K NATWAR SINGH The author is Former Minister of External Affairs of India
The outcome of the mid term elections in the Unit ed States took almost eve ry one in America and large parts of the world by surprise. The Republicans, i.e former President Trump took victory for granted. The incumbent President, Joe Biden was more or less written off. To some extent the powerful American media was re sponsible for the denigra tion of Mr Biden.
The vigorous, intellectu ally impressive and untir ing campaigning of for mer president Barack Obama did much to put life into the Democratic Party. The other factor that went against the Republican Party was the divisive, er ratic, irresponsible record of Mr. Trump’s presidency. Apart from the Democrats, the independent voters had not forgotten, the un presented and violent at tack on Capital Hill, mas ter minded by the presi dent and his dangerous and anti-national staff in the White House. The world watched the insur rection on TV and was aghast. The world’s oldest and greatest democracy was being torn apart by hoodlums. The life of Vice President Pence was in grave danger. He had refused to declare that the 2018 election had been stolen.
What happened on last Thursday at Adelaide, was not just a disappointment it was an unmitigated, shameful disaster.
India, with the exception of Hardik Pandaya made us all more than uncomfortable. It took Virat Kohli an age to get his fifty. The much praised Surya Kumar Yadav was caught after scoring sixteen runs. He should take lessons in how to be patient
The impartial voter in the mid-term elections made sure that Trump should be taken care of by the electoral guillotine. This mercifully has hap pened. A rival has ap peared. The incumbent Republican Governor of Florida has been re-elect ed. He is no admirer of Mr Trump. He is a dedicated adversary. He will have massive support at the Re publican Convention in 2024. This has changed the political scenario of America. Mr Trump is al ready been called a havebeen. A second Trump presidency would have
been a cataclysm not only for the United States, but for the World.
President Biden lacks charisma, but his politi cal carrier began when he was twenty eight years of age. He is a decent man and an upright one. A vis it by him to India is over due. Humankind is facing horrendous crises. The most frightening is the climate calamity hanging over the globe. It is large ly man made. As the UN
Apart from the Democrats, the independent voters had not forgotten, the unpresented and violent attack on Capital Hill, master minded by the president and his dangerous and antinational staff in the White House. The world watched the insurrection on TV and was aghast
Secretary General said at the Sher-mal-Sheikh con ference, “time is running out”. Pious resolutions will not do. Drastic, im mediate action must be
Tamil Nadu has decided not to implement the 10 percent quo ta for the Eco nomically Weaker Section.
Chief Minister MK Stalin views it as arbitrary and exclusionary. The DMK leader called the Supreme Court’s order upholding the Central government’s decision on the EWS quota as a setback for the centuryold struggle for social jus tice. Stalin has a strong reason to oppose the ver dict as the interest of 82 percent of the population comprising Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Class es is at stake. Implementa tion of the Supreme Court’s verdict could cut into the existing quota in the state.
Boycotted by the main Opposition, the AIADMK
Boycotted by the main Opposition, the AIADMK and the BJP, an all-legislative party meeting called by Stalin there was agreement on rejecting the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which provides for reservation for the EWS as it “created caste discrimination” among the poor
and the BJP, an all-legisla tive party meeting called by Stalin there was agree ment on rejecting the 103rd Constitutional Amend ment which provides for reservation for the EWS as it “created caste discrimi nation” among the poor.
Tamil Nadu is not the
taken to save humanity and the globe. The two are inseparable. Enough con ferences have been held, endless speeches have been made, the T.V
only state to be bothered by the reservation issue. In an other part of the country, Jharkhand, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha government of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, a Bill was passed at a special session of the As sembly to raise caste-based reservation to 77 percent.
The Jharkhand Reserva tion of Vacancies in Posts and Services (Amendment) Bill, 2022 raised total reser vations from 60 percent to 77 percent.
Consequently, the quota of Scheduled Castes has gone up from 10 percent to 12 percent, of OBCs has in creased from 14 percent to 27 percent and Scheduled Tribes from 28 percent to 30 percent. This decision will be subject to the Central gov ernment and the Supreme Court’s approval. Preparing for 2024, Mr Soren?
screens are working over time to record the not so inspiring oratory of a hundred world leaders.
The end of RussianUkrainian war is nowhere in sight. The number of child orphans and young widows increase by the day. Has humanity gone on an endless furlough.
Millions of people are enthusiastic fans of our cricketers. Tens of thousands go to stadiums in Mumbai, New Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai and other cities to watch them play. Test cricketers have the same popularity as film stars do. The TV audi ences cannot be counted or measured. Nor can the touts who make illegal money. What happened on last Thursday at Adelaide, was not just a disappointment it was an unmitigated, shameful disaster. India, with the exception of Hardik Pandaya made us all more than uncomfortable. It took Virat Kohli an age to get his fifty. The much praised Surya Kumar Yadav was caught after scoring sixteen runs. He should take les sons in how to be patient. Our bowlers could not get a single wicket. The fielding was dismal. The T-20 players are payed huge amounts for playing in T-20 matches. So are the commentators. The BCCI is the second richest sports organisation in the World. One of the current Vice-President’s, I have lit tle doubt does not know the difference between a yorker and a googly. The Cricket Board should meet immediately. Sack six out of eleven of the team that let down India at Adelaide. Unless one is a Bradman, Walter Hammond or Tendulkar, none of the T-20 team players should be retained who are above thirty five years of age.
Narendra Modi @narendramodi
Shri RL Kashyap was a multifaceted personality and great scholar. He was blessed with rich mathematical and scientific knowledge. He was very proud of India’s cultural roots and distinguished himself in Vedic studies. Pained by his demise. Condolences to his family. Om Shanti.
Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp
The indecent remarks made by Mamta didi’s minister on His Excellency Rashtrapati ji shows his feudal mindset. There is evidence of her tribal and anti-women character. In a democracy like India, there is no place for this kind of inferiority complex and malice towards women of colour, race and women.
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
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Begumpet/Peddapalli/Visakhapatnam (Telangana): PM Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated the Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) plant and Bhadrachalam Road- Sattupalli rail line in Peddapalli district of Telangana to the nation during the second of his two-day visit to the southern states.
During 2nd day of his two-day visit to southern states, while dedicating various developmental projects to the nation.
PM addressed the people of Ramagundam. “PM Gatishakti Nat’l Master Plan has improved, developed connectivity to even remotest areas within country,” PM Modi said. Turn to P7
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@priyankagandhi Dear Himachali people, You all understand the situation of yourself and your state very well. Considering your circumstances, perform the duty of voting with full understanding and make your important contribution in changing the situation and weaving the future of Himachal.
I was in Delhi in morning, then in Karnataka, then in TN, now I am in Telangana, at night I’ll be in Andhra. People ask me, ‘Don’t you get tired?’ I explain to them, ‘See brother, I eat 2 kilos, 2.5 kilos or 3 kilos of gallis daily, almighty has created me in such a way that… god has blessed me in such a way that all the verbal abuses are processed within me and are converted to nutrition.
will rise and lotus will bloom” in Telangana
Telangana wants people-
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Kolkata: WB minister Akhil
Giri addressing a rally said, “He (Suvendu) says I am not good-looking. We don’t judge anyone by their appearance, we respect office of Prez (of India). But how does our Prez look?” Giri later apologised, I did not mean to disrespect Prez.
New Delhi: Strong tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and Uttarkhand on Saturday evening after an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Nepal. The quake hit at around 7.57 pm on Saturday. The epicentre was Nepal, 3rd time in a week.
Ahmedabad: The Congress on Saturday released poll manifesto for Gujarat Assembly elections with 11 commitments which include waiving farmers’ loan up to `3 lakh and implementing the Old Pension Scheme in the state.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said that this manifesto would be the govt’s document in the
very first cabinet if the party gets elected in the state assembly election. “This manifesto will be-
come govt’s document in first cabinet if our government is formed. In the first cabinet meeting
in Rajasthan, the points of public manifesto were made official documents. We will do the same in Gujarat,” Gehlot said. He said a judicial commission will be constituted for the implementation of the manifesto. The Gujarat Congress has prepared the manifesto after taking the opinion of 6 lakh people. People are fed up with 27 years of misrule, he said. More on P10
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Jaipur: BJP leaders in Rajasthan are one again going to give a message of unity for the strategy of 2023-assembly elections in state through the working committee meeting which is going to be held on Sunday in Jhunjhunu.
The meeting assumes significance in view of the upcoming assembly elections. It will be attended by the national and state office bearers, central ministers and other leaders. Various political and organizational issues will be discussed in the meeting to be held at JJT university campus in Jhunjhunu’s Chudela.
BJP state president Dr Satish Poonia, Arun Singh, national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, Chandrashekhar, Vijay Rahatkar and other leaders will address the Working Committee
meeting in different sessions. Former CM and National VP Vasundhara Raje, Leader of Opposition Gulabchandra Kataria, State GS Chandrashekhar, and others were present in the meeting.
Jhunjhunu: BJP state in-charge Arun Singh while going to Jhunjhunu working committee meeting said that Jhunjhunu is land of heroes, soldiers of Jhunjhunu protect borders of the country, they will take inspiration in meeting of the working committee.
