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THE TRAGIC END OF A YOUNG AND
TALENTED POLITICIAN WHO BECAME
ACCUSED IN BHANWARI DEVI CASE!
Anita Hada
and Rajeev Gaur
Jaipur/Jodhpur: For-
mer Rajasthan minister
Mahipal Maderna,
breathed his last in Jodh-
pur on Sunday, He
had been diag-
nosed with
cancer.
Accord-
ing to fam-
ily friend
R a m
Prakash, Maderna was
undergoing therapy at his
residence in Jodhpur after
returning from Chennai
following treatment. “He
breathed his last around
6.30 am on Sunday
. His fu-
neral was conducted at his
ancestral village Chadi in
the Osian subdivision of
Jodhpur on Sunday even-
ing,” Prakash said.
Mahipal was known for
his ‘youthful, sharp and
energetic’ approach to life
and politics. He ensured
that the honour and love,
earned by his father Par-
asram Maderna, is car-
ried forward and worked
tirelessly to work on his
political legacy. However,
luck did not side with Ma-
hipal and his name was
involved in the Bhanwari
Devi murder.
Therefore, instead of
enjoying power in the
state Secretariat, he spent
the years of his ‘political
prime’ in prison and after
fighting a prolonged ill-
ness, passed away on Sun-
day morning. He is sur-
vived by his wife Leela
Maderna and daughter
Divya Maderna, who will
carry forward his politi-
cal legacy. Divya is the
MLA from Osian at pre-
sent while Leela Maderna
was elected as the Jodh-
pur Zila Pramukh in pan-
chayat elections in Sep-
tember this year.
THE TRAGIC END OF A YOUNG AND
TALENTED POLITICIAN WHO BECAME
ACCUSED IN BHANWARI DEVI CASE!
Anita Hada
and Rajeev Gaur
Jaipur/Jodhpur:
Jaipur/Jodhpur: For-
Mahipal Maderna,
Mahipal Maderna,
pur on Sunday, He
pur on Sunday, He
had been diag-
had been diag-
nosed with
nosed with
cancer.
cancer.
Accord-
ing to fam-
ily friend
R a m
Prakash, Maderna was
undergoing therapy at his
residence in Jodhpur after
returning from Chennai
following treatment. “He
breathed his last around
6.30 am on Sunday
. His fu-
neral was conducted at his
ancestral village Chadi in
the Osian subdivision of
Jodhpur on Sunday even-
ing,” Prakash said.
Mahipal was known for
his ‘youthful, sharp and
energetic’ approach to life
MAHIPAL MADERNA, 1952 - 2021
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD, LUCKNOW & NEW DELHI
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut alleged on Sunday with some ministers
in the Shiv Sena-led government under the scanner of ED, Income Tax and at
least one of them facing a CBI inquiry, that central investigating agencies are
working as “contract killers for the party in power in Delhi”.
Jaipur: Petrol price soared to Rs 113.01 per litre in Jaipur after a hike of 37
paise on Sunday. Diesel also increased by 38 paise and soared to Rs 104.20
per litre. The traders associated with petroleum sector said the prices are
likely to increase for the next some days due to hike in crude oil prices.
‘GOVT KILLINGS’
HAVE REPLACED
‘CONTRACT
KILLINGS’: RAUT
FUEL ON FIRE:
PETROL, DIESEL
PRICES HIKED YET
AGAIN THIS MONTH
CORONA CATASTROPHE
RAJASTHAN
INDIA
14,146
new cases
144
new fatalities
02
new cases
00
new fatalities
Low pressure area
over southeast
Arabian sea reason
behind downpour
12 bodies were
recovered from
Kottayam district on
Sunday morning
IMD predicts
slight relief in
Kerala rains from
today onwards
Army, NDRF, police and fire force
along with locals are carrying on
rescue operations since Sunday morning
at Koottickal and Kokkayar panchayats
2 3 4
1
WILD WEATHER
BATTERS SOUTH
WILL PROVIDE ALL POSSIBLE
SUPPORT, TWEETS AMIT SHAH
New Delhi: Union home minister Amit
Shah assured all possible support for
the people in need in Kerala. “We are
continuously monitoring the situation
in parts of Kerala in the wake of heavy
rainfall and flooding. The central gov-
ernment will provide all possible sup-
port to help the people in need. Teams
of NDRF have already been sent to
assist,” the home minister tweeted.
ANDHRA GETS HIGHEST RAIN
OF 200 MM IN TWO DAYS
TELANGANA: HEAVY TO VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY TODAY
Visakhapatnam: The state received more than 200 mm
of rainfall at many places due to the presence of a low
pressure over the state. On Saturday alone, Gollaprolu
in East Godavari received the state’s highest rainfall of
114.25 mm, Mandasa in Srikakulam 87mm while Vizag
city received a maximum of 36 mm of rainfall. The low
pressure, which was formed over the east-central Bay of
Bengal on Dasara was slowly moving towards west Uttar
Pradesh via the coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Hyderabad: An orange alert has been
sounded by the Indian Meteorological
Department (IMD), indicating the pos-
sibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall.
There will be heavy rains on October
18 along with thunderstorms and
lightning, IMD said. Hyderabad will
have light to moderate rains but there
are chances of intense spells of rains.
21 KILLED IN KERALA
21 KILLED IN KERALA
RAINS, DOZENS MISSING
RAINS, DOZENS MISSING
Narendra Modi @narendramodi
Spoke to Kerala CM
Shri @vijayanpinarayi
and discussed the situation in
the wake of heavy rains and
landslides in Kerala. Authorities
are working on the ground
to assist the injured and
affected. I pray for
everyone’s safety and
well-being
Cochin: At least 21
people have been killed
in Kerala as heavy rain
triggered landslides in
Idukki and Kottayam
districts. Lord Ayyap-
pa devotees have been
asked to avoid visiting
Sabarimala Temple to-
day and tomorrow. The
rescue ops were under-
way
.
Due to the heavy
rain in the district, the
water levels continue
to rise in the catch-
ment areas of dams.
The shutters of the
Maniyar dam have
been opened due to an
increase in the water
levels in the reservoir.
A man wades through slush caused
by landslide following heavy rains
in Kerala’s Idukki district.
‘No link of Singhu killing
with farmers’ protest’
New Delhi: Bharatiya
Kisan Union (BKU)
leader Rakesh Tikait on
Sunday said that the
lynching of a man at
the Singhu border was
a “religious matter”,
and has no connection
with the ongoing farm-
ers’ protest.
“They (the Nihangs)
have said that it is a re-
ligious matter and the
government should not
link it to farmers’ pro-
test… Farmers have
also said that this was a
religious issue. We’re
talking to the Nihangs
and have told them that
they’re not needed here
as of now,” Tikait was
quoted as saying by
news agency ANI.
He added, “This is a
conspiracy executed by
the government. Now,
the government should
ensure that the situa-
tion does not deterio-
rate any further.”
Last chance for resurrection:
Sidhu pens 13 points to Sonia
New Delhi: Just days
after Congress leader
Navjot Singh Sidhu
claimed to have solved
all differences after
meeting Rahul, he on
Sunday wrote a letter to
party president Sonia
Gandhi, seeking a meet-
ing to present a 13-point
agenda for the party’s
campaign for the As-
sembly polls due next
year. Stating that this is
“Punjab’s last chance
for resurrection and re-
demption,” Sidhu
sought a personal meet-
ing with Sonia Gandhi.
Among the points
highlighted by Sidhu in
the letter are justice in
the sacrilege cases, Pun-
jab’s drugs menace, ag-
ricultural issues, em-
ploymentopportunities,
and welfare of back-
ward classes.
2 Bihar labourers shot
by terrorists in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two labour-
ers from Bihar were
gunned down by terror-
ists on Sunday, taking
the number of civilians
killedintargetedattacks
in Jammu and Kashmir
this month to 11.
Terrorists opened
fire at the labourers at
Vanpoh in Kulgam dis-
trict on Sunday. Anoth-
er labourer was injured
in the incident. The kill-
ings came a day after a
gol-gappa hawker from
Bihar and a carpenter
from Uttar Pradesh
were shot dead by ter-
rorists in the Valley
.
Of the 11 people
killed in the spate of at-
tacks on civilians, five
were from other states.
This indicates that the
terrorists want to drive
people from other states
out of Kashmir, an offi-
cial said.
MECCA DROPS SOCIAL DISTANCING
 The Grand Mosque
in the Muslim holy city
of Mecca, Saudi Arabia,
has returned to operat-
ing at full capacity, with
worshippers praying
shoulder-to-shoulder
for the first time since
the coronavirus pan-
demic began.
 On Sunday, floor
markings that guide
people to social dis-
tance in and around
the Grand Mosque
were removed.
 Authorities said
visitors must be fully
vaccinated and must
continue to wear
masks on mosque
grounds at all times.
SHERRY AT IT AGAIN...
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
NOW RISE TO 11
Rakesh Tikait
File photo of Navjot Singh Sidhu
with Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi.
SONIA ASKS BAGHEL
TO RESIGN?
Mohd Fahad
New Delhi: According to
highly-reliable sources,
Congress President
Sonia Gandhi has asked
Chhattishgarh Chief Min-
ister Bhupesh Baghel to
resign before November.
CM Baghel has been
asked to quit by October
end. Meanwhile, Baghel
is trying to convince
Priyanka Gandhi to save
his post. The develop-
ment comes a day after
Congress Working Com-
mittee meeting.

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2021
02
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: To balance the
increasing number of
leopards at Jhalana sa-
fari, the forest depart-
ment has decided to
start a leopard safari at
Amagarh. The depart-
ment has begun the
work of preparing
tracks in the Amagarh
area of Galta. Principal
Chief Conservator of
Forests & Head of For-
est Force (HoFF) Dr DN
Pandey and Chief Wild-
life Warden Arindam
Tomar along with DFO
Ajay Chittauda inspect-
ed the Amagarh forest
area and took stock of
the ongoing construc-
tion work and other ar-
rangements on Sunday
.
A biodiversity sur-
vey was conducted in
the Amagarh forest
area where road align-
ment and encroach-
ments were identified.
Recent records show
movement of around
15 leopards in Amagarh
-- many of them com-
ing from Jhalana Leop-
ard Safari to Amagarh
and Achrol.
A few years ago, a
proposal to build an
overpass on Agra Road
was also sent to the gov-
ernment for connect-
ing Jhalana and
Amagarh which is now
being considered.
LEOPARD SAFARI TO BEGIN SOON IN AMAGARH
BALANCING BIODIVERSITY

Recent records
show movement
of around 15
leopards in
Amagarh - many
of them coming
from Jhalana
Leopard Safari
to Amagarh
and Achrol
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP on Sunday
released a black paper
against the Gehlot gov-
ernment highlighting
issues like unemploy-
ment,inflatedelectricity
and water bills and law
and order among others.
BJP state president
Satish Poonia alleged
that the state govern-
ment has betrayed the
unemployed and farm-
ers and false promises
were made to farmers
and general public in
the Assembly elections.
He said that the black
papers will be distrib-
uted in Vallabhnagar
and Dhariawad assem-
bly constituencies
where bypolls will be
held on October 30.
“During the last three
years of Congress rule,
Raj has been ranked
number one in rape
cases & second in wom-
en’s atrocities,” he said.
It has been said in the
black paper that the
government came to
power by promising not
to increase the electric-
ity and water bills, but
permanent charges,
fuel charges were in-
creased considerably
.
He said that the party
has decided to run a
massmovementagainst
the state govt from Oc-
tober 28. The mass
movement will start
from October 28 at block
level. Protests will be
held at district level
from November 25 to 30
and state-level protests
will be held on Decem-
ber 15 in Jaipur.
