Aditi Nagar
India has had a fair share of political happenings that have resulted in a ‘rupture’ of sorts, in the way the nation was being led. The 90’s were tumultuous times for the nation when economy was at its lowest, governments fell and social structure was being shaken. But perhaps, the biggest political happening, since Independence, was the cold blooded murder of the first, and till now the only, female Prime Minister of the nation - Indira Gandhi.
Since that day, 38 years ago, political commentators and observers have argued about India that could have been had Indira been alive; simply because the years of work that were put in to develop her as an ideal ‘leader’ and not a ‘constitutional post holder’ may not come to pass again.
Known for her ability to take hard decisions and to stand by them, Indira left a grand legacy to carry forward, a legacy which was carried ahead, for a short time, by her son, who groomed, like his mother, young leaders like current Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot. Indira had huge shoes to fill in for the Congress and Gandhi family, but devoid of Indira’s ‘guardianship’, the current leadership of Congress does not appear to be able to carry forward the grand legacy left by Indira. But while Indira may have passed on, her ideology and abilities are perhaps being displayed by Ashok Gehlot, a three time CM of
Rajasthan, who like her mentor Indira, with whom he came in contact in his twenties, is known for running a ‘no-nonsense’ government and standing by the decisions taken in public interest.
But what makes Indira relevant even today is the fact that even after 38 years since her demise, Indira is still ‘relevant’ in the current political clime. In 1999, Indira Gandhi was named “Woman of the Millennium” in an online poll organised by the BBC. In 2020, Gandhi was named by Time magazine among the world’s 100 powerful women who defined the last century. In fact, such was her ‘influence’ that a whole generation of female children in Afghanistan was named Indira!
On her 38th death anniversary,
Morbi: A major accident occurred due to the breakdown of a cable bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi, on Sunday. The newly constructed cable bridge over the Machhu river was opened 3 days ago and more than 78 died in the tragedy. About 500 people were present on the bridge at the time of the accident. All of them
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were celebrating the festival of Chhath. Around 400 people are feared drowned in the canal in this accident. Several ambulances have reached the spot to take the injured to the hospital, rescue work is going on. PM Narendra Modi speaks to Gujarat CM Patel and seeks urgent mobilisation of teams for rescue ops after cable bridge collapse in Gujarat’s Morbi.
Hyderabad: The lazy Sunday morning in Gollapalli in Mahbubnagar district in Telangana was turned into a sprint field as 52-year young Rahul Gandhi challenged a few young boys for a sprint even as other Cong leaders were caught unawares.
Telangana PCC President Revanth Reddy also started scooting from brisk walk. P8
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Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the plant to manufacture C-295 aircraft in Vadodara in Gujarat. The joint venture of Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems Limited will manufacture 40 C-295 military transport planes at the facility as part of a Rs 22,000 crore deal to supply 56 such aircraft. The Rest 16 planes will be supplied from Spain.
Modi said that aircraft manufacturing in Vadodara is India’s giant leap towards becoming self-reliant in the aviation sector. He said that India is going to be a major hub for manicuring large aircraft.
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Perth: India and South Africa fought in a low scoring game of 134 runs at the Perth Stadium in Perth on Sunday. India’s loss means Pakistan virtually crashing out of World Cup and the result has sparked a meme fest on Twitter following Men in
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Mumbai: Actor Aamir Khan‘s mother Zeenat has reportedly suffered a massive heart attack at her Panchagani house. Aamir Khan was with her during Diwali when his mother suffered a heart attack.
Actor immediately flew her to Breach Candy hospital.
PM Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the PMRF for the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives in the bridge collapse in Gujarat’s Morbi. The injured would be given Rs 50,000 each. ‘I express my condolences to the families of the citizens who lost their lives in the tragedy. The state government will provide Rs 4 lakhs to the family of each deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured,’ said CM Bhupendra Patel.
I am deeply saddened by the accident in Morbi. I have spoken to Harsh Sanghavi, MoS for Home and other officials of Gujarat in this matter. Local administration is engaged in providing relief work with full readiness, NDRF is also reaching the spot soon. The administration has been directed to provide immediate treatment to the injured.
—Amit Shah, Home Minister
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Abu Road: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that the BJP in Gujarat is nervous and therefore Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited Gujarat two or three times. The CM said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has praised the state government and its schemes in several states, which gives motivation.
Attacking the Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Gehlot said that the party should not be
allowed to even enter into Gujarat. “AAP even removed Gandhiji from the posters. What kind of
politics is being done by the AAP party?” he asked. “We respect Bhagat Singh, Bhimrao Ambedkar but what kind of AAP party wants to do politics by replacing Gandhiji,” he said. Gehlot was talking to the media in Abu Road on Sunday. Turn to P10
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi praised the Ashok Gehlot govt. He tweeted that contractual employees were given
given and the old
scheme has been revived in Rajasthan and on coming to power, Congress will implement these decisions in Gujarat also. Highlighting the pro-employees decisions of
govt, Rahul sought votes in Gujarat.
who is on election Gujarat these days, said that the Congress fulfilled its commitment in
and will do the same in Gujarat.
Aayush minister Dr Subhash Garg was admitted to the SMS hospital after his health suddenly deteriorated in Bharatpur on Sunday. P5
A 27-year-old married woman allegedly died by suicide along with her two children by jumping into a water tank in Osian town of Jodhpur. Kin of woman files dowry death case. P5
A gang of four to five people fled away with an ATM loaded with Rs 15 lakh cash in Kotputli town here in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
Jaipur: 23 Rajyogini Bal Brahmacharini daughters took to the path of spirituality by joining the Brahma Ku maris in an event held
by the International Spiritual Brahma Ku maris Sansthan on Sun day at Ranbanka Mar riage Hall, Sirsi Road in Jaipur. These 23 daugh ters are post graduate, some have engineering
degrees, while others are into teaching, arts and commerce fields.
Brahmakumaris Jaipur subzone in-charge BK Sushma said that this is the first time that 23 sisters are going to join.
Jaipur: A case of rap ing a businesswoman by a familiar youth has come to light in the city.
Acquaintance raped her after offering her an intoxicated cold drink in the hotel. The ac cused blackmailed her with obscene videos made in a state of un consciousness. He then started raping her fre quently by threatening to make videos viral.
The accused created a fake account in her name and uploaded ob scene photo videos on Instagram. The victim has lodged a report against accused at Kar
ni Vihar police station. According to the police, during the course of business, victim got in touch with accused at a supplier. The accused gained confidence of victim and planned a business-related meet ing where she was in toxicated, raped and later filmed.
Jaipur: Minister Ra jendra Gudha turned a good samaritan and shifted people to hospi tal who suffered inju ries in a road accident at Sikar Road on Sun day. Sources informed that Minister Rajendra Gudha was passing through Sun City locat ed on Sikar Road when he spotted an injured man lying on the road.
The minister imme diately stopped his car and took them to
the hospital.
Minister Rajendra Gudha also directed doctors to give proper treatment to the vic tims of road accident.
Jaipur: A case of raping a girl in a hotel has come to light in the city. She was raped by the acquaintance in a state of unconsciousness. After raping the vic tim, the accused started blackmailing her by threat ening to make the obscene video viral. The victim has lodged a report against accused acquaintance at Shastri Nagar police station in the city. Police said that victim was called for a meeting, the accused took her to a Hotel & offered her an intoxicated cold drink, while unconscious, accused raped her.