“In the last election, BJP got less seats, now our focus is more on Shekhawati region,” he said.
Kalicharan Saraf, Subhash Poonia, Sarla Saini, Pushpa Gupta and others welcomed Arun Singh.
Jaipur/Kota: Following the intervention of Jaipur Commissioner Anand Srivastava, two kidnappers were nabbed in a running train in Kota on Friday night. Police informed the accused, identified as Yogendra Prajapati and his wife Rita Prajapati, both residents of Kalmana dist of Nagpur, had kidnapped an eight-month infant on November 10 from the neighbourhood.
“The police had taken infant boy into its custody, but the couple managed to flee from the spot during the po-
lice action. Based on a specific input, Jaipur Police Commissioner Anand Srivastava called Kota (City) SP Kesar Singh Shekhawat on Friday night and informed him about kidnappers,” police said. “Aaccused had boarded a train from Bhopal to Jodhpur,” police added.
Jaipur: Congress MLA from Rajasthan Divya Maderna targeted Assembly Speaker CP Joshi by sharing a picture of statue of Congress veteran Parasram Maderna at the digital museum of the Vidhan Sabha. Tagging Joshi, she wrote that idol of Maderna does not even resemble in a subtle way. “I will request that idol be replaced immediately. A sculpture cannot be a replica but there is no similarity,” she wrote.
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Jaipur: 62nd Annakut Mahotsav will be organised at Khole Ke Hanuman Ji Temple on Sunday. The Annakut Mahotsav, being organized by Narwar Ashram Seva Samiti, will witness more than 1.25 lakh devotees. More than five hundred cooks involved. The Annakut Prasadi will continued till late Sunday evening.
Nagaur: A man killed his wife in a fit of rage after a domestic dispute in Tadawas village of Khinwsar police station area here on Saturday morning. The police arrested Ramchand Meghwal, who killed his wife Manju by hitting her with an iron rod.
Accused also tried to die by setting himself on fire, but saved.
Nagaur: Describing the spread of education as an important means of all-round development of the nation, Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Saturday said that the knowledge from books gets stored in the mind of a person forever therefore reading them always fertilizes person. He said that education is an imp tool to improve life and society. Governor was addressing the convocation ceremony of Jain Vishwa Bharati Institute at Ladnun here. While talking about initiative to establish Constitution Parks in universities with a view to mak-
ing the new generation aware of Constitution, he also suggested estab-
Jaipur: This year’s 4th National Lok Adalat was held on Saturday in both offline and online mode. Lok Adalat was inaugurated by Justice Birendra Singh in HC premises here. Justice Birendra Singh informed that a total of 480 benches were constituted where nearly six lakh cases were chosen for hearing. Lok Adalat, jointly organised by National Legal Services Authority and Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority, took up matters related to Negotiable Instru-
ments Act, money recovery cases, labour & employment related matters, electricity-water, matters related to maintenance, matrimonial disputes, accident tribunal cases, land acquisition, revenue matters among others.
Jodhpur: The Jodhpur Police have detained two people for their alleged involvement in a case of looting a businessman of Rs. 81 lakhs. Police informed the victim, Ramesh Gulecha, was robbed of Rs 81 lakhs in Phalodi town of Jodhpur district on Friday afternoon while he was on his way home after withdrawing money from the bank.
“The miscreants were identified based on video footage and two people have been detained and are being interrogated. Local traders kept establishments closed on Saturday and took out a march,” police said.
Jaipur: Rajasthan govt has issued a guideline to crack down on growing coaching mafia in State. A coaching monitoring committee involving police, administration, parents and doctors will be formed across the state.
A portal will also be created where students can register their griev-
ances which will be monitored at CM level.
CM Gehlot said that
students are very upset with academic pressure. Many have com-
mitted suicide in last few years. To overcome this problem, govt has prepared Coaching Guidelines 2022 to improve mental condition of students along with improving educational system. Committee will also continuously monitor the coaching institutes. If a coaching institute does not adhere to guidelines, action will be taken against it.
Students in coaching institutes will be informed about other career options in case they fail to clear the entrance of IITs and medical institutions.
A provision of easy exit policy and fee refund has been made in case students leave institute.
A complaint portal will be created to report grievances of students against an institute.
will be mandatory for employees working in coaching centre to do police verification.
Institutions running residential coaching will have to maintain a record of all movements.
action will be taken against coaching institutes
Jaipur: 571 allottees of Pink City Press Enclave, Patrakar Nagar Naila performed Ramdhuni at the scheme site on Saturday and expressed their enthusiasm to God for the revival of scheme. Along with this, a collective prayer was made to remove obstacles coming in the way of imple-
mentation of scheme. After Ramdhuni, allottees organized a meeting & also discussed strategy.
On the call of Nayla Sangathan, mass Ramdhuni of allottees was organised. Journalist allottees started coming to Ramdhuni. Allottees invoked Vighnaharta by worshiping Ganesh with sound waves of musical instruments.
Churu: BJP state president Satish Poonia on Saturday called upon the youth to work by focusing on the organization, composition and movement of the BJP Yuva Morcha. Poonia said that the Morcha stands on the foundation of struggle and on the basis of this, youths should start preparing for the 2023 assembly elections. He was speaking at the working committee meeting of the Yuva Morcha at Salasar Dham in Churu. Former Deputy CM of UP Dinesh Sharma said that the Gehlot govt has done work of demolishing gates of temples & people will give reply in poll ahead. —TANUJ LATA
Jaipur/Dausa: A 13-year-old minor boy and a driver were killed in Manpur area of Dausa district on Satur day morning when a school jeep overturned after its tyre got busted.
Bharat DixitJaipur: After the State Government’s order to dismiss Mayor Dr Somya was cancelled by the High Court, the May or assumed office for the third time on Saturday. She arrived with the supporting councillors amidst celebrations. She attacked the govern ment and said that they harassed her a lot.
Somya said, “I saw how people were har assed. This decision is the victory of the peo ple of Jaipur. People will answer them in
2023. Truth cannot be defeated. I will contin ue to work for the devel opment of the city.”
Somya was earlier scheduled to take charge on Monday. City president Raghav
Sharma and general secretary Krishna Mo han Sharma arrived from the BJP when Somya took charge. Deputy Mayor Puneet Karnavat also reached. BJP mayoral candidate
Rashmi Saini and BJP councillor Sukhpreet Bansal also came to congratulate the may or. Apart from this, about 50 councillors of Congress and BJP were present.
Uddhav reached Jaipur here with his wife Rashmi Thackeray and son Aditya
His visit is said to be private. According to sources, he will stay in Jaipur for the next 4 days. Earlier on Friday, Aditya Thackarey walked alongside Rahul GAndhi while waving to the people lining the way. “Bharat Jodo Yatra is much more than politics, it is about the idea of India,” Aaditya Thackeray had said after marching for two hours.
Jaipur: To realise the con cept of Nirogi Rajasthan, continuous expansion of medical and health ser vices is being done. Now CM Gehlot has approved the creation of 80 new posts in the Government Satellite Hospital of Ajmer. With this approval, one post each of medicine, surgery, gynaecology, anesthesia (senior spe cialist), orthopedics, ENT, skin and night diseases, dental diseases, pediat rics (junior specialist) is now available in the hos pital. It is worth mention ing that after increasing the bed capacity in the hospital from 100 to 180, Gehlot has also provided relief by increasing the number of posts.
Kota: Kota’s Mehak Sharma left for Spain with the Indian team from IGI Airport in New Delhi to represent India at the Youth World Boxing Champi onship to be held in Lu sania Alicut, Spain from November 13 to 27.
Mehak will represent India in the 66 kg weight category.
Mehak is the only boxer from Rajasthan who is joining the In dian team in this cham pionship.
Before participating
in the championship, the Boxing Federation of India organised a programme at the Rohtak National Box ing Centre from 15 Octo ber to 10 November. It organised a training
Udaipur: A Congress councillor was arrested in Udaipur for allegedly molesting a woman in an inebriated state, po lice said. Police in formed that Councillor of Ward No. 44, Sanjay Bhagtani, has been ac cused of forcing a wom an to sit in his car and molesting her.
“Councillor Sanjay Bhagtani was arrested under Section 151 of CrPc for disruption of peace and was produced before ADM on Satur day. The woman alleged
that the accused dragged him into the car and mo lested her in an inebri ated state near Pratap Nagar Chauraha,” DSP Shipra Rajawat.
“The accused had been arrested for dis rupting the peace. The case is being investigated,”she added.
camp for all the players in the Indian team — 12 girls and 13 boys.
A team of 38 mem bers, including team coach, manager, doctor, massager, therapist will participate.
T
he State Govt has issued a notice to Dr Somya and sought a reply by November 18. After Somya assumed office, a constable on behalf of DLB gave notice to Somya. The Mayor gave a receipt after receiving the notice.
However, MLAs Kali charan Saraf, Narpat Singh Rajvi and Ashok Lahoti stayed away while Somya took over as Mayor.
Former MLAs Rajpat Singh Shekhawat and Kailash Verma were also absent.
Police informed that nearly a dozen students were also injured in the mishap.
