First India-Jaipur Edition-23rd November 2022

BHARAT24’S SHIKHAR SAMMAN IN RAIPUR

CM BHUPESH BAGHEL FELICITATES EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS OF CHHATTISGARH

Devesh Tiwari

Raipur: In continua tion to its special initia tive that recognises and encourages individuals who are making ex traordinary contribu tion towards the Vision of New India, Bharat24 organised Chhattis garh Shikhar Samman in Raipur on Monday to felicitate such extraor dinary individuals from the state. Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Bharat24, believes “States make the Na tion” and Shikhar Sam

CELEBRATING ROZGAR MELA 2.0!

Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributes 71,056 appt letters to new ‘saarthis’

First India Bureau

New Delhi: PM Naren

dra Modi on Tuesday distributed 71,056 ap pointment letters to newly inducted recruits of Rozgar Mela via vid eo conference and said that it shows the gov ernment’s commitment to providing govern

ment jobs to the youth.

Addressing the event, PM Modi said that schemes like ‘Make in India’ or ‘Vocal for Lo cal’ are creating em ployment and self-em ployment opportunities in the country. In his address the PM men tioned PLI scheme as a great source of new em

ployment opportuni ties, under this scheme, it is expected to create 60 lakh new employ ment opportunities.

PM Narendra Modi also launched the Kar mayogi Prarambh mod ule - online orientation course for all new ap pointees at Rozgar Mela via video conference.

You are getting this new responsibility in a special era. The country has entered Amrit Kaal. We the citizens have taken the resolution to make India a developed nation in this duration. To attain this resolution, you’re going to be the ‘saarthi’ of the country.

—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

MAN HELD FOR HOAX CALL ON

THREAT TO PM Mumbai: A 38-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, a day after he called the Mumbai police warning that “two henchmen of notori ous gangster Dawood Ibrahim were tasked to kill PM Narendra Modi”.

An inquiry into 7 audio messages left on the Mumbai Traffic Police’s WhatsApp helpline num ber revealed that man--a West Bengal native--was mentally unstable. He was laid off from his job in Kerala four months ago and also recently lost his brother, police said, adding that further inves tigation is underway.

Congress ‘insulted’ Sardar Patel: Shah

Shah dares Khambhat, Congress candidate, to produce any pic of him paying tributes to Patel at the Statue of Unity

Khambhat (ANI): Un ion Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday alleged that Congress did everything possible to “insult” Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and it has started praising

Singh accepts RCA’s proposal to appoint former CEC Sunil Arora as Election Officer and allowed him to conduct elections.

him only now in view of Gujarat Assembly polls. Even last rites of coun try’s first deputy PM were performed in “un ceremonious” way, he said at an election rally at Khambhat. Shah fur ther said that it was PM Modi who paid a real tribute to Patel by con structing Statue of Uni ty, Patel’s statue which is the tallest monument.

Friend says Aaftab, kin likely had an agenda

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Jaipur: Amid ongoing probe of brutal murder of Shraddha Walker by her live-in partner Aaft ab Poonawalla. Shrad dha’s friend Rajat Shuk la on Tuesday said since 2018 not everything was good with Shradhha’s end. “She would not talk much, and would stay alone most of the time,” he said, adding, Shrad hha was trying her best

FOUNDATION LAYING OF 19 NURSING COLLEGES

Raj tops in universal health coverage: CM

l Efforts will be made to develop Jodhpur-Pali as ‘Twin Cities’

l CM Gehlot also inaugurated and laid foundation stone of devp works worth ` 350 crore in Pali

Pali: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot laid the foundation stone of 19 Government Nursing Colleges at the state level program in Pali on Tues

day. Along with this, he also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development works worth `350.50 cr

in Pali district. Address ing the function, Gehlot said that the state gov ernment is working with commitment for

the all-round develop ment of the state.

“The state govern ment is establishing new dimensions of develop ment in various sectors including road, water, electricity, education, agriculture, medicine, social security. In this sequence, the founda tion stone of 19 Govern ment Nursing Colleges has been laid. After their construction, the nurs ing students passing out from the colleges will provide better health services in the state,” Gehlot said. Turn to P2

to get out of relation ship but could not due to threats from Aaftab. ‘It is most likely that Aaft ab came with an agenda, else why would his fam ily leave their house,’ Rajat said. Full report on P6

‘HEAT OF THE MOMENT’

New Delhi: Aaftab Amin Poonawala who allegedly killed his girlfriend Shraddha Walker on Tuesday told a Delhi court that he murdered his girl friend in the “heat of the moment”. The Sa ket court extended the police custody of Aft ab Poonawala to four more days. Shraddha murder case is 80 per cent complete, the po lice also told Delhi High Court.

PIL to transfer case to CBI dismissed

The

Aaftab undergoes polygraph test

Court permitted police to conduct a polygraph test on Aftab on Tuesday. During evening, accused Aaftab’s polygraph test started at Rohini Forensic Science Laboratory.

INDIA SEALS SERIES 1-0 AGAINST NEW ZEALAND

Mumbai Cyber Crime files a chargsheet against actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra & others in connection with case of producing and streaming pornographic content.

Jakarta: The death toll has risen to 252 in earthquake which occured on Monday afternoon at the main island of Java, Indonesia. Officials said that

Srinagar: BSF troops foil 2 infiltration bids by Pakistani intruders along the IB in J&K’s Arnia sector. In the process, one was shot dead and another was arrested, police said.

Bareilly:

Samajwadi Party leader

New Delhi: Northern Army commander LG Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said that Indian Army is ready to execute any order given by GoI, including taking back Pak-occupied J&K. He added, if ceasefire is broken by Pak at any time, we will give them a befitting reply

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressing a gathering at the Tharad (Banaskantha) public meeting in Gujarat on Tuesday.

Gajraj Singh and Saloni Khandelwal

Rajat Shukla, a close friend of the victim, Shraddha Walker.

Shiv Prakash Purohit

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressing gathering in Pali on Tuesday.

Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed with cost a PIL seeking transfer of investigation in the Shraddha Walker murder case from Delhi Police branch to the CBI.

man continues to recog nize extraordinary in dividuals from various

walks of life from vari ous states for their ex emplary work.

CM Bhupesh Baghel, Chief Guest, honoured the winners from differ

ent sectors for their ex emplary work with the coveted trophy of Shi

khar Samman. In a oneon-one interaction with Executive Editor and

Senior Anchor Miman sa Malik, Baghel talked about current challeng

es and work he is doing towards holistic devp of the state. More on P10

Chief Business Officer and Strategic Advisor Manoj Jagyasi, Executive Editor & Senior Anchor Mimansa Malik felicitate Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel along with Senior Editor Syed Umar at Bharat24’s Chhattisgarh Shikhar Samman in Sayaji Hotel, Raipur on Monday.

Chief Business Officer and Strategic Advisor Manoj Jagyasi and Senior Editor Syed Umar greet exCM Dr Raman Singh as Executive Editor and Senior Anchor Mimansa Malik looks on, on Monday.

Qatar: Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo will leave with immediate effect, the Premier League team said on Tuesday, marking a bitter end to the Portugal captain’s second spell at Old Trafford after he said he felt betrayed by the club.

PM launches Karmayogi Prarambh module - online course for the new appointees

PM Narendra Modi addressing programme of distribution of over 71,000 appt letters to newly inducted recruits under ‘Rozgar Mela’, via VC, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Also seen here is MoS Dr Jitendra Singh.

FATEHPUR FEELS THE CHILL @ 6°C

Weather remains sunny in State Capital First India Bureau

Jaipur: Fatehpur in Sikar continued to be the coldest place in Rajasthan with a minimum of 6 degrees Celsius, the Met said on Tuesday.

Churu recorded minimum of 6.4 degrees, while it was 7.1 degrees in Chittorgarh, 8 degrees in Sikar, 9 degrees in Nagaur and Bhilwara, 9.6 in Sangaria (Hanumangarh), 9.8 in Dabok and 10 degrees in Anta (Baran).

The night temperature was above 10 degrees Celsius in Jaipur, according to a Met report.

State BJP meet today for Jan Akrosh Yatra

First India Bureau

Jaipur: BJP’s Rajasthan unit will hold a meeting on Wednesday for the preparations of Jan Aakrosh Yatra.

BJP State president Satish Poonia will chair the meeting at the party’s state headquarters. The yatra will be formally launched with a mega conference on 27th November.

Coordinators of 15 committees to meet today for ‘Bharat Jodo’

First India Bureau

Jaipur: An important meeting regarding Bharat Jodo Yatra will be held in Jaipur on Wednesday in which the coordinators of 15 committees and the state-level coordination team will take part.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, PCC Chief Govind Dotasra, former deputy CM Sachin Pilot and other leaders including Govind Meghwal, Ramlal Jat, Pratap Singh Khachariawas, Mamta Bhupesh, Harish

Congress Block presidents were instructed to take out ‘Bharat Jodo Padyatra’ in their respective areas before Rahul Gandhi enters Jhalawar.

Chaudhary, Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Kuldeep Indora, Zuber Khan, along with party

in-charge Ajay Maken’s name are there in the committee.

It is uncertain whether Ajay Maken will attend the meeting or not.

The coordinators of 15 committees and state-level coordination team will go to Jhalawar to review preparations for Bharat Jodo Yatra on 25 November

The yatra was earlier scheduled to enter Jhalawar from Madhya Pradesh on December 3 but it may be delayed now because Gandhi took a break and went to Gujarat.

Miscreants open fire at man near Min Lalchand Kataria’s residence

Saloni Khandelwal

Jaipur: An incident of extreme violence took place near Sirsi Road where three unidentified miscreants fired shots at a bakery.

Sources present at the bakery said, “A verbal spat took place between the three miscreants and a scooty rider.Following which, the bakery owner told them to sort things at some other place.”

“Later, the argument

escalated and the miscreants started firing shots at the bakery shop, where two bullets

went into the glass door, and one of the bullets grazed the owner’s leg,” they added.

As per the CCTV footage, after sometime, the miscreants again went after the man they had an argument with, and ran over him with their car.

The whole incident took place in close proximity to the residence of Lalchand Kataria, Minister of Agriculture of Rajasthan, which raises a lot of questions about safety in the State capital. Investigation is underway.

The MLA also called Jawahar Circle Police Station In-Charge and directed him to arrest the miscreants and recover the stolen items. MLA Saraf also threatened to sit on agitation if prompt action is not taken.

WOMAN SEDATED AND RAPED IN VAISHALI NAGAR

Jaipur: A woman was allegedly blackmailed and raped in the Vaishali Nagar area, police said. Police informed the accused, identified as Om, held the woman hostage for three days at a house and raped her. “The accused filmed her obscene videos and raped her after giving spiked drink.

The accused entered the victim’s house and informed that her husband had met with an accident,” police said.

8-YEAR-OLD BOY SODOMISED BY SWEEPER IN CITY

Jaipur: An eight-yearold minor boy was allegedly sodomised by a sweeper in Harmada area on Monday. Police informed the accused took to the victim to terrace and sodomised him. “The incident occurred on Monday when the minor boy was playing at his apartment located in Harmada area. A case has been filed under POCSO act and the matter is being investigated,” police added.

Jaipur: Jaipur Discom on Tuesday appointed nodal officers to increase revenue collection in the current fiscal year. Discom MD Ajit Saxena has appointed the nodal officers and handed over the responsibility circle wise.

Instructions to all nodal officers were given to work with immediate effect. Separate vehicles will also be approved for revenue collection in all AEN offices.

Shraddha murder case: BJP slams CM Gehlot for ‘accident’

remark

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Jaipur: The BJP in Rajasthan has attacked Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for terming the brutal murder of Shraddha Walkar by her live-in partner in Delhi, as “an accident”. While addressing the media in reference to the murder case, Gehlot had said: “There is an incident. The incident is an accident. It is not a new thing. For centuries, marriages have been taking place in the name of inter-caste, inter-religion, it is not a new thing. “You (BJP) have targeted one community, one religion and on its basis, your politics is going on inside the country.”

Reacting to Gehlot’s remarks, BJP State president Satish Poonia said he regrets the fact that such a “gruesome incident can also be termed as a normal phenomenon and the arguments that are given after that cannot be of logic but sophistry.”

State Cabinet may amend service rules in meeting today

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will chair his cabinet meeting on Wednesday and it is believed that amendment in various service rules may be approved in the meeting wherein decision will be taken regarding the retirement of state employees from January 1, 2004 to March 31, 2022. These state employees will be given OPS and amendment may be done regarding the agenda to be brought under the ambit.

Furthermore, an amendment related to opening of flying club in State Hangar may be approved and a decision to give land to social organizations at concessional rate may be on the cards. Furthermore, proposal to install statues of freedom fighters and those who have contributed significantly to the society Statues may also be approved.

Notably, the issue related to OBC reservation may also be discussed in the cabinet.

Lok Adalat seeks reply on Govind Devji Temple disarray

TO INCREASE REVENUE COLLECTION

Jaipur Discom appoints nodal officers

appointed from headquarters to increase revenue collection.

Chief Controller of Accounts AK Joshi has been made the nodal officer for Jaipur Rural andAlwar’s responsibility was given to Chief Controller of Accounts YS Rathore.

