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ACHHE DIN KAHAN GAYE?: GEHLOT
QUESTIONS MODI ON INFLATION
First India Bureau
Jaipur: On the issue of
unbridled inflation in
the country
, the Con-
gress party’s ‘Hallabol
campaign’ against the
Modi government at the
Center is ongoing. In
various states including
Rajasthan, the party is
tryingtotakeontheCen-
tral government. Mean-
while, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has once
again targeted the Modi
government on the sub-
ject of rising inflation.
This time Chief Min-
ister Gehlot has shared
apartof PrimeMinister
Narendra Modi’s speech
onsocialmediafromthe
year 2013. In this speech,
Modi is seen expressing
his anger against the
then UPA government
on the issue of inflation.
Turn to P8
CM Ashok Gehlot
CM warns India headed towards
Lankan crisis, stresses that while PM
Modi insults Nehru, he never mentions
his contribution towards the nation
NATION TRUSTS
GANDHI FAMILY: CM
Once again, CM Ashok
Gehlot expressed his
loyalty and faith towards the
Gandhi family yet again on
Thursday when tweeting for
the family, Gehlot stressed
that the people of the nation
also trust Gandhi fam-
ily due to the nationalism
of Gandhis since Gandhi
family has sacrificed for
the nation. “No member of
Gandhi family took to any
constitutional post in past
30 years. Sonia Gandhi too
gave up PM’s post for the
nation,” Gehlot said.
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Air India cancels Delhi-Moscow flight over fears of insurance issues in Russia. Air
India on Thursday cancelled its Delhi-Moscow service over the fear that its flight
insurance may not be valid in Russian skies amid the ongoing Russian invasion of
Ukraine, sources said. Air India has reached out to the government of India seeking
its intervention in the matter so that flights to Moscow could be resumed.
AIR INDIA
SUSPENDS FLIGHT
TO MOSCOW OVER
SECURITY FEARS
The municipal corporation here passed a resolution on Thursday which states that
Chandigarh should remain a union territory, and should also get its own legislative
assembly. The development comes as Punjab and Haryana engage in a tussle to
stake claim over Chandigarh. Both Punjab and Haryana state assemblies recently
passed their respective resolution reiterating their claim over the Union Territory. P5
CHANDIGARH CIVIC
BODY PASSES
RESOLUTION FOR
CITY’S UT STATUS
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WHAT ‘POWER LIES IN THE ROOM’ LOOKS LIKE!
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a meeting after the Lok Sabha is adjourned indefinitely on Thursday. SEE ALSO P6
Entire Andhra cabinet resigns
as CM Jagan revamps team
China hackers tried to hit
power grids near Ladakh,
unsuccessful, says Centre
Amaravati: Andhra
Pradesh Chief Minis-
ter YS Jagan Mohan
Reddy’s entire cabinet
resigned on Thursday
in a precursor to a
mega overhaul a little
over halfway through
his term, ahead of the
2024 state election.
Twenty-four minis-
ters handed in their
resignations after a
cabinet meeting, in the
first step towards the
big do-over. Jagan Red-
dy, the only cabinet
member to stay put,
received the resigna-
tions.
Only one or two min-
isters from the outgo-
ing team are likely to
be retained, sources
say. These ministers
are not being axed as
they are the only mem-
bers belonging to po-
litically vital commu-
nities that need to be
represented.
New Delhi: Chinese
state-sponsored hack-
ers targeted Indian elec-
tricity distribution cen-
tres near Ladakh over
the last eight months, a
report by private intel-
ligence firm Recorded
Future said on Wednes-
day, in a new potential
flashpoint following a
protracted military
standoff between the
two countries in the re-
gion. The government
said the attacks were
not successful.
‘’In recent months,
we observed likely net-
work intrusions target-
ing at least seven Indian
State Load Despatch
Centres (SLDCs) re-
sponsible for carrying
out real-time opera-
tions for grid control
and electricity dispatch
within these respective
states. Notably, this tar-
geting has been geo-
graphically concentrat-
ed, with the identified
SLDCs located in North
India, in proximity to
the disputed India-Chi-
na border in Ladakh,”
the group said.
ED grills Omar
in bank money
laundering case
Turkey suspends
Khashoggi killing
trial, case to be
transferred to Saudi
If SC takes up
all issues, what
are Lok Sabha,
Rajya Sabha
there for: CJI
I was angry over CAA, NRC,
atrocities against Muslims:
Gorakhnath temple attacker
New Delhi: Omar Ab-
dullah, former Jammu
Kashmir chief minis-
ter and National Confer-
ence vice president, was
questioned by the En-
forcement Directorate
(ED) in New Delhi on
Thursday
. According to
available information,
the NC leader was
probed in connection
with a money launder-
ing case in the Jammu
Kashmir Bank.
Istanbul: A Turkish
court ruled Thursday to
suspend the trial in ab-
sentia of 26 Saudis ac-
cused in the gruesome
killing of Washington
Post columnist Jamal
Khashoggi and for the
case to be transferred to
Saudi Arabia.
The decision comes
despite warnings from
human rights groups
that turning the case
over to the kingdom
would lead to a cover up
of the killing which has
cast suspicion on Saudi
Crown Prince Moham-
med bin Salman.
It also comes as Tur-
key
, which is in the
throes of an economic
crisis, has been trying to
repair troubled relation-
ship with Saudi Arabia.
New Delhi:
Chief Justice
of India N V
Ramana on
T h u r s d a y
voiced an-
guish over Supreme
Court being burdened
with the onus of decid-
ing politically sensitive
issues on which the
elected government
ought to take a call.
“If I agree all your
matters to be taken up
and orders that are
soughthavetobepassed,
what purpose are politi-
calrepresentativeselect-
edfor?…theLokSabha…
the Rajya Sabha?”, the
CJI asked, wondering if
the court will now have
to pass Bills too.
Lucknow: Gorakhnath
temple attacker Ahmed
Murtaza Abbasi, in his
confession, said that his
hatred spawned from al-
leged atrocities com-
mitted against Mus-
lims, as per UP Police.
He further said that
the Citizenship
(Amendment) Act was
also wrong.
Abbasi, an IIT gradu-
ate had attacked Uttar
Pradesh Provincial
Armed Constabulary
personnel stationed
at the Gorakhnath tem-
ple in Gorakhpur on
April 3.
Birbhum killings: CBI makes
first arrests, nabs 4 from Mum
Mumbai: The Cen-
tral Bureau of Inves-
tigation has arrested
four persons from
Mumbai in connec-
tion with the Ram-
purhat killings in
Bengal’s Birbhum
last month.
“Four persons have
been arrested from
Mumbai in connec-
tion with the case,”
the CBI confirmed on
Thursday
.
This is the first ar-
rest made by the CBI
since it took over the
case. The accused
persons will be
brought to Kolkata on
transit remand.
Islamabad: Quashing
Deputy Speaker Qasim
Khan Suri’s April 3 rul-
ing and the subsequent
dissolution of the Na-
tional Assembly, Paki-
stan’s Supreme Court
Thursday ordered the
revival of the no-confi-
dence motion against
embattled Prime Minis-
ter Imran Khan.
Imran Khan will now
face the no-trust motion
on Saturday (April 9).
Giving it’s verdict,
Pakistan’s apex court
said the prime minister
was bound by Constitu-
tion and therefore, he
could not advise the
president to dissolve as-
semblies, Pakistan’s
Geo News reported.
Further terming
President Arif Alvi’s
decision to dissolve the
National Assembly as
“illegal”, the verdict
was passed with all five
judges unanimously
voting against it.
SC asked the Presi-
dent’s advocate as to
how could there be a
constitutional crisis if
everything was happen-
ing according to the law.
The five-judge
SC bench
unanimously calls
Dy Speaker’s move
as “unconstitutional”
Reconstitutes National
Assembly, orders Speaker to
call Session. The no confidence
vote against Imran government
will now be held on Saturday
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PAK SC STRIKES DOWN
DY SPEAKER’S DECISION TO
REJECT NO-TRUST MOTION
Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Reddy
DEMOCRACY IS
THE BEST FORM OF
REVENGE: BHUTTO
WILL ACCEPT SC’S
DECISION, SAYS
PM IMRAN KHAN
THIS IS A CASE OF
PUBLIC INTEREST,
SAYS CJ BANDIAL
Reacting to the Pakistan
Supreme Court’s verdict,
Pakistan Peoples Party
(PPP) leader Bilawal Bhutto
Zardari wrote on Twitter,
“Democracy is the best
revenge! Jiya Bhutto! Jiya
Awam! Pakistan Zindabad.”
Now, Opposition will use
full force to oust Imran.
Imran Khan on Thursday
said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-
Insaf will accept any verdict
of the Supreme Court on
the dismissal of the no-
confidence motion. Citing
sources, news agency ARY
reported that Imran Khan
sought legal counsel ahead
of the SC verdict.
Umar Ata Bandial, the
Chief of Justice, while
hearing the case involving
the dismissal of a no-
confidence vote brought
against the Imran Khan
government in the coun-
try’s national assembly,
said that this is a case
of public interest.
The attacks took place
between August last year and
March, sources said.
UNGA suspends Russia from Human Rights
Council after killings in Ukraine’s Bucha city
New York: The United
Nations General As-
sembly today suspend-
ed Russia from Human
Rights Council after
killings in Ukraine’s
Bucha, reports news
agency AFP.
Evidence of civilian
killings in Bucha and
other towns around
Kyiv -- which Ukraine
has blamed on Russian
troops, allegations de-
nied by Moscow -- have
shocked the world and
triggered calls for new
sanctions on Moscow.
Ukraine said it was
“grateful” for the deci-
sion to suspend Russia
from the United Na-
tions Human Rights
Council, saying “war
criminals” should not
be represented in
the body
.
BIO-FUEL AUTHORITY CEO HELD WITH
`5 L BRIBE; `3.5 CR CASH RECOVERED
Jaipur: Rs 5 lakh in bribe,
Rs 3.5 crore in cash reserve
at home and 50 bottles of
expensive liquor was ACB’s
‘endgame’ on Thursday,
after the bureau sleuths
carried out a well planned
and executed ‘strike’ on
Chief Executive Officer of
Rajasthan Bio-Fuel Authority
Surendra Singh Rathore. The
bureau had been planning
the trap for a long time and
nabbed Rathore along with a
contractual employee Devesh
Sharma while taking a bribe
of Rs 5 lakh from the com-
plainant. DG ACB BL Soni
said the complainant had
approached Jaipur Rural Unit
of the bureau that in lieu of
allowing his bio fuel business
to run smoothly, the CEO
was demanding Rs1.5 lakh
per month and Rs 5.20 lakh
for renewal of his licence. A
team led by ASP Narottam
Lal Verma laid a trap and held
the accused from the Bio-
Fuel Authority office. Search
was on in four different
premises of the accused’s
residence, farm house and an
apartment in Jaipur city. The
accused were booked under
the Prevention of Corruption
Act. P3 —Navin Sharma
CRUCIAL READ
ED: ANIL DESHMUKH
UNABLE TO EXPLAIN
SOURCE OF WEALTH
Mumbai: While seeking
rejection of bail applica-
tion filed by former Ma-
harashtra Home Minister
Anil Deshmukh, ED stated
that Deshmukh was main
conspirator and is unable
to explain the source of
his huge wealth. P5
WITHDRAW CBI NOTICE
AGAINST EX-AMNESTY
INDIA CHIEF: COURT
New Delhi: A Delhi court
on Thursday directed the
CBI to withdraw a Look
Out Circular (LOC) issued
against the ex-Amnesty
India chief Aakar Patel
in a case of an alleged
violation of the Foreign
Regulation Act.
MAMATA MEETS GUV AFTER BITTER FUED
Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee finally had the
long pending meeting with Gov-
ernor Jagdeep Dhankhar over the
law and order situation in the state.
The Governor’s invitation — extended following the
Birbhum massacre — dates back to March 29.
INDIA ABSTAINS
FROM VOTING,
YET AGAIN

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajsamand MP
DiyaKumarimetUnion
Home Min Amit Shah
andUnionDefenceMin,
Rajnath Singh in New
Delhi on Thursday
. She
presented Shah a book
entitled, ‘The Camel
with a Japi’ congratu-
lated him for major win
in recently held polls in
4 states. She also ap-
prised him of deterio-
rating law order situ-
ation in Raj. She re-
quested Union Defence
Min Rajnath Singh to
conduct Army Recruit-
ment Rally in Rajsa-
mand, saying that
youth of the area are
interested in Army
.
Diya meets Shah, Rajnath in Delhi
DISCUSSING LAW ORDER IN RAJ
OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF
ENGINEER PWD, ZONE-II, JAIPUR
NIT No. 17/PMGSY/2021-22
On behalf of Governor of Rajasthan, the Rajasthan Rural Road Develpoment
Agency invites proposals from firms of Chartered Accountants empanelled with CAG
which meet all the condition in the eligibility criteria for appointment as EXTERNAL
(STATUTORY) AUDITOR conducting Statutory audit of Head Office and its all
Piu’s for the financial Year 2021-22 to 2023-24 as per the Terms of Reference provided
in the RFP document. All the details relevant to the RFP can be seen on concerned
website www.sppp.raj.nic.in, http://dipr.rajasthan.gov.in, http://pwd.rajasthan.gov.in a
http://pmgsytendersraj.gov.in.
Interesting bidders can participate in the bidding process. The schedules of activities
for the purpose of RFP are outlined below:
S. No. Key Activities Date
1 Date of issue of RFP 04.04.2022 at 9.30 AM
2 Last date of submission of proposal (RFP) 19.04.2022 at 6.00 PM
3 Estimated cost of work 1300000/-(one year)
4 Cost of Bid Document
Rs. 500.00 in Favour of
Secretary RRRDA Jaipur
5 Amount of Bid Security
2% of estimated cost of Work in
Favour of Secretary, RRRDA,
Jaipur Rs. 260000/- Demand Draft
6
Date of physical submission of Documents
(Bid Security and cost of bid documents)
20.4.2022 at 2.00 PM
7 Date of opening of Prequalification Bid 20.4.2022 at 4.00 PM
8 Date of opening the Commercial Bids 25.4.2022 at 5.00 PM
UBN: PWD2223SLOB00012
(Manwar Ali)
Additional Chief Engineer
PWD Zone-II, Jaipur
Website : pwd.rajasthan.gov.in E-mail: acezoneii@yahoo.com
PWD Campus, Jacob Road, Opp. Jaipur Club, Jaipur, Ph. : 0141-2226537
No. 2760 Dated : 29/3/2022
DIPR/C/4726/2022
Notice iNvitiNg Bid
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEEER
P.H.E.D. CITY DIV. IV (NORTH) JAIPUR
Bids for work of 1. RepaiR and pReventive Maintenance
of centRifugal puMpsets and theiR panels,
suBMeRsiBle puMpset and theiR panel of tuBewell
in wateR supply scheMe undeR city suB dn-ii (noRth),
MuRlipuRa, JaipuR 2. Repair Maintenance of all types and size of
pipelines and valve operation under city sub division ii (n) Muralipura,
Jaipur. 3. providing, laying and jointing hdpe pipeline of distribution
system in tara nagaraJhotawara under city sub division iii (n) Jhotwara,
Jaipur. 4. providing, laying and jointing of missing link and replacement
of old pipeline to increase pressure at tail end in distribution system in
different various colonies in Jhotwara chowki-ii under city division iii
(n) Jhotwara, Jaipur nit no. 01-04/2022-23 is invited from interested
bidders up to 06:00 pM 11.04.2022 other particulars of the bid may be
visited on the procurement portal (http://www.eproc.rajasthan.gov.in,
www.sppp.rajasthan.gov.in) of the state and phed departmental website.
UBN Code:PHE2223WSOB00026
PHE2223WSOB00027
PHE2223WSOB00028
PHE2223WSOB00029
email : eenorth4.jai.phed@rajasthan.gov.in telephone no-0141-2988545
DIPR/C/4804/2022
no.: e.e./cd4(n)/2021-22/28-40 dated : 1/4/2022
(Pawan Agrawal)
Executive Engineer,
P.H.E.D City Dn-IV (N),
Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur
21-yr-oldJprenggstudent
rapedatgunpointinAjmer
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A 21-year-old
engineering student
studying in Jaipur,
was raped by a man
when she had gone to
her house in Ajmer’s
Vijay Nagar on Feb 9.
Finding her alone in
the house, the accused
raped her at gunpoint.
The victim registered
a case against the ac-
cused, Vijay Singh, at
Chitrakoot police sta-
tion on Wednesday
.
The victim said
that the accused also
clicked obscene pho-
tos and made videos
of her. He also threat-
ened her to kill her, if
she told anyone about
it and posted the pic-
tures and videos on
social media.
When the victim re-
turned to Jaipur, the
accused continued to
harass her and start-
ed pressurising her to
visit Ajmer. When she
refused, the accused
threatened to rape her
younger sister and
also to throw acid on
her face. The scared
victim then reached
Chitrakoot police sta-
tion registered a
complaint. Cops have
registered a zero FIR
and transferred it to
Ajmer district SP’s of-
fice.
LANDLORD RAPES TENANT PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Jaipur: A 45-yr-old physiotherapist was report-
edly raped by her landlord in Jaipur. The ac-
cused had called her to his house on pretext of
getting therapy done and sexually harassed her
for seven months by threatening to kill her son.
After victim’s plaint on Wednesday, the Adarsh
Nagar police station registered a case began
a probe. SHO VK Khatri said that the victim in
her plaint, had told that her landlord sexually
exploited her fom April 2021 to Nov 2021.
State Govt to
introduce Labour
cess in Raj soon
RAJ MPsPOSITIVE ABOUT 2023
AstrategytohelpCentre’swelfareschemesreachmasseswasalsoprepared
First India Bureau
Jaipur: People may be
hit by another tax in Raj
with state government
deciding to recover la-
bour cess from those
who have done con-
struction after 2009. La-
bor Commissioner
Antar Singh Nehra
said, “We have written
a letter to MDs of
Jaipur, Ajmer Jodh-
pur DISCOMS to pro-
vide us information
about electricity con-
nections issued in
their areas. We will is-
sue random notices on
basis of electricity
bills issued after 2009.”
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Amidst the
preparations for ‘Mis-
sion 2023’ in Rajasthan,
Rajya Sabha and Lok
Sabha BJP MPs of the
state met in New Delhi
on Thursday. Senior
leaders of the state BJP
organisation were also
present in the meeting
called at the residence
of Jalore-Sirohi MP
Devji Patel. The main
agenda of the meeting
was to take feedback on
the development works
done by the MPs in the
area including organi-
sational issues.
Along with this, a
strategy to propagate
the Centre’s welfare
schemes and to help
these schemes reach the
common masses was
also prepared. At the
same time, in view of
the proposed Assembly
polls in 2023, the upcom-
ing programmes of and
the strategy to sur-
round the state govern-
ment were also dis-
cussed.
BJP MPs will run so-
cial justice fortnight in
their respective areas
till April 20.
Raj’s medical system
top in country: Meena
BhatimeetsAEN,JEN;
Staff warns of protest
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Addressing
the 4-day National
Conference organised
by Indian Association
of Cardiovascular
Thoracic Surgeons in
Jaipur, Health Minis-
ter Parsadi Lal Meena
said that Govt has
kept health sector on
top priority. This is
why most successful
innovations in medi-
cal field have occurred
in Raj. He described
state’s medical system
as top in country. He
said that Institute of
Cardiovascular Sci-
ence Emergency is
also being developed
at SMS Hospital. Sr
cardiac surgeon from
Delhi Dr KS Ayyar
said that about 1.8 to
2L kids in are born
with heart ailments
Of them, around
70,000 need treatment
in a year to survive.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Energy Min
Bhanwar Singh Bhati
met AEN Harshdapati
JEN Nitin admitted
at SMS Hospital. Raj
power employees, Engi-
neer Adhikari Sang-
harsh Samiti will hold
a candle march at Stat-
ue Circle today. They
are demanding arrest
of MLA Girraj Malinga
by April 11, else they
would boycott work
protest on April 12.
DR SOMYA INAUGURATES PLAINT BOXES
AT JMCG HQs FOR WOMEN SAFETY
Jaipur: JMC-G administration will act sternly against
those who misbehave with
Corporation’s women staff.
Mayor Dr Somya inaugurated
complaint boxes at Corpora-
tion’s HQs on Thursday. A panel
will be formed to deal with
complaints related to workplace harassment.
Sikar: CM Ashok Gehlot took a swipe at BJP National
President JP Nadda for flouting Constitution by visiting
Karauli post violence there dividing the nation on
religious lines. Reacting to this, BJP leader ex- health
minister Kalicharan Saraf condemned the CM’s state-
ment said it only reflects his despair. Congress lost
in last 5 assembly polls and went into the abyss the
attack on rally was a well-planned conspiracy, he said.
CM GEHLOT’S STATEMENT REFLECTS
DESPAIR, SAYS BJP MLA SARAF
Jaipur (PTI): Heat wave conditions continued to prevail
in parts of Rajasthan on Thursday, with Jalore being
the hottest city at 45.2 degrees Celsius, IMD said.The
(IMD) has issued a ‘yellow alert’ for heat waves and an
‘orange alert’ for severe heat waves in some parts of
the state for the next five days, an IMD spokesperson
said. Several places recorded a maximum temperature
from 41 to 43 degrees Celsius on Thursday. The max-
imum temperature was recorded at 44.9 degrees Cel-
sius in Barmer, 44.8 in Phalodi, 44.4 each in Jaisalmer
and Banswara, 44.3 in Sriganganagar, 44 in Bikaner,
and 43.2 degrees Celsius in Churu.
HEAT WAVE CONTINUES IN RAJASTHAN,
JALORE SIZZLES AT 45.2 DEGREES CELSIUS
NEWS DIGEST
PL Meena addresses during
the National Conf in Jaipur.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Rajsamand MP Diya
Kumari at New Delhi on Thursday.
Firebreaksoutatacity
hotel,noinjuriesreported
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A massive
fire broke out at Hotel
Chanakya’s rooftop
bar and restaurant,
The Night Jar on MI
Road on Thursday.
Eight fire brigades
were rushed to the
spot and the blaze was
brought under control
in two-and-half hours.
Around seven to eight
guests staff were
trapped who were res-
cued with the help of
civil defence team at
hotel’s rooftop on 3rd
floor. SHO Anil
Jaiman of Jalupura
police station said
that The fire broke
around 3 am. There
was panic all around
guests were evacu-
ated from other floors
as well. The rooftop
bar restaurant has
been completely gut-
ted in fire. The cause
of fire could not be
ascertained.
The Night Jar went
up in flames at 3 am
on Thursday. Guests
and staff of the hotel
were rescued with
the help of the Civil
Defence Team.
Dr Satish Poonia, Arun Singh, GS Shekhawat, Omprakash Mathur, Kailash Choudhary, and
Chandrashekhar during the BJP’s ‘Sansad Samvaad’ held at New Delhi on Thursday.
A positive discus-
sion on how to
maintain a con-
stant dialogue with
people’s representa-
tives, MLAs, organ-
isational officials of
the various LS
constituencies and
how the MPs can
actively participate
in various organi-
sational
works was
held dur-
ing the
meeting.
—Dr Satish
Poonia
BJP State
President
IN A FIRST,BYLAWS TO KEEP ANIMALS AT HOME TO
BEIMPLEMENTEDINRAJASTHANWITHINAMONTH!
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: Bylaws for
keeping animals in
homes will be imple-
mented for the first
time in Rajasthan. The
LSG department has
prepared model by-
laws and ordered all
local bodies to imple-
ment them within a
month.
As per the bylaws,
people will be able to
keep one cow or buf-
falo and calf at home.
The animals found
roaming on roads will
be taken to a cowshed
and a fine will be im-
posed on getting them
released. The licence
from local bodies will
have to be taken and it
will be canceled if
number of animals
kept in houses is more
than prescribed num-
ber. Every domesticat-
ed animal will be
tagged with the name,
address and phone
number of the owner.
FINE OF `5,000,
`10,000 AT JMCs
FOR VIOLATION
Energy Minister Bhanwar
Singh Bhati met AEN
Harshadapati at SMS Hospital
in Jaipur on Thursday.
Apenalty of Rs 5,000 will
be imposed for first time
Rs 10, 000 for second
time in JMC-G and JMC-H
Corporations.In Nagar
Parishad areas, a penalty
of Rs 3,000 will be levied
for first time Rs 4, 500
for second time. The fine
in Nagar Palika will be Rs
1,000 for the first time and
Rs 1, 500 for the second
time.Apart from the penalty,
transportation charges will
also be taken.
SHAH’s RAJ VISIT
CONDOLENCES
Karauli: Congress leader
Sachin Pilot reached
Moondiya, the ancestral
village of Gurjar leader Col
Kirori Singh Bainsla to console
Bainsla’s son Vijay Bainsla and
said that Col Bainsla’s demise
is a great loss to the society.

RAJASTHAN
03
NEWS DIGEST
Dausa: Twenty-two children were admitted to a community
healthcare centre in Rajasthan’s Dausa district on Thursday
following complaints of vomiting and stomachache after a
mid-day meal at a government school, a health official said.
About 70 children of the school had consumed khichdi
after which 22 of them were admitted to a community
healthcare centre on complaints of abdominal pain and
vomiting, Dr Ramji Lal at Nangal CHC said. He said that
after treatment, the children were discharged and samples
of water and khichdi have been sent for lab testing.
Ajmer: RTDC chairman Dharmendra Rathore and
Mahendra Gehlot, President of Kesh Kala Board were
on a one-day visit to Ajmer. Both
of them reached Bhairav Dham in
Rajgarh and interacted with the
media at Ajmer Khadim Hotel.
Rathore said that MLA Vasudev
Devnani has misled Raj Assembly
by by making a false statement while demanding to curb
illegal occupations being done in hilly areas of Ajmer.
22 STUDENTS FALL ILL AFTER CONSUMING
KHICHDI IN MID-DAY MEAL IN DAUSA
DHARMENDRA RATHORE OPENS ATTACK
ON VASUDEV DEVNANI IN AJMER
More than 2.5 lakh leases issued
in PSKS till April 5, Kuchaman tops
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: In the Pra-
shasan Shehron Ke
Sang campaign, more
than 2.5 lakh leases have
been issued, according
to the data released till
April 5. The data shows
1 lakh 69 thousand 881
leases were issued by
the Municipal Corpora-
tion, Municipal Council
and Municipalities, 169
municipalities of the
state issued 92,180 leas-
es.
The maximum num-
ber of 4427 leases were
issued by Kuchaman
Municipality, while
Sumerpur Municipality
was the second largest
by issuing 3364 leases.
34 city councils issued
58,505 leases of which
the highest number of
6262 leases were issued
by Sikar Municipal
Council, while Nagaur
Municipal Council was
second by issuing 3408
leases. Bhiwadi Munici-
pal Council lagged by
issuing only 179 leases.
Trainee RAS
caught copying
in course at OTS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Trainee RAS
officers of 2018 batch
have been caught
cheating in the RAS
foundation course
exam in OTS. When
the invigilator raised
an objection, the can-
didates accused him
of misbehaving with
the officers.
They boycotted the
exam and created a
ruckus due to which
the exam was delayed
to 5 hours.
The invigilators
had seized mobiles
and did not let mam-
mographs take inside
the exam hall.
GOVERNOR MISHRA, FAMILY PRAY AT KASHI
VISHWANATH TEMPLE IN VARANASI
GAJENDRA SINGH TO
REVIEW JAL JEEVAN
MISSION IN JPR
100-DAY DRIVE TO
CHECK TOBACCO
CONSUMPTION
Jaipur: Union Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat reached Pink City
on Thursday for the meeting
to be held here to review the
progress of implementation
of JJM in 8 states and 3 UTs
of north-western India. Ra-
jasthan’s water woes and is-
sues related to ERCP, refilling
of Jawai dam and Mahi river
are expected to come up for
discussion in the meeting to
be held on Friday.
Jaipur: Two separate
meetings of Food and
Drug Administration
(FDA) officials autho-
rised under COTP Act,
chaired by National
Health Mission direc-
tor Dr Jitendra Kumar
Soni, were held here on
Thursday to chalk out
plans for the 100-day
campaign aimed at con-
trolling use of tobacco in
the state.
Guv Kalraj Mishra visited Kashi Vishwanath and Sankatmochan
Hanuman ji in Varanasi on Thursday and wished for happiness
and prosperity for the people of Raj. Governor Mishra along with
the first lady of the state Satyavati Mishra and family members
performed milk ceremony at Kashi Vishwanath temple.
PSU, GOVT DEPT EXEMPTED UNDER PSKS
Pilot corners Centre; Dotasra
raps ministers for not speaking
More than half a dozen mins were present but only three of them addressed
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: DuringtheCon-
gress’s dharna at the
Civil Lines gate against
inflation, Congress state
prez Govind Singh Do-
tasra reprimanded the
state govt’s ministers.
Dotasara publicly repri-
manded them for refus-
ing to deliver the speech
during the program,
which became a hot top-
icof discussioninpoliti-
cal circles. More than
half a dozen ministers
were present in the
dharna, but only three
ministers addressed the
sit-in as the rest of the
ministers refused.
During his speech,
Dotasara expressed his
displeasure over this be-
havior.“Ihavejustasked
the ministers to address
the sit-in but they re-
fused. This is not the
time to refuse. This Raj
govt has been formed on
the basis of Congress
workers, so you should
speak whenever you get
a chance,” Dotasra said.
Former Deputy CM,
Sachin Pilot has at-
tacked the central govt
on many issues includ-
ing inflation. He said,
“They like to take votes
by creating sentiments
among the people but
there policies are mak-
ingthecountryhollow,”.
“The BJP govt has
earnedRs1lakh28thou-
sand cr in 7 years by im-
posing cess on petrole
and diesel. But states
have not been given
their share in the in-
come.” Pilot added.
Mamta Bhupesh, Pratap S Khachariyawas, Govind S Dotasra, Hemaram Choudhary and Sachin Pilot
at the protest site in Jaipur on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Congress workers staging protest with cylinders and placards
against inflation on Thursday.
As inflation is rising. Common
man is upset. Therefore responsi-
bility of all increases even more.
Today there are big issues like in-
flation, unemployment, which
needs to be talked.
—GS Dotasra, PCC Chief
Economic terror is being con-
stantly imposed. It is not just a
question of inflated prices but
question of BJP’s arrogance. Not
only petrol and diesel, prices of
everything is skyrocketing.
—Sachin Pilot, Former Dy CM
The govt
is only
pretend-
ing to
protest
against inflation.
The rally has become
a joke in itself.
They’ve promised to
take effective steps to
check inflation in
their manifesto, but
they’ve failed.
—Rajendra Rathore, Dy LoP
Jaipur: Petrol in Raj and
Udaipur has reached the
highest rates in history.
Petrol has crossed Rs
122.50 in Rajasthan with
the highest rate of petrol
in Sriganganagar at Rs
122.67 per liter. Whereas
in Jaipur it has crossed
Rs 118. The price of pet-
rol in Udaipur has gone
up to Rs 118.85 per liter.
This is the highest price
of petrol in history.
Fuel prices hit the
historic mark in Raj;
highest in Sgnr
Sri Ganganagar
`122.67
PETROL
`01.02
`105.11
DIESEL
`00.92
FUEL PRICE
*
Price
`/per
litre
NSUI leader held
in Dausa doctor
suicide case
First India Bureau
Dausa: In Dr. Archana
Sharma suicide case of
Dausa,
the po-
l i c e
have ar-
r e s t e d
another
a c -
c u s e d .
The ac-
cused is
NSUI State Secretary
Harikesh Meena.
It is alleged that
Harikesh had written
the First Investiga-
tion Report (FIR) of
murder after which
Dr Sharma had died
by suicide under
pressure. Police ar-
rested Harikesh from
Shahpura.
JMCG GBM: 60 councillors
sign to dissolve committees
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: Ahead of the
general body meeting of
Jaipur Greater Munici-
pal Corporation, 60
councilors of both Cong
and BJP have given a
resolution to mayor for
dissolving the commit-
tees in corporation.
The councilors have
expressed dissatisfac-
tion with the function-
ing of the chairmen of
the committees and
want to get the forma-
tion afresh.
On one-third majori-
ty
, the resolution will be
included in the agenda
and if passed in the
meeting, the commit-
tees will be dissolved.
Sources said that if
the committees are dis-
solved, some of the
chairmen may oppose
and may create trouble
for the BJP board.
Lot of political reshuffling is expected in JMCG.
Main Ek Hazaar Crore Ka Aadmi,
Mera Kya Bigaad Loge: Rathore to ACB
Navin Sharma
Jaipur: The Rs 4 crore
cash recovered by ACB
from Surendra Singh
Rathore’s home was not
the only item denoting
his deep involvement in
black money
. Sources
said that in audacious
move, Rathore appar-
ently told the bureau
sleuths, “Main Ek Haz-
aar Crore Ka Aadmi,
Mera Kya Bigaad Loge”.
Interestingly
, the offi-
cials had to bring in half
a dozen teller machines
to count the cash.
ACB officials found doc-
uments denoting
Rathore’sinvestmentsin
plots in Vaishali Nagar,
Queens Road, Kalwar
Road and Taranagar in
Jhotwara, a penthouse
and a flat at Sehkar
Marg, commercial space
at Kuber complex in
Vaishali Nagar.
ACB also recovered
luxury cars Jaguar, Toy-
ota and Mahindra from
his home. Rathore was
soon to become an IAS
but may be suspended.
Meanwhile, Rathore has
termed the entire epi-
sode as a conspiracy
,
which he will reveal
soon.

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Be strong and very
courageous. Be careful to obey
all the instructions Moses gave
you. Do not deviate from
them, turning to the right or to
the left. Then you will be
successful in all you do.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
The Government of India is working
tirelessly to augment India’s health
infrastructure. The focus is on ensuring
good quality and affordable healthcare
to our citizens. It makes every Indian
proud that our nation is home to the
world’s largest healthcare scheme,
Ayushman Bharat.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Finished reading @PriyamGM ji’s best
selling book—‘A Nation to Protect’,
a brilliantly researched work on
how PM @narendramodi’s decisive
leadership, effective policy responses
and handholding helped India rise to
the challenge and effectively tackle the
Covid19 situation.
TOP TWEETS
GODS AND RAPE:
AMU PROFESSOR
TREADS A WRONG
TERRITORY
ligarh Muslim Uni-
versity’s Professor
Jitendra Kumar is in
the dock for teaching
obnoxious stuff
about Hindu gods to his medical
students at the university
. He is
said to have showed presentation
to suggest that rape was preva-
lent even in mythological times.
Prof Kumar has tendered an un-
conditional apology but he still
facesapolicecaseforhurtingthe
religious sentiments of Hindus.
What do third year MBBS stu-
dents attending a lecture in the
forensic medicine department
have to do with Rape: A Histori-
cal Perspective? And why did it
have to be about Hindu gods?
Professor Kumar called it an
“inadvertentmistake”buthehas
actually put AMU into problems.
As it is, the university faces trou-
ble over Jinnah’s portrait and
the demand to rename it after
Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh.