“The incident oc curred around 11:45 am at Palodi Mod on Na tional Highway – 21. The students of Mohi ni Central Public School were heading towards Vrindavan from Bassi for a picnic when the jeep lost its balance and overturned following the tyre burst. Nearly eighteen people, including 16 children, were sitting in the bus when the mishap took place.
Eighth class student,
Over a dozen students sustained injuries in the accident.
TRACTOR RAMS INTO JEEP IN B’PUR, 2 DIE Bharatpur: Two youths were killed in the Jurhara area of Bharatpur district on Saturday when a tractor collided head-on with a bolero jeep, police said. Police informed the deceased have been identified as Irfan and Irshad. “The incident occurred between Sehsan and Ladlaka village when the victims were going to attend a family program. The speeding tractor rammed into the Bolero jeep killing two people. Irfan was declared dead by doctors, while Irshad succumbed to injuries during treatment at a hospital located in Punhana, Haryana,” police said.
Shubham and driver Lallu Ram died on the spot while the injured
children were rushed to hospital for treatment,” police said.
Jodhpur: A convocation ceremony of Indian In stitute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur was held on Saturday evening. In this, degrees were awarded to 516 students.
For the first time since 2009, more than 500 stu dents were awarded de grees at IIT Jodhpur.
The chief guest of the function was Dr Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, Axilor Ven tures, and the guest of honor was Dr Ashish Lele, Director, CSIR-
National Chemical Lab oratory, Pune.
The programme was presided over by the Di rector of IIT Jodhpur, Prof Shantanu Chod hary. Degrees were awarded to 16 PhD, 58
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mynas, pigeons and other birds and animals have been destroyed
Jaipur: The protest has intensified at the Jaipur airport over felling of around 5-dec ade-old 594 trees. On the other hand, the air port administration has now stopped the entry of people here. The airport adminis tration has stopped the cutting of trees for the last two days. But the way the trees are being cut here, there has been anger among the
environmentalists. The outline of tree cut ting was decided by the airport administration only last year.
After the privatisa tion of Jaipur Airport, when the Adani Group took over its opera tions, the airport colo
ny was vacated. Within 3 months of taking over the operations, all the houses in the colony were demolished. Meanwhile, the ani mals and birds living among the 700 lush green trees in the colo ny had also started leaving their homes.
Residents of the Air port Authority colony said that until a year ago, about 200 pea cocks used to live among these trees in the colony.
MBA, 123 M Tech stu dents at the function.
On this occasion, Di rector Professor Shanta nu, said that the number of students in IIT Jodh pur has also increased from 3,329 to 4,065.
Jaipur: More than 50 vehicles involved in il legal transportation of minerals have been seized.
The department has launched a three day special campaign against illegal mining.
Additional Chief Secretary Mines Dr Subodh Agarwal said that more than 25 vehi cles have been seized for illegal transporta tion of gravel, mason ry stone, quartz, grit, gypsum and other min erals during night pa
trolling in the state.
In Jaipur Circle it self, more than 15 vehi cles including 2 com pressors have been seized in the last 24 hours. Along with reg istering FIR, one per son has been arrested. Twelve vehicles have been seized in Udaipur, Rajsamand and Bhilwara. Along with this, penalty amount of Rs 9.37 lakh has been recovered. Similarly, one vehicle was seized in Alwar, 3 in Kotputli, one each in Sikar and Neem Ka Thana.
Jaipur: Jaipur Interna tional Airport Limited has received the Aero drome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) following which the air port has embarked on an expansion drive, a company official said. Earlier, the Airport Au thority of India (AAI) was the licence holder.
Now the private player, which is operating the Jaipur airport since Oc tober 2021, has become
the new licence holder.
The licence is given to an airport operator for ensuring complete man agement of the airport in accordance with the concession agreement.
“We have received the Aerodrome license for Jaipur International
Airport Limited. Now the complete manage ment of the airport lies with us in accordance with the concession pact. Major customercentric changes have been made at the airport and now we are looking for expansion,” said a senior official of JIAL.
The official further said unscheduled flights (chartered flights and air ambulance) and some of the international air lines will be operated from Terminal-1 when it is operationalised.
The houses of over hundreds of parrots, cuckoos,
Somya accuses Govt of hatching a conspiracy against herSupporters show victory sign as Dr Somya takes over as Mayor. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh): BJP Nation al President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Sat urday said that the cur rent Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh would be the face of the new CM of the state if the party wins the as sembly election.
He said, “We definitely are in a comfortable ma jority. The election has been contested under the leadership of Jairam Thakur and he will con tinue (to be the CM face).”
—JP Nadda, BJP National President
He also took a swipe at Congress leader Ra hul Gandhi as the latter did not participate in any campaign for HP assembly election and said that they (Con gress) are careerist leaders. As the state al
ternates between the BJP and the Congress in the last several elec tions, Nadda thinks that this would change in this electio and peo ple of the state were showing zeal to elect the “BJP” again.
Lucknow: 11 IPS offic ers including five SPs were transferred in Ut tar Pradesh.
Siddharth Shankar Meena was made the new SP in Unnao while Omveer Singh has been transferred to Ghazipur as SP. He was SP Vigi lance in Lucknow.
Hemraj Meena who was SP Railways in Prayagraj, has been made SSP Mo radabad whereas DCP in Kanpur commis sionerate Brijesh Ku mar will be the new SP of Kaushambi.
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C ongress president Anand
Saturday
Hemant Kutiyal has been put under await ing posting orders and attached to the DGP Headquarters. Similar ly, Ghazipur SP Botre Rohan Pramod has been kept in the waiting list.
2013-batch IPS officer Anurag Vats, who was posted as the SP of Barabanki, has been re lieved for central depu tation in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Gov ernment of India.
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have suffered especially the govern ment employees, the youth who are desperate due to unemployment, women and youth. who will work after Agnipath.”
Economy fast paced under PM Modi’s rule, says Amit Shah
Medical and engineering education should be in Tamil and the State gov ernment should start that, it will be easy for the students to study in their mother tongue and they can also do research and development (R&D) in their own language.
—Amit Shah, Union Home Minister
will become a USD 5-trillion economy, ” Amit Shah said.
“In the last eight years,
New Delhi: Under the pressure of RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary, byelection has been an nounced for Khatauli assembly seat in west ern UP. In fact, on Oc tober 11, the verdict came against BJP
MLA Vikram Saini from this seat in the Mu zaffarnagar riots case and he was sentenced to two years jail. But nei ther his membership was terminated nor his seat was declared va cant. On the contrary, the verdict against SP
leader Azam Khan came on 27 October and on 28 October the Speaker of the Assembly declared his Rampur seat vacant. At the same time, Jay ant Chaudhary raised the question as to why Vikram Saini’s seat is not being declared va
cant. Speaker did not declare Vikram Saini’s Khatauli seat vacant, despite his repeated questions. Then on No vember 5, the EC an nounced by-elections to Rampur assembly seat of UP and the Mainpuri LS seat vacated due to death of Mulayam Sin gh. After this, the con troversy escalated as Jayant Chaudhary and other leaders expressed their Oppn and a day later Speaker declared the seat vacant.
Nikhil Patha, who was in the waiting list, has been made SP in re gional notification Luc know in place of Brijesh Singh. Singh has been sent to Headquarters as
SP law and order.
Unnao SP Dinesh Tri pathi has also been kept in the waiting list of waiting for posting.
Dinesh Kumar Singh has been made the new SP in Barabanki.
New Delhi: The
over further investigation to a Special Investiga tion Team (SIT) at SC when it was reviewing a father’s petition stating that his son had been missing for nearly 17 years. A minor, Manoj Prajapati, pe titioner Attu’s son, was charged with violating a woman’s modesty in 2005.
New Delhi: There are some areas in Uttar Pradesh, which have been a stronghold of the Samajwadi Party for a long time. Main puri is one such region from where Mulayam Singh Yadav won the Lok Sabha elections.
Another similar SP fort was Azamgarh, which has now ‘collapsed’.
Akhilesh Yadav won the Lok Sabha elec tions from Azamgarh.
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar calls on Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Phnom Penh on Saturday.
Jagdeep Dhankhar meets Vietnam PM Pham Minh Chinh at the 19th ASEAN-India Summit on Saturday.
But after becoming an MLA this year, he re signed from his seat. On that seat, the
attended
by Vice-Presi dent Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday, India and the ten-nation bloc
affirmed the impor tance of maintaining and promoting peace, stability, maritime safe ty and security, freedom of navigation and over flight in the region” while “enhancing coop eration against terror ism and transnational crimes”. This year marks the 30th anniver sary of India’s relations with southeast Asian grouping and is being celebrated as the AseanIndia Friendship Year.
Lal Yadav Nirhua. However, he lost by a small margin of eight thousand votes and it was largely due to BSP’s Muslim candi date Shah Alam getting 2.66 thousand votes. Yet a fort of the Mulayam family has collapsed. This time, SP names Dimple Yadav as its candidate from Main puri. This seat is be lieved to be more se cure than Azamgarh and yet, the SP is wor ried about many things.
