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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI
JNU LIVELY
REFLECTION OF
INDIA’S CULTURAL
UNITY: MURMU
New Delhi: Two persons have died of influenza caused by the H3N2 virus,
the government said today. One person has died in Haryana and the other
in Karnataka. Around 90 cases of the H3N2 virus have been reported in the
country. Eight cases of the H1N1 virus have also been detected.
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a
relatively young institution and it presents a lively
reflection of the cultural unity of India, President
Droupadi Murmu said on Friday.
INDIA HANDLED
COVID-19
SUCCESSFULLY:
VP DHANKHAR
New Delhi: India’s handling of COVID-19 was an
example on how to utilise resources to roll out
vaccines for a large population and successfully, Vice
President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Friday.
INDIA’S 1st H3N2 DEATHS, 1 EACH IN HARYANA, K’TAKA
POST BUDGET WEBINAR
This budget will give momentum to women-led development: PM
First India Bureau
New Delhi: In his Post
Budget Webinar on
“Economic Empower-
ment of Women”,
PrimeMinister
N a r e n d r a
Modi on Fri-
day said
that This
y e a r ’ s
b u d g e t
will give a new momen-
tum to the efforts of
women-led develop-
ment. He said that the
results of efforts for
women empowerment
are visible and we are
feeling a revolutionary
change in the social life
of the country
. It was the
11th in the series of 12
Post Budget Webinars
organizedbythegovern-
ment to seek ideas and
suggestionsforeffective-
ly implementing the ini-
tiatives announced in
the Union Budget 2023.
The PM underlined the
Nari Shakti’s strengths
of determination, will
power, imagination,
ability to work for
goals and extreme hard
work as reflection of
‘Matru Shakti’.
India can move forward only by raising levels of
respect for women and sense of equality: Modi
MANISH SISODIA SENT TO
ED CUSTODY FOR 7 DAYS
New Delhi (PTI): A
city court on Friday
sent former Delhi depu-
ty chief minister Man-
ish Sisodia, arrested in
a money laundering
case related to the ex-
cise policy, to the En-
forcement Directorate’s
custody till March 17.
Special judge MK
Nagpal allowed the an-
ti-money laundering
probe agency to inter-
rogate Sisodia in custo-
dy. The ED had sought
Sisodia’s custody for 10
days. Earlier the court
heard arguments of the
ED and Sisodia’s law-
yers on his custody
.
There was heavy se-
curity presence within
and outside the Rouse
Avenue Courts.
The ED lawyer al-
leged Sisodia made
false statements about
the ‘scam’ and that it
wanted to unearth the
modus operandi of the
perpetrators and con-
front him with the oth-
er accused.
The ED arrested Siso-
dia on Thursday in the
Tihar jail, where he was
lodged in connection
with a case being
probed by the CBI per-
taining to alleged cor-
ruption in the formula-
tion and implementa-
tion of now-scrapped
Delhi Excise Policy
.
LAND FOR JOBS ‘SCAM’: ED SEARCHES LALU
PRASAD YADAV’S FAMILY, RJD LEADERS
New Delhi/Patna (PTI): The ED on Friday conducted searches in multiple cities of Bihar
and other locations, including premises of former CM Lalu Prasad Yadav’s three daughters
and RJD leaders, in connection with a money laundering investigation into the land for jobs
‘scam’ case. The searches are covering the premises linked to Prasad’s daughters Ragini
Yadav, Chanda Yadav and Hema Yadav and former RJD MLA Abu Dojana in Patna, Phulwari
Sharif, Delhi-NCR, Ranchi and Mumbai, officials said. About two dozen locations are being
searched along with an escort of central security forces. A house linked to Prasad’s son and
Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav in south Delhi is also being covered, the officials said.
AAP leader and former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia being brought to Rouse Avenue Court in
connection with the Delhi excise policy case, in New Delhi, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
3rd INTRUDER HELD
NEAR PAK BORDER IN
PUNJAB IN 2 DAYS
New Delhi: The BSF has
arrested third Pakistani
national near border in
Punjab. A resident of the
Khyber district in Pakistan,
the intruder was arrested
in the Ferozpur Sector of
Punjab on the intervening
night of March 9-10.
OYO FOUNDER’S DAD
FALLS TO DEATH
FROM HIGH-RISE
New Delhi: Oyo Rooms
founder Ritesh Agarwal’s
father Ramesh Agarwal died
after falling from a high-rise
in Gurugram on Friday. The
police received information
that a person had fallen
from the 20th floor of DLF’s
The Crest Society.
BJP MP DEMANDS
TERMINATION OF
RaGa’S LS MEMBERSHIP
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) MP Nishikant
Dubey on Friday appeared
before the Lok Sabha
Privilege Committee and
demanded the termination of
the Lok Sabha membership
of Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi, sources said.
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Crucial
Crucial
BSF SHOOTS DOWN
ANOTHER PAK DRONE
NEAR INT’L BORDER
Gurdaspur: The Border
Security Force (BSF) on
Friday shot down another
Pakistani drone near
International Border here in
Punjab’s Gurdaspur district
which was used from
across the border to supply
arms and ammunition.
PULWAMA WIDOWS REMOVED
FROM PROTEST SITE; KIRODI
MEENA ADMITTED TO SMS HOSP
Jaipur: The police early Friday removed the widows of 3
CRPF jawans killed in 2019 Pulwama terror attack from
protest site outside former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot’s
residence here and shifted
them to hospitals near their
respective residential areas.
BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena,
who was on his way to
Chomu town to meet one of
the widows, was stopped by
police mid-way. He alleged
he was manhandled and
detained by them. Meena
was admitted to a govern-
ment hospital in Govindgarh
and later referred to SMS
Hospital in Jaipur for further
tests and treatment. “The police tried to kill me, but I
was saved by the blessings of the widows of martyrs, the
youth, the unemployed and the poor. I am hurt. I have
been referred to SMS Hospital in Jaipur from Govindgarh
hospital,” Meena said. More on P3
GENEROUS GEHLOT
CM APPROVES PROPOSAL TO HIKE AMOUNT OF
AID GIVEN TO KIDS UNDER PALANHAR YOJANA
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved the proposal to
increase the amount of
assistance given to chil-
dren under Palanhar
Yojana. More than 6.5
lakh children of the
state will be benefited
by this sensitive deci-
sion of CM Gehlot.
As per the proposal,
the monthly assistance
of Rs 500 for children in
the age group of 0 to 6
yearshasbeenincreased
to Rs 750 and the month-
ly assistance of Rs 1000
for children in the age
groupof 6to18yearshas
been increased to Rs
1500. This increase in as-
sistance amount will be
effective from July 1,
2023. Its implementation
will put an additional fi-
nancial burden of about
Rs 411 crore on the state
government. This pro-
posal has been approved
in connection with the
announcement made by
theChief Ministerinthe
Budget 2023-24.
It is worth mention-
ingthatunderthePalan-
har Yojana run by the
state government, or-
phan children up to 18
yearsof age,destituteor
remarried widowed
mother, divorced/aban-
doned mother etc are
given monthly financial
assistance by the state
governmentforeconom-
ic, social and education-
al development.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
ED says Sisodia made false statements about ‘scam’ and it wants to unearth
modus operandi of perpetrators and confront him with other accused
Over 6.5 lakh Raj
children to be
benefited by this
sensitive decision
of CM Gehlot
MODI RAISES ISSUE OF TEMPLE ATTACKS
WITH AUSTRALIAN PM ANTHONY ALBANESE
PM INAUGURATES 3rd SESSION OF NAT’L
PLATFORM FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
New Delhi (PTI): PM Narendra Modi on Friday raised
with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese the is-
sue of recent attacks on temples in Australia even as the
two leaders focused on concluding an ambitious trade
pact by this year and bolster security cooperation in the
Indo-Pacific during their first summit talks.
New Delhi (PTI): PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the third
session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
(NPDRR) on Friday in which stakeholders shared know-how
and experiences as well as discuss the latest developments
and trends in disaster risk reduction. The main theme of the
session is ‘Building Local Resilience in a Changing Climate’.
NYT spreading
lies about India:
Anurag Thakur
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister Anurag Thakur on
Friday accused The New
York Times of “spread-
ing lies” about India, de-
scribinganopinionpiece
published in it on the
freedom of press in
Kashmir as “mischie-
vous and fictitious”.
“NYT’sso-calledopinion
piece on freedom of
press in Kashmir is mis-
chievous and fictitious,
publishedwithasolemo-
tive to spread a propa-
gandaaboutIndiaandits
democratic institutions
and values,” he tweeted.
Kavitha on hunger strike a day
ahead of appearance before ED
New Delhi (PTI): A day
aheadof herappearance
before the ED in the ex-
cisescamcase,BRSlead-
er K Kavitha on Friday
observedahungerstrike
seeking passage of the
Women’s Reservation
Bill in the second part of
the Budget session of
Parliament starting
March 13. CPI-M leader
Sitaram Yechury inau-
gurated the six-hour
strike programme at
Jantar Mantar. P5
WINDOW TO
THE WORLD
GERMANY: 8 DEAD, SEVERAL INJURED IN
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES HALL SHOOTING
Hamburg (Agencies): A shooting at a
Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in the German
city of Hamburg killed eight people,
apparently including the perpetrator,
police said on Friday. An unspecified
number of other people were wounded,
some of them seriously.
CHINESE PREZ XI JINPING
GETS RARE 3rd 5-YR TERM
ARREST WARRANT AGAINST
IMRAN KHAN SUSPENDED
Beijing (PTI): China’s Parliament on
Friday unanimously
confirmed an unprec-
edented third five-year
term for Xi Jinping as
President and head of
the military, paving the way for him
to stay in power for life.
Islamabad (PTI): A court in Pakistan
on Friday suspended
the non-bailable arrest
warrant issued against
ousted PM Imran
Khan in a case of hate
speech against state institutions
after his PTI party filed a petition.
NOBEL LAUREATES AND ECONOMISTS
ENDORSE BANGA FOR WORLD BANK CHIEF
Washington (PTI): A coalition of 55 academics,
economists, including three Nobel laureates, have
endorsed the nomination of Indian-American Ajay
Banga as the next President of the World Bank,
describing him as the right person to lead the
international financial institution as a “force multiplier”
at a critical moment for the world economy.

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023
02
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: FirstinLondon,
theninSpainandnowin
Berlin. Rajasthan tour-
ism has created a buzz.
The magic of the title of
the safest state, the rich
heritage and the tradi-
tion of considering the
guest as God is going on
all over the world.
RTDC Chairman
Dharmendra Rathore,
Gayatri Rathore, Princi-
pal Secretary, Tourism,
and RTDC MD VP Singh
reached Fitoor Mart in
Spain. Now, it’s the turn
of the International
Travel Borse ie ‘ITB’ in
Berlin, Germany
.
Principal Secretary
Gayatri Rathore, Joint
DirectorRajeshSharma,
Deputy Director Shikha
Saxena and Consultant
GM Pradeep Bohra of
Palace on Wheels inter-
acted with travel agents
and tour operators from
around the world.
Palace on Wheels got
advance booking of 250
cabins for the next sea-
son and during the road-
show, world’s renowned
travel agents and tour
operators showed inter-
est in visiting Rajasthan
and promised to bring
big tourist groups. It
should be expected that
the new financial year
will prove to be the
golden year of Ra-
jasthan for tourism.
In fact, Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot made
a provision of Rs 1.5
thousand crores in the
Tourism Development
Fund, after which Min-
ister Vishvendra Singh
and Tourism Corpora-
tion Chairman Dhar-
mendra Rathore pre-
pared a brilliant and ef-
fective strategy for ag-
gressive marketing.
New FY likely to be golden year for Raj tourism
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM BORSE, BERLIN

PoW got
advance
booking of 250
cabins for the
next season;
global travel
agents promised
to bring big
tourist groups to
Rajasthan
Will fight for ‘Protection Act’ in
Assembly and streets: Poonia
Lawyers decide to postpone March 13 gherao of Assembly, continue work boycott
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: BJP State pres-
ident Dr Satish Poonia
on Friday met the pro-
testing lawyers in
Jaipur and demanded
that the State Govern-
ment should implement
the Advocates Protec-
tion Act.
While addressing the
protesting advocates,
Dr Poonia said that the
BJP will raise the de-
mand for the Advocates
Protection Act in the
Assembly and on the
streets as well.
“Inademocracy
,when
anything is said with
unity and firmness, the
government also must
accept it. As a member
of the bar association
Jaipur and worker of
the party, I assure you
that we will provide full
supporttotheadvocate’s
fraternity
,” Poonia said.
Meanwhile, the law-
yers have decided to
continue the boycott of
judicial work. However,
a decision was taken on
Friday to postpone the
gherao of the State As-
sembly, which was
scheduled for March
13. A meeting was or-
ganised by the Sang-
harsh Samiti and the
Bar Association in
which the office bear-
ers decided to stall the
gherao of the State As-
sembly but continue to
boycott the work. Law-
yers have been protest-
ing since February 20.
State BJP president Dr Satish Poonia addresses lawyers over Advocates’ Protection Act in Jaipur on Friday.
Nahargarh-Jaigarh
ropeway project
hangs in balance
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: The meeting
of Executive Commit-
tee (EC) of the Jaipur
Development Authori-
ty (JDA) was held on
Friday. During the
meeting, it has been
proposed to terminate
the contract done for
building ropeway be-
tween Nahargarh and
Jaigarh.
The JDA had given
the contract to Da-
modar Ropeway Limit-
ed in 2005, but the firm
could not complete the
work owing to clear-
ance from forest de-
partment. Similarly,
issue of building flyo-
ver at OTS intersection
could not finalised dur-
ing the meeting.
Sources informed
that the flyover project
is yet to recieve nod
from senior govern-
ment officials. The
meeting was chaired by
JDA Commissioner
Ravi Jain.
Don’t politicise issue of martyrs’
widows, hear them: Pilot in Tonk
Manoj Sharma
& Manoj Jain
Tonk/Karauli: For-
mer Deputy CM Sachin
Pilot on Friday said
that no one should do
politics on the issue of
martyrs’ widows. Pilot
said this while inter-
acting with the media
in Tonk.
“It is a tradition to
welcome anyone who
comes to Rajasthan, but
we request them to
come to Rajasthan and
talk about development,
talk about integration.
2023 is an election year,
so we have to work twice
as hard to reach the peo-
ple,” he said.
Earlier, Pilot reached
Nayagaon in Mandrail
on Friday afternoon
and paid tribute to Ke-
sar Devi, mother of Ru-
ral Development and
Panchayati Raj Minis-
ter Ramesh Meena, by
offering flowers on her
painting and expressed
his condolences to the
minister. While going to
Mandrayal, Congress
workers welcomed Pilot
by garlanding him at
various places.
Sachin Pilot pays floral tribute to Kesar Devi, mother of Minister
Ramesh Meena, in Nayagaon village, Karauli on Friday.
Raj first State to verify 28K pensioners via face app
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan has
emerged as the first
state in the country to
have carried out annual
verification of 27,954
pensioners by using the
recently launched face
recognition system
(RAJSSP) app.
According to officials
of social justice and em-
powerment depart-
ment, over 94 lakh pen-
sioners will benefit
from this app.
“We want to give ben-
efits of digital services
to pensioners and ben-
eficiaries of social secu-
rity schemes and aim at
making processes sim-
pler and hassle free.
Promising a transpar-
ent system coming up
with doorstep availabil-
ity of our schemes, we
have launched this app,
said Samit Sharma, sec-
retary, social justice
and empowerment de-
partment, Rajasthan.
The face app was
launchedonFebruary23
this year and by March
9, the department had
made annual verifica-
tionof 27,954pensioners
which is a record in it-
self, said officials.
Annual verification
is conducted annually
by the department to
check if the benefi-
ciary is alive. To re-
ceive the pension ben-
efits on a regular basis,
these pensioners were
required to undergo an
“Annual Verification”
every year either by
presenting themselves
personally or by the
help of E-Mitra or
Point of Service.
Over 94 lakh pensioners will benefit from this application.
Tourism Principal Secretary Gayatri Rathore interacts with visitors
at travel fair ‘ITB’ in Berlin, Germany on Friday.
APP USES AADHAR
City businessman
gets final JMC
notice for illegal
construction
Medical tuition fee
waiver for reserved
category students
in Govt colleges
Army extends
registration for
Agniveer scheme
Working to improve
road network: Jatav
Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur: The Jaipur
Municipal Corporation
Heritage clamped down
on illegal construction
of influential business-
man. The Civil Line
Zone of the corporation
issued final notice on
illegal construction
without leaving set-
back on K-7, Malviya
Marg, C-Scheme.
Earlier on March 2,
notice was issued by the
corporation but illegal
builder Jai Suroliya did
not give any reply to the
notice. On Friday again
the final notice was is-
sued by the corporation
with instructions to re-
ply to the notice in 3
days. Notably
, a posh
club is being built
through the illegal con-
struction.Willtheillegal
construction be demol-
ished or will action
against illegal construc-
tion stop due to some big
recommendation?
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Medical Educa-
tion Department has
given a big relief to the
Government Medical
College students. After
the approval of the cabi-
net, the Medical Educa-
tion Department has is-
sued orders to waive off
the tuition fees of medi-
cal students. Notably
, the
Medical Education De-
partment had sent the
proposal to the cabinet.
After getting the approv-
al,themedicaleducation
department has waived
off thetuitionfeesof stu-
dents belonging to MBC,
OBC, SC, ST categories.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The online ap-
plications were invited
from the eligible candi-
dates under the Ag-
niveerRecruitment.The
process of application
onthesewastoendon15
Mar 2023. Now the last
date of online registra-
tion has been extended
till 20 Mar 2023 on www.
joinindianarmy.nic.in.
Candidates can register
themselves using their
Aadhaar cards or class
10 certificates.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: PWD Minister
Bhajanlal Jatav on
Friday chaired the
tenth meeting of
the Rajasthan
State Road Devel-
opment Fund
M a n a g e m e n t
Board (RSRDFM)
and the first meet-
ing of the newly formed
board in the secretariat.
While addressing the
gathering, the minister
said that the depart-
ment is working to
strengthen the road
system by taking sug-
gestions from non-gov-
ernmental organisa-
tions (NGOs).
“The depart-
ment is leading
the whole country
in identifying
black spots in Ra-
jasthan and re-
pairing them. As
per the instructions of
the CM, the department
is working to secure
and improve the road
network in the state,”
said Bhajanlal Jatav.
FARMERS IN DISTRESS
A woman farmer sits beside her farm of wheat and onion, damaged due to untimely rain, at Muhana in Jaipur on Friday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Directo-
rate of Medical Educa-
tion was on Fri-
day conferred
with the SKOCH
Gold Award in
the health sector
for organ trans-
plantation. The
award was given
for the setting up of the
State Organ and Tissue
Transplant Organisa-
tion (SOTTO). Princi-
pal Secretary (Medical
Education) T Ravikant
informed that in 2019,
SOTTO was estab-
lished in SMS Medical
College and so far, 95
kidneys, 45 liv-
ers, 27 hearts,
one pancreas,
fourteen corneas
and two heart
valves have been
transplanted in
the state through
organ donation of 51
brain dead persons. So-
cial Justice and Em-
powerment Depart-
ment was also given
the award on Friday.
❍ ORGAN TRANSPLANT, WELFARE
Health,Social Justice
Depts get SKOCH award
—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

RAJASTHAN
03
REPORTREACHES AMITSHAH,BJPTO
PROTESTOUTSIDESTATEOFFICETODAY
Aishwary Pradhan, Vikas
Sharma and Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur: The report
about BJP MP Kirodi
Lal Meena’s alleged de-
tention and misbehav-
iour by police reached
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Friday.
State BJP in-charge
Arun Singh had taken
complete feedback from
state leaders and sent
full update of the mat-
ter to the Centre.
As soon as the news
of Kirodi Lal Meena’s
arrest spread, his sup-
porters started taking it
to the streets. In protest,
the Jaipur-Agra Nation-
al Highway and the
Lalsot-Dausa Highway
were blocked.
Meena went to SEZ
police station, where
the supporters of the
three widows were ini-
tially kept. The police
action against the wid-
ows happened around 3
am when Meena had
gone to his residence.
He alleged he was man-
handled and detained
by the police.
“Why is the govt so
afraid of 3 women war-
riors that the police
picked them up over-
night. Don’t know
where they have been
taken? The women are
only pleading to meet
Gehlot ji. Why is the CM
so nervous to hear
them? CM has been
locked in seven wired
system like Saddam
Hussain.” Meena said.
Satish Poonia, Om
Mathur, Rajendra
Rathore and Arun
Chaturvedi met Meena
at the SMS hospital.
Rathore and Chaturvedi
said BJP leaders will
hold a meeting to fur-
ther discuss the strate-
gy and big sit in will be
done at BJP HQs on Sat-
urday. Poonia said that
the CM should have
taken the initiative to
talk to martyrs’ widows.
SMS Hospital Super-
intendent Dr Achal
Sharma said that CT
Scan of Dr Kirodi was
normal and a medical
board of 7 doctors have
also been formed.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur: State Sainik
Welfare Advisory Com-
mittee Chairman Manv-
endra Singh Jasol on
Friday broke his silence
over the developments
going on for the past sev-
eral days regarding the
case of Pulwama mar-
tyrs widows and termed
it as a politically moti-
vated incident.
Talking to the media
at Circuit House in
Jodhpur, Jasol said that
according to the rules of
the department, there is
a provision to give jobs
to martyrs widows and
their sons and daugh-
ters. “But here one pro-
testing widow is de-
manding a job for her
brother-in-law, which is
not possible according
to the rules. One widow
is demanding installa-
tion of a third statue of
her martyr husband. In
the past, two idols have
already been installed
and in view of the pub-
lic interest this demand
is also not appropriate,”
he said. Jasol said that
if the widow wants to
get a compensatory job
for her brother-in-law,
then she should contact
the Central Govt for
that. “Ministry of Home
Affairs can give jobs to
any family member. For
that a demand can be
made to the Central
GovtthroughMPsalso,”
he said.
The widows have been
protesting since February
28 and launched an indefi-
nite hunger strike six days
ago, demanding a change in
rules so that their relatives
and not just children can
get government jobs on
compassionate grounds.
Their other demands include
construction of roads and
installation of statues of the
martyrs in their villages. On
Thursday, CM Ashok Gehlot
responded to the demands,
asking on Twitter whether
it would be "appropriate" to
give jobs to other relatives
of the martyred jawans
instead of their children.
"What will happen to the
children of the martyr when
they grow up? Is it appropri-
ate to trample upon their
rights?" he asked.
MP from Jaipur Rural
Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore held a press con-
ference and said that the
Congress always insulted
the Army. “Rahul Gandhi
insulted the country’s
Army every time,” he said.
Bhartiya Janata Party
State President Dr Satish
Poonia said that the martyrs
widows are fighting for their
rights and it is unfortunate
that their families are being
harassed by the police in
Jaipur. “Government should
show big heart and meet the
widows and hear them,” he
said. MP Diya Kumari said
the public servants are being
treated like criminals in the
state, which is highly con-
demnable “His privilege as
an MP is also being violated.
If the state government does
not come to its senses, then
the public will teach a lesson
this time,” she said. Union
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat also criti-
cised the alleged detention
of Kirodi Lal Meena and said
that the government is act-
ing like a dictator.
(1) BJP MP Kirodi Meena being detained by Samod Police on Friday.
(2) Rajendra Rathore,Arun Cahturvedi, Om Mathur at the SMS
Hospital in Jaipur on Friday. (3) Pulwama martyr’s widow Sundari
Gurjar was admitted to Nagar Hospital in Bharatpur on Friday.
MP Kirodi Meena’s supporters blocked Jaipur-Agra National
Highway, Lalsot-Dausa Highway, and Mathura-Kota mega highway.
Manvendra Singh Jasol during
the press conference on Friday.
State govt giving all
facilities to widows
as per norms: Jasol
WIDOWS SEEK JOBS FOR
RELATIVE, MORE IDOLS
POONIA, GAJENDRA SINGH, DIYA KUMARI,
RAJYAVARDHAN CORNER GEHLOT GOVT
l Kirodi Lal Meena
gets injured, falls ill
as Samod Police
tries to stop him
l SMS hospital
forms a medical
board of 7 doctors
for ‘injured’ Meena
3
1
2
The behavior of the govt with Dr Kirodi Lal
Meena, who is agitating for
the demands of the Pulwa-
ma martyrs’ widows is highly con-
demnable. This undemocratic at-
tempt by the Cong govt to suppress
the voice by showing fear of lathi
will not be tolerated.
—Vasundhara Raje, Former CM

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
If you don’t fight for what
you want, Don’t cry for
what you lost.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
Greetings and warm wishes to all
CISF personnel and their families
on their Raising Fay. The CISF is
known for its professionalism and
competence. The force makes
tremendous contribution towards
securing India’s strategic installations.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Greetings to all the personnel of @
CISFHQrs on their 54th #RaisingDay.
CISF is known for its professionalism
and commitment. The nation is proud of
them for their unwavering commitment
in securing India’s critical infrastructure.
TOP TWEETS
KAPIL SIBAL AND
HIS INITIATIVE TO
SAVE DEMOCRATIC
INSTITUTIONS
enior advocate and
former Congress par-
ty leader has
launched a platform
‘Insaaf ke Sipahi’ to
bring together people to fight
what he describes as “misuse of
institutions” by the present gov-
ernment. The platform also aims
to fight injustices by creating a
people’s movement against the
BJP which is believed to be
threatening democratic institu-
tions. Sibal is an independent
member of the Rajya Sabha who
feels that “injustice is being done
to citizens, democratic institu-
tions, Opposition parties, jour-
nalists,teachersandbusinesses”.
So far his initiative has won
support from leaders of different
political parties, but its transfor-
mation into a people’s movement
is yet to happen, presumably be-
cause it is still in a nascent stage.
For his platform’s proposed pub-
lic meeting at Jantar Mantar on
March11Sibalhasissuedanopen
invitation to everyone, although
lawyers will be in the lead.
Sibal’s objective is “not to crit-
icise Modi, but to reform him”.
How he plans to go about his
positive agenda is not yet known.
S
ali Janardhana
Reddy, who is fac-
ing charges of il-
legal iron ore min-
ing in the Bellary
region of Karnataka, has
been an important part of the
BJP since 1999 when he and
his two brothers campaigned
for Sushma Swaraj against
Indira Gandhi. Swaraj dis-
tanced herself from Reddy
after they faced charges of
illegal mining. His ties with
the BJP, however, continued
to grow strong.
It was due to his efforts
that the BJP emerged as the
largest single party with 110
seats in 2008. BS Yediyurap-
pa inducted Reddy as minis-
ter for tourism and infra-
structure and as the minister
in-charge of Bellary district.
In 2011 he was found guilty
of illegal mining and de-
frauding the government by
Karnataka’s then Lokayuk-
ta, Justice Santosh Hegde.
He was subsequently arrest-
ed by the CBI but he contin-
ued to maintain close ties
with the BJP.
In 2022, Reddy formed his
own political party named
Kalyana Rajya Pragati Pak-
sha after resigning from the
BJP. The present case which
Reddy is facing in a CBI court
relates to the illegal iron ore
mining to the tune of 7 to 8
million metric tonnes during
2009-2010 for which he spent
time in jail. He is suspected
to have parked substantial
part of his earnings in sev-
eral countries.
The rule of mining mafia
which Reddy ran in Bellary
was dubiously called the
“Republic of Bellary”, which
did not allow any interfer-
ence from any government
machinery
. Despite his noto-
riety as a mining baron, Red-
dy remains a popular figure
in politics. This time, how-
ever, the CBI seems to have
turned the heat on him.
CBI TURNS THE HEAT
ON A MINING BARON
The rule of mining mafia
which Reddy ran in Bellary
was dubiously called the
“Republic of Bellary”, which
didn’t allow any
interference from any
govt machinery. Despite his
notoriety as a mining baron,
he remains a popular
figure in politics
G
heQuadrilateralSecurityDia-
logue colloquially known as
the QUAD came into being
firstwhenthefournations,the
US, India, Japan, and Austral-
ia met for the first time in 2007
on the side-lines of the Asso-
ciationof SoutheastAsianNa-
tions (ASEAN). Though the
Quad came into being in 2007
but its revival can be attribut-
ed to the events in the period
between 2012-2020 where each
Quad member experienced
Chinese aggression. China
jeopardized security by refus-
ing to respect internationally
accepted maritime rules, chal-
lenging rules-based orders,
claiming lands and islands,
building artificial islands, and
becoming a threat to peace in
the Indo-Pacific. The Quad al-
liance had its roots in the fact
that all four nations are demo-
cratic nations with common
maritime interests for trade
and commerce in the region.
Thealliancenowholdsregular
meetings, semi-regular sum-
mits, information exchanges
and military drills of all the
member countries. The alli-
ancealsoofferfinancialhelpto
nations with debt in the Indo-
Pacificregionandarecommit-
ted to their overall develop-
ment.
Interests of the US. The
Indo-Pacific spans two oceans
and several continents, mak-
ing it important to U.S. mari-
time interests. Almost 40 per-
cent of Global trade is routed
throughhereandhasitsorigin
orexitintheregion.Recognis-
ing that peace and security in
the maritime domain under-
pins the development and
prosperity of the Indo-Pacific,
the US finds working closely
with its strategic treaty allies
AustraliaandJapanandgrow-
ing important strategic part-
ner India as natural for secure
Indo - Pacific. The Chinese as-
sertions to challenge the US
led regional status quo, ten-
sions over their trade imbal-
ance, its pursuit of regional
interests in South China Sea
andkeepingtheTaiwanunder
constant threat of aggression
binds US to initiate actions to
contain China and its growing
clout in the region.
Japan’s interests. Former
Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe was a strong be-
liever in the Quad’s power to
ensure a “free and open Indo-
Pacific.” Japan depends heav-
ily on open sea lanes for its
trade with the world and has
been pioneer in supporting
investment in manufactur-
ing, trade, and infrastructure
development across the re-
gion. Japan has been always
wary of Chinese military
build-up and assertion of its
sovereignty in the South Chi-
na Sea, as well as provoca-
tions toward Senkaku Islands
in the East China Sea. Japan
has its focus on to offer alter-
native sources of assistance
in field of electronics and in-
frastructure to overcome Chi-
nese dominance and condi-
tionalities put in trade for the
countries of Indo Pacific.
Australia’sInterests.Over
a decade or so there has been
sortof “freezeof relations”be-
tween Australia and China,
mainly because Australia has
been actively challenging Chi-
nese coercive behavior and ac-
tionsthatthreatentheexisting
world order. Australian de-
mand for an independent in-
quiryintooriginsof COVID-19
hasfurtherdippedthebilateral
relations. Australia is econom-
ically vulnerable to Chinese
aggression as China has been
its major trading partner and
has huge number of Chinese
students studying and tourists
visiting Australia. From an
Australian perspective, in the
post-COVID world, the need to
reconstruct supply chains and
preserve the rules-based inter-
national order is high; the ties
between the Quad nations
must continue to strengthen.
India’s Interest. The lin-
geringborderissuewhichsaw
fierce clashes at Doklam and
Galwan in Ladakh region and
latertheincursionsinTawang
in Arunachal in last three
years have just been part of
Chinese aggressive gestures
against India. India has stood
its ground by an giving an
equally blunt reply and
strengthening its ties further
with the QUAD countries. In-
dia’s growing friendship with
the QUAD and its increased
activities in South China Sea
hasnotauguredwellwithChi-
na. Through the Quad, India
can counterbalance China’s
growing presence in the Indo-
Pacific region, including its
BRI (Belt and Road Initiative)
where Chinese are trying to
encircleIndiabybuildingport
facilitiesinitsneighbourhood.
The Quad opens Indian oppor-
tunitiesinthefieldof informa-
tion sharing, defence ties, and
it has the potential to boost its
pharmaceutical prowess in
the post-pandemic world.
However, the Quad getting
reduced to an anti-China
grouping has some inherent
dangers for India as it trig-
gers the possibility of reacti-
vating tensions with China
on different fronts, and it will
undermine India’s involve-
ment in other organisations
like BRICS and SCO where
both India and China are im-
portant members. India’s in-
volvement in the Quad could
also risk alienating two im-
portant Indian allies, Iran,
and Myanmar being targets
of other three members.
The China Version. China
criticises the Quad as it sees it
as a mechanism to contain its
global rise and accuses the
group of being dedicated to
undermining its interests.
The regular Joint Exercises
by all four navies of the quad,
U.S. President Joe Biden’s vir-
tual Quad meeting of all
Heads of Quad states on COV-
ID-19 vaccines, climate
change, and technological in-
novation and supply-chain
resilience has further irked
Chinese and its relations with
each of the Quad members
have become more tense dur-
ing the pandemic and contin-
ues so even in post Pandemic
period. The Chinese have also
been critical of outcome of
the recent quad Foreign Min-
isters meet and will be keenly
observingtheJul2023summit
of the Quad Heads of Sates.
Current Status. The joint
communiqueof QuadForeign
Ministers Meet, in Delhi early
this month clearly remains
guided by Pacific priorities of
climatechange,resilientinfra-
structure and maritime secu-
rity
. The quad members also
reaffirmed consistent and un-
wavering support for ASEAN
centralityandunity
.TheQuad
leaders also focussed on deep-
ening engagement with re-
gional partners, including
throughinformation-sharing,
capacity-building and techni-
cal assistance. “ The world
maybefocusedontheUkraine
crisis, the message from the
Quad summit to be held in
Sydney in Jul 2023 is likely to
be loud and clear the Indo-Pa-
cific continues to be the focal
point of global attention and
the Quad remains committed
supporting development of
Pacific Island countries and
will continue to fight Chinese
assertiveness in the Indo-Pa-
cific region.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
THE QUADRILATERAL SECURITY DIALOGUE (QUAD):
INDIA’S STRATEGIC BALANCING ACT TO
COUNTER CHINESE GROWING INFLUENCE
T
The joint communique
of Quad Foreign
Ministers Meet, in
Delhi early this month
clearly remains guided
by Pacific priorities of
climate change,
resilient infrastructure
and maritime security.
The quad members also
reaffirmed consistent
and unwavering
support for ASEAN
centrality and unity
Through the Quad, India
can counterbalance China’s
growing presence in the
Indo-Pacific region,
including its BRI (Belt and
Road Initiative) where
Chinese are trying to
encircle India by
building port facilities in its
neighbourhood. The Quad
opens Indian
opportunities in the field of
information sharing,
defence ties
COL RAJESH BHUKAR
The author is a Post Graduate in
International Studies, Alumni of Defense
Services Staff College, Wellington
and College of Combat, Mhow

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INDIA
05
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Vice President
Jagdeep Dhankhar on
Friday said that India
is a global example
where “we have used
technology for making
available efficient ser-
vices to the people”.
“Technology enables
accessibility and reduces
outof pocketexpenditure
for citizens,” he said at
the second International
Symposium on Health
Technology Assessment
(ISHTA) 2023 here.
Union Health Minis-
ter Mansukh Mandavi-
ya was also present on
the occasion. The inter-
national symposium
was organised by De-
partment of Health Re-
search, Health Minis-
try in collaboration
with World Health Or-
ganization (WHO) and
Centre for Global De-
velopment.
India global example of using technology: VP
FOR MAKING AVAILABLE EFFICIENT SERVICES
COURTYARD
in the
in the
DELHI HC ORDERS
EFI TO EXPAND
POOL OF ASIAD
PROBABLES
Chennai: Coming down
heavily on the Eques-
trian Federation of India
(EFI), the High Court of
Delhi recently expressed
serious concerns over the
functioning of the NSF.
The court also ordered the
federation to expand the
pool of probables selected
to attend coaching camps
and participate in the FEI
competitions in their bid to
qualify for the upcoming
Asian Games scheduled
in China. The order came
as a big relief for those
wishing to be a part of the
camp and qualifying tour-
naments to acquire mini-
mum eligibility require-
ment (MER) especially
the petitioners — Chirag
Khandal, 19 (Eventing),
Shashank Singh Kataria,
18 (Eventing) and Yash
Nensee, 22 (Show Jump-
ing). “After examining
the conduct of the EFI
throughout the present
proceedings, this Court is
of the prima facie opinion
that EFI succeeded in their
vicious approach to elimi-
nate the best candidates
by acting in a completely
capricious and arbitrary
manner while discharging
its responsibilities,” the
court opined.
BJP must make stand clear on
Women’s Reservation Bill: Cong
New Delhi (PTI): The
Congress on Friday
asked the BJP to make
its stand clear on the
Bill and demanded that
it be tabled in Lok Sab-
ha in the upcoming sec-
ond part of the Budget
Session of Parliament.
The Congress’ asser-
tion came on a day BRS
leader K Kavitha was
observing a hunger
strike seeking passage
of the long-pending bill
in the second part of
the Budget session
starting March 13.
Congress general sec-
retary Jairam Ramesh
said, “The landmark
Bill was passed in the
Rajya Sabha in March
2010, ENTIRELY due to
the efforts of the Con-
gress leadership.” “But
it could not find support
in Lok Sabha. The Bill
has not lapsed. It is alive
and pending. What has
stopped it from being
revived?” he said.
Cong leader Alka
Lamba said when bill
was passed in RS, Con-
gress did not have a ma-
jority in the LS & it was
a coalition government.
The Congress’ assertion came on a day when BRS leader held a hunger strike in New Delhi on Friday
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha addresses a gathering during a one-day hunger strike demanding the introduction of the
Women’s Reservation Bill at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
WASN’T CONSULTED: JAIRAM RAMESH
ON VICE PREZ’S PERSONAL STAFF ROW
CONGRESS PROMISES TO EXTEND GOVT
BENEFITS TO FARMERS IN TELANGANA
ARVIND KEJRIWAL WILL MEET SAME FATE
AS MANISH SISODIA: BJP’S MANOJ TIWARI
NEXT IS KEJRIWAL:
JAILED CONMAN
CHANDRASHEKHAR
New Delhi (PTI): Senior Congress leader Jairam
Ramesh said as chairperson of a parliamentary commit-
tee, he was not consulted at all over the recent appoint-
ments of personal attached with committees under the
ambit of the Rajya Secretariat.
New Delhi PTI: The Congress on Friday promised to ex-
tend government benefits to tenant farmers in Telangana,
besides setting up land tribunals in the state. Speaking
to reporters near Karimnagar, AICC General Secretary
in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said about
15 lakh tenant farmers in the state are not getting govern-
ment benefits like crop insurance. “Congress says that all
government programmes be implemented for tenant farm-
ers also,” he told the media. Ramesh, who listed out five
principles for the benefit of farmers, said land tribunals
would be set up in all 33 districts of the state. Congress
would also undertake land survey in the state in two years
if it comes to power.
New Delhi (ANI): Reacting to Delhi former Deputy Chief
Minister Manish Sisodia’s arrest, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari
asserted that Delhi Chief Minister would also meet the same
fate. “I can clearly foresee that in future, Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal would meet the same fate as jailed ministers
Sisodia and Satyendar Jain. You can cheat a human being,
but you can’t cheat God. The way Delhi’s treasury has been
looted, I don’t think any criminal or corrupt person will be
able to escape,” Manoj Tiwari said.
New Delhi (ANI): Reacting
to Delhi’s former minister
Manish Sisodia’s arrest,
jailed businessman Sukesh
Chandrashekhar on Friday
said that the next arrest will
be of Delhi CM Arvind Ke-
jriwal. “Truth has prevailed,
and next will be Arvind
Kejriwal,” Sukesh said.
He was presented before
a Delhi court in a money
laundering case today.
BJPprotestsagainstAAP,
policedetainprotestors
New Delhi (ANI): BJP
workers protest against
the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) government on
Friday in Delhi ahead
of the bail plea hearing
of former Deputy CM
Manish Sisodia in the
liquor policy case.
They also put up post-
ersnamingChief Minis-
ter Arvind Kejriwal and
Former minister Saty-
endar Jain, who is cur-
rently in Tihar Jail in a
money laundering case.
Manish Sisodia was
brought to Delhi’s
Rouse Avenue Court in
connection with al-
leged irregularities in
the now-scrapped liq-
uor policy.
The Enforcement Di-
rectoratehasalsomoved
the court seeking Siso-
dia’s custody for 10 days.
BJP leaders and workers raise slogans during a protest against
the Delhi Govt, near AAP headquarters in New Delhi, on Friday.
BJP supporters wearing masks of AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and
Satyendar Jain are seen jailed during a demonstrative protest by
party supporters against the AAP, in New Delhi on Friday.
BJP MP Dubey seeks
Rahul Gandhi’s Lok
Sabha membership
Shah virtually inaugurates development
projects worth `154 crore in Ahmedabad
BJPplansmassive45ralliesforPM
ModiinLokSabhaseatslostin2019
Ahmedabad (PTI): Un-
ionHomeMinisterAmit
Shah on Friday virtual-
ly inaugurated various
development projects
worth Rs 154 crore in
Ahmedabad city in his
home state Gujarat.
Shah also addressed a
function jointly organ-
ised by the Ahmedabad
Municipal Corporation
the Ahmedabad Ur-
ban Development Au-
thority
.“My(LokSabha)
constituency of Gandhi-
nagar was already de-
veloped before I became
an MP from there. How-
ever, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi says
that we have to do our
best in every sector,” the
minister said.
New Delhi (ANI): The
BJP is set to launch a
special campaign to
strengthen the 160 Lok
Sabha seats the party
had lost in the 2019 Lok
Sabha elections and un-
der this strategy, the
party is planning to or-
ganise over 45 rallies of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi in these con-
stituencies.
EAM Jaishankar calls on
Australian PM Albanese
New Delhi (PTI): BJP
MP Nishikant Dubey on
Friday sought termina-
tion of Rahul Gandhi’s
membership from Lok
Sabha while deposing
before a parliamentary
panel over his privilege
notice against the Con-
gress leader.
Following Gandhi’s
speech in the first part
of theBudgetSession,in
which he commented on
the Hindenburg-Adani
issue, Dubey moved the
privilege notice against
him on February 7. Pre-
senting his case before
Lok Sabha’s privilege
committee chaired by
BJP MP Sunil Singh,
Dubey said despite Gan-
dhi’s remarks expunged
by Lok Sabha Speaker,
they are still available
on his and Congress of-
ficialYouTubechannels.
“Not only one but
three types of privilege
apply to him, and he is
habitual offender and
therefore his member-
ship should be termi-
nated,” a source quot-
ing Dubey said. Dubey
also presented docu-
ments and reports to
substantiate his point
thatallallegationsmade
by Gandhi are baseless.
He cited expulsion of
Subramanian Swamy
1976fromRajyaSabhato
buttress his demand for
Gandhi’s termination.
New Delhi (PTI): Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister
S Jaishankar on Friday
called on Australian
Prime Minister Antho-
ny Albanese and dis-
cussed key aspects of
the fast deepening In-
dia-Australia ties.
Jaishankar met Alba-
nese ahead of the visit-
ing leader’s summit
talks with Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi BJP MP Nishikant Dubey (R).
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar calls on Australian PM
Anthony Albanese, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
U’khand seeks
`2000 crore
rehabilitation
package
10% reservation
for Ex-Agniveers
in BSFJobs: Govt
Dehradun (ANI): The
Uttarakhand govern-
ment has sought an eco-
nomic package of Rs
2000 crore from Central
Government for subsid-
ence-affected areas in
Joshimath rehabilita-
tion of the affected peo-
ple,saidSecretarytoCM
RMeenakshiSundaram.
Sundaram said, “The
state government has
sought an economic
packageof Rs2,000crore
from the Center for the
treatment of Joshimath
disaster-affected area
andrehabilitationof the
affected people.”
“The state govern-
ment has prepared the
blueprintof thepackage
on the basis of the as-
sessment of the damage
done at its level,” added
Secretary Sundaram.
New Delhi PTI: In a fil-
lip to the ambitious Ag-
nipath scheme, the Un-
ion home ministry has
announced 10 per cent
reservation for former
Agniveers in vacancies
in the Border Security
Force with relaxations
in the upper age-limit.
The announcement
was made through a no-
tification after amend-
ing the Border Security
Force, General Duty
Cadre (Non-Gazetted)
Recruitment Rules,
2015, and it will come
into effect from March
9. “Ten per cent of the
vacancies shall be re-
served for ex-Ag-
niveers,” the notifica-
tion said.
The ministry said
while the upper age
limit would be relax-
able to up to five years
for candidates of the
first batch of ex-Ag-
niveers, the limit would
be relaxable to up to
three years for candi-
dates of other batches.
Former Agniveers
will also be exempted
from physical efficien-
cy test, the notification
said.
Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates development projects
of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Ahmedabad Urban
Development Authority via video conf, in New Delhi on Friday.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda being
received by party members on his arrival, at HAL Airport, in
Bengaluru on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar addressing at the inauguration of International Symposium on
Health Technology Assessment 2023, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
PM MODI TO
VISIT KARNATAKA
ON MARCH 12
‘MANY INITIATIVES
TO EASE BURDEN’
Karnataka (ANI): Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
is scheduled to visit
Karnataka on March 12
where he will dedicate
and lay the founda-
tion stones of projects
worth around Rs 16,000
crores, a release from
the Prime Minister’s Of-
fice said. “At around 12
noon, Prime Minister will
also dedicate and lay the
foundation stone of key
road projects in Mandya.
New Delhi (Agencies):
The government has also
taken several initiatives
to ease the burden on the
poor and downtrodden
section. With the world
largest, transparent and
accountable program of
Ayushman Bharat being
launched by this govern-
ment, it is catering to
the citizens welfare and
simultaneously generat-
ing jobs and enterprise”,
said Vice President
Jagdeep Dhankhar.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI

Jamshedpur (Agencies): A woman killed her hus-
band and tried to burn his body inside their house
in Old Subhash Colony in Jharkhand`s Jamshedpur.
The accused locked herself inside and electrified
the door to prevent the police from breaking in. The
incident took place on Thursday night. The deceased
has been identified as Amarnath Singh, who was as-
sociated with the transport and real estate business.
WOMAN KILLS HUSBAND, TRIES TO BURN
BODY; ELECTRIFIES DOOR TO STOP POLICE
New Delhi (ANI): Delhi Police Special Cell bust-
ed an International Narcotic Drug cartel in Delhi
on Friday, as informed by the officials. “14.5 kg
Methaqualone and one car used in transporting
drugs were recovered from Delhi and Noida,” said
the officials in a statement. Reportedly, the cartel
members used to store drugs at a house in a posh
colony in Greater Noida.
DELHI POLICE SPECIAL CELL BUSTS
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTIC DRUG CARTEL
INDIA
06
‘YOUR TERRORISTS’ VS
‘MY TERRORISTS’: INDIA
AT UNITED NATIONS
United Nations: India has
said that the tendency to
categorise terrorism on the
basis of motivations behind
terrorist acts is “dangerous”
and asserted that all kinds
of terror attacks, whether
motivated by Islamophobia,
anti-Sikh, anti-Buddhist or
anti-Hindu prejudices, are
condemnable. Underlining
that there cannot be good or
bad terrorists, India said such
an approach “will only take
us back to the pre-9/11 era
of labelling terrorists as ‘Your
Terrorists’ and ‘My Terrorists’
erase collective gains the
international community has
made over the last 2 decades.
INDIA-PAK: TO RESOLVE
DISPUTE, WE SUPPORT
CONSTRUCTIVE
DIALOGUE, SAYS US
Washington: The United
States supports a construc-
tive dialogue and meaningful
conversation between India
and Pakistan, the Biden ad-
ministration said reiterating
that it’s for New Delhi and
Islamabad to decide on the
nature of that dialogue. The
US is ready to play its role
if they agree, it added. State
Department Spokesperson
Ned Price, in response to
a question, refused any
meditating role for the US
for talks between India and
Pakistan. “Because these are
decisions for the countries
themselves,” Price said.
US REAFFIRMS “INDIA IS A
GLOBAL STRATEGIC PARTNER”
Washington (ANI):
The US on Thursday (lo-
cal time) reiterated that
India is a global strate-
gic partner of America.
In a US State Depart-
ment press briefing,
spokespersonNed Price
said, “our message to In-
dia and about India is
consistent. India is a
global strategic partner
of US,” while replying
on US Secretary of State
Antony Blinken recent
visit to India and his au-
dience with PM Naren-
dra Modi.
“Secy did have an au-
dience with PM when he
was in Delhi for G20,”
said Price.
Blinken was in India
to take part in the G20
ForeignMinisters’Meet-
ing and the Raisina Dia-
logue. “The engage-
ments we’ve had with
our Indian partners at
the ministerial level, at
the leader level, at all
levels, have been in fur-
therance of deepening
the already extensive
ties between our two
countries,” said US
State Department
spokesperson.
He said that the US
want to deepen global
strategic partnership
with India.
“There are various
ways in which our two
societies are inter-
twined. So every time
we have an opportunity
to meet with our Indian
counterparts, it is an ef-
fort to deepen what is
that already quite exten-
sive global strategic
partnership,”saidPrice.
India-US bilateral re-
lations have developed
into a “global strategic
partnership”, based on
shared democratic val-
ues and increasing con-
vergence of interests on
bilateral, regional and
global issues.
Regular exchange of
high-level political vis-
its has provided sus-
tained momentum to
bilateral cooperation,
while the wide-ranging
and ever-expanding dia-
logue architecture has
established a long-term
framework for India-US
engagement.
Today, the India-U.S.
bilateral cooperation is
broad-based and multi-
sectoral, covering trade
and investment, de-
fence and security, edu-
cation, science and
technology, cyber secu-
rity, high-technology,
civil nuclear energy,
space technology and
applications, clean en-
ergy, environment, ag-
riculture and health.
Vibrant people-to-
people interaction and
support across the po-
litical spectrum in both
countries nurture our
bilateral relationship.
Secy did
have an au-
dience with
PM when he was in
Delhi for G20. I’m
not in a position to
detail what was ex-
changed between
them.
—Ned Price, Spokesperson,
US State Department
PUNJAB BUDGET 2023
AAP GOVT PRESENTS
`1,96,462 crore
Budget with focus on education,
health and agriculture sectors
P
unjab Finance
Minister Har-
pal Singh
Cheema presented a
`1.96-lakh-crore state
budget for 2023-24 in
the assembly here on
Friday with a focus on
agriculture, education
and health segments.
Speaking in the As-
sembly, Harpal Chee-
ma said education,
health, and agricul-
ture are among the
priority sectors for
the government.
Total budget size
has been increased by
26 per cent to `1,96,462
crore for 2023-24 over
the previous year, the
state finance minister
said. It is the first full
budget of the AAP
government.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BUDGET
z On the health sector,
the minister said 10.50
lakh people have been
treated in ‘Aam Aadmi
Clinics’ in the state so far.
z Cheema said 26,797
jobs have been given
so far by the Bhagwant
Mann government.
z Gross State Domes-
tic Product (GSDP) of
Punjab to be `6.98 crore
for FY23/24.
z A total of `13,888
crore has been allocated
for agriculture and allied
sector, up by 20 per cent.
z For Sports, Cheema
proposed an allocation
of `258 crore which
is 55% more than FY
2022-23, he claimed.
z For Education, Chee-
ma proposed an outlay of
`17,072 crore for school
and higher education,
which is 12% higher than
the previous year. `20
crore have been allocated
for latest training of
school principals in the
budget.
z A budgetary provi-
sion of `4,781 crore
has been allocated
for health and family
welfare in FY 2023-24
which is 11% higher
than the previous year
2022-23(RE).
B’luru-Mysuru
Expressway will
contribute to
K’taka’s growth,
says PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
FridaysaidtheBengalu-
ru-Mysuru Expressway
was an important con-
nectivity project that
willcontributetoKarna-
taka’s growth trajectory
.
The expressway is set
for inauguration soon.
PM Modi tagged a
tweet by Minister of
Road Transport and
Highways Nitin Gad-
kari who said the con-
struction of the Bengal-
uru-Mysuru Express-
way, which encircles a
portion of NH-275, in-
cludes four rail over-
bridges, nine signifi-
cant bridges, 40 minor
bridges, and 89 under-
passes and overpasses.
“An important con-
nectivity project which
will contribute to Kar-
nataka’s growth trajec-
tory,” PM Modi said of
the project.
LSspeakertoattendAssemblyofInter-ParlUnion
Manama [Bahrain]
(ANI): LokSabhaSpeak-
er Om Birla arrived in
Bahrain’s capital Mana-
ma on Friday with a Par-
liamentarydelegationto
attend the 146th Assem-
bly of the Inter-Parlia-
mentary Union.
The Lok Sabha
Speaker received a
warm welcome from
the Deputy Chairman
and Members of the
Bahrain Parliament
Shura Jamal Fakhro.
“Arrived in Bahrain
to a warm welcome by
H.E. Mr. Jamal Fakhro,
Deputy Chairman
Members of @Shura-
Bahrain. In #IPU146,
will speak on “Promot-
ing peaceful co-exist-
ence inclusive socie-
ties: Fight against intol-
erance”. Will also hold
several bilaterals with
counterparts,” Birla
said in a tweet.
Lok Sabha Speaker
will lead an Indian Par-
liamentary delegation
(IPD)tothe146thAssem-
bly of the Inter-Parlia-
mentary Union (IPU) to
beheldinManama,Bah-
rain from March 11-15.
As per official state-
ment, Birla will meet
IPU president Duarte
Pacheco on March 10
and discuss matters of
mutual interest. Later
in the evening, Birla
will interact with mem-
bers of the Indian com-
munity in Manama.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Manama to attend the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
3 IAS officers of 2014 batch still
waiting to become collector
Dr Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: 3 IAS offic-
ers of 2014 batch have
not been able to become
collectors till now
whereas their batch-
mates are posted in the
districts as collectors in
which the names of IAS
Kritika Sharma, IAS
Mridul Chaudhary, and
IAS Akshay Tripathi
are prominent.
IASKritika,currently
serving as Additional
Commissioner Indus-
tries posted in Kan-
pur, returned to UP on
marriage ground after
staying in West Bengal
cadre for 8 years.
IAS Mridul Chowd-
hary
, serving as Project
Administrator, Greater
ShardaDevelopmentAu-
thority is posted in Luc-
know. IAS Akshay Trip-
athi, Special Secretary
UP IT Electronic, is
posted in Lucknow.
Out of 20 IAS offic-
ers, 15 have become DM
while 2 officials have
gone on interstate depu-
tation to Kashmir. Now,
government is thinking
of making these 3 Col-
lectors.
IAS Mridul Chaudhary IAS Kritika Sharma IAS Akshay Tripathi
440 new cases, active
infections rise to 3,294
New Delhi (PTI): India
recorded 440 new coro-
navirus infections,
while the active cases
increased to 3,294, ac-
cording to the Union
Health Ministry data
updated on Friday
.
The death count
stands at 5,30,779 with
one death reported by
Rajasthan, one by Kar-
nataka and one fatality
reconciled by Kerala,
the data updated at 8 am
stated.
The Covid case tally
was recorded at 4.46
crore (4,46,89,512).
The national COV-
ID-19 recovery rate has
been recorded at 98.80
per cent, the ministry
said. The number of
people who have recu-
perated from the dis-
ease surged to
4,41,55,439, while the
case fatality rate was
recorded at 1.19%.
CRUCIAL READ
Washington (ANI): Indian American Vedant Patel
will be serving as the interim spokesperson of the
US State Department, as Ned
Price is going to step down
this month. According to
the announcement made by
US Secretary of State Ant-
ony Blinken, Patel will take
over the position of interim
spokesperson. Price will continue to work directly for
Antony Blinken at State Department.
INDIAN-AMERICAN VEDANT PATEL TO BE
INTERIM SPOKESMAN OF US STATE DEPT
Bhopal (Agencies): A group of women cops bull-
dozed the home of a rape accused in Madhya
Pradesh, the latest in the
series of bulldozer justice as
witnessed in BJP-ruled states.
The officer who led the team
said it was a heinous crime
and the cops did a “good
job”, adding that such actions
deserve such a punishment. A minor was gang-raped
in Damoh, nearly 250 km from capital Bhopal.
MADHYA PRADESH WOMEN COPS
BULLDOZE HOME OF RAPE-ACCUSED
Guwahati (Agencies): Several people, including
policemen, were injured after a protest rally against
some parts of the state being
declared as protected areas
turned violent. Security forces
had to use force to combat the
mob in Kangpokpi district. A
video showed some protesters
throwing stones at the security
forces. According to police sources, since section 144
of CrPC was in place, the police stopped the protesters.
SEVERAL INJURED AS PROTESTERS
CLASH WITH POLICE IN MANIPUR
These tournaments will give rise to more superstars: Thakur
First India Bureau
New Delhi: “Haidumto
Badhaokadamisthetag-
line of the Khelo India
Dus ka Dum event and it
is another major step we
have taken to empower
women through sports,”
mentioned Thakur.
“SAI’s endeavour to or-
ganizeWomen’sLeagues
across 14 sports all over
the country since many
months has given oppor-
tunity to 20,000 strong
women athletes to get
the exposure and em-
powerment they need. I
am also happy to state
that these leagues have
found profound suc-
cess,” the Union Minis-
ter added.
Citing examples of
elite athletes like Mary
Kom and PV Sindhu,
Thakur said, “From
Mary Kom to Lovlina to
Nikhat and PV Sindhu
to Saina Nehwal, these
girls have given their all
to bring glory to India
time and again. Now
tournaments like these
will give rise to more
such superstars. We are
doing everything to pro-
vide the best of tourna-
ments and playfields,
now it’s time for all the
women to show their
mettle.”
Also present at the
grand launch of the
event on Friday morn-
ing were Sports Author-
ity of India (SAI) Direc-
tor General Sandip
Pradhan as well as oth-
er dignitaries from the
Union Sports Ministry
and SAI. The opening
ceremony was also at-
tended at the JLN Sta-
dium by almost 2000
women athletes, com-
prising Khelo India Dus
ka Dum participants as
well as campers.
Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur with Women's World Boxing
Champion Nikhat Zareen, and others at IBA Women’s World Boxing
Championships inaugural event in New Delhi on Friday.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI

TWO HELD FOR
STEALING JEWELS
FROM MUSEUM
BHUPENDRA DAK
INSPECTS UDAIPUR
CENTRAL JAIL
Kota: Two members of
an interstate gang were
arrested for allegedly
stealing antiques and
jewellery from a muse-
um here, police said on
Thursday. The accused,
identified as Achin Jatav
(24) and Prabhat Panchal
(27), both residents of
Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazia-
bad district, were nabbed
from Delhi, they said.
Some of the antiques,
stolen from the Rao
Madho Singh Museum in
Kota Garh Palace, have
been recovered from their
possession, police said.
Udaipur: Director General
(Jail) Bhupendra Dak on
Friday reached Udaipur
and inspected the Udaipur
Central Jail. During his
visit, he interacted with
the prisoners and took
feedback on cleanliness,
food, and other arrange-
ments in the jail. “Mobiles
are found inside, that’s
why checking is done
frequently. To prevent
this, we have recently
purchased high-quality
security equipment in-
cluding mobile detectors
and scanners,” said
Bhupendra Dak.
NEWS DIGEST
Congappoints11Block
CommitteePresidents
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The round of
organizationalappoint-
ments continues in Ra-
jasthan Congress as on
Friday, 11 Block Con-
gress Committee presi-
dents were appointed.
PCC Chief Govind
Singh Dotasra con-
gratulated the newly
appointed office bear-
ersandtweeted,“Shivs-
hankar Sharma has
been made the Rajgarh
Raini block president
of Alwar’s Rajgarh-
Laxmangarh. Similar-
ly, Ravindra Motsara
from Bhadra town of
Hanumangarh, Rajesh-
wari Devi from Bhadra
Rural, Imtiaz Hussain
from Jhalarapatan,
Puri Lal Dangi from Pi-
dawa,KeshuramMegh-
wal from Phalodi-Baap
in Jodhpur district, Ila-
middin Mehar from
Phalodi, Sur Sagar-
Housing Board- Par-
amsukh Purohit, Sur-
sagar-Trilok Mehra,
Ajit Parakh from Ram-
ganjmandi B and
Sharafat Meu from
Ramganjmandi A of
Kota have been made
the block president.”
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Being the 11th
busiest airports in the
country, Jaipur Inter-
national Airport (JIAL)
has recorded nearly 4.7
lakh passenger move-
ments in February
2023. Exhibiting signifi-
cant growth, the air-
port witnessed a fruit-
ful month with nearly
35446 international pas-
sengers, and around
435370 lakh domestic
passengers.
In February 2023, the
airport played host to
approximately 470816
lakh passengers, which
is 55% higher than the
number in February
2022 movement and 5
percent higher than
numbers in February
2019. The numbers
clearly indicate that the
airport has gone ahead
of the pre-covid passen-
ger traffic.
Out of the overall
passenger movement in
Feb 2023, the airport
witnessed 92% domes-
tic passenger traffic
and the rest 8% were
international travelers.
With an average footfall
of 15548 passengers
across average 64 flights
per day, the airport is
hopeful to be consistent
and gain the growth
momentum steadily
.
Air passenger traffic surged by 55% as
compared to Feb 2022 at Jpr airport
JIAL SURPASS PRE-COVID TRAFFIC
DUBAI SEALS TOP SPOT
AS INT’L DESTINATION
Dubai, Sharjah and
Muscat held the spot
as the top three interna-
tional destinations from
Jaipur. Whereas Mumbai,
Kolkata and Delhi continue
to retain their position as
the top three domestic
destinations.
Munna Khohri murder accused
opens fire at police,held in Alwar
First India Bureau
Alwar: The police have
succeeded in arresting
the main accused in the
Sanjay alias Munna mur-
dercaseinKhohrivillage
of Behror. On the infor-
mation from the inform-
er,whenthepolicewentto
arrest the miscreant, he
opened fire on the police.
In retaliation, the police
shot his leg and injured
him. The police admitted
the accused to the hospi-
tal where he was dis-
charged after treatment.
The police is interro-
gating the arrested ac-
cused. As per the police,
the accused Ajay Yadav
is a resident of Khohri,
Behror. On March 8, a
woman Santosh Devi got
the case registered at the
policestation.Asperher
report, her only son San-
jay alias Munna Khohri
washersolecaretakerof
her.AjayYadavof thevil-
lagehadpersonalenmity
withhersonandhasalso
threatened to kill him.
On March 7, during
the Holi program in the
village temple, at 8.30
pm, Ajay Khohri, Sunil
alias Sethia and Sand-
eep alias Bachchiya
came and open fired bul-
lets at her son’s head.
NEWS
07
Notice iNvitiNg Bid
Office of the SE PM, WCDC, Zila Parishad Dausa
NIT No 05/2022-23 06/2022-23
Bids for Pasture Development Works under PMKSY-2.0 DAUSA-
WDC/02 04 Projects in Block Lalsot Ramgarh Pachwara,
District Dausa of estimated value INR of Each Projects as below table,
are invited from interested bidders up to 13.03.2023, upto 6.00 PM.
Other particulars of the bid may be visited on the procurement portal
(https://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in or https://sppp.rajasthan.gov.in/) of the
state, and https://watershed.rajasthan.gov.in website.
S.No. NIB No. Name of Block Estimatd Value UBN No.
1 WSC2223A0444 Lalsot 2451589.00 WSC2223WSOB00711
2 WSC2223A0447 Ramgarh
Pachwara
4509901.00 WSC2223WSOB00714
(हरिकेश मीना)
अधीक्षण अभियन्ता एवं परियोजनता प्रबनधक
वताटिशेड सेल कम डताटता सेनटि
भजलता परिषद, दौसता
File No. (I)WCDC/DAU/PMKSY 2.0/2022-23/3282 Date : 3/3/2023
DIPR/C/3598/2023
Notice iNvitiNg Bid
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
P.H.E.D. CITY DIV. IV (NORTH) JAIPUR
Bids for work of 1. Construction and commissioning of 200mm dia 8 Nos tubewells
supply and installation of submersible pumpset and commissioning with defect liability of 2
year of tubewell and Providing, Laying and Jointing of HDPE Pipe Line under jurisdiction
the PHED City Division IV (N) JAIPUR 2. Construction and commissioning of 200mm
dia 5 Nos tubewells MLA LAD tubewell under jurisdiction the PHED City Division IV (N)
JAIPUR 3. Construction and commissioning of 200mm dia tubewell including supply and
installation of submersible pump sets and other allied works testing and commissioning
with 2 year defect liability and providing laying and jointing missing pipeline at Neelgiri
colony near Anaj Mandi, Ward No. 7, Murlipura under City Dn. IV North Jaipur and 4.
Providing laying and jointing various sizes of pipeline network at various colonies nearby
Kardhani Pump house Jhotawara under City Sub Div. III (N) Jaipur NIT No 85-88/2022-23
is invited from interested bidders up to 06:00 PM 10.03.2023. Other particulars of the bid
may be visited on the on the www.sppp.rajasthan.gov.in of the state website.
UBN Code: PHE2223WSOB14046, PHE2223WSOB14047
PHE2223WSOB14048, PHE2223WSOB14049
Executive Engineer,
PHED City DIV. IV (North)
Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur
Email : eenorth4.jai.phed@rajasthan.gov.in Telephone No-0141-2988545
DIPR/C/3502/2023
No.: E.E./CD4(N)/2022-23/5665-79 Date : 24/2/2023
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
HOLI MILAN OF SPEAKER
Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi
on Friday took part in Holi Milan
Samaroh in Nathdwara. People from
various areas including Khamnor,
Railmagra, Delwara, Fatehpur,
and Mandiyana came to meet the
Speaker. During this, Congress
leaders and workers were also
present to mark the celebration.
VALUE OF AYURVEDA INCREASED
ACROSS WORLD: GUV MISHRA
Guv awards degrees to 942 students while 6 students were honoured with gold medals
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur: The sixth
convocation ceremo-
ny of Dr. Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan Ra-
jasthan Ayurved Uni-
versity, Jodhpur, un-
der the chairmanship
of Governor and
Chancellor Kalraj
Mishra, took place on
Friday in the newly
constructed Sushrut
Auditorium of the
University. Degrees
were awarded to 942
students while 6 stu-
dents were honoured
with gold medals.
Mishra inaugurated
the convocation cere-
mony by lighting the
lamp. AYUSH Minis-
ter Dr. Subhash Garg
and former Vice-
Chancellor of the
University Prof. Ban-
warilal Gaur were
the special guests of
the function.
Mishra also inau-
gurated the newly
constructed Sushrut
Auditorium and read
the preamble and ba-
sic duties of the Con-
stitution. He honored
6 AYUSH graduate
and postgraduate stu-
dents with the ‘Chan-
cellor’s Gold Medal’
and the toppers of
Ayurveda faculty
with a gold medal
awarded by Dabur In-
dia Limited, besides
giving certificates to
12 AYUSH graduate
and postgraduate stu-
dents of the second
and third rank.
Governor Kalraj Mishra, Dr. Subhash Garg Prof. Banwarilal
Gaur releasing books during convocation ceremony in Jodhpur.
Governor Kalraj Mishra inaugurating the newly constructed
Sushrut Auditorium in Jodhpur on Friday.
Meghwal emphasises on
development of language
Vimal Gaur
Ajmer: Union Minister
Arjun Ram Meghwal
on Friday took part in
the inaugural ceremo-
ny of the two-day na-
tional seminar of the
Central University of
Rajasthan in Bandars-
indri of Ajmer district.
The seminar was or-
ganised on the topic
“Higher Education
through Indian Lan-
guage Medium: Chal-
lenges and Prospects”.
The seminar was pre-
sided over by the Vice-
Chancellor of Central
University, Professor
Anand Bhalerao.
Meghwal, who was
the Chief Guest of the
inaugural ceremony,
said that the seven ba-
sic elements of the na-
tion are population,
sovereignty, army, flag,
currency, and lan-
guage. “For the devel-
opment of the country,
it is necessary to de-
velop the Indian lan-
guage. If the nation
does not have its lan-
guage, then we will be
called incomplete,”
said Union Minister
Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Arjun Ram Meghwal enjoy a scrumptious meal with the local
people during his visit to Ajmer on Friday.
Arjun Meghwal being felicitated by Anand Bhalerao at the Central
University of Rajasthan in Ajmer on Friday.
CM Gehlot okays `1,691
crore for construction of
Dewas-III and IV dams
First India Bureau
Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved a financial pro-
posal of Rs 1691 crore
for the construction of
Dewas-III and IV dams
to ensure additional
drinking water supply
in Udaipur city
.
Through these dams,
1 thousand million cu-
bic feet of water will be
diverted every year for
the supply of drinking
water in Udaipur city.
In Udaipur city, more
than 6 lakh people will
be benefitted by the
availability of addi-
tional 3.43 crore liters
of drinking water from
these dams. It is note-
worthy that Gehlot had
announced the con-
struction of Dewas-III
and IV dams in Udaipur
in the budget 2023-24.
This approval has been
given in compliance
with the said budget an-
nouncement.
CONSOLIDATED
REMUNERATION FOR
RETIRED PERSONNEL
TO BE INCREASED
`55L FOR MODERNISATION OF KHADI BODIES
CM Gehlot has approved
the proposal to increase
the rates of monthly consoli-
dated remuneration to retired
personnel on re-employment
in service. According to the
above proposal, the consoli-
dated remuneration amount
is fixed in multiples of 100
by adding the amount of 50
percent of the first cell of the
pay level of the pay matrix of
the Rajasthan Civil Services
(Revised Pay) Rules-2017
and the existing 38 percent
dearness allowance on it.
With this decision of the
Chief Minister, the re-em-
ployed retired personnel will
be able to get an enhanced
monthly consolidated remu-
neration amount.
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a financial
proposal of Rs 55 lakh for the modernization of Khadi
institutions/committees. Desktop computers, multifunc-
tion printers, and UPS will be made available to 50 Khadi
institutions and committees with the said amount.In order to
increase the use of Khadi in the state as well as to encourage
Khadi institutions, Gehlot had announced in the budget of
2023-24 to modernize 50 Khadi institutions/committees of
the state, so that they can engage in good marketing of their
products. This approval has been given in compliance of the
said budget announcement.
APPROVALS FROM CMO
Sanjay alias Munna
Agri Mandi
Secy in ACB
net for taking
`25K in Bundi
Navin Sharma
Mayank Jain
Bundi: The ACB on
Friday arrested the
Secretary of Kesho-
raipatan Krishi Upaj
Mandi while accept-
ing a bribe of Rs.
25,000. Police in-
formed that Naren-
dra Kumar Saini, Sec-
retary of Keshoraipa-
tan Krishi Upaj Man-
di was arrested with
the bribe. “The ac-
cused demanded a
bribe of Rs 30,000
from the complainant
to issue a licence to
buy goods from the
Krishi Upaj Mandi.
The complaint was
verified and a trap
was laid. On Friday,
Narendra Kumar was
caught red-handed
while taking a bribe
of Rs 25,000,” police
said. “The accused is
being interrogated
and searches are con-
ducted at his premis-
es,” police added.
Narendra Kumar Saini
Barmer: Balotra police in Barmer late on Thursday night arrest-
ed two accused for running an online betting racket. Accused
were providing online links to
bet on cricket matches. Police
also traced an online credit
balance of Rs 2.33 crores. It is
the second such incident in a
week. Last week police detained
two accused for betting and also
found transactions of rupees
4.99 lakhs. Digant Aanand,
superintendent of police in Barmer confirmed the report. SP
said that following an input Balotra police have raided a public
location where one accused, identified as Mohanlal Prajapat,
a resident of Kitnod in Balotra, was found while operating an
online betting racket. Police said that the accused was providing
an online betting link to bet on cricket matches. Police said that
the accused however attempted to escape but they chased him
and arrested him. Some mobile phones were also recovered
from him. During the interrogation, the accused informed the
police about another accused Harish Mali, who is also operating
the online betting racket. Later police also arrested Mali.
TWO ARRESTED FOR ONLINE BETTING IN
BARMER, `2 CRORE TRACED IN ACCOUNT

If you want to grow, you must learn
to accept the challenges with a positive
mindset. Every challenge helps to
unlock a new part of our potential.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Gul Mohammad
Kota: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal is on
Kota tour and is under-
taking the ‘Haath Se
Haath Jodo’ campaign
in Kota North Assem-
bly Constituency. On
Friday, Dhariwal met
the common people by
participating in the
‘Padyatra’ being taken
out under the campaign
and issued instructions
to solve their problems
after knowing the prob-
lems of the common
man. State in-charge of
the campaign, RC Khu-
tia, in-charge Satyen-
dra Bhardwaj also par-
ticipated in the ‘pady-
atra’ and also interact-
ed with the general
public in the area.
Shanti Dhariwal appre-
ciated the campaign’s
objective with prompt-
ness on the ground. The
in-charge claimed that
this campaign would
play an important role
in repeating the Con-
gress government in
Rajasthan.
The ‘Padyatra’ un-
der the leadership of
Minister Shanti Dhari-
wal reached Ward No.
31 of Kota North Corpo-
ration on Friday
.
As usual, the UDH
Minister reached every
house and talked about
the welfare schemes of
the State government
and after listening to
the problems of the res-
idents, immediately in-
structed the concerned
officials of various de-
partments to resolve
them on the spot.
Kota: Dhariwal addresses peoples’ concerns
‘HAATH SE HAATH JODO’ CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE FOR NEW DISTRICTS
GETSEXTENSIONFORSIXMONTHS
Yogesh Sharma
Ashok Gehlot on Friday
approved the proposal
to extend the term of
the high level commit-
tee constituted to give
suggestions to the State
government regarding
new district formation
in State for the next six
months. With this, area
leaders and people will
have to wait to see their
dreams and hopes of
getting new districts
and divisions fulfilled.
Delegations demanding
new districts are con-
tinuously meeting CM
Gehlot and State Con-
gress President Govind
Singh Dotasra. The de-
mand for creation of 3
divisions and about 10
new districts is under
serious discussion. Pro-
posals have come to the
Ramlubhaya Commit-
tee for the demand of
making districts from
60 places. The commit-
tee is soon going to sub-
mit its report to govt.
The Committee’s ten-
ure to end on March 13.
There is indication
of Sikar being declared
a division. PCC Chief
GS Dotasra indicated
this at the Shekhawati
Festival on Friday. “We
have hope from March
17, we will keep a strong
demand,” he said. If
this happens, it will be
a big achievement of
Dotasra’s tenure. For-
mer Minister Dr Raghu
Sharma raised his voice
during a press confer-
ence at Kekri. A delega-
tion led by Minister
Sukhram Bishnoi and
Pukhraj Parashar met
CM Gehlot for demand
of making Sanchore a
district. A delegation
met CM Gehlot under
the leadership of AICC
Secretary Kuldeep In-
dora regarding Anup-
garh as well.
M Imran Tak
Kekri (Ajmer): Con-
gress leader and Kekri
MLA Dr Raghu Sharma
on Friday launched a
‘Signature campaign’ to
press his demand for de-
claring Kekri as a dis-
trict. He launched the
‘Signature campaign’ in
Kekri Nagar Palika and
said that if Kakri be-
comes a district, then
new dimensions of de-
velopment will be estab-
lished here automati-
cally
.
“The people of Kekri
constituency should put
their political inclina-
tions aside and become
a part of this campaign
so that the future of
Kekri can be improved.
I did everything to make
Kekri a developed place.
In my both tenures, I
have brought Kekri to
the forefront of develop-
ment. People should
participate in this cam-
paign actively so that
whenever an opportu-
nity arises of forming
adistrict district, Kekri-
firmly stands in the
front row,” said Dr
Raghu Sharma.
Leaders were hoping for formation
of new districts in March only
Sikar, Barmer, Chittor or Banswara
expecting the divisional status
Dr Raghu launches ‘Signature
campaign’ to declare Kekri as dist
Dr Raghu Sharma launches the ‘Signature Campaign’ to press his demand to declare Kekri as a
district at Kekri Municipality on Friday. Also seen here is Sagar Sharma and others.
z For the formation of
the district, the distance
from the present district
headquarter should be
minimum 50 kms.
z Having a population of
about 10L including sur-
rounding areas, tehsils etc.
z Involvement of at least 3
to 4 tehsil and subdivision
headquarters.
z Economic resources
are available to meet future
administrative needs.
z It is necessary to have
arrangements for the build-
ings of district level offices
including Collectorate, SP
Office, Dist Court, Govt Col-
lege and other offices.
z Proper arrangement
of road, water, electricity,
medical, education and rail
transport in the area.
z Being in the border
area, there should be no
objection from the Army
or any agency or Union
Ministry.
z There should be no
border dispute with the
neighboring states and
there should be no dispute
at the political level.
z No new district has
been created in Rajasthan
for the last 14 years.
States smaller in
area than Raj but
with more dists
z 52 dists in MP
z 36 dists in Maharashtra
z 75 dists in UP
z 38 dists in Tamil Nadu
z 33 in Rajasthan
SUKHRAM BISHNOI MEETS CM OVER
DEMAND TO MAKE SANCHORE A DIST
CONTENDERS AWAITING ‘DISTRICT TAG’
LOKESH: MOCKING
CM, A SIGN OF BJP’S
MENTAL BANKRUPTCY
THE CRITERIA FOR MAKING A DISTRICT
Jalore: Minister of State Sukhram Bishnoi held a
press conference on Friday at Sanchore after meeting
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in Jaipur on Thursday.
The Minister said in the meeting with CM, along with
Pukhraj Parashar he kept the demand of providing
Sanchore with a status of a district. On this, CM Ge-
hlot has given a positive assurance. Minister Bishnoi
said that if Sanchore gets the status of a district, it
will be a memorable moment for the generations to
come. In the meeting with the Chief Minister, he also
demanded compensation to the farmers for crop
damage due to unseasonal rains. —Lunaram Darji
Jaipur: The controversy over
cartoon of CM Gehlot has
deepened in Raj. In a tweet
made on BJP’s official Twitter
handle of BJP, a cartoon
of CM Gehlot was tweeted
wherein, caricature is shown
to be painted with blood.
BJP wrote ‘Jungle Raj in
Rajasthan’as comment. Now,
CM Gehlot’s OSD Lokesh
Sharma has hit back at BJP
tweeted saying, “It is a
sign of BJP’s mental bank-
ruptcy. It is highly shameful
condemnable to show
CM’s picture in a ridiculous
manner. It is unfair to criti-
cize baselessly for politics.
The post of CM has its own
dignity, but those who call
themselves party with differ-
ence are stringing it.”
PSK miffed over work
of free ration kit scheme
being given to CONFED
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The biggest
free ration kit distribu-
tion scheme announced
in the State Budget has
been mired in contro-
versy even before it
started. The govern-
ment has taken away
the work of this scheme
from the Food Depart-
ment and given it to the
Rajasthan State Coop-
erative Consumer Fed-
eration Limited (CON-
FED).
Food Minister Pratap
Singh Khachariyawas
has expressed displeas-
ure over this. In such a
situation, there are
chances of a tussle in
this matter even at the
departmental level.
“The work of my de-
partment is given to
someone else. Then
what is the need of this
department? It needs to
be closed. I will talk to
the Chief Minister,” he
said.
“I believe that the
Food Department can
do the job of ration kit
scheme very well. We
are distributing wheat
through POS machines.
Confed is working with-
out tender nomination.
While we work with
tender under the RTPP
Act,” he added.
“The work of plan-
ning has been taken
over from my depart-
ment. There are many
officers who did this
without asking me,
then they will face the
consequences,” he said.
CONFED should first monitor the work it
has been doing. The work of planning is in-
itially assigned to the Food Department,
and then is shifted to CONFED. It would be enough
for CONFED if it accomplishes the tasks at hand.
There are several complaints against it.
—Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Food Civil Supplies Minister
Pratap S Khachariyawas inaugurates various development works
under the ‘Jansevak Aapke Dwar’ campaign in Ward No. 31 in
Civil Lines area of Jaipur on Friday.
Jaipur (PTI): RSS
Chief Mohan Bhagwat
will on April 7 attend
the inauguration cere-
mony of third Rashtri-
ya Seva Sangam organ-
ised by the Rashtriya
Seva Bharti (RSB).
Pannalal Bhansali,
President of RSB, an
RSS-affiliate, said that
the 3rd Rashtriya Seva
Sangam will be organ-
ised from April 7-9 at
Keshav Vidyapeeth,
Jamdoli, Jaipur, adding
that RSS’ Sarsanghcha-
lak Mohan Bhagwat
will be present at the
inauguration ceremony
of the 3-day conference.
Bhansali said about
5,000 delegates from
more than 1,000 organi-
sations from across the
nation, along with in-
dustrialists, saints and
dignitaries from sports
and art world will par-
ticipate in the event.
The aim of this con-
ference conducted eve-
ry five years is to estab-
lish a harmonious, self-
reliant society a pros-
perous India by estab-
lishing synergy be-
tween voluntary orgs
related to RSB,
Laxman Raghav
Pratapgarh: The
Pratapgarh Police have
arrested a man for al-
legedly posting an edit-
ed photo of Former Na-
tional President of Con-
gress Sonia Gandhi on
social media and mak-
ing objectionable com-
ments. Police informed
the accused has been
identified as Bipin Ku-
mar Singh Shandilya, a
resident of Lakhisarai
in Bihar. “The accused
has been living in Delhi
for a long time. On
March 3, 2023, an FIR
was filed by one Lata
Sharma stating that Bi-
pin Kumar posted an
edited photo of Sonia
Gandhi on Twitter and
made objectionable
comments,” police said.
“Based on technical in-
puts, the accused was
arrested from Delhi and
is being interrogated.
During the investiga-
tion, it was revealed
that the accused is ha-
bitual of making objec-
tionable comments
about people,” police
added.
Man arrested for posting
morphed photo of Sonia
Bipin Kumar Singh Shandilya
Shanti Dhariwal Amit Dhariwal being welcomed by the locals
during the ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ campaign in Ward No. 31 in
Bajrangpura area of Kota on Friday.
Mohan Bhagwat to attend
Rashtriya Seva Sangam
in Jaipur on April 7
Holi Milan Samaroh @ DGP’s residence
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra greets DGP Umesh
Mishra as he arrives to attend the Holi Milan
Samaroh held at the latter’s residence in
Jaipur on Friday.
Former DGPs Omendra Bharadwaj and
Harsih Meena at the event.
DGP Umesh Mishra with former DGP Ajit
Singh during the gala event.
DGP Umesh Mishra, IG Prafulla Kumar and
IAS Kunji Lal Meena during the Holi Milan
Samaroh at DGP’s residence in Jaipur.
DGP Umesh Mishra ADG Dinesh MN.
Names of Kotputli, Balotra, Phalodi, Didwana or Kucha-
man, Beawar, Bhiwadi are at forefront. Sambhar
Lake, Shahpura, Kotputli, Dudu, Viratnagar, Neem ka
Thana, Fatehpur, Shekhawati, Shri Madhopur, Khandela,
Udaipurwati, Behror, Khairthal, Bhiwani, Neemrana, Balotra
and Gudamalani, Pokaran, Beawar, Kekri, Madanganj
Kishangarh, Phalodi, Didwana, Kuchaman City, Makrana,
Merta City, Sujangarh, Ratangarh, Jaswantgarh, Ladnun,
Anupgarh, Suratgarh, Gharsana, Sri Vijaynagar, Nohar,
Bhadra, Nokha etc also included in demand for districts.
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: A Holi Milan
ceremony was held at
the residence of DGP
Umesh Mishra on
Friday. A number of
serving and retired
police officers and
administrative offic-
ers attended the gala
event. Umesh Mishra
attended everyone
with utmost decency
and his initiative was
being praised in the
entire police depart-
ment. Chief Secre-
tary Usha Sharma,
Himachal Pradesh
DGP Sanjay Kundu,
Principal Secretary
to CM Kuldeep Ran-
ka, former CS Rajeev
Swaroop, DG Janga
Srinivas, DG UR Sa-
hoo, Sandeep Verma,
Sreya Guha, Dinesh
MN, Rahul Kotoki,
Amrit Kalash, Sachin
Mittal, Kunwar Rash-
tradeep, Sunil Dutt,
Samit Sharma, BL
Soni, Sudhir Choud-
hary, Prashakha Ma-
thur, Vikas Kumar,
and others attended
the event.
Dr Jagdeesh Chan-
dra, CEO and Editor-
in-Chief Bharat24-
Vision of New India
and First India, and
CMD First India
News, also partici-
pated and extended
best wishes to DGP
Umesh Mishra.

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JAIPUR, SATURDAY,
MARCH 11, 2023
Burgundy provides a
classic, opulent-
looking alternative to
brights and pastels
throughout the spring
and summer. Let’s
dive into the world of
Burgundy fashion
with City First!
MRIDULA SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
he word “Burgundy”
is derived from the
wine of the same
name, which has a
deep shade of red.
Devil Red is another
name for burgundy.
Elegant, classic, and refined
describe this colour. Moreo-
ver, the hue is frequently used
to denote wealth and author-
ity. When it comes to colour
combinations, colours like
grey and burgundy go well
brilliantly. Burgundy also
gives lighter hues like teal,
gold, and yellow an intriguing
depth.
Your burgundy dress is ap-
propriate for both a formal
occasion and a party hour.
With the correct accessories,
you can dress it up for just
about any event. There is no
right or wrong way to do it.
But there are some amazing
combinations you can try
with your burgundy outfits.
It’s colour adaptability is un-
questionably one of the rea-
sons it is so well-liked and has
long been in fashion.
You don’t need to choose
any brightly coloured shoes
to complete your look because
burgundy is a strong, dramat-
ic hue on its own. Instead,
look through your closet for
any wedges, sandals, or high
heels with a neutral or gold
tone. They are a nice way to
accessories your garment
without going overboard.
Bring your belongings in a
compact, opaque bag. Avoid
carrying a bulky purse or
handbag around all day by
keeping your wallet, phone,
and other essentials in a
stylish clutch. Black
clutches add a sophisticat-
ed touch without over-
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ensemble.
Burgundy and soft
pink work well togeth-
er to create a roman-
tic image. This tint
pairs beautifully
with colours like
blue or almond for
everyday attire.
The outcome? An
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ance.
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NANDINI
RAMOLA DAS,
Influencer
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Something you have
implemented at work
is likely to profit the
company and get you
noticed. You are likely
to celebrate the achievement of a
family youngster in a grand way.
Shifting into your very own house
may soon become a reality. Luck will
be in your favour.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Driving down with
lover to a happening
place is indicated
today. A vacation you
only dreamed about is
likely to become a reality soon .
Healthy eating will help prevent
digestive ailments. Money will be no
constraint in buying what you like.
You will feel happy today.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Wrong decisions may
prove heavy on your
finances. A family
youngster may
become a pillar of
strength for you. Chance of going on
a vacation with family is indicated
and will be lots of fun. Your
balanced approach will help resolve
a property matter amicably.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
You are likely to find
the day most
auspicious. Your
knowledge about your
line of work will be
roundly appreciated and get you the
thumbs up from higher ups. Friends
may get together to give you a
surprise Business travel may leave
time for romance.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Your stars favour a
bright beautiful day . A
setback you have
recently experienced
can make you come
out stronger. Tax advisor will be a
big help in saving taxes, so don’t
hesitate to contact one.It is difficult
for the relationship of friends turned
lovers to fall apart, so relax.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Keep on doing
whatever you are
doing to remain
healthy. Some of you
will have to curb your
splurging ways. Family life will
cruise along smoothly with much
love and bonhomie. Chance of
moving to a new location on transfer
is likely for some.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
Try what you may,
making your mark in a
totally different field
will be difficult. Some
of you will fight an
infection successfully. Helpful nature
of a relative is likely to ease your job.
Some of you may undertake an
overseas journey. Good returns are
foreseen from a rented property.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Good earning
opportunities come to
you. Help from
co-workers in a time
consuming task will
be forthcoming on the work front.
Support of family will encourage you
to take up a challenge. Socially, your
presence will be much looked
forward to.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Money coming from
various streams will
keep you in an elated
state of mind. A new
fitness regime that
you have adopted promises to keep
you in the pink of health. Getting an
old furniture upholstered may be at
the top of the mind of some
homemakers.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will derive great
benefit from an
exercise routine that
you keenly follow.
Extra workload is
foreseen at work, but nothing that
you cannot handle within office
hours. Taking the family on a trip
seems impossible today due to your
professional commitments.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Previous investments
are likely to give you
good returns. Some of
you may decide to
follow in the footsteps
of celebrities and visit the very same
exotic destination that they had been
to.No amount of excuses will dispel
lover’s suspicions about your
tendency to stray the path.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Visiting a mall or
watching a movie with
family is likely to be
the highlight of the
day for some. You
may enjoy travelling to a tourist
destination recommended by your
friends. Reignite the flickering
romance in your life by spending
more time together.
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timeless story
of love and loss,
'The great Ti-
tanic' has kept
many mysteries
saved in its rud-
der. The legend-
ary Titanic was the pride
and joy of the White Star
Line and at the time, the
largest moving object
ever built, the giant deck
was considered unsink-
able. But the greatest
question was not that
'how could the Titanic
have sunk to the bottom
of the Atlantic just four
days into its maiden voy-
age but there are thir-
teen mysteries, which
are still unsolved.
Was it really Titanic?
The iconic story revolves
around a seven-
t e e n - ye a r- o l d
aristocrat who
falls in love with a
kind but poor art-
ist at the luxuri-
ous Deck
which sank in
the North At-
lantic Ocean on
April 15 1912 after
striking an iceberg
during her maiden
voyage from South-
ampton, England to New
York City, United States.
From 2, 224 passengers
and staff crew 1, 500 peo-
ple died in the tragedy.
But the question arises
that the ship that sank
was the Titanic. Because
many sources claim that
the ship was actually
identical R.M.S. Olym-
pic. As the story goes, the
Olympics had been dam-
aged in an accident the
year before, but to score
a bigger insurance pay-
off, the ships’ common
owners passed off the
Olympics as the Titanic
and then deliberately
sank it. Apart from this,
there are many holes in
this Titanic theory, seri-
al numbers found on
parts of the ship that
didn’t sink support it.
Did a fire seal the
ship’s fate?
Another interesting fact
aboutthemysteriousship
is that a recent documen-
tary offers credible evi-
dencethattheTitanichad
been damaged by a coal
fire, which had been rag-
ingforthreeweeksbefore
the ship even set sail. The
damagewouldhaveweak-
ened the hull of the ship,
thus hastening the ship’s
sinking when it collided
with an iceberg.
Why was the captain
speeding?
For decades, people be-
lieved that Captain
Smith was speeding
through the iceberg be-
cause he wanted the Ti-
tanic to cross the Atlan-
tic faster
than her sister
ship, the Olympic. But
in 2004, the Geological
Society of America
published an academic
paper by engineer Rob-
ert H. Essenhigh with
a different theory: It
claimed the real
reason the Ti-
tanic’s cap-
tain was
speeding was to burn
coal as quickly as possi-
ble to control the coal
fire mentioned above.
What caused the
ship to break into
two pieces?
Oceanographer Robert
Ballard's report discov-
ered that 'The Unsinka-
ble Ship' broke into two
pieces because of design
flaws and the skimping
on quality materials by
the owners and/or build-
ers, the report says “may
have been the difference
between life and death.”
Did a torpedo sink
the Titanic?
Most believe that the Ti-
tanic sank
after hitting an iceberg
on April 14, but some
sources revealed that the
Titanic was torpedoed
by a German U-boat. It is
believed that three years
later in 1915, a German
U-boat did sink a passen-
ger ship, the Lusitania.
However, torpedo theo-
rists may be confusing
the Titanic with the
Lusitania. It’s also pos-
sible that they’re confus-
ing the Titanic with the
Olympics, which had
sustained damage after
colliding with a military
vessel in 1911.
Did the Californian in-
volve in the tragedy?
The Californian cruise
liner was less
than 20 kilometres
away from where the Ti-
tanic sank. It sent a
warning to the
Titanic about
the dangerously icy con-
ditions, which may have
been relayed as a non-ur-
gent matter. Later, the
Californian crew report-
edly ignored the Titanic’s
distress signals, although
they claimed they were
notawareof thosesignals
becausetheirradioopera-
tor had gone off duty
.
The third ship
The Californian may not
have been the only ship
that ignored the Titan-
ic’s distress signals. A
Norwegian ship, the
Samson, may have been
nearby as well. Some be-
lieve that Samson was
closer to the Titanic than
the Californian but ig-
nored her distress sig-
nals to avoid prosecution
for illegal seal-hunting.
Did J.P
. Morgan plan
the whole thing?
The Titanic took the
place of the damaged
Olympic blame financier
J.P
. Morgan, who was one
of the owners of the com-
pany that owned both
ships. Morgan was one of
the wealthiest people on
the planet at the time,
and he wielded consider-
able power. In addition,
he was a last-minute no-
showontheTitanic’ssole
voyage. Why did Morgan
and his entire family not
end up on the ship?
Why weren’t there
enough lifeboats?
“No matter what caused
the Titanic to sink, such
a massive loss of life
could probably have
been avoided if the
ship had car-
ried suffi-
cient life-
boats for its
passengers
and crew,”
notes Histo-
ry.com. So
then why did
the uber-luxury liner
have only 20 lifeboats,
the legal minimum?
TITANIC, STILL A MYSTRY!
City First
brings to
you some
unsolved
mysteries
from
Titanic
that may
never be
solved!
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
A
aged in an accident the tain was Titanic about the legal minimum?

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