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CHIEF MINISTER ASHOK GEHLOT
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
72
MR CM!
ADITI NAGAR
olitics changes with each
passing year and with that
the ‘Kathni-Karni’ of self
proclaimed ‘leaders’ chang-
es as well. Thus, the people
start loosing their faith and
trust in such politicians. However, there
seldom comes a leader whose politics
influences not just the party but an en-
tire region, whose reach is far beyond
his own territory, into the hearts of the
people of far away regions too and such
a leader can only come when one is
genuinely an altruistic person.
Such leaders are those who stand the
test of time, the penultimate measure of
a leader’s sincerity and commitment to
people. And one such leader is Ra-
jasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot,
who, through his sheer will and grit, has
not only become a national leader of
Congress party, but also a leader who
brings about various sections together
and whose policies and schemes pro-
vide a soothing balm to each and every
human.
Today
, marks the 72nd year in the life
of ‘Marawar’s Gandhi’ Ashok Gehlot,
who, it appears, is going to create his-
tory by becoming a four-time CM of the
desert State!
In fact, Gehlot’s recent experiment of
organising ‘Mehangai Rahat Camp’ at
grassroot level may prove a game chang-
er in his entire ‘comeback exercise’.
But reaching this milestone was nev-
er easy
. A leader has to go through sev-
eral ups and downs in his life as politi-
cian and yet continue on the desired
path, without being perturbed by the
downs or lows of the political sphere.
Starting from his college days, CM
Ashok Gehlot has effectively spent 50
years in public life, a no minor feat.
As the 3-time Chief Minister of Ra-
jasthan, Gehlot has presented a popular
Budget to every class and revolutionary
announcements were made in the budg-
et.Heimplementedmanyschemesinthe
StateamongwhichOPSisoneof themost
powerfulplan,which,ironically
,hasbeen
followed upon by the BJP government as
well! Wherever elections are held, this
scheme is included in the Congress man-
ifesto and in the upcoming Karnataka
pollstoo,theBJPgovernmenthasformed
a committee for this scheme.
The ‘simplistic leader’ that Gehlot is,
he always celebrates his birthday in a
muted tone and this time he has cho-
sen to celebrate with the tribals of
Rajasthan from Udaipur division.
But the underlying question re-
mains. Why does he take such
pains for them? Not because he is
representing a political party, not
merely because he holds a con-
stitutional office and definitely
not because he wants to earn
and make a name for himself;
but because there is an un-
derlying zeal for the better-
ment of the state and to
such a large-hearted in-
dividual and ‘leader’
of the State, First In-
dia says, “Happy
Birthday Mr CM!”
P
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TOP
TWEETS
ven as in an Instagram video, To-
kyo Olympics bronze medalist
Bajrang Punia had accused the
DelhiPoliceof cuttingelectricity
and ration supplies at the wres-
tlersprotestatJantarMantar,the
DelhiPolicefiledtwoFIRsagainst
Brijbhushan on Friday – one per-
tained to allegations of a minor
wrestler and was registered un-
der the POCSO Act, and the sec-
ond on the complaints of the
women wrestlers. The wrestlers
have, however, promised to keep
theirprotestsonuntilheiseither
sent to jail or the investigation is
completed, leaving the endgame
of this stir uncertain. The next
court hearing will be on May 5.
Earlier, speaking to his follow-
ers, Punia claimed that the Del-
hi Police have cut off electricity,
barricaded the protest site and
isn’t allowing food and water
and have asked the wrestlers to
end their protest after Delhi Po-
lice registered two FIRs against
Wrestling Federation of India
president and BJP MP Brij
Bhushan Sharan Singh, who
has been accused of sexual har-
assment and criminal intimida-
tion by seven women wrestlers.
However,itwasheart-wrench-
ing to see how legendary PT
Usha had “reacted” or how some
of the top names in the coun-
try’s sports fraternity who actu-
ally matter, chose to remain si-
lent even when the women wres-
tlers were protesting for the
second time in Delhi this year,
reiterating their allegations of
sexual harassment and intimi-
dation by WFI chief Brij Bhush-
an Sharan Singh.
PT Usha, who is also a Rajya
Sabha MP
, on Thursday came
down heavily on the wrestlers
whohadresumedtheirprotest.In
astatement,PTUshahadsaidthe
wrestlers’protestonthestreetsis
“tarnishing” India’s image. She
said the protest by the elite wres-
tlers equates to “indiscipline”.
“Wrestlers staging protests on
streets amounts to indiscipline.
Wrestlers’ protest on streets is
tarnishing the image of India,”
PT Usha said after the IOA’s Ex-
ecutive Committee meeting.
It may be recalled that in Feb-
ruary this year, Legendary ath-
leteandIndianOlympicAssocia-
tion (IOA) president P T Usha
broke down before the media al-
leging that illegal constructions
were being carried out at her
academy campus in Kozhikode
district and strangers were tres-
passing into the property posing
a security threat to the inmates.
Addressing a press confer-
ence in New Delhi, she said
those at the Usha School of Ath-
letics had been facing such har-
assment and security issues for
some time and it has intensified
after she became the Rajya Sab-
ha Member.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the sprint-queen may have felt
extremely bad on that day after
having brought so many laurels
for the country, her comments
on the protesting wrestlers
against alleged sexual harass-
ment had sent shock ripples
across the nation. People across
walks of life were shocked to see
how a former Olympian could
make such a statement?
But on Friday
, the protesting
womenwrestlersfoundgoodsup-
portfromOlympicgoldmedallist
Neeraj Chopra and called for
“quick action” from the authori-
tiesinordertoensurethatjustice
is served. Taking to Twitter,
Chopra called the issue, “sensi-
tive”. He went on to say
, “It hurts
me to see our athletes on the
streets demanding justice. They
have worked hard to represent
our great nation and make us
proud.Asanation,wearerespon-
sible for safeguarding the integ-
rity and dignity of every individ-
ual, athlete or not. What’s hap-
pening should never happen.”
SANIA SUPPORT A BOOST
Also, ace tennis player Sania
Mirza backed the wrestlers’ pro-
test. “As an athlete but more as
a woman this is too difficult to
watch… They’ve brought lau-
rels to our country and we have
all celebrated them ... if you
have done that then it’s time to
now stand with them in this dif-
ficult time too... This is a highly
sensitive matter and serious al-
legations. I hope whatever the
truth is justice is served… soon-
er rather than later,” she urged.
But till the time this article
was written, the biggies of In-
dian cricket like Sachin Ten-
dulkar, Rohit Sharma and Virat
Kohli had not mentioned a word
to boost the morale of the pro-
testing women wrestlers.
It may be recalled that Sachin
Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya
Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Anil
Kumble,SureshRainaweresome
of the renowned names from the
Indian cricket fraternity who
tweeted on farmers’ protest and
hence the entire country expect-
ed top cricketers to stand with
the protesting women wrestlers
especially when the matter is a
very sensitive one.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
WRESTLERS’ PROTEST
NOW, BRIJ’S TUKDE GANG SHOCKER; PT USHA
ON MAT OVER ‘TARNISH IMAGE’ COMMENT
I WOULD RESIGN
IF PARTY ASKS
ME TO..., SAYS
BRIJ BHUSHAN
E
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Journalist and
former Managing Editor, First India
WFI president and BJP MP
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh,
who has been accused by
female wrestlers of sexual
harassment, on Monday said
that he would resign ‘if his
party asked him to’. “If my
party asks me to resign, I will
resign...Forces involved in
‘Tukde Tukde gang’, Shaheen
Bagh, ‘Kisaan Andolan’ seem
to be involved in it (Wrestlers’
protest), I am not their target,
party (BJP ) is their target,
these athletes are paid. Pro-
test is expanding like Shaheen
Bagh, they want to divide UP
and Haryana”, Singh told. Ear-
lier in the day, Brij Bhushan
had said that all activity in the
sport had come to a standstill
in the last four months due
to protests by the
country’s top wrestlers.
AFTER JANUARY, WHY DID THE WRESTLERS
RESUME THE DEMONSTRATION IN APRIL?
The protesting wrestlers have cited delay from the government in releasing
the report of the committee that looked into the allegations (of sexual
harassment against Brij Bhushan), loss of faith in the committee, and the
absence of action against Brij Bhushan, of which they had been assured in
January. The protesting women wrestlers have also expressed unhappiness
over the fact that the WFI had resumed its activities in spite of the ongoing
probe, and have alleged that Brij Bhushan was still actively calling the shots,
evidenced by the fact that the first national tournament since the controversy
broke took place in his backyard in Gonda.
WHAT ARE THE
ACCUSATIONS?
The wrestlers have alleged
financial mismanagement and
arbitrariness in the functioning of
the WFI. But the gravest allegation
has been that of sexual harassment.
The complainants have cited inci-
dents that took place as early as in
2012 to as recently as in 2022, and
claimed some of them occurred at
Brij Bhushan’s official MP’s bun-
galow in the national Capital and
during tournaments in India and
abroad. One of the complainants,
it was mentioned in the Supreme
Court on Tuesday, is a minor.
WHO IS BRIJ
BHUSHAN?
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh,
has been a six-time MP, hav-
ing won the Gonda Lok Sabha
seat in 1991 and 1999, Balram-
pur in 2004, and Kaiserganj in
2009, 2014, and 2019. He was a
candidate of the BJP in all these
elections except in 2009, when
he won on an SP ticket. Hailing
from Gonda, Brij, 66, according
to his 2019 election affidavit,
was named in the Babri Masjid
demolition case. He has been
involved with wrestling in sev-
eral administrative roles — as
president of WFI, vice-president
of Asian Wrestling Federation,
a member of the government’s
Mission Olympic Cell.
WHAT ARE THE
DEMANDS?
They want him to be arrested un-
der the POCSO Act as one of the
complainants is a minor. In January,
the govt persuaded the protesting
wrestlers to call off their protest
by forming an Committee, which
was tasked with looking into the
allegations. The six-member panel
led by Mary Kom, was given four
weeks to come up with its findings.
However, it submitted its report
only in the first week of April. Govt
declared ongoing process for WFI
polls, scheduled for May 7 as null
and void, instructed IOA to form an
ad hoc committee that would
conduct polls in 45 days,
and also manage WFI’s
day-to-day affairs
until new members
take charge.

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GOLDY ON CANADA’S MOST WANTED
LIST, `1.5 CR BOUNTY ON TIP-OFF
New Delhi: Canadian govt has put Satinderjit
Singh Brar alias Goldy Brar on list of top 25 most
wanted persons. Govt has also announced a re-
ward of `1.5 crore on any tip-off leading to arrest.
INDIA-MALDIVES TIES “TRULY
SPECIAL”, SAYS RAJNATH SINGH
Male: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over
a fast patrol vessel and a landing craft to Maldives as
India’s gift in Male as he, Maldivian Prez IM Solih held
talks to expand already close bilateral strategic ties.
PEOPLE HAD VOTED FOR BJP, NOT
SHETTAR; LINGAYATS WITH US: HM
Bengaluru: The departure of Lingayat leaders like Jagadish
Shettar will have no impact on the prospects of BJP, Union
HM Amit Shah said, politically significant community
remains firmly with the party.
P8
SURPRISE MOVE TRIGGERS MAHA POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE...
SHARAD PAWAR
BOWS OUT!
Pawar steps
down as NCP
chief, says
“ONE HAS
TO STOP
SOMEWHERE”
Moni Sharma
Mumbai: Senior Maha-
rashtra politician
Sharad Pawar on Tues-
daydroppedabombshell
as he announced his res-
ignation as chief of the
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP), redoubling
speculation about his
nephewAjitPawardrift-
ing towards the BJP
.
“After a long period
of public life from May
1, 1960, to May 1, 2023, it
is necessary to take a
step back,” 82-year-old
Sharad Pawar, who has
played a pivotal role in
bringing together oppo-
sition parties ahead of
the 2024 Lok Sabha elec-
tions, said in a surprise
announcement at the
launch of his autobiog-
raphy in Mumbai.
SharadPawaralsoan-
nounced a panel of sen-
ior party leaders to plan
the way forward. Emo-
tionalpartyworkersand
leaders begged Pawar to
withdraw his decision
and said they wouldn’t
leave unless he did so.
Combo pictures of Supriya Sule, Ajit Pawar and other NCP leaders getting emotional as Sharad Pawar
steps down as NCP President in Mumbai on Tuesday. (B) Ajit Pawar in conversation with Sharad Pawar.
PANEL TO DECIDE
FUTURE ACTION
AJIT SAYS, ‘SHARAD
WILL RETHINK ON...’ PM MODI TO VISIT
SIROHI ON MAY 12
Pawar also recommended
that a committee of NCP
members be formed to
decide on the election of
the vacancy in the presi-
dent’s post. Panel should
to include leaders like
Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare,
KK Sharma, PC Chacko,
Ajit Pawar, Jayant Patil,
Supriya Sule, Chhagan
Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil,
Anil Deshmukh and others.
NCP leader Ajit Pawar on
Tuesday requested the
party workers to return
and not sit on dharna over
Sharad Pawar’s announc-
ing his resignation from
the party he has helmed
since 1999. “We all met
Sharad and urged him to
consider demands of the
workers and he said he
will take 2-3 days to think
over decision,” Ajit said.
PM Narendra Modi will
address a public rally in
Sirohi district on May 12,
a BJP office-bearer said
on Tuesday. Bhajan Lal,
the general secretary of
the BJP’s Rajasthan unit,
said Modi will address
the rally at Abu Road
in which party leaders,
office-bearers and work-
ers will be present. P11
On Cong’s Bajrang
Dal ban poll promise,
PM says unfortunate
First India Bureau
Chitradurga: Slam-
ming Congress’ mani-
festo promising a ban
on Bajrang Dal, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday said
that the grand old party
has a problem with
those who chant the
names of Lord Ram and
Hanuman.
Addressing a public
meeting in poll-bound
Karnataka’s Hosapete,
PM Modi said, “I’m for-
tunate to be at the birth-
place of Shri Hanuman,
but it also unfortunate
to know that at the same
time I’m here, the Con-
gress has declared to
ban the Bajrang Dal,
who revere Bajrang
Bali Hanuman, if party
comes to power.” P8
Prime Minister Narendra Modi beats the drum during a public
meeting ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections on Tuesday.
Congress’
history
is about
“appeasing terror
and terrorists”. The
party had questioned
the country’s defence
forces when the
surgical strikes and
air strikes had been
carried out.
—Narendra Modi, PM
2 Pakistani intruders shot
dead by BSF in Barmer
GO FIRST GOES BUST!
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: Two Pakistani
intruderswereshotdead
by the personnel of the
Border Security Force
(BSF) along the India-
Pakistan international
border in Barmer dis-
trict late on Monday
night, a senior BSF offi-
cial said on Tuesday
.
Ravi Gandhi, inspector
General at BSF con-
firmed the report.
According to the of-
ficial they had crossed
int’l border from near
the Munabao border
under Gadara police
station area in Barmer.
On getting informed of-
ficial of BSF and police
reached at spot and a
detailed search opera-
tion was launched. Of-
ficials said that soon a
flag meeting with Paki-
stani rangers will be
held & issues of cross
border intrusion will be
raised before them.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Wadia
Group budget carrier
Go First on Tuesday
filed an application for
beginning voluntary in-
solvency resolution pro-
ceedingswiththeNCLT.
The airline, which has
been driven to the verge
of collapse by Pratt &
Whitney’s (PW) inabili-
ty to supply engines
leading to half of Go
fleet being grounded for
months, made this an-
nouncement after sus-
pending all operations
today and tomorrow.
Go First said it was
forced to file an applica-
tion with NCLT, Delhi,
under Insolvency Bank-
ruptcy Code (IBC).
 Cash crunch forces airline to
cancel all flights today, tomorrow
 P&W’s snag-ridden engines
take Go First to bankruptcy court
GO FIRST TO MAKE
OTHER PLANS: MIN
NOTICE OVER NO
‘PRIOR INTIMATION’
Civil aviation minister
Jyotiraditya Scin-
dia said, “Go
First has been
faced with
critical supply
chain issues
with regard to
its engines. It is incum-
bent upon airline to make
alternative travel arrange-
ments for passengers.”
DGCA has issued a show
cause notice to Go
First airline after the airline
cancelled fresh bookings
from May 3 and May 4.
“No prior intimation has
been given to the DGCA
for such cancellations
which is non-compliance
with conditions for ap-
proval of schedule,” read
the DGCA notice states.
Jpr: Audi crash
leaves 4 dead; 3
die in Bhilwara
First India Bureau
Jaipur/Bhilwara:
Four people, including 3
young women, were
killed when an over-
speeding Audi car col-
lided with a divider
near Ring Road in
Jaipur late on Monday
.
According to the po-
lice, the airbags opened
but could not save the
victims as the car was
speeding over 120. The
victims, including
Rajesh Singh who was
driving, were coming to
Jaipur from Ajmer.
Meanwhile, three of a
family on bike were
crushed to death by a
speeding roadways bus
in Shahpura town of
Bhilwara district on
Tuesday
. More on P4
CRUCIAL READ
GUJ HC REFUSES TO GRANT INTERIM
RELIEF TO RaGa IN DEFAMATION CASE
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday refused to
grant interim relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea
seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation
case over his “Modi surname”
remark. Court has reserved its
order and will give a verdict after
the summer vacation. Surat court
had on March 23 sentenced
Gandhi, who represented
Wayanad parliamentary
constituency in Kerala, to 2 years
in jail after convicting him under
sections 499 and 500 of IPC for
criminal defamation in case filed
by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi.
CONGRESS UNVEILS
K’TAKA MANIFESTO
TILLU TAJPURIA
KILLED IN TIHAR
Bengaluru: Cong released
its manifesto for Karnataka
Assembly in Bengaluru.
It promised to ‘repeal all
unjust laws and anti-people
laws passed by BJP govt
within 1 year of coming to
power’ and take firm action
against individuals & orgs
for spreading hate, includ-
ing Bajrang Dal, PFI. P8
New Delhi: Jailed gangster
Tillu Tajpuriya was killed
in an attack by rival gang
members inside Delhi’s
Tihar Jail on Tuesday.
The preliminary autopsy
report said the body had 92
wound marks. Tillu Tajpu-
riya, alias Sunil Mann, was
thrashed with sharp-edged
weapons by Yogesh.
BSF: 3 PACKETS OF
HEROIN RECOVERED
Ravi Gandhi, a BSF inspec-
tor informed that both the
intruders were drug smug-
glers and were attempting
to supply drugs to their
Indian aides. We have also
recovered 3 packets of the
heroin weighing more than
3 kilogram from them.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: CM Ashok Ge-
hlot, known for his pop-
ularity among rural as
well as urban people
alike, will celebrate his
72nd birthday with sim-
plicity among tribal
people in Udaipur dis-
trict on Wednes-
day while in-
s p e c t -
ing his ambitious
scheme — Mehangai
Rahat Camp. Gehlot is a
popular figure among
tribals also. Gehlot will
reach Udaipur airport
from K’taka, where he
is camping for assem-
bly polls, and go to Gha-
ta village of Gogunda
in Udaipur by helicop-
ter to inspect a Me-
hangai Rahat Camp. He
will also inspect similar
camps in Jhadol
and Udaipur rail-
way training
school ground.
CM Ashok Gehlot to celebrate
his b’day with tribals today
Cong will form govt in K’taka, repeat in Raj: CM
On the sidelines of his campaign for the Assembly elections in Karnataka, Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot spoke to First India Correspondent Shivendra Parmar in Mangaluru on various issues
ranging from Rajasthan’s OPS and other schemes being praised across the country and how
hopeful Gehlot is about Congress forming government in Karnataka and repeating in Rajasthan...
 A new enthusiasm
and motivation is be-
ing seen in the party
workers. You present-
ed budget 6 months
back, that is being
talked about across
nation. What accord-
ing to you is atmos-
phere like currently?
See, our innovations are
being accepted by the
public. And the Con-
gress manifesto has in-
cluded several of our
schemes and those
schemes will be en-
forced in a much better
way in Karnataka be-
cause this state is eco-
nomicallystrongerthan
Rajasthan. So the peo-
ple also know this. And
the current BJP govern-
ment, that, I believe, is
the most corrupt gov-
ernment that has come
to power after Independ-
ence. The government
is called forty percent
government owing to
the level of corruption.
This is now on every
person’s tongue and
thus our schemes will
be beneficial to the peo-
ple and the Congress
will form government.
 You are celebrating
your birthday among
tribals in the Infla-
tion relief camp.
What is your take on
that?
Ihavealwaysbeengoing
amongpeople.Icelebrat-
ed Diwali among Saha-
ria tribals in Baran last
time I was CM. So when
I get a chance I go so this
is nothing new for me.
And even people like it
that the head of the gov-
ernment, the pratham-
sevak,hascomebetween
us to celebrate happi-
ness.Whatcanbebigger
than this. I like that so
I will go. Turn to P12
INTERVIEW
It’s time for a new generation to guide the
party. I recommend that a committee of NCP
members decide on election of President’s
post. I am not retiring from public life.
—Sharad Pawar, Senior NCP leader

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Jaipur: Additional
Chief Secretary, Mines
and Petroleum, Dr. Sub-
odh Agarwal said that
under the former rules
of Major Minerals Min-
ing, in such mining
leases allocated after
reserving the area
where the mining work
has not started yet or
the mining work has
stopped for the last two
years, the state govern-
ment will be able to au-
tomatically cancel such
mines and again auc-
tion them with immedi-
ate effect. He informed
that the Central Gov-
ernment has issued or-
ders to this effect in the
Mines and Minerals
(Development and Reg-
ulation) Act, 1957.
Agarwal said that ac-
cording to the necessary
provisions made by the
Central Government in
the MMDR Act 1957,
mining areas reserved
for state government
companies or undertak-
ings, where mining is
being done continuous-
ly for the last two years,
mining will be allowed
to continue for a period
of one-year. Such under-
takings will have to is-
sue mining lease within
a period of one year.
