JP NADDA IN KARNATAKA, ASKS WORKERS TO REMAIN UNITED
Belagavi: BJP national president JP Nadda has urged all party workers to remain united and work hard for the victory of the party candidates in the coming elections as it was very important.
ROYALS AIM TO RELISH JAIPUR RETURN IN GIANTS CLASH TODAY
P2 Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals host Lucknow Super Giants in match 26 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur today with the match set to start at 7:30 pm.
The arguments from government’s end will begin in the coming week
TMC LEADER MUKUL ROY IN NEW DELHI, SAYS WILL JOIN THE BJP
New Delhi: TMC leader Mukul Roy was in Delhi on Monday, hours after his son lodged a police com plaint that his father was ‘missing’. On Tuesday, Roy said that he will meet Shah, Nadda; join BJP.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In his first public reaction on law and order in the state after the brazen murders of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf outside a hospital in Prayagraj on April 15, CM Yogi Adityanath said that the government is capable of safeguarding the interests and capital of investors and no mafia can spread terror in UP anymore.
New Delhi: The SC on Tuesday began hearing arguments on a batch of pleas seeking legal validation of same-sex marriages, issue that has wide societal ramifications and has sharply divided opinion. The case is being heard by a five-judge Constitution bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices SK Kaul, SR Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha. Appearing for the Centre is SG Tushar Mehta whereas Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi is appearing for the petitioners.
INX CASE: ED ATTACHES KARTI’S PROPERTIES WORTH `11.04 CRORE
New Delhi: ED on Tuesday attached four properties to the tune of `11.04 crore belonging to Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and others in the INX money laundering case. ED said out of 4 attached properties, one is an immovable asset.
SUDAN INCIDENT: EAM
JAISHANKAR SLAMS
SIDDARAMAIAH
New Delhi: Union EAM
S Jaishankar on Tuesday hit out at Congress leader Siddaramaiah, accusing him of politicising the issue of 31 members of Karnataka’s Hakki Pakki tribe being stranded in war-torn Sudan.
INDIAN CLIMBER KAUR, MISSING ON MOUNT ANNAPURNA, FOUND
l The court can’t be told how to make a decision and that it wants to hear the petitioners’ side.
l We have engaged extensively with the Parliamentary Committees. Don’t underestimate the impact that your arguments are having on us.
l We want to find a middle ground, adding, there is no absolution concept of biological man and woman. It is not just what your genitals are. It is far more complex.
l So even when Special Marriage Act says man and woman, the very notion of a man and a
woman is not an absolute based on genitals.
l You say that the LGBTQ community has the right to marry & that society cannot say we will deprive you of benefit that conventional social relationships get.
l It’s not enough to leave them alone, but it is essential to give them relevant social institutions. It may not be necessary for the court to then get into personal laws at all.
l In 5 years, since Navtej Johar judgment, things have changed greatly. There is an acceptance which is evolving. We are very conscious of that.
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Shubham Jain
The LGBTQ community should have the right to a life of dignity and to the institution of marriage and family which is available to heterosexual persons. The petitioners are seeking the provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, to read marriage as between “spouse” instead of “man and woman.”
—Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the petitioners
The court needs to first address whether the judiciary is the right forum to create new socio-legal relationships instead of Parliament.
—Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government
Targeting BSP and SP govt, the Chief Minister claimed, before 2017 UP was known for riots and crime. Today, all districts in UP are witnessing growth and darkness in every way has been eliminated. The government is paving the way for UP’s development through airports, highways, and proper law and order situation. P6
SC TO HEAR PLEA SEEKING PROBE INTO KILLING ON APRIL 24
The apex court has said that it will hear a PIL seeking a probe into the murder of gangster-politician Atiq and Ashraf, in police custody on April 24.
First India Bureau New Delhi: Keeping up pace of key govt backed welfare initiatives, Union HM Amit Shah on Tuesday met top level officials during ‘Chintan Shivir’. The meeting is organised to evolve an action plan for successful implementation of PM Modi’s ‘Vision 2047’. Centre looks to align key governance goals with top administrators through this this. Meeting also discussed pending works of MHA, ongoing works as well as those being planned.
HM Amit Shah directed officials to fast-track fencing and construction of roads in border areas. He asked officials to make field visits to monitor development schemes, emphasising the importance of sensitivity and the need to develop a personal touch by all senior officials.
Not a single riot had taken place in the state since BJP came to power in 2017. Those who were trouble for UP earlier and in trouble themselves today.
—Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh CM
SEALED LETTER OF ATIQ BEING SENT TO CJI, YOGI: LAWYER
A letter by Atiq Ahmed with instructions to send it to the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud in case of his death is being dispatched to them, the slain gangster-turnedpolitician’s lawyer said.
‘GUDDU MUSLIM, ATIQ’S WIFE MAY SURRENDER SOON’
Gangster Atiq Ahmed’s wife Shaista Parveen and close aide Guddu Muslim is likely to surrender soon following the deaths of her son and husband last week, said UP police. As per sources, security has been increased anticipating Shaista’s surrender.
FIR AGAINST 8 INCLUDING MINISTER IN SUICIDE CASE, JOSHI DENIES CHARGES
Jaipur: An FIR has been lodged against eight people including PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 43-year-old man here, police said on Tuesday. Joshi, Congress MLA from Hawa Mahal, however, rejected the allegations calling for a fair probe into the case. The case will be probed by the CID-CB as an MLA has been named in it. P3
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot called on former President Ram Nath Kovind at the Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Tuesday. During the visit, they discussed many important issues of the nation.
Kathmandu: Baljeet Kaur, a 27-year-old prominent Indian woman climber was rescued on Tuesday, a day after she went missing near Camp IV of Mt Annapurna.
‘She suffered from frostbite, being treated in CIWEC, said expedition organiser.
AIR INDIA PLANE
MAKES EMERGENCY
LANDING IN DELHI
New Delhi: Full emergency was declared at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday for a Delhi-bound Air India flight owing to a glitch, a source said. The flight had 180 passengers on board. P5
Ajmer: In connection with the leak of Group
C GK paper of the 2022 senior teacher recruitment examination conducted by the RPSC, SOG of Raj police team on Tuesday arrested
Babulal Katara , a member of RPSC, from his official residence in Ajmer. His nephew Vijay Katara and driver Gopal Singh were also arrested. SOG SP Vikas
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
RPSC member Babulal Katara and two other accused have been detained by the SOG in connection with the second grade teacher paper leak. Be it any level of person who plays with the interests of the youth, the government will ensure that he gets the strictest punishment.
Sangwan said that the SOG team took them to Jaipur where they would be interrogated thoroughly. More on P3
Notably, CM Gehlot had briefed high command even before Pilot’s ‘anshan’ and told about each allegation in the sequence
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: After former deputy CM Sachin Pilot levelled allegations recently, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has sent a reply on the allegations to Congress high command through state incharge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.
In response CM Gehlot has said that ‘Ma-
thur Commission was formed in 2009 to investigate the works of the previous government but HC dissolved it. Later the case was sent to Lokayukta and a subcommittee of ministers was formed to probe last 6 months of the tenure of 2013-2018. After the review of which, many decisions were cancelled. Turn to P8
Adequate security arrangements have been made for the IPL cricket match to be held today at the SMS Stadium in Jaipur. More than 1,000 police personnel will be deployed at the stadium. One IPS, 40 RPS and more than 50 police inspectors will be there. Additional Police Commissioner Kunwar Rashtradeep said that so far about 23,000 tickets have been sold.
First India Bureau
Jaipur : The family members of Dr Iqbal Bharti, who was murdered a few months back, met chief minister Ashok Gehlot and demanded justice for Dr Bharti.
Dr Nasrin Bharti, widow of Dr Iqbal Bharti, Vijeta Charan, Neelam Navriya, Dr Asha Lata, Dr Arshiya, Abdul Ayub Gauri, Mansuf Khan from Jhotwara market association, Hazi Mansoor, Manish Jain, Manish Agrawal from 22 Godown market association, Heeralal Verma from Nursing association, Hukma Ram, Navesh Gehlot and others handed over a representation to CM Gehlot. They have demanded death penalty for the accused involved in the murder, arrest of the absconding accused, and transfer of the case to a fast-track court, said an official.
NEWS
GK VYAS SEEKS
REPORT ON
TOILETS FOR GIRLS
Jaipur: In a case related to government schools of Jodhpur district where there are no separate toilets for girl students in 738 schools, the State Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance. Commission Chairman Justice Gopalkrishna Vyas issued notices to the Jodhpur collector, including ACS school education to present the report by April 27.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: The senior BJP leaders on Tuesday cornered the state government over various issues including the law and order. They were speaking during the BJP Jan Aakrosh Mahagherao in Bikaner. State President CP Joshi mentioned Ram a lot in his speech. Congress was cursed and it was said that for 4 years only the work of saving the chair was done. Now the public will hurt by
DIGEST
MAN MAULED BY WILD ANIMAL IN RANTHAMBORE
Sawai Madhopur: A man who was roaming in the forest area along with another man in search of herbs was mauled to death by a wild animal in the Ranthambore tiger reserve. The body of the man identified as Ramdayal (66) was recovered today in Berda top forest area. A monitoring team caught a man in Kundera on April 17, Gokul Mali, while roaming around illegally.
