First India-Jaipur Edition- 21st May 2023

NATION REMEMBERS AND PAYS TRIBUTES TO FORMER

PRIME MINISTER LATE RAJIV GANDHI ON HIS 32nd DEATH ANNIVERSARY TODAY

SCRIPT THE BLUEPRINT OF NEW INDIA @ 2047: VICE-PRESIDENT

Chandigarh: At 70th convocation of Panjab University, Vice-Prez Jagdeep Dhankhar called upon the students to script blueprint for New India at 2047, when India celebrates centenary of Independence.

Ahmedabad: Union Home and Cooperation Minister

Amit Shah arrived on a two-day visit to his home state Gujarat from Saturday to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of several projects.

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WILL DO OUR BEST TO END UKRAINE CONFLICT: PM MODI TO ZELENSKYY

Meeting between Modi and Zelenskyy held on the sidelines of G7 summit in Hiroshima

Hiroshima (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held in-person talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time after Russia invaded Ukraine 15 months back and conveyed to him that India will do whatever is possible to find a solution to the conflict.

In the meeting that took place on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, the prime minister said that the war in Ukraine is a “very big issue” for the whole world and that it has had many different impacts on the globe.

“I wish to assure you that India and I, in my personal capacity, will do whatever is possible to find a solution to this (conflict),” Modi said in his opening remarks at the talks.

The prime minister told the Ukrainian leader that he does not see the conflict as a political or economic issue and that for him, it is an issue of humanity and human values.

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CRUISE CASE: SAMEER

WANKHEDE GRILLED BY CBI AT MUMBAI OFFICE

MODI UNDERSCORES NEED OF CO-OP BETWEEN G7 & G20

Hiroshima (ANI): PM Narendra Modi in an interview with a Japanese newspaper has underscored the importance of cooperation between the G7 and G20 in addressing pressing global issues. PM Modi, who also chairs the G20, emphasized his commitment to leading the international community in resolving the challenges of the “Global South,” including developing and emerging countries. Modi is in Japan to attend the G7 Summit under the Japanese Presidency at the invitation of Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida.

Meeting came a day after G7 leaders resolved to stand against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Siddaramaiah sworn in as K’taka Chief Minister

PM MODI SHARES HUG WITH PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AT G7 SUMMIT IN HIROSHIMA

Hiroshima (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden greeted each other warmly and shared a hug as they met in Hiroshima, Japan on Saturday. The meeting between the two leaders comes ahead of the third in-person summit of leaders of the Quad summit later on Saturdayday.

PM HOLDS MEETING WITH SOUTH KOREAN PREZ; DEFENCE, TRADE TIES DISCUSSED

Hiroshima (ANI): PM Narendra Modi on Saturday held a bilateral meeting with South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol in Japan’s Hiroshima, and discussed ways to further strengthen the ties between the two countries as India-South Korea are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations this year. They discussed a range of issues including trade and defence ties.

Jt. Director held, ACB to question him for graft

Satyanarayan Sharma

Mumbai: Ex-NCB Mumbai

zonal director Sameer

Wankhede left CBI office after 5 hours of questioning on Saturday. Wankhede reportedly violated rules by producing his conversations with Shah Rukh Khan over Aryan Khan’s arrest in drugs-on-cruise case.

CHARGE SHEET FILED AGAINST TYTLER IN 1984 RIOTS CASE

New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday filed a charge sheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in Pul Bangash case connected to 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Three people were killed and a gurdwara was torched on November 1, 1984.

DRI SEIZES AMBERGRIS

WORTH `31.67 CRORE

IN TAMIL NADU DIST

New Delhi: The DRI on Saturday busted a gang that was allegedly smuggling Ambergris, vomit of the whale. The DRI also seized 18.1 kg of ambergris valued at Rs 31.67 crore in illicit market from Thoothukudi Coast.

C’GARH: LIFE TERM FOR 25, INCLUDING 3 WOMEN, FOR MURDER

Janjgir Champa: As many as 25 persons including three women have been convicted by a court in Chhattisgarh’s JanjgirChampa district for the 2020 murder of a former village sarpanch.

Jaipur: The investigation into recovery of big cash haul of Rs 2 crore 31 lakh 49 thousand and 500 and 1 kg gold biscuit from an almirah in Yojana Bhavan, has led the police to DOIT Joint Director Vedprakash Yadav who is said to be the owner of the cash and gold. He is also the store in-charge where the almirah was kept. He was held and handed over to the ACB on Satuurday. The Jaipur police joined the dots on the basis of the CCTV footage.

The ACB team has also started a probe into the matter as the cash and gold is reportedly a bribe. According to sources, the recovery hints toward the game of commission received in lieu of passing tenders worth billions of rupees in DOIT. The gold is considered to have been bought with cash during demonetisation. More on P8

WORLD’S 1st NUKE ATTACK CITY GETS MAHATMA’S STATUE

Hiroshima (PTI): The Gandhian ideals of peace and harmony reverberate globally and give strength to millions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi here in this Japanese city. The location of the bust of Gandhi has been chosen as a mark of solidarity for peace and non-violence. The US conducted the world’s first nuclear attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, destroying the city and killing some 140,000 people.

Bengaluru (ANI): Congress leader Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the Karnataka CM of for second time on Saturday after the party’s victory in Assembly polls. Governor Thawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to Siddaramiah at at jampacked Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

Top brass of the Congress including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, party’s president Mallikarjun Kharge were present.

The Chief Ministers of the Congress-ruled states including Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, and Chhattisgarh

CM Bhupesh Baghel attended the event.

Centre issues ordinance on Group A officers in Delhi

New Delhi (PTI): The Centre has promulgated an ordinance to create a National Capital Civil Service Authority for transfer of and disciplinary proceedings against Group-A officers from the DANICS cadre. The ordinance, promulgated on Friday, came a week after the Supreme Court handed over the control of services in Delhi to the elected government, excluding those related to police, public order and land. Earlier on Friday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleged the Centre was planning to bring an ordinance to overturn the apex court verdict.

CENTRE SEEKS REVIEW OF APEX COURT’S MAY 11 VERDICT ON SERVICES ROW

New Delhi: The Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its May 11 verdict which held the Delhi govt has legislative and executive powers over services except for public order, police and land, saying the judgement ignores the functioning of govt in the capital “affects the nation as a whole”.

WILL CHALLENGE ORDINANCE: AAP IT’S NECESSARY FOR DELHI’S DIGNITY: BJP

New Delhi: The AAP govt will challenge in the Supreme Court the Centre’s ordinance related to transfer and posting of officers in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday and called the move “unconstitutional” and against democracy.

FOR BETTER PLANNING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

New Delhi: The BJP has welcomed the Centre’s ordinance on transfer and postings of bureaucrats in Delhi, alleging the Kejriwal govt was “intimidating” officers and “misusing” its powers under the cover of recent Supreme Court verdict on services matters.

UDAIPUR, KOTA AND AJMER CITIES TO HAVE 3D MODELS

CM approves Rs 106.46 crore for GIS-based 3D models of 4 cities

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: The Gehlot government has approved a proposal for developing Geographic Information System (GIS) based 3D models of Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota and Ajmer for better planning and management of urban development.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a financial proposal of Rs 106.46 crore for the implementation of GIS-

based 3D city and Rajdhara Satellite Imagery Repository projects in these four cities, said an official statement.

With this, proposing land use in the master plan of the cities, construction and expansion of new roads, flyovers, new colonies, drainage plan including various works on the ground, large scale infrastructure development, transport planning, land planning, town planning etc. It will be easier to make effective assessments, simulations and planning. A virtual tour of the city can also be done through Augmented Real-

ity or Virtual Reality of the developed 3D model, the statement said.

Apart from this, a ‘repository’ of satellite imagery of different time periods of Rajasthan will also be established on the Rajdhara platform. This will facilitate analysis of land use, land cover, changes in reservoirs/water sources and forest areas, crop yield estimation, growth and spread of cities, etc. as per the requirements of various departments.

CM Ashok Gehlot speaks to Priyanka Gandhi during the ceremony. Also seen Hemant Soren, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, MK Stalin, Bhupesh

CONG TURNS K’TAKA SWEARING-IN INTO A SHOW OF STRENGTH AND OPPOSITION UNITY

Bengaluru: Apart from CMs of Congress-ruled states, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren were present. Other dignitaries included NCP chief Sharad Pawar, former J&K CMs Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury and CPI leader D Raja.

Congratulations to Shri @siddaramaiah ji on swearing in as Chief Minister of Karnataka and Shri @DKShivakumar ji on swearing in as Deputy Chief Minister. My best wishes for a fruitful tenure.

IAF grounds MiG-21 fighter aircraft fleet

New Delhi (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has grounded the entire fleet of MiG-21 fighter aircraft till the checks are carried out and investigations into the reasons behind the crash over Rajasthan earlier this month are ascertained.

Three people lost their lives in the crash when a MiG-21 Bison aircraft airborne from the Suratgarh air base crashed

over Hanumangarh in a village on May 8.

“The MiG-21 fleet has been grounded till the investigations are carried out and reasons for the crash are ascertained,” senior defence officials told ANI here.

The MiG-21 aircraft variants started getting inducted into the Indian Air Force over five decades and are on the verge of being phased out.

TRAPPED IN BOREWELL RESCUED AFTER 7 HOURS

JODHPUR,

Nine-year-old Akshit who was rescued after a 7-hour-long operation. The incident took place in Bhojpura village when Akshit fell into an open borewell while playing. The boy was trapped at 70-feet deep inside the borewell.

BOY

Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot with newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy DK Shivakumar and cabinet ministers during the swearing-in ceremony, at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI

Baghel & Sukhvinder S Sukhu. —PHOTO BY PTI

PM Narendra Modi with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting in Hiroshima, on Saturday.

US President Joe Biden (L), Australian PM Anthony Albanese (2nd L), Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and PM Narendra Modi attend a Quad Leaders’ meeting.

Narendra Modi @narendramodi

YOJANA BHAVAN CASH & GOLD HAUL

JUMBO SPLASH!

MERCURY METER BIKANER 45.5°C BARMER 43.9°C

JAIPUR 39.8°C

JMCH commissioner assumes charge

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Jaipur: Rajendra Singh

Shekhawat, the newly appointed Commissioner of Jaipur Municipal Corporation Heritage, held a review meeting of the officers after assuming his office on Saturday. He said that in order to improve the works and services of the corporation, the revenue has to be increased.

Shekhawat instructed the Deputy Commissioner of Revenue, Saroj Dhaka, to identify all such properties com-

BJP EXECUTIVE MEETING

Will launch campaign against Gehlot government: BJP

Constable rapes and blackmails niece in Jpr

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ing under the purview of urban development, in which commercial activities are going on using Google maps, robotics and speed up the recovery of development tax. Shekhawat instructed Dhaka to give notice to the holders of big properties for the collection of urban development tax.

Shekhawat urged that action should be taken against the contractor for slow cleaning work and insisted on improving the cleaning mechanism and monitoring.

