First India-Jaipur Edition-19th December 2022

Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties to lift FIFA World Cup

GAVE RED CARDS TO CORRUPTION, NEPOTISM’

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Washington (ANI): PM Narendra Modi’s views on the use of nuclear weapons had an impact on the Russians and could well have averted a global disaster in the context of the Ukraine war, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Bill Burns said.

“I think it’s also been very useful that Xi Jin-

Shillong: Making an analogy to football, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said in his address at the golden jubilee celebrations of the North Eastern Council in Shillong that his government has given red cards to hurdles like corruption, nepotism, and discrimination in the last eight years.

In his address at a football ground, PM Modi said, “It is a coincidence that today when the final of the Football World Cup is taking place, I am in the midst of football lovers on the football ground itself.

On the other side, a football competition is going on and subsequently this side, we are competing for development on the football field.”

Recalling the efforts of his government in the

Agartala: Prime Minister Modi on Sunday inaugurated and laid foundation stone of various development projects worth over Rs 4,350 crore in Agartala. PM also launched the Grih Pravesh programme for beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Rural, inaugurated the project for widening of Agartala bypass, and laid the foundation stones for 32 roads.

last eight years PM Modi said, “In football, if someone’s behaviour is against the spirit of the

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projects

ping and PM Modi in India have also raised their concerns about

the use of nuclear weapons as well. I think that’s also having an impact on the Russians,” Bill Burns said in an interview with PBS. “I think the saber-rattling is meant to intimidate.

We don’t see any clear evidence today of plans to use tactical nuclear weapons,” he added.

CIA Chief Bill Burns remarks come as Rus-

COMMISSIONING OF INS MORMUGAO

“India will do shipbuilding for world in future”:

Rajnath Singh

Mumbai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday exuded confidence that in future India will emerge as a global player in shipbuilding. Singh was speaking at the commissioning ceremony of INS ‘Mormugao’, a P15B stealth-guided missile destroyer, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. “INS Mormugao is one of the most powerful warships made in India, it will make a remarkable growth in Indian Maritime capabilities. INS Mormugao is one of the world’s most technologically advanced missile carriers,” Singh said.

eradicated many hurdles-- corruption, nepotism, discrimination-- related to the North East.”

“It is also an example of our indigenous defence production capability,” he added, underlining that in future, we will do shipbuilding for the world.

‘PURANAS’ ‘NOT RAJNATH BUT PM SHOULD ANSWER’

Mumbai: The Defence Minister cited ‘puranas’ to underscore the important role the Indian Navy plays in the country’s maritime security. “Even if our puranas are mere (figment of) imagination, there is truth behind them,” he said, adding “They are important for us.”

Rahul’s Delhi sojourn over, Yatra’s hiatus ends!

where 51 pandits also chanted Vedic mantras, after which he left for Sikandra.

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Dausa: Rahul Gandhi’s

Bharat Jodo Yatra left from Kalakhoh in Sikrai assembly constituency at 8 am on Sunday after a one-day halt at Bhandarej in Dausa district. During this, Rahul visited the tableau of 21 feet Mehandipur Balaji,

On the 101st day of the Yatra, a large number of people accompanied Rahul Gandhi including Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot, PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasara and Women and Child Development Minister Mamta Bhupesh.

On completion of 100 days of Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi

had reached Jaipur to attend the program, after which he went to Delhi. Saturday being the break day of the yatra, Rahul Gandhi reached Jaipur by special plane on Sunday morning, from where he reached Dausa in the morning by helicopter and joined the yatra.

PCC spokesperson Swarnim Chaturvedi said that the yatra will pass through JaipurAgra National Highway 21 and turn towards Bandikui Road from Si-

kandra intersection. After the lunch break, the yatra will leave from Pichupada toll of Bandikui assembly constituency at 3:30 pm and take a night halt near Kolana.

Meanwhile, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in Alwar on Monday. The yatra will enter Delhi on December 24, and after a break of about eight days, move on to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and finally, Jammu and Kashmir. More on P8

Dausa: The Congress on Sunday accused PM Modi of “running away” from a debate in Parliament on the situation along the border with China and said he and not the defence minister must answer on this issue. It asked whether the government was “silent” due to “close ties” with that country.

sian President Vladimir Putin on December 3 admitted that the conflict is “going to take a while.”

Notably, India has been calling for dialogue and diplomacy since the war began between Russia and Ukraine. On December 16, PM Modi reiterated his call for dialogue and diplomacy as the “only way forward”.

J’khand: Man kills wife, chops body, dumps parts

Patna: A 22-year-old woman was killed, and her body chopped into several pieces in Jharkhand Sahibganj district. Police have so far recovered 18 pieces of the body and detained the victim’s husbandDildar Ansari - as a suspect in the crime. The victim- Rubika Pahadin - was the second wife of the accused, and was killed as part of a conspiracy over marital discord as the first wife objected to Dildar’s second marriage. The accused’s family has confessed to killing her, police said. The victim, was murdered, and her body cut into pieces and thrown in different places.

INDIA WIN AGAINST B’DESH

BY 188 RUNS

Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. Kuldeep Yadav was declared the player of the match for his eight wickets and his valuable knock of 40 runs in the first inning.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in Alwar today

Rahul Gandhi interacting in English with students of Mahatma Gandhi English Medium School as CM Ashok Gehlot and Govind Singh Dotasra look on at Sikandra exhibition in Dausa on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates various developmental projects, in Shillong, Meghalaya on Sunday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is also seen. —PHOTO BY PTI

Rajnath Singh with Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai, CM Pramod Sawant, CDS Gen Anil Chauhan, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar and others navy officials during the commissioning ceremony of INS Mormugao at the naval dockyard in Mumbai on Sunday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE

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Shillong:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated, dedicated, and laid foundation stones for various

Modi’s views on nuclear weapons impacted Russia: CIA Chief Burns

Chattogram: Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav wrapped up Bangladesh’s tail to give India an emphatic 188-run win in the first test of the two-match series here at Zahur Ahmed

Bill Burns

Argentina’s players celebrate as they beat France 4-2 on penalties to win the Finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022. at Lusail Stadium, in Lusail on Sunday.

MESSI’S MAGIC

LAKHS OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST CONG: ARUN

About 1.11 lakh km journey completed through 200 chariots, thousands of nook meeting and gatherings addressed

ADDRESSES JAY

MP Diya Kumari lashes out at State govt

Jitendra Naruka

Behror (Alwar): BJP’s national general secretary and state in-charge, Arun Singh, while addressing Jan Akrosh Mahasabha here, said that now people are connecting with BJP through yatra and there is fierce public resentment against Cong govt.

“BJP’s Yatra got full support from the common people in 200 Vidhan Sabhas. About 1 lakh 11 thousand kilometre journey has been completed through 200 chariots, thousands of nooks, gatherings and

chaupalas & public relations have been done with crores of people.

‘Evidence through video conferencing should be promoted’

Lakhs of complaints were received on BJP’s website,” he said.

Youth working in restaurant dies by suicide

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Jaipur: An employee of Kanha restaurant in the city committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance.

The police have recovered a suicide note from his room in which he accused the operator of Kanha restaurant of misbehaving, assaulting and harassing him.

Singh said that the people of Rajasthan are angry with Congress

government as there is jungle raj in the state.

“There is no system of justice, crime is everywhere and the state has become a refuge for criminals. Incidents of Bhilwara, Jodhpur, Udaipur are before everyone,” he said.

Arun Singh said that a complete farmer loan waiver was promised by Rahul Gandhi in 2018. “Today the government has completed four years, there is a loan of 1 lakh 20 thousand crore left on 60 lakh farmers in the state. More than 200 farmers committed suicide,” he said.

Fatehpur in Sikar shivers at 2 degrees Celsius temp

Jaipur (PTI): Sikar’s Fatehpur area recorded the lowest minimum temperature in Rajasthan at 2 degrees Celsius, the weather department said on Sunday.

He will go to Ajmer, Kota, Udaipur, Pratapgarh and Banswara districts on December 18, 19, 20, 21. On Sunday, he attended the fourth session of Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Shramik Sangh. Poonia will address Jan Aakrosh Sabha at Kotra, Udaipur, at Khairwada and will interact with workers at Salumbar today. On December 20, he will address the Jan Aakrosh meeting at Lasadia in Pratapgarh’s Dhariyawad assembly constituency, on December 21 at Kushalgarh in Banswara and at Banswara district headquarters.

