First india ahmedabad edition-14 september 2020

A’bad cop escorts narcotics of ` 1 cr in uniform, caught
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The
Ahmedabad Detec-
tion of Crime Branch
on Sunday arrested
an Assistant Sub In-
spector, who operated
as a carrier in uni-
form in a narcotics
racket, and 3 other
drug-peddlers with
MDMA drugs worth
nearly Rs 1 crore.
Police sources said
the role of ASI, Feroz
Khan Nagori, was to
escort the consign-
ment to the city to en-
sure it went un-
checked from Mum-
bai. While travelling
from Mumbai to
Ahmedabad, he sat in
the front seat in uni-
form and before en-
tering the city
changed into civvies.
Crime Branch sourc-
es said that they were
inquiring if he had in
the past escorted con-
signments like this. He
has served at several
police stations in
Ahmedabad in the past.
One of the accused
persons, Shehzad Tez-
abwala, who has a
history of drug ped-
dling and was arrest-
ed in 2019 with one
consignment, has
posted his photo-
graph with former
chief minister Shan-
kersinh Vaghela on
his facebook page.
Among his other
posts were “Stop kill-
ing Rohingya Mus-
lims”, and Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi’s
photo. He had also
contested an assem-
bly election on a re-
gional party’s symbol.
Acting on a specific
intelligence, the Crime
Branch sleuths inter-
ceptedavehicleentering
the city at the CTM
Square. During the
search, they recovered
995gramof MDMAdrug
with an estimated mar-
ketvalueof Rs.99.5lakh.
Besides ASI Nagori
and Shehzad, the police
arrested Arif Kazi and
Imran Padhiyar. This
consignment was
brought from Mumbai.
In recent times, this
is the biggest seizure.
Earlier in July, 3 per-
sons were arrested with
MDMA drugs with Rs
34 lakh, while another
consignment of the
same material worth Rs
25 lakh was seized from
a car parked outside a
hotel in Sidhpur in Pa-
tan district in August.Officials of Ahmedabad Crime Branch with the five accused and the money recovered in the bust.
—PHOTO BYHANIF SINDHI
A drug peddler nabbed with him
had photos of Narendra Modi &
Shankersinh Vaghela on FB page
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COVID-19: NATIONAL FATALITY RATE DIPS
TO 1.65 PERCENT, SAYS CENTRE
P6P5
PM MODI DEDICATES THREE
PETROLEUM SECTOR PROJECTS
IN POLL-BOUND BIHAR
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Parliament
is fully prepared for the
18-day Monsoon Ses-
sion from Monday un-
der the shadow of the
coronavirus pandemic
with many firsts, in-
cluding sitting of the
two Houses in shifts
without any off day, en-
try only to those having
a negative COVID-19 re-
port and compulsory
wearing of masks.
In run-up to the ses-
sion, while over 4,000
people including MPs
and staff have been test-
ed for COVID-19, most
parliamentary opera-
tions have been digital-
ized, entire premises
sanitised and doors
made touch-free.
The first-of-its-kind
Monsoon Session will
see Lok Sabha and Ra-
jya Sabha sitting in two
different shifts, while
special seating ar-
rangements have been
made for MPs in adher-
ence to social distanc-
ing guidelines.
Barring on the first
day, Rajya Sabha will
convene in morning
shift from 9 am till 1 pm,
and Lok Sabha in even-
ing shift from 3 pm to 7
pm. The chambers of
both houses along with
their respective galler-
ies will be used for sit-
ting of the members in
each shift. Turn to P6
Under Corona shadow: Parl’s Monsoon Session begins today
Amit Shah being at AIIMS for medical checkup, everyone
will miss an aggressive & towering Home Minister in House.
Now, Speaker Om Birla has a larger responsibility to play
Hopeful that
all members
will be present
and will engage in
fruitful discussions in
the Monsoon Session
of the Parliament.
—Om Birla,
Speaker, Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Aviation
regulator DGCA “clari-
fied” on Sunday passen-
gers can take photos and
videos inside flights but
can’t use any recording
equipment that creates
chaos,disruptsflightop-
erations, violates safety
norms or is banned by
the crew members.
On Saturday, the reg-
ulator had said that a
scheduled flight will be
suspended for a period
of two weeks if anyone
is found taking photo-
graphs inside the plane.
Two days back, the
Directorate General of
Civil Aviation had
asked IndiGo to take
“appropriate action” af-
ter it found alleged vio-
lation of safety and so-
cial-distancing proto-
cols by mediapersons in
the airline’s Turn to P6
Photos on flights not
banned, says DGCA
Mumbai: Facing flak
from detractors on both
political and coronavi-
rus fronts, Chief Minis-
ter Uddhav Thackeray
on Sunday said a con-
spiracy is afoot to ma-
lign Maharashtra.
“Whatever political
storms come, I will
face... I will fight coro-
navirus too,” Thacker-
ay said in a televised
public address.
A day after COVID-19
cases in Maharashtra
crossed the 10-lakh
mark, Thackeray said
his government has
done effective work to
tackle the pandemic.
Speaking in the back-
drop of political criti-
cism over demolition of
actress Kangana
Ranaut’s bungalow in
Mumbai and the way
his government han-
dled the Sushant Singh
Rajput death case,
Thackeray assured peo-
ple that he would fight
the political crisis too.
“I will have to remove
the mask of Chief Min-
ister Turn to P6
CONSPIRACYTOMALIGN
MAHARASHTRA:UDDHAV
Vaccine
possible by
2021: Min
New Delhi: Union
health minister Harsh
Vardhan said no date
for launching the Cov-
id-19 vaccine has been
fixed yet. “It may be
ready by the first quar-
ter of next year,” the
minister said as he ad-
dressed first episode of
his Sunday Samvaad
— a social media inter-
action programme. His
comments come a day
after pharma giant As-
trazeneca announced
the resumption of its
vaccine trial after it got
a go-ahead from British
regulators. Its India
partner Serum Insti-
tute of India has paused
the trials after it was is-
sued a show-cause no-
tice by Drug Controller
of India.
‘Yoga, walks, Chyawanprash
effective post recovery’
New Delhi: Consum-
ing Chyawanprash, tur-
meric milk and immu-
nity promoting AYUSH
medicine like mulethi
powder, Ashwagandha,
amla fruit are believed
to be effective in the
post-recovery period,
Union Health Ministry
informed in the guid-
ance note for post-Coro-
na management proto-
col for patients who
have recovered from the
coronavirus disease.
It has been reported
to the Ministry that af-
ter the illness, recov-
ered patients may con-
tinue to witness a wide
variety of signs. See P6
Actor Kangana Ranaut during a meeting with Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj
Bhavan, in Mumbai on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
SHAH IN AIIMS
FOR MEDICAL
CHECKUP
New Delhi: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah has been admit-
ted for “a complete
medical checkup”
before the beginning
of Monsoon Ses-
sion of Parliament,
said AIIMS Delhi on
Sunday. “Shri Amit
Shah, Hon’ble Home
Minister was dis-
charged from AIIMS,
after his post-COVID
care on August 30.
As per advice given
at discharge, he has
now been admitted
for a complete med-
ical checkup before
Parliament session
for one-two days,”
statement from Chair-
person, Media and
Protocol Division,
AIIMS read.
WARNE IS RR
BRAND
AMBASSADOR
Dubai: Rajasthan
Royals on Sunday an-
nounced that former
Australian spinner
Shane Warne will be
its brand ambassador
for the second year
in a row. Along with
it, Warne will also
essay the role of
team mentor for the
upcoming edition of
the tournament.
06 JUNE 1946 - 13 SEPTEMBER 2020
FORMER UNION MINISTER RAGHUVANSH
PRASAD SINGH PASSES AWAY
New Delhi: Former Un-
ion Minister and ex-Rash-
triya Janta Dal (RJD)
leader Raghuvansh Pras-
ad Singh passed away at
All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
here on Sunday, where he
was admitted and was be-
ing treated for post-COV-
ID complications.
He was 74 years old.
Former Bihar Chief Min-
ister Lalu Prasad Yadav
took to Twitter to post:
“Dear Raghuvansh Babu!
What did you do? I told
you the day before yester-
day, you are not going
anywhere. But you went
so far. I am speechless. I
am sad. Will miss you
very much.”
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CM Rupani launches Mukhyamantri
Mahila Kalyan Yojana for women
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: Chief
Minister Vijay Rupani
on Sunday announced
the Mukhyamantri
Mahila Kalyan Yoja-
na, a new programme
under which the state
government will pro-
vide loan facility to
women for sums up to
Rs1 lakh. The scheme
will be officially
launched on Septem-
ber 17, on Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi’s
birthday.
Elaborating on the
programme, Rupani
stated, “The state is
looking forward to im-
plementing this pro-
gramme that will lever-
age self-employed or
workingwomengroups.
Those looking to ex-
pand their businesses
or establish one will re-
ceive loans to help put
their plans into action.
The state government
plans to cover over 1
lakh women groups un-
der the scheme. The
time for women to be-
come self-reliant has
come.”
The state govern-
ment will sign a Mem-
orandum of Under-
standing (MOU) with
co-operative, nation-
alized and private
banks to strengthen
their support for the
programme. The bur-
den of interest on
borrowing will be
borne by the govern-
ment as will the
stamp duty charged
on loan papers. In or-
der to apply for a
loan, 10 women work-
ers will have to form
a group and get it reg-
istered. As per the
programme criteria,
each group will only
be entitled for a loan
of up to Rs1 lakh.
With Rs175 crore allo-
cated for women em-
powerment programme
in the state’s budget, it
will seek to target 50,000
groupseachinruraland
urban areas. If one lakh
groups approach banks
to avail the benefits of
the scheme, Rs1,000
crore will be disbursed
and the same amount
will then circulate back
into the economy.
Meanwhile, CM Ru-
pani launched the di-
rectory, web portal
and mobile applica-
tion of the Gujarat
Dyestuffs Manufactur-
ers’ Association via
video conferencing
from the State Secre-
tariat in Gandhinagar
on Friday. He reiterat-
ed that the govern-
ment had prioritized
the strengthening of
the industrial ecosys-
tem and infrastruc-
ture for sustainable
industrial develop-
ment, but not at the
cost of maintaining
and protecting the en-
vironment. The chief
minister also high-
lighted the state gov-
ernment’s incentives
to strengthen infra-
structure in the re-
cently announced New
Industrial Policy 2020.
Under these circum-
stances, the responsi-
bility of promoting
Gujarat’s reputation as
a dyestuffs-chemical
hub with environmen-
tal protection initia-
tives in place increases
the responsibility of
the dyestuffs manufac-
turers’ association and
its member industries,
he added.
 The pro-
gramme, which
will be launched
on PM Modi’s
birthday, will pro-
vide women with
loans up to `1 lakh
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani e-launching Gujarat Dyestuffs Manufacturers’ Association directory. He
is flanked by Minister of State for Home Pradipsinh Jadeja (left), Minister of State for Agriculture and
Panchayats Jaydrathsinh Parmar (right) and a dyestuffs association office bearer.
EMPOWERING MOVE
Haresh Jhala
Ahmedabad: Keeping
the ongoing COVID-19
crisis in mind, the
Ahmedabad Medical
Association (AMA)
recently requested
the state government
to prohibit Navratri
festivities this year.
The appeal by the
medical authority has
sparked a debate be-
tween doctors and ar-
tistes in the city.