Ajmer: A case of forcibly taking the daughter of a female sweeper to clean the house and commit ting obscene acts has come to light. The victim’s mother has given a complaint to the Christian Ganj police station. The victim has blamed the accused for taking objectionable photos of her minor daughter and making them viral on social media. Police is looking into the matter.
Jaipur: A chain snatch ing incident has been registered in the Bajaj Nagar police station area of the city. Threebike ridden miscreants hit the two sisters on the way with their bike and fled away by snatch ing the chain. A case was registered in the police station on the complaint of Vikram Singh. First, the miscre ants tried to grab the chain of one of the two sisters. Falling on the first attempt, after go ing a short distance, the miscreants came back, hit the sisters and broke the chain and escaped.
Jaipur: With the tire less efforts of Sitaram Agrawal from the Vidy adhar Nagar assembly constituency, the main road and street light work of LS Nagar, Naya Kheda was started. The cost of road and electri cal work is estimated to be worth Rs 2.15 crore.
Councilor Mahesh Aggarwal said that for almost 15 years, there was no one to take care of the bare wires of the
above roads and lights. Due to this, accidents happened. In view of this, Cong leader Sitar am Agrawal met JDC
and apprised him. JDC approved the budget of Rs 2.15 crore with im mediate effect, this work will provide relief.
Jaipur: Under RTE, Education Dept is not changing its system re garding fees and educa tion of unprivileged children studying in private schools. In such a situation, not only are the schools facing diffi culty, but due to minor shortcomings, private schools do not give ad mission. The reason is that for every small de ficiency, the school’s payment is stopped, and school excludes such students from the ad mission list, whose re cord has some lacking.
Usually, while mak ing Aadhaar card of young children, family members do not pay at tention to the name. For example, if child’s
name is Ramaavatar and Aadhaar card has Ramavatar, child does not get admission in a private school under RTE. Even if child is admitted, his name is removed from payment list during physical ver ification. At present, there are hundreds of private schools in the state, where students are studying but gov ernment is not paying their fees. Govt is sav ing money but private schools are suffering.
Jodhpur: In a first, Jodhpur will host the conference of G-20 del egates in February. Del egates from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cana da, China, France, Ger many, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Ko rea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union will get to see the culture, heritage and handi crafts of the place.
Besides, rules will be made regarding employment in the meeting.
Delegates will have dinner at the Mehran
garh Fort and enjoy sand dune in Osian. They will also visit Jodhpur’s new road to Ghantaghar. Delegates will arrive February 1 evening and the inaugu ration of the Working Group on Employment session will take place on February 2. It will
Jaipur: About hundred of Cong workers of the Adarsh Nagar Vidhan Sabha constituency took membership of BJP by wearing a du patta at the hands of the MLA and former BJP State President Ashok Parnami. BJP’s Adarsh Nagar Mandal Presi dent Dr KM Pareek said that hundreds of Cong workers under the lead ership of Shubham Saini, with support of Yuva Morcha’s Rahul
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The 7th Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Hospitality and Tourism in Rajasthan (FHTR) was held at Hotel Clarks Amer on Sunday
Jaipur: The 7th An nual General Meeting of Federation of Hospi tality and Tourism in Rajasthan (FHTR) was organised at Hotel Clarks Amer. On the oc casion, patron of FHTR and Former Secretary of Tourism, Govern ment of India, Lalit Panwar discussed the way forward for a prof itable yet sustainable model of tourism in terms of employment,
economy and environ ment. He said that the different resources of
tourism should be tapped to utilize their full potential but it is
also equally important to value and safeguard Earlier, FHTR Presi
dent, Apurv Kumar gave a presentation out lining the milestones of organization from July 2021 till now. Treasurer, FHTR, Tarun Bansal presented the annual budget report. Senior VP, Kuldeep Singh Chandela shared idea of organizing a gastron omy related seminar and event in Rajasthan and move beyond the culinary staples. Pre sent on the occasion were Khalid Khan, Mo han Singh and others.
Ashok Parnami welcomes the new entrants to the BJP.
Saini, Chittarjan Saini, turned away from Cong govt & joined BJP.
end on February 3. The conference will be held at Hotel India. India will host the G-20 Group Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi next year. 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will be held in Indone sia in Nov 2022.
Jaipur: Ex-JDA senior horticulturist Mahesh Tiwari will be advisor to UDH Min Shanti Dhariwal. Tiwari has been given honour for his devotion to work. Dhariwal called Tiwari to his residence & hand ed over a written order to him & entrusted him with the responsibility of his advisor. Deputy Conservator of Forests Tiwari will retire on Oct 31 & take new re sponsibility from Nov 1.
Jaipur: MeT Dept has predicted west ern disturbance on night of Oct 31. This will cause rain, snow fall and hailstorms in J&K, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffar
abad. Soon after this, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandi garh, New Delhi, Ra jasthan & UP will see a dip in temperature. Its effect will be felt in Rajasthan from Nov 3. Foggy conditions will prevail.
Mahesh Tiwari, new advisor to Min Dhariwal
Miscreants used a gas cutter to uproot the machine from a BoI ATM kiosk
Kotputli: An Automated Teller Machine (ATM) was uprooted and Rs 15 lakh was looted by miscreants in Kotputli town of Jaipur district on Saturday night.
Police informed the miscreants arrived in two cars at an ATM of Bank of India situated on the national highway in Kotputli.
“The accused first uprooted the ATM by using a gas cutter, loaded it into their car
and fled away. It took only eight minutes for the miscreants to commit the crime,” police
Jaipur: FASTag fraud is in full swing at the RIDCOR toll plazas in the State. Without any board or placard, the deduction of FASTag continues. The recovery is also being done from exempted vehicles. This illegal recovery is being done at 31 toll plazas of 14 state highways of RIDCOR. All these toll plazas are operated by RIDCOR.
FASTag started secretly at the beginning of September without prior notice. Recovery is also being done through FASTag even from exempted vehicles.
There is no method available for the exemp-
tion from exempted vehicles. In such a situation, illegal recovery continues through NHAI’s FASTag. Action is not being taken even after complaining to RIDCOR. Most of the tolls did not even put up FASTag lane boards. Notice boards of vehicles exempted from toll areas are also not seen.
PWD Minister Bhajan Lal Jatav may take action in the whole matter.
officials said.
“Around Rs 11 lakhs were already inside the ATM till Saturday afternoon. It was again re-filled with Rs 5 lakhs on Saturday evening. It is suspected that the miscreants did a recce and were aware of the money being loaded in the cash dispensing machine.
Nearly Rs 15 lakhs were looted by the miscreants. The incident was captured on CCTV and the miscreants are being searched based on footage and car numbers,” police added. Barricading was done in the area, however, the accused are yet to be arrested.
Jaipur: The last date for registration under CM Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme is on Monday. Registrered people can avail the benefits of the scheme from November 1, 2022. The benefit of free treatment through insurance in government-private hospitals will be provided.
Those who failed to register for the scheme may have to wait to take advantage of the scheme. Such families will get the benefit of Chiranjeevi scheme from February 1, 2023.
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Jodhpur: A 27-yearold married woman allegedly committed suicide along with her two children by jumping into a water tank in Osian town of Jodhpur district. Police informed the deceased has been identified as Pooja (27), son Ashish (5) and daughter
Shivani (3), residents of Hanuman Sagar village in Gingala panchayat in Osian.
“The family members of the woman have filed a case of dowry death against the husband in Osian Police Station. Dead bodies of Pooja, Ashish and Shivani were recovered from a water tank on Saturday,” police said.
