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UPROAR IN PARL OVER KHARGE’S ‘CHUHA’ TAUNT
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
‘Gaali’ politics hits sansad!
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: The row
over Cong chief Mall-
ikarjun Kharge intensi-
fied on Tuesday as the
BJP demanded an apol-
ogy from the grand old
party over indecent re-
marks made by its pres-
ident against the BJP.
Meanwhile, Kharge on
other hand refused to is-
sue an apology
. Further
maintaining his stand,
he reiterated that BJP
had no role in freedom
struggle. He hailed his
party leaders like Indira
Gandhi for sacrificing
themselves for nation &
questioned saffron par-
ty again over their role
in freedom struggle. P6
 BJP ASKS KHARGE TO APOLOGISE FOR HIS REMARKS  CONGRESS
CHIEF MAINTAINS HIS STAND  DISRUPTION MARS DEBATE AGAIN
What I said during
Bharat Jodo Yatra in
Alwar was politically
outside the House, not
inside. There is no need to discuss
that here. Secondly, I can still say
that they had no role in the freedom
struggle. They are ‘maafi maangne
waale log’...What role did you play.
—Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP
LoP Mallikarjun
Kharge gave an inde-
cent speech in Alwar.
The language used is
unfortunate. I condemn the manner
in which he used indecent language,
said baseless things and attempted
to present lies before the nation. I
demand an apology from him.
—Piyush Goyal, Union minister
KHARGE’S‘MOUSE’ REMARK PM MODI, CONG BOSS KHARGE ALL
SMILES OVER MILLET LUNCHEON!
Kharge on Monday during Bharat
Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan’s Alwar
alleged that the BJP government “talks
like a lion outside the country, but is
acting like a mouse within” as it is
unable to take on China for indulging in
incursions along border and is running
away from a debate on the issue in Parl.
‘WE ARE NOT KIDS’
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday stood up in the Rajya
Sabha to remind the members that “we are not children” as there was
chaos again in Parliament, this time over Congress Chief Mallikarjun
Kharge’s recent comment on the BJP and RSS’s “total lack of contribu-
tion” to the Independence struggle. “This kind of display of conduct
and behaviour gives us a very, very bad name,” Dhankhar said, “We are
setting a very bad example. People outside are disillusioned.”
 Winter Session
of the Parliament
likely to conclude
on December 23,
a week ahead of
schedule, sources
said on Tuesday
 FIR lodged
against UP Cong
leader Ajay Rai Rai
for his remarks
against Union min-
ister for women
and child develop-
ment Smriti Irani
 PT Usha is
named a new vice-
chairperson of RS,
this is first time a
nominated MP has
been designated
for this post
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar, PM Narendra Modi, LS Speaker Om Birla, Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh and LoP in RS Mallikarjun Kharge laugh & enjoy millet luncheon at the
Parliament House, in Delhi on Tuesday. Also seen here is Kailash Choudhary. More on P5
IN VIEW OF RISING COVID CASES ACROSS THE GLOBE...
Gear up genome sequencing:
Centre’s notice to States, UTs
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Centre
on Tuesday directed
statestorampupgenome
sequencing as the sud-
den surge in Covid cases
in China, Japan, US, Ko-
rea and Brazil pose a
threat of looming fourth
wave of the pandemic.
Union health minister
Mansukh Mandaviya
willreviewthepandemic
situation on Wednesday
,
said official sources.
“Covid-19stillpersists
around the world with
around 35 lakh cases re-
ported weekly” Union
Secretary for Health
Rajesh Bhushan
sounded alarm on the
surging cases of Covid
-19 globally
. He reiterat-
ed that all responsible
authorities contribute
in gearing up genome
sequencing process of
all Covid +ve samples.
Mandaviya to review
the situation today
60% OF CHINA MAY
GET INFECTED IN 3
MONTHS: EXPERT
Beijing: A top infec-
tious disease expert has
projected that more than
60% of China’s population
is likely to be infected by
the coronavirus in next 3
months & witness millions
of Covid-related deaths.
“Thermonuclear bad -
Hospitals completely over-
whelmed in China ever
since restrictions dropped.
Epidemiologist estimate
>60% of China and 10%
of Earth’s population
likely infected over next 90
days,” said epidemiologist
and health economist Eric
Feigl-Ding on Tuesday.
Bhutto slams `2
crore bounty on
his head for anti
Modi remark
YouTube channels busted
in fake news crackdown
New Delhi (FIB): Paki-
stan foreign minister Bil-
awal Bhutto Zardari on
Tuesday lashed out at
BJP after its party leader
allegedly announced
`2-crore bounty on his
head over objectionable
remarksherecentlymade
against PM Narendra
Modi. Zardari doubled
down on his “butcher of
Gujarat” comment
againstPMModiandsaid
his remarks were based
on “historical fact”, but
the BJP was interpreting
it as a “personal insult”.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Three You-
Tube channels with a to-
talof 33lakhsubscribers
have been busted for
spreading fake news
about Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, Chief
Justice of India DY
Chandrachud and key
institutions, the centre
said on Tuesday
.
The YouTube chan-
nels are News Head-
lines, Sarkari Update
and Aaj Tak Live. A gov-
ernment statement said
that the probe against
these three channels
was conducted by the
fact-check unit of PIB,
the government’s nodal
agency to disseminate
information.
YATRA HAS BEEN A BOON FOR US: GEHLOT
Ashvini Yadav and
Ziauddin Khan
Alwar: Addressing the
press conference on the
last day of Bharat Jodo
Yatra in Rajasthan,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot said that Rahul
Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo
Yatra has shaken the
NDA government.
“Prime Minister Modi
and Amit Shah are
nervous. Nadda Saheb
and BJP people have be-
come distracted,” Ge-
hlot said alleging that
the (union govt) has put
pressure on the media,
due to which the media
of Delhi is not showing
the news related to the
yatra. “This yatra is for
social concern. Rahul
Gandhi has come out
talking about price rise,
unemployment and
non-violence. The Yatra
is getting tremendous
support from the peo-
ple. People come and
stand for hours in line
to be a part of the yatra.
It shows the message of
yatra,” he said.
The Chief Minister
further said that Bharat
Jodo Yatra has proved
to be a boon for Ra-
jasthan. “The purpose
of the yatra is to pro-
vide relief to the people
from inflation, accord-
ing to that the govern-
ment of Rajasthan is
also working. We prom-
ised to give gas cylin-
ders in Rs 500,” he said.
Referring to Chiranjee-
vi, Pension, Urban MN-
REGA, Udaan and Old
Pension Scheme, Ge-
hlot said that people
have got relief from in-
flation. Turn to P8
CM Ashok Gehlot speaks to media in Alwar on Tuesday. Also seen here are Jairam Ramesh & SS Randhawa.
CM stresses that Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is getting huge public support and has shaken the NDA government
GEHLOT TO VISIT
DELHI ON DEC 23
CM Gehlot will visit Delhi
on December 23 to
take part in the meeting of
all general secretaries and
in-charges of Congress.
Congress President Mal-
likarjun Kharge has called
meeting and it is possible
that Gehlot may hold a
separate discussion with
Rahul Gandhi and Kharge
to discuss a new roadmap
regarding the organisation.
485 KM IN 15 DAYS: BHARAT JODO YATRA CONCLUDES ITS RAJASTHAN LEG
STOP FEEDING DRY FRUITS TO ‘FRIENDS’:
RAHUL ADVISES PM MODI ON INFLATION
Ashvini Yadav and
Ziauddin Khan
Alwar: Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi on Tues-
dayattackedPrimeMin-
ister Narendra Modi
over growing inflation
and advised him to stop
entertaining “friends”
and start attending to
the public who have
beensufferingduetothe
price rise. During the
day
, Rahul also had a
meaningful discussion
on the impact of mining
in Aravali & on art, cul-
ture&historyof Mewat.
Rahul Gandhi took to
Twitter,“Bigannounce-
ment by the Rajasthan
governmenttogiveLPG
gas cylinders for Rs 500,
which is half the price
of the one set by the
Centre.PMJi,stopfeed-
ing dry fruits to the
friends, and serve the
people suffering from
inflation (‘mitro’ ko
mewa khilana band ki-
jie, mehangai se trast
janta ki sewa kijie)”.
Congress general sec-
retary
,communications,
Jairam Ramesh said
yatra in Rajasthan be-
gan from Jhalawar on
December 5 and in 15
days,itcovered485kmin
6 districts of Jhalawar,
Kota,Bundi,SawaiMad-
hopur,DausaandAlwar.
YatrastayedinAlwar
on Tuesday night to
Haryana on Wednesday
morning, Ramesh said,
adding that it will have
2 phases in Haryana.
Rahul to interact with ex-servicemen and celebrate Jai Jawan Diwas in Haryana today
Rahul Gandhi waves to his supporters with CM Ashok Gehlot, Charanjit Singh Channi, Jitendra
Singh, Mumtaz Patel, Shashikant Sharma and others while leading yatra, in Alwar on Tuesday.
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
Ludhiana: 2 workers died and 4 others were injured in an explosion that
rocked a steel factory in Doraha, Ludhiana district Tuesday, police said. The
blast was reported at Great India Steel company on Rampur road. “We are
checking if there was any negligence on the part of the unit owners,” said DSP.
COURT SEEKS
ED’S RESPONSE
TO JACQUELINE’S
PLEA TO VISIT MOM
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday sought a
response from ED to a plea by actor Jacqueline
Fernandez, accused in a `200 cr money laundering
case also involving alleged conman Sukesh, seeking
permission to travel to Bahrain to visit her mother.
2 WORKERS DEAD, 4 INJURED IN BLAST AT LUDHIANA
STATE CONGRESS GETS 10 ON 10 FOR THE
ARRANGEMENTS DURING YATRA: JAIRAM
Party’s communication in-charge Jairam Ramesh, CM
Gehlot, Congress State in-charge Sukhwinder Randha-
wa, Pawan Khera and PCC chief GS Dotasra addressed
media on Tuesday. Jairam said, “Party would have been
given 10 out of 10 numbers in Rajasthan. People had
said that Haryana would be better than Raj, but I think
Rajasthan’s atmosphere cannot be found anywhere.”
PIB’s Fact-check
unit found several
videos spreading
misinfo about PM
Modi and the CJI
PAY `97 CRORE FOR
MISUSE OF GOVT
FUNDS: LG TO AAP
New Delhi: Delhi
Lieutenant Governor
VK Saxena on Tuesday
directed the CS to recover
`97 crore from AAP for
political advertisements it
published as government
ads. AAP further said that
Delhi LG has no power to
pass the orders directing
the Chief Secretary.
THREE LASHKAR-E-TAIBA MILITANTS KILLED
IN ENCOUNTER IN J&K’S SHOPIAN REGION
Shopian: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed in an
encounter with the security forces in the Shopian district
in south Kashmir on Tuesday. “Among 03 neutralised local
militants, 02 identified as Lateef Lone of Shopian, involved in
killing of a Kashmiri Pandit Shri Purana Krishna Bhat & Umer
Nazir of Anantnag, involved in killing of Till Bahadur Thapa of
Nepal. 01 AK 47 rifle & 2 pistols recovered,” the police said.
FIFTH SUBMARINE
OF PROJECT 75
DELIVERED TO NAVY
New Delhi: The fifth
submarine of Project 75 to
build Kalvari class diesel-
electric attack submarines,
Yard 11879, which when
commissioned will be
christened INS Vagir, was
delivered to Indian Navy
Tuesday. These are being
made at Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders, Mumbai. P6
CRUCIAL READ
LIONEL MESSI
SEEN EMBRACING
FIFA WC TROPHY
WHILE SLEEPING
New Delhi: Lionel Messi shared on Tuesday in an
Instagram post in which he could be seen sleeping in
his room at the AFA complex next to golden trophy, his
post has garnered over 23 million likes. He has shared
a series of pictures with trophy in course of victory.

