Charles III officially crowned King of United Kingdom at lavish coronation ceremony

ing Charles III on Saturday was crowned the King and his wife Camilla
Queen of United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey following their anoint-
ment, in a lavish coronation ceremony built on ancient traditions. The
Archbishop of Canterbury crowned the King, placing the 360-year-old St
Edward’s Crown on monarch’s head as he sat upon a 14th century throne.
King had taken the solemn oath to govern the people of UK with “justice and
mercy” and to foster an environment where people of all faiths and beliefs
can live freely. The event was graced by Dr Jill Biden, the First Lady of
USA, HE Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, Brazil’s President HE Luiz
Inácio Lula da Silva and others. Britain’s PM Rishi Sunak delivered
reading from Epistle to Colossians, from New Testament of the Bible.
‘GOD SAVE
THE KING’
Charles III crowned King of United Kingdom
(From Top) Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave to the crowd in presence of
Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Kate, Princess of Wales and Prince Edward,
Duke of Edinburgh, from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their coronation ceremony,
in London on Saturday. British PM Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty during coronation
ceremony at Westminster Abbey, in London. VP Jagdeep Dhankhar along with his wife Sudesh
Dhankhar and Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswamy in London.
K
$5 BILLION
An estimate cost of “The Crown”,
worn by King Charles which contains
the largest clear-cut diamond in the
world. Known as “The Great Star of
Africa” the diamond was mined in
South Africa back in 1905.
7K SOLDIERS
Bells pealed in celebration at church-
es across the land, before liveried
soldiers on foot and horseback
staged a 7000-strong military parade
stretching through the streets of the
capital during the ceremony.
70 YEARS
King Charles III finally met his date
with destiny after a lifetime as heir
to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II
who died in September 2022, as he
was officially crowned king in the first
coronation in Britain since 1953.
RAKSHA MANTRI'S BOOSTER DOSE TO ARMY IN RAJOURI...
Keep up your spirits!
Moni Sharma
Rajouri: DefenceMinis-
ter Rajnath Singh on
Saturday reached Jam-
mu and Kashmir’s Ra-
jouri district to review
the security situation
amid the ongoing en-
counter between securi-
ty forces and terrorists
in the Kandi forest area.
On his visit to the
Army Base Camp in Ra-
jouri in Jammu and
Kashmir, the Defence
Minister reviewed the
operational capabilities
and security situation
along the border. Appre-
ciating the valour of
Army troops, Singh said,
“Keep your spirits up,
you will definitely get
success.” He was accom-
paniedbyJ&KL-GManoj
Sinha, Army Chief Gen-
eralManojPande,North-
ernArmycommanderLt
General Upendra Dwive-
di and others. More on P6
Rajnath Singh interacts with soldiers in presence of Manoj Sinha at Base Camp in Rajouri on Saturday.
ARMY GROUNDS ALH
DHRUV CHOPPER FLEET
AFTER J&K CRASH
Two days after a chopper
hard landing in Jammu
and Kashmir’s Kishtwar killed
a technician and injured
two pilots, the Indian Army
has grounded its fleet of
indigenous Advanced Light
Helicopter (ALH) ‘Dhruv’ as
per procedure, sources said.
J&K: 2 TERRORISTS, 2
MILITANTS KILLED IN
SEPARATE ENCOUNTERS
Baramulla: Two terrorists
were killed after an encounter
broke out between security
forces in Kunzer area of J&K’s
Baramulla district on Saturday,
Jammu & Kashmir Police said.
During the day, 2 militants
were also killed in encounters
in Rajouri and Baramulla.
India salutes
their devotion
towards
protecting our
motherland.
—Rajnath Singh,
Defence Minister
PM MODI FULFILLED DREAMS OF LORD RAM
DEVOTEES, SAYS AMIT SHAH IN BELAGAVI
Addressing an election
rally in Belagavi, Union
Home Minister Amit Shah
said Modi fulfilled dreams
of Lord Ram devotees by
constructing Ram Temple
in Ayodhya. “BJP has
worked for farmers here.
Congress insulted Sa-
varkar. But BJP developed
Marathas and respected
them. Modi fulfilled dreams
of Lord Ram devotees by
constructing Ayodhya”.
Congress has track record
of 85% commission: Modi
First India Bureau
Bengaluru: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, during a poll ral-
ly in Karnataka’s Bada-
mi, said Congress has a
track record of 85 per
cent commission, in re-
sponse to Congress’s
40%commissioncharge
at the Basavaraj Bom-
mai-led government.
“Even farmers have
been victims of the
‘85% Commission Poli-
cy’ of the Congress. The
shameful and unfortu-
nate aspects like the
Urea Scam are attrib-
uted to Congress,
whereas the BJP is
working tirelessly day
and night for the wel-
fare of farmers,” PM
Modi said. More on P5
PM Modi assures
unparalleled
momentum of
growth in BJP rule
PM Narendra Modi waves to supporters as he holds a roadshow
for the Karnataka Assembly elections, in Bengaluru on Saturday.
INDIGO FLYER TRIES
TO OPEN EMERGENCY
EXIT AT GOA AIRPORT
Panaji: A man on a Goa-
Chandigarh IndiGo flight
was detained at Dabolim
Airport after he allegedly
tried to open the aircraft’s
emergency door Thursday.
Police said on Saturday,
the flyer tampered with the
wing cover flap and pulled
the door’s control handle.
WANTED KHALISTAN
COMMANDO FORCE
CHIEF GUNNED DOWN
Lahore: Designated terrorist
and Khalistan Commando
Force (KCF) chief Paramjit
Singh Panjwar was shot
dead by two unidentified
gunmen in Johar Town
of Lahore in Pakistan,
according to intelligence
sources. His gunman was
injured in the shootout.
POLICE SEIZES DRUGS
WORTH `85 CRORE,
HELDS 6 TRAFFICKERS
New Delhi: In 2 operations,
the Delhi Police’s Special
Cell on Saturday arrested six
people, including a woman,
and seized drugs worth over
`85 cr. Police seized 101.62
kg of opium, 2 kg of heroin,
and money from the hawala
network worth `7.5 lakh.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
SONIA GANDHI IN HER
FIRST KARNATAKA
ELECTION RALLY
Hubbali: Former Congress
chief Sonia Gandhi, tore
into the BJP in her first
poll rally in Karnataka, and
urged people to vote for
the Congress in election.
She said neither Karnataka
nor country can progress
without ending atmosphere
of BJP’s loot and hatred. P5
First India Bureau
Imphal: Four people
were shot dead in Ma-
nipur’s Churachandpur
when security forces
were carrying out evac-
uation of Meiteis in the
area. Meanwhile, the
IRS Association said a
tax assistant identified
as Letminthang Haokip
had been killed in Im-
phal. “No cause or ide-
ology can justify the
killing of an innocent
public servant on duty,”
police said. More on P6
Manipur: 4 shot dead,
tax assistant killed
54 DIE IN MANIPUR,
IMPHAL PEACEFUL
The death toll in the
Manipur carnage
increased to 54, officials
said even as unofficial
sources put the figure at
several scores. Life re-
turned to a wary normalcy
in Imphal Valley on Satur-
day as shops and markets
reopened and cars started
plying on the roads.
EC should ban poll campaign of PM Modi: CM
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: The issue relat-
ed to threatening to kill
Congress President Mal-
likarjun Kharge and his
family has increased the
political teperature not
only in Karnataka, but
also in Rajasthan. Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
hasslammedtheBJPfor
threatening to kill
Kharge. Gehlot ad-
dressed a press confer-
ence at CMR on Satur-
day and said that the law
is being flouted in the
country
. “In the matter
of threatening Kharge,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi did not talk
about conducting any
inquiry
. At the same
time, Home Minister
Amit Shah is not able to
condemn this matter.
The Election Commis-
sion is keeping silent.
MLA Madan Dilawar
wishes for his death. I
have been doing politics
for 50 years. I have never
seensuchlanguage.Con-
gress cannot even have
such a language. This is
the language of BJP
.
Election Commission
should ban the election
campaign of PM Modi.
No one can campaign on
religious grounds.” CM
said. More on P8
CM Ashok Gehlot speaks to media as Govind Singh Dotasra looks on
at the CMR on Saturday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
I am sending
two letters to the
PM tonight itself.
Marwar Junction to Kamli
Ghat railway line should
be broad gauge. Come
to Rajasthan and make
some big announcement
only then his visit will
be meaningful. We have
also written many letters
regarding ERCP.
—Ashok Gehlot, CM
CM Gehlot slams
BJP for threatening
to kill Kharge
King Charles III
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Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Sushma Arora,
Administrator and
Managing Director of
Rajasthan Cooperative
Dairy Federation, dur-
ing a seminar organized
in association with the
Rajasthan Chapter of
the Indian Dairy Asso-
ciation and Federation
of Industrial Health and
Safety at Hotel Clarks
Amer, said that health
protection is the right of
the consumers and they
must get it. Chief guest
Arora said that high-
quality and healthy
milk products should be
made available to the
consumers so that there
is no compromise with
their health and safety
.
Keynote speaker NK
Jain, National Advisor
of the Federation, dis-
cussed in detail the
health safety in the
dairy industry
. Federa-
tion Chairman AK Sin-
gh, Indian Dairy Asso-
ciation Vice-Prez AK
KhoslaandIndianDairy
Association North Zone
Chairman SS Mann also
spoke on the occasion.
Healthy milk products must reach people: Arora
HEALTH AND SAFETY
lll
RCDF MD
Sushma Arora
said that high-
quality & healthy
milk products
should be made
available to the
consumers
BJP PREPS IN FULL SWING OVER PM MODI’S VISIT
Ashish Choudhary
Rajsamand: A meeting
of senior BJP leaders
was held in Rajsamand
on Saturday ahead of
the scheduled visit of
dra Modi on May 10.
State BJP President CP
Joshi took a meeting of
party leaders at the Ra-
jsamand district BJP of-
fice and gave them re-
sponsibilities for the
PM’s visit.
In this meeting, MP
Diya Kumari, Division-
al In-Charge Hemraj
Meena, Rajsamand
MLA Deepti Mahesh-
wari and other BJP
leaders, office bearers
and workers were also
present. As per the
schedule, Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi will
offer prayers at Lord
Shri Nath Ji Temple
and later lay the founda-
tion stone and inaugu-
rate various develop-
ments at the Damodar-
lal Stadium in Nath-
dwara. From Nath-
dwara, the PM will
leave for Abu Road
where he is scheduled
to address a huge public
meeting and then visit
Brahma Kumaris.
During his visit, PM
Modi will deliver a mes-
sage to voters in Karna-
taka, which votes on the
same day. The BJP will
also begin aggressive
campaigning for the Ra-
jasthan assembly elec-
tions on May 10, start-
ing from Sirohi.
Rajasthan is going to
polls later this year and
the BJP’s focus current-
ly is on strengthening
its hold on the already
strong seats in the area,
with the weaker seats to
follow.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajsamand MP
,
Diya Kumari inspected
various locations, in-
cluding the venue of
the proposed visit and
rally of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Sat-
urday, along with party
officials and senior dis-
trict officers.
PM Narendra Modi’s
rally will be held at Da-
modar Stadium in Lal-
bagh. During the in-
spection, the officers
discussed and deliber-
ated on various matters
such as the venue, heli-
pad, parking, and traf-
fic, among others.
On this occasion,
MLA from Kumbhal-
garh, Surendra Singh
Rathore; District Col-
lector, Neelabh Saxena;
District Police Superin-
tendent, Sudhir Joshi
and police and admin-
istrative officials, in-
cluding the representa-
tives of the public,
were present.