Rajasthan Judicial Employees Union members take oath

Kamal Kant

Aishwary Pradhan & Narpat Joya

Nagaur: A two-day meeting of the BJP State Working Committee concluded at Ladnun in Nagaur district on Saturday. With this meeting, the State BJP completely entered the election mode. It has been decided in the meeting that BJP will launch a big campaign against the Gehlot government across the state. BJP will make an issue regarding the Gehlot govt’s failures, corruption, crimes, and oppression of Dalits and women. BJP will also work to surround the Gehlot govt regarding the cash and gold found in the secretariat on Friday night. Apart from this, an action plan has been chalked out to take the achievements of the Modi govt of the Centre to the masses. Under this scheme, BJP will run a

Swearing-in ceremony of RFC Colony Committee

Jaipur (FIB): The swearing-in ceremony of 18 newly elected office-bearers and members of RFC Colony Development Committee including President Prahlad Singh Shekhawat, General Secretary PD Verma, member Satish Kumar Agrawat, was held on Saturday.

Vinod Chaudhary, Chairman and Councillor, Public Transport Committee of JMC Greater was the chief guest.

RAJ HAS BECOME ARAJKASTAN, CORRUPTION & CRIME ARE AT ITS PEAK: RAJYAVARDHAN

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JP national spokesperson Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore while talking to the media at the working committee meeting said that Rajasthan has become Arajkastan, Talibanistan. He said that 1,300 officers have allegations of taking bribe and also commented on the gold bricks and money found in the Secretariat.

“Eighteen daughters are raped daily. Miscreants are roaming freely in the state. Hindu refugees have been bulldozed in the state. This is a vote bank, not humanity. Kerala Story has not been made tax-free,” he said. Jogeshwar Garg and Prabhulal Saini were also present during the press conference.

RAJE’S ABSENCE LEADS TO RUMOURS

T here were rumours of internal strife after Vasundhara Raje did not attend the Working Committee meeting. Even when Subhash Maharia joined BJP on Friday, Raje was not seen. Sikar MP Sumedhanand and Kisan Morcha President Hariram Ranwa were also missing. The interesting thing is that when the invitation for Maharia’s membership came from the party, Satish Poonia’s name was not among those present in the programme.

countrywide mass public relations campaign from May 30 to June 30.

Addressing the meeting, CP Joshi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Rajendra Rathore, Arjun

Ram Meghwal, Satish Poonia & other leaders said that Hindus are not even being allowed to take out processions on festivals like Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti.

Jaipur: A case of raping a minor niece by a police constable has come to light in the city. The accused uncle (police constable) raped his niece by threatening her in a dilapidated house. He recorded the obscene video and threatened to make it viral and also abused the victim. As per the police, the victim minor is a resident of Nivaru Road. It is alleged that the accused uncle posted as a constable in the Rajasthan Police, raped her. In the year-2021, at 17, the accused uncle

threatened and called her to meet. The police is investigating the case and FIR has also been registered.

Jaipur: Justice Ashutosh Kumar administered the oath to the new management executive at the Rajasthan Judicial Employees Union, District Branch (Jaipur). DJ Nandini Vyas, DJ Baljit Singh and other judges participated in the oath ceremony. High Court Employees Union President Rituraj Sharma and Bar President-General Secretary were also present.

Brijesh Sharma took oath for the post of president and Krishnavatar Sharma for the post of general secretary. Manoj

Mathur, Pankaj Sharma and Govind Singh Shekhawat have become senior vice presidents and Shubha Mathur and Ajay Singh were appointed as vice presidents and Kishore Kevalramani as treasurer.

Former Provincial General Secretary Badrilal Chowdhary secured the maximum votes. The provincial representatives who have been declared elected will elect the state executive.

Army soldier on way to Jammu goes missing

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Jaipur: The enforcement wing of JDA on Saturday took action against illegal constructions at a few places in Jaipur. The JDA officials sealed three illegally constructed buildings while an illegal factory was demolished.

The JDA team sealed a four-storied building in Gokul Vatika Colony of Jawahar Circle Area which was constructed by violating the building bylaws. Similarly, six illegal villas con-

structed in the ecological area of Jaisinghpura Khor were sealed as they were constructed without obtaining permission from the JDA.

“Likewise, three-storied

FINDING ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES

buildings constructed on Plot No. 75 of Navkar Nagar in the Mansarovar area were also sealed for violation of building by-laws,” JDA officials said.

ACS directs officials to promote use of M-Sand

Nirmal Tiwari

Jaipur: ACS (Mines) Veenu Gupta on Saturday took a review meeting of the mining department and directed officials that investors should be encouraged to set up new units of M-Sand along with promoting the use of M-Sand as a cheaper and alternative means of sand.

”In the M-Sand policy issued by the state

government, it is mandatory to use at least 25 M-Sand as an alternative to sand in govern-

ment construction works. After the release of the M-Sand policy, annual production of

about 1.25 crore tonnes of M-Sand has been started by 36 M-Sand units in the state. Coordinated efforts will have to be made to promote the use of M-Sand in the private and real estate sector as well as in the construction sector in the state,” said ACS. During the meeting, she also discussed the work being done in RSMET, DMFT, petroleum, and natural gas sectors in Rajasthan.

Jodhpur: An Army soldier from Raimalwada located in Jodhpur Osian has gone missing. The jawan was on leave for a month and had left for Jammu. According to the information received, Jawan Dedaram went missing on May 2. His bag was found in Pathankot.

Dedaram’s wife, Shanti, has written a letter to the Chief of the Army Staff and has sought help in finding her husband. The

Khatu Shyamji

closed on May 24

Sikar: The doors of Khatu Shyamji will remain closed on May 24 as special worship will be done on Baba Shyam’s Tilak Shringar. The doors will be closed from 10:30 pm on May 23.

Dedaram’s wife, Shanti, has written a letter to the Chief of the Army Staff

younger brother, Jeevan Ram, informed about Dedaram gone missing.

Police are trying to find the missing person. Besides, villagers are also making efforts by spreading the word on social media to trace Dedaram.

 Director of Mines Sandesh

Nayak informed that out of 82 minerals available in the state, 57 minerals are being extracted

Veenu Gupta, Sandesh Nayak and others during the meeting of the mining department in Jaipur on Saturday.

Newly elected members of Rajasthan Judicial Employees Union, Jaipur taking oath on Saturday. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Four-storied building sealed in Gokul Vatika Colony of Jawahar Circle.

Rajendra Singh Shekhawat holds a review meeting of the officers at JMC Heritage office after assuming his office on Saturday.

CP Joshi addressing the BJP State Working Committee at Ladnun in Nagaur district on Saturday. Also seen are Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Rajendra Rathore, Satish Poonia, Arun Singh, Om Mathur, Vasudev Devnani, Diya Kumari, Dr Alka Gurjar & others.

An elephant is splashing water while taking bath at EleJungle - Nature & Elephant Safari in Jaipur on Saturday. The heat has started rising again across the state including the western districts of Rajasthan. The daytime temperature in Sri Ganganagar, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Barmer rose up by 4.5 degree Celsius. People in Bikaner are facing lot of trouble due to the scorching heat. The maximum temperature there was recorded at 45.5 and there is prediction of continuous heatwave adding to the trouble of the people.

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

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Hindu exodus’ posters crop up in Kishanpole

BJP blames Cong councillor for exodus; councillor denies charges

Ziauddin Khan & Aishwary Pradhan

Jaipur: Pamphlets regarding the exodus of Hindu families were seen outside 40 to 50 houses in Kishanpole area of Jaipur on Saturday. Hindu families in Kishanpole area alleged that some people of minority community have been harassing them. Locals complained to the district collector after there was a fight on Saturday.

The controversy is regarding a house reportedly bought by the relative of Councillor Farid Qureshi.

BJP MLA Ramlal Sharma said that Hin-

du families are forced to flee due to the terror of a particular community. “A Congress councillor is threatening to file false cases against people. Congress gov-

ernment should end the politics of appeasement and should work to stop Hindus who are migrating,” he said.

When contacted, Qureshi denied the al-

legations of the exodus and said Hindus and Muslims have been living in peace in the area.

Congress MLA Amin Kagzi accused the BJP of instigating locals.

CS Usha reviews Gandhi Darshan Museum work

Ajmer: The Ajmer Dairy, expanding its products, launched a variety of Mawa Kulfi in different flavours for the consumers in the summer season on Saturday. Dairy chairman Ramchandra Choudhary claimed that none of the kulfis and ice creams sold in the market can match the quality of Ajmer Dairy’s Mawa Kulfi. Earlier, the dairy has also launched ice cream in different flavors in the market.

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Jaipur: Preparations for the Haj 2023 have been completed at Terminal-1 of the Jaipur Airport. The first Haj flight will leave on Sunday at 11 am. From May 21 to 27, one flight will fly to Madina daily. Whereas, from May 28 to June 6, two flights will operate daily. Flight AI-5401 will leave from tomorrow at 11 am, it will reach Madina at 1:55 pm. From May 28, flight AI-5403 will leave daily at 9:35 am and arrive at Madina at 12:45 pm. In this way, a total of 27 flights will depart through two aircraft.

Jaipur: Chief Secretary Usha Sharma visited the project Gandhi Darshan Museum being constructed under the Jaipur Development Authority along with Jaipur Development Commissioner Dr Jogaram and JDA officials and reviewed the progress of the project.

Sharma said that efforts should be made to fulfill the aspirations of the common man and priorities of the State Government. She said that the work of

the museum should be completed soon. She praised the work.

Jogaram said that the work of the museum will be completed soon. “More than 80 per cent work of the project has been com-

Three given 7-year RI for spying for Pakistan

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Jaipur: In a case of sharing confidential information of the Indian Army to Pakistani handler in February 2017, accused Sadiq Khan, Bariyam Khan and Haji Khan were sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment on Saturday.

They were sentenced by the Jaipur Metropolitan First Court on Saturday. Additional Director General of Police Intelligence S Sengathir told that on Feb 02, 2017, Sadiq Khan and Bariy-

Sadiq Khan, Bariyam Khan and Haji Khan were arrested in February 2017.

am Khan and on Feb 16, Haji Khan were arrested on the charge of compiling confidential information of strategic importance and providing it to intelligence agencies based in Pakistan.

WORLD BIODIVERSITY DAY

pleted,” he said.

JDC said that the museum is being constructed in an area of about 14,500 square metres at a cost of Rs 100 crore and more than 1,000 trees will be planted.

Two Lavkush gardens OK’d by CM in every dist

First India Bureau Jaipur: The Lavkush gardens will be developed in all the districts of the State.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given approval of Rs 66 crore for the gardens. This will give a boost to eco-tourism. Models related to forests and wildlife will be established in these gardens, through which children will be able to learn about environment and wildlife conservation.

State Forest Department to start four new leopard safaris on May 22

Nirmal Tiwari

Jaipur: The forest department will start four new leopard safaris on World Biodiversity Day on May 22. The safaris will start in Jaisamand and Beed Jhunjhunu. Two more safaris may start on June 5, World Environment Day. Safaris will be started in Mansa Mata and Khetri Bansiyal.

Forest department is in the final stages of

starting the leopard safaris. Forest department is creating history under the leadership of Additional Chief Secretary Shi-

ZOO TO GET 2 TIGERS AND A BEAVER

Theft case: Cops get calf’s DNA test done to find real owner

Trapped in borewell, boy rescued after 7-hr-long op

Sanjay Prajapat

Churu: In a rare incident, police got a DNA test done of the calf from Hyderabad and handed it over to its real owner. In Sardarshahar town of Churu district, there was a dispute between two herders regarding a calf, which they claimed belonged to them. One of them got a case of theft registered against the other. Seventy-year-old Dularam Dara’s cow was stolen about 18 months ago. Fearing violence, the Sardarshahar police station tried to file an FR in the matter. Dularam had climbed the BSNL tower six months ago after this. Coincidentally, on the same day Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had come for campaigning in the by-election. IG Bikaner handed over the investigation of the cow theft case to Taranagar DSP Omprankash Godara.

Jaipur: A nine-year-old boy who fell into a borewell Saturday morning in Jobner of Jaipur district was rescued after a seven-hour-long effort, an official said.

The incident took place in Bhojpura village when Akshit fell into an open borewell while playing. The boy was trapped at 70 feet deep inside the borewell.

“The boy was rescued by the team. His condition is stable and has been taken to a hospital in Jobner,” SDM Arun Jain said.

When the word spread, the administrative staff reached the spot and started the rescue operation roping in

RESCUE OPERATION TIMELINE

 At 7 o’clock the child fell into the borewell while playing. The family members informed the police control room Jaipur Rural.

 At 8 o’clock the police and civil defense team reached the spot. The team told the control room that the operation may take time.

 The SDRF team started the rescue at 9 am. An attempt was made to take out the child

teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), SDRF, and Civil Defence.

After rescue, the boy was taken to a hospital in an ambulance for

through an iron net.

 Around 10 o’clock the child was given glucose water and biscuits to eat.

 NDRF team also reached at 10:15 am. The work of digging parallel pit of borewell started at 12 noon.

 The child was safely pulled out of the borewell at 2 pm. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

medical examination. During the rescue operation, Akshit kept talking to his rescuers who supplied him with oxygen, water, and biscuits to eat, officials said.

khar Agarwal. Jhalana Leopard Reserve, also called Jhalana Safari Park, is easily a favourite because it is the best place to

sight a leopard. Before it was announced as a safari park, Jhalana was opened for the first time for tourists in 2016.

Dr Rituraj Sharma

Locals gather as posters come up at a colony in Kishanpole alleging Hindu families’ exodus, in Jaipur on Wednesday. CCTV camera is being installed at a house. —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Satyanarayan Sharma

SDRF workers carrying out the rescue operation to pull out the boy stuck inside a 70-feet-deep borewell on Saturday. (Inset) Nine-year-old Akshit being taken to the hospital.

Dhularam with the calf.

CS Usha Sharma with Dr Jogaram and others during the visit.

CHINMAYA GHAREKHAN KEEPS AUDIENCE ENTHRALLED AT LAUNCH OF HIS BOOK “CENTRES OF POWER”

K NATWAR SINGH

On Friday, at India International Centre, was launched Chinmaya Gharekhan’s book, “Centres of Power”, published by Rupa. The Hall was overfull, with our greatest philosopher Ashish Nandy sitting in front row.

The panel to discuss the book consisted of Krishna Rasgotra former foreign secretary, former Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Shyam Saran, President of the India International Centre and former foreign secretary and myself.

The author was the opening speaker. He had no text. His speech had the audience enthralled. His wit was combined with substance and humour laced with anecdotes. This came as a pleasant surprise to all present.

The climax of his career was his working with Indira Gandhi for five years and two years with Rajiv Gandhi. Policy is made in P.M.O’s office, it is implemented by concerned ministries. Gharekhan and his colleagues made sure that every single file from the P.M.O. was dealt without delay. Gharekhan got on well with the Prime Minister. From time to time both spoke to each other in French to the discomfiture of officers and Ministers. He told me that it was not only a privilege but an honour to work with Indira Gandhi

Gharekhan joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1958. Five years after I did. He turned out to be among the outstanding I.F.S officers and more than a brilliant but low key diplomat.

His first posting took him to Congo in Africa. At the best of times the country was no favourite posting. My own view is that every I.F.S officers should have the experience of an African country. I spent three years in Zambia and look back on my stay in Lusaka with nostalgia.

Gharekhan was Head of Mission in Geneva. Permanent Representative of India at United Nations in New York. It is posting that is sought by every I.F.S office and Under Secretary General of U.N.

I myself spent five years with the Indian Mission in New

ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER OF CHINMAYA GHAREKHAN...

Chinmaya Gharekhan joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1958. His first posting took him to Congo in Africa. At the best of times the country was no favourite posting. Gharekhan was Head of Mission in Geneva. Permanent Representative of India at United Nations in New York. The climax of his career was his working with Indira Gandhi for five years and two years with Rajiv Gandhi.

York. It was not a gripping job but I became familiar with what was happening in the World. In those days famous leaders came to attend the three month annual session of the General Assembly. Even junior officials rubbed shoulders with the mighty and the powerful. But the climax of his career

Chinmaya Gharekhan will be leaving India for good at the end of this month. He has got rid of his properties in Delhi and Baroda. New York will be his home for rest of his life.

was his working with Indira Gandhi for five years and two years with Rajiv Gandhi. While he was writing, “Centres of Power”, I kept pestering him to include the fabulous and high powered years in the most important establishment— the Prime Minister’s Office. Policy is made in P.M.O’s office, it is

implemented by concerned ministries. Gharekhan and his colleagues made sure that every single file from the P.M.O. was dealt without delay.

Gharekhan got on well with the Prime Minister. From time to time both spoke to each other in French to the discomfiture of officers and Ministers. He

How Imran Khan’s populism has divided Pakistan and put it on a knife’s edge

Pakistan’s political crisis has worsened significantly since Imran Khan lost a no-confidence motion in parliament and was ousted from power last April. Since then, Khan’s populist rhetoric has stoked divisions in society, leading to extreme polarisation and the violent reactions we’ve seen this week.

Khan began sowing these divisions even before he left office. Before his ouster, he had blamed Pakistan’s onetime close ally, the United States, for conspiring against his government and trying to push him from power.

His party, the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf, has a long history of labelling its political opponents as Western slaves, so this narrative reverberated among his supporters.

Khan then shifted his anger towards the army and its thenchief, General Qamar Bajwa, claiming they were trying to bring down his government.

Khan and the military were once close. Soon after he rose to power in 2018, many of the leaders in his party claimed it

was perhaps the first time a civilian government and the military establishment were on the same page in Pakistan.

But the relationship started to fray over the appointment of a new head of Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s powerful intelligence agency, in 2021. Khan wanted the thenchief of the agency, General Faiz Hameed, to continue in

the role, while the military wanted someone else.

Then, last November, Khan survived an assassination attempt at a political rally in Punjab province. A day later, he pointed the finger at three senior government figures as being behind the attack – the new prime minister, the interior minister and a senior intelligence official.

The military establishment issued a statement accusing Khan of fabricating the allegations. Khan responded immediately by saying that he stood by his allegations.

While political violence has a long history in Pakistan, it has certainly increased in the wake of Khan’s populist attacks on the military and other institutions and the political

polarisation that has ensued.

The new government’s pursuit of Khan has also sparked anger among his supporters.

After removing Khan’s party from power last year, the Pakistan Democratic Alliance – an alliance of several other parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan People’s Party –formed a government and immediately began targeting Khan and his party officials in whatever ways possible.

Khan has faced a flood of other allegations, however, ranging from corruption to sedition. By some counts, he faces more than 100 cases around the country. There are elements of revenge politics here because Khan’s government had also targeted rival political leaders through corruption charges when it was in power.

The headquarters of Pakistan’s army was attacked by a mob in Rawalpindi, as was the house of a corps commander in Lahore. This is unprecedented – the army headquarters have only ever been targeted by terrorists before.

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told me that it was not only a privilege but an honour to work with Indira Gandhi.

1962 had done India and to Sino-Indian relations. All that changed when Deng Xiaoping told the Indian Prime Minister, that leave the border aside, develop good neighbourly and friendly relations in other areas like trade and tourism, exchange of students etc.

From 1988 to 2020 there was no conflict between the two countries.

Chinmaya Gharekhan will be leaving India for good at the end of this month. He has got rid of his properties in Delhi and Baroda. New York will be his home for rest of his life.

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(From Left) K Natwar Singh, Hamid Ansari, Shyam Saran, Chinmaya Gharekhan and M. K. Rasgotra at the launch of Chinmaya Gharekhan’s book Centres of Power.

Drugs caught off Kerala worth over cumulative value under UPA’

Amit Shah slams Congress-led UPA govt over recent drug seizure off the Kerala coast

Dwarka (PTI): Union Home

Minister Amit

Shah on Saturday said the value of recent drug seizure off the Kerala coast was more than the cumulative value of narcotics seized during the ten-year rule of Congress-led UPA government at the Centre before the BJP came to power in 2014. In a jibe at Congress, he said the lapses in coastal security led to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.

Shah made these comments while laying the foundation stone for the permanent campus of the National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) at Okha in Gujarat’s Devbhumi Dwarka district.

“The Indian Navy and Coast Guard caught drugs worth Rs 12,000 crore off the Kerala coast recently. This is more than what was caught in an entire year in the past. During ten years of UPA, narcotics worth Rs 680 crore were seized. And we have caught drugs worth Rs 12,000 crore in one instance. It proves that the security scenario has improved,” he said.

Laying the foundation stone for the campus of National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) at Okha in Gujarat on Saturday, Union Home minister Amit Shah said India always needs to be on an “alert” mode against its neighbours. Speaking at the event, where a Bhoomi Pujan for the Academy was conducted, Shah said India has 15500 kilometer long land boundary and 7500 kilometer long sea boundary. “We also have got neighbours, against whom we always need to be on alert,” he added without naming the

Nearly 2,500 kg of methamphetamine worth around Rs 12,000 crore was seized from a vessel in Indian waters along the Kerala

Cashless treatment at 6 AIIMS under govt health scheme

New Delhi (ANI):

Cashless treatment facilities will now be available to all central government health scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries, serving and pensioners, at six All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) located at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh.

This significant decision was taken on Monday, as memoranda of agreement were signed between these six AIIMS, CGHS and Union Health Ministry in the presence of Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan. Patient care facilities available at six fully functional AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur,

OTHER BENEFITS

neighbours.“Due to inconsistencies in coastal security, our country has suffered many adverse situations. No Nationalist citizen can forget the Bombay (bomb) blasts. Because of a small error, 166 innocent citizens were killed. The country’s security became a laughing matter across the world, when the Mumbai terrorist attacks happened,” Shah said adding that upcoming academy will train 3000 coastal police personnel a year when fully operational. He also appreciated the BSF for setting up the academy on 450 acres.

coast in a joint operation by the Navy and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) around a week back. The Congress-led UPA was in

power when ten terrorists attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Under the Modi government, a holistic policy on coastal secu-

DEFENCE EXPERTS PRAISE PM MODI OVER COUNTRY’S SECURITY: SHAH

Devbhumi Dwarka (ANI):

Union Home Minister

Amit Shah on Saturday said that today all the defence experts agree that security of the country has been strengthened after the Central government-led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power. “As far as the security of the country is concerned, all defence experts accept that after PM Modi became the Prime Minister, the security of the country strengthened. Our borders are secure and those living on the borders or in the central part of the country are safe,” he said.

The National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) has been established to provide intensive and high-level training for Marine Police of nine Coastal states, 5 Union Territories and as well as Central Police Forces.

rity is being followed and “enemies” planning to do similar misadventures will be given a befitting reply now, he said.

Cong President Kharge hits out at PM Modi

Bengaluru (PTI): AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday hit out at PM Narendra Modi over the RBI's announcement on the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, terming it as another "note bandi" to trouble the people.

"Modi has issued another new order. Whenever he goes to Japan, he will issue a 'note bandi' notification and go. When he went to Japan last time he had done a Rs 1,000 note bandi. This time when he has gone he has done Rs 2,000 note bandi," Kharge said, in a jibe at the Prime Minister. He also said, "He (PM) doesn't know whether it will benefit the country or cause loss. The 'note bandi' that Modi has been doing and has done this time too, he is troubling the people."

Also, many Opposition leaders on Saturday hit out at the government after the RBI announced the withdrawal of `2,000 currency notes from circulation, with Kharge asking if the “second demonetisation” is an effort to cover up the wrong decision made earlier.

JAMMU & KASHMIR LT GOVERNOR ON G20

‘Event will increase tourism, investments’

Srinagar (PTI): The success of the upcoming tourism working group meeting of the G-20 countries will result in an increase in the influx of tourists and investments in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday.

The 3-day meeting beginning May 22 is slated to be held in the summer capital. All arrangements have been put in place with the cooperation of the people of the

union territory, Sinha said after inaugurating the 6-km stretch of the Jhelum River Front at

Police nab two for forging job letters from Union ministries

Raipur and Rishikesh shall be extended to the central government health scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries on cashless basis.

New Delhi (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly duping people with fake appointment letters of government bodies, including central ministries, police said on Saturday.

Khatri Iqbal Ahamad, 50, and Himanshu Pandey, 35, duped highprofile individuals on the pretext of appoint-

ing them to the board of the National Medical Commission, they said. According to police, the matter was exposed when Chandan Kumar, an Under Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), lodged a complaint about someone forging a letter in the ministry’s name.

Rajbagh. The preparations have been done for the event by the administration and people of

J-K, he said, adding that masses have lent their cooperation in a huge way. The LG expressed hope that the administration with the cooperation of the people will put up a grand show "the success of which will send a message across the world".

"It will result in increase in tourism and investments in the days to come, and the whole world will get to see the traditional hospitality of Kashmir," he said.

Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday slammed the BJP government over the RBI’s decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, describing it as “another whimsical and Tughlaqi demonetisation drama”. She also said the move by the apex bank would “hit common people hard once again”. Banerjee lambasted the Centre for the decision, alleging that such “imperious measures” are meant to “camouflage the fundamentally anti-people”.

NATION CAN'T AFFORD SUCH DECISIONS, SAYS RAJ THACKERAY

ANOTHER WHIMSICAL, TUGHLAQI DEMONETISATION DRAMA, SAYS MAMATA “WON'T AFFECT COMMON MAN”: EXCEA SUBRAMANIAN

London (ANI): Former Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian on Saturday said the RBI’s withdrawal of the circulation of `2,000 note “will not affect the common man of the society”. According to the former CEA, the 2000 notes are not in use in the everyday life of the common people and its cash in circulation is only 10%. “Secondly, most of the common people do digital transactions,” Subramanian said.

NASHIK: Maharashtra

Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday dubbed the RBI's decision to withdraw the Rs 2000 note from circulation as fickle-minded. Thackeray said the note ban decision should have been taken in consultation with experts.

"This is fickle-minded… Had experts been consulted, such a thing would have not happened. The country cannot afford this. Does the government work like this?” he questioned.

Govt to organise conf on medical devices

New Delhi (Agencies):

The department of pharmaceuticals under the aegis of ministry of chemicals and fertilizers will organise the eighth edition of international conference on ‘India Pharma & India Medical Device 2023’ from 26-27 May.

Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate the conference and launch a slew of initiatives on medical devices and pharma sec-

tor undertaken by the government. Mandaviya will launch the National Medical Devices Policy 2023, as well as the Export Promotion Council for Medical Devices.

Dhami attends meeting to prepare for LS polls

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami took part in Bharatiya Janata Party BJP’s State Working Committee meeting in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

The meeting held at the Survey Auditorium in Dehradun’s Hathibarkala has been called for discussions regarding the state’s Lok Sab-

US envoy embraces Indian culture & Bollywood

US Ambassador Garcetti shares best moments from his meeting with India’s renowned public figures

New Delhi (Agencies): The new United States Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, has been exploring various cities and meeting people since assuming office this month. He recently summed up

his trip to Ahmedabad and Mumbai in a video that featured famous personalities including

industrialist Anand Mahindra, superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and cricketer Mithali Raj.

ing

He then visits the Gateway of India in Mumbai, attends an IPL match, and meets Shah Rukh Khan at the actor’s bungalow, Mannat.

Taking to Twitter, he shared a long video clip with the caption, “This week, I spent time in the incredible cities of Ahmedabad and Mumbai meeting key stakeholders, discussing strategies, and enriching the longstanding partnership between the United States and India.

ha elections. Uttarakhand has five Lok Sabha seats.

U’khand CM Dhami takes part in BJP state working committee meeting to prepare for Lok Sabha polls

The countrywide Mass Contact Campaign, which will start on May 30, is also being discussed at this conference.

IN THE COURTYARD

SC RELIEF FOR MAN

FACING DEATH IN RAPE & MURDER CASE

New Delhi: Delhi’s Rohini Court on Saturday deferred the order on sentence against the person convicted for kidnapping, killing and sexual assault on a minor. The court deferred the order for want of a report of DLSA on the income and assets of the convict. Special judge (PCSO) Sunil Kumar deferred the order on the sentence against Ravinder Kumar for May 25. The court noted that the report from Delhi Legal Service Authority (DLSA) has not been received.

COURT DEFERS ORDER AGAINST ACCUSED OF RAPING, KILLING MINOR New Delhi: The Supreme Court has quashed the conviction and death penalty awarded to a man for the alleged rape and murder of a six-yearold girl in 2010, saying “multitudinous lapses” in the investigation have compromised the quest to punish the doer of such a barbaric act in absolute peril. While allowing the appeals, the top court quashed the verdict convicting the accused and directed that he be set at liberty forthwith, if not required in any other case.

The clip, shared by Eric Garcetti on Twitter, opens to show the US Ambassador enjoy-

Hindi music while sitting in a car with Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra.

Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah during the foundation stone laying of the campus of National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP), in Dwarka on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti is having the time of his life in Mumbai this week. After meeting Mukesh Ambani and Shah Rukh Khan, the US Ambassador Eric Garcetti bonds with Anand Mahindra, and plays cricket with Mithali Raj.

‘INDIA MUST STAY ALERT AGAINST NEIGHBOURS’

Border Security Forces (BSF) personnel on a boat patrol in the river Chenab as security tightened ahead of G20 meeting.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami attends the BJP state working committee meeting, in Dehradun on Saturday.

Mansukh Mandaviya

SUCCESS, SECURITY OF INDO-PACIFIC IMPORTANT FOR WHOLE WORLD: PM MODI

Hiroshima (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted the importance of Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a group of four countries - US, Australia, India, and Japan) while addressing concerns over Chinese assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. Addressing Quad leaders

US President Joe Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, PM Modi said, “We agree that the security and success of the Indo-Pacific is important, not just for this region, but, for the entire world.”

G7 & G20 SUMMITS CRUCIAL PLATFORMS, SAYS PM MODI

New Delhi (Agencies):

In an interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored the importance of cooperation between the G7 and G20 in addressing pressing global issues. PM Modi, who also chairs the G20, emphasised his commitment to leading the international community in resolving the challenges of the “Global South,” including developing and emerging countries.

12 senior IPS officers, 4 DGs transferred in UP

Dr. Ahtesham Siddiqui

Patna (PTI): The BJP on Saturday asserted that the Centre’s ordinance with regard to transfers and postings of officers in Delhi was brought to ensure “transparency and accountability”.

Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad speaking at a press conference here said, the Supreme Court had cited absence of any particular law with regard to the administration in Delhi, under Section 2 of Constitution.

“We had to bring in the ordinance because within a few days of the Supreme Court judgement, the Delhi government began flexing its muscles. It transferred 2010 batch IAS officer Y K Rajashekhar, who was probing the irregularities in the Sheesh Mahal,” he said.

“Delhi is the heart of India. The entire country has a claim over it as its capital, which is frequently visited by dignitaries from the world over. We therefore need-

BHAGWANT MANN HITS OUT AT BJP OVER CENTRE’S ORDINANCE

Chandigarh (PTI): Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Saturday hit out at the BJP apparently over the issue of the Centre’s ordinance on transfer of bureaucrats in Delhi, alleging the entire party “could have been hanged” if there was a provision for punishment in the Constitution for “murderers of democracy”. His remarks came after the Centre promulgated the ordinance to create a National Capital Civil Service Authority for transfer of IAS and DANICS cadre officers and disciplinary proceedings against them.

ed a system in place which could ensure transparency and accountability in transfers and postings,” Prasad said.

Lucknow: Senior IPS officers, including four DGs and a dozen IPS officers have been transferred. CM Yogi Adityanath’s most trusted officer IPS officer Prashant Kumar Special DG Law and Order and has been entrusted with the responsibility of SSIT. Kumar was Special DG Law and Order and had the responsibility of EOW.

SSIT DG IPS Renuka

Mishra has been made DG Training, Special DG IPS Tanuja Srivastava has been given additional charge of Special Investigation Branch with DG Rule and Manual, IPS officer Dr Sanjay M Tarde, posted as ADG Training, has been given the post of DG.

MACRON TO DISCUSS TRADE, VOWS TO EXPAND COOPERATION

PM,

Hiroshima (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a productive bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed a broad range of issues including cooperation in trade and economic spheres, co-production and manufacturing in the defence sector and civil nuclear cooperation. Talks covered a broad range of issues including cooperation in trade & economic spheres; civil aviation; renewables; culture; coproduction and manufacturing in the defence sector; civil nuclear cooperation. They agreed to expand the partnership to newer domains.

“The G7 and G20 summits are crucial platforms for global cooper-

ation. As the G20 chair, I will represent the perspectives & priorities of

Hiroshima (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his British counterpart Rishi Sunak, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and UN chief Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the G7 summit here in this Japanese city. During his meeting with Sunak, the two leaders shared a warm hug. British Prime Minister Sunak also shared the picture with Modi on his Twitter handle, with the two leaders sharing a warm hug. The group of seven, comprising the US, France, the UK, Italy, Germany, Canada, and Japan, represent the world’s richest democracies.

Eight more maoists caught over Chhattisgarh blast that killed 10 policemen and civilian

Dantewada: Eight Maoists, including a boy, have been caught in connection with last month’s Aranpur blast in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district wherein 10 police personnel and a civilian lost their lives, police said today.

With this development, the total number of Maoists held in the case increased to 17, they said. Of these eight Maoists, five were

arrested on Wednesday (May 17), while three others, including the

minor boy, were held on Friday during search operations by security

personnel in Aranpur police station area and adjoining locality, a senior police official said.

Masa Kawasi, Kosa Mandavi, Arjun Kunjam, Deva Madvi and Ganga Madvi, all natives of Pedka village, were produced in a local court after their arrest on Wednesday, which sent them to police remand for 3 days, he said. The minor was sent to a juvenile home, he added.

Army man rapes 22-year-old girl; case registered

Gwalior (ANI): An Army man allegedly raped a 22-year-old girl on the pretext of marriage in MP’s Gwalior district, an official said on Saturday.

“The accused is a soldier in the Indian Army and he is one of her relatives. The accused also lives in the same locality. Both of them have been in contact since 2019,” Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh said.

Indian Army’s heroic rescue operation saves 500 stranded tourists from Sikkim landslide

New Delhi (PTI): The Indian Army rescued 500 stranded tourists, including 54 children, in Sikkim as torrential rain in parts of the Himalayan state caused landslides and roadblocks, a defence official said on Saturday.

Heavy rain was witnessed in Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang on Friday and as a result of this, approxi-

AT MP’S KUNO NATIONAL PARK

mately 500 tourists, who were travelling to Lachung and Lachen Valley, were stranded at Chungthang due to landslides and roadblocks en route, he said.

“On request from SDM Chungthang, troops of Trishakti Corps, Indian Army swung into action and rescued the stranded tourists to safety.

“The stranded tour-

Three more cheetahs released into wild

New Delhi (PTI): Three more cheetahs were released into the wild at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh, taking the count to six, an official said on Saturday.

Three cheetahs - two males named Agni and Vayu and one female Gamini - were released into the wild at the KNP on Friday. All three of them had been brought to India from South Africa, J S Chouhan, Prin-

cipal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) told PTI. With this, six cheetahs have been released into the wild at the KNP so far. Now, 11 translocated felines and four cubs are left in the enclosures, he said.

Three Namibian female cheetahs, who were among the eight felines brought to the KNP in September last year, and one male are still kept in enclosures, the official said.

“One of the female

Namibian cheetahs is to be released in the free-range in the next couple of days. Another female feline from Namibia couldn’t be re-

leased as she gave birth to cubs. The third female cheetah is not fit for the release into the forest,” he said.

Male Namibian chee-

tah Oban, who had strayed out of the conservation area and was rescued last month while moving towards Jhansi, is also kept in an enclosure, he said.

8 Namibian cheetahs, comprising five females and three males, were brought to the KNP and released into special enclosures by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17 last year as part of an ambitious reintroduction programme of the species.

ists included 216 men, 113 women and 54 children and they were moved to three different army camps. They were provided with hot meals & warm clothing,” the defence spokesperson said.

The troops vacated their barracks to accommodate the tourists and make them comfortable for the night, he said.

Absconding associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi arrested: NIA

New Delhi (PTI): The NIA on Saturday said an associate of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has been arrested in a case pertaining to a conspiracy hatched by members of criminal syndicates, based within the country and abroad, to raise funds and recruit youths to carry out terrorist acts in Delhi and elsewhere.

The arrested accused, Yudhvir Singh alias ‘Sadhu’, was wanted in the case, said a spokesperson of the Na-

tional Investigation Agency (NIA). “Investigations have revealed that he used to smuggle weapons from across the border for dreaded gangsters and criminals in various parts of India.,” the official said.

J-K: NIA SEARCHES

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TO DISMANTLE TERROR SUPPORT SYSTEM

Srinagar/Jammu (PTI):

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday raided multiple locations in eight districts in Jammu and Kashmir as part of its efforts to dismantle terror support systems in the Union territory, an official said. Extensive searches were conducted in Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, Shopian, Awantipora, Anantnag and Kupwara districts in Kashmir and Poonch district in Jammu division, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.

Global South at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima,” PM Modi said.

PM NARENDRA MODI MEETS BRITISH PM RISHI SUNAK, INDONESIAN PREZ WIDODO

PM Narendra Modi with other dignitaries in a group photo during G7 Summit, in, Japan on Saturday.

“Ensures transparency”: Ravi Shankar defends Centre’s Delhi ordinance

Ravi Shankar Prasad

The US President Joe Biden with PM Narendra Modi during G7 Summit in Japan on Saturday.

The stranded tourists included 216 men, 113 women and 54 children, and they were moved to three different army camps.

Nine Maoists, including 3 minors, were apprehended in connection with the attack and their interrogation helped in further arrests.

IPS officer Prashant Kumar

PM Modi shares a hug with British PM Rishi Sunak during the G7 Summit in Japan on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI

R Gaikwad, D Conway help CSK to seal play-offs berth

CSK fans paint Arun Jaitly stadium in sea of yellow for MSD

New Delhi (ANI): Playing in the 68th match of Indian Premier League to seal the second spot for playoffs, four-time champions Chennai Super Kings on 20 May defeated the Delhi Capitals by 77 runs. Batting first, CSK scored a whopping 223 runs after losing three wickets, all thanks to the openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway. However, Delhi Capitals managed to score just 146 runs after losing 9 wickets and lost by 77 runs. With this, the CSK glided to the IPL play-offs, while the journey for Capitals is over in 16th edition of IPL. Meanwhile, Mahendra S Dhoni, who is believed to be played his last match here, was welcomed by a sea of yellow as fans showed support for the former India captain during his side CSKs’ IPL game against Delhi Capitals on Saturday. Walking towards the Feroz Shah Kotla on a bright and sunny afternoon, all one could see was yellow. Vendors were selling CSK jerseys and flags on streets while fans were getting their face painted yellow.

Pak court orders to release over 120 supporters of Imran

Lahore (PTI): A Pakistani court on Saturday ordered the release of over 120 supporters of Imran Khan who were taken into custody in Punjab province following violent protests that erupted after the former prime minister's arrest on May 9. The Lahore HC directed the government to release 123 workers of Imran's party PTI without delay.

US prez Biden to let allies supply warplanes to Kyiv

ZELENSKY HAILS US FOR THIS MOVE, CALLS IT HISTORIC

LSG

SURVIVE RINKU SCARE

Supergiants beat KKR to qualify for play-offs

The orders were issued by Justice Anwarul Haq of the LHC during the hearing of a petition filed by PTI leader Farrukh Habib who sought the release of the detained party activists, the Dawn newspaper reported. These workers, arrested from Faisalabad, are currently detained in various jails in Punjab.

MYANMAR: CYCLONE MOCHA DEATH TOLL SURPASSES 140

ants pull off a thrilling one-run win to become the third team to enter Kolkata Knight Riders

know Super Giants (LSG) in their final home game of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Yangon: The death toll from Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar has surpassed 140, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC) reported. On Thursday, 97 deaths were newly reported, including six local residents and 91 from the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, the information team said on Friday. Cyclone Mocha damaged 183,024 houses and over 1,397 schools.

New York: The US says it will allow its Western allies to supply Ukraine with advanced fighter jets, including Americanmade F-16s, in a major boost for Kyiv. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Joe Biden "informed his G7 counterparts" of the decision at the bloc's summit in Japan. US troops will also train Kyiv's pilots to use the jets, Sullivan said. Russia said countries would

Ukraine has long sought advanced jets and Prez Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the move as a "historic decision". Countries can only resell or re-export American military hardware if the US approves it, so this decision clears the way for other nations to send their existing stocks of F-16s to Ukraine.

run "enormous risks" if they supplied F-16s to Ukraine, state media reported. Deputy foreign minister Alexander Grushko told media that Western countries were "sticking to scenario of escalation".

"This will be taken into account in all our plans, and we have all the means to achieve our goals," he said.

CRUCIAL READ

BORIS JOHNSON SET TO BECOME A

FATHER FOR THE EIGHTH TIME AT 58!

London: The wife of former British prime minister Boris Johnson, Carrie Johnson, took to Instagram to announce that she is pregnant with the couple's third child. She said the baby would arrive ''in just a few weeks''. The new arrival will be Johnson's eighth child as he has four children from his previous marriage to Marina Wheeler. He has one more child from an affair with art consultant Helen Macintyre, according to media reports.

ELEVEN INDONESIAN SAILORS MISSING AS SHIP CATCHES FIRE

Jakarta: A search operation for 11 Indonesian sailors, who went missing after their ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean, a rescuer said. The fire broke out on the sailor ship, KM Serba Prima 8, on Tuesday, but the incident was found out by the Indonesian rescuers on Friday after two other sailors, who were rescued by a sailor ship, arrived in a seaport in Cilacap city of Central Java province on Friday.

Lucknow Super Gi-

David Warner hits the ground after attempting a big hit.

MS Dhoni marshalled his troops with typical panache during the match on Saturday.

The Lucknow Super Giants celebrate after Ravi Bishnoi dismisses KKRs skipper Nitish Rana in Kolkata on Saturday.

2ND FRONT

‘Cong won’t expel but condition of those who left is known to all’

Mirch Masala

FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL

BY TRIDIB RAMAN

The author is a journalist and political commentator and views expressed are his personal

WHAT IS THE REAL REASON FOR KIREN RIJIJU’S DEPARTURE?

Ultimately, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju had to pay the price for his immaturity as he has been sent to the Ministry of Earth Sciences as the top leadership tries to persuade him to ‘stay grounded’. Just two qualities of taker Arjun Ram Meghwal have brought him here, one he is one of the ministers very close to the top leadership. And second he speaks and does as much as he is told. Rijuju’s sudden departure was scripted when in an important meeting of the PM, CJI and LoP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary was called to select the new CBI chief. In the initial trends, the request of the top leadership showed that ‘why not give an extension to the current CBI director Subodh Jaiswal.’ So many questions have been

raised on the extension of the director’s service, how can the CBI director be different from it?’ Then the name of 1987 batch Dinkar Gupta, who is currently the NIA chief, came up. But the CJ was of the clear opinion that ‘seniority should always be taken into account’, thus Praveen Sood of the 1986 batch was the senior-most and his name was sealed. After this, there was a mention of mutual harmony between the judiciary and the legislature in the top leadership and CJI during tea. And when the matter did ‘come out’, it went far away. The Chief Justice drew the attention of the top leadership to the statements of the Minister of the Govt, where he has been degrading the collegium system.

HOW DID KURULKAR GET HONEY TRAPPED?

Pradeep Kurulkar, director of the country’s renowned organization DRDO, has been arrested by the ATS for sharing important info related to the country’s security with a Pakistani girl, and the agency is trying to find out ‘how many more girls’ have been used for this ‘honey trapping’. Kurulkar, 59, was due to retire from his DRDO job in November this year. If sources to be believed, it was Kurulkar who used to teach the people of his dept the tricks to avoid honey trap. Last year, one such program was organized at the DRDO campus in Pune, where Kurulkar, as an expert, threw light on ways to avoid honey traps. When asked what compelled him to share sensitive info about his country with a stranger for a few nude photos, Kurulkar said he was a victim of ‘loneliness’. While Kurulkar and his 4 generations are imbued with patriotism, he and his family have a very old association with the Sangh. In a viral video he is seen with his wife and saying that ‘for the last 14 years he has been playing the saxophone in various programs of Sangh.’

