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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI
INDIAN-AMERICAN
NEAL MOHAN IS
NEW CEO OF
YOUTUBE
Mumbai: Indian Premier League 2023 is set to begin on March 31 with
a clash between Chennai Super Kings and defending champions Gujarat
Titans. The T20 cricket extravaganza will be played across 12 venues with
the Narendra Modi Stadium hosting the opener on March 31.
California: Neal Mohan, an Indian-American who
is all set to become the next Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of YouTube has said that he is excited to
continue this “awesome and important mission”
and looking forward to a new future.
CHETAN
SHARMA
RESIGNS AS
CHIEF SELECTOR
New Delhi: Former India pace bowler Chetan
Sharma has resigned from the post of chairman of
the senior cricketers’ selection committee following
a sting operation by a news channel, where he
allegedly revealed confidential information.
IPL 2023 SEASON SET TO BEGIN FROM MARCH 31
SENSITIVE CHIEF MINISTER’S HEALING TOUCH
CM Gehlot announces `20L each
for 2 men burnt alive in Haryana
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: CM Ashok Ge-
hlot will meet the rela-
tives of the two youths
who were burnt alive in
Luharu of Haryana, as
aconsensuswasreached
between Zahida Khan
and family of the de-
ceased. A financial aid
of Rs 20 lakh each to the
deceased relatives will
alsobeprovidedandone
dependent each, of both
the deceased, will get a
govt job.
Addtionally
, an-
nouncement of free edu-
cationof dependentchil-
dren up to 12th standard
has also been made. CM
Gehlot has strongly con-
demnedtheincidentand
said, “The killing of two
people resident of Ghat-
mika of Bharatpur in
Haryana is condemna-
ble. Rajasthan and Hary-
ana police are taking ac-
tion in coordination.
One accused has been
detained and search is
on for the remaining ac-
cused. I have directed
Rajasthan Police to take
strict action.”
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
“IRREGULARITIES
INTAXPAYMENTS”
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The In-
come Tax Department
has claimed it has un-
covered irregularities
in the accounting books
of the British Broad-
casting Corporation
(BBC) following a three-
day survey - an opera-
tion widely criticised as
retribution for an un-
flattering documentary
on Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi.
The Income Tax De-
partment said on Fri-
day that the nearly
three-day “survey” at
the BBC’s offices in Del-
hi and Mumbai broadly
looked into a mismatch
between the income
and profits of the broad-
caster’s group entities
and their scale of opera-
tions in India.
I-T DEPT ON BBC 5 BIG
ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST BBC
1 “The survey revealed
that despite substantial
consumption of content in
various Indian languages, the
income/profits shown by
various group entities is not
commensurate with the scale
of operations in India.”
2 “During the survey,
the dept gathered
several evidences pertaining
to operation of the
organisation, which indicate
that tax has not been paid on
certain remittances, which
have not been disclosed as
income in India by the
foreign entities of the group.”
3 “... Services of second-
ed employees have
been utilised for which
reimbursement has been
made by the Indian entity to
the foreign entity concerned.
Such remittance was also
liable to be subject to
withholding tax, which has
not been done... Survey has
thrown up several discrepan-
cies and inconsistencies with
regard to transfer pricing
documentation.”
4 “Survey operation has
resulted in unearthing
of crucial evidences by way
of statement of employees,
digital evidences and
documents which will be
further examined in due
course. It is pertinent to state
that statements of only those
employees were recorded
whose role was crucial
including those connected to,
primarily, finance, content
development and other
production related functions.”
5 “Even though the
department exercised
due care to record statements
of only key personnel, it was
observed that dilatory tactics
were employed including in
the context of producing
documents/agreements
sought.”
THE CBDT ISSUES STATEMENT
New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct
Taxes (CBDT) issued a statement without
naming the media organisation and
said that I-T teams unearthed crucial
evidences by way of statement of
employees, digital proof and documents.
The CBDT statement says:
 Several discrepan-
cies and inconsisten-
cies with regard to
transfer pricing docu-
mentation found.
 I-T teams
unearthed crucial
evidences by way of
statement of employ-
ees, digital proof and
documents.
 Income, profits
shown by various
group entities not com-
mensurate with scale
of operations in India.
UK MP BLACKMAN SLAMS BBC
DOCUMENTARY ON PM MODI
BJP LASHES OUT
AT GEORGE SOROS
CONG DOWNPLAYS
SOROS’ REMARKS
LORD RAMI RANGER SLAMS
BBC DOCUMENTARY ON MODI
New Delhi (ANI): Terming BBC documen-
tary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as
“propaganda video” and
a “disgraceful piece of
shoddy journalism,” Brit-
ish MP Bob Blackman
has said that it should
never have been released
and that it didn’t look at
the “all-important fact”
that India’s Supreme
Court investigated the claims against Naren-
dra Modi in connection with the 2002 riots.
New Delhi: The Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) on
Friday
launched
a frontal
attack on
billionaire
investor
George Soros, accusing
him of not only targeting
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi but also the Indian
democratic system. P5
New Delhi: The Congress
on Friday said whether the
Adani issue
sparks a
democratic
revival in
the country
depends
entirely on the grand old
party and other Opposition
parties, and it has nothing
to do with billionaire inves-
tor George Soros. P5
New Delhi (ANI): Lord Rami Ranger, a
prominent member of the House of Lords
of the UK Parliament on
Friday said the BBC docu-
mentary on PM Narendra
Modi is “unfortunate,
ill-timed and ill-informed”
based on a handful of
people who have nar-
ratives to show him in
a bad light. Lord Rami
Ranger also slammed George Soros over his
remarks on Hindenburg-Adani row.
Media personnel outside the BBC office during Income Tax Department’s survey operation, conducted
as part of a tax evasion investigation, at KG Marg in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
 After 3 days, I-T
Dept finished survey
at the BBC offices in
Delhi and Mumbai
on Thursday
 The I-T officials
recorded only those
staffers’ statements
whose role was
crucial
Shinde faction
recognised as
real Shiv Sena
New Delhi: In a set-
back for Uddhav Thack-
eray-led faction, the EC
on Friday ordered that
the Eknath Shinde
camp of Shiv Sena will
retain the official name
and party’s ‘bow and ar-
row’ symbol. The EC
ruled that the Thacker-
ay-led Sena will retain
the interim party name
Shiv Sena UBT and poll
symbol flaming torch.
Adani: SC’s ‘no’ to GoI’s
sealed cover suggestion
First India Bureau
New Delhi: A “sealed”
submission by the Cen-
tral govt on a panel to
strengthen regulatory
measures and protect
investors following the
Adani stock collapse
was turned down by the
Supreme Court on Fri-
day, which said it want-
ed “full transparency”
in the matter. The court
had last week asked for
suggestions on the for-
mation of a panel of ex-
perts, including a judge,
to examine the fallout of
the fraud allegations
againsttheAdaniGroup,
which have wiped out
croresininvestorwealth
and triggered fierce at-
tacks on the govt by the
Opposition.
GEORGE SOROS SAYS TURMOIL AT
ADANI MAY WEAKEN MODI GOVT
New Delhi: Philanthropist George
Soros believes the turmoil at Gautam
Adani’s business empire may weaken
PM Narendra Modi’s hold on the govt.
Soros, in a speech at the Munich Secu-
rity Conference on Thursday, said Modi
would “have to answer questions” from
foreign investors and Parliament.
Bommai’s surplus budget is
jumla budget for Congress
Nominated members
can’t vote in MCD: SC
KATARIA HOSTS GALAXY OF LEADERS
2ND TEST: AUS 263 ALL OUT, IND 21/0
Bengaluru: Karnataka
CMBasavaraj Bommai
presentedhissecondand
last budget of the ruling
BJP government on Fri-
day at the state legisla-
ture ahead of assembly
polls in the state.
Bommai presented a
revenue surplus budg-
et, with the outlay
crossing Rs 3 lakh crore
mark. However, Ran-
deep Singh Surjewala,
Karnataka Congress in-
charge, ridiculed CM
Bommai as ‘Liar in
Chief’ and dubbed it as
a ‘Jumla’ budget.
CM Bommai pro-
posed a revenue surplus
of Rs 402 crore and
broke the deficit budg-
ets for the last two con-
secutive years.
New Delhi (PTI): The
Supreme Court on Fri-
day said the nominated
members of the Munici-
pal Corporation of Del-
hi (MCD) cannot vote in
the mayoral election.
A bench directed that
the election of the Delhi
mayorshallbeconducted
atthefirstMCDmeetand
once elected, the mayor
shall preside over the
deputy mayor’s election.
The top court’s order
came on a plea moved
by the ruling AAP may-
oral candidate, Shelly
Oberoi, seeking an ear-
ly conduct of the elec-
tion. The apex court
had, on February 8,
sought the responses of
the lieutenant gover-
nor’s (LG) office, MCD’s
pro-tem presiding of-
ficer Satya Sharma and
others on Oberoi’s plea.
CONGRESS LEADERS
WEAR FLOWERS
BEHIND THEIR EARS
Bengaluru: In a peculiar
protest against the ruling
BJP in Karnataka, Opposition
leader Siddaramaiah and
other Congress leaders came
to the state Assembly wear-
ing flowers behind their ears,
alleging that the BJP govern-
ment has cheated people and
made them fools.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Speaker Dr CP Joshi, Gulab Chand Kataria, Vasundhara Raje, Ramlal
Jat, PP Choudhary, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Rajendra Rathod, Mamata Bhupesh and Ravindra
Pareek at the dinner party hosted by Gulab Chand Kataria at Raj Mahal Palace on Friday. Kataria has
been recently appointed as the Assam Governor. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
New Delhi (PTI): India dismissed Australia for 263 on the opening day of the second Test of the
Border Gavaskar Trophy on Friday. In reply, India were 21 for no loss when stumps were called on
the opening day of the second Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy here on Friday.
OTHER TOP STORIES
CONG CHIEF WHIP JOSHI RESIGNS,
CHAUDHARY MAY BE NEW WHIP
TONK CIVIC BODY
HEAD IN ACB NET
BIG RELIEF TO GS
SHEKHAWAT
Jaipur: The Tonk Municipal
commissioner a junior clerk
and a sanitation worker
were held by ACB taking Rs
1 lakh bribe on Friday. ACB
sleuths said that Commis-
sioner of Tonk Municipal
Council, Anita Khichar,
junior clerk Mohammad
Salim and sanitation worker
Om Dev Nagar were held
with the bribe money. P3
Jaipur: Union Minister
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
got a major relief from the
district court of Jaipur on
Friday in the matter of con-
spiracy to topple the Gehlot
government in Rajasthan.
The court upheld the
decision of the subordinate
court which had refused to
allow the ACB to take Shek-
hawat’s voice sample. P8
Jaipur: Congress Chief Whip in the
Rajasthan Assembly Mahesh Joshi has
resigned from the post. According to an
official spokesperson, Joshi had submitted
his resignation from the post before Budget
session commencement. Turn to P8
4 charred to death as tanker
collides with trailer in Ajmer
Shubham Jain and Mukesh
Ajmer: Four people were charred to death while four
others were injured after a gas tanker collided head-
on with a trailer in Ajmer on Thursday night. Police
informed the incident occurred near Rani Bagh Resort
on National Highway – 8 in Ajmer. P3
CM EXPRESS GRIEF; CONDOLES DEATHS
Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot expressed grief over the Ajmer
incident and wished for the speedy recovery of those injured.
CM to meet victims’
familes today

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2023
02
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: The meeting
of Public Works Com-
mittee (PWC) was held
in Jaipur Development
Authority (JDA) on
Friday. A total of Rs.
175 crores were ap-
proved in the PWC
meeting. In the meet-
ing, administrative
and financial approval
of Rs 103.60 crore was
issued for the upgrada-
tion work of existing
30 MLD STP in Gajad-
harpura and operation
and maintenance for 10
years.
In Zone-9, adminis-
trative and financial
sanction of Rs 3.67
crore was issued for
road widening and
strengthening from
Rana Sanga Marg Ak-
shay Patra Square and
Mahal Road to Mahat-
ma Gandhi. A sanction
of Rs 19.81 crore was
issued for construction
of 3 MLD STP at Ram-
niwas Bagh, SMS Med-
ical College, SMS Hos-
pital, Trauma Centre,
Institute of Cardiovas-
cular Science, IPD
Tower and Neuro Sci-
ence Ward. Financial
approval was also giv-
en for various other
projects in the city
.
JDA Secretary Ujjw-
al Rathore, Director
Engineering-I, IV, Di-
rector Planning, Direc-
tor Finance, concerned
Deputy Commission-
ers, Additional Chief
Engineer, Superintend-
ing Engineer and Ex-
ecutive Engineer were
present in the meeting.
Development works of `175 crore approved
IN JDA PWC MEETING...
RATHORE RECITES HANUMAN CHALISA IN
HOUSE, WCD MINISTER HAILS LORD RAM
Yogesh Sharma,
Naresh Sharma and
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Echo of Hanu-
man Chalisa was heard
in the assembly on Fri-
dayduringthedebateon
Sanwaliyaji and Nath-
dwara Temple Amend-
ment Bill. There was a
heated argument be-
tweentheWCDminister
MamtaBhupeshandthe
former minister Rajen-
dra Rathore regarding
definition of Hinduism.
When Dy LoP Rajen-
dra Rathore accused the
Congress of question-
ing the faith of Ram,
WCD Minister Bhupesh
raised slogans of Jai Si-
yaram in the House.
Deputy LoP Rathore
and Revenue Minister
Ramlal Jat recited the
Hanuman Chalisa.
Amid the furore, Min-
ister Bhupesh said to
Rajendra Rathore, “At
leastspeakonboththe
bills of Sanvali-
yaji and Nath-
dwara temple,
both are very
i m p o r t a n t
bills. It is ex-
pected from a
learned person
like you that at least
speak on this. You have
forgotten that point.”
Rathore said, “I go to
visit Sanwalia Seth eve-
ry year. I also go to Nath-
dwara. I am not an athe-
ist like you.” Ex-
pressing objec-
tion to being
called atheist,
Mamta Bhu-
pesh demanded
that Rathore’s
comment on her
(beinganatheist)should
be deleted and ques-
tioned on what basis
was she called an athe-
ist. She said, “I have
come with Mehandipur
Balaji’s tilak applied on
my forehead, how did
you call me an atheist?”
Later, the Chairman
asked to expunge
Rathore’s remarks from
the House proceedings.
However, Rajendra
Rathore quipped at
Mamta Bhupesh and
said that he apologizes
for calling her an athe-
ist. “Recite Hanuman
Chalisa and I will
agree.” After this, Ra-
jendra Rathore recited
some lines of Hanuman
Chalisa. Meanwhile,
Revenue Minister Ram-
lal Jat also stood up and
started reciting Hanu-
man Chalisa.
Meanwhile, BD Kalla
had an argument with
BJP MLAs regarding
the definition of reli-
gion and Hindu and Min
Bhupesh raised slogans
of Jai Siyaram.
During the debate on
the bills, there was a tus-
sle over the definition of
the words Hindu and
religion. BD Kalla ques-
tioned the opposition
leaders to put forward
the definition of Hindu.
BJP MLA Vasudev Dev-
nani said that one who
has faith in Janmabhoo-
mi Karmabhoomi is a
Hindu, Hindu is a life-
style. Minister BD Kalla
countered this aspect
and said that this defini-
tion is wrong.
WCD Minister Bhupesh objected to Rathore and said that she’s not
atheist, she had applied tilak of Mehandipur Balaji on forehead.
Dy LoP Rajendra Rathore reciting Hanuman Chalisa in the Assembly
on Friday, which led to lighter moment in the House.
Between the quarrel of Dy LoP Rathore and Min Mamta Bhupesh, Edu
Min BD Kalla said that he can recite Hanuman Chalisa too, if needed.
bills of Sanvali-
yaji and Nath-
pected from a
learned person
ist like you.” Ex-
pressing objec-
that Rathore’s
comment on her
BUDGET
SESSION
QUESTION HOUR
PM AWAS YOJANA: 3,751 APPLICANTS TO BE
INCLUDED IN KOTA’S RAMGANJ MANDI: MEENA
PENDING SCHOLARSHIP IN NAGAUR TO BE
PAID SOON, INFORMS TIKARAM JULLY
Devasthan Minister Rawat compares CM Ashok Gehlot with God, House turn uproarious as oppn reacts
Rural Development Minister Ramesh Chand Meena said
that the remaining 3,751 applicants will be included in
Kota’s Ramganj Mandi under the PM Awas Yojana after
an approval for re-survey is received from the Central
govt. Meena said that if any beneficiary wanted to get
a plot on a far-off land, instead of taking a plot received
under the scheme, then he would be given land there. A
letter has been written to the Union Rural Devp Minister.
Social Justice and Empowerment Min Tikaram Jully said
that all the pending applications for scholarship in Nagaur
district have been rectified and will soon be paid. He said
that a total of 11,575 applications for scholarship were re-
ceived, out of which 10,889 have been paid scholarships.
Only 460 applications were pending on account of having
defects. He said pending payments will be made soon.
RAMLAL JAT: STATE
TO HAVE 1,035 NEW
PATWAR MANDALS
Revenue Min Ramlal
Jat informed that the
State govt has announced
creation
of 1,035
new patwar
mandals.
This would
end the
shortage of
patwar mandals in gram
panchayats in Phalodi
assembly constituency. At
present 66 patwar man-
dals are there in Phalodi.
MLA SARAF RAISES
ISSUE OF THEFT IN
JAIPUR TEMPLES
Kalicharan Saraf raised
the issue of theft in
temples in Jaipur. He said
that thieves
are not
caught de-
spite giving
footage.
He raised
the matter
of theft in Jain temples
and demanded security
arrangements around the
temple and asked to form
a team under an IPS.
DAILY WAGER IN
CHHABRA PAID TILL
DECEMBER: BHUPESH
`10CR WORK OKAYED
FOR TOURISM DEVP
IN BUNDI: BD KALLA
Women and Child De-
velopment Minister
Mamta Bhupesh said
that daily
wagers
have been
paid till the
month of
December
in Chhabra
assembly constituency
and assured that as soon
as the Central pay amount
for JFM is received, the
outstanding payment will
also be made.
Art and Culture Min BD
Kalla said on behalf
of the Tourism Min that
works
worth Rs
10 crore
and 48
lakh have
been ap-
proved for
the tourism development
in Bundi. He said that the
work of the first phase has
been done and the work of
the second phase will start
this month.
HIGHLIGHTS
l State Assembly on Friday
passed the Nathdwara
Temple (Amendment) Bill
and Sanwalia Seth Temple
(Amendment) Bill through
a voice vote.
l During the debate on the
bills, there was a heated
argument between CM
Advisor Sanyam Lodha
and BJP MLA Ashok
Lahoty.
l Kota (South) MLA
Sandeep Sharma raised
the demand to declare
police commissionerate
in Kota to prevent the
increasing crimes in city.
l MLA Deepti Maheshwari
raised the issue of
scholarships for students
of economically backward
classes. She asked the
question from the answer
given by the minister.
l Proceedings of the House
has been adjourned till 11
am on February 28, 2023.
LAHOTY ON TRAFFIC, DEVNANI ON RATION, SURYAKANTA
VYAS ON ANGANVADIs, MLAs TRIES TO CORNER GOVT
MLA Ashok Lahoty raised the issue of traffic jams in
Sanganer and demanded arrangement of traffic police
and signals to address this. MLA Vasudev Devnani raised
the issue of honorarium to the ration dealer. He said that
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas had given assurance but
nothing happened. He said that 13 ministers and 80 MLAs
are in favour of this and demanded action. MLA Suryakan-
ta Vyas raised the issue of buildingless Anganwadi Centres
in the state. The MLA said that the minister gave only
figures which do not make any sense. A total of 92 Angan-
wadi centres are in Sursagar, 19 are running in school. The
minister said that the MLA’s concern is justified, but it is
difficult to get land in urban areas.
Governor Mishra pays
homage to martyrs
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Governor
Kalraj Mishra paid trib-
ute to the martyred sol-
diers by laying a wreath
at the National War Me-
morial in New Delhi on
Friday. After visiting
the war memorial, the
Governor said that our
brave soldiers are not
onlythesecurityguards
of this country
, but they
are also a symbol of the
nation’s security, integ-
rity and unity. Our sol-
diers have sacrificed
their lives for the pro-
tection of Mother India,
showing indomitable
courage, he added.
Describing the Samar
Smarak as magnificent,
Mishrasaidthatcoming
here awakens reverence
for the soldiers, who laid
down their lives to pro-
tect the country in ad-
verse circumstances
and inspires patriotism.
CS Usha Sharma reviews Gandhi
Darshan Museum’s construction
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Usha Sharma vis-
ited the Jaipur Devel-
opment Authority’s
under-construction
project ‘Gandhi Dar-
shan Museum’ and re-
viewed the progress of
the project.
Other officials ac-
companying her were
Kumar Prashant, State
Guest and President,
Gandhi Peace Founda-
tion, New Delhi, with
Principal Govt Secy -
UDH Kunji Lal Meena,
JDC Ravi Jain and JDA
officials. During the
visit, Chief Secretary
Rajasthan Usha Shar-
ma said that efforts
should be made to sat-
isfy the aspirations of
the common man and
fulfil the priorities of
the state government.
She said that the work
of the ‘Gandhi Dar-
shan Museum’ should
be completed soon.
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BaljeetYadav holds protest run in Lohawat
Umesh
Jodhpur: Behror MLA
Baljeet Yadav held a
protest run in Lohawat
on Friday
. Yadav pro-
tested against the state
govt and demanded to
give reservations to
youths of Rajasthan in
govt jobs, connect ca-
nals for providing irri-
gation waters to farm-
ers, and reduce unem-
ployment among other
things. He started his
protest from Nadesh-
war Mahadev Temple
in Lohawat town and
ended at Manohar
Chauraha in Jodhpur.
MLA Yadav was wel-
comed by youths in Lo-
hawat. While speaking
to media persons, he
said that the selection
rate of the youth of Ra-
jasthan is zero in 22
states of the country
and due to this, unem-
ployment is increasing
in Rajasthan.
Guv Kalraj Mishra laying wreath
at Samar Smarak in New Delhi.
Usha Sharma

RAJASTHAN
03
Shivendra Parmar &
Ravi Katara
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Police has detained one
of the named accused in
connection with the
death of two Muslim
menfromthestatewhose
charred bodies were
foundinacarinHaryana
after they were allegedly
abducted by cow vigilan-
tes, police said on Friday
.
Chief MinisterAshok
Gehlot condemned the
incident and said police
have been directed to
take strict action in the
matter. On behalf of the
state government, Min-
ister of State for Educa-
tion Zahida Khan had
reached Ghatmeeka vil-
lage to meet the family
members.
“It is a heinous crime
and an unfortunate inci-
dent. Our Chief Minis-
ter is sensitive and had
alerted the police last
night, because of which
one has been detained,”
said Khan in Bharatpur.
She said that it has
been decided to provide
a contractual job to the
family member, Rs 15
lakh by the government,
Rs 5 lakh from the MLA
(Zahida Khan), Rs 50,000
by the panchayat samiti
Pradhan. The minister
said that the children
will be sent to a residen-
tial school for studies
and the families will be
given benefits under the
Indira housing scheme.
She added that a del-
egation will meet the
CM on Saturday
.
“One of the named ac-
cused has been detained
along with half a dozen
others are being inter-
rogated. Those named
intheFIRareassociated
withtheBajrangDalbut
whether they were in-
volved in the crime or
not is yet to be ascer-
tained,” Inspector Gen-
eral of Police, Bharat-
pur range, Gaurav Sriv-
astava said.
Suspects detained, CM assures strict action
BHIWANI MURDERS: Five cases of cattle smuggling were registered against victim Junaid at different police stations, police said
Minister Zahida Khan met the families of the deceased and also attended the Panchayat in Bharatpur on Friday.
LAST RITUALS OF VICITMS PERFORMED: DGP MISHRA
The last rites of the
deceased were done
Friday evening after the
government declared a relief
package of Rs 20.5 lakh
each. The police are also
searching for a Bajrang Dal
leader and his associates in
the case. “Last rites of both
the deceased have been
done and one accused has
been detained who will be
arrested,” Rajasthan DGP
Umesh Mishra said. The
families had earlier refused
to perform the last rites.
ACCUSED MONU RELEASES
VIDEO, CLAIMS ‘INNOCENCE’
One of the key accused in the case
is Mohit Yadav alias Monu Mane-
sar, the Gurugram district president
of Bajrang Dal and a member of a
self-proclaimed cow protection team.
He was earlier named in an attempt to
murder case registered at Pataudi po-
lice station in G’gram on Feb 7. While
on the run, Manu Manesar released a
video message claiming his innocence
in the latest case. “My colleagues and
I have no role but Raj Police regis-
tered a case against me others. I don’t
even know the deceased,” he said.
POLITICAL SLUGFEST BEGINS
OVER BHARATPUR KILLINGS
Awar of words between Congress
and BJP has started in connection
with Bharatpur killings. Congress MLA
Wajib Ali said that the Mewat area is
already infamous for such incidents.
“Rakbar and Pehlu Khan case of mob
lynching took place in the past. Now,
the so-called goons of Bajrang Dal
have carried out such an incident,” he
said. On the other hand, BJP leader
Ramlal Sharma has called for a fair
investigation. Meanwhile, AIMIM’s Asa-
duddin Owaisi said that the murders
were done by people of Hindu Rashtra.
ZAHIDA ATTENDS LAST RITES,
`20L EACH, GOVT JOB TO KIN
Kaman MLA and State Minister Za-
hida Khan on Friday met the family
members of the two Muslim youths
from Bharatpur who were burned alive
in Haryana. A panchayat was held in
the presence of Zahida Khan, follow-
ing which, the family members agreed
to perform the last rites of the two vic-
tims. Khan also announced to give Rs
5 lakh to the families of the deceased.
Along with this, the State Government
also announced financial assistance
of Rs 15 lakh to the families of the
deceased and a government job.
BAJRANG DAL BEING DRAGGED
UNNECESSARILY, SAYS VHP
Union Joint General Secretary of
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)
Surendra Jain on Friday said that the
names of Bajrang Dal members are
unnecessarily being dragged in the
case. Terming the incident as unfortu-
nate, Jain said, “two cow smugglers
are missing from Bharatpur, on whom
several cases of smuggling are al-
ready going on. Of them, the brother
of one cow smuggler has suspected
names of Bajrang Dal.” Police should
not hold anyone responsible only on
the basis of suspicion, he added.
CULPRITS WOULDN’T BE SPARED: KHACHARIYAWAS
Taking a dig at BJP-ruled States of UP, Haryana
and Madhya Pradesh over the law and order
issue, Minister PS Khachariyawas Friday said
Rajasthan police is on its toes to nab the culprits
and vowed a strict action a day after two charred
skeletons were found inside a burnt car in Haryana.
State Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas reached
Bharatpur after speaking to the media earlier about
the incident. He earlier said Rajasthan’s law and
order situation is better than UP, Haryana and MP.
Locals and family members take part in the funeral
procession of both the victims in Bharatpur on Friday.
15 dists in Raj
drought-hit,
Govt notifies
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The State Gov-
ernment has issued a
notification declaring
7,834 villages in 15 dis-
tricts as draught-strick-
en. On the basis of Kha-
rif crop 2022 (Samvat
2079) regular/special
Girdawari reports re-
ceived from District Col-
lectors, notification has
been issued for the vil-
lages of these districts
to provide relief to the
farmers in case of crop
failure due to floods.
Disaster Management,
Assistance and Civil De-
fence Dept notified.
Commissioner Anita Khichar demanded bribe for clearing bills.
Tonk Municipal Commissioner,
two others held with `1L bribe
Navin Sharma
Jaipur: The Commis-
sioner of Tonk Munici-
pal Council, a junior
clerk and a sanitation
worker were held by
the Anti-Corruption
Bureau (ACB) while
taking a bribe of Rs 1
lakh on Friday.
“The complainant
stated that Commis-
sioner Anita Khichar
was demanding a bribe
of Rs 1 lakh for passing
the bills for photogra-
phy, videography, stage
programmes and other
works done during the
Banas Festival in Tonk.
The complaint was ver-
ified and a trap was
laid on Friday. The ac-
cused were caught red-
handed with Rs 1 lakh
and have been de-
tained,” police said.
2-DAY WORKSHOP
BY ACB, CBI ON DA
CASES CONCLUDES
The two-day train-
ing workshop on
the investigation of the
disproportionate asset
(DA) cases concluded
on Friday. The work-
shop, jointly organised
by ACB and CBI, was
held at Intelligence
Academy in Jaipur
wherein the officials
have been imparted
training on how to in-
vestigate cases related
to DA. ADG of ACB He-
mant Priyadarshi said
that the workshop will
be helpful for officials
to do effective probe in
DA cases. “The officials
will be able to prepare
a roadmap on how
properties of corrupt
officials can be attached
in DA case,” ADG said.
ACB ARRESTS RSRTC CHIEF MANAGER’S
MIDDLEMAN WITH `8,500 BRIBE
The ACB on Friday arrested a middleman while
accepting a bribe of Rs 8,500 on behalf of Chief
Manager of RSRTC bus depot. The accused, identi-
fied as Badrilal, was taking bribe on behalf of Chief
Manager of Bhilwara Bus Depot, Paramveer Singh
Ranawat. “The complainant stated that accused
demanded Rs 8,500 monthly bribe to take his bus
service and not to conduct surprise inspection of
the bus. A trap was laid on Friday and Badri Lal was
arrested with Rs 8,500 bribe. The role of bus depot
Chief Manager is also being investigated,” police said.
Four charred to death, four hurt
as tanker, truck collide in Ajmer
Shubham Jain & Mukesh
Ajmer: Four people
were charred to death
while four others were
injured after a gas
tanker collided head-
on with a trailer in
Ajmer on Thursday
night. Police informed
the incident occurred
near Rani Bagh Resort
on National Highway
– 8 in Ajmer.
“The collision was
so strong that a series
of explosions took
place and fire engulfed
within a 500-meter ra-
dius of the incident
spot. Three of them
died on the spot, while
the fourth succumbed
to burn injuries in hos-
pital,” police said.
“Driver of the HP
Gas tanker has been
identified as Loom Sin-
gh (38). Two trucks and
a few other vehicles
passing through the
highway also caught
fire in the mishap. The
four injured after pres-
ently undergoing treat-
ment in the hospital,”
police added.
Fuel tanker catches fire after
accident on NH8, Ajmer.
CM EXPRESS GRIEF,
CONDOLES DEATH
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot condoled the
death of those
killed in Ajmer
incident and
wished for the
speedy recov-
ery of those
injured. He prayed to give
strength to the bereaved
family members.

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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
IN-DEPTH
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
This further adds to India’s efforts
to become #Aatmanirbhar in #Urja.
PM @narendramodi ji’s vision
is catalysing new possibilities in
Odisha and eastern India.
Bhupender Yadav
@byadavbjp
The 12 cheetahs arriving from South
Africa, under the visionary leadership
of PM Shri @narendramodi ji to
restore our ecological balance, have
begun their journey to India. Indian
Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster aircraft
will get them home tomorrow. Get
ready to welcome them.
TOP TWEETS
BIG SETBACK FOR
DELHI L-G OVER
ELECTIONS FOR
THE MAYOR
nashotinthearmfor
theAamAadmiParty
initsfightagainstthe
BJP and Delhi Lieu-
tenant Governor, the
Supreme Court has ruled that
Aldermen are not entitled to vote
intheMCDmayoralelection.The
BJP councillors were repeatedly
stalling the mayor’s election de-
manding that nominated mem-
bers should be allowed to vote.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Ke-
jriwal expressed the hope that
the LG and the BJP will now “toe
theconstitutionalline”. Kejriwal
has been accusing the LG of put-
tinghurdlesinthefunctioningof
a democratically elected govern-
ment. He also accused the Cen-
tral government of using “dis-
honest tactics”.
The mayoral elections have
been stalled since December last
year. The AAP won 134 of the 250
wards. The BJP won 104. The
BJP initially announced that it
will put up a candidate for the
mayoral poll but later dropped
the idea. Three meetings to elect
a mayor were adjourned amid
ruckus over voting rights of
members nominated by the LG.
I
he government of
Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif
introduced Fi-
nance (Supple-
mentary) Bill 2023 in the Na-
tional Assembly to mop up
PKR 170 billion in taxes by
June this year to meet Inter-
national Monetary Fund’s
tough conditions for the re-
lease of $1.1 billion of the
$7billion loan package. One
demand of the IMF was to
end all subsidies on petrole-
um products which Pakistan
did by hiking petrol price by
PKR 24 per litre and that of
diesel by PKR 17.2 per litre.
As a consequence, petrol is
now being sold in Pakistan at
a record high of PKR 272.89
per litre and diesel at Rs 280
a litre. With its foreign ex-
change reserves at less than
$3 billion, it can meet only
three weeks of imports. Ex-
perts predict that Pakistan
defaulting on loan repay-
ment seems inevitable even
as the price hike will aggra-
vate inflation which is at an
all-time high of 25 percent.
Moving the Finance Bill,
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar
criticised the previous gov-
ernment of Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaaf party led by
Imran Khan for “increasing
the country’s debts signifi-
cantly”. Its gross public debt
has increased over 1500 per-
cent. Prime Minister Imran
Khanpromisedtobringdown
the country’s debt to PKR 20
trillion but left a higher debt
burden of PKR 44.3 trillion.
Pakistan’s economic crisis
is perhaps the worst in its
history
. And most of it is due
to the army establishment
supporting terrorism and the
ineptness of successive civil-
ian governments. The IMF is
in no hurry
. It will watch Pa-
kistan’s fiscal performance
before releasing the loan
tranche due from last year.
PAKISTAN GOING
DOWN AND DOWN
Pakistan’s economic
crisis is perhaps the
worst in its history.
And most of it is due to
the army establishment
supporting terrorism
and the ineptness of
successive civilian
governments
T
Indo-American Relations Warming Up:
Russian and Chinese Angle
he recently released National
Security Strategy by Biden
administration emphasises
India’s centrality in Ameri-
ca’s Indo-Pacific strategy
. It
states India is world’s largest
democracy and a major de-
fence partner of the United
States and the US will work
with India both bilaterally
and multilaterally
, to support
commonly shared vision of a
free and open Indo-Pacific.
The U.S. not only needs India
in the Indo-Pacific, but would
also like India to play a larger
role in South, Central, and
Southeast Asia. Indo-Pacific
Quad(Australia,India,Japan,
United States) the U.S.-EU
Trade and Technology Coun-
cil, AUKUS (Australia, United
Kingdom, United States) and
I2-U2(India,Israel,UAE,Unit-
ed States) are all created by
the US initiative to develop
strong, resilient, and mutual-
lyreinforcingrelationshipsto
ensure world order for peace
and development.
The year 2022 has been a re-
markable and historic year
for the India-US relationship,
and 2023 is expected to be
more momentous year for the
ties between the world’s larg-
est and oldest democracies
that will determine the future
of technologyandinnovation.
The tangible outcomes like
resolutionof someoldmarket
access issues, the first-ever
maintenance of a US Naval
Ship in India, the Quad focus
on STEM, signing of an In-
vestment Incentive Agree-
ment, the launch of Technol-
ogy Innovation Hubs as a col-
laboration of the respective
science agencies, record level
of tradeandinvestmentshave
cemented the Indo US ties.
India’s close defence coop-
eration and strategic ties
withRussia,standonUkraine
war, abstention on U.N. votes
condemning Russia and re-
fusal to stop buying Russian
oil and military equipment
are definitely irritants for
warming Indo US ties. How-
ever, India has unequivocally
condemned the violence and
called for the resolution of
the conflict through dialogue
and diplomacy. India also
sent humanitarian aid to
Ukraine. Despite all this, In-
dia still remains at the heart
of the U.S. approach to its
peer competition with China.
The United States may not
like India’s ties with Russia,
but it seems willing to accept
them as the necessary price
for keeping India onboard in
dealing with a rising China.
Russia has been a histori-
cally dependent ally and big-
gestsupplierof defenceequip-
ment and trading partner
with India. However, the
Americans may be aiming to
help India in case of possible
military aggression from Chi-
nabytheirsupportinmeeting
India’s defence needs and this
will accelerate India’s transi-
tion away from weapons and
defence systems manufac-
tured in the Russia. Another
issueisIndia’shistoricalpref-
erence for a multipolar world
order and strategic autonomy
whichhaskeptitoutof falling
in any ‘Camp’. The United
States is beginning to accept,
India’spreferenceformultipo-
larity and its close relation-
ship with Russia. While com-
plete detachment from Russia
is impossible, India has cer-
tainly prioritised those of its
strategic interests that re-
quire closer cooperation with
the Western countries.
China is like an urgent
threat but a necessary part-
ner for India. Despite clashes
on LAC the bilateral trade is
up and India has been reluc-
tant to have any direct con-
frontation with China. Con-
stant security threats from
China and Pakistan imply
that it would take time for In-
dia to diversify its defence
imports and also increase in-
digenous production of arms.
Rather Indo- US proximity
discomforts China and it will
definitely put every kind of
pressure on India to keep out
of American influence. Rus-
sia who is biggest exporter of
defence equipment to India
may be a possible Chinese
card to seek normalisation of
India-China relations as this
not only benefits global and
Asian security but keeps the
USdominationundercontrol.
India has to stand up to Chi-
na without being belligerent
charting its own course even
as it draws close to the United
States, Europe and Australia.
For the United States, the In-
dian imperative to stand up to
China continues to present an
opportunity for deepening co-
operation. The United States
and India have a common
cause in their tensions with
China, as well as a “natural
partnership” on technology
investments. In assuming the
presidencies of both the G-20
andtheShanghaiCooperation
Organization (SCO), India is
set to host leaders from across
the globe in 2023. As India pre-
pares for general elections in
2024, it may be increasingly
sensitivetoglobalperceptions
of how it handles possible
shocks - external or internal -
ranging from escalation on its
borders to incidents of com-
munal violence.
Chinawithatagof regional
hegemon and a strong ally of
Pakistan has emerged as the
most important perceived
threat to Indian interests in
South Asia. Russia remains
India’s most dependable part-
ner for its defence and energy
needs. But the possibility of
Russia playing junior partner
of Chinaattheendof Ukraine
war to counter NATO and US
threat leaves India with little
optionsbuttorespondwarmly
to US initiatives to rope in In-
dia as not only security part-
ner of first resort but to be the
premier partner in India’s ex-
traordinary growth story
.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
India has to stand up to
China without being
belligerent charting its own
course even as it draws close
to US, Europe & Australia.
For the United States, the
Indian imperative to stand
up to China continues to
present an opportunity for
deepening cooperation.
The US & India have a
common cause in their
tensions with China, as well
as a “natural partnership”
on technology investments
China is like an urgent
threat but a
necessary partner for
India. Despite clashes on
LAC, bilateral trade is up
and India has been
reluctant to have any
direct confrontation
with China. Constant
security threats from
China & Pakistan imply
that it would take time
for India to diversify its
defence imports
COL RAJESH BHUKAR
The author is a Post Graduate in
International Studies, Alumni of Defense
Services Staff College, Wellington
and College of Combat, Mhow

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INDIA
05
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: Congress’s
decision to retain Con-
gress President Mall-
ikarjun Kharge for two
posts has proved cor-
rect. The party made an
exception to the princi-
ple of one person, one
post for Kharge. He is
the National President
of the party as well as
the Leader of the Oppo-
sition in the Rajya Sab-
ha. In the first phase of
the budget session of
Parliament, it has been
proved once again that
Kharge has been able to
unite the opposition.
Since the presenta-
tion of the budget, he
continued to hold meet-
ings with the opposition
parties and till the last
day of the first phase,
the parties of the oppo-
sition made their strat-
egy by sitting in his
chamber. Ever since
Kharge was made the
leader after Ghulam
Nabi Azad, he has been
uniting the opposition
in a better way
. But after
becoming the national
president, his stature
has increased further.
He is now doing opposi-
tion politics with more
authority
. As a result of
his efforts, 15 opposition
parties gathered in each
of his meetings. Even
MPs from Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) and Bharat
Rashtra Samithi attend-
ed his meeting.
The AAP, the Bharat
Rashtra Samithi and
the Uddhav Thackeray
faction of the Shiv Sena
took a different stand on
the issue of participat-
ing in the discussion on
the Adani issue, but
these three parties sup-
ported the Congress in
cornering the govern-
ment, raising the issue
in the House and dem-
onstrating in the Parlia-
ment House complex.
Is Kharge seeing early success in uniting Oppn?
KEEPING THEIR DIFFERENCES ASIDE
IN THE COURTYARD
SC TO CONSIDER
EARLY HEARING
ON ARTICLE 370
Supreme Court Friday said
it will take a decision on
early listing of petitions
challenging the Centre’s
decision to abrogate
provisions of Article 370
which had given special
status to Jammu and
Kashmir. The bench took
note of the submissions
of senior advocate Raju
Ramchandran, appearing
for one of the parties,
that the pleas
needed an urgent
hearing. “All
right. I will take a
call on it,” the
bench said.
POLITICS HAS NO ROLE IN DAILY WORSHIP,
FESTIVALS OF TEMPLES: KERALA HIGH COURT
Kochi (PTI): The Kerala HC has held that politics has no role
to play in the conduct of daily worship, temple festivals and
ceremonies. The court made the observation while considering
2 petitions filed in connection with a case relating to the conduct
of Kaliyoottu festival in Thiruvananthapuram. A devotee has no
legal right to insist that saffron or orange coloured decorative
materials alone be used for festivals in a temple under the
management of the Travancore Devaswom Board.
SENA VS SENA CASE: SUPREME COURT
REFUSES TO REFER PLEAS TO 7-JUDGE BENCH
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court today refused to refer
pleas related to the June 2022 Maharashtra political crisis
triggered by the Shiv Sena’s division to a seven-judge bench
for reconsideration of the 2016 Nabam Rebia judgement.
The 2016 judgment deals with powers of assembly
speakers to decide on disqualification pleas. A five-
judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY
Chandrachud said whether the 2016 Nabam Rebia
judgement requires reference or not will be considered
with the merits of the case on February 21.
Foreign forces are trying to
destroy our democracy: Irani
BJP on Friday launched
a frontal attack on bil-
lionaireinvestorGeorge
Soros, accusing him of
not only targeting PM
Narendra Modi & the In-
diandemocraticsystem.
This war is being
mounted against India
andwhatstandsbetween
thewarandIndia’sinter-
ests is Modi, Union min-
ister Smriti said.
She alleged that Soros
wants to destroy Indian
democracy and wanted
some “hand-picked”
peopletorunthegovern-
ment. We have defeated
foreign powers earlier
too and will do so again.
“Soros wants a gov-
ernment that is pliable
to his needs for making
his nefarious plans suc-
cessful. He has declared
funding of over one bil-
lion dollars particular-
ly to ‘target’ leaders like
PM Modi, which is sig-
nificant,” she said.
‘INDIAN PARLIAMENT ATTACKED’: IRANI
LASHES OUT AT BILLIONAIRE SOROS
‘WHY BE AFRAID?’
AREJOURNALISTS UNDER ATTACK?
‘MISOGYNISTIC
AND SECTARIAN
ATTACKS’
AN ATTACK ON
DEMOCRACY, SAYS
JD(U) LEADER
CONGRESS SLAMS GEORGE SOROS
OVER ‘DEMOCRATIC REVIVAL’ REMARK
CONGRESS MP RAJNI PATIL DEMANDS
JPC PROBE INTO ADANI ISSUE
New Delhi: Hitting back at George Soros over his com-
ments, Union Minister Smriti Irani said the man who
broke the Bank of England and a man, who is designated
as an economic war criminal, has now expressed his
desire to attack our parliament. She also said that the
attack by Soros came at a time when India has risen to
become the 5th largest economy in the world, and when
India has received gratitude from global leaders.
New Delhi: The BBC documentary explored Modi’s time
as CM of Gujarat state during religious riots that killed at
least 1,000 people. The documentary did not air in India
but provoked a furious response from the government,
which dismissed its contents as “hostile propaganda”.
A BJP spokesman, said this week’s raids on the BBC
offices were lawful and the timing had nothing to do with
the documentary’s broadcast. If you have nothing to
hide, why be afraid of an action,” he told reporters.
Washington Post column-
ist Rana Ayyub has been a
persistent target of Modi
supporters since conduct-
ing an investigation that
alleged government officials
were implicated in the 2002
Gujarat riots. UN-appointed
experts singled out her case
& said she had endured
“relentless misogynistic
and sectarian attacks”.
l Journalists have long
faced harassment, legal
threats and intimidation for
their work in India but more
criminal cases are being
lodged against reporters
than ever, according to the
Free Speech Collective.
l Criminal complaints
were issued against a
record 67 journalists
in 2020, the latest year
for which figures are
available, the local civil
society group reported.
l Ten journalists were
behind bars in India at the
start of the year, accord-
ing to Reporters Without
Borders.
l Once arrested, reporters
can spend months or even
years waiting for the cases
against them to proceed
through the courts.
Patna, Bihar: Holding
the Central government
responsible for the nearly
60 hours long I-T survey,
JD(U) spokesperson
Sunil Singh said “BBC is
a press, and the press is
a fourth pillar of democ-
racy. This operation is an
attack on democracy and
the Central government is
responsible for this.”
New Delhi: Hitting out at billionaire
investor George Soros over his com-
ment that the turmoil in Gautam Adani’s
business empire may bring about a
“democratic revival in India”, Congress
invoked the party’s Nehruvian legacy to
state that the people like him “cannot
determine our electoral outcomes”.
New Delhi: Making a fresh attack on the Central govern-
ment over the Hindenburg-Adani controversy, Congress MP
Rajni Patil demanded the formation of a Joint parliamentary
committee (JPC) so that the truth could be revealed. “What-
ever speech they give but when it comes to Adani they don’t
utter a word. How Adani became the second richest person
in the world by capturing the wealth of India,” Patil said.
BJP slams billionaire George Soros for comments on PM Modi over Adani issue
The conspiracy to damage PM Modi’s
image has been going on for the last
several years. India has defeated for-
eign powers in the past and will defeat them in
the future as well. —Smriti Irani, Union Minister
Union Minister Smriti Irani addresses a press conference on
Billionaire investor George Soros’s remarks on Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, at BJP Headquarters, in New Delhi on Friday.
BBCtaxraidsputIndia’s
pressfreedominspotlight
New Delhi (Agencies):
JustweeksaftertheBBC
aired a documentary ex-
amining Indian Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s role in deadly
2002 sectarian riots, tax
inspectors descended on
thebroadcaster’soffices.
Modi’s Hindu nation-
alistBJPsaysthetwoare
notconnected,butrights
groupssaytheBBCraids
this week show the par-
lous state of press free-
dom in the world’s big-
gest democracy
.
Newsoutletsthatpub-
lish unfavourable re-
porting find themselves
targeted with legal ac-
tion, while journalists
critical of the govern-
ment are harassed and
even imprisoned.
The three-day lock-
down of the BBC’s of-
fices in New Delhi and
Mumbai is the latest of
several similar “search
and survey” operations
against media houses.
“Unfortunately, this
is becoming a trend,
there is no shying away
from that,” Kunal Ma-
jumdar of the Commit-
tee to Protect Journal-
ists told AFP.
At least 4 outlets that
had critically reported
on the government were
raided by tax officers or
financial crimes investi-
gatorsinthepast2years,
he said. As with BBC,
those outlets said offi-
cials confiscated phones
accessed computers
used by journalists.
“When you have au-
thorities trying to go
through your material,
go through your work,
that’s intimidation,”
Majumdar added.
Police official outside the BBC office where the survey is being
conducted by Income Tax officials, in New Delhi. —FILE PHOTO
10 sensitive installation in 6 states declared
out of bound for public: Union Home Ministry
New Delhi: Ten sensi-
tive installations in six
states and one Union
territory have been de-
clared out of bounds for
the general public, with
the Centre saying any
information with re-
spect to certain activi-
ties carried out at these
premises may be useful
to India’s enemies.
Invoking the Official
Secrets Act, the Union
Home Ministry said in a
notificationthatthesen-
sitive installations are
situated in Telangana,
Rajasthan, Chhattis-
garh, Madhya Pradesh,
Bihar, Kerala and Anda-
man Nicobar Islands.
“The central govern-
ment is satisfied that
the information with
respect to certain ac-
tivities carried on in
the places specified...
shall be useful to an en-
emy. And, whereas, the
government considers
it expedient that special
precautions shall be
taken to prevent access
of unauthorised per-
sons to such places. Ra-
jasthan, Madhya
Pradesh Bihar have 2
such installations each.
Cong accuses
BJP govt of
harming small
businesses
New Delhi: The Con-
gress on Friday accused
the Modi government
of benefitting its crony
capitalist friends and
harming the medium
and small businesses
which provide employ-
ment opportunities to
12 crore people.
Congress president
Mallikarjun Kharge
termed it as “Cease of
doingsmallbusinessun-
der Modi Government”.
Congress General
Secretary, Communica-
tions, Jairam Ramesh
also accused the gov-
ernment of harming
the MSME sector in or-
der to benefit its crony
capitalist friends.
“Inordertobenefithis
crony capitalist friends
more, the Modi govern-
ment has harmed the
micro, small and medi-
um enterprises (MSME)
which provides employ-
ment to 12 crore people
of the country
,” he
charged.
Congress slams NPP over
‘poor’ healthcare system
Shillong: The Congress
in Meghalaya alleged
that the ruling National
People’sParty(NPP)has
failed to protect women
and children, “with the
state faring poorly on
the infant and maternal
mortality rate indexes”.
In a press meet in the
poll-bound state, AICC
media coordinator Bob-
beeta Sharma said that
the NPP had in 2018 elec-
tionmanifestopromised
to empower women in
Meghalaya but “data
tells us another story”.
“The fifth round of
the National Family
Health Survey (NFHS-5
2019-20) has exposed the
condition of the health-
care system in the state.
Only 26% of all chil-
dren under the age of
12 months have re-
ceived any immunisa-
tion,” she stated.
MEGHALAYA POLLS 2023
AICC media coordinator
Bobbeeta Sharma
‘PROMISE TO
EMPOWER WOMEN’
THE ‘VOICELESS HEROES’
Asserting that her party
was sensitive to the needs
of women of Meghalaya,
Sharma said efforts will
be made to find them all a
meaningful source of in-
come, if the Congress comes
to power. “We understand
that the needs of women
change across age groups.
We will work with women
for their empowerment,” she
said. Sharma stated that the
Congress is committed to
providing free health care for
all citizens and entrepreneur-
ship training for women.
Sharma stated that the
Congress is committed to
providing free health care for
all citizens and entrepreneur-
ship training for women.
Indian sniffer dogs, dubbed “nameless heroes”, worked
around the clock over the rubble of collapsed buildings
searching for trapped survivors. These dogs are con-
sidered ideal for rescue work as they can smell humans
trapped underneath concrete and metal. In another
incident, Rambo led the rescue operation from the site in
Turkey’s Gaziantep when he sent a signal of life from the
debris of a multi-storeyed building.
Turkey earthquake: NDRF team,dog squad
members return after 10-day rescue task
New Delhi: A 47-mem-
ber NDRF team along
with dog squad mem-
bers Rambo and Honey
returned to India on
Friday after conducting
a 10-day-long rescue op-
eration from earth-
quake-hit Turkey
. Julie,
Romio, Honey and Ram-
bo were part of a four-
member Indian dog
squad engaged in res-
cue operations in earth-
quake-hit Turkey
.
The Labradors,
trained in sniffing and
rescue work, left for
Turkey with 2 separate
teams of NDRF , a day
after a massive earth-
quake hit Turkey, kill-
ing more than 40,000
people and leaving mil-
lions homeless.
NDRF personnel along with dog squad members return from earthquake-hit Turkiye after rescue
and relief operation, at Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge —FILE PHOTO
—PHOTO
BY
ANI

INDIA
06
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar, these days,
passes remarks on eve-
rything that he does not
know. When asked
about any incident, his
first reaction is ‘we
don’t know when it hap-
pened.’ But now it
seems that he does not
even know that he is the
Chief Minister. Recent-
ly, when he was asked
about cabinet expan-
sion, he said ask Tejash-
wi Yadav. Doesn’t Nit-
ish Kumar know that he
is the Chief Minister
and it is the prerogative
of the Chief Minister to
make or expand the
cabinet or reshuffle it?
How then can he com-
ment to ask the Deputy
Chief Minister about
cabinet expansion?
Even the Chief Minis-
ter of Maharashtra,
Eknath Shinde, cannot
say this, where the real-
ity is that Deputy Chief
Minister Devendra Fad-
navis is running the
government!
But Nitish Kumar
has said this. When
asked about cabinet ex-
pansion, he said that
Congress people had
come to him and asked
him to talk to Tejashwi.
Even if it was so, then
what is the need to say
it publicly? It is true
that the vacancy in the
state cabinet is only for
Tejashwi’s party RJD
and Congress.
Has Nitish handed reins of govt to his deputy?
BIHAR CABINET EXPANSION
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah on Thursday
said that Kashmir has
become a tourist desti-
nation rather than a
place for protests, stone
pelting, and revolution.
While speaking at
the 76th Raising Day
celebrations of Delhi
police at Kingsway
camp, Shah said, “In-
dia’s law and order, and
safety have seen posi-
tive development since
2014. Every day in
Kashmir used to be a
place for protests,
stone pelting revolu-
tion. Today, Kashmir is
filled with tourists.”
Shah was referring
to the development
that had taken place in
Kashmir post abroga-
tion of Article 370
of the Constitution of
India.
“It is a moment of
pride that I am part of a
legacy of more than 75
years. Delhi Police has
been known for their
work since independ-
ence to the present day
and has been appreci-
ated by the whole na-
tion,” he added.
“We feel empowered
as we think of Kashmir
as we travel across the
country. The instances
of leftist politics ex-
tremism have de-
creased now consider-
ably,” he stated.
On Thursday, Shah
said the government is
going to bring changes
to all three laws of the
IPC, CRPC, and Evi-
dence Act.
Speaking at the 76th
Raising Day celebra-
tions of Delhi police at
Kingsway camp, Shah
said, “The government
is going to bring chang-
es to all the three laws
of IPC, CRPC and Evi-
dence Act in the com-
ing days.”
“We have launched a
trial in Delhi Police and
are going to make it
mandatory (for police
personnel) to visit the
forensic team for every
crime with a punish-
ment of more than 6
years,” Shah added.
Kashmir is filled with tourists
after Article 370, says Shah
Shah said, India’s law order, and safety have seen positive development since 2014
Union Home Minister Amit Shah waves to the supporters during
a public meeting ahead of Meghalaya Assembly elections,
Rangsakona, Meghalaya, on Friday.
ARMY ORGANISES
WOMEN’S SNOW
CRICKET IN J-K’S
KUPWARA
JK (ANI): As part of the
Khelo India initiative, the
Indian Army organized a
Women's Snow Cricket
tournament in Kupwara
of North Kashmir on Fri-
day. The event witnessed
a total of four teams from
Kralpora and Meelyal
Block. It was a first-
of-its-kind event in the
Kupwara district, wherein
girls played cricket on a
snowy field, demonstrat-
ing communal harmony
and passion for sports.
I am grateful to the
Indian army for provid-
ing us with a chance to
participate in such an
event. We are witnessing
for the first time a cricket
tournament being played
on snow in Kashmir,
Saira Bashir (Player),
who participated in the
snow cricket tournament.
UStriestowooIndiaaway
fromRussiawithF-35s
Bengaluru: The
United States brought
its most advanced
fighter jet, the F-35, to
India for the first time
this week alongside
F-16s, Super Hornets
and B-1B bombers as
Washington looks to
woo New Delhi away
from its traditional
military supplier,
Russia.
India, desperate to
modernise its largely
Soviet-era fighter jet
fleet to boost its air
power, is concerned
about Russian supply
delays due to the
Ukraine war and faces
pressure from the
West to distance itself
from Moscow.
The American dele-
gation to the week-
long Aero India show
underlines the grow-
ing strategic relation-
ship between the Unit-
ed States and India.
In contrast, Russia,
India’s largest weap-
ons supplier since the
Soviet Union days,
had a nominal pres-
ence. Its state-owned
weapons exporter
Rosoboronexport had
a joint stall with Unit-
edAircraftandAlmaz-
Antey
, displaying min-
iature models of air-
craft, trucks, radars
and tanks.
Patna (PTI): Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar on Friday
frowned upon the
Sangh Parivar’s con-
cept of India as a “Hin-
du” nation, underscor-
ing that this militated
against what Mahatma
Gandhi stood for.
The veteran social-
ist leader, who ended
his long alliance with
the BJP last year, was
responding to queries
from journalists about
the “Hindu rashtra”
clamour, which was
openly endorsed ear-
lier this week by his
UP counterpart Yogi
Adityanath.
“We must not listen
to anything that goes
against what Bapu
stood for. In this coun-
try, people of all reli-
gions live together.
Bapu stood for unity
and this was the reason
for his assassination”,
said Kumar, who draws
inspiration from the
Mahatma’s views in
formulating his ideas
of governance.
He also warned that
any deviation from Gan-
dhi’s insistence on secu-
larism could lead to per-
versions (jo isse kuchh
alag karna chahta hai,
vo ulta pulta karna
chahta hai). A product
of the Bihar movement
of 1974, Kumar had
aligned with the BJP
way back in the 1990s
and held important
portfolios in the Atal Bi-
hari Vajpayee govt.
The longest serving
CM assumed power in
Bihar in 2005 and his
rule has been marked by
a refusal to give in to the
BJP’s “Hindutva” plank
despite alliance.
‘Concept of Hindu Rashtra against Gandhi’s ideals’
Srinagar: The Aam
Aadmi Party today said
it is on hunger strike
here to demand a formal
order from the Jammu
and Kashmir adminis-
tration to spare poor
residents and shopkeep-
ers from the ongoing
anti-encroachment
drive. “Our vice-presi-
dent Nazir Ahmad Ittoo
started the hunger
strike last night but due
to security reasons, we
were not allowed to sit at
thePressColony
.Wehad
to shift to our office,”
AAP youth leader Mu-
dasir Hassan said.
“The hunger strike
will continue till a for-
mal order is issued by
the administration,” he
added. Hassan said the
administration was
making statements day
in and day out that poor
people will not be af-
fected by the demoli-
tion drive.
“Weareaskingthead-
ministration to issue a
formal order to this ef-
fect,” he said.
Spare poor
from anti-
encroachment
drive,AAP says
New bill proposes `1 crore fine, 10 year
jail term for exam paper leak in Gujarat
Gandhinagar (ANI):
The Gujarat Public Ex-
amination (Prevention
of Unfair means) Bill,
2023 which was intro-
duced to members of
the Gujarat Assembly
has proposed a maxi-
mum punishment of 10
years imprisonment
and a fine not less than
Rs 1 crore for indulging
in the crime of leaking
question papers of vari-
ous govt recruitment
examinations.
The Bill is expected
to be taken up for for-
mal discussion during
the upcoming budget
session As per the new
bill draft, any person
found guilty of miscon-
duct shall be liable to
imprisonment for a
term that may extend to
three years and a fine
of less than one lakh
rupees. And in case of
default in payment of
fine, such candidates
may also be punished
with imprisonment.
When any person,
whether or not an au-
thorized person en-
trusted with the respon-
sibility of conducting
the examination, con-
spires or commits or
attempts to commit
malpractice in tamper-
ing with the question
paper, such person shall
be punished with im-
prisonment.
Kolkata: West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee on Friday
sought to know why a
central team was not
sent to probe the death
of a mother-daughter
duo in BJP-ruled Uttar
Pradesh during an evic-
tion drive.
The duo died alleg-
edly due to self-immola-
tion during an anti-en-
croachment drive in
Kanpur's Dehat district
on February 13.
Banerjee claimed
that the drive in UP was
being conducted to
evict poor people.
But no probe is insti-
tuted in such cases; why
was no central team
sent there? she asked,
while speaking at a pro-
gramme in Bankura.
Mamata questions lack
of Central team in UP
Bengaluru: An indigenously-developed jetpack has
elicited the interest of the defence forces, especially the
Indian Army which has called for a demonstration, the
device manufacturer said on Friday. Absolute Composites
Private Limited which manufactures Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAV) has come up with a jetpack propelled by
turbojet engines. It is a working model. We have trained
pilots also, Raghav Reddy, managing director of the
company, told PTI. He said the firm has not yet received
orders but the Indian armed forces evinced interest.
ARMY SHOWS INTEREST IN INDIA-MADE
JETPACK ON DISPLAY AT AERO INDIA
Nitish spoke to
journalists on the
sidelines of
a function where
his deputy
Tejashwi Yadav, of
current ally RJD,
was also present
There can be 36
ministers in the
Bihar govt, out of
which five spots
are vacant which
belongs to RJD
Cong quota
Mamata Banerjee
APPSC PAPER LEAK CASE, 10 INJURED
60-YEAR-OLD MAN
THRASHES WIFE TO
DEATH IN PUNJAB
EXPEDITE RETURN
OF STRANDED
WORKERS:J’KHAND
Chandigarh: A 60-year-old
man was arrested after he
thrashed his wife to death
and tried to cremate her
body at his residence in
Punjab's Gurdaspur district,
police said today. The inci-
dent took place on Thursday
night when Sansar Chand,
a resident of Paniar village
in Dinanagar in Gurdaspur
badly thrashed her wife
following an argument
over some issue, they said.
Mahindro (55) died after
sustaining serious injuries.
Sansar Chand, who works
as a labourer, then tried to
burn her body at his house.
Ranchi: The Jharkhand govt
has written to the Indian
embassy in Tajikistan,
requesting it to expedite
the safe return of migrant
labourers from the state,
who have been stranded in
the central Asian country for
the last several months, an
official said on Friday. An
e-mail to the Indian embas-
sy in Tajikistan, on behalf
of the labour department,
has been sent on February
15, requesting to expedite
the return of labourers to
the state and a letter is also
being sent today, Johnson
Topno of SMCR told PTI.
Assam: Over 300 shops were destroyed in the massive
fire which broke out in the Chowk Bazaar area of Jorhat
in Assam on Thursday night,
officials said. Over 300 shops
were destroyed in the fire but
no casualties were reported in
the incident, said Pulak Mahan-
ta, the Deputy Commissioner of
Jorhat on Friday. As per latest
information, the blaze was brought under control on Friday
morning. The fire broke out at around 8.30 pm and a fire
brigade was informed. By the time the fire brigade arrived,
three-four shops were already destroyed, said a local.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai,
who is an avid dog-lover, on Friday said an online software
will be developed for taking
care of stray dogs and to allow
the public to adopt them. Pre-
senting his govt's last budget
in the Legislative Assembly, he
said with this an opportunity is
created for dog-lovers to adopt
dogs by registering their names. Further pointing out that
Mudhol Hound Dog Breed has been recognised as an Indian
native breed by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic
Resources (NBAGR), the Chief Minister also said.
ASSAM: OVER 300 SHOPS GUTTED IN
MASSIVE FIRE AT JORHAT MARKET
KARNATAKA TO LAUNCH ONLINE SYSTEM
FOR ADOPTION OF STRAY DOGS
NEWS DIGEST
Nitish Kumar Tejashwi Yadav. —FILE PIC
Mumbai (PTI):
Former policeman
Sunil Mane has
moved an applica-
tion before a special
court here seeking
pardon in the case
pertaining to the re-
covery of an explo-
sives-laden SUV
outside industrial-
ist Mukesh Amba-
ni's south Mumbai
residence and the
subsequent murder
of businessman
Mansukh Hiran.
The court today
directed the NIA to
file its say on the
plea of Mane.
The application
seeking pardon was
received by the
court on Thursday
and Special NIA
Judge AM Patil
took it on record on
Friday, after which
he asked the prose-
cution to respond.
As per the NIA,
Mane was part of
the conspiracy to
kill Mansukh Hi-
ran, a Thane-based
businessman, who
purportedly owned
the explosives-lad-
en vehicle that was
found parked near
Ambani's house
'Antilia' on Febru-
ary 25, 2021.
Dismissed
cop Sunil
Mane seeks
pardon
Nitish Kumar

NEWS
07
Preparations end, devotees to
celebrate Maha Shivratri today
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Maha
Shivratri will be cele-
brated at a number of
prominent temples of
Jaipur on Saturday
. The
Jharkhand Mahadev
Temple will be opened
throughout the day on
Saturday
.
Babbu Seth Memori-
al Trust President
Jayaprakash Somani
informed that devotees
will be able to perform
prayers from 4:30 am on
Saturday. Similarly,
Lord Shiva will be wor-
shiped at the Kala Ma-
hadev Temple of Go-
vind Devji Temple lo-
cated on Amer Road.
Sepcial flowers from
Thailand, Bengaluru
and Kolkata have been
bought for Lord Shiva.
Likewise, devotees
will be able to offer
prayers in the Raja-
rajeshwar Mahadev
Temple of City Palace
from 9 am to 5 pm. How-
ever, the Eklingeshwar
Mahadev Temple situ-
ated in the Moti Dun-
gri premises will re-
main closed for the
third year also.
RAJ HC ALLOWS
VHP TO TAKE OUT
PROCESSION
OF LORD SHIVA
Jodhpur: The Ra-
jasthan High Court on
Friday granted permis-
sion to Vishwa Hindu
Parishad (VHP) to
take out Lord Shiva’s
procession on Maha
Shivratri on Saturday.
The VHP filed a peti-
tion in the high court
after the police and
district administration
of Jodhpur did not
permit to take out a
yatra in Jodhpur. The
single bench of Jus-
tice Puspendra Singh
Bhati granted permis-
sion to VHP while
hearing a petition
filed by one Suresh
Ayani. The high court
directed to take out
the procession after
complying with the 14
conditions specified
by the police and
district administration.
—Shiv Prakash Purohit
Maha Shivratri
is a festival of
worshipping Lord
Shiva. Lord Mahadev
removes sufferings and
does welfare of the whole
world. I wish for the
progress and prosperity of
the State on this
auspicious festival.
Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister
I extend my best
wishes to the
people of the State
on Maha Shivratri. May
Adiyogi Lord Shiva and
Mother Parvati bless the
world for its welfare. I also
appeal to everyone to
celebrate the festival with
harmony, love, and gaiety.
Kalraj Mishra, Governor
Doors of prominent
temples in the State
will remain open
for the devotees
Divya refuses to
give voice sample;
can’t force: Court
First India Bureau
Ajmer: Suspended Ad-
ditional SP Divya Mit-
tal, arrested in the
bribery case of Rs 2
crore, has refused to
give a voice sample in
the court. On the appli-
cation of the ACB, the
defence argued that the
voice sample cannot be
compelled. In such a
situation, the court has
rejected the applica-
tion of ACB.
Defence lawyer Pri-
tam Singh Soni said
that on February 10,
2023, the ACJM-1 court,
while hearing the ap-
plication of ACB, or-
dered Divya Mittal to
provide voice samples
on February 17. Dur-
ing the hearing in the
case on Friday, Divya
Mittal was presented
in court. A recall appli-
cation was filed, along
with an application,
and the principles of
the High Court were
presented.
DIVYA CITES RULES;
CUSTODY EXTENDS
During the hearing, Divya
cited the rules and said
that no one can be forced
to give samples and hence
does not want to give
samples. After this, the court
rejected the application of
ACB. The period of judicial
custody has been extended
till March 3 by the court.
2 minor girls
die as soil
collapses in
Banswara
First India Bureau
Banswara: In Kotda-
pada village of Mota
area, two people died
after being buried in
the soil while digging
soil from the hill. The
SI of Mota police sta-
tion area told that
Sangeeta (35) had
gone to collect soil
for household use
with her daughter
Nandaandherneigh-
bour’s daughter
Pushpa (12).
During that time
thesoilcollapsed.Due
to this Sangeeta and
Pushpa got buried in
the mud, and they
died due to suffoca-
tion. The dead body
has been kept in the
mortuary of Mahat-
ma Gandhi Hospital.
In this accident, Nan-
da’s mouth remained
out of the soil, which
saved her life. On Fri-
day morning, the
Mota village police
station handed over
the dead body to the
relatives after con-
ducting the post-mor-
teminthepresenceof
the family members.
Gravel mafia
opens fire at
cops, one hurt
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: The terror
of the gravel mafia is on
the rise these days in the
district. In an untoward
incident, the gravel ma-
fia pelted stones and
fired at the police team
in Rupwas. Rupwas po-
lice station in-charge
was badly injured in the
stone pelting and firing.
The police had caught
some gravel mafia mis-
creants, however, fellow
miscreantsattackedand
rescued the accused
from the police team
and fled. After the inci-
dent, the injured station
in-charge has been ad-
mitted to the hospital.
TAVI procedure gives Pak
man new lease of life in Jpr
Jaipur (PTI): A65-year-
old man from Pakistan
underwent the tran-
scatheter aortic valve
implantation (TAVI)
procedure at RHL-Ra-
jasthan Hospital in
Jaipur, a seemingly im-
possible task since doc-
tors elsewhere had
ruled out a second open-
heart surgery on him in
less than a year.
The patient was back
home in Pakistan just
five days after the pro-
cedure, said Dr Ravin-
dra Singh Rao, MD, DM,
FACC, who specialises
in TAVR, MitraClip for
non-surgical mitral
valve repair.
Upon reaching Ra-
jasthan Hospital from
Karachi, Shayed Nasir
Ahmed was reevaluated
by Rao and a team of
doctors.
“A 3D TEE test was
done to assess the leak-
age in the mitral valve
and the patient was di-
agnosed with a 3.5 mm
perforation defect in
the anterior leaflet (cur-
tain) of the valve,” Dr
Rao said.
“This type of defect is
very rare and difficult to
treat as any device im-
plantedinthisdefectcan
affect the valve mobility
and function,” he said.
The patient was tak-
en to the cath lab and
angiography was done
to identify the valve
leakage. It was success-
fully closed with a de-
vice. No open heart sur-
gery was required.
He was kept in the
ICU for a night post-
procedure and shifted
to a room.
RPSC holds DPC for 10,096
posts in Secondary Edu Dept
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: Rajasthan Pub-
lic Service Commission
(RPSC)organisedaregu-
lar Departmental Pro-
motion Committee
(DPC) of a record 10,096
posts in the Department
of SecondaryEducation.
This is the biggest
DPC to be held at the
commission level now
and then for any post
and department. In the
DPC meeting held un-
der the chairmanship
of commission member
DrJaswantSinghRathi,
10,096 cases of the year
2022-23 were considered
for promotion to the
posts of Vice Chancel-
lor and equivalent.
Out of these a total
of 9,998 posts have been
recommended for se-
lection by the commit-
tee. Director, Second-
ary Education Ra-
jasthan Gaurav Agar-
wal, Joint Government
Secretary, Education
(Group-2) Department
Praveen Kumar Le-
khra, Additional Regis-
trar Revenue Board
Priya Bhargava (Rep-
resentative Personnel
Department) were pre-
sent in the meeting.
It’s magic! Transport Dept’s revenue
collection to touch `6K cr by March
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: The pandemic
had affected the revenue
collection campaign of
the Transport Depart-
ment and it could not
earn the expected reve-
nueinthelasttwoyears,
but this financial year,
the department has
crossedthetotalrevenue
received in the last fi-
nancial year in the
month of February it-
self. The department re-
ceived a total revenue of
Rs 4,758 crore in the last
financial year. But this
February, the depart-
ment earned Rs 4,771
crore. The transport de-
partment in the last fi-
nancial year by March
had earned a revenue of
uptoRs1,000crorebutit
is expected that by the
end of this financial
year, the department
may touch the magical
figure of Rs 6,000 crore.
Transport Commis-
sioner Kanhaiyalal
Swamy is monitoring
the revenue campaign
on a daily basis. On
Thursday
,theTransport
Commissioner held a
meeting of all RTOs
and DTOs and gave in-
structions to work ac-
cording to the revenue
target of March.
‘GO TO THE FIELD TO
COLLECT REVENUE’
The Transport Commis-
sioner has instructed all
RTOs and DTOs to go out in
the field to collect dues and
to collect dues and make
challans. He has also given
instructions to camp the
RTOs concerned in the dis-
trict transport offices whose
performance is continuously
bad. Officials running weak
will get in touch with the
transport commissioner.
E-auction of 71 mining plots to begin from March 1
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The Mines De-
partment has started
the e-auction process of
71 mining plots of mi-
nor minerals in eight
districts. Additional
Chief Secretary Mines,
Petroleum Subodh
Agarwal said that e-
auction of these mining
plots will be held on the
e-platform of Govern-
ment of India from
March 1 to March 15.
Agrawal said that the
department has pre-
pared71plotsforauction
of Minor Mineral Gran-
ite, Quartz, Feldspar,
Sandstone, Silica sand,
Masonry Stone, Dimen-
sional Limestone, etc.
“In order to maintain
transparency and com-
petition in the auction,
Minister of Mines, Cow
and animal Husbandry,
Pramod Jain Bhaya
called for wide publici-
ty. A detailed informa-
tion has been displayed
on the departmental
website and the Gov-
ernment of India portal
so that more people can
participate in the auc-
tion from any corner of
the world,” he said.
Agarwal said that the
auction process was ex-
pedited this year by pre-
paring mineral plots by
the department. The e-
auction process of 630
mineral plots of Minor
and Major minerals
will be completed in the
state on February 17.
‘TO PROMOTE
LEGAL MINING’
By preparing min-
eral plots in min-
eral potential areas, the
department was giving
priority to e-auction so
that along with effective
ban on illegal mining
of mineral wealth, legal
mining can be promoted.
Along with this, rev-
enue wastage could be
stopped, Agarwal said.
Minor hangs
self, urges not
to harass lover,
parents in note
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: A minor girl
in Barmer committed
suicide by hanging her-
self in the room, police
said on Friday
. Incident
has been reported from
the RICCO police sta-
tion area in Barmer. On
getting informed police
reached at the spot and
recovered the body. Po-
lice also found a suicide
note from the spot.
Meanwhile, after get-
ting the post-mortem
done, police handed
over the body to the
family members.
On the basis of the
complaint, police had
lodged a case. Accord-
ing to the complaint,
last week minor girl
had eloped with a boy.
After which her father
had lodged a missing
complaint. Acting on
the report, police start-
ed searching for the girl
and later traced her. Po-
lice, however, explained
the boy and girl, and
released them.
IN BARMER
Five IPL matches to be
played in State Capital
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In big news for
the IPL cricket fans in
the State, the IPL
matches will soon be
held in the state capital.
Jaipur has been allot-
ted five matches in the
2023 IPL schedule an-
nounced by the BCCI on
Friday. Rajasthan Roy-
als vs Super Giants on
April 19, Rajasthan Roy-
als vs CSK on April 27,
Rajasthan Royals vs
Gujarat Titans on May
5, Rajasthan Royals vs
Sunrisers Hyderabad
on May 7, while on May
14 Rajasthan Royals
will contest with the
RCB at the SMS Stadi-
um in Pink City
.

Mukesh Rajkumar
Beawar: Victory is not
because of the photo on
the poster, but because
of the love of the peo-
ple, former CM Vasud-
hanra Raje said during
the condolence meeting
held at the residence of
Beawar MLA Shankars-
ingh Rawat, whose
mother, Mira Devi had
recently passed away.
Raje condoled the be-
reaved family members.
Raje said “Some-
times the posters carry
face, at times, they
don’t, it doesn’t make
any difference. As long
as you keep getting love,
there is no need for any-
thing else. Only after
connecting the mind
with the heart, the rela-
tionship becomes
stronger, she said point-
ing to masses. Police
filed a case against two
men for opening fire be-
fore Raje’s arrival.
At times, it seems as if humanity has
mastered nature, but just a single
minute of the powers unleashed by
nature is enough to dissuade us from such
arrogance. —Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: The Rose Soci-
ety of Rajasthan will
organise a ‘Rose Show-
2023’ on February 26 at
the famous City Park in
Jaipur, where Chief
Secretary Usha Sharma
will be the chief guest.
The office bearers of
the society held a meet-
ing with Rajasthan
HousingBoardCommis-
sioner Pawan Arora on
Friday and shared the
action plan of the pro-
gramme. Arora told that
the 48th Rose Show will
be organised by the Soci-
ety at City Park which
has become a hot desti-
nation of the city
. He
said that more than 500
varieties of roses would
be displayed in the show.
“City Park and RHB
are fully prepared for
the Rose Show. The of-
ficers have been direct-
ed for all the prepara-
tions. On February 26,
the Park will have sev-
eral attractions includ-
ing Rajasthani folk
dance. The area of
‘Jaipur Flower Show’
was developed earlier
in City Park, which has
become a special attrac-
tion among the people.
The ‘Rose Show’, or-
ganised by the Society
every year in the month
of February
, will now be
organised in the City
Park itself, which will
also become a ‘Centre of
attraction’fortouristsin
days to come,” he said.
Society’s patron and
retired IAS Ishwar
Chandra Srivastava and
General Secretary Anil
Kumar Bhargava told
that every year the show
has been organised by
the society in Central
Park and Youth Hostel,
but this time it will be
organised in City Park
which has become the
heart of the city. “The
general public can also
participate in the show
with advanced variety
of rose cuttings will be
displayed while good va-
rieties of roses will also
be awarded. Apart from
this, there will be many
other creative and cul-
tural programs includ-
ing painting competi-
tion,” he said. The mem-
bers also inspected the
City Park in connection
with the event.
City Park, RHB ready for Rose Show on Feb 26: Arora
APPRECIATING NATURE’S BOUNTY
STALWARTS GATHER AT KATARIA’S DINNER
The gala event was organised by senior BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria after being appointed as Governor of Assam
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: A dinner was
organised by senior
BJP leader Gulab
Chand Kataria on Fri-
day after being ap-
pointed as the Gover-
nor of Assam. The din-
ner was organised at
Hotel Rajmahal Palace,
where political leaders
from all parties and
other people were also
present.
CM Ashok Gehlot,
Ex- CM Vasundhara
Raje, Assembly Speak-
er Dr CP Joshi, Minis-
ter Mahesh Joshi, Dep-
uty LoP Rajendra
Rathore, Ramlal Jat,
BhajanLalJatav,Ashok
Pranami, MP Swami
Sumedhanand and oth-
ers were present on the
occasion. Earlier in the
day, GC Kataria’s felici-
tation ceremony was
organised at BJP state
office. State BJP Presi-
dent Dr Satish Poonia
others were present.
Dr CP Joshi also accept-
ed Kataria’s resigna-
tion on Friday
.
CM Ashok Gehlot enjoys a cup of piping hot tea as Vasundhara Raje interacts with him during the
dinner hosted by GC Kataria at Hotel Rajmahal Palace in Jaipur on Friday. Also seen is Dr CP Joshi
CM ON 3-DAY TOUR
TO HOMETOWN,
JODH FROM TODAY
Jodhpur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot will be in
Jodhpur on a three-day visit
beginning today and partici-
pate in various programmes.
He will leave for Udaipur and
will then visir Dhariyawad to
inaugurate the Government
Community Health Centre
and other development
works. District admn and po-
lice have stepped up security
ahead of CM’s visit. Gehlot
will reach village Chotila in
Sirohi district to attend Maha
Sammelan of Marwar Meena
community. He will then
reach Jodhpur and inau-
gurate Lokanuranjan fair at
Ashok Udyan. He will put up
at Circuit House on Saturday.
On Sunday, he will lay the
foundation stone of 3rd
phase of Rajiv Gandhi Lift
Canal and will also address
a public meeting at Umaid
Stadium. He will inaugurate
Vyas Medicity on Monday
then leave for Jaipur.
RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora chairs a meet with officials of Rose Society of Rajasthan ahead of
Rose Show at the Rajasthan Housing Board’s Head Quarters in Jaipur on Friday.
Governor designate of Assam, Gulab Chand Kataria being
felicitated by Dr Satish Poonia and Rajendra Rathore
during his farewell ceremony held at BJP Headquarters in
Jaipur on Friday.
Diya Kumari, CP Joshi, Narendra Kumar, Chandrakanta
Meghwal,Ashok Lahoti and Swami Sumedhanand Saraswati
during the dinner hosted by GC Kataria at Hotel Rajmahal
Palace in Jaipur. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
RAJE PLAYS
GRACIOUS HOST
TO BJP VETERAN
KATARIA, MLAS
Former CM Vasundhara
Raje felicitated Assam’s
nominated Governor LoP
Gulab Chand Kataria at her
official residence in Civil
Lines. It was after a long time
that she invited MLAs for
breakfast held discussion
with them. Dr Satish Poonia,
Kailash Meghwal, Rajendra
Rathore, Suryakanta Vyas
others were present.
Vasundhara Raje greets Gulab
Chand Kataria with a floral
bouquet as she organised
breakfast in his honour at
her Civil Lines Residence in
Jaipur on Friday.
Why is PM Narendra Modi ‘afraid’ of
ordering JPC probe, asks Congress
ADANI-HINDENBURG ROW
Tripti Gautam
Jaipur: Targeting PM
Modi over the Adani-
Hindenburg row,
Cong’s national spokes-
person Gourav Vallabh
said at a press confer-
ence, “The Congress
asked questions in Par-
liament on matters re-
lated to the Adani
Group. It was removed
from the proceedings of
the House. Who does
the black that Adani
Group received from
foreign-based shell
firms belong to? Why is
Modi ji afraid of order-
ing a JPC probe? Who
do you want to save?”
Food Min Pratap S
Khachariawas said,
“When JPC will investi-
gate, Raj’s MoU will
also be probed. This is a
scam worth Rs 10.5 lakh
cr, where the voice of
Congress can’t be weak-
ened by taking Raj’s
name. If there is any
wrongdoing anywhere,
its truth will come out.
Rajasthan should also
be investigated. We
won’t object to it.”
Gourav Vallabh addresses the media during a press conference
at PCC office in Jaipur on Friday. Also seen are Pratap S
Khachariyawas, Zahida Khan and others.
Owaisi on a
two-day tour to
Raj from today
‘State govt’s declarations
related to public welfare’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: AIMIM Chief
Asaduddin Owaisi will
visit Alwar and Tonk on
February 18 and 19. The
tour will start with
meeting public in Tapu-
kara and Ramgarh on
Feb 18. He will address
a public meet in Ka-
man. He will visit Tonk
on Feb 19. There will be
a public meeting at
Gandhi Sports Ground
at around 3 pm.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Congress State
In-Charge Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa on
Friday reached Jaipur
from Chandigarh. He
was welcomed by Food
and Civil Supplies Min-
ister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas and
Congress leader
Sitaram Agarwal at
the Jaipur Internation-
al Airport.
Randhawa termed
the Ashok Gehlot budg-
et as a lesson for all
states. He said that the
announcements of the
Gehlot government are
for public welfare and
the Central Govern-
ment should also imple-
ment OPS in the coun-
try. SS Randhawa, CM
Gehlot and GS Dotasra
held a meeting for three
hours at the CMR on
Friday wherein, they
discussed various or-
ganisational issues.
Raje: Pic on poster doesn’t
matter, peoples’ love does
Meeting of
Energy Dept,
NITI Aayog
team held
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: A meeting
was held with NITI
Aayog’s Advisor
Energy under the
chairmanship of
Principal Govern-
ment Secretary En-
ergy Bhaskar A.
Sawant team at
Vidyut Bhavan. In
the meeting, MD of
Rajasthan Akshay
Urja Nigam Anil
Dhaka, Joint Gov-
ernment Secy En-
ergy Artika Shukla,
NITI Aayog Advisor
Rajnath Ram, NITI
Aayog Senior Spe-
cialist Energy
Venugopal Moth-
kar, Vedas Research
Group Scientist
Shashikant Shar-
ma and other offic-
ers were present.
A detailed pres-
entation was given
by the NITI Aayog
team regarding co-
operation with the
State in the energy
transition. The na-
tional scenario of
energy in the coun-
try and the state till
the years 2030 and
2047 was articulat-
ed by NITI Aayog.
JaipurcourtrejectsACBpleatocollectUnionJalShakti
Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s voice sample
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: UnionJal Shak-
ti Minister GS Shekha-
wat got a major relief
from the district court
of Jaipur on Friday in
thematterof conspiracy
to topple Gehlot govern-
ment in Rajasthan. The
court upheld the deci-
sion of the subordinate
court which had refused
to allow the ACB to take
Shekhawat’s voice sam-
ple. Against this deci-
sion, the ACB appealed
in the higher court by
filing a petition, which
wasdismissedonFriday
.
Now Union Minister
Shekhawat will not have
to give any voice sample
for examination. Repri-
manding the ACB, the
court said in the order
that the ACB did not
make any effort to take
the voice sample of
Bhanwar Lal Sharma
while he was alive.
During the hearing of
the petition, it was said
in the court on behalf of
Shekhawat that since
the order of the ACB is
interlocutory, that is,
given in the middle of
the court proceedings,
thereforevoicesampling
cannot be done. Mean-
while, Lokesh Sharma
OSD to CM Gehlot, hit
back on issue saying, “I
think there is no need
for any application for
voice sample, because
GS Shekhawat had
lodged an FIR in March
2021 where it is written
in the FIR ‘My conversa-
tion was intercepted il-
legally and circulated’.
So he himself is accept-
ing this. The fact that he
lodged an FIR against
me should be taken as
basis for further probe.”
Mahesh joshi...
The resignation has
been accepted by the
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot today, he said.
The spokesperson said
that Joshi was main-
taining Chief Whip
post and also the PHED
Minister portfolio due
to which he has re-
signed from the post.
Party’s in-charge for
Stage affairs
Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa had given a
clear message to the
party high command.
Joshi has resigned fol-
lowing party’s ‘one per-
son, one post’ policy.
Mahendra Chaudhary
is front-runner in the
post of Chief Whip.
FROM PG 1
PM failed to answer
a single query on
Adani Group: Pilot
First India Bureau
Bengaluru : Former
Dy CM of Rajasthan
Sachin Pilot lambast-
ed the Centre over
the Adani-Hinden-
burg row.
He asked why the
Centre is shying
away from allowing
the Joint Parliamen-
tary Committee
(JPC) to probe the
Hindenburg report
accusing Adani
Group of several
malpractices in ac-
counting.
“Why does the
Government of pre-
sent-day shy away
from JPC? Let the
probe happen if you
have nothing to hide.
BJP hasn’t refuted
any allegations put
by the Hindenburg
research papers,”
While addressing a
press conference in
Bengaluru, Pilot
took a pot shot at PM
Modi and said that he
had failed to answer
a single question
over allegations
made on Adani
Group. “Sadly the
PM his response to
Adani issue ques-
tions failed to answer
one single question
about the group, its
activities, its allega-
tions, huge loss of
public money, share
market crash huge
evaluation of group
itself,” Pilot said.
Sachin Pilot addresses the media during a press conference
at Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee in Bangalore on
Friday.Also seen here is DK Shivakumar and others.
Vasundhara Raje responds to
an elderly person, who greets
her during her visit to Beawar.
Gajendra S Shekhawat
Chief Secretary
Usha Sharma will
be the chief guest
on the occasion
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
Dr Mahesh Joshi
Sukhjinder S Randhawa

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JAIPUR | SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
THEGREATNIGHTOF
ahashivaratri
is a significant
sacred Festi-
val in India. It
celebrates the
grace of Shi-
va, who is con-
sidered the Adi Guru -
the First Guru from
whom the Yogic tradi-
tion originates. This
day falls in the month
of Phalguna as per the
North Indian Hindu
calendar and in Magha
according to the South
Indian Hindu calendar.
Unlike most Hindu fes-
tivals which are cele-
brated during the day,
the Mahashivaratri
is a ‘Celebration of
the Night’. In-
stead of the
usual cultur-
al revelry,
this is a
solemn
occasion for awaken-
ing and self-realisa-
tion. It is notable for its
introspective focus,
fasting, meditation,
self-analysis, social
harmony and an all-
night vigil at Shiva
temples. The plan-
etary position
on this night, which is
also the darkest night
of the year, since it’s
the night before the
new moon, is such that
there is a powerful nat-
ural upsurge of energy
in the human system.
It is auspicious and
enormously beneficial
for one’s physical and
spiritual well-being to
stay awake and aware
in a vertical posture
throughout the night.
This year, 2023, Ma-
hashivaratri is being
celebrated today, Feb-
ruary 18. It’s a festival
of “overcoming dark-
ness and ignorance” in
self and beyond. This
night, dedicated to
Lord Shiva, brings
peace, positivity and
serenity into the lives
of devotees. Different
legends describe the
significance of this
Ratri. For some, it is
the night when Shiva
performed the Tandav
Nritya, the heavenly
dance of creation,
preservation and de-
struction. Others be-
lieve it to be the night
of the Union of Shiva
and Shakti. The
tantrics believe it to be
the day of ‘Jwala-Lin-
ga’- the appearance of
cosmic energy through
a Linga of Flame. An-
other legend believes
that on this day, in or-
der to save mankind,
Shiva gulped the Hala-
hala produced during
the Samundra Man-
than and held it in his
neck, giving him the
name ‘Neelkanth’. It’s
the day HE merged
with Kailash Parvat.
He stood perfectly
still like a moun-
tain. Hence, Ma-
hashivratri is also
called the ‘Night
of Stillness’. Shi-
va is the univer-
sal conscious-
ness that per-
meates eve-
r y t h i n g .
He exists
in the
t h r e e
states
o f
Nir-
gun-formless; Sagun-
present everywhere;
and Nirgun-Sagun- as
the Shivlinga.
Shiva is all-encom-
passing in nature. He
embodies contradicto-
ry qualities that defy
explanation. If we can
embrace Shiva, we
open ourselves to the
potential of embracing
life itself in all its di-
mensions. In the vast
scape of existence, the
majority of creation
lies beyond our limited
perception and knowl-
edge. This limitless ex-
panse of ignorance
“No-thing”- is referred
to as Shiva. Only by ex-
ploring our ignorance,
we open ourselves to
the birth of knowledge.
Each individual has to
seek the truth within
his own self. Our five
senses give a limited
perception of our expe-
rience. Only when we
strive beyond, do we
see “that which is not”?
That nothingness is
Shiva.
Shiva resides in the
Sahasrara Chakra and
Shakti in the Mulad-
hara Chakra. Shiva-
the paternal force, sym-
bolises consciousness,
clarity knowledge-
the masculine princi-
ple. Shakti symbolises
Nature, the feminine
principle- the activat-
ing power and energy-
surrounding us with
motherly love, warmth,
care protection.
When Prakriti and Pu-
rush unite in the Sa-
hasrara Chakra,
Knowledge, Know’er
The Object of Knowl-
edge become one. We
are protected from the
turbulent Daihik, Dai-
vik and Bhautik distur-
bances. It is ‘Shiv Shak-
ti Mahadhyan’.
Adiyogi gives us the
possibility to evolve be-
yond our physical and
mental limitations,
“Whatever dimension
of existence you are in
right now, you can go
beyond that, there is
another way to live.
You can evolve if you
do the necessary work
upon yourself.”
Sadhguru hopes for
this Mahashivaratri to
“not just be a night of
wakefulness, but to
also become a night of
intense aliveness and
awareness”. I hope all
of you ride this up-
surge and know the
beauty and ecstasy of
what it means when we
say SHIVA.
DEEPAK
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LORD SHIVA IS REVERED AS THE CREATOR OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE.
WORSHIPPING LORD SHIVA PROVIDES PROSPERITY AS WELL AS PEACE
OF MIND. CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
AUSPICIOUS DAY OF MAHASHIVRATRI
gun-formless; Sagun-
present everywhere;
WORSHIPPING LORD SHIVA PROVIDES PROSPERITY AS WELL AS PEACE
OF MIND. CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
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MAHASHIVRATRISPECIAL
MAHASHIVRATRISPECIAL
ahashivratri is a festival
where Lord Shiva is wor-
shipped all over India. Ma-
hashivratri is a Hindu festi-
val during which Lord Shiva
is worshipped across India.
Mahashivratri occurs once a
year in the Hindu lunar calendar
month of Falgun. It is considered to
be one of the most auspicious eve-
nings in Hinduism. Mahashivratri
occurs either in February or March,
depending on the lunar calendar. All
year round, Lord Shiva devotees and
followers worship him with Lady
Parvati. Shiva followers or devotees
celebrate the Mahashivratri fast
(vrat) with zeal and consume light
devotional food that is ‘satvik’ in
character. Satvik meals, according to
Ayurveda, are vegetarian, free of on-
ion and garlic, and simple to digest.
They are better, more nutritious and
fresher foods that are intended to
boost human vitality, happiness and
tranquillity
. City First presents a va-
riety of basic Shivratri Vrat dishes
that can be prepared at home using
common ingredients.
SHUBHANSHI PATHAK
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SABUDANA KHEER
Sabudana Kheer, also known as Sago
Payasam, is a highly traditional Indian
sweet dish that is cooked in almost
every area of India. Sabudana Kheer
can be cooked for special events such
as Shivratri. Or even just as dessert
following an Indian meal.
WATERMELON CARROT
RADISH JUICE
Watermelon Carrot Radish Juice
Recipe is a refreshing beverage
made with fresh, local and seasonal
ingredients. The inclusion of radish
and carrot boosts the nutritional value
of this juice, making it both healthful
and nourishing. This beverage is
high in antioxidants, vitamins, and
beta-carotene. It strengthens your
immune system and detoxifies your
body. Because of its modest spiciness,
radish juice may not be the first option
when juicing vegetables, but it offers
several health advantages. In this
recipe, thesweetness of
the watermelon and
carrot perfectly
complements the radish
flavours. Serve this
watermelon, carrot
and radish juice in
the morning with
breakfast to give a
refreshing start for
the day.
SABUDANA
KHICHDI
Sabudana Khichdi is a
relatively simple meal
made with Tapioca pearls,
assorted veggies, and basic
Indian spices. Unlike normal
khichdi, it is a one-pot
dish that takes less time to
prepare. It is best consumed
during the Navaratri fasting
since it does not include
onion or garlic. Sabudana,
which is derived from
tapioca root, provides vital
nourishment. During the
Navratri fast, serve your
delicious Sabudana Khichdi
with Cucumber Green Chilli
Raita Recipe.
KUTTU KE PAKORE
Vrat ke pakore or kuttu pakoras are deep-fried
fritters prepared with buckwheat flour and
mashed potatoes, toasted peanuts, and dried
pomegranate powder.
THANDAI
Thandai is a famous Rajasthani drink prepared
with dried fruits, saffron, and milk. The meal is
really simple to prepare and also quite healthful.
Thandai’s punch and flavour are enhanced by the
inclusion of black pepper, Kesar and poppy seeds.
Thandai is frequently combined with ‘bhang’ to
create an intoxicating cocktail.
FRUIT CUSTARD
Fruit custard is a deliciously creamy and
rich chilled dessert made with custard
powder, milk, seasonal fruits and nuts.
Also known as fruit salad with custard,
this is a popular dessert in India. Vanilla
flavored custard powder is used to make
thick and creamy milk custard and sweet
seasonal fruits for the flavor. This will a
delicious delicacy to start your day.

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