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Jaipur: The Lok Adalat of the district issued notice and sought reply from Manas Goswami and Jaipur Municipal Corporation, Heritage regarding the chaos on Govind Devji Temple premises. President Anup Kumar Saxena and member Deepak Chachan has fixed December 9 for the next hearing. Rameshwar Prasad Purohit of village Singod Kalan, Chomu had filed the application. Advocate Rajesh Kumar Purohit on behalf of the petitioner said that lakhs of devotees come to this temple but the arrangements are worse. It’s neither clean nor has proper parking.

CM virtually lays foundation stone of nursing colleges

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During this, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot conducted virtual foundation laying of nursing colleges at Barmer, Banswara, Kumher (Bharatpur), Bhilwara, Lalsot (Dausa), Dholpur, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Jalore, Jhunjhunu, Karauli, Nagaur, Nathdwara (Rajsamand), Pratapgarh, Sikar, Sirohi and Tonk Nursing, while conducting bhoomi-pujan of colleges in Pali and Chittorgarh.

lem in Pali city on priority. The third phase of Rajiv Gandhi Lift Canal has also been started by our government, the benefit of which will be given to Pali district soon. Major part of DelhiMumbai freight corridor passing through the state passes through Alwar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Bhilwara and Pali.

Saxena said DISCOM’s performance so far has been satisfactory but a special focus Is being given on big defaulters so that the fixed target of revenue collection can be met at

the earliest.

He said that field engineers have also been instructed to make recovery from the big defaulters.

Saxena informed that nodal officers have been

Apart from them, Zonal Chief Engineer of Jaipur JK Mishra is the nodal officer of Dausa, Zonal Chief Engineer of Bharatpur RK Meena is the nodal officer of Dholpur.

Pali-Jodhpur’s important role in the industrialisation of the state Gehlot said that his government has always given importance to the Pali-Jodhpur region. “There has also been a longstanding effort to develop these two cities as ‘Twin Cities’. Efforts are also being made to solve the drinking water prob-

Due to our efforts in the last term, Jodhpur via Rohat from Marwar Junction was also connected with this project. Industrial areas are now being developed on a large scale in this area. In the coming time, the Marwar Junction-Rohat-Jodhpur node of the Delhi-Mumbai Freight Corridor will be rejuvenated and this area will play an important role in the industrialisation of the state. Due to the coming of the refinery near this area, employment will get a boost,” Gehlot said.

Vikas Sharma

Miscreants’ car captured in the CCTV footage.

—PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA

Jaipur: Malviya Nagar MLA Kalicharan Saraf on Tuesday visited the Sector 13 market in Malviya Nagar and sought information about the theft incident that took place at a bakery shop on Monday night. MLA Kalicharan Saraf met shop owner Prem Trilokani and interacted with other local traders.

MLA KALICHARAN SARAF VISITS SECTOR 13 MARKET AFTER THEFT INCIDENT

Governor Kalraj Mishra along with his wife Satyawati Mishra offers prayers at Kale Hanuman Ji Temple in Jaipur on Tuesday. The Governor wished for the happiness and prosperity of the country and the State. (Inset) Newly appointed Vice Chancellor of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University, Prof Vaidya Pradeep Kumar Prajapati calls on Governor Kalraj Mishra at Raj Bhavan, Jaipur.

—FILE PHOTO

As HC dismisses writ petition of DCAs, way clears for RCA polls

HC ACCEPTS PROPOSAL OF RCA TO APPOINT SUNIL ARORA AS ELECTION OFFICER

RCA POLLS

Naresh Sharma and Kamal Kant

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has lifted the ban on the holding of elections to the Ra jasthan Cricket Asso ciation (RCA) as the HC, on Tuesday, dis missed the writ peti tion of 4 District Crick et Associations and their secretaries.

In the Jaipur bench of High Court, Justice Indrajit Singh accepted the proposal of RCA to appoint former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora as Election Officer and al

lowed him to conduct elections. After this de cision of the High Court, the entire pro cess of RCA election will be conducted afresh. Now RCA can call a meeting soon and announce the election

schedule. It is believed that the election process will be completed in the month of December it self. As per the rules, a period of 21 days has to be given for the notice.

Advocate Prateek Kasliwal informed that

now RCA will adopt the whole process of elec tion again. “Some peti tions were also filed in between challenging the election process.

Therefore, to end all disputes, the entire election process will be

We want entire processing to start afresh and take the sports for ward. All factions are requested that the play ers shall not get harmed in mutual infightings. We’ve built Barkatul lah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur & now we are building a new big sta dium in Jaipur too.

—Vaibhav Gehlot, RCA President

held again. Separate petitions are going on for Sawai Madhopur, Dausa, Bundi associa tions. If someone is victimized, exploited, then they would be free to take action,” he said.

Dhariwal flags off hydraulic ladders for 4 cities of Rajasthan

in Jodhpur, Kota, Bhiwadi

Abhishek Shrivastava

Jaipur: The fire-fight ing system in the four urban bodies of the state will soon be strengthened. Local self government de partment Minister Shanti Dhariwal flagged off four air hy draulic ladder plat forms to the respec tive cities on Tuesday. Due to increasing urbanization and lim ited basic facilities, construction of high rise multi-storey buildings is going on at a fast pace in the big cities of the state. In case of fire, it is im

portant to control the blaze in time. So, air hydraulic ladder plat forms for cities are be ing procured by the state government.

Forty-metre high ladder was already available for Jaipur city. After this, anoth er 70-metre high lad der was procured to extinguish fire.

The LSG has pro cured 60-metre high air hydraulic ladder for civic bodies of Kota, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Bhiwadi Municipal Council. Dhariwal said that the aim of the govern ment is to improve and strengthen the fire-fighting system of civic bodies.

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Japiur: Now tourists coming to the Pink City will not have to go to Ranthambore or Saris ka for tiger safari as the state govt has proposed to launch the safari next month. In the tiger sa fari starting in Nahar garh, tourists will be able to see male tiger Nahar and female tiger Rani in the open forest. Tourists will be able to travel on an 8-kilometre long trek for which they will have to pay up to Rs 250 per person. After ap proval from the Central Zoo Authority and re lease of funds, the pro posal will see results.

JDA also took up the

task of developing tiger safari on the lines of lion safari. Now, the officers of the forest department are finalizing the work of the safari. According to information, about four-and-a-half-crore ru pees have been spent on this safari to be built in 30 hectares. Under this, tracks in the shape of eight, a grand gate, a watch tower is being built, 10 shelters are also being built for the tigers.

Jaipur : The flyers of Air India had a harrow ing and held their breath for a moment on Tuesday morning as the Jaipur-Delhi flight suffered mid air turbu lence near Alwar. The fear was visible on the faces of all the passengers as the flight shook in the air. HOw ever, the plane landed safely at New Delhi air port later.

Shubham Jain

Ajmer : As per of the nation wide launch of second phase of the em ployment fair, Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw gave appointment letters to about 200 candidates in CRPF Group Centre 2, out of which 162 were associated with the Railway Department in Ajmer on Tuesday.

The appointment let ters were handed over to 71,000 candidates in 45 cities of the country.

The Central Govt has set a target of providing 10 lakh jobs in the coun try by the year 2023.

Speaking in a pro gramme in Ajmer, Vaishnaw said that the country has been en gaged in building a new era since 2014 and in order to strengthen the economic front, the first five years should be spent in strengthen ing the banking sector.

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Ajmer: Union Minister of Railways Ashwani Vaishnaw said that soon there will be a green signal to connect Pushkar to Merta rail line for this DPR has been prepared and sur vey has been done. He also entrusted the maintenance of Vande Bharat train to the Car riage Workshop of Ajmer. During his visit, the Railway Minister went to the workshop and talked to the work ers and engineers and discussed the resources needed for this and an

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Udaipur : From paint ing walls to depict the Indian culture to deck ing up heritage sites with lights, hectic prep arations are underway in Udaipur for the first G20 Sherpa meeting un der India’s presidency. The meeting will be held from Dec 5 to 7.

“Udaipur will set a unique example in front of the country and the world by extending Me

wari hospitality during the event,” District Col lector Tara Chand Mee na said on Tuesday. Work for repairing

and beautifying roads is in full swing, he said.

Murals have been painted on walls in var ious parts of the city.

Jodhpur : The Ra jasthan High Court has stayed the outstanding demand of Rs 1.16 crore imposed on a liquor vendor by the Excise Department. This ban will also be applicable in the case of 10 other liquor vendors. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bha ti, after hearing the ar guments of both the parties, stayed the no tice issued for recovery from the petitioner and 10 other liquor vendors.

The dept had issued a notice to Prahlad Singh, a liquor vendor of Jodh pur in which Rs 1.10 crore was asked to be paid for the shortfall in lifting of liquor and in terest of remaining Rs 6.62 lakh. He filed a peti tion in the HC calling this demand unfair.

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Jaipur: A Cong leader’s 21-year-old daughter was allegedly abducted by unidentified persons when she had gone to buy vegetables, police said on Tuesday. The in cident took place in Pratap Nagar area on Monday, they said.

Cong leader Gopal Ke sawat told police that his daughter Abhilasha had gone to buy vegetables on her scooter. After

Bureaucracy opens front, Min Meena justifies self

Jaipur: The dispute be tween the minister and the Rajasthan IAS As sociation does not seem to end in the state. On one hand, all IAS offic ers of the state have come in support of Bi kaner collector, other sections and organiza tions have come in fa vor of the IAS officers.

On the other hand, Min ister Ramesh Meena has justified himself through a tweet.

140 members of the Rajasthan IAS Associa

tion have demanded an emergency meeting of the association through a resolution. In the WhatsApp group of the Association, members are expressing their an ger and resentment.

The matter of Ra jasthan is being dis cussed in the group of National Association of Officers.

The IFS Rajasthan Chapter has written to the Chief Secretary, “Our Association ex presses its anguish over the incidents flagged by the IAS As

sociation of Rajasthan, We strongly condemns it.”

Secretary KCA Arun Prakash has requested the chief secretary that

“Take all appropriate steps so that such inci dents do not become the norm of the day.”

RAS officers of Bi kaner Division have handed over a repre sentation to Divisional Commissioner Neeraj K. Pawan and con demned the behavior of the minister.

Similarly, the Bikan er District Industries Association has also submitted a memoran dum to the Divisional Commissioner con demning the indecent behavior of the minis

ter and has demanded an apology from the minister.

IPS Association Ra jasthan’s secretary Ra jeev Sharma has writ ten a letter to the Chief Secretary that “Such incidents are against the dignity of the offic ers and lowers their morale. IPS Associa tion requests to take necessary effective steps in that matter.”

A delegation led by Vice President of Ra jasthan IAS Associa tion Kunjilal Meena and Secretary Samit

Sharma met CS Usha Sharma on Tuesday and apprised her about the new development.

The Chief Secretary, who is the President of the Association, has asked to wait till the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot returns to Jaipur.

Samit Sharma told First India that the re sentment of the mem bers is at its peak, they want a respectable solu tion to the dispute. This is the first time that such a situation has come to the fore.

nounced to start this work soon by mobilis ing all the resources within the next one year. Ajmer will also be connected by Vande Bharat Express. He also

some time, she called him up and told him that some men were chasing her. Later, her

phone was switched off, said Station House Of ficer (SHO), Pratap Na gar, Bhajan Lal.

The woman’s scooter was found at the airport road this morning, he said. Lal said the vegeta ble vendors in the area were questioned regard ing the incident but none of them had any clue about it. Kesawat said he has given the names of some suspects to the police and sought action against them.

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Jaipur : Director Gen eral of Police (DGP) Umesh Mishra has tak en an initiative to make policing stronger and effective. Mishra will go out in the field and visit all range HQs. His tours will start from Ajmer range from Thursday.

The DGP will hold meetings of all police officers in Ajmer. After that, Mishra will hold meetings at other range HQs as well.

Meanwhile, DGP

Mishra

per

Rajendra Chhabra

Nirmal Tiwari

congratulated Raj Police Lawn Tennis Team for excellent

formance in 23rd All India Police Lawn Ten nis Championship.

offered prayers at the Brahma Ghat of the holy lake. The priests demanded to start Pushkar to Haridwar rail & to connect Push kar to Merta rail line.

Vaibhav Gehlot and Sangeeta beniwal along with others attending the last rites of Bhikharam Sankhla, father of Shaitan Singh Sankhla, convenor of Jodhpur District Cricket Adhoc Committee, on Tuesday.

Ramesh Meena during Rajivika event in Jhunjhunu on Tuesday.

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Raj Tourism Department also held meeting with Hotels and other stakeholders of Udaipur city regardin G-20 preparation on Tuesday.

Kesawat crying while filing the FIR at Jaipur commissionerate.

DGP Umesh Mishra with the Lawn Tennis team of Rajasthan Police on Tuesday at PHQ.

Rly Min Ashwini Vaishnaw inspecting the F734, the first rail engine manufactured in India at the Loco Factory in Ajmer on Tuesday.

UDH minister S Dhariwal flagging off the ladders bought by a Finnish firm on Tuesady. LSG Secy Jogaram and other officals are also seen.

Ashwini Vaishnaw & Ramcharan Bohra at the Jaipur Junction on Tuesady.

ONE SUN SETS, ANOTHER SURYAKUMAR RISES… LET YOUNG INDIA BLOOM

ROBIN ROY The writer is Senior Journalist and former Managing Editor, First India

On Sunday, when Suryakumar Yadav hit that scintillating knock of 111 runs against News Zealand in the second T20I of the three-match se ries, he arguably became the finest T20 batter in the world.

Suryakumar looked at his (perhaps) best, notching up the 3-digit figure in just 49 deliveries. He was on a song. In fact, the entire team was on a roll and took the shine off the Kiwis in style. It was a massive win.