Poll body prohibits exit, opinion polls for HP, Guj
Shillai recorded the highest turnout at 77 per centFirst India Bureau Jayant is hoping that Samajwadi Party’s alliance will get him the Khatauli seat again and hoping for favourable ‘clime’, his party has also started preparations for the elections
HP CHIEF CASTS HISVOTE ‘CONG TO HAVE MAJORITY, BJP WON’T SUCCEED IN POACHING’
C hief Minister Jairam Thakur, after casting his vote in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, said the BJP is confident of a win and called upon voters to turn out in large numbers and “further strength en democracy”. “I am confident that people want to repeat this govt. I started receiv ing greetings this morning. I received PM Modi’s message a while ago, he gave me his blessings and best wishes,” he added. CM Thakur’s wife, Sadhna, said there are 50 per cent female voters and it is a big day for us.on said that the people of HP are in the mood for a change of government in the state by eliminating the BJP in the state assembly elec tions. Slamming the ruling BJP, Sharma said, “There is a climate of change. of the society They (Congress) are careerist lead ers, realised that they will gain nothing in HP and Gujarat. Once they feel they are winning or can win, they all will come here for credit. They know they won’t gain anything. So they won’t be seen. Union Home Minister Amit Shah with MOS DrL Murugan, TN Governor RN Ravi, releases a special Postal Stamp to mark the Platinum Jubilee of ‘India Cements’, in Chennai on Saturday. India-ASEAN nations to boost cooperation against terrorism Phnom Penh: With an eye on the growing Chi nese military and eco nomic assertiveness in the region, India and the 10 members of the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Na tions) on Saturday de cided to establish a com prehensive strategic partnership & enhance cooperation against ter rorism. At 19th AseanIndia Summit in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, that was “re HM Amit Shah & Vice Chairman, India Cements, N Srinivasan. the country has seen fast-paced economic growth. By 2025, India Hemant Kutiyal Siddharth Meena Anurag Vats Rohan Botre
New Delhi (PTI): It is the responsibility of all decision makers not just judges to ensure that the law does not be come an instrument of oppression but remains an instrument of jus tice, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday.
Justice Chandra chud, while speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, said it is great to have expectations from citi zens but “we need to understand the limits
as well as the potential ity of the courts as in stitutions”.
“So, how do we en sure, as citizens, that the law becomes an in strument of justice and the law does not become an instrument of op pression. I think the key is the way in which we handle the law which includes all decision makers and not just judges,” the Chief Jus tice of India (CJI) said.
What sustains judi cial institutions in the long run is the sense of
compassion, sense of empathy and ability to answer cries of citizens, he said.
“When you have the
ability to hear unheard voices in your system, (see) unseen faces in the system and then see where the balance be
Sometimes the law and justice do not necessarily follow the same lin ear trajectory. The law can be an instrument of justice but the law can be an instrument of oppression as well. We know how in colonial times the same law, as it exists in the statute books today, could be used as an instrument of oppression.
of India
—D Y Chandrachud, Chief Justicetween the law and jus tice lies then you can truly perform your mis sion as a judge,” Justice Chandrachud said.
Phnom Penh (PTI): External Affairs Minis
ter S Jaishankar on Sat urday held a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba and both the leaders discussed recent developments in the re gion, nuclear concerns and ways to end Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Jaishankar met Kule ba on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India sum mit here in the Cambo dian capital.
“Pleasure to meet FM @DmytroKuleba of Ukraine. Our discus sions covered recent developments in the conflict, the grain ini
tiative and nuclear con cerns,” he tweeted.
Jaishankar is accom panying Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar who is leading the Indian delegation to the ASE AN-India Commemora
tive Summit and the 17th East Asia Summit here. Ukraine Foreign Dmytro Kuleba took to Twitter and said that he discussed bilateral co operation and ways to end Russia’s war on
PM Modi on Saturday dedicated the RFCL plant and Bhadracha lam Road- Sattupalli rail line in the Peddapalli district of Telangana to the nation during the second of his two-day visit to the southern states. Addressing BJP workers he said it is be cause of the ‘karyakar tas’ of BJP that it has won more than 300 seats in the last LS election, PM Modi said on Satur day while addressing a public rally in Begum pet region of Telangana.
PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of var ious road projects worth over Rs 2,200 crores, namely the Medak-Sid
dipet-Elkathurthy sec tion of NH-765DG; Bod han-Basar-Bhainsa sec tion of NH-161BB; Siron cha to Mahadevpur Sec tion of NH-353C during the event. PM Narendra Modi said while address
ing a public rally in the state’s Begumpet took took a dig at the TRS say ing that the southern state now wants a gov ernment that would work for “every family” instead of “only one”.
Ukraine.
“My Indian counter part @DrSJaishankar and I met to discuss bi lateral cooperation and ways to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. I em phasized that Russia
Srinagar (PTI): J&K
Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari on Saturday said his party will hire the country’s best law yers to fight in the SC for the restoration of Articles 370 and 35A.
On August 5, 2019, the Centre revoked the spe cial status granted to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution and divid ed it into two union ter ritories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
It also abrogated Ar ticle 35A which allowed the state to define its permanent residents.
must immediately cease deadly attacks, withdraw all troops from Ukraine, and com mit to peace. We also focused on global food security,” Kuleba tweet ed. India has not yet con demned the Russian in vasion of Ukraine and it has been maintaining that the crisis must be resolved through diplo macy and dialogue.
Since the Ukraine conflict began in Febru ary, Prime Minister Nar endra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a number of times.
Social media has posed one of the great est challenges as there is real-time reporting of every little word that
a judge says in court rooms and “you are con stantly evaluated as a judge”, he said.
“There is real-time reporting of every word that a judge says in the court. Those of you who are lawyers will be able to tell your colleagues that everything said by a judge during a course of conversation in the court does not reflect either the mind of the judge or the ultimate conclusion that the judge would arrive at,” the CJI said.
“The process of judg ing that goes on in the courts is dialogic. There is free flowing dialogue between law yers in the court and the judges between themselves in an effort to unravel the truth,” he said.
“So, I do believe that we need to fashion, reengineer, find new solu tions, retrain, recoup, rethink our role in try ing to understand how we meet the challenges of the age we are living in,” he said.
New Delhi (ANI): The situation in eastern Ladakh is stable but un predictable and in spite of the onset of winter, there is no significant reduction Chinese ar my’s force levels on Line of Actual Control (LAC), Army Chief General Manoj Pande said on Saturday.
The Army Chief was speaking at the ‘Chanakya Dialogues’ here in the national capital on subject ‘Arm ing the Army-At manirbhar Bharat’. Re plying to a question of Major Gaurav Arya (retd) during ‘fireside chat’ on situation in Eastern Ladakh, Gen eral Manoj Pande said “situation is stable but unpredictable”.
New Delhi (PTI): The Modi govt is adopting a zero tolerance policy to wards the terrorism and will convey to the international commu nity India’s determina tion in its fight against the menace.
The Union Home Ministry said the govt of India is organising the 3rd Ministerial ‘No Money for Terror’ (NMFT) conference on November 18 and 19 in New Delhi where repre sentatives of 75 coun tries and international bodies will participate in the deliberations over two days.
Hosting of the NMFT conference shows the importance being given by the Modi govern ment to the issue of in
HM Amit Shahternational terrorism as well as its zero toler ance policy against the menace and having dis cussions on this issue in the international community, a home ministry statement said.Union Home Min ister Amit Shah will be participating in the conference and will con vey India’s determina tion in its fight against terrorism.
lll Meeting, boycotted by Principal Oppn AIADMK & its ally BJP, urged the state govt to ‘strongly’ register its opinions when a review petition is filed
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Sta lin on Saturday chaired an all-party meeting of representatives of legis lative parties, at which a resolution was passed, rejecting the 103rd Con stitution Amendment providing for a 10% quo ta for economically weaker sections (EWS) of the society. As per the resolution, the parties have also decided to file a review petition against the Supreme Court ver dict upholding the valid
ity of the Constitutional amendment.
The AIADMK and the BJP boycotted the meet
MK Stalin
ing. Former CM O. Pan neerselvam’s faction also did not take part in the meeting.
T he EWS reservation is contrary to the social justice princi ple prescribed in the Constitution and also against the various judgements of the Supreme Court and is also discriminatory against the poor, the resolution stated.
Representatives from the Congress, PMK, MDMK, VCK, CPM, CPI, Manithaneya Makkal
Katchi, Tamilaga Val vurimai Katchi and The Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi were pre sent. The EWS reserva tion is contrary to the social justice principle prescribed in the Con stitution and also against the various judgements of the Su preme Court and is also discriminatory against the poor, the resolution stated. It also called for the Tamil Nadu govern ment to put forth its ar gument strongly.
“You are aware about the talks on the politi cal, diplomatic and mili tary level which is going on between the two sides. Because of these talks, we have been able to find resolution in five of the seven friction points which were on the table. And it is for the next two friction points, on that we are trying to find resolu
tion,” Gen Pande said. The Army Chief re ferred to the meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coor dination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) held last month in which the two sides agreed to continue discussions through diplomatic and military channels to re solve the remaining is sues along the LAC.
Guwahati: After some of their counterparts in Tripura, at least five MLAs are likely to change party colours in Meghalaya. Along with Nagaland, these two northeastern States are headed for Assembly polls by FebruaryMarch 2023. Unlike Tripura, where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally Indig enous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) have lost their MLAs to the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance or Tipra Motha and Congress, the constituents of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government are targeting each other. The MDA is headed by Chief Minister Con rad K. Sangma’s National People’s Party (NPP).
New Delhi: The BJP condemned West Bengal minister Akhil Giri’s derogatory comments on Prez Murmu’s looks and sought his dismissal from the state govt. Union Trib al Affairs Minister Arjun Munda also demanded that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tender a public apology for Giri’s comments and clarify that at whose behest he made such “unfortunate” remarks. Munda said Giri had insulted the country and claimed that his statement exposed the state’s ruling Trinamool Cong which has been “exploiting” the tribal population.
‘Will
New Delhi: Reserve Bank
Governor Shaktikanta
California: Facebook owner Meta Platforms told employees that it would stop developing smart displays and smartwatches and that nearly half of the 11,000 jobs it eliminated in an unprecedented costcutting move were technology roles. In a meeting by Reuters, executives said they were reorganizing parts of the company, combining a voice and video calling unit with other messaging teams & setting up a new division, Family Foundations, focused on tough engineering problems. —Agencies
Das on Saturday exuded confidence that India will continue to be the fastestgrowing major economy with a likely growth rate of 7 per cent in 2022-23 on the back of strong macroeconomic fundamentals and financial sector stability.
Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit 2022, Das emphasised that the country’s economy remains resilient, supported by the banking and nonbanking sectors.
Das said the entire world has withstood multiple shocks. “I call it the triple shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, then the war in Ukraine, and now the financial market turmoil.”
New York: Crisis-struck cryptocurrency platform FTX has gone bankrupt in the United States and its chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried has resigned, it said, the latest blow in a saga that has reverberated across the digital currency landscape. The filing comes after the world’s biggest cryptocurrency platform Binance agreed to buy its rival earlier this week but backed out, leading market players to consider possible regulator responses. —Agencies
The Governor said the financial market turmoil is mainly emanating from the synchronised monetary policy tightening across the world by central banks, especially those in advanced countries, led by the US Fed, and the spillovers are being felt by the emerging market economies, including India.
He further said in this kind of successive turmoil, European Union is
Our estimate is India will this year grow by 7%. IMF has projected India will grow by about 6.8% in the current year which puts India among the fastest growing major economies in the world,” the RBI governor said.
facing a recession situation, but there are possibilities that it will avoid that.
The US is holding stable, but there are other countries where the growth has slowed down.
“So far as India is con-
Das said India has a major challenge with regard to inflation. Retail inflation in Sept raised to 7.4% from 7% in Aug on higher food and energy costs
The Governor also said India is taking over the presidency of the G20 at a time which is perhaps the most challenging year in modern times.
cerned, economy, overall macroeconomic fundamentals, the financial sector stability, all these aspects remain resilient. The banking sector that is the financial sector is stable because of all the parameters with regard to bank-
New Delhi: Terming price rise as a major challenge, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Saturday expressed hope that inflation print for October will be lower than 7 per cent. Retail inflation in September increased to 7.4 per cent from 7 per cent in August on higher food and energy costs. Das attributed the expected moderation in inflation in October to measures taken by both the government and RBI in the last 6-7 months. Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit, Das said there is no need to change the goal post for inflation targeting as higher than 6 per cent inflation would hurt growth.
ing or the non-banking lenders or the other major financial sector players,” he said.
The growth numbers are looking good in the current context, he noted.
“The IMF has projected that India will grow by
New Delhi: Vedanta Resources Chairman Anil Agarwal on Saturday said production at its semiconductor and display manufacturing unit in Gujarat will start within two and a half years of the groundbreaking ceremony. Semiconductor chips, used in cars, mobile phones and other electronics devices, are not manufactured in India at present. Vedanta-Foxconn would invest Rs 1,54,000 crore to set up the facility in Gujarat, which would create one lakh job opportunities, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel had said after the MoU was signed. —PTI
Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the coming decade will be a ‘Techade’, and technology is going to drive us.
Delivering the keynote address at YourStory’s 13th Edition ‘ Techsparks’ here, she also stressed on frugality and scalability of innovation. “.... technology driven innovators are the ones we need, who are going to look at local solutions which are affordable and have scaling up probabilities,” Sitharaman said.
She said that unless solu-
tions are cost-effective and scalable, that typical thing about India innovation is not going to be there, and without these features, things cannot be achieved as aspired. Noting that the coming decade is going to be a “techade”, and technology is what is going to drive us, the Minister said, “in technology is not just going to be looking at some fundamental things you are going to change, but to do some things using several of those, which are yet not available for many of the parts of the world.”
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday exuded confidence that the IndiaUS bilateral trade in goods and services will reach USD 500-600 billion by 2030 as their relation continues to strengthen.
On whether India will join the trade pillar of 14-member Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), Goyal said it would depend on what India will get in return.
“India and the US relations are continuously improving and strengthening and today we have a bilateral trade of about USD 175 billion (exports and imports of goods and services). I believe that in the coming 7-8 years , it will be USD 500-600 billion by 2030, when our exports in goods and services will be USD 2 trillion each,” Goyal said.
The trade between the two countries stands at about USD 175 billion at present.
While 13 member countries have joined all four subjects trade, supply chains, clean economy and fair economy under IPEF
India has opted out of the trade pillar as of now. It has joined the other 3 subjects.
On a free trade agreement with the US, the minister said America is not looking for a new trade pact with any country.
The rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee headed by the RBI Governor has been mandated by the government to keep inflation within 2-6 per cent range.
On the Indian economy, Das said the macroeconomic fundamentals remain strong and growth prospects are looking good. “We expect the October number which will be released on Monday to be lower than 7 per cent. Inflation is a matter of concern with which we are now dealing and dealing effectively,” he said.The RBI on its part increased the interest rates and the government also announced several supply side measures, he added.
about 6. 8 per cent in the current year. And that puts India among the fastest-growing major economies in the world,” he said.
Das, however, added that India has a major challenge with regard to inflation.
New Delhi: Vistara on Saturday announced non-stop flights between Mumbai and Muscat, the capital of Oman, starting from December 12. Vistara will operate daily flights between the two cities using its A320neo aircraft and will be the only airline to offer the choice of premium economy class on the route, in addition to Business and Economy Class. This new route will further aid the growing traffic between the two countries.
San Francisco: Facing a slow revenue growth, Disney has reportedly planned to reduce its workforce and freeze hiring. According to an internal leaked memo from Disney CEO Bob Chapek, seen by CNBC, the company is “limiting headcount additions through a targeted hiring freeze”.
“Hiring for the small subset of the most critical, business-driving positions will continue, but all other roles are on hold. Your segment leaders and HR teams have more specific details on how this will apply to your teams”, he wrote. “As we work through this evaluation process, we will look at every avenue of operations and labour to find savings, and we do anticipate some staff reductions as part of this review,” said Chapek.
Approximately 190,000 people work at Disney.
Additionally, the company has planned to create “a cost structure taskforce”.
FOR `337 CR
New Delhi: Godrej Properties on Saturday said that it has been declared the highest bidder for two adjacent land parcels in Noida for a total bid value of Rs 377 cr. The land parcels are located in Noida. “GPL will develop residential group housing on the land parcels located in Sector 146, Noida. The land parcels will offer approximately 3.2 million square feet of premium residential apartments of varied configurations,” Godrej Properties said.
New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has been awarded the project to build India’s first multimodal logistics park (MMLP) in Chennai by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). The project comes under the “PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP)” launched in October 2021 and is aimed at improving multi-modal connectivity and lastmile connectivity across the country, according to a statement by the ministry. The estimated project cost is Rs 1,424 crore. The total concession period is 45 years. The SPV will provide four-lane NH connectivity of 5.4 km with an estimated cost of Rs 104 crore and new rail siding to the MMLP site of a length of about 10.5 Km with an estimated cost of Rs 217 crore.
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New Delhi: Elon Muskowned electric vehicle company Tesla has started to allow other automakers to use its EV connector design. The Tesla charging connector, which combines AC charging and up to 1 mega-watt of DC in a “slim package”, is the most well-known connector in America, the company said in a blogpost. It is half the size, twice as powerful, and has no moving parts compared to Combined Charging System connectors. —Agencies
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INFLATION PRINT FOR OCT LIKELY TO BE LOWER THAN 7%, SAYS RBI GOVERNOR
Jaipur: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday said that go ing by the experience of covid pandemic, more research in the field of medical sciences is re quired.
Jaipur: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla ap preciated Indian doc tors for their services and described them as the most skilled and qualified doctors in the world.
Addressing a pro gramme of the National Academy of Medical Sciences here, Birla said that the Indian healthcare system is providing cheap and ac cessible treatment to people all over the world.
Referring to the intel
lectual power and hard work of the country’s youth, Birla said that Indian doctors are the most skilled and quali fied doctors in the world and are providing treat ment in the world’s most renowned medical institutions and are making innovations in the medical field.
He said that Indian doctors are known for
their efficiency as well as service and loyalty.
