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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI
MANISH SISODIA
ARRESTED BY ED
DAY BEFORE HIS
BAIL HEARING
New Delhi: AAP leader Atishi is now Delhi govt’s minister for education and
her party colleague Saurabh Bharadwaj holds charge of health dept. The two
legislators took oath as ministers on Thursday. Delhi is unlikely to get a new
Deputy Chief Minister at this point, a charge earlier held by Sisodia. P5
New Delhi: In a major setback to the AAP, the
Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested
senior party leader Manish Sisodia on money
laundering charges in connection with its probe
into the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. P5
K KAVITHA TO
BE QUESTIONED
TOMORROW IN
LIQUOR CASE
New Delhi: K Kavitha, daughter of Telangana CM K
Chandrashekar Rao, will be questioned on Saturday
in Delhi liquor policy case. Enforcement Directorate
accepted her request to postpone the questioning,
which was scheduled to take place on Thursday. P5
2 NEW MINS JOIN DELHI CABINET, NEW DY CM UNLIKELY
SATISH KAUSHIK: APRIL 1956 TO MARCH 2023
The actor-director fell ill at Delhi farmhouse, dies of heart attack
New Delhi/Mumbai: Actor-
director Satish Kaushik was
at a farmhouse in Delhi’s
Bijwasan last night when he
started feeling unwell and
was rushed to a hospital in
Gurugram. Preliminary exami-
nation suggests that he died
of a heart attack and breathed
his last before he reached
the hospital, police sources
said. Nothing suspicious has
emerged in the investigation
into the 66-year-old actor’s
death, sources in Delhi South
West police said. Kaushik ar-
rived in Delhi on Wednesday
to celebrate Holi with his
friends. On Tuesday, he had
attended the Holi party at
Javed Akhtar-Shabana
Azmi’s Mumbai home
and posted joyful
photos on social media.
In one of life’s big-
gest ironies, Kaushik
celebrated a ‘colour-
ful, happy’ Holi just
two days back,
tweeted
pics.
PM MODI AND HM
SHAH CONDOLE
DEATH OF ACTOR
SATISH KAUSHIK
PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah
on Thursday mourned demise of noted actor-director
Satish Kaushik who passed away following a heart attack,
and extended condolences to his family and admirers.
Calling Satish Kaushik a creative genius, PM Modi said he
won hearts by his wonderful acting and direction.
‘Creative Genius’ no more
‘Panchamrut’
goal for Maharashtra
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Maha Finance Minister Devendra
Fadnavis and State Marathi Language Minister Deepak Kesarkar
during Budget Session of State Assembly, in Mumbai on Thursday.
OPS Study: Team
from Ktaka to visit
Raj on March 25
9 PCs in 9 States,
BJP will reply to
the Oppn’s letter
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A team from
Karnataka comprising
3 officers will visit Ra-
jasthan to learn about
the implementation of
the Old Pension Scheme
(OPS). The committee
is expected to reach
here on March 25. It is
the first BJP-ruled state
that appears to be will-
ing to implement OPS.
An official source said
following the employ-
ees’ demand, the Karna-
taka govt has set up a
committee led by ACS
to study OPS. More on P8
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Stung by a
letter from Opposition
parties to PM Modi al-
leging misuse of probe
agencies against rivals,
BJP has decided to
strike back through a
series of press confer-
ences in 9 States. The
meets have been organ-
ised in home states of
Oppn leaders who wrote
to PM Modi on Sunday,
like Delhi, Punjab, J&K,
Maharashtra, WB and
Kerala. Delhi MP Manoj
Tiwari held first PC in
New Delhi on Thursday
.
SANJIVANI SCAM
Not justified to snatch the “rights of
martyrs’ children” for relatives: Gehlot
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Amid the ongo-
ing protest by the wid-
ows of the jawans killed
in the 2019 Pulwama at-
tack, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Thurs-
day said that it is not
justified to give job to
“any other relative” by
snatching the “rights
of the children of the
martyr” while alleging
that the BJP is using
them for its “narrow
political interest”. Ge-
hlot asked if it is appro-
priate to give job to
“any other relative” of
the killed soldier by
“trampling upon the
rights of the children
of the martyr”.
CM Ashok Gehlot termed the demand
inappropriate in view of families of other
soliders who were killed in line of duty
The dependents of the martyrs of Pulwama
have already been helped according to the
rules of this package. There is perhaps no
such package in any other State for the families of the
martyrs. —Ashok Gehlot, CM
All the corrupt
people of the
country have
united and Arvind Kejriwal
is one of them. Together,
the nine leaders wrote
a letter to PM. Among
them are some who once
objected to a photo with
Lalu Yadav and today
they are hugging his son
Tejashwi Yadav.
—Manoj Tiwari, BJP MP
‘Sensitive’ CM gets
‘aggressive’, vows
justice for victims
CM Ashok Gehlot has
taken to Twitter after
Union minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat filed a
complaint before a Delhi
court accusing CM of de-
faming him with remarks
on Sanjivani Credit Co-
operative Society scam.
Tweeting victims’ videos,
Gehlot wrote that entire
fabric of dishonesty of
scam is being told by the
victims. Govt will send
everyone involved in this
scam to jail. Gehlot also
wrote, “In the name of
profit and relief, the game
of fraud in Sanjivani is
coming to fore. Both
investors and agents are
facing difficulties.”
Maha proposes `5,47,450 crore budget
with huge fiscal and revenue deficits
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis,
who is also the state’s
finance minister, on
Thursday
, presented the
state budget which is
also Shinde-led govt’s
first budget for 2023-24.
Budget is based on prin-
ciple of ‘Panchamrut’,
focusing farmers, wom-
en, youth, employment
and environment.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
 50% concession in State
buses and 1% discount on
stamp duty for women
 Over 700 Apla Dawakhana
dispensaries to be started,
free treatment will be given
 `5 lakh insurance scheme
for the traditional fishermen
with Centre’s assistance
 Mahatma Jan Arogya Sch
allocation raised to `5 lakh
 State farmers to now get
`12,000/year cash benefits
CRUCIAL READ
TOP COURT DISMISSES PLEA TO
OVERRULE A 2020 VERDICT
New Delhi: A petition under Article 32 of the
Constitution cannot be maintained to challenge a
binding judgment of the apex court, the Supreme
Court has said while dismissing a plea seeking
to overrule a 2020 verdict delivered by a five-
judge constitution bench pertaining to the land
acquisition Act.
IN TN, AIADMK, BJP
HAIL ALLIANCE
‘PARTNERSHIP WITH
INDIA PROMISING’
Chennai: AIADMK in TN
has announced it would
continue its alliance with
BJP for 2024 LS polls, amid
much tension with the ally.
The declaration, however,
came with a rider. “AIADMK
will head NDA in TN, BJP,
others should come under
us,” said D Jayakumar.
New Delhi: Calling India
and US partnership most
consequential, US Sec-
retary of Commerce Gina
Raimondo expressed her
optimism on India and
US relationship. Raimon-
do, who is on a visit to
India, will participate in
CEO Forum today.
Cricket, a
common passion
in India and
Australia.
—Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister
On the field, Australia
and India are compet-
ing to be the best in the
world. Off the field, we
are co-operating to
build a better world.
—Anthony Albanese,
Australian PM
Cricket diplomacy takes centrestage as PM Modi,
Albanese attend first day of India-Australia 4th
Test
A PERFECT PITCH!
 75 long years of friendship through
cricket with PM Modi, says Aussie PM
 “Memorable morning in Ahmedabad!”
PM Modi shares his magical moments
Moni Sharma
Ahmedabad: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi and Australian
PM Anthony Albanese
were greeted with loud
cheering and applause
as they took a lap of
honour at a stadium in
Gujarat’s Ahmedabad
on Thursday before
watching a cricket
match together. The 2
PMs waved at the
crowds as they took a
round of the Narendra
Modi stadium in a
“chariot” fashioned out
of a golf cart, before the
match.
PM Modi and Alba-
nese handed over Test
caps to their respective
team captains, Rohit
Sharma and Steve
Smith, and shook
hands with the
teams. They also
met players from
both sides and stood
along side them
when the national an-
thems of India and
Australia were sung.
INDIA IS LEADING
SERIES BY 2-1
Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese, Prime
Ministers of both the nations shared some light
moments with the respective and opponent
teams during the match. What apparently
became the biggest talking point was a selfie
snap of the duo. Australian PM clicked a selfie
with PM Modi in the stands and also shared it
on his Twitter handle. It was a chai par charcha
for them while the PMs watched the match.
In the Border-Gavaskar Tro-
phy, India is leading series
by 2-1. A win in the final
Test will ensure the team
qualifies for the final of
the ICC World
Test Cham-
pionship,
where they
will be fac-
ing Australia
in London
from June 7
onwards.
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
Spoke to the Deputy Prime
Minister and Defence
Minister of Australia, Mr @
RichardMarlesMP. India &
Australia share a compre-
hensive strategic partner-
ship and the call today was
an opportunity to reiterate
our commitment towards
further strengthening of our
defence cooperation.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
What an incredible moment
for cricket fans in & &
around the world! PM @
narendramodi with PM @
AlboMP at Narendra Modi
stadium, celebrating 75
years of friendship through
cricket in #Ahmedabad #Bor-
derGavaskarTrophy2023! A
game to remember!
PM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese with Indian captain Rohit Sharma and
Australian captain Steve Smith before the 4th Test match between India and Australia in the
Border-Gavaskar Trophy, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
PM Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese share lighter
moment during the India vs Australia 4th Test match.
PM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony
Albanese with (L) BCCI President Roger Binny, CM
Bhupendra Patel, Governor Acharya Devvrat and
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah watching the match.
SELFIES, CHAI, CHARCHA - MODI,
ANTHONY’S DAY AT STADIUM

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023
02
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Those visited
the City Park in Jaipur
post 9 am on Thursday
had to pay Rs 20 as an
entry fee. The Housing
Board has decided to
impose an entry fee for
the park’s upkeep, keep-
ing in mind the increas-
ing footfall and its pop-
ularity in the country
and abroad. Tourists
visiting the park have
welcomed the decision.
However, those visit-
ing the park between 6
am to 9 am will be
spared of the entry fee.
Even the parking
would be free. Children
up to 12 years of age
have also been exempt-
ed from being charged
the entry fee.
Housing Board Com-
missioner Pawan Arora
said that the entry fee
will be charged keeping
inviewthemaintenance
of City Park and main-
taining world-class fa-
cilities for the visitors.
For people’s conveni-
ence, cashless payment
canbedonebyscanning
the QR code at the ticket
window. Besides, people
can pre-book the tickets
as well through the City
Park RHB mobile appli-
cation. Arora said that
people can also get their
annual pass made for
just Rs 999. “They can
get a form for this from
the ticket counter or fill
it up online using the
app. Parking rates for
two-wheelers and four-
wheelers have been
fixed. For two-wheel-
ers (maximum 3 hours)
Rs 20 rupees and for
four- wheelers (maxi-
mum 3 hours) Rs 50
would be charged. Be-
sides, people will have
to pay for pre-wedding
shoots in the park,” he
said. Pre-wedding
shoots would be Rs
10,000 per day, shooting
of films or sops would
be Rs 50,000 per day.