However, the whole pur pose of this article is not JUST to hail and glorify this young Team India which made the win look so easy, but to remind the vast num ber of cricket fans in the country NOT to be murder ous while criticising the FADING greats. We get better by the day and that is expect ed of us. What Suryakumar can do today was achieved by Rohit Sharma and Virat Koh li too. Greats will be greats forever. We just have to keep in mind that everyday we must set a benchmark for the nation to succeed.

Let’s delve into the future. The demographic dividend opportunity in India is the longest in the world which is accessible for around five long decades, starting from the year 2005 to 2055. Owing to the change in demographics and patterns, India is expected to emerge as one of the largest consumer economies in the world

The purpose of this article is to actually make profession als aware of the fact that they need to quit when the time is right. The true legends should not be made to look van quished, struggling for form and fatigued. Once the hardearned respect is gone… it is gone forever. One needs to know when to quit. We all need to realise and age grace fully. There are various stages of life and we can all contrib ute to an institute, organisa tion and the country gainfully. We needn’t hold on or cling onto things like newborns. We need to know when to leave it. Indians in general have a habit of hanging on in perhaps every field from Bollywood to cricket to politics. We need to give young India their due. In dia’s 1.35-plus billion people make the nation the second most populous country in the entire world and with an aver

DEADLY MICROBES TAKE THEIR TOLL

The purpose of this article is to actually make professionals aware of the fact that they need to quit when the time is right. The true legends should not be made to look vanquished, struggling for form and fatigued. Once the hard-earned respect is gone… it is gone forever. One needs to know when to quit

age age of 29, it has one of the youngest populations globally. As this vast resource of young India joins the workforce, it could create a ‘demographic dividend’. Demographic divi dend is clearly defined by the United Nations Population Fund as economic growth re sulting from a shift in a popula tion’s age structure, mainly when the working-age popula tion is larger than the number of dependents.

We also need to note that with the young India, India is in a vantage position. The overall rate of literacy among young India has increased, with approximately 90 per cent being able to read and write. Coupled with the enor mous network of social me dia and internet penetration, this has created a digitally savvy population all across the nation. With access to the internet and the affordability of smartphones, young India is accessing online resources that encourage learning and acquisition of skills.

SOME QUICK FACTS

As per the National Policy for Skill Development and En trepreneurship, 2015, it was estimated that the average age of the population in In dia by 2020 would be 29 years as against 40 years in the US, 46 in Europe and 47 in Japan. India will account for 20 per cent of the worldwide in crease in the working-age population over the next two decades from the year 2020. World Bank projections show that between 2020 and 2040,

India’s population aged be tween 15 and 59 years is ex pected to increase by 134.6 million. That large number of potential workers is a big boon for India’s economic growth, but it is also a chal lenge for policymakers in or der to create new and decent job opportunities.

LOOKING AHEAD

Let’s delve into the future.

The demographic dividend opportunity in India is the longest in the world which is accessible for around five long decades, starting from the year 2005 to 2055. Owing to the change in demograph ics and patterns, India is ex pected to emerge as one of the largest consumer econo mies in the world.

The surge in young India will bring about several unique and interesting pos sibilities for the country’s future, in terms of social mo bility, economic growth and even a more inclusive, whole some and diverse cultural network.

The Lancet’s study on deaths caused by bacterial infec tions has flagged the seriousness of the problem in India. The study claims that five bacte ria types claimed 6.8 lakh lives in India in 2019. Glob ally, the study found, bacte rial infections were the sec ond leading cause of deaths after ischemic heart disease in 2019. Among the five path ogens which claimed lakhs of lives in India, E Coli was the deadliest, the study said. These bacteria alone claimed 1.6 lakh lives in 2019. The number of deaths caused by E. coli is surprising as this pathogen is normally consid ered harmless.

The four other bacteria which the Lancet study iden

The Lancet’s study on

ter and food, especially raw vegetables, turns life threat ening in children & older peo ple causing kidney failure.

CONTROVERSIES CHASE QATAR AS SOCCER KEEPS FANS ENTERTAINED

tified as big killers in India were: S. pneumoniae (1.4 lakh), K. pneumoniae (1.3 lakh), S. aureus (1.2 lakh) and A. baumanii (1.1 lakh). The study shows the challenge before govt, health authori ties to deal with these micro bial killers. E. coli, which is caused by contaminated wa

Bacteria which requires closer attention of hospital authorities is A. baumanii. It may have caused fewer fa talities than E. coli and the two pneumonia causing bac teria but occurs mostly in healthcare settings. Those at risk include patients on ven tilators in hosps, those who have catheters, are in inten sive care units, have open wounds from surgery or those who are hospitalised for prolonged periods. Lancet has done yeoman’s service by drawing attention to dangers posed by these bacteria. Needed now is closer moni toring, better healthcare, cleaner hospitals, awareness.

FIFA World Cup at Qa tar started off with the soccer body’s president Giani In fantino ridiculing the West for its hypocrisy and controversies over ban on LG BTQ community and silent onfield protests by Iranian players to express solidarity with the protesters in their country. “I think for what we Europeans have been doing the last 3,000 years we should be apologising for next 3000 years before start ing to give moral lessons to peo ple”. Infantino recalled his own experience and said that he knew what “it means to be dis criminated, to be bullied, as a foreigner in a foreign country. As a child I was bullied because I had red hair and freckles, plus I was Italian so imagine”.

Infantino’s outburst was over the controversy on Qatar’s ban on display of LGBTQ commu nity’s symbols by players or spectators. The authorities have been strict in enforcing the ban despite criticism.

The event has not been short on soccer entertainment. The Saudis beating Argentina 2-1 proved that.

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Our country is a country of youth, our youth power has proved its mettle all over the world. The Government of India under the leadership of the Prime Minister is committed to build a New India with the talent and energy of the country’s youth. #RozgarMela

Jyotiraditya M. Scindia @JM_Scindia

Respectful salutations to Veerangana Jhalkari Bai ji, the commander of the women’s contingent ‘Durga Dal’ in Rani Laxmi Bai’s army on her birth anniversary. Today offered floral tributes to his statue and worshiped his feet.

SPIRITUAL SPEAK

Arise, slay thy enemies, enjoy a prosperous kingdom.

Bhagavad Gita

deaths caused by bacterial infections has flagged seriousness of the problem in India. The study claims that five bacteria types claimed 6.8 lakh lives in India in 2019

AAP will lose as it is ‘banner-based’ party: Nadda

Guj CM Patel can not even change his peon: Kejriwal

Devbhumi Dwarka (PTI): AAP leader

Arvind Kejriwal on Tues day said Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel can not even appoint his peon.

Ahmedabad (PTI): BJP president JP Na dda on Tuesday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be defeated in Gujarat polls as it is a “banner-based party” as against the BJP which is cadre-based.

AAP leaders will leave Gujarat once the elec tions are over, he claimed, speaking at a campaign rally in Shehra town of Panchmahal district.

1,621 CANDIDATES IN FRAY FOR GUJARAT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

Ahmedabad (PTI): A total of 1,621 candidates are left in the fray for the next month’s Guja rat Assembly elections after the deadline for the withdrawal of nom inations got over.

For the 93 seats where elections would be held in the second phase, there are 833 candidates in the fray, said a release from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer.

“The AAP lost in Ut tar Pradesh, Uttara khand and Goa in the recent past. And its can didates will lose depos its in all 67 seats it has contested in Himachal Pradesh. They will meet the same fate in Gujarat,” said Nadda.

Voting for Shehra and 92 other seats will take place on December 5, in

The last day of with drawal for the second

the second phase of the Assembly elections.

“AAP will lose be cause it is a bannerbased party which can only paste banners dur ing the polls while we are a cadre-based party

phase was Monday.

As many as 788 candi dates are in the fray for 89 seats that will go to

which believes in serv ing people,” he said.

He also accused the Congress of shedding “crocodile tears” for Other Backward Class es and tribals. “But it is the BJP under PM Nar

UP Govt has created sense of security for industry, says Yogi

New Delhi (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh govt has created a sense of secu rity for the industry by adopting a “zero toler ance” approach towards crime and criminals, CM Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday, as he an nounced plans to organ ise roadshows in 18 coun tries to invite investors. He said UP has emerged as one of the most favoured destina tions for investors due to its transparent poli cies. The Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Sum mit 2023 to be held in Lucknow from Febru ary 10 to 12 next year. He said it would prove use ful in providing a uni fied platform to the global industrial world.

the polls in the first phase of elections.

The ruling BJP has fielded candidates on all

endra Modi which has actually changed your condition on the ground. It was Modi who made an Adivasi woman the Pres ident of this country for the first time,” he said.

“Congress always

182 seats, while Congress has fielded candidates on 179 seats while it allocat ed three seats to the NCP) as part of a pre-poll lliance. But with the NCP candidate withdrawing his nomination for Dev gadh Baria seat, the par ty is contesting two seats.

The AAP fielded can didates on all 182 seats, but its candidates with drew his nomination from the Surat East seat, so it will end up contesting 181 seats.

played politics with the OBCs. Though several commissions were formed, nothing hap pened. It was Modi who gave constitutional sta tus to the National OBC Commission,’’ he added.

Meanwhile, BJP confident of coming to power in Himachal again

Shimla (PTI): The BJP will return to power in Himachal Pradesh with full majori ty, party’s state chief spokesper son Ran dhir Shar ma claimed Tuesday and termed the Congress’ al legations of a possible horse-trading “baseless”.

He said the Congress leaders are aware that they would face a big de feat and are therefore try ing to divert people’s at tention by talking about EVMs and horse-trading.

Ever since EVMs are be ing used for voting in country, Congress lead ers are blaming the EVMs whenever they are defeated, he claimed.

Speaking at a cam paign rally at Khamb halia in Devbhumi Dwarka district for AAP’s chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gad hvi, he also alleged that there is secret collusion between the BJP and Congress.

“There are two faces before the people of Gu jarat. One is Isudan Gad hvi and the other is Bhu pendra Patel. Who will you vote for, who will you make chief minis ter?” Kejriwal asked.

Gadhvi is a young, educated man “whose heart beats for the poor” and he is also the son of a farmer, the Delhi chief minister said.

“When he hosted a show on TV, he raised the issues of farmers

BJP TRYING TO WIN IN CONGRESS’S SOMNATH BASTION

Gir Somnath: With weeks to go for Gujarat polls, BJP candidate from Gir Somnath, Mansingh Parmar has exuded con fidence in winning all four seats in the constituency, which the party had lost to Congress in 2017. The caste factor has always dominated Gir Somnath, which why Congress is believed to have won all four constituencies here in the 2017 polls.

IT IS HARDER FOR BJP IN SOUTH GUJARAT THIS TIME

Ahmedabad: The AAP challenge and agitations by local tribals against various govt projects could queer the pitch for the BJP in the south Gujarat region this time. Of the 89 seats going to polls in the first phase of on December 1, as many as 35 seats are spread across the southern districts of Bharuch, Nar mada, Tapi, Dang, Surat, Valsad and Navsari.

and did not indulge in ‘tu-tu-main-main’ (noisy debates). He has worked for the farm ers and dedicated his life for the farmers and un employed youth,” Kejri wal said.

Rahul’s Yatra enters MP today; PGV to join

Bhopal (Agencies): Af ter winding up its Ma harashtra leg, Congress leader Rahul Gandhiled Bharat Jodo Yatra will enter Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.

According to party sources, Congess gen eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi will also join the march on the very first day of the yatra in Madhya Pradesh.

Notably, it would be the first time that Pri yanka Gandhi will be joining the yatra. “Con gress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will join the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Wednesday when it en ters Madhya Pradesh,” senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said.

The Yatra started from Kanyakumari in

Tamil Nadu on Septem ber 7. So far, it has tra versed through the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, Telan gana and Maharashtra.

The Yatra will enter its first Hindi heartland state Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday after winding up its Maha

PM gave a sustainable model of governance: MoS

First India Bureau

New Delhi: Union Min ister of State Dr Jiten dra Singh on Tuesday said that Prime Minis ter Narendra Modi has given India a “sustain able” model of govern ance, which has defied the principle of dimin ishing returns as the dividends increase with each passing year.

Taking part in the “Capital Dialogue” pro gramme of a TV Chan nel, Dr Singh said, over the last 20 years, Modi’s governance model has grown stronger with

every new challenge.

Dr Singh said, soon af ter Modi took over as Chief Minister of Guja rat, his first challenge was to overcome and build afresh the devastat ing earthquake in Bhuj and as he completes 20 years as head of govern ment, the latest chal lenge confronted by him was the COVID pandem ic sweeping across the nation of 140 crore peo ple. He said, each of these challenges were handled by providing new ideas, his long hours of intro spection about how to in novate new ideas and his

intimate connection with the ground which enables him to convert every challenge into an opportunity.

On questions about his governance model, he said, ever since Modi

took charge in May, 2014, his first mantra was “Maximum Governance, Minimum Government” and after nearly nine years now, it is “Whole of Govt” approach through integration of schemes

and ideas, rather than working in silos.

He said, transparen cy, accountability and citizen-centricity be came the hallmark of Modi’s Governance Model. He said, within three months after tak ing charge at the Cen tre, one of the first ma jor decisions was to in troduce self-attestation and do away with the practice of getting doc uments attested by ga zetted officer, thus re posing faith in youth of India, which consti tutes 70% below the age of 40 years.

rashtra leg. In the next 13 days, Gandhi will visit Ujjain’s Ma hakaleshwar Temple, offer puja to the holy Narmada river, and go to the birthplaces of tribal leader Tantya Bhil in Khandwa and BR Ambedkar in Indore’s Mhow besides attend ing many other events

SHASHIDHAR REDDY QUITS THE PARTY

Hyderabad: Former Minister Marri Shashidhar Reddy resigned from the Congress on Tuesday, four days after the party expelled him for six years following his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The senior leader announced his resignation from primary membership of the party while slamming the state leadership. He is likely to join the BJP soon.

CONGRESS

IN THE COURTYARD

TO REUNITE 3-YR-OLD BOY WITH UKRAINIAN MOM, SIS, KIN TOLD TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER

PLEAS CHALLENGING ELECTORAL BOND IN APEX COURT ON DEC 6

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear on December 6 Congress’ plea challeng ing a recent notification by which the sale of electoral bonds has been extended by 15 more days in the year of general elections to as semblies of states and UTs.

SC TO HEAR NIA’S APPEAL AGAINST TELTUMBDE BAIL

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on Friday an appeal by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against the bail granted to scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

New Delhi: To re-unite a three-year-old child, who was brought to India by his father, with his Ukrainian mother and sister, the Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the family to spend some time together so the boy could bond with them. A bench asked the family--the child, his parents and sis ter-- to spend time together till 4 PM at the court’s crèche and appear before the court on Wednesday.

As the minor boy’s mother and sister, who have come here from Ukraine, tried to speak to the child in the court, he did not give any positive response.

SC TO HEAR BAIL PLEAS OF MICHEL IN AUGUSTAWESTLAND SCAM ON NOV 28

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will hear on November 28 the bail pleas of Chris tian Michel James, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam in which CBI and the Enforcement Directorate have lodged two separate cases. A bench said that the two separate bail pleas can be heard on Monday.

MoS Dr Jitendra Singh takes part in the programme.

FALLOUT OF KAMAL NATH-SIKH EVENT ROW? BJY’S NIGHT HALT VENUE IN INDORE SHIFTED

It would be the first time that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be joining brother Rahul Gandhi’s yatra

Rahul Gandhi takes part in Bharat Jodo Yatra. —FILE PHOTO JOLT TO T’GANA CONG AS

REVOLT BREWING IN TN

AGAINST STATE PREZ KS ALAGIRI Chennai: Close on the heels of a group of party workers led by Nanguneri MLA Rubi R Manoharan creating scene at the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) headquar ters Satyamoorthy Bhavan, revolt seems to be brewing in the Tamil Nadu Congress against party state president, KS Alagiri. Sources senior leaders have upped their ante against KS Alagiri.

Indore: Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gan dhi will stay at Chimanbagh Maidan in Indore on November 27 and 28 and not in Khalsa Stadium as planned earlier, a development viewed as the fallout of a row over party veteran Kamal Nath attending a Sikh religious event recently. A police official said on Tuesday the permission for the Yatra’s stay at Chimanbagh Maidan was given based on the application of Congress. In view of the controversy, local BJP leaders had threatened to show black flags if Nath entered the Khalsa Sta dium with Bharat Jodo Yatra. The cross-country foot march recently wound up its Maharashtra leg.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath, State ministers Nand Gopal Gupta, Suresh Kumar Khanna and others at event, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

UP CM YOGI, AKHILESH PAY TRIBUTES TO MULAYAM ON HIS BIRTH ANNIVERSARY Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday paid tributes to party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav on his birth anniversary. A three-time chief minister, Mulayam Singh was born on this day in 1939 in Saifai, Etawah. “A humble tribute to former defence minister, former UP chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on his birth anniversary,” Adityanath tweeted in Hindi. Akhilesh Yadav shared on Twitter a picture of the SP patriarch and his father and said, “Tributes to the son of soil on his birth anniversary.”

BJP chief JP Nadda holds swords during the public meeting at Shehra, in Panchmahal on Tuesday; & JP Nadda greets the party supporters at another rally, in Siddhpur on Tuesday. —PHOTOS BY ANI

A formation on an inked marked finger is displayed by teachers with mobile flashlight at Lunsikui Ground, in Navsari on Tuesday.

Arvind Kejriwal

She wanted to come out of relationship: Shraddha’s friend

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EXCLUSIVE

Jaipur: As the nation is still in shock at brutal murder of Shraddha Walkar allegegedly by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawalla, First India had an exclusive interview with Shraddha’s friend Rajat Shukla who shared chilling details about the relationship between Aaftab and Shraddha, and the likely intentions behind the gruesome killing.

The excerpts:  How was Shraddha

as a student, theater artist and a friend?

I was in regular touch with Shraddha from 2015 to 18 during college. We both were pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Media (BMM) from Viva College in Virar, Mumbai. She was a very active girl with a bold personality, and was bluntly honest. She was

take part in college programme as a dancer, artiste. It was in 2018 when things started looking bad at Shraddha’s end. She would not talk much, and would stay alone.

 Do you think Aaftab was in touch with other girls than Shraddha?

Aaftab was also seeing other women behind Shraddha’s back. I am informed and pretty sure too that he was seen on his ‘intruder’ bike with other girls

CRUCIAL READ

KERALA: PRINCIPAL, 3 GOVT TEACHERS HELD

Kochi (ANI): Kerala police arrested a govt school teacher from neighbouring Tamil Nadu dist on Monday on charge of sexually assaulting her plus-one girl student last week. Besides, the school principal and 2 other teachers were also arrested on Monday itself for not reporting the incident to the police on time, the police said in a press statement issued here on Tuesday. All of them have been arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

JOINT INSPECTION LIKELY IN SOFT DRINK

Kolkata (PTI): A joint inspection is likely at the soft drink manufacturing unit near here following leakage of toxic gas and production activity has been halted as a precautionary measure. Varun Beverages Ltd, the owner of the unit, claimed there was no fatality or serious illness due to the leakage from the unit on Monday. A police official said, “There is no report of any major injury due to the leakage and the situation was brought under control last night itself.”

ASI TO PROBE VIRAL VIDEO OF MAN OFFERING NAMAZ AT TAJ MAHAL

New Delhi (Agencies): The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has instructed to probe the authenticity of a viral video allegedly showing a man delivering ‘namaz’ with a woman sitting alongside him in garden area which is said to be inside the Taj Mahal premises. Raj Kumar Patel, the superintending archaeologist for Agra circle of ASI, pointed out: “We have come across a purported video going viral wherein a man is seen offering namaz in the area said to be the premises of the Taj Mahal. “However, there is no certainty about the authenticity of the video particularly because none of our staff at Taj Mahal saw such happening.”

WOMAN DELIVERS BABY ON ROAD IN TIRUPATI TOWN

Tirupati (Agencies): In a shocking incident, a woman delivered a baby on a road near a government hospital in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati town on Tuesday after the hospital staff allegedly denied her admission. The shocking incident occurred in the temple town in front of Tirupati Maternity Hospital.

A video has gone viral on social media, showing a man helping the pregnant woman deliver while two women holding a bedsheet to cover her.

HIDDEN CAM IN WOMEN'S TOILET: STUDENT ARRESTED

Bengaluru (Agencies): A college student was arrested for allegedly installing a secret camera in a ladies’ restroom here on Tuesday. According to police, the accused was caught red-handed while fixing the camera. The arrested student is identified as Shubham M Azad, the student of a private college in Hosakerehalli locality of Bengaluru. Shubham, studying in fifth semester of BBA, had fixed a secret camera in the ladies toilet, the police said.

as a pillion. And would be jealous and insecure if Shraddha even hung out with her friends.

(Shraddha last talked to Rajat in 2019 when they gave an exam together. But as per Rajat, Shraddha’s behavior was totally different).

“She was very rude,

and wouldn’t talk straight. She was totally different from the Shraddha I met in college.

Rajat said that in the year 2021, she was in contact with her best friend from college. Shraddha then showed her friend that her back was stubbed out with cigarette burns.

If any of common friends knew or were in touch with Aaftab?

There are many friends of Shraddha who were in regular and close contact with Aaftab. He never seemed like a person who would have such an extreme criminal mindset. People got negative vibes, but it was general. No one thought of him to be this extreme. Aaftab likely came with an agenda, otherwise why would his family leave the house they were staying in for years right before this horrifying news broke out?

 How was Shraddha’s relationship with her parents?

‘Immense scope to boost India and Cambodia ties’

New Delhi (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Cambodian counterpart, General Samdech Pichey Sena TEA Banh, in Siem Reap and said there is “immense scope” to boost defence cooperation between the two countries.

Singh is currently visiting Cambodia to attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Plus and the maiden India-ASEAN Defence Ministers’ meeting.

He arrived at Siem Reap on Monday to cochair the India-ASEAN Defence Ministers’ meeting and attend the 9th ADMM Plus, the defence ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Reviewed the full range of India-Cambodia defence ties during the fruitful meeting

with Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, General Samdech Pichey

tween both the countries,” Singh said in a tweet on Monday.

On Tuesday, he shared pictures of his meetings with other leaders on Twitter.

“Insightful deliberations with Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Mr. @RichardMarlesMP on boosting defence ties and deepening cooperation between India and Australia in Siem Reap, Cambodia today,” Singh said in a tweet.

“Delighted to meet the US Secretary of Defence, Mr Lloyd J. Austin in Siem Reap. @SecDef,” he wrote on the microblogging site.

During college, she would stay at home. She wasn’t a hosteller. She was close to her mom but not to her dad. 1.5 years back, when her mother died, Shraddha was in a very vulnerable state.

She was trying her best to get out of the relationship but couldn’t because of threats from Aaftab. In fact in 2021, when things went really hayway, she sought help from her manager. The manager then sent his/her friend to Shraddha’s house to take Shraddha to hospital as well as the police station. The manager’s friend knew Shradha and Aaftab

both as they lived in the same locality. When they were trying to file a complaint at the police station, Aaftab called and threatened her saying that he will end his life and Shraddha, her parents would be blamed. I just know of one instance, there might be many.

 Was Shraddha a girl who’d pressure someone to marry her? I’m hundred percent sure that Shraddha did not pressurize Aaftab for marriage. No one has said this except for Aaftab. Shraddha really wanted to get out of the relationship.

FULL INTERVIEW AT www. firstindia.co.in

6 die as cops open fire at N-E border

Sena TEA Banh in Siem Reap today. There is immense scope to boost defence cooperation be-

Guwahati (Agencies): Six people, five civilians of Meghalaya and an Assam forest guard, died following “unprovoked” firing by Assam Police and state forest guards on Tuesday, Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma said.

In another tweet, Singh said: “Had a wonderful interaction with the Defence Minister of New Zealand, Mr. Peeni Henare.”

He said that Assam Police and forest guards entered Mukroh village in West Jaintia Hills District and resorted to “unprovoked” firing, killing the five civilians of Meghalaya.

Sangma said that the Assam Police and forest guards intercepted a truck carrying timber at Mukroh village and after

Meghalaya Govt strongly condemned the incident where the Assam Police and Assam forest guards entered Meghalaya and resorted to unprovoked firing.

K Sangma, Meghalaya Chief Minister

that, a large number of people from the village reached the spot and surrounded the police and forest guards leading to the firing by the latter.

Mirzapur, Ayodhaya, Aligarh, Basti commissioners transferred

Ahtesham Siddiqui

Lucknow: On Tuesday, the UP govt transferred 6 IAS officers including the commissioners of Mirzapur, Ayodhya, Aligarh and Basti divisions.

According to the orders, IAS Gaurav Dayal has been made the new commissioner of Ayodhya division, IAS Yogeshwar Ram Mishra,

who till now served as Commissioner of Mirzapur division, has been made the new commis-

WOMEN’S WOES

sioner of Basti division and IAS Navdeep Rinwa has been made commissioner of Aligarh divi-

sion from Ayodhya commissioner. Moreover, IAS Dr. Muthukumaraswamy —MD, Medical

Supplies UP— has been posted as Commissioner in charge of Vindhyachal Division, Mirzapur, while IAS Jagdish has been made Managing Director Uttar Pradesh Medical Supplies Corporation.

Additionally, IAS Akhand Pratap Singh serving as as Special Secretary APC has been appointed as Special

Shocking facts about sanitary pads sold in India

High amounts of harmful chemicals found in sanitary napkins sold in the country, reveals a latest study

New Delhi (PTI): High amounts of chemicals linked with heart disorders, diabetes and cancer, have been found in popular sanitary napkins sold in India, according to a study done by a Delhi-based environmental NGO.

The study by NGO, Toxics Link, found the presence of phthalates

and volatile organic compounds in a total of ten samples, six inorganic and four organic sanitary pads available in the market. The findings were published in a report titled ‘Menstrual Waste 2022’.

Exposure to phthalates have been linked to a variety of health concerns including en-

docrine disruption, impacts to the heart and reproductive systems, diabetes, some cancers, and birth defects.

Exposure to VOCs increases the risk of brain impairment, asthma, disabilities, certain cancers, and the proper

functioning of the reproductive system.

Highest amounts of phthalates were found in self-proclaimed ‘organic’ sanitary napkins, the study found.

According to the study, all types of sanitary napkins, organic and inorganic, tested positive for the presence of phthalates.