Gujarati director Ab-
hilash Ghoda, who
called doctors ‘looters’
for advocating against
Navratri celebrations
this year, is being
trolled by doctors, Sa-
maritans and even a
few artistes for his of-
fensive words. Several
people took to social
media platforms to ex-
press their displeasure
and criticized Ghoda
for levying allegations
on the medical frater-
nity as a whole by term-
ing them ‘looters’.
Ghoda’s take on the
call for ban on
Navratri is that all
small-time artistes
earn a major chunk
of their livelihood
from the nine-day fes-
tival celebrated with
great fervour across
the state. He believes
that if the ban is in-
deed enforced, it
would mean that sev-
eral artistes would be
in dire straits finan-
cially. “Therefore, in
order to help avoid
sending artistes into
a financial crisis,
Navratri festivities
must be allowed on a
small-scale,” asserted
Ghoda.
While advocating for
the welfare of the ar-
tistes, Ghoda made dis-
honourable remarks
against doctors, who
wrote to Chief Minister
Vijay Rupani. Ghoda
also alleged, “Doctors
can call for a ban on
Navratri because they
are the only ones who
have not lost a single
wage day. Also, they
have not treated any
COVID-19 patients free
of cost.”
Amdavadis came
out in support of the
AMA and agreed with
the association’s con-
sensus that ‘it was not
the time for celebra-
tions’. They also ex-
pressed concern over
the transmission of
nCov infection, if
Navratri festivities
were to take place in-
deed. On the other
hand, artistes have
appreciated Ghoda’s
demand for Navratri
celebrations but ex-
pressed disagreement
with his remarks on
doctors.
“The allegations
made by Ghoda are ge-
neric in nature but have
defamed the entire med-
ical fraternity. There-
fore, he should apolo-
gize,” demanded Dr
Vasant Patel.
“Based on its experi-
ence with the COVID-19
pandemic over the past
five months, AMA has
put forth its recommen-
dation to the state gov-
ernment regarding
Navratri festivities.
The association is not
against artistes earning
their keep but, Ghoda
must realize that if one
artiste is infected, he/
she will have potential-
ly exposed hundreds of
people to the virus,”
stated Patel.
Patel also defended
the condition of doc-
tors and highlighted
the fact that several
doctors had suc-
cumbed to novel coro-
navirus in the state.
With the mortality
rate of medical pro-
fessionals at 15%, few
doctors have even lost
their jobs amid the
ongoing health crisis.
Thus, one cannot
state that doctors
have remained unaf-
fected by the COV-
ID-19 pandemic.
WAROFWORDS: Doctorsandartistes
battleitoutoverNavratrifestivities
Withcontrastingviewsonthesubject,FirstIndiahighlightsthecontentionofbothgroups
A group of revellers perform garba wearing masks and gloves in
Ahmedabad. —FILE PHOTO
Abhilash Ghoda, Gujarati film
director.
SAPUTARA CALLING
Nestled in the Sahyadris or
the Western Ghats, Saputara
has embraced its glory of
lush green vistas, brimming
lakes and breathtaking
atmosphere in the monsoon
season. But, owing to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the
quaint hill-station located
in Dang district of the state,
has failed to attract visitors
this year. A popular haven
for tourists, Saputara’s cable
ropeway, camel cart rides
have remained unused. The
beautiful Gira Falls, located
near Waghai town in Saputara,
another favoured destination,
also awaits visitors.
—PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI

GUJARATAHMEDABAD | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Jamanagar district emerging as the next point of concern for the state government
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: Ac-
cording to official
data, the district of
Rajkot witnessed a
39% jump in positive
COVID-19 cases in
the first 13 days of
this month. On Au-
gust 31, the district
had 4,803 cases, and
as of Sunday, the
number has touched
6,697 cases. This
means that Rajkot
reported six positive
cases every hour
with a daily average
of 145 cases.
The state health bul-
letin on Sunday record-
ed just one death from
Rajkot city, but local
media has reported 36
deaths, the highest sin-
gle-day death toll of the
district so far. Around
21 deaths were record-
ed in the city, nine were
from rural areas and
the remaining six were
patients from other
districts. With the rate
of nCov infection and
mortality at an all-time
high, the local jewel-
lers association volun-
teered to remain shut
for one week. Fearing
transmission of the vi-
rus, the grain market
also decided to run op-
erations only for seven
hours a day, from 8 am
to 3 pm.
After Rajkot, the
next district which
has the potential to
become a major con-
cern for the state
government is Jam-
nagar. With a 55%
surge in cases in the
first 13 days of this
month, the total
number of cases in
the district on Sun-
day stood at 4,168
cases. The number of
cases on August 31
was 2,677. Thus, the
district reports five
new cases every hour
at a daily average of
114 cases.
In Vadodara city, a
patient’s relatives have
alleged that they lost
their loved one due to
medical negligence.
They stated within
four hours of admis-
sion to the SSG Hospi-
tal, the patient had
died.
Although the patient
had not tested positive
for novel coronavirus,
he was admitted to a
COVID-19 ward.
Rajkot sees 39% rise in +ve
COVID-19 cases this month
STATE REVIEW
Private societies oppose
AMC’s new directive
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: In order
to curtail the number of
COVID-19 cases, local
civic body Ahmedabad
Municipal Corporation
(AMC) has been intro-
ducing new strategies
and schemes regularly.
Its latest plan of action
is the appointment of
COVID coordinators in
every residential unit in
the city. This move has
not gone down well with
many societies, since it
requires a person to re-
main on duty at the gate
at all times, to ensure
that protocol is being
followed diligently.
The civic body stated
that under Rule 11 of
the regulations for pre-
vention and contain-
ment of COVID-19
framed by the Gujarat
government under the
Epidemic Diseases Act,
1897, AMC has made it
mandatory for the sec-
retary, chairman, or-
ganizer, manager, or
owner of every residen-
tial society to appoint a
COVID coordinator and
to inform the assistant
municipal commission-
er of their ward.
It also added that if
visitors to the society
have COVID-19 symp-
toms, it will be the re-
sponsibility of the
COVID coordinator to
inform the authori-
ties or the nearest ur-
ban health center for
testing. They will also
have to prepare a his-
tory of contacts dat-
ing back 14 days.
All COVID coordina-
tors will have to down-
load the Arogya Setu
App, to make sure that
those entering and exit-
ing their residential
complexes wear masks.
Screening of outsiders
and residents will also
be conducted using
thermal guns at the en-
try gate of each society.
“Post lockdown, peo-
ple have now resumed
work, while others are
still struggling to land
one. Making it a com-
pulsion for someone to
implement this plan of
action is not possible,”
said Hariom Soni,
chairman of a private
society near Khokhra.
Paresh Parmar, resi-
dent of Vejalpur, said,
“The place where I live
is not officially a socie-
ty but a cluster of pri-
vate bungalows. We do
not have a chairman or
secretary. We cannot
follow this directive in
our society.”
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. —FILE PHOTO
Having upped its COVID-19 testing game, the state conducted 68,828 tests on Sunday.
Ruchi Thakar
Surat: Actor Kangana
Ranaut, who has been
in the news after
Bombay Municipal
Corporation (BMC)
demolished parts of
her office in the Khar
area, has found sup-
porters in the textile
hub of Surat. Several
textile merchants
have come up with
special Kangana sa-
rees, which have pic-
tures of the actor’s
reel character from
the movie Manikarni-
ka printed on them.
The sarees were
launched recently and
have quickly become
popular in and around
the diamond city. With
slogans of support for
the actor also printed
on the sarees, they seem
to be selling like hot
cakes. The sarees are
available in different
designs and fabrics at
various showrooms
across the city.
Purshottam Jhunj-
hunwala and Rajat
Dawar of Allia Fab-
rics, who have been in
the textile business
since the past decade,
said, “The newly-
launched collection,
which is digitally
printed, has created
quite a stir. The way
the Maharashtra gov-
ernment has targeted
andgangedupagainst
one woman is not ac-
ceptable. They van-
dalized Kangana’s of-
fice and openly
threatened her stay
in Mumbai. It is im-
moral, but the cour-
age with which Kan-
gana is fighting the
administration has
inspired us. So, we
came up with the idea
of extending our sup-
port to her in the
quest for justice and
launched this saree
collection.”
“The saree and its ‘I
support Kangana
Ranaut’ slogan has be-
come a favourite among
Surti women as well as
online buyers. We have
received orders of 4,000
sarees in just two days,”
they added.
Surti textile merchants launch ‘Kangana saree’
TESTING TIMES
Students practise social distancing per the COVID-19 protocol, as they await instructions for attempting the National Eligibility
cum Entrance Test at the New Tulip International School in Bopal area of Ahmedabad on Sunday. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
One dead, eight rescued as building
collapses in Khadia area of Ahmedabad
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: A man
was killed and eight
others were injured
after a rickety build-
ing collapsed in the
Khadia area of the
city in the wee hours
of Sunday morning.
The victim, who has
been identified as
Manuram Meena,
had rented a flat in
Daulat Khana of Sa-
rangpur. As per re-
ports, Meena was
sleeping on the ter-
race when the two-
storey structure
crumbled.
The youth had been
employed at a famous
chavana (confectioners)
shop in Ahmedabad.
According to a few lo-
cals, the incident may
have claimed more cas-
ualties had it occurred
during the day.
The local fire bri-
gade has rescued
eight people from the
debris of the building
so far. The police have
also started a probe
into the causes of the
incident. With sever-
al building collapse
incidents reported in
the city regularly, the
trend is certainly a
cause for concern. In
a separate incident,
one person died after
a building came down
in the Kubernagar
area recently.
 The collection of digitally
printed sarees has the actor’s
‘Manikarnika’ character and sup-
portive slogans on them
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The
preparations for
the launch of the
country’s first sea-
plane service are in
full swing at the Sa-
barmati Riverfront
in Ahmedabad. It is
likely that the ser-
vice will be inaugu-
rated by Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on October
31. The platform
for the seaplane is
currently being
constructed by
combining six float-
ing jetties on the
Sabarmati River.
The water aero-
drome will be com-
pleted by the end of
December followed
by the seaplane ser-
vices initiation. The
project is expected
to introduce the new
sector of seaplane
tourism and add to
the thriving tourism
industry of the
state.
The seaplane will
take around 50
minutes to cover a
distance of 200 km
b e t w e e n
Ahmedabad and
Kevadia. It is set to
be opened commer-
cially for the public
by November this
year. The seaplane
can transport up to
19 passengers and
the ticket fares for
the journey is esti-
mated to be in the
range of Rs4,000 to
Rs5,000 per person.
A ticket window
will also be built
near the Ambedkar
Bridge in
Ahmedabad and is
expected to be
ready in the next
two months.
The six floating jet-
ties, which arrived in
the city on Saturday,
each weigh 18 tonnes.
Usually built from
wood or steel, they
have been made out
of concrete using
new technology. The
construction of the
platform for the sea-
plane will be com-
pleted in the next two
days.
Workers unload blocks of ﬂoating jetties in the Sabarmati
River on Sunday.They will be used to build a platform
for the seaplane facility at the Sabarmati Riverfront in
Ahmedabad. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
The saree with pictures of actor Kangana Ranaut, launched by
Surat-based Allia Fabrics.
Construction of
aerodome for
seaplane begins
The service is likely
to be opened to the
public in November
this year, will cost
Rs4K-5K per
person
First India Bureau
Jamnagar: In a trag-
ic incident, three
children drowned
while playing in a
field at Kalmeghada
village in the Jamna-
gar district on Sun-
day morning. As per
reports, the kids ac-
cidentally fell into a
pit and drowned
while their parents
were working in adja-
cent fields nearby.
The incident has left
the kids’ families in
deep shock.