UNION RAILWAY MINISTER VAISHNAW TO BE HONOURED WITH RAO SIHA SAMMAN
Jodhpur: The Mehrangarh Museum Trust will honour Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw with Marwar’s highest Rao Siha Samman for the development of railways across the country with state-of-the-art technologies. Vaishnaw will get the Marwar Ratna Awards for doing important work of providing facilities.
voting.
Leader of the Opposition Rajendra Rathore and BJP State President CP Joshi came to Bikaner for the first time after their appointment. Rathore said that Bi-
kaner has a glorious history but now the area is becoming a gangster’s refuge.
Joshi targeted the government for acquittal of the Jaipur serial bomb blast case.
Jaipur: The applicants who are unable to come to camps of Prashasan Shahron ke Sang campaign to collect lease will be given the lease at their doorstep. If the applicants do not come to the camp in the stipulated time period then Nagar Mitra or the employee of the urban local body will visit the applicant’s house to deliver the lease. This arrangement is being made for the first time. The camps will start from April 24 for which the state government has issued a guideline.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan high court has asked the former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Govind Mathur to randomly check the copies of petitioners in the matter of ADJ Recruitment-2020. The matter related to selection of only 04 candidates against 85 posts from advocate quota. A division bench of Justice Pankaj Bhandari and Justice Bhuvan Goyal has directed to give the copies to former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court for random
Dinesh Tiwari
Jaipur: World Heritage Day was celebrated with great fanfare across the state. Free travel arrangements were made for all tourists and all the heritage and tourist places in Jaipur were opened for domestic and foreign visitors. They were welcomed with garlands. A huge footfall of people was witnessed at all tourist places. On a usual day, about two-anda-half-thousand tourists visited Albert Hall museum but on Tuesday, this figure touched 5000. Albert Hall Superintendent Rakesh Cholak said that World Heritage Day is being celebrated to inform the youngsters about the history, culture, and heritage of our country to the youngsters and inspire them to protect our heritage.
checking.
Examiner and Advocate Pradeep Malik and others said in the petition that the papers of the recruitment examination were long and only four candidates were called in the interview instead of four times the number of candidates for the vacant posts whereas 779 candidates were considered qualified for the main examination.
In the petitions, requests have been made to fill the remaining 81 seats of advocate quota by giving the benefit of bonus marks to the qualified candidates.
Jaipur: The controversy has started even before the IPL match in Rajasthan. Sports Minister Ashok Chandna has expressed displeasure over the construction done by the RCA at the SMS Stadium. Chandna, who came to inspect the stadium on Tuesday evening, said that the RCA has violated the MoU signed with the Sports Council. “The stadium has been constructed over more land than the allotted space. This is totally wrong. Instructions have been given to investigate it. Notice has been given. Sealing will also be done if needed,” she said.
First India Bureau Ajmer : Chairman of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation and Minister of State Dharmendra
Rathore reviewed the preparations for the Mega Job Fair to be held at Chandravardai Stadium during his stay in Ajmer on Tuesday.
Rathore along with
administrative officers and public representatives inspected the preparations being made for the mega job fair. Nodal Officer of Mega Job Fair, Devika Tomar said that so far more than 20 unemployed have registered and more than 100 national, multinational, and state-level companies will participate in the fair.
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: After CM Ashok
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Reacting to the FIR against him and others for allegedly abetting the suicide of 43-year-old Ramprasad, PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi on Tuesday denied the allegations levelled against him. He said Ramprasad’s family members had come to meet him on April 13 but he did not misbehave with them.
“This can be ascertained through the footage of his CCTV cameras, which he will provide to the police. I don’t want to interfere in the
police investigation. I want the police to conduct a fair investigation. No written complaint was given to me by the family of the deceased. Strictest action should be taken against those who are found guilty,” the minister said.
If he had any complaint with me, he would have come to me. It was very sad to know about his death. My fault would have been when the deceased or his family came to me and I did not help them,” he said.
“I want that a highlevel fair investigation should be done as soon
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly flashing his genitals at a South Korean tourist in the city. The 28-yearold woman recorded the harassment on her phone and posted it on her vlog, which came to the notice of cops.
The accused, identified as Deepak, had allegedly been stalking the woman for some time after spotting her alone at Pachetia Hill, a tourist spot in the walled city, on Monday morning.
When she stopped to object, he dashed in front of her and dropped his trousers to flash his genitals at her.
SHO Dinesh Lakhawat said Deepak is mentally sick and keeps
Swati Maliwal@SwatiJaiHind
This is extremely disgusting and shameful. People like these are spoiling the image of our great country. Am writing to Shri @ AshokGehlot51 to take strongest action!
roaming around. Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal also wrote a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot urging him to file a criminal complaint against the accused.
as possible so that the truth comes in front of the public. In a letter, I have requested DGP and the Commissioner of Police, Jaipur for a high-level and expeditious investigation,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A total of 547 fresh Covid cases were reported in the state while two patients died on Tuesday. Jaipur has the highest number of positive patients with 135. The total number of Covid infected people in Jaipur has risen to 781. The total number of infected people in the state has gone up to 2,858 while 235 patients have been discharged after recovery.
A total of 12,071 samples were taken in the state on Tuesday.
Increasing cases of Covid have increased the concern of the medical department. Instructions have been given by the Medical Department to increase sampling in all hospitals.
Gehlot summoned the Jaipur Municipal Corporation Heritage administration expressing his displeasure in the matter of suicide by Ramprasad in Subhash Chowk area, the municipal administration swung into action on Tuesday. The team of JMC Heritage started demolishing the underconstruction hotel under the direction of Hawa Mahal-Amer Zone Deputy Commissioner.
In Ramprasad’s viral video, he accused that he was not allowed to construct house while hotels were being built indiscriminately.
The anger of the local people erupted on Deputy Vigilance Commissioner Neelkamal who arrived for action. People accused him of corruption and laid siege. On this, he was sent to the car under the security cordon of the police. Although an attempt was made to stop his vehicle again, the police rescued him from there.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Senior lawyers Mukul Rohatgi, Maninder Singh and Shiv Mangal Sharma will present the side of the Jaipur serial bomb blast victim families in Supreme Court. There may be a demand for early hearing from the Supreme Court on Friday. At present, the trial court’s decision of about 300 pages is being translated into English. A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of the family members of the victims against the decision of the Rajasthan High Court to acquit the accused.
The Rajasthan High Court on March 29 acquitted four convicts in the Jaipur serial bomb blast case which rocked the state capital on May 13, 2008.
Kathmandu (PTI): A 34-year-old Indian climber went missing from Mt Annapurna in Nepal on Monday, an official of the expedition organiser said.
Anurag Malu, a resident of Kishangadh in Rajasthan, went missing while descending from Camp III of Mt Annapurna, and has gone missing since Monday morning, Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks, which conducted the trekking expedition, told PTI.
Malu is on a mission to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000m and seven summits to create awareness about the UN Sustainable Development Goals, accord-
ing to Himalayan Times newspaper.
“We had launched an extensive search for Malu shortly after he went missing. However, till evening we have not succeeded in locating him. We will continue the search on Tuesday,” Sherpa said.
Malu was awarded REX KaramVeer Chakra and became the 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador from India, local media reports said.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: There is a continuous improvement in the air passenger load at Jaipur International Airport. The number of passengers travelling through the airport has reached about 50 lakh in the financial year 2022-23. This figure is not yet more than the pre-Covid level, but has almost reached it. The passenger load at the airport has been very good, especially during the month of March. The passenger load of March has also been higher by about 2.6 per cent as compared to March 2019. In
fact, during the last 3 years, the effect of Corona on air traffic was very high.
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: Terming the detention of RPSC member Babulal Katara as a “blot” on the Gehlot government, the BJP demanded the termination of RPSC chairman and other members and demanded a CBI or judicial inquiry into the matter.
Meanwhile, based on the inputs that came up while interrogating Sher Singh Meena, the SOG also detained Babulal Katara’s nephew Vijay Katara and a driver in RPSC Gopal Singh.
“RPSC has become completely corrupt.
Chief minister should terminate the RPSC chairman and other members,” said LoP Rajendra Rathore. BJP MLA Vasudev Devnani said that a CBI or judicial inquiry should be ordered into the matter.
“It is not just one member but the entire board
that decides the paper. Therefore, the entire RPSC is responsible,” he told reporters in Ajmer. ADG ATS SOG Ashok Rathore will hold a press conference on Wednesday in the paper leak case and give information about those arrested.
The TMC was formed on January 1, 1998, after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left the Congress to form her political party. After two unsuccessful bids in 2001 and 2006, the party came to power by defeating the Left Front in 2011, riding the crest of massive public outrage against the communists. The party received the national party tag in 2016, but its dismal show in Goa and some northeastern states has led to withdrawal of the status. The NCP was formed by Sharad Pawar, another former Congress leader, in 1999 and became a national party in 2000 following its success in various elections. The NCP lost its state party status in Goa, Manipur and Meghalaya, as per the EC order. To earn a national party status, a political outfit or a party needs to be recognised as a state party in four states and have at least two members in the respective legislative assemblies, according to the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) order, 1968. And in order to become eligible to be recognised as the state party, a political outfit has to win two seats and secures a minimum 6 per cent votes in the state.