Himanshu Sharma, Ajay Pal Singh, Satish Poonia, Chandrakanta and Bhajan Lal Sharma.
Experience & energy is
need of the hour: Poonia
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP State Pres-
ident Satish Poonia on
Sunday said that the
Gehlot government has
been surviving till now
due to the Corona guide-
lines, otherwise the
BJP would have started
agitation on many is-
sues in the state by now.
Poonia targeted the
deteriorating law and
order in the Gehlot govt,
alleging that a BJP
worker was assaulted
and stone pelted on the
vehicle in Vallabhnagar
assembly constituency
.
He has requested the
Election Commission to
take cognizance of the
incident.
Meanwhile, underlin-
ing the changing trends
in politics he said that a
combination of experi-
ence and energy is the
need of the hour.
He said that time has
changed and with the
course of time, trends
in politics have also
changed. He indicated
that active young work-
ers should be given fair
opportunities to grow
in the party and new
leadership should be
encouraged.
“There needs to be a
balance of experience
and energy. It should
also have a social bal-
ance,” he said.
Satish Poonia and Chandrashekhar at BJP state headquarters.
Black papers will be distributed in Vallabhnagar & Dhariyawad Assembly constituencies where bypolls will be held on Oct 30
PSK praises CM for giving
leases to nomadic community
First India Bureau
Vallabhnagar: Trans-
port minister Pratap
Singh Khachariyawas
while addressing the
nomadic community
convention organised
at Dussehra Chowk in
Vallabhnagar on Sun-
day attacked the BJP
for cheating the coun-
trymen and said that
people will vote for de-
velopment and against
inflation in the bypolls.
He said
that the
BJP govt
never gave
leases to
the nomad-
ic commu-
nity. “Only Gehlot govt
has done this. The Modi
govt at the Centre has
only sold everything.
They sold the railways,
airport and the achieve-
ments made by the
Congress,” said Khach-
ariawas.
He said the sky-high
price of fuel is leading
to starvation.
Congress candidate
Preeti Shaktawat said
post polls, leases will be
issued to the nomadic
communities.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas participated in a public meeting
organised by the nomadic caste in support of Congress candidate
Preeti Gajendra Shaktawat in Vallabhnagar.
KATARIA FUMES OVER
LESS NUMBERS IN RALLY
Delhi minor girl who was sold for
` 60K rescued from Rajasthan
First India Bureau
New Delhi: A minor
girl, who was sold for Rs
60,000, was rescued by
Delhi Police from Sikar
in Rajasthan.
The 15-year-old girl,
resident of Haidar
Pur, Delhi, was report-
ed missing since Sep-
tember 16 and a com-
plaint was registered
in this regard, police
said on Sunday
.
As the cops began
probe, it was found
that the minor girl was
in regular contact
with a local boy named
Neeraj Sonkar.
Further probe re-
vealed that Neeraj and
one Muskan, resident
of Rohini had taken
the victim to the house
of their third associ-
ate, Sheetal in Agra,
Uttar Pradesh.
“With Sheetal’s help,
they had sold the girl to
one Gopal Lal, a resi-
dent of Sikar, Ra-
jasthan for Rs 60,000,”
the police said.
Gopal Lal had report-
edly bought the girl to
marry her to his broth-
er-in-law in Sikar.
An Anti-Human Traf-
ficking Unit (AHTU) of
Delhi Police first visit-
ed Agra and then Sikar,
from where the minor
girl was rescued.
The accused Gopal
Lal and Neeraj Sonkar
and the victim were
brought to Delhi and
handed over to Shali-
mar Bagh police station.
“Further investiga-
tion in the case is in pro-
gress,” the police added.
NEW DEER IN PARK
LAST RITES!
Mother-in-law of chief whip Mahesh Joshi passed
away. She was 80. The cremation of Anguri Devi, who is
survived by one son and four daughters, was conducted
on the cremation ground in Kali Bagichi.Several
Congress leaders and workers apart from Joshi’s family
attended the funeral.
Expansion of
Cong state exec
& dist prezs
again on hold
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The ongoing ex-
ercise in the State Con-
gress regarding the ex-
pansion of the State
Executive and the for-
mation of District Pres-
idents has once again
been put on hold. This
time due to the an-
nouncement of the Con-
gress organisation elec-
tions, the expansion of
the executive commit-
tee and the appointment
of district presidents in
the state Congress have
been postponed.
The expansion of the
district heads and the
executive will take
nearly 10 months. Due
to this , the biggest set-
back will be to those
leaders who were push-
ing hard to join the ex-
pansion of the district
president and the state
executive.
After this announce-
ment, the work of the
organization will be run
by the outgoing district
presidents. Now the ap-
pointment of Block,
District President and
State Executive will also
be done through organi-
zation elections.
BYPOLLS
2021
Dotasra to be on 3-day
tour to constituencies
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: In the final
phase of campaigning
fortheVallabhnagarand
Dhariyawad bypolls, the
ruling Congress will ex-
ert its full strength from
today
.PCCChief Govind
Singh Dotasra will be on
a three-day tour of the
constituencies from to-
day
. The all-round con-
test in Vallabhnagar
has forced the Congress
to formulate a new
strategy. He will hold a
conference after reach-
ing Jhalara in Dhari-
yawad at 12 o’clock and
interact with workers in
Vallabhnagar at 4 pm.
He will also address
farmers’ conference in
Vallabhnagar on Octo-
ber 19 and hold a press
conference in Udaipur
at 4 pm.
Dharmendra Rathore preparing
for Dotasra’s tour.
Postal ballot voting
begins in Vallabhnagar
First India Bureau
Udaipur: The first
phase of voting by 80
years senior citizens,
PWD (Divyang) vot-
ers and covid positive
voters by postal bal-
lots began on Sunday
in Vallabhnagar con-
stituency
. The first
phase will continue
till October 25. In the
second phase, polling
will be held on Octo-
ber 26 and 27.
Returning Officer
Shravan Singh
Rathore said that 135
out of 136 voters de-
termined according
to the route chart ex-
ercised their fran-
chise.Hesaidthatout
of 123 senior citizen
voters, 122 voters cast
their votes and 1 vot-
er could not vote due
to health reasons. All
of the 13 Divyang vot-
ers exercised their
franchise.
Congress got a big success in Vallabhnagar when Onkar Lal
Menariya, who was a ticket contender, met CM Ashok Gehlot
on Sunday and assured to work in favour of the Congress in
the Bypolls.There are a large number of Brahmin votes in
Vallabhnagar and Congress got strength due to the support
of Menaria. In the photo are seen,Ashok Gehlot, Onkar Lal
Menariya, CM’s OSD Lokesh Sharma and others.
PARA TEACHER MOLESTS MINOR
IN SIKAR; ACCUSED IN CUSTODY
32-YEAR-OLD BLACKMAILED ON
BASIS OF OBSCENE VIDEOS IN JPR
Sikar: A case of molestation and obscene act
by a para teacher with a minor girl student
has come to light in a govt school in the ru-
ral area of Sikar. The father of the minor has
lodged FIR against the accused teacher in
the concerned police station. The police have
taken the accused para teacher into custody.
The accused had sexually assaulted the girl
two days ago. A case of the POCSO Act has
been registered against the accused.
Jaipur: A 32-year-old woman was black-
mailed on the basis of obscene videos and
raped by her friend in Jaipur. The accused
gave an intoxicant substance to the woman
and made obscene videos. She has filed a
rape report at the Muhana police station.
The woman, who lives in an apartment at
Muhana, said that two years ago she had a
friendship with Amarpreet. The accused told
her about the video and started blackmailing.
POONIA TAKES JIBE AT CM GEHLOT
Taking a jibe at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s Delhi
visit, Poonia said that CM did not go from home to
office in two years, but has gone to Delhi now, then
he must have had some political compulsion. “The
governance and direction that Rajasthan needed is
not with the Congress, so whether Gehlot goes to
Delhi, Mumbai or Kolkata, this will neither solve the
internal politics of Congress nor the people of the
state will be benefitted,” he said.
BJP RELEASES ONE MORE BLACKPAPER AGAINST CONG

RAJASTHAN
03
Anger over
removal of
‘Pilot’s’ statue
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Some unidenti-
fied persons put up the
statue of Rajesh Pilot, for-
mer union min and father
of former Dy CM Sachin
Pilot, in the public ground
of Chaksu town of Jaipur.
When Nagar Palika per-
sonnel removed the statue,
Gurjar community mem-
bers raised objection and
again placed the statue at
the same place in the
ground. However, it was
later removed.
Chaksu MLA and Pilot
loyalist VP Solanki said
that some anti-social ele-
ments put up the statue at
a wrong place on Satur-
day night.
Raj High Court
Judges to take
oath today
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Newly appoint-
ed judges of Raj HC will
take oath on Oct 18.
CJ Akil Kureshi will
administer the oath to
Farzand Ali, Sudesh
Bansal, Anoop Kumar
Dhand, Vinod Kumar
Bharwani and Madan
Gopal Vyas at the swear-
ing-in ceremony at Jodh-
pur. Ali, Bansal and AK
Dhandhavebecomejudg-
es from advocate quota
while VK Bharwani and
MG Vyas became judges
from judicial officer quo-
ta. Justice MM Srivasta-
va, transferred from
Chhattisgarh HC, will
also take oath.
‘Law and order has
collapsed in Raj’
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Bhartiya Ja-
nata Party national gen-
eral secretary and in
charge for Rajasthan
Arun Singh on Sunday
said that law and order
has completely deterio-
rated under the Con-
gress rule in Rajasthan.
“Law and order in Ra-
jasthan has completely
collapsed. Today Ra-
jasthanisatnumbertwo
in atrocities on women.
Incidents of increasing
atrocities on Dalit have
also increased,” he said
during his Jodhpur vis-
it. When asked about
theChief Minstercandi-
date of Bhartiya Janata
Party in the 2023 assem-
bly election in Ra-
jasthan, Singh said he
has already made it
clear that the party’s
parliamentary board de-
cides the candidature
for CM post.
“The parliamentary
boardwilltakeappropri-
ate decision at the right
time,” he added.
Arun Singh
Basic facilities elude village
in Sawai Madhopur
First India Bureau
Sawai Madhopur: Ba-
sic facilities like elec-
tricity, water, roads
and health eludes vil-
lagers living in Sanka-
ra village panchayat in
Sawai Madhopur dis-
trict. Village Hariram-
pura was established
in 1910 but to date it is
in a poor state.
The village lacks
paved roads. Neither
roads nor culverts have
been constructed in the
east and north direc-
tion where there are
rivers. There is no elec-
tricity
,waterandhealth
facility in the village.
After the declaration
of the village as a for-
estry area in 2012, de-
velopmentrelatedwork
stopped. National Gen-
eral Secretary of All
India Berojgar Maz-
door Kisan Sangharsh
Samiti and local resi-
dent Rishikesh Meena
said that their prob-
lems were conveyed to
local MLA Danish
Abrar,MPSukhbirSin-
gh Jaunpuria but noth-
ing has been done. Vil-
lagers have demanded
that the village be freed
from forestry area.
Members of All India Berojgar Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Samiti.
Guv’s Sikar
tour stands
cancel to
avoid clashes
Ramesh Sharma
Sikar: The three-day
long political drama
over the proposed
visit of
G u v
K a l r a j
Mishra
to the Ve-
dic Ash-
ram in Piprali was
cancelled at the last
minute to avoid con-
troversies. The most
prominent reason of
this dramatic politi-
cal development was
the land of the MP’s
ashram. Even during
the last Lok Sabha
elections, there was a
lot of politics regard-
ing this land.
According to
sources, the Raj
Bhavan did not want
to be a part of any
controversy. At the
last moment the pro-
grammes of the ash-
ram at Piprali were
cancelled.
