MARU MAHOTSAV KICKS OFF IN JAISALMER

Jaisalmer MLA Ruparam Dhandev and District Collector

Tina Dabi formally inaugurated the event on Friday at Shaheed Poonam Singh Stadium in Jaisalmer. Public representatives, officials, domestic and foreign tourists and others were present during the festival.

Satyaveer S Tanwar

Jaisalmer: As the world famous Maru Mahotsav 2023 started, Jaisalmer MLA Ruparam Dhandev and District Collector Tina Dabi formally inaugurated the event on Friday at Shaheed Poonam Singh Stadium in Jaisalmer. City Council Chairman Harivallabh Kalla, State Women's Commission member Anjana Meghwal, Additional District Collector Gopallal Swarnakar, along with public representatives, officials, domestic and foreign tourists and others were present during the festival.

Various competitions were organized at the stadium. The most liked was the competition of Miss Moomal and Mr Desert. 51 participants from different districts participated in the Mr Desert competition, in which Ganpat Singh won the title of Mr Desert-2023. On

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Lovers End Life On Railway Tracks In Alwar

Alwar: A couple, likely to be in a relationship, allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a moving train near Digawara Railway Station in Rajgarh town of Alwar district on Thursday late night, police said. Police informed the man and the girl left their respective houses after 12 am and reached Dihawada railway station and then jumped in front of a speeding train. “At around 2am, the GRP got information that a couple had died after being hit by a moving train,” police said.

MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING MINOR

Pratapgarh: A special POCSO court here has sentenced a 20-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl. Assistant district government counsel Devesh Chandra the other hand, 26 contestants participated in the Miss Moomal contest. Miss Garima Vijay got the title of Miss Mumal-2023. Besides, Mrs Jaisalmer contest, which was organized for the first time at the festival, was also popular. Of the seven women participants, Mrs Taruna Ujjwal of Unjalan village in Jaisalmer won the title.

Tripathi on Friday said a case was registered at Kunda police station by a person stating that on May 28, 2019, his 15-year-old daughter was raped by Brijesh Sahu. Sahu had also given death threat to the girl’s family members if they informed the police about the incident.

The Moomal-Mahendra tableau competition based on the immortal love story of the two was also the centre of attraction. In this competition, the tableau of Airforce School won first prize, St Paul's was at second and third was Mahatma Gandhi Government English Medium School, Jaisalmer.

I’m dependent on God, Raje in video; Lodha reacts

First India Bureau

Jaipur: A video post of Vasundhara Raje’s old speech is in the discussion. Raje posted the video on Facebook on Friday. In the speech, Raje is seen saying, “Sometimes people joke that Raje always says she is dependent on God. I say that yes I am dependent on God. Whatever work has been done so far, it has been done on the basis of God. God has always given open- heartedly. The love of the people of Rajasthan is our capital. Some keep hand on head, some on cheek. That’s why it is important that we keep working hard. Someone asks me why do you do this, other government does not do it at all. I tell people that give at least 5-10 years to any government to get work done. We leave the whole house decorated and Congress comes and enjoys it. Congress cuts the ribbon for the

CISF completes 23 yrs at Jaipur Airport

Kashiram Choudhary

Jaipur: The deployment of CISF at Jaipur airport completed 23 years on Friday and the induction day was celebrated at Jaipur airport. On February 3, 2000, for the first time in the country, CISF was assigned security at Jaipur airport after the Kandahar plane hijacking. Since then, no untoward incident has hap- pened at Jaipur airport in the last 23 years. The Chief Guest of the program was Anand Kumar, Principal Secretary, Home Department. The program started with the hoisting of the flag. works we have done.” Reacting to Raje’s video, CM Gehlot’s ad- visor Sanyam Lodha tweeted, “You have only done the work of

Satish Poonia interacts with Rajasthani migrants in Chennai

confusing the innocent people of Rajasthan by wearing caste-based costumes. Your statement is beyond reality. I openly challenge the debate on the work of your government from 2013 to 2018 and the current Gehlot government from 2018 to 2023. You fix the time and place and tell.”

Meanwhile, Raje met BJP leaders Mahendra Yadav, Ajay Singh Kilak, Pratap Singh Singhvi, and Jaipur Divisional Commissioner.

Rathore, CM’s OSD face off over nursing colleges in State

First India Bureau Jaipur: Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore and CM’s OSD Lokesh Sharma have come face to face on social media again. Rathore accused CM Gehlot of making hollow claims of opening nursing colleges while the Central government also has 60% contribution in this. “Unfortunately, the state government is not recruiting anyone for the appointment of faculty in colleges,” he tweeted. Reacting this, Loke- sh Sharma said, “You have been the health minister yourself. It does not suit you to make unrestrained allegations like this. Please correct your information. The Government of India has no contribution in government nursing colleges being built in the state. All these are being opened from the state funds,” Sharma tweeted.