First India-Jaipur Edition-14th January 2023 by firstindia

India can’t be defined in words, but experienced from heart: PM

New Delhi: Highlighting country’s development strides and cultural heritage, PM Narendra Modi on Friday said India cannot be defined in words and can only be experienced from heart.

PM Modi flagged off the world’s longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi via video conferencing on Friday. He also inaugurated Tent City at Varanasi and laid foundation stones for several other inland waterways projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore.

Modi said, “This is the decade of transforming India’s infrastructure. India has everything that one can imagine. It also has a lot beyond your imagination.

India cannot be defined in words but can only be experienced from the heart because India it always opened her heart for everyone, irrespective of region or religion, creed or country.”

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PM MODI HOLDS MEETING WITH ECONOMISTS AT NITI AAYOG

New Delhi: PM Modi on Friday attended a meeting at NITI Aayog with eminent economists to assess the state of the Indian economy ahead of the Union Budget. PM Modi held this meeting to seek opinions and suggestions of the economists for the Union Budget. According to sources, PM also assessed the state of the Indian economy and its challenges, ahead of the Union Budget. It has been learnt that the economists present told the ministers that they were conﬁdent that a global recession is unlikely to have a major impact on the Indian economy. Meanwhile the PM also sought suggestions on how to increase farm income, tackle global uncertainty and ensure a continuous impetus toward growth.

Amit Shah holds high-level meet over security in Jammu & Kashmir

NEW TOURISM ERA FOR KASHI AHEAD WITH GANGA VILAS CRUISE, SAYS YOGI

JOSHIMATH LAND SUBSIDENCE

Demolition of damaged Hotel Malari Inn starts

First India Bureau

Joshimath: In the wake of the land subsidence crisis in the Joshimath area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, the dismantling of Hotel Malari Inn went underway on Friday.

Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday referred to the Ganga Vilas Cruise launch as the beginning of a “new era of tourism” for Kashi. The Chief Minister attended the launch of the cruise he started his address with the chant of Har Har Mahadev, and pointed out, “Kashi, the oldest city, is world-famous as the spiritual and cultural capital of India. Under the leadership of the Prime Minister, Kashi has presented itself on the global stage in a new form while maintaining its ancient soul.”

CBRI chief scientist DP Kanungo said that prior training has been given to people and the demolition work will be done as quickly as possible. “We will do the work of dismantling hotel as soon as possible. We have properly trained people and are using mechanical dismantling techniques here,” Kanungo said. Prior to preparation of demolition of Inn on Thursday, the road near hotel Malari Inn was blocked and police and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) officials were deployed.

Kanungo also denied the usage of any type of heavy vibrating machine for the dismantling procedure as they are planning to “save the land”.

`1.5 LAKH EX-GRATIA GIVEN TO AFFECTED FAMILIES, SAYS PUSHKAR SINGH DHAMI

Dehradun:

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that 99 families from the area have been dislocated so far and Rs 1.5 lakh ex gratia is being provided to affected families. Moreover on Friday, Dhami held a cabinet meeting in Dehradun in which key decisions for the area were discussed.

Prez, Shah, Rahul, Nadda others pay last respects to Sharad Yadav at his residence

New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament will start from January 31 and will continue till April 6, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said on Friday. The winter session was cut short last month amid multiple disruptions.

“Budget Session, 2023 of Parliament will commence from 31 January and continue till 6 April with 27 sittings spread over 66 days with usual recess. P5

10 PILGRIMS BOUND FOR SHIRDI KILLED

Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a highlevel meeting with officials in Jammu, over security-related issues in the Union Territory. Shah arrived in Jammu to meet the families of those killed in the twin terror attacks in Rajouri’s Dhangri village.

“I have spoken to all seven families of deceased over the phone. I have listened to their words very carefully. The courage of those who lost their lives is an example for country,” Shah said. More on P5

Kanjhawala death case: 11 personnel suspended

ACCIDENT

New Delhi: In a tragedy, 10 pilgrims were killed and 24 others were injured when a speeding private luxury bus carrying them to the famed Shirdi Saibaba Temple in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar, crashed into an oncoming truck near Patharde in Nashik district on Friday morning, police said. The accident took place around 7 a.m., when the bus, with around 45 pilgrims from Ambernath town in Thane, was speeding to Shirdi via Sinnar-Shirdi state highway.

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday suspended 11 police personnel for their alleged negligence while being on duty, when the gruesome accident occurred in the city’s Kanjhawala on January 1. “As approved by the competent authority, a total of 11 Policemen of Rohini District deployed enroute at PCRs and pickets have been suspended,” the Delhi Police said.

New Delhi: Cutting across party lines, top political leaders gathered at Sharad Yadav’s residence in Delhi’s Chhatarpur on Friday to pay their last respect to the socialist stalwart who passed away a day earlier. President Droupadi Murmu, Home

RAJ 1ST STATE TO IMPLEMENT BLINDNESS CONTROL POLICY

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: Chief Minister

Ashok Gehlot has taken an innovative initiative towards realizing the concept of Nirogi Rajasthan in the State.

For the first time in the country, the Rajasthan Government has implemented the policy for Blindness Control with the objective of ‘Right to Sight’.

The medical and health department on the directions of the

Chief Minister released the policy document for the prevention of blind-

ness on Friday. This policy has been brought with an aim to bring light in the lives of more than 3 lakh people suffering from visual impairment in the State. It is to be mentioned that the prevalence rate of blindness in the country was 1.1% in 2020 and work would be done to bring it down to 0.3% through the Blindness

GEHLOT GOVT TERMINATES 4 EMPLOYEES IN PAPER LEAK CASE

Adopting zero tolerance policy towards papers leaks, the Gehlot government on Friday terminated three teachers and a personnel of the education department from government service in the case the senior teacher competitive examination question paper leak case. Those terminated include a principal, two senior teachers, and a Junior Assistant.

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT GETS NINE NEW JUDGES

Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and ex-CM of Bihar Rabri Devi were among the leaders who paid tributes to Yadav at his residence. Later, Shah described the demise of Sharad Yadav as an “irreparable loss” for the country. “Sharad Ji raised people-centric issues and promoted socialist ideas till his last breath,” he said.

3 KILLED, 4 INJURED AS CAR OVERTURNS DUE TO FOG

First India Bureau

Sikar: Three people including a minor were killed and four injured after their car lost control amid dense fog and overturned on Friday, police said. The accident occurred in Nechwa area, the deceased have been identified as Marjina (30), Tahira (45) and Arman (2), police said.

The victims, who belong to same family, were going to attend a condolence meeting in Nagaur from Jhunjhunu, they said. Prima facie, it seems the driver lost control after hitting something, they said.

First India Bureau

Jaipur : PCC Chief GS Dotasra has formed a state level 8-member committee for ‘Hath Se Hath Jodo’ campaign of the party. PCC secretary Ram Singh Kaswan has been made the convenor while Jaswant Gurjar is co-coordinator. The committee is formed for the purpose of smooth operation. Rajendra Yadav, Deshraj Meena, Naresh Chowdhary, Rahul Bhaker, Chhotu Meena and Rajendra Arya are the members.

34th HANDBALL FEDERATION CUP

Raj women team wins

Jaipur: Two youths were killed in Chaksu on Thursday night after their motorcycle was hit by a truck. Police informed the deceased has been identified as Subash Meena (20) and Vikas Meena (19), both residents of Turkiya village. “The

Jaipur: In order to improve the health services in the state, medicos will get training abroad. After implementing various flagship schemes, the medical department will soon tie up with the UK government for skill development of human resources. An MoU will be signed for which preparations are going on.

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Sikar RPS files honey trap case on Jpr woman

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Jaipur: RPS officer Rajeev Rahad has registered a case of honey trap and extortion against a woman who lodged a rape case against him.

The blueprint of the MoU has been finalized recently. Talks are on with the health department and UK government under UK-Rajasthan partnership. On the lines of Kerala, the health department will send its doctors and nursing staff to the UK for skill development.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Hosts Rajasthan women displayed a wellcoordinated game and brilliant strategy to win the 34th Federation Cup Handball Championship by defeating Haryana 23-22 in the title match. For the first time, women from Rajasthan have won a medal in the

Federation Cup. The men from Rajasthan finished third jointly with Punjab. The men’s title was won by Indian Railways by defeating Services by 35-25 (17-11).

Rajasthan State Handball Association Prez Harish Dhandev and Honorary Secy YP Singh, said that it is a proud moment for the state.

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The officer is currently posted in police headquarters. He lodged an FIR with Sikar’s Kotwali police station accusing the woman of honey trapping him and extorting Rs 50 lakh.

The woman has registered a rape case against the officer with Vidyadhar Nagar police station of Jaipur.

OFFICIALS FOR CHINTAN SHIVIR ON JAN 16, 17

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Chief Secretary Usha Sharma gave guidelines to the officials regarding the preparations for the proposed Chintan Shivir on January 16 and 17 at Harishchandra Mathur Public Training Institute, Jaipur.

She was addressing a meeting at the Govt Secretariat on Friday. She said that presentation given by departments in the camp should be concise and clear. “Information about the imple-

Hawa

Fest

Jaipur (FIB): The Hawa Mahal festival will be organized by the Tourism Dept on 15th of January.

On this day, the lattice windows of Hawa Mahal will witness the cultural heritage festival organized to save the monuments rich cultural and historical importance.

Folk songs, music, food catering and various means of entertainment will be made there along with ‘Night Tourism’.

Poonia corners Congress govt over farmers, paper leak & corruption

Hanumangarh : State BJP President Satish Poonia on Friday took part in the Jan Aakrosh Rally organised in Pilibanga of Hanumangarh. While addressing the gathering, Satish Poonia targeted Cong govt over issues like farm loans, paper leak, corruption and atrocities against women and Dalits.

“The people of Rajasthan are fed up with Cong govt. The Jan Aakrosh Yatra has got huge support of people while the Bharat Jodo Yatra is a hoax. Now, the opposition parties have also cancelled their plans to take part in concluding ceremony of BJY. In the next assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party

will win more than 180 assembly seats in Rajasthan and Jan Aakrosh Yatra will also play

an important role in the victory of BJP in Rajasthan,” said State BJP President Poonia.

mentation of budget announcements, achievements and schemes should be given within the prescribed

time limit,” she said. Sharma said that the officers concerned should ensure all necessary arrangements by

visiting the venue. She gave guidelines regarding the time slot given to the departments for presentation in the camp, seating at the venue and other arrangements.

Secretary to CM Gaurav Goyal, Information and Technology Commissioner Ashish Gupta, Director of Information and Public Relations Purushottam Sharma, Joint Government Secretary of Planning Department Sushil Kulhari were also present in the meeting.

Jaipur: An audio clip of Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pratap S Khachariyawas appealing to the people at a programme in Civil Lines to vote in his favour as there are chances of him becoming the CM has gone viral and is a topic of discussion. The minister has accused his party leaders of fomenting rebellion.

In the audio clip, Khachariyawas said, “Whatever I speak, I speak thoughtfully. I

appeal to the people for help. I will contest on a Congress ticket but this is for the first time that both Congress and BJP will create hurdles for me because I’m stinging in people’s eyes. If I win, then the main chair of Raj will be in hands of the Civil Line.”

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has granted bail to Gaurav Kakkar, accused of creating fake firms for availment and passing of ineligiblie In-

put Tax Credit (ITC) and embezzling funds to a tune of Rs 19.65 crores. The single bench of Justice MK Garg granted bail on a condition that the petitioner will always present before court on every hearing.

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JAIPUR TO JAISALMER DENSE FOG ENGULFS RAJ

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Five die across Raj in road mishaps on Friday, 3 in Sikar as car overturns; 2 crushed under truck in Jpr; 1 dies in Dausa 2 DIE AFTER BEING CRUSHED UNDER TRUCK IN CHAKSU Vikas Sharma Kamal Kant Naresh Sharma Kapil Sharma incident took place near Bhurtiya village on Lalsot road in Chaksu. The victims, who happened to be cousin brothers, were heading towards Turkiya village from Niwai town when they were hit by a speeding boring truck. youths sustained grievous injuries and were rushed to a hospital,” police said. “Later, they were referred to SMS Hospital for further treatment. they succummed to injuries during treatment. The truck has been seized & FIR has been filed,” police official added. —Babu Lal Saini (L) Injured being treated in Hosp. (R) Car after the accident. People across Rajasthan woke up to lower visibility due to fog on Friday morning. (L) Commuters driving through fog in front of Vidhan Sabha in Jaipur. (R) Passengers looking for their bogie at Pokaran railway station in dense fog. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), from January 15-17, North Rajasthan will reel under cold wave to severe cold wave conditions. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA AND MUKESH KIRADOO Rajasthan women team defeated Haryana by 23-22 in title match. Satish Poonia addressing the gathering during Jan Aakrosh Yatra in Peelibanga, Hanumangarh on Friday. CS Usha Sharma along with other senior officials at Secretariat during the review meeting on Friday.

‘Cong, BJP leaders will create hurdles for me’

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Healthier Raj: Medicos to get training abroad on Jan 15

BAIL TO G KAKKAR IN ITC FRAUD Congress forms ‘Hath Se Hath Jodo’ committee

9-YR-OLD DIES WHILE CROSSING ROAD AFTER GETTING OFF THE SCHOOL BUS IN DAUSA Dausa: An innocent child died in a painful accident on Friday in Senthal town of Dausa district. Dilraj (9) son of Prakash Saini, a resident of Maliwala’s Dhani, was going home by crossing the road near Tejaji’s place after getting down from the school bus in the afternoon. During this, the pickup coming at high speed hit him. He was seriously injured by geeting his head crushed in the accident. The relatives took him to the district hospital, where the doctors declared him dead. RATHORE SLAMS CONGRESS GOVT AT JAY Jaipur: Dy LoP Rajendra Rathore fiercely attacked the Gehlot govt over the deteriorating law and order, paper leak, electricity prices, unemployment and said that during the tenure of this govt, examinations have been cancelled 16 times due to paper leak. He said this at the BJP’s Jan Aakrosh Sabha in Chaksu on Friday. He said that the matter of resignation of 92 MLAs of the government is also going on in the Supreme Court.

Govt terminates 4 from service for ‘paper leak’

ACTION WAS TAKEN BY STATE EDU DEPARTMENT

Jaipur: In the cases of paper leak, the Gehlot Government has taken a strict action against the culprits. Adopting the policy of zero tolerance, four personnel of the education department were dismissed from government service on Friday in connection with the senior teacher competitive examination question paper leak case.

Suresh Kumar, Principal, Praveshika Sanskrit School, Thalia (Jalore), Bhagirath, Senior Teacher Science, govt school in Sirohi, Ravataram, Senior Teacher Sanskrit, Mahatma Gandhi Government School, Jaswantpura in Jalore and Pukhraj, Junior Assistant, govt school, Jhab, Jalore were terminated.

The issue of question paper leak came to the fore in the general knowledge examination conducted by Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer on December 24, 2022 under the Senior Teacher Competitive Examination.

In the case, the said personnel were suspended by the department concerned on December 24.

Jaipur: The enforcement wing of Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) on Friday started demolishing illegal construction done in the house of Bhupendra Saran whose name appeared in the recent grade-2 teacher recruitment examination paper leak case. The action began in the evening after the JDA tribunal rejected Saran’s petition seeking extra time to remove the encroachment. JDA chief controller (enforcement) Raghuveer Saini said that as per the site plan, the front setback of 15 feet and back setback of 8.3 feet was to be left but it is covered in the house and the front balconies are under road limits.

Four employees accused in paper leak case have been dismissed from service.

Illegal constructions of wanted accused have been demolished. According to the new law passed by the assembly in 2022, action will be taken in this regard.

Some people want to shine their politics on this sensitive issue and youth should be aware of them and continue their preparation for exams. We will not allow injustice to be done to a single hardworking youth.

—Ashok

Gehlot, Chief Minister

‘DHAKA MAIN ACCUSED; 6 CONG MLAs INVOLVED IN LEAK’

Jaipur: In yet another revelation, BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena has claimed that online recruitment exams had more frauds than the ofﬂine exam and Suresh Dhaka, the main accused of teachers recruitment paper leak case, is the mastermind of online recruitment scam. At the same time, he also alleged that six Congress MLAs

were involved in at least four recruitment exam paper leaks in the State.

Meena, however, refused to reveal the names of the MLAs saying he will disclose the names in the

coming days. The BJP leader also accused an ofﬁcer of Special Operations Group (SOG) of having connection with the accused of paper leak case. The MP also alleged that Suresh Dhaka had connections with an IAS ofﬁcer Amit Dhaka who was posted in CMO. He also accused an OSD to the CM of having close relations with the accused.

IAF detains pilot for filming in prohibited area

Barmer (ANI): A Foreign-origin pilot of Alliance Air was recently detained for a few hours by IAF security personnel at Barmer’s Uttarlai Air Force Station for allegedly taking pictures and videos at airport’s prohibited area. The pilot has been de-rostered, the airline said in a statement.

“Safety for Alliance Air is paramount and such occurrences are viewed seriously by Alliance Air. The said pilot has been de-rostered pending investigation. We ensure that all required corrective actions are in place,” stated the Alliance airline.

“We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused to our esteemed guests on board,” the statement added.

Guv seeks reply from VC over his ‘criminal record’

IMPACT

Kashiram Choudhary

Jaipur: The Raj Bhavan on Friday sought an answer after complaints regarding the police case registered against Dr Satish Kumar Garg, Vice-Chancellor of Rajasthan Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Bikaner.

A criminal case is pending against Dr Satish Kumar Garg, ViceChancellor of Rajasthan Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Bikaner. The ACB had also registered a corruption case against Prof AK Gehlot, the coordinator of

the committee that appointed Garg as the VC.

After the revelations by First India News, both of them presented clarification after meeting the Governor and Chancellor Kalraj Mishra on Friday. Now only after the investigation by the Raj Bhavan,

Ban on protests against mobile tower installation for 5G push

Abhishek Shrivastava

Jaipur: The Urban Development and Housing Department on Friday removed the compulsion of inviting suggestions and objections from public before erecting highrise mobile towers. With this, the public will not be able to protest or object against erecting of mobile towers.

Sources informed

that in order to promote 5G mobile technology and infrastructure, the government has taken away this right from the public. In fact, the mobile operators will not have to take per-

mission from the authority concerned. Before installing the tower, only information will have to be given to the authority.

The Urban Development Department issued its order on Friday adding new provisions to the guidelines.

The fee for setting up towers and laying OFC has also been reduced by three to five times.

it will be decided whether the appointment of Dr Satish Garg as the VC is right or wrong.

The founder vicechancellor of the university, Professor AK Gehlot, was made the coordinator of the search committee contrary to the rules.

Bhilwara liaison officer, broker in ACB net for graft

Bhilwara: ACB on Friday arrested a liaison officer and broker of a construction company while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. The accused had demanded bribe for not demolishing the underconstruction house of the complainant on Pur Bypass and also by the NHAI officer.

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Naresh Sharma JDA DEMOLISHES ILLEGAL PART OF ACCUSED BHUPENDRA’S RESIDENCE Illegally constructed structure at accused Bhupendra Saran’s house being bulldozed by JDA. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA —Abhishek Shrivastava & Shivendra Parmar

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INDIAN ARMY

EPITOME OF VALOUR AND VALUES

the country unmindful of own feelings, emotions and hardships.

l Exemplary personal conduct.

The Army Values. The defining character of Armed Forces; entrusted with the security of our nation, is built upon an intrinsic value-based system. Essential qualities of professional commitment, loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honour, integrity and personal courage emanate from this ecosystem and ethical conduct of soldiers is driven by this value system. Soldiers learn these values during training and then live with them, every day.

CHALLENGES OF 21ST CENTURY

GANGA VILAS GIVES RIVER TOURISM AN IMPRESSIVE START

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ndia is entering a historic phase with the Varanasi to Dibrugarh luxury cruise on the Ganga launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 3,200 km, 51-day cruise is the longest river cruise in the world for those who can afford Rs 25,000 per person per day or Rs 20 lakh per person for the entire luxury trip. With 35 Swiss tourists aboard Ganga Vilas is making an impressive beginning.

As India emerges to find its rightful place in the world, the Indian Army will continue to be pivotal towards building a strong, modern & resurgent India. Its ‘Nation First’ ecosystem built upon the ethos of a secular, motivated, a political & professional force remain the pedestal of national security, growth and prosperity

Leadership is an art and not a science because leaders convert defeat into victory. Military Leadership is at the highest pedestal of leadership because leading men into battle is a privilege given to a select few. From times immemorial, Indian Armed Forces have had a saga of finest military ethos and values, so essential for victory in battle. It’s an awesome responsibility to train, motivate and lead your men to victory.

Military service to the nation is, therefore, a tradition of bravest of brave. The country, proud of it’s soldiers, certainly appreciates their basic values like discipline, integrity, loyalty, patriotism, selfless service and courage.

UNCHANGED ETHOS OF SOLDIERING

Ethics, Values and Moral are the binding force of a soldier. The best example of leadership values comes from the great epic ‘Mahabharata’.

Great warrior ‘Bhishma Pitamah’, lying on a bed of arrows, gave these three lessons in ‘Rashtra Dharma’ and ’Principles of Leader-

SAVING JOSHIMATH IS CRITICAL

ship’ to victorious pandavasl “First, the conduct of a leader at all times must act in a righteous manner to perform ‘Rashtra Dharma’.

l Second, a leader must subordinate his own interest to the cause and to the welfare of the men, he is leading.

l Third, a leader must not be too indulgent and harsh. Fast forward, 5000 years to Indian Military Academy where the Gentlemen cadets complete their training and take the oath as Officers. The Chetwode motto which remains the guiding principle throughout their military career is as under“The safety, honour and welfare of your country come first, always and every time.

The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next.

Your own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time.”

There are striking similarities between what ‘Bhisma Pitamah’ said and what ‘General Phillips Chetwode’ has laid down. The ethos and value system of military leadership remains same from Mahabharat till date.

THE MILITARY ECOSYSTEM

The Army reflects the character of the nation’s

heritage, values and culture. The army ecosystem has to be in harmony with the society to co-exist and yet be the beacon of hope for all. The concept of duty, service, and self-sacrifice has always been associated with military leadership. Three golden words - Ethics, Moral and Values are the binding force of a military man. Over the years, the Army has repeatedly examined and articulated institutional values and working ethos in the rapidly changing socioeconomic environment of the country.

The Warrior Ethos. The Indian soldier is amongst the best in the world because he is imbued with the qualities of ‘Nation First’. The warrior ethos form the heart of the military profession inspires them to carry out extraordinary acts of courage. There are certain qualities of head and heart that separate the man in ‘Olive Greens’ from the rest of the world. Some of these are flagged as underl ‘Nation First’ attitude

l Last hope of the nation therefore have to win all the time l Follow Rastra Dharm overcoming own affiliations.

l Secular Credentials

l Apolitical Nature.

l Role Model for the Society l Passion to do and die for

The 21st century, is being labeled as the information age. The changing nature of warfare, equipped with ‘Robots’, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning have placed fresh challenges on soldiering. The recent killing of Al-Qaeda Chief Ayman alJawahiri by a drone fired missile, is a technology demonstrator. The strategic aim in future conflicts will be to subdue the enemy without fighting. Thus, the context of Ethics, Morale, and Values of military leaders and soldiers will be defined in a new dimension.

CONCLUSION

As India emerges to find its rightful place in the world, the Indian Army will continue to be pivotal towards building a strong, modern and resurgent India. Its ‘Nation First’ ecosystem built upon the ethos of a secular, motivated, apolitical and professional force remain the pedestal of national security, growth and prosperity. The Indian Army has a long and illustrious record; it has excelled both in war and peace. The future will demand increasingly higher levels of professionalism.

Human resource is precious in Army because it’s the man behind the machine that wins war. The respect, dignity, wellbeing and stature of its soldier in turn must, thus, be preserved and garnered by the nation. The nation salutes the Valour and Values of Indian Army on 75th Army Day.

VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Joshimath, now famous for its land subsidence due to man’s rapacity in the name of development, faces an uncertain future but Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is optimistic about the start of Chardham yatra in May followed by pilgrims thronging the Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines without giving any firm assurance on relief to be provided to hundreds of people who are in the process of losing their homes and livelihoods in the town.

Displaced families have been given shelter in a Gurdwara and other places and so far a compensation of only Rs 1.5 lakh has been promised, while Dhami asked the media not to spread panic by

saying that the entire Joshimath was sinking. The state government must not delay payment of adequate compensation, proper rehabilitation and shifting of schools so that children do not lose out on their studies.

The traumatised families

have to come to terms with this natural calamity, forget about Joshimath and think of ways to make a fresh beginning. The state govt must ponder over their plight and look at Joshimath’s future more seriously after the warning by ISRO which, based on satellite images, has said that the entire town in Chamoli district was rapidly sinking. To give an idea, the satellite images indicate that the town sank 5.4 cm in just 12 days.

The challenge is now for geologists to salvage the situation and prevent further sinking of Joshimath, which is important not only for religious and tourism purposes but also for strategic reasons as it borders China and road construction is crucial.

Inland waterways have been a neglected area of tourism and travel. One would occasionally come across incidents of a boat, overloaded with villagers either headed for or returning from a fair or a temple, capsizing resulting in deaths. Cruise is a new element introduced by the government to increase passenger traffic and make inland waterways a profitable business. The objective is to increase passenger traffic from the present 0.4 million to 4 million. That will result in pushing up revenue from $110 million to $ 5.5 billion. All this while keeping the rivers clean!

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success and failure: for it is this evenness of temper which is meant by yoga.

As India begin their campaign from the #BirsaMundaStadium, I wish them well. May they win hearts with their performances. I also extend my best wishes to all the participating teams at the #HWC2023. Odisha, as the cynosure of international hockey is a proud moment for all.

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Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal Cruising through the richness & diversity of India’s timeless heritage! Heralding a new age of tourism with MV Ganga Vilas & the grand Tent City on the banks of Ganga ji. #LongestRiverCruise Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp Perform every action with heart fixed on the Supreme Lord. Renounce attachment to the fruits. Be even-tempered in

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The challenge is now for geologists to salvage the situation and prevent further sinking of Joshimath, which is important not only for religious and tourism purposes but also for strategic reasons as it borders China

CELEBRATING INDIAN ARMY DAY TOMORROW

(Some Goals are so Worthy, it’s Glorious even to Fail)

MAJ GEN CP SINGH (RETD) The writer is a scholar soldier accredited with MA, MSc, LLB, MBA, M Phil (Def Mgt) and M Phil (International Strategic Affairs)

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RAJOURI TERROR ATTACKS PROBE GIVEN TO NIA: SHAH

Union Home Minister says the J&K Police will actively assist NIA in investigation

Jammu (PTI): Union

Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the probe into the recent terror attacks in Rajouri in J&K has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

At a press conference after a day-long visit here, Shah said all terror incidents in Jammu in the past one-and-ahalf years will also be probed by the NIA and the J&K Police will actively assist in the investigation.

“We have yesterday handed over the probe into the Rajouri incident to the NIA,” he said.

The twin terrorist attacks on January 1 and 2 in Rajouri had claimed seven lives while 14 people were injured.

Shah also had a security review meeting with security agencies and top J&K officials.

“We have discussed how to further strength-

en the security grid. The security agencies conveyed to me that they are 100 per cent prepared to deal with any situation and stop such incident in future,” he said.

Shah said the meeting had a 360-degree view of the prevailing situation and threadbare discussion on the terror support system.

A time-bound action

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ACTOR NORA FATEHI RECORDS STATEMENT BEFORE DELHI COURT IN EXTORTION CASE

Akriti Mahendru in the case, also involving alleged fraudster Sukesh Chandrashekhar and actor Jacqueline Fernandez, being investigated by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police. Fatehi had earlier also appeared before the EOW.

plan has been drawn up, which envisages tightening of security grid across all areas of Jammu division, within three months, he said.

Shah said the security agencies have assured him that there will be foolproof security in the Union territory.

He said he had come to Jammu region with the objective of visiting

the affected families of the terror attacks in Rajouri but could not go there due to bad weather.

“However, I have spoken to the family members of each of the seven victims by over phone. The families said that they are ready to fight back the terrorists. It is really heartening to hear such things from the them,” he said.

AT HIGH-LEVEL MEET, AMIT SHAH TAKES STOCK OF SECURITY

Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday to meet the families of those killed in the terror attack in Rajouri. He was received at Jammu Airport by LG Manoj Sinha. He held a high-level meeting with officials in Jammu over security-related issues in the Union Territory. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also attended the meeting. The visit comes in the wake of twin terror attacks in Rajouri.

UNION HM ARRIVES IN JAMMU, REVIEWS SECURITY SITUATION

Jammu: Amid tight security arrangements, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday arrived here on a day-long visit to Jammu region and reviewed security situation of J&K. Shah’s visit came days after twin terrorist attacks in which 7 minority community persons were killed and 14 others injured in Dhangri hamlet. Earlier on January 9, Shah had held a crucial meeting with top leaders of the J&K unit of the BJP.

BHARAT JODO YATRA

“Plurality under threat, India will reject hatred”

New Delhi (PTI): Divisive forces are attempting to turn our diversity against us but India will reject hatred and vicious agenda cannot go on any longer, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said in a letter that will be distributed among people as part of the party’s follow-up campaign to the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Along with Gandhi’s letter, party workers will also distribute a charge sheet against the Narendra Modi government as part of ‘Haath se Haath Jodo Abhiyan’ that will be run from January 26 to March 26 at block, district and state levels, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh told a press conference at AICC headquarters.

“As part of this campaign, 2.5 lakh gram panchayats, six lakh villages and about 10 lakh election booths will be covered,” he said, adding the Congress has never undertaken such a programme at this scale.

WHY NO COVID PROTOCOL ISSUED AFTER

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice after attaining puberty. The top court held that the High Court judgment should not be relied on as a precedent in any other case.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to a medical practitioner, who also claimed to be a whistleblower in the Vyapam scam, in a case of alleged violence during a protest in Madhya Pradesh. A bench took note of the submissions made by advocates that accused Anand Rai, an ophthalmologist, is in jail for last 60 days in connection with a criminal case.

SADHVI PRACHI SURRENDERS IN COURT IN 2013 MUZAFFARNAGAR RIOT CASE

Muzaffarnagar: VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi on Friday surrendered in a special MP/MLA court here following the non-bailable warrants issued against her for failing to appear in connection with a case of violation of prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. Special judge Mayank Jaiswal recalled the warrants and fixed January 20 for next hearing in the matter.

RaGa VOWS JOBS

& CHEAPER FUEL

New Delhi: In his letter, Rahul Gandhi has promised cheaper petrol and diesel, gas cylinder at Rs 500, jobs and harmony.

The letter is signed off as “aapka apna Rahul (your own Rahul)”. The letter is written in all the regional languages of country.

RAHUL’S LETTER TO REACH EACH HOUSE

Himachal restores Old Pension Scheme for 1.36L employees

Shimla (Agencies):

The just over a month old Congress government in Himachal Pradesh on Friday fulfilled a key poll promise, with the Cabinet, at its first meeting, deciding to provide the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to all government employees, covered under the defined contributory pension scheme or National Pension System (NPS), on the pattern of partyruled Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

This will benefit about 1.36 lakh NPS employees, an official statement said.

The Cabinet also decided to constitute a Cabinet sub-committee for finalising the roadmap for implementation of its poll promises — creating one lakh employment opportunities and granting Rs 1,500 to all women in the age group of 18 to 60 years.

Presided over by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu,

Parliament’s Budget Session from Jan 31

New Delhi (PTI): Parliament’s Budget Session will begin from January 31 with President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

The Session will have 27 sittings and will continue till April 6 with a month-long recess to examine the budget papers, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Friday.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will

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present the Union Budget on February one.

The first part of the Budget Session will conclude on February 14, he said.

Parliament will reconvene on March 12 for the second part of the Budget Session.

CM SUKHU TO CHAIR MLAs’ MEET ON 30-31

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will preside over the meeting with MLAs to map out priorities in the annual budget for the year 2023-24 on January 30-31 at HP Secretariat, said Chief Minister’s Office on Saturday.

The meeting with MLAs of Chamba, Shimla and LahaulSpiti districts will be held from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

grams

the party.

PM to flag-off Vande Bharat train from Secunderabad

New Delhi (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag-off the Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam on Sunday at 10:30 AM via video conferencing, an official statement from the PMO said on Friday.

This will be the eighth Vande Bharat Express train introduced by Indian Railways.

It will be the first one connecting the Telugu-

Odisha to give `10L each to Rohidas, Xess

Rourkela (ANI):

Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a Rs 10 lakh reward each for Amit Rohidas and Nilam Sanjeep Xess - both players are from Odisha - and are a part of the India squad for FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023.

Both Rohidas and Xess made it to the Indian team that will begin its campaign against Spain on Friday. Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Rohidas is also dep-

uty to Indian team captain Harmanpreet Singh. He has 125 international caps to his name, but the defender is always used as an alternative during penalty corners and has scored 18 international goals.

From being an inand-out player to becoming the vice-captain of the Indian hockey team, Amit Rohidas has quietly risen up the ranks with some outstanding performances in recent years. Amit Rohidas made his sen-

ior India debut in 2013 but it took him a while to become the team’s mainstay in defence.

Guarding the goal in defence with Rohidas is

local lad Sanjeep Xess. With 30 international caps and five goals Sanjeep Xess, who hails from Kadobahal village, a few kilometres away

from the World Cup venue, will look to enthuse the home crowd with his presence at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela.

It will be a proud moment for Sundargarh, ‘the Cradle of Hockey’, when the two players will go to the middle of the pitch donning Indian jerseys. The crowd at Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela is surely going to get behind Rohidas and Sanjeep Xess every time they receive the ball.

speaking states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, covering a distance of around 700 km, added the statement.

The train will have stoppages at Visakhapa-

tnam, Rajahmundry and Vijayawada stations in Andhra Pradesh and at Khammam, Warangal and Secunderabad stations in Telangana.

The indigenously designed train set of Vande Bharat Express is equipped with state-ofthe-art passenger amenities. The statement added that it will provide rail users with a faster, more comfortable, and more convenient travel experience.

Sisodia raps Delhi L-G for sending back files

New Delhi (Agencies): Criticising

Mallikarjun Kharge, senior leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi for their dynamic leadership that resulted in the victory of the party in the recent Assembly elections.

The Cabinet decided to adopt an election manifesto of the party as a policy document of the government and all ministers, secretaries and heads of the departments will implement it, said the statement.

IT Department summons TMC MLA, councillor with documents

Kolkata (Agencies):

The Income Tax Department has summoned Trinamool Congress’ Jangipur legislator Jakir Hossain, from whose residence and factories it had recovered Rs 11 crore on Thursday, to its Kolkata office, along with the documents related to the sources of the recovered cash next week.

Hossain, a two-time party MLA from Jangipur in West Bengal’s Murshidabad and also a former minister, has also been asked to submit his detailed income tax returns, and income and expenditure documents to the department by next week.

“We had to send 30 teachers to Finland in March, but the L-G sent its file back with objections. Again, we submitted our reply to the objections but the L-G has again sent the file back with a remark that a cost benefit analysis should

be done,” Sisodia said.

“L-G sir! 30 teachers of Delhi

were to go

in Finland in December. You have rejected the file twice and sent it back. Every time with new objections,” Sisodia had earlier tweeted.

The Income Tax Department has also summoned Trinamool councillor and the Member, Market, of Mayor-inCouncil of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Amiruddin Bobby to be present at the office of the department next week with similar tax related documents.

Incidentally, from Wednesday till Thursday morning, the Income Tax Department also raided a hotel owned by Bobby at central Kolkata.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, in Ludhiana on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI LETTER TO RAHUL GANDHI: JAIRAM RAMESH New Delhi: The Congress on Friday accused the Modi govt of “politicising” Covid and asked why it had not come out with a Covid protocol weeks after it wrote to Rahul Gandhi expressing concern over the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said this at a presser on Friday. New Delhi: The Congress announced on Friday that it will deliver a letter written by Rahul Gandhi to each house along with a charge sheet against the central government starting on January 26. The programme will last for two months. the Cabinet unanimously passed a resolution thanking the people of the state for reposing faith and confidence in the policies and pro- of It expressed gratitude to Congress President Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu being garlanded after OPS implementation, in Shimla on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI Lt Governor VK Saxena, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Friday said the latter has sent back the files pertaining to sending govt school teachers to Finland twice, citing different grounds. government for training Chief Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik exchanges greetings with players before India-Spain match, in Rourkela on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI New Delhi: Actor Nora Fatehi on Friday recorded her statement before a Delhi court as a witness in the Rs 200 crore extortion case. The actor recorded her statement before Metropolitan Magistrate SC: CAN MUSLIM GIRL MARRY PERSON OF HER CHOICE POST-PUBERTY? SC GRANTS BAIL TO VYAPAM SCAM ‘WHISTLEBLOWER’

India striving to provide high-quality, cost-effective healthcare: Min

New Delhi (Agencies): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said India endeavours to imbibe the requirements and need of Global South in its G20 health priorities.

"Our Prime Minister has said that our G20 priorities will be shaped in consultation with not just our G20 partners, but also our fellow-travellers in the global South", Man -

daviya said while chairing Health Ministers' virtual session of 'Voice of Global South Summit - 2023' titled 'Cooperation to build resilient healthcare systems'.

"Hence, we will take the voice of the global South to G-20 and other international forums as partners in our development journey. Amalgamation of these efforts will ensure health equity at global

level and particularly to Global South", Mandaviya said.

The session served as

a platform to generate ideas from the developing world for holistic healthcare.

‘IT IS NEED OF THE HOUR TO BUILD STRONGER HEALTH SYSTEMS’

New Delhi: Welcoming participants, Mandaviya said, "It is need of the hour to focus on long-term measures to build stronger, more resilient health systems that can prevent, prepare for and respond to future health related challenges, while maintaining essential health services." Highlighting India’s journey of managing COVID-19 pandemic, he added, "we have administered over 2.2 billion vaccines with 90% 2nd dose coverage of 12+ population and 220 million precautionary doses.

"India believes in value-based healthcare and is continuously striving to provide high

AUTHORITIES ISSUE AVALANCHE WARNING IN 10 DISTS OF VALLEY

‘High danger’ warning issued for Bandipora & Kupwara districts of north Kashmir

Au-

The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) issued a ‘high danger’ avalanche warning for Bandipora and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir and a ‘medium danger’ warning for Baramulla and Ganderbal districts.

“Avalanche with high danger level is likely to occur above 2,000 metres of Bandipora and Kupwara districts in the next 24 hours.

“Avalanche with medium danger level is likely to occur above 2,000 metres of Baram-

Workshop for all States, UTs’ Commissioner and Directors held in Delhi

New Delhi: Department of Fisheries , Government of India organised a two-day ‘Annual Plan Preparation’ workshop from 4th to 5th January 2023 to brainstorm, share information and resolve on-ground challenges through effective and efficient planning by fisheries’ officials of all

States/UTs. The workshop was chaired by Jatindra Nath Swain, Secretary, DoF (GoI) in presence of senior officials of Department of Fisheries (GoI), NFDB and states’ fisheries department. A total of 47 officials from 26 States/ UTs attended the workshop and made it a grand success.

New Delhi (ANI): Six flights, scheduled to depart from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, were delayed due to dense fog, informed airport authority. Among the flight routes affected by the severe fog were Delhi-San Francisco/Kathmandu, Delhi-Chandigarh-Kullu, Delhi-Jaipur, Delhi-Dharamshala-Chandigarh, DelhiShimla- Dharamshala, DelhiDehradun. Already reeling under a cold wave since the beginning of the new year, residents in Delhi on Friday woke to a chilly morning with a thick layer of fog.

quality & cost-effective healthcare to everyone.

Aligned with its philosophy of Vasudhaiva

Kutumbakam and our philosophy of perceiving health as a service, India has offered CoWIN platform as a digital public good to any interested country. India has offered Co-WIN as a digital public health good to WHO through WHO's CTAP initiative", said Mandaviya.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also commended India's efforts in provid-

ing training to support countries in terms of capacity building of their healthcare professionals. The training included COVID-19 testing, clinical practices, case management, vaccine development & delivery for participants from Asian, South-East Asian, & African countries. India also shared its medical expertise by dispatching Rapid Response Teams to Kuwait and the Maldives.

Mukul Rohatgi ‘rubbishes’ Instagram threat by Modi

New Delhi (Agencies): Former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi took to Instagram and wrote a detailed note apparently threatening senior advocate and former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi by asking him not to call him a fugitive. The Instagram post went viral on social media, but surprisingly, it is not available now.

Talking to IANS on Modi's Instagram post, Rohatgi termed it "rubbish" and said he does not want to comment on it. In the post, Modi had written: "As a young fly by night lawyer who buys judges I can buy and sell you million times.....". Modi added that falling short, he will not ask politely again.

Addressing Rohatgi, the pose, which is not available now, read:

UTTAR PRADESH GOVT TRANSFERS 22 IPS OFFICERS INCLUDING 11 DISTRICT SPS

Dr Ahtesham Siddiqui

Lucknow: In a major reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 22 IPS officers including the 11 district SPs. The impact of BJP’s defeat in the Khatauli assembly constituency of Muzaffarnagar district and Lok Sabha bypolls in Mainpuri was also visible in the transfers. SPs of both the districts were removed and put on the waiting list.

The SPs of Etawah and Kanpur rural have also been removed and put on waiting list.

Apart from this, changes have been made in the work area of DCP level officers

posted in Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Prayagraj, Agra Commissionerates. This time, 2017batch IPS officers have also been given postings in districts. The officers include Prachi Singh, daughter of PCS officer Ram Singh Gautam who is ADM FR Pilibhit. Muzaffarnagar SP Vinit Kumar Jaiswal,

Mainpuri SP Kamlesh Kumar Dixit, Etawah Senior Superintendent of Police Jai Prakash Singh and Kanpur Rural SP Suniti have been removed and put on waiting list.

Abhishek Verma has been transferred from Gautam Buddha Nagar to Hapur. He has also been the ADC of Governor Anandi Ben

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Patel. His father is also an IPS officer. IPS Sanjay Kumar has been made the new Superintendent of Police of Etawah. Satyajit Kumar Gupta posted as DCP in Agra Commissionerate has been made SP Sant Kabir Nagar, Prachi Singh has been made SP Shravasti.

Hemant Kutiyal was transferred from police headquarters to UP Special Range Security Battalion as SP, Arvind Kumar Maurya from Shravasti to Traffic Directorate Lucknow, Anirudh Kumar from Fatehpur to Meerut Rural and Jalaun SP Ravi Kumar was transferred to Ghaziabad Commissionerate as DCP.

Bihar’s women farmers promoting organic farming

First India Bureau

Patna: Some smallholder women farmers in North Bihar are scripting success stories in organic farming. And these success stories prove that agroecology and dietary diversity can make us and our planet healthy, and resilient to climate catastrophe. Growing and eating diverse veggies is a climate action.

According to Government of India’s data,

roughly 85 percent of the farm households in India are small or marginal farmers, that is, they have less than 2 hectares of land, with 70 percent having less than 1 hectare of land. The average landholding is only 0.5 hectares per household.

Tapping into the potential of organic farming for smallholder farmers, the Heifer India team under its Bihar Sustainable Livelihood Development (BSLD) Signature Programme is propagat-

ing the adoption of organic farming among the project participants that

includes women-led selfhelp groups in the six project districts in North

Bihar: Darbhanga, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Sitamarhi, and Vaishali.

Heifer’s India agricultural experts are conducting awareness sessions on organic techniques such as crop rotation, green manuring, adoption of natural fertilizer through composting, benefits of multiple cropping (e.g., potatoes, lentils, tomatoes, and beans on the same farm), natural weed control strategies

and organic methods to improve soil quality.

Karunesh Shukla, BSLD Project OfficerAgriculture, explains how he collaborates with smallholder women farmers and offers training on the preparation of organic fertilizers, natural pesticides, natural growth stimulators, and organic manure through standardized organic techniques such as Jeevaamrit, Beejamrit, Amritpani, Panchagavya, and Neemastra.

The Instagram post that went viral on social media, surprisingly, is unavailable now

"Lawyers can buy judges overnight and get justice for their clients, but I can buy and sell you a million times over. Fight as hard as you can

for your client, but when you refer to me, just call me Mr. Modi". The post addressing Rohatgi had further added: "Take this as a very important piece of advice. There is no problem with making fun or complaining. You must know that your Congress boss cannot be brought in full force. You are like an ant to me. Also, you are lucky that I like ants. That's why I will not crush you...".

CRUCIAL READ

HUSBAND HELD FOR KILLING WIFE AFTER

Kochi (PTI): A man has been arrested for killing his wife and burying her inside the premises of his house over a year and a half ago. During the investigation conducted by the police, the remains of the woman’s dead body were found near the sitting area of the house. Based on the evidence, Sajeev was arrested.

SUSPECTED DACOIT INJURED IN POLICE FIRING WHILE TRYING TO FLEE

Assam (PTI): A suspected dacoit was injured when police fired at him as he allegedly tried to escape from custody in Assam’s Golaghat district on Friday. A police constable also suffered minor injuries, an official said. Golaghat ASP Anjan Pandit said the accused Druno Das alias Akoni was arrested with 3 others from a car that was intercepted by Dergaon Police. All the 4 were held on suspicion of involvement in a dacoity, to which they later confessed during interrogation, Pandit said. While they were being taken to the police station in a vehicle, Akoni said he had to relieve himself and upon alighting, he pushed away a constable & tried to flee, the ASP said.

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Srinagar (PTI): thorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday issued an avalanche warning for 10 districts which have witnessed moderate to heavy snowfall over the past 48 hours. ulla and Ganderbal districts in next 24 hours,” SDMA officials said. They said avalanches with low danger level are likely to occur in areas 2,000 metres above sea level in Anantnag, Doda, Kishtwar, Kulgam, Poonch and Ram- ban. People living in these areas are advised to take precautions and avoid avalanche-prone areas, the officials said. A man walks holding an umbrella on a snow-covered area in Srinagar on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya chairs Health Ministers’ virtual session of Voice of Global South Summit on Friday. Agroecology and dietary diversity can make us and our planet healthy, and resilient to climate catastrophe. Growing and eating diverse veggies is a climate action. A total of 47 officials from 26 States/UTs attended the workshop. DENSE FOG ENGULFS DELHI, FLIGHTS DELAYED DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY Lalit Modi Mukul Rohatgi DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

18 MONTHS MAN KILLS SELF ON VIDEO CALL WITH GIRLFRIEND

BOY INJURED IN MYSTERIOUS FIRING DIES LABOURER DEAD, 3 INJURED AS WALL COLLAPSES IN DELHI

Kolkata: Feeling betrayed, a 23-year-old youth hanged himself to death during a video call with his girlfriend in West Bengal's Nadia district. Sujal Saha took the extreme step at his ancestral residence in Shantinagar Colony on Thursday evening when he was alone at home, District police sources said. Jammu (PTI): The 9-yearold boy, who was injured in mysterious firing in the J&K’s Poonch district, succumbed to his injuries on Friday in the government hospital .The boy identified as Irfan Ahmed of Sangla tehsil in the Surankote area was shifted to Jammu from Rajouri for specialised treatment. New Delhi: A labourer died while 3 others sustained injuries after a wall of an under-construction building at Balaji Action hospital in outer Delhi collapsed. The deceased was identified as Kamleshwari Yadav while the injured were identified as Mithun Yadav, Amit Yadav and Ajay Kumar Yadav, all natives of Jharkhand. IPS Ravi Kumar, DCP Ghaziabad IPS Abhishek Verma, SP Hapur IPS Prachi Singh, SP Shravasti

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Jaipur: Seven district hospitals will be under the medical education department due to the opening of new medical colleges in Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Barmer, Churu, Dungarpur, Pali, and Sikar. Posts of district hospitals attached to these colleges were abolished. These include the budgeted and sanctioned posts under the control of the Director of Public Health. Financial Advisor wrote a letter to Director Rajmes and urged him to take action for the creation of posts in Rajmes budget head.

STOP COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN RESI

AREA: HC TELLS JDA

Jaipur: A division bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mitthal and Justice Shubha Mehta in the Rajasthan High Court has asked the Jaipur Development Authority and the Municipal Corporation to act jointly and identify residential buildings where commercial activities are on in six weeks. The court has asked the two to take legal action and stop such activities. In this regard, Deepak Kumar and others ﬁled a PIL and told the High Court that James Vihar Colony is a residential area behind Sanganer Stadium. But commercial and industrial activities are being done in many buildings. Whereas under the rules, such activities cannot be conducted in the residential area. Commercial activities led to increased trafﬁc in the colony all through the day.

Speakers, officers relish safari at Ranthambore

First India Bureau

Sawai Madhopur: About 80 people, including the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Deputy Chairman of various countries, who attended the presiding conference held in Jaipur on Friday at Sawai Madhopur, Ranthambore National Park, reached Ranthambore. Assembly Speakers of 20 states, 13 Deputy Speakers, five Chair-

men, and four Deputy Chairmen reached Hotel Tiger Inn Comfort Resort in Ranthambore.

Some Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Secretary,

Shekhawat appeals for youth participation

First India Bureau

Jodhpur: Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday took part in the Young India Marathon organised from Shastri Park in Jodhpur. While addressing the gathering, he said that 2023 is an election year, and Jan Aakrosh Rallies are being taken out across the state as part of its preparations for the elections.

“There is a need to increase participation and responsibilities of youth in society. For the

development of the country and to make India a developed nation by the centenary year of the country’s independence, the youth will have to come forward,” said Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

and Additional Secretary’s family members also accompanied them.

After reaching Ranthambore, they went on a jungle safari in five can-

ters and eight gypsies. They saw tigress Noori and Riddhi. Most of them came to Ranthambore National Park for the first time. The assembly speaker from Bihar thanked the state govt for the arrangements.

Guests arrived from Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Haryana in Ranthambore. About 80 people, including Ramchandra Purve Deputy Chairman, Deputy Chairman Maheshwar from Bihar, and T Pongte Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa from Haryana reached Sawai Madhopur.

15 crore kites sold in Jpr before Makar Sankranti

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Makar Sankranti, the first festival of the year 2023, will be celebrated with full enthusiasm on Saturday.

The kite markets like Handipura and Haldiyon ka Rasta are decked up and remained crowded till late Friday. According to kite sellers and their associations, a record 15 crore kites were sold in Jaipur this year despite an increase of 30 percent in the price. In Jaipur, more than three thousand people were engaged in kite manufacturing work.

Green corridor to connect ESIC Medical College in Alwar: Yadav

Ashvini Yadav

Alwar: Forest and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav held a meeting at ESIC Medical College in Alwar on Friday and inquired about the arrangements there. Dean NK Alva and medical staff were also present. The Minister interacted with the students of the Medical College Yadav said that soon a bus facility for the labourers from Bhiwadi Neemrana and Behror to the Medical College

Bhupender Yadav with Balaknath in Alwar on Friday.

would be started which would be free of cost. Besides, MRI and other facilities will also start in the medical college.

“Along with this, a 150bed SIC hospital has

SECTION 144 IMPOSED IN UDAIPUR

Udaipur: Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was imposed in Udaipur in a bid to maintain the law-and-order situation during Makar Sankranti and other upcoming festivals. The prohibitory orders will be in force till January 31. ADM (City) Prabha Gautam informed that District Collector Tarachand Meena keeping in view to prevent loss of life and property to two-wheeler drivers and birds by glasscoated strings during Makar Sankranti, section 144 has been invoked to prohibit the wholesale and retail sale.

Female JEN suspended for touching Prez’s feet

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been completed in Bawal. A 100-bed hospital will be built in Neemrana, Behror, from where labourers can be referred to the medical college,” he said.

Jaipur: On the day of inauguration of Jamboree at Rohat in Pali district, a female Junior Engineers (JEN) Amba Seol broke the protocol and reached to meet President Droupadi Murmu at the helipad and touched her feet.

The Public Health Engineering Department

(PHED) suspended her on Friday after inquiry. During the suspension, the headquarters of Amba Seol will remain at Barmer. Taking the matter seriously, the Union Home Ministry had called for a report regarding the same from the Rajasthan Police. The President had inaugurated the National Jamboree of Scouts and Guides. When the President was being welcomed at the helipad, Seol touched the feet of the President.

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Administration and police ofﬁcials also accompanied the ofﬁcers.

The presiding officers saw tigress Noori and Riddhi during the safari

7 DISTRICT HOSPS TO COME UNDER MEDICAL EDU DEPT

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat greet Maharaja Gaj Singh at his birthday function in Jodhpur on Friday. Kalicharan Saraf, Chandrashekhar & other leaders celebrating Lohri at Raja Park in Jaipur on Friday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

The Union Home Ministry had called for a report from the Rajasthan Police

WITH 9 NEW JUDGES, NUMBER INCREASES TO 35 IN RAJ HC

Of these, three are from advocate quota & 6 six from judicial officer quota; SC Collegium recommended on Nov 23, 2022

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court got 9 new judges on Friday after the Centre issued a notification in this regard.

Of these, three are from the advocate quota and six from the judicial officer quota.

Those becoming judges from advocate quota include AAG Ganesh Ram Meena and advocate Anil Kumar Upman from Jaipur and Nupur Bhati from Jodhpur. Rajendra Prakash Soni, Ashok Kumar Jain, Yogendra Kumar Purohit, Bhuvan Goyal, Praveer Bhatnagar and Ashutosh Kumar have been made judges in the High

Court from the judicial officer quota.

The SC Collegium made the above recommendation on November 23, 2022. The name of Ganesh Ram Meena was recommended from the advocate quota in May, 2020.

As against the sanctioned strength of 50 posts in the HC, only 26 judges including the Chief Justice are working and 24 posts of judges are lying vacant. Now with the appointment of 9 new judges, the total number of judges including CJ will be 35.

The SC Collegium has also recommended the transfer of Madras HC Acting Chief Justice T

1st HC WHERE 2 COUPLES WILL HEAR CASES

With the appointment of new judges, the Rajasthan High Court has become the first High Court in the country to have two married couples as judges. The High Court already has Justice Mahendra Goel and Justice Shubha Mehta working as a judge couple. Nupur Bhati has now been appointed. Her husband Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati is also a judge in the High Court.

Raja to Rajasthan HC.

DJ Ashok Kumar Jain was appointed Member Secretary in the National Legal Services Authority on 30 June 2020, since then he has been working on this post continuously.

NEW APPOINTEES IN HIGH COURT

Govt to hold various activites to eliminate visual impairment

THE POLICY

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Under this policy, cornea collected by private organisations and NGOs getting financial help from government will have to be provided to the government institutions on priority.

Efforts to eliminate visual impairment would be made in the districts in collaboration with voluntary organisations, trusts, hospitals and other charitable institutions working in this field. In this regard, the State Government will carry out a campaign for eye do-

z The State Govt under the policy for Blindness Control will mandatorily run Keratoplasty Centre and Eye Bank in all the Government Medical Colleges.

z Under this policy, cornea collected by private organisations and NGOs getting financial help from government will have to be provided to the government institutions on priority.

z Efforts to eliminate visual impairment would be made in the districts in collaboration with voluntary organisations, trusts, hospitals and other charitable institutions working in this field. In this regard, the State Government will carry out a campaign for eye donation on an extensive level along with the private institutions.

z Special training will be imparted to eye experts, eye surgeons, post graduate students, counsellors working for eye donation and eye assistants etc.

nation on an extensive level along with the private institutions. Special training will be imparted to eye experts, eye surgeons, post graduate students, etc.

Medical Health de-

Boosting well being: CM sanctions 31,827 new posts in health sector

This decision of CM will create various job opportunities the health sector

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Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal for recruitment on 31, 827 posts in the health sector. These include 1,765 doctors, 7,860 nursing officers, 2,880 pharmacists, 3,739 female

Phone tapping: Relief continues for Lokesh Sharma

New Delhi: The Delhi HC has upheld the relief of Lokesh Sharma, OSD of CM Ashok Gehlot, in phone tapping case. Justice Jasmeet Singh’s bench extended the stay on taking any preventive action against Sharma till further orders. The matter will now be heard on January 23.

health workers, 1,090 assistant radiographers and 2,205 lab technicians, including 19,539 regular posts and 12,288 contrac tual posts.

With this ap proval of Chief Minister Gehlot, recruitment will be done on regular vacant posts in the Medical and Health De -

partment, Medical Education Department, Rajmesh and Jhalawar

Medical College and Hospital as per the relevant service rules. Vacant contract posts in the above departments will be recruited under the Rajasthan Contractual Hiring to Civil Post Rules-2022.

Those appointed on contractbasis will be given bonus points for work period.

Police department to go paperless in phased manner: DGP Mishra

Jaipur: DGP Umesh Mishra on Friday issued directions to police officials instructing them to adopt e-file module in a phased manner so that paperless work can be done in police department. The DGP issued the directives while digitally signing the order.

He said that e-file

module will be implemented in a phased manner in all wings of Police HQs, all police range & all SP offices &

TAKING CONTROL

in their subordinate offices. He added that from January 30, all file maintenance work will be done on e-module through Rajkaj application. “With the use of e-file module, besides real time tracking of files, time-bound execution of work will be ensured. Postal mail maintenance etc will also be done on Rajkaj application.”

Law dept’s nod to State Govt’s Raj Coaching Institutes Bill-2023

The government will now present the Bill in the upcoming Budget Session

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Jaipur: To control the coaching institutes, the State Government has prepared the Rajasthan Coaching Institutes (Control and Regulation) Bill-2023. The Law Department approved it on Thursday.

After the approval of the Cabinet, the govern-

ment will present the Bill in the Budget session. After the Bill is approved, no coaching institute can be started without the permission of the government.

All operational coaching institutes will also have to get certificate after getting registered with govt within 3 months of law coming into force.

Registration will also be mandatory for online coaching. Home tuition centres with 50 students will also come under its purview.

If any coaching institute has more than one branch, then it will have to register each branch separately & will have to provide all details.

No coaching institute will

be able to shift the coaching from the place mentioned in registration certificate to another place without govt’s written permission.

District Authority will be formed in all districts. Any person, society or company who wants to run a coaching institute will have to apply to district authority in prescribed format with a registration fee of Rs 10,000.

If the coaching centre fulfills all conditions, then within 30 days of the application, the district authority will issue the certificate.

partment secretary Dr Prithvi said that public awareness and various technical improvement activities related to curing blindness will be organised under this policy.

CM to brainstorm with Mins, tour dists

Congress leader Sachin Pilot will embark on a tour to five districts of Raj

Jaipur: Congress’ internal politics will remain buzzing for upto the next five days as CM Ashok Gehlot has

fixed the programmes of Ministers. On the other hand, Sachin Pilot has fixed his tour of 5 districts.

Chief Minister will brainstorm with the ministers on January 16 and 17 and will be on district tours on January. 19 and 20.

Meanwhile, Sachin Pilot will be on tour of Nagaur on January 16, Hanumangarh on January 17, Jhunjhunu on January 18, Pali on January 19 and the tour will culminate with the meetings, which will be held in Jaipur on January 20.

BHARAT24’S SHIKHAR SAMMAN IN LUCKNOW

UP Dy CMs Brajesh Pathak & Keshav P Maurya felicitate exemplary individuals

Awanish Vidyarthi

Lucknow: Shikhar Samman on Bharat24, is a successful initiative that recognises and encourages individuals, who are making extraordinary contribution towards the Vision of New India. After successful editions of Gujarat Shikhar Samman in Ahmedabad and Chhattisgarh Shikhar Samman in Raipur, Bharat24 organised Shikhar Samman in Uttar Pradesh to felicitate individuals, who continue to bring accolades to the state through their initiatives and actions.

Both the Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Brajesh Pathak and Keshav Prasad Maurya participated in the ceremony as Guests of Honour to celebrate the achievements of individuals from different sectors and felicitate them

with the coveted trophy of Shikhar Samman. Both the Deputy Chief Ministers also spoke at leisure on host of topics, from current developmental work done by the government to hosting Global Investment Summit, law and order, and other beneficiary schemes of the UP government launched for the citizens of the state. The

was host-

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event ed by top leadership team of Bharat24 including Chief Executive Editor and Senior Anchor Mimansa Ma- lik, Anchor Surabhi Tiwari, UP Bureau Chief Awanish Vidyarthi and Journalist Ahtesham Siddqui. Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak participates in inaugural lamp lighting ceremony with (L to R) Awanish Vidyarthi, Manoj Jagyasi, Dr Piyush Dwivedi and Mukesh Singh. Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya is felicitated by Manoj Jagyasi, Mimansa Malik and Dr Piyush Dwivedi. Bharat24 ‘s Chief Executive Editor & Sr Anchor Mimansa Malik and Anchor Surabhi during the programme. Advisor to CM Yogi, Awanish Awasthi addresses after being felicitated by Dy CM Brajesh Pathak. Also seen here are Bharat24’s Chief Business Officer & Strategic Advisor Manoj Jagyasi and UP Bureau Chief Awanish Vidyarthi. Kamal Kant Shivendra Parmar First India Bureau First India Bureau

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Policy aims at bringing light into the lives of more than 3 lakh people suffering from visual impairment

Lohri is essentially a harvest festival celebrated with great fun, excitement, and enthusiasm. The North Indian people celebrate this festival to mark the end of winter solstice. The harvested fields and front yards are lit up with flames of bonfire and people sit around it and engage into singing, dancing, and merry-making.

A joyous Lohri and Makar Sakranti celebration was held at Hotel Rambagh Palace, Jaipur with Jagdeesh Chandra as the special guest of the evening. Various renowned glamourous faces of the city were present during the funfilled evening, which made it a lot more special.

Jagdeesh Chandra lit the holy fire flanked by Rambagh Palace GM Ashok Rathore and all the glam guests. The group went around the holy fire in the traditional manner gently tossing peanuts and popcorn in the fire even as everyone around sang the old Lohri songs. The beautiful and gorgeous supermodels carried the evening with their zest. The celebration was very unique

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Lohri and Makar Sakranti are traditional festivals of the year, celebrated to dodge all the negativity and welcome positive vibes all around. A joyous Lohri and Makar Sakranti celebration was held in full swing at Hotel Rambagh Palace, Jaipur! MITALI DUSAD mitalidusad01@gmail.com Clockwise: Himakshi Choudhary, Rutvi Tiwari, Astha Khandelwal, Angel Sen and Riya Sen —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA

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He also added that people were celebrating different harvest festivals across the country, such as Pongal, Magh Bihu, Uttarayan, which signify India’s vibrant culture.

A community fire was lit to keep the evil away and the community sings and dances around the bonfire.

Pleasantries were exchanged and sweets like gur, gachak and revri were passed around.

The festival was made popular by legendary dacoit Dulla Bhatti, who robbed the rich and distributed the booty among the poor. He also started the practice of celebrating the first Lohri of every newborn and newly-wed, which has been followed

by generations. There were smiling faces all around, spreading the message of unity and positivity which can help us fight with any difficulty of life. With this, City First also wishes

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Jagdeesh Chandra with Ritu Sharma Jagdeesh Chandra and Ashok Rathore, GM, Rambagh Palace, Jaipur light the holy ﬁre

Chandra with Aastha Khandelwal, Srishti Khatri, Akanksha Bhalla and Rutvi Tiwari (L-R) Kalpana Gupta, Harshita Singh, Sheena Parashar, Aakriti Sanwelya, Shreya Chalana, Disha Nareda and Sneha Chaturvedi (L-R) Tripti Arora, Devashree Hada and Khushi Vijay Shreya Chalana and Priya Agarwal Aakriti Sanwelya Tanu Choudhary Aarti Choudhary Shivangi Singh Rao Soni Yadav Ragini Bhandari Tripti Arora Akanksha Bhalla Vinni Soni and Rishika Chandnani (L-R) Rewati Upadhyay, Srishti Khatri, Akanksha Bhalla and Rutvi Tiwari caught in a beautiful candid Gaurav Gaur and Khushi Vijay —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA

Jagdeesh Chandra and Ashok Rathore with the Rambagh staff and guests Jagdeesh

FELICITATING THE BEAUTIES!

MEET & GREET!

THE HUGE ALLIANCE

CITY FIRST

French language and culture will now be more accessible than ever to the citizens of Pink City.

The Alliance Française of Jaipur, the 15th of the Alliance Française network in India, was inaugurated on Friday with a cultural evening at Jawahar Kala Kendra in the presence of Minister of Art & Culture, Government of Rajasthan, Dr BD Kalla, the Ambassador of France to India, HE Emmanuel Lenain, Maharaj Lakshayraj Singh Mewar, Princess Gauravi Kumari of Jaipur, Human Rights Activist, Aruna Roy among others.

On the occasion, the Minister, Dr Kalla welcomed the Alliance Francaise to the city of Jaipur. He hoped that the coming of the alliance will add a new dimension to the culmination of the two cultures and will benefit

from the promotion of the French language and culture in the state.

Welcoming its establishment, Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain said, “I am delighted to be here in Jaipur today to formally inaugurate

the youngest member of the Alliance Française network in India. The opening of an Alliance Française in the historic city of Jaipur reflects the deep links between France and the Pink City and will con-

tribute to our growing cooperation with Rajasthan.”

During the cultural performance, the French story ‘The Little Prince’ was adapted into the ancient Urdu art of storytelling, Dastangoi. The performance was given by Poonam Girdhani and Rajesh Kumar of the Dastangoi Collective.

The evening also witnessed a special opening act by the celebrated puppets of Barefoot College, Tilonia where the iconic Jokhim Chacha led the audience into the evening. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

CITY FIRST

The winning models of the recently concluded National Beauty Pageant Miss and Mrs India Glam Season 4 were felicitated at Rosado Luxury Launch, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur on Thursday.

Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion as the chief guest and launched the poster for Miss & Mrs India Glam Season-5 with all the guests. While addressing the crowd, he felicitated the supermodels and the organisibg team for their wonderful initiative and wished them huge success.

On this occasion, Pawan Tank (Founder and Director of

Miss & Mrs India Glam) welcomed the guests with a bouquet. Ravindra Pratap Singh, (Chairman of Ravisurya Group Ananta Spa & Resort Jaipur), Sanjay Joshi (Director of SKJ Jewellers), Prashant Pauddar (Director of Mandakini Sarees), Chandra Soni (Director of Sony Fashion) and many other wellknown dignitaries were present at the program.

DIGITAL RAJASTHAN CONCLAVE

CITY FIRST

The Covid pandemic, which was one of the worst in history, was managed effectively because of digitalisation. In all parts of the world, the information pertaining to the area of spread of the disease, precautions to be given, medications to be given etc. were shared worldwide within no time.

This rapid spread of information played a pivotal role in the management of Covid. There cannot be a better example of ‘Embracing Technologies, Transforming Lives’ which is the theme of the conclave. This was stated by the Chairman of Rajasthan Small Industries Cor-

poration (RSIC), Rajiv Arora. He was speaking as the Chief Guest at the 7th edition of Digital Rajasthan Conclave today in Jaipur, organised by FICCI Rajasthan.

The Commissioner of Industries & Commerce, Mahendra Kumar Parakh, said that the digital transformation is apparent with a whopping 80 crore internet users. Rajasthan has taken the lead in the adoption of technology pertaining to digitalisation.

The vote of thanks was presented by Chairperson, Jaipur Chapter, FICCI Ladies Organisation, Mudrika Dhoka and the sessions were moderated by Head, FICCI Rajasthan State Council, Atul Sharma.

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Kalraj Mishra, Governor of Rajasthan was greeted by Dietitian Rajat Jain during the courtesy meeting at Raj Bhawan on Friday. During this meeting, the knowledge of the right diet & nutrition and how the importance of Millets, a campaign being run by the government, should be conveyed to the common man was discussed. Various nutrition-related schemes by the Government of India were also discussed. During the occasion, Rajat was accompanied by his wife Tina and younger brother Anshul. The 400th branch of HDFC Bank was inaugurated at Captain Amit Bhardwaj Marg in Malviya Nagar on Friday. The branch was inaugurated by Rajiv Arora, Chairman, Small Scale Industries Corporation, Government of Rajasthan. While addressing the audience, Arora said that in this rapidly changing technological era, cyber frauds are increasing today, in such a situation, HDFC Bank is taking initiative for customer awareness from time to time which is commendable.

INAUGURAL CEREMONY! CALENDAR LAUNCH! DURING THE DAY!

CELEBRATE THE SEASON OF TOGETHERNESS! The ﬁrst festive season of 2023 is here and people can’t keep calm about it. To celebrate the sun’s journey back to the northern hemisphere a grand Sakaranti celebration with a lots of music, cocktails, snacks and dinner is being organised by Youth Icon Rishee Miglani today

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People can enjoy various traditional delicacies along with the festive aura to

the ripening of winter crops as well

Famous Style icon of Jaipur city Rajeev Arora, (Chairman, Rajsico) launched the calendar by photographer Manish Laddha at the inauguration ceremony held at Hotel Grand Uniara on Friday, January 13. The specialty of this year’s calendar was that this time the calendar was prepared by adopting the photographs of 12 famous doctors of Jaipur. The issue of soil conservation was also given a prominent place in the calendar. Talking about this unique calendar of its kind, Rajeev Arora said that this kind of effort dedicated to the unforgettable services rendered by the doctors during the Corona period is highly commendable.

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bar, Hotel Vienna, Jaipur.

celebrate

as the start of a new harvesting season. On the eve of Makar-Sankranti, an attractive tableau of kites and strings was decorated at Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple at Ambabari in Jaipur. General Secretary Surendra Kumar told that the Hanuman temple has been specially decorated on Makar Sankranti, along with special prayers. Prasad will be distributed in the temple throughout the day on the occasion of Sankranti. The grand wedding reception of Ziyauddin Khan son of Salauddin Khan Sarkhel with Shireen Hidayat daughter of Hidayatullah Khan Gour was organised on Thursday, January 12 at the Hotel Haveli, Jaipur. The 75th birthday of Gaj Singh of the Erstwhile royal family of Jodhpur was celebrated at Umaid Bhawan Palace on Friday. A beautiful cake ceremony was also held on the occasion. Along with this, a special peda, weighing 75kgs, prepared by Prem Bhandari was also enjoyed by everyone on the occasion. (L-R) Neha Shekhawat (Miss India Glam 2023), Anju Yadav (Mrs India Glam Rajasthan 2023), Deepika Singh (Miss India Glam 2023

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runner up), Suman Byadwal (Mrs India Glam 2023),Abhishekta Tanwar (Miss India

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runner-up),and Sonu Shekhawat (Mrs India Glam 2023 1st runner up) Jagdeesh Chandra greeted by Ranjeet Tiwari, GM, Rosado Pawan Tank Neha A glimpse of the performance by Dastangoi Collective, Poonam Girdhani and Rajesh Kumar Dr BD Kalla addressing the audience Emmanuel Lenain addressing the audience The dignitaries of the conclave on the dais Rajiv Arora cuts the inaugural ribbon (L-R) Jamaluddin, Hisamuddin, Sakina, newlyweds Ziyauddin Khan and Shireen Hidayat, Salauddin Khan, Fidos Khan and Kamaaluddin —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA —PHOTOS

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On the occasion of Makar Sakranti festival, popular social worker Gokuldas Maheshwari distributed blankets to the needy people in the presence of Mahant Anjan Goswami at the Govind Devji Temple in Jaipur. Before this, he worshiped Lord Govind Devji and sought the blessings of Thakurji while wishing for the happiness and prosperity of all the people of the society. Directors of Somani Industries Pankaj Somani and Nishant Maheshwari were also present on the occasion.

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India can’t be defined in words, but experienced from heart: PM

SESSION

PM MODI HOLDS MEETING WITH ECONOMISTS AT NITI AAYOG

Amit Shah holds high-level meet over security in Jammu & Kashmir

NEW TOURISM ERA FOR KASHI AHEAD WITH GANGA VILAS CRUISE, SAYS YOGI

JOSHIMATH LAND SUBSIDENCE

Demolition of damaged Hotel Malari Inn starts

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`1.5 LAKH EX-GRATIA GIVEN TO AFFECTED FAMILIES, SAYS PUSHKAR SINGH DHAMI

Prez, Shah, Rahul, Nadda others pay last respects to Sharad Yadav at his residence

10 PILGRIMS BOUND FOR SHIRDI KILLED

Kanjhawala death case: 11 personnel suspended

ACCIDENT

RAJ 1ST STATE TO IMPLEMENT BLINDNESS CONTROL POLICY

GEHLOT GOVT TERMINATES 4 EMPLOYEES IN PAPER LEAK CASE

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT GETS NINE NEW JUDGES

OTHER TOP RAJ STORIES

3 KILLED, 4 INJURED AS CAR OVERTURNS DUE TO FOG

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34th HANDBALL FEDERATION CUP

Raj women team wins

Sikar RPS files honey trap case on Jpr woman

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PREPS REVIEWED

OFFICIALS FOR CHINTAN SHIVIR ON JAN 16, 17

Hawa

Fest

Poonia corners Congress govt over farmers, paper leak & corruption

Govt terminates 4 from service for ‘paper leak’

ACTION WAS TAKEN BY STATE EDU DEPARTMENT

IAF detains pilot for filming in prohibited area

Guv seeks reply from VC over his ‘criminal record’

IMPACT

Kashiram Choudhary

Ban on protests against mobile tower installation for 5G push

Bhilwara liaison officer, broker in ACB net for graft

INDIAN ARMY

EPITOME OF VALOUR AND VALUES

CHALLENGES OF 21ST CENTURY

GANGA VILAS GIVES RIVER TOURISM AN IMPRESSIVE START

FROM VNS

UNCHANGED ETHOS OF SOLDIERING

SAVING JOSHIMATH IS CRITICAL

THE MILITARY ECOSYSTEM

CONCLUSION

SPIRITUAL SPEAK

RAJOURI TERROR ATTACKS PROBE GIVEN TO NIA: SHAH

Union Home Minister says the J&K Police will actively assist NIA in investigation

IN THE COURTYARD

ACTOR NORA FATEHI RECORDS STATEMENT BEFORE DELHI COURT IN EXTORTION CASE

UNION HM ARRIVES IN JAMMU, REVIEWS SECURITY SITUATION

BHARAT JODO YATRA

“Plurality under threat, India will reject hatred”

WHY NO COVID PROTOCOL ISSUED AFTER

SADHVI PRACHI SURRENDERS IN COURT IN 2013 MUZAFFARNAGAR RIOT CASE

RaGa VOWS JOBS

& CHEAPER FUEL

RAHUL’S LETTER TO REACH EACH HOUSE

Himachal restores Old Pension Scheme for 1.36L employees

Parliament’s Budget Session from Jan 31

HOCKEY WORLD CUP

CM SUKHU TO CHAIR MLAs’ MEET ON 30-31

PM to flag-off Vande Bharat train from Secunderabad

Odisha to give `10L each to Rohidas, Xess

Sisodia raps Delhi L-G for sending back files

IT Department summons TMC MLA, councillor with documents

India striving to provide high-quality, cost-effective healthcare: Min

AUTHORITIES ISSUE AVALANCHE WARNING IN 10 DISTS OF VALLEY

‘High danger’ warning issued for Bandipora & Kupwara districts of north Kashmir

Workshop for all States, UTs’ Commissioner and Directors held in Delhi

Mukul Rohatgi ‘rubbishes’ Instagram threat by Modi

UTTAR PRADESH GOVT TRANSFERS 22 IPS OFFICERS INCLUDING 11 DISTRICT SPS

WOMEN SCRIPTING SUCCESS STORIES

Bihar’s women farmers promoting organic farming

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CRUCIAL READ

HUSBAND HELD FOR KILLING WIFE AFTER