First India-Jaipur Edition-25th August 2022 by firstindia

—PHOTOS BY ANI PM TO ATTEND STATE FUNERAL OF EXJAPANESE PM, MEET FUMIO ON SEPT 27 HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE A PRIORITY, SAYS MODI

Nobody knows the future: Gehlot downplays presidency speculation  Claims his entire focus is on winning Gujarat and repeating his government in Rajasthan  Will continue to fulfill the responsibility of Chief Minister, High command has given two roles of Gujarat Senior Observer and Rajasthan CM, stresses CM Ashok Gehlot

Full report P5 Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and state Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, RJD leader Rabri Devi and others during the nomination ﬁling of Bihar legislative Council Chairman, in Patna on Wednesday. 160 MLAs voted in favour of motion while no vote was cast against same  Bihar speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha resigns ahead of CM Nitish’s ﬂoor test  CBI raids 2 RJD leaders including Lalu’s aide Sunil Singh in connec with land-for-jobs scam

New Delhi: The RBI on Wednesday lifted the restrictions on American Express Banking Corp and allowed onboarding of new domestic customers on its card network. Curbs were imposed for not following ‘Storage of Payment System Data’ effective May 1, 2021.

Naresh Sharma, Arif Mansoori & Hanspal Yadav Baran:Jaipur/Jhalawar/ CM Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday instructed officials to conduct a survey to assess the loss of property due to the heavy rainfall in Kota and neighbouring areas. Gehlot said the families of those who died due to floods will be compensated from State Disaster Response Fund. While former CM Vasundhara Raje, along with her son and Jhalawar-Baran MP Dushyant Singh, conducted an aerial survey of flooded areas in Jhalawar, Kota and Baran districts. Raje said that there is a situation of disaster but Gehlot govt is not visible. She said that in many districts including Baran, Jhalawar, Kota, Dholpur, Chittor, P’garh and Bhilwara, floods have affected normal life. Gehlot with Shanti Dhariwal and Parsadi Meena will visit Kota & meet flood affected people today. P3 CM asks to assess damages; Raje-Dushyant do aerial survey PM Narendra Modi seeks bleesings from Mata Amritanandamayi during the inauguration event.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates ‘Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre’, in Mohali, Punjab on Wednesday. Also present here on the occasion are Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and CM Bhagwant Mann. Full report P5 Nitish wins trust vote after BJP lawmakers walk out

Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday promised that several peopleoriented and social welfare schemes implemented in his state by the ruling Congress, will be replicated in Gujarat if the party is voted to power following the Assembly elections due later this year. These schemes will also find a mention in the party’s manifesto for the Gujarat elections, he said, adding that industrial development will also be promoted on lines of Rajasthan.InAhmedabad to hold meetings on the Gujarat Assembly poll preparations, Gehlot while talking to reporters denied speculations that he was the top choice to be the next Congress president. Gehlot said if the Congress is voted to power in Gujarat, it will introduce a health insurance scheme like the one implemented in Rajasthan, old pension scheme, separate agriculture budget and day-time electricity to farmers, itsposedtheotherdiumperqualityguaranteeemploymentscheme,foodforRs8plate,Englishme-schools,amongthings.“Weareheretowinelection.BJPisex-after27yearsofruleinGujarat.

Naresh Sharma New Delhi: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday sought to downplay speculation that he could be made Congress chief, saying nobody knows what will be decided. Gehlot’s meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi led to the buzz that the two may have discussed the possibility of him being next party prez. Turn to P8 CM Ashok Gehlot during an investors meeting and MoU signing ceremony, at a hotel in New Delhi on Wednesday.

SALIENT FEATURES OF HOSP  2,600-bed private hospital is equipped with cutting-edge technology  Investment of Rs 4,000 cr have been made so far  It is built on 130-acre  7 storey research block constructed in 6 years  It has a four-star hotel, a medical & nursing college, a college for allied health, 498-room guesthouse There will be 54 critical care units, smart ICUs, 534 critical care beds & 64 fully networked modular operation theatres Prime Minister Narendra Modi with spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi and others at inauguration of Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, Haryana on Wednesday.

STATE FETCHES `70K CR MOUs IN INVEST RAJ EVENT

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PM Modi to implement Raj model of governance across India: CM Gehlot

 Outgoing Bihar speaker did not want a dalit to preside over House, says his deputy  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar praises Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Assembly BJP is luring AAP MLAs, says Kejri; BJP denies the charge

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New Delhi: The AAP on Wednesday took on Modi-led union govt, accusing it of trying to topple the Delhi govt. BJP is using central probe agencies against its leaders, the party claimed. AAP leaders slammed BJP for allegedly trying to lure AAP MLAs with cash and threats. The BJP has denied the charge and accused AAP of trying to “deviate and deflect” from questions around alleged corruption in the liquor policy for which Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was recently raided by the CBI.

Patna (ANI): The newly-formed ‘Mahagathbandhan’ govt in Bihar on Wednesday comfortably won the motion of confidence amid a walkout staged by MLAs of the BJP -- which has been stripped of power as a result of recent political upheaval in state. Some of BJP MLAs, who had staged a walkout while Nitish was delivering his speech, stormed House demanding that deputy speaker not waste time on the headcount.

Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to attend the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on September 27, Japanese media reported on Wednesday. Modi is also likely to hold a meeting with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, the report added.

ASIA’S LARGEST PRIVATE HOSPITAL Once fully operational in a phased manner in 5 years the hospital with 81 specialities, 10k employees, 800 doctors is billed to be the Asia’s largest private hospital.

Turn to P8 CM Ashok Gehlot with (L) KC Venugopal and Dr Raghu Sharma addresses a press conference, in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

New Delhi: Raj’s — Invest Rajasthan 2022 — began on Wednesday in national capital and MoUs of `69,789.93 crore were signed by various ﬁrms. CM Gehlot, present on the occasion, said that investment commitments worth `1L cr would come in Sept following a conducive environment for investors in the state. MoUs will create a total of 11,846 direct employment opportunities.

New Delhi: Facebook conﬁrmed it is working on ﬁxing problems with its newsfeed after users complained about feeds overrun by posts from strangers directed at celebrity accounts. The glitch has led to more than 2,500 complaints on Downdetector on Wednesday. Fb later issued a statement to restore to normal soon.

Senior Gujarat Observer Ashok Gehlot stresses that party’s manifesto will address the hopes and aspirations of Gujaratis, as directed by Rahul Gandhi

‘PAK COLONEL PAID `30,000 TO TARGET INDIAN ARMY’ New Delhi: A captured terrorist treatmentundergoingatafacility of the IA in Kashmir said he had been sent on a suicide mission by a colonel of the Pakistani army. Terrorist, identiﬁed as Tabarak Hussain, said he had come with four-ﬁve other men and had been given `30,000 by Pakistani colonel, Colonel Yunus, to target the Indian Army.

ASIA CUP 2022: VVS APPOINTED INDIA’S INTERIM HEAD COACH New Delhi: NCA head VVS Laxman will perform the duties of interim head coach for the upcoming Asia Cup after Rahul Dravid tested positive for Covid-19. Dravid is currently in isolation and will link up with the squad once he tests negative, BCCI secretary Jay Shah stated in a release on Wednesday.

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ED RECOVERS 2 AK-47 RIFLES, 60 BULLETS IN RAIDS Ranchi: ED on Wednesday conducted fresh raids in the ongoing PMLA investigation into alleged illegal mining in Jharkhand and recovered two AK-47 assault riﬂes and 60 bullets. 2 weapons, 60 live rounds and two magazines were found at a home in Ranchi and sources identiﬁed premises to be linked to a person called Prem Prakash.

Former CM Vasundhara Raje takes aerial survey of the affected areas of Kota-Jhalawar-Baran districts on Wednesday.

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P4 IN2MODI’SSHOTS1DAY ‘INDIA ON MISSION MODE TO TRANSFORM EDU & HEALTH’  PM Modi inaugurates State-ofthe-art Amrita Hospital in Faridabad  Modi opens ‘Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre’ in Mohali Moni Sharma Faridabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the super-speciality Amrita Hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad managed by Mata Amritanandamayi Math and said that the hospital will make a lot of pleasuresdom,doka,RecitingersdoctorsmemberswiththeAmritanandamayi,congratulatedFaridabad,HospitalguralAddressingdifference.theinau-eventofAmritainHaryana’sPMModiMataallsaintsassociatedherMath,andtheofthetrust,andallthework-ofthenewhospital.aSanskritslo-PMModisaid,“Wenotdesiretheking-nordowedesireofheaven.”

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill has quit the grand-old party. Jaiveer Shergill resigned from all posts and membership of the Congress party on Wednesday. He alleged that decision making in Cong party is no longer based on public interest.

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TESTSBACHCHANAMITABH+VEFORSECONDTIME Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday late night took to Twitter to announce that he has tested positive for Covid-19. The actor also urged everyone who came in contact with him to get tested for coronavirus.

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MAN MURDERED BY DAUGHTER-INLAW’S PARAMOUR AND 2 OTHERS Pali: A 58-yr-old man was allegedly murdered by his daughter-in-law and her paramour over an illicit affair. Police informed the deceased has been identiﬁed as Champa Lal (58), a resident of Bilawas village here. “Champa Lal’s daughter-inlaw, Bhurki Devi (25) had an illicit affair with one Ramesh Kumar (35). On Tuesday night, when Ramesh Kumar along with one other boy came to meet Devi, Champa Lal objected, he was beaten,” police said. 3 accused were taken into custody. UNEARTHS 234 CASES OF POWER THEFTS, `26.88 L PENALTY Barmer: Under a special campaign authorities at Jodhpur Discom here have unearthed 84 cases of power thefts & slapped penalties of Rs 26.88 lakhs. Dept has slapped a penalty of Rs 10.07 lakh in 84 cases while Rs 16.81 lakhs in 150 cases of misuses.

MINOR RAPED BY TOFFEELUREDWATCHMAN,HERWITH Jhunjhunu: A 5-yr-old minor girl was allegedly raped by a watchman in Singhana town here, police said on Wednesday. Police said the accused raped the minor girl on the pretext of giving her a toffee. “Victim had gone with her grandmother to attend Bhagwat Gita programme, when accused lured her with toffee took her to room and raped her. Later, family members found her in frightened state. Accused managed to ﬂee,” police added.

anchor Binaka Malu has been nominated as chairman. Similarly, former member of Sangeet Natak Academy Bhilwara, Anita Ordia, child drama expert Gagan Mishra, drama actor Ramesh Bhati, cultural worker Kanti Bhai, Abhishek Dhenwal, Yobi George, Anwar Khan Manganiyar, Prem Bhandari, Prem Bhandari, Dramatic actors Shabbir Hussain & Vipin Purohit nominated as members.