Major mineral mines closed for 2 years to
be cancelled automatically, govt to auction
MINING MATTERS

ACS informed
that the Central
Government has
issued orders to
this effect in the
Mines and
Minerals
(Development
and Regulation)
Act, 1957
LAND GRANT FOR JODHPUR, UDAIPUR &
UTTARLAI AIRPORTS DISCUSSED IN DELHI
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Ra-
jasthan’s Chief Resi-
dent Commissioner &
Additional Chief Secy
Shubhra Singh and
Resident Commission-
er Dhiraj Srivastava
met Secretary, Union
Ministry of Civil Avia-
tion Rajeev Bansal and
top officials of Airport
Authority of India on
Tuesday in New Delhi
to review the civil avia-
tion services in Ra-
jasthan and discussed
in detail the expansion
and strengthening of
services.
After the meeting,
Singh said that CM Ge-
hlot has reduced VAT
on Air Traffic Fuel
(ATF) to 2% in this
budget to promote civil
aviation services in
Raj, which will help
in promoting the avia-
tion sector.“Land allot-
ment for Jodhpur,
Udaipur & Uttarlai Air-
port in Barmer was
also discussed during
the meeting. A team of
the AAI will go to Uttar-
lai, Barmer next
Wednesday where land
allotted for airport will
be reviewed,” she said.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: In the last few
years, air connectivity
to different cities dur-
ing the summer season
from Jaipur Interna-
tional Airport has
been poor. Although
there are flights to 23
cities of the country,
there are no flights to
Dharamshala in
Himachal Pradesh. Be-
sides, there is no air
service for Bagdogra,
which attracts tourists
in the summer and
rainy season. Cochin
and Srinagar are also
not connected.
Flights to tourist
destinations are not
available as passenger
load is available only
in special seasons.
There is no passenger
load for Dharamshala,
Siliguri in winter. The
same is with Srinagar
and Leh. First SpiceJet
flight operated for
Dharamshala, Vara-
nasi but due to the eco-
nomic crisis, Spice-
Jet’s flight numbers
decreased. The num-
ber of flights of Go-
First airline has also
decreased.
At present, a total of
52 domestic flights are
operating from Jaipur
airport to 23 cities.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Four people, in-
cluding three young
women, were killed
when an over speeding
Audi car collided with a
divider near Ring Road
in Jaipur. Two seriously
injured have been ad-
mitted to the hospital.
The car was registered
on the name of one of
the deceased Rajesh Sin-
gh,sonof aretiredarmy
officer, who was driving
the car. According to the
police, the speed of the
car was more than 120.
Chaksu SHO Bhuri
Singh said the accident
happened late on Mon-
day night at 3 am on
Ring Road located in
Shivdaspura area. The
victims were coming to
Jaipur from Ajmer.
The officer said that
both the airbags had
opened but that too
could not save the vic-
tims. There were three
boys and three women
in the car.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Food and Civil
Supplies Minister
Pratap Singh Khacha-
riyawas said that the
govt will be back in
power post-elections.
He said that he has giv-
en suggestions to in-
charge Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa for
this but government is
not formed by project-
ing one face. “We have
the face of Rahul Gan-
dhi to contest election.
But there are lakhs of
workers who will con-
tribute in winning,” he
said, adding that the
last election was won
after a lot of hard work
by all.
Khachariyawas said
that last time, he was
the president of Jaipur
and did most of the agi-
tations here. “We have
a roadmap against cor-
ruption. Today people
are looking up to us and
want to vote for us. Our
work will end inflation
and poverty. Congress
talks about bread and
employment. But the
BJP thinks of creating
a conflict on the basis
of religion,” he said.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Rajya Sabha
MP Ghanshyam Tiwari
on Tuesday afternoon
met Governor Kalraj
Mishra in Raj Bhavan.
Tiwari along with mem-
bers of the Sujala Shek-
hawati Committee met
the governor and sub-
mitted a memorandum.
Tiwari said that
drinking water and ir-
rigation projects are be-
ing implemented for al-
most all the districts in
the state, but there is no
project for Sikar, Jhunj-
hunu and Churu of the
Shekhawati region de-
spite Shekhawati being
a big name in the state’s
economy
,education,and
defence sector.
On the question re-
garding the banning of
Bajrang Dal by the Con-
gress in Karnataka elec-
tions, Tiwari said that
they can ban organiza-
tions involved in wrong-
doings, but they cannot
ban Bajrang Dal.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: The Congress
party on Tuesday an-
nounced the appoint-
ment of 8 city Congress
presidents and 44 man-
dal presidents.
Meanwhile, an im-
portant meeting will be
held in PCC today
. Party
leader K Raju will take
a meeting in the pres-
ence of AICC in charge
of Rajasthan
Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa and PCC
chief Govind Sindh Do-
tasra, said an official
spokesperson.
Along with this, a
leadershipdevelopment
workshop will be organ-
ised which will be at-
tended by LDM coordi-
nators of the districts.
Co-incharge Virendra
Singh Rathore and Am-
rita Dhawan will also be
present during this.
LDM co-coordinators
will be appointed in the
meeting, said an official
spokesperson.
First India Bureau
Bhilwara/Jalore:
Three of a family
were crushed to death
by a speeding road-
ways bus in Shahpura
town of Bhilwara dis-
trict on Tuesday, po-
lice said. Police in-
formed the deceased
has been identified as
FakirMohammad,his
wife Shameem Bano
and his son Ali Salat,
residents of Bhadesar
in Chittorgarh.
Two people were
killed and three oth-
ers were injured in
Ahore town of Jalore
district on Tuesday
after a van lost its bal-
ance and overturned.
Police informed the
mishap took place
near Chalri village on
National Highway –
325. The family mem-
bers of the deceased
have been informed,”
police said.
First India Bureau
Udaipur: RPSC-
member Babulal Ka-
tara and four other
accused, arrested in
connection with the
2022 teacher recruit-
ment paper leak case,
were produced be-
fore a court on Tues-
day as the remand
period ended. Babu-
lal Katara and his
driver Gopal Singh
have been sent to ju-
dicial custody till
May 16 by the court.
Similarly, other ac-
cused Vijay Kumar
and Arun have al-
ready been sent to
judicial custody
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Transport
department showed
strictness after First
India News aired a
news report about fly-
ing squads posted by
Alwar RTO against the
norms in Behror. De-
spite having enough
inspectors in Behror,
flying squads used to
go from Alwar. For
this, Alwar RTO did
not take approval from
the Transport Depart-
ment Headquarters.
Now after the strict-
ness of the Headquar-
ters, Alwar RTO has
removed both the fly-
ing squads. The offi-
cials said that the fly-
ing squads were posted
without permission.
Shubhra Singh, Dhiraj Srivastava meeting Rajeev Bansal and
top officials of AAI on Tuesday in New Delhi.
The engine of Audi car came out on the road after it collided with
a divider near Ring Road in Jaipur on Monday night.
Governor Kalraj Mishra being presented a memorandum by
MP Ghanshyam Tiwari and members of the Sujala Shekhawati
Committee in Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas during a free cataract checkup and
eye lens transplant camp at his residence in Jaipur on Tuesday.
No flight to cooler destinations from
Jaipur, poor passenger load to blame
A team of the Airport Authority of India will visit
Uttarlai in Barmer on Wednesday next week
JAIPUR-BELGAUM
FLIGHT FROM JUNE
Star Air is likely to
start its opera-
tions at Jaipur airport
with one flight from
Jaipur to Belgaum next
month. Currently, Star
Air operates flights
from Jodhpur and
Kishangarh airports.
The airline has taken
permission for flight
from Jaipur in the
summer schedule.
Audi crash leaves 4 dead even as airbags opened
Congress will repeat in
State but polls are not
won on single face: PSK
Tiwari meets Guv, seeks irrigation
projects for Shekhawati region
Congappoints8city&44mandalheads
Five killed in separate road
mishaps in Bhilwara & Jalore
RPSC member
Katara sent to
judicial custody
Transport dept removes two
flying squads from Behror
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The finance de-
partment has issued
guidelines for starting
specialty services in
RGHS empanelled hos-
pitals. For 100 bedded
empanelled hospitals of
Jaipur, the turnover
should be 500 lakh and
there should be two spe-
cialist doctors (PG) in
each branch while turn-
over should be 150 lakh
for 50 bedded empan-
elled hospitals outside
Jaipur and one special-
ist doctor (PG) should
be there in each branch.
The condition is for
cardiac surgery
, cardiol-
ogy, dentistry, ENT, gas-
tro, nephrology, neuro-
surgery and other spe-
cialties.
Specialty services to start in
RGHS empanelled hospitals
Dr. Subodh Agarwal discussed important points in the meeting
held in the Secretariat on Tuesday. Sandesh Nayak, Neetu
Barupal, Mahavir Meena, Gajendra Singh and other officers were
also present.

JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023 05

RAJASTHAN
06
Yoga biggest medium of self-devp: Guv
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra on Tues-
day highlighted the im-
portanceof Yogainmen-
talandphysicalwellness
asserting that the mod-
ern generation should
adopt the practice.
“Yoga is the biggest
medium of self-devel-
opment. The modern
generation can achieve
many important things
if it joins the Yogic rou-
tine,” Mishra said
while addressing the
Yoga Mahotsav – 2023 to
mark 50 days to the In-
ternational Day of
Yoga at Bhawani Ni-
ketan Shiksha Samiti
ground on Sikar Road
here by the Union
Ayush Ministry and
Rajasthan government.
“In such a time when
the mind wanders in
the blind race of mate-
rialism, Yoga is very
important for mental
peace. If time is spared
for Yoga, the complexi-
ties of life can be sim-
plified,” Mishra said.
YOGA MAHOTSAV – 2023
Guv Kalraj Mishra watches as GS Shekhawat, Sarbananda Sonowal, Kailash Choudhary, Mahendra
Munjpara and others perform Yoga in Jaipur on Tuesday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Union Mins
take jibe at
State Govt
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Union Minis-
ters Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat and Kailash
Choudhary on Tuesday
cornered the State Gov-
ernment over various
issues. Reacting to CM
Gehlot’s remark of re-
peating the government
in Rajasthan, Shekha-
wat said that Rajasthan
has completely failed.
“State govt’s claim of
repeating the govern-
ment is just like saying
that tomorrow morning
the sun will rise from
the west,” he said.
Administration begins cleaning at Jaipur-Agra highway as
protesters end stir, in Bharatpur on Tuesday.
Mali community clears NH after 11 days of protest
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: Members
of the Mali community
in Rajasthan, who had
blocked a highway for
thelast11daysdemand-
ing 12 per cent reserva-
tion in jobs and higher
education, called off
their protest on Tues-
day after talks with the
state OBC Commission.
During a meeting on
Monday with the com-
mission, a delegation
representing the com-
munity, while pressing
for the quota, had
asked it to seek reports
from all districts on
the socio-economic sta-
tus of the community
and complete the sur-
vey in a month’s time.
“The commission
has written to district
collectors to submit a
report on the status of
the community and we
want that the commis-
sionconductthesurvey
at the earliest. We are
satisfied with the talks
and assurances, and
have decided to call off
the protest,” Murari
Lal Saini, convener of
the Phule Aarakshan
Sangarsh Samiti, told
reporters at the protest
site in Arauda village
in Bharatpur district.
He, however, said if
action is not taken,
community members
will discuss a strategy
to take press their de-
mands. The Samiti is
leading the demon-
stration.
Drug racket kingpin, 1 more held in Sgnr
First India Bureau
Sri Ganganagar: The
CID-CB branch of Ra-
jasthan Police have
nabbed the alleged king-
pin of a drug trafficking
racket in Anupgarh
town of SriGanganagar.
Following the direc-
tions of ADG (Crime)
Dinesh MN, the sleuths
have arrested the prime
accused, Buta Singh,
who has been charged
with smuggling illegal
narcotics drug heroin
worth over Rs 35 crore.
Notably
, the police had
seized heroin in Jaisalm-
er on April 10 which had
entered the Indian terri-
tory through Pak drones.
Docu verification begins
for sports medal winners
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: A two-day cer-
tificate verification
camp for the medal-
winning players be-
gan at Sawai Mansin-
gh Stadium on Tues-
day by the Rajasthan
State Sports Council.
Secretary of Sports
Council Dr GL Shar-
ma informed that doc-
uments of medal-win-
ning players till De-
cember 2021 will be
verified in the camp.
“In the first phase,
26 games of the A cat-
egory have been in-
cluded. Certificates of
medal winners in
sports competitions
organised at state, na-
tional and interna-
tional levels will be
verified and the pre-
scribed incentive
amount will be trans-
ferred to their bank
account,” said Dr GL
Sharma.
MLA Dilawar
summoned by
Kota CB-CID
First India Bureau
Kota: The Kota unit of
CB-CID has summoned
BJP MLA Madan Dila-
war on Wednesday for
interrogation after Dila-
war was booked for al-
legedly creating ruckus
at Mehngai Rahat Camp
in Ramganj Mandi.
The MLA has been ac-
cused of abusing govt
officialsandmakinghin-
drance in the govern-
ment work. On Monday
night, the executive of-
ficerof theNagarPalika
filed an FIR against the
MLA and other people.
JMC Greater set to impose waste
collection charge by month end
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Greater Mu-
nicipal Corporation
may start charging user
fees for garbage collec-
tion from the last week
of this month or the
first week of June. All
preparations have been
completed for this and
the fees will be collected
online or through QR
code. However, this re-
covery will not be done
in the entire Jaipur but
at select places and will
be recovered from com-
mercial property own-
ers. If this happens,
then Jaipur will be the
first city in Rajasthan
where user charges will
be collected for door-to-
door garbage collection.
According to Greater
Commissioner Mahen-
dra Soni, only the per-
son of the garbage lift-
ing firm concerned will
collect the fees. For this,
he will be given a ma-
chine with an online
payment app. By scan-
ning the QR code on the
machine,peoplewillpay
the user charge. Apart
from this, a portal and
an app will be created,
where a person can
make online payments
using his RFID (Radio
Frequency Identifica-
tion) card number.
Dr Somya’s notice to 124
absent JMCG workers
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Greater Mu-
nicipal Corporation
Mayor Dr Somya
made a surprise in-
spection of the corpo-
ration headquarters
on Tuesday. The May-
or also checked the at-
tendance register dur-
ing the surprise visit.
During this, 124 per-
sonnel were found
missing. Instructions
have been given to is-
sue showcause notic-
es to the personnel
found absent during
inspection.
Somya gave strict in-
structions to the per-
sonnel that any kind of
negligence at work will
not be tolerated and
strict action will be
taken against the per-
sonnelwhodonotcome
to the office on time.
She instructed people
to work in a healthy en-
vironment by keeping
the office clean and
beautiful and do maxi-
mum work of public
interest in time.
Glad to join the people of historic Jaipur
at Yoga Mahotsav 2023 - marking 50 days
countdown to International Day of Yoga,
held at Shri Bhawani Niketan Shiksha Samiti. 23 crore
people worldwide practised yoga on the International
Day of Yoga on June 21 and the target this year is to
double this number.
—Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minster
Yoga should not be part of the routine just
for one day, it should be practised daily to
make our lives balanced. With the initiative
of Modiji, today this art of India has become a part of
the routine of the world. International Yoga Day is a
symbol of India’s global influence.
—Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister
MP teen sold as bride
twice in 5 mths, tried to
kill self, rescued in Kota
Kota (PTI): A 17-year-
old girl from Madhya
Pradesh who left on a
trip after her class 10
exams ended up being
abducted and sold as a
bride twice, a Child
Welfare Committee
(CWC) official here said
on Tuesday
.
She landed up with
the panel in Kota when
she was found by the
railway police, shortly
after she had tried to
commit suicide at the
house where she was
kept for months against
her will, CWC chairper-
son Kaniz Fatima said.
Theordealbeganover
five months ago when
the girl left her home in
Madhya Pradesh’s Kat-
ni for a trip after giving
her class 10 exams, Fa-
tima said.
While she was wait-
ing for a train at Katni
railway station, some
youths befriended her
and took her to a nearby
park, where they of-
fered her food and
drink. After consuming
it she became uncon-
scious, she said.
When the girl gained
consciousness, she
found herself in a hotel
room in Ujjain with
two men and a woman,
she said.
The victim told that
they threatened her and
forced her to marry a
27-year-old man. After
marriage the man told
the girl that he had
bought her for Rs 2
lakh, Fatima said.
The man died four
months after their mar-
riage after accidentally
consuming pesticide
and his family mem-
bers then sold the girl to
another man in Kota on
the pretext of marriage.
Roadways manager
in ACB net for graft
Navin Sharma
Jaipur: ACB Special
Research Unit on the
instructions of the
headquarters arrested
Rahul Bansal, Manag-
er, Operation, Deluxe
Depot for taking a bribe
of Rs 2,500 from the
complainant in Jaipur
on Tuesday
.
Additional Director
General of Anti-Cor-
ruption Bureau Mr. He-
mant Priyadarshi
(Addl. Charge Director
General) said that the
Special Research Unit
of Jaipur received a
complaint that Rahul
Bansal sought Rs 5,000
from the complainant in
lieu of replacing the
damaged glass pane of a
bus run by him and not
taking any departmen-
tal action in the matter.
Accused Rahul Bansal
JMCG Mayor Dr Somya and others perform Yoga on Tuesday.
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New Delhi (ANI): Af-
ter Priyanka Gandhi,
Congress leader Deep-
ender Singh Hooda on
Tuesday met with
wrestlers sitting on a
protest at the national
capital’s Jantar Mantar
and said “will stand by
our daughters till jus-
tice is done.”
“Till our daughters
get justice, we will stand
with them. We cannot
remain silent when we
see such crimes being
committed against our
daughters,” Hooda said
after meeting with the
protesting wrestlers.
The wrestlers led by
Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee
Malik and Bajrang Pu-
nia have been protest-
ing at the Jantar Man-
tar demanding action
against WFI Chief Brij
Bhushan Singh over
sexual misconduct alle-
gations against him.
“We will fight and we
will fight for justice,”
Deepender Hooda said.
The Delhi Police on
Friday registered two
FIRs against the WFI
president over allega-
tions of sexual harass-
ment and exploitation
of female wrestlers by
him. WFI president Brij
Bhushan Sharan Singh
on Monday alleged that
wrestlers’ protest is
“expanding like
Shaheen Bagh” and the
target of protest is not
him but the BJP.
INDIA
08
Mumbai (ANI): Amid
the ongoing controver-
sy over the ‘The Kerala
Story’, Bharatiya Jana-
ta Party (BJP) leader
Kirit Somaiya on Tues-
day advocated for the
May 5 scheduled release
of the movie and said
that he would go and
watch the film.
“This film should be
released all over India
and we oppose those de-
manding a ban on this
film. I will go to watch
the first show of the
film,” Somaiya said.
The BJP leader said
that he spoke with Ma-
harashtra Chief Minis-
ter Eknath Shinde and
Deputy Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis to
ensure there is no prob-
lem with the release of
the movie.
“I also spoke with the
producer. We have as-
sured him that there
will be no problem with
the release of the film,”
Somaiya said.
Helmed by Sudipto
Sen and produced by Vi-
pul Amrutlal Shah, the
film is all set to hit the
theatres on Friday
.
‘The Kerala Story’
stars Adah Sharma, Yo-
gita Bihani, Siddhi Id-
nani and Sonia Balani
in the lead roles.
Kirit Somaiya bats for The Kerala Story’s release
ONGOING CONTROVERSY
KARNATAKA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
PM ACCUSES CONG FOR TERROR
TERRORISTS’ ‘APPEASEMENT’
In its manifesto, Cong says:
“Will ban Bajrang Dal, PFI”
Modi says Cong left K’taka “at terrorists’ mercy”; BJP “broke back” of terror
Chitradurga (ANI):
PM Narendra Modi on
Tuesday lambasted
Congress over the issue
of security and said
that the party has had a
“history of appease-
ment of terrorists”.
The Prime Minister
said that unlike Con-
gress which had left
Karnataka “at the mer-
cy of terrorists” the
BJP has “broken the
back” of terror and ap-
peasement. He was ad-
dressing an election
rally in Chitradurga.
Referring to the 2008
Batla House encounter
in which two terrorists
were gunned down by a
police team in their
rented address in Del-
hi’s Jamia Nagar, the
Prime Minister took an
apparent jibe at the then
Congress chief Sonia
Gandhi and said that
she had “teary eyes” af-
ter hearing about the
death of the terrorists.
Besides Batla House
encounter, the PM also
attacked the Congress
over its criticism of the
surgical strikes. “When
surgical strike and air
strike happened, Con-
gress questioned the
capability of the forces
of the country,” the
Prime Minister said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated at an election campaign rally ahead of the Assembly
elections, in Sindhanur, Karnataka on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves at supporters during a roadshow ahead of Assembly elections,
in Chikmagalur, Karnataka on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
AFTER LORD RAM,
CONG WANTS TO
HOLD HANUMAN
‘CAPTIVE’ TOO: PM
EC TELLS PARTIES
TO ‘EXERCISE
RESTRAINT’ IN
POLL CAMPAIGNS
NATIONWIDE NRC NEED OF THE HOUR, SAYS
ASSAM CM HIMANTA BISWA SARMA
WILL WIN LOCAL
BODY POLLS: YOGI
Bengaluru (Agencies): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa
Sarma on Tuesday asserted that the country should have
a National Register of Citizens (NRC) to ensure that the
government schemes reach the deserving. Sarma, who is
on a campaign trail in Karnataka, also batted for a Uniform
Civil Code (UCC) and claimed that this would ensure gender
justice and equal rights for Muslim women in the country.
Lucknow (ANI): UP CM Yogi
Adityanath campaigning
for the upcoming Urban
Local Body elections, held
public meetings ahead of
the municipal elections in
Moradabad, Pratapgarh,
Jaunpur, and Varanasi.
Attacking the Opposition
parties of misgovernance
over a long period of time,
CM Yogi exuded confidence
of the BJP’s victory.
AMIT SHAH HOLDS MASSIVE
ROADSHOW IN BENGALURU
Vijayanagara: Reacting
to the Congress’s
promise of banning
Bajrang Dal if voted to
power in Karnataka,
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday said
that the grand-old party
wants to hold Lord
Hanuman “captive”.
While addressing a
huge public rally in
Vijayanagar, he said,
“Congress had kept Lord
Sri Ram in captivity (in
Ayodhya). Now, they are
preparing to keep Lord
Hanuman captive too.”
New Delhi: The Election
Commission on Tuesday
issued an advisory to the
political parties asking
them to exercise restraint
in their utterances
during campaigning in
Karnataka and not to
vitiate the atmosphere.
Taking serious note of
the “plummeting level
of campaign discourse”
during electioneering, EC
referred to instances of
inappropriate vocabulary
and language used during
the ongoing campaign.
Bengaluru (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit
Shah on Tuesday held a roadshow in BTM
Layout Assembly constituency here, as part
of the campaign for the BJP for the assembly
elections. Shah was seated on a specially
designed vehicle and greeted people. A huge
number of BJP supporters and party members
gathered on both sides throughout the
roadshow. Lok Sabha MP Tejasvi Surya was
also present on the vehicle during the roadshow.
Bengaluru (ANI): The
Congress party on
Tuesday in its manifes-
to for the upcoming
May 10 Karnataka As-
sembly elections said it
will take “decisive ac-
tion” as per law includ-
ing banning organisa-
tions like Bajrang Dal,
the Popular Front of
India (PFI) and others.
“We will take deci-
sive action as per law
including imposing a
ban on any such organi-
sations, read the Con-
gress manifesto re-
leased by the party
president Mallikarjun
Kharge here. “The Con-
gress party is commit-
ted to taking firm and
decisive action against
individuals and organi-
sations spreading ha-
tred against communi-
ties on the grounds of
caste and religion,”
read the Congress elec-
tion manifesto.
COMPARING US WITH PFI IS HIGHLY
OBJECTIONABLE, SAYS VHP LEADER
New Delhi (ANI): Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)
International Joint General Secretary Surendra Jain on
Tuesday hit out at the Congress party for comparing
VHP with Popular Front of India (PFI) in its Karnataka
Assembly election manifesto and said the move is
‘highly objectionable.’ “Comparing VHP with anti-
national, terrorist and banned organization PFI is highly
objectionable”, Jain said while talking to ANI.
“PM MODI ONLY TALKS ABOUT
HIMSELF...,” RaGa IN SHIVAMOGGA
Bengaluru (ANI): Senior
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Tuesday took
a dig at Prime Minister
Narendra Modi for always
talking about himself
during his rallies and
said that the latter should
understand that the
Karnataka election was
not about him. Addressing
a rally in Shivamogga,
the Congress leader
said, “This governmnet
of the BJP is a stolen
government. BJP stole
it three years ago by
destroying democracy.
Why is PM Modi not
speaking about the
corruption done by this
government? He should
tell what steps he has
taken to stop corruption in
Karnataka”.
Do not become hurdle in progress of
JK: BJP leader to Farooq Abdullah
BJP smashed feudal arrogance of politics: Naqvi
Will stand by our daughters
till justice is done: Hooda
Jammu (PTI): BJP na-
tional general secretary
Tarun Chugh on Tues-
day lashed out at Na-
tional Conference presi-
dent Farooq Abdullah
for his remark on G20
meetings not being held
in Jammu, and asked
why an international
event being organised
in Srinagar after many
years pains him.
He asked the former
chief minister not to
become a hurdle in the
progress of Jammu and
Kashmir. Abdullah on
Monday attacked the
government, saying it is
unfortunate that G20
meetings were sched-
uled in Ladakh and
Kashmir but not in
Jammu, and slammed
BJP leaders for not rais-
ing the issue.
Moradabad (PTI):
Senior BJP leader
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
on Tuesday said the
success of inclusive em-
powerment under the
governments of Naren-
dra Modi at the Centre
and Yogi Adityanath in
Uttar Pradesh has
smashed the “feudal ar-
rogance” of a “political
syndicate” that promot-
ed “corruption, crime,
communalism”.
Addressing various
public meetings here
while campaigning in
urban local body elec-
tions, the former Union
minister said the “po-
litical proprietors of
corruption, crime, com-
munalism” have dissi-
pated and the people’s
participation in pro-
gress has ensured pros-
perity of every section.
APEX COURT JUNKS PLEA SEEKING STAY ON
RELEASE OF MOVIE ‘THE KERALA STORY’
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused
to entertain a plea seeking a stay on release of the movie
“The Kerala Story” on grounds that its a “worst kind of
hate speech” and an “audio-visual propaganda”. A bench
of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna was told by
senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Nizam Pasha that
the trailer of the movie, which is scheduled to be released
on Friday, has garnered 16 million views. Pasha said, “This
movie is the worst kind of hate speech. It is a completely
audio-visual propaganda”.
SUPREME COURT APPOINTS EX-APEX COURT
JUDGE TO FINALISE AIFF CONSTITUTION
DELHI RIOTS: POLICE
TOLD TO EXPLAIN
ROLE OF ACCUSED
NOMINATION OF MCD
MEMBERS: SC TO
HEAR PLEA ON MAY 8
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked former
apex court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao to prepare a
report by July 31 on finalisation of the constitution of the
All India Football Federation (AIFF) after taking note of
objections to the draft document by various stakeholders.
A bench said the voluminous objections to the draft
constitution by various stakeholders can be taken care of
by Justice Rao after hearing parties concerned.
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Tuesday
asked the police to file a
chart detailing the role
assigned to accused
Shahrukh Pathan, who
had allegedly pointed a
gun at a policeman, and
other accused in the 2020
northeast Delhi riots case.
The high court was hearing
a bail plea filed by accused
Shahrukh Pathan.
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court on May 8 will hear a
plea of Delhi govt challenging
the power of the Lt Governor
to nominate 10 members to
the Municipal Corporation
of Delhi and sought the
quashing of their nomination.
A bench took note of fact that
a letter seeking adjournment
of proceedings before it has
been moved by the counsel
representing the Delhi L-G.
IN THE COURTYARD
Till our daughters get justice, we will stand
with them. We cannot remain silent when we
see such crimes being committed against our
daughters. We will fight and we will fight for justice.
—Deepender Hooda, Congress leader
BILKIS BANO CASE:
GoI, GUJ TO GIVE
DOCUMENTS IN SC
WON’T INTERFERE
IN DEMOLITION OF
SLUM, SAYS HC
New Delhi: The Centre
and Gujarat govt on
Tuesday told the Supreme
Court that they would not
claim privilege over the
documents in connection
with the remission of
sentence of convicts in
Bilkis Bano gang-rape
and murder of her family
members case during
Gujarat riots, and agreed to
share documents with the
apex court for its perusal.
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Tuesday
refused to interfere with
the demolition of jhuggis
near Pragati Maidan and
granted a month’s time
to its occupants to vacate
the premises. The court
said authorities may take
action for demolition
after May 31 and clarified
that the petitioners shall
be provided alternative
accommodation.
Kirit Somaiya

First India Bureau
Jhunjhunu: A Delhi
police constable was
arrested in Rakesh
Jhajharia murder case
of Jhunjhunu. The ac-
cused constable Amit
Kumar Jat is the resi-
dent of Poshana vil-
lage of Jhunjhunu.
He had obtained the
mobile location of
Jhajharia through a
cyber expert of Delhi
police and passed on
this information to the
main accused Ravi Ba-
loda, SP Jhunjhunu
Mridul Kachchawa
said.
Jhajharia, former
president of students
union, was beaten to
death on September 9
last year by Dinesh Mal
Sariya, Arvind Gabbar,
Pradeep Mangwa,
Deshbandu, Ravi Balo-
da, Vishwa Bandu, Ajit
Baba, Umesh babal,
Sonu, Imraj, Manjeet
Jhajhadia, Ramesh Ku-
mar, Kuldeep and oth-
ers. 18 accused have
already been arrested
so far in connection
with the murder.
NEWS
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: The National
Tiger Conservation Au-
thority on Tuesday ap-
proved shifting of one
tigress each in Ram-
garh Vishdhari and
Mukundra tiger re-
serve. The approval
was given in a meeting
held on Tuesday in Del-
hi. The Tiger Conserva-
tion Plan of Rantham-
bore Tiger Reserve was
also approved.
Now soon two tigress-
es will be sent from
Ranthambore’s non-
tourism zone to Vish-
dhari and Mukundra.
ACS Shikhar Aggarwal
and Hoff Dr. DN Pandey
expressed happiness
over the development.
Chief Wildlife Warden
Arindam Tomar was
also present in the
meeting held on Tues-
day
.
NTCA okays shifting
two R’bore tigresses to
VishdhariMukundra
He obtained mobile
location of Jhajharia
through a Delhi
police cyber expert
MORE RAIN EXPECTED IN RAJASTHAN!
Met dept has predicted more rain in several districts for next 4 days. Tourists enjoying cloudy weather at Jantar Mantar in Jaipur. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP leaders in-
cluding Union Minister
Gajendra Singh Shek-
hawat, Leader of Oppo-
sition Rajendra Rathore
and deputy leader of
opposition Satish Poo-
niaonTuesdayattacked
Congress for promising
to ban Bajrang Dal in
Karnataka in its elec-
tion manifesto for Kar-
nataka.
Terming this height
of hatred, Shekhawat
asked how much more
will the Congress fall
while doing appease-
ment in the name of
religion.
Rajendra Rathore
said that the Congress
party has become so
blind in the politics of
appeasement that it
does not even see the
difference between an
anti-national and a pa-
triotic organisation.
Satish Poonia said
that BJP hits out at or-
ganizations that con-
spire against the coun-
try while Congress hits
at the institutions that
talk of nationalism.
Delhi police constable held
in Jhajharia murder case
Accused Amit Kumar Jat, posted as constable in Delhi police, in
the custody of the Jhunjhunu police on Tuesday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: There is an inter-
esting discussion in Bi-
kaner about the CM’s OSD
Lokesh Sharma contest-
ing elections from the
area. There are talks of
him contesting from Bi-
kaner West seat. Sharma
is seen active in the area
these days. Sharma has
become more active on
the social media also and
responds to all the tweets
of the Opposition leaders
that are critical of the
government.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Ra-
jasthan High Court
on Tuesday granted
bail to former asso-
ciate professor of
Rajasthan Techni-
cal University
(RTU), Girish Par-
mar, who is facing
charges of sexually
harassing female
faculty members of
the varsity. The
court also granted
bail to accused stu-
dents Isha Yadav
and Arpit Agarwal.
The single bench of
Justice Uma
Shankar Vyas grant-
ed bail to the three
accused after hear-
ing arguments by
counsel Rajesh Ku-
mar Sharma.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Higher Educa-
tion Minister Rajendra
Yadav on Tuesday ex-
pressed concern over
the negative impact of
the contents served on
social media and TV on
youngsters.
He said that young-
sters are getting vio-
lent due to social me-
dia and gangsters are
using them.
In a discussion with
vice chancellors on the
new education policy
2020, the minister said
that there is need to
give attention to the
menace of social media.
The minister said
that the new education
policy is being imple-
mented gradually. He
said that due to the co-
rona pandemic, the im-
plementation of the
policy was delayed.
The vice chancellors
of 15 universities and
other educationists at-
tended the programme.
Youngsters getting
violent due to social
media content: Yadav
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Three people
were electrocution
while a half a dozen
were seriously injured
in Jodhpur on Tuesday
.
The incident happened
in Mandla Kala village
of Phalodi area, the po-
lice said.
Eight-year-old girl
Varsha had fallen in a
water tank and an iron
ladder was thrown into
the tank to get her out.
With the touch of an
electric wire, the cur-
rent spread in the whole
house and many people
were electrocuted.
Shravan, Gogi and Var-
sha died on the spot.
8-yr-old among 3
electrocuted in
Phalodi area
Minister Rajendra Yadav addresses the event in Jaipur on Tuesday.
Several injured were rushed to
a hospital in Phalodi.
CM’s OSD Lokesh
may contest from
Bikaner West
Height of Hatred: BJP on Congress’
promise to ban Bajrang Dal in K’taka
HC grants bail
to former RTU
associate
professor and
two others
After Modi’s Sirohi visit, Amit Shah
Rajnath to visit Rajasthan on May 15
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The senior
BJP leaders will join
‘Mission Rajasthan
2023’ immediately after
the Karnataka elec-
tions. On May 12,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi will cover ar-
eas of Marwar and Me-
war through his visit
to Abu Road, Sirohi.
On May 15, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah and Defence Min-
ister Rajnath Singh
will visit Jaipur divi-
sion and start Bhairon
Singh Shekhawat’s
birth centenary year
celebrations from
Khachariyawas area.
After that National
President JP Nadda’s
Kota division tour will
be decided.
Meanwhile, a meet-
ing of BJP office bear-
ers was organised un-
der the leadership of
BJP District President
and District In-charge
Madan Rathore in a
private hotel located at
Ambaji Marg, Abu
Road in Sirohi district
to discuss preparations
for Modi’s visit.
Rathore said that on
September 30, PM
Modi had promised in
Abu Road by bowing
down that he would
come again soon.
About 2.5 to 3 lakh peo-
ple are expected to at-
tend the rally
.
Amit Shah
Gajendra Singh
Rajnath Singh
Rajendra Rathore Satish Poonia
First India Bureau
Nagaur: Haryana’s Dy
CM and JJP leader Du-
shyant Chautala an-
nounced his entry into
Rajasthan politics from
Nagaur. He said that
JJP will field its candi-
date on 25 to 28 seats in
assembly polls and are
ready for an alliance
with BJP. Chautala said
he will field his candi-
date even if the BJP
isn’t ready for the alli-
ance with JJP
. Chautala
visited Tejaji temple at
Kharnal in Nagaur. “We
are not contesting polls
for 1st time in Ra-
jasthan. My father, Ajay
Chautala has been MLA
from two different plac-
es in Rajasthan,” he
said.
‘JJP ready for
alliance with
BJP in Raj’

Happiness is nothing more than
a state of mind, do not blindly
pursue it, but rather experience
it fully and completely.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
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Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Central agency
National Real Estate
Development Council
(NAREDCO) in collabo-
ration with RHB will
impart on-site skill
training to 20,000 con-
struction workers in
state under the pro-
gramme ‘Nipun’ (Na-
tional Institute for Pro-
motion of Upskilling of
Construction Workers)
over the next two years.
For this, both the insti-
tutions signed an im-
portant MoU at Awas
Bhawan on Tuesday.
NAREDCO V-P Ashok
Patni, Deputy Director
Nilabh Gangwar and
RHB Commissioner
Pawan Arora and other
officers were present.
NAREDCO V-P Ashok
Patni, said that the
Council has appointed
RHB as nodal agency
for this training. “With
Board’s cooperation, in
the first phase, training
will be imparted to
thousands of workers
associated with more
than 150 ongoing pro-
jects across Raj under
RHB. After this, other
institutions of the state
will be connected.” Dy
Director Nilabh Gang-
war said that after
training the construc-
tion workers would also
be given free accident
insurance of Rs 2 lakh
for 3 years.
RHB Commissioner
Pawan Arora told that
in chain of innovations,
RHB will become the
first such institution in
the country which will
train the construction
workers of govern-
ment, non-government,
daily wage workers,
builders in a profes-
sional manner with the
help of NAREDCO.
“This training will be
given on site during the
ongoing work, due to
which the construction
work will not be inter-
rupted. At the end of
the training, NARED-
CO will give certificates
incentive amount of
Rs.500 to workers.
There will be no finan-
cial burden on RHB.
The biggest highlight
of this training is that
after acquring training,
labourers will move
from ‘unskilled’ to
‘skilled,’ due to which
their honorarium will
also increase,” he said.
RHB, NAREDCO ink MoU to train 20,000 labourers
ENHANCING SKILLS
lll
RHB will
become first
such institution
in country to
professionally
train the
construction
workers with the
help of
NAREDCO
BJP govt in Karnataka is most
corrupt, asserts CM Gehlot
BLOOD DONATION
CAMPS TO BE HELD
ON CM GEHLOT’S
B’DAY TODAY
l BJP people do not keep the promises they make, Gehlot says l BJP is diverting
people’s attention from burning issues but now the people won’t get provoked, he adds
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addresses the media during a press
conference held at Congress Office in Mangaluru on Tuesday.
Chief Minister being extended a warm welcome by party workers
during his visit to Mangaluru on Tuesday.
Shivendra Parmar
Mangaluru: Tuesday
was the second day of
CM Ashok Gehlot’s vis-
it to Karnataka, and ad-
dressing the media at
Mangalore, Gehlot once
again attacked the BJP
and the Central govern-
ment.
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has
termed the BJP govern-
ment in Karnataka as
the most corrupt gov-
ernment in the country
.
“There is no govern-
ment in any other state
in the country as cor-
rupt as the government
in Karnataka. Here the
people have made up
their mind that the Con-
gress government has
to be formed,” CM said.
Chief Minister Ge-
hlot said, “Due to the
schemes and works, the
Rajasthan government
is being discussed in
the whole country. We
have implemented Chi-
ranjeevi scheme of Rs
25 lakh insurance, gas
cylinder for 500, 100
units of electricity free,
Kamdhenu scheme for
livestock, 125 days em-
ployment to people in
cities and villages,
Right to health, old pen-
sion scheme in Ra-
jasthan. As soon as the
government is formed
in Karnataka, the
schemes of Rajasthan
will be implemented in
Karnataka as well,” he
said.
Gehlot said that BJP
does not have any mod-
el of development.
“They have only one
model to topple the
elected governments
through horse trading.
There is a government
of nationalist forces at
the Centre who only
wear the crown of de-
mocracy but have no
faith in democracy and
the Constitution,” he
said.
“As soon as the gov-
ernment was formed,
we had made the elec-
tion manifesto an offi-
cial document in the
first cabinet and till
now we have fulfilled
90% of the promises.
There is no difference
between our words and
actions,” he said.
First India Bureau
Kota: The second win-
ning team of the ‘Sa-
majh Sansad Ki’ compe-
tition held on the initia-
tive of Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla vis-
ited the Parliament on
Tuesday
.
Along with this, the
children saw the Azadi
ke Deewane museum in
the Red Fort and also
got to know the glori-
ous story of the free-
dom fighters who sacri-
ficed their lives for the
country
.
102 children from
Etawah, Sangod, Khair-
abad and Sultanpur
blocks of Kota district
visited the Parliament
Library, Lok Sabha, Ra-
jya Sabha and Central
Hall in the Parliament
House complex.
The Central Hall at-
tracted the students the
most during the excur-
sion. The students also
learned about the por-
traits of great leaders
of the country dis-
played here.
During the visit, the
students also met Birla
who congratulated
them for getting this op-
portunity. He said that
in the ‘amrit kaal’ of
the country, all the chil-
dren should set a goal
for themselves for the
future.
“We have to take In-
dia to new heights,” he
said. The third batch of
the winners will leave
for New Delhi on May
9. This team will have
girls from Etawah, Sul-
tanpur, Khairabad and
Sangod areas.
The team will visit
the Parliament and oth-
er monuments of na-
tional importance in
Delhi on May 10.
Jaipur: On behalf of the
Rajasthan Nurses Asso-
ciation, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot’s birthday
will be celebrated
today at Birla Audito-
rium wherein a blood
donation camp will be
organised. Organizing
Committee Chairman
Dr Shashikant Sharma,
Convenor Narendra
Singh Shekhawat, and
Co-convenor Mithlesh
Tak informed that nurs-
ing officers, employees
and students will
donate blood in the
blood donation camp.
In the meanwhile, a
mega blood donation
camp will be organised
at Saket hospital in
Jaipur’s Mansarovar
area from 9 am to 3
pm today. Hospital
director Dr Praveen
Manglunia said that
several social organisa-
tions will take part in
the annual blood dona-
tion camp which has
been organised for the
last 22 years. Dr Ish
Munjal, superintendent
of the hospital, said
that doctors, nursing
staff, paramedical staff,
students and others
will donate blood in the
camp.
Arif Mansoori
Jhalawar: Former CM
Vasundhara Raje met
workers at Dak Bunga-
low in Jhalawar. She
enquired about the
well-being of workers’
families organisa-
tion. Organisational
discussion was held
with booth workers of
Sunel, Pidawa area,
Meanwhile, leaders of
Workers also discussed
their problems with
Raje. After this, she left
for Jhalrapatan.
Raje meets
party workers
in Jhalawar
There is an immense chance of govt getting
repeated in Raj due to popular schemes: CM
All children must set future
goals during ‘Amrit Kaal’: Birla
Pawan Arora, Ashok Patni and Neelabh Gangwar during the MoU signing ceremony between
NAREDCO RHB at Awas Bhawan on Tuesday. Also seen are Alpa Chaudhary, Sanjay Sharma,
Lekhraj Jagrat, KC Meena, Manoj Gupta, Anil Mathur others.
Om Birla interacts with the 2nd batch of winners of ‘Samajh
Sansad Ki’ competition at the Parliament House on Tuesday.
z Your OPS scheme in
Rajasthan proved to
be a game changer in
Himachal Pradesh
Assembly elections
too. Now this scheme
is playing on voters’
minds in other States
as well. How do you
see that?
OPS was an issue there
is no two ways about it.
Now we have demand-
ed from PM Narendra
Modi to bring about the
Right to Social Securi-
ty Act and pass it in the
House. Rahul Gandhi’s
‘Nyay scheme’ wherein
people would have been
provided Rs 6,000 per
month, we have asked
him to bring that in a
law and pass it. Every
needy person has the
right to live, and to
raise a family. That is
why I think that the so-
cial security is such a
thing. We are giving
pension to one crore
people. Some states are
giving it less, some are
giving more money in
it. My thought is that
everyone in India
should get Nyay. We
brought Right to Health
and PM Modi could
take a step in this direc-
tion since there is im-
mense poverty in the
nation. people’s finan-
cial status is extremely
bad and treatment
costs have sky-rocket-
ed, the medicines have
become expensive and
PM should address this
issue.
z You said that as-
sembly elections
should be contested
on local issues. But
BJP is polarising the
situation. What
would you like to say
about that?
See the local issues are
of good governance.
They (BJP) do not have
that neither in Karna-
taka or in other states
where BJP is in power
or in Centre. Why
should we go on the is-
sues they are creating.
We will follow what we
are focussing on. We
will make the public
trust us that ultimately
our thought is for your
betterment and for the
development of the
state and so you should
cast vote keeping that
aspect in mind.
z You have claimed
that Congress is win-
ning in Karnataka.
Do you think this will
be a revival for Con-
gress and specially in
the general elections,
it will have an effect?
Definitely. If we win
here then there will be
effect on states like Ra-
jasthan, Madhya
Pradesh, Chattisgarh
and other states. And a
message will go in the
nation that it is in pub-
lic interest that Con-
gress wins. If we win
here then it will teach a
lesson to BJP. They will
hold a post-mortem for
the loss they incur and
perhaps they may bring
about a positive change
and the nation will get
benefit of that. That is
why, I think the people
should vote for Con-
gress.
z So will this be a
game changer in Ra-
jasthan?
Like I said, there is an
immense chance of the
government getting re-
peated in Rajasthan.
Wherever I have gone, I
have seen this. But spe-
cially this time among
the youth, in conjunc-
tion with the elderly and
all sections. There is ex-
traordinary enthusiasm
in the public. (FROM P1)
Vasundhara Raje Dushyant
Singh being welcomed by BJP
workers in Jhalawar on Tuesday.
Jaipur: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be visit-
ing Taleda, Keshavaraipatan and Dei areas of Bundi
district today. He will participate in mass marriage
programmes organised by different communities. After
reaching Kota during the early hours today, Birla will
participate in the Mahavir Digambar Jinbimb Laghu
Panchkalyanak Pratishtha Mahotsav at Kunhadi at 8.30
am. At 2 pm, he will go to the mass marriage func-
tion of Gurjar Gaur Brahmin Samaj at Gautam Ashram
located in Tindhara, Taleda. He will also participate in
the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram-
janaki temple at 3 pm and the fourth mass marriage
ceremony organised by Shri Harivansh Keer (Kevat)
Samaj Samiti. Birla will participate in a mass marriage
ceremony at the Spiritual Sanyas Ashram located at
Dei Dham in Nainwa Tehsil at 5 pm.
LS SPEAKER ON KOTA TOUR FROM TODAY
102 kids from Kota
district visited the
Parliament Library,
LS, RS and Central
Hall in Parl House
CELEBRATING VC’S BIRTHDAY!
Dr Jagdeesh
Chandra during
the cake cutting
ceremony held
to mark Virendra
Choudhary’s birthday
at Hotel Rambagh
Palace in Jaipur on
Tuesday. Also seen
here are Mohan
Singh Tada, Mahipal
Singh and Sanjay
Poonia.

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JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY,
MAY 3, 2023
n the world of
p a g e a n t r y,
beauty and
grace are not
only traits
that can make
a diva stand
out. It takes hard work, deter-
mination and a story worth
telling to truly capture the
heart of the judges and au-
dience alike. One such
beauty who has been mak-
ing waves with her journey
is the stunning Sana Yadav.
When asked about her
inspiration for entering the
beauty pageant industry,
Sana shared that her moth-
er was the driving force be-
hind her decision to com-
pete. She explained, “It’s
her will and my hard work
which has brought me here,
and she is my motivation.”
The diva also noted that
while she has been modeling
for two years and has made
a name for herself in the
Marathi industry, MTD was
her first national pageant.
As we delved deeper into
the qualities necessary for a
successful beauty pageant
contestant, the gorgeous Sana
emphasized the importance of
being “fearless” and “unstop-
pable.” She shared, “Being a
part of such a prestigious plat-
form will surely have many
challenges coming with the
commitment of being people’s
queen, and she surely needs to
be fearless to face every chal-
lenge and make her country
proud.”
Maintaining a healthy
mindset and self-esteem is cru-
cial for any pageant contest-
ant, and the ravishing diva
shared that she balances the
physical demands of pageant
preparation, such as diet and
exercise, with a positive mind-
set. “I know the importance of
being fit, thus I never miss my
workouts. With that, I thor-
oughly take care of my diet,
which not only is healthy but
provides me with energy
,” she
explained.
One of the most impressive
aspects of Sana’s work is her
dedication to promoting diver-
sity and inclusivity
. She noted,
“The true beauty of pageants
lies in the diversity
.” As a mod-
el, she always strives to repre-
sent these values in her work.
She added, “I always tend to
create a positive change
through my work, be it acting
or modeling.”
When asked about her goals
in the industry and how she
plans to use her platform to
make a positive impact on so-
ciety, the gorgeous lady ex-
pressed a desire to inspire
young girls to be fearless and
pursue their dreams. She
shared, “I want them to say as
they look up to me, ‘if she can
do it, I can do it too.’” Sana
plans to use her platform to
motivate each and every girl to
be herself and follow her
dreams.
Criticism is an inevitable
part of life, and Yadav shared
that she handles it with resil-
ience and confidence. She
said, “Life is about learning.
No matter if I fail or lose or get
any sort of criticism, I gather
back all my energy, I get up,
and I fight and I succeed.”
The diva expressed her
heartfelt gratitude to Nikhil
Anand and Jagdeesh Chandra
for supporting her in her jour-
ney
.
With her unwavering dedi-
cation to her craft and her
commitment to promoting in-
clusivity and diversity
, Sana is
a force to be reckoned with in
the beauty pag-
eant indus-
try, and we
can’t wait
to see
what she
a c c o m -
plishes
next.
I
SANA YADAV, WHO HAS TAKEN THE
FASHION WORLD BY STORM WITH HER
IMPECCABLE STYLE, MAGNETIC
PERSONALITY, AND UNWAVERING
DETERMINATION SHARES HER JOURNEY INTO
THE WORLD OF BEAUTY PAGEANTS AND HOW
SHE STRIVES TO REPRESENT INCLUSIVITY AND
DIVERSITY THROUGH HER WORK!
BEAUTY BEYOND
BOUNDARIES
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in

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SAPNA, Model
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Pending paperwork
concerning a property will
be completed. Your spouse
may make you spend more
than you expected. Fantastic day for
investing money in stock market as
you can make fortune. You miss your
parents a lot and somewhere fear to
loose them.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Fortunes are set to rise for
those in trade and
business. You love to live
close to your family. You
are a child at heart and never let this
child die. You have a big heart and
you always help someone if you can.
Expected payments are likely to get
released soon.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Your spouse is someone
who can do anything for
your happiness. Tensions
on the family front are
likely to get sorted out. Help your
mothers at home today and give
them a reason to smile. You are
opportunist and this will make you
successful one day.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You are very fortunate to
have a great friend circle.
Whatever you have in mind,
you will manage to
implement it at work. You are likely to
feel much healthy and energetic today.
You want to have your own house and
you will work hard to make your dream
come true.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Today is a favourable day
for business. Listening to
someone’s advice on the
professional front will be in
your interest. You are very generous
by nature and also you are the
backbone of your family. Be careful
of the words that come out of your
mouth.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
This is the best time try
something new with life give
yourself a new purpose. You
will feel amorous towards
your wife. Work on your limitations,
there can be no better time than this.
You have more opposite sex friends
than the same and you may be judged
sometimes but don’t care.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You will enjoy good health
by remaining regular in
your workouts. It will be in
your interest to guide a
family youngster on the academic
front. You may start a side business
to earn extra money. You are not a
jealous kind and you feel happy for
others.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You make sure to make
things work your way. You
are most wanted by your
friends. You will invest
money in clothes and accessories
today. You are a God fearing person.
Never de motivate someone even if
someone is not capable of doing
something.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Don’t make friends for
money and status rather
make friends who will stick
with you forever. You care
about you lover but somehow
hesitate in expressing that care. On
social front, you may have to spend
some extra money in buying gifts for
someone for some specific occasion.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You must create an
environment of under-
standing at home. Your
regular exercise routine
promises to keep you fit and
energetic. You will succeed in any
sort of examination if you put your
heart and soul to it. You need a break
from day to tensions.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Some family issues may
need urgent resolution, so
don’t neglect them. Some
of you are likely to enjoy an
excursion with friends.You will feel
financially comfortable. Your
personality will attract many eligible
bachelors. Spend time talking with
likeminded people.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Family will be supportive of
your ideas, but only to an
extent. You give tough
competition to people.
Many people get inspired by you.
Good health is assured through own
efforts. Meeting people you get along
with well is likely to make the day
enjoyable for you.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
R
a i n b o w s
form when sun-
light from be-
hind you hits millions
of tiny round water
droplets in front of you
and bounces back to
your eyes.
As a sunbeam hits a
droplet at an angle, it
bends into the water and
separatesoutintoaspec-
trum of colors. Scien-
tists call the bending of
light “refracting.” The
colors separate because
each“color”of lighttrav-
els with a different
speed in water, or, for
that matter, any trans-
parent material that
light can travel through,
like glass in a prism.
When the colors hit
the back wall of the wa-
ter droplet, the angle is
now too shallow for
themtobendoutintothe
air, so they reflect back
into the water droplet
and return to its en-
trance wall. From there,
the colors can bend out
again into air and reach
your eye.
As you look at these
droplets, the different
colors happen to bunch
up at a slightly different
angles, and each color
formsthecircularrimof
a cone with your eye at
the tip of the cone. And,
voila, you have your own
personal rainbow.
The droplets that send
the colors to your eye
cannotsendthemtoany-
one else, so even though
everyone near you sees
the same rainbow at a
distance, each person re-
ally sees their own
slightly different rain-
bow. It’s all in the eye of
the beholder.
For rainbows to form,
the shape of the water
droplets has to be very
close to a sphere for all
of them to bend and re-
flect the colors in har-
mony
. This happens for
verysmalldroplets,such
as a fine mist, or just af-
ter a rain shower when
the air is just moist. As
the droplets get larger,
gravity distorts their
shape and the rainbow
vanishes.
A rainbow is not phys-
ically present where it
appears to be, similar to
your image in a mirror.
So, I’m sorry to say that
you can never actually
reach your rainbow.
And, alas, nobody can
ever find that pot of
gold. But you can create
your own rainbow.
O
ne experiment you can
try in summer is to turn
on a sprinkler hose using
the “mist” setting. Remember to
have the sun behind you. If you
create a fine mist screen in front
of you and look at your shadow,
you might see a rainbow.
It is not difficult to see colors,
but to see a full circle, you will
needsomepatienceandpractice,
just like scientists. So next time
you are on an airplane, grab the
window seat. If you are flying a
little above the cloud cover, keep
a lookout for the small shadow
of your plane on the clouds. That
means the sun is behind you.
The clouds are tiny water
droplets, so chances are you
may see a small circle of color
around the shadow of the aero-
plane. This phenomenon
is nicknamed “pilot’s glory,”
because pilots who fly all the
time and have a good view from
the cockpit have a better chance
of seeing it.
he legend goes that
there is a pot of
gold hidden at the
end of every rain-
bow. But is there re-
ally an “end” to a
rainbow, and can
we ever get to it?
Most us go through life
seeing rainbows only as
arches of color in the sky,
but that’s only half of what
is really a circle of color.
Normally, when you look
at a rainbow, the Earth’s ho-
rizon in front of you hides
the bottom half of the circle.
But if you are standing on a
mountain where you can see
both above and below you,
and the sun is behind you
and it is misty or has just
rained, chances are good
that you will see more of the
rainbow’s circle.
To see the full circle,
however, you will have to be
in an airplane, literally above
the clouds. Or you could cre-
ate your own rainbow. I am a
physicist, and I’ll explain
how to do that in a minute.
How to create and see a
circular rainbow
One experiment you can
try in summer is to turn on a
sprinkler hose using the
“mist” setting. Remember to
have the sun behind you. If
you create a fine mist screen
in front of you and look at
your shadow, you might see a
rainbow. It is not difficult to
see colors, but to see a full
circle, you will need some pa-
tience and practice, just like
scientists.
So next time you are on an
airplane, grab the window
seat. If you are flying a little
above the cloud cover, keep a
lookout for the small shadow
of your plane on the clouds.
That means the sun is be-
hind you.
The clouds are tiny water
droplets, so chances are you
may see a small circle
of color around the shadow
of the aeroplane. This phe-
nomenon is nicknamed
“pilot’s glory,” because pilots
who fly all the time and have
a good view from the cockpit
have a better chance of
seeing it.
PARTHA CHOWDHURY
Professor of Physics, UMass Lowell
form in a circle?
form in a circle?
form in a circle?
HOW A RAINBOW FORMS
HOW TO CREATE AND SEE A CIRCULAR RAINBOW
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15
MET GALA 2023
CITY FIRST
he 2023 Met Gala red
carpet is officially
underway at the
Metropolitan Muse-
um of Art in New
York City. This year,
the annual affair cel-
ebrates the exhibition “Karl
Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.”
The gala will honour the leg-
acy of Lagerfeld—the late
designer who helmed fashion
houses such as Chanel, Fen-
di, and his own eponymous
line—and raise funds for The
Met’s Costume Institute.
Just as important as the
exhibition, of course, is the
star-studded red carpet spec-
tacle that will take place as
guests make their way up the
famous Met steps. This year,
the A-list attendees were
asked to dress “in honour of
Karl”—meaning you’re
bound to see some custom
ensembles that pay homage
to Lagerfeld’s design signa-
tures, including his Chanel
tweeds and his own black-
and-white uniform.
This year’s official Met
Gala co-hosts were all pre-
sent, including Penélope
Cruz, Michaela Coel, Roger
Federer, Dua Lipa,
and Vogue’s Anna Wintour.
The event brought together
the best of actors like Pri-
yanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt,
singers, athletes, supermod-
els (including Naomi Camp-
bell), and artists. Alia Bhatt
has often made sure to make
heads turn with her fashion
game on several occasions.
She is a diva and there is no
denying this fact. Well, all
eyes were on her as she was
all set to make her MET Gala
debut this year. Tuesday
morning turned out to be a
great one for the fans of the
actress as she took to her In-
stagram space to treat her
fans and followers to several
photos from the red carpet.
Priyanka Chopra has been
grabbing all the limelight
ever since she walked the red
carpet of the MET Gala 2023.
She never fails to make her
fans speechless with her
stunning looks. As expected
the actress stole all the
limelightasshetwinned
with hubby Nick Jonas
in black attires. Among
the Indian stars who at-
tended the ball, busi-
nesswoman and arts
patron Isha Ambani
also graced the world's
biggest red-carpet event.
Like Alia Bhatt, Isha wore a
creation by Nepalese-Ameri-
can designer and
longtime collabo-
rator Prabal
Gurung.
She ditched
the classic gown
and slipped into
a reimagined
saree for the
occasion.
T
KARL LAGERFELD
A Line of Beauty
A Line of Beauty
TOP TO BOTTOM: Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, Dua Lipa, Naomi Campbell, Gigi Hadid, Kylie Jenner, Anne Hathway, Rihana, A$AP Rocky, Dua Lipa and Isha Ambani Alia Bhatt

16
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
GRAND WEDDING RECEPTION!
The grand wedding reception of Abin Shajan, son of Shajan Varghese and Aleyamma Shajan with Rani Roy, daughter of Roy George and Reni Roy took place at Landmark Convention Centre,
Valakom, Kerala on Monday, May 1. Jagdeesh Chandra reached to bless the newlyweds and wished them a happy married life ahead.
GREETINGS!
MEET GREET!
Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Naresh Sharma, Senior
Special Reporter, First India and his wife Pinki Sharma as
they reached the former’s residence to seek blessings on the
occasion of their nineteenth wedding anniversary on Tuesday.
Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Dinesh Tiwari of the First
India family as he reached the former’s residence to seek
blessings on the auspicious occasion of his birthday on
Tuesday, May 2. Dinesh Tiwari celebrated his birthday with
great enthusiasm on the previous day, Monday, May 1.
The Glamanand Group, led by Nikhil
Anand, opened its registrations portal for
Mrs India 2023 on Tuesday. The event,
scheduled for September 2023, is highly
significant as it inspires women across
India, giving them hope for a brighter
future. Show director Sham Khan will
orchestrate a display of grace and
elegance as married women compete for the prestigious title. The winner will be
rewarded not only with a crown but also with a platform to make a measurable
difference in the lives of those around her. Mrs India 2023 promises to be a
celebration of the indomitable spirit and strength of women in India.
‘Team 39 Jahan Chahe Wahan Raah Jan Kalyan
Trust’ organised the third blood donation camp in
memory of the late Gori Shankar Biyani at Shastri
Nagar General Hospital in Jaipur on Sunday,
where the camp collected 100 units of blood.
The organisers of the blood donation camp were
Rajendra Saini,Vishnu Biyani, and Dwarka Prasad
Jagirdar. Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Cabinet
Minister of (Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer
Affairs Dept) also attended the event and praised
all the blood donors for their noble acts.The
camp was also attended by Manoj Mudgal,
Vijendra Tiwari,Alok Parihar, Bheemraj Prajapati,
and Sadaab Mohammad.
Cabinet Minister Pratap
Singh Khachariyawas
gave his approval for the
appointment of Honey
Thakur as the Vice
President of the Civil
Lines Block Congress
Committee, with
immediate effect, for
the upcoming assembly
elections on Thursday,
April 27. Thakur
conveyed his happiness
and eagerness to take
up the new role.
Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Nasiha Shareef Ahmed
and Sayara Banu Ahmed during a courtesy visit on Sunday
at Rambagh Palace, Jaipur. Sayara
Banu Ahmed is the owner of Sayara
Herbal Exports. While presenting her
product, Sayara explained how it is an
advanced ayurvedic treatment and is
truly sustainable and organic which helps to grow hair naturally
from the scalp.
Eid ki Mithas
he Rajasthan
Forum organ-
ised Eid Milan
celebrations
where its
m e m b e r s ,
dressed in
beautiful Eid clothes,
were filled with excite-
menttomeeteachother
andexchangeEidgreet-
ings at ITC Rajputana,
Jaipur on Monday
. The
guests greeted each
other warmly and en-
joyed a specially pre-
pared dish of seviyan.
Thesurroundingswere
decoratedwithamixof
cultural colours, mak-
ing the event truly
unique. The even-
ing was further
embellished with a
musicalperformance
featuringtheviolinand
Jal Tarang.
During the event, the
Executive Secretary,
Apra Kuchhal, ex-
pressed her thoughts,
saying “Our city has
always embraced peace
and communal harmo-
ny
. Although the mem-
bers of our Ra-
jasthan Forum
come from differ-
ent religions and
beliefs,theycelebrate
each other’s festivals
and respect each oth-
er’s endeavours. This
event is a true reflec-
tion of the Ganga-Ja-
muni tehzeeb.”
In attendance were
the Chairman of Ra-
jasthan Forum, Padma
Bhushan Pt. Vishwa
Mohan Bhatt, Pad-
mashri S Shakir Ali,
Padmashri Munna
Master, Padmashri Ti-
lak Gitai, Padmashri
Ahmed Hussain and
Mohammed Hussain,
PadmaBhushanDeven-
dra Jhajharia, Apra
Kuchhal, Ankit Patel,
AshokRahi,DrPradeep
Chaturvedi, Sanjay
Kaushik, Manjiri Ma-
hajani, Prerana Shri-
mali, Sangeeta Juneja,
VidhyasagarUpadhyay
,
and cultural Coordina-
tor Sarvesh Bhatt.
Various dignitaries
of the city including
Rajiv Arora, Chairman
of RAJSICO, Narendra
Singh, Durru Mian,
Fauzia Begam, and a
few artists were also
present. The celebra-
tions concluded with a
delicious dinner.
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
The Palace MUN’23
CITY FIRST
T
he Palace School
successfully con-
ducted the 2nd
edition of The
Palace MUN’23, a
two-day Model
United Nations
event on 29 and 30
April on the school
premises, providing a
platform for young del-
egates to showcase
their debating skills.
The event was open to
students from different
schools, who partici-
patedasmockdelegates
from various countries
and politicians from
different parts of
India. The opening
ceremony was held at
Pritam Chowk of The
City Palace on 29 April,
with the lighting of the
lamp by Urvashi War-
man, The Principal of
The Palace School,
Anushka Sachdeva,
The Director General
of the conference, and
Mansi Saraf, The Secre-
tary-General. Rama
Datt, Executive Trustee
of Maharaja Sawai
Man Singh II Museum,
addressed the young
delegates on the impor-
tance of the UN and
urged them to use their
power in the right way
,
astheyarethefutureof
the nation.
CITY FIRST
S
eedling Modern High
School held its investi-
ture ceremony to mark
the formation of its
new student council for the
academic session 2023-24
on Tuesday in the Central
Arena of the school. The
dignitaries conferred badges
uponthenewlyappointedoffice
bearers, who then took an oath
to live up to the expectations of
the school and work together to
keep the school flag flying high.
TheCEOandDirector,DrSand-
eep Bakshi, congratulated the
newly appointed student coun-
cil and encouraged them to be
impartial and honest in dis-
charging their duties. He also
motivated them to uphold the
values and reminded them that
with position comes responsi-
bility towards themselves, to-
wards the school, and their
peers. The Executive Direc-
tor, Dr Preeti Bakshi, ap-
preciated the honesty
, that
the office bearers exhibited
during their selection process.
Shealsoadvisedthestudentsto
inculcate the values of punctu-
ality
,dedication,discipline,and
determination as they are the
torchbearers of tomorrow. She
congratulatedthemandrightly
remarked that leadership does
not mean enjoyment of one’s
power rather, it means to em-
power others.
INVESTITURE CEREMONY
INVESTITURE CEREMONY
WHAT’S HAPPENING!
Jagdeesh Chandra with Shajan Varghese, Ammu Shajan,
Abin Shajan, Rani George, Roy George and Rini Roy
Jagdeesh Chandra with Abin Shajan, Rani Roy,
Ammu Shajan, Roy George and Lijo Thomas
Jagdeesh Chandra with Nasiha Shareef Ahmed
and Sayara Banu Ahmed
Qamar Ul Zaman
Choudhary and Farha Khan
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Mohammed Hussain,
Rajiv Arora, Ahmed Hussain and Apra Kuchhal
Mohd Hasan, Abid Sazeer, Durru Mian, Apra Kuchhal,
Fauzia Begam, Farha Khan, Naeem Qureshi and S Shakir Ali
Ankit Patel and
Vidhyasagar Upadhyay
Munna Master his wife, Ikraam Rajasthani,
Khalid Khan and Narendra Singh
Tilak Gitai and
Devendra Jhajharia
Jayshree Periwal and Kulsum Malik
Hussain Raza Khan and Mohammed Vakil
Jagdeesh Chandra with Pinki Sharma and Naresh Sharma
Sandeep Bakshi and Preeti Bakshi with
others during the Investiture Ceremony
Jaiditya Singh Soni, Anshka Sachdev and Uravshi Warman with others
Urvashi Warman and Rama Datt with others
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