ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES: GOOGLE FINED $161.95 MN
India’s competition regulator said on Thursday it has fined Alphabet Inc’s Google 13.38 billion Indian rupees ($161.95 million) for anticompetitive practices related to Android mobile devices. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) also ordered Google not to offer any incentives to smartphone makers for exclusively carrying its search services.
Shimla: A day after the BJP released a list of 62 candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in the state, the party on Thursday declared the names of the remaining six candidates who will contest the elections. With the declaration of the names of the remaining candidates, the BJP has released the full list of those who will be in the fray in the 68-seat Assembly in Himachal. P7
Mumbai: 5G will be available in Nathdwara from October 22 and Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani will dedicate the service to Shrinathji. Akash’s wife Shloka Ambani will also accompany him. Ambani family has faith in Shrinathji, and a few days ago Mukesh Ambani also conducted darshan with the younger daughter-in-law.
Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and it is learnt that the two leaders have discussed the population issue. According to sources, Chief Minister Adityanath flew from Lucknow to meet Bhagwat and the two were together for about an hour. P8
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Kevadia: PM Narendra Modi and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday launched Mission LiFE, a global plan of action aimed at saving the planet from the disastrous consequences of climate change. The launch comes ahead of next month’s mega UN climate meet in Egypt.
The action plan - a list of ideas on lifestyle changes that can be taken up as climate-friendly behaviour - along with the logo and tagline for Mission LiFE were jointly launched by Modi and Guterres. Modi said Mission LiFE will strengthen the concept of a propeople planet, adding it aims at following a threepronged strategy for changing people’s collective approach towards sustainability including nudging individuals to practice simple yet effective environment-friendly actions in their daily lives, enabling industries and markets to respond swiftly to change, and to influence government and industrial policy to support both sustainable consumption.
New Delhi: PM Modi will launch ‘Rozgar Mela’, a drive to recruit 10 lakh people, on October 22 via video-conference and appointment letters will be given to 75,000 candidates during the ceremony. The PMO said this will be a significant step forward towards fulfilling the continuous commitment of the prime minister to providing job
country, will join 38 ministries or departments of the Government of India. The appointees will join the government at various levels in Group A and B (Gazetted), Group B (Non-Gazetted) and Group C.
Vyara: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of various development projects at Vyara in Gujarat’s Tapi district. He laid the foundation stone of multiple development initiatives worth over Rs 1,970 crore in Vyara including for the improvement of the road from Saputara to the Statue of Unity along with the construction of missing links.
The Government of India and the Army are going to take a big step along the LAC bordering China and re-populate 500 villages to make the villages habitable. These villages are spread from Ladakh to Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. Indian army and administration will jointly develop these villages.
Kejriwal govt owes `40k Cr to Delhi Municipal Corporations, he claimed
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Arvind Kejriwal-led party wanted Delhi to be ‘AAP Nirbhar’ while the BJP wanted the national capital to be Atmanirbhar, and asked the people to choose between the two in the MCD elections.
New Delhi: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday hit back at Amit Shah over his accusations against the AAP, and asked the BJP not to make “excuses” for its “failure” in running the MCD for 15 years.,The AAP supremo also said that in the next civic elections, people will have to decide whether they want a Delhi filled with garbage or a clean Delhi.
opportunities for the youth and ensuring welfare of citizens.
The new recruits, selected from across the
The post will include the central armed force personnel, sub-inspectors, constables, LDC, steno, PA, income tax inspectors and others.
New Delhi: Congress central election authority chief Madhusudan Mistry hit out at Shashi Tharoor on Thursday over his allegations of “irregularities” in the conduct of the party’s presidential poll in Uttar Pradesh.
“We accommodated your request and despite that, you went to the media alleging Central Election Authority was conspiring against you,” Mistry said, and further added that while Tharoor told him that he was satisfied with the
authority’s answers to his questions on irregularities, he made different allegations while speaking to the media.
answers and different face in the media which made all these allegations against us,” Mistry said. Tharoor’s chief election agent Salman Anees Soz had demanded that votes from the state be deemed invalid. Mistry said there was “no basis” in what is written in the letter and argued that making the letter public was not right. In a separate letter to Mistry, Tharoor’s team also raised “serious issues” in the conduct of the election in Punjab and Telangana.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi can visit BadrinathKedarnath on October 21-22.
During this time he can discuss with villagers and jawans in Mana. PM Modi will go to Mana and give it the status of Vibrant Village.
At the launch of a waste-to-energy plant in Tehkhand, Shah also accused the Kejriwal government of step-motherly treatment to the erstwhile three civic bodies and said it owed Rs 40,000 crore to the municipal corporations.
London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday just six weeks after she entered 10, Downing Street. Speaking outside the door of her Number 10 Downing Street office, Truss accepted that she could not deliver the promises she made when she was running for Conservative leader, having lost the faith of her party.“I recognise though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party. I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King to notify
as leader of the Conservative Party,” she said.
Rishi Sunak, former chancellor, and Penny Mordaunt, leader of the House of Commons, are the two frontrunners, although a number of other candidates could enter the fray.
New Delhi: BJP’s Tajinder Bagga hit at AAP sharing a video and claimed that AAP workers burst crackers on a minister’s appointment. “If Hindus burn crackers, there will be pollution, Kejriwal will send them to jail. Kejriwal, your anti-Hindu face has come to the fore again today,” he said.
New Delhi: The NIA on Wednesday conducted raids at two locations in Varanasi and Delhi in connection with ISIS ‘Voice of Hind’ module case and arrested a 24-year-old “highly radicalised” man, who, the agency said, was engaged in recruitment of Indian youths on behalf of the ISIS for waging war against the Indian State.
“The arrested man, Basit Kalam Siddiqui of Varanasi, was indulging in content creation, publication and dissemination of ISIS propaganda through ‘Voice of Khorasan’ magazine.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday hit back at BJP MP Rajyavardhan Rathore over his comments on new Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and said leaders of the saffron party should read history before speaking. Rathore had on
Wednesday called newly elected Congress president Kharge a “rubber stamp” and alleged that the party’s internal polls to elect a new chief were a “fraud”.
In his response, Gehlot told reporters, “These people have no shame. New boys have come... they do not understand that they should read history and
then learn to speak so that their image is not spoiled. They have no knowledge... What is a rubber stamp? Sonia Gandhi herself went to
his (Mallikarjun Kharje) place yesterday (on Wednesday).”
Gehlot, long known as a loyalist to the first family of the country’s
oldest party, added that if there was any leader in India who commanded respect, it was Sonia Gandhi. Turn to P10
New Delhi: BJP National President JP Nadda has called a meeting of Rajasthan BJP Core Group in Delhi on October 21 to prepare for the assembly elections in Rajasthan. Discussion on preparations of Jan Akrosh rally to be taken out on completion of 4 years of the Ashok Gehlot government and other activities will be discussed in the meeting to be held from 6 pm onwards. Nadda will also give directions regarding the proposed
visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mangarh Dham in Banswara on November 1. Sources said that Nadda will take feedback about the political developments in Rajasthan Congress, about the infighting between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot and their supporting MLAs. P2
Don’t hold ‘Panchayati’ over us, take care of your house: Gehlot hits back at RajyavardhanNaresh Sharma Jaipur: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot with Mahesh Joshi, Dharmendra Rathore, Mahendra Choudhary, Ashok Chandna, Krishna Poonia, Tikaram July during the closing of Rural Olympics at SMS Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday. PM Narendra Modi and Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres during the launch of the Mission LiFE at Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar, Kevadia on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during the inauguration of ‘Waste to Energy’ plant, in New Delhi on Thursday.
CONG PREZ POLL IRREGULARITIES CHARGE
‘One face before us, another in the media’:“I am sorry to say
It is for the Speaker to look into, he said on BJP’s demand to Speaker to accept resignations of MLAsMumbai: Former Maha CM Uddhav claimed that not just the future of party but democracy in the country was at stake. Thackeray inducted former minister Sanjay Deshmukh from Yavatmal into his faction on Thursday and said that despite claims of Sena’s split, people were still coming to him.
al President JP Nadda has called a meeting of Rajasthan BJP Core Group in Delhi on Fri day to prepare for the as sembly elections in Ra jasthan. Discussion on preparations of Jan Ak rosh rally to be taken out against the completion of 4 years of the Gehlot govt and other activities will be discussed in the meeting. Nadda will also give directions regarding the proposed visit of PM Modi to Mangarh Dham in Banswara on Nov 1.
