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Amritsar (PTI):Radical
preacher Amritpal Sin-
gh’saideandkidnapping
accusedLovepreetSingh
Toofan walked out of a
jail here Friday
, hours
after a court in Ajnala
orderedhisreleasebased
on an application by the
police.The development
came a day after sup-
porters of preacher and
Khalistani sympathiser
Amritpal Singh had
stormed the Ajnala po-
lice station demanding
the release of his aide.
On Thursday, Amrit-
pal’s supporters bran-
dishing swords and
guns broke through
barricades and stormed
the police station.
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New York: India has abstained from voting on
resolution in the United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA) on the need to reach comprehensive, just
and lasting peace in Ukraine. P6
Rewa: 10 people lost their lives and more than 50
were injured in a major road accident near village
Barkhada near Mohania tunnel under Churhat police
station area of Sidhi district on Friday.
Washington: Groups that long advocated
for a change in the World Bank leadership
decried the Biden administration’s pick of
an ex-Wall Street executive Ajay Banga as
more of the same at the anti-poverty lender.
New Delhi: German Chancellor Olaf
Scholz and PM Narendra Modi will hold
comprehensive talks on Saturday covering
the Ukraine conflict, situation in the Indo-
Pacific and ways to boost bilateral ties. P5
UN: INDIA SKIPS VOTE ON UKRAINE 10 DIE AS TRUCK RAMS INTO 3 BUSES
COUNTRY IS SAYING….
“MODI TERA KAMAL KHILEGA”
PM Modi lambasts Cong’s ‘Kabar Khudegi’ slogan
Shillong (ANI): Coming
downheavilyonCongress
for raising slogan ‘Modi
terikabarkhudegi’(Modi,
yourgravewouldbedug),
PM Narendra Modi on
Friday said the country
and people are saying
“Modi Tera Kamal Khile-
ga” (Modi, your lotus will
bloom). Retorting to the
Congress’ remarks, the
PM said that the country
will give a “befitting re-
ply” to the people with
offensive thinking and
language. Modi said,
“The people of Megha-
laya and Nagaland will
alsogiveareply
.”Megha-
laya and Nagaland will
go to Assembly polls on
February 27. P5
Ahead of Meghalaya elections, PM Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Shillong
NORTHEAST PUNISHING CONGRESS FOR
ITS SINS: PM MODI IN NAGALAND
NORTHEAST REGION IS STRONG PILLAR
OF ACT EAST POLICY: PRIME MINISTER
Dimapur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at-
tacked the previous Congress governments stating that
they considered all states in the Northeast as ATMs and
added that the entire region is now “punishing” the grand
old party for its “sins”. The Prime Minister also lauded the
work done by the BJP government at the Centre and said
that it has changed the political thinking for the northeast.
Shillong: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said
that the northeast is a strong pillar of the Act East Policy
and Meghalaya along with the entire region has a strong
prospect of trade and tourism. He made the remarks while
addressing his first election rally in Shillong ahead of the
February 27 Assembly polls in Meghalaya. The Prime Min-
ister said that with the initiative of the NDA government,
the fortune of the northeast has been changing rapidly.
 Our mantra of ‘peace,
progress, prosperity’ for
Nagaland is reason behind
people’s increasing trust
in the BJP
 ‘Congress remote-
controlled Northeast from
Delhi, used like an ATM’
 The BJP considers the
eight states of the region
as ‘Ashtalakshmi’ (eight
forms of Goddess Lak-
shmi) and is working for
its peace and development
PM SAYS IN NAGALAND
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated during a public
rally ahead of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly elections, at Tura
in West Garo Hills district, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the supporters during
a roadshow ahead of the Meghalaya Assembly elections, in
Shillong on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
`500 CRORE BOGUS
TRANSACTIONS: UFLEX
PREMISES SEALED
Noida: The Income Tax
raids at more than 70
locations of Uflex company
continued for the fourth
day on Friday. Bogus
transactions worth Rs 500
crore have been detected.
Two of the company’s
premises located in Noida
and Delhi’s Shahdara have
been sealed.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
MCD MEET: CLASHES
BREAK OUT BETWEEN
AAP & BJP MEMBERS
New Delhi: A fight broke
out in the MCD House as
the BJP and Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) councillors
kicked, punched and
pushed one another amid
shouting after Mayor Shelly
Oberoi declared one vote
invalid in the election to six
members of a key municipal
committee on Friday.
Unsustainable debts
threatening many
countries: PM Modi
Bengaluru(ANI):High-
lighting unsustainable
debt levels affecting the
viability of many coun-
tries and the erosion of
trust in international fi-
nancial institutions, PM
Narendra Modi on Fri-
day urged the leading
economiesandmonetary
systems of the world to
bring back stability
, con-
fidenceandgrowthtothe
globaleconomy
.Hevirtu-
ally addressed Finance
Ministers & Central
Bank Governors first
meeting under India’s
G20 Presidency
. P6
PM Modi virtually addresses at the 1st Finance Ministers and
Central Bank Governors Meeting on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
“DIGITAL PAYMENTS
RADICALLY BOOSTED”
“INT’L MARKETS TO BE
IN FARMERS’ REACH”
Bengaluru (ANI): Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
on Friday said that India’s
digital payments ecosystem
has radically transformed
governance, financial inclu-
sion and ease of living in the
country.
New Delhi: Emphasiz-
ing on Centre’s thrust on
the agriculture sector, PM
Narendra Modi on Friday
said the government working
towards making domestic
and international markets
accessible to the farmers.
This‘Toofan’ is brewing in Punjab
Steering committee authorises
Kharge to nominate CWC members
Aditi Nagar &
Yogesh Sharma
Raipur: The Congress
Steering Committee
unanimously decided on
Friday not to hold the
CWC polls and author-
isedpartychief Mallikar-
jun Kharge to nominate
its members. The party
alsoproposedanamend-
ment to its constitution
to include the former
Congress PMs and for-
mer AICC chiefs as per-
manent members of the
CWC, a move that would
ensure the automatic in-
clusion of Manmohan
Singh, Sonia Gandhi
andRahulGandhiinthe
party’shighestdecision-
making body
.
Radical preacher Amritpal’s aide Lovepreet alias Toofan released from Amritsar jail
Congress decides
not to hold
elections to CWC
Will follow Khera
matter to logical
end, says Sarma
Bhagwat reaches
Beneshwar Dham
Naddatrashespastcropinsuranceschemes
Guwahati(ANI):Assam
Chief Minister Himanta
Biswa Sarma on Friday
hopedthatafterCongress
leader Pawan Khera ten-
dered an “unconditional
apology” in the Supreme
Court for his remarks
against Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, no one
will use “uncivilized lan-
guage in political dis-
course hereafter”. The
Chief Minister, however,
added that the Assam Po-
lice will take the case to
its “logical end”.
Puneet Chaturvedi
Dungarpur: RSS chief
MohanBhagwatreached
Beneshwar Dham on
Friday via road from
Udaipur’s Dabok air-
port. Mahant Achyutan-
and Maharaj of Sabla
Harimandir along with
officials associated with
Beneshwar Shivalaya
Trust and Dham wel-
comed him. Later, Bhag-
wat offered prayers at
temples. He interacted
with tribals at Valmiki
temple in Bhagwat Be-
neshwar. Bhagwat will
participate in the All In-
dia Rural Development-
Prabhat Gram Milan
programme. In Benesh-
war, Banswara-Dungar-
pur MP Kankamal Kata-
ra and MLA Gopichand
Meena received him.
RSS’ Swatanranjan,
Nimbaram, and Vijay-
anandwerealsopresent.
Kapil Sharma
Hanumangarh: BJP
chief JP Nadda on Fri-
day said the farmers
were cheated in the
name of crop insurance
scheme in the past. He
said more than 11 crore
farmers, including 77
lakh from Rajasthan,
are currently associated
with the Centre’s Kisan
Samman Nidhi scheme.
He was addressing a
farmers’ gathering con-
vened by a Sikh organi-
sation here. “The crop
insurance scheme was
there earlier also, but
the farmers used to get
cheated in the name of
it.... They were tricked,”
Nadda said. P8
Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal
Bhupesh Baghel arrive to attend the 85th Plenary Session of the
Indian National Congress, in Raipur on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Lovepreet Toofan along with supporters after his release from the
Amritsar Central Jail, in Amritsar, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
AUS: HARDLINERS
TARGET INDIAN
HON. CONSULATE
Brisbane: The Honor-
ary Consulate of India
here was targeted by
Khalistani supporters
who raised Khalistan flag
at the office, latest in a
series of radical activities
against the Indian com-
munity in Australia, a
media report said on
Friday. The incident came
days after External Affairs
Minister S Jaishankar
visited the country.
MUTUAL DEMANDS OF RAJ-CHHATTISGARH
Gehlot demands coal from C’garh, Baghel
seeks land for coaching hostel in Kota
Rashpal Singh
Raipur/Jaipur: Ra-
jasthan CM Ashok Ge-
hlot and his Chhatis-
garh counterpart Bhu-
pesh Baghel mutually
raised the demands of
coal and land for coach-
inghostelinKotaonFri-
day
. The duo met during
the 85th Congress ple-
nary session that kicked
off on Friday in Raipur.
Gehlot is learnt to
have has discussed the
issue of Parsa-Kanta
coal block with Baghel.
Gehlot tweeted, “Chhat-
tisgarh CM Bhupesh
Baghel welcomed on
reaching (Raipur) to at-
tend the steering com-
mitteemeetingwithsen-
ior Congress leaders.”
Baghel demanded
land in Kota for a hotel
forstudentsfromChhat-
tisgarh. “Many of our
children go for coaching
in Kota, Rajasthan. I
have written a letter to
the CM of Rajasthan
Ashok Gehlot saying
that our government
wants to build a hostel
in Kota, for this give us
a free plot which is not
far from the coaching
institutes,” he tweeted.
CM Ashok Gehlot, CM Bupesh Baghel and CM Sukhwinder Sukhu
welcome Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at Raipur airport on Friday.
BJP chief JP Nadda in Hanumangarh on Friday.

Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur: Deceased ad-
vocate Jugraj Chau-
han, who was killed
few days ago, was cre-
mated after the request
of the family members
in Jodhpur on Friday.
The family members of
deceased Chauhan re-
quested the advocates
that they want to per-
form the last rites.
On the request of the
relatives, the lawyers
gave permission for the
post-mortem and last
rites of the dead body.
However, the advocates
said that they will keep
agitating for the de-
mand of implementing
the pending Advocates
Protection Act.
Raj HC Advocate As-
sociation President
Ranjit Joshi an-
nounced a grand strike
of lawyers in Jodhpur
on Sunday.
Office-bearers of all
the Bar Associations of
Rajasthan will hold a
meeting in Jodhpur on
February 26 to chalk out
the strategy for the im-
plementation of the Ad-
vocates Protection Act.
The Police has also
demanded appoint-
ment of a Case officer
in the matter.
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: Rajasthan
HighCourthasquashed
the appointment of Dr
Dev Swaroop as the
Vice-Chancellor of Dr
Bhimrao Ambedkar
Law University
.
A division bench of
acting Chief Justice
MM Srivastava and Jus-
tice Vinod Kumar Bhar-
wani said in the order
that the Vice-Chancel-
lor of the Law Univer-
sity should have experi-
ence in legal education.
It is a single subject
university and in such a
situation, like other sin-
gle subject universities
like medical and agri-
cultural University, the
Vice Chancellor of Law
University should also
have experience in the
field of law education.
