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Vineet Joshi, Additional Secretary in Education Minis-
try, was appointed as CBSE Chairman on Monday. The
development comes following relinquishing of charge
by Manoj Ahuja after he was appointed as the OSD in
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
The Tata Group has appointed Ilker Ayci — for-
mer Turkish Airlines Chairman — as Air India’s
Managing Director and CEO effective on or be-
fore April 1. The development is in line with the
Tata Group’s plans to appoint an expatriate chief.
IAS VINEET
JOSHI IS
CBSE’S NEW
CHAIRMAN
TATA GROUP APPOINTS
EX-TURKISH AIRLINES
CHAIRMAN ILKER AYCI
AS AIR INDIA MD & CEO
CORONA CATASTROPHE
Rajasthan Jaipur
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CASES
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NEW
CASES
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IPS SANJAY SHOTRIYA
TO HEAD RPSC NOW!
Jaipur: In a major devel-
opment on Monday by
the state government, a
full time Chairman of the
Rajasthan Public Service
Commission has been
appointed after nearly
two and a half
months of wait,
since former
DGP Bhupendra
Singh completed
his term. 2013
batch promotee
IPS Sanjay
Kumar Shrotriya,
currently serving
as IG Jaipur range, has
been appointed as the new
chairman of Rajasthan
Public Service Commis-
sion, regarding which
Governor Kalraj Mishra
has issued orders. In fact
the appointment is being
considered, in relevant
circles, as an ‘award’ of
merit and performance to
Shotriya. After two and
a half months, full time
chairman has been ap-
pointed in RPSC.
Earlier, Bhu-
pendra Singh,
served at this
post and retired
on 1 December
2021. Since then
only the acting
President was
working. The
first member Shiv Singh
Rathore was made the
acting president After the
completion of his term,
on January 30, member
Jaswant Singh Rathi was
made the acting president.
16 PEOPLE RAPE
13-YEAR-OLD
FOR TWO DAYS
Bharatpur: In a horrific
incident, a 13-year-old girl
was allegedly gangraped
by 16 men for 2 days. The
accused kept taking turns
on the victim for two days
in captivity in a forest. The
father of the victim filed a
complaint at Khoh police
naming all the culprits on
Sunday and a case was
filed. According to police
sources, five persons
kidnapped the victim at
gunpoint when she had
gone to the jungle to
graze goats and collect
firewood on Friday. Upon
her return the next day,
the girl described her or-
deal to her family. Most of
the culprits are from the
same village while others
are from nearby villages.
JUSTICE BHANDARI TAKES
OATH AS MADRAS HC CJ
amil Nadu Governor RN Ravi administered oath of office to Madras High Court Chief
Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari in the presence of Chief Minister MK Stalin at
the Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Monday. Hailing from Rajasthan, he is the 32nd Chief
Justice of the High Court. Justice Bhandari, who was the Acting CJ of the High
Court, was appointed as the Chief Justice by President Ram Nath Kovind who accepted the
recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium which proposed his name. Turn to P10
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Security concerns: MHA
‘bans’ 54 Chinese apps
New Delhi: The Minis-
try of Home Affairs has
recommended banning
54 Chinese mobile apps
that pose a threat to the
country’s security
.
The apps against
whom the adverse secu-
rity inputs were gener-
ated include Sweet Self-
ie HD, Beauty Camera,
Music Player, Music
Plus, Volume Booster,
Video Players Media all
formats, Viva Video
Editor, Nice Video
Baidu, AppLock and As-
tracraft, among others.
A formal notification
banning these apps will
be issued by the Minis-
try of Electronics and
Information Technolo-
gy (MeitY).
his will be second ma-
jor action against Chi-
nese apps.
Back in June 2021,
the government had
banned 59 Chinese apps
including the popular
short video sharing
platform TikTok, UC
Browser, WeChat and
Bigo Live, saying they
were prejudicial to the
sovereignty, integrity
and security of the
country
.
GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO PROMOTE
TOURISM IN STATE: CM GEHLOT
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has said
that the State Govern-
ment is working with
commitment to promote
tourism. “Efforts are be-
ing made to further
strengthen the tourism
industry in the State so
thatmoreandmoretour-
ists come to Rajasthan
and maximum employ-
ment opportunities are
created,”hesaidonMon-
day while talking to the
media at Khasa Kothi.
Gehlot stressed that
tourism is a very impor-
tant sector for the state.
“The economy of many
countries in the world
dependsontheactivities
related to it, but this sec-
tor faced a lot of prob-
lems due to Covid pan-
demic. It is the priority
of the Government that
the tourism industry
comes back on track,”
Gehlot said and wished
the newly appointed Ra-
jasthan Tourism Devel-
opment Corporation
(RTDC) Chairman
DharmendraRathoreon
assuming his charge.
Notably
, Rathore set
an example of coordina-
tionandteamspiriteven
before assuming the
charge. He first went to
meet Tourism Minister
Vishvendra Singh and
Ministerof StateMurar-
ilal Meena in their
rooms, after which he
took charge. Recently
, in
the political appoint-
ments, senior Congress
leader Dharmendra
Rathore was given the
responsibility of the
chairmanof thetourism
corporation. Turn to P10
CM Ashok Gehlot
CM TO REPLY ON GUV’S ADDRESS TODAY
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will reply to the debate
on the Governor’s address on Tuesday at 5 pm. In
his reply, CM will also answer the issue raised by BJP
regarding REET exam paper leak. The government
has categorically refused to conduct a CBI inquiry
into the matter. So far, no BJP MLA has participated
in the debate on the Governor’s address. The BJP has
been given around five hours to debate.
l DHARMENDRA
RATHORE ASSUMES
CHARGE OF RTDC
CHAIRMAN
l RURAL AND
RELIGIOUS TOURISM
TO BE FOCUSSED
UPON BY RAJ
GOVERNMENT
U’KHAND, GOA DECIDED
2 VILLAGES IN KEDARNATH CONSTITUENCY BOYCOTT POLLS; ADMIN ASKS
THEM TO RECONSIDER, EC DISMISSES SP CLAIMS OF VVPAT TAMPERING
61.72% voting in UP polls’ second phase
F
rom ferrying the
elderly and dif-
ferently-abled in
‘dolis’ to making ar-
rangements for Covid
patients, the Election
Commission on Mon-
day ensured people in
Goa, Uttarakhand and
parts of Uttar Pradesh
do not miss out on vot-
ing in the assembly
elections on Monday
.
The voter turnout re-
ported at 8 pm was 78.94
per cent in Goa and
59.51 per cent in Uttar
Pradesh, the poll panel
said, while Uttara-
khand till 8 pm reported
62.50 per cent. Voting
was held peacefully in
all the three states, of-
ficials said.
While, assembly polls
inGoaandUttarakhand
were completed in a sin-
gle phase, for Uttar
Pradesh, it was the sec-
ond of a seven-phase
election. The results
will be declared on
March 10.
According to the
commission, special ‘di-
vyang dolis’ were de-
ployed in Uttarakhand
with the help of volun-
teers from the National
Cadet Corps (NCC) for
assisting people with
disabilities (PwD) and
senior citizens to poll-
ing stations.
Polling officials take a handicapped voter to a polling booth in
Uttarakhand’s Bageshwar. (Below): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev and
Acharya Balkrishna after casting their vote in Haridwar.
HC CORRECTS
BAIL ORDER OF
ASHISH, CLEARS
WAY FOR RELEASE
The Allahabad High Court
on Monday corrected
its order granting bail
to Ashish Mishra in
Lakhimpur Kheri case.
Ashish Mishra had moved
the Lucknow bench of
the High Court on Friday
seeking insertion of sec-
tions 302 (murder) and
120 B (criminal con-
spiracy) of IPC that were
“inadvertently” not men-
tioned in the high court
order as the jail authori-
ties would not release him
due to omission.
Triple talaq law saved
thousands of Muslim
women: PM Modi in UP
Kanpur: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi on
Monday claimed that
the law against triple
talaq has saved thou-
sands of Muslim wom-
en in Uttar Pradesh
Addressing an election
rally, Modi further said
that Muslim girls feel
safe under BJP rule in
UP and a greater num-
ber of Muslim girls is
going to schools.
PM Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Jalandhar on Monday.
PM MODI PROMISES ‘NAVA
PUNJAB’, SAYS CONGRESS
HUMILIATED AMARINDER
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Monday promised
a ‘Nava Punjab’ in his first
rally in the poll-bound state
since the security scare in
Ferozepur last month. Ad-
dressing a rally in Jalandhar,
PM Modi said, if given a
chance, the NDA will deliver
a ‘Nava Punjab’ or new Pun-
jab in next 5 years. PM also
targetted Congress for hu-
miliating ex-CM Amarinder.
Shah: Past govts
couldn't avenge
killing of our
jawans by Pak
Jhansi: Union home
minister Amit Shah
on Monday launched
an all-out attack on the
opposition in poll-
bound Uttar Pradesh,
invoking the third an-
niversary of Pulwama
terror attacks in which
40 CRPF personnel
had lost their lives.
“During SP, BSP-sup-
ported Congress rule,
any Tom, Dick & Har-
ry would enter India
from Pakistan & be-
head our jawans,” said
Shah in Jhansi.
Shah in Jhansi.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to
hear the police plea against a probe by the Central
Bureau of Investigation in the suicide of a 17-year-
old school girl in Tamil
Nadu. But the court said
that the central agency
can continue probe
in the case where the
student was allegedly
coerced to convert to
Christianity. The teen
had died by suicide after consuming poison at her
home in Thanjavur on January 9 and died 10 days
later. In a video, the girl alleged that the hostel
warden had forced her to clean the hostel and do
maintenance work. The hostel warden has been
arrested under the Juvenile Act apart from charges
of abetting suicide.
Guwahati: Assam’s
Cacher district police
recovered 30,000
tablets of Yaba, a mix
of methamphetamine
and caffeine, and
apprehended three
persons from the
Bagpur area under the
Joypur police station.
Taking to Twitter,
Cachar police wrote
‘In a major overhaul,
30,000 YABA tablets
recovered and three
persons apprehended
by Joypur Police Sta-
tion. The war against
drugs continues and
will not stop short of
any stops.”
New Delhi: Amid grow-
ing tension between
the BJP-led Centre and
the DMK government
in Tamil Nadu, a phone
call from Union Home
Minister Amit Shah to
Kanimozhi more than
a month ago has now
become a topic of fierce
discussion, sources
said. Shah called DMK
MP M Kanimozhi to
wish her on her 54th
birthday on January 5.
INMAJORHAUL,
30KDRUGTABLETS
SEIZEDINASSAM
SHAH’SB’DAYCALL
TOKANIMOZHI
RINGSLOUDBELLS
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NATIONPAYSTRIBUTETOPULWAMAMARTYRS
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Monday paid
homagetotheCentral
Reserve Police Force
(CRPF)personnelwho
losttheirlivesinater-
rorist attack in Pul-
wama in 2019, and
saidtheirbraveryand
sacrifice
motivate
every In-
dian to
work to-
wards a
strongandprosperous
country. In the attack
by Pak sponsored ter-
rorists in the south
Kashmir,40CRPFper-
sonnel made the su-
preme sacrifice.
PM tweeted, “I pay
homage to all those
martyredinPulwama
onthisdayin2019and
recall their outstand-
ing service to our na-
tion. Their bravery
andsupremesacrifice
motivates every Indi-
an to work towards
a strong and
prosperous
country.” —PTI
CRPFpayshomageto
40jawanskilledin’19
THIRD ANNIV OF
DEADLY ATTACK Lethpora (J&K): The
CRPFonMondaypaid
floral tributes to its
personnelmartyredin
thePulwamaterrorat-
tack on this day three
years ago.
Additional Director
General (ADG), CRPF,
DS Chaudhary, led the
officers and jawans of
the paramilitary force
in paying their trib-
utes at the martyr’s
memorial here. ADG
Chaudhary and other
CRPF personnel laid
floral wreaths at the
memorial. —PTI
Thesecurity
forceselimi-
natedthe
modulebe-
hindthePulwamaat-
tackwithin100hoursof
theattack.Afterforces’
operationsagainstJeM,
theirultraswereso
scaredofdyingthatno-
bodywantedtotakethe
leadershiprole.
—LtGen
(Retd)
KJS
Dhillon
Jhansi (UP): Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on Mon-
day said that the defence
corridor project in Uttar
Pradesh’s Jhansi will help
India “teach a lesson to Pa-
kistan”. Addressing a public
rally in Mauranipur, Shah
said, “PM has
laid the founda-
tion stone for
the defence
project in
Jhansi.
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi said
the sacrifice of jawans will
not go in vain. “We can
never forget the martyrs of
Pulwama. Their sacrifice and
that of their families will not
go in vain — we
will ensure
answers are
given. Jai
Hind,” Gan-
dhi tweeted
in Hindi. —PTI
Kochi: The Kerala High Court
allowed the State govern-
ment’s appeals and set aside
a single judge order defer-
ring a survey in connection
with the SilverLine project.
A bench of Chief Justice S
Manikumar and Justice Shaji
P Chaly set aside the single
judge’s order deferring the
survey till February 7. The
single judge, thereafter, had
further deferred the survey
till February 18. The single
judge’s orders had come on
several pleas, some of which
have opposed the survey be-
ing conducted and the others
were against the laying of
concrete poles. —PTI
New Delhi: The SC on
Monday issued a notice
on a petition challeng-
ing the Gujarat HC’s
order staying Section 5
of the Gujarat Freedom
of Religion (Amend-
ment) Act, 2021, which
mandated permission of
DMs for religious conver-
sion. A bench of Justices
Abdul Nazeer and Krishna
Murari, while hearing an
appeal filed by the state
govt, against staying Sec-
tion 5 of the Act issued
notice to Jamiat Ulama
E-Hind Gujarat and the
other on whose petition
HC order had come.
Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah, MP
from Srinagar, said that he has
been placed under house arrest
and has been disallowed from
visiting Jammu. “I was sched-
uled to visit Jammu today. This
morning, I was informed by
security officials that I cannot
step out of my house,” he said.
The ex-J&K CM said that police
cited the anniversary of the
Pulwama terrorist attack for not
allowing his travel to Jammu.
SHAH: DEF PROJECT
IN JHANSI WILL HELP
CRPF personnel pay tribute to those who
were killed in the Pulwama terror attack,on
its third anniversary,at a memorial,Lethpora,
in Pulwama on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
RAHUL: WILL ENSURE
ANSWERS ARE GIVEN
KERALA HC SETS
ASIDE ORDER
DEFERRING SURVEY
SC NOTICE ON PLEA
AGAINST RELIGIOUS
CONVERSION
FAROOQ STOPPED FROM
VISITING JAMMU
Manila: External Af-
fairs Minister S Jais-
hankar on Monday
held “productive dis-
cussions” with his
Philippines counter-
part Teodoro L Locsin
during which they cov-
ered a range of issues
dealing with mutual
national security.
Jaishankar's three-
day maiden visit to the
Philippines comes over
two weeks after the
Southeast Asian coun-
trysigneda$375million
deal with India to buy
three batteries of
BrahMoscruisemissile.
“Held productive
discussions with FM @
teddyboylocsinof Phil-
ippines. We are enter-
ing a new phase of our
partnership. Its basis
is the mutuality of na-
tional security and de-
velopment aspirations.
Our conversation cov-
dealing with both,”
EAM tweeted. —PTI
EAMholdstalkswithPhilippinecounterpart
ExternalAffairs Minister S Jaishankar with Philippine counterpart
Teodoro L Locsin in Manila on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi: Finance
minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman on Monday
said the ABG Shipyard
account turned NPA
during the erstwhile
UPA regime and the
banks took lesser than
normal time to detect
the fraud perpetrated
by the shipping firm.
"...in this particular
case with that kind of a
measurement,actually,I
should say to the credit
to the banks, they've
takenlesserthanwhatis
normally an average
time to detect these
kinds of frauds," FM
said at a Press confer-
ence after addressing
the members of the RBI
board.Theministersaid
normally banks take 52-
56 months of time to de-
tectsuchcasesandiniti-
ate follow-up actions.
LoanstoABGturned
NPAspriorto2014:FM
Kolkata: Mamata Ba-
nerjee, after reaching
out to regional heavy-
weightsMKStalinandK
Chandrasekhara Rao,
reserved a grand snub
for the Congress as she
saidnoregionalpartyis
on good terms with it
anditcangoitsownway.
The Bengal Chief
MinisterpingedherTa-
mil Nadu and Telanga-
na counterparts and
discussed a meeting of
oppositionChief Minis-
ters to "protect" the
country's federal struc-
ture. She made it clear
today that the Congress
is not invited.
"No regional party
sharesgoodtermswith
Congress. The Con-
gress party will go its
way, we will go our
way,"MamataBanerjee
told reporters. —Agencies
Amid outreach to
MK Stalin,KCR,
Mamata’s snub
for Congress
New Delhi: As a virus-
weary world limps
through the third year
of theoutbreak,experts
are sending out a warn-
ing signal, Don't expect
omicron to be the last
variant we have to con-
tend with — and don't
letyourguarddownyet.
In the midst of a vast
wave of milder infec-
tions, countries around
the world are dialing
backrestrictions.Many
people are starting to
assume they've had
their run-in with Cov-
id-19 and that the pan-
demic is tailing off.
That's not necessarily
the case. —Agencies
Covid-19‘maynevergoaway’,will
likelytriggernewwaves,sayexperts
Hyderabad: After the
Ram Janmabhoomi de-
bate was settled by the
Supreme Court in No-
vember2019,anewcon-
troversy has erupted -
this time over Hanu-
man Janmabhoomi.
This, however, is not
between two religions
but between two Hindu
trusts (one in Andhra
Pradeshandtheotherin
Karnataka) claiming
differentlocationsasthe
birthplaceof Hanuman.
TheTTD,orTirumala
Tirupati Devasthanam,
in Andhra Pradesh has
planned a ceremony to
develop facilities at An-
janadri, a temple and
pilgrimage site in the
TirumalaHills.—Agencies
Two religious bodies fight
over Hanuman’s birthplace
NOT PRESTIGE ISSUE: SC TO
TN ON SUICIDE PROBE BY CBI
ISRO SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES
EOS-04,TWO OTHER SATELLITES
INDIA,MALDIVES HOLD DIALOGUE TO
EXPAND DEFENCE COOPERATION
ASSAM LIFTS ALL
COVID CURBS
CASE AGAINST BIHAR BJP MLA FOR
ALLEGEDLY KIDNAPPING WOMAN: COPS
New delhi: The Indian Space Research Organ-
isation (Isro) successfully launched its earth
observation satellite EOS-4 and two co-passenger
technology demonstrator and scientific satellites
at 5:59 am Monday from the first launch pad at
the country’s only spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra
Pradesh. “After a flight of about 17 minutes 34
seconds three satellites namely EOS-04, INSPIRE-
sat-1 and INST-2TD were injected successfully.
New Delhi: Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar has held
"very productive" talks with the top military brass
of the Maldives to further bolster bilateral defence
and security cooperation amid concerns over
China's increasing footprint in the Indian Ocean.The
Maldives is one of India's key maritime neighbours
in the Indian Ocean Region and the bilateral defence
and security ties have been on an upward trajectory
in the last few years. "Delighted to be in Maldives
for the 3rd Defence Cooperation Dialogue. Had
very productive discussions. Deeply appreciate
warm hospitality of @cdfofmndf Maj Gen Abdulla
Shamaal," Kumar tweeted on Monday, a day after
the talks in Male. In November, India, the Maldives
and Sri Lanka held a two-day maritime operation.
New Delhi: Assam
to withdraw all
Covid-19 curbs in the
state from February
15, said CM Himanta
Biswa Sarma. Notifi-
cation in this regard
issued on Monday.
The curb that will be
lifted include manda-
tory testing facilities
at airports.
Patna: A case was filed against BJP MLA Vinay
Bihari in Patna for allegedly kidnapping a 25-year-
old woman, police said. The case was registered
at the Agam Kuan police station of the city based
on a complaint filed by the woman’s mother, they
said. “An FIR has been registered against the MLA
from Lauriya in West Champaran and two others
in connection with the kidnapping of a 25-year-old
woman,” said Bipin Bihari, the SHO. —PTI
New Delhi: Driven by rising prices certain food items,
retail inflation soared to a seven-month high of 6.01
per cent in January, breaching
the upper tolerance level of the
Reserve Bank. According to the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) data
released by the government, the
retail inflation in ‘oils and fats’
category stood at 18.7 per cent
Several other segments, including fuel and light,
clothing and footwear and transport and communica-
tion witnessed over 9 per cent price rise.
RETAIL INFLATION SPURTS TO SEVEN
MONTH HIGH OF 6.01% IN JANUARY
CRUCIAL READ
PM pays tribute to CRPF jawans
martyred in Pulwama terror attack
Imphal: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
on Monday paid tributes to CRPF jawans
killed in the dastardly Pulwama terror
attack on this day three years ago. Singh
said that the Centre is ready to talk with the
militant outfits of the Northeastern region
to resolve their problems as the govern-
ment always wants to end the violence per-
manently. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
also had lunch at the residence of Kargil
War martyr Yumnam Kalleshor Kom, in
Imphal. Addressing an election meeting at
Langthabal Mandal in Imphal West district
of Manipur, the Defence Minister said
that the government is always prepared
to talk with the extremist outfits for a
lasting solution of the insurgency prob-
lem and to stop violence in Manipur and
other Northeastern states permanently.
RAJNATH PAYS TRIBUTE TO CRPF JAWANS,
SAYS OPEN TO TALK WITH MILITANTS OF NE
HIMANTA SLAMS KCR FOR
SEEKING PROOF ON STRIKE
New Delhi: The sparring between Telangana CM
K Chandrashekar Rao and his Assam counterpart
Himanta Biswa Sarma continued, with the Sarma
presenting “videographic evidence” of the surgical
strike. Rahul Gandhi’s comments, demanding
evidence of the surgical strike, had snowballed
as Rao came out in his support. Sarma posted a
video on Koo, captioned, “Dear KCR garu, here is
the videographic evidence of the surgical strike by
our brave Army. In spite of this you question the
valor of our forces and insult them. Why are you
so desperate to attack and malign our Army? New
India will not tolerate insults against our Army.”
IN THE COURTYARD
PM Narendra Modi
P8
We need not go to any other authority
than Holy Quran and wearing hijab will
be protected under Article 25. Muslim
girls wearing headscarves are not hurting
anyone. Religious freedoms can be barred only
when it interferes with public order.
—Devadatt Kamat, advocate contends in Karnataka High Court
HIGH COURT ADJOUNS HEARING
K’taka govt may
introduce new hijab
norms in schools
Bengaluru: Karna-
taka government is
likely to introduce a
Standard Operating
Procedure (SOP) on
the usage of hijab
based on the high
court proposal ban-
ning religious gar-
ments in schools and
colleges till the mat-
ter is pending with
the court.
The government is
likely to issue guide-
lines for all schools
and colleges after
some students came
to attend classes to-
day wearing hijab de-
spite the court order.
Some students
were asked to remove
hijab by school au-
thorities standing
outside the school
gate. To prevent such
situations, the gov-
ernment is likely to
come up with a new
set of guidelines.
Chief Minister Ba-
savaraj Bommai will
meet Education Min-
ister BC Nagesh, edu-
cation department
officials and home
department officials
to decide upon such
guidelines based on
the high court pro-
posal.
The govt is likely to intro-
duce SOP on the usage
of hijab based on the high
court proposal. The new
guidelines will let students
coming in hijabs and
burqas enter schools and
then change into uniform.
PRIYANKA GANDHI
REACHES SHIMLA
ON 3-DAY VISIT
Shashikant Sharma
Shimla: Taking a break
from her multi-state
hectic election cam-
paign, Congress General
Secretary Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra has reached
Shimla. According to
sources, Priyanka will be
staying in the Himachal
capital at her family
residence for the next
three days. As of now,
there is no scheduled
meeting with any party
leaders. Post her visit,
Priyanka is expected to
return to Delhi.
TMC sweeps Bengal
civic body elections
Kolkata: Nine months
after its landslide win
in the West Bengal As-
sembly polls, the Trina-
mool Congress on Mon-
day reaffirmed its dom-
inance among urban
voters as it made a
clean sweep in the elec-
tions to four municipal
corporations.
The TMC retained
control of Bidhanna-
gar, Chandernagore
and Asansol municipal
corporations and
wrested power in Silig-
uri from the CPI(M)-led
Left Front. Both the
vote share and the
number of seats for the
TMC in these civic bod-
ies were much higher
than the last election
held in 2015. The
CPI(M) lost opposition
status to the BJP in
Asansol and Siliguri,
but retained its distant
second position in Bid-
hannagar and Chand-
ernagore.
TMC supporters celebrate
party’s win in Kolkata.

First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP’s state in-
charge Arun Singh in a
conversation with First
India News in Jaipur
on Monday attacked
cabinet minister Shan-
ti Dhariwal by calling
him a “parrot of the
chief minister”.
Singh said that the
CM has kept many par-
rots and Dhariwal is
one of them. “There is
competition among all
these parrots,” he said.
Singh has attacked the
govt for abusing the
RSS and has termed all
the allegations as base-
less.
“CM Gehlot has kept
two to three ministers
in his cabinet for this
work only. They keep
abusing BJP and RSS
day and night,” he said,
adding that the Sangh is
a holy organization and
works for the society
.
Singh attacked the
state govt over the
REET paper leak and
said that the papers
were not only stolen but
also auctioned under
the patronage of the Ra-
jasthan govt.
For UP elections, Sin-
gh said that there is a
wave of BJP in UP and
Modi will win more
than 300 seats under the
leadership of Yogi.
Dhariwal is CM’s parrot: Arun Singh
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2022
02
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Former Chief
Minister Vasundhara
Raje has written a let-
ter to CM Ashok Gehlot
demanding that Ra-
jasthani language be
declared the official lan-
guage.
Raje mentioned that
the mother tongue of
Rajasthan is one of the
richest languages of the
world. “It signifies our
culture and feelings.
Every person wants Ra-
jasthani to be made the
official language.” She
also gave examples
where official language
was declared without
constitutional recogni-
tion.
Speaking on demand
to defer RAS exams, she
said it is genuine as the
syllabus has been
changed. Not heeding to
such just demands is
unbecoming on the part
of the government.
Make ‘Rajasthani’ state’s official language
RAJE WRITES TO CM

Former CM
Vasundhara
Raje cited
examples of the
states where
official language
was declared
without the need
of constitutional
recognition
DHARIWAL DRAGS NIMBARAM IN DEBATE;
BJP STILL ADAMANT ON CBI PROBE
Yogesh Sharma &
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Despite a two-
hour debate on REET
scam, there has been a
deadlock again in the
Assembly on Monday
.
BJP MLAs started a
ruckus by coming to
the Well after
Parliamentary
Affairs Minis-
ter Shanti
Dhariwal re-
ferred to RSS
leader Nimbar-
am, who is named
in a graft case, during
the debate and started
creating an uproar. Fol-
lowing the uproar, BJP
MLAsboycottedthepro-
ceedings of the House
for the day
.
Dhariwal said that
during the BJP rule, re-
tired people of RSS and
allied organizations of
BJP were appointed as
district coordinators for
exams. “We appointed a
person like Parashar as
the coordinator, due to
which we have to look
down. One cannot de-
fame the whole organi-
zation because of one
person. If you defame
entire Rajiv Gandhi
Study Circle because of
one person, then your
RSS is defamed. What
happened in the case of
a payment of BVG Com-
panyregardingNimbar-
am came to the fore,” he
said. The minister said
that about the CBI, the
Supreme Court judge
hadsaidthat‘itis
a parrot’.
TheCBIwas
termed by
Modi as Con-
gress Bureau
of Investigation
when he was the
CM of Gujarat. Dhari-
wal also showed photos
to which Rathore pro-
tested. Dhariwal said
thattheBJPwantsaCBI
inquiry so that the in-
vestigation can come in
their hands so that re-
cruitment proces is
stalled. On BJP ques-
tioning the limitation of
SOG in reaching big
ones, Dhariwal said that
it is the SOG which had
served notices to 18
MLAs including the CM
for interrogation. Edu-
cation Minister Dr. BD
Kalla said the state govt
will make strict laws to
prevent the problem of
paper leaks.
Cheating
gangs have
been a long-
standing problem.
We are now enacting
a strict law to stop
cheating and gangs.
We have formed a
committee under the
chairmanship of VK
Vyas, this committee
will give its report in
45 days. We will
bring such a law in
which cheating peo-
ple will not be
spared.
—BD Kalla,
Education Minister
We had ap-
pointed a
wrong person
like Parashar, due to
which we have to look
down. One cannot de-
fame the whole organ-
ization because of one
person. If you defame
entire Rajiv Gandhi
Study Circle, then
RSS is defamed too.
What happened in
the case of a payment
of BVG Company re-
garding Nimbaram
came to the fore.
—Shanti Dhariwal,
Parliamentary Affairs Minister
It is neces-
sary to
match the
number of children
passed from each
coaching. If you
honestly examine
the previous recruit-
ments, then 25 to 30
percent will be
found who have got
the job by adopting
wrong methods.
There was complete
division through
Rajiv Gandhi
Study Circle.
—Gulab Chand Kataria,
Leader of Opposition
If someone
is guilty of
the whole
incident, then it is
the government of
Rajasthan, so I re-
quest that no one
should try to save
anyone. If there is
morality and in-
tegrity left, then
the matter should
be investigated
by a competent
agency like Central
Bureau of Investi-
gation.
—Dr Satish Poonia,
MLA, Amber
Former
Edu Min
Dotasara
used to say that the
name of REET will
be recorded in the
Guinness Book.
Now it seems that
the amount of loot
that has happened,
will definitely be re-
corded in the Guin-
ness. Why was the
Kolkata’s blacklist-
ed printing press
given the task of
printing the paper?
—Rajendra Rathore,
Deputy LoP
INTENTION TO STALL THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS BY INVOLVING CBI INTO REET PAPER LEAK PROBE, SAYS MINISTER SHANTI DHARIWAL
the Well after
am, who is named
hadsaidthat‘itis
a parrot’.
termed by
Modi as Con-
gress Bureau
of Investigation
when he was the
BUDGET
SESSION
BD KALLA GULAB CHAND KATARIA DR SATISH POONIA RAJENDRA RATHORE
SHANTI DHARIWAL


 Deputy Chief Whip
Deputy Chief Whip
Deputy Chief Whip
Mahendra Choud-
Mahendra Choud-
Mahendra Choud-
hary issued a whip
hary issued a whip
hary issued a whip
to Congress MLAs
to Congress MLAs
to Congress MLAs
to remain present in
the House at the time
of the reply of Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
Minister Ashok Ge-
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot to the debate on
the motion of thanks
to the governor’s
to the governor’s
to the governor’s
speech on Tuesday.
speech on Tuesday.
speech on Tuesday.


 Speaker Dr CP
Speaker Dr CP
Speaker Dr CP
Joshi fixed time for
discussion for 2
discussion for 2
discussion for 2
hours with 1 hour to
the ruling party and
one hour for the op-
position.
position.
position.


 Kalla said that the
Kalla said that the
Kalla said that the
govt will make strict
laws to prevent the
laws to prevent the
laws to prevent the
problem of paper
problem of paper
problem of paper
leaks in the recruit-
ment examinations.
ment examinations.
ment examinations.


 Even after the de-
Even after the de-
Even after the de-
bate, the BJP MLAs
bate, the BJP MLAs
bate, the BJP MLAs
were adamant on the
were adamant on the
were adamant on the
demand for a CBI
demand for a CBI
demand for a CBI
inquiry.
inquiry.
inquiry.


 After the debate,
After the debate,
After the debate,
BJP MLAs boycotted
BJP MLAs boycotted
BJP MLAs boycotted
the house for the rest
of the day in support
of their demand.
of their demand.
of their demand.
HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS
REET row: Raj High Court
seeks reply from government
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Hearing a peti-
tion demanding CBI
probe into the REET ir-
regularities, the High
Court on Monday asked
the state government to
respond in this regard.
TheDivisionBenchof
Chief Justice Akil
Kureshi and Justice
Sudesh Bansal asked the
AdvocateGeneraltosub-
mit the reply before the
court. Filing a public in-
terest litigation (PIL) in
the paper leak matter,
petitioner ABP accused
the Special Operations
Group (SOG) of not con-
ducting the probe in an
impartial manner. They
are only catching the
small fish while letting
off the main culprits, it
pleaded, adding that top
ruling political leaders
patronisedthescamsters.
Hence, a CBI probe be
held to bring the truth to
light, it demanded.
SUSPENSION OF FOUR BJP
MLAs REVOKED
The suspension of four BJP MLAs Ramlal
Sharma, Madan Dilawar, Avinash Gehlot, and
Chandrabhan Akya was revoked on Monday. They
were suspended on Feb 10 for creating ruckus
in the House. As soon as the proceedings of the
House began, LoP Kataria and Dy LoP Rajendra
Rathore spoke of breaking the deadlock. Kataria
first put a condition for summoning the sus-
pended MLAs to the House and revoking their
suspension.
CONGRESS TO HOLD
CONVENTION ON FEB 19
Rajasthan Congress unit will held Convention on
Feb 19 to discuss about the state budget and other
organizational issues. “The convention is proposed
on February 19 in which discussion with leaders
from AICC and PCC will be held. We will also discuss
how our government should present the budget in
the assembly,” PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra told
reporters on Monday. The budget will be presented
by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on February 23.
Gehlot, AICC in-charge for Rajasthan Ajay Maken,
Dotasra and other leaders will address the conven-
tion which will also be attended by state ministers,
MLAs, district presidents, among others.
BJP’S REET
PROTEST
TODAY
The opposition BJP will
hold a demonstration
near state assembly on
Tuesday demanding
a CBI inquiry into the
REET exam paper leak
case, a party spokes-
person said. The
party-state president
Satish Poonia will lead
the agitation in which
party leaders and
workers from all frontal
organizations of the
BJP will participate, he
said. The BJP’s national
general secretary and
state in charge Arun
Singh is set to ad-
dress the agitation in
Jaipur along with other
leaders, the spokesper-
son said. He said that
nearly 60,000 workers
from all over the state
are expected to come
to the state capital to
attend the protest. The
BJP is demanding a
probe by the Central
Bureau of Investigation
in the REET paper leak
issue. The case is cur-
rently being investigat-
ed by SOG.
On the birth anniversary of former CM Late Shivcharan Mathur,
the Speaker of Assembly Dr. CP Joshi offered floral tributes in the
Rajasthan Assembly on Monday.
BJPcitesSOG’sjurisdictionallimitinREETprobe
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The deadlock
in Rajasthan assembly
over the Rajasthan Eli-
gibility Examination
for Teachers (REET)-
2021 paper leak case
could not be resolved
even after a special de-
bate on the issue al-
lowed by the Speaker
CP Joshi on Monday.
The BJP members
raised objection over
parliamentary affairs
minister Shanti Dhari-
wal referring to RSS
leader Nimbaram in a
case of graft during the
debate, and started cre-
ating uproar.
As soon as Dhariwal
referred to Nimbaram,
the opposition BJP
raised objection. Rajen-
dra Rathore said that
the minister was de-
railing the debate
During the two hour
debate the BJP leaders
and RLP MLA Narayan
Beniwal demanded CBI
inquiry. Dy LoP
Rathore said that the
deal of REET paper
leak was of more than
Rs 100 crore. He also
questioned the role of
certain coaching insti-
tutions of Sikar in con-
nection with REET pa-
per leak case.
BJP has been demanding CBI inquiry since Day 1 of the session.
KATARIA LASHES OUT AT CONGRESS
RAGE OVER RAPES

Bhawani S Hada
Bundi: The team of
Bundi ACB arrested
the Assistant Director
Horticulture Depart-
ment while taking a
bribe of Rs 2.50 lakh in
lieu of issuing solar
connections for irriga-
tion purposes under
PM Kusum Yojana.
As soon as the ac-
cused assistant direc-
tor Ramprasad Meena
came to know about
ACB team, he fled to
his house with the
money
. Officials said
he was not ashamed at
all and while being
photographed he said
that photographs are
taken only when the
opportunity comes.
The accused threat-
ened the complainant
contractor Purushot-
tam Sharma saying,
“If I come out of jail, I
will shoot you”. Shar-
ma had lodged a com-
plaint that accused
Meena used to charge
a commission/file and
had demanded a bribe
amountof Rs5lakhfor
200 files.
First India Bureau
Pratapgarh: In the case
of the murder of an old
lady in Sannoti village
of Pratapgarh two days
ago, the police have ar-
rested the murder vic-
tim’s grandson on Mon-
day
. The grandson, an-
noyed by his grand-
mother not giving him
money, killed her and
robbed the jewellery she
had worn.
Hathunia Police Of-
ficer Madhu Kanwar
said that two days ago,
information was re-
ceived at the police sta-
tion that a blood-stained
body of an old woman
was lying in a house in
Sannoti village. When
the police team reached
the spot, the daughter of
the deceased, Kachari
Bai told that her father
died4monthsago.Moth-
er Bhagwati Devi stays
in the old house and her
brother is living in a
separate house on the
farm. She came to know
that some unknown per-
son had killed her moth-
er with the intention of
robbery and also taken
away the jewellery that
was worn by her.
When the police reg-
istered a case and start-
ed the investigation, it
came to light that the
grandson of the de-
ceased is scared after
the incident and is not
coming in front of any-
one. The police interro-
gated Lalu alias Shra-
van, the grandson of
the deceased, and he
confessed to commit-
ting the crime.
RAJASTHAN
03
POONIA,MAHESH&SANDEEPTAKECHARGE
Sandeep S Choudhary held a meeting over setting pasture land free from encroachment
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Newly appoint-
edSportsCouncilChair-
man Krishna Poonia,
her deputy Satveer
Chaudhury took charge
inthepresenceof Sports
Minister Ashok Chan-
dana, WCD minister
Mamta Bhupesh, minis-
ter Rajendra Gudha,
MLAs Joginder Awana
and Indraj Gurjar at a
function in the Sports
Council headquarters
here on Monday
.
Chairman of newly
constituted Vipra Wel-
fare Board Mahesh Shar-
ma, his deputy Manju
Sharma also took charge
inpresenceof Education
MinisterDrBDKallaand
PHED Minister Dr Ma-
heshJosh. KhadiGramo-
dyogBoardDychairman
Pankaj Mehta also took
charge. Similarly
, Sand-
eep Singh Choudhary
took charge as Barren
and Pasture Land Devel-
opmentBoardatitsoffice
situated in Yojana Bha-
wan here in a Gandhian
way
. After taking over, he
held a meeting over set-
ting such land free from
encroachment.
Sandeep Singh Choudhary seen with his supporters taking charge as
Chairman of the Wasteland and Pasture Development Board.
Krishna Poonia takes charge as Chairman of Raj State Sports
Council on Monday. Also seen here are Mamta Bhupesh, Ashok
Chandna, Satveer Choudhary, Naresh Thakral & Manoj Meghwal.
Mahesh Sharma and Manju Sharma take over charge of Vipra Board
Chairman and Vice Chairman resp on Monday. Also seen here are Dr
BD Kalla, Dr Mahesh Joshi, Pt Suresh Sharma and others.
Jaipur: On the instructions
of CM Ashok Gehlot, the
Minority Affairs Depart-
ment has constituted
the Rajasthan State Haj
Committee. Congress MLA
from Kishanpol Amin Kagzi
has been made Chair-
man. Department Secy PC
Kishan issued the orders
on Monday. Kota Municipal
Corporation Mayor
Sonu Qureshi,
Riyaz Farooqui,
Jhunjhunu, Afzal
Mahmood council-
lor, Jaipur, Javed
Parihar councillor,
Bikaner, Syed Seyla Abbas
Dholpur, Abdul Jabbar
Jodhpur, Haji Shahid
Mohammad, Javed Iqbal
Tonk, Abdul Hakim
Jaipur, Haji Moham-
mad Ashfaq, Mubarak
Ali Cheeta Ajmer and
Waqf Board chief
Khanu Khan Budhwali
have been appointed
as Committee members.
The member secretary will
be the administrative of-
ficer of the Haj Committee.
KAGZI APPOINTED AS RAJ STATE HAJ COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
3 INCLUDING PATWARI HELD IN STATE
Jaipur: Three persons including a Patwari and an of-
fice assistant were arrested for taking bribes in sepa-
rate cases in Rajasthan. The ACB caught a middleman
with Rs 10,000 at the passport office in Jaipur. The
accused Ikram Khan had demanded the bribe from
the complainant for correction in his passport. After
verification, the ACB trapped the accused. In Bikaner,
the ACB arrested Ravindra Kumar, office assistant-
agriculture officer while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000 in
lieu of issuing a licence for a shop. After verification
of the complaint, a trap was laid and the accused
was held while taking the bribe amount. In Tonk, Mal-
pura Patwari Rajesh Gothwal was trapped by a team
of the ACB while taking Rs 30,000 as a bribe. He had
demanded the bribe for a land-related work.
I will shoot contractor
as soon as I get out of
jail: Accused Meena
Grandson held for
killing grandmother
in Pratapgarh
Accused Ram Prasad Meena
Can any institution, established for the service
of the public, work at its best when most of
its powerful and important posts are vacant? An-
swer would be NO, and this is what is happening
in Jpr Collectorate where the posts of ADM-I and
ADM South are lying vacant for a long time now.
Both these positions are extremely crucial not
just with regards to the functioning of Collector-
ate but in the day-to-day affairs of administration
as well and since officials are unavailable, work
of Jpr Collectorate is getting marred. Word in
bureaucracy is that it is surprising for such imp
posts to be left vacant for so long & even top
officials are unable to pinpoint reason why these
posts have been left so.
VACANCY HURTING JAIPUR
COLLECTORATE
ACB NABS ASSISTANT DIR
TAKING `2.5 LAKH BRIBE
—PHOTO
BY
SUNIL
SHARMA

IPL: Pali’s
Prashant to
play for CSK
RAJASTHAN
04
Jodhpur: The Ra-
jasthan High Court has
asked the state govern-
ment to provide for res-
ervation to transgen-
ders in state employ-
ment in accordance
with the Supreme
Court verdict on the is-
sue.
A bench of justices
Madan Gopal Vyas and
Manindra Mohan
Shrivastava gave the
direction to the Ra-
jasthan government
dismissing its conten-
tion that it is the state’s
prerogative to decide
whether to give reser-
vation in jobs and to
what extent.
The Jodhpur bench
ordered the govern-
ment to fix quota for
transgenders in state
jobs and determine
other modalities relat-
ing to it within four
months.
The high court gave
its ruling on a plea by a
member of the
transgender commu-
nity aspiring to become
a police sub-inspector
and having participat-
ed in the recruitment
process for it.
Petitioner Ganga Ku-
mari had approached
the court seeking its
directions to the gov-
ernment to provide
proper and effective
reservation to
transgenders in terms
of the mandate of the
Supreme Court ver-
dict.
Arguing for her case,
her counsel Rituraj
Singh Rathore submit-
ted to the court that the
apex court has given
detailed directions on
the issue but the Ra-
jasthan government
has not implemented
them till now.
He pointed out to the
court that the Supreme
Court in its ruling in
the case of the Nation-
al Legal Services Au-
thority had examined
the rights of transgen-
der in appointment to
public services and ad-
mission to educational
institutions. —PTI
Provide reservation to transgenders in govt jobs
FLYINGHIGH:RAJTOHAVENEWAIRSTRIPSSOON
Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Vishvendra Singh has decided to develop new airstrips in the state on the PPP mode
Dr Rituraj Sharma &
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: In a fresh ini-
tiative, Tourism and
Civil Aviation Minis-
ter Vishvendra Singh
has decided to develop
new airstrips in the
state on the Public-Pri-
vate Partnership (PPP)
mode. The decision
came at a review meet-
ing of Civil Aviation
Department on Mon-
day. The airstrips will
be linked to tourism
and opened to char-
tered flights so that air
connectivity to all tour-
ist destinations in-
creases and will give a
pushtothetourismsec-
tor also. Civil Aviation
SecretaryJKUpadhyay
and Director Sanwar-
mal Verma were also
present in the meeting.
In another decision,
the flying school,
which has been closed
for last 14 years, will be
re-opened. Singh
sought a detailed re-
port on the road map to
revive the institute.
Uncle held for attempting to
rape,killing 12-yr-old niece
Lunaram Darji
Jalore: A case of an at-
tempt to rape a 12-year-
old minor and her bru-
tal murder has come to
light in Nosra police
station area. SP Harsh-
vardhan Agarwal said
that a 12-year-old girl
had gone to her mater-
nal grandmother’s
house on Feb 12, where,
her uncle Ramesh
Chaudhary took her to
a deserted place with
an intention to rape
her, but couldn’t do so
as she started crying.
So, he killed her and
threw the body in a
well.
When she didn’t re-
turn home, her family
lodged a missing com-
plaint with police. On
Sunday evening, they
were informed that
girl’s body was found
in a well. Cops reached
the spot and took out
body, which was kept
at govt hospital’s mor-
tuary. The body was
handed over to the
family after conduct-
ing the post-mortem on
Monday. Police had
arrested accused
Ramesh Chaudhary on
Sunday night, who
confessed to crime.
STATE SCHOOL EXAMS
TO BE HELD IN APRIL
First India Bureau
Bikaner: With the
opening of all the
schools in the state
from February 16, the
preparation for the
exam will start.
School exams in the
state may be held in
the first or second
week of April, while
the class eight board
exams will once
again be held along
with the examina-
tions of the Board of
Secondary Educa-
tion,Ajmer.Thistime
also due to Corona,
the new session will
not start on time in
April 2022-23.
The Directorate of
Education has started
making efforts to fix
the dates for the ex-
aminations to be held
at the school level.
Board exams will be
held from March to
April’s first week. Im-
mediately after this,
theexamswillstartin
the schools. Result
will be out in April.
MINOR GANGRAPED BY FOUR IN
UDAIPUR, ACCUSED ABSCONDING
Udaipur : A case of gang rape of a minor has
been registered at Bakaria police station in rural
area of Udaipur. A case
was filed after District
SP’s instructions. Police
are now looking for
accused. The minor girl
had gone to a religious
place with her family,
and while returning, four miscreants gang-raped
her in the forest. It is being told that her brother
came to know about this incident, but by the
time he reached the spot, two accused had fled.
Proposals worth `50 cr to be sent to state govt: Saini
Who will be next Jaipur IG?
UDAIPURWATI MUNICIPALITY MEET
Manoj Khedad
Udaipurwati: A meet-
ing was held in munici-
pal office under the
chairmanship of mu-
nicipal president Ram
Niwas Saini regarding
budget for upcoming
financial year 2022-23.
MoS for Sainik Welfare
& local MLA Rajendra
Singh Gudha also at-
tended the meet. VP of
Municipality Ruksana
Bano, EO Hemant
Saini, CI Bhanwarlal
Kumawat were also
present. Municipal VP
Ruksana Bano said
that if they didn’t want
to give her any respon-
sibility then there is no
use staying in the post,
she would resign. MoS
Gudha instructed EO
to constitute panels.
Municipal President
Ram Niwas Saini said
that given the upcom-
ing budget of state gov-
ernment, proposals of
Rs 50 crore would be
sent to state govern-
ment through Minister
Rajendra Singh Gudha
for development works
of Udaipurwati.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Now that San-
jay Shotriya has been
appointed as RPSC
Chairman,theentirePo-
lice Dept is wondering,
who will take his place
as Jaipur range IG. The
position is considered to
beof utmostimportance
& thus, a search for the
‘optimum’candidatehas
been initiated & every-
one in the department is
wondering if an official,
newly promoted to the
rank of IG, will be given
the charge or will a sur-
prising name come for-
ward from Bikaner or
Ajmer ranges?
First India Bureau
Pali: Prashant Solanki,
a resident of Bagdi Na-
gar, Pali, will also be
seen playing for Chen-
nai Super King along-
side the Dhoni Brigade
in IPL 2022.
In the auction for the
IPL team, Prashant, a
resident of Bagri of So-
jat subdivision who
played in the second
season of the Mumbai
T20 league, was bought
by Chennai Super King
for Rs 12.2 crore. Solan-
ki, living in Thane, for
past 2 decades, has par-
ticipated in many
cricket tournaments.
Ram Niwas Saini chairs a meeting of Municipal Office at Udaipurwati on Monday.
Prashant Solanki
RAJ GOVT TO BUY
NEW PLANE
The state govt has decided to
buy a new aeroplane at a cost
of Rs 236 cr. 11-seater aircraft
will have luxurious facilities.
The govt has been using an
airplane on rent so far.
Kota: Cops trace tutor’s scooty
First India Bureau
Kota: The tuition
teacher accused of
killing a 14-year-old
minor girl is still un-
traceable. Police
teams are searching
fortheaccusedGaurav
Jain outside the dis-
trict including Kota,
Bundi, Jaipur, Sawai
Madhopur, Delhi and
Noida. However, the
police recovered the
scooty of the accused
from the Keshavaraya-
patan road flyover.
ASP Rajesh Mile in-
formed that accused
is being searched for
since Sunday
.
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Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: While jobs and
businesses have been
affected by the Corona
pandemic, the graph of
real estate shows rapid
progress. A lot of hous-
es as well as properties
were bought and sold
off during the lock-
down. The government
and the real estate busi-
nessmen both earned
quite well. It’s not just
words,the figures of the
Department of Regis-
tration and Stamp Duty
do the talking. If we
look at the earning fig-
ures of the department
till January of the fi-
nancial year 2021-22, it
shows the highest-earn-
ing figures in the last 5
years. There are still 2
months left for the cur-
rent financial year.
In the financial year
2021-22, the Department
of Registration and
Stamp Duty reported
revenue of 5142.21
crores from registry
and stamp fees for the
last 10 months (April
2021 to January 2022).
Whereas in the year
2020-21, during these 10
months, this revenue
was Rs 4118.62. An in-
teresting aspect is that
during the current fi-
nancial year 2021-22,
there was the second
wave of Corona and
lockdown in place as
well. Despite this, the
revenue figures show
the property boom.
The government
keeps a target of reve-
nue from registry and
stamp duty every year.
But in the last 5 years,
the government’s tar-
get has never been ful-
filled. During the Co-
rona period, 95.45 per-
cent of the total target
revenue was raised in
the year 2020-21, which
is the record for the
highest revenue in the
last 5 years.
Revenue of Rs 5142.21
crore has been received
till January
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Six more peo-
ple succumbed to coro-
navirus in Rajasthan,
while 1,102 fresh infec-
tions surfaced in the
state, according to an
official report released
on Monday
.
The new cases in-
clude 336 from Jaipur,
106 from Rajsamand, 85
from Jodhpur and 70
from Banswara.
The fatalities com-
prised two in Kota, one
each in Ajmer, Dausa,
Jhunjhunu and Tonk,
the report said. A total
of 12,66,885 people in
state have so far tested
positive and 9,469 of
them have died, while
12,38,434 recovered.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Governor &
Chancellor Kalraj
Mishra while virtually
addressing fifth convo-
cation ceremony of Dr
Sarvepalli Rad-
hakrishnan Rajasthan
Ayurved University,
Jodhpur, at Raj Bhavan
on Monday, expressed
the need to redefine an-
cient knowledge of
Ayurveda in modern
context. He also called
for making Raj Ayurved
University a global
‘Centre of Excellence’
for medical research.
Taking inspiration
from ancient medical
systems, he emphasised
upon promoting new
research works in ayur-
vedic medicine at the
varsity. He also called
upon students to take a
pledge to serve the poor
and needy patients. The
Governor conferred
UG, PG PhD degrees
and also presented on-
line Chancellor’s Gold
Medals.
Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur: JMC Greater
Mayor Dr Somya, dur-
ing a surprise inspec-
tion to check cleanli-
ness at JMC Headquar-
ters on Monday, also
visited Commissioner
Yagyamitra Singh Deo’s
chamber. She was sus-
pended because of a
scuffle with him. How-
ever, when she reached
his chamber, he wasn’t
there. Dr Somya went to
the chambers of differ-
ent officers in Corpora-
tion’s HQs and inspect-
ed cleanliness system.
“We are starting work
on making Jaipur city
number one in cleanli-
ness. We have started
the process from HQs.
When the house is
clean, then only the city
will be clean,” she said.
Dr Somya visited In-
dore recently to moni-
tor city’s cleanliness
system. Indore is No. 1
in cleanliness in coun-
try in last 4 years. She
plans to replicate same
model in Jaipur.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The IT depart-
ment raided 43 loca-
tions belonging to two
business groups in
Ajmer and other dis-
tricts and detected an
undisclosed income of
Rs 41 crore in the past
one month. The groups
are involved in the
trade of marbles and
minerals.Following
which, Baba Group &
Tirupati Group de-
clared an undisclosed
income of Rs 30 crore,
Rs 11 crore respectively
.
Jodhpur: Prof KL Srivas-
tava, who was appointed
as VC of JNVU by Guv
Kalraj Mishra on Monday,
assumed charge. Prof
Srivastava said that he
got to know about his
appointment from First
India News report only.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A local court
on Monday pronounced
half a dozen accused as
guilty of an NHAI con-
sultant Rajendra Ku-
mar Chawla’s murder.
Judge Dhukal Ram Kas-
ban has charged them
with criminal conspira-
cy & contract killing on
Aug 26 last year. Owner
of a lessee firm Karan-
deep Sharan, chief
manager Vikash Devan-
da, GM Amit Mehra,
manager Naveen Vishal
are charged with giving
a Rs 15L contract to
shooters Dharmendra
Jat & Ram, who are in
jail now.
RAJASTHAN
05
Covid pushes life down but
property up in Rajasthan!
COVID-19: Raj
sees 1,102
new cases, 6
more deaths
—PIC FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE
CS Usha Sharma called upon Guv Kalraj Mishra at Raj Bhavan.
Dr Somya visits Yagyamitra Singh Deo’s chamber during a
surprise cleanliness inspection of JMC Greater HQs on Monday.
12,66,885
TOTAL CASES
1,102 IN A DAY
336 IN JAIPUR
12,38,434
TOTAL RECOVERED
9,469
TOTAL DEATHS
6 IN A DAY
0 IN JAIPUR
18,982
ACTIVE CASES
COVID-19 UPDATE
Last year, government
had set a target of Rs
5,550 cr, out of which
it earned Rs 5,297.27 cr
This year govt has set a
target of revenue of Rs
6,100 cr on account of
registry and stamp fees
Revenue of Rs 5142.21
cr has been received till
January
Revenue above Rs 500
cr is being received every
month. Its estimated
100%revenue target will
be met this year
THE REVENUE FACTFILE
Need to redefine ancient ayurvedic
knowledge in modern context: Guv
Dr Somya conducts surprise
cleanliness check @JMC HQs
IT raids reveal
undisclosed
income of `41cr
Chawla murder:
Accused held
guilty by court
NEW JNVU VC
TAKES CHARGE

PERSPECTIVE
06
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
A person can rise through the
efforts of his own mind; or
draw himself down, in the same
manner. Because each person is
his own friend or enemy.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
Heartfelt tribute to the brave jawans
of @crpfindia who upheld the
sovereignty of the country by making
their supreme sacrifice in the cowardly
terrorist attack of Pulwama. The
nation will always be indebted to your
sacrifice. Your bravery will continue to
inspire us to root out terrorism.
Smriti Z Irani
@smritiirani
Tributes to the country’s beloved
leader, gentle and simple natured,
known as a dynamic orator, Padma
Vibhushan respected Sushma Swaraj ji
on her birth anniversary. Her intimacy
with the workers and her immense life
dedicated to public interest has been
innumerable inspirations for all of us.
TOP TWEETS
HIGH PENDENCY
OF CASES AND
OVERCROWDED
JAILS IN COUNTRY
he India Justice Re-
port 2020 has stated
that the number of
pending cases in dis-
trict courts is an area
of major concern. Quoting the
National Judicial Data Grid
numbers, the report said that
there were 35.34 million cases
pending in district courts across
the country. Another 4.74 mil-
lion cases were pending in the
high courts. The pandemic was
one of the contributing factors
in the large pendency
.
Overcrowding of prisons is
another area of concern with
undertrials constituting three-
fourths of those in prisons.
Compared to 2019, there was
also a steep fall of 2.6 lakh in the
number of undertrials released
on bail adding to the number of
undertrials languishing in jail.
Bihar, UP, Jharkhand, Odisha,
Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh
saw an increase in their prison
population in 2020.
This has a direct link with the
pendency of cases and the ten-
dency of courts to deny bail for
minor offences.
T
nline games
played with real
money have been
a controversial is-
sue in the country
.
Several states have declared
online gaming a vice and
banned them. Dubbed gam-
bling because of real money
involved, it was banned in the
states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, Telangana,
Andhra Pradesh, Assam and
Odisha. It was costly push-
back for the burgeoning gam-
ing industry, which includes
gaming platforms like Dream
11, owned by Dream Sports
and Virat Kohli-owned Mo-
bile Premier League. Both the
gaming platforms are valued
at billions of dollars and the
ban came as a shocker.
Karnataka amended its Po-
lice Act to ban all forms of
betting and made online gam-
ing to include “any act of
risking money, or otherwise
on the unknown result of an
event including on a game of
skill”. Online gaming was
made a non-bailable offense
and the police were allowed to
arrest without warrant. The
law was challenged by the All-
India Gaming Federation.
The Karnataka High
Court’s order striking down
provisions of the Karnataka
Police (Amendment) Act
which proscribe and “crimi-
nalise betting on and playing
games of skill, including on-
line games”. While striking
down “only the offending”
provisions, the court allowed
the government to bring in a
new law which is in conform-
ity with the constitutional
provisions against gambling.
Similar amendments
passed by Tamil Nadu and
Kerala to ban online gaming
platforms were quashed by
the respective high courts of
the two states. Last year the
Supreme Court had ruled
that the Dream11 fantasy
sports format was a game of
skill. Gambling being a state
subject, governments ought
to take a broad-minded view
on the subject.
GAMING INDUSTRY
GETS A FRESH LEASE
Online gaming was made a
non-bailable offense and
the police were allowed to
arrest without warrant. The law
was challenged by the All-
India Gaming Federation
O
Promoted by
Shree Cement Limited
ndia took a balanced stance at
the UN Security Council on
January 2022, when the
Ukraine Crisis discussion
was put to vote. India ab-
stained from voting in UNSC
demonstrating a balanced po-
sition. That reflects India’s
predicament in the current
East European standoff. In
2014, Russia got away with the
annexation of Crimea. But if
Moscow again takes military
action against Ukraine, it will
significantly complicate In-
dia’s foreign policy narrative.
India has been balancing its
equation with US and Russia
quite well but a conflict be-
tween two of its allies is likely
to hit India adversely
. Whoso-
everwins,Indialosesafriend.
GENESIS OF CONFLICT
Russia and Ukraine share a
centuries-old political, cultur-
al and linguistic history
, and
there are innumerable famil-
ial links, too. Before the USSR
broke apart, Ukraine was sec-
ond only to Russia politically
,
economically
, and culturally
.
Ukraine was an industrial
hub and millions of Russians
havefamilymemberslivingin
Ukraine, and vice-versa. It’s
somewhat similar to the Indo-
Pak relationship.
The genesis of the present
crisis has a historical angle
with relevance to the present.
Afterthecollapseof theUSSR,
Russia feels that Ukraine is
their natural ally due to its
friendlypastandculturalties.
Russia would always prefer a
neutral Eastern Europe
neighbourasabufferstatebut
geopolitics provides strange
combos. In 2014, Russia seized
Crimea, an important port re-
gioninUkraine.Ukrainethen
turned to NATO for help
against Russian aggression
and they were more than will-
ing to help.
Ukrainians, like an es-
tranged relative, feel their
sovereignty is threatened by
Russia’s claims of a shared
identity. The popular senti-
ment is that Russia is using
emotional appeal to misap-
propriate the heritage of
Ukraine. They have not for-
given Russia for the annexa-
tion of Crimea by force. The
present generation dislikes
Russia and now they have
found an ally in NATO.
The US, EU and key mem-
bers of NATO view Ukraine
as a buffer between Russia
and the western world. They
fear that if Moscow gets the
upper hand in Ukraine, it
will expand its hold over the
rest of Eastern Europe.
EMERGING
WORLD ORDER
US won the Cold War and be-
came the only superpower in
the world. In the last decade,
the dynamic world order has
changed, making China the
principal challenger to
American supremacy, rather
than Russia. Russia has been
essentially trying to project
itself as a regional power in
the new international order.
The existing NATO members
are keen on making inroads
intoEastEuropeandUkraine
is falling into the plan. Po-
tential Russian military ac-
tion against Ukraine and
western backlash would
mean that Moscow will need
Beijing’s diplomatic and mil-
itary support, even more.
Washington and Moscow
recognize that India is now an
indispensable global ally
. In-
dia will officially become the
world’s fifth-largest economy
this year, overtaking Britain.
India will also become an $8.4
trillioneconomyby2030,com-
ing close to China. Mean-
while, India’s rapid develop-
ment of military might with
battle-hardened fourth-larg-
est Army, blue water Navy,
strategic airpower, hyperson-
ic missiles and strong nuclear
deterrence make the country
relatively immune to extra-
territorial threats. This will
enable India to play a pivotal
role in world diplomacy
. India
and Russia will inevitably
emerge as the new powers in
the emerging multipolar
world, rubbing shoulders
with USA and China.
INDIA’S
DHARAM-SANKAT
Indian Govt had maintained
strong ties with USSR. After
collapse of the USSR, Indo-
Russian relations also wit-
nessed a new era of warmth.
It’s a mutually beneficial re-
lationship. However, India is
a traditional defender of na-
tional sovereignty. Russian
military action in Ukraine
would go against respect for
territorial integrity and sov-
ereignty that Delhi frequent-
ly advocates.
Incidentally, India’s rela-
tions with USA and Europe
started witnessing a rapid
improvement during the
post-cold war period. A Rus-
sia-Ukraine crisis could also
impede India’s move to deep-
en security and economic
ties with European partners.
A crisis next door could re-
duce NATO’s increased focus
on Asia and decide to im-
prove relations with China,
rather than act against its
hegemonic actions.
Moscow also slowly culti-
vated closer ties with China,
post-cold war era. Russia will
notbeabletofacethemightof
NATO including USA alone
and may naturally lean to-
wards China for diplomatic
and military support. Beyond
the strategic challenge that a
close Sino-Russian partner-
shipposesforIndia,aMoscow
that is more beholden to Bei-
jing would be particularly
problematic for India. If Bei-
jing will support Russia in the
Ukraine standoff/conflict
againsttheWest,itwillexpect
Russia for reciprocal favour
when it has a conflict with In-
dia which indebted Russia
will not be able to refuse.
CONCLUSION
India should play an active
role to diffuse the tensions, in
its own interest and as expect-
ed from it, by the world. For
the geopolitics of the world,
in general, and India, in par-
ticular, it makes sense if Rus-
sia remains a node of global
power, balancing the US and
China. Russia going into the
lap of China to counter NATO
has inherent dangers. China
has often displayed its own
hegemonic designs on other
countries, very clearly
. India’s
national interest lies in a
multipolar world, in which
India itself becomes an im-
portant pole of global power.
Russia- Ukraine conflict
would adversely affect the In-
dian interests, irrespective of
the outcome of the war.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
UKRAINE CRISIS AND
INDIA’S DHARAM-SANKAT
I
India should play an active
role to diffuse the tensions,
in its own interest and as
expected from it, by the
world. For the geopolitics of
the world, in general, and
India, in particular, it
makes sense if Russia
remains a node of global
power, balancing the US
and China. Russia going
into the lap of China to
counter NATO has inherent
dangers. China has often
displayed its own
hegemonic designs on other
countries, very clearly.
India’s national interest
lies in a multipolar world,
in which India itself
becomes an important pole
of global power. Russia-
Ukraine conflict would
adversely affect the Indian
interests, irrespective of the
outcome of the war
Indian Govt had maintained strong ties with USSR. After
collapse of the USSR, Indo-Russian relations also witnessed a
new era of warmth. It’s a mutually beneficial
relationship. However, India is a traditional defender of
national sovereignty. Russian military action in Ukraine
would go against respect for territorial integrity and
sovereignty that Delhi frequently advocates
MAJ GEN
CP SINGH, RETD
The writer is a scholar soldier accredited
with MA, MSc, LLB, MBA, M Phil (Def Mgt)
and M Phil (International Strategic Affairs)

INDIA
07
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Bharatiya
Janata Party is the
first party, which,
against the spirit and
rules of the democratic
system of India, for the
first time started con-
testing elections by de-
claring candidates for
the post of Prime Min-
ister and Chief Minis-
ter. Under its pressure,
other parties, especial-
ly the Congress, also
started declaring con-
tenders. But this time
BJP is fighting in the
assembly elections of
five states without de-
claring any face. In Ut-
tar Pradesh, of course,
the face of Yogi Adity-
anath is being shown
and votes are being
sought on the function-
ing of his government,
but what will happen
after the elections,
there is a doubt about
it. There is also a lot of
speculation about the
importance being giv-
en to Keshav Prasad
Maurya and Baby Rani
Maurya.
Apart from Uttar
Pradesh, the BJP has
not put forward any
face in the remaining
four states. That’s
when Goa Chief Minis-
ter Pramod Sawant had
to say that the party is
contesting the elec-
tions under his leader-
ship and the people of
the state should believe
that the party will
make him the Chief
Minister after the elec-
tions. However, no sen-
ior leader of the party
has said that if BJP
wins the election,
Pramod Sawant will be
the CM.
Similarly, Uttara-
khand Chief Minister
Pushkar Singh Dhami
himself is saying that
there is talk about him
that he got less time.
But it is not being said
from the party that he
has been given less
time as CM and if the
party wins then he will
get full tenure. There
too, there are no right-
eous faces. In Punjab,
the BJP had once said
that it would make a
Dalit chief minister.
This time the saffron
party is also contesting
former Union Minister
Vijay Singh Sampla
but his name has not
been declared. In Ma-
nipur, N Biren Singh is
the Chief Minister, but
even there, the votes
are not being demand-
ed to make him the
Chief Minister again.
In a bizzare move, BJP contesting elections
without ‘formal’ face in poll-bound States!
PUNJAB CM CHANNI’S CHOPPER GROUNDED DUE TO MOVEMENT OF PM MODI
HAD CLEARANCE TO FLY, WHY
WAS I SUDDENLY STOPPED: CM
‘No-fly zone’ was enforced
because of the PM’s visit
Channi calls it electoral tactic
Chandigarh: On Mon-
day, Punjab Chief Min-
ister Charanjit Singh
Channi’s helicopter
was not permitted to
take off from Chandi-
garh’s Rajendra Park
as a ‘no-fly zone’ had
been imposed due to
the movement of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi.
While Punjab CM
Channi had to go to
Hoshiarpur to partici-
pate in Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi’s poll
rally, BJP leader Nar-
endra Modi had to be
in Jalandhar in Pun-
jab to make an address
ahead of the Assembly
election.
Speaking to media
on the incident, CM
Channi said, “I had the
clearance to take off
from here at 11 am and
land in Hoshiarpur.
But when I went and
sat in my helicopter,
they said you cannot
fly. They kept telling
me wait for a while.
Now, I have been wait-
ing for 2.5 hours and
still they have not al-
lowed us. This is
wrong.”
He added, “It is clear
that it is an electoral
tactic. Had they told
me last night, I
would’ve reached Ho-
shiarpur by car by now.
But even this morning,
they kept asking me to
wait. Till now, the per-
mission has not come
through.”
CM Channi said,
“The Prime Minister
was visiting, that’s
okay. Let his chopper
land, but allow mine
too. Why was my heli-
copter stopped sudden-
ly? We had the permis-
sions. I had to speak at
Rahul Gandhi’s rally.”
He added that he had
to make another ad-
dress elsewhere in
Punjab on Monday and
was not being given
clearance for that ei-
ther. “No problem, I’ll
speak through video
conferencing. People
know me and listen to
me. But this is not
right,” he said.
Jalandhar: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Monday at-
tacked the Congress
and Rahul Gandhi
over a 2014 incident
when he said his heli-
copter was held up in
Punjab because “Yu-
vraj (prince)” was fly-
ing to Amritsar.
PM Modi said he
had gone to Punjab to
campaign for the 2014
nationalelection,after
beingnamedtheBJP’s
presumptive Prime
Minister, when the in-
cident took place.
“My name was an-
nounced for PM candi-
date. I had to visit
Pathankot and
Himachal to cam-
paign.Butmychopper
was not allowed to fly
because their yuvraj
(prince) was also in
Amritsar. So the Con-
gresshasahabitof not
allowing the opposi-
tion to work,” PM
Modi said at a rally in
Jalandhar ahead of
Sunday’s election in
Punjab.
The PM’s taunt was
significant on a day
PunjabChief Minister
CharanjitSinghChan-
ni’s helicopter was not
allowed to take off
fromChandigarh’sRa-
jendra Park, reported-
ly as a “no-fly zone”
had been enforced due
to the Prime Minis-
ter’s visit.
The Chief Minister
was flying to Punjab’s
Hoshiarpur for Con-
gress leader Rahul
Gandhi’s poll rally
. Ra-
hul Gandhi’s chopper
was, however, allowed
to land in Hoshiarpur.
The Prime Minister
also accused the Con-
gress of “humiliating
Captain Amarinder
Singh” after trying to
obstruct his govern-
ment and run it by re-
mote control. —PTI
Jalaun: Congress
leader Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra on
Monday held poll
campaigns for party
candidates in the
Bundelkhandregion
of Uttar Pradesh
where Assembly
election is due on 20
February
. The Con-
gress general secre-
tary and party af-
fairsin-chargeinUP
sat atop an SUV as
she held door-to-
door campaigns in
Orai and Kalpi of
Jalaun district.
Flanked by party
workers and sup-
porters, Priyanka
also visited Mauda-
ha in Hamirpur dis-
trictforthepollcam-
paign.
Meanwhile, ac-
cording to sources,
Priyanka on Mon-
day reached Shim-
la on a three-day
personal visit.
1
2
They kept telling me wait for a while.
Now, I have been waiting for 2.5 hours
and still they have not allowed us. This
is wrong. It is clear that it is an electoral tactic.
Had they told me last night, I would’ve reached
Hoshiarpur by car by now.
—Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab CM
My chopper held up
by Yuvraj in 2014:
PM’s swipe at Rahul
PM Narendra Modi at a poll rally in Jalandhar on Monday.
Sharat K Verma
Lucknow: The Bharati-
ya Janata Party has re-
leased a huge list of star
campaigners for all the
election states like Ut-
tar Pradesh, Uttara-
khand, Punjab etc but
the party leaders see a
shortcoming, which
has been complained of
by many candidates.
They say that the BJP
has a shortage of star
campaigners this time.
Star campaigners
means film stars or
cricket stars or celebri-
ties from other fields
are not in the BJP cam-
paigners list. Apart
from star campaigners,
celebrities indepen-
dently are also not seen
in the campaign.
BJP definitely has
leaders like Hema Ma-
lini and Sunny Deol,
who are also MPs but
they are not going any-
where in the campaign.
Last year, when the
farmers’ movement was
going on, these two
leaders did not take a
stand in favor of the
farmers. That is why de-
spite the anger of the
Jats, the BJP is not
sending these two lead-
ers to the Jat dominated
areas. No Jat candidate
is even calling them for
campaigning. They are
not being called in other
areas except Jat areas.
The BJP had a perma-
nent star campaigner,
Shatrughan Sinha, who
has left the party and
due to his departure, the
BJP has lost two stars –
Shatrughan Sinha and
Sonakshi Sinha. Crick-
eter Kirti Azad left the
party and went to Con-
gress and then to Trina-
mool Congress, and
then Chetan Chauhan
has passed away
.
BJP lacks star campaigners
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath took a swipe
at Congress leaders
Rahul Gandhi and
Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra on Monday
— amid voting for
the second phase of
polls — declaring
that brother-sister
duo “are enough”
to bring down their
party and that the
GOP “should be
left to its fate”. “I
went to Uttarakhand
(to campaign for
today’s single-phase
poll) and said... No
one else needs to
work on ending
Congress... both
siblings will do
that themselves. I
appealed to people...
don’t make Con-
gress a burden on
the people of Uttara-
khand,” Adityanath
told media. Earlier,
while campaigning
in Uttarakhand’s
Pauri Garhwal, he
had said: “Where
there is little exist-
ence brother and
sister are enough
to push it down.
So it should be left
to its fate.” —PTI
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Monday tar-
geted Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi over unem-
ployment, saying he does
not talk about it and black
money in his election
speeches. Addressing a
poll rally, Gandhi targeted
the Narendra Modi-led
government over demon-
etisation and goods and
services tax, alleging that
only two-three billionaires
benefited from them.
Both siblings
will end
Congress;
don’t bother:
Yogi’s dig
CONG LEADER
RAHUL ATTACKS
MODI GOVT OVER
UNEMPLOYMENT
Patiala: Two-time Chief
Minister Punjab Lok
Congress supremo Ama-
rinder Singh feels that no
single party is going to get
a clear majority in the as-
sembly polls, and asserts
that his party’s alliance
with the BJP and SAD
(Sanyukt) is on the rise.
The 79-year-old scion of
the royal family of Patiala
and former Congress state
unit chief floated his own
party after resigning as
CM of Punjab last year.
Asserting that he is neither
retired nor tired, Singh
says the urge to make
Punjab and the country
a better place keeps him
going at this age.
Don’t see any
party getting
clear majority
in Punjab: Capt
Priyanka
campaigns
for Cong in
Bundelkhand
Dehradun: Aam Aad-
mi Party (AAP) candi-
date SS Kaler on Mon-
day accused Uttara-
khand chief minister
Pushkar Singh Dhami
and his wife of violating
the model code of con-
duct by visiting polling
booths wearing scarves
with the ruling Bharati-
ya Janata Party’s (BJP)
symbol and campaign-
ing by moving in a cav-
alcade of over a dozen
vehicles from one booth
to another.
Kaler, who is contest-
ing against Dhami
from Khatima, said the
couple’s violation of
the code was clear from
the photos that the BJP
shared on social media.
“I will again file a
complaint with the re-
turning officer... elec-
tion norms forbid
wearing of party sym-
bols or displaying prop-
aganda material near
polling booths. How
can he move in a caval-
cade of over a dozen
vehicles and campaign
from booth to booth?
On Sunday also, I filed
a complaint against
Dhami for campaign-
ing in the area and dis-
tributing money among
the voters.” —Agencies
U’khand CM Dhami accused of
violating model code of conduct
SCARVES WITH BJP SYMBOL
The CM and his wife could be seen openly donning BJP scarves
and badges in a photo shared online.
Rahul, Sonia Gandhi among 30 star
campaigners for Congress in Manipur
New Delhi: Congress
president Sonia Gan-
dhi, former chief Ra-
hul Gandhi and Jairam
Ramesh are among the
30 star campaigners
for the Manipur as-
sembly elections, ac-
cording to the list re-
leased by the party on
Monday.
The two-phased
assembly election in
Manipur will be held
on February 28 and
March 5.
Though Sonia Gan-
dhi is also the party’s
star campaigner for
other states, where
polls are being held,
neither she nor former
Prime Minister Man-
mohan Singh have ac-
tively campaigned any-
where so far.
The list of star cam-
paigners also include
names of former Ma-
nipur Chief Minister
Okram Ibobi Singh,
former Deputy Chief
Minister Gaikhangam,
youth leader Kanhaiya
Kumar, party’s minor-
ity department chief
Imran Pratapgarhi
and Mahila Congress
chief Metta D’Souza.
The Congress along
with five other ‘like-
minded’ parties
launched the Manipur
Progressive Secular
Alliance last week to
take on the ruling BJP
in the upcoming as-
sembly polls. —PTI
UP BJP MLA DEFENDS ‘MUSLIMS WILL WEAR TILAK’ REMARK
Lucknow: A BJP MLA in Uttar
Pradesh on Monday defended his
hate speech, littered with anti-
Muslim slur, that has gone viral in
the middle of elections. In a video,
Raghvendra Singh was heard saying
that if he was re-elected, Muslims
would switch from skull caps to
“tilak”. Facing a backlash over his
outrageous comments, the MLA
from Domariyaganj in eastern UP
said today he had meant it as a
“conditional speech” to counter what
he called “Islamic terrorism”. “When
there were Islamic terrorists here,
Hindus were forced to wear gol topis
(skull caps). I said ‘conditional’. I am
ready to sacrifice anything for Hindu
pride. I meant that if Muslims are
trying everything they can to defeat
me, I will not stay silent,” Raghven-
dra Singh said in a video.
Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi
Captain Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister
Charanjit Singh Channi

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to
hear the police plea against a probe by the Central
Bureau of Investigation in the suicide of a 17-year-
old school girl in Tamil
Nadu. But the court said
that the central agency
can continue probe
in the case where the
student was allegedly
coerced to convert to
Christianity. The teen
had died by suicide after consuming poison at her
home in Thanjavur on January 9 and died 10 days
later. In a video, the girl alleged that the hostel
warden had forced her to clean the hostel and do
maintenance work. The hostel warden has been
arrested under the Juvenile Act apart from charges
of abetting suicide.
Guwahati: Assam’s
Cacher district police
recovered 30,000
tablets of Yaba, a mix
of methamphetamine
and caffeine, and
apprehended three
persons from the
Bagpur area under the
Joypur police station.
Taking to Twitter,
Cachar police wrote
‘In a major overhaul,
30,000 YABA tablets
recovered and three
persons apprehended
by Joypur Police Sta-
tion. The war against
drugs continues and
will not stop short of
any stops.”
New Delhi: Amid grow-
ing tension between
the BJP-led Centre and
the DMK government
in Tamil Nadu, a phone
call from Union Home
Minister Amit Shah to
Kanimozhi more than
a month ago has now
become a topic of fierce
discussion, sources
said. Shah called DMK
MP M Kanimozhi to
wish her on her 54th
birthday on January 5.
IN MAJOR HAUL,
30K DRUG TABLETS
SEIZED IN ASSAM
SHAH’S B’DAY CALL
TO KANIMOZHI
RINGS LOUD BELLS
INDIA
08
NATION PAYS TRIBUTE TOPULWAMA MARTYRS
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Monday paid
homage to the Central
Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) personnel who
lost their lives in a ter-
rorist attack in Pul-
wama in 2019, and
said their bravery and
sacrifice
motivate
every In-
dian to
work to-
wards a
strong and prosperous
country. In the attack
by Pak sponsored ter-
rorists in the south
Kashmir, 40 CRPF per-
sonnel made the su-
preme sacrifice.
PM tweeted, “I pay
homage to all those
martyred in Pulwama
on this day in 2019 and
recall their outstand-
ing service to our na-
tion. Their bravery
and supreme sacrifice
motivates every Indi-
an to work towards
a strong and
prosperous
country
.” —PTI
CRPF pays homage to
40 jawans killed in ’19
THIRD ANNIV OF
DEADLY ATTACK
Lethpora (JK): The
CRPF on Monday paid
floral tributes to its
personnel martyred in
the Pulwama terror at-
tack on this day three
years ago.
Additional Director
General (ADG), CRPF,
DS Chaudhary, led the
officers and jawans of
the paramilitary force
in paying their trib-
utes at the martyr’s
memorial here. ADG
Chaudhary and other
CRPF personnel laid
floral wreaths at the
memorial. —PTI
The security
forces elimi-
nated the
module be-
hind the Pulwama at-
tack within 100 hours of
the attack. After forces’
operations against JeM,
their ultras were so
scared of dying that no-
body wanted to take the
leadership role.
— Lt Gen
(Retd)
KJS
Dhillon
Jhansi (UP): Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on Mon-
day said that the defence
corridor project in Uttar
Pradesh’s Jhansi will help
India “teach a lesson to Pa-
kistan”. Addressing a public
rally in Mauranipur, Shah
said, “PM has
laid the founda-
tion stone for
the defence
project in
Jhansi.
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi said
the sacrifice of jawans will
not go in vain. “We can
never forget the martyrs of
Pulwama. Their sacrifice and
that of their families will not
go in vain — we
will ensure
answers are
given. Jai
Hind,” Gan-
dhi tweeted
in Hindi. —PTI
Kochi: The Kerala High Court
allowed the State govern-
ment’s appeals and set aside
a single judge order defer-
ring a survey in connection
with the SilverLine project.
A bench of Chief Justice S
Manikumar and Justice Shaji
P Chaly set aside the single
judge’s order deferring the
survey till February 7. The
single judge, thereafter, had
further deferred the survey
till February 18. The single
judge’s orders had come on
several pleas, some of which
have opposed the survey be-
ing conducted and the others
were against the laying of
concrete poles. —PTI
New Delhi: The SC on
Monday issued a notice
on a petition challeng-
ing the Gujarat HC’s
order staying Section 5
of the Gujarat Freedom
of Religion (Amend-
ment) Act, 2021, which
mandated permission of
DMs for religious conver-
sion. A bench of Justices
Abdul Nazeer and Krishna
Murari, while hearing an
appeal filed by the state
govt, against staying Sec-
tion 5 of the Act issued
notice to Jamiat Ulama
E-Hind Gujarat and the
other on whose petition
HC order had come.
Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah, MP
from Srinagar, said that he has
been placed under house arrest
and has been disallowed from
visiting Jammu. “I was sched-
uled to visit Jammu today. This
morning, I was informed by
security officials that I cannot
step out of my house,” he said.
The ex-JK CM said that police
cited the anniversary of the
Pulwama terrorist attack for not
allowing his travel to Jammu.
SHAH: DEF PROJECT
IN JHANSI WILL HELP
CRPF personnel pay tribute to those who
were killed in the Pulwama terror attack, on
its third anniversary, at a memorial, Lethpora,
in Pulwama on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
RAHUL: WILL ENSURE
ANSWERS ARE GIVEN
KERALA HC SETS
ASIDE ORDER
DEFERRING SURVEY
SC NOTICE ON PLEA
AGAINST RELIGIOUS
CONVERSION
FAROOQ STOPPED FROM
VISITING JAMMU
Manila: External Af-
fairs Minister S Jais-
hankar on Monday
held “productive dis-
cussions” with his
Philippines counter-
part Teodoro L Locsin
during which they cov-
dealing with mutual
national security
.
Jaishankar's three-
day maiden visit to the
Philippines comes over
two weeks after the
Southeast Asian coun-
try signed a $375 million
deal with India to buy
three batteries of
BrahMos cruise missile.
“Held productive
discussions with FM @
teddyboylocsin of Phil-
ippines. We are enter-
ing a new phase of our
partnership. Its basis
is the mutuality of na-
tional security and de-
velopment aspirations.
Our conversation cov-
dealing with both,”
EAM tweeted. —PTI
EAM holds talks with Philippine counterpart
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Philippine counterpart
Teodoro L Locsin in Manila on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi: Finance
minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman on Monday
said the ABG Shipyard
account turned NPA
during the erstwhile
UPA regime and the
banks took lesser than
normal time to detect
the fraud perpetrated
by the shipping firm.
...in this particular
case with that kind of a
measurement,actually
,I
should say to the credit
to the banks, they've
takenlesserthanwhatis
normally an average
time to detect these
kinds of frauds, FM
said at a Press confer-
ence after addressing
the members of the RBI
board.Theministersaid
normally banks take 52-
56 months of time to de-
tect such cases and initi-
ate follow-up actions.
LoanstoABGturned
NPAspriorto2014:FM
Kolkata: Mamata Ba-
nerjee, after reaching
out to regional heavy-
weightsMKStalinandK
Chandrasekhara Rao,
reserved a grand snub
for the Congress as she
said no regional party is
on good terms with it
anditcangoitsownway
.
The Bengal Chief
Minister pinged her Ta-
mil Nadu and Telanga-
na counterparts and
discussed a meeting of
opposition Chief Minis-
ters to protect the
country's federal struc-
ture. She made it clear
today that the Congress
is not invited.
No regional party
shares good terms with
Congress. The Con-
gress party will go its
way, we will go our
way, Mamata Banerjee
told reporters. —Agencies
Amid outreach to
MK Stalin, KCR,
Mamata’s snub
for Congress
New Delhi: As a virus-
weary world limps
through the third year
of the outbreak, experts
are sending out a warn-
ing signal, Don't expect
omicron to be the last
variant we have to con-
tend with — and don't
let your guard down yet.
In the midst of a vast
wave of milder infec-
tions, countries around
the world are dialing
back restrictions. Many
people are starting to
assume they've had
their run-in with Cov-
id-19 and that the pan-
demic is tailing off.
That's not necessarily
the case. —Agencies
Covid-19‘may never go away’,will
likely trigger new waves,say experts
Hyderabad: After the
Ram Janmabhoomi de-
bate was settled by the
Supreme Court in No-
vember 2019, a new con-
troversy has erupted -
this time over Hanu-
man Janmabhoomi.
This, however, is not
between two religions
but between two Hindu
trusts (one in Andhra
Pradeshandtheotherin
Karnataka) claiming
differentlocationsasthe
birthplace of Hanuman.
TheTTD,orTirumala
Tirupati Devasthanam,
in Andhra Pradesh has
planned a ceremony to
develop facilities at An-
janadri, a temple and
pilgrimage site in the
Tirumala Hills. —Agencies
Two religious bodies fight
over Hanuman’s birthplace
NOT PRESTIGE ISSUE: SC TO
TN ON SUICIDE PROBE BY CBI
ISRO SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES
EOS-04, TWO OTHER SATELLITES
INDIA, MALDIVES HOLD DIALOGUE TO
EXPAND DEFENCE COOPERATION
ASSAM LIFTS ALL
COVID CURBS
CASE AGAINST BIHAR BJP MLA FOR
ALLEGEDLY KIDNAPPING WOMAN: COPS
New delhi: The Indian Space Research Organ-
isation (Isro) successfully launched its earth
observation satellite EOS-4 and two co-passenger
technology demonstrator and scientific satellites
at 5:59 am Monday from the first launch pad at
the country’s only spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra
Pradesh. “After a flight of about 17 minutes 34
seconds three satellites namely EOS-04, INSPIRE-
sat-1 and INST-2TD were injected successfully.
New Delhi: Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar has held
very productive talks with the top military brass
of the Maldives to further bolster bilateral defence
and security cooperation amid concerns over
China's increasing footprint in the Indian Ocean.The
Maldives is one of India's key maritime neighbours
in the Indian Ocean Region and the bilateral defence
and security ties have been on an upward trajectory
in the last few years. Delighted to be in Maldives
for the 3rd Defence Cooperation Dialogue. Had
very productive discussions. Deeply appreciate
warm hospitality of @cdfofmndf Maj Gen Abdulla
Shamaal, Kumar tweeted on Monday, a day after
the talks in Male. In November, India, the Maldives
and Sri Lanka held a two-day maritime operation.
New Delhi: Assam
to withdraw all
Covid-19 curbs in the
state from February
15, said CM Himanta
Biswa Sarma. Notifi-
cation in this regard
issued on Monday.
The curb that will be
lifted include manda-
tory testing facilities
at airports.
Patna: A case was filed against BJP MLA Vinay
Bihari in Patna for allegedly kidnapping a 25-year-
old woman, police said. The case was registered
at the Agam Kuan police station of the city based
on a complaint filed by the woman’s mother, they
said. “An FIR has been registered against the MLA
from Lauriya in West Champaran and two others
in connection with the kidnapping of a 25-year-old
woman,” said Bipin Bihari, the SHO. —PTI
New Delhi: Driven by rising prices certain food items,
retail inflation soared to a seven-month high of 6.01
per cent in January, breaching
the upper tolerance level of the
Reserve Bank. According to the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) data
released by the government, the
retail inflation in ‘oils and fats’
category stood at 18.7 per cent
Several other segments, including fuel and light,
clothing and footwear and transport and communica-
tion witnessed over 9 per cent price rise.
RETAIL INFLATION SPURTS TO SEVEN
MONTH HIGH OF 6.01% IN JANUARY
CRUCIAL READ
PM pays tribute to CRPF jawans
martyred in Pulwama terror attack
Imphal: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
on Monday paid tributes to CRPF jawans
killed in the dastardly Pulwama terror
attack on this day three years ago. Singh
said that the Centre is ready to talk with the
militant outfits of the Northeastern region
to resolve their problems as the govern-
ment always wants to end the violence per-
manently. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
also had lunch at the residence of Kargil
War martyr Yumnam Kalleshor Kom, in
Imphal. Addressing an election meeting at
Langthabal Mandal in Imphal West district
of Manipur, the Defence Minister said
that the government is always prepared
to talk with the extremist outfits for a
lasting solution of the insurgency prob-
lem and to stop violence in Manipur and
other Northeastern states permanently.
RAJNATH PAYS TRIBUTE TO CRPF JAWANS,
SAYS OPEN TO TALK WITH MILITANTS OF NE
HIMANTA SLAMS KCR FOR
SEEKING PROOF ON STRIKE
New Delhi: The sparring between Telangana CM
K Chandrashekar Rao and his Assam counterpart
Himanta Biswa Sarma continued, with the Sarma
presenting “videographic evidence” of the surgical
strike. Rahul Gandhi’s comments, demanding
evidence of the surgical strike, had snowballed
as Rao came out in his support. Sarma posted a
video on Koo, captioned, “Dear KCR garu, here is
the videographic evidence of the surgical strike by
our brave Army. In spite of this you question the
valor of our forces and insult them. Why are you
so desperate to attack and malign our Army? New
India will not tolerate insults against our Army.”
IN THE COURTYARD
PM Narendra Modi

MARU MAHOTSAV-2022
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ENCOURAGE STUDENTS: ARORA
Linguistic proficiency should accompany high level of morality
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: A meeting of
the School Manage-
ment Committee of
Kendriya Vidyalaya No.
6 Pratap Nagar was
held in the boardroom
on Monday under the
chairmanship of Hous-
ing Board Commission-
er Pawan Arora, who is
also chairman of the
school management
committee, where he
talked about making ef-
forts for an all-round
development of the stu-
dents. “Along with lin-
guistic proficiency, the
students should have a
high level of morality,”
he said, adding that
school is the place
where we build the fu-
ture of the country
.
“Schools must en-
courage students ac-
cording to their inter-
ests and hone their tal-
ents. School premises
should be neat and
clean. Facilities like
drinking water, sports,
library, classroom
should be there. Besides
academics, activities
like sports, music,
painting, debate compe-
tition, plays, etc should
be conducted.” Arora
also discussed mainte-
nance of the school and
safety of children.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: After the wave
of Omicron variants of
Corona has ebbed, all
religious and tourist
places have opened for
the devotees. In the
month of March, 7 Jy-
otirling special trains
of 13 days will be oper-
ated. Through the
train, devotees will be
able to visit Ma-
hakaleshwar, Omka-
reshwar, Somnath,
Nageshwar, Bhi-
mashankar, Ghrish-
neshwar, Trambakesh-
war Jyotirlinga, Statue
of Unity, Dwarkadhish
Temple, “The train
will leave from Jaipur
Junction in the morn-
ing on March 4, taking
passengers from Al-
war, Rewari, Guru-
gram, Delhi Safdar-
jung, Ghaziabad, and
Lucknow. Passengers
must have both doses
of the corona vac-
cine,” said Yogendra
Singh Gurjar, Joint
General Manager
(Tourism), IRCTC.
Spl religious trains to chug off
CORONA DOWN, TOURISM ON
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TRAIN FARE `12,285 PER PERSON
BHARAT BOMB’S
INVESTMENT
POLICE LODGE CASE AGAINST CASTE
PANCHAYAT FOR OSTRACISING FAMILY
Jodhpur: A case has been registered in the
Lohawat PS for ostracising a family of Kushalwa
village from the society by the caste panchayat
and imposing a fine of Rs 2 lakh for not sending
their daughter, who was married as a minor two
years ago. Police said that Kisanram complained
that his nephew’s daughter was married two years
ago to Suresh. The caste panchayat members
put pressure on the girl’s father to send the girl
to her in-laws or face ostracisation. Police have
registered a case and started an investigation.
The ED said that
Bharat Bomb invested
these tainted funds in
immovable proper-
ties in the name of
himself, his family
members, associates,
employees, tribal
persons, fictitious
firms and companies.
Earlier, during probe,
the ED had issued
four provisional
attachment orders
towards cumulative
attachment of assets
worth Rs 478.66 cr.
Sri Ganganagar/Sawai Madhopur: Two men were
killed and one injured when their bike collided with
a jeep in Sri Ganganagar on Suratgarh-Rajiyasar
village. Gajendra Singh, Ramniwas and Prakash
Singh were going to Suratgarh. Meanwhile, 13 RPF
jawans were injured when a bus in which they trav-
elling overturned at in Chauth Ka Barwara area of
Sawai Madhopur district. They were going to Sureli
via Tonk from Jaipur.
Bhawanimandi: CI Mahavir Singh Yadav has been
suspended as he was found guilty in the stone-
pelting incident that took place during the baraat of
a Dalit groom taken out on night of Feb 9 in Guradia
Bharta village in Bhawanimandi area. SP Monica
Sain and District Collector Bharti Dixit reached the
village on Sunday and inquired about the incident.
After investigation, the suspension action was taken.
TWO ON BIKE KILLED IN SNGR; 13 RPF
JAWANS INJURED AS BUS OVERTURNS
STONE PELTING IN DALIT’S MARRIAGE,
CI SUSPENDED FOR NEGLIGENCE
Jaipur: The Juvenile Justice Board here on Monday
sentenced a youth to 20 years of rigorous impris-
onment (RI) for raping a minor
girl. The culprit, who is himself
a minor, had abducted the vic-
tim and raped her in Hansmahal
Bagula village in October 2018,
the police said. Judge Vikash
Khandelwal also imposed a
penalty of Rs 1.1 lakh on the convict. The accused
had kidnapped the victim who went out of the house
for a short time to answer nature’s call.
20 YEARS RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT TO
MINOR FOR RAPING MINOR GIRL
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RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora talking to participants during KV No. 6 meeting in Jaipur.
Bankfraud:CA’s`56crassetsattached
New Delhi: The En-
forcement Directorate
(ED) has attached im-
movable and movable
properties valued at
56.81 crore belonging to
Rajasthan’s Udaipur-
based Chartered Ac-
countant Bharat Bomb
and their other associ-
ates in Syndicate Bank
fraud case amounting
to Rs 1,267.79 crore, the
agency said on Monday.
The attached proper-
ties are in the form of
agricultural land,
plots, shops, offices,
flats, fixed deposits
and bank accounts.
These properties
were attached under
the Prevention of Mon-
ey Laundering Act
(PMLA), 2002. These as-
sets belong to Bharat
Bomb, one Shankar Lal
Khandelwal and others
, said an official.
ED has provisionally
attached immovable
and movable proper-
ties valued at Rs 56.81
crore belonging to
fraudster Bharat
Bomb, Shankar Lal
Khandelwal and their
other associates under
PMLA, 2002 in Syndi-
cate Bank Fraud case,
said an official. —PTI
Relief: SC stays `30
crore fine on RICCO
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In a respite to
the Rajasthan govern-
ment and the Rajasthan
State Industrial Devel-
opment and Investment
Corporation (RIICO),
the Supreme Court on
Monday put a stay on
the order of National
Green Tribunal (NGT)
imposing more than Rs
30 crore penalty on
them. The Bench of
Justices Abdul Nazir
and Krishna Murari
passed the order while
hearing the petition
filed by the Municipal
Corporation of Bhi-
wadi. The NGT had
taken action for releas-
ing polluted water of
Bhiwadi industries in
Dharuheda in Hary-
ana. AAG Dr. Manish
Singhvi, appeared for
the state govt.
Two persons
arrested for
blackmailing MP
Sadhvi Pragya
Hijab controversy:
Muslim women
hold meeting,
caution stir
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur : Two men
were arrested for alleg-
edly blackmailing BJP
MP Sadhvi Pragya on
the basis of a fake ob-
scene video of the MP
they created during a
WhatsApp call.
Bharatpur SP Shyam
Singh said that the ac-
cused Raveen Khan and
Waris Khan contacted
Bhopal MP Sadhvi
Pragya Thakur through
a WhatsApp video call
during which they
made a fake video by
playing an obscene clip
during the call.
Later, they demanded
money while threaten-
ing to circulate the ob-
scene video on social
media following which
the MP registered a
case in Bhopal against
unidentified persons on
February 7.
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: Women of Mus-
lim community organ-
ized a meeting regard-
ing Hijab in the Dargah
area of Ajmer and
threatened to launch a
stir in Ajmer if the
court order did not
come in the matter
soon. “I want to say this
that do not interfere in
the Shariat. First you
brought the bill of tri-
ple talaq and then there
was trouble on Azan.
Now some people are
trying to disturb the
sentiments of Muslim
women by making hijab
an issue, ” said Syeda
Taskin Chishti.
PARTICIPANTS
Contest held: Tarun bags Mr
Desert,Payal Ms Mumal title
Suryaveer Singh Tanwar
Jaisalmer: The
world famous Maru
Mahotsav was organ-
ised at Shaheed
Poonam Singh stadi-
um here with much
fanfare on Monday
. It
started with the re-
lease of golden bal-
loons by HC judge
Justice Devendra
Kachhwah and Ma-
jor General GOC Yo-
gendra Singh.
Many fascinating
competitions like
longest moustache,
Mr Desert and Ms
Mumal were held
while a float based on
the eternal Mumal-
Mahindra love story
was displayed on the
occasion. Local dam-
sel Payal bagged the
Ms Mumal title while
the Mr Desert title
went to Tarun Shar-
ma of Pali. Another
crowd-puller was
headgear tying con-
test which was won
by Chandraveer Sin-
gh, followed by Mo-
han Singh and Amb
Singh Rajpurohit re-
spectively. Collector
Dr Pratibha Singh,
SP Bhanwar Singh
Nathawat, Jaipur
District Sessions
judge Gyan Prakash,
municipal chairman
Hari Ballabh Kalla
and Income Tax
Commissioner Fateh
Singh were promi-
nent among those at-
tended the function.
Mountain Band of the BSF participated in Shobha Yatra organised during Maru Mahotsav.

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