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NITIN GADKARI RECEIVES THREAT
CALL AT RESIDENCE, PROBE ON
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Tuesday said that a
probe is underway after Union Minister of Road
Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari received a
threat call at his Delhi residence Monday evening.
GOVT APPOINTS RAVNEET AS
CCI CHAIRPERSON FOR 5 YEARS
New Delhi: The government has appointed Ravneet
Kaur as chairperson of antitrust body Competition
Commission of India (CCI), according to an official
order. She will replace CCI Member Sangeeta Verma.
EDUCATIONIST MANOJ SONI
SWORN IN AS UPSC CHAIRMAN
New Delhi: Eminent educationist Manoj Soni on
Tuesday took oath as the chairman of the UPSC.
Soni, was administered the oath of office and
secrecy as chairman, UPSC by Smita Nagaraj.
Let’s brave longer summers, delayed monsoons
First India Bureau
New Delhi: India’s
monsoon rains, the life-
blood of the country’s
economy, are likely to
be delayed in 2023 and
are forecast to hit the
Kerala coast in the
southwest on June 4,
the state-run weather
office said on Tuesday
.
The monsoon, the
lifeblood of the coun-
try’s $3 trillion econo-
my, delivers nearly 70
percent of the rain that
India needs to water
farms and recharge res-
ervoirs and aquifers.
Nearly half of India’s
farmland, without any
irrigation cover, de-
pends on annual June-
September rains to
grow a number of
crops. IMD stated that
onset of monsoon in
Kerala will lead to the
end of summer season.
EMERGENCE OF EL NINO PATTERN
Commuters travel covering their head on a hot summer afternoon,
at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
PM Modi gifts new lifelines to people
Govt has prioritised recruitment process, made it faster, transparent
and unbiased, says PM Modi as he distributes over 71,000 job letters
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Tuesday said that in the
last 9 years, the govern-
ment has spent about
`34 lakh crore on capi-
tal expenditure and on
basic facilities. In this
year’s Budget too, `10
lakh crore was allocat-
ed for capital expendi-
ture, Modi said at the
‘Rozgar Mela’, where he
distributed about 71,000
appointment letters to
newly inducted recruits
in various govt depts
and organisations.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
government has ap-
proved a financial pro-
posal of `224.30 crore
for the repair of various
state highways and
roads in major districts
and rural areas.
Chief MinisterAshok
Gehlot has approved a
proposal to this effect.
Under this, a total of 924
road works, including
24 works of state high-
ways, 33 works of main
district roads and 867 of
rural roads, will be
done, according to an of-
ficial statement.
The work will repair
the roads damaged due
to digging for laying
pipelines in the last two
monsoons. The road
system in the state will
be strengthened and the
general public will be
able to travel smoothly.
An announcement in
this regard was made by
the Chief Minister in
the budget for the year
2023-24.
Earlier it was difficult to apply for a gov-
ernment job, one had to stand in line for
hours to get the form. Today the whole
process from applying to results is online. Now
no interview is required for Group C&D posts.
This has ended the possibilities of corruption and
nepotism. —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
PM NARENDRA MODI WILL
VISIT JAPAN, PAPUA NEW
GUINEA AND AUSTRALIA
FROM MAY 19 TO 24, THE
MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS (MEA) AN-
NOUNCED ON TUESDAY.
This year, places such as Punjab, Haryana,
Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and
Uttarakhand received 18 per cent excess rainfall in the
pre-monsoon season so far. —IMD
 With over 4 days delay,
southwest monsoon onset in
Kerala likely by June 4: IMD
 IMD hasn’t announced
monsoon forecast for other
parts of the country yet
INDIA’S NEW
SEAT OF POWER!
India’s new Parliament building is likely to be formally inaugurated
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28. Sources close to the
development say that the inauguration is scheduled for May end.
Earlier reports suggested that the mega inauguration event may
take place on May 26, date on which PM Modi took oath in 2014.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses after distributing about
71,000 appt letters to newly inducted recruits in the Govt depts
and organisations during Rozgar Mela via VC, in Delhi on Tuesday.
Dr Jitendra Singh joins ‘Rozgar Mela’ virtually from National Media Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday.
CM okays `224.30 crore for
repair of highways and roads
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot lends an ear to the employees from
Electricity Department at Chief Minister’s Residence on Tuesday.
RHB clinches
2 GG Awards
in Malaysia
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Housing Board has
been awarded ‘The
Golden Globe Awards
for Excellence and
Leadership’ for ‘Best
Environment Friendly
Projects’ and ‘Best In-
novative Project of the
Year’ by the jury of the
World HRD Council on
Tuesday morning in
Malaysia. More on P8
7 killed in cracker factory
explosion in West Bengal
8-yr-old girl resists rape
bid, strangled to death
First India Bureau
Kolkata: Seven people
were killed after an ex-
plosion in an illegal
firecracker factory in
West Bengal’s East Mid-
napore district on Tues-
day, police said.
The blast occurred in
the factory in East Mid-
napore’s Egra. Plumes
of grey smoke were
seen from the spot fol-
lowing the explosion.
Locals rushed to help
the people affected by
the blast. The injured
were taken to a nearby
hospital.
First India Bureau
Bhilwara: An eight-
year-old girl was alleg-
edly strangled to death
by a boy for resisting
his rape attempt in
Bhilwara district, po-
lice said on Tuesday
.
According to the
complaint lodged by the
girl’s mother, the ac-
cused allegedly tried to
rape her daughter and
strangled her to death
when she resisted, po-
lice said. The body was
handed over to relatives
after postmortem.
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT KARNATAKA CM?
NO CONSENSUS,
INCONCLUSIVE MEETS...
Sonia, Rahul meet Kharge; discuss govt formation in Karnataka
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Amid a
race for the Karnataka
Chief Minister’s post,
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Tuesday
met party president
Mallikarjun Kharge
and is reported to have
held discussions over
government formation
in the southern state
for over 1 hour 30 min-
utes. Congress General
Secretary Randeep
Surjewala, who is in
charge of the party’s
affairs in Karnataka,
was also present at the
meeting. During the
day, Karnataka Con-
gress president DK Shi-
vakumar, one of the
two contenders to the
post, arrived in Delhi.
Just before leaving for
Delhi, he told media
outside his residence
that high command’s
decision will be final
and also said that he
will be going alone to
the national capital.
Former Karnataka CM
Siddaramiah is also in
New Delhi to meet top
party leaders. P5
DK Shivakumar calls on Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Tuesday. Siddaramaiah holds talks with Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi on Tuesday.
I rebuilt the party after the defeat, why
doesn’t anyone other than Siddaramaiah
get a chance, the reason for the defeat in
2019 was Siddaramaiah.
—DK Shivakumar, KPCC President
Congress president has met all the stake-
holders. Now the final decision will be
taken by him in consultation with Rahul
Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. The announcement can
be made in Bengaluru itself. —Sources
CONGRESS SPLIT IN
3 CAMPS, SONIA TO
TAKE FINAL CALL
Siddaramaiah and DK
Shivakumar are said to
be the top contenders for
CM post, and sources say
Sonia will take the final call.
But as is almost typical of
Congress, party is split into
3 camps — the high com-
mand, Sidda and DK.
Sources say Congress is trying to convince Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to
share the Chief Minister’s seat with both leaders getting two and half years
each, however, Shivakumar is reportedly not happy with such a formula.
PERSPECTIVE P4
RAJENDRA CHHABRA
DELVES INTO RECENT
MAMMOTH IAS TRANSFERS
A total of over 924
road works, including
24 works of the State
highways to be done
The body of the girl
was found in an cattle
shed on Monday
People gather at bomb-making
factory after explosion in WB’s
East Midnapore on Tuesday.
A case of mur-
der, kidnapping
and attempt to
rape has been registered
in connection with the
incident. Efforts are on
to arrest 17-year-old
accused. —Police
2 HIZBUL TERRORISTS
WHO KILLED MIRWAIZ
HELD AFTER 33 YEARS
Srinagar: 33 years after
the killing of top Kashmiri
separatist, Mirwaiz Moulvi
Mohammad Farooq,
police on Tuesday arrested
two Hizbul Mujahideen
terrorists in the case.
J&K’s intelligence chief
said terrorists on run were
arrested by the SIA and CBI.
ED RAIDS CHENNAI
OFFICE OF THE LYCA
PRODUCTIONS
Chennai: The Enforcement
Directorate (ED) sleuths
on Tuesday conducted
searches at the premises
of production company
LYCA — the makers of
Ponniyin Selvan. Search
underway at eight locations
including T Nagar, Adyar
and Karapakkam.
HEARINGS IN HYBRID
MODE DURING SUPREME
COURT SUMMER BREAK
New Delhi: CJI DY
Chandrachud on Tuesday
said the vacation benches
will conduct hearing through
hybrid mode to enable lawyers
to appear from various
destinations. SC is closing for
summer break from May 22
to July 2 and only vacation
benches will conduct hearing
to deal urgent matters.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
C-17 GLOBEMASTER
STUCK AT LEH RUNWAY,
FLIGHTS CANCELLED
Ladakh: Almost all flights
to and from the Leh airport
were cancelled today as a
transport aircraft belonging
to the IAF remains stuck
on its lone runway due
to a technical issue. The
C-17 Globemaster is facing
serviceability issues.

Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Leader of oppo-
sition Rajendra Rathore
on Tuesday supported
dissident Congress lead-
er Sachin Pilot’s demand
to reconstitute the Ra-
jasthan Public Service
Commission and com-
pensation to the candi-
dates for cancellation of
papers.
At the same time,
Rathore questioned the
silence of Pilot over the
allegationsof theformer
Vasundhara Raje gov-
ernment when he was
deputy chief minister in
the Gehlot government.
“RPSC should not
only be disbanded but
the entire matter of pa-
per leak and corruption
should be inquired by a
judicial commission.
Compensation should
also be given to the can-
didates for cancellation
of papers due to paper
leak incidents,” the BJP
leader told reporters at
the party office here.
Hitting back at Pilot
on his allegation of the
former government,
Rathore asked why Pilot
was silent and did not
raise the issue when he
was the deputy chief
minister for 19 months.
Rathore said that Con-
gress is divided in two
factions led by different
leaders and the minister
of the government has
levelled corruption
charges on his own gov-
ernment during Pilot’s
rally in Jaipur yesterday
.
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023
02
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra interact-
ed at Raj Bhavan with
the people living here
on the foundation day
of Sikkim. He said that
Sikkim is the cleanest,
pollution free and the
country’s first organic
state. “We must take in-
spiration from Sikkim
for environmental pro-
tection. The living con-
ditions, food and habits
of the people of this
state formed in 1975 is
important,” he said.
He said that cultural
diversity is important.
“This initiative has
been taken in Raj
Bhavan with a view to
promote harmony un-
der the ‘Ek Bharat
Shreshtha Bharat’ pro-
gramme.Mishra inter-
acted with the migrants
from Sikkim.
‘Sikkim cleanest, pollution free & organic state’
FOUNDATION DAY OF SIKKIM AT RAJ BHAVAN
lll
Governor
Mishra
interacted with
the migrants
from Sikkim and
called upon
them to
cooperate in the
development of
Rajasthan
Congress divided in two factions
ledbydifferentleaders:Rathore
RPSC should not only be disbanded but the
entire matter of paper leak & corruption should
be inquired by a judicial commission. Compen-
sation should also be given to the candidates for cancella-
tion of papers due to paper leak. Congress is divided in
two factions led by different leaders & the minister of
the govt has levelled corruption charges on his own govt
during Pilot’s rally in Jaipur. —Rajendra Rathore, LoP
Rajendra Rathore, Ram Lal Sharma, Jogeshwar Garg Laxmikant Bhardwaj in a press conference at BJP HQs, in Jaipur on Tuesday.
Shekhawat calls Raj
govt ‘most corrupt’
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: Union minis-
ter Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat on Tuesday
termedtheCongress-led
Rajasthan government
the “most corrupt ever”
and said it was for the
first time that ministers
were accusing their own
government of indulg-
ing in corrupt practices.
Shekhawat, who was
here to distribute ap-
pointment letters to the
newly-appointed candi-
dates in the fifth series
of the ‘Rozgar Mela’, al-
leged, “It is for the first
time that ministers are
accusing their cabinet
colleagues of corrup-
tion.” He also hit out at
the state government’s
‘Mehangai Rahat’
camps for making peo-
ple queue up in scorch-
ing heat in the name of
relief. Referring to free
electricity supply up to
100 units, the minister
said the state govern-
ment has been giving 50
units free which can be
easily increased to 100
or 2,000 units without
asking people to queue
up at these camps.
He also alleged that
Rajasthan has the high-
est prices of fuel, which
was Rs 10 higher for
both petrol and diesel
than the prices in neigh-
bouring states.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat lighting lamp at Rozgar Mela in
Jodhpur on Tuesday.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: A truck trailer
fell off a bridge and
caught fire here on
Tuesday, leaving the
driver dead, police said.
The incident occurred
near Bodio Ki Dhani lo-
cated on Ring Road of
Shivdaspura police sta-
tionareawhenthetruck
was going towards
Ajmer road.
The trailer driver
identified as Tarun,
aged around 35, got
trapped in the cabin
duringtheaccident.The
flames engulfed the en-
tire trailer and it burst
into flames. Tarun was
burnt alive and his
charred body was found
in the cabin after flames
were doused.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: CS Usha Shar-
ma and DGP Umesh
Mishra have been sum-
moned by the National
Commission for Sched-
uled Tribes over the
complaint of mentally
and physically harass-
ing MP Kirodi Lal Mee-
na on March 4 and 10.
The summons have
been issued to both of-
ficers and directed
them to give personal
appearance on com-
plaint of illegal deten-
tion. The officials will
have to be present be-
fore the commission
member Anant Nayak
on May 24 at 12:30 pm.
The commission has
also asked to bring rel-
evant documents for
investigation.
Notably, MP Kirodi
Lal Meena had accused
the Jaipur police in his
complaint to the Com-
mission with allega-
tions of mental, physi-
cal torture, illegal de-
tention on March 4
and 10.
Meanwhile, the CS
and DGP have been
warned of action for
not appearing before
the commission with-
out any valid reason
Driver charred to
death as trailer
falls off bridge
and catches fire
NCST summons
CS DGP over
torture to Kirodi
during protest
Raj facing power crisis due to
failure of State govt: Power Min
Jaipur (PTI): Union
Minister of State for
Power Krishan Pal Sin-
gh on Tuesday said that
the people of Rajasthan
are facing a power cri-
sis due to the failure of
the state government.
He said that there is
no shortage of electric-
ity in the country as in
the neighbouring state
Haryana, 24 hours elec-
tricity is being made
available in the villages
and cities.
“The production of
electricity in the coun-
try is double its con-
sumption. There is no
shortage of electricity.
The centre is ready to
provide as much elec-
tricity as Rajasthan
wants, but due to the
failure of the state gov-
ernment, the people of
Rajasthan are facing a
power crisis,” the min-
ister told reporters
here.
He was here to take
part in an ‘unemploy-
ment fair’ under which
71,000 appointment let-
ters in different govern-
ment departments were
given by Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi
through video confer-
encing.
“In the neighbouring
state of Haryana, 24-
hour electricity is avail-
able in villages and cit-
ies. Then why is crisis in
Rajasthan only? That is
because the manage-
ment of your govern-
ment is not good,” the
minister said.
NEWS DIGEST
Barmer/Bikaner: Two
brothers drowned in
Barmer district. Incident
has been reported from
the Mandali police station
area on Tuesday noon.
In order to save his
brother, the other jumped
into the tank. On getting
informed police reached
at the spot and recovered
the bodies. A case has
been lodged and matter
is being investigated. In
a similar incident, two
youths drowned in a field
in Bikaner.
Suratgarh: National Prez
of Liquor Ban Movement
Pooja Chhabra has called
for a hunger strike until Su-
ratgarh is made a district.
Chhabra said that until Su-
ratgarh becomes a dist, she
would not eat food. She
said this during a meeting
organized by District Banao
Samiti on Tuesday.
4 YOUTH DROWN IN
SEPARATE MISHAPS
IN BARMER, BIKANER
CHHABRA CALLS FOR
HUNGER STRIKE OVER
SURATGARH DIST
Gaushalas to come up in 1,500
gram panchayats of the State
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: The Gram
Gaushala Yojana an-
nounced by Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot in
January is progressing
at a fast pace. Gaushalas
will be opened in 1500-
gram panchayats of the
state. In rural areas,
farmers often complain
that their crops are de-
stroyed by stray ani-
mals. Now the state gov-
ernmenthasmadeplans
to open Nandishala for
Nandis and Gaushala
forcowsacrossthestate.
In the first phase,
gaushalas will be
opened in 1500 gram
panchayats of the state.
The Gopalan dept has
intensified the exercise
for this. The tender pro-
cess has been started for
Gaushalas in rural are-
as in six districts. These
are Ajmer, Barmer,
Dausa, Jodhpur, Hanu-
mangarh and Udaipur.
Gram Panchayat Sami-
ti, Village Service Coop-
erative Society
, NGOs
are being selected.
Record created for maximum
interest-free co-op crop loan
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: For the first
time in the history of the
state, a record has been
created for maximum
interest-free cooperative
crop loan disbursement
in a financial year in Ra-
jasthan.
Interest-free coopera-
tive crop loans worth Rs
19,740 crore were distrib-
uted to 29.71 lakh farm-
ers in the state in the fi-
nancial year 2022-23. Co-
operative Minister Udai
Lal Anjana said that co-
operative crop loans
worth Rs 180 cr were dis-
tributed to 98 320 new
farmers in Kharif sea-
son Rs 367 cr to 2 lakh
19 thousand 249 new
farmers in Rabi season
Will do all to ensure Congress
remains united: Pratap Singh
First India Bureau
Jaipur: People made a
beeline to congratulate
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas on his
birthday on Tuesday.
Many ministers and
legislators wished him.
On the occasion,
Khachariyawas pledged
to do everything possi-
ble to ensure that Con-
gress remains united.
On the infight of Con-
gress, Khachariyawas
said that CM Ashok Ge-
hlotandSachinPilotare
our own. “This is not the
timeforrhetoric,itisfor
solidarity
. Senior lead-
ers should avoid making
statements against one
other,” he said.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and supporters celebrating his
birthday in Jaipur on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Governor Kalraj Mishra interacting with migrants from Sikkim at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Tuesday.
KERALA STORY!
Rajsamand MP Diya
Kumari along with
Jaipur City BJP Mahila
Morcha members
watched the film, ‘The
Kerala Story’ at the
cinema hall located in
the Pink square mall
in Jaipur on Tuesday.
State President of
BJP Mahila Morcha,
Dr. Alka Mundra, and
Jaipur city President,
Anuradha Maheshwari,
along with other
women members were
also present.
BJP leaders Kali Charan Saraf, Nimbaram, Babulal, Ramcharan Bohra, Suman Sharma, Anuradha
Maheshwari and others watched ‘The Kerala Story’ at Raj Mandir in Jaipur on Tuesday.
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

RAJASTHAN
03
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: India’s third
andRajasthan’sfirstcra-
ter is being developed as
a tourist spot in Baran
district by the Tourism
Department. The crater,
located at a distance of
around 40 km from
Barandistrictheadquar-
ters, is considered 600
million years old.
Dr Rashmi Sharma,
Director of the Tour-
ism department, said
that the department is
moving forward to pro-
mote geology tourism
in the state.
Shesaidthatthereare
abundant possibilities
of geology tourism
therefore Ramgarh Cra-
ter is being developed
accordingly
.
The officer said that
the area has all factors
like archeology and his-
torywithnaturalbeauty
.
Ramgarh area has
also been declared as re-
serve conservation by
the Forest department.
The first two craters
inthecountryareLunar
Crater in Maharashtra
and Dhala Crater in
Madhya Pradesh.
“The tourism depart-
ment is working to de-
velop and identify new
tourist places in the
state.Inthecomingdays,
the state will emerge as
the most favorite tourist
destination in the coun-
try
,” she said.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The royal Pal-
ace on Wheels is all set
to go into private hands.
Four companies have
shown interest in oper-
ating the luxury train.
The companies have
submitted bids on an
OM basis.
Two are from New
Delhi and one each from
Jaipur and Vadodara.
Ebix Travels Private
Limited, New Delhi, Pic-
cadily Hotels private
limited, New Delhi, Shiv
Vilas Resorts Pvt Ltd,
Jaipur and Cube Con-
structions Engineering
Limited, Vadodara have
submitted the bids.
The name of the
company will be final-
ised soon after the
opening of the techni-
cal bid. In the next sea-
son, the royal train will
be operated by a pri-
vate company.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Thereishopein
the homes of the fami-
lies deprived of electric-
ity connection in Prith-
viraj Nagar. About 11
years ago, a ban was
imposed on giving elec-
tricity connections to
stop the illegal settle-
ment in Prithviraj Na-
gar. Government de-
partments have agreed
to remove it. On the ba-
sis of the consent in the
meeting held under the
chairmanship of the
Chief Secretary, a re-
port was presented in
the High Court.
Discom MD RN Ku-
mawat in conversation
with First India said
that the preparations
are complete and men-
tioned Section 43 of the
Electricity Act 2003. He
said that there is a pro-
vision in the Act to give
connection to the occu-
pier as well.
High Court Justice
Sameer Jain’s single
benchhassoughtdetails
of meeting chaired by
Chief Secretaryandalso
summoned JVVNL’s
competent officer on
Wednesday
. The High
CourthasappointedMa-
hendra Shandilya, Pres-
ident of the High Court
Bar Association, as ami-
cus curiae in the matter.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Gurjar Aarak-
shan Sangharsh Samiti
coordinator Vijay
Bainsla demanded
from the state govern-
ment to hold camps to
resolve pending issues
of the community on
the lines of Mahangai
Rahat camps.
He said that if the is-
sues are not resolved,
then the agitation will
be intensified.
Bainsla met ACS
Akhil Arora and prin-
cipal secretary Hemant
Gera and reiterated the
demand to resolve the
pending issues. He said
that there was an agree-
ment between the gov-
ernment and the samiti
over the issues of the
community but the de-
mands have not been
fulfilled yet.
The demands of the
community are pertain-
ing to implementing the
new provision of filling
the backlog, exemption
of minimum 5 per cent
to MBC candidates like
SC-ST, etc.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: A jilted lover
stabbed a woman to
death in Ajmer city of
Rajasthan on Tuesday
.
Primary information
reveals that the accused
Vivek Soni was forcing
the married woman
Keerti (35) to have a re-
lationship.
On Tuesday, the ac-
cused stabbed Keerti
near Madar gate
chowky
. She was rushed
to JLN hospital where
doctors declared her
dead, police said.
SPChunaramJatsaid
that the accused was ab-
sconding and teams
have been formed to nab
him. The woman was a
private school teacher.
She had befriended a
Professor Anil Sharma
in April. Meanwhile,
Vivek Singh, a resident
of Ramganj, started
chasing Kirti. He was
pressurizing her to
marryhim,whichmade
the woman very upset.
The woman had also
informed Professor
Anil about Vivek.
First India Bureau
Udaipur: By busting a
gang operating fake
call centres and cheat-
ing American citizens,
the Udaipur police ar-
rested 16 fraudsters in-
cluding 4 women and
recovered 12 laptops, 15
mobiles and other
equipment.
SP Vikas Sharma
said that on Monday
night, SHO Sanjeev
Swami received infor-
mation from the DST
team that an illegal call
centre was operating at
Hotel Annapurna, lo-
cated on Transport Na-
gar Service Road.
When the team
searched rooms of the
hotel, some young men
and women were talk-
ing to someone in Eng-
lish by wearing head-
phones while working
on the laptop.
When inquired about
the work being done by
him, everyone told that
this room has been
booked in the name of
Ramsingh alias Mamu
of Jalore who brought
them to run an illegal
call centre.
The accused cheat US
citizens by adding the
target to their servers
on complaint during
any online shopping
done by them.
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: After achieving
a record revenue of
more than Rs 6,000 crore
in the last financial year
by the Transport De-
partment, the State Gov-
ernment has now given
a target of Rs 7,700 crore
to the transport depart-
ment in the current fi-
nancial year. After the
closure of the tax collec-
tion centre, there has
been a lot of impact on
the revenue collection
of the transport depart-
ment and it will not be
easy for the department
to achieve this target.
Amid shortage of of-
ficers and employees in
the field, efforts have
been started to achieve
the target of the current
financial year early
. The
Transport Commission-
er is also going to hold a
meeting of all RTOs and
DTOs in which instruc-
tions will be given that
the field officers of the
department should be
active in the last months
to reach the target in-
stead of being active
throughout the year.
In the revenue target
allocated to all RTOs
and DTOs, One Time
Tax (OTT) and Non-
OTT have been allocat-
ed separately in this fi-
nancial year also.
Jaipur RTO I has
been allocated OTT tar-
get of Rs 678 crore and
non-OTP target of Rs
271 crore. Jaipur RTO II
has been allotted OTT
target of Rs 699 crore
and non-OTT target of
Rs 308 crore.
Ramgarh crater to become tourist hub
UNDER BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT
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There are two
lakes located
inside this
structure which
are the natural
habitat of many
migratory birds;
there is also a
950-year-old
Devi temple
Ramgarh area has also been declared as conservation reserve.
Palace on Wheels is currently being operated by the RTDC.
Victim’s professor friend Anil is
being questioned by the cops.
(Inset) Accused Vivek.
Accused, who were running fake call centres, in police custody.
Transport Commissioner to hold meet of RTOs and DTOs.
Families in Prithviraj Nagar
soon to get power connections
Hold ‘Samjhota Rahat Camps’
to resolve Gurjar issues: Bainsla
Pvt school teacher stabbed to
death by jilted lover in Ajmer
16 scammers held in Udaipur,
12 laptops,15 mobiles seized
Transport Dept to collect
`7.7K cr revenue this FY
Palace on Wheels to go private
BIDDING ON FOR LUXURY TRAIN
Four private companies in fray; likely to be operated by private firm in next season
2 labourers die
while cleaning
tank at oil factory
in Kota’s Ranpur
First India Bureau
Kota: Two labourers
died and three others
fainted while cleaning a
tank at an edible oil fac-
tory in Ranpur here,
police said.
The incident oc-
curred on Monday
evening when the five
persons were cleaning a
tank that stored dirty
water discharged from
the water filter plant of
the oil factory, Ranpur
Circle Officer (CO) Bal-
vir Singh said.
While two workers
collapsed on the spot,
the three others faint-
ed, he added.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Congress MLA
Ved Prakash
Solanki, who was
booked for cheat-
ing after a woman
alleged that she
was duped of her
land, has rejected
the allegation and
saiditwasconspir-
acy to portray him
as a land mafia.
An FIR against
Chaksu MLA
Solanki, who is
close to dissident
Congress leader
Sachin Pilot, was
registered with
Bajaj Nagar police
station after one
Kaushalya Devi
complained that
her land was
transferred to the
MLA but he did
not pay her.
Reacting to the
allegations, Solan-
ki told reporters
here that he had
given cheques to
the woman.
The MLA said
that the case regis-
tered after one and
a half months was
a conspiracy
.
‘Conspiracy’
against me,
says Solanki
on charges
Auctioning of 3 blocks
of base metal begins
Amet municipality officials
arrested by ACB for graft
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The Mines De-
partment got success in
selling 7 tender docu-
ments for three blocks
of base metal.
The department had
prepared 3 blocks of
base metal. 3 compa-
nies in fray for Khaklia
Kheda block in Rajsa-
mand while two con-
tenders are for Pipali-
ya Block of Mavli,
Udaipur and as many
for Manpura block of
Bhilwara each.
Composite licenses
of all three blocks will
be auctioned online.
Bidders will have to
submit the vbid docu-
ment for all the three
blocks by May 26.
It may be noted that
Rajasthan is one of the
leading states in the
auction of major min-
eral blocks.
Ashish Choudhary
Rajsamand: Taking a
major action, the team
of Anti-Corruption
Bureau (ACB) arrested
Amet Municipality Ex-
ecutive Officer Krish-
na Gopal Mali and Sen-
ior Clerk Balwant
Singh Rathore while
accepting a bribe of Rs
2 lakh.
ACB has recovered
Rs 40,000 from the
pocket of Krishna Go-
pal Mali and Rs 1,00,000
in cash in his car, for
which the Eo could not
provide a logical ex-
planation.
ACB Deputy Super-
intendent Anoop Singh
said that the complain-
ant Tuliram had pur-
chased some land in
Amet, whose lease he
had also taken. “But its
layout plan was not is-
sued by the municipal-
ity. The executive of-
ficer of the municipal-
ity Krishna Gopal Mali
and UDC Balwant Sin-
gh Rathore demanded
Rs 3 lakh for the layout
plan,” official said.
Krishna Gopal
Mali
Balwant Singh
Rathore
RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1982...
Luxury train ‘Palace on Wheels’ began its commer-
cial operations in October, 2022 after two-years
of Covid pandemic-induced break. Palace on Wheels
was running continuously since 1982, but due to
the pandemic in 2020 its operation was stopped.
The train’s royal origins give it its name ‘Palace on
Wheels’. Its carriages once seated the rulers of
princely states of Rajputana, Gujarat, the Nizam of
Hyderabad and the Viceroy of British India.
Agitation will be
intensified if
demands not
met, says Bainsla
during meet with
ACS Akhil Arora Gurjar leader Vijay Bainsla. —FILE PHOTO

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Best wishes to the people
of Sikkim on the occasion
of their Statehood Day.
Sikkim is well known for its
rich culture, biodiversity,
and has made notable
contributions in the field of
sustainable development.
I wish that the state
continues on its path of
growth and that its people
are healthy and prosperous.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
Heartfelt wishes to the
people of Sikkim on
their statehood day.
Sikkim is a gem in
northeastern India with
its hardworking people
contributing profusely
to the nation’s culture
and economy. May
the state continue to
prosper in the years
to come.
Amit Shah
@AmitShah SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Whatever action is performed by
a great man, common men follow
in his footsteps, and whatever
standards he sets by exemplary
acts, all the world pursues.
—Bhagavad Gita
TOP
TWEETS
The transfers of Karan
Singh, Pratibha Singh,
Harimohan Meena,
Ghanshyam and MP
Meena was due for a
long time. Moreover,
bureaucratic circles are
trying to find the logic
behind bringing Rajesh
Kumar Meena (IRS) and
Prateek Jhajharia (Postal
Service) in the State
government. Hemant
Gera, Praveen Gupta and
Krishna Kunal are posted
on the same chair for a
long time and it was
believed that they would be
changed now, but they
have been left untouched
MAMMOTH IAS TRANSFER LIST SURPRISES ALL
IN RAJASTHAN, INCLUDING BUREAUCRACY!
he entire bureaucracy is pleas-
antly surprised by the appoint-
ment of Mahesh Chandra Shar-
ma as Secretary LSG, Meghraj
Singh as Registrar Coopera-
tives, Bharti Dixit as Ajmer Col-
lector, and Sandesh Nayak as
MD, RSMM. Similarly, discus-
sions are also happening on the
shifting of Vishram Meena as
Commissioner, Jaipur Munici-
pal Corporation, Jitendra Soni
as Alwar Collector, Shakti Singh
Rathore as MD-RFC, Nakate S
Madan from MD, RIICO, and An-
shdeep as Collector Ajmer.
MAHESH C SHARMA
Mahesh Chandra Sharma is a
promotee IAS from RAS and it
has happened for the first time
that the reins of the post of Sec-
retary, LSG have been handed to
a promotee officer. He has mere-
ly served as Collector of Bundi
district once for a period of 8
months and has served as SA to
BJP government ministers
twice. He has left several claim-
ants behind for this post.
MEGHRAJ SINGH RATNU
Even the responsibility of Regis-
trar Cooperatives has been hand-
ed to a promotee IAS — Meghraj
Singh Ratnu — while keeping at
bay several young bureaucrats.
For the past 10 months, he had an
additional charge of the position
which has now been converted to
a permanent position. Ratnu en-
joys the reputation of a low-pro-
file and a result oriented officer.
BHARTI DIXIT
Bharti Dixit has been given a
major jump and appointed as
Collector of Ajmer. This is his
second appointment as Collec-
tor. Now she is just ‘next door’ to
her husband Ashish Modi
( Collector-Bhilwara).
SANDESH NAYAK
Sandesh Nayak has now become
a ‘power centre’ after being given
the additional charge of MD of
RSMMinadditiontohisappoint-
ment as Director, Mines. Those
in the know-how of bureaucracy
are terming it as illogical and
wrong. Notably, this is the sixth
change of MD, RSMM in the cur-
rent government.
VISHRAM MEENA
Vishram Meena has ‘links’ till
higher-ups in the current dis-
pensation and he was thus post-
ed on the ‘high seat’ in the
Jaipur Municipal Corporation.
However, he had to face the
brunt of Ram Prasad suicide.
While serving as Alwar Collec-
tor, he had cracked whip against
land-mafia, but in turn, he had
to lose his position. He has re-
turned to the same NHM as Mis-
sion Director from where, ten
months back, he left for the Al-
war Collectorate. Soni could
have spent more time in the
field, having served as Collector
in four districts.
SHAKTI SINGH RATHORE
As MD of RFC, Shakti Singh
Rathore had given good results
in the past two years and keep-
ing in mind his capabilities, he
could have been given a better
role in Devasthan or he could
have been appointed as Collec-
tor of any district.
NAKATE S MADAN
Nakate S Madan, who, in the
past, has served as Collector of
Barmer, Sri Ganganagar,
Bhilwara and Alwar, has also
served as ED in RIICO and was
handling the responsibility of
MD proficiently
. It is said that he
had the faith and trust of his
‘boss’ and thus his transfer has
become a puzzle.
ANSHDEEP
Meanwhile, word around Ansh-
deep - serving as Ajmer Collec-
tor till now - is that he had miffed
several local politicians with his
behaviour and work culture.
OTHER TRANSFERS
The transfers of Karan Singh,
Pratibha Singh, Harimohan
Meena, Ghanshyam and MP
Meena was due for a long time.
Moreover, bureaucratic circles
are trying to find the logic be-
hind bringing Rajesh Kumar
Meena (IRS) and Prateek Jhajh-
aria (Postal Service) in the State
government.
Hemant Gera, Praveen Gupta
and Krishna Kunal are posted on
thesamechairforalongtimeand
itwasbelievedthattheywouldbe
changed now, but they have been
left untouched. Word is that CS
Usha Sharma would retire on
June30andwiththeappointment
of new CS, another IAS transfer
list would be released.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
RAJENDRA CHHABRA
The writer is a senior journalist
Mahesh Chandra Sharma
Vishram Meena
Meghraj Singh Ratnu
Shakti Singh Rathore
Bharti Dixit
Nakate S Madan
Sandesh Nayak
Anshdeep
WORD IS THAT CS
USHA SHARMA
WOULD RETIRE ON
JUNE 30 AND WITH
THE APPOINTMENT
OF NEW CS, ANOTHER
IAS TRANSFER LIST
WOULD BE RELEASED

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INDIA
05
Shimla (PTI): Corrupt
politicians without lead-
ershipqualities,policies,
and right intentions will
not be able to defeat the
BJP in the 2024 Lok Sab-
ha elections as people
want to see Narendra
Modi become the prime
minister again, Union
Minister Anurag
Thakur said on Tuesday
.
Thakur was respond-
ing to West Bengal CM
and TMC supremo
Mamata Banerjee’s re-
marks that her party
will support the Con-
gress where it is strong
in the 2024 Lok Sabha
elections.
It was the first time
that Banerjee cleared
the air on TMC’s stand
on a possible strategy
for Opposition unity in
the electoral battle
ahead.
Interacting with me-
dia persons on the side-
lines of an event here,
Thakur, the Informa-
tion and Broadcasting
and Youth and Sports
Minister, ridiculed the
talks of Opposition par-
ties coming together to
defeat the BJP, saying
such “Thugbandhans”
have always failed.
Even if Opposition
leaders come on the
same platform, they will
play “musical chairs”
with everyone eyeing
the PM post, he said.
Asserting that the
BJP would again win
over 300 seats in the
next general elections,
he said Modi has been
working tirelessly for
the people of the coun-
try for the last 22 years.
Corrupt leaders can’t defeat BJP: Anurag Thakur
UNION MINISTER ATTACKS OPPN
lll
Union
Information and
Broadcasting
Minister asserts
that the BJP
would again win
over 300 seats
in the next
general
elections
Muslim men attempt to enter
Trimbakeshwar; tension arises
Nashik (ANI): A group
of people from the Mus-
lim community alleg-
edly tried to enter the
famousTrimbakeshwar
temple in Maharash-
tra’s Nashik to offer
‘chaddar’ (scarf). Sever-
al videos of the incident
that reportedly took
place on Saturday have
been doing the rounds
on social media. The
group was stopped by
the security guards out-
side the temple, a tem-
ple trust official said.
Aspertemplemanage-
ment, only Hindus are
allowed to enter the tem-
ple—oneof the12Jyotir-
lingas of Lord Shiva.
In a video clip, five to
six people can be seen
trying to enter the tem-
ple carrying green
scarves.Theywere,how-
ever,notallowedtoenter
the temple premises.
The Temple Trust has
also written to Nashik
Commission of Police
demanding action
againstthegroupfortry-
ing to enter the temple.
Nashik Inspector
General BG Shekhar
said that the situation
is under control and
that there is peace in
and around in Trim-
bakeshwar temple.
ONE OF 12 JYOTIRLINGAS OF LORD SHIVA
SHINDE APPEALS
FOR PEACE
AFTER INCIDENT
Mumbai (ANI): After a
group of people allegedly
attempted to enter the
Trimbakeshwar temple in
Nashik and tried to offer
a ‘chaddar’, Maharashtra
CM Eknath Shinde on
Tuesday appealed for
peace calling on people
to “cooperate”. “It’s
the responsibility of the
administration to main-
tain law and order but
people must also coop-
erate. People from every
community must come
forward and maintain
peace,” Shinde said.
MAHA DEPUTY CM FADNAVIS ORDERS SIT PROBE INTO TEMPLE
Nashik (ANI): Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered
a special investigation team to probe the recent incident in which a group of people
allegedly attempted to enter the Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik and tried to offer a
‘chaddar’. “Deputy CM of Maharashtra Devendra Fandanvis has ordered to constitute a
special investigation team led by an ADG-level officer to probe the incident,” according to
a statement issued by the Deputy CM’s office. “An FIR has been filed and an SIT under the
additional director general of police will investigate the matter,” Fadnavis said adding strict
action will be taken against those found responsible.
Cong ignored N-E for 60
years; region developing
under PM Modi: Sonowal
Guwahati (ANI): Un-
ion Minister Sarbanan-
da Sonowal on Tuesday
alleged that Congress
“ignored” the North-
east for 60 years where-
as, under Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi, the
region has become the
“focal point of develop-
ment”.
“The Congress gov-
ernment ignored the
Northeast for 60 years.
Today Prime Minister
Modi has embraced the
Northeast with open
arms and now it has be-
come the focal point of
attention and develop-
ment,” the Union Min-
ister stated while ad-
dressing the National
Rozgar Mela in which
PM Modi distributed
71,000 appointment let-
ters to the recruits. So-
nowal, who was earlier
the chief minister of
the northeastern state
of Assam before being
elevated as a Union
Minister in 2021, said
that the northeast is ris-
ing again in the nation-
al arena due to the “spe-
cial support” by PM
Modi’s government at
the Centre.
“In the past 9 years,
Northeast has risen
again, whether it is Sik-
kim or Tripura, Mizo-
ram or Meghalaya, Na-
galand or Manipur or
whether it is Assam or
Arunachal Pradesh,
every state has become
successful in finding its
individuality
. All this is
because of the special
support and recogni-
tion of Northeast by
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi,” he said.
Sarbananda Sonowal
IN THE COURTYARD
STOPPED SCREENING
OF‘TKS’ DUE TO POOR
COLLECTIONS: TN
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu
govt told the Supreme
Court on Tuesday the gov-
ernment did not impose
any shadow ban on the
film ‘The Kerala Story’
and the theatres stopped
screening the film due to
poor audience response.
The development came
as the apex court issued a
notice to Tamil Nadu based
on the plea of filmmakers,
who alleged that the gov-
ernment has imposed a de
facto ban on the movie.
2 JUDGES TO BE
ELEVATED TO THE
SUPREME COURT
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court Collegium, headed
by Chief Justice of India
(CJI) DY Chandrachud, on
Thursday, recommended
to the Centre two names,
one of them a senior advo-
cate, for elevation as judg-
es to the top court. Justice
Prashant Kumar Mishra,
currently the Chief Justice
of Andhra Pradesh High
Court, and senior advocate
KV Viswanathan’s name
has been recommended
by the Collegium.
SC ADJOURNS
NAWAB MALIK’S
PLEA FOR JULY
Court on Tuesday ad-
journed for July the hearing
of a petition filed by former
Maharashtra Minister
Nawab Malik, who is in jail
since February 23, 2022, in
a money laundering case.
A Supreme Court bench
stated the High Court will
be at liberty to take up the
matter in the meantime.
Malik approached the
Supreme Court aggrieved
with the Bombay High
Court adjourning his bail
application to June 6.
APEX COURT TO
HEAR GUJ JUDICIAL
OFFICERS PLEA
Court on Tuesday agreed
to hear in July a plea of
several Gujarat judicial
officers whose promotions
were stayed by it. A bench
headed by Supreme Court
Justice MR Shah, now
retired, on May 12 had
stayed the promotion of
68 Gujarat lower judicial of-
ficers, including Surat Chief
Judicial Magistrate Harish
Hasmukhbhai Varma who
had convicted Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi in a
defamation case.
COURT SENDS SUSPENDED IAS OFFICER
RANJAN TO JUDICIAL REMAND TILL MAY 25
Ranchi: Suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS Chhavi Ranjan,
who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in
an alleged land scam case, has been sent to judicial re-
mand till May 25. A special PMLA court in Ranchi on Tues-
day sent Ranjan to custody. Ranjan was arrested by the
ED in a case related to illegally grabbing and selling land in
Ranchi on May 6. Following his arrest, the Jharkhand gov-
ernment suspended Ranjan from his position as Director
of the Social Welfare Department, Jharkhand.
Corrupt politicians without leadership qualities, policies, and
right intentions will not be able to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok
Sabha elections as people want to see Narendra Modi become the
prime minister again. —Anurag Thakur, Union minister
Won’t allow
love jihad
conversions,
says MP CM
Bhopal (ANI): Madhya
Pradesh CM Shivraj
Singh Chouhan on
Tuesday said the state
government took the is-
sue of ‘love jihad’, ‘reli-
gious conversion’ and
promotion of ‘terrorist
activities’ seriously and
will not allow such
practices. He made the
remark while talking to
the reporters about the
recent action of Mad-
hya Pradesh Anti-Ter-
rorist Squad (ATS)
against members asso-
ciated with the radical
Islamic organisation
Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) in
the state capital Bhopal
on Tuesday
. “We are get-
ting into the depth of
the facts that have come
to the fore in connec-
tion with the HuT mem-
bers,” CM Chouhan fur-
ther said.
Verdict reserved in case against RaGa
Ranchi (ANI): The
Jharkhand High Court
on Tuesday reserved the
order in a defamation
case against Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi.
The arguments were
concluded in the court
of Justice Ambujnath.
The court has also in-
structed both sides to
file the synopsis of the
arguments.Thedefama-
tion case was filed by a
local BJP leader after
Rahul Gandhi allegedly
made objectionable re-
marks against BJP lead-
er Amit Shah at a Con-
gress party gathering in
Chaibasa in 2018.
AtaCongressmeeting
in2018,RahulGandhial-
legedly said, “A murder
accused can become a
party president only in
the BJP
. It’s not possible
in the Congress.”
The lower court is-
sued a notice to Rahul
Gandhi in the matter.
This was challenged in
the High Court to quash
the notice issued by the
lower court.
RAHUL TO VISIT
USA ON MAY 31
FOR 10 DAYS
New Delhi (ANI):
Congress leader and
former Wayanad MP
Rahul Gandhi will visit
the USA on May 31 for
a 10-days, said sources
on Tuesday. On June 4,
Rahul Gandhi will hold a
rally of about 5,000 NRIs
in New York’s Madison
Square Garden, added the
sources. Apart from this,
he will go to Washington
and California for a panel
discussion and speech at
Stanford University. He
will also meet politicians
and entrepreneurs.
Narwekar hails EC decision
on 'Shiv Sena' name,symbol
Mumbai (PTI): Maha-
rashtraAssemblySpeak-
er Rahul Narwekar on
Tuesday said the Elec-
tion Commission’s deci-
sion to allot the ‘Shiv
Sena’ name and its sym-
bol to the faction led by
CM Eknath Shinde is a
“prospective” decision
and not restropective.
Narwekar also said
the decision on disqual-
ification of 16 MLAs
including CM Shinde
will start from the point
of which faction was
representing the actual
Shiv Sena in July 2022.
He said that after the
Supreme Court’s May
11 verdict, he will have
to first recognise in the
House which faction of
the Shiv Sena is the po-
litical party before go-
ing ahead with any
other decision.
“Will file defamation case against channels which are...”: DK Shivakumar
New Delhi (ANI): As
Congress deliberates on
who should be the CM
of Karnataka, party
state chief DK Shivaku-
mar, one of the front-
runners for the post on
Tuesday said that he
would file a defamation
case against the media
channels which are
making false claims
over his resignation.
“If any channel is re-
porting that I am re-
signing from the post, I
will file a defamation
case against them...
Some of them are re-
porting that I will re-
sign...My mother is my
party, I built this party.
My high command, my
MLAs, my party are
there,” Karnataka Con-
gress chief told media.
Other claimants are
also emerging as sup-
porters of G Paramesh-
wara staged protest and
said he was ready to
take up the responsibil-
ity if the party high
command asked him to
run the government.
“If thehighcommand
wants, I am ready to
take up the responsibil-
ity,” the former Deputy
CM told reporters while
demanding that a Dalit
should become CM.
Shivakumar on Tues-
day arrived at the office
of his brother and Con-
gress leader DK Suresh.
Despite Congress’
clear mandate in Kar-
nataka, suspense over
the chief minister con-
tinues as senior leaders
DK Shivakumar, who is
the Karnataka Con-
gress’ president, and
former CM Siddaramai-
ah are in the race.
“Will not backstab, blackmail...”
Shivakumar before flying to Delhi
Bengaluru (ANI):
Congress Karnataka
president DK Shiva-
kumar, one of the
frontrunners for the
post of CM of the
southern State on
Tuesday made it clear
that he would not re-
sort to “backstabbing
or blackmail” regard-
less of the party’s de-
cision.
In an exclusive in-
terview with ANI, DK
Shivakumar said, “If
the party wants they
can give me the re-
sponsibility....... Ours
is a united house, our
number is 135. I don’t
want to divide anyone
here. Whether they
like me or not, I am a
responsible man. I
will not backstab and
I will not blackmail.”
The Congress won 135
seats in the recently
held election to the
224-member Karna-
taka assembly
.
‘Talibanisation’ has started in
K’taka, claims BJP state chief
Bengaluru (PTI):
Karnataka BJP chief
Nalin Kumar Kateel
on Tuesday alleged
‘Talibanisation’ has
started in the state af-
ter the victory of the
Congress in the As-
sembly polls and
those indulging in
“anti-national activi-
ties” are “rising up”
to destroy peace. The
Lok Sabha MP Dak-
shina Kannada met
family members of
Krishnappa, a BJP
worker who was
hacked to death, while
his wife and son were
grievously injured in
the attack after they
protested against
bursting of crackers
outside their house in
Bengaluru Rural dis-
trict’s Hoskote on
Sunday. One person
has been arrested,
and a hunt is on to
catch hold of others
involved in the attack.
DK Shivakumar
Rahul Gandhi

INDIA
06
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The Assam Po-
lice will professionally
record the Body Mass
Index (BMI) of all its
personnel, including
IPS officers, in a drive
to eventually get rid of
“deadwood” from the
police force. Cops will
be given three months
to work on their fitness,
after which BMIs will
be recorded.
“We plan to give three
months time to all As-
sam Police personnel
including IPS APS of-
ficers till August 15th
and then start BMI as-
sessment in the next
fifteen days,” Director
General of Police (DGP)
GP Singh tweeted on
Tuesday
.
All those who are in
the obese category
(BMI 30+) would be of-
fered another three
months to reduce
weight and would be
offered Voluntary Re-
tirement Scheme
(VRS) after that. Those
who have genuine
medical grounds like
hypothyroidism will
be exempt, GP Singh
said, adding that he
would be the first to
have the BMI taken, on
August 16. The Assam
police employ around
70,000 personnel.
Get fit in 3 months or retire: Assam top cop
FOR A HEALTHY CAUSE
lll
The Assam
police had last
week drawn a
list of over 650
personnel who
were habitual
drinkers or
obese who were
found unfit for
field duties
Assam DGP GP Singh. —FILE PHOTO
Chikmagalur (ANI): A
woman gave birth to a
baby on a moving bus
with the assistance of a
woman conductor of
Karnataka State Road
Transport Corporation
(KSRTC) at the Banga-
lore-Chikmagalurroute.
The incident oc-
curred on Monday and
both the mother and the
infant are doing well.
At around 1.25 PM,
near Udayapura Agri-
culture College, the
pregnant woman began
experiencing labour
pains. The woman con-
ductor identified as S
Vasanthamm asked the
driver to stop the bus
and asked the passen-
gers to deboard. She
aided the woman to de-
liverthebabyonthebus.
Further, since the
lady was financially
weak, the crew of the
bus collected Rs 1500
from the passengers of
the bus and handed
over the same for the
emergency expenditure
of the lady
.
Later the lady was
shifted to Shanthagra-
ma Hospital by ambu-
lance and was provided
necessary treatment.
G Sathyvathi Manag-
ing Director, Karnataka
State Road Transport
Corporation (KSRTC),
also appreciated the
timely intervention of
the woman conductor.
Cape Town: India,
which has taken proac-
tive steps to reduce neo-
natal mortality
, is likely
to achieve the Sustain-
able Development Goal
targets in this key area
by 2030, a top WHO of-
ficial has said, citing
data on annual rate of
reduction for newborn
deaths in India. “India
has taken important
steps to improve the
quality of care during
labour and childbirth,
leading to reductions in
maternal deaths,” Dr
Anshu Banerjee, Direc-
tor, Dept of Maternal,
Newborn, WHO.
New Delhi (PTI): Peo-
ple will be now able to
block and track their
lost or sto-
len mobile
p h o n e s
across In-
dia via the
S a n c h a r
Saathi portal launched
by the Department of
Telecom on Tuesday
.
Union Telecom Min-
ister Ashwini
Vaishnaw said on
Tuesday that through
Sanchar Saathi Portal,
people will be able to
block, track and check
the genuineness of a
used device before buy-
ing them.
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CONTROVERSIAL COP
RABHA KILLED IN
ASSAM ROAD MISHAP
CBI MAKES FRESH
ARREST IN DELHI
EXCISE POLICY CASE
FIRING IN UTTAR PRADESH COURT
COMPLEX, 2 UNDERTRIALS INJURED
MAN KILLS WIFE, DAUGHTER BEFORE
COMMITTING SUICIDE; SON SURVIVES
Jaunpur: Two undertrials, accused in the murder of
wrestler Badal Yadav, were attacked in broad daylight
in a Jaunpur court on Tuesday when attackers opened
fire on them. The undertrials, Surya Prakash and
Mithilesh Giri, were seriously injured in the incident
and have been admitted to a local hospital and have
now been referred to Varanasi for advanced treatment.
Soon after the attack, the lawyers present in the court
premises caught hold of the attackers and thrashed
them before handing them over to the police.
New Delhi: A 43-year-old maintenance supervisor in
DMRC, who was under heavy financial burden, allegedly
murdered his wife and six-year-old daughter with a knife
before taking his own life by hanging in the Shahdara
area here. The man also attempted to kill his 13-year-old
son, who is fighting for his life in a hospital. The de-
ceased were identified as Sushil, his wife Anuradha (43)
and their daughter. The family resided in Shahdara’s
Jyoti Colony. As per preliminary investigation from the
documents received at the spot, Sushil had mortgaged
jewellery, taken loans and was under financial burden.
Nagaon: A woman sub-in-
spector of Assam Police,
who was embroiled in
several controversies, was
killed when her car collided
head-on with a container
truck in Nagaon district on
early Tuesday. Junmoni
Rabha, popularly known as
‘Lady Singham’ or ‘Dabang
cop’ after Hindi police mov-
ies, was alone in her private
car and not in uniform. The
accident occurred at Sarub-
hugia village under Jakha-
labandha police station of
Kaliabor Sub-Division. The
container truck which was
coming from Uttar Pradesh
was seized by the police, but
the driver fled from the spot
after the accident. Nagaon
SP reached the spot to take
stock of the situation.
New Delhi: The Central
Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) on Tuesday made a
fresh arrest in connection
with the Delhi excise policy
case. The accused, identi-
fied as Charanpreet Singh,
was produced before a spe-
cial court which remand-
ed him to two days CBI
custody. The CBI is likely to
confront him with Arvind
Kumar Singh who was
arrested on Monday and
is in CBI custody. The CBI
has filed two chargesheets
in the matter so far and
is inching towards filing
a second supplementary
chargesheet in the matter.
Notably, former Deputy CM
of Delhi Manish Sisodia
and others are in judicial
custody in this case.
HARD WORK BEARS FRUIT, LITERALLY!
A farmer collects the harvested strawberries into a basket at a field in Gasoo-Hazratbal on the outskirts of Srinagar, on Tuesday.
WHO lauds India
for reduction in
newborn deaths
Now track, block
lost mobiles via
‘Sanchar Saathi’
New Delhi: Following
reports of substandard
Indian drugs causing
health concerns, and
even deaths, in coun-
tries like the US, The
Gambia, and Uzbeki-
stan,thehealthministry
is seriously considering
putting in place a new
system for drug exports,
top official sources said.
Samples of all India-
made drugs will be test-
ed for quality before
shipping out, they said.
The Union Health
Ministry and the De-
partment of Pharma-
ceuticals are deliberat-
ing this new policy,
sources said. Sugges-
tions were sought from
the Directorate General
of Foreign Trade
(DGFT) regarding this.
Medicines will be test-
ed at the regional or cen-
tral drug testing lab be-
fore sending them
abroad.Sofar,drugman-
ufacturersusedtodirect-
lyexporttoforeigncoun-
tries after obtaining ex-
port licences, without
any quality check.
Last month, the top
medical watchdog in
the US raised concerns
over the likelihood of a
highly drug-resistant
bacteria, linked to eye
drops made by an Indi-
an company, gaining a
foothold in the US.
Mumbai (ANI): Air In-
dia Express Limited
(AIXL), the low-cost car-
rier subsidiary of Air
India, successfully con-
cludedaroadshowaimed
at recruiting pilots (com-
manders and first offic-
ers) in Mumbai. The
event, held on Monday
witnessed a significant
turnout of pilots, bol-
stering the airline’s ef-
fort to meet the growing
demands of its opera-
tions. The recruitment
drive in Mumbai fol-
lows similar roadshows
held in Delhi on May 10
and 11 and in Bengalu-
ru on May 12 and 13.
New Delhi (PTI): A to-
tal of 164 equipment
and items identified un-
der the import restric-
tions as part of the
‘positive indigenisation
list’ has been indi-
genised by December
2022, the Defence Minis-
try said on Tuesday
.
The Ministry put the
annual import substitu-
tion values of the items
at Rs 814 crore.
The Defence Minis-
try has issued four
lists so far comprising
components and sub-
systems which were to
to be procured from
domestic industry af-
ter a ban on their im-
port kicks in under a
staggered time-line
spanning till Decem-
ber 2028.
The first list was
brought out in Decem-
ber 2021, second one in
March 2022, third in Au-
gust 2022 and fourth one
with 928 items was is-
sued on May 14.
The aim of the posi-
tive indigenisation list
(PLI) is to minimise im-
ports by the defence
public sector undertak-
ings (DPSUs).
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. —FILE PHOTO
Lady conductor Vasanthamma
(L) holds the newborn.
Exportpolicyafterconcerns
onIndia-madedrugs:Sources
AIXLrecruitspilots,cabin
crewtomeetgrowingdemand
164‘positive indigenisation list’
items indigenised: Def Ministry
GOVT CUTS WINDFALL GAINS TAX ON DOMESTIC
CRUDE OIL TO NIL FROM `4,100 PER TONNE
New Delhi: The govt has cut windfall gains tax on domes-
tically-produced crude oil to nil while continuing the rate
at zero on the export of diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel
(ATF) The government has slashed the special additional
excise duty (SAED) on crude oil produced by companies
such as Oil and Natural Gas Corporation to nil from `4,100
per tonne with effect from Tuesday, an official order dated
May 15 said. This is the second time that the levy, which
was introduced in July last year in the form of a cess to tax
supernormal gains of oil producers and fuel exporters, has
been cut to nil for domestically-produced oil.
Woman conductor
helps woman deliver
baby on KSRTC bus
Patna (ANI): The CBI
on Tuesday conducted
searches at nine loca-
tions in Bihar’s Patna
andArrahlinkedtoRJD
leaders- MLA Kiran
Devi and former MLA
Arun Yadav in connec-
tion with the alleged
land-for-jobs scam.
The CBI also conduct-
ed searches at the prem-
ises of Rajya Sabha MP
Prem Chand Gupta at
Noida, Delhi and Guru-
gram in the same al-
legedland-for-jobsscam.
In its chargesheet
filed earlier in connec-
tion with the alleged
land-for-job scam the
CBI had stated that ir-
regular appointments
of candidates were
made in Central Rail-
ways, violating the laid
down norms and proce-
dures of Indian Rail-
ways for recruitment.
As a quid-pro-quo, the
candidates directly or
through their immedi-
ate relatives/family
members, sold land to
the family members of
LaluPrasadYadav(then
Union Railway Minis-
ter) at highly discount-
ed rates up to one-fourth
to one-fifth of the pre-
vailing market rates.
The CBI further stat-
ed that investigation
has revealed that Lalu
Yadav during the period
2007-08, when he was
Railways Minister, with
the intent to acquire the
land parcels situated in
Vill- Mahuabagh, Patna
and Vill-Kunjwa, Patna
which were located ad-
jacent to the land par-
cels already owned by
his family members;
entered into a criminal
conspiracy with his
wife Rabri Devi, daugh-
ter Misha Bharati and
several officers of Cen-
tral Railways.
The CBI raided multiple locations in Bihar, Delhi linked to RJD leaders. —REPRESENTATIONAL PHOTO
CBIraidsRJDleaders’locations
9 locations linked
to RJD leaders—
MLA Kiran Devi
ex-MLA Arun
Yadav searched
LAND-FOR-JOBS SCAM
New Delhi (PTI):
The CBI has regis-
tered an FIR against
a freelance journalist
for allegedly collect-
ing sensitive infor-
mation related to the
Defence Research De-
velopment Organisa-
tion (DRDO) and the
Army, and sharing
them with intelli-
gence agencies of for-
eign countries, offi-
cials said on Tuesday
.
Following the FIR,
the agency conduct-
ed searches on prem-
ises linked to Vivek
Raghuvanshi, listed
as India correspond-
ent of a US-based
portal on defence and
strategic affairs on
its website, and peo-
ple close to him at 12
locations in Jaipur
and the National
Capital Region
(NCR), they said.
The agency has
booked Raghuvanshi
under Section 3 (spy-
ing) of the Official
Secrets Act read with
Section 120-B (crimi-
nal conspiracy) of
the Indian Penal
Code (IPC).
Journalist booked for sharing
information with Pakistan
Journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi
—PHOTO
BY
ANI

Hyderabad (Agen-
cies): Hyderabad had
its first ever drag racing
speed fest night racing
on the city outskirts.
The racing, consid-
ered as the world’s fast-
est sport and T20 of mo-
torsports, was held at
Narsingi on Telangana
State Police Academy
service road, Special
Chief Secretary, Urban
Development, Arvind
Kumar, revealed in a
tweet on Tuesday
. He
promised more such
events soon. India’s
first-ever drag racing
stripisbeingbuiltinHy-
derabad. A 2-lane, one
kilometer long drag
stripwillbebuilt.Outof
this stretch, 400 metres
will be used as the drag
strip while the rest 600
metres will be used as a
shutdown area for vehi-
cles to slow down and
come to a halt.
Hyderabad hosted the
first-ever Formula E
race in February. The
2023 Hyderabad E-Prix
was held at picturesque
Hussain Sagar Lake.
New Zealand (Agen-
cies): At least six peo-
ple have died and 30
people are missing after
a fire broke out over-
night at a four-storey
hostel in New Zealand’s
capital. Emergency ser-
vices were called to the
Loafers Lodge hostel in
the Newtown area of
Wellington at about
1.30pm BST on Monday
(12.30am local time).
Firefighters found six
bodies inside the
charred building, but a
roof collapse on the top
floor prevented them
fromsearchingallof the
92-room hostel, emer-
gency services said.
Prime Minister Chris
Hipkins said he under-
stands there are likely
to be more casualties.
Islamabad (PTI): A Pa-
kistan high court on
Tuesday extended bails
of former prime minis-
ter Imran Khan in two
cases pertaining to in-
citing violence and se-
dition until June 8.
A single bench of the
Islamabad High Court
(IHC) heard the pleas in
cases pertaining to alle-
gationsagainsttopoffic-
ers of state institutions
and the manhandling of
Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-N)
leader Mohsin Ranjha
by Khan’s supporters.
Chief Justice Aamer
Farooq after hearing
the arguments by the
lawyers extended Paki-
stan Tehreek-e-Insaf
(PTI) chief’s bail till
June 8. The extension
was given after the
court also granted the
former prime minister
exemption from court
appearance for the day
.
NEWS
07
RUSSIALAUNCHES‘EXCEPTIONAL’
DRONE, MISSILE ATTACK ON KYIV
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Rescuers evacu-
ated about 1,000 people
trapped by seawater 3.6
meters (12 feet) deep
along western Myan-
mar’s coast after a pow-
erful cyclone injured
hundreds and cut off
communications. Six
deaths were reported,
but the true impact
was not yet clear in one
of Asia’s least devel-
oped countries.
Strong winds injured
over 700 of about 20,000
people who were shel-
tering in sturdier build-
ings on the highlands
of Sittwe township,
such as monasteries,
pagodas and schools,
according to a leader of
the Rakhine Youths
Philanthropic Associa-
tion in Sittwe. He asked
not to be named due to
fear of reprisals from
the authorities in the
military-run country
.
Dhaka (Agencies):
Bangladesh faced its worst
power cuts in over seven
months as a deadly storm
forced the closure of both
its floating liquefied natural
gas (LNG) terminals,
less than a month after a
scorching heatwave caused
widespread outages in the
country. Cyclone Mocha,
one of the strongest
storms to hit the region
in years, made landfall in
Myanmar, south of Bangla-
desh, at the weekend. Mil-
lions of citizens have been
hit by frequent power cuts
in recent months, as erratic
weather patterns and high
global energy prices have
made fuel supply to power
plants unreliable.
Mogadishu (AP): Floods
caused by the annual rains
have left “a trail of destruc-
tion” across Somalia, a
United Nations spokesman
said, citing inundated
homes and farmland as
well as the shutdown of
health facilities. “As per
estimates by our partners,
more than 460,000 people
have been impacted,
including nearly 219,000
men, women and children
who have been displaced
due to this (flooding),”
Stephane Dujarric said in
a statement. At least 5,
including 3 children, have
been killed in the flooding,
Moalim of the Somalia
National Disaster Manage-
ment Agency said.
New Delhi: A 39-year-old
Indian money lender was
shot dead by an off-duty
police constable in Uganda’s
capital city of Kampala with
a stolen AK-47 assault rifle
over a 2.1 million shillings
(Rs 46,000) loan. According
to media reports, 30-year-
old Ivan Wabwire opened
fire at Uttam Bhandari
on May 12. He has been
arrested. The incident was
recorded on a CCTV installed
in the room where the ac-
cused shot dead the victim.
Chilling footage of the
incident has been going viral
on social media. The video
showed how Wabwire fired
multiple rounds of bullets at
Bhandari from close range,
news agency PTI reported.
Washington (Agen-
cies): Rudy Giuliani has
been accused of making
an employee perform
oral sex on him while he
was on the phone to
Donald Trump. Noelle
Dunphy
, 43, who is suing
for $10 million in dam-
ages and unpaid wages,
claimed the former New
York mayor subjected
her to “wide-ranging
sexual assault and har-
assment”. She claimed
he went on “alcohol-
drenched rants” that
included “sexist, racist”
made her work envi-
ronment “unbearable”.
New Delhi: Vodafone, the British telecom giant, has
announced that it will be reducing its global workforce
by 11,000 employees over the next 3 years. The decision
comes as the company’s share price hit a two-decade
low and it seeks to restructure its business to improve
its competitive edge and enhance customer experience.
The mass layoffs are part of the company’s broader cost
savings plan. The new CEO, Margherita Della Valle, has
described her vision for a leaner and simpler organisation,
with increased commercial agility and resource allocation.
New Delhi: The world’s largest online retailer Amazon
has laid off approximately 500 employees across various
verticals in India, said sources. This latest round of layoffs
is one of many that CEO Andy Jassy announced in March,
affecting approximately 9,000 employees. People who are
familiar with the situation stated that the process is ongo-
ing and that employees from the Web Services, Human
Resources, and Support departments are being laid off.
Some of the affected employees, according to sources,
are employed by Amazon’s global teams based in India.
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MAJOR POWER CUTS
AFTER CYCLONE
HITS FUEL SUPPLY
An aerial view of damage buildings infrastructure in Myanmar.
A firefighter inspects damage caused by the attack. Ukraine’s
capital, Kyiv, has been targeted by Russia 8 times so far this month.
An image shows the firefighters dousing a blaze caused by the
remains of a downed Russian missile in Kyiv on Tuesday.
Marcus Stoinis and Krunal Pandya cross for a run in IPL match against MI in Lucknow on Tuesday.
EXTENSIVE FLOODING
DAMAGE IN SOMALIA,
SAYS UNITED NATION
INDIAN BANKER SHOT
DEAD WITH AK-47 BY
OFF-DUTY UGANDA COP
Rudy ‘demanded
oral sex while on
phone to Trump’
VODAFONE ANNOUNCES LAYOFFS, PLANS TO
CUT 11000 JOBS AND REALLOCATE RESOURCES
AMAZON LAYOFFS CONTINUE AS COMPANY
FIRES 500 EMPLOYEES ACROSS VERTICALS
Kyiv (AP): Ukrainian
air defenses thwarted
an intense Russian air
attack on Kyiv early
Tuesday
, shooting down
all 18 missiles aimed at
the capital with the help
of Western-supplied
weapons, officials said.
Loud explosions
boomed over Kyiv as
the nighttime attack
combined Russian mis-
siles launched from the
air, sea and land in an
apparent attempt to
overwhelm Ukraine’s
air defenses. No casual-
ties were reported as
Western-supplied weap-
ons helped fend off the
assault. Ukrainian De-
fense Minister Oleksii
Reznikov cheered the
display of defensive
prowess, calling it in a
tweet “another unbe-
lievable success.”
Kyiv (Reuters): Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down six
Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwart-
ing a superweapon Moscow had previously touted as all but
unstoppable. It was the first time Ukraine had claimed to
have struck an entire volley of multiple hypersonic missiles,
and if confirmed would be a demonstration of the effective-
ness of newly deployed Western air defences. Air raid sirens
blared across nearly all of Ukraine early on Tuesday and were
heard over Kyiv and its region for more than three hours.
SHOT DOWN VOLLEY OF RUSSIAN HYPERSONIC
MISSILES IN OVERNIGHT ATTACK, SAYS KYIV
Russia ‘destroys’
$1.1billion US air
defence system in
major attack on Kyiv
Scientists warned
that storms are
getting powerful as
world gets warmer
Cyclone damages over 230 houses
in Mizoram, 41 killed in Myanmar
At least 6 die in New
Zealand hostel fire
Khan’s bail extended
in two cases till June 8
Firefighters at hostel in central
Wellington, New Zealand, where
a fire broke out on Tuesday.
The 2.8-km track was laid alongside Hussain Sagar Lake.
Khan’s brilliant final over
helps LSG beat MI by 5 runs
Djokovic surges into 17th
straight Rome quarterfinal
Hyd hosts first-ever drag racing event
New Delhi: Novak
Djokovic continued
the quest for his re-
cord-extending 39th
ATP Masters
1000 crown
on Tuesday
when he moved
past Cameron
Norrie 6-3, 6-4 at the
Internazionali BNL
d’Italia.
The Serbian suffo-
cated Norrie with his
deep aggressive hit-
ting on the Italian
clay. He also moved
well, sliding freely
into shots to pull the
Briton around and
reach the quarter-fi-
nals in Rome for the
17th consecutive year.
Rome (IANS): World
No. 6 Elena Rybakina
advanced to her first
Italian open quarterfinal
after defeating Marketa
Vondrousova 6-3, 6-3,
here. The reigning Wim-
bledon champion will face
either two-time defend-
ing champion Iga
Swiatek or No.24
Donna Vekic in
the quarterfinals
on Wednesday.
WORLD NUMBER 6
ELENA RYBAKINA
ADVANCES TO
QUARTERFINALS
New Delhi (ANI): Jave-
lin thrower Arjun of
Modern Public School
Shalimar Bagh (MPS)
brought laurels to the
country and school by
winning the silver med-
al in the boy’s Javelin
Throw at the 5th Asian
Youth Athletics Cham-
pionships held in Tash-
kent, Uzbekistan. Ar-
jun, who is only 16 years
old and currently in
Class 12, threw the Jave-
lin to a distance of
66.99m. This is not the
first time that Arjun has
made the school proud.
He won a silver medal
in the last Asian Youth
Athletic Championship
as well, which was held
in Kuwait in 2022.
5th Asian Youth
Athletics C’ships:
Javelin thrower
Arjun wins silver
STOINIS’S
INNING
Lucknow (ANI): Luc-
know Super Giants de-
feated Mumbai Indians
in the Indian Premier
League(IPL)matchheld
at Bharat Ratna Shri
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ekana Cricket Stadium,
in Lucknow on Tuesday
.
Marcus Stonis’ 89
(47)* powered Lucknow
Super Giants to 177/3 in
20 overs against Mum-
bai Indians in the Indi-
anPremierLeague(IPL)
match here. MI started
the game on a strong
note as Jason Behren-
dorff provided the visi-
tors with an ideal start
by picking up two wick-
ets in two balls in the
third over. He dismissed
the out-of-form batter
Deepak Hooda on 5(7).
Prerak Mankad be-
came his second victim
as the young batter tried
to place the ball in the
offside region but there
was a faint outside edge.
Mankad walked back
towards the dugout with
a golden duck in his ac-
count with the catch
taken by Ishan Kishan.
89*
08
runs guided
LSG to 177
47
balls with
116.66 SR
six and 4
boundries
helped him
score 89
Marcus Stoinis’ unbeaten 89 powers
Lucknow to 177 against Mumbai Indians

Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: ACS Dr Sub-
odh Aggarwal ex-
pressed displeasure
during the meeting of
the PHED Department
on Tuesday over the
working style of Chief
Engineer, RK Meena
and the tardy pace of
Jal Jeevan Mission.
DrAgarwal told Mee-
na to take two months’
leave and go to Mus-
soorie and said that he
would also sponsor his
holiday. Around half-a-
dozen notices have
been issued to Meena.
A miffed Agarwal said
that notice also does
not have any effect on
Meena.
“I think you are the
smartest officer in the
Department, but your
smartness will not
work on me,” ACS,
PHED, Dr Subodh
Agarwal said.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: In a significant
move, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has given
his approval to in-
crease the honorarium
of part-time priests
serving in state direct
charge temples. This
decision, coupled with
a substantial financial
provision of Rs 5.93
crore, aims to facilitate
temple repairs, decora-
tion, painting, and
overall up gradation in
a total of 593 temples
under the State Dev-
asthan Department.
The approved in-
crease in honorarium
is a testament to the
Chief Minister’s com-
mitment to recognising
the vital role played by
part-time priests in re-
ligious institutions.
The honorarium for
these priests will rise
from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000
per month, ensuring
their financial well-be-
ing while they continue
their sacred duties in
various temples.
It is worth noting
that the honorarium of
part-time priests in
self-sufficient temples
had previously been
raised to Rs 5,000 by the
State Government.
Envy and ignorance, are
indeed brothers, we usually
envy what we do not know
and understand in detail.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: The echo and
success stories of the
Rajasthan Housing
Board are now being
heard outside the state
and the country as well
as in foreign countries.
In this episode, Ra-
jasthan Housing Board
has been awarded ‘The
Golden Globe Awards
for Excellence and
Leadership’ for ‘Best
Environment Friendly
Projects’ and ‘Best In-
novative Project of the
Year’ by the jury of the
World HRD Council on
Tuesday morning in
Malaysia. Due to busy
administrative sched-
ule, the RHB Commis-
sioner himself didn’t go
and sent the engineers
to Malaysia to receive
the award.
Chief Engineer-I KC
Meena, Additional
Chief Engineers Sanjay
Poonia and Amit Agar-
wal received the award
on behalf of RHB in the
presence of thousands
of people during a
grand and colourful
event at Pullman Kuala
Lumpur City Centre -
Hotel Residences in
Malaysia. The City
Park at Mansarovar
was selected for the
‘Best Environment
Friendly Projects’ and
the Coaching Hub at
Pratap Nagar was se-
lected for the ‘Excel-
lence in Innovation’
category by the World
HRD Congress.
RHB Commissioner
Pawan Arora said that
the constant number of
awards in the Board’s
bag indicates the com-
mitment and faith of
the common man to-
wards RHB that the
series of awards will
continue. Arora con-
gratulated the employ-
ees of the Board for all
the honours awards.
It is noteworthy that
in last four years under
RHB Commissioner
Pawan Arora’s leader-
ship, the RHB has re-
ceived a total of 17
awards. These include
World Book of Records
in House Sales, SKOCH
Award-2021, Award of
Excellence, Honour by
National Real Estate
Devp Council, National
Housing Award etc.
RHB bags ‘Golden Globe Awards’ in two categories in Malaysia
THE SUCCESS CONTINUES...
lll
City Park was
selected for the
‘Best
Environment
Friendly
Projects’
Coaching Hub
for ‘Excellence
in Innovation’
category
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addresses a delegation of employees from Electricity Department, who called upon the CM at CMR on Tuesday. Members of the delegation
expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister for bringing the employees and officers of Power Corporations under the purview of OPS. Gehlot said that the OPS has
been implemented for government employees from a humanitarian point of view. Bhanwar Singh Bhati, GS Dotasra and AK Gupta were also present.
CM OKAYS HIKE IN HONORARIUM OF
PART-TIME PRIESTS TEMPLE REPAIR
l `5.93 cr funded to facilitate temple repairs,
decoration, painting, and overall upgradation in a total
of 593 temples under the State Devasthan Department
l Honorarium for the priests will rise from `3,000
to `5,000 per month, ensuring their financial
well-being while they continue their sacred duties
Dr Agarwal told
Meena to take two
months’ leave and
go to Mussoorie
z Furthermore, the proposal includes a budget allocation of
Rs. 5.93 crore, equating to a maximum of Rs. 1 lakh per
temple, to undertake repair and upgradation works in 390
state direct charge temples and 203 state self-sufficient
temples.
z These vital funds will facilitate necessary improvements,
including dressing, painting, and repair works, to ensure
the temples’ structural integrity and enhance the spiritual
experience for devotees.
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot has approved a financial
proposal of Rs 19 crore for the
construction of 5 family court
buildings in Jaipur. For the
construction of the buildings of
these family courts, the land has
already been allotted in the Animal
Husbandry Department at Gandhi
Nagar in Jaipur. The Court’s build-
ing will be constructed by RSRDC
and its construction area will be
6656.83 sqm. With this decision
of CM Gehlot, there will be ease
in redressal of complaints related
to family matters. Along with this,
the personnel and complainants
working in the court will get better
facilities and environment.
Jaipur: Homoeopathic dispensa-
ries will be opened at 225 block
headquarters in Rajasthan to
strengthen the health infrastruc-
ture of the State and provide treat-
ment to the common people at the
local level. The Rajasthan govern-
ment has approved the proposal
to open these dispensaries along
with the creation of 450 new posts
for the same, according to an of-
ficial statement. According to the
proposal, one Homoeopathy Medi-
cal Officer and one Junior Nurse
or Compounder will be appointed
in each dispensary. Rs 1.80 crore
has been sanctioned for providing
medicines and furniture in these
dispensaries.
`19 CR APPROVED FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF 5
FAMILY COURT BUILDINGS
BUDGET FOR TEMPLE REPAIR FACELIFT
NEW HOMOEOPATHIC
DISPENSARIES AT 225
BLOCK HQs IN RAJ
CONGRESS STATE
OBSERVERS REACT
ON PILOT’S ISSUE
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
has approved a financial proposal
of Rs 45.64 crore under the Urban
Water Supply Scheme at Rawatsar
tehsil in Hanumangarh district of the
Rajasthan. Rawatsar Urban Water
Supply Scheme has been designed
keeping in mind the population of
the year 2054. With this decision of
the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, the
increased drinking water needs of the
residents of the area will be met in
the coming times. It is noteworthy to
mention here that the announcement
in this regard was made by the Chief
Minister in the State Budget for the
year 2023-24.
`45.64 CRORE UNDER THE
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
SCHEME AT RAWATSAR
Cong’s Co-incharges
tour districts to
gauge peoples’ pulse
ACS Agarwal raps officer
for tardy progress of JJM
MISSION RAJ 2023
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: After the re-
sounding victory in
Karnataka, Congress
has now started fo-
cusing on Rajasthan.
Under this, to win
Mission Rajasthan
2023, the AICC has
finalised the district
visits of 3 State co-in
charges. Their dis-
trict-wise pro-
grammes have begun
from May 16. Local
issues will be identi-
fied in this tour.
The ground reality
of state govt’s pro-
grammes and their
effects will also be
examined and tested.
Along with this, as-
sembly-wise feed-
back will also be
taken. In this, anti-
incumbency against
the MLA will also be
examined and tested.
The opinion of
workers and public
will be taken about
the plans of Gehlot
govt. A detailed re-
port of how party is
benefitted will also
be prepared and giv-
en to AICC Raj govt
will also be told about
it so that suggestions
can be executed.
Amrrita Dhawan VS Rathore Qazi Nizamuddin
CO-INCHARGES’
TOUR ITINERARY
z Cong Co-incharge Qazi
Mohd Nizamuddin will
visit Churu, Bikaner, Hanu-
mangarh, Sriganganagar,
Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur,
Bhilwara, Kota, Bundi and
Sawai Madhopur.
z Amrrita Dhawan will
see peoples’ pulse in
Jaipur, Alwar, Dausa,
Tonk, Ajmer, Dhaulpur,
Bharatpur, Karauli.
z Virender Singh Rathore
will visit Baran, Jhalawar,
Pratapgarh, Rajsamand,
Banswara, Chittorgarh,
Dungarpur, Udaipur, Jais-
almer, Barmer, Jodhpur,
Jalore, Pali and Sirohi.
First India News
Jaipur: PHED Minister
Dr Mahesh Joshi on
Tuesday, slammed Con-
gress leaders who have
mounted an attack on
the Gehlot government,
saying it was surpris-
ing and disappointing
that some responsible
people were making al-
legations of corruption
against the govern-
ment.
Congress MLA from
Didwana, Chetan Dudi
also hit out at those
lashing out against the
government. The two
leaders came out in de-
fence of the Ashok Ge-
hlot government a day
after Pilot and Sainik
Kalyan Minister Rajen-
dra Gudha levelled
fresh corruption allega-
tions during Pilot’s ral-
ly in Jaipur.
Without naming Gud-
ha over remarks that
Raj govt was going be-
yond “40% commission
of Karnataka govt”,
Joshi said, “Such lead-
ers should have thought
before accusing their
own govt that they in a
way levelling these al-
legations on themselves
too.”
Dudi tweeted, “Don’t
you (Pilot) know that
RPSC is an independent
constitutional body
which can never be dis-
solved? Even resigna-
tion of RPSC member is
accepted by President.
Why are you confusing
the youth?.” Dudi also
took a dig at Pilot over
Union Min GS Shekha-
wat’s tweet after his
rally where he shared a
photo video clipping
of Pilot’s rally, said,
“A large group of Con-
gress workers leaders
in Raj, ‘through whose
hard work govt came’,
today itself is calling its
govt corrupt.”
Dudi wrote, “Raj’s
biggest scam is Sanjee-
vani scam where lakhs
of people’s houses were
looted, but in rally,
main accused’s name
wasn’t taken main
accused tweeted in
praise of Pilot after ral-
ly. This truth rally be-
cause friendship has
been there since the
time of Manesar.”
Jaipur: Congress co-
incharge Qazi Niza-
muddin responded on
Sachin Pilot’s ultimatum
saying, “Last time we
formed the govt togeth-
er. Every state’s situa-
tion is different every
time. Congress HQ is
keeping a close watch
on entire development.
After formation of govt
in Karnataka there will
be discussion about
Raj. Will meet everyone
now take feedback,”
he said. Meanwhile,
another co-incharge
Virender Singh Rathore
said, “We are all one
family. Everyone will
contest polls together
our govt will be formed.
We will take feedback
from Congress leaders
and workers and after
this we will prepare the
report and send it to the
high command.”
The several awards in
RHB’s kitty indicate peo-
ples’ faith and committe-
ment towards the Ra-
jasthan Housing Board.
RHB would continue this
series of winning various
awards in future as well.
—Pawan Arora,
RHB Commissioner
RHB Engineers KC Meena, Sanjay Poonia and Amit Agarwal
receive the ‘The Golden Globe Tigers Awards for Excellence and
Leadership’ on RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora’s behalf during a
programme held at Pullman Kuala Lumpur City Centre - Hotel
Residences in Malaysia on Tuesday.
CONG LEADERS HIT OUT AT THOSE LEVELLING
GRAFT CHARGES AGAINST GEHLOT GOVT
Those who have
made allega-
tions know it
well that in matter of
corruption, the CM has
taken strong action by
following policy of zero
tolerance ACB’s ac-
tions against the corrupt
are indicative of this.
—Dr Mahesh Joshi,
PHED Minister
Till date no
leader in histo-
ry has made
such a demand. Strict
actions that have been
taken on paper leak in
Rajasthan have not been
taken in any other state.
The youths know this
fact very well.
—Chetan Dudi,
Congress Leader
I think you are
the smartest
officer in the
Department, but your
smartness will not
work on me.
—Dr Subodh Agarwal,
ACS, PHED
Dr Subodh Agarwal chairs a review meeting of PHED Department
in Jaipur on Tuesday. Also seen are Avichal Chaturvedi, Ram
Prakash, RK Meena, Dalip Gaur, Dinesh Goyal, Rakesh Luhadiya,
Neeraj Mathur and others.
JJM TO BE MONITORED
BY THIRD PARTY
Jaipur: The works done
under Jal Jeevan Mission will
be inspected by a third party.
WSSO has handed over the
work to a company, which
will start taking samples
in Jaipur this month. The
company will prepare a report
which will be handed over
to ACS PHED, Dr Subodh
Agarwal. There has been
negligence in the work of the
mission at many places in
the State. Also, there were re-
peated complaints regarding
poor work and corruption.

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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Financial front remains rosy
and promises to bring in
gains. Good professional
guidance may become the
key to further your career. A family
member may make you proud with an
achievement. Spending time with
friends is possible. Some of you may
decide to take your romance.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may want things
differently on the domestic
front, but will need to
convince others about your
ideas. A break from the routine is
indicated and will give you time to do
things you were not getting time.
Change of season requires you to
take good care of your health.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Limiting some items from
your diet will have a
positive effect on your
health. There is much to
achieve today and you will find
yourself up to it. Academic front
seems favourable. You are likely to
buy something you have been
longing for.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You will succeed in
wriggling out of a tight
financial situation by curbing
wasteful expenditure. An
outing with family promises much fun.
Prepare well for a long journey, if you
want to travel comfortably. Shifting to a
new house or a new city cannot be
ruled out for some.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Family issues that are
leading to disputes are
likely to be resolved
amicably. There is a chance
of somebody taking you along for a
function or a party. Keeping track of
something or someone may prove an
uphill task. Your standing in your
circle is likely to get a boost.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Something being organised
on the social front may get
you totally involved. Expect
immediate returns from the
investments made by you. Workload is
likely to increase on the professional
front. This is a fine day on the financial
front. Good understanding and mutual
respect is likely to enhance.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Your bank balance is likely
to swell and make you
financially secure. Buying
something expensive for
the house is indicated.
Responsibilities are likely to increase
manifold. Those feeling lethargic and
unwell may get back on the path to
perfect health.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
This is a positive day that
proves special for some.
Meditate to embark on a
new spiritual journey. You
will be able to regain lost ground on
the academic front to come at par
with the rest. Excellent showing at
work will get you hand-picked for an
important assignment.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Someone’s good advice
will help in making the
right decisions on the
academic front. Things
start looking up on the health front
as you manage to remain regular in
your workouts.Some of you can book
tickets to someplace exotic.Overall
health remains perfect.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Problems faced on the
financial front are likely to
disappear.Something may
keep you from realizing
your full potential on the academic
front. A practical solution may be
found for a complex problem at
work. Those in love will feel much
closer now, than before.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Going the extra mile for
someone will be greatly
appreciated by all.
Someone may not agree to
your terms but that should not affect
your productivity. You will get a
chance to tap your potential on the
professional front and impress those
who matter.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Something new may be
acquired for the home by
homemakers. An initiative
on the health front is likely
to give rich dividends. Those
involved in a project will be able to
give a good account of themselves.
You despise is likely to turn over a
new leaf, so let bygones be bygones.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
Try Netflix and Uphill
aintaining a
healthy lifestyle
can be difficult,
especially for
those with de-
manding sched-
ules. Finding time
to exercise, cook healthy
foods, and get adequate
sleep while juggling work,
family and other obliga-
tions is difficult, but it is
surely doable.
Let's look at some
basic ways to achieve
your health and fitness
objectives even
when you're short on time.
WHAT CHANGES CAN YOU
MAKE TO BECOME MORE
ACTIVE DURING THE DAY?
Even if you have a busy
schedule, making
small changes
to your rou-
tine might
help you be
more active.
For exam-
ple, make all
of the phone calls while
walking around, try to
take the stairs when-
ever possible, and
hey, if you're watch-
ing Netflix, watch
it while walking on
the treadmill; this
is exactly what
'Netflix Uphill' is.
HOW CAN YOU FIT
GOOD EATING HABITS
INTO YOUR HECTIC
SCHEDULE?
Integrating just this one
healthy habit (which takes
less than 5 minutes each
day) has proven to help the
majority of folks.
Food tracking is consid-
erably easier than running
for 30 minutes, swimming
for 45 minutes, or walking
for 60 minutes! While re-
cording your meals will
not make you eat better on
its own, it will make you
more conscious of the
number and quality of
your selections, in-
cluding the appe-
tizers, drinks,
m a i n
courses, and desserts you
consume. We've all heard
that what gets measured
gets better over time, and
the same is true for your
eating habits.
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR
SLEEP QUALITY DESPITE A
BUSY SCHEDULE?
To put it another way, if
you have time to charge
your phone overnight, you
should make time to re-
fresh yourself as well.
Sleep is one of the founda-
tions of good health; strive
for 7-8 hours of sleep per
day
. The best thing to do is
to stick to the same sleep
routine every day
. But, be-
cause that's difficult (and
boring), get in and out of
bed at least six days a
week. And never miss the
afternoon snooze after
lunch on Sundays—it's
priceless!
WHO COULD YOU ENLIST
AS A WORKOUT PARTNER
OR ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNER?
We all need someone to mo-
tivate us. So having a work-
out companion to hold us
accountable and motivate
us makes perfect sense.
Find someone with a simi-
lar schedule to you so that
you always have someone
to go out with. Make a
friend in the gym where
you exercise, or in the park
where you walk, or if you
want to go deep, get a de-
cent personal trainer.
WHAT MEASURES CAN
YOU TAKE TO MAKE
FITNESS A HABIT, EVEN
IF YOUR LIFE IS
HECTIC?
Fitness training should
be scheduled just like
any other crucial meeting
with oneself. If you make
it a priority to do it regu-
larly for a month, you'll
be able to do it for three
months, then continue for
twelve, and eventually
make it your lifestyle.
Health cannot be pur-
chased; it must be earned,
and you can only do so if
you do not cancel your ap-
pointment. To summa-
rize, being busy does not
have to be an excuse for
neglecting your health.
Even with a hectic sched-
ule, it is feasible to main-
tain a healthy lifestyle
with the right systems,
structures, strategies,
and prioritizing. That
said, it's not simple, and
we may make mistakes
now and again - that's
fine. Because fitness is
about getting our act to-
gether, feeling good about
ourselves, and enjoying
life to the fullest!
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try-netflix-and-uphill-211407-1.htm
TOO BUSY
TOO BUSY
TOO BUSY
TO BE FIT?
Try Netflix and Uphill
of the phone calls while
walking around, try to
take the stairs when-
ever possible, and
GOOD EATING HABITS
Integrating just this one
friend in the gym where
you exercise, or in the park
where you walk, or if you
want to go deep, get a de-
cent personal trainer.
Fitness training should
be scheduled just like
any other crucial meeting
with oneself. If you make
it a priority to do it regu-
larly for a month, you'll
M
HIGHLIGHTS
Making small
changes to your
routine can help you
be more active, such
as taking the stairs or
walking while on the
phone or Netflix and
Uphill
Food tracking can
be an effective way
to improve eating
habits by increasing
awareness of food
choices
Prioritizing fitness
and making it a habit
through regular
scheduling can
lead to a healthier
lifestyle, even with a
busy schedule

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