Along with this, there will also be a discussion on preparing the road map for the BJP’s agita tions, dharnas and dem onstrations.
Sources said that Na dda will take feedback about the political devel opments in Rajasthan Congress, about the in fighting between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot.
Nadda might advise core leaders of Rajasthan BJP to remain united and give the positive message in view of the assembly elections 2023 in State and Lok Sabha elections-2024. —FILE PHOTO
Nadda and central leaders have been giving instructions to Raj BJP to create an atmosphere against the Gehlot govt but except leaders like Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, GC Kataria, no other senior leader or union ministers attend any dharna or demon stration in the state.
N adda will also advise the party leaders to remain united in the assembly elections-2023 and Lok Sabha elections-2024. It is believed that he may reprimand the party leaders who are following ‘Ekla Chalo’ policy and holding separate public meetings on personal level. The internal tussle in the Rajas than unit of BJP is palpable and all the leaders have not been able to organize a big demonstration in the state till now, that too when only one year is left for the assembly elections.
certainly there would be some reason,” he said.
WHO ALL WILL BE PRESENT? National General Secretary and state in-charge Arun Singh, National General Secretary and MP Bhupendra Yadav, National VP and MP Bharti Ben, State President Satish Poonia, LoP Gulabchand Kataria, former CM Vasund hara Raje, Central Election Committee member and former State President Om Prakash Mathur, State General Secy (org) Chandrashek har, Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajen dra Rathore, Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekha wat, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Kailash Chaudhary, MPs Kankamal Katara, CP Joshi and Rajya Sabha MP Rajendra Gehlot and special invitees will attend the meeting.
Jaipur: BJP leader Om Mathur on Thursday said that not taking for mer CM Raje along while going to assem bly speaker to hand over a representation on issue of Congress MLAs’ resignations was a serious matter.
However, he said that it was not a mistake be cause it was for the LoP or the state president
of the party to decide.
Mathur said that the central leadership has called the leaders of the core committee and he cannot comment au thentically on meeting.
“Nadda Ji has called the core committee members to Delhi then
He said that Arun Singh comes, takes tea and the meeting takes place, and if communi cation is lagging then communication should be proper. Mathur ex uded confidence that party will win the next elections with a huge majority to form govt.
At the same time, he claimed that there is no fight over the CM face in Raj BJP and it will be decided by BJP’s par liamentary board that who will be the CM.
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat called upon the Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on courtesy call on Thursday.
Sikar/Bikaner: Food and Civil Supplies Min ister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on Thursday blamed the union govt for increas ing unemployment and inflation in the coun try. While speaking to reporters at Circuit House in Sikar, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas also attacked Union Home Min Amit Shah and Former Raj CM Vasundhara Raje.
“Amit Shah came to Jodhpur and asked the Cong to leave the chair (govt) but this is an elected govt by the peo ple of Rajasthan.”
“Raje is visiting tem ples not to defeat Con gress, but to settle scores within her own party,” he added. He later reached Bikaner to attend a private pro gramme of AAG Saty endra Singh Raghav, where Mahendra Ge hlot, Yashpal Gehlot were also present.
Sawai Madhopur:
Principal Chief Conser vator of Forest (PCCF)
Arindam Tomar of For est dept reached Ranth ambore on Thursday and discussed with MLA Danish Abrar the matter of stopping the shifting of tigers and CCF Seduram Yadav.
The MLA made sev eral allegations regard ing the functioning of the Forest dept, even
during the talks, the MLA addressed the CCF Yadav as “Pakoda Ram” this led to a war of words between the Tomar and Abrar.
Tomar objected to the language of Abrar and told that if there is any mistake from forest of ficials, he would apolo gize but will not tolerate such inappropriate lan guage. Later, Abrar apol ogized and demanded the resolution of vari ous guides and drivers.
l Strategies will be made to stage protests against fourth anniversary of Gehlot govt l Answers will be sought on factionalism in Rajasthan BJPJaipur (FIB) : Railway Minister Ashwini Vaish nav will visit the city on Saturday. He will attend the programmes at Gan pati Nagar Cricket Ground and Laghu Udy og Bharti’s Skill Devel opment Centre. He will also assess the Railway projects at NWR HQs, Jagatpura followed by a review meeting. He will leave for Delhi at 7 pm from Gandhi Nagar. DANISH ABRAR VS FOREST OFFICERS Abhinav Agarwal Meeting between Danish Abrar and forest dept officials on Thursday. PS Khachariyawas in Sikar. EXCLUSIVE Om Mathur
CM seeks public review during the inspection, praises kitchen operator for using organic vegetables
Dinesh TiwariJaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had food with his wife Sunita Gehlot at Indira Rasoi Ghar near Jal Mahal on Thursday.
He inspected the kitchen and also talked to the people who came to have meals there.
The CM talked about the quality of food, cleanliness, behaviour of the employees and other arrangements.
The people present also thanked the Chief Minister for taking the ini-
tiative of Indira Rasoi.
PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi, Deputy Chief Whip Mahendra Chaudhary and Jaipur Heritage Municipal Corporation’s Mayor Munesh Gurjar were
also present on the occasion.
Gehlot appreciated the kitchen operator for using organic vegetables and said that quality food is provided and people are happy with
—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOOthe arrangements.
The Chief Minister said that as per the spirit of ‘no one should sleep hungry’, nutritious food is being provided respectfully at Indira Rasoi for Rs.8. He
also appealed to the public representatives to have food at Indira Rasoi at least once a month.
He said that this would increase the prestige of the people who
come here for regular meals. At the same time, the quality of the food will also be maintained.
He said that the government has increased the rate for the kitchen operators from Rs 12 to 17.
Jaipur: There will be a special event at the residence of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as he will celebrate Diwali with children orphaned due to COVID on Friday.
Officials said that a Diwali programme will be organised on the occasion. This is the first State where orphaned children have been invited by the Chief Minister for a Diwali pro-
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Jaipur: Mayor of Jaipur Municipal Corporation, Greater Sheel Dhabhai on Thursday inspected cleanliness in Mansarovar zone. The Mayor inspected Mansarovar Metro Station, Riddhi-Siddhi flyover and other nearby areas and directed officials to maintain cleanliness in the area.
The inspection was conducted after Sanganer MLA Ashok Lahoti protested against poor cleanliness and garbage collection in the area two days ago. Officials of Greater Nagar Nigam were also present during the inspection.
gramme post the Covid pandemic. Gehlot will have lunch with them, they added.
“It is the moral responsibility of the State
After Central Park, City Park is the 2nd largest park in Jaipur
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will inaugurate the City Park built by the Housing Board at Mansarovar in Jaipur on Friday.
In the programme to be held at 5 pm, the first phase of the park will be inaugurated, in which horticulture work, civil work, jogging track etc. have been made. Apart from CM, UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal
and others will be present in the event.
Housing Board Commissioner Pawan Arora said that horticulture work, civil work, and a jogging track were completed in the first phase of the park that has been built on 52 acres of land at a cost of Rs 110 crore. There are 17 exclusive sculptures made of stone and metal, two parking areas, an oxy hub, a rock fountain, and attractive sitting benches. The work of the first phase has been done at a cost of about Rs 61.31 crore. At the same time, the work of its second phase is going on.
Government to take care of such children. I am eagerly waiting to celebrate Diwali with the children,” CM Gehlot said.
Health officials directed to recruit docs, medical staff in review meet
Jaipur: Medical and Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena has directed that about 1,700 doctors and 8,200 medical staff should be recruited soon. The Medical Min-
ister was addressing the review meeting of the Medical and Health Department held at the Secretariat on Thursday.
He said that the recruitment process should be completed as soon as possible.
Kota: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot along with UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal will inaugurate 21 mega development works worth Rs 700 crore in Kota city. These works will show the first glimpse of New Kota Vision, which will make it one of the leading cities of the State in terms of beautification and tourism development along with strong infrastructure.These works include road renovation from Gobariyabawdi to Nehrupark at the cost of Rs 80 crore; Anantapura flyover, Rs 65 crore; Maharanapratap flyover, Rs 42 crore; Aerodrome underpass, Rs 50 crore; Citymall flyover, Rs 47 crore; Vivekananda Chauraha-Heritage Street Project, Rs 33 crore; and Gobariyabawdi underpass, Rs 31.5 crore.
Jaipur: A 45-year-old woman was allegedly raped and murdered in Jaipur’s Bassi town on Wednesday night. Police informed that the woman was living at her maternal house in the Biharipura area for the last ten years owing to a matrimonial dispute.
“The victim was raped and then crushed
to death by the accused. The victim’s head was brutally crushed by a stone. On Thursday morning, her body was found in a bloodied condition,” police said.
“Senior police officials reached the spot after the incident and seized the stone used for killing. The FSL team collected samples from the incident site,” police added.
Jaipur: After Jaipur Municipal Corporation, Greater, now there is a dispute between the Mayor and the Commissioner of Jaipur Heritage Municipal Corporation. Commissioner Vishram Meena distanced himself from the meetings called by Mayor Munesh Gurjar. In the last 3 months, the mayor has made several visits regarding cleanliness but Meena was not present even on a single visit. With Diwali being round the corner, the situation in the walled city is getting worse day by day with no cleanliness in the city, and sewer lines are also choked. The Mayor and the Collector are visiting the city to improve its condition, but the Commissioner is sitting on the chair.
With the Covid Crisis deepening mental health problems in multiple ways, protecting sportsmen from mental scars is now even more serious. An additional factor for Indian cricketers is the negativity that social media often generatesThe heavy trolling that players have faced in past year is too recent to bear repetition
As the T20 World Cup gets un derway, Virat Kohli will be un der fans’ scrutiny once again. He will be one of the most closely watched superstars in the tournament. A fit and inform Virat implies a special edge for Team India regaining the T20 trophy that they have never won after their victory in the inaugural edition in 2007. Virat’s comeback since the Asia Cup and his admis sions about mental turmoil during his form slump have highlighted the need to ad dress mental health as a top priority in Indian cricket.
Kohli’s barren spell with the bat finally ended with his sparkling run in the Asia Cup. As he scored 122 off just 61 deliveries in India’s last Asia Cup match, Virat notched up his first hundred for nearly three years. His 71st interna tional century and a string of vital knocks since then reflect that the former India captain is closing in on his best.
His run drought had deep ly impacted his mental wellbeing. Kohli’s performances had specially nosedived over the past year, easily the worst phase of his career. During the 2022 IPL, Virat managed just one fifty in 16 matches as
he got the greatest number of Golden Ducks (3) in the sea son. His batting woes contin ued during India’s tour of England where 20 was his highest score in six innings across different formats!
Besides on-field slump, offfield battles dogged Virat over the past year as his equation with the BCCI deteriorated sharply. First, he announced his resignation as India cap tain in the shortest format, just ahead of the last T20 World Cup. Soon, the BCCI sacked him as the ODI Skipper and replaced him with Rohit Shar ma – though Kohli was keen to continue leading in Tests and ODIs. Later, Virat even stepped down as Test Captain, hours after India’s series defeat against South Africa.
Beyond the bitterness with BCCI was the huge load that Virat shouldered in his Cap taincy years. As pointed out by former India Coach Ravi Shastri, in the past five years Virat has played double the matches as compared to bat ters like Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Babar Azam and Steve Smith. As such, mental fatigue was a major issue af flicting Kohli. With his form dipping and some experts even questioning his place in the team, Virat took a crucial break from the game. During the month-long break after the England tour, he discon nected himself from the game and didn’t even touch his bat for a month – as he admitted in a candid inter
Kohli’s comeback in form suggests that it is high time that BCCI makes mental conditioning experts an integral part of Team India. Though the BCCI has recently roped in Paddy Upton as India’s mental conditioning coach, he will work with the Indian team only till the T20 World Cup!
view on his return.
Kohli remarked, “I realised that I was trying to fake my intensity a bit, recently. You are convincing yourself: ‘No, I have the intensity.’ But your body is telling you to stop. Your mind’s telling you to take a break and step back.”
Despite his aura and ‘inyour-face’ aggression, Kohli’s comments reflect how vulner able he has been on mental health issues. As he admitted in that frank chat, “I am looked at as a guy who is mentally very strong, and I am. But eve ryone has a limit, and you need to recognise that limit, other wise, things can get unhealthy for you. This is a very normal thing to feel, but we don’t speak, we don’t want to be looked at as mentally weak.”
His candid confessions made it clear that after a month’s rest Kohli was keen to rediscover his batting
mojo. With his fresh mindset, Virat scored 276 runs at an average of 92 and played vital knocks in four of his five in nings in the Asia Cup. Impres sive knocks in later series with Australia and South Af rica have silenced critics and signalled that Kohli is ready to regain his batting crown.
With the Covid Crisis deep ening mental health prob lems in multiple ways, pro tecting sportsmen from men tal scars is now even more serious. An additional factor for Indian cricketers is the negativity that social media often generates. The heavy trolling that Mohammed Shami, Rishab Pant and Ar shdeep Singh (to name just 3) have faced in the past year is too recent to bear repetition.
Kohli’s comeback in form suggests that it is high time that BCCI makes mental condi tioning experts an integral part of Team India. Though the BCCI has recently roped in Paddy Upton as India’s mental conditioning coach, he will work with the Indian team only till the T20 World Cup!
Given the gravity of current challenges, the BCCI needs to use its vast financial resources to get constant counselling and full-time help for players through mental health experts. If the Virat saga helps to make mental fitness a key compo nent of team preparations, the long-term health of Indian Cricket is bound to improve!
The United States has been dogwhistling about rights of minori ties in India.
Washington’s annual report released in June this year contained inflammatory comments made by some In dian politicians and instanc es of discrimination against Muslims and Christians in the country. India defended its record on protecting the rights of minorities and questioned the US for its re cord on human rights. India’s external affairs ministry claimed the US officials who made the comments were “ill-informed” and “biased” and asserted that “India val ues religious freedom and human rights”. Earlier US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United
What may not sound music to India’s ears, on unequivocal condemnation of hate speech Guterres said this must be done by protecting the rights & freedom of journalists, human rights activists, students...
States was monitoring the rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials.
The visiting UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has also criticised India’s hu man rights record. On a three-day visit to India, Gu terres said in Mumbai. India, he said, has a “responsibility to shape global human rights, and to protect and promote the rights of all individuals, including members of mi
nority communities”. He said that the understanding that “diversity is a richness… is not a guarantee.
In a direct reference to In dia Guterres said that the val ues of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru are to be guarded by “condemning hate speech unequivocally”, an area in which India has been found wanting despite several orders of the Supreme Court. What may not sound music to India’s ears, on une quivocal condemnation of hate speech Guterres said this must be done “by protect ing the rights and freedom of journalists, human rights ac tivists, academics, students… and by ensuring continued independence of judiciary”.
Those familiar with the situation, Guterres clearly nailed it.
Political parties, reli gious sentiments and farmers together make it impossible to keep Delhi air clean, especially around Diwali. For starters, the Delhi government has banned bursting of fire crackers on Diwali. Violation of the ban will invite a jail term of six months and a fine of Rs 200. Good rule, indeed. But there’s a catch. Who will implement it?
The Delhi Police, which comes under the Union Home Minis try? It is a certainty that the reli gious-minded and youngsters won’t follow the rule. The Delhi government, however, claimed that teams were in place to en force the ban. Ironically, in a video released by BJP’s Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga AAP workers were seen celebrating the ap pointment of Raj Kumar Anand as a minister in the Delhi govern ment by bursting firecrackers. In what makes the develop ments a conundrum, Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari challenged the ban on the sale and use of fire crackers in Delhi in the Su preme Court but the apex court rejected his plea.
They alone see truly who see the Lord the same in every creature, who see the deathless in the hearts of all that die. Seeing the same Lord everywhere, they do not harm themselves or others.!
Bhagavad GitaIndian education system has always been based on scientific principles. The concept of ‘Panchakosha’ and Vyashti, Samashti, Srushti, Parmeshti are the main elements and spirit of NCF. This day will mark an important occasion towards strengthening our education system.
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Vyara (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress of making fun of tribal traditions and culture, and added that people from the community would not forget the “insult” and they would “teach a les son” to the party.
Addressing a rally af ter inaugurating and laying foundation stones for various projects at Vyara in the tribal-dom inated Tapi district of Gujarat, he also alleged that the previous Con gress governments nev er took steps to improve
PREPARATIONS IN FULL SWING IN KEDARNATH AHEAD OF PM’S VISIT Kedarnath: Preparations are in full swing in Kedarnath ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Kedarnath and Badrinath to lay the foundation stone of a few roads and Hemkund Sahib ropeway on Friday. PM will review and initiate various development projects. Ganga Dhar Linga, Pradhan Pujari of Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti said, “The preparation is in full swing here at Kedarnath ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. PM Modi will offer prayers at Kedarnath tomorrow morning.”
the condition of tribal people as it just focused on winning elections.