BJP’S RALLY SEES PROTESTS BY VILLAGERS IN SUMERPUR

I n Sumerpur, Gogra villagers in Pali district are protesting against BJP’s Jan Aakrosh rally. In the meeting of the rally, the MLA also got angry on the villagers activists tried to pacify the MLA and villagers. MLA Joraram Kumawat left for Jan Aakrosh rally but was opposed in many other villages in Sumerpur assembly constituency.

Merta City (Nagaur): MP Diya Kumari was on Merta tour on Sunday. The MP addressed the public meeting organized under Jan Aakrosh Yatra at Ghosivada in the city. Former Union Minister CR Chowdhary, District President MLA Mohanram Chowdhary, District Incharge Pukhraj Pahadia & senior BJP leader Viram Dev Jaisas were present on occasion.

All the speakers including the MP Diya Kumari lashed out at the state government and called the state govt a failure on all fronts.

Kirodi & delegation of agitators to meet Rahul & CM on Dec 20

Jaipur: Discussion on high pendency of cases and need to strengthen the infrastructure was held in a national law conclave on judicial change and collective governance held here on Sunday.

The Conclave-2022 organised by Asghar Khan Advocate Charitable Trust in the auditorium of Durgapura Agricultural Research Center was inaugurated by the Supreme court judge Dinesh Mahesh-

wari & Raj HC judge M.M. Srivastava.Speakers expressed concern over increasing number of cases in courts.

“Evidence through video conferencing should be promoted Former judges NK,” Justice Dinesh Maheshwari said. Former judges N.K Jain, Banwari Lal Sharma, President of Raj HC Bar Association Bhuvnesh Sharma, Mahendra Shandilya, Additional AG Rajesh Mehrishi, Advocate S.S. Hora, Tanveer Ahmed & others participated.

The Bharatpur resident Abhinandan Pandey has also made a suicide video before dying.

On getting the information, FSL team reached the spot and found Sulphas rapper, a suicide note and a suicide video from the room of the deceased, which has been sealed by the Chitrakoot police for investigation. The police got the post-mortem of the deceased done by the medical board and handed over the dead body to the relatives.

According to the police, Abhinandan was working at Kanha restaurant on Queens Road.

According to it, minimum temperature was 3.1 degrees Celsius in Churu, 3.5 degrees Celsius in Karauli, 4.5 degrees Celsius at Sangaria in Hanumangarh, 5.4 degrees Celsius in Alwar and Pilani, 5.5

degrees Celsius in Sikar and 5.9 degrees Celsius in Nagaur.

The night temperature at other places was above 6 degrees Celsius, MeT department said.

COURTESY CALL

Alwar: BJP RS MP Dr Kirodi Lal Meena will have meeting of delegation of agitating MP Dr Meena with Rahul Gandhi and CM Ashok Gehlot has finally been fixed on Dec 20 on many issues including ERCP, CHA, unemployment, and women atrocities. 7 members will join the delegation in this talk to be held in Alwar.

However, later Congress leaders were consulted. AICC GS Jiten-

no problem as of now.

Bizman receives ransom call demanding `10 L

Satyanarayan Sharma

Jaipur: A city-based businessman received an extortion call from a miscreant demanding Rs 10 lakhs ransom, police said. Police said miscreant had threatened to give money within two days else the victim and his son’s life will be in danger. “The 47-year-old businessman received a ransom

4 YEARS OF CONG GOVT

Exhibition on achievements of Raj cops

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So far 17,714

Suraksha Sakhis have been selected by nodal officers at dist and police station levels.

8.88L women & girls have been trained

Jaipur: Displaying the achievements in the last four years of the Raj Government’s tenure, 8 special schemes and achievements related to the department and Rajasthan Police have been displayed at the stall of Home Dept. The exhibition was organized by Information and Public Relations Department at Jawahar Kala Kendra in the city. Pamphlets

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and publicity material related to safe traffic were distributed.

DGP Umesh Mishra said that in first poster displayed, info about uninterrupted registration has been given.

Second poster displayed sees a publicfriendly police station. At present, 839 reception rooms have been developed on the decision to set up reception rooms in all the police stations of the state. Third poster displayed is related to Suraksha Sakhi and self-defence training.

call around 4 pm on December 14 from an unknown person. Initially, he ignored it, but he again received a call on December 15. He filed an FIR,” police said.

‘Jaisaan Shakti’ (Ladies First) prog launched by Tina Dabi

Suryaveer Singh Tanwar

Jaisalmer: In a unique initiative by Jaisalmer District Collector Tina Dabi, ‘Jaisaan Shakti’ (Ladies First) programme was launched to promote good governance regarding women empowerment.

State Women’s Commission member Anjana Meghwal, UIT Secretary Sunita Chowdhary, Deputy Superintendent of Police Priyanka Kumawat and mother power gathered

in huge numbers. A Jaisaan

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to Suraksha Sakhi, Gram Rakshak and Police Mitra Yojana

Arun Singh addressing BJP members and supporters during Jan Aakrosh Yatra in Behror, Alwar on Sunday. Supporters and workers listening with attention. Kekri (Ajmer): BJP State President Dr Satish Poonia addressed the Jan Aakrosh Sabha in Kekri assembly constituency on Sunday in which a large number of farmers, youths and activists gathered. MP Bhagirath Chowdhary, Shatrughan Gautam, Kanhaiya Lal Chowdhary, Ramswaroop Lamba, Rajendra Vinayaka, Mithilesh Gautam etc. were present in the meeting.

POONIA

IN AJMER, WILL SOON VISIT OTHER DISTS

Poet Kumar Vishwas meets Governor Kalraj Mishra at Raj Bhavan on Sunday.

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dra Singh explained there is

Kirodi Lal Meena addressing agitators on Sunday in Alwar.

Om Prakash

Shakti poster was released in the programme. The

District Collector congratulated all the mothers during the launch of the programme.

Collector Tina Dabi with Anjana Meghwal, Sunita Chowdhary, Priyanka Kumawat and others during launching of programme.

DGP Umesh Mishra during exhibition organized by Information & Public Relations Department at Jawahar Kala Kendra on Sunday.

Justice Dinesh Maheshwari addressing National Law Conclave where Justice MM Srivastava, Justice NK Jain, Banwari Lal Sharma, Bhuvnesh Sharma, Mahendra Shandilya, Additional AG Rajesh Mehrishi, SS Hora and Tanveer Ahmed are also seen.

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Diya Kumari addressing public meeting at Ghosivada.

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore felicitated at the closing ceremony of Jan Aakrosh rally in Jhunjhunu.

OM MATHUR LASHES OUT AT CONG GOVT DURING ‘JAY’ PUBLIC MEET

Kishangarh Bas (Alwar): Senior BJP leader Mathur lashed out at Cong govt during a public meeting under Jan Aakrosh yatra in Alwar and said that only one year of corrupt government is left. He said that the public is not happy with the Congress government led by Ashok Gehlot. “They have always done politics on the basis of caste, society and region. Their party has been run by one family for 75 years,” he said. Mathur said that in the 75 years of independence, except for the eight years of the BJP, the situation was such that any leader of our country, be it the Prime Minister or the President, used to fear on going to the US that what Russia would think.”

CM OKAYS `17L EACH TO VICTIMS’ KIN, JOBS FOR 25; DHARNA ENDS

Jodhpur: CM Ashok Gehlot on Sunday announced a special package for the victims’ dependents and those injured in Jodhpur gas cylinder blast tragedy. Rs 17 lakh each to the dependents and contract jobs to 25 victims was announced by the CM after his telephonic conversation with former MLA Babu Singh Rathore and former minister Pushpendra Singh.

CM Gehlot has called both the leaders to Alwar. BS Rathore announced to end the dharna and to collect the dead bodies on Sunday night. The death toll on Sunday reached 36 in the gas tragedy happened at Bhungra village under Shergarh police station.

On the other hand, the dharna going on outside the mortuary of Mahatma Gandhi Hospital by Rajupat and Sarva Samaj continued on Sunday and a massive protest was held by all communities in Jodhpur on Sunday demanding adequate

compensation for the victims of the cylinder blast in Bhungra village of Shergarh subdivision. The protestors gathered outside the mortuary of Mahatma Gandhi Hospital at 11:30 am and took out a protest march till District Collectorate.

Jaipur Metro files complaint against JMC over demolishing parking wall

Jaipur: Jaipur Metro lodged a complaint against Jaipur Municipal Corporation with the police regarding the demolition of a wall.

While JDA’s enforcement branch had broken wall in the past, the parking wall of gate number 2 of Ramnagar metro station was broken.

The wall was broken considering it as an encroachment on a public place. Local MLA and Minister PS Khachari-

yawas wrote a letter to the JDA commissioner recommending the removal of wall. He wrote, “When he was on inspection of Ramnagar ward 47, the local residents had complained about this wall. Describ-

ing the wall as an encroachment, it was said that it was causing trouble and there was a possibility of an accident due to the wall.” The enforcement branch took action on order of the JDA commissioner.