Birla also felicitated the newly elected mem bers and fellows on the occasion. Renowned liv er specialist Dr. Shiv Ku mar Sarin, Director Gen eral of Health Sciences Dr. Atul Goyal, Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr. Ajit Sood and others were also pre sent on the occasion.
Jaipur: Health Minis ter Prasadi Lal Meena while commenting on the issue of filling of ACRs of IAS officers on Saturday said that he has become a minis ter for the 3rd time and all the secretaries are doing a good job and they fill their ACRs.
“Cong high command has directed leaders not to issue statements. Even after instructions of Cong Gen Secy, only those who do not want to remain in Cong are giving statements,” said Meena.
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Jodhpur: Prestigious Manak Alankaran Award Ceremony will be held at Hotel Chan dra Imperial today. The event is organised for the remarkable contribution in the field of Journalism. Selected journalists are honoured at state level. CM Ashok Gehlot will be the chief guest at the event.
Jainacharya Dr Lokesh Muni,
founder of Ahimsa Vishwa Bharati, will preside over the event. Minister in-charge Dr Subhash Garg, ex- MP Jaswant Singh Vish noi, Rajendra Solanki of Livestock Devp Board, RIICO Direc tor Sunil Parihar, MLA Manisha Pan war will be spe cial guests.
Padam Me hta, Editorin-Chief of Jaltedeep, gave final shape to the preps.
Jaipur: State Agricul ture Minister Lal Chand Kataria met Lok Sabha Speaker Birla in Jaipur on Saturday.
Birla asked Kataria to streamline the distri bution system of ferti lizers in the state in cluding the Kota-Bundi parliamentary constit uency.
They also discussed the availability of cer tified wheat seeds and Birla asked to ensure that the seeds are made available to the farmers as per their demand.
Birla was speaking at the convocation pro gramme of Mahatma Gandhi Medical Uni versit at Sitapura in Jaipur.
“Corona has taught us a lot, seeing the kind of situation we have gone through, it is clear that there is a great need for research in the medical field,” he said.
“PM Modi himself wants that there should be more progress in medical science and there should be more innovation in India, that is why the focus is on the medical sector after the Corona pan
demic,” he added.
In the programme, Birla awarded degrees to medical and dental students.
He motivated stu dents to face the chal lenges.
“The kind of chal lenge that came during the Corona pandemic, the whole world was worried but doctors and other medicos in India served well this is the reason why we were able to fight a pandemic
New Delhi (FIB): Direc tor General of Police Umesh Mishra inspect ed the 8th Battalion of RAC in New Delhi and addressed the jawans on Saturday. This is the first time in 27 years that the battalion has been inspected by a DGP
after the 8th Battalion of RAC was shifted from Tripura to New Delhi in 1995.
Mishra held a joint contact meeting of 8th, 11th and 12th Battalions at the headquarters of 8th Battalion of RAC and listened to their
problems and discussed in detail the solutions for the same.
The Commandant of 8th Battalion Kiran Kang Sidhu said that DGP Mishra also had a mid-day meal with the soldiers at the head quarters.
like Corona,” he said. Birla said that the students have earned the degrees with great effort and their parents and teachers have a spe cial contribution in this.
The LS speaker said that there is a need to open research centers in the private medical sector. He also said that it is expected that Ra jasthan will become the center of medical tour ism.
Jodhpur: Due to the ef forts of CM Ashok Ge hlot, the national level Scouts & Guides Jam boree is to be held at Rohat in Pali district from January 4- 10, 2023. The Scout Guide State Commissioner and Advisor to CM, Niranjan Arya took a review meeting of the officers and reviewed the preparations and
gave necessary instruc tions on Saturday in Jodhpur at the office of the Divisional Com
missioner. Apart from Division al Commissioner KC Meena, many officers
attended the meeting. Arya said that this jam boree of international level will be the biggest ever organized in the state. “Got the opportu nity to host this Jambo ree after 67 years. The government will leave no stone unturned for its successful organiza tion,” he said. CM Ge hlot has approved an amount of Rs 25 crore for the 18th National Scout Guide Jamboree.
Harish Chaudhary requested ministers to take up the issue with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
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Jaipur: Congress lead er Harish Chaudhary on Saturday met Edu cation Minister Dr BD Kalla and Agriculture Minister Lal Chand Kataria and asked for their support regard ing OBC reservation.
Former
subsequent approvals from legal, RPSC and the Department of Per sonnel, it is unfortu nate that the rules were deferred in the cabinet meeting. “In many states such as Uttara khand, Punjab, and Madhya Pradesh, rules have been made for OBC reservation on the same lines. Minis ters have expressed their views, but the Cabinet approval is necessary. Our de mands were never termed unreasonable at any level,” said Har ish Chaudhary.
‘All officers doing good work; ACR is a non-issue’
Birla & Kataria discuss seeds, fertilisers in State
Govt would ensure success of Scouts and Guides Jamboree in State, says AryaVikas Sharma Om Birla presents degree to students at the Convocation ceremony of MGUMST in Jaipur. Also seen here are Dr ML Swarankar, Dr Vikas Swarankar, Dr Sudhir Dadhich and others.
Someone should learn from Nitin Gadkari the skill of ‘hooking or pulling’ dangerous bouncer balls coming towards him on political pitches that bounce uncontrollably. On November 8, at an important event of ‘TIOL’ at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi, in the presence of several corporate leaders, Gadkari heaped praises on former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Giving the ‘TIOL Fiscal Heritage’ award for the year 2022 to former Prime Minister Dr Singh, Gadkari said that ‘The economic reforms initiated by the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh in 1991 worked to show India a new direction, the country will always be grateful for it.” Gadkari advocated a liberal economic policy whose benefits would reach the poor and the farmers. Gadkari also disclosed that he intended to raise money from the common man for the construction of Indian National Highways, for which people would be able to make monthly payments at an interest rate of 8 percent per annum. It should be noted that on the previous day, Gadkari was campaigning for the party in Himachal Pradesh. But to honour Dr Manmohan Singh, he had come straight from airport to the venue of the event.
The Sangh had taken command of the Gujarat elections a year ago, reliable sources related to the Sangh revealed that after consulting the BJP top, the Sangh had entrusted the responsibility of Gujarat to more than 6,000 of its volunteers, one in each assembly. More than 40 volunteers are active.
Two main centres of election management have been set up, one in Ahmedabad and the other in Rajkot for the Saurashtra region. The BJP High Command had clearly told its workers to work in coordination with the Sangh. Perhaps this was the reason that in the Gujarat elections, the BJP cut off the tickets of its established leaders on a large scale, but there was no squabbling anywhere, the Sangh did not allow Gujarat to become Himachal, the Sangh itself took up the task of convincing the angry leaders.
The Congress may have got a new president in the form of Mallikarjun Kharge, but the functioning looks the same. In the Delhi civic polls, the responsibility of distributing tickets has again been given to the same troupe, which was accused of selling tickets indirectly in past. The chairmanship of Screening Committee for polls has been handed over to Avinash Pandey Dr. Ajoy Kumar has been made co-incharge of Delhi. The other two members are Dr KK Jayakumar and Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin, ex- MLA from U’khand. It is this team that becomes active in every election, which is said to have received the blessings of Alankar Sewai, an important member of Rahul’s team. Later Jagdish Tytler’s name was also added. BJP accused Congress of neglecting Sikhs.
RAHUL PUTS CHAVAN IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION!
Party has prepared this manifesto as per the people’s choice, says Gehlot
RaGa asked us to take opinion from masses, 6 lakh shared views: CM
Manish DesaiWhen Rahul Gandhi, heading the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, reached Nanded in Maharashtra, he was received by the former Chief Minister of the state, Ashok Chavan, for whom it was being widely discussed that he would be joining the BJP along with 12 of his supporting MLAs. The names of senior Congress leaders Balasaheb Thorat and Vijay Vadattiwar were also being mentioned.
Anyway, these speculations were strengthened when Chavan along with his 12 supporting MLAs reached there late during the trust vote motion of Shide-Fadnavis. His meeting with Fadnavis at a friend’s house during Ganesh festival was also in news. Chavan is looking for a suitable platform to bring his daughter Sreejaya into active politics. When Ashok’s father Yashwant Rao Chavan wasn’t declared as Maha CM by Congress, he reportedly got angry & formed a new party. So, this time as soon as Ashok Chavan received Rahul in Nanded, the Gandhi scion headed straight to a Gurudwara & then held an important meeting of party leaders. While speaking in that meeting, Rahul pointed to Chavan sitting next to him and said, “Look, he is sitting here, till recently there was talk of joining BJP.” Chavan was left without words.
...AND FINALLY I n Bihar’s Gopalganj seat, Lalu Yadav’s party’s candidate Mohan Gupta had to face defeat at the hands of BJP by just 1,794 votes. In this election, two undeclared friends of BJP i.e. BSP and Owaisi’s AIMIM played an important role in making BJP win. At the last moment, BSP fielded Lalu’s brother-in-law i.e. Sadhu Yadav’s wife Indra Yadav, who single-handedly got 8,008 votes, as long as Sadhu was with Lalu, he used to handle the responsibility of Gopalganj and still holds some influence there. Owaisi’s candidate got more than 12 thousand votes, Nitish Kumar did not even go for the Gopalganj by-election campaign because Mohan Gupta is a liquor businessman.
Ahmedabad: Releasing the manifesto for the Gujarat Assembly polls, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said that the party has prepared this manifesto as per the people’s choice rather than the committee that used to be formed for the work. “As Rahul Gandhi told us that people should be asked what should be there in the manifesto, they have been asked and over six lakhs people have come forward for this,” Gehlot said.
Hitting out at the ruling party in the state over the Morbi bridge accident that occurred recently, CM Gehlot said that the governance in the state was “zero”. “Apart from 8 promises of Rahul Gan-
Ahmedabad:
anywhere
Ahmedabad: CM Gehlot has targeted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal & questioned Kejriwal’s decision to withdraw from Himachal polls. “What is the reason. You are in collusion with BJP.
Kejriwal has withdrawn his campaign from Himachal. AAP had fielded candidates to break Congress votes. Kejriwal’s trick has been exposed. Gujarat people will never accept such a person,” CM said in a press conference.
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the name change. “Modi is the PM of the country. A separate stadium
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have been built in his name.
dhi, some more points will be included in the manifesto,” he said. Gehlot also entrusted that the party would win 125 seats in the upcoming election.
“There is a storm in
Jaipur: Minister Rajendra Gudha, who showed rebellious attitude against the State government, has now softened with the arrival of Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan. Gudha has also denied the talk of factionalism in the party. Gudha said that he is not afraid of a ticket, being minister or a chair.
Gudha had come to participate in the ongoing Sahastrachandi Yagya at Devpura Balaji Dham in Sikar. After attending the Yagya, Gudha while talking to the media said that there is nothing like
Sachin Pilot faction and Ashok Gehlot faction in the Congress.
“On December 3, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, all the leaders of the party will walk together in the Bharat Jodo Yatra coming to Rajasthan,” he said.
Two days ago, Gudha, while targeting the Gehlot government, had said that if Sachin Pilot was not made the Chief Minister, the party would win less than 10 seats in the upcoming assembly elections.
Gujarat as well like Himachal Pradesh. Congress is forming the government and the party’s mission is to win 125 seats that would be accomplished,” Ashok Gehlot added.
The elections will be held in two phases on December 1 & 5. The counting of votes will take place on Dec 8. BJP is in power in state for last 27 years and is considered as BJP bastion.
Gehlot asked media persons to question Kejriwal that the drive was aggressive more in Himachal than Gujarat. “Because after winning Punjab there was a lot of enthusiasm in AAP. Their party did a lot of road shows. Like they are doing in Gujarat.
Lots of promises were made, but all of a sudden AAP has have made this a very big point. Why did it withdraw completely from Himachal polls? What is the reason for this?
Either you have collusion with BJP & thus withdrew its campaign from Himachal,” he said, adding BJP ruled states have decided that OPS will not be restored.
The event will disseminate message that the disease isn’t incurable: Pawan Arora
Jaipur: Children suffering from deadly disease like cancer are an integral part of the society. In order to fight this disease with full willpower, along with proper treatment and care, they equally need love, caress, social affection and emotional support. With the objective of providing
emotional support to the children suffering from this disease, a carnival will be organised today at 11.30 a.m. at Jaipur Chaupati in Pratapnagar. About 100 children suffering from cancer will be present in this program organized on the eve of Children’s Day.
Rajasthan Housing Board Commissioner Pawan Arora said that
through this event an attempt has been made to give the message that this disease is not incurable. Patron of Can-
sent in this programme.
Arora said that there will be attractive performances by live bands and magicians for the children. The Chaupati will be decorated in an elegant manner to welcome the children. To enable the children to cherish the memory of this carnival with them for a lifetime, the kids will be presented mugs with their photographs by Studio Bigg Boss as souvenirs.
Bikaner: Taking a dig at the Gehlot govt, Union Minister GS Shekhawat on Saturday said that the Rajasthan government is engaged in saving itself.
He alleged that the State Government is not able to bring the schemes worth crores of rupees of the Centre on the ground.
Shekhawat, who was on a visit to Bikaner to attend a programme, said that the state government is not able to do any work and ministers are engaged in exposing the government.
“A minister is saying that if the CM isn’t changed, then the number of MLAs of Congress will reduce to such a small number after polls that they can travel together in a Fortuner vehicle,” he said.
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Jaipur: Highly placed sources related to Mallikarjun Kharge have hinted that the Congress High Command has taken an important decision that Gehlot’s OPS Scheme will be enforced in all Congress ruled states. The party has already made OPS an issue in Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh as main point of their poll manifesto & on Saturday, Gehlot even released manifesto in Ahmedabad. In Himachal too, Priyanka included OPS in manifesto & it is believed that OPS will become a major issue in all upcoming polls. Gehlot is the ‘founder’ of OPS and thus, this decision of High Command means just one thing that the
Jaipur: Will Priyanka Gandhi contest the Lok Sabha elections in 2024?
According to highly placed sources, Priyanka may contest Lok Sabha elections from Rajasthan, but will she contest from TonkSawaimadhopur seat of Rajasthan? Earlier Priyanka had an offer to become a Rajya Sabha candidate from Rajasthan, but she made up her mind to contest the Lok Sabha elec-
2023 polls in Raj will be contested under his leadership because OPS will be the main issue here too. This raises another question: What will happen to Sachin Pilot’s demands? Will issue of disciplinary action against DhariwalMahesh Joshi-Dharmendra Rathore be buried in the noise of OPS?
tions. However, final decision will be taken only after discussing with Gandhi family and Gehlot.
Jaipur: Acharya Pramod Krishnam, a close aide of Priyanka Gandhi, met Speaker dr CP Joshi in Jaipur on Saturday. However, while talking to the media, Pramod termed this meeting as a non-political one. Krishnam said that he met Joshi at the wedding of Amin Kagji’s daughter & went to have a cup of jaggery tea at Joshi’s house. “CM Gehlot is doing what he should do and Rahul Gandhi’s yatra will have a positive impact.”
CM’s OPS to spearhead Congress’s electoral strategy in future too?
Raj govt engaged in saving itself, says Shekhawat
On Dec 3, all will join Bharat Jodo Yatra under RaGa’s leadership, he saysMallikarjun Kharge CM Ashok Gehlot Laxman Raghav
lthough the shirt may appear unassuming and unimportant, it actually plays a crucial role in the history and culture of women. A shirt is more than just a top-of-the-body garment; women have used shirts to reinvent themselves throughout history. Shirts and blouses came to represent women’s freedom and equality, but let’s face it, we still adore shirts. The development of shirts closely parallels the advancement of women and their social roles. Early on, women’s shirts only served the purpose of covering the upper body, but men’s shirts evolved into status and power emblems. Women’s shirts fell behind when it comes to fashion for a very long period. Women’s shirts have changed over time, moving away from being only functional clothing and toward being more about style and flair. Women’s shirts evolved and took
on a more feminine shape with the addition of finer fabrics and other aesthetic alterations. The shirt’s focus shifted from pure functionality to elegance and beauty. The garment started to draw attention to women’s femininity. Shorter sleeves and lower necklines started to highlight rather than conceal a woman’s body. The idea that a woman’s body should always be hidden was disproved by this revealing, which gave women a more sensual and attractive appearance.
The shirts were once again at the forefront of social problems in the last ten or so years. A shirt was used to break down gender barriers and became a representation of even greater equality. Men and women started to find common ground as the gender divide started to converge and blur. In the world, the shirt stood for the strength and equality of women. Shirts have always represented particular decades and times they represent. They are worn by all. In their closets, everyone keeps shirts of various styles and colors. The shirt is a fantastic way to show off the wearer.
The COVID-19 pandemic the coronavirus is changing how we greet each other. The traditional Indian and far east way of greeting with folded hands and saying Namaste is slowly becoming the accepted norm the world over and replacing the conventional handshake.
Unlike a handshake, in Namaste there is no contact with the other person and so avoids any transfer of bugs, and it makes this a safe practice of greeting one another, amid all this panic and anxiety the virus has created.
The Namaste greeting is used in yoga extensively and is meant to connect both the spheres of the brain through the nerve endings of our hands. The word Namaste is derived from the Sanskrit word. Nama means bow or me, and the means you, hence namaste literally means “bow me you” or “I bow to the divine in you.”
Conventionally after folding hands together, one is expected to bow forward towards the other person and close one’s eyes as a gesture of respect. The folded palms and fingers are kept close to the heart and the hands point to the third eye that is supposed to be located between our eyebrows.
If it is done with deep feelings in the heart and with our minds surrendered, we can invite a deep union of our spirits.
Namaste in yoga is an Añjali Mudr and is practised in many Asian countries. It is used as a sign of respect and a greeting not only in India but also in Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Indonesia. It is also used among all yoga practitioners, Buddhists, Taoists, and Shintoists. The gesture is incorporated into many yoga asanas and is used for worship among Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists.
This gesture, when used as a mudra, can alleviate mental stress and anxiety and is therefore used to assist yoga and other practitioners to focus and get into a meditative state of mind. The physical execution of the pose itself helps to promote flexibility in the hands, wrists, fingers, and arms.
The folded hand greeting though called Namaste or Namask r in Hindi and Devanagri, is different in other languages. And here is the listHindi & NepaliNamaste Devanagari- Namaste and Namaskar Odia - Namaste/ Namaskar Tamil - Vanakkam Malayalam - Namaste/ Namaskaram Kannada (in Karnataka – Namaskara (singular) & Namaskaragalu (plural)
Kannada (in Northern Karnataka)Sharanu Telugu–Dandamu/ Namaskaram (singular) –Dandaalu/ Namaskaralu (plural) –Pranamamu (Formal Telugu) Bengali–Namashkar (used formally) –Pranäm (informally) Assamese - Nômôskar Marathi - Namaskar
NAMASTE IN SOUTH EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES Nepal - Namaste/ Namaskar Bhutan - Kuzoozangpo La Burma - Mingalaba Sri Lanka - Ayubowan Thailand - Sawasdee Laos - Sabaidee Cambodia - Sampeah/ Choum Reap Sur Indonesia - Selamat siang
MAR 21 - APR 20
Limiting some items from your diet will have a positive effect on your health. There is much to achieve today and you will find yourself up to it. Academic front seems favourable. You are likely to buy something you have been longing for. You are likely to spend some time in self introspection.
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While Anjali Mudra may be performed by itself from any seated or standing posture, the gesture is also incorporated into physical yoga practice as part of many full-body asanas, including:
Anjaneyasana (Crescent Moon Pose) – Lunge with arms overhead Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Pigeon Pose/ King Pigeon Pose) –Seated back-bending Hanumanasana (Monkey Pose) - Front splits
Malasana (Garland Pose) - Squat
Matsyasana (Fish Pose) – Reclining backbending Prasarita Padottanasana - Wide-legged forward bend
Tadasana/ Samasthiti (Mountain pose) – A variant of the pose used during sun salutation sequences
Utkatasana (Chair pose, literally “fierce pose”) - Low squatting with arms overhead Urdhva Hastasana (Upward salute/ Extended mountain pose) – Standing and raising arms overhead
Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I) – High lunge pose with the right knee bent and arms overhead Vrikshasana (Tree pose) - Balancing pose which replicates the graceful, steady stance of a tree.
WHAT ARE THE UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
Self-quarantine and social dis-
tancing are the first line of defence to contain the spread of the virus. These are a few precautions that we can all observe to contain the virusFrequent hand washing using soap or hand sanitiser and use them frequently both at home and when you are outside and touch any object
Keeping a distance of one to two meters when your cough
Cough or sneeze into your arm sleeve by turning your face to a side
and even have mild symptoms such as headache and slight runny nose, until you recover
Avoid travel, conferences and crowded places if it is not necessary
Covid-19 can be contained if we all follow simple instructions, and it all starts with the way we greet each other. So, Namaste is in and handshakes are out.
https://www. medindia.net/patients/lifestyleandwellness/indian-
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You will succeed in wriggling out of a tight financial situation by curbing wasteful expenditure. An outing with family promises much fun. Prepare well for a long journey, if you want to travel comfortably. Shifting to a new house or a new city cannot be ruled out for some. Plan an exclusive time with lover.
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Family issues that are leading to disputes are likely to be resolved amicably. There is a chance of somebody taking you along for a function or a party. Your standing in your professional circle is likely to get a boost. Not keeping regular in your routine can tell on your health.
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Problems faced on the financial front are likely to disappear. Someone who admires you will leave no stone unturned in appeasing you today. Those unwell are likely to recover soon through regular medication. Something may keep you from realizing your full potential on the academic front.
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
An initiative on the health front is likely to give rich dividends. Those involved in a project will be able to give a good account of themselves. Someone you despise is likely to turn over a new leaf, so let bygones be bygones. Good news awaits you on the social front.
DEC
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Something being organised on the social front may get you totally involved. Workload is likely to increase on the professional front and you’ll manage to earn a lot. Good understanding and mutual respect is likely to enhance togetherness for the newlyweds.
FEB20 - MARCH 20 Going the extra mile for someone will be greatly appreciated by all. Much hustle and bustle can be expected on the social front to your delight. You will get a chance to tap your potential on the professional front and impress those who matter. Overall it will be a good day.
ADELINEBipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover are over the moon as they have welcomed their first child- a baby girl! It was in August that Bipasha and Karan announced they are expecting their first child together.
Since then, Bipasha has been posting the loveliest pictures and videos on Instagram, documenting her pregnancy journey. The couple had been eagerly waiting for their baby and their joy knows no bounds as she is finally here!
Earlier, in an interview, Bipasha Basu shared that she and Karan had been trying for a baby before the pandemic, but then they dropped the idea after the pandemic hit. “In 2021 we decided to try again, and God has been kind, we conceived,” she said.
Singer Mame Khan launched Desert Rose in Jaipur on Saturday. During the occasion, he raised the prestige of Rajasthan by performing in 60 countries. While interacting with the media, the singer said, "There is nothing
wrong with recreating songs. But the creation should be made like a fusion of singers' songs, not confusion. Because sometimes that too is made, which does not freeze. He also shared insights into his journey as a sing-
er. There are 6 songs in his new album, which have been prepared according to the choice of the youth. He further added that he manages to maintain his voice even after singing for a long time, he said, Singer's throat is
like a bowl. The more you brush it, the more it will shine. My condition is also the same because I start my Riyaz in the morning which continues throughout the day. This is the only reason I have been able to maintain my voice.
at Jaipur Marriott Hotel on Saturday.
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.inAfter mesmerising the audience with the energetic song Jungle Mein Kaand, Bhediya costars Kriti Sanon and Varun Dhawan gave some glimpse of their Magical
Every child has a dream to live like a werewolf or a superhero, as currently, you are living that dream. What was your reaction when you read the script?
I was very happy when I got to read this script, indeed it is my dream role and without wasting a single minute my inner actor jumped like a Bhediya to get this role, I wanted to feel this Bhediya's every emotion and for that I had taken many ani-
prepare yourself for this energetic supernatural movie?
This movie is different from all our previous releases and we have invested our Blood, Sweat and Tears in this extremely precious movie of ours. I had taken advanced exercises to get that strong physique like Bhediya whereas Kriti had also experimented with her looks.
Did you get inspiration from the movie JUNOON?
Yes, you can say that, I used to watch that movie a lot and it's a matter of pride that we have such great movies through which we can take
inspiration.
What is the message you learnt from the movie? Through this movie, we are trying to educate people that all animals and humans are equally important and we need to respect each other's existence. We need to protect our environment so all of us can live together happily.
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saree features all-over sequin details. The classic appeal of square-shaped sequins on a colour-rich saree effortlessly translates it into a stand-out ensemble.
Kriti Sanon was recently spotted in a contemporary blingy saree by Akanksha Gajria. The orange-hued
Celebrity fashion stylist Sukriti Grover styled Kriti’s sequin saree with a bralettestyle satin blouse that definitely added an oomph factor to the saree look. The satin blouse featured a darker shade of tangerine with a bustier neckline and thin straps.
The Bhediya actress's look epitomizes a sartorial way to pull off a saree look.
adhika Apte is one of the most talented actors in Bollywood.
Radhika was recently asked about facing rejection because the other actors get valued more to which she told interviewer Siddharth Kannan, “There’s truth to this, but it becomes sensationalized and it changes its tonality. Age is a factor and you cannot deny the fact that people want younger actresses in bigger commercial films; it’s just a fact, a younger or conventional image that they want. You can see the number of surgeries people do. There is an image that we are chasing and not just in India, across the globe.”
Aryan Khan turned a year older and celebrated his 25th birthday on November 12. On this occasion, Ananya Panday took to her Instagram stories and dedicated a special birthday wish for him. She posted a
major throwback picture that shows Ananya and Aryan from back when they were little kids. While Aryan can be seen in a red tshirt, Ananya can be seen in a cute pink frock. The picture is just too cute! Meanwhile, in her caption, she wrote that she misses baby Aryan, and called him her ‘first and forever best
“Missing baby Aryan happy birthday to my first and forever best friend @__ aryan__,” wrote Ananya
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Army Wives Welfare Asso ciation (AWWA) Lit fest ‘Abhivyak ti Season 2’ was inaugurat ed at JKK on November 12, Jaipur by Archana Pande, President AWWA. Abhivyakti aims to showcase and promote the literary tal ents and artistic skills of Army wives to the world at large.
The inaugural day of the three-day Lit Fest was an eventful one lined up with interac tive sessions with the
authors, poetry recitals, workshops, panel dis cussions and book launches. A few mes merising cultural and musical performances added colour to the events of the day.
President AWWA Archana Pande inaugu rated the event with the customary ribbon cut ting and lighting of di yas. Thereafter, she launched the book’Amaltas’ written
by Nidhi Khali Dhyani. The AWWA President also took a tour of the venue and appreciated the efforts put in for the conduct of the event.
Addressing the gath ering thereafter, she
spoke on the important role of AWWA in sup porting Army wives in all their endeavours. She also spoke about the journey of ‘Abhivyakti’ and its role towards women’s empowerment.