First India-Jaipur Edition-16th October 2022

Crucial

Another targeted killing

Kashmiri Pandit shot dead by terrorists in J&K’s Shopian

Police said area has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to nab assailants Moni Sharma

POOREST OF POOR SHOULD UNDERSTAND...

PM Narendra Modi bats for laws to be written in simple, regional languages

IT IS PERSONAL: VIJAY RESIGNS AS SECURITY ADVISOR OF MHA

New Delhi: Decorated police officer K Vijay Kumar, who was credited for eliminating forest brigand Veerappan, has resigned as the senior security advisor in Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Kumar, who put in his papers sometimes ago due to personal reasons, vacated his accommodation in Delhi and relocated to Chennai.

KERALA GOVERNOR MOHAMMED KHAN’S

FB ACCOUNT HACKED

New Delhi: Kerala Guv Arif Mohammed Khan’s Facebook account was hacked on Saturday.

“The matter has been reported and efforts are on to restore page,” Khan said. There are 3 posts that show constructionrelated videos, along with descriptions in Arabic.

SC STAYS RELEASE OF PROF GN SAIBABA, 5 OTHERS FROM JAIL

New Delhi: Supreme Court on Saturday stayed release of ex-DU professor and others from jail while suspending the Bombay High Court judgment discharging GN Saibaba in a UAPA case accusing him of Maoist links. SC said that trial court had convicted him after a detailed appreciation of the merits of the case.

IIT ASPIRANT FROM WEST BENGAL KILLS SELF IN KOTA

Kota: A 16-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of a residential building in Kota on Friday. Police informed the victim, Swarna (16), a native of West Bengal, committed suicide as he was under stress due to studies.

Srinagar: In another terror attack on a minority in Jammu and Kashmir, a Kashmiri Pandit was shot dead by terrorists in Shopian on Saturday. The Kashmiri Pandit received bullet injuries initially in the terror attack in South Kashmir's Shopian district. The victim was rushed to the district hospital in Shopian.

The victim has been identified as Puran Krishan Bhat. He was targeted outside his residence on Saturday morning.

Kashmir Zone Police, in its statement, said that the area is cordoned off and search is in progress.

“Terrorists fired upon a civilian (minority) Shri Puran Krishan Bhat while he was on way to orchard in Chowdari Gund of Shopian. He was immediately shifted to hospital for treatment where he succumbed. Area cordoned off. Search in progress,” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.

IED SPOTTED IN J&K’S

BANDIPORA REGION

Bandipora: Vehicular movement on the BandiporaSopore road between Badyara and Kanbathi villages in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district has been halted after security forces detected an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), officials said.

5 DRUG PEDDLERS

BOOKED UNDER PSA

Five drug peddlers were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam, police said on Saturday. 5 notorious drug peddlers were booked after obtaining formal detention orders from authority, police said.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s administration on Saturday terminated 5 government employees for their links with various terrorist outfits. One of the 5, Tanveer Saleem Dar was known as the most important terrorist commander and logistics provider of Lashkar-eToiba in Srinagar city.

Attack on Puran Krishan Bhat by terrorists in Shopian is a dastardly act of cowardice. My heartfelt condolences to bereaved family. I assure the people that the perpetrators and those aiding and abetting terrorists will be severely punished.

—Manoj Sinha, Lt Governor of J&K

New Delhi (ANI): Emphasizing on reforms in the judicial system, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said laws should be written in simple and regional languages so that even the poorest of poor can understand the new legislation.

PM Narendra Modi was addressing the inaugural session of All India Conference of

Law Ministers and Secretaries at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat via video conferencing. More on P5

‘HIMACHAL KI PUKAR, PHIR BHAJPA SARKAR’

“Jai Hatti, Jai Matti” - Union Home Minister Amit Shah gets warm welcome in hill state. Shah addresses a public meeting, ahead of the HP Assembly elections, in Sirmaur on Saturday. Shah took to Twitter a video in HP writing ‘Himachal ki pukar, phir Bhajpa sarkar’. P5

‘Pak is dangerous nation in world’

Washington: US President Joe Biden at a DCCC Reception in LA described Pakistan as “one of the most dangerous nations” in the world which holds “nuclear weapons without any cohesion.” When has Pak shown aggression, said Imran on Biden’s remark.

Gehlot sings peans on Rahul, claims he has made history with Bharat Jodo Yatra!

Pramod Raghavan

Ballari: CM Ashok Gehlot participated, for the third time since its start and first time after the rebellion of Rajasthan Congress MLAs, in Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday at Ballari in Karnataka. Gehlot addressed the rally organized and praising Rahul and described him as

who made history through Yatra’.

RAHUL-GEHLOT BALLARI MEET NOT ENTHUSIASTIC!

New Delhi: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Rahul Gandhi bonded during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday as Gehlot joined the yatra for the third time on Saturday in Karnataka’s Ballari. Since it was a fi rst meeting after ‘rebellion’ of Rajasthan Congress MLAs, the political quarters were intrigued as to the ‘equation’ between Rahul and Gehlot. It was when

former CM Siddaramaiah was addressing the rally when Rahul asked Venugopal to shift and called Gehlot to sit besides him.

Thereafter, a long discussion ensured between Rahul Gandhi and Gehlot on the stage itself. During this, a comfort level was observed in both politicians’ ‘body language’ and ‘face value’. However, it is reported that, prima facie, the conversation was not very good.

Vice-President

Jagdeep

CCP’s term to end on Oct 22, Xi may retain Beijing: Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Congress will end on October 22. The media briefing comes a day ahead of over 2,000 delegates coming in for a closed-door conclave where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure a historic 3rd term in power.

5 J&K GOVT STAFF TERMINATED FOR TERROR LINKS

Security forces cordon off the area after militants shot dead a Kashmiri Pandit Puran Krishan Bhat outside his residence, in the Shopian District of South Kashmir, on Saturday. —PHOTOS BY ANI

Terrorists shot him from back near his residence. The victim is self employed and is survived by two children – a boy and a girl. —An eye witness

Amit Mishra

Rahul Gandhi in conversation with CM Ashok Gehlot during public meeting as part of Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Bellari on Saturday.

Woman gangraped on the pretext of business deal

The victim was allegedly gangraped by three men in Chhattisgarh First India Bureau

Jaipur: A 42-year-old woman, hailing from Jaipur’s Karni Vihar area, was allegedly gan graped by three men in Chattisgarh on the pre text of business deal related to franchise partnership, police said. Police informed the accused has been identified as Neeraj Agarwal (43). “The vic tim is in the laundry business and came in contact with the ac cused through a com mon friend in 2018. The accused promised to make her business part ner and open branches

in other cities of the country on a franchise basis. The victim had gone to Raipur in Chat tisgarh where she given a coffee mixed with some intoxicating and then gang-raped by

Neeraj and two other men,” police said. “The accused even filmed her obscene videos and blackmailed her. Later, she was gan graped by the accused,” police added.

‘Revenue amendments will speed up disposal of cases’

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Revenue Minis ter Ramlal Jat, during the state-level function at the Secretariat on Revenue Day, said that it is a special day for the department. He said that amendment in the laws of the revenue de partment will speed up the disposal of pending cases and people will get its direct benefit.

He expressed satis faction over the achieve ments of the Prashasan

speedy disposal of rev enue related cases.

He congratulated the revenue officials, who were honoured for their excellent work at the district level and said that the department is directly connected with the common man.

SAINT BOOKED IN JALORE FOR RAPING A WOMAN

Jalore: A saint in Jalore has been booked for al legedly blackmailing and raping a woman under the Karda Police Station area, police said. Police informed the accused has been iden tified as Sant Surjandas. “. The victim was threatened and raped at her home by the accused. Based on a complaint, an FIR has been filed and the matter is being investigated,” police said. “An FIR has also been filed by Saint Sur jandas in Sanchore Police Station alleging blackmail ing by the woman and demanding Rs. 5.5 lakhs from him,” police added.

POCSO SENTENCES

Man gets death sentence for raping minor in Pali

First India Bureau

Pali: A POCSO court in Pali on Saturday awarded death sen tence to a man for rap ing and murdering a ten-year-old minor girl nearly ten months ago. Sources informed the incident took place un der the Takhatgarh Police Station area of Pali district in Janu ary 2022 wherein the victim was raped by accused Narpat Singh and then strangulated to death. “A charge sheet was filed in the court on February 9. A total of 36 witnesses were examined during the trial,” said counsel Kamlesh Devra. POC SO Court No. 3 Judge Surendra Kumar found Narpat Singh

guilty and sentenced him to death.

In a similar inci dent, the Ajmer POC SO court has sen tenced a man guilty of raping a minor girl.

The court has also im posed a penalty of Rs. 49,000. Special Public Prosecutor Rupendra Kumar Parihar in formed that the ac cused, Suresh, a resi dent of Beawar town in Ajmer, was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl in Beawar.

Spurious ghee, milk seized across State

First India Bureau

Jaipur/Bikaner/Al

war: Owing to the fes tive season, officials of the health and food de partment conducted raids in various parts of Rajasthan on Saturday and seized large amounts of spurious ghee and milk. In Jaipur, a team from the food de partment raided an es tablishment in the Har mada area and seized

317.5 litres of Saras ghee, 135 litres of Krish na Ghee and 69.55 litres of Amul Ghee. The ac tion was taken in the Rajiyawas area of Har mada by Food Security officers Ratan Godara and Naresh Chejara.

A similar action was taken in Bikaner where in 420 litres of adulter ated ghee of different brands were seized from Ambika and Company located at Phad Bazaar.

PREPS FOR DIWALI

Longewala hero Bhairon discharged from hospital

Gaon ke Sang campaign and said that the Dis trict Collector and the officers of the depart ment should give new suggestions for the

DIGEST

PEOPLE SUFFER POWER WOES FROM PAST ONE MONTH IN MANYAWAS VILLAGE

Jaipur: The electricity system in the entire Shiv Vihar-C (village Manyawas) including the city has become weak, due to which the residents are very upset.

Due to frequent power outages throughout the day, household appliances are getting faulty. There is no improvement even on the complaint. The residents of the colony said that in the last one month, in the last 24 hours, the power went off dozens of times, due to which the electrical equipment is malfunctioning.

POLICE AND DST TEAM RECOVER JEWELLERY WORTH `1 CR FROM BUS

Bhilwara: Swaroopganj police and the DST team arrested two accused and recovered a huge quantity of gold and silver jewellery from a private travel bus at Udwaria toll plaza on the information of the in former. Supply was to be made from Ahmedabad in Gujarat to different places of Raj under the guise of fake bills. Police carried out the action even before the supply. As per the police, on Saturday morning information was received from the informer.

The implementation of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act on October 15, 1955 was a historic step for the farmers, due to which the farmers got the ownership rights of the land.

Illegal collection of toll at State highways

Barmer: Murder accused of RTI activist arrested First India Bureau

Girl mauled by stray dog dies in Bhilwara

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Illegal recovery is being made from ex empted vehicles on State Highways. The 31 toll plazas on 14 state high ways are making an il legal recovery. All these toll plazas are operated by RIDCOR. Without prior notice, FASTag was started secretly at the start of September. Recovery is also being made from exempted ve

hicles through FASTag, and there is no tech nique for non-recovery from exempted vehicles.