Later, a delegation of protestors met the Divisional Commissioner, District Collector and senior police officials and submitted a memorandum demanding a special financial package for the victims of the cylinder blast. The protestors raised black

flags and black bands during the protest. The agitators demanded a financial assistance of Rs. 50 lakh to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident and a government job and financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh to those injured.

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Accused on 3-day police remand, taken to spot to recover more body parts

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Jaipur: Anuj Sharma, arrested in connection with the brutal murder of his 62-year-old aunt, Saroj Devi, was produced before a court and remanded three days of police custody. The Vidhyadhar Nagar Police on Sunday took the accused to jungles situated on Delhi Road and tried to recover the body parts that he threw in jungle.

Vidhyadhar Nagar Police Station SHO Virendra Kuril informed that the accused is being questioned with psychological methods and is being kept under CCTV surveillance in the police station owing to the heinous crime he has committed.

CHRISTMAS VIBES

Jaisalmer : The officials of ATS on Sunday recorded statements of the Village Development Officer (VDO), Chautharam Bheel, in Pokhran of Jaisalmer involving a call received from Pakistan. The security agencies went on alert mode after the matter came to light.

The ATS team reached Pokhran Police Station from Jaisalmer and questioned the of-

ficial regarding details of the reported call he received from Pakistan. VDO Chautharam is presently posted in Ramdevra and Enka gram panchayat of Jaisalmer district.

Alwar: President of the Student Union of Bansur College, Rahul Yadav, was arrested with illegal liquor in Alwar on Saturday night. Police informed that four cartons of illegal liquor were recovered from the bolero jeep of the student union president.

“At around 9 pm on Saturday, vehicles were being checked on Alwar

Road. When bolero jeep was signalled to stop, Rahul Yadav accelerated it and tried to run away. However, the police team chased the jeep and caught the accused in Fatehpur village. Four cartons of illegal liquor and 192 packets of country-made liquor were seized. Accused Rahul Yadav has been arrested and is being questioned,” said Sub-Inspector Mukesh Meena.

Sri Ganganagar (PTI): A charred body of a man was found in an empty plot near a farm in Sri Ganganagar district on Sunday morning, police said.

The hands and legs of the man, aged around 40 years, were tied with a wire, SHO (Purani Abadi) Surjeet Kumar said. Prima facie, it appears to be a case of murder, he said, adding efforts are being made to identify the body.

Jaipur : The countdown to the Rajasthan Cricket Association elections has begun. After a long struggle, the RCA will get a new president on December 24. On Sunday, a hearing was held on the objections filed by 8 district unions on the voters’ list. Election officer Sunil Arora held the hearing virtually. TR Meena, who is assisting

Arora, coordinated from Jaipur. The final voter list will be released on Monday.This time too, the coronation

Jaipurites run with motto of ‘Zero Hunger’

Jaipur:

City Half Marathon was organized on Sunday, realizing the state government’s resolution ‘No one sleeps hungry’. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot flagged off the marathon at 6.30 am at Albert Hall, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg. He shook hands with the runners and encouraged them to keep moving forward. In the marathon or-

Sirohi (PTI): Twelve girl students of a residential school in Sirohi district were taken ill after consuming contaminated khichdi, officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred in Devnarayan Residential School on Saturday evening, they said. Chief Medical and Health Officer (Sirohi) Dr Rajesh Kumar said 12 students were taken to the hospital on complaints of abdominal pain, vomiting and nau-

SHO SUCCEEDS IN GETTING TRUTH OUT PSYCHOLOGICALLY

Station house officer Virendra Kuril was successful in bringing the truth out from Anuj, who did not tell anything in initial inquiry. Kuril told Anuj that whatever happens, there is the will of God in it. Then Anuj opened up and said his aunt is no longer in this world. When asked where the body was, he said that he had cut it and put it somewhere.

Earlier, pertinent details have come to the fore following the ongoing police investigation into the sensational killing of an elderly woman. According to the police, they are looking for the knife which the accused used to chop the victim’s body at first.

sea. While four of them are undergoing treatment at the hospital, the rest were discharged af-

Churu (FIB): The Ratangarh Police has arrested Vijay Kumar (25) on charges of calling a businessman in the name of Rohit Godara and demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh. SP Digant Anand said that raids are being conducted on possible targets after investigating about his associates. On Dec 16, the complainant Mahipal Singh lodged a report in that Rohit Godara has called on his mobile and sought ransom.

ter primary treatment, he said. Kumar said the samples of khichdi have been sent for testing.

Christmas Rally was organized by Christian Fellowship in Jaipur on Sunday. Fellowship secretary Justin Boniface said that in the Christmas rally hundreds of participants from the community walked along side the decorated 8-10 tableaus of Lord Jesus.

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Vedanta Pink

ganized on the theme ‘Run for Zero Hunger’, the runners completed the race in three catego-

-- 21, 10 and 5 km.

gave the message of ‘No one sleeps hungry’, ‘Nirogi Rajasthan’ and

keep moving forward. Notably, food will be provided to the needy people on behalf of the

organizing group depending on the number of metres run by all the runners together.

CM FLAGS OFF PINK CITY HALF MARATHON

(L) Accused used marble cutter to chop off the body. (R) Lalpuria Apartment in Vidyadhar Nagar Sector-2 where he killed his aunt.

CM Ashok Gehlot flagging off the marathon on Sunday. Minister Sukhram Vishnoi, Vedanta Group officials

Priya Aggarwal Hebbar, Akarsh Hebbar, Ritu Jhingan, Lokesh Sharma and other dignitaries were also present.

—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Rajeev Gaur and Shiv Prakash Purohit

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of Vaibhav Gehlot, the candidate of CP Joshi group for the post of president, is being considered as final.

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PS Khachariyawas, on Sunday, took a dig at gas companies over Jodhpur tragedy. He said that gas companies are guilty of Bhungra incident. “We will register an FIR, but the central govt minister should not do politics. Talk to the PM and take action.

govt has given a package of seven lakhs to each of the deceased and special package will also be given,” he said.

Union Min Gajendra S Shekhawat announced financial help of Rs 51 lakh for the victims’ families. He also announced to provide jobs under Central govt undertakings, help in house construction and education, and financial assistance of about Rs 2.5 cr to victims’ families.

MODI DOES TOUGH THINGS AND LEADS FROM THE FRONT!

The narrator shares with us how PM Modi is forward thinking and his steps towards modernization of the police force by introduction of technology, inclusion of women, focusing on human capital and instant grievance redressal has transformed the force.

Earlier police modernization was mainly based on vehicles and housing. But during NaMo’s time, emphasis shifted to technology and the state started to take care of housing issues. If you look carefully at the development statistics after NaMo came into power, computerization came about on a big level and technology began to play a major role in modernization.

There is a monthly review in which Gujarat used to be on number three and after all the effort we put in, at least till when I was DGM, Gujarat came on the number one spot in the area of computerization of peace process. While this started from Gujarat, today of course, everything is

monitored from New Delhi. A lot of initiatives that have come through in the force are because of PM Modi’s vision.

Earlier we used to bear the brunt of manpower crunch. Today a lot of educated youth from other fields have also started applying in police. We used to have eighth pass recruits, then we raised the bar to twelfth pass and today, graduates are coming in too.

Once you have intelligent people coming into the force, obviously the quality is going to improve.

One very good thing he did with the police was to do away with interviews at the lower levels. The recruitment of constables, head constables, sub-inspectors involved physical test as the first step. After physical, a written test and then an interview. He made sure that the interview is done away with, thereby making the process totally neutral. So whosoever

came on job after that, they came purely on the basis of merit. Introducing meritocracy was the next big thing he did for the police in Gujarat! SRP companies always faced a manpower resource crunch. It was a big issue for us. Creating four-five groups all at once happened during his time. These days any issue that comes up, the DG does not have a problem sending manpower to tackle situations. There was a time when taking out one company for a situation used to be a challenge. For example, the Election Commission used to ask us for resources and we had to manage with whatever little we had. Now we are in a very comfortable position, thanks to him and his vision at that time.

Well, we had the IB manual and unfortunately, since the 70’s the manual had been hanging fire. People would pick it up, look at it but it

would not be done. We did a very simple thing – we distributed it chapter-wise among our subbing officers, we edited it and convened a committee meeting. It was done quickly and we sent the manual to Home Department. The manual was cleared in one day by the CMO. Then it came back to us and we got it printed. We got it translated and printed in Gujarati as well and that manual was the first manual of IB which talks about procedures and everything in Gujarat.

