is try ing to fight through the ED, Income Tax (I-T) department and the De partment of Revenue Intelligence, Baghel told reporters here.

According to sources, separate teams of the ED conducted raids in state capital Raipur, Raigarh, Mahasamund, Korba and other dis tricts. The raids cov ered premises of a dis trict collector, some senior officials, busi nessman and politi cians, the sources said. Baghel said, “The BJP is not able to fight di rectly, so is trying to fight through the ED, IT and DRI. I have already said that they will come again and it’s not the last

EAM lauds Indo-Australia defence ties

Canberra (ANI): Ex ternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tues day spent an instructive morning with the Aus tralian Armed Forces as the defense and secu rity ties contribute sig nificantly to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

“Spent an instructive morning with the Aus tralian Armed Forces. Our defense and secu rity collaboration con tributes significantly to a free and open IndoPacific,” Jaishankar said in a tweet. Yester day, Jaishankar met Australian Deputy PM Richard Marles in Can berra and gifted a signed bat from Virat Kohli, in a special ges ture to show the com mon thread of cricket

MEETING WITH DEF MIN MARLES

During his meeting with Marles, who is the Defence Minister of Australia, Jais hankar exchanged views on regional and global security.

Jaishankar reached Canberra on Monday after a successful visit to New Zealand.

that binds both coun tries together. “A pleas ure to host @DrSJais hankar here in Canber ra. There are many things which bind us, including our love of cricket. He surprised me with a signed bat from cricket legend @ imVkohli,” Marles said.

‘Health and edu are twins, need to nurture them’

New Delhi (PTI): Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday described health and education as twins and underlined the need to nurture the two for the country’s present and future well-being.

He said healthcare is one of the most impor tant pillars of nationbuilding and called for collective effort and greater public- private partnership to ensure its infrastructure ex pansion in the country.

Addressing an event, he noted that Indian healthcare demands are of a great scale and di

versity. Dhankhar called for greater col laboration between all stakeholders to achieve

EC allots ‘two swords & a shield’ as poll symbol to Shinde faction

New Delhi (PTI): The Election Commission on Tuesday allotted ‘two swords and a shield’ as the poll symbol to the Eknath Shinde-led fac tion of the Shiv Sena. The Shinde faction, which is now named as ‘Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena’, will be able to use the symbol for the And heri East assembly by poll, should it decide to

contest the election scheduled for Novem ber 3.

In a letter to Maha rashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the

Commission said it has decided to declare ‘Do Talwarein aur Ek Dhal (Two Swords & Shield)’ to be a free symbol and allot it to the candidate set up, if any, by the Shinde-led group in the current byelection.

The Shinde faction had suggested ‘peepal tree’, ‘sword and shield’, and ‘sun’ as its choice of poll symbols.

UP chief secy greeted by 24 trainee IAS officers

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Secre tary Durga Shankar Mishra was greeted by 24 trainee officers of 2021 batch of Indian Ad ministrative Service and Indian Forest Ser vice (IFS) 2018 and 2019 batch.

On this occasion the Chief Secretary got the introduction of all the trainee officers. Most of the trainee officers were from the engineer ing stream. The Chief Secretary said that an

engineer is a solution finder. In any difficult situation an engineer finds a solution to that situation. Explaining

the difference between civil service and engi neer, he said that an en gineer is a ‘machine based solution’ and a

civil service officer is a ‘human based solu tion’.

He said that it must be seen in their deci

sions that they will not create any obstacle in the unity and integrity of the country. Apart from this, during the service, efforts should be made to bring change and ease in the life of the common man. It is the responsi bility of the system to create a positive envi ronment so that they do not have to struggle for the benefits they get from the government.

The 16 trainee IAS that met CS are Jagriti Awasthi, Ankita Jain, Sarthak Agarwal,

Shashwat Tripurari, Krishan Kumar Singh, Divya Mishra, Prakhar Kumar Singh, Jagat Sai Rallapalli, Mrinali Avi nash Joshi, Dr. Pooja Gupta, Dhrav Khadia, Kriti Raj, Shahid Ahmed, Kandarkar Ka malkishore Deshmukh, Harshita Singh and Himanshu Gupta.

Along with this, 8 IFS officers Prakhar Gupta, Sitanshu Pandey, Gau tam Rai, Vikas Yadav, Vikas Nayak, Jagdish R, Saurish Sahai and Dobriya Chintan Prab hubhai were present!

the “collective dream of universal healthcare”.

Referring to the gov ernment’s initiative in positioning India as a global hub for medical and wellness tourism through the ‘Heal in India’ initiative, the vice president called for redoubling efforts to utilise India’s poten tial to become a prime health tourism desti nation.

Recalling India’s expe rience with the Covid pandemic, Dhankhar

paid tributes to the healthcare workers and scientists for their con tributions and said In dia has not only vacci nated its citizens in a short period, but also exported vaccines to many nations. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the healthcare sector, In dia has registered a sig nificant decline in health indicators such as the ‘Infant Mortality Rate’ since 1990 and is on course to achieving the SDGs targets, he said.

STUBBLE BURNING

Haryana govt working on plan to buy paddy straw at MSP: Khattar

Chandigarh (PTI):

The Haryana govern ment is working on a plan to buy paddy straw at minimum support price in a bid to find a permanent solution to the issue of stubble burning, Chief Minister Mano har Lal Khattar said on Tuesday.