He said the welfare of tribals by providing to them pucca houses with electricity and gas con nections, road connec
Washington: The Unit ed States has called for respect for press freedom in India after authorities stopped a Kashmiri pho tojournalist from flying to New York to receive the Pulitzer Prize.
Sanna Irshad Mat too was stopped by im migration authorities at New Delhi airport on Tuesday and prevented from boarding while two of her colleagues were permitted to leave the country. The US State Department said it was aware that Mattoo was prevented from flying and was “tracking these developments closely.”
“A shared commit ment to democratic val ues including the re spect for the independ ence of the press is a bedrock of the US-India relationship,” a State Dept spokesman said.
tivity, schools for the children from the com munity, among other things, was the top prior ity of his government.
From Wednesday, Modi has been on a two-day visit to BJP-ruled Guja
This era is a “golden pe riod” of the Indian de fence sector, said De fence Minister Rajnath Singh at DefExpo in Gan dhinagar on Thursday.
He was speaking at ‘In vest for Defence’, the event organised during the 12th edition of Def Expo. The event has been added to the Defence Expo from this edition.
The Ministry of Defence said the event was organ ised to promote invest ment in the defence sec tor in the country by both the Indian industry and foreign original equipment manufactur ers. It will also highlight the requirements of the armed forces and policy reforms undertaken by the government for ease of doing business in the defence sector.
“We have to create healthy environment for our investors that will not only give them good returns but also give them recognition in domestic and global markets,” Singh said.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education and TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya’s plea challenging his arrest by ED in a money laundering matter relating to the alleged irregularities in primary teachers’ appointments. Earlier on Tuesday, a bench had reserved the order on Manik Bhattacharya’s plea.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea challenging the order for a complete ban on firecrackers in the NCT of Delhi till January 1, 2023, noting that similar petitions are pending before the Supreme Court.
Thiruvananthapuram: A Kerala sessions court here on Thursday granted Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly anticipatory bail in a case of rape and attempt to murder. He is untraceable. The court granted him the relief subject to various conditions.
Bengaluru: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik appeared before a special court here via videoconferencing on Thursday in connection with the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of then Union Home minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to a man who was barely 16 years old when he allegedly killed a 7-year-old boy in a private school in Gurugram, three days after a Juvenile Justice Board ruled he will be tried in the case as an adult.
CBI COURT FRAMES MURDER CHARGES AGAINST EX-MP Lucknow: A special CBI court on Thursday framed murder and criminal conspiracy charges against ex-SP MP from Prayagraj, Ateeq Ahmed, in the Raju Pal murder case. Ahmed, who is facing 97 cases in UP as well as elsewhere, is currently lodged in Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad.
New Delhi (PTI): Jewel lery stocks worth more than Rs 149 crore have been seized by the En forcement Directo rate (ED) after it raided Hyderabadbased two gems and jewels groups as part of a money laundering probe linked to alleged cheat ing with MMTC, a public sector enterprise. The searches were launched
against MBS Jewellers Pvt Ltd, Musaddilal Gems and Jewels India Pvt Ltd, and their direc tors Sukesh Gupta and Anurag Gupta on October 17 at five locations in Telangana’s capital city and Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh.
The seizure includes jewellery stocks of Rs 149.10 crore and a Rs 1.96 crore cash.
RAJNATH MEETS COUNTERPARTS FROM MOZAMBIQUE, MADGASCAR Gandhinagar (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral meetings with his Mozambique and Madgascar counterpart on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022. “Glad to interact with the Defence Minister of Mozambique, Mr Cristovao Artur Chume on the sidelines of #DefExpo2022,” Singh said in a tweet. Taking to Twitter, Singhr said that he had a fruitful discussions with Madagascar Defence Minister Lt. General, Rakotonirina Leon Jean Richard. Ear lier, Singh was speaking at ‘Invest for Defence’, the event organised during the 12th edition of DefExpo. The event has been added to the Defence Expo from this edition onwards. The event was organised to promote investment in the defence sector in the country by both the Indian industry and foreign original equipment manufacturers.
rat, his home state, where Assembly elections are due by December end.
He said the country currently has a tribal daughter as its president in Droupadi Murmu and tribal son Mangubhai Patel as the governor of Madhya Pradesh.
“You have seen earlier governments. Compare Congress governments of the past with the pre sent BJP-led govern ments in different states.
Congress governments never thought about your future and they would just work for win ning elections. Before the
polls they used to make false promises, but after elections they would for get them,” he said.
On the other hand, the BJP government has given top priority for the development of the trib al community of the country, he asserted.
“I tell you that your forefathers faced a lot of difficulties, but due to our work you are facing less difficulties now. Now, we want to ensure that your children do not have to face such diffi culties in future,” he said during his address to the tribal people.
New Delhi (ANI): Un ion Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday that India will host the 2023 edi tion of the 50-over Cricket World Cup with all the teams.
His comments came after Pakistan threat ened to boycott the 2023 WC due to Asian Crick et Council (ACC) presi dent Jay Shah confirm ing that the 2023 Asia Cup will be held at a neutral venue instead of Pakistan. The Union of Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports said that India is not afraid of any threat and it will not stop them from hosting the tourna ment.
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday that the BCCI will look into the matter after the statement by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that holding Asia Cup 2023 at a neutral venue could affect the Pakistan team’s visit to India for upcoming ODI World Cup in 2023.
New Delhi: The upcoming Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Madhya Pradesh. The announcement to this effect was made by Union of Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the national capi tal on Thursday.
Shimla (ANI): A day af ter the BJP released a list of 62 candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in the state, the par ty on Thursday declared the names of the remain ing six candidates. With the declaration of the names of the re maining candidates, the BJP has released the full list of those who will be in the fray in the 68-seat
Assembly in Himachal. Out of the six candi dates getting ticket in the second list, one
woman found represen tation while the other five are male candidates.
Among those selected to contest are Ramesh Dhawala from Dehra, Ravinder Singh Ravi from Jawalamukhi, Ma heshwar Singh from Kullu, Maya Sharma from Barsar, Prof. Ram kumar from Haroli, and Kaul Negi from Ram pur (SC).
PGV TO ADDRESS 8 RALLIES IN HPNew Delhi: Congress Gen Secy Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be addressing eight rallies and roadshows in Himachal Pradesh. She will be in Mandi and Kullu on October 31. She will also visit Kangra and Chamba on November 3, Hamirpur and Una on November 7. On November 10, she will hold rallies and roadshows in Shimla and Sirmaur.
New Delhi (Agencies):
Eighty films from 32 countries, including 21 feature narratives and 43 short films, will be be showcased at the 11th Dharamshala Interna tional Film Festival (DIFF) in Dharamsala next month, as an nounced on Thursday.
The highlights in clude the India pre mieres of Cannes Jury Prize Winner and 2022 Oscar Nominee, Joy land (Pakistan, 2022) by Saim Sadiq; Once Upon
The India premieres of these acclaimed inter national features will also take place at DIFF 2022: Eternal Spring (Canada, 2022) by Jason Loftus; In Viaggio (Italy, 2022) by Gianfranco Rosi; Lullaby (Spain, 2022) by Alauda Ruiz de AzAa; Mother Lode (Italy, France, Switzerland, 2021) by Matteo Tortone; Navalny (US, 2022) by Daniel Roher; Neptune Frost (Rwanda, US, 2021) by Anisia Uzeyman, Saul Williams; They Car
ry Death (Spain, Colom bia, 2021) by Helena Gi rAn and Samuel M. Del gado; and Tukdam: Be tween Worlds (Finland, Ireland, Estonia 2022) by Donagh Coleman. After two years of be ing online due to the pandemic, the 11th edi tion of the Dharamsha la International Film Festival (DIFF) is back with a physical edition that showcases the lat est and finest indie films from India and around the world.
October 16 to 19 in which the population problem was discussed.
According to sources, Chief Minister Adity anath flew from Luc know to meet Bhagwat and the two were to gether for about an hour.
The two had lunch together after which the CM returned, they said, adding that both dis cussed the population issue. Adityanath also invited the RSS chief to Deepotsav at Ayodhya on October 23. Rashtri ya Swayamsevak Sangh
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that his government intends to establish Drone School, for which he said drone policy will be finalised by November.
