One of the 12 Cheetahs from the 2nd batch of Cheetahs from
l A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India and South Africa last month for the translocation of the mammals. South Africa has donated these big cats to India.
IN KUNO NATIONAL
SITHA SAYS ALL GST COMPENSATION DUES WILL BE CLEARED
DELHI LIQUOR EXCISE POLICY CASE
DELHI DEPUTY CM TO JOIN PROBE
@ CBI HQ IN DELHI BY 11 AM TODAY
New Delhi: The Central Government will clear the entire goods and services tax, or GST, compensation dues of `16,982 crore from its own pocket, on Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said after a meeting of council that sets the GST rates. P5
Sydney: EAM S Jaishankar accused billionaire investor George Soros of being “old, rich, opinionated and dangerous” over his controversial remarks on PM Narendra Modi and India’s democracy, called for a global debate on democratic norms. P5
MP: 7 KILLED, OVER 20 INJURED IN TWO MAJOR ACCIDENTS
Sagar/Dewas: 7 people were killed and more than 20 were injured in 2 accidents in Sagar and Dewas districts in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, police said. In Sagar, four passengers, including a woman, were killed in |fatal accident. P6
NEAR-PERFECT MODEL: FORMER CJI UU LALIT BACKS COLLEGIUM SYS
New Delhi: At a time when Collegium is under attack, former CJI UU Lalit on Saturday backed the Collegium system, remarking that nothing is better than this system and also said that reiteration of name by SC Collegium is unanimous.
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's deputy Manish Sisodia on Saturday said he has been called for questioning over the liquor policy case again on Sunday, alleging that the "full power" of agencies under the BJP-led central government had been unleashed to hound him.
"CBI has called me again tomorrow. They have unleashed the full
MAYORAL POLLS ON FEB 22
Aday after AAP’s big win in Supreme Court, which ruled that members of Delhi’s civic body appointed by the LG cannot vote in the election to choose a mayor, the LG approved Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s proposal to hold the mayor election on February 22. It will now be held at 11 am in MCD Sadanthe head office of the civic body.
power of CBI, ED (Enforcement Directorate) against me, raided my house, searched my bank locker, and yet
l Supreme Court of India on January 28, 2020 allowed the introduction of African cheetah to a “carefully chosen location” in India, in a great boost to the country’s biodiversity.
Madhya Pradesh has got a gift on Mahashivratri.
I thank PM Narendra Modi from the bottom of my heart, it is his vision. 12 Cheetahs will be rehabilitated to Kuno and the total number will become 20. The Cheetahs that had come earlier have now adapted to the situation very well.
—Shivraj Singh Chouhan, MP CM
Under PM Narendra Modi, India has shown the world how to move from ecological wrong to ecological harmony. The arrival of 12 cheetahs furthers that journey. In a splendid example of Jan Bhagidari, over 450 cheetha mitr are ensuring the cheetah acclimatize well in India.
—Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister
SHAH EXPLAINS 3 BIG AIMS OF ‘AMRIT KAAL’
Nikki Yadav murder: Sahil Gehlot’s father booked, held
KEJRI ALLEGES
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that L-G VK Saxena had tried to influence the case filed by AAP mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi in the SC. Kejriwal alleged that the L-G Saxena had appointed the same advocate in the case for the Delhi government who had been representing him (L-G) in the same case.
found nothing against me," the Deputy CM tweeted in Hindi. "I have arranged good education for the children
of Delhi. They want to stop it. I have always cooperated with the investigation and will continue to do so," he said.
First India Bureau Nagpur: The country has seen an 80% reduction in violence from terrorism in J&K, insurgency in Northeast and left-wing extremism under Modi govt, said Amit Shah in Nagpur, underscoring that PM Modi’s vision is to see India at top in world.
Ravi Sharma & Sanjay Jain
Pratapgarh: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday that Rajasthan has emerged as a model state in the country, moving fast at all levels of development. “State govt has given many important gifts in its budget for the overall development of tribal areas,” Gehlot said while addressing foundation stone laying ceremony of Govern-
ment CHC in Dhariyawad assembly constituency of Pratapgarh district. He inaugurated 3 development works worth `11.74 crore and also laid the foundation
stone of 10 devp works worth `59.68 crore here. Gehlot said that the state government is effectively implementing the schemes up to the grassroots level. “In the
State govt has given a major share in the budget to the Mewar region under the irrigation sector as there is a strong potential for irrigation projects here. Government will also open medical colleges at its level in Pratapgarh and Rajsamand and Jalore districts.
—Ashok Gehlot, Chief Ministerbudget 2023-24, amount of Chiranjeevi Health Insurance has been increased from `10 lakh to `25 lakh. Along with this, insurance amount has also been increased
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To showcase the sacrifices of freedom fighters before the present generation
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To bring before the people the progress made by the country in the past 75 years
To ensure that India reaches the top in all the sectors in the next 25 years of ‘Amrit Kaal’ period
Amit Shah during the birth centenary year of Jawaharlal Darda and the Nagpur Lokmat edition’s Golden Festival, in Nagpur on Saturday. Devendra Fadnavis and others are also seen here.
from `5 lakh to `10 lakh under the CM Chiranjeevi Accidental Insurance Scheme. In order to give relief to common man from inflation, now 1 crore NFSA consumers would be given free ratio, free Annapurna food packets every month. In these food packets, 1 kg pulses, sugar, spices and edible oil will be given/ family. 100 units/month free electricity will be made available to domestic consumers,” he said. CM said that OPS has been re-implemented from a humanitarian point of view.
New Delhi (FIB): The father of Sahil Gehlot has been arrested on the charge of criminal conspiracy in murder case of his son’s live-in partner, Nikki Yadav (24). Gehlot’s father, Virender Singh, has been booked under Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC and was arrested late on Friday after police found that he was aware that his son had allegedly killed the woman. Nikki’s father said, family ‘unaware’ of daughter’s marriage with accused Sahil. P6
NIA RAIDS ON LOCATIONS LINK TO PFI IN SEVERAL AREAS OF STATE
Jaipur: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday raided seven locations in Rajasthan in connection with the Popular Front of India (PFI) conspiracy case. The agency searched the residential and commercial premises of the suspects in the case at three locations in Kota, one each in Sawai Madhopur, Bhilwara, Bundi and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan. The NIA said they seized digital devices, air-gun, sharp weapons and incriminating documents during the searches. P3
Jaipur: The two Muslim men from Rajasthan, who were found charred to death in Haryana earlier this week in what is believed to be an attack by cow vigilantes, were first taken to the cops while still alive, police sources told media agency, in a startling new revelation. Meanwhile, Bharatpur court sent one of the accused, Rinku Saini, to police remand on Saturday in connection with the death of two Muslim men from the State. P7
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Udaipur: After being appointed as the Governor of Assam, former Leader of the Opposition, Gulab Chand Kataria, arrived at his hometown in Udaipur on Saturday. He was given a warm welcome at the Dabok airport.
Hundreds of BJP workers welcomed him with slogans in his support. Kataria was made to wear a Mewari turban brought into the city in a procession. An event was also organised in Govardhan Vilas area in his honour. Kataria said that a party runs not because of its leader but from its workers. Talking to the media, he said that
he did not come from a family with a political background. “I joined politics for service and today I have got the responsibility of a consti-
tutional post, so I will try to fulfill it well. A party runs with thousands and lakhs of its workers. PM Modi came after Atal Bihari-
ji. After Bhairav Singh ji in Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje came. One who shows arrogance in politics, gets destroyed,” he said.
Puneet Chaturvedi
Dungarpur: Putting to rest the speculation about the BJP’s CM face in Rajasthan, BJP State president Satish Poonia on Saturday said that the BJP would contest the assembly elections collectively.
“The election will be fought in the name and work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress government in Rajasthan will not be re-
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The State Government has sealed the order of PCCF & HoFF DN Pandey to ban VIP culture in the jungle safari. The facility of free entry will not be available more than twice a month.
Senior officers of the area concerned are authorised to grant permission for free entry in National Park, Sanctuary, Protected Area. Principal Secretary of Forest and Environment Department Shikhar Agarwal gave instructions in this regard.
peated but will be deleted,” he said after reaching Dungarpur. He also
participated in many programmes here. BJP workers wel-
comed him upon his arrival at Bedsa in Simalwara subdivision. Poonia visited the house of former BJP District General Secretary Deendayal Singh Chauhan in Bedsa to condole the death of his father, Karan Singh Chauhan. Poonia then reached Sagwara, where he participated in the MP cricket competition at Sagwara Mahipal Sports Ground and encouraged the players.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Agriculture Minister Lal Chand Kataria inaugurated the state-level programme
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla participated in various programmes on the occasion of Maha Shivratri on Saturday.
He said that Mahadev helps us conquer our sorrows and pain and we should also work to address the crisis and challenges in the lives of people around us.