3 mini buses, 4 autos for students; 107 employees to do counting

Satyanarayan Sharma Jaipur: Late on Wednesday night, 5 armed men conducted a robbery at flour trader’s house in Galta Gate area of Jaipur. The men entered the house while posing as Income Tax Officers. According to the police, the victim has been identified as one Satyanarayan Tambe, resident of plot number-35 in Surajpol Anaj Mandi. The armed miscreants took businessman’s wife, two daughters-in-law, two sons and 3 grandsons as hostage and in order to escape the clutches of cops, the miscreants ran away by uprooting the DVR of the CCTV camera installed in the house. According to sources, the miscreants fled with 60 lakh rupees cash and half kilogram gold jewellery.

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Five armed men posing as I-T officers rob flour trader

FSL collects evidence at Satyanarayan Tambe’s home in Galta Gate.

First India Bureau Dholpur/Bikaner: An SUV carrying four friends from the district collided with a tree. 2 died on the spot, while the remaining were seriously injured. The four friends went to Agra for shopping. Four have been identified as Himanshu, Lokendra and Ramvakil. Another accident happened in Bikaner, a car and a bike collision caused the death of two youths in Chhatargarh area of the district. The collision between the two vehicles was so severe that both caught fire and got burnt.

RAJASTHAN UNIVERSITY CANDIDATES COLLEGES’ PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PRESIDENT: Hiteshwar Kumar, Narendra Yadav, Niharika Jorwal, Nirmal Chaudhary, Pratap Bhanu Meena, Ritu Barala VICE-PRESIDENT Ameesha Meena, Kamal Kishore Beniwal, Muskan Shekhawat, Nikita Famara, Sakshi Sharma, Twinkle Sharma GENERAL SECRETARY: Akash Meena, Alok Sharma, Arjun Kumar, Arvind Jajda, Gulab Meena, Lekhraj Samota, Rajendra Chaudhary, Sanjay Chaudhary, Tejpal Bhati MAHARANI COLLEGE: Anu Kumari, Archana Meena, Mansi Verma, Sania Saini, Sonu Dhakhar MAHARAJA COLLEGE: Pankaj Sharma, Sandeep Gurjar, Tanwarpal Singh, Vikram Samota RAJASTHAN COLLEGE: Anil Chaudhary, Ganesha Meena, Lakshyaraj Singh Chundawat, Manish Kumar, Manish Meghvanshi, Mohan Bal, Naveen Prakash Jeff, Rakesh Meena, Somnendra Chaudhary COMMERCE COLLEGE: Ashish Sharma, Abhay Singh Tomar, Aditya Sharma, Hrithik Chaudhary, Sumit Janghinia, Surendra Chaudhary NIHARIKA JORWAL MAKES LAST EFFORT TO GARNER VOTES Jaipur: NSUI rebel Niharika Jorwal, who is an independent candidate, is personally reaching out to notBhanurequests,Niharika’sMeanwhile,voters.despiterepeatedPratapMeenadidwithdrawhis nomination. She now fears the polarisation of votes of the Meena Community.

JDA SEALS 17 ILLEGAL VILLAS, RAZES 2 COLONIES

—Mukesh Mathrani DAYS CELEBRATIONS BEGIN AT MOTI DUNGRI

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Vijay Sampla, Tikaram Jully and others at state level review meeting of National Commission for SC.

Bharat Dixit Jaipur: The RU administration has completed the preparations for the student union elections to be held on August 26. 91 polling stations have been set up of which 24 polling stations have been set up in the university premises and 67 in constituent colleges. For the counting of votes to be held on August 27, the duty of 107 employees has been ordered. 1,000 policemen have been deployed to maintain order in the elections.Breaking the tradition that has been going on for years, candidates contesting RU Student Union elections skipped a programme of dialogue with the police officials including DCP Rajeev Pachar. The university officials gave information about CCTV coverage and videography of polls.

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ABVP releases manifesto for upcoming RUSU elections on Wednesday (inset) A man prepares ballot boxes.

First India Bureau Jaipur: The state government has issued an order nominating the chairman and members in Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy,AccordingJaipur.tothe order issued, Laxman Vyas has been made the Chairman of the Academy. Similarly, Madan Meena (Kota), Shahid Parvez (Udaipur), Manoj Tailor (Tonk), Moolaram Gehlot (Jodhpur) and Ajay Saxena (Jaipur) have been nominated as members of the general body of the Academy. Whereas Chandra Shekhar Sain has been nominated as a member of Finance der,AccordingCommittee.totheor-filmproducerand

ABVP’S HUSHYAR BOOKED FOR CREATING RUCKUS ABVP RELEASES 25-POINT MANIFESTO FOR POLLS Jaipur: ABVP on Wednesday released manifesto for upcoming RUSU elections. The 25-point manifesto, included promises such as providing Wi-Fi facility and installing CCTV cameras. Senior ABVP functionary Hosiyar Meena said, “ABVP’s panel will sweep the RUSU elections. We will work on various issues so that Rajasthan University students can get beneﬁt.” Jaipur: ABVP national secretary Hushyar Meena has been booked by police for creating ruckus at University. A case against him was registered with Gandhi Nagar police station for blocking the JLN road on Monday. Meena said it is clearly visible how the pressure of govt is on the university. He said, “Even in university campus, there is a discussion that this time polls is between ABVP v/s govt.”

First India Bureau Jaipur: National Commission for Scheduled Castes reviewed the implementation of various schemes run for the welfare of SC people in the Commissionstate. chairman Vijay Sampla took feedback from Social justice & empowerment minister Tikaram Jully at collectorate & held discussion about the schemes, Later, he held a meeting with senior officials of different depts including Social Justice Dept, thementsofwaJully,Drhashtionproperlice.administrationdistrict&po-Hereviewedtheimplementa-oftheschemes.ArunHaldhar,Sub-RamnathPardhi,AnjuBala,TikaramKhiladiLalBair-andseniorofficersvariousdepart-werepresentinmeeting.

The nine-day festival of Ganesh Chaturthi began at Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple on Wednesday. A tableau of ‘laddoos’ were arranged before the idol of Lord Ganesha in the temple to start the week-long Ganesh Chuturthi celebrations. The main programme will be held on August 31, while the Sinjana Mahotsava will be organised on August 30. Chief Priest of Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple Kailash Sharma informed, “On Thursday, sweets will be offered to Lord Ganesh and devotees.”

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First India Bureau Jaipur: The enforcement wing of JDA on Wednesday sealed 17 illegal villas being constructed in the ecological area of Zone -10. Two illegal colonies being developed in Zone14 were also razed by the JDA. Chief Controller of Enforcement, Raghuveer Saini informed 17 illegal villas in Rajendra Nagar scheme in Luniyawas, a colony near Chokhi Dhani in Zone -14 were razed. He added, “A similar action was taken in Khedi Gokulpura and a scheme named Maruti Nagar was being developed without obtaining necessary approval.”

19-yr-old youth stabbed to death by cousin in Kota, held Kota (PTI): A 19-yearold youth was allegedly stabbed to death by his cousin over a trivial issue here on Wednesday, police said. The victim’s father and two brothers sustained injuries while trying to rescue him, they said, adding the accused has beenVictimarrested.Sufel and his cousin Rashid (20) were fruit vendors and they used to place their carts outside a mall in Vigyan Nagar police station area. Both hailed from Kannauj in UP. Around 9.30 am, an argument broke out between the two with respect to placing their carts, and in a fit of anger, Rashid allegedly stabbed Sufel in chest with a knife. He was declared dead at hospital. His father & 2 brothers Javed & Shaan too sustained injuries. Accused Rashid has been arrested.

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First India Bureau Jaipur: Once again, the state employees are on the path of agitation in the state demanding action on various demands. As many as 7 lakh government employees across the state have called for agitation sinceTheWednesday.movement is being led by Gajendra Singh Rathore, president of Rajasthan Rajya Sanyukta Karamchari Mahasangh Ekikrat. The employees protested in all dists and submitted a memorandum to the respective dist collectors. In the state capital also, the employees protested at Collectorate and raised slogans. Gajendra Singh Rathore said, “12 major demands are pending for a long time. Govt has extended tenure of Khemraj Committee from August 31 to Dec 31. State employees will meet in Udaipur.” Govt employees protesting at Collectorate on Wednesday. 7 lakh govt employees start agitation over pending demands 4 killed, 2 injured in two accidents in Dholpur and Bikaner

z More than 4,000 people have been shifted to safer places in the last two days.

Ayad overflows in Udaipur after 16 yrs Udaipur: After 16 years in Udaipur, the Ayad river is flowing at full speed due to which the city has lost contact with more than 50 villages. All the lakes are also overflowing due to more than 55 per cent rainfall. Earlier, Ayad was on a boom in 2006.

IN THE COURTYARD Jaipur: Advocate SK Singh has filed a PIL over opening of liquor store near temples and hospitals in LIC Colony, Ajmer. In his PIL, Singh has contend ed that the Govt has given licence for the English Liquor Shop by the name of The Liquor Mart and the proposed site is within the radius of 200 metres of 2 Jain Temples and even opposite to the Getwell hospital. This is not permissible as per excise rules.

29,917 animals have died so far

Though the police de tained the teacher, for mally no case was lodged as police was waiting for the com plaint from the victim’s family who alleged that during the class test when the kid was not able to answer the ques tion, the teacher started beating him. When the student asked the rea son for the punishment, the accused pushed him down, this caused a head injury, alleged family members.

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Maximum rainfall of 143 mm occurred at Bhinmal, Jalore. z There is no heavy rainfall warning in state for next five days. This is not a desert but flooded area in Jhalawar. Indian Army swiftly deploys its flood relief columns at Lakheri where 181 people were rescued. 128 from Dholpur and under GandivDiv evacuated 221 marooned locals of Bundi on Wednesday.

The Army was de ployed on Wednesday to rescue nearly 300 people stranded in a flood-like situation in flood af fected districts includ ing Kota, Jhalawar, Baran and Bundi, offi cialsBundisaid. collector Ravindra Goswami said close to 300 people are stuck at four locations in low lying areas in Lakheri. The area is in undated due to inflow of water in the Mej riv er — a tributary of Chambal river — flow ing through the district. He said the Army was deployed to lead the res cueKotaoperations.Collector OP Bunkar said several ar eas are waterlogged and nearly 2,000 people have been shifted to safer places in the past two days. Many people are still stuck in four-five villages. He said 4.71 lakh cusecs of water is being released from Kota barrage on Wednesday. In Jhala war, the situation is un der control as mitiga tion part and assess ment is now under pro cess said collector Dixit.