He was speaking at a meeting chaired by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on crop residue manage

ment and air pollu tion control in the Delhi-NCR region.

“Working in the di rection of finding a permanent solution for stubble manage ment, the state gov ernment is also mak ing a plan to buy pad dy straw at MSP. This will direct ly benefit the farmers along with giving them an option of earning additional in come,” Khattar said, as per an official state ment issued here.

Ahtesham Siddiqui

Rahul Gandhi waves to the supporters during the yatra, as Karnataka party chief DK Shivakumar and party leader KC Venugopal look on, at Harthikote, in Chitradurga on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

PATEL WAS NOT AVERSE TO J&K JOINING PAK: AICC GENERAL SECY CONG ON BACCHE JODO CAMPAIGN...

EAM S Jaishankar spends time with the Australian Armed Forces as the defense and security ties in Canberra on Tuesday.

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar with Dr Sangeeta Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals, at an event in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar attends a meeting virtually held by Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav on air pollution in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY ANI

Trainee IAS officers posing with Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra.

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Kota to get new city in Shambhupura

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‘CM Gehlot only saving his chair’: GS Shekhawat

Jaipur: An exercise for the development of a new city has been started in Kota. The state government has taken a final decision to develop the new city in Shambhupura, Kota for which 412 hectares of land has been identified.

The Central government will give a contribution amount of Rs 750 crore. The state government has appointed a consultant in the matter. The proposal will have to be sent to the Central government by December 31. The Centre has asked for only two proposals from every state.

The Central Government has announced to give Rs 6,000 crore to the

Forest officials rescue pangolin spotted in Jalore

states under the incentive scheme in the field of urban development.

With this amount, eight new cities will be developed across the country.

The Centre will give an assistance of Rs 750 crore for each new city.

Min Ramesh Meena announces ` 5L aid to families of deceased in Karauli

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Karauli : Panchayati Raj Minister Ramesh Meena on Tuesday reached Medpura village in Sapotra and met the family members of the women and girls, who were killed in an accident on Monday. He announced that the family members will be given a financial aid of Rs. 5 lakhs from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

A financial assistance of Rs. 6.81 lakhs was also announced by Sapotra Sarpanch Sangh, while

The Pangolin was trapped in a lattice, due to which it was not able to move in Jalore on Tuesday.

Jalore: A rare species of Indian Pangolin was found in the Chitalwana area of Jalore district on Tuesday. Sources informed the locals of Melawas village spotted the pangolin and altered the forest department.

Later, a team of forest officials reached the spot and rescued the pangolin. Notably, Pangolin, also known as scaly anteaters, is the most trafficked mammal in the world.

“The Pangolin was trapped in a lattice, due to which it was not able to move. The forest team rescued the

20% PANGOLINS ARE ILLEGALLY TRAFFICKED

Notably, Pangolin, also known as scaly anteaters, is the most trafficked mammal in the world. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), pangolins alone account for 20 per cent of the illegal trafficking of wildlife worldwide.

mammal safely and it will now be left at a safer place,” said a source. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), pangolins alone account for 20 per cent of the illegal trafficking of wildlife worldwide.

Karauli Zila Pramukh and other public representatives also gave an amount of Rs. 1.11 to de-

Churu woman gangraped, forced into flesh trade

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Churu : A 27-year-old woman, hailing from Churu’s Sadar Police Station area, was allegedly gangraped by three men in Gurugram and later forced into the flesh trade, police said. Police informed the victim is presently admitted to a hospital in Churu and is in critical condition.

“The accused have been identified as Rohitash, Kamli and Karna. The victim was kidnapped and taken to a hotel in Gurugram.

She was administered injections and later gangraped in an unconscious state,” police said.

MINOR GIRL KIDNAPPED AND GANGRAPED IN DAULATPURA

Jaipur: A 14-year-old minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped by three men in Jaipur’s Daulatpura area, police said on Tuesday. Police informed the incident occurred nearly three months ago. “The accused, who used to live in the neighbourhood, kidnapped the victim and took her to a hotel. The girl was then gangraped by the three accused and later threatened not to disclose the incident to anyone,” police said.

Jaipur: A 19-yr-old girl, hailing from Jaipur’s Jhotwara, was allegedly gangraped in Delhi on the pretext of providing a job. Police informed the victim’s boyfriend lured her by providing a lucrative job at a multinational company in Delhi. “The accused, identified as Mohammad Nadim Kham (37), took her to Delhi on the pretext of providing a job and raped her in an inebriated state. The accused also filmed obscene videos of the victim, following which, she was gangraped by different men,” police said.

THE INDIAN RESPONSIBLE TOURISM STATE AWARDS

ceased family members. Meena also assured that the family members will be given benefits of other govt schemes too.

The incident happened when family members went out to dig the soil to paint the walls of their house before Diwali. The women and children started digging soil for more than 10 feet and a heap of sand fell on them, leading to the mishap.

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Jhunjhunu: Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday said that many leaders played politics for Yamuna’s water but till date the people here have not got the water of Yamuna. The minister said that he has had several meetings with the Haryana government regarding this water, in which it has been agreed to build a dam, the cost of which will be borne by the central government.

“Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Churu will soon get water from Yamuna canal,” he said while addressing an event in Jhunjhunu.

Raising questions on the law and order situation in the state, Shekhawat said the state has become a

‘PEOPLE WILL ANSWER WHEN THE TIME COMES’

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat attacked chief minister Ashok Gehlot saying that he has insulted the family culture in Rajasthan by saying that rapes are more in Rajasthan because the family members are raping here. “It could not be more unfortunate than this. The people of Rajasthan are counting one day each, the public will answer it when the time comes,” he said.

‘hotbed of crime and the CM is busy saving his chair. Rapes are taking place here every three to four hours, he said.

He attacked the CM saying that he has insulted the family culture in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan Tourism announces State Awards 2022

The association between Rajasthan Tourism and Outlook will be the stepping stone for local and established travel enterprises in Rajasthan

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New Delhi: Rajasthan’s strong presence on the national and international tourist maps prompts many travellers to equate the India Experience with the Rajasthan Experience, and now it’s time to take it to the next level. Rajasthan Tourism in association with the Outlook Group is launching The Indian Responsible Tourism State Awards 2022 – Rajasthan, to honour hands

and minds that shape Responsible Tourism in Rajasthan. Rajasthan has always celebrated its

TOUCHSTONE FOR BEST PRACTICES

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people, and the distinctive colours of its everyday life… Despite having a strong presence across

the globe for its diverse tourism, Rajasthan has managed to preserve its intangible culture, nu-

ances of its rich heritage and sustain its biodiversity and indigenous communities

Jaipur : Under the Shudh Ke Liye Yudh Campaign, the investigation teams of the district collectorate on Tuesday collected samples of cow milk and ghee from four establishments in the city. The officials reached Jaipur Gau Samvardhan Samiti, located at RIICO Industrial Area in Mansarovar and collected samples of cow milk. Similarly, cow milk samples were taken from Ra-

jasthan Gau Seva Sangh (Durgapura), Jhandewala Food Products Limited located in Vishwakarma and ghee samples were collected from Agarwal and Sons in the Vishwakarma area.

Abhishek Shrivastava

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat speaking in Swaraj Amrit Mahotsav of Tagore Public School in Jhunjhunu.

Rashmi Sharma at the event. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Locals at the spot where 6 female died on Monday.

Lunaram Darji

The nomination process for the upcoming BCCI elections to be held on 18 October 2022 was completed in Mumbai on Tuesday. Rajeev Shukla filed nomination for the post of vicepresident and President of Rajasthan Cricket Association Vaibhav Gehlot proposed Shukla’s name. Jay Shah, BCCI secretary and Roger Binny also remained present in the process.

JAIPUR GIRL GANGRAPED BY BOYFRIEND & HIS FRIENDS IN DELHI

2ND FRONT

CM: More than 3.02lakh families opted for ShehriRozgaarYojana

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: Chief Minis ter Ashok Gehlot held a review meeting of various urban schemes including Indira Gan dhi Urban Employ ment Scheme, Indira Rasoi Yojana at CMO.

In Indira Gandhi Sha hari Rozgar Yojana, run with a budget of Rs 800 crore, so far more than 3.02 lakh families of urban are as have registered un der the scheme and employment is being provided to about 66,000 people.

Gehlot directed for regular monitoring of the quality of food be ing served under Indira Rasoi Yojana and trans parency in the scheme. He said that this scheme is proving to be a boon for the students and personnel coming from outside in the time of inflation.

Notably, a total of 870 Rasois are operating in the state, whose num ber has been targeted to be increased to 1000, after which 13.81 crore food plates can be dis tributed annually. Dur ing the meeting, Chief Minister Gehlot talked

The Gehlot government has implemented the Rajasthan Rural Family Livelihood Loan Scheme. In this new scheme, in the year 2022-23, one lakh families will be given interest free loans of Rs 2,000 crore for non-agricultural works. The families residing in the rural area of the state for the last 5 years will be eligible for the loan. This loan will be available through commercial banks, regional rural banks, cooperative banks and small finance banks. The State Gov ernment will provide an interest subvention of Rs 100 crore for such loans, said Cooperative Minister Udai Lal Anjana.

about the progress of schemes like strength ening of sewerage sys tem in Jaipur’s walled city area, operation of Jaipur Night Bazaar, beautification of park, Town Hall, Jaleb Chowk, etc.

The Chief Minister said that besides giving priority to sanitation

Illegal advts: No FIR against Ayurveda firm

Ayurveda Dept issued notice to the firm on June 1

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Jaipur: The Sanyasi Ayurveda, a renowned company that manufac tures ayurveda prod ucts, has been accused of broadcasting mis leading advertisements!

It has been accused of issuing misleading ad vertisements about un expected weight gain and allegations have been levelled of issuing advertisements illegal ly without the permis sion of Ayurveda De partment.

The Department of Ayurveda has issued no tice to Sanyasi Ayurve

da on June 1 and mean while, notices have also been issued by drug in spectors of 11 districts to Sanyasi Ayurveda.

As a result, the compa ny stopped the broad cast of these objection able advertisements but the FIR was not regis tered against the com pany as per the law.

