14062021 first india jaipur

CAR SINKS IN
HOLE IN MUMBAI
Mumbai: In a
shocking inci-
dent, a car was
seen drowning
in a deep sinkhole
beside a parking area
in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar.
The incident was shot after
heavy rains lashed Mumbai. The
clip of the sinking car was shared on Twitter by IPS officer
Rupin Sharma and was widely shared. The clip starts with a shot of the
car sinking in the hole. A few seconds into the clip, the car completely
disappears inside the sinkhole proving how deep it is. In the end, the
car completely sinks in the hole without leaving a trace.
Mumbai: Chandi-
vali Shiv Sena MLA
Dilip Lande went
viral Saturday
when a video
of him forcing
a corporator
to sit on
a water-
logged street and asking his
supporters to dump garbage
on him surfaced on social
media. The incident took
place after areas in Kurla
were flooded following
heavy rainfall.
SHIV SENA MLA DUMPS
GARBAGE ON CONTRACTOR
New Delhi: Continuingitsrapidpro-
gress since its onset on June 3, the
southwest monsoon by Sunday
coverednearly80percentof the
geographical area of the coun-
try within 10 days. The India
Meteorological Department
(IMD)onSundayafternoon
said that the monsoon has
reached the doorstep of
Delhi, where it is most
likely to arrive during
the next two to three
days. The normal dates
for the onset of mon-
soon over Chandigarh
and Delhi are June 26
and June 27. By the mid-
dle of the week, mon-
soon is expected to cover
eastern UP, Delhi, Hary-
ana and remaining Madhya
Pradesh and Punjab.
Continuing its rapid progress since
its onset on June 3, the southwest
monsoon on Sunday covered the
entire Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar,
Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh,
West Bengal, Gilgit-Baltistan
and Muzaffarabad and few
parts of Chandigarh
Haryana, and Punjab
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MONSOONGALLOPS
TO 80% OF COUNTRY
GEHLOT CABINET
Ek Anar, Sau Bimaar!
Aditi Nagar/Naresh Sharma
New Delhi/Jaipur:
PoliticsinRajasthanhas
found ‘newer dimen-
sions’, figuratively
speaking, since perhaps
never in the history of
the state, has inclusion
of ministers in state
cabinet been a much
tough and painstaking
task than it is in today’s
day and age. Sample
this:therearetwocamps
in the party -Gehlot’s
and pilot’s - and the par-
ty high command is ea-
ger to keep both ‘bal-
anced’ and contend. But
the ‘smaller’ yet ‘some-
what influential’ Pilot
camp, that was ousted
from power, is yet again
hinting at a ‘revolt’ al-
though in a subtle man-
ner, this time around
and wants a ‘better’
share in the power-pie.
But this camp is
merely a ‘catalyst’ in
the chain of events and
the real problem is of
gargantuan propor-
tions. The Hindi idiom:
Ek Anar, Sau Bimaar,
fits perfectly to the cur-
rent scheme of things.
The problem is of
numbers. As of today,
there are 9 vacant spots
in the state cabinet but
the aspirants are twice
that figure. Turn to P8
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Today: Delhi to come to life
with all shops, eateries open
New Delhi: Shops,
malls and restaurants
in Delhi will open from
Monday as Covid num-
bers in the national
capital drop to a three-
month low. Shops will
be open seven days a
week instead of the cur-
rent odd-even system.
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal, however, said
this will be on trial ba-
sis for a week and strict
action will be taken if
the Covid numbers rise.
Shop timings will re-
main the same, from 10
am to 8 pm, Kejriwal
said.Restaurants--which
were open only for takea-
ways and home deliver-
ies--cannowhavediners
but with only 50 per cent
of seating capacity
.
Weekly markets have
also been allowed but
with 50 per cent vendors
and only one market per
day will function in
each municipal zone.
Salons can open but
spas will remain shut.
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MAHARASHTRA UPDATES COVID NUMBERS
WITH DELAYED DATA TO 1.08 L DEATHS
Mumbai: Over the past few days, Maharashtra has been
revising its Covid death numbers to reflect data that came in
with some lapse of time. This exercise over the past 12 days
has resulted in the state’s overall pandemic-related mortality
zooming by over 8,800 to 1.08 lakh now. This massive data
reconciliation exercise since June 1 has seen deaths being
reported with a delay, a government statement said.
SPUTNIK V LIKELY AT
DELHI’S APOLLO HOSP
FROM NEXT WEEK
New Delhi: The Russian
COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V
is expected to be available at
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
in Delhi from next week. The
program for Sputnik V roll-
out at Indraprastha Apollo
Hospital will depend on the
consignment received.
PM pitches for TRIPS waiver
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi led
the call for a TRIPS
waiver for India and
South Africa, a move
that was supported by
Australia, the Ministry
of External Affairs said
on Sunday
.
India has worked
with South Africa and
other partners at the
World Trade Organiza-
tion (WTO) to seek a
relaxation in the norms
of the Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights
(TRIPS) agreement to
ensure quick and af-
fordable access to vac-
cines and medicines for
developing countries
during the COVID-19
pandemic.
CHINA CAUTIONS G7,
SAYS ‘SMALL’ GROUPS
DON’T RULE WORLD
Beijing: China pointedly
cautioned Group of Seven
leaders that the days when
“small” groups of countries
decided the fate of the world
was long gone, hitting back
at the world’s richest democ-
racies which have sought a
unified position over Beijing.
“The days when global
decisions were dictated by a
small group of countries are
long gone,” a spokesman for
the Chinese embassy in Lon-
don said. The re-emergence
of China as super power is
defining global strategies.
Centre may initiate
talks on Kashmir polls
Srinagar: The Centre is
likely to begin dialogue
with the political par-
ties in Jammu and
Kashmir to initiate the
political process and
restoration of state-
hood, sources have said.
While there has been
no formal invitation
yet, the Gupkar Alli-
ance or PAGD, the sev-
en-party amalgam
formed to help restore
the special status of
Jammu and Kashmir --
has indicated its will-
ingness to join talks.
The National Confer-
ence has said it might
join the delimitation
process. Turn to P6
New Delhi: Rashtriya
Lok Dal chief Jayant
Chaudhary said on Sun-
day that BJP’s apathy
towards protesting
farmers will hurt and
haunt it in the Uttar
PradeshAssemblypolls.
Love jihad and cow
terror are ‘artificial is-
sues’, said Chaudhary
adding that healthcare,
education and balanced
development will win.
Speaking on alliance
with Samajwadi Party,
Chaudhary said that
his party shares a
strong rapport and
working relationship
with the SP Turn to P6
‘Love jihad, cow terror
will not work in UP polls;
farmers’ issues supreme’
CRUCIAL READ
LEFT PARTIES STIR
FROM JUNE 16
New Delhi: Left Parties
will hold a fortnight na-
tionwide protest starting
from Wednesday against
the rising prices of fuel,
essential commodities
and medicines.
KARNATAKA SEERS
SUPPORT YEDIYU
Bengaluru: Karna-
taka CM BS Yediyurappa
received support from
union of seers who
said that any leadership
change would be more
dangerous than COVID.
SEEK CUT IN TAXES IN CONG STATES: PRADHAN
New Delhi: With fuel prices climbing to record high, Oil
Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Rahul Gandhi should
seek cut in high sales tax from Congress governments
in Rajasthan and Maharashtra if he was so concerned
about burden on common man in the country.
KOTKAPURA FIRING: SIT SUMMONS BADAL SENIOR
Srinagar: A special investigation team (SIT), probing the
Kotkapura firing case, has summoned former Punjab
chief minister Parkash Singh Badal. Two people were
killed after torn pages of Guru Granth Sahib were found.
INDIA
RAJASTHAN
80,834
new cases
3,303
new fatalities
308
new cases
07
new fatalities
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
Schools, colleges and educational Institutions will remain shut.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary
Infographic:
Uttam Kumar Sain
BAD NEWS FOR
RAJASTHAN
“Conditions are favour-
able for the monsoon to
advance further to the
remaining parts of the
country, except Rajasthan,
during the next 48 hours,”
the IMD officials said.
OUR EDITIONS:
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Five MPs rebel
against Chirag,
may switch to JDU
New Delhi: Five Lok
Janshakti Party (LJP)
MPs have written to
Lok Sabha Speaker
Om Birla demanding
separate recognition
from LJP.
As per sources, the
MPs, Mehboob Ali,
Bina Devi, Bhai Prince
and Chandan Singh
may leave LJP to join
Nitish Kumar’s Janata
Dal (United) (JDU). The
rebellion is led by an-
other party MP Pashu-
pati Paras.
UP CABINET RESHUFFLE
ONLY AFTER JULY 15!
Shashikant Sharma
New Delhi: A much
awaited UP cabinet
reshuffle is now likely to
take place only after July
15, after the completion
of the process of electing
District Panchayat Board
chairpersons. According
to highly placed sources,
during his recent visit
to New Delhi, CM Yogi
Adityanath had advised
the central leadership to
postpone this exercise
till July 15 as during this
period, he will be busy
in the work related to
Panchayat boards. The
Central leadership is be-
lieved to have accepted
his suggestion or view-
point. However, there is
one more possibility that
UP cabinet reshuffle may
take place only after the
Narendra Modi cabinet
reshuffle, which is also
on cards.
DJOKOVIC
SNATCHES
VICTORY
UNBEATABLE:
Novak Djokovic
came all the
way back after
dropping the
first two sets to
beat Stefanos
Tsitsipas 6-7
(6), 2-6, 6-3,
6-2, 6-4 in the
French Open
final at Roland
Garros on
Sunday for his
19th Grand
Slam title.

“Present Congress government taps
phones of public representatives il-
legally and uses it as
a political weapon.
This has been alleged
many times. Last
year, the CM said that
it does not happen
in Rajasthan but his
minister admitted in the Assembly that
phones were tapped legally. I came to
know that some Congress MLAs have
complained to the CM that their phones
are being tapped illegally. I think the
Congress government and its head
should clarify this” –Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat, Union Jal Shakti Minister.
USES AS A POLITICAL WEAPON
RAJASTHAN
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Several parts
of the state received
rain, leading to a drop
in maximum tempera-
ture by two to three de-
grees Celsius on Sun-
day. Rain is likely for
the next three to four
days in districts under
Jaipur, Bikaner, Bharat-
pur, Jodhpur, Udaipur
and Kota divisions, a
met dept official said.
Dholpur and Rupbas of
Bharatpur recorded 3
cm rainfall each.
Rain plummets mercury, more expected
MONSOON BELLS RING
Lovers hang on
tree to death
Bikaner: A couple in
love committed suicide
by hanging from a tree
at Sadolai village of
Chhatargarh on Sunday
.
The girl Champa was
aged 18 while the man
Prabhu was 23. Both be-
longed to different
castes. Chhatargarh
SHO Ratanlal said both
the deceased went miss-
ing on Sunday morning.
The villagers were
stunned to see the bod-
ies of both of them
hanging very close to
each other on a Khejri
tree. It is believed that
there was a love affair
going on between the
two for a long time.
Two held for loot
with couple at
Badi Talab area
Udaipur: The police
have arrested two ac-
cused of robbery
, which
was executed at Badi tal-
ab three days ago. ASP
Gopal Swaroop Mewada
said that the accused
Lala Kalbelia and Rahul
Meghwal were hiding in
forests in Kapasan of
Chittorgarh. They were
being brought to
Udaipur, he said. On Fri-
day evening, a man and
his female friend went
to visit Badi Talab
where four miscreants
assaulted and robbed
them at knife point.
However, the girl cap-
tured the whole incident
in her mobile which
went viral.
Jaipur cops hone
skills to handle
sensitive situation
Jaipur: Policemen
were given special
training to deal with
emergencies, to control
curfew, arson and riots.
Arms training was also
given. Jalupura police
station stood first while
Brahmapuri police sta-
tion came second. DCP
North Paris Deshmukh
said objective of the
camp was to develop
team spirit and leader-
ship ability
. Knowledge
about maintenance and
use of shields, sticks,
helmets, reflector jack-
ets, breathalyzer ma-
chines, investigation
kits and dragon lights
etc. were examined.
BRIEF
in
Rape accused stabs
widow victim to death
JMC row: Judicial inquiry against
Dr Somya likely to start this week
Doc couple murder:
Main accused going to
meet girlfriend held
First India Bureau
Sirohi: A rape accused,
out on bail, stabbed the
complainant to death in
a village under Anadra
police station in Sirohi
district on Saturday
night. The accused Ne-
taram Meghwal, 23, was
angered on the rape
case and brutally
stabbed the complain-
ant, a widow anagnawa-
di worker, several times
with a knife while she
was sleeping.
When her sister
sleeping nearby came to
save her, the accused
also injured her with
the knife and fled from
the spot. The relatives
and villagers staged a
sit-in outside Anadra
police station demand-
ing arrest of the ac-
cused. Police is search-
ing for the accused.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The state gov-
ernment may start a
judicial inquiry next
week against the sus-
pended mayor of JMC
Greater Dr Somya.
Last week,
the Local
Self Gov-
e r n m e n t
d e p a r t -
ment had
sent a pro-
posal to
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal to conduct a
judicial inquiry, which
has been approved by
the minister. It is like-
ly that after this pro-
posal goes to the Law
Department next
week, an inquiry can
be started through any
of the judicial officers
included in the depart-
ment’s panel.
According to the
sources of the LSG de-
partment, after the re-
ply of the suspended
mayor and the three
councillors, this propos-
al was prepared on Fri-
day and sent to the min-
ister. It is being said that
if a judicial inquiry is
initiated against the
mayor, she may also
have to resign. It is also
being reported that the
police in Jyoti Nagar po-
licestationhasprepared
a chargesheet against
the three councillors,
which can be presented
in the court on Monday
.
The councillors are ac-
cused of assaulting the
commissioner, Yagya
Mitra Singh Deo.
Dr Somya has chal-
lenged her suspension
in the Rajasthan High
Court, the hearing in
which is scheduled to-
day and the court is ex-
pected to give some de-
cision in the matter.
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: The police
arrested Anuj Gurjar,
the main accused in
the Bharatpur doctor
couple murder case. On
getting information
about the accused Anuj
going to meet his girl-
friend, the police
started blockade in
Bayana area and ar-
rested him. The weap-
on used in the murder
is yet to be recovered
from the accused and
the police is interro-
gating him.
SP Devendra Kumar
said that the police ear-
lier arrested 3 accused.
The police raided sev-
eral places in Dang area
for Anuj and interro-
gated his relatives.
During checking of
vehicles at Beas Mora
area, Anuj was seen go-
ing in a vehicle and
held. A reward of Rs
5,000 was also an-
nounced on him. The
entire scene of the mur-
derwillberecreatednow.
Anuj had shot dead
Dr Sudeep Gupta
and his wife
Dr Seema Gupta
in their car at
Neem Da Gate
area on May 28
evening. The
doctor couple
were arrested on
charges of
burning to
death Anuj’s
sister Deepa
Gurjar in 2019.
MVC Brig
Raghubir Singh
passes away
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Brigadier
(Retd) Raghubir
Singh, a Mahavir
Vir Chakra recipi-
ent, passed away at
the age of 99 years
on Sunday at his
residence. Funeral
was conducted at
Rajawat farms with
military honours
wehre his son San-
gram Singh lit the
funeral pyre.
Lok Sabha Speak-
er Om Birla and CM
Ashok Gehlot paid
tributes to the of-
ficer. His exemplary
bravery during the
Indo-Pak war of
1965 shall always be
remembered, Ge-
hlot tweeted.
PHONE TAPPING SCARE!
The statement of MLA
Ved Prakash Solanki
that phones of some MLAs
are being tapped and they
are facing threat of action
from ACB, the political
turmoil has started in the
state one again. The
leaders of opposition BJP
and the ruling Congress
exchanged barbs over the
matter on Sunday.
“If the state government is tapping
phones and spying on MLAs, then
CM Ashok Gehlot
should reveal the
names of those
MLAs whose
phones are being
tapped. If such
an exercise takes
place in any democratic state, then
the CM and Home Minister are
directly responsible for it and they
will have to answer to the public.
These apprehensions are because
such incident happened a year ago
also. This looks like an emergency
of sorts. There is censorship and
suspicion everywhere.”
—Dr Satish Poonia, State BJP president
‘CM & HOME MINISTER ARE
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE IT’
“There is no such tradition in Rajasthan
and neither the Rajasthan government
taps the phones of public representa-
tives. The MLA who has made these
allegations should reveal names of MLAs
whose phones are being tapped and
should meet the CM to take the matter
into his cognisance so that proper investigation is done.”
—Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Transport Minister.
“Such allegations are baseless. A public
representative should speak thoughtfully.
MLA’s post has many responsibilities
and statements should be made accord-
ing to it. It is not right to speak without
facts.” —Dr. Mahesh Joshi, Chief Whip.
NO TRADITION OF PHONE TAPPING IN RAJASTHAN
ALLEGATIONS ARE BASELESS, IRRESPONSIBLE
“Conspiracy of spying is going on in
Rajasthan under CM Ashok Gehlot’s
leadership. This happened earlier too
and he admitted in Assembly that phone
tapping took place. Rajasthan is going
through an extremely bad phase. There
is a conflict in Congress” —Arun Singh,
BJP national general sec and Rajasthan in-charge.
“For the last 2.5 years, there has been
an internal tussle in Congress regarding
position, power and money. Sometimes
they stay in hotels and sometimes use
govt machinery wrongly for phone tap-
ping. When there is a weak leadership
at the Centre, regional leaders run their
own free will.” —Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, BJP MP.
CONSPIRACY OF SPYING GOING ON UNDER CM
GOVT MACHINERY MISUED FOR PHONE TAPPING
and his wife
Dr Seema Gupta
in their car at
Neem Da Gate
area on May 28
evening. The
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MAY 29, 2021
Dr Somya
Sky was overcast in Jaipur on Sunday evening as it witnessed dust storm and rain in several parts. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Ajay Maken seeks
report on Solanki’s
phone tapping claim
First India Bureau
Jaipur: AdayafterCon-
gress’ Chaksu MLA Ved
Prakash Solanki ac-
cused the Ashok Gehlot
government of tapping
phones, AICC general
secretaryandRajasthan
in-charge Ajay Maken
has sought a report.
The party high com-
mand is considering it
as indiscipline and is
serious and has sought
a report.
Solanki, a staunch
supporter of former
deputy CM Sachin Pilot,
had alleged that some
legislators had told him
that their phones were
being tapped. Without
naming any MLA who
told him about phone
tapping, Solanki said
that the legislators
fear of being trapped by
the agencies.
Meanwhile, BSP
MLA Lakhan Singh
Meena said the BJP
leaders should bring
proof of phone tapping.
“BJP keeps making
such allegations. If any-
one feels like this is
happening to them then
they should at least give
proof so that we can do
something. They are
just making allegations
without any evidence,”
Meena said.
phone tapping claim
YOU READ IT IN FIRST INDIA ON JUNE 13, 2021
Anuj Gurjar
Brig Raghubir Singh
Ajay Maken
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Acting
Mayor of the JMC
Greater Sheel Dhabai
is serious about the
cleanliness of the
city. On Sunday, she
reached wards to take
stock of the cleanli-
ness of the city de-
spite Sunday being a
holiday. She looked
happy after seeing
the cleanliness sys-
tem in the city and
applauded the efforts.
In the meeting, the
Mayor gave clear in-
structions to the Zone
Dy Commissioners
including BVG com-
pany that they should
come together and
only then the cleanli-
ness of the city can be
strengthened.
DHABAI TAKES STOCK OF
CLEANLINESS IN CITY
Sheel Dhabai talked to sanitation workers on Sunday.
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA

Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The main and
thebiggestcauseof Black
Fungus (Mucormycosis)
is uncontrolled diabetes,
use of steroids during
Covid treatment as well
astreatmentfrominexpe-
rienced doctors. This is
revealed in an analysis
report of the Mucormy-
cosis Board of SMS Med-
ical College.
The report of the
board stated that the pa-
tients who took treat-
ment on time recovered.
Black Fungus reached
the eyes of about 35 per-
cent of black fungus
patients. The eyes of
about 10 patients were
saved while the eyes of
20 patients had to be
removed, the re-
port said.
ANALYSIS REPORT BY MUCORMYCOSIS BOARD OF SMS
400
PATIENTS ADMITTED
315
PATIENTS UNDERWENT
SURGERY
345
PATIENTS ARE STILL
UNDERGOING THE
TREATMENT AT SAWAI
MAN SINGH HOSPITAL
Black fungus is less visible in corona patients of government
hospitals. The patients included those who received Covid
treatment from private hospitals, other hospitals in the state, or
patients from other states. Most outbreaks were seen in patients
taking treatment from chemists and doctors without experience.
60%
OF PATIENTS DID NOT TAKE
COVID TREATMENT ACCORDING
TO THE CORRECT PROTOCOL
STEROIDS ‘SPURT’
BLACK FUNGUS
A CAUSE OF CONCERN! Dr Vijay Gakhar performs extended endoscopic sinus surgery on a person suffering from Black Fungus in Ajmer. —FILE PHOTO
Black fungus occurred in 95% of those patients who were either already suf-
fering from uncontrolled diabetes. 70% of black fungus patients were given
steroids during Covid. More than half of patients were given steroids for
more than two weeks without protocol and medical guidance. 95% patients who
reached SMS hospital had not got corona vaccine. Tissue biopsy is being done for the
patients so that the contribution of blood clots in the black fungus can be detected
—Dr Sudhir Bhandari, Principal of SMS Medical College
1,100
PATIENTS HAVE
REACHED THE
OPD OF SMS
DEDICATED BLACK
FUNGUS UNIT
On birth anniversary of
Maharana Pratap, Kekri
MLA & Health Minister Dr
Raghu Sharma virtually
unveiled a statue and circle
from Jaipur. The pro-
gramme was organ-
ized in the Panchay-
at Samiti premises
in Kekri on Sunday.
Addressing the
programme, Min said that it
was my heartfelt wish that the
statue of Maharana Pratap
should be installed in Kekri
so that the young generation
remembers his valor & sac-
rifice. In the event, Kshatriya
Sabha demanded allotment of
land for a girls’ hostel in Kekri
for educational development
of girls. Kekri administrative
officers, municipal heads,
Rajput society members were
present virtually. —M Imran Tak
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Governor Kalraj
Mishra on Sunday said that
history will never forget the
work done by Maharana
Pratap to fight for the moth-
erland, self-respect and or-
ganise people of all classes
to make them aware of the
country
. Mishra was ad-
dressing a virtual national
function organised by Mo-
han Lal Sukhadia Univer-
sity
,Udaipurontheoccasion
of birth anniversary of Ma-
harana Pratap on Sunday
.
Assembly Speaker Dr CP
Joshi said Maharana
Pratap had an amazing
leadership quality and he
played a key role in bring-
ing people of all castes, re-
ligions and sectors of the
society together. Joshi
called upon the youth to im-
bibe the qualities of Maha-
rana Pratap in their lives.
Minister of State for High-
er Education Bhanwar
Singh Bhati said Maharana
Pratap fought for the com-
mon people of Mewar.
CELEBRATING 481ST BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF 'MEWAR RANA'
Maharana Pratap will be remembered
for his extraordinary courage: Governor
Governor Kalraj Mishra addressing virtual national function organised
by Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur on the occasion of birth
anniversary of Maharana Pratap on Sunday.
DR RAGHU VIRTUALLY UNVEILS STATUE OF MAHARANA PRATAP
‘Pratap was a legend’
Mewar Kshatriya Mahasabha
and Adaval Sansthan organ-
ised an international virtual event
on the occasion of Maharana
Pratap Jayanti. As Chief Guest,
Punjab Governor VP Singh
Badnore stated that Maharana
Pratap’s magnificent persona is
relevant even today.
CM, RAJE, KATARIA AND OTHERS
REMEMBER MAHARANA PRATAP
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, former CM Vasund-
hara Raje, LoP Gulab Chand Kataria, BJP State
President Dr Satish Poonia and other leaders
greeted the people of the state on the occasion of
the birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap, the great
warrior of Mewar region. Gehlot, while saluting
Maharana Pratap in his message, said that the life
of Pratap is an example of sacrifice, penance, free-
dom, valour and struggle. Maharana Pratap’s mes-
sage of self-respect, courage and might is inspiring
for all. Raje appealed to imbibe his ideals in life and
called for taking a pledge to participate in the wel-
fare of the nation by following the path of Pratap’s
life-ideals. Kataria and Poonia also appealed to the
people of state to imbibe the ideals of Pratap.
STATUE FROM JPR TO AYODHYA...
Ahuge statue of Maharana Pratap was sent to Ayodhya
from Jaipur. The statue built by All India Kshatriya Wel-
fare Parishad has been crafted by sculptor Mahavir Bharti
of Jaipur. The statue with full armor weigh 1,500 kg is 12
feet in height & took about 6 months to complete. BJP
state president Satish Poonia, MP Diya Kumari & other
BJP, RSS leaders flagged off vehicle carrying the statue.
Diya Kumari Satish Poonia
This huge statue is different from the statues of Maharana
Pratap sitting on Chetak; his sharp, strong face, wide chest,
strong arms, along with the warrior's dress, Chetak has been
shown to be very agile. After being installed on the Saryu bank
of Ayodhya, statue will be unveiled by UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
RAJASTHAN
03
WITH INFECTION RATE BELOW 3%
Sensitive: Chief
Whip on CM’s
package for kids
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Praising CM
Ashok Gehlot, Chief
Whip Dr Mahesh Joshi
said that the govt led by
Gehlot took many deci-
sions which turned out
to be milestones during
the pandemic.
‘The CM made one
announcement after an-
other; be it free vac-
cines to people in the
age group of 18-44 or a
relief package for help-
less children and fami-
lies. The decisions of
lockdown to break the
chain, action against
black marketing of
meds, increase in MLA
LAD Fund, package for
children who lost par-
ents of corona shows
sensitivity of the CM.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Having suf-
fered huge losses due to
lockdown, the hotel
-restaurant association
demanded from state
govt to remove condi-
tion of RT-PCR test re-
port for people coming
from outside the state.
The association presi-
dent Kuldeep Singh,
president of the associa-
tion, said that the sector
usedtocontribute30%to
GDP prior to corona but
due to restrictions. He
demanded that like HP
govt, state govt should
remove condition of re-
ports for those coming
from outside the state. Jt
Secy Rannvijay said sec-
tors like gems & jewel-
lery are also affected.
Hotel assn urges
govt to remove -ve
report for tourists
COVID-19 UPDATE
9,49,684
308 cases in a day
TOTAL CASES
8,822
7 deaths in a day
TOTAL DEATHS
9,33,421
1,260 Recovered
in a day
TOTAL RECOVERED
7,441
1,534 Max
cases in Jaipur
ACTIVE CASES
KEY-HIGHLIGHTS
Mukesh Kumar
Vijay, senior audit
officer of CAG died of
corona on Sunday; he
was appointed in the CAG
office on January 9, 1989
and worked for 32 years
1
Over 33k patients
benefited from
free treatment under
CM Chiranjeevi Health
Insurance; so far, 9,000
corona treatment claims
have been submitted
2
Bikaner stands 1st
in door-to-door jabs
from today: More than 10
people of 45+ can book a
slot and a medical team
will reach with Covishield
or Covaxin as available
3
Govt likely to ease
‘Weekend Curfew’
...PLANS TO UNLOCK MORE
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan gov-
ernment is considering
to further relax the lock-
down restrictions, in-
cludingtheweekendcur-
few, in view of the im-
proving situation.The
situation is in control as
active cases have come
down to 8,400 and the in-
fection rate is also below
3%, which according to
the Ministry of Health
and WHO is considered
a state of control.
SPECIAL CAMP TO VACCINATE BEGGARS
EXPERT ADVICE
 State govt may lift the
weekend curfew, revised
guideline may be issued
 Public transport
services can also be
started for other states
 Experts have advised
for easing restrictions
by taking a gap of
two weeks
 Along with relaxation,
experts have also
asked the public to
strictly follow the covid
guidelines to stay safe

he poll season has
begun. In a far-
reaching fallout
of the three con-
tentious farm
laws, the Shiromani Akali
Dal has dumped the Bharati-
ya Janata Party, its oldest
ally in the state, ahead of the
2022 assembly elections. In-
stead of the BJP, the Akalis
have chosen the Bahujan Sa-
maj Party as their poll part-
ner. It’s a win-win situation
for both. The Akalis have
sent a strong pro-farmer
message which ought to
work to its advantage and
the BSP, which has been
written off in UP, will get a
lifeline in the form of 20
seats in the Dalit dominated
areas of the state. These
seats earlier formed part of
BJP’s share in its alliance
with the Akali Dal.
Interestingly, the Akalis
in Punjab have tangoed with
the BJP and the BSP is per-
ceived as the B-team of BJP
in UP. How will the Punjab
alliance pan out in Uttar
Pradesh where the Sama-
jwadi Party appears to be
the lone challenger to the
ruling party? Saturday’s an-
nouncement by Sukhbir
Singh Badal and BSP gener-
al-secretary SC Mishra must
have caught the BJP’s cen-
tral leadership off guard.
This is the second jolt to the
party in two days after
Mukul Roy’s desertion.
The BJP’s position has
been considerably weakened
in Punjab because of the
farm laws and the targeting
of Punjab farmers by un-
leashing the Enforcement
Directorate sleuths on them.
It will still be watching Con-
gress developments with in-
terest for a possible catch to
remain an important player
in the state where it Hindu
card will fail as miserably as
it did in West Bengal.
AKALI DAL THROWS
A LIFELINE TO BSP
Interestingly, the Akalis
in Punjab have
tangoed with the BJP
and the BSP is perceived
as the B-team of BJP in
UP. How will the Punjab
alliance pan out in
Uttar Pradesh where the
Samajwadi Party appears
to be the lone challenger
to the ruling party?
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Do not overrate what you
have received, nor envy
others. He who envies
others does not obtain
peace of mind.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Nirmala Sitharaman
@nsitharaman
Uttar Pradesh starts special vaccination
booths to inoculate street vendors,
auto-rickshaw drivers, bus drivers,
e-rickshaw rickshaw drivers daily
from June 14. Separate booths will be
set up at Nagar Nigams, Nagar Palikas
Transport department offices.
Ravi Shankar Prasad
@rsprasad
Family pension under the Employees’
Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme
(EDLI) has been enhanced and
liberalized by the @narendramodi Govt.
Apart from all the other beneficiaries,
this will help the families of employees
who have lost their lives due to COVID.
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have just finished reading an
extraordinary novel, a
unique invention of brilliant
chaotic English with deliber-
ate disregard for grammar
and syntax. The title of the
book is “All About H. Hat-
terr” a comic farce. The au-
thor is GV Desani. How many
of you have heard his name?
Very few I guess.
The novel was published in
1948 in London. It was criti-
cally acclaimed including TS
Eliot. It sold out in two weeks.
Reissued in 1950. Then it
went underground for twen-
ty years. GV Desani was born
in Kenya in 1909 during the
Second World War he lived in
London, broadcasting for the
BBC. After the war he came
to India. For fourteen years
he practised meditation and
yoga, travelled to Japan to
study Japanese Buddhism.
I met him only once in
1961, at a function at Sapru
House. Jawaharlal Nehru
was the principal attraction.
For a while Desani wrote for
“The Illustrated Weekly of
India”. For several years he
taught (I don’t remember
what) at Texas University
. He
died in 2000 at the age of 91,
in Fort Worth, Texas.
The hero of the novel is H.
Hatterr. An erratic, well read,
almost endearing soul who is
constantly getting into hi-
larious situations and get-
ting out of the mess he has
created for himself. He can’t
make up his mind whether
he is on Eurasian Philoso-
pher or a believer in Bud-
dhism, Christianity or Hin-
duism. Desani has created a
character who I am unable to
define. He is the ultimate lit-
erary original.
Now I come to Desani’s glo-
riously English, which leaves
the reader breathless. It is
impure English, but english
it is. I must mention that GV
Desani was an awesomely
well-read writer. He was flu-
ent in many languages.
Let me quote a few pas-
sages of his stunning non-
English English. In spite of
its complexity and peculiar
wit it flows like a river.
“As it is lowered, I see the
huge nickel name-plate, stud-
ded on the teak. The em-
bossed Gothic micrography
on it reads:
‘Mailed cash on delivery to
Westminister Abbey
. H. Her-
terr, Esqur (Mississipi), D
Litt (Oxon and Moskva, Ox-
ford, PA), Member Academy
(France, Tokyo Royal), Hon.
M.D London, Dr (Bulgarian
Gramatikata), Dr (Uniwer-
sytet Polski), DR. Theologiac
(Bagdad, Salerno, Montpelli-
er, High A Sophia, Heidelberg
stadium), M.S. M.S.C (Can-
tab), Hon D.D (Canterbury),
Vice-President, Red Cross
(Headquarters), PH.D (St. Pe-
tersburg, Rus. Soyuz Sotsial-
ist- Icheskikn Sovyetskikn
Republik), B.A Eton and Har-
row WealdStone). Graduat
(Harvard), Fellow of The
Royal Geographicol, Hu-
mane, automobile, Asiatic,
AstronomicolandMicroscop-
ic societies, M. Inst. Fire E
(Manchester), Parliamentary
Whip, India, Dental Surgeon
(Boston, Mass), Chairman
(Br. Pharmacopocia), Direc-
tor, Limited, liabilities, for-
eign assets (Shanghai, Malay
,
Glasgow, Port Sunlight……..’
Let me give another inimi-
table example of GV Desani’s
creative invention ability
(this word I have made up).
“O Jewell the soles of her
feet are as enticing as mango
blossom! As spice from Ma-
dras! Her speech is sweet, as
the dates of Arbi! Her voice
caressing, as the touch of the
Chameliflower!Asweet-heart
wife, her abodomen endowed
her by no other than the god-
dess Sachi ! forehead by
Shakuntla! Buttocks by
Ahilya! Navel by Mandotri!
Legs by Kadambari! Belly by
Madhavi!NipplesbyRambha!
TeethbyHidama!ChinbyChi-
trangda! Nose by Sita! Inside
by Urvashi! Veins by Devali!
Elbows by Savitri! Tongue by
Gargi! Head by Kunti! Bones
by Modari! Divine, immortal
heroines all ! Mana of Radha,
Shakti, Parvati, the Mother of
the gods! O the smiter-of-
hearts! O the fay! A sweet-
heart-wife, a sweetheart-wife,
blessed with an angels-envied
bosom, as seductive as a lake
of honey! Ah. The clinging
sweetness of her lips!
Nest. ‘O.K Professor. I give
you the word lense (English),
it is lente (Spanish), lentil
(Romanian), linse (German),
Lentille (French), Linte (Ital-
ian), lens (Dutch), lins (Swed-
ish), linte (Portuguese), linse
(Danish), soezewka (Polish),
linse (Norwegian), cocke
(Czech), sociva (Serbo-Cro-
at), lenese (Hungarian), lins-
si (Finnish), adese (Turkish),
lense (Indonesian), renzu
(Japanese), kioo (Swahili),
lenso (Esperanto), linsa (Rus-
sian), facos (Greek), adascha
(Hebrew), lens (Yiddish),
adasa (Arabic). In Sanskrit it
is Kacha, in Hindi, Sheesha,
Urdu, Gujarati also Sheesha.
Excuse mistakes”
“Considerthename“Jawa-
harlal Nehru”. It is literally,
‘Jewellery, Ruby Canal or
River’. His father “Motilal
Nehru” would be “Pearl Ruby
Canal or River”. “Mahatma
MohandasKaramchandGan-
dhi is “Great-soul Fascina-
tion- Slave Action-moon Gro-
cer”, and “Raja Krishna
Hutheesing” “Governor or
Ruler Dark Obstinate-lion”
I should clarify. Krishan
Hutheesing was Nehru’s
youngest sister. Her husband
was called Raja.
Can you figure out what
your essay stands for?
Would you like to read, “All
About H. Hatterr”.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister of
External Affairs of India
The hero of the novel is H.
Hatterr. An erratic, well
read, almost endearing soul
who is constantly getting
into hilarious situations and
getting out of the mess he has
created for himself. He can’t
make up his mind whether
he is on Eurasian
Philosopher or a believer in
Buddhism, Christianity or
Hinduism. Desani has
created a character who I am
unable to define. He is the
ultimate literary original
The novel was published
in 1948 in London and it
was critically acclaimed
including TS Eliot. It
sold out in two weeks. It
was reissued in 1950. GV
Desani was born in Kenya
in 1909 during the
Second World War he
lived in London,
broadcasting for the BBC
WHAT WE NEED
TO KNOW ABOUT
H. HATTERR
WHY THIRD WAVE
OF COVID-19
COULD HAPPEN
he much-talked
about third wave of
Covid-19 is keeping
the government, the
scientists at the In-
dian Council of Medical Re-
search and the people on tenter-
hooks. Why? Right now every-
one is gloating over the weaken-
ing of the second wave just as
some of our leaders boasted of
conquering the first wave even
as the virus was snuffing out
thousands of lives in Europe
and America daily. Some dis-
miss the fear as a false alarm.
Those who warn about the pos-
sibility of another wave hitting
us point at the slow progress in
vaccination. The herd immuni-
ty can be developed only when
90-95 per cent of the population
is fully vaccinated. That target
looks unachievable because vac-
cines are in short supply. Quite
a few Indian vaccines are still in
various stages of clinical trials
and will take a few months to
reach the approval and produc-
tion stages. The government
needs to ask SII and Bharat Bio-
tech to ramp up production and
get more of Sputnik.
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INDIA
05
‘BJP WOULD HAVE SLANDERED
EVEN BR AMBEDKAR AS PRO-PAK’
Srinagar: BJP would have
slandered even B R
Ambedkar, the father of
Indian Constitution, as
pro-Pakistan had he been
alive, PDP president
Mehbooba Mufti said,
amidst criticism of
Congress leader Digvijaya
Singh over his remarks on
Article 370. Mehbooba
said Article 370 -- which
gave special status to the
erstwhile state of Jammu
and Kashmir before its
operative provisions were
nullified by the Centre in
2019 -- was granted by
the Constitution drafted
by Ambedkar, but it has
been “subverted” by the
Centre. The BJP has said
that Singh’s remarks were
part of a larger pattern of
the party being “hand in
glove” with Pakistan.
MEMBERS OF CONG TO FIX
PUNJAB CRISIS; MEET RAHUL
New Delhi: Mallikarjun Kharge, Harish Rawat JP
Agarwal, Members of the Congress panel, which
was set up to resolve crisis in its Punjab unit, met
former party chief Rahul Gandhi. The meeting went
on for around 1 hour. The panel was formed by So-
nia Gandhi to resolve the differences between party
leaders - CM Captain (retired) Amarinder Singh and
Navjot Singh Sidhu. With State Assembly elections
due next year, the tussle between Captain and Sidhu
has become a big challenge for Congress leadership.
UNION MINISTER PIYUSH GOEL
VISITS TIRUMALA TEMPLE
Saudi Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh): Union
Railway Minister Piyush Goel on Sunday visited
Tirumala temple and offered prayers to Lord
Balaji. After darshan, he was given blessings
with vedic chants. Goel said that he has prayed
to the almighty to protect the world from the
Corona pandemic. Andhra Pradesh Finance
Minister Buggaa Rajendranath, Tirupati MP M
Gurumurthy and others accompanied him. The
minister offered prayers maintaining temple
protocols amidst COVID-19. —ANI
HYD BOY RECEIVES WORLD’S
MOST EXPENSIVE MEDICINE
Hyderabad: Three-year
old Ayaansh from
Hyderabad, suffering from
a rare disease Spinal
Muscular Atrophy (SMA),
has been administered the
world’s costliest medicine
Zolgensma. To buy the
medicine, his parents
mobilised Rs 16 crore
through crowd-funding in
a span of three-and-a-half
months from 65,000
donors. The medicine,
imported from Novartis,
USA, landed in Hyderabad
after the Centre waived the
import duty and even
exempted Goods and GST,
both to the extent of Rs 6
crore. The doctor who
administered the medicine
could not be reached for a
comment, as it was a gene
therapy done through a
single-dose injection.
INDIA NEEDS A RESURGENT
CONGRESS: KAPIL SIBAL
New Delhi: The Con-
gress must bring wide-
spread reforms across
all levels of the organi-
sation to show it is no
longer in a state of iner-
tia and to present itself
as a viable political al-
ternative to the BJP,
party veteran Kapil
Sibal said on Sunday
.
India needs a resur-
gent Congress. But for
that, the party needs to
show that it is active,
present, aware and is in
the mood to engage
meaningfully,” the for-
mer union minister
said in an exclusive in-
terview to PTI.
“For this to happen,
we will need to have
widespread reforms at
the organisational hi-
erarchy both at the
central and state levels
to show that the party
is still a force to reck-
on with and is no long-
er in a state of inertia,
he said.
Sibal, who was
among the G-23 leaders
whose letter to Con-
gress President Sonia
Gandhi last year de-
manding a meaningful
overhaul of the party
had triggered a storm,
acknowledged that at
present there is no
strong political alter-
native to the BJP but
said that Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi has
lost the moral authori-
ty to rule and the Con-
gress can gain from the
current mood in the
country. The former
union minister voiced
hope that organisation-
al elections, recently
postponed in the wake
of the COVID-19 pan-
demic, will happen
sooner than later . He
also noted that while
forming committees to
review election losses
is good, it will have no
impact unless reme-
dies suggested are im-
plemented.
Ravi Shankar asks
Cong to make its stand
clear on Article 370
New Delhi: Senior BJP
leader Union minister
Ravi Shankar Prasad
asked Congress leader-
ship to make its stand
clear on the purported
remarks of Digvijaya
Singhthathispartywill
have a “relook” at Arti-
cle 370 revocation if it
returns to power, saying
“timeof silenceisover”.
A row erupted on Sat-
urday over Congress
leader Digvijaya Singh’s
comments in an audio
chatonsocialmediathat
his party will have a “re-
look” at Article 370 revo-
cation and Jammu
Kashmir’sloststatehood
if it returns to power,
with BJP accusing him
of spewing venom
against India in “collab-
oration” with Pakistan.
Mr Singh had said:
“The decision of revok-
ing Article 370 and re-
ducing the statehood of
JK is extremely, I
would say, sad decision,
and the Congress party
would certainly have a
relook on the issue.”
Mr Singh was re-
sponding to a question
about the “way for-
ward” on the issue
“once the (PM) Modi
government is gone.”
Ravi Shankar Prasad
(@rsprasad)
It is now more than a
day when the central
leadership of Con-
gress is maintaining a
conspicuous silence
on its stand about
Article 370. Does
the Congress want
restoration of Article
370 as Digvijay Singh
has indicated? Time
of silence is over.
Please explain your
clear stand.
CM’s post will remain with Shiv Sena for 5 years, says Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
leader Sanjay Raut on
Sunday denied reports
that Maharashtra chief
minister’s post will not
remain with his party.
The Member of Parlia-
ment said that the Ma-
harashtra Vikas Agha-
di is an alliance of 3
parties which decided
that Uddhav Thackeray
will be chief minister.
“It’s a rumour that
Shiv Sena CM will be
replaced after 2.5 years.
When 3 parties formed
the government, they
committed and decided
that CM will be Uddhav
Thackeray for 5 years.
If someone talks about
this, then it is nothing
but a lie and rumour,”
Raut said. Raut had
criticised BJP at a gath-
ering on Saturday
. Raut
alleged in Jalgaon that
attempts were made to
finish off the party
.
New Delhi: The Union
Ministry of Education
has released Rs 7,622
crore so far in 2021-22 to
the States and (UTs) un-
der the Samagra Shik-
sha scheme, said Union
Education Minister
Ramesh Pokhriyal.
This amount has been
released for the smooth
continuity of free books,
uniforms, running of
KasturbaGandhiBalika
Vidyalayas, education,
vocationaleducation,in-
formation and commu-
nication technology and
digital initiatives. Nis-
hank said the priority of
the present government
istopromote‘easeof gov-
ernance’ and ‘ease of do-
ing business’. For this we
had launched a PRA-
BANDH system last year
to help conduct ‘Padho
and Badho’ meetings to
approvetheannualplans
of thestatesunderSama-
gra Shiksha scheme.
‘PM’s Aspirational Dist
Programme improved
lives of many Indians’
New Delhi: NITI Aay-
og CEO Amitabh Kant
said that Centre’s Aspi-
rational Districts Pro-
gramme -- in line with
the vision of PM Nar-
endra Modi -- has im-
proved lives of over one
fifth of India’s popula-
tion, adding that a UN
development body has
lauded Indian govern-
ment’s effort that made
a difference in the life
of 21 per cent of coun-
try’s population.
Kant said that India
has come a long way as
it has achieved substan-
tialdifferenceinmaking
a qualitative difference
in the lives of the citi-
zens of India. So if you
are able to make a differ-
ence to 21 per cent of
India’s population and
in sectors like educa-
tion, health, nutrition. It
gives me a great amount
of satisfaction that
we’ve been able to fulfill
what we set out to do in
a very big way
,” he said.
‘SHIV SENA WAS TREATED AS SLAVES IN
ERSTWHILE BJP GOVT IN MAHARASHTRA’
The Shiv Sena was virtually treated as “slaves”
attempts were made to finish off the party politically
when it was in power with the BJP in Maharashtra
from 2014 to 2019, Sanjay Raut has alleged. While
addressing in Jalgaon, Raut said, “The Shiv Sena had a
secondary status in the previous government and was
(treated) like slaves. Attempts were also made to finish
off our party by misusing the very power which was
enjoyed because of our support”. Raut’s remarks came
days after Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena
president Uddhav Thackeray met PM Modi in Delhi
separately, setting off political speculations in the state.
DEFECTIONS BY SEVERAL
YOUNG LEADERS
The party has also seen defections by several
young leaders to the BJP. On June 9, two-term
Lok Sabha MP and former Union minister Jitin
Prasada joined the BJP, more than a year after Jy-
otiraditya Scindia switched sides, triggering a col-
lapse of the Congress
government in Madhya
Pradesh. In other states
too, where the Con-
gress is in power, there
are rumblings which
could bring trouble
for the party. Former
Rajasthan deputy chief
minister Sachin Pilot,
who nearly walked out last year, is currently in
Delhi, is likely to meet Congress general secre-
tary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. In Punjab, there is in-
fighting between chief minister Captain Amarinder
Singh and former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Punjab is likely to go to polls early next year. In
2017, the Congress, under Singh, won a comfort-
able majority, displacing the BJP-Shiromani Akali
Dal (SAD) government in the process.
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on crisis in party, also called upon
the party to show it is ‘active and in mood to engage meaningfully
Congress failed to drive home the point that
minority majority communalism were
equally dangerous for the country. It has to
take it upon itself to provide an alternative
roadmap in the nation’s interest I am sure,
we will emerge victorious in this enterprise.
—Kapil Sibal, Senior Congress leader
‘If you stay
in the BJP,
you have to
sacrifice’
Kolkata: With sev-
eral TMC turncoats
making a beeline to
return to the party,
post BJP’s drub-
bing in the assem-
bly polls, state unit
chief of the saffron
camp, Dilip Ghosh,
said that the ones
who wish to enjoy
power without mak-
ing sacrifices would
be asked to leave.
Ghosh, who had
said on Friday that
party national vice
president Mukul
Roy’s departure
won’t make much
of a difference,
wrote on Twitter
“some people are in
the habit of switch-
ing parties. If one
has to stay in BJP,
he/she will have to
make sacrifices.
Those who only
wish to enjoy power
cannot stay in the
BJP. We won’t keep
them,” he tweeted.
UNDP REPORT
VIA REMOTE
Rs 7,622 cr released to States
for Samagra Shiksha scheme
PM MODI CONDOLES
DEMISE OF CONG LEADER
INDIRA HRIDAYESH
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Sunday
condoled the demise of
Congress leader Indira
Hridayesh. “Dr. In-
dira Hridayesh
Ji was at the
forefront
of several
community
service
efforts. She
made a mark as
an effective legislator
and also had rich ad-
ministrative experience.
Saddened by her demise.
Condolences to her
family and supporters.
Om Shanti: PM Narendra
Modi,” a tweet from the
handle of the Prime Min-
ister’s office read.
Hridayesh,
who was a
Leader of the
Opposition
(LoP) in the
Uttarakhand
Assembly,
passed away at
Uttarakhand Sadan
in Delhi. According to the
state party in charge, De-
vender Yadav, she died of
suffering a heart attack.

INDIA
06
NATION REPORTS LOWEST
COVID-19 CASES IN 71 DAYS
80,834 FRESH COVID CASES IN INDIA, LOWEST AFTER 71 DAYS; VACCINATION TALLY CROSSES 25 CRORE MARK
New Delhi: India re-
ported 80,834 fresh
COVID-19 cases, the
lowest after 71 days,
while the daily positiv-
ity rate further dropped
to 4.25 per cent, accord-
ing to the Union Health
Ministry data updated
on Sunday
.
With the fresh cases,
the country’s tally of
cases has climbed to
2,94,39,989. The COV-
ID-19 death toll climbed
to 3,70,384 with 3,303
fresh fatalities, the data
updated at 8 am showed.
The active cases fur-
ther declined to
10,26,159 comprising
3.49 per cent of the total
infections, while the na-
tional COVID-19 recov-
ery rate has improved
to 95.26 per cent.
A net decline of
54,531 cases has been
recorded in the COV-
ID-19 caseload in a span
of 24 hours.
Also 19,20,477 tests
were conducted on Sat-
urday taking the total
cumulative tests con-
ducted so far for detec-
tion of COVID-19 in the
country to 37,62,32,162
while the daily positiv-
ity rate has further
dropped to 4.25 per cent.
It has been less than
10 per cent for 20 con-
secutive days, the min-
istry said, adding the
weekly positivity rate
fell below 5 per cent and
was recorded 4.74 per
cent. Recoveries con-
tinue to outnumber
daily new cases for the
31st consecutive day
.
The number of peo-
ple who have recuper-
ated from the disease
surged to 2,80,43,446,
while the case fatality
rate has increased to
1.26 per cent, the data
stated.
Today: Delhi...
Government offices can
open with full capacity,
private offices with 50
per cent capacity
. Delhi
Metro and buses will
run at 50 per cent capac-
ity. Schools, colleges
and educational Institu-
tions will remain shut.
Centre may...
Jammu and Kashmir
was placed under Presi-
dent’s Rule after the BJP
ended its alliance with
MehboobaMuftiinJune
2018. There has been no
political process since.
In August 2019, the Cen-
tre ended the special
constitutional status of
Jammu and Kashmir
and bifurcated it into
two Union territories.
There was an expecta-
tion that the state elec-
tions would be held in
tandem with the nation-
al elections in 2019, but
the Election Commis-
sion negated it, citing an
administration report
that said there was a se-
curity risk. The govern-
ment “may initiate en-
gagement process with
the political parties and
may discuss statehood
and elections”.
National Conference
patriarch and Gupkar
Alliance chief Farooq
Abdullah said they are
not averse to dialogue.
The Alliance, formed in
August last year, has
been inactive for over
sixmonthsoverinternal
differences. But on
Wednesday last Farooq
Abdullah visited Peo-
ple’s Democratic Party
chief Mehbooba Mufti
at her home and had a
discussion with her and
other Gupkar alliance
members. Indication of
a possible dialogue with
Kashmirileadershiphas
come in the wake of US
Congressional hearing
in which a top Biden ad-
ministration official
said that the US is en-
couraging the Indian
Governmenttotakeelec-
toral steps in Kashmir.
“Kashmir is one area
where we have urged
them to return to nor-
malcy as quickly as pos-
sible, including we’ve
seen some steps taken:
The release of prison-
ers, the restoration of
4G access, things of
that nature. There are
other electoral steps
we’d like to see them
take and that we have
encouraged them to do
and will continue to do
so,” Dean Thompson,
Acting Assistant of
State for South and Cen-
tral Asia said during a
Congressional hearing,
reports PTI.
‘Love jihad...
and details need to be
worked out for a formal
alliance for the polls.
In an interview with
PTI, the RLD chief said
that his party will not al-
low a communally po-
larised campaign to
ruin the Hindi heart-
land state. The RLD
chief was tight-lipped
on a possible grand alli-
ance in Uttar Pradesh to
tackle the BJP and said
that for him issues come
first. “Who can be ac-
commodated depends
on who is honestly open
to working together on
the common frame-
work,” PTI quoted the
42-year-oldleaderassay-
ing. On political rum-
blings in UP over UP
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath’s political
future as CM and re-
ports about Cabinet re-
shuffle, Chaudhary said
the saffron party is try-
ing to divert attention
by creating an illusion
of dialogue to manage
the disgruntled leaders.
He also attacked the
UP government over the
COVID-19 response call-
ing it “atrocious” saying
noonecanforgetthepic-
tures of dead bodies in
the Ganga. Speaking on
farmers’protestandif it
would be a key issue in
the polls, the RLD chief
said that farmers will
and should be the big-
gest poll issue in India.
FROM PG 1
HIGHLIGHTS
26 CR VACCINE DOSES TO STATES/UTS
BLURU’S HOSP
COMPLETES
300 DELIVERIES
STATES/UTS TO
GET 4L DOSES
IN 3 DAYS
Centre has provided over 26 crore COVID vaccine
doses to States Union Territories UTs so far,
the Health Ministry said on Sunday. More than
26 crore (26,64,84,350) vaccine doses have
been provided to States/UTs so far, through the
Government of India (free of cost channel) and
through the direct state procurement category. Of
this, the total consumption, including wastages
is 25,12,66,637 doses,” as per official statement.
The HSIS Go-
sha Government
Hospital in Bengaluru
completed 300 de-
liveries of COVID-19
positive pregnant
women, informed
hospital’s Director Dr
Tulasidevi. “We got an
order from the state
government to start
an exclusive mater-
nity COVID-19 centre
on March 27 this year.
More than 4 lakh
vaccine doses
are in the pipeline
and will be received
by the States Union
Territories within the
next 3 days. Health
Ministry said also
clarified that more
than 1.53 crore Cov-
id-19 vaccine doses
are still available with
the states and UTs to
be administered.
Mumbai: A doctor was
allegedly attacked by
four persons after the
father of their friend
died while undergoing
treatment against coro-
navirus at a govern-
ment hospital in Latur
city of Maharashtra,
police said on Sunday
.
The incident oc-
curred at Vilasrao
Deshmukh Govern-
ment Medical Sciences
Institute during the in-
tervening night of Sat-
urday and Sunday, they
said. The four accused,
are Shubham Dilip Na-
kade, Shriniwas Govin-
drao Dhobe, Akash
Pramod Shete , Namdev
Hanumant Shinde, have
been arrested, police
sub-inspector Kiran Pa-
thare said.
“The accused used
abusive language
against Dr Amit Varma
(24) and thrashed him
alleging that he didn’t
treat their friend’s fa-
ther properly,” he said,
adding that the doctor
did not suffer any seri-
ous injury in the inci-
dent. Based on the com-
plaint lodged by the doc-
tor, a case was regis-
tered against the four
accused at Gandhi
Chowk police station
under IPC sections 353
(assault or criminal
force to deter public
servant from discharge
of his duty), 332 (volun-
tarily causing hurt), 504
(intentional insult), and
arrested them.
Doctor beaten up after
COVID-19 patient’s
death in Maha, 4 held
New Delhi: Health
experts dealing with
COVID-19 believe
that a nationwide
coronavirus serolog-
ical survey will be
beneficial as it will
help in bringing out
exact viral load and
thus help in building
up strategies.
Sero surveys esti-
mate as well as moni-
tor infection trends
in the population
which is specifically
location-based to un-
derstand the current
course of the virus.
The Centre recently
announced that it
would commence a
nationwide sero sur-
veillance project and
has asked the States
to participate for
fact-based monitor-
ing of the situation.
As per experts, se-
rological surveil-
lance specific strate-
gies of particular
areas can be built up
and following them
can further lower the
positivity rate.
Janardan Misra
Ayodhya: Corruption
allegations on Sri Ram
Janmbhumi Tirth
Trust land purchasing
has stirred political
row. Samajwadi Party
(SP) leader Tej Narayan
Pandey Pawan who lev-
ied allegations demand-
ed CBI inquiry into the
matter.
SP leader Pawan Pan-
dey said that about
12080 square metre land
was purchased for Rs 2
core and later regis-
tered agreement of
land was done for Rs
18.50 crore within 10
minutes. He said that
sale deed of the land
was done at the name
of Ravi Mohan Tiwari
and Sultan Ansari for
which registered agree-
ment was done for trust
general secretary
Champat Rai on March
18, 2021. It was alleged
that trust member Anil
Mishra and mayor Ri-
shikesh Upadhyay were
witness of the regis-
tered agreement. SP
leader demanded to
trace out money trans-
fer and actions should
be taken against cul-
prits.
Indore: About 5,000 Pa-
kistani refugees from
the Hindu Sindhi com-
munity living in Mad-
hya Pradesh’s Indore
will be administered
COVID-19 vaccines, an
official said on Sunday
.
The representatives
of the Pakistani refu-
gees from the Hindu
Sindhi community had
recently requested the
administration for anti-
coronavirus inocula-
tion, District Immuni-
zation Officer Dr
Praveen Jadia told PTI.
“This demand has
been accepted following
the state government’s
approval. These Paki-
stani refugees will now
be able to receive anti-
coronavirus jabs at the
city’s vaccination cen-
tres by showing their
passport as the identity
card,” he said. Mr Jadia
estimated that about
5,000 Pakistani refugees
are living in Indore and
most of them are settled
in the city’s Sindhi Col-
ony area.
“We are administer-
ing anti-COVID 19 doses
to all adults on humani-
tarian grounds. Last
month, we had vacci-
nated a Dutch citizen
who had come to Indore
for some work,” he re-
called.
New Delhi: There has
been no cyber breach
into the email system of
the government, main-
tained by the National
Informatics Centre
(NIC), an official re-
lease said on Sunday
.
The email system is
“totally safe and se-
cure”, the Ministry of
Electronics and IT said
while dismissing a re-
port claiming that data
breaches in organisa-
tions such as Air India,
Big Basket and Domi-
no’s had exposed email
accounts and pass-
words of National In-
formatics Centre (NIC)
emails to hackers. “In
view of this, it is impor-
tant to clarify that...
there has been no cyber
breach into the email
system of the Govern-
ment of India main-
tained by the NIC. The
email system is totally
safe and secure,” the
release said.
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
has approved budgetary
support of nearly Rs 499
crore for research and
innovation in the de-
fence sector for the next
five years. The Defence
Ministry said the funds
will be used to provide
financial support to
nearly 300 start-ups,
MSMEs and individual
innovators with a larger
goal of ensuring self-
reliance in the defence
sector. The scheme is in
sync with the govern-
ment’s push to cut im-
ports of military hard-
ware and weapons and
make India a hub for
defence manufacturing.
In the last couple of
years, the government
has unveiled a series of
reform measures and
initiatives to make In-
dia a hub of defence
manufacturing. “De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh has approved the
budgetary support of
Rs. 498.8 crore to Inno-
vations for Defence Ex-
cellence (iDEX)-Defence
Innovation Organisa-
tion (DIO) for the next
five years,” the ministry
said in a statement.
‘Sero survey will help
in vax lockdown’
Corruption allegations on Ram
temple trust members spark row
5,000 Pakistani refugees to
get COVID-19 jabs in Indore
No cyber breach into
NIC email system: Govt
` 499 crore budget for
defence innovations
BIOMEDICAL WASTE TSUNAMI IN 2ND
WAVE, MOST IN KERALA GUJARAT
New Delhi: The second wave of the pandemic
has left another big challenge of handling
biomedical waste (BMW) generated. There
was nearly 50 per cent jump in Covid-related
biomedical waste in just April-May this year
and some of the high burden states are strug-
gling to treat it. The five states that generated
about 50 per cent of this waste include Kerala,
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka.
 Jharkhand Reports
Zero Daily Covid
Deaths For First
Time Amid Second
Wave
 Chennai records
negative case
growth of 7.6 per
cent since June
7, shows rapid
decline in daily
infections
 COVID-19 vaccina-
tion drive reaches
tribal population
of J-K’s Rajouri
 Haryana Extends
Lockdown Till June
21, Shops Can Stay
Open For Longer
Hours
New Delhi: Petrole-
um minister Dhar-
mendra Pradhan on
Sunday inaugurated a
medical oxygen gener-
ating plant at Maha-
raja Agrasen Hospital
in New Delhi, the first
of 7 such units being
set up by state-run oil
companies in the na-
tional capital ahead of
the possible 3rd wave
of the Covid-19 pan-
demic.
The medical oxygen
generating plant
and booster unit
at Maharaja
Agrasen Hospi-
tal in Punjabi
Bagh has been
set up by In-
draprastha
Gas Ltd,
w h i c h
can also be used to fill
oxygen cylinders, a
statement said.
“This is part
of an overall
strategy to
be ready for
any possibil-
ity of 3rd
wave of
pandemic in the coun-
try,” Pradhan said.
The plant at Maharaja
Agrasen Hospital will
be operated and main-
tained by the IGL for
one year. The plant at
Maharaja Agrasen
Hospital has a capaci-
ty of 60 NM3/hour,
which can give oxygen
with purity of upto
96%.
Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates oxy
plant at Maharaja Agrasen Hospital
People throng at the Sarojini Nagar market during the unlocking process in New Delhi on Sunday.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI

NEWS
07
MLA Sanyam Lodha
poetically targets
excise department
TO GET BANSI PAHARPUR
RAM TEMPLE First India Bureau
Sirohi: Independent
MLA Sanyam Lodha
has raised questions
over the action taken by
a special team of Excise
department that had
seized illegal liquor
worth Rs 2 cr in Bhujela
of Sirohi. The local po-
lice and excise depart-
ment officials were kept
away from entire action
as there was suspicion
of their complicity
.
Now, independent
MLA Sanyam Lodha
has raised questions on
the excise officials who
took action. Targeting
the officials in a poetic
way, Lodha wrote on so-
cial media that those
who had come to close
the illegal dens, but be-
came a part of the show
after listening to sound
of coins. “When will the
real kingpin and gov-
ernment servants in-
volvement in liquor sei-
zure worth crores from
Bhujela Sirohi be
caught?,” he wrote.
Lodha said that Ex-
cise Department should
bring the real people to
the fore. The drivers
and the helpers are
caught but liquor does
not belong to them.
Sandeep Goyal
Sawai Madhopur: The
forest department has
started in inquiry into a
viral video, which
shows a tiger from Pha-
lodi range of Ranth-
ambhore Tiger Reserve
eating dead chickens on
road near zone 10 of the
park.
According to the in-
formation, a tiger
came out of the forest
late on Friday night
near zone ten in Phalo-
di range on Khandar
Road. The tiger report-
edly ate dead chicken
and stayed put for
nearly an hour.
The tiger is believed
to be T-34. According to
veterinary doctors,
eating meat from a pile
of dead chickens can
have an adverse effect
on the health of the ti-
ger and lead to food
poisioning as many
cases of bird flu were
also reported in the
district earlier.
In such a situation, if
all chickens had died
due to some disease,
then it can be fatal for
the tiger. Earlier, a vid-
eo of a Sambhar deer
eating garbage in Ran-
thambore’s Jhumar
Bawdi forest area had
gone viral.
Kavita Chauhan
Jaipur: An online trib-
ute was paid to Late Dr.
Ashok Panagariya on
Sunday
. Padma Shri Dr.
Panagariya, who was
suffering from post
Covid complications,
left for heavenly
abode on June 11. Dr.
Panagariya is survived
by his wife Meena Pa-
nagariya, son Arihant
and two daughters
Aditi and Aarushi.
During the virtual
prayer meet a musi-
cal tribute was given
to Dr. Panagariya by
Rajendra Jadeja. Tri-
sha, the granddaugh-
ter of Dr. Panagariya
chanted the Navkar
Mantra whereas Pro-
fessor Arvind Pana-
gariya joined the
meet from USA and
shared beautiful
memories of his late
brother. An emotion-
al message to Dr. Pa-
nagariya by his
daughter Aarushi
left every one numb.
Dr. Panagariya’s
granddaughter Tan-
vi also remembered
her grandfather dur-
ing the meeting.
The online tribute
was attended by Dr. Pa-
nagariya’s family
members, friends,
members of the health
fraternity and his well
wishers. About 1000
plus people paid trib-
ute from across the
world.
From Prime Minis-
ters to Chief Ministers,
jurists and justices, bu-
reaucratsjournalists,
thehighandthemighty
had great admiration
for him. Dr. Ashok Pa-
nagariya was not just
an exceptional neurolo-
gist but a human with a
golden heart. His con-
tribution to the world
of medical science will
always be respected
and he will live on in
the hearts of not only
his family and friends
but also in the hearts of
all those innumerable
people he gave life to.
Dr. Panagariya will
be greatly missed but
his warmth, kind-
ness, and gentle spirit
will be remembered
forever.
YOU READ IT IN FIRST INDIA ON JUNE 2, 2021
Tiger eating dead chicken: Forest
dept to investigate viral video
‘I’m alive’: MLA Kharadi
dismisses report of his death
Dr. Ashok Panagariya, Your legacy will live on forever!
FROM RAJASTHAN TO AYODHYA, SOON...
Nirmal Tiwari
S
and stone for
Ram temple in
Ayodhya will be
available soon through
legal mining as the
Union Ministry of For-
est, Environment and
Climate Change on June
11 issued the first level
approval for diversion
of forest land for min-
ing of sand
stone at Bansi
Paharpur in Bharatpur.
Additional Chief Secre-
tary Mines Dr. Subodh
Agrawal said that with
the approval, the way
has been paved for auc-
tion of mining blocks in
Bansi Paharpur. Agrawal
said that due to the
tireless efforts of Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot,
Bansi Paharpur mining
area was taken out of
Wildlife Sanctuary area
in March last year.
 1st level permis-
sion for diversion of
398 hectare area of
Bansi Paharpur on
June 11
 Mines department
will do delimitation
work and prepare
blocks for e-auction
 About 70 blocks are
likely to be developed
in this area
 Thousands of people
to get direct and
indirect employment
 State government
likely to get revenue
of about Rs 500
crore from e-auction
E-AUCTION SOON
GOVT WAS SENSITIVE ABOUT IT
Mines Minister Pramod Jain Bhaya
has also been continuously
monitoring the efforts being made
for valid mining in Bansi Paharpur.
Agarwal said that in view of the
demand of Bansi Paharpur stone for
the construction of Ram temple, it has
been a sensitive matter for the state
government.
ILLEGAL STATUS HINDERED SUPPLY
The stone costs around Rs 800 per
cubic feet. Bharatpur administration
had clamped down on illegal mining
in September 2020. The Ram temple
trust was about to place an or-
der for a fresh stock 4.5 lakh
cubic feet stone worth
Rs 36 crore.
During the virtual prayer meet, family and friends paid heartfelt tributes a musical salute was given by Rajendra Jadeja.
First India Bureau
Udaipur: The infor-
mation about the death
of Jhadol MLA Babu-
lal Kharadi on social
media led to confusion
among his family
members and known
people in Udaipur on
Sunday. After this, the
supporters of Kharadi
also started paying
tributes to him. As the
information reached
MLA Babulal, he de-
nied the rumours and
said that he is alive
and well.
He also shared some
of his pictures to rub-
bish the rumours.
Kharadi said he had
gone to Kota to attend
the program of Van-
vasi Parishad when
information of his
death spread. His fam-
ily called but due to
low network, the phone
was not reachable that
led to hue and cry in
the family.
Babulal Kharadi (on cot) released his photos to show he is alive.
MLA Om Hudla gets
Y category security
BIRLA HELPS CHILDREN
ORPHANED BY CORONA
SOG arrests 2 from
MP,ammo seized
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Independent
MLA Om Prakash
Hudla was on Sunday
given Y category se-
curity
. Six days ago
there was stone pelt-
ing on Hudla’s hotel
in Dausa.
This decision of
the Gehlot govern-
ment is being consid-
ered important in the
context of ongoing
political tussle with
Pilot faction. Mahwa
MLA Hudla had also
left the state last year
after rebellion of the
Pilot faction follow-
ing which it was
speculated that he
may support Pilot.
Huda wrote to CM
Ashok Gehlot citing
threat to his life. He
contested 2018-as-
sembly election as an
independent against
BJP candidate after a
rift with Kirodi Lal
Meena.
First India Bureau
Kota: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla
on Sunday an-
nounced financial as-
sistance of Rs 3.05
lakh to children who
lost their parents due
to Corona. He also
talked about making
proper arrange-
ments for their edu-
cation. The first and
second wave of Co-
rona left many chil-
dren in Kota without
their parents. Birla
urged the school op-
erators to take up the
responsibility of
their education
which the school op-
erators unanimously
accepted. Some
schools have even
sent letters of free
education to such
children.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A team of
Special Operations
Group (SOG) of Ra-
jasthan police arrest-
ed two arms smug-
glers with the help of
Indore police in Mad-
hya Pradesh on Sun-
day
.
The team recov-
ered 1 revolver, 2 pis-
tols, four magazines
and 308 cartridges.
Of them, 199 car-
tridges are of 9 mm,
said an official. The
5-member team led
by SOG inspector Vi-
jay Kumar Roy
reached Indore on
Saturday evening on
information about
the arms smugglers.
The action was taken
at a house in Gau-
tampura area in the
city of Indore.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: The elections
for the posts of Sadar
and Naib Sadar of the
Dargah Committee,
managing the dargah
of Sufi Saint Hazrat Kh-
waja Moinuddin Hasan
Chishti will be held in
New Delhi on June 15
and 16.
It is believed that
there is a possibility of
Amin Pathan becom-
ing the Sadar of the
committee yet again.
The meeting will be
held in the presence of
Union Minister
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
Sadar Amin Pathan,
Naib Sadar Syed Babar
Ashraf, Former Naib
Sadar Syed Shahid
Hussain Rizvi, Dargah
Nazim Ashfaq Hus-
sain, Munawwar Khan,
Sapat Khan, Farooq
Azam and Wasim Ra-
hat Ali Khan among
others are likely to
reach Delhi by tonight
to attend this meeting.
The meeting will be-
gin at 1.30 pm on Tues-
day. Elections will be
held for the post of Sa-
dar and Naib Sadar on
the first day of the two-
day meeting. Amin Pa-
than has been the Sadar
of Dargah Committee
for three consecutive
years. If he becomes Sa-
dar for the fourth time,
which is likely as he is
the strongest contender
for this post, he will set
a new record.
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T
o revive the lost
honour of Board
of Revenue, it is
imperative that the judi-
cial system and judicial
management at the
Board is updated. Even
theACBhasfoundshort-
fallsinthejudicialwork-
ing during its ‘surgical
strike’ on the Board. But
in spite of working on
this front, the state gov-
ernment is employing a
somewhat controversial
ploy of breaking the
Board of Revenue.
The plan is to divide
the judicial and admin-
istrative works of the
Board as preparations
are being made for the
formation of a Revenue
Commissionerate for
administrative works.
The Chief Secretary, in
a high level meeting on
June 9, has already held
the first round of talks
with officers in this re-
gard. Apart from CS
Niranjan Arya, Chair-
man - Board of Revenue
- R Venkateshwaran
and Principal Secretary
(Revenue) Anand Ku-
mar were also present.
According to the cur-
rent working of the
Board, there is Chair-
man and a dozen mem-
bers for the judicial
work. But the state gov-
ernment wants to bring
the administrative
work under a Commis-
sionerate by dividing
the Board into two.
Similarly, nearly
3,000 officials - right
from the tehsildar cad-
re, to sub-registrar, land
records inspector and
patwari - will then fall
under the Revenue
Commissioner and not
the Chairman. There-
fore, like other depart-
ments of the govern-
ment, this newly
formed Commissioner-
ate will also fall under
the control of the min-
ister and the power of
transfer-posting and
enquiry regarding the
strong force of 3,000
looking after Revenue
Administration will
also fall within the min-
ister’s jurisdiction.
However, the division
of Board is not a new
thought, rather the pro-
cess has been ongoing
for nearly a year. But as
soon as the word spread
in the corridors of Sec-
retariat, it brought with
it a ‘rupture’ in the bu-
reaucratic and political
world because for Ra-
jasthan, it will be a dif-
ficult path to tread on. It
would be akin to open-
ing a pandora’s box.
A retired IAS, who
has served as the Chair-
man of the Board, be-
lieves, “Judicial and
Administrative func-
tioning in the board
goes hand in hand and
it is impossible to differ-
entiate one from the
other. A judicial body
without administrative
powers is as useless as a
fish without water. The
current malady is due
to wrong placement
policy, non-updation of
revenue laws, and too
much intervention by
Government. Also due
to non-accountability
of judicial functions
and its monitoring. The
corruption was in judi-
cial work and not ad-
ministrative work. The
current situation of
Board is not due to com-
bination of administra-
tion and judicial work.
This is nothing, but a
move by the govern-
ment to grab power.”
This plan of the gov-
ernment does not seem
to be logical from an ad-
ministrative point of
view. If the judicial and
administrative works
of one organisation are
done at two places, it
will lead to immense
confusion.
The division of work
between a Chairman
and a Commissioner,
both chiefs of their re-
spective wings, will
lead to a clash of au-
thority
. The bureaucra-
cy feels that it could
lead to discrepancies in
working. If the offices
are in Ajmer and
Jaipur, it would lead to
routine practical prob-
lems. Apart from this
establishing the senior-
ity of Commissioner
will also be a tough
task. This plan has all
the ingredients of a po-
litical tussle as well
since political leaders
of Ajmer would never
want that the Board’s
administrative work is
shifted to Jaipur which
would lead to decreas-
ing the importance of
Ajmer since after Ra-
jasthan was formed,
post Independence,
Revenue Board had fall-
en in Ajmer’s kitty
.
Although it is impos-
sible to say as to when
and how the state gov-
ernment will go ahead
with their plan, but the
mere mention of it has
created a whirlwind, of
sorts, in the administra-
tive and political circles
of the state.
Dividing Board of Revenue akin to opening a Pandora’s box!
Lunaram Darji
Barmer: Revenue Min-
ister Harish Chaudhary
appears to be much wor-
ried after his alleged
phone recording sent by
Punjab CM to Congress
High Command, result-
ed into a 'miffed' party
leadership and Ra-
jasthan Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot demand-
ing his resignation.
However, on Sunday,
Chaudhary refuted the
various allegations lev-
elled against him, refut-
ing the same, while
warning of a legal ac-
tion against the newspa-
per that broke the news.
In an exclusive inter-
view with First India,
Revenue Minister Har-
ish Chaudhary
, said that
he has no connection in
the 'Punjab Phone Case'.
I haven't spoken to
leaders from Punjab.
People in power and
power- brokers are try-
ing to control politics at
other people's expense
whereas I have never
talked to any leader
whether from Punjab,
Delhi or Rajasthan or
even High Command.
All this is a conspiracy,
which is being created
to fulfil ulterior mo-
tives, Chaudhary said.
On the question of
the Chief Minister de-
manding his resigna-
tion, the Revenue Minis-
ter said, I did not hold
any discussion with the
Chief Minister regard-
ing the resignation and
he hasn't asked me for
the same. In fact, some
people are spreading ru-
mours about seeking
resignation. There are
those who are trying to
defame me, as I have
reached this stage with-
out any political back-
ground purely on the
basis of faith and hard
work. The decision to
make me a minister was
that taken by the CM
and only he can ask me
to resign, but the ru-
mours of seeking my
resignation are com-
pletely wrong.
Chaudhary was also
open about Kamlesh
Prajapat encounter.
The family was con-
tinuously demanding a
CBI inquiry regarding
Kamlesh encounter,
about which CM Gehlot
had also asked me for
an opinion. I was of the
opinion since the begin-
ning that the CBI probe
should be conducted so
that the truth can be re-
vealed. The allegations
that are being made
about trying to stop the
CBI probe are wrong. I
keep travelling to Delhi
to meet my old friends,
colleagues or family
members. In the com-
ing days also I will be
travelling to Delhi. It is
not a crime to go to Del-
hi and if someone is al-
leging about me trying
to stall the CBI investi-
gation, then they are
completelywrong.They
should show evidence
as to which politician
did I talk to about the
matter, he stressed.
‘Entire episode is a conspiracy
created to fulfill ulterior motives’
REVENUE MINISTER DISMISSES ALLEGATIONS IN PUNJAB PHONE CASE
Gehlot to chalk out a suitable
formula for cabinet expansion
Cabinet expansion, a
work in Progress: Maken
From pg 1...
On one side the Pilot
camp is looking for 6-5
of its legislators being
provided the ministe-
rial berths, on the oth-
er hand, the 6 former
BSP MLAs are also eye-
ing their position, after
all they joined the gov-
ernment at a critical
time. Then there are 13
independent MLAs ea-
gerly waiting to be ad-
dressed as ‘mantriji’
and those too who have
won multiple times and
are thus ‘seniors’. But
over and
above all
of them
are Ge-
h l o t ’ s
staunch
support-
e r s ,
who rallied with the
Chief Minister during
the tough times of Pi-
lot’s rebellion, when it
seemed that the gov-
ernment may lose its
majority, and kept the
government ‘alive.’
Therefore, the chal-
lenge before Congress,
is to find out how
whom to include so that
all aspirants are happy
content. It is this chal-
lenge that is perhaps
posing a huge ‘unscala-
ble’ shadow of the par-
ty’s efforts to find a suit-
able match for the cabi-
net. However, now that
the buck has stopped
with Gehlot, it appears
that only he can bring
out the suitable ‘formu-
la’ so that “Saanp bhi
mar jaye, aur Lathi Bhi
Na Toote”.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: With tensions
in the Rajasthan Con-
gress rising and the Pi-
lot camp becoming
edgy, the Congress has
stepped up internal de-
liberations with all sec-
tions and a rejig of the
state cabinet is likely
soon. Sources said dis-
cussions are underway
for filling up the nine
vacancies in the state
cabinet to adjust all sec-
tions.
Senior Congress lead-
ers, including general
secretary in-charge of
Congress in Rajasthan
Ajay Maken, are hold-
ing discussions with
leaders of various
camps to resolve their
grievances. Maken is
learnt to have held dis-
cussions with Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
and former deputy
chief minister Sachin
Pilot.
“It is a work in pro-
gress. We are talking to
all sections and leaders.
We hope to take care of
the hopes and aspira-
tions of all sections and
regions. We are in con-
stant touch with all
leaders, including
Ashok Gehlot and
Sachin Pilot,” Maken
told PTI. “We hope to
resolve the issue soon,”
he added.
Pilot has been camp-
ing in Delhi for the last
two days and he has
held discussions with
senior party leaders, in-
cluding Maken. He has
openly criticised the
three-member panel
that was formed 10
months ago to resolve
differences of party
leaders, after he re-
belled against Gehlot.
Pilot, however, stayed
back with an agreement
that his people would be
adjusted in the state
cabinet. Even though
many in Pilot’’s camp
have been adjusted in
the Rajasthan PCC,
most of his confidants
are eyeing a ministerial
berth in the cabinet.
—(With Agency inputs)
MAKING A REMARK
Develop local schools in
Nathdwara as English
Medium schools: Dr Joshi
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Assembly
Speaker Dr CP Joshi
on Saturday, stressed
the need to develop lo-
cal schools in Nath-
dwara as English Me-
dium Modern Schools
and he requested Edu-
cation Minister Go-
vind Singh Dotasra to
look into the matter.
Joshi said this
while speaking at the
virtual foundation
stone laying ceremo-
ny organised by Man-
dir Mandal for two
school buildings in
Nathdwara city.
Speaking on the occa-
sion, Vishal Bawa Sa-
heb said that it will be
necessary to teach
children through Eng-
lish medium in times
to come and he also
urged the government
to take steps in this
regard.
Minister in-charge
of the district, Udailal
Anjana also joined the
programme through
video conference.
Mandir Mandal tem-
ple officer Sudhakar
Shastri, veteran free-
dom fighter Narendra
Pal Somtia, Munici-
pality chairman Man-
ish Rathi, Municipal
Vice- Chairman Shy-
am Lal Gurjar, and
District Congress
President Devkinan-
dan Gurjar were also
present.
Board member MS
Singhvi also joined
the foundation stone
laying ceremony of
school buildings vir-
tually. The pro-
gramme was conduct-
ed by the Chief Exe-
cuting Officer of the
Mandir Mandal, Ji-
tendra Ojha.
Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi virtually addressed the foundation stone laying ceremony of
two school buildings in Nathdwara on Saturday.
Gehlot says
Amoment of great
pride as #Rajas-
than’s Lt Mukesh
Kumar bagged the
coveted Sword
of Honour also
received the silver
medal at the IMA.
Congratulations to
him all cadets, who
passed out of IMA
and were commis-
sioned into the Indian
Army as Lieutenants.
My deepest condo-
lences on demise
of Tonk, Rajasthan’s,
Maha Vir Chakra
awardee, Brigadier Ra-
ghuveer Singh (retd).
His exemplary bravery
during the Indo-Pak
war of 1965 shall al-
ways be remembered.
May God give strength
to his family to bear
this loss and may the
departed soul RIP.
Deeply saddened at untimely demise of
senior Congress leader Leader of
Opposition in Uttarakhand Indira Hridayesh
ji. Her contribution to the party will always
be remembered. My heartfelt condolences
to her family, may they remain strong in
this difficult time.May her soul RIP.
Jaipur: Even as certain
media sections report-
ed that former Ra-
jasthan Deputy Chief
Minister
Sachin
P i l o t
has been
of fered
the posi-
tion of
A I C C
General Secretary,
highly placed sources
in the Congress party at
New Delhi, have re-
vealed it has never
been the tradition in
Congress to deny.
There is no historic
record or any tradition
where if a position is
offerred by the AICC to
any leader, the same is
declined. It is not so in
this case too. Therefore,
such stories are devoid
of facts and mislead-
ing, the source said.
Pilot denying
AICC berth
misleading, claim
party sources
Board of Revenue, Ajmer
Ajay Maken
CM Ashok Gehlot
Harish Chaudhary distributes Covid-19 testing kits to PEEO ANM
at Baytu Block of Barmer district on Sunday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Brijendra Ola
targetting the govern-
ment on Sunday, said
that the promises made
to party workers, who
were instrumental in
bringing Congress to
power after a struggle of
5 years should be ful-
filled. “For five years,
we fought with Sachin
Pilot. We went to farm-
ers and common people
promised them that
if the Congress govern-
ment is formed, they
will also have a share in
the power,” he said add-
ing that thegovernment
was formed, but the
works are not being
done what should be
done about the common
workers now? “We can-
not remain silent spec-
tators in current politi-
cal situation. Promises
made to workers should
be fulfilled soon.”
Promises
made by govt
need to be
fulfilled: Ola
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eauty is a matter of culti-
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What was your journey like?
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while pursuing your passion
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the biggest challenges at the time.”
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how healthy you are
and how comfort-
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your skin.”
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“Differentpeoplehave
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the solutions need to be in-
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. There is
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ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Your
professionalism
in handling
problem
areas will be
appreciated.
Tenant troubles
are foreseen
for some house
owners. You will find family life more than
fulfilling. A senior is likely to put in a good
word for you to the higher ups. Exercise
care in matters of health.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You will have
to be more
focussed on the
academic front.
You may get
busy organising
something on the
social front. You
may need to put
your ideas into
action, if you want to prove yourself. A
party may be thrown in your honour at
work.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
A family
youngster is likely
to do you proud.
A business trip is
indicated and will
achieve much.
Your strategy
to promote
yourself on the
professional front
will bear fruits. You may need to speed up
things on the academic front to remain
ahead.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Excellent op-
portunities may
knock at your
door. Profession-
als will be able to
give their best in
a new situation.
Financially, this
day may prove
lucky for you, so
go ask for the raise that is keeping you on
tenterhooks. Don’t take any chances with
your health today.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You will man-
age to achieve
what you had
aimed for on the
academic front.
A celebration
can find you in
your element
today. Praise and
honour are likely
to greet you in something that you have
managed to achieve. You will be a pillar of
strength to a friend or associate.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Success is
foretold on the
academic front.
Your reputation
is likely to boost
your image on
the social front.
On the work
front, you will
manage to keep
your superiors in good humour. This is an
excellent day to spend time with family.
Good planning will see you complete a task.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Good perfor-
mance on the
academic front
will help enhance
your reputation
at work. Some
favourable devel-
opments on the
social front are
foreseen. Buying
new furniture or a major appliance is
possible. With good networking, a prized
posting can be yours.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Your performance
at work will be
commendable.
Your own hap-
piness is in your
hands today.
Spouse may need
her space, re-
spect that. This is
a favourable day
for completing pending jobs. Financially,
no problems are foreseen. It is best to
avoid outside food.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You are likely
to take up
someone’s
cause and earn
appreciation from
all quarters on
the social front.
Remaining on
the good side
of those who
matter on the academic front will help you
achieve much. Good tidings of your well
wishers will keep you going.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your desire for
an exciting time
on the social
front is likely to
be fulfilled today.
Those looking
for buying a
house can get
a good bargain.
Appreciation
is in store for some homemakers. A
professional victory is yours if you play
your cards well today.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
A new deal is
likely to come
through and give
you a taste of
success. Those
fond of travelling
may get their
chance soon.
This is the time
when you enjoy
yourself with a new group of friends or
colleagues. A change of job is likely to
give you better salary and perks.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Getting into
a favourable
situation on the
academic front is
possible. Good
luck promises
to brighten
your day. Some
positive changes
can be expected
on the home front. This seems a good
day for job seekers. New avenues for
earning open up.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
here is one thing we
take for granted and
no it isn’t the prob-
lem created by the
poor or the home-
less alone. It exists
in posh colonies as
much as it does in slums.
And this menace starts at
home- from every room of
your house.
I am referring to the issue
of waste segregation and
while much of it is your do-
ing, I also hold our heritage
brands responsible. After all,
if the educated know how to
dispose of their garbage, and
the heritage brand set exam-
ples, the rest of the nation
will follow.
Garbage disposal has be-
come a real menace, but it’s
not that only India produces
such massive amounts of
waste. Why is it then that we
have not been able to nip this
in the bud? Corruption, you
would say, and I agree. But
what corruption is there in
your home? Perhaps you
would place the blame on
your laziness or your “I don’t
care” mentality. But I am
here to tell you that you
should care and you should
quit being lazy when it comes
to your home.
Ever heard of what goes
around comes around? Well,
it about time you understood
how your actions are detri-
mental to your and your fu-
ture generations. And no it
just isn’t about the risk to
marine life or global warm-
ing. The problem is much
closer to home. Imagine the
impact on your health when
you drink milk sourced from
a cow that is feeding off your
plastic garbage? How would
you like your home to be
within miles of a landfill?
And imagine the nuisance of
clogged drains and the stench
from a filthy canal that flows
by your neighbourhood.
The readers of this article
are privileged and educated,
but yet you choose to be com-
placent. You choose to be the
problem when you should in-
deed be the torch bearers and
be part of the solution. Yes, I
am pointing fingers. You
must be shown the mirror.
If youdecidetochangehow
you impact your life, here are
some tips that can help you
live a better tomorrow.
AT HOME
The Bathroom: Please dis-
pose of bathroom trash sepa-
rately from the kitchen trash.
Do not flush sanitary nap-
kins down the toilet. Wrap
them instead and dispose of
theminyourbathroomtrash.
The Kitchen: Separate bio-
degradable waste and non-
biodegradable waste. You can
also place a container outside
your house with food items
you no longer need of vegeta-
ble and fruit peels for the bo-
vines that frequent your col-
ony
. Broken glasses and bulbs
should be wrapped and dis-
posed of separately so the
people handling your garage
do not sustain any injuries.
Let’s think of others for good-
ness sake. Sell your non-bio-
degradable waste to the kab-
adiwala. Make sure you clean
and dry the used plastic and
glass containers before you
hand them to him. It is always
nice to be thoughtful. You
could also convert your bio-
degradable waste to compost.
Bottom line: Hand segre-
gated waste to the trash col-
lector.
It all starts
@ HOME
MARIAM ABUHAIDERI
thepersianladki@gmail.com
T
I
am hoping someone
from Amul, Maggi, Uni-
lever, Coca Cola, Nestle
and others will be reading
this. As significant con-
tributors to the plastic
menace, and as heritage
brands, they should also
be more responsible.
We all love them and
there is a reason they con-
tinue to be in our kitchens
and our hearts. But I fail to
understand why they feed
into the problem of plastic
pollution? They have it
within their powers to
pick more eco-friendly
packaging and also help
recycle their packaging.
Instead of the tiny icon for
recycling on their packag-
es, why not make it their
main message and educate
the public on what those
symbols mean if they can-
not indeed replace plastic
with paper.
Maggi would be no less
desirable if wrapped in
biodegradable packaging.
And I would desire more
Coca Cola beverages if I
know that I can give them
up for recycling at the
store.
I think we all know the
problems but I’d like to be-
lieve that you don’t act fa-
vourably because you are
ignorant of the solutions.
But with information at
your fingertips, can you
claim ignorance as an ex-
cuse?Andbeinglessaware
and conscious about the
environment should put
you to shame. Being rich
should no longer mean
you can turn a blind eye. I
lay the burden on your
wealthy shoulders.
And for those who truly
want to get involved and
help turn this problem
around, reach out to the
Plastic Cow Campaign.
Write to me and we would
love to have you become
empowered as a responsi-
ble member of your house-
hold.
HERITAGE BRANDS

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