JDA suspends 2 scam engineerstainted First India Bureau Jaipur: In a big move , the Jaipur Develop ment Authority (JDA) has suspended Acting Executive Engineer Satyendra Singh Mee na and Assistant Engi neer Siddharth Meena on charge of scam in the cable supply found in the investigation. The complaint of scam was received in Loha Mandi scheme. On the complaint, the JDA administration had constituted an in quiry committee. The committee accepted the scam in the cable supply in the investiga tion. The two were sus pended considering the investigation under consideration in the case. During their sus pension their head quarters will be the Headquarters of Direc tor Engineering.

Arif Mansoori & Hanspal Yadav Jhalawar/Baran: After her aerial survey along with her son and Jhalawar-Baran MP Du shyant Singh, Raje said that the farmers have suffered huge losses in many Kharif crops including soybean, urad, paddy. “Had the state govt been alerted by taking lessons from last year’s floods, this situation would not have happened. People were stranded hungry and thirsty for 3 days. They were not taken to safe places despite warnings,” she said.

Jaipur: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla spoke to administrative officials and social workers from Canada regarding the flood situation in Kota division due to excessive rainfall. He asked the offic ers and social workers to be proactive and provide help to every flood victim. Birla is currently leading the beenceConferParliamentaryCommonwealthtoDelegationParliamentaryIndianthe65th ing held in Canada. On getting information about the sudden flood situation after leaving India, Speak er Birla immediately spoke to the administrative of ficers of Kota division and asked them to help the people. Birla, despite be ing abroad, is monitoring the flood situation in Kota division and is constantly taking information from officials and other sources. He said that he will make every effort in Delhi to get the assistanceamountreleasedbycentre.

z Heavy to very heavy rainfall recorded in Sirohi, Udaipur, Jalore, Barmer and Jaisalmer.

Kota: The Chambal river front project has proved to be a boon for the Kota residents who faced flood waters every year. The riverfront has protected about 80% of the lowlying settlements from floods. But many settlements on the front banks of the riverfront are flooded. UDH minis ter Shanti Dhariwal has ordered the Congress workers to join the relief works. The minister’s son Amit Dhariwal also met the arrangementsregardingCollectorallthefor the living, food and drink of the people. Amit said that on the in structions of Shanti Dhariwal, relief is be ing provided to every affected and from Thursday milk will also be arranged for the young children.

6 rescued from Palighat after stranded people call FI staff MIN DHARIWAL TO VISIT KOTA TODAY, RIVER FRONT A BOON BIRLA TALKS TO OFFICIALS FROM CANADA, DIRECTS FOR RELIEF

Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: First India News coordinated the rescue of 6 forest work ers trapped in Chambal flood waters at Palighat Gharial Sanctuary of fice in Sawai Madhopur and guest house on Wednesday. The staff called this correspond ent on the phone. The news was broadcast on First India News and the forest department offi cials were informed. Af ter which a team of SDRF rescued them. Two forest guards Sunil Choudhary and Bhupendra Singh along with four border home guards were stuck in the sudden flood waters that blocked all the roads. The situation was get ting worse as the power supply was cut. After this, Ranthambore field director Seduram Yadav reached the spot, spoke to the Collector and along with the team of SDRF, DCF Anil Yadav, Range Officer Tulsiram and others reached the spot with a boat.

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Amit Dhariwal talking to the affected people in Kota on Wednesday and directed officials for immediate relief.

Baran: Following inces sant rains and floodlike situation in Hadoti region, padyatra of BJP MP Dushyant Singh in Baran district has been postponed. The foot march, scheduled to be held from August 28, has been deferred till further announcement.

Jaipur: Advocate SK Singh has filed a PIL regarding the transfer of the doctors in the State. He said that 10 deaths were reported due to Covid-19 in the first week of August in the State of Rajasthan as per news reports. The doctors are Covid-19 warrior. Now most of the dispensaries and hospitals in the State are without doctors, he said. The matter is likely to be listed on August 25.

Teacher beats dalit student, arrested Mukesh Mathrani Barmer: A Class 7 Dalit boy was allegedly beaten in Barmer on Wednesday by his school teacher for not being able to answer the questions asked by him. Various Dalit organisa tions protested after which accused teacher Ashok Mali was taken intoThecustody.incident hap pened in the tense situ ation after the death of dalit student in Jalore.

Lumpy: Free goat pox vax for cattle in Raj Kashiram Choudhary Jaipur: In view of spread of the Lumpy skin diseases among cattle, the State gov ernment has decided to provide free goat pox vaccine to the cat tle rearers. No fee will be charged from live stock owners till fur ther orders. Animal Husbandry Secretary PC Kishan issued the order on Wednesday. About 29,917 ani mals died in the state due to lumpy skin dis ease till Wednesday. The number of sick animals in the state was 703629 while 649913 animals were treated and 340853 cured. Max imum 4947 animals died in Nagaur, 4218 in Sri Ganganagar, 2938 in Jodhpur, 2317 in Barmer, 2177 in Jalore, 2602 in Hanumangarh, 2044 in Bikaner, 2197 in Churu.According to the data, lumpy skin dis ease has spread in 30 out of 33 districts.

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HC MOVED AGAINST LIQUOR STORE IN AJMER PIL IN HC AGAINST DOCTORS’ TRANSFERS

JALORE: BHIM SENA CHIEF MEETS FAMILY OF DECEASED DALIT BOY Jalore: Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Wednesday met the family members of the deceased Dalit boy in Jalore’s Surana village. As soon as the officials of district administration came to know about the arrival of Bhim Army Chief, heavy police personnel were deployed at JaloreSirohi border and Chandra Shekhar Ravan was taken into custody. Following his detention, supporters of Bhim Sena gathered out side District Collectorate and raised slogans against district administration. He was taken to Pali after be ing taken into custody.

HC seeks action plan on lumpy Jodhpur: The Raj High Court has taken suo motu cognizance and issued instructions for proper disposal of the carcasses of cows that died from this disease. The court also directed to prepare a necessary action plan for the prevention of lumpy disease. The High Court has also ordered the state government to present a detailed report of disease.

With complaints of head and stomach ache, the victim was later ad mitted to the govern ment hospital in Bar mer where he is under going treatment.

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Vasundhara Raje expressed her gratitude to the Army for rescue ops. Seen here with Dushyant Singh and others.

Poonia corona +ve, 495 new cases across State Jaipur (FIB): State BJP president Satish Poonia tested Corona positive on Wednesday. He shared thewoldthatandmediathetioninformaonsocialsaidherefrainfromhisvisitsto the field till he recov ered. Meanwhile, 495 new cases were report ed in the health depart ment bulletin on Wednesday. With this, the active cases were recorded at 3919 while 470 patients recovered. The state’s infection tally stands at 13,06,402. Of the new cases, the highest 171 were re ported from Jaipur, 59 in Alwar, 50 in Bharat pur, and 33 in Dausa. The toll stands at 9616 in the state. Boy’s mother crying.

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181 rescued in Lakheri by Army Bundi: Rescue and relief work in f Lakheri was car ried out by Army and the SDRF teams, said Lakheri SDM Yugantar Sharma. Drone cameras are being used to monitor the flood affected areas. Till now 181 people have been rescued. The water level of Mej river is rising.

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D And it is hard to believe, Narendra bhai, in order to keep in touch with the swayamsevaks would wake up so early to write letters and reply to those he had received from the karykartas. Writing postcards, international letters and establishing communication with the swayamsevaks, Narendra bhai would make each morning, noon and night count to ensure that work and progress never stopped!

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THE EXTENT OF HUMILITY AND PUNCTUALITY THAT DEFINES NARENDRA MODI Iwas overwhelmed with awe and became certain that something was extraordinarily special about him. When we reached the meeting spot, it had already commenced. When it was Narendra bhai’s turn to address the delegates, can you imagine how he started off his speech? He did it with an apology. General Secy of party apologizing to gathering and for what? For being late to the meeting by 3 minutes.

Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act COMPILED AND EDITED BY SHASHIKANT SHARMA AND SHWETA SHARMA MODI IS SIMPLE AND SAINTLY AVATAR ALWAYS Ifelt embarrassed and I said “It’s me who has to worry about your comfort and not the other way round.” And here we had the quintessential Modi in his truest avatar - simple, saintly and easy-going. He took out two chana packets from his pocket, gave me one and kept one with himself. “Let’s have a little chana and keep going with our work!”

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he narrator brings to the fore the tremendous value Modiji attaches to time. A delay of 3 minutes for a meeting is a matter of concern for him and this incident speaks volumes about Modiji’s simplicity and utmost dedication towards duty. This incident is from the time when Narendra bhai was General Secretary in Gujarat, more than 35 to 40 years ago. In my opinion, Narendra bhai was different when immersed in Sanghathan activities but I have been fortunate to have known him at very close quarters, not the Narendra bhai of the Sanghathan. In 1992, there was a traders’ conference in Gujarat. Being the General Secretary Narendra bhai was visiting Rajkot. He was coming by road to Rajkot while the other members had reached the previous night. At that time the party did not have any big car. He was travelling by Esteem. As per party protocol, whenever the senior leadership of the party is travelling, it is the party’s responsibility to manage the movement of leaders. Well this time it was my responsibility to arrange for Narendra bhai’s movement. Raninga Wadi is a big banquet hall in Rajkot and delegates had arrived from all over the country and adequate arrangements for their stay had been made by me. The meeting was about to begin and I was in the car with Narendra bhai. He turned to me and said, “Kashyap I hope we aren’t getting late for the meeting!” I replied “No, Narendra bhai. We are 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time.” If I talk about his persona, he is nothing less than a rock. Confidence oozes out of his being and his power of speech, his words of wisdom are such that anyone who listens to him is bound to be overpowered by his eloquence, logic, confidence and truth. At that time I was only a lower rung karyakarta and used to handle the voting section. Listening to Narendra bhai talk to me in the car completely mesmerized me and it was as if he had cast a spell on me. I was overwhelmed with awe and became certain that something was extraordinarily special about him. When we reached the meeting spot, it had already commenced. When it was Narendra bhai’s turn to address the delegates, can you imagine how he started off his speech? He did it with an apology. The General Secretary of the party apologizing to the gathering and for what? For being late to the meeting by 3 minutes. This is the extent of humility and punctuality that defines Narendra Modi. The program had barely commenced and no one there expected the General Secretary to be apologizing for joining in 3 minutes late. But then, it is no ordinary man we are referring to here. It is all about an incredible gentleman who even when commanding a high post converses and shares his views just like an ordinary karyakarta would and teaches a lesson in humility each and every time!