In such a situation, il legal recovery continues through NHAI’s FAST ag. Despite the com plaint, RIDCOR hasn’t taken any action. Most of the tolls do not even put the board of FASTag lane, and even notice boards of vehicles ex empted from toll areas are also removed.

NEW HERITAGE CITY

Barmer: In the Barmer RTI activist assault case, SOG on Saturday produced the prime ac cused before the compe tent court. A day earlier SOG had arrested the accused from his native village. RTI activist Amraram Jat, a resi dent of Jasoda Ki Beri village under Gida po lice station area, was kidnapped and assault ed around ten months ago when he was re turning to his home from Jodhpur.

It was alleged that af ter being kidnapped the victim was taken to an isolated location where seven accused brutally assaulted him.

Dhariwal releases logo, file cover of scheme

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A special logo of the proposed Heritage City of JDA, the format of the lease, the application form, the letter prepared in heritage form were released on Saturday

Jaipur: JDA will issue the land lease in the new format under its pro posed Heritage City scheme. Even the lease application and file cov er will have a new for mat. On this occasion, a special logo of the scheme was also re leased. Minister Shanti Dhariwal released these three drafts on Saturday. JDA has issued a notifi cation regarding imple menting the scheme

proposed on Agra Road in a massive area of 6.20 square kilometres.

UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal said that our Congress government

had announced setting up a separate Jaipur named Heritage City in 2010. Our government lasted till 2013, but it could not be developed during that period. Now, it will take shape. It was decided to build a new Heritage City on the lines of the old walled city. The actual plan was to make a New Heritage City in 13 sq km, but some of its parts are coming under the Ecological zone and Ring Road.

Bhilwara: In a dog bite case, a young girl died on Thursday in Mandal garh, Bhilwara. On Fri day, the father per formed the last rites of the daughter. About two weeks ago, her daugh ter was bitten by a street dog. The girl was treated and discharged.

But suddenly, her health deteriorated again and later, the girl died.

The girl’s father, Ma hadev Jat, said their fam ily lives in Thabol village, Mandalgarh of Bhilwara.

His daughter Khushi (9) was playing outside the house at around 5 pm on September 27. Mean while, the street dog at tacked Khushi. Hearing

the screams of the daughter, the family members came and shooed away the dog. In a blood-soaked condition, the girl was immediately taken to the nearest health cen tre, Government Ma hatma Gandhi Arogya Sadan. The girl was given treatment as per the rabies protocol.

Jodhpur: Bhairon Singh, who dis played valour in the Battle of Longewa la, fought in the Thar desert during the Indo-Pak war in 1971, sent home by the BSF on Satur day after being dis charged from the hospital.

With his strong will power, Singh has overcome the disease and now the eighty-year-old warrior has fully recovered. Singh, who was admitted to AIIMS Jodhpur for the past 17 days, was discharged on Friday night.

Singh, a resident of Solankia Tala village in Jodhpur district, retired from BSF in 1987.

His son, Sawai Sin gh, said that he was admitted to AIIMS on September 27 af ter having chest pain and fever.

JDC Ravi Jain reviews various schemes with senior officers

Jaipur: The Jaipur De velopment Authority Commissioner, Ravi Jain took a review meeting with all the Zone Deputy Commis sioners and senior of ficers on Saturday. In the meeting, Prashasan Shehron Ke Sang abhi yan-2021, online report of encroachments on lands owned by JDA, DTS case, Rajasthan Sampark Portal case, discussion on new pro posed schemes on JWI

lands (Google Map on land map, Super Im pose) etc. was discussed.

JDC gave instruc tions to make the pen dency of DTS case and

Abhishek Shrivastava

A truck carrying 1500 litres of adulterated milk was seized in Alwar.

First India Bureau

Rajasthan Sampark Portal cases zero. It was informed in the meet ing that the work of geo location of 446 plots has been completed.

Nirmal Tiwari

Rajeev Gaur

Deceased Khushi

—FILE

PHOTO

Shanti Dhariwal, GS Sandhu, Ravi Jain and others releasing the drafts and special logo of the scheme in Jaipur on Saturday.

Preparations have started for the celebration of Diwali festival.

Tripolia Bazaar is being decorated ahead of the festival, the market witnessed traffic too on a Saturday afternoon.

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Ramlal Jat in meeting at the Secretariat on Revenue Day.

Jaipur: A doctor of a private hospital has been booked on charges of sexual harassment with a female patient. The case has been registered at Vidyadhar Nagar police station on the complaint of the father of the victim. The complaint mentions that the doctor sexually harassed the patient in the hospital emergency room. The girl was injured in the ac cident and was taken to the hospital. Vidyadhar Nagar police station incharge Virendra Kuril is investigating the matter.

RAJ AGAIN TOPS

IN AUCTIONING OF MAJOR

MINING BLOCKS

Jaipur: Rajasthan has once again topped the auction of major miner als with mining blocks now being auctioned at premium rates. After Bagawas in Jaipur, now the Dhulkhed-Jeepia block of Bhilwara is being auctioned at pre mium rates. Bhilwara’s Dhulkhed-Jeepia iron ore block auctioned for composite licence at a 117 per cent premium. The Bagawas iron ore block ML was auctioned at 452 per cent premium. Three manganese blocks of Banswara were also auctioned.

—Nirmal Tiwari

ASPIRING IITian ENDS LIFE IN FRONT OF MOM IN KOTA SUICIDES

Swarna, a native of Bengal, jumps off the ninth floor of a residential building

Bhanwar S Charan

Kota: A 16-year-old IIT aspirant ended his life in front of his mother by jumping off the ninth floor of a residen tial building in Kota on Saturday.

Police informed the victim, Swarna (16), a native of West Bengal, committed suicide as he was under severe stress due to studies.

“Class XI student Swarna was studying at a coaching centre and preparing for an IIT en trance exam. On Friday afternoon, he jumped in front of her mother

Locals rushed Swarna to the hospital for treatment, but he died on the way.

from the ninth floor of a residential building located in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar under the Jawa har Nagar Police Sta

NEET ASPIRANT DIES OF LIVER INFECTION IN KOTA, 35 STUDENTS UNWELL; POLLUTED WATER LIKELY CAUSE

Kota (PTI): An 18-year-old NEET aspirant diag nosed with hepatic encephalopathy died during treatment at a private hospital here, an official said on Saturday. Victim Vaibhav Roy was among the 36 students from the Jawahar Nagar area here who were suffering from the disease in the last few days.

Of these, 18 have recovered, while the others are under treatment at three private hospitals. Kota chief medical and health officer (CMHO) Dr Jagdish Soni told PTI that three water suppliers in the area were found to be supplying contaminated drinking water to coaching institutes, hostels, and canteens.

Trains full, airfares skyrocket ahead of Diwali festivities

Heavy rush on routes connecting Bihar, UP, and West Bengal

Kashiram Choudhary

Jaipur: The upcoming festive season of Diwali has brought a huge struggle for passengers going to their homes.

tion area,” police said. “The boy was under severe stress due to studies, following which, he took the ex

treme step to end his life by jumping from the window of the apart ment. Swarna sustained head injuries in the mis

Will try to give my best to Raj judiciary: Chief Justice Mithal

Kamal Kant

Jaipur: Newly elected Chief Justice of Ra jasthan High Court Pan kaj Mithal on Saturday said that from the expe rience of Allahabad and Jammu and Kashmir, he will try to give his best to the judiciary in Ra jasthan.

Mithal was address ing the central executive meeting of the All India Association of Retired Judges of the Supreme

Rural Games event at SMS Stadium today

Court and High Courts of India held today in Jaipur.

The meeting was chaired by Justice K L

Hearing deferred on plea against Rohit Joshi’s bail

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The Delhi High Court on Saturday de ferred the hearing on a plea challenging the an ticipatory bail granted to Rajasthan Cabinet Minister Mahesh Joshi’s son Rohit Joshi in an alleged rape case filed against him by a 24-year-old woman.

Sharma at hotel Jaipur Ashoka in Banipark in which judges from many states including UP, Delhi, MP and Ker

ala took part.

“I have come here with the intention of do ing something. I am very proud to come to Rajasthan. Rajasthan itself boasts of vast cul ture and history of he roes,” he said.

He said that coming to Rajasthan, which is also the place of Shrinathji, is a matter of pride for him and he considers it a blessing of God.

He was accompanied by his wife.

hap and succumbed to injuries while on way to the hospital,” police added. The incident was captured on CCTV.

On one hand, airfares are sky-high, while on the other there are no seats available on trains. Trains run full from Jaipur to most cit ies. Heavy rush is being observed while booking tickets for trains to Ut tar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal routes.

Alongside, there is a long waiting before Di wali for trains for Mum

bai and Jammu Tawi too. In most trains, it has become impossible to book a seat. The trains which have ticket bookings open come with waiting up to 350.

Similar is the situa tion for trains running between Jaipur and Lucknow. Seats are not available on Marudhar Express on October 21, 25, 28, and 30. ‘Regret’ is also seen in the sleeper class of Train 19269 at Porbandar-Muzaffar pur on 21 October.

Leopard strays into Jagatpura area, foresters fail to respond

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Panic gripped the residents of a colo ny in the Jagatpura area on Friday night after a leopard was spot ted roaming the streets.

Eklavya, a resident of Palm Court colony in Jagatpura, informed that he spotted a leop ard around 10 pm in his colony.

“I was on an evening walk on Friday night. Suddenly, I spotted a leopard coming from

the opposite direction, following which, I im mediately ran inside the house,” Eklavya said.

The movement of the Leopard was captured

in the CCTV footage. The locals informed the officials of the forest department, but none of them reached the spot till late at night.

Live betting racket busted inside SMS Stadium, 37 arrested

Satyanarayan Sharma

Jaipur: The crime branch of Jaipur Police Commissionerate has busted a live cricket bet ting racket and arrested 37 men from inside the SMS Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday.

Jaipur: The state-level event Rajiv Gandhi Ru ral Olympics will be held on October 16 at SMS Stadium.

Sports Council Presi dent Krishna Poonia is making all efforts to make this rural sports event a grand success.

Krishna Poonia went even to the houses of the leader of the Opposition Gulabchand Kataria with an invitation. Krishna invited BD Kal la and Harish Chaud hary and also Governor Kalraj Mishra. CM Ashok Gehlot will be the chief guest of the inau gural programme.

The High Court has fixed January 11, 2023, as the next hearing date.

Joshi submitted the reply before the court in which he reiterated that the allegations against him are not true, sourc es said. The court had issued a notice on July 21 to Rohit Joshi on a plea challenging his an ticipatory bail.

RAJE AT SHAKAMBARI TEMPLE

As election nears, workers asked to ‘be ready’

Manoj Tank & Manoj Khedar

Udaipurwati: Former Chief Minister and Na tional Vice-President of BJP Vasundhara Raje has called upon the workers to ‘get ready’ and start working as less than 350 days are left for the oppressive State Government. Raje worshipped at the Shakambari temple for two and a half hours in the presence of 51 pun dits on Saturday.