Governor Mishra said that one must forgive and be friendly with all living beings. This rare vision of forgiveness in Jainism is Lord Mahavir’s gift
Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra while inaugurating the ‘Bhagwan Mahavir Nirvanaotsav Ahimsa Rath’ Yatra said that Lord Mahavir was great and his teachings are relevant even today.
The Governor was addressing the ‘Ahimsa Rath Pravartan’ programme organised by Bhagwan Mahavir 2550th Nirvanaotsav Samiti at Bhattarak ji’s
Jaipur: Ayush Minister Subhash Garg was admitted to SMS Hospital after his health suddenly deteriorated in Bharatpur on Sunday.
He was rushed from Bharatpur’s RBM hospital to SMS hospital through a green corridor. As per the primary information, he suffered minor stroke and his treatment was started in the ICU under the supervision of SMS medical college principal Dr Rajeev Bagahatta and SMS hospital superintendent Dr Achal Sharma.
The team of doctors comprising senior phy-
sician Dr Swati Srivastava, senior neurologist Dr Bhawna Sharma and other experts started the treatment after primary investigation.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot spoke to the doctors and took detailed information. He also gave them necessary directions regarding arrangements in the hospital for the treatment of the Minister.
Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh reached the RBM hospital and met Garg. In view of the situation, a Diwali get together event with the local traders of Bharatpur has been postponed.
Nasiya in Narayan Singh Circle on Sunday.
Mishra said that Lord Mahavira chose the path of self-welfare, leaving
his kingdom and glory.
“He introduced the basic Panchsheel principles like Satya, Ahimsa, Aparigraha, Achaurya
and Brahmacharya. He gave a message to others that whatever one expects from others, they should first follow it.”
The Governor said that the characteristics of religion have been mentioned in Manusmriti. “These are patience, forgiveness, selfcontrol, not stealing, defecation or cleanliness, control of the senses like intellect, learning, truth and not getting angry. We must follow them.”
Jaipur: Three people, including a BSF inspector, were arrested by the Central Intelligence Unit (CIU) of Jaipur Police Commissionerate on Sunday for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of illegal narcotics drugs.
The police team also seized 6 kgs of opium, a
pistol, two magazines and 12 live cartridges from their possession. Police informed the three accused have been identified as BSF Inspector Rajendra Kuri, Kailash Devenda and Madan Barala.
“Based on a specific input, Rajendra Kuri, who is posted in Manipur as an inspector in BSF, had gone to Chomu
on Sunday to hand-over the illegal narcotic drugs to Kailash and Madan. All the three accused were caught red-handed near a restaurant on Samod road and are being interrogated. Initial probe revealed that the BSF inspector used to bring opium from Assam to Jaipur and supply it to drug smugglers here,” police said.
Barmer: A newly married woman was strangled to death by her husband and other in-laws. Incident took place late on Saturday night but police got informed on Sunday afternoon. Deceased family members alleged that their daughter was killed over dowry demand. They also blamed the accused husband wanted to marry another woman.
Jaipur: Six men were arrested by Ramnagaria Thana Police on Sunday for allegedly kidnapping a youth and demanding a ransom of Rs 2 lakh for his safe release.
Police informed the victim, identified as Prince Gurjar, was kidnapped by the miscreants for money.
“Teams were formed and information was gathered on the wherea-
bouts of the accused. Based on CCTV footage and technical inputs, the accused were nabbed within a few hours and the victim was rescued. Two luxury cars have also been seized from the possession of the accused,” police said.
“The youth has been handed over to the family members while the accused are being questioned and more revelations are expected soon,” police added.
Jaisalmer: Air service resumed in Jaisalmer with the first flight from Ahmedabad to Jaisalmer. A total of 76 passengers reached Jaisalmer in the first round from Ahmedabad. Jaisalmer will now be directly connected to four big cities.
SpiceJet has started the air service. The tourism industry is elated with this. The tourists were welcomed at the Jaisalmer Airport. Flights from New
Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur also reached Jaisalmer on Sunday. The Jaisalmer airport manager has made preparations for this. Now, it will be easy for tourists to reach
Jaisalmer. Every year after Diwali, the markets remain completely closed in Gujarat till Labh Panchami. During this, Gujarati tourists come to Jaisalmer.
Nirmal TiwariThe writer superannuated as the Director of the
Administration,
The first legislation on the subject of wildlife protection was the Wild Birds Protection Act of 1887 – but as the name suggests, it was limited to possession and sale of specified birds, as for example the Great Indian Bustard and certain varieties of eagles and owls during the breeding season. It was extended to include animals like tigers and cheetahs in 1912, and the legislation was called the Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act.
In fact, Article 51A has been called the Magna Carta of animal rights in the country. This view was taken by the Supreme Court when the The Animal Welfare Board of India filed a case in 2011 for an outright ban on Jallikattu because of the cruelty to animals and the threat to public safety. In 2014, the Supreme Court banned the bull-taming sport, but all political parties in Tamil Nadu were united in their view that Jallikattu was a cultural right protected under Article 29 (1). The matter is still under he consideration of the Supreme Court, and the arguments for and against will merit a separate column!
However it should be noted that the British Indian laws were not applicable in the Indian states which occupied half the territorial area of the country at that time, and in any case it was in these states that ‘shikar’ had become an important means to curry favour with the British Residents, Political agents and senior functionaries of the Raj. From 1935, forests, and by implication wildlife became were transferred to the provincial list, and it was not until the passage of the 1972 Wildlife Protection Act that these were again brought under the concurrent list .
t’s no secret that technology can be a double-edged sword. Nuclear technology is a boon when it comes to power and medicine but that it can also destroy humanity was demonstrated by the US in Japan during the Second World War. As advancements are made in new technologies, what may have once sounded fictional is now a reality. Similar concerns now surround new financial technologies like crowd funding, Internet, social media and drones are also proving to be a risk for humanity with the growing risk of terrorists misusing them. The biggest fear is of these technologies, like the dark web, falling into the hands of terrorists.
The danger becomes bigger when countries provide safe haven to terrorists and even equipping them to carry out their nefarious designs. There are also countries which block any action mooted against a terrorist or terrorist organization. Until Pakistan and China see sense in not protecting terrorists, UN’s counter-terror moves will be futile.
While the generally accepted view is that the extinction of species like the cheetah and the near decimation of tiger, as well as India’s commitment to the CITES, which was conceptualised as early as 1963 led to the passage of the Act, some believe that this was the ‘last nail in the coffin’ of the princely states whose privy purses had been abolished earlier, and who were the only organized patrons of ‘shikar’.
The first legislation on the subject of wildlife protection was the Wild Birds Protection Act of 1887 – but as the name suggests, it was limited to possession and sale of specified birds, as for example the Great Indian Bustard and certain varieties of eagles and owls during the breeding season
abolished earlier, only organized pa-
The Act provided for the formation of wildlife advisory boards, wildlife wardens, and the preparation of a comprehensive list of the endangered wildlife of the country.
The Act prohibited the hunting and trading of endangered species and provid-
ed for licenses for the sale, transfer, and possession of some wildlife species besides paving the way for the formation of the Central Zoo Authority. The National Board for Wildlife, an apex body, chaired by the PM was constituted as a statutory organization under the provisions of this Act.
The next major fillip to the legal regime for the protection of wildlife came with the passage of the forty second constitutional amendment
of 1976 . It introduce section 48A which directed the State to protect and improve the environment and safeguard wildlife and forests. Of equal significance was the inclusion of wildlife protection under Article 51A which introduced the concept of fundamental duties for the people of India. The protection and and improvement of the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures was
included amongst fundamental duties .