Dinesh Tiwari
Jaipur: The protests by
the Pulwama widows in-
tensifiedonThursdayas
they sought justice from
the Ashok Gehlot-led
government by putting
grass in their mouths.
The widows urged
the Chief Minister to
meet them and accept
their demands.
They marched to-
wards the Chief Minis-
ter’sresidenceonThurs-
day where they were
stopped by the police.
BJP MP Kirodi Lal
Meena, who accompa-
nied the protesting wid-
ows at the spot, alleged
that the widows of the
soldiers killed in action
were insulted by the
state government.
“They have been sit-
ting here for 10 days.
They cannot meet the
Chief Minister who is
sitting in the Bunglow
onthetaxpayers’money
.
They want to meet the
Chief Minister. We don’t
want the movement to
be violent which is why
they have urged the
Chief Minister to meet
withgreengrassintheir
mouths,” Meena said.
A widow Sundari
Gurjar fainted after a
scuffle with the police
during the march to-
wards the Chief Minis-
ter’s residence.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The Depart-
ment of Mines has ex-
tended the amnesty
scheme till Sept 30, 2023.
Following the budget an-
nouncement, the benefit
of this scheme will also
be given to the outstand-
ing mining lease hold-
ers, quarry license hold-
ers and royalty contrac-
tors till March 31, 2022.
Additional Chief Sec-
retary (Mines) Dr Sub-
odh Agarwal informed
that the department has
started implementing
the announcements of
thebudget2023-24bypre-
paring an action plan.
“Orders have been is-
sued to increase the
scope and duration of
the departmental am-
nesty scheme. Along
with the interest waiv-
er, relief of a maximum
of 90 per cent and a
minimum of 40 per cent
has been given in the
principal amount ac-
cording to different
slabs,” Agarwal said.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The pleasant
weather has brought
relief to the power
companies. Power con-
sumption was about
600 lakh units less on
Holi. On March 1, 3,010
lakh units of electric-
ity were provided, and
on March 7, 2,362 lakh
units were supplied.
On March 8, 2,329 lakh
units of electricity
was supplied. Power
consumption de-
creased in many areas
due to rain. However,
officials said that the
demand would in-
crease and be between
2500-2600 lakh units.
Meanwhile, BK Agni-
hotri has been appoint-
ed Director, Finance at
RVUNL while DC Jain
as Director, Finance at
RUVNL.
Interestingly, Ra-
jasthan Electricity Reg-
ulatory Commission
(RERC) had granted
permission to RUVNL
to extend the power pur-
chase agreements (PPA)
with six wind projects
for five years.
Visitors pay `20 entry fee, welcome decision
FOR MAINTENANCE OF RHB CITY PARK
Visitors stand in queue to purchase entry ticket at City Park in
Mansarovar on Thursday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena, along with the widows of martyrs, tries to pass through police barricades
outside the Chief Minister’s residence in Jaipur on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
ACS (Mines) Dr Subodh Agarwal holds review meet with officials
including Avichal Chaturvedi, Gopal Singh, RK Meena, Dinesh
Goyal and others in Jaipur on Thursday.
Pulwama martyrs’ widows protest against the State Government
by putting grass in their mouths outside CMR on Thursday.
PROTESTS INTENSIFY OUTSIDE CM’S RESIDENCE
WEATHER BRINGS RELIEF TO DISCOMS
PULWAMA WIDOWS PUT GRASS
IN THEIR MOUTHS, SEEK JUSTICE
GOVT AMENDS
LAND POLICY TO
BUILD MARTYRS’
MEMORIALS
Jaipur: The municipal
bodies will be able to allot
land for the construction
of memorials of martyred
army jawans in Rajasthan.
The State Government
amended the land allotment
policy, following which, the
Urban Development and
Housing Department issued
an order to this effect.
The concerned municipal
bodies will be able to allot
land of 500 meters. A
digitally signed order was
issued after approval from
the state cabinet in this
regard. Notably, the Army
Welfare Department has
sent a proposal to Urban
Development Housing
Department and a decision
was taken on the same by
the cabinet. According to
the orders, the local body
will give land to the District
Army Welfare Officer and
then the land will be allot-
ted at the birthplace of the
martyred jawan.
COURTESY VISIT
State BJP
President
Satish
Poonia pays
courtesy visit
to Governor
Kalraj Mishra
and presents
a bouquet, at
Raj Bhavan
in Jaipur on
Thursday.
Governor Kalraj Mishra meets a delegation of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers at Raj
Bhavan on Thursday.The delegation was led by Director General of Harishchandra Mathur
Institute of Public Administration, Hemant Kumar Gera, which included Indian Ambassador to
South Sudan (Juba) Vishnu Kumar Sharma, Director in the Ministry of External Affairs Madan
Lal Raigar, Deputy High Commissioner to Australia Sunit Mehta and Regional Passport
Officer of Jaipur Neetu Meharda Bhagotia.After visiting the Raj Bhavan, the IFS officers also
met Chief Secretary Usha Sharma at the State Secretariat on Thursday.
Drop in power demand due
to Holi, 600L units saved
BK Agnihotri
new Dir, Finance
at RVUNL; DC
Jain at RUVNL
Domestic demand likely
to increase this summer,
RUVNL begins work
ACTION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST
NEGLIGENT ENGINEERS: PHED
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Power de-
mand is likely to
shoot up this sum-
mer. Apart from
farmers and indus-
try, there would be
an increase in do-
mestic demand. Of-
ficials are engaged
in preparations af-
ter a report from the
central agency re-
garding increased
power demand. Ra-
jasthan Urja Vikas
Nigam Limited has
started prepara-
tions for next year
and has sought de-
mand estimates
from all three dis-
coms. Month-wise
report of power pro-
duction has been
sought from Ra-
jasthan Vidyut Ut-
padan Nigam. Based
on the report, the
meeting of the En-
ergy Assessment
Committee will be
held soon.
Jaipur: Additional Chief Secretary (PHED) Dr Subodh
Agarwal on Thursday reviewed the works and projects
of the Public Health Engineering Department and gave
necessary directions to the officials. During the meeting,
Dr Subodh Agarwal directed the officials to issue notices
to engineers concerned for negligence in duty. “The
engineers who remain negligent in taking action against
illegal water connections and illegal boosters will be
given a notice. The engineers of districts which reported
less than 30 per cent progress under JJM will be charge-
sheeted,” informed a source. —Naresh Sharma
Mines Dept extends amnesty scheme till Sept 30
Store/MCSG/2022-23/10458 Dated : 27.02.2023
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HARYANA MURDER: OWAISI GIVES `1.5L
EACH TO FAMILIES OF JUNAID, NASIR
Jaipur: In an update on the brutal day-light murder of Junaid
and Nasir, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi has come forward
to help the families of the victims. Financial assistance of Rs
1.5 lakh each was given to the families of both the deceased.
AIMIM convenor and Bharatpur in-charge have declared to
bear the entire expenses of Junaid’s daughter’s marriage.
The office representatives of AIMIM Rajasthan visited
Ghatmika on Thursday. Nasir and Junaid, both residents of
Ghatmeeka village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, were
allegedly abducted by cow vigilantes and their bodies were
found inside a burnt car in Loharu in Bhiwani in Haryana.
NEWS DIGEST
50% concession for scribes
in RTDC hotels: D Rathore
First India Bureau
Ajmer: Chairman of
the Rajasthan Tour-
ism Development Cor-
poration (RTDC) and
Minister of State
Dharmendra Rathore
said on Thursday that
the State Government
is determined for the
development of Ajmer.
Rathore was talking to
journalists in “Meet
the Press Club” pro-
gramme at Ajaymeru
Press Club.
He also announced
50 per cent concession
on the bill of accom-
modation in RTDC ho-
tels. He said that jour-
nalists will get this
concession at RTDC
hotel on showing their
identity cards at the
reception.
Rathore said, “The
facility of Ajmer City
Darshan tourist bus
will be made available
to domestic and for-
eign tourists in Ajmer.
Chief Minister Gehlot
has done the best co-
rona management
which has been
praised worldwide.
The Congress govern-
ment has provided re-
lief to the common
people by giving a cyl-
inder for Rs 500.”
Dharmendra Rathore offers water to Upen Yadav, helping him
break the fast at SMS Hospital in Jaipur on Thursday. Rathore
also assures to discuss demands with CM Ashok Gehlot.
5,150 visitors
purchase tickets
on the first day

First India Bureau
Jhunjhunu: A pickup
collided in an accident
between Seshu stand
and the Kulhariyon Ki
Dhani area in the Bis-
sau region of Jhunj-
hunu on Thursday
. The
two bike-ridden youths
died on the spot.
According to police,
Mangal Chand Ghawal
and Gulab Lohar were
on their way to the vil-
lage from Bissau on
their bike. On the way,
between Seshu Bus
Stand and Kulhari Ki
Dhani, there was a col-
lision with a pickup
coming from Jhunj-
hunu road. The colli-
sion was so severe that
both died on the spot.
Meanwhile, Sand-
eep Jat was injured
when another bike
running behind the
pickup also went out
of control. The bodies
of both deceased were
handed over to rela-
tives after getting the
post-mortem.
RAJASTHAN
03
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In a quarterfi-
nal match of the ongo-
ing Press Premier
League-2023,FirstIndia
blue booked the semi-
final berth by defeating
SiyasiBharatby6wick-
ets at Soni stadium on
Thursday
. First India
Blue opted to field after
winning the toss and
restrictedSiyasiBharat
on a low score of 126.
For First India Blue,
DevendraSinghbowled
a brilliant spell and
took 4 wickets. With
quick-fire batting of
Bharat Dixit (41) and
Gajraj Singh Bhati (36),
the Blues chased down
the target in 15.4 overs.
The Blues are now fo-
cused to steal the show
in semi finals.
First India Blue book semi-final berth
Raj Min distances self from son’s tweet
RAINS LASH PARTS OF RAJASTHAN
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Light to moder-
ate rain and thunder-
showers occurred in
parts of eastern Ra-
jasthan in the last 24
hours, the Met officials
informed on Thursday
.
Till 8.30 am on Thurs-
day, 25 mm rain was re-
cordedinMtAbu,14mm
in Baran’s Kishanganj,
10 mm in Jaipur, 10 mm
in Abu Road, 9 mm in
Jhalawar, and 7.3 mm at
Jaipur airport, said the
official. He further add-
ed that 6 mm rainfall in
Kota’s Sangod, 6 mm in
Jhalawar’sJhalrapatan,
6 mm in Bundi’s Patan, 6
mm at Sarada in
Udaipur, 5 mm in
Pindwara,and 5 mm in
Kota’s Ladpura was also
recorded.
Many other places re-
corded rainfall ranging
from 1 mm to four mm,
the Met official added.
—with PTI inputs
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Usha Sharma on
Thursday took stock of
the damage caused by
rain and hailstorm in
the state for the last two
days from all the Divi-
sional Commissioners
and District Collectors
through video confer-
ence at the secretariat
and a feedback about
the loss suffered. She
instructed the officials
to get a special survey
done within a week to
assess the damage and
send the report to the
disaster management
so that the government
can provide quick re-
lief to affected farmers.
Sharma said that the
state government is
very sensitive about the
loss caused to the farm-
ers. She directed the
District Collectors to
personally send the of-
ficers concerned to the
field for a special sur-
vey and geo tagging.
CS instructs officials to
assess crop damages
Tigress T-134 from
Ranthambore TR
shifted to Sariska
CS Usha Sharma during the review meeting on Thursday. Aparna
Arora, PC Kishan, and Vishwamohan Sharma are also seen.
Locals gathered on accident spot after the incident on Thursday.
The people of the village told that both were very close friends.
First India Blue’s Mahipal Singh, Vinod Sharma, Kartikey Singh,
Garvit Narang, Bharat Dixit, Pawan Bagra, Devendra Singh,
Mukesh Bagra, Nirmal Tiwari, CP Sharma, Vikas Sharma, and
Rahul Faujdar with happy faces after reaching into semi-finals
of PPL-2023 at Soni Stadium, Hathoj on Thursday.
Light rain in Jaipur city turned the weather
pleasant for tourists and locals. Two visitors
enjoying the mesmerising view of Albert Hall on
Thursday. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
6 bike-ridden die in 3 separate
road mishaps across Rajasthan
RBSE class 12th exam starts, CM
Gehlot extends wishes to students
Sikar: A speeding truck rammed over a bike coming from
the front in the Dantaramgarh area of the district. Two
people riding the bike died on the spot in the accident. The
accident was so horrific that both the bike riders fell several
feet away due to the collision with the truck. The driver fled
leaving the truck behind after the accident. On receiving in-
formation about the incident, Dantaramgarh police reached
the spot and both bodies were kept in Dantaramgarh CHC
through an ambulance. The deceased have been identified
as Sunil Dhaulasari and Richpal Badhal, the police said.
Bharatpur: Two bike-ridden youths collided with a car in an
accident near Dhormai Depot in the Udyog Nagar area of the
city. The two youths died on the spot, while the car driver
fled from the accident location after the collision. On receiv-
ing the information, the Udyog Nagar police station reached
the spot and handed over the dead bodies to the relatives
after conducting a post-mortem at the district RBM hospital
mortuary. As per the relatives, Indrajit and his partner
Vishnu were coming from the village when a car coming
from the front near Dhormai depot hit their bike harshly,
severely injuring the two.
First India Bureau
Hanumangarh: Acting
on the instructions of
the ACB HQs, the Hanu-
mangarh unit held
Kaushalya Patwari for
accepting a bribe of Rs
2,000 from the complain-
ant. Kaushalya Patwari
is posted at Lakhuwali,
Joravarpura, gram pan-
chayat Mainawali.
Additional DG of ACB
Hemant Priyadarshy in-
formed that a complaint
was received that Kaush-
alya is demanding a
bribe of Rs 2,000. On this,
the complaint was veri-
fied by Ravindra S Shek-
hawat, Dy SP of ACB
Hanumangarh unit, on
Thursday
. And Kaushlya
was caught red-handed
for accepting the bribe.
Jaipur (FIB):Sachin
Pilot will be on Karauli-
Tonk tour for two days
on March 10 and 11. He
will reach Nayagaon in
Mandrayal at 1.30 pm
on Friday where he will
pay homage to the late
mother of Minister
Ramesh Meena.
After reaching Tonk
at5pm,hewilltakepart
in the local program of
Ward 59 and will attend
localprogramatNawab-
pura on March 11.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The RBSE class
12th board examination
started on Thursday
with the Psychology
exam conducted on first
day
. The exams will con-
tinue till 12th April, in
which over 10.31 lakh
students will appear.
CM Ashok Gehlot en-
couragedthecandidates
by tweeting and said,
“Best wishes to all the
students going to sit for
the 12th examination.
The state govt is ready
for proper management
of the examination.
Dear students, give the
examination with focus,
alertness and positive
thinking.”
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Tigress T-134
from Ranthambore
was released on
Thursdaynightinthe
Tehla area of Sariska
forest in Alwar. The
tigress will be now
identified as ST-30 in
Sariska.Withthis,the
number of tigers has
increased to 28 in Sa-
riska. There are 14 ti-
gresses, 8 tigers and 6
cubs. Earlier, ques-
tions were raised on
shiftingTigressST-29.
CCF RN Meena,
DFO DP Jagawat and
Dr Deendayal Meena
arrived from Sariska
with the staff. Tigers
and tigresses brought
from Ranthambore
areST1,ST2,ST3,ST
4, ST 5, ST 6, ST 9, ST
10,ST16andST29,ST
30.Someof themhave
died but their num-
bers are increasing in
Sariska. A few days
ago, 2 cubs were spot-
ted. T-134 will be re-
leased into Tehla af-
ter keeping it in en-
closure for a few days.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Minister Vish-
vendra Singh disa-
grees with the rhetoric
of his son Anirudh
Singh. Anirudh Singh
had tweeted on Rahul
Gandhi, alleging that
Gandhi insulted the
country
.
Talking on the issue,
Vishvendra Singh said,
“Such statements
should not be linked to
me. I neither agree nor
have any connection
with these statements.
The tweets may have
his personal views.”
On Wednesday, Min
Vishvendra Singh’s
son Anirudh has criti-
cised Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi while ac-
cusing him of speak-
ing against the country
on foreign soil.
“He has gone bonk-
ers. Who insults one’s
own country in another
country
. Or perhaps he
considers Italy his
homeland,” he tweeted.
2 RELATIVES DIE AS BIKE RAMS INTO TRUCK
RAIN STOPS QF OF
FIRST INDIA RED VS
MAHANAGAR TIMES,
MATCH RESUMES TODAY
BIKE COLLIDES WITH CAR, 2 YOUTH DIE ON SPOT
Lady patwari in ACB net for
taking bribe of `2K in H’garh
Sachin Pilot on
2-day tour ofTonk,
Karauli from today
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
Education, initiation, good
luck! Best wishes to all the
students who are going to
appear for the 12th class
examination from Rajasthan
Secondary Board today. The
state govt is ready for proper
management of the examina-
tion. Dear students, best
wishes for a bright future.
Jaipur: In another quarter-
final match of First India Red
Mahanagar Times the rain
affected the play at KL Saini
Stadium on Thursday. The
Mahanagar Times, scored 22
runs at the loss of one wicket
in 2.5 overs but the match
had to be stopped in the
middle due to heavy rain. The
game will resume on Friday.
YOU READ IT IN FIRST INDIA ON MARCH 09, 2023.
Forest officials tranquilising
T-134 before shifting it to
Sariska on Thursday.

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Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
From 2014 to 2023, the government
has infused ₹2 lakh crores towards
the building of the National Highways
in the State of Karnataka. Connecting
cities, Accelerating progress:
Building a brighter future with
#Bengaluru_Mysuru_Expressway.
#PragatiKaHighway #GatiShakti
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
Sh Satish Kaushik was an acclaimed
actor director who scripted some
of the most memorable cinematic
works of our time. He tickled fans with
humour his art will live on through
his filmography. My condolences on his
demise to his family well wishers.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
He who walks in the
eightfold noble path
with unswerving
determination is sure to
reach Nirvana.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
OMINOUS CLOUDS
LOOM OVER KCR
AND KAVITHA’S
ELECTORAL DREAM
elhi’s liquor policy
investigation has
reached the doorstep
of Telangana Chief
Minister K Chan-
drasekhar Rao and president of
the Bharat Rashtra Samithi
(BRS) with the Enforcement Di-
rectorate summoning his daugh-
ter K Kavitha for interrogation.
Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia is already in
Tihar jail in connection with the
scam. His attempts to seek bail
have failed.
The ED’s move to Telangana
does not augur well for KCR, his
daughter and their national as-
pirations. As has been the fate of
several opposition leaders Kavi-
tha’s arrest can’t be ruled out.
With Telangana elections due
later this year her arrest will not
only be a setback for BRS but
will also give the BJP, which is
desperate to grab power in the
southern state, an upper hand.
The BJP which is in power in
Karnataka is expecting another
electoral victory this year. A
win in Telangana will make it
easier for the party to further
expand its footprints in Tamil
Nadu and Kerala.
TOP TWEETS
D
fter several failed
attemptsatcricket
diplomacy with
Pakistan, India
and Australia
launchedadiplomaticeffortat
Narendra Modi stadium in
Ahmedabad where the final
Test of Border-Gavaskar Tro-
phy began on Thursday
. After
distributing caps to their re-
spective captains Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi and his
Australian counterpart An-
thony Albanese watched the
proceedings on field while
probably discussing ways to
strengthen their mutual ties.
The Prime Minister later
tweeted, “Cricket, a common
passion in India and Austral-
ia! Glad to be in Ahmedabad
with my good friend, PM @
Albo MP to witness parts of
the India-Australia Test
match. I am sure it will be an
exciting game.” Anthony
tweeted about celebrating 75
yearsof friendshipwithIndia.
Level of India’s friendship
with Australia is already
high. The two countries
signed an Economic Coopera-
tion and Trade Agreement in
2022. Both are members of
QUAD to counter China’s ag-
gressive moves in the South
China Sea and are close stra-
tegic partners. Albanese’s
visit to INS Vikrant is proof.
Both the countries are keen
on cooperating in the field of
renewable energy
. For India,
Australia is important as it
backs its candidature in the
UN Security Council. India is
Australia’s ninth largest
trading partner. During his
current visit the Australian
Prime Minister, so also India,
will seek to strengthen ties.
In Anthony Albanese’s
case the cricket diplomacy
can only further cement
their friendship. It is unlike
India’s diplomatic overtures
to Pakistan which could not
agree on peaceful relations.
So much so, cricketing ties
between two neighbours lie
broken as Pakistan cannot
eschew violence against
India.
USING CRICKET
TO CEMENT TIES
After several failed
attempts at cricket
diplomacy with Pakistan,
India and Australia
launched a diplomatic
effort at Narendra Modi
stadium in Ahmedabad
A
VIABLE RESOLUTIONS
UKRAINE CATACLYSM
fter a little over one year of
war, Russia controls 125 thou-
sand square kilometers of
Ukrainian territory
. Yes, one
fifth of Ukraine is under Rus-
sia’s control. With Donbas
almost entirely destroyed,
Zelenskyy confirmed in an
interview that 20% of our
territory is under the control
of the occupiers.
With the help of Wagner
Group,Russiahascomecloser
to surrounding the city of
Bakhmut, considered to be
strongest fortress in Donbas
Region. In my analysis, the
onlyoptionforUkrainenowis
tomakeaplannedandfighting
withdrawalandselectanother
line for battle in depth areas.
The only thing lying in the
favour of Ukraine is the na-
ture of urban warfare where
the defender holds the capa-
bility to fight for prolonged
years with minimal resourc-
es compared to the where-
withal of the attacker.
During the first half of the
last year into this war, ques-
tions of timelines and suc-
cesses were often put aside
under intense pressure to
arm Ukraine to fight. All
most all NATO states, in uni-
son, shared the common con-
cern of enabling Ukraine to
defend itself against the Rus-
sian onslaught.
However, today, thoughts
are turning towards the long-
term prospects of the battle,
and a gradual realisation is
seeping into many EU part-
ners.Unfortunately
,divergent
interests among the western
coalition will become more
pronounced with the passage
of time.WhileeasternEurope
may be willing to sustain the
war for several more years,
Western European states may
be wary of extending the con-
flict for economic costs and a
second winter.
So, in my opinion, the pos-
sible resolutions that may set-
tle the warring factions could
be just four as any negotiated
peace looks a long way off
with countries selling weap-
ons wish the pot to continue
boiling in their own interest.
INVADER SUCCEEDS
If Russia pulls off a massive
breakthrough in the East be-
fore Ukraine re - stabilizes
with western support in a
few weeks, or if counterof-
fensive by the defender fails
against unmatched superior-
ity of Russia, a ceasefire may
be promulgated to retain
what has been occupied and
captured. However, seeing
the speed of operations, it
may not be feasible unless
fresh mobilisation is ordered
and may be China decides to
move in to support its ally
.
QUANTUM LEAP
BY UKRAINE
Should Ukraine manage to
assemble adequate numbers
of western tanks and combat
vehicles it hopes to use after
the spring season eases, to
smash through Russia’s de-
fensive lines and recapture
important cities of Donbask
and may be, cut through the
land linkage of Crimea from
Russian mainland, it shall
force the aggressor to come to
negotiating table to avoid a
prolonged war and strength-
en its economy
. The worry is
that this option is purely op-
timistic and may take many
more months of conflict be-
fore Moscow allows a dramat-
ic change in its war strategy
.
SHATTERED AND
DEBILITATED WEST
Putin anticipates he can in-
volve NATO in a long drawn
conflict that will wear them
out militarily and economi-
cally. The cracks are visible
in EU unity over Sanctions
against Russia within one
year. Can the Europe witness
another winter without en-
ergy is the major question.
To top it all, what if Biden
looses election in 2024? Sup-
port to Ukraine may just take
a back seat in US policy
. As it
is, continued European war,
in my thinking, is not a fa-
vourable issue in presiden-
tial elections.
NEW LEADERSHIP
Wars are unpredictable. It is
often seen that failure to
achieve pre meditated victo-
ry often asks for change in
leadership. Ukraine may
soon reach there if west’s
support in supplying war
equipment dilutes or fails, or
the country under Zelenskyy
does not achieve a break
through against the attacker.
AsforRussia,thesamemay
not be true. Though, Putin is
probably in the weakest posi-
tionhehaseverfaced,butstill
his grip on the Kremlin and
thecountrymenremainsrath-
er strong. Suppose, as a wild
thought, if Putin were to be
ousted, it is hard to believe
that his successor would
change the policy on Ukraine.
It is visible that disappoint-
ment against NATO policies
on Ukraine is growing in Eu-
rope as the war drags on.
Many EU leaders are advocat-
ing shunning ties with US
Britain and moving closer to
Moscow because of geo-
graphical contiguity
. Even US
appears concerned about the
growing costs and the risks to
its economy posed by pro-
longed conflict which are
now outweighing the bene-
fits. Sooner than later, the
war is likely to end in the fa-
vour of the Russians.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
A
It is visible that
disappointment against
NATO policies on Ukraine
is growing in Europe as the
war drags on. Many EU
leaders are advocating
shunning ties with US
and Britain and moving
closer to Moscow because of
geographical contiguity.
Even US appears concerned
about the growing costs and
the risks to its economy
posed by prolonged conflict
which are now outweighing
the benefits. Sooner than
later, the war is likely to
end in the favour
of the Russians
After a little over one year
of war, Russia controls
125 thousand square
kilometers of
Ukrainian territory.
Yes, one fifth of Ukraine
is under Russia’s control.
With Donbas almost
entirely destroyed,
Zelenskyy confirmed
in an interview that
20% of our territory is
under the control of
the occupiers
COL ANUPAM JAITLY (R)
The writer is defence expert, motivational
speaker and corporate trainer

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Crucial
KARNATAKA BRIBE:
BJP MLA APPEARS
BEFORE LOKAYUKTA
Bengaluru: Karnataka
Lokayukta police are con-
templating to challenge
the granting of bail to
BJP MLA Virupakshappa
Madal in the Supreme
Court in the alleged bribe
for tender scam, sources
stated on Thursday. The
sources also revealed
that the investigating
officers have held meet-
ings with the Lokayukta
Justice B.S. Patil in this
regard has already begun
the preparations. The
matter is coming before
the Karnataka High Court
on March 17.
MORBI: OREVA YET TO
PAY 1st INSTALLMENT
TO VICTIMS KIN
Ahmedabad: Oreva
Group is yet to release
the first installment of
compensation to victims
of the Morbi Bridge sus-
pension bridge collapse,
the Gujarat High Court,
which has initiated a suo
motu case in the tragedy,
was told on Thursday. A
suspension bridge over
the Machchhu River
collapsed on October 30,
killing 135 people, includ-
ing 35 children. As Oreva
Group Director Jaysukh
Patel’s counsel told the
court that as he is in jail.
MINING: CBI COURT
ORDERS DETAILS
FROM TO 4 NATIONS
Bengaluru: A special
Central Bureau of Inves-
tigation (CBI) court here
has ordered the issuance
of letters of request to
authorities in Switzerland,
Singapore, Isle of Man
and UAE to furnish details
of mining baron and
former Karnataka minister
Gali Janardhan Reddy’s
money trail in connec-
tion with the multi-crore
illegal mining case. In the
order passed on March
4, special judge for CBI
cases Chandrakala had
ruled this.
“CHECK ILLEGAL
EXTRACTION OF
GROUNDWATER”
New Delhi: The National
Green Tribunal NGT has
sought a factual report
from a panel on alleged il-
legal extraction of ground-
water by Mitsui Kingzoku
Components India Pvt Ltd
in the industrial town of
Bawal in Rewari District
of Haryana. The NGT was
hearing a petition claiming
the project proponent
(PP) was violating the
conditions of the Central
Ground Water Authority’s
(CGWA’s) no objection
certificate (NOC).
New Delhi (ANI): Lok
SabhaSpeakerOmBirla
will lead an Indian Par-
liamentary delegation
(IPD)tothe146thAssem-
bly of the Inter-Parlia-
mentary Union (IPU) to
beheldinManama,Bah-
rain from March 11-15.
According to an offi-
cial statement, Birla
will meet IPU president
Duarte Pacheco on
March 10 and discuss
matters of mutual inter-
est. Later in the even-
ing, Birla will interact
with members of the
Indian community in
Manama. On March 11,
the Indian Parliamen-
tary delegation will par-
ticipate in the Asia Pa-
cific Group meeting of
the IPU. Later, Birla will
lead members of the In-
dian delegation at the
opening ceremony to be
held in the Plenary Hall
under the patronage of
the King of Bahrain.
During its stay in Ma-
nama, the Indian Parlia-
mentary delegation will
also attend the General
Debate of the 146th As-
sembly of the IPU on
March 12. Birla will ad-
dress the Assembly on
the topic: “Promoting
peacefulco-existenceand
inclusive societies: Fight
against intolerance”.
In addition, Birla will
also hold bilateral meet-
ings with his counter-
parts from several coun-
tries.Amongotherdigni-
taries,Birlawillmeetthe
Presiding Officers of the
Parliaments of the G20
countriesandpersonally
invite them to the P20
Summit to be held in
NewDelhilaterthisyear.
Birla will also visit the
200-year-old Shrinathji
(Shri Krishna) Hindu
Temple in Manama.
The Indian Parlia-
mentary Delegation left
for Manama from Delhi
on Thursday
.
The Delegation con-
sists of Lok Sabha MPs
Bhatruhari Mahtab,
Poonamben Maadam,
Vishnu Dayal Ram, Hee-
na Vijaykumar Gavit,
RakhshaNikhilKhadse,
DiyaKumariandApara-
jita Sarangi and Rajya
Sabha MPs Tiruchi
Siva, Sasmit Patra, Rad-
ha Mohan Das Agrawal
and Lok Sabha Secre-
tary General Utpal Ku-
mar Singh.
Birla to lead IPD to 146th IPU Assembly in Bahrain
STRENGTHENING TIES
Led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the Indian Parliamentary
Delegation left for Manama on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Modi tallest leader of India,
says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati (PTI): As-
sam Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma
on Thursday asserted
that all parties contest-
ingpollsinthenortheast
must understand that
they will have to eventu-
ally support the BJP
.
Talking to reporters
here, Sarma also said
thatPrimeMinisterNar-
endra Modi is the “tall-
est leader” of the coun-
try
,andeveryonefavours
him in the region.
AskedabouttheJD(U)
and NCP extending sup-
port to the NDPP-BJP in
Nagaland, he said, “All
parties before entering
northeast to contest
polls must understand
that water will flow into
the ocean. Prime Minis-
terNarendraModiisthe
tallest leader, everyone
favourshim,”theNorth-
East Democratic Alli-
ance (NEDA) convenor
added.
Sarma, however, de-
clined comment when
asked if the Nagaland
development signaled
JD(U) supremo and Bi-
har CM Nitish Kumar’s
return to BJP-led NDA.
“Ihavenotresearched
much on him. But with
Nitish Kumar, you can’t
guarantee anything,”
the BJP leader quipped.
Assam CM says any party entering northeastern states will have to support PM
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma perform
‘abhishek’ at Mahabhairav temple, in Tezpur, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
CONRAD SANGMA’S PARTY MLA THOMAS SANGMA
ELECTED UNOPPOSED AS MEGHALAYA SPEAKER
Shillong: Thomas A Sangma of National
People’s Party-led MDA coalition was
on Thursday elected as the speaker of
the Meghalaya Assembly. The Megha-
laya Democratic Alliance (MDA) 2.0
government, which was sworn in this
week, has the support of 45 MLAs — of
which 26 are from the NPP, 11 of the
UDP and two members each of the BJP,
the HSPDP and the People’s Democratic
Front (PDF), besides two Independent
legislators. Thomas Sangma, a former
Rajya Sabha member and NPP leader,
was elected unopposed as three opposi-
tion parties – the Congress, Trinamool
Congress and the Voice of the People’s
Party — did not field any candidate.
Atishi, Bharadwaj take
oath as Delhi Ministers
New Delhi (ANI):AAP
MLAs Atishi and Sau-
rabh Bharadwaj were
sworn in as Delhi Min-
isters on Thursday
.
The swearing-in cer-
emony took place in the
Auditorium at Raj Ni-
was, Delhi. Delhi Lt
Governor VK Saxena
administered the oath
to new ministers.
“In terms of the noti-
fication issued by the
Ministry of Home Af-
fairs, Government of
India, Atishi Marlena
and Saurabh Bharad-
waj have been appoint-
ed as Ministers in the
National Capital Terri-
tory of Delhi,” read the
official statement from
the General Adminis-
tration Department.
This comes after Pres-
ident Droupadi Murmu
Tuesday accepted the
resignations of former
Deputy CM Manish
Sisodia and Minister
Satyendar Jain, both
currently lodged in
Tihar jail.
President Murmu on
Tuesday appointed Ati-
shi and Bharadwaj as
ministers in the Delhi
cabinet on the advice of
chief minister Arvind
Kejriwal, with effect
from the date they are
sworn in, stated Minis-
try of Home Affairs.
Kejriwal had for-
warded the names to
the Lieutenant Gover-
nor for their appoint-
ment to the Cabinet.
Atishi represents the
Kalkaji constituency
and has been a key
member of Sisodia’s
education team.
Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj during their oath-taking ceremony
as Delhi Ministers, in New Delhi, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
JAILED MANISH SISODIA NOW ARRESTED
BY ED IN DELHI LIQUOR POLICY CASE
New Delhi: The ED has arrested Manish Sisodia in con-
nection with the alleged money laundering probe into Delhi
govt’s now-scrapped liquor policy, a day be-
fore a CBI court is likely to hear his bail plea
in the case. Reacting to it, CM Arvind Kejriwal
tweeted: “Manish was first arrested by the
CBI. CBI did not find any evidence, no money
was found in the raid. There is a bail hearing
on. Manish would have been released tomor-
row. So today ED arrested him. They have
only one aim – to keep Manish inside at all costs. By creating
new fake cases everyday. The public is watching.”
SISODIA, JAIN WILL TAKE OVER AS
MINISTERS AFTER RELEASE: ATISHI
New Delhi: Jailed Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain will
take charge of the education and health departments once
they are out, newly appointed minister Atishi said. “Satyendar
Jain and Manish Sisodia have delivered historical work since
Independence as the health and education ministers. The way
Lord Ram went into exile and his brother, Bharat, handled
the kingdom, we will work like that,” Atishi said. “When they
come back from jail, they will take charge of their ministries,”
she added. “We want cooperation from the L-G’s office. We
want him to let work happen. Wo rokte rahe, hum kaam karte
rahe (He kept stopping us but we kept working).”
HM to dedicate
development
works to
Ahmedabad
New Delhi: Union
Home and Cooperation
Minister Amit Shah
will e-inaugurate vari-
ous development works
of Ahmedabad Munici-
pal Corporation and
Ahmedabad Urban De-
velopment Authority on
Friday morning.
Shah will inaugurate
the development works
through video confer-
encing around 10.30 am
on Friday
. The Lok Sab-
ha member from Guja-
rat’s Gandhinagar, Amit
Shah will dedicate the
development works of
Ahmedabad Municipal
Corporation (AMC) and
Ahmedabad Urban De-
velopment Authority
(AUDA) to the city that
areestimatedtobeworth
more than Rs 150 crore.
KavithapraisesSonia,invites18
partiestojoin1-dayhungerstrike
New Delhi: A day
ahead of hunger strike
to demand for the intro-
duction of the Women’s
Reservation Bill in Par-
liament, BRS leader K
Kavitha on Thursday
praised Sonia Gandhi
for pushing the bill dur-
ing the UPA tenure.
Kavitha has invited
18 political parties, in-
cluding Congress to
join the one-day hunger
strike to press the de-
mand. “I salute Madam
Sonia Gandhi for hav-
ing backed the Women’s
reservation Bill despite
leading a coalition govt
at Centre,” she said.
Kavitha said she has
spoken to Congress
President Mallikarjun
Kharge and General
Secretary KC Venugo-
pal to send a represent-
ative to the protest.
The BRS leader, who
is pushing for women
reservation bill, has to
appear before the ED in
Delhi excise policy case.
SUMMONS FROM ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE
WERE MODI’S SUMMONS, SAYS KT RAMA RAO
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha addresses a press
conference, in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Hyderabad: BRS leader KT Rama Rao on Thursday launched
a scathing attack on PM Narendra Modi and the BJP-led Cen-
tre, accusing it of crony capitalism and “misusing” agencies
such as the Enforcement Di-
rectorate to harass opposition
leaders. Rao, who alleged that
the central agencies have be-
come puppets in the hands of
the Modi government, claimed
that several BRS leaders have
been targeted by the Centre.
The summons issued by the
ED to his sister and BRS MLC
K Kavitha in connection with a money laundering case linked
to alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy are “not ED
summons but Modi summons”, he said.
18 OPPN PARTIES TO
PARTICIPATE IN
HUNGER STRIKE TODAY
New Delhi: BRS MLC and
Telangana CM K Chan-
drashekar Rao’s daughter
K Kavitha on Thursday said
that a hunger strike will be
held in the national capital on
Friday and that 18 political
parties have said that they
will participate in the protest
launched to seek introduction
of the Women’s Reservation
Bill in the current session of
Parliament. She said that she
will face ED as she has not
done anything wrong.
CONGRESS NO LONGER A
NAT’L PARTY: KAVITHA’S
“TEAM PLAYER”ADVICE
New Delhi: The Congress
must be a “team player”
and join forces with regional
powers if it wants to defeat
the BJP, BRS leader K
Kavitha said on Thursday.
The legislator, who is the
daughter of Telangana Chief
Minister and BRS chief K
Chandrashekar Rao, told re-
porters in Delhi that the Con-
gress is no longer a national
party and wondered when it
will “shed its arrogance and
face reality”.
Yogi Adityanath govt
to begin prisoners’
trial in virtual mode
Lucknow (ANI): To en-
sure the speedy settling
of court cases, the Yogi
government is prepar-
ingtobegintrialthrough
video conferencing of
such prisoners in jails,
who have not appeared
beforethecourtformore
than a year.
A proposal in this re-
gard has been present-
ed by the Department
of Prison Administra-
tion and Reforms before
the Chief Secretary
. Af-
ter the approval of the
CM on this proposal, it
will be implemented.
It is notable that
there are many such
prisoners in the jails of
the state, who are not
being summoned for an
appearance by the court
due to transfer, or con-
viction. Therefore, the
department has recom-
mended running their
trials through video
conferencing.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath
performs aarti at Holi
celebration, in Gorakhpur.
YOGI CONSECRATES
MAA KALI, GANESH,
KALBHAIRAV IDOLS
Gorakhpur: UP CM Yogi
Adityanath on Thursday
morning consecrated
the idols of Maa Kali,
Lord Ganesh and Lord
Kalbhairav in the newly
constructed Shrikali Mata
Temple on the Gora-
khnath Temple premises,
as per an official release.
The rituals were held in a
devotional atmosphere,
following which a large
number of people had the
‘prasada’ at ‘Bhandara’
held on the occasion.
ECIteaminK’takato
reviewpollpreparations
Bengaluru: A team of
Election Commission
officials led by CEC Ra-
jiv Kumar on Thursday
arrived in the city to as-
sess the readiness for
assembly elections in
the state. The team com-
prising election com-
missioners Anup Chan-
dra Pandey and Arun
Goel is on a three-day
visit to Karnataka,
where assembly elec-
tions are due by May.
After reaching the state
capital, the team held a
meeting today at the Vi-
kasa Soudha with the
Chief Electoral Officer
(CEO) of Karnataka
Manoj Kumar Meena
and other officers. It
will interact with the
representatives of vari-
ous political parties to
seek their suggestions.
CEC Rajiv Kumar with ECs
Anup Chandra Pandey and
Arun Goyal arrive in Karnataka.

INDIA
06
Bhopal: Madhya
Pradesh CM Shivraj
Singh Chouhan
along with Union
Minister Jyotiradi-
tya Scindia and state
forest minister Vi-
jay Shah on Friday
will release a wild
tiger captured from
an institute in Bho-
pal and two tigress-
es into enclosures in
a bid to revive the
big cat population in
Shivpuri’s Madhav
National Park.
Shivpuri borders
Sheopur district,
which houses the
KunoNationalPark,
a new home for 20
cheetahs brought
from Namibia and
South Africa under
the ambitious rein-
troduction project
for the species.
“The tiger cap-
tured from the Maul-
ana Azad National
Institute of Technol-
ogy’s(MANIT)inOc-
tober will be brought
from Satpura Tiger
Reserve, while the
two tigresses will be
brought from Panna
and Badhavgarh Ti-
ger Reserves,” MNP
director Uttam Shar-
ma said.
3 tigers to be released into Madhya
Pradesh’s National Park today
BIG CATS’ DAY OUT
Amritsar (PTI): Presi-
dent Droupadi Murmu
paid obeisance at the
Golden Temple here on
Thursday
. Tight securi-
ty arrangements were
made in for the presi-
dent’s day-long visit.
Accompanied by
Punjab Chief Minister
Bhagwant Mann and
Shiromani Gurdwara
Parbandhak Commit-
tee (SGPC) chief Har-
jinder Singh Dhami, the
president paid obei-
sance at sanctum sanc-
torum of the Golden
Temple and listened to
“kirtan”. She also took
“karah prasad”.
This was her first
visit to the city after be-
coming president.
After paying obei-
sance, she went to the
“langar hall” (commu-
nity kitchen) and visit-
ed the area where uten-
sils are washed.
Afterwards, she went
to the Information Cen-
tre of the Golden Tem-
ple where she was pre-
sented a robe of honour,
a set of Sikh religious
books, a replica of the
Golden Temple, and a
set of woolen shawls.
The president is also
scheduled to visit Jal-
lianwala Bagh, Durgi-
ana Temple and Bhag-
wan Valmiki Ram Ti-
rath Sthal.
During her visit to
the Golden Temple, the
president was given two
memorandums by the
SGPC, the apex reli-
gious body of the Sikhs,
including one pertain-
ing to the release of
Sikh political prison-
ers, its general secre-
tary Gurcharan Singh
Grewal said.
The SGPC has been
seeking the release of
Sikh prisoners who, it
claims, continue to be
in jails despite comple-
tion of their sentences.
On the “Bandi Sin-
ghs”, the SGPC has
been demanding the
release of Sikh prison-
ers through democrat-
ic means for a long
time, Harjinder Singh
Dhami said in the
memorandum.
“...we feel that by not
releasing the Sikh
prisoners, they are be-
ing discriminated
against and their hu-
man rights are being
violated grossly in the
world’s largest democ-
racy,” he said.
“We demand from
you to take cognizance
of this important issue
of release of Sikh pris-
oners and give neces-
sary directions to the
Government of India
and concerned State
Governments for their
release,” Dhami wrote
to the president.
United Nations (PTI):
India has said it expects
that the territory of Af-
ghanistan should not be
used for sheltering,
training or financing of
terror acts, specifically
terroristindividualsand
entities proscribed by
theUNSecurityCouncil.
“As a contiguous
neighbour and long-
standing partner of Af-
ghanistan,andgivenour
strong historical and
civilisationallinkagesto
the Afghan people, India
has direct stakes in en-
suring the return of
peaceandstabilitytothe
country
,” India’s Perma-
nent Representative to
the UN Ambassador
Ruchira Kamboj said on
Wednesday (local time).
Speaking at the Secu-
rity Council briefing on
United Nations Assis-
tance Mission in Af-
ghanistan (UNAMA),
Kamboj said the collec-
tive approach of the in-
ternational community
has been articulated in
the Security Council
Resolution 2593 of Au-
gust 2021, which was
adopted under India’s
Presidencyof theUNSC.
“In accordance with
the Resolution, we ex-
pect that the territory of
Afghanistan should not
be used for sheltering,
training, planning, or
financing terrorist acts,
specifically terrorist in-
dividuals and entities
proscribed by the UN
Security Council,” she
said, adding that it also
means acting against
drug trafficking.
Srinagar (PTI): The
ED Thursday carried
out raids at three plac-
es, including at the
houses of Hurriyat
leaders, in a case linked
to “selling” of MBBS
seats in Pakistan to
Kashmiri students, of-
ficials said here.
The raids were con-
ducted at the houses of
Qazi Yasir in Anant-
nag, Jammu and Kash-
mir Salvation Move-
ment chairman Zaffar
Bhat in Bagh-e-Mehtab
area here, and Moham-
mad Iqbal Khwaja in
Mattan area of Anant-
nag, they said. The ED
personnel along with
the JK Police conduct-
ed simultaneous raids
at the three locations.
The raids are being
carried out in connec-
tion with the case relat-
ed to “selling” of MBBS
seas in Pakistan to
Kashmiri students and
using the money to sup-
portandfundterrorism.
Bengaluru: A student
of Malleshwaram Pre
University College, who
was insisting to be al-
lowed to write examina-
tion wearing burqa,
was counselled by prin-
cipal after which she
agreed to remove it and
appeared for the exam,
here on Thursday
.
The board exams for
the Class 12 students
have commenced across
the state. Students ap-
peared for their exams.
The student was in-
sisting till the last min-
ute that she should be
allowed to write exams
wearing hijab.
Though authorities
rejected her requests,
the student remained
adamant. However, the
Principal, who was on
examination duty,
spoke to the student and
told her about the rules
and convinced her.
New Delhi: The Indian
Army said they did not
fire any mortar at Deuri
Dumri range in Bihar’s
Gaya district, a day af-
ter three people died in
an explosion near the
firing range. On
Wednesday, the men
likely took the shell that
fell at the firing range
on an earlier date and
took it away to remove
scrap metal for sale.
The army said it will
support any investiga-
tion into the cause of
the tragedy and gave
condolences to the fam-
ilies of those who died
in the explosion.
“The incident has
been misreported by
certain sections of the
media that the deaths
occurred due to army
mortar firing. It is clar-
ified that on March 8, no
firing of mortars were
carried out at the Deuri
Dumri Field Firing
Ranges,” the army said.
It said the army takes
clearances from the po-
lice and the civil admin-
istration before mortar-
firing practice. “No
such clearance was
asked for mortar-firing
on March 8,” the army
said, adding visuals on
social media of a circu-
lar hole on the ground
indicating it as the im-
pact point of the mortar
shell is not true.
“Mortar shell detona-
tion on impact do not
leave such signatures.
Ostensibly
, this could be
a case of unauthorised
collection of a mortar
blind shell which fell in
the designated impact
area on an earlier date,
and efforts to dismantle
it to extract scrap metal
for sale,” the army said.
Itanagar (PTI):
Arunachal Pradesh CM
Pema Khandu Thurs-
day said the appoint-
ment of Chairman and
members of Arunachal
Pradesh Public Service
Commission (APPSC)
have been cancelled.
Responding to a ques-
tion raised by Congress
MLA Nabam Tuki on
the present status of the
APPSC paper leak issue,
Khandu informed that
the chairman and the
members of the Com-
mission were appointed
but due to agitation
launched by the ag-
grieved candidates, they
could not be sworn in.
“Keeping in view the
public demands and
memorandum submit-
ted by the aggrieved
candidates, the state
government decided to
cancel the appoint-
ments,” he said.
Kolkata: Tollywood
actor Bonny Sengupta
aka Anupriyo Sengup-
ta, who appeared before
the ED on Thursday for
questioning in the mul-
ti-crore teachers’ re-
cruitment scam in West
Bengal, has admitted to
accepting cash to the
tune of around Rs 40
lakh from youth TMC
leader Kuntal Ghosh,
who has been arrested
in the scam.
After receiving ED
summon on Thursday
,
SenguptareachedtheED
office at around 1 p.m.
After being interrogated
for over two hours, he
was given a half-an-hour
break during which he
admitted accepting cash
from Ghosh before the
waiting mediapersons .
Bengaluru: A
groom escaped
from his car while
he was stuck in a
traffic jam, a day
after returning to
his house from his
wedding in the
Mahadevapura po-
lice station area in
Karnataka’s Ben-
galuru district,
police said.
According to po-
lice, the incident
had taken place on
February 16.
After searching
for the groom for
two weeks, the
bride’s family
lodged a com-
plaint in this con-
nection to help
them find the for-
mer.
Police said that
the newly-wed
man earlier had
an affair with a
woman and the
latter had threat-
ened that she
would publish
their private pho-
tos and videos on
the social media.
It is suspected
that fearing
shame, the groom
had disappeared.
TEAM OF 300 SEARCH FOR BIG CAT
AFTER 4 CUBS FOUND IN AP VILLAGE
Hyderabad: For 72 hours, forest officers in Nandyal-
Kurnool area of Andhra Pradesh are looking for a
tigress so that they can return her four cubs to her. The
cubs, who had strayed into an agricultural field, were
found by villagers. They first shifted them to a make-
shift shelter to protect them from stray dogs. Once the
forest department was informed, they were moved to a
veterinary centre. Villagers are worried that the tigress,
upset over losing her cubs, may turn aggressive.
PREZ MURMU IN PUNJAB, PAYS
OBEISANCE AT GOLDEN TEMPLE
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and SGPC chief Harjinder Dhami accompany President
President Murmu at Golden Temple on Thursday. Punjab CM
Bhagwant Mann and SGPC President Harjinder Dhami also seen.
PRESIDENT MURMU APPROVES
THESE PUNJAB, TELANGANA BILLS
New Delhi: A Punjab bill which aims at giving property
rights to more than 11,200 tenants occupying over 4,000
acres of land after paying due compensation has received
presidential assent, officials said on Thursday. President
Droupadi Murmu also gave her assent to a Telangana
bill which allows imposition of fine on people standing
surety for securing bail in cases of grave offences if he
or she fails to produce the accused on the date fixed by
the court. The Punjab Bhondedar, Butemar, Dohlidar,
Insar Miadi, Mukarraridar, Mundhimar, Panahi Qadeem,
Saunjidar, or Taraddadkar (Vesting of Proprietary Rights)
Bill, 2020 was passed by the Punjab assembly when the
Congress govt was in power in 2020, an official said.
Afghanistanterritoryshouldn’t
beusedforterroracts:India
‘Selling’MBBSseats:ED
raidsat3locationsinValley
K’taka student removes hijab,
writes exam after counselling
India’s Permanent Representative to UN Ruchira Kamboj.
Security personnel during ED raid at Hurriyat leader Qazi Yasir’s house.
—Pic for representational purposes
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Didn’t fire mortar, says
Army after 3 killed in
blast near Bihar Range
APPSC chief, members
removed: CM Khandu
Arrested TMC leader
gave `40 lakh to actor
Army said the people may have taken an old shell for scrap metal.
Arunachal CM Pema Khandu
TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh
Groom runs
away amid
traffic jam
in Bengaluru
ALBANESE IN MUMBAI!
(L) Union Minister Piyush Goyal
interacts with Australian Prime
Minister Anthony Albanese, in
Mumbai on Thursday. (Top) Australian
PM Anthony Albanese with Chief of
the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar
onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikrant,
in Mumbai on Thursday.
—PHOTOS BY ANI

Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Following the
budget announcement
of CM Ashok Gehlot,
air connectivity is like-
ly to be increased from
Jaipur International
Airport. The VAT duty
on aviation turbine fuel
has been reduced,
which as a result, is
likely to increase air
connectivity from
Jaipur. The VAT duty
on turbine fuel has been
brought down from 26
percent to 2 percent.
Sources informed
that nearly half-a-dozen
new flights can be start-
ed from the upcoming
summer schedule that
will be applicable from
March 26. “As of now,
airlines have to pay 26%
VAT on fuel. The VAT
will now be only 2%
from April 1. Commer-
cial airlines will benefit
from such a low VAT
and airlines will be en-
couraged to start new
flights to different cities
from here,” source said.
VAT on jet fuel reduced to 2%
BOOSTING AIR CONNECTIVITY
VAT duty on turbine fuel has been brought down from 26 percent.
‘DOTASRA’ KO
GUSSA KYU AYA?
Political gossip around the
recently conducted Jat
Mahakumbh has gained
momentum and everyone is
wondering why was
‘Dotasra’ angry in Jat
Mahakumbh? PCC Chief
Govind Singh Dotasra did
not like a one thing said by
Ranveer Pahalwan. The
former MLA had
commented on
Anandpal
encounter
which annoyed
PCC Chief after which the PCC
Chief immediately told the
organizers, “Discussion should
be on the issues of the interest
and strength of the society, not
on those things which are against
the interest of the society.”
Dotasra had even started to
leave the program.
However, after Ranveer
Pehelwan, Yudhveer Singh
made controversial
remarks. Meanwhile,
the organiser is
happy with the
success of the
event. —FIB
NEW FLIGHTS
NEWS
07
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The timings
will change in courts
acrossthestateincluding
Rajasthan High Court
duetotheingressof sum-
mer. A notification was
issued by the High Court
in this regard.
The summer work
schedule will be from
April 10 to July 2, 2023.
The timing of judicial
workintheHighCourtis
from 8 am to 1 pm.
The court offices will
be functional from 7:30
am to 1 pm, while in the
subordinate courts, the
time will be from 8 am to
12:30 pm. Similarly
, the
office timings will be
from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Lakhs of ru-
pees are being spent on
projects in the name of
cattle promotion in the
state but the results are
not seen. One such
scam has surfaced in a
case related to increas-
ing the number of cows
of Gir and Tharparkar
breeds wherein around
Rs 29 lakh were spent in
the name of producing
150 advanced breed
cows using embryo
transplant technique.
This was allegedly
done with the conniv-
ance of an organisation
and the officers of the
Gopalan department.
However, permission
was not taken from the
Finance department for
the project and the Go-
palan department di-
rector Lal Singh ap-
proved the payment of
Rs 13 lakh 69,000 on July
29, 2022, his last work-
ing day
. However, trans-
plantation was done in
150 cows but only 31 got
pregnant and the
scheme failed.
In 2018, the then-BJP
government laid a foun-
dationforthepromotion
of the cow dynasty
. Un-
der the National Agri-
culture Development
Scheme, efforts were
made for the promotion
of cattle in the Raftaar
scheme. Under this, it
was decided to adopt in
vivo fertilization and
embryo transfer tech-
niques to augment Gir
and Tharparkar breed
cows. For this, the Gopa-
lan department issued a
work order to National
Dairy Development
Board Dairy Services,
New Delhi on August 31,
2018. As per the work or-
der, embryo implanta-
tion was to be done in
150 cows in the second
financial year. Sabar-
mati Ashram Gaushala
Gujarat, run by Nation-
al Dairy Development
Board, was entrusted
with this work. The or-
ganization has received
a payment of Rs 28 lakh
81,000 from Gopalan de-
partment for preparing
150embryos,transplant-
ing, freezing them.
Accordingtotherules
of thestategovernment,
officers or employees
cannot take decisions
like financial payments
on the last working day
.
Despite this, Singh gave
the approval to pay the
amount to Sabarmati
Ashram Gaushala on
July 29, 2022, without
taking approval from
the Finance department
for the project. The
Chief Accounts Officer
of the department,
Dhan Singh Meena, had
objected to this but Sin-
gh bypassed it.
On August 25, 2021,
the file for payment of
13.69 lakhs to Sabarma-
ti Gaushala was moved.
Meena wrote on Sep-
tember 29, 2021, the or-
ganization was not se-
lected from a competent
level. Rule 32 of RTPP
Rules 2013 was violated
by the order dated Sep-
tember 4, 2013.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: There has been
asignificantsurgeinthe
practice of celebrating
festivals by consuming
alcohol in Rajasthan in
recentyears.Thefestival
of colours ‘Holi’ is one
such occasion when peo-
ple indulge in excessive
alcohol consumption.
This year, the sale of liq-
uor during Holi and
DhulandicrossedRs.100
crores in Rajasthan.
According to the re-
port by the excise de-
partment, the liquor
traders purchased liq-
uor of Rs. 113 crores
from godown on March
4, 5 and 6. Out of this
total amount, 46 per
cent of the stock, worth
Rs. 52.50 crores, com-
prised beer alone. While
the sale of Indian Made
Foreign Liquor (IMFL)
was Rs. 58.34 crores.
Rs. 111 crores liquor
sold on New Year Fig-
ures suggest that on
the eve of New Year on
December 31, 2022,
nearly Rs. 111 crores
of liquor were con-
sumed in Rajasthan.
Liquor traders have
stocked liquor for De-
cember 30 and 31.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Under the Inter-
national Year of Millets,
‘Rajasthan Millets Con-
clave 2023’ will be organ-
ized on March 13 and 14
at the Institute of Agri-
cultural Management,
Durgapura, Jaipur.
The International
Year of Millets is being
celebrated by the United
Nations General Assem-
bly
. In this, the common
people will be made
aware of the nutritional
importance of Millets
like Bajra, Jowar, Ragi,
Kodo, Kutki, and Sava.
Principal Secretary of
Agriculture Horticul-
tureDineshKumarsaid.
“In the event, Millet’s
producers, agricultural
businessmen, startups,
FPOs, voluntary organi-
zations, agricultural sci-
entists and agricultural
officers will take part.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: To bring the
criminals to book and
eliminate crime, the po-
lice headquarters has
announced a cash re-
ward of Rs 25,000 for 3
absconding criminals.
All these three crimi-
nalsarewantedinacase
by the Galta Gate police
station in the state capi-
tal. The Rajasthan Po-
lice has been looking for
themforwhichthiscash
reward was announced
by the ADG Crime
Dinesh MN.
Gwalior (PTI): Union
Minister Jyotiraditya
Scindia on Thursday
said a new wildlife cor-
ridor will form between
Madhya Pradesh and
Rajasthan after three ti-
gers are released in
Madhav National Park
(MNP) in MP’s Shivpuri
district. “3 tigers will be
released on March 10 at
MNP where the deafen-
ing roar of the big cats
fell silent 27 years ago,”
hesaid.MadhyaPradesh
CM Shivraj Singh Chou-
han along with Scindia
state forest minister
Vijay Shah will release a
tiger captured on the
premises of an institute
in Bhopal 2 tigresses
into enclosures in a bid
to revive the big cat pop-
ulation in MNP
.
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THE SCAM
EXCLUSIVE
`29L to push Gir-Tharparkar
breed cows fail to take off
Transplantation was done in 150 cows but only 31 got pregnant and the scheme failed
Gopalan department director Lal Singh
HCissuesnoticeto
follownewtimingsas
summerapproaches
NEW ROSTER
TO COME INTO
EFFECT FROM
MARCH 13
Jodhpur : There have
been changes in the
High Court roster.
Three benches were
constituted with a
separate bench to
hear criminal cases,
while two benches
were constituted for
civil case hearings.
Meanwhile, 11 single
benches will also
perform the hearing.
In total, there will be 7
courts for civil cases
and 4 single benches
for hearing criminal
cases. The new roster
will come into effect
from March 13, 2023.
Govt submits
Pink City
vision in court
Man accused
of defrauding
people held
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Following the
orders of the Rajasthan
High Court, the state
government has sub-
mitted the ten-year vi-
sion plan of Pink City
in the court.
The plan was submit-
ted by Chief Secretary
Usha Sharma wherein
information has been
given about the plan re-
garding cleanliness,
parking, traffic, en-
croachment, and stray
animals.
It has been informed
in the vision plan that
the sanitation system
of the city has been seg-
regated into different
categories to improve
the cleanliness system
by conducting a ward-
wise survey
.
Under this, door-to-
door garbage will be
collected and transport-
ed to designated areas.
Also, apart from this,
sudden inspection will
be done from time to
time to know the clean-
liness conditions.
And care charges will
also be collected from
those who spread the
garbage.
New Delhi (PTI): A
22-year-old man was ar-
rested from Rajasthan
for allegedly duping
people by claiming to
have on sale fake Indian
currency notes through
an Instagram account,
police said on Thursday
.
Mularam, a resident
of Barmer in Ra-
jasthan, defrauded peo-
ple on the pretext of
selling them “good
quality” counterfeit
banknotes of Rs 100 and
Rs 500 denomination,
they said.
Deputy Commission-
er of Police (Cyber)
Prashant Gautam said
that the accused created
an Instagram ID ‘@
fake__currency_indian’
and uploaded videos of
him dispatching what
seemed to be high qual-
ity fake Indian currency
notes through Amazon
parcels.The accused
lured people through
thesevideosandassured
them he would provide
double the amount of
fake Indian currency for
their money
. He also
started taking orders on
WhatsApp, he said.
Womenshouldrealisetheirpower:
CSUshaSharmaduringRCATprog
Tripti Gautam
Jaipur: The Rajiv Gan-
dhi Centre for Ad-
vanced Technology
(RCAT) organised a pro-
gram on International
Women’s Day at Jaipur
Information Center Au-
ditorium on Thursday.
The chief guest of the
program was Chief Sec-
retary Usha Sharma.
MoU was also signed
between ARCET and
Banasthali Vidyapeeth
to provide training to
the students and teach-
ers of Banasthali in the
field of advanced tech-
nology to help students
who want to work in the
field of advanced tech-
nology. In her address,
CS Usha Sharma said
that women should real-
ize their power and im-
portance. “Remarkable
works have been done
in the fields of educa-
tion, health, security,
and IT in Rajasthan,”.
Chief Secretary Usha Sharma addressing the gathering during RCAT programme on Thursday.
Over `100 crore: Record sale
of liquor reported during Holi
2-day ‘Rajasthan Millets Conclave’
to start in Jaipur from March 13
Dinesh MN declares
reward on 3 criminals
‘New wildlife corridor
between MP and Raj’
Cabinet panel to
assess needs of
private varsities
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The state govt
has issued an order and
constituted a cabinet
committee to assess the
needfornewprivateuni-
versitiesindifferentdis-
tricts of the state and
submit its recommenda-
tions. The committee
willbeheadedbyEduca-
tion Minister Dr BD
Kalla while Social Jus-
tice and Empowerment
Minister Tikaram Jully
will be a member of the
committee, MoS for
Higher Education Ra-
jendra Singh Yadav will
be the convenor of the
committee.

Dr Rituraj Sharma and
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: The ongoing
agitation of the advo-
cates for the ‘Advocates
Protection Act’ is likely
to end. The Committee
constituted by State
Govt held talks with the
officials of Bar Associa-
tion in the Secretariat
in Jaipur on Thursday.
Law Minister Shanti
Dhariwal presided over
the meeting through
video conferencing.
PHED Minister Dr
Mahesh Joshi, Food
Minister Pratap S
Khachariyawas de-
partment officers, of-
fice bearers of the Ra-
jasthan High Court Bar
Association, Jaipur,
BarAssociation,Jaipur
and the District Advo-
cates Bar Association,
Jaipur were present in
the meeting. The repre-
sentatives from Jodh-
pur joined through VC.
After talks, the State
Government assured to
table the bill in the As-
sembly session on
March 15 and pass it on
March 21. Advocates
have expressed happi-
ness at this. This matter
will be discussed in the
meeting of the Sang-
harsh Committee and a
decision will be taken
regarding boycott of ju-
dicial work by advo-
cates and proposed as-
sembly ‘gherao’ on
March 13.
Nature reaches out to our soul
and which is why we feel a
deep rooted happiness when
we commune with nature.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: The chair of
Kota’s Divisional Com-
missioner (DC) has been
lying vacant for the past
three months. After
Deepak Nandi retired in
November last year, the
DoP has not appointed
anyone. As of today
, 2005
batch IAS are posted as
DC in Ajmer and Jodh-
pur divisions. Interest-
ingly, 2005 batch IAS
Punam has been put on
APO and without wait-
ing for any transfer list,
DoP can send her to
Kota through a single
order. But it could be
that DoP may have
thought of something
else.
Notably
, the state gov-
ernment’s views on the
post of DC has changed
over the past few years
and in the current sys-
tem, the chair holds no
importance. It could
also be that the addition-
al charge of this post
could be given to a jun-
ior Collector much like
how a junior Collector
posted in Bharatpur -
Alok Ranjan - was given
the charge of DC last
year whereas Tonk,
which falls under the di-
vision, was reeling un-
der arson. It was then
that Ranjan had gone to
Tonk while carrying out
theroleof DC.Similarly
,
the additional charge of
JodhpurDCwashanded
to Jodhpur Collector
Himanshu Gupta.
The current situation
is that junior IAS are be-
inghandedtheresponsi-
bilities of DC. Current
DC of Ajmer and Jodh-
pur - 2005 batch IAS
BhanwarLalMehraand
KC Meena - became Sec-
retary merely an year
back. There was a time
when either the Princi-
pal Secretary or a Sen-
ior Secretary would be
given the charge. 1991
batch IAS Ramkhilari
Meena had retired from
the post of Ajmer DC
while RP Jain was made
DC of Jaipur division in
2010, with two years still
to go in his retirement.
There was a time
when in the state bu-
reaucracy, the post of
DC was considered to be
important and honour-
ableassignment.Tillthe
year 2010, more than a
dozen IAS served as
Commissioners of three
divisions, for example
DC Sagar and Suder-
shan Sethi. This is also
an interesting fact that
Umrao Salodia served
as Jaipur DC thrice in
hiscareri.e.in1995,2002
and 2011, and an IAS of-
ficer of the 1985 batch ,
MadhukarGuptaserved
as Divisional Commis-
sioner in four divisions.
But today the situa-
tion is such that the
posting on the DC’s
chair is considered to be
a punishment posting
and no senior IAS wants
to be DC. In most of the
cases, junior IAS are
posted on this position
and having served once,
the IAS try all they can
to not serve on the post
again.
However, at present,
only Vikas S Bhale is
one official who has
held the reins of DC of-
fices in Udaipur, Bharat-
pur and Jaipur. Now a
days, the post has ‘infor-
mally’ been reserved for
promoteeIASfromRAS.
Promotee IAS Deepak
Nandi, served from the
post of Kota DC in No-
vember and now DCs
(promotee IAS) of Al-
war, Jodhpur and
Bharatpur will retire
next year. At present,
senior IAS of 2003 batch
Niraj K Pawan is serv-
ing as Bikaner DC, but
he has been sent there
for a different reason al-
together.
HOW THE CHAIR OF DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER
HAS BECOME A ‘PUNISHMENT POSTING’ FOR BABUS!
THE ‘DIVISIONAL’ CONUNDRUM!
INT’L RAJASTHANI CONCLAVE
TO BE HELD IN SEPT IN JAIPUR
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved the proposal to
organise the Interna-
tional Rajasthani Con-
clave from September
23-24 in Jaipur.
Gehlot has also ap-
proved the proposal of
an additional budget
provision of Rs 5 crore
for this mega event to
be held under the aegis
of the Industries De-
partment and the Ra-
jasthan Foundation.
The CM had an-
nounced the organisa-
tion of the Internation-
al Rajasthani Conclave
in the budget for the
year 2023-24. The
‘Pravasi Samman’
Award announced in
NRR policy will also be
inaugurated in this con-
clave. In last 3 years,
Rajasthan Foundation’s
role has been crucial in
strengthening the rela-
tionship with Pravasi
Rajasthanis. The Foun-
dation has been regu-
larly organising variou-
sevents to connect the
migrant Rajasthanis
with their motherland,
the release said.
Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal
to increase the number of beneficiaries from 15,000
to 30,000 under the ‘Chief Minister Anuprati Coach-
ing Yojana’. Gehlot has approved a financial provision
of Rs 56.40 crore for this scheme. With this deci-
sion of the CM, students belonging to economically
weaker sections of the society, will get opportunities
to acquire quality coaching free of cost for various
professional courses as well as for the preparation
of competitive exams. Owing to the success of the
scheme, the number of beneficiaries was increased
from 10,000 to 15,000 in year 2022-23 budget, which
has been increased to 30,000 in 2023-24 budget.
ABOUT THE TWO
DAY MEGA EVENT
CM APPROVES
`35 CRORE FOR
ROADS IN SIKAR
30,000 STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM THE
‘CM ANUPRATI COACHING YOJANA’
z According to a
government release,
the two-day conclave
will feature interesting
sessions on Rajasthani
pride, literature, busi-
ness, tradition, music,
art, culture, social wel-
fare, enterprise, food
and entertainment,
among others.
z It will include a
special session
on entrepre-
neurship and
investment
opportunities.
Entrepreneurs
from across
the world will
participate
in it.
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot approved
Rs 35.43 crore for the
work of strengthening
and widening the road on
27 km stretch of Thoi via
Bhudoli road in Neem Ka
Thana and Shrimadhopur
area of Sikar district.
In the previous budget,
CM Ashok Gehlot had
announced a total
of 99 repair
works of
three major
roads in
each district
for which an
amount of
Rs 3133.76 cr
has been ap-
proved.
CM PRAISES BANSWARA BOY ON
TWITTER FOR DRAWING HIS SKETCH
Arjun Shukla, a resident of Thikaria of Banswara dis-
trict in Rajasthan, has made a sketch of Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has shared
this information on Twitter saying, ‘Arjun Shukla,
a resident of Thikaria of Banswara, has drawn my
sketch. This child’s talent has touched my heart. I hope
to meet this talented boy soon.’
Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal
to give a 50 percent special discount on Khadi clothes
produced in the State on the occasion of Mahatma
Gandhi’s birth anniversary. This exemption will be
applicable from October 2, 2023 to 30 January 2024.
Notably, in the State Budget of 2023-24, Gehlot had
announced a 50% discount on Khadi on the occasion
of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary. Apart from in-
creasing the use of Khadi in the State, a 50% discount
on Khadi clothes will also encourage Khadi institutions.
50% DISCOUNT ON KHADI ATTIRES
FROM OCTOBER 2 TO JANUARY 30
CM Gehlot has also approved the proposal of an additional budget provision of `5 crore for
this mega event to be held under the aegis of Industries Dept and the Rajasthan Foundation
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Cong Presi-
dent Mallikarjun
Kharge has praised
the welfare schemes
of the Congress gov-
ernment in Ra-
jasthan. Mallikar-
jun Kharge tweeted
and said that no one
should sleep hun-
gry is the only prin-
ciple of the Cong
government in Ra-
jasthan.
“Under the Indira
Rasoi Yojana, 9.3 cr
people were provid-
ed nutritious food
under scheme from
2020. No one should
sleep hungry and
with this aim, food is
being provided for
Rs. 8. Indira Rasois
will now be opened
in rural areas also,”
tweeted Kharge.
Cong Prez Kharge
praises Gehlot govt
Political appts
for various posts
to begin again
in State PCC
Jaipur: BJP govt has
formed a committee to
study the Old Pension
Scheme. This commit-
tee will visit Rajasthan
on March 25. CM Basa-
varaj Bommai has
formed the committee,
which will be headed by
ACS. It will study to re-
introduce OPS for per-
sonnel joining service
after 2006. The commit-
tee will visit 5 states in-
cluding Rajasthan.
“The committee will
first visit Raj where it
will meet CS Usha Shar-
ma, Finance Secy Akhil
Arora CS to CM Ge-
hlot, Kuldeep Ranka.”
After Raj, the panel will
visit Chhattisgarh, Pun-
jab, HP Jharkhand.
The committee has to
submit its report to Kar-
natakagovtbyApril30,”
said an official source.
K’taka team to
visit Raj to study
OPS execution
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Political ap-
pointments will once
again begin in Ra-
jasthan. Sources in-
formed that nomina-
tion will be done for the
post of Chairman and
members in many
Boards, Corporations
and Commissions soon.
Recently, a meeting
between PCC Chief Go-
vind Singh Dotasra and
Congress leader
Pukhraj Parashar took
place wherein, detailed
discussions were held
regarding political ap-
pointments.
It is also expected
that a detailed list will
be released soon and
leaders will be given
political appointments.
Notably, till yet, nearly
10,000 workers have
been given political ap-
pointments. Political
appointments will also
be given on the post of
Chairman of various
UITs and such impor-
tant posts.
Jaipur: The issue of
ongoing strike of advo-
cates has now reached
Raj HC. A special
division bench of HC
comprising acting CJ
MM Srivastava and Jus-
tice Vijay Vishnoi issued
notices to all Bar As-
sociations of Rajasthan
and sought affidavits
from concerned Presi-
dents and Secretaries
till March 21. The court
observed that as to why
strike is taking place
why action shouldn’t be
initiated. The matter will
now be heard on March
21. Protesting lawyers
have announced to
gather at State As-
sembly on March 13 for
execution of Advocates
Protection Act.
Govt to table Advocates Protection
Bill in Assembly session on March 15
Govt denotifies 539.782 ha
land of Ramgarh Reserve
Members of the Committee constituted by State Govt held talks
with officials of Bar Association at the Conference Hall of the
Secretariat in Jaipur on Thursday. Shanti Dhariwal presided over
the meeting by VC. Dr Mahesh Joshi, Pratap S Khachariyawas
along with officials of various departments attended the meeting.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: With Assembly
polls scheduled in Raj
later this year, tours of
senior BJP leaders, in-
cluding PM Narendra
Modi, will be organised
in State in days to come
under LS Pravas Yoja-
na. Sources informed
that the dates of their
schedule will be final-
ised soon. PM Modi is
likely to hold 50 to 55
rallies while Shah and
Nadda are likely to hold
rallies in 80 LS constitu-
encies each. The maxi-
mum number of rallies
will take place in Raj,
K’taka, MP Chhattis-
garh. BJP State In-
Charge Arun Singh will
hold meets chalk out
a detailed plan for same.
HC NOTICES TO
BAR ASSN OVER
ADVs’ PROTEST
PM Modi, Shah,
Nadda to embark
on a tour to Raj
in days to come
First India Bureau
Kota: Another hurdle
in the construction of
Kota’s Green Field Air-
port has been done
away with. After the ap-
proval of the National
Tiger Conservation Au-
thority and the Nation-
al Wild Life Board, the
State Govt has denoti-
fied the land falling in
the Ramgarh Tiger Re-
serve area of the air-
port. After instructions
of LS Speaker Om Bir-
la, the officials got in
touch with Central and
State agencies.
After the decision taken
in the meeting, with the
approval of the Nation-
al Tiger Conservation
Authority and the Na-
tional Wildlife Board,
the state government
issued an order on
Thursday to exclude
this 539.782 hectares of
land from buffer zone.
Now, demand note for
conversion of forest
land will also be issued.
Jaipur: Amid the ravelling condition in
Rajasthan Congress, a major development
occurred on Thursday, when it was decided
that now Mallikarjun Kharge will handle all
issues related to Rajasthan as the Gandhi fam-
ily has completely handed over the authority
to Kharge in this regard. Now, Kharge has to
decide about Raj Congress he will have the
responsibility of putting an end to disputes
and thus, an important meeting regarding
Rajasthan can be called in Delhi in next few
days. In fact, Kharge held a conversation with
Rajasthan in-charge Sukhjinder Randhawa
during Raipur session it seems that the
Gandhi family doesn’t want to get involved in
Raj controversies. It is noteworthy that Kharge
knows Raj politics very well. As an observer,
Kharge had come to Jaipur at the time of the
September 25 incident. He has an idea about
all the camps of Rajasthan Congress and their
politics and uniting Rajasthan Congress before
elections is a mammoth challenge for him.
MALLIKARJUN KHARGE TO HANDLE
ISSUES OF RAJASTHAN CONGRESS

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JAIPUR | FRIDAY,
MARCH 10, 2023
ith design-
ers regain-
ing their
mojo, offer-
ing new
takes on his-
torical sym-
bols, and flipping
the fashion show
idea on its head, Mi-
lan affirmed its not-
to-be-missed posi-
tion. The best looks
of Milan Fashion
Week have echoed
the magic of after
seasons of flamboy-
ance and statement-
laden maximalism
and have returned
fashion to expedien-
cy with clothes you
can wear. During the
fashion week, some
extraordinary Indi-
an influencers and
designers were part
of Milan Fashion
Week this year, and
making India proud,
Lokesh Sharma, an
Indian choreogra-
pher has entered
this league. In one
of its kind of fash-
ion moments after a
long Indian choreog-
r a p h e r- d i r e c t e d
show at Milan Fash-
ion Week 2023. He is
known for doing in-
ternational shows
such as Arab Fash-
ion Week, Mercedes
Benz fashion week
Doha and India
Fashion Week Lon-
don to name a few
along with many In-
dian shows and
beauty pageants.
When asked about
his experience, the
talented choreogra-
pher mentioned,
“The fashion shows
and requirements
over there are quite
different from the
Indian ones. The
shows are less dra-
matic and focused
more on the product
display at hand. The
shows are high fash-
ion with a model
pool and have differ-
ent varieties as well.
Directing move-
ment for this kind of
international show
is huge for me and I
am glad I am here!
In the process, I also
got to learn a lot
about how to deal
with different peo-
ple who are coming
from different com-
munities and repre-
senting different
languages, cultures
and thoughts. It was
indeed one of its
kind experience for
me and I am certain-
ly looking forward
to coming again and
Experiencing this
again.”
Lokesh’s shows re-
flect his constant
pursuit of magnifi-
cence and perfec-
tion. The shows he
directed were for
Francesca Libera-
tore for the Main
Calendar. Along
with this he also di-
rected shows for Mi-
chael Cinco Dubai
and Rocky Star from
India, and MM
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directed astonishing collection during Milan Fashion Week
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