His action will only be a boost for
those branding the university as
communal. The professor should
have realised how sensitive the
times are before giving rape a
religious perspective.
A
fter the Chief Jus-
tice of India, Jus-
tice NV Ramana,
urged the CBI at
an event to be “im-
permeable” and “independ-
ent” because it was “an insti-
tution” which is permanent
while the “political execu-
tive” is not. He exhorted them
to “not allow any authoritar-
ian tendencies”. “They need
to function within the demo-
cratic framework…as they
have to reclaim social legiti-
macy and public trust”. Soon
after, the Union Minister for
Law and Justice responded
with the remark that “CBI is
no longer a caged parrot”.
The CBI’s look-out circular
against veteran journalist
and Amnesty International
India’s former chief to pre-
vent him from flying out of
the country suggests that it
has either not been uncaged,
or it is hesitant of moving out
of the cage. Patel was stopped
from flying out to the US even
after a Surat court ordered
the release of his passport on
February 19 and permitted
him to fly to the US. Patel
challenged the LOC in a Delhi
courtandtheadditionalchief
metropolitan magistrate or-
dered the CBI to withdraw the
circular. More significantly,
the ACMM Pawan Kumar
urged the CBI Director to
send a written apology to Pa-
tel to “restore public confi-
dence in the public”, words
that echo CJI’s remarks.
Similarly, journalist Rana
Ayyub, who wrote the book
“Gujarat Files” after the
Godhra riots, was stopped
from flying to London on the
basis of an LOC issued by the
EnforcementDirectorate.The
ED considered Ayyub a flight
risk as “she might not return
to India”. But the Delhi High
CourtallowedAyyubtoflyout
subject to some conditions.
JUNKING LOCs OF
A DIFFERENT KIND
Patel was stopped from
flying out to the US even
after a Surat court ordered the
release of his passport on
February 19 and permitted
him to fly to the US. Similarly,
journalist Rana Ayyub, who
wrote the book “Gujarat
Files” after the Godhra
riots, was stopped from
flying to London on the
basis of an LOC issued by the
Enforcement Directorate
A
n the recent emerging era of
new world order as well as
the resurfacing of economy
in post pandemic times, India
still holds a promising econ-
omy and remains a strategic
destination for financial de-
velopment of the region in
particular the world in gen-
eral. Today, India is ready to
compete with current global
standards of being a manu-
facturer, service provider or
a vibrant market. The emer-
gence of foreign companies
in our nation bears a testi-
mony that we indeed are a
potentially influential and an
emerging financial power.
According to me, profit
must be the main aim and
motto of every industry and
organisation because, if the
firmwillearn,thenonlyitwill
have courage to take higher
risks, reap better profit mar-
gins and help the society
, na-
tionandoverallinfrastructure
for a sustained development.
As a corporate trainer and
coach, I often wonder, why is
it that a few companies per-
form better than the others?
What exactly is the reason
for failure of some while oth-
ers succeed in the same envi-
ronment? After long deliber-
ations my conclusion is that
it is the governance of any
corporate that casts the die.
Corporate governance or CG
is no stranger and in fact it
refers to the checks and bal-
ances within an organiza-
tion, the rules, practices and
processes used to run a com-
pany
. Well, it also frames and
establishes the company’s
direction, integrity and fi-
nancial viability that brings
in trust with investors and
the community
.
So, should we believe that
both the aspects of a modern
industry, Man and the Ma-
chine qualify for CG? The
answer is not really. While
the machines need manage-
ment and maintenance the
human capital is driven by
good governance. It is often
observed that in this era of
technological advancement
and Robots, industries and
corporates tend to forget the
wealth of human resources
they may be sitting on for
generating what they all
need the most “PROFITS”.
No doubt, we are in the
midst of yet another wave of
change (the fourth industrial
revolution), driven by cloud
computing, AI, advanced
digitalisation and the Inter-
net. But does this imply that
hence forth the industry will
perhaps shorten or reduce
the space for human re-
source. Needless to mention
that technologies can re-
trieve information, handle
inventories and logistics,
prepare briefs, provide finan-
cial services, translate docu-
ments, audit statements and
diagnose diseases but still,
the man behind the machine
could not be replaced.
It is worth mentioning that
2018 World Economic Forum
study said that 75 million
jobs will be lost in the next
five years as companies adopt
automation. But, another 133
million new jobs will emerge
in the same time as business-
es develop a new division of
labour between humans and
machines.
In view of the above, it’s
important for companies to
strike a healthy balance be-
tween remaining profitable
and Good CG for employees.
If history has taught us any-
thing, it’s only that the dis-
ruptive paradigm shifting
business models lay the very
foundation for future busi-
ness models.
Yes, robots, machines and
AI will replace humans for
many jobs, just as innovative
farming equipment replaced
humans and bullocks during
the first industrial revolu-
tion. Yet, in spite of these
changes, humans will be re-
quired to deliver value in
various new ways for brand
new business models. Obvi-
ously, technology is no an-
swer for roles that dictate
emotions like empathy, crea-
tivity and intuition in spe-
cific contexts.
The ideal mix therefore, is
one that combines the best of
both worlds. While efficiency
and productivity fall in the
court of technology; creativ-
ity, emotion, complexity
management and close rela-
tionships remain within the
domain of the workforce.
The human touch is indis-
pensable to creativity and to
manage the unpredictable.
Its only for this reasons that
organisations like Google
and Facebook are now creat-
ing spaces and environments
for people to hang out and
talk and the key reason for
that is to bring about cross-
fertilisation of new ideas.
I would say that in globali-
zation of business the only
constant in the corporate
workplace from first to fourth
industrial revolution is the
human resource and there-
fore it needs to be nurtured
very carefully
. It is mandatory
for the organizations to intro-
duce new motivational needs
of employees to meet the en-
vironmentalrealities.Thetop
management should carry
out new methodologies of de-
veloping strong and durable
bond with the employees to
achieve the selected goals of
profitability and long-term
sustenance. For whatever
may be the wonders in digiti-
zation and automation, MAN
remains the ULTIMATE!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
I would say that in
globalization of business the
only constant in the
corporate workplace from
first to fourth industrial
revolution is the human
resource and therefore it
needs to be nurtured very
carefully. It is mandatory
for the organizations to
introduce new motivational
needs of employees to meet
the environmental realities.
The top management should
carry out new methodologies
of developing strong and
durable bond with the
employees to achieve the
selected goals of profitability
and long-term sustenance.
For whatever may be the
wonders in digitization and
automation, MAN remains
the ULTIMATE!
Today, India is ready to
compete with current
global standards of
being a manufacturer,
service provider or a
vibrant market. The
emergence of foreign
companies in our nation
bears a testimony that we
indeed are a
potentially influential
and an emerging
financial power
COL ANUPAM
JAITLY (RETD)
The writer is Defence expert,
Motivational Speaker Corporate Trainer
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Profitability–EmployeeInterface–Machines

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INDIA
05
PROCESS INITIATED TO AMEND
IPC, CrPC, EVIDENCE ACT: GOVT
MHA seeks suggestions from Governors, Lt Guvs, CMs, MPs, CJI, and Bar Council
New Delhi (PTI):
Seeking to make com-
prehensive changes in
criminal laws to pro-
vide affordable and
speedy justice and cre-
ate a people-centric le-
gal structure, the gov-
ernment has initiated
the process to amend
the Indian Penal Code,
the Code of Criminal
Procedure and the In-
dian Evidence Act in
consultation with
stakeholders, the Rajya
Sabha was informed on
Thursday.
The Ministry of
Home Affairs has also
sought suggestions
from governors, chief
ministers, Lt gover-
nors and administra-
tors of Union Territo-
ries, chief justice of
India, chief justices of
various high courts,
Bar Council of India,
bar council of various
states and members of
Parliament regarding
comprehensive amend-
ments in criminal laws,
Law Minister Kiren Ri-
jiju said in a written
reply.
The minister also in-
formed that a commit-
tee headed by the vice
chancellor, National
Law University, Delhi
and four other mem-
bers was constituted on
March 2, 2020 by the
MHA to suggest re-
forms in the criminal
laws of the country.
The committee had
invited suggestions
through a question-
naire based on second-
ary research and in-
puts from experts up-
loaded on its website
which received re-
sponse from various
organisations, re-
search centres, aca-
demics, lawyers, and
civil societies from
across the country.
After extensive
stakeholders consulta-
tion and research, the
committee submitted
its recommendations
on February 27, 2022 on
the three criminal laws
- IPC, CrPC and the In-
dian Evidence Act.
146th report of
Parliamentary
Standing
Committee said
that there is a
need for a
comprehensive
review of
India’s criminal
justice system
India bans import of
another 101 military
items for self-reliance
Get your own Capitals: Chd
Civic body to Pb, Haryana
New Delhi (Agencies):
From lightweight
tanks, naval utility heli-
copters to drones, India
has banned the import
of yet another 101 mili-
tary equipment and sys-
tems in a bid to promote
indigenisation in de-
fence manufacturing.
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh on Thurs-
day released the third
positive indigenisation
list of 101 items, com-
prising major equip-
ment and platforms.
The list, notified by
the Department of Mili-
tary Affairs, Ministry
of Defence (MoD), lays
special emphasis on
equipment/systems
which are being devel-
oped and are likely to
translate into firm or-
ders in the next five
years.
These weapons and
platforms are planned
to be indigenised pro-
gressively with effect
from December 2022 to
December 2027.
These 101 items will,
henceforth, be procured
from local sources as
per provisions of the
Defence Acquisition
Procedure (DAP) 2020.
Chandigarh (PTI):
The municipal corpora-
tion here passed a reso-
lution on Thursday
which states that Chan-
digarh should remain a
union territory, and
should also get its own
legislative assembly
.
The development
comes as Punjab and
Haryana engage in a
tussle to stake claim
over Chandigarh.
Both Punjab and
Haryana state assem-
blies recently passed
their respective resolu-
tion reiterating their
claim over the Union
Territory of Chandi-
garh, their joint capi-
tal. The resolution also
said the Centre should
intervene and direct
Haryana and Punjab
governments “to devel-
op their own independ-
ent capital cities”.
Only BJP councillors
were present in the Mu-
nicipal Corporation
House when the resolu-
tionwaspassed,withthe
councillors of the Aam
Aadmi Party
, Congress
and Shiromani Akali
Dal staging a walkout.
Chandigarh Munici-
pal Corporation Mayor
Sarabjit Kaur, who is
from the BJP, had called
a special meeting of the
general House of the
corporation.
Le Pen vows
headscarf fines
in tight French
election battle
Paris (Agencies):
French far-right presi-
dential candidate
Marine Le Pen vowed
Thursday to
issuefinesto
M u s l i m s
who wear
headscarves
in public, as
candidates made a final
pushforvotesthreedays
ahead of an election
seen as increasingly
close.
President Macron
builtwhatseemedanun-
assailable lead ahead of
the first round of polls
on Sunday but Le Pen
has eroded the margin
and feels she has a real
chance of winning the
run-off on April 24.
“People will be given
a fine in the same way
that it is illegal to not
wear your seat belt. It
seems to me that the po-
lice are very much able
to enforce this meas-
ure,” Le Pen said.
BJP wants Anurag Thakur as
new Himachal CM: Sisodia
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi
Deputy Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia on
Thursday claimed that
theBJPwasconsidering
replacing Jai Ram
ThakurwithUnionMin-
ister Anurag Thakur as
the chief minister of
Himachal Pradesh
ahead of the assembly
elections in the state.
Addressing a press
conference, he said the
BJP wanted to make the
big change as it feared
defeat in the elections
with the growing “popu-
larity” of Aam Aadmi
Party national convenor
Arvind Kejriwal.
“We have learnt from
very reliable sources
that the BJP wants to re-
place Chief Minister Jai
Ram Thakur with Anu-
ragThakurasitisscared
of the popularity of
Arvind Kejriwal and his
model of governance in
Delhi,” Sisodia claimed.
All must comply with High Court order: Kharge
New Delhi (PTI): Sen-
ior Congress leader
Mallikarjun Kharge on
Thursday said every
community should
abide by the order of
the Karnataka High
Court on the use of
loudspeakers in reli-
gious institutions.
Speaking to news
agency media, Kharge
said, “Everyone should
comply with the orders
of the High Court.”
The Congress leader
said that the Central and
the state governments
should “keep things un-
der control” and “take
everyone along”.
“Everyone should
follow High Court’s or-
der but it’s awful if
such issues (Azaan is-
sue) are brought up
merely for the political
purpose of polarisa-
tion while creating
communal fissures in
society. It’ll be adver-
sarial both socially
and economically. So
the Central and state
governments should
keep things under con-
trol and take everyone
along,” he said.
COURTESY MEET
Chhattisgarh Governor Anusuiya Uikey called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New
Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Don’t need
lessons on law
and order from
Amit Shah:TMC
Kolkata (PTI): The
TMC on Thursday
slammed Union Home
Minister Amit Shah for
his remarks on the law
and order situation in
West Bengal and said
that the party doesn’t
need lessons from him.
Senior TMC leader
Sougata Roy said that
neitherthepartynorthe
state Govt needed les-
sonsfromShahonmain-
tenanceof lawandorder.
“Amit Shah should be
the last person to talk
about law and order. We
are very well aware of
his track record as a
minister in Gujarat and
in the Centre,” Roy said.
Two civilians injured in Handwara
as soldiers fire after altercation
Jammu (PTI): Pro-
tests broke out in north
Kashmir’s Handwara
in Kupwara district on
Thursday where two
civilians were injured
after some Army per-
sonnel allegedly
opened fire following
an altercation with
people near a mosque.
The injured persons
have been identified as
Abdul Ahad Mir from
Rajwar and Mujeeb Ah-
mad Sofi from Hand-
wara who sustained in-
juries in their lower
limbs. They were shift-
ed to the hospital where
their condition is sta-
ble, reports said.
Reports said that
there were arguments
between the civilians
and soldiers after the
former objected to vid-
eography of the wor-
shippers. Gunshots
were heard amidst the
arguments.
This was followed by
stone pelting at the se-
curity forces by angry
demonstrators. Army’s
side of the report on the
incident is awaited.
Former Chief Minis-
ter and PDP chief Me-
hbooba Mufti con-
demned the incident.
PUNJAB DRIVER
SHOT AT BY
MILITANTS IN
JK’S PULWAMA
Srinagar (Agencies):
A driver from Punjab
was shot and injured
by militants in JK’s
Pulwama district on
Thursday, police said.
“A non-local driver,
identified as Sonu
Sharma of Pathankot,
was shot and injured
by militants in Yader
village of Pulwama.
“He was shifted to
hospital for treatment
and the area has
been cordoned off,” a
source said.
Security forces during search operation. —FILE PHOTO
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia
ED SEEKS DISMISSAL OF BAIL PLEA
‘Deshmukh mastermind behind
money laundering conspiracy’
Mumbai (Agencies):
The Enforcement Di-
rectorate (ED) recent-
ly told the Bombay
High Court that for-
mer Maharashtra
home minister Anil
Deshmukh is the
“mastermind and
brain” behind the
money laundering
conspiracy and mis-
used his official posi-
tion to create unac-
counted assets. He
also exercised “un-
due influence over
transfers and post-
ings of police offi-
cials and on perfor-
mance of those police
officials,” it added.
The ED, in its re-
sponse to Desh-
mukh’s bail plea, said
that the probe is at
nascent stage and
Deshmukh being an
influential person, if
released, may tamper
with evidence and
witnesses. And since
he has not cooperated
with the investiga-
tion, he should not be
granted bail.
Deshmukh, who
was arrested by ED
last November, had
moved HC after the
special PMLA court
on March 14 had re-
jected his bail plea,
holding that there is
prima facie proof to
indicate that he had
exercised “undue in-
fluence” over trans-
fers and postings of
police officers.
Deshmukh was ar-
rested by the ED last
November. The cen-
tral agency had al-
leged that he was the
beneficiary of bribes
received by co-ac-
cused Mumbai police
officer Sachin Waze,
who has since been
dismissed.
Deshmukh, in his
bail plea filed through
advocates Aniket Ni-
kam and Inderpal
Singh, said that state-
ments including the
one given by former
Mumbai police com-
missioner Param Bir
Singh be tested on
“different yard-
sticks” by ascertain-
ing their credibility
as Singh himself is
accused of several se-
rious offences, in-
cluding extortion.
Former Maharashtra Home
Minister Anil Deshmukh
EKNATH KHADSE
APPEARS BEFORE
POLICE IN PHONE
TAPPING CASE
Mumbai (PTI): Na-
tionalist Congress
Party (NCP) leader
Eknath Khadse
appeared before
the Colaba police
in Mumbai on
Thursday to record
his statement in
the phone tapping
case. The phones of
Khadse along with
his personal assis-
tant were allegedly
tapped during the
2019 Maharashtra
assembly elections.
Senior IPS officer
Rashmi Shukla,
who formerly
headed the State
Intelligence Depart-
ment of Maharash-
tra Police, is an
accused in the case.
MAINTAIN DECIBEL LEVEL:
BENGALURU POLICE ISSUE NOTICES
Senior Congress leader
Mallikarjun Kharge
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
LOUDSPEAKER ROW

INDIA
06
New Delhi (PTI): The
Centre has told the Su-
preme Court that there
are 83 missing defence
personnel including 62
Prisoners of the War of
1965 and 1971 for whom
India is seeking their
release and repatriation
from Pakistan through
diplomatic and other
available channels.
The government
through the Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA)
has filed an affidavit on
a plea filed by the moth-
er of an Army officer
Captain Sanjit Bhat-
tacharjee seeking direc-
tion to the Centre to
take immediate steps
through diplomatic
channels for repatria-
tion of her son, who is
lodged in jail in Paki-
stan for over 24 years.
The plea said the pe-
titioner had received
information that Sanjit,
who was commissioned
as an officer of Gorkha
Rifles Regiment of the
Indian Army in August
1992, was lodged in La-
hore’s Kot Lakhpat jail.
The petitioner said
that her family was in-
formed in April 1997
that her son, who had
gone for patrolling duty
at night time on a joint
border in Gujarat’s
Rann of Kutch, was ap-
prehended by the Paki-
stan authorities while
carrying out operation
reconnaissance.
The government in
its affidavit attached
the annexure of Note
Verbale, in which it re-
ferred to several Notes
Verbales issued by the
High Commission of
India in Pakistan and
the list of 83 missing In-
dian defence personnel
requesting to look into
their whereabouts, and
for the early release of
missing Indian defence
personnel.
Out of 83 missing de-
fence personnel, four
are Prisoners of War
who went missing in
1965, and most are from
the 1971 war. A total of
21 Defence personnel
are missing from 1996
till 2010.
India pursuing release of 83 missing personnel from Pak
SEEKING REPATRIATION CRUCIAL READ
MIN: INDIA PLANS TO
ISSUE E-PASSPORTS
STARTING THIS YEAR
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of State for External
Affairs V Muraleedharan
said that the government
is planning to issue e-
passports to its citizens,
starting in 2022-23.
Muraleedharan’s remarks
came in Rajya Sabha in
reply to a question on the
government’s plans.
BSF SIGHTS PAK
DRONE NEAR
GURDASPUR
Gurdaspur: A Pakistani
drone was sighted enter-
ing the Indian territory
near Punjab’s Gurdaspur
around 1.30 PM on
Wednesday. The drone
returned back to Pakistan
after the soldiers of 89
battalion of BSF threw
light bombs and con-
ducted 16 fires over it.
ASKED TO STRIP BY COPS: JOURNALIST
WHO WENT TO COVER BJP MLA STORY
Bhopal: A group of men, including a journalist and
theatre artists, were seen stripped down inside a
police station in Madhya Pradesh in a post that has
gone viral now. A local journalist and YouTuber, who
was identified in the photo, alleged he was abused
and asked to strip by some police personnel when
he went to cover a protest against a local BJP MLA.
PAK ISSUES 2,200
VISAS TO PILGRIMS
New Delhi: Pakistan has
issued 2,200 visas to
Indian pilgrims for attend-
ing Baisakhi celebrations
to be held in various Sikh
shrines in Pakistan from
April 12-21. “During their
visit to Pakistan, the pilgrims
would, inter alia, go to Panja
Sahib, Nankana Sahib and
Kartarpur Sahib. They would
enter Pakistan on April 12
and would return to India on
April 21, 2022,” a statement
from Pakistan official.
IN THE COURTYARD
GOVT SHOULD CONSIDER FINANCIAL IMPACT
WHEN COMING UP WITH SCHEMES: TOP COURT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday has ob-
served that government should take note of the financial
impact on the state exchequer while coming up with any
welfare schemes or laws. A bench of Justices UU Lalit,
S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha observations came
while hearing a plea seeking proper implementation of the
mandatory provisions of the Protection of Women from
Domestic Violence Act. The court remarked to Central
Government that whenever it comes up with any such
schemes, then it must take note of its financial impact.
The court also pointed out the budget constraints shown
by the government while dealing with such welfare
schemes and suggested the work in this direction.
MULLAPERIYAR DAM’S SAFETY REQUIRES
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION: SUPREME COURT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said, “immedi-
ate attention” is required to be given to the safety of the
126-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam and the supervisory com-
mittee will be strengthened to take steps that are required
to be taken by the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA)
under the Dam Safety Act 2021. The Supreme court,
which asked both Kerala and Tamil Nadu not to go into
the history and concentrate on the future of the dam, said
the supervisory committee will issue directions that will
be complied with by both the states. The top court, which
appealed to both the states to “let the water flow” safely,
said it would pass the order in the matter on Friday.
Modi meets Sonia, Farooq, MSY
on conclusion of Budget Session
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
met Congress chief So-
nia Gandhi, Samajwadi
Party leader Mulayam
Singh Yadav, National
Conference chief Fa-
rooq Abdullah and oth-
er opposition leaders in
the chamber of Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Bir-
la after the conclusion
of Parliaments’ Budget
Session on Thursday
.
Speaker Om Birla,
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh and Parlia-
mentary Affairs Minis-
ter Pralhad Joshi were
also present during the
meeting. Lok Sabha and
Rajya Sabha were ad-
journed sine die a day
before the schedule,
marking the culmina-
tion of the Budget Ses-
sion 2022 during which
the two Houses passed
key legislations, includ-
ing the Bill to unify the
municipal corporations
in the national capital.
The second part of
the Budget Session be-
gan on March 14 while
the sittings were to con-
clude on April 8.
Key Bills were passed
in the Parliament dur-
ing the second part of
the session, including
the Criminal Procedure
(Identification) Bill,
2022, Delhi Municipal
Corporation (Amend-
ment) Bill, 2022 among
others. On the last day
of the session, Lok Sab-
ha Speaker Om Birla
acknowledged the par-
ticipation of MPs and
said that the Session
was “going well with
everyone’s support”.
“In this Session, pro-
ductivity has been 129
per cent, with every-
body’s participation…
Productivity till the 8th
session has been 106 per
cent. Compared to the
previous experiences,
the ongoing session
went well with every-
one’s support,” Birla
said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh,
Mulayam Singh Yadav, and Farooq Abdullah in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
SAVINGS FOR POOR,
MIDDLE-CLASS: PM
ON HEALTHCARE
New Delhi (PTI): On the
occasion of World Health
Day, Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi on Thursday
said the Government
is working tirelessly to
augment India’s health
infrastructure with a
focus on ensuring good
quality and affordable
healthcare to all citizens.
Declared by the WHO,
World Health Day is cel-
ebrated on April 7 every
year. On this year’s World
Health Day, the WHO is
focussing global attention
on urgent actions needed
to keep humans and the
planet healthy and foster
a movement to create
societies focused on
well-being.
PM MODI TO GO ON A
TWO-DAY VISIT TO
GUJ FROM APRIL 19
New Delhi (PTI): Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
will be on a two-day
visit to Gujarat starting
April 19. This will be his
second visit to Gujarat in
the last two months. Elec-
tions are due in the state
in December and the BJP
is getting ready to seek
another term in the state
they have been ruling
since 1995. Union Home
Minister Amit Shah will
also visit Gujarat for two
days on April 10 and 11.
While there are no details
about his programme yet,
the state BJP earlier said
the Prime Minister will
visit the tribal-dominated
Dahod area and was likely
to speak at a rally.
PM WANTS ‘IMMEDIATE ACTION’ TO HELP
PVT SECTOR CREATE JOBS: TOP OFFICIAL
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
suggested to secretaries of the Central Government
to hand-hold the private sector to give impetus to
manufacturing and job creation and stressed that
employment should be focus of all interventions in
the public and private sectors, Cabinet Secretary
Rajiv Gauba said. Gauba wrote to the secretaries
requesting them to initiate “immediate action” on the
suggestions made to them by the PM at the meeting
on April 2. Stating that the Government should act
as a “facilitator” and “catalytic agent”, Gauba said,
“It is imperative to hand-hold the private sector to
give impetus to manufacturing and job creation and
help Indian companies become world leaders.”
Risk of serious clots up to 6 months after Covid: Study
London (PTI): People
infected with SARS-
CoV-2, the virus that
causes Covid-19, have
an increased risk of de-
veloping serious blood
clots for up to six
months after the infec-
tion, even in mild cases,
according to a study
published in The BMJ.
The researchers
found an increased risk
of deep vein thrombo-
sis — a blood clot in the
leg — up to three
months after Covid in-
fection, pulmonary em-
bolism — a blood clot in
the lung — up to six
months, and a bleeding
event up to two months.
The researchers from
Umea University in
Sweden noted that these
results support meas-
ures to prevent throm-
botic events, especially
for high risk patients,
and strengthen the im-
portance of vaccination
against Covid-19.
Using national regis-
tries in Sweden, they
identified more than
one million people with
confirmed SARSCoV-2
infection between Feb-
ruary 1, 2020 and May
25, 2021, matched by
age, sex, and county of
residence to more than
four million people who
had not had a positive
SARS-CoV-2 test result.
The researchers first
calculated the rates of
deep vein thrombosis,
pulmonary embolism,
and bleeding in Covid-19
individuals during a
control period — before
and long after Covid-19
diagnosis — and com-
pared it to the rates in
different time intervals
afterCovid-19diagnosis.
HIGHLIGHTS

z Tamil Nadu advises
authorities to intensify
surveillance at interna-
tional airports

z India reports 1,033
new Covid-19 cases, 43
deaths in last 24 hours
No poll symbol shall be deemed
as religious,national symbol:Min
government on Thurs-
daytoldRajyaSabhathat
no election symbol re-
served or allotted by the
Election Commission
shall be deemed as a reli-
gious or national sym-
bol. Law Minister Kiren
Rijijuwasaskedwhether
a national symbol such
asnationalbird,national
animal or national flow-
er can be used as an elec-
tionsymbolbyanyregis-
tered political party
.
In a written reply
, Rij-
iju quoted a provision of
the Representation of
the People Act to explain
the legal position.
These include appeal
by a candidate or his
agent or by any other
person with the consent
of acandidateorhiselec-
tion agent to vote or re-
frain from voting on the
ground of his religion,
race, caste, community
orlanguageortheuseof,
or appeal to, religious or
national symbols “such
asthenationalflagorthe
national emblem, for the
furtherance of the pros-
pects of the election of
that candidate”.
Rajya Sabha
clocks 99.8%
productivity
Rajya Sabha clocked
99.80 per cent productiv-
ity during the Budget
Session that concluded
onThursday
,missingthe
100 per cent landmark
just by 10 minutes, offi-
cials said.
As against the sched-
uled 29 sittings, the Up-
per House held 27 that
included 10 during the
first part of the Budget
Session and 17 during
the second part that
concluded, two sittings
were given up.
Ensure disaster alerts reach
remote areas timely: Shah
New Delhi (PTI):
Agencies involved in
disaster management
should ensure that
alerts generated for ca-
lamities should reach
the remotest panchayat
location in the country
timely and organisa-
tions like NCC, women
groups and home
guards should be
brought on board for
this task, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah
said today
.
He asked the Nation-
al Disaster Response
Force (NDRF), the fed-
eral agency to train and
undertake operations
during such emergen-
cies, to take a leader-
ship role in this context
so that whenever such
an emergency strikes, a
trained personnel can
work as a “stop gap ar-
rangement” till profes-
sional rescuers reach
the spot.
He was speaking
while inaugurating a
two-day ‘annual confer-
ence on capacity build-
ing for disaster re-
sponse 2022’ being held
here. The meeting has
been organised by the
NDRF with representa-
tives of various central
and state disaster re-
sponse forces and other
related agencies par-
ticipating. The NDRF
should make sure that
the alerts generated for
an impending disaster
reach the intended loca-
tion, village and pan-
chayat in time, he said.
The Minister said
special focus should be
given to cases of light-
ning strikes where time
is less and it should be
ensured that accurate
alert reaches the in-
tended village and its
inhabitants.
“We have made many
apps for a variety of dis-
asters but a definite
mechanism should be
made so that the alerts
reach in time to the re-
motest location,” Shah
said.
For this, the minister
said, volunteers of the
NCC (national cadet
corps), NSS (national
service scheme), home
guards, women self
help groups should be
involved in the disaster
management protocol.
The literature and
training module should
also be prepared in lo-
cal languages, he said.
Union Home Minister, Amit Shah addressing the conference on
capacity building for disaster response in New Delhi on Thursday.
We have made
many apps (mo-
bile applications)
for a variety of disasters
but a definite mechanism
should be made so that the
alerts reach in time to the
remotest location.
—Amit Shah,
Union Home Minister
‘INDIA-US TIES
ENTERING NEW
TERRITORY’
Washington: Due to the
“problematic” position taken
by India on the Russian
invasion of Ukraine, the
India-US bilateral relation-
ship is “entering uncharted
territory”, a top former of-
ficial of the Trump Adminis-
tration said. Lisa Curtis, who
was the Trump Administra-
tion’s point person for India
during his four years of
presidency, it would become
increasingly difficult for the
India and United States of
America to expand their
defence and security ties
beyond a certain level.
US: Ready to support India in
diversifying its energy imports
Washington (PTI):
The United States is
ready to support India
in diversifying its ener-
gy imports, the White
House said, reiterating
its desire that New Del-
hi does not purchase oil
from Russia amid
American sanctions on
Moscow.
“We do not think In-
dia should accelerate or
increase imports of
Russian energy and
other commodities even
as, obviously, those de-
cisions are made by in-
dividual countries,”
White House Press Sec-
retary Jen Psaki told
reporters at her daily
news conference.
Jen Psaki

NEWS
07
Tarun Joshi
Rajsamand: The ACB
team arrested Rajsa-
mand District Trans-
port Officer Nain Singh
Sodha along with two
touts red-handed with a
bribe amount of Rs
50,000. Two teams of Su-
perintendent Anoop
Singh and Sub-Inspec-
tor Harishchandra
raided the district
transport office and
caught them red-hand-
ed with bribe. ACB SP
Udaipur Dr Rajeev
Pachar said that the ac-
cused DTO Sodha was
charging Rs 1150 per
drivinglicenceinwhich
Rs 500 were for DTO, Rs
500 for traffic inspector
and Rs 150 for clerk
Mukesh Kumar. The
amount had increased
to Rs 1750. At the same
time, the work of mak-
ing new licences was
also stopped for some
time.The DTO is ac-
cused of seeking com-
mission of Rs 2.61 lakh
from the complainant
through his two brokers
Tarun Kumar and Va-
jeram. The ACB got this
complaint verified and
laid a trap.
Accused Tarun Kumar, DTO Nain Singh Sodha, Vajai Ram in ACB custody in Rajsamand.
Jodhpur: The mobile magistrate challaned Jodhpur MLA
Manisha Panwar, Deputy Mayor Abdul Karim Jani, besides
some Zilla Parishad members, Panchayat Samiti members
and even Sarpanch for flouting traffic norms by flaunt-
ing their designations on a bigger number plate on their
vehicles. MLA Manisha Panwar’s car was stopped during a
routine checking and challaned her for a bigger plate.
MLA, DY MAYOR, OTHERS CHALLANED FOR
FLAUNTING TRAFFIC NORMS IN JODHPUR
Hindaun City: A team of the Anti-Cor-
ruption Bureau on Thursday caught
Hindaun Patwari Rahul Jat and a mid-
dleman Ishwar Singh Dhakad, stamp
vendor, red-handed while taking a
bribe of Rs 8,000. Dausa unit of the
ACB took the action on a complaint
that the Patwari was demanding
bribe through the stamp vendor in
lieu of preparing a site report in a
matter of 90-A. After verification, a
trap was laid by the Anti-Corruption
Bureau officials and both the accused
were caught red-handed. They were
arrested under the prevention of cor-
ruption act. —Manish Bansal
Jaipur: The Special Anti-Corruption
Court-II here on Wednesday
sentenced a Junior Engineer of
Jaipur Discom to a jail term of 3
years and imposed a fine of Rs
45,000 on him in a 13-year-old case.
According to the prosecution, Anti-
Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths had
caught then JE Roshan Lal Mandia
(44), a resident of Behror in Alwar
district, red-handed when he was
receiving a bribe of Rs 8,000 to give
a temporary power connection to
one of the industrial units in RIICO
industrial estate in Bagaru on 11th
February 2011.
ACB TRAPS PATWARI AND
BROKER WITH `8,000 BRIBE
3-YEAR JAIL FOR DISCOM JE
IN CORRUPTION CASE
SHO booked for
demanding bribe
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: A liquor shop
owner complained to
the ACB that the Na-
sirabad City Police
Station in-charge
Bhanwar Singh Gaur
demanded Rs 15,000
monthly from him.
The ACB had sent the
complainant to the po-
lice station in-charge
for the verification of
the complaint, but
Gaur had an idea
about the ACB action
so he got the com-
plainant arrested for
disturbing the peace.
The complainant,
Kamlesh Mehra, al-
leged that Gaur
snatched the recorder.
ACB Deputy Superin-
tendentParasmalsaid
that late on Wednes-
day night the ACB
filed a case against the
station in-charge and
a constable. Mehra
said that the police
were harassing him
for not giving the
money
.Ontheinstruc-
tions of DIG Sameer
Singh, the ACB team
started the process of
verification of the
complaint.
ACB NABS RAJSAMAND DTO, 2 TOUTS
WITH `50,000 BRIBE, SEARCHES ON
Car of ACB team parked at Nasirabad Police Station.
Ashvini Yadav
Alwar: The Industries
and Commerce depart-
ment organised the ‘Al-
war Investment Sum-
mit’ wherein memoran-
da of understanding
(MoUs) were signed to
the tune of Rs 9,000
crore, here on Thurs-
day
. According to sourc-
es, similar deals
amounting to more
than Rs 10 lakh crore
have been signed at
such summits held at
various places in the
state so far. Congress
national general secre-
tary and former Union
Minister Jitendra Sin-
gh was the chief guest
at the event here. Indus-
tries Minister Shakun-
tala Rawat, Social Wel-
fare Minister Tikaram
Jully and Education
Minister in charge of
the district BD Kalla
were prominent among
those who were present
during the event.
Similarly, Mewat De-
velopment Board chair-
man Zubair Khan, Ra-
jasthan Foundation
Commissioner Dhiraj
Srivastav and legisla-
tors Sandip Yadav, Dip-
chand Khairia and Sa-
fia Khan, in-charge dis-
trict Collector Dr Man-
ju and SP Tejaswani
Gautam also participat-
ed in it.
Alwar summit garners MoUs worth `9,000 cr
INVESTMENT PROPOSALS
NEWS DIGEST
Jaipur: The JSW mining company sustained a major
blow in lignite mining case as Jalipa and Kapurdi lig-
nite mining leases transfer turned nought since the
Centre did not approve the lease transfer proposal.
Mining being done by Barmer Lignite Company has
come under illegal category and orders issued to
stop mining at both places from April 15. RSMML
will make alternative arrangements for lignite mining
so that the power generation company can have
uninterrupted supply of lignite.
Jaipur: The government on Thursday has increased
the honorarium and sitting allowance to the district
head, sarpanch and headman by 20 per cent every
month. Sarpanch and Pradhan had been demanding
for a long time to increase the honorarium. Accord-
ing to the orders issued by the Rural Development
and Panchayati Raj Department, now the district
head will get an honorarium of Rs 12,000 instead of
Rs 10,000. Similarly, Panchayat Samiti Pradhan will
get Rs 8,400 instead of Rs 7,000.
Jodhpur: Making an important decision, the
Rajasthan High Court on Thursday changed the
death sentence to life impris-
onment. Nine years ago, four
people were murdered in Bhadra
area of Hanumangarh district
wherein the trial court had given death sentence
to 4 convicts of murder. However, on Thursday,
the division bench of the High Court said in its
decision that “The four will have to stay in jail till
their death. Neither these four will be able to get
parole and nor can be released prematurely.”
JSW GETS SETBACK, MINING AT JALIPA-
KAPURDI TO BE STOPPED FROM APRIL 15
RAJ GOVERNMENT HIKES ALLOWANCE
FOR SARPANCHS AND PRADHANS
HIGH COURT REVERTS ITS DECISION
FROM DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFER
Alwar: While on the
way to investors’
summit in Alwar on
Thursday, Industries
Minister Shakuntala
Rawat stopped and
rushed a youth to hos-
pital who was injured
in bike accident on the
road near Dhai Pedi
near Alwar. The people
have been waiting for
Rawat at the event as
she got late.
MIN PLAYS GOOD
SAMARITAN
House of
ex-chairman
demolished
in Baran
First India Bureau
Baran: The Baran
Municipal Council
on Thursday demol-
ished the two-storey
house built in a
public park at Nikh-
il Apartment in the
Civil Lines of
Baran city. The for-
mer city council
chairman Kamal
Rathore has built
the house by en-
croaching on 6,000
square feet land of
the park at a cost of
about Rs 2 crore.
The encroach-
ment squad of Mu-
nicipal Council
Baran reached to
demolish the house
where the employ-
ees of the city coun-
cil, including CO
Manoj Gupta, Kot-
wali CI Mangelal
Yadav, Police force
were present on the
spot. Kamal
Rathore had made
leases on the name
of his mother.
Jitendra Singh, BD Kalla, Tikaram Jully and Shakuntala Rawat
releasing brochure during investment summit in Alwar.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The BJP has
demanded a judicial in-
quiry in Karauli vio-
lence that erupted on
Saturday when some
miscreants pelted
stones on a motorcycle
rally being taken out on
Hindu New Year. A sev-
en-member panel of the
party visited Karauli
and submitted its re-
port to the state chief
Satish Poonia. Describ-
ing the entire matter as
well-planned, panel has
also raised questions
about the working style
of the police. Deputy
LoP Rajendra Rathore
claimed that the inci-
dent was well planned.
Addressing a press
meet, he said that police
were alerted in a CLG
meeting on April 1.
Raj BJP leaders will
hold press meet in New
Delhi on Friday. Home
Secy KC Meena will
visit Karauli on Friday
.
Meanwhile, the Con-
gress panel has men-
tioned in its report that
the main reason for the
riots has been consid-
ered to be provocative
songs about round caps
and beards being played
in the rally
. Due to these
songs, angry people
pelted stones and start-
ed arson.
Karauli: Curfew in Ka-
rauli, where communal
violence had erupted
on Saturday, has been
extended till April 10.
Along with this, Inter-
net services will also
remain suspended till
8th April night.Col-
lector Rajendra Singh
Shekhawat said that
curfew will be relaxed
for 3 hours from 9 am
to 12 pm on Friday.
—Manoj Jain
CURFEW TO
CONTINUE
TILL APRIL 10
Section 144 imposed in Ajmer district,
BJP MLA Devnani questions decision
First India Bureau
Ajmer : District Collec-
tor Anshdeep has is-
sued orders for imposi-
tion of Section 144 in
urban and rural areas
of the district. As per
the order, DJs will not
be played in public and
religious places. Be-
sides, there will be a
ban on putting flags
with religious
symbols.
Angry at this
decision, BJP
MLA Vasudev
Devnani reacted
sharply saying that af-
ter Kota, Bikaner and
Jodhpur, the Tughlaqi
diktat has been issued
in Ajmer. He said that
by banning cele-
brations of festi-
vals like Mahavir
Jayanti, Ram Na-
vami, Ambedkar
Jayanti and Hanu-
man Jayanti, the Con-
gress govt was behav-
ing like Aurangzeb.
Karauli: BJP report seeks judicial
probe;Congblamesincitingsongs
People purchasing medicines
from a medical shop after the
administration relaxed curfew
in Karauli on Thursday.

From Pg 1...
Has changed to “Achhe
din kaha gaye”. “Before
the year 2014, the BJP
used to say that there
has been tremendous
inflation. Now under
the rule of BJP, petrol-
diesel, cooking gas, veg-
etables, oil, clothes,
milk, medicine, mobile-
TV recharge, highway
toll tax have all become
expensive.”
CM Gehlot made the
basis of the compara-
tive figures of the Modi
government at the cen-
tre with the then UPA
government, based on
the ‘report card’. “At
that time, the gas cylin-
der used to be of Rs 450
, which has become Rs
900 today, but Modi ji is
not ready to speak
about inflation. The
country’s debt is in-
creasing, Modiji’s debt
has increased two and a
half times in 7 years. In
2014, there was a debt of
about Rs 57 lakh crore,
which increased to 136
lakh crores in 2022. Un-
employment is increas-
ing, youth do not have
employment, so crime
is also increasing in the
society. Petrol has be-
came costlier by Rs 27,
diesel by Rs 25 in a
year,” Gehlot said.
CM further added,
“In Rajasthan, we have
made medicines and
treatment free, so you
people are not worried.
Modi government is
trying to take India in
same direction. BJP is
confident that no mat-
ter how much inflation
rises, it will win the
election due to religious
polarization. All of you
should prepare to give a
befitting reply to BJP in
Rajasthan in 2023 and
Lok Sabha elections of
2024.” CM stressed that
patriotism is in the
heart of every Indian.
There is much to learn in life:
Accept the inevitable, bear the
intolerable and do without the
indispensable.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Aditi Nagar
Jaipur: While Cong-
men across the nation
are waiting for Rahul
Gandhi to take
charge, there is a
great concern if this
time again Rahul has
refused to take charge
as Congress Presi-
dent? Informed sourc-
es have disclosed
about this aspect
claiming that the
leaders of G-21 group
made a demand from
Sonia to remove KC
Venugopal from the
post of General Secre-
tary. However, KC
Venugopal is Ra-
hul Gandhi's
confidant. In
such a situa-
tion, word
is that, Ra-
hul has not
agreed to
this de-
mand of disgruntled
leaders. And there-
fore, once again Con-
gress will be entan-
gled in this dilemma
and in the meantime
the elections of Guja-
rat and Himachal will
also fall before the
party and this is one
reason why workers
are getting frustrated
due to these confu-
sions. It is thus be-
lieved that many
more people are now
preparing to leave the
Congress and the lat-
est example is that of
Faisal Patel, son of
Ahmed Patel. Ahmed
Bhai's son also did not
get any major respon-
sibility in Congress
and now there is talk
of Faisal Patel going
to the AAP party
. Now
in such a situation,
how will the Congress
remain united
and how
will it win
the elec-
tions?
Dilemma hits Congress
again as Rahul still not
sure over presidency!
There is talk of Ahmed Patel’s son Faisal going to the AAP
party. Now in such a situation, how will the Congress
remain united and how will it win the elections?
Jagdeesh Chandra called on Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur in
New Delhi on Thursday. Also present here is Shashikant Sharma, Consulting Editor, First India.
Jagdeesh Chandra congratulates Pali MP PP Chaudhary during the reception
ceremony of Chaudhary’s son in New Delhi on Thursday. Also seen here is Aditi Nagar.
Jagdeesh Chandra with Avinash Pande at the Jaipur International Airport
on Thursday. Also present here were Arun Kumawat, Sitaram Agarwal,
Naresh Chaudhary and others.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: With the ef-
forts of LS Speaker Om
Birla, the condition of 8
irrigation projects in
Bundi district will im-
prove soon. Speaker
Birla has got Rs 23.26 cr
sanctioned under the
“Har Khet Ko Pani”
campaign of Pradhan
Mantri Krishi Sinchai
Yojana for the renova-
tion of these projects.
Under PMKSY works
of restoration of dams
canals of old irriga-
tion project are done.
Bundi's Motipura,
Paibalapura, Dugari,
Indrani, Gurjania,
Kumhari Ka Naka,
Rune Ka Khan and
Shambhu Sagar were
identified for renova-
tion by the state govt.
UNDER HAR
KHET KO PANI...
`2.74 CR for
Motipura Project
`6.58 CR for
Paibalapura Project
`6.60 CR for Dugari
`1.49 CR for Indrani
Project
`1.55 CR for Gurjania
`0.83 CR for
Kumhari Ka Naka
`2.48 CR for
Shambhu Sagar
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chhattisgarh
government has given
clearance to Rajasthan
VidyutUtpadanNigamto
startminingworkinPar-
sa coal block located in
Surguja, Chhattisgarh.
The ministry of envi-
ronment, forest and cli-
mate change, govern-
ment of Chhattisgarh
has given the clearance.
As soon as coal mining
starts in this new block,
additional coal will be
availableforthethermal
powerplantsof thestate.
CM Gehlot had met
his Chhattisgarh coun-
terpart Bhupesh Baghel
in Raipur on March 25
along with Energy Min-
ister Bhanwar Singh
Bhati and officials re-
garding the coal mining
in Parsa Coal Block and
Parsa East Kanta Basan
Coal Block- Phase II.
Gehlot had requested
Baghel to issue the per-
mission expeditiously.
With the efforts of Ge-
hlot, Chhattisgarh govt
issued the permission
for the second phase of
coal mining of Parsa
East Kanta Basan coal
block on April 6, per-
mission for block Parsa
coal block was issued.
ClearancereceivedfromChhattisgarhforParsaCoalBlock
Dr Subodh Agarwal presides a high-level meeting with Bhaskar A Sawant, RK Sharma and other department officials on Thursday.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot releases the poster of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jayanti on Thursday.
Also present here during the poster unveiling occasion are Sunil Parihar, Chuttan Lal Saini, Jugal
Kishore Saini, Mahavir Prasad Saini, Bhavani Shankar, Anubhav Chandel, Poonamchand Kachhawa,
Banshidhar Saini, Hanuman Prasad Saini, Suresh Kumar Saini, Mukesh Saini and others.
UNDER GEHLOT RAJ, STATE TO CONTINUE IN ‘POWER’
Permission from the
Chhattisgarh govern-
ment for coal mining
in both the coal
blocks allotted to the
state government is a
relief for the thermal
power plants which
are going through the
coal crisis.
—Bhanwar Singh Bhati
Energy Minister
The state would get
about 2.7 rakes of
coal per day when
coal production
starts from Parsa
coal block having an
area of more than
841 hectares.
—Dr Subodh Agarwal
ACS Energy
DR SUBODH AGARWAL DISCUSSES THE AVAILABILITY OF
COAL, POWER GENERATION AND DEMAND IN RAJASTHAN
ACS Energy Dr Subodh Agarwal held
a high-level meeting with Chairman
DISCOMs Bhaskar A. Sawant and CMD
Vidyut Utpadan Nigam RK Sharma on
Thursday to discuss the availability of
coal, power generation and demand in
the state. It was informed in the meeting
that apart from keeping an eye on the
supply and availability of coal, all possi-
ble efforts are being made in coordina-
tion with the Central Government as well
as Chhattisgarh Government. Agrawal
asked the officers to make coordinated
efforts to start coal mining at the earli-
est after the clearance of coal mining in
the coal blocks located in Chhattisgarh.
He appreciated the management effi-
ciency in maintaining power generation
and supply in thermal power plants
despite the coal crisis.
GEHLOT TO
ATTEND
MAHATMA
PHULE DR
AMBEDKAR
JAYANTI ON
APRIL 11
MEETINGS AND GREETINGS!
Gehlot compares figures of Modi govt
and UPA govt, based on ‘Report Card’
CM says all of you should prepare to give a befitting reply to BJP in Raj in 2023, LS polls in 2024
Jaipur: The 195th birth anniversary celebrations of great edu-
cationist Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and 131st birth anniversary
celebrations of Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambed-
kar will be jointly celebrated at Birla Auditorium in Jaipur on
April 11 from 5 PM onwards. CM Gehlot will participate in
event as chief guest and Social Justice and Empowerment
Minister Tika Ram Jully will preside over function. Such event
will happen for the first time in Rajasthan.
CM LIKELY TO
VISIT BARMER
ON APRIL 12
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot may
visit Barmer on a
tour of the refinery
project on April 12
wherein Gehlot would
inspect the of refinery
project. The district
administration is busy
in preparations for
CM Ashok Gehlot's
possible visit.
PANDE TO
ADDRESS PC AT
PCC TODAY
Jaipur: Former
Rajasthan Congress
in-charge Avinash
Pande reached Jaipur
from New Delhi on
Thursday night and
rested in Hotel Khasa
Kothi. He will address
a press conference
on the issue of infla-
tion under the nation-
wide agenda today at
11 am in PCC. Pande
will return to New
Delhi from Jaipur at
2:20 pm today. Rahul Gandhi
OM BIRLA’S EFFORTS PAY OFF!
`23.26 cr sanctioned
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ately
, I wonder if
we’re living
through a mass
psychosis ex-
pressing itself
through trend
reporting. If it
felt a year ago like any-
thing goes that the re-
strictions and trauma
of the pandemic high-
lighted fashion and self-
expression as a new out-
let for freedom, increas-
ingly it seems
that a thou-
sand trends
are happening
at once.
The second day
of Jaipur Couture
Show 2022 was a bit
more pleasing to the eye,
though no less out there.
Jagdeesh Chandra
graced the occasion as
the Chief Guest. While
addressing the audience,
he felicitated the de-
signers for promot-
ing the rich culture
of Rajasthan,
especially Pink
City via their
costumes. He
also encouraged more
local artists to show-
case their talent. Be-
sides this, while
walking the ramp,
he motivated the
audience to care
for the pets as
members of
their own fami-
ly, especially af-
ter First India and Inter-
national Dog Bazaar
came together to cele-
brate ‘man’s best friend’
with a Mega Dog show in
March which saw a huge
turnout, both of humans
and their beloved four-
legged pets.
Along with this, the
show’s founder Gaurav
Gaur, Patron JD Mahesh-
wari, show directors Ajit
Soni, Ankur Jain, Nakul
Vijay and Virendra Singh
were also present.
Superstar and model
Vaishali Thakkar was
the showstopper for the
Council of Weavers and
Artisans during this
period. On the other
hand, actress Sonali
Raut walked the ramp
for designer Surb-
hi Sabnani.
The show kicked off
with supermodels walk-
ing the ramp showcasing
designer Himmat Sin-
gh’s Mens’ Wear Collec-
tion, ‘Royal Rajasthan’
with the incorporation
of Khadi. On the other
hand, designer Farha
Ansari presented her
Khadi Women’s Collec-
tion on the stage. While
handicrafts were pre-
sented by craftsmen
from Anwa,Tonk as well
as the famous ajrakh
prints of Rajasthan and
Gujarat printed on hand-
woven sarees.
Designer Shalini
Naruka presented hemp
fabrics in the form of
handwoven garments.
The evening party gowns
styled with orchid bird
feathers were the high-
light of the collection by
designer Heena Belani.
Also looking at the wed-
ding season, Indo West-
ern lehengas for modern
brides were graced with
hand sequences, stones
and diamonds work. In
the next sequence of
the show, Jassi
Chhabra showcased
the most trending
hairstyles of 2022
with warm and
nude makeup looks.
The glamorous
night concluded
with designer
Surbhi Sabnani
showcasing lehen-
gas and saris keep-
ing the big fat
Indian weddings
in mind.
THE FASHION
THE FASHION
BONANZA
BONANZA
RAJASTHAN'S EXQUISITE FASHION
FESTIVAL, JAIPUR COUTURE SHOW
2022 SHOWCASED A LAVISH
COLLECTION ON ITS SECOND DAY ON
THURSDAY AT THE PALACE, JAIPUR!
JAIPUR COUTURE SHOW 2022
L
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
(L-R) Upadhi Jolotia, Rutvi Tiwari, Tanu Choudhary, Divisha Paliwal and Astha Khandelwal
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
Jagdeesh Chandra walks the ramp with ‘Misri’, his NEW LOVE
Heer Verma
Gaurav Gaur Vaishali Thakkar
From Top: Sonali Raut,Astha Khandelwal,Tanu Choudhary,Akanksha Bhalla and Swati Jangid

10
ETC
t is rather ludicrous to
imagine the visage of
Rajendra Shekhar IPS
(RETD), Director CBI
and Director General
Rajasthan to be a caged
parrot for his acumen
as an upright police officer re-
mains a celebrated fact in the
annals of police history
. Non the
less the poetic title of the book
by him could be a tongue in
cheek ironic comment on the
reality a senior police officer is
privy to and the fact that he is
supposed to keep the truth un-
der wraps. With the onus of se-
crecy, Rajendra Shekhar re-
mained honest to the core in
being truthful and uncompro-
mised. Living in high proximity
to high political and bureaucrat-
ic powers he remained the cho-
sen officer to solve difficult, sen-
sitive and high voltage cases in
the country. His education at
Mayo College and St. Stephens
and his avid reading habit
honed his natural flair for writ-
ing. Before the current book, he
had penned down three books –
two in English and one in Hindi.
As the blurb on the back cov-
er of ‘Songs of an Uncaged Par-
rot’ from Konark Publication
says ‘ the compilation of real
cases will surprise, delight and
enthral’ the reader, ‘each one is
as riveting as any top class
crime mystery and yet replete
with humour’ albeit on the dri-
er side. His narrative takes the
reader away from conjectural
journalism to the murky reality
of local, national and interna-
tional crimes times with highly
political overtones that at times
seemed to be jeopardizing the
very seat of the ruling govern-
ments. With no shackles of job
secrecy, Shekhar the reticent
and duty-bound officer with a
warm human heart can talk
now. It is amazing though how
he balances truth with popular
perceptions, honesty with te-
merity, bravery with analysis
and excellent teamwork. In
dealing with cases like Bofors,
Nirankari Baba Murder case,
General Vaidya murder case,
and the antedated L. N. Mishra
Bomb Blast case any which way
his factual narrative goes, he
never stops being honest to his
conscience and duty. His per-
ceptions and dealings with peo-
ple remain very sensitive.
The writer has a journalistic
and factual narrative style in
writing which is punctuated
with his side observations
about situations, his colleagues,
senior and junior officers and
public figures. These observa-
tions give a savoury warmth to
the book. The personal anec-
dotes give the reader a peek and
a perspective into the human
side of the rather glorified,
power tinged and at times
heartless image perceptions
about police officers.
To this day the Bofors case
remains a mystery
. While read-
ing the case titled ‘Grey Area:
The Bofors Case’ the reader is
introduced to the high political
drama that was being played
behind the scene. The purchase
of high-quality artillery guns
from Sweden had deliberately
been soft-pedalled by the con-
gress government, the writer
tells us. The case was ordered
to be treated as a Foreign Ex-
change Regulation infringe-
ment case. A deeper probe by
the Central Bureau of Investi-
gation was shot down by Swe-
den, obviously to the relief of
the congress government. The
most meticulously candid in-
vestigation by Chitra Subra-
maniyam from The Hindu
shook the very ground from
under the feet of political pow-
ers. Yet history tells us there
are no permanent enemies and
allies in politics. After Rajeev
Gandhi, V
. P. Singh’s ouster fol-
lowed by Chandra Shekhar be-
coming the Prime Minister had
an internal, subversive pact of
supporting congress and slow-
ing down of Bofors investiga-
tion. The conscientious resolu-
tion of a Police Officer clashing
with high-end politics with in-
ternational ulterior motives in
play does not bring positive re-
sults. The seemingly simple
procedure of transfer and con-
venient incumbent postings fol-
lowed such instances. The
caged parrot as a writer is free
to analyze and write now what
he knew so well then.
The truth coming from the
most direct and authentic
source of CBI Chief Rajendra
Shekhar, the erstwhile Direc-
tor General of Police of Ra-
jasthan is satisfying for the
reader but were sad for the
short shrift officer. As the writ-
er tells us, ‘it does not pay to be
upright and professional in a
system dominated by syco-
phants and time servers.’
The book narrates General
Arun Kumar Vaidya’s case
showing how precarious the
line of duty could be for an of-
ficer caught in the vicious web
of duty and retribution. As
Chief of Army Staff, General
Vaidya carried out Operation
Blue Star. After the operation,
he retired and decided to live in
his home town Pune peacefully
with his wife. It is difficult to
decide if he could have survived
the attempt on his life if his se-
curity had not been scaled down
by the government. We all know
how the General was shot down
by terrorists. Wars are not the
only ground where soldiers die!
Regretfully, one cannot trace
the vivid outlines of all the blaz-
ing cases handled by the writer
in the limited space of a col-
umn. In the middle of the ruth-
less developments of local, na-
tional and international crimes,
one cannot forget the home
where the writer’s wife Shiela
with three children, Sanjeev,
Bharat and Arjun lived at times
scooped up in the basement in
the border town of Barmer. As
I know the couple, one can see
the easy comfort and snuggled
bonhomie the couple shares to
this day
. Not all Miranda college
products and Mayo and St. Ste-
phenites live in cities of their
choice with sprawled lawns and
cool comforts. It is heartwarm-
ing to mention the fun-filled
case of young Arjun who was
with his parents in Ganga Na-
gar, a border town of Rajasthan.
The child along with his grand-
mother loved to watch the
change of guard ceremony with
‘Salaami Shashtra’, the stiff-
ened salute and the impeccably
uniformed guards. His ‘Bombi-
ta’ days when he used to eat the
delicious though heavily spiced
food of the revered guards, de-
nying to eat home food and soon
enough falling ill due to stom-
ach ailment, are recorded in a
fun-filled narrative.
The book spans its real-life
stories to include most simple
characters like sepoys, civil-
ians, youth icons of the writer’s
college days, his casual mention
of his love for his college mate
Shiela, the happy LIC agent, col-
lege time friends and of course
the most close-knit family mem-
bers. These episodes show the
loving and humane side of the
writer officer Rajendra Shek-
har while providing regular
comic relief in the middle of
tense criminal episodes.
The hundred eighty-page
books by Konark Publications
are priced at rupees 297 and
make interesting reading as it
gives the reader a rare peek into
the hidden workings of the sys-
tem, politics and human nature.
DR MRIDUL BHASIN
(Writer and social activist)
I
SONGS OF AN
SONGS OF AN
UNCAGED PARROT
UNCAGED PARROT
IPS Rajendra Shekhar
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