In fact, Article 51A has been called the Magna Carta of animal rights in the country. This view was taken by the Supreme Court when the The Animal Welfare Board of India filed a case in 2011 for an outright ban on Jallikattu because of the cruelty to animals and the threat to public safety. In 2014, the Supreme Court banned the bulltaming sport, but all political parties in Tamil Nadu were united in their view that Jallikattu was a cultural right protected under Article 29 (1). The matter is still under he consideration of the Supreme Court, and the arguments for and against will merit a separate column!
To be continued...
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
After Uttarakhand it is Gujarat’s turn to announce forming a committee on uniform civil code. Uttarakhand’s five-member committee of experts headed by Ranjana Desai, a retired Supreme Court judge, held its first meeting in July. Gujarat’s announcement comes just before Assembly elections with the obvious attempt to consolidate Hindu votes although the BJP has a strong chance of romping home in the state one more time. Not ready to let BJP run away with advantage, Arvind Kejriwal has also demanded the implementation of uniform civil code. The two states are empowered to enact laws on succession and
Guj’s announcement comes just before Assembly elections with the obvious attempt to consolidate Hindu votes although the BJP has a strong chance of romping home in state one more time
family as these laws fall under the concurrent list. Goa is the only state to have a uniform civil code.
Implementing a uniform civil code across the country, however, is the prerogative of Parliament. It was there on the BJP’s election manifesto in 1998 and 2019 and a Bill was proposed to be intro-
duced in Parliament in 2019 but the proposal was withdrawn for making changes amid protests from the Opposition. The Centre informed the Supreme Court in October of matter being placed before the Law Commission.
Article 44 of the Constitution, being one of Directive Principles, allows UCC but successive governments have preferred religion-based civil laws to avoid changes in the personal laws of any community. An attempt by the BJP to bring about a uniform civil law is strongly being opposed by the Muslim Personal Law Board. Despite Opposition the Central government passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill to end the system of triple talaq.
Blessed are those who do not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers. Bible
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New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Naren dra Modi said on Sun day that India is doing wonders in the solar as well as space sectors and the whole world is “surprised” to see its achievements.
In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio broadcast, Modi noted the ISRO’s recent success in plac ing 36 satellites in space simultaneously and de scribed it as a “special Diwali gift” from our youth to the country.
With this launch, Modi said, digital con nectivity will be further strengthened across the country and even the remotest areas will be more easily connected with the rest of India.
The prime minister cited it as a successful example for his gov ernment's push for self-reliance.
“When the country is self-reliant, how, it reaches new heights of success, this is also an example of this,” he said, noting that India was once denied the Cryogenic Rocket Tech nology but its scientists developed an indige nous technology.
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear around 240 PILs, including a large batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), on Monday when it would reopen after a nine-day Diwali vacation. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi has listed for hearing as many as 232 petitions, mostly PILs, on October 31 on the issue of CAA alone.
Sultanpur (PTI): A court here has issued a con tempt notice and ordered the arrest of an investigat ing officer in a case of vio lation of the model code of conduct pending against former UP minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati. The court issued the contempt notice to Sub-Inspector Hari Prasad Verma.
Raipur (PTI): A special court here has sent to the ED’s custody businessman Suryakant Tiwari, a prime suspect in a money laun dering case linked to the alleged extortion of money from mining transport ers. Three other alleged accused, including an IAS officer, in the case are already in judicial custody.
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court has quashed the land acquisition process in Byadagi taluk of Haveri district for widening a state highway. Allowing a batch of five peti tions filed by multiple owners, the HC held the state govt’s amendment to Section 34 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Karnataka) Rules, as invalid in respect of the land acquisition process for these land owners.
New Delhi (PTI): PM Narendra Modi on Sun day described J&K as the pride of every In dian, and said that it is time to leave behind the old challenges and take full benefit of new possibilities.
Addressing the Jam mu and Kashmir Rozgar Mela through video conferencing, he also said that there is a need to work with a new approach and new thinking for fast-paced development.
PM Modi congratu lated 3,000 young people who received appoint ment letters to work in the government in 20 different places in Jammu and Kashmir. These youngsters will get opportunities to serve in various de partments like the PWD, health depart ment, food and civil supplies department, animal husbandry, Jal Shakti, and educationculture, he added.
New Delhi (PTI): As India eyes setting up its own space station by 2035, the Indian Space Research Or ganisation (ISRO) has proposed to the indus try to collaborate with it in developing a re usable rocket capable of carrying heavier payloads into orbit.
Dubbed as the NextGeneration Launch Vehicle (NGLV), ISRO Chairman S Som anath said the space agency was working on the design of the rocket and would like the industry to col laborate with it in the development.
“The intent is to bring industry along in the development process. All the mon ey need not be invest ed by us. We want the industry to invest to create this rocket for all of us,” Somanath told PTI here.
He said the rocket is planned to carry a 10 tonne pay load in the Geosta tionary Trans fer Or
The intent is to bring industry along in the devel opment process.
All the money need not be in vested by us. We want the industry to invest to create this rocket for all of us... the rocket is planned to car ry a 10 tonne payload.
—Somanath, ISRO Chairman
bit (GTO) or 20 tonnes to the low earth orbit.
Another ISRO offi cial said the new rock et would be helpful as India plans to have its own space station by 2035 and was also eye ing deep space mis sions, human space flights, cargo mis sions and putting multiple communica tion satellites into or bit at the same time.
The NGLV is envi sioned as a simple, ro bust machine designed for bulk manufactur ing that will make space transportation more cost effective.
Somanath said the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), ISRO’s warhorse rocket, was based on the technol ogy developed in the 1980's and cannot be used to launch rockets in future. ISRO plans to have the design of the NGLV ready within a year and offer it to the industry for production, with the first launch sched uled for 2030.
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal CM Mamata Ba nerjee on Sunday claimed that democrat ic powers are being seized by a “section of people” which she felt may lead to a presiden tial form of govern ment in the country.
Washington (PTI): US Secretary of State An tony Blinken held a tel ephonic conversation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and discussed the Ukraine war, counter terrorism and other re gional and global issues.
Jaishankar thanked Blinken for his “strong and clear message” on counter-terrorism.
“The two discussed regional and global is sues, including coun terterrorism coopera
tion and Russia’s con tinuing aggression against Ukraine,” Ned Price, the State Depart ment spokesperson said in a readout of the call.
“Good to speak to US Secretary of State @ SecBlinken. Thanked him for his strong and clear message yester day on counter-terror ism and 26/11 account ability. Discussed the Ukraine conflict and other regional issues,” EAM Jaishankar tweet ed on Saturday.
Urging the judiciary and leaders in different fields to “save democ racy”, she said here that if this trend contin ues, then a day will come when a presiden tial form of govern ment will be brought in the country.
Without naming the BJP, she implied that the ruling party was be hind the move.
At the convocation ceremony of West Ben gal National University of Juridical Sciences, she urged the judiciary to ensure that the fed eral structure of the country remains intact.
“All the democratic powers are being seized
CJI UU LALIT ASKS LAW GRADUATES TO HAVE COMPASSION FOR MANKIND Kolkata (PTI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit on Sunday advised students passing out of law schools to keep their minds open to every sug gestion and to have compassion for mankind and society. Delivering his address at the 14th convoca tion of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), of which he is the chancellor, the CJI said that capacity building of a person never stops and one continues to learn till death. Chief Justice of Bangladesh, Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, was the guest of honour at the convocation.
by a section of people; this might be going on for (bringing in) a presi
Dr Jitendra Singh said on Sunday that BJP re stored the image of Himachal Pradesh as a corruption free State.
