First India-Jaipur Edition-26th March 2023

LETTERS EXCHANGED BETWEEN BOSE AND NEHRU IN 1939

IN-DEPTH ELIMINATING TB FROM INDIA BY 2025 AMBITIOUS BUT ACHIEVABLE

March 24 was World TB Day. The fight against the scourge has been global and relentless, ever since the discovery of bacterium causing tuberculosis in 1882. The bacterium is yet to be vanquished as it has survived all human endeavour mainly because of its late detection and lack of awareness and proper nutrition. Otherwise TB is totally curable. India has now fixed a target of eliminating the disease by 2025, which is five years before the global deadline of 2030. The goal is very ambitious because India has the highest incidence of TB with 28 percent global cases and is way ahead of Indonesia (9.2 percent) cases and China (7.4 percent).

The author is Former Minister of External Affairs of India

During the nineteen thirties, apart from Gandhiji, Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose were the leading lights of the Congress. Temperamentally they were like cheese and chalk. Subhas Bose wrote thirty nine page letter to Nehru. In some way Bose over did functioning of Nehru and was too personal. Nehru’s reply was restrained and more statesman like. Bose lacked Nehru’s element style.

I HAVE BRIEFLY QUOTED FROM EACH LETTER...

My dear Jawahar,

Jealgora P.O, Dt. Manbhum, Bihar, March 28, 1939

I find that for some time past you have developed tremendous dislike for me. I say this because I find that you take up enthusiastically every possible point against me; what could be said in my favour you ignore. What my political opponents urge against me you concede, while you are almost blind to what could be said against them. In the course of what follows I shall try to illustrate the above.

What you should have developed this strong dislike for me remains a mystery to me. On my side, ever since I came out of internment in 1937, I have been treating you with the utmost regard and consideration, in private life and in public. I have looked upon you as politically an elder brother and leader and have often sought your advice.

When you came back from Europe last year, I went to Allahabad to ask you what lead you would give us. Usually, when I approached you in this way, your replies have been vague and non-committal. I am sorry that my letter has become so long. It will no doubt tire your patience. But I could not avoid it-there was so many things to say.

If I have used harsh language or hurt your feeling at any place, kindly pardon me. You yourself say that there is nothing like frankness and I have tried to be frank-perhaps brutally frank. I am progressing steadily though slowly. Hope you are all right.

Yours affectionately Subhas

RAHUL

GANDHI HAS FEW OPTIONS LEFT

My dear Subhas,

PERSONAL AND PRIVATE

Allahabad, April 3, 1939

Your long letter of the 28th March has only just reached me and I hasten to reply.

First of all I should like to say how glad I am that you have written to me fully and frankly and made it clear to me how you feel about me and about various incidents. Frankness hurts often enough, but it is almost always desirable, especially between those who have to work together. It helps one to see oneself in proper perspective from another’s and a more critical viewpoint. Your letter is very helpful in this respect and I am grateful to you for it.

It is not an easy matter to answer a letter which runs into 27 typed sheets and is full of references to numerous incidents as well as to various policies and programmes. I am afraid therefore that my reply will not be as full and detailed as it might be. To endeavour to deal with all these matters properly one would have to write a book, or something like it.

Your letter is essentially an indictment of my conduct and an investigation into my failings. It is, as you will well realise, a difficult and embracing task to have to reply to such an indictment. But so far as the failing are concerned, or many of them at any rate, I have little to say. I plead guilty to them, well realising that I have the misfortune to possess them. May I also say that I entirely appreciate the truth of your remarks that ever since you came out of internment in 1937, you treated me with the utmost regard and consideration, in private as well as in public life. I am grateful of you for this. Personally I have always had, and still have, regard and affection for you, though sometimes I did not like at all what you did or how you did it. To some extent, I suppose, we are temperamentally different and our approach to life and its problems is not the same.

I dare not now, in the early hours of the morning, write about my views in regard to national or international affairs. I am not silent about them as a rule. As you have observed, I talk rather a lot and write even more. I shall leave it at that for the present. But I would add that while I champion lost causes frequently and condemn countries like Germany and Italy, I do not think I have ever given a certificate of good conduct to British and French Imperialism.

I sent you, a day or two ago, some of the series of articles I contributed to the National Herald before Tripuri. One was missing. I am now sending the full set separately.

I have not written any article for the Free Press Journal or any other paper recently.

Yours Jawahar

The India TB report of 2022 said that 18 states have committed to Ending TB by 2025 by implementing State-specific Strategic Plans and have devised a District-specific Strategic Plan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced “TB Mukt Panchayat” which, together with the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative, would indeed help.

SPIRITUAL SPEAK

If I speak in human or angelic tongues, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. Bible

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ahul Gandhi stands disqualified as a member of Lok Sabha and chances of his return to the House look remote. One reason for which is the will of the Speaker and the government. Keeping Rahul Gandhi out of Parliament may not damage the BJP politically as it has quickly turned the issue into Other Backward Classes versus the upper castesp. Two, there is little possibility of the Gujarat High Court staying the trial court’s judgment which, barring in one case, have normally been upheld in such cases. Three, even if the sentence is stayed the Speaker is unlikely to overturn his decision as has happened in the case of Mo-

Rahul Gandhi stands disqualified as a member of Lok Sabha and chances of his return to the House look remote. One reason, which is the will of the Speaker and the government

hammed Faizal, the Nationalist Congress Party MP from Lakshadweep. Faizal remains suspended in spite of being cleared by the high court. Lastly, any intervention by the Supreme Court would be deemed a challenge to Parliament’s supremacy, a contentious issue

which has been raised by the Speaker Dhankhar and Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. They have both warned the judiciary not to cross the Lakshman Rekha. In a speech in Madurai on Saturday Rijiju denied any clash between the government and the judiciary yet speculations about a confrontation between the two arms of judiciary remain.

In all probability the latest developments have sealed Rahul Gandhi’s political future.

The Gandhi scion said in a tweet that he is “ready to pay any price” as he is fighting for “the voice of India”. These statements will hold value only if his sentencing acts as glue to unite the Opposition.

The outburst of support may dissipate by 2024.

along with Chief Justice of India Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, CM Thiru. @mkstalin, Supreme Court Judges, Acting CJ Justice T. Raja, High Court Judges and other esteemed dignitaries.

Shri Subhas Chandra Bose Congress President, PO, Jealgora, Dt. Manbhum

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SAWEETY BOORA beat China’s Lina Wang to clinch India’s second gold medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023. Boora beat Wang via a split decision to win gold in the 81kg category event. It was a cautious start in the first round.

SAWEETY, NITU CLINCH GOLD FOR INDIA

NITU GHANGHAS secured an unanimous decision win against Mongolia’s Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg to clinch a gold in the 45-48 kg category finals at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi on Saturday. The two-time World Youth champion carried on her rich vein of form to get the better of the Mongolian.

50 YEARS OF PROJECT TIGER SOON, OUR BIG CATS TO ROAR IN CAMBODIA!

 India and Cambodia signed MoU recently with focus on tiger reintroduction in Cambodia in presence of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen  Prime Minister Narendra Modi may make the announcement in a conference at Mysore next month to mark the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Project Tiger

3,000-MARK

COUNT TO BE ACHIEVED SOON IN INDIA’S 53 TIGER RESERVES

6%

Annual growth of Tiger seen in all these years

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SHAH LAUDS EFFORTS OF CRPF ON INTERNAL SECURITY OF NATION

BJP eyes ‘Modi Magic’ in K’taka

K’TAKA HAS DECIDED TO BRING BACK THE DOUBLE ENGINE GOVT: PM

PM MODI IN POLLBOUND KARNATAKA FOR 7TH TIME THIS YEAR

MODI INAUGURATES WHITEFIELD METRO LINE IN BENGALURU

70%

India harbours global wild tiger population

Royal Bengal tiger takes a rest inside its enclosure at Tata Steel Zoological Park (TSZP), in Jamshedpur.

DISQUALIFIED RaGa HITS BACK

Jagdalpur: Union Home

Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, on the occasion of 84th CRPF Day, lauded the contributions of CRPF to the internal security of the nation and for carrying out the responsibility of safely conducting the democratic process. P9

MISSISSIPPI TORNADO

KILLS 24 AND BRINGS

DEVASTATION TO US

Mississippi: Over 24 people died and dozens injured as a tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather that produced hail size of the golf balls.

TEJASHWI QUESTIONED BY CBI FOR 8 HOURS IN

LAND-FOR-JOBS SCAM

New Delhi: CBI questioned Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav at its HQ for over 8 hours on Saturday in an ongoing investigation concerning land-for-jobs scam case, officials said. Meanwhile, on Saturday, Lalu’s daughter Misa Bharti was also questioned by the ED. P9

PAK COURT GRANTS

EX-PM IMRAN BAIL IN 3 TERRORISM CASES

Lahore: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday granted prearrest bail to ousted PM Imran Khan till April 4 in 3 terrorism cases registered against him by Lahore police. Khan appeared before ATC with scores of his supporters.

Devanagere: Amid attempts by Opposition leaders to rally in support of Congress leader Rahul following his disqualification as a member of LS on Friday, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said the BJP has transformed the 'Politics of Perception' in

the country into the 'Politics of Performance', adding that the country had been mired in "dirty politics" for years.

