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1. 17 MAY, 2023 WEDNESDAY JAIPUR BSE SENSEX 61,932.47 413.24 | NSE NIFTY 18,286.50 112.35 28°C - 39°C l RNI NUMBER RAJENG/2019/77764 Vol 4 l Issue No. 339 Pages 12 l `3.00 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia NITIN GADKARI RECEIVES THREAT CALL AT RESIDENCE, PROBE ON New Delhi: The Delhi Police Tuesday said that a probe is underway after Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari received a threat call at his Delhi residence Monday evening. GOVT APPOINTS RAVNEET AS CCI CHAIRPERSON FOR 5 YEARS New Delhi: The government has appointed Ravneet Kaur as chairperson of antitrust body Competition Commission of India (CCI), according to an official order. She will replace CCI Member Sangeeta Verma. EDUCATIONIST MANOJ SONI SWORN IN AS UPSC CHAIRMAN New Delhi: Eminent educationist Manoj Soni on Tuesday took oath as the chairman of the UPSC. Soni, was administered the oath of office and secrecy as chairman, UPSC by Smita Nagaraj. Let’s brave longer summers, delayed monsoons First India Bureau New Delhi: India’s monsoon rains, the lifeblood of the country’s economy, are likely to be delayed in 2023 and are forecast to hit the Kerala coast in the southwest on June 4, the state-run weather office said on Tuesday . The monsoon, the lifeblood of the country’s $3 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70 percent of the rain that India needs to water farms and recharge res- ervoirs and aquifers. Nearly half of India’s farmland, without any irrigation cover, de- pends on annual June- September rains to grow a number of crops. IMD stated that onset of monsoon in Kerala will lead to the end of summer season. EMERGENCE OF EL NINO PATTERN Commuters travel covering their head on a hot summer afternoon, at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI PM Modi gifts new lifelines to people Govt has prioritised recruitment process, made it faster, transparent and unbiased, says PM Modi as he distributes over 71,000 job letters First India Bureau New Delhi: Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that in the last 9 years, the government has spent about `34 lakh crore on capital expenditure and on basic facilities. In this year’s Budget too, `10 lakh crore was allocated for capital expenditure, Modi said at the ‘Rozgar Mela’, where he distributed about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits in various govt depts and organisations. Naresh Sharma Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has approved a financial proposal of `224.30 crore for the repair of various state highways and roads in major districts and rural areas. Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot has approved a proposal to this effect. Under this, a total of 924 road works, including 24 works of state highways, 33 works of main district roads and 867 of rural roads, will be done, according to an official statement. The work will repair the roads damaged due to digging for laying pipelines in the last two monsoons. The road system in the state will be strengthened and the general public will be able to travel smoothly. An announcement in this regard was made by the Chief Minister in the budget for the year 2023-24. Earlier it was difficult to apply for a government job, one had to stand in line for hours to get the form. Today the whole process from applying to results is online. Now no interview is required for Group C&D posts. This has ended the possibilities of corruption and nepotism. —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister PM NARENDRA MODI WILL VISIT JAPAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND AUSTRALIA FROM MAY 19 TO 24, THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (MEA) AN- NOUNCED ON TUESDAY. This year, places such as Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Uttarakhand received 18 per cent excess rainfall in the pre-monsoon season so far. —IMD  With over 4 days delay, southwest monsoon onset in Kerala likely by June 4: IMD  IMD hasn’t announced monsoon forecast for other parts of the country yet INDIA’S NEW SEAT OF POWER! India’s new Parliament building is likely to be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28. Sources close to the development say that the inauguration is scheduled for May end. Earlier reports suggested that the mega inauguration event may take place on May 26, date on which PM Modi took oath in 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses after distributing about 71,000 appt letters to newly inducted recruits in the Govt depts and organisations during Rozgar Mela via VC, in Delhi on Tuesday. Dr Jitendra Singh joins ‘Rozgar Mela’ virtually from National Media Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday. CM okays `224.30 crore for repair of highways and roads Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot lends an ear to the employees from Electricity Department at Chief Minister’s Residence on Tuesday. RHB clinches 2 GG Awards in Malaysia Shivendra Parmar Jaipur: The Rajasthan Housing Board has been awarded ‘The Golden Globe Awards for Excellence and Leadership’ for ‘Best Environment Friendly Projects’ and ‘Best In- novative Project of the Year’ by the jury of the World HRD Council on Tuesday morning in Malaysia. More on P8 7 killed in cracker factory explosion in West Bengal 8-yr-old girl resists rape bid, strangled to death First India Bureau Kolkata: Seven people were killed after an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in West Bengal’s East Mid- napore district on Tues- day, police said. The blast occurred in the factory in East Mid- napore’s Egra. Plumes of grey smoke were seen from the spot following the explosion. Locals rushed to help the people affected by the blast. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital. First India Bureau Bhilwara: An eight- year-old girl was allegedly strangled to death by a boy for resisting his rape attempt in Bhilwara district, police said on Tuesday . According to the complaint lodged by the girl’s mother, the accused allegedly tried to rape her daughter and strangled her to death when she resisted, police said. The body was handed over to relatives after postmortem. WHO WILL BE THE NEXT KARNATAKA CM? NO CONSENSUS, INCONCLUSIVE MEETS... Sonia, Rahul meet Kharge; discuss govt formation in Karnataka Moni Sharma New Delhi: Amid a race for the Karnataka Chief Minister’s post, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met party president Mallikarjun Kharge and is reported to have held discussions over government formation in the southern state for over 1 hour 30 minutes. Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala, who is in charge of the party’s affairs in Karnataka, was also present at the meeting. During the day, Karnataka Con- gress president DK Shi- vakumar, one of the two contenders to the post, arrived in Delhi. Just before leaving for Delhi, he told media outside his residence that high command’s decision will be final and also said that he will be going alone to the national capital. Former Karnataka CM Siddaramiah is also in New Delhi to meet top party leaders. P5 DK Shivakumar calls on Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Tuesday. Siddaramaiah holds talks with Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi on Tuesday. I rebuilt the party after the defeat, why doesn’t anyone other than Siddaramaiah get a chance, the reason for the defeat in 2019 was Siddaramaiah. —DK Shivakumar, KPCC President Congress president has met all the stake- holders. Now the final decision will be taken by him in consultation with Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. The announcement can be made in Bengaluru itself. —Sources CONGRESS SPLIT IN 3 CAMPS, SONIA TO TAKE FINAL CALL Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar are said to be the top contenders for CM post, and sources say Sonia will take the final call. But as is almost typical of Congress, party is split into 3 camps — the high command, Sidda and DK. Sources say Congress is trying to convince Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to share the Chief Minister’s seat with both leaders getting two and half years each, however, Shivakumar is reportedly not happy with such a formula. PERSPECTIVE P4 RAJENDRA CHHABRA DELVES INTO RECENT MAMMOTH IAS TRANSFERS A total of over 924 road works, including 24 works of the State highways to be done The body of the girl was found in an cattle shed on Monday People gather at bomb-making factory after explosion in WB’s East Midnapore on Tuesday. A case of murder, kidnapping and attempt to rape has been registered in connection with the incident. Efforts are on to arrest 17-year-old accused. —Police 2 HIZBUL TERRORISTS WHO KILLED MIRWAIZ HELD AFTER 33 YEARS Srinagar: 33 years after the killing of top Kashmiri separatist, Mirwaiz Moulvi Mohammad Farooq, police on Tuesday arrested two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in the case. J&K’s intelligence chief said terrorists on run were arrested by the SIA and CBI. ED RAIDS CHENNAI OFFICE OF THE LYCA PRODUCTIONS Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths on Tuesday conducted searches at the premises of production company LYCA — the makers of Ponniyin Selvan. Search underway at eight locations including T Nagar, Adyar and Karapakkam. HEARINGS IN HYBRID MODE DURING SUPREME COURT SUMMER BREAK New Delhi: CJI DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said the vacation benches will conduct hearing through hybrid mode to enable lawyers to appear from various destinations. SC is closing for summer break from May 22 to July 2 and only vacation benches will conduct hearing to deal urgent matters. READ Crucial Crucial C-17 GLOBEMASTER STUCK AT LEH RUNWAY, FLIGHTS CANCELLED Ladakh: Almost all flights to and from the Leh airport were cancelled today as a transport aircraft belonging to the IAF remains stuck on its lone runway due to a technical issue. The C-17 Globemaster is facing serviceability issues.

2. Aishwary Pradhan Jaipur: Leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore on Tuesday supported dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s demand to reconstitute the Ra- jasthan Public Service Commission and compensation to the candidates for cancellation of papers. At the same time, Rathore questioned the silence of Pilot over the allegationsof theformer Vasundhara Raje government when he was deputy chief minister in the Gehlot government. “RPSC should not only be disbanded but the entire matter of paper leak and corruption should be inquired by a judicial commission. Compensation should also be given to the candidates for cancellation of papers due to paper leak incidents,” the BJP leader told reporters at the party office here. Hitting back at Pilot on his allegation of the former government, Rathore asked why Pilot was silent and did not raise the issue when he was the deputy chief minister for 19 months. Rathore said that Con- gress is divided in two factions led by different leaders and the minister of the government has levelled corruption charges on his own government during Pilot’s rally in Jaipur yesterday . RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 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 First India Bureau Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra interacted at Raj Bhavan with the people living here on the foundation day of Sikkim. He said that Sikkim is the cleanest, pollution free and the country’s first organic state. “We must take in- spiration from Sikkim for environmental pro- tection. The living con- ditions, food and habits of the people of this state formed in 1975 is important,” he said. He said that cultural diversity is important. “This initiative has been taken in Raj Bhavan with a view to promote harmony under the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ programme.Mishra interacted with the migrants from Sikkim. ‘Sikkim cleanest, pollution free & organic state’ FOUNDATION DAY OF SIKKIM AT RAJ BHAVAN lll Governor Mishra interacted with the migrants from Sikkim and called upon them to cooperate in the development of Rajasthan Congress divided in two factions ledbydifferentleaders:Rathore RPSC should not only be disbanded but the entire matter of paper leak & corruption should be inquired by a judicial commission. Compen- sation should also be given to the candidates for cancellation of papers due to paper leak. Congress is divided in two factions led by different leaders & the minister of the govt has levelled corruption charges on his own govt during Pilot’s rally in Jaipur. —Rajendra Rathore, LoP Rajendra Rathore, Ram Lal Sharma, Jogeshwar Garg Laxmikant Bhardwaj in a press conference at BJP HQs, in Jaipur on Tuesday. Shekhawat calls Raj govt ‘most corrupt’ Rajeev Gaur Jodhpur: Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday termedtheCongress-led Rajasthan government the “most corrupt ever” and said it was for the first time that ministers were accusing their own government of indulging in corrupt practices. Shekhawat, who was here to distribute appointment letters to the newly-appointed candidates in the fifth series of the ‘Rozgar Mela’, alleged, “It is for the first time that ministers are accusing their cabinet colleagues of corruption.” He also hit out at the state government’s ‘Mehangai Rahat’ camps for making people queue up in scorching heat in the name of relief. Referring to free electricity supply up to 100 units, the minister said the state government has been giving 50 units free which can be easily increased to 100 or 2,000 units without asking people to queue up at these camps. He also alleged that Rajasthan has the high- est prices of fuel, which was Rs 10 higher for both petrol and diesel than the prices in neighbouring states. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat lighting lamp at Rozgar Mela in Jodhpur on Tuesday. Satyanarayan Sharma Jaipur: A truck trailer fell off a bridge and caught fire here on Tuesday, leaving the driver dead, police said. The incident occurred near Bodio Ki Dhani located on Ring Road of Shivdaspura police sta- tionareawhenthetruck was going towards Ajmer road. The trailer driver identified as Tarun, aged around 35, got trapped in the cabin duringtheaccident.The flames engulfed the entire trailer and it burst into flames. Tarun was burnt alive and his charred body was found in the cabin after flames were doused. Dr Rituraj Sharma Jaipur: CS Usha Shar- ma and DGP Umesh Mishra have been summoned by the National Commission for Sched- uled Tribes over the complaint of mentally and physically harass- ing MP Kirodi Lal Mee- na on March 4 and 10. The summons have been issued to both officers and directed them to give personal appearance on complaint of illegal deten- tion. The officials will have to be present before the commission member Anant Nayak on May 24 at 12:30 pm. The commission has also asked to bring rel- evant documents for investigation. Notably, MP Kirodi Lal Meena had accused the Jaipur police in his complaint to the Com- mission with allegations of mental, physi- cal torture, illegal de- tention on March 4 and 10. Meanwhile, the CS and DGP have been warned of action for not appearing before the commission without any valid reason Driver charred to death as trailer falls off bridge and catches fire NCST summons CS DGP over torture to Kirodi during protest Raj facing power crisis due to failure of State govt: Power Min Jaipur (PTI): Union Minister of State for Power Krishan Pal Sin- gh on Tuesday said that the people of Rajasthan are facing a power crisis due to the failure of the state government. He said that there is no shortage of electricity in the country as in the neighbouring state Haryana, 24 hours electricity is being made available in the villages and cities. “The production of electricity in the country is double its con- sumption. There is no shortage of electricity. The centre is ready to provide as much electricity as Rajasthan wants, but due to the failure of the state government, the people of Rajasthan are facing a power crisis,” the minister told reporters here. He was here to take part in an ‘unemploy- ment fair’ under which 71,000 appointment letters in different government departments were given by Prime Minis- ter Narendra Modi through video confer- encing. “In the neighbouring state of Haryana, 24- hour electricity is available in villages and cities. Then why is crisis in Rajasthan only? That is because the manage- ment of your government is not good,” the minister said. NEWS DIGEST Barmer/Bikaner: Two brothers drowned in Barmer district. Incident has been reported from the Mandali police station area on Tuesday noon. In order to save his brother, the other jumped into the tank. On getting informed police reached at the spot and recovered the bodies. A case has been lodged and matter is being investigated. In a similar incident, two youths drowned in a field in Bikaner. Suratgarh: National Prez of Liquor Ban Movement Pooja Chhabra has called for a hunger strike until Su- ratgarh is made a district. Chhabra said that until Su- ratgarh becomes a dist, she would not eat food. She said this during a meeting organized by District Banao Samiti on Tuesday. 4 YOUTH DROWN IN SEPARATE MISHAPS IN BARMER, BIKANER CHHABRA CALLS FOR HUNGER STRIKE OVER SURATGARH DIST Gaushalas to come up in 1,500 gram panchayats of the State Kashiram Choudhary Jaipur: The Gram Gaushala Yojana announced by Chief Min- ister Ashok Gehlot in January is progressing at a fast pace. Gaushalas will be opened in 1500- gram panchayats of the state. In rural areas, farmers often complain that their crops are de- stroyed by stray ani- mals. Now the state gov- ernmenthasmadeplans to open Nandishala for Nandis and Gaushala forcowsacrossthestate. In the first phase, gaushalas will be opened in 1500 gram panchayats of the state. The Gopalan dept has intensified the exercise for this. The tender process has been started for Gaushalas in rural areas in six districts. These are Ajmer, Barmer, Dausa, Jodhpur, Hanu- mangarh and Udaipur. Gram Panchayat Sami- ti, Village Service Coop- erative Society , NGOs are being selected. Record created for maximum interest-free co-op crop loan Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: For the first time in the history of the state, a record has been created for maximum interest-free cooperative crop loan disbursement in a financial year in Ra- jasthan. Interest-free cooperative crop loans worth Rs 19,740 crore were distributed to 29.71 lakh farmers in the state in the financial year 2022-23. Co- operative Minister Udai Lal Anjana said that cooperative crop loans worth Rs 180 cr were distributed to 98 320 new farmers in Kharif season Rs 367 cr to 2 lakh 19 thousand 249 new farmers in Rabi season Will do all to ensure Congress remains united: Pratap Singh First India Bureau Jaipur: People made a beeline to congratulate Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on his birthday on Tuesday. Many ministers and legislators wished him. On the occasion, Khachariyawas pledged to do everything possible to ensure that Con- gress remains united. On the infight of Con- gress, Khachariyawas said that CM Ashok Ge- hlotandSachinPilotare our own. “This is not the timeforrhetoric,itisfor solidarity . Senior leaders should avoid making statements against one other,” he said. Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and supporters celebrating his birthday in Jaipur on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Governor Kalraj Mishra interacting with migrants from Sikkim at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Tuesday. KERALA STORY! Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari along with Jaipur City BJP Mahila Morcha members watched the film, ‘The Kerala Story’ at the cinema hall located in the Pink square mall in Jaipur on Tuesday. State President of BJP Mahila Morcha, Dr. Alka Mundra, and Jaipur city President, Anuradha Maheshwari, along with other women members were also present. BJP leaders Kali Charan Saraf, Nimbaram, Babulal, Ramcharan Bohra, Suman Sharma, Anuradha Maheshwari and others watched ‘The Kerala Story’ at Raj Mandir in Jaipur on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

3. RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 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 Jaipur: India’s third andRajasthan’sfirstcra- ter is being developed as a tourist spot in Baran district by the Tourism Department. The crater, located at a distance of around 40 km from Barandistrictheadquar- ters, is considered 600 million years old. Dr Rashmi Sharma, Director of the Tour- ism department, said that the department is moving forward to promote geology tourism in the state. Shesaidthatthereare abundant possibilities of geology tourism therefore Ramgarh Cra- ter is being developed accordingly . The officer said that the area has all factors like archeology and his- torywithnaturalbeauty . Ramgarh area has also been declared as reserve conservation by the Forest department. The first two craters inthecountryareLunar Crater in Maharashtra and Dhala Crater in Madhya Pradesh. “The tourism department is working to develop and identify new tourist places in the state.Inthecomingdays, the state will emerge as the most favorite tourist destination in the country ,” she said. Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: The royal Pal- ace on Wheels is all set to go into private hands. Four companies have shown interest in operating the luxury train. The companies have submitted bids on an OM basis. Two are from New Delhi and one each from Jaipur and Vadodara. Ebix Travels Private Limited, New Delhi, Pic- cadily Hotels private limited, New Delhi, Shiv Vilas Resorts Pvt Ltd, Jaipur and Cube Con- structions Engineering Limited, Vadodara have submitted the bids. The name of the company will be finalised soon after the opening of the technical bid. In the next season, the royal train will be operated by a private company. Vikas Sharma Jaipur: Thereishopein the homes of the families deprived of electricity connection in Prith- viraj Nagar. About 11 years ago, a ban was imposed on giving electricity connections to stop the illegal settle- ment in Prithviraj Na- gar. Government departments have agreed to remove it. On the basis of the consent in the meeting held under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, a report was presented in the High Court. Discom MD RN Ku- mawat in conversation with First India said that the preparations are complete and men- tioned Section 43 of the Electricity Act 2003. He said that there is a provision in the Act to give connection to the occu- pier as well. High Court Justice Sameer Jain’s single benchhassoughtdetails of meeting chaired by Chief Secretaryandalso summoned JVVNL’s competent officer on Wednesday . The High CourthasappointedMa- hendra Shandilya, Pres- ident of the High Court Bar Association, as ami- cus curiae in the matter. Dr Rituraj Sharma Jaipur: Gurjar Aarak- shan Sangharsh Samiti coordinator Vijay Bainsla demanded from the state government to hold camps to resolve pending issues of the community on the lines of Mahangai Rahat camps. He said that if the issues are not resolved, then the agitation will be intensified. Bainsla met ACS Akhil Arora and prin- cipal secretary Hemant Gera and reiterated the demand to resolve the pending issues. He said that there was an agree- ment between the government and the samiti over the issues of the community but the demands have not been fulfilled yet. The demands of the community are pertaining to implementing the new provision of filling the backlog, exemption of minimum 5 per cent to MBC candidates like SC-ST, etc. First India Bureau Ajmer: A jilted lover stabbed a woman to death in Ajmer city of Rajasthan on Tuesday . Primary information reveals that the accused Vivek Soni was forcing the married woman Keerti (35) to have a re- lationship. On Tuesday, the accused stabbed Keerti near Madar gate chowky . She was rushed to JLN hospital where doctors declared her dead, police said. SPChunaramJatsaid that the accused was ab- sconding and teams have been formed to nab him. The woman was a private school teacher. She had befriended a Professor Anil Sharma in April. Meanwhile, Vivek Singh, a resident of Ramganj, started chasing Kirti. He was pressurizing her to marryhim,whichmade the woman very upset. The woman had also informed Professor Anil about Vivek. First India Bureau Udaipur: By busting a gang operating fake call centres and cheat- ing American citizens, the Udaipur police arrested 16 fraudsters including 4 women and recovered 12 laptops, 15 mobiles and other equipment. SP Vikas Sharma said that on Monday night, SHO Sanjeev Swami received information from the DST team that an illegal call centre was operating at Hotel Annapurna, located on Transport Na- gar Service Road. When the team searched rooms of the hotel, some young men and women were talking to someone in Eng- lish by wearing head- phones while working on the laptop. When inquired about the work being done by him, everyone told that this room has been booked in the name of Ramsingh alias Mamu of Jalore who brought them to run an illegal call centre. The accused cheat US citizens by adding the target to their servers on complaint during any online shopping done by them. Shivendra Parmar Jaipur: After achieving a record revenue of more than Rs 6,000 crore in the last financial year by the Transport De- partment, the State Gov- ernment has now given a target of Rs 7,700 crore to the transport department in the current financial year. After the closure of the tax collection centre, there has been a lot of impact on the revenue collection of the transport department and it will not be easy for the department to achieve this target. Amid shortage of officers and employees in the field, efforts have been started to achieve the target of the current financial year early . The Transport Commission- er is also going to hold a meeting of all RTOs and DTOs in which instruc- tions will be given that the field officers of the department should be active in the last months to reach the target in- stead of being active throughout the year. In the revenue target allocated to all RTOs and DTOs, One Time Tax (OTT) and Non- OTT have been allocated separately in this financial year also. Jaipur RTO I has been allocated OTT target of Rs 678 crore and non-OTP target of Rs 271 crore. Jaipur RTO II has been allotted OTT target of Rs 699 crore and non-OTT target of Rs 308 crore. Ramgarh crater to become tourist hub UNDER BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT lll There are two lakes located inside this structure which are the natural habitat of many migratory birds; there is also a 950-year-old Devi temple Ramgarh area has also been declared as conservation reserve. Palace on Wheels is currently being operated by the RTDC. Victim’s professor friend Anil is being questioned by the cops. (Inset) Accused Vivek. Accused, who were running fake call centres, in police custody. Transport Commissioner to hold meet of RTOs and DTOs. Families in Prithviraj Nagar soon to get power connections Hold ‘Samjhota Rahat Camps’ to resolve Gurjar issues: Bainsla Pvt school teacher stabbed to death by jilted lover in Ajmer 16 scammers held in Udaipur, 12 laptops,15 mobiles seized Transport Dept to collect `7.7K cr revenue this FY Palace on Wheels to go private BIDDING ON FOR LUXURY TRAIN Four private companies in fray; likely to be operated by private firm in next season 2 labourers die while cleaning tank at oil factory in Kota’s Ranpur First India Bureau Kota: Two labourers died and three others fainted while cleaning a tank at an edible oil factory in Ranpur here, police said. The incident occurred on Monday evening when the five persons were cleaning a tank that stored dirty water discharged from the water filter plant of the oil factory, Ranpur Circle Officer (CO) Bal- vir Singh said. While two workers collapsed on the spot, the three others fainted, he added. First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress MLA Ved Prakash Solanki, who was booked for cheat- ing after a woman alleged that she was duped of her land, has rejected the allegation and saiditwasconspir- acy to portray him as a land mafia. An FIR against Chaksu MLA Solanki, who is close to dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot, was registered with Bajaj Nagar police station after one Kaushalya Devi complained that her land was transferred to the MLA but he did not pay her. Reacting to the allegations, Solan- ki told reporters here that he had given cheques to the woman. The MLA said that the case registered after one and a half months was a conspiracy . ‘Conspiracy’ against me, says Solanki on charges Auctioning of 3 blocks of base metal begins Amet municipality officials arrested by ACB for graft Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: The Mines De- partment got success in selling 7 tender documents for three blocks of base metal. The department had prepared 3 blocks of base metal. 3 companies in fray for Khaklia Kheda block in Rajsa- mand while two contenders are for Pipali- ya Block of Mavli, Udaipur and as many for Manpura block of Bhilwara each. Composite licenses of all three blocks will be auctioned online. Bidders will have to submit the vbid docu- ment for all the three blocks by May 26. It may be noted that Rajasthan is one of the leading states in the auction of major min- eral blocks. Ashish Choudhary Rajsamand: Taking a major action, the team of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Amet Municipality Ex- ecutive Officer Krish- na Gopal Mali and Sen- ior Clerk Balwant Singh Rathore while accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh. ACB has recovered Rs 40,000 from the pocket of Krishna Go- pal Mali and Rs 1,00,000 in cash in his car, for which the Eo could not provide a logical ex- planation. ACB Deputy Super- intendent Anoop Singh said that the complain- ant Tuliram had pur- chased some land in Amet, whose lease he had also taken. “But its layout plan was not issued by the municipality. The executive officer of the municipality Krishna Gopal Mali and UDC Balwant Sin- gh Rathore demanded Rs 3 lakh for the layout plan,” official said. Krishna Gopal Mali Balwant Singh Rathore RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1982... Luxury train ‘Palace on Wheels’ began its commercial operations in October, 2022 after two-years of Covid pandemic-induced break. Palace on Wheels was running continuously since 1982, but due to the pandemic in 2020 its operation was stopped. The train’s royal origins give it its name ‘Palace on Wheels’. Its carriages once seated the rulers of princely states of Rajputana, Gujarat, the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Viceroy of British India. Agitation will be intensified if demands not met, says Bainsla during meet with ACS Akhil Arora Gurjar leader Vijay Bainsla. —FILE PHOTO

4. PERSPECTIVE JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 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. 339 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 Best wishes to the people of Sikkim on the occasion of their Statehood Day. Sikkim is well known for its rich culture, biodiversity, and has made notable contributions in the field of sustainable development. I wish that the state continues on its path of growth and that its people are healthy and prosperous. Jagat Prakash Nadda @JPNadda Heartfelt wishes to the people of Sikkim on their statehood day. Sikkim is a gem in northeastern India with its hardworking people contributing profusely to the nation’s culture and economy. May the state continue to prosper in the years to come. Amit Shah @AmitShah SPIRITUAL SPEAK Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps, and whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues. —Bhagavad Gita TOP TWEETS The transfers of Karan Singh, Pratibha Singh, Harimohan Meena, Ghanshyam and MP Meena was due for a long time. Moreover, bureaucratic circles are trying to find the logic behind bringing Rajesh Kumar Meena (IRS) and Prateek Jhajharia (Postal Service) in the State government. Hemant Gera, Praveen Gupta and Krishna Kunal are posted on the same chair for a long time and it was believed that they would be changed now, but they have been left untouched MAMMOTH IAS TRANSFER LIST SURPRISES ALL IN RAJASTHAN, INCLUDING BUREAUCRACY! he entire bureaucracy is pleas- antly surprised by the appointment of Mahesh Chandra Shar- ma as Secretary LSG, Meghraj Singh as Registrar Coopera- tives, Bharti Dixit as Ajmer Col- lector, and Sandesh Nayak as MD, RSMM. Similarly, discussions are also happening on the shifting of Vishram Meena as Commissioner, Jaipur Munici- pal Corporation, Jitendra Soni as Alwar Collector, Shakti Singh Rathore as MD-RFC, Nakate S Madan from MD, RIICO, and An- shdeep as Collector Ajmer. MAHESH C SHARMA Mahesh Chandra Sharma is a promotee IAS from RAS and it has happened for the first time that the reins of the post of Sec- retary, LSG have been handed to a promotee officer. He has mere- ly served as Collector of Bundi district once for a period of 8 months and has served as SA to BJP government ministers twice. He has left several claimants behind for this post. MEGHRAJ SINGH RATNU Even the responsibility of Regis- trar Cooperatives has been handed to a promotee IAS — Meghraj Singh Ratnu — while keeping at bay several young bureaucrats. For the past 10 months, he had an additional charge of the position which has now been converted to a permanent position. Ratnu en- joys the reputation of a low-pro- file and a result oriented officer. BHARTI DIXIT Bharti Dixit has been given a major jump and appointed as Collector of Ajmer. This is his second appointment as Collec- tor. Now she is just ‘next door’ to her husband Ashish Modi ( Collector-Bhilwara). SANDESH NAYAK Sandesh Nayak has now become a ‘power centre’ after being given the additional charge of MD of RSMMinadditiontohisappoint- ment as Director, Mines. Those in the know-how of bureaucracy are terming it as illogical and wrong. Notably, this is the sixth change of MD, RSMM in the current government. VISHRAM MEENA Vishram Meena has ‘links’ till higher-ups in the current dis- pensation and he was thus posted on the ‘high seat’ in the Jaipur Municipal Corporation. However, he had to face the brunt of Ram Prasad suicide. While serving as Alwar Collec- tor, he had cracked whip against land-mafia, but in turn, he had to lose his position. He has re- turned to the same NHM as Mis- sion Director from where, ten months back, he left for the Al- war Collectorate. Soni could have spent more time in the field, having served as Collector in four districts. SHAKTI SINGH RATHORE As MD of RFC, Shakti Singh Rathore had given good results in the past two years and keeping in mind his capabilities, he could have been given a better role in Devasthan or he could have been appointed as Collec- tor of any district. NAKATE S MADAN Nakate S Madan, who, in the past, has served as Collector of Barmer, Sri Ganganagar, Bhilwara and Alwar, has also served as ED in RIICO and was handling the responsibility of MD proficiently . It is said that he had the faith and trust of his ‘boss’ and thus his transfer has become a puzzle. ANSHDEEP Meanwhile, word around Ansh- deep - serving as Ajmer Collec- tor till now - is that he had miffed several local politicians with his behaviour and work culture. OTHER TRANSFERS The transfers of Karan Singh, Pratibha Singh, Harimohan Meena, Ghanshyam and MP Meena was due for a long time. Moreover, bureaucratic circles are trying to find the logic behind bringing Rajesh Kumar Meena (IRS) and Prateek Jhajh- aria (Postal Service) in the State government. Hemant Gera, Praveen Gupta and Krishna Kunal are posted on thesamechairforalongtimeand itwasbelievedthattheywouldbe changed now, but they have been left untouched. Word is that CS Usha Sharma would retire on June30andwiththeappointment of new CS, another IAS transfer list would be released. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL T RAJENDRA CHHABRA The writer is a senior journalist Mahesh Chandra Sharma Vishram Meena Meghraj Singh Ratnu Shakti Singh Rathore Bharti Dixit Nakate S Madan Sandesh Nayak Anshdeep WORD IS THAT CS USHA SHARMA WOULD RETIRE ON JUNE 30 AND WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW CS, ANOTHER IAS TRANSFER LIST WOULD BE RELEASED

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6. INDIA JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 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 Shimla (PTI): Corrupt politicians without lead- ershipqualities,policies, and right intentions will not be able to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sab- ha elections as people want to see Narendra Modi become the prime minister again, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Tuesday . Thakur was respond- ing to West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s remarks that her party will support the Con- gress where it is strong in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. It was the first time that Banerjee cleared the air on TMC’s stand on a possible strategy for Opposition unity in the electoral battle ahead. Interacting with media persons on the side- lines of an event here, Thakur, the Informa- tion and Broadcasting and Youth and Sports Minister, ridiculed the talks of Opposition par- ties coming together to defeat the BJP, saying such “Thugbandhans” have always failed. Even if Opposition leaders come on the same platform, they will play “musical chairs” with everyone eyeing the PM post, he said. Asserting that the BJP would again win over 300 seats in the next general elections, he said Modi has been working tirelessly for the people of the country for the last 22 years. Corrupt leaders can’t defeat BJP: Anurag Thakur UNION MINISTER ATTACKS OPPN lll Union Information and Broadcasting Minister asserts that the BJP would again win over 300 seats in the next general elections Muslim men attempt to enter Trimbakeshwar; tension arises Nashik (ANI): A group of people from the Mus- lim community allegedly tried to enter the famousTrimbakeshwar temple in Maharash- tra’s Nashik to offer ‘chaddar’ (scarf). Sever- al videos of the incident that reportedly took place on Saturday have been doing the rounds on social media. The group was stopped by the security guards outside the temple, a temple trust official said. Aspertemplemanage- ment, only Hindus are allowed to enter the temple—oneof the12Jyotir- lingas of Lord Shiva. In a video clip, five to six people can be seen trying to enter the temple carrying green scarves.Theywere,however,notallowedtoenter the temple premises. The Temple Trust has also written to Nashik Commission of Police demanding action againstthegroupfortry- ing to enter the temple. Nashik Inspector General BG Shekhar said that the situation is under control and that there is peace in and around in Trim- bakeshwar temple. ONE OF 12 JYOTIRLINGAS OF LORD SHIVA SHINDE APPEALS FOR PEACE AFTER INCIDENT Mumbai (ANI): After a group of people allegedly attempted to enter the Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik and tried to offer a ‘chaddar’, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Tuesday appealed for peace calling on people to “cooperate”. “It’s the responsibility of the administration to maintain law and order but people must also cooperate. People from every community must come forward and maintain peace,” Shinde said. MAHA DEPUTY CM FADNAVIS ORDERS SIT PROBE INTO TEMPLE Nashik (ANI): Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered a special investigation team to probe the recent incident in which a group of people allegedly attempted to enter the Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik and tried to offer a ‘chaddar’. “Deputy CM of Maharashtra Devendra Fandanvis has ordered to constitute a special investigation team led by an ADG-level officer to probe the incident,” according to a statement issued by the Deputy CM’s office. “An FIR has been filed and an SIT under the additional director general of police will investigate the matter,” Fadnavis said adding strict action will be taken against those found responsible. Cong ignored N-E for 60 years; region developing under PM Modi: Sonowal Guwahati (ANI): Un- ion Minister Sarbanan- da Sonowal on Tuesday alleged that Congress “ignored” the North- east for 60 years where- as, under Prime Minis- ter Narendra Modi, the region has become the “focal point of development”. “The Congress government ignored the Northeast for 60 years. Today Prime Minister Modi has embraced the Northeast with open arms and now it has become the focal point of attention and development,” the Union Min- ister stated while ad- dressing the National Rozgar Mela in which PM Modi distributed 71,000 appointment letters to the recruits. So- nowal, who was earlier the chief minister of the northeastern state of Assam before being elevated as a Union Minister in 2021, said that the northeast is rising again in the national arena due to the “special support” by PM Modi’s government at the Centre. “In the past 9 years, Northeast has risen again, whether it is Sik- kim or Tripura, Mizo- ram or Meghalaya, Na- galand or Manipur or whether it is Assam or Arunachal Pradesh, every state has become successful in finding its individuality . All this is because of the special support and recogni- tion of Northeast by Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi,” he said. Sarbananda Sonowal IN THE COURTYARD STOPPED SCREENING OF‘TKS’ DUE TO POOR COLLECTIONS: TN New Delhi: Tamil Nadu govt told the Supreme Court on Tuesday the government did not impose any shadow ban on the film ‘The Kerala Story’ and the theatres stopped screening the film due to poor audience response. The development came as the apex court issued a notice to Tamil Nadu based on the plea of filmmakers, who alleged that the government has imposed a de facto ban on the movie. 2 JUDGES TO BE ELEVATED TO THE SUPREME COURT New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, on Thursday, recommended to the Centre two names, one of them a senior advocate, for elevation as judges to the top court. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, currently the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, and senior advocate KV Viswanathan’s name has been recommended by the Collegium. SC ADJOURNS NAWAB MALIK’S PLEA FOR JULY New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ad- journed for July the hearing of a petition filed by former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik, who is in jail since February 23, 2022, in a money laundering case. A Supreme Court bench stated the High Court will be at liberty to take up the matter in the meantime. Malik approached the Supreme Court aggrieved with the Bombay High Court adjourning his bail application to June 6. APEX COURT TO HEAR GUJ JUDICIAL OFFICERS PLEA New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear in July a plea of several Gujarat judicial officers whose promotions were stayed by it. A bench headed by Supreme Court Justice MR Shah, now retired, on May 12 had stayed the promotion of 68 Gujarat lower judicial officers, including Surat Chief Judicial Magistrate Harish Hasmukhbhai Varma who had convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case. COURT SENDS SUSPENDED IAS OFFICER RANJAN TO JUDICIAL REMAND TILL MAY 25 Ranchi: Suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS Chhavi Ranjan, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged land scam case, has been sent to judicial remand till May 25. A special PMLA court in Ranchi on Tues- day sent Ranjan to custody. Ranjan was arrested by the ED in a case related to illegally grabbing and selling land in Ranchi on May 6. Following his arrest, the Jharkhand government suspended Ranjan from his position as Director of the Social Welfare Department, Jharkhand. Corrupt politicians without leadership qualities, policies, and right intentions will not be able to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as people want to see Narendra Modi become the prime minister again. —Anurag Thakur, Union minister Won’t allow love jihad conversions, says MP CM Bhopal (ANI): Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the state government took the issue of ‘love jihad’, ‘reli- gious conversion’ and promotion of ‘terrorist activities’ seriously and will not allow such practices. He made the remark while talking to the reporters about the recent action of Mad- hya Pradesh Anti-Ter- rorist Squad (ATS) against members asso- ciated with the radical Islamic organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) in the state capital Bhopal on Tuesday . “We are getting into the depth of the facts that have come to the fore in connection with the HuT members,” CM Chouhan further said. Verdict reserved in case against RaGa Ranchi (ANI): The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday reserved the order in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The arguments were concluded in the court of Justice Ambujnath. The court has also in- structed both sides to file the synopsis of the arguments.Thedefama- tion case was filed by a local BJP leader after Rahul Gandhi allegedly made objectionable remarks against BJP leader Amit Shah at a Con- gress party gathering in Chaibasa in 2018. AtaCongressmeeting in2018,RahulGandhial- legedly said, “A murder accused can become a party president only in the BJP . It’s not possible in the Congress.” The lower court issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi in the matter. This was challenged in the High Court to quash the notice issued by the lower court. RAHUL TO VISIT USA ON MAY 31 FOR 10 DAYS New Delhi (ANI): Congress leader and former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi will visit the USA on May 31 for a 10-days, said sources on Tuesday. On June 4, Rahul Gandhi will hold a rally of about 5,000 NRIs in New York’s Madison Square Garden, added the sources. Apart from this, he will go to Washington and California for a panel discussion and speech at Stanford University. He will also meet politicians and entrepreneurs. Narwekar hails EC decision on 'Shiv Sena' name,symbol Mumbai (PTI): Maha- rashtraAssemblySpeak- er Rahul Narwekar on Tuesday said the Elec- tion Commission’s decision to allot the ‘Shiv Sena’ name and its symbol to the faction led by CM Eknath Shinde is a “prospective” decision and not restropective. Narwekar also said the decision on disqual- ification of 16 MLAs including CM Shinde will start from the point of which faction was representing the actual Shiv Sena in July 2022. He said that after the Supreme Court’s May 11 verdict, he will have to first recognise in the House which faction of the Shiv Sena is the po- litical party before going ahead with any other decision. “Will file defamation case against channels which are...”: DK Shivakumar New Delhi (ANI): As Congress deliberates on who should be the CM of Karnataka, party state chief DK Shivaku- mar, one of the frontrunners for the post on Tuesday said that he would file a defamation case against the media channels which are making false claims over his resignation. “If any channel is re- porting that I am re- signing from the post, I will file a defamation case against them... Some of them are re- porting that I will re- sign...My mother is my party, I built this party. My high command, my MLAs, my party are there,” Karnataka Con- gress chief told media. Other claimants are also emerging as supporters of G Paramesh- wara staged protest and said he was ready to take up the responsibility if the party high command asked him to run the government. “If thehighcommand wants, I am ready to take up the responsibility,” the former Deputy CM told reporters while demanding that a Dalit should become CM. Shivakumar on Tues- day arrived at the office of his brother and Con- gress leader DK Suresh. Despite Congress’ clear mandate in Kar- nataka, suspense over the chief minister continues as senior leaders DK Shivakumar, who is the Karnataka Con- gress’ president, and former CM Siddaramai- ah are in the race. “Will not backstab, blackmail...” Shivakumar before flying to Delhi Bengaluru (ANI): Congress Karnataka president DK Shiva- kumar, one of the frontrunners for the post of CM of the southern State on Tuesday made it clear that he would not re- sort to “backstabbing or blackmail” regard- less of the party’s decision. In an exclusive interview with ANI, DK Shivakumar said, “If the party wants they can give me the responsibility....... Ours is a united house, our number is 135. I don’t want to divide anyone here. Whether they like me or not, I am a responsible man. I will not backstab and I will not blackmail.” The Congress won 135 seats in the recently held election to the 224-member Karna- taka assembly . ‘Talibanisation’ has started in K’taka, claims BJP state chief Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel on Tuesday alleged ‘Talibanisation’ has started in the state after the victory of the Congress in the As- sembly polls and those indulging in “anti-national activities” are “rising up” to destroy peace. The Lok Sabha MP Dak- shina Kannada met family members of Krishnappa, a BJP worker who was hacked to death, while his wife and son were grievously injured in the attack after they protested against bursting of crackers outside their house in Bengaluru Rural district’s Hoskote on Sunday. One person has been arrested, and a hunt is on to catch hold of others involved in the attack. DK Shivakumar Rahul Gandhi

7. INDIA JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023 06 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia New Delhi (Agen- cies): The Assam Po- lice will professionally record the Body Mass Index (BMI) of all its personnel, including IPS officers, in a drive to eventually get rid of “deadwood” from the police force. Cops will be given three months to work on their fitness, after which BMIs will be recorded. “We plan to give three months time to all As- sam Police personnel including IPS APS officers till August 15th and then start BMI as- sessment in the next fifteen days,” Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh tweeted on Tuesday . All those who are in the obese category (BMI 30+) would be offered another three months to reduce weight and would be offered Voluntary Re- tirement Scheme (VRS) after that. Those who have genuine medical grounds like hypothyroidism will be exempt, GP Singh said, adding that he would be the first to have the BMI taken, on August 16. The Assam police employ around 70,000 personnel. Get fit in 3 months or retire: Assam top cop FOR A HEALTHY CAUSE lll The Assam police had last week drawn a list of over 650 personnel who were habitual drinkers or obese who were found unfit for field duties Assam DGP GP Singh. —FILE PHOTO Chikmagalur (ANI): A woman gave birth to a baby on a moving bus with the assistance of a woman conductor of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) at the Banga- lore-Chikmagalurroute. The incident occurred on Monday and both the mother and the infant are doing well. At around 1.25 PM, near Udayapura Agri- culture College, the pregnant woman began experiencing labour pains. The woman conductor identified as S Vasanthamm asked the driver to stop the bus and asked the passengers to deboard. She aided the woman to de- liverthebabyonthebus. Further, since the lady was financially weak, the crew of the bus collected Rs 1500 from the passengers of the bus and handed over the same for the emergency expenditure of the lady . Later the lady was shifted to Shanthagra- ma Hospital by ambu- lance and was provided necessary treatment. G Sathyvathi Manag- ing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), also appreciated the timely intervention of the woman conductor. Cape Town: India, which has taken proac- tive steps to reduce neo- natal mortality , is likely to achieve the Sustain- able Development Goal targets in this key area by 2030, a top WHO official has said, citing data on annual rate of reduction for newborn deaths in India. “India has taken important steps to improve the quality of care during labour and childbirth, leading to reductions in maternal deaths,” Dr Anshu Banerjee, Direc- tor, Dept of Maternal, Newborn, WHO. New Delhi (PTI): Peo- ple will be now able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile p h o n e s across In- dia via the S a n c h a r Saathi portal launched by the Department of Telecom on Tuesday . Union Telecom Min- ister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday that through Sanchar Saathi Portal, people will be able to block, track and check the genuineness of a used device before buying them. CRUCIAL READ CONTROVERSIAL COP RABHA KILLED IN ASSAM ROAD MISHAP CBI MAKES FRESH ARREST IN DELHI EXCISE POLICY CASE FIRING IN UTTAR PRADESH COURT COMPLEX, 2 UNDERTRIALS INJURED MAN KILLS WIFE, DAUGHTER BEFORE COMMITTING SUICIDE; SON SURVIVES Jaunpur: Two undertrials, accused in the murder of wrestler Badal Yadav, were attacked in broad daylight in a Jaunpur court on Tuesday when attackers opened fire on them. The undertrials, Surya Prakash and Mithilesh Giri, were seriously injured in the incident and have been admitted to a local hospital and have now been referred to Varanasi for advanced treatment. Soon after the attack, the lawyers present in the court premises caught hold of the attackers and thrashed them before handing them over to the police. New Delhi: A 43-year-old maintenance supervisor in DMRC, who was under heavy financial burden, allegedly murdered his wife and six-year-old daughter with a knife before taking his own life by hanging in the Shahdara area here. The man also attempted to kill his 13-year-old son, who is fighting for his life in a hospital. The de- ceased were identified as Sushil, his wife Anuradha (43) and their daughter. The family resided in Shahdara’s Jyoti Colony. As per preliminary investigation from the documents received at the spot, Sushil had mortgaged jewellery, taken loans and was under financial burden. Nagaon: A woman sub-inspector of Assam Police, who was embroiled in several controversies, was killed when her car collided head-on with a container truck in Nagaon district on early Tuesday. Junmoni Rabha, popularly known as ‘Lady Singham’ or ‘Dabang cop’ after Hindi police mov- ies, was alone in her private car and not in uniform. The accident occurred at Sarub- hugia village under Jakha- labandha police station of Kaliabor Sub-Division. The container truck which was coming from Uttar Pradesh was seized by the police, but the driver fled from the spot after the accident. Nagaon SP reached the spot to take stock of the situation. New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday made a fresh arrest in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. The accused, identified as Charanpreet Singh, was produced before a special court which remand- ed him to two days CBI custody. The CBI is likely to confront him with Arvind Kumar Singh who was arrested on Monday and is in CBI custody. The CBI has filed two chargesheets in the matter so far and is inching towards filing a second supplementary chargesheet in the matter. Notably, former Deputy CM of Delhi Manish Sisodia and others are in judicial custody in this case. HARD WORK BEARS FRUIT, LITERALLY! A farmer collects the harvested strawberries into a basket at a field in Gasoo-Hazratbal on the outskirts of Srinagar, on Tuesday. WHO lauds India for reduction in newborn deaths Now track, block lost mobiles via ‘Sanchar Saathi’ New Delhi: Following reports of substandard Indian drugs causing health concerns, and even deaths, in countries like the US, The Gambia, and Uzbeki- stan,thehealthministry is seriously considering putting in place a new system for drug exports, top official sources said. Samples of all India- made drugs will be tested for quality before shipping out, they said. The Union Health Ministry and the De- partment of Pharma- ceuticals are deliberat- ing this new policy, sources said. Sugges- tions were sought from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) regarding this. Medicines will be tested at the regional or central drug testing lab before sending them abroad.Sofar,drugman- ufacturersusedtodirect- lyexporttoforeigncoun- tries after obtaining export licences, without any quality check. Last month, the top medical watchdog in the US raised concerns over the likelihood of a highly drug-resistant bacteria, linked to eye drops made by an Indi- an company, gaining a foothold in the US. Mumbai (ANI): Air In- dia Express Limited (AIXL), the low-cost car- rier subsidiary of Air India, successfully con- cludedaroadshowaimed at recruiting pilots (com- manders and first officers) in Mumbai. The event, held on Monday witnessed a significant turnout of pilots, bol- stering the airline’s ef- fort to meet the growing demands of its operations. The recruitment drive in Mumbai fol- lows similar roadshows held in Delhi on May 10 and 11 and in Bengalu- ru on May 12 and 13. New Delhi (PTI): A total of 164 equipment and items identified under the import restric- tions as part of the ‘positive indigenisation list’ has been indigenised by December 2022, the Defence Minis- try said on Tuesday . The Ministry put the annual import substitu- tion values of the items at Rs 814 crore. The Defence Minis- try has issued four lists so far comprising components and sub- systems which were to to be procured from domestic industry after a ban on their import kicks in under a staggered time-line spanning till Decem- ber 2028. The first list was brought out in Decem- ber 2021, second one in March 2022, third in Au- gust 2022 and fourth one with 928 items was issued on May 14. The aim of the positive indigenisation list (PLI) is to minimise im- ports by the defence public sector undertak- ings (DPSUs). Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. —FILE PHOTO Lady conductor Vasanthamma (L) holds the newborn. Exportpolicyafterconcerns onIndia-madedrugs:Sources AIXLrecruitspilots,cabin crewtomeetgrowingdemand 164‘positive indigenisation list’ items indigenised: Def Ministry GOVT CUTS WINDFALL GAINS TAX ON DOMESTIC CRUDE OIL TO NIL FROM `4,100 PER TONNE New Delhi: The govt has cut windfall gains tax on domestically-produced crude oil to nil while continuing the rate at zero on the export of diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) The government has slashed the special additional excise duty (SAED) on crude oil produced by companies such as Oil and Natural Gas Corporation to nil from `4,100 per tonne with effect from Tuesday, an official order dated May 15 said. This is the second time that the levy, which was introduced in July last year in the form of a cess to tax supernormal gains of oil producers and fuel exporters, has been cut to nil for domestically-produced oil. Woman conductor helps woman deliver baby on KSRTC bus Patna (ANI): The CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at nine locations in Bihar’s Patna andArrahlinkedtoRJD leaders- MLA Kiran Devi and former MLA Arun Yadav in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam. The CBI also conducted searches at the premises of Rajya Sabha MP Prem Chand Gupta at Noida, Delhi and Guru- gram in the same al- legedland-for-jobsscam. In its chargesheet filed earlier in connection with the alleged land-for-job scam the CBI had stated that ir- regular appointments of candidates were made in Central Rail- ways, violating the laid down norms and proce- dures of Indian Rail- ways for recruitment. As a quid-pro-quo, the candidates directly or through their immediate relatives/family members, sold land to the family members of LaluPrasadYadav(then Union Railway Minis- ter) at highly discount- ed rates up to one-fourth to one-fifth of the pre- vailing market rates. The CBI further stated that investigation has revealed that Lalu Yadav during the period 2007-08, when he was Railways Minister, with the intent to acquire the land parcels situated in Vill- Mahuabagh, Patna and Vill-Kunjwa, Patna which were located ad- jacent to the land parcels already owned by his family members; entered into a criminal conspiracy with his wife Rabri Devi, daughter Misha Bharati and several officers of Cen- tral Railways. The CBI raided multiple locations in Bihar, Delhi linked to RJD leaders. —REPRESENTATIONAL PHOTO CBIraidsRJDleaders’locations 9 locations linked to RJD leaders— MLA Kiran Devi ex-MLA Arun Yadav searched LAND-FOR-JOBS SCAM New Delhi (PTI): The CBI has registered an FIR against a freelance journalist for allegedly collect- ing sensitive information related to the Defence Research De- velopment Organisa- tion (DRDO) and the Army, and sharing them with intelligence agencies of foreign countries, officials said on Tuesday . Following the FIR, the agency conducted searches on premises linked to Vivek Raghuvanshi, listed as India correspond- ent of a US-based portal on defence and strategic affairs on its website, and people close to him at 12 locations in Jaipur and the National Capital Region (NCR), they said. The agency has booked Raghuvanshi under Section 3 (spy- ing) of the Official Secrets Act read with Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Journalist booked for sharing information with Pakistan Journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi —PHOTO BY ANI

8. Hyderabad (Agen- cies): Hyderabad had its first ever drag racing speed fest night racing on the city outskirts. The racing, considered as the world’s fast- est sport and T20 of mo- torsports, was held at Narsingi on Telangana State Police Academy service road, Special Chief Secretary, Urban Development, Arvind Kumar, revealed in a tweet on Tuesday . He promised more such events soon. India’s first-ever drag racing stripisbeingbuiltinHy- derabad. A 2-lane, one kilometer long drag stripwillbebuilt.Outof this stretch, 400 metres will be used as the drag strip while the rest 600 metres will be used as a shutdown area for vehi- cles to slow down and come to a halt. Hyderabad hosted the first-ever Formula E race in February. The 2023 Hyderabad E-Prix was held at picturesque Hussain Sagar Lake. New Zealand (Agen- cies): At least six people have died and 30 people are missing after a fire broke out overnight at a four-storey hostel in New Zealand’s capital. Emergency services were called to the Loafers Lodge hostel in the Newtown area of Wellington at about 1.30pm BST on Monday (12.30am local time). Firefighters found six bodies inside the charred building, but a roof collapse on the top floor prevented them fromsearchingallof the 92-room hostel, emergency services said. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said he under- stands there are likely to be more casualties. Islamabad (PTI): A Pa- kistan high court on Tuesday extended bails of former prime minister Imran Khan in two cases pertaining to in- citing violence and se- dition until June 8. A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) heard the pleas in cases pertaining to alle- gationsagainsttopoffic- ers of state institutions and the manhandling of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Mohsin Ranjha by Khan’s supporters. Chief Justice Aamer Farooq after hearing the arguments by the lawyers extended Paki- stan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief’s bail till June 8. The extension was given after the court also granted the former prime minister exemption from court appearance for the day . NEWS JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 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 RUSSIALAUNCHES‘EXCEPTIONAL’ DRONE, MISSILE ATTACK ON KYIV New Delhi (Agen- cies): Rescuers evacu- ated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myan- mar’s coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications. Six deaths were reported, but the true impact was not yet clear in one of Asia’s least developed countries. Strong winds injured over 700 of about 20,000 people who were shel- tering in sturdier buildings on the highlands of Sittwe township, such as monasteries, pagodas and schools, according to a leader of the Rakhine Youths Philanthropic Associa- tion in Sittwe. He asked not to be named due to fear of reprisals from the authorities in the military-run country . Dhaka (Agencies): Bangladesh faced its worst power cuts in over seven months as a deadly storm forced the closure of both its floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, less than a month after a scorching heatwave caused widespread outages in the country. Cyclone Mocha, one of the strongest storms to hit the region in years, made landfall in Myanmar, south of Bangla- desh, at the weekend. Mil- lions of citizens have been hit by frequent power cuts in recent months, as erratic weather patterns and high global energy prices have made fuel supply to power plants unreliable. Mogadishu (AP): Floods caused by the annual rains have left “a trail of destruc- tion” across Somalia, a United Nations spokesman said, citing inundated homes and farmland as well as the shutdown of health facilities. “As per estimates by our partners, more than 460,000 people have been impacted, including nearly 219,000 men, women and children who have been displaced due to this (flooding),” Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. At least 5, including 3 children, have been killed in the flooding, Moalim of the Somalia National Disaster Manage- ment Agency said. New Delhi: A 39-year-old Indian money lender was shot dead by an off-duty police constable in Uganda’s capital city of Kampala with a stolen AK-47 assault rifle over a 2.1 million shillings (Rs 46,000) loan. According to media reports, 30-year- old Ivan Wabwire opened fire at Uttam Bhandari on May 12. He has been arrested. The incident was recorded on a CCTV installed in the room where the accused shot dead the victim. Chilling footage of the incident has been going viral on social media. The video showed how Wabwire fired multiple rounds of bullets at Bhandari from close range, news agency PTI reported. Washington (Agen- cies): Rudy Giuliani has been accused of making an employee perform oral sex on him while he was on the phone to Donald Trump. Noelle Dunphy , 43, who is suing for $10 million in damages and unpaid wages, claimed the former New York mayor subjected her to “wide-ranging sexual assault and har- assment”. She claimed he went on “alcohol- drenched rants” that included “sexist, racist” made her work environment “unbearable”. New Delhi: Vodafone, the British telecom giant, has announced that it will be reducing its global workforce by 11,000 employees over the next 3 years. The decision comes as the company’s share price hit a two-decade low and it seeks to restructure its business to improve its competitive edge and enhance customer experience. The mass layoffs are part of the company’s broader cost savings plan. The new CEO, Margherita Della Valle, has described her vision for a leaner and simpler organisation, with increased commercial agility and resource allocation. New Delhi: The world’s largest online retailer Amazon has laid off approximately 500 employees across various verticals in India, said sources. This latest round of layoffs is one of many that CEO Andy Jassy announced in March, affecting approximately 9,000 employees. People who are familiar with the situation stated that the process is ongo- ing and that employees from the Web Services, Human Resources, and Support departments are being laid off. Some of the affected employees, according to sources, are employed by Amazon’s global teams based in India. CRUCIAL READ MAJOR POWER CUTS AFTER CYCLONE HITS FUEL SUPPLY An aerial view of damage buildings infrastructure in Myanmar. A firefighter inspects damage caused by the attack. Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, has been targeted by Russia 8 times so far this month. An image shows the firefighters dousing a blaze caused by the remains of a downed Russian missile in Kyiv on Tuesday. Marcus Stoinis and Krunal Pandya cross for a run in IPL match against MI in Lucknow on Tuesday. EXTENSIVE FLOODING DAMAGE IN SOMALIA, SAYS UNITED NATION INDIAN BANKER SHOT DEAD WITH AK-47 BY OFF-DUTY UGANDA COP Rudy ‘demanded oral sex while on phone to Trump’ VODAFONE ANNOUNCES LAYOFFS, PLANS TO CUT 11000 JOBS AND REALLOCATE RESOURCES AMAZON LAYOFFS CONTINUE AS COMPANY FIRES 500 EMPLOYEES ACROSS VERTICALS Kyiv (AP): Ukrainian air defenses thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday , shooting down all 18 missiles aimed at the capital with the help of Western-supplied weapons, officials said. Loud explosions boomed over Kyiv as the nighttime attack combined Russian missiles launched from the air, sea and land in an apparent attempt to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses. No casualties were reported as Western-supplied weapons helped fend off the assault. Ukrainian De- fense Minister Oleksii Reznikov cheered the display of defensive prowess, calling it in a tweet “another unbe- lievable success.” Kyiv (Reuters): Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwart- ing a superweapon Moscow had previously touted as all but unstoppable. It was the first time Ukraine had claimed to have struck an entire volley of multiple hypersonic missiles, and if confirmed would be a demonstration of the effective- ness of newly deployed Western air defences. Air raid sirens blared across nearly all of Ukraine early on Tuesday and were heard over Kyiv and its region for more than three hours. SHOT DOWN VOLLEY OF RUSSIAN HYPERSONIC MISSILES IN OVERNIGHT ATTACK, SAYS KYIV Russia ‘destroys’ $1.1billion US air defence system in major attack on Kyiv Scientists warned that storms are getting powerful as world gets warmer Cyclone damages over 230 houses in Mizoram, 41 killed in Myanmar At least 6 die in New Zealand hostel fire Khan’s bail extended in two cases till June 8 Firefighters at hostel in central Wellington, New Zealand, where a fire broke out on Tuesday. The 2.8-km track was laid alongside Hussain Sagar Lake. Khan’s brilliant final over helps LSG beat MI by 5 runs Djokovic surges into 17th straight Rome quarterfinal Hyd hosts first-ever drag racing event New Delhi: Novak Djokovic continued the quest for his record-extending 39th ATP Masters 1000 crown on Tuesday when he moved past Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4 at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The Serbian suffo- cated Norrie with his deep aggressive hitting on the Italian clay. He also moved well, sliding freely into shots to pull the Briton around and reach the quarter-fi- nals in Rome for the 17th consecutive year. Rome (IANS): World No. 6 Elena Rybakina advanced to her first Italian open quarterfinal after defeating Marketa Vondrousova 6-3, 6-3, here. The reigning Wim- bledon champion will face either two-time defend- ing champion Iga Swiatek or No.24 Donna Vekic in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. WORLD NUMBER 6 ELENA RYBAKINA ADVANCES TO QUARTERFINALS New Delhi (ANI): Jave- lin thrower Arjun of Modern Public School Shalimar Bagh (MPS) brought laurels to the country and school by winning the silver medal in the boy’s Javelin Throw at the 5th Asian Youth Athletics Cham- pionships held in Tash- kent, Uzbekistan. Ar- jun, who is only 16 years old and currently in Class 12, threw the Jave- lin to a distance of 66.99m. This is not the first time that Arjun has made the school proud. He won a silver medal in the last Asian Youth Athletic Championship as well, which was held in Kuwait in 2022. 5th Asian Youth Athletics C’ships: Javelin thrower Arjun wins silver STOINIS’S INNING Lucknow (ANI): Luc- know Super Giants de- feated Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League(IPL)matchheld at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow on Tuesday . Marcus Stonis’ 89 (47)* powered Lucknow Super Giants to 177/3 in 20 overs against Mum- bai Indians in the Indi- anPremierLeague(IPL) match here. MI started the game on a strong note as Jason Behren- dorff provided the visi- tors with an ideal start by picking up two wick- ets in two balls in the third over. He dismissed the out-of-form batter Deepak Hooda on 5(7). Prerak Mankad be- came his second victim as the young batter tried to place the ball in the offside region but there was a faint outside edge. Mankad walked back towards the dugout with a golden duck in his account with the catch taken by Ishan Kishan. 89* 08 runs guided LSG to 177 47 balls with 116.66 SR six and 4 boundries helped him score 89 Marcus Stoinis’ unbeaten 89 powers Lucknow to 177 against Mumbai Indians

9. Naresh Sharma Jaipur: ACS Dr Sub- odh Aggarwal expressed displeasure during the meeting of the PHED Department on Tuesday over the working style of Chief Engineer, RK Meena and the tardy pace of Jal Jeevan Mission. DrAgarwal told Mee- na to take two months’ leave and go to Mus- soorie and said that he would also sponsor his holiday. Around half-a- dozen notices have been issued to Meena. A miffed Agarwal said that notice also does not have any effect on Meena. “I think you are the smartest officer in the Department, but your smartness will not work on me,” ACS, PHED, Dr Subodh Agarwal said. Naresh Sharma Jaipur: In a significant move, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given his approval to increase the honorarium of part-time priests serving in state direct charge temples. This decision, coupled with a substantial financial provision of Rs 5.93 crore, aims to facilitate temple repairs, decoration, painting, and overall up gradation in a total of 593 temples under the State Dev- asthan Department. The approved increase in honorarium is a testament to the Chief Minister’s com- mitment to recognising the vital role played by part-time priests in re- ligious institutions. The honorarium for these priests will rise from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000 per month, ensuring their financial well-being while they continue their sacred duties in various temples. It is worth noting that the honorarium of part-time priests in self-sufficient temples had previously been raised to Rs 5,000 by the State Government. Envy and ignorance, are indeed brothers, we usually envy what we do not know and understand in detail. —Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 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 Shivendra Parmar Jaipur: The echo and success stories of the Rajasthan Housing Board are now being heard outside the state and the country as well as in foreign countries. In this episode, Ra- jasthan Housing Board has been awarded ‘The Golden Globe Awards for Excellence and Leadership’ for ‘Best Environment Friendly Projects’ and ‘Best In- novative Project of the Year’ by the jury of the World HRD Council on Tuesday morning in Malaysia. Due to busy administrative schedule, the RHB Commis- sioner himself didn’t go and sent the engineers to Malaysia to receive the award. Chief Engineer-I KC Meena, Additional Chief Engineers Sanjay Poonia and Amit Agar- wal received the award on behalf of RHB in the presence of thousands of people during a grand and colourful event at Pullman Kuala Lumpur City Centre - Hotel Residences in Malaysia. The City Park at Mansarovar was selected for the ‘Best Environment Friendly Projects’ and the Coaching Hub at Pratap Nagar was selected for the ‘Excel- lence in Innovation’ category by the World HRD Congress. RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora said that the constant number of awards in the Board’s bag indicates the com- mitment and faith of the common man towards RHB that the series of awards will continue. Arora con- gratulated the employees of the Board for all the honours awards. It is noteworthy that in last four years under RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora’s leadership, the RHB has received a total of 17 awards. These include World Book of Records in House Sales, SKOCH Award-2021, Award of Excellence, Honour by National Real Estate Devp Council, National Housing Award etc. RHB bags ‘Golden Globe Awards’ in two categories in Malaysia THE SUCCESS CONTINUES... lll City Park was selected for the ‘Best Environment Friendly Projects’ Coaching Hub for ‘Excellence in Innovation’ category Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addresses a delegation of employees from Electricity Department, who called upon the CM at CMR on Tuesday. Members of the delegation expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister for bringing the employees and officers of Power Corporations under the purview of OPS. Gehlot said that the OPS has been implemented for government employees from a humanitarian point of view. Bhanwar Singh Bhati, GS Dotasra and AK Gupta were also present. CM OKAYS HIKE IN HONORARIUM OF PART-TIME PRIESTS TEMPLE REPAIR l `5.93 cr funded to facilitate temple repairs, decoration, painting, and overall upgradation in a total of 593 temples under the State Devasthan Department l Honorarium for the priests will rise from `3,000 to `5,000 per month, ensuring their financial well-being while they continue their sacred duties Dr Agarwal told Meena to take two months’ leave and go to Mussoorie z Furthermore, the proposal includes a budget allocation of Rs. 5.93 crore, equating to a maximum of Rs. 1 lakh per temple, to undertake repair and upgradation works in 390 state direct charge temples and 203 state self-sufficient temples. z These vital funds will facilitate necessary improvements, including dressing, painting, and repair works, to ensure the temples’ structural integrity and enhance the spiritual experience for devotees. Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a financial proposal of Rs 19 crore for the construction of 5 family court buildings in Jaipur. For the construction of the buildings of these family courts, the land has already been allotted in the Animal Husbandry Department at Gandhi Nagar in Jaipur. The Court’s building will be constructed by RSRDC and its construction area will be 6656.83 sqm. With this decision of CM Gehlot, there will be ease in redressal of complaints related to family matters. Along with this, the personnel and complainants working in the court will get better facilities and environment. Jaipur: Homoeopathic dispensaries will be opened at 225 block headquarters in Rajasthan to strengthen the health infrastructure of the State and provide treatment to the common people at the local level. The Rajasthan government has approved the proposal to open these dispensaries along with the creation of 450 new posts for the same, according to an official statement. According to the proposal, one Homoeopathy Medi- cal Officer and one Junior Nurse or Compounder will be appointed in each dispensary. Rs 1.80 crore has been sanctioned for providing medicines and furniture in these dispensaries. `19 CR APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 5 FAMILY COURT BUILDINGS BUDGET FOR TEMPLE REPAIR FACELIFT NEW HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSARIES AT 225 BLOCK HQs IN RAJ CONGRESS STATE OBSERVERS REACT ON PILOT’S ISSUE Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a financial proposal of Rs 45.64 crore under the Urban Water Supply Scheme at Rawatsar tehsil in Hanumangarh district of the Rajasthan. Rawatsar Urban Water Supply Scheme has been designed keeping in mind the population of the year 2054. With this decision of the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, the increased drinking water needs of the residents of the area will be met in the coming times. It is noteworthy to mention here that the announcement in this regard was made by the Chief Minister in the State Budget for the year 2023-24. `45.64 CRORE UNDER THE URBAN WATER SUPPLY SCHEME AT RAWATSAR Cong’s Co-incharges tour districts to gauge peoples’ pulse ACS Agarwal raps officer for tardy progress of JJM MISSION RAJ 2023 Yogesh Sharma Jaipur: After the re- sounding victory in Karnataka, Congress has now started fo- cusing on Rajasthan. Under this, to win Mission Rajasthan 2023, the AICC has finalised the district visits of 3 State co-in charges. Their district-wise pro- grammes have begun from May 16. Local issues will be identified in this tour. The ground reality of state govt’s pro- grammes and their effects will also be examined and tested. Along with this, assembly-wise feedback will also be taken. In this, anti- incumbency against the MLA will also be examined and tested. The opinion of workers and public will be taken about the plans of Gehlot govt. A detailed report of how party is benefitted will also be prepared and given to AICC Raj govt will also be told about it so that suggestions can be executed. Amrrita Dhawan VS Rathore Qazi Nizamuddin CO-INCHARGES’ TOUR ITINERARY z Cong Co-incharge Qazi Mohd Nizamuddin will visit Churu, Bikaner, Hanu- mangarh, Sriganganagar, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Bhilwara, Kota, Bundi and Sawai Madhopur. z Amrrita Dhawan will see peoples’ pulse in Jaipur, Alwar, Dausa, Tonk, Ajmer, Dhaulpur, Bharatpur, Karauli. z Virender Singh Rathore will visit Baran, Jhalawar, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Udaipur, Jais- almer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Jalore, Pali and Sirohi. First India News Jaipur: PHED Minister Dr Mahesh Joshi on Tuesday, slammed Con- gress leaders who have mounted an attack on the Gehlot government, saying it was surpris- ing and disappointing that some responsible people were making allegations of corruption against the government. Congress MLA from Didwana, Chetan Dudi also hit out at those lashing out against the government. The two leaders came out in defence of the Ashok Ge- hlot government a day after Pilot and Sainik Kalyan Minister Rajen- dra Gudha levelled fresh corruption allegations during Pilot’s rally in Jaipur. Without naming Gud- ha over remarks that Raj govt was going be- yond “40% commission of Karnataka govt”, Joshi said, “Such leaders should have thought before accusing their own govt that they in a way levelling these allegations on themselves too.” Dudi tweeted, “Don’t you (Pilot) know that RPSC is an independent constitutional body which can never be dis- solved? Even resignation of RPSC member is accepted by President. Why are you confusing the youth?.” Dudi also took a dig at Pilot over Union Min GS Shekha- wat’s tweet after his rally where he shared a photo video clipping of Pilot’s rally, said, “A large group of Con- gress workers leaders in Raj, ‘through whose hard work govt came’, today itself is calling its govt corrupt.” Dudi wrote, “Raj’s biggest scam is Sanjee- vani scam where lakhs of people’s houses were looted, but in rally, main accused’s name wasn’t taken main accused tweeted in praise of Pilot after rally. This truth rally because friendship has been there since the time of Manesar.” Jaipur: Congress co- incharge Qazi Niza- muddin responded on Sachin Pilot’s ultimatum saying, “Last time we formed the govt together. Every state’s situation is different every time. Congress HQ is keeping a close watch on entire development. After formation of govt in Karnataka there will be discussion about Raj. Will meet everyone now take feedback,” he said. Meanwhile, another co-incharge Virender Singh Rathore said, “We are all one family. Everyone will contest polls together our govt will be formed. We will take feedback from Congress leaders and workers and after this we will prepare the report and send it to the high command.” The several awards in RHB’s kitty indicate peoples’ faith and committe- ment towards the Ra- jasthan Housing Board. RHB would continue this series of winning various awards in future as well. —Pawan Arora, RHB Commissioner RHB Engineers KC Meena, Sanjay Poonia and Amit Agarwal receive the ‘The Golden Globe Tigers Awards for Excellence and Leadership’ on RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora’s behalf during a programme held at Pullman Kuala Lumpur City Centre - Hotel Residences in Malaysia on Tuesday. CONG LEADERS HIT OUT AT THOSE LEVELLING GRAFT CHARGES AGAINST GEHLOT GOVT Those who have made allegations know it well that in matter of corruption, the CM has taken strong action by following policy of zero tolerance ACB’s actions against the corrupt are indicative of this. —Dr Mahesh Joshi, PHED Minister Till date no leader in history has made such a demand. Strict actions that have been taken on paper leak in Rajasthan have not been taken in any other state. The youths know this fact very well. —Chetan Dudi, Congress Leader I think you are the smartest officer in the Department, but your smartness will not work on me. —Dr Subodh Agarwal, ACS, PHED Dr Subodh Agarwal chairs a review meeting of PHED Department in Jaipur on Tuesday. Also seen are Avichal Chaturvedi, Ram Prakash, RK Meena, Dalip Gaur, Dinesh Goyal, Rakesh Luhadiya, Neeraj Mathur and others. JJM TO BE MONITORED BY THIRD PARTY Jaipur: The works done under Jal Jeevan Mission will be inspected by a third party. WSSO has handed over the work to a company, which will start taking samples in Jaipur this month. The company will prepare a report which will be handed over to ACS PHED, Dr Subodh Agarwal. There has been negligence in the work of the mission at many places in the State. Also, there were re- peated complaints regarding poor work and corruption.

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YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva Try Netflix and Uphill aintaining a healthy lifestyle can be difficult, especially for those with demanding sched- ules. Finding time to exercise, cook healthy foods, and get adequate sleep while juggling work, family and other obliga- tions is difficult, but it is surely doable. Let's look at some basic ways to achieve your health and fitness objectives even when you're short on time. WHAT CHANGES CAN YOU MAKE TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE DURING THE DAY? Even if you have a busy schedule, making small changes to your routine might help you be more active. For exam- ple, make all of the phone calls while walking around, try to take the stairs when- ever possible, and hey, if you're watch- ing Netflix, watch it while walking on the treadmill; this is exactly what 'Netflix Uphill' is. HOW CAN YOU FIT GOOD EATING HABITS INTO YOUR HECTIC SCHEDULE? Integrating just this one healthy habit (which takes less than 5 minutes each day) has proven to help the majority of folks. Food tracking is consid- erably easier than running for 30 minutes, swimming for 45 minutes, or walking for 60 minutes! While re- cording your meals will not make you eat better on its own, it will make you more conscious of the number and quality of your selections, including the appe- tizers, drinks, m a i n courses, and desserts you consume. We've all heard that what gets measured gets better over time, and the same is true for your eating habits. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SLEEP QUALITY DESPITE A BUSY SCHEDULE? To put it another way, if you have time to charge your phone overnight, you should make time to re- fresh yourself as well. Sleep is one of the founda- tions of good health; strive for 7-8 hours of sleep per day . The best thing to do is to stick to the same sleep routine every day . But, because that's difficult (and boring), get in and out of bed at least six days a week. And never miss the afternoon snooze after lunch on Sundays—it's priceless! WHO COULD YOU ENLIST AS A WORKOUT PARTNER OR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER? We all need someone to motivate us. So having a workout companion to hold us accountable and motivate us makes perfect sense. Find someone with a similar schedule to you so that you always have someone to go out with. Make a friend in the gym where you exercise, or in the park where you walk, or if you want to go deep, get a de- cent personal trainer. WHAT MEASURES CAN YOU TAKE TO MAKE FITNESS A HABIT, EVEN IF YOUR LIFE IS HECTIC? Fitness training should be scheduled just like any other crucial meeting with oneself. If you make it a priority to do it regu- larly for a month, you'll be able to do it for three months, then continue for twelve, and eventually make it your lifestyle. Health cannot be pur- chased; it must be earned, and you can only do so if you do not cancel your appointment. To summa- rize, being busy does not have to be an excuse for neglecting your health. Even with a hectic schedule, it is feasible to maintain a healthy lifestyle with the right systems, structures, strategies, and prioritizing. That said, it's not simple, and we may make mistakes now and again - that's fine. Because fitness is about getting our act together, feeling good about ourselves, and enjoying life to the fullest! https://www.medindia.net/news/ lifestyleandwellness/too-busy-to-be-fit- try-netflix-and-uphill-211407-1.htm TOO BUSY TOO BUSY TOO BUSY TO BE FIT? Try Netflix and Uphill www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia of the phone calls while walking around, try to take the stairs when- ever possible, and GOOD EATING HABITS Integrating just this one friend in the gym where you exercise, or in the park where you walk, or if you want to go deep, get a de- cent personal trainer. Fitness training should be scheduled just like any other crucial meeting with oneself. If you make it a priority to do it regu- larly for a month, you'll M HIGHLIGHTS Making small changes to your routine can help you be more active, such as taking the stairs or walking while on the phone or Netflix and Uphill Food tracking can be an effective way to improve eating habits by increasing awareness of food choices Prioritizing fitness and making it a habit through regular scheduling can lead to a healthier lifestyle, even with a busy schedule

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