He visualized a separate cadre in State Police where direct intelligence officers started coming in. These officers came in at the AIO level and SIO level as well. Earlier when someone would come in from the district, it would be due to some personal problem or as a punishment. This person would not take adequate interest in his

One remarkable thing Modi did with the police was to do away with interviews at the lower levels. The recruitment of constables, head constables, sub-inspectors involved physical test as the first step. After physical, written and then interview. He made sure that interview is done away with, ensuring neutral process. So whosoever came on job after that, they came purely on merit basis.

work. But for this Direct Officer, this is his career. He works hard in his field bringing readiness at the core level that impacts the quality of human resources. Today IB also has technologies it did not possess earlier.

So much so, today in Gujarat, focus on Human Resource and Technology has made it possible to predict what is going to happen when and where. While terrorism can never be ignored, even law and order situations are being predicted with details. These details are specific, as in, at this point this is going to happen at this place at this time. All this was almost impossible earlier!

Talking about grievance redressal, there used to be a program called Swagat. He used to chair the program and people used to put forth their grievance personally. They were asked which unit they came from and the griev-

ance used to be disposed off accordingly. Now NaMo had very clear thinking and if you happened to appear before him unprepared, well, you were sure to sweat. He would ensure that much and the redressal used to be instant. Nothing would linger on for the future. As NaMo was always present for the event, people got a clear message that if anything happens, it would reach him and the offender would not be spared!

Women empowerment too started from his time. Earlier, hardly two or three mahila police would be present in the station and they would not have a proper job or a goal in the station. He visualized a lot of things and decided that women must get their rights. It had a tremendous impact on the force. The human face that the police has got today, it is because of the inclusion of women in the police force. This has also improved the quality levels of police stations. PI who would earlier ignore them, today he is forced to give them proper roles. When I was DG, I put in a circular to ensure that all the good roles too must be given to the women proportionately and if they are good, give them roles, may be out of proportion also. Over a period of time, they are now holding charge of police stations. This was unimaginable at one point. NaMo is forward thinking and this has benefitted the force tremendously. He leads from the front. If there is a blast, there never is a question of whether Modi would reach there or not. He has to be there, he has to see it, give instructions on the spot! It is a given!

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‘MODI INTRODUCED, A BIG THING FOR GUJARAT POLICE, MERITOCRACY’

INCLUSION OF WOMEN GAVE THE POLICE FORCE ITS HUMAN FACE

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People performing last rites without post-mortem due to fear of police: Sushil Kumar Modi

Patna (ANI): BJP MP

Sushil Modi on Sunday claimed that the family members of the victims in the Chapra hooch tragedy are performing their last rites without post-mortem due to “fear of the police”.

Modi accused the state govt of hiding the actual number of deaths in the tragedy and claimed “more than 100 deaths”. “The death toll has crossed 100 but the government is hiding the numbers. Due to fear of the police, people are performing the last rites of their family members without a post-mortem,” Modi said while addressing the reporters here.

Modi on Saturday had met the families of those who lost their lives in the Chhapra hooch tragedy.

The death toll in Bihar's Chhapra due to the consumption of spurious liquor has mounted to 65. The incident was initially reported on Wednesday.

Most deaths reportedly occurred over Wednesday and Thursday, evoking an uproar inside and outside the Bihar Assembly. Several leaders of the opposition are claiming more deaths than the official.

WINTER SESSION OF PARLIAMENT

Appropriation bills to be introduced in RS today

Will liquor prohibition be reversed with a handing over ‘power’ by Nitish to

Tejashwi?

Shamsher Singh

Minister

on Mon-

introduce The Appropriation (No 4 & 5) Bills, 2022, in Rajya Sabha for consideration, and for returning to Lok Sabha, where they have been passed.

The Appropriation (No 5) Bill, 2022, is to authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the 2022-2023 fiscal.

The Appropriation (No 4) Bill, 2022, is to provide for authorisation of appropriation of moneys out of Consolidated Fund of India to meet amounts spent on certain services during financial year ended on the March 31, 2020, in excess of amounts granted for those services.

New Delhi: Actor Kangana Ranaut has sought permission for shooting her upcoming film “Emergency” inside Parliament premises, sources said on Sunday. Her letter is under consideration but she is unlikely to be granted permission, they said.

HERITAGE THEFT: PARL PANEL CALLS ED, CUSTOM, DRI

New Delhi: The meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture has summoned representatives of the Ministry of Finance, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), the chief of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), and Director of Enforcemen to discus heritage theft.

The BJP-led Opposition took on the ruling JD(U)-RJD over the rising number of hooch deaths despite a ban on the sale and consumption of liquor in the state, which has been in effect since April 2016.

New Delhi: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will have to withdraw the decision of liquor prohibition. It is merely a question of timing of when the decision should be taken back, but theoretically the atmosphere has been created for the decision to be rolled back. So far Nitish was able to stick to this decision because he had the support of ally, the BJP. When the Rashtriya Janata Dal was also involved in the government, it did not oppose it openly. Its leaders made sporadic statements but did not press for the withdrawal of this law. But now there is pressure on Nitish from both inside and outside. His ally RJD leaders are pressurizing him to withdraw this decision, so now the BJP is also openly saying that the decision should

be cancelled.

After the death of about 60 people allegedly due to spurious liquor in Chhapra, the home constituency of RJD supremo Lalu

Prasad, serious questions are being raised on prohibition. Keep in mind that after going again with Lalu Prasad's party, Nitish Kumar's government relaxed the prohibition law in many ways. The provisions of arrest were also relaxed. Now the next step is the return of the law. Informed sources say that Nitish Kumar himself may not withdraw the decision but he is going to hand over the power to Tejashwi Yadav very soon, sooner than expected.

—FILE

ONE KILLED, 9 INJURED AS SCHOOL BUS OVERTURNS, FALLS INTO PIT IN UP

Gorakhpur: A man was killed and nine people were injured after a school bus overturned and fell into a 10-ft-deep pit here on Sunday as its driver lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid hitting a cyclist, police said. The cyclist, Tilakdhari (50), died and the bus driver, Dharmendra Yadav (28), was critically injured in the accident that occurred in Bhainsa Dhoda village under Khorabar police station area, they said. The bus, which was carrying 62 passengers, was going from Deoria to Gorakhpur, an official said.

PHOTO MP: HC CIRCULAR ON SUBORDINATE & LOWER COURTS

Bhopal: The subordinate judiciary in the state of Madhya Pradesh will now be referred to as the district judiciary and lower courts as trial courts, according to a recent High Court circular.. This was resolved at a full court meeting of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in which Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and other judges took part on Friday, it said.

MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING NURSE WIFE, 2 KIDS IN UK

London: The male suspect being questioned by UK police for murder of an Indian nurse and her two children has been charged with three counts of murder. Saju Chelavalel, 52, known as the husband of deceased nurse Anju Asok, was charged by the Northamptonshire Police on Saturday with the murder of Asok (35), Jeeva Saju (6) and Janvi Saju (4).

UP MINISTER CONVICTED IN CASES OF MODEL CODE VIOLATION IN 2012 POLLS

Pilibhit: A local court has convicted UP Minister Sanjay Singh Gangwar in two cases of violation of the model code of conduct during the 2012 assembly polls and sentenced him to three months imprisonment. The MP-MLA court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on the minister in each of the cases. He was acquitted in a third case of violation of the model code of conduct. Gangwar, who was present in the court, was taken into custody after his sentencing. However, later his counsel filed a bail application, which the court considered.

‘Conflict’ in Himachal Cong was for CM’s post: Sukhu

New Delhi (PTI): There is no infighting within the Himachal Pradesh Congress and the “conflict” was only for chief ministership as there were three-four claimants, newly sworn-in CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said, adding if something were wrong, there would have been a “Rajasthan-like situation”.

He asserted that no Congress legislator in the state would defect to the BJP and the party's government was committed to work for the

people and would fulfil the promise of restoring the old pension scheme for government

Kerala govt ‘delayed’ buffer zone survey: UDF

Ernakulam (PTI): The Congress-led UDF opposition on Sunday alleged that the ruling Left Front government in Kerala wasted time since June this year to carry out a manual survey of areas which may fall in the one-kilometre buffer zone around protected forests and wildlife sanctuaries, and called the satellite survey report as “incomplete and inaccurate”.

The objections against the satellite survey report of the

state government have been gaining momentum over the last few days with locals of affected areas, Congress party and Christian religious organisations terming the survey as “inaccurate” and “lacking clarity”.

