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1. ADANI SAGA REACHES PARL FROM MARKET
All Oppn parties seek Parliament debate JPC on
Adani stock rout, force adjournments in LS & RS
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: The Opposi-
tion parties on Thursday
sought a debate in Parlia-
ment and a probe by a
joint committee into the
fraud-allegation-trig-
geredroutinAdanigroup
company stocks, forcing
adjournment of proceed-
ings in both the Lok Sab-
haandRajyaSabhainthe
pre-lunch session.
The Congress, Shiv
Sena, the Left, AAP and
other Oppn parties tried
to raise in both Houses
issue of allegations lev-
elled by a US short sell-
er against Adani group,
subsequent mayhem on
the company stocks but
were disallowed by chair.
LS MPs rushed to the
Well of House raising
slogans, sought a probe
into business practices
of big giant. Whereas, 9
MPs including Kharge,
Shiv Sena’s Priyanka
Chaturvedi and AAP’s
Sanjay, gave notices in
RS under rule 267. P5
RJD MP Manoj Jha in presence of LoP Mallikarjun Kharge and other like-minded Opposition parties
leaders addressing a press conference at a lawn near Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi on Thursday.
OM BIRLA ASKS MEMBERS NOT TO
MAKE UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS
DHANKHAR REJECTS NOTICES,
SAYS THEY WERE NOT IN ORDER
PM MODI HOLDS
MEETING WITH
UNION MINISTERS
RBI ASKS BANKS ABOUT
ADANI GROUP EXPOSURE
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asked mem-
bers not to make unsubstantiated claims
and said Question Hour
was an important part of
Parliamentary proceed-
ings which should not be
disrupted. As the slogan
shouting continued, the
Speaker adjourned the
Lower House proceed-
ings till 2 pm.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar
rejected all the notices, saying they were
not in order. This infuri-
ated the opposition MPs
who rose in their places to
protest. Dhankhar called
for order in House but
MPs continued to raise
their demands, it also
included constitution of a
JPC to probe entire fiasco.
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi held
a meeting with Union
Ministers to discuss
government strategy in
Parliament on Thursday.
Among the ministers
who were present at the
meeting include Amit
Shah, Rajnath Singh,
Anurag Thakur, Nirmala
Sitharaman, Pralhad
Joshi, Piyush Goyal, Nitin
Gadkari and Kiren Rijiju.
The RBI has sought details
about lenders’ exposures to
the Adani Group, banking sources
said, a day after the conglomerate
withdrew the `20,000-crore follow
on public offer (FPO) of its flag-
ship firm Adani Enterprises
amid the steep fall in its
stock prices.
Keeping
public inter-
est in mind,
we want a thorough
probe into the Adani
issue either by a
Joint Parliamentary
Committee (JPC) or a
Supreme Court-mon-
itored panel. There
should also be day-
to-day reporting of
the investigation on
the issue.
—Mallikarjun Kharge,
Congress President
The fundamentals of our company are
strong. Our balance sheet is healthy
and assets, robust. Our EBITDA levels
and cash flows have been very strong and we
have an impeccable track record of fulfilling
our debt obligations. We will continue to focus
on long term value creation and growth will be
managed by internal accruals.
—Gautam Adani, Chairman Adani Group
Adani speaks for 1st
time since
turmoil as stock fall continues
First India Bureau
New Delhi/Mumbai:
Embattled billionaire
Gautam Adani on
Thursday spoke pub-
licly for the first time
since his ports-to-ener-
gy conglomerate pub-
licly battled a short
seller’s accusation of
stock manipulation and
accounting fraud, say-
ing the abrupt move to
withdraw a fully-sub-
scribed share sale at his
flagship firm was due to
market volatility
. Adani
Enterprises Ltd (AEL)
closed at `1,564.70 on
the BSE on Thursday,
less than half the price
at which shares were of-
fered to investors in the
follow-on public offer
(FPO) that closed on
January 31.
‘After a fully sub-
scribed follow-on public
offering (of Adani Enter-
prises Ltd), Wednesday’s
decision of its withdraw-
al would have surprised
many,” he said.
3 CRPF JAWANS
INJURED IN
IED BLAST
IN CHAIBASA
Chaibasa: As many as three
CRPF jawans were injured after
Naxals triggered an IED blast in
Jharkhand’s Chaibasa area on
Thursday, said a police officer.
SCENT OF
TERROR!
Teacher arrested for twin blasts
in J&K, had Pak handlers: Cops
Party will contest all
60 Meghalaya seats,
20 seats in Nagaland
First India Bureau
Jammu: A government
school teacher-turned
Lashkar-e-Taiba terror-
ist was arrested for al-
legedly carrying out
multiple blasts, includ-
ing one in a bus carry-
ing Vaishno Devi pil-
grims, Director General
of Jammu and Kashmir
Police Dilbag Singh
said on Thursday
.
The arrest of Arif, a
resident of Reasi dis-
trict, follows investiga-
tions in the recent twin
blast case at Narwal in
Jammu. An Improvised
Explosive Device (IED)
planted inside a per-
fume bottle was recov-
ered from his posses-
sion, Singh told report-
ers here.
The Jammu and
Kashmir police chief
said this was the first
time that such type of
bomb was recovered in
the Union Territory
.
IN A FIRST, “PERFUME IED”
RECOVERED FROM LeT TERRORIST...
In a first, Jammu Police recovered a perfume impro-
vised explosive device (IED) from a terrorist associated
with Lashkar-e-Taiba who was involved in the twin
blasts that took place in Narwal on January 21.
J&K DGP Dilbag Singh addresses media regarding the arrested of
the terrorist in Jammu on Thursday. (Top) Arif in police custody.
BJP to fight
Meghalaya
polls under
“M-POWER”
New Delhi (FIB): BJP
will contest on all 60
seats of Meghalaya As-
sembly and fight Naga-
land elections in an alli-
ance with State’s ruling
Nationalist Democratic
Progressive Party, con-
testing on 20 of 60 seats.
BJP secretary and its
NE co-incharge Rituraj
Sinha said on Thursday
that party will fight the
Meghalaya polls under
campaign tagline of “M-
Power” (Modi power),
asserting that people of
State have trust in PM
Modi. They believe
Modi is only person who
can ensure a corrup-
tion-free govt. P5
INDUS WATER TREATY:
INDIA ISSUES NOTICE
TO PAK FOR TALKS
New Delhi: India’s Indus
Commissioner issued
a notice to Pakistani
counterpart to notify a
date for interstate bilateral
negotiations to rectify an
ongoing material breach
of Indus Water treaty, MEA
said on Thursday.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
AYODHYA GETS RARE
SHALIGRAMS FOR RAM
TEMPLE FROM NEPAL
Ayodhya: The construction
work of a grand temple in
Ayodhya, the city of Ram, is
in full swing and along with
it, idols of Ram and Sita are
to be incarnated and carved
out of special stones known
as Shaligram stone, which
is brought from Nepal.
Kappan walks out of jail
after 2 years, says false
allegations against me
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Kerala jour-
nalist Siddique Kappan,
43, was released from
Lucknow jail on Thurs-
day morning, 28 months
after he was arrested by
UP police under UAPA
while on his way to cov-
er Hathras gang rape
case in Oct 2020. He was
granted bail in the
PMLA case by the High
Court on December 23
and documentation for
his release was com-
pleted on Wednesday
.
SC HAD GRANTED
HIM BAIL EARLIER
On September 9, 2022,
SC granted bail to Kap-
pan but he was not re-
leased as ED case under
PMLA was pending.
FORMER BJP WORKER’S SON MURDERED
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT IN CHITTORGARH
Chittorgarh: Son of former BJP booth president Bapulal
Anjana, Bunty alias Vikas Anjana, 28, was murdered in
broad daylight on Thursday. Three miscreants surrounded
him and fired eight bullets into his chest. He died on the
spot. The matter is of Nimbahera in Chittorgarh. CCTV
footage of the incident shows the three miscreants firing
10 to 12 rounds at Bunty. Eight bullets hit Bunty and then
the miscreants fled. After a while, Bunty’s friends came
and took him to the hospital with the help of cyber police
but he died on the way. P7
INCOME-TAX DEPARTMENT RAIDS FIVE
LEADING REAL ESTATE GROUPS IN CITY
Jaipur: The Income-Tax department on Thursday raided five
leading real estate groups of Jaipur. The IT sleuths carried
out search and seizure operations at 38 different locations
of the real estate groups. The real estate groups were
reportedly transacting in cash in land dealings. Sources
informed that after verification of a tip-off, 40 teams of the
Investigation Wing of the Income Tax Department raided
the premises of real estate groups. P3
OTHER TOP RAJ STORIES GEHLOT REPLIES TO GOVERNOR’S ADDRESS IN ASSEMBLY
The speech of the Leader of the Opposition
was only a bundle of lies, says CM Gehlot
Naresh Sharma and
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: During the on-
going Budget session of
Rajasthan assembly, on
Thursday, Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot re-
plied to the Governor’s
address in the House.
Stressing that his gov-
ernment has made ‘his-
toric achievements’, Ge-
hlot targetted the oppo-
sition and said that the
‘the speech of the Lead-
er of the Opposition was
only a bundle of lies.’
“I’ll send you a point-
by-point answer. Leader
of opposition talks only
in emotions. There
should be peace and
brotherhood in the
country. Which democ-
racy do you talk about?
Your party has not giv-
en ticket to a single
Muslim in Lok Sabha,
Rajya Sabha, nor did
your party give ticket to
any Muslim in Uttar
Pradesh. You only talk
falsely about democra-
cy. You shouldn’t com-
ment on a scheme with-
out thinking about it.
Turn to P8
CM Ashok Gehlot replies to Guv’s address in Raj Assembly on Thursday.
Also present here are Shanti Dhariwal, Dr Mahesh Joshi and others.
CM GEHLOT WILL
PRESENT STATE’S
BUDGET ON FEB 10
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot will present
the State’s Budget for
2023-24 on February
10. This will be the fifth
and final Budget of
Gehlot’s current tenure.
The House will not meet
on February 11 and 12.
It will reconvene for a
debate on the Budget on
February 13-15. The gov-
ernment will reply to the
debate on February 16,
according to the report.
Gehlot, who also holds
the finance portfolio, has
said several times that
the upcoming Budget
would focus on the youth
and the women.
Our government
has jailed those
involved in the
paper leak episode. Their
buildings have been de-
molished, the government
is taking strict action.
—Ashok Gehlot,
Chief Minister
My release
is a “half-
baked justice”
and “justice
delayed”. Those who were
arrested with me and false-
ly framed in the case are
still in jail. Only I have come
out and also the driver who
was with me. How can we
say justice is served just
because of my release? I
will continue the fight for it.
—Siddique Kappan
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI
For the first time ever, the Supreme Court will
celebrate its anniversary tomorrow. The 73rd
anniversary will be graced by CJ of Singapore,
Justice Sundaresh Menon, as chief guest.
Apex Court to hear two petitions challenging
the “ban” on the BBC documentary ‘India: The
Modi Question’ today. A bench of Justices Sanjiv
Khanna and MM Sundresh will hear the matter.
Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL
which sought to ban candidates from contesting
elections on two seats. The top court said it was
Parliament’s job to look into the matter.
Ministry of Cooperation on Thursday signed a MoU with the
Ministry of Electronics and IT, NABARD and CSC e-Governance
Services India Limited to enable Primary Agri Credit Societies
(PACS) to provide services offered by Common Service Centers.
SC FOUNDATION DAY TOMORROW BBC DOCU HEARING IN SC TODAY SC ON CONTESTING POLL ON 2 SEATS COOPERATION MINISTRY SIGNS MOU
Journalist Siddique Kappan with
his wife, son as he was released
from Lucknow jail on Thursday.
JOHNSON, BROTHER OF UK EX-PM, RESIGNS
AS DIRECTOR OF ADANI LINKED COMPANY
Jo Johnson, the former Con-
servative minister and brother
of former UK PM Boris Johnson,
has resigned as a director of a
London-based firm with ties to the
embattled Adani Group. Johnson
joined Elara Capital, a self-styled
“leading investment bank” for
Indian companies looking to raise
money overseas, in June last year.
2. RAJASTHAN
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Naresh Sharma &
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Opposition
BJP legislators on
Thursday submitted a
breach of privilege pro-
posal to the Rajasthan
Assembly secretary
against five Congress
leaders and an inde-
pendent MLA for pres-
surising 81 other Con-
gress MLAs to resign
ahead of a CLP meeting
called to determine
Ashok Gehlot’s succes-
sor as Chief Minister.
While submitting the
proposal to the Assem-
bly secretary Mahaveer
Prasad Sharma, the Op-
position leaders de-
manded a discussion on
the issue in the House.
“Six members of the
BJP have submitted a
proposal of breach of
privilege against the six
Congress leaders who
mounted pressure on 81
other Congress mem-
bers to resign. We have
given a proposal to the
Assembly secretary
demanding a dis-
cussion on it in
the House,”
D e p u t y
Leader of Op-
position Rajen-
dra Rathore said.
He said that a
breach of privilege pro-
posal has been sub-
mitted mention-
ingtherulesof
A s s e m b l y
p r o c e d u r e
and conduct
of business. A
delegation of
six BJP leaders
has submitted the pro-
posal against three cab-
inet ministers, includ-
ing Shanti Dhariwal,
Mahesh Joshi, and
Ramlal Jat. The others
include CM’s advisor
and independent MLA
Sanyam Lodha, Deputy
Chief Whip Mahendra
Chaudhary, and Chair-
man-Rajasthan State
Commission for Minor-
ities, Rafiq Khan.
No decision has yet
been taken on the mo-
tion of breach of privi-
lege of Independent
MLA Sanyam Lodha.
Joshi now has to decide
on this issue.
Jaipur (ANI): Even
those who have eaten
beef can also be con-
verted back to Hindu-
ism, and it can’t be
closed off to them, the
General Secretary of
Rashtriya Swayamse-
vak Sangh (RSS) Dat-
tatreya Hosabale said
on Wednesday
.
Addressing an event
here in Jaipur, the RSS
leader said, “The term
‘Hindu’ has already en-
tered our Constitution
and country. It is a fact
of history. Hindu is an
identity and a culture to
which people belong.”
“While MS Golwalkar
didn’t get into the exact
definition of Hindu,
Veer Savarkar has said
in his writings that
those who consider the
land till the Sindhu riv-
er as their land are Hin-
dus,” he added.
Citing MS Golwalkar,
Hosabale further said
that we can’t close our
doors on those who
have converted to other
religions.
“Golwalkar ji even
said that those who
have converted to other
religions can also be
converted back to Hin-
duism. It might happen
that they would have
eaten beef under some
kind of pressure, but
still, we can’t close our
doors on them. They
can still be brought
back into Hinduism.”
‘Those who’ve eaten beef can return to Hinduism’
DATTATREYA HOSABALE IN JAIPUR
All members of
the ‘Hindu
society’ are part
of Sangh family.
We can’t close
our doors on
those who have
converted to
other religions
Dattatreya Hosabale Vasundhara Raje, Dattatreya Hosabale and others in Jaipur.
Ramdev’s remark on
‘Muslims’ stokes row
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: Yoga guru
Ramdev has given a con-
troversial statement in
Barmer. Compar-
ing Hindu-Muslim
and Christianity,
Swami Ramdev
said that Muslims
turned up as ter-
rorists or crimi-
nals but they definitely
offer Namaj. They un-
derstand the meaning
of Islam is only to offer
Namaz and this is what
they are taught. On
Thursday Swami Ram-
dev was in Barmer to
attend a religious event.
While addressing the
event, Swami Ramdev
started comparing reli-
gions. He said, “Af-
ter getting up,
Muslims used to
offer Namaz. But it
should be asked to
the Muslim that
what their religion
says. Just read Namaz
for five minutes and af-
ter that do whatever
comes to their mind.
Whether it is to kidnap
Hindu girls or do any
sin they want to do.”
Gang wars increasing in State,CM
busy in saving his chair: Poonia
BJP’s‘privilege’ move puts
Congress undre pressure
Diya reiterates
demand for
Pratap Circuit
First India Bureau
Jaipur: State BJP pres-
ident Satish Poonia on
Thursday once again
attacked the Congress
government over the
law and order situation
in the State. While dis-
cussing on this issue in
State assembly, Satish
Poonia said that inci-
dents of gangwar are
increasing day by day
in Rajasthan.
“People are insecure
in Rajasthan due to rule
of Gehlot government.
There is jungle raj in
state. Rajasthan was
known as a peaceful
state,butChief Minister
Ashok Gehlot remained
busy only in saving his
chair for four years, due
to which the law and or-
der situation deteriorat-
ed in Rajasthan. The in-
cidents of gang war are
increasing.Thepublicis
neither safe at home nor
safeoutside,”saidSatish
Poonia while speaking
to reporters outside
state assembly
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The BJP has
‘weaponised’ the
‘breach of privilege’ is-
sue and as a result, it
seems that it has scored
a ‘political goal’ on the
Congress party. Inter-
estingly, Congress is
now under pressure
due to the planning of
BJP’s think tank!
Earlier, Deputy Le-
aer of Opposition, Ra-
jendra Rathore alone
was bringing the pro-
posal, but later it was
decided that the party
would collectively
open a front.
BJP knows that lead-
ers within Congress op-
poses those who had
held a meeting on 25th
September at Dhari-
wal’s residence. That is
why the resolution was
brought against Dhari-
wal and Mahesh Joshi.
Both these ministers
were given show cause
notices by AICC.
Now, Pilot camp
MLAs have said in
hushed words that they
will not support the
resolution on breach of
privilege against those
who called a separate
meeting from CLP on
25th September. BJP
think tank realised this
internal dissatisfaction
of Congress and that is
the reason BJP has
started worked on a
new strategy
.
Ashish Choudhary
Rajsamand:Rajsamand
MP Diya Kumari on
Thursday took part in
the proceedings of Lok
Sabha and once again
reiteratedherdemandto
develop Pratap Circuit
in the Mewar region.
“Tourism circuits are
being developed by the
central government at
various places. On the
same lines, a Pratap Cir-
cuitshouldbedeveloped
to boost tourism and
spread the sacrifice of
the warriors of Mewar,”
said MP Diya Kumari.
BJP has ‘weaponised’ ‘breach
of privilege’ against Congress.
Satish Poonia being welcomed by Tamil Nadu BJP leaders at Chennai airport on Thursday.
PROBE REVDAR FOREST EXTENSION
SCHEME BUDGET, DEMANDS JAGSIRAM
NO ENCROACHMENTS FOUND NEAR
GAMBHIRI RIVER: SHANTI DHARIWAL
MLA Jagsiram demanded an inquiry in the mat-
ter of approved budget for forest extension
scheme in Revdar assembly constitu-
ency. Minister Hemaram Chaudhary
said that he would get the officer in-
vestigated as suggested by Jagsiram.
Speaker CP Joshi said that why only
NABARD- 3 answers were given and
1 and 2 were skipped. The minister
admitted that he did not have information about it.
Gulabchand Kataria said that it was a pity that the
minister did not even read while answering.
UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal on Thursday
said that a three-member committee has been
formed to ensure that no encroach-
ment takes place in the catchment
area of the Gambhiri River. Dhariwal
while replying to a query in the state
assembly during question hour said
that presently there is no encroach-
ment on the land falling in the catch-
ment area of Gambhiri river. “The report of the com-
mittee stated that no encroachment has been found
in the land of Gambhiri River,” Dhariwal informed.
MLA QUESTIONS
ESTABLISHMENT
OF CO-OPS IN
‘EIGHT MONTHS’
In a matter related
to establishment
of cooperatives in
Vallabhnagar Vidhan
Sabha, MLA Preeti
Singh Shaktawat
questioned as to
how the work would
be done in two
years with just eight
months left with the
government. Minister
Anjana replied saying
that the announce-
ment was made by
the government and
not by the party.
MLA GYANCHAND
SEEKS INFO ON
STOLEN VEHICLES
FROM 2019-22
In a matter related
to cases of stolen
vehicles in Jai-
taran Vidhan Sabha,
Gyanchand Parakh
sought information
about various cases
from January 2019 to
December 2022. Min-
ister Shanti Dhariwal
replied that if stolen
vehicles go to other
states, it is difficult to
find the vehicles and
nab the thieves. Vehi-
cles from Rajasthan
reach Tamil Nadu.
QUESTION HOUR
OPP BJP REVERSES CONG MOVE
BJP submits proposal against Dhariwal, Joshi, Ramlal Jat, Lodha, Mahendra Chaudhary, Rafiq Khan
Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore, Aminesh Maharshi, Ashok Lahoti, Anita Bhadel, Ramlal Sharma, Vasudev Devnani, and
Jogeshwar Garg submit a proposal of breach of privilege to Assembly Principal Secretary in Jaipur on Thursday.
MLA RESIGNATIONS: PRIVILEGE NOTICE AGAINST LODHA, 5 CONG MLAS
CO-OP GANGS
LOOTING INNOCENT
PEOPLE IN STATE:
RAJENDRA RATHORE
Jaipur: During the discus-
sion on the adjournment
motion in the House,
Deputy Leader of Opposi-
tion Rajendra Rathore
said that organised gangs
in the State are trying to
cheat innocent farmers
and middle class people
by promising attractive re-
turns to them by forming
credit co-operative socie-
ties and other companies
and looting their hard
earned money. Rathore
said, “In the third week of
this January, a Nexa Ever-
green company located in
Sikar district absconded
with about Rs 780 crore
from more than 20 thou-
sand people. The office of
this company is registered
in Piplani of Sikar district.
“An FIR was registered
against the company, but
the unfortunately no ac-
tion was taken against the
company operating in that
district,” Rathore said.
Will women heads get free
smartphones? Govt asked
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP MLA Kali-
charan Sarafraisedthe
issue providing smart-
phones to
Chiranjeevi
M a h i l a
M u k h i y a
free of cost
in the Vid-
han Sabha on Thursday
.
In the last budget, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
had announced to give
smartphones to 1.33
crore women heads, but
not a single phone has
been given to date. Saraf
questionedif thescheme
was cancelled and if not
then when would the
smartphones be distrib-
uted to women.
Responding on be-
half of the government,
Education Minister BD
Kalla said that the gov-
ernment had an-
nounced the scheme in
the last budget. “The
process of giving smart-
phones to women is go-
ing on. The plan got de-
layed due to a shortage
of semiconductor chips
in the international
market,” he said.
DOTASRA: NOT GETTING PM NOD FOR
ERCP MATTER OF SHAME FOR BJP MPs
Jaipur: PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasara on Thurs-
day said that it is a matter of shame for 25 MPs of
the BJP that they could not encourage the Prime
Minister to declare ERCP as a national project. “A
report was sent by Vasundhara Raje to the central
government. The people of BJP and RSS are doing
drama on this issue. BJP has nothing against the
govt to oppose,” said Govind Singh Dotasara.
Satirical comments
were heard in the as-
sembly when a discussion
was held on the deceased
dog of Rajendra Rathore.
Chandana while expressing
grief on the dog’s demise
said, “I have heard of the
passing of your pet dog. I
offer my condolences.”
The MLAs
questioned the
poor-quality of food
being provided in the
state assembly. Both
BJP and Congress
MLAs had already
complained to the
speaker about the
poor-quality food.
‘Govt to bring policy for
local employment’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Government is now
bringing a policy on the
lines of States like Ta-
mil Nadu, Maharash-
tra and Punjab, to give
priority to the local un-
employed youth in the
industrial areas of the
state. Minister of State
for Skill, Planning and
Entre preneurship,
Ashok Chandna said in
the state assemblyon
Thursday that the gov-
ernment intends to
give priority in employ-
ment to the local people
and is working in this
direction on bringing a
policy soon.
Minister Ashok Chandna
demanding a dis-
dra Rathore said.
He said that a
mitted mention-
ingtherulesof
delegation of
six BJP leaders
BUDGET
SESSION
HIGHLIGHTS
3. RAJASTHAN
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Police has initiated a
campaign titled ‘Opera-
tion Vajra’ to tighten its
noose against history-
sheeters and pro-
claimed offenders of
the state. The con-
cerned SPs will seek
details of movable and
immovable properties
and illegal construction
of noted criminals in
Rajasthan. The cam-
paign was initiated fol-
lowing the directions of
Director General of Po-
lice (DGP) Umesh
Mishra.
DGP Umesh Mishra
said that notorious
gangsters like Rohit
Godara and his aide
Hrithik Boxer were de-
manding ransom from
traders by committing
criminal incidents with
the aim of spreading
panic among the com-
mon people. So, a re-
ward of Rs 1 lakh has
been announced on the
arrest of Suresh Dhaka,
Rohit Godara, Hrithik
Boxer and Bhupendra
Saran.
‘Agni-Pariksha’ for Bhaskar A
Sawant as ‘head’ of 3 discoms
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: It seems that a
‘
Agni-Pariksha’ is going
on of Chief Energy Sec-
retary Bhaskar A.
Sawant! Management
of “Power” is a big chal-
lenge for Sawant as the
power sector is strug-
glingwithCoalPurchase
Crisis. In RVUNL, there
is no “decision-maker”
on any post from top to
bottom. Sawant himself
as Principal Energy
Secy is handling entire
managementof RVUNL.
The concern is that
the term of the “head”
of allthreediscomsisgo-
ingtobecompletedsoon.
If the trend continues
like before, then the dis-
coms will also become
headless. However, in
this crisis, the ‘young
brigade’of RVPNLCMD
Ashutosh AT Pednekar
and IAS Artika Shukla
are getting support of
Sawant. But the “ex-
perts” of the energy sec-
tor are not considering
the situation “perfect”,
because the next two
months important in
terms of revenue.
Concerned SPs will look for the illegal construction of noted criminals in ‘Operation Vajra’. —FILE PHOTO
Raj Police launches ‘Operation
Vajra’ to nab wanted criminals
Police to find out income of history-sheeters and tip-off the information to tax dept for raids
SIX, INCLUDING HRITHIK
BOXER’S SISTER, HELD
IN G-CLUB FIRING CASE
In the firing incident at G Club
under Jawahar Circle Police
Station, member of notorious
Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Rithik
Boxer, openly challenged
Jaipur Police through a post
on social media. The gangster
wrote a post on social media
and said, ‘Om, if we wanted
too, we could have shot
someone in the club. let’s start
the new war by shooting now’.
Following the post, the cyber
cell of Jaipur Police
Commissionerate is trying to
trace out the location of the
miscreant. AdCP (Crime) Ajay
Pal Lamba informed that
Hrithik Boxer is using fake SIM
cards and using VPN to hide
his original location while
sharing posts on social media.
THE THEN RSSDC
GM SENT ON REMAND
UNTIL FEBRUARY 6
CISF TO CELEBRATE
23 YRS AT JAIPUR
AIRPORT TODAY
HEARING IN DIVYA
MITTAL BRIBERY
CASE DEFERRED
KHATU SHYAM JI TEMPLE NOT OPENING ON
FEB 4, INFORM POLICE, TEMPLE TRUST
MOTHER,SON DIE
AS CAR COLLIDES
WITH BUS IN BKN
Jaipur: In a case related
to corruption in Rajas-
than State Skill Devel-
opment Corporation,
the then General Man-
ager Ravi Meena, has
been sent on remand
until February 6. He was
presented before Judge
Upendra Sharma in the
ACB Court. Investigat-
ing Officer Pushpendra
Singh Rathore asked
for remand. Meena was
arrested by the ACB on
Wednesday in the case.
The ACB exposed the
case on Sept 11, 2021.
Jaipur: On the com-
pletion of 23 years of
induction of CISF at the
Jaipur Airport, a special
event will be held at
the airport on Thurs-
day. Flag hoisting and
cultural events will be
held at 9 am. Principal
Home Secretary Anand
Kumar will be the chief
guest of the ceremony.
Commandant Narpat
Singh will talk about
the achievements of
CISF for the year. Dem-
os will be done by CISF
Dog Squad and BDDS.
Ajmer: The hearing on
the voice sample test
of the then Additional
SP of SOG, Divya Mittal
will now be heard in
the court on February
8. Divya Mittal is in jail
in the bribery case of
Rs 2 crore. On Thurs-
day, the request letter
presented by the ACB
was debated on behalf
of both the parties in
the court, where no
decision came out. The
court has now fixed
the next hearing on
February 8.
Sikar: The police and officials of Khatu Shyam Ji temple
trust on Thursday appealed to people not to pay attention
to fake social media posts claiming the re-opening of
Khatu shyam Ji temple on February 4. During a presser,
ASP Ratanlal Sharma said that a news is doing rounds
on social media that temple will be reopened soon. “As
soon as the civil work is completed, the temple doors
will be reopened. A public notice will be issued two days
before the opening of the temple,” ASP added.
Bikaner: A woman and
her son were killed and
three others injured in
a collision between a
private bus and a car
in Bikaner district on
Thursday. The collision
occurred near Kitasar
when their car collided
with the bus. A woman
and her son died on the
spot whereas wife, son
and daughter were in-
jured, Dungargarh SHO
Ashok Bishnoi said. He
said that the injured
have been referred to
PBM Hosp in Bikaner.
NEWS DIGEST
Bagru ATM loot accused held hours
later in Dausa, `7 Lakh recovered
First India Bureau
Dausa: Three accused
who uprooted an ATM in
Bagru on Thursday
morning were arrested
inSikandraof Dausadis-
trict hours later, police
said. Police said that the
three accused, Lokendra
SinghRajput(27),Ganesh
Chaudhary (28), Hitesh
Saini (20), who were tak-
ing away Bank of Baro-
da’s ATM machine from
Bagru police station area
at3amonThursday
,were
arrested in Sikandra.
He said that there is an
estimate of about Rs 7
lakh cash in the ATM.
He said that in the pre-
liminary interrogation
of the accused, they ac-
cepted involvement in
ATM robbery in Dausa
andAlwar.About20cases
of vehicle theft and other
thefts have been regis-
teredagainstthearrested
accused Ganesh Chowd-
hary in the past.
First India Bureau
Pokhran: The world fa-
mous ‘Maru Mahotsav’
kicked off with a grand
procession in the city on
Thursday
. Cabinet Min-
ister Saleh Mohammad
and District Collector
Tina Dabi flagged off
the procession after of-
fering pooja at the Ma-
hadev temple.
A unique confluence
of folk art and culture
of Rajasthan was wit-
nessed in the Shobha
Yatra. The areas from
where the procession
passed,peopleshowered
flowers and welcomed
them wholeheartedly
.
There, the Cabinet Min-
ister Saleh Mohammad
and District Collector
Tina Dabi started the
program auspiciously
by flying the balloons.
During this, tug of
war, matka race, turban
tying and others were
held. Saleh Mohammad
and Dabi distributed
prizes to the winners.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Governor
KalrajMishraonThurs-
day reviewed the devel-
opment schemes of
scheduled areas in Raj
Bhavan. During the
meeting, the governor
directed the officials
that there is a need to
work for the develop-
ment of people of tribal
areas to eradicate pov-
ertyandbringtheminto
the mainstream.
“There are immense
possibilities of tourism
in tribal areas. If tourist
places are developed
and adequate publicity
is done, then it will give
a boost to tourism in
these areas. It is neces-
sary to raise the social,
economic, and educa-
tional levels of the peo-
ple of tribal areas. For
this, efforts should be
made in a coordinated
manner at the level of
various departments,”
said Governor Mishra.
Divisional Commis-
sioner of Udaipur and
Commissionerof Tribal
Regional Development
Department, Rajendra
Bhatt also presented the
financial progress of
the tribal sub-plan area
in the meeting.
Three accused in police custody.
Saleh Mohammad and Tina Dabi with the title winner of Mr and Ms
Pokhran, Bharat Bohra and Niyati Sharma on Thursday.
Guv Kalraj Mishra with NCC Cadets, who participated in RD Parade, during the ‘At Home’ on Thursday.
Accused Pankaj Gautam
Junior assistant
in ACB net for
taking `2K bribe
Arif Mansoori
Jhalawar: The Anti-
Corruption Bureau
(ACB) on Thursday
arrested a junior as-
sistant while accept-
ing a bribe of Rs 2500
in Jhalawar. ACB
sleuths informed that
the junior assistant
Pankaj Gautam was
posted in Dahikheda
Gram Panchayat of
Jhalawar district.
“The junior assis-
tantwasdemandinga
bribe to issue a land
deed of a house of the
complainant’s broth-
er. After being har-
assed, the complain-
ant filed the report.
Civil Aviation
Minister
Jyotiraditya M
Scindia showing
green flag to a
flight service
connecting Jaipur
and Jodhpur
virtually. The flight
connecting two
major cities of
Rajasthan will
be operated by
IndigGo airlines
four days a week.
RAJ FLY
HIGH
Governor Mishra stresses on
need to develop tribal areas
Maru Mahotsav starts
with flying colours in
Jaisalmer’s Pokhran
Churu, Chittor coldest, dry
weather in parts of State
Jaipur (PTI): Churu
and Chittorgarh were
the coldest places in
Rajasthan in the 24
hours ending at 8.30
am on Thursday
, a Met
office spokesperson
said. The minimum
temperature in Churu
was at 3°C while Chit-
torgarh recorded
3.1°C.
The weather re-
mained dry in the state
and no large changes
were witnessed in any
division, official said.
Karauli recorded a
minimum tempera-
ture of 3.5°C, followed
by, 6.3°C in Sirohi,
6.4°C in Phalodi, and
6.6°C in Bikaner and
6.8 °C in Pilani. The
minimum and maxi-
mum temperatures in
Jaipur were recorded
at 8.4°C and 23°C, re-
spectively
.
I-T dept raids at 5 real
estate groups in Jaipur
Jaipur (FIB): The In-
come-Tax department
on Thursday raided five
leading real estate
groups of Jaipur. The
I-T sleuths carried out
search and seizure op-
erations at 38 different
locations of the real es-
tate groups, who report-
edly transacting in cash
in land dealings.
Sources informed
that after verification of
a tip-off, 40 teams of the
Investigation Wing raid-
ed the premises of real
estate groups. The raids
were carried out at the
premises of leading
builders including Man-
galam Group, Sanjee-
vani, R-Tech, Jugal
Derewala and Haridat-
ta. In Jaipur, 36 premis-
es were raided.
A cop guarding the premises
during the raid pn Thursday.
4. PERSPECTIVE
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#Budget2023 displays our commitment
towards building better infra and
a sports culture in the country; PM
@narendramodi has ensured our
sportspersons are supported from the
playfield to the podium.
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@dpradhanbjp
Sharing pictures of the work progress of
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of the bio-refinery. Once commissioned,
the refinery will bring a new dawn of
development in Western Odisha.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
For as woman came from
man, so also man is born
of woman. But everything
comes from God.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
BIG CHARGES,
LITTLE PROOF:
KAPPAN FINALLY
LEAVES PRISON
eing a journalist is
no crime, said Sid-
dique Kappan after
his release from Luc-
know jail after over
two years of incarceration. The
journalist from Kerala was ar-
rested by the Special Task Force
of UP Police while on his way to
Hathras to cover the rape and
murder of a Dalit girl. He was
first booked under the UAPA
and then the Enforcement Di-
rectorate joined the investiga-
tions alleging wider conspiracy
.
The UP STF alleged Kappan to
be the “mastermind” of the Pop-
ular Front of India, a Muslim
outfit which was outlawed by
the Union Home Ministry in
2022. The STF also claimed that
Kappan’s motive was to create
unrest. He was granted bail by
the Supreme Court which did
not find sufficient evidence
against him. The ED had ac-
cused him of fraudulent trans-
actions of over Rs 1 crore but
could not prove it in the Alla-
habad High Court. Kappan was
thus arrested for not commit-
ting any crime, prompting the
courts to grant him bail.
TOP TWEETS
B
ngland is facing
its worst unrest in
over a decade with
an estimated
500,000 teachers,
civil servants, nurses and
train drivers walking out of
their offices on Wednesday
demanding salary hike.
Teachers formed the biggest
group among strikers with
about 300,000 of them staging
a protest march forcing
schools across England to re-
main shut. With drivers boy-
cotting work, train services
were paralysed. The situation
is likely to worsen as workers’
unions threaten more action.
Prime Minister Rishi Su-
nak has firmly refused to give
in to the demand stating that
pay rise will lead to inflation.
He was especially critical of
teachers. “I am clear that our
children’s education is pre-
cious and they deserve to be
in school today being taught,”
he said. The government has
put the military on standby
.
The Conservative Party
government is facing a tough
time with elections due in
2025. Major unions are on
strike and the inflation is at
more than 10 percent, highest
in four decades.
As the government has
failed to address the situa-
tion, people have genuine
reason to be dissatisfied and
angry. And that should be
reason enough for Rishi Su-
nak to worry about the
strike’s political consequenc-
es. The Labour Party, reports
say, is ahead of Conserva-
tives by 25 percentage points
in polls. The margin was 39
percent in the Labour Party’s
favour in October last year.
In an opinion poll last
month people stated their
preference for Keir Starmer,
the Labour Party leader, over
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
and 55 percent thought the
“Conservatives had done a
poor job”. Countdown may
have begun for Rishi Sunak.
BRITAIN FACING
PUBLIC UNREST
England is facing its
worst unrest in over a
decade with an
estimated 500,000
teachers, civil servants,
nurses and train drivers
walking out of their
offices on Wednesday
demanding salary hike
E
INDIA - A NEW GLOBAL VOICE
EMERGING LINK BETWEEN
GROUP 7 AND THE BRICS
hile the Group-7 countries
(Canada, France, Germany
Italy, Japan, the UK and the
US) established in 1975 is a
group of powerful industrial-
ised Western nations who
exert influence across the
world, the BRICS (Brazil,
Russia, India, China and
South Africa) formed in 2009
is a group of globally most
important emerging market
economies wanting to have a
much larger say in global af-
fairs as well as foster global
development with special
emphasis on the Global
South. The former (including
the EU) has a population of
987 million with a GDP of
US$34 trillion while the latter
has a population of 3 billion
with a GDP of US$23.5 tril-
lion. While the US led G-7
mainly focusses on rule
based international order, se-
curity and strategies against
China and Russia, the BRICS
is a multi-ethnic coalition of
nations, committed to uphold
international law and the
central role of the United Na-
tions in the international
system and trying to address
the economic challenges of
the Global South.
The G -7 and the BRICS
have competing views on the
international order in which
the former believes that they
are world’s norm-setters in-
fluencing other countries
policies. Therefore, the rule
based international order,
from the G-7 perspective, is
centred around the US exer-
cising control over the sover-
eignty of many countries. No
wonder the US led NATO sees
more assertive China and
Russia presenting systemic
challenge to their rule based
international order. On the
other hand, BRICS and coun-
tries in the Global South are
committed to international
law enshrined in the UN - pro-
moting economic and social
development as well as ad-
vancing international peace
and security through inter-
national treaties and conven-
tions. Clearly the BRICS and
G-7 represent two distinctive
global governance proposi-
tions and differ on their vi-
sion of economic develop-
ment and globalisation.
The G-7’s launch of the
Build Back Better World
(B3W) initiative as an alter-
native to China’s Belts and
Road Initiative (BRI) reeks of
power politics instead of a
genuine desire to help the
Global South. The failure to
get Russia isolated on
Ukraine war in the back-to-
back meetings of BRICS and
G-7 in 2022 have been big set-
backs for the US. The G-7 con-
tinues to pursue unilateral-
ism and global hegemony
and the BRICS is emerging as
a real challenge to the West.
However, the BRICS poten-
tial to challenge the US led
global order is undermined
by the internal makeup of
the group, lack ideological
homogeneity and capacity to
develop a collective foreign
policy. Presence of Indian
PM Narendra Modi and
South African President Cyr-
il Ramaphosa, two promi-
nent BRICS leaders as guests
of German Chancellor Olaf
Scholtz at the G-7 Summit is
an indicator of BRICS prom-
inence in global affairs. De-
spite the lack of internal co-
hesion, the BRICS still repre-
sents both a developmental
and geopolitical challenge to
the US led G-7 as China has
been able present a non-capi-
talist market-oriented devel-
opment alternative to the
West and India’s voice is be-
ing heard globally more than
ever before.
The G -7 knows that global
green transition and Sustain-
able Development Goals
(SDG) targets cannot be
achieved without India. For
its ambitions, India needs
G-7 investment, technology,
and green finance. The last
G-7 summit took place under
the shadows of the Ukraine
war, which has threatened
economic recovery and the
many issues in Indo-Pacific
Region still remains unre-
solved and the leaders reiter-
ated the “importance of
maintaining a free and open
Indo-Pacific”, and reminded
China to “abstain from
threats, coercion, intimida-
tion measures or use of
force”. Narendra Modi, along
with the leaders of Argenti-
na, Indonesia, Senegal, and
South Africa, also attended
some of the sessions.
India now has very strong
economic and strategic ties
G-7 and EU and the Indian
economy is likely to be one of
the fastest growing econo-
mies in the post-pandemic
phase, partnership with In-
dia is attractive for the West.
Modi rightly focused on
strengths of the Indian econ-
omy, its ambitious climate
targets and performance,
and contribution to global
food security. The G-7 rela-
tions with Russia are bad,
and tensions with China
have grown. In these circum-
stances, strengthening part-
nership with New Delhi is
useful for the G-7. Indeed, the
BRICS is fast emerging as a
direct competitor to the G-7
and the possible entry of Ar-
gentina and Iran may turn
BRICS into a geopolitical, en-
tity. While G-7 will continue
to fight for unity and rele-
vance, Russia, China, and
their supporters will invest
in various economic, politi-
cal and even military infra-
structures, in the hope of
creating a permanent and
sustainable counterbalance
to Western dominance. India
is fast emerging as most im-
portant voice on the global
fora expected to be helping
bridging gaps between the
west dominated G-7 and EU
and South Global Economies
represented through G-20,
SCO and the BRICS.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
W
While G-7 will continue to
fight for unity and
relevance, Russia, China,
and their supporters will
invest in various economic,
political and even military
infrastructures, in the hope
of creating a permanent
and sustainable
counterbalance to Western
dominance. India is f
ast emerging as most
important voice on the
global fora expected to be
helping bridging gaps
between the west dominated
G-7 and EU and South
Global Economies
represented through G-20,
SCO and the BRICS
THE FORMER
(INCLUDING THE EU)
HAS A POPULATION OF
987 MILLION WITH A
GDP OF US$34
TRILLION WHILE THE
LATTER HAS A
POPULATION OF 3
BILLION WITH A GDP
OF US$23.5 TRILLION
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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6. IN THE COURTYARD
SC JUNKS PLEA SEEKING TO BAR CANDIDATES
FROM CONTESTING FROM MORE THAN 1 SEAT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed
a plea that had sought to restrict a candidate from con-
testing the election for the same office from more than
one constituency simultane-
ously, saying it is a matter
of “legislative policy”. A
bench observed that candi-
dates may contest elections
from different seats due to
a variety of reasons and it
is Parliament’s will as to
whether the course of democracy would be furthered by
granting such a choice.
TERROR FUNDING: HC ASKS NIA TO REPLY
TO HURRIYAT LEADER’S BAIL PLEA
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought
response of the National Investigation Agency on a plea
by separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan seeking bail in
a terror-funding case involv-
ing 26/11 Mumbai attack
mastermind Hafiz Saeed. A
bench of Justice Siddharth
Mridul and Justice Talwant
Singh issued notice to
the National Investigation
Agency (NIA) and asked
it to file reply to the petition challenging a trial court’s
order denying bail to the accused.
CORRUPTION EATING THROUGH THE
COUNTRY: ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court, rejecting the
anticipatory bail application of one Devendra Kumar
Hangal, has observed corruption is a menace which
is eating the vitals of the country. The applicant al-
legedly indulged in a conspiracy with the officers of
the Noida Development Authority funnelled several
crores of rupees from the public fund released for
the construction of a cricket stadium with a pavilion
building at Integrated sports complex at Noida. It
is alleged that Hangal through his private limited
company conspired with Yadav Singh, who was the
engineer-in-chief of NOIDA authority, Greater Noida
Industrial Development Authority.
PERIYA TWIN MURDER CASE: TRIAL
STARTS AT CBI COURT IN KOCHI
Kochi: Trial proceedings in Periya Twin Murder
Case have begun on Thursday at the court of the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Witness ex-
amination of the first witness Sreekumar at the CBI
Court has been started today. Two Youth Congress
activists, Kripesh, 19, and Sharath Lal (Joshy), 24,
were hacked to death allegedly by CPI(M) activist
at Periya in Kasaragod district while returning from
an event on February 17, 2019. Kripesh died at the
Kasaragod district hospital, while Sharath Lal suc-
cumbed to injuries on his way to a medical facility
in Mangaluru, Karnataka.
INDIA
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No decision on implementation
of UCC as of now: Kiren Rijiju
New Delhi (ANI): The
Centre has not taken
any decision as of now
on the implementation
of a Uniform Civil Code
in the country, Union
Law Minister Kiren Ri-
jiju informed the Rajya
Sabha on Thursday
.
The Minister was re-
sponding to a query re-
garding “whether Gov-
ernment has any plan to
pass the Uniform Civil
Code(UCC)Bill”.“
Asper
theinformationreceived
from the Law Commis-
sion, the matter related
to the Uniform Civil
Code (UCC) may be tak-
en up by the 22nd Law
Commission for its con-
sideration.Therefore,no
decision on the imple-
mentation of a uniform
civilcodehasbeentaken
as of now,” said Rijiju.
He further responded
that the government
had requested the 21st
Law Commission of In-
dia to undertake an ex-
amination of various
issues relating to UCC
and to make recommen-
dations thereon.
However, the term of
the 21st Law Commis-
sion ended on August
31, 2018, informed the
Law Minister.
Proceedings of Rajya Sabha underway during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday.
BUDGET
SESSION
“`22.76 CR SPENT ON PM’S
FOREIGN TRIPS SINCE 2019”
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi has
undertaken 21 trips abroad since 2019
and over Rs 22.76 crore was spent on
these visits, the govt
said on Thursday. The
President undertook
eight trips abroad and
an amount of over Rs
6.24 crore was spent
on these trips since
2019, MoS (External Affairs)
V Muraleedharan said in a written
reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
INDIA’S HAJ QUOTA FOR 2023
FIXED AT 1,75,025, SAYS GOVT
New Delhi: India’s Haj quota for this
year has been fixed at 1,75,025 as per
bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia.
In a written reply in Lok
Sabha, Minority Affairs
Minister Smriti Irani
said the ministry had a
number of sessions on
Haj management with
stakeholders, including
Haj Committees of the states and UTs,
wherein requests for restoration of
Haj quota were received.
“GoI SPENT `27K LAKH ON
CULTURAL SITES IN 2021-22”
New Delhi: The Centre has spent
Rs 26,957.32 lakh on conservation,
preservation and maintenance of
monuments and sites
of national importance
in 2021-22. Union Cul-
ture Minister G Kishan
Reddy, in a written
response to a query,
also shared data on
the revenue generated through entry
fee at monuments and sites at 143
locations in India in last three years.
HC COLLEGIUMS IN BREACH OF SIX-MONTH ADVANCE TIMELINE IN
SENDING NAMES TO FILL ANTICIPATED VACANCIES: GOVT
New Delhi: Various high court collegiums are in “breach” of the six-month advance
timeline in sending recommendations to fill several anticipated vacancies, the govern-
ment informed Parliament on Thursday. In three separate written replies to questions
in the Rajya Sabha, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju also asserted that the government can
seek a reconsideration of the names recommended by the Supreme Court collegium.
Responding to a question on the “breach” of the six-month timeline, Rijiju said as on
January 30, “recommendations in respect of 236 vacancies (191 existing and 45 an-
ticipated vacancies during next six months) are yet to be received from High
Court collegiums, which are in breach of the six months’ advance timeline
for making recommendations for anticipated vacancies”.
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Finance Minister,
Nirmala Sitharaman
who presented the Nar-
endra Modi govern-
ment’s last full budget
ahead of the 2024 Lok
Sabha elections, will
hold a briefing for the
BJP MPs both of Lok
Sabha and Rajya Sabha
on Friday, sources said.
She will explain the
budget to the MPs in the
meeting. The briefing
will be held at 9 am at
the Balayogi Auditori-
um in Parliament Li-
brary Building in the
national capital, all MPs
have been informed.
This briefing comes
at a time when the party
has asked all its mem-
bers of Parliament to go
to the respective con-
stituencies and tell the
common man what does
budget means and how
it has been brought out,
keeping the interest of
every stratum
of society in
mind.
IN BJP’S MEGA BUDGET REACH OUT, UNION
MINISTERS TO TRAVEL PAN INDIA ON FEB 4, 5
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a
mega budget Reach Out on February 4 and 5 across India to
bring to the fore what the budget means for each and every
citizen, cutting across age, caste, creed and profession.
Union ministers will travel across the country for this budget
reach out programme. “During this reach out programme,
union ministers will hold a press conference on the budget
and at the same time interact with people across the strata,
including prominent citizens and intellectuals,” top sources
said. Earlier in the morning on Thursday, BJP national presi-
dent JP Nadda held a meeting with the ministers to fine-tune
the details of the programme.
HRY BUDGET SESSION FROM FEB 20
Chandigarh: Budget session of the Haryana
Assembly will begin here from February 20,
CM Manohar Lal Khattar said on Thursday. It
has been proposed to hold the session in two
parts, the chief minister said. “The budget
session will begin from February 20,” Khattar
told reporters here after a Cabinet meeting.
ODISHA BUDGET SESSION ON FEB 21
Bhubaneswar: The Budget session of the
Odisha Assembly will commence on
February 21, an official noti-
fication said on Thurs-
day. The session will
commence with the
customary address
by the Governor on
the opening day.
UNION BUDGET IS
BENEFICIAL FOR
U’KHAND: DHAMI
K’TAKA CM SLAMS
OPPN FOR RAPPING
UNION BUDGET
Dehradun: Uttarakhand CM
Pushkar Singh Dhami on
Thursday said the Union
Budget has
several provi-
sions which
are especially
beneficial for
a Himalayan
state like Ut-
tarakhand whose economy
is based primarily on
tourism. “The budget lays
the foundations of a strong
India and pave the way for
its emergence as a global
leader,” Dhami said at a
press conference here.
Bengaluru: Karnataka CM
Basavaraj Bommai has
slammed the Opposition
parties for
criticising the
Union Budget
2023-24
presented by
Finance Min-
ister in the
Parliament. In a specially
convened press conference,
the CM stated that the op-
position parties in the state
are disappointed despite
the central government an-
nouncing Rs 5,300 crore for
the Upper Bhadra project.
FinMin Sitharaman to
brief BJP MPs today
❍ UNION BUDGET 2023-24
DIPLOMATIC DIALOGUES!
(Clockwise from top) President Droupadi Murmu during a meeting with a Zambian delegation led by Zambian National Assembly Speaker Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi;
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with Zambian Speaker Mutti Lok Sabha Speaker with his Zambian counterpart Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti, in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY ANI
Azad meets Shah; protests held
in parts of Jammu Kashmir
Jammu (PTI): Demo-
cratic Azad Party (DAP)
chairman Ghulam Nabi
Azad has sought inter-
vention of Union Home
Minister Amit Shah
against the ongoing
land eviction drive in
JK, where aggrieved
people continued their
protests at different
places on Thursday
.
The National Confer-
ence and Aam Aadmi
Party also demanded an
immediate end to the
drive, while JK BJP
requested the Lt Gover-
nor-led administration
to restrict the campaign
to politicians, police of-
ficers and bureaucrats
who have “misused”
their power in the past
to grab the land.
Azad called upon
Home Minister Shah in
New Delhi on Wednes-
day and apprised him
about “serious unrest
and uncertainty” pre-
vailing among the pub-
lic at large in Jammu
and Kashmir due to the
eviction drive launched
by the administration
to remove encroach-
ments on state land in-
cluding Roshni and
Kacharai, the DAP said
in a statement here.
ENCROACHED GOVT
LAND RETRIEVED
Jammu: Over 14.5 hectares
of land were retrieved during
a day-long anti-encroachment
drive on Thursday. The ad-
ministration retrieved around
200 kanal kahcharai land in
Thalwal village and a chunk of
prime state land was retrieved
from Dungian village.
Andhra: TDP
leader shot at
while asleep
Palnadu (ANI): A Tel-
ugu Desam Party (TDP)
leader on Thursday sus-
tained injuries after he
was allegedly shot at by
unknown persons in
Andhra Pradesh’s Pal-
nadu district.
TDP Mandal level
leader, Venna Balakoti
Reddy was sleeping at
his residence in Alavala
village in Rompicherla
Mandal, when the as-
sailants fired two
rounds at him at mid-
night. Balakoti Reddy
was rushed to Nar-
asaraopet Government
Hospital and he is un-
der treatment.
Ex-Meghalaya Speaker
Danggo joins BJP
Shillong (Agencies):
Shifting of loyalty con-
tinued in Meghalaya
ahead of the February
27 assembly elections,
as former Assembly
Speaker and candidate
of ruling National Peo-
ple’s Party (NPP), Mar-
tin M Danggo joined the
BJP.
According to the can-
didates’ list, announced
by the BJP in New Delhi
on Thursday, Danggo
will contest the assem-
bly elections from Ran-
ikor assembly constitu-
ency in South West
Khasi Hills district.
The NPP sources said
that they would soon
decide on whether to
field a candidate from
Ranikor constituency
Danggo resigned
from the NPP as he was
reportedly ‘financially
neglected’ by the NPP,
the accusation denied
by the ruling party
headed by Chief Minis-
ter Conrad K Sangma.
Former Meghalaya Speaker
Martin Danggo joining BJP.
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New Delhi (ANI): Peo-
ple will get a respite
from the cold, as the
temperature is expected
to rise in the Delhi-NCR
region,however,rainfall
is not expected in the
next one week, the India
Meteorological Depart-
ment (IMD) said in a
statement on Thursday
.
As per IMD, current-
ly, the Western Distur-
bance is affecting the
Himalayan region, due
to which some light
rain and snowfall is ex-
pected in the Himala-
yan region especially
Jammu Kashmir in
the next two days.
The Western Distur-
bance also affects other
places, so temperature
may also increase in
North West India in the
coming two-three days.
Especially in the Delhi-
NCR region, the tem-
perature is expected to
rise by 9-10 degrees in
the next two-three days.
The temperature may
be around 9-10 degrees
inthemorningand24-25
degrees in the evening.
This situation is expect-
ed to persist for 2-4 days.
In the meantime, the
maximum temperature
can touch 24 degrees.
However, rainfall is
not expected in the next
one week. The overall
weather will remain
pleasant, and winds are
expected to blow at
around 30 km per hour.
Respite from cold, rainfall not expected for a week
IMD PREDICTS RISE IN TEMPERATURE IN DELHI-NCR
The temp may
be around 9-10
degrees in the
morning and
24-25 degrees
in the evening.
This situation
is expected
to persist for
2-4 days
Jammu (PTI): Law en-
forcement agencies do
not look at terror acts
through the prism of
religion, Jammu and
Kashmir DGP Dilbag
Singh said on Thursday
,
asserting that strict ac-
tion will be taken
against those found in-
volved in such acts. He
said the recent terror
attacks in Jammu re-
gion at the behest of
handlers from across
the border were aimed
at reviving terrorism
and harming the com-
munal harmony and
brotherhood in the Un-
ion territory
.
“We work in accord-
ance with law of the
land and do not see (any
terror-related incident)
through the prism of
religion. An accused is
dealt with on the basis
of the crime and not re-
ligion,” Singh told re-
porters here.
He was replying to a
question on reported
remarks of Pakistan
Defence Minister Kha-
waja Asif that worship-
pers were not killed
during prayers even in
India following a dead-
ly bomb attack inside a
mosque in Peshawar
recently.
“Our government
policy is very clear that
terrorism has no reli-
gion and strict action
should be taken against
them (terrorists). Some
people are trying to
manipulate the situa-
tion and mislead the
public, but we are sure
that people have learnt
a lot and will not be
misled,” he said.
The top cop said the
neighbouring country
is the birthplace of ter-
rorism.
“They have been rais-
ing terror groups and
shedding innocent
blood, and stand ex-
posed,” he said. Singh
said terrorism spon-
sored from across the
border has been going
on for a long time in
Jammu and Kashmir,
and innocent people are
targeted by gruesome
and cowardly acts.
“Jammu province
witnessed a series of
terror attacks (in the
past one year),” he said.
Govt agencies not looking at terror
acts through prism of religion: DGP
JK Director Gen of Police Dilbag Singh addresses the press
conference over the arrest of terrorist named Arif for allegedly
carrying out the recent twin blast in Narwal area, in Jammu on
Thursday. (Inset) Visuals of perfume IED which was recovered
from the terrorist. —PHOTOS BY ANI
New Delhi (ANI): The
Enforcement Directo-
rate (ED) in its
chargesheet stated that
the Prevention of Mon-
ey Laundering Act
(PMLA) investigation
done so far has revealed
that, the Delhi Excise
Policy, 2021-22 was cre-
ated by the top leaders
of the AAP to continu-
ously generate and
channel illegal funds
for themselves.
ED further states that
the extent of involve-
ment and abatement of
the criminal activities
by the leaders of the
AAP covered in the sub-
ject, Prosecution Com-
plaint further substan-
tiates their design and
scheme of the scam.
The policy promoted
cartel formations
through back door
awarding an exorbitant
wholesale profit margin
of 12 per cent and a
huge retail profit mar-
gin of 185 per cent and
incentivized other ille-
gal activities on account
of criminal conspiracy
by the top leaders of
AAP to extract kick-
backs from the busi-
nesses, stated the ED.
ED revealed that it is
disclosed by C Arvind,
DANICS, Secretary to
Manish Sisodia, in his
statement dated Decem-
ber 7, 2022, the draft
GoM report was given
to him in the mid of
March 2021 when C
Arvind was called by
Manish Sisodia to the
residence of Arvind Ke-
jriwal, CM (where Saty-
ender Jain was also pre-
sent). The conspiracy of
the GoM to give whole-
sale business to private
entities and fix a 12 per
cent margin (to get a 6
per cent kickback out
from the same) is clear
from the statement of C.
Arvind wherein he dis-
closed that there was
neither any discussion
in the GoM meetings
about giving wholesale
to private entities nor
fixing 12 per cent profit
margin for them.
TO GENERATE ILLEGAL FUNDS
‘Delhi Excise Policy was
made by top AAP leaders’
Gujarat (ANI): Gujarat
Anti-Terrorist Squad ar-
restedonemoreaccused,
Sarojkumar Seeman-
chal Malu of Odisha on
Thursday in the Gujarat
Panchayat Junior clerk
paper leak case.
The ATS confirmed
that in total 17 accused
have been arrested in
the paper leak case. The
Gujarat Panchayat Ser-
vice Selection Board
(GPSSB) recruitment
exam that was being
held for the position of
Junior clerk on Sunday
was cancelled.
Earlier with the ar-
rest of Jeet Naik, Guja-
rat ATS Superintendent
of Police Sunil Joshi an-
n o u n c e d
that all the
accused had
been arrest-
ed in the
Panchayat
J u n i o r
clerk recruitment paper
leak case with the total
number of accused ar-
rested being 15.
Jeet Naik, the ac-
cused who was held on
Monday belonged to Hy-
derabadwasincharge
of printing the question
paper, said the ATS.
ATS arrest another accused
in GPSSB paper leak case
New Delhi: The 165
Battalion of the Central
Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) and the Chhat-
tisgarh police have set
up a Forward Operating
Base (FOB) at Bedre in
Sukma district, a highly
Maoist-affected area of
the state, after 17 years,
said a CRPF official.
While the FOB will ef-
fectively help in reopen-
ing the old trade route
connecting Imli Bazar
in Jagargunda with the
district headquarters
Bijapur and Dantewa-
da, it will also close the
transit corridor used by
the Maoists to travel be-
tween West and South
Bastar, an official said.
A FOB was established
in Kunder, located at a
distance of 5 km from
the FOBs at Bedre, Silg-
er 10 km from Jagar-
gunda FOB.
As per data, till the
emergence of the Mao-
ist threat in 2006, the
Jagargunda area used
to be a trading centre
for tamarind other
forest produce.
The CRPF said that
with this camp, the ad-
ministration would be
able to decisively re-
store the trade route
and pave the way for
the economic develop-
ment of area.
CRPF sets up camp in Maoist stronghold after 17 years
Fog engulfs India Gate and Kartavya Path during a cold winter
morning, in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
AAP’s chief Arvind Kejriwal and media in-charge Vijay Nair
E
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E
KEJRIWAL’S ASSOCIATE MAIN ACCUSED?
Jammu (PTI): Refer-
ring to the recent
arrest of a govern-
ment teacher-turned-
aterrorist who was
working at the behest
of his handlers, DGP
said a terrorist cannot
hide himself for ever
and has to face the
law. Asked whether
there is a possibility
of more terrorists in
government depart-
ments, the officer
said anyone found
involved in such acts
will be dealt with as
per the law. “A new
dimension was given
to terrorism in J-K
under which terror
modules are created
and assigned particu-
lar tasks,” DGP said.
He added that the
intention of sponsors
of terrorism has not
changed one has to
remain alert to tackle
the new challenges
foil their designs.
‘INTENTION OF
SPONSORS OF
TERRORISM HAS
NOT CHANGED’
‘An accused is
dealt with on the
basis of the crime
and not religion’
The overall
weather will
remain pleasant,
and winds are
expected to blow
at around 30 km
per hour
ASSAM POLICE SEIZES DRUGS
WORTH `7 CRORE; THREE HELD
Guwahati: In two separate operations, police
have seized contraband worth Rs 6-7 crore from
the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, officials said
on Thursday. A senior
police officer of the district
informed that they re-
ceived specific inputs and
conducted the operations
on Wednesday. A total of
three persons were held on the charges of drug
peddlin John Das, a sub-divisional police officer
of Bokajan, said that police set up a checkpoint at
the Laharijan area of the district and intercepted
a vehicle. “Upon searching the vehicle, security
personnel recovered 306 grams of narcotic sub-
stances from soup cases hidden inside it.
New Delhi (PTI): The
CBI has registered a
preliminary enquiry
against Jalandhar Police
Commissioner Kuldeep
Singh Chahal for alleged
corruption and miscon-
duct during his tenure as
the SSP, officials said on
Thursday. The CBI has
launched an enquiry on
a reference from Punjab
Governor Chandigarh
Administrator Banwarilal.
New Delhi (Agencies):
3 Indian-Americans
have been named to
top positions in the US.
Congresswoman Pramila
Jayapal was named
Ranking Member of the
powerful House Judicia-
ry Committee’s panel on
Immigration. With the el-
evation, Jayapal will now
be the first immigrant to
serve in a leadership role
for the subcommittee.
New Delhi (PTI): A
25-year-old man was ar-
rested and a juvenile ap-
prehended for allegedly
killing an acquaintance
who could not pay for
a sound system he
had rented from the
accused in north Delhi’s
Sabzi Mandi area, police
said on Thursday. The
alleged crime took place
around on January 29
around 11 PM.
Palanpur (Agencies):
A criminal complaint
has been filed against
four persons alleging
that they siphoned off
Rs 8.76 lakh of pub-
lic money given for
building toilets but have
not constructed a single
toilet. The amount
was released for the
construction of toilets
under the Swachh
Bharat Mission.
CBI REGISTERS
PRELIMINARY
ENQUIRY AGAINST
POLICE COMM
INDIAN-AMERICAN
LAWMAKERS AS
MEMBERS OF KEY
US HOUSE PANELS
DELHI MAN
HELD, JUVENILE
DETAINED FOR
MURDER
4 BOOKED IN GUJ
FOR FRAUD IN
CONSTRUCTION
OF TOILETS
Three CRPF personnel, were injured in an IED explosion planted by
Maoists in Jharkhand being airlifted for treatment on Thursday.
7 NAXALS APPREHENDED BY CRPF
ICG CELEBRATES 47TH RAISING DAY
Indian Coast Guard
personnel during a
demonstration, on
the occasion of the
47th Raising Day of
Indian Coast Guard,
off Mangaluru coast,
on Thursday. The
President of India,
Prime Minister and
Defence Minister
congratulated the
Indian Coast Guard.
—PHOTOS BY PTI
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Ex-BJP worker’s son shot dead in Chittorgarh
First India Bureau
Chittorgarh: Son of
former BJP booth presi-
dent Bapulal Anjana,
Bunty alias Vikas An-
jana, 28, was murdered
in broad daylight on
Thursday. Three mis-
creants surrounded
him and fired eight bul-
lets into his chest. He
died on the spot. The
matter is of Nimbahera
in Chittorgarh.
CCTV footage of the
incident shows the
three miscreants firing
10 to 12 rounds at Bunty
.
Eight bullets hit Bunty
and then the miscre-
ants fled. After a while,
Bunty’s friends came
and took him to the hos-
pital with the help of
cyber police but he died
on the way
.
After the news of the
death of his only son
reached BJP leader Bap-
ulal, he went to Anjana
Hospital. He was accom-
panied by former minis-
ter Srichand Kriplani,
former MLA Ashok
Navlakha, BJP city
board president Nitin
Chaturvedi. They re-
fused to accept the body
until the killers were ar-
rested. Around 100 to
150 supporters and fam-
ily members sat outside
the hospital. Bunty was
married and has a one-
year-old daughter.
Nimbahera Deputy
Ashish Kumar said that
a police team has been
formed to nab the ac-
cused. “Borders in the
vicinity have been
blocked and the miscre-
ants will soon be arrest-
ed,” he said.
Body of Bunty alias Vikas
Anjana lying at the spot.
SHELTER FOR STRAY
Gehlot approves
gaushala in every
gram panchayat
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Inordertopro-
videsheltertothestray
cowsinruralareas,CM
Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved the Gram Pan-
chayat Gaushala Jan
Sahayata Yojana.
Gaushalas will be con-
structed in gram pan-
chayatsasperthebudg-
et announcement. In
first phase, gaushalas
will be constructed in
1500 gram panchayats.
Anamountof Rsone
crore each will be used
for setting up gausha-
las in areas where
there are NGOs. Fund-
raising for the project
will be done through
Cow Protection and
Promotion Fund 2016.
Gehlot has given ap-
proval to open 1500
gaushalas in the first
phase. Panchayat
Samiti level Gopalan
Samiti will be consti-
tutedfortheimplemen-
tation of the scheme.
The committee will is-
sue all kinds of admin-
istrative and financial
approval for opening
cowsheds at the Gram
Panchayat level. The
qualityof construction
works done here will
be checked and evalu-
ated by the committee.
The committee will
also make arrange-
ments to send the stray
cattle to the gram pan-
chayat gaushala with
the help of villagers.
In case there is more
than one application
for opening cowshed
in gram panchayats,
the institution will be
selected on the basis of
evaluation and stand-
ard marks. Gram pan-
chayats which do not
have cowsheds, will be
on priority
. Gaushalas
will also have space for
administrative build-
ing, cattle shelter, vet-
erinary facility. Fod-
der storehouse, under-
ground water tank,
water sports, tubewell
and fodder station fa-
cilities will also have
to be worked upon be-
sides water drainage
and electricity. The
state government will
release a maximum
grant of Rs 90 lakh for
each gaushala. The in-
stitute’s contribution
towards the total cost
will be Rs 10 lakh.
GRAM PANCHAYAT
GAUSHALA YOJANA
1500
gaushalas will be
opened by the state
government in the
first phase in the 2nd
financial year
200
gaushalas will be
opened by March
1300
gaushalas will be
opened in the next
financial year
l The gram panchayat
concerned or selected
NGO will have to keep
200 cows in the gaushala
l Five bighas i.e.
8,000 square metres of
land would be meant
for gaushalas
l Cows will be looked
after in the gaushalas
for the next 20 years
l Pucca construction
will be done by gram
panchayat sanstha
l Registration of new
gaushalas will be man-
datory under Rajasthan
Gaushala Registration
Act 1960
l The institution will be
selected by the District
Gopalan Committee
through open tender
Traffic cops’ guerrilla style of
working claims woman’s life
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Traffic police’s
guerrillastyleof issuing
challans took the life of
Jhunjhunu resident
Neelam Chowdhary in
Mansarovar on Thurs-
day
. Seeing the woman
ridingascootywithouta
helmet, the cop ran to
catch her. Panicked, the
womansuddenlyapplied
brakes, due to which her
sister sitting behind fell
down and was run over
by the truck coming
from behind. Although
the relatives of the wom-
an claim that both the
scooty riders were wear-
ing helmets.
Paper leak case: Kirodi
hits back at CM Gehlot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The sit-in con-
tinues for the CBI in-
quiry into the paper
leak case of MP Kiro-
di Lal Meena and
other demands. Meena
reached the Jaipur
protest site on Thurs-
day after the proceed-
ings of the Parlia-
ment. He hit back at
CM Ashok Gehlot’s
statement and took a
jibe stating that one
who calls himself a
Gandhian has an ob-
jection with the sit-in
protest with the stu-
dents demanding a
CBI inquiry into the
paper leak cases. In
the insistence of sav-
ing the paper leak ma-
fia, the CM also wants
to take away the demo-
cratic right to protest.
He said that he had
submitted strong evi-
dence against Board
President DP Jarauli,
but the govt has only
dismissed him, while
SOG officer gave evi-
dence against Mohan
Poswal, but no action
has been taken yet.
9. Define success by the
achievement of the outcomes that
are important to you and
happiness will be in your grasp.
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Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur : Saying that
unemployment rate in
the country is not in-
creasing, a central gov-
ernment official on
Thursday claimed that
the number of people
in the organised sector
is increasing in the
country
.
Arti Ahuja Secretary
of Ministry of Labour
and Employment said
that as per the survey
report of the ministry
of statistics and pro-
gramme implementa-
tion, the unemployment
rate is not increasing.
“The figure of unem-
ployment comes from
the Ministry of Statis-
tics and Program Im-
plementation according
to which the unemploy-
ment rate is not increas-
ing,” she said at a press
conference on the first
day of G20 EWG Meet.
Replying to a ques-
tion regarding the un-
employment rate in the
country and the impact
of the working group
meeting on that, Ahuja
said that the number of
people in the organised
sector is increasing.
“If welookatthedata,
the enrollment in organ-
ised sector is increasing.
The data which we pub-
lish every month indi-
cates that number of
people joining ESIC
EPFO is increasing mo.
This means that more
andmorepeoplearejoin-
ing the organised work-
force,” she said.
A panel discussion on
exploring strategies for
global skills qualifica-
tions harmonization,
developing a framework
for common skill taxon-
omies was held on the
first day on Thursday
.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Replying to the
discussion on the Gover-
nor’s address in the
State Assembly, CM
Ashok Gehlot on Thurs-
daysaidthattheemploy-
ees of the government
cannot be left at the mer-
cy of the share market
where funds of the Na-
tional Pension Scheme
(NPS) are invested.
He said that the Cen-
tre is not giving us
funds deposited in the
NPS. If they will not
give then the State gov-
ernment will move to
the Supreme Court.
Referring to the Ada-
ni Group’s recent share
price downfall in the
share market, Gehlot
said that there is tur-
moil in the country and
abroad and the entire
share market has fallen,
including the shares of
LIC and SBI that have
given loans.
“Employees are our
brothers and we cannot
leave them at the mercy
of the share market.
Shares of Adani Saab
have fallen and there is
turmoil in the entire
country and abroad. All
shares that have given
loans have fallen, in-
cluding SBI and LIC,”
Gehlot said.
Gehlot said that the
entire NPS fund is be-
ing pumped into the
share market and this
argument was given by
the state government
when it implemented
the Old Pension Scheme
(OPS) in the state.
He demanded Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi to answer why he
wants NPS to remain
implemented. Chiran-
jeevi scheme is proving
to be a boon for the peo-
ple of the state,” he said.
Targeting BJP’s Jan
Aakrosh Rally
, Gehlot
said, “There was no an-
ger anywhere in your
publicprotest.Therewas
neitherJannorAakrosh
inyourrallies,thenwhat
was the reason for these
so called rallies? Today
ourgovernmentisgiving
pension to one crore peo-
ple. We presented a sepa-
rate budget for the farm-
ers and today the farmer
is happy
. .”
Speaking about paper
leaks, Gehlot reminded
BJP that during their
times, papers were
leaked 13 times. “Our in-
novations are being dis-
cussed across the coun-
try
. If children start sit-
ting on dharnas, when
will they study? Has CBI
ever investigated paper
leak cases? Incidents of
paper leak have hap-
pened in many states of
the country
. How many
states have given CBI an
inquiry into paper leak
episode?,” CM said.
“Corona manage-
ment of the state gov-
ernment was excellent.
Rajasthan ranks second
in GDP in the country.
The Centre presented
the general budget on
Wednesday, wherein,
govt reduced budget of
everything. The budget
of agriculture, MNRE-
GA, medical, tourism
sector has been re-
duced. People are happy
with State govt’s work.
All of you should talk to
PM about ERCP. Health
sector is our govt’s pri-
ority and we are confi-
dent that our govern-
ment will repeat in Ra-
jasthan as Opposition is
not in a position to com-
pete,” Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot said.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Congress State In-
charge Sukhjinder Sin-
gh Randhawa on Thurs-
day, issued notices to
ministers for not at-
tending the meeting
regarding Haath Se
Haath Jodo Campaign.
According to the sourc-
es, Sukhjinder Rand-
hawa was angry over
absence of ministers,
following which, he is-
sued notices.
Sources informed
that a meeting of prom-
inent leaders of Jaipur
division was called on
January 28 regarding
the ‘Haath se Haath
Jodo’ drive. However,
MLAs ministers
from Jaipur division
didn’t attend the meet.
The State in-charge
have issued show cause
notices and sought
their reply. If the re-
plies are not found sat-
isfactory then action
will be taken against
them. PCC Chief GS
Dotasara speaking on
the issue said that Min-
isters and MLAs didn’t
attend the meeting as
they considered them-
selves bigger than the
Congress. Ministers
Lalchand Kataria, Ra-
jendra Yadav, Dr Ma-
hesh Joshi, Rajendra
Gudha, Parsadi Lal
Meena and Murari Lal
Meena were absent in
Jaipur division’s meet-
ing of the drive.
In the meanwhile,
State PCC appointed
243 ‘Mandal Ad-
hyaksh’ on Thursday.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: The State gov-
ernment on Thursday
made two big announce-
ments for the people of
Economically Weaker
Sections (EWS). Now,
vacant multi-storey
apartments under the
Affordable Housing
Schemes in Jaipur and
other cities will be giv-
en on rent to people fall-
ing under EWS. The
decision was taken
during a meeting
chaired by UDH Princi-
pal Secretary Kunjilal
Meena. The vacant
houses will be allotted
to eligible families on
‘first come first serve’
basis and interested
people can contact the
concerned municipal
body , development au-
thority and urban de-
velopment trust.
Officials informed
that these houses will
be given to ‘homeless
families’ of economi-
cally weaker income
group whose annual
income is up to Rs. 3
lakh. The monthly rent
will be between Rs 200
to 300. “If the allottee
stays in the same
house for 10 years, he
can get the ownership
by depositing the re-
maining amount of the
cost of the house. At
places where vacant
houses are available,
basic facilities like
road, electricity, water
etc. have been made
available by the con-
cerned urban civic
body. The allottee will
have to pay the water
and electricity bill as
per the consumption,”
said an official.
3-day G20 Employment Working Group Meet begins in Jodhpur
FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION
Gaj Singh, Suryakanta Vyas and others during the three-day long G20 Employment Group Meeting
being held at the Ummaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur on Thursday.
Delegates interact during a special session at the G20 Employement Working Group Meeting being
held at the Ummaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur on Thursday.
ABOUT EVENT
Delegates from 19
nations, EU, 9 guest
countries int’l
orgs are taking part
CM GEHLOT’s REPLY ON GUV’s SPEECH
Govtemployeescan’tbeleftatsharemarket’smercy:CM
Referring to the Adani Group’s recent share price downfall in the share market, Gehlot says that there is turmoil in the
country and abroad and the entire share market has fallen, including the shares of LIC and SBI that have given loans
CM Ashok Gehlot replies on the Governor’s address on govt’s behalf in the Assembly on Thursday.
Also seen are Shanti Dhariwal, Mahendra Chaudhary, Bhajan Lal Jatavm Tikaram Jully others.
Vaibhav Gehlot being welcomed by Dilip Chowdhary, Ramdev
Solanki, others from Mali community during the inaugural
ceremony of the new Mali Samaj Sansthan building in Jaitaran.
Randhawaissuesnoticeto
Minsfornotattendingmeet
Govt’smajorannouncementforEWS
category;togivevacantflatsonrent
Savitribai Phule is nation’s
first female teacher:Vaibhav
Bhawani Singh Shekhawat
Jaitaran: RCA Chair-
man Vaibhav Gehlot
attended the inaugura-
tion of Mali (Saini) Sa-
maj Sansthan building
as chief guest in the
city on Thursday. Ad-
dressing the inaugural
ceremony of the build-
ing, Vaibhav Gehlot
said that Mahatma Jy-
otiba Phule and Mata
Savitribai Phule are
worshiped by the en-
tire society and are our
esteemed guide. Ma-
hatma Jyotiba Phule
talked about the uplift-
ment of not only Mali
society but of all com-
munities. Mata Savit-
ribai Phule is the first
female teacher of our
nation and she ignited
the flame of women’s
education at a time
when no importance
was given to it. Thus,
both are very important
in our lives, he added.
Vaibhav also un-
veiled statues of Ma-
hatma Jyotiba Phule
and Savitribai Phule.
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
GEHLOT TARGETS
UNION MINISTER
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Gehlot also targeted the
Union Minister hailing
from Jodhpur and said,
“Nothing can be
expected from him. He
is lying about
‘Sanjeevani’. His people
are still in jail, his family
members have become
accused. He himself
has become accused.
PM has given him such
a huge portfolio and
accordingly, work
should be done to give
relief to the people.”
KATARIA ATTACKS GOVT. OVER PROSECUTION
SANCTION OF CORRUPT OFFICIALS
Jaipur: LoP Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday raised
the issue of corruption in State Assembly during
Governor’s address. BJP leader GC Kataria said that
prosecution sanction of various senior officials are
pending despite charges of corruption are already
against them. “The government is
trying to save officials like Neeraj K.
Pawan and Nirmala Meena. Officials
like Lakshman Gaur, Manish Agarwal,
Inder Singh Rao, Himmat Abhilash
were arrested, but nothing happened.
The ACB took action, but what was the
result?” questioned Gulab Chand Kataria. Kataria
cornered the government on various issues and
targeted the government for a large number of vacant
posts of teachers in school education. He also raised
questions over paper leaks of recruitment
examinations in the State and demanded catching the
big sharks instead of arresting middlemen.
The Chairmanship of G-20 is a mat-
ter of prosperity for India. It is not
just a government programme, but
has become a public festival. It is a good
platform to take Jodhpur’s culture, food,
costumes and possibilities of Marwar Tour-
ism to the world stage.
—Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister
OPS will have to be implemented - Today or Tomorrow. The Cen-
tre isn’t giving us our money deposited in the NPS. It is our money.
If they will not give then we will move to the SC. —Ashok Gehlot, CM
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FEBRUARY 3, 2023
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
GROWING WINGS
ouwerebornwithpoten-
tial. You were born with
goodness and trust. You
were born with ideals
and dreams. You were
bornwithgreatness.You
are not meant for crawl-
ing, so don’t. You have wings.
Learn to use them and fly,
believes Harshita Singh a
dazzling model from
Jaipur. The beauty shared
her journey of how even
after facing many hard-
ships she continues to grow.
Talking about the same she
expressed, “I am a graduate
of the journalism field and
have been working as a free-
lance model for two years
now.Talkingaboutthefuture
she stated, “In 20 years I will
probablybetellingmyfriends
and family that I made it after
all the hardships and will be
living my life king-size.”
While describing her jour-
ney she conveyed “I could
never imagine being a model
due to my weight but desti-
ny had something else
planned. After the lockdown, I lost
weight and the first thing that came
to my mind was to try for the elite I
remembered how impactful it was
for me in 2018 when I saw elite’s
auditions for the first time so in
2021 I gave my first auditions,
and since then started
working in Jaipur a free-
lance model. I was also
living my dream life
while I was also fight-
ing battles related to
health behind the scene,
but I kept moving forward
and now being the only earning
member of the family I feel like
the struggle was all part of the
story
. Everything has beauty, but
not everyone sees it. The diva
further added, “Because
Gaurav Gaur sir, I am becom-
ing the independent confi-
dent woman that I always
aspired to be.”
MRIDULA SHARMA
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Y
“EVERYTHING HAS BEAUTY, BUT NOT EVERYONE SEES IT,” EXPRESSED
RAVISHING HARSHITA SINGH WHO IS ALSO ONE OF THE FINALISTS OF ELITE MISS
RAJASTHAN DURING THE CHIT-CHAT SESSION WITH THE CITY FIRST!
11. 10
ETC
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VAISH,
Model
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
You care about you
lover but somehow
hesitate in expressing
that care. Don’t make
friends for money and
status rather make friends who will
stick with you forever. On social front,
you may have to spend some extra
money in buying gifts for someone for
some specific occasion.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You are a pro in your
field and none can beat
you. You give tough
competition to people.
Many people get
inspired by you. You will get special
treatment from your dear ones. Take
stand where you need to, don’t run in
the same direction where everybody
else is going.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You make sure to
make things work your
way. Never demotivate
someone even if
someone is not
capable of doing something. You are
most wanted by your friends. You
can have romantic affair in office and
a serious one. You will invest money
in clothes and accessories today.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Scrumptious food is
what you are craving
for today. You always
maintain cordial
relationship with
everyone. You workout daily to keep
yourself fit. You may start a side
business to earn extra money. You are
not a jealous kind and you feel happy
for others.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Spend time talking with
likeminded people as it
will make you feel good
for now. Boisterous
behaviour is what
everyone needs right now, do whatever
you can do to cheer everyone up. You
will feel financially comfortable and
infant you are in position to invest
money in some new venture.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
You need a break from
day to tensions and the
way to cope up with
stress is to meditate.
You must create an
environment of understanding at
home. You will succeed in any sort of
examination if you put your heart and
soul to it. Promotion can be expected
even if other are not.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
You love to live close
to your family. Best
day to buy gold and
silver or any precious
metal for investment
sake. You are a child at heart and
never let this child die. You have a big
heart and you always help someone if
you can. Video gathering is possible
as you miss your social circle.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Visit a doctor if you
have any doubts about
your health. Don’t
attack stress even if
you don’t have any.
Let go of things that are not in your
control. You want to have your own
house and you will work hard to
make your dream come true. Health
remains satisfactory.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Your spouse is
someone who can do
anything for your
happiness. You are
opportunist and this will
make you successful one day. There
may be delays in property possession
and it won’t effect you. You are happy
spending whole day at home. Help
your mothers at home today.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will feel amorous
towards your wife.
This is the best time
try something new
with life give yourself a
new purpose. Work on your
limitations, there can be no better
time than this. You have more
opposite sex friends than the same
and you may be judged sometimes.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
You are very generous
by nature and also you
are the backbone of
your family. Today is a
favourable day for
business. You may postpone your
study plans. You are very fortunate to
have a great friend circle. Be careful of
the words that come out of your
mouth.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Your spouse may make
you spend more than
you expected. Fantastic
day for investing money
in stock market as you
can make fortune. You need help on
academic front and you should not shy
away from asking. You miss your
parents a lot and somewhere fear to
loose them.
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
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BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY OF
TRANSFORMATION
dverse situa-
tions are inevi-
table parts of
our life. We can-
not escape them
or deny their
existence. How-
ever, as we go through
the hardships of life and
emerge as better ver-
sions of ourselves, we
become stronger and
more capable than be-
fore. Like a caterpillar
goes through a metamor-
phosis before embrac-
ing its magnificence,
and emerging as a
beautiful butterfly,
we should go
through the jour-
ney of transfor-
mation to reach
our potential.
The process of
transformation is es-
sential for our ameliora-
tion. The process is
strenuous, and people
find it extremely
stressful to complete
this onerous journey.
But we need to re-
member, this is
a part of the
growth pro-
cess, which
needs to be
e m b r a c e d
more pro-
foundly than
success itself.
TRANSFORMATIONS
TAKE PLACE OUTSIDE
OUR COMFORT ZONE;
THIS IS WHERE WE
GROW AND SUCCEED
Life is full of unexpected
challenges and disap-
pointments. We can’t
avoid these difficulties.
We must learn to accept
them as a part of the
journey of life. Although
this process isn’t easy,
with hard work and per-
severance, we can over-
come our limitations
and succeed in life.
VICTIM MINDSET:
OUR WORST FOE
Sometimes we unknow-
ingly slip into a victim
mindset. Destructive
self-talk like- Why is this
happening to me? I have
never done anything
wrong. There are so
many people out there
who are so happy, but
only I am suffering.
If any of these
thoughts are encroach-
ing on your mind it’s
high time to get alert.
These thoughts that en-
courage a victim mind-
set, are poisonous to our
minds and soul.
As wise human be-
ings, we should have a
high opinion of our-
selves. Sometimes our
self-esteem is adversely
affected by difficult situ-
ations that we encounter
in life. We should never
forget that the only pur-
pose of these situations
is to make us wiser and
stronger.
The way we respond to
the adverse situation in
our life decides our
mindset. If we are not
getting wiser and strong-
er even in adverse situa-
tions, it is a red flag, in-
dicating that we need to
change our mindset
from a victim mindset to
a growth mindset.
Lessons are repeated
until learned. Changing
one’s mindset from a vic-
tim mindset to a growth
mindset is an
important part
of one’s life. In the
course of time, our
mindset determines
the quality of our
life.
S e l f - e s t e e m
emerges from within. It
has nothing to do with
external forces. Difficult
situations in our life are
inevitable, the best part
is - they help us to grow
inside out.
SELF-ESTEEM: YOU
MAY BE THE ONLY
PERSON TO BELIEVE IN
YOU, IT’S ENOUGH
Self-esteem is all about
developing our inner
strength. It is the process
to believe in our ability
to rise and shine under
all circumstances. It is
unwise to question the
circumstances in our
life, rather we need to fo-
cus on enhancing our
skills and developing our
strengths.
Self-esteem acts as an
invisible shield. It pro-
tects us and teaches us to
become a better version
of ourselves.
WE ARE WHAT WE DO
REPEATEDLY
The things which
play a vital
role in
devel-
oping our self-esteem
include our routine, the
kind of people we sur-
round ourselves with,
the kind of books we
read, the kind of
thoughts we entertain,
and also the way we re-
spond to each and every-
thing around us. The
things we are watching
and listening to, and our
exposure to social media
play a pivotal role in
building our
self-esteem.
NEVER EVER FORGET
YOUR WORTH
Be ready to witness the
most bedazzling miracle
once you have the cour-
age to embrace who you
really are. To stop believ-
ing in yourself is like ty-
ingyourself up.Highself-
esteem enables us to win
over the adversities of
life. It also enables us to
imbibe other strong char-
acteristics in our person-
ality
. It helps to imbibe
clarity
, assertiveness,
confidence, self-re-
spect, self-love,
and optimism.
It is the best
way to live.
ESHITA SINGH
cityfirst@firtsindia.co.in
A
12. ETC 11
eepika Padu-
kone is cur-
rently enjoy-
ing the glori-
ous success
of her recent-
ly released
film, Pathaan. She re-
united with Shah
Rukh Khan and John
Abraham for the ac-
tioner. Directed by
Siddharth Anand, the
film proved to be the
biggest hit at the box
office. Amid enjoying
the thunderous suc-
cess, Deepika was
seen wishing her sis-
ter Anisha Padukone
on her birthday with
an adorable message.
She took to Instagram
on Wednesday night
and dropped a heart-
warming post for Ani-
sha. The gorgeous ac-
tress posted a quote on
her handle that read,
If you have nothing
in life but a loving sis-
ter, you are richer
than you know. Along
with the quote pic-
ture, Deepika wrote,
Happy Birthday and
tagged her sister. Af-
ter Deepika wished
her sister Anisha,
fans were also
seen shower-
ing love on
Anisha.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
D
F
ans are super excited ever
since Karan Johar an-
nounced his upcoming di-
rectorial Rocky Aur Rani
Ki Prem Kahani. With this film,
KJO will be breaking his hiatus of
almost 7 years and will be return-
ing to the director’s seat. On
Thursday Alia took to her Insta-
gram handle to share the new
release date of the film. Alia
Bhatt shared a poster of Rocky
Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani and
announced the new release date
of the film. Now the Ranveer
Singh starrer will be released on
July 28, 2023.
R
ita Ora just con-
firmed her mar-
riage with film-
maker Taika
Waititi after months of
speculation. The pop
singer recently con-
firmed the news in an
interview with Jamie
Theakston and Aman-
da Holden on Heart Ra-
dio Breakfast as she
promoted her new sin-
gle You Only Love Me.
In the aforemen-
tioned interview, Rita
Ora was asked if she
was indeed married to
Waititi. As reported by
PEOPLE, she respond-
ed by saying that she is
‘officially off the mar-
ket’. “Yes. Here we
are, she said. “They
say everything hap-
pens for a reason. I am
officially off the mar-
ket, people!
When asked if she
planned on taking Wai-
titi as her last name,
the singer commented
that although she has
thought about it, she
has also worked hard
for her last name ‘Ora’.
She then reflected that
she does believe in
sharing the journey
with her husband, and
concluded that she has
not decided yet.
MARRIAGE
CONFIRMATION
NEW
RELEASE
DATE
A
nanya Panday is set to
headline a yet-untitled cy-
ber-thriller that will be di-
rected by filmmaker
Vikramaditya Motwane. “When
Vikramaditya Motwane ap-
proached me with this story, I
just knew I had to be part of it.
As a filmmaker, he has been on
my wish list for as long as I can
remember, and I feel really
lucky to be working with
him so early in my career,”
Panday said. Producer
Nikhil Dwivedi said, “When
Vikram shared the script
with me, it was one of the most in-
teresting materials I had laid my
hands on in recent times and I decided
within a few hours to participate in
this. Ananya is a commendable ar-
tiste, and someone to watch out for
in times to come. I am excited that
she is in the film.” On the work
front, Ananya was last seen in
Liger, along with Vijay Devra-
konda. The Puri Jagganath di-
rectorial was a box office dis-
aster. The actress recently
wrapped the shoot of her up-
coming film ‘Kho Gaye Hum
Kahan.
S
idharth Malhotra and Kiara Ad-
vani, who impressed the audi-
ence with their magical chemis-
try in Shershaah, are all set to
take their relationship to next level.
Reportedly, the duo will be tying the
knot on February 6 in Jaisalmer, Ra-
jasthan. On Thursday morning, a pa-
parazzo took to Instagram and shared
details of Sidharth and Kiara's D-day
. In
the post, the paparazzo also revealed
that the media will reach Suryagarh
Palace on Friday to cover the pre-wed-
ding festivities. The post read, We are
heading to Jaisalmer to cover #kiaraad-
vani and #sidharthmal-
hotra wedding. We will
land tomorrow and then
take a jeep to Jaisalmer. One
team will have to wait at Jodh-
pur airport in case guests are not taking
chartered flights direct to Jaisalmer. We
arenotsurewhatwewillget,butwewill
brace for the cold weather and try our
best. Most images normally get up-
loaded by the stars we wait and
watch. 4th to 6th Feb is where
the wedding will take place at
Suryagarh Palace.
V
icky Kaushal, the supremely
talented actor is happily
married to the renowned
Bollywood star Katrina Kaif.
In a recent interview with Lifestyle
Asia, Vicky opened up about their love
story.
The actor, who has earlier mentioned
that marriage made him a better person,
heaped praise on his lovely wife in his
interview with Lifestyle Asia. I think a
person in love is always the best version
of themselves and I guess that’s what is
radiating out of me. I love my wife. I love
my family. I’m in love with life. And I
guess that is what comes out. I can only
guess what makes them say these nice
things about me but I’m grateful for
these kind words. I’m as flawed as
everybody else. But still, to be on
the receiving end of such nice
words, it’s humbling.
Tech cap on
WEDDING VENUE?
T
aylor Laut-
ner recently
recalled the
i n f a m o u s
2009 MTV VMAs
when his then-girl-
friend Taylor Swift
was interrupted by
Kanye West on
stage. Taylor Laut-
ner’s wife Taylor
Dome, who also
goes by the name
Taylor Lautner
now, asked the Twi-
light actor, which
moment he would
like to go back to
if hecould,
on their podcast ti-
tled The Squeeze.
This clip, as report-
ed by Eonline was
shared on TikTok
on February 1.
Without hesitating,
Lautner responded
that he would prob-
ably like to go back
to the 2009 VMAs
when he presented
the award to his
then-partner Tay-
lor Swift and “was
unaware that the
wholeKanye(West)
thing was not a
skit.”
Swift's Fiasco
In love with life
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