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DUTY WITH COMPASSION TRUE
SERVICE TO SOCIETY: BHAGWAT
Thane: Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat
on Sunday said duty to society with
compassion is true service. 
‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’ campaign to honour martyrs: PM Modi
BJP National President JP Nadda with party members listens to the 103rd edition of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ speech, in New Delhi on Sunday.
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Aegian Sea. PTI
82 RPS transferred in
a major reshuffle
Jaipur: Ahead of the
Assembly elections, the
State government is con-
tinuously releasing the
list of transfers and has
made a major reshuffle
in the police department.
82 officers of Rajasthan
Police were transferred
on Sunday.  P8
Minor sexual assault
victim laid to rest
Aluva: The five-year-
old girl who was sexu-
ally assaulted and killed
by a migrant worker
was buried at the public
crematorium at Keezh-
mad near Aluva town in
Ernakulam district on
Sunday.
Thailand factory blast
kills 10, injures 118
Bangkok: At least 10
people died and 118
were injured in an ex-
plosion at a fireworks
factory in southern Nar-
athiwat province on Sat-
urday (local time), with
over 200 houses and a
local market also affect-
ed by the accident.
Last date for ITR today;
5.83 cr filed till now
New Delhi: Monday,
July 31, is the last date
for salaried individuals
and non-audit cases to
file income tax returns
(ITR) for financial year
2022-23. Over 5.83
crore returns have been
filed for FY 2022-23
until 1 pm on Sunday.
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P6
44 DIE, 100 HURT
IN PAK BLAST
A powerful bomb exploded at a hardline Islamic political
party’s meeting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Security personnel at the bomb explosion site in Bajur dist of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan &
Rescue workers carry wounded people after the bomb explosion, on Sunday. 
PTI
Peshawar
A powerful blast trig-
gered by a suicide bomb-
er killed at least 44 peo-
ple and injured nearly
100 others on Sunday at
a rally of a hardline Is-
lamic party in a restive
tribal district of Paki-
stan’s Khyber Pakh-
tunkhwa province bor-
dering Afghanistan.
The explosion took
place at 4 pm at the Ja-
miat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl
(JUI-F) workers’ conven-
tion in Khar, the capital
of Bajaur tribal district.
3 die due to
electrocution in
Tajia procession
Vinod Tiwari
Dholpur
Three youths got electro-
cuted and one got seri-
ously injured in Dholpur
dist during Tajia proces-
sion near Shergarh Fort in
Karbala on Sunday. They
got electrocuted with an
11,000 KV wire. The vic-
tims were brought to dist
hospital. Doctors gave
CPR to them but only
Wasim regained con-
sciousness. Later, Muslim
community protested de-
manding compensation
and suspension of electric-
ity staff for negligence. P3
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday urged
the Opposition MPs to join a discussion in
Parliament on the violence in Manipur. P7
ANI
Saad Khan, district
emergency officer in Ba-
jaur, said that Maulana
Ziaullah Jan, JUI-F’s lo-
cal leader, was also killed
in the blast, one of the
worst in recent years.
The JUI-F chief Maul-
ana Fazlur Rehman de-
manded Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif and the
province’s caretaker Chief
Minister Azam Khan to
investigate the incident.
He also urged the party
workers to reach the hos-
pital and donate blood.
“JUI workers should
remain peaceful and fed-
eral and provincial gov-
GEHLOT’S GIFTS GALORE
CM Gehlot to lay
foundation of
`2,422-cr road
projects today
PUBLIC WORKS MINISTER
BHAJANLAL JATAV AND OTHER
GUESTS WILL BE PRESENT IN THE
PROGRAMME AT THE CMR
103rd edition of Mann Ki Baat
First India Bureau
New Delhi
As the celebrations for
Independence Day are
around the corner, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
on Sunday said that a
great campaign titled
‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’
will be launched to hon-
our our fallen bravehearts.
He said this in his
monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’
radio broadcast. ‘Meri
Mati Mera Desh’ cam-
paign will be launched to
honour our fallen brave-
hearts,” PM Modi said.
PTI
ernments should provide
the best treatment to the
injured,” said Fazl.
Chief Minister Khan
condemned the blast and
sought a report from the
district administration.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Governor Haji Ghulam
Ali, who is also a central
member of JUIF, con-
firmed the death toll.
Police said that the in-
jured have been shifted to
a nearby hospital.
The condition of the
majority of the injured
people was stated to be
critical. The nature of the
blast is being determined.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
He said that an Amrit
Vatika (garden) will also
be built near National
War Memorial, Delhi and
for that soil, and saplings,
in 7,500 urns, from every
corner of the country will
reach the national capital.
PM Narendra Modi
said that this ‘Amrit Va-
tika’ will also become a
grand symbol of ‘Ek
Bharat Shresth Bharat’.
He said that under
‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’
special inscriptions will
also be installed in lakhs
of village panchayats of
the country.  MORE ON P6
Cong did nothing for poor
in 70 years, says Shah in MP
PTI
Indore
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Sunday
said the Congress-led dis-
pensation which was in
power for 70 years did not
do anything for the poor
people in the country.
Today, PM Narendra
Modi is known as “mes-
siah of the poor” across the
country due to the welfare
works done for the poor
people, Shah said at the
‘Vijay Sankalp Sammelan’
of BJP workers here while
launching the campaign
for the state assembly polls
due later this year.
He urged the BJP work-
ers to ensure the party’s
victory in all 29 Lok Sab-
ha seats from Madhya
Oppn MPs meet
Manipur Guv,
affected people
Agencies
Imphal
A delegation of 21 MPs
of the I.N.D.I.A. alliance
met Manipur Governor
Anusuiya Uikey at Raj
Bhavan on Sunday and
discussed the prevailing
situation in the troubled
state. The Opposition
MPs also met the vio-
lence-affected people at
various relief camps.  P7
hief Minister
C Ashok Gehlot
will lay the
foundation stone for the
works of connecting 1514
revenue villages with
roads at a cost of Rs 2,422
crores at the Chief Minis-
ter’s residence on Mon-
day. Public Works Minis-
ter Bhajanlal Jatav and
other guests will be pre-
sent in the programme.
Principal Secretary,
Public Works Depart-
ment, Vaibhav Galriya
said that this State-level
programme will be or-
ganised virtually at 12
noon, in which offices up
to the concerned gram
panchayat level will be
Jaipur, Monday | July 31, 2023
“4K WOMEN WENT ON
HAJJ SANS MEHRAM”
New Delhi: PM
Narendra Modi
on Sunday said
the Hajj pilgrimage was
especially special for
Muslim women from India
this year, as over 4,000
such women went on the
annual pilgrimage without
a Mehram (male guard-
ian). PM Modi termed the
Hajj pilgrimage by Muslim
women from India,
without their male parents
or custodians, as a ‘huge
transformation’.
Amit Shah being welcomed by Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh
Chouhan upon his arrival at Indore Airport, on Sunday.  PTI
Pradesh to make Naren-
dra Modi PM again.
Addressing the BJP
workers, Shah said he
visited the entire country,
but the party organisation
Launch of 7 Singaporean
satellites on Sunday. ANI
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
connected online.
“The Chief Minister
had announced to connect
the villages of the State
with new roads with the
aim of further strengthen-
ing the path of develop-
ment to the villages of the
Rajasthan’s Own English Newspaper
OM BIRLA INAUGURATES NEW
ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Guwahati: Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla on Sunday inaugurated the new
building of the Assam Legislative
Assembly in Guwahati. P8
OVER 60,000 AMRIT SAROVARS SHINING
EXAMPLES OF WATER CONSERVATION, SAYS PM
New Delhi: Underlining the Centre’s efforts and
commitment to water conservation, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said, in his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’
radio broadcast, over 60,000 Amrit Sarovars built during
the ‘Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, have already emerged as
shining landmarks and 50,000 more are in the works.
DRUG ADDICTION BIG PROBLEM FOR SOCIETY,
FIGHT IT COLLECTIVELY: PM TO COUNTRYMEN
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday urged
people to fight the drugs menace “collectively”.
“Drug addiction becomes a big problem not only
for the family but for the whole society. In such a situation,
for this danger to end forever, it is necessary that we all
move forward in this direction in unison,” Modi said.
Off-duty Army
soldier goes
missing in J&K
Agencies
Srinagar
An off-duty soldier has
gone missing from Jam-
mu and Kashmir’s Kul-
gam district, according to
sources. The 25-year-old
Army man identified as
Javed Ahmad Wani, a
resident of Asthal Kul-
gam and posted in
in Madhya Pradesh is the Ladakh, had come home
best. He said the people on leave. However, he has
of Madhya Pradesh en- gone missing from around
sured the BJP’s win in 27 8 pm Saturday, his family
Lok Sabha seats from the said, fearing he may have
state in 2014. MORE ON P6 been kidnapped.
PSLV-C56 launches 7
Singaporean satellites
Agencies the spaceport of SHAR
Chennai Range, Sriharikota.
“PSLV-C56/DS-SAR
In a dedicated commer- Mission fully accom-
cial mission, ISRO’s plished”, ISRO said.
workhorse launch vehi- After a 25.5 hour
cle PSLV-C56 on Sunday countdown, the 44.4 m
successfully launched tall four-stage vehicle
seven Singapore satel- with a lift off mass of
lites, including the pri- 228 tonnes, took off
mary payload DS-SAR, a majestically from the
Radar Imaging Earth Ob- First Launch Pad at
servation satellite, from 0630 hrs.
Burnt bodies of
mom-daughter
found in Jodh
Shivprakash Purohit
Jodhpur
Burnt bodies of a mother-
daughter duo were found
in Ratanara police station
area of Jodhpur on Sun-
day. The victims resided in
army area as woman’s
husband is in Army. “Their
bodies were found under
mysterious circumstances
State,” said Galriya. at a family quarter in army
The roads include 827 area. It is being ascertained
in Barmer, 250 in Jodh- whether it is an incident or
pur, 100 in Udaipur, 74 in murder. The bodies have
Jaisalmer, 35 in Ban- been kept in Mahatma
swara, 21 each in Tonk Gandhi Hospital mortuary.
and Dungarpur, and 5 in FSL team has collected the
Jaipur. samples,” said police.
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RAJASTHAN
RAIN BATTERS RAJASTHAN
Waterfall flowing from hill due to heavy rains in Maleshwar Dham
of Chomu, Jaipur. People throng the place to enjoy rainy Sunday.
NEWS DIGEST
Nurses result of GNM
out in just 21 days: Dr
Shashikant Sharma
Jaipur: Registrar of Rajast-
han Nursing Council, Dr
Shashikant Sharma said
that the result of third year
main examination of GNM
has been released in 21
days in interest of nurses
students due to Aug 7 being
last date to apply for re-
cruitment of contract nurses
by the RSSB. Dr Sharma
said that this is the first time
in history till date that the
result of the examination
has been issued within 21
days. He said that examina-
tions which could not be
conducted within two years
of the Corona period have
also been organised.
2 kids die after being
bitten by venomous
snake in Dholpur
Dholpur: Two kids died
in Dholpur’s Kharagpur
village on Saturday after
being bitten by a venom-
ous snake. Police in-
formed the deceased has
been identified as Beta
Yadav (3) and her sister
Kopicha (4). “The inci-
dent took place under the
Kolari PS area when the
victims were playing in
the house. Their condition
deteriorated following the
snake bite. Surprisingly,
they were taken to a Tant-
rik instead of a hospital
for treatment,” police said.
FARMERS DEBT RELIEF COMMISSION
Govt to bring Bill for providing relief to farmers
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
he State gov-
T ernment is now
preparing to
form Farmers Debt Re-
lief Commission. The
government is preparing
to bring the Bill in the
Assembly. With this, the
banks will not be able to
auction the land of farm-
ers if the commission is
formed.
The Commission will
have 5 members includ-
ing chairman. Retired
High Court judge will be
the chairman. The Com-
BJP will protest at Secretariat
on Aug 1 for Raj youth: Rathore
Pooja Dubey
Jaipur
BJP National Spokesper-
son and MP Col. Rajya-
vardhan Rathore on Sun-
day said that on August 1,
the BJP will lay siege to
the Secretariat over the
future of youth.
“The State government
is increasing the challeng-
es of these youth. The
government had promised
to give government jobs
to more than one lakh con-
tract workers but till now
Mentally challenged woman strangles
14-year-old son to death in Udaipur
PTI
Udaipur
A mentally challenged
woman allegedly stran-
gled her minor son to
death in Rajasthan’s
Udaipur on Sunday, po-
lice said. The incident oc-
curred in Amba Mata po-
lice station area in the
morning, they said.
Accused Manisha (37)
strangled her son Puran-
After crop damage, the state govt usually orders girdawari for relief to the affected farmers.
mission will have powers
like court. The Commis-
sion will have the right to
declare any farmer or
area as distressed and or-
Met Department issues alert of heavy rain from August 1 again; Jaipur’s Bandi river flows after 12 years
THREE DROWN MAKING REELS
PK Agarwal
Chittorgarh/Jaipur
In a tragic incident, two
students drowned in
Rawatbhata’s Padajhar in
Chittorgarh district. They
were making a reel when
they accidentally slipped.
SDRF team reached the
spot and started search
operation amid heavy
rainfall and found bodies
of both students. De-
ceased are identified as
Lakshya Chhparwal, res-
ident of Dantarmagarh,
Sikar and Saurabh Jat
resident of Nawalgarh,
Jhunjhunu. Both the bod-
ies were kept in the mor-
tuary of the sub-district
hospital. The deceased
were students of Kota
Technical University.
Relatives of both students
reached Rawatbhata. In
another similar mishap
one boy also died at
Chulia waterfall in Raw-
atbhata on Sunday.
Light to moderate rain-
fall occurred in several
parts of Rajasthan. In Si-
kar, Dantaramgarh re-
corded the highest rain-
fall of 17 cm, followed by
Rajyvardhan Rathore, Ramcharan Bohra, Pramod Vashishtha during
press conference in Jaipur on Sunday.
only 4,000 to 5,000 con-
tract workers have been
given jobs. In them too, a
section of people associ-
ated with madrassas have
House where incident happened
in Saheli Nagar, Udaipur.
jay (14) when he was
sleeping. Shortly after
this, she called the police
der to give relief to him.
After that the bank will
not be able to forcefully
recover the loan from
that farmer.
Rescue operation underway by SDRF team at Padajhar waterfall in Rawatbhata on Sunday.
SDRF team at Chulia waterfall
in Rawatbhata on Sunday.
10 cm in Nawalgarh.
Some of the places also
received heavy to very
heavy rains, it said.
Bamanwas in Sawaimad-
SANTOSH SHARMA
been given jobs. Does this
government work for one
class?,” he said.
There are neither teach-
ers nor rooms in the
control room informing
that she had murdered her
son, police said. The po-
lice detained woman. Her
husband, a businessman,
had gone for walk when it
occurred, they said.
“The family said that
Manisha had been men-
tally disturbed for some
time and her treatment
was going on,” police
said. The matter is being
investigated further.
After crop damage due
to weather or other rea-
sons, the Opposition
members usually corner
the state government for
Landslide occurred on the way to Chamunda Mata temple due to
heavy rains in Ajmer on Sunday.
hopur and Jhunjhunu’s
Udaipurwati recorded 10
cm of rain each, 9 cm in
Srimadhopur (Sikar) and
7 cm in Chomu (Jaipur),
schools of Rajasthan and
English schools have been
opened but there is no
English teacher. “When
the youth give the exam,
the paper gets leaked.
They have made paper
leaks a source of their in-
come,” he charged.
He said that the RPSC
has now become a model
of corruption and the
members appointed by
CM Ashok Gehlot are do-
ing scams. “The CM him-
self is responsible for
these scams,” he added.
BJP leader in Bikaner goes missing
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner
Lalgarh Mandal President
of Bikaner BJP Vinod
Karol has been missing
since Satur-
day. His bike
was found
near Shob-
hasar Lake.
After getting
information, Beechwal
police station and city and
rural BJP district presi-
The Commission will
have 5 members
including chairman.
Retired High Court
judge will be the
chairman. The
Commission will
have powers like
court.Banks will
not be able to
forcefully recover the
loan from farmers
compensation to the
farmers. The government
also orders girdawari but
the relief to the farmers
takes time.
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ANAND SHARMA
according to MeT depart-
ment. The department has
predicted rainfall in sev-
eral areas of the state dur-
ing the next 24 hours.
Hameed Mewati takes charge as
BJP Minority Morcha president
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur
Newly appointed Presi-
dent of BJP Minority
Morcha, Hameed Khan
Mewati took charge at
BJP Headquarters on
Sunday. He reached the
BJP Headquarters amid
beating of drums and
took charge in the pres-
ence of National Presi-
dent of BJP Minority
Morcha Jamal Siddiqui,
LoP Rajendra Rathore,
Dy LoP Satish Poonia.
Poonia said that BJP
Police at Shobhasar lake searching for Karol’s bike on Sunday.
dent reached the spot and
the SDRF team began
searching for him in lake.
Karol, 50, a resident of
Five die, 6 injured
in 2 road mishaps
in Bhilwara
First India Bureau
Bhilwara
Three people died while
two were grievously in-
jured in Bhilwara on Sun-
day after a speeding bus
collided head-on with a
car, The mishap took place
near Kotri Chauraha.
In another mishap, two
youths were killed and
four others were injured
when a jeep collided with
an unidentified vehicle in
Bhilwara district of on
Saturday night. Howev-
er, due to gravel scattered
at the place of the acci-
dent, it is believed that it
was a dumper.
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2 YOUTHS DROWNED IN NAWAN’S PANCHOTA KUND
Nagaur: Two youths drowned in a pond in Nawan
sub-division of Nagaur district on Sunday while tak-
ing bath, police said. Police informed the deceased
has been identified as Manoj
alias Vonay Nokhwal and
Om Prakash Kumawat. “Both
the victims had come to visit
Panchota Kund Dham from
Jogiyo Ka Aasaan on Sun-
day afternoon. Manoj jumped
into the pond to take a bath,
but could not swim back. His friend Om Prakash too tried
to save him, but he also drowned,” police said.
RAJVI, LAHOTY MEET JDC RAFEEK KHAN TAKES
OVER WATERLOGGING STOCK OF RELIEF WORK
Apart from Sikar
Road and Ajmer
Road, waterlog-
ging has troubled people in
Sanganer as well. Vidyadhar
Nagar MLA Narpat Singh
Rajvi and Sanganer MLA
Ashok Lahoty reached JDA
office on Sunday. Both the
people’s representatives had
a discussion with the officials
for about 45 minutes.
Ashok Lahoty, NS Rajvi talking
to the media on Sunday.
Hameed Khan, Satish Poonia,
Jamal Siddiqui lighting up the
lamp at BJP HQ on Sunday.
gives opportunity to ca-
pable people, rising
above caste and religion.
Mewati said that minority
communities have influ-
RCP Colony, had left
home at 11 am on Satur-
day. When he did not re-
turn until evening, his son
Woman dies in water
tank with 2 daughters
First India Bureau
Deedwana(Nagaur)
A married woman along
with her two daughters
jumped into a water tank
and committed suicide in
Deedwana town of Na-
gaur district, police said.
Police informed the de-
ceased has been identified
as Dipali and her daugh-
ters Pinki and Ankita.
“The incident took
place in Pavta Ki Dhani
village of Deedwana sub-
division under the Maula-
sar Police Station area.
The woman used to work
with her husband at her
brother-in-law’s place.
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MLA Rafeek Khan
himself landed on
field in Adarsh Nagar
Assembly Constituency and
took stock of relief works
on Sunday. Many vehicles
were stuck in debris on
Shanti Colony, Agra Road
and debris removal work
was in progress. JMCH
Commissioner and other of-
ficers were also present.
MLA Rafeek Khan taking stock of
relief work on Sunday.
ence on about 40 seats in
the state. “We will present
our demands before the
party forum and the Cen-
tral leadership. We are
confident that in Ra-
jasthan also the party will
do work of giving tickets
to minority community in
good numbers,” he said.
On the question of CP
Joshi & Chandrashekhar
not attending programme,
Mewati said that Joshi
had gone to attend a pro-
gramme while Chan-
drashekhar rarely attend-
ed such programmes.
informed the Beechwal
police station. The police
tried to trace him through
his cellphone location and
those who knew him, but
in vain. In a social media
post, Karol mentioned
“Take care of yourself. We
may never meet again.”
Police reached Shob-
hasar lake while search-
ing for Karol’s bike on
Sunday. After this, city
BJP prez Vijay Acharya
also reached there.
She allegedly jumped into
the water tank along with
her two daughters and
ended their lives. The
bodies were fished out
and shifted to Bangur dis-
trict hospital. Senior po-
lice officials inspected the
spot and the matter is be-
ing inspected by Deed-
wana DSP Gomaram
Chaudhary,” police said.
 Jaipur, Monday | July 31, 2023
RAJASTHAN
Dholpur: 3 electrocuted at Clash within community
a Muharram procession over Tazia, 28 arrested
2 policemen, a JEN & a lineman were suspended for negligence
Vinod Tiwari
Dholpur
Four young men got elec-
trocuted while one got
seriously injured in
Dholpur district during a
tajia procession near
Shergarh Fort in Karbala
on Sunday. Movin, 25,
Anwar, 19, and Rehan,
18, died during treat-
ment, while Waseem, 18,
is still under care for burn
injuries, police said.
The youths got electro-
cuted with a 11,000 KV
wire. After the accident,
the four youths were
brought to the district
hospital. Doctors gave
CPR to all four but only
Wasim regained con-
sciousness.
Later, people of the
Muslim community
Courtesy Meet
Governor Kalraj Mishra being felicitated by Uttar Pradesh’s
Prisons and Home Guard Minister Dharamveer Prajapati at Raj
Bhavan during a courtesy meeting on Sunday.
Sand mafia opens fire on NSUI appoints 20 new
police, flee leaving tractor district presidents
First India Bureau
Bharatpur
Sand mafias opened fire at
a police team in the Roop-
was area of Bharatpur dis-
trict on Sunday while the
police team tried to catch
the accused. Police in-
formed that a tractor load-
ed with sand was coming
to Bharatpur after hitting
a vehicle in the Saraindhi
Chowki area of Agra.
“Based on the infor-
mation of Saraindhi po-
lice, the RAC barricaded
the Ghatoli outpost. To
Dummy candidate held
giving exam in Jodhpur
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur
An impersonator was ar-
rested for taking an exam
in place of the original
candidate in the senior
teachers recruitment
exam in Jodhpur. The ac-
cused identified as
Ramesh Kumar, a resi-
dent of Barmer, was tak-
ing the exam in Bal Man-
dir public school in place
of a candidate.
On information from
the center, a team of the
local police reached the
exam center and detained
him. During investiga-
tion, he said that he was
Due to its height, the Tazia came in contact with an 11,000 kv-
cable and the four youths were electrocuted.
gathered near the hospi- Kumar and police from
tal and protested de- about eight police sta-
manding compensation tions reached the spot.
along with the suspen- When the local lead-
sion of electricity depart- ers failed to persuade the
ment employees for neg- people to stop the pro-
ligence. District Collec- test, a JEN and a lineman
tor along with SP Manoj were suspended. Later,
Fire at Rajasthan Hosp in
A’bad, CM assures help
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad/Jaipur
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot expressed con-
cern over a fire that broke
out in the basement of a
multi-storey hospital in
Gujarat’s Ahmedabad
city on Sunday. 106 pa-
tients were safely evacu-
ated from the Rajasthan
Hospital, located in Sha-
hibaug area.
The fire broke out due
to a short circuit at around
4.30 am. On direction of
chief minister Ashok Ge-
hlot, Rajasthan Founda-
tion Commissioner
Dheeraj Srivastava con-
UNKNOWN MISCREANTS FIRE AT JEWELLER AT
HIS HOME IN JAIPUR’S VIDYADHAR NAGAR
Some miscreants barged into an apartment and
opened fire on a jeweller living on the fifth floor
in Vidyadhar Nagar. The bullet hit the jewel-
ler’s leg. Both the miscreants managed to escape from
there after firing. The injured jeweller Naveen Soni (32)
was taken to a private hospital on Sikar Road.
stop the tractor, spikes then opened fire on po-
were laid on road to lice and fled away after
puncture tyre. When the throwing sand on the
tractor reached the out- road,” police said.
post, the accused turned Police seized the trac-
the tractor towards Cha- tor, but miscreants man-
kora turn. The accused aged to flee, they added.
NEW CHAPTER FOR JAIPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Domestic Cargo operations to go live from August 1
First India Bureau
Jaipur
aipur Interna-
J tional Airport is
about mark a
new beginning. Domes-
tic cargo unit with capac-
impersonating Rajuram ity of 2300 MT per month
Vishnoi. The accused will go live from 00:00
was arrested and the mat- hours August 1. Indigo
ter is being investigated Airlines has already been
further by the police. onboarded after which
It is to be noted that airlines will now operate
the government is facing its entire domestic cargo
massive backlash due to business from the new
paper leaks, cheating, cargo unit at Terminal 1.
and othern malpractices “Domestic inbound
in state level entrance and outbound cargo unit
examinations. will go live from 00:00
Recieved sad
news of electrical
accident During
the Moharram procession
in Dholpur, Our deepest
sympathies are with
families of those who
lost their lives. I wish the
injured a speedy recovery.
Necessary instructions
have been given to
authorities to provide
suitable relief
to the affected
people.
ASHOK GEHLOT
@ashokgehlot51
the SP sent two police-
men to police lines on
the demand of the pro-
testers.The administra-
tion also announced
compensation on the
spot after which the
protests stopped.
Several fire tending vehicles were rushed to spot after getting
news of fire at Ahmedabad’s Rajasthan hospital on Sunday.
tacted the trustee of the
hospital Deepak Bafna
and secretary and took all
the necessary informa-
tion. He assured all pos-
sible help and assistance
on behalf of the Ra-
jasthan government.
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur
NSUI has appointed 20
new district presidents
ahead of the college and
university students’ un-
ion elections in the state.
On the direction of NSUI
President Neeraj Kundan,
state in-charge Gurjot
Singh Sandhu has an-
nounced new district
presidents, dissolving the
executives of all districts
of the state. NSUI is try-
ing to strengthen itself in
the state so that more
youths get connected
hours August 1. The new
cargo terminal is
equipped with state-of-
the-art infrastructure and
Clashes Over Procession in Bharatpur
First India Bureau
Bharatpur
Two factions of same
community clashed with
one other in Bharatpur
over leading the tajia
procession. They also in-
dulged in stone pelting.
After getting informa-
tion, police from two po-
lice stations reached the
spot. A total of 28 people
were arrested on Sunday.
However, tension es-
calated on Sunday after a
scuffle between the two
sides when they indulged
in stone pelting and
throwing bottles. Circle
Officer City Nagendra
Singh said that the ac-
cused have been arrested
under Section 151 of
breach of peace and sent
to the police station.
There was no report of
any serious injury on ei-
ther side in the attack.
Dheeraj Srivastava was
also in touch with the of-
ficials of the Gujarat gov-
ernment taking note of
developments in the case
regularly. Notably, The
hospital is run by a resi-
dent of Rajasthan.
with the organization and
the party. Its direct ben-
efit will first be seen in
the students’ union elec-
tions followed by the as-
sembly elections.
State executive has
been announced after
three years. These in-
clude State General Sec-
retaries and State Secre-
taries, new office bearers
were also made in-charge
of divisions and districts.
A list of district presi-
dents is awaited in which
the name of the president
of Jaipur district will
also be declared.
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facilities. We plan to en-
gage with various trade-
related stakeholders and
help them understand
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Four IPS, nine
RAS and seven
RSS officers to
retire today
First India Bureau
Jaipur
IAS Yagamitra Singh
Deo has taken VRS 2
months prior to his retire-
ment. He will now retire
on July 31. 4 IPS officers
namely Bharat Lal Mee-
na, Sawai Singh Godara,
Himmat Abhilash Tak
and UL Chanwal will
also retire.
9 officers of RAS,
Police held over 28 people in connection with the attacks and Girish Parashar, Sattar
stone pelting on Sunday. Some of the accused in police custody. Khan, Arvind Kumar
Sengwa, Kartar Singh
BAJRANG DAL, VHP CLASH WITH POLICE OVER Poonia, Dharampal Sin-
gh, Ramcharan Sharma,
SEIZURE OF DJ DURING A RELIGIOUS PROCESSION Hiralal Sharma, RAS
Pali: The activists of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu
Parishad on Sunday clashed with police in Sojat of
Govardhanlal Meena,
Pali district following a DJ was Dhanraj Meena will re-
seized during the procession of a reli- tire on July 31. Similarly,
gious gathering. Police informed that a RSS officers Sunil
clash broke out after the police seized Bhardhaj, Ramesh Chand
a DJ vehicle present in the procession Bansal, Goparam
of Trishul Deeksha program in Sojat Chowdhary, Pushpa Mit-
Road of Pali. “The locals closed the
markets in protest of the seizure of DJ tal, Narendra Kumar and
and gheraoed the police station. When the crowd became Omprakash Saini will
violent, the police resorted to lathi-charge and tear-gas retire. Hari Meena will
shells to disperse the crowd,” police said. also retire on July 31.
Anju calls husband,
abuses him, says
India International Travel Mart
Raj gets Best Cultural
she’ll come back
for children soon Tourism Destination
First India Bureau
Alwar
A video purportedly
of the Year Award
showing Indian woman
Anju, who has travelled
legally to a remote vil-
lage in Pakistan to meet
her Facebook friend,
abusing her husband
Arvind on phone. Arvind
was talking to Anju over
phone on speaker mode
and it was shot by an- Anand Kumar Tripathi with state tourism team on Sunday.
other phone. During the
conversation that lasted Nirmal Tiwari
over two minutes, Anju is Jaipur INFO ABOUT STATE’S
purportedly heard hurl- TOURIST INDUSTRY
ing abuses at her husband The Department of Tour-
many times. ism representing Ra- SHARED AT THE EVENT
At the India
She asked what rub- jasthan has been chosen
International
bish he was speaking for the Best Cultural Travel Mart
about her and why he Tourism Destination of
2023, 14 travel agen-
was “dancing” on the in- the Year Award at the In- cies and hoteliers
struction of the media. dia International Travel of the state partici-
The husband said she Mart event held in Ben- pated in the pavilion of
was dead for her now. galuru. The award was Rajasthan tourism.
She and Pakistani nation- received by Anand Ku- Through a powerpoint
presentation by the
al Nasrulla (29) became mar Tripathi, Additional Rajasthan tourism
friends on Facebook in Director, on behalf of the team, the steps taken
2019. Anju recently went Department of Tourism
to Upper Dir district in at the function organized
by the state govern-
ment in the tourism
the tribal Khyber Pakh- at India International sector, future plans of
tunkhwa province on a Travel Mart, Bengaluru. growing and develop-
valid Pakistani visa to The chief guest, HK ing famous tourist
spots and heritage
meet Nasrulla. Patil, Minister of Law sites in the state,
and Parliamentary Af- information about new
fairs, Karnataka, was schemes and tourism
welcomed by Anand Ku- promotion films were
mar Tripathi, Additional displayed. Besides,
Director, Tourism De- the local travel agents
partment, at Rajasthan and general people at
the pavilion were given
Tourism Pavilion. Senior detailed information
officials of tourism de- regarding the tourist
partment of various states industry of Rajasthan.
Anju with Nasrullah in Pakistan. were also present.
has received all neces-
BCAS TO LAUNCH ‘AVIATION SECURITY CULTURE sary government permis-
WEEK’ FOR THE FIRST TIME IN RAJASTHAN sions and approvals from
state and union regulato-
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
will observe “Aviation Security Culture
Week’ from July 31 to August 5th at all
ry agencies. The tariff
and other rate cards to
the airports in state. Various programs operate Cargo unit is
will be organized during the week for fixed and determined by
passengers and all other airport stakeholders on the Airport Economic Regu-
theme “See it, Say it, Secure it.” “For the first time we latory Authority (AERA)
are observing Aviation Security Culture Week at Jaipur
International Airport and other airports in state. Main
of India.
objective is to inculcate security related awareness The new cargo unit has
and identify security concerns at preliminary level,” ample parking space and
said Dhara Singh, Regional Director , BCAS Jaipur. direct entry gate for all
stakeholders and boasts
several features to aid in
how the new facilities aviation cargo hubs,” effective handling of in-
can enable safe and se- said a senior official of bound and outbound
cure movement of cargo Jaipur Airport. cargo. It will also have
to regional and national Airport administration two XBIS machines.
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PERSPECT VE
AI CHANGES EVERYTHING
Whereas previous technological developments altered human behavior & appearances, the rapid
rise of artificial intelligence will reshape individuals’ core social and political beliefs, including
about the nature and role of the state. The use of autonomous weaponry in war is a case in point
POLITICAL
LIBERALISM
The twentieth century
was marked by the most
destructive wars in hu-
man history, which in turn
produced a new impulse
to democratize. Since
soldiers and their families
needed to be rewarded for
their sacrifices, both World
Wars led to an extension
of the franchise. Classical
political liberalism held
that people should not be
expected to sacrifice their
lives for a specific politi-
cal entity unless they had
some say in the matter.
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he rapid
T march of ar-
tificial intel-
ligence is not
only disrupt-
ing conventional notions of
work. It is also changing the
essence of human identity.
Whereas previous techno-
logical developments al-
tered human behavior and
appearances, AI will funda-
mentally reshape individu-
als’ core social and political
beliefs, including about the
nature and role of the state.
In the nineteenth-century
Industrial Revolution, me-
chanical power – mostly
fueled by burning carbon –
replaced human and animal
power as a source for ener-
gy to be used in the transfor-
mation of nature and the
production of industrial and
consumer goods. As the
revolution matured in the
twentieth century, hard
physical labor was left to
only a dwindling group of
occupations.
For a glimpse of most
pre-industrial work, look at
roofers, who today are still
exhausted and worn out by
toiling in the elements in
uncomfortable, distorting
physical positions. They
are preserving in the twen-
ty-first century what was
once a general experience.
Early twentieth-century
automobile workers bent
over their tools, lifted
heavy objects, and applied
huge amounts of energy.
Their early twenty-first-
century counterparts look
at monitors and track the
robots who have taken over
the heavy physical tasks.
As the sweat economy has
disappeared, working peo-
ple have become weaker,
but also healthier. Those
who want to retain some
physical strength now go to
the gym.
The information-tech-
nology revolution repre-
sented another step in this
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Samagam. The coffee table book
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The information-technology revolution
represented another step in this human
development. As machines have taken over more
cognitive tasks, computers now monitor the robots
doing the physical work. With the elimination of
mental work (like the complex arithmetic that shop
assistants used to perform), the same old pattern
has continued: many people have stopped thinking
at work and devoted those energies to crossword
puzzles, sudoku, or Wordle.
human development. As
machines have taken over
more cognitive tasks, com-
puters now monitor the ro-
bots doing the physical
work. With the elimination
of mental work (like the
complex arithmetic that
shop assistants used to per-
form), the same old pattern
has continued: many peo-
ple have stopped thinking
at work and devoted those
energies to crossword puz-
zles, sudoku, or Wordle.
Today’s revolution goes
much further, because it af-
fects how collective activi-
ty is conceptualized. This
development is perhaps
clearest in the military, but
it also has implications for
political participation and
even our understanding of
legitimate authority.
The twentieth century
was marked by the most de-
structive wars in human his-
tory, which in turn produced
a new impulse to democra-
tize. Since soldiers and their
families needed to be re-
warded for their sacrifices,
both World Wars led to an
extension of the franchise.
Classical political liberal-
ism held that peopleshould
not be expected to sacrifice
their lives for a specific po-
litical entity unless they had
some say in the matter.But
technology offers a way to
@dpradhanbjp
short-circuit this process.
Around the world, educated
urban populations increas-
ingly are not expected to
engage with the brutal side
of human affairs. Consider
Russia. Russian President
Vladimir Putin has relied on
semi-autonomous merce-
nary groups, peripheral
populations, and even pris-
oners to wage his war in
Ukraine, because he knows
that the populations of Mos-
cow and St. Petersburg are
physically and – more im-
portantly – psychologically
unsuited for the task.
This is not a new prob-
lem, of course. Before
World War I, military com-
manders in big European
countries wondered how
they would field large ar-
mies, given that modern
industrial life had made
many recruits physically
unsuited for military ser-
vice. Today, military plan-
ners still harbor the same
concerns. In 2017, the Pen-
tagon estimated that 71% of
young Americans (aged 17
to 24) were unfit for service,
and since then the share has
risen to 77%. But it has
technologies that earlier
generations could scarcely
have imagined. War is be-
ing taken over by unmanned
appliances – such as auton-
omous drones – just as in-
Met with Sherin Shahana, the disabled
Kerala woman from Wayanad who had made
national news when she cracked the UPSC
exams. She has been devastated not to be allocated a
specific service because of limited quotas for people
in her situation in the various services. I have
taken up the matter with @DrJitendraSingh
who has promised to be helpful.
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dustrial and clerical work
was in earlier eras.
To understand the politi-
cal consequences of the au-
tomatization of war, just
consider how society over-
all has changed in the mod-
ern era. In medieval society,
humans were generally di-
vided into three estates: ora-
tores, bellatores, laboratores
– those who orated or
prayed (the clergy); those
who fought (the aristocra-
cy); and the rest, who actu-
ally did some “work” in the
form of manual labor.
It was owing to their
fighting capacity that the
aristocracy originally could
claim massive political
power. But after they
stopped fighting and re-
tired to a foppish court ex-
istence, the legitimacy of
their rule vanished in a
cloud of perfume. With the
mass armies that followed
the French Revolution, war
became democratized, and
so did politics. But now
that war is being fought
through technology, power
is moving away from the
people again.
What will come of the
remaining social groups?
Just as the Industrial Revo-
lution reduced the need for
laboratores, the AI revolu-
tion is rendering humans
obsolete in the military
sphere. Like the laboratores
before them, the bellatores
are becoming machines.
That leaves the oratores,
who are tasked with pre-
serving what is still distinc-
tively human.
Are they, too, vulnerable
to creeping redundancy and
eventual existential destruc-
tion at the hands of technol-
ogy? Fearing as much,
some critics and tech lead-
ers are calling for a “pause”
on AI development. But
technology has never
stopped simply because
some people wanted it to.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE
Shashi Tharoor
@ShashiTharoor
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IN-DEPTH
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
NEEDS CLARITY FOR
SOCIAL MEDIA TROLLS
hen BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma made
W objectionable references to Prophet Muham-
mad last year, there was a strong backlash
from the minority community and questions were
raised about the extent to which freedom of speech
should be allowed. Her statement led to riots break-
ing out in parts of the country and India faced strong
criticism from the Islamic nations. The Supreme
Court took a serious view of it and denied relief to
Sharma. The troll army immediately swung into ac-
tion and the judges were belittled on social media
platforms.
The dilemma before the courts, including the Su-
preme Court, is whether free speech allows criticism
of the judiciary if there is any observation or judgment
that is not in sync with a party line. The latest example
is that of a Tamil Nadu publisher Badri Seshadri who
has been arrested for remarks against CJI DY Chan-
drachud’s observations on Manipur situation.
Freedom of speech allows one to go this far and
no further. Politicians have proved that.
BJP IN READINESS
FOR POLL BATTLE
haratiya Janata Party’s sights are fixed on
B 2024, besides assembly elections in Ra-
jasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and
Chhattisgarh which are due later this year. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi is spearheading the party’s
campaign with his typical style of oratory. Party
president JP Nadda is not lagging behind and reshuf-
fled the organisational set-up on Saturday. He also
held one-on-one meetings with the party’s core group
members in Rajasthan.
The organisational rejig is of special significance
for Uttar Pradesh where the party is betting high on
Pasmanda Muslims.
Induction of Tariq
Mansoor, a Pasman-
da Muslim and for-
mer vice-chancellor
of Aligarh Muslim
University as vice- The organisational
president is notable rejig is of special
from that perspec- significance for UP
tive. If the strategy where the party is
helps the party make betting high on
inroads in the Mus- Pasmanda Muslims.
lim vote bank will be Induction of Tariq
an added advantage.
To further consoli-
Mansoor, a
Pasmanda Muslim &
date its hold on UP
the party has brought
ex- VC of AMU as V-P
is notable from that
in Rajya Sabha MP perspective
Radha Mohan Agar-
wal as a general-sec-
retary. Agarwal be-
longs to Gorakhpur, the constituency of Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath.
Tariq Mansoor is not the only Muslim in Nadda’s
team. Having learnt its lesson from Karnataka defeat,
the BJP has thought it wise to include Kerala’s Ab-
dulla Kutty for a second term. He was earlier ap-
pointed vice-president in 2020 leading to resentment
in BJP’s Kerala unit. With Kerala in its sight, it ap-
peared imperative for the party to give representation
to Muslims at the national level.
The new team has its agenda laid out. With the new
team the BJP has covered all flanks and is battle-
ready. With Prime Minister Modi in the lead the team
members have to take his message forward.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Those established in Self-
realization control their senses
instead of letting their senses
control them.
BHAGAVAD GITA
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PM Modi addresses nation on 103rd episode of his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast
Pak forgot who is our PM during
India set record of destroying Uri, Pulwama attack: Amit Shah

over 10 lakh kg of drugs: Modi

ANI
Indore

Union Home Minister

First India Bureau
New Delhi
Stating that drug abuse
was a big problem for the
entire country, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
on Sunday urged the peo-
ple to fight the menace
“collectively
“Drug addiction be-
comes a big problem not
only for the family but
for the whole of society.
In such a situation, for
this danger to end forev-
er, it is necessary that we
all move forward in thi
s direction in unison,”
Modi said in his pro-
gramme Mann Ki Baat.
“If we want to save the
future generations of the
country, we have to keep
them away from drugs,”
the PM emphasised.
Talking about the step
taken by his government
to combat the drug men-
ace, Modi said, “Two
weeks ago, India has
taken a huge action
against drugs. After seiz-
BJP National President JP Nadda with party members listen to the 103rd edition of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' speech, in New Delhi on Sunday.
ing about 1.5 lakh kg
consignment of drugs, it
has been destroyed.
“India has also created
a unique record of de-
stroying 10 lakh kg of
drugs. The cost of these
drugs was more than Rs
12,000 crore” PM Naren-
dra Modi on Sunday said.
PM TO BE CONFERRED
WITH LOKMANYA TILAK
AWARD ON AUGUST 1
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi will visit Maha-
rashtra’s Pune in August 1
during which he will lay the
foundation stone of various
development projects, a re-
lease from the Prime Minis-
ter’s Office said on Sunday.
As per the statement, later,
the Prime Minsister will be
conferred with the Lok-
manya Tilak National Award.
The Award was constituted
by Tilak Smarak Mandir
Trust in 1983, to honour the
legacy of Lokmanya Tilak. It
is presented every year on
PTI the 1st of August.
DURING ‘MANN KI BAAT’, PM LAUDS UP’S STATEWIDE PLANTATION DRIVE
Lucknow: During his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio
braodcast on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi lauded the Uttar Pradesh government’s
feat of planting 30 crore saplings in the state. Modi
highlighted the active public participation in the state’s
‘Vriksharopan Jan Abhiyan 2023’, which was kicked
off on July 22 by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath by planting a sapling in Bijnor.
Amit Shah said that when
Pakistan attacked Indian
soldiers in Uri and Pul-
wama in 2019, they for-
got that Narendra Modi is
the PM who replied suit-
ably with a surgical strike
unlike the meek response
from “Mauni Baba” dur-
ing UPA’s term.
“At Uri and Pulwama
they (Pakistanis) had at-
tacked the Army and
CRPF, but they forgot that
the UPA government is
not in power, it is the BJP
government. And not
Mauni Baba Manmohan
Singh, but Narendra Modi
is the PM,” Shah said.
“In 15 days, our jawans
conducted surgical
strikes and air strikes, en-
tered Pakistan’s home
and eliminated the terror-
ists and tore apart their
hideouts,” he added.
Shah said that during
the Congress-led UPA
government, Pakistan
used to conduct terrorist
activities in the country
by the government did
not respond adequately.
Home Minister Amit Shah accompanied by Madhya Pradesh CM
Shivraj Singh Chouhan visits the birthplace of Lord Parshuram to
offer prayers, at Janapav, in Indore on Sunday.  ANI
UNION MINISTER AMIT SHAH VISITS BIRTHPLACE
OF PARSHURAM NEAR INDORE TO OFFER PRAYERS
Indore: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday
visited Janapav Kuti, considered the birthplace of
Lord Parshuram,
in Indore district of
Madhya Pradesh and
offered prayers. He is
scheduled to address
the Bharatiya Janata
Party’s ‘Vijay Sankalp
Sammelan’ here later.
Shah was welcomed at
Janapav Kuti, located in
a hilly area about 50 kilometres from Indore city, by priests
who offered him an ‘angavastram’ and he prayed amid
Vedic chants, eyewitnesses said. Party functionaries said
around 50,000 BJP workers are expected to attend the
Vijay Sankalp Sammelan, which is part of moves to boost
its prospects in the year-end Assembly polls.

‘India's semiconductor Nitish Kumar can People of MP have clearly accepted BJP: Ashwini Vaishnaw
return to NDA
mission not just about any time: Union PTI
BJP FORMS 26-MEMBER BJP CAN SAY ANYTHING
domestic requirements’ Min Athawale
Indore

Railway Minister Ash-

PTI
New Delhi
India’s semiconductor
mission is not just about
meeting domestic require-
ments but also aimed at
contributing to global de-
mand for trusted manufac-
turing, External Affairs
Minister S Jaishankar
said on Sunday.
In an address at a con-
ference, he told top ex-
‘NOT SURPRISING IF
EMERGING TECH
COME UP AS METRICS’
Agencies
Mumbai
Union minister Ramdas
Athawale on Sunday said
Bihar Chief Minister Nit-
ish Kumar, who snapped
ties with the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) last
year, can return to the
National Democratic Al-
liance (NDA) any time.
Ramdas Athawale said
Nitish Kumar was part of
wini Vaishnaw on Sun-
day said the people of
Madhya Pradesh have
clearly accepted the rul-
ing BJP. The assembly
polls in Madhya Pradesh
are due in November this
year. The BJP has made
Vaishnaw the joint-in-
charge for the state polls.
“There is enthusiasm
among BJP workers for
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Indore on Sunday.
Home Minister Amit
Shah’s Indore visit. The
public has very clearly
accepted BJP,” Vaishnaw
said. Before interacting
with the media, Vaishnaw
visited the local railway
station along with In-
dore’s Lok Sabha mem-
ber & railway officials.
ELECTION MGT PANEL TO WIN POLLS: NATH
Bhopal: The MP BJP
has constituted a
26-member election
management committee for
the state assembly polls due
later this year. Five invited
members are also included
in the committee, the an-
nouncement of which was
made on Saturday. The BJP
also announced a 19-mem-
ber manifesto drafting panel
headed by former minister
state Jayant Malaiya.
Indore: MP Congress
president Kamal
Nath on Sunday took
a dig at BJP leader Kailash
Vijayvargiya’s claim that the
saffron party will retain power
by winning over 160 out of
230 seats in the upcoming
polls. “I want to ask him
(Vijayvargiya) why he did
not say that BJP will win 200
seats. BJP can say anything,
but it depends on the people
of the state,” Nath said.

Stage set for stormy week as Cong leaders to discuss

ecutives of leading global External Affairs the NDA earlier and de-
semiconductor firms that Minister S Jais- spite the BJP getting
hankar on Sun-
their decisions and rela- more seats in the assem-

Parl to take up Services Bill strategy for LS polls with

tionships have implica-
tions far beyond immedi-
ate business and can con-
tribute to re-engineering
the global economy.
The external affairs
minister argued that trust
and transparency have
emerged as key issues for
the future of the digital
domain and questions like
who processes and har-
vests “our data is increas-
ingly crucial in a world of
artificial intelligence.”
“Nor indeed can we any
longer separate even basic
manufacturing and every-
day commodities and ser-
vices from their data im-
plications,” he said.
RSS CHIEF AT CANCER HOSPITAL EVENT
day said it will not be
surprising if critical and
emerging technologies
come up as one of the
most important metrics
of power, and added
that concerns in the
CET field are influenced
by how market share
and production domi-
nance are leveraged in
other areas. The ques-
tions of who invents and
manufactures, market
shares, resources, skills
and talent pool in rela-
tion to CET are becom-
ing increasingly critical
in the global arena,
External Affairs Minister
Jaishankar said while
virtually addressing the
‘Semicon India 2023’
event organised here.
bly elections in Bihar last
time, he was made the
CM. The minister also
took a dig at the opposi-
tion’s INDIA alliance,
alleging that its sole
agenda was to remove
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi from power.
Nitish Kumar’s Janata
Dal (United) snapped ties
with the saffron party and
walked out of the NDA in
August 2022.
Nitish Kumar & Ramdas Athawale
PTI
New Delhi
The Monsoon session of
Parliament which saw
many disruptions since it
began on July 20 over
the Manipur violence is-
sue, is set to become
more turbulent with the
government likely to in-
troduce a bill in the Lok
Sabha to replace the Del-
hi services ordinance.
The Government of
National Capital Terri-
tory of Delhi (Amend-
ment) Bill has become a
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP
has reacted strongly against
the ordinance.
rallying point for a unit-
ed opposition against the
BJP-led NDA. Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal’s AAP, which
is a part of the opposi-
tion coalition INDIA,
has reacted strongly
against the ordinance.
The government has
also listed 13 draft legis-
lations for consideration
and passing in the Lok
Sabha even as a notice
for moving a no-confi-
dence motion is pending
before the House.
The Lok Sabha has
passed 5 bills after brief
discussions as opposi-
tion members raised slo-
gans demanding the PM
’s statement on Manipur.
Kharge, RaGa on Aug 2
ANI
New Delhi
Karnataka Congress lead-
ers will hold a meeting on
August 2, with Congress
President Mallikarjun
Kharge and Rahul Gan-
dhi in Delhi to discuss the
poll strategy for the 2024
Lok Sabha elections.
Congress General Sec-
retary Organisation KC
Venugopal, Congress
General Secretary and In-
charge of Karnataka PCC
Randeep Surjewala, Kar-
nataka CM Siddaramaiya,
Dy CM And PCC Chief
DK Shivkumar are to be
present along with other
senior leaders of the state.
BJP LOOTING MONEY
OF PEOPLE: CONGRESS
New Delhi: Congress
on Sunday accused
the BJP-led govern-
ment of ‘looting’ people
instead of giving them relief
from the inflation. “People are
facing economic crisis due to
inflation and unemployment,
& BJP is looting their hard-
earned money. The govt is
not only earning profit, but
also given exemption to loot
to its capitalist friends,” said
Cong leader Jairam Ramesh.
EX-CM BOMMAI SLAMS
SIDDARAMAIAH GOVT
Belagavi (K’taka):
Targeting the Con-

Duty with compassion is true service to society: Bhagwat

PTI
Thane
ashtriya Sway-
R
amsevak Sangh
(RSS) chief
Mohan Bhagwat on Sun-
day said duty to society
with compassion is true
service.
Addressing a gather-
ing after laying the foun-
dation stone of Dhar-
maveer Anand Dighe
Cancer Hospital and a
temple complex here,
Bhagwat said saving
lives is service towards
the Almighty if done
with purity.
“Service to human
kind with the emotion of
eradicating grief and
without any selfish mo-
tive and ego is under-
standing duty towards
others,’” he said.
Bhagwat said educa-
tion and health is equally
important like “roti, ka-
pda and makaan” (food,
clothing and shelter), but
the facilities are inade-
quate and the need of the
hour is affordable and ac-
cessible health infra-
structure.
Bhagwat expressed
confidence that the pro-
posed cancer hospital
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat during the foundation
stone laying ceremony of Dharamveer Anand Dighe Cancer Hospital, in Thane, on Sunday. 
will benefit society as it
is being done with genu-
ine emotions of eradicat-
ing grief and hardships.
“Saving lives is ser-
vice to the Almighty and
PTI
this gives hope to the
people that they are not
alone,” he said.
gress government in
Congress is part Karnataka over its handling
of I.N.D.I.A or ‘Indian Na- of rain and flood situation &
tional Developmental In- in providing relief, senior BJP
clusive Alliance’, a group leader Basavaraj Bommai on
Sunday alleged that those in
Bhagwat said of 26 opposition parties power are busy in politics to
education and that have come together to save their position. The state
take on the National Dem-
health is equally government is not paying
important like “roti, ocratic Alliance (NDA), attention towards damages
kapda and makaan” led by PM Modi’s BJP. caused due to rains.
(food, clothing
and shelter),
but the facilities
are inadequate
and the need of the
hour is affordable
and accessible
health infrastructure
He assured all help for
the hospital pro-
ject from the RSS.
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& Haryana from August 2 onwards

Agencies
New Delhi

As the visiting delegation

New Delhi
The northwest region,
mainly parts of HP, Hary-
ana and Punjab, is
expected to receive a
fresh spell of heavy rain
next week, according to
the IMD.
The weather agency
has issued a yellow alert
for the region with the
likelihood of heavy rain
on August 2 and 3. “Light
to moderate rainfall is
expected over the
subsequent two days,”
IMD said.
In view of the heavy
rain, Himachal may
again witness landslides
and mudslides while
low-lying areas of Pun-
jab and Haryana could
witness localised flood-
ing, an official said. The
water level in Ghaggar
and Yamuna rivers,
which causes flooding in
the region, could rise too,
said the official.
In the northeast, mod-
erate to heavy rainfall
is very likely over the
region during the next
five days.
“Heavy rainfall is also
likely to take place in
Arunachal Pradesh on
August 2-3. The situation
would be similar in As-
A rescue operation of a vehicle that got washed away in the flood water due to a cloudburst occurred
on July 25th, in Kullu on Saturday. 
sam and Meghalaya, Na-
galand, Manipur, Mizo-
ram, and Tripura during
August 1-3,” it said.
As per the IMD, in
West India, moderate rain-
fall along with heavy rain-
fall is likely to continue in
Goa and Maharashtra in
the next five days.
“In south India, mod-
erate isolated to scattered
rainfall with isolated
heavy rainfall is likely
in Telangana on
August 1 and in coastal
Karnataka on August 2
and 3,” it said.
ROCKFALL BLOCKS
BADRINATH HIGHWAY
Uttarakhand: Traffic
movement on the
Badrinath Highway
was blocked as stones rolled
off the hill near Baba Ashram
Karnprayag in Chamoli
district, officials informed on
Sunday. Earlier, on Saturday,
a portion of the Badrinath
National Highway (National
Highway-7) was corroded
due to the rising levels of the
Lambagad drain on account
of heavy showers in the
Chamoli district since Friday
night, officials said.
of Opposition leaders
met the Manipur Gover-
nor on the second day of
their fact-finding visit to
the state, senior Congress
leader Jairam Ramesh
launched a scathing at-
tack at the Centre saying
only one minister from
the ruling NDA has vis-
ited the Northeast state.
The Congress Rajya
Sabha MP noted that the
visit by the delegation of
MPs from the INDIA is
aimed at paying heed to
the pain. "NDA Union
Ministers used to visit
Manipur every week and
at times every other day
in the run-up to the 2022
Assembly elections in
Badrinath Highway is blocked the state. Since the out-
ANI due to falling of stones. break of ethnic violence,
only the Union Home
Minister has visited once,
that too after a delay of
FLOODS: CENTRAL TEAM TO VISIT TELANGANA more than a month… with
An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) will visit no tangible impact to
Telangana on July 31 to assess the damage caused
by floods in the state following the recent heavy show. Meanwhile, first it
rains. The central team is being dispatched to Telangana was @RahulGandhi and
now the delegation of 20
on the instructions of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a
release from the office of Union Minister and Telangana MPs from Team INDIA,
BJP President G Kishan Reddy said on Sunday. who are there in Manipur
— listening to the pain,
FLASH FLOODS COST HIMACHAL `5,600 CRORES anguish and horror of
Shimla: A loss of more than Rs 6 crore has been both the communities, ap-
estimated due to rains in Dharamshala only which pealing for peace, taking
may increase further as reports are yet to come stock of the condition of
from many departments. Prem Sagar, a hotelier in Dharam-
shala said, “The monsoon season is on and it has a time
the relief camps across
span of around 90 days here. We are in the middle of this Manipur, and trying to
season now. This year the monsoon began at a right time build bridges," the Con-
but as compared to previous years it’s raining a lot.” gress leader tweeted.
Senior Congre leader Jairam Ramesh.  FILE
JOIN DEBATE, SHARE EXPERIENCES OF MANIPUR
VISIT: ANURAG THAKUR URGES OPPOSTION MPs
New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday
urged the Opposition MPs who returned
from Manipur to join a discussion in
Parliament on the ethnic violence in the north-
eastern state and share their experiences from
the visit. He accused the opposition members
of running away from discussion in Parliament
when the government had offered a debate.
MANIPUR VIOLENCE: MPs DEMAND URGENT
RAUT SLAMS BJP REHABILITATION
Mumbai: Shiv Imphal: In a
Sena (UBT) memorandum
leader Sanjay submitted to
Raut on Sunday hit out Manipur Guv Anusuiya
at the BJP for calling the Uikey, the 21 opposition
visit of members of the MPs who signed the
opposition bloc INDIA to document demanded
Manipur as a “show-off”, urgent rehabilitation
and said Prime Minister and resettlement of the
Narendra Modi has nei- affected people to bring
ther visited the strife-torn
state nor spoken about
peace and harmony to
the state. The continued
it in Parliament. The internet ban for the last
north-eastern state has three months is aiding the
been witnessing ethnic unsubstantiated rumours,
clashes since early May which is adding to the
between the majority existing mistrust among
Meitei community. the communities.

IN BRIEF
Massive fire at
Ahmedabad hosp, 125
patients evacuated
Ahmedabad: A fire
broke out in the base-
13.13 lakh girls, ‘India to soon launch own size of footwear’ 3 cases lodged
over violence
women go missing ANI The Minister said,
"India is the 2nd largest
during Muharram
in 3 yrs: Govt data New Delhi

Union Minister of Com-

ment of a 10-storey hos-
pital in Ahmedabad city
on Sunday, following
which around 125 pa-
tients were evacuated.
There was so far no re-
port of any casualty, in-
spector M D Champavat
from Sahibaug police
station said.
Maha: 120 evacuated
from unsafe building
Maharashtra: Around
120 people were evacu-
ated from an eight-sto-
rey building in the
Mumbra locality of Ma-
harashtra’s Thane city
on Sunday after its pil-
lars were found to have
developed cracks, a civ-
ic official said. The
building is 20 years old.
Woman Congress
activist lynched in
Bengal's Murshidabad
Kolkata: A Congress
woman activist, Khatun
Bewa (64), was report-
edly lynched allegedly
by the ruling Trinamool
Congress (TMC) activ-
ists at Ghoramara in
Murshidabad district of
West Bengal on Sunday
morning. She was also
an ardent follower of
state Cong president.
PTI
New Delhi
More than 13.13 lakh
girls and women went
missing in the country in
three years between
2019 and 2021 and most
of them were from Mad-
hya Pradesh, followed
by West Bengal.
According to the Un-
ion Home Ministry data,
tabled in Parliament last
week, 10,61,648 women
above 18 years and
2,51,430 girls below that
age went missing be-
tween 2019 and 2021
across the country.
The data was com-
piled by the National
Crime Records Bureau
(NCRB).
In Madhya Pradesh,
1,60,180 women and
38,234 girls went missing
between 2019 and 2021,
according to the data pro-
vided to Parliament.
SALE CONTINUES AT `70/KG
NCCF sells 560 tons tomatoes in last 15 days
PTI
New Delhi
ooperative
WORLD DAY AGAINST
TRAFFICKING
New Delhi: Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar and
Andhra Pradesh are
the top three states
with the maximum
number of children traf-
ficked between 2016
and 2022, while Delhi
has seen an alarm-
ing 68 per cent rise
from pre to post-Covid
times, according to a
new study by an NGO.
Delhi has witnessed a
68 per cent increase in
child trafficking cases.
A total of 1,56,905
women and 36,606 girls
went missing from West
Bengal in the same peri-
od. In Maharashtra,
1,78,400 women and
13,033 girls went miss-
ing in the said period.
merce and Industry Pi-
yush Goyal said that the
Indian Footwear and
Leather industry is not
only a major foreign ex-
change earner but being
a labour-intensive sector,
it also provides employ-
ment to approximately
4.5 million people, 40%
of whom are women.
Mayawati accuses SP leader of religious manipulation
Agencies
New Delhi
BSP President Mayawati
on Sunday accused Sa-
majwadi Party leader
Swami Prasad Maurya of
trying to drive a wedge
between communities
ahead of election with his
comment on demolition
of Buddhist monasteries
in ancient India.
“The latest statement
of Samajwadi Party lead-
Piyush Goyal
While addressing as a
Chief Guest at India Inter-
national Footwear Fair
2023 (IIFF) in New Delhi
on Saturday, Commerce
Swami Prasad Maurya & BSP
supremo Mayawati.
er Swami Prasad Maurya
that many temples in-
cluding Badrinath were
built by demolishing
Buddhist monasteries
and why modern survey
FARMER FROM ANDHRA
TURNS MILLIONAIRE
and Industry Minister said
that India has the capacity
to become the world's
largest and best quality
footwear manufacturer.
should be done not only
of Gyanvapi Masjid but
also of other major tem-
ples, is a purely political
statement giving rise to
new controversies,” the
Bahujan Samaj Party
chief said in a tweet.
“Maurya was a minis-
ter in the BJP govern-
ment for a long time, why
did he not put such pres-
sure on his party and the
government in this re-
gard?,” she said.
dertaking sale of the key
kitchen staple in Bihar and
other consuming states.
“We have sold around
exporter of leather gar-
ments, 3rd largest ex-
porter of Saddlery and
Harness and 4th largest
exporter of Leather
Goods in the world." Pi-
yush Goyal highlighted
that more than 95 per
cent of the production
units in this sector are
Ministry of Micro, Small
& Medium Enterprises
(MSME) units.
DEATH DUE TO EXPIRED
MEDICINES ON THE RISE
Lucknow: SP presi-
dent Akhilesh Yadav
on Sunday alleged
there was a rise in number
of deaths in Uttar Pradesh
hospitals due to expired
medicines, as he advised
people to check medicines
and injections before use.
Yadav made the appeal in
a tweet and also attached a
video which showed some
people pushing a broken-
down ambulance.
17-yr-old minor raped in
MP, 2nd incident in 4 days
Agencies
Bhopal
A 17-year-old girl was al-
legedly raped in Madhya
processions
Agencies
New Delhi
Three cases were regis-
tered after an unruly
crowd taking part in Mu-
harram processions
clashed with police and
pelted them with stones in
west Delhi’s Nangloi, of-
ficials said on Sunday.
The first FIR was reg-
istered under sections of
the IPC and the Preven-
tion of Damage to Public
Property Act at Nangloi
police station on the
complaint of Nangloi
SHO Prabhu Dayal. The
incident in this case oc-
curred at Surajmal Sta-
dium, DCP (Outer)
Harendra Singh said.
The second FIR was reg-
istered on the basis of a
complaint lodged by
Nanag Ram, the law and
order inspector at Nan-
gloi police station, for an
incident at Nangloi
Chowk, Singh said.
WOMAN GANGRAPED;
1 PERSON ARRESTED
A 40-year-old

C Chitoor: Amid the woman has

After intimate video
goes viral, 2 college
students die in K’taka
Bengaluru: Two stu-
dents of a private col-
lege in Karnataka’s Da-
vangare committed sui-
cide after a video depict-
ing them in an intimate
moment surfaced on so-
cial media. The scene of
the boy and girl at the
terrace of their college
was shot by some un-
known person, without
their knowledge.
NCCF on Sun-
day said it has
sold 560 tonnes of toma-
toes at a subsidised rate in
the last 15 days in Delhi,
Rajasthan and Uttar
Pradesh, and the discount
sale continues as retail
prices are still ruling high
amid heavy rains in key
producing states.
National Cooperative
Consumers’ Federation
of India (NCCF) had be-
gun tomato sale at a sub-
sidised rate of Rs 90 per
kg on July 14, and later
reduced the price to Rs
70 per kg. Since last one
week, NCCF has been
FILE
selling tomatoes at Rs 70
per kg in all three states.
NCCF is selling toma-
toes on behalf of the cen-
soaring prices of
tomatoes in the
country, a farmer of Chitoor
district has claimed that he
has become crorepati and
earned Rs 3 crores. He
claimed that Sahu variety of
tomato were planted in 22
acres on April 7. Mulch-
ing and micro-irrigation
methods were followed in
the cutting system.
tral government in order
to provide relief to con-
sumers from high prices.
Even NAFED is also un-
560 tonnes of tomatoes till
July 28 in Delhi, Rajasthan
and Uttar Pradesh. The
sale is continuing in all
three states,” NCCF MD
Anice Joseph Chandra
told PTI. NCCF is selling
tomatoes through mobile
vans, select retail outlets of
Kendriya Bhandar & gov-
ernment-backed ONDC in
Delhi and National Capital
Region. In the other two
states, it is sold through
mobile vans and tied up
with state governments.
Pradesh's Satna district.
This is the second inci-
dent of horrifying crime
against a minor girl in the
district within four days.
According to police,
the alleged incident took
place on Friday, when the
victim had gone to a de-
serted place to address
the nature's call. The ac-
cused grabbed her from
behind & raped her. She
narrated the ordeal to her
parents following which,
the family members of
been allegedly
raped by two men in
MP’s Raisen district,
police said on Sunday.
The accused, identified
as Akash Khangar and
Laxman Lodhi, alleg-
edly raped the victim
after finding her at a
deserted place.
the teenage girl lodged a
complaint at police sta-
tion, an official said, add-
ing that the accused was
arrested on Saturday.
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Religious leaders call upon CM, urge CM Khattar

him to withdraw Fair Authority Bill
VHP termed the Bill as anti-Hindu & warned of stir if it isn’t withdrawn
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Religious leaders have
demanded from CM
Ashok Gehlot to with-
draw the Rajasthan Mela
Authority Bill. They met
CM Gehlot and raised
objections regarding
some provisions of the
bill. Mahant Kailash
Sharma, Naresh Puri
Maharaj,Pratap Singh
Chauhan, Ajaypal Singh,
Naim Bhai, Badshah
Bhai and others met CM.
VHP termed the bill as
anti-Hindu & warned of
an agitation if bill isn’t
withdrawn. “The bill is
another example of Cong
govt’s anti-Hindu men-
tality. Fairs have their
own tradition. Taking
permission to organise it
& punishment of one
year on not taking per-
mission is in itself an at-
tempt to separate Hindus
from their tradition &
culture,” said VHP leader
Suresh Upadhyay.
raises polluted
water issue with
CM Gehlot
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Addressing the Jan Sam-
vad at Dharuhera, Hary-
ana CM Manohar Lal
Khattar said he has tak-
en up with
his counter-
part in Ra-
jasthan,
Ashok Ge-
hlot, the is-
sue of contaminated wa-
ter coming towards
Dharuhera from neigh-
bouring state’s Bhiwadi
area. ”I have personally
CM Ashok Gehlot interacts with Saints, Mahants and Chief Qazis of the State as they call upon him at CMR in Jaipur on Sunday. spoken to Raj CM about
Mahant Kailash Sharma, Naresh Puri Maharaj, Yashodanandan, Pratap S Chauhan, Ajaypal Singh, Naim Bhai, Badshah Bhai & this and he has assured us
others were among those who met CM. Also seen are Usha Sharma, Kuldeep Ranka and Gaurav Goyal. of taking appropriate
steps. But we have asked
them to give assurance in
STATE GOVERNMENT ORDERS ADJUSTMENT writing so that there is no
OF TEACHER LEVEL1&2 WORKING IN TSP AREA laxity,” Khattar said. “We
State Govt has ordered adjustment of are ready to take this mat-
teacher level-1&2 working in TSP area of ter to SC to get a perma-
primary & secondary education, informed nent solution to this prob-
CM Ashok Gehlot on Twitter.“Adjustment of teacher lem,” he added. Haryana
level-1 and 2 working in the scheduled area (TSP govt will move SC to
area) of primary & secondary education. Adjustment
vacate Raj govt’s stay, he
order issued in Non-TSP areas according to prefer-
ence of 1,903 teachers. The residents of TSP area said, adding that people
will now be recruited on these vacant posts through of Dharuhera won’t be
the ongoing recruitment process. Best wishes to all left to suffer. Rajasthan
CM Gehlot being greeted with a ‘Odhna’ & ‘Prasad’ by Mahant Kailash the adjusted teachers,” Gehlot tweeted. will be given 7-day notice
Sharma at CMR in Jaipur on Sunday. Also seen here is Usha Sharma. for appropriate action.”
Leaders meet
Randhawa, claim
for party tickets
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
Several Congress leaders
met State in-charge
Sukhjinder Singh Rand-
hawa and staked claim
for the party ticket before
him at the War Room
here. Rajiv Arora claimed
a ticket from Malviya Na-
gar and kept his side in
the context of his claim. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Khadi Board Chair-
man Brijkishore Sharma Randhawa focused more
also met Randhawa and on low percentage. Now,
claimed a ticket from MLAs with less percent-
Hawa Mahal. Co-in- age are worried that their
charge Amrrita Dhawan tickets may be axed due to
was also present. MLAs low percentage.
KL Bairwa and GR Kha- Jyoti Khandelwal, ex-
tana also met Randhawa mayor of Jaipur, ex-
& kept their point on pressed displeasure to
politics of East Raj. Randhawa, saying that
Randhawa advised lead- neither she has been ad-
ers to involve in poll justed in organisation nor
preparation to strengthen has been given the post
organization. of Mahila Congress Prez.
In the meanwhile, Khandelwal said that she
Randhawa also asked was constantly active.
MLAs about their contri- She demanded a ticket
bution to Mehangai Rahat for assembly polls. Rand-
Camps. Some MLAs said hawa met several party
90 % & some said 55 %. leaders on Saturday too.

Police reshuffle in Raj: INAUGURATION OF NEW BUILDING OF ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Govt transfers 82 RPS,
another list on the cards!
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Ahead of the Assembly
elections, the State govern-
ment is continuously re-
leasing the list of transfers
and has made a major re-
shuffle in Police Depart-
ment. 82 officers of Ra-
jasthan Police were trans-
ferred on Sunday. The or-
ders for this transfer have
been issued by the Police
Headquarters, Jaipur.
There is a possibility
that another transfer list
may come soon. There is
a buzz that this time CM
Ashok Gehlot has re-
leased the list of transfers
with the opinion of his
MLAs, keeping the elec-
tions in sight. Congress
MLAs were demanding
transfer to their districts
for a long time.
As per the transfer or-
der issued from the Po-
There is a buzz that
this time CM Ashok
Gehlot has released
the list of transfers
with the opinion of
his MLAs, keeping the
elections in sight
lice Headquarters, Aditya
Poonia has been posted
as Assistant Commis-
sioner of Police, Amer in
Jaipur Commissionerate.
Ajit Pal has been given
the responsibility of Su-
perintendent of Police,
SC-ST Cell, Sikar.
DSP Bikaner Arvind
Vishnoi in PMDS has
been sent to CID-CB Po-
lice Headquarters, Jaipur.
Deepak Garg has been
posted as DSP CID, SSB
Chief Minister Security,
Jaipur. DSP Tourism De-
partment Jaipur Jitendra
Shekhawat has been post-
ed as DSP JDA, Jaipur.
It’s a historic day for all North Eastern States: Om Birla
Aishwary Pradhan
Guwahati Assembly building is not just a building, here we
ka & Gopinath Bordol.
He hailed CM Himanta
talk about the welfare of the people. The person Biswa Sarma & Assam
LS Speaker Om Birla sitting at the last end thinks about getting the Assembly Speaker
while speaking at inau- benefits of schemes. The targets set will have to Biswajit Daimary’s ef-
be completed on time. Take everyone along &
gural ceremony of the work to take the state forward. forts in construction of
new building of Assam new building.
Legislative Assembly, OM BIRLA, LS SPEAKER Birla also participated
said, “I have also become in Chaturmas programme
Om Birla inaugurates the new building of Assam Legislative a witness of today's day. this Assembly was held formations were done of Acharya Pramukh Sa-
Assembly in Dispur, Guwahati on Sunday. Also seen are Assam It is an important historic in Shillong before Inde- after Independence.” gar Maharaj. “ Non-vio-
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Sarbananda Sonowal, Biswajit day for all states of North pendence in 1937. Dif- Birla also appreciated lence is the ultimate reli-
Daimar, Rameswar Teli and others. East. The first meeting of ferent legislative trans- Assam's Bhupen Hazari- gion,” he said.
Women have to fight for their People’s faith shows that Cong govt
rights & I am no exception: Raje will repeat: UDH Minister Dhariwal
Bhanwar S Charan
Dinesh Arya lives are taken by men Kota
Jaipur only. When I entered
politics in Raj, I also had UDH Minister Shanti
Former CM Vasundhara to struggle a lot, which Dhariwal & PCC Gen-
Raje in her address dur- hasn’t diminished till eral Secretary Amit Dha-
ing the ‘Woman of Won- date. If I was scared, I riwal met residents of
der Award-2023’ organ- wouldn’t have reached Ward No. 3 in Walled
ised by Inaya Founda- here,” she said. City area on Sunday un-
tion, said that India has She thanked PM Modi der the ‘Haath se Haath
the largest constitution in for giving relief from ‘tri- jodo’ drive. Dhariwal
the world, where women ple talaq.’ She also cited laid the foundation stone Shanti Dhariwal inaugurates the renovation works of Icchapurna
have been given equal examples of Prez Mur- of the new building of Ganesh Temple and Lal Burj during an event in Kota on Sunday.
rights as men. Despite mu, Lata Mangeshkar, & Vasundhara Raje being Tipta police station & in- Also seen are Amit Dhariwal, Jamna Bai, Sandeep Bhatia & others.
this, women have to fight Paralympian Avani Le- felicitated by Kalbeliya dancer augurated the CC road
for their own rights. She khara, who achieved suc- Padma Shri Gulabo Sapera developed by City De- augurated the two Gana- siasm shows that the
honoured 28 women. cess via education, strug- during the 'WOW Women velopment Trust from pati temples in the ward Congress govt will be
“Even today, important gle, hard work and Award-2023' held at Sanganer Tipta Singhdwar to Patan that had been renovated. back in power,” the UDH
decisions related to their yearning for success. in Jaipur on Sunday. Pole. Dhariwal also in- “People’s faith & enthu- Minister said.

Blissful Meeting... APPOINTMENT FRENZY

Govt to fill posts in RSSB, RERA, RPSC
and Info Commission as time runs out
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur
ppointments
A are to be made
on half a dozen
statutory posts
running vacant in the
State for which many
claimants are in the fray.
The Code of Conduct
will be imposed by the
end of September and
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra meets spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi, fondly known as only two months are left.
‘Amma’ during the ongoing three-day C20 Summit being held in Jaipur. Amma interacted For the posts, the efforts
with Dr Chandra and extended her blessings to him. Amma has been appointed the of the claimants are also
Chairperson for the C20 Summit by the Government of India. Also seen here is Mitali Dusad. at their peak.
The vacant posts in-
clude Chairman RSSB,
Chairman RERA, 2
members in RPSC, 2
posts of members in the
Information Commis-
sion. The special aspect
is that the person occupy-
ing these chairs will get a
long tenure of 5 years, no
matter whose govern-
ment is there.
The post of the Chair-
man of the RSSB fell va-
cant due to the sudden
resignation of Hari Prasad
Sharma. However, his ten-
Special aspect is that
person occupying
these chairs will get a
long tenure of 5 yrs,
no matter whose
government is there
ure was till October this
year. The appointment on
this post has to be immedi-
ate because in the next
three months the work of
examination of 8 different
recruitment is to be done.
There is a meeting of
the selection board for
the Chairman of RERA.
This meeting is to be held
under the chairmanship
of High Court Judge Jus-
tice MM Shrivastava.
There is a huge shortage
of members in RPSC also
as only 3 members are
working while there
should be a total of 7 mem-
bers. Two posts are vacant
for a long time. While
Babulal Katara is locked in
jail, the working members
also take leaves. The big
problem is holding the in-
terviews for RAS.
Applications have also
been invited for two
posts in the Information
Commission through ad-
vertisement and for this
also there has to be a
meeting of the selection
board. The special thing
is that the decisions in
these appointments are to
be made at the level of
the Chief Minister. The
government’s time is
running out, in such a
situation these decisions
have become difficult.
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Kamakhya temple standing tall and mighty in the soil of Assam
A tale to tell about
Goddess Kamakhya
Simona
Choudhury
simonachoudhury2009@
gmail.com
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any moons ago,
somewhere be-
tween the 7th-9th
century, the
Kamakhya tem-
ple was built in
Assam, where
the Goddess has been worshipped
since time immemorial.
Nestled on a hillock with a bird’s
eye view of the serene city of
Guwahati, the temple faced multi-
ple destructions and was rebuilt by
the Koch King Nara Narayan and
again by the Ahom kings.
As you reach the car parking
area, you’ll come across shops on
both sides of the street stretched to
the temple’s main entrance making
it look like a vibrant jamboree, the
hustle and bustle exhibits an old-
world charm, positive vibes and
shops run by dedicated Assamese
pandit families.
After entering through the main
entrance, as you take the right to-
wards the administrative block,
there’s a “Soubhagya Kund ”,
where the devotees wash their feet
and hands, offer prayers to the
idols of Lord Ganesh before enter-
ing the main edifice to seek God-
dess Kamakhya’s blessings.
Kamakhya Temple’s distin-
guished feature is the mythological
yoni of Sati, set in natural stone
inside a small dark cave below the
ground level where there’s a mi-
Simona Choudhury performing a hawan at
Kamakhya temple with pandit Yuvakanta Sarma
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raculous natural spring of water
keeping this stone moist till date
nobody could know the mysterious
source of the continuous water
flow. There’s Goddess Saraswati
and Goddess Lakshmi alongside
the yoni. This chamber of the tem-
ple is known as “Garbhagriha”.
As I walked through the temple
premises, somewhere in-between
facts and myths, I had the privilege
to gather some information from
Priests Manoj Sarma and Kamal
Sarma regarding the temple’s his-
torical significance.
The temple consists of 4 cham-
bers named Garbhagriha, Chalan-
ta, Pancharatna and Natmandira.
“Chalanta” is the first portion
to the west, a square chamber of
Atchala style. The entrance to the
temple is generally via its north-
ern door, Ahom style dochala. It
houses a movable idol of the God-
dess, a later addition, which ex-
plains the name. The walls of this
chamber contain sculpted images
of Nar Narayana, related inscrip-
tions and other Gods. “Chalanta”
leads into the “Garbhagriha” via
descending steps.
The “Pancharatna” to the west of
“Chalanta” is large and rectangular
with a flat roof and five smaller
shikharas of the same style as the
main shikhara. The middle shikha-
ra is slightly bigger than the other
four in typical “Pancharatna” style.
The “Natamandira” extends to
the west of the pancharatna with an
apsidal end and ridged roof in
Ahom style. The inside walls bear
inscriptions from the 17th century.
The outer wall has stone sculptures
from an earlier period.
Once a demon named Naraka
fell in love with Goddess Kam-
akhya and proposed to marry her.
To get out of this situation, she
gave him a task to build steps from
the bottom of Nilachal hill to the
temple in one night and promised
that on completion of the
task she’d marry him.
However, when he was
about to complete the task,
the Goddess played a trick
on him. She converted a
Rin Muson Kund where a scared
shivling is in the bottom of the
pond and surfaces only on shivratri.
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Hawan at Kamakhya temple
Pandit Kamal Sarma, Simona Choudhury, Mitali Barooa and Minakshi Deka
Security Kirti, Pandit Manoj Sarma, Pandit Kamal Sarma,
Simona Choudhury, Minakshi Deka and Satbeer Dey
Bali (Animal Sacrifice) offered to Goddess Kamakhya
crow into a cock to give an illusion
of dawn. Naraka was tricked easily
and stopped making the staircase
halfway through. These incomplete
steps are called the “Mekhelauja
Path “. This path still exists but
people mostly prefer taking the
motor-able road up the hill.
Another distinct feature of the
temple is the “Rin Muson Kund”
Simona Choudhury and Minakshi Deka counting
their blessings in the Holy steps of the temple
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which is believed to cleanse your
sins. It’s enlightening to know
about the existence of a “Sacred
Shivling”, “Pimmakeshwar” in the
bottom of the pond which remains
submerged under the water
throughout the year and only once
a year does the shivling surface as
the water is pumped out for the
devotees to offer their prayers on
Simona Choudhury and Kala Sarma
infront of the main edifice of the temple
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The beautiful Kamakhya Temple
the auspicious occasion of shivratri.
There’s a traditional Bali Ghar
where buffalo, goat and pigeon are
offered to the Goddess.
Right at the entrance, on the left
there’s an area where I performed
the Kamakhya Hawan.
Inside the Chalanta chamber on
the left, there’s a small area where
the sacrifice( bali) is placed and I
performed a special personal puja
which even you all can do with a
prior appointment.
Performed the puja and hawan
with priests Yuva Kanta Sarma and
Kamal Sarma. Without the con-
straint of time, as I sat and basked
in the blessings of the Goddess, the
bells kept chiming in the back-
ground. Both the puja and the ha-
wan made it a platform for the
mental soul and physical regenera-
tion, a beautiful catharsis for me.
There’s a bhog ghar which
serves khichdi, papad, chole and
kheer.
Kamakhya temple is one of the
51 Shakti Peetha which is an an-
cient temple dedicated to the Hin-
du goddess Parvati. It is also called
“Ashta Pitha” and is one of the
most significant and powerful pil-
grimage destinations for devotees
across the globe.
The temple remains closed for
three days during the Ambubachi
festival. The word “Ambu” means
water and “Bachi means child. It is
believed that Goddess Kamakhya
goes through her menstrual cycle
during this time, hence the temple
remains closed. Lakhs of people
throng the holy site around this time
to seek penance for their wrongdo-
ings and blessings of the Goddess.
According to Kalika Puran
when Sati’s father King Daksha
organized a yagna, he did not in-
vite his daughter and son-in-law
Shiva to participate in it. Sati, who
was angry at this behaviour of her
father, went to her father's place at
Kailash to ask the reason
for it. Daksha insulted Sati
and belittled her husband.
Sati could not bear the
fact that her husband was
being insulted and she im-
Simona Choudhury at Saubhgaya Pond
10
mediately jumped into the yagna
fire. Knowing this Shiva, became
furious and went to Daksha's palace
and chopped off his head. After see-
ing the corpse of his wife, out of
rage he lifted the body of Sati on his
shoulder and started the dance of
destruction it continued for several
days and the earth was on the brink
of being destroyed. To control Shi-
va and protect the earth, Vishnu
chopped off the body of Sati into
multiple pieces with his Sudarshan
chakra to calm down Shiva.
The body parts of Sati fell all
over 51 places in India and Shiva
searched for her remains all over
the universe. Finally, he found her
yoni in Assam’s Nilachal hill
where the temple stands high and
mighty even today. Hence, it is
also known as yonisthana.
The Yoni of Devi in the Temple
is believed to be very powerful.
Tantriks come here to achieve their
desired success as Maa Kamakhya
is the Goddess of Tantra as well.
Kamakhya hillock consist of ten
mahavidya. They are Kali, Tara,
Sarusi, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi,
Chinnamasta , Dhumavati, Bagal-
amukhi, Matangi, Kamaladevi.
The Doloi Kamakhya Devalaya
is looking after the management.
APS Bhargav Goswami, Assis-
tant Commissioner of Police,
Jalukbari Guwahati and SI Ab-
hilekh Talukdar, Kamakhya Out-
post, Pandas(priests) Manoj Sarma
and Kamal Sarma ensured I had a
gratifying darshan and my rituals
went off without a glitch.
Like the life force of a tree man-
ifests itself into lush leaves, bloom-
ing flowers and ripe fruits, Shakti,
the life force of the Universe,
manifests Herself before us as
Kamakhya, Sati, Parvati, Durga,
and countless other forms. Per-
haps, this is why Devi takes the
form of Kamakhya, which means,
the Goddess of Desire.
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Pink
Monokini
S
elena Gomez is one of
the most fan-favorite
artists with her quirky
personality and amaz-
Her post...
ing skills. Over the

BALI VACATION
past few months, she
has been busy with professional work
ranging from the Hulu series to work-
ing on a new album. Selena Gomez
recently shared glimpses from her boat

S
amantha Ruth Prab-
trip with her more than 400 million fol- hu has been enjoying
lowers on Instagram. Here is every- vacation time in Bali
thing to know about the same. In her for the last few days.
recent Instagram stories, Selena Gomez The actress kept her fans hooked
turned up with her social media content
the tempera- about the all-girls trip. The vid-
ture in a eos and pictures from her
pink mono- time there went going
kini as she viral on the Internet.
posed for Now, Samantha’s trip
pictures has come to an end,
while on a and the actress’
boat with friend Anusha Swa-
friends. On my took to Insta-
S a t u r d a y, gram in order to
the Wolves share a video that
singer post- had glimpses from
ed sizzling their fun trip. The
Her post... pictures of video managed to
herself which had fans in awe. For her successfully cap-
recent trip, Selena Gomez opted for a ture the fun they had
pink monokini with side cut-outs. She on the trip, and Anu-
accessorized her outfit with gold ear- sha rightly captioned
rings and a necklace. The singer styled the video as the ‘ad-
her hair open and opted for minimal venture of a lifetime’.
makeup. In some of the pictures, After seeing the pic-
Gomez can also be seen wearing denim tures and videos
overalls over her pink bikini. shared by the duo
from their Bali
vacation, even
the actress’
fans felt
like pack-
ing their
bags and
leaving for
vacation.
S h e
shared sev-
eral videos
that had
t h e m
dancing
and do-
ing acro-
Selena Gomez Her post... Samantha Ruth Prabhu
batic stunts.

Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja

BIRTHDAY
Diamond Kiara’s first look
Controversy S
hankar ’s actress’ birthday, so there

LOVE
Game Chang- isn’t a better occasion for
er starring her look to be revealed.

T
amannaah Bhatia hogged the lime- Ram Charan However, there has been
light in the past few weeks after and Kiara Advani is a no official word regarding
ctress Sonam Kapoor reports started doing the rounds film that has been in the the same. But fans are

A has been married to

Anand Ahuja for five
years now. Now, on the
that she owns the world’s 5th larg-
est diamond. The photo shows Tamannaah
flaunting a sparkling humongous diamond on
making for a while. There
have hardly been any up-
dates from the maker’s
hopeful that this will in-
deed be the case.

occasion of Anand’s 40th birthday, her finger. Reportedly, South superstar Ram side about the film. This
she has shared some unseen pic- Charan’s wife Upasana Kamineni Konidela especially sticks out as
tures and also penned a heart- gifted her the diamond. However, it was all the makers of other high-
warming note for her husband. false and Tamannaah herself clarified it on ly anticipated ventures
Sonam Kapoor’s husband Anand social media. In a recent interview with have been putting out
Ahuja celebrated his 40th birthday Siddharth Kannan, Vijay was asked update after update.
on July 29. Sonam took to Insta- about the news of Tamannaah owning Now, there seems to be
gram the next day to wish Anand the world’s 5th largest diamond. He some good news for
on his special day and also dropped laughed and shed light on the situation. The Game Changer fans on
a series of pictures with him and actor said, “Aapko pata hai na woh kya hai? the update front.
their son Vayu. Sharing the post, Woh bottle ka dhakkan hai. Woh mazaak As per the latest
Sonam wrote, “Dear Anand, a year kar rahe hain ek dusre ke saath. Media rumors, Kiara Ad-
around the sun again, this time carry kar rahi hai ke Rs 2 crore ka fifth- vani’s first look
with our beautiful boy. We love largest diamond. Rs 2 crore mein fifth- from the film
you the most in the world, you largest diamond kisse milta hai?” He will be released
kind, sensitive, wonderful man. further added, “Maine usse message t o m o r r o w,
Everyone realizes how special you kiya ke ye sab fake news aa rahi hai, July 31. To-
are but no one knows how hard aur mera naam kyun nai likha?” morrow also
you work to be the best version of Kiara Advani happens to be the
yourself physically, mentally,
emotionally and spiritually. Fly
high and reach for the stars @
anandahuja. Life is just going to
better and better because you de- TAALI TEASER OUT
fter the success of Aarya, Sushmita Sen will

A
serve everything and more. #eve-
rydayphenomenal.” now be seen playing a bold and never-seen-
before role as Shreegauri Sawant in the upcom-
ing series, Taali, which will release on August
15 on JioCinema. The teaser of the series was released
on Saturday, giving a sneak peek into the life of Shree-
gauri Sawant. Sushmita Sen’s recent reel on Insta-
gram unveiled the teaser of Taali, her upcoming se-
ries based on the life of transgender activist Shree-
gauri Sawant. In the beginning of the teaser, the
actress is seen wearing a sari and adjusting her
big reddish-maroon bindi while looking in the
mirror. The actress posted the teaser on her In-
stagram handle and wrote, “From gaali (abuse)
to taali (applause), the journey of Shreegauri
Sawant. Presenting the story of Shreegauri
Her post... teaser...
Still from the Sawant’s fight for India’s third gender.”
Tamannaah Bhatia Sushmita Sen
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Passion for
GREETINGS!

SUNIL SHARMA

tion. Our Prime Minister, Naren-

Diya Kumari during the
Tiger Photograph Exhibition
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dra Modi has a vision to conserve
and increase the number of Tigers
in the country. Diya Kumari fur- Amma blesses Jagdeesh Chandra and Mitali (seated on the floor)
ther said that it is a matter of huge and gives them Prasadam. Also seen is Kavita Chauhan
satisfaction that the number of ti- Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Mata Amritanandamayi, fondly known as ‘Amma’, during the
gers in the country has increased ongoing C20 Summit organised at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur by the Indian government on
from 3167 to 3677. In an effort to Sunday. Their interaction was graced with a profound conversation, during which Amma
increase the number of tiger re- imparted her blessings. During the occasion, Kavita Chauhan, Shivendra Parmar and Mitali
serves in Rajasthan, I am endeav- Dusad of the First India family were also present.
ouring towards making Kumbhal-
garh a tiger reserve. We all have
to make collective efforts towards
this objective.
It may be noted that the Tiger

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ajsamand MP
and member of
National Tiger
Conservation
Authority Diya
Kumari visited
the Tiger Photograph Exhibition
at Jawahar Kala Kendra on Sun-
day. On this occasion, she praised
the photographers and said that
the photographs displayed here
today reflect their passion for the
tigers. These photographs are not
the result of one day but the result
of their years of hard works. To-
day we have all gathered to cele-
brate Tigers through this exhibi-
Photography Exhibition and Diya Kumari being presented a Tiger Photograph as a memento
Competition is being organised by
the Jaipur Tiger Festival at the Su-
darshan Gallery of Jawahar Kala
Kendra till August 1. JTF Found-
er, Dhirendra K Godha said that
the photographs on display is an
attempt to create awareness
among the general public about
our national animal Tiger. The
number of tigers in Rajasthan has Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Gracy
crossed 100. On this occasion, MP Choudhary daughter of Priyanka Beniwal,
Ram Charan Bohra; Rajiv Arora, as she reached the former’s residence to
Chairman Rajsico , SS Agarwal seek blessings on the occasion of her fifth
Director, Rajasthan Hospital, birthday on Sunday, July 30. Later in the
wildlife filmmaker S Nalla Muthu Diya Kumari going around the Tiger Photograph Exhibition at JKK. Also seen are day, she also sought blessings from Shree
were also present. Rajiv Arora, Jagdeep Singh, Dhirendra K Godha and S Nalla Muthu with a guest Shree 1008 Sant Avdesh Das Maharaj.

Rajasthan Mudrank DURING THE DAY!

Evam Panjiyan Vidhiyan
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gh, Chairman of Revenue
Board; IAS KK Pathak,
Importance of
Education
was done by Bafana Pub-
lications and Paras Bafa-
na extended gratitude to
all present.

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he book “Ra- Principal Secretary Fi-
j a s t h a n nance (Revenue); IAS During the event,
Mudrank Naresh Unaran, IAS Ma- Bhagwatsingh Rathore PDG Dr Ashok Gupta, Chancellor of IIS Deemed University, administered the oath of office to
Evam Panji- haveer Prasad, Niband- mentioned that all the im- Vishnu Birla as the President and Sushil Goyal as the Secretary of Rotary Club Jaipur Royal for Rajiv Arora during the inauguration
yan Vidhiyan” written by hak and Superintendent portant decisions related the year 23-24 on Suday. On this occasion, IPDG Dr Balwant Singh Chirana also administered
RAS Bhagwat Singh of Revenue Department; to the Stamp Act and the oath of office to the executive committee of the Rotary Club of Rajasthan Dental College, City First education to under-
Rathore, Ex Superinten- RAS GS Rathore, RAS various court rulings in leading to the selection of Dr Purva Mathur for the highest position in District Rotary. During cityfirst@firstindia.co.in privileged children be-
dent, Registration and Pankaj Ojha, RAS Vinod Rajasthan were not con- the event, 25 new members joined the club and were presented with Rotary pins by the tween the ages of 6 to
solidated in one place.

Stamps, and Umesh
Joshi, Retd AAO, was
launched at RAS Club,
Jaipur on Sunday.
IAS Pawan Arora,
Chairman of Rajasthan
Housing Board graced
the occasion with his
presence.
The book was unveiled
Bhagwat Singh, Sharad Mehra, KK Pathak, Rajeshwar Singh,
Pawan Arora, Mahavir Singh, Naresh Thakral and Gaurav Bajad
Purohit, RAS Jayant Sin-
gh Rathore and many
other officers from the
Tehsildar Services. Ra-
jendra Bafana was also
present at the event.
The program was host-
ed by RAS Rajendra
Singh Shekhawat. The
publication of the book
R
upcoming District Governor, Dr Rakhi Gupta, who is also the Registrar of IIS University. ajiv Arora,
Keeping this in mind, all Rajasthan
the officials have com- Small In-
piled all the relevant dustries
laws, rules, circulars, and Corporation's Chair-
major decisions of differ- man and Congress
ent courts into one com- leader unveiled a
prehensive book, which 20-seater e-rickshaw
will be equally useful for donated to Masti Ki
everyone. Pathshala unit by Shri
Ram Seva Sangam
Samitiat at Amar
Jawan Jyoti. Rajiv
Arora mentioned that
recognizing the impor-
tance of education in
nation-building, the
Congress government
A placement event was organised at Kamal Ratan ITI College, Sitapura, for students from implemented the Right
Gujarat by Suzuki Motors Private Limited on Sunday. The institution’s principal, Himmat Singh to Education Act in the
Rajawat, mentioned that more than 250 students participated in this event. Suzuki Motors country in 2009, which
conducted a written test and interviews, through which 101 students were selected. The chosen aimed to provide free
students will be offered a monthly salary of `21,000 by Suzuki Motors Limited.
14. Taking this initia-
tive forward, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
has recently estab-
lished Mahatma Gan-
dhi English Medium
Schools in Rajasthan.
Commending the edu-
cational initiative of
"Masti Ki Pathshala,"
Rajiv Arora stated that
the organization pro-
vides education to
children living in
slums. On this occa-
sion, the founder of the
school, Anuj Shrivas-
tav, and the director,
Meenakshi Shrivastav,
expressed their grati-
tude to all the support-
ers and donors.

WHAT’S HAPPENING! MISS RAJASTHAN 2023

TALENT ROUND
SUNIL SHARMA
Stage app has recently introduced its new show "Bheend City First
Banoongo Ghodi Chadhungo" in Rajasthani cinema, cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
establishing a new dimension in the entertainment

T
industry. Created by Nitin Goswami and directed by he Talent
Dharmendra Sharma, the show's promos have already Round of
created a buzz on social media. On Sunday, the screening Miss Ra-
of "Bheend Banoongo Ghodi Chadhungo" was held at jasthan 2023
Jaipur's Jem Cinema, and the series was subsequently was organised by Fusion
released on the Stage app. The screening witnessed the Group and supported by
presence of popular young actor Ankit Bhardwaj, along Ravi Surya Group Anan-
with Shabdika Sharma, Ankit, Hari Narayan Sharma, ta in Jaipur on Sunday.
Naim Khan, Sushil Narera, Ghanashyam Beniwal, Manisha This year's event is be-
Ojha, Vikas Pareek, Sanjay Vidrohi, Vikas Rawat, Abhishek ing organised on a mag-
Chaudhary, Dheerendra Pal, Sachin Bhatt, Anchal Sarraf, nificent scale, with 28
Parnita Sharma, and several other Rajasthani artists. finalists selected from
among 5400 girls from
different cities of Ra- Akshima, Aastha, Yavi, Garima, Neeraj, Isha, Aishwarya, Ankita,
jasthan. The Grand Fi-
MUKESH KIRADOO

Akansha, Khushi, Soniya, Pooja, Lakshita, Rushali, Disha and Aditi

nale will be organised on
Under the leadership of State President Suresh Saini, the August 6 at BM Birla
"Vibhooti Samman Samaroah" event was organised by the Auditorium. The Talent
Saini Society Employees and Officers Development Association Round was judged by
on Sunday at Rajasthan International Center. The ceremony choreographer Shah-
honored 170 talents from various fields. The distinguished rukh, Miss Rajasthan
guests in attendance included the Chairman of the State Aanchal Bohra, Mansi
Consumer Commission and former High Court Justice, Devendra Rathore, Bhavna Vaish-
Kachhawa, IAS Mahendra Khadgawat, Chancellor of MJRP nav, Director of Aryan
University, Nirmal Panwar and Dr Sawai Singh. College of Group Pooja
Agrawal, Dr Arvind
Agrawal, Meenakshi
Solanki, GM Atul Shar-
ma from Sunday, along
with Ranjita Jain, An-
shul Jain, Vasu Jain. Di-
rector of Nivara College
Deepa Bhati graced the
occasion as the Guest of
Honor, while Geetesh
Agrawal was the Chief
Guest for the program.
On this occasion, he
praised the Miss Ra-
jasthan Organization for
not charging any fees
from the girls and pro-
viding them with one
month of grooming
training, which is com-
mendable. During the
Talent Round, the top 28
finalists showcased their
diverse talents. The par-
ticipants poured their
hearts out and put on
splendid performances.