In view of the criticisms against the report, state Forest Minister AK Saseendran on Sunday said that it would not be placed before the Supreme Court or the Centre in its present form.

SPOILSPORT OR KINGMAKER?

employees in the first cabinet meeting. In an interview with PTI, Sukhu said, “We

Lawrence Bishnoi gang member arrested in Punjab

Chandigarh: The Patiala police nabbed a gangster linked with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and seized four pistols and a revolver along with cartridges from him. Patiala SSP Varun Sharma said the police nabbed Rahul Singh, 19, a resident of Badau in Uttar Pradesh, from Patiala-Rajpura bypass road. Rahul is associated with gangsters Deepak alias Deepu Banur and Naveen alias Kala Pega, both lodged in jail for murder.

have spoken to the finance secretary. Under a strategy we know from where we have to

generate money and where we have to invest. We have done the work on introducing the old

pension scheme and we will introduce it in the first cabinet meeting."

About the expansion of his Cabinet, he said it will happen soon and denied reports about some MLAs lobbying for ministerial berths.

After the Congress wrested power from the BJP in the hill state winning 40 of the 68 assembly seats, the party picked Sukhu, 58, as CM over some other claimants to the post, including state party chief Pratibha Singh and Mukesh Agnihotri.

India has jumped to 3rd ranking in scientific publications: MoS

First India Bureau

New Delhi: India has jumped from 7th to 3rd global ranking in scientific publications. This was disclosed here on Sunday by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh after a review with Union Secretary Department of Science & Technology Dr S Chandrasekhar.

Lauding the efforts of India’s scientific fraternity, Dr Singh gave all credit to an enabling

Who benefits from the fight between Cong & BRS?

If the BRS and the Congress fight among themselves, it will be to the advantage of BJP

Mahesh Sharma

New Delhi: The tussle between K Chandrasekhar Rao’s party Bharat Rashtra Samithi ie BRS and the Congress party does not seem to be ending anytime soon. Before next

year’s assembly elections, both the parties are engaged in their own positioning. Now the dispute between the two has reached such a point where the scope of reconciliation is continuously decreasing. The dispute between the two has escalated after the Telangana police raided the state office of the Congress and took away computers etc. Police took action for allegedly writing objectionable posts

against the Chief Minister and went to the party office and seized

electronic equipment while also interrogating those working in

the Congress office. This is an unprecedented event. That’s why the Congress opposed it in the Parliament. Telangana State Congress President Revanth Reddy protested against it in the premises of the Parliament House. However, Congress leaders were taken by surprise when TRS leader K Keshav Rao turned up to attend the meeting called by Mallikarjun Kharge. By the time he reached, the

meeting of the opposition parties was over, yet he tried to downplay the Telangana incident. Now the question is whether Chief Minister Chandrashekhar Rao has realised as to who will get the benefit of fight between him and the Congress? If the BRS and the Congress fight among themselves, it will be to the advantage of the BJP, which is preparing to contest the elections in Telangana very aggressively.

milieu and freedom of working provided by PM Narendra Modi. He said, the very fact that such quantum leaps in our scientific pursuits are happening only in

the last few years is a testimony to the push given by PM Modi both in terms of the ease of policy as well as his personal indulgence and prioritisation.

MoS Dr Singh said that as per the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Science & Engineering Indicators 2022 report of the United States, India’s position globally in scientific publications, has improved from 7th position in 2010 to 3rd position in 2020.

Name of MoS’s dad in PMAY fuels row inWB

Kolkata (Agencies): A fresh political slugfest has erupted in West Bengal over Trinamool Congress' allegation that the name of Bidhubushan Pramanik, the father of Union Minister of State (MoS) Nisith Pramanik, was on the list of eligible residents under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme which is basically for those who are below a particular financial status level. On Sunday, chairman of TMC-run Cooch Behar civic body

Rabindranath Ghosh alleged that despite owning a palatial mansion in Cooch Behar district, the name of Nisith Pramanik's father appears in the list of recipients eligible for getting houses under the PMAY scheme.

Telangana

CM K Chandrashekar Rao with Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) members unveils BRS flags, in Hyderabad. —FILE PHOTO

Former Bihar Deputy CM and BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi at a presser regarding recent hooch tragedy in Saran district, in Patna, on Sunday.

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu speaks at Indian Youth Congress office, in New Delhi, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI

CONG MEET FOR ‘HAATH JODO’ ON DEC 23

New Delhi: Finance

Nirmala Sitharaman will

day

KANGANA WANTS TO SHOOT ‘EMERGENCY’ INSIDE PARLIAMENT

The death toll has crossed 100 but the government is hiding the numbers. Due to fear of the police, people are performing the last rites of their family members without a post-mortem.

—Sushil Kumar Modi, MP, BJP

Tejashwi can be the CM only in March next year and then his government will decide about it (liquor prohibition)

MoS Nisith Pramanik

Dr Jitendra Singh

‘NAGAR KIRTAN’ PROCESSION

History-sheeter beaten and shot dead in Baran

First India Bureau

Baran: A history sheeter was allegedly beaten and shot dead by his relatives over an old enmity in Baran district, police said on Sunday.

The incident happened in Chardiya village under Anta police station area on Saturday evening, they said.

The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Akthar alias Akthar Mirza, they said.

The man was on his way to his field along with his son when some of his relatives attacked him with sticks and iron pipes, Circle Inspector (Anta) Ramlaxman Gurjar said.

He was rushed to a hospital, where the doctor declared him brought dead, they said, adding that his son escaped unhurt. Baran SP Kalyanmal Meena said a case of murder has been lodged against 11 people and 2-3 suspects

Husband held for killing wife two years ago

Laxman Raghav

Bikaner: The Bikaner Police has solved the murder mystery of Monalisa, who died two years ago during the pandemic. Following the directions of the DGP, the Bikaner police registered an FIR and arrested Monalisa’s husband for allegedly killing her. Initially, the police termed the killing of Monalisa as a natural death. However, when the deceased father, Swapan Chaudhary, filed a complaint to DGP, a murder case was registered at Sadar Police Station of Bikaner. “The accused has been identified as Bhawani Shekhawat of Jhadeli area in Bikaner. The accused claimed that Monalisa died due to corona, but victim’s father had a suspicion of his son-in-law Bhawani,” police said.

Two cousins drown in water tank in Jodhpur

Kishan Paliwal

Jodhpur: Two children drowned in a water tank made in the field in village Dhadhaniya Barda of Gram Panchayat Dhandhaniya Sansan in Jodhpur on Sunday. Both the schoolgoing deceased boys were cousins. Agolai police station in-charge Rugaram said that

Shambhu Ram son of Ramaram Jat, resident of Dhadhaniya Barda, submitted a report on Sunday and said that his two grandsons Shravan (12 years) and Yash (10 years) had left the house at 9 am on Sunday. When they did not return home till 11 am, the family searched for them and found both the children dead.

Lineman electrocuted while fixing electric pole in Swmr

First India Bureau

Sawai Madhopur: A 28-year-old contractual lineman died after getting electrocuted from an electric pole while trying to fix the power supply in Malarna Dungar sub-division of Sawai Madhopur district on Sunday morning. Police informed the deceased has been identified as Rajesh Raigar (28), a resident of Khirni village in Malarna Dungar.

“The incident occurred around 9 am when Rajesh Raigar and his brother Chauthmal were working at an electric pole to fix the power

supply in the area. Suddenly, Rajesh was electrocuted by the power flow in the cable and died on the spot. The villagers jammed KhirniBauli road and protested the police and district administration as none of the officials reached

Meghwal inaugurates CCTV surveillance system in Deoria Gram Panchayat

First India Bureau

Bhilwara: Union Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal inaugurated the CCTV surveillance system in Deoria Gram Panchayat of the subdivision area on Monday.

Local village artists welcomed Meghwal by playing traditional Algocha. The chief guest during the programme was Arjun Ram Megh-

Man arrested for sharing child pornography online in Barmer

Mukesh Mathrani

Barmer: Police on Sunday arrested a person for browsing, viewing, uploading, and sharing child pornography content online. The accused, identified as Bhanwar Lal, a resident of Indra Nagar in Barmer, has been booked under sections 67, 67A, and 67B of the IT act, police said.

Police said that NCRB is keeping vigil

on the people involved in child pornography cases. They further said that NCRB has sent the details like IP addresses

wal, presided over by MLA Kailash Meghwal,

while special guests include MP Subhash Chandra Bahedia, BJP District President Ladu Lal Teli, and Malaseri temple priest Hemraj Gurjar.Impressed by the innovation in the village after the inauguration,he started his address by raising the slogan ‘Deoria ka navachar, har gaon ka samachar.

the spot,” police said.

Later, Malarna Dungar SDM Kishan Murari Meena, Tehsildar Satya Prakash Gupta, Executive Engineer Ashok Kumar Bujaithia, CO Tej Kumar Pathak and other officials reached the spot.

ENMITY BEHIND THE ATTACK

have been detained. In 2018, Akhtar was arrested after he shot at the accused people, who are members of his extended family, the CI said. Old enmity between the man and the accused relatives is stated to the reason be-

hind the attack, he said.

Meanwhile, in view of the law and order situation, additional force was deployed in Chardiya village of Anta police station area, the native place of the deceased and accused, police said.

Minor girl molested by school peon in Udaipur

First India Bureau

Udaipur: An eightyear-old minor girl was allegedly molested by a school peon in Udaipur on Friday, police said.

Police informed the incident occurred in A Convent School located in the Titardi area of Udaipur wherein the girl, a student of LKG, was sexually harassed by the peon.

“The accused has been identified as Gopal. The girl narrated the incident to her family members, following which, an FIR was filed at Savina Police Station.

“A complaint was also made to the child line

and a team was sent to school for investigation.

CCTV footage was gathered, but nothing was found. A letter has also been written to the Legal Services Authority in this regard,” said Child Line Convenor Navneet Audichya.

Meanwhile, efforts were done to reach out to school authorities, but none of them responded to the calls.

Kota greenfield airport file stuck in Environment ministry

First India Bureau

Kota: The way for the new Greenfield airport in Kota will be paved only after the diversion of forest land.

Out of the total 500 hectares marked for the airport, 466.5 hectares are of forest land. The file is stuck in the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment. After the file is cleared, the state

government will give 466.5 hectares of land to the Forest department.

ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY INNOVATION

India.

Solar-powered boat built by Jhalawar boys

Arif Mansoori

of the accused o the state ATS and from there Barmer police were directed to take action against the culprit.

Jaisalmer: The team of Achin Agarwal of Jhalawar district has prepared a boat powered by solar energy. The design and technology of the boat is such that it will not pollute the water of rivers and lakes, nor will it burn and harm living beings. Achin Agarwal has worked in the incubation centre

of IIT Kanpur. Achin Agarwal, a resident of Jhalawar, after completing his BTech from BHU, along with his friend Ankit Patel, opened Acquainfra Company.

After this, a floating station was built, and now a solar-powered boat has been made, which is a new innovation in the country.

Courtesy of IIT Kanpur, Achin Agarwal,

and his team have developed Kaushabi’s Kada Ghat in UP as I

Ghat i.e. Innovation Ghat. The boat in the Ghat will no longer

run on diesel. Now the boat will run on solar energy. The first solar power boating station has been called to charge the boats. The virtual inauguration of the floating boat was done by the Deputy CM of UP. The head office of Acquainfra, a team of Jhalawar resident Achin Agarwal, is in Noida from where they keep doing the innovation.

Sikh devotees demonstrate traditional martial arts skills during the ‘Nagar Kirtan’ procession ahead of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Ajmer on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY HIMANSHU SHARMA

Deceased Mohammed Akthar.

OLD

Angry villagers demanding compensation on Sunday.

Achin Agarwal’s team has built the solar-powered boat.

Arjun Ram Meghwal being felicitated at the event on Sunday.

With this, all this land will be owned by the Airport Authority of

Accused Bhanwar Lal in the police custody on Sunday.

Deceased Shravan and Yash had gone to bathe in water tank.

BJY RESUMES WITH NEP AND FREE SPEECH

Rahul interacts with Rajasthan civil society members

during Yatra

Dausa: After a one day break, Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra started from Kalakhoh in Dausa district. In the morning session, the yatris travelled till near Sikandra Police Station. During this, a huge crowd of local people was seen. In the morning session mainly three groups walked with Rahul Gandhi.

In the first group, Professor Shishupal Singh Bhadu of Jai Narayan Vyas University walked with Rahul Gandhi. While walking, there was mainly talk between the two about the new National Education Policy. Professor Bhadu told that the state governments are not financially capable for the provision made for three types of universities in the new education policy. Due to paucity of funds, the existing universities run by the state government are in a dilapidated condition. In such a situation, the pressure of the new university will put more burden on them.

The other group that walked with Rahul Gandhi was of litterateurs. These people expressed concern about the attack

on free speech in educational institutions.

The third interaction was with a group of farmers. The farmers raised the issue of amendments made by the previous BJP government in the Land Acquisition Act due to which the farmers are facing losses.

The fourth film related to the campaign “Kyu Nahi Jude” of Bharat Jodo Yatra was released on Sunday. This film has been made keeping the problem of hatred at the centre, in which a couple says, “very good relations were formed with this city but all got lost in this storm of hatred.”

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Farmers discuss Centre-amended Land Acquisition Act with Rahul

INDIRA AT YATRA

First India Bureau

Dausa: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday visited the two-day exhibition organised at Sikandra in Dausa on completion of 4 years of the state government.

Gehlot and Gandhi met the beneficiaries of various schemes and inquired about the public welfare schemes run by the state government.

One of the beneficiaries of Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, Lastna Sharma, said that she is getting expensive treat-

ment of lung cancer free of cost with the help of the scheme.

On the other hand, the family of three-anda-half-year-old beneficiary Devansh Saini said that Devansh’s cochlear implant has

Dausa: The ‘Akshay Rasoi’ of Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) has been providing morning and evening meals to 7,000 people. Apart from this, another 500 people are getting VIP food in the Yatra.

It includes almonds, walnuts, halwa, soup, fruit chaat, doodh feni, paneer curry, lentils and other vegetables, doodh ke ladoo, tea, coffee, oil and soap kits, sweet and salty biscuits and water bottles. Besides, bedsheets and

pillow covers are washed daily.

About 1.36 lakh people will be served food and breakfast in the en-

Country upset as

mum on China, says Pawan Khera

Workers, people upbeat as BJY enters Alwar

tire journey in 17 days. A team of about 60 people are engaged day and night in making arrangements.

Dausa: Congress leader Pawan Khera , while addressing a press conference on Sunday said that today the country is upset, angry and surprised as to why the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not ready to give any answer on the issue of China. “Why PM is not ready to discuss China in Parliament. The Prime Minister and China have close relations for 20 years, that is why the Prime Minister does not break his silence,” Khera said.

Ashvini Yadav

Alwar: Congress party during a press conference in a private hotel on Sunday informed about Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra entering Alwar on Monday.

Cabinet Minister Tikaram Jully said, “Starting from the border, the yatra will reach Malakhera where there will be a huge public meeting, which will be addressed by Rahul

Gandhi. Lakhs of office bearers and workers will be present.”

Jully said that on December 20, at 6 am, Rahul Gandhi will march from Kati Ghati to Bhavani Top Moti Dungri, SMD Circle, Nangli Circle, Bijli Ghar Square, Bhagat Singh Square, Agrasen Square, Naman Hotel and Mungska Square. Then this yatra will enter Haryana via Ramgarh, Nogawa.

been done free of cost through the scheme.

Another beneficiary Mohan Lal Meena said that under the scheme, he got free heart operation and kidney transplant in Jaipur.

Beneficiaries said

that Chiranjeevi Yojana should be implemented in the entire country so that economically weaker people suffering from serious illness can get maximum benefits.

After this, Gandhi asked the students of

Yogesh Sharma

Jaipur: Cabinet Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on Sunday said attacked the Central Government while hailing the state government on completion of four years. Addressing the media at his residence on Sunday, Khachariyawas said that that the four years of the Gehlot government are unmatched.

“We have been demanding wheat from the Centre as per the present census but the Central government even imposed tax on flour. We brought schemes for the

BSF jawans enthral crowd with stunts in Kota

Kota: Border Security Force, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, enthralled the crowd in Kota’s Maharao Ummed Singh Stadium on Sunday.

Members of the BSF’s women motorcycle team ‘Seema Bhawani’ performed motorcycle stunts which was the key highlight of the event which was held on the initiative of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

The performance left

the people spell bound for two hours.

As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a series of performances were given by the BSF.

Escape by breaking tube lights tied in a ball of fire, climbing a ladder more than 6 feet high attached to a moving motorcycle, exercis-

ing while standing on the seat of a moving motorcycle were among other performances.

At the end of the show, the entire Seema

benefit of the public that is why there is such huge crowd in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra and everyone has seen what is the condition of the BJP’s Jan Aakrosh Yatra,” he said.