Two families be-
longing to the Thakor
community from
North Gujarat had
been hired by a farm-
er named Hitendrs-
inh to work in his
field. Dilip Thakor’s
10-year-old son Rahul
and five-year-old
Kiran and Shailesh
Thakor’sfive-year-old
daughter Riya were
playing in the field,
when they fell into a
pit filled with rainwa-
ter adjacent to the
field. On hearing
their cries for help,
farmers from the sur-
rounding field dived
intothepitandpulled
out the kids. They
were then rushed to
the Kalavad Commu-
nity Health Centre,
where they were de-
clareddeadonarrival
by the doctor on call.
Police were in-
formed of the inci-
dent by the village
sarpanch as well as
the doctor. “An inves-
tigation has been ini-
tiated and the bodies
have also been sent
for post-mortem,”
said a local villager.
Three kids
drown in water
pit in Jamnagar
district
They had been
playing together in
a field nearby
before falling in

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PERSPECTIVEAHMEDABAD | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
or many years,
even decades,
before the cur-
rent global
pandemic, en-
vironmental advocates
have waged a war against
single-use plastic. We’ve
been winning that war.
More and more consum-
ers are carrying reusa-
ble bags for groceries
and other shopping
items, asking restau-
rants to use more sus-
tainable materials for
take-out containers, and
using fewer plastic
straws. Homeowners are
even rethinking and re-
placing plastic PVC (pol-
yvinyl chloride) in eve-
rything from home sid-
ing to piping.
As with so many other
things in 2020, the full-out
war against plastic has
abated. To be sure, some
plastic personal protective
equipment is utilized by
medical professionals and
others to prevent the
spread of the coronavirus.
Some recent scholarly re-
search used by the plastics
industry to bolster its
claim that reusable gro-
cery bags somehow spread
the coronavirus is “of
questionable applicabili-
ty.” Nevertheless, states,
cities and various munici-
palities have either sus-
pended or put on hold im-
plementation of bans on
single-use plastics. Accord-
ingly, there have been sev-
eral articles about how the
plastics industry is one of
the few winners from the
ravages of COVID-19.
OUR ENVIRONMENT,
OUR LIVELIHOODS,
OUR HEALTH
More than 120 environ-
mental leaders are ask-
ing food delivery compa-
nies to help restart our
efforts to reduce single-
use plastic by giving con-
sumers the option in mo-
bile apps and online or-
dering systems to make
utensils, straws, condi-
ments and napkins opt-
in only. This is a great
first step, and the Center
for Environmental
Health (CEH), on whose
board I sit, is proud to
have signed that letter.
I am concerned about
the environment and what
we will leave for our future
generations. There are
tens of millions of people
who think more like I do
than like the plastics in-
dustry. The days of ignor-
ing piles of debris littering
beaches worldwide and
pretending there aren’t is-
lands of trash floating in
the oceans have long
passed. The plastics indus-
try is scrambling because
it knows how bad it looks
having conducted what
amounts to tobacco and
asbestos-like schemes from
the late 1970s to purposely
manipulate consumers to
use more plastic with cam-
paigns based on lies. The
plan to make plastics seem-
ingly indispensable to our
lives sadly has traction, yet
it comes at the great ad-
verse expense against our
environment, our liveli-
hoods and our health.
Peer scientists and en-
vironmentalists have
worked tirelessly to
bring to light the lasting
damage that single-use
plastic does, and our ef-
forts have resulted in
hard-won bans and other
actions as consumers re-
alize the real price they
are paying. Yet the eco-
logical, economic and
public health costs of
plastics are not limited
to just bags.
Many municipalities
still consider plastic PVC
pipes to be an acceptable
option to use in the infra-
structure systems that de-
liver drinking water to our
homes. Consider that right
now, the water that comes
from your faucet may have
traveled through miles of
plastic pipes to get there.
Who knows what it’s
brought along with it.
As numerous viable
alternatives to single-
use bags, PVC pipes and
the litany of other plas-
tic products abound, we
can and must draw a line
in the sand against this
harmful concoction be-
fore more communities,
ecosystems and liveli-
hoods are compromised.
SOURCE: FAIR OBSERVER
We can still win the war on plastic
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It is better to live your own
destiny imperfectly than to
live an imitation of somebody
else’s life with perfection.
—Bhagavad Gita
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Linking CPI(M) General Secretary
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to Delhi riots is shocking abuse of
authority and law.
ndia has a made very strong
appeal for permanently re-
moving the Jammu & Kash-
mir issue under the outdated
agendaitemof theIndia-Paki-
stan question from the United
Nations Security Council
(UNSC) agenda. India’s de-
mand is fair and justified.
Since the abrogation of spe-
cial status for the erstwhile
state of Jammu and Kashmir
and bifurcation into 2 union
territories in August 2019, Pa-
kistan along with China tried
to raise the matter 3 times.
The attempts have met with
failure with informal closed-
door discussions happening
with no outcomes and other
members of the council reit-
erating that Kashmir is a bi-
lateral India-Pakistan issue.
As per the UN records Kash-
mir was formally raised at
UNSCthelasttimeonNovem-
ber 5, 1965. It was first taken
as an issue on January 6, 1948,
after India declared a unilat-
eral ceasefire consequent to
the Pak aggression to forcibly
annexJ&Kthatbeganformal-
ly in October 1947. Pakistan
launchedOperationGibraltor
in 1965 to once again forcibly
annexKashmirbutfailedmis-
erably this time as well.
After the signing of the
Shimla Agreement as an af-
termath of the Indo-Pak 1971
war, the issue was accepted to
be resolved by both the na-
tions bilaterally. But Pakistan
like the earlier UNSC resolu-
tionsshowedscantrespectfor
the Shimla Pact also and
waged a proxy war backed by
“religious terrorism” in Jam-
mu & Kashmir in 1989-90.
Immediately after the sign-
ing of the Shimla Agreement
India informed the UNSC of
the futility of continuing with
the United Nations Military
Observers Group (UNMOG)
but UNSC continued to retain
it at the insistence of Paki-
stan.ForthirtyyearsPakistan
played havoc in Jammu &
Kashmir through state-spon-
sored terrorism resulting in
lossof valuablelivesandprop-
erty. Taking advantage of the
special provisions in the Indi-
anConstitutionforJ&K,Paki-
stan promoted separatism
through the Hurriyat Confer-
ence, a creation of the Deep
StateinPakistan.Indiafinally
acted on 05 August 2019 by ab-
rogating the special provi-
sionsandbifurcatingthestate
into two Union Territories. It
wasauniqueandhistoricstep
towardsremovingallbarriers
which prevented the state’s
complete integration with the
nation and also settled the is-
sue for once and all. Pakistan
was made irrelevant except
for the fact that it remained in
illegal occupation of more
than half of the erstwhile
state’s territory referred to as
Pakistan Occupied Jammu &
Kashmir (POJK). Pakistan,
the aggressor, was told in no
uncertain terms that it would
have to vacate POJK. Rattled
Pakistan tried to internation-
alise the issue and seek inter-
national support but suffered
shameful humiliation includ-
ing from its Muslim allies. Ex-
cept for China and Turkey, no
othercountrybacksPakistan.
China being a permanent
member of the UNSC, has
tried unsuccessfully to raise
the issue at the insistence of
Pakistan.Thelastfailedeffort
was made in August this year
to coincide with Pakistan’s
Black Day celebrations to pro-
test against India’s unilateral
action of 05 August 2019. In-
dia’s stand was firm and une-
quivocal that all its actions
were justified as it was India’s
internal issue and Pakistan
had no locus standi to object.
India in its statement in the
Reportof theSecurityCouncil
for 2019 has demanded Kash-
mir’s permanent removal
from the United Nations Secu-
rity Council’s agenda, some-
thing Pakistan keeps on rak-
ing. India minced no words
whenitsaid,“thereisadelega-
tion that repeatedly attempts
to rebrand itself as contribut-
ing to international peace, but
unfortunately fails to recog-
nise that it is globally known
for being the fountainhead of
international terror and the
hub of terror syndicates.”
In the statement, India also
hit out at Pakistan and said
that a delegation keeps push-
ing for discussions on an out-
datedagendaitemintheCoun-
cil which for all matter needs
to be removed from the Coun-
cil’s agenda permanently. Pa-
kistan blames the UNSC for
failure to ensure implementa-
tionof itsownresolutionsand
decisions but the whole world
recognises the fact that the
sole defaulter is Pakistan.
Undoubtedly, the issue is
outdated as suggested by two
former secretary generals of
the council. Secretary-Gener-
al Boutros Ghali wanted to
remove the Kashmir issue
from the UN agenda in 1995
and his successor Kofi Annan
had declared that a resolution
under Chapter VI passed half
a century ago is “unimple-
mentable”.BoutrosGhalihad
even gone as far as to say that
“starting negotiations on a
new slate is more important
then relying on past legalistic
interpretations of UN resolu-
tions.” He was clearly hinting
at both nations to talk and
mutually resolve but Paki-
stan never displayed the po-
litical will to talk except dur-
ing the period of Musharraf
but his suggested formula
was unacceptable to India.
As far back as 1957, Gunnar
Jarring, UN mediator on
Kashmir, had stated that “the
implementation of interna-
tional agreements of an ad-
hocnaturewhichhasnotbeen
achieved fairly speedily may
become progressively more
difficult because of the situa-
tion with which they were to
cope has tended to change”.
Really prophetic words and
there is no doubt that much
water has flown through the
Jhelum since then.
Even in 2002, when US-Pa-
kistan relations were strong,
the then US assistant secre-
tary of state while disposing
before the US house interna-
tionalrelationssubcommittee
had admitted, “in the US view
the UN resolutions of the 40s
on Kashmir had been super-
seded by the Shimla Agree-
ment.” India on its part had
repeatedly told Pakistan to
stop abetting and promoting
terrorsothatallissuesinclud-
ing Kashmir can be discussed
bilaterally and resolved. But
Pakistan persisted with ter-
ror and continued with its
tactics of using terror as an
instrument of state policy.
China has its own axe to
grind. While it needs the
POJKtodeveloparoadlinkto
the Arabian Sea, it also needs
Pak as a proxy against India.
Hence, China encourages Pa-
kistan to keep the pot boiling
inKashmirandkeeptheissue
alive. It uses its permanent
seat in the UNSC to further
Pakistan’s nefarious designs.
While demanding the perma-
nent removal of the issue of
J&K under the outdated agen-
da, India rightly said, “Such
irrational exuberance has no
takers in a dignified world.”
Pakistan, backed by China,
has only been able to bring up
the issue informally under
closed-door meetings which
carry no meaning since these
meetings have no records and
there is no outcome. Pakistan
as usual has reacted to Indian
demand by saying that Indi-
ans are “deluding” them-
selves. But the absolute fact is
that the issue of Kashmir has
not been discussed by the
UNSC for last 55 years. As
mentioned earlier the last
three meetings eluded by Pa-
kistan are inconsequential
and mere time wasters.
The entire equation of the
Kashmir issue has changed
now consequent to the reso-
lutions passed by the Indian
parliament on August 5&6,
2019. Pakistan’s reason that
“The UN Military Observers
are stationed in Kashmir and
ceasefire violations are re-
ported daily to the Security
Council. This is proof that
this dispute remains under
the active consideration of
the UNSC and is no way out-
dated,” is highly illogical and
false since the ceasefire vio-
lations are unilateral and
unprovoked and initiated by
Pakistan to internationalise
an issue that is otherwise bi-
lateral as agreed at Shimla.
