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CODE RED
FOR HUMANITY!
NOTRANSACTIONWITHNSO
GROUP:MODONSNOOPING
New Delhi: In the
midst of the Pegasus
snooping controversy,
the defence ministry on
Monday said it did not
have any transaction
with the NSO Group,
w h i c h
sells the
spyware.
“Minis-
try of De-
fence has
not had any transac-
tion with NSO Group
Technologies,” Minis-
ter of State for Defence
Ajay Bhatt said while
replying to a question
in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked wheth-
er the government had
carried out any transac-
tion with the NSO
Group Technologies.
The opposition par-
ties have been targeting
the central government
over the snooping row
Turn to P6
HOUSE
ADJOURNED 5
TIMES
GOVT INTRODUCES
CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENT BILL
Amid continued protests
by the opposition members
Lok Sabha was adjourned
for the day and will resume
at 11 am on Tuesday.
The Lower House was
adjourned five times on
Monday, as it passed three
bills without discussion
amid ruckus in the house.
New Delhi: Social Justice
and Empowerment Minister
Virendra Kumar introduced
the Constitution (127th
Amendment) Bill, 2021.
The bill seeks to restore the
states’ power to make their
own SEBCs (Socially and
Educationally Backward
Classes).
‘Maritime routes
being misused for
piracy, terrorism’
United Nations:
Chairing a high-level
United Nations Secu-
rity Council open de-
bate, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on
Monday put forward
five principles, includ-
ing removing barriers
for maritime trade and
peaceful settlement of
disputes, on the basis
of which a global road-
map for maritime se-
curity cooperation can
be prepared.
In his statement
while chairing the de-
bate on “Enhancing
Maritime Security - A
Case for International
Cooperation” via video
conferencing, Modi
highlighted that mari-
time routes were being
misused for terrorism
and piracy
.
SMALL FARMERS
GIVEN PRIORITY IN
AGRI POLICIES: PM
New Delhi: PM Narendra
Modi on Monday said that
small farmers are now being
given utmost priority in the
formulation of agricultural
policies in the country. Ad-
dressing the nation after
releasing an instalment of
financial benefits under
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi,
PM Modi said in the last
few years, serious efforts
were being made to provide
convenience and security to
these small farmers. —ANI
Democracy murdered:
Congress claims
Joshi slams Opposition for
creating ruckus in House
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment on Monday
pushed through six
bills, three of which
were passed, in Lok
Sabha despite the un-
relenting Opposition
protests over Pegasus
snooping row and
other issues, prompt-
ing the Congress to
dub it as “murder de-
mocracy”. RSP’’s NK
Premachandran said
the three bills were
passed in 10 minutes
and likened it to
“cooking dosas”.
New Delhi: Union
Parliamentary Af-
fairs Minister Pral-
had Joshi on Monday
slammed the opposi-
tion for creating
ruckus in the Parlia-
ment during the
monsoon season.
Joshi said that the
Opposition is not
ready to discuss any-
thing as they do not
have any firm policy
on anything, earlier
they were asking for
discussion over vari-
ous issues.
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot on Monday op-
posed the Sabarmati
Ashram redevelopment
project, saying the Guja-
rat government’s deci-
sion to construct a mu-
seum by “demolishing”
the ashram is shocking
and uncalled for. Sabar-
mati Ashram in
Ahmedabad is associat-
ed with Mahatma Gan-
dhi, who had spent 13
years of his life at the
facility from 1917 to
1930. The Gujarat gov-
ernment has proposed
to redevelop Sabarmati
Ashram under the Rs
1,200 crore ‘Gandhi Ash-
ram Memorial and Pre-
cinct Development Pro-
ject’. Gehlot said people
visit the “holy site” to
see how Mahatma Gan-
dhi lived a simple life
and yet orchestrated an
enormous freedom
movement by taking
along every section of
society. “The decision
of the Gujarat govern-
menttomakeamuseum
by demolishing Sabar-
mati Turn to P6
Guj govt’s decision to construct
museum by demolishing Sabarmati
Ashram shocking: Gehlot
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
CRUCIAL READ
BJP PARL PARTY
MEETING TODAY
New Delhi: BJP parliamen-
tary party meeting will be
held today, ahead of a series
of meetings that PM Modi
is supposed to hold with
his Council of Ministers this
week in which he is likely
to discuss his govt’s future
course of action. —ANI
SENSEX REBOUNDS
TO END 125 PTS UP
Mumbai: Equity bench-
mark Sensex rose 125
points on Monday. The
30-share index ended
125.13 points or 0.23 per
cent higher at 54,402.85,
while the broader NSE Nifty
advanced 20.05 points or
0.12 per cent to 16,258.25.
REWARD PLAYERS,
DEMANDS RAHUL
New Delhi: Enough of
video of phone calls, now
sportspersons should
get rewards as promised,
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi said on Monday in
an apparent swipe at PM
Narendra Modi.
Amit Shah behind attack on TMC leaders
in Tripura, alleges Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal
chief minister Mamata
Banerjee alleged on
Monday that youth Tri-
namoolCongress(TMC)
leaders from the state
were attacked and ar-
rested in Tripura dur-
ing the weekend on in-
structions from union
home minister Amit
Shah.
“Tripura chief minis-
ter Biplab Deb does not
have so much courage. I
firmly believe that the
instructions came from
Amit Shah and the un-
ion home ministry,” Ba-
nerjee Turn to P6
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, Minister of State for Sports (MoS) Nisith Pramanik and
Minister of Law and Justice and former Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju felicitated Tokyo Olympics
medallists on Monday upon their return to India. Seen here is Olympian Neeraj Chopra holding
out his Gold Medal as the three ministers laud him. —PHOTO BY PTI
A BEFITTING WELCOME
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
RAJASTHAN
INDIA
12,750
new cases
336
new fatalities
13
new cases
00
new fatalities
ncreasing heat
waves and droughts,
increased rainfall
events, irrevers-
ible glacier loss
and snow cover and more
cyclonic activity are likely
to occur across India and
the subcontinent over the
next few decades, stated the
Inter-governmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) Work-
ing Group-I report released
on Monday. The first part of
its Sixth Assessment Report
(AR6, which has been final-
ised by scientists in collabo-
ration with 195 governments,
also stated that heatwaves
and humid heat stress will be
more intense and frequent
during the 21st century. Both
annual and summer monsoon
precipitation will increase
during this century, with en-
hanced interannual variability,
it further added. Average and
heavy precipitation will also
increase over much of Asia,
it added. Agricultural and
ecological droughts are also
expected to increase in the
subcontinent, the report said.
I
J&K: MILITANTS
GUN DOWN BJP
SARPANCH, WIFE
Srinagar: Militants Monday
shot dead a BJP sarpanch
and his wife in Anantnag dis-
trict of Jammu and Kashmir,
police said. The ultras fired
on Ghulam Rasool Dar, also
the Kulgam district president
of the BJP’s Kisan Morcha,
and his wife in Anantnag
town in south Kashmir, a po-
lice official said. He said the
two were rushed to a hospi-
tal where they succumbed to
their injuries.Dar, a resident
of Kulgam’s Redwani, was a
sarpanch affiliated with the
BJP. He had unsuccessfully
contested the last year’s
District Development Council
elections.Dar was currently
living in a rented accommo-
dation in Anantnag. —PTI
IMPRESSIVE RESPONSE TO
VASUNDHARA IN BARAN
Baran: Former
Chief Minister
and BJP leader
Vasundhara
Raje on Mon-
day conducted
an aerial sur-
vey of flood
and excessive
rainfall af-
fected areas in
many villages
including
Siswali, Man-
grol, Chhinod,
Shahbad, Sad,
Beel Kheda
Dang, Kawai,
Chhipa Barod
in Baran
district. P2
PEGASUS
ROW
CLIMATE CHANGE
TO COST INDIA
DEARLY!

First India Bureau
Baran: Former chief
minister Vasundhara
Raje on Monday ex-
pressed concern on the
situation arising out of
floods in Jhalawar,
Baran and other dis-
tricts in Kota division
and demanded from
chief minister Ashok
Gehlot to visit the af-
fected areas.
Raje, who conducted
an aerial survey of
Baran, said that peo-
ple are suffering from
floods and excessive
rainfall but the chief
minister and minis-
ters only did formali-
ties by holding video
conferences.
She said that 100 per-
cent of crops in the
Hadoti region were
damaged but the divi-
sional commission
gave a report of 30 per-
cent damage.
“Dozens of people
died, hundreds of
houses collapsed, thou-
sands of animals died
and went missing but
the state government
and administration re-
mained ineffective,”
she said. In this era of
crisis, BJP is standing
on the ground to know
the plight of the people
and to help them.
The former chief
minister said that due
to the short-sighted-
ness of the state gov-
ernment, such a situa-
tion has happened in
the region.
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First India Bureau
Udaipur: Gogunda po-
lice late on Sunday
night, arrested a profes-
sor for raping a woman,
who runs a coaching
centre in Mumbai. The
accused had called the
woman to Udaipur on
the pretext of marriage.
The accused, Neeraj
Marothia, is a professor
in Polytechnic College
while the woman, a resi-
dent of Kharghar in
Mumbai, runs an engi-
neering coaching insti-
tute. The two met on an
online dating website.
The woman came to
Udaipur. They both met
in a resort where she
was offered a drink
laced with intoxicant
and later raped. She
then got a zero FIR reg-
istered in Mumbai, fol-
lowing which the profes-
sor was arrested.
Bharatpur: After several failed attempts, a woman
finally lodged a rape case at the Rudawal police
station in Bharatpur on Monday. The woman in her
complaint said Pintu visited her four months ago.
She was unwell and her husband was away when
Pintu offered to take her to a hospital. On the way,
he gave her juice laced with intoxicants and when
the woman fell unconscious, he raped and filmed
the act. Pintu blackmailed the woman with her
obscene videos and photos and raped her on other
occasions. The woman met higher officials after
which a case was registered.
Professor held for raping woman
onpretextofmarriageinUdaipur
CRIME AGAINST WOMEN
SECURITY SUPERVISOR DIES NEAR
REFINERY AREA, KIN ALLEGE MURDER
Barmer: In suspicious circumstances a security
supervisor was found dead near the refinery area
in Barmer. On getting informed police reached at
spot and recovered the body. Incident took place
late on Sunday night while the body was recov-
ered on Monday morning. In this case, police
claimed that the supervisor, identified as Kanwraj
Singh-a resident of Fatehgarh in Jaisalmer, died
after being hit by an unknown vehicle. Angst
with police action, family members and others
launched a protest outside the refinery gate.
Jaipur: Kardhani police have filed a case of gang rape
and threatening to throw acid against 3 persons on the
basis of a complaint of the victim
here today. The victim has alleged
that Laxminarayan, Jaipal and
Shashi Prajapati took turns on her.
They later got her signature on a
blank cheque and deposited it in
the bank after filling an unknown
amount, she added. But her predicament did not stop
here. The perpetrators have also threatened her that if
she reveals their misdeeds, they will throw acid on her.
Jaipur: Miscreants murdered a middle-aged man
and ran away with the gold ear rings he was wearing
while he was grazing cattle in the Dadar Dham
jungles near Jairampura village under Harmada area
of the city on Monday. According to reports, four
persons came on four bikes and forcibly took out
ear rings of the shepherd Maliram Gurjar. They then
slit his throat with a knife before escaping from the
spot leaving him behind to die. DCP Pradeep Mohan
Sharma and ACP Rajendra Singh reached the spot
after being informed. Harmada police are trying to
identify the miscreants.
