Ahmedabad to stay under curfew for the next 57 hours

First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Owing to
the recent surge in
COVID-19 cases in the
city, local civic body
Ahmedabad Munici-
pal Corporation
(AMC) imposed a cur-
few within the city
limit area from Friday
night onwards. The
curfew will be effec-
tive from 9 pm till 6
am on weekdays and
for two whole days on
weekends until fur-
ther notice. The deci-
sion has been taken to
curb the spread of
nCoV infection fur-
ther. During this pe-
riod, only shops sell-
ing essentials such as
milk and medicines
shall be permitted to
remain operational.
Additional Chief Sec-
retary (Forest and Envi-
ronment) and Officer
on Special Duty Rajiv
Gupta made the an-
nouncement regarding
the curfew on Friday.
“The local authority is
trying its best to control
the spread of novel cor-
onavirus, but people
need to be more cau-
tious while venturing
out of their homes.
Hence, the decision to
impose a night curfew
has been taken.”
Earlier, the Gujarat
Chamber of Com-
merce and Industry
(GCCI) had demanded
that a night curfew be
enforced from 11 pm
to 6 am.
In a letter to the state
government, GCCI pres-
ident Natu Patel had
reasoned that imposi-
tion of a night curfew
may help control citizen
movement and discour-
age unnecessary public
gatherings. Expressing
concern over rise in
nCoV cases, Patel had
conducted meetings
with office-bearers of
different traders’ asso-
ciations via video con-
ferencing and taken
their input on the situa-
tion before putting forth
the demand for a curfew.
He stated, “The state
trade and industry sec-
tor has suggested that
the government in-
crease nCoV sample
testing. Various trade
organizations have re-
quested that they be
provided with facilities
for para-medical staff
to conduct COVID-19
test on the spot.”
He added, “Traders
have also been advised
to ensure that only 50%
staff show up at work-
places at a time. They
were also asked to put
up posters to create
awareness about safe
practices during the
pandemic among visi-
tors and workers.”
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Ahmedabad to stay under curfew for the next 57 hours
Police personnel patrolling in Dhalgarwad area during janta curfew imposed in Ahmedabad a few
months ago. —FILE PHOTO
Fearing COVID-19 surge,
weekdays will see restriction of
movement from 9 pm to 6 am,
with complete curfew on weekends
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BY THE CENTRE IN YEAR 2015, HAS
BECOME A WAY OF LIFE: PM MODI P6
Haryana Home
Min Anil Vij to
take trial dose
of Covaxin today
New Delhi: Hafiz
Saeed, the mastermind
of the 26/11 Mumbai at-
tacks, has been sen-
tenced to 10 years in two
terror cases by an anti-
terror court in Paki-
stan, news agency PTI
reported.
This was not the first
time that Hafiz Saeed,
chief of the Jamaat-ud-
Dawa, a front organisa-
tion for the terror group
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),
was sentenced in a ter-
ror case by a Pakistani
court. In February,
Hafiz Saeed and some
of his aides were con-
victed and sentenced to
11 years in a terror-fi-
nancing case.
“The anti-terrorism
court of Lahore on
Thursday sentenced
four leaders of Jamat-
ud-Dawa, including its
chief Hafiz Saeed, in
two more cases,” PTI
quoted a court official
as saying.
Hafiz Saeed and his
two aides - Zafar Iqbal
and Yahya Mujahid -
have been sentenced to
10-and-a-half years
each, while his brother-
in-law Abdul Rehman
Makki has been sen-
tenced to six-month im-
prisonment.
Hafiz Saeed is wanted
in India for planning
the attack in Mumbai in
2008, when 10 terrorists
killed 166 people and in-
jured hundreds more.
He is also known as a
“global terrorist” both
by the United Nations
and the US, which put a
$10 million bounty on
his head.
Hafiz Saeed was ar-
rested in Pakistan in
July last year in connec-
tion with terror-financ-
ing cases after interna-
tional pressure built up
on Pakistan to come
clean.
He is being kept at
Lahore’s high-security
Kot Lakhpat jail.
The global terror fi-
nancing watchdog Fi-
nancial Action Task
Force (FATF) is instru-
mental in pushing Paki-
stan to take measures
against terrorists roam-
ing freely in Pakistan
and using its territory
to carry out attacks in
India.
Pakistan’s counter-
terrorism department
had filed 41 cases
against Jamaat-ud-
Dawa leaders and four
cases against Hafiz
Saeed have been decid-
ed so far. The rest are
pending in several anti-
terrorism courts across
Pakistan.
HAFIZ SAEED GETS 10 YEARS
IN JAIL IN TWO MORE CASES
26/11 MASTERMIND
Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed
ReportclaimsIndia conducted“pinpoint
strikes’’ inside PoK, Army denies it later
Ram temple needs special stone,
Raj to free wildlife sanctuary land
New Delhi: The Army
had carried out “pin-
pointed strikes” on ter-
ror launch pads inside
Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir (PoK) in re-
sponse to Pakistani
military’s unrelenting
efforts to push maxi-
mum number of terror-
ists into India before
the onset of harsh win-
ters, defence sources
said on Thursday.