WHY SIDDARAMAIAH TOOK TIME FOR CM CHAIR?

It was known to everyone even before the results of the K’taka elections that if the Cong govt came to power in the state, the crown would be on Siddaramaiah’s head. One, he is the biggest leader of 36% OBC castes of the state, the Kuruba caste from which he comes, the percentage of this caste in the state is also more than 7%. And perhaps the more important thing is that he is Rahul Gandhi’s first choice as the CM. But there was also a faction of the Cong which continued to advocate for DK Shivkumar. This group was headed by Rahul’s favourite KC Venugopal and Congress’ Karnataka in-charge Randeep Surjewala. Seeing this, K’taka Cong MLA G Parameshwara came to the ground with his supporters and started demanding the post of Deputy CM. Sensing all these circumstances, the Congress entrusted its observer SK Shinde with the responsibility to ‘dispose of the matter.’

ONE MISTAKE OF CONGRESS IN MATHURA

Due to a mistake of the Congress in the recent civic polls in Uttar Pradesh, Congress could not make its mayor in the municipal corporations. In fact, on April 16, Cong state president Brijlal Khabri gave Form 7A to SS Upadhyay Bittu along with giving the party symbol for the election and Bittu got involved in the preparations for election. Meanwhile, Rajkumar Rawat left the BSP and joined the Cong. Khabri then asked Bittu to return the symbol as he now wanted Rawat to be candidate. But Bittu went to the court, the court upheld his election symbol, so the Cong had to field Rawat as an independent. At the same time, Cong got Rawat complete support from SP and RLD as well. Rawat’s main contest was against Sunil Bansal’s relative and BJP candidate Vinod Agarwal. When the results of the election were declared, the BJP won the election with a record 1,45,720 votes.

WHY THIS IS THE TIME TO DEMONETISE `2K NOTE

T here were already speculations that Rs 2,000 note would be hit by demonetisation, because the government’s press had stopped printing these notes a long time ago, and its circulation was also limited to large transactions. But as soon as the results of the Karnataka elections came and the saffron fort collapsed there, the government took this big decision in a hurry. These notes are to be deposited in banks by 30 September 2023 and just two months after that, assembly elections are to be held in fi ve states i.e. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. Look carefully, except one Madhya Pradesh, there are opposition governments in all the other four states. So, it is certain that once the Rs 2,000 note is banned, the fund management of the opposition parties may collapse, as for the BJP, it has the biggest stock of ‘Electoral Bonds’.

...AND FINALLY

LEAVING TUGHLAQ LANE WAS ‘LUCKY’ FOR RAHUL GANDHI!

The Many strange decisions remain imprisoned in the womb of destiny. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also got caught in the web woven by the BJP and he had to leave his official residence - 12 Tughlaq Lane - where he was living for the last 19 years, due to an unwanted decision of the Surat court. Therefore, he shifted to his mother’s house at 10 Janpath. Rajkumar Sharma, a well-known astrologer from Mumbai, has circumambulated 12 Tughlaq Lane in the past and has shared many important information regarding Vastudosh there. According to Pandit Sharma, 12 Tughlaq Lane is a southfacing house, which is not

 SS Randhawa reaches Jaipur, calls Pilot’s Yatra ill-timed in wake of Karnataka polls

 ‘BJP Govt couldn’t run `2K note for 7 yrs but always asked what Cong did in 70 years’

Kashiram Choudhary

Jaipur: Stae Congress in-charge Sukhjinder S Randhawa on Saturday reached Jaipur for his official tour spread out over the next two to three days. This is Randhawa’s first tour after the situation arising out of Sachin Pilot’s padyatra. Randhawa will meet CM Ashok Gehlot, PCC Chief GS Dotasra and Speaker Dr CP Joshi while also holding a meeting with co-incharges. Speaking on the ‘movements’ of Pilot, Randhawa said, “It is not right to announce a walk just before the Karnataka elections. I am against corruption but in this way the announcement of the yatra just before the election does not make sense. The way of talks with Sachin Pilot is open. He is in the party, efforts will be made to resolve differences. Congress never leaves any-

I am also against corruption but in this way the announcement of the yatra just before the election does not make sense. The way of talks with Sachin Pilot is open. He is in the party, efforts will be made to resolve differences.

one. Everyone knows the condition of those who leave Congress.”

On the question of the closure of Rs 2000 note, while talking to the media, he said, “The government which could not run a Rs 2000 note in the last 7 years, is asking us what did the Congress

Yojana Bhavan cash: Poonia writes to Shah

Aishwary Pradhan

Jaipur: The Opposition BJP leaders on Saturday reacted sharply to recovery of cash and gold in an almirah in Yojana Bhavan in Jaipur. Dy LoP Satish Poonia also wrote a letter to Union Home Min Amit Shah accusing the state govt of corruption and seeking a high-level inquiry from a Central agency. Cash of Rs 2 crore 31 lakh 49 thousand and 500 currency was found in a bag along with 1 kg gold biscuit lying in almirah.

good and due to which ‘negative energy’ prevails there. This was the reason that Congress had to face defeat for the last several years. Rahul too lost from Amethi. Congress seats in the Lok Sabha decreased continuously and many strong leaders of the party left the Congress and went elsewhere. At one point, Rahul’s recognition in the party itself was reduced to a great extent. Pandit Sharma says that ‘the day Rahul left 12 Tughlaq Lane, his rise begun.’ Cong wins Karnataka with thunder and drumbeat and its prospects look better in upcoming 5 state assembly Polls.

Pandit ji says that ‘Rahul Gandhi’s zodiac sign is Scorpio and the ascendant is Cancer. From Dec 2022, Rahul’s ‘Chandra Mahadasha’ has started which will continue till 2032. This dasha is indicating towards a positive change. May the days ahead be bright and full of hope for RaGa, his shifting to 10 Janpath during this period is also an auspicious one.

Delhi is going to be far away for the BJP maharathis of Delhi. Important sources related to the Sangh reveal that in Delhi BJP will replace all its seven winning MPs and new faces will be fielded. If sources are to be believed, the tickets of Gautam Gambhir from East Delhi and Hansraj Hans from North West Delhi will be cut. The case of Chandni Chowk MP Harshvardhan is also said to be in limbo. On the other hand, Manoj Tiwari, MP from North-East Delhi, can be sent to Bihar to contest the Lok Sabha elections. Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva can be fielded in place of Meenakshi Lekhi from New Delhi. West Delhi MP Pravesh Verma can be fielded from a Jat dominated seat in Haryana or western UP and Ramesh Vidhuri from South Delhi can also be replaced.

“The incident describes the high spirits of the corrupt in the Congress rule. Now govt buildings are being used

to hide evidence of black money. State ministers are also accusing their own govt of corruption. There is every possibility that the state govt will not conduct an impartial inquiry. Through this letter, I request you to hand over the probe to a central agency,” Poonia wrote.

Vasundhara Raje, GS Shekhawat, and Rajendra Rathore also condemned the incident.

do in 70 years? The public should ask him what he did in all these years? He used to say that we will free the country from Congress. We did that in South and made South India BJP free. Now we will make North India BJP free. They do not have a single govern-

LS Speaker Om Birla in Jpr today

Jaipur (FIB): LS-

Speaker Om Birla will be on a one-day visit to Jaipur on Sunday. He will stay at Raj Bhavan for some time and will go to Pinjrapole Gaushala at noon to attend the inauguration ceremony of Surabhi Sadan.

Birla will go to the Kumawat Mahapanchayat at Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium. He will also participate in the Indian Sports Excellence Organization programme at SMS Stadium. OSD Rajeev Dutta will also accompany Om Birla.

ment anywhere. JJP formed government in Haryana, defection happened in MP. They formed government by breaking Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.” On organizational appointments, he said, “Everyone will come together only then they will do. Now there will be appointments in District Cong Committee & PCC.” Randhawa also reflected about the case registered against him in Kota. “I said this before as a Rajasthani proverb which means ‘Don’t kill the thief, kill the thief’s mother’. One of their MLAs said that a terrorist has come from Punjab. I myself have always been on the target of terrorist organisations.”

Moreover speaking about Subhash Maharia rejoining BJP, he said, “He was in BJP earlier also. Though he had joined Congress, but I should have taken care”.

SP, SHO appear in court, asked to file FIR by May 23 or face contempt

Kota (FIB): Following the notices of the court, the Kota (City) SP and Mahaveer Nagar Police Station SHO filed a reply in the matter involving registering a case against state Cong incharge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa. The SHO informed the court that an appeal of lower court order has been filed in the district court. After hearing the matter, the court ordered to register an FIR by May 23 and file an investigation into the matter.

Sharad Choudhary, Kota City SP outside the court on Saturday.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Dhariwal says no to clear ‘land for

Abhishek Shrivastava

Jaipur : UDH minister

land’ cases

—Vasundhara Raje, Former CM

Now corruption is visible in every scheme. Blessed be the Cong govt of Rajasthan where government offices have become dens of hiding black money.

Gehlot govt, which talked about zero tolerance against corruption, is now being exposed. This amount has reached secretariat due to patronage of the govt. —Rajendra Rathore, LoP

Shanti Dhariwal has shrugged off the issue of Land for Land. He gave instructions not to present these matters before him. Dhariwal gave instructions to JDC through a note sheet. He instructed the JDC that in cases in

which developed land is to be given instead of land for various pro-

NITI AAYOG MEETING ON MAY 27

jects, files of such cases should not be sent to him for approval. He said that the JDC should thoroughly examine the cases at its level and dispose them off. On June 1, 2022, UDH gave orders after the approval of Dhariwal. Orders were given to send these cases to the JDA President for approval.

CM, CS to raise concerns of Raj in Delhi

Dr Rituraj Sharma

Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot will participate in the NITI Aayog meeting to be held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on May 27 and raise the issues and concerns related to Rajasthan. The agenda points related to this were decided through brainstorming at the CS level. CS Usha Sharma will also participate in this important meeting. The Centre has asked the states to exercise on the issues of Developed India 2047, Thrust of

MSME, Infrastructure and investment, reduce workload, women empowerment, health and Nutrition, and skill development.

The discussions will be held regarding the policies of the state to encourage new small and micro industries and increase investment. In particular, the details of the work done by the states to promote startups can be kept.

Presentation is possible from the states regarding how the resources related to infrastructure have been in-

creased and what measures have been taken to increase investment.

In the CS conference, CS Usha Sharma had given a presentation on

reducing the work load.

In this, especially the policies to promote MSMEs were explained.

In women empowerment, it will be told how

many schemes including IM Shakti, Udaan are being successfully operated by the Rajasthan government.

A picture will be presented of what work has been done by the Rajasthan government in health and Nutrition and what has been improved in the figures regarding this.

Instructions have been given to the State Governments to present their point of view on the basis of the major issues which were kept in the CS conference.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot with Deputy CM of K’taka DK Shivakumar during the Congress Govt’s swearing in ceremony in Karnataka on Saturday.

So many climb, higher and higher, out of breath and losing so much only to find that the ground was much more beautiful.

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

Shanti Dhariwal, Amit Dhariwal met people in Ward 59 of Kota during Hath Se Hath Jodo yatra.

SS Randhawa interacts with media at Jaipur Airport on Saturday. Sitaram Agarwal and others are also seen.

CM Gehlot with CS Usha Sharma in a meeting. —FILE PHOTO

—Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Rajasthan Congress in-charge

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Decade of Elegance

City First brings to you glimpses of the enchanting and extravagant celebration that unfolded to honour the resplendent decade of Elite Miss Rajasthan’s triumph at Botanical Park, Rambagh Palace, Jaipur on Friday!

n a dazzling display of elegance and allure, Elite Miss Rajasthan celebrated a decade of triumph with a grand get-together at Botanical Park, Rambagh Palace, Jaipur on Friday. Jagdeesh Chandra graced the occasion with his presence and extended heartfelt congratulations to Gaurav Gaur, Director of Elite Miss Rajasthan and the team for their remarkable journey.

The captivating evening witnessed the gathering of forty mesmerizing finalists and winners who have graced the stage over the past ten remarkable seasons. Among the luminaries in attendance were renowned beauty queens who have left an indelible

mark on the pageant’s illustrious history. Chief mentor, Akanksha Bhalla and beauty queens Sharon Alexander (Winner of Elite Miss Rajasthan Season 1), Shrishti Khatri, Shweta Raje, Sheena Parashar, Rishika Chandani and Vinnie Soni, radiated brilliance and elegance.

As the director of Elite Miss Rajasthan, Gaurav Gaur orchestrated this momentous occasion to pay tribute to the past winners and participants who have played a pivotal role in shaping the pageant’s success. Gaur’s unwavering dedication and commitment to showcasing the beauty and talent of Rajasthan have elevated Elite Miss Rajasthan into a renowned platform for aspiring models and beauty enthusiasts. The get-together overflowed with poignant mo-

ments as the divas shared captivating anecdotes, cherished memories and embarked on a nostalgic journey recounting their respective paths throughout the ten glorious seasons of Elite Miss Rajasthan. Gaurav Gaur expressed his unwavering enthusiasm for the future, vowing to continue providing an extraordinary platform to young talents. The resplendent ten-year celebration of Elite Miss Rajasthan stood as a testament to the pageant’s unyielding commitment to celebrating beauty, talent and Rajasthan’s rich cultural heritage. The event unfolded with resounding success, leaving all attendees with indelible memories and a rekindled sense of pride in the extraordinary achievements of the pageant.

SHUBHANSHI PATHAK cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

(L-R) Arzoo, Juhi, Upadhi, Isha, Chanchal, Tanu, Ritu, Riya, Himakshi, Riya, Daisy, Deepika and Yashvi

CLOCKWISE: Riya Sain, Shrishti Khatri, Tanu Choudhary and Sharon Alexander

(L-R) Devshree Hada, Shweta Raje, Sheena Parashar and Varunavi

Jagdeesh Chandra during the cake cutting ceremony. Also seen are Ritu Sharma, Sharon Alexander, Akanksha Bhalla, Gaurav Gaur, Shweta Raje and Varunavi

Gaurav Gaur and Akanksha Bhalla

AKANSHA, Model

YOUR DAY

Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

Aries

MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

You are very generous by nature and also you are the backbone of your family. Today is a favourable day for business. You may postpone your study plans. You are very fortunate to have a great friend circle. Be careful of the words that come out of your mouth.

Gemini

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

Your spouse may make you spend more than you expected. Fantastic day for investing money in stock market as you can make fortune. You need help on academic front and you should not shy away from asking. You miss your parents a lot and fear to loose them.

Leo

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

You love to live close to your family. Best day to buy gold and silver or any precious metal for investment sake. You are a child at heart and never let this child die. You have a big heart and you always help someone if you can. Video gathering is possible as you miss your social circle.

Libra

SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22

Visit a doctor if you have any doubts about your health. Don’t attack stress even if you don’t have any.

Let go of things that are not in your control. You want to have your own house and you will work hard to make your dream come true. Health remains perfect.

Sagittarius

NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22

Your spouse is someone who can do anything for your happiness. You are opportunist and this will make you successful one day. There may be delays in property possession and it won’t effect you. You are happy spending whole day at home.

Aquarius

JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19

You will feel amorous towards your wife. This is the best time try something new with life give yourself a new purpose. Work on your limitations, there can be no better time than this. You have more opposite sex friends and you may be judged sometimes.

Taurus

APRIL 21 - MAY 20

You need a break from day to tensions and the way to cope up with stress is to meditate. You must create an environment of understanding at home. You will succeed in any sort of examination if you put your heart and soul to it. Promotion can be expected even if other are not.

Cancer

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

You care about you lover but somehow hesitate in expressing that care. Don’t make friends for money and status rather make friends who will stick with you forever. On social front, you may have to spend some extra money in buying gifts for someone for some specific occasion.

Virgo

AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23

You are a pro in your field and none can beat you. You give tough competition to people. Many people get inspired by you. You will get special treatment from your dear ones. Take stand where you need to, don’t run in the same direction where everybody else is going.

Scorpio

OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22

You make sure to make things work your way. Never demotivate someone even if someone is not capable of doing something. You are most wanted by your friends. You can have romantic affair in office and a serious one. You will invest money in clothes and accessories today.

Capricorn

DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20

Scrumptious food is what you are craving for today. You always maintain cordial relationship with everyone. You workout daily to keep yourself fit. You may start a side business to earn extra money. You are not a jealous kind and you feel happy for others.

Pisces

FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20

Spend time talking with likeminded people as it will make you feel good for now. Boisterous behaviour is what everyone needs right now, do whatever you can do to cheer everyone up. You will feel financially comfortable. Your personality will attract many eligible bachelors.

DR TRUPTI SHIROLE cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

When you are thirsty, what is the first thing you reach for? For many, it is a can of soda. If you are seeking a healthier alternative, you might soon be swapping your regular beverage with a soda that promises to have extra benefits.

Prebiotic and probiotic beverages have recently gained popularity, thanks in part to TikTok reviews. Indeed, a search for 'probiotic soda' on the social media site yields 119 million results, with many people rating popular gut-health beverages from brands such as Poppi, Olipop, and Culture Pop.

These fizzy and sugary drinks are touted to contain less sugar than traditional sodas and are created with components that are thought to promote a healthier gut.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTICS?

Simply put, probiotics are live microorganisms, usually bacteria, that dwell in our gut and help to keep it balanced and healthy. Prebiotics are fibres that we cannot digest. They feed the probiotics, allowing them to grow and thrive in our gut.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF HAVING PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTICS IN SODA?

Marilia Chamon, qualified nutritional therapist, gut health specialist, and creator of Gutfulness Nutrition, is not shocked by the popularity of prebiotic and probiotic beverages. She attributes their sudden appeal to several things.

To begin with, people are becoming more aware of the significance of gut health. "Increasing awareness of gut health and the role of the gut microbiome in overall well-being has driven interest in products that claim to support gut health," Chamon hypothesises.

Second, she claims that the popularity of these sodas is based on convenience. "As a beverage, they provide a tasty way to incorporate beneficial microbes and dietary fibers into one's routine, making them an attractive option for consumers who want

PRO BIOTIC AND PRE BIOTIC SODAS

Are They Good for Your Gut?

to improve their gut health without making significant dietary changes," she explains.

ARE PROBIOTIC AND PREBIOTIC SODAS GOOD FOR YOUR GUT?

While these drinks are becoming more popular as a healthier alternative to standard sodas, are they genuinely healthy for your gut and overall health? Chamon isn't quite convinced. "Aside from increased fibre intake, I don't see much benefit to it," she says. "If you eat a Western diet with a high intake of animal proteins and saturated fat and little consumption of whole foods, prebiotic sodas can contribute to your

HIGHLIGHTS

the specific symptom you want to address," she says.

nal infections and inflammatory bowel disease. Reyes, on the other hand, claims that certain sodas may induce stomach problems such as:

Chamon has comparable issues with bloating, gas, and diarrhoea. "Introducing probiotics can cause gas and bloating, especially for those with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)," she warns.

"The prebiotic fibre used in these types of sodas is usually inulin, which is a common cause of bloating and gas, especially in people with sensitive digestive systems or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)." "Some brands claim their soda will relieve bloating, but it may do the opposite," she speculates.

■ Probiotic and prebiotic sodas are a new trend in the beverage industry, claiming to promote a healthier gut

■ These sodas may offer benefits such as hitting daily fiber intake, improving digestion, and boosting the immune system

■ THowever, some probiotic and prebiotic sodas have high sugar content and can cause digestive problems

daily recommended fibre intake," she continues. "However," she adds, "I would prefer that people focus on improving their dietary patterns rather than relying on prebiotic sodas to support their health goals."

While Chamon feels these sodas can be a handy and fun method to add dietary fibre into one's daily routine, she believes they should not be used to replace a diet rich in whole foods, such as:

■ fruits and vegetables entire grains

■ lentils, nuts, and seeds

According to Chamon, the most important thing to ask is, "What are you taking probiotics for? Probiotics are strain-dependent, with different strains providing varying health bene-

DANGERS OF CONSUMING PROBIOTIC AND PREBIOTIC DRINKS

According to Karen Reyes, a board-certified dietitian, drinking these beverages has both health benefits and potential health hazards. On the one hand, she claims they may boost digestion and immunological function by stimulating antibody synthesis. "Some studies even suggest that they may have beneficial effects on mood and mental health by promoting the production of neurotransmitters like serotonin," she continues.

She also references a 2016 research published in Nutrition Bulletin, which suggests that probiotic use may be beneficial for a variety of health issues,

Furthermore, some of these sodas have a high sugar content, which can contribute to heart disease, some malignancies, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. The effects of prebiotic and probiotic drinks are still being studied.

Reyes believes it is critical to stress that research on probiotics and prebiotics is still in its early stages and that additional research is needed to properly grasp their potential health advantages.

Meanwhile, if you want to drink a probiotic or prebiotic soda, she recommends looking for brands with natural components and no added sugars. Reyes says there is no clear answer to whether you should drink them every day because it depends on a multitude of factors, including your total diet, lifestyle, and health goals.

However, both experts believe that they are generally safe for most individuals when consumed in moderation.

https://www.medindia.net/news/ healthwatch/probiotic-and-prebioticsodas-are-they-good-for-yourgut-211398-1.htm

Pack-up face

Kareena Kapoor Khan is a diva and there is no denying this fact. Bebo shared a ‘blurry selfie’ today as she was returning home after a 6 AM packup. Scroll down to see her face. Taking to her Instagram stories, Kareena Kapoor Khan posted a selfie of her looking tired. In the picture, we can see her wearing a white coloured tee with a print on it. She had her hair tied in a bun and looked flawless. Well, it was a blurry selfie so not much was visible. But it was evident that Bebo was in her car returning home after an all-night shoot of The Crew. Sharing this selfie, the Heroine actress wrote, ‘6 am pack ups call for blurry selfies.’ She also posted a Good Night emoji.