RAPISTS THREATEN VICTIM TO THROW
ACID IF SHE SPEAKS OUT IN JAIPUR
UNIDENTIFIED MISCREANTS LOOT
MIDDLE-AGED SHEPHERD, SLITS THROAT
MINOR KIDNAPPED, RAPED ON
WAY BACK FROM SCHOOL
AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS,
RAPED WOMAN MANAGES TO FILE FIR
Barmer: A case of kidnapping and alleged
rape against a minor girl student has been
registered at the Rageshwari Terminal po-
lice station in Gudamalani circle. Police said
that the victim’s father submitted a com-
plaint that his daughter had gone to school
to get a Transfer Certificate. On her way
home, she was waiting for her friends after
getting down from the bus when Bankaram
and Shobharam kidnapped the girl in a car.
BJP lambasts
Gehlot govt on
rising crime
Man kills uncle in drunken brawl
First India Bureau
Jaipur: State BJP presi-
dent Satish Poonia to-
day lashed out at the
Congress over many is-
sues, especially on ris-
ing crime against wom-
en. Poonia said inci-
dents of rape are occur-
ring one after another
but the govt is insensi-
tive. He alleged that Ra-
hul Gandhi never came
to Raj to assess the
plight of women. Tak-
ing up cudgels for trib-
als, he said, “We believe
in social harmony and
work towards achieving
it. There can be many
faiths in India but there
is no division among
us,” he added.
First India Bureau
Nagaur: A security
guard was thrashed to
death by his nephew af-
ter they had a fight over
some trivial issue at
Nimbi Jodha village un-
der Ladun police limits
in the district today
.
As per information,
the deceased, a Nepali,
was working as a secu-
rity guard in the village.
His nephew had come to
visithimonSunday
.The
duo had a drinking ses-
sion after dinner as they
were of the same age.
But later they picked
up a fight over some
matter and started
abusing each other in
an inebriated condi-
tion. The nephew then
thrashed the man
black and blue injur-
ing him badly.
Expresses concern over floods; says 100% crops in Hadoti were damaged but officials gave report of 30% damage
RAJE TAKES AERIAL SURVEY OF FLOODS
Govt may keep sleeping but we will play
role of Opposition in the state: Raje
Baran: Talking to re-
porters, Raje said that
the state government is
not visible despite such
a crisis.
“The government
may keep sleeping, but
we will leave no stone
unturned to play the
role of opposition in
the state,” she said in a
statement.
She said that the
chief minister con-
ducts an aerial survey
but the chief minister
is not coming out.
Raje said that many
areas of Baran, Jhala-
war Kota and Bundi
are submerged and
farmers have suffered
huge losses. After the
aerial survey, she also
held a meeting with the
Baran district collector
and discussed the situ-
ation.
Jhalawar MP Dushy-
ant Singh and Chhabra
MLA Pratap Singh Sin-
ghvi were also present
in this meeting.
Earlier, Raje
also took a meeting of
BJP workers and took
feedback from them.
Vasundhra Raje, Pratap Singh Singhvi and Dushyant Singh
while addressing mediapersons in Baran on Monday.
Vasundhara Raje conducted an aerial survey
of flood affected areas of Baran on Monday.
BJP RAPS
GOVT FOR
NEGLECTING
FLOOD-HIT
HADOTI
OFFICIALS
TO BE
BLAMED
FOR WOES:
NAGAR
Jaipur: Taking a broadside at the Gehlot govt for its
callous attitude towards flood victims, BJP today
raised questions over no minister visiting the flood-
affected areas of Hadoti at a time when LS Speaker
Om Birla is continuously touring to provide relief to
victims there. BJP spokesperson and MLA Ramlal
Sharma said that incessant rain has created a flood-
like situation in Kota, Jhalawar and Bundi region
but the govt and its ministers are insensitive.
Kota: Flooding in Kota’s Sangod town has affected
the livelihoods of many people. BJP Ex-MLA from
Sangod Hiralal Nagar attributed negligence and lack
of coordination among district administration officials
of Kota and Jhalawar as the reason behind people’
trouble.Nagar, while speaking at a press conference in
Kota on Monday, sought an inquiry into the matter and
an FIR against the officers responsible. Nagar also
warned of a huge agitation if his demand is not met.
Brace for hotter days as monsoon weakens
Fear of floods in Jhalawar, 2,961
cusecs water released from dam
Jhalawar: As rains
continue to pour in
Jhalawar district,
fear of floods con-
tinues to haunt peo-
ple here. All the
dams in the district
had to open gates. A
total of 2,961 cusecs
of water was re-
leased from a gate
of Chhapi dam,
2,487 cusecs from
Bhimsagar dam,
5,415 cusecs from
Rajgarh dam. Seven
gates of Kalisindh
dam were opened to
release 82,000 cusecs
of water.
Jaipur: Rains across
Rajasthan saw signs of
letting up on Monday.
With this, temperature
is also set to rise in the
coming days. Accord-
ing to the state meteor-
ological department,
the monsoon has begun
to weaken.
The weather in
Jaipur was bright and
clear on Monday
. A sim-
ilar weather condition
was seen in many dis-
tricts of western Ra-
jasthan, including Si-
kar, Churu, Jhunjhunu,
Bikaner, Ganganagar,
Jaisalmer and Jodhpur.
Meteorological de-
partment director Rad-
heshyam Sharma said
that the low pressure
area over Madhya
Pradesh has weakened.
This might bring light
tomoderateraininKota
in the next 24 hours.
Sharma said the
weather will mostly re-
main dry in most parts
of the state between Au-
gust10andAugust17.In
Jodhpur and Bikaner,
mercury might soar be-
yond 40 degrees Celsius.
BHAYA INSTRUCTS OFFICIALS TO
PROVIDE RELIEF TO PEOPLE
Mines minister Pramod Jain Bhaya on Monday visited
flood hit areas in Baran and met affected people. The
minister conducted visits in Baingna and Baingni villages
in Anta under his assembly constituency.
Corruption is at its
peak in state: Kataria
First India Bureau
Jaipur: After Dr.
Anil Gupta of
Bharatpur’s RBM
Hospital, who was
caught red-handed
taking a bribe, was
released within 12
hours, politics has
intensified across
the state on the re-
lease. LoP Gulab-
chand Kataria has
termed it as corrup-
tion of the state gov-
ernment. At the
same time, questions
have also been raised
on the working style
of ACB.
Kataria said, “The
doctor was arrested
red handed while
taking a bribe but we
do not know what
compulsion came
within 12 hours that
the bribery accused
was released. This
should be investigat-
ed. Corruption is at
itspeakinRajasthan.
Government should
work on zero toler-
ance against corrup-
tion.”
NEWS DIGEST
Hiralal Nagar
Ramlal Sharma
Gulab Chand Kataria
Satish Poonia

Monu Singh
Dausa: Priest Kishore
Puri Maharaj of Mehn-
dipur Balaji temple
breathed his last on
Sunday after a pro-
longed illness at his
residence in Jaipur. He
was 88.
His body was kept at
the Mahant Niwas near
theBalajitemple,where
a large number of devo-
tees gathered to pay flo-
ral tributes. His succes-
sor, Mahant Nareshpuri
Maharaj, bid him fare-
well.
Around 9 o’clock in
the morning, the body
of Maharajwasbrought
from Mahant Niwas in
a palanquin to the sa-
madhi for last rites. His
family members, in-
cluding Mahant Nar-
eshpuri, participated in
the last journey
.
A large number of
devotees turned up to
bid farewell to the late
priest with moist eyes.
The slogan of Mahant
Kishore Puriji amar
rahe could be heard.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra inspect-
ed the ‘Sports Literacy
Mission’ vehicle aimed
at creating awareness
among the new genera-
tion about Olympic
Games at the Raj
Bhavan on Monday.
The Governor appre-
ciated the efforts being
made to create aware-
ness among the people
in villages about Olym-
pic Games through the
vehicle under ‘Sports a
Way of Life’.
He also praised the
initiative to create
awareness about the
Olympic Games
through a booklet made
by the organisation
about sports’
terminology, its cul-
ture and various
sports. Mishra said
that the culture of
sports should be in-
ducted at all levels. He
described such efforts
as crucial. This vehicle
reached Jaipur on
Monday and then left
for New Delhi. He will
meet PM Modi, Vice-
President M Venkaiah
Naidu, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah
and Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh on
Wednesday. He will
return to Jaipur on
August 13.
RAJASTHAN
03
Abhishek Srivastava
Jaipur: A committee
chaired by Principal
Secretary UDH will dis-
cuss the significance of
groundwater recharg-
ing by harvesting rain-
water.
And later submit rec-
ommendations to the
UDH minister Shanti
Dhariwal, who will do
necessary amendments
in model. Building by-
laws will be done ac-
cordingly
.
Out of the total 248
groundwater blocks in
the state, only 25 blocks
are in the safe zone,
hence there is an im-
mense need to recharge
groundwater level in
the state that has 10.45
percent of the geo-
graphical area of the
country
.
But the groundwater
is quite low as com-
pared to the area.
Due to the huge gap in
availability and de-
mand of water, the
groundwater exploita-
tion in the state on
average is 135 percent.
The Congress gov-
ernment is planning to
construct a rainwater
harvesting system on
plots smaller than 300
square meters. The
committee will hold a
meeting on August 10 in
this regard.
Govt plans to save water via smaller plots
RAINWATER HARVESTING

Looking at the
significance of
groundwater
recharging by
harvesting
rainwater, the
government
plans to amend
building bylaws
soon
Devotees of Kishore Puri Maharaj gathered to pay floral tributes
No At Home for I-Day
this year due to corona
First India Bureau
Jaipur: There will be
no ‘At Home’ pro-
gramme at Raj Bhavan
on Independence Day
due to corona pan-
demic.
It is for the third con-
secutive year when the
programme has been
cancelled.
Members of the
Council of Ministers
including the Chief
Minister, MPs, MLAs,
bureaucrats, judges,
and other eminent
people attend the
programme. Kalraj
Mishra has organised
the ‘At Home’ pro-
gramme only once in
his tenure as the
Rajasthan governor.
NO FREE ENTRY IN JAS THIS YEAR,
THANKS TO CORONA
Devotees bid adieu to Mehndipur Balaji Mahant
Governor praises‘Sports
Literacy Mission’ vehicle
RUDRABHISHEK BY GOVERNOR
Governor Kalraj Mishra performed Rudrabhishek along with wife Satyawati and other
family members on the third Monday of Shravan month at Raj Rajeshwar Mahadev temple
located at Raj Bhavan.
Jaipur: There will be no free entry to three- day
Jewellers Association Show (JAS) , which is going
to be held at JECC in Sitapura from August 18. The
three-day B2B show is the first “physical” jewellery
show in the country after corona outbreak. Entree
fees will be charged to control unnecessary gath-
ering. Jewelers Association members will have to
pay Rs. 2,000 per day, while the fee for a three-day
entry pass will be Rs. 5,000. Sources said that 97
exhibitors will have stalls in JAS-21 in which Gold,
Kundan-Meena, Diamond and Silver jewellery will
be displayed under one roof.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: Prof. Satish
K. Garg took charge as
the vice-chancellor of
Rajasthan University
of Veterinary & Ani-
mal Sciences (RAJU-
VAS).
Governor and Chan-
cellor Kalraj Mishra
had appointed Prof.
Garg --an eminent sci-
entist in the field of
veterinary with 35
years of academic and
administrative experi-
ence -- to the post on
Friday. Speaking on the
occasion Prof Garg
said that RAJUVAS is
the second university
in the country after Ta-
mil Nadu Veterinary
University, whose area
of operation is the en-
tire state. He said that
the projects will be de-
signed keeping in view
the local climate and
livestock conditions.
Prof Satish Garg takes charge
as new VC of RAJUVAS
Outgoing VC Vishnu Sharma welcomes new VC Dr Satish Garg
YUCK! GREATER JAIPUR STINKS
Areas are buried
under heaps of
garbage that
emanates stink,
forcing residents
to wade through
waft of foul smell
Condition of
sanitation in
Greater JMC is
deplorable; most
wards have no
proper system of
garbage collection
The JMC was split
into two—Greater
and Heritage—
with the hopes
that things will
change for good
in Pink City
1
2
3
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: Pink City is
rotting with garbage
even as public repre-
sentatives look the oth-
erway
.Residentscanbe
seen cursing the situa-
tion as it is becoming
moreandmoredifficult
to step out of the house
as stench from garbage
is unbearable. Rains
have added to the woes
with rotting garbage
flowing down the roads
and fear of vector-
borne diseases looming
large. This is the situa-
tion in most wards of
Jaipur Greater! Be it
Mansarover or Lal
Kothivegetablemarket,
heaps of dirt and gar-
bage have caused prob-
lems for the people.
BVG company has
work of door-to-door
waste collection but at
present their hoppers
are not collecting the
garbage thus forcing
the people to throw gar-
bage on the roads.
Heaps of garbage strewn right in the heart of the city, at Parivahan
Marg almost 500 meters away from Civil Lines, makes it very
difficult for both the commuters and people working in nearby
government offices and the hotel area to resist the foul smell.
—PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR & SANTOSH SHARMA
In Ward 36 JMC’s warning goes for a toss
LIVE
Jaipur: The hearing on
the petition of BSP
against the defection of
six MLAs to ruling Con-
gress was postponed in
Supreme Court on Mon-
day
.
The matter was listed
for hearing today but it
was postponed. The
next hearing in the mat-
ter will be held on 21
September.
In the petition, the
BSP has challenged the
order of the Rajasthan
Assembly Speaker re-
garding the defection.
SC postpones hearing on BSP MLAs petition
In spite of her seven
day ‘clean-up’ prom-
ise, Mayor Sheel
Dhabhai utterly
fails to deliver, at
least on this front.
Will Shanti Dha-
riwal take up the
sad story of Jaipur
Greater?
Lal Kothi Subji Mandi
sees brisk business
on a daily basis and
lots of discarded
vegetables and
fruits lying there is a
comman site, but as
garbage is not being
picked on a regular
basis the area reeks
of stink.

PERSPECTIVE
04
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
A righteous person is
cautious in friendship,
but the way of the wicked
leads them astray.
—Proverbs 12:26
IN-DEPTH
Ashwini Vaishnaw
@AshwiniVaishnaw
Banking services of @IndiaPostOffice
are a catalyst for financial inclusion,
especially in rural areas. `15,000
Crore through 5.67 Crore AePS
transactions have been disbursed
by the Postmen and Grameen Dak
Sevaks since Sept 2019.
Devendra Fadnavis
@Dev_Fadnavis
Many thanks to @nsitharaman ji for the
historic decision of securing deposit of
account holders upto `5 lakh in case any
bank is placed under moratorium. We’re
very happy that bill to this effect too was
passed in Parliament. This will greatly
help small depositors’ community.
TOP TWEET
CBI IGNORING
JUDGES’
PLAINTS A
SAD STATE
couple of days back
Chief Justice of In-
dia Justice N V Ra-
mana voiced his an-
guish that investiga-
tive agencies like the CBI did not
heed complaints of judges with
the seriousness they deserved.
Justice Ramana was piqued at
social media campaigns threat-
ening and maligning judges for
not passing favourable orders in
high profile cases. He ruled that
judges were not on the priority
list of CBI. “In one or two places,
the court ordered. I am very sor-
ry to say that the CBI has done
nothing in more than one year.
At one place, I know, the CBI has
done nothing,” the CJI told attor-
ney-general KK Venugopal.
The way the CBI deals with
complaints of apex court judges
goes to show that the agency
only respects orders from its po-
litical masters and everyone
knows why. The ‘parrot’ has
been ‘caged’ for so long that it is
probably scared of freedom.
A
day after the en-
tirecountryerupt-
ed in unadulterat-
ed euphoria over
Neeraj Chopra’s
golden finish at Tokyo Olym-
pics it is time to go through
the lessons learnt. Lessons
that will prove beneficial for
Indian sports provided the
government and sports feder-
ations don’t decide to unlearn
them. Let’s begin with indi-
viduals. Neeraj Chopra took
up javelin by default but his
raw talent was honed by Uwe
Hohn, the only man to have
thrown the javelin beyond 100
mandKlausBartonietz,abio-
mechanical expert who fur-
thersharpenedhistechnique.
The lesson here is that there
should be no compromise and
no politics either, on coaches
once a talent is spotted if
Chopra’s feat spurs other
youth to throw the javelin be-
yond the 87.58 m mark.
Paddler Manika Batra re-
fused help from the national
coach Soumyadeep Roy dur-
ing her first round match and
Manu Bhaker, the young
shooter and her coach Jaspal
Rana, “could not cope up
with each other”. Such issues
should be resolved before a
player steps on the big stage.
Life has been breathed
afresh in hockey
, an engaging
teamsport,oncethecountry’s
obsession. For women, who
played some top class games,
it only has to get better from
here on. Coaching again will
beafactor.Formen,itisastep
towards retrieving the sport’s
lost glory for the country
. One
can’t live on legacy alone.
Bronze has to be, and can be,
converted into gold with the
grit and determination the
team displayed in Tokyo.
Three years from now and
we’ll be counting our medals
again.
LESSONS FOR INDIA FROM
FROM TOKYO OLYMPICS
Life has been breathed
afresh in hockey, an
engaging team sport,
once the country’s
obsession. For women,
who played some top
class games, it only has
to get better from here on
A
USA: THE NATION
UNDER FIRE
GUN VIOLENCE IS AN EPIDEMIC, AN INTERNATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT FOR
AMERICA, MORE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS THAN A GUN CRISIS, SAYS JOE BIDEN
ew York has become the first
US state to declare a disaster
emergency to address rising
gun violence. Governor Cuo-
mo’s declaration describes
gunviolenceasapublichealth
crisis and made several com-
parisons to the Covid-19 pan-
demicandtheresultingpublic
health response. While issu-
ing the emergency adminis-
trative order, Cuomo said in
hisaddress-“If youlookatthe
recent numbers, more people
are now dying from gun vio-
lence and crime than COVID,
this is a national problem but
someonehastostepupandad-
dress this problem because
our future depends on it.”
Actually America’s 2nd
Constitutional Amendment
(15 Dec.1791) enshrined the
right toownagunasarightto
citizens. Amendment reads:
“A well regulated Militia, be-
ing necessary to the security
of aFreeState,therightof the
peopletokeepandbearArms,
shallnotbeinfringed.”There-
fore, citizens should not be
denied possession of arms.
Butthechangingscenariohas
made it extraneous by elimi-
nating the concept of regu-
lated citizens. With more than
400 million firearms, the USA
tops theworldintermsof gun
average per capita. The Unit-
ed States, with only 5 percent
of the world’s population,
owns 48 percent of the world’s
guns. That is 89 percent of
American have firearms.
According to the Gun Vio-
lence Archive a record 23 mil-
lion guns were purchased in
2020, which is 66 percent more
than in 2019. (40 pct. Purchas-
ers are women) This fascina-
tion of guns is now posing the
biggest challenge. According
tothereportof theCentersfor
Disease Control and Preven-
tion’s(CDC’S)fortheNational
Center for Health Statistics
38,390 people died in 2020 and
the country suffered $ 280 bil-
lion in damage due to gun vio-
lence. In the first five months
of 2021 there have been more
than 8100 deaths in gun vio-
lence that is 54 deaths per day
.
InJuly17toJuly23therewere
1,018 shooting incidents
tracked. (A shooting every 10
minutes) in this 404 people
were dead and 958 wounded.
New York is a major dead-
lier state in the USA. In 765
incidents of shooting 886 peo-
ple have been victims of fir-
ing this year. At the end of the
first week of July 51 people
were killed in shootings in
the State, impelled the state
admin to take a tougher ap-
proach to gun violence, and
finally on July 8th Governor
Cuomo declared a state wide
gun violence emergency.
With the declaration of emer-
gency
, the state admin will be
able to use money and re-
sources under its discretion-
ary powers so gun violence
can be dealt with immediate-
ly
. The state will funnel $ 138.7
million towards gun violence
intervention and prevention
programmes, in which about
twenty thousand jobs will be
created by investing $ 76 mil-
lion. Employment opportuni-
ties will free the youth from
depression as well as devi-
ance and violence.
A seven-pronged action
plan has also been laid down
to effectively deal with gun
violence, which includes –
Treat gun violence like the
emergency public health it
is; Target hotspots with data
and science; Positive engage-
ment for at-risk youth; Break
the cycle of escalating vio-
lence; Get illegal guns off the
streets; Keep guns out of the
hands of dangerous people
and Rebuild the police-com-
munity relationship.
It should be expected that
this initiative will be effective
for the whole nation includ-
ing New York State to deal
with this challenge. Signifi-
cantly at the federal level in
April President Joe Biden is-
sued a deadline to the Justice
Department to prepare an
action plan on Ghost Guns
(HomeMade Guns) in 30 days
to deal with gun violence, as
well as sixty for the draft of
“Red Flag Law.” During a de-
tailed discussion in the White
House, Biden expressed seri-
ous concern about gun vio-
lence, saying “Gun violence
is an epidemic, it is an inter-
national embarrassment for
America, and it is more a
public health crisis than a
gun crisis.” Biden recently
committed a spending plan of
$ 5 billion for the prevention
of gun violence. It has also
announced plans to dispatch
strike forces to effectively
curb gun traffickers across
the country
.
Undoubtedly, these overall
efforts of the Biden admin
will prove to be a milestone.
At the same time ordinary
American citizens are now
also expecting that the Na-
tional Rifle Association of
America (organization with
strong lobbying) should play
its positive role in getting rid
of this horrific violence. No-
tablytheNRAsloganis“Guns
don’t kill anyone, people kill
each other.” More than 5 mil-
lion citizens are active mem-
bers of this association and
an ever-increasing number is
fretting. Gun violence has in-
flicted deep wounds on socie-
ty
. In such a situation the
words of Governor Cuomo
have given new hope to the
American – “Just like we did
with COVID, New York is go-
ing to lead the nation once
again with a comprehensive
approach to combating and
preventing gun violence, and
our first step is acknowledg-
ing the problem with a first-
in-the-nation disaster emer-
gency on gun violence.”
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
N
DR SURESH YADAV
The writer is freelancer and
commentator on International Affairs
The state will funnel
$ 138.7 million
towards gun violence
intervention and
prevention
programmes, in which
about twenty thousand
jobs will be created by
investing $ 76 million
According to the Gun
Violence Archive a record 23
million guns were
purchased in 2020, which is
66 percent more than in
2019. (40 pct. Purchasers
are women) this fascination
of guns is now posing the
biggest challenge. According
to the report of the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention’s (CDC’S) for the
National Center for Health
Statistics 38,390 people died
in 2020 and the country
suffered $ 280 billion in
damage due to gun violence
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INDIA
05
Mumbai: Halting its five-session winning run,
the rupee on Monday declined by 11 paise to
close at 74.26 (provisional) against the US dol-
lar, tracking the firm American currency. At the
interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic
currency opened at 74.21 against the American
currency and slipped further to close at 74.26,
registering a decline of 11 paise over its previ-
ous close. —PTI
RUPEE SNAPS 5-DAY WINNING RUN,
DROPS 11 PAISE AGAINST US DOLLAR
New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has
been filed before the Supreme Court seeking
appropriate directions to the Centre and various
sports bodies for the advancement of games
played in the Olympics, besides promoting crick-
et. The PIL filed by lawyer Vishal Tiwari sought
directions to the respondents, Centre and other
concerned sports bodies for recognising hockey
as the national game of India. —ANI
PIL SEEKS ‘OFFICIAL’ NATIONAL
SPORTS STATUS FOR HOCKEY
CRUCIAL READ
BHUPESH BAGHEL RELEASES FIRST
TRIBAL ATLAS OF CHHATTISGARH
Raipur: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday
released the first tribal atlas of Chhattisgarh which
provides in-depth
information on key
demographic indicators,
including population,
literacy and sex ratio
along with culture of ad-
ivasis. After Odisha and
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh is third state to prepare such
an atlas for its tribal population, officials said. —PTI
ASSAM CHIEF MINISTER HIMANTA
BISWA SARMA CALLS ON PM MODI
New Delhi: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma called
on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and
discussed with him
various issues concern-
ing the state. Sarma
also met Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Monday. This is the sec-
ond time in the day that
Assam CM met Shah. Both the meetings with Union
Home Minister were held at the Parliament. —PTI
ONLY BJP HAS STOOD UP FOR TRIBAL
COMMUNITY: MURALIDHAR
Hyderabad: Only Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has
stood up for progress of tribals community, said
former general
secretary of the saffron
party, P Muralidhar
Rao as party leaders
paid floral tributes to
the statue of Komaram
Bheem in Hyderabad,
Telangana on the occasion of World Tribals Day
on Monday. —ANI
HC EXTENDS STAY ON TRIAL COURT
PROCEEDINGS IN INX MEDIA CASE
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday extend-
ed stay on further court proceedings in CBI’s INX
money laundering case,
in which former Union
Minister P Chidam-
baram, his son Karti
Chidambaram along
with others are accused
of cheating and corrup-
tion. The stay orders were passed on CBI’s challenge
against the order of a trial court. —Agencies
Guwahati: Assam activist MLA Akhil Gogoi said
that the merger of his Raijor Dal and Bengal’s
ruling Trinamool Congress is not possible, but
both parties will work with BJP and its ideological
leader RSS. Gogoi said that Prime Minister Ma-
mata Banerjee of Bengal would have the power to
take over BJP at Assam, which remained in power
after the April-May elections, and Tripla, which is
scheduled for elections in 2023. —Agencies
WON’T MERGE WITH TRINAMOOL,
BUT WILL FIGHT BJP: AKHIL GOGOI
VILLAGES, FARMERS TO PLAY CRUCIAL ROLE
IN DECIDING INDIA’S FUTURE: PM MODI
New Delhi: Indian vil-
lages and farmers will
play a crucial role in
deciding the country’s
condition when it com-
pletes 100 years of inde-
pendence in 2047, said
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Monday
.
Addressing the na-
tion after releasing an
instalment of financial
benefit under the Prad-
han Mantri Kisan Sam-
man Nidhi (PM-
KISAN), the Prime Min-
ister said the milestone
of completing 75 years
of Independence on Au-
gust 15 will mark an oc-
casion for new resolu-
tions and goals. “August
15 is going to come a few
days from now. This
time the country is go-
ing to celebrate its 75th
Independence Day
. This
important milestone is
not only a matter of
pride for us, it is also an
opportunity for new
resolutions, new goals.
We have to take this op-
portunity to decide
where we want to see
India in the coming 25
years,” said PM Modi.
He said in 2047, “our
farming, villages and
farmers will play a cru-
cial role in deciding the
condition of country
.”
“It’s time to provide
such direction to agri-
culture that it’ll be able
to face new challenges
and benefit from new
opportunities,” he stat-
ed.
He noted that for the
past several days, as he
had interactions with
the beneficiaries of dif-
ferent government
schemes, the govern-
ment got to know how
the benefits of the
schemes made by the
government are reach-
ing the people. —ANI
SAYS THE 75-YEAR MILESTONE OF INDEPENDENCE WILL MARK AN OCCASION FOR NEW GOALS
New Delhi: Calling for
the removal of barriers to
legitimate maritime trade,
PM Modi on Monday told
the High-Level Open debate
in UN Security Council that
“prosperity of all” is de-
pendent on the active flow
of maritime trade and any
hindrance to it can threaten
the entire global economy.
He chaired the virtual debate
on ‘Enhancing Maritime
Security: A Case for Interna-
tional Cooperation’. —ANI
PM MODI CHAIRS
UNSC DEBATE
Sydney: Trade deals are about politics as much as
economics, a swift deal between India and Australia
would be an important sign of the democratic
world’s tilt away from
China, said Australian
PM’s Special Trade En-
voy Tony Abbott. In an
article published in The
Australian newspaper,
Abbott said that India
is currently its seventh-biggest trade partner with
annual two-way trade of about 30 billion dollars,
despite being hampered by tariffs. —ANI
UNDER PM MODI, INDIA HAS REVIVED
QUAD, SAYS AUSSIE ENVOY
Not only phone calls, sportspersons
should get rewards as promised: Rahul
New Delhi: Enough of
video of phone calls,
now sportspersons
should get rewards as
promised, Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
said on Monday in an
apparent swipe at
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi.
In an Instagram post,
he posted screenshots
of media reports claim-
ing that Olympians in
the past had not been
paid the rewards an-
nounced in Haryana.
“Players should get
their dues along with
congratulations, not
cuts in the sports budg-
et,” Gandhi wrote on
Instagram. —PTI
Srinagar: Former INC president Rahul Gandhi
arrived in Srinagar on Monday evening on his 2-day
visit to Jammu Kashmir. Gandhi arrived at the
Srinagar International Airport, where was welcomed
by several party leaders and workers. Notably, this
is the first visit of Rahul Gandhi after Modi-led NDA
government at Centre scrapped Article 370 and 35A
of the Indian Constitution that accorded a special
status to the state. —Agencies
GANDHI SCION ARRIVES IN JK ON TWO-DAY VISIT
NIA holds raids in JK in
JeI terror funding case
CRPF personnel stand guard during the NIA raids, in Srinagar.
Srinagar: The Na-
tional Investigation
Agency (NIA) on Mon-
day carried out
searches at five loca-
tions in Bandipora
district in Jammu and
Kashmir in Jamaat-e-
Islami (JeI) terror
funding case. The NIA
carried out these raids
along with Jammu
and Kashmir Police
and CRPF. The search-
es were underway
since Monday morn-
ing at the premises of
office bearers and
members of the pro-
scribed association of
JeI. During the search-
es, various incrimi-
nating documents and
electronic devices
were seized from the
premises of the sus-
pects. These raids are
in continuation to the
searches in the Jel
case in which the
agency on Sunday
raided at 56 locations
in 14 districts of Jam-
mu and Kashmir. The
NIA on Sunday con-
ducted raids in Srina-
gar, Budgam, Gander-
bal, Baramulla, Kup-
wara, Bandipora,
Anantnag, Shopian,
Pulwama, Kulgam,
Ramban, Doda, Kisht-
war, and Rajouri dis-
tricts. —ANI
IN THE COURTYARD
AKHTAR REQUESTS
HC TO DISMISS
KANGANA’S PLEA
Mumbai: Lyricist Javed
Akhtar on Monday urged
the Bombay High Court to
dismiss a plea filed by actor
Kangana Ranaut seeking
quashing of the criminal
defamation proceedings initi-
ated against her by a metro-
politan magistrate’s court in
the city, on a complaint filed
by him. —PTI
APEX COURT ASKS
CENTRE’S REPORT ON
OXYGEN ALLOCATION
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court Monday asked the
Centre to submit the action
taken report within two
weeks on the recommen-
dations of court-appointed
National Task Force (NTF) on
the allocation of oxygen to
states and Union Territories
amidst the COVID-19 pan-
demic. —PTI
ARJUNA AWARDEE
RUES EXCLUSION
FROM PARALYMPICS
New Delhi: Five-time
Paralympian (Rifle Shooter)
Naresh Kumar Sharma has
knocked on the doors of the
Delhi High Court seeking
direction to the Paralympic
Committee of India (PCI)
to include his name in the
list of selected shooters for
Tokyo Paralympics in the R7
event. The plea stated that
the members of the Selec-
tion Committee of PCI had
deliberately and arbitrarily
ignored the petitioner for
his participation in the 2020
Tokyo Paralympics in the R7
event. —ANI
STEP OUT ONLY IF
NECESSARY, UNNAO
RAPE VICTIM TOLD
New Delhi: A Delhi court
on Monday directed the
Unnao rape victim to go
out only when necessary
until the final disposal of
her matter and inform her
personal security officers
before going out. The
court said if survivors or
family members wish to
go outside Delhi in any
pending case, they would
communicate it to CRPF
Assistant Commandant
in order to get proper se-
curity arrangements and
they must also inform a
day in advance. —ANI
—PHOTO BY ANI
Public disclosure of vax
trial data: SC notice
New Delhi: Supreme
Court on Monday is-
sued notice to the Cen-
tre after hearing a plea
filed seeking public dis-
closure of COVID vac-
cine clinical trial data
and post-vaccination
data, as the petitioner
claims that it is manda-
tory and required that
the government must
publish these as per the
International medical
norms. “We are issuing
notice. We will wait for
their (UOI) response.
Let UOI come with the
reply. We will hear the
matter after that. We
will hear the issue,
which you (petitioner)
have raised,” a two-
judge bench of SC,
headed by Justice L
Nageswara Rao and also
comprising Justice An-
iruddha Bose said, to-
day. Petition was filed
by Dr. Jacob Puliyel.

INDIA
06
CRUCIAL READ
New Delhi: Foreign nationals can now get vac-
cinated in India, Health Minister Mansukh Man-
daviya announced on
Twitter. The foreign
nationals can use
their passport as an
identity document for
the purpose of reg-
istration on CoWIN
portal. Once they are
registered on this portal, they will get a slot for vac-
cination, a release by the health ministry said.
FOREIGNERS CAN NOW REGISTER VIA
COWIN TO GET VACCINATED IN INDIA
Bengaluru: After BJP General Secretary CT Ravi
demanded renaming Indira Canteens across K’taka to
‘Annapoorneshwari
Canteen’, former CM
and senior Congress
leader Siddaramaiah
on Monday termed
it as “vengeance”
politics.There are so
many programmes
(named) after the leadership of BJP. Indira canteens
were started by the Siddaramaiah govt in K’taka in
2017 ,aim to provide meals to the economically disad-
vantaged sections of society at a subsidised price.
New Delhi: The Delhi govt on Monday kicked off cel-
ebrations to mark the 75th year of India’s Independ-
ence with a ceremo-
nial run held from
the city secretariat to
Rajghat.On the oc-
casion, Delhi Deputy
CM Manish Sisodia
said the event aimed
to signify that even
though India is turning 75, the hearts and spirits of
its people are still young and full of energy.
SIDDARAMAIAH: RENAME INDIRA
CANTEENS AS ‘VENGEANCE’ POLITICS
New Delhi: As the ongoing Monsoon Session of
the parliament reached its final week, BJP issued a
three-line whip to its party Members of Parliament in
Rajya Sabha asking them to be present in the House
on August 10 and August 11.”All BJP members
in RS are hereby informed that some very impor-
tant Business will be taken up for discussion and
passing in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, August 10
and Wednesday, August 11. All members of BJP in
Rajya Sabha are therefore requested to be positively
present in the House throughout all both days and
support the Government,” reads BJP notice.
BJP ISSUES NOTICE TO PARTY MPS IN
RS ASKING THEM TO BE PRESENT
Mumbai: The biggest global artistes like Rolling
Stones frontman Mick Jagger, singer-songwriter
Ed Sheeran, music maestro AR Rahman, and
Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan
will unite for a fundraiser on Independence Day to
raise over Rs 25 crore for Covid-19 relief work.The
event titled “We For India”, which will be streamed
on Facebook on August 15.The three hour vide-
othon will feature over 100 artistes including film-
makers Rajkumar Hirani, Imtiaz Ali,Farah Khan etc.
AR RAHMAN, ED SHEERAN TEAM UP
FOR COVID FUNDRAISER ON I-DAY
Guj govt’s...
Ashram is shocking
and uncalled for,” Ge-
hlot said in a state-
ment shared on Twit-
ter in which he urged
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi to recon-
sider the project.
“Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi must in-
tervene and reconsid-
er the decision and
protect the historical
ashram,” Gehlot said.
Gehlot said the ash-
ram is known for its
harmony and ideas of
fraternity and people
from within the coun-
try and abroad don’’t
wish to see any world
class buildings over
there. “Visitors ad-
mire the simplicity
and the ideals of the
place - that’’s why it is
called an ashram - not
a place to be called a
museum,” he said.
The chief minister
further said, “Destroy-
ing the sanity and dig-
nity of the ashram is
a disrespect to the fa-
ther of the nation. It
seems that the deci-
sion is driven by a po-
litical motive to
change everything
that is related to Gan-
dhi ji.”
Gehlot said the fu-
ture generations will
not forgive those who
try to destroy the coun-
try’s rich heritage, cul-
ture, and traditions.
Amit Shah...
told the media after
visiting youth TMC
leaders Jaya Dutta and
Sudip Raha at the
state-run SSKM Hospi-
tal in Kolkata in the
morning.
Banerjee also al-
leged that the life of
her nephew and TMC
national general sec-
retary Abhishek Ba-
nerjee, who rushed to
Tripura on Sunday, is
also in danger. “Ab-
hishek’s car was at-
tacked last week,” she
said, referring to the
August 2 incident.
“Whenever Ab-
hishek boards a plane,
five ruffians are
placed in the seats
around him. His life is
in danger. Instruc-
tions have been sent to
Tripura so that we
cannot hire planes
and helicopters,” Ba-
nerjee said.
No transaction...
and disrupting pro-
ceedings in Parliament
since it met on July 19
for the Monsoon ses-
sion.
IT and Communica-
tions Minister Ashwi-
ni Vaishnawhad had
dismissed media re-
ports on the use of
Pegasus software to
snoop on Indians, say-
ing the allegations lev-
elled just ahead of the
Monsoon session of
Parliament were
aimed at maligning In-
dian democracy.
—PTI
FROM PG 1
No cases of infiltration reported at
Indo-China border: Defence Min
Announcement came after Indian Army said disengagement in Gogra along LAC was completed
New Delhi: No cases of
infiltration have been
reported at Indo-China
border this year, in-
formed the Ministry of
Defence on Monday
.
The Ministry’s re-
sponse came as the re-
ply to the unstarred
question in Rajya sab-
ha. As per the report of
Security Forces/Minis-
try of Home Affairs, at
Indo-Pakistan Border,
the number of infiltra-
tion attempts was 33, 11
infiltrators were killed
and 20 infiltrators were
apprehended during
2021 (till June 30, 2021).
At Indo-B’desh Bor-
der, there were 441 infil-
tration attempts, 740
infiltrators were appre-
hended while one infil-
trator was killed.
He further informed
that 11 illegal infiltra-
tors along Indo-Nepal
Border have been ap-
prehended in this year
“No cases of infiltra-
tion have been reported
at Indo-China Border,”
said the Defence Min.
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, calling
for a collective action against TB, emphasised
the crucial role played by the Parliament in
disseminating the message in a country full of
diversity. “It is responsibility of the people’s rep-
resentatives to ensure that their constituencies
have constant identification and monitoring of
the TB patients, look after the needs of patients
during and post treatment,” he said. A stagger-
ing 65% of TB cases in India are in the 15-45
age group, which is the most economically
productive population segment, Union Health
Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday.
New Delhi: Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish
Tewari on Monday suggested that the Op-
position must consider bringing a vote of a
no-confidence motion against the National
Democratic Alliance govt. As the logjam in
Parliament continues over the issues including
farmers’ agitation, Pegasus issue and COVID-19
mismanagement, Congress MP tweeted, “Since
NDA/BJP Govt is showing a level of obduracy
unwitnessed before in annals of Parliamentary
Democracy by not discussing l’affaire Pegasus,
Farmers agitation and COVID mismanagement
joint opposition should seriously consider it.
OM BIRLA CALLS FOR A COLLECTIVE
ACTION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS
MANISH TEWARI CALLS FOR VOTE OF
NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION AGAINST NDA
PARL PASSES BILL TO SET UP
CENTRAL UNIV IN LADAKH
New Delhi: Parliament Monday
passed the Central Universities
(Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks
to establish a Central University in
the Union Territory of Ladakh. The
Rajya Sabha passed the bill with a
voice vote amidst a walkout by the
opposition parties including The bill
was cleared by Lok Sabha last week.
Replying to a discussion on the bill,
Education Minister Dharmendra
Pradhan said, “Leh, Ladakh, is a
priority area for the prime minister.
We are committed to establish a
quality institution.” According to the
Statement of Objects and Reasons of
the bill, at present, there is no Central
University in Ladakh and therefore,
the govt has decided to increase in
accessibility of higher education.
RS RETURNS BILL TO END ALL
RETROSPECTIVE TAXATION
New Delhi: A bill that aims to end all
retrospective taxation imposed on
indirect transfer of Indian assets was
approved by Rajya Sabha on Monday
amid continuous protests by the
opposition. RS on took up The Taxa-
tion Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021,
with Opposition Congress, DMK
and TMC staging a walkout, saying
adequate time was not given to them
to prepare for a discussion on the
proposed legislation. ow, after Rajya
Sabha’s approval on ‘The Taxation
Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021’ , all
tax demands made on companies like
Cairn Energy and Vodafone using a
2012 legislation on indirect transfer
of Indian assets prior to May 28,
2012 will be withdrawn. money bill
was passed by the lower house.
Zydus covid vax likely to get approval this week
New Delhi: After a long
wait, Zydus Cadila-de-
veloped COVID-19 vac-
cine is expected to get
approval this week,
news agency
. Also Read
Will Take Another Year
to Vaccinate All Adults
at Current Rate of Vac-
cine Supply: Delhi Govt.
on Health MinMansukh
Mandaviya had earlier
this month said during
the Monsoon Session of
the Parliament that
four more Indian phar-
ma firms are expected
to start anti-coronavi-
rus vaccine production
by Oct-Nov that will ac-
celerate the inoculation
drive. he health minis-
ter had noted that Bio-
logicals-E and Novartis
vaccines will also be
available in the market
in the coming days,
while Zydus Cadila will
soon get an emergency-
use nod from an expert
committee.Notably, Zy-
dus Cadila is also work-
ing on a vaccine for
children above the age
of 12 years which, if ap-
proved, it could soon be
available in the country
.
t present, two compa-
nies (Bharat Biotech
and Serum Institute)
are supplying the vac-
cine to the government.
Sputnik vaccine is also
available. —PTI
IndianOlympiccontingentreturnsfromTokyo
New Delhi: India’s tri-
umphant Olympic con-
tingent, including his-
tory-making javelin
throw gold-medallist
Neeraj Chopra, re-
turned to the country
on Monday and was
greeted by frenzy and
chaos at the airport
where supporters jos-
tled to catch a glimpse
of their sporting he-
roes. he athletes were
welcomed by a Sports
Authority of India
(SAI) delegation headed
by its Director-General
Sandeep Pradhan, who
was accompanied by the
Athletics Federation of
India head Adille Suma-
riwala. he athletes were
garlanded and present-
ed with bouquets on ar-
rival and were applaud-
ed by the airport staff
as they made their way
out to utter chaos.
They were then
whisked away for a fe-
licitation function by
sports minister Anurag
Thakur later this even-
ing. It is the first time
we are seeing a recep-
tion like this, it is very
heartening,” said race
walker K T Irfan, who
competed in the 20km
race walk event. India
surpassed their previ-
ous best haul of six
medals achieved in the
2012 London Games
with one gold, two sil-
ver and four bronze
medals in Tokyo.
Delhi: 39 new covid
cases lowest this year
New Delhi: After Delhi
reported 76 fresh COV-
ID-19 recoveries in the
last 24 hours, the active
caseload of the national
capital has declined to
498, the lowest this year.
The national capital
also recorded 39 new
COVID-19 cases and 1
death, according to the
health bulletin issued
on Monday. ith newly
reported infections,
Delhi’s Covid tally has
reached 14,36,800 while
the positivity rate
stands at 0.08 per cent.
verall, recoveries have
climbed to 14,11,235
while the death toll has
mounted to 25,067. The
case fatality rate now
stands at 1.74 per cent.
In the last 24 hours, a
total of 46,447 tests were
conducted. This is com-
paratively less than the
total tests conducted on
Sunday. As many as
1,06,86,612 cumulative
beneficiaries have been
vaccinated so far, out of
which 11,099 beneficiar-
ies were inoculated in
the last 24 hours. n
April 20, Delhi regis-
tered the biggest spike
of new 28,395 coronavi-
rus cases since the pan-
demic began last year.
‘Social concerns behind caste census’
Patna: Bihar Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar
on Monday asserted
that his strong pitch for
a caste-based census
was driven by “social”,
and “not political”, con-
cerns.
Talking to reporters
on the sidelines of his
weekly public interac-
tion programme here,
Kumar, who is the de
facto leader of the Ja-
nata Dal (United), also
disclosed that his letter
seeking an appoint-
ment with Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi had
been dispatched last
week and a response to
the same was awaited.
“I have learnt that my
letter had reached the
Prime Minister’s Office
on August 4. I am look-
ing forward to a re-
sponse”, said Kumar.
Hyderabad: The Telan-
gana govt on Monday is-
sued an order sanction-
ing Rs 500 crore towards
implementing its new
welfare scheme,
the’’Dalit Bandhu
scheme’’, in Huzurabad
constituency
. The gov-
ernment order came
amid strong criticism
from opposition parties
which alleged that the
CM K Chandrashekhar
Rao-led govt’s move is
aimed at deriving politi-
cal advantage as Hu-
zurabad is set to go for
bypolls as the seat fell
vacantafterformermin-
ister Etala Rajender re-
signed as legislator.
Under BDS, each ben-
eficiary-household
would get Rs 10 lakhs.
Telangana
releases `500
Cr for Dalit
Bandhu Sch
75TH YR OF INDEPENDENCE: DELHI
GOVT KICKS OFF ANNIV CELEBRATION
London: A UK High
Court judge here on
Monday granted fugi-
tive diamond merchant
Nirav Modi permission
to appeal against a mag-
istrates’ court order in
favour of extradition to
India to face charges of
fraud and money laun-
dering before the Indi-
an courts on mental
health and human
rights grounds.
Justice Martin
Chamberlain delivered
his verdict remotely un-
der COVID-19 rules to
conclude that the argu-
ments presented by the
50-year-old diamond
merchant’s legal team
concerning his severe
depression and high
risk of suicide were ar-
guable at a substantial
hearing.
He also noted that the
adequacy of the meas-
ures capable of prevent-
ing successful suicide
attempts at Mumbai’s
Arthur Road Jail,
where he is to be de-
tained upon extradi-
tion, also fall within the
arguable ambit.
At this stage, the
question for me is sim-
ply whether the appel-
lant’s case on these
grounds is reasonably
arguable. In my judg-
ment, it is. I will grant
permission to appeal on
Grounds 3 and 4, Jus-
tice Chamberlain’s rul-
ing notes. —PTI
UK Court permits Nirav Modi to
appeal on suicide risk grounds

NEWS
07
FORT FLAG REMOVED: FURIOUS KIRODI
THREATENS TO MARCH TO JAIPUR
Independents, ex-
BSP MLAs harassing
Congmen: Dr Karan
WORLD TRIBAL DAY
First India Bureau
Dausa: BJP’s Rajya
Sabha MP and tribal
leader Kirodi Lal Mee-
na, who had unfurled a
tribal flag on the walls
of the Amagarh Fort a
week ago, on Monday
threatened a march to
Jaipur if the flag
which he had unfurled
is not placed again.
The flag was removed
by the police.
Addressing a gather-
ing of the community
people on Tibal Day at
‘Meena High court’ in
Nangal Pyariwas area
of Dausa, said that Hin-
dus and tribal are same
and it is a matter of
pride. In the pro-
gramme, the Kirodi Lal
Meena and Dausa MP
Murarilal Meena came
together in a bullock
cart, which caught at-
tention of people.
Kirodi said that a
memorandum of many
demands, including de-
claring the Aamagarh
Fort and other historic
places as the properties
of state importance for
their conservation and
the arrest of those in-
volved in criminal ac-
tivities in Amagarh
matter, has been given
to the chief minister.
He said that the memo-
randum also includes
thedemandforopening
of a Tribal University
and bringing canal wa-
ter to Dausa.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan gov-
ernment has intro-
duced the Indira Gan-
dhi Urban Credit Card
Scheme 2021 under
which such small trad-
ers will be able to get
interest free loans up to
50,000.
The scheme will pro-
vide financial support
to small traders, street
vendors and those do-
ing small works and fac-
ing financial crisis due
to the corona pandemic.
The finance depart-
ment has issued a circu-
lar about the scheme
announced by the state
government.
Due to the lockdown
during the corona pan-
demic, a large number
of vendors and small
businessmen faced eco-
nomic crisis and the
Gehlot government had
announced the scheme
to help them.
The scheme is aimed
at extending financial
support to hairdressers,
rickshaw pullers, pot-
ters, cobblers, masons,
tailors, washermen,
painters, electricians
etc. Under the scheme,
interest free loans up to
Rs 50,000 will be made
available without guar-
antee.
The scheme will be
applicable for 1 year
and loans can be sanc-
tioned under till March
31, 2022. The loan mora-
torium period will be 3
months and loan repay-
ment period will be 12
months.
Rajiv Gaur
Jodhpur: Announce-
ment of panchayat elec-
tions has charged up
the political parties in
the state. They have set
in motion preparations
in the state’s second
largest district Jodh-
pur. As part of it, both
Congress and BJP are
holding their respective
meetings to discuss and
chalk out election strat-
egy these days.
Jodhpur Rural Con-
gress Committee held a
meeting at a resort here
chaired by its chief and
Bilada legislator Hirar-
am Meghwal.
AICC member Vaib-
hav Gehlot, minister in-
charge of the district
Mahendra Chaudhary
and MLAs Ramlal Jat,
Mahendra Bishnoi and
Prashant Bairawa and
State Commission for
Protection of Child
Rights president Sang-
eeta Beniwal also at-
tended the meeting.
Addressing the party
workers, Gehlot delib-
erated upon the impor-
tance of local self-gov-
ernments in a demo-
cratic setup.
He called upon the
workers to work hard to
wipe BJP clean at the
hustings.
He assured them that
he will stand by them
whenever they are in
need.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The ongoing
tussle in Congress over
the issue of BSP and in-
dependent MLAs get-
ting importance in the
government does not
seem to be ending any-
time soon.
Former MP from Al-
war and Congress lead-
er Dr. Karan Singh Ya-
dav has raised ques-
tions over the matter.
Yadav was talking to
media at PCC on Mon-
day
. He said, “This is the
compulsion of Ashok
Gehlot government. In-
dependents and former
BSP MLAs are harass-
ing Congress workers
in their areas as they
are getting unilateral
importance. Because of
this the party is suffer-
ing. In the areas where
13 Independents and 6
BSP candidates have
won, the party workers
are completely neglect-
ed. Legislators have
taken everything into
their own hands in
these areas. On the con-
trary, constituencies
where Congress candi-
date is defeated by BJP,
there such candidates
are like MLAs.”
Yadav added, “We
have been sidelined in
the present situation.
The people who were
working in Congress
are considering them-
selves outside of the
party. It is the compul-
sion of Gehlot that he is
running the govern-
ment keeping those peo-
ple happy
.”
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur: Time taken in
document verification
and clearance to im-
porters and exporters
at Jaipur airport will
come down significant-
ly with the Express
Cargo Clearance Sys-
tem (ECCS) which was
started in Jaipur from
Monday
.
CBIC Chairman M
Ajit Kumar inaugurat-
ed the system by press-
ing the button.
Kumar, who reached
Jaipur on a one-day
visit, assured the ex-
porters of better ser-
vices and said that
CBIC is fully committed
to increase the coun-
try’s exports as per the
wish of the prime min-
ister Narendra Modi.
About the ECCS sys-
tem, he said it is the
world’s fastest system
to be operated with
technical help.
Chief Commissioner
of Customs Surjit Bhu-
jbal and other officers
were present on the oc-
casion.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Meena
community celebrat-
ed World Tribal Day
today at the famous
Ambamata temple in
Aamagarh fort here.
Initiating the pro-
gramme, local inde-
pendent legislator
Ramkesh Meena of-
fered ‘jalabhishek’ to
the presiding deity
and hoisted the flag
of the community at
the temple.
Meena thanked
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot for de-
claring a public holi-
day on the occasion
of World Tribal Day.
He also expressed his
gratitude towards
the state government
for allowing the com-
munity to conduct
worship at the tem-
ple again.
He requested the
government to take
steps to protect the
forts and heritage of
the Meena kings in
the state.
Meena community celebrates World
Tribal Day at Amagarh Fort’s temple
Raising tribal issues: Meena had unfurled a tribal
flat at Amagarh Fort recently but cops removed it
Raj govt introduces credit
card scheme for small traders
ECCS services start at Jaipur
Airport, facility to be improved
Vaibhav focuses on Panchayat polls NEWS DIGEST
NGT notice to state
on illegal mining
RSS leader Ranjan
visits adarsh village
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Taking a
tough stand over il-
legal mining on vari-
ous riverbanks in the
state, the Bhopal
bench of National
Green Tribunal
(NGT) has issued no-
tice to the Rajasthan
government seeking
a report in four
weeks.
In a petition filed
in the NGT, the issue
of people taking
farm fields on lease
on pretext of agricul-
ture and then exploit-
ing it for illegal ex-
traction of gravel,
was raised.
According to the
petition, the flow of
water was stopped in
several places by dig-
ging pits in the catch-
ment areas along the
rivers. Hearing the
petition, the NGT
has asked the direc-
tor of mines depart-
ment, state-level en-
vironment impact
assessment commit-
tee and a joint com-
mittee of Rajasthan
PCB to soon submit
the report.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The all-India
Baudhik Pramukh of
RSS Swant Ranjan on
Monday visited Kes-
havpura Adarsh village
located in Jaipur’s
Chaksu tehsil.
He took feedback
about the ongoing vil-
lage development works
with the joint efforts of
RSS and the Village De-
velopment Committee.
The RSS leader in-
spected rakhis, diyas
and other items pre-
pared from cow dung
and held discussions
with the villagers on
the problems faced in
self-employment.
During the visit, he
also planted saplings
in the presence of the
villagers and offered
prayers in an ancient
Shiva temple. Swant
Ranjan was accompa-
nied by local RSS lead-
ers.
Vaibhav Gehlot addressing the programme in Jodhpur.
Dr Karan Singh
MP Kirodi Lal Meena and MP Murarilal came together on a
bullockcart, which caught attention of the people.
People came in large numbers to participate in World
Tribal Day at Amgarh Fort on Monday.
Surjit Bhujbal, Chief Commissioner Customs, M. Ajit Kumar,
Chairman CBIC, Pramod Kumar Singh Chief Commissioner CGST
Jaipur speaking after inauguration of the facility.
CM Ashok Gehlot
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Government is looking
to bring the Mehendip-
ur Balaji Temple under
its ambit, citing public
interest to be the rea-
son for the same. The
move is being seen as a
way to properly man-
age the Temple after
the demise of Mahant
Kishorpuri. Word is
that the state govern-
ment is worried about
the Temple manage-
ment after they re-
ceived severe com-
plaints in this regard.
Moreover, few local
politicians had also at-
tached themselves with
controversies sur-
rounding the Temple
and therefore, in public
interest, the state gov-
ernment could take
over the management
of the Temple, much
like the Vaishno Devi
Temple Board.
Sources in the gov-
ernment reveal that
competitive and experi-
enced officials are mull-
ing over the matter and
considering all aspects
related to the issue.
Interestingly, word
is that the state gov-
ernment has prepared
to form a committee
under the District Col-
lector and the proposal
will now be put for
consideration at the
highest level. However
at the moment, it is be-
ing mulled over if the
state government can
take over the Temple
management under
Devsthan Depart-
ment’s rules.
But it is not as simple
as it appears. For the
past one and a half
years, the proposal for
Temple Board is stuck
in the Devsthan Depart-
ment and sources re-
veal that an audit re-
port is due since then.
For taking over the
Temple, first a public
notice will have to be is-
sued inviting objections
to the same and there is
a possibility that the
matter could get stuck
in court then.
Mehendipur Balaji C/O Rajasthan Government?
IN PUBLIC INTEREST
Mehendipur Balaji Temple
Jaipur: Harish Dhandev
of Jaisalmer has been
elected as the presi-
dent of Rajasthan State
Handball Association
(RSHA). The elections
to the state Handball
Association were held
on Monday in Jaipur.
Meanwhile, Yash Pratap
Singh of Jaipur was
elected as the secretary
while Arif Hasan Naqvi
of Tonk district was
elected as the treasurer
of the body.
Jaipur: The recent
Aamagarh controversy
has certainly charged
up the political atmos-
phere in the state. After
the incident, BJP is
in a tizzy to retain its
support base in each
community, especially
among the Meenas in
eastern Rajasthan. The
party is leaving no stone
unturned to maintain its
grip on the community
in view of the elections
in 2023.
STATE HANDBALL
ASSOCIATION
GETS NEW CHIEF
EYEING 2023
POLLS, BJP
WOOING MEENAS
Foetus abortion: HC
permission to minor
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan High
Court has given permis-
sion of abortion to a
13-year-old rape victim.
The single judge
bench of Justice SP
Sharma gave the per-
mission and also asked
the concerned doctor of
Mahila Chikitsalaya,
Sanganeri Gate-Jaipur
to obtain the consent of
the victim’s family for
the abortion.
In the petition filed
on behalf of the victim,
it was said that she be-
came pregnant due to
the rape and a rape case
has been registered
with Muhana police sta-
tion. Petitioner sought
permission for abor-
tion, considering her
health and mental con-
dition. During the hear-
ing, the report of the
Medical Board consti-
tuted on the orders of
the High Court was pre-
sented.
It was informed in the
report that the victim is
18 weeks pregnant and
abortion up to 24 weeks
is allowed by law.

If it is important enough to be
done personally, it is important
to be done against all odds.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
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INAUGURATION OF 228 DEVP WORKS WORTH `256 CR ON WORLD TRIBAL DAY
Govt’s schemes to bring positive
changes in Tribals’ lives: Gehlot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot said that
the State Government
is committed towards
welfare of the tribal
community of the State.
“It is our endeavor that
the schemes of the gov-
ernment bring prosper-
ity in the lives of the
people of the tribal
community. People of
the tribal community
of the state fought the
freedom struggle
against the British. We
are all proud of the con-
tribution they have
made in preserving our
native culture, tradi-
tions and heritage
along with saving the
forests and wildlife,”
Gehlot said while ad-
dressing the state level
function on World Trib-
al Day through video
conference on Monday
.
On this occasion, the
CM inaugurated 43
works worth Rs 166.90
crore and laid the foun-
dation stones of 185
works worth Rs 89.28
crore. He started the
three-month long forest
rights campaign for
tribal participation
scheme, community
forest rights develop-
ment scheme and giv-
ing individual and com-
munity forest rights
letters.
The CM congratulat-
ed the tribal society on
World Tribal Day and
said, “For the overall
development of the
tribal area, this year
13.68% of the total state
plan provision has been
kept under tribal sub-
plan head. Eklavya
Model Residential
Schools have been start-
ed in Banswara and
Pratapgarh districts. Rs
25 cr have been given
for development of
Haridev Joshi Canal
and Bhikhabhai Canal
System. Anupriti
scheme has been imple-
mented for the prepara-
tion of competitive ex-
aminations and admis-
sion in professional
courses to needy stu-
dents.” Gehlot ex-
pressed hope that devel-
opment works which
have been launched will
bring a change in the
lives of tribal people.
There’s no
factionalism in
Cong right now,
claims Solanki
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: Bharatpur
district in-charge Ved
Prakash Solanki during
his two-day visit to the
district, said that the
matter of all office bear-
ers Congress workers
will be taken up with
the High Command.
“Everyone has differ-
ent supporters, but the
major thing is that all
the workers have faith
in Congress. There is
no faction in Congress
party at present. When
elections come, fac-
tionalism stops and
workers are focussed
on how to work in soli-
darity. Those who were
grieving in Congress
were dispelled. Every-
one is together, every-
one has faith in Rahul
Gandhi and Sonia Gan-
dhi,” he said.
BJP leaders are baffled with Pilot’s
increasing popularity: Hemaram
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: Former Rev-
enue Minister and
Sachin Pilot’s close
aide, Hemaram Choud-
hary, lashed out at
BJP’s National V-P Ab-
dullakutty for his state-
ment on Sachin Pilot.
BJP leader Abdulla-
kutty during his Jaipur
visit, claimed that soon
Pilot will leave Con-
gress and join BJP.
Lashing out at such
statements, veteran
Congress leader said
that BJP leaders are
baffled by the increas-
ing popularity of
Sachin Pilot and due to
this, they are making
such baseless state-
ments.
Post the comment of
BJP leader, Hemaram
Choudhary wrote two
tweets wherein, he
claimed that the state-
ment of BJP leader
about Sachin Pilot’s
inclusion in BJP is to-
tally baseless.
He said that Pilot is
Congress national lev-
el leader and such
statements by BJP
leaders is part of their
political strategy to
mislead attention.
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: The Union
Home Ministry team
will reach Kota on Tues-
day to assess the dam-
age caused by excessive
rains in Kota division.
Lok Sabha speaker Om
Birla, who returned to
Delhi after a two-day
visit of his parliamen-
tary constituency, in-
formedtheHomeMinis-
ter Amit Shah about the
damage in Kota division
following which, the de-
cision to send the cen-
tral team for immediate
survey was taken. Cen-
tral team will visit Kota,
Bundi, Jhalawar and
Baran district to assess
the damage done there.
After the survey, the
team will submit its re-
port to the Union Home
Ministry
. Birlasaidthat
on the basis of the sur-
veyreport,effortswould
be made to provide max-
imum relief to the rain-
affected people by the
central government.
With Om Birla’s efforts, Central team to visit Kota
today to assess damage caused by torrential rains
First India Bureau
Jaipur: On the occasion
of 'August Kranti Di-
was,' the State Congress
Committee on Monday
,
felicitatedfreedomfight-
ers and senior Congress-
men at both the district
and state levels. The fe-
licitation programme
was held at the State
Congress Headquarters.
Targeting BJP, Con-
gress leaders said that
the right-wing leaders
did not shed even a drop
of blood in India's free-
dom movement.
Chief whip Dr Ma-
hesh Joshi thanked the
fighters, who played a
role in the freedom
movement and sought
their blessings. Joshi
told the Congressmen
that efforts are being
made to erase the his-
tory of India's Inde-
pendence movement.
Constitutional insti-
tutions are being mis-
used. Democracy is in
danger. In such a situa-
tion, once again the
Congressmen will have
to fight a bigger battle
than the freedom move-
ment, Joshi said.
State Congress Com-
mitteePresidentGovind
Singh Dotasra said that
Gandhiji had an-
nounced the Quit India
Movement on this day
.
QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT ANNIVERSARY
Right-wingplayednoroleinIndia’s
freedomstruggle,allegesCongress
Govind Singh Dotasra, Dr Mahesh Joshi, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Ganga Devi, Amin Kagzi,
Pushpendra Bharadwaj, Manoj Mudggal with other Congress leaders freedom fighters during the
felicitation programme held at the State Congress Headquarters in Jaipur on Monday.
Ajay Maken@ajaymaken
The rickshaw drivers, auto drivers, daily wage labour-
ers have been the most affected in the country! More
than 2 crore migrant labourers had to put their lives at
stake and walk towards their respective homes during
the dreadful Corona pandemic. The @aiuwcindia had
voiced their concerns outside the Parliamnet today.
Please see my Address in this regard.
Hemaram Choudhary
Defyingparty
lines,Dotasra
hails Savarkar!
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Congress
State President
Education Minister
Govind Singh Dotas-
ra has sparked politi-
cal discussions by
justifying Veer Sa-
varkar’s involvement
in freedom struggle
the demand for a Hin-
du nation before in-
dependence. Do-
tasara while address-
ing a seminar a fe-
liciation programme
to honour freedom
fighters, held at PCC
on Monday to mark
the August Kranti Di-
was, said, “When
Congress leaders
were fighting for free-
dom, there were one
or two RSS leaders,
who were visible par
in the movement. He
added saying, “Eve-
ryone knows the con-
tribution of people of
RSS ideology, who
worship Savarkarji,
about their history.
Turning the pages of
history, we do not
deny that Savarkarji
didn’t join the free-
dom movement.”
This statement of
Dotasra does not
match with the Con-
gress line. Every
Congress leader till
now, had been calling
Savarkar, a spy of the
British.
The Congress has
been vehemently de-
nying Savarkar’s
role in the freedom
movement. In fact,
CM Ashok Gehlot
has also said that
RSS has never shed a
drop of blood in the
freedom struggle.
‘ITS OUR DUTY TO PASS ON BIOGRAPHY OF
OUR GREAT MEN TO GENERATIONS TO COME’
CM Ashok Gehlot on Monday, launches the e-library web application and digital version of
monograph of freedom fighters by Rajasthan Hindi Granth Akademi through VC at CMR.
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on
Monday unveiled the
digital version of the
monograph of free-
dom fighters prepared
by the Rajasthan Hin-
di Granth Academy
.
He also launched an
e-library web applica-
tion on the occasion of
AugustKrantiDayina
virtual programme.
Speaking in the
programme, Gehlot
said that the digital
form of the mono-
graphs will play an
important role in in-
spiring the youth and
the memories of the
freedom fighters will
be easily passed on.
“It is the duty of all
of us to pass the biog-
raphy and struggle
of our great men to
the generations to
come,” a release
quoting him said.
Higher Education
Minister and Presi-
dent of Rajasthan
Hindi Granth Aka-
demi Bhanwar Singh
Bhati said that 61
monographs were
published 15 years
ago and now it has
been digitised, which
can be downloaded
on mobile.
GS Dotasra
Ved Prakash Solanki
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: They say
politics changes with
each passing moment
and what may seem in-
evitable, may in turn,
become a distant
dream. This is exactly
what has happened
with the Gehlot cabinet
expansion, where, ac-
cording to sources, ‘all
hopes have been lost’,
as there is no stream of
communication be-
tween the High Com-
mand-Gehlot and Pilot!
Word is that the ‘no
communiqué’ has been
due to severe differenc-
es between the three.
For the past few days,
all eyes were set on Ge-
hlot,however, now even
Gehlot camp has given
up on any hope they
had of cabinet rejig and
expansion.
While Gehlot is com-
pletely engrossed and
focussed with provid-
ing ‘good governance’,
party matriarch Sonia
Gandhi is silent over
the matter. Further-
more, Priyanka Gan-
dhi is on a foreign tour
while Rahul Gandhi is
spearheading party
and opposition’s
‘hopes’ in the Parlia-
ment and therefore
this ‘lack of communi-
cation’ between the
three ‘parties’ to the
matter, has resulted in
stalling the process.
Word is that sooner
or later, the entire
script will be rewritten
from scratch and there-
fore, thinking about
cabinet expansion, at
this juncture, would
amount to wastage of
time. Interestingly, po-
litical observers have
gone to the length to
claim that only a mir-
acle can now get the
cabinet rejig done in
Rajasthan amidst pre-
vailing situation as all
the ‘parties’ have
donned a ‘curious’ si-
lence.
But could it really be
that such a massive de-
velopment, for which
the High Command
and Gehlot govern-
ment’s hands were
forced into, stalled
with such ease? Sourc-
es close to the High
Command reveal that
while all may seem si-
lent on the surface, in-
ternally, “everything is
moving as planned and
will be executed at the
right time.”
Yet, sceptics will re-
main sceptical about
the claims citing that
such ‘assurances’ are
being given almost dai-
ly for the past one
month and therefore,
how long can the assur-
ances be relied upon?
ALL HOPES OF CABINET REJIG LOST?
... Still ‘someone’
is hopeful
Sonia Gandhi CM Ashok Gehlot Sachin Pilot Ajay Maken
Jaipur: LS Speaker Om Birla on Monday, spoke to CM
Ashok Gehlot regarding damage and losses due to exces-
sive rain in Rajasthan including Kota division. Birla said
that surveys for the damage caused by excessive rains
should be conducted. He sought direction from CM to
officers for conducting the surveys promptly so that the
report could be forwarded by the state govt to the Centre.
Birla also informed the CM about Central team’s visit.
LS SPEAKER BIRLA SPEAKS TO CM GEHLOT
Om Birla

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GARIMA
BORANA,
Actress
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Seek opinion of expert
before opting for a
health supplement. The
day is not likely to pose
any major problems at
workplace. You will succeed in
resolving misunderstanding with
family members, normalizing ties.
Seek proper valuation of the property
you are planning to buy.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Avoid being indulgent in
your spending to
balance budget.
Continue to put in
efforts at work and you
will see promising opportunities
coming your way. Matrimonial match
for siblings will bring happiness for
entire family. You will get a good price
for your property.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Yoga would help in
raising energy levels
and improve your
metabolism. Some of
you are going
experience emotional fulfillment. Place
emphasis on domestic affairs to
enhance the domestic tranquility and
harmony. Associate yourself with
humanitarian group.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Successful implementa-
tion of new ideas and
projects would add to
your prestige on the
professional front. A
sound monetary position would enable
you to keep pace with change. Avoid
raising controversial issues at home to
maintain harmony. It is a wonderful
day to build new connections.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Distant relatives may
drop in for a surprise
visit. Investment
antiques and jewellery
would bring handsome
financial gains. On professional front,
recognition for good work would
motivate you to work harder. Efforts
made to improve looks or personality
will bring desired results.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Better to consult an
expert in financial
matters before making
an investment. Your
hard work and
dedication are likely to be noticed by
seniors, paving way for promotion or
increment. Family will be supportive of
career aspirations. A promising day
overall as you stay in limelight.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
You will be greatly
benefited by investing in
companies of repute.
Develop a good
adaptability to handle
pressurized situation on professional
front. Paying special attention to plan
your career would give immense joy.
You are likely to get clearance or
approval for your construction plans.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Don’t give a firm
commitment in
financial matters before
considering the viability.
You succeed in
completing an important project well
before deadline. Disagreements on the
family front are foreseen. Be careful
about the legal apprehensions in the
property you are planning to buy.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
A sound financial health
of businessmen would
enable to give monetary
benefits. Roadblock in
the matrimonial alliance
of kin gets cleared bringing happiness
for entire family. Your sole dependency
on friends may fail to bring any respite
from loneliness today. It is good day to
confess your love.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You may get a chance
to pursue old hobby.
Health tips from an
expert will enable you
to get closer to your
fitness goals. Chances of being misled
by competitors in business are high,
so remain alert. Your generous
behavior would enable to enjoy some
lovely moments with family.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Long-pending arrears
and dues are likely to be
recovered. Senior
management will be
appreciative of your
creative inputs on professional front.
Seek the opinion of your family before
finalizing a property deal. An impromp-
tu invitation to a function from a friend
is likely to be received.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
It’s a very good day to
take calculated risks in
financial matters.
Those suffering from
chronic ailments may
find remarkable improvement in their
health with home remedies. Today you
will enjoy the trust of senior manage-
ment. Minor domestic disputes may
snowball into a major row.
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‘My Epitaph’
by Jagdeep Singh
‘MY EPITAPH’ TAKES THE READERS ON AN INNER CONRADIAN
JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESS WITH THE POET!
agdeep Singh
better known
as Jags to the
literati and
the Public
R e l a t i o n s
seekers al-
ways had a penchant
for the right word. With
his book of poetry, he
enters the internal
space of the self to ex-
plore the work and the
eternal questioning the
self faces. It is a very
personalized account of
what is universal in the
human condition and
what is its philosophical
intent. The voice of the
narrator is ever-present
looking at that side of
one’s psyche that ob-
serves life’s poignant
moments silently and
the other part that lives
those moments. The for-
ty-six pieces that make
the book are laden with
sad notes to oneself that
become a comment on
the outer world. There is
an ironic punch and
dark humour too in
there that makes one
smile wryly
. As the book
opens we encounter the
bum who did nothing in
life except writing ‘his
own epitaph / on a cold
hard stone.’
The poet has met ‘pain
head-on and enter the
very/crucible of suffer-
ing/ and come out clean/
pure like gold.’ There is
a certain layering of un-
dertones that make the
poems very readable
from one page to anoth-
er. The content is not as
light as the book and the
reader goes on an inner
Conradian journey into
the heart of darkness
w i t h
the poet. It is
that sense of identi-
fication with the Eli-
otean disillusionment
with life that makes the
book a complete narra-
tive of the human condi-
tion. As the poet most
aptly says in an untitled
poem – ‘And you said/
you want to look/ into
my very core of sad-
ness/ …you‘ll find you
are staring at yourself.’
It is this identification
with the written word
that endears the poems
as your very own.
While the narrator
lives so much in the
world, there is a parallel
life he lives with writers
and their characters too.
Conrad, Eliot, Shake-
speare, Sylvia Plath
meet you with their
lives’ paradoxes, their
characters rubbing
shoulders with you and
the historically recorded
truths written in a con-
versational flow becom-
ing a facsimile of read-
ers’ experience.
However,
the pithy
statements evoke an
overtone that is beyond
words, feelings unsaid,
the utterances that hang
in the air, the life truths
lived by the reader him-
self. The writer and the
reader meet halfway
through a poem con-
fronting each other at
times.
To be accepted as a
poet by P Lal’s Writers’
Workshop is an amazing
achievement for
Jagdeep. It seems he too
like Lal did not use any
promos, good words by
eminent writers or sup-
port to get accepted. It
simply merits that
counts at Writers Work-
shop which is profess-
edly a venture of alter-
native publication in
a world of commer-
cial publication.
Jagdeep Singh prefers to
write poetry in a world
of publishing where po-
etry does not sell. P Lal’s
Writers Workshop is a
‘cottage industry-style
low key entrepreneur-
ship which considers
small to be beautiful and
viable’ as well. So that is
how Jags’ poetry fits
into the classy, person-
ally culled variety of po-
etry of Writers Work-
shop. It is no mean
achievement. In a per-
sonalized production,
the book is hand-bound
in hand woven fabric.
This too stands as a cor-
ollary to the ‘cottage in-
dustry’ entrepreneur-
ship where the content
of the book and its cover
are well assimilated.
One expects to read
more of Jags’ poetry
who it seems keeps
weighing his work for
years before bringing it
out for publication.
DR MRIDUL BHASIN
Writer and Social Activist
J
On a cold, hard stone
have I engraved
my own epitaph:
“Here lies a bum
who thought he’d do
something in life.
All he did
was to write
his own epitaph.”
On a cold, hard stone.
My Epitaph
And you said
you want to look
into my very
core of sadness.
Don’t!
For if you do
you’ll find
you’re
staring at yourself.
Untitled
How to
Withstand Pain?
Take a few deep breaths
and then a cold shower
.
Rub yourself vigorously
with a rough, dry towel
and then go and pray.
Pray like mad.
Call upon
the Pantheon of Gods
you’ve Known
to deliver you from pain.
Be convinced
of what they all say -
that time
is a great healer
.
But what I’d say
is meet pain head-on.
Go writhe in agony -
and enter the very
crucible of suffering.
And come out cleansed
pure like gold!
Jagdeep Singh

BC The One Show
shockers from Rita
Ora’s risque outfit to
Jimmy Carr dwarf gag
BBCTheOneShowhas
been entertaining the
nation for 15 years and
has been hosted by a wide range
of presenters from Alex Jones
and Christine Lampard to Chris
EvansandAdrianChiles.It’sthe
early evening programme that’s
been going for 15 years – yet the
BBC favourite has seen some sur-
prisingly controversial moments.
The One Show first hit the box this
week in 2006 and since then has been
hosted by stars including Alex
Jones, Christine Bleakley
, Adri-
anChiles,MattBakerand Chris
Evans. —Agency
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D
isney’s ‘Dis-
enchanted’
is officially
on the way!
Actor Amy Adams’
upcoming film has
completed its
shooting and will
soon release in the-
atres. Director and
producer Adam
Shankman recent-
ly announced
that the se-
quel to the
b e l o v e d
2007 movie, ‘En-
chanted’, conclud-
ed production in
Ireland and is on
the way. “Myself
and Giselle...er-
rrr....@amyadams
would just like to
say: And that’s a
wrap. #Disen-
chanted Coming to
you in
# 2 0 2 2 , ”
h e
wrote.
—Agency
Wedding bells for
Ranbir Alia?
L
ara Dutta
said that she
doesn’tknow
much about
what all couples
from the younger
generation are cur-
rently dating and
added, “I might say
something about
some couple and I
wouldn’t even
know if they are
still together or
not,”shesaid.How-
ever,onbeingpoint-
ed out at Ranbir-
Alia’s wedding,
Lara felt that they
will soon get
hitched. In an inte-
view, Ranbir said
that he and Alia
would have already
been married had
COVID-19 pandem-
ic not hit our lives’.
“Idon’twanttojinx
it by saying any-
thing. I want to tick
mark that goal
very soon in my
life,” he said.
—Agency
Sad Demise
O
ne of the most
prolific actors
Anupam Shyam
has passed away
in Mumbai due to mul-
tiple organ failure. The
actor was known for
portraying several pop-
ular characters in an
elaborate and esteemed
career across television
and films. —Agency
M
alayalam actress
Saranya Sasi pass-
es away at 33 after
battling Cancer. In
a heartbreaking piece of
news, Mollywood’s popular
star Saranya Sasi breathed
her last on the morning of
Monday, August 9 at a pri-
vate hospital in Kochi. The
actress had been battling a
rare form of a brain tumour
since 2012. Saranya Sasi’s
health started deteriorating
and her disease had report-
edly spread to the spinal
nerve. —Agency
Like
mother, like
daughter
P
opular televi-
sion actress
Shweta Tiwari
feels her daugh-
ter Palak, who is all set
to make her debut in
Bollywood with the
horror film ‘Rosie: The
Saffron Chapter’, is a
better actor than her.
The 40-year-old actress
added that she would
love to share screen
space with Palak.
—Agency
GET READY TO BE
‘DISENCHANTED’
Gone too soon
THE RISQUE
OUTFIT
B
Amy Adams
Palak Tiwari
Rita Ora
Ranbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt
Saranya Sasi
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