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esirous of just the most elementary food and accommodation arrangements, Modiji comes out as a saintly figure in this account of his persona and attributes as a pracharak. The narrator was touched by the candour and purity of Modiji’s words and actions. Our house was no palace. It was a humble dwelling, not built out of cement and concrete. The roof too was built out of tin shade. When Modiji visited me, I was certain he would not like to sleep under a tin shade roof. I requested him to shift base to a better accommodation as there was provision for him at other places too. But Modiji said “Nitin bhai, no. I will share the place with you. Wherever you eat, drink and sleep is good enough for me.” Such was his temperament. He would not look for material comforts but in modesty and simplicity, he would be completely at peace. The next day we went out to the pravas in the morning. The protocol says that when pracharaks arrive, their accommodation, food and comfort is taken care of. It got to be noon and we were still at the pravas and I was beginning to get anxious about making arrangements for lunch for Narendra bhai. But it was Modiji who spoke up first and said “Nitin bhai, you must be craving some food now as its quite late!” I felt embarrassed and I said “It’s me who has to worry about your comfort and not the other way round.” And here we had the quintessential Modi in his truest avatar - simple, saintly and easy-going. He took out two chana packets from his pocket, gave me one and kept one with himself. “Let’s have a little chana and keep going with ourThework!”incident left a deep impact on me. So many times he would work till late after midnight, there would be lengthy meetings stretching till 2 or 3 in the morning, yet nothing could change the time at which Narendra bhai would begin his day. Five in the morning was when he would wake up, irrespective of the time he slept at. Those were days sans mobile phones; in fact there weren’t any landline phones either and all correspondence used to be through letters. And it is hard to believe, Narendra bhai, in order to keep in touch with the swayamsevaks would wake up so early to write letters and reply to those he had received from the karykartas. Writing postcards, international letters and establishing communication with the swayamsevaks, Narendra bhai would make each morning, noon and night count to ensure that work and progress never stopped!

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PM Mohali (ANI): PM Nar endra Modi while inau gurating Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital laid down the six fronts on which the Central govt is making “record in vestments”. PM Modi said, “The healthcare services are being strengthened on six fronts. The first front is encouraging preven tion healthcare. The second one is opening small and modern hos pitals. The third front is opening big institutes of medical colleges and re search. The fourth front is increasing the num ber of doctors and para medical staff. The fifth one is to make medicines available to patients at cheap rates and afforda ble medical equipment. The sixth is lessening the patients’ problems using technology.”

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MILIND SOMAN THANKS PM FOR ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO TAKE UP YOGA, AYURVEDA New Delhi: Fitness guru Milind Soman, on Wednesday, shared a couple of pictures with PM Narendra Modi and thanked him for en couraging people to take up Yoga and Ayurveda across the country. Taking to Instagram, Milind shared a couple of pictures which he captioned, “Was so happy to meet Hon PM @narendramodi after the #UnityRun and discover a mutual interest in ancient Indian tradi tions of sport, health & fitness :) I thanked him for all he is doing to encourage people to take up Yoga and Ayurveda across the country.

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PM Narendra Modi visits ‘Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre’, in Mohali on Wednesday. Bhagwant Mann & Dr Jitendra Singh are also seen. —PHOTO BY ANI

New Delhi: Ahead of the election to choose the new Congress president, senior leader Anand Sharma on Wednesday afternoon called for “some internal changes” for the revival of the grand old party. Speaking to news agency ANI, Sharma, who on Sunday resigned from the chairmanship of Congress’ steering committee for pollbound Himachal Pradesh, said that the party needs to come out of factionalism and stay united. IN THE COURTYARD YADAV ACQUITTED IN 2015 POLL CODE VIOLATION CASE BENCH LED BY JUSTICE DY CHANDRACHUD TO HEAR BCCI MATTERS, SAYS SUPREME COURT MUNDRA DRUG HAUL: 2 AFGHANS GRANTED TRANSFER TO UP JAIL TMC’S MONDAL SENT TO 14 DAYS IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY Patna: A court in Bihar’s Hajipur on Wednesday acquitted RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in a 2015 case pertaining to the former chief minister allegedly making caste-based remarks and violating the Model Code of Conduct during assem bly elections.The court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Hajipur), Smita Raj, acquitted Yadav of all charges due to lack of substantive evidence.

‘No run-out this time’: Yadav on alliance with Nitish Kumar Patna: cricketingTejashwiturned-politicianCricketer-YadavcitedaanalogytodaytodescribethenewGrandAlliancewithNitishKumar--whohadendedtherulingalliancewithhimandtheCongressfiveyearsago.“Iamacricketerandthispartnershipwillcreatetumult.Thisisa never-ending innings, it will be historic. Our partnership will be long. No one is going to be run out,” he said in Bihar assembly today, ahead of the trust vote. The new govt headed by Nitish Kumar has to prove its majority in the floor of the house. Tejashwi Yadav, who has reoccupied the post of Nitish Kumar’s Dep uty in the new govt, ac cused the BJP of play ing divisive politics and attempting to stamp out opposition parties.“Go to any state where the opposition is in power or where the BJP is scared. They bring in their three Jamai (sonsin-law) -- the CBI, the ED and the IT dept”.

Ahmedabad: A special NIA court in Ahmedabad has granted the plea of two Afghan nationals accused in the Mundra drug haul case to be transferred to the Central Jail in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh from the Sabarmati Central Jail in Gujarat. They had sought the transfer primar ily on the ground that a case is pending against them in UP. Asansol: A special CBI court remanded TMC leader Anubra ta Mondal to 14 days in judicial custody. Mondal was arrested by the CBI on Aug 11 in con nection with its probe into the alleged cattle smuggling to Bangladesh. Rejecting the bail plea of Mondal, Asansol special CBI court judge Rajesh Chakraborty remanded him to judicial custody till Sept 7. MEET!

New Delhi: Congress leader Feroze Khan made an appeal to Mus lims to thrash suspend ed BJP MLA T Raja Singh over his remarks on edwasmad.MuhamprophetSingharrestinHy derabad on Tuesday fol lowing his alleged re marks against Islam and prophet Muhammed in a video which was later pulled down by the so cial media platform on which it was uploaded. Following an uproar against his remarks, BJP had suspended Sin gh from the party. Now, in an expletiveladen rant, Congress leader Feroze Khan de manded an apology from Singh, and sought to know what was the need for the BJP leader to make such statements. Khan said it was wrong to criticise the be lief system of anyone. How can a responsible MLA make such re marks, he asked.

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Ahmedabad (PTI): Congress General Secre tary K C Venugopal on Wednesday claimed the ruling BJP in Gujarat was facing a “clear thissemblyaheadanti-incumbency”cutofthestateAspollsduelateryear.ThechancesofCongressformingthenextgovernmentare“verybright”aspeoplearefedupwiththepresentrulingdispensationinthestate,Venugopaltoldre

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the matters related to the BCCI, including amending its constitution, would be heard by a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said that earlier judgement of August 9, 2018 in the BCCI matters was passed by a bench comprising then CJI Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and Chandrachud.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah interacts with former vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu during a meeting, in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav greet the state Assembly working Speaker Maheshwar Hazari before the floor test of the Grand Alliance government, in Patna Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Patna: Bihar Assembly Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari accused outgoing Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha of having “insulted Dalits” by denying him the opportunity to conduct proceedings of the House after stepping down. The deputy speaker subsequently adjourned the proceedings for 20 minutes.

New Delhi (PTI): Any form of terrorism, in cluding curity.tomostrorismSCOdaySinghfencedealttheagainstterrorism,cross-borderisacrimehumanityandmenacemustbewithunitedly,DeMinisterRajnathsaidonWednesataconclaveoftheinTashkent.“TerisoneoftheseriouschallengesglobalpeaceandseIndiareiterates its resolve to fight all forms of terrorism and make the region peace ful, secure and stable,” he“Wesaid.seek to develop joint institutional capa bilities with the SCO member states, which, while respecting the sensitivities of each country, create the spir it of cooperation among individuals, societies and nations,” he added. Rajnath Singh at the meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Wednesday.

PM Modi inaugurates Homi Bhabha Cancer Hosp in Mohali

Patna: BJP’s Vijay Kumar Sinha resigned as the Speaker of the Bihar Assembly ahead of a floor test to prove the majority of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ alliance govt led by the chief minister Nitish Kumar. JD(U)’s Narendra Narayan Yadav, whose name was recommended by Sinha will chair the floor test now.

Mohali (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in augurated Homi Bhab ha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Mul lanpur of Punjab’s Mo hali district. After inau gurating the state-ofthe-art 2,600-bed Amrita Hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad, PM Modi ar rived here in the after noon.Punjab CM Bhag want Mann was also present when PM Modi inaugurated the cancer hospital in Mullanpur on the outskirts transplant.pytherapy,tiesblecertophyraphy,agingMagneticthe-artequippedistalBhabhaChandigarh.HomiofCancerHospiandResearchCentrea300-bedfacilityandwithstate-of-facilitiessuchasresonanceim(MRI),mammogdigitalradiograandbrachytherapytreatalltypesofcanusingeveryavailatreatmentmodalilikesurgery,chemoimmunotheraandbonemarrow

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New Delhi: As Nitish Kumar-led govt won the motion of confidence by voice vote on Wednesday, the JD(U) supremo said that the Central govt is taking credit for state government schemes. In a scathing attack on BJP, he alleged that ‘Har Ghar Jal’ was a state govt’s scheme for which the Centre is taking credit.

Mahesh Sharma Patna: Speculations are still being made about the reason that Nitish Kumar left the BJP in Bihar and got back with the RJD? BJP leaders used to make statements against him or question the functioning of the government, which was not a big deal. This hap pens everywhere in coa lition govts. But the goodwill of the BJP cen tral leaders was towards Nitish. Despite this, the reason for Nitish’s sud den change of heart is being said to be the elec tion result of UP. He was not much trou bled by Yogi Adityanath becoming the CM for the first time in UP, rather Nitish had returned to the BJP after Yogi be came CM for the first time. But the BJP’s vic tory for the second time troubled him. Before the elections, he had told people close to him that Akhilesh Yadav would win and Mandal politics would return in UP. But the results made him feel that a bastion of Mandal politics had collapsed permanently. He did not understand how BJP can win under the command of an upper caste leader. That’s when he decided to save Mandal’s strong hold in Bihar and at the same time Lalu was con tacted through Vijendra Yadav. UP results were out in March and Nitish’ efforts over five months were successful. Now he and Lalu Prasad togeth er will protect Mandal politics in Bihar.

Patna: The homes of three senior leaders of the Tejashwi Yadav-led Rash triya Janata Dal (RJD) were raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today in connection with the “land-for-jobs” case that alleges irregu larities during his father Lalu Yadav’s tenure as Railway minister in the UPA-I government.

New Delhi: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his govtmahagathbandhanwonthetrustvote on Wednesday amid a walkout by BJP lawmakers. Lead ers like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L K Advani treated me with respect. I snapped ties with the BJP in 2013 in protest against Advani and other senior leaders being sidelined, said Kumar.

porters.Hewas speaking after holding a 12-hour mara thon meeting with Con gress leaders in the pres ence of Rajasthan CM and senior observer for Gujarat elections Ashok Gehlot over plans and preparations for the elections. He also tar geted the BJP over the recent hooch tragedy Botad and Ahmedabad and various drug smug gling cases in the state. He called the Gujarat govt “corrupt and inef fective” over its move to change the entire cabi net last year, and more recently snatch away portfolios of two senior cabinet ministers. He said the Congress has decided on its 90-day election programme be ginning Wednesday and will show that it is high ly serious about the polls which it will fight unit edly and aggressively.

TECHIE CALLED BF 15 TIMES BEFORE KILLING SELF New Delhi: The Con gress on Wednesday said its YouTube chan nel has been deleted and it is investigating whether a technical glitch or sabotage had caused this. “Our You Tube channel ‘INC’ has been deleted. We are fixing it and have been in touch with Google/ YouTube teams,” the party said on Twitter.

Bhubaneswar: The 23-yr-old software engineer Sweta Utkal Kumari, from Bhadrak who allegedly died by suicide and her body was recovered last Friday from her flat here, had made 15 unsuccessful phone calls to her theanSoumyajeetboyfriendMohapatrahourbeforeshetookextremestep.

TMC SACKS TRIPURA UNIT PRESIDENT SUBAL BHOWMIK AHEAD OF POLLS Srinagar: The National Conference on Wednesday gave a clear indication that it will contest all the 90 seats in J&K assembly on its own and not in alliance with other members of the five-party PAGD alliance. In a devp ahead of polls expected to be held after November this year, Kashmir provincial committee of party unanimously passed a resolution resolving that the NC “should prepare and fight all 90 seats”.

‘India, Aus youth should work for dev’ Toronto / New Delhi: Underlining the impor tance of youth power in nation building, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Bir la emphasised that the youth of India and Aus tralia should work to gether and regularly interact with each oth er to share their knowl edge and experiences. He said regular dia logue will lead to devel opment in both the countries.Healsourged for pro moting more people-topeople contact between the two countries to further strengthen the bilateral ties. Om Birla is current ly leading the Indian Parliamentary Delega tion to the 65th Com monwealth Parlia mentary Conference which is being held in Canada.

New Delhi (PTI): Un ion Minister of Road Transport and High ways Nitin Gadkari, Un ion Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Union Minister of State for Road Transport & High ways, Gen (Retd) VK Singh witnessed the signing of tripartite agreement for swift de velopment of modern Multi Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP) under Bharatmala Pariyojna across the country with an objective to centralize freight consolidation and reduce logistics cost from 14% to less than 10% of GDP at par with International Standards. The tripartite agree ment was signed by Na tional Highways Logis tics Management Limit ed (NHLML), Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Rail Vi kas Nigam Limited (RVNL).Gadkari said he was elated to witness the signing of MoU as it will provide seamless modal shift, MMLPs will en sure that cargo is swapped/shifted from and to Waterways, Dedi cated Freight Corridors & Road Transport. He said this is building the Nation through Gati Shakti. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, said today is a historic occasion when we propose to put the let ter & spirit of Bharat mala Pariyojana into ef fect for a swift, efficient, economical and environ ment friendly logistics movement across the country. He said the vi sion of PM Modi is to empower and energise the economies of scale via PM Gati Shakti. This agreement is an earnest attempt towards realisation of this objec tive. The Minister said we believe the country will be immensely bene fit with the coming up of such efficient stations. MMLPs are designed to untie the cobweb of lo gistics movement and enliven the logistics sec tor to put the economy into the fast lane of growth, he added. MMLP will be a freight handling facility with rail, road addedrialage,warehouses,nalsterminals,comprisingaccessibility,containercargotermi(bulk,break-bulk),coldstormechanisedmatehandlingandvalue-services.

Sonali Phogat Death: Bro accuses actor’s personal asst; family doesn’t allow autopsy ‘PA raped, blackmailed Sonali’

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New Delhi (Agencies): Information & Broad casting Minister Anur ag Thakur launched the Azadi Quest, a series of online mobile games on heroes and milestones of Indian freedom in New Delhi. Azadi Quest is a set of online games designed for players of all ages for interactive learning with fun game play. On the occasion, an MoU was signed be tween Publication Divi sion and social game developer Zynga. Thakur urged people to downloads Azadi Quest App as it will prove to be a very effec tive tool in spreading awareness on India’s freedom fighters. He said, these are unique games, which will en tertain people along with engaging and edu cating them.

I&B Minister Anurag Thakur at the launch of the app on Wednesday. Late Haryana BJP leader and actor Sonali Phogat.

Rail, road, waterway mgmts ink deal for logistics parks

PROBE IS CONDUCTED:BEINGCM SOMETHING FISHY: PHOGAT’S SISTER Panaji: Goa CM Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said the state police were con ducting a detailed inves tigation into the death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat. Considering the opinion of doctors and Goa DGP Jaspal Singh, it preliminary looks like she died due to a heart attack, Sawant said. Phogat (42), BJP leader from Haryana had found fame on Tik Tok.

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UP LINEMAN CUTS POWER TO PS FOR BEING FINED New Delhi: A Del hi-based farmer, who had bought flight tickets for his themlabourersBihar-basedtosendhomeduring the Covid-19 pandem ic, allegedly died by suicide at his home in Tigi Pur village of Outer North Delhi on Tuesday evening. The deceased farmer has been identi fied as Pappan Gahlot.

Nagaland needs exposure investment:forFM Dimapur (Agencies): Finance Minister Nir mala Sitharaman on Wednesday said Naga land has huge resourc es and it needs good exposure for invest ment. After a 3-day visit to the northeast ern state, the minister said here that indus tries can come to Naga land to utilise the re sources. “From the Fi nance Ministry side, we would see enough bank access in all the districts. Banking fa cilities can be availed through mobile bank ing. There are 271 bank branches functioning in different districts of Nagaland with 94 branches in Dimapur.”

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Uttar Pradesh government transfers 13 IAS officers

(L-R) Ministers VK Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Sarbananda Sonowal.

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Thakur launches Azadi Quest App

New Delhi (PTI): After her “no god is upper caste” remark stoked controversy, JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Wednesday defended her comments as an aca demic exercise and said she was misquoted. She also said she is an academic first and peo ple should get angry with BR Ambedkar for it was he who she was “paraphrasing.” “I was asked to speak on Ambedkar’s views on gender justice. I was paraphrasing him. You can see his writings. Why should people get angry with me? They should get angry with Ambedkar,” she said. Delivering the Dr BR Ambedkar Lecture Se ries titled ‘Dr B R Ambedkar’s Thoughts on Gender Justice: De coding the Uniform Civ il Code’, Pandit had tribe.fromLorduppergods“anthropologically”saiddonotbelongtothecasteandevenShivacouldbescheduledcasteor

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla with the Indian delegation at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Canada.

CRUCIAL READ Kolkata: With the Tripura assembly elections barely six months away, the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday dropped Subal Bhowmik from the post of state party president just four months after he was put in charge. The reason behind this step is not known yet. “Subal Bhowmik is being relieved from his duties of state president of Tripura Pradesh Trinamool Congress with immediate effect,” a party statement said.

Ahtesham Siddiqui Lucknow: The UP gov ernment has trans ferred 13 IAS officers, a government spokesman said here on Wednesday. The spokesman said that Secretary UP Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Luc know Vipin Kumar Jain has been transferred as Special Secretary Min ing department. Trans fer of Secretary UPPSC Jagdish has been can celled and now he has been shifted as Addi tional Managing Direc tor of Medical Supplies Corporation. VC of ADA Ajay Kumar Dwivedi has been trans ferred as Special Secre tary APC branch. CDO, Firozabad Charchit Gaur has been posted in place of Dwivedi. Joint Magistrate Hardoi Dik sha Jain has been post ed as CDO Firozabad. VC MDA Madhusudan Nagraj Hulgi has been shifted to APC branch. CDO Jhansi Shailesh Kumar has been posted in place of Madhusu dan Hulgi. Joint Magis trate, Ballia Junaid Ah mad has been posted as CDO Jhansi. Nisha, who was put on the waitlist has been posted as Secretary UP Build ing and Other Construc tion Workers Welfare Board.

Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Judge, International Court of Justice called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday. Earlier, on Tuesday, Justice Bhandari had also met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on a courtesy call at Uparashtrapati Niwas in New Delhi.

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Panaji (PTI): In a com plaint to Goa Police, the family of Haryana BJP leader and actress Sona li Phogat, who died in Goa early on Tuesday, has demanded that her personal assistant Su dhir Sangwan and his friend Sukhwinder Sin gh be booked for her murder, alleging that Sangwan raped and blackmailed her. With the police yet to register an FIR, the family has refused to give its con sent for her autopsy. “The police are not cooperating with us. They are insisting that we should first get the post-mortem done and then they would register an FIR. We know that the viscera examination report would take at least one or two months, and till that time, the culprits will keep roam ing freely. How can we trust the police when they are not even will ing to register an FIR?” Sonali’s brother Rinku Phogat said. In his com plaint, Rinku cited two phone calls that Sonali made to her family members and alleged that she told her rela tives that Sangwan raped her, blackmailed her using an intimate video shot by him, gave her drug-laced food, and threatened to ruin her acting and political ca reer if she did not ac cept his demands. Rinku said that both Sangwan and Singh were at Goa’s Anjuna police station but the police had not taken any action against themEarlieryet. on Wednesday, Goa CM Pramod Sawant had said a thorough in vestigation would be conducted into Sonali’s death.In his written complaint to the police, Rinku said that Sonali had been working as an actress in films for the last 15 years and that she was an active party worker of BJP who had contested the 2019 As sembly polls from Ad ampur, Haryana.

Lucknow: The power supply to a police sta tion in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli, was cut off by the electricity depart ment, citing overdue bills, after the district traffic police fined a contractual employee from the state power department 6,000 for not wearing a helmet while riding a motor cycle.