Raje said that farmers, traders, unemployed, la bourers and women are

VISITS 9 TEMPLES

Raje had a target to visit nine Durga temples, which was completed with the darshan of Shakamb hari Mata. Before this, she visited other prominent temples in Mount Abu, Ban swara, Gujarat, Bhin mal, MP, Deshnok, Bikaner, and Amer.

last year’s compensation has not been received yet. The farmers’ loan was not waived off in 10 days. Despite not giving full electricity, the bills were increased by one and a half times.

The bookies were watching the match live and using mobile phones to operate the racket.

“The bookies were running a live cricket betting racket from SMS Stadium and were plac ing bets 30 seconds be fore the live telecast of the match. Those 37 ar rested belong to states such as UP, Delhi, Hary

ana and others. Nearly 70 mobile phones and notebooks detailing transactions worth crores of rupees were recovered during the po lice action,” informed a senior police official.

“The accused were arrested after the SMS Stadium was gheroad and later caught redhanded while running the live cricket betting racket,” police added.

Man gives triple talaq to wife on phone in Ramganj, plaint filed

First India Bureau

all unhappy with this government. “The Chief Minister remembered

after four days of heavy rains that he would give compensation. However,

Through Dev Dar shan Yatra, Raje and her supporters tried to show political power. After a short message, the sup porters started prepar ing for the welcome. Of fice-bearers could not stop themselves and came to see her.

Jaipur: In Jaipur’s Ramganj police station, a woman has registered a complaint of triple ta laq. The victim’s hus band left the woman by saying talaq thrice on the mobile phone when she had called up her husband to explain the court’s decision. The two had a dispute. The man said that she has no right to be his wife.

SHO Bhuri Singh said that Najmin (23), a resident of Mohalla Ma

havatan, Ramganj, has filed a report regarding triple talaq. On 12 Janu ary 2019, she married Jafar Ali (23), a resident of Babu Ka Tiba. Na jmin later complained of domestic violence against her in-laws.

On July 18, 2022, the court issued orders against the husband, brother-in-law and mother-in-law. As per the court order, the wife and her son were to be paid Rs 8,000 per month. Besides, an amount of Rs 25,000 was to be giv en for mental, physical, and emotional trouble.

On October 11, 2022, the victim called up her husband to inform him about the court’s deci sion. Jafar said, “You did an un-Islamic act by su ing your husband.”

Naresh Sharma

Leopard roams freely near Palm Court colony in Jagatpura.

Vasundhara Raje offers prayers at Shakambari temple.

Former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot reaches Saifai, and pays tribute to Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday. Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav is also seen.

Krishna Poonia gives invitation to Governor Kalraj Mishra.

Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal speaks during the central executive meeting of the All India Association of Retired Judges.

XI PREPARES TO EXTEND HIS REIGN AT 20th PARTY CONGRESS

INDIA GETTING SELF-RELIANT IN DEFENCE SECTOR AT RAPID PACE

China today is the second most powerful country in the world. President Xi’s ambition is to make China to become numero uno. A powerful China has always been hegemonistic. SinoIndian bilateral relations are, since 2020, tense and strained. China is the only P5 country in the UN Security Council which is opposed to India becoming a permanent member of the Security Council

K NATWAR SINGH

Today, the 20th Party Con gress of the Communist Party of China – CCP has begun in Beijing. It will cer tainly give President Xi Jin ping, an unprecedented third term as general secre tary of the Party and the Chairmanship of the all im portant Central Military Commission.

President Xi Jinping is 69 years old and in good health. His Presidency will, with out doubt be renewed in March 2023 by the National People’s Congress. Mr Xi Jinping has earned the rep utation of being the most powerful leader since Mao Tse Tung- (1893-1976). I have not met President Xi, Mao I met and saw many times during 1956-58, when I was posted in Peking (not Bei jing)

Mao had a commanding presence and founded the Peoples Republic of China on 1st October 1949. From his photographs President Xi appears to lack Mao’s charisma. Mao inherited a poor, underdeveloped coun try. President Xi a rich and developing one.

According to one report “there is much less corrup tion now than when he took

DISAPPOINTING

My dear Natwar, I have been meaning to write to you for some time but life has a habit of becoming confused and one is constantly involved in time-consuming activities that pay no dividends. At the end of the day, I am conscious of many wasted hours and yet I have not been unoccupied a single minute. This is the answer to your question as to why I wish to leave this post.

I like your ideas of attending the Security Council debate on Apartheid and will get in touch with the PM. Unfortunately, your letter arrived just after he had left. It seems natural that I should be associated with this debate but the thinking of the Government does not always coincide with mine.

The AICC is just over and I must say it was conducted in a more business like fashion than I had hoped. Speeches were good and to the point and the Prime Minister spoke on 2 occasions firmly and well. His main difficulty now is getting around as his left leg is weak and I doubt if it will get much better. But for this he has improved and one hopes that this progress will continue if he is careful to take sufficient rest.

The burning topic of the day in India is Shiekh Abdullah’s release and passions are deeply involved. So far, he has merely been letting off steam and I suppose this is natural after a decade’s incarceration. I wonder what tune he will play on his return from Pakistan. Except for the Swatantra Party- and even they are not unanimous on this point- the whole of India is united in pressing the Prime Minister not to give way on the matter of Kashmir’s accession. The new Prime Minister, Sadiq, had lunch with me today. He is a quiet little man, but firm and, I think, as well able to handle this intricate business as anyone else in Kashmir. One thing in his favour is that he does not talk.

I will write again as soon as there from Delhi.

[Vijay Lakshmi Pandit]

over as general secretary from President Hu Jintao. President Xi in 2021 appar ently said that China had achieved ‘Complete Victory’ in its attempt to eradicate poverty.

China today is the second most powerful country in the world. President Xi’s ambition is to make China to become numero uno. A powerful China has always

Affectionately

been hegemonistic. SinoIndian bilateral relations are, since 2020, tense and strained. China is the only P5 country in the UN Secu rity Council which is op posed to India becoming a permanent member of the Security Council. Does Chi na have no problems. It does. Many, but I will ad dress them on some other occasion.

PRESIDENT XI JINPING IS 69 YEARS OLD AND IN GOOD HEALTH. HIS PRESIDENCY WILL, WITHOUT DOUBT BE RENEWED IN MARCH 2023 BY NATIONAL PEOPLE’S CONGRES

WHAT KIND OF A CONG PREZ WILL KHARGE BE?

What kind of a Congress President will Mallikarjun Kharge make. You will find the answers in the interview he gave to the Indian Express on Friday, October 14. Ques tion: “How will a non-Gandhi presidency work?”. Answer: “Without the Gandhi’s, you can’t (operate)… you have to take their guidance. They sac rificed for this country……..”. Question: “You are staunch family loyalist……so will the Gandhi’s be consulted before each decision, once you be come president?” Answer: “It is not necessary each and every time. But long experi ence of Sonia Gandhi, 20 years as party president, two years of Rahul Gandhi….. they know the people in every nook and corner of the coun try. In each state they know 100-200 people…. You want that I should not take guid ance from her? She is a key player in the Congress….”.

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ndia achieved a confi dence-boosting mile stone by firing a bal listic missile from its first nuclear subma rine Arihant. This gives India the capability to conduct nuclear strikes and counterstrikes on land, sea and air. The other coun tries which have such capability are the US, Russia, the UK, France and China. India reiterated its no first use commitment but said it will maintain its credible mini mum nuclear deterrence.

This is the first time that India launched a ballistic missile from a submarine to prove that the in digenously built Arihant is fully operational. The Arihant class ballistic missile submarines, of which India has three, are capa ble of taking on both Pakistan and China. The achievement highlights the progress made by India in defence production. Af ter the launch of the country’s first largest home-made warship by the Prime Minister in Sep tember and the first indigenous ly made Light Combat Helicop ter Prachand taking wings early this month, the submarinelaunched ballistic missile comes as a boost to self-reliance in the defence sector.

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Conquer anger with nonanger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth. Buddha

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t one end of the spectrum are pre dictions about In dia becoming a global economic power by 2030 and at the other is the growing multitudes of hungry people. Proof of this is the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI). India has slipped from 101st place in 2021 to 107th rank in 2022 among 121 coun tries. More embarrassing is the finding that there are more hungry people in India than in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangla desh and Nepal. The saving grace is that it is better placed than Afghanistan.

The GHI is based on four parameters which make hun ger “multidimensional” and, as the GHI said, “reflect defi ciencies in calories as well as micronutrients”. These indi

At one end of the spectrum are predictions about India becoming a global economic power by 2030 and at the other is the growing multitudes of hungry people. Proof of this is the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI)

cators include under-nourish ment, child stunting, child wasting and child mortality.

In 2022 the proportion of un dernourished increased from 14.8 in 2014 to 16.3. The in crease in child wasting has been sharper---from 14.8 in 2014 to 16.3 in 2022. On other two indicators---stunting and

mortality in children underfive, however, there has been improvement but at 35.5 per cent in 2019-21 stunting is still considered serious. Overall, India has been given a score of 29.1 which comes under the serious category.

While extreme poverty in the country remains in dis pute, growing income dispar ity makes availability of nutri tional diet difficult.

Former Finance Minister P. Chidam baram immediately attacked the government. “Our score has worsened since 2014…16.3 percent of all Indians are un dernourished, meaning they do not get enough food,” he said. Children’s health is part of India’s development goals. With the Centre’s efforts to meet the targets, the targets are hoped to be achieved.

Hearty congratulations to @ ImHarmanpreet and her team for a comprehensive victory for Team India in the #AsiaCup2022 final. I’m sure that this team

continue their brilliant run and will achieve new heights. @BCCIWomen

Narendra Modi @narendramodi

Our women cricket team makes us proud with their grit and dexterity! Congratulations to the team for winning the Women’s Asia Cup. They have shown outstanding skill

teamwork. Best wishes to the

for their upcoming endeavours.

Anurag Thakur @ianuragthakur

The author is Former Minister of External Affairs of India

Raj Bhavan, Bombay 18 May 1964

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Modi highlights importance of sensitive justice system

PM says a sensitive justice system is essential for capable nation, harmonious society

New Delhi (ANI): High lighting the importance of ease of justice for peo ple, Prime Minister Nar endra Modi on Saturday said a sensitive justice system is essential for a capable nation and a harmonious society.

Addressing the inau gural session of All In dia Conference of Law Ministers and Secretar ies vis video conferenc ing, PM Modi pointed out the need for a de pendable and speedy justice system for a healthy and confident society in a developing country like India. He further added that the judicial system and var ious procedures and tra ditions in every society have been developing according to the needs of the time period.

He said that the de velopment journey of Indian society is thou sands of years old and the nation made steady progress despite facing critical challenges.

When justice is seen to be delivered, then the faith of the countrymen in the constitutional institutions is strengthened. And when justice is delivered, the confidence of the common man goes up.

Stressing the need for continuous improve ment, the Prime Minis ter pointed out that it is an indispensable re quirement for the smooth functioning of every system.