So the question re mains: Will the Ayur veda Department now register an FIR against the owner of the com pany?

related works under In dira Gandhi Urban Employment Guaran tee Scheme, environ mental and water con servation works, solid waste management works, encroachment and illegal boards, removal of hoardings, heritage conservation etc.

Raj crisis: Dr Mahesh Joshi replies to notice

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Jaipur: Government Chief Whip Dr Mahesh

Joshi has sent his reply on the show cause no tice issued by Cong’s Discipli nary Com mittee.

Joshi told that he has sent a reply through email on Monday and has given information about the circumstanc es of that day. In this, he said that on that day the MLAs had voluntarily reached Dhariwal’s res idence.

It is believed that only after studying Joshi’s reply, the High Com mand will decide upon the future strategy.

HAPPY ‘COINCIDENCE’!

Not only crops, but Cong govt’s intention also damaged: Raje

Aishwary Pradhan & Arif Mansoori

Jaipur/Jhalawar/ Tonk/Baran/Kota/ Bhilwara: Former CM Vasundhara Raje on Tuesday, conduct ed an aerial survey of crop damage in Jhala war, Baran, Tonk, Bundi, Bhilwara and Kota districts and said that this rain has caused a huge loss to the farmers.

“Not only the crops are damaged in the state but the intention of the Congress gov ernment is also dam aged. Due to the un seasonal rains, the Kharif crop has been destroyed in many districts, but the gov ernment doesn’t have time to wipe their tears. More than 5 lakh farmers have filed complaints about the damage and this figure is modest. Apart from this, there

During the time of our government, compensation was given within a fixed time limit. Earlier, farmers used to get compensation only for 50 percent or more damage, but at the time of our gov ernment, by requesting PM Narendra Modi, got this rule done at 33 percent.

—Vasundhara Raje, Former CM

are lakhs of farmers in the state who do not even know the pro cess of making a com plaint,” she said after doing an aerial sur vey of crop damage.

MP Dushyant Singh, her son, also accom panied her. She de manded that State Govt should simplify the insurance process and do away with con

dition of filing com plaint within the 72hour limit.

Congress Govt didn’t even compen sate farmers for the damage caused last year. There is a big loss in soybean, puls es, paddy etc but this govt doesn’t even have time to wipe tears of the farmers, she charged.

Pilot expresses concern over crop damage due to heavy rains

PM likely to visit Mangarh on Oct 31 or November 1

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Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pro posed to address a mass meeting at Mangarh Dham in the tribal dis trict of Banswara on October 31 or November

1. Mangarh is located on a hill near Anandpuri in Banswara, sharing bor der with Gujarat. The area is also close to the MP border.

The meeting assumes significance in view of the upcoming assembly polls in Gujarat this year and in Rajasthan and MP next year. From this meeting, Modi will give a message to the tribal community across the country.

Several union minis ters will also accompa

NEW INNINGS

ny Modi on the tour.

Union MoS for Parlia mentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal informed that the visit of PM Modi is proposed in Mangarh Dham, Ban swara. Nearly 1,500 Bhils were martyred by the bullets of British at Mangarh Dham. The British rule was shaken by the work done by the martyrs of Bhil society under the leadership of Govind Guru.

Manoj Sharma

Tonk: Congress lead er Sachin Pilot during his day-long visit to Tonk on Tuesday, ex pressed concern over damage to crops due to excessive rain in as he assessed losses in his Assembly constit uency Tonk.

He said many parts of the state received excessive rain due to which farmers suf fered losses. He in spected about half a dozen villages and also took stock of the crop damage. He had a one-to-one interac tion with the farmers and discussed the sit uation.

“It is our effort that farmers get maximum

Justice Mithal to take oath as CJ of Raj HC on Oct 14

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On Monday, the Centre approved SC Collegium’s recommenda tion. After dis cussion with the President, the Law Ministry issued the order in this regard

Kamal Kant Jaipur: Justice Pan kaj Mithal will be the new Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.

He is currently the CJ of J&K & Ladakh HCs. According to sources, Justice Mithal will take oath as CJ of Rajasthan HC on Octo ber 14 at Raj Bhavan.

Recently, the Su preme Court Collegium had recommended the transfer of Justice Pan kaj Mithal as the Chief

Justice of the Rajasthan HC. On Monday, the Central Government approved this recom mendation then after discussion with the President, the Law Min istry issued the order.

It is noteworthy that MM Srivastava has been working as an act ing judge in Rajasthan High Court since the retirement of Chief Justice SS Shinde.

Justice Pankaj Mith al is originally a judge of the Allahabad High

Court. He was appoint ed as Additional Judge in Allahabad High Court on July 7, 2006 from advocate quota

which was made per manent after two years on July 2, 2008.

His name was recom mended by the collegi um in December 2020 as the CJ of the J &K and Ladakh High Courts.

He took oath as Jam mu and Kashmir High Court CJ on January 4, 2021.

Justice Pankaj Mith al was born on June 17, 1961.

After graduating in Commerce from Alla habad University in

1982, he completed his LLB from Charan Singh University’s Meerut College in 1985. Subse quently, he got himself registered as an advo cate in the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council.