Later, the Army said
there was no firing or
ceasefire violation
along the Line of Con-
trol (LoC) on Thursday.
Referring to recent
attempts of cross-bor-
der terrorism, the
sources said the “deep
state” in Pakistan tried
to manage Turn to P6
Jaipur/Ayodhya: The
district administration
in Rajasthan’s Bharat-
pur is seeking the deno-
tification of part of a
wildlife sanctuary to al-
low the mining of a spe-
cial sandstone, much
sought after by builders
including those con-
structing the Ram tem-
ple in Ayodhya.
Thousands of tonnes
of the pink sandstone
mined in Bharatpur’s
Bansi Paharpur have
been sourced for the
temple over the years,
but much more is need-
ed. There were con-
cerns in Ayodhya that
supplies of this stone
with a unique pink hue
would dry up.
Since blocks of this
sandstone had already
been carved – ready to
be put in place as the
temple comes up –
switching over to a less-
er grade of stone would
have caused problems.
The Dholpur variant
is said to be no match to
the Bansi Paharpur
stone. Turn to P6
Over one lakh cubic feet of Bansi Paharpur sandstone, coveted
for its unique pink shade, has already been sourced.
Saeed was arrested in July last year in connection with terror-financing cases
CORONA FEAR
CAMEL FAIR
A camel-herder along with his camels returns after
authorities cancelled the annual Pushkar Fair due to the
coronavirus pandemic, at Pushkar on Thursday.
PAK ACTS
UNDER GLOBAL
PRESSURE
With pressure from
the international
community building
up, Pakistan has been
trying to probe opera-
tions and functioning
of the LeT, its chari-
table wing JuD, and
its other branches, in
order to convince the
Financial Action Task
Force (FATF) that it is
taking steps to check
terror financing.
A preliminary
survey is being done
by team of revenue,
forest and mining
department officials
4 TERRORISTS KILLED,
11 AK RIFLES SEIZED
An encounter between
terrorists and security
forces, which broke out in
the early hours of Thursday
near Ban Toll Plaza in the
Nagrota area of Jammu
district, has ended, the
police said. Four terrorists
were neutralised by the
security forces, while one
Police constable sustained
injuries during the
operation. According to
sources, the four terrorists
are likely from the UN-
designated terror group
JeM. Mukesh Singh, IG,
Jammu Zone also informed
that the kind of seizure
from the encounter site is
“unprecedented”.
DDC POLLS WERE TARGET, SAYS IG JAMMU
Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone said
that it was possible they were planning a big
attack and targeting the upcoming District
Development Council (DDC) elections in the
Union territory. The DDC elections will be
conducted in Jammu and Kashmir in eight
phases between November 28 and December 19,
and counting will take place on December 22.
Arms and ammunitions recovered from four militants killed
in an encounter at Nagrota Ban toll plaza in Jammu.
Ambala: Haryana Home
Minister Anil Vij on
Thursday said he has
volunteered to take the
trial dose of Covaxin,
India’s first indigenous
Covid-19 vaccine
candidate. The minister
will take the trial dose
on Friday at 11 am at
Civil Hospital, Ambala
Cantt under the supervi-
sion of doctors. Among
all the vaccine candi-
dates, Bharat Biotech’s
Covaxin is the only one
which is undergoing
Phase III trials.
P3
SPILLOVER EFFECT: CENTRAL TEAMS RUSH
TO HARYANA, RAJASTHAN, GUJARAT AND
MANIPUR WITH RISE IN DELHI COVID CASES
STRIKES
Congress leader
AK Antony, wife
test positive for
coronavirus
New Delhi: Former
Union Defence Minister
and senior Congress
leader AK Antony
and his wife Elizabeth
Antony have tested
COVID-19 positive. AK
Antony’s son Anil K An-
tony shared the news
through social media
on Thursday and said
his parents’ condition
is stable. The duo is
undergoing treatment
at the AIIMS in the
national capital.

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First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: The
recently elected
MLAs of eight con-
stituencies upon the
culmination of the
state legislative as-
sembly bypolls were
set to be sworn in as
members of the as-
sembly on Thursday.
But only seven MLAs
ended up attending
the oath ceremony,
conducted by assem-
bly speaker Rajendra
Trivedi, on time.
Karjan MLA Akshay
Patel could not make
it in time so he was
sworn in later.
The ceremony was
conducted on vijay ma-
hurat at 12.39 pm and
was attended by state
political bigwigs in-
cluding Chief Minister
Vijay Rupani, Deputy
Chief Minister Nitin
Patel, Education Min-
ister Bhupendrasinh
Chudasama, BJP gen-
eral secretary
Bhikhubhai Dalsani-
ya, Minister of State
for Home Pradipsinh
Jadeja and state assem-
bly chief whip Pankaj
Desai, to name a few.
MLAs who were
sworn in at the gath-
ering were Vijay Pa-
tel (Dangs), Atmar-
am Parmar (Gadha-
da), Kiritsinh Rana
(Limbdi), Pradyu-
mansinh Jadeja (Ab-
dasa), Brajesh Merja
(Morbi), JV Kakadia
(Dhari), Jitu Chaud-
hary (Kaprada) and
Akshay Patel (Kar-
jan).