"Karnataka has made up its mind to bring back the double-engine govt in the state. The BJP has put development on fast-track. Therefore, the need of

Girl stabbed to death, man attempts suicide

Reason behind murder is yet to be ascertained, accused is hospitalised

CB Sharma

Jaipur: A man Suren-

dra Meena, 25, attempted suicide by consuming poison after stabbing Shobha Chaudhary, 23, to death in Manoharpura town of Jaipur district on Saturday, po-

BJP wants to make Karnataka the driving force for a developed India. However, the Congress sees Karnataka as merely a means to fill the pockets of some of its leaders.

—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

the hour is for the BJP to return to power in the interest of taking

Karnataka to development and prosperity," he added.

"Congress says 'Modi Teri Qabr Khudegi' but they don't know that the people of Karnataka have a dream, which is 'Modi Tera Kamal Khilega," PM added. Modi also held a mega road show during which a huge crowd lined the streets chanting his name and showering him with petals.

Rahul Gandhi & CM Ashok Gehlot during a press conference at AICC HQ in Delhi on Saturday. Cong will stage day-long ‘Satyagraha’ today.

RAHUL: MY NAME IS GANDHI, NEVER SPOKE AGAINST INDIA AND SO I WON’T APOLOGISE

First India Bureau

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi held his first press conference on Saturday after being disqualified from LS. He said that he was speaking for democracy in India and would continue to do so. He said, "The disqualifi-

cation is a part of the plan to conceal the relationship between PM Modi and Gautam Adani". Rahul said, "The disqualification is a desperate move. In fact, he added, this is a weapon in the hands of the Opposition. He said that Modi is afraid of my speeches in Parl, this resulted in my disqualification." He said, "Modi may jail me for life but it won't stop me from speaking for people."

CM appeals to doctors to end strike

lice said. The accused is currently under treatment at a hospital. The reason behind the murder is yet to be ascertained. The deceased was preparing for competitive exams.

Meena used to visit the library of the Eklavya Academy where Chaudhary studied and he stabbed her on the roof of the coaching institute. P7

l Instructs Chief Secy Usha Sharma to hold meeting with doctors

l CM Ashok Gehlot will leave for Delhi from Jaipur today

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday appealed to the doctors to end the strike and work boycott in the interest of the general public. He said that

Chief Minister

in a

State govt has taken many welfare measures in the interest of doctors and even today it is

ready to have a positive dialogue on Right to Health Act. He chaired a high

CM GEHLOT ANNOUNCES

4 PERCENT HIKE IN DA FOR GOVT EMPLOYEES

S tate govt on Saturday announced a 4% increase in the Dearness Allowance of the state employees and pensioners. The pensioners and state govt employees will now receive a 42% DA with effect from January 1, 2023. Earlier, 38 percent DA was being given to them. P10

level meeting to discuss the protests over the issue after returning from Delhi. “End the

strike, return to work,” CM appealed to docs. The doctors, however, refused invite for meeting. “The invitation for talks has been received late at night. But in the current situation doctors are not ready for talks. After discussion with all medical organizations, we will talk to representatives of govt on Sunday,” said Dr Ashok Sharda, Co-ordinator of RTH Sangharsh Samiti. More on P7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai, Karnataka Health Minister Keshava Sudhakar and others during inauguration of Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research, in Chikkaballapur on Saturday.

—PHOTO BY PTI

Moni Sharma

Ashok Gehlot

meeting with Parsadi Lal Meena, Usha Sharma, Kuldeep Ranka, Akhil Arora, Arti Dogra, T Ravikant and Gaurav Goyal at the CMR in Jaipur on Saturday.

RAHUL GANDHI’S LOK SABHA DISQUALIFICATION

Cong workers protest in State

The protest also witnessed Congress functionaries raising slogans against the BJP govt in the Centre

HUGE PROTEST ON MARCH 27

Naveen Paliwal takes charge as AAPs’ State head

Yogesh Sharma

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Congress members protested in different cities of Rajasthan against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha. The protests were held in Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota, Dholpur, Jhunjhunu, and other cities.

Youth Congress workers blocked the Jaipur-Ajmer highway near a 200-foot bypass while protesting

against the central government which caused traffic jams on both sides. The youths also burnt tires on the highway in protest. In Ajmer, Congress workers raised slogans against Prime Minis-

ter Narendra Modi and burnt his effigy. “Rahul Gandhi is fighting the battle of truth. He talks in the interest of the unemployed. Instead of answering Rahul Gandhi’s questions, this shameful act

Man swallowed by crocodile in Chambal, Minister meets kin

Manoj Jain

Karauli: Panchayati

Raj Minister Ramesh

Meena visited the Chambal Ghat of Dangaria in Karanpur area on Saturday to take stock of the relief operations where a crocodile swallowed a 50-year-old cattle rearer on Friday. He talked to CM Ashok Gehlot and demanded to provide relief to the people of the region from the menace of crocodiles.

Besides, he ordered the Karanpur Health

`96 cr water scheme gets PHED nod for H’garh dist

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: The Public Health Engineering Department has approved the drinking water scheme of Bhadra town of Hanumangarh district worth Rs 95 crore 64 lakh. A reservoir of 233 million litres capacity will be made for raw-water storage in Jogiwala. The population of 83,400 in Bhadra will benefit from it. The scheme was approved in the meeting of Finance Committee of Rajasthan Water Supply & Sewerage Management Board chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Public Health Engineering and Ground Water Subodh Agarwal.

The crocodile sitting in ambush mode attacked the 50-year-old cattle rearer in Karanpur area on Saturday.

Centre doctor Laxmikant and Village Development Officer to be sent to APO as they were absent. During an interaction with First India Meena said that a permanent solution will

be provided from the menace of crocodiles.

Minister Ramesh Meena met the family members of the deceased and assured them of all possible help from the.

was done,” a Congress leader said.

Congress Kota district president Ravindra Tyagi alleged that PM Narendra Modi has taken control of all constitutional institutions and it is like an undeclared emergency is going on in the country.

Former MP Badriram Jakhar led the protest in Pali. He also expressed gratitude to the CM for declaring Pali as a divisional headquarters.

Vande Bharat train reaches Ajmer station

First India Bureau

Ajmer: Vande Bharat train reached Madar station of Ajmer at 7 am on Saturday. It reached Ajmer from Chennai via Chanderiya. Now maintenance work will be done here at Madar station. Adequate security arrangements have been made at the station.Instruments will be installed in the train along with many changes are being made in pit line of the train. AC, lights, fans, and motors of the train will be checked.

Jaipur: Newly appointed state president of Aam Aadmi Party Naveen Paliwal on Saturday said that the party is fighting a battle to change the system to save democracy. Describing the media as the fourth pillar of democracy, he appealed to the media to cooperate in protecting democracy. He said that the Aam Aadmi Party will fight the elections with all its power and with the formation of the AAP government; the people of Rajasthan will get all the facilities that the people

We will fight polls on issues of education, health, water, electricity, women’s safety, unemployment and will defeat both the Congress and BJP.

—Vinay Mishra, State election in-charge, AAP

are getting in Delhi and Punjab. Paliwal was talking to reporters after taking over as the state president. He expressed his gratitude to the party leadership for entrusting him with the responsibility of Rajasthan. He also resolved to live up to the faith of Arvind Kejriwal.

Joshi gets response like a CM candidate!

First India Bureau

Jaipur/New Delhi:

Newly appointed BJP state president CP Joshi has received an overwhelming response from leaders in Delhi.

Joshi got a tremendous response from central ministers, MPs, and common workers, which, a political observer says, reflects his bright prospects for the future. He is getting responses like a CM candidate.

A political observer commented that Joshi has emerged as a unanimous candidate and he

might be the CM candidate. Vasundhara camp also suggested two

names, Arun Chaturvedi and CP Joshi. However, luck definitely

did not support Rajendra Gehlot. Mahant Baba Balaknath congratulated the newly appointed BJP state president. Srichand Kriplani, Banshidhar Khandela, and several other leaders also met Joshi and congratulated him on this new responsibility. A delegation of Jaipur Rural North under the leadership of Chief Spokesperson of Rajasthan BJP and Chomu MLA Ramlal Sharma & District president Jitendra Sharma also met Joshi on Saturday to congratulate him.

Brahmin Mahakumbh to be held in Sagwara today Bag with `2 lakh stolen from police lines in Jaipur

First India Bureau

Dungarpur: The second Brahmin Mahakumbh will be held at Sagwara today in southern Rajasthan.

The seventh Vipra Mahakumbh will be held under the banner of Vipra Foundation.

BJP’s national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, Congress party’s national spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh

Solar companies provide 200 smart TVs under CSR activity

Laxman Raghav

30,000

Pant, Rajasthan Education Minister BD Kalla, BJP state president CP Joshi, and many big social and political leaders will be present.

Bikaner: 200 smart TVs, electronic equipment, sports materials, and furniture were distributed to schools in the district by Rajasthan Akshay Urja Nigam, Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company, and Solar Energy Company of Rajasthan Limited under Corporate Social Responsibility. Energy

Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati, who was the chief guest of the program, said Rajasthan is at first place in the country in the field of renewable energy for

the last 2 years. He also said Bikaner has made a special identity as a solar hub & has increased employment opportunities for the youth at the same time.