Even the current UN Secre-
tary-General Antonio Gu-
terres in his statement last
August clearly referred to the
1972 bilateral Shimla Agree-
ment. Thus time has come for
the UNSC to accede to Indian
demand and permanently de-
lete the issue of J&K from the
outdated agenda item of the
India-Pakistan question from
its agenda. Along with it the
UNOMG should be perma-
nently closed. This would
also help India to resolve the
issue of POJK speedily.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
KASHMIR A SETTLED ISSUE SHOULD BE
TAKEN OFF THE UN AGENDA
I
India in its
statement in the
Report of the
Security Council
for 2019 has
demanded
Kashmir’s
permanent
removal from the
United Nations
Security Council’s
agenda, something
Pakistan keeps on
raking. India
minced no words
when it said, “there
is a delegation that
repeatedly attempts
to rebrand itself as
contributing to
international
peace, but
unfortunately fails
to recognise that it
is globally known
for being the
fountainhead of
international terror
and the hub of
terror syndicates”
EVEN THE CURRENT UN SECRETARY-GENERAL
ANTONIO GUTERRES IN HIS STATEMENT LAST
AUGUST CLEARLY REFERRED TO THE 1972
BILATERAL SHIMLA AGREEMENT. THUS TIME HAS
COME FOR THE UNSC TO ACCEDE TO INDIAN
DEMAND AND PERMANENTLY DELETE THE ISSUE OF
J&K FROM THE OUTDATED AGENDA ITEM OF THE
INDIA-PAKISTAN QUESTION FROM ITS AGENDA
BRIG VETERAN
ANIL GUPTA
The author is a Jammu
based veteran, political
commentator, columnist, security
and strategic analyst

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INDIAAHMEDABAD | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
PM inaugurates 3 petrol sector
projects in poll-bound Bihar
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Sunday dedicated three
petroleum sector pro-
jects in poll-bound Bi-
har to the nation.
These projects that
will help meet the de-
mand for domestic
cooking gas in the state
include state-run Indian
Oil Corporation’s 193-
km long Durgapur-Ban-
ka section of the Parad-
ip-Haldia-Durgapur liq-
uefied petroleum gas
(LPG) pipeline that will
supply cooking gas for
bottling at the new Ban-
ka plant in the state.
Apart from the pipe-
line and the bottling
plant at Banka, PM
Modi also dedicated
state-run Hindustan Pe-
troleum Corporation
Ltd’ LPG bottling plant
at Harsidhi in East
Champaran district
through video confer-
encing, that was also
attended by the state’
chief minister Nitish
Kumar.
With the critical Bi-
har state assembly elec-
tions on the anvil, there
has been a flurry of an-
nouncements and inau-
gurations for and from
the state. Last Thurs-
day, PM Modi launched
initiatives related to
animal husbandry and
fisheries in Bihar.
PM Modi said that
around Rs 21,000 crore
have been spent on the
10 large petroleum and
gas based projects that
are a part of the PM’s
package for Bihar.
According to govern-
ment, the LPG penetra-
tion in Bihar has expo-
nentially increased to
76.9% now from 23.5%
in 2014. This in turn has
also resulted in low ker-
osene usage in the state
that has declined to 2
lakh kilo litre (kl) from
8 lakh kl in 2014.
Modi also spoke
about the PMUY that
provides free cooking
gas connections to poor
families and has been
hailed as the NDA gov-
ernment’s version of
the MGNREGS. The
scheme has become a
mainstay of the BJP’s
political messaging and
has increasingly been
leveraged to add to the
political optics.
Bihar is all set to go
for assembly elections
in October-November.
—ANI
Vaishali
New Delhi: Union Pe-
troleum Minister Dhar-
mendra Pradhan on
Sunday, said that 400
petrol pumps became
operational in Bihar
while 1,200 LPG distrib-
utors opened in the
state which generated
employment for 20,000
youth. “LPGconnections
in Bihar have increased
recently. In the last 6
years, 400 petrol pumps
becameoperationalinBi-
har while 1,200 LPG dis-
tributors opened. This
generated employment
for 20,000 youths here,”
Pradhan said.
“The capacity of ex-
isting bottling plants
were increased and two
new bottling plants
were built. The work of
the LPG pipeline from
Paradip to Muzaffarpur
has started to give con-
tinuous supply to these
bottling plants. The
Banka-Durgapur sec-
tion has been dedicated
to the nation today and
will bring positive
change in the lives of
poor people in Bihar.
The Union Minister
said that the govern-
ment has opened Bau-
rani Refinery plant and
Baurani Fertilizer plant
is revived in the state
that is helping in the de-
velopment of Bihar and
giving employment to
youth in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates to the nation, three projects related to the petroleum sector
in Bihar through video conferencing, in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
Bihar got 400 new petrol
pumps in last 6 yrs: Min
`21,000 cr have been spent on 10 large petroleum & gas based projects, Modi said
AFTER ATTACK, EX-NAVY OFFICER
TAKES ‘RESIGN’ JIBE AT MAHA CM
Mumbai: Madan Sharma,
the retired Navy officer
who alleged he was
beaten up by Shiv Sena
workers in Mumbai, on
Sunday hit out at Uddhav
Thackeray stating that the
Maharashtra Chief Minis-
ter should “resign” if he is
unable to run the gov-
ernment. “I request Chief
Minister Uddhav Thac-
keray ji that if you cannot
run the government, then
you should resign. Let
people elect a government
that can maintain law and
order in Maharashtra,”
he said while speaking to
media. Earlier on Sunday,
Union Minister Ramdas
Athawale met Sharma
at his residence and
extended his support to
the retired navy officer in
seeking justice.
LADAKH: RIJIJU TO LAUNCH
SPORTS INFRA PROJECTS
Leh: Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports
Kiren Rijiju reached Ladakh to launch construc-
tion of sports infrastructure in the UT. He held
preliminary discussions with local MP Jamyang
Tsering Namgyal and others regarding the con-
struction. Rijiju, in a tweet, said, “Reached Lada-
kh to start construction of some important sports
infrastructures. Had preliminary discussions with
Local MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Chief Exec-
utive Councilor with his team of Ladakh Autono-
mous Hill Development Council, Leh.”
ONE DIST IN EACH STATE MUST
COMPLY PMW RULES: NGT
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT)
has recommended that at least one district in ev-
ery State should be made a model for compliance
of Plastic Waste Management Rules (PWM) rules
in the first instance. “At least one district in every
State should be made a model for compliance of
PWM rules in the first instance and thereafter,
the entire State should be made so compliant,”
the NGT bench headed by its chairperson Adarsh
Kumar Goel said. DMs and other concerned local
authorities need to be involved, the bench added.
AMIT SHAH TO ADDRESS
COUNTRYMEN ON HINDI DIWAS
New Delhi: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah will
deliver a message to
the countrymen on the
occasion of Hindi Diwas
on September 14.“Union
Home Minister Amit Shah
will deliver a message to
the countrymen on the
occasion of Hindi Diwas
(September 14, 2020),
which will be broadcast
on Doordarshan’s Nation-
al Channel at 10.30 am,”
read a release by MHA.
On 14 September 1949,
Hindi was given the
status of official language
by the Constituent As-
sembly, on the occasion
of which Hindi Diwas is
celebrated every year on
September 14. Rajbha-
sha Kirti and Rajbhasha
Gaurav awards are being
given on the occasion.
FESTIVITIES AMID PANDEMIC
An artist putting the face mask on an idol of Goddess Durga ahead of Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. —PHOTO BY ANI
PRADHAN THANKS PM MODI FOR 3
PETROLEUM PROJECTS IN BIHAR
New Delhi: Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas
Dharmendra Pradhan expressed gratitute to PM Narendra
Modi for dedicating three petroleum Projects in Bihar.
“Gratitude to Hon. PM for laying the foundation of an
#AatmanirbharBihar and ushering in a new era of prosper-
ity for the people of Bihar by dedicating two LPG bottling
plants and Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-
Durgapur-Muzaffarpur pipeline. #UjjwalBihar,” he said.
Wish PM Modi was concerned about
JEE-NEET aspirants, says Rahul Gandhi
‘`30,000 cr Special Liquidity Scheme
under Atmanirbhar Bharat package’
New Delhi: The Union
Ministry of Finance in-
formed that an amount
of Rs 30,000 crore Spe-
cial Liquidity Scheme
has been progressed for
non-banking, housing
finance companies and
Monetary Financial In-
stitutions as part of the
Atmanirbhar Bharat
package.
According to the Fi-
nance Ministry, 37 pro-
posals involving Rs
10,590 crores have been
approved as on Septem-
ber 11. While six appli-
cations seeking financ-
ing of Rs 783.5 crore are
under process.
The Ministry on Sun-
day updated on the pro-
gress made in the im-
plementation of the
ongoing schemes of the
Aatmanirbhar Bharat
package to date.
“ Rs30,000 crore Spe-
cial Liquidity Scheme
for Non-Banking Finan-
cial Company, Housing
Finance Companies,
Monetary Financial In-
stitutions has pro-
gressed well. As on Sep-
tember 11, 37 proposals
involving an amount of
Rs 10,590 crores have
been approved. Six ap-
plications seeking fi-
nancing of Rs 783.5
crore are under pro-
cess,” said the Ministry
in a press release. As
reported by Public Sec-
tor Banks & top 23 Pri-
vate Sector Banks, ad-
ditional credit amount-
ing to Rs 1,63,226.49
crores sanctioned to
42,01,576 borrowers as
on September 10,” the
Ministry added. —ANI
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
wished students ap-
pearing for the medical
entrance exam NEET
on Sunday, while ex-
pressing his sympa-
thies with those who
could not take it due to
the COVID-19 pandemic
and floods.
He also criticised
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi, saying he
wished the PM was con-
cerned about the JEE-
NEET aspirants.
“My best wishes to
the students appearing
for NEET exam and my
sympathies to those
who couldn’t take it due
to the Covid pandemic
and floods. “Wish Modi
ji was as concerned
about JEE-NEET aspir-
ants and students as he
is about his crony capi-
talist friends,” he said
on Twitter.
Rahul Gandhi and
his Congress party have
been demanding post-
ponement of NEET and
JEE exams, saying the
situation is not condu-
cive for holding these
exams due to the pan-
demic. He has also said
holding the exams at
such a time is endan-
gering their lives.
Over 15 lakh candi-
dates are likely to ap-
pear in NEET on Sun-
day which will be con-
ducted amid strict pre-
cautions in view of the
COVID1-9 pandemic.
—PTI
Nirmala Sitharaman
A candidate undergoes thermal screening as she arrives at an
examination centre to appear in NEET in New Delhi on Sunday.
Prez Kovind,PM Modi condole
demise of Raghuvansh Prasad
New Delhi: “The pass-
ing away of Raghu-
vansh Prasad Singh is
tragic. An outstanding
leader rooted to ground,
Raghuvansh Babu was
a true stalwart with
phenomenal under-
standing of rural India.
With his Spartan and
sagely lifestyle, he en-
riched public life. Con-
dolences to his family
and followers,” Rash-
trapati Bhavan tweeted.
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi also mourned
the loss of the departed
leader and said Singh’s
demise left in the politi-
cal sphere.
“Raghuvansh Prasad
Singh is no more among
us. His demise has left a
void in political sphere
of Bihar as well as the
country,” he said. Home
Minister Amit Shah& Ra-
hul Gandhi also ex-
pressed sadness on the
demise of Singh. —ANI
Tejashwi Yadav pays tribute to former party leader Raghuvansh
Prasad Singh in Patna, who passed away in Delhi AIIMS on Sunday.

