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1. Jaipur, Friday | July 19, 2024
RNI NUMBER: RAJENG/2019/77764 | VOL 6 | ISSUE NO. 43 | PAGES 12 | `3.00 Rajasthan’s Own English Newspaper
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The CBI on Thursday arrested 4 MBBS students of AIIMS
Patna in connection with NEET-UG paper leak case. The
students were taken away from hostel rooms in presence
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longtime workers and
staff of BJP at Party HQ
on Thursday. The PM in-
teracted with 75 workers
during meeting. Sources
said PM thanked workers
for their silent contribu-
tion to party in last few
decades. The workers in-
cluded staff members
such as clerks, peons and
other office workers, and
interaction was termed
by the BJP as ?Sneh Mi-
lan?. BJP IT Cell chief
Amit Malviya said PM
Modi met staff, many of
whom have been work-
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At least 32 people have
been killed in out-of-
bound protests in Bang-
ladesh over the Sheikh
Hasina govt?s quota deci-
sion in govt jobs. Tension
escalated further on
Thursday as protestors
set State TV headquarters
on fire. Many feared
trapped in the BTV build-
ing. An official at station,
speaking to the news
agency, said that hun-
dreds of protesters had
stormed premises, setting
alight at least 60 vehicles
and an office building.
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The security forces on
Thursday killed two ter-
rorists in an anti-infiltra-
tion operation along the
Line of Control (LoC) in
Keran sector of Jammu
and Kashmir?s in Keran
Sector, Kupwara dis-
trict,? said an official
statement by the Chinar
corps, Indian Army.
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The SC on Thursday di-
rected NTA to publish
full results of NEET-UG
2024 on their website
city-wise and centre-wise
by 12 pm on Saturday
and asked to mask iden-
tity of the candidates. A
bench led by CJI Chan-
drachud asked, ?Why
can?t you have dummy
roll numbers in a
sequence centre-wise??
The SC will continue the
hearing on alleged irreg-
ularities on Monday.
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IN BRIEF
US President Joe Biden
tests Covid-19 positive
Stalin?s son Udhayanidhi
to be Deputy CM of TN
Washington: US Presi-
dent Joe Biden tested pos-
itive for Covid-19 follow-
ing his first event in Las
Vegas, White House Press
Secretary KJ-Pierre said.
Chennai: Udhayanidhi
Stalin, Tamil Nadu?s min-
ister and the son of CM
MK Stalin, is set to be el-
evated as the Deputy CM
before August 22, accord-
ing to DMK government.
AMID UNREST, ADVISORY
FOR INDIANS IN B?DESH
Dhaka: The Indian High
Commission in Dhaka on
Thursday advised Indians
here to avoid leaving their
residence in wake of the
intense anti-quota protests.
SMART RECOVERY!
Sensex and Nifty both
achieved all-time highs
for the first time amid
market volatility. Tata
Consultancy, Bajaj Fin-
serv, Wipro,
Mahindra,
Hindustan Unilever and
HCL were major gainers.
Gun-toting mom of IAS
Puja held, dad on the run
Pune: Pune Police de-
tained Manorama Khed-
kar, mother of controver-
sial IAS officer Puja
Khedkar, on Thursday. Ef-
forts to nab father is on.
6 people dead in tragic
accident near Bikaner
Bikaner: A tragic road ac-
cident has claimed lives of
6 people. The severe acci-
dent occurred near the
Jaetpur toll on Bharatmala
road at Mahajan where a
car collided with rear of a
trailer. Car was travelling
from Hanumangarh to Bi-
kaner when incident took
place. 1 deceased was
trapped in wreckage of the
car till the time of writing
this report. The car in-
volved in accident bears a
Haryana registration no.
2 SOLDIERS INJURED IN
FRESH DODA GUNFIGHT
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around 3.40 am on
Thursday injured in
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ists and security forces at
Kastigarh in J&K?s Doda
district, where an Indian
Army captain and 3 soldiers
were gunned down on
Monday night amid wave of
terror attacks, the police
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MODI DIRECTS FULL DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED
FORCES? COUNTER-TERRORISM OPERATIONS
PM Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a
meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security
amid a spate of terror attacks in Jammu and
Kashmir. The PM directed full deployment of armed
forces? counter-terrorism operations. He spoke to
Shah, NSA Ajit Doval, J&K LG Manoj Sinha, and was
given overview of security-related situation, including
armed forces? counter-terrorism operations. Rajnath
Singh and Nirmala were also present in the meeting.
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killed and 20 others in-
jured after 8 bogies of
Chandigarh-Dibrugarh
Express derailed near
UP?s Gonda railway sta-
tion on Thursday. The
train, which left from
Chandigarh station at
11.35 pm on Wednesday,
was bound for Dibrugarh
in Assam. Incident hap-
pened between Motiganj-
Jhilahi stations in Gonda
district of UP. Railways
said the loco pilot heard
loud explosion like sound
before derailment, they
are examining the possi-
bility of track sabotage.
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the CRS enquiry, a
high-level enquiry has
been ordered: Ministry
of Railways
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CM Sharma takes review, seeks feedback
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Sharma con-
vened a meeting to dis-
cuss the ‘One State, One
Election’ initiative on
Thursday evening. The
session focused on gath-
ering feedback regarding
the upcoming prepara-
tions for this policy. The
BJP government in Raj-
asthan has proposed the
idea of conducting local
body elections simulta-
neously in the state, as
mentioned in the budget
speech by Deputy CM
and Finance Minister
Diya Kumari who had
mentioned that with the
objective of empower-
ment of urban bodies and
panchayati raj institu-
tions, the concept of ‘ one
state- one election’ will
be examined. The admin-
istration is currently
evaluating when and how
to implement this policy.
Notably the concept of
one nation -one election
is already under discus-
sion and examination and
union govt while work-
ing on this concept had
constituted a committee
under the chairmanship
of Ram Nath Kovind.
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SCRIBES ARE GUARDIANS OF SOCIETY, SAYS CM
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday praised the
journalists as guardians of society and 4th pillar
of democracy. He highlighted their role in raising
awareness and presenting every incident to public with
impartiality and truth. Addressing a delegation of journalists
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2. INCREASED TRAFFIC AT JAIPUR AIRPORT
New back-up AOCC for smooth ops
First India Bureau
Jaipur
n the past year,
Jaipur Interna-
tional Airport
has experienced a sig-
nificant increase in both
aircraft traffic and con-
nectivity, now managing
over 116 movements
daily and offering direct
flights to 19 cities across
India and six internation-
al destinations.
To maintain seamless
operations during emer-
gencies, the airport has
established a back-up
Airport Operation Con-
trol Centre (AOCC). Lo-
cated airside, this new
back-up AOCC is fully
equipped to handle all the
technical functionalities
of the primary AOCC.
An AOCC plays a cru-
cial role in managing and
optimizing airport opera-
tions, serving as the cen-
tral hub for all systems
and processes. During
normal operations, the
AOCC oversees resource
allocation, coordinates
with Air Traffic Control,
and manages crisis situa-
tions. It also facilitates
coordination with Immi-
gration, Customs, CISF,
airlines, and various in-
ternal departments.
The implementation of
a dual AOCC setup en-
sures business continuity
and uninterrupted opera-
tions, leveraging auto-
mated technology and
seamless connectivity.
Adani Airports? purpose
is to be the most admired,
trendsetting Airport en-
terprise, while delivering
value for all stakeholders.
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Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur
Anti Gangster Task Force
has taken a big action
against organized crime
and has got arrested Ro-
hit Godara Gang?s active
gangster Amarjeet Singh
Vishnoi in Sicily city of
Italy. He is also wanted in
Haryana?s Sachin Godha
murder case. Now efforts
are being made to bring
him to India through ex-
tradition.
CID (CB) and Anti
Gangster Task Force
ADG Dinesh MN said
that on July 8, Italy Po-
lice arrested Rohit
Godara Gang?s very ac-
tive gangster Amarjeet
Singh Vishnoi in Tripani
town of Sicily city of Ita-
ly on the information of
AGTF. He is a resident of
Bichwal of Bikaner. Am-
arjeet played an impor-
tant role in providing
weapons to the shooters
in Sikar?s Raju Tehat
murder case. While he is
also wanted in Haryana?s
Sachin Godha murder
case. Amarjeet used to
make the gang members
talk to him sitting abroad
through VPN (box call)
in giving ransom threats.
AGTF gets Amarjeet Vishnoi of
Godara gang arrested in Italy
CRIME
ROUNDUP
RAJ, PUNJAB POLICE
NAB 3 LAWRENCE AND
BRAR GANG MEMBERS
ACB NABS AJITGARH
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FOREST TEAM ATTACKED BY MINING MAFIA
Sikar: A forest department team had a narrow
escape when 3 tractors loaded with stones tried to
hit the team in Sikar?s Patan range. The incident oc-
curred in Syalodara during patrolling by a team of RO Nar-
endra Singh on the instructions of DCF Ramavtar Dudhwal.
The team tried to stop 3 tractors coming from Haryana
but one of them hit the team?s vehicle and ran back to the
Haryana border. Patrol team in-charge Mahesh Kumar, and
others had a narrow escape in the incident.
Rajasthan and
Punjab police have
conducted a major
joint operation and arrested
three associates of Law-
rence Bishnoi and the Goldy
Brar gang based in the
United States. These three
criminals were in contact
with foreign handlers. Those
arrested have been identi-
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Bhikhi in Mansa, Maninder
Singh alias Munshi of
Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda
and Harcharanjit Singh of
village Bir Khurd in Mansa.
All the accused persons
have a criminal history with
cases pertaining to murder,
attempt to murder, Arms Act
and NDPS act registered
against them. Police teams
have also recovered two .32
calibre Pistols along with
six cartridges from the pos-
session of arrested accused
persons.
Ajitgarh Nagar
Palika?s Execu-
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Paramveer Dular was
arrested red handed while
accepting a bribe of Rs
1.25 lakh on Thursday by
the Anti Corruption Bureau
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Dular had demanded bribe
in exchange for passing
the layout plan of the land.
When the complainant
complained to ACB in this
regard, Dular was trapped.
With this, ACB has once
again given the message
of taking a tough stand on
corruption. ACB?s action on
such cases of demanding
bribe further strengthens
the sense of trust among
the general public.
THIEVES STEAL RS 16.72 LAKH AND AN ENTIRE CANARA BANK ATM
A case has been reported from
Rawatsar, Hanumangarh where
the ATM of Canara Bank was
stolen. Following a complaint by Kamal
Kumar, a senior executive at TSI Pvt.
Ltd., a case has been registered at the
Rawatsar police station. The ATM con-
tained Rs 1,672,800 in cash. The police
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thieves and have assigned ASI Rajku-
mar to investigate. Early this morning,
thieves made off with the ATM and the
cash inside it, using a Scorpio vehicle.
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Election demands lead to
lathi-charge on students
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur
On Thursday, the police
baton charged the student
leaders protesting outside
Rajasthan University de-
manding student union
elections in the state. The
student leaders were
forcibly made to sit in a
police van while being
beaten with sticks and
slapped.
Akhil Bharatiya Vid-
yarthi Parishad (ABVP)
was also supposed to join
the protest, but before the
protest, ABVP backed
out. A large number of
student leaders had gath-
ered outside the univer-
sity since 11 am. During
this, there was an argu-
ment between Commerce
College President Aditya
Sharma and the police.
After this, the police
picked him up and made
him sit in the jeep and
took him into custody.
Reacting on the
lathicharge, former CM
Ashok Gehlot posted on
X, ?The use of force by
the police on the students
is highly condemnable.
Government should an-
swer It is unfortunate to
suppress legitimate de-
mand of the students by
showing fear of police-
administration.?
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Flag desecration video
sparks unrest in Kotri
First India Bureau
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Kotri became tense after
a video surfaced showing
people of a particular
community breaking and
trampling saffron flags
and banners during a pro-
cession of Tazia in Kotri
town on Wednesday. Peo-
ple of a Hindu organiza-
tion gathered at Charb-
huja temple and took out
a procession and closed
the town and gheraoed
the police station. Furious
Hindu organizations
workers gheraoed the po-
lice station for about four
hours and demanded the
arrest of the accused.
On getting informa-
tion, Additional Superin-
tendent of Police Chan-
chal Mishra reached the
spot and calmed the pro-
testers. Mishra assured
that a case will be regis-
tered against the culprits
and strict action will be
taken.
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575 illegal structures razed by JDA for smooth traffic
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
JDA undertook a suc-
cessful mass campaign,
clearing 125 encroach-
ments spanning from Jai-
puria Hospital to Jai
Jawan Marg via S.L.
Marg to Durgapura Rail-
way Flyover. In a three-
day effort, 575 illegal
structures were removed
to ensure smooth traffic
flow. JDA Commissioner
Manju Rajpal highlight-
ed initiative aimed at re-
claiming roads obstruct-
ed by tencroachments
like platforms, stairs, &
stalls.
Directed by Chief
Controller Enforcement
Mahendra Kumar Shar-
ma, the operation in-
volved coordination
across Zone-04, Zone-
01, and Zone-03, deploy-
ing JCBs and laborers.
The ongoing enforce-
ment, bolstered by police
support, aims to maintain
public access and safety
in Jaipur city.
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Raj rains: Jhalawar leads with 75 mmCarve out Bhil Pradesh
from 49 dists of 4 states:
Tribals at Banswara rally
Mathania mirch
may get GI tag,
special team from
France on survey
DGP urges caution
while suspending
police personnel
First India Bureau
Jaipur
DGP UR Sahoo has
raised concerns over the
indiscriminate suspen-
sion of police personnel
by senior officers, em-
phasizing that suspen-
sions should only occur
under severe circumstanc-
es. In a circular issued by
Sah00, he has sought to
convey a message of cau-
tion within the police
force. The circular?s sig-
nificance arises from a
noted increase in suspen-
sions, affecting consta-
bles, head constables, and
ASI-level personnel.
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A special delegation
from France came to
Jodhpur to explore the
possibility of GI tag for
Mathania chilli. After
Jaipur, the French team
reached Jodhpur and
brainstormed with Depu-
ty Director of Horticul-
ture Department GR
Jakhar and his team and
also took feedback from
officials in the office of
Agriculture Department.
After taking feed-
back, the team held dis-
cussions with the farm-
ers of Mathania. Apart
from the taste of Matha-
nia chilli, information
was taken about its spic-
iness, water in Mathania
area and other geo-
graphical factors.
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Lakhs of tribals from Gu-
jarat, Madhya Pradesh
and Rajasthan gathered
at Mangarh Dham on
Thursday and demanded
formation of Bhil Pradesh
by combining 49 districts
of Rajasthan, MP, Guja-
rat and Maharashtra.
In the cultural mega
rally, speakers told the
tribals to follow a differ-
ent religion instead of
following Hinduism.
Pawan Kumar of Dun-
garpur said that the trib-
als should not get misled
by the Pandits.
Maneka Damor,
founding member of Ad-
ivasi Parivar, said that
women and girls of the
tribal society should fo-
cus on education.
Other speakers said
that their demand should
be met. Speakers also
pressed for implement-
ing the Fifth Schedule in
the Tribal Sub-Plan
area at the local level
and giving reservation to
the tribals.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Parts of Rajasthan expe-
rienced heavy showers in
the last 24 hours, with
Jhalawar district record-
ing the highest rainfall in
the state, officials report-
ed on Thursday. Accord-
ing to the meteorological
department in Jaipur,
Pidaawa in Jhalawar re-
ceived the maximum
rainfall at 75 mm, fol-
lowed by Fatehgarh in
Jaisalmer at 43 mm.
Light to moderate rain-
fall accompanied by
thunderstorms was re-
corded in various loca-
tions across eastern and
western Rajasthan.
In Amet, Rajsamand,
the weather gods have
been kind after three days
of dry conditions. Fol-
lowing an hour of heavy
rainfall, a consistent driz-
zle continues. An impres-
sive 59 mm of rain was
recorded in just one hour,
bringing smiles to the
faces of farmers. The
rainfall persists across
the sub-district.
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3. First India Bureau
Jaipur
Dr Kirodi Lal Meena met
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma
on Thursday and this
meeting, after the resig-
nation episode, has many
meanings. Notably, Ra-
jya Sabha MP Ghanshy-
am Tiwari also met him.
Meena has taken leave
from the ongoing budget
session of the assembly
and had participated in
the BJP meeting in Dausa
on Wednesday.
His meeting with CM
on Thursday has become
a topic of discussion in
political corridors.
NCORD ATTENDED BY CS, RAJ OFFICIALS
Take action against drug mafia: Shah
Dr Rituraj Sharma &
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur
nion Home
Minister Amit
Shah on Thurs-
day directed state govts to
take effective action
against the
mafia smug-
gling drugs in
their states.
Shah ad-
dressed sen-
ior officials of the central
and state anti-narcotics
agencies during the apex
level meeting of NCORD,
or narco-coordination
centre, through video con-
ference. He said that teen-
agers and youth often con-
sume drugs in depression
while preparing for com-
petitive examinations and
to save them, a compre-
hensive awareness cam-
paign should be conduct-
ed in schools and colleges.
The Center has said
that with help of army,
drug supply from across
the border should be
curbed. “Wherever illegal
drugs are being transport-
ed or it is possible to do
so, a campaign of arrest
should be started by set-
ting up check posts and
checkpoints and intensi-
fying patrolling,” he said.
CS and others attend
Rajasthan Chief Secretary
Sudhansh Pant, ACS
Home Anand Kumar and
police and anti-narcotics
officials attended the VC.
On the other hand, the
Chief Secretary held a
video conference with of-
ficers and instructed them
to ensure 100 percent dis-
posal of complaints of Jan
Sampark Portal. He asked
them to reduce pendency
and provide quality solu-
tions to people. Sudhansh
Pant said that complaints
should be resolved only
after satisfying the com-
plainants in every way.
Collectors of nearly 20
districts attended the VC.
Union Home Min Amit Shah
launching the MANAS portal
in New Delhi on Thursday, on
sidelines of NCORD & VC with CS
Sudhansh Pant and collectors.
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Ruckus by Congress over power crisis
Yogesh Sharma, Aishwary
Pradhan & Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
Opposition Cong MLAs
created a ruckus and
raised slogans in the as-
sembly on Thursday over
a power crisis in the state,
even as the BJP govern-
ment said power genera-
tion plants are operating at
a higher capacity.
During the Zero Hour,
Cong MLA from Bundi
Harimohan Sharma raised
issue and said power crisis
was severe across State
but govt was not paying
any attention to it. Re-
sponding to Cong MLA,
MoS for Energy Hiralal
Nagar said state govt op-
erates power generation
plants at a higher capacity
with efficient manage-
ment. Had the previous
government worked effi-
ciently, the people of the
state would not have faced
the problem of power
cuts, he added. Dissatis-
fied with minister’s reply,
LoP Tikaram Jully and
other Cong MLAs tried
raising the issue but the
speaker said govt’s an-
swer will have to be heard.
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Sharma in Jaipur on Thursday.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma
on Thursday praised jour-
nalists as the guardians of
society and the fourth pil-
lar of democracy. He
highlighted their role in
raising awareness with
impartiality and truth. Ad-
dressing a delegation of
journalists at the chief
minister’s residence,
Sharma likened their con-
tributions to those of ad-
ministration, politics, and
police, all working to-
wards State welfare and
development.
“We have always be-
lieved in recognizing ex-
emplary journalism.
Therefore, in this year’s
budget, the govt has an-
nounced Late Shri Bishan
Singh Shekhawat Journal-
ism Award for journal-
ists,” Sharma said.
Political corridors
abuzz over Kirodi
meeting with CM
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tribals’ remark; Roat seeks his resignation
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Education Minister
Madan Dilawar clarified
his statement on DNA
test of tribals in assembly
on Thursday saying that
he is also a tribal. “It was
the tribals who helped
Lord Ram and Maharana
Pratap. Adivasis are supe-
rior to Hindus. If my
words have hurt anyone,
I apologize,” he said.
Meanwhile, the oppo-
sition was silenced after
Dilawar expressed regret
over the statement re-
garding DNA test of trib-
als. The opposition had
been continuously target-
ing Dilawar on the issue.
He was not even allowed
to speak in the House.
The opposition sought
his resignation from the
ministerial post and an
apology. However, when
Dilawar began to speak,
Cong leaders created a
ruckus. After Dilawar’s
apology, Banswara-Dun-
garpur Lok Sabha con-
stituency MP Rajkumar
Roat said that it happened
due to the pressure of
tribal community in Man-
garh Dham and asked
Dilawar to resign.
Uproar after Chaudhary cites
lines from ‘Kuan Thakur Ka’ Muhana Mandi safe haven for
criminals: BJP MLA, min denies
Where goes ‘Samvidhan, when Congress
unites with ‘tukde-tukde’ gang: Min Gehlot
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Congress MLA Harish
Chaudhary slammed the
budget saying that there
was a lot in the budget for
big palaces and Thakurs
while citing lines from
Omprakash Valmiki’s
‘Kuan Thakur Ka’ poem.
Meanwhile, independ-
ent MLA Ravindra Singh
Bhati interrupted and
spoke about Pachpadra
oil refinery and the people
drawing benefits from it.
Members of ruling par-
ty and opposition created
a ruckus after which Parl
Affairs Minister Jogaram
Patel said that it was
wrong to address any class
or society using a word &
this should not be done.
Meanwhile, Chairman
Sandeep Sharma said
that one should not say
any such word which
would hurt the senti-
ments of any community.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
BJP MLA Kailash Verma
raised the issue of a reli-
gious place in Muhana
Mandi and said that Man-
di has become a haven for
criminals due to appease-
ment. He said that media
also exposed illegal occu-
pation of a particular
community. “Crores of
rupees and employment
could be generated here
but previous govt ruined
this market. Special
community people from
Bihar, UP and Bangla-
desh live here and farm-
ers are looted,” he said.
Verma demanded for-
mation of a high-level
committee with immedi-
ate effect. However,
minister Sumit Godara
said that there was no
encroachment on gov-
ernment land and no
illegal religious place
had been built.
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tional organizations.
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Hindustan Scout Guide
Organization has ex-
pressed gratitude to Ra-
jasthan Assembly Speaker
Vasudev Devnani. The
officials of the organiza-
tion met Devnani on
Thursday and said that the
state government has
made rules for grants to
the organization and has
also announced a grant of
Rs 4 crore. The organiza-
tion has expressed grati-
tude to Devnani and the
state government for the
announcement.
Devnani said that Scout
Guide is a service-orient-
ed organization and it will
have to work continuous-
ly for the spirit of nation
first in the young genera-
tion and their physical and
mental development. The
Speaker said that the
Scout Guide should be
ready for human service
and nature conservation.
“All should work to-
gether for the develop-
ment of the nation and
society. They should also
be ready to help the needy
people,” he said.
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First India Bureau
Jaipur
During proceedings on
Thursday, Minister Avi-
nash Gehlot said, "When
the LoP party stand with
those who shout slogans
to break India, where do
those who believe in the
Constitution go at that
time?' When it is said that,
'Bharat tere tukde honge".
The opposition expressed
objection to this, howev-
er, minister Avinash Ge-
hlot said, "If even one of
my statements is untrue or
wrong, then I am ready to
take back my statement."
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Groundwater exploita-
tion in the state will re-
quire a No Objection
Certificate (NOC), ex-
cept for farmers.
The government will
raise awareness among
farmers about this.
To combat falling
groundwater levels, strict
NOC requirements will
apply to new and expand-
ing industries, infrastruc-
ture projects, mining,
bulk water supply, urban
water supply, and saline
water extraction.
State’s groundwater
Minister Kanhaiya Lal
reported that in 2023,
216 out of 302 state
blocks overexploited
groundwater. Only 38
areas of the state are
safe areas in terms of
groundwater.
Now, exploiting
groundwater will
require NOC
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Minister of State for En-
ergy, Heeralal Nagar, as-
serted on Thursday that
the Chhattisgarh and Ra-
jasthan governments
have ensured uninter-
rupted power supply.
He accused former
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot of spreading
false propaganda about
coal mine approvals
from Hasdeo Aranya.
Nagar clarified that
clearance for 91 hectares
of PEKB land was re-
ceived in December
2023, with 26 hectares
handed over in January
2024 and 30 hectares in
March 2024. He empha-
sized that Rajasthan now
receives 9 rakes of coal
daily and expects clear-
ance for the remaining
34 hectares soon.
Min Nagar defends
power supplies,
raps Ashok Gehlot

4. wakening,
as it applies
to higher
conscious-
ness, mysti-
fies most people when
they hear about it, and this
mystification keeps them
from going any farther.
The choice to wake up is
actually open to everyone.
The process is natural, and
under the right conditions,
it isn?t difficult. In fact, a
small percentage of peo-
ple wake up spontane-
ously. Looking back, they
know exactly the day it
happened, although why
is something no one can
explain.
For everyone else, wak-
ing up is a choice. That you
have that choice, here and
now, is the first step. It isn?t
a mystical or religious
choice but a practical one.
The opposite of waking up
isn?t being asleep, because
?awakening? is just a meta-
phor. Higher conscious-
ness as an experience feels
like waking up. To be more
literal, what is involved is
breaking out of the limited
state of awareness that each
of us occupies.
Sheer inertia keeps the
choice to wake up at a dis-
tance and prevents us from
having a clear view. Inertia
keeps everything the same
so that today feels much
like yesterday. As applied
to consciousness, some-
one?s life is ruled by
n Routine
n Habit
n Old conditioning
n Stubborn beliefs
n Second-hand opinions
n Ego needs
n Patterns of desire
n External demands and
duties
n Hidden fears and
insecurity
The list could be much
longer because even the
most routine, boring, un-
fulfilled, and thwarted life
is complex ?even if you
could describe every cause
and influence that shaped
you, their interaction in-
creases things by an order
of magnitude. Simply an-
swering the question,
?Who am I?? ventures into
territory that the most bril-
liant philosophers have
been unable to solve, and
the proposed solutions go
far beyond the average per-
son?s understanding.
What saves the situation
is our ability to experience
life. No one needs a de-
tailed explanation of how
life works. From day to
day, we confront our expe-
riences and respond to
them. If you take every-
thing on the list you?ve just
read, each item feels con-
stricting. The possibilities
of life are narrowed down,
and the potential for fulfill-
ment is diminished.
If you have that experi-
ence of being hemmed in,
frustrated, and limited, you
are ready to wake up, be-
cause sole factor that de-
fines awakening is expand-
ed awareness. Two people
can differ in every recog-
nizable way?age, race,
gender, intelligence, family
background, interests,
work, religion, etc.? yet
both can be awake. Aware-
ness isn?t governed by
what you think, say, or do.
This is a mark of how
free human beings are at
the level of awareness. It
is a field of infinite pos-
sibilities. Yet at the same
time, each person strong-
ly identifies with the very
things?age, race, gender,
intelligence, and all the
rest?that distract us from
waking up. Or to go even
further, these things
keep us from seeing why
waking up is necessary or
desirable.
If you are on the road to
waking up, you already un-
derstand why waking up is
worthwhile, because you
value expanded awareness.
Without it, there is no crea-
tivity, insight, imagination,
deep fulfillment, personal
growth, peak experiences,
or self-understanding. If
you value any of those
things, you know the worth
of waking up even if you
have never used that term.
One advantage of the
modern secular world is
that waking up no longer
comes wrapped in religious
notions about getting clos-
er to God or becoming
saintly. The process occurs
in awareness, not in a
church or temple. Yet there
needs to be some context
that makes the process un-
derstandable, and for my-
self, experience is the most
practical and personal con-
text. Experience is imme-
diate, and if waking up
isn?t immediate, it gets
shunted to the side as we
fill our days with things
that are immediate, like go-
ing to work, eating, and
dealing with family issues.
Here we encounter the
divide between waking up
and the rest of life, which
is all about doing, thinking,
feeling, talking, etc. That
dimension is infinite but
external. Awakening is in-
finite but internal. This dif-
ference turns out to be the
key because the two worlds
of ?in here? and ?out there?
aren?t separate but inti-
mately linked. There is no
such thing as an experience
without a response. The re-
sponse includes a set of
mixed elements.
You have to perceive
the experience and also
interpret it. You have to fit
it into the context of your
life, and this primarily in-
volves saying yes or no to
the experience. We say
yes to pleasurable, famil-
iar, promising, and other-
wise desirable experienc-
es; we say no to strange,
unknown, painful, and
otherwise undesirable ex-
periences.
Saying yes or no is a
very subtle, personal thing,
not measurable by any sci-
entific means. The person
you fall in love with can?t
be measured by data points,
for example. Here is where
explanations of the ordi-
nary kind fall short. There
is no map to how uniquely
each of us perceives and
interprets an experience.
No two people have the
same context or the same
desires. The whole setup
can seem impossible to un-
ravel, except that the two
worlds of ?in here? and
?out there? are bound up in
one thing: awareness.
If you pay attention to
your state of awareness,
nothing else is needed in
order to wake up. Once you
start paying attention, you
are falling back on self-
awareness. This is key. For
all practical purposes, your
self-awareness is the place
where waking up occurs. It
helps to refer back to those
few people who wake up
spontaneously. What they
experience contains the
following ingredients:
They have fewer
thoughts, mostly those that
involve practical matters.
There is an absence of
anxiety.
They feel present in the
moment, not overshad-
owed by the past.
The face the moment
with openness and lack of
assumptions.
Their sense of ?I? feels
expanded.
They experience bliss in
some form.
They don?t feel trapped
inside the limitations of the
physical body. There might
be a sense of physical light-
ness or expansion.
The five senses are more
alert.
This list is just a basis;
each thing on it can be in-
tense to varying degrees,
and not everything might
be present.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
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Holding on to anger is like
grasping a hot coal with the
intent of throwing it at someone
else; you are the one who gets
burned.
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OF LIFE
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the experience and also
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one thing: awareness
Are You On The Road
TO AWAKENING?
Awakening, as it applies to higher consciousness,
mystifies most people when they hear about it, and
this mystification keeps them from going any
farther. The choice to wake up is actually open to
everyone. The process is natural, and under the right
conditions, it isn?t difficult. In fact, a small
percentage of people wake up spontaneously.
Looking back, they know exactly the day it happened,
although why is something no one can explain
IN-DEPTH
COVID-19 A DOUBLE
WHAMMY FOR US
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
HIMANTA SARMA?S
MUSLIM CONCERN
resident Joe Biden?s recent COVID-19 infec-
tion deals a significant blow to the Democrat-
ic Party, already reeling from the political
shockwaves following the attempted assassination of
Donald Trump. Biden?s illness underscores the ongo-
ing pandemic challenges and raises concerns about his
health and capability, potentially weakening voter con-
fidence in his leadership.
This news of his Covid infection comes at a critical
juncture, amplifying Republicans? momentum gained
from the surge of sympathy and support for Trump
post-assassination attempt. Democrats must now steer
through a dual crisis: reassuring public of Biden?s
health while addressing increasing political pitch
against his candidature. Joe Biden?s Covid diagnosis
may also reignite debates about the administration?s
handling of pandemic, providing ammunition for Re-
publican critiques. With midterm elections approach-
ing, Democrats face an uphill battle, needing to coun-
teract dual setbacks to maintain voter trust, support in
increasingly weakening political chances. Biden has
trailed Trump even before assassination bid but has
refused to make way for another candidate.
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emographic changes in Assam have re-
mained controversial over the past few years
with illegal immigration from Bangladesh
being at the centre of it. The issue was recently raised
by state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for
whom ?changing demography? of the state was a big
issue for him. The worrying factor for Sarma is the
increase in Assama?s Muslim population from 12
percent in 1951 to 40 percent at present.
Assam?s 12 districts, Dhubri, Bongaigaon, Goal-
para, Barpeta, Morigaon, South Salmara, Hojai, Na-
gaon, Darrang, Karimganj and Hailakandi have Mus-
lims in majority. The highest concentration of Mus-
lims is said to be in
Cachar, Kokrajhar,
Nalbari, Kamrup and
Chirang districts.
Sarma?s anxiety is
based on ?Bangla-
deshi minority com-
munity members?
voting for the Con-
gress in the recent
Lok Sabha election,
ignoring the develop-
ment work done in
the state by his gov-
ernment in the state
and by the Centre.
In the Lok Sabha
elections the Con
-
gress won seven of
the 24 seats, gaining
three seats. Sarma
said, ?It is not a political defeat as nobody can fight
with a religion.? Sarma?s statement has been contest
-
ed by Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev who
claimed that in 1951 Muslims accounted for 25 per
-
cent of the population. The present count of Muslims
cannot be ascertained in the absence of a fresh census.
By a strange coincidence the defeat of four Labour
Party candidates at the hands of pro-Gaza Independ-
ent Muslims in the recent elections has not generated
Islamophobia, which is believed to be rising in the
UK. A record 25 Muslims were elected to the British
parliament in 2024.
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Sarma said, ?It is not a
political defeat as
nobody can fight with
a religion.? Sarma?s
statement has been
contested by
Trinamool Congress
MP Sushmita Dev who
claimed that in 1951
Muslims accounted
for 25 percent of the
population
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Anguished to learn about the
derailment of Dibrugarh Express
in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. My
deepest condolences to the families of
those who have lost their loved ones and
prayers for speedy recovery of those
injured.
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@sarbanandsonwal
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Chopra
The writer is MD,
FACP, FRCP founder of
the Chopra Foundation,
a non-profit entity for
research on well-being
and humanitarianism,
and Chopra Global
On Nelson Mandela International
Day, we honor the legacy of a
global icon for peace, justice,
and human dignity. Let?s unite in service,
promote equality, and inspire
change, embodying Mandela?s
vision for a better world.
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@nitin_gadkari
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Major players see India becoming superpower: PM
First India Bureau
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Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has said India’s job
market is on the rise and
major global players are
predicting that India will
soon be a superpower.
“With 12.5 crore jobs
created in FY14-23,
EPFO subscribers dou-
bling, and India poised
to be the 3rd largest
economy by 2030, the
future looks bright!” PM
Modi remarked in a post
on X.
Highlighting the
‘Great Indian Job Story’
with numbers, PM
Modi’s post points out
that 69 per cent of Indi-
ans believe the country’s
overall economy is mov-
ing in the right direction
compared to the global
average of 38 per cent.
This sentiment is bol-
stered by India’s rise to
the world’s fifth largest
economy driven by do-
mestic consumption and
the growing influence in
forums like BRICS and
the G7 summit.
It also spotlights 12.5
crore jobs created from
FY14-23, with an aver-
age of 2 crore jobs per
year; 56 per cent rise in
workers’ income (FY22-
23); AI market to touch
$77 billion by 2027; and
India on track to become
a $10 trillion economy.
With 12.5
crore jobs
created in
FY14-23, EPFO
subscribers doubling,
and India poised to be
the 3rd largest
economy by 2030, the
future looks bright!
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narendramodi
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markets and captures global attention.
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Avoid hate
speeches
against PM:
BJP to Cong
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The BJP on Thursday ac-
cused Opposition of of-
ten using remarks, which
incite violence, against
PM Narendra Modi and
said words like ‘maut’
and ‘hinsa’ should not be
used in speeches to target
political rivals.
Information and
Broadcasting Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw said
the Opposition should
maintain decorum and
seriousness in its politi-
cal discourse as the use of
such inciteful words have
a psychological impact in
society, promoting vio-
lence and raising unnec-
essary tensions.
“The choice of words is
very important in public
life. The kind of comments
used by the Opposition for
PM Modi is a matter of
grave concern,” he said.
Union Minister Ash-
wini Vaishnaw and BJP
National Spokesperson
Sudhanshu Trivedi cited
a write-up of a former
IPS officer to highlight
that rhetoric used for
short-term political ben-
efits at times incites vio-
lence.
Sudhanshu Trivedi re-
ferred to the killing of
former Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe and
the recent assassination
attempt on Donald Trump
to make the point.
Prime Minister Modi’s
security was endangered
in Punjab when the Con-
gress ruled the state, he
said, contrasting this with
the security provided to
Rahul Gandhi in sensi-
tive places like Kashmir
and Manipur.
Mohan Bhagwat lauds
India’s cultural unity
First India Bureau
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh (RSS) chief Mo-
han Bhagwat has ex-
pressed confidence in In-
dia’s future, stating that
the collective efforts of
many individuals would
inevitably lead to positive
outcomes. Bhagwat
spoke at a village-level
workers meeting organ-
ised by the not-for-profit
organisation Vikas Bharti.
“There is no doubt
about the country’s fu-
ture,” Bhagwat said.
“Good things should hap-
pen as everyone is work-
ing towards it, and we are
also making efforts.”
He highlighted that
many Indians work self-
lessly for the country’s
welfare without seeking
recognition. “We have dif-
ferent styles of worship
with 33 crore Gods and
Goddesses, over 3,800
languages, and diverse
food habits. Despite these
differences, our unity is
unique and unparalleled in
other countries,” he noted.
Bhagwat also empha-
sised that giving back to
society is deeply in-
grained in Indian culture,
even if it is not explicitly
stated in scriptures. He
encouraged village work-
ers to continue their tire-
less efforts for the better-
ment of society.
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ambition, people
should work for
mankind: Bhagwat
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh (RSS) chief Mo-
han Bhagwat on Thurs-
day asserted that people
should work relentlessly
for the welfare of man-
kind, since there is no
end to the pursuit of de-
velopment and human
ambition.
In the course of self-
development, a man may
want to become ‘super-
man’, then ‘Devta’ and
‘Bhagwan’ and aspire for
‘Vishwaroop’, but no-
body is certain what lies
ahead, the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) chief said.
Addressing a village-
level workers meeting,
organised by a non-profit
organisation Vikas Bhar-
ti here, he also said that
some people, despite be-
ing human, lacked hu-
man qualities and they
should inculcate it first.
POST-COVID, WORLD CAME TO KNOW INDIA HAS
ROADMAP TO PEACE, HAPPINESS: RSS CHIEF
Gumla: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday
asserted that after the Covid-19 pandemic,
the entire world came to that India has the roadmap
to peace and happiness. He also stated that ‘Sanatan
Dharma’ believed in the welfare of mankind. “Various
experiments were made in the past 2,000 years, but
they failed to provide happiness and peace that are in-
grained in India’s traditional way (of life). After Corona,
the world came to know that India has the roadmap
to peace and happiness,” Bhagwat said. He was ad-
dressing a village-level workers meeting organised by
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Will rid Gadchiroli
of Maoists: Shinde
First India Bureau
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Vowing to make Gadchi-
roli district Maoist-free,
Maharashtra CM Eknath
Shinde on Thursday laud-
ed the district police for
their operation in which
12 Naxals were killed in
Wandoli village on Ma-
harashtra-Chhattisgarh
border on Wednesday.
Shinde spoke to the
Superintendent of Police,
Inspector General of Po-
lice (Gadchiroli range),
Inspector General (anti-
Maoist mission) and
other senior officers on
telephone and congratu-
lated them on this action,
said an official statement.
He said the action in
Gadchiroli district is a de-
cisive blow to the Naxal
movement in the district.
“Our policy aims to
give priority to develop-
ment and strongly op-
poses violence. We are
determined to make Gad-
hchiloli district free from
Maoists,” he added.
Deputy CM and Home
Minister Devendra Fad-
navis has announced spe-
cial awards of Rs 51 lakh
for all jawans who par-
ticipated in this action.
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ists in the thick jungles of the
Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh
border in which 12 ultras
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APRIL 22-23, 2018: Over 40 Maoists eliminated
by security forces in the jungles of Gadchiroli.
MAY 21, 2021: Security forces shot dead 13 Mao-
ists in the Pyadi-Kotmi jungles in the Etapalli region.
OCTOBER 11, 2021: Five Maoists shot dead by
security forces in the Kosmi-Kisnela forests of Dha-
nora region on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border.
IN MARCH 2020: Security forces carried out
a successful Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign
(TCOC) against the Maoists on the district borders and
busted a secret arms manufacturing unit in the jungles.
LEGACY OF RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN
Shivraj releases books on Prez Murmu’s speeches
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griculture Minis-
ter Shivraj Singh
Chouhan on
Thursday released books
compiling the speeches of
President Droupadi Mur-
mu and exploring the rich
heritage of the Rashtra-
pati Bhawan.
Chouhan released the
four books – Wings to
Our Hopes-Volume 1,
‘Aashaon Ki Udaan’;
Rashtrapati Bhavan: Her-
itage Meets the Present;
and ‘Kahani Rashtrapati
Bhavan Ki’ – in the pres-
ence of Union MoS for
Information and Broad-
casting L Murugan.
The books have been
published by the Publica-
tions Division under the
aegis of the Ministry of
Information and Broad-
casting.
Chouhan said the com-
pilation of speeches of
the President was a treas-
ure trove for democracy
and the entire society.
“The speeches are an
effective expression of
President Murmu’s com-
passion towards all coun-
trymen, including wom-
en, scheduled castes,
scheduled tribes, other
deprived classes, farm-
ers, armed forces and
youth,” he said.
Chouhan said that
reading the compilation
of the President’s speech-
es will broaden the read-
er’s perspective on the
country’s socio-econom-
ic challenges, direction
of achievements and ini-
tiatives showing self-re-
liance.
Chouhan, Murugan
and I&B Secretary San-
jay Jaju later called on
the President and pre-
sented copies of the
books to her.
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Kanwar Yatra
UP: Eateries told to
display names of
owners, Oppn fumes
Agencies
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A controversy has erupted
over Muzaffarnagar ad-
ministration’s directive to
all eateries and shops along
Yatra route, to properly
display the names of own-
ers to avoid “confusion”
among Kanwar Yatris.
The directive to the food
stalls and dhabas has riled
up the Opposition parties,
as some of them equated it
to “apartheid” while others
demanded “judicial inter-
vention” to set aside the
“lopsided” order.
Samajwadi Party chief
Akhilesh Yadav said such
orders would vitiate the
peaceful atmosphere and
asked, “What will be
known from the name of
the one whose name is
Guddu, Munna or Fatte?”
Earlier, AIMIM chief
Asaduddin Owaisi voiced
his anger at “discrimina-
tory” order and said this
was like “apartheid” (insti-
tutionalised racial segrega-
tion) in South Africa and
‘Judenboycott’ (boycott of
Jewish) in Germany.
Shah chairs 7th Apex Level NCORD meet
First India Bureau
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Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Thursday
chaired the 7th Apex
Level Narco-Coordina-
tion Center (NCORD)
meeting here. Shah said
under leadership of PM
Narendra Modi, the fight
against drugs is being
carried out in a very seri-
ous manner and we have
been successful in taking
it forward as a campaign.

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?India put under unjustified
pressure due to ties with us?
Agencies
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India is a great power that
determines its national
interests and chooses its
partners, Russian For-
eign Minister Sergey
Lavrov has said, describ-
ing as ?completely unjus-
tified? the ?enormous
pressure? on New Delhi
due to its energy coop-
eration with Moscow.
During a press confer-
ence, Lavrov also termed
as ?insulting? Ukraine?s
remarks on the recent
meeting between Presi-
dent Vladimir Putin and
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in Moscow. ?I think
India is a great power that
sets its own national in-
terests, determines its
own national interests,
and chooses its own part-
ners. And we know that
India is being subject to
enormous pressure, com-
pletely unjustified pres-
sure in the international
arena,? Lavrov said.
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Trump to accept nomination
as Biden faces pressure to quit
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President Joe Biden?s ree-
lection bid was mired in
fresh turmoil after reports
that top Democratic lead-
ers had privately pushed
him to end his campaign,
while Donald Trump was
set to accept the Republi-
can presidential nomina-
tion on Thursday.
Senate Majority Leader
Chuck Schumer, House
Minority Leader Hakeem
Jeffries and former House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
have all expressed deep
concerns directly to Biden
in recent days that he will
not only lose the White
House but also cost the
party any chance of win-
ning back the U.S. House
of Representatives in the
Nov. 5 election, according
to reports in multiple
news outlets.
Biden has thus far re-
fused to entertain public
calls from 20 congres-
sional Democrats to step
aside, following a halting
performance at his June
27 debate against Trump.
US Presidential 2024
?WILL QUIT IF MEDICAL
CONDITION EMERGED?:
BIDEN ON ELECTION
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
Washington: US
President Joe Biden
said he could drop
his reelection bid if doctors
found he had a medical
condition, as a top Demo-
crat on Wednesday urged
the 81-year-old to step
aside. Biden?s comments
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even slightly opened the
door to abandoning the
White House race, and
came as Representative
Adam Schiff, a key ally from
California, urged Biden to
?pass the torch.? ?If I had
some medical condition that
emerged, if somebody, if
the doctors came and said
?you?ve got this problem,
then I will quit, Biden said.
zA Florida man has
been arrested for mak-
ing threats against US
President Joe Biden,
just days after an as-
sassination attempt on
his rival Donald Trump
zSenator J D Vance
would make a great
vice president for
America, his Indian-
American wife Usha
Chilukuri Vance has
said, as she introduced
him to Americans by
giving an insight into
their life, about him
accepting her vegetar-
ian diet and his ability to
cook Indian food
zTrump gunman
Thomas Crooks leaves
behind pile of mysteries
PM Modi wishes
Railway Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw
on his birthday
First India Bureau
1HZ 'HOKL
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Min-
ister of Information and
Broadcasting, celebrated
his 54th birthday on July
18. Vaishnaw is a vision-
ary leader whose impact
on India?s infrastructure
and digital landscape has
been profound.
Born in 1970, in Ra-
jasthan?s Jodhpur, Ash-
wini Vaishnaw?s journey
is an inspiring tale of de-
termination, intellect, and
dedicated public service.
Birthday greetings to Un-
ion Minister Shri @Ash-
winiVaishnaw Ji. He is
spearheading the efforts
in key sectors which are
critical to furthering In-
dia?s growth. May he lead
a long and healthy life.
Women?s Asia Cup:
Dominant India to
clash against Pak
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Seeking to continue their
domination over teams in
the sub-continent, India
captain Harmanpreet Kaur
on Thursday said they are
using the Women?s Asia
Cup as a platform to pre-
pare for the upcoming T20
World Cup.
The continental tour-
nament, to held in the
T20 format this year, be-
gins here from Friday
with India taking on tra-
ditional rivals Pakistan,
while the World Cup will
be hosted by Bangladesh
later this year. Since the
tournament?s inception in
2004, India have ruled the
roost, clinching the tro-
phy in all the seven edi-
tions (T20Is and ODIs).
?This tournament is
very important for all of
us because we give equal
respect to this tourna-
ment and want to im-
prove at the Asian as well
as at the world level.
?So our focus will re-
main same as we prepare
for the T20 World Cup or
any other World Cup.
Each and every game is
important for us and we
will try to give our best,?
Harmanpreet said at the
captains? press conference.
Deepak Solanki is manager
for Raj Junior Hockey team
First India Bureau
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Pali Hockey Association
President Mahipal Singh
Nimbada said that in the
2nd Junior West Zone
Hockey Championship
organized by Hockey In-
dia in Chhattisgarh from
July 21 to July 28 , Deep-
ak Solanki has been ap-
pointed as the manager of
Rajasthan Junior Hockey
team by Arun Kumar
Saraswat, President of
Rajasthan Hockey Asso-
ciation and member of
the Executive Board
Hockey India.
Manager Deepak Solan-
ki told that Rajasthan
Junior Team will play
matches in their pool
with Hockey Madhya
Pradesh, Hockey Chhat-
tisgarh, Hockey Gujarat,
Hockey Goa, and Hock-
ey Maharashtra.
Indian Naval Ship Tabar reaches Germany
to participate in maritime exercise: Report
First India Bureau
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Indian Navy?s frontline
frigate, INS Tabar,
reached Hamburg in Ger-
many, on Wednesday to
take part in an exercise.
Activities during the
visit include professional
interactions between the
Indian Navy and German
Navy, visit of ship?s
crews to the German Na-
val Academy and ship
open to visitors. The crew
of INS Tabar would also
offer community service
at Old Age Home.
On departure from
Hamburg, the two Navies
will also undertake Mari-
time Partnership Exer-
cise at sea. These engage-
ments seek to enhance
bilateral relations, par-
ticularly in the maritime
domain between both
countries and also offer
an opportunity to show-
case Indian culture.
India and Germany
share a relationship built
on a foundation of shared
values, democratic prin-
ciples and a commitment
to global peace and secu-
rity.
The relations between
both countries span
across various domains,
from economic coopera-
tion and scientific re-
search to cultural ex-
changes and, importantly,
defence collaboration.
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RUSSIA IS PREPARED TO WORK WITH ANY US
PRESIDENT: FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEY LAVROV
United Nations: Russia is prepared to work with any
US president who is open to dialogue, its foreign
minister said Wednesday. "We will work with any
American leader, we will remain ready to work with any US
leader that the US people elect, and who will be willing to
engage in equitable, mutually respectful dialogue," Sergei
Lavrov said. He was answering a question about relations
between Moscow and Washington if Donald Trump is re-
elected. Trump, said in May 2023 that he could end the war
in Ukraine "in 24 hours" if he returns. Trump is regularly
attacked by Democrats as being too soft on Russia. He
has often spoken admiringly of President Vladimir Putin,
who has been charged with war crimes over the invasion of
Ukraine. "We worked with President Trump," Lavrov said.
I THINK INDIA IS
DOING EVERYTHING
RIGHT, SAYS LAVROV
United Na-
tions: India had
conveyed to Kyiv
its displeasure over the
re Zelenskyy?s remarks.
It was learnt that India?s
disappointment over the
comments by Zelenskyy
was communicated
to Ukraine?s mission
in Delhi. Referring to
Zelenskyy?s comments
about Modi?s trip to
Russia being ?a stabbing
in the back of all peace
efforts?, Lavrov said, ?So
that was very insult-
ing and the Ukrainian
ambassador was called
in? and the Indian Min-
istry of External Affairs
?talked to him about how
he should be behav-
ing.? ?The ambassadors
were really behaving as
if they were hooligans,?
he said, referring to
remarks made by some
other Ukrainian envoys.
?So I think India is doing
everything right,? he said.
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1. The offence of sedition,
mentioned in IPC, finds its
legislative roots in the Sec-
tion 113 of the draft Penal
Code of 1837 as prepared
by the Law Commission
under Macaulay. The same,
however, was omitted due
to an oversight, when the
draft Penal Code was en-
acted as the Indian Penal
Code of 1860. The Section
was later inserted in 1870
as Section 124A. The pro-
vision also had its root in
the concept of ?seditious
libel? under the Libel Act of
1792. British Parliament
repealed the offence of se-
dition in 2009 through Sec-
tion 73 of the Coroners &
Justice Act, 2009.
2. This section has often
been criticised by a large
section of people who saw
this as one of the most po-
tent tools of colonial sup-
pression. This section was
used by British against
towering leaders of the
Freedom Struggle, includ-
ing Mahatma Gandhi and
Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Various recommendations
of Law Commission Re-
ports/LCRs
3. The 42nd LCR had
recommended increasing
ambit of provision of se-
dition to not only Govt,
but also the Constitution,
Parliament, & State Leg-
islatures, and, adminis-
tration of justice.
4. Regarding offences
against the State, includ-
ing sedition, various Law
Commissions in the past
have given different rec-
ommendations. The 42nd
LCR recommended sub-
stantive revisions in Sec-
tions 121A, 124, 124A and
125. The Criminal Law
Amendment Bill of 1978
proposed very few sub-
stantive changes and
called for insertion of a
new Section 123A creat-
ing an offence for assisting
India?s enemies. The
154th LCR in 1997 pro-
posed that no substantive
changes are required in
Sections 121A and recom-
mended a substitution of
Section 124A.
5. Recently, the Su-
preme Court has placed
section 124A of the IPC in
abeyance. Significantly,
the Law Commission of
India in its 279th Report
recommended retaining
the crime of sedition on
the statute books.
6. The Law Commis-
sion in Report No. 279
released in April, 2023 on
?Usage of the Law of Se-
dition? presented its con-
sidered view that Section
124A needs to be retained
in the IPC, though certain
amendments, as suggest-
ed in its report, may be
introduced in it by incor-
porating the ratio decided
in the case of Kedar Nath
Singh v. State of Bihar
(AIR 1962 SC 9551) so as
to bring about greater clar-
ity regarding the usage of
the provision. It further
recommended that the
scheme of punishment
provided under the said
section be amended to en-
sure that it is brought in
parity with the other of-
fences under Chapter VI
of IPC.
7. Moreover, cognizant
of the views regarding the
misuse of Section 124A,
the Commission recom-
mended that model guide-
lines curbing the same be
issued by the Central Gov-
ernment. The Commission
was of the firm belief that
incorporating the same
would go a long way in ad-
dressing the concerns as-
sociated with the usage of
this provision.
8. The new BNS has
done away with sections
of Sedition.
Changes in law pertaining to sedition and defamation
COMPARISON BETWEEN SECTION 124A IPC
AND SECTION 152 BNS
SECTION 124A IPC -
SEDITION
Whoever knowingly either
spoken or written, or by
anu means of communi-
cation, brings or attempts
to bring into hatred shall
be punished with impris-
onment for life, to which
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imprisonment may extend
to three years.
Explanation: (1) The
expression ?disaffection?
includes disloyalty and all
feelings of enmity.
(2) Comments express-
ing disapprobation of the
measures of the Govern-
ment with a view to obtain
their alteration by lawful
means, without exciting or
attempting to excite hatred,
contempt or disaffection,
do not constitute an of-
fence under this section.
SEC 152 BNS: ACTS
ENDANGERING UNITY
Whoever knowingly either
spoken or written, or by
any communication, or
endangers sovereignty
or unity and integrity; or
indulges in or commits
any such act shall be pun-
ished with imprisonment
for life or with imprison-
ment which may extend
to seven years and shall
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Explanation: Comments
expressing disapproba-
tion of the measures, or
administrative or other
action of the Government
with a view to obtain their
alteration by lawful means
without exciting or attempt-
ing to excite the activities
referred to in this section
do not constitute an of-
fence under this section.
T20: Gambhir era begins, Bumrah gets extended break
PTI
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The firebrand Gautam
Gambhir announced his
arrival as India?s head
coach by successfully en-
suring the ascension of
Suryakumar Yadav as the
new T20 captain in place
of Hardik Pandya, who
seemed primed for the
leadership role after Rohit
Sharma?s international re-
tirement. Jasprit Bumrah
and Ravindra Jadeja are
the two big names miss-
ing from India?s ODI
squad against Sri Lanka.
However, both have
been missed out due to
different reasons! The first
T20 International will be
held on July 27, followed
by games on July 28 and
30. All the ties will be
played at the Pallekele
Cricket Stadium. The
ODIs will be held on Au-
gust 2, 4 and 7.
It was under captain
Gambhir, that Indian
cricket fans took note of
Suryakumar, popular as
?SKY?, an indulgent acro-
nym coined by the then
KKR skipper, who would
regularly praise the young-
ster for performing his fin-
isher?s role to perfection.
INDIA?S T20I SQUAD
FOR SRI LANKA SERIES
PANDYA CONFIRMS
DIVORCE FROM NATASA
Suryakumar Yadav
(C), Shubman Gill
(VC), Yashasvi
Jaiswal, Rinku Singh,
Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant
(WK), Sanju Samson (WK),
Hardik Pandya, Shivam
Dube, Axar Patel, Washing-
ton Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi,
Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel
Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj.
India all-rounder
Hardik Pandya
announced his
separation from wife Natasa
Stankovic on Thursday
bringing their four-year mar-
riage to an end. The Mum-
bai Indians captain took to
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8. NEWS 07
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SC attains full strength as two judges take
oath; Top court gets 1st judge from Manipur
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New Delhi
hief Justice of
Jammu and
Kashmir High
Court, Justice N
Kotiswar Singh on
Thursday, took oath of
office and became the
first judge to have been
elevated to the Supreme
Court from Manipur.
Acting Chief Justice
of Madras High Court
R Mahadevan was also
sworn in as judge of the
apex court.Chief Jus-
tice of India, D Y Chan-
drachud administered
the oath of office to
both judges at a func-
tion in the apex court
premises here. With the
swearing-in, the top
court has attained its
full strength of 34 judg-
es, including the Chief
Justice of India.
The Supreme Court
will function with 34
judges until Justice Hima
Kohli retires on Septem-
ber 1, 2024, followed by
CJI Chandrachud, who
superannuates on No-
vember 10 this year.
The Centre has cleared
the recommendation of
the Supreme Court col-
legium on July 16. On
July 11, the five-member
collegium presided over
by the CJI had recom-
mended to the Centre the
names of Singh and Ma-
hadevan for elevation to
the apex court.
Rajendra Chhabra
-aiSXr
The Gandhi Nagar area,
made as the government
residential hub for senior
IAS officers in Jaipur, is
losing its original identi-
ty. In an area of about two
kilometres, there are 50
A-category government
single-storey bungalows.
Initially, these bungalows
were allotted only to sen-
ior IAS officers, with one
or two exceptions. How-
ever, over the last two
decades, this system has
deteriorated steadily, and
now only a few IAS offic-
ers have bungalows re-
maining here.
A total of 18 bunga-
lows are allotted to IAS
officers here. Whereas 19
bungalows are occupied
by IPS, 7 bungalows by
Ministers, and 3 bunga-
lows by judicial services
officers. Interestingly,  as
soon as a bungalow of an
IAS officer becomes va-
cant, GAD immediately
allots it to someone else
without thinking.
There is no provision
for the first floor in these
bungalows, but in the
previous Congress gov-
ernment, a Minister got
rooms constructed on the
first floor from PWD by
spending several lakhs of
rupees. He started living
on the top floor, leaving
the ground floor for
guests and the office. A
senior officer couple
from the neighbourhood
had complained to GAD
about their privacy being
violated in this way. Still,
the Minister came down
only after being evicted
from the government.
Similarly, an officer of
the judicial services,
who held a constitution-
al post also altered the
appearance of the bun-
galow by spending sev-
eral lakhs of rupees after
which, this government
bungalow became a lux-
urious mansion.
A Minister of the pre-
vious government had
got the outer colour of
the bungalow painted
blue and still the GAD
did not object. One by
one, more than half a
dozen ministers have
started living in Gandhi
Nagar. Crowds gather at
their place throughout
the day and till late night.
This is taking away the
serenity and peace of the
area. Due to the non-
availability of bunga-
lows in Gandhi Nagar,
senior officers have to
stay in government bun-
galows built in far-flung
areas like OTS, Chambal
Guest House, and Vidy-
adhar Nagar.
Laxman Raghav
%iNaner
Union Law Minister
Arjun Meghwal stated
that Congress had mis-
used ED & CBI during
its time in power. React-
ing to ED raids on Hary-
ana Cong MLA Rao Dan
Singh?s premises, he
emphasised that the cor-
rupt & thieves are fear-
ful, while the BJP has
proposed a discussion in
Parliament. Meghwal,
who was in Bikaner,
conducted a public hear-
ing at Sansad Seva Ken -
dra. He noted people
usually visit to address
issues, but this time they
expressed gratitude for
budget announcements.
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Governor Kalraj Mishra
on Thursday, said effective
efforts should be made for
the rehabilitation of lepro-
sy patients along with their
identification and treat-
ment. Mishra was address-
ing the All India Leprosy
Eradication Convention at
RIC. He said that if the
government and the gen-
eral public join hands
then the nation can rap-
idly move forward on the
path of freedom from
leprosy.
Mishra called for run-
ning more programmes
for skill development of
leprosy patients and spe-
cial programmes to make
them self-reliant.
The programme was
organised by Sarthak
Manav Kushtashram Ut -
tar Pradesh?s former
Governor Ram Naik,
who attended the event,
emphasised on creating
an environment for the
eradication of leprosy.
He also shared his ex-
periences of participa-
tion in the efforts being
made for leprosy pre-
vention in Maharashtra,
Uttar Pradesh and across
the country.
Efforts for leprosy
patients?
identification,
treatment, and
rehabilitation
should aim for
complete
recovery.
Collaboration
between
government and
public can swiftly
progress towards
eliminating
leprosy.
Specialized skill
development
programmes are
crucial for their
self-sufficiency.
KALRAJ MISHRA,
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Gen VK Singh
likely to be Raj?s
next Governor
Vinod Singh Chouhan
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Former Army Chief Gen
VK Singh is being con-
sidered for the post of
Governor in
Rajasthan as
the term of
the current
Governor,
Kalraj
Mishra, is set to end this
month. Gen Singh has
previously served as
MoS for Civil Aviation &
Road Transport and
Highways in the Modi
cabinet. He also held the
rank of a four-star gen-
eral in the Indian Army.
Kalraj Mishra became
the Rajasthan Governor
on September 9, 2019 af-
ter former-Governor
Kalyan Singh?s term.
Both were notable fig-
ures in UP in the 1990s.
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During his Mewar tour on
Thursday, BJP State Pres-
ident CP Joshi addressed
public grievances at San -
sad Jan Sunwai Kendra
in Chittorgarh Collector-
ate, urging officials to
resolve issues promptly.
Speaking with First In-
dia, Joshi predicted a BJP
victory in upcoming by-
polls across five state
constituencies.
The BJP President crit-
icised the Congress, not-
ing despite their domi-
nance in all five assem-
blies, the state populace
trusts the double-engine
govt. Joshi highlighted
45% budget promise ful-
fillment & also an-
nounced to hold district-
committee meets, post-
state committee meets.
First India Bureau
New Delhi
CDS Gen Anil Chauhan
on Thursday, hailed the
heroics of Indian brave-
hearts in the Kargil con-
flict and said besides re-
calling memories of a
war, it is also important
to look at its aftermath
and draw the ?right les-
sons? for the future.
Speaking at an event
held here to mark the
25th anniversary of the
Kargil war, he also said
?We must not repeat the
same mistakes?.
War and warfare are
evolving at a very, very
rapid pace. Their charac-
ter and nature are chang-
ing rapidly because of
transformation in tech-
nology and ongoing geo-
political flux, he said.
?The memories of sac-
rifices made by our sol-
diers must become a part
of our national folklore,
as indeed it has become
with the Kargil war,?
General Chauhan said.
Saga, bravery and for-
titude must continue to
inspire future generations
of the youth as well as
soldiers who join the In-
dian armed forces, the
CDS added.
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during its tenure: Meghwal
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mustn?t repeat same mistakes
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The flood situation in As-
sam improved on Thurs-
day with water receding
from several parts of the
state even as over 3.5
lakh people in 11 districts
remained affected, an of-
ficial bulletin said on
Thursday. Major rivers,
including the Brahmapu-
tra river, continued to
flow over the danger
level at various places, it
said.
About 355,400 people af-
fected by floods in
Cachar, Dhemaji, Dhu-
bri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara,
Golaghat, Kamrup Met-
ro, Karimganj, Nagaon,
Nalbari districts.Dhubri
remained the worst hit
with nearly 80,000 af-
fected people
RAIN LASHES
PARTS OF DELHI
New Delhi:
Parts of the
national capital
were lashed by rain on
Thursday afternoon,
bringing relief from sul-
try weather conditions.
According to IMD more
showers are expected
later in the day.The
city experienced humid
weather in the morn-
ing and the minimum
temperature settled at
29.6 degrees Celsius,
two notches above the
season?s average. The
maximum temperature
is likely to settle at
around 36 degrees
Celsius.The AQI was
recorded in the satis-
factory category with a
reading of 92 at 9 am,
the Central Pollution
Control Board said.
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government on Thursday
said that the CBI requires
written consent from the
state administration to
probe cases in its jurisdic-
tion. Now, the State joins
Opposition-ruled states
such as Bengal, Tamil
Nadu, Punjab, Kerala, and
Telangana in requiring
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been no news of collapses for a long time?

9. 08
Sometimes in a strange land, a taste, sound or smell,
will remind us of our childhood and bring back a
rush of memories, which comfort us to no end.
Dr
JAGDEESH CHANDRA, CMD & Editor-in-Chief
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
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When you started your
life journey, did you ever
think that you will reach
such a point in life?
Acharya Balkrishna:
We have always thought
about culture and San-
skrit because our envi-
ronment and upbringing
were such that we were
inclined towards prayers
and worship. So, since
childhood, I was so inter-
ested in understanding
the scriptures that are
read. When Pandits and
scholars used to come to
our house for worship
and chant mantras, I used
to feel that I also had to
do something similar.
This was my only
thought at that time. But
I was taken to Gurukul
and Gurukul inspired me
towards culture, scrip-
tures, nationalism, patri-
otism, our tradition, our
revolutionaries, great
men, martyrs, heroes,
all these elements that
are ?Sattvik? for life, and
as a result, I entered this
society. Even then, I had
not thought about what
I would do. I just kept
on moving forward.
Then call it the accept-
ance or need of society,
our constant efforts, and
our association with
Swamiji or mutual coor-
dination, all of this has
resulted in whatever
form we are in front of
you today. I cannot say
how much people un-
derstand our sensitivi-
ties and emotions, but I
can say that we never
compromised in any
way on the dreams and
resolutions with which
we first moved forward.
Where did you get
your education, what did
you get?
Basically, the major part
of our education is the
Gurukul tradition, where-
in, we study the scrip-
tures. In the scriptures,
we have learned every-
thing from Sanskrit and
grammar to Upanishad
philosophy, from Vedas
to Ayurveda, which has
been our ancient tradi-
tion, which we got by
staying in the company
of our ?Gurus.?
When did you develop
an interest in Ayurveda?
There is an interesting
story behind this too.
When we were in Gu-
rukul, there was a great
Ayurveda expert, who
was very famous for
making medicines espe-
cially ?Bhasma? and other
medicines using the
?Bhasma.? I was so inter-
ested in it, that some-
times, I used to go and sit
with him. And while do-
ing this, I developed so
much of interest that I got
absorbed in it.
It is said that you
know every herb of
Uttarakhand. How did
this happen?
We cannot claim this, but
I want to tell you one
strange thing, I do not re-
member the names of
people, I may forget
things, but the hill I
climbed and the trees and
plants that I will see,
even after years, if you
ask me which tree or
plant was found where, I
will be able to tell you
that this type of plant or
a plant with this name is
available there.
So do you think that
God has sent you to
earth for this work?
I believe that many times
many people try to do
many things. But accord-
ing to the destiny, we
reach where we are des-
tined to reach. That is
why, I think and have a
clear belief that a man
should never leave any
stone unturned in his ef-
forts. There are no short-
cuts. If you patiently
walk the long road, God
will guide you to your
destination.
When did you first
meet Baba Ramdev?
I first met Swamiji 35-36
years ago. And we are
childhood friends. Just
the other day, I was look-
ing at a photo of us from
our Gurukul days. When
I looked at it, it felt like
a long time had passed.
Friendship is forged
through mutual thoughts
and values, yet it can
fracture with the intro-
duction of external ele-
ments, whether in friend-
ship or family relations.
We have come to realise
that closeness is built on
shared thoughts, and fis-
sures can develop due to
other reasons. So, we did
not let that reason enter,
so by God?s grace, we
are still friends. In ethi-
cal terms, it has been said
that the friendship of no-
ble individuals is like the
Sun in its Purvarga
phase?it grows stronger
over time. Conversely,
the friendship of those
with malicious inten-
tions is like the latter
phase of the Sun?it be-
gins to diminish over
time. So, this first half is
with continuity and we
feel that we will continue
to serve in whatever ca-
pacity we can in this life.
So how will you define
your relationship with
Baba - brother or busi-
ness partner?
See, not business partner
because neither I have
anything to do with busi-
ness nor Swamiji has
anything to do with it.
See, business is not our
aim, business is a means
for us. Secondly, when I
used to study in Gurukul,
even then I used to call
him Bhrataji in Gurukul.
Now, I call Bhrataji, Pu-
jya Swamiji or Mahara-
jji. That relationship of
mine was unbreakable,
is unbreakable, and will
remain unbreakable. The
rest of the work-related
arrangement is an ar-
rangement, it is not our
relation or relationship.
There is no division be-
tween us. I want to tell
one thing to everyone.
Looking at me, what do
you think, how many re-
sources do I need to sus-
tain my life? I do not
want to show off my
wealth, marry my chil-
dren, or display pomp
and show in worldly
matters, so how much
wealth or money do I
need to live my life?
Even if we exaggerate,
let us assume that I need
one crore rupees a year.
I am 50 years old now
and will live for 30 more
years, so according to
this, it will be 30 crore
rupees, and if we multi-
ply it by two or three
times, if I make a fixed
deposit of 100 crore ru-
pees, then tell me why
are we working even to-
day? When we do not
have to spend anything!
Swamiji is continuously
engaged in work from 3
am to 10 pm. And why
are we doing this is be-
cause Patanjali taught
the countrymen to re-
spect Swadeshi. When I
was studying, we needed
soap to wash clothes or
for other work, even then
we had the concept of
Swadeshi. But when the
products arrived, we had
to look for them in the
list to see which soap,
etc. was indigenous and
which was foreign. So
we took this resolution to
promote indigenous
products from the Gu-
rukul, and the same reso-
lution, today, due to the
efforts of Swamiji, no
matter how many indig-
enous companies have
come up, Patanjali is the
leader and will remain so
because history is al-
ways a witness. Second-
ly, due to Patanjali, those
who do not even buy
Patanjali products have
also benefited a lot. Why
is that so? I remember
when we started Aloe
Vera juice, before that
Aloe Vera juice was
available for ` 1,300 per
litre, today the juice of
the same companies is
available for ` 200. You
see the prices of other
essential items, noting
how much they were be-
fore and how much they
are now. Even after the
inflation has increased,
they have reduced the
rates of those items. As a
result of Patanjali, your
family’s savings and
protection, as well as
those involved in herbal
products today, are af-
fected similarly. They do
not love herbs, they love
the products made by
Patanjali from herbs and
want to be a part of the
market it has created.
This is also benefiting the
farmers who are growing
herbs, tribals who bring
herbs from the forests, are
also benefiting. See, if an
allopathic company
grows a herb, then the
farmer does not get any
benefit because I cannot
make chemicals in the
field, but the farmer ben-
efits from Ayurvedic
products because I can-
not make herbs in the
factory, they will grow in
the field only. So, here
we all have to understand
that our culture is of ‘Vas-
udhaiva Kutumbakam’
and ‘Sarve Santu Sukhi-
nah,’ our culture is not of
living in prosperity our-
selves but ensuring pros-
perity for others.
In 2013, your turno-
ver was `5,000 crore,
now it is `55,000 crore.
So what is the agenda
of Patanjali in the next
five years?
The truth is that I never
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venomous tide
of trolls and crit-
ics has risen
against Indian
Actress Sonak-
shi Sinha in the vast ocean of
social media, merely for choos-
ing to marry a man of her own
free will, a man who happens
to be wealthy and Muslim. This
toxic chorus echoes a broader
societal malady - a mindset that
seeks to suffocate individual
freedom and femininity.
In a land where women sci-
entists have soared to the
moon, we still find ourselves
mired in petty objections about
a lady's bra lace seen at the air-
port. The hypocrisy is stagger-
ing. The orthodoxy slithers out
of its dark recesses, admonish-
ing women to conceal them-
selves, only to be met with a
fierce riposte from the targeted
lady who happened to be an
audacious author. There are
various such incidents happen-
ing around us, and what we are
doing, we scroll down on Ins-
tagram or Facebook and enjoy
reading and watching. One
episode that recently happened,
I would like to share here. One
evening when the sun was
about to cast its warm glow,
and I was completely lost in the
aromas and flavors of dinner
preparation in my kitchen, my
son came running home. He
burst into tears in front of my
daughter, seeking solace from
the playground's politics of
children. My attention was
swiftly drawn to the tender ex-
change between my son and
daughter. She was comforting
him, yet simultaneously articu-
lating that boys should never
cry, for it's a feminine and girl-
ish trait. I stood there, aghast,
realizing that I had never inten-
tionally instilled such discrimi-
natory beliefs in my children.
And so, I pondered: where did
they learn this language of ex-
clusion? Don't boys possess the
same humanity, the same emo-
tional depth, as girls? Why
must we conform to the rigid,
outdated standards of language,
instead of embracing an all-
inclusive lexicon? After all,
humans came into existence
long after language was born.
Do we still need to be bound by
the arbitrary rules of a bygone
era?
Language is somewhat fluid
and beautiful thing that can
make or break a human while
experiencing it; that acknowl-
edges and celebrates our shared
emotions, our shared humanity.
It inspires and makes us happy
at one side; shatters and upsets
us on the other side if not used
rightly. And no doubt the shack-
les of gendered language create
differences and discriminations.
Our language serves as a re-
flection of our society and cul-
ture, consciously or subcon-
sciously impacting our speech.
For instance, in our male-dom-
inated society, young girls may
adopt masculine forms of lan-
guage to emulate boys' domi-
nance when they engage in
physical fights or competi-
tions. Conversely, in families
with only one female child,
parents may raise her like a
boy, leading her to use lan-
guage associated with boys.
Why are such attempts made to
mold her into a carbon copy of
masculinity? Can they not see
that this forced imitation of
boyish language and behavior
is a form of intellectual and
emotional violence?
There are several such exam-
ples that exemplify the deep-
rooted male dominance in the
society and how it affects lan-
guage usage. As these girls grow
older, they are socialized to
adopt more polite and feminine
behavior and language. Tradi-
tional societies partially accept
the imitation of masculine lan-
guage features by girls but not
fully. Some girls find it easier to
transition from feminine to mas-
culine language features, while
boys face challenges and social
rejection when attempting such
a shift, symbolizing male domi-
nance and superiority.
Such occurrence of distinct
linguistic usage and the switch-
ing, individually, in a family or
in the whole community due to
prevailing gendered power im-
balances and standardized lin-
guistic patterns further contrib-
ute to the marginalization of
one gender. And language, we
all know, possesses a remarka-
ble ability for self-expression,
and identity formation and
should be used precisely.
The fictionalized representa-
tions as men are like Martians
and women are like Venusians
having different styles of com-
munication and language use to
express themselves by author
and counselor John Gray in his
book serves the purpose of di-
recting towards a deeper under-
standing of gender, expression
and linguistic differences at
various levels.
In the shrine of language
learning, the language class-
rooms, many times I witness
souls of learners struggling to
articulate the simplest of words-
‘his’ or ‘her’, ‘he’ or ‘she’. The
anguish in their eyes belies the
gravity of this linguistic laby-
rinth, as if their very existence
hinges on routing this gendered
mess. Oh, the cruel fate that de-
crees one's worth by the pro-
nouns that precede them!
Meanwhile, the LGBT com-
munity wanders in a linguistic
limbo, denied even the basic
privilege of being addressed
with a pronoun that acknowl-
edges their identity. Must we
perpetuate this discriminatory
lexicon, this binary bind that
suffocates the human spirit?
Can we not opt for a language
that liberates, that embraces the
beauty of neutrality, and cele-
brates the diversity of our
shared humanity?
Once a colleague of my
friend, blinded by base desire,
dared to pose a query that
stripped her of dignity and re-
duced her to a mere sex object.
That conversation between
them erupted a tempest of out-
rage within my friend's soul. His
crass request for proof of her
sexual health, a discourteous
precursor to a fleeting encoun-
ter, ignited a firestorm of indig-
nation. With righteous fury, she
countered, her words a scorch-
ing rebuke that seared his con-
science: "Who are you to de-
mand such intimate knowledge?
First, produce your own certifi-
cates of character, earned
through a lifetime of respect and
decency, to every woman you've
ever shared a bed with!" Alas,
how many minds are shrouded
in a darkness that refuses to ac-
knowledge the power of lan-
guage to both heal and harm?
When will we cultivate a soci-
ety where words are wielded
with care, where gender-neutral
language is the norm, and re-
spect is the guiding principle?
The education sector, too, must
evolve, in tandem with our col-
lective consciousness, to nurture
a world where discourse is a
bridge, not a barrier, a way of
positive reinforcement not of
humiliation and harassment.
Many sociolinguists have
been captivated by notable dif-
ferences in communication
styles between genders and
have revealed about these. The
different ways in which gen-
ders use various languages
such as French, Arabic, and
Hindi etc. are influenced by so-
cietal principles and social
practices wherein men play a
more dominant role controlling
the conduct of a girl or a wom-
an of that particular society.
Recognizing and challeng-
ing gendered discourse that
suppresses one gender in favor
of the other or hurts sentiments
is crucial for creating change.
Raising awareness about the
impact of gendered discourse
on individuals and society
through fruitful deliberations is
a step towards eradicating
dominance and differentiation.
The materialization of all-em-
bracing language among com-
ing generations may mark a
significant shift towards a more
inclusive and equitable lan-
guage landscape. However the
progressive Generation Z em-
braces a more fluid understand-
ing of gender, societal norms
and the need for gendered lan-
guage to be diminished. This
trend reflects the decline of
gender-specific spaces in favor
of unisex environments. As
language evolves to become
more gender-neutral, the power
dynamics and dominance as-
sociated with gendered lan-
guage will dissipate. In their
place, equality and sustainabil-
ity will take center stage, fos-
tering a culture where every
individual is treated with dig-
nity and respect, regardless of
their gender identity. This shift
will contribute to a more har-
monious and inclusive society,
where language is not a barrier
but a tool for connection.
Social Maladies
and Intricacies
Dr. Shalini
Yadav
Professor, Writer
and Columnist
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and village of
Rajasthan tells
a story. Today
we have come
to Barmer, the
second-largest district of Ra-
jasthan. It is one of the largest
oil and coal-producing areas in
the country. For this reason, it is
also called the 'Dubai of India'.
Barmer got its name during
the reign of its king Bahad Rao
Parmar. Barmer was very pros-
perous during his rule. Due to its
temples and historical monu-
ments, this city has been a centre
of attraction for tourists for dec-
ades. This city not only has beau-
tiful ancient palaces but also
many picturesque views that you
can capture with your camera.
Barmer Fort in Barmer city is
built on a hill at a high altitude.
It was built in 1552 and has two
major temples within this huge
fort, namely the Garh Temple
and the Nagnechi Temple. The
fort has been home to the Bar-
mer royal family since its con-
struction, and interestingly, the
former royal family still lives
in a part of the fort.
Like Jaisalmer, Barmer
also has sand dunes, but
they are still somewhat
undiscovered. There is
very little information
available in the field of
tourism about the 'Mahabar
Sand Dunes' located in Barmer.
Away from the noise and bustle
of the city, you will find great
relief by visiting these sand
dunes because it is a quiet place
and there is no crowd here.
Religious tourism is most
special in Barmer. Now we have
brought you Balotra of Barmer
district. Shri Nakoda Jain Tem-
ple located here is the center of
faith for people of the Jain reli-
gion spread all over the world.
The statue of Moolnayak Shri
Parshvanath Bhagwan is in-
stalled in the group of ancient
and grand artistic temples in
Shri Nakoda Tirtha, surrounded
by hills on all sides. Devotees
cannot stop themselves from
coming here again after seeing
the miraculous statue of Shri
Bhairavnath on the right side
nearby. In Nakoda Ji Jain Tem-
ple, you will see a magnificent
example of ancient architecture.
Nakoda Ji Jain Temple is made
of white marble stone and has
carvings and beautiful sculp-
tures depicting various scenes
from Jain mythology that will
leave you mesmerized.
There is also the second Brah-
ma temple of Rajasthan in Asotra
of Barmer. This temple was built
by Saint Khetaramji Maharaj.
This is a major pilgrimage site for
the Rajpurohit community, where
the Samadhi of Khetaram Maha-
raj is also located. About 15 km
away from Balotra, the secluded
and peaceful atmosphere of this
place is unique. Here, eight to
ten lakh people come every
year. Savitri ji is also re-
vered along with Brah-
ma ji in the temple.
Rani Bhatiani
temple of Jasol in
Barmer is also a
centre of faith.
People come here from far and
wide to seek the blessings of the
Mother Goddess. Devotees also
call her Manji Sa with rever-
ence. After the renovation of the
temple, its image looks differ-
ent. The temple and gate made
of stone carvings of Jaisalmer
are quite attractive. Besides, the
Dharamshala and other facilities
built in front of the temple com-
plex provide solace to the devo-
tees.
Along with historical places
and religious sites, the rural life
here is also liked by tourists. Dur-
ing your journey to Barmer, your
eyes will remain focused on the
roads. Here, the villages along
the way, people wearing tradi-
tional clothes, and the golden
sunlight falling on the sand fill
your eyes with a strange glow.
Barmer is renowned for its
rich handicrafts and traditional
art forms, prominently crafted in
its villages. Women artisans
skillfully embroider clothing,
producing exquisite applique
work. Thanks to effective mar-
keting, these unique handicrafts
are now highly sought after both
nationally and internationally.
For 500 years, Ajrak print and
the bright colours of Barmeri
Chaddar have been emanating
from Barmer, giving them a dis-
tinct identity across the country.
Even today, this handicraft of
Thar is superior to the printing
done by modern machines. The
biggest example of this is Bar-
meri Chaddar and sarees. The
artisans involved in the local
handicrafts of Barmer first pre-
pare colours from plants and then,
through various processes, give
colourful forms to the white cloth.
Bedsheets and sarees made
with Ajrak print are famous in the
country and abroad. This is also a
favourite cloth of tourists coming
to India. It takes 50 to 60 days to
prepare because machines are not
used in their preparation, nor do
they contain chemical colours.
Sightseeing is done, you have
seen the best things for shopping,
now it is your turn to taste the fla-
vours of Barmer. All the tradi-
tional dishes of Rajasthan are eas-
ily available in Barmer. But the
special Malani thali here is unique.
Local and traditional dishes are
served in this thali. There are
many good eating points in Bar-
mer for those who like desi food.
One more thing, while visiting
Barmer, do not forget to taste mil-
let pakoda. Barmer is an example
of the confluence of tradition and
modernity. A trip to Barmer,
drenched in the fragrance of its
soil, will refresh you.
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JAIPUR, FRIDAY | JULY 19, 2024
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he grand fi-
nale of Miss
Celest India
2024, one of
the top five
beauty pageants in the coun-
try, organised by Fusion
Group, will take place on
August 11 at Chomu Palace
on Sikar Road. Chomu Pal-
ace GM Mukesh Parewa
highlighted that Miss Celest
India is the first beauty pag-
eant in the country to be
held in a real palace. Organ-
izers Yogesh Mishra and
Nimisha Mishra empha-
sized that the event aims to
promote tourism, Indian
culture, and heritage.
The event will also in-
clude the crowning ceremo-
nies for Miss Globe India
and Miss Planet India. Top
finalists from across India
will converge in Jaipur,
marking the start of the bat-
tle for international titles.
Notably, Miss Globe India
2023 Aishwarya Patapati
has secured India’s place in
the top 15 at the internation-
al level after seven years,
making India a strong con-
tender this year.
The winners of Miss Ce-
lest India 2024, Miss
Globe India 2024, and
Miss Planet India 2024
will have the opportunity
to participate in colour
exchange activities on an
international platform.
This prestigious event
promises to be a significant
cultural and promotional
endeavour, showcasing the
beauty and heritage of In-
dia on a grand stage.
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he Rajasthan
Lalit Kala
Academy in
Jaipur recent-
ly organised training
camps to preserve emerg-
ing arts. The exhibition of
paintings from these
camps was inaugurated at
the Academy Art Gallery
by Chief Minister’s Me-
dia Incharge, Mukesh
Bhardwaj, along with re-
nowned sculptor Mahavir
Bharti and artist Nirmala
Kulhari. Academy Secre-
tary Dr Rajneesh Harsh
highlighted that these
camps, inspired by Ad-
ministrator Dr Aarushi
Malik, aimed to revive
disappearing art forms.
Approximately 350
children from various
schools visited the exhi-
bition, gaining insights
into the intricacies of art
from chief trainers. In
June, the academy organ-
ised camps for Phad
painting in Bhilwara,
Rajasthani Mandana
painting in Ajmer, Kota-
Bundi painting in Kota,
and Matheran painting in
Bikaner. Chief trainers
included Rajesh Joshi
(Phad), Sanjay Sethi
(Mandana), Moolchand
Mahatma (Matheran),
and Lukman (Kota-
Bundi).
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new culinary
milestone
was achieved
in Jaipur as
residents experienced the
city’s first-ever Michelin-
style sit-down dinner.
Ex-3 Michelin Star Chef
Amit Kumar from Boury
Belgium curated an ex-
clusive 9-course meal,
blending modern French
and Indian cuisine. Over
120 esteemed guests, pas-
sionate about fine dining,
attended the event at Paro,
a renowned Modern In-
dian Restaurant. Each
guest received a personal-
ized menu and name card,
enhancing their dining
experience. The evening
featured 11 unique dishes,
showcasing molecular
gastronomy, seasonal
fruits, and hyperlocal in-
gredients. This event
marks a significant step in
Jaipur’s evolving culinary
scene, promising more
extraordinary experienc-
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