A DAY OF CULTURAL EVENTS

First India Bureau

Jaipur: A bag with Rs 2 lakh went missing from the reserve police lines in Jaipur on Saturday.

A head constable had withdrawn the amount from the bank and had kept it in his barrack. When he returned from work, he could not find his bag.

After getting information, the Sindhi Camp Police are probing the case.

Three-day Rajasthan Sahitya Utsav starts in Jodhpur

Rajeev Gaur

Jodhpur: A three-day grand event of the Rajasthan Literature Festival (Sahitya Kumbh-2023) began on Saturday at Zanana Bagh of Umaid Udyan in Jodhpur. Art and culture minister BD Kall inaugurated the festival in the presence of the state fair authority vice president Ramesh Borana, poet Kumar Vishwas, Gayatri Rathore, Principal Secretary- Art and

Culture, and others. DG

JKK Priyanka Jodhawat, Chairman of State Livestock Development

Board Rajendra Solanki, MLA Manisha Panwar & Mahendra Vishnoi, Mayor Kunti Parihar,

President of Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy Dr. Saroj Kochhar among many were present.

U nder the aegis of Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi, 75 eminent artistes of the state were honoured with awards and prizes at a ceremony held at the Dr SN Medical College on Saturday. 51 artistes were honoured with Kala Purodha Samman along with a fellowship, 12 awards, six youth, five child awards. Art and Culture Minister BD Kalla and Kalavid and vice-chairman of Mela Authority Ramesh Borana were special guests. Kalla congratulated the artistes on behalf of the department and said that Rajasthan has been leading in these genres.

Minister BD

and vice-chairman of

Authority

were special guests in the ceremony. Kalla congratulated the artistes and presented the awards.

Posters in support of Rahul Gandhi have been placed at various locations in Jaipur on Saturday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

New state president of AAP Naveen Paliwal (R) with election incharge Vinay Mishra (C) during press conference on Saturday.

SATYAGRAHA TO BE HELD AT PCC TODAY

Congress leader Amit Dhariwal led the protest in which the party workers protested and courted arrest in Kota. Some workers even climbed on the roof of the police bus. The Youth Congress has given a call to go to Delhi for a big demonstration on March 27.

Newly appointed BJP state president CP Joshi with Ramlal Sharma, other leaders of Jaipur rural in New Delhi on Saturday.

Bhanwar Singh Bhati with other officials in Bikaner on Saturday.

Brahmins from over 10 districts expected to attend.

Ajmer on Saturday witnessed strong protests, including the burning of an effigy of the Central government.

Culture

Kalla,

Mela

Ramesh Borana

Art & Culture minister BD Kalla inaugurated the festival in the presence of the state fair authority vice president Ramesh Borana, poet Kumar Vishwas, Gayatri Rathore & others in Jodhpur on Saturday.

RAJ SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI HONOURS 75 ARTISTES

Subodh Agarwal

AFTER STABBING ‘LOVER’, ACCUSED FLED FROM SPOT, CONSUMED POISON

The incident took place on floor of Eklavya Academy

CB Sharma

Jaipur: Surendra Meena, 25, who stabbed Shobha Chaudhary, 23, to death in Manoharpura town of Jaipur on Saturday, escaped from the crime scene and later consumed poison and he is undergoing treatment, said the police on Saturday. She was rushed to the NIMS Hospital where she was declared dead.

According to the police, information about an attack on the student was received at the Eklavya Academy at around 10.30 am on Saturday. Shobha Chaudhary was a resident of Arnia village. She had gone to have her meal on the terrace of the Academy. During this, Gath-

Jaipur: Girl abducted by FB friend, forced for conversion

First India Bureau

IMA gives bandh call on March 27 in support of private doctors

Director of Public Health seeks report of hospitals which are participating in strike

Sharma

wadi resident Meena went upstairs & attacked.

Dharampal Yadav, director of Eklavya Academy, said that Shobha was pursuing Foundation Course in the acad-

emy and the accused was a frequent visitor to the library for study.

Ashok Beniwal, the computer operator in the academy, said that on Saturday, Shobha did not attend the classes.

Jaipur: A case of kidnapping of a girl by a Facebook friend has come to light in the city. On the pretext of meeting, the girl was called to the restaurant and offered intoxicating juice. The accused kidnapped and took her hostage in a room and assaulted her. The victim alleges that the accused planned to sell her in the prostitution market. The victim has lodged an FIR at Jaisinghpura Khor police station. As per the police, a

French woman robbed by biker in city

First India Bureau

Jaipur: A French woman was robbed by a bike-ridden miscreant in the market near Jawahar Nagar on Friday evening. The bikeridden miscreant snatched the bag from the foreign woman. The police got the blockade done on the information, however, there was no clue of the robber. The victim foreign woman has lodged a report at the Jawahar Nagar police station, while police are search-

State girls win bronze in Bareilly Handball tourney

First India Bureau

Bareilly: Girls players of Rajasthan won the bronze medal by standing third overall in the 45th Junior Girls National Handball Championship being played at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. The final of the competition will be played between Aryavrat Sports Academy and Haryana on Sunday. Honorary Secretary of Rajasthan State Handball Association

Yash Pratap Singh said that Rajasthan defeated Orissa 18-01 and Karnataka 27-09 in their league matches.

ing for the bike rider robber. As per the police, Martin Andrey, a resident of Bordeaux (France), was robbed.

She lives in the flat of Aashiana Apartment located near Jawahar Nagar police station. On March 24, at

around 5:30 pm, she was out for a walk in the market. While going through Shanti Path, the miscreant riding a bike came from behind swooped down, and snatched the bag from her hand. The police reached the crime scene and scanned the CCTV footage installed nearby. The victim told the police that the bag had about 550 euros (Rs 48,000), Rs 3,000 (Indian currency), iPhone 13, a credit card, a passport, and other valuables.

MOBILE LOOTED FROM ATS CONSTABLE

Jaipur: Two youths snatched a mobile from a police constable posted in the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). Constable Babulal shouted that he is in the police, but the miscreants did pay heed, and after looting the mobile sat in an auto and ran away. Although, the constable posted in ATS chased them for some time but there was no clue of the miscreants. Babulal informed the ATS officials after the incident, after which a case of mobile robbery was registered at the Adarsh Nagar police station.

Revised transfer policy for the Grade

3

teachers sent to DoP

Dimple Sharma

Jaipur: Grade 3 teachers awaiting transfer in Rajasthan may get some relief as the transfer policy has been amended by the Education Department and sent to the Department of Personnel. After getting approval from DoP, the transfer will be done. Last year, a new transfer policy was prepared by the education department but the DoP returned it for amendment. After this, the department sent a revised policy to the DoP.

On December 30, in a feedback meeting held by Congress state incharge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa with the CM and ministers, a consensus was reached on the transfer of teachers. But even after over

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three months, teachers have not been transferred. Giriraj Sharma, State President of Rajasthan Teachers Union, said that it has been more than 10 years and teachers across the state are waiting for transfer.

RANA to honour Shanti Dhariwal with Life Time Achievement Award

Shanti Dhariwal was also honoured with life time achievement award during the program. In 2009 too, Dhariwal was awarded with Rajasthan Ratan award by RANA,” said RANA Vice-president Kanaraj Goliya. Dhariwal was welcomed in New York on Friday where he will attend the Holi Sneh Milan organized by RANA. Dhariwal will stay for 3 days at the residence Bhandari.

24-year-old girl was befriended by Haryana resident Yogesh Kumar on Facebook. The victim alleges that an attempt was also made to coerce her. Alongside, there was a plan to sell her in the prostitution market. On February 17, the Jaipur police rescued her. Since then, she has been receiving constant death threats.

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government may take strict action against the private hospitals and clinics to mount pressure on them to withdraw the agitation.

Director of public health Dr RP Mathur has written a letter to all CMHOs seeking reports of all hospitals which are participating in the strike against the right to the health bill.The details have been sought in a format today.

Meanwhile, Indian Medical Association has given a bandh call across the country on March 27 in support of

the private doctors. The doctors will take out a big rally in Jaipur on Monday against the bill. Meanwhile, the

doctors took out a protest march in the city and demonstrated against the state government.

Sanjivani scam: 17 cases of fraud registered

First India Bureau

Jodhpur: Eight more FIRs have been registered against Sanjivani Credit Cooperative society for duping lakhs of people of crores by luring them with huge profits in the name of investment. In the last three days, 17 more cases have been registered. After an

investigation by SOG, the complaints are being sent to the police stations concerned. In the first two days, nine cases were registered. Six cases have been registered in

Mahamandir, one in Mata Ka Than, and one in Sardarpura.

Aruna Gehlot told the police that in the office of the society in Manji Ka Hatha area, the Presi-

dent, Managing Board, officers, and branch manager connived and swindled the maturity amount of Rs 2 lakh 75656. In a report at Mata Ka Than police station, Anita Sharma told the police that the amount registered in the year 2018-20 in the office of the society at Ramsagar intersection was not returned.

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Deceased Shobha Chaudhary Accused Surendra Meena

Academy in Manoharpura town of Jaipur where the incident took place on Saturday.

Shanti Dhariwal being greeted by Prem Bhandari, Pankaj Ojha and other members of RANA in New York on Saturday.