INDIAAHMEDABAD | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE: PRESENTLY, THERE ARE 9,73,175 ACTIVE CASES IN THE COUNTRY, ACC TO HEALTH MINISTRY’s DATA
NATIONALFATALITYRATEDIPSTO1.65%:GOVTNew Delhi: With 94,372
new cases in the past 24
hours, India’s coronavi-
rustallyroseto47,54,356
on Sunday, while 1,114
deaths pushed the total
death toll to 78,586, ac-
cording to Union Health
Ministry data.
At present, there are
9,73,175 active cases of
Covid-19 in the country,
comprising 20.47 % of
the total caseload, the-
Health Ministry data
stated. The case fatality
rate has further
dropped to 1.65 %. In-
dia’s Covid-19 tally had
crossed the 20-lakh
mark on August 7, 30
lakh on August 23 and it
went past 40 lakh on
September 5. According
to the ICMR, a cumula-
tive total of 5,62,60,928
samples have been test-
ed up to September 12.
New Delhi: Consum-
ing Chyawanprash, tur-
meric milk and immu-
nity promoting AYUSH
medicine like mulethi
powder, Ashwagandha,
amla fruit are believed
to be effective in the
post-recovery period,
the Health Ministry in-
formed in guidance
note for post-COVID-19
management protocol
for patients who have
recovered. After acute
COVID-19 illness, recov-
ered patients may con-
tinue to witness a wide
variety of signs and
symptoms including fa-
tigue, body ache, cough,
sore throat and difficul-
ty in breathing. “Drink
an adequate amount of
warm water (if not con-
tra-indicated). Take im-
munity promoting
AYUSH medicine on
prescription of a quali-
fied practitioner of
AYUSH. If health per-
mits, regular household
work to be done. Profes-
sional work to be re-
sumed in a graded man-
ner.” The document also
stated that mild and
moderate exercise can
be done such as the yoga
& meditation. —ANI
‘ConsumeChyawanprash,turmeric
milk & AYUSH approved meds’
New Delhi: Delhi
Health Minister Saty-
endar Jain said the city
government has in-
structed 33 big private
hospitals in national
capital to reserve 80 %
of ICU beds for COV-
ID-19 patients, amid a
shortage of such beds
at some facilities.
Delhi has been wit-
nessing a surge in novel
coronavirus cases
from the last
week of Au-
gust. Delhi re-
corded its
biggest single-day jump
of 4,321 fresh COVID-19
cases on Saturday, tak-
ing the city’s tally to
over 2.14 lakh, authori-
ties said. “Yesterday, we
instructed 33 private
hospitals to reserve 80
per cent of their ICU
beds for coronavirus pa-
tients. This has been
done since issues were
being faced with re-
gards to ICU beds in
some private hospitals.
I also held a video con-
ference over this
and an order has
been issued in
this regard,” he
said. —PTI
Reserve 80% ICU beds for
patients:Delhi govt to pvt hospsKolkata: BJP MP Su-
kanta Majumdar said
that he has tested posi-
tive for COVID-19. He
represents Balurghat
LS seat in West Bengal,
is in Delhi “Have tested
#Covid19 positive to-
day. I am doing well &
taking doctor’s ad-
vice,” Sukanta Majum-
dar tweeted. “Request-
ing all those who have
come in close contact
with me in the last few
days to monitor their
health and get tested in
case of any symp-
toms,” he added. —ANI
BJP MP tests
+ve day before
Parl session
Health Worker collects a nasal sample from a woman for Covid test at a Covid center in New Delhi.
New Delhi: Parliamen-
tary Affairs Minister
Pralhad Joshi will not
be holding an all-party
meeting before the
monsoon session of
Parliament in wake of
COVID-19. An all-party
meeting is conferred be-
fore the commencement
of parliamentary ses-
sions to discuss the
agenda and set targets.
However, a meeting of
the Business Advisory
Committee of RS is
scheduled to be held to-
day in Parliament.
The Monsoon Ses-
sion of Parliament is
scheduled to commence
on Monday and is slated
to conclude on October
1. There will be no ques-
tion hour and private
members’ business dur-
ing the session. All staff
will undergo an RT-PCR
COVID-19 test ahead of
the session. —ANI
No All-Party meeting ahead
of Parl’s Monsoon session
Pulwama: Police and
security forces in
Awantipora have res-
cued a terrorist who
had joined the pro-
scribed outfit, Al Badr,
police said on Sunday.
A press note from
Jammu and Kashmir
police said, “After the
hectic efforts, Police
and security forces with
help of parents have
been able to rescue one
more terrorist who had
joined proscribed out-
fit, Al Badr sometimes
back.” The endeavour
of Police has been to
save life and property
during the confronta-
tion while dealing with
terrorism, the press
note said.—ANI
Police, security
forces rescue
terrorist who
joined Al Badr New Delhi: The Cen-
tral Board of Direct
Taxes (CBDT) has de-
ployed two-third of its
workforce to deal with
faceless assessment
scheme.”Now, National
e-Assessment Centre
which is headed by
Principal Chief Com-
missioner of Income
Tax is having a team of
32 Commissioners, 96
Principal Commission-
er, 261 Assistant and
Deputy Commissioners
and 1274 Income Tax Of-
ficers,” senior Income
Tax officers told ANI.
Faceless Assessment
Scheme was inaugurat-
ed as Phase 1 on Octo-
ber 7, 2019, with 58,320
assigned cases. On Au-
gust 13 this year, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi launched the plat-
form for transparent
taxation.
All cases other than
those assigned to the
Central charges (Seri-
ous frauds, Major Tax
Evasion, Sensitive and
Search matters, Black
Money and Benami cas-
es) and International
Tax charges to be done
through faceless assess-
ment.
According to offi-
cials, Regional e-As-
sessmentCentre(ReAC)
has also been increased
to 34 from 8 earlier.
Last year, NeAC has 8
ReACs at New Delhi,
Mumbai, Chennai, Kol-
kata, Hyderabad,
Ahmedabad, Pune and
Bengaluru. —ANI
CBDTdeploys2/3ofitsstafffor
facelessassessmentschemeNew Delhi: The Con-
gress has flayed the
naming of Left leader
Sitaram Yechury and
others in a Delhi Police
supplementary charge
sheet in a Delhi riots
case and said it will
raise the issue in Parlia-
ment. The other opposi-
tion parties too will
raise the issue during
the Monsoon Session of
Parliament commenc-
ing on Monday.
Congress leader
Jairam Ramesh said:
“We are definitely going
to raise the issue as it is
a case of misuse of of-
ficial machinery.”
The party is in talks
with non-NDA leaders
and working on a joint
strategy. Congress lead-
ers Ghulam Nabi Azad,
Ahmed Patel and
Ramesh have spoken to
all opposition political
parties on the matter.
Delhi Police has
named Communist Par-
ty of India-Marxist
General Secretary Sita-
ram Yechury, Swaraj
Abhiyan leader Yogend-
ra Yadav, former JNU
student Umar Khalid,
and others in its charge
sheet in one of Delhi ri-
ots cases.
Yechury lashed out at
Centre: “Delhi Police is
under the Home Minis-
try. Its illegal actions
are a direct outcome of
the politics of BJP’s top
leadership. They are
scared of legitimate
peaceful protests by
mainstream political
parties and are misus-
ing state power to target
the Opposition.”
These persons were
alleged named in the
disclosure statements
made by accused De-
vangana Kalita, Nata-
sha Narwal, and Gulfi-
sha Fathima in connec-
tion with the case. The
trio is facing charges
under teh Unlawful Ac-
tivities (Prevention)
Act.
Communal violence
broke out in north-east
Delhi on February 24
after clashes between
supporters of the Citi-
zenship (Amendment0
ACt and those opposed
to it. —Agencies
Cong to raise issue in Parliament
YECHURY’S NAME IN RIOTS CASE
V-P NAIDU UNDERGOES COVID-19 TEST
Mumbai: In wake
of rising coronavi-
rus casesin Maha-
rashtra, CM Ud-
dhav Thackeray
announced launch
of ‘My family-My
responsibility’ from
September 15 to
fight the pandemic.
Under this cam-
paign, BMC will
reach out to every
family residing in
city& will provide
medical help and
guidance if needed.
The three-pronged
approach to taking
preventive precau-
tions in personal,
family & public life
mentioned by the
civic body in the no-
tification posted on
Twitter are 1) Main-
tain safe distance,
of at least 2 meters
between each other.
2) Use masks regu-
larly & properly 3)
Wash your hands
regularly & use san-
itizer properly.
‘My Family-My
Responsibility’
campaign to
battle corona
MAHA CM’s
INITIATIVE
Turmeric milk & Chyawanprash are immunity boosting foods.
Satyender Jain
Sitaram Yechury
Under Corona...
Inbetweenthetwoshifts,
the entire complex will
besanitised.Entryinthe
premises will be allowed
only on production of a
COVID-19 negative re-
port, with the test con-
ducted not more than 72
hours before the start of
the session.
Frequent sanitisa-
tion of the entire parlia-
ment complex will also
be carried out, while
arrangements have
been made to sanitise
various parliamentary
papers as well as foot-
wear and cars of MPs,
officials said.
Frisking of people
will also make way for
touch-lesssecurityscan-
ning, while thermal
scanning will also be to-
tally touch-free. As per
the standard operating
procedures finalised for
holdingthesessionfrom
September 14 till Octo-
ber 1, the MPs and staff
of secretariats of both
houses, as also the me-
dia personnel covering
the proceedings, will be
asked to undergo COV-
ID-19 test, not more than
72 hours before the start
of the session.
Officials said ar-
rangements were made
for tests of close to 4,000
people, including the
MPs, staff members
and journalists. A new
seating arrangement
following social dis-
tancing guidelines has
been prepared by both
houses for their respec-
tive members. The MPs
will also be allowed to
address the Chair while
seated and wearing
their masks.—ANI
Conspiracy to...
to respond topolitics. I
don’t speak doesn’t
mean I don’t have an-
swers,” Thackeray said.
Speaking on the state
government’s “Mission
Begin Again” campaign
during the pandemic,
Thackeray said his ad-
ministration effectively
tackled the COVID-19
situation, cyclones and
floods andwill also deal
withthe political storm-
with people’s support.
On criticism that he
doesn’t venture out,
Thackeray said , “I have
been using technology
to reach out to all parts
of the state to review the
pandemic situation and
issue directives.” —PTI
Photos on...
Chandigarh-Mumbai
flight that had actor
Kangana Ranaut as a
passenger.
According to a video
of the incident that took
place inside the flight on
September 9, reporters
and cameramen were
jostling and bunching
up to get a comment
from Ranaut, who was
sitting in one of the
front rows of the plane.
The DGCA order on
Sunday “clarified that a
bona fide passenger
travelling in an aircraft
engaged in scheduled
air transport services
may do still and video
photography from in-
side such an aircraft
while in flight; take off
and landing” as per its
circular dated Decem-
ber 9, 2004.
“However, this per-
missiondoesnotinclude
use of any recording
equipmentwhichimper-
ils or compromises air
safety; violates preva-
lent norms; creates cha-
os or disruption during
operation of flight or
expressly prohibited by
crew,” the order noted.
Action may be initiated
against those persons
found in violation of
above guidelines, the or-
der added. Saturday or-
der said, “It has been
decided that from now
on, incase any violation
(photography) occurs
on any scheduled pas-
senger aircraft - the
schedule of flight for
that particular route
shall be suspended for a
period of two weeks
from the next day (of the
incident).”—ANI
FROM PG 1
Jammu: Pakistan is us-
ing cross-border under-
ground tunnels to push
terrorists into India
and drones to drop
weapons for them, the
chief of Jammu and
Kashmir police said
Sunday.
Director General of
Police Dilbag Singh,
however, said the anti-
infiltration grid is ac-
tive and anti-tunnelling
operations are under-
way to scuttle “nefari-
ous designs”.
“Digging of tunnels
beneath the IB is part of
the nefarious designs of
Pakistan to facilitate in-
filtration of terrorists
into this side to step up
terrorism,” Singh told
reporters in Samba dis-
trict after inspecting the
recently discovered
170-metre tunnel at
Galar village along the
IB. The tunnel with a
depth of 20-25 feet and
originating from Paki-
stan was found by a BSF
team near the border-
fencing on August 28.
Three Jaish-e-Mo-
hammad (JeM) terror-
ists were killed in the
encounter in Nagrota in
January this year. —PTI
Pak using tunnels to push
drones to drop arms: DGP

M
ost of us have
heard that too
much sitting is bad
for you. Studies
show sitting increases the risk
for cardiovascular disease and
mortality, Type 2 diabetes and
cancer.
With Americans more sed-
entary than ever, that’s par-
ticularly alarming. Even be-
fore COVID-19, many of us had
managed to engineer physical
activity out of our lives. But
now, the pandemic has made
things worse. Going outside
less, missing the gym, working
from home and countless
hours on Zoom has meant, for
most of us, even more sitting.
One question that occasion-
ally comes up about this, per-
haps from couch potatoes look-
ingforaloophole,ormaybejust
thosewhopreferamoreprecise
definition: Is reclining better?
Instead of sitting upright (or
slumpedover)atadeskallday,isitsomehowhealth-
ier to lie on the sofa, or relax in a hammock, or lean
back in the easy chair? After all, your body is posi-
tioned differently. Does that distinction matter?
As an exercise physiologist, I can give you a
short answer to that: No. (Sorry.) And instead of
“sitting,” maybe we should use the term “seden-
tary behaviour,” which is any waking behavior
(note the word “waking”) that’s associated with
low levels of energy expenditure. That includes
sitting, reclining or lying down, according to the
2018 Physical Activity guidelines.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
CONCEPT: DIVYA HEMNANI
DESIGN: CP SHARMA
TALKING POINTAHMEDABAD | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
SEDENTARY
BEHAVIOUR
IS BAD
FOR YOU
THOSE WHO SIT A LOT, AND HAVE LITTLE MODERATE OR VIGOROUS PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY, HAVE THE HIGHEST RISK OF MORTALITY FROM ALL CAUSES
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:
GOOD FOR EVERYONE
N
ow let’s define physical activity: body
movements that require energy ex-
penditure, according to the World
Health Organization. That covers plenty of
ground: Any movement while working or
playing counts, whether chores around the
house or walks around the neighborhood.
Your benefits from this activity begin imme-
diately, and any amount helps. It doesn’t
matter if you’re very young, very old or if
you have chronic disabilities.
Notice I haven’t yet used the word “exer-
cise” – until now. Exercise, obviously, is a
type of physical activity, structured to im-
prove flexibility, balance and speed, along
with cardio and muscular fitness. It’s one of
the best things you can do to improve your
health and quality of life.
Benefits include a lower risk of mortality
from all causes: heart disease, stroke, Type
2 diabetes, cancer, obesity, hypertension and
osteoporosis. Your brain health will be bet-
ter, perhaps enough to help ward off depres-
sion, anxiety, dementia and Alzheimer’s.
And your sleep will improve.
D
oes physical activity help reduce,
even eliminate, the negative impact
of sedentary behaviour? A 2016
study reviewed data from more than 1 mil-
lion men and women. Those who sat a lot,
and had little moderate or vigorous
physical activity, had the highest risk
of mortality from all causes. Those
who sat only a little, and had high
levels of moderate or vigorous
physical activity, had the low-
est risk. What about someone
in between? Someone who
sits a lot but also engages in
plenty of physical activity?
The findings show mortality
risk decreases as long as
physical activity increases,
regardless of sitting time. But
the best way to go: high levels
of activity, low levels of seden-
tary behavior. How much activ-
ity do you need? The current
estimate is 60 to 75 min-
utes a day of moder-
ate activity, or 30
to 40 minutes
of vigorous
activity; do
at least
one of the
two.
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE
A
bout sleep: The seden-
tary behavior refer-
enced earlier does not
include sleep. For optimal
health, sleep is an absolute
must. Everyone is compromised
by sleep deficiency, sometimes
known as short sleep, or fewer
than six hours per day. Difficul-
ties with behavior, emotional
control, decision-making and
problem-solving are just some
of the effects in people of all
ages. Poor sleep can also affect
the immune system in people of
all ages, leading to vulnerabili-
ty to infections. It can be a fac-
tor in suicide, depression and
high-risk behavior. And poor
sleep also promotes obesity; es-
sentially, a deficiency increases
your “hunger hormone” (ghre-
lin) and decreases the “satiety
hormone” (leptin). This makes
you more likely to overeat.
In adults, sleep deficiency is
associated with an increased
risk of heart disease, high blood
pressure, stroke and kidney dis-
ease. Adults need seven to eight
hours per day. Kids also suffer
when they do not get enough
sleep. Lack of sleep slows the
release of growth hormone.
Teens need 8-10 hours of sleep,
and children age 6-12 need 9-12
hours. Physical activity and
good sleep go hand in hand.
Moderate to vigorous activity
lets you fall asleep faster and get
more deep sleep; it reduces day-
time sleepiness and use of sleep
medications. The science of
sedentary behavior is not set-
tled. Definitive public health
guidance cannot yet be provid-
ed. But for now, while awaiting
a more robust database, it’s rea-
sonable to offer this advice:
Don’t skip on sleep. Engage in
more physical activity, includ-
ing exercise. Sit (and recline)
less. And when at the desk or in
the hammock – about every
half-hour – get up for a few min-
utes and take a walking break.
SLEEP ON IT

To be a true leader you have to be
a spiritual person, to have the
power to inspire others follow
you, this power is not possible without
spirituality.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India
AHMEDABAD | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
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2NDFRONT
Rajkot’s life-term convict for raping two minors; specialised in eloping with young girls arrested
Shishir Awasthi
Rajkot: When top
agencies like the In-
terpol and the CBI,
along with crack po-
lice teams of several
states, work on a sin-
gle individual, it
brings alive that fa-
mous Amitabh Bach-
chan dialogue from
blockbuster ‘Don’
about the cops of 7
continents on his hot
pursuit.
Imagine such pre-
mier agencies looking
for a paedophile as well
as a womaniser, who
ducked all of them hop-
ping from one state to
another and never kept
a mobile phone.
He has been caught,
finally. Dhaval Trivedi,
50, a life term convict,
who allegedly abducted
a woman, 29 years
younger to him, from
Rajkot by jumping pa-
role in 2018, has been
nabbed by Delhi Police
from Solan in Himachal
Pradesh. He will be
brought to Ahmedabad
by the CBI.
The woman with
whom Dhaval had
eloped returned to
her parents due to the
“efforts of the CBI”
in June.
Trivedi was sen-
tenced to life imprison-
ment for raping two mi-
nor girls, who were his
students. He started
running an English tui-
tion centre in Chotila
after getting parole
from the high court.
His new victim was a
19-year-old college stu-
dent, who took tuitions
from him. He lured her
and subsequently ab-
ducted her. The CBI
moved in on the high
court’s directives on
May 1 last year and
launched a manhunt in
Punjab, Uttarakhand
and Gujarat.
It also brought in
the Interpol after in-
puts about the abduc-
tor moving to Nepal.
An Interpol Blue Cor-
ner Notice was issued
against Trivedi.
The woman, now 21,
returned to her parents
in June with a one-year-
old child after Trivedi
left her near Haridwar
in Uttarakhand, where
he ran a medicine shop.
After a heated argu-
ment with him, the
woman revealed Trive-
di’s real identity to the
landlord in March. Af-
ter this, Trivedi left her
and fled.
She narrated her or-
deal to the CBI about
how she moved from
city to city for 2 years
with her captor. They
assumed Sikh identi-
ties and even stayed at
gurdwaras. The agency
deployed technical sur-
veillance, but Trivedi
used PCOs and stran-
gers’ phones.
NEW DON: CBI, Interpol, cops of 7
States finally nab this womaniser
Dhaval Trivedi (inset) being brought to Gujarat by CBI team.
CBI ON TENTERHOOKS!
CR Paatil plays good
samaritan from Covid
hospital bedFirst India Bureau
Surat: Though he is
battling Covid-19 in a
hospital, Gujarat BJP
president and Navsa-
ri MP CR Paatil
played a good samari-
tan to a desperate fa-
ther trying an esoph-
agus surgery for his
infant but had no
money in Surat.
The one-day-old
daughter of Ravi Trip-
athi from Pandesara
had to undergo a sur-
gery in the esophagus
but he was unable to get
it done because it need-
ed Rs 3 lakh and he
didn’t have it.
He approached CR
Paatil through a video
call and got instant help.
Paatil gave him refer-
ences through which a
Ma Health Card of Gu-
jarat Government was
immediately made for
him and a cash assis-
tance of Rs 25,000 was
arranged for Tripathi.
Tripathi said, “When
doctors put the cost at
Rs 3 lakh for my child’s
operation, I being a
teacher was under se-
vere stress. I reached
Paatil Saheb’s office in
Surat where a staff
member helped me to
reach him over the
phone. He received my
call in the first attempt
and did everything
needed immediately.”
BJP MLA from Ma-
jura Harsh Sanghvi
tweeted, “Despite being
hospitalized, CR Paatil
provided an excellent
example of humanity.”
One more
fake email in
name of V-C
First India Bureau
Surat: Yet another fake
email controversy in-
volving the Veer Nar-
mad South Gujarat Uni-
versity (VNSGU) Vice-
Chancellorhasemerged.
This time the fake email
was sent to the univer-
sity staff as well as oth-
ers. The in-charge Vice-
Chancellor, Dr Hemali
Desai, has clarified that
the email is fake and has
approached the police to
register a case.
She said it was
brought to her notice
that several staff and
professorsof theuniver-
sity had got an email
from an address, called
albertbecca2@gmail.
com but displayed the
name of Dr Hemali De-
sai. She said she imme-
diately warned the staff
about the fake id and
clarified her official id
as well.
Yet another fire at Vadodara’s
SSG Hospital in a week
First India Bureau
Vadodara: Within 5
days, yet another fire
broke out at Va-
dodara’s State-run
SSG Hospital treating
Covid-19 patients on
Saturday night. There
were no casualties.
The minor blaze
erupted in the hospital
late Saturday night fol-
lowing a spark in the
electric room of the
neurosurgery ward, but
it was soon doused with
a fire extinguisher by
alert staff members.
Officials said no
fire department per-
sonnel was called.
The incident took
place on the ground
floor of the building,
which has an ICU
ward having several
patients on the first
floor and a laboratory
for testing samples
for coronavirus, a
hospital official said.
“It was a minor fire.
A fuse blew up due to an
electric spark, but the
fire was soon brought
under control,” SSG
Hospital’s medical su-
perintendent Ranjan
Aiyer said.
“We controlled the
blaze using a fire extin-
guisher. Had the fire not
been controlled, the sit-
uation could have been
worse as many serious
patients are at the ICU
ward on the first floor,”
another hospital official
said. Earlier, a fire
broke out on Tuesday
and 35 patients were
shifted from two af-
fected wards. No one
was hurt.
Surat : Over two
months after Chinese
short video app TikTok
was banned, influenc-
ers are struggling to re-
build their fan base and
compensate for the
sharp fall in their in-
comes.
Surat-basedbeatbox-
er Jesus Mehta is try-
ing to find a new home
forhistalents.OnJune
29, the government
banned 59 Chinese
apps, including Tik-
Tok, leaving over 200
million users of the
short video app high
and dry. And those like
Mehta saw their earn-
ings falling sharply.
A month before join-
ing a job that would
have paid him a little
under Rs 10,000, Mehta
last January decided to
make TikTok videos
showcasing his beat-
boxing talent instead. A
year later, he had a fol-
lowing of over two mil-
lion. And what had so
far been a a hobby paid
him at least Rs 60,000 a
month.
All that halted
abruptly. “The last two
months haven’t been
smooth. TikTok was
one of my sources of
income. I also take on-
line classes. TikTok
alone earned me over
Rs 60,000 monthly, and
now it barely reaches
Rs 20,000,” Mehta says.
He would do brand
collaborations and live
performances on Tik-
Tok, where the audi-
ence could send gift
points redeemable in
cash rewards. He is now
trying to rebuild his
fanbase on Instagram
and has so far got a little
over 17,000 followers.
While there is no
dearth of options, in-
cluding Chingari, Ropo-
so, Rizzle and Insta-
gram Reels, many Tik-
Tok creators haven’t
found a matcher as yet.
For instance, Yamuna
Nagar-based TikTok
creator Abheshek Garg
said there are plenty of
options available to cre-
ate content but nothing
comes close to TikTok
in terms of audience
reach and monetary
benefits.
“So it has been a
huge setback. The
reach that platform had
was immense,” Garg, a
fashion and travel blog-
ger who had over a mil-
lion followers on Tik-
Tok, said.
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POST TIK-TOK BAN INFLUENCERS GROPING TO FIND BASE
 Influencers say TikTok not
only gave them huge audience,
but also good money
It is unfortunate that supporters of certain
political group for decades, have spread lies
that Bapu and Pandit ji did little to prevent the
division of India . They intentionally choose to
ignore the real villain of partition - Jinnah
Condolences to family members and supporters
on the demise of Raghuvansh Prasad Singh ji,
former Rural Development Minister and one of
the prominent leaders of socialist ideology.
Deeply saddened by the death of senior Bihar
politician Raghuvansh Babu. His entire life was
devoted to the ideas of Lohia ji and Karpoori
Thakur ji. His dedication to the welfare of the
poor and deprived will always be remembered.
I express my condolences to his family. Om
Shanti
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TWINNING, WITH LOVEBringing you the brief history of ‘Mommy-and-Me-Fashion’ and how ‘twinning outfits’ never
fail to grab attention. Not to forget- this fashion brings the child closer to their Mom!
he trend and phase
of ‘Twinning’ is
something that eve-
ryone has been
through. You would
have definitely had
sight of someone or
the other
twinning-
may it be
a mother
twinning with her child, a
couple twinning with each
other, or even best friends,
for that matter of fact, twin-
ningwiththeirfavouriteout-
fits.
You must have understood
by now that ‘twinning’ is
whentwopeopleappeartobe
twins because they dress up
wearing the same outfit.
Morethananyone,mother
twinning with her daughter
has been cycling in and out
of fashion for more than a
hundred years now, and peo-
ple do find it adorable, no
matter what.
Doyourememberthetime
when you were young and
your mom made you and
your sister wear the same
clothes? Yes, that’s what
we’re talking about here-
that’s the form of pure love.
Similarly, mothers twinning
with their children is the
best way to showcase love,
apart from making them
emotionally feel it.
It is a proven fact that
mothers who often twin with
their children are more at-
tached to them, as it some-
how helps in boosting up the
self-confidence of one anoth-
er. Twinning is entire palat-
able,andtherearenumerous
joys to be found in the coor-
dinating attire.
There are a few celebrities
in the Bollywood and Holly-
wood industry who weren’t
afraid to go full-on twinsy
withtheirkids,andnottofor-
get, they absolutely nailed it.
AishwaryaRaiandAarad-
hya Bachchan, Kim Kar-
dashian and North West,
Katie Holmes and Suri
Cruise, Coco Austin and
Chanel Nicole, Beyonce and
Blue Ivy, Lara Dutta and Sai-
ra Bhupathi, Kareena Ka-
poor and Taimur Ali Khan,
Isha Koppikar and Rianna,
and Manyata Dutt and her
twins Shahraan and Iqra,
among many others.
So what are you waiting
for? No matter how old you
are,orderthatamazingoutfit
so you can twin with your
child, or if you are old
enough, order something for
yourself and your mom, and
make the bond of love even
more special!
NEHAL NAYAR
nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in
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JYOTI KHICHI, Model
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Those is food business
must remember to always
try and make something
innovative to get the
desired fame specially right now. Luck
favours you to get the lover you have
been looking for. You will get the job
in the firm for which you have been
dreaming for a long time.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may lend someone a
small amount of money
with the intention to help
but don’t make it a habit.
You will make lot of profit in any
business related to food. You will be
praised for your efforts, on academic
front. Don’t loose your friend by
fighting on pity matters.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Take right actions at right
time when it comes to your
ancestral property before it
gets too late. A past
relationship can effect you present
one so priorities and choose, just
don’t hang in the middle. Respect is
not just for elders but also for
youngsters.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Your friends and relatives
will surprise you with a
video call and you won’t
stop smiling as a result of
the virtual union. On academic front,
your dedication will speak for yourself
so don’t self praise. Long distance
relationship are not always bad, yours
is beautiful.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Expenses are on their way
but for a good cause so
don’t hesitate in loosening
your pocket. You may not
be able to take your family out but
you will make it heavenly for them at
home. You may soon buy a new
property, keeping your kids in mind.
You want to pursue arts.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
On professional front, things
may not go as per your
expectations and thats how
life is so don’t get
disappointed. Listen to your partner’s
advice as he/she will only do the best
for you. You will get a surprise from
your kid and it will make you very
emotional.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You may think twice before
buying something
expensive for yourself but
not even once before
buying it for your kids and spouse..
Your lover will keep you entertained
today whole day long. You are a very
spiritual person and you may base all
your actions on the spiritual lessons.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You are a great host and
you know how to win
people’s heart thats why
you are so famous and
always in demand. A guidance in life
is all you need to reach your full
potential. Your sincerity is what
makes your boss kneel down as he/
she will never find another like you.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Worry less and work more
on work front specially.
Don’t stress yourself
mentally over something
that is not in your hands like
pandemic. You must not get
disheartened over little issue at
home, its all a part of life. Try and do
something new.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Keep your attitude right
when it comes to looking
at life, thinking one way
can make you grow and
other way can make you regress.
Soon you will find the perfect match
for marriage by the grace of God,
your friends may play a role in your
union.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
On professional front, a
complex problem will be a
child’s play for you to solve
because you think out of
box. You love your friends and trust
them blindly but still be careful
before you reveal your secrets to
anyone. You are always connected
with the nature.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Those of you expecting
promotion can expect
favourable results without
much struggle. You will
feel on the top of the world after
getting a positive answer from your
lover. You must try to remain calm
even in the worst of situations as
these aredecide how brave you are.
GIOGIN JACOB
ansraj Basiya (17)
from Bhawanipura
Sutda village in Bun-
diwas15whenhewas
married off to a girl
younger than him. A
farmer’s son and dai-
ly wage worker, Hansraj
was able to study till the
ninth standard only since
his father could not afford
any further. And the wed-
ding threw open new chal-
lenges and questions - both
physical and mental in na-
ture and Hansraj had no
answers.“Iwastotallyigno-
rantof thephysicalchanges
and issues that adolescence
brings with it,” he said.
That is when Hansraj
was introduced to FAYA
(Feminist and Youth-Led
Action) Program - an initi-
ative by Population Foun-
dation of India which is
working in 4 districts of
Rajasthan – Dungarpur,
Karauli, Bundi and Tonk.
The program aims to en-
hance knowledge of ado-
lescents about their sexual
and reproductive health
(SRH) and build a condu-
cive environment so that
they can access SRH ser-
vices and information.
After consistently speak-
ing to FAYA volunteers,
Hansraj relaxed and was
able to make sense of the
changes in his life and that
of his wife’s. “I was totally
ignorant of the physical
changes and the issues
that adolescence brings
with it. After connecting
with the FAYA project,
itwasinitiallyveryhardfor
me to even talk about my
problems in a session with
others. Butwiththehelpof
the FAYA coordinator, I was
able to understand the com-
plexities of sexual and re-
productive health.”
For Hansraj, it was not
just the changes that came
withpubertyandearlymar-
riage which were hard to
comprehend, it was also a
situation of abject poverty
whichhadclosedmostdoors
of sourcing information.
According to Aradhana
Singh, FAYA, Project coor-
dinator from Bundi, Han-
sraj is now much more
forthcoming about his
health related queries.
“The information provided
in group meetings has im-
pacted his personal life
positively. He is empowered
to be able to make impor-
tant decisions along with
his young wife. They
have decided to delay the
birth of their first child un-
til they are physically and
mentally prepared for it.”
In the absence of ade-
quate technology, support-
ive networks of informa-
tion are safe, encouraging
and non-judgmental - oth-
erwise it is hard for the
young to access facts about
sexuality and reproductive
health services.
And the numbers of
those who need this kind of
information is vast. If we
just take the example of
BundidistrictinRajasthan,
thepopulationof theyoung
aged between 10 to 19 years
is 2,57000. This roughly
amounts to over 23 per cent
of the total population. Go-
ing by this estimate, every
fourth person in the dis-
trict is an adolescent.
According to the Nation-
al Family Health Survey
India (NFHS-4), Bundi also
has 35 percent of women
aged between 20 to 24 years,
who were married off be-
fore the age of 18. This
number far exceeds the na-
tional average of 27 per
cent. What is alarming is
that over 5 percent of ado-
lescent girls are either
pregnant or have already
given birth to children.
These girls are the most
vulnerablesegmentof soci-
ety who are deprived of
their basic right to primary
health care and education.
In Bundi district FAYA is
reaching 3000 adolescent
boys and girls directly and
1000indirectlybyimparting
health education to them.
As result of this intensive
work,manyadolescentsare
now able to discuss and talk
about their sexual and re-
productivehealthproblems.
They also come forward to
share the information with
their peers.
Hansraj is grateful that
he found the help he needed
attherighttimeandhasthe
final word, “When young
people like me are provided
adequate and timely re-
sources to educate them-
selves about puberty and
adolescence related issues,
they can help co-create
a far more progressive
and self -aware society.”
Finding answers on puberty &
ADOLESCENCEFAYA is active in Dungarpur,
Karauli, Bundi and Tonk;
helps answer questions
regarding sexual changes
associated with adolescence
H
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eighton Meester and husband Adam Brody
havejustbecomeparentsagain!The34-year-
oldGossipGirlalumandthe40-year-oldThe
O.C. actor welcomed their second child to-
gether, Adam confirmed in a Twitch stream ear-
lierintheweek.AdamjoinedHoldthePhoneTV’s
The Fun Time Boys Game Night Spectacular to
playtriviagames.Andatonepointconfirmedthat
he and Leighton recently welcomed their
second child.
“Ihaveanew…yeah,sincelast
I played I have a new kid,” he
said,confirmingtheirchild
is “a boy and he’s a dream,
he’s a dream boy.”