Sawant said that drones can help various departments, hence their inputs will be tak en while finalising the drone policy. ‘Informa tion and Technology Ministry and Civil Avi ation Ministry will fi nalise the drone policy by November. We in tend to establish a Drone School, drone manufacturing unit, drone cluster, drone re pair and drone training centre. Hence to push it forward, drone policy will be finalised by No vember,’ he said.
‘Drone can help the agriculture depart ment, transport depart ment and various other departments. Hence we have asked all depart ments to give their in puts,’ Sawant further said. He said that after November to use drones in the state, one will have to seek permission from the Civil Aviation Ministry.
“Those who have drones will have to reg ister themselves. We are thinking of estab lishing a Drone School on Public Private Part nerships (PPP), hence today first meeting was held,” he said.
(RSS) leader Dattatreya Hosabale had on Wednesday said reli gious conversion and migration from Bangla desh were causing
“population imbal ance” and called for strict implementation of anti-conversion laws. Bhagwat had attended an RSS meet here from
Guwahati (ANI): As sam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that his government strives to ensure quality educa tion for students with the help of Information Technology (IT).
While chairing the first meeting of Assam Rajya Shiksha Aayog on Thursday, the Chief Minister said, “We strive to ensure quality education for our stu dents with the help of IT. He further said that according to National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, providing univer sal access to quality ed ucation would be key to
economic growth and empowerment of peo ple.
He said, “We spend 6 per cent of SGDP (state gross domestic product) on education. Making it sensitive & responsive to the intellectual, phys ical & emotional devel opment of students is our priority.”
The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission had last year submitted to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath a draft pop ulation control bill and made a slew of recom mendations, including additional incentives to public servants for adopting the one-child norm and banning those who violate the two-child policy from contesting local bodies polls.
The recommenda tions were made in the 19th report on Popula tion Control, Stabilisa tion and Welfare. The report along with the
draft Uttar Pradesh Population Control, Sta bilisation and Welfare Bill, 2021 was handed over to the CM. But, no further action was initi ated.
CM Yogi flew from Lucknow to meet Bhagwat and the two were together for about an hour Prayagraj (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met RSS head Mohan Bhagwat here, with the two leaders learnt to have discussed the population issue.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said whatever issue the RSS raises is always in the interest of the nation and added its concern over population prob lem would get support of the nation. When asked by the media, Maurya said, “We will have to wait for what the government will do once a meeting is held over it. What I am say ing is my personal opin ion,” he added.
Kurnool (ANI): Con gress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed Bharat Jodo Yatra from the Banavasi village of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday morning.
Today is the third day of the march in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district. Gan dhi’s yatra, which started from Banavasi village this morning, will break at Mugati village. The residents of surrounding areas are warmly welcom ing Rahul Gandhi and the yatra is seeing the participation of local leaders. On the 43rd day of the Yatra, Ra hul Gandhi along with other party lead
Patna (PTI): Political strategist-turned-activ ist Prashant Kishor on Thursday took a fresh jibe at Bihar Chief Min ister Nitish Kumar, his former mentor, reiterat ing that the latter may ditch the ‘Mahagath bandhan’ and return to the BJP-led NDA.
Kishor, who had on the previous day claimed that Kumar could do yet another volte face and return to the NDA, attacked the JD(U) de facto leader for letting party MP Harivansh continue as the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman. The election strategist had also told PTI on Wednesday that
Kumar has kept a line of communication open with the BJP through Harivansh.
“After having snapped ties with the BJP, Nitish Kumar should have asked Hari vansh to step down. If he insisted on occupy ing the post, he could have been expelled from the JD(U).
Patna (Agencies): RJD national president Lalu Prasad on Thursday slammed the Narendra Modi government at the Centre as the Indian rupee fell to a record low of 83 against the United States dollar. “When it comes to demonetisa tion, Narendra Modi takes decisions over night. The Narendra Modi government is respon sible for ruining the economy of the country. As a result, the Rupee is tumbling to historic low, he is quiet,” Lalu Prasad posted on Twitter.
Prayagraj (UP) (Agen cies): In a bizarre inci dent, a dengue patient in Prayagraj was alleg edly given sweet lime juice instead of plasma, and reportedly died.
A video allegedly ex posing a fake blood bank unit from UP has gone viral on the social media. It has been shared on the so cial media by a local journalist.
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday interacted with construction work ers at the new parlia ment building site and
extended his Diwali greetings to them. He re viewed the construction of the new parliament building and expressed gratitude towards the
workers for building the temple of democracy. Birla also offered sweets to them and wished for their bright future.
To the unversed, both plasma and mosambi (sweet lime) juice ‘look’ similar. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said that a probe into the incident was
underway and a test re port was expected soon.
“Strict action will be taken against those found guilty in the case,” he said.
Meanwhile, taking a view of the rising den gue cases, the state gov ernment has restricted all UP doctors and para medical staff from tak ing leave.
The government has linked health with development, as only a healthy citizen can contribute towards national development
New Delhi (Agencies):
Union minister for Health and Family Wel fare Mansukh Mandavi ya on Thursday said In dia was advancing to wards a healthy and prosperous future through investments in health infrastructure.
The minister inaugu rated multiple health infrastructure projects in Ahmednagar. The projects include three primary health care centres in Ahmednagar, Dr. Vikhe Patil Cancer
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being greeted during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Kurnool on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
ers will cover Mugati, Halaharvi and Kal ludevakunta in the Kurnool district. Later in the even ing, Rahul Gandhi paid obeisance at Sri Raghavendra Swamy Math followed by a brief meeting with Sri Subudhendra Tirtha ji in Mantralayan in the Kurnool district.
The yatra will stay night in the Chetni halli.Earlier on Wednesday, the Con gress offered prayers at the Sri Ganga Tem ple in Adoni.Address ing a press confer ence, the Congress said that Andhra Pradesh should have one capital, and that should be Amaravati.
Madurai (ANI): The Madurai Customs Airport Intelligence Unit (AIU) confiscated eight gold pieces weighing 141 grams that were concealed in a toolbox from a passenger on October 19. The man flew in from Dubai. It was discovered that the man was attempting to smuggle the gold by concealing it in a toolbox. When he was searched, gold worth Rs seven lakh was seized. Eight gold pieces in all have been discovered in the passenger’s possession, six of which are cylindrical in shape, one of which is bent cylindrical in shape, and the eighth is shaped like a bindi.
Centre and Dr Vikhe Pa til Nuclear Medicine Centre. Addressing the media, Mandaviya said, “The govt has linked
health with develop ment, as only a healthy citizenry can contribute towards national devel opment.”
Pune (PTI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said routine immunisation was affected due to the coronavirus pandemic and the earlier vaccination programme has to be brought back on track.Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Developing Countries Vaccine Manufactur ers Network (DCVMN) here, Mandaviya said India achieved the feat of
administering 100 crore coronavirus vaccine doses in nine months and 200 crore in 18 months.Today, around 70 pc of the popu lation in the is fully vacci nated against coronavirus, he said.India’s coronavirus vaccination programme began on January 16, 2021. Lauding vaccine makers, the minister said they have helped the government at every step on the vaccine front.
Kathmandu (PTI): Three Indian nationals were among four persons arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Nepal’s Madhesh province, bordering India, according to a media report on Thursday. Gul shan Singh (22), Saurabh Shah (20), and Rehan Singh (20), all hailing from Bihar were arrested for a shootout that took place on Wednesday.
Goa (Agencies): Two persons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly trafficking women in Goa, police said. Deputy Superintendent of Police Jivba Dalvi said that accused are identified as Mohsin Shaikh, from Gujarat and Shilpi Mishra from Mumbai. He said that after receiving information about prostitution activities at Anjuna in North Goa, the raid was conducted and three victim girls were rescued.“Initially accused person Mohsin Shaikh had come to deliver one victim girl during which the police surrounded the accused and rescued the victim girl.
Bengaluru (Agencies): With the arrest of three Railway staffers on charges of drug peddling, Karnataka Police claimed to have seized hashish oil and ganja worth Rs 80 lakh in Bengaluru on Thursday. According to police, the accused worked at the North East Frontier Railway Agartala Coaching depot. They worked as AC attendants and bedroll staff.
