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1. BSE SENSEX 60,858.43 187.31 | NSE NIFTY 18,107.85 57.50 JAIPUR l FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023 l Pages 14 l 3.00 l RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 4 l Issue No. 225 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & MUMBAI IN A FIRST: INDIAN- AMERICAN ARUNA MILLER BECOMES MARYLAND LG New Delhi: India on Thursday said it always wanted normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan, but there should be an atmosphere free from terror and violence for such ties. The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came when asked at a media briefing. Annapolis: Hyderabad-born Aruna Miller made history by becoming first Indian-American politician to be elected as the lieutenant governor of the US state of Maryland. Miller was sworn in as the 10th lieutenant governor of the state on Wednesday. GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS, SAYS RaGa AS YATRA ENTERS J&K Lakhanpur: Entering J&K on last leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi said his ancestors belonged to this land and he felt he was returning home. “I am going back to my roots, I know the suffering of people of J&K and come to you with a bowed head,” he said. WANT TERROR-FREE NEIGHBOURLY TIES WITH PAK: INDIA ‘MAHA’ infra push! NOT ANOTHER DAY! AI bans Mishra for 4 months New Delhi (FIB): Air India has banned Shan- kar Mishra from flying for four months. Mishra is currently under arrest for urinating on a fellow co-passenger while inebriated on- board an Air India between NY and Delhi. SCOOT AIRLINE APOLOGISES BudgetcarrierScootAir- lines on Thursday apol- ogised for the “inconve- nience caused” after 35 passengers were left be- hindduetorescheduling of aflightfromAmritsar to Singapore. COLONIAL MINDSET IS BLATANTLY VISIBLE: INDIA SLAMS BBC DOCUMENTARY ON MODI RISHI SUNAK SNUBS PAK-ORIGIN MP OVER BBC DOCUMENTARY ON PM MODI 47-YEAR-OLD MAN SENT TO 14-DAY JC ‘WOULD HAVE MET FATE LIKE ANJALI’ The external affairs ministry on Thursday slammed a recent BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it a “propa- ganda piece designed to push a particular discredited narrative.” “The bias, lack of objectivity and continuing colonial mindset are blatantly visible,” EAM spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said. UK PM Rishi Sunak also snubbed Pak-origin British MP Imran Hussain, saying he “doesn’t agree with char- acterization” of his Indian counterpart. Rishi Sunak made these remarks on the controversial documentary that was raised in British Parl by Pakistan-origin MP. Delhi court on Thursday sent Harish Chandra, man accused of molesting and dragging DCW Chief Swati Maliwal, to 14-day judicial custody. 47-year- old was arrested and his car was also impounded. Swati Maliwal said she would have met the same fate as Anjali, who died after being allegedly hit and dragged by a car on January 1. She added that she was lucky that she had a narrow escape. DAY 2 WRESTLERS’ THREAT AMID #METOO PROTEST Vinesh Phogat speaks to media during a silent protest in presence of Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and other wrestlers on second day of their protest at the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Thursday. Moni Sharma New Delhi: Wrestlers protesting in Delhi over sexual harassment allegations against the federation chief and coaches on Thursday said they weren’t satis- fied after talks with the government on Thurs- day and “won’t wrestle another day” till their demands are met. “All these allegations, I hope she (Vinesh) writes them down and sends them to me. I will reply to what I can, and the rest can be probed by CBI or Police,” WFI president said and added that he would not resign from post of Prez. Phogat says Brij Bhushan had been sexually harassing female wrestlers Sports ministry headed by Anurag Thakur asks the WFI prez to resign BJP MP Brij Bhushan refutes sexual harassment allegations We did not want to take the legal route because we had faith in the Prime Minister. We have not got a satisfactory response; only assurances, no concrete action. We will not quit till the federation chief is removed, and he goes to jail. We have 5-6 girls with proof. If the govt does not act, we will go to the police. —Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik As I came to know that wrestlers had started protesting in Delhi, I didn’t know what the allegation was about. All the sexual harassment allegations are false, it was a well-planned conspiracy against him and I will commit suicide if they are found to be true. ‘IF I’M NOT SAFE, THEN...’ DCW chief Swati Maliwal dragged by a drunk driver First India Bureau New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Thursday said she was dragged by a car for 10-15 metres outside AIIMS in the early hours on Thurs- day when her hand got stuck in vehicle’s window and its inebriated driver drove on. Maliwal said car stopped in front of her when she was on way to Jantar Mantar. Swati Maliwal meets wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik & Anshu Malik at Jantar Mantar on late Wednesday. PM MODI VISITS THE POLL-BOUND KARNATAKA AND MAHARASHTRA Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented with a statue of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on Thursday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE  PM gifts `38,000 crore development projects to Mumbai  Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis target Uddhav govt First India Bureau Mumbai: Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of development projects worth more than Rs 38,000 crore in different sectors in Mumbai, giving a big push to infrastructure, urban travel and healthcare ahead of civic polls, where the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena will seek to showcase these ventures to take on thepolitical rivals. Mumbai Metro Line 2A and 7 was inaugurated by Modi, to commence operations today . Shinde-Fadnavis duo will help realise people’s dreams in Mumbai. The Double Engine government is committed to giving better amenities to poorest of the poor. —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister OUR GOVT IS NOT FOR VOTE-BANK: MODI IN K’TAKA PM Modi on Thursday laid foundation and inaugurated various developmental projects related to irrigation, drinking water besides a NH development project in Karnataka and said our govt is not for votebank politics, it is for development. P5 Jacinda resigns as PM of NZ before elections SC backs gay lawyer’s appt as Delhi HC judge Rakhi arrested after Sherlyn’s complaint First India Bureau Sydney: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, a global figure- head of progressive politics, shocked the country on Thursday by an- nouncing she would resign from the office in a matter of weeks. The 42-year-old — who steered the nation through natural disas- ters, the Covid pandemic, and its worst-ever terror attack — said she no longer had “enough in tank”. “I am human. We give as much as we can for as long as we can and then it’s time. And for me, it’s time,” she said at a meeting of her Labour Party . First India Bureau New Delhi: The SC Col- legium has reiterated its earlier recommenda- tion for appointing senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal, an openly gay person, as a judge of Del- hi HC. Collegium headed by CJI DY Chandra- chud, Justices S K Kaul and KM Joseph rejected the Centre’s contention that though homosexu- ality stands decriminal- ised in India, same-sex marriage is still bereft of recognition. Sau- rabh Kirpal is the son of ex-CJI BN Kirpal. First India Bureau Mumbai: Actress Ra- khi Sawant was arrested on Thursday and brought to Amboli police station. Her antici- patory bail before Din- doshi Court got rejected on Wednesday. Sherlyn Chopra, who had filed a complaint against Ra- khi Sawant last year for use of ‘objectionable language’, she tweeted about Rakhi’s arrest. ORDER ON BAIL PLEA OF AJAY MISHRA’S SON RESERVED BY SC Supreme Court on Thurs- day reserved order on the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Earlier, UP govt opposed the bail plea and said SC, Ashish Mishra’s crime grave, heinous. Apex Court refutes Centre’s objection Rakhi Sawant Jacinda Ardern Sherlyn Chopra No anti-incumbency against our govt, we will form govt again: Gehlot Amit Mishra Pathankot: On Thurs- day, CM Ashok Gehlot reached Pathankot and took part in the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra where he walked along with Rahul Gandhi. Speaking exclusively to First India CM Ashok Gehlot said, “We have implemented OPS in Rajasthan and many States have also accepted OPS. We have implemented more than one scheme in Rajasthan. The public mood in Ra- jasthan is in our favour and there are no discus- sions against the govt. We all are working unit- edly and we will form govt again. Every worker has the right to rally in the interest of Con- gress. Workers have the right to take out rallies and marches. Turn to P9 I would like to congratulate Rahul ji, such a Yatra has taken place after Independence. A young man has set out on issues, CM Gehlot said Rahul Gandhi with CM Ashok Gehlot, KC Venugopal, Govind Singh Dotasra, Harish Chaudhary, Amrinder Singh Raja and others during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Pathankot on Thursday. SRKis a Muslim, just because of this his film ‘Pathaan’ is being opposed, film critic Ajit Rai said in Jaipur Litera- ture Festival. “This is a manufac- tured protest, which I do not support. Personally, as a film critic, I do not believe in film censorship or censorship of any kind. There is no creative censorship anywhere in the world,” he said. He said that if Khan were not a Muslims, this protest would not have taken place. He said that protest against Pathaan was baseless. Rai said that there is no creative mindset in Bollywood; this is the reason why Bollywood is going backward. (L) Namita Gokhale, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Sanjoy K Roy, William Dalrymple, Timmi & Apurv Kumar inaugurate JLF on Thursday. Senior journo and film critic Ajit Rai Dainik Bhaskar’s National Editor Lakshmi Prasad Pant in ‘Buniyaad’ session of Bollywood. JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023 BEGINS

2. RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023 02 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Ramesh Sharma Sikar: Even after his death, Ashok Saini, 21, aresidentof Sikar,gave new life to four people. After Ashok was pro- nounced brain dead, his relatives decided to donate his organs. Ashok’s last rites were held in Sikar on Thurs- day in which Sikar Dis- trict Collector Dr Amit Yadav and Sikar Tehsil- dar Amilal Meena were present. During this, former BJP District President Mahesh Sharma, Ramesh Jald- hari, District council members Parmanand Saini, Rakesh Saini, Naresh Saini, Bajrang Saini and hundreds of people were present. On January 11, around 2 o’clock in the afternoon, Saini went to his home from the Krishi Mandi in Sikar when he was hit by a public transport bus near Piprali intersec- tion. He suffered a serious head injury . Ashok was shifted to Manipal Hospital in Jaipur for treatment. About Rs 8 lakh were spent in his treatment. He also underwent an operation but became brain dead on Thurs- day morning. His relatives decided to donate his organs to save other people’s lives. Ashok’s both the kidneys, liver and heart weredonated.Hisheart and a kidney have been sent to Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Hospital. Another kidney and liver have been donated to two patients at Mani- pal Hospital itself. Naveen Joshi Bhilwara: BJP State President Satish Poonia attacked Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot fiercely over his statement that “how did the papers come out of the vault” on the paper leak issue. Poonia was in Bhilwara on Thurs- day ahead of the pro- posed visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 28. Poonia targeted the government and said, “There is an atmosphere of anarchy in the state. The youth have to bear the loss of Con- gress’s discord. The people of the state will take account of this in the 2023 elections.” Reacting to the statement given by Pilot, Poonia said that this was not a new thing as his displeasure was visible since 2018. 21-yr-old brain dead Sikar boy gives life to four, donates organs ORGAN DONATION ATMOSPHERE OF ANARCHY IN STATE,ALLEGESSATISHPOONIA Poonia also reacts over Pilot’s ‘How did the papers come out of the vault’ remark Satish Poonia addressing the party workers in Bhilwara on Thursday. Arjun Ram Meghwal,Alka Gurjar, and others are also seen. Assembly session is going to be stormy, hints LoP Kataria Sanitation workers end strike after assurance from Govt Rajasthan Police blocks about 60K mobile sim cards Abhimanyu-Satveer in contest for Youth Congress president JMCG pre-budget meet: Mayor seeks suggestion fromvariousstakeholders Aishwary Pradhan Jaipur: Senior BJP leader and LoP Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday said that the upcoming legislative assembly session is going to be stormy. GC Kataria said that it will be no surprise if the govt loses its majority during the debate in the assembly. While reacting to the rallies of Congress leader Sachin Pilot, Kataria said that Sachin Pilot is damag- ing Ashok Gehlot through his rallies. “What was said earlier is now true. The state has suffered a lot due to the infighting between the two leaders. Pilot’s allegations against Gehlot are correct. The bulldozer was used only on paper thieves and not on those who took out the paper,” said BJP leader Kataria. “There is sym- pathy towards Pilot among the public. If the fight continues like this, the Congress can drown anytime,” added GC Kataria. First India Bureau Jaipur: The administration of Jaipur Mu- nicipal Corporation (Greater and Heritage) on Thursday took a res- pite after the sanitation workers called off their strike following an assurance by the government. The sanitation workers were on a strike for the last two days over their 17 point demand. A delegation of Sanyukt Valmiki and Safai Shramik Sangh held talks with DLB director Hardyesh Ku- mar Sharma on Thurs- day and then called off their strike. The sanitation raised demands like recruitment of sanitation workers should take place on vacant posts, the appointment of a family member in place of an employee suffering from serious illness after 45 years, implemen- tation of a system of centralized payment of salaries and allowanc- es, payment of out- standing arrears-DA in both the corporations among others. First India Bureau Jaipur: A fight between the two camps will be seen in the Youth Con- gress elections going to be held in Rajasthan. Af- ter nominations filing for Youth Congress elections, positions of leaders have become clear. 29 leaders have filed nominationsforthepost of state president. How- ever,14of thesewerenot there in the list released by the Congress. There is a possibility of their form being rejected during the scrutiny and the state president will be elected from among 15 candidates.TheyareAb- himanyu Poonia, Ajay Jain, Arbab Khan, Ash- ish Bairwa, Ashok Kul- hadia, CP Meena, Dim- ple Sindhal, Pooja Bhar- gava, Rakesh Gurjar, Rajesh Raliya, Rakesh Meena, Satveer Chaud- hary, Surendra Moond, Vikas Kumar Vyas and Yashveer Soora. The maincontestwillnowbe betweentheAbhimanyu Poonia and Satveer Chaudhary . Bharat dixit Jaipur: A pre-budget meeting was held in Jaipur Municipal Corpo- ration Greater on Thurs- day . The meeting was chaired by Mayor Dr Somya during which suggestions were sought from various stakeholders including business- men, coaching owners, and public representa- tives of industries. The stakeholders gave suggestions related to the segregation of garbage, compliance with building by-laws, and development of a mobile application for the municipal body among others suggestions. After the meeting, Dr Somya said that good suggestions will be included in the budget and the suggestions to im- prove the working system will also be implemented. Former Mayor Sheel Dhabhai, Commissioner Mahendra Soni, Bal- mukundacharya Maha- raj, Subhash Goyal and others were also present. First India Bureau Jaipur: Taking serious noteof risingnumberof cyber frauds, the Ra- jasthan police have blockedmorethan60,000 mobile SIMs. After the move, there has been a sudden decline in the incidents of cyber fraud. In the investigation so far, it has come to light that fraudulent people used to buy SIMs from other states on the basis of fake documents and used them in Rajasthan to commit all kinds of cyber crimes. When the details of these numbers came to the police, the police reached the address given to the telecom company but the documents werefoundtobefake.On this, all the fake numbers were blocked. DGP Umesh Mishra also believes that gangs are active in many areas in Bharatpur and Alwar. Mishrasaidthatinorder to catch these miscreants, the police of many outside states also camp in Bharatpur and Alwar. Night cleaning shift re starts in JMCH as the protest called off. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Abhimanyu Poonia Satveer Choudhary Dr Somya, Mahendra Soni during pre-budget meeting on Thursday. Sheel Dhbhai, Balmukundacharya Maharaj, and others are also seen. Kataria also corners Congress over inside tussle, infighting Ashok Saini’s (Inset) dead body was sent off after offering flowers at the Manipal Hospital in Jaipur on Thursday. PSKreachesMLAGangaDevi’sprotest, farmer leader Bagda ends fasting BAGRU MLA POSTPONES HUNGER STRIKE First India Bureau Jaipur: Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachari- yawas reached the protest site on Thursday where Bagru MLA Gan- ga Devi and farmer leader Badrinarayan Bagda had been sitting on a hunger strike for the past four days for the rights of the farmers suffering from Bis- alpur Drinking Water Project and Jaipur Ring Road Project. The minister assured Bagda that he would discuss their demands with the officials and ministers concerned and address their prob- lem after which Bagda ended the fast. MLA Ganga Devi and Bagda said that on the request of the minister, they were postponing the strike indefinitely and not ending it. “We would be grateful to the government and the minister if our demands are met, other- wise action will be taken with people’s support,” she added. Nota- bly, Bagru, MLA Ganga Devi along with her supporters was sitting on a fast for 4 days, de- manding the introduc- tion of water for the Bisalpur project in Bag- ru as per the budget an- nouncement of the CM. Minister Pratap S Khachariyawas reached Sanganer on Thursday and urged MLA Ganga Devi to end her protest. ‘Decision to raze houses in Pali is inappropriate’ Jaipur (FIB): Former CM Vasundhara Raje on Thursday reacted on the decision of govttoraze dilapidated housesinPali and said govt’s decision to demol- ish houses that have developed cracks in interi- or of Pali city is not ap- propriate. “The State Govtwouldhavevacated the houses by taking the victims into confidence and made alternative ar- rangements for their living. The affected should be given adequate compensation,” said Raje. Tigress Rajmata battling old age and injuries in Sariska Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: Sariska’s Ti- gress ST-2, popular as Rajmata, is battling old age and injuries. On Thursday, a deep wound was seen on the left shoulder of the tigress, who was recovering in the enclosure. After this, in presence of ACS Shi- khar Agarwal, ST 2 was tranquilized and her right shoulder surgery was done. During this, Field Director Roop Naray- an Meena, DCF Deven- dra Jagawat, Range Officer Jitendra Chaudhary ,SeniorVet- erinarians Dr Arvind Mathur and Dr DD Meena were also present. Earlier, on Aug 9, theforestofficialstran- quilised her and kept her in an enclosure. She is more than 17 years old. ST-2 was bornin2005.Rantham- bore’s famous tigress Machli’sdaughterST-2 was brought here in 2008. ST-2 was mostly spotted in Akbarpur and Tehla range and in 2012, she gave birth to two female cubs. PM MODI TO ADDRESS HUGE RALLY IN MALASERI ON JAN 28: BHAJAN LAL Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bhilwara in Rajasthan on January 28 to attend a programme. He will visit Malaseri Dungari, the birth place of Lord Devnarayan, which is considered a holy place for Gurjar community people. BJP state president Sat- ish Poonia and union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal visited Bhilwara on Thursday to review the preparations for the PM’s visit. Party Leader Bhajan Lal Sharma said that Modi will address a public rally there. Party leaders and workers from six districts of Bhilwara, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Rajsamand Ajmer and Chittorgarh will attend the programme. On the other hand, party president JP Nadda will also visit Jaipur on January 23. He will address the concluding session of BJP’s state working committee meeting. The meeting will take place at the party office on January 22 and 23. —Aishwary Pradhan The State has suffered a lot due to the infighting between the two leaders. Pilot’s allegations against Gehlot are correct. —Gulab Chand Kataria, Leader of Opposition

3. JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023 03 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia

4. RAJASTHAN JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023 04 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Abhishek Shrivastava Jaipur: In a ray of hope for people living near high tension electricity lines for getting lease of their plots, the Jaipur Development Authority has sent a proposal to the Urban Development and Housing department to consider the guidelines of the centre. The right of way of high tension lines in Ra- jasthan is wider than the centre’s guidelines and if these guidelines are implemented, then leases of plots in a majority of colonies settled near the high tension lines would be issued. The right of way is a strip of land where the transmissionlineiscon- structed, erected, oper- ated and maintained. The JDA forwarded the proposal on representation of Prithviraj NagarJanVikasSamiti. The Union Ministry had sent a letter to chief secretaries of all districts on July 16, 2020 in context of the right of way . If the provisions as per the ministry’s letter are implemented, then lakhs of leases may be issued in the state for plots located near the high tension lines. The leases can be issued under Prashasan Shahron ke Sang campaign. Lakhs of people live near high tension lines in many cities of the state. They live in colonies of housing societies. In Jaipur also, the number of such families is around 20,000 families who live in Prithviraj Na- gar scheme. A notification was issued by the UDH on February 3, 2015 according to which it is necessary to leave 105 feet of right of way be- low the high tension line of 132 KV. People living near power lines likely to get ‘pattas’ JDA SENDS PROPOSAL TO UDH DEPT  The right of way of high tension lines in Raj is wider than the Centre’s guidelines. Lakhs of leases may be issued if proposal is accepted RU cancels syndicate meet as officials arrive sans ‘agenda’ Fate of university teachers, contract workers left in limbo; Kagzi flays VC Rajeev Jain Bharat Dixit Jaipur: Suggesting lack of preparedness, a syndicate meeting of the Rajasthan University was cancelled on Thurs- day . All the syndicate members reached for the meeting, but the FA refused to come citing that the agenda was not ready . MLAs Amin Kag- zi and Gopal Meena became furious and lashed out at the Vice-Chancel- lor of Rajasthan Univer- sity Rajeev Jain. About 20 agendas were included in the meeting. If sources are to be believed, all these agendas were prepared by Jain. Rajasthan Uni- versity Registrar Nili- ma Takshak after her throat operation is on leave and the registrar’s charge is with the FA. According to sources, on Wednesday, the Vice- Chancellor called the FA and had informed him about the meeting. The contract workers, who have been boy- cotting work for the last two days, were shocked because a discussion on the demands of the contract workers was to be done during the meeting. Besides, the issue of seniority of about 400 teachers of Ra- jasthan University was also to be discussed. UGC’S SENIORITY CIRCULAR ROW State Govt suspends graft accused AdSP Divya Mittal First India Bureau Jaipur: The State Government has suspended AdSP Divya Mittal, arrested by the ACB on bribery charges of Rs 2 crore. The State Home De- partment has issued the suspension orders. According to the order, during the suspension period of ASP Divya Mittal, the headquarters office will be the Directo- rate General of Po- lice, Rajasthan, Jaipur. Meanwhile, the SOG ADG had issued a list of policemen who will be honoured on Jan 27. When the matter came to light, the ATS-SOG issued an amended list of officials and removed the name of tainted AdSP Divya Mittal. Accused AdSP Divya Mittal. Pilot raises issues of corruption in previous BJP Government Subhash Trivedi Pali: Former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said at the Kisan Sammelan held at Sadri in Pali on Thursday that the government sitting at the Center makes false allegations against our leaders. “Case was filed against Rahul Gan- dhi and Sonia Gandhi and Income Tax sleuths questioned them. The Gandhi family is called for questioning, the security of a family that has sacrificed for the country is withdrawn. They were harassed and humiliated by filing false cases against them,” Pilot said. The Congress leader said that our government is in Rajasthan, why don’t we take action against the BJP leaders who are in- volved in corruption. “I do not want to work with a sense of vengeance, but those people whose corruption we exposed and came to power, will have to be held ac- countable. It’s been four years since the formation of the government, why don’t we take action on the scams of Vasundhara Raj on which we have accused, whose proofs are there? The central government is unnec- essarily troubling the Gandhi family and why doesn’t our government in Rajasthan take action on the scams of the BJP rule,” Pilot questioned. Sachin Pilot addresses Kisan Sammelan in Pali on Thursday. State Vets on hunger strike for 34 days, 6 in Hosp so far Nine Pakistanis given Indian citizenship CM orders assessment of crop loss due to frost Barmer teachers accuse principal of harassment First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given in- structions to district collectors to conduct Special girdawari to as- sess losses due to ground frost. Compensation will be given to the farmers on the basis of the report under disaster management and PM crop insurance. Earlier, former Dep- uty Chief Minister Sachin Pilot wrote a letter to Gehlot urging him to provide compensation to farmers for damage to standing crops due to cold wave and frost after getting an assessment done. In his letter written on Thursday, he re- ferred to his visit to Ha- numangarh district on January 17-18 and said that he was apprised by farmers about the damage caused to the mus- tard crop due to cold wave and frost. He said that frost and cold wave have been continuing in the state for the past few days, in which the standing crops of the farmers have been badly dam- aged in many districts. Mukesh Mathrani Barmer: Female staff of a Government school in Barmer have levelled serious allegations of harassment on the schoolprincipal.Female teachers alleged that the principal is not only harassing them but the accused used to call them to his cabin and use abu- sive language against them.Theincidentcame intolightduringthepub- lic hearing attended by district in-charge minister Sukhram Bishnoi. District collector, super- intendent of police and other higher level officials and public repre- sentatives were presented during the meeting. On Thursday a public hearingmeetingchaired by district in-charge minister Sukhram Bish- noi was organised at district headquarters in Barmer. In the mean- time some female school teachers from Samdari government school reached there and com- plained against the principal Sharwan Jangid. First India Bureau Jaipur: Indian citizenship was given to nine Pakistani migrants at Jaipur Collectorate on Thursday . They were liv- inghereformorethan15 years. The group of nine people, who got the citi- zenships include a 57-year-old woman and five other members age up to 25 years. All of them were given the cer- tificate of citizenship on ThursdaybyADMSouth Mohammad Abubakr. The migrants provid- ed with citizenship cer- tificates include Rajian Mai(57),KavitaDarshan Lal (31), Anita (27), Sahil (23), Vicky (25), Mahavir (29), Payal (23), Kusum (20) and Harteek (19). Mahavir thanked the administration and said that after a long time, he felt proud that he has now become a citizen of India. At the same time, Vickysaidthatthefinan- cial condition of the house is not good. And due to lack of proof of citizenship, they were not able to get the bene- fits of government schemes, but now after getting citizenship, not only they have got recognition but now with the help of government schemes, they will be abletouplifttheirfamily . Kashiram Choudhary Jaipur: Veterinarians who saved the lives of lakhs of cows during the outbreak of the Lumpy disease are now on hunger strike. The main demand of the veterinarians, who have been agitating for the last 34 days, is that their pay scale should be at par with MBBS doctors and dentists. Their Gandhian style movement has become thecentreof discussion. Generally, anti-government slogans are seen in any movement of employee unions. But in the movement of veterinarians, the scene is different. The veterinarians protest while holding planks with written slogans like, ‘Jannayak Awaz Suno, Hamari Mange Puri Karo’, ‘Jannayak Ka Ho Far- man, Sabhi Chikitsak Ho Ek Saman’. The agitation has been peaceful and in a positive manner, but now the resentment among the veterinarians is now increasing. During the agitation, the health of 6 veterinarians has deteriorat- ed so far. These veterinarians have been admitted to SMS Hospital. Raj Cong orders appointment of 107 block presidents in fourth list First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress Committee on Thursday issued orders for the appointment of 107 block presidents as the committee released its fourth list in this regard. Be- fore this, three lists have been released. According to the list released by the Pradesh Congress Committee, 107 block presidents have been appointed in 10 assembly constitu- encies. Of these, block presidents have been appointed in Alwar, Bundi, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur, Jaipur, Na- gaur, Pali and Sawai Madhopur districts. Earlier, 100 block presidents were appointed in the first list, 88 in the second list and 47 in the third list. For the last two and a half years, 400 posts of block presidents were lying vacant. Almost all the block presidents have been appointed in Banusar tehsil of Alwar district. Supporters of In- dustries Minister Shakuntala Rawat have found a place in the list, while the supporters of Health Min- ister Parsadi Lal Mee- na have been made block presidents in Lal- sot assembly constituency of Dausa district. Block presidents have been appointed in Rajakheda assembly constituency in Dhol- pur where supporters of former Finance Min- ister Pradmuman Sin- gh have got a place. Block Presidents have been appointed in Jaipur Rural and City . —FILE PHOTO Rajasthan athletes demand action Naresh Sharma Jaipur: The sporting fraternity of Rajasthan has extended their support to wrestlers, who are staging a protest in Delhi against Wrestlers Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment. In Jaipur, a protest was held at Statue Cir- cle and Shaheed Sa- marak wherein Ra- jasthan State Sports Council President and former Olympian Dr Krishna Poonia, Ra- jasthan Wushu Asso- ciation President Hira Nand Kataria and other athletes raised slogans against WFI Brij Bhushan Singh and demanded action against him. Dr Krish- na Poonia and Hira Nand Kataria said that serious allegations have been levied against Brij Bhushan Singh. “In such a situation the Union Sports Minis- try should take immediate action against Brij Bhushan. If sports officials will harass women players, then where will the players go? Brij Bhushan Singh should be immediately dis- missed from his post,” said the protestors. Krishna Poonia, Hira Nand Kataria and others hold protest at Shaheed Smarak on Thursday. SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST WFI CHIEF Jaipur: The Ashok Gehlot government has transferred RPS officer Rajeev Rahad, embroiled in a honeytrap case in Rajasthan, to New Delhi. The police headquarters issued his transfer orders. Recently, a woman had filed a case of rape against Rahar, a DSP posted at the police headquarters in Jaipur. RAPE ACCUSED RPS OFFICER TRANSFERRED Union Sports Ministry should take immediate action against Brij Bhushan: Krishna Poonia

5. INDIA JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023 05 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia First India Bureau Hamirpur: Union Min- ister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the BJP government at the centre determined to provide digital education to people in villages across the country including Hamirpur. The Union Minister distributed laptops to teachers of 140 ‘Ek Se Shrestha’ centres here and school bags and study tables to 2,500 children. Thakur said that issues related to employment, migration and the economy in the state can be solved only by giving proper education to the children. The minister also started ‘Digital Ek Se Shreshtha’, an initia- tive aimed at providing quality education to every village for a bright future for every child, in the Hamirpur parliamentary constituency and gave the slo- gan of “Hamara Sankalp, Hamara Prayas, Sabko Shiksha, Sabka Vikas”. At present, over 2,500 children are being im- parted free education in 140 panchayats of the Hamirpur parliamentary constituency where ‘Ek Se Shrestha’ centres are operational and employment opportunities are also being given at the panchayat level. Childrenareprovided with all necessary facili- ties for education like books, copies, white- boards and stationery in these centres. Thakur also urged the teachers to adopt modern ways of teach- ing and pay more atten- tion to the overall development of the students. —With PTI inputs “Education getting digitized in villages” ANURAG THAKUR SAYS... Kalaburagi (PTI): Im- pressed by the “vibrant and colourful” Lamba- ni (Banjara) nomad tribes, PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said their attire, culture, traditions and food habits are the strength of In- dia and his government is committed to pre- serving them all. Seeking to strike an emotional chord with the economically and socially backward Lam- bani spread across various parts right from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Ma- harashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Modi said during the 'Hakku Patra' (land title deed) distribution ceremony, that this community is cul- turally rich. “The double-engine government (BJP government at the Centre and Karnataka) believes the traditions, culture, cuisines and attire of every community in India as its strength. We are in favour of protecting and conserving this strength,” Modi told the cheering crowd at Mal- khed in this district in poll-bound Karnataka. He was addressing the Lambani community , which is conspicuous with its distinct attire and language, especially the women who wear colour-rich Ghagra (Le- henga) with mirror and embroidery work. They put on cream-col- oured bangles from wrist to shoulder and decorate themselves with silver made orna- ments from hair to toes. WE’RE COMMITTED TO SAVE NOMAD TRIBES’ CULTURE: PM Attire, culture and cuisine of every community is India’s strength, says PM Modi BANJARAS SEE AN EMOTIONAL MODI 71K YOUTHS TO GET JOB LETTERS TODAY New Delhi: Addressing a large gathering of the people from the Banjara community at Mulakhed village in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured them that “their son is sitting in Delhi who would ensure the community’s progress”. New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will distribute about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits in govt depart- ments and organisations on January 20. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), PM Modi will distribute appointment letters at 10:30 am via video conferencing. Patna: A day after a grand Opposition rally in Telangana, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said he only had a single wish and that has nothing to do with himself. “I keep saying. I want nothingformyself.Ionly have one dream — to see Oppositionleadersunite and forge ahead. That willbenefitthecountry ,” Nitish said. The Bihar CM’s comments come a day after prominent opposition leaders addressed a joint rally in Kham- mam in Telangana on CM K Chandrasekhar Rao's invitation. Asked about his own absence at the event, Nitish said: “I didn’t know about a rally being held by KCR (Chandrasekhar Rao). I was busy with some other work. Those who were invited to his party's rally must have gone there.” My only dream is the unity of Oppn: Nitish day after KCR’s rally MamataslamsBCIfor sendingprobeteam ❍ CALCUTTA HC RUCKUS ISSUE Kolkata: West Bengal CMMamataBanerjeeon Thursday slammed the Bar Council of India (BCI)forsendingathree- member team to probe the incident of ruckus outside Calcutta High Court’s Justice Ra- jasekharMantha’scourt. At a review meeting at Alipurduar, she said that central teams rush to West Bengal even if there is a termite attack. “If there is a prob- lem at the Calcutta High Court, the Chief Justice will look into it. The Bar Council of West Bengal is there. We are here. Then why was a team sent from Delhi?” she questioned. She said that even bursting of firecrack- ers in the state prompts the Centre to send the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team. “But when Border Secu- rity Force personnel shoot down innocent civilians at Cooch Be- har or South Dinajpur the Union government no inspection team is sent,” Banerjee said. AIADMK demands explanation from TN govt on health scheme Chennai (Agencies): The Opposition AIAD- MK on Thursday demanded an explanation from the Tamil Nadu government on its 'es- sential healthcare at doorsteps' scheme. The AIADMK demanded that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, and Health minister Ma Subrama- nian should provide details regarding the 'Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvum' scheme of the state government which is taking essen- tial healthcare to the doorsteps of people. Leader of the opposition and AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) in a statement said that as per media reports, there are no reports available to the public regarding the scheme including the expendi- ture as well as the number of patients treated under the scheme. He charged that the health officers have pointed out duplication of patients in the number of beneficiaries and added that transparen- cy of the scheme was the need of the hour. Aligarh (ANI): React- ing to an Uttar Pradesh college incident where students wearing burqa were stopped from entering the premises, former Samajwadi Party MLA Zameer Ullah Khan has said that “those who oppose burqa should be paraded naked to teach them a lesson”. “There should be no ban on the burqa and whoever imposes the ban, first parade them naked. What is this new dress code? Make them roam around naked, then they will know what is to be exposed,” said the former Koil MLA on the Moradabad’s Hindu College incident. After an October 2022 direction on dress code at the college, the au- thorities on Wednesday stopped several girls in burqa from entering the premises, leading to widespread protests. Those opposing burqa should be paraded naked: Ex-SP MLA Khan Union IB Minister Anurag Thakur distributes laptops to teachers in Hamirpur, on Thursday. PM Narendra Modi tries his hand at a “nagaara” during the distribution ceremony of title deeds to the eligible beneficiaries of newly declared revenue villages, in Kalaburagi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI Nitish Kumar with Tejashwi Yadav during the unveiling of statue of Maharana Pratap on his death anniversary, in Patna on Thursday. WB CM Mamata Banerjee at a function. —PHOTO BY PTI Leave politics, focus on law and order: Kejriwal to LG New Delhi (PTI): Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday asked Lt Governor VK Sax- ena to leave politics aside and focus on the law and order situation in the capital, after DCW chief Swati Maliwal was harassed and allegedly dragged by a car. Maliwal had claimed that she was harassed and allegedly dragged by the car for 10-15 metres outside AIIMS when her hand got stuck in the vehicle’s window and its inebriated driver drove on. The incident took place in the early hours of the day when the DCW chief was out to inspect women security in Delhi along with her team, who were stationed at some distance from her. IN THE COURTYARD WE WON’T ENTERTAIN PLEA AGAINST NCLAT ORDER: SC TO GOOGLE New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain Google’s plea against an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) refusing an interim stay on the competition regulator imposing a Rs 1,337 crore penalty on it. A bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and J B Pardiwala granted the US firm seven days to deposit 10% of the penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). PROCESS TO DECLARE ‘RAM SETU’ NAT’L HERITAGE MONUMENT UNDERWAY: CENTRE New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday informed the Su- preme Court that the Ministry of Culture’s “proposal to declare Ram Setu as a national monument and of national importance” is underway. Following this, the apex court granted former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha lawmaker Subramanian Swamy the liberty to submit a representation to the Union ministry in this regar. `35K FINE SLAPPED ON MAKE MY TRIP “SPECIAL PLAYERS DESERVE EQUALITY” New Delhi: The New Delhi district consumer disputes redressal commission has directed online travel company Make My Trip to pay over Rs 35,000 to a man, who had made a booking in a resort but found it locked, for deficiency in services. The commission was hearing a complaint which acccused Make My Trip application for being deficient in services. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to take a decision on extending certain bene- fits available to para-sports- people to deaf athletes as well while observing the two have to be treated equally and cannot be discriminated against each other. Court was dealing with petitions by four sportspersons having 100% speech and hearing disability. Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has filed a defa- mation case against a now suspended worker of the ruling DMK party for his controversial remarks. The case, sources say, was filed against DMK worker Sivaji Krishnamurthy by Governor RN Ravi in a Chennai court on Wednesday . Sivaji Krishna- murthy had made the alleged deroga- tory remarks against the Governor after he skipped portions of a government-approved speech in the state assembly earlier this month. Using expletives for Governor Ravi, Krishnamurthy had said if he can't take Ambedkar's name, he should go to Kash- mir, so he would be gunned down by ex- tremists. TN Guv sues suspended DMK man after controversial remark Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi. —FILE PHOTO Do you send central teams when women are tortured in Uttar Pradesh? Do the central teams come when the farmers starve to death? —Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister, West Bengal Rahul Gandhi-led foot march enters JK Lakhanpur (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi walked into JK on Thursday, the final phase of his Bharat Jodo Yatra. As dusk fell and tempera- tures dipped, hundreds of people walked along- side the former Con- gress president. In a customary handover function, Punjab’s Con- gress unit gave the party flag to a leader from the JK unit. Welcom- ing him into the union territory, National Conference chief Fa- rooq Abdullah drew a parallel between the Shankaracharya and Rahul Gandhi. BHARAT JODO YATRA Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress party enters Jammu Kashmir’s Lakhanpur in Kathua district, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI FAROOQ ABDULLAH RECEIVES BJY Lakhanpur: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and president of National Conference, Farooq Abdullah on Thursday travelled to Lakhanpur in JK Kathua district to receive Rahul Gandhi during the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra. Abdullah, accompanied by some senior leaders of the National Conference went to Lakhanpur to receive Rahul Gandhi on the latter’s entry into JK. RAHUL TRAINS GUNS AT BJP, RSS KHARGE JOINS BJY IN PATHANKOT Pathankot: Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the BJP and RSS on Thursday, accusing them of creating an atmosphere of hatred, violence and fear in the country. At a rally here on the last day of Bharat Jodo Yatra’s Punjab-leg, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the BJP was making one religion fight against another. Pathankot: AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday joined ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Punjab's Pathankot, and also addressed a public rally there.

6. PERSPECTIVE JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023 06 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia l Vol 4 l Issue No. 225 l RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B. Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk Road, Jaipur. Published at 304, 3rd Floor, City Mall, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504. Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act Amit Shah @AmitShah My best wishes to the Bravehearts of the @NDRFHQ on the occasion of their Raising Day. The journey of the NDRF abounds with exemplary acts of courage and commitment to professional excellence. I salute them for all the lives they saved imperiling their own. Anurag Thakur @ianuragthakur Employment opportunities are also being given at Panchayat level. Today, one of the best digital classrooms started by providing laptops to the teachers of 140 centres and school bags and study tables to 2500 children. Our resolution, our effort, education for all, development for all. SPIRITUAL SPEAK All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill. —Buddha IN-DEPTH TOP TWEETS WOMEN GRAPPLERS DESERVE JUSTICE IN THEIR BOUT AGAINST WFI CHIEF op women wrestlers have mustered courage to grapple with the issue of alleged sexual harassment by Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, BJP MP from Kaiserganj constituency in Uttar Pradesh, and president of the Wrestling Fed- eration of India. The six-time MP was last in the news in De- cember last year for his acquit- tal by MP/MLA court in a murder case allegedly because the police did not collect evidence properly. In 1992, his name also figured in CBI records for har- bouring shooters of Dawood Ibrahim. Led by medal-winning Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Ma- lik have alleged that Singh and coaches sexually harassed wrestlers at national camps. Singh has denied the allegations, while the Sports Ministry has given the MP 72 hours to ex- plain his position. The wrestlers who went on protest against harassment are determined that they won’t give up the fight with- out a Swachhata Abhiyan cleaning the Augean stable. The government has a simple option of either sacking Singh or snub- bing the protesters. T pposition parties came together at a massive rally organised by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Khammam was no show of strength. Rather, what stood out at the show of strength by Telanga- na CM K Chandrasekhar Rao was the absence of Nitish Ku- mar and his Janata Dal-U, MamataBanerjeeandtheTri- namool Congress. Rahul Gan- dhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra not- withstanding, Congress does not figure in KCR’s scheme of things. With these omissions one got the impression of a fragmentedoppositiondriven by the ambition of ousting the Bharatiya Janata Party from power in 2024. The participants included Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Min- ister of Delhi, his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann and Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala. Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Par- ty and D. Raja of the CPI were also present. These leaders voiced concern over the threat to federal structure, social justice and equality from the BJP-led government. Akhilesh Yadav also took on theBJPfortryingtodemolish the federal structure. Despite a speed-breaker ahead in the form of assembly election, KCR again showed his desire to play a national role based on his be- lief that the Congress will not be acceptable to most opposition parties in a leadership role after their respective successes against the BJP in state elections. The Aam Aad- mi Party was there after its recent stupendous victory in Delhi Municipal Corporation elections, the TMC, which did well in West Bengal, is now aiming for Tripura where there is some discontent in the BJP. However, for the SP and CPI the road ahead may turn out to be arduous. FRAGMENTED OPPN CHARGES AT BJP Opposition parties coming together at a massive rally organised by the BRS in Khammam was no show of strength. Rather, what stood out at the show of strength by Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao was the absence of Nitish Kumar and his Janata Dal-U, Mamata Banerjee and the TMC O Ardern’s resignation as NZ PM is a game changer for 2023 election ew Zealanders will have a new prime minister by Feb- ruary 7 and will go to the polls on October 14, after two- term Labour Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation to spend more time with her family . “For me, it’s time,” she said, speaking from the La- bour Party’s retreat. “I just don’t have enough in the tank for another four years.” Ardern said she would stay on until April as a local MP. Ardern’s resignation will come as a shock to many New Zealanders, and especially to people overseas – given the international reputation she earned as prime minister over the past five years. But this is less of a surprise for close watchers of New Zealand politics. Back in November 2021, I wrote in The Conversation: “Might Jacinda Ardern stand down?”, after Labour changed its rules to make it easier for the party’s leader to be replaced. A GAME CHANGING MOVE BEFORE THE ELECTION Ardern’s rise to power in 2017 was a game changer in New Zealand politics. Now she’s surprisedeveryoneagainwith today’sdecisiontostanddown, this could be a game changer for the October election. Ardern is still higher in the preferred PM polls, ahead of National’s Christopher Lux- on. So it’s not imperative for Labour to change their leader. But up until this moment, everyone has been picking a likely change in government to a National/Act coalition later this year. NowthatLabourisstarting to trail in the polls, having a refresh of the leadership doesn’t necessarily ruin the party’s chances of winning in October. The social and economic fallout of the pandemic has been so profound that having a fresh new face could help Labour’s chances. Former National PM John Keydidasimilarthingbackin 2016, invoking the same “not enough in the tank” line as Ardern today , when he sur- prised everyone and stood down, handing over to Bill English. English and National actually did well in the following year’s election, gaining 44% of the vote. It was only because of overall arithmetic that National was unable to form government and that ArdernwentontobecomePM. JACINDA ARDERN’S REPLACEMENT COULD BE KNOWN WITHIN DAYS Ardern made herself world famous for her management of the pandemic, and she did an extremely good job as a leader over that period. But Covid-19 also completely de- railed her prime minister- ship, meaning she was sty- mied in pursuing many of the key social objectives such as child poverty and housing that she would have liked to put more effort into. I know Ardern personally, and what you see on TV is what you get in real life. She is a genuine person and politician, and you can understand the reasons she’s given about wanting more time with her fiancé and daughter. My sense is that Labour knows who will take over. Front runners to be leader could include Minister of Jus- tice Kiri Allan, who is a rising starandcouldbethefirstMāori PM, though she is relatively new to politics. Minister for Education and Leader of the House Chris Hipkins was a high-profile and hard-working MP during COVID, and he and Allancouldmakeaformidable team. Housing, energy and resources minister Dr Megan Woods is also an experienced and senior member of the party , so could also be in the mix. Deputy Prime Minister GrantRobertsonwon’tbecon- testing the leadership, and La- bour caucus has agreed that a votewillhappeninthreedays’ time, on January 22. A successful candidate will need more than 60% of the caucusvote,otherwisethey’ve got to go to a primary-style processwiththeLabourmem- bership,whichcouldbemessy , sotheywillwanttoavoidthat. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL N JO ADETUNJI The writer is Editor, The Conversation UK My sense is that Labour knows who will take over. Front runners to be leader could include Minister of Justice Kiri Allan, who is a rising star and could be the first Mãori PM, though she is relatively new to politics. Minister for Education and Leader of the House Chris Hipkins was a high-profile and hard-working MP during COVID, and he and Allan could make a formidable team. Housing, energy and resources minister Dr Megan Woods is also an experienced and senior member of the party, so could also be in the mix Beyond that, I have no plan. No next steps. All I know is that whatever I do, I will try and find ways to keep working for NZ, that I am looking forward to spending time with my family again – arguably, they are the ones that have sacrificed the most out of all of us —Jacinda Ardern

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8. INDIA JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023 07 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia First India Bureau New Delhi: Continuing its concerted efforts to abate air pollution aris- ing out of emissions from highly polluting fossil fuels like coal, furnace oil, etc, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has advised Coal India Limited (CIL) and State Govern- ments of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, to ensure that coal is not supplied/ allotted by various coal companies of CIL to various suppli- ers/ stockists/ agents of ClL operating in the National Capital Re- gion (NCR). Moreover, the Com- mission has also advised the entities/ units/ industries including stockists, trad- ers and dealers of coal to ensure compliance and discontinue coal supply in NCR for any kind of usage/ stock- ing/ selling/ trading in entire NCR except for Thermal Power Plants (TPPs). Statutory directions of the Commis- sion require complete elimination of use of coal and other unapproved fuels for various operations/ applications across all sectors (including industrial, commercial and miscel- laneous applications), with effect from Janu- ary 1 in the entire NCR. Statutory directions were issued by the Com- mission regarding permissible fuels for industrial/ domestic/ miscel- laneous applications in the NCR in terms of Direction Nos. 64 dated June 2, 2022 and 65 dated June 23, 2022. Pres- ently, use of coal now stands completely banned (except in TPPs) and it is not considered a permissible fuel within NCR as per the com- mon fuel list under the Directions issued by the Commission. Use of coal stands completely banned in NCR CAQM ADVISORY India to bail out debt-ridden neighbour Colombo: External Af- fairs Minister S Jais- hankar on Thursday ar- rived here for a much- anticipated visit to Sri Lanka, where he will meet the cash-strapped country’s top leadership tofinaliseadebtrestruc- turing plan to help Co- lombo carve out a path from its worst economic crisis. Jaishankar, who rounded off his official visit to the Maldives, was welcomed here by foreign affairs minister Tharaka Balasuriya. Jaishankar is scheduled to have meetings later on Thursday with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry and Pres- ident Ranil Wickremes- inghe, officials said. Debt restructuring will headline Jais- hankar’s talks with Sri Lanka’s top leadership during his two-day official visit. Sri Lanka, which is trying to se- cure a much-needed USD 2.9 billion bridge loan from the Interna- tional Monetary Fund (IMF), has been trying to get financial assurances from its major creditors China, Japan and India which is the requisite for Colombo to get the bailout package. The IMF bailout has been put on a halt as Sri Lanka pursues talks with creditors to meet the global lender’s condition for the facility . On Tuesday, Presi- dent Wickremesinghe said his government has “successfully” completed its debt restructuring talks with India “I can tell this assembly that the talks are successful. Very soon we will have an an- swer,” Wickremesinghe told the Parliament. On Tuesday, India’s Additional Secretary of the Finance Ministry Rajat Kumar Mishra informed IMF chief Kristalina Georgiva that New Delhi has con- firmed its support to Sri Lanka on the issue of debt restructuring. Last week, Sri Lanka completed its debt restructuring talks with Japan. Extending a much-needed lifeline to a neighbour in need, In- dia has handed financial assistance of nearly USD 4 billion to Co- lombo last year. JOSHIMATH LAND SUBSIDENCE Keepingwatchon situation:Dhami Dehradun (ANI): Utta- rakhand Chief Minis- ter Pushkar Singh Dha- mi held a review meeting on Joshimath relief work with officials on Thursday at the state secretariat and said that he is monitoring the situation every day . The Chief Minister on Thursday while speaking to ANI stated that the state officials have been monitoring the situation in Joshi- math every day . The water discharge which was at 570 lpm (litres per minute) has re- duced to 100 lpm now. ‘FOOD POISONING’: EATERY’S HEAD COOK ARRESTED 1 KILLED IN TAMIL NADU FIREWORKS FACTORY BLAST Kochi (PTI): The head cook of an eatery in North Paravoor area of Ernakulam district has been arrested following hospitalisation of several people who ate food there. An officer of North Paravoor police station said that the cook was arrested on Wednesday. The sus- pected food poisoning incident occurred on Tuesday with over 68 people being admitted to various hospitals in Er- nakulam with symptoms like vomiting. MAN BURNT TO DEATH IN GURUGRAM FLAT Gurugram (Agencies): A 46-year-old man was burnt to death after his house caught fire on the fifth floor of Tata Raisina Residency in Sector 59 on Thurs- day. The deceased, a resident of Jharkhand, used to work as a driver and was living in rented EWS flat at the residency, the police said. Gulshan Kalra, deputy director (technical), Haryana Fire and Emer- gency Services, said the fire department received information around 12:25 p.m. and three firefighters were rushed to the spot. Sivakasi (Agencies): A worker died, and another was grieviously injured in a blast at a fireworks factory at Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar on Thurs- day, police said. The deceased was identified as Ravi, 60, while the injured worker is Jayaraj, 60. The fireworks factory owned by Krishnamoor- thy at Sengamalapatti has more than 40 sheds and 100 workers working in these sheds. Sivakasi East police is holding investigations in the case. Malkangiri (PTI): Forest Department officials have seized two leopard skins in separate incidents in Odisha’s two tribal dominated districts of Malkangiri and Mayurbhanj and arrested six persons on the charge of smuggling of wildlife body parts, police said on Thursday. The market value of two leopard skin could be above Rs 2.5 lakh in international market, forest officials said. In Mayurbhanj district, the forest officials raided Badaolia village on the foothills of Similipal National Park and seized a leopard skin and cash of Rs 1.27 lakh, said SP Mayurbhanj Rishikesh Dyandeo Khilari. New Delhi (Agencies): A Class 12 student stabbed a government school teacher with a knife in Delhi’s Indrapuri area on Thursday. The student stabbed the teacher in the stomach. The teacher was immediately rushed to the BL Kapoor Hospital in Delhi for treatment. A case was registered under section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The police have detained the juvenile for stabbing the teacher and the murder weapon has been recovered. Further investigation is currently underway. 2 LEOPARD SKINS SEIZED IN SEPARATE CASE IN ODISHA’S TRIBAL DOMINATED DISTRICTS DELHI GOVT SCHOOLTEACHER STABBED BY STUDENT; JUVENILE ACCUSED DETAINED HUGE FIRE BREAKS OUT IN HYDERABAD HIGH-RISE BUILDING Hyderabad (Hyderabad): A fire broke out on Thursday in amulti-storied commercial complex and also spread to two adjoining buildings in Secunderabad. The incident occurred between 10:00 am and 10:30 am No casualties have been reported. How- ever, at least six people were trapped on top of the building when the fire broke out. They were trying to get away from the fire and reached upstairs for safety. Six fire tenders have been fighting to douse the flames for more than four hours. A police also team reached the spot to control the situation. CRUCIAL READ —Pic for representational purpose only 21 industrial units found using highly polluting unapproved fuels, issued closure directions by CAQM SL Foreign Minister Tharaka Balasuriya receives EAM Jaishankar. EAM with Maldives Prez Solih. “INDIA FUNDING 45 INFRA PROJECTS IN MALDIVES” New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on a diplomatic visit to Maldives, on Thursday said that India through its grant assistance has supported around 45 projects on the island country, spread across 16 atolls and 36 islands. INDIA TO BOOST SPORTS INFRA IN MALDIVES: EAM Male: EAM S Jaishankar said on Thursday that India has extended a USD 40 million Line of Credit for developing sporting infrastructure in Maldives, as part of New Delhi’s efforts to bring PM Modi’s flag- ship projects into the ambit of the Neighbour- hood First Policy. UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PREZ CSABA KOROSI TO VISIT INDIA New York (ANI): United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Csaba Korosi is scheduled to visit India at the end of this month and meet with senior officials, according to the spokesperson for the General Assembly president, Paulina Kubiak Greer. Addressing a briefing here on Tuesday (local time), the spokesperson said the visit of the UNGA President who has been invited by the Indian government will likely begin on January 29 and will include an address to the Indian Council of World Affairs, a foreign policy think tank. Locals stage a protest against the NTPC’s project in Joshimath town of Chamoli district, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI Joshimath: Cracks have developed in the walls of Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam’s guest house in the holy city of Joshimath in Uttarakhand.The cracks were noticed in the building, located near Gandhi Maidan, on Wednesday. NOW, CRACKS IN GMVN GUEST HOUSE LAND SUBSIDENCE HITS BIZ DREAMS Joshimath: Hundreds of people watch in dismay as rapidly deepening cracks write the epitaph of their businesses and homes in a sinking town that was bustling till just a few weeks ago. Before R-Day,pro-Khalistan graffiti appear in Delhi Birla bats for joint efforts to address global issues New Delhi (ANI): The Delhi Police on Thurs- day said that “Khal- istan Zindabad” and other anti-national slogans that cropped up as graffiti on walls in at least 10 locations in the national capital have been removed. According to the police, gGraffiti written in Gurmukhi and Hindi with ‘Khalistan Zindabad’, and ‘Refer- endum 2020’ was seen painted on a wall in the Paschim Vihar area of the capital city today. The development comes days ahead of Republic Day celebrations for which security has been stepped up in the city. Delhi Police said that it is not a “security- related issue” and that legal action would be taken against those in- volved in the matter. “Anti-national, Khal- istan-related graffiti appeared overnight at some locations in Delhi. The graffiti appears to have been painted under the cover of dark- ness and appeared in deserted and empty places. This is not a security-related issue. Le- gal action will be taken in this matter,” Suman Nalwa, the Public Rela- tions Officer of Delhi Police told ANI. Dar-es-Salaam: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Bir- la, who is leading the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Tanzania, called on Tanzania PM Kassim Majliwa, on Thursday . Speaking on the occasion, Birla men- tioned that there is a need for joint action to address global issues like climate change. He said India and Tanzania are important maritime countries in the Indian Ocean region. He said that the historical ties between the two maritime nations have developed on basis of mutual political understanding. MIGHTY SWORD! Shivendraraje Bhosale, a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, carries 42-kg sword of Lord Khandoba during the Hindu Jagriti Morcha in Jejuri, near Pune on Thursday. —PHOTO BY VIJAYKUMAR HARISHCHANDRE UP Govt transfers 3 IAS officers including Muzaffarnagar collector Chandra B Singh Dr Ahtesham Siddiqui Lucknow: The UP govt has transferred three IAS officers, of which themostshockingtrans- fer is of Muzaffarnagar Collector IAS Chandra Bhushan Singh. IAS Chandra Bhush- an Singh of 2008 batch SCS carder has been made Additional Trans- port Commissioner but at the same time he has also been given the additional responsibility of the outgoing Trans- port Commissioner. Meanwhile, IAS Ara- vind Mallappa Bangari has been made the new DM of Muzaffarnagar. Priortothenewappoint- ment, Bangari was posted in Western Electric Supply Nigam from 11 October 2019 as its MD. IAS Chaitra V has been made MD, Pas- chimanchal Vidyut Vit- ran Nigam Meerut and was holding the com- mand of Additional Commissioner Meerut Division and Addition- al Commissioner Indus- tries Meerut Division. Sources claim that IAS Chandra Bhushan Singh, who was removed from Muzaffar- nagar, is considered a very special officer of the government. He was made the collector of Azamgarh as soon as the Yogi government came to power and then the collector of Aligarh And VC Aligarh. Gadkari inspects A’bad-Dholera Expressway work Yeti Airlines crash: Report hints failure to deploy full flaps Ahmedabad (FIB): Un- ion Road Transport HighwaysMinisterNitin Gadkari on Thursday inspectedtheprogressof Ahmedabad-DholeraEx- pressway . This 109 km long greenfield corridor is being developed at a totalcostof ₹4200crore.It will act as an important route to connect AhmedabadandDholera and connect several special investment zones of Dholera to Ahmedabad. This expressway will en- able high speed travel between Ahmedabad and Dholera and reduce the travel time by about one hour. Kathmandu (PTI): The pilots of the Yeti Airlines aircraft that crashed in Nepal’s resort city of Pokhara may have failed to fully deploy the wing flaps while attempting to land, leading to a stall, a media report said on Thursday. On January 15, a Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed into a gorge near the newly- built airport in Pokha- ra, killing 72 all on board, including five Indians, in the country’s worst air disaster in 30 years. EAM ARRIVES IN SRI LANKA

9. JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023 08 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Commodity Price Change % Chg GOLD 56,475.00 52.00 0.09 (Per 10g) SILVER 68,500.00 850.00 1.24 (Per 1kg) COMMODITIES Currency Price Change % Chg USDINR 81.37 0.07 0.08 GBPINR 100.38 0.03 0.03 CURRENCIES Adani group has no plans for telecom sec New Delhi (Agencies): In- dian conglomerate Adani Group, owned by billion- aire Gautam Adani, said on Thursday that it does not have any plans to enter the country’s telecom sector. Adani, the world’s third- richest man according to Forbes, has been diversifying his empire from ports to energy to now owning a media company . However, the Adani Group has stayed away from India’s telecom sector, where rival Mukesh Am- bani’s Reliance Industries’ unit Jio became a dominant player by offering low- cost services since its debut in 2016. “We have no plans or ambitions in telecom,” Jugeshinder Singh, Adani Group’s chief financial officer, said. Adani Enterprises’ unit Adani Data Networks pur- chased airwaves worth nearly $27 mn in the country’s 5G auction in 2022. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CONFIRMS STAYING FAR AWAY  Adani has been diversifying his empire from ports to energy to now owning a media company.  However, the Adani Group has stayed away from India’s telecom sector, where rival Mukesh Ambani’s Jio became a dominant player business BRIEFS New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday said it has commenced exports of mid-sized sports utility vehicle Grand Vitara, with the first shipment on its way to Latin America. The country’s leading carmak- er and exporter aims to export the model to more than 60 countries. “Ex- panding the product port- folio for exports has been one of the key pillars of success. By adding Grand Vitara, we now export a range of 17 vehicles,” MSI MD and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said. —PTI MARUTI SUZUKI BEGINS EXPORTS OF GRAND VITARA New Delhi: Gold prices fell by `52 to `56,475 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday amid weak global trends, according to HDFC Securi- ties. The precious metal closed at `56,527 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also tumbled `850 to `68,500 per kg. “Spot gold prices in the Delhi markets traded at `56,475 per 10 grams, down `52 per 10 grams,” said an analyst at HDFC Securities on Thursday. In the overseas market, gold was quoting lower at US dollars 1,901 per ounce while silver was up at 24.23 US dollars per ounce. —PTI GOLD PRICES FALL BY `52; SILVER ALSO SEES A DIP OF `850 New Delhi: FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd on Thursday reported a 7.9% increase in its consolidated net profit to `2,481 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2022. The company had posted a net profit of `2,300 crore in the Octo- ber-December quarter of the previous fiscal. Its consolidated total income during the quarter under review rose 16.355 to `15,707 crore against `13,499 crore a year ago, HUL said. —PTI HUL Q3 NET PROFIT RISES 7.9 PER CENT TO `2,481 CRORE New Delhi: Walmart- owned digital payments app Phonepe on Thursday said it has raised $350 million at a valuation of $12 billion in a funding round led by private equity firm General Atlantic. “Marquee Global and Indi- an investors are also participating in the round,” PhonePe said adding the investment marks the first tranche of an up to $1 billion total fundraise that commenced in January 2023. The fundraise fol- lows PhonePe’s recently announced change of domicile to India. —PTI PHONEPE RAISES $350 MILLION AT $12 BILLION VALUATION *Rates till the edition went to print. INDIA SET FOR CONSERVATIVE DIVESTMENT TARGET New Delhi: The Indian government is likely to set a conservative target for the funds it can raise through disinvestment of state enterprises in fiscal 2024 after mop-up fell short this year, analysts said. “We pencil in divestment receipts of 350 billion Indian rupees in 2022/23...For 2023/24, we factor in divestments of 500 billion rupees,” Kotak Institutional Equities said. —FIB LEASING OF RETAIL SPACE UP 21% IN 2022 ACROSS EIGHT CITIES New Delhi: Leasing of retail real estate space during last year rose 21% to 4.7 million square feet across eight major cities mainly on rising demand from FB, fashion and apparel retailers, according to CBRE India. The absorption of retail space in 2021 calendar year stood at 3.9 million square feet across Ahmedabad, Ben- galuru, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune. —PTI IFFCO, AMUL, NAFED, KRIBHCO, NCDC TO PROMOTE NATIONAL EXPORT COOP SOCIETY New Delhi: IFFCO, GCMMF (Amul), Kribhco, NAFED and NCDC will jointly promote a newly announced national-level export cooperative society with an authorised share capital of `2,000 crore for the trading of goods and services in the cooperative sector. Last week, the CCEA approved a proposal to establish three new national-level multi-state cooperative societies. A national-level cooperative organic society, cooperative seed society and cooperative export society will be registered under the MSCS Act, 2002. —PTI DOMESTIC PASSENGER TRAFFIC GROWS 13.69% TO 127.35 LAKH IN DECEMBER 2022: DGCA Mumbai: India’s domestic passenger traffic grew 13.69% year-on- year to 127.35 lakh in December, according to DGCA monthly traffic data released on Thursday. The number of passengers flown by the Indian airlines in December 2021 was recorded at 112.02 lakh, as per data. IndiGo, which carried 69.97 lakh passengers during the month, lost the market share further at 55.7%, while Air India and Vistara carried 11.71 lakh and 11.70 lakh passengers. —PTI OTHER STORIES INDIA AIMS TO BECOME Key semiconductor supplier for world Davos (PTI): Sensing a huge opportunity in the global semiconductor market, India has set in motion an ambitious plan to become a key supplier for the world with the government itself putting in $10 billion, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The minister said there is a very large market that requires semiconductor and India has a huge potential in terms of infrastructure, talent pool and technology. “Our university system that produces a large number of talent is also helping a lot as we have tied up with many universities to prepare right talent,” he said. Asked about the government’s own investment plans, he said the government itself is putting in $10 billion and it has chalked outalonghaulprogramme. “We see a huge potential for India to become a key semiconductor supplier for the entire world, that too for the latest requirements including for electric vehicles and for all cutting edge technologies. We are con- vinced that the demand is going to be huge,” he added. “The industry is going to double in size to $1 trillion in the next 6-7 years with the growth rate set to accel- erate in a big way,” he said. TOP TALKING POINTS  Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said there is a very large market that requires semiconductor and India has a huge potential in terms of infrastructure, talent pool and technology  He said the government itself is putting in $10 billion and it has chalked out a long haul programme  Vaishnaw also said the government is mindful of the environment and it will ensure that the new factories are supplied with green energy INDIA BETTER OFF THAN MANY ECONOMIES, SAYS GOPINATH New Delhi (Agencies): IMF deputy managing director Gita Gopinath has cautioned that India needs to work on labour markets and land, even as she hailed the country for doing better than many global economies. Gopinath cautioned against growing fragmen- tation globally, saying it hurt the global growth rate. India though, she said, has been receiving lots of positive sentiments but at the same time added that greater reforms are needed for foreign direct investment in the manu- facturing sector. A lot of businesses and companies are looking towards India as an investment destination as they try to diversify away from countries including China. Mobile, internet key to India’s robust financial inclusion: SBI chief Davos (PTI): Robust mobile and internet connectivity has helped India in a big way to expand financial inclusion, while a diverse network of banking correspondents and micro ATMs has ensured last mile reach, SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said on Thursday . He also said a lot is being done in the country to spread financial and digital literacy to help people with their banking needs and to safeguard them from any frauds. “We are a country of 1.3 billion and the mobile phone connections we have are about 1.2 billion. We also have some 800 million internet connections and that has helped us a lot expand financial inclusion,” Khara said. “During the pandemic, we also did another excellent job, that is distributing foodgrain also, rather than just distributing cash. That helped us contain inflation,” SBI chairman said. SBI CHIEF KHARA SAID  Robust mobile and internet connectivity has helped India in a big way to expand financial inclusion, while a diverse network of banking correspondents and micro ATMs has ensured last mile reach  A lot is being done in the country to spread financial and digital literacy Sensex, Nifty snap two-day rally amid global weakness; Asian Paints drops post Q3 show Mumbai (PTI): Equity benchmarks declined on Thursday after a two-day rally, mirroring a weak trend in the US markets and fresh foreign fund outflows. Weak US consumer data and hawkish comments from the Fed’s policymak- ers dragged markets lower. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined dropped 187.31 points or 0.31% to settle at 60,858.43. During the day, it tumbled 329.19 points or 0.53% to 60,716.55. The broader NSE Nifty dipped 57.50 points or 0.32% to end at 18,107.85. From the Sensex pack, Asian Paints, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Ma- hindra Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Titan, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv, ITC and Nestle were the biggest laggards. RUPEE FALLS 7 PAISE TO CLOSE AT 81.37 AGAINST US DOLLAR Mumbai (PTI): The rupee settled 7 paise lower at 81.37 (provi- sional) against the US dollar on Thursday. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 81.45 against the greenback, and finally settled at 81.37, down 7 paise over its previous close. During the session, the rupee also touched an intraday high of 81.27 against the American currency. BUDGET WISHLIST Pharmaceutical and healthcare industry seek simplified regulations New Delhi (PTI): The government should take meas- ures to promote innovation and RD while simplifying regulations for the sector in the upcoming Union Budget, as per pharmaceutical industry bodies. Outlining the wishlist for the sector in the upcoming Union Budget, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) Secretary General Su- darshan Jain said the domestic pharma industry is currently around $50 billion in size and aspires to grow to around $130 billion by 2030 and $450 billion by 2047. “To achieve this vi- sion, the Union Budget 2023-2024 should help fuel innovation and RD, which will set the pace for propel- ling the pharmaceutical industry forward,” he said. The budget should out- line supportive policies, simplified regulations, and simple GST norms to aid in the development of the pharmaceutical industry, he added. IRF SEEKS REMOVAL OF GST ON HELMETS New Delhi (PTI): International Road Federation (IRF), a global body advocating for safer roads, on Thursday said that it has made a plea to the government to do away with the GST imposed on helmets. At present a GST of 18% is levied on helmets. “IRF...In a letter written to the Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has demanded reduction of GST on life saving device helmets for safety of the two- wheeler riders from present 18% to 0% in the forthcoming Union Budget 2023-24,” the global road safety body said. Doing my utmost to ensure FTA with India: Scholz Davos (PTI): Asserting that Europe remains open for international trade, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he is doing his utmost to ensure that the free trade agreements with India and some other countries gets sealed. The European Un- ion, within which Germany is among India’s biggest trade partners, relaunched ne- gotiations last year with India for a Free Trade Agreement. “I am doing my utmost to ensure that the free trade agreements we have successfully negotiated with Canada, Korea, Japan, New Zea- land, and Chile will soon be followed by new ones: with MERCOSUR, In- dia, and Indo- nesia,” he said.

10. NEWS JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023 09 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia First India Bureau Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra on Thursday met Aus- tralian High Commis- sioner Barry O’Farrell AO at Raj Bhavan. The Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell AO discussed various issues related to the development of Rajasthan with the Governor. The Governor also apprised him of the possibilities related to tourism in Ra- jasthan and sought Australia’s coopera- tion in various fields. During the meeting, Governor Kalraj Mishra presented a copy of the English edition of his book ‘Constitution, Culture and Nation’ to High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell AO. The Aus- tralian High Commis- sioner too presented a book titled ‘Australia in Hundred Places’ to the Governor. Australian High Commissioner meets Guv FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RAJASTHAN lll Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell AO discussed various issues related to the development of Rajasthan with the Governor RajPaviliongrabsallattentionat Fitur Int’l Travel Mart in Madrid Indian Ambassador to Spain Dinesh K Patnaik inaugurates Raj Tourism Pavilion in Madrid Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: Indian Ambas- sador to Spain Dinesh K Patnaik inaugurated the Rajasthan Tourism Pavilion, which has become a talking point at Fitur World Travel Mart in Madrid as foreign travel agents were thrilled to see pavilion. Tourism Corporation President Dharmendra Rathore participated in a road show on Thurs- day . He was accompa- niedbyManagingDirec- tor VP Singh. Rajasthan Tourism’s Principal Secretary Gayatri Rathore, Addi- tional Director Salim Khan, and Deputy Di- rector Naval Kishore Baswal also welcomed theguests.Travelagents and tour operators from different countries are participating in the event which will con- tinue until January 22. Over 200 B2B meet- ingswillbeheldinFitur, where Rajasthan will showcase its tourism like the Palace on Wheels, tourist places, hotels, heritage hotels, jungle safaris, handi- crafts, others. RTDC Chairman Dharmendra Rathore , Gayatri Rathore and other officials attend International Travel Mart FITUR in Spain ‘PADHARO MHARE DES’, SAYS RTDC CHIEF RATHORE IN SPAIN TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY STANDARDS Jaipur: Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) Chairman Dhar- mendra Rathore visited the pavilion of Rajasthan at Fitoor International Travel Mart in Spain. While interacting with tourists, travel agents, tour operators present there, he invited them to visit Rajasthan. Rathore gave his speech in Hindi in front of tourists from all over the country. Principal Secretary of Tourism Depart- ment Gayatri Rathore was also present during this. “The Chief Minister of Rajasthan has only one message- ‘Padharo Mhare Des’ and we have come to Spain from India with this message,” he said. Rathore highlighted the corona management done by the state government and said it was appreciated by the world. Mother, 2 daughters drown in Dhelana village’s pond First India Bureau Lohawat: In a painful accident, a mother and her two daughters died tragically due to drown- ing in the pond in the Dhelana village. Ac- cording to the information, Megharam Nay- ak’s family does agri- culture work on the farm near the tubewell in Dhelana village. Megharam’s 13-year- old daughter Budhi had gone nearby to graze goats when she slipped into the pond in the fields. Hearing the screams of the child, her mother Premi and sister Dhapu standing nearby also ran towards the pond to save her and jumped into the water to get her out. Probably due to the deep and slippery water, both of them also drowned in the pool. After which the people of the neighbour- hood also reached there and all three were taken out of the pool and brought to Lohavat CHC where the doctors declared all three dead. LohawatCIBadripras- ad Meena, CO Noor Mo- hammad also reached the spot on the information of the mother and twodaughtersdrowning in the water. NEET aspirant in Kota attempts self-immolation First India Bureau Kota: A NEET aspirant from Bihar attempted self-immolation here, police said on Thurs- day. Mayank, earlier used to study at a coaching centre. “The incident occurred in the Jawahar Nagar area. Mayank’s father had come to meet him in Kota from Bihar and as soon as he reached the railway station, Ma- yank poured kerosene and set himself ablaze. The victim sustained burn injuries and has been admitted to MBS Hospital,” the police said. “My son was not under any type of de- pression. He used to do self-study for NEET ex- ams. We are not able to understand why he took this extreme step,” said Mayank’s father Sanjay Kumar. Woman kills daughter, throws body from moving train with lover’s help in Rajasthan Jaipur (PTI): A married woman and her lover have been arrested for allegedly killing her three-year-old girl and throwing her body from a moving train in Rajasthan’s Sriganga- nagar district, police said on Thursday . As per police, on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, the woman strangled her daughter Kiran and wrapped her body in a bedsheet with Sunny’s help and went to Srigan- ganagar railway station. They boarded a train at 6:10 am and whenitreachedabridge on a canal before Fatuhi railway station, they dropped the body from the moving train, Su- perintendent of Police (Sriganganagar) Anand Sharma said. They wanted to dump the body in canal but it fell near the railway tracks, he said, adding it was recovered on Tuesday . The accused in police custody have been identified as Sunita and Sunny alias Malta. Pak drone shot down,two held with 6 kg heroin in Rajasthan Sri Ganganagar (ANI): Pakistan is again in the spotlight with its nefari- ous act of smuggling drugs into India. A case of heroinsmugglinghas come to the fore once again from Pakistan through drones. Two persons were arrested after a drone was caught at the Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar on Thursday midnight. BSF seized around 6.150 Kg of Heroin, while 3 other persons managed to abscond. There have been more than a dozen attempts from the Paki- stan side in the last month, informed Sat- nam Singh, Additional SP Sri Ganganagar. “Pakistan is repeated- lytryingtosendherointo the Indian border through drones. Heroin consignment sent with the help of drones reaches Punjab Mum- bai. The amount of her- oinseizedyesterdaywas 6.150 Kg,” the Addition- al SP added. MINES DEPT TO UNDERTAKE CAMPAIGN FROM JANUARY 23 Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: Additional Chief Secretary(Mines) Dr Subodh Agarwal on Thursday took a review meeting of the mining department in the secretariat. ACS Dr Sub- odh Agarwal informed that 100 percent compliance with mining safety standards will be ensured by running a campaign in the state from January 23. “If safety standards are not followed during the inspection, strict action will be taken and mining work will be stopped. By ensur- ing compliance with safety standards, effec- tive prevention of mining accidents and dis- eases caused by mining can also be stopped,” said ACS (Mines) Dr Agarwal. Director (Mines) Sandesh Nayak said that detailed guidelines for the campaign starting from January 23 are being issued. The field officers of the department will have to visit the mining areas and ensure that the safety standards are followed. No anti-incumbency.... Our aim is to take our schemes to the public. The mood of the people in Rajasthan is in favor of the government and there is no anti-incumbency wave. Every worker and leader should take part in padayatra, rally and Hath Se Hath Jodo campaign. Many schemes are excellent in the state but there has been a lack of publicity. Congress workers should take the schemes to the villages through publicity.” Earlier, Chief Minis- ter Gehlot’s addressed a gathering in Ferozepur of Punjab and said, “Lakhs of people are joining Rahul Gandhi’s yatra. People are coming forward to join the yatra. Inflation and un- employment has in- creased. Rahul Gandhi has said that there is a gap between rich and poor. I would like to congratulate Rahul ji, such a journey has taken place after independence. A young man has set out on issues.” Rajasthan man faces case for giving ‘triple talaq’ to wife Indore (PTI): Po- lice in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city have booked a 32-year-old man from Rajasthan for allegedly giving instant ‘triple talaq’ to his 4th wife, an official said on Thursday . The Mus- lim Women (Protec- tion of Rights on Marriage) Act bans the practice of instant triple talaq and entails imprisonment up to 3 years. The woman, a resident of Khajra- na here, married accused Imran after the two got in touch through a matrimo- nial site, said sub- inspector Manisha Dangi of the local police station. Im- ran also allegedly promised to look after the complain- ant’s children from her earlier marriag- es. Disputes arose after the woman recently found that Imran already has 3 wives, official said. 2 miscreants injured in encounter First India Bureau Dholpur: Dacoit Kaly- an Thakur and crook Ravi Kushwaha had an encounter with the police on Thursday. Both were running away after firing at a young man but got shot by the police in retaliatory firing. Both the miscreants who were injured due to bullet injuries have been admitted to the district hospital. Kalyan Thakur was an active member in the former dacoit Mukesh Thakur’s gang. Police said that miscreants had fired on a youth Raju Kushwaha in Khubipura village due to old enmity . GUV INAUGURATES‘JADUNAMA’ BASED ON JAVED AKHTAR First India Bureau Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra on Thursday released the book ‘Jadunama’ based on the life of noted lyri- cist Javed Akhtar at Maharana Pratap au- ditorium in Vidyash- ram School. The book is written by Arvind Mandloi. While addressing the gathering, Governor Kalraj Mishra said that films not only entertain but also spread the message among the masses. He said that at a time when people’s vocabu- lary is getting limited due to market-fed val- ues, films have contrib- uted a lot in saving and propagating the words of Indian languages. “In Indian culture, the word ‘Brahm’ has been given the noun of ‘Brahman’ and Javed Akhtar is an incompa- rable seeker of this time associated with the word Brahman. The words that Javed Akhtar uses in the form of dialogues and songs of films are very true and he is a magician of words in the true sense,” said Governor Kalraj Mishra. Additional Chief Secretary (Mines) Dr Subodh Agarwal Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with CM Ashok Gehlot in Pathankot on Thursday. Javed Akhtar Governor Kalraj Mishra gifts a copy of his book ‘Constitution, Culture and Nation’ to Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell AO. —Representational Image Sunita, who has five children, lives in Shastri Nagar with Sunny and her two daughters, whereas, three children live with her husband, police said. After identifi- cation of the girl, the police traced Sunita and called her for questioning, they said. During the interrogation, she confessed to killing her daughter following which the two accused were arrested, the police said. CONFESSED DURING INTERROGATION FROM PG 1

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