Meanwhile, attack-

ing BJP, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas said that Lord Ram has blessed Rahul Gandhi and the public is giving a lot of response to his Bharat Jodo Yatra. BJP leaders used to say that if BJP was not there, Lord Ram would have been in the sea. Rahul Gandhi has told him that he has separated the name of Mother Sita from that of Lord Ram. We speak Jai Siyaram, while BJP people raise the slogan of Jai Shri Ram. Khachariyawas fiercely targeted the Modi government while talking to the media on Sunday.

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Jaipur: Worried by the entry of Aam Aadmi Party in Rajasthan ahead of the election year, BSP supremo Mayawati has directed the state unit to strengthen the party. Mayawati asked the state unit to make ‘Bhai Chara’ committees effective. The party is making the strategy to contest elections on 60 assembly seats in the

state in order to ensure its role in the state government. Focus of the party will be on giving tickets to the leaders of the party’s ideology so that no MLA quits the party after the results.

Mayawati’s nephew Akash would visit the state soon. It is an attempt in the direction of making BSP the leader of the third front instead of AAP in the state.

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Bhavani team carried the national flag and the Border Security Force flag in a pyramid shape and carried it round the stadium.

BIRLA AT AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV

Ziauddin Khan

First India Bureau

PM

‘Akshay Rasoi’ of Bharat Jodo Yatra providing food to over 7,000 people

Sharad and Jyoti Khandelwal presents a bust of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Dausa on Sunday.

Rahul Gandhi resumed his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Dausa on Sunday where CM Ashok Gehlot, PCC chief GS Dotasra, former Dy CM Sachin Pilot, and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury also joined him.

Rahul Gandhi during a consultation meeting on pre-manifesto with the representatives of civil society from Raj on Sunday.

LS Speaker Om Birla plays with BSF dog in Kota on Sunday. A jawan of the Border Security Force performs bike stunt in Kota.

Sukhjinder Randhawa, Jitendra Singh, Shakuntala Rawat, Tikaram Jully, Dharmendra Rathore, Qazi Nizamuddin and others during a press conference in Alwar on Sunday.

Mahatma Gandhi English Medium School about their dreams while talking in English. On this, a student said that he wants to prevent illegal activities in the country by becoming a customs officer.

As AAP enters Raj, BSP directs unit to strengthen party

Exhibition organised as State Govt completes 4 yrs; Rahul, CM interact with Chiranjeevi beneficiaries

Rahul interacts with women and students during the 2-day exhibition in Dausa. CM Ashok Gehlot, GS Dotasra, Akhil Arora look on.

PS Khachariyawas speaks to media during press conference.

Huge crowd in ‘Yatra’ due to govt’s welfare schemes: PSK

The creator of the famous masterpiece 'the Starry Nights' gave birth to a unique style, he developed in Paris and carried through to the end of his life, which is later known as Post-Impressionism, a term encompassing works made by artists unified by their interest in expressing their emotional and psychological responses to the world through bold colours and expressive, often symbolic images. Famous artists had varied inspirations, including Dutch genre painting and the realist paintings of Millet and his contemporaries, but he was particularly influenced by Japanese woodblock prints.

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Vincent van Gogh created almost 2,000 works of art during his lifetime. Some of the most well-known landscape paintings of the post-impressionism era, if not all of time, were produced by him as a result of his love of nature and flowers. Van Gogh, who was born on this date in 1853 in the Netherlands, drew his artistic inspiration from the surrounding landscape. Sadly, he didn't have much success as an artist throughout his lifetime.

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Ace to Face: Glam it up!

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Winter is almost here, so it’s inevitable that we need to update our skincare regimen as we do with our wardrobes—layering is just as applicable in beauty as it is with clothing. Colder temperatures mean more exposure to the epidermis-drying effects of central heating, not to mention harsh

SWITCH UP YOUR CLEANSER

It’s no surprise that your cleansers need to be swapped out as the weather becomes drier and more hostile. Your face can easily become dehydrated because of central heating, and foaming cleansers can be a little stripping in terms of your skin’s top layer.

An oil cleanser works best—the kind that turns into a milky fluid when you add wa-

DON’T SKIP ON EXFOLIATING

People exfoliate more in the summer. It’s hot, we sweat, and the skin has a tendency to get congested, so many people build exfoliation into their daily routine. But in winter, it’s just as needed — so try not to pass over this important step. You should reduce the exfoliation a bit in winter, [as] you don’t want to overdo it when the skin is sensitive, so cut it down to

cells, and means your products actually penetrate the

PROTECT PIGMENTATION FROM UVB RAYS

Yes, UVB rays are stronger during the warmer months (these specific rays vary in strength based on geographi-

ARIES

MAR 21 - APR 20

Praise of a family member by someone will make you proud. Getting unwell due to changing weather cannot be ruled out for some. You may need to monitor your finances closely. You are likely to win the day on the professional front by your original ideas.

TAURUS

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

A new plot, house or apartment can be acquired by some.Be more assertive in dealing with workplace issues, otherwise you can be taken for granted by others. Joining an online exercise routine is indicated and will prove beneficial. Luck favours you on the academic front.

LIBRA

ter for sensitive skin, or if you’re looking to avoid using too many chemicals on your face. Go for masks that contain plant extracts, such as the Comfrey Plant known for soothing and healing skin, or chamomile and aloe vera.

TAILOR YOUR HYDRATION

Last, but not least: hydration. If there’s one thing you need to change about your routine when going from summer to winter, it’s mixing up your moisturisers and adding some variation based on what your skin is calling out for. Some feel that even the richest of creams don’t give them the moisture they need, while others say their skin can become oily and prone to spots when they use products that are too heavy. The key is to listening to your skin and switching it up.

CANCER

JUNE

SAGITTARIUS

NOV 23 - DEC 22

Do not misunderstand the motives of someone trying to help you. A friendly bet with a friend or a colleague may turn into a fight, so be careful. Will power, will be your key to remain in shape. An exciting time lies ahead as travelling with friends is foreseen. You are set to grow professionally.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

JAN 21 - FEB 19

Keep a close tab on what you eat if you want to remain healthy. You must limit your expenses to only buying essential stuff. In office, your colleagues may not like your upfront nature. Your love may

SCORPIO

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

PISCES

FEB20 - MARCH 20

Your optimism will keep you going and you will find yourself in absolute peace. The more time you invest in a project completion, the better it will in terms of monetary gains. In social life, avoid venting your anger on some who is younger or elder to you.

Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

‘ADAMS FAMILY’

Janhvi Kapoor is one of the most stylish and most loved actresses from the current generation. She recently grabbed all the eyeballs for sporting a bold look at a recent event. She wore a bodycon black velvet gown and looked fabulous. We bet it would have been difficult for anyone to take their eyes off her. The actress posted a couple of her pictures of this look on her Instagram handle today. But what caught our attention was

Varun Dhawan’s comment.

Janhvi Kapoor shared a couple of her pictures in her black bodycon gown. She wore a halter-neck gown that not only accentuated her curves but also made her look fabulous. Varun Dhawan, who will soon be seen sharing screen space with her in Bawaal, took to the comments section and

wrote, “Adams Family”. Janhvi Kapoor instantly replied, “@ varundvn are u calling me scary.” We are still waiting for Varun’s reply to this.

‘Beautiful Moments’

ansika Motwani has been treating the fans with sneak peeks from her wedding festivities with husband Sohael Khaturiya. Recently, the new bride took to her Instagram handle and dropped a fresh set of photographs from what looks like her sangeet ceremony. Posting the stills on the photo-sharing app, the Maha actress captioned the post with a ring and firework emoji. For the special day, she wore a pink embellished lehenga with a matching blouse and Hansika Motwani completed her look with a beautiful Kundan set, matching earrings, bangles, and mang tikka.

As for the makeup, she opted for a light pink lip color and pink eyeshadow. We can also see her henna-painted hands in the photographs.

While she is posing alone in a few pictures, in others, the star is accompanied by Sohael Khaturiya, her mother, and her brother.

Kajal drops an aww-worthy picture

‘YOU WERE LIGHT’

Priyanka Chopra and her husband-singer Nick Jonas are among the most popular actors in Hollywood. While Nick Jo-

Shanaya dances her heart

the other hand, is known for her powerpacked acting skills. Rest in peace and love Witch. You truly were a light.”

Shanaya Kapoor is yet to make her Bollywood debut but still enjoys a huge fan following. The budding actress never fails to impress her fans with pictures and videos. And keeping up with the trend her mother Maheep Kapoor shared a series of pictures and videos from an engagement ceremony. Recently, Shanaya Kapoor with her family attended Rishi Sujan and Vedika Karnani’s engagement celebrations where She was decked up in a glittery beige colour saree. In one of the videos, Sanjay was also seen dancing his heart out on a dhol

The netizens love to see Kajal Aggarwal with her little bundle of joy Neil Kichlu on social media. Whenever the actress shares a sneak peek of her time with her little one, the fans go gaga and shower the post with love and admiration. Recently, the Hey Sinamika star shared another heart-melting update with her two favorite

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men, Neil and hubby Gautam Kichlu on Instagram. She dropped some glimpses of her time with her baby boy and wrote, “My tiny, growing up so fast @neil_ kitchlu @ kitchlug”.