Throwing light on the special emphasis on re moving the pressure of the government from

—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

the citizens of India, the Prime Minister in formed that in the last 8 years, India has repealed more than one and a half thousand archaic laws and reduced more than 32,000 compliances to put an end to the legal hurdles that obstruct the path of innovation and ease of living.

PM TELLS INDUSTRY, RESEARCH BODIES TO WORK TO ADDRESS ENERGY NEEDS

New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called upon the industry, academic and research organisations to work seamlessly with greater integration to address India’s energy needs and foster circular economy for sustain able development.

He also highlighted the need to use scientific ap proach and technology such as artificial intel ligence in various fields ranging from traditional knowledge to mapping

students to their interest, skill sets and compe tencies to make them better suited to meet the demands of future India and the world.

PM, who is President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), made the com ments at the meeting of CSIR Society here on Saturday. Modi asked the scientific commu nity to move towards Vision 2047 with the aim of India being a global leader, according to an official statement.

‘Modi govt made possible what seemed impossible’

Shimla (PTI): Refer ring to the abrogation of Article 370 and the con struction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Narendra Modi gov ernment made possible what had previously seemed impossible.

He was addressing an election rally of the rul ing BJP in Himachal’s Sirmaur district ahead of the assembly polls.

He said the Modi govt abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, which accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2019.

“If you talk to Con gress leaders and work ers about Article 370, they remain mum as its provision was made by Jawaharlal Nehru,” the BJP leader said.

On the construction of Ram temple, Shah said, “Congress used to taunt us and say ‘Man dir vahi banayenge, tithi nahi batayenge’.”

PM Modi started the construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayod hya, Shah said.

K’taka BJP regime anti-SC-ST, a commission govt: RaGa

Ballary (PTI): Con gress leader Rahul Gan dhi on Saturday hit out at the BJP-led regime in Karnataka as against the Scheduled castes and tribes and alleged that it is a “40% com mission” government.

The BJP govt in Kar nataka is “anti-SC and ST,” and there is a 50 % rise in atrocities against these oppressed people, Rahul Gandhi alleged addressing a public meeting here, which is part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by him.

A large number of

Rahul Gandhi, DK Shivakumar, Mallikarjun Kharge, Siddaramaiah and KC Venugopal, in Bellary, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI

party workers and peo ple gathered at the mu nicipal ground here as the Congress party cel

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Prasanna Balachandra Varale was sworn as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court on Saturday. In a simple but graceful ceremony, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered him the oath of office. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka High Court judges, Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma, and senior officials of the state government attended the event at Raj Bhavan here. Justice Varale’s family members were also present on the occasion. Justice Varale was born on 23 June 1962 at Nipani in Karnataka.

JYOTISH PEETH TO WAIT FOR ITS NEW SHANKARACHARYA

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stopped the coronation of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati as the new Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand. A bench passed the order after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the bench that the Shankaracharya of Govardhan Math in Puri has filed an affidavit that the appointment of Avimukteshwaranand as the new Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth has not been endorsed.

LIFE TERM FOR UP MAN IN 7-YR-OLD DOWRY CASE

Bahraich: A court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a seven-year-old dowry murder case. District Govt Counsel (criminal) Munnu Lal Mishra said Sahjad Ali, a resident of Rattapur village under Ranipur police station had married Tajina, a resident of Vishunpur village under Bhinga police station area in Shravasti district, in 2011. Tajina’s mother Rabia was a widow, and despite being poor she gave a dowry beyond her capacity in 2011.

Thane (PTI): A hospitality firm has been directed to pay Rs 35,000 by the Thane District Consumer Complaints Redressal Commission (TDCCRC) to a customer for deficiency in services. In their order of October 7, details of which were made available on Saturday, TDCCRC president VC Premchandani and member Poonam V Maharshi said Rs 25,000 was for mental agony and harassment and Rs 10,000 was cost to complainant.

ebrated the foot march led by Rahul Gandhi completing the 1,000 km milestone.

HOLD ELECTION OF YOUR OWN FIRST: THAROOR TO BJP

New Delhi (PTI): Con gress presidential candi date Shashi Tharoor on Saturday slammed BJP’s IT department head Amit Malviya over his dig at the AICC chief elections, saying “we are perfectly capable of resolving our own internal differ ences” and don’t need his involvement in the polls. Tharoor also took a swipe at the BJP and said try to hold an election of “your own first”.

Prez, PM pay homage to Dr Kalam on his birth anniv

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Naren dra Modi paid homage to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, on his birth anniversary on Saturday. President Murmu paid homage to Dr Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President and officials of Rashtra pati Bhavan paid floral tributes in front of the portrait of Dr Kalam.

Meanwhile, PM Modi tweeted: “Tributes to our former President Dr

President Murmu pays tribute to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

APJ Abdul Kalam. He is greatly admired for his contribution to our na tion as a scientist and as a President who struck a chord with every sec tion of society.”

TRS MP ALLEGES CONG DID ANDHRA ‘TODO’; JAIRAM RAMESH HITS BACK

New Delhi (ANI): As Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Andhra, TRS MP Vijayasai Reddy V hit out at Congress stating that its agenda is opposite of ‘jodo’ (uniting) as it had ‘todo’ (bifurcated) the state eight years ago. Reacting to allegation, Jairam Ramesh said that TRS chief and present Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao himself wrote to the then Cong-led Central govt asking for Andhra’s bifurcation.

WHAT’S THE MEANING OF YATRA WHEN INDIA IS ALREADY UNITED: BOMMAI TO CONGRESS

Bengaluru (ANI): Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday asked what is the meaning of the Bharat Jodo Yatra when the country is already marching ahead as a united India. “When India is growing as a strong nation, the Bharat Jodo by the Congress Party has no meaning. What is the meaning of Bharath Jodo yatra? Already, the country has been marching ahead as a united India,” he said.

Key RSS meet in UP from today

Prayagraj (PTI): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and its top functionar ies will attend the fourday national executive board meeting begin ning here on Sunday. RSS publicity in-charge Sunil Ambekar said the meeting will discuss various issues raised by Bhagwat in his speech on the occasion of Vi jaya Dashami. Bhagwat had spoken about edu cation in mother tongue, population imbalance and social harmony.

CONG’S JOB IS TO CREATE QUARRELS

AMONG PEOPLE: SHAH IN HIMACHAL

Sirmaur (ANI): In the run-up to the Himachal Pradesh As sembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Satur day launched an attack on Congress saying that the party’s job is to create quarrels among people.Shah launched the BJP election campaign song ‘Himachal Ki Pukaar Phir BJP sarkar’ at a public rally in Sirmaur on Saturday.

SHAH SEEKS HELP OF NON-RESIDENT

GUJARATIS

Ahmedabad (Agencies):

Seeking the assistance of non-resident Gujaratis for the upcoming As sembly elections Gujarat, Union HM Amit Shah on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ushered successful an epoch of “politics of per formance” by eliminating appeasement, casteism and dynastic politics.

HM TO LAUNCH MBBS HINDI BOOK IN BHOPAL TODAY

Bhopal (ANI): Union HM Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan will launch the MBBS Hindi course book at Lal Parade ground in Bhopal on Sun day. MP is the first state to start the MBBS course in the Hindi language.

Initially, three subjects have been selected to be studied in Hindi.

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Around 100 Hindus from Pakistan reach Jodhpur

Jodhpur (PTI): Two batches of Hindus from Pakistan’s Sindh prov ince reached here this week, alleging persecu tion and discrimination in relief work following flash floods in Pakistan.

The migrants, of Bhil community, and came from Sindh’s Tando Al lahyar, expressed will ingness to settle in In dia and said they don’t want to go back.

Chaturaram Bhil, who came with his wife and eight children, said the two batches had

around 100 people. Both groups came to India through the Attari-Wa gah checkpost.

While the first group crossed over to India on Oct 12, other came on Oct 14, Bhil said. He said they first reached Harid war and from there they travelled to Jodhpur.

“We will do whatever is lawful. If they do not want to go back, they will be asked to carry out the formalities to stay here,” said ASP (CID) Rameshwar Lal Meghwal.

Uttar Pradesh’s absconding IPS officer Manilal Patidar surrenders

Ahtesham Siddiqui

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh IPS officer Ma nilal Patidar, abscond ing in a corruption case, surrendered in the Pre vention of Corruption Act Court in Lucknow on Saturday. The court sent him to judicial cus tody for 14 days. He was under suspension on corruption charges since 2020 and later fled.

Former Mahoba SP Patidar claimed he has

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been implicated in a wrong case. Questions were being raised on the Yogi government and the UP regarding the missing officer.

IPS Patidar was on the run since Sep 2020

in the death of crusher businessman Indrakant Tripathi. Indrakant had sent the video to CM Yogi Adityanath and the then DGP on Sep 7, 2020, accusing Patidar of demanding bribes.

Next day, Indrakant was found injured in his car. He had been shot in the throat. On Sep 13, he died during treatment.

On the instructions of UP govt, an FIR was reg istered against five peo ple, including Patidar.

India lifts 7th Women’s Asia Cup title with win over SL

Sylhet (PTI): India maintained their domi nance in the Women’s Asia Cup with an eightwicket demolition of a self-destructing Sri Lanka in the final here on Saturday for their 7th title in 8 editions.

Sri Lanka, who were playing their first tour nament final in 14 years, imploded after opting to bat on a slow and turning pitch. They could only manage 65 for nine which India

knocked off in 8.3 overs.

Smriti Mandhana struck a sublime 51 not out off 25 balls.

It was a procession after Sri Lankan skip per Chamari Athapath thu got run out in the third over following a mix up with Anushka Sanjeewani who too got run out six balls later.

Renuka, who has been in top form since the Commonwealth Games in August, sent

back Hasini Perera on the very first ball she faced.

The Lankans were in dire need of a partner ship but Kavisha Dil

hari’s fall made it 16 for five as she was bowled while trying to play an

incoming delivery from Renuka across the line.

Rajeshwari Gayak wad got her first wick et after Nilakshi de Silva played on to her stumps while trying to cut a ball close to her body. At 32 for eight, be ing bowled out for a sub-50 total was very much on the cards, but Ranaweera saved them from that ignominy with an unbeaten 18 off 22 balls.

PRASANNA B VARALE SWORN IN AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT

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Indian team players celebrate with the Womens Asia Cup T20 2022 trophy.

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PM Narendra Modi with Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Jitendra Singh during CSIR society meeting, in New Delhi.

BHARAT JODO YATRA

‘We stand for open, rule-based Indo-Pacific maritime border’

Self-reliance, secured borders key to powerful nation, says Defence Minister Rajnath

New Delhi (ANI): Em phasizing sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth while preserving the ecosystem’s health, De fence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India stands for open and rule-based maritime borders in Indo-Pacific.

Singh reaffirmed In dia’s resolve for open, free and rule-based maritime borders in the Indo-Pacific region. Ad dressing at the 18th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meet ing (HACGAM) here, Singh asserted that In dia, throughout history, has been a peace-loving society which has never invaded a foreign land and has always respect ed universal human values and territorial integrity of other coun tries, while treating them as equal partners.

He said oceanic space should be respected as a global common for the benefit of all humanity in an environmentally sustainable way.