Newly elected BJP bypoll candidates sworn in as MLAs
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: After
a five-day festive hia-
tus, all state market
yards resumed trad-
ing on the auspicious
occasion of Labh
Pancham on Thurs-
day. An influx of
groundnut and cot-
ton produce was seen
at Rajkot market
yard which received
one lakh bags (of 50
kilogram each) and
50,000 kg of each
crop respectively.
The Gondal market
yard received 70 to
80,000 kilogram of
groundnut and
50,000 kilogram of
cotton for trading.
Small-sized ground-
nuts worth Rs725 to
Rs1,050 per 20 kg were
offered by farmers and
superior quality
groundnuts fetched
prices around Rs1,100
for 20 kilogram.
Sources at the Ra-
jkot market yard
stated that the
groundnut crop was
expected to have a
higher inflow but, it
logged only one lakh
bags. And yet, the
market yard decided
to disallow farmers
to bring more
groundnut produce
for the next few days.
Meanwhile, the
Gondal market yard--
that had been receiv-
ing an average of two
lakh bags of ground-
nut daily before the
Diwali break-- received
only 70,000- 80,000 bags
on Thursday. There-
fore, the market yard
management commit-
tee has decided to al-
low farmers to come
bearing sacks of
groundnuts. Prices of
small groundnuts at
the Gondal market
yard ranged from
Rs725 to Rs1,056 per 20
kilogram. On the other
hand, quality ground-
nuts fetched farmers
Rs750 to Rs1,100 per 20
kilogram.
The Cotton Corpo-
ration of India com-
menced procurement
of cotton at Rs1,155
per 20 kg on Thurs-
day. In a relief to
farmers, they do not
need to register in
advance to partici-
pate in the procure-
ment process. This
year, the farmers re-
ported that the cot-
ton crop had 8% hu-
midity but if the
scale is higher, then
it is possible that
farmers may be paid
Rs11.55 less for each
percent of humidity.
In case, the humidity
level is found to be
more than 12%, then
the cotton crop will
be rejected. But, the
humidity level is in
check and lower than
8% then farmers will
be paid Rs11.55
more.
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: After
conducting a re-
view of the existing
COVID-19 situation
in the state, the
state government
revoked its decision
to reopen schools
and colleges on No-
vember 23. The an-
nouncement was
made late on Thurs-
day night in a press
statement, wherein
authorities cited
spike in novel coro-
navirus cases as the
reason to hold off
resumption of the
academic session
on campuses.
Earlier in the day,
post a consultation
meeting held by state
education minister
Bhupendrasinh Chu-
dasama with district
education officers
and vice chancellors
of universities, had
announced that the
government had de-
cided to stick with its
decision to reopen
schools for grades IX
to XII and colleges for
classes from Novem-
ber 23.
While making the
announcement, Chu-
dasama had told me-
diapersons, “After
proper consultation
and review, the state
has decided to go
ahead with its plan to
resume the academic
session for grades IX
to XII and final year
students of colleges
from November 23.
All schools and uni-
versities have been
instructed to strictly
abide by the COV-
ID-19 Standard Oper-
ating Procedure
(SOP).”
He added, “It will
be mandatory for stu-
dents to bring in a
signed permission
slip from their par-
ents to be eligible to
attend classes on
campus. All entranc-
es at educational in-
stitutions will be
equipped with ther-
mal scanners and
sanitizers for the
safety of students
and staffers.”
Although there
was no official word
yet, sources had in-
dicated that the re-
cent spike in novel
coronavirus cases
may compel the
state government to
review its decision
of reopening
schools and higher
education institu-
tions.
Meanwhile, Surat
Municipal Commis-
sioner Banchhanidhi
Pani announced that
no ‘physical’ classes
will be allowed at
schools located in
micro-containment
zones. Schools and
colleges falling in
such zones will re-
main closed.
Notably, doctors,
medical experts,
parents and even a
few school manage-
ments had ex-
pressed concern at
the government’s
decision to allow
classes on campus-
es, mainly because
of a recent surge in
COVID-19 cases.
After staying shut for
five days, shops and
businesses marked
Labh Pancham on
Thursday by conducting
pujas to commence the
Gujarat New Year and
reopen for business.
Amdavadis were
seen putting tilaks
and garlanding their
vehicles, workplaces to
usher in good fortune.
A 6-feet rangoli was
also made by priests
at a swaminarayan
temple in the city to
commemorate the day.
Gyan Panchami was
celebrated by people
belonging to the Jain
community, which is
marked to encourage
gaining knowledge and
wisdom through holy
books and scriptures.