DOP RETURNED THE POLICY LAST YEAR

Last year, a new transfer policy was prepared by the education department but the DoP returned it for amendment. After this, the department sent a revised policy to the DoP.

PM inaugurates new Bengaluru Metro line in poll-bound K’taka

13.71-km Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapura Metro Line comprises 12 stations

PRIME MINISTER PURCHASES TICKET BEFORE TAKING RIDE

Cong announces list of 124 candidates for K’taka

First India Bureau

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Rs 4,249 crore, 13.71 km Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapura Metro Line here which comprises 12 stations.

Officials said this section is the eastern ex-

tension to the operational East-West Corridor (Purple Line) from Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield Station. Out of the 15.81 km extension under construction, the 13.71 km section from KR Puram to Whitefield was inaugurated on Saturday, they said, adding it would cut down journey

FM reviews public sector banks amid volatility in the US

time on this route by 40 per cent and reduce road traffic congestion.

The new line of Bengaluru Metro is beneficial for five lakh to six lakh Bengalurians serving in information technology parks, export promotion industrial areas, malls, hospitals and several Fortune 500 companies, it was noted.

Bengaluru (ANI): PM Narendra Modi purchased a ticket and took a ride in the Metro and interacted with people from different walks of life. During his journey, he also interacted with the workers and staff of Bangalore Metro. Upon arriving at Whitefield (Kadugodi) Metro Station, the PM first purchased a ticket at the ticket counter and saw the exhibition put up on the occasion. The PM then unveiled the plaque to mark the inauguration of the White Field Metro Line and proceeded towards the platform to board the Metro. PM Modi was accompanied by Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot and state CM Basvaraj Bommai. The PM has had a special focus on the development of world-class urban mobility infrastructure across the country and the 13.71 km stretch from Whitefield (Kadugodi) Metro to Krishnarajapura Metro Line of Reach-1 extension project under Bangalore Metro Phase 2 was unveiled as part of this vision.

New Delhi (ANI): The Congress on Saturday announced the first list of candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections. The names of former CM Siddaramaiah and State party president DK Shivakumar are included in the first list of 124 candidates.

Siddaramaiah will be contesting from the Varuna constituency and DK Shivakumar from Kanakapura.

Earlier, Siddaramaiah had expressed interest to contest from Kolar constituency but the party high command instructed him to drop the plan following disagreements between the party’s local leaders in the constituency. The party has fielded M Roopakala from the Kolar Gold Field seat.

DK Shivakumar, earlier, on March 6, talked up his party’s prospects in the upcoming elections, claiming that the ruling BJP would not be able to secure more

KPCC chief DK Shivakumar from Kanakapura. —FILE PHOTO

than 65 seats.

Shivakumar claimed that all the people in his state, including farmers, were saying this.

“We have almost finalised 75 per cent of seat allotments. A decision on all seats will be taken soon after we will send the names of candidates to the high command for its approval,” he added. On March 2, in an interview with ANI, Karnataka CM Basavraj Bommai said the BJP will win the Assembly elections.

On Congress’s prospects in polls, Bommai said the party was mak-

RAHUL GANDHI’S DISQUALIFICATION FROM LOK SABHA

ing a desperate attempt to win the polls but it would succeed as its track record while in power was bad. He Csaid the Congress, during its tenure, did nothing and only worked to create divisions in society.

“They did nothing for the SCs and STs. That is why they are not in the govt. Now they are trying to wrest power by making promises that are impossible to meet. They are saying they will give Rs 2,000 to each household and for that, they require Rs 24,000 thousand crores,” Bommai had said earlier.

Consequences of RaGa’s arrogance: Sarma

Guwahati (Agencies): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is facing the consequences of being arrogant instead of apologising for the remarks on Modi surname in Karnataka in 2019, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.

New Delhi: Union

Finance Minister

Nirmala Sitharaman

on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the performance of government-owned banks. Various financial, efficiency and health parameters in the banking sector were reviewed.

This meet comes amid volatility in the US banking system due to the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and some other banks. For the record, prominent global lender in the world of technology startups, the Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on March 10 after a run on the bank, forcing

the US govt to step in.

Regulators shut down the tech lender and put it under the control of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Currently, the FDIC is acting as a receiver, which typically means it will liquidate the bank’s assets to pay back its customers, including depositors and creditors.

“Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman chairs the meeting to review performance of Public Sector Banks #PSBs on various financial, efficiency and health parameters,” Ministry of Finance tweeted.

Interacting with media, he said, “If only Rahul Gandhi had tendered an apology, the matter would have been closed there and then. Not only did he refuse to comment but not even once in the past five years did he say that the comment was ‘unintentional’. This proves that his intent was to target that community.”

He said that BJP did not need any apology but he should apologise to the OBC community.

“Rahul Gandhi could have issued an apology to the OBC community. But he has not done that and behaved arrogantly. Hence the court has to draw a balance between his arrogance and pride of the OBC community,” Sarma commented.

He said the Congress leader was not disqualified by the Centre but convicted by a court of law for insulting the OBC community. He said, “Rahul used unparliamentary and defamatory words against OBC community. Now, the court has held him guilty, and as a consequence of the pronouncement of the judgment, he has been subsequently disqualified as MP.”

BATTLEGROUND BIHAR

RaGa TORE ORDINANCE THAT COULD HAVE SAVED HIM: ANNAMALAI

Chennai: Rahul Gandhi had on September 28, 2013 torn an ordinance that shielded the MLAs and MPs from instant disqualification, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said on Saturday. He said Rahul had on September 28, 2013 torn an ordinance that gave three months time for MLAs and MPs from disqualification.

RAHUL’S QUESTIONS WILL NOW RESONATE ACROSS INDIA: PRIYANKA

New Delhi: Criticising the Narendra Modi government, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said that the voice of the people cannot be suppressed and the questions raised by Rahul Gandhi will now resonate across the country. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Priyanka posted a video of the Parliament proceedings and wrote: “Rahul Gandhi is being attacked because of these questions. When the public servant elected by the people raised questions on their behalf, the Adani-servant conspired to suppress his voice.” She added that the Modi government would have to be answerable to the people. Priyanka had attacked the Modi govt in a series of tweets on Friday too.

INSULTING OUR INTELLIGENCE WITH ‘ABSURD ALLEGATION’: KAPIL SIBAL

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday took a swipe at 2 BJP ministers for accusing Rahul Gandhi of insulting OBCs with his “Modi surname” remark in 2019, saying they were “insulting” people’s intelligence by making such an “absurd allega tion”. Gandhi was on Friday disquali fied from Lok Sabha, 24 hours after a Surat court convicted him in a defamation case.

ALL ARE EQUAL BEFORE LAW: BOMMAI ON RAHUL GANDHI’S DISQUALIFICATION

Bengaluru (Agencies): A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from Parliament, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on Saturday said all are equal before law. Bommai said: “Law is common for everyone. There is no separate law for Rahul Gandhi. A legal system exists in the country and everything goes as per law.” “The Congress leader had a feeling that he can talk about anything, and he had the opportunity to correct himself but he failed to do so,” Bommai added. The Chief Minister said Rahul not only spoke against an individual but also a community and this has hurt the people. A case was filed in the court which gave its verdict. On party’s probable candidates for the Karnataka polls, the Chief Minister said: “Wait and watch for list of candidates.

Alliance is top priority for all parties in Bihar!

Sharat K Verma

New Delhi: In Bihar, whether it is BJP, Congress, RJD or JDU, everyone’s priority is alliance. Everyone has been hurt at one point or the other, so no one is ready to take the risk.

Last time i.e. in 2019, RJD contested with Congress and could not win even a single Lok Sabha seat. Prior to that i.e. in 2014, JDU contested the Lok Sabha polls alone and got only two

seats. BJP had contested assembly elections in 2015 without JDU and got a total of 54 seats. Upendra Kushwaha fought with the RJD

last time leaving the BJP and could not win a single Lok Sabha seat. So, all the parties are giving priority to alliance on the basis of

their past experience. Everyone has to form such an alliance in which they can win the elections. That’s why RJD lead-

er and Deputy Chief Minister of the state Tejashwi Yadav has given a blunt message to all the leaders of his party that they do not

need to say anything about the alliance.

Tejashwi said that neither Nitish Kumar is in a hurry to become the Prime Minister nor he himself is in a hurry to become the Chief Minister of Bihar and that there is no problem in the Grand Alliance and everything is going well. So, he has paved the way for Nitish Kumar. There is no threat to the alliance. But JDU leaders have started feeling threatened.

BJP, CENTRE HAVE NO ROLE IN VERDICT ON RAHUL: SUDHA YADAV

Gurugram: BJP’s Parliamentary Board member, Sudha Yadav, has said that Rahul Gandhi’s two-year sentence and cancellation of membership from Parliament were due to the wrong statements given by Rahul. She said that there is no interference from the BJP and the Central government in the matter.

IN THE COURTYARD

DELHI COURT FIXES APRIL 5 AS NEXT DATE FOR HEARING SISODIA’S BAIL PLEA

New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday fixed April 5 for a hearing on the bail plea of former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy of Delhi. The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed its lengthy reply opposing bail plea in the court.

SHRADDHA’S DAD SEEKS EVIDENCE NORA FATEHI CASE: NEXT DATE MAY 22

New Delhi: Shraddha Walkar’s father Vikas Walkar has moved a plea in Delhi’s Saket court in connection with the murder of his daughter by her live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawala, who allegedly killed her.

New Delhi: A court on Saturday adjourned Nora Fatehi’s plea against Jacqueline Fernandez alleging that the latter made defamatory allegations against her for “malicious reasons” and to destroy her career in Rs 200 crore extortion case for May 22.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to students during Metro ride in Bengaluru, on Saturday.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs a meeting, in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with his sister and party leader Priyanka Gandhi arrives to address a press conference at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI

All the parties are giving priority to alliance on the basis of their past experience

Siddaramaiah will contest from Varuna assembly seat and

SHAH: VICTORY OVER LEFT-WING EXTREMISM LOOKS IMMINENT

Union HM attends 84th Raising Day event of CRPF in Jagdalpur Says the Modi govt is focusing on the modernization of CRPF

Jagdalpur (PTI): Un-

ion Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the fight against Left-wing extremism (LWE) seems to be in the final stage of victory in the country and the supreme sacrifices made by the CRPF personnel while battling the menace has a big role in it.

Speaking at the 84th Raising Day event of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), he said security forces have put up a strong fight against the LWE in the last nine years and achieved success on all fronts. Highlighting the role of CRPF in the fight against Naxalism, he said the credit of wiping out hindrances in the path of development in Maoist-hit areas goes to the CRPF personnel.

“The fight against Left-wing extremism seems to be in the final stages of victory and the supreme sacrifice made by your family members has a huge contribution

Union Minister for Home Amit Shah accorded a Guard of Honour on the occasion of 84th CRPF Day, at CRPF Camp, Jagdalpur, in Bastar on Saturday.

in it. The victory saga will be written in golden letters remembering their sacrifices,” Shah said, addressing the relatives of martyred personnel present on the occasion. “As I am in Bastar today, I want to tell you that our security forces have fought strongly against LWE in the last nine years and achieved success on all

CRUCIAL READ

PRIMARY SCHOOL LOCKED, STUDENTS FAIL TO APPEAR FOR ANNUAL EXAM IN ODISHA

Odisha: Over 30 students of classes 1 to 5 of a primary school in Odisha’s Koraput district have failed to appear for the ongoing annual examination as the institute remained locked. The incident occurred on Friday in Turli primary school under Narayanpatna block of the district. None of the two teachers of the school was present. I will inquire into the matter. If the examination has not been conducted, action will be taken against the teachers concerned,? Block Education Officer Raghunath Pangi said. After waiting for nearly two hours, the students returned home without appearing for the exam.

SANDEEP BADWASNIA

GANG’S 3 MEMBERS ARRESTED IN DELHI

New Delhi: The police on Saturday said they have arrested three alleged members of the Sandeep Badwasnia gang from west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area. The accused have been identified as Gaurav Rana (32), Ankit Chaudhary (32), residents of Mungeshpur, and Rohit (30), a resident of Qutab Garh village, they said. Two pistols and 12 live cartridges were recovered from their possession, they said. The trio was previously involved in several cases including murder, they said.

G20: India’s traditional water management tech on display

UNION HM LAUDS CONTRIBUTION OF CRPF TO INTERNAL SECURITY OF INDIA

Uttarakhand on alert over Amritpal’s likely entry from Haryana

CBI QUIZES TEJASHWI YADAV, SISTER MISA BHARTI FACES ED HEAT

New Delhi: As he reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters in New Delhi for questioning in the landfor-jobs scam on Saturday, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said he and his family had decided to fight back. “We have always cooperated with the agencies but the situation in the country is that it has become very difficult. We have now decided to fight against this and we will win,” the RJD leader said speaking to the reporters.

GUJARAT: DGFT OFFICIAL ALLEGEDLY DIES BY SUICIDE AFTER ARREST IN BRIBERY CASE

Rajkot: A senior official of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) died by suicide on Saturday morning in Rajkot hours after he was detained in a bribery case, police said on Saturday. Sudhir Desai, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), said that the incident took place around 10am on Saturday when a raid was being conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at the office of DGFT joint director Jawri Mal Bishnoi. “A search operation by the CBI was underway at the DGFT office in Rajkot when he jumped off the window of his chamber,” said the DCP.

fronts. They have not only attained victory in pushing them (LWE elements) to the back foot, but also facilitated development to reach to tribals...,” he said.

Extremists were hindrances in the construction of schools, roads, hospitals and fair price shops and installation of mobile towers. As a home minister I wanted

to say the credit to wipe hindrances to these development works in Maoist-hit areas only goes to the CRPF personnel, he added. Shah said the CRPF has also displayed an example of organisational skill by establishing coordination with the local police and carrying out joint operations against the activities of Naxalites.

Jagdalpur (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday lauded the contributions of CRPF to the internal security of the nation and for carrying out the responsibility of safely conducting the democratic process. During his address on the 84th CRPF Day, Shah said, “For the first time CRPF Day is being celebrated in a Naxalite area. CRPF has contributed to the internal security of the nation. The nation salutes women CRPF personnel. CRPF’s contribution is significant.” He said that CRPF has shown its best during past elections in the country. CRPF has fought against Naxals and has brought them down in many areas of the country, he added. He further added, “Democracy can survive only if it is protected in a reliable manner. Along with other CAPFs, the contribution of CRPF is essential in the peaceful conduct of elections in the country.”

New Delhi (PTI): India will showcase its traditional water management techniques and the ability to implement mega water projects during the G20 environment and climate sustainability working group, scheduled to be held in Ahmedabad next week.

India, during its presidency of the G20, had asked member nations to share their best practices in the area of water management to enable knowledge exchange and cross learning.

Briefing media about the meeting, Union Jal Shakti Ministry Special Secretary Debashree Mukherjee said the technical sessions during the three-day meeting beginning Monday will focus on five areas — climate resilient infrastructure, groundwater management, water sanitation and hygiene, climate change mitigation and resource efficiency and circular economy.

The delegates from G20 countries will visit the famous Adalaj Stepwell to showcase traditional water harvesting techniques.

Dehradun (ANI): An alert has been sounded in Uttarakhand over the possibility of absconding pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh entering the State, said Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) V Murugesan on Saturday morning.

Murugesan added that he had received inputs from the Punjab Police that the Khalistan supporter who fled from Punjab, may enter Uttarakhand from Haryana. He told ANI that checking and monitoring are being done and an alert has been kept at the possible places.

The police official said that that the district police have also

been alerted and that the border has also been placed under an alert.

On Friday, an alert was issued in the Dehradun, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts of Uttarakhand as a precaution in view of the possibility of Amritpal Singh entering the State.

On Friday, teams of Delhi Police and Punjab Police launched a search operation for Amritpal Singh in Delhi and its border in view of the possibility of him entering the national capital.

Delhi Police said that the head of the proKhalistani outfit Waris Punjab De is suspected of having left the national capital.

2 terrorist associates arrested in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar (Agencies):

The security forces have arrested two terrorist associates linked with terror outfit Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) in Sumlar area of Bandipora and recovered incriminating materials and two Chinese grenades from their possession, an official said on Saturday.

“Acting on specific information regarding the movement of terrorist associates, the police along with Army (14RR) and CRPF at a checkpoint intercepted two suspected persons

A case has been registered and further investigation is initiated.

identified as Abrar Ahmad Wani a.k.a Abu Qadir and Danish Pervaiz, both residents of Sumlar in Bandipora,” a police officer said.

“During checking, two Chinese grenades

ARMY FOILS BID TO SMUGGLE NARCOTICS NEAR LOC IN POONCH 1 DEAD, 3 INJURED IN EXPLOSION AT SCRAP FACTORY IN SAMBA

and other incriminating materials were recovered from their possession. They have been arrested and shifted to a police station where they remain in custody,” the official said.

Poonch (ANI): The Army on Friday foiled a bid to smuggle narcotics and recovered 10 packets of narcotics near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector here, an official said. “Indian Army foiled yet another attempt of narco-terror smuggling by recovering 10 packets of narcotics near Line of Control in Poonch Sector,” a White Knight Corps statement said. Officials on March 12 said the Army during a search operation near the Line of Control at Jhangar and Naushera sectors recovered two sophisticated pistols, two kg narcotics, and two kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The operation had averted a major incident that could have been initiated by perpetrators using the weapons and the IED, funded by the narco-terrorists.

Indian-Americans rally in support of India at San Francisco Consulate

Washington (PTI): A large number of IndianAmerican community members held a peace rally in support of India in front of its consulate in San Francisco that was andalized by separatist Sikhs early this week.

A group of pro-Khalistan protesters on Sunday attacked and damaged the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. Raising pro-Khalistan slogans, the protesters

broke open the makeshift security barriers raised by the city police and installed two so-

called Khalistani flags inside the Consulate premises. Two consulate personnel soon re-

moved these flags.

Scores of Indian Americans drove from in and around San Francisco and waived the tri-colour flag to show solidarity with India on Friday.

They condemned the destructive activities of separatist Sikhs, who were also present there in small numbers.

Local police were present there in sizable numbers to prevent any untoward incident.