He said that India’s shared vision of ‘SA GAR’ (Security and Growth of All in Region),

New Delhi: Air Force Wives Welfare Asso ciation (AFWWA) on Saturday celebrated its 62nd anniversary. To commemorate the occa sion, AFWWA organised a cultural programme at Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park, here. Union

Sustainable Develop ment Goals and ‘Rule Based Order at Sea’ com plement the focused In dian approach of inclu sive growth and lasting collaboration in the Indo-

2-day conference of Power ministers of States & UTs ends

First India Bureau

Udaipur: A two-day conference of Power and Renewable Energy Ministers of State/ UTs concluded in Udaipur on Saturday.

Union Minister for Power RK Singh chaired the conference. Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State for Power, Deputy CM/ Power/ NRE Min isters of States along with Principal Secre taries of States and UTs attended the event.

During the Confer ence, detailed delibera tions were held with fo cus on Financial Viabili ty & Sustainability of

distribution sector, Mod ernization & upgrada tion of power systems, and Development of Power Systems to ensure 24x7 power supply in cluding investment re quirement & Power Sec tor Reforms. The States provided their inputs and suggestions on each of these pertinent issues.

Considering the criti cal role of distribution sector in ensuring fi nancial and operational sustainability across the power sector value chain, it was empha sized to take effective steps towards reduction of Aggregate Technical and Commercial losses.

Minister Smriti Irani was the Chief Guest on the occasion and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also attended the event as the Guest of Honour.

Pacific region. He high lighted India’s focus to wards the blue economy and strongly advocated the sustainable use of ocean resources for eco nomic growth, improved

We stand for open, free, rule-based maritime bor ders in Indo-pacific, in which no nation, how-soever big, may be allowed to appropriate the global common or exclude oth ers from its fair use. We are always ready and forthcoming to work with all the like-minded part ner countries across vari ous forums towards this endeavour.

WEBSITE FOR CONTRIBUTION TO ARMED FORCES BATTLE CASUALTIES WELFARE FUND

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’ website for contribution to the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund and appealed to the people to contrib ute generously to the

livelihoods and jobs and preserving the health of the ocean ecosystem.

He voiced India’s com mitment to implement international regula tions; enact legislation

fund. The AFBCWF is a Tri-Service fund, which is utilised to grant immediate financial as sistance to the families of soldiers/sailors/ airmen who lay down their lives or are griev ously injured in active military operations.

for maritime safety and security; establish a co operative mechanism with nations and engage in capacity building of maritime law enforce ment agencies.

LORD RAM’S JANMABHOOMI!

“Make profession more inclusive”, law grads advised

Patna (Agencies): A boat carrying Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday col lided with an underconstruction pillar of the JP Setu bridge dur ing the inspection of Chhath Ghat situated on the banks of river Ganga in Patna.

SC judge tells law students to be humane towards female litigants

New Delhi (PTI):

Pitching for a more in clusive and accessible legal profession, Su preme Court judge Jus tice DY Chandrachud on Saturday advised young law students to incorporate feminist thinking in the way they dealt with law.

Addressing the con vocation of the National Law University (NLU), Justice Chandrachud said students must strive to make the legal profession more inclu sive and accessible.

“I would particularly advise you to incorpo rate feminist thinking in the way you deal with

the law,” he said.

Recounting his experi ence as a junior judge in the Bombay High Court, Justice Chandrachud said he used to sit in a criminal roster with Jus tice Ranjana Desai (now retired) and heard di verse criminal appeals.

“Initially, I viewed the matters where women were often subjected to the worst of crimes and violations from a straightjacketed perspec tive, but sitting with a colleague who had more diverse exposure to reali ties of gender gave me the necessary feminist perspective,” he said.

“Of course, I believe that all of us, including myself, have a lot to learn in terms of how we perceive law and ap ply social experienc es,” Justice Chandra chud added.

The incident oc curred when the CM was personally present at the bank of the Gan ga river to ensure secu rity arrangements and proper cleanliness for the devotees. All aboard the boat including the Chief Minister are safe.

Chhath Puja will be celebrated on October 30 and 31. Chhath, cele brated after Diwali, in volves the offering of “arghya” by fasting women to the Sun god in knee-deep water. The festival is hugely popu lar among Purvancha lis living in Delhi.

Udaipur (PTI): To cel ebrate the 30 years of ASEAN-India relations, the Ministry of Exter nal Affairs, in collabora tion with cultural or ganisation Seher, is or ganising the second edition of ASEAN-India artists' camp in Udaipur.

The ongoing nine-day camp, organised with the aim to connect ASE AN countries and India

through art and cul ture, is hosting artists from Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia,

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Brunei, Thailand, Cam bodia, Lao PDR, Myan mar and Vietnam. The artists will en

gage in interactions and panel discussions on various topics.

“Enhancing peopleto-people and cultural connect between India and ASEAN forms an integral part of current ASEAN-India engage ments. The artists camp intends to take forward the tradition of creative exchange between In dia and ASEAN.

Agriculture Ministry celebrates ‘Mahila Kisan Diwas’

First India Bureau

Hyderabad: The Na tional Gender Resource Centre in Agriculture, Directorate of Agricul ture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare in collaboration of Nation al Institute of Agricul tural Extension Man agement (MANAGE), an autonomous organi zation under Ministry of Agriculture and

Farmers Welfare has celebrated ‘Mahila Kisan Diwas’ or ‘Inter national Rural Women

PM MODI TO INAUGURATE PM KISAN SAMMAN SAMMELAN 2022 ON MONDAY

Day’ on Satruday.

As the year 2023 has been declared as the ‘In ternational Year of Mil

lets by United Nations (UN), the theme of this year Mahila Kisan Di was is ‘Millets: Empow

ering Women and Pro viding Nutritional Se curity’. This inaugural event was organized

through Video Confer encing under the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar who said, the resolution initiated by Govern ment of India and sup ported by 72 countries to mark year 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets’ has been unani mously adopted by the UN General Assembly and declared year 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets (IYOM)’.

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ODISHA: WOMAN BLACKMAILER HELD, ASSETS OVER `30 CRORE SEIZED

Bhubaneswar (ANI): Odisha Police has seized assets worth Rs 30 crore from one Archana Nag who was recently arrested for allegedly honey trapping and blackmailing several people, includ ing politicians and those from the film industry. The arrests were made earlier in October. Nag’s husband is also allegedly involved in her illegal activities informed the police. As per reports around 15 girls were involved in the racket which allegedly blackmailed and honey-trapped rich and influential people including politicians with the threat that their intimate pictures would be released to the public.

BEER TO GET COSTLIER IN GOA AS GOVT HIKES EXCISE DUTY

Panaji (PTI): The prices of beer will go up in Goa with the state government increasing the excise duty on it by Rs 10-12 per litre. The state excise department announced the hike two days ago. Goa Liquor Traders’ Association president Dattaprasad Naik said the price of light beer would increase by Rs 15 per bottle, that of strong beer by Rs 20-25 while premium beer will be costlier by Rs 30 per bottle.Majority of beer consumers in Goa are locals as tourists prefer Indian Made Foreign Liquors (IMFL), he said.

CASE OF ‘HUMAN SACRIFICE’: NHRC ISSUES NOTICES TO KERALA GOVT

New Delhi (PTI): The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Kerala govt, seek ing an action-taken report in connection with a “human sac rifice” incident. The panel said it has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that two women, reported missing to police by their families, became victims of human sacrifice in a bizarre ritual orchestrated by a self-styled voodoo practitioner, profess ing to bring luck to a couple facing financial problems.

NGT SLAPS `2,900-CR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPENSATION ON KARNATAKA

New Delhi (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed environmental compensa tion of Rs 2,900 crores on the state of Karna taka for allegedly not managing solid as well as liquid waste management causing harm to the environment. Tribunal said that the award of compensation has become necessary under section 15 of the NGT Act to remedy the continuing damage to the environment and to comply with directions of the Supreme Court requiring this Tribunal to monitor the enforcement of norms for solid and liquid waste management.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar at the meeting.

Pictures depicting the underconstruction Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, on Saturday.

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Rajnath Singh releasing the publication at 18th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies meeting.

Justice DY Chandrachud and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at the 9th Convocation of National Law University, in New Delhi.

Union Power Minister RK Singh at the conference.

Nitish Kumar inspects Ganga ghat in Patna, on Saturday.

Nitish’s boat collides with pillar during inspection

BY TRIDIB RAMAN

ELECTION FOR THE POST OF CONGRESS PRESIDENT TURNED INTERESTING

I s Mallikarjun Kharge, considered the nominee of the Gandhi family, facing a tough competition from Shashi Tharoor? When Kharge reached Patna this Tuesday in connection with his election campaign, he was surprised to see that despite his campaigning, barely 200 delegates could gather to meet him, whereas 524 delegates have been made in Bihar who will vote for the new president.

The campaign for Kharge’s campaigning programme in Patna was going on for four

days and Pramod Tiwari was already there in Patna for Kharge a day earlier. Now the delegates are complaining that the cards have not been issued to most of them by Bihar Congress Committee, so how will they vote?

Many delegates do not even know whether they are included in the official list of delegates or not. But both Kharge and Tharoor have a definitive list of them as delegates are getting calls from their offices for support.

Shashi Tharoor is becoming very popular amongst the young delegates as he is personally calling every delegate & seeking their support for him. Seeing turn of events in Patna, Kharge immediately played the card of the Gandhi family, saying that ‘just 18 hours he filed his nomination papers, he was ordered to contest the elections of

Congress president, because Rahul does not want any member of the Gandhi family to be at that post.’ That is, Kharge made it clear in a way that he had entered the fray only after being asked by the Gandhi family.

POLITICAL HARMONY AT NETAJI’S FUNERAL

Shah. After attending that program, Yogi returned and took part in Netaji’s funeral. Yogi also announced a threeday state mourning. Most of the ministers of Yogi government, including the Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak were present. Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, who has a close relationship with Akhilesh, was also present there, Jayant Chaudhary had also come, but he did not get any special attention from Akhilesh.

saying Kamal Nath and Bhupesh Baghel would go to Netaji’s funeral. However, the tradition of issuing this letter was unique. Rebel BJP leader Varun Gandhi, who had reached there with his mother Maneka Gandhi, drew the attention of media. Seeing Varun, Akhilesh hugged him. It was an emotional moment, but it also had hidden hints of farreaching politics.

WHEN WILL ELECTIONS BE HELD IN J&K?