The bench said that it
was not going into the
aspect of validity of
Section 11(17) of the
Act of the University,
but in view of the pro-
visions contained in
Section 11(2), the ap-
pointment of Dev Swa-
roop is being set aside.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The State Gov-
ernment on Friday ap-
pointed RN Kumawat as
MD of Jaipur Discom.
Kumawat, a technocrat,
retired as Chief Engi-
neer of Discom and will
now serve in the posi-
tion for one year. An
order was issued by
Principal Secretary
(Energy) Bhaskar A
Sawant in this regard.
On Thursday, the
MDs of Ajmer and
Jodhpur DISCOMs got
extension for one year.
MM Rinwa was made
the MD of Rajasthan
Urja Vikas Nigam
while KP Verma was
made Director (Techni-
cal) in Jaipur DISCOM.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: After the assur-
ance of Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot, private
doctors agitating
against the Right to
Heath Bill have sus-
pended their agitation
for 15 days.
After meeting Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
on Thursday, the Joint
Action Committee held
its meeting and decid-
ed to suspend the agi-
tation for 15 days,
Sanjeev Gupta, spokes-
person of the commit-
tee said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan State
Haj Committee presi-
dent, Amin Kagzi re-
leased the first cover
number of Haj Yatra
2023 digitally on Friday
and congratulated the
Haj applicants of the
State. The state’s first
cover no. RJF 1-2-0 was
issued in the name of
Nawab Ali from Jaipur.
Kagzi said that the Ra-
jasthan State Hajj Com-
mittee is making all
preparations at the de-
partmentalleveltomake
Hajj pilgrimage easy
and convenient. Due to
Jaipur being the embar-
kation and reporting
place of Hajj pilgrimage
2023, best arrangements
will be made with the
cooperation of the State
Government.
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Tourism Department
on Thursday received
“Best Emerging Desti-
nation - Most Scenic
Road Award 2022” for
Udaipur to Jodhpur.
Tourism & Survey
Award 2022 ceremony
was organised at Hotel
Oberoi in New Delhi.
Union Minister Ar-
jun Ram Meghwal pre-
sented the award to
State’s Principal Secre-
tory Tourism, Gayatri
Rathore. RTDC Chair-
man Dharmendra
Rathore was also pre-
sent on this occasion.
Rathore said, “All
the units related to
tourism sector in Ra-
jasthan benefited by
the State Tourism Pol-
icy, and all are work-
ing together to pro-
mote tourism.”
Best Emerging Destination, Most
Scenic Road Award to RTDC
Jodhpur lawyer cremated,
stir for demands continues
All Bar Associations to assemble in Jodhpur on February 26
Lawyers carry out protest
march in Jaipur on Friday.
Protesters try to topple police
barricade outside Jaipur HC.
राजस्ान सरकार
कारायालर आबकारी आरुक्त, राजस्ान, उदरपुर
क्रमांक: प. 32 (बी) (1) आब/एल/2023/4522 दिनांक: 24.02.2023
मददरा की ररटेल ऑफ कमपपोदजट दुकानों के
अनुज्ापत्र हे्तु ई-नीलामी आमंत्रण सूचना
सर्वसाधारण को सूदित दकया जाता है दक राजय सरकार की आज्ा क्रमांक प. 4 (1)
(1) दरत्त/आब/2023 दिनांक 22.01.2023 के द्ारा जारी संशोदधत आबकारी एरं मद्य-
संयम नीदत रर्व 2022-23 एरं रर्व 2023-24 के दनिदेशानुसार नरीनीकरण से शेर रही
मदिरा िुकानों के दलए ऑनलाईन नीलामी द्ारा बनिोबसत दकया जाना है, इस हेतु भारत सरकार
के उपक्रम एम.एस.टी.सी. दलदमटेड के माधयम से ई-नीलामी (ई-बोली) प्रदकया से बनिोबसत
करने हेतु दरदभन्न िरणों में दनम्ानुसार ई-बोली आमंदरित की जाती है:
क्र.सं. चरण नीलामी की ददनांक नीलामी का समर
1 प्रथम िरण 02.03.2023 प्रातः 11.00 बजे से सांय 4.00 बजे तक
2 दद्तीय िरण 03.03.2023 प्रातः 11.00 बजे से सांय 4.00 बजे तक
1. ई-नीलामी हेतु सर्वप्रथम इच्छुक बोलीिाता को एम.एस.टी.सी. दलदमटेड की रेबसाईट
https://www.mstcecommerce.com पर एकबारीय ऑनलाईन पंजीकरण
(रदजसट्ेशन) करना होगा, दजससे आबकारी बनिोबसत रर्व 2023-24 में होने राली
िुकानों की समसत नीलादमयों में भाग दलया जा सकेगा।
2. इच्छुक बोलीिाता एम.एस.टी.सी. दलदमटेड की साईट पर दिनांक 25.02.2023 को
प्रातः 11.00 बजे से पंजीयन के दलये आरेिन कर सकेंगे।
3. नीलामी एक काय्व दिरस में नयूनतम पांि घणटे की होगी एरं उसके पशिात् जब तक
बोली लगती रहे तब तक 20 दमनट के अननत दरसतार (indefinite extension) तक
जारी रहेगी।
4. बोलीिाता को कम से कम रू. 10,000/- अथरा रू. 10,000 के गुणांक मे बढाकर
बोली लगानी होगी।
5. बोलीिाता एक बार में ररजर्व प्राइस / दप्ली बोली से 10 प्रदतशत से अदधक रादश
बढाकर बोली नहीं लगा सकेगा।
6. िेशी मदिरा, राजसथान दनदम्वत मदिरा (RML), भारत दनदम्वत दरिेशी मदिरा
(IMFL) एरं बीयर की कमपोदजट िुकानों का दजलेरार एरं उनके आरेिन
शुलक, नयूनतम ररजर्व प्राईस एरं अमानत रादश का दरररण दरभागीय रेबसाईट
https://excise.rajasthan.gov.in एरं एम.एस.टी.सी. दलदमटेड की रेबसाईट
https://www.mstcecommerce.com पर उपलबध रहेगा।
7. ऑनलाईन नीलामी में भाग लेने हेतु इच्छुक आरेिक द्ारा मदिरा िुकानों का ियन कर
आरेिन शुलक एरं अमानत रादश यथासंभर नीलामी की दतदथ से एक दिरस पहले रात
11.59 तक MSTC की रेबसाइट पर बोलीिाता के ऑनलाईन रॉलेट में जमा हो जानी
िादहये। ऐसा करने से बोलीिाता दरदभन्न प्रकार की तकनीकी समसयाओं से बि सकेंगे।
8. प्रतयेक िुकान के दलये ऑनलाईन नीलामी में भाग लेने हेतु दनधा्वररत नयूनतम ररज्वर प्राइस
की 2 प्रदतशत रादश अमानत रादश के रूप में आरेिन के साथ जमा करायी जानी है।
दबड रादश के अनुसार अदतररकत अमानत रादश भी जमा करानी होगी। ऑनलाईन नीलामी
में Dynamic अमानत रादश का प्रारधान रखा गया है।
9. सफल बोलीिात को धरोहर रादश, अदरिम रादर्वक गारनटी रादश एरं रादर्वक लाईसेनस
फीस ई-नीलामी के संबंध में दरसततृत दिशा दनिदेश एरं शततों, जो दरभागीय रेबसाईट एरं
एम.एस टी.सी. दलदमटेड की रेबसाईट पर उपलबध है, के अनुसार जमा करानी होगी।
10. दनधा्वररत समय में रांद्त रादशयां यथा-धरोहर रादश, अदरिम रादर्वक गारनटी रादश एरं
रादर्वक लाईसेंस फीस जमा न कराने पर सरीकृदत दनरसत कर समसत जमा रादश जपतराज
की जायेगी।
11. बोलीिाता को ई-नीलामी में भाग लेने से पूर्व दरभागीय रेबसाईट
https://excise.rajasthan.gov.in एरं एम.एस.टी.सी. दलदमटेड की रेबसाईट
https://www.mstcecommerce.com पर उपलबध आबकारी एरं मधयसंयम
नीदत रर्व 2022-23 एरं 2023-24, समसत दिशा-दनिदेश, प्रदक्रया एरं शततों का
सारधानीपूर्वक अधययन कर दलया जाना िदहये।
12. मदिरा िुकानों के बनिोबसत हेतु रे ही वयककत ई-नीलामी में भाग ले सकेंगें, जो राजसथान
आबकारी अदधदनयम, 1950 एरं इसके अनतग्वत बनाए गए दनयमों, आबकारी एरं
मधयसंयम नीदत रर्व 2022-23 र 2023-24 र भारतीय संदरिा अदधदनयम के
तहत अनुबनध करने की योगयता रखते हों। इस समबनध में दरसततृत दिशा दनिदेश
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पर उपलबध है। अनय जानकारी हेतु समबंदधत अदतररकत आयुकत जोन, दजला आबकारी
अदधकारी एरं दजला आबकारी अदधकारी काया्वलय से समपक्क दकया जा सकता है तथा
एम.एस टी.सी. हेलप डेसक पर भी काया्वलय समय में माग्विश्वन दलया जा सकता है।
13. ई-नीलामी के समबनध में अनय प्रारधान आबकारी एरं मद्य-संयम नीदत रर्व 2022-
23 र रर्व 2023-24 एरं दिनांक 22.01.2023 के द्ारा नीदत में दकये गये संशोधन
अनुसार तथा राजसथान आबकारी अदधदनयम, 1950 एरं इसके अनतग्वत बने दनयम के
अनुसार रहेंगे।
14. ई-नीलामी के समबनध में यदि कोई दरराि उतपन्न होता है तो नयादयक क्ेरि संबंदधत दजला
ही रहेगा।
(कुमार पाल गौ्तम)
आबकारी आयुकत, राजसथान
DIPR/ C/........../2023
HC quashes appointment of
Dr Ambedkar Law varsity VC
Kagzi releases first cover number of Haj 2023
Prof KB Agrawal had filed a PIL and informed
the High Court about the appointment of the
VC made on February 27, 2020. The petitioner
said that Dr Dev Swaroop’s educational back-
ground has not been of law, nor does he have
experience of giving legal education.
VC DEV’S ‘EXPERTISE’ WAS CHALLENGED
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Jaipur De-
velopment Authority’s
enforcement squad on
Friday carried out a
major action against il-
legal construction in
Patel Nagar’s Hawa
Sadak area.
At Plot No. 30, an il-
legal commercial build-
ing was erected in 623
square yards near Ram
Mandir with a base-
ment and four floors
with a balcony over the
road boundary
.
Earlier, the enforce-
ment squad had sealed
the building in Janu-
ary 2021. However, after
the JDA tribunal’s or-
der dated 13 July 2022,
the building was made
seal-free. After this,
JDA issued notices for
the removal of the ille-
gal construction.
Despite this, the ille-
gal construction was
not removed, and ow-
ing to this the enforce-
ment squad has once
again sealed the illegal
building.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Friday
dismissed a public in-
terest litigation (PIL)
petitionthatsoughtthe
removal of the statue
of ancient Hindu law
giver Manu, installed
in the premises of the
Jaipurbenchof theRa-
jasthan High Court.
A bench of Justices
Sanjiv Khanna and
MM Sundresh opined
thatthetopcourtcould
not hear the issue
when it was already
pending before the Ra-
jasthan High Court.
“Why should the Su-
preme Court entertain
this when the matter is
pending before the
High Court? You
should approach the
High Court,” Justice
Khanna remarked.
The plea contended
that the statue was in-
stalled secretly in 1989
as Manu was not a pop-
ular figure, but rather
someone who propa-
gated the caste system
of social hierarchy
.
Subsequently, there
was a full-court meet-
ing that very year
where it was resolved
to have the statue re-
moved, the plea said.
First India Bureau
Pune: Former Presi-
dent Pratibha Patil’s
husband Devis-
ingh Shekhawat
passed away at
the age of 89 at a
hospital in Pune
on Friday follow-
ing a heart at-
tack, sources close to
the family said.
He was admitted to
the hospital a few days
back, they said.
“He passed away at 9
am today due to a heart
attack,” a source said.
He is survived by his
wife Pratibha Pa-
til and two chil-
dren - a son and a
daughter.
Prime Minis-
ter Modi offered
condolences.
Former President
Ram Nath Kovind said
hewasshockedtoknow
about demise of Dr De-
visingh Shekhawat.
Nagaur (FIB): Former
BJP MLA Harish Ku-
mawat passed away on
Friday
. He was 79.
Kumawat was
suffering from
various age-re-
lated problems
and died due to
cardiac arrest on
Friday morning. Ku-
mawat was MLA from
the Nawan assembly
constituency for four
times and remained
Nagaur District
chief of BJP for
nine times.
Vasundhara Raje
and other leaders
expressed grief
on his sad demise
andprayedforstrength
to bereaved family
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Jawahar
Circle police station has
arrested a thug posing
as an NIA sub-inspector
posted at Rashtrapati
Bhavan on Friday
. First,
the imposter lodged a
case of mobile and
purse theft at the air-
port police station on
Thursday night. Then
in Hotel Radisson Blu,
he took a room on rent.
On Friday, when the
imposter refused to pay
the charges and threat-
ened the hotel staff,
Jawahar Circle police
were informed about
the matter. The thug
was taken to the police
station where after con-
tacting the NIA team
his ‘roguish game’ was
exposed. After this, the
accused was arrested.
Arjun Ram Meghwal felicitates RTDC Chairman Dharmendra
Rathore and Tourism Principal Secretary Gayatri Rathore.
JDA again seals building for illegal
construction in Patel Nagar area
Former BJP MLA Harish
Kumawat passes away at 79
Removal of Manu’s statue
from HC: SC junks PIL
Ex-Prez Pratibha Patil’s husband dies at 89
Man files fake loot case,
poses as NIA SI, held
RN Kumawat
appointed as MD
of Jaipur Discom
Docs suspend stir
for 15 days after
CM’s assurance
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Manu’s statue in High Court
premises. —FILE PHOTO
—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA

RAJASTHAN
03
CSinstructspolicetobecarefulduringfestivals
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: CS Usha Shar-
ma on Friday directed
the District Collectors
and SPs that in view of
the festivals, the coming
months are important
for law and order. There-
fore, work with coordi-
nation and promptness
to maintain peace. To
prevent communal inci-
dents, promptly execute
the action of catching
the wanted criminals,
she said. The CS said
this while reviewing the
law and order situation,
implementation of
budget announcements,
public welfare and flag-
ship schemes with ACS,
Principal Secretaries,
Secretaries, Divisional
Commissioners, IG of
Police, District Collec-
tors and SPs through
video conferencing at
Govt Secretariat.
She also directed to
monitor social media
being used for glorifica-
tion of criminals. She
said that under-age chil-
dren should be kept
separate from children
who are repeatedly in-
volved in criminal ac-
tivities by paying spe-
cial attention to the ju-
venile home.
Usha Sharma along with Umesh Mishra, Dinesh MN, Hawa Singh Ghumariya and other officials during
law and order review meeting on Friday. In the meeting, DGP Umesh Mishra instructed all the SPs to
start special mock drills and training with drones for processions and rallies in the coming festivals.
OFFICERS INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE TIMELY
IMPLEMENTATION OF BUDGET PROMISES
CS Usha Sharma also instructed all the departmental
officers to ensure timely implementation of budget
announcements with mutual coordination so that the
common people get the benefit of the schemes of the
government. While hailing CM Chiranjeevi Health Insur-
ance Scheme, the Chief Secretary said that such families
which have not yet been registered in this scheme should
be linked to this scheme.
CS interacts with SPs,
collectors, divisional
commissioners over
crime situation
NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Kota
Kota (PTI): A 17-year-
old NEET aspirant
died after hanging self
from the ceiling fan of
the hostel room, police
said on Friday
. The de-
ceased has been identi-
fied as Abhishek Ya-
dav, a resident of UP’s
Badaun, police said.
This is the fourth stu-
dent suicide this year
in Kota.
The deceased had
been living here for the
last two years and was
preparing for the
NEET at a coaching in-
stitute and the student
had not been attending
his classes for past few
days, police said.
‘In the suicide note
recovered from his
hostel room, the de-
ceased apologized to
his parents stating he
was in trouble and was
under study pressure’,
said Ganga Sahay
Sharma CI of Kunhari
police station. The
body was handed over
to family members af-
ter postmortem on Fri-
day
.
T-102spottedwith2cubs;Lion
‘Riyaz’toundergoeyesurgery
First India Bureau
Sawai Madhopur/
Jodhpur: The tigress
of Ranthambore has
once again populated
other tiger reserves of
the state. On July 19,
2022, the tigress T-102
was shifted to Bundi’s
Ramgarh Vishdhari Ti-
ger Reserve (RVTR)
from Aamaghati forest
area of Ranthambore.
Now T-102 has given
birth to cubs in RVTR.
According to the forest
dept, two cubs were
spotted with the tigress.
The age of the cubs is
said to be around one-
and-a-half to 2 months.
Forest officials, how-
ever, said that so far the
tigress has not been cap-
tured on camera with
the cubs, so they cannot
say this with certainty
.
In Jodhpur, the lion
‘Riyaz’ at Machia Bio-
logical Park will soon
undergo an eye surgery
.
Thelionhadaneyesight
problem since birth and
lost his vision 15 days
ago, following which,
the forest officials de-
cided to do surgery
.
GOOD NEWS FOR WILDLIFE LOVERS
Dr Shravan, Dr Gyan Prakash Dr Suresh
Kumar Jhirwal while checking up Lion
Riyaz. (Inset) Riyaz with cataract in eye.
Tribal youths
tour JMCG to
know its
functioning
Jaipur (FIB): A total of
250 participants, includ-
ing 200 youths and 20 es-
cort officers from 10 dis-
tricts of five states
Dantewada (Chhattis-
garh) Giridih, Gumla,
Latehar, Chatra, Lohard-
aga (Jharkhand) Vi-
sakhapatnam (Andhra
Pradesh) Gadchiroli
(Maharashtra) Jamui,
Gaya (Bihar) came to the
JMCG headquarters to
acquaint themselves
withtheworkingsystem,
structure, latest ma-
chines etc. Here under
the14thTribalYouthEx-
change Programme on
Friday
.GreaterMayorDr
Somya welcomed all the
tribal youths with tilak,
turbans and garlands.
Meanwhile, regard-
ing the GBM of JMCG,
Dr Somya has sought
guidance from the State
govt. In a letter to the
government, the Mayor
has mentioned to organ-
ize the meeting on Feb
27. The government or-
der, however, had men-
tioned that the meeting
be held by Feb 15.
JMCG Mayor with the Tribal
youths in JMCG HQs on Friday.
Paper leak mastermind Saran
senttopoliceremandtillFeb27
First India Bureau
Udaipur:Thecourtsent
paper leak mastermind
Bhupendra Saran to
four days in police re-
mand. Udaipur Police
and SOG will interro-
gate Saran. The DST
team reached Udaipur
from Bengaluru on Fri-
day
. He was arrested by
ATS and SOG from Ben-
galuru on Thursday
.
A reward of Rs 1 lakh
was declared on Saran
in the paper leak case.
The accused was also in-
volved in GNM recruit-
ment in 2011 and consta-
ble recruitment paper
leak in 2022. Bhupen-
dra’s girlfriend and wife
have also been arrested
by the police.
The DST team took
Saran to Udaipur via
Ahmedabad. Saran has
been kept in Hathipole
police station. Deputy
Rajesh Kasana, DST’s
Vikram Singh, Upendra
Singh reached Udaipur
with the accused.
Before producing
Bhupendra Saran in the
court, he was paraded
for 2 KMs on foot from
Hathipol Police Station
to Court Chauraha. The
court sent him to police
remand till February 27.
Bhupendra Saran being
paraded on road from Hathipol
police station to the court in
Udaipur on Friday.
Before producing
Saran to court, he
was paraded for 2
KMs on foot
GOVT TEACHER’S
NAME SURFACED IN
GRADE-2 PAPER LEAK
During the interrogation,
Saran, the prime ac-
cused in the 2nd grade govt
teacher recruitment paper
leak case, has revealed the
name of a govt teacher Sher
Singh Meena in connection
to the leak. Saran purchased
the general knowledge paper
from Sher Singh Meena for
Rs 40 lakhs and later gave
this paper to Suresh Dhaka.
Jaipur (FIB): The inter-
net will be banned in 11
districts of the State
from Saturday in view
of the teacher recruit-
ment exam to be held for
48,000posts.Theexamis
on Feb 25, 26, and 27 and
March 1. The RSSB
wrote a letter to the CS
demandingnetbanfrom
6 am to 6 pm.
Now, Home Dept has
written a letter to all the
DivisionalCommission-
ers to issue an order in
this regard. Out of 9
shifts, five shifts will be
held in Jaipur. The as-
pirants will be able to
travel free in roadways
buses and temporary
bus stands will be built
outside Sindhi Camp on
February 25 and 26.
Internet shutdown
in 11 districts for
Grade-3 teacher
recruitment exam

ts more than a year since the
Russia- Ukraine war broke
out on 24 Feb 2022 and so far
the war has clearly been
through three distinct phas-
es. Phase1. Russian offensive
and capture of almost 20% of
Ukrainian territory and
threatening its capital Kiev.
Phase 2. The Ukraine counter
offensive to claim back large
chunk of its territory and re-
lieved Kiev of Russian threat.
The ongoing Phase 3. Russian
forces have tried to encircle
the Ukrainian stronghold of
Bakhmut and push deeper
into the Donetsk region pav-
ing way for a new offensive
for capture of the entire Don-
bas and to wear down Ukrain-
ian forces for any offensives
elsewhere. Ukraine awaits
supply of arms and ammuni-
tion from US and western
countries to resist any ag-
gression by Russians and
launch a counter offensive.
The war seems to be plunging
into a long-term stalemate
and sort of an attritional un-
ending war. Despite huge loss
of life and property on both
sides and Ukraine economy
and infrastructure virtually
devastated and razed to
ground, there have been no
sincere global efforts so far to
mediate and end the conflict
from or on behalf of either
side. Currently there are no
signs of end to this war, rath-
er both sides are preparing
for escalation and things are
going to get muddier.
GLOBAL IMPACT OF
THE WAR.
The war has disrupted global
trade and adversely affected
markets and food supply.
Ukraine has been a major
grain exporter to Africa and
the stoppage of grain exports
has almost led to hunger cri-
sis. European Union nations
imported almost half their
natural gas and third of their
oil from Russia and the sanc-
tions slapped on Russia deliv-
ered an energy price shock
on a scale never seen before.
Other than adverse impact
on trade and economy the
other impacts are: - Division
of world on lines of cold war
era with two blocs under US-
led western coalition and an
emerging Russia-China axis.
Reignition of the arms
race and rise in defence budg-
et of most countries. The Ger-
many is fast emerging as the
major weapon supplier in
Europe and Japan is boosting
its military expenditure and
production of weapons.
A new space has opened up
for the non-aligned style of
politics of multilateralism
for those like India who are
not strongly aligned with ei-
ther of the blocs.
Emergence of a new sys-
tem of banking and trade that
is not entirely dependent on
the US Dollar and the SWIFT
system of transaction.
Diversificationof sourcesof
energy and food by European
countries to reduce depend-
ence on Russia and Ukraine
and Russian lines of supply of
energymainlytoAsiaandfood
and fertilizer supply to Africa
and South America.
The influence of the US
over western Europe is un-
dergoing a very significant
transformation.Ascompared
to western European allies
the nine eastern European
nations “Bucharest Nine” or
“B-9” comprising Bulgaria,
the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland, Romania and the Slo-
vak Republic, have emerged
as far more willing ally of the
US fearing Russia as a direct
threat to them. A new base-
line for NATO’s deterrence
and defence posture is likely
to be in place reducing ma-
noeuvrability of France And
Germany
.
Putin’s declaration on 21
Feb 2023 about suspending
Russian participation in
Strategic offensive Arms
Treaty (START) has danger-
ous implications and opens
gate for nuclear weapons
race in the future.
INDIA’S POSITION
India has so far maintained a
very fine balance between
the long-term trusted ally
Russia and Ukraine. While
abstaining from voting
against Russia in UN and
other fora and purchasing
natural gas despite US sanc-
tions, India appeared to be
siding with Russia but bal-
anced it by extending hu-
manitarian aid to Ukraine
and also cautioned Russia
that its not an era of war and
all nations must respect the
territorial sovereignty of
other nations. So instead of
causing a rupture, the war
led to a deepening of ties be-
tween India and the west in
general and the US in par-
ticular. The west has realised
that in the emerging world
order if China needs to be
contained, then India is the
fulcrum in the Indo-Pacific.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s statement that “no so-
lution can ever arrive at the
cost of human lives” and “to-
day is not era of war” reiter-
ates India’s position in the
Russia-Ukraine war, that dia-
logue and diplomacy were
the only viable way out. In-
dia’s steadfast commitment
to multilateralism, strategic
autonomy, refusal to be
pushed out and maintaining
independent views in the po-
larised world has made it
emerge as global voice of
south. A fact reiterated by
India holding Presidencies
of two most prominent world
fora G-20 and SCO.
India’s stand in ongoing Fi-
nance Ministers and Central
Bank Chiefs of G-20 meeting
that its forum for discussing
economic growth issues and
is not keen to discuss or back
any additional sanctions on
Russia as the existing sanc-
tions on Russia have had a
negative impact on the world
and the impending visit of
German Chancellor to India
inendFeb2023wheretheGer-
mans see India as a very influ-
ential and extremely valuable
partner and has both Ukraine
war and China on talking list
of issues of concern are in-
dicative of India’s success in
carving its independent place
in global affairs.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
PERSPECTIVE
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The one who has faith,
and is sincere, and has
mastery over the senses,
gains this knowledge.
Having gained this, one
at once attains the
supreme peace.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
SPACE FOR HEALTHY
DISCOURSE IN
INDIAN POLITICS
HAS SHRUNK
he drama at the Delhi
airportafterCongress
spokesman Pawan
Khera was forced to
deplane from an Indi-
goflightandtakenintocustodyby
the Assam police on Thursday
was a shocker. As Khera was
headedforhisparty’splenaryses-
sion in Raipur, the timing of this
action suggested that the govern-
ment wanted to make things dif-
ficult for the opposition party
.
Congress recalled ED’s raids on
its leaders in the coal levy scam.
Khera is lucky that the Su-
preme Court immediately
agreed to not only hear his peti-
tion but also grant him interim
bail on condition that Khera ten-
der an unconditional apology for
what he said against Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi. Khera has
apologized unconditionally
. Dur-
ing the hearing, Chief Justice of
India DY Chandrachud made a
significant observation. There
has to be some level of discourse
“we are protecting you”.
The space for discourse, the
opposition rues, has diminished
and blames the BJP
. But it is also
to blame for lowering the quali-
ty of discourse.
TOP TWEETS
T
ar in Ukraine just
completed one
year with no sign
of its ending any
time soon. Presi-
dent Joe Biden’s surprise
visit to Kyiv en route to Po-
land and his promise of fur-
ther aid to Ukraine ensured
that the pot will remain on
the boil. Besides assuring the
war-torn country that the
West will not waver in its
support, what Biden’s visit
managed to achieve was a
strong riposte from Russian
President Vladimir Putin.
The day after Biden’s visit
Putin warned that the option
of using tactical nuclear
weapons in Ukraine was on
the table as Russia stepped
up attacks on Ukraine.
President Vladimir Zelen-
sky said that after one year
his country remained unde-
feated in a war which Putin
thought would end with a
Crimea-like short action.
Ukrainian forces have so far
stoutly defended their land
and even regained control of
some lost territory
. Unable to
make any headway in the
conventional war because of
the West’s continued weap-
ons’ supply to Ukraine, Rus-
sia’s threat sounds ominous
for the world. Biden warning
Putin against using tactical
nuclear weapons may not de-
ter Moscow as US and NATO
allies realise that Russia is
not interested in peace.
It is in this light, one no-
tices broad contours of op-
posing alliances. Russia is
relying on North Korea, Chi-
na Iran whose Kamikaze
drones have already demon-
strated their lethal power.
NATO has its forces battle
ready to defend Eastern Eu-
rope. But Ukrainians need
weapons, quickly
. The West
has exhausted its stock. Jens
Stoltenberg, NATO’s Secy-
Gen, said firms have been
asked to speed up production.
UKRAINE WAR HAS
NO ‘END IN SIGHT’
Biden warning Putin
against using tactical
nuclear weapons may not
deter Moscow as US
and NATO allies realise
that Russia is not
interested in peace.It is in
this light, one notices
broad contours of
opposing alliances
W
ONE YEAR OF UKRAINE WAR
IMPACT: GLOBAL AND INDIA
I
A new space has opened up
for the non-aligned style of
politics of multilateralism
for those like India who are
not strongly aligned with
either of the blocs.
Emergence of a new system
of banking and trade that
is not entirely dependent on
the US Dollar and the
SWIFT system of
transaction
India has so far
maintained a very fine
balance between the
long-term trusted ally
Russia Ukraine. While
abstaining from voting
against Russia in UN
other fora purchasing
natural gas despite US
sanctions, India appeared
to be siding with Russia
but balanced it by
extending humanitarian
aid to Ukraine
COL RAJESH BHUKAR
The author is a Post Graduate in
International Studies, Alumni of Defense
Services Staff College, Wellington
and College of Combat, Mhow

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INDIA
05
IN THE COURTYARD
MAN FILES DIVORCE PETITION IN 2 STATES;
K’TAKA HC QUASHES SEPARATION ORDER
Bengaluru (Agencies): The Karnataka High Court on
Friday quashed the divorce order of the Raichur Family
Court as the petitioner was found to have filed divorce
petition in the courts of
two states concealing the
facts to the respective
courts. The petitioner
from West Bengal, Anirban
Das, worked at the Raichur
industrial Development
Centre. The Division bench
headed by Justice Srinivas Harish Kumar and Justice
T.G. Shivashankare Gowda stated that the petitioner had
submitted divorce petition in courts of two states.
‘TOUGH FOR WOMAN
AFTER LIVE-IN
RELATIONSHIPS END’
Prayagraj (Agencies):
The Allahabad HC has ob-
served that it is difficult for
a woman to live alone after
a live-in relationship ends,
as our society does not
accept and recognise such
relationships. The court
was hearing a bail applica-
tion of a man who was
arrested for not fulfiling
his promise to marry the
woman, his live-in partner.
While granting bail to the
man, Justice Siddharth
noted that the woman in a
live-in relationship is left
with no option but to lodge
a case against her live-in
partner in such a situation.
ED GETS THREE DAYS
REMAND OF SUKESH
CHANDRASHEKHAR
New Delhi (ANI): A Delhi
Court on Friday further
granted 3 days remand of
alleged conman Sukesh
Chandrashekhar to ED, re-
cently arrested in another
case of extortion and
money laundering. He was
arrested in an enforce-
ment case information
report registered by the
ED for allegedly duping
former promoter of Relig-
are Enterprises Malvinder
Singh’s Wife Japna of
Rs 3.5 crore. As per
complainant, Sukesh had
called Japna by imperson-
ating himself as a senior
government official.
GUJ HC LAWYER CHALLENGES ANTICIPATORY
BAIL TO ASSAILANTS; SC ISSUES NOTICE
Gujarat (Agencies): Gujarat HC Advocate challenges an-
ticipatory bail granted by Trial court Ahmadabad to assail-
ants who attacked him, Supreme Court issues notice to
State and accused. The Hon’ble apex court bench com-
prising of Justice KM Joseph And Justice B.V. Nagarathna
issued notices in a matter challenging the Gujarat High
Court order wherein the High court dismissed the appeal
on the sole ground that FIR filed by Petitioner lacks basic
ingredients of the offence punishable under the provision
of SC/ST Act. The Petitioner was abused and beaten up
by residents of a Society in Ahmedabad. The accused-
Respondents humiliated and
insulted the Petitioner and
further made derogatory
statements pertaining to
caste of the Petitioner.
Petitioner filed FIR against
the accused Respondents,
fearing arrest, Respondents
preferred an anticipatory bail application before the trial
court, Ahmedabad which came to be allowed by imposing
certain conditions. Aggrieved by the said order, Peti-
tioner preferred a criminal appeal before the High Court
of Gujarat which was later dismissed by the High court
stating that specific words were not narrated in the FIR
and passed an unreasoned order as to how an anticipa-
tory bail application can be entertained and allowed under
section 18A when there is a specific bar on grant of
anticipatory bail. The Petitioner was represented by Adv
Aditya Jain, Bhavya Golecha and Shravi Garg.
Germany to pursue submarine deal with India
New Delhi/Berlin:
Germany will pursue a
$5.2 billion deal with In-
dia to jointly build six
conventional subma-
rines in the country dur-
ing Chancellor Olaf
Scholz’s February 25-26
visit,twoIndianandtwo
German sources said.
The naval project is
the latest attempt by a
Western military manu-
facturing power to wean
New Delhi away from its
dependence on Russia
for military hardware.
India wants to replace
its ageing submarine
fleet,with11of its16con-
ventional submarines
more than two decades
old,asitseekstocounter
China’s growing pres-
enceintheIndianOcean.
The Indian Navy also
has two indigenous nu-
clear-powered subma-
rines.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi’s govern-
ment wants India to
manufacture more
weapons at home in col-
laboration with foreign
partnersafterdecadesof
being one of the world’s
largest arms importers.
The submarine pro-
ject, for which Germa-
ny’s ThyssenKrupp Ma-
rine Systems (TKMS) is
one of two international
bidders,willbediscussed
between the two coun-
tries during Scholz’s trip
andBerlinwouldsupport
the deal, one source said.
Under the deal, a for-
eign submarine manu-
facturer will have to
partner with an Indian
company to build the
submarines in India.
The foreign company
will also need to trans-
fer a niche technology
for fuel-cell-based Air
Independent Propul-
sion (AIP), a clause that
has been a sore point for
most foreign firms.
France’sNavalGroup
had pulled out of the
project just ahead of
PM Modi’s visit to Paris
in May 2022, citing its
inability to meet condi-
tions listed by the Indi-
an government in 2021.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be in India during February 25-26.
Will become 3rd
largest economy
soon: Rajnath
Kolkata: India will be-
come the third largest
economy in the world in
the next few years, De-
fence Minister Rajnath
SinghclaimedonFriday
.
“The day is not far
when our country will
emerge as the third
largest economy in the
world. At least interna-
tional reports suggest
that India will attain
that position in the next
four to five years,” the
defence minister said
while addressing the
convocation ceremony
of Gurudev Ra-
bindranath Tagore-
founded Visva Bharati
University at Bolpur-
Santiniketan in Birb-
hum district of West
Bengal.
The Union Minister
said being a former
teacher of physics with
a college in Uttar
Pradesh, whenever he
attends any function of
any educational institu-
tion, he prefers speak-
ing in the tone of a
teacher rather than a
minister or a politician.
“When I was on my
way to this great univer-
sity on Thursday even-
ing, I was constantly
thinking of what I can
offer to the meritorious
students of this univer-
sity that will ultimately
benefit them,” he said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits Rabindra-Bhavana,
Shantiniketan in Birbhum on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
The day is not
far when our
country will
emerge as the third larg-
est economy in the
world. At least interna-
tional reports suggest
that India will attain
that position in the next
four to five years.
—Rajnath Singh,
Defence Minister
RSS training
helped me
rise, says
Yediyurappa
Bengaluru (Agencies):
Former Chief Minister,
BJP Central Parliamen-
taryCommitteeMember
B.S. Yediyurappa on Fri-
day said the training im-
partedbyRSSandSangh
Parivar is responsible
for his rise in politics.
In his farewell speech
on the last day of the
15th Assembly session,
the veteran leader gave
all credit to RSS for his
growth and stated that
he can never forget its
contribution.
“I am speechless, un-
abletofigureoutwhatto
say,” he said. “I thank
the people of Shikaripu-
ra constituency for hav-
ing elected me continu-
ously
. I will be 80 years
old on February 27. On
the occasion, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi is arriving to inau-
gurate the Shivamogga
airport. This is a matter
of joy and complacency
for me,” he said.
Yediyurappa stated
he got many good op-
portunities in life.
Stop taking direct orders from Delhi L-G:AAP to officials
New Delhi (PTI): The
AAP government on
Friday asked officials to
stop taking directives
from Delhi Lt Governor
V K Saxena and report
any such orders from
him to their respective
ministers, a move that
may trigger a fresh tus-
sle between the ruling
party and the LG office.
According to an offi-
cial statement, Deputy
Chief Minister Manish
Sisodia said the govern-
ment has warned that
any such orders re-
ceived directly from the
LG are a violation of
the Constitution and
directives of the Su-
preme Court.
He said the imple-
mentation of orders,
that are in violation of
SC directives and the
Constitution, will be
viewed seriously
. The
LG office and the AAP
dispensation have been
engaged in a tussle over
a host of issues, includ-
ing the government’s
proposal to send school
teachers to Finland for
training.
On several occasions
in the past, AAP leaders
have accused the LG of
bypassing the elected
government of Delhi
and issuing orders to of-
ficials.
The vexatious Centre-
Delhi government row
over control of services
is being heard by the Su-
preme Court.
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena (L) Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.
AAP’S SEHRAWAT AND
OTHERS CAST VOTE
New Delhi (PTI): AAP rebel
Pawan Sehrawat on Friday
cast his vote during the elec-
tion for six members of the
MCD’s standing committee
amid jeers by his former
colleagues, many of whom
termed him a “traitor”. The
AAP councillor joined the
BJP ahead of the crucial
municipal House meeting.
The Lt Guv’s office
AAP dispensation
have been engaged
in a tussle over a
host of issues
Ex SC Judge
Abdul Nazeer
takes oath as
AP Governor
Vijayawada (ANI):
Justice (Rtd.) S Abdul
Nazeer was sworn in as
theGovernorof Andhra
Pradesh on Friday
.
The Chief Justice of
Hyderabad High Court,
Justice Prashant Ku-
mar Mishra, adminis-
tered the oath of office
to the new Governor at
a function held at Raj
Bhavan on Friday
.
Chief Minister YS
Jagan Mohan Reddy
, his
wife YS Bharati Reddy,
Chief Secretary Dr K.S.
Jawahar Reddy, several
sitting ministers, High
Court Judges and senior
officials attended the
swearing-in function.
Justice Nazeer suc-
ceeds Biswa Bhusan
Harichandan as the
Andhra Governor,
Justice Nazeer was elevated as
a SC judge on Feb 17, 2017.
EPS wants to capture
party: Panneerselvam
Chennai (ANI): A day
after the Supreme
Court affirmed the Ma-
dras High Court divi-
sion bench decision
that restored Edappadi
K Palaniswami (EPS) as
the AIADMK party’s
single leader, expelled
AIADMK leader O Pan-
neerselvam on Friday
said EPS wanted to cap-
ture the party
.
“Amma is the perma-
nent general secretary
of our party and we
passed a resolution on
it. Nobody has the pow-
er to act against this
resolution. ,” he said.
AIADMK party leader
Panneerselvam
Mahua Moitra hits back at RaGa
over ‘TMC’s idea in Meghalaya’ barb
Shillong (ANI): Com-
ing down heavily on
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi over his charge
that the Trinamool Con-
gress was in cahoots
with the BJP, TMC lead-
er Mahua Moitra said
her party was the only
national alternative to
the saffron party
.
The TMC MP’s re-
marks came in re-
sponse to Rahul’s claim
on Wednesday that the
ruling party in West
Bengal was contesting
the Meghalaya Assem-
bly polls to ‘help’ the
BJP win.
At a public meeting
in support of TMC can-
didate from North
Shillong, Elgiva
Gwyneth Rynjah, Moi-
tra said, “Had the Con-
gress been able to defeat
the BJP, there would be
no need for us (to con-
testtheAssemblypolls).
However, since Con-
gress failed to win the
state, we had to step for-
ward to provide an alter-
nativetothepeople. The
TMC is the only alterna-
tive (against the BJP).”
Congress remote-controlled
Northeast, used like ATM: PM
Dimapur (PTI): Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Friday claimed
that the Congress used
Northeast as an ATM,
while the BJP considers
the eight states of the
region as ‘Ashtalaksh-
mi’ (eight forms of God-
dess Lakshmi) and is
working for its peace
and development.
Addressing an elec-
tion rally at Chumouk-
edima near Dimapur, he
said the NDA is striving
to bring permanent
peace in Nagaland so
that Armed Forces
(Special Powers) Act,
1958 is completely lifted
from the state.
“The country can’t be
run by distrusting your
own people but by re-
specting and solving
their problems. Earlier,
Northeast had politics
of divide, but we have
now transformed it into
divine governance. The
BJP does not discrimi-
nate people on the basis
of religionorregionand
religion,” Modi said.
Noting that there was
political instability in
Nagaland during the
Congress rule, he
claimed that the grand
old party remote-con-
trolled Northeast from
Delhi, and siphoned off
money meant for its de-
velopment, while giv-
ing primacy to “dynas-
ty politics, from Delhi
to Dimapur”.
“The Congress and
its partners’ policy for
Northeast has been to
‘get vote and forget’.
Congress leaders from
Delhi turned a blind eye
to the problems of Na-
galand. 10 years ago, no-
bodywouldhavedreamt
that circumstances can
change in the region,”
he said.
Modi claimed the BJP
has put a big dent in cor-
ruption by employing
technology
, as a result of
which money sent from
Delhiisdirectlycredited
tobeneficiaries’bankac-
counts. The PM asserted
that the BJP-led Nation-
al Democratic Alliance
(NDA) has adopted three
mantrasforrunningNa-
galand -- peace, progress
and prosperity
.
“The focus of every
central government
scheme has been wom-
en, tribals the poor.,”
he said. Noting that
there has been a 75% re-
duction in incidents of
violence in Nagaland,
he asserted that many
youths have returned to
the mainstream.
While attacking Grand Old Party, PM Modi said BJP considers 8 states ‘Ashtalakshmi’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd as he arrives to address a public rally for the
upcoming Nagaland Assembly elections, in Dimapur on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘NAGALAND’S
PEACE, PROGRESS
PROSPERITY TOP
PRIORITY: PM MODI
Dimapur (Nagaland)
(ANI): Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Friday
said that the BJP’s man-
tra of “peace, progress
and prosperity” in the
state is the reason behind
people’s ‘rising’ trust in
the BJP, adding that the
border disputes are being
resolved at a rapid pace
due to the NDA govern-
ments in the states. “Our
mantra for Nagaland has
been - Peace, progress
and prosperity, and this
is the reason people’s
trust in BJP is rising,”
PM Modi said while ad-
dressing an election rally
here. The Prime Minister
lauded the peaceful
polling in the recently
held voting in Tripura
Assembly elections on
February 16 and said that
there was no violence
after decades because of
the presence of the BJP
government in the state.
”After many decades,
there was no incident of
violence during Assembly
elections in Tripura as
there is a BJP govern-
ment in the state. The
BJP-NDPP government
in the state has converted
the “politics of divide” in
the northeast to a “divine
governance model”.
We have worked for infrastructural
development of Northeast. The change is
evident. We will support the youth in
sectors ranging from tourism to technology, and
sports to start-ups. The BJP also gave Nagaland its
first woman Rajya Sabha MP.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

INDIA
06
New Delhi (PTI): IT
sector employees’ un-
ion NITES has written
to the Union Labour
Minister against
Wipro’s decision to cut
salary offers to freshers
awaiting onboarding,
as it called for strict ac-
tion against the tech
company for violating
the terms of offer letter
and breaching contract.
Taking up cudgels on
behalf of affected em-
ployees, NITES ex-
pressed concern that
Wipro’s move could set
a dangerous precedent
for other companies
“which could lead to ex-
ploitation of workers
and a lack of job secu-
rity”. NITES’ (Nascent
Information Technolo-
gy Employees Senate)
letter to Labour Minis-
ter Bhupender Yadav
comes after Wipro re-
cently reached out to
candidates to whom it
had earlier rolled out an
offer of Rs 6.5 lakh per
annum asking them if
an offer of Rs 3.5 lakh in
annual compensation
would be acceptable to
them, instead. These
candidates were wait-
ing to be onboarded.
“The company is now
reducing the salary un-
ethically, which is a
clear violation of the
terms of the offer letter
and a breach of con-
tract,” Harpreet Singh
Saluja, President of
NITES, wrote in the let-
ter seen by PTI. The
employees’ union has
sought necessary ac-
tions regarding “uneth-
ical reduction in salary
offer of more than 4,000
employees by Wipro”.
Employees’ Union seeks action against Wipro
FOR CUTTING FRESHER’S SALARIES
Mumbai (Agencies):
The financial viability
of many countries is be-
ing threatened by un-
sustainable debt, India’s
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi said on Friday
,
as he called for the
Group of 20 (G20) to fo-
cus on the world’s most
vulnerable citizens.
Trust in internation-
al financial institutions
has eroded, partly be-
cause the lenders had
been slow to reform
themselves, Modi said
in a video message at
the beginning of a two-
day meeting of G20 fi-
nance ministers and
central bank governors.
“Food and energy se-
curity have become ma-
jor concerns across the
world. Even the finan-
cial viability of many
countries is threatened
by unsustainable debt
levels,” Modi said.
The meeting is the
first major event of In-
dia’sG20presidencyand
coincided with the first
anniversary of Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine,
which Modi alluded to.
“We are also witness-
ing rising geo-political
tensions in different
parts of the world.
There are disruptions
in global supply chains.
Many societies are suf-
fering due to rising
prices,” Modi said.
PMModiurgesG20tofocus
on‘mostvulnerablecitizens’
‘Financial viability of many nations being threatened by unsustainable debt’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the first meeting of Finance Ministers under India’s G20 Presidency via video message on Friday.
United Nations (PTI):
India slammed Paki-
stan after it referred to
Jammu and Kashmir
during a special session
on Ukraine in the UN
General Assembly,
terming the provoca-
tion as “regrettable and
misplaced” and calling
out Islamabad’s track
record of harbouring
and providing safe ha-
vens to terrorists with
impunity
.
“I’m taking the floor
today to say that India
chooses this time not to
respond to Pakistan’s
mischiesvious provoca-
tions. Our advice to the
delegate of Pakistan is
to refer to our numerous
Rights of Reply that we
have exercised in the
past,” Counsellor in In-
dia’s Permanent Mis-
sion to the UN Pratik
Mathur said.
Mathur exercised In-
dia’s Right of Reply on
Thursday after Paki-
stan’s envoy at the UN
Munir Akram referred
to Jammu and Kashmir
while delivering the ex-
planation of vote on the
UN General Assembly
resolution on Ukraine
during the Emergency
Special Session.
India slams Pak for raking
up Kashmir issue in UN
‘COMMITTED TO MULTILATERALISM’: ENVOY
TO UN AFTER INDIA ABSTAINS FROM VOTING
New York (ANI): India’s Permanent Representative to the UN,
Ruchira, said India remains committed to multilateralism while
reiterating calls for dialogue and diplomacy. She
made the statement after India abstained from
voting on a resolution in the UN General Assembly
on the need to reach a comprehensive, just and
lasting peace in Ukraine. “India remains steadfastly
committed to multilateralism upholds principles
of the UN Charter. We will always call for dialogue
diplomacy as the only viable way out,” Kamboj said.
INDIA ABSTAINS FROM UN GEN ASSEMBLY
VOTE ON LASTING PEACE IN UKRAINE
United Nations (PTI): India abstained in the UN
General Assembly on a resolution that underscored
the need to reach as soon as possible a comprehen-
sive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in line with
the principles of the UN Charter. The 193-member
General Assembly adopted the draft resolution, put
forward by Ukraine and its supporters, titled ‘Princi-
ples of the Charter of the United Nations underlying a
comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine'.
Nonewtaxes,focusongreengrowth:Desai
Gandhinagar (ANI):
Gujarat Finance minis-
ter Kanu Desai on Fri-
day presented the state
Budget for financial
year 2023-24, saying that
a total budgetary outlay
of Rs 301,021.61 crores
has been proposed.
The plan for rapid de-
velopment of Gujarat
stands on 5 pillars — ba-
sic amenities, and social
security for the poor and
needy
, development of
human resources, crea-
tion of world-class infra-
structure, boosting eco-
nomic activities in agri-
culture, and service sec-
tors, and green growth.
No increase or reduc-
tioninexistingtaxeshas
been proposed by the
government. In a major
relief for consumers,
Piped Natural Gas and
Compressed Natural
Gas (CNG) set to get
cheaper. The minister
slashed the Value Added
Tax (VAT) on PNG
CNG to 5% from 15%.
New Delhi (PTI): India
saved over 3.4 million
lives by undertaking a
nationwide COVID-19
vaccination campaign
at an unprecedented
scale, a report by Stan-
ford University said.
The Covid vaccina-
tion campaign also
yielded a positive eco-
nomic impact by pre-
venting a loss of USD
18.3 billion, the working
paper by Stanford Uni-
versity and Institute for
Competitiveness titled
'Healing the Economy:
Estimating the Econom-
ic Impact on India's Vac-
cination and Related Is-
sues' released by Health
MinisterMansukhMan-
daviya on Friday said.
India saved over 3.4 mn
lives during COVID with
vaccination: Health min
MANDAVIYA LAUDS
INDIA’S HOLISTIC
RESPONSE STRATEGY
DURING PANDEMIC
HIGHLIGHTS OF
BUDGET 2023-2024
New Delhi (ANI): Health
Minister Dr. Mansukh Man-
daviya lauded the govern-
ment’s response in ‘adopting
a holistic response strategy’
that helped the country
in managing COVID-19
effectively. He said, “India
adopted a ‘Whole of Govern-
ment’ ‘Whole of Society’
approach, in a proactive,
preemptive graded
manner; thus, adopting a
holistic response strategy,
for effective management of
Covid-19.” “Under PM Garib
Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan, 4
million beneficiaries were
provided employment which
resulted in an overall eco-
nomic impact of US$ 4.81
billion,” he added.
z Rs 2 lakh crore to be
spent in next five years for
betterment of poor people.
z Rs 4,200 crore World
Bank Loan to be utilised for
new schemes for healthcare
infrastructure.
z New airport at Dwarka; Ke-
shod airport to be revamped.
z Annual Insurance limit
doubled to Rs 10 lakh under
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
scheme. Rs1,340 crore al-
located for National Old Age
Pension scheme.
z Rs 10,000 crore outlay
for heritage, eco-tourism
development.
Dr Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: The Central
Government has ex-
tended the
inter-state
deputation
period of
Moradabad
Divisional
Commissioner IAS An-
janeya Kumar Singh
for one more year. The
Central Government
has taken this decision
on the recommendation
of the UP Govt.
Anjaneya Kumar Sin-
gh, a 2005 batch IAS of-
ficer of Sikkim cadre,
cametoUttarPradeshon
inter-state deputation on
February 16, 2015. After
completing the deputa-
tion period of 8 years, he
had to be relieved from
the parent cadre on Feb
14, 2023. Singh’s inter-
district deputation end-
ed on Feb 14, 2023, after
which he handed over
his charge to the District
Magistrate of Mo-
radabad.Meanwhile,lob-
byingwasgoingoninthe
governmentonbehalf of
the state to increase the
deputation tenure and
finally the govt extended
the deputation for 1 year.
Central Govt
extends IAS
Anjaneya Singh’s
deputation in UP
Gangtok (ANI): Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Bir-
la on Friday urged for
collective efforts and
strong coordination be-
tween law enforcement
agencies and border
states to tackle the prob-
lem of drug abuse.
“Drug abuse is a na-
tional problem. It is a
borderless crime, which
makes the problem ex-
ceptionally challeng-
ing” he said referring to
extensive international
borders of North East-
ern states hilly ter-
rain. Due to this, there
is a high risk of drug
trafficking,” he said.
New Delhi (Agencies):
The CBI on Friday ar-
rested a Chief Control-
ler of East Central Rail-
way, in Bihar’s Hajipur
for allegedly demand-
ing and accepting a
bribe of Rs 50,000.
The CBI laid a trap
caught the accused Ab-
hay Kumar red-handed
while accepting undue
advantage of Rs 50,000
from complainant.
Collective efforts strong coordination
needed to tackle drug abuse: Om Birla
CBI arrests chief
Controller of East
Central Railway
“LEGALLY BINDING DOCUMENT”
“In this case, the employees have not given consent for a
reduction in salary, yet the company is trying to impose it upon
them,” NITES wrote. Offer letter, it said, is a “legally binding
document” outlining the terms and conditions of the job offer
and any changes to it should be done with consent of both par-
ties. NITES said its immediate actions and attention are focused
on protection of IT and BPO employees from financial, legal,
labour and social problems. The IT company said it is commit-
ted to the growth and success of all its employees and looks
forward to welcoming this new group of recent graduates. The
employees’ union has sought necessary actions regarding this.
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj with
Counsellor Pratik Mathur at the session of the UN General Assembly.
Gujarat Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai presents the State
Budget 2023-24 at Assembly House, in Gandhinagar on Friday.
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually addressing ‘The India
Dialog’ session on the Economic Impact of Vaccination on Friday.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during an interaction on the occasion of
Annual Zone III Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on Firday.
US SECY OF STATE BLINKEN TO TRAVEL
TO INDIA ON MARCH 1 FOR G20 MEETING
Washington (PTI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
will travel to India next week to attend the meeting of G20
foreign ministers and meet senior Indian officials to reaf-
firm America's strong partnership with the
country. India has taken over the Presiden-
cy of the G20 on December 1, last year. On
March 1, Blinken will travel to participate in
the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, which
will focus on strengthening multilateralism
and deepening cooperation on food and
energy security, sustainable development, counter-narcot-
ics, global health, humanitarian assistance and disaster
relief, and gender equality and women's empowerment,
State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said.
Jammu: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief
Yasin Malik appeared via video-conferencing before a
special court here on Friday and an
eyewitness identified him in the 1989
kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, the
daughter of then Union home minister
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The eyewit-
ness corroborated that he had gone to
Sopore in Baramulla district of north
Kashmir at the time of the kidnapping
of Rubaiya Sayeed and identified the place and persons
connected with it, the prosecution said, terming it a major
success for their side.
Gandhinagar: With the objective of curbing paper leaks
in government recruitment exams, the Gujarat Legislative
Assembly has unanimously passed a Bill that provides
for up to 10 years in prison for
such malpractices. As per the
provisions of the bill, the accused
shall also be liable for fine which
shall not be less than Rs 10 lakh,
which may extend to Rs1 crore.
Moreover, the accused “shall also
be liable for fine which shall not be less than Rs 10 lakh,
which may extend to Rs 1 crore”. The offence will become
more serious if it falls in the category of “organised crime”.
TERRORIST YASIN MALIK IDENTIFIED BY
EYEWITNESS IN 1989 KIDNAPPING CASE
10 YEARS JAIL, `1 CRORE FINE: BILL TO
CURB PAPER LEAK PASSED IN GUJARAT
CRUCIAL READ
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
DELHI-MEERUT
RAPID RAIL TO
START IN MARCH
“UNSAFE” HOTELS
DEMOLISHED
IN JOSHIMATH
New Delhi: The 17-km
Duhai-Sahibabad prior-
ity stretch of the coun-
try’s first Delhi-Meerut
RRTS train corridor
is expected to get
operationalised by this
March, officials said on
Friday. An official said
the project cost of the
entire 82-km Delhi-Gha-
ziabad-Meerut Regional
Rapid Transit System
(RRTS) is around Rs
32,274 crore and it
will be fully operational
by 2025.
Dehradun: Mount View
and Malari Inn - two
unsafe hotels in sub-
sidence-hit Joshimath
- have been razed more
than a month after their
demolition began. The
process of their demoli-
tion has been completed
and removal of debris
at the site has begun,
District Information
Officer Ravindra Negi
said on Friday. Mounds
of rubble remain where
the two popular hotels
stood for years.
EX PREZ PRATIBHA
PATIL’S HUSBAND
SHEKHAWAT DIES
MISSING GIRL
FOUND DEAD AT
DELHI HOTEL: COPS
Pune: Former President
Pratibha Patil’s husband
Devisingh Shekhawat
passed away at the age
of 89 at a hospital in
Pune on Friday following
a heart attack, sources
close to the family said.
He was admitted to the
hospital a few days back,
they said. “He passed
away at 9 am today
due to a heart attack,” a
source said. He is sur-
vived by his wife Pratibha
Patil and two children - a
son and a daughter.
New Delhi: A 19-year-
old girl was found
hanging inside a
hotel room at Delhi’s
Uttam Nagar, police
said. Further, police said
the woman had been
missing for the last
couple of days, adding
that her relatives filed
a missing complaint at
the Dabri police station
in Dwarka district.
Acting on the complaint,
the police launched a
search for the missing
19-year-old.
GUJARAT BUDGET

NEWS
07
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: Rajasthan Po-
lice on Thursday ar-
rested Nawab Satpal
Singh Tanwar, who
claimed himself as
Bhim Sena chief, from
outside of his office in
Gurugram. He was
booked by the Siwana
police in Barmer for
making “offensive” re-
marks against the Con-
gress leaders and mak-
ing an inflammatory
speech. Tanwar was
produced before the
court from where he
was sent to judicial cus-
tody. On February 19,
during a program in
Barmer, Tanwar had
used offensive remarks
against the Congress
leaders and also gave
inflammatory speech.
First India Bureau
Nagaur: Three women
were killed and nine
people were injured af-
ter a pick-up van over-
turned in Nagaur on
Friday, police said. Po-
lice informed the inci-
dent took place when
the victims were head-
ing towards Khetas vil-
lage from Untwalia vil-
lage. “The speeding
pick-up van overturned
near Untwalia village
under the Shri Balaji
Police Station on Fri-
day afternoon. All of
them were buried un-
der the vehicle. Three
women died on the spot
while nine others were
injured in the mishap.
All the deceased women
belonged to one family.
The injured were
rushed to Nagaur
district hospital for
treatment. Later, the
four critically injured
were referred to Jodh-
pur for further treat-
ment,” police said.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The G2 level
explorationwillbedone
for potential deposits of
potash in the Satipura
area of the state. After a
detailed analysis of the
samples available by
the Geological Survey
of India and MECL, the
report will be submit-
ted to the government
by March 15. Additional
Chief Secretary Mines
and Petroleum Dr Sub-
odh Agarwal said that
out of the two blocks of
Lakhasar and Satipura,
an in-principle agree-
ment has been reached
with the Central Gov-
ernment for carrying
out mining work by a
state govt undertaking
and auctioning the oth-
er block.
Agarwal had a vir-
tual meeting with offi-
cials including Central
Mines Secretary Vivek
Bhardwaj, GSI, Miner-
al Exploration Corpo-
ration of India, Raj
Mines and Mineral,
and Director Mines Ra-
jasthan on Friday re-
garding potash mining
in the state. Union
Mines Secretary Vivek
Bhardwaj said that the
Central Government is
serious about starting
the mining work of
potash soon.
Potash exploration report to be submitted by Mar 15
MINING IN STATE

Dr Subodh
Agarwal said
that in the
exploration so
far, deposits of
potash have
been found in
Nagaur-
Ganganagar
basin
SHUT DOWN RAJ HOME MINISTRY,
SAYS UNION MINISTER SHEKHAWAT
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that Rajasthan is witnessing firing cases everyday
CM MAKING FALSE
ALLEGATIONS ON
SHEKHAWAT, SAY
BJP LEADERS
Jodhpur: BJP State
Vice-Prez Prasann Mehta,
Jodhpur District Presi-
dent Devendra Joshi, and
Mayor of Jodhpur Mu-
nicipal Corporation (South)
Vinita Seth on Friday said
that Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot has become a
victim of frustration. “The
CM has been making base-
less allegations for the last
thirty days against Union
Jal Shakti Min Gajendra S
Shekhawat and his family
to divert public attention.
The union minister is being
blamed without giving
any thought or facts,” he
added. “Attempts are being
made to tarnish the image
of the Union Minister
among the general public
by making false allega-
tions. Congress leaders
were close to the authori-
ties of the Sanjivani Credit
Co-operative Society.
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Union Jal Shakti
Min Gajendra Shekha-
wat attacked Congress
government led by
Chief Miniser Ashok
Gehlot over the law
and order situation,
and said that Ra-
jasthan home ministry
should be shut down.
Chief Minister Gehlot
heads the home portfo-
lio himself.
Reacting to the inci-
dent of firing on a busi-
nessman in Bharatpur,
Shekhawat said that
the state is witnessing
firing cases everyday
and the CM Gehlot is
busy in securing only
himself.
Calling out the Chief
Minister’s promises as
false, Shekhawat said,
“Rahul Gandhi does
not know how to count
beyond 10, otherwise
today he would have
been counting the false
promises of his own
party. On the other
hand, if Gehlot is made
to sit on the lie-detector
machine, then the red
light will light up even
before he says any-
thing.” On the paper
leak of CHO (Commu-
nity Health Officer) re-
cruitment exam, Union
MInister Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat said,
“They are unable to
handle an exam and are
queuing up for an-
nouncements.”
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat addressing the MSME Banking Excellence 2022 organised by the
Chamber of Indian Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in New Delhi on Friday.
Satpal Singh Tanwar in police
custody in Barmer on Friday.
Bhim Sena chief held for
remarks on CM, Priyanka
Three sisters
killed, 11 hurt
as car overturns
in Nagaur
Makearrangementsforspecially-abled
people at Lakkhi mela: Commissioner
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Commissioner
for persons with disa-
bility (PwD) Uma
Shankar Sharma on
Friday directed Sikar
District Collector, Su-
perintendent of Police
and Khatu Shyam Ji
Temple committee to
make special arrange-
ments during Lakkhi
Mela for people with
special needs.
Sharma said that
many devotees visit
Khatu Shyam Ji Temple
during Lakkhi Mela
and people with special
needs face difficulties
due to no ramp and
wheelchairs in place.
He said that not only
during the fair, but even
after that authorities
should make arrange-
ments for the conveni-
ence of specially-abled
devotees.
Shoes transported in
ambulance, action taken
Dausa (ANI): An am-
bulance driver with
Dausa Govt Hospital
was removed from
duty after a video went
viral on social media
showing the vehicle
transporting footwear
from Jaipur to Dausa.
The principal medi-
cal officer (PMO) of
Dausa Government
Hospital, Dr. Shivram
Meena, confirmed
that the ambulance
driver, who was ap-
pointed by an NGO,
has already been re-
moved while a panel
has been put together
to probe the matter.
“If necessary, a case
will be registered un-
der relevant sections
against the accused.
This is a serious mat-
ter. I assure a proper
inquiry in the matter,”
Meena added.
GIVING DIRECTIONS
Dr Subodh Agarwal in the meeting with Sandesh Nayak,
Saurabh Srivastava, and other senior officers of Mines
Department, GSI, MECL and the Centre in Jaipur on Friday.
71st
foundation day: ESIC fortnight
starts with multiple health activities
Bhiwani lynching: NCW files case,
HSWC seeks response from DGP
First India Bureau
Jaipur: NCW has filed a
case in connection with
theassaultonawomanin
Haryana’s Nuh allegedly
by a Rajasthan police
team leading to miscar-
riageof awoman.Victim
Kamlesh filed the case.
Meanwhile, Haryana
State Women’s Commis-
sion wrote a letter to Ra-
jasthanDGPandsoughta
report in case of assault
and death of a newborn.
Thecommissionaskedto
submit the report in 3
days and sought action
againsttheguiltyofficers.
The Haryana Police
has already filed a case
against30to40unnamed
Rajasthancopsonacom-
plaint by a woman that
her pregnant daughter-
in-lawlostherchildafter
she was allegedly as-
saultedbythemduringa
raid to nab her son, who
is an accused in the ab-
duction-murder case.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Commemorat-
ing the 71st foundation
day of ESIC, an array of
health activities were
carried out on an inau-
gural day in ESIC Model
Hospital Jaipur.
The two-week-long spe-
cial service fortnight
with a theme of better
healthcare and social se-
curity was inaugurated
by Vikas Sitaram Bhale,
Labour secretary, the
govt of Raj. Several oth-
er dignitaries including
Ashok Rawat, Regional
Director, ESIC, Dr.
Bhardwaj, director
ESIS, DK Changani,
Ravindra Shukla, Shy-
amlal Mathur, and mem-
bers of the Regional
board were also present.
Medical superinten-
dent Dr. Alaka Pal ap-
prised the gathering
about activities to be
carried out during the
fortnight.
Devotees offering prayers at Khatu Shyam ji in Sikar on Friday.
Accused ambulance driver.
A doctor demonstrating CPR and other medical treatments at
ESIC Model Hospital in Jaipur on Friday.
Ashok Gehlot can never protect the public.
The time has come to lock down the Home
Ministry. The incident of firing on a
businessman in Bharatpur is another addition to
the number of their failures.
—Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Jal Shakti Minister
Notice iNvitiNg Bid
OFFICE OFTHE PRINCIPALS.M.S. MEDICALCOLLEGE
CONTROLLER OFTHEATTACHED HOSPITALS, JAIPUR
Bids for Procurement of below mentioned items at SMS Medical
College, Jaipur, are invited from interested bidders as per schedule in
NIT Notice. Other particulars of the bid may be visited on the procurement
portal (http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in, https://sppp.rajasthan.gov.in) of the
state; and SMS Medical College, Jaipur department website.
UBN - SMS2223GLOB00774 To SMS2223GSOB00776
PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER
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Bids for Multifunction Laser Printer (NIB-JLD2223A0070)
are invited from interested bidders upto 11:00 AM on 28.02.2023.
Other particulars of the bid may be visited on the procurement portal
(http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in, http://sppp.raj.nic.in) of the state;
and http://www.home.rajasthan.gov.in departmental website. The
approximate value of the procurement is respectively Rs. (in lac) 12.00.
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dipr/c/3017/2023
Om Mathur with BJP leaders in Barmer on Friday.
Mathur discusses
plan for election
manifesto in Barmer
Mukesh Mathrani
Ashok Shera
Barmer: BJP Central
Election Committee
member and Chhattis-
garh BJP in-charge Om
Mathur on Friday indi-
cated that 30 to 40 per-
cent of candidates may
be replaced in the com-
ing election. He said
that there is no faction-
alism in Rajasthan BJP
and there is no face for
the CM. Attacking
chief minister Ashok
Gehlot, Mathur said
that Gehlot is now go-
ing below the belt. He
said that there is no is-
sue or case against Ga-
jendra Shekhawat de-
spite this Gehlot is
making baseless
claims. He said that if
there is any evidence,
CM should ask SOG to
act accordingly.
Mathur was in Bar-
mer to attend a party
program. After reach-
ing Barmer, Mathur
was welcomed by work-
ers at various places in
the Barmer district.
Later he interacted
with the media.
Rajsamand (FIB):
Two dead bodies were
found in a well near
Gamdi village in the
Kelwara region in the
district. After the inci-
dent, a crowd of villag-
ers gathered on the
spot. On receiving the
information, police ar-
rived on the spot and
with the help of the vil-
lagers got the bodies
out of the well. The po-
lice kept the two bodies
in the mortuary of Kel-
wara Hospital. The in-
vestigation will be
done only after the
post-mortem.
Couple found
dead in well
in Rajsamand
MUSLIM COMMUNITY PROTESTS IN JAIPUR

Write a journal, meditate,
walk alone regularly- take up
activities which deepen your
understanding of yourself.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: On the occasion
of 54th Foundation Day
of Rajasthan Housing
Board, RHB Commis-
sioner Pawan Arora
said that with the staff’s
enthusiasm hard
work, the Board is set-
ting new records daily
.
Arora participated in
the ‘puja’ held on the oc-
casion of Foundation
Day at the Ganesh Tem-
ple situated at the Divi-
sional Headquarters,
‘Awas Bhawan’ on Fri-
day
. On this occasion, he
congratulated and
greetedthepersonnelby
feeding them sweets
with his own hands.
“Due to the officers
and employees of the
Board, new records are
being created everyday,
the division has already
bagged more than 14
awards. The Board has
sold more than 14.5,000
houses out of surplus
housesinthelast4years
and about 4,000 houses
have been constructed
and handed over.
Under the ‘Mukhy-
amantri Jan Awas Yo-
jana,’ the possession of
4.5,000 houses will be
given in March. Along
with this, schemes for
about 4,500 new houses
will be launched on
March 1. The turnover
of the RHB has now
crossed Rs 8,000 crore,”
Arora said.
RHB setting new records daily due to
staff’s zeal hard work: Pawan Arora
lll
“Everyone’s
enthusiasm
should continue
RHB should
set an example
in effective
working style
not only in State
but also in the
entire country,”
Arora said
First India Bureau
Sawai Madhopur: Un-
ion Minister Jyotiradi-
tya Scindia along with
his family visited Ran-
thambore National
Park in both morning
and evening shifts on
Friday
. According to the
information received
from Forest Depart-
ment, during the visit
in the morning, he and
his family members
came across tigress Sul-
tana i.e. T-107 in zone
one of the Park. He also
sighted big cats during
the evening. The Union
Minister reached Ran-
thambore on Wednes-
day night with his fam-
ily and is staying at a
five-star hotel. Earlier
on Thursday
, during his
visit, he had seen ti-
gress Noori and her
cubs at Zone 2 of Ranth-
ambore.
CM,OTHERSDO‘MANTHAN’ONMYRIAD
ISSUESINCONGRESS’PLENARYSESSION
Yogesh Sharma
Raipur: CM Ashok Ge-
hlot, who is in Raipur to
attend the 85th Con-
gress Plenary Session,
on Friday tweeted,
“Chintan, mannan,
manthan. Participated
in the meeting of the
Subject Committee in
the 85th Congress Con-
vention held at Raipur
on Friday. During this
many important topics
were discussed.”
Meanwhile, Gehlot
inaugurated the exhibi-
tion of Model State Ra-
jasthan and met the
women Self-Help
Groups associated with
Rajvika. Congress State
In-charge Sukhjinder S
Randhawa and PCC
Chief GS Dotasra ac-
companiedhim.20Point
programme Chairman
Pukhraj Parashar wel-
comed them. During
this, Rahul Gandhi’s
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ film
was also shown.
AICC member and
former MLA Raghu-
veer Meena said that
90% of the members
were not in favour of
CWC polls, so, it was left
for Party President
Mallikarjun Kharge to
take the decision. He
said that detailed dis-
cussions were held on
Udaipur declaration.
Discussions were also
held about the poll
bound states including
Rajasthan. Dy chief
whip Mahendra Chaud-
hary, MLAs Rajkumar
Sharma Gopal Meena
also reached Raipur in
same flight. Former Dy
CM Sachin Pilot
reached the session
where Kuldeep Indora
welcomed him. Pilot
told media that Cong
will be able to defeat
NDA in 2024 if it wins
state assembly polls.
Kapil Sharma
Hanumangarh: BJP
President JP Nadda
whil addressing a farm-
ers’ gathering convened
by a Sikh organisation
in Hanumangarh dis-
trict, mentioned about
the 1984 Sikh riots, say-
ing, “Those people
didn’t go to jail after so
many years, but the
Modi govt has put all of
them behind bars. “All
political parties have
only done politics with
Sikh brothers, except
PM Modi. Big slogans
used to be coined earli-
er in the name of farm-
ers but if anyone has
really worked to bring
changes on the ground
for them, it is PM Modi.
State President Satish
Poonia, Dy LoP Rajen-
dra Rathore, MP Nihal-
chand Meghwal, ex-
minister GS Brar,
Surendra Pal Singh TT,
Dr Rampratap and oth-
ers were present.
Taking a jibe at State
govt, Nadda said that it
only does magic noth-
ing in reality. Without
naming Rahul, he said
that one of their leaders
had said in Hanuman-
garh, count till ten
the loan will be forgiv-
en, what happened to
that promise?
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal and
PCC member Amit Dha-
riwal carried out a
‘Padyatra’ under the
‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’
campaign at Ward num-
ber 29 on Friday, and
met the residents of the
Ward’s Ganpati Nagar,
Jethiyo Ka Mohalla,
Nanta Garh ad-
dressed their concerns.
Interacting directly
with the masses, Dha-
riwal also discussed
about development
works being done in the
area met the school
children of the area.
“As a result of relief
that masses are getting
from govt’s welfare
schemes, the masses
are praising Congress
rule. We are making
every possible effort to
solve minor issues.
Public’s feedback re-
veals that Congress gov-
ernment will be formed
again,” he said.
Raipur (FIB): Former
Deputy CM Sachin
Pilot, who reached
Raipur to participate in
the Congress’ Plenary
Session, told the media
that there will be a lot
of discussions on how
to defeat the NDA in
2024. “We have to take
the failure of BJP to the
people. I think we can
win the 2024 elections
by challenging our
allies. The Centre is
misusing agencies,” he
said. Assembly elec-
tions are to be held in
Chhattisgarh, Madhya
Pradesh along with
Rajasthan at the end of
the year. Congress will
win in all these three
states, he said. There is
an election in Karnataka
as well. “Only when we
win in the states, will
we be able to defeat
the NDA in 2024,” the
Congress leader said.
COUNTDOWN OF
NDA GOVT HAS
BEGUN: PILOT
CM GEHLOT TO
INTERACT WITH SMS
ALUMNI ON MARCH 4
Governor Mishra urges youths
to conserve tribal traditions
PHED Minister
Mahesh Joshi
RCA President
Vaibhav Gehlot
also attended the
event in Raipur
Sachin Pilot interacts
with a leader during the
Plenary session in Raipur
on Friday.
JP Nadda being extended a warm wlecome by the farmer
community during the Kisan Sangat Abhinandan Samaroh in
Hanumangarh on Friday.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel, Harish Rawat and Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during the
Congress’ 85th Plenary Session being held in Raipur on Friday.
Raipur (FIB): Food
Civil Supplies Minister
Pratap S Khachariya-
was reached Raipur to
attend AICC Conven-
tion. At Raipur airport,
Pravasi Rajasthanis in
Chhattisgarh, who are
devotees of Baba Khatu
Shyam ji, welcomed
Khachariyawas. PCC
member Manoj Mudgal,
Youth Congress leader
Dushyant Raj Singh
Chundawat and MLA
Rafeek Khan were also
present. Khachariya-
was said that with the
grace of Baba Khatu
Shyam, the Congress
will raise its voice
against the Centre in
through AICC conven-
tion against inflation,
poverty unemploy-
ment. The Centre is
misusing agencies like
ED, Income Tax and
CBI, due to which the
voice of Congress can’t
be suppressed. “Fright-
ened by Rahul ’s BJY,
BJP wants to suppress
the voice of the Con-
gress but it cannot be
stopped,” he said.
CONGRESS WILL RAISE ITS VOICE AGAINST CENTRE
AT AICC CONVENTION,ASSERTS KHACHARIYAWAS
Pratap S Khachariyawas, Rafeek Khan, Manoj Mudgal and
Dushyant Raj Singh Chundawat being welcomed by Prabasi
Rajasthanis at Raipur Airport on Friday.
CM Ashok Gehlot will
interact with SMS Alumni
on the occasion of SMS
Medical College Platinum
Jubilee Celebration. The main
function of Platinum Jubilee
Celebration will be held on
March 4 at Birla Auditorium.
NMC Chairman Dr Suresh
Sharma, ILBS Director Dr
Shiv Sarin, former JK CM
Farooq Abdullah and others
will attend the programme.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra, while
meeting youths from
across the nation under
the ‘Tribal Youth Ex-
change Programme’ of
Nehru Yuva Kendra,
Jaipur at Raj Bhavan,
on Friday, called upon
the youths to remain
committed towards
their duties while en-
joying their constitu-
tional rights. Mishra
said “ Youths can do a
lot for the country.
Nehru Yuva Kendra
Sangathan is providing
right direction to them
by establishing a net-
work of youth clubs in
the villages,” he said.
Mishra urged the
youths to conserve trib-
al values and traditions.
Nadda: All parties
except BJP played
politics with Sikhs
Public feedback reveals
that Cong govt will be
formed again: Dhariwal
Had anyone
ever thought
that farmers
would also get pension?
More and more farmers
should join the Kisan
Maandhan Yojana and
get the benefits.
—JP Nadda, BJP President
COURTESY VISIT
First India Channel Head Dr Jagdeesh Chandra paid a courtesy visit to Kshatriya Yuvak
Sangh patron Bhagwan Singh Rolsahabsar and enquired about his health at the Sangh
office in Jaipur on Friday. Dr Chandra also expressed condolences on the demise of Sangh
founder Tan Singh’s wife Bairaj Kanwar, 90, who recently passed away at Siwana residence
in Barmer. Pratap Foundation Co-ordinator Mahaveer Singh Sarvadi and First India Editor
Jinendra Singh Shekhawat were also present. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora offers prayers at the Ganesh
Temple situated at the Awas Bhawan premises during a
programme to mark the 54th Foundation Day of RHB on Friday.
Shanti Dhariwal and Amit
Dhariwal being welcomed by
people during the Padyatra
under the ‘Haath Se Haath
Jodo’ campaign at Ward No.
29 in Kota on Friday.
Union Min Scindia adores tigress’
antics at R’bore National Park
GUV MISHRA TO VISIT BIKANER FOR 3 DAYS
Governor Mishra will be in Bikaner from Feb 25 to 27. He
would attend convocation ceremony at Swami Keshwa-
nand Raj Agricultural University today, will participate in
National Folk Culture Festival inaugurate art camp. On Feb
26, he will participate in 7th convocation of Maharaja Ganga
Singh University. The Governor will reach Nal airport on Feb-
ruary 27 at 10.40 am to welcome President Droupadi Murmu.
Guv Kalraj Mishra addresses Tribal Youth Exchange Programme.
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi being
greeted by Gulab Chand
Kataria, the newly
appointed Governor
of Assam at Guwahati
airport on Friday. PM
Narendra Modi was
on a electoral tour
to Meghalaya and
Nagaland. Assam CM
Hemant Biswa Sarma
was also present.
ASSAM GUV MEETS PM MODI

pring is one of
the few seasons
that offers an im-
mense sense of
magic and won-
der. There’s no
other season
quite like Spring, from
the celebration of the
Holi, complete with gift-
giving and continuing
traditions with loved
ones, to the cosy feel of
gathering around the
fireplace to make s’mores
or simply hunkering
down on the couch
to binge-
w a t c h
e n d l e s s
h o l i d a y
m o v i e s .
Calm cool
plus decent
hot season
has the most
vibrant colour
palette of the
4-seasons. Con-
sider a winter set-
ting in which every-
thing is clear, crisp,
and devoid of any
true warmth. Spring col-
ours are powerful, which
is why they sparkle in
black and jewel tones.
Consider brilliant crim-
son, white, emerald
green, or hot pink.
Do you stand out
in these hues?
Then you
could be a
Cool Drinker.
Dressing for
your natural
colouring is
critical and a
game changer
in your clothing routine.
Wearing the proper col-
ours will make your skin
seem healthier, your fea-
tures more defined, and
your flaws less noticeable.
So it’s important to get
your colours properly
.
In today’s piece, I’ll go
over Cool Spring skin
tones: what they are, how
to tell if you’re a Cool
Spring, their best colours,
and celebrities that share
this season. Wearing in-
tense will make you look
more vibrant, happy and
young. Unlike Cool Sum-
mers, your high contrast-
ing features mean that
pastel colours will wash
you out. Instead, stick to
more vivid colours such
as: fuschia, bottle green,
icy blue or cherry
. And, of
course, steer clear of
warm colours.
Dressing for your natural skin tone is critical
and a game changer in your clothing
regimen. City First brings to you a brief
rundown of Cool Spring skin tones and
season’s best colours which will make you
look goddess in the floral season!
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
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JAIPUR, SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
CRISP
OF THE
SPRING
SEASON!

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