Before I go directly into my weekly column, it is mandatory to mention that some Opposition parties faced jolt when they were reduced to regional parties for not being able to garner the required number of vote percentage to remain national parties. This would obviously have an impact in uniting the Opposition parties under one forum as this current status of such parties will not be accounted for in the national perspective even as some of these parties till recently had participated in several other state Assembly elections.
The next few months will be extremely crucial for the Opposition parties and political analysts will closely watch the proceedings if they come together to take on the Saffron might and if they do so what will be their equation and what will be the pound of flesh each would be seeking.
Now, back at the drawing board, the plan is to complete the talks within a month and then try and work out a meeting of all opposition parties that are on the same page and try to crystallize the unity issue. The nitty gritties of the unity logistics, including seatsharing to ensure that there is only one Opposition candidate against the BJP in as many Lok Sabha seats as possible and exploring the possibility of giving a formal structure to the Opposition conglomerate will be discussed at that meeting
After questioning the motive of unknown entities for “targeting” the Adani Group, the NCP strongman Sharad Pawar may have shocked the Congress but on the other hand also met Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi giving enough fodder to political analysts in the given circumstances. However, after the meeting, Pawar said Opposition parties must not only unite but efforts must be taken to reach out to each and every opposition party.
Meanwhile, in New Delhi, Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar Left leaders like Sitaram Yechury and D Raja along with AAP leader Sanjay Singh, as their bid to bring about a united front against the BJP ahead of next year’s crucial Lok Sabha. Incidentally, this comes a day after Nitish held talks with
We are happy that Sharad Pawar-saab has come here directly from Mumbai and given us guidance. On the meeting, he and Rahul had with Nitish Kumar and Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav recently. All like-minded parties should unite to save the country, democracy, and protect the Constitution, besides taking up issues such as freedom of speech and expression, unemployment, inflation and misuse of autonomous bodies.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress President
the top leadership of Congress. The JD(U) chief, who had also met AAP convenor and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kwjriwal on Wednesday, later headed for Patna. The NCP strongman Sharad Pawar said efforts should be made to reach out to leaders like TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who has incidentally declared that she will not ally with any party for the 2024 elections. Pawar has set the meeting after he was capable of diluting the Opposition war cry over a JPC probe into the Adani matter, however he added saying that if the majority of the Opposition parties want a JPC, he would, however, not would not oppose it in the larger interest of Opposition unity. He clearly mentioned that the parties held the same opinion regarding joining hands and bolstering Opposition unity but was of the
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opinion and argued that only this was not enough and hardcore efforts were needed with intense lobbying to unite.
Pawar is right in his argument. It has been seen how Opposition leaders, have on their own, taken initiative(s) galore but nothing has fructified so far. Addressing a joint press conference with Kharge and Rahul, Pawar said, “Some political parties have similar ideologies (and) efforts should be made to bring them together. Kharge is the Leader of Opposition (in Rajya Sabha) and he has made this effort which will benefit everyone.
This is a beginning. After this, other opposition parties such as Mamata Banerjee’s TMC or Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP, or other parties with whom talks have not taken place…efforts should be made to bring them together under this process for unity.”
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Kharge said, “We are happy that Sharad Pawar-saab has come here directly from Mumbai and given us guidance.” On the meeting, he and Rahul had with Nitish Kumar and Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday, Kharge said, “All like-minded parties should unite to save the country, democracy, and protect the Constitution, besides taking up issues such as freedom of speech and expression, unemployment, inflation and misuse of autonomous bodies.
“We have decided to come together and fight, and we will talk to all parties. Yesterday, we met two parties and today Pawar-saheb has come and we have decided we will meet everyone, talk to them and move forward together,” Kharge said. Rahul said, “This process of uniting the Opposition has started. This is a beginning and all parties are
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committed towards this process.” Kharge later tweeted a photograph of him with Pawar and Rahul and wrote, “Stronger, together! We stand united for a better, brighter and an equal future for our people. Along with Shri Rahul Gandhi ji met NCP President, Shri Sharad Pawar ji and had a discussion on the future course of action.”
In the meeting with Nitish, CPI(M) general secretary Yechury said, “Efforts for Opposition unity have picked up pace. An Opposition coalition will be formed and seat adjustments will be done at the state level.” CPI general secretary D Raja told The Indian Express, “Nitish Kumar said we all will have to come together and work together. He said an initiative will have to be taken at the political level for this. I appreciated his initiative and told him that our primary objective must be to defeat the BJP, for which all secular, democratic parties must come together…”
Nitish, according to insiders, plans to also open talks and have hectic parleys with Telangana CM and Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav. Sources close to Nitish have been buzzing with the news of Bihar CM’s bid to reach out to YSR Congress Party chief and Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, Biju Janata Dal chief and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.
Now, back at the drawing board, the plan is to complete the talks within a month and then try and work out a meeting of all opposition parties that are on the same page and try to crystallize the unity issue. The nitty gritties of the unity logistics, including seat-sharing to ensure that there is only one Opposition candidate against the BJP in as many Lok Sabha seats as possible and exploring the possibility of giving a formal structure to the Opposition conglomerate will be discussed at that meeting.
Mumbai (PTI): Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said he would work for his party till he is alive and scotched speculation that he and a group of MLAs loyal to him might align with the ruling BJP.
Talking to reporters here, the Leader of the Opposition said there is not an iota of truth in reports about any rift in the Nationalist Congress Party and his joining hands with the BJP. “We (party MLAs) are all with the NCP. I will work for the NCP till I live,” Pawar added. The declaration comes amid persistent talk that
Dharwad (ANI): BJP na-
tional president JP Nadda on Tuesday slammed Congress saying that the party that divided the country for seven decades is now itself divided.
Nadda’s stinging remarks came while inter-
acting with intellectuals at BVB Engineering College Auditorium, Vidhya Nagar, in the city. He also said the BJP instead is unity in diversity.
“In the 70 years of Congress (rule) there was division, division, division
I am with NCP… not going anywhere… nobody (has) taken signatures of any MLAs. These are baseless speculations,” the ex-deputy chief minister of Maharashtra said. “I have not taken signatures of MLAs. Rumours must stop.
—Ajit Pawar , NCP leader
Ajit Pawar & a group of loyal MLAs might quit the NCP & join the BJP, which is allied with chief minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction and is in power in the western state. “We are all with NCP. I will work for NCP till I live,” he told reporters.
New Delhi (ANI): Flight problems and baggage comprised the majority of a total of 347 passenger complaints received by the scheduled domestic airlines during March this year, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated in a report. The air traffic report for March month was released by DGCA on Tuesday.
The report states further that in March, this year, a total of 347 passenger-related complaints were received by scheduled domestic airlines. The number of complaints per 10,000 passengers carried for March 2023 has been around 0.27. The major reasons for complaints are flight problems and baggage, the report states, adding that the airlines received a total of 347 complaints, of which 343 (approx.99%) have been addressed.
Further, as per aviation regulator, a total of 38.6% of complaints
FALSE WARNING
New Delhi: A Srinagarbound SpiceJet flight returned to Delhi’s IGI airport today after a false warning. “A SpiceJet B737 aircraft returned as the AFT cargo fire light illuminated the cockpit,” an official said.
Mumbai: An Indigo flight (6E-203) from Mumbai suffered a tail strike while landing at the Nagpur airport last week. “The flight was declared grounded at Nagpur airport for assessment & repairs & the probe is on,” IndiGo said.
were about flight-related problems, while 22.2% related to baggage problems. The refund-related problems were just 11.5%.
PAROLE
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the parole granted to the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case during incarceration, saying the gravity of the crime “should have been considered” by the state. The Supreme Court, while stating that “like apples cannot be compared with oranges, similarly a massacre cannot be compared with single murder,’’ and observed that the crime in question was “horrendous”.
Ahmedabad: The Oreva Group informed the Gujarat HC on Tuesday that it has deposited with the state legal services authority the entire amount of `14.62 crore to be paid as interim compensation to victims of the Morbi bridge tragedy, as directed by the HC in February.
BBC DOCU: DELHI HC SEEKS DU REPLY
New Delhi: The Delhi HC asked the DU to file its reply to a students’ wing leader’s challenge to his debarment for alleged involvement in the screening of a banned BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi, observing the order does not reflect independent application of mind.
and only division. Divide society as much as you can– north-south, language, caste, creed, religion. The fact is, by dividing and dividing, they themselves are divided now. BJP is unity in diversity,” he said adding that
BJP respects regional sentiments but at the same time, national aspiration is always taken into consideration. Sharpening his attacks further, he said that Congress, which was ruling in southern States has been wiped out now.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar addresses a press conference, in Mumbai on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANINIA TAKES OVER KERALA TRAIN ARSON CASE
New Delhi The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the Kerala train fire tragedy case and started its probe charging the “highly radicalised” arrested accused Shahrukh Safi, sources said. The move followed an order issued by the Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalization division under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
UNION MIN DENIED ENTRY TO VIOLENCEHIT ODISHA CITY
Sambalpur: A highlevel BJP delegation comprising Union Minister Bisheswar Tudu and several party MPs and MLAs was on Tuesday detained after being prevented from entering violence-hit Sambalpur city. The team members were intercepted at Sripura
Chhak on JharsugudaSambalpur road and denied permission to move further. Later, they were taken to a nearby Thelkoli police station and detained. Further probe is underway.