Before being appoint ed as a judge in the Al lahabad High Court, Justice Mithal was the Permanent Govern ment Council of several institutions including the UP Awas Vikas Par ishad and Ambedkar University.

financial assistance in this challenging time. Not just in Tonk, many districts in the Hadoti region are re ceiving rain,” Pilot told reporters. He di rected officials to en sure timely assess ment of crop loss and compensation for it.

He also met the par ty workers at the Cir

cuit House. Pilot spoke to the District Collector of Tonk, Chinmayi Gopal and inquired about the de velopment works go ing on in the district.

He said there is also a shortage of fertilis ers and he has asked the Agriculture De partment to provide relief to farmers.

‘Pilot no. 3 crowd puller after RaGa, Priyanka’

Jaipur (FIB): MoS for Rural Development Ra jendra Singh Gudha has once again praised former Dy CM, saying, “Pilot is the top leader in the Congress of In dia in attracting the crowd after Ra hul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. He is at number three in pulling the crowd,” Gudha told re porters in Jaipur.

On the issue of notic es to three leaders of Gehlot camp for boycott ing the CLP meet, he

said, “It is a matter be tween the High Com mand and those leaders. He saidthat the Rajput community owes Panna Dhai a lot. She had sac rificed her son Chandan to save the crown prince of Udaipur. “This is a historical fact. And this thing makes a differ ence,” he said.

Panna Dhai belonged to Gurjar community and Pilot comes from this community while Gudha is a Rajput.

CM Ashok Gehlot chairs the review meeting of Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Scheme, IndiraRasoiYojana and various others schemes at Chief Minister’s Office on Tuesday. Also seen here are Shanti Dhariwal, Usha Sharma, Akhil Arora, Dr Jogaram, Kuldeep Ranka, Gaurav Goyal and others.

With ‘No profit-no loss’ model, 500 local orgs operating the Indira Rasois

More than 3 lakh job cards have been given in urban employment: Dhariwal

In what could be termed as sheer coincidence, when Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot boarded a plane to Saifai from Jaipur to attend the last rites of veteran socialist leader Mulayam Singh Yadav at his native Saifai village in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, several leaders who accompanied Gehlot were ‘Yadavs,’ including Rajendra Singh Yadav, Sandeep Yadav and Karn Singh Yadav.

Vasundhara Raje interacts with farmers to take stock of crop damage due to excessive rains in several villages of Jaipur, Tonk, Bundi, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar and Baran districts on Tuesday. Also seen here is Dushyant Singh.

Sachin Pilot inspects the crop damage in various Gram Panchayats due to excessive rains and also interacts with farmers about their loss during his visit to Tonk on Tuesday.

“Give immediate compensation to farmers by making an assessment,” she told the media

Pilot spoke to DM Chinmayi Gopal to know about ongoing devp works

BEYOND THE TREND: RUFFLES

SEASON

TOPS, SKIRTS, OR SHIRTS.

FIRST BRINGS

FLOUNCE FASHION

one of the most historically signifi cant summer fads.

decorative frill of lace or gathered ornamenta tion of fabric adds the beautiful charm of clothing, often used to trim or beautify the wrist or neck. These beautiful frills of shirts and dresses are commonly called Ruffles, these ruffle fashions are often inspired by vin tage fashion mostly from the 20’s dressing sense. When Britishers used to carry these frills in full fashion and ele gance. One such example is Henry VIII, when he wore beautiful lace ruffles with

In the 15th century, ruffles first seemed at the drawstring neck lines of full chemis es. They later ex panded into the independently built ruff of the 16th cen tury. Bloat ed, fluffy ruffles may seem feminine, thing from tory can be traced back to the 15th century, when soldiers in Ger many would cut the sleeves of their uniforms to create a ruf fled effect that would later come to repre sent their re turn from bat tle. Later, Kings, indigenous women from Oaxaca, presi dents, and later fa mous people like Jerry Seinfeld and Rihanna adopted the detailing of this clothing style and donned the fashion world. Ruf fles are melodramat ic, bridging costume design and high fashion to become

In today’s fashion world, this beautiful modulation of clothes is called flounce. This specific kind of fabric manipulation produces a comparable appearance while using less volume. The word was first known as fronce or frounce, because of this preparation technique. By cutting a curved ribbon of textile and hooking the inner or shorter edge to the garment, a wavy look can be created without gathers or pleats. These beautiful wave stripes can be deepened by different tech niques and at different parts of the attire.

The Human Spirit

the human spirit within us and are the one factor that will separate us, from the rest of this, there is absolutely no doubt. For it is truly the stuff we’re made of on the inside, that will be our making or our undoing.

We are told and taught, that there is nothing greater than the power of the Human Spirit. We tend to dismiss this as yet another ‘lecture’ from the grown-ups. Yet, every now and again, when we encounter an incident that defies all logic, it quells any doubts or questions, that it is indeed, the all-conquering human spirit, that is one of the world’s great saviours.

Only recently, the world was amazed when a group of Thai school students along with their soccer coach were found alive inside a cave inundated by a flood, a full nine days after being trapped within! How did they survive? How did they find the courage and the gumption to defy the odds that were so heavily stacked against them?

Was it an indefinable higher power? Was it destiny? Luck?

Or their sheer will to live? I suspect it was the last option.