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2022
02
Tonk Road to be named after
Late Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Puneet
Karnawat, Deputy May-
or of Municipal Corpo-
ration Greater, Jaipur
said that Tonk Road
will be named after for-
mer Vice President Late
Bhairon Singh Shekha-
wat. He said that to
keep the memory of
wat alive, Tonk Road
should be renamed as
wat Marg/Road from
Ajmeri Gate to Munici-
pal Corporation limits.
Karnawat said that
Shekhawat was not
only the CM of Ra-
jasthan three times, but
he also became the first
Rajasthani to reach the
post of Vice President.
In this regard, earlier
also on October 17, 2021,
he had written a note
sheet to the mayor to
bring this proposal in
the meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee.
Satish Poonia visited Baba Magra, a village on the island of
Jaisamand Lake in Salumbar by boat on Tuesday.
Pooniafirsttomeet
Salumbar’sBaba
Magravillagers
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP state pres-
ident Satish Poonia has
been addressing public
meetings under the
public relations cam-
paign of Jan Aakrosh
Yatra. Poonia reached
Baba Magra, a village
on the island of Jaisa-
mand Lake in Salumbar
by boat. The people in
this village are still de-
prived of basic ameni-
ties. Poonia said that he
felt happy when the vil-
lagers told that after
Independence, it was
for the first time that
the state president of a
party had come here.
Poonia said that after
reaching there, he lis-
tened to the problems
of the people and talked
to the district head and
the regional MLA and
tried to find a solution.
The Jan Akrosh
Yatra is in its second
phase. Poonia will ad-
dress Jan Aakrosh Sab-
ha at Kushalgarh and
Banswara district head-
quarters today
.
JAN AKROSH YATRA
IN SECOND PHASE
The Jan Akrosh Yatra is
in its second phase and
public outrage meetings
are being organized. Poo-
nia will address Jan Aak-
rosh Sabha at Kushalgarh
and Banswara district
headquarters today. He
also addressed a huge
gathering at Lasadia in
Dhariyavad today.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at oath-taking ceremony of the
student union in Kota on Tuesday.
GSS slams Congress
govt for overspending
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Union Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat on Tues-
day took part in the
oath-taking ceremony
of the student union of
the government college
in Kota. While address-
ing the gathering, the
union minister targeted
the state government’s
overspending crores of
rupees in the name of
the beautification of
the city. “With whom
are the governments
cheating? With the stu-
dents or with the future
of the country
. Because
there is no place for the
students to sit in the col-
leges. It is not the job of
the student union presi-
dent to build a college
building. It is the work
of the administration,
local MLA, and MP,”
said Shekhawat. “I have
heard that there is no
room for the students to
sit in the college of
Kota. I think there can-
not be a bigger scam
than this. It is unfortu-
nate if money is spent
unnecessarily in the
name of beauty in a
city,” he added.
He targets State
govt’s overspending
in the name of
beautification of city
JDA Secretary suspends two officials
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: JDA adminis-
tration took major ac-
tion on the basis of a
preliminary investiga-
tion in the matter of is-
suing JDA lease on a
park land. Administra-
tive Officer of Zone 5
Abdul Rashid and Jun-
ior engineer Rajendra
Prasad Meena were sus-
pended. Retired Tehsil-
dar Omprakash Sharma
and Urban planner
Surendra Singh were re-
moved with immediate
effect.
Besides, the JDA ad-
ministration has also is-
sued orders that Om-
prakash Sharma and
Surendra Singh should
not be posted in any JDA
cell in the future. A
showcausenoticewillbe
given to the then Deputy
Commissioner Mansin-
gh Meena of Zone 5.
The matter of Ayu-
wan Singh Nagar came
totheforeinDurgapura.
JDA had issued six leas-
es on the park land in
connivance with the
land mafia.
JDA DEMOLISHES ILLEGAL FLATS IN
RAMNAGAR AREA OF SODALA IN JAIPUR
In a major action by the JDA’s enforcement squad, illegal
flats were demolished in the Ramnagar area of Sodala in the
city. The construction was being done at plot number 51 and
51A located on Shiv Path. There were flats constructed on
five floors in 333.33 square yards. Among these, the illegal
construction of 16 flats was being done. In an earlier action,
the enforcement squad had seized the construction material,
etc. Despite this action, the builder continued the construction
work. Thus, the demolition of the flats was done on Tuesday.
DIPR ‘Sujas’
mobile app to
boost presence
on social media
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: The Depart-
ment of Information
and Public Relations
(DIPR) has launched
‘Sujas’ mobile applica-
tion on the completion
of four years of the Ge-
hlot govt to boost its
presence on social me-
dia. The mobile applica-
tion is being showcased
at the exhibition in
Jawahar Kala Kendra.
Additional Director
of Sujas, Arun Joshi in-
formed that people can
get all information
about govt schemes
through this Sujas mo-
bile application. “The
mobile application is
being showcased in the
exhibition that has
been organised on the
completion of four
years of Gehlot govern-
ment. More than 1500
people have even down-
loaded this application
and are taking detailed
information about vari-
ous schemes of the gov-
ernment,” said Addi-
tional Director Arun
Joshi.
47 ACB officers to be
honoured with DG Disc
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The first Direc-
tor General Disc felici-
tation ceremony will be
organized on December
22nd at 10 am in the An-
ti-Corruption Bureau
Headquarters premises.
In the felicitation cere-
mony, 47 officers and
employees of Rajasthan
ACB will be honoured
with Director General
Disc (DG Disc) and cita-
tion. On this occasion,
Director General ACB
Bhagwan Lal Saini will
honour the select 47 po-
lice and other services
officers and employees
by giving them DG discs
and citations.
Giving information,
Director General ACB
said that Thursday’s fe-
licitation ceremony
will see 20 RPS, four po-
lice inspectors, one sub-
inspector, one head con-
stable, 11 constables
being honoured with
DG disc and 10 officers
and employees of other
services will be hon-
oured with DG citation.
Court accepts bail
application of Saini
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A local court
has accepted the bail
application of Nawal-
garh’s Praveen Kumar
Saini who was arrested
in connection with gold
smuggling from the
gulf country
.
Justice Narendra Sin-
gh Dhaddha issued an
order to release Saini on
bail. He was arrested by
customs on August 30 at
Jaipur airport.
Advocates AK Jain,
Aditya Jain, Neha Gy-
amlani, and Bhavya
Golecha argued in the
case. They said that
there is no evidence in
the file of the case relat-
ed to the smuggling of
gold worth Rs 1 crore.
JODHPUR GAS BLAST TRAGEDY
CM Gehlot reviews aid for Bhungra
victims’ families from `2L to `5L
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has in-
creased the assistance
amount for the families
of Bhungra gas cylin-
der accident from Rs 2
lakh to Rs 5 lakh from
Chief Minister’s Relief
Fund. The decision was
taken keeping in mind
the economic condition
of the victims families
on the recommendation
of the Jodhpur district
admin.
Gehlot has given in-
structions to provide
employmentoncontract
to the victims’ families.
Divisional Commis-
sioner, Jodhpur has
been appointed as In-
quiry Officer for the ac-
cident that took place on
October 8 in Kirti Nagar
and December 8 in
Bhungra village. The in-
vestigation report will
be submitted to the state
government within a
month after gathering
information on all as-
pects from the gas agen-
cies, district adminis-
tration officials and the
family of the deceased.
The investigating offic-
ers will also give their
suggestions to prevent
recurrence of such inci-
dents in future.
The CM during his
visit to Jodhpur on De-
cember 9 met the vic-
timsandhadannounced
Rs 5 lakh per family un-
der the Chief Minister
Chiranjeevi Accidental
Insurance Scheme.
6 bodies reached the village together on Monday. —FILE PHOTO
VASUNDHARA RAJE ADOPTS BHUNGRA BLAST
TRAGEDY FAMILIES, PROMISES TO HELP
Jodhpur: Former Chief
Minister Vasundhara Raje
got emotional after visiting
the site where the cylinder
gas blast happened in
Bhungra village and said
that she would adopt all
the families hurt by this
tragedy. When former
MLA Babu Singh Rathore
told her about the tragic
incident.
Raje met the family
members of the deceased
and paid floral tributes
to the portraits of the
deceased. She consoled
the families of the victims
and said that they are all
her own. “This is such an
accident, which will never
get blurred in our minds,”
she said.
“Arrangements will be
made for the relatives of
the dead, food, accom-
modation, education
of children and social
responsibility for the
injured,” she said.
Former MLA Babu Singh
Rathore, BJP minister KK
Vishnoi, former ministers
Meghraj Lohia, Arjun Singh
Uchiyada and former dis-
trict president Bhopal Singh
Badla will assess the needs
of the families. Former JDA
President Mahendra Singh
Rathore, and MLA Hamir
Singh Bhayal were also
present with Raje.
After this, she reached
Mahatma Gandhi Hospital
and inquired about the
well-being of those under-
going treatment there.
—Rajiv Gaur
SACHIN PILOT MEETS VICTIMS’ FAMILIES IN JODHPUR
Sachin Pilot, former
president of Rajasthan
Pradesh Congress Com-
mittee visited Bhungra
village of Shergarh on
Tuesday during his stay
in Jodhpur to console the
families of the deceased
in the gas cylinder blast
case. After paying tribute,
Pilot reached Jodhpur and
after knowing the condition
of the patient in Mahatma
Gandhi Hospital, consoled
the family members.
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra on Tues-
day said that universi-
ties should become con-
ductors of innovations
in education.
“In today’s era, there
is a need to bring inno-
vation in education so
that enthusiasm can be
awakened in the stu-
dents towards the sub-
ject being taught and
students can feel the
transmission of new
consciousness while
studying,” he said.
Mishra was address-
ing the 30th Convoca-
tion of Mohanlal
Sukhadia University,
Udaipur in which he
gave 107 gold medals
and 187 PhD degrees.
Indian Paralympics
player Devendra Jhajh-
aria and erstwhile roy-
al family member Lak-
shyaraj Singh Mewar
were conferred with
the honorary degree of
Doctor of Literature
(D.Litt).
The Governor said
that information and
knowledge is impor-
tant but it makes a per-
son more mechanical.
“Intellectually rich
knowledge will not be
of importance until it
is transmitted sensi-
tively,” he said.
Univs should focus on innovation: Guv
INCLUSIVE INNOVATIONS
Governor Kalraj Mishra addressing the 30th Convocation of Mohanlal Sukhadia University in Udaipur.

RAJASTHAN
03
Kota (PTI): Lakhs of
students come to Ra-
jasthan’s coaching hub
Kota every year with
dreams of getting into
some of the country’s
most prestigious colleg-
es but many soon find
themselves bogged
down by hectic routines,
peer pressure and the
burden of expectations,
according to experts.
It’s not the fear of fail-
ing an exam but its “af-
termath” — insult and
humiliation — which
pushesthemtoendtheir
lives, the experts said.
The recent suicides
of three students pre-
paring for competitive
exams here have trig-
gered a fresh debate
over the factors that
prompt students to take
the extreme step.
Students often find it
harder to cope with the
emotional stress rather
than that of studies, Dr
Harish Sharma, princi-
pal psychologist at Al-
len Career Institute
here told PTI.
“Academics-related
stress among students is
not as high as emotional
stress. The students are
not actually afraid of
failing an exam but of
its aftermath — insult
and humiliation. So
they prefer to go into es-
capist mode,” he said.
The burden of expec-
tationsof othersclubbed
with that of their own
expectations is often
what demotivates stu-
dents, Sharma said.
“The parenting style
is the same as it was in
the 1970s, while the
child has a modern
brain of 2022 and de-
mands a scientific ex-
planation for whatever
he is asked to do. At
times, parents make
their child do some-
thing that he or she may
not want to do. The bur-
den of expectations of
others as well as their
own demotivates chil-
dren,” he said.
Back-to-backlectures,
test series, a constant
race to outdo one’s peers
and trying to keep pace
with the curriculum —
this is what the average
day of a student study-
ing in a Kota coaching
centre looks like.
Amid this tight sched-
ule, many students
watch web series to
catch a breather but of-
ten don’t know when to
stop, causing them to lag
behind in their studies,
Sharma said.
‘Fear of ‘aftermath’, not failure pushes students to end lives’
EXPERTS ON KOTA SUICIDES
lll
The number of
suicides by
coaching centre
students stood at
18 in 2019 and
20 in 2020.
However, no
student suicide
was reported in
COVID-hit ‘2021’
TRIANGULAR FIGHT FOR PREZ POST
AS FILING OF NOMINATIONS BEGINS
RCA ELECTIONS
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: As the process
of election of Rajasthan
Cricket Association
(RCA) started, Chief
MinisterAshokGehlot’s
son Vaibhav Gehlot
reached the SMS Stadi-
umwithhisdaughteron
Tuesday and once again
filed nomination for the
post of the association’s
president. A total of 17
nominations were filed
for six posts.
Mukesh Shah for the
postof President,Muke-
sh Shah for Vice-Presi-
dent, Vinod Saran for
Treasurer, Arun Singh
for Executive Member,
Shatrughan Tiwari for
Joint Secretary and RS
Nandu for Secretary
have been nominated
from Rajendra Singh
Nandu group. Interest-
ingly, Giriraj Sanadhya
has also filed for the post
of president.
Talking to reporters
after filing nomination,
Sanadhya listed his
achievements in the last
three years and said,
“International cricket
matches are being or-
ganised in Rajasthan
again. Soon, the state
will get two new stadi-
ums and better facilities
will be available to the
players here. I hope that
all the district associa-
tions will cooperate
with us in giving a push
to state cricket.”
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A 35-year-old
woman was allegedly
gangraped by two uni-
dentified men in Mu-
hana area of Jaipur on
Tuesday
.
The incident oc-
curred early in the
morning when she had
ventured out to relieve
herself near her house.
Police said that the
woman, a mother of
three kids, went to a
secluded place outside
her house to relieve at
around 5 am when the
accused caught her.
One of the accused
stuffed a cloth in her
mouth and the other
raped her.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: Joint teams of
JDA, cooperative de-
partment and police
conducted raids on the
premises of housing co-
operative societies in
the matter of settling
illegal colonies.
The action was led
by deputy registrar
(city) Deshraj Yadav on
the premises of Sirsili
housing cooperative
society, Navbharat
housing cooperative
society, Om Shiv hous-
ing cooperative society
and Nagrik coopera-
tive society.
During the raids, of-
fice bearers of Nagrik
cooperative societies
ran away following
which the office of the
committee was sealed.
The teams also seized
new and old leases,
slips, agreements etc.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Directo-
rate General of GST In-
telligence (DGGI) has
tightened it’s noose
against real estate de-
velopers for evading
ITC, GST and CGST in
their transactions.
The DGGI scruti-
nised the records of
real estate developers
and found grave irregu-
larities in their GST
and CGST transactions.
The tax evasion is lead-
ing to revenue loss to
both state and central
government. The DGGI
drew the attention of
builders towards seven
important points and
observed different GST
rates in residential and
affordable houses.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot on
Tuesday handed over
cheques worth Rs 50
lakheachtothewives
of two patwaris who
passed away after be-
ing infected with
coronavirus during
the pandemic. The
State Government,
during the pandemic,
had announced ex-
gratia for public
servants who pass
away due to corona
while serving.
Late Sanit Kumar
(Neemrana, Alwar)
and Late Rameshwar
Dayal Meena (Raini,
Alwar) were working
on the post of Pat-
wari and the officials
got infected with
Covid-19 while on
duty
. As a result San-
it Kumar died on
May 9, 2021 and
Rameshwar Dayal
MeenaonMay16,2021
during treatment.
First India Bureau
Ajmer/ Jaipur: Seven
people were killed in
separate road accidents
in Ajmer, Chomu, and
Jaipur, police said on
Tuesday
.
Three youths were
crushed to death by a
speeding truck in Kis-
hangarh town of Ajmer
district on Monday
night. Police informed
that two of them died on
the spot while one suc-
cumbed to injuries dur-
ing treatment.
“The deceased has
been identified as Har-
ish Chandra (41), Mo-
hammad Irdhis (24) and
Dinesh Nath (19). The
youthswerecrossingthe
road after meeting a
friend.Suddenly
,aspeed-
ing truck ran over them
killing Dinesh and Har-
ish on the spot. Moham-
mad Irsdhis was rushed
to JLN Hospital in
Ajmer, but he too suc-
cumbed to injuries dur-
ing treatment on Tues-
day
,” police said.
In Chomu, two people
were killed when a For-
tuner car collided head-
on with an overloaded
truck. Police informed
the deceased has been
identified as Shub-
hkaran and Mahendra,
both residents of Khan-
dela town in Sikar.
Meanwhile, two peo-
ple were killed in Dudu
town of Jaipur district
on Monday night after
pickupvanrammedinto
a motorcycle. Police in-
formed that a man and
her niece were heading
towards Palu Kalan Vil-
lage on a motorcycle
when a speeding pick up
van hit them at Narena-
Rupangarh Marg.
“The incident oc-
curred near Mammana
Toll. The bodies were
handed-over to family
members after the post-
mortem,” police said.
Jaipur (PTI): The vice-
principal of a govern-
ment college was alleg-
edly caught in an inebri-
atedstateinSrigangana-
gar on Tuesday, police
said. The vice-principal,
identifiedasAshokMee-
na, is seen being man-
handled and thrown out
of the college by some
students in a purported
video that went viral on
social media. Anupgarh
PS SHO said, “Students,
after finding Meena
drunk, pushed him out-
side the college and then
took him to a hospital.”
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Vivek Sharma
was elected as Presi-
dent and Gajraj Singh
Rajawat as General Sec-
retary in the election of
the District Advocates
BarAssociation,Jaipur.
Vivek Sharma defeat-
ed the outgoing Presi-
dent Dr Sunil Sharma
by 134 votes.
In the election held on
Monday, 1,418 lawyers
out of 1,558 cast their
votes in which Vivek
Sharma got 771 and Dr
Sunil got 637 votes.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A 25-year-old
woman hailing from
Germany was allegedly
molested by a Travel-
ling Ticket Examiner
(TTE) in a moving train,
police said.
Police informed TTE
VishalSinghShekhawat
has been booked for al-
legedly molesting the
woman on the pretext of
giving her an AC berth.
“The incident oc-
curred on December 13
while the victim was
traveling on a general
ticket from Pushkar to
Jaipur. The accused
TTE took the victim to-
wards the AC compart-
ment and sexually har-
rassed her on the pre-
text of giving her an AC
berth. A case has been
filed and the case will
be further investigat-
ed,” police added.
CM hands over cheques
worth `50L to wives of
Covid-deceased Patwaris
Seven die in separate road accidents
JDA, Co-op Dept, and police jointly raid
premises of housing cooperative societies
TTE booked for
molesting
German girl in
moving train
Vaibhav Gehlot to
take on Mukesh
Shah, Giriraj
Sanadhya in race
for RCA chief
Three in Ajmer’s Kishangarh,
two in Chomu, and two in Dudu
Vaibhav Gehlot along with daughter Kashwini Gehlot and RCA Secretary Mahendra Sharma submits
nomination papers to Sunil Arora in Jaipur. Former IAS TR Meena was also present. (Inset) Vaibhav
Gehlot with his family members before filing nomination papers. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Front part of the SUV damaged
after collision with a truck.
Wives of two Patwaris, died due to Covid-19, receive
cheques from Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday.
35-yr-old woman
gangraped in
Muhana area
DGGI to take action against real
estate developers for tax evasion
Vice-principal of
Govt college caught
in inebriated state
Vivek Sharma new
Prez, Rajawat GS of
Dist Adv Bar Assn
Jaipur: Congress
leader Vaibhav Gehlot
on Tuesday filed his
nomination for the
post of president of
the RCA. Before filing
the nomination, Vai-
bhav Gehlot visited a
few temples in the city
and offered prayers.
Vaibhav Gehlot visited
Moti Doongri Ganesh
Temple and Kale Hanu-
man Ji Temple located
in Chandi Ki Taksal.
VAIBHAV GEHLOT
FILES NOMINATION
FOR PREZ POST
—PICTURE FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: With the
change in weather
during winter season,
cases of seasonal dis-
eases have taken a
steep rise these days.
The Outdoor Patient
Department (OPD) of
SMS hospital is wit-
nessing a huge rush
of patients with com-
plaints related to cold,
cough, fever, dengue,
malaria, chikungun-
ya, and scrub typhus.
Following the sud-
den rise in seasonal
diseases, the medical
department has is-
sued an alert regard-
ing monitoring and
screening of people.
Sources informed
that OPD and IPD ser-
vices of government
and private hospitals
were filled up to ca-
pacity and the num-
ber of patients with
seasonal diseases are
increasing each pass-
ing day
.
The medical de-
partment is claiming
that strict monitoring
is being done and the
situation is under
control. However, the
situation in the hospi-
tals is painting a dif-
ferent picture and pa-
tients are forced to
run from pillar to post
to get treatment. Ex-
perts believe that this
year the number of
seasonal diseases was
almost the same re-
ported during the
same period last year.
Seasonal diseases on rise in Raj,
SMS witnesses rush of patients
SWINE FLU
Year Cases Deaths
2022 363 11
2021 20 1
Symptoms of Swine Flu: Cough, cold,
fever, difficulty in breathing, vomiting, diar-
rhoea, abdominal pain, blue textured nails,
blood in mucus for three to four days are
the most common symptoms of Swine Flu.
Prevention of swine flu: Avoid going to
crowded places, if any symptoms are seen,
consult a doctor immediately.
SCRUB TYPHUS
Year Cases Deaths
2022 1856 27
2021 1997 6
Symptoms of Scrub Typhus: Sudden fever
after cold, headache, rash over the body,
burning sensation in the eyes, muscle pain
and dry cough.
Prevention of Scrub Typhus: This disease
is spread by bite of mites or fleas. It is
necessary to wear full sleeve clothes while
working in the fields and apply insect repel-
lent cream on the skin. Do not allow rats
to be around because those insects live on
the body of rats, through which the scrub
typhus bacteria spread.
DENGUE
Year Cases Deaths
2022 12310 9
2021 20141 62
Symptoms of dengue: Sudden onset of
fever, severe pain in the front of the head,
pain behind the eyes and movement of
the eyes, pain in the muscles and joints,
loss of taste and loss of appetite.
Prevention of Dengue: Do not allow
mosquitoes to grow in the house and do not
allow water to collect at any place.
MALARIA
Year Cases Deaths
2022 1508 00
2021 925 00
Symptoms of malaria: Fever, sweating,
body ache and vomiting
Malaria Prevention: Do not allow dirt and
water to collect around you. Immediately
consult a doctor as soon as symptoms
like fever appear.
Nagrik co-op
society office
sealed by team

PERSPECTIVE
04
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Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra
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responsible for selection of news
under the PRB Act
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
Best wishes to all the jawans on the
foundation day of Sashastra Seema
Bal. To keep the borders of the country
intact, there has been a golden history of
courage, bravery and supreme sacrifice of
the soldiers of @SSB_INDIA. The bravery,
passion and dedication of the soldiers
of Sashastra Seema Bal is a source of
inspiration for the whole country.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Magical #Millets for lunch at the
Parliament. Tiny in size but ‘Mighty’ in
nutrients and health. I appeal to everyone
to include the goodness of millets in
their daily diet. Let us also take every
opportunity to enhance awareness about
this magical super food. #IYM2023
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Being deeply learned and
skilled, being well trained
and using well-spoken
words: this is good luck.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
BILAWAL, MARRI
SHOWED THE
TRUE CHARACTER
OF PAKISTAN
akistan won’t change
its stripes was made
clear by its Foreign
Minister Bilawal
Bhutto Zardari with
his harsh, unwarranted and
“uncivilised” comments against
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
at a UN meeting. The External
Affairs Ministry said that Bhut-
to’s comments “mark a new low
even for Pakistan”. After India’s
strong retaliation, Pakistan Peo-
ple’s Party leader Shazia Marri
threatened, “India should not
forget that Pakistan has an atom
bomb. Our nuclear status is not
meant to remain silent. We will
not back down if the need aris-
es.” This war-mongering was
totally unexpected but is in tune
with Pakistan’s true character.
Before pointing at India, Paki-
stan should recall its own record
in East Pakistan (now Bangla-
desh) which seceded after years
of atrocities and human rights
violations. As for Marri’s threat
of a nuclear war it is her naivety
that has been exposed. Marri
forgot the historic surrender by
the Pakistan army in Dhaka and
former Prime Minister Zulfiqar
Ali Bhutto promised to fight a
1000-year war with India.
TOP TWEETS
P
ihar Chief Minis-
ter Nitish Ku-
mar’s prohibition
policy is far from
successful but he
is not the one to backtrack.
With a thriving black-market
his social reform idea is get-
ting defeated. The demand of
alcohol lovers is being clan-
destinely met, albeit at a
price. Those who do not have
access to proper liquor go in
for its spurious version,
which is easily available but
has more often turned out to
be a lethal potion. According
to a report, the state wit-
nessed over 200 hooch deaths
between 2016 and 2021 and
there is a rise in prohibition-
linked corruption. At the
same time the prohibition
policy has led to a sharp fall
in the state’s revenue.
Nitish Kumar would do
well to take a lesson from his
counterpart in Uttar Pradesh
- Yogi Adityanath. The reve-
nue from excise in UP has
been constantly rising over
the years. In 2019 the excise
revenue jumped 38 percent to
Rs 24,000 crore under a new
excise policy which made on-
line bidding mandatory to
get rid of cartels. Its excise
policy for 2021-22 envisages
making safe country-liquor
available to those who love it.
The government expects a
jump of Rs 6,000 crore in ex-
cise revenue, a significant
amount for the state.
It is not that hooch deaths
have not taken place in UP
under BJP rule but the gov-
ernment has taken swift and
effective action to keep hooch
makers in check. With coun-
try-made and foreign-made
liquor easily available there
is no corruption, which also
does a lot of good. Bihar
should persist with prohibi-
tion only if it has other reve-
nue-generating sources.
PROHIBITION PAIN
IN NITISH’S BIHAR
Bihar CM Nitish
Kumar’s prohibition
policy is far from
successful but he is
not the one to
backtrack. With a
thriving black-market his
social reform idea is
getting defeated. The
demand of alcohol lovers
is being clandestinely
met, albeit at a price
B
AMID CHILL, POLITICAL
‘BONFIRES’ KEEP HEAT ON…
inter has finally set in with all
the festivals and fairs being
inaugurated. But amid the
goodwill gestures and the
comfortable settings, politics
is continuing unabated albeit
in a veiled manner. While we
look back to see what all hap-
pened in the political arena, it
isnowallquietontherajneeti
front… as 2022 almost comes
to an end. This year ended on
apoliticalhighwiththreema-
jor elections being held… the
Gujarat and Himachal
Pradesh Assembly elections
and the Delhi MCD polls.
THE OUTCOME IS
KNOWN TO ONE AND
ALL. NOW IT’S ALP-
VIRAM AS THEY SAY…
In 2023, five states will go to
polls and before that the po-
litical lull is much-required.
We take a look at how despite
the festive season and chill
around, the embers of the po-
litical yagna keep ticking…
In the past one week, the
28th edition of Kolkata Inter-
national Film Festival was
inauguratedinKolkatawhere
inaverygenericway
,dignitar-
iesexpressedthemselves.Also
in Parliament, the Mahua
Moitra and Nirmala Sithara-
man verbal chit-chat generat-
ed some heat in this winter.
WE SHALL FOLLOW THE
BYTES AT BOTH THE
OCCASIONS…
Speaking during the inaugu-
ration of the Kolkata Interna-
tional Film Festival at the
Netaji indoor Stadium, West
Bengal Chief Minister,
Mamata Banerjee, on Decem-
ber 15 asserted that the state
always fights for humanity,
unity and integrity and does
not bow down to anyone on
these issues. She went on to
say
, “Bengal has been fighting
for unity
, humanity
, diversity
and integrity. This struggle
will go on,” she said.
What was indirectly seen
as a precursor to the pre-re-
leasebashof hisfilmPathaan,
Shah Rukh Khan was also
present at the Kolkata Inter-
national Film Festival. Dur-
ing his speech at the event,
SRK, who is eagerly anticipat-
ing the release of Pathaan,
touched upon the negative
impacts of social media and
the negative energy that
spreads in society through
social media platforms. Since
the release of Pathaan’s song
“Besharam Rang,” the
hashtag “Boycott Pathaan”
has been trending on Twitter.
People on social media are
criticising SRK and Deepika
Padukone’s green and saffron
costumes in the song.
Without referencing
Pathaan, Shah Rukh talked
about the “narrowness of
view” on social media and
even questioned those with a
pessimistic outlook. “Cinema
and advent of articulation
through social media plat-
forms have now become the
foremost expression of hu-
man emotions and experi-
ence. The collective narrative
of our times is shaped by so-
cial media and contrary to the
belief thatthespreadof social
media will affect the cinema
negatively, I believe cinema
has an even more important
role to play now.” SRK said.
Moreover, while respond-
ing to the ‘#BoycottPathaan’
trend against his film, SRK
said, “I have no objection in
saying that whatever the
world says, I, you and all pos-
itive people are (Zinda Hai)
alive.” His final ‘zinda hain,’
conveyed in the style of his
Pathaan character, drew ap-
plause from the huge crowd
gathered there.
HEAT ON IN
PARLIAMENT
To keep the Winter session of
Parliament warm and politi-
cally relevant, Union Fi-
nance Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman had Wednesday
slammed the Trinamool Con-
gress (TMC) led West Bengal
government and said that it
is not about whose hands the
‘matchbox’ is but how it is
used. While hitting back at
TMC’s Mahua Moitra’s re-
marks in Parliament, Sithar-
aman said that the central
government used ‘matchbox’
to bring light to the lives of
people, whereas in Bengal, it
was used for arson.
Smarting under Mahua
Moitra’s attack on the Cen-
tre, Sitharaman hit back, say-
ing “maachis” of people’s
mandate given to Mamata
Banerjee’s party led to arson
and loot in the state post elec-
tion victory
.
“Recently, the BJP had a
fantastic victory in Gujarat.
Post-election, the elected gov-
ernment came to power
peacefully and was sworn-in.
Now, compare it with what
happened in West Bengal,
post-elections. Now, who used
the matchbox and how, is the
question,” Sitharaman said.
“Whenwehadtheso-called
matchbox, we gave Ujjwala
Yojana, Ujala, PM Kisan,
launched Swachh Bharat Ab-
hiyan, but when you (TMC)
got the matchbox, there was
arson, rape, violence in Ben-
gal post elections. Houses of
BJP workers were set ablaze.
A central minister was at-
tacked,” she added.
Earlier, known for her fiery
speeches, Moitra had heavily
criticised the government for
its assertions of economic
progress. The choice of her
words, jibe and the scathing
attack was backed by data
and included the taunt “Who
is Pappu now”. The counter-
point by the Finance Minister
was equably loquacious, hit-
ting back to “Search Pappu in
her backyard”.
The Opposition lashed out
at the government pointing
to its effort to obtain gross
supplementary expenditure
for the 2022-23 grants worth
around Rs 4.36 lakh crores
for the current fiscal. The ad-
ditional requirements in-
clude net cash outgo aggre-
gating to over Rs 3.25 lakh
crores and gross additional
expenditure, matched by en-
hanced receipts aggregating
to over Rs 1.10 lakh crores.
However, before the action
starts in 2023, politicians
seemingly will all take a
break as we all hope that San-
ta Claus will have enough
gifts for all… especially for
the ones who remained de-
prived in 2022 and for those
who were robbed of their
rights in 2022.
Merry Christmas to All!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
W
The Opposition lashed out
at the government pointing
to its effort to obtain gross
supplementary expenditure
for the 2022-23 grants
worth around `4.36 lakh
crores for the current fiscal.
The additional requirements
include net cash outgo
aggregating to over `3.25
lakh crores and gross
additional expenditure,
matched by enhanced
receipts aggregating to
over `1.10 lakh crores
To keep the Winter session of Parl warm and
politically relevant, Union Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman had on Wednesday slammed
TMC led WB govt and said that it is not about whose
hands the ‘matchbox’ is but how it is used. While hitting
back at TMC’s Mahua Moitra’s remarks in Parl, Sitharaman
said that Centre used ‘matchbox’ to bring light to the lives
of people, whereas in Bengal, it was used for arson
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Journalist and
former Managing Editor, First India

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First India Bureau
Mumbai: Jio starts its
True 5G services in Ker-
ala by launching its 5G
services in Kochi City
and Guruvayur Temple
premises. The Honour-
able Chief Minister of
Kerala, Pinarayi Vijay-
an launched Jio True 5G
and Jio True 5G Pow-
ered Wi-Fi services to-
day, digitally from
Trivandrum, for an
event organised in
Kochi.Jiodemonstrated
the immersive benefits
of 5G in the field of
healthcare, through Jio
Community Clinic med-
ical kit, and the revolu-
tionary AR-VR device,
JioGlass.Thesebenefits
will bring transforma-
tional changes in the
livesof peopleinKerala.
Speaking at the event,
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vi-
jayansaid“Iamhappyto
launch Jio’s True 5G ser-
vices in Kerala. 5G ser-
vices in the long run will
bring transformational
benefits for people of
Kerala. Jio has invested
over Rs.6000 crores for
deploying the 5G net-
work in Kerala and this
showstheircommitment
towards our State. They
will be launching 5G ser-
vices in Trivandrum by
this month end.”
CM Vijayan inaugurates Jio True 5G
JIO TRUE 5G IN KERALA
lll
Trivandrum will
be followed by
Thrissur,
Kozhikode and
Malappuram by
Jan 2023. By
Dec 2023 every
tehsil and taluk of
Kerala will have
Jio’s 5G services
Make popularising millets ‘Jan
Andolan’: PM Modi to BJP MPs
New Delhi (PTI): Good
health associated with
millets and sports took
centre stage in Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s address at the
BJP parliamentary par-
tymeetinghereonTues-
day as he asked MPs to
promote them and even
joined lawmakers for a
special millet lunch.
Making millets,
grown by most small
farmers in the country,
popular amounts to
serving the country,
Modi told BJP MPs, ac-
cording to Union minis-
ter Pralhad Joshi who
briefed reporters.
This should be made
a “jan andolan” (peo-
ple’s movement), Joshi
said while quoting the
prime minister.
PM Modi noted that
the UN has declared
2023 as the Internation-
al Year of Millets on his
government’s request
as he called for making
the bouquet of grains
high on nutrition a pop-
ular choice of food for
people.
With tens of thou-
sands of foreign dele-
gates expected to attend
a large number of meet-
ings associated with the
G-20, now being chaired
by India, Modi said mil-
lets will be on the menu.