—PHOTOS BY
HANIF SINDHI
The sworn-in MLAs posing with political bigwigs of the Gujarat government after the oath ceremony. Pradyumansinh Jadeja (Abdasa) Brijesh Merja (Morbi)
Atmaram Parmar (Gadhada)
1.8 LAKH BAGS OF GROUNDNUT &
1L KG COTTON FLOOD MARKET YARDS
Guj Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama
No ‘physical’
classes for schools
and colleges from
Nov 23: Guj govtPOST THE DIWALI BREAK, TRADERS AND FARMERS AT RAJKOT
AND GONDAL SEEMED KEEN TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS
THE GOODLUCK CHARM

GUJARATAHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Ahead of the state’s late-night decision to keep schools and colleges closed, Youth Congress & NSUI had protested in solidarity with parents
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: On
Thursday, the state
was still mulling over
whether or not to reo-
pen schools and col-
leges on November 23,
as per its earlier an-
nouncement. Howev-
er, parents in the
state, as well as the
National Students Un-
ion of India and Youth
Congress were clear
in what they wanted.
The two politically af-
filiated groups called
for and agitation, which
they said would contin-
ue until the state gov-
ernment revoked its
decision to reopen cam-
puses, which have been
shut since the on-
slaught of COVID-19
began in March.
Accusing the state of
trying to pass the buck
by soliciting consent
letters from parents and
guardians, Parthivrajs-
inh Kathwadia, Nation-
al Spokesperson, Indian
Youth Congress, said,
“The government is
shirking responsibility
even as the state is see-
ing a second wave of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Just yesterday (Novem-
ber 18), Gujarat report-
ed more than 1,280 new
cases, with metros like
Ahmedabad and Surat
seeing more than 220
cases each. Education
Minister Bhupendras-
inh Chudasama does
not seem to mind en-
dangering the lives of
thousands of students
to benefit school and
college administra-
tors,” adding, ““If these
students and teachers
go to schools and col-
leges and get infected,
will the government
take responsibility?
Will government minis-
ters or BJP leaders send
their children to school
to be infected?”
Kathwadia also asked
why the state was en-
dangering the future
generation at a time
whenthestateisalready
facing a shortage of hos-
pital beds for COVID-19
patients.
‘Reopeningcampuseswouldstirtrouble’
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The on-
set of snowfall in the
northern part of the
country has triggered
a cold wave in several
states down below.
The meteorological
department has fore-
cast chilly weather
across the state over
the next 48 hours.
The weatherman also
predicted that the tem-
perature in some parts
of northern Gujarat, in-
cludingNaliya,willdrop
by 5 degrees Celsius.
The India Meteorologi-
cal Department (IMD)
forecast extreme cold
weather in the state
from December 22 to
January 4.
Windsfromthenorth-
east blowing across the
state have caused tem-
peratures to drop sud-
denly. Cold weather con-
ditions are expected
from early morning and
last till evening. The
minimum temperature
is expected to drop by 2
to 3 degrees Celsius in
the next two days, says
IMD.
Kandla Airport re-
corded a minimum tem-
perature of 13 degrees
Celsius while the mer-
cury dropped to 15 de-
greesCelsiusinBhuj.At
the same time, Saurash-
tra has also been experi-
encing chilly weather,
with Rajkot recording a
minimum temperature
of 14 degrees Celsius.
Many parts of In-
dia, including Delhi
and Rajasthan, have
seen a drop in temper-
ature. The minimum
temperature in
Himachal Pradesh’s
Shimla was recorded
at around 6 degrees
Celsius, while the tem-
perature in Ra-
jasthan’s hill station
Mount Abu was 4.6
degrees Celsius.
Cold wave to persist across Gujarat for the next 2 days
lll
IMD predicts
extremely
chilly weather
in the state
from De-
cember 22 to
January 4 The minimum temperature is set to drop by two to three degrees in the next 48 hours. —FILE PHOTO
AMC car kills cyclist
in Nehrubridge area
Parents demand schools bear medical
expense, if students contract nCoV
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: With
the state govern-
ment permitting
schools and colleges
to reopen under
COVID-19 safety
guidelines, hun-
dreds of parents
called upon schools
to cover medical
bills of students who
get infected with the
virus. Last week, the
state government
had announced that
the academic session
for grades IX to XII
and colleges would
resume on campus
from November 23
onwards.
Naresh Shah, presi-
dent, All Gujarat Par-
ents Association, said
that the government
was determined to
commence the school
session from Novem-
ber 23. He added that a
few issues concerning
the safety of students
have been presented
before the govern-
ment.
“After the com-
mencement of
schools, a COVID-19
testing centre must
be set up outside
each school. In addi-
tion, a special nCoV
ward should also be
established for stu-
dents in every dis-
trict and city of the
state. Rapid Antigen
Test (RAT) reports
must be submitted to
the District Educa-
tion Officer (DEO)
by every teaching
and non-teaching
staff as well as other
administrative mem-
bers of all schools.
If any student be-
comes infected with
the virus, the school
must take the re-
sponsibility of bear-
ing the medical ex-
pense for treat-
ment,” he asserted.
A number of par-
ents expressed their
outrage at the state’s
decision and said that
they would not sign
the death certificate of
their children under
any circumstances. In
view of the global pan-
demic, worried par-
ents in Surat urged the
government to recon-
sider its decision and
let students continue
with online classes.
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The state
has seen a spate of ac-
cidents since the Guja-
rati new year. After at
least 17 people were
killed in three sepa-
rate accidents on
Wednesday, two wom-
en were killed when a
car plunged into a riv-
er in Khambhaliya. In
addition, a car meant
to provide senior citi-
zens with medical ser-
vices rammed into a
cyclistinAhmedabad’s
Nehrubridge area,
killing him.
The cyclist, who was
severely injured in the
accident with the car
contracted to the local
civic body, died on the
spot. Personnel from
the B Division Traffic
Police rushed to the
scene of the incident
and registered a case.
Prima facie, the acci-
dent could have been
caused by the car’s
overspeeding.
The Ahmedabad Mu-
nicipal Corporation re-
cently hired more than
50 cars for medical ser-
vices, including the
transport of doctors
and interns to and from
walk-in test centres and
to provide medical ser-
vices to the elderly.
Assurgecontinues,SMC
toincreasetestingcentres
CHIEF JUSTICE, THREE HC JUDGES TEST +VE
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: Smash-
ing any hope of a turn-
around, the state on
Thursday saw 1,340
new cases of COV-
ID-19, and seven more
fatalities. Worse, pan-
ic has set in so badly
that one woman in
Ahmedabad commit-
ted suicide after com-
ingdownwithacough,
as she thought she had
contracted the virus.
The state’s daily
COVID-19 bulletin says
that Gujarat has
achieved a recovery
rate of 91.45%. Yet,
there are now 12,677 ac-
tive cases, with 87 pa-
tients on ventilators.
Three of the seven
deaths were reported in
Ahmedabad, two in Su-
rat and one each in Gan-
dhinagar and Vadodara.
While Ahmedabad
topped the list of new
cases with 246, Surat fol-
lowed close behind with
239.Thishasledthecivic
bodiesinthesetwocities
to announce a curfew
and an increase in the
number of testing cen-
tres,respectivelyinabid
to curb the spread of the
disease. Surat currently
has 72 testing centres.
Meanwhile,newcases
also emerged in Va-
dodara (149), Rajkot
(127), Gandhinagar (80),
Mehsana(53),Banaskan-
tha (52), and Patan (33),
among others.
Dr SK Singh, Director
(NCDC) will be heading
to Gujarat at the helm of
the high-level Central
team deputed by the
Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, while
Dr Randeep Guleria, Di-
rector, AIIMS, New Del-
hi, is leading a three-
member team to Hary-
ana. Dr VK Paul, Mem-
ber(Health),NitiAayog,
and Dr L Swasticharan,
Addl DDG, DHGS, are
leading their teams to
Rajasthan and Manipur,
respectively.
The teams will visit
districts reporting a
high incidence of COV-
ID-19 and support state
government efforts to
strengthencontainment,
surveillance, testing, in-
fection prevention and
control measures, and
efficient clinical man-
agement of the positive
cases.
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: As the
state reported a spike
in the number of Cov-
id-19 cases, the Chief
Justice and three sit-
ting judges of the Gu-
jarat High Court test-
ed positive for the vi-
rus. Around four em-
ployees working in
different departments
of the high court have
also tested positive for
the virus, sources
said.
The high court will
resume physical hear-
ings after Diwali vaca-
tion from November 23.
Sources say this devel-
opment could have an
effect on the decision to
resume physical pro-
ceedings.
According to the
sources, Justice Rajen-
dra Sarin, Justice GR
Udhvani, Justice AC
Rao, former chief jus-
tice of Odisha High
Court Kalpesh Jhaveri
and Gujarat High
Court’s former judge PP
Bhatt have tested posi-
tive for the virus.
Though there is yet
no word from the Regis-
trar General’s office on
the matter, sources said
that the high court may
still prefer to continue
with virtual hearings.
On the eve of Diwali,
the high court had an-
nounced that as of No-
vember 23, even subor-
dinatecourtscouldstart
physical proceedings.
The HC has even decid-
ed to allow advocates to
sit in their chambers at
the high court building
from 10.30 AM to 4 PM
from Monday.
DuetoaspikeinCoro-
navirus cases across the
state, there is a possibil-
ity that the Chief Jus-
tice may consult the full
court and review the
situation in consulta-
tion with the health de-
partment and
Ahmedabad Municipal
Corporation in order to
understandthestatusof
the pandemic in the city
and the state.
Parthivrajsinh Kathwadia,National Spokesperson,IndianYouth Congress,and others have accused the state
government of shirking its responsibility towards keeping students safe. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
A woman gets tested for COVID-19 in Ahmedabad. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
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Badshah no Hajiro (The King’s Mausoleum), one of Ahmedabad’s heritage monuments,
was lit up during a traditional ‘sandal’ ceremony to pay tribute to the founder of the city, on
the death anniversary (Urs) of Ahmad Shah I, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
Govt recently allowed 'physical' classes in schools from Nov 23.
Justices Rajendra
Sarin, GR Udhvani,
AC Rao are among
those who have nCoV
1,340 cases, seven
fatalities take state
tally to 1,92,982
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PERSPECTIVEAHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Rather, man, against himself,
will be a witness, Even if he
presents his excuses.
—Surah Qiyamah Ayat 14-15
Spiritual
SPEAK
here’s been a lot
of talk lately. In
briefing,speech-
es and video
meetings. In the
coming weeks, there will be
celebrations and toasts giv-
en. These are opportunities
to attend to talk.
In talk, it’s not just words
that create meaning.
Nonverbal cues, includ-
ing stress on key words
alongside the use of gaze
and gesture, assist us when
speaking or understanding
others. Verbal cues such as
“discoursemarkers”(forex-
ample, “okay”, “so”, “um”,
“uh”) also accomplish im-
portantworkininteraction.
Listeners conventional-
ly associate ums and uhs
with broken speech (called
“dysfluency” in studies of
communication) when
speakers self-repair by in-
terrupting themselves to
self-correct. They might do
this to more clearly express
themselves or to conduct a
word search. We all do this
from time to time.
Yet research suggests
ums and uhs also serve a
range of other functions in
conversation. We know that
where they occur in talk,
and how they are articulat-
ed contribute to meaning.
LIKE TALKING
BULLET POINTS
As well as being associated
with repair in everyday
speech stumbles or word
gaps, ums and uhs mark
openings of talk, new top-
ics or a return to topic.
In extended speech, like
a public presentation or
speech, such markings are
important for the listening
audience so they can follow
the meaning of what is be-
ing said. The uhs work like
bullet points.
In conversation they also
have an important role to
playinpoliteness.Theumat
thebeginningof aspeaker’s
turnindexesawarenessthat
what is about to be said is
“dispreferred”; that is, deli-
cate or not what a listener
expects or wants to hear, or
something that the listener
might be inclined to reject.
TALK IN ACTION
The best way to study ver-
balcuesistotranscribetalk
in micro detail. This exer-
cisecanshowwhypresenta-
tions with more ums and
uhsarelikelymorefrustrat-
ing to listen to.
Discoursetranscriptionis
time-consuming, so is done
in short segments. A tran-
scribed sample of the first
two minutes and 40 seconds
of a medical briefing by Vic-
toria’s Deputy Chief Health
Officer Allen Cheng, gener-
atedatotalof 34occurrences
of “um” and 21 of “uh”.
Eleven ums marked topic
changes. As per previous
research, when marking a
beginning or new topic,
these were produced loudly,
andwerefollowedbypauses
as per below which marked
the opening of the talk:
um [pause] I might just
take the opportunity to ex-
plain how …
SPEAKING IS
COMPLEX AND TOUGH
UNDER PRESSURE
Speakers can improve the
effectiveness of their com-
munication; for example,
through awareness of their
ums and uhs, or by slowing
down.
But we must remember
that spontaneous extended
talk to an audience — such
as in a speech — is highly
complex.
Speakers need to plan
what they are going to say,
watch the audience, and
keep their talk going under
time pressure. In a chal-
lenging public and tele-
vised space, they also need
to be accurate, and choose
words carefully.
Um, not talking under
that kind of pressure? Uh
I’ll … I’ll toast to that.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Spoken communication is about more than words
T
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“If I die a violent death,as some fear
& a few are plotting, I know that the
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the action of the assassins, not in
my dying.” -Smt. #IndiraGandhi.
My humble tribute to the lady
with nerves of steel who ensured
prosperity & security of the nation
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
We launched Digital India 5 years
back. Today, I am glad to say that
Digital India is no longer being
seen as any regular Government
initiative. Digital India has become
a way of life, particularly for
the poor, marginalised and for
those in Government: PM @
NarendraModi ji
n January 20, 2021, the White
House would have a new oc-
cupant. President Trump will
vacate the same to welcome
President-elect Democrat Joe
Biden as the 46th President of
the United States of America
(POTUS). The US elections
thistimewerefollowedworld-
wide because of the impact
incumbent President Trump
had over global geopolitics
with his peculiar style of
functioning. Finally, Joe
Biden defeated him with con-
vincing majority though
Trump was unhappy and has
approached the Courts. In all
fairness, Joe Biden will suc-
ceed and Trump will have to
concede. In the process,
Trump will be remembered
as the first sitting POTUS
who failed to secure a second
term apart from his numer-
ous controversial decisions.
Joe will inherit an extremely
divided US, a fall out of Amer-
ica’s First policy of Trump.
Soon, the process of transi-
tionwillbeginintheUSwhen
the outgoing administration
will hand over to the transi-
tion team of Joe Biden. Joe
Biden will also commence the
process of announcing his
team. His choice of the mem-
bers of his team will be the
first indication of the likely
mind of new POTUS with re-
lation to burning domestic
and global issues. As POTUS,
Joe Biden, agile and alert at
77, will not only decide the fu-
ture of the Americans but
would also have the capacity,
capability, authority, and re-
sponsibility to shape the glob-
al destiny as well.
In India as well the election
was followed very closely. In-
dia traditionally has enjoyed
a bipartisan relationship
with the US. The upswing in
Indo-US relations began dur-
ing the presidency of Clinton,
wasfurtherbuoyedbyObama
(Joe Biden was his Vice Pres-
ident), both democrats and
roseto adifferentlevelduring
the Trump era, a Republican.
Hence, the change of presi-
dency in the US has not had
much difference in the past
irrespective of the party in
power. However, this time the
situation is bit different be-
cause of the ongoing standoff
with an expansionist and ag-
gressive China as well as cer-
tain controversies at home
leading to polarisation.
The nomination of Senator
KamalaHarrisashisrunning
mate by Joe Biden created
concern in India with her
nomination leading to mixed
reactions.Whileasectionwas
elatedduetoherIndianorigin
and the prospect of the first
Indian American adorning
such a position in the US, a
large section was also appre-
hensive of her perceived anti-
Indiastanceandcriticalstate-
ments relating to abrogation
of Article 370 and the Citizen-
ship Amendment Act (CAA)
both considered as internal
issues by the Government of
India. Incidentally, both the
new President and Vice Presi-
denthaveIndianrootsincom-
mon but if it would have any
effect on their policymaking
orrelationswithIndiaishigh-
ly unlikely. But one thing is
certain, Joe Biden is a friend
of India and his track record
from his early days as a Sena-
tor till the Vice President un-
derObamabearstestimonyto
this fact. Certain statements
made by Joe or Kamala while
intheoppositionarebutnatu-
ral because they were meant
more to oppose President
Trump rather than interfer-
ence in India’s internal mat-
ters. Certain statements are
also meant to woo certain sec-
tions at home in view of the
elections. Hence, there is no
need to read much in those
statements and look forward
to further strengthening of
Indo-US relations under the
new team.
Trump has left many prob-
lems for the new government.
Naturally, Joe Biden will pri-
oritise the sequence and man-
nerhedecidestoresolvethese
problems. Going by the 2020
Democratic Party Platform (a
document akin to manifesto)
India is not in the priority list
of theParty.ItreferstoChina,
North Korea, Iran, the Middle
East, and Asia-Pacific but
does not mention India spe-
cifically. However, the Demo-
crats realised soon that ignor-
ing India may cause them loss
of critical Indian American
votesandtheBidencampaign
released a separate policy pa-
peronIndo-USrelations.Con-
sidering India’s strategic lo-
cation dominating the Indian
Ocean, its size and economy,
and successful democracy, no
government in the USA can
afford to ignore India.
As mentioned earlier the
new POTUS is a friend of In-
dia. From his early days as
senatortillrecentlyBidenhas
been espousing India’s cause
in the US and lobbying for In-
dian interests as an admirer
of the world’s largest democ-
racy.Hehasalsobeenanadvo-
cate of deepening strategic
engagement with India, coop-
eration with India on meeting
global challenges as well as
enhancing trade relations
withIndia.Hehasremaineda
strong believer in the fact that
India and the US are natural
partners. In 2006 he dreamt of
IndiaandtheUStobetheclos-
est partners in the world by
2020. Had a stellar role to play
in approving the US-India
Civil Nuclear Deal in 2008. It
was during Obama-Biden ad-
ministration that the US for
the first time had declared US
support for the permanent
membership of India in an
expanded and reformed Unit-
ed Nations Security Council.
During the same administra-
tion, India was named as a
“Major Defence Partner”,
making India eligible to be
treated at par with closest US
allies as regards advanced
and sensitive technologies
needed to strengthen the In-
dian Armed Forces.
Somepeopleapprehendthat
since more than 80% of Amer-
icanMuslimshavevotedinhis
favour,Biden’spoliciesmaybe
pro-Muslim. Even if they are,
they wouldn’t have much sig-
nificance on our relation. At
best they would be favouring
American Muslims or would
help those Muslims willing to
migrate to the USA. Any ap-
prehension of him interfering
in Kashmir and CAA is highly
unfounded. Biden and Harris
have both spoken out against
India’s human rights viola-
tions. The Democrats have al-
ways been supportive of India
on Kashmir. In his Agenda for
Muslim-American Communi-
ties,Bidenhadcondemnedthe
Modi government’s new citi-
zenship act and a separate at-
tempt to build a population
register that could provide fu-
ture justification to expel or
intern foreigners. Biden at the
sametimehadalsocommitted
tostrengtheningtheU.S.-India
relationship. “The U.S. and In-
diawillstandtogetheragainst
terrorism in all its forms and
work together to promote a re-
gion of peace and stability
where neither China nor any
other country threatens its
neighbours,” Biden wrote in
an op-ed in an Indian-Ameri-
can newspaper in October. He
is unlikely to change Ameri-
can stance on Al Qaeda, ISIS,
andotherradicaljihaditerror-
ist organisations.
China, trade and certain
global issues like terrorism
and climate change are the
issues of concern as far as
India is concerned. There is
no doubt that on China, ter-
rorism, and climate change
the Biden administration
and India will have conver-
gence. Both Trump and
Biden shared a hostile view
of China during the cam-
paign. Biden is not going to
release the pressure built on
China by the Trump admin-
istration. There are chances
that Biden may even toughen
his stand against China if
the latter persists with its ex-
pansionist and anti-demo-
cratic agenda. But Biden fa-
vours a consensus-based ap-
proach in dealing with China
as compared to the confron-
tationist approach of Trump.