Addressing a series of election meetings in dif ferent parts of the State, Dr Singh said that the pristine image of the Devbhoomi was compro mised by the erstwhile Congress Government
through a series of scams and scandals.
He charged that even apple growers were giv en a raw deal by the pre vious Congress govern ment and the Himachali Seb (Apple), instead of being a Himachal iden tity across the country, became a subject of scam and scandals.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that people of this hill state had not forgot ten the ill-deeds of exChief Minister Veer bhadra Singh, who
faced an IT probe of dis proportionate assets case over the dubious income shown by him.
The I-T probe in 2015 found that the sale of apples from Singh’s Shrikhand orchard in
Shimla district could not have fetched him more than Rs 64 lakh as against Rs 1.55 crore he showed in 2011.
He said that under the guidance of PM Narendra Modi, the Jairam Government in Himachal Pradesh not only ensured proper im plementation of the Modi Govt schemes, but also lived upto the “Double Engine” prin ciple by supplementing most of the Central schemes with State ini
tiated schemes.
Dr Singh asserted that development be comes reality with dou ble engine governments, as this ensures fast ap provals for projects and their fast implementa tion and progress. The Minister said, that the UPA government from 2004-2014 neglected the developmental aspira tions of people of Devb hoomi and particularly the youth, with no major infra project approved for the state.
dential form of govern ment,” said Banerjee, who was the chief guest.
Patna (PTI): In a shot in the arm for the BJP in Bihar, Chirag Paswan on Sunday announced that he will cam paign for the saffron party in by-polls to two assembly seg ments in the state. Paswan, who heads a splinter group of the LJP told media at airport here upon his arrival from Del hi. Soon after land ing he said “Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will campaign for the BJP in the by-elec tions to Mokama and Gopalganj.”
New Delhi: The Minis try of Home Affairs (MHA) is all set to an nounce ‘Union Home Minister’s Special Op eration Medal-2022’ on the occasion of Nation al Unity Day on October 31, the birth anniversa ry of Sardar Vallabhb hai Patel . The award will be declared on Oc tober 31 morning when the country will be cel ebrating a large-scale ‘Run For Unity’ event to mark the birth anniver sary of Patel, known as the Iron Man of India.
An official internal order issued by the MHA earlier this week mentioned that “Union Home Minister’s Spe cial Operation Medal” for the year 2022 will be declared on October 31, 2022 as per schedule”.
PM tells J&K youth to leave behind past, look at futureS Jaishankar meets with Antony Blinken. —FILE PHOTO
K’TAKA HC QUASHES LAND ACQUISITION FOR GAJENDRAGAD-SORAB HIGHWAY
Jadcherla (Telanga na) (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who is leading the par ty’s pan-India Bharat Jodo Yatra on Sunday gave some exciting mo ments during the foot march as he suddenly started to sprint along with some school chil dren, forcing others to run.
Caught unawares over his sudden shifting of gears, Gandhi’s secu rity personnel, Telan gana Pradesh Congress Committee President Revanth Reddy and oth ers also started scooting from their brisk walk.
Joined by party leaders and cadre, Gandhi re sumed his foot march from here this morning and is expected to cover a distance of 22 kilome tres, Congress sources said. This is the fifth day of the party’s campaign in the state.
Gandhi will address a Corner Meeting at Soli pur junction at Shadna gar in the evening, be fore halting for the day.
The Gandhi scion-led yatra completed over 20 km on Saturday, before halting at Jadcherla X
Road Junction for the night. The yatra will cover 19 Assembly and 7 Parliamentary constitu encies in poll-bound Tel angana, spanning a total distance of 375 km in
the state, before enter ing Maharashtra on No vember 7. The yatra will take a one-day break on November 4. The Way anad MP will meet intel lectuals, leaders of vari
ous communities, in cluding personalities from the sporting, busi ness and entertainment sectors during the party campaign in the south ern state.
ROBERT VADRA HAILS ‘BHARAT JODO YATRA’, LIKENS RAHUL TO SHIRDI’S SAIBABA Shirdi (PTI): The country will witness a change due to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ as thousands of people are getting connected to it and are seeing him as the hope for the future, the Congress leader’s brotherin-law and businessman Robert Vadra said here on Sunday. Vadra, who was in Shirdi town of Maharash tra’s Ahmednagar district to offer prayers at the famous Saibaba temple, also said that Rahul Gandhi’s thinking is similar to that of the spiritual leader’s (Saibaba) who
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress will provide fixed jobs for contrac tual workers, bring back the old pension scheme and ensure timely promotions if it comes to power in Gu jarat, former party chief Rahul Gandhi said. In a tweet, Gandhi said it is the Congress’ firm promise “fixed jobs for contractual workers, bringing back OPS”.
Bhavnagar (PTI): Del hi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sun day questioned the in tention of the Bharatiya Janata Party govern ment in poll-bound Gu jarat behind its move to constitute a committee to implement the Uni form Civil Code and said if the BJP wants to do so, it should do it across the country.
Kejriwal asked whether the BJP-led
central government was waiting for the Lok Sabha elections to make
New Delhi (Agencies): Just a fortnight after the world witnessed the solar eclipse of the year, the globe is now all set to witness a total lunar eclipse on November 8. A lunar eclipse occurs during a full moon night, when because of the alignment of the sun, the earth and the moon almost on the same plane, in a straight line. During this alignment, the moon passes through the shadow region of the earth for some time. The lunar eclipse in its totality will not be observed from every where. The beginning of the partial phase of the eclipse will be seen from some countries of Latin America.
Jammu (Agencies): J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on October 30 sought the support of people to establish peace in the UT. “Some elements try to disrupt peace by killing innocent people and give an impression that whatever was happening in the past 30 years is the way forward. Violence leads to nowhere,” L-G Sinha said.He appealed to people to support the govt in establishing peace. “Peace is a must for development. People have to support the government in establishing peace,” the L-G said.
FIRE AT CANDY FACTORY LINKED TO BHANDARI’S MURDER Dehradun (PTI): A fire broke out in an gooseber ry candy factory located on the premises of a resort linked to the Ankita Bhandari murder case.The incident took place at 10 am in the Yamkeshwar area of Pauri district, officials said. No casualties have been reported till now. An official said prima facie the accident took place due to overheating of an inverter installed in the factory. On the other hand, AAP leader Jot Singh Bisht termed the factory fire as another “conspiracy to destroy evidence” of the murder.
a move in this direc tion. The AAP’s nation al convener was ad
dressing a press confer ence in Bhavnagar on the third day of his visit to Gujarat where the Assembly polls are due this year-end.
The Election Com mission is likely to an nounce schedule for the Gujarat Assembly polls this week. The Gujarat government on Satur day said it has decided to form a committee headed by a retired High Court judge to imple
ment the UCC. Union minister had said the committee will be formed before the model code of conduct for elec tions comes into force. Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi had said the decision was taken as per the provisions of Ar ticle 44 of Part 4 of the Constitution which ex pects the state govern ment to apply common law for all citizens.
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Lucknow: After four years in Uttar Pradesh’s bureaucracy, 1994-batch IAS officer Leena Johri is returning to the state. Johri’s husband IAS Parthasarathi Sen Sharma has also re turned to UP from Cen tral deputation after four years. He has been made the Principal Sec retary of Health & Fam ily Welfare.
Now IAS Amit Ku
mar Ghosh is posted as Additional Sector Road Transport and High ways while IAS Katru Ram Mohan Rao is post
ed as Chairman Vi sakhapatnam Port Trust. Johri and Shar ma are very smart, hardworking and hon est officers. Sharma has penned books like Ek Kadam Hazar Afsane, Musafir Hu Yaaro and Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke.
The two officers are very capable and expe rienced. The govern ment may make Leena Johri the principal sec retary of an important department.
preached unity, though he did not elaborate.On the ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, he said, “Rahul is visiting a number of places and meeting thousands of people. These people are joining him in large num bers. Change will come in the future as Rahul Gandhi is the new hope for people.” “The govt (led by BJP at the Centre) will talk about our failures. They will make fun of the party (Congress), but Rahul, Pri yanka will not stop. We are among the people together and will work unitedly for them,” he added.
Khandwa (ANI): A case of vandalism of Ma hatma Gandhi’s statue has come to light in the village Rangoon of Khandwa district. The statue was installed in the year 2000 by the Gram Panchayat. Vil lage sarpanch Kunwarji said that last night some mischievous elements broke the head of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
Hyderabad (PTI): Tel angana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday accused the BJP of ‘trying to buy’ 20 or 30 MLAs of the rul ing TRS and topple his government and claimed that ‘brokers’ from Delhi offered the sitting legislators Rs 100 crore each.
Addressing a poll rally at bypoll-bound Munugode segment, Rao said, however, the legislators, who are ‘sons of the soil,’ re buffed the offer.Hitting back, the BJP said the MLAs were not worth Rs 100 crore and assert ed it had no intention of toppling the TRS gov ernment. Rao said, “You have seen yester
day. (BJP thinks) there is one KCR who is talk ing loudly. Let’s see his (political) end. They have sent brokers to buy each MLA for Rs 100 crore.
They wanted to buy 20 or 30 MLAs and top ple KCR’s government and encroach Telanga na so that they can im plement privatisation as per their will.”His statement comes a day after three people who tried to “poach” four TRS legislators were ar rested and remanded to judicial custody.
The CM paraded all the four legislators dur ing the public meeting, praising them that such people were required in politics.
New Delhi (Agencies): Union minister of state for IT Rajeev Chan drasekhar on Sunday retorted to Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal’s claims on the amended IT Rules and targeted for alleg edly jailing people by bringing the Section 66A of the IT Act.
Coimbatore (PTI):
The National Investiga tion Agency (NIA) on Sunday officially com menced the probe into a cylinder explosion in car in which one person was killed in front of a temple in the city on Oc tober 23.
Led by NIA SP, Sri jith, a team of NIA offi cials went to the spot and inspected the area in the vicinity of the temple and to collect further evidence, police said.
They inquired about the incident with the priest of the Kottai Es waran Temple, Sunda reshan, police said.
Chennai (ANI): Refuting allegations over a delay in transferring the Coim batore car cylinder blast case to the NIA, the Tamil Nadu Police attacked BJP chief K Annamalai, asking him to “stop spread ing rumours” to defame the police department.
“There has been no delay in handing over the Coimbatore Car Cylinder blast case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA),” Tamil Nadu police said attacking Annamalai for “spreading rumours” to defame the police de partment of Tamil Nadu.
Sibal on Saturday had hit out at the Centre for the latest amendment of IT Rules alleging that it is the “comprehensive capture of media”, news agency ANI reported.
“First, they captured the TV networks and now, they are going to capture social media platforms. It’s the com prehensive capture of media,” ANI quoted Sibal as saying. He add ed, “Safe for the govern ment and unsafe for oth ers, that’s what the poli cy of this government always has been... The only platform left for or dinary citizens was so cial media; when state ments defamatory are made... people will be prosecuted.”
thusiastically in this campaign led by their city’s urban local bod ies, the municipal cor porations.
New Delhi: This Diwali was different for many cities in India. The usu al noise of crackers heard around Diwali was replaced by ‘Hu mein Garv Hai’ song and chants of Hara Gee la Sookha Neela on roads and in community
lanes as mobile vans and carts with two bins went door-to door col lecting segregated waste.
Over 75 lakh students from nearly 45,000 schools from across In dia took part in the in what may be termed a massive awareness cam paign on segregating
wet and dry waste at source initiated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (Mo HUA) towards achiev
ing the goal of garbagefree cities. In addition, citizens, community groups, and organiza tions participated en
The campaign titled “Swachhata ke Do Rang” , with “Hara Gee la Sookha Neela” as the campaign’s call to ac tion, stressed on mini mum two-bin segrega tion at source. Driven by Swachh Bharat Mis sion, over 3500 urban lo cal bodies across 32 states and Union Terri tories reached out to
schools, communities, going door to door and mobilizing households with on-ground aware ness programs on source segregation. Stu dents of different age groups enthusiastically participated in special activities like painting, art & craft creating green labels and blue la bels, building waste bins and toys out of waste, street plays, and took home the message of Swachhata Ka Up haar.
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Jaipur: In the issue of recovery notices worth crores by the Excise De partment, the bench of Justice Mahendra Ku mar Goel has dismissed the notices of 2020-21 and 2021-22. The HC also freed the attached prop erty, land and vehicles in relation to the penalty.
The petitioners will also have to submit a report to the Excise Dept in four weeks. The petition was filed by Rajendra Prasad Gurjar of Karauli and Bindu Bala of Gangapur City. Advocates Kunwar Ashok Veer Singh and Dr Dashrath Singh Shek hawat advocated. The Excise Dept had imposed the penalty for not tak ing liquor in the pre scribed quantity. The petitioners said that due to Covid-19, guidelines and other reasons pre scribed quantity could not be lifted. During the hearing, the state govt said ‘all recovery notices are taken back.’
Kota: A 10-year-old boy fled from his home in Kota on Saturday alleging biased behav iour by his mother. Police informed the boy had a scuffle with his younger brother and was scolded by her mother, following which, he fled from his house located in the RK Puram area.
morning, Renuka found a letter written by his son stating that he had left the home,” police said.
“The victim’s mother, Renuka Verma, is a Deputy Commission er in the GST Dept in Kota. On Saturday
Jaipur (PTI): Around 1.5 lakh weddings are es timated to be solemnised across Rajasthan in No vember, the highest in over two years after the coronavirus outbreak.
Wedding planners and all those involved in the industry are upbeat and expecting a fullscale business this time as there are no restric tions like the past due to the pandemic.
“People are now ready to celebrate weddings on a full-scale like before. As per an estimate, near ly 1.5 marriages will take place across Ra jasthan in the month of November. The season
begins on November 4, the auspicious occasion of Dev Uthni Gyaras,” said Ravi Jindal, chair man of the Rajasthan Tent Dealers’ Associa tion.
“This is the highest number of weddings in two years. Most of the marriage halls and wed ding venues are booked for almost next five months,” he said.
“As soon as the mat ter reached the police, different teams were formed to locate the boy. After 12 hours of search, the boy was found sitting inside a train at Ratlam y Sta tion,” said Anil Joshi, SHO.
Jaipur: The govt has issued 16 mining leas es for gravel mining. Earlier, 12 gravel min ing leases have been issued by the state govt. CM Gehlot has ordered to find solu tions to the problem of gravel mining. He said that Additional Director BS Sodha has been made incharge for monitor ing cases related to gravel. With the issue of new leases, the pro duction capacity has now increased from 30 million tonnes to 60 million tonnes.