ROMANTIC POSTER

It's just been two days since the teaser of Sajid Nadiadwala and Namah Pictures upcoming ‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ was released which totally took over the audience giving them a glimpse of this pure romantic love story. The makers have now released the poster of this upcoming musical romance. As the audience truly relished the amazing chemistry of Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani in the teaser, the makers have chosen a perfect date for the release of the poster which is the first anniversary of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. The poster looks absolutely a worthy one to fall in love with. Featuring the magical couple Kartik Aaryan, and Kiara Advani, the poster has yet again reminisced all the love and romantic vibes. "Sattu & Katha's pure love has made its way through a million hearts! Thank you for all the (love)," read the tweet shared by the official Twitter handle of Nadiadwala Grandson.

Fashion STATEMENT!

iana Penty is the latest celebrity to have made a fashion statement at Cannes 2023, and she rocked a custom Falguni and Shane Peacock golden co-ord set. The Cocktail actress shared gorgeous pictures of her glamorous first look from Cannes 2023, and Netizens are awestruck!

Diana Penty took to her Instagram to share her breathtaking pictures from Cannes. She is seen posing on a balcony, and she looks extremely glamorous in a custom couture look by Falguni and Shane Peacock. “All that glitters#Cannes2023,” she wrote, while sharing the pictures. She was seen wearing a sleeveless golden crop top that features jewel-toned crystals all over it. The silhouette of the matching fitted skirt looks flattering on Diana! She left her long straight hair open and accessorized minimally with golden earrings and a few rings. Her makeup was on fleek, and Diana looked elegant and chic!

Are Meganand Machine Gun 'RECONCILING'?

ple, a source told People, "They are slowly working on reconciling but he's totally in the dog house still. He's doing whatever he can to get her back, and she's making him work for it. It's still an unhealthy dynamic though, and their friends just don't see this lasting."

They added that the couple's wedding "remains halted" while they fix the issues and problems be-

Baseless Rumours!

Ever since a few days, rumours were rife that Tamannaah Bhatia has demanded a huge pay cheque to perform a special song in Balakrishna's NBK108 with director Anil Ravipudu. The actress reacted to the rumours and called them baseless. She also mentioned that 'it's very upsetting to read such baseless news'. Tamannaah Bhatia took to Twitter and reacted to the rumours of demanding a whopping remuneration for a special song in NBK108. She wrote, "I have always enjoyed working with @AnilRavipudi sir. I have huge respect for both him and Nandamuri Balakrishna sir. So reading these baseless news articles about me and a song in their new film, is very upsetting. Please do your research before you make baseless allegations."

SUPERFICIAL FAMILY

Kourtney Kardashian has revealed in The Kardashians that she hasn’t been close to her sisters recently. In a newly released preview of The Kardashians, she talks with Khloe about how she thinks their family shares a “superficial” bond. She mentioned how the family have not

truly “been there” for each other “on a deeper level,” in her opinion. In the most recently released preview of the show, Kourtney and Khloe sit down to have a heart-to-heart talk. Kourtney explains to Khloe how she has been feeling lately. She starts to explain how even though their family celebrates

together, they aren’t really there for each other when it matters. Kourtney explains, “I’ve been thinking about how in our family, we’re so good at celebrating and having fun. We’re also good at lifting each other up when we are in a crisis.” She adds how she thinks it happens in a “superficial way.”

Kiara Advani

Poster of the film...

Diana Penty

Megan Fox

Kourtney Kardashian

Tamannaah Bhatia

Kareena Kapoor Khan

BEAUTY OF POETRY

CITY FIRST

To commemorate Maharana Pratap Jayanti, a special Kavi Sammelan was held presented by First India News and Sunhera Rajasthan to pay homage to the valorous spirit of Maharana Pratap, a

legendary warrior and ruler of Mewar at Mahaveer Public School School on Saturday.

Jagdeesh Chandra along with Senior Jonourlist Anil Lodha and PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi graced the occasion as the chief guests and inaugurated the ceremony by lighting the lamp.

Various poets from the state in-

cluding Alwar-based poet Vineet Chauhan, Sarita Sharma (Delhi), Cournel VP Singh (Pune), and Mahendra Ajnabi (Gajiabad) enthralled the audience with their poetry. The Kavi Sammelan showcased a diverse range of poetry, touching upon themes of bravery and the indomitable spirit of Maharana Pratap.

Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Hanuman Singh Bhati, Dr Dharam Singh Meena, Anil Lodha, Bimla Lodha,

SAFETY FIRST

CITY FIRST

Keeping in mind the increasing number of fatal accidents

Muskaan Foundation for Road Safety ran an intense two day Helmet campaign on important crossings of the city on Saturday. This was done to observe the United Nations Road Safety Week that falls in this month.

Unfortunately most of the youth either do not use helmet or they use a non ISI mark helmet and mostly they forget to tie the chin strip. An alarming fact is that all these things lead to fatality in road accidents which is more than 65 % in youth who prefer riding two wheelers.

Muskaan Foundation collaborated with

students of Swami Keshavanand Institute of Technology and Jawans from the Central Training Institute for Home Guards to run the two days campaign. The volunteers held message written placards and many times interacted with

GREETINGS!

riders to tie their chin strips. It is noteworthy that chances of fatality in accidents reduce by 40% if the two wheeler rider is wearing ISI mark helmet and it is tied properly, informed Neha Khullar the Project Director of Muskaan.

16th Annual Convocation celebrated

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur Campus held its 16th Annual Convocation for its PGDM in Management Program, 4th Annual Convocation for its PGDM in Service Management and 1st Convocation for Fellow Programme in Management on Saturday. Sushil Kumar Agarwal, Former MD and Founder of Aavas Financiers Ltd.,

Chief Guest on this occasion congratulated the graduating batch of 185 students and wished them great success in their

CANCER AWARENESS

corporate careers. He motivated the students and said that continuous learning through life is the key to success.

Sharad Jaipuria, Chair-

In an effort to raise awareness about abdominal cancer detection and prevention, the fifth edition of Abdominal Cancer Day was organised at Birla Auditorium on Friday. The event, held under the aegis of the Abdominal Cancer Trust in collaboration with IIEMR and Fortis Hospital, featured a talk by Dr. Sandeep Jain, Founder of Abdominal Cancer Trust, and a mesmerizing performance by the renowned folk-fusion band, Kabir Cafe. The event was graced by several esteemed guests, including Pandit Suresh Mishra, President of Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha; Umashankar Vyas, High Court Judge; Vikas Kumar, IG of ATS; Sunil Dutt, IPS; Nandini Vyas; Gajendra Singh; Dr. Kanta Dhawan; Subhash Joshi; Dr. S S Sharma; Dr. Mala Arun; Nirav Bansal, Director of Fortis Hospital Jaipur; Prasanna Khamesara; Suresh Kinkin; Advocate Kamlesh Sharma; Pramila Sanjay; and Yogesh Mishra,

EDUCATION EXCHANGE AT ARMY SCHOOL

Army Public School, Jaipur organised a visit for students and teachers of Sapta Shakti ASHA School on Thursday. The visit aimed at the exchange of knowledge on effective inclusive practices in classrooms between the teachers and mentors in both schools. Students of Sapta Shakti Asha School were presented a token of remembrance related to an origami based craft activity. Volunteer Students of APS Jaipur diligently guided and supported the specially able students throughout the visit. This interaction was fruitful and enlightening for the educators and students as it aptly focused on the quote " Inclusion Starts with us".

man, of Jaipuria Group of Institutions appreciated the hard work and dedication of the faculty members in grooming the students to be

corporate-ready. He also advised students to remain connected with each other and the institution for the greater good.

RAJ ICON AWARDS!

The Rajasthan Icon Award ceremony was organised by Jeevan Jagruti Foundation at Lords Plaza, Jaipur on Saturday. In the award ceremony, 31 talents who have made a significant contribution in various fields were honoured with the Rajasthan Icon Award. Architect Tushar Sogani, former District Judge Bhagwan Das Aggarwal and Amala Batra, Dr SD Sharma were present in the program. President of the Foundation Shankar Saini told that 31 participants of the state who have done excellent work in their field have been honoured at the function. The main objective of the program is to encourage people who have made significant contributions in the field of society. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

CITY FIRST

Talk ‘Mrs Grandma pageant’, which is being organised in association with Fortis Hospital and AKs. The event will be held today, May 21 at Radisson Jaipur City Center, Khasa Kothi Circle Jaipur. Parul Kathuria and Mamam were also present on the occasion.

FELICITATION!

Vijay Golchha of Golchha Group, Dr Anupama Soni and Minority Cell State President Abid Kagzi.

Rishee Miglani & Anudita Gola

Diona, celebrated its first anniversary in style with a magnificent event attended by the crème de la crème of the city on Friday. Entrepreneurs Sonali Sharma and Jay Suroliya, the driving forces behind Diona's success, hosted the grand affair,

which left guests in awe of the impeccable arrangements.

The glamorous celebration brought together an impressive lineup of notable personalities from various fields, including fashion and art designers, influencers, socialites, and high-networth individuals. The celebrations saw vio-

linists playing and moving around, human interactive installations and a DIY Perfume Booth. Amidst the rooftop lit up with fireworks and pyros, Sonali and Jay poured champagne on a flute tower, that was served to all the guests. The guests were thrilled and in awe of the arrangements.

—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA

Vineet, Luv, Sunil, Amitesh, Kush, Honey and Gunjan

(L-R) Ashna Vaswani, Indrajit, Mehul Vaswani and Meera Bhandari

(L-R) Abhimanyu Bhagwati, Karan Vig & Ricky Angrish (L-R) Mahesh Sharma and Jay Surolia (L-R) Tripti Pandey, Anudita Gola and Sadhana Garg

(L-R) Tripti Pandey, Sadhana Garg and Ashima Parnam Vriti Kulshrestha and Anamika Saraswat

organizer of Miss Rajasthan.

The Chambers of Commerce Bhawan in

Jaipur

was

abuzz with excitement and anticipation on Friday as it played host to an achievement award show, honouring 150 exceptional talents from diverse fields. Organised by event coordinator Abdul Waheed Abbas, the event saw the presence of esteemed chief guests, including former Mayor Jyoti Khandelwal, RPI State President Radha

Mohan Saini,

Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Mahendra Ajnabi, Dr Aditya Jain, Sarita Sharma, Anil Lodha, Col VP Singh and Vineet Chauhan with others

Lakshmi Jain, Rita Singh, Ashok Beniwal and Mamta Mehta

Anil Lodha greets Mahesh Joshi. Also seen is Jinendra Singh Shekhawat

Jagdeesh Chandra greets Sarita Sharma. Also seen are (L-R) Anil Lodha, Mahendra Ajnabi and Col VP Singh

Students of SKIT with Muskaan Foundation in the Helmet campaign

The Jawans of Home Guard in the Helmet Campaign / Students of SKIT running the campaign with Muskaan Foundation

Dilip Kumawat, Sawan Singh, Devang Satraval, Palak Jain, Palak Jhawar, Ridhika Tiwari, Shreevats Jaipuria, Sushil Kumar Agarwal and Dr Prabhat Pankaj Sushil Kumar Agarwal addressing the audience

Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Mamam, Anita Mathur and Parul Kathuria

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO