First India-Jaipur Edition-24th August 2022 by firstindia

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Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay was arrested on Tuesday as he called for state-wide protests against the arrest of his party workers a day earlier outside ruling

Actor Sonali Phogat dies of heart attack

Aditi Nagar New Delhi: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Tuesday. Before leaving for Gujarat tour, Gehlot discussed with Sonia Gandhi about organization elections and Gujarat assembly elections. Gehlot has also given feedback about Rajasthan and after his meeting with Sonia, Gehlot left for Gujarat tour, since he has been appointed as a senior observer by Congress for the assembly elections there. On a question of his name being ﬂoated around in Congress circles as the next National Prez, Gehlot said, “My name is being ﬂoated around for a long time, I have been listening for a long time. No one is talking to me. My name is being run by the media that you are becoming the president, will you become the president. Turn to P10

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New Delhi: The govt on Tuesday announced that CJI will get rent-free accommodation for 6 months after demitting ofﬁce while SC judges will get roundthe-clock security for one year upon superannuation. Dept of Justice in the Law Ministry notiﬁed the amended ‘Supreme Court Judges Rules’ to extend chauffeur facility and secretarial assistant for one year from date of retirement to the former SC judges.

BJP’S BIG STRATEGY FOR TELANGANA! Work is being done by the Bharatiya Janata Party on a new strategy for victory in Telangana, many leaders of TRS and Congress may join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in future. Some leaders of both the parties are said to be already in touch with the BJP, as said by the sources. Sisodia gets summon from Assam court in connection with criminal defamation case  ED registered case against Sisodia, later top ofﬁcial denied

New Delhi (Agencies): BJP leader and actress Sonali Phogat died after suffering a heart attack on Monday night in Goa. Phogat had gone to Goa with a few of her staff members at Grand Leoney Resort, Anjuna to attend a function.There is no foul play in the case, Goa Police chief Jaspal Singh told. “There are no external injury marks on the body,” Singh said. Sonali rose to fame as a Bigg Boss 14 contestant.

ABOUT THE ACCIDENTAL INCIDENT

New Delhi: A special court on Tuesday granted bail to Poonam Jain, wife of jailed AAP leader and Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain in an alleged money laundering case. Poonam wasn’t arrested by ED though probe agency had ﬁled a chargesheet against her, her husband Satyendar Jain, and others. Satyendar had also moved a fresh bail plea in which arguments are going on in the court. You have expressed views contrary to Party’s position on various matters, which is in clear violation of Rule XXV 10 (a) of constitution of BJP. I have been directed to convey to you that pending further inquiry, you are suspended from the party and from your responsibilities/assignments if any, with immediate effect.

Sisodia may be held soon: Kejriwal Ahmedabad: Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP has claimed massive support for it in Gujarat, and declared that it will be why Manish Sisodia, accused in a corruption case by the CBI, will come under increasing pressure. “We heard that Sisodia-ji will be arrested in 10 days. Seeing your enthusiasm, it appears that he might be arrested in two or three days,” said Kejriwal at a massive public meeting at Bhavnagar. Arvind Kejriwal at the Townhall meet, in Bhavnagar on Tuesday. WORSENS

The BrahMos missile got accidentally ﬁred from an airbase and landed inside Pakistan at a place called Mian Channu. The Pakistan government had registered its objection to the incident but much before that, an investigation was launched by India. The country’s foreign ofﬁce said it had summoned India’s charge d’affaires in Islamabad to protest what it called an unprovoked violation of its airspace.

Raj CM and the senior observer Gehlot takes ﬁrst hand stock of situation, chairs meeting with leaders to draw party’s ‘strike plan’

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DEROGATORY REMARKS ON PROPHET MUHAMMAD

—Om Pathak, BJP’s Central Disciplinary Committee Secretary

T Raja Singh THAKUR CALLS AAP, A “PARTY OF LIARS”

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According to Pakistan, the missile ﬂew more than 100 km inside their airspace Mian Channu.

In the Gujarat PCC meeting, the preparations for the elections to be held in the state were discussed upon, in which the selection of candidates, the status of the Congress at the grassroots level, the organizational situation were reviewed. In this, the senior leaders were instructed to speed up the election preparations in their respective districts and start the exercise of candidate selection. Instructions were also given to conduct opinion poll regarding claimants.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi lawmaker Kalvakuntla Kavitha’s residence in Hyderabad.

—THE DEFENCE MINISTRY CENTRE’S ‘STERN’ ACTION... BrahMos MISSILE MISFIRE SERVICE OF 3 IAF OFFICERS TERMINATED

New Delhi: Seasoned diplomat Vikram K Doraiswami was on Tuesday appointed India’s new high commissioner to the United Kingdom, considered an important posting in view of the growing strategic ties between the two countries.

‘WHY RAPSSYSTEM?’MEDICINEABUSESCRAMDEV

A Group Captain and two Wing Commanders are sacked Missile was accidentally fired on March 9, 2022 into Pakistan Moni Sharma New Delhi: The service of three IAF officers was terminated on Tuesday in connection with the Brahmos missile misfire incident. A Group Captain and two Wing Commanders terminated on Tuesday. A Court of Inquiry (Col), set up to establish the facts of the case, including fixing responsibility for the incident, found that deviation from the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) by three officers led to the accidental firing of the missile. These three officers have primarily been held responsible for the incident. Their services terminated by Centre with immediate effect.

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Sonali’s sis hinted at foul play and alleged that Sonali’s food was poisoned. Sis said that Sonali had called home and somethingSheeatinguneasyaboutcomplainedfeelingafterherfood.suspectedhad been mixed in her food. Her sister said, Sonali had said: “mere pe kuch saazish ho rahi hai...”

Seven districts facing ﬂoods and Army called in for rescue on Tuesday due to incessant rainfall. An IAF helicopter has been called to conduct a rescue operation in Baran dist while schools in all 4 districts of Kota div— Kota, Baran, Jhalawar and Bundi — have been shut. Full report on P3 Congress President Sonia Gandhi greets President Droupadi Murmu during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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Union minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday called the AAP a party of liars, claiming that the “Kejriwal model” of governance has failed. ‘Whatever Manish Sisodia has said about the BJP is completely false. The BJP did not give him any offer,’ Thakur said.

LAST INSTA POST She posted a video on Insta wearing pink safa with Rafi’s song ‘Rukh se jara nikab to hata do mere hazoor...’ playing in the background.

First India Bureau Hyderabad: Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh, who was arrested for alleged derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody. Nampally court has returned the remand application for suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh. He was arrested over his alleged derogatory comments against Prophet Muhammad. On Monday, the BJP MLA released a video criticising stand-up comedian Munawar, and was purportedly seen making comments, allegedly against Islam. Several people staged protests in parts of the city demanding Raja Singh’s arrest. MONTHS FOR RETD CJI JAILED WIFEMINISTERDELHIJAIN’SGETSBAIL

SONIA GANDHI CALLS ON PREZ DROUPADI MURMU

New Delhi: SC on Tuesday lashed out at Baba Ramdev for criticising allopathy and allopathic practitioners, saying he needed to be restrained from abusing doctors & other systems of treatment. It said ultimately we respect him as he popularised Yoga.

SHOW-CAUSE NOTICE ISSUED TO IMRAN; NEW CASES FILED Islamabad: A top court in Pakistan on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to ex-PM Imran Khan and summoned him on August 31 in contempt proceedings initiated against him for controversial remarks against a female judge. Meanwhile, fresh cases were registered against Khan for violating section 144 by organizing a rally.

Sonali had said, “mere pe kuch saazish ho rahi hai...”: Her sister

CM Ashok Gehlot with (Left) Dr Raghu Sharma, KC Venugopal, Jagdish Thakor & others during Gujarat PCC meet in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindiaOUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI DORAISWAMI IS NEXT COMMISSIONERHIGHOFINDIATOUK

Ahmedabad: The much anticipated meeting of Gujarat PCC was held on Tuesday, in which Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, party’s national organization general secretary KC Venugopal, Gujarat in-charge Raghu Sharma, Gujarat Congress state president Jagdish Thakor, frontal department presidents, observers, senior leaders, legislators and office bearers of the organization along with RTDC Chairman Dharmendra Rathore attended the meeting.

FLOOD SITUATION

Telangana BJP MLA gets bail hours after arrest

Srinagar: Two inﬁltrators from Pakistan were killed along the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri district late Monday night, the Indian Army said on Tuesday. “In reconnaissance by a quadcopter, two bodies of inﬁltrators have been observed. The area is being scanned,” said Defence spokesperson.

SC TO HEAR PLEA AGAINST 11 CONVICTS’ RELEASE

New Delhi: Adani Group said on Tuesday its media unit will buy a majority stake in New Delhi Television, one of nation’s most popular, in most high-proﬁle bet by billionaire Gautam Adani in vibrant media sector. Adani’s unit will indirectly buy a 29.18% stake in New Delhi Television Ltd & launch an open offer for another 26% stake. Open offer would be worth 4.93 bn Indian rupees ($61.73 mn), reports said.

Congress will come to power in Gujarat: Gehlot MY NAME BEING FLOATED FOR A LONG TIME, BUT ONLY RAHUL GANDHI SHOULD BECOME PRESIDENT: GEHLOTRavi Sharma

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider listing a plea challenging the grant of remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The top court was hearing a PIL ﬁled by CPI (M) Politburo Member Subhashini Ali, TMC MP Mahua Moitra, and one other petitioner.

On March 9, in the course of routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile. The government of India has taken a serious view and ordered a high-level Court of Enquiry. It is learnt that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan. While the incident is deeply regrettable, it is also a matter of relief that there has been no loss of life due to the accident.

Gehlot meets Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh in separate half hour meets

First India Bureau Jaipur: It seems that the stature of Con gress leader Dheeraj Gurjar is growing constantly. For the tionticketmemberpointedhastion,semblyPradeshHimachalAsElecDheerajbeenapasaofthedistribuscreening com mittee.Dheeraj is the chair man of Rajasthan Seed Corporation and the national secretary of WithCongress.this appoint ment, there is an at mosphere of enthusi asm among the sup porters and workers of Dheeraj Gurjar and the workers have ex pressed pointment.leader’sdhiPriyankaeralCongressgratitudetheirtoGenSecretaryGanfortheirapThescreen ing panels will short list candidates for the elections and send the short list for finalisa tion by the party’s Central Election Com mittee which Sonia Gandhi heads.

Bharat Dixit Jaipur: The high-volt age drama at Rajasthan University continued on the second day — day of withdrawal of nomina tion — with ABVP work ers threatening the ad ministration with mass self-immolation over the rejection of nomina tions for General Secre tary and Vice President. The candidates also at tempted to hang them selves. Later, after 8 hours of ruckus, the Scrutiny Committee found both the nomina tions filed by the ABVP candidates valid. The Scrutiny Commit tee had rejected the nom inations of ABVP candi dates for the posts of General Secretary and Vice President.

Vikas Sharma Jaipur: Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena on Tuesday directed offi cials to expedite con struction work of medi cal colleges so that it can be started on Addressingtime.the 6th meeting of the Govern ment Board of Rajasthan Medical Education Soci ety, he said that the work should be speeded up so that the construction could be completed on time and multi-specialty medical facilities could be available to the com monHeman.said that the offic ers concerned should hold regular meetings with the executive agen cy and ensure timely completion of the work. He expressed displeasure over the delay in work of Nagaur, Banswara, Al war and Hanumangarh Medical Colleges.

RU ADMIN

Vaccination of cattle against deadly Lumpy begins in 4 districts

NOMINATIONS FOUND VALID AFTER EIGHT-HOUR DRAMA

The ABVP workes along with National Sec retary Hushyar Singh Meena reached the Chief Electoral Officer Harsh Dwivedi’s cham ber and created a ruckus. Meena even attempted to attack Dwivedi but po lice stopped him. The ABVP workers also gh eraoed the DSW office. ABVP candidate for general secretary Arvind Jha had filed his nomination against the rules of the court, while for the post of vice-pres ident, Sakshi had pre sented false documents and nominations of both wereTherejected.DSWoffice has also rejected the nomina tion of Rohitash Meena, Independent for the post of General filedmarNSUIABVP,NarendraSecretary.YadavfromRituBaralafromandRajendraKuGorafromSFIhavetheirnominations.Meanwhile,onTuesday,BoxerVijenderSinghreleasedavideoinsupportofNSUIcandidateRituBarala.HereferredtoBaralaashisyoungersister.

Dheeraj is member of HP Congress’ screening panel

Car, trolley collide on NH-48, three die, two critical First India Bureau Jaipur: Three peo ple died and two were seriously injured in a road accident on Jaipur-Delhi Nation al Highway 48 on Tuesday.Afamily from Rohtak was going to Ajmer in a car, which lost control on a cul vert to Govardhanpu ra village, about 90 km from Jaipur and col lided with a trolley head-on. The car was being driven by Rohtak resident, Deepak Jat (28). His mother Nar esh Devi (60), Aunt Santosh Devi (58) and maternal grandpar ents, Ram Hare (80) and Nani Rampyari (75) were there. After getting infor mation, police reached the spot and with the help of villagers got the injured admitted to the Government BDM District Hospi tal, Kotputli. Mangled remains of the car.

Lal Chand Kataria, Udailal Anjana discuss Lumpy skin desease during the PCC Jan Sunwai in Jaipur on Tuesday.

ITBP JAWAN, WIFE DIE IN ACCIDENT, TRUCK DRIVER FLEES THE SPOT Sikar: ITBP head constable and his wife died in a head-on collision of truck and car on Jaipur-Bikaner bypass. The jawan, Ashok was on his way along with his wife to visit his in-laws. The accident happened around 1.30 pm on Tues day near Green AV Hotel in Chandpura. The couple has a 3-year-old daughter, who was at school. The post-mortem of the dead bodies was done at SK Hospital. According to the police, their car collided with a truck coming from the front. The police reached the spot and took both of them to the hospital, where they were declared dead. The truck driver fled from the spot.

Speed up works of medical colleges: Parsadi

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NSUI, JOINTGENNOMINATEABVPVP,SECY&SECY N SUI state incharge Gurjot Sidhu on Tuesday nominated Nikita Famra for the post of vice-president, Sanjay Chaudhary for the post of general secretary and Dhara Kumawat for the post of joint secretary. Earlier, NSUI made Ritu Barala its candidate for the post of president. This is for the first time that NSUI has an nounced its candidates post nomination. On the other hand, ABVP has nominated Naren dra Yadav for President post, Arvind Jhanjhra for the post of Gen eral Secretary, Sakshi Sharma for the post of Vice-President and Krishna Tavar for the post of Joint Secretary. candidates threatened mass self-immolation after Scrutiny Committee rejected the nominations for the post of General Secretary and Vice President LOSES GROUND TO ABVP

PETITIONS IN HC GOVTAGAINSTFAILURE Jaipur: Advocate SK Singh has filed a PIL regarding the deaths and lack of better treatment of Cattle suffering from the Lumpy Skin Disease. Nearly 22,000 animals mainly cow have died in the State due to this infectious skin disease. The matter is likely to be listed on 25th August. Another PIL was filed by Ma hesh Jhalani regarding shortage of resources to deal with lumpy among cattle.

Raj Medical Edu Board members hold meet in Jaipur on Tuesday.

ABVP National Secretary Hushyar Singh Meena and workers protest against cancellation of nominations of two candidates at RU on Tuesday. (Inset) Niharika Jorwal, who is contesting as an Independent, appeals to Pratap Bhanu to withdraw his nomination for the post of President.

Kashiram Choudhary Jaipur: The vaccina tion of cattle against lumpy skin disease has started in four dis tricts, an official said onPCTuesday.Kishan, Secre tary, Department of Animal Husbandry said the Department had placed orders for 10.7 lakh vaccines and about five lakh vac cines have been re ceived so Thousandsfar. of cattle have been vaccinated in Bharatpur, Bundi, Ajmer and Kota dis tricts, he added. The department will also recruit 500 personnel temporari ly to prevent the spread of the disease among the ChandtureMeanwhile,cattle.AgriculMinisterLalKatariaon

Tuesday claimed that there has been a de crease in the death due to the lumpy skin dis ease in the cattle. The disease is expected to subside in another 1015 days, he added.

RAJE, DUSHYANT TO TAKE STOCK OF SITUATION TODAY ALL SCHOOLS IN JALORE, BARAN TO REMAIN CLOSED TODAY

As the 15 gates of Kota Barrage opened up, colonies like Nayapura situated on downside were ﬂooded in Kota on Tuesday.

RAIN FURY: 2 WASHED AWAY, 2 MISSING IN FLOODS

DHARIWAL KEEPS ON KOTA FLOOD SITUATION Kota: Low lying areas from Tipta to Karbala and Nayapura bus stand in Kota did not face trouble this time due to River Front project, a dream project of UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal. In 2019, after a massive release of 7 lakh cusecs of water from Kota barrage, Kota city’s Tipta to Karbala and Nayapura bus stand were submerged. That time, Dhariwal had visited the flood affected areas and promised a permanent solution to the situation and conceptualized the river front. With this, dozens of settlements were saved from inundation this year. He directed collector and other officers to focus on rescue and relief works. Collector O P Bunkar and SP Kesar Singh Shekhawat are working on ground in coordination with several fronts for rescue and relief works. Dhariwal took regular feedback about the situation from the officers and updated CM Ashok Gehlot.

Kota/Baran: Two people were washed away in ﬂoods and two others went missing in Baran and Bundi districts, as heavy rains continued to lash the region on Tuesday. The body of 35-year-old Premnarayan Suman, a resident of Dabri Kakaji village in Baran was recovered Tuesday. In Bundi district, Satyanarayan Prajapat, 50, a resident of Suwasda village fell into an ﬂooded anicut on Tuesday. Bodies of both, Suman and Prajapat, were handed over to families.

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UDH issued notification today for changes in rules. Builders to give commitment in the sales agreements.

ACB’S PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN SRI GANGANAGAR ARMY JOINS RESCUE OPERATIONS AS RAINS LEAD TO FLOODS IN SEVEN DISTRICTS INCLUDING KOTA, SDRF UNITS ALSO DEPLOYED

First India Bureau Jaipur/Kota: Floodlike situation in Rajasthan’s Kota worsened on Tuesday due to incessant rainfall, officials said. An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter has been called to conduct a rescue operation in Baran district while schools in all four districts of Kota division -- Kota, Baran, Jhalawar and Bundi -- have been shut, they said. Several areas in these districts are waterlogged due to heavy rains and water being released from dams. On Monday, Kota, Jhalawar and some areas in Bundi and Baran reported floodlike situation. In Baran district, the water level in Parvati and Parvan river increased on Monday night due to which many low-lying areas faced waterlogging.

After the ﬂood in Itawa of Kota, a child drowned. Relief workers bringing his body out with the help of a boat.

First India Bureau Jaipur: In a major action by the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) enforcement team, a four-storey hotel erected in the ecological area on the agricultural land has been sealed. The action was taken near Jaisinghpura on Delhi road on officialszonegottheInterestingly,Tuesday.whenEnforcementWingthereportfromtheforthisland,theofthezone tried to save the illegal builder. JDA’s Enforcement Team Chief and Additional SP Raghuveer Saini said that this construction is being done on 875 square yards of land near Jaton ki Dhani located in WhenJaisinghpura.thewrong report of this construction came from Zone 10, we formed a separate team at our level and got the spot reported again. It was found in the report that the owner of the land has constructed a four-storey hotel on the spot. In this, 66 rooms were made with attached latrine and bathroom. After this, the action was taken to seal this building on Tuesday. He told that earlier a small resort and marriage garden was operating on this land.

BL Soni addressing the gathering during public awareness campaign in Sri Ganganagar on Tuesday. ‘Apartment Ownership Act’ must for builders

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VASUNDHARA @VasundharaBJPRAJE Due to two days of heavy rains, there is a ﬂood like situation in various areas of Rajasthan. At the same time, the water level of Chambal has also come above the danger mark. I request all of you not to panic.

Don’t show mercy, get them punished: Soni

Bhupendra Soni and Vedprakash Lakhotia, Association President Dharamveer Dudeja and Kachha Arhtiya Sangh patron Hanuman Goyal were also present. In his 35 minutes address, Soni said that the government employees get salary, the government also gives resources, even after that some people indulge in corruption and they should be punished. Soni also answered the questions of the people.

ACB Range Bikaner SP Devendra Kumar Bishnoi, Sri Ganganagar outpost in-charge

ATTENTION!ITAWAMAHI DAM, BANSWARA

— Bhanwar S Charan AERIAL SURVEY WITH CM LIKELY Dhariwal may conduct an aerial survey by Gehlot once the CM returns from Delhi so that the damage caused by the rains is assessed and affected people can be given assistance.

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SEVEN DISTRICTS SUBMERGED IN FLOOD; ARMY HELICOPTER AIRLIFTS QUICKPEOPLEUPDATES

B-2 and B-7 companies of SDRF rescuing people in Kota’s Kaithun on Tuesday.

Dr Somya row: 40-page report sent to AAG, to be presented in SC soon Abhishek Shrivastava Jaipur: After sacking 3 councillors in Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater, now the government wants to take immediate action against Mayor Dr Somya. For this, the govt has sent a 40-page report of the judicial inquiry to be presented in the Supreme Court. The report has been sent to the Additional Advocate General (AAG) and it is likely that it will be presented in the court within 2 to 3 days. Preparations are being made to take special permission from the court in this matter. If sacked from the post, she will not be able to contest polls for 6 years. According to official sources, the hearing in the matter which is pending in the Supreme Court is proposed on October 26. In the SC order staying suspension of Dr Somya on February 1, the state government or the parties were directed to take further action only after presenting the report of the judicialIninquiry.thejudicial inquiry, the mayor and three councilors Paras Jain, Ajay Singh and Shankar Sharma were held guilty. Dr Somya JDA sealed 44 rooms on Tuesday in this Hotel, which is being built in Jaisinghpura, Delhi Road, Jaipur.

Jalore/Baran: All schools in Jalore district will remain closed on Wednesday, in wake of incessant heavy rainfall in the district. Teaching staff is requested to remain present in the schools. In Baran also, due to a heavy rainfall warning all schools in the district will remain shut today, as per orders issued by DM Narendra Gupta.

People from waterlogged areas have started to shift their essentials to safer places.

Jaipur: Former CM Vasundhara Raje will fly by helicopter from Jaipur to flood struck areas of Jhalawar on Wednesday She will visit areas like Khanpur, Taraj, Bakani, Sarola and Raipur and take first hand stock of the flood like situation. Her son and MP Dushyant Singh will also accompany her.

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Ex-IAS Ajit K Singh gets bail in dispute with other IAS Jaipur (FIB): A local court on Tuesday granted bail to former IAS officer Ajit K Singh against whom former IAS officer Manjeet Singh and former IPS officer M K Devrajan had registered a case on allegations including comments on social media against them. The Malviya Nagar police station filed chargesheet against Ajit K Singh in which he has been found guilty under various IPC sections. Judge directed the accused to fill bail bond of Rs 20,000. Indian Army sprung into action for ﬂood relief operations in Baran, Jhalawar & Kota districts to rescue stranded populace.

Abhishek Shrivastava Jaipur: Builders in Rajasthan will have to comply with the apartment ownership act and will have to give a commitment in this regard in the sale agreement. For this, changes were made in the rules of the real estate regulatoryFormatact. of sale of agreement has been changed in which a column for commitment has been inserted for the builder.

JDA seals 44 rooms of hotel being built in ecological zone on Delhi road

Special trains for Ramdevra Mela Kashiram Chaudhary Jaipur: The AugusttrainsgarhpurpurpureratedThesecommutesengersthisfairgoingmovementtrainstoadministrationRailwayisgoingoperatefivespecialtofacilitateofdevoteestotheRamdevrainJaisalmer.Withthousandsofpas-willbeabletotothefair.trainswillbeop-betweenJodh-toPokaran,Jodh-toRamdevra,Jodh-toMarwarandLal-toRamdevra.Thewilloperatefrom25tillSept9.

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The US health authorities reported a New York person contracting a similar strain of the virus from oral vac cine after the man suffered paralysis. While the source of the virus was still being traced, authorities were con cerned about its spread. The US does not administer the oral vaccine. In March this year the WHO was notified about the presence of cVDPV3 in an unvaccinated child in Jeru salem. The child was brought to hospital after a paralytic attack. Here, too, the origin of the virus and its spread are part of the investigation. The apprehension is that the cVDPV3 strain could be spreading in these three countries. It is a scary devel opment for the world.

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The writer is Senior Journalist and former Managing Editor, First India Prime Minister Narendra Modi

larm bells are ringing in the United States, Britain and Israel over resurgence of the polio virus at a time when most of the developing countries have eradicated the crippling virus. Nature re ported in June that a strain of polio virus was “detected during routine surveillance of waste water in February. A mutated version of the same strain was again picked up in the following months”. The report was based on the find ings of the UK Health Secu rity Agency (UKHSA). What is alarming about this strain is that it has originated from the oral polio vaccine, de scribed as “rare risk”. Called “circulating vaccinederived polio virus type 3” (cVDPV3) by the World Health Organisation, it is a strain of (weakened) polio virus that would have originally been found in oral polio vaccines. It can spread through faeces and respiratory secretions and, in rare cases, can prove to be haz ardous.

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reebies or better known as “revdis” in the Indian politi cal parlance has gained prominence in debates and the relevance of the same is a hotPrimetopic.Minister Narendra Modi of late has been hitting out in a veiled manner against the reported populist schemes of doling out free bies which are not just a “burden” on the taxpayers’ but may also pull the plug on the economic growth of the nation and dent the country’s attempts towards building a self-reliant nation. With the Gujarat elections coming up, it is not difficult to guage the fact that he had directed his attack against Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aad mi Party’s government which riding the crest of the Delhi model. “As a country, we have to take a pledge that we will not allow such tendencies to grow. This is a collective re sponsibility of the country,” Modi had said. “If there is selfishness in politics, then anyone can come and announce to give free petrol and diesel. Such steps will take away the rights of our children, and prevent the country from becoming self-reliant. Due to such self ish policies, the burden on honest taxpayers of the coun try will also increase. To deal with the challenges that the country is facing, it needs clear intentions and commit ment. It requires extreme hard work, policy and huge investments,” Modi said. “This is not policy, it is im morality. This is not national interest; it is a loss of the na tion. This is not nation-build ing, it is an attempt to push the nation back. To deal with the challenges facing the country, it takes clear inten tions, loyalty, and policy,” Modi said. In the first week of August, the Supreme Court advised the Union government to form a composite expert com mittee to examine the pros and cons of freebies given out by governments and ways to curb irrational elec toral promises that cost the exchequer dear. AAP’S FREEBIE TRIP In the 2013 Delhi polls, when Arvind Kejriwal first came to power (just for 49 days), his campaign’s focus was to pro vide free (to a certain limit) electricity and water. People responded to AAP’s move and the party romped home in style. After AAP re peated its winning streak (in Delhi in 2020) it went on to win Punjab in 2022 on the DelhiAlso,Model.Indian politicians, over the time have grown smarter and some argue that bank write-offs to “some” corporates are more danger ous to the economy and the democracy in the larger con text than the freebies to poor voters at Freebielarge.politics is nothing new in India. Way back in the Sixties, K Kamaraj’s had promised to provide rice at the cost price of Re 1 per Kg. This move seemed to be high ly popular in those days, which was also perhaps the “need” of the hour as far as the per capita income of In dians considered. The move can certainly be argued. This decision helped Kamaraj earn huge political clout. Twenty years later, in 1983, NT Rama Rao romped home after he promised rice at Rs 2 perInkg.both the cases, Rao and Kamaraj faced scathing criti cisms over the viability of their “schemes” but they stood firm on their decision and continued with their populistHowever,schemes.thedie was cast and a ballot system unfortu nately has been imprinted in the minds of voters and they now want to simply transact votes in return of some sops or goodies and this is con tinuing over the decades. There’s been a huge up roar in the country for the last few weeks over freebies. Even as the Centre is appeal ing to the states to curb the “sops operas,” Delhi’s ruling party Aam Aadmi Party, Ta mil Nadu’s DMK and Andhra’s YSR Congress are challenging the central gov ernment in the Apex court on this. In its last hearing, the court had said, “Some people say that political parties can not be stopped from making promises to the voters. Now it has to be decided what free bies are.” Can healthcare for all, access to drinking water, schemes like MGNREGA, which make life better, be considered freebies?’ The court asked all the parties in the matter to give their views.

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A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana orally observed that the court can not prevent political parties from making promises. How ever, it added that the ques tion is what constitutes right promises?Thebench, also compris ing Justices JK Maheshwari and Hima Kohli, further asked, “Can we describe the promise of free education as a freebie? Can free drinking water, units of power, etc., be described as freebies?”

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In the previous hearing, the top court had suggested constituting an expert panel comprising representatives from the central and state governments, opposition po litical parties, Election Com mission of India, Finance Commission, Reserve Bank of India, NITI Aayog, etc. Meanwhile, with Gujarat approaching, it will be inter esting to see how AAP places itself before the might of the BJP. In Delhi and Punjab, it may be noted that the BJP did not have a strong pres ence. However, Gujarat is an entirely different ball game and the contest will get inter esting as the countdown to the crucial polls begins.

In the first week of August, the Supreme Court advised the Union government to form a composite expert committee to examine the pros and cons of freebies given out by governments and ways to curb irrational electoral promises that cost the exchequer dear

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A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Bible THE OF FORMER PM NAWAZ SHARIF? akistan is going through a déjà vu moment with the ousted Prime Minis ter Imran Khan fac ing arrest on terror charges. Four years ago in 2018 Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was sen tenced to seven years in prison on charges of corruption. The case against Imran Khan was filed following his outburst over the arrest of his key aide She hbaz Gill was arrested on Au gust 9 for his comments on tele vision which were termed sedi tious. Imran alleged that Gill was tortured in jail and criti cized the judge who allowed Gill to be taken in police custody. Later at a rally the former prime minister threatened to file cases against police officials on his return to power. This led to a case being filed against him un der the Anti-Terrorism Act. Imran Khan has managed to get brief reprieve from a court and is now galvanizing support against the government of She hbaz Sharif, Nawaz Sharif’s brother. It is the army’s “neutral ity” that will decide Imran’s fate.

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On August 17, the Supreme Court observed that issues raised during the hearing of the petition against freebies promised by political parties during polls are getting “increasingly complicated”, and whether access to free education, drinking water, electricity can be termed freebies? A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana orally observed that the court cannot prevent political parties from making promises. However, it added that the question is whatrightconstitutespromises?

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Sharat K Verma New Delhi: When the civilian honours are an nounced on January 26 next year, it may be an nounced that the Dalai Lama will be awarded the Bharat Ratna and a base for this is being prepared. For many years, after becoming the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi did not wish the Dalai Lama on his birthday, over con cerns about China. But for the last two years, Prime Minister Modi has been congratulat ing him on his birthday. This means that India has changed its policy regarding China. Now India does not care for China as it was before. Now India is indicating that if China does not respect its sovereignty and territorial integri ty, then India can also question the One China policy.That’s when an allparty delegation of In dian parliamentarians on Tibet has proposed Bharat Ratna to the Da lai Lama. Last year, China had raised ques tions about this delega tion. This time the Par liamentary delegation has also suggested that a common session of Parliament should be called and the Dalai Lama should address it. Both these proposals have been sent to the government and the government has to de cide on them. Even if it is not decided to call a joint session for Dalai Lama to address, then it may be decided to give Bharat Ratna to him. If India does this then it will be a big deal and it will work according to the status of India which aspires to emerge as a superpower.

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate Homi Bhabha Cancer Hos pital & Research Centre at Mullanpur in New Chandigarh on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the hospital has been built by the Centre for Rs 660 crore. The 300-bed hospital is a tertiary care hospital equipped with modern facili ties to treat all types of cancers using every available treatment modality like surgery, radiotherapy and medical on cology – chemotherapy, immunother apy and bone marrow transplant. This project is significant since there have been numerous reports of increased cancer prevalence in parts of Punjab and people being forced to go to other states for affordable treatment. Can’t force Rahul, says Digvijaya Singh on top party post New Delhi: Rahul Gan dhi “can’t be forced to become Congress presi dent” if he doesn’t want to, party leader Digvijaya Singh said. Top lead ers are finally acknowl edging publicly that Rahul no longer wants to lead the party. “We can’t force Rahul Gandhi if he doesn’t want to become Congress president,” Digvijaya Singh said. Gandhi has refused to return to the post he quit in 2019 over the party’s colossal defeat in the national elections. The Congress has to elect a new chief by September 20 and is already run ning a few days late to start the process. The schedule may be an nounced later this week. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said yesterday the party is “unanimously” in favour of Rahul Gandhi for the post and workers would be disap pointed if he didn’t take charge. Digvijaya Singh, asked whether he would “appeal” to Gandhi to change his mind, said: “The appeal is known to everyone. It depends on Rahul Gandhi... How can you force anyone? We are trying to get everyone on board.” The future of the party “is bright”, Singh added. Meanwhile, the Congress President has consti tuted Screening Commit tees for the forthcoming state polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh with immediate effect.

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Congress releases slogan, logo for Bharat Jodo Yatra

Convicts’ release shows they were reformed: Cop who probed case

RUBAIYA SAYEED SKIPS COURT WARRANTHEARING,ISSUED New Delhi: The Supreme Court struck down one of the provisions of the (Prohibition)TransactionsBenamiActof1988,whichprovidesforthepunishmentofa maximum jail of 3 years or a fine or both for those indulging in ‘benami’ transactions. The apex court termed the provision “unconstitutional” on the ground of being “manifestly arbitrary”.

FOR MUSLIM GIRLS, NO PARENTS’ NOD TO MARRY AFTER PUBERTY Jammu: A court here turned down JKLF chief attendtoMalik’sYasinpleaphysicallycourt 1989witnessescross-examineandintheRubaiya Sayeed abduction case, according to a CBI counsel. The court also issued a bail able warrant against Sayeed after she did not appear for cross-examination by Malik, who she had identified as her abductor in a hearing.

‘Mile Kadam, Jude New Delhi (Agen cies): The Congress on Tuesday unveiled the logo, tagline and pam phlet of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, a 3,570 kmlong nationwide foot march led by Rahul Gandhi that will be kick-started on Sep temberParty7.leaders Digvi jaya Singh and Jairam Ramesh unveiled the tagline of the yatra, ‘Mile Kadam, Jude Va tan’ (Come Together, Unite the Nation), and also launched its web site in New Delhi. “The purpose of this yatra is ‘Ek tera kadam, ek mera kadam, judd jaye pura vatan’ (One step by you, one step by me, come together to unite the nation),” said Digvijaya Singh, who heads the yatra organis ing“Hatredcommittee.is being spread in the country, Central agencies are be ing misused, Rupee is falling, Constitution is being disrespected... So nia Gandhi in Udaipur Chintan Shivir had said that people from all walks of lives, from all religions and castes, would join the ‘nafrat chhodo, Bharat jodo’ campaign,” he added.

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Jairam Ramesh and Digvijaya Singh release logo of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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IN THE COURTYARD RELEASE ANUBRATA MONDAL, ELSE...: BENGAL SPECIAL CBI JUDGE GETS THREAT LETTER Asansol: A special judge, in a CBI court in Asansol, alleged that he had been threatened with a false NDPS case against his family members if he failed to secure the release of the TMC leader Anubrata Mondal who is in CBI custody, in a cattle smuggling case. The judge, Rajesh Chakraborty, alleged that he received the threat via a letter from one Bappa Chatter jee stating that if Mondal was not released on bail, his family would be implicated in an NDPS case in grave allegations of commercial quantity.

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New Delhi: Hearing a plea to ban on the ‘freebie culture’ during polls, the Supreme Court said a debate on the matter was needed for the welfare of the country. CJI NV Ramana highlighted the need to differentiate between a promise made by a politician as a ‘freebie’ and a ‘welfare scheme’. He asked if a law rolled out by the Centre prohibiting ‘freebies’ would be open to judicial scrutiny. “Suppose the Centre makes a law that states cannot give freebies. Will such a law be open for judicial scrutiny?” he observed. During the hearing, the court took exception to remarks made by Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan.

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BJP asks Nitish to apologise for visiting temple with Muslim min

Patna (Agencies): The BJP on Tuesday criti cised Bihar chief min ister Nitish Kumar for hurting Hindu senti ments by visiting Gaya’s Vishnupad Tem ple, where entry of nonHindus is prohibited, a day earlier with his Muslim Cabinet col league. It warned of protests if he failed to apologise.Mohammad Israil Mansuri, who is in charge of the Gaya district, was among the ministers who ac companied Kumar to the temple to review the preparations for Pitri Paksha Mela from September 9. He told reporters he felt blessed to have visited theBJP’stemple.state chief San jay Jaiswal demanded a public apology from Ku mar. “If [he] refuses to apologise, he would face protests in the state as sembly.”Mahesh Gupt, a mem ber of the temple com mittee, said they could not recognise Mansuri as they had not seen him before. “...he did not appear different from others. But this could have been avoid ed. There is a notice board at the temple, say ing clearly that nonHindus are not al lowed.”

The Yatra will com mence in Kanyaku mari, at 5pm on Sep tember 7 which will pass through 12 states and two UTs, covering 3,500 km in 150 days. The other states will also hold Bharat Jodo Yatra which will be livestreamed.Jairam Ramesh said the yatra stands against political division, eco nomic inequality, social polarisation, abuse of the Constitution and the growing centralisa tion of power that the Union government holds over Respondingstates.to que ries on why the newly launched campaign’s documents do not pos sess the Congress logo, the duo said the yatra is a “non-partisan” initia tive even though it is led by the party.

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CM Nitish Kumar worships at Vishnupad Temple, in Gaya. Minister Israil Mansuri also seen. PHOTO New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Naren dra Modi will interact with students partici pating in the grand fi nale of this year’s Smart India Hackathon (SIH) on August 25, MoS Sub has Sarkar announced onTheTuesday.hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve some of the pressing prob lems people face in daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product in novation and a mindset of pingorcrimevideo-conferencing.willSarkaratstudentsedceptioneverySmartdentinteractingendra“Primeproblem-solving.MinisterNarModihasbeenwiththestuparticipantsoftheIndiaHackathonyearsinceitsinandheisexpecttointeractwiththeeventhisyear8pmonAugust25,”said.ThePMinteractthroughDevelopmentofapredictingmodeltoolforhotspotmapusingimagepro cessing and artificial intelligence and ma chine learning ap proach; transfer of mul timedia data through police radio sets; OCR of temple inscriptions and translations in De vanagari; high resolu tion 3D model of ter rain, infrastructure and roads in disaster stuck areas and IoT enabled risk monitoring system in cold supply chain fare among the problem statements students are working on this year.

The PM will interact with the young minds via video-conferencing.

Ahmedabad (Agen cies): The release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case after 15 years shows they were reformed, retired IPS officer Vivek Dube, who investigated the case, said in his first response on the issue. Dube was joint direc tor, CBI, which took up the case after the SC ordered probe 18 years ago. His team success fully secured the con viction of 12 men ( one died by suicide) for life, including five cops and two doctors. The men massacred 14 members of Bano’s family in Gu jarat’s Dahod in March 2002. The youngest was her 3-yr-old daughter Saleha whose head was smashed on a rock. A pregnant Bilkis was gang-raped. She sur vived because they left her for dead and came to symbolise the bru tality of the 2002 Guja rat“Theriots.agitation by a section of people and media to assert that the release of the con victs has resulted in denial of justice to Bilkis have no basis. They are just being re vengeful, which is against spirit of the Constitution,” Dube said in a post.

MALIK’S PLEA TO PHYSICALLY ATTEND COURT TURNED DOWN

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Patna: A day ahead of Bihar Assembly’s special session called to prove the new government’s major ity, Speaker VK Sinha on Tuesday said he will not resign despite a no-con fidence motion moved by MLAs of ‘Mahagathband han’. Sinha, a BJP leader, claimed the motion was based on “false” charges against him. “In the noconfidence motion, which seems to have cared little for rules, I have been ac cused of partisanship and a dictatorial attitude. Both allegations are blatantly false,” he said.

PM Modi to interact with Smart India Hackathon participants tomorrow

Jammu: A special court on Tuesday issued bailable warrants terSayeed’sex-CMagainstMuftiMohammeddaughRubaiyaaftershedidn’tturnupatthetrialagainst JKLF chief Yasin Malik in connec tion with her abduction in December 1989. Sayeed, a medical student at the time, was abducted on Decem ber 8, 1989, and freed on December 13 that year after the Centre agreed to release five arrested terrorists.

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New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi is all set to com mission India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Car rier ‘Vikrant’ in Kochi on September 2. According to government officials, the Prime Minister was briefed on the capabilities of the carrier. The Vikrant is the largest-ever warship built in India and would be a landmark event for the navy and the country, they said. The 262-m-long carrier has a displacement of 45,000 tonnes.

New Delhi: Delhi HC has said that a girl on andMuslimparents”consentmarrypubertyattaining“couldwithoutofherunderlawshastheright to reside with her husband even when she is otherwise minor. Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation in the case of a Muslim couple who married against wishes of the girl’s parents. While the man is 25, the girl as per her family and police, is 15 years old.

SUPREME COURT SAYS DEBATE ON ‘FREEBIE’ ISSUE IMPORTANT FOR COUNTRY’S WELFARE

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The Bilkis Bano case convicts after their release.

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Kathua/Jammu: A Special Police Officer (SPO) on Tuesday allegedly bludgeoned his pregnant wife to death in Kathua of Jammu and Kashmir. Accused SPO Mohan Lal is absconding. His house was set ablaze by some angry villagers.SSP, Kathua, Ramesh Chander Kotwal said special teams have been formed to arrest the accused. Lal brutally killed his wife Asha Devi (32) following an argument over some family matter.

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Bhadohi: A Dalit girl allegedly faced casteist slurs was beaten up and thrown out of her school by a former village head for not wearing uniform, police said. The accused ex-pradhan was identi fied as Manoj Kumar Dubey. Dubey on Monday questioned the girl, a class 8 student of a government school, about not wearing the uniform, To this, the girl replied that she will wear it when her father buys it for her, police said.

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New Delhi (Agencies): Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda has reacted to the arrest of Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar. JP Nadda said, “I strongly condemn the illegal ar rest of BJP Telangana State President Bandi Sanjay by TRS govern ment. KCR is worried seeing the massive sup port that BJP is receiv ing from all corners of the state against his cor rupt and family-centric regime.”“We’llfight democrat ically and ensure that in the coming elections TRS and KCR will be wiped out,” he added. According to a report, “Telangana BJP presi dent Bandi Sanjay Ku mar was detained by the police in Karimnagar after he called for pro tests over the arrest of BJP workers in Hy derabad.’BandiSanjay Kumar had earlier lashed out at the state police for registering “attempt to murder” cases against BJP workers for pro testing at the house of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha.

New Delhi (PTI): De fence Research & Devel opment Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully flight tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-toAir Missile (VL-SR SAM) from the Integrat ed Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Tuesday. The flight test was car ried out from an Indian Naval Ship against a high-speed unmanned aerial target for demon stration of vertical launch capability. The missiles, equipped with indige nous Radio Frequency (RF) seeker, intercepted the target with high ac curacy. The VL-SRSAM system has been indige nously designed and de veloped by DRDO. Dur ing the test launch, flight path and vehicle performance parame ters were monitored us ing flight data, captured by various range instru ments. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has com plimented DRDO and Indian Navy.

INDIA’S AIRCRAFT FLEET SIZE EXPECTED TO DOUBLE IN 5 YRS, SAYS JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA Bengaluru (Agen cies): Pfizer Inc’s COV ID-19 vaccine was 73.2% effective in chil dren aged between 6 months and 4 years, the company’s data showed on Tuesday, two months after the U.S. rollout of the shots began for that age group. Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine was authorized for chil dren under 5 years of age in June, based on data that showed the vaccine generated a similar immune re sponse to those seen in older age groups. An early analysis based on 10 symptomat ic COVID-19 cases in the study had suggested a vaccine efficacy of 80.3% in this group, but experts had warned that the data was pre liminary due to the low number of symptomat ic Thecases.updated data re leased on Tuesday showed 13 children had COVID-19, at least sev en days after receiving a third dose of the Pfiz er-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, compared with 21 cases in those who received a placebo. Most cases were caused by the Omicron BA.2 variant that was dominant in March and April, when the study wasTheconducted.companies also said they were prepar ing an application seeking U.S. authoriza tion for an Omicrontargeting vaccine booster in children aged 6 months through 11 years of age.

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall and thun derstorm, lightning over Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, the sub-Himalayan and Gangetic West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha and Jharkhand during the course of this week. It is worth noting that the western end of the monsoon trough at mean sea level is south of its normal position and eastern end is near its normal position and a cyclonic circulation lies over Northeast Bay of Bengal while the neighbourhood extending upto middle tropospheric levels, IMD informed.

Ahtesham Siddiqui Lucknow: The Yogi government transferred 15 IPS late on Monday night. Abdul Hameed, a 2006-batch IPS officer, has been made Deputy Inspector General of Po lice, Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Lucknow.IPSAkhilesh Kumar Chaurasia has been posted as SP Establish ment Headquarters, DIG, Lucknow. DCP East of Lucknow Commis sionerate, Syed Ali Ab bas has been made Ad ditional Commissioner of Police, knowADCPKumarCommissionerate.LucknowAnilYadav,whowasNorthinLucCommissionerate, was also transferred and now he has been made Additional Depu ty Commissioner of Po lice, Gautam Budh Na gar garlice,tymadepur.CommissioneratemissionerAdditionalhasGautamPoliceerAssistantCommissionerate.CommissionAnkitaSharmaofCommissionerateBudhNagarbeentransferredtoDeputyComofPoliceKanIPSSaadMianisAdditionalDepuCommissionerofPoGautamBudhNaCommissionerate.

An area gets submerged as the water level of Hati river rises following heavy rainfall, at Junagarh, in Kalahandi.

Thrissur: A wild elephant has died after allegedly falling into a septic tank in the backyard of an uninhabited house near a forest area in this district, forest officials said on Tuesday. A forest officer said the young tuskless male elephant strayed into the area inhabited by humans by demolishing the solar fencing. It was later found dead having fallen face first into the septic tank.

J&K: BODY OF MISSING BJP LEADER FOUND HANGING DALIT GIRL THROWN OUT OF UP SCHOOL OVER UNIFORM New Delhi: The body of a missing BJP leader was found hanging from a tree under mysterious circum stances in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday. A villager saw the body of Som Raj hanging from a tree at some distance from his house in Hiranagar town in the morning and informed the police, PTI quoted officials as saying. The body, which had blood marks, was sent to a hospital for post-mor tem, the officials added.

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Kumar said, “Strong ly condemn TS police registering a case of at tempted murder against BJP leaders who were protesting at the house of Chief Minister KCR’s daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha demanding an answer to the allegations in the liquor scam. There is clear evidence that TRS goons have attacked BJP workers.”

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New Delhi/Jalandhar: The BSF on Tuesday recovered a cache of assault weapons and pistols suspected to have been smuggled from across the border during a patrol along the India-Pa kistan border in Punjab. Three AK-47 rifles along with six magazines, 2 M-3 sub-machine guns with four magazines and two pistols along with two magazines were found lying in a farm in the state’s Ferozepur sec tor around 7 am, an official spokesperson said.

New Delhi: SpiceJet is looking for investments from external parties, including airlines, and also plans to add seven more Boeing planes to its fleet by December, the carrier’s chief Ajay Singh said on Tuesday. In recent times, SpiceJet has faced turbulence -- especially with many of its flights suffering technical snags -- and subsequently, the airline has faced ac tions from aviation regulator DGCA. Singh said it is doing the utmost to work through the stress that it has faced and the strategy is to raise resources.

“We need wide-body aircraft in the country to become an interna tional hub, that is why the ministry of civil aviation is working on it and we have engaged with the professionals to make India an interna tional hub in aviation,” ScindiaGrowthsaid.in the avia tion sector in terms of CAGR is 10% annually, he added. On the ques tion of recruitment of air traffic controllers (ATCOs) which are now low in strength, he said “soon we will recruit more than 300 ATCOs by the end of this year.”

Bhopal: The Indian Air Force will deploy two helicopters for relief operations in MP’s flood-hit Vidisha district, officials said. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan also conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas. Rains stopped in Bhopal on Tuesday and the power supply was restored after more than 24 hours in parts of the city, which had witnessed tree falls and traffic snarls over the last couple of days due to heavy showers and strong winds blowing at up to 40 km per hour, officials said.

CBI NABS SEVEN MORE FOR ‘INVOLVEMENT’ IN BIRBHUM KILLINGS IN WEST BENGAL WILD ELEPHANT DIES AFTER FALLING INTO SEPTIC TANK IN KERALA Kolkata: The CBI on Tuesday nabbed seven more per sons for their alleged involvement in the Birbhum killings in West Bengal, a senior official said. Ten people, includ ing six women and two children, were burnt to death after assailants hurled petrol bombs at several houses in Bogtui on March 21. “We have arrested seven accused from Bogtui during further investigation into the case,” the CBI official said.

New Delhi (Agencies): Several lives across In dian states continue to be jeopardised follow ing the heavy monsoon and flooding for days now. The situation in Odisha turned grim on Monday with over 9 lakh lives as the flood situation in several northern Odisha dis tricts, including Balas ore, turned worse. As many as 251 villages in the districts of Balas ore, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur and Bhadrak have been impacted by the north Odisha floods, while the total number of affected population crossed 9.66 lakhs. In Himachal Pradesh, 22 people were killed and 12 others injured in 36 incidents of land slides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain fall. In Uttarakhand, a series of cloudbursts killed four people re cently as rivers breached banks, washed away bridges, & waters inside houses, forcing evacuation of villages.

Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said heavy rain will lash Karnataka for the next three days and issued a yellow alert for the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Shivamogga, Chik kamagalur, Kodagu, Hassan and Kolar. The fishermen in the coastal districts have been advised not to venture into the sea as winds are likely to blow at a speed of 40 to 50 kilometres per hour. The IMD has also issued a yellow alert for Bengaluru, Ramnagar, Chamara janagar, Tumakuru, Ballary and Chitradurga. Residents of the state capital are experiencing a chill during the evenings and early mornings.

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The updated data released by the company on Tues day showed 13 children had COVID-19, at least seven days after receiving a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, compared with 21 cases in those who received a placebo. Most cases were caused by the Omicron BA.2 variant that was dominant in March and April this year, when the study was conducted.

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HEAVY RAIN TO LASH K’TAKA FOR 3 MORE DAYS SPICEJET PLANS TO ADD SEVEN PLANES BY DECEMBER-END, SAYS MD AJAY SINGH Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia interacts with SpiceJet MD Ajay Singh at the ASSOCHAM meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Pfizer’s Covid shot 73.2% effective in kids under 5, data shows Pfizer & BioNTech’s vaccine was approved for kids under 5 in June

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New Delhi (PTI): The debut edition of the Common University En trance Test (CUET)-UG, the second largest en trance test in the coun try, has been marred by several glitches, includ ing change in exam cen tre, mass cancellation of exam following reports of sabotage, admit card mentioning already passed exam dates. These glitches caused exam cancellations. The National Testing Agency (NTA) had an nounced a grievance re dressal email for candi dates who are struggling with the issues. Accord ing to UGC, each com plaint is being evaluated and after verification a call is being taken whether to allow the candidate to appear for a retest.

New Delhi (ANI): In dia’s aviation sector is expanding rapidly and the overall fleet size is expected to almost dou ble in the next five years, said Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.Speaking at industry body Assocham’s CEOs roundtable on Tuesday, Scindia said, “In five years we are looking at 1,200 fleet size in the country which will be almost double of the current number of 700 aircraft.” Scindia exud ed confidence that the Indian aviation sector is going to touch 400 mil lion passengers annual ly in 7-10 years from the current 200 million, ScindiaFurther,said.he stressed on India becoming an international hub for which the sector needs to add wide-body air craft in our skies.

IMD PREDICTS HEAVY RAIN, THUNDERSTORM 13 KIDS HAD COVID EVEN AFTER GETTING 3RD DOSE

BJP National Prez JP Nadda speaks at an event. ANI photo KCR worried at BJP support in Telangana, says Nadda 15 IPS officers shifted, Hameed is DIG Anti-Narcotics Force

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New Delhi (Agencies): Apple Inc plans to start manufacturing iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product’s initial release in China, it was reported on Tuesday. The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previousThelaunches.US-based company has been gradually ramping up production of iPhones in India. Currently, its devices are manufactured in India by three contractThemanufacturers.threeApple partners are part of the Indian government’s productionlinked incentive scheme for mobile manufacturing. They need to make products worth a minimum of `8,000 crore each this year to get the Foxconnincentives.Technology reportedly studied the process of shipping components from China and assembling the iPhone 14 device at its plant outside Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Apple and Foxconn ultimately determined a simultaneous start in India and China isn’t realistic this year, although it remains a long-term goal. The first iPhone 14s from India are likely to be finished in late October or November, following the initial September release, they said. An ambitious target would be Diwali that begins on October 24.

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New Delhi (Agencies): The RBI, as the regulator of the banking sector, is neutral to ownership, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday. The central bank in its latest monthly bulletin featured an article said that a gradual approach to privatisation could help achieve the broader social objective of financial inclusion, the paper had said, seeking to underscore the role of state-run lenders in taking formal banking to the under-banked.“Weprescribe certain regulatory guidelines and it is our job to ensure that those regulatory guidelines are adhered to and the banking sector functions in an orderly manner in a wellregulated manner, banks are robust, they are well capitalised, their financial parameters should be strong so we are agnostic to ownership, we are ownership neutral,” Das clarified.

Apple planning for ‘Made in India’ iPhone 14 by Diwali

Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh said it is doing the utmost to work through the stress that it has faced and the strategy is to raise resources.“Weare doing it by way of the government-supported scheme ECLGS, getting new aircraft from Boeing and therefore through the SLB process, exploring options for fundraise... We are exploring all options,” heSinghsaid. also said the airline was looking at investments from external parties, including airlines. The shareholders of SpiceJet, which is a listed company, have approved fundraising of ` 1,500 to ` 2,000 crore, and some of the amounts have already been raised, Singh said. He said the carrier plans to add at least seven more planes by the end of December 2022.

New Delhi (Agencies): India’s GDP is expected to be much higher in Q1FY23 and growth is expected around 15.7% with a large possibility of an upward bias because several indicators have shown good progress in the Indian economy, as per the latest SBI Ecowrap report. The progress in the economy is seen despite global spillovers, elevated inflation and some slackening of external demand as geopolitical developments take their toll on world trade. Most of the high-frequency economic indicators showed improvement, especially in the services sector activity. There were also significant improvements in the domestic supply delivery time, backlogs and decline in truck freights, which was reflected in the fall of index of supply chain pressures.

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INDIAN EV MARKET TO HIT ANNUAL SALES OF 17 MN UNITS BY 2030 Mumbai: India’s EV market is expected to expand at a compounded annual growth rate of 49% volumessegment’swith2021-2030,betweenthe set to cross annual sales of 17 million by 2030. This projected growth is expected to be driven by factors such as rising fuel prices, entry of new players, advancement in EV technology, continued subsidy support from both the central and state governments as well as anticipated implementation of emission standards, IESA said.

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GOVT TO APPROACH CAPITAL MARKET TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FOUR ROAD PROJECTS

AS PER REPORT TOP TALKING POINTS The progress in the economy is seen despite global spillovers, elevated inﬂation and some slackening of external demand as geopolitical developments take their toll on world trade. An intense heatwave in major regions across India during the summer season limited economic activity. Despite this, most of the servicesimprovement,economichigh-frequencyindicatorsshowedespeciallyinthesectoractivity.

Besides, airlines must have wide body aircraft to transport passengers internationally, he noted.

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ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER RELEASE IN CHINA AMBITIOUS PLANS AHEAD The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up production in India and shorten the lag in manufacturing new iPhones from the typical six to nine months for previous launches. The Co. has been gradually ramping up production of iPhones in India.

PTI New Delhi: Domestic pharma industry is expected to report revenue growth of 7-9% in the current fiscal, due to headwinds in export sales in the regulated markets and high-base effect in the domestic formulations business, as per CRISIL. It stated that the domestic formulations market is expected to grow 7-9% this fiscal, on a 15% growth last fiscal, led by a 6-8% average price increase allowed by the NPPA in March 2022 and on the back of new product launches.

E-COMMERCE FIRMS INCREASE HIRING FOR FESTIVE SEASON New Delhi: India’s crude oil production fell 3.8% in July on lower output from fields operated by stateowned ONGC and private sector firms, government data released on Tuesday showed. Production of crude oil, which is refined to produce fuels such as petrol and diesel, fell to 2.45 million tonnes in July from 2.54 million tonnes a year back. The output was lower than the monthly target of 2.59 million tonnes, the data released by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas showed.

Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 4 paise to close at 79.88 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, tracking a strong American currency in the overseas market and rising crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 79.85 and saw an intra-day high of 79.81 and a low of 79.90 against the American currency. It ﬁnally ended at 79.88, down 4 paise over its previous close.

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business BRIEFS New Delhi: German luxury carmaker Audi on Tuesday said it will increase prices of its entire model range by up to 2.4% next month. The price hike is a result of rising input and supply chain costs and will come into effect from September 20, 2022, the automaker said in a statement. “At Audi India, we are committed to operating a sustainable business model. With rising input and supply chain costs, we are required to take a price hike of up to 2.4% across our model range,” Audi India Head Balbir Singh Dhillon said.

New Delhi: Richest Indian Gautam Adani’s ports-to-power-to-cement conglomerateis“deeplyoverlever-aged”withthegrouppredominantly using debt to invest aggressively across existing as well as new businesses, CreditSights said. “In the worst-case scenario, overly ambitious debt-funded growth plans could eventually spiral into a massive debt trap, and possibly culminate into a distressed situation or default of one or more group companies.”

Mumbai (PTI): Benchmark BSE Sensex and Nifty snapped their two-day losing streak to close nearly half a per cent higher on Tuesday following gains in banking, metal and auto stocks.The30-share BSE Sensex climbed 257.43 points or 0.44% to settle at 59,031.30. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 86.80 points or 0.50% to 17,577.50. From the Sensex pack, M&M, Bajaj Finserv, Titan, Tata Steel, State Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Sun Pharma and IndusInd Bank advanced. On the other hand, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Hindustan Unilever, Tech Mahindra, Wipro and HDFC Bank were the major laggards.

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New Delhi (PTI): SpiceJet is looking for investments from external parties, including airlines, and also plans to add seven more Boeing planes to its fleet, the carrier’s chief Ajay Singh said on Tuesday. In recent times, SpiceJet has faced turbulence — especially with many of its flights suffering technical snags — and subsequently, the airline has faced actions from aviation regulatorSpiceJetDGCA.

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“The owners of the banks it is for them to decide how much of shareholding they want to retain, how much they want to, the others, the public or whoever wants to own, our regulations are ownership neutral,” he said. Das said that some signs of financial instability have potential to cause a huge impact on economy.

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Q1FY23 GDP GROWTH EXPECTED AT 15.7%

 The country’s civil aviation sector is on the recovery path after being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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“As per our (SBI) ‘Nowcasting Model’, the forecasted GDP growth for Q1 FY23 would be 15.7%, with an upward bias,” the report added. GDP Growth as per SBI composite leading indicator (CLI), which includes parameters from almost all the sectors based on monthly data, shows early signals of turning-points in the economic activity. Out of the 41 high frequency leading indicators, 89% are showing acceleration, compared to 75% acceleration in FY22. Private final consumption expenditure in real terms that had declined significantly by ` 4.77 lakh crore in Q1FY21 owing to Covid-19 recovered by 46% in Q1FY22. It remains to be seen how the remaining 54% pent up demand recovered in Q1FY23. We believe it is likely to be more than 54%, indicating a strong recovery in consumer demand, specifically in services which has helped in the likely strong Q1FY23 numbers.

New Delhi (PTI): Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said there needs to be anchor airlines at particular airports, more wide body aircraft as well as synergy between domestic and international departures to have an international aviation hub in India. The country’s civil aviation sector is on the recovery path after being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and is projected to have 400 million air travellers in the coming years. “We are in the growth phase and there are tremendous opportunities on the airlines and airports side,” Scindia said. He emphasised the need for a committed and concerted effort by all stakeholders to make an international hub in the country.

—PTI PHARMA INDUSTRY TO REPORT 7%-9% PRICES BY UP TO 2.4% NEXT MONTH New Delhi: E-commerce companies are adding delivery personnel at a rapid pace, fearing a labour shortage might cause them to lose out in one of the biggest annual shopping seasons. The moves come amid a tightening job market - India’s unemployment rate fell below 7% in July for the ﬁrst time since Jan - and high inﬂation, complicating the outlook for the industry which has long battled chronically high employee turnover.

SpiceJet scouting for funds from airlines, says Ajay

New Delhi (PTI): Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Tuesday exuded conﬁdence that India will become the No.1 producer of steel in the world in the days to come. India is the world’s second largest producer after China. He was of the view that India has moved from becoming the net importer of steel to the net exporter of steel. He said India’s per capita consumption of steel has increased from 57.8 kg in 2013-14 to 78 kg. The government intends to achieve 300 MT of steel production target by 2030, Scindia said. Steel across the world is the primary sector which results in economic, capital and infrastructure growth.

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New Delhi: Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the government will approach the capital market next month to raise funds for four road projects. The money will be raised through Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), and there will be an investment limit of `10 lakh for retail investors, he added. “We will be approaching the capital market to raise funds for the four road projects... There will be an assured return of 7-8 per cent,” Gadkari said while addressing a Ficci event.

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l Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi l Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Bal Sahitya Academy l Rajasthani Bhasha, Sahitya and Sanskriti Academy l Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy l Rajasthan Braj Bhasha Akademi l Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi l Raja Urdu Academy l Rajasthan Lalit Kala Aakademi Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot has approved a financial provision of Rs 50 crore for the repair of roads damaged during monsoon in urban areas of the state. It is noteworthy that the Local Self Governance (LSG) Department had submitted a proposal for provision of additional funds for the repair work of damaged roads. With this approval of CM, the repair works of roads will be completed soon. This will reduce the problem of water logging in the pits during rains and prevent accidents.

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Raje’s extensive tour to Bikaner division likely from September 18

Yogesh Sharma Jaipur: There is only one discussion going on within Congress from Delhi to Jaipur i.e. whether Rahul Gandhi will accept the post of National President of Congress or not. The process of Congress or ganisation elections is in the final stages and there is a buzz about the post of National Presi dent and Working Pres ident. There is a possi bility that the election of the National Presi dent may be postponed. According to the pro gramme announced earlier by the Congress, the process of election of the President was to start from August 21 and be completed till the election of the new President is held before September 20. The elec tion of State Presidents was also to be held by August 20, but so far this process has not been completed in any state. On the other hand, Rahul is about to leave for the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. Amidst the toRahulorganisationalCongresspolls,Gandhiisaboutstarthis ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from Kanyaku mari on September 7. This journey is going to be long. Therefore, if the election of the Na tional President is not held by then, it is likely to be delayed further. Earlier also the inter nal organisational elec tions of the Congress wereDespitepostponed.Rahul’s re fusal, efforts are on to persuade him, and on the sidelines, there is talk of appointing two working presidents, one from the South and the other from the Hindi belt. The names of Ashok Gehlot and Mal likarjun Kharge are largely in discussions for these posts. Gehlot can hold the post of Working President along with his current assignment of Raj CM. No matter how much Rahul Gandhi is refus ing the post, Congress leaders are chanting his name. Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Lal Chand Kataria said that it is the workers’ desire that Rahul should become the par ty However,President.in midst of all this, before Sept 30, the list of District Prez, PCC member will be re leased in Raj. PCC Chief GS Dotasra can continue in his post while Sonia Gandhi may continue as AICC’s Interim President.

There are talks of appointing two working presidents, one from the South & the other from Hindi belt. The names of Ashok Gehlot and Mallikarjun Kharge are largely in discussions for these posts

Shivendra Parmar Jaipur: Rajasthan Housing Board Com missioner Pawan Aro ra informed on Tues day that RHB has achieved another splendid honour in its line of records. The World Book of Re cords has recognised the entry (footfall) of 6, 10, 670 people, in the first 5 months during November, 2021 to March 2022 in Mansa rovar and Pratap Na gar Chaupatis devel oped by the Board, as an international re cord. In a high-profile program organized by the World Book of Re cords at Indore’s fivestar hotel, Dr Kiran Bedi, former Lieuten ant Governor of Pu ducherry, and Lakshy araj Singh Mewar, a member of the erst while Royal family of Udaipur, presented this award to the Board. On behalf of the Rajasthan Hous ing Board, Deputy Housing Commission er (HQ) Vijay Agarwal received the certifi cate and the award. On this unique achievement, RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora has congratu lated the team of the Board, who developed & now operates both the Chaupatis, the shopkeepers of the Chaupatis and the art ists, who give live band performance etc. He said that due to the collective efforts of all, Mansarovar and Pratap Nagar Chaupatis have be come the ‘Centre of attraction’ not only for the residents of Jaipur but also for lakhs of domestic and foreign tourists visit ing the Representativescity. of countries ofed2019inghousesmentdaysRs1,213Festival,’‘WednesdayyearthatsentZejleroftoshidentBooktriespalladesh,Kingdom,Switzerland,includingUnitedUSA,BangMauritius,NeandothercounincludingWorldofRecordsPresandCEOSanShuklaandHeadEuropeWilhelmwerealsopreatthisceremony.Itisnoteworthyearlierinthe2020,undertheAuctionthesaleofpropertiesworth185croreinjust12andtheachieveofselling1,010injust35workdaysintheyearwasalsorecordbytheWorldBookRecords,London.

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The ‘Bharat Jodo’ journey will begin from Sept 7 from Kan yakumari in Tamil Nadu and will conclude at J&K, passing through 12 states. This journey will last for about 150 days covering 3,500 kms. There is suspense over participation of the local BJP lead ers including Arjun Ram Meghwal, Sumit Godara and others, who keep distance from Raje. In the previous visits of Raje, the district BJP organisation had maintained distance at many places.

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There are many leaders. Within the country, there are many workers in the organisation. When the op portunity comes, everyone will get together & discuss & will elect the president. Gehlot said, “We have said it time & again that Congress will emerge afresh only when Rahul Gandhi will become Party President. If he doesn’t become Prez, people will be disappointed. Everyone feels that Rahul Gandhi should lead the par ty. We will pressurise him to become the President.”

With RaGa refusing to grasp party’s reins, polls likely to be postponed

ANOTHER FEATHER IN RHB’s CAP Board’s success is the result of PawanCommissionerefforts:collectiveRHBArora Former LG of Puducherry Dr Kiran Bedi and the member of the erstwhile Royal family of Mewar Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar hand over the certificate and award to Dy Housing Commissioner(HQs), Vijay Agarwal during a ceremony organised by World Book of Records at Hotel JW Marriott in Indore on Tuesday.

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It is believed that PCC Chief GS Dotasra can continue in his post while Sonia Gandhi may continue as Interim President of AICC due to RaGa’s refusal

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First India Bureau Jaipur: The ‘era’ of po litical appointments has once again started again in Rajasthan. The Gehlot Govern ment has released the third list and in this, political appointments have been made in the Academies, Boards, Commissions and Committees. On the in structions of CM Ashok Gehlot, appoint ments of Chairmam and members have been made in 8 acade mies of Rajasthan. Apart from this, 7 MLAs and 1 former MLA have also been ap pointed. Former Depu ty CM Sachin Pilot camp MLA Gajraj Kha tana has been appoint ed as the Chairman of the State Building and Other Construction La bour Advisory Com mittee. In this, MLAs Hiram Meghwal and Jagdish Chandra have been made members. MLA Amit Chachan and Manju Meghwal have been appointed as members in the State Social Security Board. MLA Manisha Panwar and Padma Ram Meghwal have been appointed as members in the State Level Advisory Com mittee under the Equal Remuneration Act. Former MLA Narayan Bera has been appoint ed as a member of the Rajasthan Farmers Commission as a pro gressive farmer. In the Labour Advisory Board, Rajasthan La bour Welfare Board’s Vice- Chairman, Ra jasthan INTUC State President and former PCC General Secre tary Jagdishraj Shri mali have been ap pointed as Vice-Chair man. Earlier ininwithgivenappointmentspoliticalwereto132leaders,58appointmentsthefirstlistand74thesecondlist.UndertheUnorganisedWorkersSocialSecurityAct,MinisterofStateforLabourSukhramVishnoihasbeenappointedastheChairmanofRajasthanStateSocialSecurityBoard.TheStateLevelAdvisoryCommitteehasbeenrestructuredundertheStateGovernmentEqualRemunerationAct,inwhichMinisterofStateforLabourSukhramVishnoihasbeenappointedas the chairman. MLAs Manisha Panwar and Padmaram Meghwal have been appointed as

Gehlot Govt releases 3rd list of political appts in various govt bodies

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Aishwary Pradhan Jaipur: After an exten sive tour of Bharatpur, Kota, and Udaipur divi sion and a visit to Ajmer and Jodhpur, former CM and BJP thoughDeviforwatRajpalnami,includingleaderskanergargarh,likeof18,startplannederforharaVice-PresidentNationalVasundRajeispreparingabigtourofBikandivision.Thistour,likelytofromSeptemberhasbecomeapointdiscussion.ImportantdistrictsChuru,HanumanandSriGanganafallundertheBidivision.SeniorofRajecampAshokParYunusKhanandSinghShekhaarebusypreparinghertourandmetSinghBhati,heisoutofBJP for now. Estimates are also being made to add the political power of Bhati in the tour. Ram Singh Kaswa and Ab hishek Matoria are also engaged in prepara tions at the local level. The leaders of Raje camp say that the tour is planned on locals’ be hest.Earlier, Raje has shown her political power by celebrating her birthday in Bharat pur, Kota Udaipur and Jodhpur divisions.

‘World Book of Records’ recognises footfall of 6.10 lakh people at Chaupati!

Aditi Nagar New Delhi: The meet ing between Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has gen erated interest in Con gress quarters. Leaders are speculating as to what happened between Sonia and Gehlot? Ge hlot met Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday morning and reportedly Priyan ka Gandhi was also pre sent there. Gehlot had a conversation with these two for about an hour. Now, there are specula tions as to what will happen in Rajasthan if Gehlot becomes the Par ty President? But prob ably this issue did not come up in the conver sation. However, Gehlot again raised the old is sue i.e. handing over the responsibility of Con gress President only to Rahul Gandhi because the sentiments of the workers is with the Gan dhi family. Along with this, the strategy of Gu jarat elections was also discussed.Gehlot,who appeared visibly ‘happy’ after the meeting, left for Ahmedabad.

WHAT DID SONIA-PRIYANKAGEHLOT DISCUSS ABOUT? Sonia Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Ashok Gehlot Congress will... 13 ministers and 10 MLAs from Raj, who were made observers, reached Ahmedabad late on Monday night. After the meeting, they are scheduled to go to their respective dis tricts and chair a meet ing of party workers. CM Ashok Gehlot reached Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Gehlot is scheduled to reach Delhi today at 10:30 am, & return to Jaipur after meeting party leaders during the day. Gehlot in meet said, “Gujarat polls are near ing. For the time being, our focus remains on Gujarat where we will do well. BJP is ruling Gujarat for 27 years. Narendra Modi mar keted the Gujarat model to become the PM whereas, this model is hollow. Had this model been good, BJP wouldn’t have had to change the entire Cabinet & even the CM. During Coro na, Gujarat govt was ac cused of majority.”Gujwillindicatedherechangehadstalled.Developmentnegligence.hasbeenDuetothis,BJPtomakeabiginGuj.Peoplewantchange.ItsthatCongressreturntopowerinwithathumping

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12-13ETC JAIPUR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2022www.firstindia.co.in https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia instagram.com/thefirstindia CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU SOME MORE GLIMPSES FROM THE JAIPUR AUDITIONS OF ELITE MISS RAJASTHAN 2022, SEASON 9 ORGANISED AT HOTEL HILTON, JAIPUR ON SUNDAY. THE PARTICIPANTS SHOWED IMMENSE ENTHUSIASM ON THE OCCASION AND TO WIN THE COVETED CROWN, THE BEAUTIES WALKED THE RAMP WITH CONFIDENCE AND GRACE. GAURAV GAUR, DIRECTOR OF ELITE MISS RAJASTHAN ALONG WITH DESIGNERS YASHEEL PANDEL, STUNNING SUPERMODELS INCLUDING AKANKSHA BHALLA, SHRISHTI KHATRI, CHARVI TANYA DUTTA, ASTHA KHANDELWAL, VASUDHA TIWARI AND DIVISHA PALIWAL WERE ALSO PRESENT ON THE OCCASION SHARMASUNILBY—PHOTOS ITSBEAUTYBEST! Clockwise: Shrishti Khatri, Riya Sain, Mona Gautam, Bhagyashree Mundra and Navya Tiwari Himakshi Choudhary, Tanu Choudhary, Rutvi Tiwari, Soni Kumari and Nupur Jhankal Jagdeesh Chandra addressing the audience

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Mona Gautam, Vasudha Tiwari and Rutvi Tiwari Shrishti Khatri, Neelanjana Jangid, Megha Shyam Soni and Shubhdaa Panwar

CITY TFIRSThree Days Induc tion cum Orien tation “UDAN-2022”Programbe gan at JNU on Tuesday. With this event, 2022 -23 academic sessions have started. Addressing the newly admitted stu dents and their parents in UDAN 2022, JNU Chancellor Dr Sandeep Bakshi said, “It is pos sible to achieve the goal only with discipline, patience, self-confi dence, and respect for parents and teachers”. Speaking on this oc casion JNU Chancellor, Dr Bakshi said, “the students that every ob stacle in teaching work can be solved only by asking questions to the teacher and subject ex pert. The goal can be achieved only by regular study, newstrugglework,onlysuccesssharedgram.chiefingneurThediscipline.”leadingentrepreofdigitalmarketShahidKhanwastheguestoftheproInhisspeech,hehismantraofandstrugglethatdevotiontoyourhardworkandcantakeyoutopathsofsuccess.Morethan2000newcomerstudentsalongwiththeirparentsparticipatedinthisprogram.

A Zumba master class was organised by Chetan Nowlakha, Owner of Tonique Studio Jaipur on Sunday with the ZES of Rajasthan, Gautam Sharma. Gautam Sharma enlightened the participants about Zumba Fitness. A brief was also given about the Legal/ Licensed Instructors and Non-Legal/Non-licensed instructors by Chetan Nowlakha and Khushi to the ZIN community.

r Anirudh Agar wal is a practisingOrthodontist,Leadingin Jaipur for over 22 years and is now into exclu sive Invisalign prac tice. He is extremely passionate about his work and falls in the Top 1% of Invisalign doctors in India. Today he shares his view on fitness and why it’s im portant in today’s life style with City First. When asked about fit ness, Anirudh said, “My profession is to make people look good and confident and be cause I believe in this so I always wanted to feel good, fit and young. It’s an in ternal desire and deep understanding of one thing if you want to have a fit and productive mind then you need to have a fit and healthy body too. It helps you to be in a healthy and positive state by this is a routine to vent out all negative energy, frustrations and stress.” He further said “In today’s time when we live in an ex tremely competitive, stressful world we need options to destress and rejuvenate ourselves. I gym as it’s a way to destress, rejuvenate and have made some of the best friends from dif ferent professions in the gym. Interacting with them and working out helps me forget my stress, and thoughts and vent out all my negative energy and when someone compli ments me for my fit ness it only motivates me more.”

Singh Meena, Patron Mrs Rajasthan Event Guru Arshad Hussain and Mukesh Mishra started the program by lighting the lamp as the chief guests of the pro gram. During the tal ent round, the par ticipants showcased their talent through dance, singing, acting, mimicry etc. The finale of Mrs Ra jasthan 2022 will be held on August 28. Monica Advani’s astonishing collection will be show cased during the mag nificent finale of Mrs Rajasthan 2022. Eminent personalities from the fashion world will at tend the grand pag eant.Organiser Nimi sha Mishra shared that the jury panel included Mansi Rathore, Anjali Jodha, Bhavna Vaishnav, Preksha Poorna, Tarushi Rai, Sanjana Sharma, Riya Jakhar, Himadri Bhatnagar, Sapna Sin gh. A meditation work shop will be organised by meditation expert Nir mala Sewani in the up coming episode pro gram. Fashion photogra pher Vasu Jain captured the event. BY SANTOSH SHARMA (L-R) Sanjana Sharma, Riya Jakhar, Tarushee Rai, Pawan Goyal, Yogesh Mishra, Himadri Bhatnagar, Sapna Singh and Navita Singhla

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Newlyweds Ashish Sharma & Prerna with Ajay Sharma and Anil Sharma

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During the event Dr Anirudh Agarwal CITY FIRST alent round to bring out the hidden talents of the top final ists tiesvariousthroughactividuringthe ongoing seven-day grooming of the beauty pageant Mrs Rajasthan 2022 organised by Fusion Group and in association with Grand Safari took place on SureshPawanMishraMishraorganisersDuringTuesday.theoccasion,NimishaandYogeshinformedthatGoyal,PanditMishra,Ajay

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Dr Arvinder Singh, CMD and CEO of the Arth Group of Udaipur, Raj has his name added to the Book of World Records. He was awarded the certificate by the legendary Dr Kiran Bedi in Indore this Monday. He has achieved a total of 123 degrees, diplomas and certificates, out of which 46 are non-academic.

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Dr Ajay Data added another feather in his cap by getting the ET leadership award in the Edible Oil and IT category. Award was given for leadership in enterprise communication solutions, complex software products and leadership position in Mustard Oil for Scooter and Ashoka brands on Tuesday. “Data groups are committed to delivering top quality solutions and products whether it’s in IT or Oil. My father Babulal Data’s vision to serve society with quality products gets strengthened by myself, my brother Deepak Data and the team working for us” Data said.

The wedding ceremony of Ashish Sharma, son of Ajay Sharma, with Prerna was organised on Tuesday, August 22 at Taj Hari Mahal, Jodhpur. Ashish Sharma is the nephew of Senior Journalist Anil Sharma. Various dignitaries including BD Kalla, Cabinet Minister for the department of Education (Primary & Secondary) Sanskrit Education, Art, Literature, Culture & ASI, Industrialists, social workers and journalists reached to bless the newlyweds.

People of Bagriya community from Udaipur met Niranjan Arya, Advisor to CM and former Chief secretary, on Tuesday seeking help for the leases of their houses and security of their Khatedari land. It is noteworthy to mention that these people have all legal papers related to land. Arya I asked the collector to sort it out.

Jaipur’s cyclist Renu Singh completed the national cycling event ‘London-EdinburghLondon 2022’ recently. Renu despite being 57 years old, she is the only female participant in India to do so. Renu Singhi, popularly known as Iron Lady, was honoured for this achievement at Hotel Clarks Amer on Sunday.

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A Shree Ram Katha is being organised from August 21 to August 29 at the Satsang Bhawan in Govind Dev ji temple premises. With the blessings of Lakshmi Jagdish Maharaj, in the presence of the Mahant Anjan Kumar Goswami, Katha is being organised by Prahlad Sharma and Premlata (Goner) and sponsored by Dr Sunil Sharma hospital, Jaipur. During the 8-day-long event, Murlidhar Maharaj enthralled the devotees with the melodious recitation of Ram Katha.

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Sharma & Prerna with Anil Sharma and his wife Nitisha

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A series was started by the Rajasthan Police Academy to make the youth legally aware, to protect them from crime and criminals and to give information about police recruitment, law and order etc recently. The program was attended by the children of St. Sophia’s Secondary School, the entire program was designed and operated by the RPA team. In the program, the Chief Guest Deputy Director RPA, Man Shailendra IPS Sir gave a lecture to motivate the youth.

The couples of Sarthak Manav Leprosy enjoyed celebrating their marriage anniversary jointly for the first time in their lives at the ashram on Monday with the help of social worker Harish Arora and his wife Pramila Arora. In the program, all the leprosy couples were looking very happy remembering the first day of their married life by wearing garlands. The beautiful band along with their voluntary services made the event grand and memorable with their melodious vocals. Many dignitaries of the city were also witnesses of his campaign.

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