Not unlike Phoenix who rose from the Ashes, the Human Spirit, self-belief and unwavering faith in oneself, make an individual the best possible version of himself or herself. In life, countless circumstances from the time we are young students through to when we’re elderly will test this reserve of

Let us take a prevalent scenario that we face as students – bullying. When that tall, enormous, insurmountable lad rags us, pokes fun at us, humiliates us, and reduces us to a tiny insignificant spec; it is the human spirit within us that comes to the fore and makes us stand up to this unsavoury denunciation. It is our absolute sense of selfpreservation, our most primal need for respect, that makes us disregard various other seemingly overpowering factors and gives us strength, courage, conviction and the guts to stand our ground.

Each time we are in a situation where it seems like failure is inevitable – from a modest little speech we have to deliver at

school to our important examinations, to that first splash as a non-swimmer in the apparently oceanic pool, to the first day at college as a ‘fresher’; ALL of it, and how we cope, handle, and emerge victorious, comes down to the human spirit that resides within us.

So how do we know it's there?

Running through our veins. Lurking in our systems. Selfbelief. The knowledge that the worst outcome of most situations will be ‘no’, nothing worse. That if we don’t believe that it is within our grasp, we would have never tried and live to regret it. Faith that at the most unexpected, inopportune, and

desperate of times, it is this intangible power inside us that will come to our aid. Save us, secure us, resurrect us.

Students today are faced with insurmountable challenges. The pressures of incredibly unrealistic marks and grades. The peer expectations of being ‘cool’ and relevant. The societal sup-

positions of vocational, sexual, and various other ‘traditional’ lines are to be followed. This kind of environment has made it extremely difficult for young students to undertake any kind of truthful self-discovery, and follow through with the conversion of those unearthed passions into lifelong pursuits. I would hedge my bets with that same ‘will’ & human spirit being the only recourse and antidote to the myriad of burdens that distract and dissuade young children from finding and following their real calling.

In simple terms, when the human spirit manifests in a youngster as courage, conviction and confidence; only then can that individual combat the barrage of predetermined, forecasted and anticipated choices that are often consciously, and almost regularly unconsciously, thrust upon a young individual. Selfbelief and strong will then, are essentials for young students to embody.

That is the ONLY thing that the twelve young kids captured in that deadly cave had to hold on to. Else, how do you explain their survival?

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.

LEO

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

You love to live close to your family. Best day to buy gold and silver or any precious metal for investment sake. You are a child at heart and never let this child die. You have a big heart and you always help someone if you can. Video gathering is possible as you miss your circle.

SAGITTARIUS

NOV 23 - DEC 22

Your 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.

TAURUS

APR 21 - MAY 20

You need a break from day to tensions and the way to cope up

VIRGO

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

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.

LIBRA

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

Visit a doctor if you have any doubts about your health. Don’t 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. Overall a good day.

CANCER

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

JAN 21 - FEB 19

You will feel amorous towards your wife. This is the best time try something new with life give yourself a new purpose. Work on your limitations, there can be no better time than this. You have more opposite sex friends than the same and you may be judged sometimes but don’t care.

SCORPIO

and a serious one. You will invest money in clothes and accessories today.

PISCES

YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

TOP 5 ICONIC SONGS OF THE ‘SHAHENSHAH’

Amitabh Bachchan is celebrating his 80th birthday. The entire nation along with Bollywood celebrities have joined the celebration and are sharing wishes for the actor on social media. It is well known that Amitabh Bachchan is known for his performance. We have seen many unforgettable performances in his decade-long career. But his films and songs were equally popular. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, here are 5 iconic songs of the superstar.

DEKHA EK KHAWAB

TOH FROM SILSILA

Right from song to film, everything was very popular at that time. It stars Rekha, Jaya Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. Well, after this film Amitabh and Rekha never shared the screen again. But their song Dekha Ek Khawab Toh is still very popular.

KHAIKE PAN BANARASWALA FROM DON

The song neither film needs an introduction. It is an extremely popular film that still makes fans go gaga. Released in 1978, the film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman and Pran in lead roles. Amitabh Bachchan has been seen in a double role. The song is sung by Kishore Kumar. In Mumbai, many cinema halls are replaying Amitabh Bachchan’s films to celebrate his birthday. Videos of fans dancing to his Don songs have gone viral.

KE PAG GHUNGAROO BAANDH FROM NAMAK HALAAL

Released in 1982, it stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Smita Patil, Parveen Babi, Waheeda Rehman, Om Prakash, Ranjeet and Satyen Kappu in pivotal roles. The film song Ke Pag Ghungaroo Baandh was extremely popular. Kishore Kumar has once again sung this song for Amitabh Bachchan.

RANG BARSE

FROM SILSILA

Holi is incomplete with this song. The lyrics were by poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and is believed to be based on a traditional bhajan by 15th-century mystic poet 'Meera.' The song was featured in a

lm sequence showing a Holi celebration with the

lm's cast.

MERE AANGNE MEIN FROM LAAWARIS

Laawaris became popular for song "Mere Angene Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai". The lyrics pay tribute to every type of wife, be they fat, tall, short, dark, or fair-skinned. Laawaris starred Amitabh Bachchan,

MANTRA’

Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon is one of the most versatile actresses in the Bollywood film industry. In 2021, she rose to fame after her film Mimi became a massive hit at the box office, wherein she received several accolades for being the Best Actress of the year. Hoping to continue that streak of momentum, Kriti will next be seen in the film Adipurush alongside actors Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles.

