20032023_First India Jaipur.pdf

20032023_First India Jaipur.pdf
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI www.firstindia.co.in https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR l MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 l Pages 12 l 3.00 l RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 4 l Issue No. 281
PERSPECTIVE JAIPUR | MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 02 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia l Vol 4 l Issue No. 281 l RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B. Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk Road, Jaipur. Published at 304, 3rd Floor, City Mall, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504. Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal MSMEs are the backbone of our economy! Addressed entrepreneurs & manufacturers in Hubballi and urged our MSMEs to embrace digitisation as they continue to explore new markets. Jagat Prakash Nadda @JPNadda Virtually inaugurated The @BJYM Youth Parliament that is a testament to the BJP’s commitment to nurturing young leaders & promoting their participation in the democratic process. PM Modi’s vision for a New India, where every youth has the opportunity to thrive, is coming to life. SPIRITUAL SPEAK “One who neither rejoices nor grieves, neither likes nor dislikes, who has renounced both the good and the evil, and who is full of devotion, such a person is dear to Me.” —Bhagavad Gita IN-DEPTH RAHUL GANDHI IS CAUGHT IN GOVERNMENT’S CROSS HAIR fter being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case last year and facing heat in parliament for his al- leged anti-India comments in London, Congress leader is being hauled on coals for his comments that “women are still being sexually assaulted” made during his Kashmir leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Delhi Police reached his Tughlaq Road residence on Sunday morning after more than 40 days of the conclu- sion of his long march. Police had taken cognizance of posts on the social media and recently sent a list of questions asking for details of the women who spoke to him so that justice can be given to him. Whether it is his statement made in London allegedly in- sulting the country or during the long march, the government’s intention is to keep Ra- hul Gandhi and his party on the back foot. To make matters worse for him the BJP has initiated a move to get him suspended from parliament. TOP TWEETS A amajwadi Party’s national execu- tive ended its two- day meeting in Kolkata on Sun- day . The choice of Kolkata as venue away from Uttar Pradesh where the party is strong seems strange as West Bengal is not where it be- longs and it does not stand a chance against Trinamool Congress, the BJP and the CPI-M. Also, SP and Trina- mool Congress are working to forge an alliance at the national level and share the intent of keeping the Congress out. They would certainly not put up candidates opposite each other in Bengal in the parliamentary elections. Any thought of seat-sharing can be dismissed right away as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is a miser when it comes to that. Sowhatcouldhavebeenthe reason for this move, and also the decision to not join hands with the Congress party? Two notable developments in recent months may have led to this development. The more significant of the two are the comfortablerelationsbetween MamataandtheGovernorCV Ananda Bose. Compared with theacerbicrelationstheChief Minister had with the previous governor Jagdeep Dhankhar there is a sea change. Has Mamata made peacewiththeCentreafterthe Enforcement Directorate and CBI inquiry against her neph- ew Abhishek Banerjee? During the recent Budget session, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attacked Akhile- sh Yadav for allegedly own- ing real estate in London and Australia. If the UP CM could spill the beans on the floor of the House, the investigating agencies must surely be having a dossier on the SP chief. Are TMC and SP , therefore, driven by fear? IS FEAR THE KEY IN SP-TMC PROXIMITY SP and Trinamool Congress are working to forge an alliance at the national level and share the intent of keeping the Congress out. They would certainly not put up candidates opposite each other in Bengal in parliamentary elections S UNSTABLE NEIGHBOURS: A MAJOR CONCERN FOR EMERGING REGIONAL POWER INDIA urrently India is at the helm of affairs in world fora with a permanent seat in UNSC, Presidencyof ShanghaiCoop- erationOrganisation(SCO)as well as G-20 and important member of BRICS and Indo Pacific Initiative of US. India has emerged as ‘voice of global south’ and has been ac- knowledgedasemergingpow- er of the century by the US, Russia, and their allies. In- dia’s growing importance is evidentastheUSseesIndiaas an important partner for peace in Indo Pacific and the Russians have found their longeststrategicallystanding firmwiththemintheongoing Ukraine conflict. India’s international geopolitical stature has risen mainly due to stable political environment at home and wider acceptabil- ity abroad. The world’s economy has come under the grip of the two-year-old COVID-19 pandemic and has been adversely impacted by the Ukraine conflict. But India’s economy (fifth largest in world) has been remarkably resilient to the deteriorating external environment, and strongmacroeconomicfunda- mentals have placed it in good stead compared to other emerging market economies. The growing political stature and economic potential has taken India to a new high in global affairs. India needs to promote regional peace and stability in order to have a strong claim to be a major worldplayerbutcurrentlythe biggest challenge India faces is its unstable neighbours. CURRENT SITUATION IN NEIGHBOURHOOD: INDIA’S PERSPECTIVE Currently barring Bhutan and Bangladesh India’s neighbourhood is facing political and economic turmoil, with countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal facing a long road for recovery while Myanmar and Afghanistan virtually facing global isola- tion. It is in India’s interest to promote regional economic integration, and need to step up role of South Asian Asso- ciation for Regional Coopera- tion (SAARC) in regional cooperation, dialogue, and regional economic integration and enhance effectiveness of BIMSTEC. Nepal: Since the abolition of the monarchy , the Himalayan Republic has hardly ever seen politicalstabilityandeconom- ic growth & politicians have been more interested in play- ing India against China for getting economic or infra- structure aid in return. It was with India’s help that Nepal overcame its economic crisis in past and now again the country is on verge of debt trap facing growing unem- ployment and high inflation. India may have to step up as- sistance to make Nepal eco- nomically self-sufficient and counter Chinese influence. Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka is facing political turmoil and unprecedented financial crisis since 2022 mainly attributed to the poor financial policies of all-powerful ruling Raja- paksa family . To emerge from the present economic crisis President Wickremesinghe is seeking support of global financial institutions like IMF. India on its part has extended four billion dollars aid and has supported the IMF’s proposal based on the Debt Secu- rity Analysis. Maldives: There is political flux in the Maldives with the rivalry between President Ibrahim Solih and Speaker MohammedNasheedtouching a new high and the country’s economy still recovering from the brutal impact of the global pandemic.Indiaonitsparthas successfully dealt with “Keep India Out” campaign and developed good bilateral rela- tionswithMaldivesindefence and economic fields. Afghanistan: The resurgent Taliban rule is yet to be rec- ognized by global community including their once-upon-a- time mentor Pakistan and Emirates. India has reopened its operations in Kabul and began the process of re-en- gaging by sending humani- tarian aid. While signalling a long-term commitment to development of Afghanistan, India must draw redlines on the Menace of Extremism and Rights of Minorities and Women. Myanmar: Myanmar is under military junta rule with little hope of restoration of democracy in near future. Myanmar is reeling under economic crisis with the pov- erty-ridden public having no say in the affairs of the state. India has friendly relations with Myanmar but its proximity to China is a point of concern. India has not supported the UN resolution con- demning Myanmar but has asked Myanmar to respect human rights, fundamental freedom, and rule of law. Pakistan: Pakistan is in middle of worst pollical and economic crisis as virtually all parties have failed to deliver on governance. Despite Chi- neseassistance,thecountryis rocked by food and fuel short- ages, terror attacks and political turmoil. Though the LOC with India has seen lesser fir- ing and infiltration in last one year, yet there is no let out on promotingSikhradicalisation in Punjab and targeting inno- cent Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley . The things have wors- ened with a running battle with the Taliban rulers of Af- ghanistan over the Durand Line dispute and accusing the Taliban of supporting Paki- stan terror group Tehreek-e- Taliban.Itsrighttimeforboth India & Pak to mutually initiate confidence building meas- ure to mitigate the hostile environment. China: An assertive surge in Chinese economic & diplo- matic involvement in the region is a major point of concern. The long-term conflict between the two sides lies in divergent perceptions of each other, long lingering border dispute, the growing power gap where China is emerging as global power challenging the US and India has emerged as regional power. And in geopolitical stand-off with Chi- na, importance of maintain- ing positive influence with India’s neighbours cannot be understated. The commonal- ity of stand between India & China on Russo- Ukraine war & successful Modi - Xi Ping summit meets should be further explored & steps should be taken to normalise bilateral relations. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL C The world’s economy has come under the grip of the two-year-old COVID-19 pandemic and has been adversely impacted by the Ukraine conflict. But India’s economy has been remarkably resilient to deteriorating external environment, and strong macroeconomic fundamentals have placed it in good stead COL RAJESH BHUKAR The author is a Post Graduate in International Studies, Alumni of Defense Services Staff College, Wellington and College of Combat, Mhow