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Jodhpur: The roar of the fighter aircraft Ra fale Sukhoi and Tejas can be heard once again in the sky. The Indian and French Air Force are learning new tricks of warfare by sharing their experi ences with each other by flying in these air craft in joint exercise
“Garuda”. Indian pi lots are showing their power in Rafale. A con tingent of 220 French soldiers along with four Rafale fighter jets and a multi-role tanker transport is practicing with the Indian Air Force in Jodhpur. Ear
Jodhpur: Girls of a re puted private school were molested and an employee of a resort was injured in Jodhpur on Saturday after a group of miscreants illegally entered a student’s party and created ruckus. Po lice informed that a Hal loween party was organ ized by the students of
DPS at Amargarh resort on Saturday night.
“The entry to the Hal loween party was only allowed through passes. Some of the outsiders allegedly purchased the passes and entered the party in an inebriated state. The miscreants molested girls and man handled the bouncers when they were stopped,” said police.
Nagaur: More than 200 people from Jat Commu nity were honoured at Jat Samaj Pratibha Sam man Samaroh in Nagaur on Sunday for their out standing work in their respective fields. The programme, organised at Kisan Hostel in Nagaur, witnessed the presence of Chairman of State Level Police Accountabil ity Committee HR Kudi, IPS (Retd.) Sawai Singh
Godara, Assistant Com missioner of GST Dinesh Tholia, and other emi nent personalities from
the Jat community. Con gress leader Dr Sahdev Choudhary and Chair man of State Level Police
Accountability Commit tee HR Kudi honoured the students by giving mementos & certificates.
lier, both the Air Force had done joint exercis es at Jodhpur Airbase in 2014 and the then Chief of Air Staff flew in Rafale aircraft for the first time. Only af
ter that India’s deal to buy the Rafale could go ahead.
The last time in the joint exercise was a dif ferent experience for Indian airmen to learn
to fly in Rafale fighter jets, but now Rafale has joined the Indian Air Force fleet. Because of this, Indian pilots are showing their stamina this time with Rafale, Sukhai Tejas and Jag uar and LCH. This joint exercise will continue till No vember 12 in Jodhpur. The first six exercises of the Garuda series have been conducted between the Air Force of both countries, three of them in India and three in France.
During the exercise, the pilots of both the countries will share their experiences with each other.
Banaskantha : Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday alleged that just the way goats are purchased for Eid cele brations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is buying MLAs to topple elected governments in states. He said the BJP had pulled down gov ernments using money power in Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and had unsuccessfully tried to unseat him as well in Rajasthan, an apparent reference to the tur moil when Gehlot was set to fight the Congress presidential polls.
He was speaking at a rally in Khedbrahma town of Sabarkantha district in Gujarat, where Assembly elec tions are due by the end of the year.
CM Gehlot on Sun
day said that the Con gress will fulfill every promise made after forming the govt in Gu jarat.
He said that the Con gress manifesto is like
G ujarat Congress will take out 5 Parivartan Sankalp Yatras from Monday. These Yatras will pass through 175 assemblies of Gujarat. Rajasthan Chief Minister Asohok Gehlot, Kamal Nath, Digvijay Singh, Mukul Wasnik, BK Hariprasad, Chhattisgarh CM Bhu pesh Baghel and other Congress leaders including Sachin Pilot will be present in the yatra.
ly to be declared on 8th.
“We will provide free treatment to all in Guja rat and every person will be provided insur ance cover of Rs 10 lakh, 300 units of elec
tricity will be provided free and gas cylinders will be available for 500 rupees,” he said during the election rally in Ba naskantha.
He said that the Con
gress will remove all the shortcomings in Gujarat after forming the government and the Rajasthan model will be implemented.
The youths are not
I am con vinced seeing the huge crowd that the people of Gujarat will bring Congress to power in Gujarat this time. We will end 27 years of misrule from Gujarat. Complete treatment is free in Ra jasthan under Chiran jeevi Yojana. We have provided the best treat ment facility in Corona in Rajasthan. Many people from Gujarat came and told me there is no such system any where in the country like Rajasthan.
—Ashok Gehlot, Chief Ministergetting jobs in Gujarat while in Rajasthan, 3 lakh youths have been given government jobs and Contractual work ers are being made per manent, Gehlot said.
Abu Road: Highlight ing the achievements made in the education sector, CM Gehlot said that when he became the CM for the first time, there were just 6 colleg es and today there are 89 colleges in the state.
“Today we are leav ing no stone unturned in the field of educa tion. Education is very
Kota: There was a big leap for the medical fa cilities of Kota division on Sunday when Lok Sabha Speaker Om Bir la inaugurated the gift of genome sequencing technology in Medical College by cutting the ribbon of Gene Se quencing Unit. With the help of this machine costing Rs 3 crore, now accurate information about various serious variants of Covid and their mutations will be
` 2,220 crore has been spent on a broad gauge rail section of 295 KM. 41 major and 736 minor bridges with 22 crossings are built on this line
available at the local level itself.
Birla said that soon a BSL 3 Plus lab would also be established here, after which viruses like
Ebola, Nipah
important for the new generation,” he said. Gehlot said that the
state govt has opened English medium schools in villages today’.
He said that every sec tion needs to be linked with education. While ad dressing a programme of NSUI in Abu Road, Ge hlot also highlighted the schemes and pro grammes of his govt in cluding Chiranjeevi health insurance scheme.
“Earlier people used to worry about treat ment, but today people are being provided free treatment in the state hospitals,” he said.
C M Gehlot will visit Udaipur, Banswara and Ajmer districts on Nov 1. He will reach Jaipur from Gujarat at 1.30 pm on Monday, 31 Oct. He will reach Udaipur by special plane from Jaipur at 8:30 pm on Monday night and will rest at Udaipur for the night. On Nov 1, he will visit Mangarh Dham in Banswara, and will attend the programme or ganised by the Central Govt to pay tributes to tribal martyrs. After the function is over, Gehlot will reach Udaipur where he will meet the party workers. In the evening, he will reach Pushkar in Ajmer and will inaugurate the Pushkar fair. Preps for the fair have been going on for the past several days.
CM Ashok Gehlot and PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra will participate in a symboliv Bharat Jodo Yatra on Monday at 4 pm. Gehlot will reach Jaipur from Gujarat at 1.30 pm and will take out a foot march with PCC chief to support the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The work ers of National Youth Camp will also walk together. The foot march will be held from Sardar Patel Statue at OTS to Indira Gandhi Statue at JDA Circle.
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He said that in Gujarat, there have been 22 cases of paper leaks in which nothing was done whereas Rajasthan is such a state where ac tion is being taken and the accused have reached behind the bars. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the Congress party is likely to release its elec tion manifesto in Guja rat by November 8.
Earlier, Chief Minis ter Ashok Gehlot reached Abu Road and
CM Ashok Gehlotwas warmly welcomed by Rajya Sabha mem ber Neeraj Dangi, Min ister in-charge Mahen dra Chaudhary, CM’s advisor Sanyam Lodha, Public Grievances Re dressal Committee Chairman Pukhraj Par ashar, former Chief Whip Ratan Dewasi and others.
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Jaipur: The (DA) Dear ness Allowance at the rate of 396% will be pay able to the state and work-charged employ ees and pensioners working under the 5th Pay Commission in the state instead of 381% as CM Ashok Gehlot has approved the revision of DA for the state em ployees and workcharged employees.
Similarly, DA at the rate of 212% will be pay able to state and work-
charged employees and pensioners working un der the 6th Pay Commis sion instead of 203%. It is noteworthy that the state govt revises DA as per the DA given by the Central Government.
In this sequence, the employees will be paid in
cash for the increased dearness allowance from the salary month Octo ber 2022, payable from November 2022 and the amount from 01.07.2022 to 30.09.2022 will be de posited in the provision al fund account of the employees.
Jaipur: PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Asarva-Himmatna gar-Udaipur gauge con verted line Monday. Railway Minister Ash wini Vaishnaw will also be present in Asarva. Train 09477 Asarva (Ahmedabad) - Udaipur City inaugural special will leave from Asarva at 6 pm. Train 09609 Udaipur City-Asarva in augural special will leave from Udaipur at 6 pm.
The train will operate regularly from Novem ber 1. Regular train 19703 Udaipur City - Asarwa will run daily at 5 PM. Train 19704 Asarva -
Udaipur City will run daily at 6:30 am.
Leader of Oppostion Gulab Chand Kataria will be present at Udaipur City station to
day. Chittorgarh MP CP Joshi will also flag off the train. NWR General Manager Vijay Sharma will be present at Udaipur station.
Rs 2,220 crore has been spent on a broad gauge rail section of 295 km. 41 major and 736 mi nor bridges were built on the railway line. Be sides, 22 crossings and 15 halt stations were also built. An additional route will be available between Ahmedabad to New Delhi.
t was a night of glitz and glamour, livewire performances and nervewracking decisions, as the winners of First India Queen were announced in a star-studded ceremony at Jade Ballroom, Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai on Friday. With 30 finalists from across the country battling it out for the coveted title, the jury had a tough time choosing the top five.
Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
The scintillating even-
ing in the mesmerising land of picturesque beaches and the City of Dreams began by welcoming Jagdeesh Chandra, the man who made it possible for every young girl to dream big with confidence so that she may reach greater heights. While congratulating all the finalists,
Jagdeesh Chandra welcomed the audience and said, “We strongly wish to open the gates of opportunity in the fashion and entertainment industry for many deserving girls. First India and youth are natural allies and we promote talent for one and all.”
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Many celebrities and dignitaries graced the mega event. Rajendra Jain (MD SVAR Group), Archana Kochhar (Fashion Designer), Parimal Mehhta (FounderBlanckanvas Pvt Ltd), Dr Priti Shenai (Skinworks), Roopmati Manere (Dy. Commissioner State Tax (GST) Thane), Aditi Jaggi Rastogi (Celebrity Fashion Designer), Jayanthi Ballal (Designer and Founder Mysore Fashion Week), Poonam Pandey (Actress), Ishika Taneja (Supermodel and Miss India winner), Shibani Kashyap (Singer), Raayo S. Bakhirta (Actor), Madhuri Bhosle (FounderIRA), Karishma Modi (supermodel and actress), Akanksha Bhalla (supermodel and actress) and Nitinn R Miranni (Actor) were present as the jury members on the occasion.
On the occasion, various celebrities namely Riya Soni (Emerging
Star), Manish Raisinghan (Versatile Actor), Umar Riaz (Most popular Actor), Vishal Kotian (People’s Choice), Rehaa Khan (Style Icon), Sakshi Dwivedi (Sizzling Personality) were also felicitated by First India.
Parimal Mehhta, Founder of Blanckanvas Pvt Ltd while congratulating the participants also thanked Jagdeesh Chandra and the First India team for giving them the opportunity to showcase this extravagant event.
First India Queen is a platform of inspiration, learning and stardom for a common girl – coming from different parts of the country. The pageant celebrates inner beauty and talent as much as the physical appearance of any contestant, and hence it is instrumental in setting standards for evaluating and expressing the inner beauty of an Indian woman.
a beautiful masterpiece for all types of art lovers.
mar Smitiya, a memoir was launched in re membrance of well-known so cial workers and respected philanthropists Gird hari Lal Setia and La jwanti Setia in a mag nificent ceremony on Sunday. Jagdeesh Chan dra along with various dignitaries including Rajiv Arora; Chairman of Raj Small Industries Corporation, MLA Kali charan Saraf, RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora and BJP member Ashok Parnami graced the occasion with their presence and inaugu rated the event by light ing the lamp.
The event began on an auspicious note with a beautiful perfor mance of Saraswati
Vandana by the Setia family. The programme commenced with a short note by Ramesh
Arora who briefed the crowd with insights into commendable work done by Girdhari Lal Setia in the field of community service. The book launch by Anandpur Kuttia (Sriganganagar) was welcomed and applaud ed by all. The book also contains quotations from notables all around the city which further compliments the content of the book and gives a sense of meaning to the name. The launch was held with the cordial inten tion of making the book reach as many people as possible. The cere mony was concluded by Rajendra Setia by pay ing a tribute to their late ancestors.
The first global business meet by Global Bussiness Group was organised at Hotel Centrino Vaishali Nagar Jaipur on Sunday. Global Bussiness Group is the new group founded by former students of MPS School. Motto of this organisation is “School Mate First”. The concept is very simple to give business to school mates first. During the meet, more than 200 business owners introduced themselves to each other on this occasion. These business meets will be a regular feature in upcoming months.
”The unmatched beauty of the mind of any man is the mirror of his personality. The beauty of any human being is more important than the beauty of his body.” said by author Manaswini Agarwal from Jaipur, who was addressing a book reading session organised at Crossword Book Store, C Scheme on Sunday. Manaswini Aggarwal, while reciting her fiction novel ‘The Run Away Princess of Enchanted’, told how she thought of the characters of the story. The moderator of the session, Mishika Arora, asked Manaswini many questions with the attendees.
CITY FIRST
The first audition of National Level Beauty Pageant Queen of India Season 2, organised by Kalyan and Sons Produc tion House, took place at Apex Women University, Jaipur on Sunday. More than 100 female models of the Miss and Mrs cat egory presented their charm by walking the ramp.
Show director Monu Verma shared that in this first audition, all the mod els first walked the ramp in a black dress code and
impressed the judges with their talents. 40 models from the Miss category and 30 models from the Mrs category participated in this audition. The grand finale will be held at the end of December this year. During this audi tion, Prerna Mandloi,
Khushboo Joshi, Sakshi Tiwari, Neha Khan and Priyanka Sharma were presents as judges. Ma hendra Hingonia, Naveen Singhal, Pramod Goyal, Jitendra Maheshwari and Pawan Bhinda were pre sent as guests during the audition.
The grand opening of The Poison Club, situated in the heart of Jaipur, Adarsh Nagar took place on Saturday. Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and congratulated the owner on his new venture. He also wished him great success. Various dignitaries including IPS Sandeep Singh Chauhan, ACP Sanwarmal Nagora and Gaurav Gaur attended the program as special guests. Well-known bloggers and fashion designers from the city were also present on the occasion. Live music concerts, Russian dance performances, fire acts and aerial acts enthralled the audience during the event. During the event, the organisers Dashrath Singh Nathawat, Manju Verma, and Anoop Soni congratulated the three finalists of Elite Miss Rajasthan 2022, Sweta Raje, Devshree Hada, and Sheena Parashar for their victory. The Poison Club offers a perfect club floor with amazing stress busters delicious cuisine and drinks sips to boost your spirits high.
—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
Diwali is an auspicious festival that symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and this festival of light is not over yet. To mark the same, Grand Geejgarh Complex Hawa Sadak hosted a majestic Diwali celebration cum Sneh-Milan ceremony in the premises of the complex on Saturday. The celebration began with fun activities including housie and Antakshri. Guests enjoyed the festival of light with much fervour and enthusiasm.