the Menace of Extremism and Rights of Minorities and Women.
Myanmar: Myanmar is under military junta rule with little hope of restoration of democracy in near future.
Myanmar is reeling under economic crisis with the poverty-ridden public having no say in the affairs of the state.
India has friendly relations with Myanmar but its proximity to China is a point of concern. India has not supported the UN resolution condemning Myanmar but has asked Myanmar to respect human rights, fundamental freedom, and rule of law.
The world’s economy has come under the grip of the two-year-old COVID-19 pandemic and has been adversely impacted by the Ukraine conflict. But India’s economy has been remarkably resilient to deteriorating external environment, and strong macroeconomic fundamentals have placed it in good stead
Currently India is at the helm of affairs in world fora with a permanent seat in UNSC, Presidency of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as well as G-20 and important member of BRICS and Indo Pacific Initiative of US. India has emerged as ‘voice of global south’ and has been acknowledged as emerging power of the century by the US, Russia, and their allies. India’s growing importance is evident as the US sees India as an important partner for peace in Indo Pacific and the Russians have found their longest strategic ally standing firm with them in the ongoing Ukraine conflict. India’s international geopolitical stature has risen mainly due to stable political environment at home and wider acceptability abroad. The world’s economy has come under the grip of the two-year-old COVID-19 pandemic and has been adversely impacted by the Ukraine conflict. But India’s economy (fifth largest in world) has been remarkably resilient to the deteriorating external environment, and strong macroeconomic fundamentals have placed it in good stead compared to other emerging market economies. The growing political stature
and economic potential has taken India to a new high in global affairs. India needs to promote regional peace and stability in order to have a strong claim to be a major world player but currently the biggest challenge India faces is its unstable neighbours.
Currently barring Bhutan and Bangladesh India’s neighbourhood is facing political and economic turmoil, with countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal facing a long road for recovery while Myanmar and Afghanistan virtually facing global isolation. It is in India’s interest to promote regional economic integration, and need to step up role of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in regional cooperation, dialogue, and regional economic integration and enhance effectiveness of BIMSTEC.
Nepal: Since the abolition of the monarchy, the Himalayan Republic has hardly ever seen political stability and economic growth & politicians have been more interested in playing India against China for getting economic or infrastructure aid in return. It was with India’s help that Nepal overcame its economic crisis in past and now again the country is on verge of debt trap facing growing unemployment and high inflation. India may have to step up as-
Samajwadi Party’s national executive ended its twoday meeting in Kolkata on Sunday. The choice of Kolkata as venue away from Uttar Pradesh where the party is strong seems strange as West Bengal is not where it belongs and it does not stand a chance against Trinamool Congress, the BJP and the CPI-M. Also, SP and Trinamool Congress are working to forge an alliance at the national level and share the intent of keeping the Congress out. They would certainly not put up candidates opposite each other in Bengal in the parliamentary elections.
Any thought of seat-sharing can be dismissed right away as Chief Minister Mamata
sistance to make Nepal economically self-sufficient and counter Chinese influence.
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka is facing political turmoil and unprecedented financial crisis since 2022 mainly attributed to the poor financial policies of all-powerful ruling Rajapaksa family. To emerge from the present economic crisis President Wickremesinghe is seeking support of global financial institutions like IMF. India on its part has extended four billion dollars aid and has supported the IMF’s proposal based on the Debt Security Analysis.
Maldives: There is political flux in the Maldives with the rivalry between President Ibrahim Solih and Speaker Mohammed Nasheed touching a new high and the country’s economy still recovering from the brutal impact of the global pandemic. India on its part has successfully dealt with “Keep India Out” campaign and developed good bilateral relations with Maldives in defence and economic fields.
Afghanistan: The resurgent Taliban rule is yet to be recognized by global community including their once-upon-atime mentor Pakistan and Emirates. India has reopened its operations in Kabul and began the process of re-engaging by sending humanitarian aid. While signalling a long-term commitment to development of Afghanistan, India must draw redlines on
SP and Trinamool Congress are working to forge an alliance at the national level and share the intent of keeping the Congress out They would certainly not put up candidates opposite each other in Bengal in parliamentary elections
Banerjee is a miser when it comes to that.
So what could have been the reason for this move, and also the decision to not join hands with the Congress party? Two notable developments in recent months may have led to this development. The more
Pakistan: Pakistan is in middle of worst pollical and economic crisis as virtually all parties have failed to deliver on governance. Despite Chinese assistance, the country is rocked by food and fuel shortages, terror attacks and political turmoil. Though the LOC with India has seen lesser firing and infiltration in last one year, yet there is no let out on promoting Sikh radicalisation in Punjab and targeting innocent Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. The things have worsened with a running battle with the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan over the Durand Line dispute and accusing the Taliban of supporting Pakistan terror group Tehreek-eTaliban. Its right time for both India & Pak to mutually initiate confidence building measure to mitigate the hostile environment.
China: An assertive surge in Chinese economic & diplomatic involvement in the region is a major point of concern. The long-term conflict between the two sides lies in divergent perceptions of each other, long lingering border dispute, the growing power gap where China is emerging as global power challenging the US and India has emerged as regional power. And in geopolitical stand-off with China, importance of maintaining positive influence with India’s neighbours cannot be understated. The commonality of stand between India & China on Russo- Ukraine war & successful Modi - Xi Ping summit meets should be further explored & steps should be taken to normalise bilateral relations.
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significant of the two are the comfortable relations between Mamata and the Governor CV Ananda Bose. Compared with the acerbic relations the Chief Minister had with the previous governor Jagdeep Dhankhar there is a sea change. Has Mamata made peace with the Centre after the Enforcement Directorate and CBI inquiry against her nephew Abhishek Banerjee?
During the recent Budget session, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attacked Akhilesh Yadav for allegedly owning real estate in London and Australia. If the UP CM could spill the beans on the floor of the House, the investigating agencies must surely be having a dossier on the SP chief. Are TMC and SP, therefore, driven by fear?
After being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case last year and facing heat in parliament for his alleged anti-India comments in London, Congress leader is being hauled on coals for his comments that “women are still being sexually assaulted” made during his Kashmir leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Delhi Police reached his Tughlaq Road residence on Sunday morning after more than 40 days of the conclusion of his long march. Police had taken cognizance of posts on the social media and recently sent a list of questions asking for details of the women who spoke to him so that justice can be given to him.
Whether it is his statement made in London allegedly insulting the country or during the long march, the government’s intention is to keep Rahul Gandhi and his party on the back foot. To make matters worse for him the BJP has initiated a move to get him suspended from parliament.
“One who neither rejoices nor grieves, neither likes nor dislikes, who has renounced both the good and the evil, and who is full of devotion, such a person is dear to Me.”
Bhagavad Gitayouth has the opportunity to thrive, is coming to life.
JAPAN PM
KISHIDA ON 2-DAY VISIT TO INDIA FROM TODAY
New Delhi: As Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to arrive in India for a two-day trip on Monday, the leader’s visit to the national capital is seen as a great opportunity to review the bilateral ties between the two countries.
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI
New Delhi: Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen out-punched Algeria’s Boualam Roumaysa to secure a pre-quarterfinal berth in the Women’s World Championships here on Sunday. In the 50kg event, Nikhat beat the reigning African champion by 5-0.
Islamabad: Pakistani police on Sunday registered a terrorism case against Imran Khan and over a dozen PTI leaders for indulging in vandalism, attacking security personnel and creating unrest outside the judicial complex in Islamabad.
The Diplomat says PM Modi is popular among Chinese netizens
Beijing (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reverentially called ‘Modi Laoxian’ meaning ‘Modi the immortal’ by Chinese netizens, a rare respectful reference to an international leader, notwithstanding the bitter India-China border row, according to an article published in the USbased strategic affairs magazine The Diplomat.
In the article — ‘How is India viewed in China?’,
AUS LEVEL ODI SERIES, BEAT INDIA BY 10 WKTS
Visakhapatnam: Pacer
Mitchell Starc’s bowling (5/53) and Mitchell Marsh (66 n.o.) and Travis Head’s (51 n.o) unbeaten 121-run opening partnership helped the visitors thrash India by 10 wickets to level the 3-match ODI series 1-1 on Sunday.
Mu Chunshan, a journalist known for analysing Chinese social media, especially Sina Weibo, (akin to Twitter in China), also said that most Chinese feel that India led by Modi can maintain a balance among major countries in the world.
Sina Weibo has over 582 million active users. They point to both his dress and physical appearance, seen as Laoxian-like, and some of his
New Delhi (ANI): Before 2014, India was associated with wrong attributes, but today Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the political culture of the country, BJP national president JP Nadda said on Sunday. JP Nadda was addressing the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha National Youth Parliament in Tamil Nadu, through video conferencing. P6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an unusual nickname on the Chinese internet: Modi Laoxian. Laoxian refers to an elderly immortal with some weird abilities. The nickname implies that Chinese netizens think Modi is different even more amazing than other leaders.
—Mu Chunshan, a journalistChinese netizens.
“So the word ‘Laoxian’ reflects the complex sentiment of Chinese people toward Modi, combining curiosity, astonishment, and perhaps a dash of cynicism,” Mu wrote.
policies, which are different from India’s previous ones, Mu said.
On India’s relations with other major countries, he said, whether it
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is Russia, the United States, or Global South countries, India can en-
joy friendly ties with all of them, which is “very admirable” to some
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“I have been doing international media reports for nearly 20 years and it is rare for Chinese netizens to give a nickname to a foreign leader. Modi’s nickname stands out above all others. Clearly, he has made an impression on Chinese public opinion,” he said.
Besides hosting Chinese President Xi Jin-
ping and former Premier Li Keqiang, since he came to power in 2014, Modi also held two rare informal summits with Xi, 69, in Wuhan and later in Mamallapuram near Chennai, which raised expectations of improvement in the relations between the two Asian giants.
The Sino-Indian relations hit the bottom following aggressive military actions by the Chinese military in eastern Ladakh violating the agreements to resolve the border dispute leading to a nearly three-year-long military standoff.
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KILLED, OVER 30 INJURED IN B’DESH
BUS ACCIDENT
Dhaka: At least 19 people were killed and over 30 others injured on Sunday when a bus crashed into a ditch in Bangladesh, officials said. The Dhakabound bus operated by Emad Paribahan veered out of control on the Bangabandhu Expressway at 7.45 am in Madaripur’s Shibchar, a senior police officer said on Sunday.
SHAH OFFERS PRAYERS
AT SOMNATH TEMPLE
Gir Somnath: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah and his family members offered prayers at the Somnath temple in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district on Sunday. Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat for various public events, visited the Somnath Temple on the second day of his visit. P7
Chandigarh: Four arrested members of an outfit headed by Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh were brought to Assam’s Dibrugarh on Sunday even as the hunt for the radical peacher and his associates continued. The police on Sunday arrested 34 more supporters. The Punjab & Haryana High Court, however, asked the state govt to respond on Tuesday to a habeas corpus petition, claiming the preacher is already in police custody and should be released.
Punjab Police team at Dibrugarh Central Jail where they brought Amritpal’s 4 associates on Sunday.
Chandigarh: Two more FIRs have been registered against Amritpal Singh and his associates in connection with the recovery of a weapon from an abandoned vehicle and breaking through police barricades in Jalandhar, the Jalandhar range DIG, Swapan Sharma said on Sunday.
Jalandhar: The vehicle used by Amritpal Singh for his escape was seized by Punjab Police on Sunday, along with several other vehicles and ammunition.
The police said Amritpal’s seven aides have been arrested, and efforts are underway to nab the proKhalistan leader as well.
Yogesh Sharma, Vikas Sharma, Dimple Sharma, Satyanarayan Sharma, Dinesh Tiwari
Jaipur: The Brahmin community on Sunday put up a show of strength in Jaipur ahead of the upcoming assembly elections by holding a Mahapanchayat where various social and political issues were raised by the community leaders. Railway minister Ashwini
Chandigarh: The Punjab govt has extended suspension of mobile internet and SMS services till Monday noon, amid the hunt for radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh continued on Sunday. The state authorities had on Saturday suspended the internet and SMS services till Sunday noon.
Vaishnaw released a postage stamp on lord Parshuram and said that it was the result of the unity of the leaders. Several other leaders including Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Ghanshyam Tiwari, Chittorgarh MP CP Joshi, Jaipur MP Ramcharan Bohra and other leaders addressed the mahapanchayat and talked about various issues. More on P5
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that Rajasthan has emerged as a leading state in the field of information technology and moving ahead in delivering IT based services. He said that IT will play an important role in administrative work of the state in future. The CM said that events like IT Day provide an opportunity to the youth to learn about new techniques in the field of information technology.
“The state government is working with commitment to provide good governance to the common man with the help of information tech-
A furious Congress condemned the Delhi Police action after the cops knocked on Gandhi’s doors for the third time in five days, and attacked the Central govt, accusing it of harassment, intimidation and vendetta, but the BJP rejected the charge.
Terming the action as “unprecedented”, Gandhi, in his preliminary reply, questioned the sudden urgency shown by Delhi Police.
Rahul Gandhi comes out of his home in New Delhi, on Sunday.
GEHLOT
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Rajasthan CM
Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the move of Delhi police to initiate an inquiry in the wake of a remark made in Bharat Jodo Yatra was a clear case of “vendetta, intimidation and harassment” to create an atmosphere against the former Congress chief. More on P8
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nology,” the CM said. Gehlot flagged off the Carnival and Run organized at JLN road on the first day of three-day IT Day Fest on Sunday. P8
Jaipur: In a major early morning crackdown, Rajasthan Police arrested 319 criminals and recovered illegal weapons and narcotics in huge quantities during an operation in Bikaner range and Udaipur district on Sunday, officials said. The action was taken on instructions of Additional Director General (ADG) (Crime) Dinesh MN, they said. Around 1,600 policemen from Bikaner, Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh and Churu, which come under the Bikaner range, conducted simultaneous raids in the districts. More on P4
First India Bureau
Bundi: Heavy rain showers have ruined the crops across the State leaving farmers in agony and distress. A farmer could not tolerate this shock and committed suicide by drinking insecticide in the Taleda Panchayat Samiti of Bundi District.
Due to unseasonal rains, the crops lying and standing in the fields have been spoiled, and after this, it is becoming difficult to extract the basic cost. As per the police, Prithviraj Bairwa (60), a resident of Bajad village had planted wheat crop in his three-bigha field. The crop got damaged due to the rains in the last few days. He could not handle this shock and at around 10 am on Saturday he consumed insecticide. Neighbouring farmers informed the family members and he was taken to Taleda Hospi-
DELHI POLICE SUMMONS LOKESH FOR 7TH TIME
Jaipur: Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of CM Ashok
tal. The doctors referred after primary treatment to Kota. During treatment in Kota, he died at around 3 am on Sunday.
On Sunday morning, Prithviraj Bairwa’s son Manish reported his father’s suicide due to crop failure and high debt.
Jaipur: Light to moderate rainfall was reported in parts of Rajasthan on Sunday. A few places also witnessed strong winds and hail storms which led to damage to crops. Areas adjoining Sikar, Bundi, Dausa, Jaipur, Chomu reported rains and strong winds on Sunday. Isolated parts in Sikar and Dausa witnessed hailstorm while Jaipur and areas of Chomu also reported rainfall. Light rainfall was also witnessed in different districts of Rajasthan.
First India Bureau Sri Ganganagar: Sighting the efforts of the Punjab Police in the arrest of Amritpal in Punjab, the Rajasthan Police is also on alert mode. There has been an alert on the Punjab-Rajasthan border with heavy police personnel being deployed on the Rajasthan border adjacent to Punjab. Every vehicle going from Rajasthan to Punjab is being thoroughly checked. The Punjab Police is constantly making efforts to arrest Amritpal in Punjab.
Advocate Poonam Chand Bhandari, Kuldeep Ranka, Abhinav Bhandari and Ankit Bhandari during a meet in Jaipur on Sunday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Advocate Poonam Chand Bhandari met Kuldeep Ranka, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, in a programme and requested that there is no arrangement for two judges to sit in the Family Court. He urged that three rooms should be given temporarily from the Women’s Commission
Gehlot, Lokesh Sharma, has been once again summoned by crime branch of Delhi Police in connection with the phone tapping case. OSD Lokesh Sharma has been summoned and directed to appear before the Delhi Police at 11am on Monday for questioning. Lokesh Sharma has been summoned by the Delhi Police for the seventh consecutive time in the matter.
KARNI SENA HOLDS CONDOLENCE MEET FOR KALVI
Jaipur: A condolence meet was organised at Kesar Bagh Marriage Garden on Sirsi Road to pay tributes to Rajput leader and Karni Sena founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi on Sunday. The meet was organised by Shri Rajput Karni Sena. A one-hour meeting was held from 5 to 6 pm. People prayed for peace and observed a 2-minute silence. Kalvi, 68, passed away on March 14 in Jaipur following a cardiac arrest. He was admitted to the Sawai Man Singh Hospital.
Shivendra Parmar & Laxman Raghav
Jaipur: The accused who have been arrested in Bikaner range include members of Anandpal Singh, Rohit Godara and Lawrence Bishnoi gangs, ADG Crime Dinesh MN said.
IG Bikaner Omprakash said that raids were conducted at 95 places in Bikaner, 75 places in Sriganganagar, 116 places in Hanumangarh and 45 places in Churu.
During which, a total of 180 criminals wanted in various cases were arrested.
During the raids, 207 kg of dota post, 480 kg opium, 54 gram smack, 500 gm poppy were also seized and cases under NDPS act were registered.
Apart from these, 11 illegal firearms, 51 live cartridges, two .22 gun, 1 air gun, one bullet proof jacket, a sword, 2 other sharp weapons were seized.
Jodhpur: Jodhpur rural police nabbed 51 wanted criminals and filed cases under different sections. Five stolen motorcycles and 1 suspected Scorpio were also seized by the Bilada police station team. Rural SP Dharmendra Yadav said that police teams are on alert to nab the wanted criminals.
JODH: DOZEN HELD FOR KILLING
Bikaner: Bikaner police on Sunday raided various places in the district and arrested 34 criminals in connection with various cases in early morning crackdown. Illegal weapons and liquor were also recovered from the arrested accused, including a member of the Anandpal Singh gang and an aide of gangster Rohit Godara, the police officials said. Superintendent of Police Tejaswani Gautam said 95 teams comprising 500 policemen and 60 vehicles conducted raids at several places in the district and arrested 34 criminals of different gangs. Twelve vehicles, illegal firearms, live cartridges and a bulletproof jacket were recovered during the operation, she said. One of the arrested criminals, Raju Singh, was nabbed in Gajner area with six illegal firearms, 44 live cartridges and a bulletproof jacket. —Laxman Raghav
4,668 cases registered during campaign against illegal mining
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: In the biggestever crackdown on illegal mining, under the leadership of ACS Dr Subodh Agarwal, a total of 4,668 cases have been booked in 240 days of the campaign.
For a long, ACS Agarwal was in continuous touch with the Mining Director Sandesh Nayak and took feedback against the
RECORD `4,510 CRORE PETROLEUM REVENUE COLLECTED IN 11 MONTHS
Jaipur: A new record has been achieved in the petroleum revenue with Rs 4,510 crore being obtained as revenue in the last 11 months of the financial year. With this, 18 per cent more revenue has been achieved compared to the same period in the last financial year. Meanwhile, there has been a production of 34.19 million barrels of crude oil and 1416.64 million cubic meters of natural gas till February 28. The feat has been attained under the leadership of Minister Pramod Jain Bhaya.
ongoing cases. So far, 1,162 FIRs have been registered in the joint operation of Mines, Police and Forest Department, alongside a total of 722 offenders being arrested.
A total of 4,737 vehi-
cles and machines including 156 heavy machines were seized. The teams seized 89,173 tonnes of minerals worth crores, while more than Rs 30 crore have been collected as a fine in the campaign.
so that the work of the court can be done. The officer had assured to talk to chairperson of the Women’s Commission, but no action has been taken so far. Kuldeep Ranka assured that this problem will be resolved after the budget session. Abhinav Bhandari and Ankit Bhandari were also present along with PC Bhandari.
Tanuj Lata & Lakshmikant Sharma
Churu: The agitation in support of the demand of making Sujangarh a district has been intensified in Churu’s Sujangarh town.
After NH-58, Chhapar tiraha was also blocked today. A long jam was also there on the state highway connecting Sikar with Salasar, which caused trouble to people.
Apart from the travelers, locals people are also suffering due to the blockade. GopalpuraDungar Balaji road,
Protesters gather in Sujangarh demanding new district.
Ganoda Chauraha and state highway in Bidasar town were blocked on Sunday which caused heavy traffic jams in the areas.
Meanwhile, Sujan-
Jodhpur: History-sheeter Ramesh alias Mahakal was beaten to death in Jodhpur with an axe, sticks and sanitary pipe in the middle of the street. Police have taken more than half-a-dozen accused in custody. DCP Gaurav Yadav is taking feedback every moment and Police Commissioner Ravidutt Gaur is monitoring the case. CCTV camera footage showed a dozen miscreants attacking Mahakal and fleeing. Mahakal was an accused in a murder case besides 12 other cases registered against him. —Rajeev Gaur
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Private hospitals of the State on Sunday announced to boycott work in protest against the Right to Health Bill. Until Friday, the doctors’ organisations, divided into two factions, have now again come together to oppose the bill.
Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Society
got the support of the Joint Action Committee to withdraw the Bill. Protesters said that medical services, including emergency services, will remain shut in all private hospitals in Rajasthan from Sunday.
The government will present the bill in the assembly on March 21. Doctors now say that the government will have to withdraw the Bill.
garh MLA Manoj Kumar Meghwal said that he will talk to the chief minister regarding the issue.
Looking at the bandh in the town, additional police force is deployed.
In Sambhar, market remained closed on Sunday in support of the demand of making Sambhar a district. People are angry over the announcement of Dudu as the new district.
In Sikar, former health minister Banshidhar Bajia and his supporters continued the dharna in front of Reengas tehsil office.
First India Bureau
Sawai Madhopur: The forest department team is facing a lot of resistance in the ongoing campaign to remove encroachment from forest land. In the past two days, the team removed encroachments in Sawai Madhopur range as well. On Saturday, 30 bighas of forest land was freed in Bhagwatgarh village.
On Sunday, when the team reached Chauth Ka Barwara village of Sawai Madhopur range, the encroachers beat up the team members. During this, a villager, Harkesh, even tried to commit suicide by climbing a high tension tower nearby.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat participated in the concluding ceremony of the two-day Chintan Shivir camp of Rajput community organised by Shri Pratap Foundation in Kishangarh on Sunday. Chairman Dinesh Singh Rathore welcomed the Minister.
The concluding session of the Shivir was addressed by Sangh’s patron Bhagwan Singh Rolsabsar. He invited
everyone to the grand event to be held on the birth centenary of the founder of the Yuvak Sangh, Tan Singh. He stressed the importance
of spiritual progress along with political, social and economic progress in life. Various issues related to the society were discussed.
Yogesh Sharma, Vikas Sharma, Dimple Sharma, Satyanarayan Sharma & Dinesh Tiwari
Jaipur: The Brahmin community on Sunday put up a show of strength in Jaipur ahead of the upcoming assembly elections where demand for CM from the community was raised. The community held a Mahapanchayat at Vidyadhar Nagar stadium on Sunday.
Congress leader Pushpendra Bharadwaj said that both the parties – Congress and BJPeach should give tickets to 30 Brahmin leaders in the upcoming assembly elections and CM should be made from the community.
“The grant given to Rajasthan was Rs 600 crore ten years back but this time, Rajasthan has got a grant of Rs 9,532 crore,” said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The minister said that 82 world-class railway stations will be constructed at Abu Road, Ajmer, Alwar, Asalpur, Jobner, Balotra, Bandikui, Chittorgarh, Dausa and at other places. “We have to give a new future to Rajasthan,” he said.
The programme was
Churu (FIB): Four people, including two minors, were drowned at a water body in Churu district on Sunday while taking bath in a water body. Police informed the deceased have been identified as Suresh, Lokesh, Kabir and Yogesh, all residents of Ramsara village.
“The victims had gone to take bath at a water body and were live on Instagram while taking bath. However, they went into deep waters and could not swim back. The youths drowned and later their bodies were fished out by the villagers,” police said. “The incident took place under Ratanagar Police Station area. The bodies have been kept in the mortuary.
Ashwini Vaishnaw has emerged as another BJP leader after Vasundhara Raje and Gajendra S Shekhawat. Vaishnaw was welcomed in the Brahmin Mahapanchayat in the presence of lakhs of people on Sunday.
Last year, Shekhawat was welcomed in the similar manner in the Rajput Mahasabha of about 5 lakhs. Anyway, for the last 3 years Shekhawat is being groomed as CM face. However, as far as Raje is concerned, the BJP will make election strategy only after the final decision in the next 1 month. Meanwhile, Vaishnaw is being projected as a Brahmin and OBC face. Both Shekhawat and Vaishnaw are from Jodhpur division.
organised by Vipra Sena, whose chief Sunil Tiwari raised demands like increasing 10% reservation to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to 14%, making misbehaviour and assault on pujaris non-bailable offence and remov-
ing encroachments from temple lands.
BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Ghanshyam Tiwari said that a board for Hindu religion should be made on the lines of the Waqf board. He said that temples and other religious places of the
First India Bureau Jaipur : Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal to connect 913 villages with the asphalt roads. Gehlot has sanctioned Rs 1,462.25 crore for these works. With this, the works of road development will speed up and the movement of the villagers will be easy. According to the proposal, villages with a population of more than 350 and tribal and desert villages with a population of more than 250, on the basis of 2011 census, will be connected by asphalt road.
It is noteworthy that the announcement in this regard was made by the Chief Minister in the budget of 2023-24.
CM Ashok Gehlot has also approved the proposal of state departments to install smart prepaid meters. These meters will now be installed in state offices which would be recharged. Problems like taking out the print of the bills by the power corporations and recovering the dues will not arise. SMS will be received for recharge as per the mobile number related to the meter. At present, this system will be implemented in JVVNL, JDVVNL and AVVNL areas. The Corporations have been instructed to install pre-paid meters in their jurisdictional offices soon.
Hindu religion which are under the control of the govt should be given back to the Brahmin.
Tiwari said that Hindus should have the right on Hindu temples.
Former BJP state president Arun Chaturvedi said that the coun-
Jaipur (FIB) : A speedy city low-floor bus again wreaked havoc on the state capital roads by taking the life of a woman on Sunday morning. The uncontrolled low-floor bus hit an e-rickshaw near Ahinsa Circle, Government Hostel in the city. Due to the collision with the bus, a woman sitting in the e-rickshaw jumped and fell on the road, meanwhile, the speedy low floor crushed the woman’s head, which led to the spot death of the woman.
The deceased woman has been identified as Nisha Yadav , a resident of Abohar, Punjab.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS TOMORROW
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Rajasthan will become a model state in forest and wildlife conservation as preparation is being made to make 7 new conser vation reserves in the state. The Wildlife Act will be implemented in these areas as soon as they are declared Conservation Reserve.
The Conservation Reserves will to be declared in Kharmor in Ajmer, Khichan in Jodhpur, Baleshwar in
Sikar, Fatehpur in Sikar, Desuri Narlai in Rajsamand, Banj Amli in Baran, and Barmer. So far, a total of 22 conservation reserves have been notified in the state. As soon as 7 new reserves are noti-
BIO DIVERSITY PROJECTS OF `1,693 CR
M eanwhile, `1,693 crore Rajasthan Humanities and Biodiversity Development Project will start in 13 districts. A project worth `1803.42 crore prepared for 19 districts of the state in collaboration with JICA. In last 4 years, the protected forest area in the state has also increased by more than 1%. Forest area is 9.7% of the total area, the target of afforestation of 20% of the land in the new forest policy.
fied, their number will be total 29. In such a situation, the protection of forest and wildlife will be strong. This will be result of the efforts of ACS Shikhar Agarwal, HoFF Dr. DN Pandey, and CWLW
Arindam Tomar. There is also speed in voluntary relocation of villages from Tiger Parks. 3 villages each from Sariska and Mukundra and one from Ranthambore were relocated.
try will strengthen when Brahmin is empowered. He also called upon the people to help needy people of the Brahmin community and not to speak against any Brahmin.
During this, flowers were showered by two helicopters.
Manoj Jain
Karauli : Dead bodies of two more persons were recovered from Chambal River in Karauli district on Sunday in the drowning incident wherein a group was swept away by a strong water current while crossing the Chambal River on foot on Saturday.
Police informed that dead bodies of Rashmi and Rukmani were
fished out from Chambal River after an intense search operation.
“Dead bodies of Alopa Devi have also been recovered while Braj Mohan and Luv and Kush are still missing,” police said. Notably, a group of 17 people, consisting of two families from Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, were going to the Kaila Devi fair and were swept away while crossing the Chambal River on Saturday.
Jaipur (FIB): The State recorded two Corona deaths after a long time on Sunday. According to the health department bulletin, the deaths were reported from Jaipur and Bhilwara. The bulletin also recorded 300 fresh COVID-19 cases from various areas of the state.
So far, 9,659 people have died due to the deadly disease in the state. The bulletin mentioned the state’s infection tally at 13,15,778 with 117 patients currently under treatment. The highest 7 cases were reported from Rajsamand followed by 6 in Jaipur.
9 to 10 lakh people attended the event, says Vipra Sena chief Sunil Tiwari I’m brother of you all, never call me sir, says Union Min Vaishnaw Flowers were showered by two helicopters
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New Delhi (ANI): Before 2014, India was associated with wrong attributes, but today Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the political culture of the country, BJP national president JP Nadda said on Sunday.
JP Nadda was addressing the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) National Youth Parliament in Tamil Nadu, through video conferencing. Addressing the event, Nadda said, "Modi Ji has changed India's political culture. I appeal to the youth to go to every nook and corner of the country and tell everyone about the change PM Modi has brought in the Indian politics".
"Before 2014, our country was one of the most corrupt, policy paralysis, backward, walking on knees,
these were the attributes given to India. Today, our country has embraced a great transformation. Under PM Modi, India is one of the leading countries giving directions to the world," he added.
The BJP president
said that events like these will increase youth participation in national matters.
"I am feeling glad to meet the youths of the nation through video conferencing. I congratulate Tejasvi Surya and Bharatiya Janata Yuva
Morcha for this National Youth Parliament. Youth's involvement will increase in matters of the nation through this Youth Parliament," he said.
"I am happy that this great initiative starts from here. Notably, Tamil Nadu is a great land of rich history, culture and heritage; it's a land of temples, Vedas and traditions. It is the state known for the oldest language," Nadda added.
Nadda further emphasised the importance of channelizing the youth energy.
"It is our responsibility to channelise the youth energy, to give due significance to the voices of people and the collective wisdom, to become the part and parcel of a mature democracy through respecting each and every voice," he said.
New Delhi (PTI): No
NO PLACE IN DEMOCRACY: BJP
PRESIDENT SLAMS
RAHUL GANDHI
New Delhi (PTI): BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday accused Rahul Gandhi of overstepping all bounds of democracy and said he should be sent packing “lock, stock and barrel” in a democratic manner. “Those who do not believe in democracy have no place in democracy,” Nadda said after inaugurating the ‘National Youth parliament’ of his party’s youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, being held in Chennai. The Congress has become mentally bankrupt, Nadda said while alleging that Gandhi “instigated” foreign powers like the US and European countries to interfere in India’s internal affairs by claiming that they were “oblivious” while democracy was under threat in India.
Opposition front to take on the BJP is possible without the Congress and if a coalition is formed for the 2024 general elections, the party will have a central role in it, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said.
In an interview with PTI, Ramesh, however, said it was too early to talk about all this right now as the Congress' first priority was the upcoming elections in Karnataka and the string of state polls this year.
SP President Akhilesh Yadav with party leaders on Sunday.
New Delhi (PTI): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday asserted that the BJP would be politically finished in the days to come, "just like the Congress", for allegedly misusing central agencies against opposition parties. Yadav also pressed for the caste census which, he said, would be a major issue in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. "Earlier, the Congress used to misuse the central agencies, and now the BJP is doing the same. Congress is now finished. The BJP, too, will meet a similar fate," he said.
Ramesh's remarks come after both Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Uttar Pradesh's Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) saying the two parties would stay away from both the Congress and the BJP, and indicating possible talks with other regional players ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi (PTI): Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday condemned Rahul Gandhi’s recent remarks in the UK, saying the Congress leader owed an apology to Parliament and the entire country.
In a statement, the former Union minister also hit out at the Congress and its leaders, accusing them of running a “deliberate drive” to denigrate the country’s Parliament, Constitutional institutions and democratic values.
Gandhi’s remarks has triggered a massive political row, with the BJP accusing him of maligning India on foreign soil and seeking foreign interventions and the Congress hitting back, citing instances of Prime Minister Modi raising internal politics abroad.
New Delhi (Agencies): With the whole of last week’s parliamentary proceedings having been washed out without transacting any business, owing to disruptions by treasury benches and opposition members, the Indian Government only has two weeks to get the Union budget for 2023-2024 passed in Parliament.
As per norms, the Union budget needs to be passed in both Houses of Parliament before the end of the financial year, i.e. prior to March 31, 2023.
Therefore, in the
forthcoming week starting from Monday, the government may try to get the process of budget clearance started. Normally, demands grants for some key ministries like railways and agriculture are taken up for discussion and voting in Lok Sabha.
New Delhi (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Sunday said that Union Law minister Kiren Rijiju should apologise over his remarks for calling some of the retired judges "anti-India".
Saurabh Bhardwaj said, "Now for him to say that judges are antiIndia, it is very shameful. Kiren Rijiju should apologize to the whole country that he is calling the SC judges antiIndia." "Kiren Rijiju should not cross the 'Lakshman Rekha'. It is unfortunate that despite being a Law Minister, he crossed this
New Delhi (ANI): God tests those who pursue the path of truth and He is testing Manish Sisodia also in this way, said Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday adding that kids & teachers are missing Sisodia in the state.
'Lakshman Rekha'. Today the country is proud of its Supreme Court. Get a survey done all over the country, today there is only one institution in which people have faith, and that is the Supreme Court," he said.
Earlier, Union Law Rijiju made the remark at a public event. "A few retired judges have now become activists and are part of the anti-India gang where they are trying to turn the judiciary against the government," he had said.
New Delhi (PTI): The Union Home Ministry has started the process for eviction and sale of enemy properties, the immovable assets left behind by people who have taken citizenship of Pakistan and China.
There are a total of 12,611 establishments called enemy property, roughly estimated to be worth over Rs 1 lakh crore, in the country.
According to a Home ministry notification, the guidelines for dis-
posal of the enemy properties have been changed under which
the process for eviction of enemy properties now shall be initiated
The enemy properties are vested with the Custodian of Enemy Property for India, an authority created under the Enemy Property Act
with the help of the District Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner con-
cerned before the sale of properties.
In case of the enemy properties valued below Rs 1 crore, the custodian shall offer for purchase to the occupant first and if offer of purchase is refused by the occupant, then the enemy property shall be disposed of in accordance with the procedure specified in the guidelines. Earlier the union govt had sold movable enemy properties like shares and gold.
Asked whether the TMC and SP's actions could jolt Opposition unity, Ramesh said, "The TMC, Samajwadi, people keep meeting, the Third Front, Fourth Front will continue to be formed, but it is necessary to have the Congress in the Opposition."
New Delhi (ANI): Former Education Minister and current Congress MLA from Jhajjar, Geeta Bhukkal has demanded that the government should conduct a special Girdawari (a document, in which the patwari enters the name of the owner, cultivator, land number, area, kind of land, cultivated and non-cultivated area, source of irrigation, crop, conditions, revenue, rate of revenue, minimum twice in a year) in Jhajjar district for damage to crops caused by hailstorms and rain and to give compensation to the farmers for their crops.
While talking to ANI, Geeta Bhukkal said, "Under the leadership
GUJARAT CM HOLDS REVIEW MEETING ON CROP LOSSES
Gandhinagar (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday conducted a comprehensive review of the situation in the state following the unseasonal rains. CM Bhupendra Patel got the preliminary details of other losses including loss of summer crops and fruit due to this unseasonal rain especially in Amreli, Junagadh as well as Saurashtra-Kutch, Central and North Gujarat.
of Chaudhary Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the Congress will raise the issue of demanding compensation for the crops destroyed in the Assembly tomorrow."
New Delhi (ANI): India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said as per reports hailstorms have been reported at isolated places over Delhi’s Ayanagar and Palam with the minimum temperature in the national capital being settled at 15.4 degrees Celsius.
Kuldeep Srivastava, Head, of the Regional Weather Forecasting Center, New Delhi said, “Hailstorm was reported at Delhi’s Ayanagar
and Palam which was small in size. With the western disturbance
that is affecting, such activity will continue tomorrow as well and
there are chances of thunderstorms and light rain in Delhi NCR.
Hailstorms may also occur in a few places in Delhi.” The activity of light to moderate rainfall, lightning, and thunderstorms are affecting the whole of Northwest India. Snowfall has also occurred in the Himalayan region. Rainfall activity will continue tomorrow as well, but the day after it will come down,” he added.
As per IMD, “Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain are also expected in
parts of Haryana and Rajasthan. IMD predicted light-intensity rain/ drizzle in adjoining isolated places in South Delhi and NCR, and hail storms were predicted in the adjoining areas of Behror in Rajasthan.”
“Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Farukhnagar, Kosali, Rewari, Narnaul, Bawal (Haryana) Khairthal, Kotputli, Alwar, Rajasthan,” IMD added.
IMD PREDICTS RAINFAILL IN SEVERAL C’GARH DISTS, ISSUES ORANGE ALERT
Raipur (ANI): India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued an orange alert for multiple districts in the state of Chhattisgarh predicting light to moderate rain accompanied by thundershowers. While speaking to the ANI, Meteorologist H P Chandra said, “The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert in the areas adjoining Surajpur, Balrampur, Surguja, Jaspur, Pendra Road, Kabirdham, Mahasamund, Durg, Raipur, Balod, Dhamtari, Kanker, Narayanpur, Kondagaon. A yellow alert was issued in Korea, Bilaspur, Mungeli, Janjgir, Bemetara, Balodbazar, and Rajnandgaon areas”. IMD Meteorologist HP Chandra further stated that the weather situation in the state will likely continue till March 20.
‘RaGa owes an apology to entire country for his remarks in UK’Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda addresses the virtual inauguration of BJYM National Youth Parliament, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI A commuter crosses the waterlogged Delhi-Gurugram Expressway road after heavy rains, Sunday. Butler Palace in Lucknow, one of the ‘enemy properties’ of the Raja of Mahmudabad. —FILE PHOTO Congress MLA from Jhajjar, Geeta Bhukkal. Saurabh Bhardwaj Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (L), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (R).
‘AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WAS LOW DUE TO LACK OF
IRRIGATION AND GOOD SEEDS’
New Delhi (Agencies): Union Home Minister Amit Shah and his family members offered prayers at the Somnath temple in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district on Sunday.
The national-level multi-state cooperative societies recently approved by the Union Cabinet for promotion of organic products and exports, will help increase farmers’ income manifold in the next 10 years, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. The Modi Government is determined not only to double the in-
come of the country’s farmers, but also to increase it manifold in the next ten years, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah.
Addressing a function in Junagadh, he noted that PM Naren-
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2 PHONE SNATCHERS ARRESTED, DELHI COPS SAY THEY USED SIMS FOR ONLINE THEFT
MAN GETS 20 YEARS IN JAIL FOR RAPING MINOR GIRL IN UP
Bhadohi: A Special POCSO court has sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a minor girl, a court official said on Sunday.
Special Judge (POCSO) Madhu Dogra in her order on Saturday also imposed a fine of Rs 33,000 on the convict, Rs 25,000 of which will go to the victim. A case was registered against Yadav the very next day at the complaint of the girl’s father, and hearing in the matter started on March 9, 2022.
5 DEAD AFTER BEING WASHED AWAY IN HEAVY RAINS IN UP
Sonbhadra: Five people including 4 women & a child died after being washed away during heavy rain and hailstorm in UP’s Sonbhadra, the police said. The dead have been identified as Geeta Devi, Santra, Rajkumari, Yashodiya and Rajpati. The incident took place on the intervening night of Saturday. As per police, 6 including four women and two children had gone out on Friday evening and did not return. After waiting for hours, their relatives approached the police and went to search for them.
DELHI MAN SEEN BEATING WOMAN, FORCING HER INTO CAR IN VIRAL VIDEO, COPS TO PROBE
New Delhi: A man was seen beating a woman and forcefully making her sit in a car near Mangolpuri flyover in a video that surfaced on the internet, informed the police. “On initial investigation, it was found that the car is registered at Gurugram’s Ratan Vihar where a team of personnel was sent,” Police said. Further investigation is underway to gather more information about the incident. As per police, in the viral video, some people were seen standing on the roofs of cars, in flagrant violation of road rules, on NH-24, near Pandav Nagar, to celebrate the birthday of a YouTuber.
GIRL HELD IN MURDER OF HYDERABAD STUDENT GETS BAIL
Hyderabad: Niharika
Reddy, the girlfriend of a youth who brutally killed his friend here last month over a love triangle, was released on bail on Sunday.
The girl was granted bail by Rangareddy district court on Saturday, less than two weeks after she was arrested in the sensational case. Niharika was the girl friend of Hari Krishna, who ho killed his friend N. Naveen in the most brutal fashion by beheading him, ripping out his heart and chopping off private parts.
dra Modi has taken new initiatives in the agriculture sector, such as Kisan Credit Card, FPO and the Krishi Sinchai Yojna. The government has made the country’s farmers prosperous through the new Ministry of Cooperation. Af-
ter the formation of the Ministry of Cooperation, several steps have been taken to take cooperatives forward, he said, adding that natural farming would be the only alternative to serve the mother earth in the coming days.
Junagadh (PTI): Agricultural production in India was low not because our forefathers did not know farming but for the lack of irrigation facilities and good-quality seeds, Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said Sunday. He added that many farmers thought that production could be ramped up by applying chemical fertilisers and harmed the soil quality in the country. “Western countries didn’t know farming, whereas our forefathers knew agriculture well. Agricultural production was low here because we didn’t have irrigation facilities and good-quality seeds. However, we concluded that by applying urea, we could increase production. But in the process, we harmed the quality of our soil,” Shah said.
Jairam Ramesh slams
New Delhi (ANI): Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday hit out at Delhi Police after a team led by Special CP (Law and Order) visited Rahul Gandhi’s residence to seek information on the ‘sexual harassment’ victims that he mentioned in his speech during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
New Delhi (PTI): India’s power consumption surged 10 per cent to 1375.57 billion units (BU) during April-February this fiscal year, and has already surpassed the level of electricity supplied in entire 2021-22.
The government data showed that power consumption in April-February 2021-22 was 1245.54 BU.
In entire fiscal year 2021-22, power consumption was 1374.02 BU, which is less than 1375.57 BU recorded
POWER EMPLOYEES CALL OFF STRIKE AFTER UP GOVT’S ASSURANCE
during April 2022 to February 2023 period. Experts say power consumption is expected to grow in double digits in the coming
HIGH-TECH GANG OF SNATCHERS BUSTED, 2 HELD IN DELHI
New Delhi: Two persons have been arrested by a team of Special Staff, North District for allegedly snatching mobile phones and using the sim card to transfer money from the wallets and bank accounts of the victim, said police. The accused have been identified as Shoib alias Shibu and Arman alias Monu. According to the police, the accused used to target mostly the inter-state travellers near Majnu ka Tila, ISBT of Kashmere Gate, Red Fort Old Delhi and New Delhi railway station at a specific time.
SP LEADER, BROTHER BOOKED FOR ATTEMPTING TO KILL MAN, MOLESTING HIS WIFE IN UP
Etah: Police on Sunday said they have lodged an FIR against Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Rameshwar Singh Yadav, his brother & four others for allegedly attempting to kill a man and molesting his wife over a year ago. Yadav, a former MLA, and his younger brother Judgendra are in jail in connection with various criminal cases registered against them. On Saturday, a case was registered against Rameshwar Yadav & other accused on a complaint registered by Sanju, a resident of Lal Dundwara village, said Station House Officer, Malavan, Devendra Nath Mishra.
Ayodhya(ANI): Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath visited under construction Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple site on Sunday.
Yogi Adityanath first visited and worshipped in Hanumangarhi Tem-
ple after he did darashan of Ram Lala. Then CM visited Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple site. 70 per cent of the construction of the temple has been completed, Officials informed CM Yogi Adityanath.
months in view of forecasts of unprecedented high demand, especially in summer. The power ministry has estimated peak pow-
New Delhi (ANI): As the influenza H3N2 cases have started to rise rapidly in the country after Covid cases dipped, experts are of the opinion that people need to be careful, but there is no need to panic if precautions are taken on time.
Talking about the symptoms of the virus, Dr Anupam Sibal, a senior doctor of Delhi’s Apollo Hospital, told ANI that the symptoms are similar to Covid but are staying
er demand in the country at 229 GW during April this year, which is higher than 215.88 GW recorded in the same month a year ago.
Jairam Ramesh said, “It has been 45 days since Bharat Jodo Yatra ended. They (Delhi police) are going for questioning after 45 days. If they are so much concerned why didn’t they go to him in February?”
He also added that Rahul Gandhi’s legal team will respond to the matter as per law.
Congress leaders accused the BJP-led central government of di -
Bengaluru (PTI): Rahul Gandhi on Sunday embarked on a three-day visit to Karnataka attending a series of programmes starting from Sunday, Congress said. In view of the Assembly elections due by May, the Congress leader will participate in two programmes in Belagavi in North Karnataka and Kunigal in Tumakuru district. As per his itinerary, the leader will arrive at the Hubballi airport and go to Belagavi by road.
verting people’s attention from the Adani issue. Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge stressed that no matter how much BJP try to save Adani, they “will continue to question them”.
NIA NABS 13TH ACCUSED IN PHULWARI SHARIF PFI CASE
New Delhi (Agencies):
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday said that they have arrested an accused, Md Irshad Alam in Bihar’s East Champaran in connection with the Phulwari Sharif PFI case. The NIA
said that they found that despite the ban on the PFI imposed on September 27, 2022, the PFI leaders continued to propagate the ideology of violent extremism and were also arranging arms and ammunition to commit crimes.
Sanjay Pandey
Nagpur: Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Sports and Youth Affairs Anurag Thakur, during a press conference in Nagpur, spoke to journalists about increasing obscenity and abusive language on the OTT platform, and expressed the government’s seriousness on this issue.
The Union Information and Broadcasting Minister said, “abusive language in the name of creativity will not be tolerated. The government is serious about the complaints of increasing abusive and obscene content on OTT platforms. If there is a need to make any changes in the rules regarding this, the ministry is willing to consid-
New Delhi (ANI): Union Health Minister Mankush Mandaviya to chair a two-day Global Conference on Digital Health on March 20-21 in New Delhi. Using India’s Presidency of G20, the conference is organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the WHO (World Health Organisation) South-East Asia Regional Office, an official statement said on Sunday.
for longer periods of time.
“From time to time, changes are seen in the virus. The symptoms of the influenza virus
UNION I&B MINISTER SAYS... Union
er that. These platforms were given freedom for creativity, not obsceni-
are appearing after corona, although its symptoms are almost similar to corona. The common symptoms are cough, cold and fever.
But in this virus, it is seen that patients are having the symptom for a long time due to which it is spreading rapidly,” he said.
the name of creativity cannot be accepted at all. Whatever necessary action needs to be taken on this, the government will not back down from it.
ty.
And when someone crosses a limit, then abusing, rudeness in
Speaking further, Anurag Thakur said, “The process so far is that the producer has to resolve the received complaints at the first level. 90 to 92 % of the complaints are resolved by them by making necessary changes. The next level of complaint resolution
is at the level of their association, where most of the complaints are resolved. At the last level it comes to the level of the government, where action is taken on the departmental committee level, according to the rules are in place. But somewhere complaints have started increasing in the last few days and the department is taking it very seriously. If there is a need to make a change we are willing to consider it seriously.
to panic, but precautions
Experts on rising H3N2 cases
There are many parts to the realisation of a goal. We have to choose the one that is the most truthful, the closest to our heart and which matches our aptitude.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India
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Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that there is special enthusiasm among the youth regarding the IT fest.
“The state government is constantly moving forward in the direction of e-governance,” he said after flagging off the Carnival and Run organised at JLN road on the first day of threeday IT Day Fest on Sunday. During this, he met the participants and motivated them.
The CM also visited the ‘Smart Village’ set up at JKK. He inspected the stalls with ideal design of agricultural machinery, sprinkler system, GIS, watershed, digital transaction, emitra and other facili-
ties to fulfill the concept of smart village. He interacted with beneficiaries by visiting Indira Rasoi operated in Smart Village.
It is notable that Rajasthan IT Day Festival is being organised from March 19-21. Industry
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Worried about damage caused to crops post unseasonal rains and hailstorm in Kota region, Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla toured his parliamentary constituency on Sunday. He went to the rural areas of Kota and Bundi districts and met the farmers and saw the fields. Talking to First India, Om Birla said that he would provide compensation to the
farmers for the damages and not tolerate any fault by the officers while making a report on the damages.
Birla took stock of the wheat field in Akodia village of Bundi.
Birla also attended the Pran Pratishtha Festival at Swami Narayan Temple as its chief guest. The Swaminarayan Temple on Mahalakshmipuram, Baran Road has been built at a cost of Rs 7 crore.
A 36-hour offline
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday, said that the state government is with the farmers and would assist them in handling crop damage crisis.
“Farmers are troubled due to unseasonal rains and hailstorm in the state for the past several days. I am also worried about this.
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: CM Ashok
Minister Shakuntala Rawat, Chief Secretary Usha Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary Information Technology Akhil Arora, Commissioner IT Ashish Gupta, various IT experts, senior officials, actor Milind Soman
Three-day Raj International Expo to kickstart in Jodh from today
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: The threeday Rajasthan International Expo will begin today at EPIP Expo Ground, Boronada. Witnessing the immense potential of the sector, CM Gehlot had announced organising the Expo in his annual budget, said Rajiv Arora, Chairman, RAJSICO & REPC. Arora said that the Expo will prove to be a milestone in field of exports. Sunil Parihar, Veenu Gupta, MK Parakh, KC Meena, District Collector Himanshu Gupta were present in press conference.
were also present on the occasion. Various events will be held at Rajasthan College, Commerce College and JKK during the fest. Besides, an online hackathon will be held at the fest with more than one lakh participants.
State Govt is constantly moving forward in the direction of e-governance. Youth much enthusiastic about the IT Festival.
—Ashok Gehlot, Chief MinisterGirdawari is being done continuously to assess the loss of crops. The state government is standing with the farmers in this difficult time and compensation will be given after assessing the losses,” CM Ashok Gehlot tweeted on Sunday.
Notably, unseasonal rains and hailstorm have damaged standing and ripe crops in several parts of the state for over which several leaders have expressed concerns.
Gehlot said the move of Delhi police to initiate an inquiry in wake of a remark made in Bharat Jodo Yatra was a clear case of “vendetta, intimidation and harassment” to create an atmosphere against the former Congress chief.
The inquiry has been initiated in the wake of Gandhi’s remark that “women are still being sexually assaulted.” The police have also sought information about the ‘victims’ to take up their plaints. “I condemn
this. Today’s incident is beyond imagination. The govt’s focus is on Rahul Gandhi. Without directions from the top, the police cannot reach here,” he said. He said that lakhs of people have met Rahul and have given thousands of plaints. “Will cases be registered against all’? The entire nation is disturbed by today’s incident,” he said. “Gandhi is ready to answer notice but cops visiting his residence is highly condemnable. Democracy is being crushed. Nation won’t forgive them,” he said.
Dinesh Tiwari
Jaipur: The wait of the people of Rajasthan for Vande Bharat train is going to end soon. The train will start from Jaipur to Delhi in the first week of April.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Mount Abu: A programme was organised at Abu Road Shantivan on the occasion of the 99th birthday of Rajyogini Dadi Ratanmohini, head of Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Ashram. Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel was the chief guest at the event. A ‘Drugfree India Campaign’ was also launched in collaboration with the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment at the event.
Patel congratulated
Brahma Kumari Ashram for the campaign. He said that youth’s participation in making India a developed nation is important and the campaign aims to keep youth free of any sort of addiction. He also said that the Gujarat government is running an awareness campaign against drugs.
Patel expressed confidence that the MoU signed between the Brahma Kumaris Institute and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, will yield positive results.
Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw said that the specially designed Vande Bharat Express for the JaipurDelhi route will reach Jaipur on March 24 and after its trial run, it will become operational for the general public from the last week of March or the first week of April.
The Minister was in Jaipur during a daylong visit. He took stock of preparations for the operation of Vande Bharat train at carriage and wagon maintenance depot and also inspected Khatipura railway station. The Minister expressed satisfaction over timely execution of the works assigned to the carriage and wagon mainte-
nance depot and said that it is fully ready for operation of Vande Bharat train. Vaishnaw had a detailed discussion with Vijay Sharma, General ManagerNWR and heads of various departments and provided guidelines on all issues related to the maintenance of Vande Bharat train.
Vaishnaw discussed safety, construction projects, electrification work, station redevelopment, enhancement of passenger amenities etc. with the officers.
“Renovation of 82 railway stations of the state is being done. The stations will be developed on the lines of world class stations,” he said. He said that the grant given to Rajasthan 10 years ago was Rs 600 crore, but this time the state has got a grant of Rs 9,532 crore. While inspecting the Khatipura station, he enquired about passenger facilities in newly constructed building & instructed to complete pending work at earliest.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: There are times when comes forth an officer, who by his sheer will and brilliant management and administrative skills, changes the direction and condition of a department about which the general perception of the public was somewhat different. While such officers are too few and far between, as of today, one shining example of such an officer is Additional Chief Secretary Dr Subodh Agarwal, who not only changed the image of the Mines and Petroleum Department but also brought it to the forefront. The contribution of mining
sector has played an important role in the progress of the region in the last two and a half years.
Skilled leadership, team spirit, and solid financial and administrative management are the key to success. Additional Chief Secretary of the Mines and Petroleum Department, Subodh Agarwal, has ‘reshuffled’ both departments. The Mining Department had been hit hard with the blot of illegal mining, but it has now overhauled itself into the State government’s ‘Star Department’.
Agarwal not only stopped the illegal mining in the region but
DR AGARWAL & LADDER OF PROGRESS IN DEPT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM estimated at Rs 343 crore this year.
z Auction of 15 blocks of major minerals during his tenure of more than two and half years.
z Collection of record revenue in three finances, approximately Rs 18,000 crore.
z Boost in refinery operations, collection of record petroleum revenue.
z Gas pipeline project for several cities including Kota, Jaipur.
z Increase in RSMM’s work, revenue
under his leadership, a historic campaign was started in the region, which has been going on for 240 days now. After the Brij Chaurasi case, Agarwal started a campaign to end illegal mining from the root, which uprooted the
mining mafia. In these 240 days of the campaign, about 4,700 cases were registered, 1,160 FIRs were registered and 723 people were arrested, which is a record in itself.
The discovery of precious minerals in the
z The biggest campaign in history against illegal mining.
z 3 years of legal gravel mining shutdown, restarted by Agarwal’s efforts.
z Record recovery of Rs 72 cr so far through an Amnesty Scheme.
z Preparation of a plan for the protection of Geo Heritage Sites.
z Relief to silicosis victims by running ‘Khan Suraksha Abhiyan.’
subsurface of the region and the preparation of their blocks through their online auction has strengthened the economy of the region. A record 17 mineral blocks have been auctioned during Agarwal’s tenure. Dis-
trict-wise plots of minor minerals are also prepared and auctioned online.
By order of the Supreme Court, gravel mining was closed in the region for about 3 years. Agarwal conducted a study of the
entire case and prepared a road map for strong advocacy in the Supreme Court. This hard work bore great results as legal mining of gravel was allowed in the region. Due to this, the public got relief and the government is also getting revenue. Agarwal brought an amnesty scheme for the recovery of old arrears.
This has resulted in a revenue of more than Rs 72 crore in just ten months. He prepared a plan for the protection of geo-heritage sites.
The discovery of minerals like potash and rare earth and the rapid development of their blocks is also the result of careful monitoring
and better management by Dr Subodh Agarwal. Agarwal’s contribution to pipeline projects for cooking gas in Kota and Jaipur, timely completion of refineries and increasing petroleum revenue will also be remembered forever.
On the whole, it can be said that the trust with which the Chief Minister entrusted Dr Subodh Agarwal with the responsibility of the Mines & Petroleum Department, has been proved correct and is a testament to the confidence of the CM, as now, the Mines Department is one of the leading departments in the region in terms of revenue generation.
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Kota: Birla promises help to farmers hit by unseasonal rainsCM Ashok Gehlot looks into the Bioscope while inspecting the Smart Village Exhibition being held to mark the IT Day at the Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur on Sunday.
City First displaying the ravishing avatars of acrobats from the all-female circus members, inspired from the gleaming and glittering world that will lift up your spirits!
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he magic and poetry of the circus have long stimulated the imaginations of artists. They drew inspiration from this fantastical world for the fashion world and brought beauty live from the majestic circus, featuring the beauty of acrobats from the all-feToo much going on, and things flying everywhere. The circus has many moving parts, but everything is completely controlled and orderly.
To use the metaphor correctly, life is a circus with many moving components that all function as they should. It is full of adventure, chaos and laughter. Too much going on, and things flying everywhere, but everything is
completely steady and tidy. It allows one to be logical and unreal at the same time. Not only lessons but glamour is a major attraction of the circus. We know that, in the circus, all is possible: there can be a man with two heads or a character with a green face. When we say that some fashion designers have actually brought the carnival to town through the best of imagination. The beautiful amalgamation of fun with glamour is called Circus fashion. Dressing up like a clown and looking like the chicest sad weirdos with stunning designs and dazzling hair and makeup. Ruffles, supersized dimensions, and bespoke pastel hair are greatly appreciated. There are plenty of runway looks to draw inspiration from, but non-performers may find them too over the top, even without the red nose. Dressing up like beautiful acrobats with hot short dresses and pretty cool makeup is something out of this world. You can also carry this look to give a more stunning look, wild animals like horses and elephants and cute birds are embroidered on outfits with rhinestones, along with cages. Even animal-inspired accessories and makeup inspired by the character of the white clown, with the eyes of models defined with black liner can give a chic look to the themed attire.
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Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Driving down with lover to a happening place is indicated today. A vacation you only dreamed about is likely to become a reality soon . Healthy eating will help prevent digestive ailments. Money will be no constraint in buying what you like. Luck will be in your favour.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Try what you may, making your mark in a totally different field will be difficult. Some of you will fight an infection successfully. Helpful nature of a relative is likely to ease your job. Some of you may undertake an overseas journey. Good returns are foreseen from a rented property.
Leo JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Wrong decisions may prove heavy on your finances. A family youngster may become a pillar of strength for you. Chance of going on a vacation with family is indicated and will be lots of fun. Your balanced approach will help resolve a property matter amicably.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
You are likely to find the day most auspicious. Your knowledge about your line of work will be roundly appreciated and get you the thumbs up from higher ups. Friends may get together to give you a surprise. Business travel may leave little time for romance.
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Your stars favour a bright beautiful day . A setback you have recently experienced can make you come out stronger. Tax advisor will be a big help in saving taxes, so don’t hesitate to contact one.It is difficult for the relationship of friends turned lovers to fall apart, so relax.
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Keep on doing whatever you are doing to remain healthy. Some of you will have to curb your splurging ways. Family life will cruise along smoothly with much love and bonhomie. Don’t speed up on the road. Chance of moving to a new location is possible.
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Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
Something you have implemented at work is likely to profit the company and get you noticed. You are likely to celebrate the achievement of a family youngster in a grand way. Shifting into your very own house may soon become a reality. You will feel less burdened today.
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Good earning opportunities come to you. Help from co-workers in a time consuming task will be forthcoming on the work front. Support of family will encourage you to take up a challenge. Socially, your presence will be much looked forward to.
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Money coming from various streams will keep you in an elated state of mind. A new fitness regime that you have adopted promises to keep you in the pink of health. Getting an old furniture upholstered may be at the top of the mind of some homemakers.
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will derive great benefit from an exercise routine. Extra workload is foreseen at work, but nothing that you cannot handle within office hours. Taking the family on a trip seems impossible today due to your professional commitments, so postpone it for some other day.
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Previous investments are likely to give you good returns. Some of you may decide to follow in the footsteps of celebrities and visit the very same exotic destination that they had been to.No amount of excuses will dispel lover’s suspicions about your tendency to stray the path.
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Visiting a mall or watching a movie with family is likely to be the highlight of the day for some. You may enjoy travelling to a tourist destination recommended by your friends. Reignite the flickering romance in your life by spending more time together.
Asystematic review of 33 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) found that yoga improved gait speed and lower extremity strength in inactive older people. However, yoga did not seem to offer a benefit for frailty markers over activities like exercise or tai chi. The review is published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Older adults have an increased burden of chronic disease, disability, and frailty. Frailty affects up to 50 per cent of adults aged 80 years and older, and its prevention and management are high-priority areas in public health and clinical practice. Yoga may be a prevention and management strategy and is already used to improve balance and mobility in older adults.
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School reviewed 33 RCTs comprised of 2,384 participants aged 65 years or older to evaluate the available trial evidence on the effect of yoga-based interventions on frailty in older adults.
impacts on frailty markers including measures of gait speed, handgrip strength, balance, lower extremity strength and endurance, and multi-component physical performance measures.
The authors found that when compared to education-only or inactive control groups, there was moderate evidence that yoga improved gait speed and lower body strength and endurance. The benefits of balance and handgrip strength were less certain. While there was no clear advantage for a particular style of yoga, the authors suggest clinicians may consider recommending Iyengar-based styles, with a home practice, that can be customized for older adult populations. These findings add to the growing literature
Source- https://www.medindia.net/ news/yoga-a-secret-mantra-to-prevent-
first day of the show, Taytay is already breaking records. The Back to December singer officially becomes the female artist with the highest attended concert in the U.S.A. There were more than sixty-nine thousand people who attended the first concert of the Eras Tour in Arizona.
the U.S.A when she performed at Anaheim Stadium in Los Angeles with an audience of about sixty-three thousand people in 1987. Now, Taylor Swift breaks this record with an audience of over sixty-nine thousand in Arizona during the first concert of Eras Tour.
Shehnaaz Gill is presently in the news owing to her Bollywood debut. For the uninitiated, the diva is all set to star in Salman Khan's film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. Shehnaaz is also busy with her chat show called Desi Vibes with Shehnaaz Gill which has been graced by popular actors. Recently, Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan
he scorching sartorial glamour. We saw a black gown come out to play fashion over the weekend and it was absolute heaven on earth. Striking as an outfit for all nighttime madness and fun, Kriti's look was laced with perfection.
The Shehzada actress looked ravishing in a signature mermaid gown which featured a plunging neckline and side cut-outs. It had a halter neck, and back tie-up detail and was amped up with tonal midnight black bugle beads, crystals and rhinestones.
BLACKPINK member Jisoo will be revealing herself in the form of a new solo artist through an upcoming debut.
Set to greet the fans with her album ‘ME’ reflecting the many sides she possesses, the 28-year-old will swiftly make her way through the K-pop scene. The many promotional activities around her release have been anticipated with reports of her returning to music shows which have fans excited. A new confirmation of her variety show appearance has everyone anticipating the release further.
According to initial reports, Jisoo shot for her appearance on Youngji’s ‘My Alcohol Diary’ and will be the opening guest for the second season of her show. Soon after, the star herself shared a screenshot of the reports on her personal Instagram account confirming Jisoo as her first guest for the season.
Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan recently jetted off to South Africa with their kids, Taimur and Jeh Ali Khan for a family vacation. The actress has been sharing glimpses of her fun getaway with her fans on social media. On Sunday afternoon, she took to Instagram and posted pictures from her meeting with women of the Masai community. “With the wonderful ladies of the Masai community.” She also posted a picture of her son Jeh photobombing her picture. The actress is seen posing with the ladies while Jeh is seen running toward her. Bebo wrote along with the picture, “Jeh baba, the ladies man.”
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Fans are excited to see Jisoo drink on camera and have funny interactions with Youngji who manages to make all her guests feel comfortable while having hilarious conversations with them.
a sexy avatar. She was seen wearing a gorgeous blue fitted mini dress with a multicolor bralette underneath it. The dress has an open back and multiple layers in the front that shows the bral“Hotter than your ex, better than your next”, the post read.”What a hot-
ness, Stylish and fashionable every day, looking so hot sexy and beautiful”, the users started to comment as soon as the picture went viral. Another wrote,” Beautiful look Nikki”. There is no denying the fact that Nikki does look astonishing in the glamorous dress.
Nikki donning a blue fitted mini dress
Nikki Tamboli Sara Ali Khan Kareena Kapoor Khan Shehnaaz Gill Kim Jisoo Kriti Sanon Her post... Sara’s post... Taylor SwiftThe magnificent polo match titled Jaipur Polo Cup Finals, organised by Jaipur Riding & Polo Club witnessed the grand polo match at Sirsi Bindayaka on Sunday. The momentous match ushered in the prestigious and much anticipated JRPC Polo Season with the vision to promote the young and upcoming players of Rajasthan both Men and Women.
Jai Singh of the erstwhile royal family of Jaipur graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and motivated the players with his encouraging words. Haji Syed Salman Chisthy, Ajmer Dargah was also present as the Guest of Honor. The grand finals were played between the teams of Team Jagat Polo and Team Cavallo Polo Barn. During the match, Veteran Polo players played the match. Ananya Agarwal, Hemant Kasana, Vijayshree Shaktawat and Lance Watson played from Team Jagat Polo. On the other hand, Shreyas Bissa, Yash Bhati, Balbir Singh and
Vishal Singh the fray from Team Cavallo Polo Barn. On the ground, Team Jagat Polo beat Team Cavallo Polo Barn by 1/2 goal with a final score of 8 over 7 and a half. From Cavallo Polo
The Art Exhibition organised by the Mayo College Alumni Artists (MAA) at the Welcome Art Gallery in Hotel ITC Rajputana, has created a buzz among the art lovers of Jaipur. The exhibition witnessed the participation of many well-known personalities from Jaipur, including the former students of Mayo. The organisers of the exhibition, former Mayo students, Dushyant Singh Naila and Hemendra Singh Vedsa, said that the exhibition has received an overwhelming response with huge enthusiasm among the visitors. During the exhibition, several paintings by artists were also sold. The exhibition displays 125 paintings by 24 artists in various styles, including watercolour, pen and ink, acrylic on canvas, embroidery on canvas, charcoal, mixed media, and oil. The exhibition will run till 21 March.
Tips Films Ltd and Abhishek Dudhaiya joined hands to produce one such web series based on true events ‘Ajmer Files’. This fictionalized series is an interpretation of the real-life events of the 1992 Ajmer rape and blackmail scandal that had gripped the nation in fear & horror. Kumar Taurani, MD & Chairman said, “From a strategic point of view, this is an amazing opportunity for us. The storyline is carefully crafted to mimic real-life events.”
Barn, Vishal Singh gave solid competition to Jagat Polo but Lance and Diamond’s partnership in the match worked wonders and made their team win. The final match was
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Satyam Fashion Institute Noida hosted an annual fashion show called ‘Triptych 2023,’ in which 61 budding designers from Textile Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Communication, PGDFD and Lifestyle Accessories presented exclusive collections based on 15 themes relating to women in various roles and contexts recently. Sneh Singh, Chairperson and Pradeep Gupta, Secretary, Satyam Group of Institutions praised the students’ at the event organised under the supervision of Dr Vandana Jaglan, Principal, and Vice Principal Dr Neetu Malhotra of SFI.
witnessed by Page 3 personalities including Dr Amandeep Kapoor IPS, Member, of National Police Mission on Technology & Communication, Indu Garcha, etc. It was a red carpet event that
displayed the certain old-world charm of a princely court. After this grand match, a royal dinner party was also organised at Hy att Residency, Jaipur.
CITY FIRST
In a special lecture on Defence Journalism organised at the JNU, School of Media Studies, Special guest Defence PRO, Rajasthan, Col Amitabh Sharma shared his experiences on information security and answered career-related questions. The students of Jaipur National University’s Seedling School of Law and Hotel Management and many other courses participated in this lecture. After this special session, JNU Chancellor Dr Sandeep Bakshi said in his message that just as the army is committed to the security of the country, similarly media students should
also understand the protection of information by being aware of military-related information.
Highlighting the nuances of Defence journalism and Defence based photojournalism, PRO Defence said that while the war is taken care of by armed forces but media is responsible to
maintain public confidence through information. He cautioned that in many cases it can be dangerous to conduct military operations and release information live or without analysis by Defence experts.
On this occasion, the Director of the School of Media Studies, Prof. Dr Sachin Batra extend-
ed the vote of thanks and conveyed gratitude to JNU Chancellor Dr Sandeep Bakshi for permitting to organize the event. During the lecture, the HOD of the department Dr Sanjay Srivastava, Dr Vinod Soni, Manisha Sharma, Rahul Darji, Yogita Khurana and Debasish Das etc professors were also present.
The Princess Diya Kumari Foundation ( PDKF) organised a free eye check-up camp at Badal Mahal in Jaipur on Sunday. The camp was inaugurated by Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari. As a part of the camp, those in need were also provided with free glasses to aid their eyesight. The camp was organized with the support of FICCI FLO, Vision Spring, and MK Diagnostic. Social workers from Jaipur also participated in the program. On the first day of the camp, around 400 people in need had their eyes checked free of cost and were provided with free spectacles. The General Secretary of PDKF Gauravi, expressed gratitude to everyone involved in organizing the event and appreciated the program.
Malviya Nagar MLA Kalicharan Saraf inaugurated the road construction work by the Municipal Corporation in Malviya Nagar and Someshwarpuri Bai Ji’s Kothi Jhalana recently. Local councilors Govind Chhipa and Laxman Nuniwal shared that development works worth Rs 75 lakh are being done by the Greater Municipal Corporation in each ward from the councillor quota. Saraf was warmly welcomed by the local people and workers, they also made him wear a turban as a token of respect.
The new Contoura Vision laser machine was inaugurated at ASG Eye Hospital, C-Scheme on Saturday. During the inauguration, Dr Ashish Kumar Aggarwal and Dr Jyoti Garg told that Contoura New Vision is a type of surgery to remove glasses by ‘Laser Vision Correction’. Contoura vision corrects corneal irregularity in addition to improving the power of one’s glasses. Working on the visual axis gives a sharper and better visual result, which is different from LASIK and SMILE. It is a bladeless, painless and stitchless procedure that works by creating a 3D map of the cornea and segmenting it into 22,000 unique elevation points.”
WagonR was presented to all the members on behalf of the JB Law Firm recently. The delivery ceremony of the vehicles was done by Supreme Court Advocate Sunil Kumar Singh on the premises of Hotel Mansingh Ajmer. WagonR was given on behalf of Prakash Surana, Secretary to Advocate SK Singh, Jodhpur Head Shankar Singh Rajpurohit, Ajmer Head of the firm Amit Kumar Jain, Senior Partner Rekha Dixit , Sourabh Chatterjee and Kirti Harsh. SP Sehgal, owner of Ajmer Auto Mobile, Dr Sunita Singh, Abhinav Singh Yuvraj Singh were present on the occasion.
Digamber Jain Atishay Kshetra Mahavir were present. The stage was operated by Dilip Jain and Manish Vaid, minister of Anurag Sangeet Sansthan.
Dr OP Machra, General Secretary - Rajasthan Shooting Ball Association, Executive Member - Shooting Ball Federation of India, Asian Shooting Ball Federation shared that an important scheme under the Khelo India scheme of the Ministry of Sports, Government of India, Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Shooting Ball Championship (Under 25) was held all over Orissa in which Rajasthan women’s team created history for the first time by defeating Puducherry and Daman & Deep in straight sets 21-10, captured the gold medal from 21 18, Rajasthan girls team captain Muskaan, Shireen Khan, Navya Yadav performed brilliantly, as well as Rajasthan boys team defeated Madhya Pradesh and Manipur, Nagaland (21-19,21-20) Won silver medal. With the strong shots of Rajasthan captain Inderjit Singh and Siddharth Sharma, the Rajasthan boy’s team completed the journey to the silver medal.
While making way for the overall growth and development of India, technology expert and philanthropist, Vimal Daga has announced a free-of-cost AWS Cloud Enablement Training Program, which is a visionary initiative to help India achieve its 5 trillion dollar economy. During a meet and greet with talented students recently he made this announcement which will help millions of aspiring technology professionals and students in India. Keeping in view the same, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India had announced the Cloud First Policy that aims at promoting and adopting cloud computing across all departments.
The annual technical program ‘Tech Ideate’ was inaugurated on Saturday at Manipal University Jaipur. The two-day program will have 50 different types of events. 25 technical clubs of the university are participating in the program. On this occasion, the University registrar, Dr Nitu Bhatnagar, attended as the chief guest.