BIHAR TOXIC LIQUOR DEATHS RISE TO 31
Prayagraj (ANI): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe the murder of Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf will soon recreate the crime scene as part of its ongoing investigation, revealed sources.
The SIT team will also investigate how many policemen tried to nab the attackers and how much time it took to control them.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of the incident and ordered the setting up of a judicial commission in the matter. The first SIT, to be headed by Additional DCP (crime) Satish Chandra, has been formed to probe the murder case registered at Shahganj police station, as per an order issued by Prayagraj Commissioner of Police, Ramit Sharma.
New Delhi: The NIA is likely to grill gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with the sensational murder case of Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf. Sources in the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said that they will grill him regarding the weapons used by the three murderers of Atiq and Ashraf. “The killer used Zigana, the Turkey-made pistol to eliminate Atiq and Ashraf. It was the same weapon which was used to kill Punjabi singer Siddhu Singh Moosewala,” said the sources. Sunny, one of the killers of Atiq and Ashraf, used to call Bishnoi his role model.
Patna/Motihari: BJP
on Tuesday demanded that the Bihar government provide monetary compensation to people who had developed health issues after drinking spurious liquor and release those thousands languishing in jail for violating the prohibition law of the state. At least nine others are also battling for life in various private hospitals in the district.
CITIES ACROSS INDIA RECORD VERY HIGH
TEMPERATURES
New Delhi: Heatwave conditions continued unabated as temperature hovered in the range of 40 to 44 degrees Celsius over most parts of the country on Tuesday, with Hamirpur and Prayagraj in UP sizzling at 44.2 degrees Celsius. Delhi’s primary weather station, the Safdarjung Observatory, registered a maximum temperature of 40.4 degrees Celsius, four notches higher than normal. Cloudy weather & light rain may provide some relief on Wednesday, the IMD said.
New Delhi (ANI): Referring to Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark signed in September 2020, LS Speaker Om Birla hoped that Denmark and India’s commitment to democratic values would lead to a stronger partnership in international fora. The Members of the Danish Parliamentary Committee for European Affairs, led by the Chairman of the Committee, Niels Flem-
ing Hansen called on Om Birla at Parliament House, on Tuesday. Birla said that India is the largest democracy in world, is vibrant and mature democracy.
Baghpat (PTI): Uttar Pradesh police have filed a case against a man from Jharkhand who threatened to “kill” UP CM Yogi Adityanath, officials said today. Aman Raja shared a post on Facebook in which he vowed to shoot Yogi Adityanath. A screenshot of the post was tweeted to the UP CM, Director General of Police.
Bareilly (PTI): A man has been arrested here for allegedly sharing a provocative post on social media in connection with the killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf, police said on Tuesday. An FIR was filed at Izzatnagar police station against the accused, Farooq (25), for trying to vitiate the atmosphere through provocative posts on social media, they said. Subsequently, Farooq, a resident of Abdullapur Mafi village, was arrested under the IT Act and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, Bareilly SP (City) Rahul Bhati said.
New Delhi PTI: Amid the Nandini versus Amul battle in Karnataka, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stressed on Monday that there is no need to boycott Amul in the southern state. The row involving the two unions Nandini and Amul started recently, after the latter announced that it would supply its milk varieties in Bengaluru.”There is no need to boycott Amul in my view. You keep doing what you want to do. If Amul is snatching something, it is a matter
Pratapgarh (PTI): An FIR was registered against a Samajwadi Party leader and five others for allegedly manhandling a man and trying to disrobe her wife here, police said. Gulshan Yadav and others were booked after the woman filed a complaint alleging that the accused forcibly entered her house Sunday evening, looted money from her husband, manhandled him and tried to disrobe her, they said.
New Delhi (ANI): Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, on the second day of the latter’s visit, on Tuesday. Manturov, who is also the country’s minister for Industry and Trade, arrived in the national capital on Monday.
This is the second meeting of EAM Jaishankar with the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, during the course of his India visit. On
Monday, Jaishankar and Manturov met representatives of Russian and Indian businesses
at the India-Russia Business Dialogue in New Delhi. Addressing the Russia-India Busi-
ness Dialogue, Manturov said, “Together with Eurasian Economic Commission, we are looking forward to intensifying negotiations on Free Trade Agreement with India.”
The visiting Russian minister also said Moscow is interested in a qualitative increase in trade. “Additionally, we are working on signing of Russia-India Bilateral Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments,” he said.
of protest,” Patel said. Thepposetion Congress and janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka have alleged that the ruling BJP wants to “kill” Nandini by allowing Amul in the southern state. They have also expressed their apprehension that a scarcity of Nandini products would be created to make way for Amul to take over. The Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka has, however, denied the charge, saying there is no threat to Nandini from Amul.
New Delhi (ANI):
Nearly a month after the national flag at the Indian High Commission in London was pulled down during a protest by Khalistan supporters, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the probe into the matter, sources said.
According to inputs, the case was handed over to the NIA by the Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalization (CTCR) division of the Ministry of Home Af-
fairs a few days back.
The anti-terror agency registered a First Information Report (FIR)
based on the orders of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and began its probe.
Karuizawa, Japan: Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations reiterated the importance of a “free and open Indo-Pacific” and cooperating with India as well as reaffirmed their commitment to promoting cooperation in line with the ASEAN outlook on the Indo-Pacific.
The comments mark the culmination of a three-day -ong meeting that was held in Karuizawa, Nagano in central Japan and comes ahead of the G7 leaders’ summit to be held in Hiroshima this May. “We re-
iterate the importance of a free and open IndoPacific, which is inclusive, prosperous, secure, based on the rule of law, and that protects shared principles including sov-
ereignty, territorial integrity & peaceful resolution of disputes, fundamental freedoms and human rights,” the joint comminique stated. “We reaffirm individual ini-
tiatives of the G7 members and welcome those of our partners to enhance their engagement with the region. We underscore our commitment to further strengthening our 3 coordination among the G7 on the region, to working with regional partners, including ASEAN and its member states,” it read.
The ministers said they reaffirmed their unwavering support for ASEAN centrality &our commitment to promoting cooperation in line with the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.
New Delhi (PTI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday stressed on collectively breaking the cycle of panic and not letting pandemic fatigue diminish the country’s efforts of preparedness against the coronavirus situation. In his keynote address at the concluding session of the second G20 Health Working Group Meeting, he said, “India’s G20 Presidency plans to continue the momentum brought during Italy and Indonesian presidency and consolidate the efforts made so far towards health emergencies preparedness, prevention and response”, the Union minister said.
‘Fight against climate change will unite world’The G-7 ministers said they reaffirmed their unwavering support for ASEAN centrality in a meeting held in central Japan on Tuesday. London Metropolitan Police increase security outside the Indian High Commission, UK to keep Khalistan supporters away. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar calls on Russia Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at the 2nd G20 Health Working Group Meeting, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Digital awareness very important in the present cyber era, says DGP
Awareness events related to cyber security being started by Raj Police
First India Bureau Jaipur: After ‘Nathi ka Bada’ fiasco in the political sphere of Rajasthan, discussion has started on ‘Mantriji ki Kothi’.
The Twitter war has also started between two veteran leaders of Rajasthan on the minister’s residence. These stalwarts are Congress State President Govind Singh Dotasra and Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore. While Dotasara attacked Rathore regarding ‘Mantriji ki Kothi’, he immediately retaliated from Nathi Ka Bada.
Dotasra ji, this matter is not in my cognisance. I condemn this incident. I myself am taking information about the matter.
Churu is not ‘Nathi ka Bara’. It has been Churu’s tradition to respect policemen.
—Rajendra Rathore, LoP
This whole controversy started with a viral video on social media. In this video from Churu, a traffic policeman is
crying and saying that he was standing at a point. When he asked a car driver to remove the vehicle, the youth start-
ed abusing him. The young man threatened him to come to the minister’s residence and get him transferred. Due to which the troubled traffic policeman burst into tears on the spot, whose video went viral on social media.
After the video went viral, Dotasra surrounded Rathore and tweeted, “Mr Rajendra Rathore, will you win the election by threatening the people of Churu and the policemen? What message do you want to give by torturing the guardians of the law?”
Jaipur: DGP Umesh Mishra launched the Rajasthan Police Hackathon Portal on Tuesday at the Rajasthan Police Academy Auditorium as part of the Rajasthan Police Day Ceremony. On this occasion, a seminar was also organised on the topic of cyber crime disposal through police community outreach.
Addressing the seminar, the DGP said that information technology is being used in every sphere of life and in the present cyber era, digital awareness is very important in view
It is not necessary to be very well educated for digital knowledge as cyber criminals in Mewat have very little education, even after that they are committing cyber crimes.
of the dangers of cybercrime. The DGP said that the police personnel in whose hands there is usually lathi, it is necessary to basic knowledge about digital aspects as in the present times it is very difficult to solve crimes without digital knowledge.