The Speaker also participated in the Mahashivaratri fair or-
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ulab Chand Kataria said that earlier Assam was in a tumultuous situation but now there has been a lot of improvement. “I will try to improve it further,” he said. Praising the CM of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma, he said that the CM is dear to its people and after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, it was Sarma who was doing good work. Kataria was appointed on February 12, 2023.
‘Meri Policy Mere Haath’ campaign on Saturday by distributing the policies of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to the farmers in Gram Panchayat Kalkh, Jobner (Jaipur).
Kataria said that due to non-availability of hardcopy of the insurance policy on time, the farmers faced problems in getting insurance for bad crops. To address this, the policies are being distributed by the State Govt through camps in the villages.
Kataria said crop insurance scheme provides relief to the farmers from calami -
The amount of Krishak Saathi Yojana has been increased one-and-a-half times from Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 7,500 crore. For the construction of a farm pond, 50,000 farmers will get the benefit of grant, which has been increased from Rs 90,000 to Rs 1.2 lakh.
ties like heavy rains and hailstorms. With continuous publicity and timely payment of insurance claims, the popularity of this scheme is increasing
in the state. He informed that in the last four years, insurance claims worth Rs 18,500 crore have been distributed to about 1.90 crore farmers.
Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje visits Durlabhji Memorial Hospital to meet the Mahant of Trinetra Ganesh Temple. The BJP leader also met Mahant’s son Nikunj Dadhich. Mahant Brijkishore Dadhich presented a picture of Lord Ganesha to Vasundhara Raje and asked her to visit the temple to seek the blessings. Ashok Parnami was also present at the hospital.
First India Bureau Jodhpur: Two people were arrested in Jodhpur for allegedly killing an advocate on Saturday over a property dispute, police said. Police informed the deceased has been identified as Jugraj Chauran, an advocate by profession.
“The incident occurred near Bhadwasiya School under the Mata Ka Than Police Station area on Saturday when Jagraj Chauhan was going on his motorcycle. The victim was stopped by the miscreants and then stabbed multiple times with a knife. Jagraj died
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on the spot while the miscreants fled away,” police said.
“Following the incident, police barricading was done in the area and two of the miscreants were arrested. The other miscreants are being searched. Prima facie, it is suspected that property dispute could be a reason for the victims murder,” police added. The matter is being investigated from every angle.
MLA Baljit Yadav is holding a unique protest against the State Government. Yadav is holding a protest to draw the government’s attention over his demands. Recently Yadav had announced that he will run in all the 200 assembly seats to meet his demands.
On Saturday Yadav was in Barmer.
Dressed in black, the Behror MLA started running with his supporters from Gulab Circle in Pachpadra and completed 15 km
First India Bureau Jaipur: Stepping up election preparations, the Aam Aadmi Party got a large number of BJP, NCP, and Congress workers, including former BJP MLA from Dungarpur, Devendra Katara, to join AAP during a press conference at the state office.
to the refinery area in Barmer. The MLA said that he will mark his protest in five assembly constituencies in Barmer district. Talking to media persons, Yadav
said that he marked his protest to drag the government’s attention towards his demands related to youth, education, health, employment and farmers.
humanity, love for all living beings, maintaining harmony and peace, tread on the path of righteousness and justice and oppose violence and injustice,” he said.
ganised at village Ravatha. Addressing the huge gathering pre -
sent there, Birla said that each chapter of Lord Shiva’s life is a
source of inspiration for us. “It gives us the message of service to
Participating in Hadauti Kesari Dangal and Rani Lakshmi Bai Award organized by Shree Mangleshwar Mahadev Vyayam Shala, Cantonment, he said that such events connect our youth with our spiritual culture
and traditional sports.
“In Dangal, our daughters showed their strength,” he said, recalling the contribution of Baba Gopinath ji and Chaithmal wrestlers in promoting wrestling in Hadauti, including Kota. While wishing the players a bright future, he assured that whatever facilities they needed will be provided to them so that they do well in sports.
Talking to reporters, Katara said that impressed by Arvind Kejriwal’s plans and his honesty, he was joining AAP on the auspicious day of Maha Shivratri under
the able leadership of Vinay Mishra. Katara said that the BJP has abused the tribals of Dungarpur and even called them Naxalites but he was with the people. AAP state in-charge Vinay Mishra said that only AAP has the power and it has strongly opposed the Modi-Adani alliance in the country. He alleged that the secret Ashok Gehlot and Modi have a very strong alliance and people would get to know when the time comes.
‘Mahadev helps us conquer our sorrows and pain’People welcome newly appointed Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria at Dabok Airport in Udaipur.
‘MERI POLICY MERE HAATH’ `18.5K cr given to 1.90 cr farmers in 4 years: Kataria
Congress will be ‘wiped out’ from Raj: Satish Poonia in Dungarpur
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Jaipur: Mahashivratri was celebrated in Chhoti Kashi on Saturday with full fervour. Along with Mangala Aarti in the main pagodas of the city, devotees thronged Tadkeshwar Mahadev Temple, Jharkhand Mahadev Temple, Chamatkareshwar Mahadev Temple, Dhuleshwar Mahadev Temple on the Chaura Rasta. Queues could be seen at temples from around 2 am.
The Tadkeshwar Mahadev Temple at Chaura Rasta was decorated based on a special Rajasthani theme. Phool Bangla tableau was decorated in the evening. Lord Shiva was worshiped at the Kala Mahadev Temple of Go-
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot prayed for the prosperity and progress of the state on Saturday at the Maa Rajarajeshwari temple located at the Chief Minister’s residence. Minister of State for Education Zahida Khan, Govind Singh Dotasra, Harish Chowdhary and Sanyam Lodha along with officers and employees employed at the CM’s residence were present on the occasion.
DEVOTEES OFFER PRAYERS AMID HEAVY POLICE PROTECTION IN KOTA
vind Devji Temple on Amer Road. However, the
2 ARRESTED IN CONNECTION OF FIRING INCIDENT BEFORE RAJE’S ARRIVAL
Ajmer: The Vijayanagar police team has arrested one of the accused Shivraj Gurjar in the aerial firing incident before the arrival of before former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje at Kharwa. To arrest the accused three teams were constituted by the District Superintendent of Police. Shivraj Gurjar was with the main accused Suresh Gurjar at the time of the firing. Similarly, another accomplice named Laxman, who is associated with the Surya gang, has also been arrested from Likoria.
TWO DROWN WHILE OFFERING PRAYERS IN JODHPUR
Jodhpur: Two people, including a girl, drowned in a pond in Jodhpur on Saturday after one of them slipped into deep waters while offering prayers at a temple on Maha Shivratri.
Police informed the deceased boy has been identified as Pratap Alias Pintu (34), a resident of Ratanada in Jodhpur.
Eklingeshwar Mahadev Temple at Moti Dungri, which opens once a year,
remained closed to the general public for the third consecutive year.
Udaipur: There was chaos in Dabaicha village when a pile of debris fell on women.
According to the information, Ramila (40) and Surta (40) with her daughter Shilpa (17) had gone to Dabaycha village on Saturday to collect soil for plastering the house. Suddenly a pile of soil fell down while excavating the soil.
16-YEAR-OLD FOUND DEAD IN FIELD IN BHARATPUR, INVESTIGATION ON
Bharatpur: A 16-year-old girl was found in the fields of Karmuka village in the Kaman area. People have accused some anonymous people of killing her and throwing her body in the fields. As per police, the information was received on Saturday morning that the body of teenager Sani Khan (16) was lying in a suspicious condition in farmer Ishaq’s wheat field in the Karmuka village forest.
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Bhilwara: An elderly couple was crushed to death in Bhilwara on Saturday after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding trailer, police said. Police informed the deceased has been identified as Ravtaram Gacha (62) and his wife Amba Devi. “The incident occurred near Suwana Pond on Saturday morning when Ravtaram, his wife Amba Devi and grandson Vinay alias Sagar (30) were heading towards Bhilwara on a motorcycle. Suddenly, a speeding trailer hit them from behind.
WEATHER CHANGE
Two youths die in Neemkathana
Two died in a road accident late Friday night near Manwar Hotel located on the Neemkathana-Patan bypass.
Two killed, two dozen injured as tractor overturns in Barmer
Two people were killed while nearly two dozen people were injured after a speeding tractor lost its balance and overturned in Barmer, police said. Police informed the deceased has been identified as Khemaram (32) and Budharam (48).
Jaipur (PTI): The weather in Rajasthan saw a change as temperature increased up to 10 degrees Celsius above normal with Barmer being the hottest at 37.6 degrees Celsius, a MeT department spokesperson said on Saturday.
According to the MeT department, the temperature in the state has risen due to the development of an anti-
cyclonic system over the North Arabian Sea and adjoining Gujarat region.
In the last 24 hours,
the highest maximum temperature was recorded 37.6 degrees Celsius in Barmer, which is 8.8 degrees above nor-
Kota: Heavy police force was deployed outside Amleshwar Mahadev Temple in Kota on Saturday. The temple located in Aman Colony of Vigyan Nagar area opens only on Maha Shivratri, due to which, it witnessed a huge rush of devotees on this day. Sources informed that the temple falls under a sensitive area and hence, every year, police personnel are deployed outside the temple on Maha Shivratri. “Senior police officials including DSP, SHOs from several police stations and other policemen were present in and around the temple. Devotees visited in large numbers and offered their prayers at Amleshwar Mahadev Temple. The temple opens only once a year on Maha Shivratri,” said a source.
Baran: A young man shot his wife, and then, while taking her to the hospital, shared made-up stories with people around. However, when his wife died during treatment at Kota Medical College, the accused fled. After this, the woman’s family registered a case. The incident took place in the Bamorikala area in Mangrol. As per the police, on Feb 17, information was received from the police post located at Kota Medical College Hospital that a woman Sheela Bai (27) was admitted to the hospital. There was a bullet found in her body and have died after the operation. On this information, the police reached the Medical College Hospital in Kota, where it came to light that her husband Deepak Prajapat (31) had brought the woman Sheela Bai to the hospital. Investigation so far has revealed that Deepak Prajapat shot his wife on February 16.
Raids conducted by NIA at Badi masjid area in Kota on Saturday.
Gul Mohammad Kota: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday morning conducted raids at three locations in Kota belonging to the alleged members of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI).
The NIA team raided the premises located in the Badi Masjid area, Vigyan Nagar area and Sangod area of Kota and questioned a few people regarding their links to terror-funding activities. The NIA sleuths raided a shop in Badi Majid area where the PFI office was previously situated. The team also questioned one Abdul Saeed in this regard and pasted a notice on the shop. Similarly, in Vigyan Nagar, the NIA team raided the premises of Advocate Ansar Indori and
Bhilwara: The NIA team raided the premises of a former worker of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in Bhilwara on Saturday morning. The NIA sleuths reached the house of Mohammad Imran Rangrej located on Street No. 8 of the Gulnagari area and searched the premises. Sources informed that when the NIA team reached Imran Rangrej’s house, he was not found. Later, he along with his wife was bought from his relative’s house and then questioned.
—Naveen Joshi
seized seven books from his possession. A raid was also conducted in the Sangod area, but nobody was found at the location.
mal followed by Bikaner at 36.8 degree Celsius, which is 10.2 degrees Celsius above normal.
The maximum temperature in Jodhpur was recorded at 36.5 degrees followed by 36.2 degrees Celsius in Phalodi and 35.5 degrees Celsius in Jaisalmer.
Dungarpur recorded a maximum of 35 degrees Celsius, while Churu’s maximum was 34.4 degrees Celsius.
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My dear Vallabhbhai,
When Bapu was alive we had hoped to meet him together and discuss various matters that had troubled us somewhat. You will remember our correspondence. In my last letter I had expressed the hope that, inspite of certain differences of opinion and temperament, we should continue to pull together as we had done for so long. This was, I was glad to find, Bapu’s final opinion also.
Now, with Bapu’s death everything is changed and we have to face a different and more difficult world. The old controversies have ceased to have much significance and it seems to me that the urgent need of the hour is for all of us to function as closely and co-operatively as possible. Indeed, there is no other way.
I have been greatly distressed by the persistence of whispers and rumours about you and me, magnifying out of all proportions any differences we may have. This has spread to foreign ambassadors and foreign correspondents; mischiefmakers take advantage of this and add to it. Even the Services are affected and this is bad. We must put an end to this mischief.
It is over a quarter of a century since we have been closely associated with one another and we have faced many storms and perils together. I can say with full honesty that during this period my affection and regard for you have grown, and I do not think my affection can happen to lessen this. Even our differences have brought out the far greater points of agreement between us and the respect we bear to each other. We have even learnt to agree to differ and yet carry on together.
Anyway, in the crisis that we have to [face] now after Bapu’s death I think it is my duty and, if I may venture to say, yours also for us to face it together as friends and colleagues. Not merely superficially, but in full loyalty to one another and with confidence in each other. I can assure you that you will have that from me. If I have any doubt or difficulty I shall put it frankly to you, and I hope you will do the same to me.
I had hoped to have a long talk with you, but we are so terribly pressed for time that we can hardly see each other in private for long. Some time or other, soon I hope, we shall have this talk and remove any misunderstandings or misapprehensions that may have arisen. Such talks are necessary from time to time. But meanwhile I do not want to wait for this talk and hence this letter, which carries with it my affection and friendship for you.
Yours affectionately Jawaharlal
NATWAR SINGH
THE AUTHOR IS FORMER MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OF INDIA
New Delhi 5 February 1948
My dear Jawaharlal, I am deeply touched, indeed overwhelmed, by the affection and warmth of your letter of 3 February. I fully and heartily reciprocate the sentiments you have so feelingly expressed. We both have been lifelong comrades in a common cause. The paramount interests of our country and our mutual love and regard, transcending such differences of outlook and temperament as existed, have held us together. Both of us have stuck passionately to our respective points of view or methods of work; still we have always sustained a unity of heart which has stood many a stress and strains and which had enabled us to function jointly both in the Congress and in the Government.
Recent events had made me very unhappy and I had written to Bapu when I was going to Bombay appealing to him to relieve me, but his death changes everything and the crisis that has overtaken us must awaken in us a fresh realisation of how much we have achieved together and the need for further joint efforts in our grief-stricken country’s interest.
I had the good fortune to have a last talk with him for over an hour just before his death and he communicated to me what had passed between you and him as well as his talk with HE [Lord Mountbatten]. He had also fixed an appointment to meet both of us the next day. His opinion also binds us both and I can assure you that I am fully resolved to approach my responsibilities and obligations in this spirit.
I agree with you that we must find more time for mutual consultations so that we can keep each other informed of, and in touch with, what is happening and we can thus resolve any points of difference that might arise.
We should also find an early opportunity to have a long talk and clear our minds of any doubts and difficulties that may be there. Continued harping on our differences in public or in private is bad for us, bad for the Services and Bad for the country. The sooner we set this at rest once for all and clear the murky atmosphere the better.
Yours Vallabhbhai Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
While hearing a petition in the Gautam Adani-Hindenburg case, the Supreme Court declined to accept Centre’s suggestion for those who could form part of a panel to suggest changes to SEBI for protecting investors. In a laudable decision the court also did not accept names put forth by the petitioners in the case. A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that the court wanted to maintain full transparency and said it will itself choose persons for the panel. In November 2022 also Justice Chandrachud refused to accept a suggestion in a sealed envelope. In March last year even Justice NV Ramana, the former CJI, had declined to accept any suggestion from the government in an envelope. Encouraged by some CJI’s, the government resorts to the practice when it wants some information being made public as was done in Malayalam news channel Media One’s case. Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi accepted an envelope while hearing the Rafale case inviting controversy.
Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame. Buddha
The Hon’ble Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
By allotting the Shiv Sena name and ‘bow and arrow’ symbol to the Eknath Shinde faction on the basis of its majority as proved in the legislature the Election Commission may not have done any wrong technically but the decision appears to have queered the pitch for Uddhav Thackeray and his team.
Thackeray described the poll panel’s decision as “dangerous for democracy” and said he will take the battle to the Supreme Court which is already hearing a petition against its 2016 judgment in the Nabam Rebia case arising out of a decision by the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad
By allotting the Shiv Sena name and ‘bow and arrow’ symbol to the Eknath Shinde faction on the basis of its majority as proved in the legislature the Election Commission may not have done any wrong technically but the decision appears to have queered the pitch for Uddhav Thackeray and his team
Pawar advised Thackeray to accept the new name and symbol which EC will now allot. The advice makes sense.
For Thackeray, accepting “Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena” (BSS) and “two swords and shield” as the party’s new name and symbol may not be
difficult but he will be at a clear disadvantage when voters press the button on the EVM. It may not be as disappointing as it appears because Balasaheb as prefix will be a clear differentiator.
Supporters of the original Shiv Sena should have no problem in identifying his party because of Balasaheb (Thackeray’s) name. All that Thackeray needs to do is to undertake a massive campaign to familiarise voters with the change.
In Maharashtra the legacy of late Balasaheb Thackeray is probably still intact and that should be taken advantage of by the Uddhav camp. Uddhav should rather focus on the Rebia case which Eknath Shinde camp wants to be heard by a seven-judge.
I bow down to the great saint, spiritual teacher and thinker, revered Ramakrishna Paramhans ji on his birth anniversary. Your whole life devoted to spiritual dedication, human welfare and universal brotherhood will always be an inspiration and light our path.
Nitin Gadkari @nitin_gadkari
My appeal to the voters is to stand together for development and a bright future for Meghalaya. It’s the time to relieve the state from corruption and to bring the BJP to power under the leadership of PM Shri @narendramodi Ji. #StrongerBJPStrongerMeghalaya
Sydney (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Australia, on Saturday emphasised the need for vigilance against “radical activities” targeting the Indian community in Australia in the wake of vandalism of Hindu temples in the country by Khalistani supporters.
The External Affairs Minister’s remarks came during his meeting with his Australian counterpart Penny
Wong during which they exchanged views on a number of issues.
“Noted the forward movement on our bilateral agenda. Emphasized the need for vigilance against radical activities targeting the Indian community,” Jaishankar tweeted after the meeting.
The External Affairs Minister’s comments came in reference to the recent vandalisation of three Hindu temples in the country.
Nitish Kumar on Saturday once again emphasised the strength of a united opposition and urged the Congress to come together and fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming general election.
Speaking at the 11th general convention of CPI-M, CM Nitish Kumar said, “I want you people (Congress) to take a quick decision.
If they take my suggestion and fight together, they (BJP) will go below 100 seats, but if they don’t take my suggestion, you know what will happen.” Bihar CM Kumar further said he is waiting for the Congress party to take a decision on whether to contest the 2024 election together.
On behalf of the Congress party, the
Guwahati: Despite the Assam version of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, Congress party will not be able to return to power in the state till 2036, Minister Pijush Hazarika said on Saturday.
He said there will be no vacancy for the CM’s chair for the next 13 years in Assam. “I can not say what will happen after that, but the Congress has no chance up to 2036,” he said.
Hazarika also took a jibe at Congress leaders for recent controversy after the party’s leader in the assembly Debabrata Saikia shot a letter to
event was attended by Congress leader Salman Khurshid.
Speaking at the event Congress leader Salman Khurshid said, “I came to represent on behalf of Congress. Earlier there was talk of the Gujarat model but now there should be the talk of the Bihar model and I will speak about it at every place in the country.”
ALL OPPN PARTIES, EXCEPT CONGRESS, UNITING AGAINST BJP, SAYS TEJASHWI
Patna (Agencies): All Opposition parties, barring the Congress, are joining forces to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Lok Sabha election 2024, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said here on Saturday. The Congress, he said, is yet to take any initiative in this regard. “The opposition parties are determined to remove BJP from the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections but the Congress is not making any solid efforts. I urge the Congress to take the lead in Opposition unity.
On January 23, the management of the International Society for
Bhopal (PTI): Amid senior BJP leader Uma Bharti’s demand for a “controlled liquor policy”, the Madhya Pradesh govt has set up a cabinet committee to submit recommendations on a new framework for the sector, an official said on Saturday.
A new policy was supposed to be announced on January 31 but got delayed, apparently due to Bharti’s demands, including closure of ‘ahatas’ (area for drinking attached to a liquor shop) and ban on liquor shops in a one-kilometre radius around schools and some other establishments, official sources said.
New Delhi (ANI): BJP
national president JP Nadda will be on a three-day visit to the poll-bound Karnataka from Sunday.
Nadda will be in Karnataka till February 21.
the state Congress president Bhupen Bora expressing displeasure over some issues.
He said, “In Congress party there has been no importance for seniors. They are not given due respect, and that is how the party is running.”
The programme of the party’s chief includes a public meeting in Udupi and Belur. He will also visit Mangaluru for a programme and participate in a bike rally in Chikkamangaluru.
During the visit, Nadda will also visit the Sringeri Mutt and spend a night there.
One of the holiest and most important Hindu
pilgrim centres, Sringeri was one of the four Peethas (centres) established by Adi Shankaracharya.
The BJP chief’s visit comes at a time when Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy has alleged Union
Minister Pralhad Joshi for belonging to the Brahmin community which had split the Sringeri Mutt.
Another highlight of the visit of the BJP’s national president is the district workers’ sammelan in Hassan.
Nadda will also attend a meeting of the party’s top brass in the state to assess the preparation for the upcoming Assembly elections.
It is pertinent to mention that Karnataka has been a BJP bastion for a long time and is their single big foray into southern India.
Washington (PTI): The relationship between India and the US is the “defining partnership” for the 21st century, America’s former Ambassador to the country Richard Verma has told lawmakers and urged the Senate to confirm the next envoy to New Delhi at the earliest.
A strong advocate of deepening Indo-US ties, Verma played a key role in the Congressional passage of the civil nu-
clear deal. He was sworn in as the US Ambassador to India in
2014, becoming the first ever Indian-American to hold the post. He
served as the US Ambassador to India from 2014 to 2017.
Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple also known as the Hare
Krishna Temple in Melbourne’s Albert Park found the walls of the revered temple vandalised with graffiti “Hindustan Murdabad”.
On January 16, the historic Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs, Victoria, was vandalised in a similar manner.
On January 12, the Swaminarayan temple in Melbourne was defaced by ‘anti-social elements’ with anti-India graffiti.
A prominent Hindu temple in Australia this week received threatening calls in which it was asked to raise pro-Khalistani slogans if it wanted to observe Maha Shivratri peacefully which falls on February 18.
India has already asked the Australian government to curb the anti-India activities of the Khalistani separatists and also attacks on the Hindu temples in the country.
New Delhi (PTI): GST Council, the apex decision-making authority, on Saturday reduced the tax rate on several items, including liquid jagger and pencil sharpeners, besides rationalising late fee for the delayed filing of annual returns. Briefing media after the 49th meeting of the GST Council, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also informed that reports of the GoM (Group of Ministers) on checking tax evasion by pan masala and gutkha industry,
New Delhi: A “crazy nut” and an aged “barking dog” is how real estate doyen KP Singh described billionaire financier George Soros, who caused an outrage in India after saying the Adani-Hindenburg turmoil would lead to weakening of PM Narendra Modi’s grip on power. Singh, who helmed DLF Ltd and is known for plain-speaking, said in an interview with PTI that India has got the best democratically elected PM, who has been elected with thumping majority not once but twice.
and on Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunals (GSTATs), have been taken on board. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council comprises finance ministers of states and UTs.
She also announced that the central government has decided to clear the entire pending balance GST compensation of Rs 16,982 crore for June 2022. The Centre has decided to release the amount from its own resources and the same will be recouped from the future
compensation cess collection, she said. With this release, the Centre would clear the entire provisionally admissible compensation dues for five years as envisaged in the GST (Compensation to States) Act 2017, an official release said. The Centre will also clear the admissible final GST Compensation to those states who have provided revenue figures certified by the Accountant General which amounts to Rs 16,524 crore, she said.
Kolkata: TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Saturday claimed the judges often wear sunglasses when names of BJP leaders surface in scams.
Ghosh, the TMC spokesperson, made the remarks after property documents belonging to BJP vice-president Dilip Ghosh were recovered from the residence of one Prasanna Roy who was arrested by the CBI in connection with the teachers’ recruitment scam in West Bengal.
He said: “In that case, why should Dilip Ghosh not also be taken into custody and the matter
is investigated? Why is the court silent now?
Why are the judges not directing the investigating agencies to nab offenders in such cases?
Why are they not directing Dilip Ghosh’s arrest?
Why would he move freely even after the documents of his flat were recovered from the residence of Prasanna Roy?”
“I continue to believe this is the defining partnership for this century. The relationship is so consequential in so many ways, and having a senior official on the ground that represents the president makes a big difference,” Verma told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing for Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.
On Mahashivratri festival, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited, and his son, Akash Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio, visited Somnath Mahadev. They were welcomed by PK Lahiri, Chairman
“Cong will not return to power in Assam”Richard Verma during his confirmation hearing for Dy Secretary of State for Management & Resources. Dipankar Bhattacharya (C), Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav, Salman Khurshid (R) and Lalan Singh, during the CPI-M Convention in Patna, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI Hazarika with his wife Aimee JP Nadda. —FILE PHOTO Nirmala Sitharaman, with Sanjay Malhotra and Vivek Johri, after GST Council meeting on Saturday. of the temple trust, and Secretary Yogendrabhai Desai.
Srinagar (Agencies):
Jammu and Kashmir
Police arrested three terrorist associates of proscribed terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) from South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The police also recovered arms and ammunition from their possession.
“In a major success in curbing terrorist activities and to safeguard the public from these miscreants, police parties of PC Hatipora and police station Behibagh arrested three terrorist associates of banned terrorist outfit HM on Friday at about 05:19 p.m. and recovered live arms and ammunition from their possession,” police said.
Police said based on a credible input regarding anti-national elements carrying illegal arms and ammunition
with them moving in a vehicle, Kulgam police established a specific Naka at Daderkoot, Alamganj Crossing.
A motorcycle was intercepted by the police parties present there.
While searching the vehicle and the suspected persons, arms and am-
Chennai: With the possibility of human trafficking not ruled out at the Anbu Jothi Ashram in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu DGP, C Sylendra Babu transferred the case to the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) on Saturday.
The CB-CID will now probe the matter of alleged torture and rape of inmates at the ‘ashram’ being run by a couple from Kerala.
New Delhi: Two persons, including a juvenile, have been apprehended for procuring illegal weapons from Madhya Pradesh and then supplying them to the members of Neeraj Bawana gang in Delhi and its peripherals. The accused have been identified as Mohd. Sameer (19), a resident of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh and a juvenile. Police have also recovered 10 pistols, including four semi-automatic pistols.
Panaji: Goa police on Saturday arrested a man with ‘ganja’ (narcotics) valued at Rs 2.6 lakh. The raid was conducted in Calangute area after receiving tip-off. “We had specific information that one person will come to deliver a narcotic substance to his prospective customers. We conducted a raid and nabbed one Rampriya Kumar, a native of Bihar, with 2.61 kg of narcotic substance,” police said.
Guwahati: Unidentified assailants attacked a lawyer with acid in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday in Gossaigaon area. The victim was identified as Abdus Samad Ahmed, a resident of Padmabil village who represents the Gossaigaon Lawyer’s Association as a senior advocate.
The assailants reportedly broke into Ahmend’s house and hurled acid on his face. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, the police said.
munition were recovered from their possession including one pistol, two pistol magazines and 13 live pistol rounds.
They have been identified as Mohd Abass Wagay, a resident of Imamsahab; Gowhar Shafi Mir and Nisar Rehman Sheikh, both resi-
Chandigarh: Delegates for the first Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting of G20 nations slated in Gurugram from March 1 to 4 will do yoga daily and the host Haryana is providing instructors for holding sessions, state CM’s Additional Principal Secretary Amit Agrawal said on Saturday.
Reviewing preparations for organising the summit, Agrawal said the day of the participants would begin with a yoga session.
“All participants from different countries will be invited for the yoga session in the morning. Efficient yoga instructors will be provided for them and protocol yoga exercises, which are usually performed on International Yoga Day, will be practiced during their three-day stay at Hotel Leela,” he said.
In virtual meeting, Agrawal said it is a matter of pride for India to have presidency of G-20 Summit and it’s an opportunity to showcase Haryana’s cultural heritage to foreign delegates.
dents of DK Pora in Shopian.
“All the three persons were detained and after sustained interrogation, it was revealed that they were involved in terror crimes and were providing support to terror organisation,” police said.
Srinagar: The NIA on Saturday seized three vehicles used for militancy purposes in J&K. The case pertains to arrest of four accused persons, including two active terrorists of Hizb-ulMujahideen (HM), who were going out of J&K to commit militant acts in a car. “Based on information, this car was intercepted at Al-Stop naka on Srinagar-Jammu Highway on 11.01.2020. During search, one AK-47 Rifle, 3 pistols, 1 hand grenade, ammunition and other incriminating material were recovered and seized,” the NIA said in a statement.
Sagar/Dewas (PTI): Seven persons were killed in two accidents in Sagar and Dewas districts in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
In Sagar, four passengers, including a woman, were killed and 20 persons were injured after a speeding bus overturned at Niwar Ghati, 70 kilometres from the district headquarters, on the road leading to Chhatarpur, SP Tarun Nayak said.
The incident took place at 6am under Chhanbila police station limits and the bus was proceeding from Indore to Chhatarpur, he said.
“Three critically injured persons have been sent to Sagar district hospital. The deceased are yet to be identified,” the SP said.
In the second accident, a couple in the 4550 age group, and their 18-year-old daughter died after their motorcycle was hit by a car near Ramnagar village in the morning, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP)
2 KILLED AS MOTORCYCLE CRASHES WITH BUS IN MALDA Englishbazar (PTI):
Two people were killed after their motorcycle crashed with a minibus in West Bengal’s Malda district on Saturday, the police said. The incident happened in Dangapara in the Bamangola police station area, they said. The deceased were identified as Surajit Khan (24) and Pankaj Ray (19), they added. Their bodies were sent to the Malda Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examination, police said. The bus has been seized and an investigation started, the police said.
Suryakant Sharma said.
“The couple died at Khategaon’s government hospital while their daughter succumbed on the way to hospital in Indore,” Sharma said.
The incident took place 140 kilometres away from Dewas district headquarters, he added.
New Delhi (ANI): In yet another revelation in the Nikki Yadav murder case, Delhi Police on Saturday said that the accused Sahil Gahlot and the deceased girl were married and not just live-in partners.
Officials of the Crime Branch after interrogating Sahil, accused of strangulating Nikki, 25 with a phone’s data cable and stuffing her body in the refrigerator of his family-owned dhaba in Mitraon village in South West Delhi, revealed that the duo had solemnised their marriage in an Arya Samaj Temple three years ago. “During police interrogation, Sahil disclosed that Nikki had been asking him not to marry another girl because both had already solemnised their marriage in 2020 and were actually husband and wife and not live-in partners,” police said.
New Delhi (PTI): India on Saturday recorded 116 fresh COVID-19 infections, while the number of active cases increased to 1,867, Union health ministry said. With this, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 4.46 crore (4,46,84,775). The death toll stands at 5,30,757, the data stated. The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.81 per cent, the ministry website said. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,52,151. The case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
Sahil told police that Nikki was repeatedly objecting to his impending marriage, fixed by his family on February 10.
Fed up with her repeated objections, Sahil planned to kill Nikki and executed the murder along with his accomplices- family mem-
bers and acquaintances, on February 10 on the day of his second marriage,” Special CP Ravinder Yadav said. Delhi Police earlier told ANI that the Crime Branch had arrested five persons, including Sahil’s father in connection with the case.
Lucknow (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted raids across 22 locations in six districts of Uttar Pradesh in connection with “fraudulent” availment of postmatriculation scholarships by various educational institutes across the state.
Several institutes/ colleges “unlawfully” availed scholarships in the names of several ineligible candidates and “misappropriated” the same for their use, an ED statement said.
The scholarship is provided by the central and state governments to facilitate the education of SC, ST, PH (physically handicapped or differently-abled) candidates, and students
from minority communities and economically weaker sections. Therefore, the scholarship scam has a huge social impact on the weaker sections of society, the ED statement said.
Sadhguru makes commitment to move 2 billion people in some form of yoga in next 24 months at the Isha Foundation
First India Bureau
Coimbatore: With the First Citizen of India, President Droupadi Murmu, in attendance as the Guest of Honour, Isha Yoga Center celebrated its annual 12hour nightlong cultural extravaganza, Mahashivaratri, last night in the presence of Sadhguru, Founder-Isha Foundation. Tamil Nadu Governor Ravindra Narayana Ravi and Tamil
Nadu IT minister Thiru Mano Thangaraj were also present.
Warmly welcomed by Sadhguru and by the tens of thousands gathered for the celebrations, President Murmu said “I feel specially blessed today. I feel blessed to be here on the holy occasion of Mahashivaratri in the presence of Adiyogi.”
Earlier, the President participated in the Pancha Bhutha Kriya
(cleansing of the five elements) conducted by Sadhguru at Dhyanalinga, a powerful and unique energy form consecrated as a doorway to liberation. The
President also lit the Mahayoga Yagna at Adiyogi to symbolize the spread of Yoga through the world.
Terming Lord Shiva as a “deity for all,” and
the night of Mahashivaratri as marking “the end of the darkness of ignorance”, the President added that “for those in search of higher ideals of life, today is
an especially significant occasion.” She said “the need for a balanced and compassionate life in harmony with Mother Nature and all its dear children was never
felt so pressing as it does today.”
Referring to Sadhguru as a “renowned Rishi of modern times,” the President said “countless people, especially
the young from India and abroad, have found in him the inspiration to make spiritual progress.”
Underlining the importance of bringing physical and mental stability to individual human beings, Sadhguru said that the Mahayoga Yagna is a symbol of Isha’s commitment to offer tools and technologies of wellbeing to Humanity. “In the next 24 months, we are committed to bring a simple form of Yoga to at least 2 billion people on the planet. This needs to happen for the wellbeing of humanity,” Sadhguru added.
“AUM NAMAH SHIVAYA”President Droupadi Murmu, Sadhguru and other dignitaries during Mahashivaratri celebrations. Sadhguru welcomes President Droupadi Murmu.
Parents are the rock in our lives, they give us stability and guide us and the beauty and power of this relationship continues even when they are physically no longer with us.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First IndiaThe author is a journalist and political commentator and views expressed are his personal
RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN IS WITNESSING A TRANSFORMATION
Ever since the country’s new President, Droupadi Murmu stepped into the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the atmosphere there has changed. For the officers and staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan, it is like a cool breeze, as unlike her predecessors, President Murmu has broken many declared myths as soon as she came.
The staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan does not remember if ever any President has sent Diwali sweets for them and their children at his or her own expense.
Sources reveal that ‘the President’s expenditure on sweet boxes and gifts alone was about Rs two to two and a half lakh, which she himself bore.’ The staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan has become convinced of her simplicity, decency, and ease of living. She also wakes up at three in the morning, then does an hour-long yoga and meditation routine, then leaves for her morning walk
at four, which lasts about a quarter of an hour. Now only vegetarian food is cooked in the kitchen of Rashtrapati Bhavan without onion and garlic. The practice of non-vegetarian food has stopped. The kitchen of Rashtrapati Bhavan has also been asked to be closed by 10 pm.
Earlier, the employees who went home after finishing duty late at night did not even get any travelling allowance, now they have started getting it. The President is well aware of the fact that the face of the new India is mostly formed by meeting the youth of the country, so to connect with the youth and understand their expectations properly, she is also using the social media platform ‘Facebook’ a lot. She takes time, and makes short notes for her speeches, which are included in her main speech. If the top changes, surely its fragrance will be felt across the country.
WHEN WILL THE CIVIC ELECTIONS IN UTTAR PRADESH BE HELD?
W ith the success of the ‘UP Investor Summit’, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has received a new message from Delhi asking him to ‘ensure the dates of civic elections in the state as soon as possible.’ It has been said that ‘his long-pending cabinet reshuffle may remain stuck until the civic elections in the state are over.’ Yogi has been engaged in a major reshuffle exercise in his Cabinet for some time now, where many of his old ministers have to leave and many new faces have to get a place in the Cabinet. In fact, the UP local body elections are stuck in a dilemma that the reservation formula has not been finalised yet. This reservation formula is to be decided for mayors of 17 Municipal Corporations, Presidents of 200 Municipal Corporations, and Chairman of 546 city panchayats. It should be noted that the deadline for municipal elections has ended on January 5. At present, Yogi has sent a tip to Delhi that ‘election procedures are being finalised’. It seems Yogi is also waiting for the right time for himself.
CONGRESS’s 85TH SESSION IN RAIPUR WILL END PREMATURELY
T he shadow of uncertainty is hovering over the Raipur session of Congress. Earlier this 85th session of Congress was called in Raipur for three days i.e. from February 24-26. Now it is believed that instead of 24, the session will start on 25 and end on 26. Everyone’s eyes were fixed on this conference because after 26 years the elections of the Congress Working Committee were to be held. But now, it is believed that this CWC election will be postponed and Party President Mallikarjun Kharge will be authorised to elect a representative for the working committee by show of hands, which he will decide after returning to Delhi.
Of the 23 members of the Congress Working Committee, 12 were to be elected by the AICC delegates, and 11 were to be nominated by the President. But it seems that there will be no election now because there are indications of irregularities in the AICC list as well. Differences have been found in the list of about 1300 AICC representatives from 29 states and UTs & the list provided by the PCC, raising questions about the role of Madhusudan Mistry & VP Singh of the election committee, who have included the names of their favorite people in the list. More or less similar errors were seen in list of delegates during election of the party President as well.
MUKHTAR’S LOVE FOR RAMCHARIT MANAS
Whatever has been given to me belongs to my party, says Mahesh Joshi
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Congress’ politics has heated up after the resignation of PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi from the post of Government Chief Whip. Congress State In-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has said that party’s decision of ‘one person, one post’ and the incident on September 25 are the reason behind Joshi’s resignation. Meanwhile, after Randhawa’s remark, Joshi has now fuelled political controversy by raising the demand for action against the leaders of the Pilot camp.
On the question whether Mahesh Joshi’s resignation is an action for the September 25 incident or because of the
two posts, Randhawa while talking to media at the Circuit House in Jaipur said, “Party’s action is also the reason for the resignation. There is also the issue of holding two posts. Further action will be taken in this matter.” The matter was there even before his appointment, Randhawa added. “In such a situation, whatever instructions the high command gives me, I will take the same action. I will not send any report in this matter, but if the high command asks me to take any action, I will do so with immediate effect. I have done what the high command asked me to
do,” Randhawa said. Interestingly, the state in-charge accepted that there is estrangement between the leaders and he is trying to end it. “There is no resentment in Pilot, this is just media talk,” he said.
Meanwhile, Minister Mahesh Joshi said that he resigned and the resignation was accepted by the High Command and the Chief Minister. “Randhawa considered it as part of the action, I am happy that the action has also been taken and my wish has also been fulfilled. I am waiting for action to be taken against those who tried to weaken the party and the gov-
ernment so that the message of equality goes to all the workers. I am not a person who works under pressure. If the high command had decided at that moment, I would have resigned. If the high command wants me even further than this, I will be happy to follow their orders. Whatever has been given to me belongs to my party. I will be happy to obey the orders of the high command. All I have to say is that the rest of the action should also be taken soon,” Joshi said.
The Minister further said, “The decision has been taken in midst of an ongoing Assembly session. I had given my resignation before the Assembly’s budget session. I have been saying since October that I should be relieved of one post. When you made me a Minister, instead of assuming dual responsibility, it is better for me to concentrate on one side.”
WE TOOK CARE OF MASSES’ CONCERNS IN STATE BUDGET, SAYS GEHLOT
Jaipur: State Congress in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa’s changed tone has become a topic of discussion in the political circles of the state as two different statements were made by Randhawa, in one day. On the issue of resignation of Mahesh Joshi from the post of Chief Whip, Randhawa gave statement in the evening and said, “Joshi’s resignation is only on the basis of the principle of ‘one person one post.’ We will not take out Tughlaqifarman . We will coordinate with everyone and the decision will be taken with everyone’s consent. The high command will decide on the September 25 incident.” Interestingly, on the same issue, Randhawa in the morning had said that Joshi’s resignation was ‘part of action for the September 25 incident and there is also a policy of one person one post. Action on other leaders will be taken after instructions from the high command.” Notably, the change in Randhawa’s statements came to the fore after his meeting with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot! —Yogesh Sharma
BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi may have lost his Rajya Sabha membership, may have lost his ministerial post, but his spirits continue to soar. When there is an uproar over Ramcharit Manas across the country, especially in states like UP-Bihar, Naqvi has decided to organise a grand staging of ‘Jai Shri Ram Ramayana’ in Muslim-dominated areas, especially in Rampur’s Rathonda Kisan Mela.
On March 3, this grand three-hour performance based on Ramcharit Manas will take place.
Many famous faces from Ramanand Sagar’s famous TV serial will be a part of this staging, which include actors like Puneet Issar and Bindu Dara Singh. In this Ramayana staging, modern technology and various contexts of Shri Ramcharit Manas are being powerfully woven into one thread.
It should be noted that in the same fair last year, Naqvi staged the Mahabharata as well. The historic Shiva temple is also situated here where lakhs of people gather for Jalabhishek on the occasion of Mahashivaratri. In fact, Naqvi also performed Jalabhishek by going to the Shiva temple during the inauguration of this fair on Thursday.
RAO’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS MAYAWATI ...AND FINALLY
T he BJP has already completely entered the ‘Election Mode’ for the Lok Sabha elections. If sources are to be believed, many Congress stalwarts are stepping at the doors of BJP to become ‘saffronised’.
The party has identified such leaders and prepared a list of them. The matter is stuck on just timing. Amit Shah is understood to have asked these leaders to wait till September, while Modi wants nothing to happen before December.
E ver since SP supremo Mayawati announced that ‘she will not forge an electoral alliance with any party in UP in the 2024 general elections’, Chandrasekhar Rao has new stress on his face.
Telangana Chief Minister Rao wants to emerge as the new Leader of the Opposition unit. However, he has not given up on his dream. Recently, he held a long talk with Mayawati over the phone and invited her to be the chief guest at a grand ‘Holi Milan function’ held
in Hyderabad. Rao plans to meet Mayawati there and a scholarship will be distributed to 1,000 Dalit girls and on the same pretext, Mayawati will be persuaded to make a coalition with Akhilesh.
Ashok Kumawat & Shikha
Sirohi: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, addressing the Marwar Meena Samaj Mahasammelan organised at village Chotila, Shivganj, Sirohi, on Saturday, said that the tribals have an invaluable contribution in preserving the ancient culture, civilization and tradition of the country. It has had an equal share in the development of the state. He said that the State government has also left no stone unturned in the development of tribal dominated districts like Banswara, Dungarpur, Udaipur
and Pratapgarh. Gehlot said that the amount of Tribal Development Fund has been increased from Rs 100 crore to Rs 500 crore. He said that Marwar Tribal Development Board has
been constituted for all round development of ST category in Jodhpur division. He appealed to the public to give maximum publicity to the schemes and take benefits to the last person.
Jodhpur: CM Ashok Gehlot was extended a warm welcome at Jodhpur airport.
Praising the State budget, the Chief Minister said that people are welcoming it only because they liked the budget so much. He also said that in the upcoming elections, now every party will decide its manifesto on the basis of the budget. Meanwhile, Gehlot duly inaugurated the 25th National Public Entertainment Fair in the open courtyard of Ashoka Garden wherein CM’s wife Sunita Gehlot also participated.
Addressing the event, CM Gehlot said, “When Man Singh Deora was UIT chairman, then the idea of an open theatre was conceived. It should not be named after Ashok Udyan. When I became the CM for the first time, a fund was earmarked for welfare of artists & journos. Now when the pen came in hand, a budget of Rs 100 crore was given.”
Gehlot also remembered Komal Kothari’s contribution and said, “The Sangeet Natak Akademi has also progressed after a long struggle. 3.5,000 hours of recording is a big record in itself.” He compared his budget with issues of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra and said “Inflation is high, people are worried, but we took care of their problems.”
—Rajeev Gaur and Shiv Prakash Harish ChaudharyNaresh Sharma
Jaipur: MLA and Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Chaudhary met CM Ashok Gehlot at CMR on Saturday. State Congress in-charge Sukhjinder S Randhawa was also present. As a result of the development, different political meanings are being extracted from the meeting.
Notably, Harish Chaudhary was vocal for some time now, but Saturday’s meeting occurred in a pleasant atmosphere. State Congress President GS Dotasra and Sanyam Lodha were also present during the meeting.
However, it is being said that the issues concerning the organisation were discussed in the meeting. In particular, there has been discussion about whether to form a district organisation or to give other responsibilities, through appointments.
First India Bureau New Delhi : Minister of Technical Education Dr Subash Garg on Saturday took part in the 49th meeting of the GST council in New Delhi. Dr Subash Garg kept the view of the Rajasthan government in the meeting and said that on the lines of GSTN- 9 and 10, amnesty should also be applicable in returns of
GSTN 1 and 3. He also demanded to build a consensus on the formation of the GST
the Appellate Tribunal, two judicial and two technical members should also be kept under these benches. Apart from this, the right of appointment in the State Bench to be constituted at the state level and the right to determine the eligibility of technical members (state) should be given to the state government,” said Dr Subash Garg.
Dr Subash Garg said that CM Ashok Gehlot has already raised this issue before the Centre by writing a letter to Centre. He said that keeping in view the financial condition of states, the GST refund period should be extended till 2027 or State Govt should be given a special package on the lines of Karnataka. The Minister also demanded payment of the outstanding amount of Rs 3,012 crore till June 2022.
intricacy.
Styles come and go, but the glow of
nating with fashion followers. There are some rhythms and colour patterns that repeat year after year for example, one unofficial rule is that metallics and silvers are saved for the holiday season, but don’t receive much airtime until New Year’s Day. In 2023, that notion is being flipped on its head, as silver was a motif that dominated the spring collections of Gucci, Versace, and Chanel. This is perhaps the season’s most noticeable colour trend and it feels refreshing following, seasons of rainbow brights and saturated colours. Silver is also a universal shade that chan-
The extravagant party dresses are on the horizon for 2023, with silver taking its usual disco-ball form with bold sequins and lames. Gucci’s knotted-sleeved midi dress with white boots was very eye-catching. There are, however, lots of less apparent ways to wear metallics, such as foil pants or tiny skirts that look great with plain T-shirts
One high-shine item, toned down with other essentials or more muted items, is possibly the simplest way to add a touch of silver to your ensembles in 2023. City First highlights the trending silver fashion that’ll help you shine out of crowd!
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NAMRITA
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
There is much to achieve today and you will find yourself up to it. Academic front seems favourable. You are likely to buy something you have been longing for. Retailers and service providers will find their cash registers ringing. You are likely to spend time in self introspection.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
There is a chance of somebody taking you along for a function or a party. Keeping track of something or someone may prove an uphill task. Your standing in your professional circle is likely to get a boost. Not keeping regular in your routine can tell on your health.
Leo JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Financial front remains rosy and promises to bring in gains. Good professional guidance may become the key to further your career. A family member may make you proud. Spending time with friends is possible. Some of you may decide to take your romance to the next level.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may want things differently on the domestic front, but will need to convince others about your ideas. A break from the routine is indicated. Change of season requires you to take good care of your health. Stars on the romantic front looks extremely strong for some.
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
An outing with family promises much fun. Prepare well for a long journey, if you want to travel comfortably. Shifting to a new house or a new city cannot be ruled out. Travel arrangements may be on your mind. Your nature seems on the ascendant, plan an exclusive time with lover.
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Expect immediate returns from the investments made by you. Workload is likely to increase on the professional front. This is a fine day on the financial front. Good understanding and mutual respect is likely to enhance togetherness for the newlyweds.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
Buying something expensive for the house is indicated. Responsibilities are likely to increase manifold. Those feeling lethargic and unwell may get back on the path to perfect health. A close friend may motivate you for a vacation, so start applying for leave.
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Someone who admires you will leave no stone unturned in appeasing. Those unwell are likely to recover soon. Something may keep you from realizing your full potential on the academic front. A practical solution may be found for a complex problem .
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Someone’s good advice will help in making the right decisions on the academic front. Things start looking up on the health front as you manage to remain regular in your workouts. Prospects of marriage for lovers are set to brighten.
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
An initiative on the health front is likely to give rich dividends. Those involved in a project will be able to give a good account of themselves. Someone you despise is likely to turn over a new leaf, so let bygones be bygones. Good news awaits you on the social front.
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Meditate to embark on a new spiritual journey.
You will be able to regain lost ground on the academic front to come at par with the rest. Excellent showing at work will get you hand-picked for an important assignment. You may long to meet your near and dear ones today.
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Much hustle and bustle can be expected on the social front to your delight.
Someone may not agree to your terms but that should not affect your productivity. You will get a chance to tap your potential on the professional front and impress those who matter.
South Asia, of which India is a dominant entity, is the poster child for climate change. It is because the amount of rain falling in India has declined by 6 per cent between 1951 and 2015. What has been observed is a repetition of widespread unexpected droughts and massive downpours of water in different parts of the country. Thunderstorms, lightning and very heavy rainfall have become a cause of concern for weather scientists. They are trying to understand the underlying phenomena but their success has been limited.
The reasons that not much is clearly predicted about weather conditions in India are many but two of them are well known. Firstly, South Asian monsoons are one of the hardest natural processes to understand. Secondly, almost all the methods and mechanisms to predict weather are based on Western models. There is no indigenous method for India. As a result of this, most Indian weather forecasts are based more on experience than science. Some progress has been made but still, a lot of work has to be done.
Since India’s lifeline is monsoon, it is always beneficial to understand its basic phenomenon. The northern hemisphere tilts closer to the sun during May. As a result, the land heats and the air above this hot land rises up. Because of this rise of air upwards, trade winds change their course and flow in from the South Arabian sea pushing moisture-laden rain clouds up towards the
Western Ghats. This phenomenon brings rains to Kerala and parts of South India. It is because of this phenomenon that every Indian start enquiring about the arrival of rain in Kerala after the middle of June every year. Now curiosity may arise as to how the rain from Kerala spreads all over India. Winds find gaps in the Western Ghats. As these gaps are filled by wind currents, the air power spreads water-filled clouds across the Indian subcontinent. It is for this reason that environmentalists cry foul whenever government starts disturbing the ecosystem of these Ghats. Such people are saviours of the future, not an antinationalist crowd as is claimed by greedy moneybags.
Monsoons have become erratic over the last seven decades. This has happened because of the supercharged Indian Ocean which has warmed more than any other ocean. Since 1870, the Indian Ocean has warmed by 1.4 degrees Celsius. As a result of the hot ocean, the trade winds have weakened resulting in widespread droughts or excessive rains in the subcontinent. Some people on social media are seen to be over joyous about the plight of Pakistani people begging for flour bags but they forget that similar can happen to the whole subcontinent if monsoons fail even for one single year. We all are sitting on the edge of a dangerous cliff.
One painful thing about South Asia including In-
dia is that it is not prepared for sudden disasters. In Kerala, it is the local population that has created a system of watching the levels of rivers and rain with the help of village volunteers. These people keep a keen look on certain marked levels whenever it rains and warn people on WhatsApp to save themselves are their belongings. As far as the government is concerned, neither the Central nor the state has done anything worthwhile to mention. In India, the future of a political party has become more important than the lives of people hence, it is the blame game which appears more in the public domain than any concrete action plan.
Not many countries are taking global warming se-
riously except for superfluous talks by political leaders because the majority of the global population has become Godobsessed. People are fighting verbal wars to save the all-powerful, omnipotent gods of their own creation rather than doing something to cool the warming planet. There would be extreme weather events in the not-sodistant future because of huge changes in the oceanic atmosphere. Remember that oceans are a reservoir of continuous heat that supports all weather events including drought, cyclones and downpours across the globe. Scientists know this but they don’t fully understand these changes and their effects on monsoons.
South Asia is home to 60 per cent of the global population where people depend on rain for their survival including food and other resources of life. The majority of these people, including the urban well-off population, have no reserve food stock at home. This makes this part of the world highly vulnerable to climatic changes. With political bosses deeply engrossed in power games, it is the duty of every thinking citizen to start taking action at the community level.
Though Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny have not been seen or photographed together they are at the centre of relationship rumours. The 27-year-old model parted ways with NFL player Devin Booker in September 2022. Here are all the details you need to know. According to Cosmopolitan multiple witnesses saw Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny making out in a private club. There are no pictures taken together of the rumoured couple. Reportedly witnesses also saw Bad Bunny’s car leaving only a couple of minutes after Kendall Jenner left the club. However, these are only rumours as none of the official sources of both parties has confirmed the same. Twitter has been spiralling over the news of Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner dating. Fans have a lot of opinions about them getting together and most of them are not good.
Rani Mukerji is one of the most loved actresses in Bollywood. Every time she appears on the big screen, she makes sure to leave the audience mighty impressed. Rani, who was last seen in Bunty Aur Babli 2, is now all set to be seen in the film, Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway. On the occasion of Maha Shivratri today, the makers released an official poster of the film. The release date of the trailer was also unveiled. In the poster, Rani is seen with two kids. She is seen holding a baby in her arms while the second kid is seen standing next to her. The actress has an intense look on her face. Along with the poster, the team wrote, “In a real-life story of resilience and courage, Mrs Chatterjee takes on an entire nation to protect her children. Witness her fight on 17th March 2023. #MrsChatterjeeVsNorway trailer coming on 23rd February 2023.”
Sonam Kapoor is undeniably the fashion Queen of Bollywood. She has always managed to look beyond words and mesmerized her fans with her extremely stylish looks. Be it on the red carpet or the airport, Sonam was and always will be a slayer. Well, the actress stepped into motherhood last year in August and since then the actress has been away from the silver screen. Be it her maternity fashion or her postpartum fashion, everything is still on point and making heads turn. Today yet again the Aisha star dropped several pictures of her latest look and we cannot stop looking at her. Sonam Kapoor looks eye-catchy in a neon yellow long shirt style gown. Her shirt-style gown was from Valentino and she paired it with a pair of slim-fit black trousers. Her shirt featured folded long sleeves, collars, and buttons along the length. Sharing these pictures, Sonam wrote, “I never wish to be easily defined. I’d rather float over other people’s minds as something strictly fluid and nonperceivable.”
of Heeramandi which we bet will leave you stunned. A lot was being speculated about the cast of the show but, the first look has cleared all the air. The teaser begins with Manisha Koirala, all decked up and looking royal in traditional attire. Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chaddha, Sharmin Segal, Sanjeeda Shaikh all look stunning. Sharing this teaser, the makers wrote, “Another time, another era, another magical world created by Sanjay Leela Bhansali we can’t wait to be a part of. Here is a glimpse into the
lia Bhatt is currently enjoying the best phase of her life. In November 2022, Alia and Ranbir Kapoor welcomed their first baby girl Raha to the family. Since then, the new parents have been spend-
the challenges or difficulties she has been facing while donning a new role. She said that she wouldn’t use such terms. She called motherhood the most beautiful phase of her life. Alia said, “I wouldn’t use the words difficult and challenging. I mean every day is a challenge in life in general. But to me, when you talk to me about being a mum, I only think of beautiful sunlight, starlight, sunshine and love. I think I am a big ball of love, I have so much love in my heart and soul. I think it’s the most beautiful phase of my life.”
eepika Padukone is currently basking in the success of her recently released movie Pathaan. Talking about the kind of roles Deepika Padukone has rejected and the kind of roles she wishes to do in Hollywood, she said, “I think we have a long way to go when it comes to South Asian representation. So I think that’s what I am looking for. I am done for all of us- on behalf of all of us- being the Indian doctor in a movie or the InTaxi driver. I want to be a Wonder Woman, I want to be Bat Woman and there’s no reason, and when I say I, I mean we. There’s no reason why I want us to be Barbie. I want us to be all of those things and there’s no reason why we can’t be.”
The grand wedding reception of Arjun and Akash twins of Kiran Chopra, Director - Punjab Kesari Publishers and Ashwini Kumar with Sana and Radhika respectively took place at 11-Gadaipur, New Delhi on Friday, February 17. Various dignitaries including, Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of I&B and Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur,
Sheffali Thakur, Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Haryana Dushyant Chautala, Cabinet Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely, National PresidentBJP JP Nadda, Jyotsna Suri, Desinger Leena Singh, Majinder Singh Sirsa, Manohar Lal Khattar, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena and Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways and Civil Aviation VK Singh reached to bless the newlyweds.
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The first-ever International Ladies’ Polo Match
‘Princess Diya
Kumari Foundation
Ladies’ Polo’ was organised by the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation at the Rajasthan Polo Club ground on Saturday. Team Polo Factory International won the match by defeating Team PDKF In-
dia by 7-4. Rajsamand MP, Diya Kumari was the Chief Guest and Nitin Kohli, Sales Head, Audi India was the Guest of Honour on the occasion. On the occasion, Padmanabh Singh and Gauravi were also present. The match was supported by PDKF and sponsored by Audi. Prize for the Most Valuable Player in the match went to
Sanjula Mann from Team PDKF India. Post the match there was a delectable high tea for the guests. The diverse products of PDKF were also showcased on the occasion. Spotted at the do were Maharaj Narendra Singh, Angelique Singh, Usha Rajya Laxmi, Digvijay Singh, Nisha Singh among others. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
The grand wedding ceremony of Richa, daughter of Sashi Kanwar and Devendra Singh Rathore with Shankar Singh, son of Manohar Singh Shekhawat took place at Hotel Bhanwar Singh Palace, Pushkar on Friday, February 17. Various dignitaries including Dharmendra Rathore, Chairman Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, BJP leader Ashok Patni, Mahendra Gurjar, MLA Ramswaroop Lamba, MLA Suresh Rawat and Nathuram Sinodia reached to bless the newlyweds and wished them a married life ahead.
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Under the joint aegis of Communication and Secure Global Logistics, Royal Jewellery Show is being organised in the heart of Jaipur city as a unique effort for the people of the state at BM Birla Auditorium SGM from 17 February.
Gokul Maheshwari of SGM Communications shared that Saturday
MP Diya Kumari was the chief guest. Maheshwari shared that through the Royal Jewellery Show, the amazing workmanship and exquisite jewellery of
An exclusive Pop- Up hosted by Magnificent Mayhem by Akansha Bakshi took place at Marquis Multi Designer Store on Tuesday. The show was curated with a bespoke collection by the eminent Richa Khemka, Yam India and many more for the first time in Jaipur. Various eminent personalities of the city including Dr Preeti Bakshi, Jayshree Periwal, Shweta Raniwala among others were present on the occasion.
Isha Mahashivratri celebrations at Jaipur, Agarwal PG College, Sanganeri Gate streamed the event straight from Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore on Saturday. The event received a massive response from Jaipurites, with 2000 people expected to join the celebrations. President Droupadi Murmu also graced the ocassion. The program began with Linga Bhairavi Maha Yatra and moved to Sadhguru discourse, midnight meditations and spectacular Adiyogi Divya Darshanam, a 3D projection video imaging show. Theyyam- The Fire Dancers from Kerala, Janapada dancers from Karnataka, and dancers from Georgia also enthrallled the audience.
various renowned
various renowned jewellers are displayed together under one roof so that the city dwellers can be provided
with options of luxurious jewellery of their choice. Gokul Maheshwari welcomed Diya Kumari by presenting her with a bouquet. Ramesh Manihar, GD Maheshwari and Akhil Maheshwari of Secure Global Logistics were also present on this occasion. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
Two-days International Conference on Advancements in Smart Electronics, Materials and Communication Technologies” (ICASEMCT-2023) concluded at SKIT Management and Gramothan, Jaipur on Saturday. The valedictory function was graced by benign presence of the Chief guests Prof Tawfik Ismail, Director- Wireless Intelligent Networks Research Center, Nile University, Giza, Egypt. Prof. Mukesh Arora, Head, Dept. of ECE and OFA (SKIT) enthused the gathering with his motivational words. In the last day of conference, 3 expert talks were delivered. Prof. Tawfik Ismail, emphasized on the Quantum key distribution technique and its vital role in wireless and satellite communication during his session. Dr Sanju Tiwari, disscussed the concepts of Semantic model in IOT. The organising secretary of ICASEMCT 2023 were Neeraj Jain, Manju Choudhary, Kiran Rathi and Abhinandan Jain.
Stonea 2023, the country’s building stones, marble and granite industry fair concluded with much enthusiasm on Saturday. During the occasion, Rajiv Arora, Chairman Raj Small Industries Corporation highly appreciated the policies of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and said that 70 per cent of stone and marble in exported, and 90 per cent of Rajasthan’s production is in sandstone. Due to the policies of Rajasthan, traders from Chennai, Hosur and Bangalore Big industries are being set up on Jaipur Beawar Highway and the biggest skill centre of the stone industry is being established in Jaipur.
The grand wedding ceremony of Rubina, daughter of Ajimuddin with Bilal Ahmed, son of Janab Abrar Ahmed was solemnised at Vaibhav Lawn, MD Road, Jaipur on Friday, February 17. Wishes were poured in from family and friends.