In the clip shared by Kajal Aggarwal, she can be seen cuddling her munchkin as the star and her husband shared some precious moments with their firstborn.

After making quite a splash in the South, the Geetha Govindam actress Rashmika Mandanna is making a lot of noise in Bollywood. Following a successful debut with Goodbye, the diva will appear in her second Hindi project Mission Majnu alongside Sidharth Malhotra soon. Last night, the actress was clicked by the shutterbugs in Mumbai as she posed with a heart sign for the paparazzi.

For her latest appearance, Rashmika Mandanna looked chic in a white pantsuit with a black belt. She tied up her outfit of the day with a messy hair bun and black heels. Although, this is not the first time the diva has kept the fashion police on its toes with her sartorial choices.

Meanwhile, Rashmika Mandanna will once again share screen space with Allu Arjun in the muchawaited sequel, Pushpa: The Rise. Now,the makers plan to release the second instalment of the Pushpa franchise in India and Russia simultaneously.

Kajal Aggarwal

Priyanka Chopra

Janhvi and Varun

Janhvi Kapoor

Shanaya Kapoor

Hansika Motwani

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Maheep’s post...

Rashmika Mandanna

LIFE JOURNEY OF MANDIRA BEDI

CITY FIRST

On day two of the 2-day, SK Health and Wellness Festival, renowned actress and writer, Mandira Bedi shared various facets of her life relating to mental health, physical health, fitness, gratitude, grief etc. Talking about her positive outlook towards her life, she said that it has been the result of a lot of work on herself and is a constant workin-progress. From counseling to spiritual therapy, she has done it all to achieve this optimistic persona. Bedi was in conversation with Anita Hada Sangwan. The actress further said that she learnt the concept of ‘self-love’ at a very late stage in life.

JAIRANGAM Theatre Festival

CITY FIRST

Under the joint aegis of the Department of Art and Culture, Jawahar Kala Kendra and 3M Dot Bands Theater Family Society, the 11th Jayarangam: Jaipur Theater Festival began on Sunday. Three plays were presented on the first day of the festival. During the presentation of the artists in the plays, the auditorium witnessed the applause of the audience. Irina Garg, Chief Commissioner Income Tax Department, Udaipur and

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inaugurated the seven-day event by lighting the lamp. The drama Dhumrapan, written by Adhir Bhatt, created a buzz in the chilly evenings in Madhya Pradesh. The hustle and bustle of the corporate world are portrayed humorously. Starring actors Kumud Mishra, Adhir Bhatt, Shubhrajyoti Bharat, Abhishek Saha, Ghanshyam Lalsa, Leesha Bajaj, Saurabh Nayyar, Siddharth Kumar and directed by Akarsh Khurana.

Bedi said that gratitude is her super power and looking at all that she has, helps her to go through the difficult situations in her life.

For dealing with grief, she said that the only way to overcome it is to go through it.

Earlier the actress was also in conversation with Managing Director, SK Finance, Rajendra Setia where the duo discussed ‘Financial Wellbeing’. Setia shared how his insights on maintaining work life balance, Stress Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, role of corporate in promoting wellness, among others.

On day 2 various other talk sessions, yoga session as well as a world record attempt by doing 43272 push ups were also held.

CITY FIRST

The weekly activity of Pick a Book saw a meeting on the concept of the Human Book this week.

Kamla Poddar, Chairperson Kamla Poddar Group and Center director

INIFD was in a conversation with Anshu Harsh and while interacting with the audience talked about life experiences and her ideology. She told how a 10th pass girl becomes

a successful woman entrepreneur and works in different areas of business and builds her own strong ideology by crossing all the ups and downs of life.

Pick a Book Club is a book reading club where members discuss the books they have read during weekly meetings. Akshay Goyal, Jaipur President, Pick a Book along with various who’s who of the Pink City were also present on the occasion.

Life: A beautiful JOURNEY MUCH AWAITED RITUAL

CITY FIRST

To celebrate the festive spirit of the holiday season, Fairmont Jaipur organised an exhilarating cake-mixing and Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the hotel on Saturday. The who’s who

of Jaipur along with bloggers and influencers of the city participated in the event with great gusto and enthusiasm.

On the occasion, the age-old tradition of cake mixing came alive at the hotel. The culinary experts of Fair-

mont Jaipur arranged an eclectic mix of ingredients such as dried fruits, nuts, grains and spices for the guests to mix. The cake mixing was followed by Christmas Tree lighting and choir singing by the hotel staff.

Talking about the event, Rajiv Kapoor, General Manager, Fairmont Jaipur said, “We ushered in the holiday season with utmost elegance and were graced by the presence of the noteworthy individuals of Jaipur as well as local influencers.”

Shailendra Agarwal, former Principal Secretary Art

Culture

The award ceremony for Doctor’s Badminton League was organised at RAS Club, Jaipur on Sunday. Rajasthan Housing Board Commissioner Pawan Arora felicitated the awardees on the occasion. Various dignitaries including Rajeev Prachar graced the occasion too. DBL was organised in November, in which 80 category winners were awarded.

A singing competition was organised at RAS Club, Jaipur on Sunday, where members of the club participated in full swing. Rajasthan Housing Board Commissioner Pawan Arora felicitated RAS Shaheen Ali with a medal along with a cheque prize. Arora also felicitated other members on the occasion.

The birthday of Additional Chief Secretary Mines and Petroleum Dr Subodh Agarwal was celebrated with much fervour on Saturday. Rajasthan State Gas MD Ranveer Singh, DGM Shailesh Sunagar, Vivek Shri Vastav, CFO Diptanshu Pareek, Gagandeep etc presented bouquets and wished for a happy, healthy and long life.

A special diabetes awareness program, Roshni 2022, was held at Birla Auditorium on Sunday. Dignitaries from across the globe attended the event. Working President Ankit Khandelwal said that several months ago for Roshni-2022, youth were made aware of the Protect Your Future theme in schools and colleges in which NGOs, organizations and people from all over the world were involved.

Kangaroo Kids International Preschool Gopalbari, Jaipur, is all set to ring in Christmas bells for the season of 2022 with their Christmas Carnival on Saturday at the campus. The kids enjoyed various games, DIY art, nail art, shopping, tattoo making, face painting, Science experiments and lots more. The director, Divya Agarwal, says that her aim is the holistic development of kids and so the carnival was diligently planned similarly.

under its CSR wing – Unique Foundation. The Vice Chairman of the company Abhishek Pal Singh on the occasion said that every year we do this activity at a project site and it feels really good to be giving back to society in one way or the other. Singh said our workforce is our strength and we make sure that we as a unit contribute to benefit the society.

Re-Union of the University of Rajasthan alumni batch 1950 to 1990 was organised at a private hotel in Jaipur on Sunday. The event was organised by Alka Chowdhary, Alok Gupta, Anil Goyal, Ankur Garg and Nitin Bhageria. Whereas, Rajiv Arora (Rajsiko Chairman and alumnus of the University) was the main attraction of the event.

Sangeeta Garg, a member of the Rajasthan State Child Rights Protection Commission and founder of Nasa Sanstha, organised the wedding of her daughter Ojaswi Agarwal on December 9 at Loha Garh Resort, Kukas. Considering today’s scenario, they initiated to spread a message that all daughters and daughtersin-law are equal. a cultural performance was held for the same.

Mandira Bedi in conversation with Anita Hada Sangwan

During the health and fitness activity

Mandira Bedi in conversation with Rajendra Setia

Governor Kalraj Mishra addressing the audience

GM Rajiv Kapoor with the guests at the cake mixing ceremony

GM Rajiv Kapoor with Vishaal Mathur

Kamla Poddar in conversation with Anshu Harsh

The captivated audience

Hema Bhasin Gera, Sanjay Harpawat, Shailendra Agarwal, Mann Gera, Irina Garg during the lamp lighting ceremony

Kumud Mishra with others artists in a still from the play ‘Dhumrapan’

Pawan Arora felicitates Shaheen Ali with Dr Jodhawat and Gaurav Bajad

Pawan Arora felicitates Pooja Yadav and Vijay Prakash Yadav

BY SUNIL

SHARMA

BY SANTOSH SHARMA

—PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA