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GEHLOT’S MASTERSTROKE BEFORE CHINTAN SHIVIR

CM’S DIRECTIVE MAKES CONGRESS MLA MALINGA SURRENDER BEFORE POLICE

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Jaipur: In his unique style of hidden master moves, CM Ashok Ge-hlot once again snatched away an issue from the basket of the Opposition by persuading his MLA Girraj Singh Malinga to

surrender before the po-lice in the case of assault on electricity staff. The move not only cheered

up the electricity staff, who have been protest-ing since the incident in March, but also a big is-

sue of besieging the gov-ernment ended in front of the Opposition.

In first incident of its kind, MLA Malinga sur-rendered in front of Jaipur police commis-sioner Anand Srivasta-va and was taken to Dholpur. On March 28, Malinga and others were accused of attack-ing Discom officials at Bari in Dholpur district.

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will attend the

Chintan Shivir and the Opposition could have surrounded the state government over Malin-ga issue among others.

According to political sources, Minister Ra-jendra Gudha took Ma-linga to the CMR on Tuesday evening and met the CM. Showing zero tolerance in the matter, Gehlot instruct-ed Malinga to surren-der. Jaipur CP Anand Srivastava had also reached the CMR.

CM Ashok Gehlot and MLA Girraj Singh Malinga. —FILE PHOTO

Malinga surrenders before Jaipur CP Anand Srivastava for assault on electricity staff

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“WHEN MODI CHANGED VENUE OF CM’S

EVENT FOR OUR SINDHI COMMUNITY”

NARENDRA BHAIA FRIEND AND ‘SANKATMOCHAK’

autam Samrat from Guja-

rat shares with us two inci-

dents when he was blessed

to have encountered the

kindness, the greatness and

the integrity of our PM.

The first incident is

from the time when the

country was reeling under

the Emergency and Modiji

was emerging a hero as an

RSS pracharak. We got to

see how Modiji remained

untouched by even an iota

of vanity, and his child-like

innocence was brought to

the fore when he visited

the narrator’s place.

The second incident re-

flects on the magnitude,

inclusiveness, and compas-

sion of Modiji’s personali-

ty. Gautam Samrat says

that Modiji would always

emerge as a saviour, ready

to help those in need.

The first time I got in

touch with Modiji was dur-

ing the Emergency. Naren-

drabhai at the time was

bringing about a revolu-

tion in Gujarat as an RSS

pracharak and I was han-

dling the Vistar Vibhag.

Those were not normal

times and everyone had

their hands full with re-

sponsibility. Once, during

the Emergency, when he

was living in the garb of a

Sardar and it was nearly

impossible to recognise

him, he visited my place.

My younger son Monu, a

student of class three,

opened the door and ush-

ered him in. I was not

home at the time, and eve-

ryone in the family kept

wondering who the stran-

ger was. Eventually, as my

wife told me later, Naren-

drabhai in order to break

the ice and end the confu-

sion, simply said, “Will you

all only keep asking me

questions or offer me

lunch also?” That’s when

the entire family forgot all

about finding out the iden-

tity of the guest, and deep-

ly impacted by the good-

natured simplicity of the

stranger, got about making

arrangements for his meal.

The second incident re-

lates to the time when I

had planned a Sindhi com-

munity pan-Gujarat event.

It brings to the fore Naren-

dra Modi’s helpful and

considerate nature and

shows how it saved the day

for me. Bharatiya Sindhu

Sabha is a Sindhi organi-

sation that operates at the

national level. I was Guja-

rat Chief of this organisa-

tion and had planned a

mega event called Vande

Mataram in Gujarat. We

had organised competi-

tions at 6 places in the

state in 6 days and the fi-

nalists of these regional

level contests were to take

part in the final round that

day. It was a contest of pa-

triotic and folk songs from

the Sindhi community

known as “Lada Geet”.

Tagore Hall had been

finalised as the venue of

this event and the finalist

teams were to arrive in

Ahmedabad for the perfor-

mance. Three days prior to

the event, I received a call

that gave me the jitters.

The caller said I would

have to cancel my event

scheduled for three days

later at the Tagore Hall

and book elsewhere. When

I enquired the reason be-

hind the request for can-

cellation, I was told that

the CM would be requiring

the hall for his event. My

heart sank because the CM

is the executive head of

the state and I could not re-

ally do anything about it.

Reorganising the event

would have been a gargan-

tuan task because invites

had been sent to people all

over Gujarat and making

arrangements for so many

people at such a short no-

tice would have been a her-

culean task for me.

Nevertheless, I felt I

shouldn’t give up so easily

and it was Modiji’s face

that flashed in front of me.

In the past whenever I

faced any issues regarding

events related to the com-

munity, I would give him a

call after 7 in the morning,

and Modiji would solve my

problem during our

10-minute conversation.

In the situation that I

was in that day, I realised

that he was my only ray of

hope and I immediately

rang up Narendrabhai.

But it must have been an

unusually busy day for

him because for more than

an hour, I did not hear

from him. I then left home

to meet one of the trustees

of a convention hall.

While I was conversing

with the trustee and re-

questing him to make

some arrangements for

my event, I received a call

from Narendrabhai. I ex-

plained my problem in

detail and laid bare my

troubles before him. His

response was short and to

the point. “I have no clue

about this. Let me see,”

and he hung up. There

was little for me to say or

do after that. I got busy

with other things after

speaking with Modiji.

Exactly after an hour

and a half, I received a call

from the National Corpora-

tion. “Please go ahead with

your event atTagore Hall as

planned.”Iwasin complete

awe. Just an hour ago Nar-

endrabhai had said “Let me

see”. What magic he could

work in such a short while

was beyond me!

It is indeed remarkable

the deep compassion Modi-

ji has for ordinary people.

Men like him are a rarity

who give importance to

people from other commu-

nities and to events such as

ours that promote bonding

between communities and

help preserve the rich cul-

tural heritage of India.

People often think that

Modiji is exceedingly stern

but I believe that a strong

and effective leader must

be stern like him. Above

all, no one knows better

than me that only the outer

shell of Narendrabhai is

hard. His true self, the in-

ner core, is soft as butter

and this kind and tender

aspect of Modiji’s person-

ality comes to the fore eve-

ry time an ordinary man,

the poorest of the poor, ap-

proaches him with a prob-

lem. His simplicity makes

him extraordinary, his

ability to empathize with

the sentiments of various

communities, to solve

seemingly intricate prob-

lems with ease, and the

welfare of each and every

person in his heart, make

him truly a great leader.

I am fortunate to have

been associated with him

while he was the CM of Gu-

jarat. His method of work-

ing and taking people along

with him is truly inspiring.

And today, when the

world is in a crisis of a mag-

nitude never experienced

before, when a nuclear hol-

ocaust is staring humanity

in the face, it is for everyone

to see how a true world

leader should think and

act. Modjii’s vision and his

thought processes are not

something ordinary mor-

tals can fathom. India is

fortunate to have such a

statesman at the helm in

such critical times.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’

UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 2

The first incident is from

the time when the country

was reeling under the

Emergency and Modiji

was emerging a hero as

an RSS pracharak

The second incident

reflects on the magnitude,

inclusiveness, and

compassion of Modiji’s

personality. Modiji

always emerged as a

saviour, ready to help those in need

GAUTAM SHARES 2 INCIDENTS

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2

‘MEN LIKE MODI ARE A RARITY’

It is indeed remarkable the

deep compassion Modiji

has for ordinary people. Men

like him are a rarity who give

importance to people from

other communities and to

events such as ours that

promote bonding between

communities and help

preserve the rich cultural

heritage of India.

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PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI

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THE APEX COURT ‘NULLIFIES’ BRITISH-COLONIAL LAW; NO FRESH CASES; IN THE PENDING CASES, COURTS TO CONSIDER RELIEF TAKING THE ORDER INTO ACCOUNT

SUPREME COURT, IN HISTORIC ORDER, PUTS 152-YR-OLD SEDITION LAW ON HOLD

WITH SPLIT VERDICT...

Delhi HC terms marital rape unconstitutional

Why not let him go?: SC raps UP over AzamNew Delhi: The Su-preme Court on Wednes-day directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file a reply to the plea filed by Samajwadi Par-ty leader Azam Khanover the delay in hearing of his bail application in a land grabbing case.A bench comprising jus-tices L Nageswara Rao, B R Gavai and A S Bo-panna asked the state government to file its reply in the case and said it would hear it on Tuesday.

“What is this? Why not let him go. He has been jail since two years. One or two cases is okay but it cannot be in 89 cases. Whenever he gets bail, he is again sent to jail in some oth-er matter. You file a re-ply. ,” the bench said.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednes-day gave a split verdict on petitions seeking criminalisation of mari-tal rape.

While Justice Rajiv Shakdher struck down the Exception 2 that protects men, who have forced non-con-sensual intercourse with their wives, from criminal prosecution under Section 376 IPC calling it unconstitu-tional, Justice C Hari Shankar disagreed say-ing that the exception doesn’t violate Article 14, 19 and 21.

The petitions were pending before the court since year 2015 and 2017.

Both the judges however agreed to grant certifi cate of leave to appeal before the Supreme Court as the matter involves substan-tial questions of law. Now, the matter will be referred to the Supreme Court.

Taj Mahal land belongs to our family: Diya KumariJaipur: The land on which the Taj Mahal was built originally be-longed to Jaipur’s ruler Jai Singh and it was ac-quired by Mughal em-peror Shah Jahan, BJP MP from Rajsamand Diya Kumari and member of erstwhile Jaipur royal family claimed on Wednesday. She asserted that re-cords are available with her family. Diya also supported a petition in the Allahabad High Court, seeking a fact-finding inquiry into the “history” of the Taj Ma-hal and also opening of

the doors of its “22 rooms” to see “the truth, whatever it is”. “The documents related to this are in the ‘Pothi Khana’ of Jaipur. If the court needs historical documents in this case, then the Trust will help them,” she said. P3

Raj needs a double-engine government, says Nadda

Laxman Raghav

Hanumangarh: Call-ing for a change of guard in Rajasthan, BJP national president JP Nadda on Wednes-day said the state needs a double-engine govern-ment. The current Con-gress government in

Rajasthan is “anti-peo-ple” and has no right to continue, Nadda said at the inauguration cere-mony of the BJP’s dis-

trict office in Hanu-mangarh.

“An anti-people gov-ernment is in power in the state Turn to P8

Cong govt in Raj is ‘anti-people’, has no right to continue, says BJP chief

BJP National President JP Nadda addressing the party leaders and workers at Hanumangarh on Wednesday.

‘Controversial’ ex-telecom min Sukh Ram dies at 94, cremation in MandiSukh Ram, a former

union minister and vet-eran Congress leader from Himachal Pradesh, died at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) early on Wednesday. He had suffered a brain stroke in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi on Saturday and was airlift-ed to AIIMS. He died at 1:35 am, reports said. He was 94. rom 1993 to 1996, Sukh Ram held the communica-tions portfolio (independent charge). In 2011, he was sentenced to fi ve years in jail for corruption in a 1996 telecom scam.

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THAKUR PAYS HIS CONDOLENCES

Union I&B Minister Anurag Thakur

expressed grief over Sukh Ram’s death. He tweeted, “The demise of senior leader of Himachal Con-gress and former Union Minister Pandit Sukhram ji is sad and it is the loss of the entire state. His contribution in the development of Himachal will be remem-bered”.

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The SC asked the Centre and states to refrain

from registering FIRs invoking sedition charges until further re-examination

1

Those booked under Section 124A of IPC can

approach courts, the CJI said

3

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said it will be

appropriate to not use the law

2

Centre suggested on Wednesday that cop only

of rank of SP can levy charges4

New Delhi: The controversial sedition law will be paused while the govern-ment reviews it, the Apex Court said on Wednesday in a landmark order that impacts hundreds charged under the colonial-era relic. Those jailed for sedi-tion can approach courts for bail.

LAKSHMAN REKHA

A fter the Supreme Court put on hold the trials in pending cases under

the Sedition law, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that while he “respected the court and its independence,” there is a “Lakshman Rekha”, or

a line not meant to be crossed. “We respect each other, the court should respect govern-ment, legislature, so as government should also respect court. We have clear demarcation of boundary and that Lakshman Rekha should not be crossed by anybody,” Rijiju said.

1 No new FIRs will be fi led for sedition and all

pending cases will be on hold while the government reconsiders the law, the Supreme Court said, referring to petitions that challenged the law alleging its misuse in cases like in Maharashtra, where it was invoked over the chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa.

2 “It is clear that Centre agrees that the rigours

of (sedition) are not in tune with the current situation. It will be appropriate not to use this provision of law till further re-examination is over. We hope and expect that centre and state will desist from registering any FIR under 124 A (sedition law) or initiate proceeding under the same till re-examination is over,” said

Chief Justice NV Ramana.

3 If any fresh cases are fi led, those charged can

approach the court. “The Union of India is at liberty to pass directives to states to prevent misuse of the law,” CJI added.

4 “Great day for democracy. The sedition

law stands stayed. Kudos to the Supreme Court,” tweeted Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra

5 On Monday, Centre took a u-turn and announced

its decision to review the sedition law that was once used against Mahatma Gandhi and Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak by the British. The law allows arrest without a warrant if a person is accused of anti-government activities.

6 The government argued today that while it

reviews the law, it should not be paused. For now, it suggested, a police offi cer of the level of Superintendent or above could decide whether a sedition charge should be fi led.

7 “There has to be a layer of scrutiny, where a

responsible offi cer is there to scrutinise the gravity of the situation and there of course would be judicial forums,” the Centre’s lawyer, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, said, adding that a law cannot be stayed on the basis of a PIL (Public Interest Litigation).

8 Pending cases, the government said, were

already before courts and should be decided by them. “We do not know the gravity of

offences pan-India. There may be other terrorism charges too in these cases. These pending cases are not before police or government. But they are before Court. So, we should not guess the wisdom of Courts,” Mehta said.

9 Petitioners opposed the government’s stand and

urged the court to pause the sedition law until the govern-ment’s review of the colonial-era legislation is over. To which, the Solicitor General said: “We cannot undermine respect for the judiciary of the country.”

10 Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, representing the

petitioners, said there were over 800 cases of sedition across India and 13,000 people were in jail.

WHAT HAPPENED IN AND OUTSIDE COURTROOM ON WEDNESDAY

UP DGP MUKUL GOEL REMOVED FOR ‘DISOBEYING ORDERS’Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh gov-ernment led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth on Wednesday removed the state police chief Mukul Goel from his post for allegedly “neglecting his work and disobeying orders’’.

1-1 SPLIT VERDICT: THE CASE NOW REFERRED TO SC

Diya Kumari along with Alka Mundra and others met Kalraj Mishra with memorandum.

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Alwar: Former Union Min & BJP national spokesperson Rajya-vardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday said Eastern Raj Canal Pro-ject (ERCP) would be completed when BJP’s double engine govt is formed. He said state govt is scuttling project on technical issues and it will be completed only when BJP govt is formed here. He was

speaking at inaugura-tion ceremony of BJP’s district office here. BJP

National President JP Nadda, who was pre-sent in Hanumangarh, virtually inaugurated district offices.

About Cong’s Chin-tan Shivir in Udaipur, Rathore said should have been held 3 years before. Ramlal Sharma, Sanjay Sharma, Manjit Chaudhary, Hemsingh Bhadana, Mangal Ram Koli, Ram Het Singh Ya-dav, Gyandev Ahuja, Jairam Jatav and oth-ers were present.

Double-engine govt will fulfill ERCP: Rathore

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore addressing the gathering.

TARGET 2023 POLLS

I surrendered on CM’s directive,DGP implicated me, says MalingaMLA’s supporters gathered outside police station and offered to get arrested with himSatyanarayan Sharma

Jaipur: After his sur-render before Jaipur Police Commissioner Anand Srivastava on Wednesday, Congress MLA Girraj Singh Mal-inga said he did so on the directions of the CM but also blamed the DGP ML Lather for the case against him.

“The court will pro-nounce the sentence. Is section 307 used for breaking hands and feet? The injured AEN is repeatedly turning back from his own state-ment. I didn’t run away. I was staying at my res-idence,” he told the me-dia while surrending.

Malinga & others are accused of assault on

AEN Harshdapati & a JEN of Discom in Dhol-pur’s Bari.

Malinga was taken to Dholpur Sadar police station where case was

filed. A crowd of sup-porters gathered out-side police station. They offered to get ar-rested with him. There was joy among electric-

ity employees after sur-render. Electricity offic-ers-employee-engineer Sangharsh Samiti called meeting & dis-tributed sweets.

Girraj Singh Malinga being taken to Dholpur immediately after his surrender on Wednesday.

Police imposed wrong sections on

me only at behest of DGP. The court will pronounce the sen-tence, not the DGP. Is section 307 used for breaking hands

and feet? The in-jured AEN is re-peatedly turning

back from his own . statementt. I have surrendered on or-

ders of CM. —Girraj Singh Malinga,

Congress MLA

Nurses play important role: BhandariFirst India Bureau

Jaipur: A day before International Nurses Day, a national confer-ence was organized at Birla Auditorium on Wednesday by the Ra-jasthan Nursing Coun-cil, program was inau-gurated by Director Public Health Dr VK Mathur and SMS Medi-cal College, Principal Dr Sudhir Bhandari. During this, nurse rep-resentatives from across country dis-

cussed topic “Emerging Global Health Issues”. During the program, Dr

Bhandari said nurses play an important role in serving the patients.

Without them, pa-tients cannot get quali-ty treatment under any circumstances, in such a situation all nurses should also understand their responsibility.

Director Public Health Dr VK Mathur appreciated the work of nurses during the Cov-id-19 period. Council Registrar Dr Shashi-kant Sharma informed that two-day programs are being organized on the occasion of Interna-tional Nurses Day.

Mahilla Morcha meets Governor over crime rise

THE NEW LOWS OF HUMANITY

BJYM DELEGATION MEETS NCW CHAIRMAN REKHA

First India Bureau

Jaipur: A delegation of BJYM, led by its state president Himanshu Sharma, met National Commis-sion for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma in Del-hi on Wednesday. The delegates submitted a memorandum to NCW chief & apprised her

since the formation of Congress government in Raj, there has been unprecedented in-crease in crimes against women.Accusing state govt of failing to check rising crime graph, they urged NCW to take cognizance of matter and direct govern-ment to take viable steps to stop this.

Himanshu Sharma submitted memorandum to Rekha Sharma.

Aishwary Pradhan

Jaipur: BJP Mahila Morcha, under lead-ership of State in-charge & Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari, on Wednesday submit-ted memorandum to Governor Kalraj Mishra, demanding action regarding in-creasing crimes against women.

On occasion, State President Mahila Morcha, Alka Mun-dra was also present. Diya said law & or-der situation in the State is bad. Raj, which is known for woman’s honour, is reporting 18 inci-dents of rape of wom-en every day. Out of entire country, Raj alone accounts for 22% of rape inci-dents, she said.

HORROR! ONE-AND-A-HALF-YEAR-OLD RAPED BY 60-YR-OLD, LEFT BLEEDING

CHURU WOMAN GANGRAPED ON GUNPOINTChuru: A case of rape has been registered by the woman at Sardar-shahar police station. In the report, three people have been accused of raping the woman a gunpoint. The victim informed that some time back her husband went to Ratangarh to buy a mare. When he reached Kalyanpura, an incident happened with him. For which there was a Pan-chayat in the fraternity regarding which there was no reconciliation. On May 6. Accused threatened to kill her husband and children. Hearing the cry, her sister-in-law woke up, after which, all three fl ed after the incident.

FIR FILED AGAINST THREE IN MINOR RAPE AND BLACKMAIL CASE

Bayana : A case of cruelty to a one-and-a-half-year-old by an elderly has been reported by father at the Kotwali police. The infant’s parents are labourers & work in heaps on

boundary of railway line. According to report, a 60-year-old resident of a village close to town has been ac-cused of malice. Mother of child was cooking food in her tent. As her baby was crying, she gave her to accused

elderly to play with him. After a while, the baby started crying loudly, hearing cry, father of the baby came running and saw accused doing obscene act with her baby daughter. The child has been medically examined by Medical Board & FSL team that arrived from Bharatpur has collected evidence from the spot. The Kotwali police have started investigating the matter by registering a case.

Jaipur: A woman has registered an FIR against three per-sons accusing them of raping and blackmailing her minor daughter after befriending her on Instagram. The woman alleged that the accused befriended her minor daughter and then raped and blackmailed her. The girl narrated her ordeal to her mother following which the case was lodged. The SHO of the police station is investigating the case.

Khatipura to get Rly station by Dec 2022

Jaipur railway station is overcrowded with passengers waiting for trains on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

Kashiram Choudhary

Jaipur: To reduce the burden of increasing passenger load and excessive movement of trains at Jaipur Junction, railway administration is devel-oping a new station in the city.

A terminal station is being developed at Khatipura ahead of Ja-gatpura on Delhi route. The railway adminis-

tration has started its construction, and the target to complete its construction is by De-cember 2022. The Rail-way administration is developing this station as an alternative to Jaipur Junction.

At present, an aver-age of 90+ trains pass through Jaipur Junc-tion every day. Because of the movement of more trains, train has to be stopped in the outer.

—PHOTO BY SUM

AN SARKAR

MAHA AARTI, CHAMBAL WATER TO PM ETC

20% hike in councillors’ allowances after 7 yrs

Curfew relaxed for 2 more hours in Jodhpur

First India Bureau

Jaipur: After a gap of 7 years, the gov-ernment on Wednes-day increased the al-lowances given to the Councillors elected to the municipalities in state. The Council-lors will now get al-lowances ranging from Rs 2,220 to Rs 4,500 per month, an increase of 20% over the last hike in 2015.As per an order is-sued by Local Self-Government depart-ment, Councillors of municipal corpora-tions will get Rs 4,500 per month as tele-phone, stationery and conveyance al-lowance as against Rs 3,750 available till now. Moreover, they will get an allowance of Rs 720 per meeting of General Assembly,

First India Bureau

Jodhpur: Curfew was further relaxed for 2 hrs in addition to 12 hrs here on Wednesday as life seems to be return-ing to normal. Traffic was seen on roads and children in schools. Po-lice Commissioner Navajyoti Gogoi and District Collector Himanshu Gupta are keeping a close watch on the situation.

BURNT TO ASHES

A major fi re broke out at 6 am on Wednesday at Malhotra Nagar near the stadium at Vidyadhar Nagar in Jaipur. Major fi re broke out in illegal garbage godowns running in the 25-year-old residential colony of Jaipur Development Authority on Wednesday.

—PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR

Nurses and administrative staff at SMS hospital celebrating International Nurses Day on Wednesday.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The JDA Tribu-nal on Wednesday can-celled the order of Dep-uty Commissioner Zone-13 approving allot-ment of only 40 square metre instead of origi-nally allotted 125 square metre to plaintiff Mohd Ayub.

Tribunal Presiding Officer Nandini Vyas also imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on JDA to-wards the legal expens-es incurred thereof by the appellant and asked the development agen-cy to give him posses-sion of 125 square me-tre of land at the newly allotted plot as well as pay him the compensa-tion within two months.

The Tribunal also or-dered the Jaipur Devel-opment Authority to recover the compensa-tion amount from its employees responsible for the irregularity. Ad-vocate Sandeep Rao ap-peared on behalf of the appellant.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Scare of Coro-na virus is not stopping in the state as 71 cases were reported in Ra-jasthan on Wednesday.

The state recorded 71 fresh cases with which active cases rose to 625 in the state. Out of these

cases Jaipur record-ed the highest with 57 new cas-es. Active cases in Jaipur stands at 421. On the relax-ing note, no death was reported on Wednesday.

Interestingly Dhol-pur, which was becom-

ing the new epi-centre of the ongoing pan-demic, reported only 2 cases on

Wednesday. But After Jaipur it is the

only district in the state with more than 100 ac-tive cases as tally stands at 104.

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2022


Abhishek Shrivastava

Jaipur: Rajasthan govt has decided to fi-nalize the land identi-fied for satellite hospi-tals and bus stands on Agra Road, Tonk Road, Ajmer road and Delhi Road.

The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by UDH minis-ter Shanti Dhariwal in order to materialize the CM’s announce-ments made in the foundation laying cer-

emony of IPD tower of SMS hospital sometime back. Gehlot had an-nounced to open satel-lite hospitals in all four directions of Jaipur. The JDA had given a

presentation regarding theses projects.

In the meeting, the decision to finalize the lands was taken. The decision will be ap-proved at the CM level.

The JDA has identi-fied the land between Kanota and Bassi on Agra Road while the reserved land of ring road project in Shiv-daspura, Tonk road

will be used for project. Two plots of 31794 sq meter and 37800 sq me-ter have been identified there.

On Delhi highway, the land near Sciencet-ech city in Achrol will be given priority. The land identified on Ajmer road is located in Balmukundpura. Dhariwal has asked the officers to identify land near Bagru so that the maximum number of people can get the ben-efit of hospital.

Land for 4 satellite hosps to be finalisedFOR INFRA DEVELOPMENT

JDA Tribunal imposes legal cost on JDA

Corona update: State records 71 cases, 57 in Jaipur alone

Jaipur: Constable recruitment exam will be held in the state from 13 to 16 May. More than 18 lakh candidates have applied for 4588 posts. Looking at the number of candi-dates, the police administration issued the link to see district location before issuing admit cards. The candidates can see the location of the exam center by updating the application number and date of birth. Elaborate security arrangements will be made for the exam. Jammers will be installed at exam centers so that there is no need to suspend mobile internet.

Jaipur: India’s fi rst Family Court is still operating from a shared building space. Even after 36 years, Jaipur Family Court does not have its own building. The country’s fi rst fam-ily court was established in Jaipur in 1986. Initially, this court was operated from Bani Park, then shifted to C-Scheme and later operated on rent in RTDC’s Hotel Swagat. As many as fi ve courts of Family Court are approved, but because of lack of space, only 3 courts are able to operate here. About 8500 cases are pending in these courts.

Kota: Revealing the myste-rious death of a 1.5-year-old baby, the police have arrested his aunt. About 15 days ago, the body of the infant was found in the water tank. Following the demand of the family, the body of the child buried was taken out and a post-mortem was conduct-ed. On the basis of report, family was questioned and his aunt was found guilty.

Jodhpur: A couple travel-ling in a tractor was killed when their vehicle crashed into a nearby mine after colliding with a Nilgai near Patel Nagar of Borunda police station area on Wednesday. According to police, local residents 40-year-old R Kumhar and his wife Igyarsi were re-turning home and fell into the 20-feet deep mine as the vehicle got unbalanced.

CONSTABLE RECRUITMENT EXAM FROM 13 TO 16 MAY AMID TIGHT SECURITY

AWAITING SINCE 1986, INDIA’S FIRST FAMILY COURT HAS NO OWN BUILDING

AUNT HELD FOR MURDER OF 1.5- YEAR-OLD BOY

COUPLE DIE AS UNBALANCED VEHICLE FALLS

NEWS DIGEST

First India Bureau

Jaipur: In Rajasthan, along with the days, the nights are also scorching with heat. Night temp in many cities is staying

above 30 °C. On Wednesday 10 cit-

ies in state recorded tem-perature above the 46 °C. Jalore recorded the high-est maximum tempera-ture of 47°C. Barmer and

Dungarpur both record-ed a maximum of 46.5°C. The MeT dept has pre-dicted the heatwave will continue and the day temperatures will in-crease by up to two °C.

JAIPUR ROYAL FAMILY’S CLAIM ON TAJ MAHAL LAND

PEOPLE HAVE RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT WAS THERE EARLIER: DIYAPEOPLE SHOULD KNOW WHY THE ROOMS ARE LOCKED, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A TEMPLE BEFORE THE MAQBARA: MP DIYAAishwary Pradhan

Jaipur: Claiming that the land on which the Taj Mahal was built originally belonged to Jaipur’s ruler Jai Sin-gh and it was acquired by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, BJP MP from Rajsamand Diya Kumari and member of erstwhile Jaipur royal family said that it should be investigated what was there before the monument was built and people have the right to know. There are records available with the Jaipur family and it would provide these, if required, she said.

“Compensation was given in lieu of the land but how much was it, whether it was ac-cepted or not, I cannot say this because I have not studied the records which are there in our

‘pothikhana’. What I am saying is on behalf of what I have learnt and heard. But the land belonged to our family and Shah Jahan had acquired it,” she told

the media persons here. Since there was no judiciary, no appeal

could have been made at that time. Things will be clear only after examining the records, said Diya, also called Princess Diya Kumari locally.

Referring to the peti-tion, she said that it was a valid point that the rooms should be opened and an investi-gation should be done.

“People should know why the rooms are locked there. There could have been any-thing before the Taj Mahal, may be a tem-ple. People have the right to know what was there originally before the ‘maqbara’,” Diya said.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Additional Chief Secretary Public Health Engineering and Ground Water Dr Sub-odh Agrawal said that the engineers working in the field should focus on achieving the goals of the Jal Jeevan Mis-sion on the given time-lines instead of enumer-ating problems.

He asked to do the work of Jal Jeevan Mis-sion as their duty and said that the work whose

work orders have been issued should be expe-dited. Dr Agrawal was reviewing the work pro-gress of the Jal Jeevan Mission and arrange-ments for drinking wa-ter management with

field engineers and headquarters officials on Wednesday. While do-ing this virtuous task of supplying water to eve-ry household through the tap, he asked to com-plete all the work of JJM before March 2024. He also inquired about the district wise prob-lems from the Superin-tending Engineers.

The ACS also in-quired about the issues related to a VC to be held with the District Collectors on May 16.

The writ petition was fi led on Saturday

in the registry of the Lucknow bench of the high court by Rajneesh Singh, who is the media in-charge of the BJP’s Ayodhya unit. The petition would come up before the court for a hear-ing after it is passed by the registry. “In the petition, I have demanded that the 22 doors of rooms of the monument which are closed should be opened to see the truth,” Singh said.

PETITION FILED IN LUCKNOW

ACS Subodh Agrawal during the PHED meeting.

Engineers should focus on achieving goals of JJM: ACS

Rana Safvi@iamranaWhile Raja Jai Singh was willing to donate the land for free, four havelis were

given lieu of Raja Man Singh’s haveli by Shah Jahan. This farman is

locked up in the Kapad Dwara collection in the City Palace museum. Fascimile from Begley

and Desai: Taj Mahal The Illumined Tomb.

Yellow alert! Amid heatwave temp may rise above 50 °C

Passengers resting under shadow at Jaipur Railway Station on Wednesday. (Inset) Crowd at a water cooler.

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BANASTHALI 46.2

BARMER 46.5

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We had a palace at that place. It

is a good thing that someone has ap-pealed to open the doors of the Taj Ma-hal, the truth will come out. We are still examining the matter.

—Diya Kumari, MP

—PHOTOS BY SUM

AN SARKAR

First India Bureau

Kota: A kidney trans-plant was done for the first time in the history of Kota Medical Col-lege. The team of doc-tors from Jaipur reached Kota and car-ried out the operation.

Both the kidneys of 40-year-old Guman Sin-gh, a resident of Nain-wa, were damaged and he was admitted in the nephro ward. In the test, his mother’s kid-

ney got matched, follow-ing which various tests were conducted.

The transplant was done on Wednesday which took around 5 hours. SSB superinten-dent Dr Nilesh Jain said that kidney transplants can now be done in the Kota govt hospital. Kota is the third city in state where this facility is be-ing made available at the govt level. The kid-ney transplant unit have two modular OTs.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: A committee headed by UDH advisor G S Sandhu has decided that 25% of land under CM Jan Awas Yojana will be allowed to be used for institutional purposes.

Under the provision, houses are built for the poor on 75% land area and the developers have the liberty to utilize the remaining 25% area for residential purposes.

The developers had been demanding permission for using the land for commercial purposes in cases where the land is located within 500 me-ters of industrial area.

Details will be sought from the local bodies on

points like how many cases have been approved under the scheme, how many houses were con-structed and how many were allotted, how the provisions laid down in the allotment were fol-lowed etc.

It was also decided to increase the role of the RHB headed by commis-sioner Pawan Arora in the scheme. Sandhu asked the Housing Board to send proposal soon.

Meanwhile it was also decided to put approvals to the cases under the model of land allotment under CM Jan Awas Yoj-na on hold. The model of allotting lands instead of houses under the scheme will be abolishe.

25% land under CM Jan Awas Yojana may be used for institutional purposes

Mukesh Mathrani

Barmer: A woman in Barmer district was kid-napped at gun point af-ter she refused to her child marriage. Shock-ingly, the victim was kid-napped by the man to whom she got married at the age of five. However, the police chased and nabbed the two accused and rescued the woman. Incident took place late on Tuesday night at Bhi-yand village under Sheo police station area in Barmer.

According to Police, the victim, now 20-years-old, was married off at the age of five. But after she become major, she refused her marriage. On Tuesday night when she was sleeping at her home along with other family members, her husband Bhanwar Sin-gh reached there along with some other people

and climbed to terrrace through an electric pole adjoining the house. On terrace accused started beating the family mem-bers including the vic-tim’s parents, brother and her sister and at the gun point fled with the victim.

Hansaram Choud-hary, SHO of Sheo police station, said that two ac-cused Rajesh Jat and Hukmaram Jat have been booked under vari-ous sections of IPC and investigation is ongoing.

Woman denies child marriage, kidnapped with bro at gunpoint

Victim’s brother was beaten during the kidnapping.

1st kidney transplant done in Kota hospital

CHANGE IN LAND MODEL

The model of allotting land instead of house under CM Jan Awas Yojna will be abolished for which the UDH dept will

issue a notifi cation. Poor people are allotted land under the 3C model of the scheme. The decision was taken looking at several irregularities in the allotment.

DRAVYAVATI WORKS TO BE DECIDED

Dhariwal will decide whether Tata Projects be

given task of operation and maintenance of Dravyavati river project. Principal Sec-retary UDH KL Meena took a meeting with JDA and Tata Projects offi cials.

`43 CR FOR 6 ECO-TOURISM PROJECTS

Dhariwal approved 6 projects of eco-tourism

in Jaipur worth Rs 42.73 crore. The projects will be developed by the forest department and the Jaipur Development Authority will provide funds.

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“WHEN MODI CHANGED VENUE OF CM’S EVENT FOR OUR SINDHI COMMUNITY”

NARENDRA BHAIA FRIEND AND ‘SANKATMOCHAK’

autam Samrat from Guja-rat shares with us two inci-dents when he was blessed to have encountered the kindness, the greatness and the integrity of our PM.

The first incident is from the time when the country was reeling under the Emergency and Modiji was emerging a hero as an RSS pracharak. We got to see how Modiji remained untouched by even an iota of vanity, and his child-like innocence was brought to the fore when he visited the narrator’s place.

The second incident re-flects on the magnitude, inclusiveness, and compas-sion of Modiji’s personali-ty. Gautam Samrat says that Modiji would always emerge as a saviour, ready to help those in need.

The first time I got in touch with Modiji was dur-ing the Emergency. Naren-drabhai at the time was bringing about a revolu-tion in Gujarat as an RSS pracharak and I was han-dling the Vistar Vibhag. Those were not normal times and everyone had their hands full with re-sponsibility. Once, during the Emergency, when he was living in the garb of a Sardar and it was nearly impossible to recognise him, he visited my place. My younger son Monu, a student of class three, opened the door and ush-ered him in. I was not home at the time, and eve-ryone in the family kept wondering who the stran-ger was. Eventually, as my wife told me later, Naren-

drabhai in order to break the ice and end the confu-sion, simply said, “Will you all only keep asking me questions or offer me lunch also?” That’s when the entire family forgot all about finding out the iden-tity of the guest, and deep-ly impacted by the good-natured simplicity of the stranger, got about making arrangements for his meal.

The second incident re-lates to the time when I had planned a Sindhi com-munity pan-Gujarat event. It brings to the fore Naren-dra Modi’s helpful and considerate nature and shows how it saved the day for me. Bharatiya Sindhu Sabha is a Sindhi organi-sation that operates at the national level. I was Guja-rat Chief of this organisa-tion and had planned a mega event called Vande Mataram in Gujarat. We had organised competi-tions at 6 places in the state in 6 days and the fi-nalists of these regional level contests were to take part in the final round that day. It was a contest of pa-triotic and folk songs from the Sindhi community known as “Lada Geet”.

Tagore Hall had been finalised as the venue of this event and the finalist teams were to arrive in Ahmedabad for the perfor-mance. Three days prior to the event, I received a call that gave me the jitters. The caller said I would have to cancel my event scheduled for three days later at the Tagore Hall and book elsewhere. When

I enquired the reason be-hind the request for can-cellation, I was told that the CM would be requiring the hall for his event. My heart sank because the CM is the executive head of the state and I could not re-ally do anything about it. Reorganising the event would have been a gargan-tuan task because invites had been sent to people all over Gujarat and making arrangements for so many people at such a short no-tice would have been a her-culean task for me.

Nevertheless, I felt I shouldn’t give up so easily and it was Modiji’s face that flashed in front of me. In the past whenever I faced any issues regarding events related to the com-munity, I would give him a call after 7 in the morning, and Modiji would solve my problem during our 10-minute conversation.

In the situation that I was in that day, I realised

that he was my only ray of hope and I immediately rang up Narendrabhai. But it must have been an unusually busy day for him because for more than an hour, I did not hear from him. I then left home to meet one of the trustees of a convention hall.

While I was conversing with the trustee and re-questing him to make some arrangements for my event, I received a call from Narendrabhai. I ex-plained my problem in

detail and laid bare my troubles before him. His response was short and to the point. “I have no clue about this. Let me see,” and he hung up. There was little for me to say or do after that. I got busy with other things after speaking with Modiji.

Exactly after an hour and a half, I received a call from the National Corpora-tion. “Please go ahead with your event at Tagore Hall as planned.” I was in complete awe. Just an hour ago Nar-endrabhai had said “Let me see”. What magic he could work in such a short while was beyond me!

It is indeed remarkable the deep compassion Modi-ji has for ordinary people. Men like him are a rarity who give importance to people from other commu-nities and to events such as ours that promote bonding between communities and help preserve the rich cul-tural heritage of India.

People often think that Modiji is exceedingly stern but I believe that a strong and effective leader must be stern like him. Above all, no one knows better than me that only the outer shell of Narendrabhai is hard. His true self, the in-ner core, is soft as butter and this kind and tender aspect of Modiji’s person-ality comes to the fore eve-ry time an ordinary man, the poorest of the poor, ap-proaches him with a prob-lem. His simplicity makes him extraordinary, his ability to empathize with the sentiments of various communities, to solve seemingly intricate prob-lems with ease, and the welfare of each and every person in his heart, make him truly a great leader.

I am fortunate to have been associated with him while he was the CM of Gu-jarat. His method of work-ing and taking people along with him is truly inspiring.

And today, when the world is in a crisis of a mag-nitude never experienced before, when a nuclear hol-ocaust is staring humanity in the face, it is for everyone to see how a true world leader should think and act. Modjii’s vision and his thought processes are not something ordinary mor-tals can fathom. India is fortunate to have such a statesman at the helm in such critical times.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 2

The first incident is from the time when the country

was reeling under the Emergency and Modiji was emerging a hero as

an RSS pracharak

The second incident reflects on the magnitude,

inclusiveness, and compassion of Modiji’s

personality. Modiji always emerged as a

saviour, ready to help those in need

GAUTAM SHARES 2

INCIDENTS1

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‘MEN LIKE MODI ARE A RARITY’It is indeed remarkable the

deep compassion Modiji has for ordinary people. Men like him are a rarity who give importance to people from other communities and to events such as ours that promote bonding between communities and help preserve the rich cultural heritage of India.

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I-T Dept hit by epidemic act, BMC Chief has carte blanche!Renni Abraham

Mumbai: Chief Minis-ter, Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the MVA gov-ernment, told the state legislative assembly in March that Union gov-ernment agencies were being misused to con-certedly target non-BJP-ruled state governments, opposition party leaders and bureaucrats. He was quite right, if the experi-ence of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal is anything to go by.

In February, Chahal’s office was issued a sum-mons by the Income Tax (I-T) department seek-ing specific details about nine jumbo medical cen-tres, with a capacity of 15,000 beds, set up in Mumbai in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

of 2020. Almost simulta-neously, the Enforce-ment Directorate also launched investigations against the daughters of firebrand Shiv Sena spokesperson and Mem-ber of Parliament San-jay Raut, regarding their commercial involve-ment with the BKC and Goregaon-based jumbo COVID-19 centres.

Strangely, on April 07, the I-T department withdrew the summons issued to the BMC Chief and even apologized for the ‘inconvenience’ to his office.

A senior I-T officer told First India, “There are individual cases of aberration caused by the overzealous conduct of some officers. In fact, in October 2021, the Bom-bay High Court also is-sued orders against an-other I-T officer for simi-

lar insensitivity, and pe-nalized him Rs25,000 from his salary. These things should not hap-pen, but sometimes do.”

Incidentally, Chahal was also served another IT summons in March following raids conduct-ed on former BMC stand-ing committee chairper-son Yashwanth Jadhav. This summons sought details on the names and PAN card details of the standing committee chairman for 2017-2018 and 2019-2020, BMC scru-tiny committee mem-bers and of then BMC commissioner Praveen Pardeshi (who was draft-ed into the Centre’s De-partment of Personnel by Prime Minister Nar-endra Modi after his ten-ure as BMC Chief).

Chahal told First In-dia that he had furnished all the details sought by

the I-T department in the Jadhav case.

Queried on the issue of the nCoV hospitals summons, the BMC Chief was reluctant to comment on the I-T de-partment’s apparent fumble.

“We are officers of the government and the summon was issued to

BMC and not (to me) in my individual capacity. Subsequently, after I ad-dressed a (legal) re-sponse, the I-T depart-ment informed me that the summons stood withdrawn with imme-diate effect and, any in-convenience caused was regretted,” he said.

However, according to

a senior state secretariat official, “The BMC Chief was advised to consult legal opinion and, subse-quently, sent his reply through his advocate. The I-T department also consulted legal advisers and the summons was withdrawn six weeks af-ter it was issued.”

The secretariat offi-

cial also provided de-tails of the back and forth that ensued be-tween the IT depart-ment and the BMC’s le-gal counsel on strict condition of anonymity.

The IT summons was issued for the purpose of investigating alleged corruption in the set-ting up of the nine jum-bo centres. It sought in-formation on the tender-ing process, the number of tenders received, the procedure followed to award tenders, work or-ders issued, terms and conditions of tendering and dates of awards.

Chahal’s legal counsel in his reply informed the IT department that while it had asked questions regarding the tendering aspects of the jumbo cen-tres, “… all these tenders were issued in March 2020 under the Epidemic

Act of 1897.”Chahal, himself, had

taken up the BMC Chief’s post much later in May.

The BMC Commis-sioner further stated (through his advocate) that his office enjoyed ‘carte blanche’ under the Epidemic Act which cannot be questioned by any authority as the Act was legislated by Parlia-ment. The BMC Com-missioner, citing the provisions of the Act, asked the IT department to “kindly withdraw the summons issued in the regard” failing which, he “would approach the Bombay High Court” in the matter.

Six weeks later, the IT department withdrew its summons.

Meanwhile, the status of the ED investigations is still unclear at the time of going to press.

PARLIAMENT’S 1897 LAW IS UNQUESTIONABLE, IT SAYS SORRY OVER SUMMONS ON JUMBO NCOV CENTRES

Iqbal Singh Chahal

One arrested in ‘Khalistan’ flag incident: CM Jairam New Delhi (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Wednesday said that one accused has been arrested in con-nection with the ‘Khal-istan’ flag incident.

Thakur said that two accused were involved in putting up the flags on the wall of the state Assembly, out of which one has been nabbed this morning.

Speaking to media, Thakur said, “I would like to say that in the case where Khalistani flags were tied on the Himachal Pradesh As-

sembly gate, I am shar-ing for the first time that there were two ac-cused who had come to carry out the whole in-cident. One of them has been arrested ear-

lier today.”Asked about a reported

threat issued by a banned outfit, Thakur said that the incidents taking place in the state are “a matter of concern”.

Jairam Thakur

HP CM THAKUR CALLS ON PM MODINew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednes-day called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital and urged him for holding a national-level function on completion of Centre’s eight years in offi ce on May 31 in the state.

Slain gangster Dubey’s properties to be seizedFirst India Bureau

Kanpur: The District Magistrate court here has issued notice to seal the properties of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey, who was killed after the infamous Bik-ru incident, and of his wife Richa Dubey and sons and relatives, af-ter confiscating the same. Attachment or-der has also been sent with information about confiscation of property worth Rs 67 crore. The file has been

sent to the Gangster Court. Vikas, his rela-tives and close rela-tives had illegally ac-quired property worth several crores. The po-lice had sent the report of confiscation after surveying and mark-ing it to the District Magistrate.

Bandipora: Pak terrorist killed in encounter Srinagar (Agencies): Two encounters broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Accord-ing to the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the en-counters broke out in the Bandipora and Anantnag districts of the Union Territory (UT) respectively.

The terrorist who was killed was a part of a newly infiltrated terror group, the po-lice said.

UP Govt orders recovery of funds siphoned off under PMKS

First India Bureau

Lucknow: More than three lakh ineligible farmers in UP siphoned off crores posing as beneficiaries the PM Kisan Scheme.

The UP government has now ordered recov-ery of the money given to all of them. Chief Sec-retary Durga Shankar Mishra has instructed all the district magis-trates to continuously review the matter.

Since July, the Centre has been urging the states to bring back the Rs 3,000 crore from the fake beneficiaries even as millions of deserving farmers remain exclud-ed from the scheme.

So far, 2.55 crore farm-ers have got the benefit of PM Kisan Samman Ni-dhi Yojana at least once in UP. Out of these, 6.18 lakh farmers are those whose Aadhaar numbers were wrongly entered in the database or there is a difference in their name in application and in Aadhaar card.

Modi govt’s decisions are for the good of people: Amit Shah

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launches the book ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’ in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI

New Delhi (Agencies): The Narendra Modi government does not make policies that ap-peal to people but rath-er those that benefit them, Union Home min-ister Amit Shah said on Wednesday.

Shah was speaking at the launch of the book Modi @ 20: Dreams Meet Delivery at Vig-yan Bhavan. The book, funded by BlueCraft Digital Foundation and published by Rupa, is an anthology of 21 arti-cles written by eminent people, including Amit Shah, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Infosys’ Nandan Nilekani and Sudha Murty, Uday Kotak of Kotak Mahindra Bank and shuttler PV Sind-hu, among others.

“He is never in a hur-ry on policy-making. But his determination to im-plement them amazes

even the best. Many won-der how he can stand his ground despite so much opposition. The Modi government does not take decisions that will please people. It takes decisions that are for the good of the people,” Shah said at the event.

The event had Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu as the chief guest and Shah and Jais-hankar among the speakers apart from

Naidu. It also saw all key cabinet ministers in attendance, apart from senior bureaucrats and Bollywood personalities like Karan Johar, Sid-dharth Malhotra and Shankar Mahadevan.

While speaking at the event, Naidu said even Modi’s detractors agree he is a phenomenon, whether they like it or not. “Under his leader-ship, India is respected across the world. Modi

gave a three line man-tra — reform, perform and transform—which he lives by… Transfor-mation to better the lives of the people of the country. This is what has made him so popular,” he said.

Jishankar said odi had led a foreign policy that was much more “security-focussed” and practised diplomacy that is “development-focussed”.

BOMMAI’S MEETING WITH SHAH RAISES HOPE OF CABINET EXPANSION IN K’TAKANew Delhi: Hopes of cabinet aspirants in Karnataka soared high after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on Wednesday. Sources in the BJP stated that the meeting was held to fi nalise the list of candidates and to take a fi nal call on crucial issues such as according cabinet berths to former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s son BY Vijayendra and former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and others. The confusion surrounding cabinet expansion or cabinet over-haul is likely to end soon. The fi nal lists in this connection are ready and have reached the high command. The party high command has got the survey of performance and popularity of ministers done through its sources.

published by Rupa, is an anthology of 21 arti-cles written by eminent people, including Amit Shah, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Infosys’ Nandan Nilekani and Sudha Murty, Uday Kotak of Kotak Mahindra Bank and shuttler PV Sind-

“He is never in a hur-ry on policy-making. But his determination to im-plement them amazes

BOOK ON PM’S LIFE LAUNCHED IN DELHI

Is SIT member on black money trail in conflict of interest?

Renni Abraham

Mumbai: Former Su-preme Court justice Ari-jit Pasayat, vice-chair-man of the Special In-vestigation Team (SIT) set up by the Union gov-ernment in 2017 on or-ders of the Supreme Court in 2014 to curb black money in India, is under fire. He has been accused of conflict of interest as he availed of the Income Tax depart-ment’s Vivad se Vish-

was (VsV) scheme to settle his dispute with the tax authorities.

The former apex court justice had dis-puted the I-T depart-ment’s assessment of his income while also serving as an arbitra-tor to resolve several legal issues.

One line of thought being whispered around New Delhi’s power corridors sug-gests that the former judge should resign on

moral grounds after the I-T department pe-nalized him for tax eva-sion (particularly since he availed VsV); anoth-er, is that there is no case of moral turpitude to be made against him.

The SIT, headed by former Supreme Court judge MB Shah, is meant to investigate black money stashed abroad through a coor-dinated effort with var-ious members from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Intelligence Bu-reau (IB), Enforcement Directorate (ED), Cen-tral Bureau of Investi-gation (CBI), Financial

Intelligence Unit, Re-search and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Direc-torate of Revenue Intel-ligence (DRI).

Those prescribing the moral high ground say justice Pasayat, empan-elled on the SIT to iden-tify and proceed against fellow Indians hoarding black money abroad must--like Ceasar’s wife--be above (any) suspi-cion. Therefore, they argue, he should resign his post, having used the VsV option proffered by the I-T department.

This logic is rejected by a senior I-T as-

sessment officer who tells First India, “The very purpose of VsV was unlike any amnes-ty scheme for which

Ceasar’s wife could be grudged under some rationale. The custom-ized VsV scheme was basically aimed and intended to achieve ex-actly what the good judge has opted for, rather than continue in a long-pending legal dispute before the courts of law in India.”

Explaining further, the I-T official said, “Un-like other amnesty schemes, VsV was in-

troduced with the basic objec-

tive of shor-ing up the

revenues owed to

the Indian exchequer that were held up in liti-gation. Only those cases which fulfilled all the criteria to fit into this particular scheme were allowed to opt for it. Be-sides, a 40% rate of tax is prescribed and levied on the so-declared in-come. So, where is the dispute and conflict of interest? As an I-T of-ficer, I may dispute some portion of my income just like Pasayat and, at worst, I may be grudged for being an incompe-tent assessing officer. However, I cannot be blamed for having con-ducted myself in an un-

ethical manner.”He pointed out that

justice Pasayat was in dispute with the I-T au-thorities over his taxable income component after having made full disclo-sure of his earnings both as an SIT member and also as an arbitrator. The only flaw pertained to him not having main-tained books of accounts and bills to explain and justify over Rs 2 crore in incurred expenditure for the assessment peri-od in question.

“How does full dis-closure place Ceaser’s wife under suspicion?” the officer asked.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT QUESTION: IS THE PRINCIPLE OF PROPRIETY ALSO VIOLATED IN THIS CASE?

Justice Arijit Pasayat

INDIAJAIPUR | THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2022


Lucknow (Agencies): After a grand Ram tem-ple in Ayodhya, a mag-nificent Laxman temple will be built in Luc-know. The bhumi pujan for the proposed temple will be held on Thurs-day in Jankipuram ex-tension.

Pandit Dhirendra Vashisht, who heads the Shri Laxman Peeth Sewa Nyas, said that the temple would be built in one acre land and its height would be 81 feet.

“The temple con-struction will take around five years and it is being designed by Meenakshi Tiwari and

Sunil Srivastava, ac-cording to Vastu norms. It will be grand and magnificent,” he said.

The temple will

have statues of Lax-man, his wife Urmila and there will also be statues of Shiva Pari-var and Ram Darbar.

Laxman temple to come up in LucknowAFTER GRAND RAM TEMPLE

Pandit Dhirendra, who heads the Shri Laxman Peeth

Sewa Nyas, said that the temple

would be built in one acre land and its height

would be 81 feet

New Delhi (ANI): On National Technology Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ex-pressed gratitude to the scientists and their efforts that led to the successful Pokhran tests in 1998.

Sharing a video clip of the Pokhran tests, PM Modi also remem-bered the “exemplary leadership of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee”. He

said that the former Prime Minister “showed outstanding political courage and statesmanship”.

“Today, on National Technology Day, we ex-press gratitude to our brilliant scientists and their efforts that led to

the successful Pokhran tests in 1998. We remem-ber with pride the ex-emplary leadership of Atal Ji who showed out-standing political cour-age and statesman-ship,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet.

PM MODI HAILS SCIENTISTS FOR 1998 POKHRAN TESTS

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY

New Delhi (ANI): PM Narendra Modi will virtually address a gathering, Utkarsh Samaroh, in Gujarat’s Bharuch on Thursday. The programme will mark the celebration of 100 per cent coverage of four key schemes of the state government in the district, which will help provide timely fi nancial assistance to those in need. The district administration of Bharuch carried out the ‘Utkarsh Initiative’ drive from January.

PM TO ADDRESS UTKARSH SAMAROH IN BHARUCH TODAY

Modi remembered the exemplary leadership of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee

New Delhi (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the stay on the non-bail-able warrant issued by the Allahabad High Court against Noida CEO and IAS officer Ritu Maheshwari till Friday in connection with contempt proceed-ings against her.

A bench of Justice S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari ad-journed the matter for Friday and asked to list the matter before "any appropriate bench" af-ter getting direction from the Chief Justice of India.

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, had stayed the non-bailable war-rant against Mahesh-wari. A bench headed by Chief Justice of In-

dia NV Ramana stayed the Allahabad High Court order which is-sued a non-bailable warrant against Ritu Maheshwari, Chief Ex-

ecutive Officer, New Okhla Industrial Devel-opment Authority (NOI-DA), Gautam Budh Na-gar and listed the mat-ter for Wednesday.

SC extends stay on warrantagainst Noida CEO till May 13

New Delhi (Agencies): Delhi's Dwarka court on May 10 reserved or-der on the applications seeking the release of the mobile phones of BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga and his fa-ther, and enhancement of security for his kin.

Metropolitan magis-trate Nitika Kapoor re-served the order for May 17 on the applica-tions moved on behalf of Bagga. The Court asked the Delhi Police whether the mobile phones have been recov-

ered or not. The police will file its reply on the applications.

Advocate Sanket

Gupta submitted before the court that the mo-bile snatched during the incident should be

released to Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga and his fa-ther. These phones are required for day to day

needs. Bagga's father reported to the Delhi Police alleging that on Friday some armed un-

known persons had kid-napped his son during which the phones were snatched.

Advocate Gupta also raised the security is-sue before the court so it may direct the Delhi Police to provide secu-rity to Bagga and his family. The court said the order will be passed on the relief sought on the next date. The state-ment of Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga could not be recorded on Monday before the court as he was out of Delhi.

Delhi court reserves order on security to Tajinder Bagga

Jammu (Agencies): Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik pleaded guilty before a special NIA court on all charges including UAPA in connection with a terror case, for hatching a criminal conspiracy, waging war against the country, and other unlawful activi-ties disturbing the peace in the Valley.

As per the sources, he told the court on Tues-day that he was not con-testing the charges lev-elled against him in-cluding section 16 (ter-rorist act), 17 (raising funds for the terrorist act), 18 (conspiracy to commit terrorist act), and 20 (being member of terrorist gang or or-ganisation) of the UAPA and sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 124-A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code.

Kashmiri separatist leaders, including Ya-sin Malik, Shabbir Shah, Masarat Alam, former MLA Rashid En-gineer, businessman Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, Bitta Karate, Aftab Ahmad Shah, Avatar Ahmad Shah, Naeem Khan, Bashir Ahmed Bhat, alias Peer Saifullah and several others have also been framed under charges for criminal conspiracy, waging war against the country and other un-lawful activities.

Separatist Yasin Malik pleads guilty in case related to terrorism

Chandigarh (ANI):The skeletons of 282 In-dian soldiers who par-ticipated in the coun-try's First War of Inde-pendence in 1857 were found during the exca-vation near Amritsar, said Dr JS Sehrawat, Assistant Professor, Dept Anthropology, Punjab University. The soldiers were said to have revolted against the use of pork and beef-greased cartridges.

"These skeletons be-long to 282 Indian sol-diers killed during In-dia's first freedom struggle against the British in 1857. These were excavated from a well found underneath a religious structure in Ajnala near Amritsar in Punjab," said the as-sistant professor.

"These soldiers were revolting against the use of pork and beef greased cartridges, a study has suggested. Coins, med-als, DNA study, elemen-tal analysis, anthropo-logical, radio-carbon dating, all point towards the same," Sehrawat added. Some Indian se-poys recruited in the British Indian army had revolted against the use of pork and beef greased cartridges.

Skeletons of 282 Indian soldiers, who revolted in 1857, found in Punjab

Bengaluru (ANI): Claiming (mental) har-assment, a senior IPS officer P Ravindranath resigned from his posi-tion on Tuesday.

“I’m prematurely transferred with the in-tention of harassment, since I’ve taken legal ac-tion against people in-volved in fake caste cer-

tificate issue,” read Ravindranath’s letter.

Claiming that such resignations come dur-ing the tenure of every government, the Karna-taka Minister Shivaram Hebbar said, “Such res-ignations come during the tenure of every gov-ernment, not only dur-ing the tenure of BJP.”

“Senior officers take their own decision. He has not blamed the government. Someone who works will always be under the pressure of one or the other kind. I am a minister, and I am under a lot of pressure but resigna-tion is not the solu-tion,” Hebbar added.

Citing ‘harassment’, K’taka IPS resigns

Dehradun (ANI): The Uttarakhand govern-ment, on Tuesday, an-nounced its decision to increase the number of pilgrims by 1,000 each to Yamunotri, Gan-gotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath.

“The government has decided to increase the number of pilgrims at Chardham by one thousand,” Chief Min-

ister Pushkar Singh Dhami told ANI.

With this, 16,000 devo-tees can visit Badrinath and 13,000 can have ‘darshan’ of the deity at Kedarnath Dham in a day. Earlier, when the pilgrimage began on May 3, only 15,000 devo-tees were allowed daily at Badrinath, 16,000 at Kedarnath, 7,000 at Gangotri Dham.

Uttarakhand Govt increases daily number of pilgrims to Char Dham

Bhopal (Agencies): Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister In-der Singh Parmar's daughter-in-law Savita Parmar allegedly died by suicide on Tuesday in Ponchaner village of Kalapipal tehsil in Shajapur District of Madhya Pradesh. Savita Parmar was found hang-ing at their residence.

The relatives of Savi-ta Parmar have con-firmed the incident. The cause of the inci-dent is alleged to be a "family problem" al-though nothing has been confirmed yet. 22-year-old Savita Par-mar was married to Devraj Singh, son of Inder Singh Parmar. The body was sent post-mortem this morning.

Madhya Pradesh Minister’s daughter-in-law found hanging

Lucknow (Agencies): The Lucknow police have lodged a FIR against an associate professor of the Luc-know University on the charges of promoting enmity. The FIR against Ravi Kant was lodged late Tuesday hours af-ter ABVP workers or-ganised a protest on the campus demanding an apology from the asso-ciate professor for alleg-

edly making “objection-able” remarks about the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.

The FIR against Kant, an associate pro-fessor in the Hindi de-partment of the varsity,

has been lodged at Ha-sanganj police station on the complaint of a student Aman Dubey, who is also an ABVP worker. Kant has been booked under sections 153-A (Promoting en-mity between different groups and doing acts prejudicial to mainte-nance of harmony), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace).

Prof booked for remarks on Kashi temple

New Delhi (ANI): While former US Presi-dent Donald Trump is likely to make a return to Twitter, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Tech-nology Rajeev Chan-drasekhar on Wednes-day said that de-plat-forming is a violation of the fundamental rights of the users.

The MoS, reacting to Elon Musk calling the decision to ban Trump from Twitter "morally bad", said that there must be a set force of

law to establish who is to be banned and on what grounds, and add-ed that it must never be done arbitrarily.

Taking to Twitter, Ra-jeev Chandrasekhar

said, "De-platforming is a big deal- It's a viola-tion of fundamental rights of users and must have a force of law behind it for any plat-form to exercise and must never ever be done arbitrarily."

At the 'Future of the Car' event hosted by the Financial Times, Elon Musk had said that if his deal to acquire Twit-ter is completed he would restore Donald Trump's banned ac-count on the microblog-ging website.

Minister Chandrasekhar backs Trump’s Twitter ban reversal

LAXMAN TEMPLE

WARRANT ISSUED BY ALLAHABAD HC

New Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, who got protection from arrest by the Punjab and Haryana High Court till May 10, on Sunday said that he will not be afraid even if 1,000 cases are lodged against him. Attacking Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Bagga released a video saying that “if Kejriwal thinks that he has the power and the police and he can frighten the BJP activists, then he should register 1,000 cases against them not just one.” Bagga went on to say that “Kejri-wal used Punjab ministers against me which proves that they are afraid and cannot sleep properly.”

WON’T AFRAID EVEN IF 1K CASES ARE REGISTERED AGAINST ME: BAGGA

BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. —FILE PHOTO

Skeletons of Indian soldiers who revolted in 1857.

Yasin Malik

Rajeev Chandrasekhar

PM Narendra Modi

P Ravindranath

NEWSJAIPUR | THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2022


First India Bureau

Jaipur: Additional Chief Secretary Mines Dr Subodh Agarwal on Wednesday said that le-gal gravel transport will be encouraged and coordinated efforts will be made to curb illegal gravel transport with the mutual coordina-tion and cooperation of Mines, Police, Trans-port, District Adminis-tration and Gravel Truck Union. Agarwal was addressing a high

level meeting on illegal transportation of grav-el and problems of grav-el truck operators at the Secretariat. He dis-

cussed issues with Di-rector Mines, ADCP Ajay Lamba, Transport Commissioner KL Swa-my, Director Mines KB

Pandya, ADM I Dinesh Sharma, Deputy Secre-tary Mines Neetu Baru-pal, and representatives of Gravel Truck Opera-tors. He said the lease for legal mining of gravel has been issued in the state as per the directions of the Su-preme Court.“During transit time of gravel transport, a practical solution will be found to solve the problem of ve-hicle malfunction or other disruptions. Simi-larly, a mechanism will

be developed to provide small quantity of grav-el within city so that there is no hindrance in maintaining the avail-ability of gravel,” he said.He listened seri-ously to the suggestions and problems of the op-erators’ representatives and assured them of possible solutions.The operators while pro-pounding need to make the check post system effective said that this would effectively check illegal transport.

Coordinated efforts to curb illegal gravel transport: ACS PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS

Subodh Agarwal sought mutual

coordination and cooperation of mines, police,

transport, district

administration and gravel truck

union.

7 UNFRUITFUL YEARS OF JAIPUR METRO

Abhishek Shrivastava

Jaipur: The Jaipur Metro will complete seven years on June 3 but this journey has not been special. Due to the decreas-ing number of pas-sengers, there is a significant gap be-tween the expendi-ture and the revenue of the metro.

The service was first started on June 3, 2015 between Chan-dpole to Mansarovar. After this, in the year 2020, its route was ex-tended to Badi Chau-par. Coming to the figures of the last 5 years, there has been a huge gap between expenditure and rev-enue due to low pas-senger load month after month.

LACK OF EXPANSION OF ROUTESThe reason for the low passenger load in the metro is due to the lack of expansion of the route and its lack of connectivity to other places. However, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced in the budget to increase the route from both sides of the metro.

STORY OF EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE

2016-17

`45.66 CRspent on metro operation, while only Rs 14.26 crore as revenue

2017-18

`45.92 CRspent on operation and mainte-nance, while only Rs 14.93 crore as revenue

2018-19

`55.24 CRspent on running and mainte-nance while revenue was only Rs 19.11 crore

2019-20

`53.23 CRspent on running metro but revenue was Rs 21.48 crore.

2020-21

`57.57 CRspent on running metro while revenue was Rs 6.31 crore.

April 2020the operation of metro stopped due to Covid that cause more losses

Bhilwara tense after youth’s murder, 3 held

Naveen Joshi

Bhilwara: Tension pre-vailed in the Shastri Nagar area of Bhilwara after the murder of a 22-year-old youth Adarsh Tapadia, who was allegedly stabbed to death under Kotwali Po-lice Station on Tuesday night. In the wake of tensions in the area, the internet services have been suspended till 6 am on Thursday. Mean-while, after 20 hours of the murder incident, police have detained three minors in this connection and handed over the body to the relatives after post-mor-tem. The case was also

being linked to the at-tack on two youths in Sanganer on May 4.

“Internet services in Bhilwara to remain sus-pended till 6 am on Thursday,” said Ashish Modi, District Collector.

Huge gap between expenditure & revenue due to low passenger load

144 CLAMPED IN BHARATPUR AFTER CLASHESBharatpur: The Rajasthan government imposed Section 144 in Bharatpur district on Wednesday, two days after a violent clash broke out between two com-munities. Area around the location where the violence erupted has been marked as a high security zone by administration.

Speeding container kills 4 sitting on dividerManoj Chorasiya

Abu Road: A speeding container crushed four people, including two women of the same family sitting on the di-vider under Abu Road police station area of Sirohi district on Wednesday morning. A child and a woman were seriously injured in the accident.

On information, the police reached the spot and got the injured ad-mitted to the govern-ment hospital. Along with this, the investiga-tion has started by get-ting the dead bodies kept in the mortuary of the state hospital.

According police, a family of Nana of Pali district was going home in the morning by car. Meanwhile, the car in which they travelling broke down after collid-ing with a vehicle near Kiverli. After which they parked the vehicle on the road and sat on the divider. During this, a container coming at a high speed first hit the car and then crushed them sitting on the di-vider killing four. The police have seized the container.

CM’s decision: 65 sports persons to get out-of-turn appointment

Shekhawat targets Raj govt, says Gehlot has failed on water and power fronts

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has ap-proved the proposal for out-of-turn appoint-ment of 65 sportsper-sons who won medals at the national level. Out of these medal winning players, 46 have been given out-of-turn ap-pointments to the post of Clerk Grade-II, 14 as Forester, 3 as Excise guard and 2 as police constables.

As per the proposal, these medal winners have been allotted de-partments proportion-ately according to their

first preference under the Rajasthan Out of Turn Appointment to Sports Medal Winner Rules-2017.

The medalists who are post-graduate or graduate have been giv-en appointment in the Government Secretari-at and Rajasthan Public Service Commission.

It will be easier for the players to work in the state service as well as continue their sports activities smoothly.

Shubham Jain

Ajmer: Union Jal Shak-ti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at-tacked the state govern-ment on the issue of water and electricity. Shekhawat, who came to the virtual inaugura-tion ceremony of the Ajmer BJP office, said that whenever the Con-gress government takes charge, the power crisis in the state deepens. On the crisis of drink-

ing water, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that there is always a water crisis in the state during the summers, due to which PM Naren-dra Modi started the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme. Shekhawat accused the state government of not implementing the scheme properly and said that in the last four years, the state has been allocated the highest budget of Rs 27,000 crores in the country.

ACB traps VDO with `4,000 bribe

First India Bureau

Gangapur City: Sawai Madhopur ACB arrested Village Development Of-ficer Banwari Lal Gup-ta red-handed while tak-ing a bribe of Rs 4,000 in Gangapur City. The ac-tion was taken under the leadership of ASP Surendra Kumar Shar-ma of ACB, Gupta was trapped. He had de-manded Rs 10,000 in lieu of clearing bills worth Rs 1.60 lakh of cattle shed of the complain-ant. The accused had earlier taken Rs 2,000. The remaining amount was taken by the ac-cused in his rented room at Gangapur. Some files were also confiscated from the spot.

IN TWO YEARS, `28 CRORE SPENT ON LEOPARD CONSERVATION IN RAJ

Jaipur: Rajasthan has become an example in the country in leopard conservation while the Pink City is on the way to become ‘Leopard Capital’ of the country. In the last two years, work worth Rs 28 crore has been done for leopard conservation. Jhalana, Amagarh, Kumbhalgarh, Rawali, Tod-garh, Jaisamand, Shergarh (Baran), Mount Abu, Khetri, Bansial, Jawai dam, Bassi and Sitamata sanctuaries come under Project Leopard.

Jaipur: Amidst the lockdown, the Forest Department has issued orders for the census of wildlife in the state. However, the census was not possible for the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, as per the tradition, on the full moon of the summer season that is on May 16 from 8:00 am to 8:00 am on May 17, wildlife will be counted using the water hole method. By May 30, the data of the wildlife census will be collected and sent to Aranya Bhavan. Apart from all the three tiger reserves of the state, orders have been issued for the enumeration of wildlife in all the wildlife sanctuaries and protected forest areas of the state including the Jhalana Leopard Reserve. —Nirmal Tiwari

WILDLIFE CENSUS ON MAY 16-17 THROUGH WATER HOLE METHOD ACROSS STATE

NEWS DIGEST IN THE COURTYARD

NEET UG case: HC asks SJE Secy to appear personally HIGH COURT ORDERS STATUS QUO IN UDAIPUR MEDICAL COLLEGESJaipur: In the case related

to NEET-UG 2020, the High Court on Wednesday ordered the Secretary of Social Justice and Em-powerment (SJE) depart-ment to be physically pre-sent before it during the next hearing and explain why the complainant has not been given student scholarship as yet. The

Bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Gaur passed the order while hearing the petition of Pankaj Meena pleading that the Emitra operator mistakenly fi lled his father’s name in place of the mother’s name and mother’s name in place of father’s name in the admission form, hence it be corrected and the

scholarship due to him be paid.The court has sought replies also from the Principal Secretary, Direc-tor of Medical and Health department, Chairman of NEET UG 2020 Medical and Dental Admission, Counselling Board, Prin-cipal Government Medical College in Bharatpur and the DGof Health Services.

Jodhpur: HC on Thurs-day heard the petition fi led against the order of declaring the session 2021-22 as ‘zero year’ of 4 private medical colleges in Udaipur. The Bench of Justice Vijay Vishnoi ordered to maintain status quo in the case till the next

hearing on 17 May. The advocates represent-ing Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Pacifi c Institute of Med-ical Sciences, American International Institute of Medical Sciences raised questions on the inspections conducted by the NMC.

MP Kirodi Lal Meena addressing the people sitting on dharna.

Internet in city suspended

Ashok Gehlot

Subodh Agarwal held meet with Ajay Laba, KL Swamy, KB Pandya, Dinesh Sharma, Neetu Barupal, BS Sodha, Pratap Meena, Krishna Sharma and others on Wednesday.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and others performing havan during inauguration of BJP offi ce in Ajmer on Wednesday.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: CM Gehlot has directed officials to take special vigil in the com-munally sensitive areas of state and take strict and fair action against anti-social elements.

“The police and ad-ministrative officers in all the districts and divi-sions should remain alert and work for effec-tive control of crimes,” he said in a meeting to

review the law & order situation in the state.

He said if necessary, action should also be taken under NSA, RAJ-PASA & Goonda act. He said that HM Amit Shah has been requested to conduct probe into con-spiracy behind riots in 7 states on Ram Navami. He also said that there was no communal riot anywhere in Raj & inci-dents of tension were controlled in time.

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CM ASHOK GEHLOT VISITS DUNGARPUR, UDAIPUR

Gehlot reviews preps for RaGa’s Dungarpur visit on May 16Punit Chaturvedi

Dungarpur/Udaipur:Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that the state gov-ernment is committed for the upliftment of the common people and for the overall development of the State.

Gehlot along with PCC Chief Govind Sin-gh Dotasra reached Be-neshwar Dham in Dun-garpur to take stock of preparations for Con-gress leader Rahul Gan-dhi’s visit proposed on May 16.

Addressing the gath-ering, he said that the development of Vagad area is the priority of the state government. Dotasra said that the state government is continuously taking im-portant decisions for the upliftment of the tribal area.

Gehlot returned to Udaipur on Wednesday and took full informa-tion from leaders han-dling preps. Most of the

delegates will reach Udaipur by Thursday evening. VVIP route from airport to Hotel Taj Awali has been

fixed. CM Ashok Gehlot has given the task to ministers to visit dists under their charge on May 13 to review the

progress of flagship schemes of the govern-ment. They will review implementation of var-ious schemes of govt.

CM Ashok Gehlot, Govind Singh Dotasra, Mahendra Jeet Malviya, Arjun Singh Bamaniya, Dr Shankar Yadav, Dinesh Khodniya, Ganesh Ghogra & others take stock of foundation stone site at Beneshwar Dham on Wednesday.

GEHLOT SAID THAT EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO CONNECT BANSWARA WITH THE RAIL LINE

Jaipur: Ground-level feedback from youth leaders will be impor-tant in preparing the Congress’ strategy, said party leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday ahead of its three-day brainstorming conclave in Udaipur from May 13 to 15. Youth have been prioritised by the party for its Nav Chintan Shivir with nearly half of the delegates being un-der the age of 40, said Pilot, the former deputy CM. Pilot also lashed out at Centre claiming that people now want to get rid of them and that the Cong was only party which can challenge BJP at national level.

FEEDBACK FROM YOUTH MUST TO PREPARE CONG STRATEGY: PILOT

Keep an eagle eye on communally sensitive areas, says CM Gehlot

Another transfer for Srivastava in 7 mths, 6th in 3 yrs

RAHUL MAY REACH TODAY, SONIA TO REACH ON FRIDAYRahul Gandhi and 73 other leaders would travel from Delhi to Udaipur by Mewar Express on Thursday night. Priyanka Gandhi is also likely to come with Rahul Gandhi. However, there is no surety because Gandhi has not got the security clearance due to constable recruitment exam. Sonia Gandhi will reach Udaipur on Friday morning by a special plane.

STIPEND OF AYURVEDA PG STUDENTS HIKEDJaipur: The efforts of Ayur-veda & Indian Medicines Minister Dr Subhash Garg paid off when Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday approved a substantial incre-ment in the stipend given to the post-graduate Ayur-veda students in the state. Henceforth, the students will get Rs 55,200 in the first year and Rs 58,650 in the second year and Rs 60,950 in the third year as against Rs 19,000, Rs 20,000 and Rs 21,000 given so far respectively. Moreover, the students will be given a dearness allowance also.

Laxman Raghav,Dimple Sharma & Kapil Sharma

Hanumangarh: Con-tinuing scathing attack on the Ashok Gehlot led Congress government in Rajasthan over the law and order situa-tion, BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday said that the govern-ment has attacked the pride and honor of the state.

He said that most of the rapes are happening in Rajasthan. Without naming anyone, Nadda said that a minister has made a very low-level statement in the assem-bly which shows the mindset of Gehlot and his government.

He said that when Jodhpur was burning, CM Gehlot was cele-brating his birthday. Addressing the party workers during the in-auguration of party of-fices, Nadda called for a change in the govern-ment in a democratic

manner. He said he wants a double-engine government in Ra-

jasthan. Nadda also highlighted the achieve-ments of the Modi govt,

including the Ujjwala scheme. The BJP leader also targeted Delhi CM and AAP leader Kejri-wal on vaccine issue.

Poonia welcomed Na-dda on the stage. Ganga-nagar MP Nihalchand Meghwal, district presi-dent Balbir Bishnoi, ex-minister Dr Rampratap, MLA Dharmendra Mo-chi and other leaders were also present.

JP Nadda also went to Sukhtab Singh Mahtab Singh Gurd-wara where a painting of Golden Temple was presented to him.

Gehlot govt has attacked pride and honour of Rajasthan: JP Nadda

JP Nadda virtually inaugurates 10 new district offices and also laid foundation stone of some offices during his visit to Hanumangarh on Wednesday. Also present here are on occasion are Arun Singh, Satish Poonia, Chandrashekhar and other BJP workers.

BJP State President Satish Poonia contin-ued avoiding wearing garland and safa as he has taken a vow that he will wear them only when the party comes to power in the state. Nadda tried to bring Poonia closer by holding his hand but Poonia did not wear garland himself and rather helped in garlanding Nadda.

Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot has directed the remain-ing ADJ Courts, except the newly created Additional District and Sessions Judge Courts (ADJs) established at district headquarters after April 17, 2018, to provide family cases, motor accident claims and NASA. DDPS has approved the administrative proposal to provide powers under local jurisdiction for hearing of cases.

BJP has become the largest political party and has 302 MPs. This number once used to be 2. BJP has come only for public service,

not for any post or position. Now our slogan will be ‘Ek Desh Me Ek Nishan Ek Pradhan’. We are nation-alists but will work to wipe tears of Dalit, youth and women. —JP Nadda, BJP National President

Yogesh Sharma

Hanumangarh: BJP National President Dr JP Nadda on Wednes-day lauded the Vipra Foundation for partici-pating in devp of Bhag-wan Parashurama Kund in Arunachal and said that devp of Par-ashurama Kund would connect the country and this will give new energy. He said that Vi-pra Foundation’s initia-tive to establish a 51 feet

statue of Lord Par-ashurama will definite-ly empower the country. Nadda credited Modi for the idea of develop-ing Parashurama Kund saying that only Modi could take such a deci-sion. Nadda’s wife Mal-lika Nadda was also present in the event. Sushil Ojha, Founder Convener of Vipra Foundation gave de-tailed info about of devp works being done in Parashurama Kund.

POONIA VOWS NOT TO WEAR GARLAND!

JP Nadda lauds Vipra Foundation’s initiative

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Bikaner: Union Min Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kisan Morcha State Prez Hariram RanwaAjmer: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekha-wat, State Vice President Prasannachand MehtaUdaipur: LoP Gulab-chand Kataria, State VP Narayan Singh DevalSriganganagar: Deputy LoP Rajendra RathoreAlwar: National Spokes-person and MP Rajya-vardhan Rathore and State Chief Spokesperson and MLA Ramlal SharmaDholpur: Kisan Morcha National President Raj-kumar Chahar and State Minister Mahendra JatavNagaur: Union Minister Kailash Chaudhary Banswara: ST Morcha State Prez Jitendra MeenaChittorgarh: State Vice Prez and MP CP Joshi Churu: Former State Prez of SC Morcha Govardhan Verma Dausa: National Minister Alka Singh GurjarBaran: State Vice Prz Chandrakanta Meghwal

BJP LEADERS PRESENT DURING CAMPS’ INAUGURATION

STATE GETS NEW BJP OFFICES!

Nadda virtually inaugurated 10 district offices of BJP. At the same time, he laid foundation of some new of-

fices. He informed that 13 district offices of BJP are ready in the state, work is under process for 9 offices and lands are being purchased for the construction of 7 offices. Nadda said that it is proposed to set up 512 offices in country, out of which 227 offices have been constructed.

JP NADDA IN HANUMANGARH

JP Nadda being welcomed by Arun Singh, Satish Poonia, Nihal Chand and other BJP workers in Hanumangarh on Wednesday.

Ravi Sharma

Udaipur: Prepara-tions are going on a war footing for the Congress’s National Chintan Shivir Nav Sankalp, to be held in Udaipur from May 13 to 15. Under the leader-ship of Congress Presi-dent Sonia Gandhi, more than 500 top Con-gress leaders from across the country will participate in the camp.

It will be interesting for the political observ-ers to see what conclu-sions are drawn after the brainstorming in the National Contemplation Camp of the Congress being organized under the name of Nav Sankalp and what will be the di-rection of the party in the coming days.

CONGRESS’S NATIONAL CHINTAN SHIVIR - NAV SANKALP

ONE DAY TO GO! Hectic plans on for 3-day conclaveShivir to focus on time-bound party revamp and clear stance on key issues

PROPOSED EVENT PLANS

12.00 noon: All the delegates will gather at the camp site1.00 pm: Lunch break 2.00 pm: Congress President’s arrival2.10 pm: Inaugural speech by Sonia GandhiLater, 3 hours group discussion to be held

10.30 am: Group dis-cussion will begin1.00 pm: Lunch break2.30 - 7.30 pm: Group discussion to continue8.00 pm: Meeting of co-ordinators of 6 coordi-nating committees

DAY 1: 13 MAY

DAY 2: 14 MAY

DAY 3: 15 MAY10.00 am: Report prepared by the com-mittee coordinators will be submitted to the Congress President11.00 am: These reports will be final-ized after discussion of Congress Working Committee and later Udaipur declaration will be released1.00 pm: Photo session3.00 pm: There will be closing speech by the Congress PresidentLater, vote of thanks by Rajasthan PCC Chief4.15 pm: Nav Sankalp Shivir will end with National Anthem

Congress General Secretary-Organisation KC Venugopal inaugurates Chintan Shivir help desk in Udaipur on Wednesday. Alsp present here during the occasion are Sandeep Chaudhary, Devendra Yadav, Qazi Nizamuddin, Pukhraj Parashar & others.

New ADJ Courts to hear family cases, accidents & NDPS

Rajendra Chhabra

Jaipur: Senior bureau-crat Ravi Shankar Sriv-astava was discharged from the post of Director General of Panchayat Raj Institute within 7 months. It is said that Min Ramesh Meena has got his departure done.

He has been made the commissioner of dept inquiry for 5th time. This is 6th transfer of Ravi Shankar in present govt. Ravi Shankar, the state’s senior-most IAS

officer of 1985 batch, is going to retire after four months in September.

It is learned that Pan-chayti Raj Min Ramesh Meena was not happy with Shankar’s style of functioning. The minis-ter had taken a review meeting at the institute’s office on Tuesday in which Principal Secre-tary Aparna Arora and Secretary Navin Jain were also present.

In meeting, minister raised a flurry of com-plaints against Ravi

Shankar. He alleged, “You have become a self-proclaimed supremo of the institute, you do not send a single file to the minister. Many officers were transferred out of

Jaipur. You are hell bent on getting an officer who came on deputation out. Even his salary has been withheld. You bought a new car as soon as you came to the institute. Many consultants have been appointed in Delhi on hefty payment. Mon-ey is being spent without approval.”

It is said that the min-ister also conveyed all these complaints to the CM. Some finance offic-ers of institute had also reached Aparna Arora

last week with plaints against Ravi Shankar.

The end result of all this devp was that before leaving for Udaipur on Wednesday, CM signed transfer file and DoP is-sued a single order for transfer of Srivastava without delay. Aparna Arora has been given ad-ditional charge of Direc-tor General. It is said Panchayat Raj Institu-tion is an independent body & there is no provi-sion for interference of the minister at any level.

RAJ NEEDS...Which has nothing to do with the people and does not understand the issues of the people,” he said. Referring to incidents of atrocities on women and Dalits, the BJP leader said Rajasthan was known for culture, development and peace, but the current Ashok Gehlot government has hurt the state’s respect and dignity. He claimed Rajasthan has the highest number of rape cases in the country but the Chief Minister was not concerned. JP Nadda called upon BJP workers to work hard to bring the party to power in the assembly elec-tions next year.

Ravi Shankar Srivastava

CM Ashok Gehlot offers prayers at the Radhe-Krish-na temple meets Peetha-dhishwar Achyutanand Maharaj on Wednesday.

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e galiyan ye chaubara, a sweet charm-ing innocent Padmini in love with an idea and Rishi

with heartbreak in his eyes, in love with the unattainable – made this song unforgettable and the lyrics made it a must in every wedding of the time. Prem Rog, through a love story, lays bare the hypocriti-cal society and raised the issue of widow re-marriage, which was definitely an issue in 1982 in rural and semi-urban India and also caste, class and wom-en’s safety which are is-sues the society is still grappling with, sadly.

For me, the movie

was carried on the shoulders of the young (only 17) Padmini Kol-hapure ably aided by Nanda, Tanuja, Bindu and Kiran. The despair-ing courage of these women as they push against the wall and strive to conform and break free, the brutal truth they face daily and hide behind the tra-ditional chores and du-ties, left an indelible mark on me.

Padmini aced the transition from a bub-bly, chirpy young cos-seted girl from a rich family where all her demands are fulfilled to a heartbroken, abused widow who barely is granted a second-citi-zen status in her own home. Suddenly, all the familial ties and love come to nought. The devastation of this change is in Padmini’s face, eyes and entire

body language. She gave a stellar performance.

Like in all Raj Kapoor movies, the women dominate but Rishi gave one of his best perfor-mances too as the sensi-tive lover who first bows in front of his innocent beloved’s desire and then the strong digni-fied reformist, as he res-cues his love from her horrible fate which is

no fault of hers. Shammi Kapoor

plays the patriarch of the crumbling hollow traditional structure who is striving to hold things together, he is hypocritical but the camera catches his an-guish. Sushma Seth’s only security is for the system to exist, fearing change she is a staunch supporter of the patriar-chal system. Kulbhush-an Kharbanda and Raza Murad, unfortunately, are very close to real life as villains.

The movie eerily ech-oes real life, especially in the justification by Sushma Seth to ill-treat Padmini supposedly for her own good and the anguished Nanda plead-ing with Padmini to keep quiet about her rape by her rich and powerful brother-in-law because it would lead to bloodshed. She is as

helpless as Tanuja, who lashes out but ultimate-ly quietly carries on climbing the traditional staircase which leads nowhere for women.

Main Hoon Prem Rogi, Mohabbat Hai Kya Cheez, Meri Kismat Mein Tu Nahi and Bhanvare Ne Khilaya Phool all the songs add grace to the movie. I did find the ending to be over-dramatized with an overdose of caste.

Watch Prem Rog as a reminder that many still suffer in silence and justice rendered has to start from home, as a re-minder that women’s rights are hard-won and it is our duty as women today to walk one step further to make the road easy for the girls who follow us, as a reminder that family and love can weaken you also, as a reminder that love bridges all gaps.

THIS THROWBACK THURSDAY, CITY FIRST BRINGS YOU PREM ROG, A STORY OF A POWERFUL TRUE LOVE WHICH DEFINES THE EMOTION EVEN AS RAJ KAPOOR WEAVES A POWERFUL, ENLIGHTENING, SOCIAL DRAMA SET IN A FEUDAL THAKUR FAMILY, WHICH THROWS UP ISSUES AND THE UNEVEN, TEAR-SOAKED LAYERS OF INDIA’S GENDER-BIASED SOCIETAL STRUCTURE WHERE EVEN YOUR OWN FAMILY FORSAKES YOU!

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THIS THROWBACK THURSDAY, CITY FIRST BRINGS YOU PREM ROG, A STORY OF A POWERFUL TRUE LOVE WHICH DEFINES THE EMOTION EVEN AS RAJ KAPOOR WEAVES A POWERFUL, ENLIGHTENING, SOCIAL DRAMA SET IN A FEUDAL THAKUR FAMILY, WHICH THROWS UP ISSUES AND THE UNEVEN, TEAR-SOAKED LAYERS OF INDIA’S GENDER-BIASED SOCIETAL STRUCTURE WHERE EVEN YOUR OWN FAMILY FORSAKES YOU!

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IPSSHA DHAR, MODEL

LEOJULY 24 - AUGUST 23

Health tips from an expert will enable you to get closer to your fi tness goals. Chances of being misled by

competitors in business are high, so remain alert. Your generous behavior would enable to enjoy some lovely moments with family. Love comes as friendship turns into romance.

LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

You succeed in completing an important project well before deadline. Disagreements on the

family front are foreseen. Be careful about the legal apprehensions in the property you are planning to buy. Your intuition will save you from a tricky spot today.

ARIESMAR 21 - APR 20

Those suffering from chronic ailments may fi nd remarkable improvement in their health with home

remedies. Today you will enjoy the trust of the senior management. Minor domestic disputes may snowball into a major row, so give attention to the family.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22

Some of you are going to experience emotional fulfi llment on romantic front. Yoga would help in raising

energy levels and improve your metabolism. Place emphasis on domestic affairs to enhance the domestic tranquility and harmony. Associate with humanitarian group.

GEMINIMAY 21 - JUNE 21

Paying special attention to plan your career would give immense joy. You are likely to get clearance or

approval for your construction plans. You fi nd things moving in the way you want them. Gifting something to your beloved is likely to make the day memorable.

AQUARIUSJAN 21 - FEB 19

Your hard work and dedication are likely to be noticed by seniors, paving way for promotion or

increment. Family will be supportive of career aspirations. A promising day overall as you stay in limelight without any efforts. Harsh words may create a rift in your romantic relationship.

TAURUSAPR 21 - MAY 20

You will succeed in resolving misunderstanding with family members,

normalizing ties. Seek proper valuation of the property you are planning to buy. You will remain in demand on social front. Stand by your partner during testing times.

CAPRICORNDEC 23 - JAN 20

Seek the opinion of your family before fi nalizing a property deal. An impromptu invitation to a

function from an unexpected friend is likely to be received. Your bold initiatives on romantic front bring back passion and spark in romantic relationship.

VIRGOAUG 24 - SEP 23

Investment antiques and jewellery would bring handsome fi nancial gains. On professional front,

recognition for good work would motivate you to work harder. Efforts made to improve looks or personality will bring desired results. A lucky day on romantic front.

CANCERJUNE 22 - JULY 23

You will have an awesome day today .Continue to put in efforts at work and you will see promising

opportunities coming your way. Matrimonial match for siblings will bring happiness for entire family. You will get a good price for your property.

PISCESFEB20 - MARCH 20

Implementation of new ideas and projects would add to your prestige on the professional front. A sound

monetary position would enable you to keep pace with changing times. Avoid raising controversial issues at home to maintain harmony. It is a good day to build connections.

SCORPIOOCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

A sound fi nancial health of businessmen would enable to give monetary benefi ts to employees. Your sole

dependency on friends may fail to bring any respite from loneliness today. It is good day to confess your love as stars appear favourable for positive reply.

YOUR DAY

Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

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DATA SHOWS 2.2% increase in mental health mortality per 1 degree Celsius rise in temperature.

0.9% increase in men-tal health-related mor-bidity per 1 degree Cel-sius rise in temperature.

Especially who have pre-existing mental health conditions risk is up to 2 to 3 fold more.

Children and the el-derly are more vulnera-ble as dehydration and electrolyte imbalance may cause behavioural symptoms.

IRRITABILITYThis is commonly felt by everyone because of un-comfortable conditions. Increased temperature may lead to irritability, agitation, crankiness, and anger bursting out at home as well as at the workplace.

VIOLENCE One standard deviation of temperature increase leads to a 4% increasing interpersonal violence and a 14% increase in group violence. Study shows an increase in cases of domestic vio-lence during this ex-treme heat time.

MOODExtreme heat may lead to fluctuation in mood, low mood, lethargies, emotional outbursts and increase depressive episodes.

SUICIDEIt is a form of violence that turn toward the self. The study shows a rise in suicidal ideation during heat waves. Neu-rotransmitter serotonin may play a role.

COGNITIONWhen you are not feel-ing comfortable, it af-fects your cognitive function, concentration, memory and reasoning ability.

SLEEP DISTURBANCESleep is an essential function for overall well being. Disturbed sleep during the night affects work capacity during the day and has an ad-verse impact on mood and cognition.

WHAT TO DOHydration- Drink plenty of water and keep your-self well hydrated to avoid electrolyte imbal-ance.

Talk about your prob-lems- To decrease stress, talk your emotions out, spend time with your family and hear out their emotions.

Music relaxes your mind and make you a lit-tle comfortable.

Always cover your head and face when go-ing out with an umbrel-la or scarf, etc.

Yoga and meditation keep the mind calm.

oes rising temperature during the months of the summer and heat waves affect our mental health and peace? Well, the answer is yes! Several studies have shown that there is a potential link between the rising temperature due to the heat waves and mental health. Especially during the post

covid era when the pandemic has already taken a toll on people’s mental peace and physical health. The extreme heat during this season has a very negative impact on mental health alongside serious physical health issues.

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HEATWAVESMENTAL HEALTH

ANDDR ANITA GAUTAM

Consultant Psychiatrist Gautam Hospital and Research Centre

Ranveer Singh is one of the most talented and promising

actors in the film in-dustry. The actor opened up on the se-quel of his hit action film, Simmba, which was directed by Rohit Shetty. Talking about Simmba’s sequel, Ranveer said that he will be very disap-pointed if there isn’t as it deserves a re-prise. “He is one of my favourite guys and it was always de-signed to be a fran-chise. Whenever Ro-hit (Shetty) Bhai calls, I’ll be there. So there will be Simmba 2 and it is one of my favourite movies”.

—Agency

Sudheer Babu is teaming up with director Harshavard-

han for his next. On the occasion of his birthday, the makers unveiled the first look along with the title Mama Mascheendra. The actor dressed in funky costumes looks jubilant in the poster where he is seen sing-ing. The film will re-lease in Telugu and Hindi. The makers unveiled the title and first look poster of the movie on Wednesday. He is given the tag Ni-tro Star for his charged-up perfor-mances. and dynamic screen presence in his movies. —Agency

Arjun Ka-poor is one of the most loved actors

in Bollywood. He has given some re-markable perfor-mances and carved his place in the in-dustry. The actor is ecstatic that he has completed a decade in the Hindi film in-dustry. Arjun had burst onto the scene with an enigmatic debut in Ishaq-zaade, a film that he admits catapulted him to ‘overnight recognition and fame’. The actor says his journey in cinema has been of immense learning.

—Agency

Thor: Love and Thunder are one of the most antici-

pated Marvel films of the year. The film will also mark Chris-tian Bale’s Marvel debut in the role of the villain, Gorr the God Butcher and that’s another high-light that is sure to draw audiences to it. Ragnarok as Taika Waititi returns to di-rect another Thor film. The director said, “It’s not a seri-ous film, and it’s not a drama, but we do deal with ideas that I think a lot of hu-mans deal with.

—Agency

Prince William and Kate Middleton at-tended the official opening of the Man-

chester Arena memorial where the Duke of Cambridge delivered an emotional speech to pay tribute to the victims of 22 people who were killed during an Ariana Grande con-cert. In his speech, Prince Wil-

liam spoke about dealing with the pain and grief of losing loved ones. During his speech,

the Duke of Cambridge also reflected on his grief and trauma of dealing with the death of a loved one as he remembered his late

mother, Princess Diana.—Agency

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Mad-ness was finally re-leased in theatres on

May 6 and fans have been excited about it considering it was packed with surprise cameos as well as a ma-jor new character introduced in the end credits scene. Charlize Theron who appeared as Clea in the post-credits scene has now shared her first look on Instagram. Theron shared two photos showcasing her look like the MCU character Clea. In one of the photos, she gave a close-up look at the interesting make-up donned by her in the film. The second image showcased her in her superhero suit alongside Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange. Theron's Marvel debut came as a major surprise in the film's post-credits scene. —Agency

Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show is coming

to an end. While the host had announced last year that Season 19 will be the final one, it has now been re-vealed that the last epi-sode will be airing on May 26 and the guestlist for the finale has also been con-firmed and includes

Jennifer Aniston who was Ellen’s first guest ever.

DeGeneres fa-mously kicked off The Ellen DeGe-neres Show in 2003 by inviting Friends star Jen-nifer Aniston as her first-ever guest on the show and as a

full-circle mo-ment, she will also be bidding farewell to

the show with Anis-ton as her last

guest. It was an-nounced on

T u e s d a y that May 26 will be

the show’s finale and apart from

A n i s t o n there are also some

other special guests.

—Agency

Ezra Miller had recently hit headlines for two in-cidents in Hawaii for which the actor faced

arrests and was charged with disorderly conduct. While re-ports suggested that in light of the controversies, Miller may get replaced by Warner Bros. as the DCEU superhero The Flash. Although recent re-ports have now suggested that it may not happen.

According to Variety’s Adam B. Vary, it seems Warn-er Bros may go ahead with Ezra as The Flash, especially for the upcoming film consid-ering the film’s shooting was wrapped up months ago.

—Agency

Sara Ali Khan is an actress who is known for her presence on social media. The Kedarnath actress is often seen sharing beautiful pics

of her happy moments with her loved ones along with her fun moments with co-stars on

the sets. Besides, being the travel buff that she is, Sara also treats fans with stunning glimpses from

her travel diaries. Interestingly, the Pataudi prin-cess is once again making the headlines today as she has shared pics from her trek in Kashmir. For the

uninitiated, Sara is currently enjoying her time in Pahalgam and went for a trek in the valley. —Agency

PROUDHUSBAND!!

eepika Padu-kone is an ac-tress who has been a perfect example of beauty with brains. Recently,

the Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela actress made the headlines as she was selected to be on the Cannes jury this year. Deepika has already left to be a part of the prestig-ious event.

Ranveer Singh’s Reac-tion To Deepika Padu-kone Being On Cannes Jury

Talking about it to Film Companion, Ran-veer said that he is happy with Deepika’s achieve-ment and has been glow-ing with pride. Recalling his reaction to the big news, the Dil Dhadakne Do actor said, “I was like wow. That was my reac-tion. This is just too amazing. And I am very proud of everything that she achieves every time it’s like I am her desig-nated cheerleader. This is like the baby is deciding which is the best from the best films in the world at the time, which is the

better one. It’s so cra-zy”.

—Agency

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Prince William honours attack VICTIMS

Miller not getting replaced

SEQUEL OF SIMMBA!!

MAMA MASCHEENDRA

COMPLETING A DECADE

THOR: LOVE & THUNDER

Aniston, Ellen’s FINAL GUEST

TV actor Akash Makhija popularly known for featuring in shows like ‘Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii’,

‘Har Mard Ka Dard’, ‘Half Girlfriend’ among others, is delighted to share screen space with Bollywood star Alia Bhatt. He says: “I’m delighted to have a chance to work along with Alia Bhatt. She is one of the actresses any actor would love to share screen space with. Though it wasn’t for fiction but a commercial. Still, I’m thankful to my destiny for this wonderful op-portunity”. —Agency

Working with Alia

KASHMIR KI KALI

First look of Clea

Ezra Miller

Kate Middleton

Deep

ika

Padu

kone

Alia Bhatt

Sara Ali Khan

Charlize Theron Jennifer Aniston

Taika Waititi

Sudheer Babu

Arjun Kapoor

Ranveer Singh

The three-day “S Open Badminton Tournament 2022” will be organised by Ace Sports Academy, Shyam Nagar will start on May 13. About 600 badminton players from different academies and associations of Pink City are participating in this tournament, which will be held on May 15. Nirmal Dargad, Director, Ace Sports Academy said that this tournament will be organised on Shyam Nagar and Murlipura campus.

In this, three categories of women and men players will play matches in singles, doubles and mixed doubles categories.

nder the Mask, is a recently published limit-ed edition book which stores a compilation of contemporary

artwork created by the renowned artist Himmat Shah. The book is a visu-al representation of the drawings that he created during the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, when the world came to a standstill due to the coro-navirus pandemic, Shah followed his heart and his talent to express the uncertainty of time through his artwork. The book encompasses nota-ble drawings produced in paper and ink by Himmat Shah. He created these drawings with deep con-templation and meaning,

depicting the circum-stances caused in our world by the pan-demic.

The collection draws inspiration from Shah’s surround-ings, the natural world and his thoughts. The artwork speaks out loud a message of hope, light, miracle and a better to-

morrow.The book has been

very thoughtfully designed by Cartist, Jaipur in an artistic

manner to align with the theme and work of the artist. The slipcover of the book provides an outline of the book title and artist’s name, which represent how at one

end our world was pro-tected by the mask and on the other, our dear ones were losing their lives amid the dreadful pandemic. The hardcov-er has a visual display of the title along with a real mask in the centre and white cloth symbolises purity and innocence and blue colour, which symbolises hope and protection provided by the mask to the world.

“Given that the work was produced during a

pandemic by Himmat Shah, it was a bit of a challenge for us to meet his expectations and do justice to this book. However, we had a great experience conceptual-ising and designing this book. The book will be officially launched in Jaipur in the third week of May 22”, says Himan-shu Jangid, Founder of Cartist, Jaipur.

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CITY BUZZGET VACCINATED

STAY MASKED

DURING THE DAY!

Creativity takes courage‘UNDER THE MASK’KAVITA CHAUHAN

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U Senior Advocate AK Jain celebrated his 66th birthday on Wednesday, May 11. Wishes poured in from friends, family and colleagues from across the spectrum. Jain is an expert lawyer in dealing with criminal cases.

On the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore's 161st birth anniversary, an on the spot painting competition' was organised by Art Tunes Sanstha of Kolkata at JKK on Monday, in which 15 youth and senior painters from the city participated. The results of this competition were declared on Wednesday. The best paintings of artists Devika Shekhawat, Neelu Kanwaria and Priyanka Sokhal were selected by the organiser 'Art Tune for a cash prize

of fi ve thousand rupees each, which was honored by Padma Bhushan Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt. On the occasion, painter Lakshmi Gajraj presented a fi ve feet painting of Rabindranath Tagore painted by himself, which was accepted by the famous Kathak dancer Sayani Chavda on behalf of the artists.

Travel planner and tour operators across country will arrive in Jaipur in the month of July for the second edition of Rajasthan Domestic Travel Mart being jointly organised by Rajasthan Tourism and Federation of Hospitality and Tourism Rajasthan (FHTR) from July 22-24. Rajasthan Domestic Travel Mart (RDTM) would provide a platform to all the hoteliers, travel agents/tour operators of Rajasthan to showcase their products to travel agents from all across India. Along with its cultural and royal heritage, Rajasthan also charms visitors with its wildlife, eco-rural, wellness, leisure, pilgrimage, weddings etc.

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Dhiraj Srivastava, Com-missioner, Rajasthan Foundation visited In-ter National Institute

of Fashion Design (INIFD) Jaipur on Tuesday and appre-ciated the innovative ideas and art of the fashion and interior design students and rewarded

the students with certificates. The inspiration of this Art Conclave and ID Fest came from the art movement 'ART NOUVEAU' reflecting the con-cept of 'VYOM' through an in-terdisciplinary exhibition which includes Interior Design Fest, Art Conclave and Fashion production.

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Spiritual Icon, Jaya Kishori recently launched Sunil Sihaag’s novel ‘Day Turns Dark’.

During the launch, she says, “Sunil Sihaag is a man with multiple talents. He is a social activist turned filmmaker, who has also served with the Indian Air Force for 15 years and till date is making his con-tribution to the society with his social work.”

Talking about the book she mentioned, “the entire reve-nue generated by his book will be spent in spreading aware-ness about organ donation. She further says, “I express my immense gratitude to Sunil Sihaag for making me a part of this social cause.”

In 2021, Sunil Sihaag hooked the audience with his debut novel Day Turns Dark. His book presents a tale of charac-ters who are neither fictional nor real, but rather a perfect blend of both. The plotline has love, drama and emotion as the main elements.

Titled ‘A Day Turns Daark’, the web series will mark Sunil Sihaag’s entry into the OTT world as a writer, director and producer. The series will be headlined by famous actors - Sudhanshu Pandey, Vikas Srivastava, Agam Anand, Am-arjeet Singh Sangwan, Ashu-tosh, Sambhavi, Fatima & Ri-dhim Sihag.

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On the occasion of the nursing day, a grand event themed by WHO titled, ‘Nurses: A Voice

to Lead Invest in Nursing and Respect Rights to Secure Glob-al Health’ was organised by Human Resource Department at Late Narmada Devi Agarwal Auditorium, Geetanjali Medi-cal College and Hospital, Udaipur on Wednesday.

The program was inaugurat-ed by special guests, Geetanjali Hospital Udaipur, Vice Chancel-lor Dr FS Mehta, Dean Dr Nar-endra Mogra, CEO of Geetan-jali Hospital, Pratim Tamboli, Medical Superintendent Col. Dr Sunita Dashottar, Dr Rajeev Pandya, Chief Nursing Super-

intendent Vijender Singh Rathod by lighting the lamp.

Vice-Chancellor Dr FS Me-hta congratulated all the nurs-es and appreciated their unfor-gettable contribution during the Corona period.

Dean Dr Narendra Mogra said that it is a nurse who takes complete care of a pa-tient, and serves the patient with all his heart.

CEO Pratim Tamboli en-couraged all the nurses present

and said that nurses are the backbone of health services in the true sense and at the same time he asked to emphasize on ‘Think Global, Act Local’.

On the occasion of Nursing Day, colourful presentations

were also organised in this pro-gram, due to which the entire auditorium resonated with ap-plause. During the program, all the nurses were honoured by with medals.

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Jaipur Activists urge the Chairman of the newly reinstated State Animal Welfare Board to set

things right for animals. The Supreme Court issued a

directive for states to set up an Animal Welfare Board and Ra-jasthan has finally issued an or-der to support its functioning with space and budget alloca-tion. The State Animal Welfare Board in Rajasthan had not been allocated a budget in the last five years and neither had it attend-ed any cruelty cases against ani-mals till date. In March 2019, animal rights activist Mariam Abuhaideri filed an application under the Right to Information with the Department of Animal Husbandry seeking details about the constitution of the board, the budget allocated, and officers deployed for them.

On May 9, she received a reply showing that while the State Animal Welfare Board has been established, it is not in a func-tioning position with one or more issues.

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Himmat Shah with his book ‘Under the Mask’

Jaya Kishori

During the occasion

Kamla Poddar, Dhiraj Srivastava and Abhishek Poddar with a student

Kamla Poddar, Dhiraj Srivastava and Abhishek Poddar

DAY TURNS DARK,

LAUNCHED!

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