...AND FINALLY

elections 2024, the script for the merger of JDU and RJD is being finalised. If sources are to be believed, then there has been a decisive round of talks between Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar in this regard. Sources claim that after the merger of JDU and RJD, a new party will be formed whose national president will be Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav will take over the

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n the death of Mulayam Singh Yadav, one of the great men of socialism, leaders of various parties gathered in Saifai to pay tribute to him. Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah also came, but on the occasion of JP’s birth anniversary, there was a program of UP CM Yogi Adityanath to go to his village Sitab Diara to participate with Amit

Mulayam’s second son Prateek Yadav was involved in all rituals but a distance between him and Akhilesh was visible. Akhilesh’s wife Dimple Yadav had also kept a distance from Prateek’s wife Aparna Yadav, who has gone to the BJP camp. Earlier there was a buzz that Priyanka Gandhi would also come, but later the Congress issued a letter

T here is a divided opinion in the BJP about when elections should be held in mir. Sources said that J&K Governor Manoj Sinha wants the

tions to be held by November this year. Home Minister Amit Shah is also said to more or less have the same opinion. The atmosphere is in favor of BJP, so if elections are held in the coming few months, results may be in favour of BJP. BJP can emerge as the number one party there. However, the opinion of the PMO is different. The PMO is in favor of holding elections next year along with Karnataka in the summer of 2023 so that, by then, the snow in the valley can also be cleared and the process of adding new voters in list can be completed. It should be noted that J&K has been under President’s rule since 2018 and assembly elections are to be held here for the first time after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.

ARE RJD AND JDU READY FOR MERGER? K eeping in view the perspective of LS

RESERVED CATEGORY CERTIFICATE NOT MANDATORY FOR GOVT JOBS

Those belonging to OBC, MBC or EWS can apply by submitting an affidavit in absence of caste certificate

India Bureau

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal allowing candidates from the reserved category to apply for government jobs even if they do not possess an OBC/MBC/ EWS certificate.

Those belonging to other backward class (OBC), most backward class (MBC) or economically weaker section (EWS) can apply for jobs by submitting an affidavit if they do not have a caste certificate due to any reason, an official statement said on Saturday.

Many candidates of various recruitment examinations held this year will be benefited from this decision, it added.

According to the cir-

cular issued on January 20, the reserved category candidates needed to have the certificate issued by the competent authority before the last date of filling out the application.

In compliance with this circular, doubts were arising as the va-

PCC delegate list for Cong prez polls out

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The list of Rajasthan PCC delegates for Congress national president election to be held on October 17 has been released.

Brahmprakash Gurjar, Saud Saeedi, Sachin Pilot, Lal Singh Jhala, Mangi Lal Garasiya, Ramlal Gadri, Hira Lal Darangi, Dayaram Parmar, Jaiprakash Vanawat, Govardhan Singh Chauhan, Pushkar Lal Dangi, Parmanand Me-

hta, Raghuveer Meena, Pawan Khera, Kachru Lal Chaudhary, Vivek Katara, Rajendra Pareek, Subhash Maharia, Deepender Singh Shekhawat, Balendu Singh Shekhawat, Harish Chaudhary, Lala Ram Garasiya, Hiralal Agarwal, Neeraj Dangi, Harish Rathore, Kishore Purohit, Rajesh Chaudhary, Harish Chand Meena, Saroj Gurjar, Ram Vilas Choudhary, Prashant Bairwa, amaong others.

cancy announcement for Livestock Assistant Direct Recruitment Examination-2021, Junior Engineer Direct Recruitment Examination-2022 and Patwar Direct Recruitment Examination-2021 was done before January 20, 2022, it said.

CM APPROVES `35 CR FOR GYMS, FITNESS CENTRES IN ALL DISTS

Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot has approved Rs 35 cr to set up state-of-the-art gyms & fitness centres at all divisional headquarter cities/towns, State Govt said in a statement. Open gyms will also be set up at each district headquarter city, it said. As per the proposal, state-of-the-art gyms & fitness centres will be opened in State’s seven divisional headquarter cities -- Jaipur SMS, Jodhpur Barkatullah Khan Stadium, Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur, Bharatpur and Kota at a cost of Rs 32.50 crore. Additionally, open gyms will be set up at all district headquarter towns/cities at a cost of Rs 2.50 crore. Decision was aimed to help local residents improve health.

20-POINT PROGRAMME COMMITTEE FORMED, CM GEHLOT TO HEAD

Jaipur: A 20-point programme committee has been constituted. Guv Kalraj Mishra has approved formation of committee for implementation of BISUCA. CM Ashok Gehlot will be Chairman of committee & Dr Chandrabhan its VC. Other members of State Level committee include, Min Shanti Dhariwal, Hemaram Choudhary, Parsadi Lal Meena, Min Mahesh Joshi, Ramesh Meena, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Min Mamta Bhupesh, Bhajanlal Jatav, Tikaram Julie, Bhanwar S Bhati, Nizam Mohammad, Suraj Khatri, RC Chaudhary, Sanjay Purohit, Rajan Choudhary, Laxminarayan Pandya, Harendra Singh Rathore and Hari Singh Rundla.

post of CM of Bihar. The matter is stuck over the party’s symbol. Nitish wants the symbol of this new party to be JDU’s ‘arrow’ while Lalu is in favor of ‘lantern’. He says that his party RJD has a wide support base and vote share is also the highest and the people of Bihar also properly recognize the symbol of ‘Lantern’. Nitish seems to agree on this point, Because now he too has full desire to do politics of Delhi and he is ready to present himself as an alternative to Modi.

T here are strong indications that Rahul Gandhi will contest the 2024 election from Kanyakumari instead of Wayanad in Kerala. Congress knows that if Rahul contests from Kanyakumari, he will need DMK’s support because BJP’s performance in Kanyakumari has also been good. South India has always given a new lease of life to the Gandhi family. After losing the 1977 election from Rae Bareli, Indira Gandhi won the 1978 by-election from Chikmagalur, Karnataka. Sonia Gandhi also won her first election in 1999 from Bellary Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka. Rahul also turned to Wayanad in Kerala when he found the situation tough in Amethi. He lost Amethi but he got victory in Wayanad.

There should be politics of love & not violence: CM

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“Rahul Gandhi is going to make history. For the first time he has started such a long journey, which cannot be done without commitment towards the country.

Even saints travel and take rest on the way, but Rahul Gandhi, without getting tired, is walking 25 kms everyday. It is such a long struggle and a very tough journey. Such a journey has not happened so far. Rahul is worrying about saving the country. Rahul Gandhi’s message is that there should be mutual brotherhood among all castes, classes, religions. There should be politics of love and there should be no place for violence,” Gehlot said.

The senior Congress leader, further praising Rahul, said, “Imagine, out of 3500 kms, you have completed 1000 kms. The passion and enthusiasm with which Rahul Gandhi is traveling cannot be undertaken without his com-

Smitment to the country.

Rahul Gandhi’s commitment is with the poor, backward, dalits, laborers and farmers of the country. He wants the country to be united. Thus, the journey was started with this message and it is about meeting challenges posed by fascist forces that are bent on destroying the country. Democracy is in danger. Inflation is hitting the common man. Rahul Gandhi’s message is reaching every nook and corner. No one can say in which direction the country is going.”

RAHUL-GEHLOT...

According to sources, Gehlot reiterated the old things and raised the issue of behaviour of the observers who came to Jaipur. But Rahul turned back and said, “You also did not fulfill your commitment. I know everything what happened there. Let’s see!” And after this conversation, both of them again went together in the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Although Gehlot returned to Jaipur in the evening in a good mood and now he will be on a two day tour of Gujarat from October 17 and campaign for Congress, where he had played a crucial role during last assembly polls in 2017.

SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS OF BHAGWAN MAHAVEER CANCER HOSPITAL

VP Dhankhar appreciates hospital’s efforts

Kamal Kant

Jaipur: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday addressed the Silver Jubilee celebrations of Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (BMCHRC) here. He appreciated hospital for its service to society, excellence in cancer specialties & for its world class infrastructure.

Dhankar said that the creation of infra-

structure is comparatively easier but it takes quality human resources, latest technology, credibility & emotional

commitment to provide wholesome care to cancer patients.

“Looking at the values with which Bhag-

wan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital is doing service work, I can say with confidence that this hospital will be the

the public, but president of the hospital Navratan Kothari and his family is doing a good service to patients.

number one cancer hospital not only in Raj but in Asia,” he said. He said that many schemes are being run to help

Praising the work of hospital, Dhankhar said the women-run organization is working a good job under the guidance of Sunita Gehlot and Anila Kothari. On the occasion, he felicitated Vimala Jain, Uma Bhargava, Rajalakshmi Jain and Himanshi Gehlot for working for cancer patients.

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar, Minister Lal Chand Kataria, MLA Ashok Bairwa and Randeep Dhankhar having a discussion.

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar awarding Himanshi Gehlot for outstanding work. Also seen here are Navratan Kothari and Sunita Gehlot.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressing an enthusiastic crowd in Bellari, Karnataka, during Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday.

Mallikarjun Kharge

Late Mulayam Singh

Manoj Sinha Rahul Gandhi

Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar

GEHLOT TO HOLD ELECTION MEET IN GUJ

Modi, from a pracharak to PM, has now transformed from PM to a Dharma-Guru and a spiritual leader!

Editor- in- Chief of First India and Bharat24, Dr Jagdeesh Chandra simplifies why the nation resonates with each and every act of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, how Modi, the phenomenon, has gone beyond the constraints of politics and is transformed into the ‘AdyatmGuru,’ whose each action is paving a path for a new type of politics in a country, whose strength lies in its Adhyatm. Excerpts… (Part I)

z What is the message behind inaugurating the Mahakal Lok by Prime Minister Nar endra Modi in Ujjain?

Dr Jagdeesh Chandra: It has just one message.

Earlier, Pracharak to PM was attributed to Narendra Modi, now it will be, PM to ‘AdhyatmGuru.’ This is the big gest message. And this is why the Prime Minister has said that it is neces sary for success that the nation should take its cultural heritage ahead and moves forward keeping it in the fore front. So, when we see the developments in its entirety, we can say that today Narendra Modi’s agenda or his philoso phy has changed and he is trying to give a new path to the politics of the nation. This inaugura tion has been wonderful and thus, the question arises, if Modi is trying to bring back the lost glory and pride of India?

To this, I would say that the role of Prime Minis ter is changing. It was a coincidence that he joined politics, but deep down in his heart, he finds comfort in temples and ‘Aradhana’. A friend of mine said that the positivity with which Modi talks about the an cient heritage of India, is enough to give goose bumps. It is my firm be lief that the actual strength of Narendra Modi is now visible after this development and politics is merely a ‘roleplay’ for him. His actual strength is in re-develop ment of temples, safe guarding the culture and heritage. That is why, everyone is liking the development and in fact, every Indian is hap py with it. Take a look at his body language. The manner in which he is seated shows that how strong a faith he has. The manner in which he

is reciting the ‘Shlokas’ has left the nation awestruck. Thus, moving ahead from his role of PM, Modi is quickly be coming the ‘AdhyatmGuru’ on the facade of India.

z Several holy sites have been renovated since 2014. How do you see this move?

