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1. JAIPUR l WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023 l Pages 12 l 3.00 l RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 4 l Issue No. 236 BSE SENSEX 59,549.90 49.49 NSE NIFTY 17,662.15 13.20 OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR MUMBAI www.firstindia.co.in https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia instagram.com/thefirstindia WORLDEYESINDIA’SBUDGET! India’s economy to grow 6.5% in 2023-24: Economic survey report PMsays,budgetaimstomeethopes andaspirationsofcommonpeople The India’s economic growth is forecast to be 6.5 per cent in fiscal 2024, according to the Economic Survey released by the government a day ahead of the Union Budget presenta- tion. The Economic Sur- vey was tabled by Fi- nance Minister Nirma- la Sitharaman on Tues- day , her fifth since 2019. The Economic Survey was presented after President Droupadi Murmu address to the parliament. More on P5 PM Narendra Modi said that amid un- stable global economic situation, India’s budget will attempt to meet hopes, aspirations of citizens. Speaking to media ahead of Budget session, PM said with thought of ‘India First, Citizen First’, FinMin Nirmala Sitharaman will take Budget session forward on Wednesday . In today’s global cir- cumstances, not only India but the entire world is looking at In- dia’s budget,” PM said. Today there’s stable, fearless, decisive govt in country: President Moni Sharma New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu said India has a “fearless, decisive govt today” as she addressed parl on 1st day of Budget session on Tuesday. “India is today emerging as a provider of solutions for issues faced by the world. My govt is clear — corruption is biggest enemy of democracy and social justice. Action has been taken to end corruption,” she said. More on P5 MURMU SPEAKS l India has a govt that re- spects honest and works to solve problems of poor and empower them permanently l From surgical strikes to crackdown on terrorism, from LoC to LAC, from abro- gation of Article 370 to Triple Talaq, govt has taken decisions for country’s interest l PM Gati-Shakti National Master Plan made to deal with infra devp challenges l Govt schemes have helped poor, with Ayushman Bharat Jan Aushadhi alone pro- viding assistance of `1L cr India’s global relations with other countries are at their best now. —Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President MURMU’S 1ST JOINT ADDRESS SITHA TABLES ECONOMIC SURVEY MODI TELLS MEDIA INDIA TO REMAIN FASTEST-GROWING LARGE ECONOMY IN 2023 2024: IMF CAPTAIN PM MODI SMOOTHLY SAILED THE ECONOMY THROUGH ROCKY WATERS OF COVID: SHAH PRESIDENT, SONIA EXCHANGE GREETINGS; CONG LEADERS IN SRINAGAR, GANDHI SITS ALONE IMF on Tuesday projected India’s growth to be 6.1% in 2023 from 6.8% in 2022, though the country will remain fastest-growing economy in 2023 and 2024. Int’l agency released Jan update of its World Economic Outlook, as per that global growth is projected to fall from 3.4% in 2022 to 2.9% in 2023, rise to 3.1% in 2024. Recovery of the economy is complete; non-banking and corporate sectors now have healthy balance sheets, hence, we don’t have to speak of pandemic recovery any- more, we have to look ahead to the next phase. —Dr V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor Its is a historic occasion due to president Droupadi Murmu’s first joint sitting address of the parl. A matter of pride for women and the tribal community of the country. Our finance minister is a woman too. She will present one more budget before the country. —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Union budGET TODAY! President Droupadi Murmu with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the Parliament House on the first day of the Budget Session 2023, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Union HM Amit Shah, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Dr Jitendra Singh and others lend ears to President’s address on Tuesday. Shah took to twitter, Captain PM @narendramodi has smoothly navigated economy through the rocky waters of pandemic. #EconomicSurvey2023 P4 President Droupadi Murmu exchanges greetings with Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson and MP Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Sonia sat alone in her designated front row bench in Parl as senior leaders remained stuck in Srinagar due to bad weather after attending BJY. FROM THE RAJASTHAN ASSEMBLY GIVE WELL SCRUTINISED REPLIES IN THE HOUSE: SPEAKER CP JOSHI Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Rajasthan As- sembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi on Tuesday said ministers should ensure that the answers given by them to que- ries raised by members in the House are well scrutinised. The Speak- er gave the ruling after a discrepancy in an answer given by Labour Minister Sukhram Vishnoi was pointed out by BJP MLA from Salumbar. Joshi said it is expected from the government that the answers to the questions should be presented after proper scrutiny raised in the House. Vishnoi was answering question raised by BJP legislator from Salumbar Amrit Lal Meena during the Ques- tion Hour. Joshi said answers coming in an irresponsible manner is a matter of concern for House, hurting its sanctity . He also sought action against officers who prepared answer irresponsibly . Discrepancy in reply also caught attention of Joshi. Vishnoi said he will get figure examined to which Speaker and saidrepliesshouldcome to Assembly after proper scrutiny . More on P2 Dr CP Joshi said replies should come to Assembly after proper scrutiny. FORMER LAW MIN SHANTI BHUSHAN DIES AGED 97 New Delhi: Senior advocate and former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan has passed away aged 97 on Tuesday. Shanti Bhushan represented Raj Narain in a case in Alla- habad HC, which resulted in unseating of then PM Indira Gandhi. He also served as the law minister from 1977 to 1979 in Morarji Desai govt. His son, Prashant Bhushan, is a lawyer and an activist. PM Modi, other leaders extended condolences. Son Prashant says, “END OF AN ERA” 14 CHARRED TO DEATH IN MASSIVE FIRE IN JHARKHAND First India Bureau Dhanbad: At least 14 people, including women and children, were charred to death and several others injured, after a major fire broke out in a multi-storey buildinginJharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Tuesday, officials said. Blaze erupted at 6 pm on the second floor of Ashirwad Tower in Dhanbad’s Joraphatak area earlier claimed 3 deaths. Death toll on Tuesday late rose to 14, till this report was filed. THE POLLING EVENTS l Filling of nominations began on January 31 l Submit nomination papers till February 7 l The scrutiny will take place on February 8 l Last date to withdraw names is February 10 l The counting of votes will take place on March 2 Meghalaya, Nagaland Assembly polls in one phase on February 27 First India Bureau Kohima/Shillong: The Election Commis- sion on Tuesday issued statutory notifications for the February 27 As- sembly elections in Na- galand and Meghalaya. Election officials said that with the issuance of the notifications, candidates can submit their nomination papers to the returning officers. The Chief Election Officer FR Kharkongor had mentioned that there are a total of 3,482 polling stations across the state and 50% of the polling stations will have webcasting facili- ties while the rest will have video cameras. 120 companies of CAPF will be deployed in the upcoming Assembly Polls and 40 companies are already stationed in the State. —FR Kharkongor, Chief Election Officer MOMENTOUS DAY, SAYS ADANI AS ISRAELI PM HANDS OVER PORT GAUTAM ADANI DROPS OFF LIST OF WORLD’S TOP 10 RICHEST PEOPLE Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani shared a picture with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as he handed over port of Haifa to Adani Group- led JV. Adani, in partnership with Israel’s Gadot Group, had secured rights to buy 100% shares of Haifa Port Company Ltd for a concession period up to 2054 with its winning $1.8 bn bid. Gautam Adani has slipped out of the list of the world’s top 10 richest people, a report stated. Tycoon was earlier positioned fourth on the list. On Tuesday, shares of most of Adani firms were trading in negative territory, falling for 4th day running, amid concerns over US- based short seller Hindenburg report. Israel PM Netanyahu hands over Haifa Port to Gautam Adani in the Adani Group-led JV on Tuesday. Adani pulls off $2.5 billion share sale after jump in the final bids A REASON TO SMILE... First India Bureau New Delhi: Gautam Adani pulled off a close- ly watched $2.5 billion equity sale for his flag- ship company, largely thanks to existing shareholders, earning Indian billionaire some reprieve after empire was rocked by fraud al- legations by short seller Hindenburg Research. Offering by Adani En- terprisesLtd.wasIndia’s largest follow-on share sale, and was fully sub- scribed on final day , aid- edbyalast-minutesurge in demand from investors. Interest from retail investors — who Adani was hoping to attract — was notably weak. SHORT NEWS SELF-STYLED GODMAN ASARAM BAPU JAILED FOR LIFE IN SECOND RAPE CASE Gandhinagar: A Gujarat court on Tuesday sentenced self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who was convicted in a rape case filed by a former woman disciple in 2013, to life imprisonment. Asaram Bapu, (81) is currently lodged in a Jodhpur jail, where he is serving life sentence in another case of raping a minor girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in 2013. Sessions court judge DK Soni pronounced the ruling after hearing the arguments on the quantum of sentence. VISAKHAPATNAM TO BE ANDHRA PRADESH’S NEW CAPITAL, SAYS CM JAGAN MOHAN REDDY Hyderabad: Visakhapatnam will be Andhra Pradesh’s new capital, CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said Tuesday afternoon, indicating plans to develop Amaravati — on banks of Krishna river — as the capital city have been scrapped. Announcement comes 9 years after State of Telangana was carved out of its territory given Hyderabad as its capital. ALLAHABAD, GUJARAT HC CHIEF JUSTICES RECOMMENDED BY COLLEGIUM FOR SC New Delhi: SC Collegium Tuesday recommended to Centre names of Allahabad HC CJ Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat HC CJ Aravind Kumar for elevation as apex court judges. While all 6 members of the Collegium, led by CJI DY Chandrachud, were unanimous in recommending the names. The Apex Court, which has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges including CJI, is functioning with 27 Judges recently. SENGATHIR, 2 MORE RAJ IPS OFFICERS TRANSFERRED Jaipur: Three IPS officers were transferred on Tuesday. S Sengathir has been posted as ADG Intelligence, Gyanchandra Yadav as SP CM Security, Karan Sharma as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime and Vigilance (PHQ). l AI Pee Gate: Accused Shankar Mishra gets bail l PM CARES Fund not ‘public authority’, RTI Act not applicable: Centre to HC l Man calls up the police and threatens to kill Kejri l Morbi: Oreva Group MD surrenders in Court CRUCIAL READ

2. RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 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 ‘2,427 online fraud, 4,405 cybercrime cases registered’ Aishwary Pradhan Jaipur: BJP MLA Sandeep Sharma raised the issue of online fraud and cybercrime in the state during the Question Hour in the Assembly on Tuesday. Replying to the question, Parlia- mentary Affairs Minis- ter Shanti Dhariwal said that 2,427 cases of online fraud have been registered in the State in which 207 people have been arrested and in 253 cases, challan has been presented, in 1,841 cases FR has been imposed. He said that investigation is going on in 333 cases of online fraud. He said that 4,405 cases of cybercrime have been filed in which 1,474 people were arrested and challans were produced in 1,443 cases and in 2,278 cases FR was imposed. Inves- tigation is going on in 684 cases. Dhariwal replied that the cases of online fraud and cyber thugs are investigated by trained officers. On the criteria of qualifi- cation, Dhariwal said that officers and employees are trained. Officers, employees being trained to handle such cases, says Min Dhariwal Promoted by Shrey Dream Projects LLP 636 cases pending for prosecution from 2019-22 First India Bureau Jaipur: The issue of delay in prosecution sanction of the accused of corruption and embezzlement was raised in the House on Tuesday. The proposals for prosecution sanction of 636 accused are pending from 2019 to 2022. Of the 2,475 prosecution sanctions, approval was given against only 1,645 accused. Meanwhile, BJP MLA Ramlal Sharma raised the issue of pay grade of Police Consta- ble in the House saying that “pay grade of 3600 should be given”. No plan to privatise RTDC hotels: Meena First India Bureau Jaipur: Minister of State for Tourism Mura- ri Lal Meena said in the Vidhan Sabha on Tues- day that there is no plan to give any hotel operated under the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) to the private sector. Meena gave this information during the Ques- tion Hour replying to the question of MLA Kalicharan Saraf. He informed that under the state budget announcement, six hotel units namely Hotel Gangaur in Jaipur, Hotel Khadim in Ajmer, Hotel Kajri in Udaipur, Hotel Shikhar in Mount Abu, Hotel Forest Lodge in Bharat- pur and Hotel Tiger Den in Sariska have been renovated by RTDC. He said that the budget announcement was made for seven hotel units, but Behror Mid- way was not selected based on the decision taken in the Board of Directors meeting. He said that Rs 908.76 lakh has been sanctioned for the renovation of 6 units of RTDC, the work of which is currently in progress. Guv’s address a ‘bundle of lies’, says MLA Jingar First India Bureau Jaipur: Speaking on the Governor’s address, MLA Arjun Lal Jingar said that “the address is a bundle of lies”. He termed government’s policies as “anti-people” and highlighted the misgovernance and corruption. There was uproar in the House on Jingar’s address. Minister BD Kalla said that the BJP MLA is presenting wrong figures. “Don’t know from where the figures were brought,” said Kalla. MLA Bihari Lal Vish- noi raised the issue of Lumpy disease and talked about giving wrong injection to cows. On the first day of the Assembly Session, the Opposition members had tried to disrupt Governor Kalraj Mishra’s customary address by raising the issue of rampant paper leaks in the State government’s recruitment exams. Mishra had to shorten his speech, reading just a few pages, and left the House. MLA Arjun Lal Jingar MLAs’ RESIGNATION Uproar in Assembly over privilege motion on PIL by Deputy LoP Rathore Naresh Sharma and Aishwary Pradhan Jaipur: The Opposi- tion BJP created uproar in the Assembly on Tuesday against the breach of privilege motion moved by independent legislator San- yam Lodha against the filing of a PIL in the High Court over the resignation of 81 MLAs. Deputy Leader of Op- position Rajendra Rathore filed the PIL last month seeking di- rection to the Legisla- tive Assembly Speaker to decide on the resignations given by MLAs of the ruling Congress party on September 25. Speaker CP Joshi allowed Sanyam Lodha to speak on the breach of privilege motion after the Zero Hour on Tues- day, a move opposed by Rathore. Irked by the inter- ruption, the Speaker said he was conduct- ing the house as per the rules and Rathore cannot dictate him. An argument between the both continued. The house is run by the rules and not by your will. You cannot dictate me, Joshi told Rathore. In September, 81 MLAs submitted their resignations while boy- cotting the Congress Legislature Party meeting called to decide on Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's successor. Sev- enty of these 81 MLAs are from Congress. They withdrew the resignations earlier this month. As Rathore and other members continued the uproar, the speaker asked him to read rule 157 of the procedure and conduct of the business of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly . The BJP members also stormed to the well briefly. When Rathore did not adhere to the Speaker, Joshi himself read the rule aloud. However, Rathore continued to oppose. Speaker Dr CP Joshi and Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore during the assembly session in Jaipur on Tuesday. No ‘cleaning fee’ instructions given to civic bodies: Dhariwal First India Bureau Jaipur: Urban Develop- ment Minister Shanti Dhariwal said in the Vidhan Sabha on Tues- day that no separate instructions have been issued to the urban bodies regarding the collec- tion of cleaning fee and it is not being recovered from any urban body in Rajasthan. Dhariwalwasanswer- ingsupplementaryques- tions of the legislators inthisregardduringthe Question Hour. He said that under Rajasthan Municipal Act-2009, Mu- nicipal Corporation, Municipal Council and Municipalities have the right to make bylaws for solid waste management work in public interest. He said that there is definitely a provision in the Municipality Act for the urban bodies to collect the cleaning fee in their area. He said that the executive officer of the concerned municipality or the municipal commissioner has the right to impose this fee in his area. But it is not being recovered anywhere in the state. Fines or penalties are definitely being taken for throwing garbage. Ear- lier, in a written reply to the original question of MLA Sandeep Sharma, Dhariwal said that cleaning fee is not being collected by any municipality in Kota district. Sanyam Lodha corners both Govt, Opp over price of gravel in State First India Bureau Jaipur: CM Ashok Ge- hlot’s advisor MLA San- yam Lodha on Tuesday claimed that the Con- gress party will be at a loss if the prices of the gravel are not reduced. Speaking during the de- bate on the Governor’s address regarding the prices of gravel, Lodha said that Rs 480 to Rs 650 per tonne is being charged for gravel in Rajasthan. “Why are such situations being allowed to develop in the state? Is it because the contractor is close to both the political parties?,” Lodha asked. He said that gravel in Maharashtra is Rs 55 a ton, in Gujarat it is Rs 150 a ton, then why are the prices skyrock- eting in Rajasthan? Whether the crop of gravel got damaged or frost got on the gravel, due to which there was a shortage of gravel, he quipped. MLA Lodha said that goons sitting in number- less vehicles attack tractor drivers in the state. He said that the situation is such that wheth- erthepolicecomeornot on Sanyam Lodha’s call, but the gravel mafia comes first when called. Why are such situations being allowed to develop in the State? Is it because the contractor is close to both the political parties? —Sanyam Lodha, Independent MLA Speaker CP Joshi reserves order in ‘privilege motion’ First India Bureau Jaipur: Speaker CP Joshi has reserved the decision on the breach of privilege motion moved by Sanyam Lod- ha with him. Joshi allowed Lodha to speak on the motion and later reserved his decision. He can now either ac- cept or reject the motion. In case of accepting the motion, the speaker has two options — he can send it to the committee or else can conduct discussion in the house. If there is discussion in the house, Rajendra Rathore will get a chance to present his point. Rathore was not allowed to present his side in the house on Tuesday. When the Speaker allowed Lodha to speak, an argument broke out between the speaker and Rathore. The Speaker said that he also wants the members of the house to understand the process of breach of privilege motion. The speaker clarified everything under the rules. Sanyam Lodha had on January 22 submitted a breach of privilege proposal before the Assembly Secretary against Deputy LoP Rajendra Rathore. —FILE PHOTO SPEAKER COMES IN SUPPORT OF MURARI LAL ON ‘TOURISM’ QUESTION BY OPP Speaker CP Joshi defended Minister of State for Tourism Murari Lal Meena who was cornered by the Opposition on a question related to RTDC. Leader of opposition Gulab Chand Kataria and Kalicharan Saraf cornered Meena who was not fully updated because he was answering in the House in place of tourism minister Vishven- dra Singh. The speaker defended the minister and also explained to him the way to answer the question. MLA PANA CHAND QUESTIONS OWN GOVT ON BARAN FLOOD ASSISTANCE Congress MLA Pana Chand Meghwal cornered his own Gov- ernment on the issue of assistance to the flood affected in Baran district. Disaster management and relief minister Govind Ram Meghwal replied to his question and said that he will take necessary action after taking full information from the MLA. Speaker CP Joshi also questioned the minister on this issue and asked for whom the government has made the rules. INDRAJ RAISES ERCP ISSUE, SAYS SHEKHAWAT MUST STICK TO HIS WORDS MLA Indraj Gurjar raised the issue of ERCP. He said in the House, “PM Modi had promised about ERCP during his Ajmer meeting. Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat should stick to his word.” He said that if the central government announces ERCP, 13 districts will be benefited. Shekhawat recently said that instead of working on every issue related to water, be it Jaljivan Mission or ERCP, the Gehlot government is playing politics. QUESTION HOUR  The post of Deputy Speaker is vacant even though four years have passed and the election year has come. Rao Rajendra Singh was the Dy Speaker in previous BJP rule.  After heated arguments in the House, Speaker Dr CP Joshi was seen feeding ladoo to Deputy LoP Rajendra Rathore.  Several MLAs raised the issue of the quality of food served in the canteen of the Assembly. MLAs Anita Bhadel, Deepti Maheshwari, Kalpana Raje and others met Speaker Dr CP Joshi who instructed the authorities concerned. HIGHLIGHTS I was stopped from speaking: Rathore First India Bureau Jaipur: On the issue of breach of privilege against him, Deputy Leaderof OppositionRa- jendra Rathore said that it is the second chance after the formation of the state legislative assembly that the breach of privilege motion has come for a member. He said that there was no decision on resignation of the MLAs for 180 days. “I said in the assembly that the matter is under judicial review. It is prohibited to raise any issue in the assembly which is in court. No such motion can be discussed in the Legislative Assembly,” he told reporters. He said that the next hearing in the court in the matter is on Febru- ary 13. Rathore said that the speaker has tried to show that he is higher than the Constitution. “There is a clear provision in Rule 161. I was stopped from speaking my point,” he said. On the issue of the resignations of the MLAs, food and civil suppliesministerPratap Singh Khachariyawas said that legislature and judiciary should respect each other. He also said that chief minister Ashok Gehlot is a moving university . cannot dictate him. An argu- by the rules and not by your decision. He can now either ac- motion, the speaker has two BUDGET SESSION

3. First India Bureau Jaipur:Dense fog envel- oped most parts of Ra- jasthan on Tuesday morningdisruptingnor- mal life and affecting traffic, officials said. The visibility at Jaipur airport was recorded at 50 metres, they said. Several parts of the state had received show- ers on Monday . According to the Me- teorological Depart- ment, Peepalda in Kota, Mandrayal in Karauli and Kishanganj in Baran district recorded 14 mm rainfall each on Monday night. Khanpur in Jhala- war received 9 mm rain while Nadbai in Bharatpur received 8 mm rain, they said. The minimum temperature has dropped in Bikaner division due to the rain and hailstorms resulting from an ac- tive Western Distur- bance, the Met office said. Phalodi was the coldest place in the state on Monday night as it recorded a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius followed by Fatehpur (6.8 degrees). Vikas Sharma Jaipur: Jaiprakash, Sandeep and Rishabh, the miscreants who fired at G-Club, were arrested by the Jaipur Commissionerate Po- lice and brought here late on Monday night. Meanwhile, the miscreants tried to escape near the Kho Nagoriyan police station area but got injured in the firing. All the three injured miscreants have been shifted to the trauma ward of SMS Hospital, Jaipur. Security has been stepped up with additional force. According to sources, the CST team of Jaipur Commissionerate was bringing the three miscreants to Jaipur, when they tried to run away by snatching the pistols of the policemen sitting in the jeep. The miscreants fired at police and got injured in their legs in cross firing by the police. After the arrest of these miscreants, the Jaipur Commissioner- ate Police will bring gangster Lawrence Bishnoi on remand. Miscreant Pradeep fractured his leg and is admitted in the ICU. The other two have been shifted to the general ward. In-charge of Trauma Centre, Anur- ag Dhakad said, “Pradeep’s condition is serious. Bullets from the legs of the other two have been removed.” Additional Commis- sioner Ajaypal Lamba said that the miscreants were being brought from UP to Jaipur. RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023 03 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 Lokesh Tatwal Sawai Madhopur: A cubof TigressT-114died due to cold in Rantham- bore National Park. Ac- cording to forest officials, T-114 had recently given birth to triplets and they were last seen playing in Dolada village of Phalodi Range. The forest officials and doctors did a post- mortem of the cub and performed his final rites on Tuesday. The death of the newly-born cub has once again raised doubts over monitoring of wild cats in the national park. The forest officials are now facing a challenge to save the life of remaining two cub of T-114. It is also being said that officials are hiding the real reason of the death. Tiger cub dies of cold, forest dept under scanner IN RANTHAMBORE... lll After First India raised the issue, the forest dept took a decision and shifted the other two cubs of T-114 to Abheda Biological Park in Kota Dense fog throws life out of gear in parts of Rajasthan 3 accused caught, 2 shot in legs while trying to escape Lawrence gang recruiting youth with no criminal record across Rajasthan CROP SPREAD OVER 1,235 HECT DAMAGED IN UDAIPUR, AGRI DEPT RELEASES REPORT Jaipurites braving the chill amid dense fog on Tuesday morning. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Officials of Agriculture Department assessing the damaged crops in the Udaipur district on Tuesday after girdawari was ordered. Accused snatched weapon from a cop and tried to flee from custody Udaipur: In the period of last two days, crops spread over 1,235 hectares were destroyed in Udaipur district due to rain and hailstorm accompanied by strong wind. The crops stand- ing in the fields fell down due to torrential rain and hail. These conditions have especially increased the concern of tribal farmers. According to the report prepared by the Agriculture Department, Udaipur regarding crop damage, the wheat crop spread over an area of about 740 hectares has been destroyed. The state government has given approval for Gir- davari due to damage to Rabi crop due to frost and cold wave. After which Udaipur Collector Tarachand Meena has said that under Rule 58 of Land Revenue Rules 1957, special Girdawari should be done in Patwar Mandal and revenue villages. Laxman Raghav Bikaner: Notorius gangster Lawrence Bishnoi is targeting mi- nor boys for his gang these days. The gang is focusing on youths who do not have any criminal record and have a desire for arms and money . The G Club incident is also an incident where minors played an important role. The Bi- kaner police is keeping a close eye on activities of such youths. IPS AmitKumarBhudaniya is making efforts to get records of such youths in the area. The inputs from Bikaner police helped Jaipur Police to nab the accused in G Club incident. First India Bureau Jaipur: BJP MP Kirori Lal Meena’s dharna de- manding a CBI inquiry into the paper leak cases entered the eighth day on Tuesday. He sat on a dharna outside the Chandra Mahal Garden on Agra Road, Jaipur, and has said that he would end the dharna only if a CBI investigation is done in the paper leak cases. The government,ontheotherhand, told the assembly that a CBI investigation would not be done. BJP state President Satish Poonia also reached the spot to express solidarity . Prior to this, Dy LoP Rajendra Rathore, MLA Harish Meena, MLA Pratap S Singhvi also viited the protest site. First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has asked the Chief Secretary and other officers as to why the chairman of Sawai Madhopur Municipal Council was not sus- pended even after being arrested and jailed in a bribery case. The court askedwhythechairman is working on the post. A single judge bench of justice Indrajeet Sin- gh has issued notices to the CS, DLB secy, DoP secy, DLB director and others seeking their replies in the matter. Ad- vocates RK Gautam and GS Gautam, on behalf of the petitioner coun- cilor Toofan Singh and others, told the court that municipal council chairman Vimal Chand Mahawar was caught red-handed in a bribery case. After coming out of jail on bail, Mahavar took over the post of chairman again whereas in the year 2015, the then chairman of the same city council, Kam- lesh Kumar was also arrested red-handed and was subsequently sus- pended by the state govt whereas in the present case of Mahawar, he is notbeingsuspendeddue to political reasons. Earlier, the connection of Sikar’s Raju Thehat murder case came to the fore from Bikaner, now there is a connection of Bikaner with Jaipur firing being probed. Satish Poonia in support of agitating MP Kirodi Meena. Kamal Kant Jaipur: The 47th Foun- dation Day of Rajasthan High Court’s Jaipur bench was celebrated on Tuesday . The “Bench Day” was celebrated by the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association. A function was organized in the front loan of Rajasthan High Court in whichChief JusticePan- kaj Mithal was the chief guest. CJ Mithal and all the judges of the Jaipur bench were felicitated in the programme. On this occasion, the CJ admin- istered the oath to the newly elected 39th Exec- utive Committee of Raj HC Bar Association. Colorful performanc- es were also given by the advocates in the programme. HC celebrates Jaipur Bench’s foundation day Kirodi gets support from more leaders for stir over paper leak Why corrupt civic body head working on post, Raj HC asks CS others Navin Sharma Jaipur: The Anti-Cor- ruption Bureau on Monday caught CGST superintendent and inspector while taking a bribe of Rs 5,000 in capital city Jaipur. The accused superintendent Raniwas Sirova and inspector Shailen- dra Kumar of CGST range-13, Vishwakarma Industrial area, had demanded the bribe from a businessman in lieu of releasing the amount of his garment firm. For the payment of Rs 62,000, they demanded the bribe of Rs 5000. They were also demand- ing Rs 50,000 for releasing Rs 10 lakh, outstand- ing amount of CGST input’s service tax. After verification of the complaint, a trap was laid and the accused was held while taking Rs 5000, ADG ACB Hemant Priya- darshy said. They were arrested under the prevention of corruption act. CGST inspector Shailendra Kumar (in red jacket) and Superintendent Raniwas Sirova in ACB custody on Tuesday. CGST Superintendent, Inspector in ACB net Both CGST officials had sought `5,000 bribe to clear the payment of `62,000 Additional Commissioner Ajaypal Lamba briefing the press on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Three accused in police custody, one of the accused is a minor. One of the accused undergoing the treatment at SMS Hospital. MISCREANT OPENLY CHALLENGE POLICE ON SOCIAL MEDIA In the firing incident at G Club under Jawahar Circle Police Station, member of notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Rithik Boxer, openly challenged Jaipur Police through a post on social media. The gangster wrote a post on social media and said, ‘Om, if we wanted too, we could have shot someone in the club. let’s start the new war by shooting now’. Following the post, the cyber cell of Jaipur Police Commissionerate is trying to trace out the location of the miscreant. AdCP (Crime) Ajay Pal Lamba informed that Hrithik Boxer is using fake SIM cards and using VPN to hide his original location while sharing posts on social media. G-CLUB FIRING The beginning of the New Year is not good for Ranthambore. Earlier this month, tiger T-57 died and now tigress T-114 and one of her cubs have been found dead.Villagers had spotted three cubs aged around two months on Jan 23 in a field near Dolda village of Phalodi range of Sawai Madhopur. There was the movement of tigress T-114 in this area, so it was believed that these three cubs would be of tigress T-114. One of the three cubs was found dead on Tuesday morning. After the information, the forest dept searched for the tigress and by evening, T-114 was also found dead nearby. Sariska’s Field Director Seduram Yadav and DCF Sangram Singh say that the carcass of the tigress is 24 to 48 hours old but sources say that some villagers had seen carcass 7-8 days ago. fter the First India raised the issue, the forest dept shifted both the cubs to Abheda. NOT A GOOD START FOR R’BORE IN 2023, 2 TIGERS, A CUB DIE IN JUST ONE MONTH Carcass of the cub of T-114 in Ranthambore on Tuesday. First India Bureau Jaipur: More land will be available in the case relatedtoVicePresident Jagdeep Dhankhar. JDA will be able to issue single patta of more land. The UDH dept had issued an order on Nov 18 last year for leaving 10% land for facility area in case of single pattas larger than 1000 sq yard. According to this order, the Dhankhar family had to leave 337 square yards of land. Now the UDH dept has issued a new order according to which the applicant will be able to buy 5% of the land. Now it will be required to leave only 5% of the land for the facility area. With this, the Dhankhar family will have to leave only 168.5 square yards of land. For remaining 3208.5 square yards, single commercial lease can be issued. Relief to V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar in JDA land POLICE TEAM REACHES DHARNA SITE TO CANCEL KIRODI’S DHARNA, FACES PROTEST Jaipur: A police team reached to remove MP Kirodi Lal Meena from dharna site in front of Highway Chandra Mahal Garden on Jaipur-Agra highway on Tuesday night. The police officers tried to convince him to call off the dharna but Meena remained adamant on continuing the sit in. A heavy deployment of police was made at the site but the police had to return when Meena made it clear that he will not call off the dharna. Meena’s dharna has received support from Satish Poonia, Vasund- hara Raje and other BJP leaders.

4. ith around 400 days to go for the Lok Sabha, this is, in all probability, the last full fledged budget by Nir- mala Sitharaman before the General elections and as usual the common man who loves to hope against hope is again hoping to get a slice of the moon in their own terms! The common man who is always on the receiving end as far major expenditure is concerned, hopes that the government will spell some- thing for the working class on the last budget before the big polls It may be noted that there have been no changes in the Income-Tax rates since 2017- 2018 and despite the introduction of the new tax regime in 2020-21, most people still go in for the old tax regime. This is one sector, where the working class will expect some relief and a big announcement… In this article, we shall discuss the existing scenario and the expecta- tions vis-à-vis. RATIONALISE TDS AND PRODUCE MORE BUYERS By increasing the I-T slab, the working class must be allowed to save money and thus the budget must ensure that people have the capacity to buy in order to contribute to the economy of the nation and keep it moving. GST is a subject that affects one and all indirectly . Thus, the rates of commodities commonly used by the common man should be reduced. The provisions of the Capital Gains and Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) should be rationalised. TAX VERSUS RELAX According to the current regime, if one’s taxable income is up to `5 lakh per annum, he or she doesn’t come under the tax purview. And in the scenario, where the taxable income goes above `5 lakh, 20% rate is applicable. This is a huge matter of concern for those who fall under the tax bracket of `10 lakh per annum. Consider this, if the working class intends to go for the new tax regime, it would mean that they give up the deductions available under Section 80 C, exemptions like HRA and others. This will not only increase the taxable income and thus the amount of tax payable too. So, people are expecting a de- crease in these tax rates. CHANGE NEEDED IN NEW I-T REGIME Itmayberecalledthatthenew tax regime was brought into practice in 2020-21, as per re- ports,only18.75%Indianshad opted for this regime while around 60% of the taxpayers chosetooptfortheregulartax structure. In order to make the new I-T regime popular, Sitharamanshouldbeconcen- trating in this sector and in- clude some changes and give moresopstotheworkingclass in this regard. WIDER SCOPE FOR 80C It is now time to widen the scope of the popular weapon fortheworkingclassto“earn” some money . Section 80 C offers people deductions on several fiscal instruments like the LIC, ELSS, PPF etc and thus the number of people availing this facility is growing by the minute. However, the limit of `1.5 lakh in 80C has not changed for years. This is one sphere where the working class would expect Sitharaman to consider. Talk- ingof standarddeduction,the working class is also expecting a hike in this sector which is currently pegged at `50,000. TAX FILING EASE AND FASTER TAX REFUND In 2022, it took almost two to three months for the tax refunds to actually happen, which had sent taxpayers into a tizzy. The CBDT, however, has been considering and has already proposed a single ITR form for all while ITR-1 and ITR- 4 will remain. This may reduce the process- ing time of the tax return fil- ings and also assist taxpayers to receive refunds faster. SOPS FOR THOSE IN WFH SECTOR Since the pandemic and widely after that, working from home has become a norm in today’s parlance and it is now the new normal. While if someone is on WFH he/she doesn’t need to travel to the workplace it saves a great deal on the travelling for the working class, but when it comes to other expenses like setting up a working station, dedicated wi-fi zone and proper machines to keep people linked with their offices. To maintain this, part of which is monthly expenses like the electricity and the internet cost, for those involved in WFH, they hope to hear about some goodies from the finance minister of the D-day . THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 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 l Vol 4 l Issue No. 236 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 Amit Shah @AmitShah #EconomicSurvey2023 reaffirms that a seasoned captain PM @narendramodi has smoothly navigated the economy through the rocky waters of the pandemic. When the world is suffering a slowdown, growth and optimism in all sectors show that India is set to emerge as a global superpower. Office of Mr. Anurag Thakur @Anurag_Office The economy is expected to grow at 7 percent (in real terms) for the year ending march 2023, this follows an 8.7 percent growth in the previous financial year. SPIRITUAL SPEAK Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth. —Buddha IN-DEPTH NEMESIS CATCHES UP WITH DUBIOUS SPIRITUALIST ASARAM BAPU emesis finally caught up with the self-spiritual guru Asaram Bapu who, at one time, had bigwigs dancing to his tune. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a Surat-based woman at his ashram in Gujarat. He was earlier sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 for raping a teen- aged girl from UP’s Shahjehan- pur in 2013. That Asaram was more of a criminal than a holy man was apparent from the way his goons attacked key witnesses, some of whom, including his doctor and cook, were shot dead. Asaram’s men had even tried to track down the 16-year-old victim from her hometown. It is shocking that despite his conviction thousands still be- lieve that Asaram is a pious man. It is some of these devotees who were involved in the kill- ings of key witnesses. The un- scrupulous guru, like many other spiritualists, exploited the gullible seekers of knowledge andputHindureligiontoshame. Sadly, such dubious gurus will keep popping up. TOP TWEETS N he Economic Sur- vey 2022-23 projects a robust image of the economy with the economy seen to be growing at 6.5 per cent in 2023-24 lower than 7 percent growth this fiscal. The economy is predicted to perform better once the Rus- sia-Ukraine war is over. The war, along with the pandemic, has been the biggest dis- rupter of the global economy and crippler of supply chains. In its latest report on World Economic Outlook the International Monetary Fund predicted a 6.1 growth in Indian economy in 2023 but said that India will grow at 6.8 percent in 2024. The IMF called India a bright spot and will grow fastest. The worst, Chief Econom- ic Adviser V. Ananth Nag- eswaran said, is behind us. However, due to recession in major economies could sup- press demand and global trade, the Indian economy could also be impacted. Ris- ing dollar and “strong domes- tic demand amidst high com- modity prices will raise In- dia’s total import bill and contribute to unfavourable developments in the current account balance,” the CEA said. At present the current account deficit (CAD) stands at 4.4 percent. If the CAD widens, the rupee will come under further pressure. On a brighter side the Eco- nomic Survey numbers, about which “the government has become more trans- parent”, instill hope about the country’s bright future. Two of the several standout points of the Survey are about increased expenditure on health which was about 2.1 percent of the GDP from 1.6 percent in 2021. Thrust on rural development is the other high point. Together with performance of other sectors they strengthen the hope for a bright future. ECONOMIC SURVEY’S CHEERY OUTLOOK The Economic Survey 2022-23 projects a robust image of the economy with the economy seen to be growing at 6.5 per cent in 2023-24 lower than 7 percent growth this fiscal T WHAT’S COOKING IN SITHA’S RASOI? ...WORKING CLASS EXPECTS A HEALTHY KHICHDI W It may be noted that there have been no changes in the Income-Tax rates since 2017-2018 and despite the introduction of the new tax regime in 2020-21, most people still go in for the old tax regime. This is one sector, where the working class will expect some relief and a big announcement ROBIN ROY The writer is Senior Journalist and former Managing Editor, First India l Those who possess health insurance can currently claim tax deductions up to `50,000 on the premium they pay under Section 80D. However, senior citizens are now eyeing the limit to be pegged at `1 lakh. l Senior citizens also are expecting the government to increase the basic Income-Tax exemption limit to `5 lakh from the current Income-Tax slab of `3 lakh. l Senior citizens hope that the government would raise the deduction against their medical expenses. Currently, senior citizens can avail of an annual deduction of up to `50,000 on medical expenses. WHAT SENIOR CITIZENS EXPECT Senior citizens may also be looking at issues and hoping that Sitharaman may consider their wishes too... Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union MoS for Finance Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, Pankaj Chaudhary and others pose for a group photo during Final Touch meeting of the Union Budget 2023 on Tuesday.

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6. IN THE COURTYARD ARMED FORCES CAN TAKE ACTION AGAINST THEIR OFFICERS FOR ADULTEROUS ACTS: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that armed forces can take action against their officers for adulterous acts, as it clarified the landmark 2018 judgement that decriminalised adultery. A five-judge Constitution bench said its 2018 judgement was not concerned with the provisions of the armed forces acts. The top court, on a plea filed by NRI Joseph Shine, in 2018 had struck down Section 497 of the IPC dealing with the offence of adultery, holding it unconstitutional. GIVE LETTER OF AUTHORITY TO CBI TO ACCESS FOREIGN ACCOUNTS: SC TO NIRAV MODI KIN New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested Mainak Mehta, the brother-in-law of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi who is an accused in the PNB fraud case, to give a “letter of authority” to CBI to access and probe his offshore bank accounts. The top court was hearing a CBI plea, filed through its Director, Banking Securities Fraud Branch, Mumbai, challenging the August 23, 2022 order of the Bombay High Court which had allowed Mehta to travel to Hong Kong and stay there for three months. SUPREME COURT TO HEAR IN MARCH PLEAS ON ELECTORAL BONDS SCHEME New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that it will hear in March a batch of pleas challenging the govt’s Electoral Bond scheme which allows for anonymous funding to political parties. A bench posted the matter for hearing in the third week of March. It also said that two other peti- tions —one raising the issue of bringing political parties under the RTI Act and other regarding the certification under the FCRA for political funding, are distinct from the case of the electoral bonds and will be heard separately. CHARGESHEET FILED AGAINST IS MAN FOR CONSPIRING TO RECRUIT YOUTH New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against an accused in a case related to a conspiracy hatched by proscribed Islamic State terror group, also known as ISIS, for recruitment of youth for terror activities in India, an official said. The chargesheet against Mohammad Mohsin Ahmad, a resident of Patna in Bihar, was filed in the special NIA court in Patiala House Court here, a spokesperson of the agency said. VERDICT RESERVED ON RANA AYYUB’S PLEA AGAINST SUMMONS IN PMLA CASE New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a plea of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued by a special court in Ghaziabad in the Prevention of Money Laun- dering Act (PMLA) case. A bench said it will pass orders on the plea. Enforcement Directorate (ED) has at- tached the journalist’s personal bank account in a bank at Navi Mumbai in which around Rs 1 crore was lying. INDIA JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 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 New Delhi (ANI): Late PM Indira Gandhi had “allowed” militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhin- dranwale to grow into a sort of Frankenstein monster and decided to “finish him off” when he reached the pinnacle, claims Lt Gen (retd) Kuldeep Singh Brar who led the 1984 Opera- tion Bluestar to flush out extremists from the Golden Temple. In the recent episode of ANI Podcast, the retired 1971 war veteran, Lt Gen (retd) Brar said, “No one wants an operation, but what do you do? Indira Gandhi allowed him to become Frankenstein. You could see every year what was happening. But when he reached the pinnacle, now finish him off, now destroy him. It’s too late.” He claimed that the then- political leadership had allowed the Bhindran- wale cult to flourish. “They had their own little problem support between Akali and Con- gress. They allowed this cult of Bhindranwale to continue,” Brar said. In the episode titled “Never before heard stories from the man who led Operation Blue Star” Lt Gen Brar re- called the situation of Punjab in the 1980s at a time when he said Bhin- dranwale was in full control of the state. “In the 1980s, let’s say 1982, 83, 84, things were very bad over there. There was no law and order at all. Lot of police were afraid of taking action against any- one because Bhindran- wale had become so powerful. He had become like a Franken- stein. His orders were the last orders,” he said. Lt Gen Brar said that law and order had completely collapsed in Punjab and the “feeling of Khalistan” was building up. “In the beginning of 1984, the feeling was very strong that they are going to declare Khalistan. The youth were without jobs. They had motorcycles and scooters and they roamed around with little pistols and revolv- ers. There were many gangsters. Law and order had totally broken down. The feeling of Khalistan was slowly building up. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was in full control of the state,” he said. Bhindranwale was the head of the Sikh re- ligious sect Damdami Taksal. He was killed along with his armed followers during Opera- tion Blue Star launched by the Indian Army at the Golden Temple com- plex. “Indira allowed Bhindranwale to become monster” OP BLUE STAR COMMANDER CLAIMS... Lt Gen (retd) Kuldeep Singh Brar. —FILE PHOTO Nitish Kumar not taking decisions on his own, claims Upendra Kushwaha Patna (Agencies): Dis- gruntled JD-U Parlia- mentary Board Presi- dent Upendra Kushwa- ha claimed that Nitish Kumar is not taking decisions on his own. He further said that forming the govt with the help of RJD was not the decision of Nitish Kumar. It was suggested by the leaders who surrounded him. “When Nitish went withRJDtoformgovtin Bihar, it was not his own decision. The candidate of Kurhani by-poll was not picked according to the choice of Nitish. He has publicly said that it was not the choice to se- lect the candidate of Kurhani. When Nitish left the RJD and went with BJP in 2017, it was not his decision as well. Nitish is taking decisions on the suggestions of leaders who are sur- rounding him,” Kushwaha said. “Such a situation is dangerous for the party . It is heading towards the end. Nitish Kumar is unable to take decisions on his own and doing it on the suggestions of others. Hence, I am appealing to Nitish Ji to start taking decisions at his personal level and save the party,” Kushwaha said. Upendra Kushwaha (C) addressing media in Patna, on Tuesday. I SEEK MY SHARE IN JD(U): KUSHWAHA Patna: JD(U)’s Upendra Kushwaha likened his rebellion to the challenge Nitish Kumar had thrown to Lalu Prasad three dec- ades ago. He maintained that he had “boundless reverence” for Nitish but said the latter was no longer able to exercise his own volition, resulting in JD(U)’s vulnerability. USE THROW HABIT OF NITISH: CHIRAG New Delhi: LJP (Ram Vi- las) leader Chirag Paswan on Tuesday mocked Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for his claim that he will rather die than realign with the BJP again, saying “use and throw” is part of his work culture and Nitish had made similar remarks in the past. K'taka Congress to exhibit BBC documentary Mysuru (Agencies): Karnataka Congress stated on Tuesday that itwillscreenthebanned BBC documentary, ‘In- dia: The Modi Question’ in the premises of its office in Mysuru city . Speakingtoreporters, KPCC Spokesperson M Lakshman stated that “BBC has thrown light onthetruth.BJPleaders themselves have been beating their chests that Modi had given direc- tions to kill Muslims.” “Like ‘Kashmir Files’, thisdocumentaryshould be exhibited all over the country . I request people of the country to watch the documentary . One should watch the docu- mentaryandlearnabout the dark face of PM Modi,” he said. “Arunachal govt’s priority is to uplift rural economy” Itanagar (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema K h a n d u has said that his government’s priority is to uplift the rural economy and the administration is promoting self-help groups (SHGs) through a liveli- hood mission, an official statement said on Tuesday . Khandu, on a two-day visit to Kra Daadi district, laid foundation stones for several impor- tantprojectsatPalinand Chambang on Monday . “If villages are developed,aconstituency ,district, state and the coun- trywilldevelop,”hesaid at a public meeting. It’s BJP manifesto for 2024 elections: Oppn PRESIDENT’S SPEECH President Droupadi Murmu with LS Speaker Om Birla, PM Narendra Modi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi proceeds to address joint sitting of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget Session. New Delhi (PTI): Op- position parties on Tuesday criticised the President’s address al- leging that the speech was like the “first chapter” of the ruling BJP’s manifesto for 2024 and key issues related to price control, communal harmony and women were “missing”. Congress chief Mall- ikarjun Kharge said it is the “government’s statement that has come through the Presi- dent” and there is noth- ing new in it. “If the govt is claim- ing that the country has progressed so much, then why do the poor people of the country continue to suffer due to unemployment and high inflation,” the Con- gress president said. TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien said that while it is “convention” that the President’s address is “written” by the government of In- dia, key issues were ab- sent in her speech. “As is convention, President’s Address to both Houses of #Parlia- ment is written by GoI. Any line in speech about controlling prices, creating jobs, strengthening (fiscal) federalism, promoting communal harmony, passing Women s Reser- vation Bill? Oh and 2 miserly lines about the North East,” said Brien. “IT WAS GOOD”, SAYS FAROOQ ABDULLAH New Delhi: National Con- ference (NC) MP Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday lauded the President Droupadi Murmu’s address to MPs of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha ahead of the commence- ment of the Budget Session of the Parliament, hailing it as a “good address”. “It was good. It was a good address,” Abdullah told ANI. SPEECH NOT ENOUGH TO SATISFY POOR: MAYAWATI Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday said the claims made by President Murmu on behalf of the Centre in her address are not enough to console people who suffer from poverty, inflation and unemployment. Mayawati lamented the absence of atmosphere required for peace, happiness and prosperity because of govt’s internal and economic policies. New Delhi (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was on Tuesday adjourned for the day after Finance Minister Nirmala Si- tharaman tabled the Economic Survey, 2022- 23alongwithHighlights and Statistical Appen- dix in the House on the first day of the Budget Session of Parliament. The House of Elders assembled briefly for transactionof govtbusi- ness followed by Presi- dentDroupadiMurmu’s address to both the Houses of Parliament together in the Central Hall of Parliament House. Soon after the Rajya Sabha assembled around 1 pm, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar read the obituary references to the passing away of ex-members of the House D Masthan and Sharad Yadav. Dhankhar also con- gratulated the Under 19 Women’s cricket team for a spectacular win at the U-19 T20 World Cup. India on Sunday defeat- ed England by seven wickets in T20 World Cup final to become the first women’s Indian cricket team to win a world championship. A copy of the Presi- dent address (both in English and Hindi) were later tabled by Sec- retary General PC Mody showing the Bills passed by the Houses of Parliament during the Two Hundred and Fifty- eighth Session of the Rajya Sabha and assent- ed to by the President. Finance Minister later laid on the table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Economic Survey, 2022-23 along with Highlights and Statistical Appendix. TheEconomicSurvey document, prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance and formulated under the supervision of the chief economic adviser VAnanthaNageswaran, will give insights into the state of the economy and various indicators in the current financial year 2022-23 (April- March) and outlook for the next year. The Economy Survey may also give some idea about the tone and tex- ture of the actual Budg- et for 2023-24, to be presented on Wednesday . FinMin Sitharaman tables Economic Survey 2022-23 Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Dr V Anantha Nageswaran addressing a press conference after tabling the Economic Survey 2023, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI Cryptocurrencies fail the test of being a financial asset UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FALLING FOR 3 FISCALS THROUGH 2020-21 New Delhi: The Economic Survey document on Tues- day showed labour markets in India have recovered beyond pre-Covid levels, with unemployment rates falling during the three financial years through 2020-21. “Labour markets have recovered beyond pre-Covid levels, in both urban and rural areas, with unemployment rates falling from 5.8 per cent in 2018-19 to 4.2 per cent in 2020-21,” it said. HOUSING URBAN AFFAIRS EXPENDITURE DECLINED IN 2022-23 New Delhi: Capital expenditure on Housing and Urban Affairs declined 32 per cent on a yearly basis in the first eight months of financial year 2022-23, the Economic Survey document showed on Tuesday. During the mentioned period of 2022-23, the capex spending on housing and urban affairs was Rs 11,000 crore as against Rs 17,000 crore same period last year. SURVEY SUGGESTS GOVT TO FOLLOW FISCAL PRUDENCE New Delhi: Amid expecta- tions of tax relief for middle class in Budget, Economic Survey has suggested that the government should follow the path of fiscal prudence as it will benefit all sections of society by keeping interest rates low. The Survey argued that fiscal discipline will ensure signifi- cant fiscal space for policy action in uncertain times. New Delhi: Crypto- currencies have no intrinsic cashflows to them and the latest collapse of the crypto exchange FTX exposes the vulnerabilities in such investments, the Economic Survey said. “The recent collapse of the crypto exchange FTX and the ensuing sell-off in the crypto markets have placed a spotlight on the vulnerabilities in the crypto ecosystem,” the survey said. It added crypto assets are “self-refer- ential instruments” and do not strictly pass the test of being a financial asset because it has no intrinsic cashflows. The survey also cited how US regulators have disqualified Bit- coin, Ether and various other crypto assets as securities.

7. INDIA JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 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 Promoted by Shree Salasar Oversease Pvt. Ltd. BHARAT JODO YATRA ENDS New Delhi: Taking a step forward towards realizing Prime Minis- ter Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Khadi for Na- tion’ and ‘Khadi for Fashion’, an exciting Mega ‘Khadi fashion show’, first ever on salt- pan covered white fields at ‘Rann of Kutch’ was organized by Khadi and Village Industries Com- mission on January 29. This mega event was the first such event of KVIC was first of its kind in the Rann of Kutch with the aim of popularizing Khadi among the youth in the country and abroad market, promoting cul- tural heritage and art, which was organised by the efforts with KVIC’s ‘Centre of Ex- cellence for Khadi’, to establish new dimen- sions of Khadi, to further promote the excel- lent design of Khadi garments-apparels, ac- cessories for Khadi fashion promotion, and to promote Khadi as a brand all over the world. Students of NIFT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat made the event more exciting by their way of performing the fashion catwalk in this Khadi fashion event. On this occasion, Manoj Kumar, Chair- man, KVIC informed that for the first time such an exciting Khadi mega fashion show has beenorganizedbyKVIC in ‘Rann of Kutch’, which will become a medium for Brand promotion of ‘Khadi’ and disseminate new de- signs among Khadi lov- ers, as well as it would be a source of inspira- tion in the efforts of Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi to fulfill the promises of a developed India, and take forward thevisionof ‘ AtmaNirb- har Bharat’. Spectacular ‘Khadi Fashion Show’ mesmerises audience ON WHITE RANN OF KUTCH Srinagar (PTI): ‘Sheen Jung’, handshake, a warm hug and lending a helping hand to push a car stuck in snow, Con- gress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had a fun time with cute moments in Kashmir, including a stroll on the banks of the Dal Lake here after the culmination of Bharat Jodo Yatra. After a hectic five- month and over 4000-kil- ometres of the yatra, which the Gandhi scion walked the most part of, he and his sister had fun times in Srinagar which wasenvelopedbyathick white carpet of snow. The duo had ‘Sheen Jung’ (snowball fight), strolled along the fa- mous Dal Lake on Mon- day evening, took photo- graphs of the snow and the lake and greeted people. A less than a minute video titled ‘Snow fights and a walk by the Dal lake with Pri- yanka’ on Rahul Gan- dhi’s YouTube channel, put out on Tuesday morning,showcasedthe fun times the Gandhis had after the culmination of the march with an opposition rally earlier in the day amid heavy snowfall. CRUCIAL READ New Delhi: At least 3 people died after a massive fire en- gulfed a residential building in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad on Tues- day. The fire broke out at an apartment in Ashirwad Tower, near Shakti temple in Dhanbad. The fire spread rapidly and the flames were visible from afar. Fire tenders have rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. A fire incident has also been reported from Kolkata’s Topsia. In Kolkata, a fire broke out at a footwear godown. Currently, 12 fire tenders are at the spot to douse the fire. No injuries have been reported as yet. New Delhi: The IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre on January 31, Tuesday issued a ‘Yellow’ alert for 11 districts of Tamil Nadu for the next two days. The IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre on Tues- day issued a ‘Yellow’ alert for 11 districts of Tamil Nadu for the next two days. Heavy rains, according to a Met Centre statement, are due to the depression prevailing over the southeast Bay of Bengal. Fishermen are directed not to venture into the sea for the next two days as strong winds are likely to blow. 3 DEAD AS MASSIVE FIRE ENGULFS BUILDING IN JHARKHAND’S DHANBAD YELLOW ALERT FOR 11 TN DISTRICTS, FISHERMEN ASKED NOT TO GO INTO SEA SMUGGLER HIDES GOLD BISCUITS IN ABDOMEN, HELD New Delhi: A man was arrested in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district for allegedly hiding gold biscuits, weighing over 900 grams and valued at over Rs 54 lakh, in his body cavity. The accused, Madai Mandal, was hiding eight gold biscuits inside his stomach. The weight of the gold biscuits, which were seized by the BSF, was 932 grams and their estimated market value was Rs 54,78,855. IPS OFFICER GIVEN ADDL CHARGE AS GUJARAT DGP Ahmedabad (PTI) Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Vikas Sahay has been appointed in-charge Director General of Police of Gujarat following the retirement of incumbent DGP Ashish Bhatia on Tuesday. A home department order said Sahay, a 1989-batch IPS office of the Gujarat cadre currently serving as the DGP (Train- ing) in Gandhinagar, will hold the additional charge of the state DGP. Artists performing the fashion catwalk in Khadi fashion event. CULTURE DISPLAY Dehradun (Uttara- khand) (ANI): Joshi- math disaster package announced by the Utta- rakhand government is the “best” so far, Badri- nath-Kedarnath Tem- pleCommittee(BKTC) Chairman Ajendra Ajay said on Tuesday . “The package recommended for the affected people in the meeting held by the High Pow- ered Committee (HPC) constituted at the gov- ernmentlevelregarding Joshimath is the best disaster package so far. Somewanttocreatehur- dlesinCharDhamYatra by resorting to bad prop- aganda,” he said. While speaking about the disaster packages, he said, “For the first time, a package of dis- placement and rehabili- tation is being prepared based on the advice and suggestions of the disaster-affected people.” Ajay, who attended the meeting, said that before preparing the package for the Joshimath land subsidence-affected people, a committee of local public representatives was constituted under the chair- manship of Chamoli’s District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana. “The suggestions of the committee were sent by the district administration to the government. In the governance, the HPC has given its in- principle approval on thesuggestionsreceived from the local people’s representatives and the affected,” added Ajay . Immediate relief was provided to the affected people due to the promptness and sensi- tivity of the Uttara- khand government led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, he stressed. Jamshedpur (PTI): A daily flight connecting Jamshedpur with Kolk- ata and Bhubaneswar was launched from this steel city on Tuesday by Civil Aviation Jyotiradi- tya Scindia and Jharkhand Chief Minis- ter Hemant Soren. IndiaOne Air, an Ahmedabad-based regional airline, will start operating a nine-seater Grand Caravan Ex (C208B) single-engine aircraftontheBhubane- swar-Jamshedpur-Kolk- ata-Jamshedpur-Bhu- baneswar route from Wednesday ,DeputyCEO of the company, Prem Kumar Garg, said. While the Jamshedpur- Kolkata part of the route will be operated under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN, the Bhubane- swar-Jamshedpur leg will be not. Addressing the inaugural function here, Soren said the dis- cussionhehadwithScin- dia during their meet- ingsaboutimprovingair connectivity in the state turned into reality with thelaunchof theflightin Jamshedpur. ShahhailsCAPFforwinning‘most-likedtableau’ New Delhi (ANI): Un- ion Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the Republic Day tableau of the Min- istry of Home Affairs’ Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) represented its collective pride and commitment. Taking to Twitter, Amit Shah said: “Con- gratulations to the team of CAPFs for winning the first prize in the most-liked tableau com- petition held among the ministries of the central govt at the Republic Day Parade 2023. The tableau they paraded manifested the collective pride and commitment of the CAPFs.” The tableau was declared best among central ministries and departments in the popular choice category at this year’s Republic Day paradewhiletheCentral Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was adjudged the best-marching contingent on Monday . Thetableaudisplayed the multidimensional role and valour of CAPF women personnel performing challenging duties. The CRPF was declared the best marching contingent among the CAPFs and other auxiliary forces. “Ministry of Home Affairs CAPFs tableau in Republic Day Parade 2023 declared the Best Tableau among Central Ministries/Depart- ments in the Popular Choice category. The tableau displayed the multidimensional role and valour of CAPF Women personnel performing challenging duties,” Press Information Bureau (PIB) tweeted following the results declared by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Multipoint connections work in Greater Noida nearly completes First India Bureau Greater Noida: The work of setting up multipoint connections in Greater Noida is in full swing by Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL). So far, multipoint implementation work in 18 societies has been nearly completed. Airline Karmachari and Mitragan SAS Ltd, Media Village SAS Lim- ited, Purvanchal Royal City, are some of the societies in which the installation of multipoint connections has been done. Reliance Jio launches 5G services in 34 more cities Mumbai (Maharashtra) (ANI): Reliance Jio on Tuesday announced the launch of 5G services across 34 cities spread across 13 states, taking the cumulative tally of the number of cities in the country having access to the company’s True 5G services to 225. This comes days after Reliance launched its services in six states of the north east namely, Shillong, Imphal, Aizawl, Agartala, Itana- gar, Kohima Dimapur. “Jio users in these cities will be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer, to experience Unlimit- ed Data at up to 1 Gbps+ speeds, at no additional cost, starting today,” a statement by the company said. Six cities in Andhra Pradesh, 1 in Bihar, 2 in Chhattisgarh, 2 in Har- yana, 1 in Karnataka, 2 in Maharashtra, 2 in Odisha, 2 in Punjab, one in Rajasthan (Ajmer) will receive the 5G services of the company from now on. Drunk flyer runs half-naked on flight; released on bail after arrest Mumbai (ANI): Mum- bai Police have arrested an Italian woman passenger for allegedly creating a ruckus mid-air on a Vistara Airline flight from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai. The passenger identified as Paola Perruccio was arrested by Sahar police early Monday morning after the flight landed in Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Ma- haraj International Air- port. She was later given bail by a court. As per police, the woman who was reportedly in- ebriated created a ruckus insisting that she be seated in business class despite being booked in economy. She also took off some of her clothes and walked up and down the aisle in a par- tially naked state as- saulting crew members. “We confirm that therewasanunrulypas- senger on Vistara flight UK 256. In view of the continued unruly conduct and violent behaviour,thecaptainissueda warning card and made adecisiontorestrainthe passenger,” a Vistara spokesperson said. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with his sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra offers prayers at Kheer Bhawani Durga Temple, Tulmulla Village, in Ganderbal on Tuesday. Jammu and Kashmir (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AICC General Secre- tary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited the Kheer Bhawani Durga Temple in Tulmulla, Ganderbal on Tuesday. The official handle of Congress tweeted that the brother-sister duo sought the blessings of the goddess for unity, prosperity and brotherhood in the country. The party representa- tive through the official handle of Congress stated, “Shri Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi visited Kheer Bhawani Temple in Sri- nagar to seek blessings for unity, brotherhood and harmony in India. Kheer Bhawani Temple holds a special place in the region’s spiritual heritage and serves as a symbol of unity and hope.” The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi concluded on Sunday with a flag-hoisting ceremony at the party office in Srinagar. RAHUL-PRIYANKA GANDHI VISIT KHEER BHAWANI DURGA TEMPLE JOSHIMATH ROW Disaster package best so far, says BKTC chief Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) Chairman Ajendra Ajay. —FILE PHOTO BY ANI Scindia inaugurates flight connecting Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Jamshedpur Civil Aviation Min Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually inaugurated a flight connecting Bhubaneswar, Kolkata and Jamshedpur on Tuesday. Amit Shah congratulates CAPF for winning ‘most-liked tableau’. NPCL officials during a survey of societies. FUN FROLIC! GANDHIS HAVE PLAYFUL TIME IN SRINAGAR NOTICES TO 134 SOCIETIES —PHOTO BY ANI

8. POLICE ENCOUNTER NEWS JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 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 Dholpur: Two more aides of dacoit Keshav Gurjar held Satyanarayan Sharma Dholpur: The Dholpur police arrested noted dacoit Keshav Gurjar and his two aides on Tuesday. The police officials have also recovered two weapons and more than 10 cartridges from their possession. “Dacoit Keshav Gurjar, his aide Bunty Pandit and Naresh Gurjar have been arrested and are being interrogated. The police had launched a search operation on Sunday night. After about 13 hours, a police encounter took place with the criminals near the Sohan Baba temple. Keshav Gurjar was shot in the leg and arrested. While Bunty Pandit and Naresh Gurjar were arrested on Tuesday near Mund Pura Ka Mala in the Bari Sadar area. Six teams were formed to nab the accused,” said DSP Manish Sharma. The police surrounded a vacant house from all sides and arrested both the dacoits in Dholpur. SEARCH OPERATION Copsattackedforarresting gangrapeaccusedinAlwar Manoj Parmar Alwar: Nearly a dozen policemen were injured after they were attacked by a group of people in Kishangarhbas area of Alwar district on Tuesday. The police officials had gone to arrest miscreants accused of gangrape. “As soon as we arrested the accused, nearly 50 locals attacked the policemen and started pelting stones. The cops anyhow entered into houses to save themselves. In the meanwhile, the miscreants also managed to escape from police custody. Nearly a dozen cops sustained minor injuries and a case has been against 50 to 60 people for hindering government work and voluntarily caus- ing hurt,” police said. As soon as we arrested the accused, nearly 50 locals attacked the policemen and started pelting stones. The cops anyhow entered into houses to save themselves. In the meanwhile, the miscreants also managed to escape from police custody. A case has been against 50 to 60 people for hindering government work. —Police official First India Bureau Jodhpur: The matches of IPL is likely to be held in Jodhpur this year. The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) is making efforts to add a new ven- ue in Rajasthan for the IPL matches. The matches will be played at Barkhatullah Stadi- um in Jodhpur if BCCI and IPL governing council gives its nod. The BCCI will send a team to Jodhpur for exploring the possibili- ties of holding matches in Jodhpur. The team will later submit its report to governing council of IPL. RCA President Vaibhav Ge- hlot and his team has gone good work to improve the ground. Re- cently, matches of Leg- ends League and Ranji Trophy were also held in Jodhpur. Notably, the SMS Stadium serves as a home ground for the IPL franchise Ra- jasthan Royals. How- ever, with IPL 2023 to be played on the home- and-awayformatagain, the RCA wants to have a few games at the Bar- katullah Stadium. Jodhpur may host IPL matches this year CRIC TALKS The RCA wants to have a few games of RR at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium —FILE PIC G20: Delegates start arriving in Jodhpur Rajeev Gaur Jodhpur: Jodhpur is all set to host the G20 summit. The G-20 Em- ployment Working Group meeting is being held in Jodhpur from February 2 to 4, for which guests have started arriving. Every in- tersection has been decorated. At Jodhpur airport, folk artists wel- comed the guests by playing drums and plates. Labour Ministry Secretary Aarti Ahuja told reporters at the airport that three themes have been identified. They are -- how financ- ing should be done for social protection, how social protection can be given to the workers of the second economy platform and how we can match skills all over the world and bring common terminology . Apart from this, there will also be a social event. Niwai Municipality auctions 16 plots in Shastri Nagar Ashish Aman Tonk: The auction of 16 plots in the Shastri Na- gar Residential Scheme was organized by the Municipality Niwai on the second day on Tues- day . Giving information, Chairman Dilip Israni said that 15 plots were auctioned on Tuesday at the auction site along with Executive Officer Mahima Dangi, Coun- cilor Parshuram Ku- mawat Nitin Chhabra, ParasPahadi,RamVilas Balai, and all the coun- cilors of the municipality in Shastri Nagar Housing Scheme. There was a lot of en- thusiasmamongthebid- ders regarding the auction. In which 21 bidders for 15 plots got receipts on the spot by giving a security amount of Rs 50,000. Dilip Israni said that the people should par- ticipate in maximum numbers in the scheme. Artistes in traditional attire welcoming the guests in Jodhpur. Enthusiastic bidders at the auction site on Tuesday. Saras raises price of gold milk by `1 in Ajmer First India Bureau Ajmer: The Ajmer Dairy has increased the rates of full cream milk by Rs 1. The gold milk will now be priced at Rs. 62 per litre. The rate increase will be applicable on half a litre, litre and six-litre pack- ing of gold milk. Along with this, the purchase price of milk produc- ers has been increased by 20 paise per fat from February 1, due to which the purchase price will increase by Rs 1.30 at an average of 6.5 fat per litre. “The cattle owners will get an average of Rs. 56.87 in the district on getting 800 kg fat and Rs 5 from Mukhyamantri Dugdh Sambal Yoja- na,” said Ramchandra Chaudhary. Retired army personnel shoots self in Jhunjhunu Manoj Tak Jhunjhunu: A retired army personnel shot himself dead in Gudha Gorji town of Jhunj- hunu district on Tues- day . Police informed the deceased, Rajendra (49), was mentally unwell for quite some time. The incident took place in Bass of Gumana village. Rajendra shot himself in the head with his licenced pistol and died on the spot. Two die in separate accidents in Barmer Mukesh Mathrani Barmer: Two people died in separate road accidents in the Bar- mer district. In one incident a driver died during a head-on collision between two trucks due to the dense fog. In another incident, a man died when the tractor hit him from the back- side. According to the information on Tuesday morning one truck was coming to Balotra. Po- lice said that due to the dense fog visibility was very low and due to this the truck head-on col- lided with another truck that was going to Gudamalani. Police said that the accident was so severe that the truck was totally damaged and the driver was badly stuck inside the truck. On getting informed police reached the spot and recovered the body. The injured were immediately taken to the hospital. Police identified the deceased as Mota Ram (27). CONDOLENCE MEET Senior journalist Amit Bhatt’s father Arun Bhatt passed away on January 29. A condolence meeting was held on Tuesday at his Nirman Nagar residence. Satish Poonia, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Pawan Arora, Ashok Lahoti, Vasudev Devnani, Jitendra Meena, Rakhi Rathore, Manoj Mudgal and many senior journalists reached to pay condolences and console the family. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

9. COURTESY MEET... RCA President Vaibhav Gehlot meets Congress leader Amit Dhariwal during his visit to Kota on Tuesday. Beginnings and Ends are a part of daily life - Only once we get an objective view, can we understand their place in our lives. —Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 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 First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has asked the Chief Secretary to present an affidavit in- forming what action was taken to improve the city’s cleanliness and address the problems of encroachment, traffic, parking and stray animals. The Court also asked the Municipal Corpora- tion that before presenting the affidavit in the Court, it should check the veracity of its facts. A division bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Shubha Mehta heard the matter related to making Jaipur a world class city and issued di- rections. During the hearing, amicus curiae Vimal Chaudhary said that there is no proper system of cleanliness in the city . On the other hand, on behalf of the Municipal Corporation, AAG Anil Mehta said that a sweeper has been appointed at a distance of every one kilometer and cleaning is done by machines also. At the same time, he informed, an inspector has also been appointed in every ward to monitor the scavengers. He said that the Mu- nicipal Commissioner is also making surprise visits to city areas. AAG also wanted to present an affidavit in Court. On this, the Court first asked to check veracity of facts of affidavit. The Court said that there isn’t enough cleanliness anywhere except Gandhi Nagar. Also,VIPs passthrough the area and the com- monmanremainsstuck in traffic jam for hours. Raj HC asks CS, JMC to submit an affidavit FOR A ‘WORLD CLASS’ CITY lll In the last hearing, the Court had asked the Municipal Corporation to get the city roads cleaned by machines during the day at night CS USHA SHARMA COMPLETES ONE YEAR IN OFFICE Usha Sharma:The no-nonsense ‘Marathon’ Chief Secretary! Rajendra Chhabra Jaipur: It has been one year on January 31, since senior IAS officer Usha Sharma took over as the Chief Secretary of the State. This one year has been full of ac- complishments and in this time frame, the biggest accomplishment has been implementing the e-filing system in State work. Over one decade, while serving the Government of In- dia, she has observed and experienced, firsthand, the benefits of e- filing and paperless work. Thus, as soon as she took over the reins of administration in Rajasthan, she decided to enforce this system and for one year, she was completely en- grossed in it. She chaired several meetings with Secretaries and other officers during which, she came across objections too. However, finally, on January 1, 2023, an official order was issued in the entire Secretariat to adopt e-filing. And now, within one month, almost 80 percent of the work of the Secretariat is being conducted through e- filing, although practi- cal problems are being faced in enforcing e-filing at the ministerial level and in the Finance Department. On the other hand, CS has taken it upon herself to get the system instilled in the offices of District Collectors and other important offices. According to knowledgeable sources, now Rajasthan has been included in the handful of Indian states where e- filing system is in use. Through this initiative, Usha Sharma has definitely added a golden chapter to the administrative history of the State for which, she will be remembered for a long time. Sharma has also worked to keep the administration ‘smart and swift’. During the tenure of a few former Chief Secretaries, lacu- nae, lackadaisical work ethics, and irresponsible behaviour in administrative work were observed. In fact, the Sec- retaries had started taking CS’s office ‘taken for granted’. To instill discipline, Sharma first ensured that officers reach their designated offices on time, and spend time in their offices. In the first few months, Sharma even had to give a verbal reminder to some senior officers. To lead by example, she reached office right at 9:30 AM every day! She also brought forward a new work culture of holding meetings through video conferencing (VC) and due to this, she stays in regular contact with Secretaries and keeps a constant vigil on their work. Through this monitoring and follow- up of works of various departments, Sharma has ensured her grip on the State work. But perhaps what is the most important as- pect of Sharma’s unre- lenting work commitment is that it has made other officers’ vigil, sincere and swift in their respective works. Due to these meetings, inter-departmental issues and problems are also being resolved quickly and easily . Infact,itisUshaShar- ma, who has started the system of regular close contact with District Collectors. She holds 2-3 meetings with District Collectors through VC every month and thus, she knows firsthand what work is being done at what pace in the field. Through this, even the Collectors have started being vigilant and serious towards their districts. Notably ,UshaSharma enjoys the complete trust and faith of CM Ashok Gehlot. CM surprised everyone when he reached Sharma’s chambers in May 17 and also gave a message to the State Bureaucracy on Usha Sharma’s importance. In response, Sharma has been working tirelessly, day and night, to keep CM’s trust in her, intact. Be it the implementation of budget announcements, orenforcingpartymani- festo, CS is carrying out herresponsibilitieswith immense commitment. When Umesh Mishra became DGP, Usha Sharma herself went to PHQ to congratulate him. This sowed the seeds of a new tradition that was immensely praised in bureaucratic and political circles. Interestingly, in the entire year, she has taken a leave only once. She has attended her office 300 days in 365 days of the past year. She comes totheofficeonSaturday- Sundayandgovernment holidays as well! Every day for Usha Sharma is a ‘meeting day’ and on average, she has chaired eight meetings per day, according to an estimate, she has chaired two andahalf thousand meetings in one year! Thus, Usha Sharma has created a record of sorts anditwouldn’tbewrong to term her the ‘Mara- thon CS’! Every day for Usha Sharma is a 'meeting day' and on average, she has chaired eight meetings per day, according to an estimate, she has chaired two and a half thousand meetings in one year! CM GEHLOT’S ‘CONFIDANTE’... LEADING BY EXAMPLE In fact, the Secretaries had started taking CS’s office ‘taken for granted’. To instill discipline, CS Usha Sharma first ensured that officers reach their designated offices on time, and spend time in their offices. In the first few months, Sharma even had to give a verbal reminder to some senior officers. To lead by example, she reached office right at 9:30 AM every day! She also brought forward a new work culture of holding meetings through video conferencing (VC) and due to this, she stays in regular contact with Secretaries and keeps a constant vigil on their work. Notably, Usha Shar- ma enjoys the complete trust and faith of CM Ashok Gehlot. CM surprised everyone when he reached Sharma’s chambers in May 17 and also gave a message to the State Bureaucracy on Usha Sharma’s importance. In response, Sharma has been working tirelessly, day and night, to keep CM’s trust in her, intact. According to knowledgeable sources, now Rajasthan has been included in the handful of Indian states, where e-filing system is in use. Through this initiative, Usha Sharma has definitely added a golden chapter to the administrative history of the State for which, she will be remembered for a long time. Usha Sharma First India Bureau Jaipur: The State Gov- ernment is further strengthening cyber security . The Centre for Cyber Security , Counter Terrorism and Anti-In- surgency are being set up in the State with an objective to curb these crimes and to make peo- pleawareof them.Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved Rs 18.40 crore to set up this Cen- tre and for equipment. Laboratories will be developed at different levels including State, Range/Commissioner- ate and District under this Centre with the CM’s ap- p r o v a l . The soft- w a r e will be developed in the lab for the State by contact- ing government agencies present in various states and countries for cyber security , crime intelligence, research and prevention. State Govt has opened cyber police stations in all Raj districts. Necessary equip- menthavebeenprovided to these police stations for probing crimes. First India Bureau Jaipur: The Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) is being strengthened in the State to ease the increasing traffic pressure on the roads and to curb road accidents. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved an additional financial provision of Rs 100.99 crore. According to the proposal, this system will play an important role in taking immediate action against drivers violating traffic rules and drunk driving on state highways and main roads in the state. Be- sides this, road accidents caused due to over speeding and overloaded vehicles will also be curbed. Recently, the State Govtt opened State Road Safety Institute at HCMRIPA. It is also proposed to constitute Rajasthan Public Transport Authori- ty under the Road S a f e t y Act. CM SANCTIONS `100.99 CRORE TO FORTIFY TRAFFIC MGMT SYSTEM n According to the proposal, this system will play an important role in taking immediate action against drivers violating traffic rules and drunk driving on State Highways and main roads in State n Besides this, road accidents caused due to over speeding and overloaded vehicles will also be curbed z Various works will be done under ITMS including automatic traffic monitoring and violation detection system, speed violation detection system, red light violation system, various signs, CCTV surveillance system, traffic monitoring centre and e-challan. z The main objective of ITMS is timely and efficient disposal of challans, controlling serious road accidents and bringing various departments of the state on a single platform with coordination for better functioning. OF IMMENSE HELP... Setting up this Centre for Cyber Security, Counter Terrorism and Anti-Insur- gency will help in updating about new malware, threats and viruses. Along with this, training will be imparted at the State-level lab for the latest updates about cybercrime. ABOUT ITMS `18.40 cr for Centre for Cyber Security IAS Aparna Arora gets addl charge of Edu Dept First India Bureau Jaipur: On Tuesday, senior IAS officer, Ad- ditional Chief Secre- tary of Education De- partment PK Goyal retired from service. Goyal was on the fifth senior most official in the bureaucracy of the State. He was han- dling the command of the Education Depart- ment from Au- gust-2021. Meanwhile, the additional charge of his post has been as- signed to Aparna Aro- ra, Additional Chief Secretary of Panchay- ati Raj Department. This is the first time in the history of Raj bureaucracy, when in the middle of the budget session, the leadership of Edu- cation Department, has been handed to an officer as an additional charge. The Budget Session is currently going on in the Assembly. There are about three and a half lakh teach- ers and employees and about one crore students in Depart- ment. Most of the schemes in budget are related to Education Medical Depart- ments. In fact, the Bu- reaucratic experts stress that the government should have appointed an equivalent IAS officer with full charge on this post immediately . The preparation of schemes related to education in budget is an important task and Education Minister, Dr BD Kalla MoS for Education, Zahida Khan have to answer the questions in the House and in absence of a full time official, any sort of confusion can come to the fore. ACS School Education Panchayati Raj (Elementary Edu) PK Goyal being felicitated by officers of Edu Dept on his retirement at Shiksha Sankul in Jaipur on Tuesday. Aparna Arora

10. www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/ thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 now is a magical blanket, it hides what's ugly and makes everything beautiful. And for sure fashion shows in the sea- son of crystalline water enhances the fashion. Snow- flakes are captivat- ing, and all of us love to stare at, it is right- ly said that snow makes our skin glow. And all fashion shows must always go on even when it snows. There is always someone who is willing to risk frost- bite to make a fashion statement in a mini skirt or bare skin. What trend do you fall into? See the best fashion-style looks in the snow below. Snow boots, unlike other types of boots, can come with a lot of fancy- sounding technology that might be difficult to understand. With that in mind, Marie Claire edi- tors offered their winter boot suggestions with me, and I looked through seemingly limitless possi- bilities to locate the snow boots that work best for you, no matter what your needs are. So, whether you're looking for a fash- ionable pair of ankle boots that can be worn to the office or on your snowy morning com- mute, or a high- p e r f o r m a n c e pair of snow boots that can keep your toes toasty when temps drop into the teens, this list has you covered. When you see turtle- neck sweaters on the clothes racks, you know it's getting cold outside. Sure, the thick, woolly tur- tleneck is a distinct style in its own right, but for everyday wear, companies have modernised the silhouette into so- called tissue turtlenecks, changing the classic into an attrac- tive, skin-skimming garment that can be as stylish as it is utilitar- ian. Take a look at our recommendations for the coolest turtlenecks to wear this winter. More than only for warmth, beanie caps are popular as an item that adds a charming touch to the wearer. In terms of fashion, the options accessible online are limitless. UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023 S

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