At a special millet lunch, PM asks the Parliamentarians to promote these foodgrains
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar with PM Narendra Modi, LS Speaker Om Birla, Oppn leader in Rajya Sabha
Mallikarjun Kharge and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar (back) during the millet
luncheon, at Parliament House, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Modi, fellow MPs
enjoy millet lunch
in Parliament
New Delhi (ANI): PM
NarendraModionTues-
day, along with fellow
Membersof Parliament,
enjoyed a lunch hosted
by agriculture minister
Narendra Tomar to
mark Millet Year 2023.
The PM was present
at the event for nearly
40 minutes. Sitting
alongside PM Narendra
Modi while having the
meal were agriculture
minister Narendra
Tomar, defence Minis-
ter Rajnath Singh, Ra-
jya Sabha Chairman
Jagdeep Dhankar and
ex-PM HD Devegowda.
“We prepared delica-
cies including Roti and
sweetsmadeoutof Jwar
bajra and ragi. I was de-
lighted that the Prime
Minister really enjoyed
his meal here,” Minister
of State for agriculture
ShobhaKarandlajesaid.
PM MODI, NADDA ATTEND BJP PARLIAMENTARY PARTY MEET
New Delhi: The BJP par-
liamentary party meeting
began with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, other top
BJP leaders and party
MPs participating, in the
national capital. Prominent
party leaders included
national president JP
Nadda, Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh, External Af-
fairs Minister S Jaishankar,
Parliamentary Affairs
Minister Pralhad Joshi,
Union Minister Arjun Ram
Meghwal and V Muraleed-
haran. Gujarat BJP chief CR
Paatil organised a dinner to
celebrate the party’s biggest
victory in the recently held
assembly polls in the state.
BJPParliamentarians
seekPrezruleinBihar
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): BJP MPs from
Bihar on Tuesday
raised the issue of
deaths due to con-
sumption of spurious
liquor in the state in
Lok Sabha, seeking
imposition of Presi-
dent’s rule there.
BJP MP and former
Union minister Ravi
Shankar Prasad
claimed during Zero
Hour that post-mor-
tem of those who have
died after consuming
spurious liquor in Bi-
har’s Chhapra, has
not been done.
This, the lawmaker
from Patna Sahib
said, was a violation
of human rights.
Prasad demanded
that the teams of Na-
tional Human Rights
Commission and Na-
tional Commission
for Protection of
Child Rights should
visit Chhapra as
many of the dead are
minors.
Amid protests by
JDU members, BJP
MP from Maharajganj
Janardan Singh Sigri-
wal and LJP MP from
Jamui Chirag Paswan
alleged that the Bihar
government is trying
to hide facts about the
tragedy
.
Paswan said that
the tally of Chhapra
hooch tragedy has
been rising on a daily
basis and the state
governmenthasfailed
to take action against
the perpetrators. He
demanded imposition
of President’s rule in
the state.
Both Bihar BJP
MPs and JDU mem-
bers raised slogans
against each other in
Lok Sabha.
More than 70 per-
sons have died in
Chhapra hooch trag-
edy. The JDU-RJD-
Congress Grand Alli-
ance government is in
power in Bihar.
Bihar Assembly Oppn leader Vijay Kumar Sinha with Leader
of the Opposition in Legislative Council Samrat Chaudhary at
a presser, in Patna on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
HOOCH TRAGEDY
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan at the launch of Jio True 5G services.
Mizoram CM expands his
Cabinet, inducts 1 new face
Aizawl: Mizoram CM
Zoramthanga on Tues-
day expanded his cabi-
net by inducting a fresh
face and elevating three
ministers to the Cabi-
net rank.
Governor Hari Babu
Kambhampati adminis-
tered the oaths of office
and secrecy to K. Lal-
rinliana, Lalchhan-
dama Ralte, Lalruatki-
ma and Lalrinawma.
Lalrinawma, who re-
signed as Deputy Speak-
er of Mizoram Assem-
bly last week, is the new
inductee while the
three other ministers
were Ministers of State
earlier. Chief Minister,
Deputy Chief Minister
Tawnluia, their cabinet
colleagues, Mizoram
Assembly Speaker Lal-
rinliana Sailo, a host of
dignitaries and senior
officials were present.
Mizoram CM Zoramthanga with the ministers on Tuesday.
IN THE COURTYARD
PARSA COAL BLOCK: SC REFUSES TO STAY
MINING PROJECT IN HASDEO ARANYA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to stay a coal
mining project operated by the Adani Group and owned
by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited, in the
biodiversity-rich Hasdeo forests in Chhattisgarh, saying
it will not come in the way of development. The area has
witnessed protracted protests by the native tribal commu-
nities over environmental concerns and the impact mining
activities could have on tribal rights. A bench made it clear
that pending petitions challenging land acquisition for Parsa
coal block in Hasdeo Aranya forest area shall not be treated
as any kind of restriction against coal mining activities.
UTTAR PRADESH COURT ACQUITS BJP MP IN
29-YEAR-OLD ATTEMPT TO MURDER CASE
Gonda: A local MP-MLA court here has acquitted BJP
MP from Kaiserganj Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and
three others in a 29-year-old case in which they were
accused of attempting to murder former Uttar Pradesh
minister Vinod Kumar Singh. According to the prosecu-
tion, four assailants opened fire on Vinod Kumar Singh,
also known as Pandit Singh, on December 24, 1993
outside his house in the Nawabganj area here. The police
filed a charge sheet after registering a case against the
BJP MP, and his associates Gyan Singh, Deep Narayan
Yadav and Devdutt Singh.
SC REJECTS UP’S
PLEA WITH `1L COST
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court has rebuked the UP
govt over an inordinate
delay of 1,173 days in filing
a petition against a judge-
ment of the Allahabad High
Court and that too with “in-
correct particulars”, saying
a State litigation cannot be
taken “so casually”. While
rejecting the plea with a
cost of Rs 1 lakh, the apex
court said it has no doubt
that such matters are filed
in a “cursory manner” so
the petitions are dismissed.
“COPS NOT NEEDED TO
DO MORAL POLICING”
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court has upheld the
CISF’s decision to remove
a constable from service
after he was found guilty
of demanding physical
favour from a couple.
The SC order came in
an appeal filed by the
CISF against a Gujarat
High Court order that a
constable named Santosh
Kumar Pandey, who was
dismissed from service
for misconduct, should be
reinstated.
It’s not same Cong, now
it is Italian Cong: BJP
New Delhi (PTI): The
BJP claimed on Tuesday
that the current Con-
gress is not the “origi-
nal” one but “Italian
Congress” as it hit back
at the opposition party
on its president Mall-
ikarjun Kharge’s jibe
that while his party
helped the country get
independence,theruling
party did not lose even a
“dog” for the nation.
ParliamentaryAffairs
Minister Pralhad Joshi
expressed his party’s
strong condemnation of
Kharge’s comments and
claimed that the opposi-
tion party was wrong in
claiming the legacy of
the freedom movement
asMahatmaGandhihad
said after independence
thattheCongressshould
be disbanded.
Pressure mounts
on BJP to expand
K’taka cabinet
Bengaluru (Agencies):
The pressure is mount-
ing on the ruling BJP in
Karnataka to expand
the cabinet ahead of the
Assembly elections
which is less than four
months away. Senior
leaders, Ramesh Jarki-
holi and K.S. Eshwarap-
pa, have stayed away
from the ongoing 10-day
winter session being
held in Belagavi Suvar-
na Vidhana Soudha.
MP Minister
retaliates to
Congress MLA
Gwalior (ANI): MP
Minister Usha Thakur
has retaliated to Con-
gress MLA Arif Masood
forhisSaraswatiShishu
Mandir remark. Late
Monday, Thakur said,
“There is no objection,
get the Shishu Mandir
checked. Shishu Man-
dir gives an intense ini-
tiation to patriotism
and Sanatan culture. It
was hours after, Masood
said that the govt should
clarify “which litera-
ture had been found
wrong and where” fol-
lowing order of scruti-
ny of madrasas.
Not aware if Cong rebels were
promised positions: CT Ravi
Panaji: Stating that he
is not aware whether
any posts were prom-
ised to eight rebel Con-
gress MLAs, BJP’s Goa
desk in-charge CT Ravi
on Tuesday said that the
CM, not him, has the
power to reshuffle cabi-
net. He was addressing
the media after attend-
ing the core committee
meeting of the BJP,
here. “You are asking
the right question to the
wrong person about re-
shuffle. I am not aware
if they (8 MLAs who
joined BJP) were prom-
ised any post while join-
ing BJP
,” Ravi said.
OPPOSITION IN GOA DEMANDS
RELAXATION IN BAN ON LOUD MUSIC
Panaji: Goa’s Leader of
Opposition Yuri Alemao
on Tuesday demanded
relaxation in the ban on
loud music during festi-
vals in the coastal state.
“Authorities harass our
local traditional organisers
but give full liberty to for-
eigners for rave parties,”
Alemao alleged. Obeying
the High Court’s direction,
Goa police have started to
act against those playing
loud music after 10 p.m.
Thus the weddings and
other cultural programs
are stopped after 10 p.m.
Cong stages walkout
in Gujarat Assembly
Gandhinagar (Agen-
cies): Congress MLAs
staged walkout from the
Gujarat Assembly in
protest on Tuesday.
They alleged that the
ruling party was abus-
ing power, not following
the procedures and
snatching away the
rights of the opposition
members. Senior Con-
gress leader Arjun
Modhwadia while ad-
dressing the media
said, “It is unfortunate
that on the first day of
the Assembly session,
we have to stage a walk-
out in protest.”
The Congress MLAs staging a
walkout on Tuesday.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Pralhad Joshi speaks to media.
Rahul Gandhi to interact with farmers in
Haryana today, says Jairam Ramesh
Alwar (FIB): The Con-
gress general secretary,
c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
Jairam Ramesh on
Tuesday said that Rahul
Gandhi will have inter-
actions with ex-service-
men in Haryana on
Wednesday and with
farmers and farmers’
organisations on Friday
.
Gandhi, with other
leaders and party sup-
porters, will reach Del-
hi on December 24 for a
nine-day break.
During this, ‘Bharat
Yatris’ will go home in
their respective states,
including Kerala, Kar-
nataka, Andhra, Assam
and Manipur, and near-
ly 70 containers that are
moving with the yatra
will go for maintenance
and for making neces-
sary arrangements in
theminviewof thecold.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. —FILE PHOTO

INDIA
06
New Delhi (ANI): The
Home Affairs Ministry
(MHA) on Tuesday said
the Govt of India has
not enumerated the
caste-wise population
other than Scheduled
Caste (SC) and Sched-
uled Tribes (ST) in Cen-
sus since independence.
Members of Parlia-
ment have asked ques-
tions on the present
status of the proposed
2021 Census and asked
whether the Govt is
considering to conduct
caste and sub-caste in-
cluding the synonyms-
based census in the pro-
posed census.
Responding to the
questions, Minister of
State (Home Affairs)
Nityanand Rai said that
the intent of the Gov-
ernment to conduct
Census 2021 was noti-
fied in the Gazette of
India on March 28, 2019.
“Due to the outbreak
of the COVID-19 pan-
demic, the Census 2021
and the related field ac-
tivities have been post-
poned until further or-
ders,” he said.
On being asked the
details of the funds like-
ly to be spent on the pro-
posed census, he said
that the Government
has approved Rs 8754.23
crore for the exercise of
Census of India 2021.
Mumbai (Agencies):
In a major boost to the
defence capabilities of
India, the fifth subma-
rine of Project – 75,
INS Vagir, was deliv-
ered to the Indian Navy
on Tuesday. It is a
Kalvari class subma-
rine of Project 75, Yard
11879. Project 75 in-
cludes the indigenous
construction of six
submarines of Scor-
pene design. INS Vagir
will be soon commis-
sioned into the Indian
Navy. It was launched
in November 2020 from
MDL. Sea trials were
commenced in Febru-
ary this year. Before,
INS Vagir, four subma-
rines constructed un-
der Project-75 awre al-
ready in service.
Guwahati (ANI): The
All India United Demo-
cratic Front (AIUDF) on
Tuesday walked out
from the Assam assem-
bly on the first day of its
winter session. As per
AIUDF MLA Aminul Is-
lam, the Opposition AI-
UDF staged a walkout
after the Speaker of the
assembly refused to al-
low their demands seek-
ing discussion on the
eviction drive in vari-
ous places in the state.
“AIUDF walked out
from the Assam assem-
bly after the Speaker did
not allow our demand to
discuss on the issue of
eviction drive by the
state government in var-
ious places of the state,”
Aminul Islam said.
Notably, the winter
session of the Assam
Legislative Assembly
began on Tuesday for
five days. In the session,
more than 20 bills are
likely to be presented.
“It will be a session of 5
days. More than 20 bills
are going to be present-
ed in the Assembly,”
State Minister Pijush
Hazarika said.
Agra: In a first, the
Agra Municipal Corpo-
ration has slapped a no-
tice on the Archeologi-
cal Survey of India
(ASI) asking it to pay Rs
1.9 crore as water tax
and Rs 1.5 lakh as prop-
erty tax on the Taj Ma-
hal, a protected monu-
ment, famous all over
the world. The bills are
for the financial year
2021-22 and 2022-23. ASI
has been asked to clear
the outstanding dues
within 15 days, failing
which the property (Taj
Mahal) would be “at-
tached” if the tax was
not cleared within the
stipulated time. ASI su-
perintendent archaeolo-
gist Raj Kumar Patel
said, “property tax is
not applicable on monu-
ments. We are also not
liable to pay taxes for
waterasthereisnocom-
mercial use of it. Water
is used to maintain
greenery within the
premises. Notices relat-
ed to water and property
tax for Taj Mahal have
been received for the
first time. It could have
been sent by mistake.”
980 dancers selected for Grand Finale of Nat’l competition
New Delhi: Ministry
of Culture organised
two-day National Level
Competition (Grand Fi-
nale) of the Vande
Bharatam Nritya Utsav
2023. The first day of
the competition was
held at Jawahar Lal
Nehru Stadium, here
on Monday
. The compe-
tition was organised on
Tuesday and 980 danc-
ers have been selected
for taking part in the
National Level Compe-
tition (Grand Finale).
The Grand Finale
also featured a special
function in the evening
which was graced by the
august presence of
Speaker, Lok Sabha Om
Birla; Union Minister
for Culture, Tourism
and North Eastern Re-
gion GK Reddy; Minis-
ter of State for Culture
and Parliamentary af-
fairs Arjun Ram Megh-
wal; Minister of state
for Culture and Exter-
nal Affairs Meenakashi
Lekhi and Minister of
state for Defence Ajay
Bhatt.
500 dancers chosen
from the finalists would
perform a grand cultur-
al show during the Re-
public Day 2023 on the
theme of ‘Nari Shakti’.
For this purpose a crea-
tive team of renowned
choreographers, com-
posers, writers and cre-
ative designers have
been engaged to concep-
tualise a seamless cul-
tural show. Vande
Bharatam Nritya Utsav
is the dance competi-
tion event being organ-
ised by the Ministry of
Culture and Ministry of
Defence.
VANDE BHARATAM NRITYA UTSAV 2023
500 dancers out
of the finalists
would perform a
grand cultural
show during the
Republic Day
2023 on the
theme of ‘Nari
Shakti’ Two dancers Shradha and Aditi during a performance.
CRUCIAL READ
TELANGANA GIRL
MARRIES HER
‘KIDNAPPER’
PROBE ON AS BRIDGE
BUILT OVER RIVER IN
BIHAR COLLAPSES
BRS MLA APPEARS
BEFORE ED FOR
SECOND DAY
Hyderabad: The kidnap-
ping of a 18-year-old girl
from Telangana’s Rajan-
na Sircilla district took
a twist with the girl now
releasing a video of her
marriage with the boy-
friend who “kidnapped”
her. Shamili stated that
she was not kidnapped
but at her request, her
boyfriend Gnaneswar
took her from home as
her parents were trying
to marry her off to some
other man.
Begusarai: An inqui-
ry has been ordered
into the collapse of a
yet-to-be-inaugurated
bridge in Begusarai
district of Bihar, an
official said on Tuesday.
The bridge built over the
Burhi Gandak river col-
lapsed in the early hours
of Sunday bringing the
spotlight on sub-stan-
dard construction works
in the state, he said. The
bridge had developed
cracks a few days earlier.
Hyderabad: BRS MLA
Pilot Rohith Reddy ap-
peared before the En-
forcement Directorate
(ED) for a second day
on Tuesday. The MLA,
who was questioned
for about six hours on
Monday in connection
with the alleged mon-
ey laundering probe,
told reporters, After
coming out of ED
office, that there was
still no clarity about
the case in which he
was summoned.
COURTESY MEET!
Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls on EAM Jaishankar on courtesy call. They discussed India’s
digital transformation and global strategic developments.
Eviction issue: Assam
Opposition stages
walkout from Assembly
In a first, ASI gets
water, property tax
notices for Taj Mahal
Assam State Assembly in Guwahati. —FILE PHOTO
INS Vagir submarine delivered to Navy
It is a Kalvari class submarine
of Project 75, Yard 11879.
New Delhi (ANI): The
NIA has filed a charge
sheet against five per-
sons in a case linked to
radicalization and re-
cruitment of youth into
the Communist Party
of India (Maoist).
The NIA filed
chargesheet before a spe-
cial court at Vijayawada
in Andhra Pradesh
against the five accused
— Dongari Devendra,
Dubasi Swapna and
ChukkaShilpa-formoti-
vating Radha to join the
Chaitanya Mahila Sang-
ham (CMS) and subse-
quently radicalized and
recruited her to the pro-
scribedorganization,CPI
(Maoist), under the lead-
ership of underground
Maoists, RK (since de-
ceased)UdayandAruna.
The probe so far re-
vealed that the accused
had indeed attracted
gullible young girls to
the organization, CMS,
undertheguiseof social
work and depending on
their dedication to the
organization, such girls
would be identified and
sent to the proscribed
organization, CPI (Mao-
ist), the NIA said.
Recruitment of
Maoist cadres:
Chargesheet
filed against 5
GoI has not enumerated caste-wise population other than
SCs and STs in Census since Independence: Ministry in Parl
People confident that Modi govt will recover land lost
to China in 1962 war: BJP MP Prataprao Patil in LS
WINTER SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
HAVEN’TENUMERATEDCASTECENSUS:MHA
BJP MP BRIJ LAL MOVES ZERO-HOUR NOTICE IN
RAJYA SABHA TO DISCUSS RPG ATTACK IN PUNJAB
New Delhi (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP
Brij Lal gave Zero Hour notice in the Upper House
of Parliament to discuss the Rocket-Propelled
Grenade (RPG) attack in Punjab. A low-intensity
blast was reported at the Tarn Taran Police Sanjha
Kendra in Punjab on December 9, which the police
said was a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack.
It also said that they have registered a case under
the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. In the
case, the Punjab Police on December 16 informed
that they have arrested six persons, including two
juveniles, for RPG attack at Police Station Sarhali
building in Tarn Taran.
OUT OF OVER 18 LAKH GRIEVANCES, AS MANY AS
15,68,097 REDRESSED IN 2022: CENTRE TO PARLIAMENT
ED PROBING 87 MONEY LAUNDERING CASES AGAINST
MPs, MLAs MLCs IN LAST 5 YEARS: MoS CHAUDHARY
New Delhi: A total of 18,19,104 grievances were received by
all Ministries and Departments of which 15,68,097 PG cases
were redressed in 2022, Ministry of Personnel, Public Griev-
ances Pensions stated on Tuesday. Of these 11,29,642 cases
were disposed of by the Central Ministries and 4,38,455 cases
were disposed by the States and UTs, the ministry said in a
statement. According to the ministry, the average disposal time
of Central Ministries and Departments has improved from 32
days in 2021 to 27 days in 2022. As many as 1,71,509 appeals
were received of which over 80 per cent were disposed of.
Over 57,000 grievances have received the rating of “excellent
and very good” from the citizens in the feedback conducted by
the BSNL call centre during July-November.
New Delhi: During the last five years, the Enforcement
Directorate (ED) has taken up investigation in around 87
cases under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laun-
dering Act, 2002 (PMLA) against MPs, MLAs and MLCs
(both former and sitting). Minister of State (MoS), Finance,
Pankaj Chaudhary on Tuesday in a written reply in the Rajya
Sabha said that during the last five years 59 Prosecution
Complaints (PCs) have been filed before the Special Court
(PMLA) which are at various stages of trial. The provisions
of PMLA came into force with effect from July 1, 2005 and
till date trial has been completed only in 36 cases by the
Special Court, PMLA and the remaining 1,082 cases are at
various stages of trial.
864 IPS OFFICERS’
POSTS VACANT
ACROSS INDIA: MHA
A total of 864 posts of
Indian Police Service
(IPS) officers are cur-
rently vacant across the
country, the Ministry
of Home Affairs (MHA)
informed the Lok Sabha
on Tuesday. The vacan-
cies in the service are
caused due to factors
such as retirement, res-
ignation, death, removal
of service, MoS (Home)
Nityanand Rai said in a
written reply.
NAXAL VIOLENCE
REDUCED BY 77% IN
LAST 11 YEARS: GOVT
TELLS LOK SABHA
The incidents of Naxal
violence have reduced by
77 percent from the high
of 2,213 in 2010 to 509 in
2021, Union Minister of
State for Home Nityanand
Rai said in Lok Sabha on
Tuesday. Similarly, resultant
deaths (civilians and secu-
rity forces) have reduced
by 85 percent from the high
of 1,005 in 2010 to 147
in 2021, Rai said, adding
that the declining trend
continues in 2022. “Stead-
fast implementation of the
national policy has resulted
in consistent decline in vio-
lence in Left Wing Extrem-
ism (LWE) affected areas by
77%,” he said.
NIA INVESTIGATING 11
CASES OF GANGSTER-
TERROR NEXUS: HOME
MINISTRY TELLS LS
The National Investigation
Agency (NIA) is investigat-
ing eleven cases in which
nexus between terrorists,
drug smugglers and traf-
fickers based in India and
abroad have been found,
Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA) told the Lok Sabha
on Tuesday. Asked whether
the government is aware of
the increase in the number
of cases of nexus between
terrorists, drug smugglers
and traffickers based in India
and abroad Rai said, “NIA
is investigating 11 cases in
which nexus between ter-
rorists, drug smugglers and
traffickers based in India and
abroad have been found.”
—PIC FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE

Jodhpur (PTI): Hun-
dreds gathered to pay
tributetoBhaironSingh
Rathore, a hero of the
1971 India-Pakistan war,
who was cremated with
full state honours in his
ancestral village here
on Tuesday
. Rathore’s
bravery in at Longewala
post inspired Bollywood
film “Border”, breathed
hislastatAIIMShereon
Monday
.
His mortal remains
were taken to the BSF
headquarters where
people gathered to pay
their last respects to
him. Later, the mortal
remains were taken to
his native village,
Solankiatala in Sher-
garh sub-division.
Former CM Vasund-
hara Raje, former state
minister Yunus Khan
and several public rep-
resentatives, police and
Army personnel and ex-
servicemenwereamong
those who paid tribute
to Rathore at BSF HQs.
Raje said that we need
to take inspiration from
Bhairon Singh. She said
that the contribution of
Bhairo Singh will al-
ways be remembered.
Rathore’s mortal re-
mains reached his home
at around 12:30 pm in a
BSF vehicle and left for
the cremation ground at
around 2 pm, said his
son Sawai Singh.
Slogans hailing
Rathore rent the air as
villagers joined the war
veteran in his final jour-
ney. Rathore was ac-
corded a Guard of Hon-
our at the cremation
ground, where his son
lit his pyre.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Deepak Hooda
scored a century while
playing for Rajasthan
in a Ranji Trophy
match. He scored 133
runs in 187 balls with
the help of 14 fours and
a six. Owing to his cen-
tury, Rajasthan scored
310 runs against Kerala
for five wickets. Ra-
jasthan’sSalmanscored
62 and Yash Kothari
scored 58 runs.
Jalaj Saxena, on the
other hand, has been
the most successful
bowler for Kerala, tak-
ing two wickets.
Batting first after los-
ing the toss, the Ra-
jasthan team had a very
bad start and four bats-
men of the team had
returned to the pavilion
for 105 runs.
Captain Ashok Me-
naria failed to score
while vice-captain Ma-
hipal Lomror also got
out with a low score.
After this Hooda and
Salman took over the
innings. Both shared a
191-run partnership for
the fifth wicket.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: MP Diya Ku-
mari met PM Narendra
Modi on Tuesday, dur-
ing the winter session
of Lok Sabha. During
the meeting, She urged
PM Modi to develop a
new tourism circuit
connecting all the mon-
uments associated with
Maharana Pratap in Ra-
jsamand Lok Sabha
constituency
.
She also mooted to
provide insurance facil-
ity for cultivation of
Chetri rose by present-
ing various products
made from Chetri Rose
of Nathdwara. Express-
ing gratitude to Niti
Aayog for approval of
Mavli Marwar gauge
conversion, MP Diya
also requested for ap-
proval of Merta Push-
kar and Ras Bilara rail-
way lines.
Prime Minister nar-
endra Modi also as-
sured that all these is-
sues will be taken up.
He also provided guid-
ance on different topics.
NEWS
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Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: The state gov-
ernment has appointed
three members in the
Board of Revenue - Dr
Rakesh Kumar Sharma,
Gireesh Parashar and
Mahendra Lodha - and
all three are senior RAS
officers. A committee
under the chairman-
ship of Chief Secretary
has made the selection.
With these appoint-
ments, the total strength
of the Board has in-
creased to sixteen mem-
bers and a chairman,
while 4 posts of mem-
bers, out of the sanc-
tioned strength of 20,
are still lying vacant.
Moreover, against a
sanction 11 member
strength from RAS cad-
re, 9 have been filled and
two posts of RAS mem-
bers are vacant. Simi-
larly, of the five IAS
cadremembers,appoint-
ment has to be done on
two, while the advocate
quota(4positions)inthe
board are full. Notably,
the sppointment of 3
RAS officers has been
done after a long time.
The state government
had invited applica-
tions throigh DoP for
interest RAS to fill the
vacant posts. But even
though the DoP issue
circulars twice, no one
applied for the position
and when the applica-
tions finally came in
after the circular was
issued a third time, 3
members have been se-
lected.
Dr Girish Parashar is
a 1997 batch RAS and
posted as Additional Di-
visional Commissioner,
Jaipur but he will retire
in July 2023.
Mahendra Lodha is a
1999 batch RAS and cur-
rently posted as Addi-
tional Director— Ayur-
veda at Ajmer. He will
retire in July 2026.
Rakesh Kumar Shar-
ma is also a 1997 batch
RAS and serving cur-
rently as Member, Tax
Board, Ajmer. he will
retire in Februray 2027.
With three RAS appointed, Govt fills vacancy to some extent!
IN REVENUE BOARD...
lll
However,
against a
sanction 11
member
strength from
RAS cadre, 9
have been filled
and two posts of
RAS members
are vacant
Longewala hero Bhairon Singh
cremated with State honours
Former Raj CM Vasundhara Raje, former state min Yunus Khan and several public
representatives, police and Army personnel and ex-servicemen paid tribute to Rathore
BSF took-out a rally during the last rites of Naik Bhairon Singh,
thousands of civilians and villagers also joined on Tuesday.
Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Tuesday and sought his guidance on various issues.
Former CM Vasundhara Raje paying tribute to Naik Bhairon Singh.
She reached BSF HQs directly from airport and then left for Bhungra.
JeN DK Meena’s middleman
Magan Jat and Pooran.
Deepak Hooda playing a cracking shot against
Kerala during Day 1 of Ranji Match being played
at SMS Stadium, Jaipur. (Inset) Hooda walking
into the middle after 3-yrs of break in Ranji.
Hooda scores hundred
for Raj on Ranji Trophy
return against Kerala
MP Diya meets PM Modi, urges
to develop new tourist circuit
As controversy erupts over
degree,DrSwaroopresigns
MoU for green corridor
worth `1,055 cr signed
PIL to restrain ex-
MLAs pension to
be heard today
JeN escapes trap,
2 middleman held
for taking `1Lakh
MINING SURVEY IN EVERY DISTRICT SOON
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Tourists visit-
ing Jaipur are at their
peak these days. Flight
movement had in-
creased at Jaipur air-
port from the month of
October itself. However,
the maximum increase
is seen in non-sched-
uled or charter flights.
According to sched-
ule of flights at Jaipur
International Airport,
on an average 59 flights
operate daily, but these
days there is a signifi-
cant increase in charter
flights. The movement
of non-scheduled
flights started increas-
ing from the month of
October and has further
gone up in November.
Two ground handling
agencies have been as-
signed the responsibil-
ity of handling charter
flights at Jaipur air-
port. One is Air India
and the other is Indo
Thai.
These days, on an av-
erage, 5 to 6 charter
planes operate daily
from Jaipur airport.
Dense fog disrupted flight
operations at New Delhi
and Chandigarh airports on
Tuesday morning. Half-a-
dozen flights were diverted
to Jaipur. Due to fog at
Chandigarh airport, flights
could not operate till 11 am.
Flights to land at Chandigarh
Airport were diverted to
Jaipur. Although the nearest
airport from Chandigarh is
New Delhi airport, due to fog
there, the landing and take-
off of flights was taking time.
So, all the flights were di-
verted to Jaipur. Four flights
to Chandigarh and two flights
to New Delhi were diverted
to Jaipur. These included
an international cargo flight
from Macau to New Delhi.
Charter flight movement goes up at Jpr
airport, 5-6 charter planes operate daily
DELHI, CHANDIGARH
FLIGHTS DIVERTED
TO JPR AMID FOG
STEADY INCREASE SINCE AUGUST MONTH
z 75 charter flights in
August
z 76 charter flights oper-
ated in September
z In October, 141 flights
departed
z 160 flights departed in
November
z This number is likely to
touch 200 in December
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The Depart-
ment of Mines will be
conducting a survey in
each district to ascer-
tain the availability
and reserves of mines
and minerals. ACS
(Mines Petroleum)
Dr Subodh Agarwal
said that instructions
have been given to pre-
pare district survey
reports of mines and
mineral in all districts.
“After the survey re-
port, it will be present-
ed to District Collec-
tors, following which,
it will be uploaded on
the website for 21 days
for feedback of the
general public. After
the recommendation
of the District Collec-
tor, approval can be
done by the State Envi-
ronment Impact As-
sessment Authority
after examination of
the State Label Expert
Appraisal Commit-
tee,” said ACS (Mines)
Dr Subodh Agarwal.
“In this report, all
the possible mineral
wealth, availability
and reserves of miner-
als available in the dis-
trict can be assessed,
while the possibilities
of demand and supply
of related minerals
will also be assessed,”
added Dr Agarwal.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Amid contro-
versy over his LLB de-
gree, the Vice
Chancellor of Dr
Bhimrao Ambed-
kar University Dr
Dev Swaroop has
resigned. He sent
the resignation to
Governor Kalraj
Mishra. The resigna-
tion has been accepted.
There was a dispute re-
garding the LLB degree
of Dr Dev Swaroop.
Following complaints,
Raj Bhavan had formed
acommitteetoprobethe
matter and exam-
ine the degree of
Dr Dev Swaroop.
First India had
published about
this news promi-
nently
.
In his resignation, he
requested to be relieved
of service due to per-
sonalreasons.Hewillbe
relieved on Dec 26.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A green energy
corridor will be made in
Rajasthan at a cost of Rs
1055 crores. For this, an
MoU between Depart-
ment of Energy
, RVPNL
andKfW(Germanbank)
was signed here.
The MoU was signed
by Salih Yildirim from
KfW
,RVPNLChief Engi-
neer S C Meena and sen-
ior deputy secy- energy
department Brij Kumar
Gupta in the presence of
principal secy energy
Bhaskar A Sawant. Un-
der the MoU, an energy
corridor will be built for
transmission of green
energy and lines related
to400KVGSSinUdaipur
and Hanumangarh, 220
KV GSS in Dungarpur
and Dalot will be devel-
oped. KfW (German
Bank) will give a loan of
Rs 414 crore for the cor-
ridor. A grant of Rs 290
crore will be given.
Jaipur (FIB): A PIL
seeking to restrain the
state govt from paying
pensiontoEx-MLAswill
come up for hearing in
Rajasthan HC on
Wednesday
.ThePILfiled
by veteran journalist
MC Dandiya has stated
that a total of 508 former
MLAs are getting pen-
sion in Rajasthan which
is putting a annual bur-
den of Rs 25.95 cr on
state govt. Advocate Vi-
malChaudharysaidthat
Article-195of theConsti-
tution gives the Legisla-
tive Assembly the right
to decide the allowances
but the constitution has
not given the right to fix
pensions, then why pen-
sion is being given.
First India Bureau
Sikar:TheAntiCorrup-
tion Bureau (ACB) on
Tuesday evening caught
two men for taking a
bribe of Rs 1 lakh on be-
half of the junior engi-
neer of Khatu Nagar
palika in Sikar district.
The JEN Dinesh Kumar
Meena managed to es-
cape during the action
and was being searched,
an ACB official said.
Deputy SP (ACB)
Rajesh Kumar Jangid
said that a contractor
had filed a complaint
against Meena that he
was demanding a bribe
of Rs 1.50 lakh for clear-
ing his pending bills
worth Rs 16 lakh. After
verification of the com-
plaint, a trap was laid.
ACS Mines Dr Subodh Agarwal and Director Mines Sandesh
Nayak and other officials during the meeting on Tuesday.
Dr Rakesh Kumar Sharma Gireesh Parashar Mahendra Lodha
With these
appointments, the
total strength of the
board has increased
to 16 members and
a chairman, while 4
posts, out of the
sanctioned strength
of 20, are still vacant

Ashvini Yadav and
Ziauddin Khan
Alwar: On Tuesday
morning, the ‘Bharat
Jodo Yatra’ started
from Burja village, near
Bhagwan Mahavir IIT.
Despite the cold morn-
ing, a large number of
local people joined the
Yatra. Former Finance
Secretary of India, Dr
Arvind Mayaram and
his wife, Shail Mayar-
am interacted with Ra-
hul Gandhi while walk-
ing during the Yatra.
Their discussion re-
volved around what
kind of challenges be-
fall the economy
. More-
over, there was a sug-
gestion to reduce the
interference of State in
order to eliminate cor-
ruption from various
stages in governance
system. Arvind cited
the example that
through the MSME Act
brought by the Raj govt,
the govt’s interference
in this sector has re-
duced to a great extent.
Similar steps need to be
taken on a large scale.
In the afternoon, Ra-
hul met with two
groups. The first group
mainly talked about the
history and culture of
Mewat. Another group
talked about the effects
of mining on the Ara-
valli. The representa-
tives present there gave
some suggestions relat-
ed to education and cul-
ture in Mewat. The is-
sue of girls’ education
was particularly raised.
At the same time, many
things came to the fore
regarding the problem
of mining in Aravalli.
The issue of installa-
tion of crushers near
settlements and popula-
tion.
Rahul Gandhi lis-
tened to everyone seri-
ously requested CM
Gehlot, sitting nearby
to solve the problems at
the earliest. The Chief
Minister said that the
budget is to be declared
soon they will sit and
discuss with all the rep-
resentatives and try to
solve the issues.
In the evening, the
Yatra started from
Bagad Tiraya in Alwar
ended at Ramgarh.
During this, there was a
huge crowd of locals on
both sides of roads.
Everyone was excited
to witness the Yatra on
its last day in the State.
We are happy because we
laugh- try and start your
day with laughter and joy!
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: The closing
ceremony of Housing
Board Employees’
Sports Competition was
organised with RHB
Commissioner Pawan
Arora as the Chief
Guest. Chief Engineer
of RHB (Jaipur-I) KC
Meena presided over
the event. The officers
employees of the
Housing Board partici-
pated in the competi-
tion with enthusiasm.
Pawan Arora himself
came to Jodhpur from
Jaipur to encourage the
officers staff partici-
pating in the competi-
tions ran in the com-
petition, to encourage
the players, officials
and staff, and came out
victorious. Not only
this, but the RHB Com-
missioner also won in
tug of war competition.
Addressing the event,
Arora said that along
with quality work,
sports activities are
also very important.
“Our team, which gives
results in work with
team spirit, is also on
top in the field of sports.
Housing Board has
been rejuvenated and
the Board is working
out of the box. Work has
been done on many im-
portant schemes in-
cluding Chaupati and
Mukhyamantri Awas
Yojana.Thisworkcould
n’t be possible without
your cooperation. Con-
gratulations, we will
face all challenges with
new energy after these
games,” Arora said.
Participants were re-
warded at the end.
Meanwhile, Arora
also observed the con-
struction work of Jodh-
pur Chaupati being
built by RHB near
Ashok Udyan. Food and
drink stalls will be set
up in this Chaupati.
Arora took detailed in-
formation regarding
the construction work
and said that this work
should be completed
within the stipulated
time also to take spe-
cial care of quality of
work. He instructed of-
ficers to build the Chau-
pati in an attractive
way so that people can
get better environment
and facilities.
RHB organises sports competition,
Commissioner Arora takes no. 1 spot!
Prez Murmu to
inaugurate
Costitution Park
in Jpr on Jan 3
NUMERO UNO
Rahul Gandhi with Dr Arvind Mayaram and his wife Shail during the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Alwar on
Tuesday. Also seen here is Bhanwar Jitendra Singh and others.
Rahul is intrigued by the art of folk artistes and tries his hands at balancing and
spinning a bicycle’s rim with kids during the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Alwar.
A man from the crowd holds an old family photograph of the Gandhi family
including Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Rahul.
Rahul Gandhi shares a light moment with the children during the
ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra in Alwar on Tuesday.
RaGa, Dr Mayaram discuss economy in BJY
Jaipur (PTI): As Rahul
Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo
Yatra completes its Ra-
jasthan leg, PCC Chief
Govind Singh Dotasra
announced on Tuesday
that it will be mandato-
ry for all in Congress’
state unit, including
ministers, MLAs of-
fice bearers, to walk 15
kilometres once a
month to connect with
the people.The Yatra
from Kanyakumari to
Kashmir entered Con-
gress-ruled Rajasthan,
where elections are due
next year, on December
5 and has covered 485
km in six districts of
Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi,
Sawai Madhopur,
Dausa and Alwar.
The PCC president
said, “If someone wants
to work in the organisa-
tion, someone wants to
become an MLA, some-
one wants to be a minis-
ter, then all of them will
have to walk 15 kilome-
ters once a month
among the people in the
villages. We will also
ensure that.” The Con-
gress leader said that
the Bharat Jodo Yatra
was “a celebration for
all of us as well as guid-
ance to further
strengthen and empow-
er the party”.
Dotasra further said
that the government
did good work in the
last four years and will
continue to deliver with
the same vision and
plans.
Party sources said that
leaders of second line
will get important roles.
On Monday’s meeting with
Rahul Gandhi, MLAs Divya
Maderna and Danish
Abrar were also present
they are now considered
as the leaders of the sec-
ond line of Rahul Gandhi’s
team. The RaGa team has
also listed some other
leaders for second line.
They would get important
roles in govt and party
organisation in future. Young and loyal
leaders will also be brought forward.
‘15-km monthly foot
march requisite to gain
position in Congress’
n RaGa listened to everyone’s problems and asked CM Gehlot to resolve them at earliest n DGP Umesh
Mishra, ADG Biju G Joseph ADG Intelligence S Sengathir successfully monitored security in BJY
The govern-
ment and or-
ganisation, we
all will work together.
We will decide on Janu-
ary 26 or January 27
when to start the 15-km
walk once a month. It
will be mandatory for
every minister, legisla-
tor, worker, and people
of the organisation to
walk 15 kilometers once
a month.
—Govind Singh Dotasra,
PCC Chief
BSP turned Congress
MLAs Sandeep Yadav,
Wajib Ali and Lakhan Singh
participated in Rahul Gan-
dhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. They
also met Gandhi at the camp
in Lohiya Ka Tibara. Gandhi
met the MLAs and other
public representatives at the
camp after lunch. He also
had a plan to meet the party
workers. Gujarat Congress
in charge and former health
Minister Raghu Sharma, his
son Sagar also took part in
the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Agroup of farmers in Rajasthan’s
Alwar held a protest during the
Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, demand-
ing a waiver of their loans. Speaking to
ANI, the farmers complained that the
Rajasthan government has not fulfilled
its promise of a farm loan waiver. One
of the farmers said, “Rahul Gandhi
promised loan waivers for the farmers,
but nothing has happened.” “None of
the promises were fulfilled. We are also
facing water scarcity,” another farmer
said. The Bharat Jodo Yatra will cover a
distance of 3,570 km by next year. It is
the longest march on foot by any Indian
politician in the history of India, the
Congress had claimed earlier.
2ND
LINE LEADERS TO GET
IMPORTANT ROLES IN PARTY
FARMERS PROTEST DURING
BJY, DEMAND LOAN WAIVERS
LEADERS MEET
RAHUL, DR RAGHU
WALKS DURING YATRA
RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora being greeted with a memento
by Housing Board’s staff during Sports Competition in Jodhpur.
Pawan Arora enthusiastically participates in Tug-of-War sport during
the Housing Board Employees’ sports competition in Jodhpur.
Divya Maderna
Danish Abrar
I like the smiling
faces of the
employees
they shouldn’t
have work stress:
Pawan Arora
Our team,
which gives re-
sults in work
with team spirit, is also
on top in the field of
sports. I am happy that
all my players are play-
ing the game with agility.
—Pawan Arora,
RHB Commissioner
Yatra has...
“We will make these
plans the basis try to
remove the shortcom-
ings in upcoming budg-
et. Making plans their
successful implementa-
tion are two different
things. These 5 schemes
have been successful.
The theme of social se-
curity that we have kept
will continue in future
too. The Raj govt will
soon form a scheme for
social security of work-
ers working through
apps like Ola, Uber,
Swiggy, so that compa-
nies cannot do arbi-
trary things with them.
Rajasthan will be the
first state to do so,” the
CM said.
Attacking the BJP,
Gehlot said, “During
Corona our govern-
ment helped lakhs of
people. It was our effort
that no one sleeps hun-
gry
. Now the SC has also
given the same decision
that the government
should ensure that no
one sleeps hungry. We
will also work on the is-
sues that have come up
during the yatra. Rahul
Gandhi has asked to in-
crease the number of
English schools. We
will spread a network
of English medium
schools all over Ra-
jasthan,” he said.
Commenting on
Yatra’s impact, Gehlot
said. “This Yatra also
has a message. Rahul
Gandhi has been suc-
cessful in delivering his
message. People believe
that unemployment, in-
flation should be re-
duced that if the con-
stitution survives, the
country will survive.”
Speaking on misuse
of agencies, Gehlot
said, “A list is given
from above where raids
are to be conducted be-
fore polls. People who
donate to Opposition
are threatened. Today
one sided game is going
on. This has to be un-
derstood by country
the people. If you don’t
understand, you will be
in trouble. Congress
has protected democra-
cy
. Cong used to run the
govt based on ‘log kya
kahenge’. In our time,
resignations of CMs,
Ministers took place,
but have you ever heard
about resignations in
BJP govt,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: President
Droupadi Murmu will
inaugurate the Consti-
tution Park built in the
Raj Bhavan in Jaipur
on January 3.
Various aspects of
the Constitution includ-
ing the historical facts
have been displayed in
the park made on the
initiative of the Gover-
nor Kalraj Mishra. The
park made by JDA at a
cost of Rs 7 crore also
has the statue of Ma-
hatma Gandhi.
After the programme
in Raj Bhavan, the Pres-
ident will go to Mount
Abu and Pali. In Pali’s
Rohat, she will partici-
pate in National Scout
Guide Jamboree.
FROM P1…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi handled Rajasthan very
wisely during his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Rahul understood
from the feedback received during the Yatra that hasty
decisions can be harmful. He has entrust-
ed the new in-charge Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa with the task of preparing a
detailed report on what future decisions
have to be made in Rajasthan. Randhawa
will prepare a “Progressive Report”. Party
Chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul have
asked Randhawa to prepare an unbiased
report On the basis of the report, necessary decisions
will be taken regarding the Congress Party’s State Unit.
RaGa camp has made a plan to get the State Congress
out of individualistic politics and Randhawa’s feedback
will serve as a “milestone” in this.
RAHUL ‘SKILFULLY’ HANDLES BJY IN RAJ!

JAIPUR, WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 21, 2022
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Forever Miss, Mrs and Teen
2022 witnessed a dazzling
night on Sunday at Hotel
Marriott, Jaipur, where
ravishing models walked the
ramp wearing exquisite
designer collection and the best
ones from each category were
crowned on the occasion!
beautiful crowning cere-
mony of National level
beauty pageant Forever
Miss, Mrs and Teen India 2022
Season 2 powered by Forever
Leaves and Forever Star India
was organised at Hotel Marri-
ott, Jaipur on Sunday
. The top finalists
of Miss, Mrs and Teen category from all
across the globe showcased their looks
and talent by walking the ramp in de-
signer evening gowns. Despite the chal-
lenges and tough competition, it was a
delight to see beautiful women come
together with one common intention,
“Beauty with a Purpose”. I personally
believe that, these pageants really help
voicing the glories and challenges of
various cities, states and cultures. The
self-assured responses and deeply held
convictions of the models ensured that
the crown belonged to them.
CEO and Founder Rajesh Aggarwal
and Show Directors Jaya Chauhan and
Khushi Sabu said that a total of 56 mod-
els of Miss, Mrs and Teen categories
have participated in the national level
crowning, which included 18 models in
Miss category
, 28 in Mrs and 10 in Teen.
The first crowning of this interna-
tional pageant is going to happen from
India. The passionate team plans to ex-
pand this pageant to 139 countries
through social media platforms.
Models’ attire was presented by For-
ever Fashion, jewelry collection by
Krishna Rawat with beautiful make-
over by Chinka, Mani Arora, Jyoti
Sharma, Tanya, Tanvi, Apoorva Na-
gar, Jaya Chopra and Reena Chowd-
hary. The official show choreogra-
pher of the pageant is Shailja Suri,
assistant choreographer Sakshi
Shekhar and ramp walk trainer
Saloni Gusain. In both these pag-
eants, the crowning of the par-
ticipants has been done by the
housewives of the Indian Army.
All the participants have been
provided with a gift hamper
from Forever Leaves.
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
A
CLOCKWISE: Jyoti Dubey, Manushi Parmar, Nicole Fernandez with
Saloni Ranjan as she flaunts herself in western and traditional gown
Sunidhi Shashikant Khare
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
(L-R) Jaya Chauhan,
Ishwari, Nicole Fernandez,
Manushi Parmar and
Shailza Suri during
the ceremony

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