Bhawani S Hada
Bundi: BJP State In-
Charge Chandrashek-
har on Saturday took
part in the three-day
workshop of BJP in
Bundi. The workshop
was held as part of
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty’s booth empower-
ment campaign,
Pradesh Vistarak
Baithak, and Booth Vi-
jay Sankalp. Besides
State in-charge Chan-
drashekhar, Bundi
MLA Ashok Dogra, Vid-
yayak Chandrakanta
Meghwal, Madan Dila-
war, and other BJP lead-
ers were during the con-
cluding session of the
three-day workshop.
Under the Booth Em-
powerment Campaign,
all youths have been
given the opportunity
to do all the work of the
organization in detail
so that new voters can
be added. The BJP lead-
ers asked workers to get
in touch with all the vot-
ers by the assembly and
Lok Sabha elections.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Deputy Leader
of Opposition and For-
mer State BJP Presi-
dent Satish Poonia on
Saturday addressed an
election rally in Ben-
galuru and said that
this election of Karna-
taka is against PFI and
Congress.
“This is an election to
support Bajrang Bali.
The devotees of Bajrang
Bali should decide that
the government of Hin-
dutva and nationalism
will run in Karnataka.
This election of Karna-
taka is the election of
India’s identity. The
people here are telling
that the BJP govern-
ment will be formed in
Karnataka. Then in
2023, the BJP will form
a government in Ra-
jasthan and then in
2024, Narendra Modi
will become the Prime
Minister for the third
consecutive time,” said
Satish Poonia.
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: Former depu-
ty chief minister
Sachin Pilot on Satur-
day said, “I raised my
voice against corrup-
tion. Maybe many peo-
ple didn’t like it, but I
don’t care. I will con-
tinue to fight against
corruption.” Pilot fur-
ther said, “We have to
raise our voice against
corruption because it is
eating us like a ter-
mite.”
Pilot was in Barmer
to attend the inaugura-
tion event of a hostel
building, which was do-
nated by veteran Con-
gress leader Hemaram
Choudhary, who is also
forest and environment
minister in the Gehlot
cabinet, in memory of
his son. After attending
the inauguration event,
Pilot addressed the
public meeting organ-
ized at Adarsh Stadium
in Barmer.
Addressing the event
Pilot also raised the is-
sues like paper leak and
reservation. Raising
the paper leak issue, Pi-
lot said that the kids of
farmers and labourers
used to work hard for
their future but paper
leak incidents ruined
their dreams.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Following the
announcement of new
conservation reserves
in Rajasthan, the state
govt will soon start four
new leopard Safari in
Rajasthan. On May 22,
ontheoccasionof World
Biodiversity Day, the
Forest Dept is going to
start safari in Jaisa-
mand and Jhunjhunu.
Additional Chief Secre-
tary of Forest & Envi-
ronment Dept Shekhar
Agarwal informed that
with the formation of a
new leopard reserve, the
conservation of wildlife
in Rajasthan will also
get a boost. “Apart from
this, the Forest Dept is
also working fast on the
plan to start two more
safaris. If everything
goes according to plan,
the safari can be started
in Mansa Mata and
Khetri Bansial on June
5,” said Agarwal.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: RajasthanState
Road Transport Corpo-
ration i.e. Rajasthan
Roadways will increase
transport facilities be-
tween Jaipur and Delhi.
Under this, Roadways
will run new electric
buses between Jaipur
and Delhi. The National
Highway for Electric Ve-
hicles (NHEV) is cur-
rently running a few e-
buses on the Jaipur-Del-
hi route. Apart from
this, some private com-
panies have also started
operating electric buses
on the route.
Raj Roadways has
started the process of
inducting new electric
buses in roadways con-
sidering NHEV
. This
will start with 20 buses.
About two years ago, the
thenTransportMinister
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas had announced
the inclusion of electric
buses in the transport
fleet. Earlier there was a
plan to buy buses in Raj
Roadways but later this
idea was discarded.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: The state’s first
Vande Bharat train,
started 24 days ago by
the North-Western Rail-
way, is not able to live
up to the expectations.
The Vande Bharat train
running between Ajmer
to Delhi Cantt is not
very popular among
passengers. Train
schedule and higher
fares could be the rea-
sons behind this.The
expectations with
which the railway ad-
ministration started it
are not being fulfilled.
The train pressure on
the Jaipur-Delhi route
is very high. In such a
situation, making
changes in the schedule
of this train is a big
challenge. The train
was earlier to be run be-
tween Jaipur to New
Delhi from April 12. But
before the operation,
due to political pres-
sure, it was operated
from Ajmer.
Ashok Kumawat
Sirohi: A meeting of
Bhartiya Janta Party
(BJP) leaders was held
in Abu Road of Sirohi
district ahead of the
scheduled visit of
dra Modi on May 10.
The meeting was held at
the Gyandeep Bhawan
of Brahmakumari in
Abu Road where BJP
State General Secretary
Bhajanlal Sharma, Dis-
trict In Charge Madan
Rathore, District Presi-
dent Narayan Purohit,
and others were also
present. State General
Secretary Bhajan Lal
Sharma while address-
ing the partymen said
that no responsibility is
small or big and work
should be done with full
devotion and honesty.
“Lakhs of people will
come to see and hear
the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in the
public meeting. All BJP
office bearers and work-
ers should decide their
own responsibility and
work together to make
the rally successful,”
said State General Sec-
retary Bhajan Lal.
Diya Kumari inspects several
locations in Nathdwara
Chandrashekhar instructs leaders to
add new voters for upcoming elections
Election in Karnataka is against
PFI & Congress: Satish Poonia
Diya Kumari inspected various locations including the venue of
the proposed visit and rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
Nathdwara on Saturday. Surendra Singh Rathore, Neelabh Saxena,
Sudhir Joshi and other administrative officials were also present.
Chandrashekhar at the three-day workshop of BJP’s booth
empowerment campaign in Bundi. —FILE PIC
Sushma Arora with other officials at a seminar organized in
association with the Rajasthan State Chapter FIHS at Hotel
Clarks Amer on Saturday.
Satish Poonia Arjun Ram Meghwal addressed the meeting
organized for the campaign of BJP candidate S R Vishwanath
from Yelahanka assembly constituency of Bengaluru.
Sachin Pilot along with Brijendra Ola, Rajendra Gudha, Murari Lal
Meena, Harish Choudhary, P Ruparam Meghwal, Harish Meena
others in Barmer on Saturday.
CP Joshi addressing BJP workers at he Rajsamand district BJP office on Saturday. Diya Kumari,
Hemraj Meena, Deepti Maheshwari and other BJP leaders, office bearers were also present.
BJP kicks off office-bearers meeting ahead of PMs visit
BAN ON BAJRANG
DAL IS POOR MINDSET
OF CONG: CP JOSHI
Jaipur: Speaking on
the controversy over
the proposed ban on
Bajrang Dal in the Con-
gress party’s manifesto
for Karnataka, State BJP
President CP Joshi on
Saturday said that the
idea of a ban on Bajrang
Bal is a poor mindset
of the Congress party.
“The Congress is doing
politics of appeasement.
Congress leaders may
claim a united Congress
party, but in Rajasthan
Congress, the phones
of its leaders are being
tapped,” said Joshi. On
the issue of Congress
leader Sachin Pilot join-
ing the BJP, Joshi said
that at present there is
no such thing, but if the
matter comes up, we
will think and decide.
Vande Bharat fails to
live up to expectations
NEW RESPONSIBILITIES!
Sandeep Singh Choudhary joined Bengaluru Congress office as AICC Observer.
Will continue to fight
against corruption,
says Sachin Pilot
4 new leopard safaris
to start soon in Raj
20 RSRTC
electric buses
to connect
Jaipur Delhi
PM Modi will offer prayers at Lord Shrinathji Temple and later lay the foundation stone
inaugurate various developmental works at the Damodarlal Stadium in Nathdwara

RAJASTHAN
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Mayor of
Jaipur Municipal Cor-
poration (Heritage)
Munesh Gurjar on Sat-
urday did a sudden in-
spection of hotels and
restaurants in Jaipur.
The Mayor inspected
a Town Coffee café in
the C-Scheme area and
found that food items
being delivered to peo-
ple did not have the nec-
essary manufacturing
date and some of them
had passed the expira-
tion dates.
Mayor Munesh Gur-
jar also inspected Hotel
Rajputana Sheraton
and MGF Mall located
near Jaipur Railway
Station and checked the
firefighting systems
and NOC of hotels and
malls. The mayor also
stopped for half an
hour to enter the Town
Coffee café. After the
inspection, the mayor
gave directions to the
concerned officials to
take action against the
hotel and restaurant.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: The Jaipur Po-
lice Commissionerate
have arrested four
members of an inter-
state gang for their al-
leged involvement in
loot of Rs 20 lakh from
a hawala trader.
Police informed the
accused have been iden-
tified as Kasim Jafri
(36), Kamran Khan (42),
Nadim Baig (41) and
Majar Sheikh (44).
“Eight miscreants
posed as policemen and
looted Rs 20 lakh from
the agent of a hawala
trader three days ago
under the Kotwali Po-
lice Station area. Out of
the eight accused, four
have been arrested and
efforts are being done to
nab the remaining four.
Eleven lakh rupees and
a motorcycle has been
recovered from the pos-
session of the accused.
The accused are being
interrogated and the re-
maining four miscre-
ants will be nabbed
soon,” police said.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: After reviving
the old pension scheme,
the Gehlot Government
is going to take another
significant decision for
the state employees that
will pave the way for the
promotion of lakhs of
employees.
The State Govern-
ment is going to give an
exemption of two years
in experience for pro-
motion in the state gov-
ernment service.
Fixed service period
or experience years are
required for promotion
to different posts in gov-
ernment departments.
Now the state govern-
ment is going to give two
yearsrelaxationinexpe-
rience in these services.
CM Ashok Gehlot has
made a budget an-
nouncement to fill va-
cant posts in depart-
ments and to execute
this announcement; the
department of person-
nel has prepared a pro-
posal of relation of two
years in experience.
The Government is
likely to get it approved
through cabinet circu-
lation. About one and a
half to two lakh em-
ployees would be bene-
fited by this decision.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: While hearing
the plea filed regarding
filth and untidiness at
theGovindDevjiTemple
area in the city
, the Pre-
sidingOfficersAnupKu-
mar Saxena and Deepak
Chachan in the perma-
nent Lok Adalat of the
district gave the last
chance to the Heritage
Municipal Corporation
to present their answer
intheupcominghearing
of 25 May
. The court has
asked to submit the an-
swer without fail.
On behalf of the Mu-
nicipal Corporation,
advocate Babita Shar-
ma sought time from
the court to reply
. In the
case, advocate Chan-
drashekhar Dadhich
presented the reply in
the court on behalf of
Manas Goswami of Go-
vind Devji, which the
court took on record.
According to the case,
Rameshwar, a resident
of Chomu, had filed a
complaint in the court
against the Commis-
sioner and others
through Municipal Cor-
poration Heritage, un-
der Section-22 (b) of the
Legal Services Authori-
ty Act-1987, that at Go-
vind Devji temple, lakhs
of people nationwide
and abroad seek bless-
ings and darshanathã.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Flights for Haj
will start operating
from Jaipur after a gap
of three years. Haj pil-
grims will have to take
flight from Terminal-1
of the Jaipur Airport.
Air India’s 27 flights
will be operated from
May 21 to June 6. Ac-
cording to Jaipur Air-
port Authority, the
flight will run only once
in the first week, but
from the next week i.e.
May 28, the number of
flights will be two on a
day. The flights, on its
return journey, will op-
erate from July 3 to 24.
According to the
schedule, from May 21 to
27,oneflightwilltakeoff
everydayat11am.Itwill
directly reach Madina at
1.55 pm. From May 28 to
June 6, two flights will
leave from Jaipur every
day
. The first flight will
leave at 9:35 am, while
the second flight will
leave at 11 am.
The airport adminis-
tration has decided to
operate flights from Ter-
minal-1 keeping in view
the security and other
necessary arrange-
ments related to Haj.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court has issued
notice to Deepak Mee-
na, son of Rajgarh MLA
Johari Lal Meena, for
his alleged involvement
in a gang rape case.
A Special leave peti-
tion (SLP) has been
filed in the Supreme
Court challenging the
bail granted to Deepak
Meena by the Rajasthan
High Court.
A division bench
headed by Justice S
Ravindra Bhatt has is-
sued a notice to Ra-
jasthan Government
and other accused in the
matter. The matter will
now be heard on May 15.
In January, Deepak
Meena alias Dilip Mee-
na was arrested in con-
nection with a gang
rape case of a minor.
The case was regis-
tered in March 2022 at
Mandawar Police Sta-
tion and relevant sec-
tions of the POCSO Act
were invoked.
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra on Satur-
day unveiled the battle
tank ‘T-55’ at Pratap Me-
morial site in Udaipur.
Before unveiling the
statue, which is gifted
by the Indian Army, the
Governor also offered
flowers on the statue of
Maharana Pratap. In
his address, Kalraj
Mishra recalled the sac-
rifice of Maharana
Pratap and said that he
considers Pratap as the
first freedom fighter.
“Maharana Pratap
never compromised and
he lived his life by pro-
tectinghisself-respectby
eating grass bread in ad-
versecircumstances.Not
only this, Pratap fought
Akbar’s large army with
his might. The inspira-
tion to sacrifice every-
thing for the motherland
comes from Maharana
Pratap only
,” said Gover-
nor Kalraj Mishra.
The governor also
honoured the families
of Bhagat Singh, Sukh-
dev and Rajguru in the
programme. Present on
the occasion, Udaipur
royal Lakshyaraj Singh
Mewar also addressed
the audience and said
that the Maharana
Pratap Memorial Com-
mittee feels proud while
honoring the families
of the martyrs.
JMCH Mayor Munesh Gurjar inspects a hospital on Saturday. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Four accused in custody; efforts on to nab four others.
VACANT
CHAIRMAN’S
SEAT HALTS
WORK IN RERA!
The chair of the Chairman of
the Rajasthan Real Estate
Regulatory Authority (RERA)
is lying vacant for the past
twenty days. After NC Goel
retired on April 19, the
State Government has
not made any
appointment, nor has
the additional charge
been given to any
official. Although Kunji
Lal Meena - Principal Secretay
of UDH - has sent a file to the
CMO suggesting senior RERA
member Shailendra Agrawal’s
name and his own name to
take on the charge. However,
the file is pending as of today.
The post of RERA Chairman
is a selection post and
interested candidates are
invited to apply. The
most suitable
candidate is selected
by a committee
formed in the
chairmanship of Chief
Justice of High Court.
The applications are invited
via notice or advertisement.
Although the applications
should have been invited even
before the officer retired from
the position, but in the present
case, no action has been taken
till now. In the Centre, an
additional secretary or a
technocrat is eligible for the
post for a tenure of five years
of untill the age of 65 years.
According to sources, the
appointment of new chairman
will not be done. A senior IAS
will retire on June 30 and word
is that the government is
looking to make this bureaucrat
the new RERA Chairman. So it
is obvious that till then RERA’s
work will be at standstill.
—Rajendra Chhabra
THERE’S
SOMETHING
FISHY GOING
ON IN RCA!
What is happening in
Rajasthan Cricket
Association? The angry senior
official returned the match
pass after which the official
bought tickets worth about Rs
5 lakh. Actually being a senior
official, there was more
demand from him but RCA
neither extended the passes
nor helped in buying tickets.
The ticket distributing officer
refused to give ticket to this
officer for money, and then
with the help of other
colleagues, the ‘aggrieved’
officer bought tickets worth
Rs 5 lakh. In the meantime, in
anger, he also returned the
passes received from RCA.
After all, to whom should he
tell his pain?
—Naresh Sharma
GOVERNOR UNVEILS BATTLE TANK ‘T-55’ IN UDAIPUR
Maharana Pratap
first freedom
fighter, says
Governor Mishra
Guv pays tribute to Maharana
Pratap, Bhagat Singh others
Governor Kalraj Mishra, Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, and Retired Lieutenant General JS Nain during the
tank unveiling ceremony at Pratap Memorial site in Udaipur on Saturday.
STORY OF ‘T-55’ THAT
MADE PAK ACCEPT
DEFEAT IN 1971 WAR
GO AIR CANCELS
FLIGHTS TILL MAY 12
PICTURES OF
GARBAGE WERE
SUBMITTED BY
COMPLAINANT
Jaipur: The T-55 tank is
a symbol of valour and glori-
ous saga of the Indian Army
in battle. The Russian-made
T-55 tank was used in the
1971 war against the Paki-
stan Army. Then Pakistan
had to face a crushing
defeat. Tank T-55 had
become a cause of panic for
Pakistani soldiers. Pakistani
soldiers used to tremble
after hearing its roar on the
border. This tank joined the
army in the year 1968 and
served till 2011.
Jaipur: Go Air flights from
Jaipur International Airport
have been cancelled till May
12. Officials informed that
earlier flights were cancelled
till 5. Later, it was increased
till May 9 and now the flights
have been cancelled till May
12. Notably, three flights are
operational from Jaipur Airport.
Jaipur: There are
heaps of filth and
garbage witnessed
everywhere near the
temple area along-
side a gathering
of stray animals.
Photographs of
heaps of garbage and
filth have also been
presented before the
court. It is necessary
and relevant in the
public interest to
keep the arrange-
ments for cleanliness
and parking traffic in
the area.
Mayor Munesh inspects
city eateries, hospitals
Jaipur Police solves `20 lakh
loot case,arrests 4 accused
Two-year experience relief for
promotion in govt jobs likely
GARBAGE AT GOVIND DEVJI TEMPLE AREA
JMCH to submit answers on May 25
Police raid illegal
call centre in
Jaipur, arrest 12
for online betting
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Pratap Na-
gar Police on Friday
evening raided an ille-
gal online gaming ap-
plication call centre
and arrested 12 people
who were placing bets.
Police informed based
on a specific informa-
tion, an illegal betting
racket running in the
guise of a call centre
was raided in Sector-26
in Pratap Nagar.
“Online betting was
done through the online
gaming app Sky Ex-
change. After down-
loading the app, a user
ID and password was
given to the users.
Points were added
through money and
then bets were placed
on games like Cricket,
Ludo, Casino, Teen Pat-
ti and other online
games. Money was be-
ing cheated by making
the youth addicted
through the applica-
tion,” said DCP (East)
Gyanchand Yadav.
SC issues notice to
MLA Johari’s son
GANGRAPE CASE
Haj flights to start operation from May 21
Accused in police custody.

Better homogeneity
within Indian Population
as it allowed people of Kash-
mir to join hands with the rest
of India. Kashmiris were at par
with rest of Indian citizens and
therefore, could apply for govt
jobs and scholarships in the
educational institutions.
The nation comes under
one flag and no distinc-
tion remains as JK subjects
now become eligible for all cen-
tral schemes of welfare, educa-
tion and medical treatment.
The economic derailment
the state had witnessed
during four decades of terror-
ism was to end to pave way for
development as the private
sector was expected to
pitch in to provide
thousands of job
opportunities in
new industrial
set up.
LIFE IN KASHMIR
AFTER ARTICLE
370 ABROGATION
n early 21st century, armed in-
surgency and public resistance
resurfaced in Kashmir Valley.
May be, in response to the failed
strategy and policies of both, the
central and the state govts. Hos-
tilities included mass engage-
ment in “quasi-brutality” that
involved organized pressure
groups by locals to trouble, call
forth, frustrate and provoke the
defence forces to increase the
cost on the exchequer beyond ac-
ceptable standards. Well, this
new trend in the valley was far
more threatening than the
armed insurgency itself.
On August 5, 2019, in a his-
toric and significant move, the
govt pre-empted and check mat-
ed the violence of miscreants
and the misguided locals by re-
voking the autonomy provisions
that granted a special status to
the state. It was on this very day
that the state was bifurcated
into two Union territories of
Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh.
Abrogation of article 370 and
35A gave rise to the hopes of
India that this political re-engi-
neering would end long stand-
ing insurgency and will ensure
peace in the valley
.
It’s now been over three and a
half years since the decision of
withdrawing the special status
of the state was enforced. But
have things really changed in
the region? Has Kashmir really
responded to the pivotal chang-
es? As a keen student who has
fought insurgency and terror-
ism thrice in JK and in NE
states, I critically examine the
situation in the Valley after the
abrogation of Article 370.
Of course, it is needless to
mention that abrogation of arti-
cle 370 anticipated three major
advantages for the subjects of
the erstwhile state. Firstly, bet-
ter homogeneity within Indian
Population as it allowed people
of Kashmir to join hands with
the rest of India. Kashmiris
were at par with rest of Indian
citizens and therefore, could ap-
ply for govt jobs and scholar-
ships in the educational institu-
tions.Secondly
,thenationcomes
under one flag and no distinc-
tion remains as JK subjects
now become eligible for all cen-
tral schemes of welfare, educa-
tion and medical treatment.
Thirdly, the economic derail-
ment the state had witnessed
during four decades of terror-
ism was to end to pave way for
development as the private sec-
tor was expected to pitch in to
provide thousands of job oppor-
tunities in new industrial set up.
It was presumed that when
private investors begin to open
industries in the region, 40% of
jobless youth will find employ-
ment and would shun insurgen-
cy
. Also, the investments would
boost up the low land prices and
the local populace would benefit
in times to come.
As a military strategist, I con-
sidered that abrogation of arti-
cle 370 and 35A had no major fall
outs or noticeable disadvantag-
es. Though, the local leaders con-
sidered it to be a fascist and un-
democratic action and feared
that it may further worsen the
situation in the Valley
. Somehow,
deprivation of landline, mobile
and net connectivity over hun-
dreds of occasions coupled with
the curbs introduced on the me-
dia did show trends of little re-
versal in the situation.
I would not prefer to acknowl-
edge the statements of either
party, supporting or opposing
the abrogation of 370 but shall
maintain that partial success
has been achieved and more
will be witnessed as the time
passes by and the next genera-
tion sees the opportunities be-
fore them. Statements like Kash-
mir’s earlier status was respon-
sible for stoking militancy or
that the Kashmir is totally
peaceful now, like never be-
fore, really lack credibility
when we recognize the current
status and apply mid-course
correction to our progres-
sive policy making.
The final litmus paper
test of JK quagmire will
be when all 44,167 families
of Kashmiri Pundits unite
back with their roots and land.
Indeed, it is a slow and tedious
process and would require a
complete shift in the strategies
and policies to bring near nor-
malcy in the region.
Another positive indication
of peace and tranquillity in
the region will be when peo-
ple from other states start
owning land, shops and
properties in the Valley
.
As per govt statement
in the Rajya Sabha
in end 22, only 34 properties
were purchased by non-Kash-
miris and that too in the areas
of Reasi, Udhampur, and Gan-
derbal districts only
.
It is easy to question the gains
of Article370andunderminethe
definite changes that have taken
place in just 3 years. Neverthe-
less, we should remember that
three years, in a nation’s history
is too small a period to overcome
such mammoth problems. Insur-
gencies last for centuries and
need a careful, sensitive and a
caring approach to resolve it.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
PERSPECTIVE
04
It was joyous to be among
the people of Sedam in
Karnataka. Our double-
engine government has
initiated and implemented
a slew of developmental
schemes that have
positively impacted the
lives of the people and
led Karnataka towards
unprecedented growth.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
What a gripping
performance!
Congratulations to
#TOPSchemeAthlete
Bindyarani Devi on
clinching the silver medal
in the 55kg category at
the Asian Weightlifting
Championships. India is
proud of your achievement.
All the best and keep going!
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Sever the ignorant doubt in
your heart with the sword
of self-knowledge. Observe
your discipline. Arise.
—Bhagavad Gita
TOP
TWEETS
It is easy to question
the gains of Article
370 and undermine
the definite changes
that have taken place
in just 3 years.
Nevertheless, we should
remember that three
years, in a nation’s
history is too small a
period to overcome
such mammoth
problems. Insurgencies
last for centuries and
need a careful, sensitive
and a caring approach
to resolve it
advantages for the subjects of in end 22, only 34 properties
KASHMIR
370 TRANQUILITY
I
COL ANUPAM JAITLY (R)
The writer is defence expert,
motivational speaker and corporate trainer
On August 5, 2019, in a
historic and significant
move, the govt pre-
empted and check mated
the violence of
miscreants and the
misguided locals by
revoking the
autonomy provisions
that granted a special
status to the state. It
was on this very day that
the state was bifurcated
into two Union territories
of JK and Ladakh
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What I saw in Bengaluru, I say with
confidence that this election is neither
Modi contesting, nor BJP leaders or our
candidates, it is the election the people of Karna-
taka are fighting on behalf of the BJP. I see the to-
tal control of the election in the hands of people.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
INDIA
05
Mahesh Sharma
Bengaluru: As the
campaigning for assem-
bly elections in Karna-
taka is progressing, the
process of senior lead-
ers of Congress and
BJP reaching the state
is getting faster. On one
hand where there is a
demand for big leaders
in BJP, on the other
hand, the need of big
leaders of Congress is
not being felt.
The Congress candi-
dates contesting elec-
tions in Karnataka are
satisfied with their
campaign or they want
to organize rallies and
roadshows of state lead-
ers. It is being told that
except for Rahul Gan-
dhi and Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra, there is no
demand for any other
national leader. In fact,
all the big leaders of the
Congress believe that if
the Congress is win-
ning in Karnataka,
therefore their role
should also be visible in
it. That’s why they are
forcefully reaching out
for publicity
.
Congress candidates
in Karnataka are de-
manding all the three
big leaders of the state.
National President Mal-
likarjun Kharge, State
President DK Shivaku-
mar and former Chief
Minister Siddaramaiah
are in high demand.
These three leaders rep-
resent three big vote
banks – Dalits, Vokkali-
gas and OBCs. Their
faces are well known
and it is also believed
that if the Congress
government is formed
in the state, only one of
these three will become
the Chief Minister. It is
also being told that
some Congress leaders
in northern and coastal
Karnataka want to cam-
paign with Jagadish
Shettar as well. They
believe that this may
give some advantage to
the Lingayat vote.
Why K’taka Cong candidates don’t need big leaders for their campaign?
Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar with party’s senior leaders Randeep Surjewala and
Siddaramaiah during an election rally in Mysuru on late Friday evening. —PHOTO BY ANI
GRAND OLD PARTY’S PLUS POINT
Badami (PTI): PM Nar-
endra Modi on Saturday
said the overwhelming
response he received in
Bengaluru during the
roadshow made him be-
lieve that it is the people
who are contesting the
2023 assembly elections
in Karnataka on behalf
of the BJP. He also said
the “never-seen-before
love and affection he
saw in Bengaluru was
unparalleled”.
“This morning, I
went to have a ‘Dar-
shan’ (opportunity to
see) of ‘Janata Janard-
han’ (public God) in
Bengaluru. People gave
me ‘never-seen-before’
love and affection,”
Modi said at a public
meeting in Bagalkote
district of poll-bound
Karnataka.
Hitting out at the
Congress, Modi said the
Congress party has a
“track record of 85 per
cent commission, they
can never work to serve
the people”.
People stood in every
nook and corner of the
road all along the 25
kilometres from where
his convoy passed dur-
ing the Bengaluru road-
show, the PM said.
People are fighting K’taka polls
on behalf of BJP, says PM Modi
PM says the “never-seen-before love affection he saw in Bengaluru was unparalleled”
A supporter dressed as Lord Hanuman during PM’s roadshow.
PM Narendra Modi waves while being showered with flower petals by supporters during a roadshow, in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Belagavi (ANI): Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Saturday hit out at Con-
gress while highlight-
ing the achievements of
the Bharatiya Janata
Party and said that the
double-engine govern-
ment in Karnataka has
worked for the benefit
of the people.
The final leg of cam-
paigning for the May 10
Assembly elections
have intensified in the
State. Addressing an
election rally in Bela-
gavi, Amit Shah said
PM Modi fulfilled
the dreams of Lord
Ram devotees by con-
structing the Ram Tem-
ple in Ayodhya.
“BJP has worked for
the farmers here. We
have given several ben-
efits to the farmers.
Congress insulted Sa-
varkar. But BJP devel-
oped the Marathas
and respected them...
PM Modi fulfilled
the dreams of Lord
Ram devotees by con-
structing the Ram tem-
ple in Ayodhya”.
Shah said that the
Congress party insulted
Lord Bajrang Bali.
Congress faced a ma-
jor backlash from Hin-
du organisations after
it announced a ban on
Bajrang Dal in its mani-
festo for the Karnataka
assembly elections.
Shah said that no one
has trust in Rahul Gan-
dhi’s guarantees, add-
ing they (Congress)
were defeated in states
like Tripura, Assam,
and Nagaland.
Amit Shah hits out at Congress
Koppa (PTI): UP CM
Yogi Adityanath on Sat-
urday accused the Con-
gress of attempting to
‘make a mockery’ of
Hindu faith by propos-
ing to ban Bajrang Dal,
which the majority
community will not tol-
erate and accept. He al-
leged that those who do
not like Ek Bharat,
Sreshtha Bharat’ are
backing the anti-nation-
al’ organisations like
PFI. He said in a public
meeting here in Chik-
kamagaluru district,
that he came from the
land of Rama in Uttar
Pradesh to the land of
Hanuman (Karnataka).
Cong tried to
‘make mockery’
of Hindu faith:
Yogi Adityanath
Bengaluru (Agen-
cies): An assassination
plot has been hatched to
“wipe out” Congress
President Mallikarjun
Kharge, his wife and his
entire family by a BJP
candidate, the party
general secretary and
Karnataka in-charge
Randeep Singh Surjew-
ala alleged on Saturday
in a sensational charge
that was denied by the
ruling party
.
The Congress leader
played an audio record-
ing at a news confer-
ence days ahead of next
week’s election, in
which Manikanta
Rathod, the BJP candi-
date from Chittapur
constituency in
Kalaburagi district, is
allegedly heard saying
in Kannada that he will
“wipe out Kharge, his
wife and children”.
“Intimidated by the
all-round blessings of
Kannadigas being
showered on the Con-
gress party and facing a
complete rout in the en-
suing Karnataka elec-
tion, the BJP leaders
are now hatching a plot
to murder Sri Mallikar-
jun Kharge as also his
family members,” Sur-
jewala alleged.
Plot to kill Kharge, alleges
Cong; BJP denies charge
DK among top 4 Cong candidates
whose assets ballooned: Report
New Delhi (Agencies):
Of the189MLAswhoare
re-contesting the May 10
Karnataka Assembly
polls, state Congress
chief DK Shivakumar
has clocked the highest
increase in assets in the
last five years, revealed
the Association of Dem-
ocratic Reforms (ADR)
report on Saturday
.
As per the ADR re-
port, four of the Con-
gress MLAs re-contest-
ing the Assembly elec-
tions this year have re-
corded massive in-
crease in their assets in
the last five years.
Shivkumar, who is
currently an MLA from
Kanakapura Assembly
constituency, has de-
clared maximum in-
crease in assets with a
rise of Rs 573.78 crore.
He had declared assets
to the tune of 1, 413.80
crores in 2023 as com-
pared to Rs 840.01 crore
in 2018. His assets in the
last five years increased
by 68 per cent.
Vijayapura (Agencies): A
rowdy-sheeter was shot
dead while he was cam-
paigning in this district on
Saturday. The deceased,
identified as Hyder Ali Nadaf,
was shot dead while he
was campaigning for the
Congress in the city. Accord-
ing to police, the killers had
come in a car and escaped
from the spot after shooting
him when he was campaign-
ing. Nadaf’s wife Nishat is a
member of Vijayapura City
Corporation. She had won
the election as an independ-
ent candidate. The police
have rushed to the spot and
taken up the investigation.
Further details are awaited.
ROWDY-SHEETER
SHOT DEAD WHILE
CAMPAIGNING
O
O
O
CONTRAST BETWEEN BJP CONGRESS
PM VOWS MOMENTUM
FOR GROWTH OF
GREATER BENGALURU
PRIME MINISTER HOLDS
26-KM MASSIVE ROAD
SHOW IN BENGALURU
Bengaluru (ANI): Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on Satur-
day pledged an unparalleled
momentum to the growth of
the city along with making
Karnataka number one state
in the country. The prime
minister said that the BJP was
seeking the blessings of the
people of Bengaluru based
on its track record as well
as a promise to build further
on the gains achieved so far.
“It is our endeavour to make
Karnataka the Number 1 state
and also add unparalleled
momentum to Bengaluru’s
growth trajectory,” he added.
Bengaluru (ANI): Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi conduct-
ed a 26 km long roadshow in
Bengaluru on Saturday ahead
of the Karnataka Assembly
elections. The 26-km mega
roadshow was held between
10:00 am and 1.30 pm from
Brigade Millennium of JP
Nagara to Maramma Circle in
Malleshwaram in Bengaluru
Central. PM Modi was joined
by several Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) leaders. The
roadshow saw enthusiastic
crowds lining up the streets,
waving flags and chanting
slogans in support of the BJP.
Union HM Amit Shah during a public meeting ahead of Karnataka Assembly Elections, on Saturday.
Karnataka Congress Chief DK Shivakumar addressing a public
meeting, at Kunigal, in Tumakuru on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Yogi Adityanath. —FILE PHOTO
JAGADISH SHETTAR COMMITTED POLITICAL
BLUNDER BY JOINING CONGRESS: KAGERI
CONG WILL WIN 141 SEATS, WILL ABIDE
BY PARTY’S DECISION ON CM ISSUE: DK
K’TAKA CM ANNOUNCES PROBE INTO
AUDIO CLIP OF ‘PLOT’ TO KILL KHARGE
Sirsi (PTI): Former BJP leader Jagadish Shettar has com-
mitted a “political blunder” by joining its rival Congress and
should have rather fought as an independent candidate since
that gave him a better chance of winning in
the May 10 Assembly polls, senior ruling
party leader and Karnataka Assembly Speaker
Vishweshwar Hedge Kageri has said. In an
interview to PTI, Kageri said, there could have
been some impact had Shettar not joined the
Congress. “By joining the Congress, it became
negative,” the senior BJP leader said. Shettar, also a former
chief minister, defected to the Congress over denial of a ticket
to contest from Hubli-Dharwad Central assembly segment,
from where he has been winning since 1994. Kageri said
Shettar is one of his closest friends. When he had come to
submit the resignation letter, he tried to convince Shettar for
two hours, but in vain. “I was really upset that day,” he added.
New Delhi (PTI): Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar
Saturday exuded confidence that his party would win at
least 141 seats in the May 10 assembly polls and asserted
that he would abide by whatever the party decides on the
issue of chief ministership. In an interview with PTI, he
lashed out at the BJP for raising issues such as the Uniform
Civil Code and National Register of Citizens in its manifesto
for the assembly polls, saying it shows their “bankruptcy”
of ideas and vision for the state.
Hubballi (Agencies): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj
Bommai on Saturday said investigation will be conducted
into the genuineness of an audio about the alleged plot to kill
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and his family mem-
bers. He told reporters here that the audio will be examined.
However, a case will be filed and a probe launched, he said.
The audio came in public domain on Friday.
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala. —FILE PHOTO
SONIA GANDHI HITS OUT AT BJP IN
POLL-BOUND K’TAKA’S HUBALLI DIST
Hubbali (PTI): In a scathing attack on the BJP, sen-
ior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said
Karnataka and by extension India cannot make progress
without getting rid of
the ruling party. Making
her maiden entry into
the 2023 Karnataka As-
sembly poll battle, So-
nia also said the Bharat
Jodo Yatra led by her
son Rahul Gandhi was
against those spreading
hatred. “This was the reason that lakhs of people joined
Rahul Gandhi’s 4,000 km march,” Gandhi said in her
first public rally in poll-bound Karnataka, which votes
on May 10. Earlier, Sonia Gandhi on Saturday arrived
in poll-bound Karnataka’s Hubbali to campaign for the
party. Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and sev-
eral senior party leaders received her here. Sonia Gandhi
also fought from Ballari in the state in her debut election
in which she was also in the fray from Amethi.
KARNATAKA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

INDIA
06
Sharat K Verma
Patna: It has not been
talked about yet that if
the meeting of Opposi-
tion parties is held in
Bihar then where will it
be held? Usually such
meetings take place in
the capital. So, till now
leaders have been meet-
ing only in Chennai, Hy-
derabad, Kolkata or Del-
hi. That’s why it is natu-
rally believed in Bihar
that if there is a meeting
of Opposition, it will be
held in Patna. Apart
from Patna, two more
places are being dis-
cussed,whereNitishKu-
mar can hold a meeting
of Opposition parties.
The first place is
Champaran.Opposition
parties may meet in
East or West Cham-
paran. Champaran has
both religious and his-
torical importance. Ma-
harishi Valmiki’s ash-
raminWestChamparan
is where the Ramayana
was composed and
where Sita found shel-
ter. In this way it is the
creation land of Rama-
yana, the refuge of Sita
and the birthplace of
Luv-Kush. Similarly,
there is a place in East
Champaran from where
Mahatma Gandhi start-
ed the Satyagraha
against the British. The
drawback of both these
places is that there is no
direct air service, no
airstrip and no good ac-
commodation facilities.
Despite this, almost
every political cam-
paign of Nitish Kumar
starts from Champaran.
The second place is
Rajgir, which is very
much liked by the Chief
Minister. Instead of
Patna, the conference
of opposition parties
can also be held in Raj-
gir. This place also has
a lot of historical im-
portance. This is Bodh-
gaya, where Mahatma
Buddha attained en-
lightenment. Its special
thing is that it is very
close to Patna. Secondly
,
there is the facility of
air flight. There is an
international airport
and good accommoda-
tion facilities. So, Nit-
ish Kumar has to decide
which of these places
he chooses if he wants
to give a political mes-
sage from the meeting
of Opposition parties.
Will Oppn leaders meet in Champaran or Rajgir?
VENUE NOT FINALISED YET
Opposition parties are yet to decide on their meet in Bihar.
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik address
media in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Imphal (PTI): The
death toll in the ethnic
violence which has en-
gulfed Manipur in-
creased to 54, officials
said, as life returned to
a wary normalcy in Im-
phal Valley on Saturday
with shops and markets
reopening and cars ply-
ing on the roads.
However, unofficially
sources placed the
death toll at over a hun-
dred and the number of
injured at nearly 200.
Union Law Minister
Kiren Rijuju added his
voice to the appeals for
calm in the northeast-
ern state as well as a
dialogue between eth-
nic communities
“Many lives have
been lost and there is
damage to property.
Whether Meiteis or
Kukis both belong to the
same state and need to
live together.. ... Society
can progress only when
there is peace,” Rijiju
said and called for a dia-
logue, on the sidelines
of an event in Delhi.
Security presence
which has been bol-
stered in Manipur by
flying in more army
troops and central po-
lice forces, was clearly
visible at all major
roads and areas as a PTI
team toured the state.
Nearly 500 people
were seen camping at
Imphal airport trying to
make getaway by air out
of the strife torn state.
Bhubaneswar (Agen-
cies): In a major embar-
rassment to the organis-
ers of President Drou-
padi Murmu’s pro-
gramme at Maharaja
Sriram Chandra Bhanja
Deo University in Odis-
ha’s Baripada, auditori-
um plunged into dark-
ness after a power fail-
ureevenasthePresident
continued her speech in
darkness on Saturday
.
The President, who
was on a three-day visit
to her home district
Mayurbhanj, was deliv-
ering the 12th convoca-
tion address at the audi-
torium of the universi-
ty when power supply
suddenly snapped for
nine minutes from 11.56
a.m. to 12.05 p.m.
The security of the
President was also com-
promised as neither the
guards nor the support-
ing staff were visible.
But, Murmu contin-
ued her speech using a
dim light on the podium
even as the audience
kept wondering in the
pitch dark auditorium.
New Delhi (PTI): India
on Friday wrapped up
‘Operation Kaveri’,
launched to rescue its
nationals stranded in
crisis-hit Sudan, with
the transport aircraft
of the Indian Air Force
making its final flight to
bring 47 passengers
home.
India launched Op-
eration Kaveri on April
24 to evacuate its na-
tionals from Sudan,
which has witnessed
deadly fighting between
the country’s army and
a paramilitary group.
With the arrival of
the Indian Air Force
C130 flight on Friday,
3,862 people have been
moved out of Sudan
through Operation
Kaveri, External Af-
fairs Minister S Jais-
hankar said.
Srinagar: Lt Governor
Manoj Sinha paid trib-
utes to the brave army
personnel who made su-
preme sacrifice in the
ongoing operations
against terrorists in
Kandiforest,Rajouri,of-
ficials said. “The entire
nation stands shoulder
to shoulder with the
families of the brave
martyrs.Gratefulnation
will always be indebted
totheirunparalleledval-
our,” Sinha said,
Bhubaneswar: The
Odisha government has
asked the Collectors of
18 coastal and adjoining
districts to be prepared
for any eventuality in
view of the forecast of
a cyclonic storm.
A cyclonic circula-
tion is likely to develop
over southeast Bay of
Bengal today. Under its
influence, a low-pres-
sure area is likely to
form over the same re-
gion on Sunday. It is
likely to intensify into a
depression over the
southeast Bay of Ben-
gal on Monday, the
weather office said.
Thereafter, it is like-
ly to further intensify
into a cyclonic storm
while moving nearly
northwards towards
the central Bay of Ben-
gal, it said.
Kolkata (Agencies):
The leader of Opposi-
tion in West Bengal, Su-
vendu Adhikari, has
written to Railways
Minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw accusing CM
Mamata Banerjee of
misusing railway ser-
vices during her recent
trip to Malda and Mur-
shidabad for attending
an administrative re-
view meeting and a po-
litical rally. Although
the letter is dated May 4,
Adhikari shared it in
the public domain on
Saturday. In the letter,
Adhikari alleged that
the CM, while travelling
on May 3 in Saraighat
Express from Howrah,
forced extended stop-
pages of train at three
stations to serve her
own political agenda.
New Delhi: The police
is yet to interrogate
WFI chief Brij Bhush-
an Sharan Singh in con-
nection with the two
FIRs registered against
him on April 21, per-
taining to allegations,
including violations un-
der the Protection of
Children from Sexual
Offences (POCSO) Act.
As per sources, the
police are yet to sum-
mon Singh, despite the
FIRs filed 14 days ago.
“We have recorded
the statements of seven
wrestlers and Singh
will be served summons
soon,” said a source.
One of the FIRs
against him was filed
under IPC sections 354
(assault or criminal
force to woman with in-
tent to outrage her mod-
esty), 354A (sexual har-
assment), 354D (stalk-
ing), while the other
was filed under section
10 of the POCSO Act.
54DEADINVIOLENCE,MANIPUR
LIMPING BACK TO NORMALCY
Security has been bolstered in the violence-hit state by flying in more army troops
Security personnel on alert following violence in Manipur and burnt vehicles in Imphal.
ELECTRICAL STAFF SUSPENDED; 3-MEMBER
COMMITTEEFORMEDTOINVESTIGATEMATTER
INDIAN AIR FORCE AIRLIFTS 192 FROM SUDAN
IN 24-HOUR-LONG ‘NON-STOP OPERATION’
MANIPUR CHIEF MINISTER BIREN SINGH CHAIRS
ALL-PARTY MEETING AS DEATH TOLL JUMPS TO 54
IROM SHARMILA WANTS
MANIPUR’S WOMEN TO
BRING PEACE TO STATE
NEET-UG POSTPONED
IN VIOLENCE-HIT STATE,
FRESH DATE SOON
CENTRE IS TAKING ALL
STEPS TO CONTROL
VIOLENCE: KIREN RIJIJU
Bhubaneswar: Regretting the incident, University
Vice-Chancellor Santosh Tripathy said, “We had
repaired our generator, but somehow it did not work.
We will inquire into the matter.” The V-C later sus-
pended an electrical staff of the institute and formed
a three-member committee to investigate the matter.
Meanwhile, the state government has ordered a probe
into the power failure during the President’s address.
“We will take action against those found guilty after
a proper investigation,” said Suresh Dalasi, Revenue
Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Central division.
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted 192
people, mostly women, children, and elderly, from the
strife-hit country of Sudan in a 24-hour mission. As per
Defence Ministry, the mission involved a C-17 Globemas-
ter aircraft taking off from Hindan and landing in Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia, before flying non-stop to Sudan and back
to India. Most of the passengers on the flight were NRIs,
foreign nationals, or Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)
holders. They could not be transported to Jeddah and
needed to be flown directly to India on a non-stop flight
using a heavy jet. While in flight, the crew faced an
unexpected emergency when one of the passengers lost
consciousness, prompting the administration of oxygen.
Imphal: In view of the violence that ripped through Manipur,
CM N Biren Singh held an all-party meet which was attended
by Congress, NPF, NPP, CPI (M), AAP and Shiv Sena. After
the meeting CM tweeted, “In light of the prevailing situation in
Manipur, held a meeting with the representatives of ‘Coordinat-
ing Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI)’ to highlight the
crucial role of civil society organisations in bringing peace in the
state at this hour”. Manipur has seen violence as clash broke
out during the ‘Tribal Solidarity March called by the ATSUM in
the Torbung area of Churachandpur to protest the demand of
Meiteis, who dominate the Imphal Valley, in Manipur.
Kolkata (PTI): Civil rights
activist Irom Sharmila Chanu
on Saturday appealed to
Manipur’s women, irrespec-
tive of their ethnic identity to
bring peace to the strife-torn
state. She also requested PM
Narendra Modi and Home
Minister Amit Shah to visit her
home state “to understand
the problem” and “address
them”. Irom Sharmila also
known as the ‘Iron lady’ told
PTI in a telephonic interview,
“Manipur is burning and I am
deeply saddened seeing the
sufferings of our people.I ap-
peal to all, Meteis and tribals,
to unite and end violence.”
New Delhi (PTI): Medical
entrance exam NEET-UG
scheduled on May 7 has
been postponed in Manipur
in view of the law-and-order
situation there, the National
Testing Agency announced
Saturday. The exam date
for candidates whose test
centre was in Manipur will
be announced soon. “NEET
(UG)-2023 exam postponed
for the candidates who were
allotted examination centres
in Manipur and their exam
will be held at a later date,” a
senior NTA official said.
New Delhi (ANI): Union
law minister Kiren Rijiju on
Saturday said that the Centre
is taking all possible steps
to control the violence in
Manipur and bring the state
back to normalcy. The law
minister urged the people of
Manipur to maintain peace.
While talking to reporters,
Rijiju said, “Unfortunately
there is violence happening
in Manipur. The centre and
Home Minister steps are tak-
ing steps to end the violence.
Home Minister is continu-
ously monitoring the situa-
tion in Manipur.” He said he
had received several phone
calls from Chief Ministers
and other leaders regarding
the Manipur violence.
Prez Murmu continues
her speech in darkness
17 IAF flights,5 Navy ships bring
3,862 Indians back from Sudan
President Droupadi Murmu interacts with Particularly Vulnerable
Tribal Groups (PVTGs) members, in Mayurbhanj, on Saturday.
IAF alone has so far evacuated over 2100 persons from Sudan.
CBI ARRESTS HEALTH MINISTRY UNDER
SECRETARY ON BRIBERY CHARGES
LUDHIANA GAS LEAK: NGT ORDERS `20L
COMPENSATION FOR KIN OF 11 DECEASED
SCORPION BITES
WOMAN ONBOARD
AIR INDIA FLIGHT
KKR CAPTAIN’S
WIFE HARASSED
IN DELHI, 1 HELD
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ar-
rested an Under Secretary in the Union Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare for allegedly seeking a bribe of Rs
1.5 lakh in exchange for issuing a Statement of Need to a
medical professional. Officials said that the MoHFW Under
Secretary, identified as Sonu Kumar, had been approached
for a Statement of Need by the complainant’s friend’s son,
who is a doctor and a resident of the US. The document is
generally issued by the Health Ministry to Indian doctors
to enable them to pursue higher medical studies in the US.
The complainant also attached a printout of the certificate
which was sent by the Under Secretary through e-mail.
New Delhi: Observing that the State is under the obligation
to ensure compliance of environmental norms for the safe-
ty of citizens, the National Green Tribunal has directed the
Ludhiana district magistrate to give Rs 20 lakh each to the
families of the 11 people who died allegedly after inhaling
toxic gas in the Punjab city. The victims died after allegedly
inhaling toxic gas in the city’s thickly populated Giaspura
locality last week, with high levels of hydrogen sulphide
detected in the air and authorities suspecting that it ema-
nated from a sewer. The city administration had announced
Rs 2 lakh compensation each for family of deceased and
Rs 50,000 each for those who were taken ill.
New Delhi: In a rare
incident, a woman
passenger was bitten by a
scorpion onboard an Air
India flight from Nagpur
to Mumbai last month. On
landing at the airport, the
passenger was attended
by a doctor, subsequently
treated at a hospital and
discharged, the airline said
in a statement on Saturday.
Air India said there was an
“extremely rare and unfor-
tunate incident involving a
scorpion biting a passen-
ger onboard our flight AI
630 on April 23, 2023”.
Upon receiving information
of the incident, Air India’s
engineering team carried
out a thorough inspection
of the aircraft. The passen-
ger was immediately givem
medical treatment.
New Delhi: The Delhi Po-
lice have arrested a youth
in connection with a case,
involving stalking and
harassment, registered by
the wife of KKR captain,
Nitish Rana, said an official
on Saturday. The case,
lodged at the Kirti Nagar
Police Station, pertains
to an incident where two
youths attempted to follow
the cricketer’s wife during
her journey to Model
Town. The incident oc-
curred on May 4. After the
incident, Saachi Marwah,
wife of Nitish Rana also
expressed her dismay at
the lack of assistance from
the Delhi Police. According
to Saachi, the perpetrators
began stalking her car on a
two-wheeler while she was
returning home from work.
IN BRIEF
Rajouri encounter:
L-G Sinha pays
tribute to martyrs
Odisha dists told
to be ready amid
cyclone forecast
WFI president yet to
be grilled by police
Didi misusing railway
services: Suvendu
Suvendu Adhikari.

NEWS
07
AWESOME
‘MAUSAM’!
Thunderstorm, lightning, dark clouds and rains were witnessed in several districts of Rajasthan on Saturday,
due to active western disturbances in Northern India, the changing weather moods were captured by our
Senior Photojournalist Santosh Sharma, the weather gave a big relief to the people from the heat in the
Capital City. The IMD states that from today, the weather will become completely dry in State. There is
possibility that the day temperature will go up to 40°Celsius or above at some places in Rajasthan next week.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved an additional
budget proposal of `270
crore to strengthen the
infrastructureforsports
in the state. With this
amount, sports stadi-
ums, sports complexes,
sports academies, and
multipurpose indoor
halls will be constructed
in various districts.
Also, players will get
better sports facilities
and training to perform
excellently in national
and international com-
petitions by improving
their sports talent.
Jaipur’sChauganSta-
dium will be renovated
at a cost of `12 crore. `7
crore will be spent for
sports complex in
Bharatpur, `8.68 crore
for all-weather swim-
ming pool in Jodhpur, `8
crore for sports complex
at Amrit Lal Stadium,
sports stadium sports
hostel in Shahbad and
Baran for `10 crore,
wrestling academy and
sports stadium will be
constructed at Sardar-
pura (Nathdwara) in Ra-
jsamand at a cost of
`26.02crore.State-of-the-
art facilities like Astro-
turf, floodlights, pavil-
ion,sittingchairetc.will
be made at Vidyadhar
Stadium. Also, many
construction develop-
mentworkswillbedone.
CM Gehlot to strengthen sports
infrastructure with `270 cr
Sports stadiums, complexes, and academies will be set up in several districts of State
Mukundra Hills National Park —FILE PHOTO
MTRtobenew
hometoAfrican
Cheetahssoon
First India Bureau
Kota: The Mukundra
Tiger Reserve in Kota
will soon become home
to Cheetahs. Following
the death of Cheetahs in
Kuno National Park in
Madhya Pradesh, a pro-
posal has been kept to
shift Cheetahs to Ra-
jasthan. For this, the
Forest Department has
started preparations,
but the officials are yet
to make an official state-
ment regarding the
same as the department
has not received a nod
from the union govern-
ment yet. A team from
Africa and Wildlife ex-
perts from Dehradun
have already found an
adequate place for Chee-
tahs. If the union gov-
ernment approves the
shifting of Cheetahs in
Rajasthan, leopards will
be sighted in Rajasthan
after 83 years. Notably,
cheetahs have been
brought to India from
South Africa for 2 con-
secutive times. Now, it
will be for the third time
that Cheetahs will be
brought to India.
`462 CRORE FOR
CONCRETE SKINS
TO BE CONSTRUCTED
IN TWO DISTRICTS
`7.96 CRORE TO
MAKE NEW PUBLIC
LIBRARY BUILDING
IN JODHPUR
Jaipur: Concrete skins
will be constructed
in Sriganganagar
Hanumangarh districts
on 1.32 lakh hectare
command area, in which
`462 crore will be spent
in 3 years. CM Ashok
Gehlot has given financial
approval for these
works. `112 crore will
be spent in the financial
year 2023-24. The work
of water streams and
underground drains will
be done soon. It will
also save water fields
will get more water. An
announcement was made
by the CM in the latest
budget regarding the
repair work of Bhakra
Irrigation Project.
Jaipur: New building of
Sumer Public Library
equipped with mod-
ern facilities will be
constructed in Jodh-
pur at a cost of `7.96
crore. Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has given
financial approval for
the construction works.
CM Gehlot has also
approved `2.09 crore
for the office of the
garden superintendent,
housing and nursery
building of the Public
Works Department. With
this approval, books
and documents will be
preserved in the library
and students will get a
better environment for
research and study.
FINANCIAL PROPOSAL OF `40 CR GETS
NOD TO STRENGTHEN DIRECT CANALS
Jaipur: The state government will strengthen the direct
canals distributaries emerging from the Indira Gandhi
Main Canal at a cost of `40 crore. CM Ashok Gehlot
has approved the financial proposal for this. Under the
scheme, improvement works will be done in the canals
and distributaries coming out from canal tower 1254
to 1458.5 in the Jaisalmer district. In the financial year
2023-24, various works worth `8 crore will be done. The
state government has decided to provide funds for canal
development to ensure water reaches the last mile in the
canal-irrigated areas and ensure its proper usage.
3 men die of noxious fumes
while cleaning septic tank
13-year-old
gang-raped by
two men in
Dungarpur
Jaipur (PTI): Three
men, all in their 20s,
died of inhaling toxic
fumes in Pali district
while cleaning a septic
tank , police said Satur-
day. The victims were
identified as Vishal Val-
miki, 28, Karan Valmi-
ki, 22, and Bharat Val-
miki, 20, they said.
Kotwali Police Sta-
tion SHO Ravindra Sin-
gh said the three men
had gone down a septic
tank of a marriage gar-
den Friday night to
clean it and fainted.
A fourth man who
went down the tank to
rescue his colleagues,
came up immediately
after feeling suffocated,
he said. The SHO said
the three men were
somehow taken out and
rushed to the district
hospital where they
were declared dead.
Earlier this week on
Monday, two sanitation
workers were asphyxi-
ated when they were
cleaning a septic tank at
a private school in Min-
jur in the Tiruvallur
district.
First India Bureau
Dungarpur: A 13-year-
old minor girl was alleg-
edly gang-raped by two
men in the Bicchiwara
area of Dungarpur dis-
trict, police said. As per
police information, the
incident took place on
May 3 while the victim
was returning home on
a motorcycle with her
two relatives. “While on
their way, seven miscre-
ants stopped them and
started beating the two
relatives of the victim.
The accused took the
victim to nearby jun-
gles where she was
gang-raped by two
men,” police said. “Fol-
lowing the FIR, the
medical examination of
the girl was conducted
and it has been con-
firmed that the victim
was gang-raped. The
victim was left in her
village after the inci-
dent. The matter is be-
ing investigated and the
accused will be arrested
soon,” police added.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
First India Bureau
Pratapgarh: As many
as 15 accused, includ-
ing eight government
teachers, have been ar-
rested so far by the dis-
trict police in the scam
of nutritional food dis-
tributed to children un-
der mid-day meals and
sanitary napkins being
given to rural women
to protect them from
diseases occurring dur-
ing menstruation.
Police said that in the
case, in connivance with
the government employ-
ees of the department,
Aripit Labana and
Vikram Labana (resi-
dentsof Tandapolicesta-
tion), Dhamotar, Sunil
Labana, and Ajay Laba-
na(residentsof Akhepur
police station Kotwali,
Rahul Labana (resident
of KaramdiKhedapolice
station, Rathanjana and
the buyer of these goods
were accused of embez-
zlement.
Jagdish Bhai alias
Kanha (resident of Su-
rat) and Aseem Sharma
(resident of District
Meerut UP) have been
arrested.
Apart from these, 8
government teachers
Bherulal Meena, Baram
Singh, Dinesh Kunar
Verma, Baram Singh,
Kantilal, Uday Singh
Garasia, Prabhakar
Pandya,KamlaShankar
Meena, Ganesh Lal, are
accused of embezzle-
ment and have also
been arrested.
Accordingtopoliceon
May 1, the district police
took major action
against the organised
gang involved in the em-
bezzlement of nutrition,
sanitary napkins, milk
powder, and embezzle-
ment under various
schemes being run by
the state government.
The embezzled nutri-
tional food and sanitary
napkins were recovered.
Police arrest 15 including 8 govt teachers
CHILDREN’S NUTRITIONAL FOOD SANITARY NAPKINS SCAM
`16.80 CR FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 5
NEW HOSTELS FOR SC BOYS GIRLS
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given approval
to open 5 new hostels for scheduled caste students in the
state in Dausa, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, and Tonk. The
CM has also approved the creation of 5 posts of Hostel
Superintendent Grade-II for the operation of all the hostels.
The CM has given approval of `16.80 crores for the
construction of hostels for Scheduled Caste boys and girls
in the state `8.38 crore for expansion of basic facili-
ties in 299 hostels of Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward
Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Vimukt Ghumantu,
Semi-Ghumantu, Mirasi and Bhishti communities.
Accused in the police custody.

Remember Who You Are…
spiritual being who is unafraid
to walk towards possibility and
reach for the stars.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
First India Bureau
Kota: On the instruc-
tions of Speaker Birla,
an action plan will be
prepared for Charchau-
ma Temple and Abli
Meeni Mahal. The cam-
pus will be developed
keeping the historical
and cultural form of
Karneshwar Mahadev,
the Tapobhoomi of Ma-
harishi Kanva in Kan-
sua. The Archaeological
Survey of India will also
prepare an action plan
for Chaumeshwar Ma-
hadev Temple at Char-
chauma and the palace
of Abli Meeni at Dara.
Birla also inspected
the Kansua Dham along
with the officials of the
dept on Saturday
. He in-
spectedthetemplealong
with Ladpura MLA
Kalpana Devi, former
MLA Hiralal Nagar and
officials of the ASI.
KarneshwarMahadev
Temple symbolises In-
dia’s rich cultural and
spiritual heritage. This
templewasbuiltbyKing
Shivgan in the 8th cen-
tury
. According to the
inscription, in the her-
mitage of Maharshi
Kanva, Shakuntala, the
wife of King Dushyant
of Hastinapur, raised
son Bharat, after whom
the country was later
named Bharat. Consid-
ering the historical im-
portance of this temple,
Birla has started efforts
to restore its lost glory
.
Birla asked the officials
to give a heritage look to
the temple while main-
taining its historical
character. “A huge flag
should be installed on
top of temple,” he said.
‘Develop it with keeping historical form intact’
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla doing ‘Jalabhishek’ of Lord Shiva at
Karneshwar Mahadev temple in Kansua on Saturday.
BIRLA SPEAKS AT KANSUA DHAM
Birla also expressed con-
cern over the condition of
the tank built on the temple
premises. “Kund should be
cleaned so that the people liv-
ing here have access to clean
water,” he said. Birla also
instructed officials to develop
Batuk Bhairav temple built in
the premises. He said that a
comprehensive development
work should be done in the
temple so that the devotees
do not face any problem.
Kota: LS Speaker Om Birla
will inaugurate the first ever
synthetic track of Kota
division on Sunday. The
inaugural ceremony will
be organised in Shri Nath
Puram Sports Complex.
Notably, with the efforts
of Birla, the Union Sports
Ministry had issued approval
for the construction of a syn-
thetic track at a cost of Rs
7.5 crores under the Khelo
India scheme.
‘CLEAN THE KUND, DEVELOP
BATUK BHAIRAV TEMPLE’
BIRLA TO INAUGURATE
SYNTHETIC TRACK TODAY
CM Gehlot makes record by
touring half of Raj in 2 weeks
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: The Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot has
created a record of
sorts and has visited
almost half of Ra-
jasthan in two weeks.
CM Gehlot is conduct-
ing marathon tour of 14
districts in 14 days. He
has visited 11 districts
so far including Jaipur,
Bikaner, Srigangana-
gar, Hanumangarh,
Churu, Sikar, Udaipur,
Banswara, Chittor-
garh, Rajsamand and
Ajmer. Now, on Sunday,
the Chief Minister will
be on Dholpur, Dausa
and Karauli tour.
Gehlot has been con-
stantly inspecting infla-
tion relief camps.
Meanwhile, he has
also visited Karnataka
for election campaign-
ing. CM Gehlot is feel-
ing the pulse of the peo-
ple from the inflation
relief camp and is ob-
serving the ground re-
ality by going directly
to the public. And
through this, Chief
Minister Gehlot has
come in full election
‘color’.
From P1…
“Politics is being done
on religion. PM Modi
invoked in the name of
Bajrang Bali in Karna-
taka, that will not
work,” Gehlot said.
The Chief Minister
said that Sonia Gandhi
is a respectable woman
of thecountry
,forwhom
everyone has a lot of re-
spect. “She herself nev-
er became PM. Manmo-
han Singh became the
Prime Minister. But to-
day it is said that she is
an agent of Pakistan
and China. At what lev-
el have the elections
come today? The situa-
tion of the country is
becoming serious. But
we will do our duty. If
we have to do a mass
movement, we will do
so,” he said.
Gehlot claimed that
the condition of the
countryisgettingworse.
“Wrestler daughters are
sittingondharnaatJan-
tar Mantar in Delhi and
demanding justice. But
the cases were not regis-
tered on their behalf.
The SC had to intervene
in this matter. Whereas
in Rajasthan, FIR is
compulsory
. If a police
officer does not do so, ac-
tion is taken against
him,” Gehlot said.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has come in full election ‘color’
and apart from touring Rajasthan, he also visited K’taka
CM Ashok Gehlot during his Ajmer visit on Friday, where his
supporters gifted him a collage saying ‘Rajasthan me raunak
choguni’. RTDC Chairman Dharmendra Rathore is also seen.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal on Sat-
urday took part in the
Haath Se Haath Cam-
paign in Kota and heard
public grievances.
While speaking to me-
dia persons, Shanti
Dhariwal said that the
aim of the govt is that
no one should remain
untouched by the bene-
fits of welfare schemes
of government.
“The govt set a target
of issuing 10 lakh land
deeds, out of which, 8
lakh land deeds have al-
ready been distributed.
“The sensitivity of the
govt and the campaign
for the public shows the
commitment of govt’s
responsibility towards
people of state,” said
UDH Min Dhariwal.
“The feedback re-
ceived by the public un-
der the Hath se Hath
Jodo campaign is that
people have made up
their mind to bring the
Congress govt back in
power,”addedDhariwal.
The minister took part
in a padayatra in Ward
No. 11 and met people on
Saturday
.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Pradesh Congress Com-
mitteePresidentGovind
Singh Dotasra con-
demned the death
threats given to Cong
President Mallikarjun
Kharge and his family
by BJP’s Chittapur can-
didate in the Karnataka
Assembly elections,
ManikantRathore.Talk-
ing to reporters at PCC,
Dotasra said, “It is
known from the audio
tapesof thecandidatein
the K’taka Assembly
electionsthatBJP
,which
is upset with the possi-
ble defeat in Karnataka
Assembly elections, is
doing low-level politics
and by fielding such a
candidate. The Bharati-
ya Janata Party has de-
stroyed the democracy
of the country
.”
Dotasra said that
there is an atmosphere
of anarchy in the coun-
try under BJP rule.
“Ethnic strife is going
on in Mizoram, people’s
houses are being burnt,
but PM and the Home
Minister are busy cam-
paigning for the K’taka
elections,” he said. He
also reacted on the PM’s
proposed visit to the
state and said, “PM had
visitedRajasthanearlier
also, but would have
kept silence on the de-
mands of Rajasthan but
this time he should an-
nounce ERCP
.”
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The report
card of MLAs is being
prepared from infla-
tion relief camp as
monitoring is being
done at the Chief Min-
ister’s level. Every day
information is being
taken from the MLAs
about which camp the
MLA himself visited.
The legislators are
sending pictures of the
camps in his area. How-
ever, there are still a
dozen MLAs complete-
ly inactive in the camp
and these Congress
MLAs were not seen in
the camp of their as-
sembly constituency.
Although these MLAs
are often seen on tour
to other districts.
A complete report of
their ‘distance’ is also
being prepared and this
report of CM will also
be very decisive in tick-
et distribution.
ShantiDhariwalmeets,
interacts with people
Sonia Gandhi is respectable
woman of country: Gehlot
BJP has destroyed
democracy of our
country: GS Dotasra
Report cards of
MLAs being
made in inflation
relief camps
CM Ashok Gehlot, GS Dotasra
at CMR in Jaipur on Saturday.
Shanti Dhariwal and Amit Dhariwal during the Padayatra of Hath Se
Hath Jodo campaign in Suman Nagar of Kota on Saturday.
Govind Singh Dotasra during
press conference on Saturday.
Mirch Masala
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB RAMAN
The author is a journalist and political
commentator and views expressed are his personal
Chhattisgarh’s Congress
CM Bhupesh Baghel
seems quite confident
about his comeback in
the coming assembly
elections. Anyway, the
main opposition party of
the state BJP is still not
visible in its colors there.
BJP’s strong leader in the
state and former CM Dr.
Raman Singh is not seen
as active in the politics of
the state due to his health
reasons. BJP’s hopes have
dimmed here after another
prominent leader of Chhat-
tisgarh, Nand Kumar Sai,
who is considered very
close to PM Modi, left BJP
and joined Congress in
recent days. The BJP top
has also conducted several
opinion polls in the state
on its behalf, and in all
these surveys, the popu-
larity of Baghel has grown
exponentially. In fact, with
the public welfare policies
and schemes launched
one after the other by the
Baghel govt, a new class
of voters has been created,
who want to give one more
chance to Bhupesh Baghel
as CM. On the other hand,
TS Singh Deo, who is
considered a staunch
opponent of Baghel in the
Congress, is still said to
be in constant touch with
the BJP, but the local unit
of the BJP is not very
enthusiastic about him.
Local BJP workers are not
liking Singhdeo’s royal
lifestyle. Since Singh Deo
belongs to a royal family,
his style of doing politics
is also a bit different. He
doesn’t fit into grassroots
politics that much. So, at
present, in Chhattisgarh it
is being felt that the magic
of Congress is being cre-
ated in voters’ minds.
After all, why is Delhi Police Commis-
sioner Sanjay Arora not getting sup-
port? Arora himself has told his ‘heart’
to the Ministry of Home Affairs. that ,
apparently, he is not getting cooperation
from Delhi Police and officials consider
him like an outsider. Sanjay is a 1988
batch IPS officer of Tamil
Nadu cadre. According to
sources, Sanjay Arora has
a desire to join CBI. Actu-
ally CBI Director Subodh
Kumar Jaiswal’s 2 years
tenure is being completed
and in the coming days
the posts of chiefs of
many para military forces
are also getting vacant.
In such a situation, there
is a strong possibility of
Sanjay Arora getting any of these posts.
Sanjay Arora was brought on deputation
in UT cadre and now Arora wants to get
original cadre Tamil Nadu only because
Tamil Nadu CM has sent some names to
Home Ministry for DG and Sanjay Arora’s
name is also being mentioned in these
names. But on the other
hand, an important meet-
ing of G-20 countries is
proposed in Delhi in Sep-
tember. Sanjay Arora was
involved in every prepara-
tion meeting related to the
security of the meeting.
In such a situation, before
the G-20 conference, the
Home Ministry is in a
dilemma regarding Arora’s
transfer.
The rounds of allegations and
counter-allegations are on between
BJP vs Congress in Karnataka elec-
tions. Central leader Smriti Irani is
now campaigning for the Karnata- ka
elections. When she went to
Amethi, she shouted that
‘when Priyanka Gandhi had
gone to Amethi for the 2019
Lok Sabha elections, she
was seen offering Namaz
in a street there.’ After this
statement of Smriti, there was
a ruckus and social media start-
ed talking about this. The
investigation of the
matter started. Then
it was concluded that this picture was of
a dargah, where Priyanka is praying with
her hands raised. After this, Congress’s
‘E-Sena’ also became active. They also
searched and found such photographs of
BJP leaders where their hands were
also raised in prayer. Pictures of
many BJP leaders praying and
reciting Kalma in some dargah
have come to the fore and in
these pictures veteran leaders
of BJP like PM Modi, Amit Shah,
Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh, JP
Nadda are included. In another
picture, Modi and Smriti
Irani are seen offering
chadar on a tomb.