Among phthalates, maximum concentration was of DIDP, a type of phthalate, at 19,460 microgram/kg (µg/kg)

in a self-claimed organic pad. Concentrations of a combination of phthalates were found to be 0.0321 and 0.0224 gram in an organic and an inorganic sample, respectively, which is greater than 0.1% by the weight of the product mandated under EU regulations, study said.

The study recommends regulations and schemes to promote substitution or reduction in the use of these chemicals in the products.

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Tuesday said it has unearthed unaccounted transactions exceeding Rs 100 crore during searches on a few groups engaged in jewellery and real estate business across the country in connection with alleged tax evasion. According to an official, on November 17, the searches were carried out in more than 30 locations spread

Secretary, Home Department while IAS Govind Raju NS, who was the commissioner of Basti, has been relieved to go on State Government Inter State Cadre Deputation. He is going to Bangalore ISRO.

The officers are saying that in view of the municipal elections, a lot of changes are being made in bureaucracy.

across Patna, Bhagalpur, Dehri-on-Sone, Lucknow and Delhi.

Gajraj Singh & Saloni Khandelwal

Aaftab Poonawalla and Shraddha Walkar

Rajat Shukla

PLANT GAS LEAK

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Defence Minister Rajnath meet his Cambodian counterpart in Siem Reap

Rajnath Singh with Defence Minister of Vietnam General Phan Van Giang, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI

Insightful deliberations with Australia’s Dy PM and Defence Minister, Mr. @RichardMarlesMP on boosting defence ties and deepening cooperation between India and Australia in Siem Reap today. —Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister

(L to R) IAS officers Gaurav Dyal, Muthukumaraswamy B, Yogeshwar Ram, Govindaraju NS, Navdeep Rinwa

`100 cr unaccounted transactions detected

Assam Police and forest guards had intercepted a truck carrying timber at Mukroh village.

—Conard

BRIEFS

India-UK trade pact high on priority: Goyal

Mumbai : The asset base of non-banking financial companies has scaled past `54 lakh crore as of March 2022, constituting almost a quarter of the balance sheet of the com mercial banking sector, Union Minister Bhagwat Krishanrao Karad said on Tuesday. It can be noted that since the fall of the two major non-banking fi nancial companies (NBF Cs) — IL&FS and Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL) — the shadow banking industry was in a long crisis. —PTI

New Delhi (PTI): The pro posed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK is a high priority for both the countries and the next round of negotiations for the pact is slated to hap pen next month, commerce and industry minister Pi yush Goyal said on Tuesday.

He said that things are progressing well and it will yield good results.

“We are all very well aware that it was progress ing very fast until we had a little bit of a blip because of political happenings in the other country. Fortu nately, we have a stable gov ernment. I believe in office now (in the UK) and I am already in touch with my (UK) counterpart. We are working together to possi bly have an in person meet ing also very soon but our teams are already engaged.

Next month, the next round of negotiations are slated to happen,” Goyal said.

OZ PARLIAMENT APPROVES FTA WITH INDIA

Panel may

28% GST on online gaming

New Delhi (PTI): The pan el of state finance minis ters is likely to recommend a uniform GST levy of 28 28% on online gaming ir respective of whether it is a game of skill or game of chance, sources said.

FARMERS’ BODIES ASK GOVT

‘Lift export ban on wheat, other agri items’

New Delhi (PTI): In a prebudget consultation with the finance ministry, farm ers’ organisations on Tues day asked the government to lift ban on exports of agri items like wheat and restrict import of products that cost below the mini mum support price (MSP). They also demanded that the government should fo cus on increasing domestic output of local oilseeds such as soyabean, mustard, groundnut and sunflower, instead of palm.

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS

z Farmers’ organisations asked the govt to lift ban on exports of agri items like wheat and restrict import of products that cost below the MSP

z They also demanded that the government should focus on increasing domestic output of local oilseeds such as soyabean, mustard

New Delhi: Gold price in the national capital rose `30 to `52,731 per 10 grams on Tuesday amid appreciation in rupee, ac cording to HDFC Securi ties. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had touched `52,701 per 10 grams. Silver also climbed `856 to `61,518/kg. The rupee appreciated 14 pai se to 81.65 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday as the American currency retreated from its elevated levels. In the international market, gold was up at $1,741.95 per ounce while silver was trading higher at $21.05 per ounce. —PTI

BHEL PAYS `88 CR AS FINAL DIVIDEND TO GOVT FOR FY22

He said that industry support is required for the agreement and it should be a fair, equitable and bal anced FTA.

He also said that there should not be any strict timelines to conclude nego tiations for an FTA as such agreements have to be thought through and care

OTHER STORIES

New Delhi (PTI): India and Australia would now implement the free trade agreement on a mutually agreed date as the Austral ian Parliament on Tuesday approved the pact between the two countries.“BREAKING: Our Free Trade Agreement with India has passed through parliament,” Austral ian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a tweet. The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA) needed ratifi cation by the Australian parliament before its implementation. In India, such pacts are approved by the Union Cabinet. The agreement was signed between the two countries in April this year. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said in a tweet: “Delighted that India-Australia Economic Cooperation & Trade Agreement has been passed by the Australian Parliament. “A result of our deep friendship, it sets the stage for us to unleash the full potential of our trade ties & spur massive economic growth.”

fully calibrated and negoti ated. “With UK we are do ing a comprehensive deal like the UAE ….I assure you that it is a high priority of both countries. It has been reiterated in the meet ing of the G20,” Goyal said.

AMAZON WEB SERVICE TO INVEST `36,300 CRORE IN HYDERABAD DATA CENTRE

Hyderabad: Amazon Web Service (AWS) on Tuesday announced an investment of $4.4 billion (about `36,300 crore) by 2030 in building in Hyderabad its second data center cluster in India. Amazon.Com Inc company, through the AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) region, will provide develop ers, startups, and companies among others to “run workloads with greater resilience and availability, securely store data in India, and serve end users with lower latency.” AWS already has a similar facility in Mumbai, which opened in 2016. It runs such facilities in 30 geographies in the world. PTI

India and Britain launched negotiations for the FTA in January with an aim to conclude talks by Diwali (October 24), but the deadline was missed due to political developments in the UK.

However, it is likely to suggest a revised formula for calculating the amount on which the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be levied.

Currently, online gam ing attracts 18% GST. The tax is levied on gross gam ing revenue, which is the fees charged by online gaming portals.

The Group of Ministers (GoM) had in its earlier re port submitted to the Council in June suggested a 28% GST on on the full value of the consideration, including contest entry fee, paid by the player, without making a distinc tion such as games of skill or chance. However, the Council had asked the Group of Ministers to re consider its report.

MARKETS BOUNCE

Imposition of higher taxes on processed foods was another suggestion made by farmers’ bodies during the virtual meeting with finance minister Nir mala Sitharaman.

In his wish list for the Union Budget 2023-24, Bharat Krishak Samaj Chairman Ajay Vir Jakhar demanded that the govern

ment should “not allow im port of produce where landing costs are below MSP”. He also urged the Centre to focus on human resources development in the farm sector.

Jakhar also pitched for allowing voluntary carbon credits from farms to be traded globally to enable farmers to get the highest value.

New Delhi : State-owned BHEL on Tuesday said it has paid a final dividend of `88 crore to the gov ernment for the financial year 2021-22. The total dividend paid to the com pany’s shareholders for FY22 amounts to over `139 crore, it said in a statement. “A cheque to wards the final dividend on the equity (63.17 per cent) held by the Govern ment of India, was pre sented to Mahendra Nath Pandey, Union Minister of Heavy Industries by Nalin Shinghal, CMD BHEL,” it said. —PTI

New Delhi: Telecom operators’ body COAI on Tuesday made a

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to directly compensate

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INDIA’S FISCAL CONSOLIDATION TREND INTACT: MOODY’S

are

onto the networks, as it advocated a

and lighttouch regulation framework for such services. COAI Director General, said that the associa tion, as part of draft telecom bill, has given its suggestions on how OTT comms services should be defined, to ensure there is no ambiguity. PTI

New Delhi: Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday said the trend of gradual fiscal consoli dation remains intact for India and going forward the country will see strong revenue performance and debt stablisation. “We ex pect that India is going to be the fastest growing G-20 economy next year... (but) high inflation pose a downside risk to India’s growth as households and busi nesses have less purchasing power,” Moody official said on Tuesday. PTI

GENDER DIVERSITY IN WORKSPACE

New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday upped its credit rating on Axis Bank with a stable outlook on expectations that the private sector lender will maintain good asset quali ty over the next two years. It said India’s robust eco nomic growth should sup port borrowers’ credit worthiness and Axis Bank’s weak loans, or nonperforming loans, could decline to 2.5-3% of total loans by end-March 2023, from 3.7% as of March 31, 2022. —PTI

BACK AFTER 3 DAYS OF FALL

Mumbai (PTI): Equity benchmarks ended with gains on Tuesday after fall ing for the past three days amid buying in index ma jors Infosys and Reliance Industries.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 274.12 points or 0.45% to settle at 61,418.96. During the day, it jumped 321.79 points or 0.52% to 61,466.63. The broader NSE

Nifty gained 84.25 points or 0.46% to end at 18,244.20.

From the Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, Ul traTech Cement, Titan, In fosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services and Larsen & Toubro were among the winners.

In contrast, Nestle, Bhar ti Airtel, PowerGrid, HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the laggards.

Domestic air traffic rises 10% in Oct

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New Delhi: Around 1.14 crore passengers in Octo ber were carried by Indian airlines, 10% higher than the number of people flown in September.

Data released by the DGCA on Tuesday showed that domestic air traffic jumped nearly 27% to 114.07 lakh last month com pared to the year-ago peri

od when it was 89.85 lakh. In September, the air traffic number stood at 103.55 lakh. Air traffic has been picking up in recent months after the airline in

dustry was significantly impacted by the coronavi rus pandemic.

“Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-October 2022 were 988.31 lakh as against 620.96 lakh during the corre sponding period of the pre vious year, thereby regis tering an annual growth of 59.16% and monthly growth of 26.95 per cent,” DGCA said.

18% women directors in top 500 NSE-listed companies

New Delhi: Even though it is at a slower pace right now, but gender diversity in boardrooms is picking up, with women account ing for nearly 18% of the directorships in the top 500 NSE-listed companies at the end of March this year.

According to a study ti tled ‘Corporate India: Women on boards’, proxy advisory firm Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IiAS) on Tuesday, it said that at a global level, board room diversity continues to improve with an average

of almost 24% female rep resentation in corporate boardrooms.

“India also has pro

gressed in appointing women on company boards; from 6% in 2014 to 14% five years ago. Women

INDIA AND THE WORLD LEADERS

z At the end of March this year, the Nifty-500 companies had 4,694 directorships, out of which 827 or 17.6% were held by women

z Europe and North America sit above the global average, with women making up 34.4% and 28.6% of company boards

now account for 17.6% of directorships of the Nif ty-500 companies.

“Although the number of

women directorships is in creasing, the pace of new appointments has faltered with just an aggregate 1% increase over the last three years.

Based on these current rates, India will take till 2058 to achieve 30% gender diversity on boards,” it said. At the end of March this year, the Nifty-500 com panies had 4,694 director ships, out of which 827 or 17.6% were held by women.

Europe and North Amer ica sit above the global av erage, with women making up 34.4% and 28.6% of com pany boards, respectively.

RUPEE GAINS

12 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 81.67 AGAINST US $

Mumbai (PTI): The rupee ap preciated by 12 paise to close at 81.67 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 81.72 and touched an intra-day high of 81.64 and a low of 81.83. The local unit finally settled at 81.67, registering a rise of 12 paise over its previous close.

JIO, AIRTEL STRENGTHEN USER TALLY IN SEPTEMBER

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New Delhi: The total num ber of mobile subscriber base in India fell by 3.6 mil lion in September, with Vodafone Idea suffering subscriber count decline even as larger rivals Reli ance Jio and Bharti Airtel added users month-onmonth, according to tele com regulator’s data.

India’s largest mobile op erator Jio further cement ed its position in the mar ket, adding 7.2 lakh wire less subscriber during September, while Bharti Airtel increased its mobile users’ tally by 4.12 lakh.

Ailing Vodafone Idea faced subscriber count de cline (by 40 lakh), its base shrank to 24.91 crore dur ing September. Overall, the telephone subscribers number in India decreased to about 117.19 crore.

GOLD GAINS `30 AS SILVER PRICES ALSO SEE JUMP OF `856

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Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal addresses at the 3rd ISA Steel Conclave in New Delhi on Tuesday.

IAS, IPS TO GET PROMOTIONS IN 2023

52 IAS in Raj will be promoted in different pay scales in 2023; 6 IAS will be promoted to CS or ACS rank 41 IPS & 11 IFS officers to be promoted in 2023

Jaipur: 52 IAS in Raj will be promoted in different pay scales in 2023. Out of these, 6 IAS including Akhil Arora will be pro moted to CS or ACS rank. DoP has first completed the exercise of ACR and other formalities for pro motion of IAS officers to CS rank or Apex scale or ACS level.

The meeting of Screening Committee for promotions will be held on Nov 23 in Secre tariat under CS Usha Sharma’s chairman ship. For this, Central Consumer Affairs Secre tary Rohit Kumar Singh is a special invitee.

6 IAS will become ACS from Principal Secy, 3 IAS will become Princi pal Secy from Secy, and 13 IAS will become Secy from Special Secy.