“It is not necessary to be very well educat-
ed for digital knowledge as cyber criminals in Mewat have very little education, even after that they are committing cyber crimes,” he said. Mishra said that keeping in mind the increasing cyber crimes, awareness programmes related to cyber security are being started by Rajasthan Police.
ACB says accused demanded `3,000 per month bribe in lieu of issuing bill for the goods of the liquor shop
First India Bureau
Ajmer: The ACB on Tuesday arrested redhanded Deepak Khatri, Depot Manager, Rajasthan State Beverages Corporation, Ajmer while taking a bribe of Rs 7,000 from the complainant.
ADG (Addl. charge of Director General)
Hemant Priyadarshy said that the ACB Ajmer unit had received a complaint that the accused was seeking Rs 3,000 per month bribe in lieu of issuing the bill for the goods of
the liquor shop allotted by the Excise Department. The accused was seeking Rs 9,000 for the last three months.
The complaint was verified by DIG Sameer Kumar Singh and ASP Atul Sahu and the accused was nabbed in a trap by a team led by Police Inspector Naresh Chauhan.
During the verification of the complaint, the accused had taken Rs 2,000 from the complainant.
CHITTORGARH CLERK IN ACB NET FOR `50K BRIBE
Pratapgarh: The Chittorgarh team of the ACB arrested clerk Bhagirath of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies while taking a bribe of Rs 50,000. He was also trapped by ACB in 2002 also, in which he was sentenced for 2 years. After getting relief from the High Court, he was again employed. ASP
Kailash Singh Sandhu said that Pratapgarh resident Girjashankar Sharma had complained to the ACB that Bhagirath was not updating the management committee of the Brahmin Sabha and demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000.
DG Cyber crime Dr. Ravi Prakash Mehra said that the police is working on a large scale to prevent the growing cyber crimes. Last days, about 1.28 lakh SIMs and 1 lakh mobile sets were deactivated in Mewat area. ADGP Kerala Manoj Abraham described cyber threats in detail in the current era of technological revolution. Sanjay Sahay, founder of Tech Conpro and former IPS officer, informed about Karnataka model and suggested to train the force, explaining about artificial intelligence and other new technology.
Man flees after
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A miscreant driving a car on the wrong side hit a police vehicle (Chetak) head on in Jaipur on Monday injuring three policemen. The miscreant, driving on the wrong side from Nirman Nagar Road, hit the Chetak several times and fled. Bhankrota police station team chased him, but he managed to flee.
Police said that head constable Sohanlal, constable driver Sandeep Kumar and constable Ajay Singh were fatally attacked.
Sohanlal and Ajay Singh tried to stop the car coming from the wrong direction but the miscreant hit the Chetak threefour times.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The construction work of 75 roads in rural areas of Jaipur, Bharatpur, Barmer, Rajsamand, Sirohi and Sriganganagar districts will start soon and Rs 79.76 crore will be spent on these works.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the adminis -
trative and financial proposal for these works. With this im -
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: The Civil Services Day will be celebrated for two days this time. CM Ashok Gehlot will be the chief guest under the two-day event to be held in HCM Ripa on 19-20 April. This time the bureaucrats will also be given dinner on behalf of the CM at CMR.
The ‘Civil Services Super Bowl’ will be organized from 2.30 pm to 6 pm, cultural program from 7.30-8.30 pm, and dinner at CMR from 8.30 pm. The Civil Services Day will be celebrated on April 20 at 12 noon.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Dr Kriti Bharti, Managing Trustee of Saarthi Trust, has created a unique record by annulling 49 child marriages so far.
On the other hand, with the strength of Dr Kriti Bharti of Saarthi Trust, another girl bride won the war against child marriage near Akshaya Tritiya occasion.
Judge Pradeep Kumar Modi of Jodhpur’s Family Court No. 2 gave a strong message to the community before Akshay Tritya and gave the decision to annul Suha-
Udaipur (PTI): A woman and her three children died after falling into a well in Udaipur district, police said.
ni’s child marriage.
Along with this, with the help of Dr Kriti of Saarthi Trust, the 49th child marriage was cancelled in the State.
19-year-old Suhani (name changed), daughter of a daily wage laborer, was married about 6 years ago at the age of just 13 under the pressure of the community.
According to the family members, Navli (30), her two sons and a daughter — aged 8, 10 and 12 years accidentally fell into the well in a remote area, SHO (Nai) Shyam Singh Ratnoo said. However, the police have not ruled out the possibility of suicide. The bodies were shifted to the mortuary of a local hospital for postmortem. The SHO said that the family members are calling it an accident.
portant decision, roads will be strengthened for traffic in rural areas.
It is worth mentioning that the Chief Minister had announced in the budget that the Public Works Department would get construction of roads, widening of roads and other basic works done in different areas of the State.
ADDITIONAL DC OFFICE IN LALSOT APPROVED BY CM
C hief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal to open additional district collectorate office at Lalsot in Dausa. The administrative jurisdiction of this office will have tehsils — Lalsot, Nirjharna, Ramgarh Pachwara, Rahuwas, 15 land records inspector circles, 57 patwar mandals and 321 revenue villages. The administrative work will become easier at the local level.
The best way to enjoy life is to be completely present and mindful. In every minute of the day.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: There has now been a political controversy over the list of 13 questions in the one- toone feedback of Congress MLAs. The BJP has retaliated for the very first question to the MLAs being on religious and caste equations. Here, amidst the feedback, the pro-Gehlot MLAs have again fuelled the factionalism by asking for making him the Chief Minister for the fourth time.
The pro-Gehlot MLAs from tribal area have openly advocated to make Gehlot the CM for the fourth time. Congress MLA from Dhariawad Nagraj Meena said that Ashok Gehlot will become the CM for the fourth time, no one can stop him. When Gehlot is doing a great job then why would the high command make someone else its face, he said. Pratapgarh MLA Ramlal Meena said, “We will be able to make Gehlot the CM for the fourth time.” Independent MLA supporting Congress Ramila Khadia from Kushalgarh said, “I am with Gehlot and will remain so. I
don’t know why my ticket was cut, but now I will be given a ticket.”
Meanwhile, Youth Congress State Prez and MLA Ganesh Ghoghra said, “I am with Congress & the high command. I will remain in support of
Gehlot since he has brought so many schemes to the ground.”
AICC State in-charge
Sukhjinder Randhawa, CM Ashok Gehlot and PCC Chief GS Dotasra held ‘one to one’ dialogue with 37 MLAs for the second day on Tues-
First India Bureau
CONG WORKSHOP TO BE HELD TODAY
Jaipur: A state-level workshop of Congress will be held today at the Birla Auditorium.
CM Ashok Gehlot, State
In-Charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, PCC President Govind Singh Dotasra, Ministers, Congress MLAs, PCC and AICC members, district presidents and other local leaders of the party will attend the workshop and discuss the roadmap for the upcoming assembly elections.
day & took feedback on government schemes and other issues.
Harish Chaudhary, while talking to the media spoke on party’s face in assembly polls, saying that it is party’s right on whose face polls will be contested.
CM Ashok Gehlot being greeted
Mufti
CM Ashok Gehlot organised an Iftar feast on the 26th day of the holy month of Ramzan at CMR on Tuesday evening. On this occasion, prayers were offered for peace, prosperity and a healthy Rajasthan. Gehlot met the people from all over Raj observing fast and congratulated them for Ramzan. Dargah Khwaja Garib Nawaz Sadar Syed Ghulam Kibaria, Secretary Sarwar Chishti & Uqaddas Moini performed the ‘dastarbandi’ of CM Gehlot. The CM felicitated Ghulam Kibaria, Sarwar Chishti & Qari Abdul Sattar by offering them shawls after offering prayers.
Jaipur: The statement given by MoS Rajendra Gudha during public meeting in Khetri on Monday has stirred up a firestorm in the state’s political circles. While the state in-charge Sukhjinder Randhawa expressed his displeasure to CM Ashok Gehlot and State Congress President GS Dotasra regarding this matter, preparations have also been made to send the report to top leadership of the party.State Congress President GS Dotasra, CM Ashok Gehlot and State in-charge Sukhjinder Randhawa also discussed Gudha’s remarks published in newspapers during the one-to-one dialogue with Congress MLAs & also listened to videos of his statements. It is discussed that after sending report, the party high command may also take some action against Rajendra Gudha.
Jaipur: Former President Ram Nath Kovind visited the Constitution Park at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. He appreciated the experience of seeing the historical journey from the making of the Constitution to its implementation alive in various art forms, describing it as amazing. He saw the art-forms of different phases of implementation of the Constitution at the park and described them as exemplary.
Kovind saw the artwork of the cover and preamble of the Constitution book, sculpture of the meeting of the Constituent Assembly under the chairmanship of Dr Rajendra Prasad, Constitution making and proceedings of the Constitution committees related to it, artefacts related to Indian culture, photographs, etc. He praised Governor Kalraj Mishra’s initiative. Govindram
Jaiswal, Guv’s Chief Officer briefed the former President about the construction of the Constitution Park and its various aspects.
‘CONNECTING SPECIALLY-ABLED WITH MAINSTREAM IS OUR MORAL DUTY’ Ramnath Kovind addresses during a programme organised at Shree Nirmal Vivek Special School & Hostel in Jaipur on Tuesday. Also seen are JK Vaidya and IC Srivastava.
Jaipur: Former President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday visited Shri Nirmal Vishesh Yogjan Vidyalaya and Hostel located in Jaipur & took stock of teaching & training being provided here. Describing the school as real parents of these children, Kovind praised the efforts being made and training being given by the institution to connect the specially-abled students with the mainstream in the society. He said, “There is a change in the conservative thinking of society towards the specially-abled, which is a positive sign.” He said that as a civilized society, it is our moral responsibility to shun conservative thinking and bring light in their lives by connecting them with the mainstream. In the programme, a short drama titled “Friendship” by the students of the school sent a message of taking everyone along and supporting them in difficult times. Social worker JK Vaidya gave a cheque of Rs 2.5 lakh to the organisation. President of school IC Srivastava along with other officials and those associated with social institutions were present in the programme.
First India Bureau Jaipur. Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi has constituted 19 committees of the House. LoP Rajendra Rathore has been appointed as the chairman of Public Accounts Committee while the ‘Estimates Committee- A’ will be headed by Rajendra Pareek and ‘Estimates Committee- B’ will be headed by Dayaram Parmar.
Earlier, GC Kataria was the chairman of Public Accounts Committee.
GS Dotasara has been made chairman of committee on public undertaking. Along with this, Dipendra
Singh is the chairman of Ethics Committee.
Vasundhara Raje, Sachin Pilot, Suryakanta Vyas, Sandeep Sharma, Pabbaram, Raghu Sharma and Harish Chaudhary have been made members of this committee. Dr Rajkumar Sharma has been made chairman of Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions.
The other committees will be headed by
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JP Chandelia (Privileges Committee), AL Jingar (Petitions Committee), GS Kunnar (Committee on Govt Assurances), Manju Devi (Committee on Environment), Ramnarayan Meena (Library Committee), Anita Bhadel (Committee on Welfare of WCD), Jitendra Singh (Committee on Welfare of Backward Classes), Nagraj Meena (Committee on Welfare of ST), Ashok Bairwa (Khandar) (Committee on Welfare of SC), Amin Khan (Welfare of Minorities), Vinod Kumar (Questions & References Committee) and Narendra Budhania (Committee on Subordinate Legislation).
Mining allocation was done only during BJP govt but under Cong’s pressure, were cancelled. Then many lease holders went to the HC & SC. On Feb 20, 2020, court ordered a review by forming a panel of 3 officers. This panel also recommended to cancel allotment. After Lokayukta’s inquiry-recommendation, 91 actions were taken after fixing responsibility of 55 officers-employees.’ That is why statements were issued by Cong leaders & Pilot’s proposed fast was said to be anti-party activity. Despite Gehlot briefing high command, Pilot sat on fast. Only after getting Gehlot’s answer, Randhawa asked Pilot not to observe fast.
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Arora directed officers to strengthen help desks related to schemes in cities so that the common man doesn’t face any difficulty in applying
Shivendra Parmar Jaipur: RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora chaired an important meeting at the Board Headquarters, ‘Awas Bhawan’ on Tuesday and reviewed the works of various progressive residential-business and innovative schemes going on across the state and issued necessary guidelines. Arora said that people have shown great enthusiasm towards
Pawan Arora chairs a meeting to review the works of various ongoing residential-business and innovative schemes across the State at Awas Bhawan in Jaipur. Also seen are KC Meena, GS Baghela, Anil Mathur, Amit Agrawal and others.
the new housing schemes launched on March 1 in 17 cities of
the state. “In Jaipur, there was tremendous attraction among peo-
ple towards apartments & villas,” he said & reviewed the work being done under 12 schemes & directed to draw lotteries for 13 schemes.
“RHB has set a record of automatically sending deposit amount of unsuccessful applicants of various schemes to their accounts within 72 hours. In Wednesday Auction Festival too, deposit amount of unsuccessful applicants is automatically refunded in 72 hours,” he said.
Jaipur: The thrill of IPL can also be enjoyed along with delicious food at Mansarovar & Pratapnagar Chaupatis. RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora said that keeping in view the craze of residents of Jaipur towards IPL, the Board has made arrangements for them to watch live IPL matches on big screens in both the. “Visitors would be able to experience the thrill and excitement of an IPL match here along with delicious food along with the
In view of the IPL tournament starting from April 19 and the enthusiasm of the youth, the Chaupati management has also made special arrangements,” Arora said. It is worth mentioning that earlier IPL matches were also telecasted on the video wall of Chaupatis and a large number of cricket lovers thronged here.
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On April 1, 2023, Project Tiger completed fifty glorious years in India.
On this occasion, it is appropriate to remember the contribution of Kailash Sankhala, the first director of Project Tiger. I remember writing a postcard in 1979 after reading a book on tigers written by Padma Shri Kailash Sankhla. At that time, I had completed my schooling and was continuing with journalism along with my studies. I never thought that a person who had been in the Indian Forest Service for ten years even before I was born, who had received the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship in 1970, who was the first director of India's Project Tiger in 1973, and whose research during the Nehru Fellowship became the basis of tiger conservation all over the world, including India, would answer a postcard from a village boy. However, I received a handwritten reply in a beautiful envelope from that great man with a big heart. Although I did not meet him during my forest journey from 1979 to 1991. Yet, it was a coincidence that after coming to the Indian Forest Service I was given the Rajasthan cadre. I met him here. Our affection grew to such an extent that we often used to reach each other's house without any information. August 15, 1994, was a sad day. That day, Kailash Sankhla left this world. Numerous books can be written to give an account of Kailash Sankhla's contribution to saving Indian forests and wildlife. Today, enough is to say here that the tiger species will always remain indebted to Kailash Sankhala for its existence on Earth.
The Project Tiger, led by Kailash Sankhla, included the relocation of villages from core tiger habitats, the creation of buffer zones around protected areas, and the development of infrastructure for wildlife conservation as well as tourism.
Kailash Sankhala's vision and leadership have been instrumental in the success of Project Tiger and the preservation of India's wildlife heritage. His work will forever inspire conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts in India and around the world.
India's Project Tiger is one of the best examples of wildlife conservation success across the globe. It was a pioneering effort to bring tigers back from the brink of extinction. There were only about 1,800 tigers left in India's forests at that time. The project aimed to create a network of protected areas, known as tiger reserves, to protect the species and ecosystems. In the last five decades, there has been a significant increase in the
published research has raised several concerns about the genetic diversity of tiger populations due to inbreeding. It is also worrisome that due to international illegal trade, about 2359 tiger parts have been seized globally from 2000 to 2018.
The completion of 50 years of Project Tiger in India is an opportunity to assess the progress made to date and identify issues that will need to be addressed in the future. Our success in combining conservation and livelihoods over the coming years will determine whether India can continue to lead the world in wildlife conservation and serve as an example for other nations.
There are fewer than 5,000 tigers left in the wild today. Some estimates put this number at 4,981. Despite the lack of accurate counting methods, cameratrap identifications are considered the most trustworthy. Today, India is home to over 75 per cent of the world's tiger population. Although there was a local extinction of the tiger population in Sariska, it has bounced back dramatically. April 1st, 1973, there were only 30 tigers in Rajasthan. Today, there are over 100.
The former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, played a crucial role in making the project successful thanks to her political will, leadership, and broad vision for conservation. Dr Karan Singh also played an important role, and Kailash Sankhala, as the first director of the project, was able to bring top-class management and coordination and oversaw the excellent implementation of the project's goals.
In generating the scientific evidence base over the past 50
years, approximately 3,100 research papers have been published in the best journals worldwide. Noteworthy among these are the works by Q. Qureshi, K. Shankar, D.G. Miquelle, S.P. Goyal, J.L.D. Smith, U.K. Karanth, D. Liu, D.W. McDonald, G. Jiang, J.M. Goodrich, P. Nigam, E.C. Ramsey, B. Habib, M. Linkie, J. Seidensticker, R. Singh, M. Zhang, and many others. Valmik Thapar has shared his anecdotes, insights and photographs in several books, and in recent years, the works by R. Krishnamurthy and B. Habib have also been noteworthy. While it is not possible to name every practitioner whose work has been important in the field, H.S. Panwar, Rajesh Gopal, Damodar Prasad Tiwari, Amar Singh Parihar, S.V. Lovlekar, Saroj Raj Chowdhary, P.K. Sen, Fateh Singh Rathore, Ramesh Chandra Sharma, S.M. Hasan, R.N. Mehrotra, and Virendra Kumar Melkani have all played important roles in implementation. Above all, every Forest Guard, Assistant Forester, Forester, and Forest Range Officer posted in all these Tiger Reserves dedicated their whole lives wholeheartedly to conservation. They all deserve the highest respect for their contribution. Their efforts are unforgettable and will remain so. The tiger species and accompanying biodiversity will remain indebted to them all.