Just like many others, Kriti Sanon too acknowledges the root cause of the problems re-

Sparts, the actress oozed a massive royal vibe. Our obsession with the hot picks of the season has made us overlook gowns. These are very much a part of the glamourous fashion system still proves Shraddha Kapoor. Gowns can show you how to lean into a pretty Autumn. So here's what to begin with. It's Shraddha-approved, we know we don't have to go the extra mile to describe the A-Z attributes of a gown. Ask for glamour and length,

SARA-VICKY'S FUN MODE ON

Sara Ali Khan is loved by the audience for both her onscreen performances, as well as her offscreen personality. Sara often keeps her followers entertained on social media with her signature ‘knockknock’ jokes and posts with hilarious rhyming captions. The Atrangi Re actress’s interviews also have an equally big fan following. Interestingly, Sara Ali Khan has now once again penned down some rhyming lines for her followers, and this time, her inspiration is her co-star, Vicky Kaushal.

Recently, Sara met Vicky, who is her costar in the upcoming Laxman Utekar directorial, on the flight. She shared a picture with

you and your lovely height @vickykaushal09. While I sit with my seat belt tight I wish I could be like @Abhishek_As_It_Is who is always right.

Now time for Udaan at an Uuchi height,” reads Sara Ali Khan’s Instagram story.

Girl's day out!

ctress Kareena Kapoor Khan is currently busy shooting for her next film. She recently jetted off to London with her son Jeh Ali Khan. Amid her shooting schedules, the actress was seen having a gala time with her girl gang. Lovebirds Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora are also in London currently as the former is busy shooting for his film

took to Instagram and offered a glimpse of her outing with the girls. She shared the picture with girls and wrote, "Sundays done right… girlfriends and my babies! Missed my @therealkarismakapoor and @amuaroraofficial." The girls took over the streets of London in style!

glamour and style

atrina's file diaries are too secured with pantsuits. Stripes, sequins, you name it and there's an example out there. Straight out of her today's OOTD handbook, we saw the 39-year-old in a co-ordinated pantsuit. She's been the girl with a soft spot for floral prints, all colours, all kinds. And now, it is your turn to meet a new attire. It's never been easier to colour up and revisit a peak boss-edgy

While the rest of the world continues to squeeze in sarees for events from morning to night, you shift your style's gear and

try a pantsuit for a party, lunch, or meeting. This outfit is such a star with red, pink, green, and black hues looking like a pretty pleaser. And as Katrina weighed in with this reference, we're going for it, for the print, for the fit, and for the entire appeal.

Ami Patel chose an Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet for Katrina which featured a Breann slim-cut, long-fitted, and singlebreasted blazer with shoulder pads, lapels, and pockets.

Kriti Sanon

Kareena Kapoor

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Katrina Kaif

Shraddha Kapoor

Sara Ali Khan

Her story...

Amitabh Bachchan

BUZZ

COLLECTION!

CELEBRATING CULTURE AND TRADITION!

Preserving Heritage AND CULTURE!

CITY FIRST

Aplay dedicated to the herit age of Ram garh of the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan will be per formed at Ravindra Manch on Wednesday by Jaipur Citizen Fo rum, an institute dedicated to hu man service and the development of culture. In a press conference held on Tuesday in the con text of this play, the Forum’s Chairman Rajiv Arora, Chair man Raj Small Indus tries Corporation shared that the histo ry, development, tra dition and culture of various Gharanas of Ramgarh are being presented in a won derful form by the

producer, director of the play, Rama Pan dey. Rajiv Arora, who himself is dedicated to the culture and her itage of Rajasthan, said that the Havelis of Shekhawati of Raj have also been marked as heritage by UNE SCO, for the unique effort being made by this play for their conserva tion and promo tion. During the conference, Rama Pandey said that like his earlier produc tions Arrest, Thakur Zalim Singh, Kinnar, more than 32 artists will perform excellent art in this play and the audience will get a chance to know the heritage of Ramgarh closely with excellent entertainment.

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he second day of Lokrang Ma hotsav organ ized by Jawa har Kala Kend ra saw colour ful activities and visitors throughput the day. Apart from pur chasing artefacts and handloom, people en joyed the magic show along with the perfor mances of Balam Choto So, Garasiya dance, Deru Vadan and Chari dance. The Shilpgram encompass ing various Rajasthani regions showcased the grand culture of Tamil Nadu with the presenta tion of Thapattam.

The gather ing was mesmer ised with the famous Terhtali dance in the middle. Peo ple also appreciated the traditional dance per formances on the song Mharo Hel lo Suno Ji Rama Peer.

The employees of MattsenKumar Services Private Limited organised an Organ Donation Awareness drive across all their offices in partnership with the renowned MOHAN Foundation on Tuesday. The event was also hosted virtually, facilitating attendance for the employees who work remotely.In Jaipur, Dr Anita Hada Project, Director of MFJCF gave the awareness talk. The session was extremely engaging and informative. Social and religious myths around organ donation were busted and it was truly inspiring to hear the stories of survivors who received the gift of life through the selfless act of organ donation.The success of the event was evident as many of the employees were moved to sign up on the spot and become organ donors.

USPA CUP: MAYO TEAMS DRAW WITH TWO GOALS EACH

The fourth edition of the USPA Cup was held at the Ra jasthan Polo Club on Monday. It was jointly organised by Mayo Alumni Association of Southern India, the US Polo Association and the Rajasthan Polo Club. The thrilling match ended in a draw with both the teams (Mayo White and Mayo Green) scoring two goals each. The players were former students of Mayo College For Mayo White, which was led by Padmanabh Singh, one goal each was scored by KD Singh and Vikrama ditya Singh. For the Mayo Greens, one goal each was scored by Veer

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amdev Krishnawat and Himmat Singh Bedla. The trophy and prizes

were given away by the Chief Guest, Brajraj Sin gh. Also present on the

occasion was a mem ber of the erstwhile Royal Family of Jaipur, Padmini Devi.

Among other promi nent guests were Ambika Kumari, Maharaj Vijit Sin gh, Narendra Singh, President of Mayo Alumni Association As sociation of Southern India, Vivek Bali, President of Mayo

This was followed by the Jhumar dance performed in Ut

ed with the melodious of Gujarati songs. A message of hospitality was given in it. The per formance of the famous Satekuchiattam, which is per formed on auspi cious oc casions in Tamil Nadu, ener gized the audience. The dance was performed

with sate (rods) blind folded, in harmony with the thumping sound of musical instru ments like nadas waram, thavil. The tribal culture of As sam was showcased with the Jhumur dance performance. The tab leau of Mahishasura Mardini was shown in the Norata dance held in Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of Navratri. The second day of Lok Rang festival ended with the presen tation of Kalbelia dance by famous dancer Gu labo Sapera. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

DURING THE DAY!

CM Ashok Gehlot inaugurated the Rajasthan Khadi ensembles at Invest Rajasthan recently, in which Jaipur famous designer Himmat Singh showcased his unique fusion of Khadi Wedding attire and amazed everyone. Various bureaucrats, industrialists and dignitaries were also present on the occasion.

Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by the entertainment team of the Bharat24 channel at Hotel Taj Mansingh, New Delhi on Tuesday. Kshama Tripathi, Manit Aggarwal, Ankit Singh Tomar and Poonam Adhikari were also present on the occasion.

The press conference for The October Show by Community of Dreamers was organised at Malarpan, Sardar Patel Marg, Jaipur on Tuesday. During the conference, Kalpana Singh, Sandhya, Doorva, Bhavna Jagwani and Sudhir Mathur addressed the audience and said “The community of Dreamers will organise a two-day exhibition on October 15 and 16 at Pilwa Gardens, where a special stall will be given to these artists along with professional designers.”

As Amitabh Bachchan turned 80 on October 11, his fans pulled out all stops to make the superstar’s birthday a memorable one. Legend’s Fans from Jaipur came together to celebrate Big B’s birthday at Jaipur Wax Museum Nahragrah fort, where big b’s life-size wax figure has already become a huge attraction since its launch. A cake was cut with fanfare, management dressed up big b’s statie with Colourful Rajasthani safa and sweets were distributed to the visitors by the museum management.

In the Shree Shyam Mahotsav program organised by Shree Shyam Seva Sahayak Mandal in the Chaupasni Housing Board, Shyam devotees offered prayers with full devotion and dedication recently. Bhajan singers Raj Pareek and Shubham Pareek reached Jodhpur and enthralled the audience with their melodious voices.

Workers of Arpina Foundation were rewarded in an honouring ceremony orchestrated on Sunday at Sanganer, Jaipur. The workers of social organisations were rewarded for their outstanding contributions and public participation in social work. Amram Gurjar (IFS) graced the event as the chief guest whereas Prateek Singh (IRS) and Vikas Dahiya (IRS) were present as special guests. During the ceremony, Pratitti Tiwari, the director of the organisation, was rewarded by the guests.

A tribute meeting was organised by the Newspaper Distributors Federation on the 12th death anniversary of the late Mahendra Yadav at Ram Niwas Bagh, Narmadeshwar Mahadev Temple premises on Tuesday. All the newspaper distributors recited Hanuman Chalisa and performed Maha Aarti and then paid tribute by offering flowers. Ajay Yadav, organisation minister said that this day is celebrated as Newspaper Distributor Ekta Diwas. Treasurer of the Sangh were also present.

Gulabo Sapera

A Traditional dance performance

(L-R) Jai Kishan Jajoo, Rajiv Arora, Anita Hada, Rama Pandey, Anil Bakshi and Bhavna Jagvani

Vishal, Bhawani, Vireem Singh, Rao Himmat Singh, Digvijay Singh, Brajraj Singh, Narendra Singh, Padmanabh Singh, Vikram Aditya with others Rajat Manvi

CM Ashok Gehlot with Shakuntala Rawat, Veenu Gupta, Kuldeep Ranka, Rajeev Arora and Himmat Singh

R-L Usha Sharma, Himmat Singh, Adil and Mahesh Joshi

Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Poonam Adhikari, Ankit Singh Tomar, Manit Aggarwal and Kshama Tripathi

Padmanabh Singh

Sandhya Jypore Paisley, Kalpana Singh, Sudhir Mathur, Bhawna Jagwani and Durva Sharma—PHOTO

BY MUKESH KIRADOO