Adam and Leighton
starteddatingin2013and
got married in February
of 2014. They have a
daughter, Arlo Day, 5.
Leighton recently opened
up about
working with
her husband
Adam on
Single Par-
ents, say-
ing she’s
happy that
she gets to spend time with
her “baby daddy” on- and off-
screen. —Agency
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Ankita fulfills
SSR’s dreamushant Singh Rajput had a list of 50 dreams
that he wanted to fulfill, but unfortunately,
he couldn’t carry out all of them during
this lifetime. One of the late actor’s dream
was to plant 1,000 trees. Now, after his un-
timely demise, Sushant’s sister Shweta
Singh Kirti has started an initiative,
‘#Plants4SSR’ to fulfill his dream. Shweta
has requested Sushant’s fans, loved ones,
and followers to plant saplings and help to
fulfill one of the late actor’s dreams. The
recent to take part in this campaign is An-
kita Lokhande.
On Sunday morning, Ankita took to her
social media handle to share pictures of
her planting saplings at her home with her
doggo, as she joined the #Plants4SSR cam-
paign. In the pictures, Ankita can be hap-
pily seen planting saplings at her Mumbai
residence as she made her contribution in
trying to achieve SSR’s dream. She was ac-
companied by her furry friend ‘Hatchi’ in
her planting session in the remembrance
of Sushant Singh Rajput. Along with the
pictures, Ankita also wrote a note for the
late actor. She captioned her pictures as,
“Hatchi and mamma My partner In almost
everything Planting plants. It is our way to
remember him by fulfilling his dream.”
Earlier Shweta had urged people to plant
saplings to not only fulfil SSR’s dream but
also remember their ‘star’ in a wonder-
fully constructive way by fulfilling his
dreams. —ANI
S
C
auldron Sisters are
making new additions
to their food. Making
full use of the lock-
down, we experimented with
loads of new flavors. For 5
years we have always kept
ahead in introducing new fla-
vors in the city. Like we start-
ed Jarcakes 5 years back
along with Egyptian & Span-
ish cuisines. This time we
bring a few dishes from Ko-
rean, Indonesian, Japanese,
Malaysian, Singaporean &
Lebanese dishes. Making a
completely vegetarian ver-
sion of all dishes. We have
delicious Dan Dan noodles
(noodles in Sichuan sauce),
Japchae(Korean), hokkien
Mee (Singaporean) and more.
Our Malaysian rice dish
‘Nasi Lemak’ has been appre-
ciated a lot by Jaipurites.
Also started making Ara-
bic dessert ‘KUNAFA’. It’s a
pastry made with crispy
crust filled with cheese fill-
ing, topped with rose & pis-
tachio syrup.
A new salad menu is on its
way too. Contemporary sal-
ads with different dressings
like Red onion yogurt dress-
ing, Miso dressing, Lebanese
Pomegranate dressing,
Green Apple Vinaigrette,
Citrus Vinaigrette, Cherry
Tomato Confit, Beetroot
Confit and many more. Made
with fresh greens & produce,
we make our salads to tanta-
lize your tastebuds.
ABOUT CAULDRON SISTERS
Ratika & Richa Khetan, two
sisters, started Cauldron Sisters
in 2015. It started as an exotic
food gift hamper business, but
their love for food encouraged
them to start culinary workshops,
food deliveries, and slowly and
gradually it turned huge as
restaurants and cafes started
approaching them for consultancy.
NEW MENU ALERT!
Parents again SCROLL THROUGH
After making her pregnancy public
on 27 August,Anushka Sharma
flaunted her baby bump on her social
media handle on Sunday evening.
She posted a picture of her gazing
at the baby bump and captioned it
as,“Nothing is more real & humbling
than experiencing creation of life in
you .When this is not in your control
then really what is ?”
Senior television and film actor
Himani Shivpuri on Saturday
revealed that she has tested
positive for coronavirus. She took
to social media where she posted a
picture of herself and wrote,“Gud
morning this to inform you that I
tested positive for COVID.Anyone
who has come in contact with me
kindly get yourself tested.”
Glimpse of package
I
t hasn’t been long since
Chris Evans made his Ins-
tagram debut. The Aveng-
ers: Endgame star debut-
ed on the platform during
the lockdown. He had previ-
ously revealed that he was
going to use the platform to
flood us with photos of his
adorable dog. However, the
actor left the world in shock
with he posted an NSFW pho-
to on his Instagram Stories
and caused a social media
platform. The Avengers:
Endgame actor posted a bare
it all photo in a now-deleted
story.
The Captain America star
shared a short video where
he and his friends were play-
ing Heads Up. The innocent
share ended with a glimpse
of the actor’s phone camera
roll. The roll gave a close look
at his “package”. In another
picture from the grid, a head-
shot of Chris with the words
“Guard That P***y” written
over it was seen. —Agency
Late Sushant Singh Rajput
Leighton Meester Chris Evans
Himani Shivpuri
Anushka Sharma
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To promote the art and culture
of Rajasthan, a fashion show,
‘Daaman Sutra’ was organised
on Saturday at the Heritage hotel
located in Banipark. Designer
Mohit Fallod shared that the gems
like pearl-Manak were introduced
by the models during the show.
Due to less tourism amid the
Corona period, the business of
fashion-designers, jewellery-
designers and interior designers
faced a huge loss. The show also
displayed the trendy collection
of Black and White dresses for
the wedding season. Celebrity
actors - model Aman Maheshwari,
model Anjali Khataria, Lovely Singh
and male model Gaurav Dhingra
walked the ramp during the show.
RICH CULTURE
OF RAJASTHAN
R
obert Vadra on Sunday took to
his Facebook account and shared
a 3D image of himself, with a
message for the viewers to stay
safe in such a hard time and to urged
them to follow all the COVID norms.
He wrote, “Happy Sunday friends...
Please be more stringent with the COV-
ID norms. Wear your masks, sanitize as
often, maintain social distance. Keep
away from crowded areas.
Exercise daily, and an intake of Vita-
min C and D are good to build your im-
munity. We do have to live with the vi-
rus around us, but let’s keep ourselves
as secure. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay
happy.” —Vaishali
Keep in mind the COVID norms
indi Diwas is observed on 14
of September, every year, to
commemorate the adoption
of Hindi in Devanagari
script as one of the official
languages of India. The day
is celebrated as a patriotic
reminder to Indian populations of
their common roots and unity.
Schools and colleges in India on
this day organise literary and cul-
tural programs, competitions in
Hindi where all students partici-
pate. City First got in touch with a
fewof itsreadersfrom Gujarat and
Rajasthan, to know their thoughts
about the use of ‘Hinglish.’
Happy Hindi Diwas!
KARISHMA GWALANI
Karishma.gwalani @firstindia.co.in
H
Like it or not, Hinglish is here to stay
Hindi and English may have been once pitted bitterly against
each other as adversaries, but now - thanks primarily to the
younger generation - they seem to inhabit a common space,
often complementing each other. It is about thinking differently and
talking differently without even realising it. We now mix our mother
tongues and English and don’t even realise it.
—DINESH RAJPUROHIT
Unpopular opinion: We live
in an internet era, where
people of all the ages and
backgrounds are connected.
Given the environment, there
is a need for proper commu-
nication in the relationship of
the older and younger gen-
erations; and that is where
Hinglish comes to rescue.
Although, I still believe that
learning and knowing Hindi
should still be necessary as
it is our mother tongue.
—HARISH AND RITU
Journalist Tridip
Raman paid a tribute
to the veteran
Bihar politician and
popular leader, the
late Raghuvansh
Prasad Singh
remembering him as
a grassroots leader
who spoke for the
people. He also
shared a photograph
of his wedding on
28 February 2000
where Raghuvansh
Ji is seen with the
newly wedded
couple.
Jagdeesh
Chandra
accepted his
pencil portrait,
sketched
by the artist
Harish
Mehrania at
the former’s
residence on
Saturday.
APPRECIATING
TALENT!
FACEBOOK POST!
CITY FIRST
T
hePopulationFounda-
tion of India (PFI) has
launched a campaign
titled ‘Himmat Hai
Toh Jeet Hai’ to celebrate
himmat and fortitude that In-
dianshavebutwillneedmuch
more of. The anthem is about
stories of everyday cour-
age and hope displayed
by ordinary people
who rose to the occa-
sion. The two-month
campaign was kickstart-
ed with a catchy and inspira-
tional anthem that released
on Sunday.
With powerful lyrics that
speakof jeetvictoryoverchal-
lenges faced due to the pan-
demic, the anthem features a
cross-section of society im-
pacted. It reinforces the need
for India to stay strong: To
Win.
The campaign is guided by
renowned film and theatre di-
rector Feroz Abbas Khan.
Khan is PFI’s Creative Advi-
sor and has directed the flag-
ship trans-media edutain-
ment show ‘Main Kuch Bhi
Kar Sakti Hoon’. STCH Inte-
grated Marketing Solutions
Pvt.Ltd.isthecreativeagency
that has partnered with the
Population Foundation of In-
dia to create and produce this
anthem and campaign.
Poonam Muttreja, Ex-
ecutive Director, Popu-
lation Foundation of
India adds, “We need
masks,physicaldistanc-
ing and hand-washing to
stay safe. Along with that
what we really need going for-
wardisHimmatandHaunsla,
that is fortitude and stamina
to be able to steer the course
and handle this with dignity.
Our anthem, Himmat Hai to
Jeet Hai is the chorus of our
lives as India steels up to face
the challenges ahead.”
Creative advisor, Popula-
tion Foundation of India,
Feroz Abbas Khan says, “The
pandemic is here to stay, but
we cannot live in a perpetual
lockdown. Facing our fears
andmovingforwardwithpre-
cautionsinplaceiscriticalfor
our communities. Himmat
Hai Toh Jeet Hai is an effort
to reinforce people’s sense of
unity to emerge stronger to-
gether out of this pandemic.”
‘Himmat Hai
Toh Jeet Hai’
DURING THE DAY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! TRIBUTE!
Justice Manish
Bhandari’s
birthday
falls on 13th
September.
He did not
celebrate it
in view of the
Corona crisis
spreading
across the
nation but just
did a small
puja praying for
the safety and
well being of all
people.
RAJASTHAN: To commemorate the occasion of ‘Hindi Diwas’,
an online discussion is going to be held today, at 5 pm, on the
subject of ‘Democracy in the Hindi Language’. The event will
be organised on the Facebook page of Jawahar Kala Kendra
(JKK) and will feature Assistant Professor, Hindi Department,
Hindu College, New Delhi, Dr Pallav and Assistant Professor,
Hindi Department, Rajasthan University, Dr Vishal Vikram Singh
as speakers. The event is being organised under the joint
aegis of Department of Art, Literature, Culture and Archeology,
Government of Rajasthan and JKK.
RAJASTHAN:
An event was
organised on
Saturday where
Guru Roop Singh
Shekhawat, the
famous artist
of folk dance
Bhavai, discussed
the status of
folk artists and
artists during
the lockdown
with Ishwar
Dutt Mathur.
The evening
also witnessed
various
performances
of Kathak and
Bhavai dance
on the glass by
Ashish Roop
Manohar.
GUJARAT: Ahmedabad
Municipal Corporation
(AMC) Health Department
organised a free of cost
Corona check post in
various areas of the city
on Sunday, but not many
people showed up as
check posts were seen
deserted whole day.
—PHOTO BY
HANIF SINDHI
HAPPY B’DAY!
IAS Aruna Rajoria
celebrated her birthday
on 13 September, Sunday.
We wish her all the best!
Robert Vadra’s Facebook post
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