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Sirohi: The fourth injured man in the asphalt drum blast in Sirohi succumbed to injuries on Monday night. Police informed the deceased, Sultan, was among the four persons who were grievously injured when a boiling asphalt drum blasted in on November 18. “The mishap took place on Friday morning at an open plot located between Raj Colony and Mandwa Hanumanji in Sirohi. Of these four, three had already died, while the fourth suc cumbed to injuries during treatment in Maharana Bhopal Singh Hospital of Udaipur,” police said.

will get performa pro motion due to being on Central deputation. Akhil Arora, Aparna

SCALE

The Central Govern ment has allotted 9 Probationer IAS officers in Rajasthan Cadre. All these of ficers are of the 2022 batch. They have been allotted cadre after completion of training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie. These officers include Yaksh Chaudhary, Pri tam Kumar, Yasharth Shekhar, Anshu Priya, Saksham Goyal, Divy ansh Singh, Shraddha Gom, Mohit Kasania and Bhaisare Shub ham Ashok.

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Jaipur: A total of 41 IPS and 11 IFS officers will be promoted in dif ferent scales in 2023. DOP has expedited ACR and other process es regarding the pro motions. Around 11 IFS will also be pro moted in 2023.

Kota: The officials of the NCB on Tuesday raided a de-addiction centre in Sadulshahar town of Sri Ganganagar district and arrested four men for their alleged involvement in the sale of narcotics drugs. “The drugs seized are worth around twenty lakh rupees. De-addiction centre owners Pradeep Kumar, Shrawan Kumar and Anil Beniwal were arrested for allegedly selling narcotics. A doctor, identified as Vishal Sonwane, has also been arrested and is being interrogated,” said Deputy Commissioner of NCB Vikas Joshi.

Arora, Shikhar Aggar wal and Sandeep Verma will become ACS. These IAS officers belong to

the 1993 batch Bhawani Singh Detha & Vikas Si taram Bhale will be come Principal Secy.

Three IPS will be promoted from Inspec tor General to Addi tional Director Gener al of Police in the pay scale. These include 1998 batch IPS Bipin Kumar Pandey, Alok Vashisht, P. Ramji. Six IPS of 2005 batch will be promoted from Deputy Inspector Gen eral to Inspector Gen eral of Police. These

3 crushed to death by truck in Nagaur

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Nagaur: Three youths were crushed to death in Nagaur on Monday after a truck overturned on a motorcycle. Police informed the deceased have been identified as Dinesh, Tulsiram and Mamraj, all residents of Mensar village of Bi kaner district.

“The incident oc curred on Monday night when the victims were returning to Men sar from Kanvlisar vil

lage of Nagaur district. A truck filled with fod der lost its balance and overturned on the mo torcycle, killing all of them on the spot. Ini tially, the victims were not identified,” police said. “On Tuesday

‘Gurjars to oppose Bharat Jodo Yatra if demands not met’

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Jaipur: Gurjar leader Vijay Singh Bainsla has again threatened to oppose Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan unless the demands of the commu nity are met with.

He said leaders of the Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti will be on the ground from Wednesday to make preparations for stop ping the yatra. He said the community de mands the state govt to resolve their pending issues. Bainsla accused the govt of not fulfilling promises made to the community and said various issues pertain

ing to them are pend ing. Gurjar leaders have been demanding quota in jobs and educa tion in the state.

The Yatra will enter Jhalawar on December 3 and will cover parts of Jhalawar, Kota, Bun di, Sawai Madhopur, Dausa and Alwar in 20 days. This is 2nd time that Bainsla threatened to stop yatra.

include Ajaypal Lam ba, Dr. Vishnu Kant, Param Jyoti, Satyen dra Singh, Ashok Ku mar Gupta, and Sawai Singh Godara. 15 IPS of 2009 batch will be promoted to Deputy Inspector Gen eral of Police. These include Shweta Dhankhar, Preeti Jain, Ajay Singh, Yo gesh Yadav, Pankaj Chowdhary, Kunwar Rashtradeep, Kalyan mal Meena, Anil Ku mar II, Pradeep Mo han, Deepak Bharga va, Sunil Kumar Vish noi, Manish Agarwal II, Shivraj Meena, and Himmat Abhilash Tank. Nine IPS will be promoted in the selec tion pay chain.

Om Birla stresses on public welfare works

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Kota: Lok Sabha Speak er Om Birla on Tuesday interacted with social workers and prominent people in Ramganjman di of Kota District. While addressing the people, Speaker Om Birla said that social and political workers should take public work as a service. “In the changing scenario, we also have to change the way we do our work. We

‘Govt failed to stop religion conversion’

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sue,” he said.

should make efforts to reach and help as many people as possible in less time. We should constantly try to do something new. We should connect with every village in our area and there should be direct connection with each and every person,” said Lok Sab ha Speaker Om Birla. Ramganjmandi MLA Madan Dilawar said that Birla has solutions to all our problems.

Bundi: A 20-year-old

11 other mem bers

the

morning, the family members were in formed after confirm ing the identity of the deceased. The victims

Doctor in Alwar injects self with sedative, dies

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Alwar: A 28-year-old doctor of a private hos pital in Alwar’s Behror committed suicide by injecting himself with atracurium, a sedative used in the ICU. In his seven-page suicide note, the doctor did not hold anyone responsible.

SI Pradeep Kumar of Behror police station said that at 6.30am on Tuesday, they got infor mation about the doc tor. Saini (28), a resident of Farukhnagar, Hary ana, was employed in Behror for the past 6-7 months. Saini commit ted suicide at the residential flat on the hospital premises.

had reportedly gone to attend a program in Na gaur and they met with an accident near Kanv lisar village.

Bharatpur: BJP State President Satish Poonia on Tuesday attacked the state govt over rising in cidents of religion con version. “The incidents related to religion con version in Rajasthan are on rise. Religious con version is taking place in a planned manner. However, it is a different issue how the Chief Minister takes this is

“After Baran and Jaipur, the case of reli gious conversion com ing to the fore in an event like mass mar riage in Bharatpur is a direct attack on our reli gious culture. The con version gang under the patronage of the Con gress govt is continu ously conspiring to in cite people against Hin du deities,”said Rajen dra Rathore, Deputy LoP.

Nursing college in Bhilwara at `21.30 crore: Mahesh Joshi

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Bhilwara: Minister incharge Dr. Mahesh Joshi visited Bhilwara on Tuesday. Interacting with the media, Joshi said that the nursing college will be built in Bhilwara at a cost of Rs 21.30 crore.

“Nursing college will be ready by December 11, 2023. Nursing col lege will be built on 2 hectares of land. 2 hos tels will be built for the students in the nursing college,” he said.

Collector Ashish Modi, MLA Gayatri Devi Trivedi and PMO Dr. Arun Gaur were present.

Meanwhile, reacting to the issue of minister Ramesh Meena repri

STRENGHTENING THE CADRE

manding Bhilwara col lector, Joshi said that who is right and who is wrong in the incident will be decided by the CM. “Rajasthan is such a state where there is harmony between poli ticians, government and administrative of ficials. On the basis of

some incidents it should not be projected that relations are not good. In BJP rule, a minister had slapped a senior IAS. I am not de fending any mistake. Such incidents cause loss to the government, the organization and the state,” Joshi said.

Mining exploration to be carried in Rajasthan

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Jaipur: A comprehen sive program for min eral exploration will be carried out in the Ban swara-Nathdwara belt, Rajsamand belt, Bar mer and Udaipur belts with the financial assis tance of the Rajasthan State Mineral Explora tion Trust (RSMET).

Additional Chief Sec retary Mines and Petro leum Dr. Subodh Agar wal said that according to preliminary surveys, deposits of mineral gold are possible in Ban swara-Nathdwara belt, while deposits of min eral emerald in Rajsa mand belt, mineral rare earth elements in Bar mer belt and mineral phosphate in Udaipur have been identified.

“It has been decided to run an extensive ex ploration program in these areas with the help of RSMET so that the availability, quality etc. of mineral deposits in these areas can be as sessed so that blocks can be auctioned on the ba sis of available re serves,” he said.

Rajasthan BJP leaders pitch in for party candidates in Gujarat

Jaipur: Senior BJP leaders of Rajasthan on Tuesday campaigned in the poll-bound state of Gujarat. Union Minis ter Gajendra Singh Shekhawat campaigned for Swaroop Thakur, who is contesting from Wav assembly constitu ency.

Similarly, former State President Arun Chaturvedi cam paigned in Himmat Na gar assembly constitu

ency under the carpet bombing campaign.

Chaturvedi has been campaigning in Gujarat

ency and appealed peo ple

Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari campaigned in Gandhinagar (Gujarat). Diya campaigned for Rita Ben Patel, BJP can didate from Gandhina gar (North) assembly constituency, and gar nered support for her candidature. She said that the BJP does not need to campaign in Gu jarat because the work done by the government will speak for itself.

Om Birla listening to the issues of the public in Kota on Tuesday.

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from the last three days. Likewise, Deputy Lead er of Opposition Rajen dra Rathore also cam

paigned and appealed people to vote for the BJP. Rajya Sabha MP Kirori Lal Meena ad

dressed a public rally with CM Bhupendra Singh Patel in Santram pura assembly constitu

for BJP candidate Dr Kuber Singh Dindor.

Dr. Mahesh Joshi chairing the meeting in Bhilwara on Tuesday where district officials are also seen.

Rajendra Rathore campaigning in Tharad constituency on Tuesday.

Diya Kumari campaigning in Gandhinagar on Tuesday.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat campaigning for Swaroop Thakur.

Tulsiram Dinesh

man was killed and

of

family were injured after their van rammed into a truck on the Kota Lalsot Mega Highway in Kesho raipatan police station limits of Bundi district on Tuesday, police said. Keshoraipatan police station SHO Lokendra Paliwal said Nandbihari Mehra of Brijliya Kurad village in Kota district and some members of his family had taken the van to Kamleshwar Mahadev Temple in Bundi’s Inder garh on Monday for a night-long ‘kirtan’ and ‘puja’.

ONE DEAD, 11 OTHERS OF FAMILY INJURED IN ACCIDENT IN BUNDI

Dr Rituraj Sharma

Among them Shuchi Tya gi, Pratibha Singh, Yagya Mitra S Deo, Chauthiram Meena, Sanwarmal Verma, MC Sharma, Nirmala Meena, Pawan Arora, Deepak Nandi & Rajendra Bhatt. BC Malik, Anandi &Tina Soni will get performa promotion for be ing on central deputation.

Gaurav Aggarwal, Chin mayi Gopal, Shubham Chowdhary, Bharti Dixit, Suresh Kumar Ola, Qamarul-Zaman Chowdhary, Bhanwarlal, Ashish Modi, Piyush Samariya and Ankit Kumar Singh will be promoted in the Junior Administrative Pay Scale.

Prakash Rajpurohit, Dr Jitendra Soni, Indrajit Singh, Neha Giri, Vishwamohan Sharma, OP Bunkar, Kanhaiyalal Swami, Mahendra Parakh. Among them, Hridayesh Sharma, Laxman Kudi, Nalini Kathotia, Rajendra Singh Shekhawat, Sohanlal Sharma, Meghraj Singh Ratnu, Anuprena Singh Kuntal, Rajendra Vijay, Prakash chand Sharma, Shakti Singh Rathore, Pragya Kevalramani and Mahavir Prasad will become Special Secretaries.

20 IAS OFFICERS OF 2010 BATCH WILL BECOME SPECIAL SECRETARIES

Those who sacrificed for the nation be respected’

Social justice and social security is the goal of the govt, inflation and unemployment are big problems in the country, says CM

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Chittorgarh: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that during the tenure of former PM Late Indira Gandhi, many important works related to national in terest were done. “Indi ra ji decided to nation alize the banks. During her tenure, the army defeated Pakistan by displaying amazing bravery and Bangla desh was formed. We all are proud of the Indian military power which made 90 thousand Paki stani soldiers surren

der in the 1971 war,” Gehlot said on Tuesday.

In his address, he said that the youth will get an opportunity to take inspiration from the life ideals of these great leaders.

“With the implemen

tation of the constitu tion in the country, women got the right to vote, whereas in other democracies it took a long time. The first woman PM of India In dira Gandhi was a great leader. She protected

96-yr-old Nagjiram of Jalampura, blessed CM saying, ‘Don’t get con fused by anyone, don’t go to Delhi.” On this, CM laughed saying- ‘(I) Shouldn’t go to Delhi?” Nagjiram replied, “Don’t go to Delhi, Delhi will come to you. You have to become the CM again.” CM said, “I will come to Chittor to seek your blessings once Cong govt is formed again.”

248TH MEETING OF THE BoD OF RHB

RHB will bring a new scheme of independent housing for common people in Jaipur: Arora

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the integrity of the country by sacrificing her life. Leaders who sacrificed for country should be respected by all,” CM said. “State govt is working posi tively for progress of every section.” he said.

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Jaipur: The 248th meet ing of the Board of Di rectors of the Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) was organised on Tues day under the chair manship of Shanti Ku mar Dhariwal, Presi dent of Rajasthan Housing Board. RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora said that in this meeting held in the Board room located at the RHB Headquarters, the Board of Directors gave an in-principle consent on bringing a plan for free housing and multi-story flats for the general public on 90,000 square meters of land located on Rana Sanga Marg (Pratapna gar) in Jaipur.

The tenders and work orders related to the projects under con struction under Chief Minister Jan Awas Yo jana, beautification and strengthening of Coaching Hub, MLA’s residence, Ganga Marg Indira Gandhi Nagar were also approved in the meeting.

“Along with approval

4K HOUSES TO BE BUILT IN SMALL TOWNS

RHB Commissioner said that in order to fulfill the dream of affordable housing for the common man, the Board is going to bring a plan to construct about 4,000 new independent and multi-storey flats in various small towns of the state. “In accordance with the intention of CM Ashok Gehlot to provide cheap and convenient housing to the needy people living in small towns, these houses will be built in Kishangarh, Lakheri, Dholpur, Hanumangarh, Jodhpur, Udaipur and other urban areas for which the RHB has started preparations. Recently the CM had inaugurated 2,967 houses built by RHB in 11 small towns, whose posses sion is being given,” he said. The Board of Directors also gave approval for disposal of 45,632 square meter commercial plot in Mansarovar Housing Scheme via eauction for a record Rs 488 cr. The Board of Directors also approved developed land rate of Board’s residen tial schemes in the year 2022-23. The 2nd phase of coaching hub project was also approved in meeting.

for the implementation of the State Service Residency and NRI Sky Park Scheme, the ap proval to dispose of 2,235 surplus houses in various housing schemes of the Board at

ASHOK GEHLOT: The ‘Vishwakarma’ of Raj!

Jaipur:

Minister Ashok Gehlot has given a ‘gift’ of Rs 1198.32 crore to the dwellers of Pink City, Jaipur through the approval to complete the remaining part of the Jaipur metro Phase-I. It was CM Gehlot who, in his previous tenure, had gifted Metro to Jaipur.

Notably, Gehlot has showered ‘goodies’ on Jaipur throughout his CM tenures.

Ashok Gehlot’s image is that of a Gandhian leader who works day and night for the better ment of poor and back ward class. During all his tenures, his focus has always been on so cial responsibility and thus he has launched ap proximately 100 flagship schemes.

But there is another side to Gehlot too as he is extremely alert and vigilant towards devel opment of infrastruc ture in the state and his thought and vision in this aspect is also futur istic and all encompass ing. He has taken several steps for infrastructure development in state in past and now too he has taken many steps.

Perhaps the most his toric of his steps has been the Barmer refin ery, which is like a dream for people of the state. The start of this mammoth task was un dertaken at the hands of Gehlot and in his current ten ure too, he

has spearheaded the re finery work. In fact, he has deputed his one ad visor - Govind Sharmafull time, to this work.

Similarly, another mega project for the state - ERCP - too has be come Gehlot’s ‘zidd’ and as a result he has not shied away from cross ing arms with the centre. he has stressed that if the Centre does not give support to the state’s de mand of ERCP, then the state would try to com plete the project through its own resources.

As far as major cities of the state are con cerned, Gehlot gave Ghat Ki Guni tunnel during the previous ten ure which has proved extremely useful for the people of Jaipur. Even in his current tenure, Gehlot has given a lot to Jaipur, of which the OPD Tower at SMS is perhaps the biggest ‘gift’. Apart from this, the Advance Study cen tre, Coaching Hub, cen tral Park at Mansarovar, MLA flats and signal free traffic crossings are

some of the projects that will enhance the beauty of Jaipur. It may be con sidered a coincidence that in Pawan Arora as RHB Commissioner, Ge hlot has got an officer who has worked tire lessly day and night to bring to the ground CM’s vision for Jaipur.

The other major city of the state - Kota - has been completely changed & although the efforts in this direction have been of UDH Min ister Shanti Dhariwal’s but approval has always been Gehlot’s. Denizens of Kota will always re member how under Ge hlot’s rule major works were undertaken and executed as a result of which Kota made its mark across the nation.

As far as Jodhpur is concerned, it is Gehlot’s own home and over the past few years, Jodhpur too has undergone mas sive changes. The new stadium is a major indi cator of that change and apart from that approval of textile park from GoI and start of Artificial Intelligence Course is also major achieve ments for Jodhpur.

Truth be told, in spite of political turmoils & challenges, Gehlot is completely engrossed in achieving his vision of strong and futuristic in frastructure in the State. What ever works have been undertaken, one thing is sure, people of Raj will always remem ber Gehlot’s tenures.

a discount of 25 to 50 percent, important de cisions were also taken on other points. A total of 135 points were de cided in this marathon meeting,” Pawan Arora informed.

LUXURY FLATS WILL ALSO BE BUILT ALONG WITH VILLAS

RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora said that there is a plan to construct 167 independent houses, central park, club house of 135, 112.50 and 98 square meters for the general public on the land located on Rana Sanga Marg-Dwarkapuri Circle in Sector-28 of Pratap Nagar. “Along with this, 156 commercial showrooms and 56 luxury flats of 4BHK in Iconic Tower and 168 flats of 3BHK (G+2) in Low-Rise Tower, Club House in HighRise Multi Storey (B+S+14 Floor) for common people will also be constructed. Inprinciple approval was given to the plan to construct 112 4BHK flats and 168 3BHK flats with swimming pool and central park. After a long time, the RHB is coming up with a plan for independent houses for the general public in Jaipur,” Commissioner Arora said.

Bharat24 honours exemplary talent!

First India Bureau

Raipur: The Vision of New India, Bharat24 organised ‘Chhattisgarh Shikhar Sam man’ at Sayaji Hotel in Raipur on Monday to felicitate indi viduals, who are making exem plary contribution towards the State. The event was hosted by top leadership of Bharat24 in cluding Chief Business Offic er & Strategic Advisor to the Board Manoj Jagyasi, Sr Edi tor Syed Umar, Executive Edi tor & Sr Anchor Mimansa Ma lik, Sr Anchor Shikha Thakur & Chhattisgarh Editor Devesh Tiwari.

The event was also attended by ex- CM Dr Raman Singh, Padma Shri recipients includ ing Folk Singer & Actor Anuj Sharma, Kabir Singer Bharti

Bandhu, Anup Ranjan Pandey of Bastar Band, business lu minaries & other elite mem bers. The platform highlight ed contribution of individuals & also curated multiple knowl edge sessions featuring star panelists deliberate on key is sues directly impacting people.

L-R: Dr Ajay Hardia with wife, Kirtan Lal Sahoo, Rakesh Pandey, Shyam Bihari Sharma, Syed Umar, Mimansa Malik, Shikha Thakur, Devesh Tiwari, Sunil Ramdas Agrawal, Manoj Jagyasi, Nishant Mishra, Ashok, Atul Verma and Arif Khan during the ‘ChhattisgarhShikharSamman’ held at Sayaji Hotel in Raipur on Monday.

Anchor Shikha Thakur in conversation with Anuj Sharma, Bharti Bandhu, Anup Ranjan Pandey and Sagar Bose during the ‘ChhattisgarhShikharSamman.’

Mimansa Malik in conversation Former CM Dr Raman Singh during the event. Mimansa Malik in conversation with Dr Ajay Hardiya.

Executive Editor and Senior Anchor Mimansa Malik hosts a session with Dr Ajay Hardia, Gajraj Pagaria, Dr Vinay Verma & Virendra Singh Tomar during the event.

Former CM Dr Raman Singh felicitates Sunil Ramdas Agarwal.

The board gave in-principle consent to the plan on the Rana Sanga Marg

Shanti Dhariwal chairs the 248th meeting of the Board of Directors of Rajasthan Housing Board at Board’s HQs in Jaipur on Tuesday. Also seen here are Kunjilal Meena, Pawan Arora and others.

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Jodhpur: CM Gehlot once again exuded confidence that Congress will form govts in Gujarat & Himachal. He said that it is for the first time that the PM is roaming around streets, seeking votes. During his brief visit to Jodhpur, Gehlot said that many people lost their lives in hooch tragedy & Morbi in cident in Guj, & after HC’s intervention, Morbi incident is being probed. On issue of ticket denial to BJP MLAs he said, “Earlier BJP people didn’t speak in front of Modi & Shah but now they are becoming vocal & this change is now visible.”

Pali: CM visited Nimbli village of Rohat tehsil and reviewed preps for 18th National Bharat Scout-Guide Jamboree to be held from Jan 4-10, 2023. Gehlot said that about 35,000 participants from country & abroad will take part in the event. “This event will give Rohat & Pali recognition at global level,” he said. State Chief Commissioner Scouts & Guides Niranjan Arya informed about the structures being prepared for the Jamboree.

‘CENTURIAN’ NAGJIRAM BLESSES CM FOR 4TH TERM

CONGRESS WILL FORM GOVTS IN GUJ, HP: CM

CM Ashok Gehlot unveils statue of Indira Gandhi at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Chittorgarh. Also seen here are Dr BD Kalla, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and others.

CM Ashok Gehlot reviews the preps for the 18th National Scouts and Guide Jamboree to be held in Pali district in January 2023. Also seen here is Niranjan Arya.

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Chief

irst India, The Fashion Connect season 13 in association with India Fashion Week London took place on 20 November at Novotel London Hammersmith, London. Fashion Connect is a celebration of Asian fashion by national and internationally renowned designers. The conception of India Fashion Week London has been driven by the need for a platform to showcase the existing creativity of world-class designers alongside supporting upcoming NEWGEN designers. The whole show was concluded by celebrity designer Samant Chauhan.

Farha Ansari from Sewa, Ayesha and Radhika from Citrine and Shalini Naru-

kaa participated in the grand event and showcased their astonishing designer collections in between the designer sequence First Kiss fame famous singer Ipsitaa performed.

In the same episode, the grand launch of the cover page of the book ‘Unheard’ by Bhavini Bhargava was done by ace designer Samant Chauhan, Ipsitaa and many other dignitaries. Unheard is about an untold emotional journey of a teenager during the ups and downs of life through the medium of poetry.

The talented Singer thanked Dr Jagdeesh Chandra for inviting her to the mega event.

While expressing his gratitude, the brand ambassador Rishee Miglani said, “Something big like this can only be done and visualized by a visionary like Jagdeesh Chandra, when he said we will do a show in Dubai during covid, nobody would believe it but after spreading the love of Fashion Connect in Asia and Dubai, we have now come to another continent in London, which is a very big

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MOVIES THAT DEFINED OUR GENERATION

hen we say a movie “defines” a genera tion, we are not talk ing about timeless works but rather movies that resonat ed with us. Our cul ture was defined by the charac ters, songs, and scenes of those films. We all connected with them in some way, and they con tinue to be our favourite go-to movies. They become so special to us that we can’t stop but watch them over and over again all our lives. City First brings to you some of the iconic movies that perfectly define our gen eration and the friendships we build along.

YEH JAWANI HAI DEEWANI

Our generation was graced nine years ago with a film that will live on in our memories. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is without a doubt the movie I’ve seen the most times and can now recite the dialogues in sync. The film, directed by Ayan Mukherji, examines a number of issues that young people deal with, including re lationships, romance, aspira tions and most importantly friendship. When my dad proudly cites Jai and Veeru as

3 Idi ots is without a doubt a movie so precious to our generation, one that made us laugh, cry, and sing our hearts out. A fantastic movie showing Raju, Ran cho, and Farhan’s strong bond as they become friends in college. This kind of friendship is something we all love, value, and aspire to have. The movie demonstrated what it means to have your friend’s back and how friendship tran scends prejudice and class. It is so heartwarm ing, relevant, and yet so, so humorous. Whether it is gatecrashing a wed ding, studying together the night before the exam, or addressing family-re lated concerns, the movie was relatable to an extent we couldn’t imagine.

We all learn through relationships and maturation that friendship is a crucial component of love. Even though I had heard Shah Rukh Khan say, “Pyaar dosti hai,” in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, I didn’t fully understand what it meant until I saw it happen in Abbas Tyrewala’s Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. The movie not only perfectly portrayed youthful relationships, but it also de scribed how friendships functioned. Despite its many clichés and melodramatic elements, I always enjoy this movie. I’d call it a contemporary classic because of the songs, the humour, the heartache, and of course the collegiate friendships.

On July 15, eleven years ago, the film delineated new stand ards for friendship and revived the bromance subgenre after ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ had revolutionised it in 2001. Without a ques tion, Zoya Akhtar’s best work, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, had a fantastic response from both the public and the critics. Many predicted that “ZNMD” would be a trip, a charming excursion that would be quickly forgotten, but it actually turned out to be a trip with friends that we treasure even today. It gives us a great deal of motiva tion to live and eagerly anticipates experiencing life with our friends, travelling, and discovering love somewhere far away.

YOUR DAY

to consult an expert in financial matters before making an investment. Harsh words may create a rift in your romantic relationship.

LEO JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

Gifting something to your beloved is likely to make the day memorable. Matrimonial

SAGITTARIUS

NOV 23 - DEC 22

Your intuition will save you from a tricky spot today. Yoga would help in raising energy levels and improve your metabolism. You will manage to achieve your aim through travel. This is a great time on the academic front, when you mange to render your best.

TAURUS

APR 21 - MAY 20

It’s a very good day to take calculated risks in financial matters. Your efforts on the professional front will be recognised. Opting for some healthy choices will

VIRGO

AUG

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

You will succeed in resolving misunderstand ing with family, normal izing ties. Despite your misgivings, you retain good health. You will do much to bring peace and harmony at home. You will remain much in demand on social front. You can get romantically involved.

LIBRA

CANCER

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

A friend or colleague may motivate you to take up a healthy activity. Parents may appear more than happy with what you deliver. Plans for overseas travel are likely to materialise. You are likely to get clearance or approval for your construction plans.