Bhopal (ANI): At least three people were killed and seven others injured after an explosion occurred in a firecracker warehouse in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district on Thursday. The local police and the official of district admin istration have reached the spot on Jaitpur road in Banmore Nagar and rescue operation is underway.
New Delhi (ANI): A case of alleged gang rape of a woman has come to light in Ghaziabad. On October 18, a 40-year-old woman had accused five people of raping her. However, the Ghaziabad police said that the victim and the accused are acquainted. The National Commission for Women (NCW) has formed a 2-member fact-finding team to probe the case.
“@NCWIndia is taking cognizance of the matter and sending a two-member fact finding team to meet the family of the victim and the concerned authorities,” tweeted NCW.
‘ROUTINE IMMUNISATION SUFFERED DUE TO COVID-19, IT HAS TO BE PUT BACK ON TRACK’K’TAKA POLICE ARREST 3 RAILWAY STAFFERS COMPLAINT AGAINST ACTOR FOR ‘HURTING’ HINDU SENTIMENTS 3 KILLED IN GODOWN AFTER FIRECRACKER EXPLOSION Udupi (Agencies) : Hindu Jagaran Vedike has lodged a police com plaint against Kannada actor Chetan Ahimsa for allegedly ‘hurting’ Hindu sentiments in Udupi district of Karnataka, police said. Hindu Jagran Vedike, a right wing group affiliated to the RSS, has mentioned that actor Chetan Ahimsa had issued derogatory and insulting statements. Union Health Minister Mandaviya. —FILE PHOTO Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath BHARAT JODO YATRA PRASHANT KISHOR’S NEW JIBE AT BIHAR CM Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla interacts with the construction workers at new parliament building site.
Pali 172 956 36
Jaisalmer 121 948 51
Barmer 286 2171 58
Dholpur 18 269 17
Sirohi 194 1,000 22
Kota rural 509 3129 25
Bundi 109 535 20
Jhalawar 685 3542 61
Udaipur 543 - 543
Banswara 41 200 9
Jaipur: To crack down on habitual criminals, it is very important to open their history sheets so that they quickly come under the clutches of the police. But surprisingly, the police officers are negligent in this side
Chittorgarh 402 2104 65
Dungarpur 40 158 37
Pratapgarh 137 633 29
Rajsamand 190 40 23
and the history sheets of a large number of active habitual crimi-
THE COURTYARDJodhpur: The CJM Metro Court in Jodhpur on Thursday heard the case involving self-styled godman Asaram Bapu wherein he has been accused of producing a fake medical certificate of Jodhpur Jail Dispensary in Supreme Court for seeking bail. During the arguments, the defence counsel said that Asaram never met Ravi Roy, who is the prime accused in the case or authorised him to file a bail application. Asaram was produced through vc.
Jaipur: Supreme Court has set aside the order of the High Court regarding RCA elections. The apex court has also directed the High Court to dispose of the petition in four weeks after deciding whether the petition is maintainable or not. A division bench of Justice MR Shah and Justice Sundresh gave orders while accepting the appeal of RCA. Advocate Prateek Kasliwal arged on behalf of the RCA.
nals are not being opened due to which the criminals are not
able to come under clutches of the police.
On behalf of the Crime Branch of Police Headquarters, instructions have been given to the Superintendents of Police to open more and more history sheets of habitual criminals despite this most of the SPs are not serious about opening the history sheets.
At present, 10,072 criminals who have been considered as habitual criminals, but in proportion to that 2,164 criminals have history sheets against them. In Udaipur all habitual criminals have history sheet against them.
Jhalawar: Bringing relief to the power cut bearing state, the Kalisindh Thermal Power Plant’s second unit is set to restart. Electricity generation will be able to start late on Thursday night. With the commissioning of the second unit, 600 MW of power generation will be started. Due to a technical fault, the second unit was not working for the last several days. CMD RK Sharma’s efforts have finally paid off. Jhalawar Kalisindh Thermal Plant has two units of 600 MW each. Kalisindh Thermal Power Plant produces 1 lakh 44 thousand units of electricity in the State.
Jaipur: Ahead of Diwali, Tiger ST-29 also called Tilak, was released in Sariska on Thursday. Earlier, marked as T113, Tilak was shifted from Ranthambore to Sariska on October 16. After keeping it in the enclosure for three days, the tiger was released. This tiger has been named ST-29 but wildlife lovers have named it Tilak.
Sariska field director Roop Narayan Meena and other officials were present during the release of the tiger. Due to the efforts of Roop Narayan Meena, Panidhal has been developed as a dense forest area. Meena and his team have played a significant role in relocating Panidhal villagers.
Nagaur: 102nd birth anniversary of Former Union Minister & farmer leader Nathuram Mirdha was celebrated by Nathuram Mirdha Gramotthan Charitable Trust, Mansar here on Thursday.
On this occasion, a large number of students reached Mansar in form of a rally as a
mark of respect. PCC Member and former Jila Pramukh Dr Sah-
Mirdha ‘Baba’ gave recognition to community.
Similarly, Trust President Mehram Nagwadia said Nathuram Mirdha was messiah of farmers. Trust Secretary Arjun Ram Lamror remembered Mirdha & said Nathuram Mirdha was first person in country who gave land rights to farmers of Rajasthan without any fees.
MPS of Forest Dept Shikhar Agrawal said that Tiger ST-29 has
been released in the densest forest area of Sariska, Panidhal.
Jodhpur: Thar Express, an international passenger train which runs between Jodhpur and Karachi (Pakistan), has been on a standstill for the last three years.
Hindu Singh Sodha, President of Seemant Lok Sangthan and leader of Pakistan displaced people, had requested
PM Modi to re-start the Thar Express. “Hindu families living in both countries are unable to meet relatives for last 3 years. Two years have passed due to corona pandemic, but now train should be resumed again,” said Hindu Singh Sodha. Hindus living in India & Pak have started a campaign on social media.
Jaipur: Rajasthan Govt has informed the HC that a GPS survey will be conducted for current condition of Kartarpura nullah. On seeking eight weeks’ time to present Govt’s action plan, a division bench of Justice MM Srivastava and Justice VK Bharwani said that if Govt is taking time, then action should also be taken. The court directed the Government to present the action plan on the next hearing in the case related to encroachment in the nullah. On the petition of RP Sharma, the High Court in the last hearing had directed the Government and JDA to present a plan for its development. The JDA was directed to present a concrete plan in four weeks.
Ajmer: DPC meeting held for various posts of Transport Department. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of commission member Jaswant Singh Rathi. In the meeting, District Transport Officer, Additional Transport Commissioner, Joint Transport Commissioner, Deputy Transport Commissioner and Assistant Transport Commissioner were present. Promotions stuck since last many years were also discussed in the meeting. During the discussions, Commissioner Transport and Road Safety Department Kanhaiya Lal Swamy was present.
Jaipur: Onkar Nath Khanna, father of Rajasthan Royals Vice President Rajeev Khanna, passed away on October 12 in Jodhpur. Khanna’s ‘Tiye Ki Baithak’ was held on Thursday at his Jaipur residence located at Gopalpur Bypass in which many people including bureaucrats and senior police officers and sports dignitaries were present and paid tribute to Omkar Nath Khanna. During this, Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, Randeep Dhankar, Ashok Lahoty, Jyoti Khandelwal, Jose Mohan, Anand Kumar, KK Nimawat, and several others paid tribute and mourned for the departed soul.
CS Usha Sharma said rainwater harvesting works carried out under 1st phase have increased groundwater table
Jaipur: CS Usha Sharma said that in second phase of Rajasthan Rajiv Gandhi Jal Sanchay Yojana, two lakh water harvesting and conservation works will be done in 4,500 villages of 352 Panchayat Samitis for Rs 2 thousand 600 crore.
She was presiding over a meeting on the scheme at Secretariat on Thursday. She said that Yojna has set new
dimensions in context of optimum harvesting, conservation and judicious use of water. The rainwater harvesting
the availability of water to the farmers for agricultural work.
works carried out under the first phase of the scheme have increased the groundwater table and ensured
Government Secretary, Rural Development Department, Manju Rajpal apprised the CS on the scope and funding pattern of the scheme. Secretary of Government, Panchayati Raj Department, Naveen Jain, through a presentation, highlighted achievements of first phase of the scheme of scheme and the action plan of second phase.
Jaipur: Ahead of the assembly elections in Raj, CM Ashok Gehlot has prepared an action plan to help the OBC voters. For this, the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Commission will be constituted. Mali and Saini community in Rajasthan had been demanding formation of a commission for a long time. Commission will work for all-round development of OBC.
Jaipur: The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) has sanctioned an amount of Rs. 120.62 crores for installing RO plants in 1042 shanties of 7 blocks of Chauhatan and Gudamalani assembly constituencies of Barmer district. A total of 425 RO plants will be installed in these areas so that potable drinking water can be made available to the people of the areas.
Amount was approved in the meeting of Finance Committee of Raj Water Supply & Sewerage Management Board (RWSSMB) chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Public Health Engineering and Ground Water Dr. Subodh Agrawal. The approval was part of budget announcement of CM Ashok Gehlot In 2022-23. An approval of Rs. 9.9 cr was also given to improve drinking water facility in Kotputli town.
ASARAM PRODUCED IN CJM COURT FOR PRODUCING FAKE MEDICAL CERTIFICATERAJ GOVT TO CONDUCT GPS SURVEY OF KARTARPURA NULLAH & SUBMIT REPORT Wreath & flower shower on idol of Nathuram Mirdha located at Mansar. CS Usha Sharma taking meeting to review the work being done under Atal Bhujal Yojana on Thursday. Shivendra Parmar Deceased Onkar Nath Khanna Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, Randeep Dhankhar in a conversation. Amin Pathan and Rajeev Khanna. Rajeev Khanna, KK Nimawat, Anand Kumar in a conversation during Tiye Ki Baithak’ held on Thursday. Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, Ashok Lahoty and Jyoti Khandelwal condoling Rajeev Khanna.
The Urban Olympic Games will start from January 26, Gehlot said Sports Min Ashok Chandna coins a slogan for CM Gehlot during the closing ceremony saying, “Ashok Gehlot, Tharo Bhalo Hojyo”
First India BureauJaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot while ad dressing the closing cer emony of Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games at SMS Stadium, said that Rajasthan has faced famine for centuries and the Rajasthanis have been strengthened by the famine.
He added saying, “ In Western Rajasthan, one can find people with a strong built measuring 6 feet in height. When a natural calamity strikes, it gives us something.”
He said that the share of Rajasthan in the field of Sports within the country and abroad will increase with the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games.
We received complaints saying that no one is paying at tention to Sports and when I had proposed for participation of 14 lakh players in 3 sports, people labelled me as mad. But CM Gehlot trusted me and this big event hap pened. CM will re ceive peoples’ affection in upcoming polls.
—Ashok Chandna, Sports Minister
He said that the gov ernment would extend all possible help to the talented players. Gehlot also expressed disap pointment that his hometown Jodhpur could not get any medal. He congratulated the
The Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games was organized for 20 days in one month in which players from 40,000 villages partici pated. Nearly 30 lakh people participated in the sports competitions and more than 2.50 lakh teams were formed. People from the age of 10 to 80 partici pated in the games.
Hanumangarh district has got the maximum 7 medals. Churu got 4 medals, Ajmer, Jaipur, Sikar, Bikaner, Ganganagar and Nagaur got 2 medals each and Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Banswara and Jaipur got one medal each.
teams and players who won medals.
Sports Minister Ashok Chandna said “The department, lead ers and officers pay at tention only to the win ning horse,” he com mented. Ministers Ma
—Ashok Gehlot, CM
Acertificate for world record was also handed over to CM Gehlot by World Book of Records, London during the event. The certifi cate was given for participa tion of more than 30 lakh players in Rural Olympics.
hesh Joshi, Tikaram Jully, Sports Council Vice -President Satveer Chaudhary, Chief Sports Officer Virendra Poonia, RTDC Chairman Dhar mendra Rathore, MLAs Mahadev Singh Khan dela, Rafeek Khan, Raj
Life is a game and it is up to the person whether he/she wants to be a player or a toy. The main aim of the event was to recognise talent in the field of Sports. Now these sports tal ent will be nurtured and the rural players would always remem ber the Rural Olym pic Games.
—Dr Krishna Poonia, President, Raj Sports Council
kumar Sharma were a present. A friendly Vol leyball match was also played here, Ashok Chandna, Mahendra Chaudhary & others participated. The CM was seen seated on the chair of officials.
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot while ad dressing the review meeting of I am Shakti UdanYojana at his resi dence on Thursday. said that ‘I Am Shakti Udan Yojana’ is an important scheme for the health management of women and adolescent girls in the State. “This is an important step taken by the State Government, which is changing the lives of women and ado lescent girls,” he said.
Groups and voluntary organizations should also be taken,” he said, directing officers to en sure timely supply & quality in distribution of sanitary napkins.
WCD Minister Mam ta Bhupesh said that distribution of sanitary napkins via Anganwadi centres has been start ed to benefit women in rural areas.
New Delhi: Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee president Govind Singh Dotasra held a meeting with State Congress incharge Ajay Maken in New Delhi regarding Rajasthan Assembly elections.
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“She refused to become PM, got the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government formed at the Centre twice and also got many state govern ments formed,” he said.
and instead take care of its own house.
Jaipur: First India or ganised the Jal Shakti Abhiyan Programme on Thursday at Hotel Marriott to create awareness and hold dialogue on the impor tance of saving water.
Education Minister Dr BD Kalla while ad dressing the gathering said that First India always keeps innovat ing. Referring to an an ecdote from the Assem bly, BD Kalla said, “On a question, I said that water is a significant gem, which needs to be conserved. There can be a world war without water. Every drop has to be saved. Every house should take measures to conserve water.” He further said, “We have to under stand the importance of water. We have to conserve water for the coming generations. I have talked about wa
ter conservation for Shekhawati region and spoke to Union Minis ter for Jal Shakti GS Shekhawat.”
Meanwhile, First In dia’s Editor-in-Chief Dr Jagdeesh Chandra
also addressed the event and said that First India has always been playing such so cial concerns. “Gehlot government has al ways been sensitive. We are doing the work
of taking the issues of the government to the public. First India rais es sensitive issues in Rajasthan. We are do ing the work of taking the government to the public,” he said.
Dotasra said that he had come to Delhi to Congratulate Malkar jun Kharge. He said that his meeting with Maken was a courtesy meeting. “Kharge ji will take charge on the 26th. I will come to New Delhi then. After that the office bearers will also be announced in Rajasthan. It will take a month for the announcement of the name of district presi dents & block presi
dents,” he said. Regarding Maken, Dotasra said that Mak en wasn’t angry & was like his brother. “We work under Maken’s instructions. BJP took out a public anger ral ly in Laxmangarh and saw that it was a com plete failure. BJP is the enemy of the farm ers. Farmers will not forget them. BJP is di vided in Rajasthan and JP Nadda had chaired a meet on Thursday to unite the Raj BJP,” he said.
The chief minister also lashed out at BJP leaders questioning what happened in the 70 years after Independ ence and said every thing that has happened has taken place in the 70 years.
“Not even a needle used to be manufac tured when the country got Independence. These people are mis leading the public and youths. They are de stroying the young gen eration in the name of religion and caste,” he said.
Gehlot added that the BJP should not indulge in ‘panchayati’ (poli tics) about the Congress
‘In 2018, BJP govt had waived loans of about Rs 50k each of 30 lakh farmers’
First India BureauJaipur: Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has attacked the State Government re garding farmers’ loan waiver. She said that since independence, the Congress party has been making farmers’ loan waiver promises in
almost every election, but never fulfilled its promise after coming to power. “The promise of loan waiver by Con gress for the last 55 years proved to be a hoax,” she said.
Raje recalled that in 2018, the BJP govern ment had waived loans of about Rs 50,000 each of 30 lakh farmers of the state, which gave re lief to the indebted farmers and also pro vided them financial support.
The veteran Con gress leader also at tacked the BJP over some of its leaders al legedly acting as in formers of the British, while adding that the history of the Congress’ sacrifice dated back to the pre-Independence era.
Gehlot was referring to some leaders of the RSS, the BJP’s ideologi cal mentor, who alleg edly did not participate in the freedom move ment and acted as in formers of the British.
The chief minister also targeted Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur over his comment on the old pension scheme and said he had once advised the BJP leader to examine the scheme and introduce it in his state in the interest of government employees.
Jaipur (FIB): Late on Thurs day night, the State Govern ment shuffled 13 IAS and 2 IPS officers wherein IAS P. Ramesh has been appointed as MD- JMRC, Vishram Meena appointed as Com missioner, Jaipur Municipal Corporation (Heritage), Kushal Yadav appointed as JCEO, State Health Insur ance, IAS Pooja Kumari Parth appointed as Additional Com missioner, Commercial Tax Department, Shweta Chauhan appointed as Registrar, Sard ar Patel University Jodhpur amongst others. Meanwhile, IPS Hemant Priyadarshi has been appointed as ADG in Anti Corruption Bureau and IPS Himmat Abhilash Tak has been posted as SP, Law and Order at PHQ.
Sachin Pilot expresses condolences to Karauli MLA Lakhan Singh on the demise of Singh’s mother at his residence in Jaipur on Thursday. Also seen here is Rajendra Gudha and others.
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The ‘City of Dreams’, Mumbai is gearing up for the grand finale of the National level beauty pageant First India Queen 2022 to be held on October 21 at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai, with gorgeous-looking top 30 models all set to compete for the coveted crown. City First brings to you glimpses of the training and grooming sessions conducted at Hotel T24, Mumbai!
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
n today’s modern world, a pleasant and wellgroomed individual is always welcomed by people from any sector. Being groomed is almost a lifestyle for people working in the corporate world but it is a necessity in the arena of performing arts - be it modelling or acting.
The criteria to win is not based on just looks, but a fit body, an allround personality, spoken skills and inner depth. Right from when they are shortlisted by the First India Queen organisa-
tion, contestants are encouraged to eat healthy, exercise, and adopt healthy habits.
They are groomed physically, mentally and emotionally, and their innate skills are honed.
The first day kicked off with a ceremony where all the finalists were welcomed
with a sash and a gift hamper and as the evening rolled in, the talent round and question-answer round for First India Queen also started. While the second day witnessed an equally insightful session by Pooja Misra followed by an entertaining talent round.
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Most people cringe when they get summoned for jury duty but when it comes to judging a national-level beauty pageant, it is indeed a privilege. As much nerve-wracking and tedious as it gets, the task is equally exciting too. We are proud to announce the jury members of First India Queen, to be held today at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai.
Shenai, Roopmati Manere, Jayanthi Ballal, Poonam Pandey, Anita Hada, Ishika Taneja, Shibani Kashyap, Raayo S. Bakhirta, Nitinn R Miranni, Madhuri Bhosale, Karishma Modi, Akanksha Bhalla and Aditi Jaggi Rastogi. The jury members suggested that the diversity of the panel reflected the industry as a whole. “Most of us grew up in different cities, remote places,” said Parimal Mehhta “But I think that fashion and beauty pageants are a kind of remote oxygen. They show us things that we wouldn’t normally know or understand and speaks to those people even in the lowliest bubbles. It means that young aspirants in the modelling industry can see stuff they wouldn’t otherwise see. Fashion travels and communicates and in this rising times of beauty pageants that’s more important than ever.”
This globe-hopping aspiration amid the finalists appears to be borne out by the spectacular jury. Contenders for the coveted crown of First India Queen range from the City of Dreams to the Pink City, the streets of Capital City to the State of Mysore. First India Queen represents the most sophisticated approach to glamour on a huge platform.
The three days grooming sessions by fashion and model ling experts in cluded grooming tips, nutrition, how to carry themselves well, how to pose for the cam era, ramp walking, speaking skills, pres sure handling, etc. Su permodels and mentors are toiling hard to make the dreams of these 30 divas, a reality.
After the grooming and mentoring sessions alone, these girls out shine as epitomes of em powered women with wellshaped opinions. Within a short span, they have in spired thousands not just to believe, but also to speak up for themselves.
Wednesday witnessed a session by Pooja Misra, the multi-talented ravishing model, a VJ and Big Boss fame also graced the occa sion and enlightened the girls on various fashion and modelling topics.
While briefing them about how to pose, style and face the camera and audience, she also shared a secret mantra, ‘The Mood Board’. The girls were very impressed and fascinated by the insightful session.
While Thursday kicked
off with a rejuvenating health and fitness session by Fitness Coach Karan Hebbar from Kinesiis, fol lowed by Parimal Me hhta’s session. The even ing witnessed sessions by Kavita Kharayat and Sun ny Kamble, supermodels of India, from the Manish Malhotra group.
Kavita Kharayat, model and mentor for the grand event said, “I always advise my girls to be confident and positive while answer
ing questions. If the ques tion requires humour, don’t hesitate to throw it. Be smart and diplomatic!”
Any person who has leadership potential pos sesses a natural inclina tion to work hard, learn, and be coachable. Some times we squander time on people who do not possess these traits and overlook the ones who do have es sential leadership attrib utes. So starting with the right guidance is a must.
While Parimal Mehhta gave some valuable tips in case of wardrobe malfunction, he added, “Just take it cool. Don’t overreact on stage when everybody is look ing at you. All you need to do is get control of the embarrassment and go ahead with the ‘devil may care’ attitude.”
The sessions touched upon topics like wardrobe must-haves like a pair of denim, a white shirt and a black t-shirt are ward robe must-haves. The girls were briefed about how one can mix and match these with any thing for any occasion. How a simple short dress is also a must.
The young beauties were thrilled with the ses sions and are all pepped up for the grand finale.
CITY FIRST
Dr Sandeep Bakshi, Chancellor of Jaipur National University had a courtesy meeting with the Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar, in which Vice President was invited to visit JNU, Jaipur recently. On this occasion, MP, Ram charan Bohra was also present. MP has been as sociated with JNU Uni versity for many years. It was also emphasized in the discussion that employment opportuni ties can be increased in
Rajasthan by developing new industries. Along with this, the scope and efforts made towards the development of employ ment opportunities in the tourism industries of Rajasthan were also discussed which was adversely affected by the COVID pan demic. The Vice President empha sized further develop ment in the field of med icine and expressed his pleasure over the servic es of JNU Hospital which has served medi cal health to the people of the state with the ut
most care during the COVID pandemic.
During the event, Dr Sandeep Bakshi, ap prised the Vice President that through the new education policy, the fo cus will be on developing the skills of the students and making them technologically ad vanced according to the demand of the world markets. So that competent work compa nies can be found and if any student wants to be self-employed, then he can establish his busi ness and provide em ployment opportunities.
A two-day workshop on skill development for senior secondary students ‘Explorica 2022’ was launched on the premises of JNU. Around 1500 students from Jaipur participated in this workshop. The workshop was inaugurated by the Chancellor of JNU, Dr Sandeep Bakshi by lighting the lamp. During the occasion, Dr Bakshi, said that JNU has always had only one objective; And that is to develop skills along with quality education and provide a transformative educational experience.
Jayshree Periwal International School, Mahapura, celebrated its 10th annual function and prize distribution ceremony with great pomp on the school premises recently.
The program opened with ‘JPites in Symphony’- a rendering of the orches tra that held the audience spellbound with an array of harmonious master pieces. The theme of the 10th annual function was based on the musical play, ‘Mahabharat’. The mytho
logical events were clev erly presented on the stage by the students who created magic with music, dance and acting. The cul tural program of the school started with a fly ing Arabic rug by Jas mine and Aladdin. On
this occasion, Dr Jay shree Periwal informed that apart from excel lent academic perfor mance, JPites have also shown excellent skills in co-education al activities. She taught the students to make their mark in the academic
field as well as in co-cur ricular activities and said that she stands shoulder to shoulder with the stu dents to take them for ward.
The annual day cele brations came to an end with the ‘Vote of Thanks’ by Head Boy, Parth Jain.
CITY FIRST
A breast cancer awareness and health talk show were or ganised under the joint aegis of Nirbhaya Squad Rajasthan Po lice at HCG Cancer Hospital located at Mansarovar Shipra Path Road in the capi tal Jaipur recently.
In this health aware ness camp, Dr Karthik Rastogi (Consultant Radiation Oncolo gy) experienced HCG Cancer Hos pital and ex plained in detail the prevention and treat ment of breast cancer whereas Dr Rastogi and Dr Kamra Gupta answered the ques
tions asked by the peo ple. Additional DCP and Nodal Officer Nib haya Squad Sunita Meena attended the program as the Chief Guest and shared that breast cancer is the most common dangerous in women, with the right information about its screening, it can be cured at the right time.
This was a very impor tant program to make women police aware this Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Dr Karthik Rastogi was present as the speaker in the program. In the talk show, Dr Bharat Ra jpurohit, COO, of HCG Cancer Hospital gave detailed information about the journey of HCG Cancer.