New Delhi: A day after Sonali Phogat passed away suddenly in Goa, her family has raised questions about the manner in which the she died claiming they suspect foul play in the matter. They have also demanded probe by au thorities into the death. Sonali was brought dead to hospital in Goa with several reports stating that she had suf fered a heart attack.

continueProtests Hyderabadin Hyderabad (PTI): Pro tests continued in Hy derabad’s old city for a second day on Wednes day over suspended BJP lawmaker T Raja Sin gh’s alleged remarks against Prophet Mo hammad.Rallieswere taken out at separate places to press for action against Singh even as the BJP also stripped him of his floor leader’s post in as sembly. Singh insisted he did not make any comments against any religion or name any person. “It was wrongly understood,” Singh said refusing to elaborate.

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—PTI New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it is recalling 166 Dzire Tour S units to replace faulty airbag component. The affected lot of the compact sedan has been manufactured between August 6 &16 this year. “The recall is being undertaken to replace Airbag Control Unit, free of cost, in these vehicles.” It is suspected that there is a possible defect in airbag control unit, which in rare case might result in malfunctioning during deployment.

—PTI

New Delhi (PTI): The biggest risk to India’s growth outlook is an escalation of geopolitical tensions, especially if these tensions spread to the Asian region, RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Jayanth R Varma said on Wednesday. Varma said that inflation & inflationary expectations appear to be moderating and high inflation will certainly not become the ‘norm’ in the country. He is cautiously optimistic about the Indian economy as after the pandemic abated, consumption demand has begun to recover though the recovery is uneven across sectors and industries.

Geopolitical tension biggest risk to growth’

—PTI ONGC REBIDS KG GAS, SEEKS $15 PRICE New Delhi: Full service carrier Vistara will start daily non-stop ﬂights between Mumbai and Abu Dhabi from October 1. The airline, a joint venture between Tata group and Singapore Airlines, will use the A320 neo aircraft for the services. “We are delighted to expand our presence in the UAE, with a second Emirate, and offer the choice of ﬂying India’s best airline on one of the busiest international routes from India. Abu Dhabi will be the 12th overseas destination for Vistara.

New Delhi: High inﬂation and global headwinds slowed down demandasJanuary-Junespacesandwarehousingforlogisticsduringleasing dipped 9% annually across top seven cities, a report said. Vestian said in a report that the total absorption across the seven key cities was recorded at 13.16 million square feet.

New Delhi: Parag Milk Foods Ltd announced that it has raised a total of `131 investorsfromallotmentpreferentialthroughcroremarqueeand promoters. Investors have invested `113 cr & promoters about `18.75 crore looking at the promising growth strategy. “The current proceeds of preferential shares and warrants would be utilised to fund our long-term capital requirements and to enhance the working capital needs.”

“The biggest risk to the growth outlook is that of an escalation of geopolitical tensions especially if these tensions spread to the Asian region,” he said. Noting that inflation has already peaked, Varma said Inflation would be above the target for several quarters, but there is reason to believe that the worst is over, unless the world is confronted by another unforeseen global shock.Onthe other hand, he said any adverse shocks to economic growth (domestic or global) could cause a steeper decline in inflation than is currently expected.

Jio, Voda Idea, Adani didn’t take E-band

BRIEFS New Delhi: TVS Motor Company on Wednesday said it will acquire 48% stake in Narain Karthikeyan’s pre-owned twowheeler startup ‘DriveX’ for a consideration of Rs 85 crore. The company said it will acquire 48.27% stake in NKars Mobility Millennial Solutions Pvt Ltd (NMMSPL), which operates under the brand ‘DriveX’, through primary and secondary investments. Founded by Formula 1 driver Karthikeyan, DriveX is into leasing of two-wheeler motorcycles and scooters and selling, trading, and distributing pre-owned two-wheeler bikes and scooters.

—PTI

“Capacity utilization has been inching up, and is now approaching levels at which business will have to seriously consider capital expenditure for expansion,” Varma added. He further noted that the MPC is determined to bring inflation down close to the target rate of 4% as quickly as possible without imposing intolerable costs in terms of eco growth.

—PTI

SLIPS 2 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 79.85 AGAINST US DOLLAR Mumbai (PTI): The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and depreciated 2 paise to close at 79.81 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency opened at 79.84 per dollar. It hovered in a range of 79.68 to 79.87 during the session. The domestic unit ﬁnally settled at 79.85, down 2 paise over its previous close of 79.83. New Delhi (Agencies): Bharti Airtel is the only telco to have taken E-band (71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz) band spectrum from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to meet the backhaul requirements. The remaining three 5G spectrum winners – Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks – have so far not applied for E-band operators. According to DoT officials, one reason why most companies are not seeking the E-band is that the government has decided to allot the radio administratively for now, but said the telcos will have to pay this market rate retroactively from the date of allotment once the rate is decided . In effect, this means that operators will be charged the discovered auction price from the date of allotment of E-band operators.

—PTI VISTARA TO DIRECTMUMBAI-ABUSTARTDHABIFLIGHTS

‘India can add 23.7 GW of RE by 2026’

Mercedes-Benz India will be launching three electric vehicles in the next four months of which the ﬁrst Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC was launced on Wednesday. It will launch the locally assembled allelectric sedan EQS 580 next month followed by seven-seater electric SUV, EQB around November.

Mumbai: States’ revenue growth will slide to 7-9% in FY23 even as handsome GST collections will help in the accretion, a report said on Wednesday. The revenue growth had galloped 25% in FY22 courtesy a lower base in the pandemic-affected FY21, Crisil report said. In FY23, healthy tax buoyancy will be supporting the revenue growth, with GST collections and devolutions from the Centre -- which together comprise up to 45% of the states’ revenue -- expected to show robust double-digit growth, it said.

New Delhi (Agencies): India can add another 23.7 GW of capacity within the next five years provided necessary enabling policies, facilitative instruments, and the right institutional interventions are put in place, according to a newWindreport.power constituted the majority of the renewable energy mix in India, with 37.7% of cumulative installed capacity, as of March 2022. However, the overall estimated potential dwarfs the current installed capacity, said the report. There is over 600 GW of onshore capacity at 120m hub height, with another 174 GW of fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind

—PTI PARAG RAISES `131 CR VIA ALLOTMENTPREFERENTIAL

Sao Paulo (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has emphasised the importance of making Latin America a major business hub for India by having more engagements, contacts and meetings with the stakeholders in the vast region. India and Brazil are not only partners but can share best practices for their mutual growth and progress, Jaishankar said. "Visited Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo, the largest Industry association of Brazil. Presentations from WEG, @embraer and UNICA reaffirmed the significant opportunities exist for greater business cooperation," he tweeted. India & Brazil are not only partners but can share best practices for their mutual growth & progress," he wrote. "Visited Fiesp (Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo), the biggest industry association of Latin America. Presentations from WEG, Embraer and UNICA reaffirmed the significant opportunities that exist for greater business cooperation. Business is the ballast that provides steady sailing for relationships," he said in another tweet.

Latin America can be a major biz hub for India: Jaishankar

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LEASING OF LOGISTICS SPACE DOWN 9% ACROSS 7 CITIES

TOP TALKING POINTS  RBI MPC member said Inﬂation would be above the target for several quarters, but there is reason to believe that the worst is over, unless the world is confronted by another unforeseen global shock.

HONDA 2 WHEELERS INDIA INSTALLS 3rd WIND TURBINE SYSTEM Bengaluru: Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) said on Wednesday that inturbinethirdinstalledcompanythehasitswindsystemKarnataka.

25% OF MERCEDES BENZ SALES IN INDIA FROM EVs IN 5 YEARS Mumbai: German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz expects 25% of its sales in India to come from ﬁinvehicleselectricthenextveyears.

 MPC member is cautiously optimistic about the Indian economy.

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EAM IN LATIN AMERICA  On Monday, Jaishankar concluded his ﬁrst-ever ofﬁcial visit to Paraguay and held talks with the country’s leadership and vowed to strengthen bilateral ties. He inaugurated Indian Embassy in Asuncion.

“Thesepotential.statistics demonstrate that there is a huge untapped wind energy potential that will be crucial for advancing the country’s clean energy transition,” the report added. As per the report, the Covid pandemic and global supply chain challenges caused disruption. “However, the MNRE took several measures at this time. For example, the ministry granted a blanket timeline extension.”

—PTI MARUTI RECALLS 166 DZIRE TOUR S FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS TVS TO ACQUIRE 48 PER CENT STAKE IN DRIVEX New Delhi: Oil and Natural Gas (ONGC)Corporationhasrelaunched a tender to sell gas from its KG fields at a higher price of $15 per mmBtu as it looks to capitalise on a global surge in energy prices. The firm sought bids for the sale of 0.75 million standard cubic meters per day of gas for one year from the KGDWN-98/2 (KG-D5) fields in the Bay of Bengal. The firm asked users to quote a premium they are willing to pay over.

FUTURE PROJECTION  India can add another 23.7 GW of capacity within the next ﬁve years provided necessary enabling policies, instruments,facilitativeandthe right institutional interventions are put in place, according to a new report.

 India and Brazil are not only partners but can share best practices for their mutual growth and progress, Jaishankar has said.

STATES’ REVENUE GROWTH TO SLIDE TO 7%-9% DESPITE ROBUST GST COLLECTIONS

 Jaishankar is on a six-day ofﬁcial visit to Brazil, Paraguay & Argentina. This is his 1st-ever ofﬁcial visit to South America.

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Kolkata (PTI): India's banking sector is faced with the predicament of a "massive asset-liability mismatch" that could explode anytime, renowned economist Pronab Sen said. Sen said "that explosion" has not yet happened as most of the banks are in the public sector. He said the Indian banks had adopted the British model, and the laws don't allow lenders to borrow from the capital market, which essentially makes deposits the only source of funds. "Today, the average tenure of bank lending is about nine years, and deposits' tenure is close to two-and-a-half years. So, you have nine years on the asset side, and 2.5 years on the liability side... Which means there is a massive asset-liability mismatch which can explode anytime," the former chairman of the statistical commission said. "It hasn't happened because the largest chunk of our banks are in the public sector... But, now banks have to assess not only the risk of the borrower, but also the length of time of lending... There is an enormous risk for the banking sector," he said. Banking sector at enormous risk of mismatch:asset-liabilityPronab

“I would like to emphasize that high inflation will certainly not become the norm in India,” he said. The Reserve Bank in its latest MPC meeting in August had decided to increase the benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points.