SCORPIO

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

Following a health diet will be a good idea. Luck favours you today. Focussing on health now will help you in keeping physically fit. Clarity of mind and retentive power will help you forge ahead on the academic front. Frustration on the romantic front is possible.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

JAN 21 - FEB 19

Avoid raising controversial issues at home to maintain harmony. Successful implementation of new ideas and projects would add to your prestige on the professional front. It is a wonderful day to build new connections. Your relationship requires you to be tactful.

PISCES

FEB20 - MARCH 20

Your optimism will keep Distant relatives may drop in for a surprise visit. On professional front, recognition for good work would motivate you to work harder. Those awaiting an affirmation on romantic front are likely to get lucky today, as partner responds positively.

relationship that Aditi and Nai na grew to have as the film went on—it totally set the bar for friendship in real life!

ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA

JAANE TU... YA JAANE NA

Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

KHUSHI TAMBI cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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Rajkumar Hirani’s

Shilpa thanks Raj Kundra

These two have often stood with each oth er and had each oth er’s back during tough times. Well, today is Shilpa and Raj’s 13th anniversa ry and the actress took to her Insta gram handle to share an adorable video featuring several pic tures of the two with a sweet message.

Taking to her Ins tagram han

Shetty shared a video collage of her roman tic pictures with hub by Raj Kundra. From posing in front of the Eiffel Tower to glow ing in their sunk issed selfies, Shilpa has shared a journey of their 13 years to gether. Sharing this video, the actress wrote, “13 years, Cookie, whoa! Thank you for sharing this journey with me in this lifetime and making it so beauti ful. You, me, Us... That’s all I need. Hap py Anniversary

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DISHA TURNS UP THE HEAT A

Apart from that, she also keeps sharing cute pictures and videos of her pets. On Tuesday after noon, she took to Insta gram and shared a hot mirror selfie. The actress upped the hotness quotient on the 'Gram.

In the bathroom selfie, Disha is seen sport ing a chic black bikini

with a white bathrobe. She is seen flaunting her perfectly toned body like a true diva. With the no-makeup look and a wet hairdo, Disha definitely is soaring the temperatures. Sharing the picture with her fans on her handle, she wrote, "Eat your carbs."

Soon after she shared the pic ture, her rumoured boyfriend Tiger Shroff's sister Krishna Shroff dropped a comment on it. She commented, "Yes, Ma’am!" Disha and Krish na share a sisterly bond and they are often seen to gether in the city.

Bollywood actor Malaika Arora, who is also a fashion icon in the fashion industry, has something to say. For those unaware, Ar baaz Khan and Malai ka Arora tied the knot in 1998 and later got divorced in 2017. The former couple co-par ents their son Arhaan together.

Recently, Malaika Arora shared her opin ions on trolls and whether the negativity associated with them

impacts her life. Malai ka said, “Certainly not. I think I am today's woman, I think I've had enough and more of my share of experienc es in life, and been through my fair share of ups and downs. I don't really take things lying down.”

"I think today's women should be able to stand up and say the things that they feel strongly about and show that it's fine. It's fine to find and to live the life that I am. I mean in

‘no pain no gain’

fitness, there are some who take their love for the gym a notch higher. Rashmika Mandanna is one of them, and she makes it a point to work on her toned physique whenever she gets a chance from her busy schedule. In Oc tober 2020, the Pushpa actress took to her Instagram handle and dropped a video of an intense workout session with weight lifts.

The diva looked completely motivated as she rocked an all-black stylish athleisure in the clip captioned, "Move it! Give an hour of your 24 hours to your body and your mind. It’ll be worth it!" If you scroll down Rashmika Mandanna's Insta gram feed, you will find many moti

divorced women, sin gle parents, etc, are actually looked down upon and it’s not re ally very... you know, when I say looked down upon there’s always a lot of criticism. I think we need to change that. And then I want to change if I can, in my own little bit,” she added.

Kiara Advani is busy promoting her upcom ing movie, Govinda Naam Mera alongside Vicky Kaushal, and Bhumi Pedneker. Amidst the on going promotions, the actress has been serving arresting looks since her Versace look. This time, Kiara stepped out in a risqué sartorial all-white ensemble by the designer label House Of CB. The style icon has been making a compelling case for sartorial silhouettes. The actress just dropped multiple pictures on the ‘gram in a high-octane pristine white coordinated set that was styled sartorially. If you are keen on pulling off a solid-colored coordinated ensem ble. Let Kiara be your inspiration.

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Speaking about her role, Bhumi says, “My character in Govinda Naam Mera is me trying to do something disrup tive again, trying to change it up again with each film and hopeful ly wowing people with my perfor mance.” She fur ther adds, “I’m de

Disha Patani is an avid social media user. She is often seen treating fans with her stunning pictures.

Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kun dra are one of the cutest cou ples in Bollywood.

Pednekar will be soon seen togeth er in Govinda Naam Mera. In the film, Bhumi Pednekar is playing the role of Vicky’s wife and her character name is Gauri Waghmare. The actress has been getting a lot of praise for her acting in the comic

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The grand inauguration!

CITY FIRST

Dedicated to the concept of Anna Daan Mahadan, the state-of-the-art automatic kitchen of the private sector, Feeding Hands, was inaugurated on Tuesday in the Malviya Nagar industrial area of Jaipur.

The kitchen was inaugurated by Rajiv Arora, Chairman Raj Small Industries Corporation. Tech Mahindra CEO CP Gurnani was also present at the launch event. This kitchen dedicated to human service has

been started by Pankaj Jain, Timmy Soni, Yogesh Narula and other donors, who told that in this kitchen, food for 2000 people will be prepared and distributed to government hospitals in Jaipur every day. Rajiv Arora, Chairman Raj Small Industries Corporation praised the kitchen operators and donors for this very humanitarian service work and said that in all religions, food donation is considered to be the most important donation and the meaning of human life is fulfilled only by food donation.

Grand Film Promotion

CITY FIRST

The actors of the upcoming web series “L Lag Gaye” on Cine Prime reached Pink City Jaipur on Tueday for the promotion of their project. This interesting web series is going to air on Cine Prime OTT on December 9.

The web series of Cine Prime L Lag Gaye is a story of two lovers that are getting married and in the meantime, the lockdown is announced. This web series is based on this interesting subject. When asked about the film, actor Sahil Anand, who became famous from the TV show Roadies said, “ I am very excited about this web series”. In this web series I am getting married to my girlfriend, that the lockdown is imposed, now what happens after that you will have to watch the L Lag Gaye series. It is a wholesome family drama with a tinge of comedy.” he further added.

On the other hand,

Honouring the fashion!

signer, Best Model, Best Jewellery Designer etc.

Gaurav Gaur, director Elite Miss Rajasthan was felicitated in the category of Youth Icon of Fashion for his impeccable work in the world of fashion.

Meanwhile, actress Shazahn Padamsee dazzled the ramp in an ethnic fusion outfit by designer Ritu Arora.

CITY FIRST

Amid fashion and glamour, an award-winning evening titled Rajasthan Fashion Awards (RFA) - Season 6 was held at Zee Super Club, Tonk Road, on Monday. Adding charm to the event, Bollywood actress Shazahn Padamsee of ‘Housefull 2’ and ‘Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji’ movie fame graced the occasion as the celebrity guest. Also present were the Director of the program Gaurav Pratap Singh, Guest Naveen Manda, Face of RFA Akanksha Singh, RFA Brand Ambassador Surbhi Gupta, Patron Akshay Gurnani, Mentors Neeta Joshi, Saurabh Pratap Singh and Deepak Sankit.

Where in the pro-

gram, artisans and designers presented four grand sequences on the ramp. The show was opened by designer Vishakha Sharma from Suvish, the second sequence by Jyoti Vyas from Music of Loom, the third sequence by Sachin Garg from Prakriti and the grand finale by Ritu Arora from Radiance. In this program organised by Rajasthan Dreams, Jaipuraites doing remarkable work in the field of fashion and glamour were also honoured under the theme ‘Vocal for Local’. In awards were given in 25 categories like Best Fashion De-

second web series coming.”

The series “L Lag Gaye” stars Sahil Anand, Vedika Bhandari, Imran Nazir Khan, Ayesha Kapoor, Himanshu Gokani, Karmaveer Chowdhary, Nishat Sheerin, Neelam Bhanushali, Shailendra Mishra, Garima Maurya, Urmila Sharma, Abhishek Khanna, Umesh Bajpai, Many actors including Tanveer Jayan, Vishal Katrani, Kumkum Das have acted. Its producers are Cine Prime and co-producers Mahesh Mishra, Tarun Visht, Ganesh Manjrekar and director Rajendra Rathore.

FUSION FLAVOURS

CITY FIRST

Fusion flavours of Indian, Continental, Chinese and Japanese cuisines specially curated for Jaipur food lovers. A fusion food gala evening and Bar launch were organised by The Dome situated at Paanch Batti amidst the beautiful heritage of the city. A sumptuous menu of fusion cuisine was presented to the Jaipurites as well as the city’s influencers and socialites.

Where people got to taste cooking inspired by the rich heritage of other countries with Indian flavour amidst the evergreen songs of the live band and glimpses of the beautiful Raj Mandir.

Talking about the vi-

sion behind this musical gala, Sonu Khandelwal from The Dome shared that hosting this evening of food, drinks and music in Jaipur aims to create a memorable experience for the city dwellers. Meanwhile, a specially curated buffet menu by our chef includes starters like Velle Velle, Mushroom Kurkure, Lasagna Shots, and Vermicelli Croquets among others. Also included are Millet Based Pesto Pizza, Junglee Roti etc.

BLOOD DONATION CAMP!

CITY FIRST

Ablood donation camp was organised at Manipal University

Jaipur (MUJ) where more than 1600 units of blood were collected. The blood donation camp was inaugurated by Registrar, Dr Nitu Bhatnagar. During this, the Director of the Directorate of Student Welfare, Prof. Anil

Jazba Foundation organised the first-day audition of the talent hunt in Jaipur on Tuesday, the second-day audition will be organised at Jazba Institute. During the occasion, Foundation’s chairman Arub Abdul Aziz said that the students are very excited about the talent hunt. The final of the talent hunt will be held on November 30. The purpose of this competition is to build up the confidence of the students so that they can move forward in life with their skills.

The Jaipur-based not-for-profit publishing organisation, Prakrit Bharti Academy on Tuesday presented its three publications to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar at a function in the Vice President’s residence. DR Mehta, the founder and Chief Patron of Prakrit Bharti presented the Vice President with three volumes of Rigvedas in three volumes in Hindi, a book on environment Taru Kavya and a unique book- an encyclopedia of Ahimsa written and edited by eminent scholar Nand Kishor Acharya.

Governor Kalraj Mishra was greeted by Senior journalist Gopal Sharma during a courtesy meeting at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. Gopal Sharma is the editor of the Mahanagar Times Newspaper.

An ongoing sports competition titled ‘School Week- The Festival of Fitness’ organised by BJP Sports Cell Jaipur City on November 18 under the Fit India movement of Jaipur Foundation Day and Ministry of Sports, Gov of India at Bright Future School, Jaipur. At the event, Dr Arun Chaturvedi (Former State President of BJP), BJP Jaipur City District President Raghav Sharma, and Deputy Mayor of Municipal Corporation Jaipur Greater, Puneet Karnawat were present as chief guests at the event.

In the series of Net Theat programs Jyoti Kala Sansthan organised a powerful staging of the play Maa Ki Mamta based on the story of Sindhi writer Laxman Babani. The direction of the story was done by Suresh Sindhu, senior theatre. Net Theat’s Rajendra Sharma Raju told that in the presentation of a single play, theater artist Manoj Advani lived the character with his acting in such a way that left an indelible impression on people.

The Lord Shri Jhulelal’s Amritwani was inaugurated at Amarlal Sai Adarsh Nagar, Raja Park Jaipur recently, Pt Sai Mukesh Sadh, Additional DCP Sunita Meena and Deepak Sharma graced the event as the chief guests. Later in the presence of hundreds of the Sindhi community from Jaipur, the new bhajan Amritvani of Bhagwan Shri Jhulelal Sai was released with dhol nagade shehnai and dance songs.

talking about the film Vedika Bhandari, who has shown her style in MX Player’s web series “In-

dauri Ishq” along with TV serials “Woh Apna Sa” and “Kasam Tere Pyar Ki” said “This is my

Dutt Vyas, Co-Director, Dr Abhishek Srivastava and other officials were present. HDFC Bank, Jain Social Group and Rotract Club also extended their support to the programme. Coordinators of the blood donation camp and Assistant Director of the Directorate of Student Welfare, Hemant Kumar and Dr Shyam Sundar Sharma, said that there

was a lot of enthusiasm among the youth regarding blood donation. It is an endeavour of the Rotract Club of the University that no one dies due to lack of blood. Teams from about 25 hospitals in the state participated in this blood donation camp. Anil Dutt Vyas said that there is no greater charity than blood donation.

Maneesh Sharma, Vedika Bhandari and Sahil Anand during the conference

Rajiv Arora, CP Gurnani, Pankaj Jain and Yogesh Narula with others during the lamp lighting ceremony

Shazahn Padamsee greets Gaurav Gaur

Shazahn Padamsee

Rachna Kaushik, Kavita, Ranoo Shrivastav, Toshi Vijay, Tusharika, Shalba and Shweta

Rachna, Sonu Khandelwal, and Nitu, Devendra

Siddharth Sharma, Megha and Gaurav Gupta

Maneesh Sharma, Vedika Bhandari and Sahil Anand

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BY MUKESH KIRADOO

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO