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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba
Mufti asked Centre to take les-
son out of Afghanistan and urged
to hold dialogue in J&K to return
special status and statehood.
New Delhi: CBDT issued refunds of
over Rs 49,696 crore to more than
22.75 lakh taxpayers between 1st
April, 2021 to 16th August, 2021, it
Informed on Saturday in a tweet. P6
Dehradun: While addressing soldiers
at the Sainik Samman programme in
Uttarakhand during his two-day visit,
BJP chief JP Nadda said the nation is
safe under PM Narendra Modi. P5
Mumbai: Pradeep Guha, a well-
known media expert and producer of
the movie “Fiza,” died on Saturday.
He was admitted to Kokilaben Hospi-
tal after diagnosed with liver cancer.
MEHBOOBA
REFERS TO
AF OVER J&K
STATEHOOD
CBDT
REFUNDS
MORE THAN
`49,696 CR
NATION IS
SAFE UNDER
PM MODI:
JP NADDA
MEDIA ICON
PRADEEP
GUHA NO
MORE
CRUCIAL READ
THREE JeM TERRORISTS KILLED IN
ENCOUNTER IN J&K’S PULWAMA
Pulwama: Three JeM terrorists, including one who was
behind the killing of BJP worker Rakesh Pandita in June,
were gunned down in an encounter with security forces
in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday,
officials said. Meanwhile, One Army jawan died and four
in critical condition after more than 30 soldiers collapsed
due to heat and exhaustion during training in Pathankot.
1 MORE EXTORTION
CASE AGAINST SINGH
ASSAM: 14 HELD FOR
SUPPORTING TALIBAN
Mumbai: Mumbai police
have registered one more
case of extortion against
former city police commis-
sioner Param Bir Singh on
the basis of a complaint
lodged by a builder-cum-
hotelier, an official said on
Saturday.
Guwahati: 14 people have
been arrested from 11
districts of Assam for al-
legedly putting up posts on
social media and support-
ing the Taliban’s takeover
of Afghanistan and their
return to power after 20
years, officials have said.
TRIPURA CONG
CHIEF BISWAS
QUITS, RETRACTS
Agartala: Hours after
announcing to quit
the party on Saturday,
Tripura Pradesh
Congress president
Pijush Kanti Biswas
withdrew his resignation
letter after speaking
with All India Congress
Committee Working
Committee member and
the party’s in-charge
for Tripura Dr Ajoy
Kumar. Dr Kumar stated
that he had a talk with
Biswas during which
he assured to meet the
Tripura party president
on August 29.
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
RAJASTHAN
INDIA
34,457
new cases
375
new fatalities
23
new cases
00
new fatalities
Hope to produce
1 crore doses
by Oct: Zydus
New Delhi: Drug firm
Zydus Cadila on Satur-
day said they hope to
produce 1 crore doses of
its Covid-19 vaccine Zy-
CoV-D by October, news
agency PTI reported.
It further said that
the company is hoping
to start supplying vac-
cine doses by the middle
to end of September,
adding that the pricing
of the dose will be an-
nounced in the next one
or two weeks.
Nitish, Tejashwi
to meet PM with
common demand
Patna: Bihar Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar
will on Monday lead an
all-party delegation
from his state to meet
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi to demand a
caste-based Census.
The team will in-
clude opposition leader
Tejashwi Yadav of the
Rashtriya Janata Dal, a
strong critic of the
state government, and
the state Mines and Ge-
ology Minister Janak
Ram, a BJP legislator
and a relative light-
weight.
CHILDREN OF
HELL!
ays after vowing to respect
women’s rights in Afghani-
stan, Taliban officials in the
restive Herat province have
banned co-education in govern-
ment and private schools and uni-
versities, describing it as the ‘root
of all evils in society’. The decision
was taken after a meeting between
varsity professors, owners of
private institutions, and Taliban
authorities, Khaama Press News
Agency reported on Saturday. This
is the first ‘fatwa’ issued by the
Taliban after its swift takeover of
Afghanistan last week.
D
BLEAK FUTURE: Afghan boys walk near a damaged house after airstrikes
two weeks ago during a fight between government forces and the Taliban in
Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, southwestern Afghanistan on Saturday.
72 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus
from boarding IAF plane
Kabul: The Taliban are
learnt to have stopped a
batch of 72 Afghan
Sikhs and Hindus, in-
cluding two minority
members of Afghani-
stan parliament, from
boarding an Indian Air
Force (IAF) plane on
Saturday
. They were
sent back from the Ka-
bul airport.
Seeking evacuation to
India, this first batch of
Afghan Sikhs and Hin-
dus had been waiting
outside the airport for
over 12 hours since Fri-
day, president of World
Punjabi Organisation
(WPO) Vikramjit Singh
Sahney said.
“Taliban fighters
stopped them from
boarding the IAF plane
and said that since they
are Afghans, they must
go back. Now the group
has safely returned to
Gurdwara Dashmesh
Pita Guru Gobind Sin-
gh ji Karte Parwan in
Kabul,” said Sahney,
adding that minority
MPs Narinder Singh
Khalsa and Anarkali
Kaur Honoryar were a
part of the group.
Since Taliban takeo-
ver,280AfghanSikhsand
30-40 Hindus have taken
shelter at Karte Parwan
Gurdwara in Kabul.
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier, front, and Taliban fighters stand
guard on their respective sides while a truck moves to cross at
a border crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in
Torkham, in Khyber district of Pakistan on Saturday.
150 INDIANS GRILLED
ON WAY TO KABUL
AIRPORT,RELEASED
Kabul: Apart from a batch
of Sikhs and Hindus, 150
Indians were detained
on way to Kabul airport,
released subsequently:
reports. A group of Indian
nationals is learnt to have
been stopped and taken
to an unknown location
near the Kabul airport on
Saturday for questioning
and verification of travel
documents, triggering
some confusion and
concerns in India.
‘NO FOREIGNERS
KIDNAPPED, BUT
SOME QUIZZED’
Kabul: The Taliban have
not kidnapped any for-
eigner, although some of
them are being questioned
before being allowed to
leave Afghanistan, an offi-
cial of the Islamist militant
group said on Saturday.
“Our fighters will continue
to demonstrate restraint,”
the Taliban official said.
“We are questioning some
of them before they exit
the country, but no one is
kidnapped,” official added.
TALIBAN
STOP
JANUARY 5, 1932 - AUGUST 21, 2021
Ex-UP CM & Ex-Raj Guv
Kalyan Singh no more
ormer Uttar
Pradesh Chief
Minister and
former Ra-
jasthan Governor
Kalyan Singh passed
away at Sanjay Gan-
dhi Postgraduate In-
stitute of Medical Sci-
ences (SGPGI) in Luc-
know on Saturday af-
ter suffering from
sepsis and multior-
gan failure. The
89-year-old BJP vet-
eran was admitted to
the ICU of the hospi-
tal on the evening of
July 4 due to an infec-
tion and reduced con-
sciousness level. On
Friday
, his health con-
dition had deteriorat-
ed and he was placed
on dialysis.
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
Deeply saddened by the
passing away of former
Governor of Rajasthan
and former CM of UP,
Sh. Kalyan Singh ji. My
heartfelt condolences to
his family members. May
God give them strength in
this difficult time. May the
departed soul rest in peace.
F
BALANCED USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
CAN HELP THE STATE: GEHLOT
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Underliningthe
importance of immense
reserves of mineral
wealth present in the
state, Rajasthan chief
minister Ashok Gehlot
on Saturday said that
balancedexploitationof
these natural resources
in a scientific manner
can be helpful in in-
creasing employment
opportunities as well as
revenue of the state.
He said that proper
exploitation of potash
available in the state
could also change the
picture of the state in
future.
Gehlot was address-
ing a virtual program
organized on the com-
mencement of trial run
of Ambuja Cement’s
new plant ‘Marwar Ce-
ment Works’ in Mund-
wa, Nagaur, Gehlot said
that the new cement
plant in corona pan-
demic is a big achieve-
ment for the state.
“The investment of
Rs 3,250 crore by Am-
buja Cement on this
plant is a commendable
step. Full production in
the new unit will in-
crease employment op-
portunities,” he said.
The Chief Minister
said that Rajasthan is
the largest cement pro-
ducingstateof thecoun-
try and there are 24 ce-
ment plants in the state.
Gehlot said that to
promote MSMEs, the
state government has
made a provision that
MSME units Turn to P6
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
CM said that with 24 cement plants,
Rajasthan is the largest cement
producing state of the country

Subham Jain
Ajmer: Union labour
minister Bhupendra
Yadav on Saturday said
that he is not in the race
to the post of chief min-
ister and all talks about
it are speculations.
“NeitheramIaclaim-
ant nor the party is
thinking anything on
it,” Yadav told reporters
in Ajmer on culmina-
tion of Jan Ashirwad
Yatra. On the absence
of some of the senior
leaders in the yatra, Ya-
dav said that Ashok
Parnami was in the Jan
Yatra while Vasundha-
ra Raje could not come
due to health problems
of her daughter-in-law.
“Our party is one,” he
said. The union minis-
ter also targeted the
Congress saying it is
not right to create furor
(Tandav) in the name of
protest in Parliament.
He said that Parlia-
ment is run through
dialogue and in a digni-
fied manner. “Opposi-
tion does not have the
right to take Parliamen-
tary dignity in its
hands. It is fair on part
of the Opposition to
protest against any is-
sue but it does not have
the right to take Parlia-
ment’s dignity in its
hands. Protest and dis-
ruption is understand-
able but not furor (Tan-
dav),” Yadav said.
He said that in the re-
cent Parliament ses-
sion, the Opposition did
not let the Prime Minis-
ter introduce new cabi-
net ministers.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A medical stu-
dent studying in Jaipur
filled diesel worth Rs
3,900 in his luxury SUV
car and fled away from
the petrol pump at Del-
hi-Ajmer Express High-
way when staffer went
to bring swipe machine.
The accused, Jai Sang-
wan, 24, a resident of
Mahipalpur, Delhi, also
threatened the pump
staff with an iron rod
wen they tried to stop
him. The matter
reached Chandwaji po-
lice station and the po-
lice arrested the ac-
cused student on Friday
after Filing a case of
robbery on the report
of petrol pump worker.
His car was also seized.
MBBS students
caught for
not paying at
petrol pump
The accused in police custody.
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021
02
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: Internation-
al level Kabaddi player
Samaira Pathan has
once again brought lau-
rels to Jodhpur. To ful-
fill the dream of her
100-year-old maternal
grandmother Sugra
Bano, Pathan, resident
of Pipar in Jodhpur,
not only participated in
state level 100 mt run-
ning and won the gold
medal. Even after her
shoe opened up, she
just kept running to
fulfill the dream of her
grandmother.
There is no limit to
the happiness of grand-
mother and since win-
ning the gold medal, she
is continuously blessing
her grandchild.
“I want to go for
Olympics in the field of
Kabaddi, but the sport
is not included in the
Olympics. I have asked
the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot to include
Kabaddi in the Olym-
pics,” said Pathan.
Sugra Bano said that
her grandchild has won
100 metres, so happiness
is natural. Samaira’s
maternal uncle Ramzan
Pathan and Abdul
Rashid also expressed
heartfelt happiness.
AfterKabaddi,Samairabagsgoldinrace
BRINGING LAURELS
Samaira with her maternal grandmother and father.
WINNING RUN
OPERATION SAFER WHEELS: 4 HELD BY
NIRBHAYA SQUAD FROM PARK
CASE AGAINST BANK MANAGER,
EMPLOYEES FOR DUPING FARMER
Jaipur: Under its Operation Safer Wheels, the
Nirbhaya Squad caught four persons singing
raunchy songs and making vulgar gestures at
women in the park adjacent to Govind Devji tem-
ple here on Saturday. When the squad advised the
lechers to refrain from passing lewd comments
at women, they started quarrelling with the cops.
The squad then called for reinforcement from
Manak Square police and arrested them, informed
DSP (Metro) Rucha Tomar.
Jaipur: A case of fraud was filed at Kalwar police
station against officials and employees of a bank
for duping a farmer of Rs 13 lakh. Farmer’s son
Ganesh Jat filed a case after the court’s interven-
tion. Earlier, when the aggrieved party reached the
police station to get a complaint registered, police
refused. According to the complaint, the father of
the victim had sold several bighas of land in Ren-
wal Phagi in 2015 for Rs 50 lakh and 90,000. One
of their acquaintances, But Motiram and bank
manager Gautam Gupta fraudulently transferred
Rs 12 lakh into his account.
Jaipur: City police have launched a massive man-
hunt for some unidentified youth who abducted a
16-year-old girl from Khonagarian area here and
gangraped her for three days in captivity. As per the
statement of the victim, some youth kidnapped her
in broad daylight while she was going on the road in
Khonagarian and took her to a flat. Seven persons
were staying in that rented flat where she was held
captive and gangraped for three days. The perpetra-
tors later left her on the footpath before fleeing. Her
family members had registered a missing report
after the girl became untraceable. After she narrated
her ordeal upon returning home, police raided the
flat but found nobody there. They have detained the
house owner Jagpal and interrogating him.
GIRL ABDUCTED, GANGRAPED FOR 3
DAYS; ACCUSED ON THE RUN
Dholpur: Ravin-
dra Shroti was
appointed as the
district president
of Team Vasund-
hara Raje here on
Saturday. After
Team’s state co-
ordinator Gaurav
Jinagar declared
Shroti’s name, its
state office-bear-
ers and front chiefs welcomed him by garlanding,
according to state spokesman Kirti Rajawat.
RAVINDRA SHROTI APPOINTED AS
DISTRICT PRESIDENT OF TEAM RAJE
NEWS DIGEST
NOT IN THE RACE FOR CM
POST: BHUPENDER YADAV
Ourpartyisone,hesaidduringconclusionofJanAshirwadYatra
Bhupender Yadav flanked by Anita Badhel and Vasudev Devnani during his Jan Ashirwad Yatra in Ajmer on Saturday.
The Jan Ashirwad
Yatra has failed.
The public is fed
up with constant
fuel price rise and
inflation and
maintained dis-
tance from the
yatra. People have
now started re-
membering UPA
government
—Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas,
transport minister
Visits Nimbark
Yadav also visited Nim-
bark tirth in Salemabad &
took blessings of Maharaj
Shri Shri Ji Maharaj.
Yadav has a long associa-
tion with this place. Ajmer
MP Bhagirath Chaudhary,
Dy Mayor Neeraj Jain,
and other BJP leaders
accompanied him.
Bhupender Yadav seeks blessings of Chamunda Mata in
Ajmer. Also present were Vasudev Devnani and others.
Cong turning
Mewat into mini
Pak: Dilawar
Raise public
interest issues
unitedly: Singh
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: BJP national
general secretary and
in charge for Rajasthan
Arun Singh on Satur-
day said that the party
will fight the 2023 As-
sembly elections on the
issue of development
and good governance.
Singh said that the
state government has
failed to deliver prom-
ises made to people.
During his two day visit
to Bikaner, he gave the
mantra of victory to the
BJP leaders and asked
them to raise public in-
terest issues unitedly
.
He also said that
Vasundhara Raje is sen-
ior leader of the party.
However, he said that
the party’s parliamen-
tary board will decide
that under whose lead-
ership, the election will
be contested. Singh ex-
uded confidence that
the party will win the
assembly elections by
two third majority
.
The party leader also
targeted the state gov-
ernment on issues of
law and order, electric-
ity among others.
First India Bureau
Sawai Madhopur:
Ramganj Mandi MLA
and Panchayat polls in-
charge of Sawai Mad-
hopur Madan Dilawar
has described Congress
as a party with “Tali-
ban mindset”. Address-
ing mediapersons he
said Congress has
changed the Braj region
into Mewat region. “In
1987, Mewat Develop-
ment Board was created
to destroy Braj region.
Along with the destruc-
tion of temple, atroci-
ties are being commit-
ted on people belonging
to SC in the Mewat re-
gion,” he said.
Dilawar attacked the
Congress saying inci-
dents of gangrape are
on rise, miscreants are
taking refuge here in
Cong rule. In a veiled
attack on CM Gehlot,
Dilawar said that
starting 1987 to date,
Mewat region has wit-
nessed atrocities and
malpractices.
SINGH ON RAJE
Rain gets active in state,eastern Raj on alert
Former Jaipur royal Rani Vidya Devi
cremated amid strict covid protocol
Raj starts chopper
tourism in Udpr
PILOT ON A 2
DAY VISIT TO
JODHPUR
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The monsoon
has again become ac-
tive in the state. Light to
moderate rain was re-
corded in most parts of
eastern Rajasthan.
The Meteorological
department has issued
an alert in East Ra-
jasthan districts. Ac-
cording to the Met offi-
cials, there is a possibil-
ity of rain in over a
dozen districts of east
Rajasthan in the next 24
hours. Good rains were
recorded in the districts
of Bharatpur, Udaipur
and Jaipur divisions.
Maximum rainfall was
recorded in Alwar’s Go-
vindgarh. Light to mod-
erate rain was recorded
in many districts, in-
cluding Karauli and Al-
war. Farmers who have
sown groundnut, millet
and moong crops will
benefit from this rain.
The weather was
pleasant in Jaipur on
Saturday. It has been
mostly dry in the state
since August 10.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The last rites
of Rani Vidya Devi, the
wife of Jai Singh of the
erstwhile Jaipur royal
family were performed
by their son Ajay Singh.
As per the reports, the
mortal remains of the
departed soul were cre-
mated in the Lal Kothi
crematorium in Jaipur
on Saturday morning.
Many prominent fig-
ures from the state as
well as from the royal
family paid their re-
spects to Vidya Devi at
the cementary keeping
in mind the social dis-
tancing norms in place
due to Coronavirus
pandemic.
Vidya Devi was the
chairperson of MGD
Girls’ school and for-
mer chairperson of
MSMSV passed away
at the age of 78 on Fri-
day evening.
First India Bureau
Udaipur: A new
page will be added to
the tourism history
of Rajasthan on Sun-
day with the com-
mencement of heli-
copter tourism from
August 22. Skyline
Services is launching
this in association
with the Department
of Tourism in Ra-
jasthan. The first two
centres will start
from Nathdwara and
Kumbhalgarh. Till
now the company has
got 125 bookings for
Nathdwara and 150
for Kumbhalgarh.
This service will be
inaugurated virtual-
ly by Assembly
Speaker Dr CP Joshi.
The in-charge of
the Skyline Centr, JP
eJoshi said one ride
will be of 10 minutes.
Udaipur Deputy Di-
rector of Tourism
Shikha Saxena said
we’re getting a good
response, if the same
continues, we’ll start
the service in many
more cities.
Jaipur: Former dy CM
Sachin Pilot will be on
two-day visit to Jodh-
pur on Monday and
Tuesday. He will reach
Jodhpur by plane at 2
pm on Monday and will
go to Balotra by road to
pay tributes to Con-
gress MLA Hemaram
Chaudhary’s brother
who passed away re-
cently
. On August 24, he
will visit the residence
of Cong leader Shyam
Khinchad and will pay
tributes to his mother
Sita Devi in Birami vil-
lage in Luni.
Women from Tapra village blocked mega highway against water
problem in Barmer on Saturday.
Ajay Singh lights the funeral pyre of his mother Rani Vidya Dev at
Lal Kothi crematorium on Saturday.
BJP national general secretary and in-charge for Rajasthan Arun
Singh in Bikaner on Saturday.
Madan Dilawar
—PHOTO
BY
ANAND
SHARMA

RAJASTHAN
03
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A revamped
Secretariat under the
Green Project is all set
to be inaugurated. Its
modernisation got a go-
ahead after the Intelli-
gence Bureau submit-
ted its report. Its state-
of-the-art reception hall
has been constructed at
a cost of Rs 3 crore 14
lakh on the lines of a
five-star hotel.
An initiative of Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot,
the revamp of Secre-
tariat has been done on
eco-friendly lines.
There are separate en-
try and exit points. The
air-conditioned recep-
tion has special ar-
rangements like a feed-
ing room for infants
and facilities for the
differently-abled.
Now visitors will not
have to wait in queues
for hours to meet the
ministers and officers.
They can now sit com-
fortably in the waiting
area which has a seat-
ing arrangement for 125
visitors.
To make this cost-ef-
fective, the installation
of solar panels in the
Secretariat is in the fi-
nal stages. Once it
becomes operational,
power consumption
will reduce by up to 50
per cent.
Secretariat reception hall on 5-star lines
GREEN PROJECT
First India Bureau
Dausa: Nareshpuri
Goswami, the successor
of late Mahant
Kishorepuri Maharaj
of Siddhpeeth Mehand-
ipur Balaji Dham, took
over the throne of
Mahant on Saturday.
Nareshpuri officially
became the Mahant of
Mehandipur Balaji
Temple after the
Chadar ceremony at
Mahant Niwas.
In the trust meeting
held after the ceremony
,
he was also elected the
chairman of Shri Balaji
Maharaj Ghata Mehan-
dipur Trust. Prior to
this, there was a com-
munity feast in 12
villages.
Kishorpuri Maharaj,
who passed away at the
age of 88, had sat on the
throne of Mahant for 55
years. Kishorepuri Ma-
haraj, according to the
dynasty tradition, on
October 12, 1979, chose
Nareshpuri Goswami
as his successor. Nar-
eshpuri took Guru Dik-
sha from Kishorepuri
Maharaj.
Mahant Nareshpuri
was born on December
12, 1962 to Ramswaroop
Goswami in nearby
Udaipura village. His
mother was a woman of
very religious nature.
Due to family rites and
the religious tendency
of the parents, Naresh-
puri Goswami’s devo-
tion turned towards
reading religious litera-
ture, writing and devo-
tional music. After the
death of his mother in
his childhood, he
became detached from
worldly life.
Nareshpuri Goswami assumes
throne of Mahant of Balaji temple
HE HAS ALSO BEEN ELECTED THE CHAIRMAN OF SHRI
BALAJI MAHARAJ GHATA MEHANDIPUR TRUST
KALYAN SINGH DEATH:
MONDAY IS HOLIDAY
3 BOOKED FOR
BLACKMAILING
Jaipur: On the death of
former Rajasthan Gov-
ernor Kalyan Singh,
there will be a one-day
holiday on Monday in
Rajasthan. According
to the protocol, there is
a provision of one-day
state holiday. Gover-
nor Kalraj Mishra, CM
Ashok Gehlot, Chief
Whip Dr. Mahesh Joshi
and other leaders
expressed deep grief
and prayed to God for
peace of departed soul.
Jaipur: Kardhani police
have lodged a case
against three men
for allegedly black-
mailing a woman by
threatening to defame
her by uploading her
indecent videos on
YouTube. The victim
registered a complaint
against three men. The
victim complained that
the three men also
demanded Rs 2 lakh or
would make her video
viral.
Jaipur: The Crime Branch of Commissionerate Po-
lice busted a gang involved in snatching laptops and
mobile phones from unsuspecting commuters in the
city, and arrested three persons in this connection
here on Saturday. Police said that two of them were
directly engaged in snatching while the third culprit
used to buy the gadgets from them at throw-away
rates and sold them online at high prices. The cops
have also seized more than two dozen laptops and a
mobile phone from the possession of the culprits.
Jaipur: The State Information Commission has
imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the executive
officer of Asind Municipality in Bhilwara for
negligence in giving information. The commis-
sion took this action when Shahid Mohammad
Sheikh of Asind complained that the urban body
was not providing information to him for two
years related to road construction in the ward
of his town. Information commissioner Narayan
Bareth imposed a fine of Rs 5,000.
After 55 years
now Nareshpuri
Goswami sits on the
throne of Mahant of
Mehandipur Balaji
temple. He is the
eldest son of
Ramswaroop Goswa-
mi, elder brother
of late Mahant
Kishorepuri, who was
adopted by Kishore-
puri Maharaj as his
successor. Since
then, being unmar-
ried, Nareshpuri was
handling the manage-
ment of Balaji temple.

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Rakhi sellers in city worried
by low customer footfall
Dotasra lays foundation
stone for a road in Jajod
Bharat Singh cautions
protest over dam water
Mamta hits ground for
panchayat polls in Dausa
4 crore got jab
in Rajasthan:
Dr Raghu
Road safety campaign: 200 youngsters
made pioneers to create safer roads
Food Safety teams raid LMB &
others, destroy adulterated sweets
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A day ahead
of Raksha Bandhan,
markets here are wit-
nessing a lesser foot-
fall of customers
amid the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic,
leaving the Rakhi sell-
ers worried about
their sales.
According to the
Rakhi sellers, al-
though markets have
been allowed to func-
tion and guidelines
have been issued to
ensure Covid-appro-
priate behaviour, the
turnout of customers
at these places is still
low.
One of the Rakhi
sellers, Ramesh Jan-
sahu said, “Not many
people are coming to
buy rakhi this time as
people do not have
any other job. Rakhi
prices have surged,
we fear that we will
not be able to sell our
stock.”
The shopkeepers
have stated that resi-
dents are preferring
to buy rakhis online
due to the rising pric-
es of Rakhis in the
markets, worrying
sellers.
“The prices of ra-
khis have gone up by
30-40 per cent,” said
another Rakhi seller.
First India Bureau
Sikar: Rajasthan edu-
cation minister Go-
vind Singh Dotasra
during his one-day
visit to Lachhman-
garh on Saturday laid
the foundation stone
for the construction of
a 14 km road in
Jajod village for Rs 12
crore 13 lakh.
He also inaugurat-
ed a new building of
Veterinary Hospital
in Jajod village.
Fatehpur MLA
Hakam Ali was also
present. Dotasara,
while addressing the
programme, said,
Dotasara, while ad-
dressing the pro-
gramme, said, “I have
become a minister
with your blessings, it
is my responsibility
to get maximum
development work
done.”
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A campaign on
mandatory helmet
wearing, education and
awareness about safety
norms was started on
Saturday here under
the joint aegis of Ra-
jasthan Road Safety
Society, Kogta Founda-
tion, and Transport De-
partment.
On the first day of the
campaign, 200 youths
were made pioneers by
being trained on road
safety
.
The Transport Com-
missioner Mahendra
Soni, Member of
National Road Safety
Council Nirmal Jain,
Trustee of Foundation
Radhakrishna Kogta
encouraged all the pio-
neers to wear helmets.
“Every single life is
precious. For road safe-
ty, not only the govern-
ment, but every person
has a big responsibility
.
This message should go
viral. Youth should not
drive vehicle in over
speed,” said Soni.
First India Bureau
Kota: Holding the open-
ing of gates of Jhala-
war’s Bhimsagar dam
as the prime reason for
the floods in Kota’s San-
god, Sangod MLA
Bharat Singh raised
questions on opening
five gates of the dam de-
spite the water filling
only up to 67 per cent.
Taking an all-out stand,
Singh wrote to the
Chief Minister that he
will hold a sit-in protest
if action is not taken
against the concerned
engineers.
“I will be compelled
to protest by going to
the Collector office in
Jhalawar,” he wrote.
Singh wants action in
for opening the gates of
the dam without any
notice and absence of
engineers at night. He
said that eight days
have passed but there
has been no action.
First India Bureau
Dausa: The women
and Child Develop-
ment minister Mamta
Bhupesh on Saturday
inaugurated the elec-
tion office of Congress
candidate Hiralal Saini
in ward number 13 of
Dausa Zilla Parishad.
She inaugurated the
election office by cut-
ting the ribbon. While
addressing the pro-
gramme, Bhupesh
sought votes from peo-
ple of the area in favor
of the Congress candi-
date on the issue of
d e v e l o p m e n t w o rk
done for people .
At the same time, the
villagers welcomed
Bhupesh by wearing
her a 51 kg flower
garland.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: About 4 crore
people have been
administered corona
vaccine in Rajasthan
so far.
Of them, 3, 86, 391
people have received
the first dose and 95, 96,
962 got both the doses,
health minister Raghu
Sharma said, while
congratulating the peo-
ple of the state and
health workers on Rak-
sha Bandhan. He also
praised the contribu-
tion of about 10,000
nurses of the state.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The district
administration has
taken up a special
drive against food
adulteration during
Raksha Bandhan festi-
val under the instruc-
tion of District Collec-
tor Antar Singh Nehra.
As part of it, a team
of Food Safety offi-
cials, led by Chief
Medical and Health Of-
ficer Dr Narottam
Sharma, raided the
LMB Caterers in Jhot-
wara here on Saturday.
The team seized 50
kg of stale ghevar and
other sweet dishes
from there and de-
stroyed them all. They
also collected samples
from Agrawal Sweets
in the same area on
suspicion of adultera-
tion. Later, the team
went to the Bani Park
area and destroyed 80
kg of milk cake pre-
pared with adulterated
oil at a huge sweet
shop there.
Dr Sharma in-
formed that action has
been taken at many
such places across the
city since the start of
the campaign on Au-
gust 16.
Mahant Nareshpuri Goswami felicitated with shawl by Mehandipur Balaji trust members.
Rakhi buyers at local market in Raja Park market.
Mahendra Soni, Nirmal Jain, Virendra Singh Rathore along with
some of the youth pioneers on Saturday.
Mamta Bhupesh
Stale ghevar destroyed.
Governor Kalraj Mishra, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot, and Assembly speaker
CP Joshi extended warm greetings and best
wishes to the people of the state on the aus-
picious occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Gehlot
called upon the people to take a pledge to
create such an environment where the dignity
of women and girl child is respected and
they feel safe. Mishra asked for a pledge for
girls’ education, equality of opportunities, and
empowerment. Joshi said that building a safe
society for women should be our priority.
GUV, CM, JOSHI EXTEND RAKSHA
BANDHAN WISHES TO PEOPLE
AMENITIES
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
Dotasra welcomed by the villagers of Jajod, Lachhmangarh.

Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Hallmarking scheme for jewellery
becomes a big success. Over one
crore pieces of jewellery hallmarked
so far since 1st July, 2021. More than
90,000 jewellers registered, bringing
transparency in business & protecting
consumer rights.
Ashwini Vaishnaw
@AshwiniVaishnaw
Deeply saddened by the demise of
Kalyan Singh Ji. He was a great leader
and a veteran administrator.
Om Shanti.
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Lust, anger and greed
are the three gates to
self-destructive hell.
—Bhagwad Gita
IN-DEPTH
OPPOSITION
UNITY FACES TWO
HURDLES: PEOPLE’S
CONFIDENCE AND
LEADERSHIP
consensus seems to
be emerging on Op-
position unity before
the 2024 elections.
Congress president
Sonia Gandhi drew a stark pic-
ture of the future if the Opposi-
tion parties do not agree to come
together. There is no alternative,
she is learnt to have said. That
indeed is the reality. The one
hurdle in Opposition unity is
identifying a leader. Given the
Congress party’s dismal state,
no party will be willing to assign
a leadership role to the GOP. A
consensus may not be easy on
either Mamata, Sharad Pawar.
Not even Nitish Kumar, in case
he is opportunist enough and
joins the present grouping of 19
parties which attended the meet-
ing called by Sonia Gandhi.
Mamata Banerjee was candid.
Parties should not focus on who
is going to be the leader, she said
at the meeting. A more impor-
tant point of winning people’s
trust was made by Shiv Sena
chief Uddhav Thackeray
. People
must believe in Opposition uni-
ty, he was quoted as saying.
A
he Wrestling Fed-
eration of India
(WFI) is as upset
with some top In-
dian wrestlers as
it is with their not-for-profit
sponsors JSW Sports and
Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ)
who allegedly “spoilt three
wrestlers”.
Although he did name the
three wrestlers, Vinesh Pho-
gat could be one of them. She
was suspended by the WFI
for not staying and training
with her Indian teammates.
She also chose to wear her
personal sponsor’s name on
her singlet instead of official
sponsors. Vinesh has apolo-
gized but the WFI may still
not allow her to participate
in the Wrestling World Cham-
pionships to be held at Oslo
in October.
The WFI is unhappy “with
the way they are interfering.
If they want to help the
wrestlers they are welcome,
but let them work at the
grassroots level. It’s the Ca-
dets who need support”, Brij
Bhushan Sharan Singh, a
BJP MP, who heads the wres-
tling federation said. Most
of the charges, barring that
of wearing a different sin-
glet, were dismissed by
Vinesh. Even OGQ has de-
nied Singh’s allegations.
Overall, the controversy
doesn’t augur well for Indian
wrestling.
The spat between wrestlers
and the WFI brings the focus
back on having politicians to
head sports bodies. And it
makes it worse if they are
tainted. Preference should be
given to an experienced
sportsperson to run a sports
body
. Or there can be a combo
like Saurav Ganguly and Jay
Shah, as it is in the BCCI.
The other criteria could be
fixing a minimum 10-year di-
rect experience for any of-
fice-bearer of a sports body.
Government should look at
WFI working.
KEEP POLITICIANS
OUT OF SPORTS BODIES
Although he did name
the three wrestlers,
Vinesh Phogat could be
one of them. She was
suspended by the WFI for
not staying and training
with her Indian
teammates. Vinesh
has apologized
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HOPE TALIBAN TWO IS
MORE REASONABLE, MORE
TOLERANT THAN TALIBAN ONE
t is my hope that Taliban Two
are a more reasonable and
more tolerant lot then Tali-
ban One. At the press confer-
ence held by the Taliban, the
first of its kind, the contents
and tone were reassuring. A
large number of media per-
sons asked questions. These
were answered without rav-
ingandrating.Butthespokes-
person made it clear that Sha-
ria law would be enforced.
India is naturally very con-
cerned at developments in
Kabul in particular and Af-
ghanistan in general. The
Taliban are openly anti-In-
dia, virulently anti-Hindu,
anti-Buddhist. Islamic funda-
mentalists blew up two, over
a thousand years old statues
of Buddha in Bamiyan prov-
ince. I had gone to Bamiyan
in 1969 with Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi. The status
were over thirty feet tall. I
climbed the steps leading up
to head of Buddha. The sta-
tus were listed by UNESCO
as part of World heritage.
The U.S.A had a huge pres-
ence in Afghanistan for twen-
ty years. Thousands of U.S
troops were stationed in the
country
. Aeroplanes, helicop-
tersandtankswerealltoovis-
ible. At least two U.S Presi-
dents had visited Kabul to
meet the troops. The U.S spent
trillions of dollars in Afghan-
istan, but failed to eliminate
the Taliban. (The C.I.A kept
contact with the Taliban in-
telligence agencies).
President Biden decided to
pull out 20,000 U.S troops
from Afghanistan was in a
hurry. He, unwisely predict-
ed that it will take the Tali-
ban ninety days to reach Ka-
bul. They arrive in four days.
What were the C.I.A doing?
What is the future of Af-
ghanistan? It is bleak. The
Taliban have not yet formed
their government. Who is ad-
ministering the country?
Who will be prime minister,
foreign minister? The other
very serious impediment the
Taliban are likely to face is
how to govern. They have no
experience of governance.
Who will ensure peace, sta-
bility, security
. All these vital
issues effect the whole re-
gion, including India.
Tens of thousands of Af-
ghans want to leave the coun-
try. So far only seven thou-
sand have flown out in U.S
Planes leaving their families
behind. This is inhuman.
Afghanistanisalmostbank-
rupt. The I.M.F have decided
not to give 450 million dollars
in aid to the Taliban govern-
ment, whenever it is estab-
lished. There is talk of form-
ing a composite government.
Who will run it? Parliament
has been abolished. What
aboutforeignaffairsanddiplo-
macy
.AsfarasIknow,nocoun-
tryhasrecognizedtheTaliban
as representing the people of
Afghanistan.Newsistrickling
out that the Shia Hazaras will
not co-operate with the Tali-
ban. Thus, there is a possibili-
ty of an armed conflict.
Why did the well trained
and well equipped Afghan
army not fight, resist the
Taliban’s march to Kabul.
The Ashraf Ghani govern-
ment was a spectacular ex-
ample of corruption with
Capital C. the President and
his family ran away to Dubai
taking 169 million dollars
with them. The army offic-
ers, soldiers were not paid
their salaries for months.
One welcome step has been
takenbytheTaliban.Theyare
talking to former Presidents
Hamid Karzai and Abdulla
Abdulla. Both are well dis-
posed towards India. Unfortu-
nately the Taliban are not.
In the last several decades
India has invested three and a
half billion dollars in Afghan-
istan. We have two large in-
dustrial plants in the country
,
we run schools, hospitals,
technical institutions, pro-
vide scholarships to Afghan
students to study in India. We
havegivenseveralhelicopters
to that country
. Indian doc-
tors and teachers live in hos-
pitals and teachers in schools.
What can and should India
do? The Taliban have already
annoumced that bilateral
trade with India has already
ceased. This will ruin busi-
nesshousesinbothcountries.
On Thursday evening I had
a meeting with former Vice-
President Hamid Ansari. He
served as Ambassador to Af-
ghanistan. We were col-
leagues in the I.F.S. He said
Indian should wait and
watch. Sound advice.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
President Biden
decided to pull out
20,000 U.S troops from
Afghanistan was in a
hurry. He, unwisely
predicted that it will
take the Taliban ninety
days to reach Kabul.
They arrive in four
days. What were the
C.I.A doing?
What is the future of
Afghanistan? It is bleak.
The Taliban have not yet
formed their government.
Who is administering the
country? Who will be
prime minister, foreign
minister? The other very
serious impediment the
Taliban are likely to face
is how to govern

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INDIA
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ED’s Rajeshwar Singh seeks VRS on way to joining politics
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: Senior En-
forcement Directorate
(ED) cadre officer
Rajeshwar Singh, who
has been a nemesis of
former Finance Minis-
ter P Chidambaram
and his son in particu-
lar and of a number of
otherpoliticiansingen-
eral, is learned to have
applied for the VRS.
Currently working
with the ED’s Lucknow
office, Singh is said to
have been thinking for
some time and testing
waters before seeking a
voluntary retirement
(VRS) to bring to an
end his ten years of
service as an officer of
the UP Provincial Po-
lice Service culminat-
ing in his thirteen
years long stormy in-
nings at the ED.
He is said to be head-
ed towards the BJP.
Onedoesn’tknowwhen
and how he sneaked
into the hearts of BJP
leaders after he fell foul
with the national top
leaders by accusing
their blue-eyed officer
and former Revenue
Secretary Hasmukh
Adhia of blocking his
absorption in the ED
and for his alleged role
in the famous battle of
egos of former top CBI
officials.
Maybe he has uti-
lized his Lucknow post-
ing to get close to CM
Adityanath. Since Sin-
gh is known for his in-
vestigative skills, the
UP CM, who is seen to
have become desperate
to project himself as a
Mafia hunter, might
have informally sought
his services in lieu of a
‘politicalarrangement.’
Singh’s political
journey, when it be-
gins, would be seen
with interest in view of
his track record as a
corruption buster. In
the state police, he
earned the reputation
of an encounter spe-
cialist and in the ED he
was often at cross pur-
poses with his political
bosses. But for the Su-
preme Court and re-
doubtable Subramani-
an Swamy coming to
his rescue, his career
in the ED was all but
finished during the pe-
riod Chidambaram
helmed the FinMin.
Further, Singh was
part of the investigat-
ing teams that since
2009 probed every cor-
ruption case that
rocked the UPA govern-
ment and demolished
the credibility of Con-
gress and its allies.
They included the 2G
spectrum allocation
case, the Common-
wealth Games scam,
and the coal mines al-
location scam. In each
of these cases, top lead-
ers of Congress or its
allies emerged as key
accused. He was also
part of the team that
probed the Aircel-Max-
is deal that involved ex-
finance minister P Chi-
dambaram and his son
Karti Chidambaram.
Yet, he was seen
more as an impediment
in the NDA design of
things. So much so that
he had to knock at the
doors of the SC to get
his absorption in the
ED effected. The NDA’s
suspicion of him might
be rooted in his alleged
proximity to his close-
ness to the Gandhi fam-
ily loyalist and gate-
keeper Ahmad Patel.
He is credited with
the attachment of
3,000 crores worth as-
sets of various politi-
cal and money ped-
dlers. Under the Pre-
vention of Money
Laundering Act or
PMLA, his investiga-
tions resulted in the at-
tachment of 223 crores
worth assets of the ac-
cused in 2G spectrum
allocation case, 1000
crores in the Jahan
Reddy case, 750 crores
in Aircel-Maxis case,
600 crores in Ponzi
scam and 300 crores in
the Madhu Koda case.
An engineering
graduate from Indian
School of Mines (Dhan-
bad) by academics, top
cop and investigation
adventurist by profes-
sion turned law gradu-
ate in human rights
possesses many things
to offer to his political
career. Reportedly, in
addition to politics, he
has plans to join the
battery of legal practi-
tioners in the Apex
Court. By virtue of ca-
reer with ED he is ex-
posed to the top corpo-
rate world as well as
senior judiciary. In
power corridors his ac-
cess to the members of
higher judiciary is of-
ten whispered.
When many top bu-
reaucrats cover extra
miles to earn three to
six months or a year-
long extension or a
post-retirement as-
signment seeking VRS
amid 12 years of
service left is some-
thing seen as a coura-
geous move especially
from the organization
like ED.
Rajeshwar Singh
CRUCIAL READ
WORLD ATHLETICS C’SHIP: INDIA’S AMIT
KHATRI WINS SILVER IN RACE WALK
Kenya: Indian athlete Amit Khatri on Saturday won
the silver medal in 10,000m race walking event at
the ongoing World Athletics U20 Championship in
Nairobi. Amit clocked 42 minutes 17.94 seconds to
achieve the feat while Heristone Wanyonyi of Kenya
clinched the gold after recording a time of 42.10.84.
This was India’s second medal in the event having
already won bronze in the 4x400m mixed relay.
TRIPURA CONGRESS UNIT CHIEF QUITS
PARTY CITING ‘PERSONAL REASONS’
Agartala: Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee
(TPCC) acting president Pijush Kanti Biswas on
Saturday quit the party and announced his re-
tirement from politics. He said personal reasons
prompted him to tender his resignation. Taking to
Twitter, he wrote, “With sincere gratitude I thank
all Congress Leaders, supporters for your cooper-
ation during my tenure as TPCC president (acting).
Today I have resigned from the post of president
and retired from politics as well..”
NHRC ASKS BENGAL GOVT FOR FRESH
SURVEY ON SONAGACHI SEX WORKERS
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commis-
sion (NHRC) has issued a reminder to the West
Bengal’s Secretary of Department of Women and
Child Development and Social Welfare to expedite
the work of conducting a survey along with Indian
Institute of Science over the conditions of victims
of Sonagachi from social, legal and health point of
view and submit the report within 10 weeks. The
commission was adjudicating a petition filed by
noted civil liberties activist Radhakanta Tripathy.
Assam Police detains 14
for Taliban-related posts
New Delhi: Assam
Police has arrested 14
persons for posting on
social media sites re-
garding the activities
of the terrorist group
Taliban.
Special Director
General of Assam Po-
lice, GP Singh on Sat-
urday advised people
to be conscious on so-
cial media platforms
and be cautious while
posting or liking any
post. “@assampolice
has arrested 14 per-
sons for social media
posts regarding Tali-
ban activities that
have attracted provi-
sions of law of the
land..,” Singh tweeted.
—ANI
No place for terrorists in the valley:
Army officer after Tral encounter
Srinagar: After three
terrorists including
one of Jaish-e-Moham-
med’s (JeM) involved
in the gunning down of
BJP leader Rakesh
Pandita were killed in
today’s encounter at
Tral, Major General
Rashim Bali of GOC
Victor force on Satur-
day said there is no
place for terrorists in
the valley
.
Addressing a press
conference in Srinagar,
Bali said, “We came to
know that the three ter-
rorists were operating
in the area for a long
time. Their elimina-
tion has sent a strong
message that there is
no place for them in the
Valley.” JeM terrorist
Wakeel Shah who was
involved in the gun-
ning down of BJP lead-
er Rakesh Pandita this
June was among three
terrorists killed at Nag-
baeran Tral area on
Saturday, police said.
Kashmir Inspector
General of Police
(IGP), Vijay Kumar,
said, “JeM terrorist
Wakeel Shah, involved
in the killing of BJP
leader Rakesh Pandita
killed in today’s en-
counter at Tral.”
Two AK-47 rifles, one
SLR and other warlike
stores were recovered
from the three terror-
ists killed in the Tral
encounter, according
to the Defence PRO.
—ANI
Major General Rashim Bali (right) and Kashmir Inspector General
of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar at a press meet. —PHOTO BY ANI
Caste census:
BJP govt follows
other regimes
Bengaluru: Like previ-
ous governtments, the
current BJP govern-
ment in Karnataka is
dragging its feet on re-
leasing the report of a
caste-based socio-eco-
nomic census that was
carried out in the state
in 2015 by then govern-
ment headed by ex-CM
Siddaramaiah.
India is safe under PM Modi: Nadda
Dehradun: The nation
is safe under Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s leadership, said
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) National Presi-
dent JP Nadda on Sat-
urday.
He was addressing
the soldiers of the In-
dian Army at the
Sainik Samman pro-
gramme in Uttara-
khand’s Raiwala dur-
ing his two-day visit.
“Under the leader-
ship of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, the
country is safe, strong
and ready to move for-
ward at a fast pace,” Na-
dda said.
He criticised the UPA
government for “lack of
effort” in improving the
defence sector. —ANI
BJP National President JP Nadda in Raiwala. —PHOTO BY ANI
OPPN UNITY IS TO
PROMOTE DYNASTY
POLITICS: NAQVI
New Delhi: A day
after Congress interim
president Sonia Gandhi
convened a meeting of
the Opposition parties,
Union Minister Mukhtar
Abbas Naqvi on Saturday
said, “This unity of Oppo-
sition is actually a unity to
promote dynasty. This is
family promoted project,
which actually means to
promote the agenda of
single-family...” —ANI
PM initiated steps to empower
women: Nirmala Sitharaman
Lucknow: Union Fi-
nance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman on Saturday
lauded the efforts of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi for launching
several women-centric
schemes and giving
women priority in
several other schemes.
Sitharaman also appre-
ciated PM Modi’s move
of introducing several
women as ministers
during the recent Union
Cabinet expansion.
Nirmala Sitharaman felicitates
a woman in Lucknow.
Lokpal receives 30 complaints
against govt officials from Apr-Jul
New Delhi: Anti-cor-
ruption ombudsman
Lokpal received 30
complaints against
senior central govern-
ment officials between
April and July this
year, according to the
latest official data.
. Out of the 30 com-
plaints,18 wereagainst
group A or B officials
and 12 against “chair-
person/ member/ of-
ficer/ employee in any
body/ board/ corpora-
tion/ authority/ com-
pany/ society/ trust/
autonomous body”
wholly or partially fi-
nanced by the central
government or con-
trolled by it, according
to the Lokpal data.
11 complaints were
closed after prelimi-
nary examination. —PTI
Of the total
complaints made
in this fiscal, 18
were received in
July and 12 in
April and June

INDIA
06
Vishal Srivastav
The Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) has decid-
ed that the issue of
Other Backward
Castes (OBCs) has to be
maintained in some
way or the other till the
next year’s Uttar
Pradesh Assembly
elections. That is why a
huge rhetoric was cre-
ated around the OBC
ministers who were in-
cluded in the govern-
ment of Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi.
Recently, functions
were held to pay re-
gards to these minis-
ters and now OBC min-
isters will be given ‘aa-
shirwaad’ in different
districts in the states.
Additionally, a ‘Modi
Samarthan Sammelan’
will be organized, in
which the people of
OBC group will ex-
press their gratitude to
Prime Minister Modi
for making their com-
munity member a Un-
ion Minister.
It is being said that
the entire focus of the
Modi Samarthan Sam-
melan will be Uttar
Pradesh. and BJP’s
OBC Morcha President
K Laxman is preparing
for this conference
which will be organ-
ized in 70 districts of
Uttar Pradesh for the
next three months.
Party’s national presi-
dent JP Nadda himself
has reiterated this
point many times that
35 percent of the minis-
ters in Modi’s govern-
ment belong to the
OBC community
.
Keep in mind that
after the expansion, 27
of the ministers of the
central government be-
long to the OBC com-
munity. Seven new
ministers were made
from Uttar Pradesh,
out of which six belong
to the OBC community
.
All these ministers are
non-Yadav OBCs,
whose vote the BJP has
focused on. All those
who were sworn in on
July 7 are currently
taking out ‘Jan
Ashirwad Yatra’ and in
the meantime there
will be a separate pro-
gram for OBC minis-
ters. The BJP is expect-
ing big gains from this
move in Uttar Pradesh
though it may also lead
to a different reaction
in the BJP’s core vote
of Brahmin-Vaishya in
the state.
Separate “aashirwad yatra’ for Modi’s OBC ministers on cards!
Mamata to send
Sushmita Deb to
Rajya Sabha?
Anita Hada
Former Mahila Con-
gress National Presi-
dent Sushmita Deb can
get an immediate re-
ward for leaving Con-
gress and joining Trina-
mool Congress (TMC).
However, Sushmita has
said that she is a huge
fan of Mamata Banerjee
and has joined Trina-
mool Congress uncondi-
tionally stressing that
whatever work Mamata
Banerjee asks, she is
ready to do it. But on the
other hand, informed
sources in the party say
that Sushmita Deb has
joined the Trinamool
only on assurance of a
Rajya Sabha seat. It is
also reported that to
stop her from leaving, at
the last moment, Con-
gress had also offered
her a Rajya Sabha seat,
but by then it was too
late. Sources reveal that
she was hurt more on
the issue of Rahul Gan-
dhi and his team pro-
moting Gaurav Gogoi.
According to in-
formed sources, Mamta
BanerjeecanrewardSu-
shmita Deb very soon.
One Rajya Sabha seat is
vacant in Bengal. Ma-
nas Ranjan Bhuyan has
resigned from the Rajya
Sabha seat after becom-
ing a minister in the
state government and
by-elections can be an-
nounced for this seat at
any time. It is being said
thatMamtacansendSu-
shmita to Rajya Sabha
from this seat which
still has a term of two
years left. Although ear-
lier there was talk of
sending Mukul Roy
from this seat and the
name of veteran BJP
leader Yashwant Sinha,
who joined Trinamool
at the time of elections,
was also being dis-
cussed, but now Sush-
mita Deb is considered
to be the strongest con-
tender.
Mamata Banerjee Sushmita Deb
Farmers’ protest hits train
movement, road traffic in Punjab
Chandigarh: Farmers
seeking hike in sugar-
cane prices blocked rail
tracks and a national
highway in Jalandhar
on Saturday, impacting
movement of trains and
vehicular traffic. Ac-
cording to railway offi-
cials of Ferozepur divi-
sion, 50 trains have been
cancelled, while 54 have
either been diverted or
s h o r t - t e r m i n a t e d .
Scores of farmers had
on Friday launched an
agitation for an indefi-
nite period to press the
Punjab govt to accept
their demands related to
pending dues of sugar-
cane and hike in cane
prices. They refused to
lift the blockade.Emer-
gency vehicles had,
however, been allowed
to ply, they added. Pro-
testers have blocked the
Jalandhar-Phagwara
stretch of the national
highway.The blockade
affected traffic to and
from Jalandhar, Amrit-
sar and Pathankot,
though the administra-
tion diverted traffic
through alternative
routes. Farmers sitting
on the Jalandhar-
Chaheru section have
blocked the Ludhiana-
Amritsar and the Ludhi-
ana-Jammu rail tracks.
They are demanding
that the Punjab govt
raise SAP of sugarcane
and clear payment of Rs
200 crore-250 crore.
SEVERAL STRANDED IN JAMMU
AS 40 TRAINS CANCELLED
Jammu: Thousands
of passengers are
stranded in JK as
railway authorities
have cancelled over
40 trains since Fri-
day due to an ongo-
ing agitation by
farmers in neigh-
bouring Punjab, offi-
cials said. Scores of
farmers on Friday
launched an indefi-
nite agitation in Ja-
landhar and blocked
train movement on
the Ludhiana-Amrit-
sar and the Ludhi-
ana-Jammu railway
routes to press the
Punjab government
to accept their de-
mand to increase
sugarcane prices and
clear issues related
to pending dues. He
said only a few trains
left the Jammu rail-
way station on a dif-
ferent route on Fri-
day, while early Sat-
urday morning rains
in Delhi forced can-
cellation of some
more trains bound
for Jammu. “Twenty
trains were cancelled
on Saturday. Some
trains scheduled lat-
er in the day are like-
ly to leave the Jam-
mu station for their
destinations,” the of-
ficial said.
Farmers’ protest hits train movement road traffic in Jalandhar for second day
According to rail
officials of
Ferozepur
division, 50
trains have been
cancelled
MAN WHO SET HIMSELF ON FIRE
OUTSIDE SC PASSES AWAY
TAMIL NADU SCHOOLS, COLLEGES
TO REOPEN FROM SEPT 1
New Delhi: The 27-year-old man, who had set
himself on fire along with his friend outside the
Supreme Court, succumbed to the burn injuries
on Saturday morning. The deceased, a Delhi
University graduate, had come to Delhi with a
24-year-old rape victim on Monday morning. The
two allegedly poured kerosene and set themselves
on fire outside Supreme Court Gate No. 4. They
had also recorded a Facebook Live video.
Chennai: Announcing extension of the Covid
lockdown in the state for two more weeks, Tamil
Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said Saturday that
the government has decided to resume physical
classes in schools and colleges from September
1. Schools will reopen on a rotational basis for
students in classes IX-XII after a gap of nearly 18
months. Classes will be held following Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs). Govt will take a
decision on resuming lower classes after Septem-
ber 15 based on how reopening pans out.
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Gover-
nor Manoj Sinha on Saturday urged Union Minister
of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan
again for the immediate evacuation of professors
from JK employed in an Afghanistan university.
These professors from J-K’s Kulgam were teaching
at Bakhtar University in Kabul. “I have discussed
the matter with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
ji and MoS External Affairs Muraleedharan ji. The
Central government is looking into the matter. —ANI
New Delhi: Assam Police has arrested 14 persons
for posting on social media sites regarding the activ-
ities of the terrorist group Taliban. Special Director
General of Assam Police, GP Singh on Sat advised
people to be conscious on social media platforms
and be cautious while posting or liking any post.
People are advised to be careful in posts/likes etc on
social media platforms to avoid penal action,” Singh
tweeted. Taliban took over Afghanistan on August
15, seizing the presidential palace and taking control
of Kabul after President Ashraf Ghani escaped from
the country.
J-K LT GUV TO CENTER : EVACUATE
KULGAM PROFESSORS FROM KABUL
ASSAM POLICE DETAINS 14 FOR
SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ON TALIBAN
CRUCIAL READ Jewellers to go on strike against gold hallmarking
New Delhi: Asserting
that the mandatory hall-
marking of gold jewel-
lery in 50 days of its
first phase of imple-
mentation has been a
“grand success”, the
government on Satur-
day urged jewellery
body GJC to reconsider
its decision to go on
strike on August 23. The
All India Gem and Jew-
ellery Domestic Council
has called a nationwide
‘token strike’ on August
23, against the govern-
ment’s arbitrary imple-
mentation of mandato-
ry hallmarking of gold
jewellery with (hall-
mark unique identifica-
tion number). Manda-
tory gold hallmarking
has come into force
fromJune16inaphased
manner. Purity certifi-
cation of the precious
metal, was voluntary in
nature prior to June 16.
Tiwari asked the jewel-
lery body GJC to recon-
sider its decision and
take back the call for
strike.
21 AUGUST 1949- 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Indian children at high risk
of climate crisis: UNICEF
New Delhi: India is
among four South Asian
countries where children
are most at risk of the im-
pacts of climate change
threatening their health,
education,andprotection,
according to a new
UNICEF report. The Cli-
mate Crisis Is a Child
RightsCrisis:Introducing
the Children’s Climate
Risk Index’ (CCRI) is
UNICEF’s first focussed
onchildren.Itrankscoun-
tries based on children’s
exposure to climate and
environmental shocks
suchascyclonesandheat-
waves,aswellastheirvul-
nerabilityto those shocks
based on their access to
essential services. Paki-
stan, Bangladesh, Af-
ghanistan and India are
among four South Asian
countries where children
areatextremelyhighrisk
of the impacts of the cli-
mate crisis. —ANI
Finance Minister gets a new lot of Chief
Commissioners (IT); 46 IRS officers on the list
New Delhi : CCITs func-
tion under the Central
Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT) which is part of
Department of Revenue
in the Ministry of Fi-
nance. CBDT provides
essential inputs for poli-
cyandplanningof direct
taxes in India, at same
timeitisalsoresponsible
for administration of di-
rect tax laws through the
IncomeTaxDepartment.
CCIT rank officers to-
gether form the top level
field formations in the
Direct-tax administra-
tion across the country
.
The Appointments Com-
mittee of the Cabinet
(ACC) headed by Prime
Minister on Saturday en-
dorsedtheproposalof the
Department of Revenue
recommending the em-
panelment of forty six of-
ficersforpromotiontothe
grade of Chief Commis-
sioner of Income Tax
(CCIT) in the Indian Rev-
enue Service (Income
Tax). Unfortunately one
of the officers on the pro-
motion list (Manoranjan
Panigrahy) had expired
in May this year whereas
Romita Arora took VRS
in March 2021.
Having been empan-
elled the list of officers
whomaybegivenposting
as Chief Commissioner
of Income Tax (CCIT) in
coming weeks include;
P
.B. Sekaran, T. Venkata
Reddy
,NavneetSoni,Nee-
na Singh Pandey
, V
.
Anandarajan, Vinod Ku-
mar Goel , Shyama S.
Bansia,K.P
.C.Rao,Devin-
der Singh Chaudhry
,
Rameshwar Singh, San-
jayKumar,AshokKumar
Pandey
, Jayanthi
Krishnan, Mirdula Baj-
pai, Ravinder Sai, Deben-
draNarayanKar,Haresh-
war Sharma, Gurijala R.
Reddy
, Avdhesh Kumar
Mishra, Rajiv Ranjan
Singh, Bijayananda
Pruseth, Rajeev Mehro-
tra, Stephen George,
SimanchalaDash,Naren-
dra Kumar, Seema Raj,
Shelly Jindal, B. Senthil
Kumar, Kaushal Kr. Sriv-
astava , Hemant Jawahar
Lal, Yogendra Kumar
Singh,GovindLal,Simmi
Gupta, Fateh Singh
Sirowa, Parminder,
NiranjanKouli,SugarLal
Meena, Veer Birsa Ekka.
Aspertheprovisionof
Extended Panel as many
as seven IRS (IT) officers
will be promoted to CCIT
rank in case officers in-
cluded in the regular
panel would not be avail-
able for promotion due to
deputation/retirement/
VRS/demise during the
vacancy year 2021. This
list of officers on the ex-
tendedpanelareBanwari
Lal Meena, Ramesh
Chand, Ramavatu Bala
Naik, Sanjay Misra, Jay-
ant Misra, Romita Arora
(who took VRS in March
2021) and M Jagdish
Babu.
Faisal Patel son of Congress leader Ahmed Patel tweeted, “Miss you my dearest father”,
along with some photos, on the birth anniversary of the late leader on Saturday.
Balanced use...
will not need to
take any permis-
sion from any gov-
ernment depart-
ment for 3 years
after registration
on Raj Udyog Mitra
Portal.
The state govern-
ment has also im-
plemented a one
stop shop system to
remove the bottle-
necks faced by en-
trepreneurs in in-
vestment and vari-
ous types of other
facilities are being
provided to indus-
trial units through
RIPS-2019,” he said.
FROM PG 1

Members of 45 families, who were socially ostracised, with the
memorandum they submitted to the SP.
NEWS
07
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer: In a year-old
murder case, the caste
panchayat issued a de-
cree to ostracise 45 fami-
lies. Against this deci-
sion, SP Jaisalmer Dr.
Ajay Singh has now
banned 30 Panchs from
12 villages. SP Singh
has warned the Panchs
to not to repeat such un-
constitutional actions.
On Friday, the vic-
tims met SP Jaisalmer,
SDM Fatehgarh, Police
Station Sangad and
Tehsildar Fatehgarh
and demanded justice.
Victims said that 8
months ago in Sankara
of Meghwal society, a
woman along with her
lover had killed her
husband. After this, 30
Panchs of 12 villages of
the society had issued a
decree to evict 45 fami-
lies of Meghwal Com-
munity from Betina
vilage, familiar to the
brothers and relatives
of the wife’s lover in-
volved in that case. The
Panchs argued that
young man committed
crime by loving a mar-
ried woman, hence they
are being ostracised.
45 families ostracised
by caste panchayats,
SP warns of action
More than 36 cows die of food
poisoning in Lohawat,Jodhpur
‘Indian Muslims don’t
support Talibani Ideology‘
Two kids
drown in pond
while bathing
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: As many as
36 cows reportedly died
due to food poisoning at
the Simrath Bharati
Gaushala in Denok vil-
lage under Lohawat
block in the district on
Saturday
. According to
reports, the cows were
given left-over food of a
funeral function in
nearby Barjasar village
the night before. But the
cows started dying one
after another in the
morning. Panic struck
villagers then consult-
ed veterinary doctors
and informed the ad-
ministration.
The vet, however,
failed to save the cows
as they didn’t respond
to treatment. The un-
timely death of 36 cows
created a stir among the
villagers and devotees.
The administration
somehow managed to
pacify villagers.
Jaipur: Ajmer Dar-
gah Sharif ’s spiritual
head S Jainul Abedin
said that the Taliban
is maligning Islam
through terror activi-
ties in the name of
‘shariyat’.
He said restrictions
on women and killings
in the name of the Is-
lam can’t be support-
ed. Terror and dictato-
rial behaviour of Tali-
ban is promoting ha-
tred towards Islam
across world, he added.
He said Afghanistan
has fallen into brutal
hands of Taliban.
He added, ‘The Mus-
lim of India, being a
peaceful citizen, does
not support and wel-
come such Talibani ide-
ology
.’ —PTI
Hanumangarh: Two
children drowned in a
pond in Rawatsar town
on Saturday
. Among
them, one had come to
the aunt’s house for Ra-
khi. On information, the
police called a diver and
pulled the dead bodies
out of the pond. Police
told that Govind (7) and
Hem Kumar (5) died in
the accident.
Several cows were found fainted after consuming food leftovers
from a funeral function in Barjasar.
Raj bags award
in ‘Fair and
Festival’ category
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan was
awarded the Best Tour-
ism Award in the ‘Fair
and Festival’ category
from tourism point of
view at the 7th ITCTA
B2B International Tour-
ism Expo Conclave
Award Ceremony or-
ganized by ICM Group
in New Delhi on Friday
.
In the award ceremony,
Sumita Meena and
Chhatarpal Yadav,
Asst. Directors of Delhi
Tourist Information
Centre, Rajasthan Tour-
ism Department, re-
ceived this award from
Chief Guest Sheo Shek-
har Shukla, Principal
Secretary, Madhya
Pradesh Tourism. A
photography competi-
tion has also been or-
ganised on social media
by Rajasthan Tourism.
ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ON
DAUGHTER SHOOTS WIFE DEAD
First India Bureau
Udaipur: A man, ac-
cused of sexual assault
on his daughter, on Sat-
urday shot dead his
wife and consumed
sulfas tablets before
cutting veins of wrist
at Hiran Magri area
of Udaipur. The ac-
cused fired 5 bullets
at the wife in front of
two daughters and a
son. The accused is
critical.
Additional SP City
Gopal Swaroop Mewa-
da, who reached the
spot, said that a daugh-
ter of the accused
called the control room.
The deceased was a
nurse in MB Hospital.
The accused was an
employee of Hindustan
Zinc and was was
sacked by the manage-
ment a few days back.
Mewada said the ac-
cused was booked un-
der POCSO in 2020 for
sexually assaulting
his 15-year-old daugh-
ter. He got bail from
the High Court, which
was later rejected by
the Supreme Court
early this week and he
was ordered to surren-
der in the local court.
The police speculates
that accused was angry
with the surrender and
he shot the woman
when she returned
home after doing duty
at around 3 pm.
Pali: A 38-year-old man has eloped with a class
9 student from his neighbourhood with the in-
tention of marriage from an area under Transport
Nagar police station of Pali. The accused has a
12-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son. He is a
driver and was living in Pali after getting married
for the second time. The minor with whom the
accused ran away is daughter of his landlord. The
accused Ashok Sargara is a resident of Binjagu-
da, Marwar Junction. For the last 6 months, he
has been living in a rented house in the Transport
Nagar police station area. On the morning of
August 20, the minor girl was found missing.
The relatives said the accused had done similar
incidents in Gandhidham, Gujarat and Bhima.
Alwar: A man was arrested in Alwar district
for blackmailing and raping a girl. The accused
Mahesh Prajapat befriended a fellow student and
took her to a hotel in Kukas area of Jaipur where
he allegedly raped her and clicked some obscene
pictures. He later forced her to have relations
with him. When she got engaged, he sent her
photos to his fiancé and other relatives following
which an FIR was registered on 16 August. He
was arrested on Saturday and produced before a
magistrate who sent him to judicial custody.
38-YEAR-OLD FATHER OF 2 KIDS
ELOPES WITH CLASS 9 STUDENT
ALWAR: MAN HELD FOR RAPING,
BLACKMAILING GIRL WITH A VIDEO
Police officials carrying the dead body for postmortem.
3 including a couple held for kidnapping and rape of minor
First India Bureau
Kota: Recent develop-
ment emerged in the
kidnapping case of a
9-year-old girl, the Rly
Colony Police has ar-
rested three accused
involved in kidnapping
and raping. Police have
arrested Anita (24) and
her husband Ashok (25)
resident of Kherarundi
police station Rawati
district Ratlam, MP.
Both sold the infant to
Gawar Singh (20), son
of Anita’s uncle for Rs
10,000 who raped her.
The police have now
freed the girl. CI Mun-
inder Singh said that
the victim’s mother-
lodged a complaint on
July 22. It was reported
that her daughter went
missing while she was
playing under Bapu
Colony overbridge, the
police said.
SHOT IN FRONT OF KIDS
The police believe that the accused was angry
with the decision to surrender before a court.
His wife had returned home after doing duty from
the hospital at around 3 pm, the police said. He
shot her while she was climbing the stairs. After
going into the room also he shot her 4 times, the
police said. The incident happened in front of two
daughters including a 4-year-old son.
The Supreme
Court recently
cancelled his bail
LOVE MARRIAGE: FIR
FOR OSTRACISING
NEWS DIGEST
Jaipur: Online retail major Amazon
has been defrauded by some of
its own employees who were
engaged in loading and unloading.
The company has registered a
case with Jhotwara police that the
staff took out genuine 67 Apple
iPhones from their boxes and
replaced them with fake ones. The
cost of the phones is said to be
around Rs 84 lakh. During random
checks, company staff found many
phones damaged.
Karauli: Police have arrested eight
youth staying in a lodge at the
district headquarters over suspi-
cion of human trafficking. A probe
revealed that the arrested accused,
two girls and six youths, were
involved in human trafficking in
the name of marriage. DSP Manraj
Meena said that the police raided
the lodge on a tip-off and arrested
them. During interrogation, it was
revealed that the two girls were
also involved in the crime.
Pratapgarh: Thieves broke into
two Jain temples at Raipur and
Bhachundala villages under
Salamgarh police limits. Police
said that the robbers have
escaped with 51 silver coins
and Rs 40,000 cash kept in
the Raipur Jain temple and
fled with 800 gm silver and Rs
20,000 cash from Bhachun-
dala Jain temple. The cops are
examining CCTV footage.
AMAZON DEFRAUDED OF
`84 LAKH BY OWN STAFF
EIGHT YOUTH HELD FOR
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
THIEVES STRIKE AT
ARNOD JAIN TEMPLE
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Jalore: Playing their
social part in the soci-
ety, First India News
organised a Gaurav
Samman ceremony in
Sanchore, Jalore. For-
est minister Sukhram
Bishnoi, Jalore MP
Devji Patel, BJP lead-
er Danaram Chaud-
hary, Congress youth
leader Mohan Kumar
Vishnoi and many po-
lice and administra-
tion officials were pre-
sent during the award
ceremony
.
For the outstanding
work done during the
Corona epidemic,
First India News hon-
oured the police per-
sonnel, doctors and
other field employees
and eminent people.
The Gaurav Sam-
man ceremony kick-
started by lighting
the lamp while the
guests were welcomed
with typical Rajastha-
ni customs. Address-
ing the function,
Sukhram Bishnoi
said that First India,
while playing its part,
honoured those peo-
ple who have done ex-
cellent work for soci-
ety and thanked First
India News for the
initiative. This en-
courages the people
doing courageous
work, he said.
Devji Patel said that
the Gaurav Samman
programme encour-
ages those people who
have done excellent
work in various fields.
and should continue.
GauravSammanCeremony
Sukhram Bishnoi, Mohan Kumar, Danaram Choudhary, and administrative officers share the stage in the event.
Sukhram Bishnoi, Devji Patel, and Danaram Choudhary start
the event by lighting the lamp.
Devji Patel and Sukhram Bishnoi engrossed in a brochure of
The New JC show, First India’s flagship programme.
Lunaram Darji welcoming Devji Patel.
Sukhram Bishnoi, Devji Patel and Danaram Choudhary during
the National Anthem at the event.
School
operator held
for raping
teacher
First India Bureau
Kota: The Sultan-
pur police station in
Kota has arrested a
school operator on
charges of raping a
teacher.
T h e
38-year-
old ac-
cusedisa
resident
of Itawa Road, Sul-
tanpur. Earlier, he
used to run a private
school when the vic-
tim came in contact
with him. He had
madeapornograph-
ic video of the vic-
timandblackmailed
to make it viral. The
accused is father of
two children. DSP
Vijay Shankar Shar-
ma said the victim
told her complaint
that in 2015-16, she
used to go to the ac-
cused’s school to
teach. In between,
she stopped
responding to him
and he has been
threatening her to
make the obscene
video viral.

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the most beautiful bond between
a brother and a sister is to be
celebrated on a daily basis too!
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Bharat Dixit
Jaipur:Theslownature
of working of the Herit-
age Municipal Corpora-
tion against illegal con-
struction can be attrib-
uted to the sudden rise
in illegal constructions
even in the VVIP Civil
Lines area of the state
capital. Such is the situ-
ation that these ‘nefari-
ous activities’ are being
carried out unabated
within a stone’s throw
distance from the Chief
Minister’s Residence. A
Commercial three-sto-
rey building is being
constructed in the resi-
dential area, in broad
daylight, which shows
the level of inactivity in
the Heritage Municipal
Corporation and the
onus of raising voice in
the matter is now with
the residents, who have
submitted a memoran-
dum to the Chief Minis-
ter in this regard.
TheCivilLinesareais
considered to be a VVIP
area of Jaipur, it is also
the residence of the
Chief Minister and in
such a situation, if
someone works without
proper permits and by-
passes the rules, then
one can only imagine
the situation in rest of
the city
. A three-storey
commercial building
has already been com-
pleted in plot number
64-65 of Shivaji Nagar
residential colony and
the officials of the Herit-
age Municipal Corpora-
tion are not paying at-
tention to it even though
commercial activity in
the residential colony
comes under the catego-
ry of ‘illegal construc-
tion.’
This area of Shivaji
Nagar comes under Civ-
ilLinesZoneof Heritage
Municipal Corporation,
which is under Deputy
Commissioner, Ramk-
ishore Mehta. Residents
complainedaboutillegal
construction, but so far,
no notice has been is-
sued to the concerned
builders by the Deputy
Commissioner of the
Zone.
First India tried to
speakwithDeputyCom-
missioner Mehta, how-
ever, every time the
phone call was made, it
went unanswered. Now
the question arises is,
why are the corporation
officialsmaintaining‘si-
lence’ on these illegal
constructions?
These days the city is
flooded with illegal con-
structions, but when
matter is related to an
area like Civil Lines, it
becomes all the more se-
riousthewayitsgoing
on in this VVIP area, it
doesn’t seem that the
corporation officials are
serious about it. Now, it
remains to be seen what
action is taken since the
matterhasbeenbrought
to CM’s notice?
Locals dial CM as illegal constructions mushroom in posh Civil Lines!
MATTER OF CONCERN
‘VISTARAK’ WILL
EXPAND SAFFRON
ASPIRATIONS
Uttar Pradesh is cru-
cial to BJP’s politi-
cal fortunes and the
party has already start-
ed working on its strat-
egy with old mantras of
victory
. The Saffron
Partyisgoingtoappoint
‘Vistaraks’ in all 403 as-
sembly seats of UP
.
In the seats, which
will be left for smaller
parties under alliance
like Apna Dal (Sonew-
al), the Vistaraks will be
appointed with mutual
consent of allies. The
party has also made it
clear that the candi-
dates, who want to be-
come Vistaraks, will not
contest the elections.
Moreorlessonthesame
lines, the BJP had
contested the 2017-
UP assembly elec-
tions. The credit
for the ‘Vistarak’
method goes to
RSS, which has
been adopting this
process for
the past
several decades to
strengthen the BJP in
the LS elections. It is the
Vistarak who keeps in
direct contact from Pan-
na Pramukhs to polling
booth agents.
When the Modi- era
emerged in 2014, the
party, under the leader-
ship of Amit Shah, had
decided that the BJP
would appoint its vista-
raks for some 4,500 as-
sembly constituencies
across the country, but
probably the idea did
not go well with RSS as
it had already adopted
this method. However,
after Dattatreya Hosab-
ole has taken over num-
ber two position of
Sangh, he has opened
the doors of Sangh for
new ideas. After getting
the green signal from
the Sangh, the BJP has
started giving edge to its
‘Vistarak Abhiyan’.
CONGRESS OFFERS
RAJYA SABHA SEAT
TO GHULAM
NABI AZAD
TheCongress
High Com-
mand has found
a way to pacify
G-23 leader
Ghulam Nabi
Azad, who has
been assured
by Party President So-
nia Gandhi to send him
to Rajya Sabha from Ta-
mil Nadu. Gandhi her-
self held a long conver-
sation with Azad recent-
ly, assuring that he will
be brought to Rajya
SabhafromTamilNadu.
The seat from Tamil
Nadu fell vacant after
the demise of AIADMK
leader A Mohammad
Jan, who had four years
left to serve. Now this
seat has come to the ac-
count of DMK and DMK
chief MK Stalin offered
the seat to the Congress.
The EC has also an-
nounced the date of
elections on September
13.
WHY IS DIDI ANGRY
WITH YASHWANT
SINHA?
Trinamool Congress
leader and Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee seem to
be somewhat up-
set with
Yashwant Sin-
ha these days.
She had prom-
ised Sinha that
she would send
him to
t h e
upper house but when
the occasion came,
Jawahar Sirkar was, un-
expectedly
, given that
seat. The seat was va-
cated by Dinesh Trivedi,
who resigned and joined
the BJP
. The main rea-
son for Mamata’s dis-
pleasure with Sinha is
that he had called a
meeting of opposition
leaders under the ban-
ner of his ‘Rashtra
Manch’ at Sharad Pa-
war’sresidenceinDelhi.
While he is a member
of TMC officially, he
should have used the
TMC banner. At the
same time, Mamata
feels somewhere that
since the assembly elec-
tions are over in the
state, Sinha has no spe-
cial utility for her. He is
also above 80 years of
age, so it cannot be ex-
pected that he would
keep involved much in
active politics.
WILL ED
OFFICER JOIN
BJP?
The opposition
may still be
making an issue
of Pegasus
s p y -
ware, but on behalf of
the government, Solici-
tor General Tushar Me-
hta has made it clear in
the Supreme Court that
the government has in-
formation about the use
of Pegasus spyware but
it is related to national
security and because of
this, it cannot be made
public. Now former
home minister and Con-
gress leader P Chidam-
baram are making this
an issue.
At the same time, the
telephone number of
ED officer Rajeshwar
Singh is also said to be
included in the list of
those who were spied
on. If sources are to be
believed, Rajeshwar
Singh was about to join
BJP in the coming days.
Singh investigated the
2G case, Jagan Mohan
Reddy’s disproportion-
ate assets case, Aircel
Maxis deal involving
Chidambaram and
his son Karti. In
such a situation,
his joining BJP
indicates many
far-reaching
signs.
ATS COMMANDO
CENTRE IN
DEOBAND
Look at the coinci-
dence of time,
where barbaric Taliban
fighters were declaring
their occupation in Ka-
bul, at the same time the
UP government an-
nounced to open ATS
Commando Centre in
Deoband with immedi-
ate effect. Not only will
ATS commandos be
trained in the Com-
mand Centre spread
over a large area of
more than 20 acres, but
more than a dozen ATS
officers will also be
posted here.
It should be noted
that there are more than
300 madrasas in
Deoband and due to be-
ing Darul Uloom, stu-
dents from far and wide
come here to get Islamic
education. Perhaps that
is why it is also
called the city of
knowledge. Al-
though its name
has been associ-
ated with funda-
mentalism and
giving shelter to
people associ-
ated with
terrorist activities for a
long time, the opposi-
tion is considering the
decision of the Yogi gov-
ernment as an exercise
of polarization of votes
on communal lines.
Apart from Deoband, 12
different centres will be
set up in other places
like Meerut, Aligarh,
Azamgarh,Kanpur,Bah-
raich, Greater Noida,
Mirzapur etc.
Yogiispromotingitas
the government’s zero-
tolerance policy on ter-
rorism, but questions
may be raised about the
timing of this plan.
OPPOSITION
PARTIES GETTING
UNITED ON SONIA’S
INITIATIVE
Realising the seri-
ousness of objec-
tions of the satraps of
some opposition parties
in the name of Rahul,
Sonia Gandhi has now
taken the command of
awakening the opposi-
tion unity in her hands.
The BSP and AAP were
not invited to the virtu-
al meeting of Sonia
Gandhi convened just
now while Akhilesh Ya-
dav did not attend the
meeting of 19
opposition
parties.
However,
Sonia has
proved so
much that
Congress
is the only
‘ u m -
brella body’ that can
keeptheoppositionvoic-
es together and united.
Sonia called upon the
oppositionpartiestofor-
get all their differences
and come together in
2024 against the BJP
. Si-
taram Yechury of the
CPI(M) said that his
party is ready to align
withtheTrinamoolCon-
gress,barringstateslike
West Bengal and Tripu-
ra. However, Sonia feels
that the handshake of
friendship cannot be
done with such a ‘selec-
tive’ approach.
...AND FINALLY
Mother’s beloved is
badly spoiled on
Twitter, his anger is
such that on August 14,
when Twitter has un-
locked his account, yet
Rahul Gandhi has not
tweeted a single tweet
from his handle. His
one 1.90 crore followers
are still waiting for Ra-
hul to say something
from his Twitter han-
dle. He extended Inde-
pendence Day wishes to
the country on Insta-
gram.
It is said that for the
sudden suspension of
Rahul’s account, Twit-
ter has summoned its
India head Manish
Maheshwari to
America as a pun-
ishment, but it
seems that even
thiswasnotenough
to heal Rahul’s
wound.
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
—PIC FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE
First India Bureau
Jaipur: As part of the
state government’s am-
bitious ‘Prashashan
Shehron Ke Sang’ cam-
paign which is to be
launched on this Gan-
dhi Jayanti, Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot has
tasked Urban Develop-
ment Minister Shanti
Dhariwal to distribute
10 lakh pattas (land leas-
es) to people.
The Minister on his part
has asked the depart-
ments concerned to fo-
cus on the regularisa-
tion of old residential
areas in the cities. This
regularisation will be
done under section 69A
of the Rajasthan Mu-
nicipality Act.
Dhariwal believes the
law will enable thou-
sands of people, who
have been living in old
residential areas for
years but do not have
valid ownership docu-
ments to get their lease.
In a way, the success
of this drive will depend
heavilyontheRajasthan
State Archives, which
will play an important
role in providing au-
thenticated documents
to the beneficiaries.
The Local Self Gov-
ernment Department
has written a letter to
the Art and Culture De-
partment seeking the
help of the State Ar-
chives in the campaign.
Rajasthan State Ar-
chives has over 20 lakh
digitised land records
in addition to a large
number of manual
ones.
The Local Self Gov-
ernment Department
expects that with the
help of the State Ar-
chives, about 5 lakh
leases can be issued
during the campaign.
Ghulam Nabi Azad Yogi Adityanath Sonia Gandhi
CM tasks UDH Minister to
distribute 10 lakh land leases
Farmers from Raj, MP call
upon Birla, discuss concerns
JDA notice to
remove illegal
shop in 3 days
State Archives to play key role in campaign
CM Ashok Gehlot
First India Bureau
Kota: Lok Sabha Speak-
er Om Birla on Satur-
day conducted a public
hearing at the camp of-
fice located in Shakti
Nagar in Kota.
Many people from ur-
ban and rural areas
reached the office with
their complaints and
narrated their prob-
lems. The Speaker lis-
tened to the problems
and got many problems
resolved immediately
.
At the same time,
hundreds of opium cul-
tivators of Rajasthan
and Madhya Pradesh,
who have opened a front
against the opium poli-
cy, also met Birla and
demanded amendment
in the policy
.
The farmer delega-
tion led by farmer Ka-
malendra Singh Hada
submitted a memoran-
dum to Birla.
The Speaker assured
that their demands
would be conveyed to
the central government
and whatever changes
in the policy are re-
quired to provide relief,
they would be made.
Later in the day, Birla
attended senior citi-
zens’ felicitation pro-
gramme and honoured
the former members of
Rotary Club Kota.
He said that senior
citizens are invaluable
assets who have played
an important role in
building society and the
country
.
“With their knowl-
edge and experiences,
they are our efficient
guide even today. We
should be more sensi-
tive towards the respect
and rights of elderly,”
he said.
Rotary Club’s pro-
gramme convener Mo-
hanlal Jain and others
were present on the oc-
casion.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A liquor shop,
‘The Liquor Mart’ has
been set up illegally on a
plot on JLN Road, which
was allotted to Garg
Hospital Research In-
stitute. It is alleged that
shop has been set up on
a 200 feet- strip in con-
nivance of JDA Ex-
cise officials. Enforce-
ment Cell has issued
notice to remove this il-
legal construction in 3
days on instructions of
JDC Gaurav Goyal.
LS Speaker Om Birla interacted with farmers of Rajasthan and
Madhya Pradesh during his tour to Kota-Bundi on Saturday.
Bhawar S Charan
Kota: If everything
goes well, a Mini Sec-
retariat will now be
constructed in Kota
on the lines of Jhala-
war and Baran and
all major depart-
ments of Collector-
ate will come under
one roof.
The announce-
ment was made by
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal who was in
Kota to inaugurate a
newly constructed
auditoriumatTagore
Hall of the Collector-
ate.
Later, he visited
flood-affected areas
of Etawah-Khatauli
where he assured
people that govern-
ment’s relief funds
will reach them soon
as government has
sought central help
for these areas.
Kota to get mini
secretariat: Dhariwal
Shanti Dhariwal
Mamata Banerjee

JAIPUR, SUNDAY
AUGUST 22, 2021
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Raksha Bandhan is a
bond of love, of
reaffirming the special
connection that siblings share,
it is a proclamation that amid
the storm of life- a sibling is a
safe harbour- always…
Greetings from First India
on this special day!
Rajveer and Gauravi —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

ETC
10
a k s h a
means pro-
tection, and
in some
places in me-
dieval India, where women
felt unsafe, they tie Rakhi
on the wrist of men, regard-
ing them as brothers. In this
way, Rakhi strengthens the
bond of love between broth-
ers and sisters and revives
the emotional bonding. And
the beauty of the festival
lies in the idea that sisters
pray for the success and
prosperity of their broth-
ers, while brothers take a
vow to protect their sisters.
Every festival observed
in India is a sum-up of spe-
cial elements. In Diwali, it
is the oil lamps, crackers,
sweets, new attires, etc.
whereas Holi is a festival
composed of colours. Along
with sacred thread, Rakhi
thali also holds a special
significance on this festival
which includes a number of
basic puja items decorated
beautifully. It includes a
diya, roli, rice, sweets, and
Rakhi. These thalis are
adorned wonderfully con-
veying a sister’s respect and
honour for her brother. City
First brings to you the sig-
nificance of these elements!
The Pooja Thali is deco-
rated with pearls and or-
nated with the colourful
and designer Rakhis and
other ingredients to ward
off negativity and bad
omen. Nowadays, either
you can make your own
Pooja Ki Thali or shop on-
line Rakhi with Pooja thali;
there are plenty of websites
that offer beautiful and al-
luring Thali under an af-
fordable price range. But if
you are keen to prepare the
Thali on your
own, then these are
the essential compo-
nents a Raksha Bandhan
thali must have:
AKSHATA (RICE)
Akshata is a Sanskrit word
that means “Something
which is not broken,” an-
other name of Lord Shiva.
Akshata is uncooked, un-
broken rice mixed with tur-
meric and is considered one
of the most important in-
gredients known to bring
prosperity and fertility.
KUMKUM AND KESAR
Kumkum has a unique role
in all Indian holy events; in
the Vaishnava, Tilaka is the
symbol of the Lotus feet of
Param-aatma (Divine God),
and the Kumkum symbol-
izes the Bhakta( devotee).
Kumkum is one of the best
remedies, can be used in
headaches; it relaxes the
muscles and gives instant
relief.
DIYA OR INCENSE STICK
Diya is very important and
has a special place in Hin-
duism. It is the significance
of purity, good omen, and
power. It is said that light
means the non-existence of
d a rk ( E v i l ) .
And Diya
was first
l i g h t e n e d
when Sri
Rama vis-
ited Ayod-
hya after
14 years of
exile, a
symbol
of joy
a n d
happi-
ness.
SWEETS
Sweets are called “Mithai,”
it is a symbol of happiness
and sweetness that we
spread among family,
friends, and relatives. First-
ly the sweets are offered
to the Goddess Lak-
shmi with pure de-
votion. And lat-
er, it is distrib-
uted among all
the members
as Prasad in
the form of
b l e s s i n g s
from the
Goddess.
FRUITS OR NARIYAL:
The three dots on the Nari-
yal symbolize the three eyes
of Lord Shiva, and thus co-
conut is termed as auspi-
cious in the Puja cer-
emony. Also, the
d e v o t e e s
p a y
s p e c i a l
tribute to
God to get a
child by offering Nari-
yal to Lord Rudra. You can
also use bananas and offer
them to the Lord to get
blessings.
MOLI DHAGA
Moli dhaga, also termed as
Kalawa, is a holy Hindu
thread tied by the priest on
the wrists of all the attend-
ees of the Puja ceremony to
get the blessings of God. It
is also believed that the
wrist vein controls our
body, so if you tie
Moli on the wrist, it
helps us regulate our
blood circulation.
KALASH WITH WATER:
The Kalasha is believed
to have Amrita, the elixir
of life. Also, the Kalasha
or metal pot represents
material things that con-
tain fertility- the earth
and the womb, which
nourish our life. And as
per Hindu tradition
Goddess, Lakshmi
holds Kalasha in her
hand shows wisdom and
abundance.
BETEL-NUT (PAAN-
SUPARI)
Betel nut helps us in-
voke the blessings of
Lord Ganapati and
Goddess Laksh-
mi. It is said
that keep-
ing a cop-
per ves-
sel filled
w i t h
G a n g a
w a t e r ,
a l o n g
with the
MITALI DUSAD
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
R
betel nut and some coins, as an offering in a
temple, helps get all our wishes fulfilled soon.
The holy Nut is encapsulated by the Moli dha-
ga and placed on Betel-leaf.
RAKHIS FOR BOTH BHAIYA AND BHABHI:
Rakhi is not just a thread; the sacred thread
showsanunbreakablelong-lastingsiblingbond.
Why just a Rakhi for brother, we have beautiful
chooda (Bangle) rakhi for our dear bhabhis too.
Customised Gifts: Nowadays people love exper-
imenting with gifts. Not just brothers gift some-
thing to their sisters but the other way round
too is happening quite a lot. After all, it’s about
cherishing moments forever!
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
Bhavkriti decked up for Rakhi
Rajveer and Gauravi
A moment of love
Riddhiman Singh Rathore and Bhavkriti Rathore
Rakshabandhan,
the festival of
celebrating the bond of
love between brothers
and sisters isn’t just
about the sacred thread
Rakhi but the thali also
holds a special
significance which
includes a number of
basic puja items
decorated beautifully.
City First brings to you
the significance of
these elements!
THE BOND OF LOVE
FOREVER

Being a four sibling group,
we tend to quarrel a lot but
we’re also the ones who
always have each others’
back through thick and thin.
Rakshabandhan is the symbol
of my sisters’ love and affec-
tion for me as well as a sign
of me being a supportive and
somewhat a very protective
brother. It’s a ritual of mere
four steps but the bond it
forms last an eternity.
—AKARSHAN JAISWAL
Rakshabandhan is a festival that celebrates the
bond of brothers and sisters. The love and care that
I share with my sisters are beyond comparison.
They help me grow as a person and support me
no matter what. This day is just another reason to
show them that they carry a special place in my
heart. —ANUGRAH BHARGAVA
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11
Ek Hazaaro
Mein Meri
Behna Hai
This
Raksha
Bandhan, City First
brings to you some of
the snippets of siblings who
cannot live with each other
and yet would do anything
to protect each other from
any harm, whatsoever!
Such is the love shared
between them...
ne such festival which is
loved by all, Raksha Band-
han, which is when we get to
display love towards our sib-
lings, surprise them with our
innovative idea of gifts (or not
in some cases, because sometimes
gifts are overrated). But, nonetheless, the
hustle of buying Rakhi, decorating the
thaalis, saving money to buy presents ac-
counts for one thing at least, the world is a
much better place with the existence of our
irritating siblings. Happy Raksha Bandhan
to everyone out there, may your day be filled
with love!
SUSHMITA AIND
sushmita.aind@firstindia.co.in
O
Being
the young-
est one in the
family, I always
showed up with empty
pockets on Rakhi and
my parents would al-
ways help me out mon-
etarily. But, as I grew
up my sisters, Neetu
and Prity, were always
the ones who guided
me through my career
and I have always been
grateful to them, they
are my pillar of support
and I love them with all
my heart.
—ABHISHEK
KHANDELWAL
Lapu is the one I
look forward to for
anything. But, that’s
not always the case.
Being a human, and,
being a terrible one
at that comes with
a consequence. I
suppose we are
the perfect pair of
siblings, he is full of
qualities that I lack
and vice-versa.
-POORTI PUROHIT
My younger brother
is sometimes, a pain
in the ***! Having
said that, he is always
the one who has my
back whenever I get
back home late from
somewhere or have
to discuss something
indiscreetly. He is
the friend whom I
had wished for since
forever.
—POOJA SOLANKI
I had always been
the one who fought
with him at each step
and I’ve enjoyed that
thoroughly. Both of us
are married now and
we miss being around
each other and yet this
day we get to be to-
gether and cherish our
fond memories. We
also cherish our lives
now, being away and
yet somehow together
in our memories.
—SHREEYA SHARMA
We never
celebrate
Rakhi in
the most
traditional
way, but, I
have always
enjoyed be-
ing a part of
this festival.
Merly is the
youngest one
in the family
so naturally,
she was al-
ways picked
on, but, she’s
got an amaz-
ing sense of
humour and
a heart that is
so sensitive,
I feel very
protective
about her.
—ALBIN
ANTONY
I have
always been a
part of a big clan of which
I am proud because everyone
is there for everyone. We celebrate
together, cry together, sometimes
even lurk out of the house together. It
surely gets irritating sometimes, but we
always have the time of our lives. We
are there for each other as guides,
entertainers, therapists as well as
fight club members.
—VRATIKA TIJARIA
The relationship between
brother and sister is a deep-
rooted connection. Sometimes
it is very awkward to tell your
annoying brothers that you love
them. Like every sibling, we
love to hate and still love each
other. Raksha Bandhan is the
festival that shows affection be-
tween us. On the auspicious oc-
casion, the rituals we perform is
applying a Tilak on the brother’s
forehead and lightning a diya for
performing the aarti. Finally, the
rakhi is tied around the wrist of
the brother with the sweets fed
and gifts shared.
—DEEPIKA PAL
It’s a blessing in
disguise to be
surrounded by two
brothers. I very
often have to pro-
tect them, become
their ATM whenever
required, listen to
scoldings for them,
but, the thing is it is
often well rewarded
whenever they sur-
prise me with their
little gestures and
tokens of love.
—JASBEER KAUR
The bond of a brother and sister is
like the threads of Rakhi each thread
has its own uniqueness. From
having huge fights to moments of
happiness to sharing things, we
grew up loving each other tying
Rakhi as a symbol to remember all
the memories.
—NIKHIL TIWARI
My brother has always been the protec-
tive one. No matter what the problem,
he was always there to help me out.
Without his support, I wouldn’t have
gone far. He gave me the space to
grow while protecting me, always. It’s
not just
Rakhi when
I appreci-
ate his
efforts and
support, I
always let
him know
when he is
being a true
gentleman.
—SWARNA
POUNDRIK
It isn’t always important to celebrate the
festival in order to display love to your
brother, but, Raksha Bandhan gives us
an opportunity to let them know that
their presence adds value to our lives.
My brother has been a pillar of support
in my life.
I am mar-
ried now
and yet he
seems like
just one
call away. It
is good to
have him as
my guide
and friend.
—NAGMA
AGWAN
The Tijaria Clan: Vardhman, Ridhi, Vratika, Arihant, Shrishti,
Shreyansh, Aishna, Aadi and Aarsh
Abhishek and Neetu
Lakshya and Poorti
Jai and Pooja
Kuljeet, Jasbeer and Param
Anugrah and Ishita
Deepika, Yash and Akash Deep
(Clockwise) Akarshan, Ayushi, Kabeer
and Lovey Jaiswal Shreeya and Umang
Nikhil and Neha
Nagma and Mohd Sameer
Rajat and Swarna
Albin and Merlin

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