It is a good effort. It has been an attempt to fulfil what the people have been desiring for years. If you look closely, there have been nine such in cidents, which highlight Narendra Modi’s ap proach. So, this is a good development. Whether Kashi or Ayodhya, peo ple are attached to these places now. For the re cent unveiling, it can be said that it was divine and wonderful.

z In the recent past, we saw PM Modi don ning the role of a global leader. But do you think now his im age is transforming into that of a Adhyat mik Rashtra Purush? Yes, it is absolutely right. He is a global lead er and look where he has reached. Look at the say and image of India across the world. When ever he goes abroad, the premier of the other na tion appears eager to meet him. And the im age surrounding ‘Adhy atm’ will become more strong in the days to come. And this image change that he is under going, is good for him and I have said it earlier too that he does not run behind power. He is like a saint or a fakir. The moment he feels he is done, he would move on leaving aside this power and its pleasures. Inter estingly, what goes on in his heart, not even Amit Shah or bureaucrats close to him know. It now seems his heart is

in this Ram Bhoomi. So it will now be interest ing to see how he talks of nation now and how he connects with the faith of the nation.

z PM Modi is a busy politician, who is ad dressing various in ternational issues as well. In such a case, how will he take out time for this ‘Mission Mandir’?

He does take out time.

See, I have said in the past that Narendra Modi has too mentioned in the past that only busy people have time because they are ‘planned.’ He sleeps for merely three to four hours. I am pleasantly surprised as to how does he achieve the immense works and tends to hun dreds of files that come to his office.

z Looking at the num ber of temples that have been renovated, do you think ‘Domes tic Tourism’ will wit ness a revolution?

Of course, it has al ready been born. If one visits Srinagar today, he would witness how the temples are being

redeveloped after re moval of Article 370.

Similarly, if one visits Uttarakhand, or Kashi and now Mahakal, he won’t get flight or train tickets easily as every one wants to visit these places nowadays. There is a certain enthusiasm in people so the tourism revolution is at its peak. At present, no hotels in Kashmir or Dehradun or Uttar Kashi have rooms for guests as they are ‘fully occupied.’ So, a new ‘Avatar’ of Do mestic Tourism has come to light and it will acquire greater heights in days to come. And not only the Indians, but also the foreign vis itors will be attracted to visit these places in the near future.

z It is also being said now that the inaugu ration of Mahakal Lok by PM is his ‘Master Stroke’ keep ing in mind the 2023 assembly elections?

See it was not planned, but it turned out to be so.

The first thought was to sit before Shiva and to chant a ‘Jap’ and return.

But its by-product was that it became a ‘Master

Stroke.’ I don’t think it was a planned execution because his agenda of re-development of the temple and other reli gious sites, is entirely an original one. It is not one of the election winning tools or tactics for Modi.

z Do you think Modi has made a road map for 2024 elections from now, consider ing the developments in Ayodhya, Kashi and Ujjain?

See a road map has been created on its own. With Ayodhya, Kashi, Ujjain , Kashmir and Kedar nath, in the days to come an agenda will be creat ed on its own without any plan or objective. Now, the BJP does not want anything other than Amit Shah’s ‘strat egy’ and Modi’s ‘oration’ and ‘electrifying speech es.’ When he renders speeches like a ‘Dharma Purush,’ it seems that the agenda of election has been changed. I don’t think that he needs a manifesto or resources now. Modi just moves ahead on his ‘Adhyatm vaad’ and the people fol low him and the election is over! So, now Modi

has gone beyond the pur view of normal politics. Now, the BJP and all this politics appear small be fore his personality. A person’s personality be comes grand due to pop ularity and with people’s support. It is the crowd that increases the per sona. So, Modi doesn’t need anything and will leave the election strat egy to Amit Shah.

z Will there be any impact of Himachal and Gujarat elections on this image build ing?

Like I said, it is merely a way to reach 2024. When general elections are ap proaching, I don’t think there will be any issue regarding 2023 elections. I think there will be a clean sweep in Himachal and Gujarat. Our analy sis says that about 21 seats will go to Congress in Himachal so it is a sweep for BJP. I don’t see any difficulty before BJP in repeating government in Himachal. As far as the CM face is con cerned, our sources claim that perhaps there may be a change of face and individuals like young turk Anurag

Thakur could be brought forward. He is a good orator, does not have any complications around him as a politician so he could be one. Other than that a ‘dark horse’ candi date could be a female Rajya Sabha member. Moreover, JP Nadda has surpassed these things as he is a senior leader. Other than that he could be, if needed, become a minister in some impor tant ministry. The Himachal election doesn’t have much con nection with Nadda, other than a moral au thority that since it is his home state and his own party gets to form the government so as a lead er one is happy. As far as Gujarat is concerned, last time BJP got 99 seats and later, some other winning candidates join in which took the num ber to 111. According to astrology, BJP will get 109 seats, while there are other forums that claim 135 seats. Even if it is 109, then too, others like in dependents will join in and then BJP govern ment will be formed with 120-125 seats. Be sides, Gujarat is like home state and Naren dra Modi is a whirlwind and his victory is sure shot. In fact, several Gu jaratis say as to why are the elections being held since they have to vote for Modi and BJP. But we are a democracy and election processes have to be followed. So Modi’s popularity combined with grass roots mecha nism of Amit Shah, there would be much space left for any other party. So, according to me Himachal and Guja rat should go to BJP.

z Do you think Shivraj has been gift ed with a ‘boon’ by Modi, in the way PM patted on MP CM’s back during the inau

It certainly seems so. However, I would add that it is impossible to ascertain the working or strategy of Modi and Shah. But on face value, it certainly seems that Shivraj has been gifted with a boon. During the function, PM praised him and his govern ment. So this is more than enough that a PM has praised CM. Then when the corridor was inaugurated, Shivraj showed Modi around like a guide. Shivraj is a grass roots worker & an intellectual as compared to others. So it seems that he has been given ‘Abhaydan’. It seems on the face value that there perhaps may not be any change of leadership.

z But do you still up hold your earlier com ment that now the fight is for 2029 and not 2024?

Of course. Because till the time the Opposition has one leader, they can never get more votes than Narendra Modi and BJP. The new persona of Modi that is coming to the fore, it is like a ‘Tsu nami.’ By the time 2024 comes, a few more tem ples would be made & the sentiment of the nation swings and then, the is sues of other political parties, like free electric ity etc become negligible or hold no position among people. I am re minded of Shah’s claim that they will rule for 50 years. So, if they contin ue like this, then, any thing is possible. So, it is my summation that there is no competition to BJP in 2024, but the fight is for 2029.

guration of Mahakal corridor?

Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with Shweta Mishra, Aditi Nagar, Poornima Mishra, Shikha Thakur and Akanksha Bhalla during The New JC Show.

Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with Shweta Mishra during The New JC Show.

—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

SIX YARDS OF PURE GRACE!

Satin sarees are lovely because they exude grace and ageless beauty. However, if you’re unsure of how to properly style your satin saree, City First brings to you some helpful hints that will not only help you style your satin saree but also accessorise it!

The fashion of 2022 has nearly been like a mod ernised recap of that of the 2000s.

This year has seen a number of long-forgotten fashion trends make a triumphant comeback, including lo gomania and biker shorts. High-shine satin and eth nic is one such trend that has returned to our ward robe. What was formerly thought to be exclusive to bridal gowns is now in charge of dressing you from head to toe. Ethnic wear from the ace Fash ion designers like Manish Malhotra, Tarun Tahil iani and Sabyasachi has provoked Indian Women to set up their wardrobes with new and trendy satin sarees. A satin weave is a particular kind of fabric weave that results in a material that is typically glossy, smooth, or shiny, usually with a glossy front and a dull back. Along with plain weave and twill weave, it is one of the three basic kinds of textile weaves.

You will be halfway there if you pick the ap propriate colour for the event you intend to wear the satin saree for. This will also depend on the

time the event takes place; generally, for evening or nighttime activities, pick darker colours. Not only are purple and darker blue hues appropriate for winter gatherings, but also for late soirées. You can select a vivid blue, crimson, or pastel colour if you want to wear it in the morning or are at tending an event that lasts all day. You can also get jewellery to go with any satin saree or to contrast it. You can always display some of your priceless gold or silver jewellery if the situation calls for it. Additionally, you can ex periment with bold jewel lery, such as nose and toe rings, armlets, bracelets and Jhumkas. However, if you prefer to be more sub tle, you might select some straightforward jewellery to go with your wonderful satin saree.

MRIDULA SHARMA cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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The celebrations are in full swing with Diwali just around the horizon, and people are shopping for gifts, clothes, home decor, and other things. How can the biggest Indian holiday be celebrated without plenty of mithai? No festival is complete without sweets. Instead of purchasing sweets from the store, make your mithai and add a personal touch to your Diwali celebration. We have a solution if you enjoy creating sweets at home but don't want to bother with laborious recipes. Here are a few quick and simple recipes you can try this year during Diwali.

It's that time of year when joyful fervour fills the soul with the prospect of happiness and success as the enthusiasm of the celebration can be felt everywhere.

The preparations for the biggest festival have started and it's impossible to think of this festival of happiness and harmony

without mentioning some indulgent treats that have been an essential part of our culinary culture. From charmingly lit streets to tiny fairy lights winning our hearts to the encapsulating aroma of desi ghee laddoos and mithai.

This year, Diwali will be observed on October 24. If you haven't yet rolled up your sleeves and begun planning for the festival of lights and flavours, then check out these simple yet delectable traditional dishes that you may make for the occasion and share with your loved ones.

Meaning of Diwali, also known as the "holiday of lights," is also known as "the festival of flavours"! Yes, you're right. In India, a celebration entails donning new clothes, travelling to different locations, adorning the entire house, enjoying time with loved ones, and eating an abundance of food.

TRADITIONAL DIWALI RECIPES TO TRY

RICE KHEER

How can we miss including this quintessential dish on our list? Yes, that’s right, Rice kheer is something without which any Indian festival is incomplete! Not just festivals, it can also be prepared on other occasions like kitty party, game night or potluck. So, what are you waiting for? Go and make this delicious dessert easily at home and enjoy!

SAMOSA

Nobody can resist a samosa that is both crispy and spicy! You may find it to be the ideal snack for this joyous occasion. Therefore, you must serve "chai-samosa" to your visitors if you are hosting a small Diwali party at your home. Stop waiting and go add this delectable snack to your Diwali meal list right away.

SOAN PAPDI

Soan papdi is a cube-shaped Indian dessert which has a flaky texture. It is generally made with desi ghee, which is very good for health. So, just go and grab the ingredients; gram flour, sugar, desi ghee and milk, and make this scrumptious dessert to enjoy with your close friends. And, you can also pack it as a Diwali gift for the relatives!

DRY FRUITS SANDESH

Another Bengali dessert on this list is the ‘dry fruits sandesh’. You must already know that dry fruits are very healthy and this sweet, being made with the goodness of dry fruits and milk, can be the perfect item to be included in the ‘sweet dishes list’ for Diwali. Serve it to your guests after lunch or dinner.

GULAB JAMUN

Time to feature the first sweet on this list, which is obviously gulab jamun! You just can’t imagine celebrating Diwali without having these delicious khoya balls dipped in thick sugar syrup. The rich texture and yummy taste of this sweet dish can instantly impress everyone!

Playful comment

Deepika Padukone

eepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh make one of the most popular star couples in B’Town. The Gehraiyaan actress recently put all the rumours to rest as she talked about her hubby on the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle’s podcast. And now, keeping the tradition of their social media PDA alive, Deepika yet again left a playful comment on Ranveer’s recent live session. Recently, Ranveer Singh came live on his Instagram stories. Needless to say, thousands of fans joined him in the session to watch the Jayeshbhai Jordaar actor. Amid his many followers to flooded him with heart reacts and comments, was a comment from Deepika herself, as she wrote, “Working up an appetite I see..(googly eyes emoji)”.

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Kspoke about her married life and couldn’t help but ask what it was like to celebrate her first Karwa Chauth with Vicky Kaushal. On her first Karwa Chauth, Katrina Kaif couldn’t help but quip, “I was hungry. But, the sweetest thing was that, of course, Vicky was also fasting. Yes, he also fasted.

That, he wouldn’t… I’m sure he wouldn’t have [let me do it alone], and he didn’t even… it’s not like I asked him to do it all. I didn’t say anything. He did it himself, so that was sweet and of course, our… his parents were also over, so it was our first… because it was our first year of marriage, there’s pooja which happens and all that. So, that was lovely.”

Nargis Fakhri is not working in the Hindi film industry currently. Meanwhile, the actress had earlier also opened up about facing mental issues. And this time she talked a little more in detail about her Bollywood journey. Nargis said that she was called immature because she was authentic and honest in her feelings. “You have to interact with people even if you don’t want or are comfortable

with them. You have to put up a face which I was unable. Speaking further the actress revealed that there was a time when she faced mental issues. “Due to stress, I developed health issues. I was depressed and I was unhappy. So, I took two years off to get healthy,” Nargis was quoted saying.

Janhvi Kapoor starrer Mili’s trailer has been released. A few days ago the makers shared the teaser and poster of the film and it received a positive response from fans. The survival thriller film is directed by Mathukutty Xavier and it is the Hindi remake of the director’s Malayalam film Helen, which was released in 2019. In the trailer, it was disclosed that Janhvi plays the role of a nursing student who plans

MOMMY DUTIES

onam Kapoor is in one of the best phases of her life currently.

She recently delivered her first baby and the couple named their little bundle of joy, Vayu. In a recent video, she gave her fans a glimpse of baby Vayu who was on his mother’s lap, while Sonam

In the video that Sonam Kapoor shared, we can see baby Vayu who is covered in a white blanket and is on Sonam’s lap while the actress is breastfeeding her little one. Sharing this video, Sonam wrote, “It’s so nice to get back to the real world with my team, get dressed up and meet people.. love being back in my home ground. Love you #Mumbai with all your scars and cracks you’re magic.”

Anand Ahuja took to the comments section and wrote,

“Built for this mama @son-

uhana Khan is one of the most popular star kids on the block. A few minutes back, she took to her Instagram space and penned a rather unique birthday wish for Zoya

Sharing the snapshot, Suhana wrote, “Happy Birthday @ zoieakhtar (red heart emoji)”.

She further thanked her and added, “Thanks for putting up with us.

Lots of love”.

Katrina Kaif

Janhvi

Sonam

Ranveer’s

THE OCTOBER SHOW IS HERE!

CITY FIRST

CONQUERING WITH GRACE!

CITY FIRST I

ndia’s first-ever All Inclusive criteria pageant Miss Cos mos Queen 2022 con cluded last week with the crowning of Paridhi Sharma from Bhilwara as the winner of Miss Cosmos Queen, Avanti Shroff from Mumbai as Miss Ocean India while Antra Das from Pune and Upasana Rawat from Noida being crowned as the first and second runnersup respectively.

Avanti will now rep resent India at Miss Ocean World 2022 which is slated to take place in Rajasthan in mid-No vember. Avanti Shroff is working as a fashion de signer at The Souled Store. The show was held in Radisson Blue, Pune and was hosted by Vishakha Rai and La vanya Pati. The Top 24 finalists competed against each other in the Personal Interview Round, Onstage QA Round.

The panel of a jury comprised of Dipa kk Shahi & Serena KhatMiss Cosmos Queen Org Co-Founder, Chahat Dalal- Mrs Galaxy 2022,

Priya Paramita Paul- Ms World International 2022, Jigyasa SharmaIndia’s Miss TGPC Sea son-10 Winner, Nida Khateeb- Smile Care Ex pert, Parag Awasthi- As tro Vastu Expert. The Top 24 underwent 3 days of training, including the photo shoot, ramp walk and opening dance by Show Director Tanvi Kharote by Mental Well ness Partner- Janki Rav nani, Astro and Vastu Partner Acharya Parag Awasthi, Skin Care Partner Dr Shaili.

It is worth noting that Mohsin Khan has also been honoured with the Best Youth Entrepreneur India 2019 and Youth Icon 2020 in the past.

Anwarul Hasan is the co-founder of Annu Selivish and is also a certified actor. Annu has appeared in music video albums, and web series from time to time.

DURING THE DAY!

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fter the incred ible success of the 1st edition of Community of Dreamers, the second sea son is back with The October Show. The two-day event is being organised at Townsend, Peelwa Garden.

The event was inau gurated by Gayatri Rathore Principal Sec retary-Tourism, Art & Culture (Government of Rajasthan) and Rajiv Arora, Chairman of Raj Small Industries Corpo ration, Raj export pro motion council & Jaipur citizen forum.

During the inaugura tion ceremony, many eminent personalities of Jaipur were also pre sent on Saturday.

In this exhibition from ancient embroi dery techniques, to

hand-block printed fes tive clothes; exclusive jewellery selections to a

delectable range of food are all available during this mega event.

The exhibition has been organised by small business owners where all the costs are shared among them and as such the outfits and items are priced being fair to the artisans & customers.

With folk musicians playing melodious mu sic there is something for everyone to come and enjoy the festive mood of this exhibition. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

The much-awaited day B2B show Rough and cut gemstone was organised by the Jewellers Association, Jaipur at Janapyogi Bhawan, Janata Colony on Saturday. Jewellers Association President DP Khandelwal shared that Rajiv Arora, Chairman of Raj Small Industries Corporation graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and inaugurated the show. This is the 22nd edition of the show. Minister of Jewellers Association Neeraj Lunawat shared that this show is mainly focused on linking the gems mines with the market and is the focus of all gems and jewellery manufacturers. The main objective of organising this type of exhibition is to maintain the supply of various types of coloured gems and Kharar.

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The Grand fashion show, Miss Supermodel World Wide-2022 by Rubaru Group took place at the Miracle Resort located on Sikar Road on Saturday, in which about 30 countries ramp up supermodels of Russia, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Brazil, New Zealand, etc. walked and showed the hallmark of fashion.

During the occasion, Priyanka Nitin Dubey, director of Priyanka’s event, said, “Cultural exchange was the motive of the pageant. The event took place in three phases which showcased the traditional dresses of India along with international fashion, design and culture.

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On surpassing 76 Million views on the studio version audio track, Sanseinn has released a music video recently. The song is composed and written by the Himesh Reshammiya.

The song features Sawai Bhatt, an Indian Idol fame singer. This song is released on Sawai’s YouTube Channel. This song is also featuring International Supermodel Himani Dave. She started listening to his songs as a fan whilst watching him on Indian idol season 12.

The video was shot at Arna Jharna, The Thar Desert Museum of Rajasthan.

Rajasthan Forum’s initiative Desert Soul series was or ganised with re nowned Classical Dance Maestro and Painter Pandit Hari Dutt Kalla in conversa tion with Pranay Bhardwaj on Saturday.

During the conversation, Pt. Hari while sharing about his journey of dance, he shared that the effect of rhythm and tempo always attracted him and this was

the reason for the tran sition from painting to Kathak. After coming back to Jaipur, he him self started experimenting and learning new things.

Seeing his dance, Pt. Lak

Jagdeesh Chandra greeted and blessed Supermodel Kanggana Malik on the occasion of her birthday, at JW Marriott, Aerocity Delhi on Saturday. Kanggana Malik is the runner up of First Miss India Teen 21.

A Sneh Milan Ceremony was organised on the arrival of Satish Poonia, BJP Rajasthan State President at Karnavati, Gujarat on Saturday. During his visit, he was honoured by Kishan Das Agrawal and Shyam Sundar Agrawal of the Rajasthan Business and Trade Organisation (RBTO). Poonia also interacted with the migrant Rajasthanis on the occasion.

Run for Quality was organised by the Bureau of Indian Standards in Jaipur on Friday and through which ISI Marked certified items were motivated to buy and consume, in this run, Jaipur’s Star Runner World Record Holder Vishnu Tak participated and encouraged the youth by running 5 kilometres, Vishnu Tak participated in hundreds of marathons for the last 5 years.

Dabur Vita, the leading Health Food Drink from the House of Dabur, on Friday announced the launch of a Mega Immunity Awareness Campaign to build awareness about the importance of strong immunity among school-going children. The drive was flagged off in Jaipur with a special session covering more than 300 kids from Vikas Vidyapeeth. The kids were educated on ways to boost their immunity through basic hygiene practices and a nutritious diet.

—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA AND MUKESH KIRADOO

Mohsin Khan, a resident of the capital Jaipur and an entrepreneur and producer by profession, was awarded the title of Best Emerging CEO of the Year 2022 at an award function organised by Business Mint in Bangalore for the best work done by him under Celebrity Management and Brand Management category.

The grand engagement ceremony of Arneeb Kagzi, daughter of Mrs and Mr Amin Kagzi, with Aquib Hameed, son of Mrs and Mr Abdul Hameed Ghani was organised on Saturday, October 15 at Hyatt Regency Iskcon Road, Mansarovar. Amin Kagzi is the MLA from Kishanpole. CM Ashok Gehlot reached to bless the couple. Jagdeesh Chandra along with various dignitaries including Dr BD Kalla, Cabinet Minister for the department of Education, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Cabinet Minister (Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Dept), MLA Prashant Bairwa, MLA Ashok Lahoty and Dharmendra Rathore, Chairman Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation among others were present and blessed the couple

shmi Narayan Brahma inspired him to learn Kathak, after which he learned Kathak in 1986.

The event started with a welcome address by, Sarvesh Bhatt, Cultural

Coordinator Rajasthan Fo rum. On this occasion, an eminent member of the Fo rum, along with other who’s who of the city were present.

Pranay Bhardwaj in conversation with Pandit Hari Dutt Kalla

Padmashri Tilak Gitai and Usha Shree Raj Bansal and Ravi Kamra

(L-R) Deepak Sankit, Anshu Harsh, Sandhya, Kalpana Singh, Sudhir Mathur, Gayatri Rathore, Rajiv Arora, Brij Vallabh, Doorva Sharma and Meeta Singh

Durgeshwari during exhibition

Upasana Rawat, Paridhi Sharma, Avanti Shroff and Antra Das

CM Ashok Gehlot with (L-R) Nawab Kagzi, Rasheed, Amin Kagzi, Aquib Hameed, Arneeb Kagzi, Islam Kagzi and Abdul Hameed Ghani Jagdeesh Chandra with Amin Kagzi, Aquib Hameed and Abdul Hameed Ghani

Dr BD Kalla and Pratap Singh Khachariyawas

Avanti Shroff

Rajiv Arora during lamp lighting ceremony

Himani Dave and Sawai Bhatt

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH

SHARMA

Prashant Bairwa, Ashok Lahoty and Yogesh Sharma

—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO