09012022 first india jaipur

Punjab gets
new DGP just
before poll
code kicks in
Chandigarh: The Pun-
jab government on Sat-
urday appointed VK
Bhawra as
the new Di-
rector-Gen-
eral of Po-
lice.
B h a w r a
was picked from a list
of three candidates of-
fered by the Union Pub-
lic Service Commis-
sion; others on the list
were Dinkar Gupta and
Prabodh Kumar.
The appointment -
the third in around 100
days of Chief Minister
Charanjit Channi’s
brief tenure - comes
shortly before the Elec-
tion Commission an-
nounces dates for next
month’s polls.
It also comes as Pun-
jab Police (and state
government) finds it-
self in the crosshairs
of the centre over the
security lapses involv-
ing PM Narendra
Modi’s convoy on Jan-
uary 5. Related report P7
India clocks
1.42 lakh new
Covid cases
New Delhi: India regis-
tered 1,41,986 new Cov-
id-19 cases on Saturday,
21.3 per cent higher
than Friday, according
to the data shared by
the Union Health Min-
istry
. The total caseload
in the country stands at
3,53,68,372.
Top five states which
have registered maxi-
mum cases are Maha-
rashtra with 40,925
cases, followed by West
Bengal with 18,213 cas-
es, Delhi with 17,335
cases, Tamil Nadu
with 8,981 cases and
Karnataka with 8,449
cases. More on P6
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
RAJASTHAN
4,108
NEW CASES
1,866
NEW CASES
IN JAIPUR
02
NEW
DEATHS
Mohd Fahad
New Delhi: The Elec-
tion Commission Satur-
day announced the
schedule for the Assem-
bly elections in five
states. The holding of
timely election is the
“essence of maintain-
ing democratic govern-
ance,” Chief Election
Commissioner Sushil
Chandra said, as the top
poll body defended its
decision to go ahead
with elections despite a
frightening surge of
COVID-19 cases.
“We welcome the
festival of democra-
cy,” UP CM Yogi Adi-
tyanath tweeted. SP
chief Akhilesh Yadav
also tweeted, “Revolu-
tion will happen on
10th March. UP will
change”.
ELECTION DATES FOR 5 STATES ANNOUNCED
POLLS: YES, RALLIES: NO
Election Commission bans physical
election rallies, roadshows and corner
meets till Jan 15 amid surge in covid cases
1 The Model Code of
Conduct comes into effect
with the poll announcement
2
EC FOR RAMPING
UP VACCINE DRIVE
EC expressed hope that the
vaccination programme in
the poll-bound states can
be ramped up by then. For
Uttar Pradesh, which bore
the brunt of the second
wave of Covid last year,
that is a tough ask. While
90 per cent people in the
state have received their
first vaccine dose, only 52
per cent people have re-
ceived their second dose.
EC: TAKE ON RALLIES,
ROADSHOWS LATER
No roadshows, padyatras,
cycle or bike rallies and
processions shall be
allowed till 15th January
in view of Covid situation.
The situation will be re-
viewed and fresh instruc-
tions to be issued later,
CEC said. He also said that
the Model Code of Conduct
comes into effect immedi-
ately from announcement
of the schedules.
PUNJAB: A KEENLY
FOUGHT BATTLE
Apart from UP, all eyes
are on Punjab also after
farm protests. The Con-
gress is looking to retain
power in Punjab, while
the BJP and former CM
Captain Amarinder have
agreed to form an alli-
ance. Except in Punjab,
the BJP is in power in the
other four states where
elections will be held.
Chief Election Commissioner
Sushil Chandra gestures as he
announces the schedule for
States’ Elections during a press
conference at Vigyan Bhawan
in New Delhi on Saturday.
ASSEMBLY POLLS IN 7 PHASES, STARTING FROM
UP ON FEB 10, ALL RESULTS ON MARCH 10
ASSEMBLY
ELECTION 2022
UTTAR PRADESH (Seats 403 Majority 202)
Phase 1
FEB 10
Phase 5
FEB 27
Phase 2
FEB 14
Phase 6
MAR 3
Phase 3
FEB 20
Phase 7
MAR 7
Phase 4
FEB 23
PUNJAB (Seats 117 Majority 59)
Voting
FEBRUARY 14
UTTARAKHAND (Seats 70 Majority 36)
Phase 2
MAR 3
MANIPUR (Seats 60 Majority 31)
Phase 1
FEB 27
GOA (Seats 40 Majority 21)
Voting
FEBRUARY 14
Voting
FEBRUARY 14
SNOW
ENGULFS
NORTH
A
view of the snow covered Himalayas mountain range, as seen from Shimla. The hill station received
snowfall on Saturday. (Inset) A man looks through the snow-covered windshield of his autorickshaw
during heavy snowfall following a 40-day long period of harsh winter called 'Chillai Kalan' in Srinagar.
Boatmen clear snow from their shikara during light snowfall at Dal Lake in Srinagar. —PHOTOS BY PTI
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Chandigarh: The
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) on Saturday
stunned the Aam Aad-
mi Party by winning
the Chandigarh May-
oral poll by just one
vote. The seven concil-
lors of the Congress
and the lone one of the
Shiromani Akali Dal
(SAD) abstained from
voting. Terming it as
the “murder of democ-
racy”, AAP alleged that
the trio of BJP, Con-
gress and SAD had col-
luded to defeat the AAP
candidate.
BJP Councillor Sara-
bjit Kaur was elected as
the Chandigarh Mayor
with 14 votes while AAP
candidate Anju Katyal
was polled 13 votes. The
Congress has seven
councillors and SAD
has one. All of them ab-
stained from voting.
In the Chandigarh
civic body polls last
month, the BJP had
won 12 wards and AAP
had won 14, Congress
eight and SAD one.
Too close: BJP stuns AAP by winning
Chandigarh Mayoral poll by 1 vote
Newly-elected Chandigarh
Mayor Sarabjit Kaur
ARVIND KEJRIWAL’S
PARTY CRIES FOUL,
TERMS IT “MURDER
OF DEMOCRACY”
SHEKHAWAT HAILS
MAYOR’S VICTORY
Union Jal Shakti Minister
and Punjab BJP in-charge
Gajendra Singh Shek-
hawat on
Saturday
congratu-
lated BJP’s
Sarabjit
Kaur,
the new
Mayor of Chandigarh.
Shekhawat, while playing
a crucial role in driving
the party home, said, “In-
stead of gaining political
sympathy by protesting,
AAP should rather take
legal action”.
Gehlot seeks crop loss report from officials
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Concerned
over damages to crops,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot on Saturday
sought a report from of-
ficials on the hailstorm
which lashed many
parts of the state on Fri-
day night. Gehlot, in-
fected with covid infec-
tion, is under home
quarantine and moni-
toring the situation
from the residence.
Several public repre-
sentatives including the
opposition leaders have
raised the concern
about crop loss before
the CM. Former minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
has written a letter to
Gehlot demanding a
survey of the crop loss
incurred due to hail-
storm and compensa-
tion for the affected
farmers.
Bharatpur MP Ranji-
ta Koli spoke to Gehlot
through phone and
asked about his well be-
ing. She also informed
the CM about the dam-
age to crops caused by
hailstorm in Bharatpur
and demanded compen-
sation to the farmers as
soon as possible. She
also wrote a letter to CM
requesting him to order
girdawari with immedi-
ate effect. Turn to P8,
Related reports on P2
HAILSTORM LASHES RAJ

Several public
representatives
including Dr
Raghu Sharma
raised the
matter before
the CM, who
is recovering
from corona
CM Ashok Gehlot

RAJASTHAN
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Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: RIICO officials
were on Saturday re-
strained from carrying
out work in the Nahar-
garh Wildlife Sanctuary
eco-sensitive zone with-
out the permission of
the Forest Department.
RIICO was construct-
ing a pucca drain and
leveling the sanctuary
land with the waste and
polluted material com-
ing out of factories in
Beed Papad in Vishwa
Karma Industrial Area.
On the basis of the
information given by
Kamal Tiwari, a forest
lover, Assistant Conser-
vator of Forests, Gajan-
far Ali Zaidi, reached
the spot.
Simultaneously, Re-
gional Forest Officer
Rakesh Jakhar too
reached the work site
and stopped the work.
The LNT machine de-
ployed there was seized.
Competent officers and
engineers of RIICO also
reached the spot but
were restrained.
RIICO asked to stop construction work
NAHARGARH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ECO-SENSITIVE ZONE

Regional Forest
Officer Rakesh
Jakhar reached the
site and stopped the
work. The LNT
machine deployed
there was seized.
Competent officers
and engineers of
RIICO also reached
the spot but were
restrained.
Bharatpur MP
given Y plus
Escort security
Yoga vital part
of our lifestyle,
culture:Diya
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Following re-
peated and alleged at-
tacks on Bharatpur MP
Ranjeeta Koli, she was
in December given Y
category security by the
Centre. As per informed
sources, the security
has been upgraded to Y
Plus Escort. Ranjeeta
Koli is Rajasthan’s first
MP who has been given
Y plus escort security
cover. She was provid-
ed security cover fol-
lowing the IB report
that there is threat to
her life. There have
been many attacks on
Koli in the past.
Tarun
Nathdwara: Ad-
dressingtheYogaFes-
tival organised by the
Ministry of AYUSH,
Government of India
and Gayatri Shakti-
peethRajsamand,MP
Diya Kumari said
that yoga has been an
important part of our
lifestyle and culture.
In India, sages and
monks used to bal-
ancethefiveelements
of their body with
yoga, at that time it
was also included in
our education.
PMNarendraModi
understood the im-
portance of yoga and
emphasised adopting
it in our life.
While requesting
the MoS, AYUSH, Dr
Mahendrabhai Mun-
japara, MP Diya Ku-
marisaidthatthereis
muchinterestinyoga
in Rajsamand. Keep-
ing in view the de-
mand, the Centre has
been requested to
opentheYogaandNa-
turopathy Centre
(AYUSH Hospital) in
Rajsamand.
Saraf alleges bias against
BJP-led Greater JMC
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Local legisla-
tor Kali Charan Saraf
has accused the Gehlot
government of being
prejudiced against the
Greater Jaipur Munici-
pal Corporation (JMC)
as it is headed by BJP.
The state government is
playing politics over
even the essential
works of the civic body,
he added.
“The government’s
intent was clear when it
divided the JMC into
two. We had opposed it
as we could see the fu-
ture. What we had an-
ticipated, it is happen-
ing now,” the MLA fur-
ther said.
Saraf alleged that 15
months have passed
since the new boards
were formed, but the ar-
eas falling under Great-
er JMC are in a pitiable
condition.
Weathervagariesmar
mustardcropinState
Jaipur: Normal life was
affected in parts of Ra-
jasthan as rainfall with
hailstorm triggered by
the western disturbance
lashed many parts of the
state in the last 24 hours,
officialssaidonSaturday
.
Hailstorms at several
places damaged stand-
ing mustard crops.
Light to moderate
rainfall occurred at sev-
eral places in eastern
Rajasthan and in al-
most all regions of the
state’s western part
since Friday. A couple
of places in eastern Ra-
jasthan witnessed
heavy rainfall too, the
MeT department stated.
Kishangarh-Renwal
inJaipurdistrictrecord-
ed the maximum 8 cm
rainfall while Behror
and Neemrana in Alwar
saw 7 cm rain. The rain-
fall at other places was
below 7 cm.
Meanwhile, the state
recorded a minimum
temperature between 7
degrees Celsius (Jais-
almer) and 17 degrees
Celsius (Dungarpur) on
Friday night.
The department has
predicted light to mod-
erate rain at a few plac-
es in Bharatpur, Kota
and Jaipur divisions on
Saturday and in Bharat-
pur and Jaipur divi-
sions on Sunday
. —PTI
Bus falls into huge pit caused by lightning
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Lightning
struck the rural Laba-
na village in Amber on
Saturday creating a
deep crater. The pit was
so big that a bus parked
nearby fell into it. For-
tunately no one was
hurt in the incident as
the bus was vacant.
Hariram, an eye wit-
ness said that lightning
struck with such inten-
sity that the walls of
nearby houses and a
well were damaged oth-
er than the huge pit
that was created in the
ground. The local sar-
panch who reached the
spot after the incident
said that there was no
loss of life due to the
incident. The district
administration has be-
gun the work of filling
the pit and of repairing
the damaged house
while the bus was
pulled out with the
help of JCB.
It is for the second
time in six months
that lightning has
struck in Amer area.
On July 11, the light-
ning struck on watch
towner in Amer Palace
when there were over
40 tourists. Some peo-
ple were killed, while
many others sustained
injuries in the acci-
dent. Some people also
fell into the gorge.
Jaipur: Success came under the direction of Jaipur
DCP East Prahlad Krishnaia.The mastermind of the
vicious vehicle thief gang Dhaulya gang aka Anda gang
has been arrested. The Malpura Gate police arrested
the mastermind Ramprasad alias Rajveer Meena along
with his two associates. Two stolen cars, two bikes,
master keys and number plates of stolen cars were
recovered from the miscreants.
Gangapur City: A case
of obscenity with a girl
of class 11 by a teacher
has been reported. The
incident happened in
a Government Higher
Secondary School when
the girl was alone in the
classroom. The accused
has been identified as
teacher of Accountancy.
VEHICLE THEFT GANG BUSTED, THREE
INCLUDING KINGPIN ARRESTED
CLASS 11 STUDENT
ACCUSES TEACHER
OF OBSCENITY
NEWS DIGEST
Hails coupled
with rain hit
normal life in
Raj; minimum
temperature dips
on Friday night
A bus gets stuck into a pothole caused by lightning strike in Amber village on Saturday.
Kali Charan Saraf
A foggy view of Aravali hills due to heavy rain on Saturday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
BJP MLA Ramlal
Sharma shows
cubes of hail.
State BJP delegation meets Guv Kalraj Mishra & submits memo
for President over PM’s security breach. Seen here are GC
Kataria, Rajendra Rathore, Ramcharan Bohra, Ramlal Sharma,
Ashok Lahoti and Bhajan Lal Sharma.
Satish Poonia addresses State BJP workers in Jaisalmer on Saturday.
Due to heavy rains and hailstorm,
information has been received
about the damage to Rabi crops in
various districts of the state including Jai-
pur. CM is requested to get Girdawari done
soon and ensure compensation amount to
the farmer brothers.
—Satish Poonia, State BJP president
PM security breach:
BJP delegation meets
Guv, demands action
No one capable of holding Home
portfolio in Cong,says Poonia
Jaipur: A BJP delega-
tion on Saturday hand-
ed over a representa-
tion to the Rajasthan
Governor Kalraj
Mishra demanding ac-
tion in the serious lapse
in Prime Minister’s se-
curity in Punjab.
The delegation was
led by LoP Gulab Chand
Kataria and included
Deputy Leader of Oppo-
sition Rajendra
Rathore, Jaipur MP
Ramcharan Bohra and
MLAs Ramlal Sharma
and Ashok Lahoti.
A 6-member BJP del-
egation under the lead-
ership of Gulab Chand
Kataria met Governor
Kalraj Mishra and sub-
mitted a memorandum
demanding action on
the serious lapses com-
mitted by the Punjab
Government during the
visit of PM to Punjab,
Raj Bhavan tweeted.
In the memorandum,
the party has expressed
concern over the lapse
and demanded action
against the guilty per-
sons so that there is no
recurrence of such inci-
dents in future, accord-
ing to a party spokes-
person. —PTI
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer: Targeting
the Congress govern-
ment in Rajasthan over
law and order issue, BJP
state president Satish
Poonia on Saturday said
it was unfortunate that
there is no capable per-
son with the Congress
who can work as a full
time Home Minister.
He said that in the
last three years, 5,164
murders, 17,644 rapes,
22,009 kidnappings,
1,900 burglaries, 4,061
robberies, 6,070 at-
tempts to murder,
1,04,383 theft cases have
happened in the Con-
gress rule.
“Unfortunately, Con-
gress does not have any
capable person who
can do the job of Home
Minister,” he told re-
porters during his
Jaisalmer visit. Chief
minister Ashok Gehlot
is holding the home
portfolio in the state.
Later, on Saturday
evening,Pooniareached
Barmer from Jaisalmer.
LENDING A HELPING HAND
Rajya Sabha MP Dr Kirodilal Meena on Saturday joined the students sitting on a symbolic
dharna in front of the Collectorate protesting against Jamway College in Sawai Madhopur.
The protest has been ongoing against illegal fee recovery from students of Jamway College
and will continue till demands are not met, said the students.
Bhilwara: Revenue
Minister Ramlal Jat
said here on Saturday
that a separate budget
has been made to com-
pensate the crop loss
suffered by farmers
due to vagaries of na-
ture. Jat, who is on a
day’s tour to the dis-
trict, said that the Dis-
trict Collectors have
been alerted about it
and reports have been
sought from them in
this regard.
The ‘girdavari’
(survey) of crop loss
will be done with a
new method this
time, for which the
officials concerned
are being imparted
training, he said,
adding that a team of
officers has been sent
to Maharashtra for
this purpose.
Separate budget for
crop loss: Ramlal Jat
BJP MLA Ramlal

First India Bureau
Jaipur: Two more peo-
ple died from coronavi-
rus in Rajasthan on Sat-
urday as 4,108 new cases
pushed the state’s infec-
tion count to 9,70517, ac-
cording to an official
bulletin.
So far, 8,971 people
have died from the in-
fection in the state.
The state currently
has 14,166 active pa-
tients. On Saturday, two
deaths were reported
from Alwar and Jodh-
pur.
The maximum 1,866
cases were reported
from Jaipur, followed by
515 in Jodhpur, 225 in
Udaipur, 191 in Ajmer,
167 in Alwar, 149 in Bi-
kaner, 144 in Bharatpur
and 107 in Kota.
Jalore is the only dis-
trict which does not
have a Covid case.
More than half of the
active cases are in state
capital Jaipur (7,545),
followed by Jodhpur,
which currently has
1,758 active cases, the
bulletin said.
Rajiv Gaur
Jodhpur: Union
Jalshakti Minister Ga-
jendra Singh Shekha-
wat held a meeting of
district administration,
police and health offi-
cials at the Circuit
House on Saturday to
review their prepared-
ness to tackle the resur-
gence of corona cases
snowballing into a third
wave.
Shekhawat pointed
out that during the sec-
ond wave, it was decid-
ed to upgrade the pri-
mary and secondary
health centres so as to
strengthen the health-
care system. “It was to
be done through peo-
ple’s contribution with-
out the government
spending for it. But the
Health department has
not been able to do any-
thing in this regard in
the last 6 months,” he
lamented. “When peo-
ple are ready to provide
financial assistance, we
should serve them,” the
Minister added.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Around 20,000
families residing in
about 800 colonies situ-
ated in Prithviraj Na-
gar are still awaiting
their lease deeds. Ac-
cording to sources, the
high tension electricity
lines passing through
the area is the main rea-
son behind the delay
.
Jagdamba Nagar Vi-
kas Manch President
Anil Kumar said that
the Urban Development
and Housing Depart-
ment had issued a noti-
fication saying that the
road under 132 KV high
tension lines must have
to be 105 feet wide. How-
ever, only 40 to 80 feet
wide roads have been
constructed in the area.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A woman was
arrested for duping a
youth of Rs 10 lakh by
posing as a Facebook
friend. The accused,
Soma Saha from Kolka-
ta, posed as a resident
of England on Face-
book & befriended
Jairam. She asked the
victim to deposit Rs 10
lakh as they had a deal
about sending a gold
bracelet, foreign cur-
rency, & other goods
from England on his
birthday. Jairam
couldn’t trace her after
depositing money.
Jairam filed a com-
plaint at Chandwaji po-
lice station, cops are
interrogating her.
RAJASTHAN
03
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: The irresponsi-
ble attitude of the Air
Asia airline caused in-
convenience to passen-
gers. The airline oper-
ates 6 flights daily from
Jaipur. Of these, 3
flights were cancelled
on Saturday and no ar-
rangements were made
for the passengers.
The passengers of
the Air Asia flights
were upset with the
reckless attitude on the
part of the airline as
they were cancelled
without any prior inti-
mation to the passen-
gers. State government
had issued new guide-
lines recently in wake
of rise in COVID-19
cases. People coming
from abroad will have
to undergo mandatory
RT-PCR tests for COV-
ID-19 in Rajasthan.
Cancellation of 3 flights, bothers passengers
BEING IMPRUDENT
MASSIVESPIKEOF4,108NEWCASES;
82OMICRONCASESINRAJ,69INJPR
Maximum 1,866 Covid
cases reported in Pink City
On Saturday, 1 death each was
reported from Alwar & Jodhpur
A health worker collects swab sample of a woman at Kanwatiya
Hospital. (Above) A young girl gets vaccinated at Gandhi Nagar
PHC. —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR & MUKESH KIRADOO
GS Shekhawat chairs Covid review meet with officials of
administrative, Health & Police officials at Circuit House Jodhpur.
WOMAN ALLEGES
FRAUD IN RTPCR
TEST AT AIRPORT
KHATUSHYAMJI
TEMPLE SHUT TILL
WED AS 35 +VE
Afemale passenger
Bhumika Khandelwal
has alleged that RTPCR
Test reports at the Apex
Group counter are being
messed up. Passengers
with covid positive reports
are also being turned
negative. She has accused
of charging Rs 1,500 for
change in report. Bhumika
was also told to be Covid
positive at airport.
35 people tested posi-
tive at Khatushyamji
temple in Sikar on Sat-
urday. 15 shops, a hotel
& a dharamshala have
been shut. Sub-Divisional
Officer Rajesh Kumar
Meena said that devotees
won’t be allowed at shrine
till Wednesday. Samples
of 308 people were taken,
said the Block Medical
Officer Ashwini Kumar.
970517
TOTAL CASES
4108 IN A DAY
947380
TOTAL
RECOVERED
8971
TOTAL DEATHS
2 IN A DAY
14166
ACTIVE CASES
7545 IN JAIPUR
COVID-19
UPDATE
Shekhawat reviews
Covid-19 situation
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: Chief Control-
ler Enforcement Raghu-
veer Saini has said that
the officers of the JDA
are vigilant and of the
83 buildings sealed by
the Authority, only one
seal was broken and the
rest are all intact.
The Enforcement
Branch of the JDA got
a survey conducted.
The Deputy Controller
Enforcement was giv-
en responsibility for
its area. A physical
verification of sealed
buildings was done. It
was found that the
seal of only one build-
ing in Swarn Vihar
was broken. The JDA
has filed a case with
the police in this re-
gard. The sealed build-
ings are regularly in-
spected by the JDA. It
had sealed the build-
ings in 2019, 2020 and
2021.
In the second phase,
the buildings sealed
before 2019 will be sur-
veyed.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Depart-
ment of Personnel and
Training (DoPT) has is-
sued a notification
about the rules and
regulations for appoint-
ment of computer in-
structors in the state.
Accordingly, the Ra-
jasthan Subordinate
and Ministerial Service
Selection Board
(RSMSSB) is scheduled
to come out with an ad-
vertisement for recruit-
ment of 10,157 comput-
er instructors regularly
very soon.
The recruitments
could not be held due to
delay in issuing the
DoPT notification.
It had created wide-
spread resentment
among the aspirants,
who were venting their
ire on social media as
well as on the streets.
Seals of 83 bldgs intact,1broken: Saini
Govt to recruit 10,157
computer instructors
800 Prithviraj Nagar
colonies await pattas
Woman
arrested for
duping youth
of `10 Lakh
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra, Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot, Assembly speak-
er Dr CP Joshi extend-
ed warm greetings and
best wishes to the peo-
ple of the state on the
birth anniversary
(January 9) of Guru
Gobind Singh Ji, the
tenth Guru of Sikhism
and founder of Khalsa
Panth.
Gehlot said that
Guru Gobind Singh ji
had sacrificed every-
thing to protect the
country and religion.
His life inspires us to
follow the path of truth
with the spirit of su-
preme sacrifice. On
this occasion, the
Chief Minister has
called upon the people
of the state to take in-
spiration from the ide-
als of Guru Gobind
Singh. The Governor
has called upon every-
one to take inspiration
from the ideals of
Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
COURTESY MEET...
Congress leader Dharmendra Rathore accompanied by Jagdeesh Chandra paid a courtesy
visit to Bhagwan Singh Rolsahabasar, the patron of the Kshatriya Yuvak Sangh at the
organisation’s office in Jaipur. Bheem Singh Chundawat and Mahaveer Singh Sarwadi,
Coordinator, Pratap Foundation were also present. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In a case relat-
ed to LDC Recruit-
ment-2013, the bench of
Justice Sudesh Bansal
expressed displeasure
in the Rajasthan High
Court for not giving the
notional benefit despite
the order of the High
Court, contemplating
the Principal Panchay-
ati Raj Secretary
Rajeshwar Singh, Tonk
Zila Parishad CEO
Navneet Kumar and
BDO Tarachand Jatav.
Notice has been issued
and the reply has been
sought.
In this regard, Muke-
sh Kumar has said in
the contempt petition
that on August 18, 2018,
the High Court had
asked him and 10 others
to make a representa-
tion to the Zila Parishad
for notional benefit. In
compliance of which,
nine petitioners made
representations before
Bundi Zila Parishad.
While disposing the
case, the Bundi Zila
Parishad CEO issued
an order on January 21,
2019 and gave the bene-
fit. The petitioner made
a representation to the
CEO of Tonk Zila Pari-
shad on October 11,
2018, but his represen-
tation wasn’t decided
on Saturday
.
Raj HC issues contempt
notice to officers, seeks reply
Governor, CM, Assembly
Speaker extend wishes on
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
LDC RECRUITMENT-2013
Flight I5-1229
Jaipur to Chennai
DEPARTURE: 12:25 pm
Flight I5-679
Jaipur to Mumbai
DEPARTURE: 8:25 pm
Flight I5-789
Jaipur to Delhi
DEPARTURE : 11:50 pm
FLIGHTS
CANCELLED
The Congress
state in charge
Ajay Maken, Karauli-
Dholpur MP Manoj
Rajoria, and Chief
Controller Enforce-
ment JDA Raghuveer
Saini have tested
positive for Covid-19.
AJAY MAKEN, KARAULI MP, JDA’S CHIEF
CONTROLLER TEST COVID POSITIVE
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
Wishing AICC General
Secretary in-charge Ra-
jasthan@ajaymaken ji a
speedy recovery from
#COVID19. May you get
well soon.
MOTIVATING TALENT
Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi participates
in closing ceremony of ‘Pratap Cricket Cup Competition
2022’ organised at Khamnore, Nathdwara on Saturday.
Joshi encouraged the players for their participation.

PERSPECTIVE
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Indeed, Allah is my
Lord and your Lord, so
worship Him. That is
the straight path.
—Quran
IN-DEPTH
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
I welcome the announcement of the
dates for holding elections in five
states by the Election Commission
of India. I urge all BJP workers to
participate in this great festival of
democracy with full vigour, following
the Kovid and all other guidelines
given by the Election Commission.
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya
@mansukhmandviya
Shielding Young India against
COVID-19 Syringe Over 2 crore
children between the age group of 15-
18 vaccinated against #COVID19 since
3rd January. Congratulations to all
my young friends who got vaccinated.
#SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine
TOP TWEETS
ECONOMY SET FOR
HEALTHY GROWTH
UNLESS OMICRON
PLAYS SPOILSPORT
here’s heartening
news on the economy
front. The Gross Do-
mestic Product is
projected to recover
its Covid-19 year losses and
grow at 9.2 percent in the cur-
rent financial year. This is some-
what lower than the Reserve
Bank of India’s prediction of
9.3. The GDP contracted 7.3 per-
cent in the previous financial
year. A lot will, however, depend
on the impact that Omicron
might have on the economy. Al-
ready, Delhi has introduced a
lockdown on weekends because
of the rising cases in the nation-
al capital. If Omicron leads to
Covid-19 like hospitalisation,
the government may have to
take measures that could impact
the growth projections.
The minor hiccup will not
stop India from becoming the
second largest economy after
China in Asia-Pacific by 2030. At
an expected $8.4 trillion econo-
my by 2030 it will also be bigger
than the economies of Germany
,
France and the UK. According
to a report, India “is expected to
continue to be one of the world’s
fastest growing economies”.
T
ll the rumours
about postpone-
ment of assembly
elections have
been put to rest
and the stage is set for the fi-
nal countdown to elections in
Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa,
Uttarakhand and Manipur.
UP will be the first off the
block with voting for the first
of the seven phases sched-
uled on February 10 and the
last on March 7.
The elections are being
held under the shadow of
Omicron, but only after the
Union Health Ministry’s
briefing to the poll panel.
Keeping the virus in mind,
the EC has banned all physi-
cal campaigning or road
shows, padyatras and nukkad
sabhas till January 15. The
curfew on campaigning for a
week from now may be too
short a period given at the
pace at which the Omicron
variant is spreading. The
only saving grace is that the
virus load in the election-
bound states is low, though
the number of unvaccinated
or those with single jabs is
high in UP and Punjab.
Still, no one knows how the
virus will behave after Janu-
ary 15. Both Punjab, where
polling will take place on Feb-
ruary 14 and UP have a large
unvaccinated population. In
UP
, less than half of its popu-
lation (about 48 per cent) is
fully vaccinated. In Punjab it
is 40 percent of the state’s to-
tal population of 2.27 crore.
Extra precaution will have to
be taken in these two states,
especially in UP
, if it wants to
avoid a West Bengal like Del-
ta spread. The EC will also be
reviewing the pandemic situ-
ation to consider extending
the ban on physical cam-
paigning if needed.
EC’S NEW WEAPON
TO FIGHT COVID
Keeping virus in mind,
EC has banned all
physical campaigning or
road shows, padyatras and
nukkad sabhas till Jan 15.
Curfew on campaigning for
a week from now may be
too short a period given at
the pace at which
Omicron variant is
spreading
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e live in dangerous times.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s motorcade was held
up for twenty minutes the
other day on an unguarded
spot on an unguarded road,
not far from the border of Pa-
kistan. He was a sitting duck.
Every agency connected with
the Prime Mini’s security
must own responsibility for
so serious a lapse.
I was in New York the day
President John F. Kennedy
was assassinated in Dallas.
He was traveling in a car
with its hood down. He took
an unnecessary risk. His se-
curity detail could not save
him. Even after sixty nine
years the mystery of his
death remains a mystery
.
Indiraji was killed in the
compound of her residence.
Rajiv Gandhi’s security was
drastically reduced after he
ceased to be Prime Minister.
On 17th June he had come to
Bharatpur to campaign for
me. With him was one secu-
rity office. Five days later he
was killed in Sriperumbudur.
He was 46.
I do not remember if our
security officers go to Israel,
the USA or UK for training.
Israel has an outstanding se-
curity and intelligence gath-
ering establishment. These
know what precisely is going
on in the Islamic world. Only
once -1973- Israel was taken
by surprise, when Egyptian
armies crossed the area be-
yond Shermal-Sheik. But ul-
timately Israel won the war.
It is not widely known that
the Vatican runs one of the
most alert and competetent
secret services in the world.
Was it necessary for sev-
eral Chief Ministers (I do not
wish to name them) holding
elaborate pujas, wishing the
Prime Minister long life. I am
a Hindu. Pujas do not save
lives. We are a secular state-
at least so far. Were the Pujas
done to provide future safety
for the Prime Minister or
were they PR exercises, with
cameras all over the temple
to cover the Pujas. Build
schools, hospitals, orphan-
age, create jobs. I am now in
my 93rd year. I recite the Gay-
tri Mantra every day
. My ad-
vice to the distinguished
Chief Ministers is, meditate,
pray in seclusion, not before
cameras. The Almighty will
ensure Shri Modi a very long
life, not Chief Ministers.
On 6th January 2021, thou-
sands of hoodlums-all follow-
ers of former President Don-
ald Trump invaded Capital
Hill in Washington, which is
where the Senate and the
House of Representatives
meet.Thehoodlumssmashed
glass windows, destroyed
furniture in both Houses and
worse. President Trump was
watching the horror of his
creation on T.V. His signal
stopped the rampage. What
was the objective of this un-
precedented outrage. To
undo the results of the elec-
tions, which Mr. Trump had
lost by nearly seven million
votes. According to him the
election had been stolen. Al-
most all the Republicans in
both Houses and in the Coun-
try supported Mr. Trump. U.S
democracy was under threat.
Last Thursday
, 6th January
,
President Joe Biden spoke in
the United States Capital. Mr.
Biden is not known as an in-
spiring speaker. Last Thurs-
dayhemadeamemorableand
powerfuloration.Ishallquote
some passages relating to
“former defeated president”,
Donald Trump.
President Biden said, “For
the first time in our history
, a
president had not just lost an
election, he tried to prevent
the peaceful transfer of pow-
er as a violent mob breached
Capital…. On this day of re-
membrance we must make
sure that such an attack nev-
er, never happens again.”
“Close your eyes. Go back
to that day
. What do you see?
Rioters rampaging, waving
for the first time inside the
Capital a Confederate flag
that symbolised the cause to
destroy America, to rip us
apart.”
“What else do you see? A
mob breaking windows, kick-
ing in doors, breaching the
Capital. American flag poles
being used as weapons, as
spears…..We saw it with our
own eyes. Rioters menaced
these halls, threatening the
life of the Speaker of the
House, literally erecting gal-
lows to hang the Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States of
America.”
“But what did we not see?
We did not see a former pres-
ident, who had just rallied
the mob to attack- sitting in a
private dining room off the
Oval Office in the White
House, watching it all on tel-
evision and doing nothing for
hours….”
“We must be absolutely
clear about what is true and
what is a lie. And here is the
truth: The former president
of the United States of Amer-
ica has created and spread a
web of lies about the 2020
elections. He’s done so be-
cause he values power over
principle, because he sees his
own interests as more impor-
tant than the country’s inter-
ests and America’s interests,
and because his bruised ego
matters more to him then our
democracy or our Constitu-
tion. He has done what no
president done in American
history- the history of this
country- has ever done. He
refused to accept the results
of an election and the will of
the American people.”
In the rest of his moving
speech President Biden took
the high road, speaking of
American values and its de-
mocracy, “So let us remem-
ber: Together, we’re one na-
tion, under God, indivisible;
that today, tomorrow, and for
ever, at our best, we are the
United States of America.”
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
EVERY AGENCY ATTACHED WITH
PM SECURITY MUST TAKE BLAME
W
Was it necessary for several
Chief Ministers (I do not
wish to name them) holding
elaborate pujas, wishing the
Prime Minister long life. I
am a Hindu. Pujas do not
save lives. We are a secular
state- at least so far. Were the
Pujas done to provide future
safety for the Prime Minister
or were they PR exercises,
with cameras all over the
temple to cover the Pujas
I do not remember if
our security officers go
to Israel, the USA or
UK for training. Israel has
an outstanding security
and intelligence gathering
establishment. These
know what precisely is
going on in the Islamic
world. Only once -1973-
Israel was taken by
surprise, when Egyptian
armies crossed the
area beyond
Shermal-Sheik
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India

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INDIA
05
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Kerala Gov-
ernor Arif Moham-
mad Khan has shown
the way to the state gov-
ernments across the
country. When there
was a dispute regarding
the appointment of Vice
Chancellors in universi-
ties, Khan announced
that he will leave the
post of Chancellor. He
did not give any reason
for this but also said
that if the state govern-
ment brings a bill to re-
move the Governor
from the post of chan-
cellor of all universi-
ties, then he will imme-
diately sign it. Accord-
ing to the current sys-
tem, the appointment of
Vice-Chancellor in uni-
versities is done by the
Governor. In many
states including Bihar,
there have been major
controversies regarding
this. After one such con-
troversy, Arif Moham-
mad Khan announced
to let go of his responsi-
bility
.
Now governments in
many states have start-
ed snatching this right
from the Governors on
their own. Such a law
has been made for two
new universities to be
built in Bihar, accord-
ing to which the right
of appointments will
not be with the gover-
nor, but with the state
government. In Maha-
rashtra also, the state
government is going to
bring such a law and
will retain the right to
appoint vice-chancel-
lors of many universi-
ties. The Governor of
Kerala may have made
the suggestion out of
annoyance or being
miffed, but the West
Bengal Government’s
Education Minister
Bratya Basu, referring
to it, said that the state
government is consid-
ering to make Chief
Minister Mamata Ba-
nerjee the chancellor of
all universities by
bringing a law. Right
now this kind of trend
is visible only in the
states ruled by the Op-
position because there
are conflicts too, but in
the coming days, it may
happen that govern-
ments will take such
initiative even where
there is no conflict.
Kerala Guv Arif Mohammad
KHAN SHOWS THE WAY!
GOVERNING UNIVERSITIES
New Delhi: The Nation-
al Investigation Agency
(NIA)hasconstitutedan
Inspector General (IG)
level team to assist the
Registrar General of
Punjab and Haryana
High Court to secure
and seize the records re-
lated to Prime Minis-
ter’s security breach
during his visit to Pun-
jab on January 5.
As per a senior Na-
tional Investigation
Agency official, the anti-
terror agency has “nom-
inated Inspector Gener-
al of Police Santosh
RastogitoassisttheReg-
istrar General of Pun-
jab and Haryana High
Court to secure and
seize the records related
to the visit of Prime
Minister to Punjab on
January 5, 2022, from
State and Central Agen-
cies”. “Director-General
NIA issued an order in
this regard on Friday,”
the officer said, clarify-
ing “there is no probe”.
Sources also said that
the team comprises sev-
en other officers, in-
cluding three Deputy
Inspector General level
officers.
The move comes after
the Ministry of Home
Affairs(MHA)askedthe
NIA DG Kuldiep Singh
to constitute the team.
The DG then issued a
written order on Friday
to form a team.
The officers who will
assist Rastogi in the in-
vestigation include
DIGs Vidhi Kumar Bi-
dhi, Kaliraj Mahesh Ku-
mar and Amit Kumar,
Superintendents of
Police Amit Singh,
Tejinder Singh
and Shankar B
Raimedhi.
The develop-
ment comes
hours after the MHA
constituted three-mem-
ber committee sum-
moned Punjab Police
Director General Sid-
dharth Chattopad-
hyaya, Punjab ADGP,
Patiala IGP and
Ferozpur DIG along
with over a dozen top
Punjab Police officers
who were responsible
for the Prime Minis-
ter’s security during
his visit to Punjab’s
Ferozpur on January 5.
The Ministry of
Home Affairs on Thurs-
day constituted a three-
member committee led
by Sudhir Kumar Saxe-
na, Secretary (Securi-
ty), Cabinet Secretariat;
Balbir Singh, Joint Di-
rector (IB); and S.
Suresh, IG, Special Pro-
tection Group.
The Centre is consid-
ering action under the
Special Protection
Group(SPG)Actagainst
Punjab Police officers
following the breach in
the security of Prime
Minister Modi during
his visit to Punjab on
January 5.
Section 14 of the SPG
Act makes the state gov-
ernment responsible
for providing all as-
sistance to the
SPG during the
movement of
thePrimeMin-
ister. —ANI
New Delhi: The govt
has blocked several so-
cial media handles that
were circulating “fake
and inciting” content on
Twitter, YouTube and
Facebook, MoSfor IT
Minister Rajeev Chan-
drasekhar said on Sat-
urday
. Owners of these
accounts are being iden-
tified for lawful action,
he added.
Amid the massive
crackdown on hateful
posts, sources said that
the offensive content ac-
tioned pertained to fake
video of a cabinet brief-
ing, an animated fake
video showing violence
against the PM and de-
rogatory posts targeting
Hindu women uploaded
on social media handles.
“Taskforce on Safe
Trusted Internet at @
GoI_MeitY at work.
Handles that tried to
push fake/inciting con-
tent on twitter, youtube,
fb, insta have been
blocked,” Chan-
drasekhar tweeted.
The Minister said
ownersof suchaccounts
are being identified for
action under the law,
and asserted that plat-
forms will be reviewed.
On Friday evening, the
Minister had responded
to a tweet that urged
him to take action
against the “creators of
a very violent video that
features the PM”, which
“has been in the public
domain since December
2020”. —PTI
New Delhi: The Delhi
police have found out that
app creator Niraj Bishnoi
had created five different
Twitter handles with the
initial name ‘giyu’, named
after a gaming character
to carry out his satanic
deeds. The following Twit-
ter handles have been
identified, which are @
giyu2002, @giyu007, @
giyuu84, @giyu94 and @
giyu44. Out of these, the
account @giyu2002 has
been found associated with
one FIR registered. —ANI
New Delhi: In an open
letter, a group of stu-
dents and faculty mem-
bers from the Indian
Institute of Manage-
ment requested PM
Modi to speak up
against hate speech and
caste-based violence in
the country
.
The signatories said
that the PM’s silence on
these issues was em-
boldening the hate-
filled voices.
“Your silence, Hon-
ourable PM, emboldens
the hate-filled voices
and threatens the unity
of country. We request
you, Honourable Prime
Minister, to stand firm
against forces that seek
to divide us,” the stu-
dents and the faculty
said in their letter. —ANI
IIM students, staff
write to PM:Take
stand against
hate speeches
Kavita Pant
Kolkata: Has Trina-
mool Congress really
dealt a big blow to Con-
gress and is making PM
Narendra Modi’s dream
of making a Congress-
free India a reality?
While the ‘uninitiated’
may think so, but those
with a deeper knowl-
edgeandsenseof things
claim that it is not so. In
fact, Trinamool has just
created a perception to
this effect and in reality
is far away from giving
any major blow to the
grand-old party. In As-
sam, Congress has suf-
fered due to Sushmita
Deb leaving the party.
But that’s not a big blow.
Sushmita Deb, who
once won Lok Sabha
elections from Silchar
on the legacy of her fa-
ther, was not very effec-
tive in politics of the
state after losing twice
in a row. Similarly, the
leaders who have left
the Congress in Goa are
not doing any major
harm to Congress.
Churchill Alemao, who
has yet again joined
TMC, had garnered
merely 3% votes and his
security was forfeited
when he contested from
TMC ticket last time.
Barring Meghalaya,
where Mukul Sangma’s
exit is indeed a big set-
back for Congress, TMC
has not dealt any major
blow to Congress so far.
There may be some big
loss going forward, but
for now only an as-
sumption is being
made. This perception
is also being created
not because there is
any great potential in
Trinamool, but because
BJP wants it.
Since the country’s
media is with Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi in the campaign
of ‘Congress-Mukt
Bharat’, that is why it is
also supporting this
campaign of Mamta
Banerjee.
In fact, leaders like
Ashok Tanwar and
Kirti Azad leaving the
Congress is not a blow
to the Congress, rather
a boon.
TMC enters ‘perception politics’ regime!
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: The market
value of the American
company Apple has ex-
ceeded the total size of
India’s economy. This
company is more than
the total GDP of the
economies of 186 coun-
tries of the world. Due to
this, the economy of
America, China, Japan
and Germany has in-
creased. On Monday, Ap-
ple became the first com-
pany in the world to
touch a market cap of US
Dollar 3 trillion, before
falling slightly on the US
stock market whereas In-
dia’s economy is approxi-
mately close to $2.60 tril-
lion.
The Apple company
had created a value of
one trillion dollars in Au-
gust 2018. In August 2020,
it became a two trillion
company. And after a
year and a half, in Janu-
ary 2022, the figure of
three trillion is proof
that the company made a
tremendous increase in
its value during the Co-
rona period from produc-
tion sales.
It is also the world’s
number one company
when it comes to a com-
pany with a reserve of
cash. Apple alone is said
to have more cash than
all the big IT companies
in India. Apple touched a
$2 trillion market value
in August 2020 during the
pandemic, when there
was a huge demand for
electric products around
the world. It took just 16
months for the company
to add another $1 trillion
to its valuation.
The trust of inves-
tors continues to re-
main in the most valu-
able company in the
world. The reason for
this is the huge sales of
iPhones and MacBooks.
Shareholders have seen
their investments sky-
rocket in the company
six-fold over the past
five years. However, the
stock market is still try-
ing to get out of the out-
break of the Covid pan-
demic and is getting a
lot of help from Tesla,
Apple and graphics
chipmaker Nvidia.
IG LEVEL TEAM TO HELP PB, HARYANA
SEIZE RECORDS IN PM SECURITY ROW
Social media handles
spreading ‘fake, inciting
content’ Blocked: MoS
DCP: Bulli Bai
app creator had
5 Twitter handles
‘Bulli Bai’ App creator in arrest.
New Delhi: For-
mer Puducherry
lieutenant gover-
nor Kiran Bedi on
Saturdayslammed
Punjab police over
their alleged neg-
ligence to secure
the route of Prime
Minister Naren-
dra Modi’s convoy
in Punjab and said
that it was a clear
case of ambush of
the PM.
“The very first
security breach
was absentee DGP.
State Home Minis-
ter and Home Secy
were also not pre-
sent. Even the dis-
trict collector was
absent. Was
breach a pre-
planned conspira-
cy?,” asked former
IPS officer Bedi.
“It is a clear case
of ambush of the
PM,” Bedi further
alleged.
PM Modi’s con-
voy was stuck for
15-20 minutes due
to a road blockade
in Punjab’s
Ferozepur. The
PM, who was trav-
elling by road, had
to call off his event
in Ferozepur on
Wednesday
.
Following the
incident, BJP al-
leged that the Con-
gress government
in Punjab had de-
liberately created
a scenario to harm
PM Modi. —ANI
Security breach ‘clear
case of ambush of PM’,
says ex-IAS Kiran Bedi
NIA constitutes IG level team
to assist Registrar General
An ‘Apple’ bigger than
INDIAN ECONOMY
Mamata Banerjee
is doing politics of
becoming the face of the
Opposition before the
next Lok Sabha elections
and her election strate-
gist—Prashant Kishor—
is trying to make TMC
centre of Opposition
politics, instead of
Congress. In this effort,
the party is being spread
outside West Bengal to
other states. For this,
Congress leaders from
other states have been
broken and two peo-
ple have been sent to
Rajya Sabha by Mamata
Banerjee. Mamata
sent Congress leader
Sushmita Deb and
Luizinho Flerio, who was
Congress CM in Goa, to
the Rajya Sabha in the
by-elections. Mamata
has also sent retired IAS
officer Jawahar Sarkar
to the Upper House.
After this, the leaders
who have joined the
Trinamool will have to
wait for the Rajya Sabha
for now. Rajya Sabha
elections in West Bengal
will be held next year
i.e. in July of 2023 and
again in April of 2024.
Elections will be held for
a total of 11 seats at an
interval of seven-eight
months, out of which
nine seats will go to
Mamata’s party.
Recently, leaders like
Pawan Kumar Verma,
Ashok Tanwar, Kirti
Azad joined Trinamool
while Yashwant Sinha
had joined earlier. One
or two more leaders of
Jharkhand are in touch
with Mamata Banerjee.
It is being said that Kirti
Azad or any other leader
of Bihar or Jharkhand
can be contested from
the Asansol Lok Sabha
seat vacated as a result
of resignation of Babul
Supriyo.
LEADERS WHO JOINED TMC WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR RS SEAT!
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court
Women Lawyers Forum has sent a
letter petition to CJI NV Ramana,
highlighting the alleged failure of
the Central and State Govts to secure
the Minority communities in India,
their Fundamental Right to life with
dignity and safety guaranteed by Ar-
ticle 21 of the Constitution of India.
The petition undersigned by
around 77 women lawyers, further
prayed for the issuance of appropri-
ate directions to the Central and
State Govt to secure and ensure to
members of the minority communi-
ties, an atmosphere within which
they can enjoy their right to life with
dignity and security
. The petition
prayed for appropriate directions be
issued to prevent the dehumaniza-
tion of minorities by using pejora-
tives, likening them to animals and
germs, spreading fake news by dis-
seminating fearful stereotypes, in-
citing others to harass the targeted
communities. —ANI
New Delhi: A day after the Central
government’s reply in Delhi High
Court over the Uniform Civil Code,
one of the petitioners Ashwini Ku-
mar Upadhyay said that the govern-
ment should soon publish a UCC
draft to end all the confusion as it is
a matter of civil liberty, human
rights, gender justice and gender
equality
.
“Draft of it must be published
soon to end all confusion. Presently
neither its proponents nor its oppo-
nents know much about the Uni-
form Civil Code,” said Upadhyay
. “It
has nothing to do with religion or
personal laws. It’s a matter of civil
liberty, human rights, gender jus-
tice and gender equality,” he said.
“Uniform Civil Code means Uni-
form Age of Marriage, Uniform
Grounds of Divorce, Uniform Main-
tenance and Alimony, Uniform
Adoption and Guardianship and
Uniform Succession and Inherit-
ance,” he added. —ANI
CENTRE, STATE GOVTS FAILED
TO SECURE MINORITIES: DELHI
HC WOMEN LAWYERS FORUM
UNIFORM CIVIL CODE DRAFT
MUST BE PUBLISHED SOON TO
END ALL CONFUSION: PETITIONER
PM Narendra Modi

INDIA
06
New Delhi: There is an
urgent need to link
weavers and artisans
through e-Commerce
platforms and leverag-
ing of the new technol-
ogy for growth of tex-
tiles sector, Union Tex-
tiles Minister Piyush
Goyal said on Saturday
.
Goyal reviewed the
functioning of Ministry
of Textiles, its autono-
mous bodies and Public
Sector Undertakings
(PSUs) under its admin-
istrative control. Dur-
ing the meeting Goyal
directed the concerned
officials to take all the
required measures to
accelerate the growth
of handlooms and
handicrafts sector. The
minister directed for
simplification of pro-
cess and for an effective
online dashboard based
monitoring system for
transparency
. —ANI
Need to link weavers through E-comm: Goyal
FOR GROWTH OF TEXTILES SECTOR
OVER 2 CRORE CHILDREN IN 15-18 AGE
GROUP VACCINATED WITH 1ST
DOSE
Lauding efforts of children, Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said great going, my young friends
New Delhi: Union
Health Minister Man-
sukh Mandaviya on Sat-
urday said that over two
crore youngsters be-
tween 15-18 age group
have received their first
dose of the Covid-19
vaccine in less than a
week of vaccination
drive for children.
Lauding the efforts
of children, Mandaviya
said, “Great going, my
young friends.” “Great
Going, my Young
Friends. Over 2 crore
youngsters between the
15-18 age group have re-
ceived their first dose
of vaccine in less than
a week of vaccination
drive for children,” Un-
ion Health Minister
said while noting that
the drive has been pro-
gressing rapidly
.
Vaccination program
for kids aged between 15
and 18 years has been
started on Jan 3. —ANI
Piyush Goyal reviews meeting to deliberate on ways to further strengthen India's Textiles ecosystem.
There was
special focus
on livelihood
sector of handlooms
and handicrafts. I ad-
vise all officials to
maintain good com-
munication with State
Govt functionaries to
improve outcome of
Central Govt schemes.
—Piyush Goyal, Textiles Min
Naypyidaw: At least 15
people were killed this
week in Myanmar mili-
tary’s attacks in the
country’s Sagaing re-
gion including four sib-
lings aged 5-26 and one
woman who died when
a missile fired from a
helicopter struck their
home, a media report
said citing sources.
The two Mi-35 attack
helicopters on January
4 launched six rockets
and fired machine guns
into Gahe village, part
of Indaw township in
Sagaing region. —ANI
5 killed in Myanmar
military’s attack in
Sagaing region
HIGHLIGHTS
 Now instead of 14,
test isolation ends in
7 days; Expert say,
Covid will spread fast
 India administers
over 150 crore doses
 Weekend curfew in
Karnataka, New Delhi
begins from Saturday
 Covid +ve Vishal
Dadlani's father dies
 ATK Mohun Bagan
vs Odisha FC post-
poned due to Covid
 WHO calls for strict
public health meas-
ures amid Covid surge
in South-East Asia
 US mom locks
Covid positive son in-
side car trunk to avoid
contracting virus, held
 U’khand HC sus-
pends court hearing
Lahore: Pakistan’s hill
station Murree was de-
clared a calamity-hit
area after at least 21
people, including 9 kids,
froze to death in their
stranded vehicles due
to unprecedented snow-
fall and rush of tourists
to picturesque town in
Punjab province.
All the routes in Mur-
ree in Rawalpindi were
blocked as vehicles en-
tered city, leaving tour-
ists helpless on roads.
The Punjab Govern-
ment has imposed a
state of emergency in
hospitals, police sta-
tions and administra-
tion offices. PM Imran
said he was shocked
upset at tragic deaths.
21 die trapped in vehicles
after snowstorm in Pakistan
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment’s decision to
set up 100 new Sainik
schools will provide an
opportunity for girl stu-
dents to join the armed
forces and contribute to
national security, De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh said on Saturday
.
In an address at an
online conference, Sin-
gh said the government
is for increasing the
role of women in the
armed forces and a se-
ries of steps have been
taken in that direction,
including clearing the
way for their admission
in Sainik schools and
providing permanent
commission to women
officers.
The defence minister
exuded confidence that
the decision to establish
new Sainik schools will
encourage girls to real-
ise their dreams of
serving country. This,
Singh said, will lead to
healthy competition
among schools. —ANI
Singh:100 new Sainik schools to provide
opportunity to girls to join armed forces
Kolkata: The Gan-
gasagar Mela, which
occurs at WB's Gan-
gasagar (also known
as Sagar) Island dur-
ing Makar Sankranti
every year, starts on
Saturday and will
continue till January
16. There was a ma-
jor cry regarding its
cancellation owing to
the ongoing corona-
virus disease and the
recent surge in cases
across country amid
Omicron outbreak.
GANGASAGAR
MELA STARTS,
PILGRIMS HEAD
TO WEST BENGAL
New Delhi: India reported 1,41,986 new cases of
Covid-19 on Saturday, a week after the country
crossed the 10,000 mark, as the virus continued
to spread at an unprecedented pace, largely driven
by the Omicron variant now present in 27 states.
The active cases comprise 1.34% of infections,
while the national recovery rate has decreased to
97.30%. An increase of 1,00,806 cases has been
recorded in the active Covid caseload in 24 hours.
1,41,986 COVID CASES IN INDIA
SATURDAY, 21% UP FROM FRI
COVID POSITIVE
Four Supreme Court judges
lHaryana Deputy CM Du-
shyant Chautala lAyesha
Singh of 'Ghum Hai Kisikey
Pyaar Meiin' lMadhur
Bhandarkar lMaanvi Gagroo
lOver 50 health workers in
Chennai lSathyaraj and di-
rector Priyadarshan lUnion
Minister V Muraleedharan
The government believes in in-
creasing the role of women in the
Armed Forces and a series
of steps have been taken
in that direction, in-
cluding clearing the
way for admission of
girls in Sainik Schools
and providing Perma-
nent Commission to
women officers.
—Rajnath Singh,
Defence Minister
Sydney: Novak Djokovic, whose lawyers said Satur-
day he was given an Australian Open Covid-19 vaccine
exemption for testing posi-
tive on December 16, was
at a young players event in
Belgrade the following day,
without a mask. In a filing
to the federal court seeking
to overturn his entry visa
cancellation his lawyers said
that the “date of the first
positive Covid PCR test was recorded on 16 Decem-
ber 2021”. The Belgrade tennis federation, in a Face-
book post after the December 17 ceremony, reported
that Djokovic had handed over cups and awards to
best young players in 2021.
New Delhi: The Foreign
Contribution (Regulation)
Act (FCRA) registration
of Missionaries of Char-
ity (MoC), an organisa-
tion founded by Mother
Theresa, was renewed
by the Ministry of Home
Affairs on January 7,
according to reports. The
ministry had earlier re-
jected the organisation’s
application to renew
the registration, citing
“adverse inputs” that it
had received. It is not yet
clear why the ministry
has reversed its decision.
FCRA certificate will be
valid till the end of 2026.
According to reports by
MoC, it had received Rs
425.86 crore in 5 years.
Mangaluru: A case was
registered against a
Muslim bridegroom and
family members of bride
for allegedly hurting
religious sentiments of
Hindus during a wed-
ding. Case was registered
based on a complaint
from Chethan from Vitla
Padnuru village, that the
bridegroom had dressed
up as Koragajja, a revered
Hindu demigod in Tulun-
adu area, police said.
New York: An Indian-ori-
gin Sikh taxi driver in US
has been assaulted by an
unidentified man, who
knocked off his turban
and also used expletives
against him outside JFK
International Airport in
New York, according to
a video on social media.
The undated 26-second
video was uploaded
by Navjot Pal Kaur
on Twitter on Jan 4,
showing a man assault-
ing the Sikh taxi driver
outside the airport.
Riyadh: Saudi authorities
have released a princess
and her daughter who
had been held without
charge for nearly three
years in capital, a hu-
man rights group said
on Saturday. Basma
bint Saud, 57, a royal
family member long
seen as a proponent of
women’s rights and a
constitutional monarchy,
has been detained since
March 2019, and in April
2020 implored King Sal-
man and Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman
to release her on health
grounds, ALQST for Hu-
man Rights said.
DJOKOVIC ATTENDED BELGRADE EVENT
24 HOURS AFTER POSITIVE COVID TEST
MISSIONARIES OF
CHARITY’S FCRA
RENEWED TILL ‘26
CASE AGAINST MUSLIM
MAN FOR DRESSING AS
HINDUDEITYINM’LURU
INDIAN-ORIGIN SIKH
DRIVER ATTACKED
AT JFK AIRPORT
SAUDI PRINCESS,
FREED FROM JAIL
AFTER 3 YEARS
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police have
booked 10 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lead-
ers, including a former minister, for violating Covid
protocols during a gathering to mark the sixth
death anniversary of party founder and former
chief minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Sayeed’s
daughter, former chief minister and PDP president
Mehbooba Mufti, in turn called out the JK Police
and the administration for “bias” against her party,
pointing to a candle light protest by BJP workers
in Srinagar Thursday to protest the security breach
during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab. The
BJP protest was allowed by the government.
10 PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS
BOOKED FOR BREACHING COVID NORMS
Kupwara: Despite
heavy snowfall in the
forward post of Jammu
and Kashmir along the
Line of Control in the
Kupwara sector, the In-
dian Army personnel
continue to perform
their duty in the hostile
weather conditions.
The Army troops
were also seen using
snow scooters to move
around their positions
at a forward location
near the Line of Con-
trol in the Keran sector
of JK.
In a video shared by
PRO Udhampur, Minis-
try of Defence on Twit-
ter on Friday, a soldier
was seen standing and
guarding the border
amid the heavy snow-
fall and wind.
On the contrary,
continuous snowfall
in Kashmir led to the
cancellation of flights
at the Srinagar air-
port and affected ve-
hicular movement at
the Jammu-Srinagar
National Highway.
Weather department
on Friday had predicted
that intensity of snow-
fall and rainfall in parts
of Jammu and Kashmir
is likely to increase on
Saturday
. —ANI
BRAVO!
DESPITEHEAVYSNOW,INDIANSOLDIERS
GUARD BORDERS AT 17,000 FT ALTITUDE
Armytroopswereseenusingsnowscooterstomovetheirpositions
at a forward location near the Line of Control in the Keran sector
The Indian Army personnel continue to perform their duty in the hostile weather conditions.
IN KAZAKHSTAN’S STREET BATTLES, SIGNS
OF ELITES FIGHTING EACH OTHER...
It came as no big surprise when a
crumbling oil town in west Kazakh-
stan stirred in protest Sunday, 10 years
after security forces there killed over
dozen workers who had gone on strike
over pay and poor conditions. But it re-
mains mystery how peaceful protests
over rise in fuel prices last weekend
in Zhanaozen, a grimy, Soviet-era
settlement near Caspian Sea, suddenly
spread over 1,000 miles across full
length here, turning biggest Kazakh
into war zone littered with dead bodies,
burned buildings and incinerated cars.
FLIGHTS CANCELLED !
Nearly 10 outbound flights from Srinagar airport were cancelled due
to low visibility on Saturday. The visibility was as low as 500m at the
airport, said the airport authorities. “Snowfall is expected to continue till
today afternoon. Visibility is only 500 M,” tweeted Srinagar airport. Six
Indigo flights, a Vistara flight, two SpiceJet, and one GoFirst flight have
been cancelled and four flights rescheduled so far due to the ongoing
snowfall in the city causing the low visibility.
Military vehicles of Russian peacekeepers
parked at an airfield outside Moscow.
CRUCIAL READ
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand art as India
reaching 150 cr vaccine doses, at Puri beach on Saturday.

NEWS
07
First India Bureau
Nadbai: Nadbai MLA
Joginder Singh was on
a tour of his assembly
constituency on Satur-
day and interacted
with the farmers
whose crops got dam-
aged due to hailstorm
and assured them prop-
er compensation. The
MLA also inspected the
Piparu school in Nad-
bai where he asked the
children the names of
the Chief Minister, the
Prime Minister and the
teachers. He also asked
the name of the MLA
from Nadbai and the
spelling of elephant.
But the MLA expressed
displeasure when the
children failed to an-
swer any of his ques-
tions.
A disappointed Sin-
gh, reprimanded the
principal and informed
the District Education
Officer about the en-
tire incident. The
school teacher has
been put on APO by
District Education Of-
ficer.
School teacher put on APO as
kids fail to name CM and MLA
SORRY STATE OF AFFAIRS
`28,325 CRORE INVESTMENT
INKED AT JODHPUR SUMMIT
Rajiv Gaur
Jodhpur: Jodhpur saw
a record investment of
Rs 28,325 crore at the
Jodhpur Invest Sum-
mit-2022 organised at
Hotel Indana Palace on
Saturday under the
joint aegis of district
administration, Indus-
tries and Commerce
Centre and RIICO. Min-
ister of Industries,
Commerce, State Enter-
prises and Devasthan
Shakuntala Rawat was
the chief guest of the
summit. Rawat said
that the objective of
Gehlot behind such pro-
grammes is to make Ra-
jasthan the first choice
of investors. She said
that new industries can
be opened in Jodhpur in
the field of tourism and
agro-processing. She
also emphasised on the
inclusion of art, folk
cultureandmusicwhile
thanking the investors
for showing their en-
thusiasm. She assured
the investors that the
administration and the
government would co-
operate to make their
industries prosperous.
Collector Inderjit
Singh said that indus-
try has been facing the
brunt of the pandemic
but Jodhpur has a huge
potential. He said MoU
signed with 115 inves-
tors will bring invest-
ments of over 22,000
crore. 11,000 new em-
ployment opportunities
will be created.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra on Satur-
day called upon univer-
sities to work on re-
search projects which
encourage entrepre-
neurship among the
youth while utilising
local resources.
Virtually addressing
the convocation cere-
mony of the University
of Rajasthan, Jaipur,
Mishra said universi-
ties should consider
how the country can
reach the highest posi-
tion in all fields, be it
education, health, busi-
ness, technology, indus-
try, capital, labour or
culture.
He also called upon
the University of Ra-
jasthan to make a
unique identity in the
world in dissemination
of knowledge and inno-
vations in research, ac-
cording to a statement.
“The Governor
Kalraj Mishra stressed
on preparing a practi-
cal way of preserving
the local culture under
research.
Vice-Chancellor of
the university Rajeev
Jain and other senior
officials and faculty
members were present
at the function.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Established
months before Inde-
pendence, Rajasthan
University is celebrat-
ing its diamond jubilee
this year while its stu-
dents’ union (RUSU)
was constituted 20
years later. RUSU has
been the cradle of many
political leaders in the
state.
Many student leaders
of that time developed
themselves into promi-
nent political figures in
the later days. Through
RUSU, two main stu-
dent outfits – Akhil
Bharatiya Vidyarthi
Parishad (ABVP) affili-
ated to RSS and Nation-
al Students’ Union of
India (NSUI) affiliated
to Congress – have pro-
duced scores of future
leaders.
The incumbent min-
isters Dr Mahesh Joshi,
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas, state BJP presi-
dent Dr Satish Poonia,
Deputy Leader of Oppo-
sition in the Assembly
Rajendra Rathore, Dep-
uty Chief Whip Mahen-
dra Chaudhury, MP Ha-
numan Beniwal, CM’s
advisor Dr Raj Kumar
Sharma, former minis-
ters Kali Charan Saraf,
Dr Raghu Sharma and
Rajpal Singh Shekha-
wat are a few to name in
this context.
Other prominent
names are BJP leaders
Dr Akhil Shukla, Pra-
navendra Sharma, Ji-
tendra Srimali, MLAs
Ashok Lahoti and Ram-
lal Sharma, Congress
leaders MLA Mukesh
Bhakar, Soumendra
Sharma and Pushpen-
dra Bhardwaj.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Union Jal
Shakti Minister and
Punjab in-charge Ga-
jendra Singh Shekha-
wat said that the an-
nouncement of elec-
tion dates in five states
has ended speculations
of the opponents re-
garding the govern-
ment’s intent to post-
pone elections to shield
its weakness. Taking a
dig at the Opposition
parties, including the
Congress, he said that
the Election Commis-
sion has put an end to
political discussions.
Shekhawat said that
the BJP has been work-
ing tirelessly for five
years for the common
man. On the basis of
the strength of the or-
ganization, the party
will register victory.
He said that BJP work-
ers are working even
in this tough time of
the pandemic.Shekha-
wat has said that
change of DGP is part
of normal process be-
fore elections in Pun-
jab.
First India Bureau
Sri Ganganagar: Dur-
ing a meeting with
Gehlot recently, local
MLA Gurmeet Kunnar
handed over a letter to
him mentioning the
problems of the com-
mon man here.
In the letter, Kunnar
has demanded to pro-
vide work for full 100
days under the Mahat-
ma Gandhi National
Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme
(MGNREGS) to labour-
ers, relief to power cus-
tomers spending below
300 units of electricity
and construction of pa-
per depots in the dis-
trict in view of rising
petro prices.
The legislator has also
sought provision to be
made in the upcoming
budget for the recon-
struction of Firozpur
feeder. He requested the
CM to instruct the offi-
cials to resolve these is-
sues expeditiously
.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: In a tragic inci-
dent on the Jaipur-
Ajmer highway, a con-
stable died when a
speeding car hit him at
around 1.15 pm on Fri-
day night. His body was
handed over to the fam-
ily members in the
morning after the post-
mortem. The police
have seized the car and
registered a case.
According to the po-
lice, constable
Suryaprakash Gurjar, a
resident of Fagi was on
duty at the barricade at
Bandarsindri intersec-
tion on Ajmer Highway
.
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: Dacoit Sit-
aram Gurjar opened
fire at a bike showroom
Goyal Motors located in
the RIICO area of the
town over some money
matter related to fi-
nance installment. Ac-
cording to police no one
was in injured in the
incident.
According to report,
firing incident hap-
pened over the dispute
of not paying finance
installment and bike
service money
.
First India Bureau
Udaipur: In a horrific
incident, a son killed
his father in a scuffle
over a minor issue in
Malria Kala village of
Tehsil Gogunda. Tara
Shankar (22) beat his
father Hamerlal (45) to
death with sticks under
the influence of liquor.
After the murder, he
fled from the spot and
was arrested by the po-
lice a few hours later.
The villagers found
the body lying in a pool
of blood at the main
crossing and informed
Kanaram, brother of
the deceased.
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: The new
DGP of Punjab, Viresh
Kumar Bhawra is a res-
ident of Bayana in
Bharatpur (Rajasthan).
Just two hours before
the model code of con-
duct was imposed, the
Chief Minister of Pun-
jab named Viresh Ku-
mar for the post.
DGP Viresh’s young-
er brother Yogesh, who
lives in Bayana, said
that he was always
good in studies. In the
Class 10th board exam-
ination, he stood third
in Rajasthan and 5th in
class 11th. After this he
went to Kurukshetra to
pursue B Tech and M
Tech. After completing
his studies, he got a job
in BHEL but he contin-
ued his studies and ap-
peared for the UPSC
exam. He became an
IPS officer in 1981. Be-
fore becoming the DGP
in Punjab Police, he
was posted as DG Home
Guard. DGP Viresh
Bhawra’s wife Anjali
Bhawra is also an IAS
officer, who is the sec-
retary in the Depart-
ment of Justice and
Empowerment of Del-
hi. His father GR
Bhawra was a freedom
fighter.
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: On suspicion
of an illicit relationship,
a man in Barmer was
first beaten up and later
humiliated by cutting
his hair. Two videos of
the incident also went
viral on social media.
Meanwhile, on the basis
of the complaint lodged
by the victim, police had
lodged the case and ini-
tiatedtheprobe.Though
the victim had lodged
the case of kidnapping
and assault but initial
police probe revealed
that the reason behind
the incident was an il-
licit relationship. Till
the last report no arrest
was made.
Goparam Gawariya, a
resident of Barmer had
lodged a case with the
Sheo police alleging that
on January 4 when he
was going to Fatehgarh,
some people had kid-
nappedhimandtookhim
toanisolatedplacewhere
they not only beaten him
but also humiliated him
by cutting his hair.
Minister Shakuntala Rawat with dignitaries and investors during Jodhpur summit on Saturday. Kalraj Mishra addressing the Rajasthan University’s 31st
convocation and 76th Foundation Day virtually from Raj Bhavan
In Barmer the video of a young man tying a rope and cutting his
hair went viral.
Raj Government
will cooperate to
make industries
prosperous, says
Min Shakuntala
Objective of
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot
behind such pro-
grammes is to make
Rajasthan the first
choice of investors and
the new industries can
be opened in Jodhpur
in the field of tourism
and agro-processing.
—Shakuntala Rawat, Minister
Universities should work on
research projects: Guv Mishra
Shekhawat: Poll date announcement
will end speculations of Oppn parties
MLA Gurmeet writes to
CM over people’s woes
Ajmer cop on
duty dies in
road accident
Dacoit opens
fire at bike
showroom
Son kills father
over minor
issue in Udaipur
Punjab’s new DGP VK Bhawra
hails from Bayana in Bharatpur
Barmer youth tied, beaten up,
humiliatedbychoppingoffhair
RU’s Diamond jubilee celebrations: Many
prominent leaders are varsity products
First India Bureau
Alwar: Two broth-
ers who were en-
grossed in playing
popular online game
PUBG on their mo-
bile phones while sit-
ting on a railway
track were run over
by a train in Alwar
district on Saturday,
police said.
The deceased have
been identified as
Lokesh Meena (22)
and his younger
brother Rahul (19).
They were preparing
for competitive ex-
ams, the police said.
“Lokesh Meena
and Rahul were sit-
ting on the railway
track near Roopbaas
town and were play-
ing PUBG when they
were run over by a
train. They were so
engrossed in the
game that they did
not see the train com-
ing,” said Manohar
Lal, Assistant Sub-
Inspector of Sadar
police station. They
were staying with
their elder sister in
Roopbaas. Their fa-
ther lives in a village
near Tehla in Alwar,
he said.
Siblings playing PUBG,
run over by train
WIFE IS IAS OFFICER
PRINCIPAL REPRIMANDED
By announc-
ing the elec-
tions date in
five states, Election
Commission has put
an end to political dis-
cussions.
—GS Shekhawat, Union Minister
MLA Joginder Singh interacting with school children.
Viresh Kumar Bhawra
MLA Gurmeet Kunnar

COVID-19
UPDATE
WORLD
54,99,949
TOTAL DEATHS
25,85,14,802
TOTAL RECOVERED
4,02,39,551
ACTIVE CASES
30,42,54,302
TOTAL CASES
INDIA
285
TOTAL DEATHS
40,895
TOTAL RECOVERED
4,72,169
ACTIVE CASES
1,41,986
TOTAL CASES
The contribution of the Pravasi
Bharatiyas to the development
of the state and nation is
commendable!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24
COURTESY
MEETING
Jagdeesh Chandra greets West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
WILL NAQVI GET
RS FROM BIHAR?
The term of three big
Muslim faces of
BJP i.e. Union Minister
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi,
a journalist turned- pol-
itician and former min-
ister MJ Akbar and
Syed Zafar Islam is go-
ing to be over this year.
Naqvi remains a fa-
vorite of his party’s cen-
tral leadership these
days, the PM himself
has praised the ‘Hunar
Haat’ conceptualized by
him on many occasions
and he is included in the
only Muslim face of the
Modi cabinet, so ti is be-
lieved that he is set to
get RS again. Presently,
he is in RS from
Jharkhand. Then sourc-
es tell that he can be
sent to RS from Bihar
next time. Two seats of
RS from Bihar are going
to be part of BJP. Any-
way, Naqvi is a popular
progressive face of the
party, so the BJP feels
that he can be used as an
answer to Lalu’s Mus-
lim-Yadav equation in
Bihar. Zafar Islam
comes to RS from UP
, to
capitalize on his friend-
ship with Gulf coun-
tries, the Modi govt can
bring him again in the
RS from UP itself.
WILL KC TYAGI’S
EXILE END?
6RS seats are going to
be vacant from Bi-
har. The tenure of Un-
ion Minister RCP Singh
and RJD’s Misa Bharti
is going to end on July
7. The tenure of two
other BJP leaders i.e.
Satish Chandra Dubey
and Gopal Narayan Sin-
gh is also about to end,
but the party is not said
to be ready to send these
two again to RS. Send-
ing Misa Bharti back to
RS will be a compulsion
for Tejashwi as he does
not want to increase
further family discord.
Nitish’s cousin RCP
Singh is currently the
Union Steel Minister in
the Modi cabinet, so it
may be Nitish’s compul-
sion to give him RS
again. Preps are being
made to send KC Tyagi
to the Upper House
from the seat vacated by
the death of King Ma-
hendra, the fruit of the
long wait from 2018 to
2022 is now going to go
to JDU’s vocal speaker
KC Tyagi.
SAFFRON DIXIT!
Rajesh Dixit, who
was the national
secretary of the SP in
the past, got down from
the cycle in the pres-
ence of BJP president
JP Nadda and Dhar-
mendra Pradhan and
held a lotus in his
hands, with a new saf-
fron slogan. Dixit is a
well-known face in the
corridors of power, he
once operated the cor-
porate media of Muke-
sh Ambani, as he also
had a very close rela-
tionship with Mulayam
Singh. He later quit
Ambani’s job became
full-time SP worker.
AFTER RAMLALA,
NOW SHYAMLALA!
To support the party
in western UP and
unite Hindu voters
against 40% of Muslims
there, the BJP is consid-
ering contesting its new
Hindutva leader Yogi
from Mathura. The
‘Shri Krishna Janmab-
hoomi Mukti Andolan’
is being given an edge
with the idea of repair-
ing the broken land of
BJP in western UP due
to the farmers’ move-
ment. Anyway
, Ayodhya
has been saved through
SC and Kashi has been
saved through political
will, now it is Mathu-
ra’s turn. The presence
of Yogi can be seen in
Mathura-Vrindavan, no
matter what the big re-
ligious event is. Till
now Yogi has visited
Mathura some 19 times
as CM.
WILL KEJRIWAL
AGREE TO MANN?
The question if stuck
over who will be the
CM face of AAP in Pun-
jab. Bhagwant Mann
was staking his claim
for this for a long time,
but considering Mann’s
image, AAP supremo
Kejriwal did not ap-
prove of it. His choice is
Legislature Party lead-
er Harpal Singh Chee-
ma, a prominent Dalit
face of the party
.
...AND FINALLY!
Bihar CM Nitish has
started his ‘Samaj
Reform Abhiyan’ yatra
from December 22 itself,
declared the purpose of
this yatra to create an
atmosphere against al-
cohol, and against evils
like dowry and child
marriage. But Nitish’s
alliance partner in the
state government, the
BJP, has kept a distance
from this visit.
A MAJOR
SECURITY LAPSE
IN PM’S PUNJAB
VISIT! ANOTHER
SIDE OF THE
STORY!
There should not be
any doubt or de-
bate on the failure of
the Punjab government
and especially the DGP
and Home Secretary in
providing a safe and
protected route to
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi who was on
his way to address an
election rally! However,
after initial reluctance,
finally, under displeas-
ure from Sonia Gandhi
the Punjab Chief Min-
ister had to shift DGP
Siddharth Chattopad-
hyayandSSPFerozepur
Harmandeep Singh
Hans on Saturday, the
day of the announce-
ment of the Code of
Conduct. But the other
part of the story is why
only the Punjab govern-
ment or its police are
being criticized? What
were our intelligence
agencies doing? While a
special intelligence net-
work of IB is prepared
for the PM, a senior IB
officer is authorized for
PM’s visits, accompa-
nies him in his caravan.
Second, the big ques-
tion is, what was the
SPG doing, the agency
whose sole concern and
responsibility is related
to the security of the
PM and the country
alone spends Rs 592.5
crore annually on this
agency. All the deci-
sions of the SPG are
made according to their
‘Blue Book’, if the PM
decides to travel by
road, then this entire
route is decided
under the
direction
of the
S P G .
E v e n
in the
‘Blue Book’ it is written
that at what speed will
the vehicles of PM’s
convoy run. Recently,
the Modi government
changed the law to in-
crease the BSF’s 15 km
radius of control to 50
km. Then the question
arises that what was the
BSF doing? The PM had
tweeted a PIB press re-
lease on January 5 in
which he had no pro-
gramme to visit the
Hussainiwala National
Martyrs Memorial. The
distance from the
Bathinda airport to
Hussainiwala, which
borders Pakistan, is
about 140 km by road.
The distance of Hus-
sainiwala from the rally
site is only 12 km. The
question is whether the
BSF really knew that
PM could come to Hus-
sainiwala where there
are often reports of
drone attacks from
across the border. If the
decision to go by road in
bad weather was taken
in a hurry, did the secu-
rity agencies do any
drill before? Wherever
the PM’s programme is
organised, the security
agencies also take the
local police under their
control from several
days ago. And when the
PM is travelling by
road, the SPG makes
sure that the state’s
principal secretary,
DGP, district collector
and SP accompany him
in his convoy. As far as
the farmers’ protest is
concerned, these dem-
onstrations were al-
ready going on from
place to place in Punjab
and on January 2 itself,
the farmers had an-
nounced that their pro-
test would continue
unabated. On some oc-
casions in the past
(once in Noida, when
the PM’s caravan lost
its way, twice in West
Bengal, once in Maha-
rashtra) there have
been lapses in PM’s se-
curity
. If the country is
spending precious Rs
592.5 crore of its hard-
earned money on PM’s
security, then such re-
peated lapses are sim-
ply unfortunate.
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
Jagdeesh Chandra paid a courtesy call to West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on
Saturday morning at Rambagh Palace Hotel, Jaipur. The Governor was on a two-day
visit to his native state of Rajasthan and returned to Kolkata on Saturday.
Chaitanya Balvada with Pratap Banhu Shekhawat, Prant
President, Hindu Jagran Manch, during their meeting with
Governor Dhankhar. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in conversation
with Jagdeesh Chandra.
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
Navin Sharma
Jaipur: In a major ac-
tion against corruption
in JMC Greater, Raj
ACB on Friday arrested
Financial Advisor of
corp Achaleshwar Mee-
na 2 contractors.
ACB had been getting
repeatedcomplaintsthat
contractorsDhanKumar
Jain Anil Agarwal col-
lect extortion money
monthly from other con-
tractors and give it to
Meena. They were on
radar of ACB for last 3
mths.Theirphoneswere
on surveillance. On Fri-
day morning, ACB re-
ceived information that
FAMeenawillgetmoney
,
from contractors, from
Jain following which
ACB monitored them.
SUPERVISION OF
DG BL SONI
The team under supervi-
sion of DG BL Soni and
ADGDineshMN,andled
by ASP Bajrang Singh
Shekhawat successfully
completedtheoperation.
MeenaandJainmetnear
Jawaharcircle.Jaintook
Meenatohishouseinthe
car when the FA got
down;hehadapolythene
bag in his hand. After
Meena reached home,
the ACB conducted a
search in his house and
recovered documents
pertaining to expensive
properties others. Af-
ter it, searches were con-
ducted at house of Jain
later another contractor
Anil was caught.
After questioning, all
3 were placed under ar-
rest on Friday night.
They were produced in
a court where the mag-
istrate remanded them
to three-day police cus-
tody on Saturday
.
ACB SOURCES SAY
ACB sources said that
the amount collected
from contractors is dis-
tributed among senior
officers. Such officers
have also been booked.
Involvement of JMC
Greater CEO may also
surface, sources added.
Both contractors used to
get contracts and sublet
also extort money on
behalf of officers. Mee-
na was very clever
used to talk on What-
sApp in abusive manner.
ACB has recovered a di-
ary from Meena which
contains details about
firms and money
. In
search of the house
Jain,ACBhasrecovered
Rs 27.81 lakh in cash,
documents of 10 plots
and agri land while doc-
uments of 2 houses, 1
flat, documents of LIC
and insurance were re-
covered from the house
of Meena. ACB could
not get anything proper
from Agarwal’s house.
3 ACCUSED WERE ON THE RADAR FOR 3 OFFICERS FOR 3 MONTHS
ACB CRACKDOWN IN JMC GREATER
BL Soni Dinesh MN Bajrang S Shekhawat
Minstakestockofhail-hit
dists,assurecompensation
From Pg 1
PWD minister Bhajan
Lal Jatav, tourism min-
ister Vishvendra Singh,
MoS Dr Subhash Garg,
MLAs Joginder Singh
Awana and Wajib Ali
were also seen worried
about the loss to farm-
ers. They reached their
respective constituen-
cies and assured the
farmers for early girda-
wari and compensation.
OM BIRLA: CONDUCT SURVEY OF
DAMAGE, TAKE PROPER ACTION
Kota: LS Speaker Om Birla on Saturday expressed con-
cern over the damage to crops due to hailstorm
at many places in Hadoti region. Standing
crops have suffered damage due to
hailstorm in many villages under his
parl constituency. Expressing concern,
Birla has asked the DC to conduct a
survey of the damages in the affected
areas soon, so that action can be
taken to provide relief to farmers.
DR RAGHU WRITES TO CM GEHLOT
Ajmer: Former minister Dr Raghu Sharma has written
a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot demanding a
survey of the crop loss incurred due to hailstorm and
compensation for the affected farmers.
Dr Sharma, who is now in charge of
Gujarat Congress, has mentioned
in the letter that heavy rains and
hailstorm lashed many parts of
the state recently, including Kekri
and Ajmer districts in Rajasthan,
damaging the crops there.

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ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You make sure to
make things work
your way. You
are most wanted
by your friends.
Never demotivate
someone even if
someone is not
capable of doing
something. You can have romantic affair
in office and a serious one. You will invest
money in clothes and accessories today.
You are a God fearing person.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You are a pro in
your field and
no one can beat
you very easily.
Female Aries are
lioness and other
women around
are often jealous.
You give a tough
competition to people. Many people get
inspired and motivatedss by you. You
will get special treatment from your dear
ones.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Just do whatever
you can do to
cheer everyone
up. You will
feel financially
comfortable and
infant you are in
position to invest
money in some
new venture. Your personality will attract
many eligible bachelors. Spend time
talking with likeminded people as it will
make you feel good for now.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Being an
opportunist
will make you
successful
one day. Your
spouse can do
anything for your
happiness. There
may be delays in
property possession and it won’t effect
you. You are happy spending whole day
at home. Help your mothers at home
today and make them smile.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You are fortunate
to have a great
friend circle. You
are generous
by nature and
also you the
backbone of your
family. Today is a
favourable day for
business. You may postpone your study
plans. Be careful of the words that come
out of your mouth. Your lover may finally
say yes to get married to you.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
This is the
best time try
something new
with life give
yourself a new
purpose. You
will feel amorous
towards your
wife. Work on
your limitations, there can be no better
time than this. You have more opposite
sex friends than the same and you may
be judged sometimes but don’t care.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You must create
an environment
of understanding
at home. You
need a break
from day to
tensions and the
way to cope up
with stress is to
meditate. You will succeed in any sort
of examination if you put your heart and
soul to it. Promotion can be expected
even if other are not.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Best day to
buy gold and
silver or any
precious metal
for investment
sake. You love to
live close to your
family. You are a
child at heart and
never let this child die. You have a big
heart and you always help someone if you
can. Video gathering is possible as you
miss your social circle like anything.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You need
academic help
and you should
not shy away
from asking.
Your spouse
may make you
spend more than
you expected.
Fantastic day for investing money in stock
market. You miss your parents a lot and
somewhere fear to loose them. Admit
your faults in relationship.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You always
maintain cordial
relationship with
your friends,
family and
colleagues. You
workout daily to
keep yourself fit.
You may start a
side business to earn extra money. You
are not a jealous kind and you feel happy
for others. You are a very grounded
person.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Don’t make
friends for money
and status rather
make friends who
will stick with you
forever. You care
about you lover
but somehow
hesitate in
expressing that care. On social front, you
may have to spend some extra money
in buying gifts for someone for some
specific occasion.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Take stand where
you need to,
don’t run in the
same direction as
everybody else.
Visit a doctor
if you have any
doubts about
your health. Don’t
attract stress. Let go of things that are
not in your control. You want to have
your own house and you will work hard
to make your dream come true.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
GROWING
POPULARITY OF
SPIRITUALISM
PHOTOGRAPHER SHANNON TAGGART TAKES
VIEWERS INSIDE THE WORLD OF SÉANCES,
MEDIUMS AND ORBS AS SPIRITUALISM’S
POPULARITY GROWS
he word sé-
ance con-
jures im-
ages of
darkened
rooms, en-
t r a n c e d
mediums, strange
occurrences and
spirit voices. For
many contempo-
rary audiences,
these visions might
seem like some-
thing out of the
past, or perhaps a
movie, rather than
a living belief sys-
tem.
For the past 20
years, American
photographerShan-
non Taggart has ex-
plored modern spir-
itualism, a religion
whose adherents
believe in commu-
nication with the
dead.
Her photograph-
ic series “Séance,”
which was recently
on view at the Albin
O. Kuhn Gallery at
the University of
Maryland, Balti-
more County, pro-
vides a window into
this often misun-
derstood religion.
As a curator and
art historian who
has researched ap-
parition photo-
graphs and the art
of conspiracy theo-
ry, I was drawn to
Taggart’s images
because they offer a
lens through which
to examine the role
of spirituality in
modern life.
In an era defined
by a global pandem-
ic, heightened po-
litical division and
the planetary threat
of climate change, I
wonder: Is spiritu-
alism due for a ma-
jor resurgence?
T
BETH SAUNDERS
Curator and Head of Special
Collections and Gallery, University
of Maryland, Ballimore County
SPIRITUALISM
COMES KNOCKING
S
p i r i t u a l i s m
emerged near
R o c h e s t e r,
New York, in 1848
when two sis-
ters, Kate and Mar-
garet Fox, claimed
to hear a mysteri-
ous rapping at their
bedroom wall. The
adolescents claimed
to communicate
through a system of
knocks with the
spirit of a man who
had died in the
house years earlier.
News of the phe-
nomenon traveled
quickly, and the
girls appeared be-
fore crowds demon-
strating their pur-
ported abilities.
Notably, spiritu-
alism gave women
an unprecedented
role in religion, pro-
viding an audience
and a platform to
deliver messages
both personal and
political. Suffra-
gists Marion H.
Skidmore, Eliza-
beth Cady Stanton
and Susan B. An-
thony all spoke at
Lily Dale. The views
of spiritualists thus
represented a radi-
cal break from tra-
ditional religious
and political au-
thority
.
GHOSTS IN
THE MACHINE
SPIRITUALIST
REVIVALS
T
he Fox sisters’ purported ability to
communicate with the dead became
known as “the spiritual telegraph,”
referencing the then-recent invention by
Samuel B. Morse. As spiritualism devel-
oped, adherents embraced technology as
tools for spirit communication and to
prove the existence of spirits.
Photography became “the perfect me-
dium” with which to create an iconogra-
phy of spiritualism. Whether it was
through astronomical, microscopic or X-
ray photography
, cameras could render the
unseen visible. Despite the proliferation
of altered photographs in the 19th century,
the photograph’s status as a truthful rep-
resentation of reality remained – and, one
might argue, continues to remain – largely
intact.
H
istory suggests that catastrophic loss
of life can spur renewed interest in
spiritualist beliefs.
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that the
Mumlers’ portraits became the rage amid
the devastation of the U.S. Civil War. Has
the new sense of uncertainty induced by
the COVID-19 pandemic triggered another
spiritualist revival? Alternative belief
structures, are experiencing a resurgence,
reaching new audiences through the inter-
net. While modern mediums have their
detractors, their eager adoption of televi-
sion and the internet is a logical step for a
religion that embraces new technologies.
What was once seen as a niche subcul-
ture or the domain of late-night shows has
gone mainstream: Psychic businesses were
a US$2 billion industry in 2018.
SHANNON TAGGART’S ‘SÉANCE’
T
his new spir-
ituality has
i n f l u e n c e d
pop culture as well
as high art; the
G u g g e n h e i m ’s
2019 retrospective
of Swedish artist
and mystic Hilma
af Klint was
the most-visited
exhibition in the
museum’s history,
drawing over
600,000 viewers.
Taggart’s photo-
graphs explore
present-day prac-
tices, sites and ob-
jects of spiritual-
ism. Allowing
chance and auto-
mation to guide
camera experi-
ments, she reveals
processes of trans-
formation and al-
tered states
through blurred
effects, halos of
light and doubling
in images that ref-
erence historical
spirit photo-
graphs.
In one image, for
example,agrieving
mother raises her
arms into a dark-
ened sky dotted
with circles of light
knownasorbs.Tag-
gart’s aim is to re-
maintruthfultothe
psychological expe-
rience of spiritual-
ism,tomakevisible
what is ineffable.
Taggart’s photo-
graphs recover the
marginalized his-
toryof spiritualism
at a moment when
the religion feels
once again on the
verge of a resur-
gence.
As Taggart is
fond of saying,
“You don’t have to
take spiritualism
literally to take it
seriously
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ith everything going on,
inclusion has been a
hotly debated topic. In-
clusivity is not a new
concept and has ac-
quired significant atten-
tion in recent years. It
may not always be present in the
fashion business, though as time
progresses, it is evolving.
Recently
, more and more fashion
agencies have started including
unconventional models such as
trans, amputee, plus-size, coloured
skin, gender-fluid models, etc.
Even world renowned companies
like Victoria’s Secret, which have
strict criteria on the type of mod-
els they put on the runway, are
coming out of their shells and try-
ing to include non-traditional
models.
Recently the Cosmopolitian
magazine started a Tummy series
Campaign. It features 12 women
expressing who they are by being
confident in their bodies and shar-
ing the message; ‘All tummies are
good tummies.’ The campaign
aims to normalize all types of bel-
lies. For example, their magazine
covers feature women with chubby
tummies that have stretch-marks,
or are loose due to pregnancy
.
Another example of inclusive
modellingisWinnieHarlow.Discov-
ered by Tyra Banks on Instagram,
she is currently one of the top mod-
elsintheworldandhasvitiligo.She
hasmodelledforfashionmagazines
such as I-D and Dazed.
You can find many examples of
inclusive modelling on the inter-
net. Every day, companies portray
a new way to normalize all kinds
of women. Though traditional
beauty standards are still control-
ling the flow of the fashion and
beauty industry, we are one step
closer to a more healthy portrayal
of the human body and its beauty
.
Reshaping the
INDUSTRY
OVER THE YEARS
MODELING HAS
BECOME ALL THE
MORE INCLUSIVE,
THINK: COLORS,
SHAPES AND SIZES,
AND... WE LOVE
THEM ALL!
DEVANSHI MUDGAL
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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Gender Fluid beauties
Mid-sized model rockiing the ramp
Winnie Harlow Kim Kardashian
Viktoria Modesta and Kendall Jenner
Gigi
Hadid
Beauty in diversity

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