At present, the total area of India's 53 Tiger Reserves is 75,796 sq km. This does not include the area of the proposed Dholpur Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan. These areas are crucial
for tiger conservation, biodiversity, and the local economy. For instance, a study by the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal about Ranthambore, a tiger reserve located at the junction of the Aravalli and Vindhyachal mountain ranges in Rajasthan, shows that the reserve holds a stock of carbon and wood worth 49.2 billion rupees. This core deposit generates an annual flow of ` 8.3 billion in goods and services. Currently, every rupee spent on managing the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve yields a benefit
strengthens the livelihoods of local villagers. To achieve this, the business houses associated with the tourism and hospitality industry must provide maximum employment to local people.
Two, state governments should provide proper compensation for damages caused to crops, life and property of people living around tiger reserves and other protected areas. The conflict between humans and wildlife is on the rise, and problems such as the loss of crops by wild animals, depredation of livestock, and attacks on human beings must be effectively and sustainably addressed. While a system of compensation exists, it is insufficient. Increasing compensation and providing employment to families who may have lost their family members are necessary to reduce anger-induced retaliation against wildlife.
ing. Recruitment, training, and allocation of resources to new staff are therefore necessary.
Six, in areas where forests have been degraded, it is necessary to remove all factors causing forest degradation before starting restoration. Grazing, illicit harvesting, encroachment, fire, poaching, and deforestation are rampant in many areas. Since poverty is at the root of many of these factors, strengthening livelihoods is crucial to achieving success.
flow of approximately 273 (US$4.117) to people both within and outside the reserve. The ecosystem services provided by the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve are estimated to have an annual value of 8,319.17 million (US$125.478 million). Despite being important, the flow of benefits and a significant portion of the stock remain unaccounted for as it does not enter into market transactions. Now, an important question is what to do next. There are vital actions that must be initiated.
One, for each protected area, we must ensure that income from tourism meaningfully
Three, village settlements inside the protected areas are among the most important management issue today. People and parks can co-exist, but prerequisites under which such relationships sustain are nonexistent in a majority of protected areas. As long as a large number of villages continue to live and exploit already severely-stressed ecosystems deep inside the forests, wildlife has no chance of long-term survival. Therefore, voluntary village relocation shall remain a priority.
Four, developing corridors between protected areas is vitally essential for the dispersal of animals to new and safe habitats. Efforts to increase the tiger population through translocation in protected areas where
Seven, a large-scale rewilding of empty forests, devoid of a prey base for tigers and other carnivores, can also bring significant success in the field of conservation. This will require investing heavily in trophic rewilding, food-chain complexity, addressing the stochastic disturbance, provisioning of dispersal corridors, and integration of ecological processes across the landscape. Rewilding is a knowledge-intensive journey. Because of the limits to our knowledge and time, we all depend on the expertise of others as well. For example, managing forests, wildlife and protected areas is a technically sophisticated subject, and therefore society employs and relies on experts to manage forests, wildlife and nature reserves. Learn to be humble, and accept your limits, for not everyone can become everything! The litmus test is if the person meets at least one of the two criteria: possession of 'exceptional and relevant knowledge' acquired by "doing science" OR possession of 'exceptional and relevant knowledge' acquired through "long-term work experience with direct responsibility" (i.e., actual management work, and not merely random observations without responsibility to manage systematically).
Dr Deep Narayan Pandey is in the Indian Forest Service; was awarded the highest national honour in forestry—the IPVM Award for the year 1994 and; the Dhanvantari Award of the Department of Ayurveda, Government of Rajasthan for his exceptional contributions to Ayurveda. He has more than 38 years of experience working with national and international organizations. The views expressed here are personal and principle of the Global Common Good. They do not in any way represent the views of the institution or service to which the author belongs.
TIME CyberMedia, in association with partners Bharat 24 (Electronic Media Partner), First India (Print Media Partner), News10india (News portal partner), IgoUgo (Travel Partner) & Xoom Studio (Creative Partner) concluded the prestigious India Brand Icon Awards, 2023 on April 14 to celebrate and honor the winners at different levels and segments for their continuing commitment to excellence, developing best practices and innovative strategies for the growth of the service sector with vision and inspiration to contribute in the making of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat.
India Brand Icon Awards,23 were held in Mumbai to celebrate and recognize those Achievers, Innovators and Leaders of the service sector for their commitment to excellence, best practices and innovative strategies for the continuing development of the ecosystem.
The program witnessed the starry presence of the best pacer in cricket history Brett Lee as chief guest. The event was a hub of celebrities and awardees ranging from Sajid Khan, Sreejita De, Pragati Chaurasia, Karanvir Bohra, Sumbul, Archana Gautam and many others.
The event was a huge celebration of the Service and Entertainment Industry. Achievers and Innovators from various segments like Healthcare, Education, Real Estate, IT, and Arts got honored for their success, dedication and hard work. Stars added fashion flavour dressing in their best styles and entrepreneurs from various segments took the charge of sharing innovative ideas, thrilling journeys and experiences. The platform gave a great opportunity for professionals and stakeholders to exchange views and ideas encouraging budding talent to work hard and take calculated risks.
The exacting and daunting feat of zeroing in on the winners was achieved by TIME CyberMedia, with the support from its associates and partners, after an elaborate and meticulous selection process which included inviting nominations from potential nominees, substantial research & surveys, collation of
feedback & opinions, screening based on pre-determined judging parameters and subsequently choosing the winners through an independent jury panel. The significant parameters which were considered for selecting the winners included Qualification & Professional Experience, Infrastructure & Facilities, Market Presence & Competition, Growth & Profitability, Quality & Operational Excellence, Financial & Business Acumen, Innovation & Novelty in Services, Ingenuity and Imagination, Sustainability & Environmental Awareness, Job & Impact Potential, Client/ Customer & Industry Feedback, Use of Technology & Trends, Efforts for Risk & Setback Mitigation, Previous Awards & Achievements, etc.
A comprehensive list of winners of the India Brand Icon Awards 2023 includes Dr Somnath Sabale, Dr Anurag Sharan, Dr Thejo Amudala, Dr A. Sreenivas Kumar, Abhishek Goyal, A K Club, Udaaan Management Academy, Assure Cosmetic Studio, B. Lakshmikantham, Dr Dilip Chand Raja, Masterbook11 Pvt Ltd, Sparsha Infertility Centre, Renttola India, Dr Sudheer Dara, Dr Durai Nagarethinam, Childhood Play Center, Madhuvan Suites By The Blues, Sushruta Hospital and Trauma Care, Sufir Singh Kapur, Medilife Healthcare, Harsh Raj Dwivedi, Lingaraj Associates, Mehul V Rathod, The Learning Curve, Airgenomix Pvt Ltd, Dr Pallavi Chauhan, Dr Rajendra Patil, INNOV8 Educare, Dr Govind K Gupta, Roohi Jain, SouvenirIT, Cropel International Pvt. Ltd, CodersMax Plus Health Informatics, Dr Siddharth Shinde, Americco Holidays Private Limited, Arabella Diamonds Pvt Ltd, Visiontrade India Innovation Pvt Ltd, Krishna Ji Education & Immigration Pvt Ltd, ChandiniBaruah, INDR Agrotech Pvt Ltd, Kent Main Bachpan School, Khadavli, Dr Dipak Suresh Harke, Rahul Gujral, Inlife Architecture & Interiors, Dr Musharraf Ahmed Khan, Geet Parag Patani, Kanika Furniture, Ek Khushi Welfare Foundation, Dr Annapurna, Dr Zeeshan Khan, Dr Surabhi, M Tariq Ali, Dr Rajendra Kumar Hazra, V Plant Advanced Hair Clinic Pvt Ltd, Logic Inception, Dr Yugandhar, Guru Tushar, Saurav Kumar, Astrologer Gopal Shashtri, Astro Lalit Kumar, Puli Srinivasa
Prasad, Dr Prerna Manuja Saini, Subhash Bose Institute Of Hotel Management, Kolkata, Riiffs Parfums, Ashish Tiwari, First Crop Montessori School, Bharat24, Hawk EV India, Arnab Ganguly, Rajora Entertain-
ment, and Kumar Kanhaiya Singh.
The Vice President of the company, Pooja Thakur while addressing the audience expressed, “The pandemic COVID-19 has affected the service
industry the most. And, the way industries like Agriculture and Allied sector, IT, Healthcare and Education bounced back is commendable. We at TIME CyberMedia are committed to organise more awareness through
such events as such conglomeration are the small token of appreciation to each winner for their continuous dedication to the business fraternity and mankind along with the society as a whole with best practices.”
CITY FIRST
Several Bollywood celebrities graced the launch of the tech giant Tim Cook's first retail store in Mumbai on Tuesday. The store is located at the Jio World Drive mall in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex. On the occasion, celebrities such as Madhuri
Dixit, Raveena Tandon, AR
Rahman, Mouni Roy, singer Armaan Malik and Boney Kapoor posed with Tim Cook and shared a moment of celebration of the Apple iPhone store’s maiden store in the country and also congratulated the CEO.
Videos of the Apple CEO throwing open the store also went viral on social media. While Indian employees of the Apple iPhone store shouted the countdown, to make the
moment more memorable CEO himself opened the door and welcome the first customer into the outlet.
Bollywood celebrities also shared the ‘memorable’ meeting with Tim Cook on their Instagram profile. Neha Dhupia got a selfie clicked with Tim Cook & captioned it, “What a store and what a story.”
Mouni Roy too shared a couple of photographs, sharing moments of her first visit to the Apple store. The photo frame has her husband standing beside Cook. The Apple CEO also enjoyed Mumbai’s famous vada pav, along with yesteryear actress Madhuri Dixit. Tim Cook expressed his gratitude towards Madhuri Dixit for introducing him to Mumbai's famous snack, Vada Pav. He took to Twitter and wrote, "Thanks @madhuri-
dixit for introducing me to my very first Vada Pav - it was delicious!”
Raveena Tandon also shared a string of pictures from the event on her social media account, captioning them, “A night out at @apple .. #timcook.”
While singer Armaan Malik took to his Instagram account to share a picture with Tim Cook and captioned it, “Got to meet the amazing Tim Cook at the launch of India’s firstever Apple Store in Mumbai, BKC! Big love to the folks at Apple for hosting such a beautiful evening."
The opening of the first Apple store in India marks a significant milestone for the tech giant in one of the world’s largest smartphone markets. With the new store, Apple aims to strengthen its position in India.
On the occasion of World Heritage Day, a captivating exhibition featuring the ingenious works of various young artists hailing from the city was unveiled at the Hawa Mahal on Tuesday. The exhibition, which is being held under the joint aegis of Lalit Kala Akademi, is a testament to India’s artistic brilliance and cultural heritage, drawing an impressive assemblage of art aficionados. During the opening ceremony, Gayatri Rathore, Principal Secretary, Tourism,
passionately underscored the paramount significance of preserving our cultural heritage. The exhibitions, which encapsulate the vibrant tapestry of India’s rich cultural diversity and heritage, are an unequivocal manifestation of the government’s unwavering commitment to the promotion and preservation of our glorious cultural legacy. The exhibitions, which are
APunjabi food fes-
tival, Punjabi Zaika, is being organized from April 19 to 30 at the Jaipur Marriott Hotel in the capital Jaipur.
Gaurav Arora, GM, Hotel Jaipur Marriott says – Jaipurites will enjoy Punjabi Foods fiercely in this eleven days long festival. According to Gaurav, Punjabi culture will be realized during this period, in which everything from food to atmosphere will also be Punjabi.
Gaurav explained that everyday thousands of people enjoy spicy and delicious street food while roaming on the streets and highways of Punjab. Now Jaipurites will also be able to enjoy similar cuisines of Punjab in their city Pink City. For this, an elevenday Punjabi Food Festival is being organized by the Jaipur Marriott Hotel, which will run
from April 19 to April 30.
Jatinder Dhaliwal, Executive Chef, Jaipur Marriott Hotel said that the spices for the food festival Punjabi flavor have also been specially sourced from Punjab. The main delicious dishes of Punjabi food in the menu are Butter Chicken, Lassi, Chole Bhature, etc apart from dishes like, pinni and gur ka halwa, aromatic and refreshing cold beverages and cold kulfi in different varieties will also be served in Punjabi flavour. The festival will be open from 7 pm to 11 pm for the evening dinner for the guests.
Magician and mentalist Chandrankit Sharma, famous for his shows in the country and abroad from Kota district of Rajasthan, taught magic tricks to the children of SS Senior Secondary School, Jaipur on Monday. Program coordinator Meena Gupta told that in the evening, in a meeting with famous event managers and NGO’s officers of Jaipur at Braveology Cafe, C Scheme, Chandrankit surprised everyone by showing his talent.
The trailer and music launch of the upcoming movie ‘Chengiz’ was held at PVR Plaza, Connaught Place, Delhi. The movie, which explores the world of the underworld with its gripping plotline and action-packed sequences, left the netizens impressed with its engrossing trailer, showcasing a new avatar of Superstar Jeet.
Women wing members of the Federation of Rajasthan Trade and Industry (Forti) visited Mandawa with the aim of promoting the heritage havelis of Shekhawati region of Rajasthan from a tourism point of view. Mandawa was visited for the promotion of heritage tourism by taking this priceless heritage of Rajasthan to the new generation. Forty Women Wing organizes luxury travel every year, in which this year’s theme was tourism and heritage promotion. General Secy of Forty Women Wing, Lalita Kuchhal told that a delegation of 50 members from Jaipur reached Castle Mandawa, where the members were given a grand welcome.
open to the public, are a veritable feast for the senses and a must-visit for anyone with a keen interest in India’s art and cultural heritage. In continuation of the scintillating festivities, an exhibition showcasing “Azad Ki Shaurya Gatha” was inaugurated at the illustrious Government Central Museum, Albert Hall. During the exhibition, Dr MR Gehlot, Vice-Chancellor of Lalit Kala Akademi, expounded, “This exhibition serves as a platform for young, burgeoning artists in the city to showcase their artistic prowess and gain some welldeserved recognition. The artists were at liberty to exhibit any artwork they deemed fit. Our noble objective is to amplify the artistic talent that is so gloriously abundant in the Pink City.”
The much-awaited Annual Technical and Cultural festival “Pravah 2023” was inaugurated at SKIT Management and Gramothan, Jaipur on Tuesday. The fest began by lighting the divine lamp and offering obeisance to MAA SARASWATI by the dignitaries. Jaipal Meel (Director), SKIT enlightened the audience with his words. Prof. SL Surana (Director-Academics), SKIT gave the introduction to the Annual Fest Pravah-2023. Rajesh Kumar Sharma CMD(RVUNL), emphasized the importance of Extracurricular activities in our life. He mentioned the role of the Guru in shaping the life of students. Students must have full devotion towards their teachers for achieving excellence in careers and other aspects of life. Prabhat Mishra (General Manager SBI) told the importance of ethics and values in life.
Lok Sabha speaker, Om Birla awarded Neha Tiwari, a Computer Science student with a Ph.D. degree from the IIS University at a convocation ceremony on April 12 for her excellent research on the topic ‘An Enhanced SaaS Service Framework for Migrating Applications Across Clouds’. During the ceremony, Neha expressed her gratitude towards Dr Navneet Sharma who helped the star student by giving her right directions while completing her research.
Sardar Hardeep Singh Chahal was honoured by the Jaipur Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Jaipur Sikh Samaj and Gurdwara Sahib’s committee in Sahib Jawahar Nagar by giving Siropa recently. President of Jaipur Sikh Society, Harmeet Singh Dimple shared that Shri Guru Nanak Ji Sikh Welfare Board was established by the CM Ashok Gehlot, on Baisakhi. Gurpreet Singh Bobby, General Secretary of Jaipur Sikh Society, Ravindra Pal Singh Narula, Rajan Singh, Rajan Singh, Head of Mori Gurdwara of Heida, Sucha Singh, Secretary of Gurdwara Jawaharnagar, Satnam Singh Gulyani, Sethiji, NP Singh and Kochharji were present on this occasion.
Miss Angelina Gorbunova from Russia won the title of Miss Super Model Worldwide 2023, in the grand finale held on Saturday at City Park Resort, Delhi. The competition was organised by Rubaru India Talent Promoting Group in association with Social Organization Rights Forum, with Delhi Tourism Board as the associate partner. Miss Daria Shapovalova from Belarus secured the first runner-up position, while Miss Chifunwe Mwamba Ngooma from Zimbabwe stood as the second runner-up. Miss Nataravee Chirasathit from Thailand secured the third runner-up position, and Miss Shirla Nuniez from the Philippines stood as the fourth runner-up in the pageant.
A delightful get-together event was organised for the senior citizens at the Grand Geejgarh, Jaipur on Sunday. The event was organised by the senior citizens themselves as a way to connect with each other and enjoy some good company. During the fun-filled day, the senior citizens expressed their gratitude and said that it was a wonderful opportunity to connect with others and have some fun. Dr Nawal, Dr CS Baid, Dr Tannan, Radhey Shyam Tanwar, Dr Ganpat Devpura and Rakesh Soni were present on the occasion.
The 11th anniversary of Sri Sri Krishna Balram Mandir will be hugely celebrated from April 23 to April 27 at the Sri Sri Krishna Balram Mandir, Jagatpura, Jaipur. The devotees will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of spiritual events, including Sudarshan Havan & Puja, Cultural Program, Ratha Yatra, Bhajan Sandhya and Maha Abhishekam. The temple is more than a place of rituals. It reaches out to all classes of society in all age groups through a series of spiritual, educational and cultural activities.
Mona Sharma (Director, Vasudha Jan Vikas Sansthan NGO) was awarded the Best Young Woman Icon of the Year during the third women achievers award-2023 PNGI form organised on April 17 at the Hotel Sukora, Delhi. She was given this honor in the Golden category of the award for her remarkable work in the field of women empowerment. This award was given only to five selected women doing better work in different areas of the country. The award in the Young Leader category was presented to Mona Sharma by National Social Media Co-Incharge, BJP (MM) and former Advisory Member, Minorities Commission, Maryam Farooqui, Alka Kaul, Director, Horizon and Amita Saran, Advisory HR CEO, Air India.