Vyas faction in
ROA conducts
meet after election
Anil Vyas faction meeting held in Jaipur.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A special gen-
eral and election meet-
ing of one of the two
groups of Rajasthan
Olympic Association
(ROA) was held in
Jaipur on Sunday
.
The meeting was
held after unopposed
elections on four va-
cant posts by the fac-
tion of Anil Vyas and
Ramavtar Jakhar. The
meeting was attended
by the recently elected
president Ramavatar
Jakhar, Chairman Anil
Vyas, treasurer of the
Indian Olympic Asso-
ciation, Dr. Anandesh-
war Pandey
.
It may be noted that
after the demise of Ja-
nardan Singh Gehlot,
who held the post of
president of ROA for
over 40 years, there has
been a constant state of
controversy in the as-
sociation which has
been divided into two
factions.
Raghu lauds
vax efforts,
Rathore
lambasts failure
First India Bureau
Jaipur:Healthminister
Raghu Sharma on Sun-
day said that Rajasthan
has performed well in
covid vaccination.He
said that demand for
vaccines always re-
mains and the doses
sent by the centre are
administered to people.
The minister showed
confidence that the Con-
gress candidates will
win bypolls on
Vallabhnagar (Udaipur)
and Dhariawad (Pratap-
garh) seats.
“Congress will win on
both the seats. CM
Ashok Gehlot has done
all round development
of the state and saved
lives of people during
the Corona pandemic.
People have faith in
Congress,” he said. Tar-
geting BJP, he said that
there is no leader in the
saffron party
.
On the other hand,
LoP Rajendra Rathore
lashed out at the health
min and said that after
mismanagement of co-
rona, the state govt has
failed to make proper ar-
rangements for dengue
and seasonal diseases.
Congress will win
on both the seats.
CM Ashok Gehlot
has done all round
development of the state
and saved lives of people
during the Corona
pandemic. People have
faith in Congress.
—Dr Raghu Sharma,
Health minister
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: To improve the
environment, now trees
and plants will be seen
like dense forests in big
cities of the state. The
govt is planning to
plant saplings accord-
ing to Miyawaki meth-
od of Japan. The spe-
cialty of this method, is
that it can recharge the
rain water flowing on
the roads.
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal started the
plantation through Mi-
yawaki method at Jawa-
har Circle in Jaipur. On
thisoccasion,UDHPrin-
cipal Secy Kunji Lal
Meena, JDC Gaurav
Goyal and many officers
andemployeeswerepre-
sent. “Tree plantation is
being done in all the ma-
jor cities of the state as
well as on the roads to
improve the environ-
mentthroughMiyawaki
method.
Miyawaki method is
used to plant more trees
in less space and is used
to recharge the land,”
said Shanti Dhariwal.
In the Miyawaki, four
to five large trees can be
planted in small area
and trees can also be
planted around the con-
crete road. Saplings are
planted in pits filled or-
ganic manureand water
flow from the road is di-
verted towards the pits
of these plants.
Miyawaki is
Japanese technique
used to grow more
trees on less space
Tree plantation is being done in all the major
cities of the state as well as on the roads to
improve the environment through Japanese
Miyawaki method. Miyawaki method is used to plant
more trees in less space and is used to recharge the
land with ground water.
—Shanti Dhariwal, UDH Minister
28 ROADS TO GET
BENEFIT, HIGHLIGHTS
 1.20 LAKH TREES AT
TEN PLACES IN JAIPUR
CITY ALONE
 20K TREES ON 5K
METRE IN TARUCHAYA
NAGAR
 8K TREES IN 2K Sq
METRE AT GAJDHARPURA
STP PLANT
 18K TREES ON 4500
Sq METRE LAND IN
CENTRAL PARK
 6K IN 1500 Sq
METRES IN BAGRU
 2K IN 500 Sq
METRES EACH OF
JAWAHAR CIRCLE AND
RAMNIWAS BAGH
JDA TO SAVE TREES THE JAPANESE ‘MIYAWAKI’ WAY
Shanti Dhariwal during plantation drive at Jawahar Circle where Kunjji Lal Meena, Gaurav Goyal and
many officers and employees were also present. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The five-day
deadlock between the
protesters and the ad-
ministration in the
Lovely encounter case
ended on Sunday. The
demands of the pro-
testers were agreed af-
ter a marathon meet-
ing between the admin
and the agitators.
CM Ashok Gehlot
asked the officials to
bring truce after which
the local Cong leaders
stepped in to settle the
matter. Ravi Prakash
Mehrda, District Col-
lector Inderjit Singh
and Police Commis-
sioner Jose Mohan
held talks with the agi-
tators separately in
which they demanded
suspension of the
guilty police officers in
the case and a probe by
CB CID, which the of-
ficials agreed to.
ADG Ravi Prakash
Mehra said that all the
policemen involved in
this case will be sus-
pended and investiga-
tion of the case will be
done by CB CID.
Deadlock ends after admin agrees
LOVELY ENCOUNTER CASE
Hanuman Beniwal talking to Valmiki Samaj outside the MDM.

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Therefore encourage
one another and build
one another up, just
as you are doing.
—Thessalonians 5:11
IN-DEPTH
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Festive Cheer with Gems Jewellery
(GJ) exports in Top Gear: GJ
exports rise 30% in September 2021
compared to same month last year.
Bright prospects for industry as exports
for April- September 2021 rose 135%
compared to same period last year.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
‘Make in India for the World’. Buoyed
by the reforms, technology-driven
approach and Aatmanirbhar Bharat
abhiyan, Indian defence exports have
risen by 325% in the last 5 years. New
India’s innovation and work culture is
making India a global brand.
TOP TWEETS
I’M THE PARTY PREZ,
SAYS SONIA GANDHI;
BUT WHAT TOOK HER
SO LONG TO DECIDE
hy did it take Sonia
Gandhi so long to
come out and tell the
Congress Working
Committee members
that she is a full-time hands-on
party President when all these
monthsshewasbeingreferredto
as the Acting President? Even
when there was trouble in Pun-
jab, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan
Sonia deployed her children Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul
Gandhi as trouble shooters,
while the Group of 23 dissenters
wondered as to who was taking
all the decisions in the party
. Her
announcement will please the
oldguardandquietendissenters.
With the party President mak-
ing it clear as to who is the boss,
the move will take the heat off
Rahul for his sloppy handling of
the leadership crisis in Punjab.
The move will also shield the sib-
lings, especially Rahul, after 2022
election results in Punjab, Uttar
Pradesh, Manipur and Goa.
These states go to polls early next
year. Punjab and UP will, obvi-
ously
, be more keenly watched.
W
eport of India’s
fall from 94th
place to 101 out of
116 countriesin
theGlobalHunger
IndexhasrattledtheMinistry
of Women and Child Develop-
ment which has junked the
methodology used by the re-
searchers to arrive at the con-
clusion. The report places
India behind Myanmar (71)
Nepal (76), Bangladesh (76)
and Pakistan (92). The report
described the level of hunger
in India as “alarming”
In 2020 India was ranked 94
out of 107 countries.
The Global Hunger Index is
based on four indicators--- un-
dernourishment, child wast-
ing, child stunting and child
mortality
. Wasting reflects
acute under-nutrition in chil-
dren under the age of five,
stunting indicates chronic
under-nourishment.Mortality
is about the mortality rate of
children below the age of five.
LastyearalsoIndiawasnot
ready to accept the GHI rank
and had questioned the accu-
racy and the methodology
.
Former Minister of State for
Agriculture Parshottam Ru-
palatoldparliamentinMarch
that hunger reports prepared
by NGOs should be ignored as
even street dogs are fed.
It is easy to dismiss an
NGO’s report if it is not based
on facts or if its methodology
is suspect. But what about an
organisation like UNICEF?
UNICEF said in its report re-
leased in April, “Stunting has
declined steadily since 2000--
- but faster progress is needed
to reach the 2030 target. Wast-
ing persists at alarming
rates…” Nearly half of all
deaths in children under five
are attributable to malnutri-
tion, the report said.
So there’s no logic in
brushing the damning GHI
report under the carpet. Plug
loopholes in programme im-
plementation.
DON’T BE IN A HURRY TO
JUNK THE GHI REPORT
The Global Hunger Index is
based on four indicators---
undernourishment, child
wasting, child stunting and
child mortality. Last year
also India was not
ready to accept the
GHI rank and had
questioned the accuracy
and the methodology
R
HOPE IN THE
FACEOFDESPAIR
e are all trapped in a vice-like
grip today — the deadly
, toxic
‘hold’ of ethnic, emotional, or
fanatical upheaval. A case in
point — call it human decep-
tion, or the fluctuating pro-
gression of the nastiest of
times. From the most sophisti-
catedtothelowestof ‘low-tech’
advancements. And, as the
monstrous threat of natural
calamities, including the on-
goingCOVID-19crisis,seemto
get juxtaposed by war clouds,
wherever you look, or see, a
sudden encounter with griev-
ous injury
, also death, could
occur in a moment of celebra-
tion, happiness, or enjoyment.
Theroof collapse,agun-wield-
ing fanatic, or terrorist, over-
excitedfansatafootballmatch,
or just about anything — in-
cluding a petty vocal brawl
turning into hatred — can
bring gloom. However, it is
nothingshortof amiraclethat
human beings often display
great resilience, courage, and
understandingevento,andfor,
those who may sometimes be
the ‘offenders’ themselves.
The reason? Human beings
are social by nature and, as
psychologists point out, to-
gethernessandsharedexperi-
ences have always helped peo-
ple to deal with dreadful
events. And, just as difficulty
and stress can bring out the
best qualities in some people,
social contacts, unless they
are not overstated, can also be
agreatsourceof succour,com-
fort and recovery
. Not only
that. The clicking of the hour
hand is the best healer, to use
ametaphor,orage-oldmaxim,
because any such bygone oc-
currence is always subject to
surpass time and place and,
thus, become a pictogram of
human reaction to it and also
its emergent acceptance.
A host of events related to
war and conflict have been
buried from time to time.
Many of them, with their own
peculiar constellation of psy-
chic, ethnic, political and reli-
giousinterpolations,havealso
hadthebetterof logic,notjust
emotion. They have been dug
up just as well from the deep
pit and made into raging is-
sues for whatever gain. Not
merely because the history of
conflicts is a stream of ap-
praisal, which only the victor
has been allowed to engrave,
but also because of life’s own
inequities. As William Shake-
speare wrote in “Macbeth:”
“Is this the dagger I see before
me?”Yes,thisinflated‘hold’of
emotional illusions, or recol-
lections, to scenes of war and
crime — and, that distinct af-
finity to faint at the bizarre
‘echo’ of a mine blast — have
all been described in soldiers
who return from the area of
battle and devastation.
People affected by war, or
ethnic tragedy
, are most like-
ly to show feelings of aliena-
tion, sleep difficulties, and
lapse of concentration. It is a
typical aphorism of our dif-
ficult times, where we live in
fear and hope, hope and de-
spair. Yes, such images, gory
and painful, emanate with
cascading effect. Think of
New York 9/11, Mumbai
26/11, or the sombre frames
of war, violence and hatred
that have (dis)placed civilisa-
tions, cultures and societies,
and led them to infamy and
utter disgrace. The spirit of
Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle
of peace and harmony
, would
surelybeagonisedwiththem,
just as much as every peace-
loving citizen on the planet.
Blame it too on flared emo-
tions, dogmas, or anything
else. The inference is obvi-
ous. We cannot assert to be a
part of what may be called
the ‘Happening Age,’ the ep-
och of great scientific and
technological advance, on
the one hand, and ruin on the
other. Perish the thought of
using a plethora of easy to
use, or borrowed, phrases
such as culture, compassion
and unity — primarily be-
cause none of our forebears,
including great leaders, ever
wanted states, or nations, to
spew venom and malice on
the basis of belief.
Besides, we have all been
witness to another parody.
While one has often heard of
the need for reconciliation,
there’s not been a definitive,
significant movement on ei-
ther side of the ‘divide’ to-
wards achieving the goal of
peace, primarily because
most of us have forgotten to
live in harmony, not only
with oneself, but also one’s
surroundings. Yet, there is
hope at the end of the tunnel
— as the case has always been
through history
, where chaos
and disaster have, over time,
ushered in peace and harmo-
ny. This is because hope is
stronger than faith. It sur-
mounts the challenges of the
material domain; it also rec-
ognises our connection with
our world, our desire for
peace and harmony
, notwith-
standing our incessant dilem-
mas. Desmond Tutu, the not-
ed theologian and anti-apart-
heid activist, articulated this
credo best, “Hope is being
able to see that there is light
despite all of the darkness.”
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
W
RAJGOPAL
NIDAMBOOR
Wellness physician, independent
researcher and author
People affected by war,
or ethnic tragedy, are
most likely to show
feelings of alienation,
sleep difficulties, and
lapse of concentration.
It is a typical aphorism of
our difficult times, where
we live in fear and hope,
hope and despair. Yes,
such images, gory and
painful, emanate with
cascading effect
Human beings are social
by nature and, as
psychologists point out,
togetherness and shared
experiences have always
helped people to deal with
dreadful events. And, just
as difficulty and stress can
bring out the best qualities
in some people, social
contacts, unless they are
not overstated, can also be
a great source of succour,
comfort and recovery

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Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: After
over the top (OTT)
platforms, if creativ-
ity is visible any-
where, it is in govern-
ment excuses to jus-
tify the rising prices
of petrol, diesel, LPG
cylinders, CNG, etc.
Central government
ministers or Bharati-
ya Janata Party lead-
ers come up with
some new excuse eve-
ry day, on the basis of
which they justify the
rising fuel prices. So
many excuses have
been given by the gov-
ernment that even the
supporters of the gov-
ernment are confused
as to which excuse is
most appropriate.
Petroleum market-
ing companies of the
GoI say that the pric-
es of crude oil are in-
creasing in the inter-
national market. The
price of crude oil is
currently $ 82 a bar-
rel, when it was more
than $110 a barrel in
2014. It was then that
the price of petrol in
India was Rs 74 a liter
and now it is Rs 110 a
liter.
However, some
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP) spokesper-
sons have linked the
rising prices to the
country's strength,
while some have
linked free food grains
to the poor, and some
have said that the pre-
vious governments
have left a huge debt
to Iran and other
countries, which is
being repaid.
The Modi govern-
ment has increased
the tax on petrol by
almost four times and
on diesel by almost 10
times, this is the real
reason for inflation,
but except this, all the
other reasons are be-
ing given.
You must have definitely got the free
vaccine. Where will its money come
from? You haven't given! This is how
its money is collected. People are getting the
vaccine from the money the govt is collecting
by increasing the tax on petroleum products.
The question is that when people are being vac-
cinated with their own money by in-
creasing the tax on them, then
why promote free vaccines? And
above all, what about the people
who paid for the vaccine?
—Rameshwar Teli,
MoS for Petroleum and Natural Gas
PRADHAN SAYS
NEW EXCUSES FOR PETROL, DIESEL
PRICE HIKE!
New Delhi: There
may be a new 'tax-hit'
on the common people
of the country
. The
Goods and Services
Tax (GST) was imple-
mented under the
schemeof OneNation,
One Tax to give relief
tothepeoplefromindi-
rect tax. Even after
four years of its imple-
mentation, business-
men and traders are
upset and the govern-
mentishappywiththe
tax collection of more
than Rs 1,00,000 crore
every month.
But now the news is
thatthegovernmentis
considering increas-
ingtheminimumrates
of tax. Before
the last meet-
ing of
theGSTCouncil,news
was leaked that in or-
der to give relief to the
common people, the
Group of Ministers
willbringaproposalto
bring petroleum prod-
uctsunderGST.Butno
such offer came. Now
the news has been
leaked that the mini-
mum rates may in-
crease by 1 percent.
Keep in mind that
there are four rates of
GST at present. The
lowestfivepercentand
the highest being 28%.
Between this there are
two more slabs of 12
and 18%. The highest
rateisonnon-essential
or luxury items, on
which cess is also lev-
ied. The lowest rate of
5% is on the items of
dailynecessitiesof the
common people. It is
being said that a pro-
posal to increase the
rate of 5 to 6% and 12
to13%willcomeinthe
next meeting of the
Goods and Services
Tax (GST) Council.
If 1% indirect tax is
increased on everyday
things, then
the common
people will be
hit hard in the
midst of rising
inflation.
SHOULD INDIA BRACE FOR
ANOTHER‘TAX-HIT’?
BJP LEADERS HAVE NEW EXCUSES
EVERY DAY TO JUSTIFY RISING PRICES
THEMOSTRECENTEXCUSEFORTHEMIS
FREECORONAVIRUSVACCINATIONFORALL
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Union Minis-
ter Giriraj Singh on
Sunday said that a re-
view of India-Pakistan
cricket match should be
conducted.
The minister was in
Jodhpur to express con-
dolences on the demise
of Union Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat’s mother.
During his Jodhpur
visit, Singh targeted the
Congress saying the par-
ty is doing politics of hy-
pocrisy in the country
.
In Rajasthan, he said
that dalits are being tar-
geted, women are being
raped but the govern-
ment is doing nothing.
“Why doesn’t Con-
gressspeakontheKash-
mir issue?” he asked.
He said that Hindus
are being targeted and
killed in Kashmir but
Congress leaders do not
speak anything on this
but do politics by going
to Lakhimpur.
Theministersaidthat
Congress will vanish
from the country soon.
ReviewofIndia-Pakcricketmatch
shouldbeconducted:GirirajSingh
After terror
attacks in Jammu
and Kashmir, I
believe that when the
relations are not good then
India-Pakistan match
should be reconsidered.
—Giriraj Singh, Union Minister
Port Blair (Andaman
and Nicobar): Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Saturday held
several meetings with
different groups in Port
Blair before departing
for Delhi.
Among political lead-
ers,ShahmetBJPleaders
Y Satya Kumar and Ajoy
Akhil Bharatiya Vid-
yarthi Parishad (ABVP).
He also met Vishwa
Hindu Parishad (VHP)
membersRavindraNath
Chatterjee, Manoj Ku-
mar Sirohi, Brijesh Pan-
dey and Rajesh Ram.
Apart from this, Shah
also held meetings with
the members of Aan-
ganwadi Karamchari
Sangh, several NGOs,
variousAssociations,lo-
cal representatives and
tribal members from
Andaman and Nicobar.
Shah was on a three-
day visit to Andaman
and Nicobar Islands
from October 15 which
concluded on Sunday
.
Shah on Friday visited
thecellwhereHinduMa-
hasabha leader Vinayak
Damodar Savarkar was
imprisoned at Cellular
Jail in Port Blair, Anda-
man and Nicobar Is-
lands.
Under the ‘
Azadi ka
Amrit Mahotsav’, he
paid floral tributes to
freedom fighters. —ANI
Shah meets different groups in Port Blair
BJP LEADERS MEET
AMONG
POLITICAL
LEADERS, SHAH
MET BJP
LEADERS Y SATYA
KUMAR AND
AJOY BAIRAGI
AND CONGRESS
MP KULDEEP RAI
Amit Shah being welcomed as he arrives in Port Blair on Saturday.
INDIA
05
Anita Hada
New Delhi: There was
a stampede in UP Con-
gress recently. Senior
Congress leader Jitin
Prasada left party and
joined BJP. The BJP
made him a member of
the Legislative Council
and made him a minis-
ter in state govt. His
family was associated
with Congress for dec-
ades. After him, Ka-
malapati Tripathi's
great-grandsonLalitesh
Pati Tripathi an-
nounced to leave the
party. He alleged that
the old people are being
ignored in the Cong.
The 'migration' from
Cong by 2 renowned
Brahmin families was a
big setback.
After this, big Dalit
leaders of Bun-
delkhand ex-MLAs
Gayadin Anuragi and
Vinod Chaturvedi left
Cong, went to SP. Con-
gress leader from Ma-
hoba- Manoj Tiwari -
also joined the SP.
Meanwhile, there was
news that Imran
Masood, strong leader
of Cong in West UP, is
going to leave party.
Now Masood has said
that he will not leave
party but he wants
Cong and SP to fight to-
gether. Masood not
leaving party is a sign
that situation has
changed after Lakhim-
pur incident.
Migration of leaders in UP
Congress comes to an end!
Jitin Prasada
Gayadin Anuragi
Lalitesh Pati Tripathi
Vinod Chaturvedi
Mumbai records zero
Covid death first time
since March 2020
Mumbai: Mumbai has
recorded 0 deaths due to
Covid-19 for the first
time since March 26,
2020. The news was
shared on Twitter by
Aditya Thackeray
, Cabi-
net Minister of Tour-
ism and Environment
for the Government of
Maharashtra as well as,
Iqbal Singh Chahal,
IAS, Commissioner of
Municipal Corporation
of Greater Mumbai
(BMC).
As per BMC, there
were 367 positive pa-
tients in a day, total of
5,030 active cases. The
positivity rate dipped to
1.27% and the recovery
rate stood at 97% as 418
patients were dis-
charged. Mumbai con-
ducted over 28,600 tests
in a day. While the city
has no active contain-
ment zones, 50 building
are still sealed. The dou-
bling rate is 1,214 days
while growth last week
was 0.06%. —PTI
Iqbal Singh Chahal
@IqbalSinghChah2
Mumbai Reports No Covid
Death For First Time Since
Beginning Of Pandemic.
Help us keep Mumbai safe,
we’re here to serve you!
Aaditya Thackeray
@AUThackeray
The good news: Mumbai
has recorded zero covid
deaths, first time since
26th March 2020. Keep
the mask on the face and
get yourself vaccinated if
you haven’t yet!
Looking forward to working with
you: New Norwegian PM to Modi
Oslo/New Delhi: New
Norwegian Prime Min-
ister Jonas Gahr Stoere
has thanked PM Naren-
dra Modi for his con-
gratulations and said he
looks forward to work-
ing with him to
strengthen Norway-In-
dia cooperation in the
UN Security Council, on
a rules-based world or-
der, on climate chal-
lenge and the Nordic-
India Summit.
Prime Minister Modi
has been invited to at-
tend the India-Nordic
Summit to be held in
2022 in Copenhagen.
The invite was extend-
ed by Danish Prime
Minister Mette Fred-
eriksen during her bi-
lateral meeting with
PM Modi on October 9,
which he has accepted.
India held rotating
presidency in August
this year, will again
hold it in December
2022. Norway will be
holding the rotating
presidency in January
2022. —PTI
JONAS GAHR STØRE
@jonasgahrstore
Thank you PM @narendramo-
di. I look forward to work-
ing with you to strengthen
#Norway Flag of Norway #India
cooperation in #UNSC, on a
rules-based world order, oceans,
environment, energy.
PM TO INAUGURATE
KUSHINAGAR ARPT
MODI TO ADDRESS
RALLY IN VARANASI
PM will inaugurate In-
dia’s 29th international
airport in Kushinagar on
Oct 20, where Sri Lanka’s
President Gotabaya Raja-
paksa and a 125-member
delegation will be pre-
sent. Kushinagar is place
where Gautam Buddha
attained Mahaparinirvana.
Modi will address one
of biggest rallies in
his constituency, Varanasi
on Oct 25, ahead of UP
Assembly polls scheduled
early next year. The rally
will be held in Mehndi-
ganj village, BJP plans
to ensure a gathering of
more than 2 lakh people.
NARENDRA MODI @narendramodi
Congratulations @jonasgahr-
store on assuming the office of
Prime Minister of Norway. I look
forward to working closely with
you in further strengthening
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INDIA
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First India Bureau
NewDelhi: The govt
will take a final deci-
sion on vaccinating
children and adoles-
cents against coronavi-
rus on the basis of over-
all scientific rationale
as well as the supply
situation of vaccines
available for those be-
low 18 years old, COVID
Task Force chief VK
Paul said on Sunday
.
Paul, who has been
playing a key role in the
govt efforts in the fight
against the coronavirus
pandemic, also cau-
tioned that even though
infections are coming
down and the second
wave is subsiding, it will
not be fair now to say
that the worst is over
since many countries
haveseenmorethantwo
waves. Currently, three
vaccines Covishield, Co-
vaxin and Sputnik V be-
ing administered in the
country are only for
those above 18 years of
age. All of them are two-
dose vaccines. Zydus
Cadila’s indigenously
developed needle-free
COVID-19 vaccine Zy-
CoV-D is set to become
the first vaccine that
will be available in India
for those in the age
group of 12-18 years. It
hasreceivedEmergency
Use Authorisation
(EUA).
If approved by the
Drugs Controller Gen-
eral of India (DCGI), it
will be the second vac-
cine after ZyCoV-D to
get EUA for use among
those below 18 years.
The National Technical
Advisory Group on Im-
munisation (NTAGI) is
looking at how ZyCov-D
should be positioned for
most optimum use.
Zydus Cadila’s Covid vaccine
will be rolled out soon:VK Paul
CRUCIAL READ
CONG TO START TRAINING CAMPS FOR
PARTY WORKERS FROM 12 NOV
GOVT ROBBING COMMON MAN
SHAMELESSLY: LALU ON INFLATION
New Delhi: Congress has decided to organise training
camps for its workers across the country, the idea of
which was mooted in the working committee meeting
and the first will be held from 12-15 Nov in Gujarat’s
Wardha. Cong General Secretary Organisation K.C.
Venugopal said the party is going for a massive training
programme from top to bottom for the Cong party lead-
ers.The party has decided to undertake regular training
programmes for the leaders and workers at all levels.
Through these programmes,the workers and leaders
will be trained in party ideology,policies,expectation of a
Congress worker,grassroots messaging,election manage-
ments,failures of present govt and countering propaganda.
Patna (Bihar): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu
Prasad Yadav on Sunday slammed the “double engine”
National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-led government in
the Centre over the continuous inflation.”Dear inflation,
how are you associated with the double engine govern-
ment? By making gas, oil, petrol-diesel, vegetables all
expensive, this government is robbing the common
man shamelessly,” tweeted RJD chief. Petrol and diesel
prices reached an all-time high as fuel rates continued
to rise by 35 paise/litre across the country for the fourth
consecutive day on Sunday.With the latest hike, the
petrol price becomes Rs 105.84/litre while diesel will
now cost Rs 94.57/litre in Delhi today.
SCINDIA INAUGURATES SPICEJET FLIGHT
BETWEEN DELHI, TIRUPATI
NCB AN ‘OSTRICH WITH ITS HEAD
BURIED IN THE SAND’: EX-AG ROHATG
DIGVIJAYA SINGH ATTACKS CENTRE
OVER ‘COMMUNALISM’
New Delhi: Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M
Scindia on Sunday inaugurated a Spicejet flight between
Delhi and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. “It would con-
nect the spiritual capital
with the national political
capital. Every year 3.5
crore devotees visit Tiru-
pati,” he said. The flight
would take 2.5 hours to
cover 2,160 km between
Delhi and Tirupati.”The flight would connect the political
state with the spiritual state. It’s a unification of both of
them,” added Scindia.”PM Modi objective is to connect
the small towns under the UDAAN scheme. He wants
the common man to fly. Our target is to make 100 new
airports by 2024 and bring in 1,000 new routes.
Mumbai: Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi
censured the Narcotics Control Bureau calling it an
“Ostrich with its head buried in the sand” while the
Aryan Khan is “paying the
price for being a celeb”.
Aryan Khan, son of Shah-
rukh Khan, was arrested
along with five others by
NCB during a raid at the
Cordelia cruise ship rave
party which was mid-way to Goa on 2 October. Rohatgi
said the law clearly states, “Bail is the norm, jail is an
exception” and the issue settled many years ago by the
Supreme Court, since the most established tenet of the
Constitution is the ‘Right to Life’ and ‘Right to Liberty’,
not only for Indians, but also foreigners in India.
New delhi: Cong leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday
attacked the central govt over communalism. “Jawa-
harlal Nehru, while addressing AICC in 1958, said that
the ‘communalism of
the majority is far more
dangerous than the com-
munalism of the minority.’
And, it becomes even
worse when it is driven by
the authorities of the State.
We have tough times ahead,” tweeted Singh.Attacking
RSS, he alleged that the organisation’s only agenda is
‘Hindutva’ which has nothing to do with religion. “From
the inception of RSS they have only one agenda and that
is ‘Hindutva’ which has nothing to do with religion.
New Delhi: Assert-
ing the Congress
Working Commit-
tee (CWC) meeting
was just a formal-
ity as Sonia Gan-
dhi has been the par-
ty’s boss for 21 years,
former external af-
fairs minister Nat-
war Singh on Sunday
said there was no con-
crete outcome from
the same.
The Congress
veteran said
the next election for
the party president
will be on September
2022. There was no va-
cancy for the party
president. Sonia Gan-
dhi is the all-time
boss of the Congress
party. She holds all
the reins in the party
for 21 years,” he add-
ed. Singh also took a
jibe at the G-23 (group
of 23 dissenting sen-
ior Congress leaders).
“There was no con-
crete outcome from
the CWC meeting.
G-23 members, who
made a lot of noise
before the meeting,
were quiet during the
meeting,” he told ANI
in an exclusive con-
versation.Responding
to a poser on whether
the CWC meeting was
called to unite the par-
tyleadersaheadof the
upcoming assembly
polls in several states
next year, the former
externalaffairsminis-
ter said the Congress
should work together
otherwise it will lag
behind the Bharati-
ya Janata Party
(BJP)inpolitics.“
And
if this continues, it
willbeleftbehind,”he
added.“I have always
appreciated frank-
ness. There is no need
to speak to me
t h r o u g h
the me-
dia.
CWC MEETING HAD NO OUTCOME, NO
VACANCY FOR PRESIDENT: NATWAR
Party president Sonia Gandhi chaired the Congress Working Committee
(CMC) meeting for discussing on the strategies to be adopted
Emphasising that G-23
is not a separate fac-
tion, Congress leader
Sandeep Dikshit
on Sunday said
the party high
command should
either consider
the demands of the
group or reject them.
Speaking to ANI, Dikshit,
a member of G-23, said,
“G-23 is not a sepa-
rate group. Rather,
the members of
G23 have some
demands to
bring reforms
in the party. The
demands still persist.
As far as the full-time
president is concerned,
Sonia Gandhi said that
she is the full-time presi-
dent so we now come to
know that the party has
a full-time president.”
We have some demands.
The party high command
should either consider
those demands or reject
them. Even today, G-23
has not withdrawn.
CONG HIGH COMMAND SHOULD CONSIDER OR REJECT
OUR DEMANDS: SANDEEP DIKSHIT
Burhanpur: Taking a
dig at the Congress
party over the recent
crisis, MP CM Shivraj
Singh Chouhan said
the party has become a
circus. While speaking
at a rally in Burhanpur,
the CM said, “Rahul
Gandhi is not the
Congress Party. It is
being run by an interim
president Sonia Gandhi.
But Rahul has complete
rights to remove a CM
of a state.” Mention-
ing the Congress party
crisis in Punjab and the
surprise resignation
of Captain Amarinder
Singh, he said, “Singh
was the CM of Punjab
and was running a govt
very smoothly.
MP CM SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN TAKES DIG AT
CONGRESS, SAYS PARTY HAS BECOME CIRCUS
SINGHU BORDER MURDER CASE
Lakhbir Singh murderer Nihang
Sikh arrested by Punjab police
Centre failed to
provide security to
JK:Kapil Sibal
Amritsar: A Nihang
Sikh, who was alleged-
ly involved in killing
farm labourer Lakhbir
Singh at Singhu border
on Friday, was arrested
by the Punjab police on
Saturday.
The second accused,
Narayan Singh, was ar-
rested from Rakh Devi-
dass Pura at Amarkot
village in the district.
Rakesh Kaushal, Am-
ritsar Rural SSP, said,
Two Nihangs had alleg-
edly murdered Lakhbir
Singh. One was arrest-
ed by the Haryana Po-
lice and Singh had
managed to escape. A
team of officials was
formed and forces were
deployed around his
house. He had an-
nounced that he would
surrender before the po-
lice on Sat. The SSP fur-
ther said, “He has con-
fessed that they killed
Lakhbir. He says that
when he was told the
Lakhbir insulted Guru
Granth Sahib, he got an-
gry cut off his leg.
Lakhbir bled to death.
We do know that several countries have
introduced vaccination for adolescents
(people) and children. We will take a fi-
nal decision based on the overall scientific ra-
tionale and the supply situation of the child li-
cenced vaccines, going forward.
—VK Paul, COVID Task Force Chief
Acourt in Sonipat today sent All
three accused - Narayan Singh,
Bhagwant Singh and Govind Preet
Singh - in Singhu border incident
sent to 6-day Police
custody. They were
produced before Sonipat
Court today. On Oct 15,
the body of a man was
found tied to a barricade
at the Singhu border.
The police, while seek-
ing 14-day custody of
the accused argued in
the court that it needs
to identify other co-
accused in the case who the accused
know only by their faces and also
recover some blood-stained clothes
from the time of the crime.
COURT SENDS 3 ACCUSED
TO 6-DAY POLICE CUSTODY
RAHUL ATTACKS
CENTRE OVER
FUEL PRICE HIKE
‘DON’T UPSET PUNJAB
FARMERS’: SHARAD PAWAR
Amid the ongoing farmer’s
protests, Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar
urged the Central government to
avoid upsetting the
protesting farmers
and advised them to
handle the agitation
sensitively as most of
the farmers belong to
the border state Punjab.
On Saturday, while
addressing a press
conference in Pune, the
NCP chief also recalled
the assassination of
former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
and the consequences that country
faced in the past for a troubled
community of Punjab.
New Delhi: Slamming
Rashtriya Swayamse-
vak Sangh boss Mohan
bhagwat, senior leader
of the Kapil Cong Sibal
on Sunday he asked
Bhagwat what develop-
ments Jammu and
Kashmir witnessed,
adding that the Center
has failed to secure the
union’s territory
.
Speaking to ANI,
Sibal said: “I want to re-
member Bhagwat ji
about something he
said in Feb 2018. He said
that the army takes sev-
eral months to be ready
but the RSS can be
ready in 3 days to go to
the front and fight on
the border.The congres-
sional leader claimed
that the Center has
failed to secure JK. On
the issue of terrorism
in Kashmir, Sibal said:
“We salute those nine
people who are sacrific-
ing their lives for us. We
have lost our children to
terrorists. What is the
development?” Mohan
bhagwatjitalkingabout?
Militancyraisesitshead.
WhileUPAwasinpower,
such things never hap-
pened in Poonch.
The central government should not upset farmers from
Punjab, since it is a border state. In the ongoing agita-
tion, the majority of farmers are from Punjab and it is
a state on the border. If we make the states on the border unsta-
ble, then what are the ramification of it, that has been seen once
before. The country has paid the price for a troubled Punjab.
And, that price has been paid with the assassination of Indira
Gandhi (former Prime Minister). —Pawar told
RSS CHIEF MOHAN BHAGWAT WILL VISIT
AYODHYA BETWEEN OCTOBER 19-21
Mohan Bhagwat and General Secretary of the party
Dattatreya Hosabale will be visiting Ayodhya from
October 19 to 21 to participate in Akhil Bharatiya
Saririk Varg, RSS sources said. According to sources,
Bhagwat will take part in the Akhil Bharatiya Saririk
Varg, and can also visit Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayo-
dhya. Although the RSS chief will also address the
Saririk Vibhag Abhyas Varg to make the construction of
the Ram temple a subject.
New Delhi: Cong gen-
eral secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra on Sun-
day slammed the cen-
tral government for in-
creasing the prices of
fertilizers ahead of
sowing season.
Priyanka Gandhi, in
a tweet said, “BJP govt
has increased NPK
price by Rs 275 and NP
by Rs 20. Diesel prices
have been increasing
daily and has reached
Rs 100. Under BJP rule,
workers and farmers
are buried under the
burden of inflation.
Only Modi’s friends are
getting richer.”Her
statement came after
the Cabinet Committee
on Economic Affairs
(CCEA) on Thursday an-
nounced that the in-
creased prices of Phos-
phaticandPotassic(PK)
fertilizers approved ear-
lier shall be rolled over
for the whole of 2021-22.
PRIYANKA SLAMS GOVT FOR
FERTILIZER PRICE HIKE
New Delhi: Attacking the
Centre over the fuel price
hike, Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi on Sunday
said the only growth the
country is witnessing is
that of inflation. Citing
a news report about
the hike in fuel prices,
the Congress leader
tweeted “Destruction of
all. Growth of inflation
(Sabka Vinash. Mehangai
ka Vikas) TaxExtortion,”
tweeted Rahul.His re-
marks came as petrol and
diesel prices continued to
rise across the country.
Kapil Sibal
Priyanka Gandhi
VK Paul
Sonia Gandhi Natwar Singh

NEWS
07
UP man
caught near
Pak border
in Barmer
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: A man from
Lakhimpur town in UP
caught near the Indo-
Pak international bor-
der in Barmer. BSF per-
sonnel caught him on
Sunday when he was
roamingthere under
suspicious circum-
stances.
However, nothing
suspicious has been re-
covered from him, after
which he was handed
over to Gadara Road po-
lice for further investi-
gation. Accused was
identified as Vikash
Gupta, a resident of
Lakhimpur town in UP.
Lakhimpur has been in
the news after the kill-
ing of four farmers.
Prabhu Ram, SHO at
Gadara Road police sta-
tion said that Vikash
Gupta was caught by
BSF personnel when he
was roaming near Indo-
Pak international bor-
der under suspicious
circumstances.
Five arrested
with 6 illegal
weapons in
Dholpur
First India Bureau
Dholpur : Ahead of the
panchayat elections,
the District Special
Teams of Dholpur has
arrested five miscre-
ants and seized six ille-
gal weapons and a car.
According to SP Kes-
ar Singh Shekhawat,
the team members got
information about
some miscreants carry-
ing illegal weapons in a
car. The DST along with
the Sadar police team
put up a blockade and
nabbed them.Shekha-
wat said the miscreants
have been identified as
Sandeep, 27, Sunil Shar-
ma, 20, Akash, 20,
Harendra, 27 and Veeru,
20. Three illegal arms,
14 live cartridges and
three country-made pis-
tols have been recov-
ered from them. During
interrogation, it was
revealed that the mis-
creants were on to a
criminal conspiracy in
an old dispute.
`237-cr UP fraud
accused held in Jpr
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The city head
of Shine City Company,
Rajiv Kumar Singh, has
been arrested by the po-
lice from Guman Hotel
in a fraud of Rs 237
crore. People were
cheated on the name of
selling plots, land and
vehicles. He was hiding
in a hotel in Jaipur by
changing name for a
long time. Varanasi po-
lice was looking for him
for a long time. The Ba-
jaj Nagar Police handed
him over to the Vara-
nasi police who took
him to Varanasi.
Bajaj Nagar SHO
Ramesh Saini said that
Rajiv Kumar Singh was
hiding in Jaipur by
changing his name for
several days. The police
team of Crime Branch
Varanasi and police sta-
tion Chitaipur and Lan-
ka was searching for
the accused Rajiv for a
long time. In 2013, Shine
City Infratech Compa-
ny was formed by
Rashid Naseem and his
brother Asif Naseem.
He made Rajiv the man-
ager in Lucknow. In
2014, Rajiv Kumar Sin-
gh was appointed as the
head of Varanasi. At
that time Rashid Na-
seem made a power of
attorney for the land in
Rajatalab and Khajuri
in the name of Rajeev
Singh. Rajiv used to
buy land on behalf of
the company. At the
same time, the respon-
sibility of sales was of
Amitabh Srivastava.
Rajiv met him at Shine
City Infra Tech. The
company expanded to
other cities through
Amitabh. Apart from
sales, Amitabh Srivas-
tava was also on the
post of Additional Di-
rector in the company.
Three accused were al-
ready arrested from
Bihar and Bengal. Ra-
jiv is a resident of
Kaimur in Bihar.
PEOPLE WERE CHEATED ON THE NAME
OF SELLING PLOTS, LAND AND VEHICLES
Accused Rajiv Kumar Singh
was hiding in a hotel in
Jaipur by changing name
for a long time. Varanasi
police was looking for him
for a long time. The Bajaj
Nagar Police handed him
over to the Varanasi police
who took him to Varanasi.
Three accused were already
arrested from Bihar and
Bengal.
Accused Rajiv Kumar Singh
MAHIPAL MADERNA PASSES AWAY
Jodhpur: The mortal
remains of former
minister and Con-
gress leader Mahipal
Maderna were con-
signed to flames amid
chanting of Vedic
mantras at his ances-
tral village Chadi in
Jodhpur on Sunday
.
His daughters Divya
Maderna and Rubal
Maderna performed
the last rite. The Con-
gress workers and peo-
ple bid a last farewell
to Maderna with wet
eyes.
Maderna, Son of
powerful Jat leader
Parasram Maderna,
was the PHED minis-
ter in Rajasthan gov-
ernment during the
previous stint of
Ashok Gehlot cabinet
(2008-2013). Mahipal
Maderna was the
JodhpurZilaPramukh
for more than 18 years.
He was MLA from
Bhopalgarh assembly
constituencyfrom2003
to 2008 and from Osian
from 2008 to 2013.
Vaibhav Gehlot, CR
Chaudhary
, PP Chaud-
hary, Prashant Bair-
wa, Pabbaram Vish-
noi, Kisnaram Vish-
noi, Jogaram Patel,
Bhairaram Seol, San-
geeta Beniwal and
other leaders attended
the funeral.
Daughters Divya and Rubal Maderna perform last rites of Mahipal Maderna.
Vaibhav Gehlot and others pay tribute to departed soul.
Centre should
make law to
guarantee
MSP: Malik
First India Bureau
Jhunjhunu: Megha-
laya Governor Satya
Pal Malik, who was in
Jhunjhunu on Sunday
sided with the farmers
and said
that the
C e n t r e
s h o u l d
make a
law to
guarantee
MSP to put an end to
farmers’ agitation. Dur-
ing an interaction with
the media here, the Gov-
ernor said the “Centre
was on the wrong track
in this matter”. Insist-
ing that the farmers
must be heard, Malik
said he even fought
with the Central gov-
ernment on the issue.
Speaking about the re-
cent terrorist attacks in
J-K, Malik said terror-
ism had reduced when
he was the governor
there. The Governor
praised the Sikh com-
munity for being patri-
otic and said “it is an
insult to our history to
stigmatize it”.
BJP,Congress leaders pay tributes to
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s mother
Arun Singh, Vinod Sonkar and other party leaders consoling
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at his residence in Jodhpur.
Arun Singh paying tributes to Shekhawat’s mother.
Vinod Sonkar paying tributes to Shekhawat’s mother.
Biplab Dev, Giriraj Singh also met Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat and consoled him at his residence in Jodhpur.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: BJP’s Na-
tional General Secre-
tary, RS MP and Ra-
jasthan in-charge
Arun Singh, Union
Minister for Rural
Development and
Panchayati Raj
Giriraj Singh and CM
of Tripura Biplab
Kumar Dev and Min-
ister of State for En-
ergy Krishnapal Gur-
jar reached Jodhpur
on Sunday and paid
tributes to Union
minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat’s
mother, who passed
away last week.
Several BJP lead-
ers and ministers
from Rajasthan, MP,
UP, Delhi, Haryana,
including Bharatpur,
Dholpur, Banswara,
Bhilwara, Udaipur,
Jaipur, Ajmer, Bar-
mer and Jaisalmer
reached Shekhawat’s
residence in Jodhpur
and expressed their
condolences.
Others who went to
meet Shekhawat are
Union Minister of
State for Energy, Kris-
han Pal Gurjar, MP
Vinod Sonkar and MP
Ramcharan Bohra.
FIRST INDIA NEWS
ORGANISES MEWAR
GAURAV SAMMAN
UdayalalAnjana,CP Joshi,Chandrabhan SinghAkya,Dr Suresh Dhakad,Tarachand Meena,Himmat S
Dewal,Sandeep Sharma,Prem Prakash Moondara,KanhaiyalalVaishnav,Subhash Sharda Badrilal Jat.
Lamp Lighting by Udayalal Anjana, CP Joshi, Chandrabhan
Singh Akya, Dr Suresh Dhakad,Tarachand Meena others.
Guests with Mewar Gaurav Samman awardees. The elite audience at Mewar Gaurav Samman programme.
PK Agarwal
Chittodgarh: The Me-
war Gaurav Samman
was organised by the
First India News at Ho-
tel Amrit Manthan in
Chittorgarh on Sunday
to honour the glorious
traditions of Mewar.
Chittorgarh MP Chan-
dra Prakash Joshi, Chit-
torgarh MLA Chan-
drabhan Singh Akya,
District Chief Dr
Suresh Dhakad, District
Collector Tarachand
Meena, Additional Su-
perintendent of Police
Himmat Singh Dewal,
Chairman Sandeep
Sharma, City Congress
PresidentPremPrakash
Moondara, Sanwaliya
Ji Mandir Mandal Pres-
ident Kanhaiyalal
Vaishnav, President
Nimbada Municipality
Subhash Sharda and
Dairy Chairman
Badrilal Jat attended
the programme.
Apart from the digni-
taries, officials of the
health department were
present in large num-
bers.
Udayalal Anjana Chandra Prakash Joshi

Jinendra Singh Shekhawat
Jaipur: How did Dr
Raghu Sharma ‘win’
and come out ‘victori-
ous’ amidst candidates
for Guj incharge how
did some ‘invisible pow-
er’ pitched in for Raghu
after which Rahul Gan-
dhi called Raghu for a
40-minute conversation.
Sources reveal that,
Raghu left impact of his
organizational ability
then next day it
was formally
announced
that he will
be next Guj
incharge.
Before Raghu, names
of Pilot-RPN Singh and
Surjewala were also
considered but due to an
‘invisible power’, it was
finally decided in favour
of Raghu. Interestingly
,
some sections in the
Congress are consider-
ing it ‘rehabilitation’ of
“Brahmin Lobby” as a
vaccum could be felt in
Cong cadres after depar-
ture of Vora, Dwivedi
and Anand Sharma.
Now Cong high com-
mand is filling this
vacuum, on that
mission, first move
has been appoint-
ment of Dr Raghu
as in-charge
of Guj.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: LS Speaker Om
Birla said that the coop-
erative movement has
played a vital role in
bringing socio-econom-
ic change in the society
and in realizing the
dream of a self-reliant
India. Birla, who is in
Kota was attending the
annual convention of
Kota Citizens Co-opera-
tive Bank on Sunday
.
Kota South MLA
Sandeep Sharma and
Ladpura MLA Kalpana
Devi were also present
on the occasion. During
this, Bank president
Rajesh Birla 10 branch-
es will be computerized.
He gave an instance of
the revolution and pros-
perity brought about by
cooperatives in milk
production in Gujarat
and in the lives of fish-
ermen and farmers in
Bengal. He said that co-
operatives have become
a lifeline for women-la-
borers and farmers.
Birla, in an exclusive
talk with First India
News, said that a good
leader should always be
among the public and
every platform should
be used for resolving
people’s problems.
Birla said that when
he asked the speaker of
a country about popula-
tion there, he answered
it was 90L. “I told him
that in India, 2.5 crore
vax were given in day
which surprised him.
Work related to service
is done by govts civil
society together.”
Cooperative movement plays
vital role in society: Om Birla
The‘invisible power’,
Raghu’s elevation!
CM’s hired plane
let go after
paying dues
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: In an interest-
ing incident, aircraft
from which CM Ashok
Gehlot arrived Jaipur
from New Delhi on Sat-
urdaynightwasstopped
from taking off by Ada-
ni group which recently
took over the Jaipur
airport. The aircraft
was hired by state govt
for the CM from a Delhi-
based company, AR Air-
ways. The aircraft VT-
ARO landed at 10:40 pm
on Saturday at Jaipur
airport. When it was
taking off for New Del-
hi, Adani Group offi-
cials stopped the plane
and asked to pay land-
ing and take-off charg-
es before leaving. After
paying, the plane took
off for New Delhi.
The meaning of life is an
individual concept, there are an
many meanings as there are
humans on this planet.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: In contrast to a
much awaited good
news from New Delhi to
have a green signal from
the party high com-
mand for Rajasthan’s
long pending cabinet
reshuffle and political
appointments, a deep
sense of disappoint-
ment has come both in
Gehlot and Pilot camps,
as there has been no
breakthrough, at least
in public’s perception,
in the prevailing stale-
mate almost for the last
one year.
In fact, the main reason
for this unusual delay
was because of CM Ge-
hlot’s inability to visit
New Delhi for quiet
sometime on health
grounds. Now, finally,
the D-Day came, when
Gehlot not only visited
New Delhi and attended
a five hour long CWC
meeting, he also got a
fair opportunity to dis-
cuss the pending issues
with Rahul and Priyan-
ka in the presence of the
two other relevant play-
ers i.e. KC Venugopal
and Ajay Maken.
It is said that while the
one and a half hour long
meeting saw discussion
on cabinet expansion
and political appoint-
ments,butquestionsare
beingraisedif thereany
discussion about the
“role” of Pilot himself?
All the people present in
the meeting have kept
utmost silence on all the
aspects of the meeting
however, some parts of
the entire ‘ambit’ does
trickle down, at least in
the ‘relevant circles’.
Now, sources related to
the Pilot camp have giv-
en indications saying
that the high command
is contemplating on re-
appointing Pilot as the
DeputyCMPCCChief.
However, it is not a
‘smooth sailing’ for the
high command’s idea as
the Gehlot camp is op-
posedtoit.Afterall,how
will Gehlot pacify the
102 loyal MLAs’?
And it is thus that no fi-
nal decision could be
taken in this meeting.
Now Gehlot can head
back to Delhi after a few
days (may be on 22 or 23
October) and that day a
final decision can be
taken after discussing
with Sonia about the
cabinet reshuffle and Pi-
lot issues.
Gehlot camp maintains
that Pilot going to head
to the AICC however,
now many new ques-
tions have arisen from
this new ‘development’
like if the high com-
mand really accepted
Pilot’s demand to re-
main in Rajasthan?
Interestingly
,apartfrom
this, now the Pilot camp
has also presented its
claim on one Rajya Sab-
ha seat as 4 seats are be-
ing vacant in the Rajya
Sabha in March-April.
On the other hand,
sources related to Ge-
hlot camp have given
indications that cabinet
expansion or reshuffle
will happen only after
the completion of the
third anniversary of the
Gehlot government,
which falls on 17th De-
cember. Although earli-
er there was talk of re-
shuffle around Diwali
but now everything has
turned upside down.
Therefore, CM Gehlot
will himself decide final
date and time of the
swearing-in ceremony!
Gehlot camp opposes high command’s ‘contemplation’ to ‘reinstate’
Pilot’s ‘lost glory’ even as Pilot camp also eyes one RS seat also!
RAHUL-PRIYANKA-GEHLOT-VENUGOPAL-MAKEN NEW DELHI MEET
Now, the cabinet reshuffle could
happen after 3 years completion
of Gehlot govt in December
Aditi Nagar
According to sources,
during the meeting
Gehlot also raised the
question of political
sabotage and damage
done to the prestige an
credibility of Cong govt
by rebel Pilot camp
MLAs one year back.
He also explained to
party high command
that no one particular
cast can claim its ‘sole
contribution’ to victory
of Cong candidates in
by-elections.
POLITICAL DAMAGE DONE BY REBEL MLAs!
First India Bureau
Jaipur: With an aim to
ensure fairness in com-
petitive exams at all
levels and to check mal-
practices including pa-
per leak and cheating,
the Rajasthan govern-
ment has decided to
bring an ordinance.
The decision was
taken after many ir-
regularities occurred
in the conduct of
REET-2021 examina-
tion held last month.
Chairing a high-level
meeting of the Home
Department held at the
CMR, Gehlot said that
strict action should be
taken against those
found involved in the
irregularities in all fu-
ture recruitment ex-
aminations.
He also said that the
government officer/
employee will be termi-
nated from service if
he/she is found to be
involved in cases of pa-
per leak, facilitating
dummy candidates in
appearing in the exam
and involved in copy-
ing in recruitment ex-
aminations.
CM Ashok Gehlot
said that like REET-
2021, free travel facility
will be provided to all
the candidates of the
proposed Patwari Re-
cruitment Examina-
tion and RAS Prelimi-
nary Examination.
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot also
said that apart from
roadways buses, an
adequate number of
private buses should
be arranged to pro-
vide free travel facili-
ty to the candidates of
both the examina-
tions.
CMGEHLOTCALLSFOR‘ORDINANCE’
...OVER NEW LEGAL PROVISIONS TO TAKE STRICT ACTION AGAINST THOSE WHO MESS UP RECRUITMENT EXAMS
Jaipur: Amid remarks on the budget announce-
ments being incomplete according to the latest
report of the CAG, CM Ashok Gehlot will review
the budget announcements of the last 3 years on
Monday. In the last three years, about 1,685 an-
nouncements have been made under the budget.
This meeting is also being linked to the prepara-
tions for the three-year tenure of state govt. The
review meeting will be held under the chairman-
ship of CM Ashok Gehlot on Monday at 12 noon
in the conference hall of the Secretariat. In this,
Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretar-
ies and Secretaries of all departments have been
called. Earlier, in March before start of current
financial year, CM had indicated to review budget
announcements every month at his level, but due
to other reasons including Corona, continuous
review meetings could not be held after that.
The ordinance having provisions for
strict action against those involved in
cheating, paper leaks and other irreg-
ularities in competitive examinations will be
brought soon. The use of unfair means in re-
cruitment examinations will be included in
the category of cognizable and non-bailable
offence and a provision will be inserted to in-
crease the punishment from three years to sev-
en years.
—Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot chairs high level review meeting of home department with Niranjan Arya, ML Lather, Abhay Kumar, Umesh
Mishra, Kuldeep Ranka, Saurabh Srivastava, Ashok Rathore, Aarti Dogra and other officers were also present on Sunday.
CM Ashok Gehlot
has convened a
departmental review
meeting on October
20 to get feedback
about govt’s public
manifesto, budget
announcements and
flagship schemes and
how much work is
still pending on be-
half of the concerned
departments. In the
departmental review
meeting to be held in
the conference hall
of the secretariat,
CM will review the
announcements and
take report cards
from the departments
concerned. For this,
on Thursday, the
Planning Department,
along with issuing the
circular for conven-
ing a review meeting,
also released the
agenda of meeting.
CM GEHLOT TO
REVIEW PSKS
ON OCTOBER 20
BUDGET REVIEW TODAY
Dr. Raghu Sharma
Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot and his ex-deputy
Sachin Pilot likely to again share stage on
October 20. After the recently held nomination
meetings in Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad, both
leaders will together attend Mahadalit Sammalen
in Chaksu where statue of BR Ambedkar will also
be unveiled. Chaksu MLA Ved Prakash Solanki
and Bamanwas MLA Indra Meena held a joint PC
at Solanki’s residence and said that the statue of
Dr BR Ambedkar will be unveiled on October 20.
GEHLOT, PILOT ‘MAY’ SHARE STAGE
Rahul Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Ashok Gehlot Sachin Pilot
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla being felicitated by representatives
of Phool Mali Samaj in Vinobabhave Nagar on Sunday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot on
Sunday directed offi-
cials to maintain
constant coordina-
tion with the Centre
to ensure adequate
supply of coal so that
electricity genera-
tion is uninterrupted
in view of the festi-
val season.
In a review meet-
ing, Gehlot ex-
pressed satisfaction
over the resumption
of production in
some of the closed
units of Suratgarh,
Kalisindh and Kota
Thermal in the
midst of the coal cri-
sis and said that in
view of the upcom-
ing festive season,
power supply should
be maintained in the
state.
Chief Minister
Gehlot said that the
state government
has purchased elec-
tricity worth Rs 182
crore under ex-
change in October in
order to provide re-
lief to people.
It was informed in
the meeting that
Coal India Limited’s
subsidiary company
NCL and SECL are
still supplying an av-
erage of 5-6 racks of
coal per day out of
11 rakes allotted to
the state due to
which the thermal
power plants of the
state are not able to
generate electricity
with full capacity.
Ensure adequate supply
of coal with Centre: CM

JAIPUR, MONDAY
OCTOBER 18, 2021
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FASHION CONNECT SEASON 10
ichael Cinco, a Dubai-
based Filipino designer
best known for his fabu-
lous couture gowns. His
innate creativity and
masterful techniques
have catapulted him to
the front ranks of fashion. He has
cultivated a dedicated following for
the luxe and intricacy of his de-
signs, with their fresh, elegant and
detailed juxtapositions of fabric
and Swarovski crystals.
Jagdeesh Chandra graced the oc-
casion as the Chief Guest and fe-
licitated Michael for his dynamic
collection. Brand ambassador Rish-
ee Miglani, Director Lokesh Shar-
ma and GM Fairmont Rajiv Kapoor
thanked the elite audience for their
support.
Urvashi stunned us while wear-
ing the royal ball gown as she
walked the ramp for designer Mi-
chael Cinco. Urvashi was the show
stopper for the event and she made
us too, stop and stare at her in com-
plete awe. The massive ball gown
showcased intricate detailing. The
lavender, white and pink flower pat-
tern spread all over the piece stood
out completely. Urvashi tied her
hair in a bun and opted for a heavy
silver hairpiece. She chose a brown
colour shade for eyes and nude col-
our for lips. She wore a complete
fairy tale cinderella dress. Actor-
comedian Sunil Grover also walked
down the ramp with Urvashi in an
all-silver traditional attire.
Michael designed the $1Million
wedding gown of Swarovski heiress
Victoria Swarovski, one of the most
expensive wedding gowns in history
.
THE FIRST INDIA FASHION CONNECT SEASON 10, HELD
RECENTLY AT HOTEL FAIRMONT JAIPUR SHOWCASED A
GRAND FINALE BY INTERNATIONAL DESIGNER MICHAEL
CINCO. ACE ACTRESS AND SUPERMODEL URVASHI
RAUTELA AND ACTOR-COMEDIAN SUNIL GROVER
WALKED THE RAMP AS THE SHOWSTOPPERS OF THE
MEGA EVENT!
Cinco’s Roaring
COLLECTION
MITALI DUSAD
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“A Michael Cinco
woman is moneyed.
She may not be born
into royalty but she
better be married
into one. My clothes appear
seamless. They look heavy
and yet they float. They look
expensive simply because
they are.” —MICHAEL CINCO
Models walking the ramp
(From left): Urvashi Rautela, Kanishtha Dhankar and Sunil Grover
Urvashi Rautela, Michael Cinco and Sunil Grover
—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA

DR MRIDUL BHASIN
aipur as the capi-
tal city of the state
of Rajasthan can
be called the cul-
tural centre of the
nation. It is re-
plete with history,
culture and all the contex-
tual subjects referable to it
like music, dance, design,
clothing, food, crafts and
architecture. So many sub-
ject specialists have taken
inspiration from the city
yet none came closer to the
iconic creation by Charles
Correa who conceptual-
ized and created Jawahar
Kala Kendra. The concept
and history of the cultural
centre set the context for
the Potpourri column here
best as the great architect
designer’s idea and assimi-
lation expresses - ‘Jawahar
Kala Kendra itself encases
all that history, art and cul-
ture stand for.’
The centre’s architec-
tural design and space uti-
lization is based on
Jaipur’s historical plan by
Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh
the second who was a
scholar, mathematician,
astronomer and a lover of
every kind of art our coun-
try cherished. Sawai Jai
Singh’s city plan, guided
by the Shilpa Shastras,
was based on the ancient
Vedic mandala of nine
squares or houses repre-
senting the nine planets. It
included two imaginary
ones: Ketu and Rahu. As
Charles Correa said, ‘The
design of JKK comes from
the city of Jaipur itself,
which was based on the
nine squares each repre-
senting nine planets.’ His
plan invokes the original
navagraha or nine house
mandala directly. One of
the squares of the centre is
pivoted to recall the origi-
nal city plan and also to
create the entrance. In the
Kendra, the squares are
defined by 8m high walls
and are a symbol of the for-
tification walls of the old
city of Jaipur. The use of
pink and beige sandstone
and marble inlay, the wall
paintings, the stepwell de-
sign in the Madhyvarti all
recall the wealth of mate-
rial, design and crafts the
state of Rajasthan houses.
Externally, the planets
appear on the red sand-
stone facades as symbols
inlaid in white marble and
granite. The plan configu-
ration of nine squares cor-
responds internally to the
mythological qualities of
each planet. Mars signifies
power, so the place of Mars
houses the offices of ad-
ministration; Guru repre-
sents knowledge, and so
forms the museum library;
Venus as the artistic sign
encloses the theatre com-
plex, and so on. At the very
centre of the universe, and
imparting to the planets its
creative energy, the sun
manifests in the stepped
amphitheatre, a reservoir
of knowledge and conflu-
ence of aesthetic experi-
ence, of meeting and re-
flection. The journey
through the building is
marked by a diversity of
spatial variations. There
are chawks big enough to
be an amphitheatre, there
are long corridor spaces to
be used as the art galleries,
the food space, smaller
rooms that are used for art
expositions and work-
shops or a curio shop. As
one moves through the cor-
ridors a sense of heritage,
design and an ancestral
vocabulary unfold.
The cultural expres-
sions of delving deep into
its own past, recreating it
as Charles Correa did so
beautifully in architectur-
al innovation of JKK, has
not happened so success-
fully within the city of
Jaipur or the state of Ra-
jasthan. State’s creative
tendril has gone far be-
yond the state to inspire
designers, singers and
painters beyond the
boundaries of our coun-
try. We will be talking
about all that in our cul-
tural potpourri column to
underline the inspiration-
al value of Jaipur’s herit-
age. The world of art, fash-
ion clothing, design, ar-
chitecture, films, jewel-
lery both royal as well as
tribal and folk music have
enhanced aesthetic expe-
rience and business both
for the world not to men-
tion the travel and tour-
ism potential the state of
Rajasthan enjoys because
of this. It would be worth
exploring the impact of
Rajasthan’s heritage. Has
it generated innovation in
indigenous talents? Does
it generate replicas? Does
it encourage innovations
or fusion within home and
abroad? The kind of inter-
pretative impact it had on
Charles Correa is highly
symbolic and layered. Yet
the viewer’s response to
Jawahar Kala Kendra as
an iconic space is that of
‘rasanubhuti,’ as the great
aesthete Abhinav Gupt
states in his treatise on
aesthetics.
10
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CHANCHAL TANWANI, MODEL
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Carelessness at work can
get you on the wrong side
of a senior. A family
gathering is likely to
provide you a chance to meet
everyone. Someone is likely to help
you in getting a good property deal.
Those eligible may do well to take
some time to think over a marriage.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You will need to adhere to
strict dietary control to
keep good health. On the
professional front, you
may find sharing someone’s
workload a bit distasteful, but you
will keep up the façade of a willing
worker. Avoid risks on the road
today.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You are likely to take a
break from your hectic
work schedule. Your
actions may arouse
suspicion and get parents on your
back. You are likely to benefit from a
property related matter. Something
that had been worrying you in the
past is likely to get resolved.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Some of you may get a step
closer to coming back in
shape. Despite your efforts,
a decision regarding
property may not go in your favour.
Marriage is on the anvil for the eligible.
You can have a soft corner for
someone you feel attracted to at
workplace.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Suitable accommodation is
likely to be taken on rent
by those looking for one.
Blaming someone else for
your mistakes on the work front may
show you in a bad light. Those
staying separated from the family are
likely to get a chance to visit home
which shall rejuvenate them.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Starting something new on
the professional front is
likely to have better financial
prospects. Encouraging
developments on the career front are
foreseen for some. You may remain in
celebratory mood on the social front as
you enjoy your popularity within your
circle of friends and relations.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Satisfaction on the
professional or academic
front may elude you, but it
will not deter you to
perform well. Disturbances at home
will need to be curtailed to retain a
peaceful environment. Don’t give any
information about a property deal to
those you don’t know well.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will be able to
effectively curb expenses.
You will have to put your
trust in people, if you want
to establish yourself on the
professional front. Acquiring new
property is on the cards for some.
Help in household chores will be
forthcoming.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Disinterest will be apparent
in a task assigned to you
on the professional front.
Much caring and sharing at
home is likely to keep you happy and
contented. Something that you had
wanted to initiate on the home front
may face delays, but will ultimately
be done.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
A chance to become part
of a prestigious organiza-
tion is on the horizon for
some. Some domestic
responsibilities will have to be
discharged promptly to keep the
domestic boat from rocking! Don’t
take any decisive step regarding a
property, as it can be unfavourable.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Financial position will
remain satisfactory, but
overspending should be
guarded against. A
satisfying day is foreseen for
professionals. A marriage proposal
for the eligible in the family can be
received. Property acquired recently
promises to give good returns.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will find things moving
the way you want them at
work. Your focus can be
health at this juncture and
taking up an exercise regimen just to
come back in shape cannot be ruled
out. Tensions on the family front
cannot be ruled out. A property issue
is best left untouched today.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
POTPOURRI: Looking
Inwards for Inspiration
J
Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur

nushka Shar-
ma shared a
lovey-dovey
post of her
life with hus-
band-skip-
per Virat
Kohli after being
quarantined at the
venue of the India-
Pakistan T20 World
Cup match, to be
held on October 24.
Taking to her Insta-
gram handle, Anush-
ka shared a series of
pictures from a UAE
hotel, where the Indian
team is staying for the
upcoming match T20
World Cup match against
Pakistan. In pictures,
Anushka captured Virat
standing a few balconies
away from her and
also of him wav-
ing to her
from the
lawn below.
—Agency
ETC
11
A CHUCKLESOME
MARRIAGE?
REVIVING OLD
MELODIES! A
fter launching the
action-packed
trailer of the movie,
‘Sanak – Hope Under
Siege’, the makers have
unveiled the first romantic
track ‘O Yaara Dil Lagana’
featuring Vidyut Jammwal
and Rukmini Maitra.‘O
Yaara Dil Lagana’ is going
to be a visual treat for
all the music buffs, it’s
a reprised version of the
original song from the
movie ‘Agnisakshi’ (1996)
Jackie Shroff, Manisha
Koiral. —CityFirst
WEDDING BELLS!
B
ill Gates and Melinda Gates’ daugh-
ter Jennifer Gates tied the knot
with her equestrian boyfriend Nayel
Nassar on Saturday in Westchester County,
New York, as confirmed by People. The
couple exchanged their vows in a small
ceremony, ceremony as per reports.
Jennifer and Nayel’s marriage comes a year
after they announced their engagement in
2020. Jennifer’s parents Bill and Melinda
jointly walked her down the aisle at the
ceremony. Jennifer and Nayel’s guestlist
for the wedding reportedly consisted of
300 guests. —Agency
G
al Gadot is coming back as Wonder
Woman for a third film and the big
news was recently confirmed by di-
rector Patty Jenkins on Saturday
, Oc-
tober 16, at the DC Fandom 2021 event. Jen-
kins provided an update on the film being
in the works and promised it was going
to be exciting during a chat with for-
mer Wonder Woman from
the 70s series, Lynda
Carter. Jenkins who
has helmed the past
two Wonder Woman
films spoke about her
character, “We’re super
excited about Wonder
Woman 3.”
—Agency
RETURN OF
WONDER
WOMAN!
Kohli after being
quarantined at the
venue of the India-
Pakistan T20 World
Cup match, to be
held on October 24.
Taking to her Insta-
gram handle, Anush-
ka shared a series of
pictures from a UAE
hotel, where the Indian
team is staying for the
upcoming match T20
World Cup match against
Pakistan. In pictures,
Anushka captured Virat
standing a few balconies
STAYING
SAFE
SATURDAY
NIGHT!
Kim Kardashian proved her haters
wrong by making her successful Sat-
urday Night Live debut. It was also
Adele’s epic week as the Grammy-
winning musician hosted a surprise
Instagram Live, announced her
highly-awaited album ti-
tled 30 and dropped its lead
single, Easy On Me.
—Agency
CELEBRATIONS!
F
ashion Connect Director and ace choreogra-
pher Lokesh Sharma celebrated his
birthday with friends at Cafe Bae,
Jaipur on Friday, October 15.
Various prominent personalities
like Rishee Miglani, Ayan
Chugh, Jassi Chhabra, An-
jula and Mohit Falod, Wrick-
ie Angrish greeted him on
the occasion. —City First
Ayan Chugh and Rishee Miglani
Lokesh and girls
Wrickie Angrish
Mohit Falod, Lokesh with the guests
Kim Kardashian
Akash Gupta and Nitika Seth
Britney Spears
...her post
Anushka Sharma
SCARED SPEARS!
An enraged Spears vented on Insta-
gram, expressing her concerns for the
future and her rage at the system. “I’ll
just be honest and say I’ve waited so
long to be free from the situation I’m
in,” she wrote. She further penned,
“Now that it’s here I’m scared to do an-
ything because I’m afraid I’ll make a
mistake!!!,” she wrote. ” —Agency
T
he celebrated stand-up
comedian and winner
of Comicstaan 2, Akash
Gupta, got engaged to the
love of his life, Nitika Seth
on Sunday. ‘The Sky Gupta, ’
as reads his Instagram, was
seen wearing a stunning
black Sherwani from Jatin
Malik couture while the
to-be bride was captured in
a scintillating blue gown.
Content creator Kusha Kapila
congratulated the happy
couple and wished them a
beautiful life ahead.
—City First
Nayel Nassar and Jennifer Gates Rukmini Maitra and Vidyut Jamwal
...her post
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