First India-Jaipur Edition-9th March 2023

NISAR SATELLITE LANDS IN INDIA, ISRO TO LAUNCH JT MISSION IN ’24

Bengaluru: The US Air Force in a major step towards building Indo-US ties on Wednesday handed over NISAR, an earth observation satellite jointly developed by NASA and ISRO, to the Indian space agency in Bengaluru.

SISODIA LODGED IN SEGREGATED WARD; TIHAR JAIL

New Delhi: Former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been assigned to a segregated ward due to security reasons, Delhi prison officials said here on Wednesday. The statement comes after the AAP raised objections over Sisodia being kept in Tihar Jail number 1 with dreaded criminals.

KEY VOTE ON BIDEN’S CHOICE FOR INDIA AMBASSADOR

Washington: The foreign relations committee of the US Senate will vote on whether Eric Garcetti, President Joe Biden’s choice for Ambassador to India, can take over the post. Garcetti’s appt to key envoy post has been held up due to sexual allegations.

Manik Saha 2.0 in Tripura... POWERED BY ‘BRAND MODI’

Architects of BJP’s Northeast win; Modi, Shah, Nadda and Himanta attended oath ceremony

Manik Saha takes oath as Chief Minister of Tripura along with eight-member cabinet team with him

Moni Sharma

Agartala: Manik Saha took oath for the second time as Tripura Chief Minister on Wednesday after the BJP clinched a victory in the February 16 Assembly polls. Eight other ministers were sworn in on Wednesday.

During the oath ceremony here, top BJP brass was accompanied by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Arunachal

WAAH!

CM Pema Khanda, Manipur CM N Biren Singh and Sikkim CM PS Tamang. Also on the stage was BJP’s Biplab Deb, who was replaced by Saha mid-term.

However, three cabinet berths have still been kept vacant anticipating that the second largest party TIPRA Motha would join the government, if not, then these would be filled up in the next phase, the BJP sources said.

PM NARENDRA MODI CONGRATULATES SAHA

IN chopper meets with accident off Mumbai coast

Mumbai (FIB): An advanced light helicopter (ALH) of the Indian Navy on Wednesday met with an accident off the Mumbai coast. The Navy said 3 crew members were safely rescued by a naval patrol craft. An inquiry to investigate the incident has also been ordered, it said “The Indian Navy ALH on a routine sortie off Mumbai ditched close to the coast.

Immediate Search and Rescue ensured safe recovery of crew of three by naval patrol craft,” the Navy said in a brief statement.

THE NEW SAHA TEAM INCLUDES...

4 new ministers was retained from previous govt. They are Ratan Lal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy , Shantana Chakma and Sushanta Chowdhury. BJP inducted 3 new ministers from within its ranks - Tinku Roy, a close confidante of Biplab Deb, Bikash Debbarma, chief of BJP’s Scheduled Tribes Morcha, and Sudhanshu Das. BJP’s ally IPFT, which was routed in these elections, got one ministerial berth. Sukla Charan Noatia from IPFT took oath as minister.

I am committed to the development of the state with any political consideration. I believe in a democracy people have the right to vote for Opposition parties and the co-existence of the ruling party and opposition is the beauty of India, which led to development and prosperity. Under the guidance of PM Modiji we shall drive Tripura into a model state.

—Manik Saha, Tripura Chief Minister

NO TALK OF ALLIANCE: TIPRA MOTHA CHIEF AFTER MEETING SHAH, NADDA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pats on the shoulder of newly sworn-in Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha at the Swami Vivekananda Stadium, in Agartala on Wednesday.

with Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Himanta Biswa Sarma, N Biren Singh and Pema Khandu in Agartala on Wednesday.

HM Amit Shah along with JP Nadda, Manik Saha and Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday met Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Debbarma in Agartala amid speculations that the tribal party, which had made an impressive show in the assembly elections, is likely to join hands with the BJP ahead of the 2024 general elections. Debbarma took to Twitter to clarify that issues such as alliance and cabinet were not discussed. He said Shah has started process for a constitutional solution for indigenous people of Tripura and an interlocutor for this process would be appointed within a specified time frame.

A grand welcome for Australian PM in India

Anthony Albanese’s first India trip starts with Sabarmati Ashram, Holi celebration in Ahmedabad

First India Bureau

Ahmedabad: Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Wednesday visited the Sabarmati Ashram, a place closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, after arriving here on his first India visit. Albanese, who is on a four-day trip to India, was welcomed at airport by Governor Acharya Devvrat & CM Bhupendra Patel.

“Honoured to celebrate Holi in Ahmedabad, India. Holi’s message of renewal through the triumph of good over evil is an enduring reminder for all of us. No matter what your faith is or where you’ve come from—we celebrate and value what unites us,” said Albanese.

CRUCIAL READ INDIA IMPOSES PMLA PROVISIONS ON CRYPTOCURRENCY SECTOR

New Delhi: The govt has bought a range of virtual digital asset (VDA) transactions under ambit of Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA) 2002. Finance Ministry said exchange between virtual digital assets and fiat currencies, exchange between one or more forms of virtual digital assets, transfer of virtual digital assets, will fall under purview of the PMLA Act.

ED summons Telangana CM KCR’s daughter

I am looking forward to deliberations with my Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese to further the friendship between the two countries.

—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

A true privilege to pay homage to Gandhi’s legacy at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.

—Anthony Albanese, Australian Prime Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being received by Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Gujarat BJP President CR Paatil upon arrival at the Ahmedabad Airport, in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

IND VS AUS, 4TH TEST: PM MODI & AUSTRALIA PM TO ATTEND TODAY

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he and Prime Minister Modi will be at the toss for the fourth and final Test for the ongoing series between India and Australia for Border-Gavaskar Trophy, at Ahmedabad on Thursday. In a radio interview with NOVA 93.7 Perth ahead of his ongoing visit to India, Albanese confirmed to hosts that he and PM Modi will be at toss for Ahmedabad Test.

Preps

Narendra

of final test match of Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 on Wednesday.

New Delhi (FIB): Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday hours after the ED summoned the BRS leader in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy. Kavitha, 44, has been asked to depose on Thursday before agency in Delhi. She has asked for the deposition date to be set for March 15. She said she would fully cooperate with probe agency but would seek legal help.

LEADERS USING PULWAMA WIDOWS TO GAIN POLITICAL MILEAGE, SAYS CM GEHLOT

BJP

 Help has been given from our side to the Pulwama martyrs’ dependents as per the rules of this package, says CM Ashok Gehlot

LANKA PRESIDENT

THANKS FM SITHA IAS HELD HOSTAGE, THRASHED IN GUJ

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday lauded 3women leaders, including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, for providing much-needed assistance to the debt-ridden island nation during ongoing economic crisis.

Himmatnagar: Gujarat IAS officer Nitin Sangwan was allegedly held hostage and thrashed by a group of men associated with fishing activity during his visit to a village near the Dharoi dam in Sabarkantha district, said police on Wednesday.

 Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, a minister in the Gehlot government, met the martyrs’ widows protesting outside Pilot’s residence

First India Bureau Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday targeted the BJP, saying some of its leaders were disrespecting widows of martyrs, using them to gain political mileage. This comes 2 days after relatives of 3 CRPF person-

nel killed in 2019 Pulwama attack reached Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s residence and demanded a meeting with the party high command, accusing State govt of not fulfilling promises made to them.

Without directly naming BJP RS MP Kirodi

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Lal Meena, who has been sitting on ‘dharna’ with widows, CM Gehlot said, “Some BJP leaders are disrespecting the wives of the martyrs by using them to gain political mileage.” Turn to P8

Should we create such a difficult situation in front of wives of martyrs because rules made at present have been made on the basis of past experiences. How can it be justified to deny the rights of the children of martyrs and give jobs to other relatives? What will happen to the children of martyrs when they become adults.

—Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister

GUV MISHRA WRITES TO CM GEHLOT ON DEMANDS OF MARTYRS’ WIDOWS

Politics has intensified in the case of Pulwama martyrs’ ‘veerangana’. Governor Kalraj Mishra has written a letter to CM Ashok Gehlot on the demands of these women. After the memorandum of March 4 of the widows and the demand for euthanasia, the Governor has written a letter to the CM asking him to consider the demands.

The Governor has written, “It is the responsibility of the state to take care of the families of the brave sons who made the supreme sacrifice for the country and give them due respect. Considering the request, ensure action according to the ideology of the welfare state. Looking at the special nature of this matter, immediate positive action should be taken on it.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Tripura Governor SN Arya greets crowd in presence of Manik Saha and others during the oath-taking ceremony of State CM-designate Manik Saha and newly sworn-in State Cabinet Ministers, at Swami Vivekananda Stadium, in Agartala.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges greetings

PM Narendra Modi congratulated Manik Saha on taking oath as Tripura Chief Minister and said he and his team of newly sworn-in ministers will certainly deliver on the mandate given by the people of the State once again.

Anthony Albanese pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi during visit to Gandhi Ashram, in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

Anthony Albanese with Acharya Devvrat and Bhupendra Patel during the Holi celebrations at the Raj Bhavan in Ahmedabad.

underway at

Modi Stadium ahead

HOLI CELEBRATED WITH ENTHUSIASM ACROSS RAJ

Holi, the festival of colours was celebrated with fervour and joy across Rajasthan on Monday and Tuesday. On the occasion, Governor Kalraj Mishra extended his greetings and wished for the prosperity of the people of the State. Delegations of various organisations and common people met with CM Ashok Gehlot in Jaipur and wished him on the occasion. The CM too congratulated them. Foreigners celebrated Holi in Pushkar of Ajmer district on Tuesday and in Jaipur, where the tourism department organised an event after a gap of almost two years to mark the festival of colours. At the Holi event organised by the tourism department at Khasakothi, domestic and foreign tourists played with colours and ‘gulal’, and danced to the beats of traditional Rajasthani tunes.

Raj cops celebrate Holi

Jaipur: Policemen across the state celebrated Holi on Wednesday just a day after the festival is celebrated by the public. Special arrangements were made in Jaipur and Jodhpur Commissionerate on this occasion and cops with colourful faces and attires were seen dancing to the foot-tapping songs from Hindi films, private albums to Rajasthani songs. The festival of colours was also celebrated in the Police Stations of Jaipur. In Jaipur, DGP Umesh Mishra, Commissioner Anand Srivastava, Additional Commissioner Kailash Vishnoi, Kunwar Rashtradeep and DCPs of all four districts were also present in Reserve Police Lines during the celebration. Female police officers also participated in the Holi celebration.

Dr Raghu Sharma puts demand for new dists

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: After Harish Chaudhary, former minister of Gehlot government Dr Raghu Sharma has also come out in support of the demand for new districts.

Sharma said that the time has come to form new districts according to the geographical conditions and needs. He also reiterated the demand to make Kekri, his constituency in Ajmer district, a new district. He said that CM Gehlot should announce new districts in the assembly on March 17. The former minister also said that the Congress government will repeat in the next assembly. “If the party leaders fight the assembly elections together, we will definitely win,” he said.

Governor Mishra appoints VCs of two universities

First India Bureau

Min Bhati meets people in Kolayat on Holi

IAS ASSOCIATION HELD SNEH

MILAN AT CS RESIDENCE

A sneh milan samaroh was organised by the IAS association on Tuesday at the Holi festival. Former and serving IAS officers reached the Chief Secretary Usha Sharma’s residence and exchanged greetings of Holi. Special lighting was also done on this occasion. Special arrangements were also made for parking during the program.

Advoates agitation: Raj Vidhan Sabha gherao on Mar 13

At the same time, the Congress leader also launched a scathing attack on BJP leaders. Talking to reporters at his residence here, Sharma cited the example of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana and UP in context of requirement of new districts.

“Many districts in the state are very big and Collector and SP are unable to visit the entire district. No new district has been formed since last 15 years,” he said.

Jaipur : Governor Kalraj Mishra has issued orders for the appointment of vice-chancellors to two universities in consultation with the state government. According to the official statement issued on Wednesday, Professor Ramesh Chandra has been appointed as Vice-chancellor of Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, Bharatpur while Professor Sheel Sindhu Pandey has been appointed as the ViceChancellor of Raj Rishi Bharthari Matsya University, Alwar.

The two Vice-chancellors have been appointed for a term of three years or till they attain the age of 70, whichever is earlier.

Laxman Raghav

Bikaner: Energy Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati on Wednesday visited the Kolayat assembly constituency and met people and exchanged Holi greetings. While speaking to First India, Bhanwar Singh Bhati said that due to development in Kolayat, the people of the opposition are making baseless allegations.

“Roads worth more

POONIA CORNERS CM GEHLOT

than Rs 1000 crores have been constructed and many government colleges and hospitals have also been opened. I and the people of Kolayat constituency express gratitude to the M. People who are jealous of the development works are making false allegations. I will contest the next election from Kolayat only and this has been a workplace for my family and me,” said Bhati.

Raj under Cong rule lagging behind Bihar

Aishwary Pradhan

Jaipur: Sharpening attack on Ashok Gehlot led Congress government, BJP state president Satish Poonia has said that Rajasthan under the Congress rule has come under the category of disturbed states and left behind Bihar in crime.

Talking to the media at his residence, Poonia said that earlier the example of Bihar was given for maximum crimes

but now Rajasthan is leading and has come under the category of disturbed states.

“Law and order has deteriorated in Rajasthan. Criminals, murderers and mafia rule is there in the state,” he said. Poonia said that the reason for increasing crime is the weakness of policing. He alleged that in Gehlot rule, an attempt has been made to influence the police through political interference and the mo-

rale of the police force has been brought down.

“Out of four and a half years, two years

were spent in the corona pandemic. Corona acted as a lifeline for the Congress. There was anger

among the people in the beginning of the rule. After Thanagaji incident, the law and order situation deteriorated,” he said. The BJP leader said that paper leak and unemployment were two major questions before the govt. On CM’s allegations on Union Min GS Shekhawat, Poonia said that such statements are unforgivable.

“The insecurity of the chair has upset Gehlot so much that he talks like this,” he said.

Jaipur (FIB): The agitation of advocates, which started from February 20 with a demand of the Advocates Protection Act, continued on Wednesday.

The agitating advocates have a program to gherao the state assembly on March 13. To ensure the presence of lawyers in the gherao, the office bearers of The Bar Association, Jaipur and other Bar Associations will start inviting the member lawyers by distributing ‘Peele Chawal’ or yellow rice from Thursday. They said that the agitation will continue till the Advocates Protection Act is implemented.

On Wednesday, lawyers boycotted judicial works in courts in support of their demands.

Raje celebrated Phag Mahotsav on Monday by visiting Shri Govind Dev Ji Temple.

Saraf, locals gherao Bajaj Ngr Police Stn

First India Bureau Jaipur: Vinod Bairwa was murdered in Gautam Nagar last night in the city by the liquor mafia Rahul Mahavar.

Hundreds of local people did a gherao around the Bajaj Nagar police station. On receiving information about the incident MLA Saraf reached the spot. Saraf spoke to the Bajaj Nagar police station in-charge and inquired about the whole incident, and di-

rected that all the culprits should be caught by the evening. If not, there will be a dharna at the police station on Thursday.

Saraf said that Bajaj Nagar police station has been informed several times in the past also about illegal liquor and cannabis business activities should be tapped, however, the police didn’t pay any heed to it. The station in-charge assured that action will be taken against culprits.

Festivals connect us with rich culture, traditions: Om Birla

First India Bureau

Kota: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla participated in the effigy burning programme of Hiranyakashyap on the occasion of Holi at Vibhishan Temple located in Kaithoon town of Kota on Tuesday. Birla said that our culture, traditions and heritage connect us very deeply with our rich history.

“Such programs strengthen this connection further. Wishing everyone a very happy

Holi,” he said and called upon everyone to work with collective determi-

nation to end social evils, inequality and disparities.

Dr Raghu Sharma interacting with media on Wednesday.

Energy Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati met the officers, employees of Vidyut Vibhag Rest House in Bikaner on Wednesday and greeted them with love and affection on the occasion of Holi.

Kalicharan Saraf during the protest on Wednesday. Sanjeev Sharma, CP Sulania, SP Tailor, and hundreds of locals were also present.

Satish Poonia celebrated holi and met people of his constituency at Jan Samvad Kendra in Amer on Wednesday.

Governor Kalraj Mishra participated in the Holika Dahan program, organised at Raj Bhavan on Monday. He prayed for the happiness and prosperity of the state by offering prayers on Holi.

CM Ashok Gehlot with his wife Sunita Gehlot bowing down to his parents picture at CMR on the occasion of Holi.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla celebrated festival of colour, Holi with the people of his constituency in Kota on Tuesday.

CM Ashok Gehlot performing Holi Pujan at the CMR on Monday and wished for the happiness and prosperity of the people of the state. Sunita Gehlot, Vaibhav Gehlot, Himanshi Gehlot, Kashvini Gehlot and others are also seen.

Dr Jagdeesh Chandra met and greeted Governor Kalraj Mishra on the occasion of Holi.

Rajendra Rathore playing ‘chang’ on the occasion of Holi in Churu on Tuesday.

Dharmendra Rathore celebrated Holi at the Int’l Holi fest organised in Pushkar on Tuesday.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat celebrated the fest with fervor and played ‘dhol’ in Jodhpur.

Sachin Pilot participated in a Holi Milan function organized at New Sanganer Road, Mansarovar.

Vasundhara

Jaipur CP Anand Srivastav celebrating on Wednesday. Bharatpur IG Gaurav Srivastav singing song on Wednesday.

Om Birla participates in the ‘Hiranyakashyap Putla Dahan’ at the Vibhishan Temple situated in Kaithoon town of Kota district on the occasion of Holi on Tuesday.

Jaipur Airport ‘subpar’ for sixth time in survey

Privatisation fails to improve ranking of airport; ranked best in 2015-2016

Kashiram Choudhary

Jaipur: Jaipur airport has lagged behind in the survey conducted by Airport Council International for the sixth consecutive time.

The results of the survey conducted on the best airports in the world have come out but Jaipur has failed to secure a place this time also.

In this survey, 4 airports of the country have won awards in different passenger load categories.

In 2015 and 16, Jaipur

DIGEST News

BROTHER, SISTER DIE AS SWING TIED TO PILLAR COLLAPSES IN DEOLI

airport was number one airport in the world but after that, the airport did not perform well in the survey and the situation did not improve even after taking over of the operations by the private company.

There has been an increase in the number of

Fund OK’d for 4 med colleges for books, other equipment by CM

Jaipur (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved Rs 56.08 crore for the purchase of equipment and books for the medical colleges of Sriganganagar, Dholpur, Sirohi and Chittorgarh, according to an official statement.

Bones scatter on road as teacher crushed by truck

Deoli: A brother and sister died while swinging on a brick pillar on the roof of Sahu Dharamshala in the city. The two were swinging by tying a saree to the two brick pillars on the roof, and when the pillar fell on them they got buried under it. The last rites of both children will be performed in their native village.

FRIEND KILLS BJP

WORKER, CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY ON FB

Alwar: A BJP worker was gunned down by his friends in a temple. After killing the youth, the accused also took responsibility for the murder on Facebook Live. According to the police, the attack took place over a five-year-old enmity. The victim died during treatment in the hospital. An accused has been taken into custody in this case.

TWO DROWN IN A POOL IN BHARATPUR’S

PATHWARI VILLAGE

Kaman: In a painful incident two youths died due to drowning in a deep pool on Wednesday evening in Pathwari village. A teenage boy along with a youth died due to drowning in a puddle. As per the police, some youths and boys went to bathe after playing Holi in the Pathwari village. As there was a boat present in the puddle, the youth and children sat in the boat.

passengers and flights at Jaipur International Airport in the last 6 years, but the passenger facilities at the airport are not increasing in that proportion.

Because of this, the world ranking of Jaipur International Airport is not showing any im-

provement. Tiruchirappalli International Airport has received the award in the category of airport with annual passenger load up to 20 lakhs while there is no airport in India in the category of 20 to 50 lakh annual passenger load.

“CM Gehlot has approved the proposal of financial consent for the purchase of equipment and books for the medical colleges of Sriganganagar, Dholpur, Sirohi and Chittorgarh. Rs 56.08 crore will be spent on this work,” the statement said. The CM also approved the creation of total 28 new posts including 1 Principal and 2 Associate Professors for Horticulture College in Durgapura, Jaipur.

First India Bureau Jaipur: A truck rammed over a female school teacher in the city. The accident was so grave that Shanim Saxena, a female teacher living in Amer Kunda, near Surajpol Anaj Mandi on Delhi Road in the city died on the spot. The body was pounded so much that the bones were lying on the road. The police called the people around and packed the body in a sack and sent it to the mortuary of SMS Hospital.

Galtagate police station said that at around 4 pm, the woman was returning home from school. Meanwhile, the truck running behind hit the woman on the Delhi road. Due to this, the woman fell on the

road. The truck did not stop due to speed and fled from the spot.

The woman’s husband Pankaj Mathur

told that his wife had called him two hours ago. She informed him that she would reach home by 5:30 pm.

State Govt

issues clarification regarding construction of houses on private land

Abhishek Shrivastava

Jaipur: The State Government has issued a clarification regarding the provision of construction of houses on private land under Chief Minister Jan Awas Yojana.

The clarification is for the old provision of

the scheme, 3C.

In cases where the developer has deposited the amount, the layout plan of the scheme will be issued in the old provision. However, in cases in which the developer has not deposited the amount, then action will be taken under the new provision

Tourism Dept steals show at ITB Berlin

Nirmal Tiwari

Jaipur: The Department of Tourism is receiving good responses in the ITB Berlin, the world’s largest travel trade fair, these days. People associated with the travel trade have shown good interest in the Rajasthan pavilion at the ITB fair in Ber-

lin (Germany). “Tourists and people associated with the travel industry are taking a lot of information about Rajasthan tourism. A lot of B-to-B meetings are being done and Palace on Wheels is expecting to get bookings for the next season,” said Principal Secretary Gayatri Rathore.

even if a demand letter has been issued. In the new provision, it is necessary to build houses in 40 per cent of saleable area. The cost

of the house is also fixed whereas in the old provision this parameter was 20 per cent and the price of the houses was not fixed.

DGP asked to form spl teams in ‘Sahara’ case

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The State Consumer Commission has asked the Director General of Police to constitute a special team to execute arrest and bailable warrants issued in all 115 cases related to Sahara Prime City regarding non-payment despite orders.

The commission has asked its registrar to personally contact the DGP to ensure that the team to be constituted is headed by an officer of the rank of Addi-

Int’l Women’s Day: Book on cyber fraud launched at JKK

First India Bureau

Jaipur: International Women’s Day was celebrated in Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) on Wednesday. The programme was jointly organised by the Department of Women Empowerment and NABARD wherein Minister Mamta Bhupesh was the chief guest while Chief Secretary Usha Sharma presided over the ceremony. Principal Secretary Shreya Guha was also invited as special guest.

On this occasion, a women’s week was inaugurated and a state-

level women’s economic empowerment workshop was also held. A book based on awareness of cyber fraud was also launched on this occasion. City-based wom-

en entrepreneurs like Kamla Poddar, Mudrika Dhoka, Nidhi Toshniwal, Lalita Kuchhal, Sunil Shekhar, Anupama Soni and others were also present during the programme.

Heritage Mayor bears cost of food at Indira Rasoi

Women travel free in roadways buses

First India Bureau Jaipur: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, females travelled for free in Rajasthan government buses on Wednesday. Sources informed that females were welcomed at the bus depot and nearly double the number of women travelled in buses on Wednesday. In Sikar, women pas -

STATE POLICE TO GET NEW MANUAL SOON

Shivendra Parmar

tional Superintendent of Police and includes an officer of the rank of Inspector of Police as a member. Apart from this, the DGP is also expected to contact the IG of UP to ensure the execution of the warrant.

Jaipur: Nearly after two decades, the new manual of Rajasthan Police is being prepared by Police Headquarters. The previous police manual was prepared in 2001, but since then there has been a lot of change in the working of police. Sources informed that a requirement of new police manual was being observed from long time and now the work has been started to prepare a new police manual.

CS Usha inspects e-filing work at State Secretariat

Dr Rituraj Sharma

Jaipur: Chief Secretary Usha Sharma inspected the work of e-filing in the State Secretariat on Wednesday. She inspected the functioning under e-filing in the department of personnel. She was informed about the complete process of e-filing by the officers. She was told about the efforts made to create bet-

ter working arrangements as well as adequate arrangement of light and air in the room. She said that other departments and sections should also work on the basis of this model section. The chief secretary personally saw the working of e-filing by visiting the Personnel Litigation Department, Personnel Rules Department, Joint Secretary’s Office and Principal Secretary’s Office.

sengers were made to sit inside the bus and were given flowers and cakes. Similarly,

in Kota and Baran, women passengers were welcomed with tilak and flowers.

JMCH Mayor Munesh Gurjar serving food to women on International Women’s Day, in Jaipur on Wednesday.

Minister Mamta Bhupesh, CS Usha Sharma, Shreya Guha during the programme at JKK in Jaipur on Wednesday.

Gayatri Rathore, Rajesh Sharma, Shikha Saxena, Pradeep Bohra and others represent Tourism Department’s pavilion at ITB Berlin.

Women boarding roadways bus at Sindhi Camp on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

CHIEF MINISTER JAN AWAS YOJANA

Cases where amount is deposited, layout plan of the scheme to be issued in the old provision

Locals collect her body parts in a jute bag near Surajpol Mandi.

KUDOS TO SAHA FOR BJP’S MANIK ‘SARKAR’ 2.0

PARTY, HOWEVER, MUST INTROSPECT RESULT; IPTA, BJP’S POLL ALLIANCE WAS NOT

MOTHA BUT IT LOST ITS SHEEN TOO

However, BJP’s timely intervention and removal of Biplab Deb as its CM is seen as an astute masterstroke by the central leadership as political analysts believe that in the remaining few months to the run-up to the 2023 polls, the dental surgeon, Manik Saha, managed to scramble home with the propeople schemes or else the mood of the voters with Biplab Deb around would and could have been different for the Saffron might!

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

Seventy-year-old BJP leader Manik Saha on Wednesday took oath as chief minister of the sensitive border state of Tripura. Eight more ministers, including Ratan Lal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy, Santana Chakma, Tinku Roy and Bikash Debbarma were also sworn in by Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda as well as Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.

However, behind the rosy picture, BJP must acknowledge the fact how Manik Saha albeit very little time, managed to steer all controversies and bickerings and kept his flock together and despite the fact that the BJP and its alliance were down from its last time tally of 44 to 33 seats this time, managed to snatch the thunder in a keenly fought Assembly polls.

Manik Saha had been made chief minister earlier in 2022, replacing Biplab Kumar Deb, in a brand re-

newal exercise after it was found that his popularity rating was plummeting on account of the poor law and order situation in Tripura’s hinterland.

The BJP brought in Manik Saha as the chief minister in May last year. That was just months after he made it to the Rajya Sabha as a BJP member.

Just in March, Manik Sahah became the first BJP leader from Tripura to get elected to the Rajya Sabha.

Manik Saha’s not being a veteran politician helped him get acceptance among the common people of Tripura, most political pundits feel.

In January, Chief Minister Manik Saha had operated upon a 10-year-old boy for oral cystic lesion. He emerged from the operating room in January and declared “There was no difficulty in performing the surgery though it was after a long gap. The patient is in good condition now.” And it also now looks that the BJP’s surgery in Tripura worked out well too!

And understandably, after the northeast Assembly results were out, Holi had arrived “earlier” in Tripura for the BJP, but the celebrations were not that boisterous for the Saffron might especially with the emergence of the Tipra Motha!

A recap of the last elec-

DENTING THE IPTA

tion results would reveal that the Saffron might may have maintained its winning streak, but the results will present the Big Picture clearly to one and all. The Tripura Assembly has 60 seats. The BJP managed to get 32 seats and its ally IPFT one seat. CPM bagged 11 and the Congress just three. The Tipra Motha Party managed to get 13 seats and emerged as the secondbiggest party. However, the 2018 Assembly polls saw the BJP-led NDA win 44 of the 60 seats.

THE COMPLEX TEXTURE

In Tripura there are around 12 to 16 seats with a considerable amount of mixed population and the tribal population in these seats roughly range between 20 and 30 per cent.

Taking a shrewd move this election, Tipra Motha

jumped onto the poll bandwagon to garner the support of around 8,000 to 10,000 votes in these segments thus denting the fortunes of IPTA and the Left heavily! Of course, the IPTA seemed to be a bigger loser.

If you take a closer look at the results, the breakup will reveal that in 2018 BJP won 36 seats on its own and the IPTA bagged the rest to take the NDA tally to 44. With the emergence of Tipra Motha, all that is history “now”, IPTA has won in 1 while BJP, too, had to remain satisfied with a lesser score than last time.

However, BJP’s timely intervention and removal of Biplab Deb as its CM is seen as an astute masterstroke by the central leadership as political analysts believe that in the remaining few months to the runup to the 2023 polls, the

JAPAN’S WORRY OVER AGEING

Japan’s Prime Minister Fabio Kishida’s advisor Masako Mori has made a scary prediction about his country. “The country will cease to exist if it can’t slow the fall in its birth rate that threatens to shatter the social safety net and economy.” The statement came after a record slump in the number of babies born in the country last year. In 2022 Japan recorded less than 8,00,000 births and around 1.58 million deaths. If the trend continues, the country will disappear. Faced with a high proportion of population aged 65 and above, the sharply declining birth rate poses several prob-

Japan’s Prime Minister Fabio Kishida’s advisor Masako Mori has made a scary prediction about his country. “The country will cease to exist if it can’t slow the fall in its birth rate that threatens to shatter the social safety net and economy”

lems like weakened industrial and economic strength. Prime Minister Kishida has promised “unprecedented” steps to tackle the problem of social distortions.

Japan is not the only

country which is saddled with an ageing population and falling birth rates. A report by the World Economic Forum said that fertility rates have been falling globally for the last 70 years with a total decline of 70 percent. The report attributed the main reasons for this to women’s empowerment in education and workforce, lower child mortality rate and higher cost of raising children. Ageing population, the report said, is the outcome of increased life expectancy and lower fertility rate. The increased population of silvers has its own problems like shrinking workforce and higher costs of healthcare.

As for higher education

and lower fertility India is an example. The fertility rate has declined by 20 percent in 10 years and female

participation in the workforce has risen from 18.6 percent in 2018-19 to 25.1 percent in 1920-21.

AT A GLANCE...

l Manik Saha defeated his nearest rival Ashish Kumar Saha of Congress by a margin of 1,257 votes. He overcame detractors within his own party who predicted a “tough time” for him in the prestigious constituency of Town Bardowali.

l Saha had only 10 months as the Chief Minister of Tripura after replacing Deb but managed to lift the state government’s image before the February 16 assembly polls.

dental surgeon, Manik Saha, managed to scramble home with the pro-people schemes or else the mood of the voters with Biplab Deb around would and could have been different for the Saffron might!

The party must reckon Saha’s contribution who also in the face of the Tsunami-like emergence of the Tipra Mohta managed a decent win and the maximum loss was inflicted on Left and Congress alliance that appeared to look as a strong contender (at least this time).

After the results, Manik Saha tweeted his thanks to PM Narendra Modi… “The landslide victory is the reflection of people’s trust in your development goals”.

THE RISE OF TIPRA MOTHA

Before the results were out on March 2, 2023, the media was full with speculations

that Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma would play the role of a kingmaker or at least as a deciding factor. Now, that the results are out, it can be easily said that the thoughts were not just plain fancies. Tipra Motha, was also projected to play a key role in the formation of the government in the state. It was, however, a touch and go affair for the Tipra Motha.

Tipra Motha had also rejected proposals of an alliance from the ruling BJP as well as the CPI(M). And after the results, Tipra Motha emerged strong especially for the battered IPTA and anyone with the slightest political acumen cannot politically ignore the Tipra Motha, now. Tipra Motha alone won 13 seats. The two-year-old party proved to be a strong political force to reckon with in the tribal areas and was next only to the Saffron might.

The party fielded candidates in 42 of the 60 seats in Tripura. It may be recalled that the Tipra Motha chairperson Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma announced on the last day of the campaign in Tripura that he would resign from politics after the election and never seek votes as ‘Bubagra’ (the king).

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End violence against women & girls by terrorists: India at UNSC debate

India calls for the adoption of a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of terrorism

United Nations (PTI):

India has told the UN Security Council that violence perpetrated by terrorists against women and girls remains rampant and should be strongly condemned while calling for the adoption of a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of terrorism.

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said on Tuesday that Member States must provide a conducive environment for the participation and inclusion of women in political processes and decision-making.

“Terrorism and violent extremism contin-

Five killed, several injured after car collides with tree in MP

“UNWORTHY TO EVEN RESPOND”: INDIA SLAMS PAK MINISTER’S KASHMIR REMARKS

United Nations (PTI): India tore into Pakistan after its foreign minister raised the issue of Kashmir at a Security Council debate on women, peace and security, saying it is “unworthy” to even respond to such “malicious and false propaganda”. Responding to Pak Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto’s remarks on Kashmir, India’s Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj termed his statement as “baseless and politically motivated”.

“Before I conclude, let me dismiss the frivolous, baseless and politically motivated remarks made by the delegate of Pakistan regarding the Union Territory of J&K,” she said.

ue to be the biggest violators of human rights and a persistent threat to global peace and security. Needless to say, women and girls suffer invariably and disproportionately,” she said.

Speaking at the UN Security Council open debate on ‘Women, Peace and Security: To-

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AYODHYA MOSQUE CONSTRUCTION TO

BEGIN AFTER RAMZAN

Uttar Pradesh: The construction of a mosque in Ayodhya is likely to start after the holy month of Ramzan. The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has given clearance to the mosque complex layout in Dhannipur village in a recent board meeting. Nitish Kumar, district magistrate and chairman of ADA, Ayodhya, said, “All pending clearances to Ayodhya’s mosque cum complex project have been cleared in the recent board meeting.

5 HELD IN ASSAM FOR SUPPLYING SIM CARDS TO PAK AGENTS: COPS

Guwahati: Five people were arrested from Nagaon and Morigaon districts of Assam for allegedly supplying SIM cards to Pakistani agents, a police spokesperson said. Several mobile phones, SIM cards and other incriminating materials, including a handset used to share defence information with a foreign embassy, were seized, he said. Assam Police said the arrests were made during an operation carried out on Tuesday night.

Ghaziabad: A gym trainer who was allegedly assaulted by a group of youths after he objected to “obscene acts” by a man and a woman while riding a scooter in Ghaziabad has died of his injuries, police said. Six accused have been arrested and charges under IPC section 302 (murder) will be added in the FIR, they said. Virat Mishra, around 27 years of age, was assaulted in Sahibabad area, according to Bunty, who knew the victim and also got thrashed in the episode while intervening in it. “Virat had objected to the man, identified as Manish, and the woman engaged in objectionable acts, saying it was a residential area and they should go somewhere else. “On this, Manish called up some his friends who immediately reached the spot and attacked Virat on his head and body with stones and sticks,” Bunty claimed in his complaint to the police.

WOMAN ‘CAUGHT SMOKING’ INSIDE FLIGHT TOILET, HELD

Bengaluru: A 24-year-old woman allegedly caught smoking in the toilet on an Indigo flight from Kolkata was arrested on her arrival in Bengaluru. She was later released on bail. As per police complaint, Priyanka C, who boarded the Indigo 6E-716 flight from Kolkata on March 5, was suspected to be smoking in the toilet mid-flight by the cabin crew, who asked her to open the toilet door. When the door was opened, a cigarette was found lying in the dustbin and the crew put it out with water, according to the complaint.

SHARMILA DETAINED IN HYD DURING PROTEST ON WOMEN’S DAY

Hyderabad: Police on Wednesday detained YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader Y S Sharmila when she staged a silent protest against atrocities on women. Sharmila was leading the protest to commemorate the International Women’s Day. Talking to media persons, she said that Telangana has turned into a place filled with landmines for women under KCR’s rule. She further said the state now has the dubious record of registering most number of rapes and kidnapping cases against women.

wards the 25th Anniversary of Resolution 1325’, she said violence against women and girls perpetrated by terrorists remains rampant. “This deserves the strongest condemnation and calls for the adoption of a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of terrorism,” she said.

“FACTUALLY INACCURATE”: INDIA SLAMS UN HUMAN RIGHTS FOR COMMENTS ON J&K

United Nations: India voiced regret over comments by the UN’s human rights commissioner on the situation in Kashmir, terming the reference as “unwarranted and factually inaccurate”. “We regret the High Commissioner’s unwarranted and factually inaccurate portrayal of the human rights situation in the Union Territory of J&K. Let me reiterate that the matters pertaining to the Union Territory of J&K are an internal affair of India and we do not see any role for the OHCHR in it,” Representative of India to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey said.

TMC leader sent to custody till March 10 in cattle smuggling case

New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court on Wednesday sent TMC leader Anubrata Mondal to ED custody till March 10 in an alleged money laundering case related to West Bengal cattle smuggling case.

The midnight court passed the order on a plea moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which sought his 14-day custody and said the accused was required to be quizzed.

Special Judge Rakesh Kumar directed the agency, represented by Special Public Prosecutor Nitesh Rana, to produce the accused on

March 10 before the regular court.

The ED on Tuesday got custody of arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mondal after doctors at JokaESI Hospital in West Bengal found him fit to travel to New Delhi.

MAN TRANSPORTING

COWS SHOT AT IN UP, PROBE LAUNCHED

Lucknow (ANI): A truck driver was shot near a culvert in the Mohan Nagar area of Lucknow while transporting cows, the police said. The victim has been identified as Prem Singh Yadav. According to Police, “Driver Prem Singh along with his owner Sanjeev Singh was transporting cows from Gorakhpur to Lucknow in a DCM truck. On their way, some unknown persons came and opened fire at the driver.” “The assailant fled after committing the crime,” added police. Upon receiving the information, a team of police reached the spot and the driver was rushed to hospital. His condition was said to be stable. Further investigation is underway.

85 women CRPF officers to ride 1,800 km to Maoist stronghold

New Delhi (Agencies): A team of 85 women bikers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will undertake 1,848 km-long expedition from Delhi to one of the most Left Wing Extremism affected areas of Chhattisgarh.

“We will cover 1,848 kilometres in 16 days and it’s a challenge considering bullet is a heavy bike but we love new challenges,” said Anjilee, who comes from Muzaffarpur in Uttar Pradesh.

“On a bike I feel powerful as powerful as shakti. I don’t fear any-

one nor do I get tired,” said Anjilee, who has been riding a bike since school days.

“I would like to say never think of yourself as someone who won’t be able to accept any challenge we should al-

Tikamgarh: Five people were killed while several others were injured after a four-wheeler collided with a tree on Jatara Road in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, the police said.

Sub Divisional Police Officer Abhishek Gautam said that four people died on the spot while one succumbed to injuries while being taken to the hospital.

According to the police, the driver lost control as he was overspeeding the car which led to the collision with the tree.

Officials said that all the injured have been sent to Tikamgarh District Hospital In Rajnagar village of the district.

Woman’s body found stuffed in suitcase on Rohtak highway

Panipat (ANI): A woman’s body was found in a suitcase on the Rohtak-Jaipur highway near a railway overbridge in Panipat city of Haryana, police said.

After getting information about the incident a Haryana Police team reached the spot.

Forensic Science Laboratory team also reached the spot and inspected the suitcase and the spot where the suitcase was found.

IPS officer Mayank Mishra, ASP Panipat zone also reached the spot with his team.

3 DIE IN BIHAR AFTER MORTAR SHELL FALLS OUTSIDE ARMY FIRING RANGE, SAYS POLICE Gaya (PTI): Three villagers were killed in Gaya district of Bihar when an Army mortar shell fell and exploded well outside the firing range in the early hours of Wednesday, a senior police officer said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya, Ashish Bharti said the incident took place in Gularved village, falling under Barachatti police station area, where six people got injured when the mortar shell fell and burst. All of them were rushed to the Anugraha Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital in the town where three of the injured villagers, including a woman, died while undergoing treatment.

4 LOSE LIVES AFTER CAR FALLS INTO GORGE Shimla (ANI): Four persons were killed and one gravely injured after the car they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Shimla district on Wednesday. The incident happened near Nerwa village of Chaupal Tehsil. “A car carrying five people fell into a gorge on its way to Nerwa village. The

accident took place 5 kms away from Nerwa,” the police said. Further, as per police, 3 persons died on the spot while another succumbed to his injuries during treatment. “A fourth occupant of the car sustained critical injuries and is undergoing treatment at the hospital,” he added.

India to send 20K MT of wheat to Afghanistan

Wheat shipment to Afghanistan.

Afghanistan (PTI): India and five central Asian countries asserted that Afghanistan’s soil must not be used for any terrorist activities and called for formation of a “truly inclusive” political structure in Kabul that respects rights of all Afghans including women and mi-

IN COLOURFUL VIBE

norities. At the first meeting of the IndiaCentral Asia joint working group on Afghanistan, New Delhi also announced a fresh tranche of assistance of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan and the consignments will be sent through the Chabahar Port in Iran.

8 crores cash from Arecanut sale: MLA facing corruption charges

Davangere: The embattled BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa, who is facing corruption charges after Rs 8.23 cr was seized from his house and office said that he got the money from sale of arecanut (supari).

ways conquer our fears and participate in everything,” said another woman officer.

The level of josh and motivation can be judged from the way they are revving their bikes.

PRESIDENT’S PITCH FOR GENDER EQUALITY

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag

Singh Thakur takes a selfie with Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and others during Holi celebrations, in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Channagiri MLA Virupakshappa, who was the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited chairman, told reporters at Channeshapur after getting bail from the High Court this was the first in the history of India that a raid has been carried out against a ruling party MLA.

World would be happier place if women made equal partners: Murmu

First India Bureau

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu said that the country has a good representation of women in decisionmaking institutions at the grassroots level but as we move up in the hierarchy, we see fewer women.

Extending her wishes on the occasion of International Women’s Day, Murmu shared an article on the indomitable spirit of Indian

women on International Women’s Day.

Her article “Every Woman’s Story My Story!” talked about the status of women in society.

Lauding examples of women empowerment, the article said, “ In the 21st century, when we have made unimaginable progress in every field, till date no woman has become the head of state or government in many countries.”

“My election as the President of the world’s

largest democracy is a part of the story of women empowerment,” she added. Today, countless women are

contributing to nationbuilding by working in their chosen fields, she further stated. She observed, “We have a good

representation of women in decision-making institutions at the grassroots level. But as we move upwards, the number of females gradually decreases.”

She further observed, “I strongly believe that there is a need to change the mindset prevailing in the society. In order to build a peaceful and prosperous society, it is necessary to understand and break free from ingrained prejudices based on gender inequality.”

Narendra Modi@narendramodi

On International Women’s Day, a tribute to the achievements of our Nari Shakti. We greatly cherish the role of women in India’s progress. Our govt will keep working to further women empowerment.

Amit Shah@AmitShah

India is proud of its resilient NariShakti. While they contribute to building the nation with countless sacrifices, their individual stories of courage, grit and determination ignite our minds with inspiration. I salute all of those strong women on International Women’s Day.

AIR INDIA GROUP FLEW 90 ALL-WOMEN CREW FLIGHTS TO MARK WOMEN’S DAY

New Delhi: Air India, along with Air India Express and AirAsia, flew over 90 all-women crew flights in the run-up to Women’s Day since March 1. 90 was the chosen number as tribute to the 90th Anniversary of Bharat Ratna JRD Tata’s first commercial flight, a statement read. The Air India Group has been operating these all-women crew flights since March 1.

ACHIEVE ACCESS FOR ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS TO DIGITAL INNOVATIONS: WHO

New Delhi (ANI): WHO is calling for intensified action across the world to ensure that every woman and girl, everywhere has timely and equitable access to digital innovations and technologies that can protect, promote and support health and well-being, and accelerate gender equality,” said, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia.

India’s Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj.

Anubrata Mondal

The ride will begin from the India Gate on March 9 and will end at Jagdalpur in south Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on March 25.

President Droupadi Murmu applies tilak to a student as she receives Holi greetings from students at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.

WOEFUL WEDNESDAY

MAN WHO WAS BEATEN FOR OBJECTING TO “OBSCENE ACTS” IN PUBLIC DIES, SAYS UP COPS

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ENTRY FEE TO BE CHARGED IN CITY PARK FROM TODAY

Shivendra Parmar

Jaipur: In Jaipur’s second biggest park built in Mansarovar in Jaipur, people will now get entry by paying an entry fee from Thursday. The Rajasthan Housing Board has decided to charge Rs 20 from every visitor. However, no fee will be charged for children of 12 years of age or younger. This fee will be collected from the visitors who enter after 9 am. Those who come for morning walk from 6 am to 9 am will not have to pay any fee. Apart from this, now money will have to be paid for shooting pre-wedding, film-serials in this park.

RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora told that

Dr Joshi to visit Mumbai for legislators conference

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Assembly speaker Dr CP Joshi will take part in the meeting organized for preparations for the National Legislators Conference in Mumbai on March 11. The conference is scheduled to be held in Mumbai from June 15 to 18. The preparations for the conference will be finalized in the meeting. Prior to this, Dr CP Joshi will reach Nathdwara on March 9. He will attend Holi Milan Samaroh on March 10 in Nathdwara and then leave for Mumbai. He is scheduled to return to Jaipur from Mumbai on March 11.

Video of couple romancing on bike on Holi eve goes viral

First India Bureau

25 to 30 thousand people come to visit City Park everyday. “Because of this, dirt and wear and tear have started increasing here. To maintain the beauty of this park, it has been decided to collect entry fee from the visitors. It is very important to keep the park world-class

and attractive,” he said. He told that the entry will be free for the morning walkers coming from 6 am to 9 am, after that the entry fee will have to be paid by the visitors to the park.

“However, entry fee will not be charged for children in the age group up to 12 years. An an-

nual pass will also be made for the daily visitors to the park, which will cost Rs 999. Apart from this, a fee will also be charged for parking for which a parking fee of Rs 20 will be charged from two wheeler and Rs 50 from four wheeler. This charge will be for a maximum of 3 hours,” Arora said. For a long time people have been coming to the City Park to shoot prewedding shoots and other short films. In view of this, the Housing Board has also fixed the fees for pre-wedding, film-serial shoots. Accordingly, 10 thousand ripped for pre-wedding shoot while 50 thousand rupees will have to be paid per day for film or serial shooting.

Jaipur: In a public display of affection, a couple was seen romancing on a moving bike in Jaipur on Tuesday on the festival of Holi.

A video of the couple went viral following which police started looking for the couple. In the video shot near Jawahar circle, the woman is seen seated in front and opposite to the man riding the Bullet bike having RS 14 QD 3094 as its registration number. The police have started identifying the couple on the basis of the registration number so that action against them can be taken.

‘RaGa considers Italy his motherland’

First India Bureau

Bharatpur: Rajasthan Tourism Minister

Vishvendra Singh’s son Anirudh has criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while accusing him of speaking against the country on foreign soil.

Anirudh said that insulting India in another country’s Parlia-

ment reflects that he (Rahul Gandhi) has gone bonkers or he considers Italy as his homeland.

“He has gone bonkers. Who insults one’s own country in another country’s Parliament. Or perhaps he considers Italy his homeland,” he said in a tweet.

Reacting to Rahul Gandhi’s statement given the UK that BJP

Miscreant demands `20 lakh extortion from lady judge in Jpr

First India Bureau Jaipur: A case of blackmailing a woman judge has come to light in Jaipur. The miscreant reached the court to blackmail the judge.

When the judge did not give the report in the first instance, the accused reached her house.

To threaten the judge, the criminal sent parcels at the court and her government residence. He also threatened to kill if she did

not fulfill the demand of Rs 20 lakh. The parcel contained a box of sweets, a red envelope containing Shagun’s one rupee coin and a yellow envelope.

The accused also sent her edited pornographic photos.

First India Red enters QF of PPL-2023 edition

An FIR in this regard has been registered and police are making efforts to identify the vicious person on the basis of his appearance captured in the CCTV footage installed in the court premises.

On the basis of the footage, the route chart of the criminal can be prepared. Police is taking the help of cyber experts who are tracing the IP address that was used for searching the social media account of the judge.

is not going to be in power eternally, Anirudh tweeted, “Can he not speak all this garbage in India? Or does he genetically prefer European soil?” When many Twitter users raised questions on calling Rahul Gandhi Italian, Anirudh further wrote – Italian mafia is grabbing land in India.

Owaisi to visit Rajasthan on March 11

First India Bureau

Jaipur: AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi will be on a one-day tour to Rajasthan on March 11. Owaisi will hold public meetings in Jodhpur and Barmer to garner support for his party in the upcoming assembly elections. It is expected that AIMIM may field candidates in 40 assembly constituencies of Rajasthan.

Search for new heads of 4 medical colleges starts

Vikas Sharma

Jaipur: Search for the new heads of four medical colleges operated under RajMES has started. Interviews for the post of principal of medical colleges of Ajmer, Kota, Udaipur, and Sikar were conducted in the secretariat today by the medical education dept.

SELECTED DOCS TO BE SENT TO HEALTH MINS

A total of 38 doctors were called in the interview out of which 33 doctors participated in the interview process. On the recommendation of the selection committee, the panel of selected doctors will be sent to the Health Minister from there the file will be sent for approval at the higher level.

for picture after First India Red wins match at KL Saini Stadium on Wednesday.

Rahul Faujdar

Jaipur: In Press Premier League 2023 First India Red defeated National Media 11 by 15 runs at KL Saini Stadium on Wednesday and entered the Quarterfinals. The match was reduced to 15

overs due to rain and bad weather. First India Red elected to bat first after winning the toss and scored 114 runs in 15 overs, National Media team was stopped for 99 runs due to tight bowling and tight fielding of First India Red while

Mahendra Saini was chosen man of the match for his allround performance with ball and bat. First India Red will now focus on winning the quarterfinals and are prepared to rock the crowd with their electrifying displays.

A total of 38 doctors were called in the interview out of which 33 doctors participated in the interview process. The interview process was conducted by the selection committee chaired by CS Usha Sharma.

Principal Secretary

-Medical Education T Ravikanth, Principal Secretary -Personnel Hemant Gera, Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Dr. Sudhir Bhandari and other officers were present.

Mahipal Singh, Jinendra Singh Shekhawat, Kartikey Dev Singh, Ashish Aman, Bharat Dixit, Lalit Gangwani, Santosh Sharma, Apaso, Mahendra Saini, Ajay Pandey, Hukum Singh, Anita Sharma and others pose

Vishvendra Singh’s son Anirudh

—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India

PROTEST

BY WIDOWS OF PULWAMA MARTYRS ENTERS 10TH DAY

Gehlot’s ministers meet widows of pulwama martyrs, assure justice

Cops misbehaved with widows. The government should take action against guilty officers: Dr Kirodi

We’ll remain in Dharna till we meet Gandhi’s family, says Manju Devi, wife of slain soldier Rohitash Lamba

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Minister

Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, State minister

Shakuntala Rawat & BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena on Tuesday met protesting widows of soldiers who lost their lives in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.

They have been protesting outside Sachin pilot’s residence demanding to meet Gandhi’s family to put forward their demands.

“It’s our responsibility to respect the ‘Viranganas’. Our govt has agreed to their demands,” State minister Khachariyawas said.

The women have been staging a dharna for several days in

Jaipur. Police allegedly ill-treated women when they wanted to meet Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over their demands.

The protest is against the alleged non-fulfilment of promises made to them by the state government. The women were staging a dharna outside Sachin Pilot’s residence on Tuesday.

Minister Shakuntala Rawat said, “The government is standing in honour of martyrs. Our government has given the maximum package to the families of the martyrs.”

The women sitting in dharna say that they hope that Sachin Pilot can make them meet Gandhi’s family.

It’s our responsibility to respect the ‘Viranganas’. Our govt has agreed to their demands.

—Pratap S Khachariyawas, Food & Civil Supplies Minister

The government is standing in honour of the martyrs. Our government takes a soft approach towards the martyrs and their families. Our government has given the maximum package to the families of the martyrs.

—Shakuntala Rawat, Industries Minister

WE ARE NOT DOING ANY POLITICS: BJP LEADER HITS BACK AT CM

Jaipur (ANI): As the protests by widows of soldiers who lost their lives in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack reached its tenth day, BJP leader Kirori Lal Meena attacked Gehlot govt for not fulfilling promise. Meena also staged a protest outside Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s residence on Wednesday. Talking to the media, BJP MP Kirori Lal Meena said, “Two state ministers came here on Tuesday. They accepted the demand of the widows of the Pulwama attack and said that their family members will be given government jobs. But, a few hours later, the Chief

Minister changed the stance.” “BJP is not doing any politics, we are only serving the people. The government has made huge promises, but it’s been 4 years, and nothing has been done, because of which the widows are still sitting on protest,” Dr Kirodi Meena added. Talking to ANI, he had said, “They were promised jobs but they didn’t receive any. Schools, colleges and roads have not been named in honour of those killed in action. We want to make them meet CM here but police officials say we can not sit here,” he added.

Our govt will punish culprits of Sanjivani Scam: CM

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: On Wednesday, victims of Sanjivani Credit Co-operative Society met Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. After the meeting, Gehlot tweeted saying, “ Met the victims of Sanjivani scam on the eve of International Women’s Day. Tears and agony of the victims are exposing the dishonesty of the culprits of the Sanjivani scam. We promise to get justice for the people of the State. We can understand the pain of betrayal. Our government will punish the culprits of this

DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST CM Union Minister GS Shekhawat records statement before court

entire episode. I can understand the pain of losing money deposited for treatment. I stand with you and your family in this fight for justice. Our farmer brothers toil day and night in harsh summer and winter to earn money. They

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given instructions for special Girdawari for early assessment of damage caused to crops due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms.

Rabi crops have suffered major damage due to unseasonal rains, hailstorm and strong winds. The harvesting of wheat and gram crops was going on in Kota, Jhalawar, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand areas when the unseasonal rains occurred.

On Tuesday, many cities including Kota, Jhalawar, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur received rainfall. Hailstorms also occurred in some parts of the state. According to report released by Jaipur Meteorological Centre and Water Resources Dept, Kota’s Chechat received a maximum of 25MM rains. Ramganj Mandi, Kanawas, Sangod also received rains with hail.

Thunderstorms with heavy rain occurred in parts of Dungarpur, Banswara, and Barmer.

invested their hard earned money in Sanjivani Society for their needs. But due to deceit, today they are forced to stumble door to door. We are determined to help get justice to these food providers.”

New Delhi (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister GS Shekhawat on Monday recorded his statement before Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court in a defamation case against CM Ashok Gehlot. After recording the complainant’s witness in matter, ACMM Harpreet Singh Jaspal, listed matter for further recording of complainant witnesses in matter on March 7, 2023.Union Minister has alleged

RAJNATH SPEAKS TO CM GEHLOT OVER ‘MISBEHAVIOUR’ WITH WIDOWS

New Delhi (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday spoke with CM Ashok Gehlot on the issue of alleged misbehaviour with three widows of the soldiers killed in the Pulwama attack in 2019. “Rajnath Singh spoke with Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on the matter of misbehaviour with widows of soldiers who lost their lives in the Pulwama attack,” a source told ANI, adding that Rajasthan CM assured of action in the matter.

SACHIN

Jaipur: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday met the kin of Pulwama martyrs who visited his residence and accused Raj govt of not fulfilling its promises made to them. “The behavior of police cannot be called right,” Pilot said. The aggrieved kin claimed as state govt hasn’t fulfilled any of its promises made to them & CM Gehlot was also not meeting them, their only option now was to convey their grievances to the Congress high command. “If there any changes that have to be made in rules then the state government should do it. The matter is related to family members of martyrs,” Pilot said.

PM, CM & Guv wish Raje on birthday

that CM Ashok Gehlot made defamation speeches against him regarding Sanjeevani scam.

Sr Advocate Vikas Pahwa with advocates Ajit Sharma, AV Singh, Abhishek Pati and Sanskriti S Gupta, Counsels appeared for the complainant. “There is irreparable damage caused to his reputation,” Shekhawat has alleged in his criminal defamation Complaint.

BJP delegation seeks Guv’s intervention in Veeranganas’ matter

Aishwary Pradhan

Jaipur: The widows of three martyred CRPF personnel who are sitting on dharna along with MP Kirodi Lal Meena for the last ten days to press for their various demands, have now got the support of the BJP organisation.

A BJP delegation led by Dy LoP Rajendra Rathore submitted a memorandum to Governor Kalraj Mishra seeking his intervention, demanding justice for them.

The BJP leaders also reached the protest site and met the widows of the CRPF personnel who got martyred in Pulwama terror attack.

“At the time of the funeral, many announcements were made by ministers. Now they are demanding that the announcements which

NURTURING NATURE...

The ministers made the announcement then and now they retracted. This is an insult to those brave martyrs. If the ministers were not aware of the rules and regulations then why did they make this announcement? Dozens of such occasions have come when jobs have been given by relaxing the laws.

—Rajendra Rathore, Dy LoP

were made by the ministers should be implemented,” Rajendra Rathore said.

Former BJP State President Arun Chaturvedi opined, “Today the entire matter has been placed before the Governor Kalraj Mishra. He is the Constitutional Head of Rajasthan,” he said.

Jaipur (FIB): Former CM Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday celebrated her birthday with close ones in Dholpur.

PM Modi, Guv Kalraj Mishra, LS Speaker Om Birla, CM Gehlot, Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi, Congress leader Sachin Pilot & other leaders wished her happy birthday on Wednesday on social media & Raje thanked everyone for their warm wishes.

Vikas Sharma

Jaipur: On Wednesday, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot gave a big gift to nurses cadre. Now gazetted officer will be Nursing Superintendent in the state. In this regard, orders were issued by the Rules Division of the Finance Department under the Raj Medical and Health Subordinate Service Rules 1965. Notably, nurses were extremely angry and agitated alleging neglect in the recently presented budget.

All nurses organizations including Rajasthan Nurses Association had expressed objection and along with this the demand was raised for the post of Nursing Superintendent to be given the status of gazetted officer. The demand of the nurses, who are preparing for a big movement, has been found to be genuine by the government and therfore, the State government notified the post of Nursing Superintendent as Gazetted Officer.

BJP leaders... CM Ashok Gehlot said the widow of Hemraj Meena, who was martyred in the attack, wants a 3rd statue to be installed despite 2 others already put up at the Govt College, Sangod, and a park in Vinod Kalan, his native village.

“Such a demand is not appropriate keeping in view other martyr families,” the CM further added.

The wife of Rohitash Lamba is seeking a job for her brother-in-law, in that case relatives of all widows of martyrs might start putting undue pressure on them.

power of self- discipline is the biggest power which can change your life, as and when you want.

Gehlot directs officials to conduct Girdawari to assess crop loss due to unseasonal rainfall

A BJP delegation led by Dy LoP Rajendra Rathore including Ramlal Sharma, Ashok Lahoti and Arun Chaturvedi, submits a memorandum to Governor Kalraj Mishra in support of widows of Pulwama martyrs at Raj Bhawan in Jaipur on Wednesday.

Pratap Singh Khachariyawas meets widows of pulwama terror attack martyrs outside Sachin pilot’s residence in Jaipur. Shakuntala Rawat also met the martyrs’ widows.

Dr Kirodi Lal Meena along with the ‘Veerangnas’ stage a dharna on a footpath outside Sachin Pilot’s residence in Jaipur.

PILOT MEETS

WIDOWS OF MARTYRS

CM Ashok Gehlot interacts with victims of Sanjivani society scam, who called upon him at CMR on Sunday. Also seen here are Pratap S Khachariyawas, BS Bhati, Dharmendra Rathore and others.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waters a sapling at the State Guest House, Koinadhara Hills, as Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and State Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma look on, at Khanapara, in Guwahati on Wednesday.

STRONG WOMEN OF ALL TIMES!

On International Women’s day, First India honoured women achievers from different fields with the First India Women Achievement Awards 2023 and an insightful panel discussion was also held

BY MUKESH KIRADOO

“The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.”

—Albert Einstein

The woman is the epitome of strength and power and that’s why she is also known as SHAKTI. Women today, more than ever, are defying male-dominated communities and civilizations. The miraculous history of Indian Women is full of frontiersperson, who have broken the chained gender impediments, and stereotypes and worked hard for the upliftment of society and their rights, making India proud with their sterling record of accomplishments in the field of politics, art, social work, etc. To celebrate the power of women First India organised an award show titled ‘First India Women Achievement Awards 2023’ on Sunday at the First India News office, Sahakar Marg, Jaipur.

Munesh Gurjar, Mayorof Jaipur Municipal Corporation Heritage graced the occasion as the chief guest and expressed her gratitude to Jagdeesh Chandra for this unique initiative and said that we cannot measure the tolerance of a woman because compassion and tolerance are the greatest power of a woman.

20 women from various fields were honoured for their impeccable work followed by a panel discussion on Empowering Women held with eminent women guests and awardees.

Senior Editor Jinendra Singh Shekhawat and Anita Hada welcomed all the guests.

On the occasion, Anita Hada proudly shared her journey, proclaiming her pride in being a woman she said, “I am proud to be a daughter, wife, mother, and most importantly a woman because the female bond is so strong when women support women incredible things can happen and also because we are fantastic at dealing with anything; throw anything at us and we can handle it. I am grateful to Dr Jagdeesh Chandra for his support to me and every colleague of mine at First India and Bharat24 for the opportunity for all of us to grow and bloom, and also to all women who have inspired me to become the strong person I am.

Anita Hada, Jinendra Singh Shekhawat and Megha Kaushik with awardees (Sitting): (L-R ) Dr Neha Batra, Kamlesh Sharma, Ranu Uba, Mridul Bhasin, Nirmala Sewani, Suman Choudhary (Standing): (L-R) Priyanshi, Aishwarya Jain, Parul Beel, Nupur Jhankal, Priyambi Rajawat, Vandana Chandna, Navya Tiwari, Dr Swati Tomar, Dr Mala Airun and Dharmendra Kanwar

UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in

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Jinendra Singh Shekhawat and Anita Hada greet Munesh Gurjar

Anticlockwise: Priyanshi Khandelwal, Nupur Jhankal, Aishwarya Jain, Parul Beel, Priyambi Rajawat and Navya Tiwari

As First India conferred The First India Women Achievement Awards 2023 to these amazing women from various fields on March 8, women's power was celebrated in its true essence. It was a treat to watch all these superwomen- guests and awardees stand strong for each other and for women in general. International Women’s Day was celebrated in true spirit at First India!

HOLI CELEBRATION!

HOLI KE RANG

FELICITATION!

Jagdeesh Chandra with Pooja Dubey, Shimmi, Dimple, Tripti, Ayushi, Shikha, Jayati, Shaan, Vijendra, Shishir Awasthi, Vishal Mathur, Jinendra Singh Shekhawat, Naresh Sharma, Dilip Solanki, Jawed, Jatin Deepak, Dinesh, Kashi Ram, Satyanarayan, Shryendra, Ramesh and team of First India News on the occasion of Holi celebrations at the Channel office on Monday.

Shishir Awasthi, Consulting

Editor Bharat24Vision of New India played holi with his new born baby boy Advit Awasthi on Tuesday.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot felicitated Dr PK Mathur with the Distinguished Alumni Award at the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of SMS Medical College held on March 5 in Jaipur.

GREETINGS!

KHASAKOTHI: Rajasthan Tourism organised the ‘Dhulandi’ festival on Tuesday at Hotel Khasa Kothi. About 2000 tourists participated in this festival, which was organised entirely for foreign tourists. Artists performed Kalbeliya dance, Mayur dance, Kachhi Ghodi dance and Langa-Manganiyar during the festival.

Amid laughter and merriment, Avinash Kalla, senior journalist; LP Pant National Editor Dainik Bhaskar and Tribhuvan shared a moment of joy during the Holi Milan Ceremony on Wednesday.

DURING THE DAY!

Nupur Sansthan celebrated the Phaagotsav with flowers at Jai Club and gave the message of the eco-friendly holi on Sunday. Manoj Bhardwaj, Nupur Sansthan’s secretary said that Additional Director of Information and Public Relations Department Arun Joshi, Chairman of Amar Jain Hospital SK Marlen, RAS Pankaj Ojha, Mahendra Singh Rathore, Manish Jadon, Balinder Diwan and Sunil Sharma lit the lamp. Mahant Swami Dharmnisht of Akshardham Temple Chitrakoot was also present on the occasion.

KANOTA: On the auspicious occasion of Holi, famous film actor Govinda, along with his wife Sunita, came to Nayla Fort, Kanota, Pink City on Wednesday and played colourful gulal with CRPF jawans. During this, prominent social workers Gokuldas Maheshwari and JD Maheshwari and CRPF IG Vikram Sehgal and other dignitaries were also present with him. On this occasion, Govinda said that I would like to give this message to all the people of Jaipur that everyone should colour everyone together while enjoying the Holi festival in a safe way. At the same time, he said that he congratulated the organizer Gokuldas Maheshwari and the CRPF jawans for organizing such a wonderful event.

BHAJAN SANDHYA!

1. Dr Mahesh Joshi, PHED Minister celebrated holi with Gopal Sharma, Senior Journalist, Mahanagar Times on Wednesday. 2. Pratap S Khachariyawas, Harshdeep Singh Khachariyawas, Mohit Kumar, Ankit Nowal, Rahul Sethi, Anurag Katariya, Nishant Rajoria, Bhanu Pratap and others celebrated Holi in Civil Lines on Tuesday.

Fourth-look launch of JCS

CITY FIRST

The fourth-look launch of the eleventh chapter of the Jaipur Couture show was organised at Club Karma.

Renowned celebrity designers of the city, Aayush and Shivani Soni from Shivayu, Label Fuchsia Bridal Couture and Arpita Singh from Hashtag Salon showcased their exclusive JCS creations and trending makeup looks.

During this, the show’s founder Gaurav Gaur, directors PN Dhudhi, Nakul Vijay along with Patron JD Maheshwari and guest Rahul Jonwal were present. The show will be graced by the presence of renowned celebrities including Chitrangada Singh, Mugda Godse, film Bell Bottom fame

actor Anirudh Dave, model and actress Tania Chatterjee and actress Lisa Malik and will showcase the unique workmanship of the designers on the ramp. Showcasing glimpses of their collection, designers from Fuchsia Bridal Couture are presenting a new take on western fusion and new bridal traditional lehengas with Lucknowi and Chikankari handwork. Along with

this showstopper Bollywood actress, Chitrangada Singh will slay the ramp in heavy gold and polki jewellery by Bhagwati Jewels. On the other hand, Ayush and Shivani Soni told that along with the traditional collection, this time we are also going to showcase western wear, whose theme will be black. Arpita Singh from Hashtag Blunt told that for many years we have been associated with Jaipur

Couture, so this year our theme is tradi tional in which we have creat ed bridal make up keeping in mind the Sab yasachi bridal look. In this round, the models will be wearing dunga rees by Monica Bohra.

Yogesh Mishra and Nimisha Mishra, Founders & director of Miss Rajasthan celebrated Holi with the Top Model’s of Miss Rajasthan on Sunday. Simran Sharma, Miss Rajasthan 2017 along with various models were present on the occasion.

The sixth season of Shri Shyam Phagotsav and Bhajan Sandhya was organised by Shri Shyamdarbar Mitra Mandel at Bagra Dharamshala, Chomu on Monday. Santosh Sharma, Moni Sharma, Meenakshi, Ravi Mehta, Ankur, Gunjal Mehta, KL Sharma, Shyam Lal, Akshay Bagra, Manoj, Pankaj Bagra and Jatin Vinod Sharma were present on the occasion.

Strong future for women

CITY FIRST nternational Women’s Day was celebrated like a festival in JNU under the leadership of Executive Director Dr Preeti Bakshi. The theme of Women’s Day this year in JNU is Digital All: Innovation and Technology for Equality. On this occasion, JNU’s Executive Director, Dr Preeti Bakshi, emphasised enriching the future of women through empowerment.

She said that women have established their identity in all fields. Dr Bakshi said that despite this progress, we must continue our concerted efforts for a strong future for women. Addressing the women faculty and staff present, she said that today, the persistent gender gap in digital access prevents women from unlocking the full potential of technology. Their under-representation in digital access and careers remains a major barrier to

their participation in technology design and governance. Akanksha Bakshi said that women still need to come forward in the digital field. She expressed hope that a lot of work remains to be done on the front of gender equality in terms of innovations and technology. She expressed confidence that as women continue to accept the challenges of innovation and technology, they will be able to ensure more technical self-reliance.

Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Monu Singh, reporter, First India News, Mehandipur Balaji (Dausa), as he reached the former’s residence during a courtesy meet on Wednesday.

—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA

—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA

Top Row: Rahul Jonwal, JD Maheshwari, PN Doody, Nakul Vijayvergiya, Akanksha Bhalla, Arpita Singh

2nd row: Ashutosh Jhalani, Pawan Goyal, Rahul, Ayush, Shivani, Poonam and Gaurav Gaur

Khushi Vijayvergiya and Ragini Bhabra

Preeti Bakshi with others during the occasion

Yogesh Mishra and Nimisha Mishra Simran Sharma

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