In the Karnataka elections, as the election dates are
getting closer, the ideological bankruptcy of the ruling
party is also getting exposed. When the Congress talked
about banning Bajrang Dal and PFI, organizations that
spread hatred and venom, the BJP campaign leader
made it a big election issue by linking it to Bajrang Bali.
He also talked about the recently released propaganda
film ‘Kerala Express’ but even this did not seem to
increase the election fever. Now the Congress is raising
the issue of Goa, the neighboring state of Karnataka,
that ‘when Manohar Parrikar was in power there, they
had banned the entry of ‘Shri Ram Sena’, which advo-
cates Hindu rights in the state, into Goa, and the same
ban continues unabated during the BJP government
there. Congress is asking, ‘Is this a ban imposed on Shri
Ram?’ In an interview given to a channel, Sareshwala
said that ‘Once upon a time, Vishva Hindu Parishad and
Bajrang Dal used to rule in Ahmedabad. VHP’s annual
jalsa was held here, and more than 5 lakh Hindus used
to participate in it. When Praveen Togadia used to reach
Ahmedabad airport, a convoy of 200 vehicles used to
accompany him. Modi came and ended their terror. Why
is the saffron star making the same Bajrang Dal an elec-
tion issue today? This is the biggest question.’
Astik Narayan, a Delhi government school student
who surprised everyone by scoring 100 percen-
tile in JEE-Mains in his very first attempt, became
an opportunity for the AAP government in Delhi to
‘substantiate their claim that
the Government schools
have been rejuvenated.’
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal,
who is on the target of the
opposition these days for
his 45 crore government
residence, wanted to seize
this opportunity. So, he told
his team that he would like
to present Astik an inspiring
biography of Babasaheb Ambedkar. His team got to
work and a book was unanimously chosen – Ambed-
kar: A Life, which was written by Shashi Tharoor,
who is now a big leader of Congress. When this book
was brought to Kejriwal’s notice, he hesitated a bit,
he was indecisive that ‘by giving a biography written
by a Congress leader, a political meaning should
not be drawn from it. So this book was replaced in
a haste with an alternative. The book was examined
and the book Kejriwal presented to Astik at a func-
tion organized in his office was ‘Becoming Baba
Saheb Ambedkar’ written by Akash Singh Rathore.
WILL BAJRANG BALI HELP BJP TO BRING
BACK THE ‘LOTUS GOVT’ IN K’TAKA?
CONFUSED KEJRIWAL’s GOVT TRIES TO
SCORE GOAL WITH JEE-MAINS TOPPER!
BHUPESH BAGHEL
CONFIDENT OF
HIS COMEBACK
IS ARORA NOT GETTING SUPPORT FROM DELHI POLICE?
CONGRESS’ COUNTER-ATTACK IN KARNATAKA ELECTIONS
HATH SE HATH JODO
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will be visiting
Dholpur, Karauli and Dausa district on Sunday. As per
the schedule, the CM will leave from Jaipur at 11am and
reach Dholpur at 12pm. Later, he will reach Mandrayal od
Karauli at 3pm. At 5pm, he will reach Geejgarh in Dausa
and inspect Mehangai Rahat Camp. At 6pm, he will leave
for Jaipur from Dausa.
CM ASHOK GEHLOT SCHEDULED TO VISIT
DHOLPUR, KARAULI AND DAUSA TODAY
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA

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MAY 7, 2023
City First highlights the glimpses from the
magnificence fashion event, ‘Eleganza’, which was
meticulously orchestrated by, INIFD
Ghatkopar in Dublin Square at Phoenix Market
City Mall in Kurla on Friday!
nternational Institute of
FashionDesignINIFDGhat-
kopar Mumbai, a leading
design institute, organised a
fashioneventcalled‘Elegan-
za Annual Fashion Runway
2023’ at Dublin Square at
PhoenixMarketCityMallinKurlaon
Friday
. The event was graced by the
esteemedpresenceof JagdeeshChan-
dra, along with Shri Anil Khosla, the
CEO of INIFD, who served as the
chief guest. In addition, the Manag-
ing Editor of Entertainment First
Indianews group and Consulting
Editor of Bharat24, Ashish Tiwari,
was also invited to partake in the
event.Theentireeveningwasorches-
tratedbythecreativemindsof Ritika
Singh (Director of INIFD Ghatkopar
Mumbai) and Raghvendra Singh
Baghel(Directorof INIFDGhatkopar
Mumbai). Also, Ashok Daryani (Di-
rector of INIFD Ghatkopar Mumbai)
and Ria Daryani (Director of INIFD
GhatkoparMumbai)werepresentfor
the show. The stunning Kareema
Khan, who won the title of Miss Teen
World India 2022, also made a sensa-
tional appearance in an off-shoulder
and long-slit sequin dress.
The fashion spectacle saw the par-
ticipation of a staggering 120 stu-
dents,whoshowcasedtheircreatively
designed apparel. Actress Aarushi
Nishank (Show Opener), Actor Man-
ish Raisinghan, and Actress Ruhi
Chaturvedi emerged as the show-
stoppers of the event, exuding glam-
our and charm. The collections that
wereshowcasedrepresenteddiverse
cultures and ethnicities. The capti-
vating collections, Ethnos, Lagom,
DownTownDrill,Tingeof Suits,Sea-
MaidSoiree,ColourBlush,Artisanal
Odyssey
, Down to Earth, and Millen-
nium Pop, left the audience in awe.
During an interview with the
organiser and Director INIFD
Ghatkopar Mumbai Ritika Singh,
she revealed that the primary ob-
jective of this fashion exhibi-
tion is to enable a sizable num-
ber of students, around
400–500, to participate
and enhance their knowl-
edge and skills before they
depart. Furthermore,
Ritika expressed her
heartfelt gratitude to
Jagdish Chandra for
gracing the occasion
with his distin-
guished presence.
Kareema Khan,
the Miss Teen
World India
2022, also
t h a n k e d
Jagdeesh Chan-
dra for the in-
vitation and
conveyed her
pride and
gratitude for
being pre-
sent on this
m o m e n -
tous even-
ing. INIFD Ghatkopar
Mumbai presents Ele-
ganza Annual Fashion
Runway 2023 dis-
played the latest
trends and designs of
the fashion industry,
and it garnered im-
mense acclaim and
admiration from all
quarters.
ROKHSHAN ADAJANIA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
I
Arushi Nishank, Palak Jain, Mahima Belwakar, Naomi and
Priyasha during the mega fashion show
Jagdeesh Chandra with the memento.
Also seen is Ritika Singh

10
ETC
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
You will succeed in
putting your stagnant
love life back on the
track. Professionals will
be able to give their
best in a new situation. Financially, this
day may prove lucky for you, so go ask
for the raise that is keeping you on
tenterhooks. Don’t take any chances
with your health today.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
A change of job is
likely to give you better
salary and perks. This
is the time when you
enjoy yourself with a
new group of friends or colleagues.
Those in business will soon get a
chance to make profits. A new deal is
likely to come through and give you a
taste of success.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Those looking for
buying a house can get
a good bargain.
Appreciation is in store
for some homemak-
ers. A professional victory is yours if
you play your cards well today. Those
in business will be able to maintain
good earning. You are likely to enjoy
good health.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Your professionalism in
handling problem areas
will be appreciated. You
will find family life more
than fulfilling. A senior
is likely to put in a good word for you
to the higher ups. Financially, you will
be able to consolidate your position.
Exercise care in matters of health.
Lover may become your strength.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Your spouse is
someone who can do
anything for your
happiness. You are
opportunist and this
will make you successful one day.
There may be delays in property
possession and it won’t effect you.
You are happy spending whole day
at home.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
You may get busy
organising something
on the social front. You
may need to put your
ideas into action, if you
want to prove yourself. A party may be
thrown in your honour at work. Your
good performance is likely to be
noticed by higher ups. Health-wise a
good day is foreseen.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
On the social front, the
day finds you in your
element. Something
special awaits you on
the romantic front
today your strategy to promote
yourself on the professional front will
bear fruits. You may need to speed
up things on the academic front to
remain ahead.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Those in love with the
adventures are likely
to chase the excite-
ment very soon. Your
own happiness is in
your hands today. This is a favour-
able day for completing pending
jobs. Financially, no problems are
foreseen. It is best to avoid outside
food.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Good luck promises to
brighten your day.
Some positive changes
can be expected on
the home front. New
avenues for earning open up as
you get more determined.
Fitness through extra efforts is
assured for the deskbound.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Remaining on the
good side of those
who matter on the
academic front will
help you achieve
much. Good tidings of your well
wishers will keep you going on the
professional front. A family elder
may look up to you for guidance.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Your reputation is likely
to boost your image on
the social front. This is
an excellent day to
spend time with family.
Good planning will see you complete a
task at work in record time. Monetary
front grows strong for some. You
enjoy excellent health. Those seeking
love are likely to get lucky.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Praise and honour
are likely to greet
you in something
that you have
managed to
achieve. You will be a pillar of
strength to a friend or associate.
A good day at work is foreseen
as you make your mark in front
of those who matter.
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
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ringing your
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Pari Choudhary,
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most loved clothing
brands, had one such
dream since she was a
teenager, which she
brought to life at the age
of just 23 years. Talking
about her brand, Pari
said, “I have been ex-
tremely passionate about
fashion and loved creat-
ing beautiful renditions
of clothing that mesmer-
ized women across age
groups, that ended in the
curation of my baby
brand- BUNAAI. From a
team of just three people
back in 2016, we have
hundreds of proud mem-
bers now, and we've truly
come a long way
.”
Pari’s vision for BU-
NAAI was simple- the
modern Indian woman
needed a brand that kept
her connected to her roots
andenabledhertoexpress
herself authentically
while also not burning a
hole in her pocket, and
that is exactly what she
gavethem.Shementioned
“I wanted to create some-
thing that was not only
stylish and modern but
also reflected the rich and
diverseheritageof India.”
“Hailing from Jaipur,
Bunaai was conceived
with an aspiration to cre-
ate responsible, stylish,
and affordable clothing
by traditional craftsmen.
We brought the best of
modernity and tradition
to help women feel confi-
dent and empowered,”
Pari added.
Talking about the ma-
jor achievements of the
brand so far, Pari said,
“One of our major
achievements is
being one of In-
dia's most loved
ethnic wear
brands. I have
also been
awarded the
E-Commerce Tech Wom-
en Entrepreneur Award
and Bunaai has ranked
28th in Inc42's List of In-
dia's Fastest Growing
D2C Brands. We have
also had a lot of fun in
the past collaborating
with Bollywood actors,
influencers and celebri-
ties and have been fea-
tured in various fashion
publications.”
While the competition
in the fashion industry
can be tough, Pari be-
lieves in focusing on the
brand’s unique selling
points and staying true to
their values. “I believe if
you do good work, know
your audience well and
listen to their needs and
desires, you can really do
wonders,” she said, talk-
ing about how BUNAAI
is still topping the list,
with a lot of competition
in the same industry
.
On being asked about
what she would like to say
to the young talent who
are aiming to start their
businesses in the similar
field, Pari said, “Don't be
afraid to take risks and be
innovative, and always
stay true to yourself and
your brand.”
“It's also important to
build a strong network of
mentors, collaborators,
and supporters who can
offer guidance and sup-
port. Never lose touch
with your audience. And
most importantly
, enjoy
the journey and embrace
the challenges - building a
successful brand takes
patience, consistency
,
hard work and dedi-
cation, but it's also
incredibly reward-
ing,” she added.
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