The agency’s senior director Anuj Sethi said the biggest impetus to the revenue growth will come from aggregate state GST collections, which had already rebounded by 29% in FY22.

“This depicted a decline of 9% over the quantum of warehousing space leased in H1 2021,” it pointed out.

“Finally, inflation and inflationary expectations appear to be moderating and this would reduce one of the major headwinds for the Indian economy,” VarmaTurningnoted.to the negative side, he observed that in the current global environment, exports might not be as buoyant as they were in the past and said while India is not an export-driven economy, an export slowdown would be a drag on growth, if it is sustained.

Markets settle with modest gains Mumbai (PTI): Equity benchmarks eked out marginal gains to settle in the positive zone after swinging between gains and losses during the session on Wednesday amid weakness in global bourses. In a trade marked with highs and lows, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 54.13 points or 0.09 per cent to settle at 59,085.43.Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty went up by 27.45 points or 0.16 per cent to From17,604.95.theSensex pack, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, Larsen & Toubro, ICICI Bank, Power Grid, HDFC, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Asian Paints were the biggest gainers.

The central bank has been tasked by the government to ensure that retail inflation remains within the range of 2-6%.

—PTI

The 2.7 MW wind turbine at Jagalur in Davanagere district will generate 75 lakh kWh of energy annually thus enabling HMSI’s Narsapura manufacturing plant to reduce carbon emissions by more than 5,400 tons per year. HMSI will now produce a total of 7.4 MW wind energy including its wind turbine systems.

Township policy to remain unchanged

First India Bureau Jodhpur: On Wednesday, advocate Govardhan Singh was given bail in all 6 cases. Justice Manoj Garg granted bail in 3 cases in Jodhpur High Court. Arrested on April 27, Govardhan Singh was in judicial custody and bail has already been granted in the cases registered in Jaipur.

CM hails event in memory of senior scribe Kumar on Aug 30 First India Bureau Jaipur: Organising discussion in the memory of senior journalist Vashisht Kumar Sharma is important in itself and this provides an opportunity to discuss each other’s knowledge, experiences, ideas and achievements on various aspects of the challenges of small newspapers, said CM Ashok Gehlot in a letter written to Anil Saxena, Founder President of Rajasthan Media Action Forum. A discussion ‘Challenges before small newspapers in the present scenario’ is being held on 30 August in the memory of Kumar Sharma at Pink City Press Club, Jaipur. CM Gehlot said that the views of the dedicated people and subject experts in this discussion are likely to prove fruitful from the point of view of resolving the challenges before the media.

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NEARLY `25 CR OK’D FOR JAMBOREE Jaipur: The biggest programme of Scouts and Guides ‘National Scout and Guide Jamboree’ will be organised from January 4 to January 10, 2023 at Rohat in Pali district. More than 35,000 scouts and guides from all over the country including 1,500 foreigners will participate in the 18th National Jamboree to be hosted by Rajasthan State Bharat Scouts and Guides. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a ﬁnancial provision of Rs 24 crore 70 lakh for organising Jamboree.

FROM PG 1

Ajmer Collector often defies protocol while meeting public representatives

M o U s WORTH `69,789 CR INKED

From Pg 1... Rahul Gandhi has said that the (Congress’s) election manifesto will be based on what the public thinks, which is what was done the last time,” he manifesto,”theandcomesinthereformedafterplementedschemes“People-orientedsaid.thatwereim-inRajasthantheCongressagovernmentwillberolledoutGujaratassoonasittopowerherewillfindaplaceinparty’selectionheadded.TheCongressgov- ernment will implement the Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, wherein beneficiaries can avail cashless treatment, he said. The old pension scheme will also be implemented for all those who have joined government jobs after January 1, 2004. It will provide electricity for agriculture during the day, which has been implemented in 16 out of 33 districts of Rajasthan. The rest will be covered by next year, Gehlot said. ‘DELHI-JAIPUR’

WILL CREATE 11,846 JOBS MoUs worth Rs 69,789.93 crore were signed between the state government and investors in New Delhi on Wednesday. This will generate a total of 11,846 direct employment opportunities in the state. The investment commitments include Rs 40,000 crore on Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Project by Avadda Power, Rs 25,000 crore in Renewable Energy and Solar Energy Sector by O2 Power SG Pte, Rs 1,400 crore by Asahi India Glass Limited and Rs 1,000 crore by St. Gobain. Along with this, a manufacturing unit of carbonated softdrinks, fruit-juice and packaging products worth Rs 636 crore will be set up by Varun Beverages Ltd. Wipro will invest Rs 200 crore in a hydraulic cylinder project in Jaipur.

State rolls out ‘Balika ShikshaDurasthYojana’

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POLITICS VS BUREAUCRACY Ajmer Collector Anshdeep

Abhishek Shrivastava Jaipur: The Rajasthan government will not implement the provision of re-adjustment of land in the township policy.Adecision in this regard was taken by the state government on the legal opinion of the Additional AdvocateAccordingly,General. a draft issued regarding the proposed changes in the policy will be dropped. A committee headed by UDH advisor GS Sandhu took the decision. The proposed changes were for implementing recreational, public, semi public, tourism facility, public amenities, transport land use. If the land owner gives his land for these land use, then they can be given back up to 50 percent of the land but according to legal opinion, doing so will be contrary to the orders of the High Court in the Gulab Kothari case.

CM Gehlot... “Sonia ji has gone abroad for a checkup. (K C) Venugopal ji and me paid a courtesy call on her yesterday when we were going to Gujarat,” he told reporters. Asked about the possibility of him being Congress president, Gehlot said, “This has been doing the rounds in the media for a long time. You keep talking about it. Nobody knows what is going to be decided.” Pressed by reporters on the party presidency question, Gehlot shot back, “Has anybody briefed you at AICC, no one has done that. Media keeps on speculating till a decision is made.”TheCM added that he is concentrating on the two responsibilities given to him — senior observer for Gujarat polls and chief minister of GehlotRajasthan.said, “My effort is to get Congress victory in the Gujarat elections and then get the government repeated in Rajasthan. I have come from Gujarat, Congress is in very good condition in Gujarat and Congress can win the elections.”

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra meets Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in Lucknow on Wednesday. Rajendra Chhabra Jaipur: The State Government has given standing orders that if any public representative, MLA or MP comes to meet any district Collector, then they have to be accorded proper honour. The Collectors are expected to stand from their seat and offer them a welcome. These directions have been updated from time to time, firstly by former Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya during his tenure and now by CS Usha Sharma.Butit seems that young Ajmer Collector Anshdeep has forgotten the State Government’s directive. He was appointed as Ajmer Collector merely 7 months back in January 2022 and over the course of past two months, two incidents have happened wherein Anshdeep has not followed the required protocol.Lastmonth, Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari went to Ajmer Collector’s office to hand him a memorandum regarding problems faced by her constituents from Beawar. But neither did the Collector accord the MP a welcome, nor did he even stand for the MP. Diya Kumari did not find this behaviour of a public servant as following the protocol and she scolded the Collector questioning, “Why didnt you get up?” Diya later left the premises without handing the memorandum.ButAnshdeep did not learn from this incident. Two days back, another similar incident happened when Ajmer MP Bhagirath Chowdhry, former Minister and current MLA Vasudev Devnani and Deputy Mayor of municipal corporation Neeraj Jain reached the Collector’s office to hand over a memorandum over problems in the city. But Anshdeep did not stand up for the senior politicians even this time around. He kept seated on his chair while the public representatives stood before him. However, these seniors have decided to let go of the tortherandumthe‘immaturity’.Collector’sInfact,handedthememo-andleftfromofficeoftheCollec-whostretchedout towards the representatives to take the memorandum. However, the photos of this incident went viral on social media wherein Anshdeep’s behaviour was thoroughly lambasted by2013people.batch IAS Anshdeep has served as Collector in Pali and Barmer and complaints about him have reached the senior most officials of the state bureaucracy!

CM SEEKS FROM INVESTORS FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN STATE INVESTORS’ MEET AND MoU SIGNING CEREMONY IN DELHI Naresh Sharma New Delhi/Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that Rajasthan holds immense potential for establishment of “Schemesindustries.run by the Rajasthan government for industrial development has made it easier for investors to invest in the state. The state government’s key priority is to identify and dispose of the problems faced by investors. Currently, Rajasthan is a leading state in the entire country which is receiving huge flow of investments in refinery, petrochemicals, solar energy, education, health, infrastructure development etc. Rajasthan has emerged as the preferred choice for investors due to its favorable policy framework,” Gehlot said. The Chief Minister said that industrial areas are being set up by RIICO in every block of the state. “Around 25 percent of the NCR area falls in Rajasthan which has excellent connectivity to all over the country. Rajasthan has become a leading state for investment with sound law and order situation, best roads and favorable conditions. Rajasthan tops the list in the country in the field of solar energy. A major part of Dedicated Freight Corridor and Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor also passes through Rajasthan. This will benefit the investors in a massive way,” he said while addressing the MoU Signing Ceremony in New Delhi on Wednesday as part of the ‘Invest Rajasthan 2022’ to be held on 7th and 8th October in Jaipur. He said that MoUs and LOIs of about Rs 11 lakh crore, have been signed so far. “Along with cultural and geographical diversity, there is now diversity of investors.

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CONUNDRUM

First India Bureau Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has taken a big decision in the direction of promotion of higher education for the girl child. Now girls and women of the state will get reimbursement of fees paid to institutions for pursuing higher education through distance education. With this, they will be able to build their future by continuing their studies. For this, Gehlot has implemented ‘Balika Durasth Shiksha Yojana’ in the state. Gehlot has sanctioned Rs.14.83 crore to benefit a total of 36,300 girls and women every year under the scheme. In this, girls and women who cannot go to college and university regularly due to various reasons, will be connected to higher education through distance medium. It is noteworthy that the Chief Minister had announced the implementation of the Girl Child Distance Education Scheme in the budget 2022-23.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot with Shakuntla Rawat, Rajiv Arora, Usha Sharma, Shubhra Singh, Kuldeep Ranka, Veenu Gupta and others during the Investors’ Meet and MoU Signing ceremony, in New Delhi on Wednesday.

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PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20

You will succeed in misunderstandingresolving with family members, normalizing ties. Despite your misgivings, you retain good health. You will do much to bring peace and harmony at home. You will remain much in demand on social front.

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

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CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 23

It’s a very good day to take calculated risks in ﬁnancial matters. Your efforts on the professional front will be recognised. Opting for some healthy choices will ensure you remain in perfect health. You will feel much happy and contented on the family front.

AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19

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

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Using your initiative at work will be much appreciated. You may get a chance to pursue old hobby. Health tips from an expert will enable you to get closer to your ﬁtness goals. Your generous behavior would enable to enjoy some lovely moments with family.

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

YOURDAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

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CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 2S Family will be most supportive, when it really matters for you. Some of you may add to your list of properties by booking a new one. It is good day to confess your love as stars appear favourable for positive reply. A long drive is likely to help you get over mental tiredness.

Gifting something to your beloved is likely to make the day Matrimonialmemorable.matchfor siblings will bring happiness for entire family. You will get a good price for your property. Those awaiting results are assured of succeeding with ﬂying colours.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 21 Happiness in the domestic sphere will only come with a changed mind set. Some of you are likely to become a part of an overseas ofﬁcial trip. Better to consult an expert in ﬁnancial matters before making an investment. Harsh words may create a rift in your romantic relationship.

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

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

A ccording to Sujoy has roped Taman-in naah Bhatia to play the female lead in this anthology film. According to a source close to the development, Tamannaah and Vijay will start shooting with Sujoy from next month. They will start with the readings and the prep closer to the shooting date. Reportedly, a while back the Baahubali actress was even spotted at Sujoy Ghosh’s office. This is the first time that Tamannaah Bhatia and Sujoy Ghosh are working together. ami Gautam is one actress who has proved her versatility with her films and the variety of characters that she has portrayed on the silver screen. The actress got married to Aditya Dhar last year and since then has been in a happy space. The actor shared pictures of the two from Dev Bhoomi temple in Himachal Pradesh, where the two sought blessings. She captioned the post, “Took blessings at the divine Naina Devi mandir in my DevBhoomi, Himachal.” She was wearing a beautiful pink colour salwar suit while Aditya opted for a white kurtapyjama and a blue jacket to finish off the look.

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E ver since the gripping trailer of the Akshay Kumar and Rakul Preet Singh starrer Cuttputlli was released fans have been going gaga over it. On Wednesday as promised, the first song of the film, Saathiya is released and we bet Akshay and Rakul’s chemistry will blow your mind. Akshay Kumar and Rakul Preet Singh’s chemistry in this song is quite sizzling and we bet you would not be able to take your eyes off them. From dancing on top of a plane, to dancing on top of a car,

A nanya Panday is one of the most popular actresses in the tinsel town of Bollywood. Ananya is leaving no stones unturned to promote Liger with Vijay and ahead of the film’s release, in an interview she was asked if she gets bothered by the trolls on social media. To which, she said: “I think it depends on the day. Obviously, on some days, I get very affected. And then some days, I’m not bothered. And that’s normal, that’s a human reaction that you would have. I’ve just realized that there’s nothing better than to just keep working hard and making sure that my work speaks for itself.”

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E ver since the promo of the 8th episode of Koffee With Karan 7 featuring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani has been released, fans are jumping with joy. Getting the excitement of their fans a notch higher ahead of their Koffee With Karan episode, Shahid and Kiara re-created their iconic scene from Kabir Singh. In the video, we can see Kiara Advani looking gorgeous in her white dress with her makeup team. One of them can be seen applying makeup on Kiara’s face and the other one holds a mirror for the actress. Suddenly we can hear Shahid Kapoor yelling at them in Kabir Singh style which scares them and they stop everything. The actor comes near the Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 actress and pulls her towards him asking ‘kisne touch kiya usko?’ in Kabir Singh style.

Since her breakthrough, Nora Fatehi has become a cultural icon, loved by millions. While her exemplary dancing skills continue to astonish us every day, she has also made her mark with her acting skills. The Saki Saki dancer is gorgeous and she enjoys a massive fan following. And, her fans wait for her photos to come out in the public domain. Speaking of which just a while ago, Nora Fatehi was snapped at Mumbai She made heads turn in an all-black ensemble. She pulled off the ‘clean girl’ look. To complete her look, Nora also donned sunglasses and a purse. She looked effortlessly beautiful as she got clicked.

Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President was greeted by Diya Kumari, MP from Rajsamand as the latter reached at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas to pay a courtesy visit on Wednesday.

WHAT’S HAPPENING!

T CITY 29FIRST year old Vinayak Sharma, who started his media journey in 2019 with his Hindi daily Sach Bedhadak talked to First India about his company and dreams.“Sach Bedhadak is now among India’s top daily Hindi newspa pers. When the world was battling an epidemic like Corona, at that time I started my journey of build ing a media group,” Vinayak said. “During the pandemic, I and my team provided food to many desti tute and needy people and helped them in equipping them with the right precautionary information to survive a pandemic, “ he added.

CITY BFIRSTask Research Foun dation and World Resources India (WRI India) hosted Sustainable Energy Tran sition Dialogues in Ra jasthan with a focus on the Potential of Battery Ener gy Storage and the Viabili ty of Solarization of Agri culture on Wednesday. The event was attended by emi nent speakers and stake holders representing the power and energy sector of Rajasthan.Ajitabh Sharma, IAS, Chairman, Rajasthan Tax Board, Government of Ra jasthan (GoR) and A K Gup ta, Advisor (Energy), GoR, participated in the discus sions and highlighted the development of renewable energy in Rajasthan and its immense po tential.Sharma called for the decarbonization of the entire economy and not just the electric grid. He called for timely action, warning that delayed action has so cial, economic and fi nancial implications.

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The ‘Fungama 2022 National Children’s Natyaotsav’ by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and Curio Children’s Theater Jaipur, under the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on Wednesday. The program started with a bang with the enthusiastic group dance performance of the children of Ryan School. The chief guest of the occasion were Raghavendra Rawat, film critic and Urvashi Varman, the principal of The Palace School. The guests inaugurated the program by paying homage to Padmashree Late Vijaydan Detha.

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CITY FIRST he Brij Conven tion Center at Hotel Clark Amer was awash in the latest designs on Tuesday evening. The occasion was the launch of three new ranges of jewellery designed by re nowned jewellery designer Seema Tati wala. In this, super models of the country showcased 21 types of new designs in Kundan Meena Modern, Dia mond Bridal and Kundan Meena Bridal. This unique show decorated with melodi ous tunes and colourful lights of western music and traditional music was organised under the direction of Yogesh Mishra, in which Miss Rajasthan 2021 Mansi Rathore, 2022 Tarushi Roy and Miss Asia Uni verse Himadri Bhatna gar were the showstop pers. The main attrac tion of the collection is the queen’s modernthatSeemaJewellerynecklace.designerTatiwalasaidinKundanMeena’srange,themod els created a unique blend of modern and classic styles in pen dants, tikas, baju bandhs and rani necklaces. Es pecially in the locket of the queen necklace, the painting made in differ ent postures like Radha Krishna was worth see ing. The theme of the design of these diamond jewels was based on na ture, due to which the onlookers felt like clumps of waterfalls and waterfalls flowing around the neck of the models. Anjali Jodha, Kumkum Choudhary, Tejal Arora and Tuba Khan showcased Jewel lery. During the gala evening, the city’s oldest jewellery brand Tatiwa la was re-launched as Virok and its website was also launched.

Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2022 Grand Finale will be inaugurated by the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) on 25 August at Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ). MUJ was selected as one of the nodal centres to facilitate the SIH Software edition. A total of 29 teams having approximate 200 participants are competing against 6 problem statements from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. Each problem statement has a winning amount of Rs 1 lakh.

Under the leadership of Press Club Association Chomu, President Jitendra Rangey, journalists submitted a memorandum to Chomu Municipality Chairman Vishnu Saini and Executive Officer Devendra Kumar Jindal demanding allotment of land for the office of Press Club Association Chomu on Wednesday. Municipality Chairman Vishnu Saini said that he would instruct the officials to give information about the vacant land in the population area and allot the land as per rules. Executive Officer Devendra Kumar Jindal also assured the journalists of the allotment of land. Naman Kedia, Akshara Tatiwala Kedia, Rajeev Tatiwala, Seema Tatiwala, Sharmila Kedia, Rakesh Kedia and Yogesh Mishra Vinayak Sharma AK Gupta addressing the audience the occasion

A huge cycle rally will be organised under the Fit India campaign in Jaipur on August 28 on National Sports Day. More than 1.5 lakh cyclists will participate in ‘Cyclothon-2022’ being organised under the aegis of All India Marwari Yuva Manch. Ankit Natani, the convener of the cycle rally, said that the poster of Cyclothon-2022 was released by former Provincial President of the Manch Kedar Gupta, outgoing President Surendra Bhattad, Provincial President Dr Kajal Verma, Chairman of Jaipur Capital Unit of Manch Govind Sharma, President of Moomal Unit. Anju Gupta and Iron Lady and International Cyclist Renu Singh on Wednesday.

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To implement the Rajasthan Canal Project, amend the DPR and declare it as a national project, under the aegis of the Pani Ghar Ghar Lao Sangharsh Samiti of Alwar District Chambal and under the leadership of District Convenor Mahant Prakash Das Maharaj, people of different areas of Alwar district submitted a memorandum to the Tehsildar Jugita Geeta Meena on Wednesday, in which it was told that the state government should include the major dams of the princely state of Alwar district in the DPR.

The audition for Rajasthan’s Artist Season 3 by Sadbhavna Parivar was held at Kapil Jnanpith School, Mansarovar on Wednesday. The program took place under the direction of director Rohit Sharma. Director of Sadbhavna Parivar Manoj Pandey and chairperson Shivkanta Pandey shared that more than 500 people participated in this program.

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While he acknowl edged the role of bat tery energy storage for grid management with the high quantum of solar and tems, along with pumped storage systems, are for the sustainable energy transition in Ra jasthan. SET - RJ ini tiative seeks to support Rajasthan in research and analysis that can help thew state achieve its am bitious RE policies. The collaboration between WRI India and partner organi zations, including Bask Re search Foundation, Cus tomised Energy Solutions (CES), Prayas Energy Group (PEG) and CII seeks to carry out research and analysis aimed at support ing the state to achieve its ambitious RE target.

Malviya Nagar MLA Kalicharan Saraf laid the foundation stone of a badminton court being constructed at a cost of Rs.11 lakh from the MLA fund at Ward 131, Sector 4, Hedgewar Theater on Wednesday.

SAVING LIVES!

Vinayak informed First India that today his company, Srishtiv inayak Entertainment Media Pvt Ltd. is at the final stages of launching its news application platform at the national level soon and is a 4-crore-strong company. At present, the media company operates ‘Sach Behadak’ Hindi newspaper, news website, mobile news application and a film pro duction house. He added that he and his team of 80 employees de sire to create opportunities in the media industry for a secure future for the youth.