MAXIMUM NEWS WIDER REACH! CHANNEL NO 1182 CHANNEL NO 361 340 780 122 369 334 330 985 JAIPUR l MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 l Pages 12 l 3.00 l RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 4 l Issue No. 281 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI JAPAN PM KISHIDA ON 2-DAY VISIT TO INDIA FROM TODAY New Delhi: Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen out-punched Algeria’s Boualam Roumaysa to secure a pre-quarterfinal berth in the Women’s World Championships here on Sunday. In the 50kg event, Nikhat beat the reigning African champion by 5-0. New Delhi: As Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to arrive in India for a two-day trip on Monday, the leader’s visit to the national capital is seen as a great opportunity to review the bilateral ties between the two countries. NOW,TERRORISM CASE AGAINST EX-PAK PM IMRAN KHAN Islamabad: Pakistani police on Sunday registered a terrorism case against Imran Khan and over a dozen PTI leaders for indulging in vandalism, attacking security personnel and creating unrest outside the judicial complex in Islamabad. NIKHAT ADVANCES IN WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SURGICAL STRIKE ON CRIMINALS, RAJ COPS ARREST 319 Shivendra Parmar & Laxman Raghav Jaipur: In a major early morning crackdown, Rajasthan Police arrested 319 criminals and recovered illegal weapons and narcotics in huge quanti- ties during an operation in Bikaner range and Udaipur district on Sunday, officials said. The action was taken on instructions of Additional Director Gen- eral (ADG) (Crime) Dinesh MN, they said. Around 1,600 policemen from Bikaner, Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh and Churu, which come under the Bikaner range, conducted simultaneous raids in the districts. More on P4 BIGWIGS ON A COMMON PLATFORM Ahead of upcoming polls, Brahmins put up a show of strength in Mahapanchayat Yogesh Sharma, Vikas Sharma, Dimple Sharma, Satyanarayan Sharma, Dinesh Tiwari Jaipur: The Brahmin community on Sunday put up a show of strength in Jaipur ahead of the upcoming assembly elections by holding a Mahapancha- yat where various social and political issues were raised by the community leaders. Rail- way minister Ashwini Vaishnaw released a postage stamp on lord Parshuram and said that it was the result of the unity of the leaders. Several other leaders including Rajya Sabha Member of Par- liament (MP) Ghanshy- am Tiwari, Chittor- garh MP CP Joshi, Jai- pur MP Ramcharan Bohra and other leaders addressed the mahapanchayat and talk- ed about various issues. More on P5 Ashwini Vaishnaw, Ramcharan Bohra and Sunil Tiwari release postage stamp of Lord Parshuram during Brahmin Mahapanchayat, in Jaipur on Sunday. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO 19 KILLED, OVER 30 INJURED IN B’DESH BUS ACCIDENT Dhaka: At least 19 people were killed and over 30 others injured on Sunday when a bus crashed into a ditch in Bangladesh, officials said. The Dhaka- bound bus operated by Emad Paribahan veered out of control on the Bangabandhu Expressway at 7.45 am in Madaripur’s Shibchar, a senior police officer said on Sunday. SHAH OFFERS PRAYERS AT SOMNATH TEMPLE Gir Somnath: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and his family members offered prayers at the Somnath temple in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district on Sunday. Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat for various public events, visited the Somnath Temple on the second day of his visit. P7 READ Crucial Crucial AUS LEVEL ODI SERIES, BEAT INDIA BY 10 WKTS Visakhapatnam: Pacer Mitchell Starc’s bowling (5/53) and Mitchell Marsh (66 n.o.) and Travis Head’s (51 n.o) unbeaten 121-run opening partnership helped the visitors thrash India by 10 wickets to level the 3-match ODI series 1-1 on Sunday. ‘Diplomat’ reverentially calls PM as ‘Modi the immortal’ Beijing (PTI): Prime MinisterNarendraModi is reverentially called ‘ModiLaoxian’meaning ‘Modi the immortal’ by Chinese netizens, a rare respectful reference to an international leader, notwithstanding the bit- ter India-China border row, according to an ar- ticlepublishedintheUS- based strategic affairs magazineTheDiplomat. Inthearticle—‘Howis India viewed in China?’, MuChunshan,ajournal- ist known for analysing Chinese social media, especially Sina Weibo, (akin to Twitter in Chi- na), also said that most Chinese feel that India ledbyModicanmaintain a balance among major countries in the world. Sina Weibo has over 582 million active users. They point to both his dress and physical appearance, seen as Laox- ian-like, and some of his policies, which are different from India’s previous ones, Mu said. On India’s relations with other major countries, he said, whether it is Russia, the United States, or Global South countries, India can enjoy friendly ties with all of them, which is “very admirable” to some Chinese netizens. “Sotheword‘Laoxian’ reflects the complex sen- timentof Chinesepeople towardModi,combining curiosity , astonishment, and perhaps a dash of cynicism,” Mu wrote. “I have been doing international media reports for nearly 20 years and it is rare for Chi- nese netizens to give a nickname to a foreign leader. Modi’s nickname stands out above all others. Clearly, he has made an impres- sion on Chinese public opinion,” he said. Besides hosting Chi- nese President Xi Jin- pingandformerPremier Li Keqiang, since he came to power in 2014, Modi also held two rare informal summits with Xi, 69, in Wuhan and later in Mamallapuram near Chennai, which raised expectations of improvementintherela- tions between the two Asian giants. The Sino-Indian relations hit the bottom following aggressive military actions by the Chi- nese military in eastern Ladakh violating the agreementstoresolvethe borderdisputeleadingto a nearly three-year-long military standoff. An article in US-based magazine The Diplomat says PM Modi is popular among Chinese netizens Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an unusual nickname on the Chinese internet: Modi Laoxian. Laoxian refers to an elderly immortal with some weird abilities. The nickname implies that Chinese netizens think Modi is different even more amazing than other leaders. —Mu Chunshan, a journalist NARENDRA MODI HAS CHANGED INDIA’S POLITICAL CULTURE, SAYS JP NADDA New Delhi (ANI): Before 2014, India was associated with wrong attributes, but today Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the political culture of the country, BJP national president JP Nadda said on Sunday. JP Nadda was addressing the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha National Youth Parliament in Tamil Nadu, through video conferencing. P6 2 NEW FIRs LODGED AGAINST AMRITPAL AMMUNITION & VECHILES SEIZED NO INTERNET,SMS SERVICES TILL TODAY GEHLOT IN DELHI, DEFENDS RAHUL Chandigarh: Two more FIRs have been registered against Amritpal Singh and his associates in connection with the recovery of a weapon from an aban- doned vehicle and breaking through police barricades in Jalandhar, the Jaland- har range DIG, Swapan Sharma said on Sunday. Jalandhar: The vehicle used by Amritpal Singh for his escape was seized by Punjab Police on Sunday, along with several other vehicles and ammunition. The police said Amritpal’s seven aides have been arrested, and efforts are underway to nab the pro- Khalistan leader as well. Chandigarh: The Punjab govt has extended suspen- sion of mobile internet and SMS services till Monday noon, amid the hunt for radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh continued on Sunday. The state authorities had on Saturday suspended the internet and SMS services till Sunday noon. Aditi Nagar New Delhi: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the move of Delhi police to initiate an inquiry in the wake of a remark made in Bharat Jodo Yatra was a clear case of “vendetta, intimidation and harassment” to create an atmosphere against the former Congress chief. More on P8 PROBLEM IN PUNJAB RADICAL PREACHER AMRITPAL STILL ELUSIVE 4 arrested associates of hardliner flown to Dibrugarh First India Bureau Chandigarh: Four arrested members of an outfit headed by Khal- istan sympathiser Am- ritpal Singh were brought to As- sam’s Di- brugarh on Sun- day even as the hunt for the radical peacher and his associates continued. The police on Sunday arrested 34 more supporters. The Punjab & Haryana High Court, however, asked the state govt to respond on Tuesday to a habeas corpus petition, claiming the preacher is already in police custody and should be released. Punjab Police team at Dibrugarh Central Jail where they brought Amritpal’s 4 associates on Sunday. Rapid Action Force stand guard amid a crackdown against Amritpal, in Amritsar, on Sunday. RAHUL GANDHI’S ‘WOMEN BEING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED’ REMARK Delhi cops knock at RaGa’s residence Cong leader calls it unprecedented; sends preliminary reply to Delhi Police notice New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi Police team on Sunday queried Con- gress leader Rahul Gan- dhi at his residence over hisremarkmadeduring the Bharat Jodo Yatra that “women are still being sexually assaulted” and asked him to provide information about the “victims” to take up their complaints. A furious Congress condemned the Delhi Police action after the cops knocked on Gan- dhi’s doors for the third time in five days, and attacked the Central govt, accusing it of harassment, intimidation and vendetta, but the BJP rejected the charge. Terming the action as “unprecedented”, Gandhi, in his preliminary reply, questioned the sudden urgency shown by Delhi Police. Strong quake kills at least 14 in Ecuador, one in Peru Quito (Ecuador): A strong earthquake shooksouthernEcuador and northern Peru on Saturday (local time, killing at least 15 people, trapping others under rubble, and sending res- cue teams out into streets littered with de- bris and fallen power lines. The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a mag- nitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil, Ec- uador’s second-largest city . One of the victims died in Peru, while 14 others died in Ecuador, where authorities also reported that at least 126 people were injured. Rahul Gandhi comes out of his home in New Delhi, on Sunday. Rajasthan has emerged as leading state in IT field,says CM Gehlot Shivendra Parmar Jaipur: Chief Minister AshokGehlotonSunday said that Rajasthan has emerged as a leading state in the field of information technology and movingaheadindeliver- ingITbasedservices.He said that IT will play an importantroleinadmin- istrative work of the state in future. The CM said that events like IT Day provide an opportu- nitytotheyouthtolearn about new techniques in the field of information technology . “The state government is working with commitment to provide good governance to the common man with the helpof informationtech- nology ,” the CM said. Ge- hlot flagged off the Car- nival and Run organized at JLN road on the first day of three-day IT Day Fest on Sunday . P8 CM Ashok Gehlot and Shakuntla Rawat flag off IT run during the Rajasthan IT Day on JLN Marg at JKK in Jaipur on Sunday. Usha Sharma and others are seen. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
First India Bureau Bundi: Heavy rain showers have ruined the crops across the State leaving farmers in agony and distress. A farmer could not tolerate this shock and com- mitted suicide by drink- ing insecticide in the Taleda Panchayat Sami- ti of Bundi District. Due to unseasonal rains, the crops lying and standing in the fields have been spoiled, and after this, it is becoming difficult to extract the basic cost. As per the police, Prithviraj Bairwa (60), a resident of Bajad village had planted wheat crop in his three-bigha field. The crop got damaged due to the rains in the last few days. He could not handle this shock and at around 10 am on Saturday he consumed insecticide. Neighbouring farmers informed the family members and he was taken to Taleda Hospi- tal. The doctors re- ferred after primary treatment to Kota. Dur- ing treatment in Kota, he died at around 3 am on Sunday. On Sunday morning, Prithviraj Bairwa’s son Manish reported his father’ssuicideduetocrop failure and high debt. RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 04 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Farmer kills self in Bundi as rain, hailstorm play havoc with crops Farmer Prithviraj Bairva consumed insecticide after suffering heavy losses due to crop damage A field is covered under a hail sheet in Jaipur’s Chomu on Sunday. RAIN, HAILSTORM WITNESSED IN RAJASTHAN POLICE ARREST 51 IN JODHPUR, SEIZE VEHICLES JODH: DOZEN HELD FOR KILLING ROWDY-SHEETER Jaipur: Light to moderate rainfall was reported in parts of Rajasthan on Sunday. A few places also witnessed strong winds and hail storms which led to damage to crops. Areas adjoining Sikar, Bundi, Dausa, Jaipur, Chomu reported rains and strong winds on Sunday. Isolated parts in Sikar and Dausa witnessed hailstorm while Jaipur and areas of Chomu also reported rainfall. Light rainfall was also witnessed in different districts of Rajasthan. Jodhpur: Jodhpur rural police nabbed 51 wanted criminals and filed cases under different sections. Five stolen motorcycles and 1 suspected Scorpio were also seized by the Bilada police station team. Rural SP Dhar- mendra Yadav said that police teams are on alert to nab the wanted criminals. Jodhpur: History-sheeter Ramesh alias Mahakal was beaten to death in Jodhpur with an axe, sticks and sanitary pipe in the middle of the street. Police have taken more than half-a-dozen accused in custody. DCP Gaurav Yadav is taking feedback every moment and Police Commissioner Ravidutt Gaur is monitoring the case. CCTV camera footage showed a dozen miscreants attacking Mahakal and fleeing. Mahakal was an accused in a murder case besides 12 other cases registered against him.—Rajeev Gaur Incessant rain drenches Jaipur city on Sunday. 34 ARRESTED IN BIKANER CRACKDOWN, ILLEGAL WEAPONS, LIQUOR RECOVERED Bikaner: Bikaner police on Sunday raided various places in the district and arrested 34 criminals in connection with various cases in early morning crackdown. Illegal weapons and liquor were also recovered from the arrested accused, including a member of the Anandpal Singh gang and an aide of gangster Rohit Godara, the police officials said. Superintendent of Police Tejaswani Gautam said 95 teams comprising 500 policemen and 60 vehicles conducted raids at several places in the district and arrested 34 criminals of different gangs. Twelve vehicles, illegal firearms, live cartridges and a bulletproof jacket were recovered during the operation, she said. One of the arrested criminals, Raju Singh, was nabbed in Gajner area with six illegal firearms, 44 live cartridges and a bulletproof jacket. —Laxman Raghav BhandarimeetsRanka, urges rooms for judges Advocate Poonam Chand Bhandari, Kuldeep Ranka, Abhinav Bhandari and Ankit Bhandari during a meet in Jaipur on Sunday. First India Bureau Jaipur: Advocate Poon- amChandBhandarimet Kuldeep Ranka, Princi- pal Secretary to the Chief Minister, in a programme and requested that there is no arrange- ment for two judges to sit in the Family Court. He urged that three rooms should be given temporarily from the Women’s Commission so that the work of the court can be done. The officer had assured to talk to chairperson of the Women’s Commis- sion, but no action has been taken so far. Kuldeep Ranka assured that this problem will be resolved after the budget session. Abhinav Bhandari and Ankit Bhandari were also present along with PC Bhandari. Protest intensifies in Sujangarh, Sambhar over new dist demand Tanuj Lata Lakshmikant Sharma Churu: The agitation in support of the demand of making Sujan- garh a district has been intensified in Churu’s Sujangarh town. After NH-58, Chhapar tiraha was also blocked today . A long jam was also there on the state highway connecting Si- kar with Salasar, which causedtroubletopeople. Apart from the travel- ers, locals people are also suffering due to the blockade. Gopalpura- Dungar Balaji road, Ganoda Chauraha and state highway in Bi- dasartownwereblocked on Sunday which caused heavy traffic jams in the areas. Meanwhile, Sujan- garhMLAManojKumar Meghwal said that he willtalktothechief min- isterregardingtheissue. Looking at the bandh in the town, additional police force is deployed. In Sambhar, market remained closed on Sunday in support of the demand of making Sambhar a district. Peo- ple are angry over the announcement of Dudu as the new district. In Sikar, former health minister Ban- shidhar Bajia and his supporters continued the dharna in front of Reengas tehsil office. Protesters gather in Sujangarh demanding new district. Pvt hosps on strike against Health Bill 2-day Rajput community Chintan Shivir concludes in Kishangarh 4,668 cases registered during campaign against illegal mining First India Bureau Jaipur: Private hospitals of the State on Sun- day announced to boy- cott work in protest against the Right to Health Bill. Until Fri- day, the doctors’ organi- sations, divided into two factions, have now again come together to oppose the bill. Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Society got the support of the Joint Action Committee to withdraw the Bill. Protesterssaidthatmed- ical services, including emergencyservices,will remain shut in all private hospitals in Ra- jasthan from Sunday . The government will present the bill in the assembly on March 21. Doctorsnowsaythatthe government will have to withdraw the Bill. First India Bureau Ajmer: Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat participated in the concluding ceremony of the two-day Chintan Shivir camp of Rajput community organised by Shri Pratap Founda- tion in Kishangarh on Sunday. Chairman Dinesh Singh Rathore welcomed the Minister. The concluding session of the Shivir was addressed by Sangh’s patron Bhagwan Singh Rolsabsar. He invited everyone to the grand event to be held on the birth centenary of the founder of the Yuvak Sangh, Tan Singh. He stressed the importance of spiritual progress along with political, social and economic progress in life. Various issues related to the society were discussed. Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: In the biggest- ever crackdown on illegal mining, under the leadership of ACS Dr S u b o d h Agarwal, a total of 4,668 cases have been booked in 240 days of the campaign. For a long, ACS Agarwal was in con- tinuous touch with the Mining Director Sand- esh Nayak and took feedback against the ongoing cases. So far, 1,162 FIRs have been registered in the joint operation of Mines, Police and Forest De- partment, alongside a total of 722 offenders being arrested. A total of 4,737 vehicles and machines including 156 heavy machines were seized. The teams seized 89,173 tonnes of minerals worth crores, while more than Rs 30 crore have been collected as a fine in the campaign. Doctors perform ‘Sadbuddhi Yagya’ at JMA Auditorium on Sunday. Bhagwan Singh Rolsabsar addresses the gathering on the second day of Rajput Chintan Shivir camp in Kishangarh on Sunday. Security forces on high alert on Raj, Pb border for ‘Op Amritpal’ Encroachment drive: Locals beat up forest team in Sawai Madhopur First India Bureau Sri Ganganagar: Sighting the efforts of the Punjab Police in the arrest of Amritpal in Punjab, the Rajasthan Police is also on alert mode.There has been an alert on the Punjab-Rajasthan border with heavy police personnel being deployed on the Rajasthan border adjacent to Pun- jab. Every vehicle going from Rajasthan to Pun- jab is being thoroughly checked. The Punjab Police is constantly making efforts to arrest Amritpal in Punjab. First India Bureau Sawai Madhopur: The forest department team is facing a lot of resist- anceintheongoingcam- paign to remove encroachment from forest land. In the past two days, the team removed encroachmentsinSawai Madhopurrangeaswell. On Saturday, 30 bighas of forest land was freed in Bhagwatgarh village. On Sunday, when the team reached Chauth Ka Barwara village of Sawai Madhopur range, the encroachers beat up the team members. Dur- ing this, a villager, Harkesh, even tried to commit suicide by climbing a high tension tower nearby . Accused arrested by police during raids in Udaipur on Sunday. BRIEF in in Amritpal,Godara,Lawrence aides held in statewide raids Shivendra Parmar Laxman Raghav Jaipur: The accused who have been arrested in Bikaner range include members of Anandpal Singh, Ro- hit Godara and Law- rence Bishnoi gangs, ADG Crime Dinesh MN said. IG Bikaner Om- prakash said that raids were conducted at 95 places in Bikan- er,75placesinSrigan- ganagar, 116 places in Hanumangarh and 45 places in Churu. During which, a total of 180 criminals wanted in various cases were arrested. During the raids, 207kgof dotapost,480 kg opium, 54 gram smack, 500 gm poppy were also seized and cases under NDPS act were registered. Apart from these, 11 illegal firearms, 51 livecartridges,two.22 gun, 1 air gun, one bullet proof jacket, a sword, 2 other sharp weapons were seized. DELHI POLICE SUMMONS LOKESH FOR 7TH TIME KARNI SENA HOLDS CONDOLENCE MEET FOR KALVI Jaipur: Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of CM Ashok Gehlot, Lokesh Sharma, has been once again summoned by crime branch of Delhi Police in connection with the phone tapping case. OSD Lokesh Sharma has been summoned and directed to appear before the Delhi Police at 11am on Monday for questioning. Lokesh Sharma has been summoned by the Delhi Police for the seventh consecu- tive time in the matter. Jaipur: A condolence meet was organised at Kesar Bagh Marriage Garden on Sirsi Road to pay tributes to Rajput leader and Karni Sena founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi on Sunday. The meet was organised by Shri Rajput Karni Sena. A one-hour meeting was held from 5 to 6 pm. People prayed for peace and observed a 2-minute silence. Kalvi, 68, passed away on March 14 in Jaipur following a cardiac arrest. He was admitted to the Sawai Man Singh Hospital. RECORD `4,510 CRORE PETROLEUM REVENUE COLLECTED IN 11 MONTHS Jaipur: A new record has been achieved in the petroleum revenue with Rs 4,510 crore being obtained as revenue in the last 11 months of the financial year. With this, 18 per cent more revenue has been achieved compared to the same period in the last financial year. Meanwhile, there has been a production of 34.19 million barrels of crude oil and 1416.64 million cubic meters of natural gas till February 28. The feat has been attained under the leadership of Minister Pramod Jain Bhaya. HAATH SE HAATH JODO The Haath Se Haath Jodo campaign under the leadership of Samaj Kalyan Board chairperson Dr Archana Sharma was completed in 52 days in Malviya Nagar on Sunday. The yatra covered around 600 kms in 52 days. Fog reduces visibility in Sikar. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
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RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 05 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: Rajasthan willbecomeamod- el state in forest and wildlife conservation as preparation is being made to make 7 new conservation reserves in the state. The Wildlife Act will be implemented in these areas as soon as they are declared Con- servation Reserve. The Conservation Reserves will to be declared in Kharmor in Ajmer, Khichan in Jodhpur, Baleshwar in S i k a r, Fatehpur in Sikar, Desuri Narlai in Rajsamand, Banj AmliinBaran,andBar- mer. So far, a total of 22 conservation reserves have been notified in the state. As soon as 7 new reserves are notified, their number will be total 29. In such a situation, the protection of forest and wildlife will be strong. This will be result of the efforts of ACS Shikhar Agarwal, HoFF Dr. DN Pandey, and CWLW Arindam Tomar. There is also speed in voluntary relocation of villages from Tiger Parks. 3 villages each from Sariska and Mukundra and one from Ranthambore were relocated. Efforts to make greener Rajasthan with seven new wildlife conservation reserves INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS TOMORROW BIO DIVERSITY PROJECTS OF `1,693 CR Meanwhile, `1,693 crore Rajasthan Humanities and Biodiversity Development Project will start in 13 districts. A project worth `1803.42 crore prepared for 19 districts of the state in collaboration with JICA. In last 4 years, the protected forest area in the state has also increased by more than 1%. Forest area is 9.7% of the total area, the target of afforestation of 20% of the land in the new forest policy. NOW BRAHMINS SHOW MIGHT IN MAHAPANCHAYAT CALL MADE FOR BRAHMIN CM, HIKE IN EWS RESERVATION UPTO 14% YogeshSharma, VikasSharma,DimpleSharma, SatyanarayanSharma DineshTiwari Jaipur: The Brahmin community on Sunday putupashowof strength in Jaipur ahead of the upcomingassemblyelec- tions where demand for CMfromthecommunity was raised. The community held a Mahapan- chayat at Vidyadhar Na- gar stadium on Sunday . Congress leader Pushpendra Bharadwaj said that both the parties – Congress and BJP- each should give tickets to 30 Brahmin leaders in the upcoming assembly elections and CM should be made from the community . “The grant given to Rajasthan was Rs 600 crore ten years back but this time, Rajasthan has got a grant of Rs 9,532 crore,” said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The minister said that 82 world-class railway stations will be constructedatAbuRoad, Ajmer, Alwar, Asalpur, Jobner, Balotra, Bandi- kui, Chittorgarh, Dausa and at other places. “We have to give a new future to Rajasthan,” he said. The programme was organisedbyVipraSena, whose chief Sunil Ti- wari raised demands like increasing 10% reservation to Economical- ly Weaker Sections (EWS) to 14%, making misbehaviour and as- saultonpujarisnon-bail- able offence and remov- ingencroachmentsfrom temple lands. BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Ghanshyam Tiwari said that a board for Hindu religion should be made on the lines of the Waqf board. He said that temples and other religious places of the Hindu religion which are under the control of the govt should be given back to the Brahmin. Tiwari said that Hindus should have the right on Hindu temples. Former BJP state president Arun Chatur- vedi said that the coun- trywillstrengthenwhen Brahmin is empowered. He also called upon the peopletohelpneedypeo- ple of the Brahmin community and not to speak against any Brahmin. During this, flowers were showered by two helicopters. Ashwini Vaishnaw has emerged as another BJP leader after Vasundhara Raje and Gajendra S Shekhawat. Vaishnaw was welcomed in the Brahmin Mahapanchayat in the presence of lakhs of people on Sunday. Last year, Shekhawat was welcomed in the similar manner in the Rajput Mahasabha of about 5 lakhs. Anyway, for the last 3 years Shekhawat is being groomed as CM face. However, as far as Raje is concerned, the BJP will make election strategy only after the final decision in the next 1 month. Meanwhile, Vaishnaw is being projected as a Brahmin and OBC face. Both Shekhawat and Vaishnaw are from Jodhpur division. ASHWINI VAISHNAW RISE OF NEW CM FACE IN RAJ BJP! LEADERS FROM BJP, CONG JOIN MEGA SHOW Mukesh Dadhich, Dr Raghu Sharma, Lokesh Sharma, Ram Narayan Panchariya, Ramlal Sharma, CP Joshi,Ashiwni Vaishnaw,Anurag Sharma, Ramcharan Bohra, Bhajan Lal Sharma,Arun Chaturvedi, Mahesh Sharma and others at Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday. Thousands of people from Brahmin community attended the mahapanchayat on Sunday. Chambal tragedy: 2 more dead bodies recovered,3missing Covid scare:2 die of infection Manoj Jain Karauli: Dead bodies of two more persons were recovered from Chambal River in Ka- rauli district on Sunday in the drowning incident wherein a group was swept away by a strong water current while crossing the Chambal River on foot on Saturday . Police informed that dead bodies of Rashmi and Rukmani were fished out from Cham- bal River after an in- tense search operation. “Dead bodies of Alopa Devi have also been recovered while Braj Mo- han and Luv and Kush are still missing,” police said. Notably , a group of 17 people, consisting of two families from Mad- hya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, were going to the Kaila Devi fair and were swept away while crossing the Chambal River on Saturday . Teams of Civil Defence, local divers SDRF conducted the search operation in the Chambal river with 6 boats on Sunday. 9 to 10 lakh people attended the event, says Vipra Sena chief Sunil Tiwari I’m brother of you all, never call me sir, says Union Min Vaishnaw Flowers were showered by two helicopters Woman dies as head crushed by low-floor bus 4 including two minors drown in water body Jaipur (FIB): A speedy city low-floor bus again wreaked havoc on the state capital roads by taking the life of a woman on Sunday morning. The uncon- trolled low-floor bus hit an e-rickshaw near Ahinsa Circle, Government Hostel in the city . Due to the collision with the bus, a woman sitting in the e-rickshaw jumped and fell on the road, meanwhile, the speedy low floor crushed the woman’s head, which led to the spot death of the woman. The deceased woman has been identified as Nisha Yadav , a resident of Abohar, Punjab. Churu (FIB): Four people, including two minors, were drowned at a water body in Churu districtonSundaywhile taking bath in a water body . Police informed the deceased have been identified as Suresh, Lokesh, Kabir and Yo- gesh, all residents of Ramsara village. “The victims had gone to take bath at a water body and were live on Instagram while taking bath. However, they went into deep wa- ters and could not swim back. The youths drowned and later their bodies were fished out by the villagers,” police said. “The incident took place under Ratanagar Police Station area. The bodies have been kept in the mortuary . CM Ashok Gehlot has also approved the proposal of state departments to install smart prepaid meters. These meters will now be installed in state offices which would be recharged. Problems like taking out the print of the bills by the power corporations and recovering the dues will not arise. SMS will be received for recharge as per the mobile number related to the meter. At present, this system will be implemented in JVVNL, JDVVNL and AVVNL areas. The Corporations have been instructed to install pre-paid meters in their jurisdictional offices soon. GOVT OFFICES TO HAVE SMART PREPAID METERS First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal to connect 913 villages with the asphalt roads. Gehlot has sanctioned Rs 1,462.25 crore for these works. With this, the works of road development will speed up and the movement of the villagers will be easy. According to the proposal, villages with a population of more than 350 and tribal and desert villages with a population of more than 250, on the basis of 2011 census, will be con- nected by asphalt road. It is noteworthy that the announcement in this regard was made by the Chief Minister in the budget of 2023-24. `1,462 cr okayed for asphalt roads in Raj Jaipur (FIB): The State recorded two Corona deaths after a long time on Sunday . According to the health department bulletin, the deaths were reported from Jaipur and Bhilwara. The bulletin also recorded 300 fresh COV- ID-19 cases from various areas of the state. So far, 9,659 people have died due to the deadly disease in the state. The bulletin mentioned the state’s infection tally at 13,15,778 with 117 patients currently under treatment. The highest 7 cases were reported from Ra- jsamand followed by 6 in Jaipur. —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO Those who attended the programme were BJP state president Satish Poonia, BJP MLA Ramlal Sharma, former minister Rajkumar Rinwa, Dy LoP Rajendra Rathore, former deputy CM of UP Dinesh Sharma, Chit- torgarh MP CP Joshi, Cong MLA and former minister Raghu Sharma, chairperson of Vipra Welfare Board Mahesh Sharma, OSD to CM Lokesh Sharma, former minister Golma devi and others.
INDIA JAIPUR | MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 06 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia New Delhi (ANI): In- dia Meteorological De- partment (IMD) on Sun- day said as per reports hailstorms have been reported at isolated places over Delhi’s Ayanagar and Palam with the minimum tem- perature in the national capital being settled at 15.4 degrees Celsius. Kuldeep Srivastava, Head, of the Regional Weather Forecasting Center, New Delhi said, “Hailstorm was reported at Delhi’s Ayanagar and Palam which was small in size. With the western disturbance that is affecting, such activity will continue tomorrow as well and there are chances of thunderstorms and light rain in Delhi NCR. Hailstorms may also occur in a few places in Delhi.” The activity of light to moderate rainfall, lightning, and thunderstorms are affecting the whole of Northwest India. Snowfall has also occurred in the Himala- yan region. Rainfall activity will continue tomorrow as well, but the day after it will come down,” he added. As per IMD, “Thun- derstorms with light to moderate intensity rain are also expected in parts of Haryana and Rajasthan. IMD predicted light-intensity rain/ drizzle in adjoining isolated places in South Delhi and NCR, and hail storms were predicted in the adjoining areas of Behror in Rajasthan.” “Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain would occur overandadjoiningareas of Farukhnagar, Kosali, Rewari, Narnaul, Bawal (Haryana) Khairthal, Kotputli, Alwar, Ra- jasthan,” IMD added. Thunderstorms Hailstorms reported at isolated parts in Delhi:IMD WESTERN DISTURBANCE New Delhi (ANI): Be- fore 2014, India was associated with wrong attributes, but today Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi has changed the political culture of the country , BJP national president JP Nadda said on Sunday . JP Nadda was addressing the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) National Youth Parliament in Tamil Nadu, through video conferencing. Address- ing the event, Nadda said, Modi Ji has changed India's political culture. I appeal to the youth to go to every nook and corner of the country and tell everyone about the change PM Modi has brought in the Indian politics. Before 2014, our country was one of the most corrupt, policy paralysis, backward, walking on knees, these were the attributes given to India. To- day, our country has embraced a great trans- formation. Under PM Modi, India is one of the leading countries giving directions to the world, he added. The BJP president said that events like these will increase youth participation in national matters. I am feeling glad to meet the youths of the nation through video conferencing. I congrat- ulate Tejasvi Surya and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha for this Nation- al Youth Parliament. Youth's involvement will increase in matters of the nation through this Youth Parliament, he said. I am happy that this great initiative starts from here. Notably, Ta- mil Nadu is a great land of rich history, culture and heritage; it's a land of temples, Vedas and traditions. It is the state knownfortheoldestlan- guage, Nadda added. Nadda further em- phasised the importance of channelizing the youth energy . It is our responsibil- ity to channelise the youth energy, to give due significance to the voices of people and the collective wisdom, to become the part and parcel of a mature democracy through re- specting each and every voice, he said. PM MODI HAS CHANGED INDIA’S POLITICAL CULTURE: JP NADDA The BJP chief said that events like BJYM conference would increase youth participation NO PLACE IN DEMOCRACY: BJP PRESIDENT SLAMS RAHUL GANDHI New Delhi (PTI): BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday accused Rahul Gandhi of overstepping all bounds of democracy and said he should be sent packing “lock, stock and barrel” in a democratic manner. “Those who do not believe in democracy have no place in democracy,” Nadda said after inaugurating the ‘National Youth parliament’ of his party’s youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, being held in Chennai. The Congress has become mentally bankrupt, Nadda said while alleging that Gandhi “instigated” foreign powers like the US and European countries to in- terfere in India’s internal affairs by claiming that they were “oblivious” while democracy was under threat in India. New Delhi (PTI): No Opposition front to take on the BJP is possible without the Congress and if a coalition is formed for the 2024 general elections, the party will have a central role in it, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said. In an interview with PTI, Ramesh, however, said it was too early to talk about all this right now as the Congress' first priority was the upcoming elections in Kar- nataka and the string of state polls this year. Ramesh's remarks come after both Mama- ta Banerjee's Trina- mool Congress (TMC) and Uttar Pradesh's Akhilesh Yadav-led Sa- majwadi Party (SP) saying the two parties would stay away from both the Congress and the BJP, and indicat- ing possible talks with other regional play- ers ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Asked whether the TMC and SP's actions could jolt Opposition unity, Ramesh said, The TMC, Samajwa- di, people keep meeting, the Third Front, Fourth Front will continue to be formed, but it is necessary to have the Congress in the Opposition. No Oppn front is possible without Congress: Ramesh New Delhi (ANI): Del- hi Health Minister Sau- rabh Bhardwaj on Sunday said that Union Law minister Kiren Rij- iju should apologise over his remarks for calling some of the re- tiredjudgesanti-India. Saurabh Bhardwaj said, Now for him to say that judges are anti- India, it is very shame- ful. Kiren Rijiju should apologize to the whole country that he is calling the SC judges anti- India. Kiren Rijiju should not cross the 'Lakshman Rekha'. It is unfortunate that despite being a Law Min- ister, he crossed this 'Lakshman Rekha'. To- day the country is proud of its Supreme Court. Get a survey done all over the country, today there is only one institution in which people have faith, and that is the Supreme Court, he said. Earlier, Union Law Rijiju made the remark at a public event. A few retired judges have now become activists and are part of the anti-In- dia gang where they are trying to turn the judi- ciary against the government, he had said. AAP leader demands apology from Kiren Rijiju for ‘anti-India’ remark New Delhi (Agen- cies): With the whole of last week’s parliamentary proceedings having been washed out without transact- ing any business, ow- ing to disruptions by treasury benches and opposition members, the Indian Government only has two weeks to get the Union budget for 2023-2024 passed in Parliament. As per norms, the Union budget needs to be passed in both Houses of Parliament before the end of the financial year, i.e. pri- or to March 31, 2023. Therefore, in the forthcoming week starting from Monday, the government may try to get the process of budget clearance started. Normally, demands grants for some key ministries like rail- ways and agriculture are taken up for discussion and voting in Lok Sabha. Govt to initiate process for passage of budget New Delhi (ANI): For- mer Education Minis- ter and current Con- gress MLA from Jhaj- jar, Geeta Bhukkal has demanded that the government should con- duct a special Girda- wari (a document, in which the patwari en- ters the name of the owner, cultivator, land number, area, kind of land, cultivated and non-cultivated area, source of irrigation, crop, conditions, revenue, rate of revenue, minimum twice in a year) in Jhajjar district for damage to crops caused by hailstorms and rain and to give compensation to the farmers for their crops. While talking to ANI, Geeta Bhukkal said, Under the leadership of Chaudhary Bhupin- der Singh Hooda, the Congress will raise the issue of demanding compensation for the crops destroyed in the Assembly tomorrow. Government should give compensation to farmers: Cong MLA Process of eviction of enemy properties starts New Delhi (PTI): The Union Home Ministry has started the process for eviction and sale of enemy properties, the immovable assets left behind by people who have taken citizenship of Pakistan and China. There are a total of 12,611 establishments called enemy property, roughly estimated to be worth over Rs 1 lakh crore, in the country . According to a Home ministry notification, the guidelines for dis- posal of the enemy properties have been changed under which the process for eviction of enemy properties now shall be initiated with the help of the Dis- trict Magistrate or Dep- uty Commissioner concerned before the sale of properties. In case of the enemy properties valued below Rs 1 crore, the custodian shall offer for purchase to the occupant first and if offer of purchase is refused by the occupant, then the enemy property shall be disposed of in accordance with the procedure specified in the guidelines. Earlier the union govt had sold movable enemy properties like shares and gold. New Delhi (PTI): Sen- ior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sun- day condemned Rahul Gandhi’s recent remarks in the UK, saying the Congress leader owed an apology to Par- liament and the entire country. In a statement, the former Union minister also hit out at the Con- gress and its leaders, accusing them of running a “deliberate drive” to denigrate the country’s Parliament, Constitutional institutions and democratic values. Gandhi’s remarks has triggered a massive political row, with the BJP accusing him of maligning India on foreign soil and seeking foreign interventions and the Congress hit- ting back, citing in- stances of Prime Minis- ter Modi raising internal politics abroad. ‘RaGa owes an apology to entire country for his remarks in UK’ IMD PREDICTS RAINFAILL IN SEVERAL C’GARH DISTS, ISSUES ORANGE ALERT Raipur (ANI): India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued an orange alert for multiple districts in the state of Chhattisgarh predicting light to moderate rain accompanied by thundershowers. While speaking to the ANI, Meteorologist H P Chandra said, “The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert in the areas adjoining Surajpur, Balram- pur, Surguja, Jaspur, Pendra Road, Kabirdham, Ma- hasamund, Durg, Raipur, Balod, Dhamtari, Kanker, Narayanpur, Kondagaon. A yellow alert was issued in Korea, Bilaspur, Mungeli, Janjgir, Bemetara, Balod- bazar, and Rajnandgaon areas”. IMD Meteorologist HP Chandra further stated that the weather situation in the state will likely continue till March 20. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda addresses the virtual inauguration of BJYM National Youth Parliament, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI A commuter crosses the waterlogged Delhi-Gurugram Expressway road after heavy rains, Sunday. Butler Palace in Lucknow, one of the ‘enemy properties’ of the Raja of Mahmudabad. —FILE PHOTO Congress MLA from Jhajjar, Geeta Bhukkal. Saurabh Bhardwaj Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (L), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (R). ‘LIKE CONG, BJP WILL BE FINISHED FOR MISUSING CENTRAL AGENCIES’ New Delhi (PTI): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday asserted that the BJP would be politi- cally finished in the days to come, just like the Congress, for allegedly misusing central agencies against opposition parties. Yadav also pressed for the caste census which, he said, would be a major issue in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Earlier, the Congress used to misuse the central agencies, and now the BJP is doing the same. Congress is now finished. The BJP, too, will meet a similar fate, he said. SP President Akhilesh Yadav with party leaders on Sunday. The enemy properties are vested with the Custodian of Enemy Property for India, an authority created under the Enemy Property Act GOD IS TESTING SISODIA: KEJRIWAL New Delhi (ANI): God tests those who pursue the path of truth and He is testing Manish Sisodia also in this way, said Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday adding that kids teachers are missing Sisodia in the state. GUJARAT CM HOLDS REVIEW MEETING ON CROP LOSSES Gandhinagar (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday conducted a comprehensive review of the situation in the state following the unseasonal rains. CM Bhupendra Patel got the preliminary details of other losses including loss of summer crops and fruit due to this unseasonal rain especially in Am- reli, Junagadh as well as Saurashtra-Kutch, Cen- tral and North Gujarat. FOR DAMAGED CROPS —PHOTO BY PTI
INDIA JAIPUR | MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 07 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia New Delhi (ANI): As the influenza H3N2 cases have started to rise rapidly in the country after Covid cases dipped, experts are of the opinion that people need to be careful, but there is no need to panic if precautions are taken on time. Talking about the symptoms of the virus, Dr Anupam Sibal, a senior doctor of Del- hi’s Apollo Hospital, told ANI that the symptoms are similar to Covid but are staying for longer periods of time. “From time to time, changes are seen in the virus. The symptoms of the influenza virus are appearing after corona, although its symptoms are almost similar to corona. The common symptoms are cough, cold and fever. But in this virus, it is seen that patients are having the symptom for a long time due to which it is spreading rapidly,” he said. New Delhi (Agen- cies): Union Home Minister Amit Shah and his family members offered prayers at the Somnath temple in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district on Sunday . The national-level multi-state cooperative societies recently approved by the Union Cabinet for promotion of organic products and exports, will help increase farmers’ income manifold in the next 10 years, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday . The Modi Govern- ment is determined not only to double the income of the country’s farmers, but also to increase it manifold in the next ten years, Un- ion Home Minister and Minister of Coopera- tion Amit Shah. Addressing a function in Junagadh, he noted that PM Naren- dra Modi has taken new initiatives in the agriculture sector, such as Kisan Credit Card, FPO and the Krishi Sinchai Yojna. The government has made the country’s farmers prosperous through the new Minis- try of Cooperation. Af- ter the formation of the Ministry of Coopera- tion, several steps have been taken to take coop- eratives forward, he said, adding that natural farming would be the only alternative to serve the mother earth in the coming days. New Delhi (ANI): Sen- ior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday hit out at Delhi Police after a team led by Special CP (Law and Order) visited Rahul Gandhi’s residence to seek information on the ‘sexual harassment’ victims that he mentioned in his speech during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Jairam Ramesh said, “It has been 45 days since Bharat Jodo Yatra ended. They (Delhi police) are going for questioning after 45 days. If they are so much concerned why didn’t they go to him in February?” He also added that Ra- hul Gandhi’s legal team will respond to the matter as per law. Congress leaders accused the BJP-led central government of di- verting people’s atten- tion from the Adani issue. Party chief Mal- likarjun Kharge stressed that no matter how much BJP try to save Adani, they “will continue to question them”. New Delhi (Agencies): The National Investiga- tion Agency (NIA) on Sunday said that they have arrested an accused, Md Irshad Alam in Bihar’s East Cham- paran in connection with the Phulwari Sha- rif PFI case. The NIA said that they found that despite the ban on the PFI imposed on Septem- ber 27, 2022, the PFI leaders continued to propagate the ideology of violent extremism and were also arranging arms and ammunition to commit crimes. New Delhi (PTI): In- dia’s power consumption surged 10 per cent to 1375.57 billion units (BU) during April-Feb- ruary this fiscal year, and has already sur- passed the level of elec- tricity supplied in entire 2021-22. The government data showed that power consumption in April-Feb- ruary 2021-22 was 1245.54 BU. In entire fiscal year 2021-22, power consumption was 1374.02 BU, which is less than 1375.57 BU recorded during April 2022 to February 2023 period. Experts say power consumption is expected to grow in double digits in the coming months in view of fore- casts of unprecedented high demand, especially in summer. The power ministry has estimated peak power demand in the country at 229 GW during April this year, which is higher than 215.88 GW recorded in the same month a year ago. GOVERNMENT DETERMINEDTORAISE FARMERS’INCOME,SAYS AMITSHAH Ayodhya(ANI): Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adity- anath visited under construction Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple site on Sunday . Yogi Adityanath first visited and worshipped in Hanumangarhi Tem- pleafterhediddarashan of Ram Lala. Then CM visited Shri Ram Jan- mabhoomi Temple site. 70 per cent of the construction of the temple has been completed, Of- ficials informed CM Yogi Adityanath. Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with his family members performs a ritual at the Somnath temple, in Gir Somnath district on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI Amit Shah waves to the supporters at the foundation stone laying ceremony in Junagadh on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visits the Ram Janmabhoomi complex, in Ayodhya, Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI Junagadh (PTI): Agricultural production in India was low not because our forefathers did not know farming but for the lack of irrigation facilities and good-quality seeds, Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said Sunday. He added that many farmers thought that production could be ramped up by applying chemical fertilisers and harmed the soil quality in the country. “Western countries didn’t know farming, whereas our forefathers knew agriculture well. Agricultural production was low here because we didn’t have irrigation facilities and good-quality seeds. However, we concluded that by applying urea, we could increase production. But in the process, we harmed the quality of our soil,” Shah said. Bengaluru (PTI): Rahul Gandhi on Sunday em- barked on a three-day visit to Karnataka attending a series of programmes starting from Sunday, Congress said. In view of the Assembly elections due by May, the Congress leader will participate in two programmes in Belagavi in North Karnataka and Kunigal in Tumakuru district. As per his itinerary, the leader will arrive at the Hubballi airport and go to Belagavi by road. New Delhi (ANI): Union Health Minister Mankush Mandaviya to chair a two-day Global Conference on Digital Health on March 20-21 in New Delhi. Using India’s Presidency of G20, the conference is organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the WHO (World Health Organisation) South-East Asia Regional Of- fice, an official statement said on Sunday. New Delhi (PTI): The health ministry is examining the possibility of introducing a centralised recruitment for faculty and non faculty at all AIIMS across India to address the shortage of personnel at these premier health institutes. Around 44% of the faculty posts are lying vacant in 18 new AIIMS, with AIIMS Rajkot having the lowest with just 40 faculties out of the sanctioned 183 posts. ‘AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WAS LOW DUE TO LACK OF IRRIGATION AND GOOD SEEDS’ RaGa ON 3 DAY VISIT TO K’TAKA TO KICKSTART ELECTION CAMPAIGN MINISTER TO CHAIR 2-DAY GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL HEALTH GOVT MULLS INTRODUCING CENTRAL RECRUITMENT AT ALL AIIMS HOSPS Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat, also visited Somnath Temple Jairam Ramesh slams Delhi Police over visit to Rahul ’s residence Cong leader Jairam Ramesh with party leader Abhishek Singhvi and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot addresses a press conference at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI Power consumption rises 10%, surpasses last year’s energy supply No need to panic, but precautions needed: Experts on rising H3N2 cases Yogi takes stock of progress in Ram temple construction Lucknow (Agencies): Power employees in Uttar Pradesh have called off their 72-hour strike after a detailed round of discussion with UP energy minister Arvind Kumar Sharma. The strike was called off after 64 hours on Sunday. The Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti (VKSSS) announced the decision after the UP energy minister Arvind Kumar Sharma said that the government would sympathetically consider all their demands. The minister appealed to the power employees to return to work at the earliest so that power supply could be restored in areas where it had been adversely affected. The minister further assured that any action initiated against employees would be legally withdrawn. POWER EMPLOYEES CALL OFF STRIKE AFTER UP GOVT’S ASSURANCE MAN GETS 20 YEARS IN JAIL FOR RAPING MINOR GIRL IN UP GIRL HELD IN MURDER OF HYDERABAD STUDENT GETS BAIL 5 DEAD AFTER BEING WASHED AWAY IN HEAVY RAINS IN UP HIGH-TECH GANG OF SNATCHERS BUSTED, 2 HELD IN DELHI Bhadohi: A Special POCSO court has sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years’ rigorous imprison- ment for abducting and raping a minor girl, a court official said on Sunday. Special Judge (POCSO) Madhu Dogra in her order on Saturday also imposed a fine of Rs 33,000 on the convict, Rs 25,000 of which will go to the victim. A case was registered against Yadav the very next day at the complaint of the girl’s father, and hearing in the matter started on March 9, 2022. Hyderabad: Niharika Reddy, the girlfriend of a youth who brutally killed his friend here last month over a love triangle, was released on bail on Sunday. The girl was granted bail by Rangareddy district court on Saturday, less than two weeks after she was arrested in the sensational case. Niharika was the girl friend of Hari Krishna, who ho killed his friend N. Naveen in the most brutal fashion by beheading him, ripping out his heart and chopping off private parts. Sonbhadra: Five people including 4 women a child died after being washed away during heavy rain and hailstorm in UP’s Sonb- hadra, the police said. The dead have been identified as Geeta Devi, Santra, Raj- kumari, Yashodiya and Raj- pati. The incident took place on the intervening night of Saturday. As per police, 6 including four women and two children had gone out on Friday evening and did not return. After waiting for hours, their relatives approached the police and went to search for them. New Delhi: Two persons have been arrested by a team of Special Staff, North District for allegedly snatch- ing mobile phones and using the sim card to transfer money from the wallets and bank accounts of the victim, said police. The accused have been identified as Shoib alias Shibu and Ar- man alias Monu. According to the police, the accused used to target mostly the inter-state travellers near Majnu ka Tila, ISBT of Kash- mere Gate, Red Fort Old Delhi and New Delhi railway station at a specific time. CRUCIAL READ New Delhi: Two persons have been arrested by a team of Special Staff, North District for allegedly snatch- ing mobile phones and using the SIM card inside to transfer money from the wallets and bank accounts of the victim, said Delhi police on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Shoib alias Shibu and Arman alias Monu. According to the police, the accused used to target mostly the inter-state travellers near Majnu ka Tila, ISBT of Kashmere Gate, Red Fort Old Delhi and New Delhi railway station at a specific time. New Delhi: A man was seen beating a woman and force- fully making her sit in a car near Mangolpuri flyover in a video that surfaced on the internet, informed the police. “On initial investigation, it was found that the car is registered at Gurugram’s Ratan Vihar where a team of personnel was sent,” Police said. Further investigation is underway to gather more information about the incident. As per police, in the viral video, some people were seen standing on the roofs of cars, in flagrant violation of road rules, on NH-24, near Pandav Nagar, to celebrate the birthday of a YouTuber. Etah: Police on Sunday said they have lodged an FIR against Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Rameshwar Singh Yadav, his brother four others for allegedly attempting to kill a man and molesting his wife over a year ago. Yadav, a former MLA, and his younger brother Judgendra are in jail in connection with various criminal cases registered against them. On Saturday, a case was registered against Rameshwar Yadav other accused on a complaint registered by Sanju, a resident of Lal Dundwara village, said Station House Officer, Malavan, Devendra Nath Mishra. 2 PHONE SNATCHERS ARRESTED, DELHI COPS SAY THEY USED SIMS FOR ONLINE THEFT DELHI MAN SEEN BEATING WOMAN, FORCING HER INTO CAR IN VIRAL VIDEO, COPS TO PROBE SP LEADER, BROTHER BOOKED FOR ATTEMPTING TO KILL MAN, MOLESTING HIS WIFE IN UP NIA NABS 13TH ACCUSED IN PHULWARI SHARIF PFI CASE Sanjay Pandey Nagpur: Union Minis- ter of Information and BroadcastingandSports and Youth Affairs Anu- rag Thakur, during a pressconferenceinNag- pur, spoke to journalists about increasing ob- scenity and abusive language on the OTT platform, and expressed the government’s serious- ness on this issue. The Union Informa- tion and Broadcasting Minister said, “abusive language in the name of creativity will not be tolerated. The government is serious about the complaints of increasing abusive and obscene content on OTT platforms. If there is a need to make any changes in the rules re- garding this, the ministry is willing to consider that. These platforms were given freedom for creativity, not obsceni- ty. And when someone crosses a limit, then abusing, rudeness in the name of creativity cannot be accepted at all. Whatever necessary action needs to be taken on this, the government will not back down from it. Speaking further, An- urag Thakur said, “The process so far is that the producer has to resolve the received complaints at the first level. 90 to 92 % of the complaints are resolved by them by making necessary changes. The next level of complaint resolution is at the level of their as- sociation,wheremostof the complaints are resolved.Atthelastlevelit comes to the level of the government, where action is taken on the de- partmental committee level, according to the rules are in place. But somewhere complaints have started increasing in the last few days and thedepartmentistaking it very seriously . If there is a need to make a change we are willing to consider it seriously . ...can’t tolerate vulgarity in the name of creativity UNION IB MINISTER SAYS... Union Minister Anurag Thakur at the 13th Convocation of Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, in Chennai on Sunday. Tamil Nadu Guv RN Ravi is also seen. —PHOTO BY ANI Government serious on complaint of increasing obscene content on OTT, says Anurag Thakur
Shivendra Parmar Jaipur: Chief Minis- ter Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that there is special enthusiasm among the youth re- garding the IT fest. “The state government is constantly moving forward in the direction of e-governance,” he said after flagging off the Carnival and Run organised at JLN road on the first day of three- day IT Day Fest on Sun- day . During this, he met the participants and motivated them. The CM also visited the ‘Smart Village’ set up at JKK. He inspected the stalls with ideal de- sign of agricultural ma- chinery, sprinkler system, GIS, watershed, digital transaction, e- mitra and other facilities to fulfill the concept of smart village. He in- teracted with benefi- ciaries by visiting Indi- ra Rasoi operated in Smart Village. It is notable that Ra- jasthan IT Day Festival is being organised from March 19-21. Industry Minister Shakuntala Rawat, Chief Secretary Usha Sharma, Addi- tional Chief Secretary Information Technolo- gy Akhil Arora, Com- missioner IT Ashish Gupta, various IT experts, senior officials, actor Milind Soman were also present on the occasion. Various events will be held at Rajasthan College, Commerce College and JKK during the fest. Be- sides, an online hackathon will be held at the fest with more than one lakh participants. First India Bureau Jaipur: Chief Minis- ter Ashok Gehlot on Sunday, said that the state government is with the farmers and would assist them in handling crop damage crisis. “Farmers are troubled due to unseasonal rains and hailstorm in the state for the past several days. I am also worried about this. Girdawari is being done continuously to assess the loss of crops. The state government is standing with the farmers in this difficult time and compensation will be given after assessing the losses,” CM Ashok Gehlot tweeted on Sunday. Notably, unseasonal rains and hailstorm have damaged standing and ripe crops in several parts of the state for over which several leaders have expressed concerns. Rajeev Gaur Jodhpur: The three- day Rajasthan Interna- tional Expo will begin today at EPIP Expo Ground, Boronada. Wit- nessing the immense potential of the sector, CM Gehlot had announced organising the Expo in his annual budget, said Rajiv Aro- ra, Chairman, RAJSI- CO REPC. Arora said that the Expo will prove to be a milestone in field of exports. Sunil Parihar, Veenu Gupta, MK Parakh, KC Meena, District CollectorHiman- shu Gupta were present in press conference. Shiv Prakash Purohit Mount Abu: A programme was organised at Abu Road Shantivan on the occasion of the 99th birthday of Rajyo- gini Dadi Ratanmohini, head of Brahma Ku- mari Ishwariya Ash- ram. Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Pa- tel was the chief guest at the event. A ‘Drug- free India Campaign’ was also launched in collaboration with the Department of Social Justice and Empower- ment at the event. Patel congratulated Brahma Kumari Ash- ram for the campaign. He said that youth’s participation in making India a developed nation is important and the campaign aims to keep youth free of any sort of addiction. He also said that the Guja- rat government is running an awareness campaign against drugs. Patel expressed confidence that the MoU signed between the Brahma Kumaris Insti- tute and the Ministry of Social Justice and Em- powerment, will yield positive results. There are many parts to the realisation of a goal. We have to choose the one that is the most truthful, the closest to our heart and which matches our aptitude. —Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India JAIPUR | MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 08 2NDFRONT POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24 Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur:Therearetimes when comes forth an officer, who by his sheer will and brilliant management and adminis- trative skills, changes the direction and condi- tion of a department aboutwhichthegeneral perceptionof thepublic was somewhat different. While such officers are too few and far between, as of today, one shining example of such an officer is Addi- tional Chief Secretary Dr Subodh Agarwal, who not only changed the image of the Mines and Petroleum Depart- mentbutalsobroughtit to the forefront. The contribution of mining sector has played an important role in the progress of the region in the last two and a half years. Skilled leadership, team spirit, and solid financial and adminis- trativemanagementare the key to success. Ad- ditional Chief Secre- tary of the Mines and PetroleumDepartment, Subodh Agarwal, has ‘reshuffled’ both departments. The Mining Department had been hit hard with the blot of illegal mining, but it has now overhauled itself into the State government’s ‘Star Depart- ment’. Agarwal not only stopped the illegal mining in the region but under his leadership, a historic campaign was started in the region, which has been going on for 240 days now. Af- ter the Brij Chaurasi case, Agarwal started a campaign to end illegal mining from the root, which uprooted the mining mafia. In these 240 days of the campaign, about 4,700 cases were registered, 1,160 FIRs were registered and 723 people were arrested, which is a record in itself. The discovery of pre- cious minerals in the subsurface of the region and the preparation of their blocks through their online auction has strength- ened the economy of the region. A record 17 mineral blocks have been auctioned during Agarwal’s tenure. Dis- trict-wise plots of mi- nor minerals are also preparedandauctioned online. By order of the Su- preme Court, gravel mining was closed in the region for about 3 years. Agarwal conducted a study of the entire case and prepared a road map for strong advocacy in the Supreme Court. This hard work bore great results as legal mining of gravelwasallowedin the region. Due to this, thepublicgotrelief and the government is also getting revenue. Agarwal brought an amnesty scheme for the recovery of old arrears. This has resulted in a revenue of more than Rs 72 crore in just ten months. He prepared a plan for the protection of geo-heritage sites. Thediscoveryof minerals like potash and rare earth and the rapid development of their blocks is also the result of careful monitoring andbettermanagement by Dr Subodh Agarwal. Agarwal’s contribution to pipeline projects for cooking gas in Kota and Jaipur, timely com- pletion of refineries and increasing petroleum revenue will also be remembered forever. On the whole, it can be said that the trust with which the Chief Minister entrusted Dr Subodh Agarwal with theresponsibilityof the Mines Petroleum De- partment, has been proved correct and is a testament to the confidence of the CM, as now, the Mines Depart- ment is one of the leading departments in the region in terms of revenue generation. THE TURNAROUND MAN: Dr SUBODH AGARWAL IMMENSEENTHUSIASMINYOUTH REGARDINGTHEITFESTIVAL:CM ‘Cops can’t reach Rahul without orders from top’ Kota: Birla promises help to farmers hit by unseasonal rains CM Ashok Gehlot looks into the Bioscope while inspecting the Smart Village Exhibition being held to mark the IT Day at the Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur on Sunday. Om Birla interacts with farmers about the crop damage due to unseasonal rains and hailstorm and assures them of adequate compensation during his visit to Bundi district on Sunday. Rajiv Arora, Veenu Gupta, Sunil Parihar, Mahendra Kumar Parakh, Kailash Chand Meena, Himanshu Gupta during a press conference in Jodhpur. Bhupendra Patel greets Rajyogini Dadi Ratanmohini during her 99th birthday celebrations being held at Shantivan of Brahma Kumaris at Abu Road on Sunday. CM Ashok Gehlot being greeted by the youths at the JLN Marg during his visit to attend the IT Day programme at JKK in Jaipur on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA CM Ashok Gehlot, Mallikarjun Kharge, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Kheda and Gurdeep Sappal at Congress Headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday. A job fair will also be organised at Commerce College with more than 400 firms in attendance A 36-hour offline Hackathon will be held at Rajasthan College with 3,000 participants State Govt is constantly moving forward in the direction of e-governance. Youth much enthusiastic about the IT Festival. —Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister Aditi Nagar New Delhi: CM Ashok Gehlot said the move of Delhi police to initiate an inquiry in wake of a remark made in Bharat Jodo Yatra was a clear case of “vendetta, intimidation and harassment” to create an atmosphere against the former Congress chief. The inquiry has been initiated in the wake of Gandhi’s remark that “women are still being sexuallyassaulted.”The police have also sought information about the ‘victims’ to take up their plaints. “I condemn this. Today’s incident is beyond imagination. The govt’s focus is on Rahul Gandhi. Without directions from the top, the police cannot reach here,” he said. He said that lakhs of people have met Rahul and have given thousands of plaints. “Will cases be registered against all’? The entire nation is disturbed by today’s incident,” he said. “Gandhi is ready to answer notice but cops visiting his residence is highly condemnable. Democracy is being crushed. Nation won’t forgive them,” he said. Govt would help farmers deal with crop damage: CM Three-day Raj International Expo to kickstart in Jodh from today z Auction of 15 blocks of major minerals during his tenure of more than two and half years. z Collection of record revenue in three finances, approximately Rs 18,000 crore. z Boost in refinery operations, collection of record petroleum revenue. z Gas pipeline project for several cities including Kota, Jaipur. z Increase in RSMM’s work, revenue DR AGARWAL LADDER OF PROGRESS IN DEPT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM estimated at Rs 343 crore this year. z The biggest campaign in history against illegal mining. z 3 years of legal gravel mining shutdown, restarted by Agarwal’s efforts. z Record recovery of Rs 72 cr so far through an Amnesty Scheme. z Preparation of a plan for the protection of Geo Heritage Sites. z Relief to silicosis victims by running ‘Khan Suraksha Abhiyan.’ Bhanwar S Charan Kota: Worried about damage caused to crops post unseasonal rains and hailstorm in Kota region, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla toured his parliamentary constituency on Sunday. He went to the rural areas of Kota and Bundi districts and met the farmers and saw the fields. Talking to First India, Om Birla said that he would provide compensation to the farmers for the damages and not tolerate any fault by the officers while making a report on the damages. Birla took stock of the wheat field in Ako- dia village of Bundi. Birla also attended the Pran Pratishtha Festival at Swami Narayan Temple as its chief guest. The Swa- minarayan Temple on Mahalakshmipuram, Baran Road has been built at a cost of Rs 7 crore. Guj CM launches ‘Drug- free India Campaign’ at Brahma Kumari event Delhi-Jpr Vande Bharat train by April first week: Vaishnaw Dinesh Tiwari Jaipur: The wait of the people of Rajasthan for Vande Bharat train is going to end soon. The train will start from Jaipur to Delhi in the first week of April. Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw said that the specially designed Vande Bharat Express for the Jaipur- Delhi route will reach Jaipur on March 24 and after its trial run, it will become operational for the general public from the last week of March or the first week of April. The Minister was in Jaipur during a day- long visit. He took stock of preparations for the operation of Vande Bharat train at carriage and wagon maintenance depot and also inspected Khatipura railway station. The Minister expressed sat- isfaction over timely execution of the works assigned to the carriage and wagon maintenance depot and said that it is fully ready for operation of Vande Bharat train. Vaishnaw had a detailed discussion with Vijay Shar- ma, General Manager - NWR and heads of various departments and provided guidelines on all issues related to the maintenance of Vande Bharat train. Vaishnaw discussed safety , construction projects, electrification work, station redevelop- ment, enhancement of passenger amenities etc. with the officers. “Renovation of 82 railway stations of the state is being done. The stations will be developed on the lines of world class stations,” he said. He said that the grant given to Rajasthan 10 years ago was Rs 600 crore, but this time the state has got a grant of Rs 9,532 crore. While inspecting the Khatipura station, he enquired about passenger facilities in newly construct- ed building instructed to complete pending work at earliest. Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects the coaching depot and the advanced wheel repair In-Situ system at Jaipur Railway Station on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/ thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 JAIPUR | MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 he magic and poet- ry of the circus have long stimu- lated the imagina- tions of artists. They drew inspira- tion from this fan- tastical world for the fashion world and brought beauty live from the majestic circus, featuring the beauty of acrobats from the all-female circus m e m b e r s . When people say that life is a circus, they mean chaos. Too much going on, and things flying everywhere. The circus has many moving parts,buteverything is completely con- trolled and orderly . To use the metaphor correctly , life is a circus with many moving components that all function as they should. It is full of adven- ture, chaos and laughter. Too much going on, and things flying everywhere, but every- thing is completely steady and tidy . It allows one to be logical and unreal at the same time. Not only lessons but glamour is a major attraction of the circus. We know that, in the circus, all is possible: there can be a man with two heads or a character with a greenface.Whenwesaythat somefashiondesignershave actually brought the carnival to town through the best of imagination. The beautiful amalgamation of fun with glamour is called Cir- cus fashion. Dressing up like a clown and looking like the chicest sad weirdos with stunning designs and daz- zling hair and makeup. Ruffles, supersized di- mensions, and be- spoke pastel hair are great- ly appreciated. There are plenty of runway looks to draw inspi- ration from, but non-perform- ers may find them too over the top, even without the red nose. Dress- ing up like beautiful acrobats with hot short dresses and pretty cool makeup is something out of this world. You can also carry this look to give a more stunning look, wild animals like horses and elephants and cute birds are embroidered on outfits with rhinestones, along with cages. Even ani- mal-inspired accessories and makeup inspired by the character of the white clown, with the eyes of models defined with black liner can give a chic look to the themed attire. UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in T ESCAPE REALITY circus, featuring the beauty of acrobats from the all-female circus Too much going on, and things flying ev- Ruffles, supersized di- mensions, and be- spoke pastel hair are great- ration from, but non-perform- ers may find them AND ENTER THE CIRCUS WORLD City First displaying the ravishing avatars of acrobats from the all-female circus members, inspired from the gleaming and glittering world that will lift up your spirits!
10 ETC JAIPUR | MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia TRISHA SHUKLA, Model FACE OF THE DAY! Aries MARCH 21 - APRIL 20 Driving down with lover to a happening place is indicated today. A vacation you only dreamed about is likely to become a reality soon . Healthy eating will help prevent digestive ailments. Money will be no constraint in buying what you like. Luck will be in your favour. Gemini MAY 21 - JUNE 21 Try what you may, making your mark in a totally different field will be difficult. Some of you will fight an infection successfully. Helpful nature of a relative is likely to ease your job. Some of you may undertake an overseas journey. Good returns are foreseen from a rented property. Leo JULY 24 - AUGUST 23 Wrong decisions may prove heavy on your finances. A family youngster may become a pillar of strength for you. Chance of going on a vacation with family is indicated and will be lots of fun. Your balanced approach will help resolve a property matter amicably. Libra SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22 You are likely to find the day most auspicious. Your knowledge about your line of work will be roundly appreciated and get you the thumbs up from higher ups. Friends may get together to give you a surprise. Business travel may leave little time for romance. Sagittarius NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22 Your stars favour a bright beautiful day . A setback you have recently experienced can make you come out stronger. Tax advisor will be a big help in saving taxes, so don’t hesitate to contact one.It is difficult for the relationship of friends turned lovers to fall apart, so relax. Aquarius JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19 Keep on doing whatever you are doing to remain healthy. Some of you will have to curb your splurging ways. Family life will cruise along smoothly with much love and bonhomie. Don’t speed up on the road. Chance of moving to a new location is possible. Taurus APRIL 21 - MAY 20 Something you have implemented at work is likely to profit the company and get you noticed. You are likely to celebrate the achievement of a family youngster in a grand way. Shifting into your very own house may soon become a reality. You will feel less burdened today. Cancer JUNE 22 - JULY 23 Good earning opportunities come to you. Help from co-workers in a time consuming task will be forthcoming on the work front. Support of family will encourage you to take up a challenge. Socially, your presence will be much looked forward to. Virgo AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23 Money coming from various streams will keep you in an elated state of mind. A new fitness regime that you have adopted promises to keep you in the pink of health. Getting an old furniture upholstered may be at the top of the mind of some homemakers. Scorpio OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22 You will derive great benefit from an exercise routine. Extra workload is foreseen at work, but nothing that you cannot handle within office hours. Taking the family on a trip seems impossible today due to your professional commitments, so postpone it for some other day. Capricorn DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20 Previous investments are likely to give you good returns. Some of you may decide to follow in the footsteps of celebrities and visit the very same exotic destination that they had been to.No amount of excuses will dispel lover’s suspicions about your tendency to stray the path. Pisces FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20 Visiting a mall or watching a movie with family is likely to be the highlight of the day for some. You may enjoy travelling to a tourist destination recommended by your friends. Reignite the flickering romance in your life by spending more time together. YOUR DAY Horoscopeby SaurabbhSachdeva Whatsapp Subscription Subscribe “First India” Daily E-News Paper For Free On Whatsapp To Receive the Most Exclusive News from the Power Corridors of Rajasthan. YOGA: A SECRET MANTRA TO PREVENT FRAILTY systematic review of 33 rand- omized con- trolled trials (RCTs) found that yoga improved gait speed and lower extremity strength in inactive older people. However, yoga did not seem to offer a benefit for frailty markers over activi- ties like exercise or tai chi. The review is published in the An- nals of Internal Med- icine. IS FRAILTY A COMMON DISEASE OF THE ELDERLY? Older adults have an increased burden of chronic disease, disa- bility , and frailty . Frail- ty affects up to 50 per cent of adults aged 80 years and older, and its prevention and management are high-priority areas in public health and clinical practice. Yoga may be a prevention and management strategy and is already used to improve balance and mobility in older adults. ROLE OF YOGA IN FRAILTY PREVENTION Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School reviewed 33 RCTs comprised of 2,384 participants aged 65 years or older to evaluate the available trial evidence on the effect of yoga-basedinterventions on frailty in older adults. The authors analyzed impacts on frailty markers including measures of gait speed, handgrip strength, balance, lower extremity strength and endurance, and multi-compo- nent physical perfor- mance measures. The authors found that when compared to education-only or inactive control groups, there was moderate evidence that yoga improved gait speed and lower body strength and endurance. The benefits of balance and handgrip strength were less certain. While there was no clear advan- tage for a particular style of yoga, the authors sug- gest clinicians may consider recommending Iyengar-based styles, with a home practice, that can be customized for older adult popula- tions. These findings add to the growing literature that yoga plays a role in healthy ageing and frailtyprevention. ADELINE DORCAS cityfirst@firstindia.co.in A Source- https://www.medindia.net/ news/yoga-a-secret-mantra-to-prevent- frailty-210905-1.htm
T he scorching sartorial glamour. We saw a black gown come out to play fashion over the weekend and it was absolute heaven on earth. Striking as an outfit for all nighttime madness and fun, Kriti's look was laced with perfection. The Shehzada actress looked ravishing in a signa- ture mermaid gown which featured a plunging neck- line and side cut-outs. It had a halter neck, and back tie-up detail and was amped up with tonal midnight black bugle beads, crystals and rhinestones. B LACKPINK member Jisoo will be revealing herself in the form of a new solo artist through an upcoming debut. Set to greet the fans with her album ‘ME’ reflecting the many sides she possesses, the 28-year-old will swift- ly make her way through the K-pop scene. The many promotional ac- tivities around her release have been anticipated with reports of her returning to music shows whichhavefansexcited.Anewcon- firmation of her variety show ap- pearancehaseveryoneanticipating the release further. According to initial reports, Jisoo shot for her appearance on Youngji’s ‘My Alcohol Diary’ and willbetheopeningguestforthesec- ond season of her show. Soon after, thestarherself sharedascreenshot of the reports on her personal Ins- tagram account confirming Jisoo as her first guest for the season. Fans are excited to see Jisoo drink on camera and have funny interac- tions with Youngji who manages to make all her guests feel com- fortable while having hilarious conversations with them. S hehnaaz Gill is pres- ently in the news ow- ing to her Bollywood debut. For the unini- tiated, the diva is all set to star in Salman Khan's film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. Shehnaaz is also busy with her chat show called Desi Vibes with Shehnaaz Gill which has been graced by popular actors. Recently, Bol- lywood actress Sara Ali Khan graced Shehnaaz Gill's chat show and the two actresses had a lot of fun. For the un- versed, Sara Ali Khan is currently busy promoting her upcoming film Gaslight which also stars Vikrant Massey and Chitrangada Singh in pivotal roles. On Sunday, Sara Ali Khan shared a new video with Shehnaaz Gill on her social media handle. In this clip, Sara and Shehnaaz recreate the 'knock knock' joke and leave fans in splits. This hilarious clip left fans in splits and netizens have penned hilarious comments. ETC www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 11 aylor Swift started her Eras Tour at Farm Stadium in Glendale A r i z o n a and it has been of huge success for the singer. On the first day of the show, Taytay is already breaking re- cords. The Back to December singer officially becomes the female artist with the highest attended concert in the U.S.A. There were more than sixty-nine thousand people who attended the first concert of the Eras Tour in Arizona. Swift’s Eras Tour is a 52-show tour through which the singer will perform all through North America. Earlier Madon- na held the title of a female artist with the highest attended concert in the U.S.A when she performed at Ana- heim Stadium in Los Angeles with an audience of about sixty-three thousand people in 1987. Now, Taylor Swift breaks this record with an audience of over sixty-nine thousand in Arizona during the first concert of Eras Tour. T TAYLOR BREAKS RECORD SARA GRACES SHEHNAAZ'S SHOW FUN FANS GO 'WOWW' N ikki Tamboli rose to fame after partici- pating in the controversial reality show Bigg Boss 14 and became a household name since then. Recently, Nikki took to her Instagram handle and posted a pic of her- s e l f i n a sexy avatar. She was seen wearing a gorgeous blue fitted mini dress with a multicolor bralette underneath it. The dress has an open back and multiple layers in the front that shows the bralette. “Hotter than your ex, better than your next”, the post read.”What a hot- ness, Stylish and fashionable every day, looking so hot sexy and beautiful”, the users started to comment as soon as the picture went viral. Another wrote,” Beautiful look Nikki”. There is no denying the fact that Nikki does look astonishing in the glamorous dress. K areenaKapoorandSaif Ali Khan recently jetted off to South Africa with their kids, Taimur and Jeh Ali Khan for a family vacation. The actresshasbeensharingglimpses of her fun getaway with her fans on social media. On Sunday after- noon, she took to Insta- gram and posted pic- tures from her meeting with women of the Masai community . “With the wonderful ladies of the Masai community .”Shealsopostedapic- tureof hersonJehphotobombing her picture. The actress is seen posing with the ladies while Jeh is seen running toward her. Bebo wrotealongwiththepicture,“Jeh baba, the ladies man.” MODE ON BEWITCHING IN BLACK JISOOON‘MYALCOHOLDIARY’ Nikki donning a blue fitted mini dress Nikki Tamboli Sara Ali Khan Her story... Kareena Kapoor Khan Shehnaaz Gill Kim Jisoo Kriti Sanon Her post... Sara’s post... Taylor Swift

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