Project Cheetah in line with PM’s vow to environmental protection & wildlife conservation, says Bhupender Yadav

First India Bureau

New Delhi: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav said that Project Cheetah is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to environmental protection and wildlife conservation at the meeting of the Consultative Committee of Parlia-

ment on Project Cheetah, chaired by the Union Minister.

The Union Minister expressed his gratitude for steps taken by the Government of India for bringing the Cheetah back to India and restoring its lost glory. Yadav said that this will lead to enhanced livelihood opportunities for the local communities through eco-develop-

ment and ecotourism activities.

The Consultative Committee held de-

tailed discussions about Project Cheetah and appreciated the efforts of the Government for

successful translocation of Cheetahs in India from African countries.

Further, the Members of Parliament flagged issues related to forest and wildlife in their constituencies and the issues which have larger interest for the society and wildlife conservation.

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav thanked

the members of the committee for their suggestions and assured the Committee that all the issues raised would be addressed in the right earnest.

The Union Minister stated that the Government is determined for conservation and protection of wildlife and environment with active participation of all stakeholders.

Samba (ANI): A person was killed and three were injured in an explosion at a scrap factory in J&K, officials said on Saturday. The explosion took place at Bari Brahmana in the Samba district. Ambulances were at the spot and the injured were rushed to a hospital, officials said. Further details are awaited. Earlier, on March 22, six people were killed and several injured in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram district. After the incident, two fire tenders and 10 ambulances rushed to the factory at Kuruvimalai village. Kanchipuram Collector M Aarthi said, “Six persons lost their lives and several more were injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory at Kuruvimalai village.”

Jammu-Srinagar rail link will be opened by year-end:

Vaishnaw

Srinagar (Agencies):

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday that J&K will have Vande Bharat train by 2024 as the Jammu-Srinagar rail link will be opened by this year-end.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an official function in Baramulla district, the Railway Minister said that two more destinations in addition to Kupwara district will be connected by the Railways soon.

“Rail link across J&K will be improved by year-end. Telephone connectivity, double lines, apple trade, cement and pharmaceutical trade and parcel ser-

Srinagar (Agencies): The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway that was closed for vehicular traffic due to shooting stones and mudslides at Mehar Cafeteria Ramban on Friday evening, has reopened, officials said on Saturday.

“After clearing the debris on NH-44, stranded vehicles are being allowed to move to their destinations,” Jammu and Kashmir Traffic police said. The highway is the lifeline of the Kashmir valley and the main road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country. Kashmir-bound trucks laden with essential supplies and other vehicles pass through the highway.

vices will be ensured through rail link by the year-end,” the Railway Minister said.

—PHOTO BY ANI

Indians gather in solidarity outside Indian consulate in San Francisco after attack, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Union Environment & Forests Minister Bhupender Yadav speaks to media in New Delhi on Saturday. MoS Meenakshi Lekhi also seen.

Mirch Masala

FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL BY TRIDIB RAMAN

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

WILL RAHUL CONVERT THIS DISASTER INTO AN OPPORTUNITY?

I n this situation of political upheaval, Rahul Gandhi has lost his membership of Parliament, but it is an equal challenge for both Rahul and the Congress to try to convert this big political disaster into a new opportunity for themselves. As politics is an endless series of ambushes and counterattacks, the opposition has shown speed to seize this opportunity. Be it Mamata, Kejriwal or Akhilesh, their chorus echoes that ‘this big step of the ruling BJP has given the united opposition an excuse to assemble.’ When Mamata went to Odisha to meet Patnaik, all these initiatives were related to giving a new look to the face of the Third Front. Her effort was to keep the Congress out and create a wave of opposition unity. But in the new changed scenario, these op-

position leaders also had to come forward in support of Rahul Gandhi. It is said that in their latest talks with these opposition leaders, Rahul and company have also made it clear that ‘in the states where the Congress is in a strong position, it will become the flag bearer of the opposition and in the states where the Congress is part of the coalition govts, it will be the junior leader and is also ready to be a partner.’

Now the Congress wants that ‘in response to the BJP, if only one candidate of the combined opposition is fielded in each seat, then the saffron party can be presented with a formidable challenge. Congress will not have any claim for the rest of the PM’s post as well, after the elections the opposition parties can decide on a name with mutual consent.

THIS IS HOW RAHUL LOST PARLIAMENT MEMBERSHIP AMID DEFAMATION ROW

I f only Congress strategists are to be listened to, they firmly believe that ‘Rahul Gandhi has to pay the price only for raising the Adani episode prominently’. Congress leaders are trying to explain the chronology behind it. They say that Purnesh Modi had filed this case in the local Surat court in April 2019 regarding Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Modi remarks’ in his speech in K’taka in 2019. In Jan 2021, RaGa appeared in the court of CJM AM Dave to record his statement. After this, Purnesh said in the court of CJM Dave that ‘these 3 CDs of his should be played in front of Rahul so that he can hear what he finally said.’ Justice Dave rejected this demand outright. Purnesh then filed a petition in the Gujarat HC demanding that “since there is a lack of evidence, RaGa be asked to personally appear before the court”. A year later, Purnesh again went to HC. By then CJM Dave was transferred. After this, on Feb 16, 2023, the stay was lifted and the new CJM sentenced RaGa.

BJP NOT WORRIED OVER RaGa’s ROW!

T he BJP is not at all worried about the general reactions of the public on the issue of Rahul Gandhi. The BJP leadership believes that ‘there is more than a year left for the general elections and they have a ‘magic man’ like Modi who has the ability to turn public sentiments anytime.’ Anyway, Modi has saved many such issues in his quiver which have the power to turn the game. For example, the opening of the grand Ram temple at the beginning of the new year, the possibilities of finding new temples from the archaeological survey that is going on continuously, the Central Government seems determined to implement the Uniform Civil Code are just a few examples. There is noise of G-20 in the country, which can be a big exercise to establish Modi as a big global leader on the world stage. Moreover, Modi is gradually strengthening the role of his peace ambassador in RussiaUkraine war. Apart from this, the BJP leadership is confident that a fragmented opposition is going to strengthen the BJP the most.

WHY SHARMA JI IS NOT HAPPY?

I n Congress, Anand Sharma, an important member of G-23, is fast becoming a ‘forgotten chapter’. So in order to maintain his relevance, Sharma met Congress

Prez Mallikarjun Kharge recently. If sources are to be believed, Sharma informed Kharge that he had an invitation to the United Press Club of Pakistan. There is a promise, under which he has to go and speak on the issue of ‘freedom of expression’ and many leaders from all over the world are reaching Pakistan for this. Sharma had also prepared a list of 5 other party leaders with whom he wanted to go to Pakistan. If sources are to be believed, Kharge got very angry on this proposal of Anand Sharma and said, “You are not going to represent Congress but India as a country. So please don’t go there.”

So after a good ‘word’ he returned without much ‘impression’ on Kharge.

BJP TO LOOK FOR NEW FACE IN CHHATTISGARH?

I n view of the upcoming elections in Chhattisgarh, the BJP has already started making efforts to unite its scattered family there. The former CM of the state, Raman Singh, has ended the suspense in a way about who will be the CM face from the BJP here. Raman Singh, who is struggling with his health problems, has clarified the situation saying that ‘the upcoming assembly elections of Chhattisgarh will be fought only on the face of Narendra Modi and only after the election the party high command will decide the CM here’. If sources are to be believed, this time the BJP high command is thinking of giving a chance to a new face other than Raman Singh. The first name coming in this race is that of Nand Kumar Sai, the second name is of a bureaucrat of Modi’s choice. At the same time, former BJP minister Brijmohan Agarwal is also presenting his claim with a bang.

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Administrative officers from 18 states discuss various reforms

BD Kalla releasing the Souvenir of RAS Council in the 16th convention of All India Federation State Civil and Administrative Service Officers at RAS Club on Saturday. Kunji Lal Meena, Pawan Arora, Gaurav Bajad, Dr Jiban Chandra Chakraborty, Shivdular Singh Dhillon, Lajvir Singh, Praveen Kumar, BK Sinha and others are also seen.

 State Administrative Service is backbone of Administration, says Edu Min BD Kalla

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Jaipur: Education Minister Dr BD Kalla said that the State Administrative Service is the backbone of the administration and base of good governance. He called the contributions of the state administrative service important in realizing the dream of CM Ashok Gehlot in making Rajasthan a

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Jaipur: The State Government is constantly taking important decisions for the welfare of personnel. As always, the CM increased the DA of the state personnel with immediate effect along with the announcement of the Central Govt.

Now the state employees and pensioners will get 42% DA and dearness relief rate from Jan 1, 2023. Earlier state employees and pensioners were being given a 38% DA and dearness relief rate.

o matter how hard NCP leader Sharad Pawar tries to become the new head of the opposition unit, but still playing political games somewhere, he is scoring goals in his own camp. Talk about Haryana, a state where Pawar’s party NCP hardly exists, but in the past, Pawar has declared Dheeraj Sharma of Karnal as the National President of the National Youth Nationalist Congress Party, as well as Sonia Dohan as the National President of the All India Students’ Union’s Chairman. At the behest of these two, Sharad Pawar reached Karnal to address a public meeting on March 22, where hardly even 100 people could gather. No matter how much Pawar praises Rahul and the Congress, whenever he gets a chance, he does the work of harming the Congress, as he is doing these days in Haryana.Around 8 lakh personnel getting salary based on Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules-2017 along with around 4.40 lakh pensioners will be benefitted from this deci-

UNIFORMITY IN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MUST FOR QUALITY GOVERNANCE: JOSHI

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‘Model State’ and for the planned development. Dr Kalla was addressing the 16th convention of All India Federation

State Civil/Administrative Service Officers organised at RAS Club as the chief guest on Saturday. The administrative service officers

who have come from all over the country gathered on a platform discussing the administrative reforms.

ssembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi said that uniformity in the administrative services of all the states in the country is very necessary so that quality governance can be established in the entire country. He said that the administrative officers of all the states have the same responsibilities, so it is necessary that the rules for them should be uniform in the whole country. He called for quality governance to change the traditional methods of governance. Dr Joshi congratulated Gaurav Bajad, Chairman, RAS Council, for the grand organization of the convention. Industries Minister Shakuntala Rawat said that the task of speeding up the development, all the welfare schemes of the government, the work of delivering the rules to the last person is done by the State Administrative Officers.Revenue Min Ramlal Jat said that good administrative officers are remembered. He said that revenue related work was done during PGKS campaign, but the work could have been done earlier also.

RAS Association General Secretary Praveen Kumar said that due to our efforts, instead of 18 years of experience for promotion in the super time scale, 16 years have been made.

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du Min BD Kalla and other guests released the souvenir prepared by Rajasthan Administrative Service Council in the 16th convention. The readers through the souvenir will know about the organizational structure of the Federation, glimpses of conventions organised in various states in past years, articles of scholars etc. RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora, All India Federation of State Civil/Administrative Service Associations Dr Jiban Chakraborty, GS Shivdular Singh, RAS Assn Prez Gaurav Bajad and other officers were present.Silver Art Group accused of illegal construction in front of Central Park

The group is illegally building commercial complex and a roof top restaurant

First India Bureau Jaipur: The Silver Art Group has been accused of illegal construction.

CM APPROVES OPENING UP OF NEW SHCs IN 203 VILLAGES ACROSS RAJ

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sion taken by the Chief Minister. This benefit will be payable to the work charged employ-

ees of panchayat samitis and zila parishads apart from the state employees.

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edical facilities are being expanded to every village of the state. In this sequence, CM Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal to open sub-health centers in 203 villages of 26 districts. With this decision, 203 posts of women health workers will also be created in SHCs. The centres are Sikar 26, Dausa 21, Jhunjhunu 19, Alwar 14, 12 each in Jaipur, Ajmer and Nagaur, 9 each in Rajsamand and Tonk, Kota 8, Karauli 7, 6 each in Bharatpur and Hanumangarh, 5 each in Churu, Bhilwara and Sawai Madhopur, 4 each in Baran, Jodhpur and Sirohi.The group is building a commercial complex and roof top restaurant in front of Central Park and is accused of building without rules and regulations. Word is that the group does not have approval for building construction.

Also, there is no stamp of theJMC on the maps available with the contractor. While the board of approval from JDA and JMC has been installed on the site.

TO GIVE ASSITANCE TO NEEDY

Now after these allegations, many questions are arising on the project of Silver Art Group?

Whether the reorganization of both the plots has been done by the builder? Has land use change been done for commercial use of reorganized plots? Have the maps of the reconstituted plots been passed by the builder? Was permission taken from the JMC to build a rooftop restaurant?

Notably, the group came into the limelight two years ago after the Income Tax department conducted raid in the benami transaction case of about Rs 700 crores. During the raids, the department also found a tunnel in the businessman’s house.

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who cooperate in it should also increase. He said that the people should selflessly come forward to cooper-

committee constituted for collection and consultation of the Governor’s Relief Fund at Raj Bhavan. He also inaugurated the official website of the Governor’s Relief Fund on the occasion. Expressing gratitude to the donors and vicechancellors of universities who cooperated in this fund, he also appealed to the private educational institutions to come forward and cooperate in the fund.

Earth

Hour was observed at the CMR for 1 hour from 8:30 onwards on Saturday night by

switching off the lights in the whole premises. CM Ashok Gehlot and

Gehlot are seen dining in candle light.

personnels, 4.4L pensioners to get benefit of increased DA

LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN SILHOUETTES

The outstanding Fashion Connect presented by First India and Bharat24Vision of New India was held at Oaks Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel Dubai on March 19. City First highlights some glimpses of highly acclaimed designer Ishita Gupta’s collection showcased at the grand show!

Oaks Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel, the crowned jewel of Dubai, hosted one of India’s premier singleday fashion events called Fashion Connect, season 14, Presented by First India News and Bharat24-Vision of New India on Sunday, March 19. Jagdeesh Chandra graced the evening and appreciated the designer, Ishita Gupta for her mystical collection. His Highness Sheikh Juma Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum was present as the Chief Guest and Yakoob Al Ali, Executive Director and Private Advisor in His Highness Office attended the show as the special guest. Designer Ishita Gupta took everyone on a ride to the mystical world of Botanic ‘its ISH’. While describing her gorgeous collection, the talented designer said, “My couture collection offers is a love affair between contemporary silhouettes and artisanal craftsmanship. The line-up today is a parade of multiple meanings of pret outfits in a

world where glamour and leisure are entan gled.”

“Our brand is built to celebrate the quin tessential occasion wear with modern ininity and ritzy aes thetics – its ISH’s intri cate close-up details are designed to make each woman in it spe cial. We love to create outfits for those who enjoy wearing trendy clothes and the re finement of luxury,” she added. Designer Ishita has interpret ed botanical motifs into handcrafted textures bringing a new life to the col lection. The collec tion features flowing silhouettes, intricate detailing, and light shades that evoke a sense of grace and sophistication.

KAVITA CHAUHAN cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

Designer Ishita Gupta from itsIsh with models showcasing her collection

Elisabeth, Natalia, Ekleandra and ALINA T with others during the rampwalk

Anticlockwise: Elisabeth, Poppy, Irena, Alina T, Sophie and Nancy

—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

YOUR DAY

Aries

MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

Spend time talking with likeminded people as it will make you feel good for now. You will feel financially comfortable and infant you are in position to invest money in some new venture. Your personality will attract many eligible bachelors. You will feel happy today.

Gemini

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

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.

Leo

JULY 24 - AUGUST 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.

Libra

SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22

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. Health remains perfect.

Sagittarius

NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 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 accessories today.

Aquarius

JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19

You always maintain cordial relationship with everyone. Scrumptious food is what you are craving for today. 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.

Taurus

APRIL 21 - MAY 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.

Cancer

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

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 and somewhere fear to loose them.

Virgo

AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23

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 like anything.

Scorpio

OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 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 car and you will work hard to make all your dream come true.

Capricorn

DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20

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

Pisces

FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20

with Naatu Naatu! Reasons to 'Dance' Your Way GOOD HEALTH

Dance can benefit your health in so many ways, regardless of your age or ability. Check out these six compelling reasons to start dancing.

DANCE LOWERS THE RISK OF DEMENTIA

Dancing is primarily associated with physical health advantages, but when you dance, you are moving many parts of your body in a coordinated manner, which activates several sections of your brain. One small study even discovered that dancing is linked to a lower risk of dementia. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed 469 adults aged 75 and over who did not have dementia when the study began. The researchers studied the relationship between leisure and physical activities and the risk of dementia over time. They discovered that the only physical activity related to a lower incidence of dementia was dancing.

DANCE IMPROVES

BALANCE AND STRENGTH

One of the reasons dancing is such a tremendous form of physical activity, according to professional dancer Jonathan Tylicki, the director of education at AKT, a boutique fitness concept centred in dance, is that it incorporates motions on all planes of motion and from all directions.

"Movements that we typically do in our daily life, like walking, taking the stairs, and common workouts like treadmills and cycling, occur in the sagittal plane, but dance works your body from all planes, including lateral and

rotational, which turns on and conditions all muscles, meaning no muscle is left behind," he said. It helps to increase strength and improves balance.

DANCE IS A CHALLENGING

BRAIN EXERCISE

If you have ever attempted tap dancing, you will know that dance challenges your brain. According to Tylicki, the mental capacity required for dance demands you to focus on both the constant shifting of movement and retaining routines and patterns. This is a fantastic sort of brain workout for anyone of any age.

of dance, as well as the relaxation it provides, may be responsible for some of its health

DANCE IMPROVES

"Movement and dance are incredibly expressive, allowing you to escape and let loose," Tylicki explained. This "letting go" improves your mental and emotional health by reducing stress, alleviating anxiety and depression symptoms and raising your self-esteem.

https://www. medindia.net/news/ healthwatch/top5-reasons-to-danceyour-way-to-goodhealth-210884-1.htm

Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

DR TRUPTI SHIROLE cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

EXCEPTIONALLY STYLISH Loving note for Bomma

Anushka Sharma’s fashion game is always on point! Just two days ago, she was seen arriving with her husband Virat Kohli at a sports award event. Anushka slayed in an off-shoulder violet gown, and fans couldn’t stop gushing over her beauty. Now, Karan Johar has given her a compliment on Instagram and has praised her individualistic approach to fashion.

Karan Johar took to his Instagram story and wrote how Anushka has been slaying every look, and that she is exceptionally stylish. “Anushka Sharma is exceptionally stylish and so individualistic in her approach to fashion...nailing every look...always! That’s all... ( #iykyk),” he wrote.

Anushka Sharma reacted to Karan’s story and sent him love. She re-posted his Instagram story and dropped a heart emoji by tagging him. Check out her Instagram story below! Meanwhile, Anushka Sharma shared a series of pictures of herself in the violet off-shoulder gown by Australian-based fashion designer Toni Maticevski. It had a figure-hugging silhouette, and the solid violet-coloured gown has a slit on one side. Her look was on point, and sharing the stunning pictures, Anushka wrote, “Lewk.” Virat Kohli also reacted to the pictures and dropped a heart emoji.

Endless conversations

Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover have been over the moon since they welcomed their first child, daughter Devi in November 2022. On Saturday she posted a video of herself enjoying conversations with her four-monthold daughter, and it is just too cute for words!

Bipasha Basu took to her Instagram account to post a video that shows Bipasha spending some quality time with Devi. The video has been captured by Karan Singh Grover. Devi looks adorable in a blue floral frock, while Bipasha is seen in a yellow outfit. She is seen talking to her little one, while Devi’s tiny palms touch her face. “Endless conversations with my Devi Priceless moments captured by Papa @iamksgofficial #mamalove #newmama #daughterlove #bliss,” wrote Bipasha, while sharing the video.

Royal Beauty

Rashmika Mandanna is one of the most popular actresses, who is known for her acting prowess and fashion sense as well. Today, the actress made a statement as she was clicked at the airport. Not casual, chic or anything, she went all desi with her airport look and totally killed it. The actress made heads turn with her stylish ethnic look in a sharara suit.

Rashmika Mandanna was clicked at the Mumbai airport in a desi avatar. She wore a red heavy mirror work sharara suit with a matching dupatta around her shoulders. The actress carried an ethnic outfit with subtle makeup, a black bindi, and a ponytail.

Sukesh Chandrasekhar has been making it to the headlines ever since his name came out in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case. With him, Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez’ name also came to the forefront as it is said that the two were dating at

Bomma, I miss you a ton on this day of my birthday, I miss your energy around me, I have no words, but I know your love for me is never ending, is all over me. I know what is in your beautiful heart. I don’t need proof and that’s all matters to me, baby,” he wrote.

Dating Rumours

Selena Gomez and Zayn Malik, highly popular pop stars are now sparking dating rumours. The duo was recently spotted together, as they stepped out for dinner in New York City. If the latest updates are to be believed, Selena Gomez and Zayn Malik walked hand-inhand at a restaurant in New York City recently, which immediately sparked rumours about their relationship. According to the latest updates published by People, the rumours regarding Zayn Malik and Selena Gomez’s budding romance started going viral on TikTok, after user @klarissa.mpeg shared a text message exchanged with a friend of hers, who claimed she was the alleged couple’s hostess at an unnamed restaurant in New York City. After explaining that both she and her friend work at celebrity favourite hot spots.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

rithik Roshan and Saba Azad are one of the coolest couples in Bollywood. The social media PDA of the lovebirds do not seem to end and on Saturday Hrithik could not stop himself from commenting on Saba’s pictures. Saba Azad dropped a couple of her pictures in a saree. In the pictures, we can see the actress sizzling in a sequined silver saree. She is wearing a Manish Malhotra couture saree with a matching backless sequined blouse. She has left her hair open that falls perfectly to her waist. Her dewy makeup and red lips make her look beautiful. In the first picture, she plays with her hair and poses in quite a sultry way. In the next picture, she leans back and looks straight toward the camera and the third one is a closeup of her face. Taking to the comments section, Hrithik Roshan wrote ‘I see you’ with a red heart emoji.

Anushka Sharma

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Her post... Biapasha Basu

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Rashmika Mandanna

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GAME OF PASSION & ENTHUSIASM

CITY FIRST

Afriendly Polo Match, presented by Rajasthan Housing Board and Powered by HDFC Bank took place between NRI Club 21 and Rajasthan Polo Club at Rambagh Polo club on Saturday.

In a hard-fought match between NRI Club-21 and Rajasthan Polo Club, both teams scored a total of 12 goals. During the match, Ashwini Sharma scored 3 goals, Pratap Kanota scored 1 goal and Shubham Gupta scored 2 goals for Rajasthan Polo Club in the midst of high spirits and enthusiasm. On the other hand, Vikramaditya

Singh Barkana scored 2 goals, Dinu Dhankar scored 2 and Lance Watson scored 2 goals from the NRI club.

On the occasion, Pawan Arora, Rajasthan Housing Board Commissioner and President of NRI Club21 graced the occasion with his presence and said that NRI Club-21 is to be developed by Rajasthan Housing Board and Raj Aangan Society in Pratap Nagar with all modern facilities. This demonstration match was played to keep the enthusiasm among the players of the club.

Arora said that the Alfresco restaurant will start operating in the next 6 months in the NRI Club, which is being developed on the basis of international

entire club will be ready. He also informed that 25 rooms would be constructed in the club, where along with sports facilities, an all-weather swimming pool and other facilities would also be developed.

Padma Shri Krishna Poonia, the first

GREETINGS!

woman Olympic Gold Medalist and Chairman of Rajasthan Sports Council graced the event as the chief guest whereas Director General of Police, Umesh Mishra and Principal Government Secretary, Urban Development, Kunjilal Meena were the guests of honour.

COLOURS OF FASHION WITH CRICKET

CITY FIRST

The Inauguration ceremony of the seventh season of the Event Managers Cricket League was organised at the Fairmont, Kukas on Friday to which a unique confluence of cricket and fashion also exhibited. Various dignitaries including EMCL Founder Ravi Yadav, Mentors

Arshad Hussain, Mahavir Sharma, RVCA

President Mayank Tyagi and General Manager Fairmont

Hotel Rajeev Kapoor and Director Miss Ra-

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jasthan Yogesh Mishra were present on the occasion. During the occasion all the captains and mentors paid tribute to former Ranji player late Sanjeev Ohlan by signing his Jersey and presenting it to Suman Raina. Fashion De-

signers Deepti Sethi, Pushti Goyal, Nandini Chaudhary, Surbhi Sabnani and make up artist Vashika Sethi showcased their upcoming season collection during the show.

EMCL founder Ravi Yadav informed that EMCL will start on

Pitch CMO Award 2023

CITY FIRST

March 28 at Jaipuriya Cricket Academy located in Malviya Nagar. The tournament will continue till April 4 in which 10 teams from the events, entertainment and hospitality sector from Jaipur will compete in the field to win the trophy.

The Pitch CMO Award under Pitch CMO Summit was organised on Friday at Taj, Santacruz, where leading marketing professionals were awarded for their great work in their respective fields. For 2023, the awards were given to top marketing leaders of brands and organisations that have put purpose at the centre of their growth strategy, have invested in purposeful partnerships or in causes that have made a social impact, and how

they have responded to the needs of various stakeholders during the ongoing pandemic.

himself felicitated the awardees. Among the awardees was Avneesh Khosla, Chief Marketing Officer of Vi (Vodafone-Idea) who bagged the CMO Customer Experience Award. Deepti Sampat, Vice President of Vistara airlines and Ranjivjit Singh, Chief Growth Officer of Hero Moto Corp were also felicitated at the event.

The pop of Pastel Carnival before the grand wedding ceremony of Mohit, son of Rita and Ajay Jain with Harshita, daughter of Priti and Kamal Patni took place on Saturday, March 25 at Indulge Lawn, Hotel Crowne Plaza. Jagdeesh Chandra reached to bless the couple and wished them a happy married life ahead.

Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Rituraj Sharma, President High Court Staff Association, Rishika (the latter’s daughter) and son-in-law Rahul Sharma during a courtesy meet at his residence on Saturday.

Krishna Poonia, Umesh Mishra, Kunjilal Meena, Pawan Arora, Narendra Singh Kashmi Kaur and Manoj Gupta with Hillali Noordeen, Vikramaditya Singh, Dino Dhankar and Lance Watson, Diamond, Subham Gupta, Ashvini Sharma and Pratap Kanota

Digvijay, Krishna Poonia, Umesh Mishra, Kunji Lal Meena, Pawan Arora, KC Meena, Virendra Poonia and Sanjay Poonia

Pawan Arora greets Umesh Mishra and Krishna Poonia

Narendra Singh, Pawan Arora and Mrs Watson

The captivated spectators during the match Pawan Arora and Krishna Poonia during the match

Pawan Arora, Kunji Lal Meena, Umesh Mishra and Krishna Poonia during the match

Krishna Poonia, Umesh Mishra, Kunjilal Meena, Pawan Arora, Narendra Singh Kashmi Kaur and Manoj Gupta with members of NRI Club 21 and Rajasthan Polo Club Glimpse of the polo match

A still from the match

(L-R) Riya Jakhar, Paridhi, Bhawana, Yogesh Mishra, Mittali Kaur, Nimisha Mishra, Mamta and Suhani

Jagdeesh Chandra with Rituraj Sharma, Rishika and Rahul Sharma

Jagdeesh Chandra with Sanjay Jain, Abhishek Jain, Harshita Jain, Mohit Jain, FC Jain and Ajay Jain

Jagdeesh Chandra with Ajay Jain and Rita Jain

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