Biden is in favour of
strengthening the QUAD. He
also wants to strengthen the
Indo-Pacific policy as well as
providesupporttoTaiwanand
Hong Kong. Biden also wants
to strengthen ties with the US
allies meaning strengthening
NATO and relations with al-
lieslikeAustralia,Japan,Phil-
ippines , and South Korea pro-
posing a GRAND Indo-Pacific
Alliance. He has also commit-
ted to strengthening the mili-
tary cooperation between the
USandIndia.Itisimportantto
note that India and the US had
signed three agreements for
closer military cooperation in
the backdrop of growing ten-
sionwithChinaunderTrump.
BidenAdministrationisgoing
to have a very different ap-
proach to climate change
whichislikelytobenefitIndia.
As regards fighting terror
Biden has already announced
his commitment of fighting
the global menace along with
India.
As far as trade is concerned
Biden is going to be less obtru-
sivethanTrump.Indiaalready
enjoysatradesurpluswiththe
US. It is not only the goods
trade but India also accounts
fornearly5percentof US’sser-
vices imports from the world.
The US is the fifth-largest
source of Foreign Direct In-
vestment (FDI) in India. The
Indianstockmarketisalready
showing a positive impact like
Wall Street. There may not be
much change in the Visa re-
gime but the IT industry is
likely to benefit. Despite good
personal relations between
Trump and Modi, the much-
awaitedtradedealbetweenthe
two countries could not be fi-
nalised. Keeping in view the
promised focus of Biden on
rebuilding the Covid-hit econ-
omy of the US, chances of ex-
pecting any concessions ap-
pear dim. Biden however had
been an advocate of strength-
ening trade relations with In-
dia. India would expect resto-
ration of Generalized System
of Preferences (GSP) benefits
from the Biden Administra-
tion. However, it remains to be
seenif thenewadministration
uses the same leverage for its
differences on certain issues
with the Modi government.
Even PM Modi has hoped
the same in his congratula-
tory message to the Presi-
dent-elect. Modi has tweeted,
“As the (Vice President), your
contribution to strengthen-
ing Indo-US relations was
critical and invaluable. I look
forward to working closely
together once again to take
India-US relations to greater
heights.” India has embarked
on the path of Aatm Nirbhar
Bharat to meet the challeng-
es of post-Covid era. It is the
best option for India.
By all counts, Joe Biden’s
presidency will augur well
for Indo-US relations. It will
stand by India in case of a
confrontation with China
and in the long run add to
Bharat’s pursuit of Aatm
Nirbhar Bharat.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
JOE BIDEN
BHARATO
The nomination
of Senator
Kamala Harris
as his running
mate by Joe
Biden created
concern in India
with her
nomination
leading to mixed
reactions. While
a section was
elated due to her
Indian origin
and the prospect
of the first
Indian American
adorning such a
position in the
US, a large
section was also
apprehensive of
her perceived
anti-India stance
and critical
statements
relating to
abrogation of
Article 370 and
the Citizenship
Amendment Act
(CAA) both
considered as
internal issues by
the Government
of India
AS FAR AS TRADE IS CONCERNED BIDEN IS GOING
TO BE LESS OBTRUSIVE THAN TRUMP. INDIA
ALREADY ENJOYS A TRADE SURPLUS WITH THE
US. IT IS NOT ONLY THE GOODS TRADE BUT INDIA
ALSO ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY 5 PERCENT OF
US’S SERVICES IMPORTS FROM THE WORLD. THE
US IS THE FIFTH-LARGEST SOURCE OF FOREIGN
DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN INDIA
BRIG VETERAN
ANIL GUPTA
The author is a Jammu
based veteran, political
commentator, columnist, security
and strategic analyst
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Ahmedabad to...
While the video confer-
ences were conducted
to ascertain whether
various traders’ associ-
ations were in agree-
ment to opt for volun-
tary lockdown, the idea
seems to have not gone
down well with the or-
ganizations. Instead,
they expressed their ex-
pectations of a strin-
gent implementation of
the COVID-19 SoP by
the state government.
All other trade asso-
ciations may have not
agreed to voluntary
lockdown, but the
Manek Jewellers’ Asso-
ciation decided to keep
its working hours limit-
ed eight hours a day
from 10 am to 6 pm. As-
sociation president
Ashish Zaveri request-
ed association members
to wrap up business by
6 pm and also see to it
that no large gatherings
of people are allowed
inside shops or sur-
rounding areas.
Also, Indian Medical
Association, Khedbrah-
ma Chapter appealed to
people of Sabarkantha
district to avoid ventur-
ing out without reason.
The association stated
that due to a rise in cas-
es, patients in critical
condition have been fac-
ing difficulty in getting
admission to hospitals.
Report claims...
a fine balance between
escaping the scrutiny
by global anti-terror
watchdog FATF and
supporting terrorism
with an aim to fuel un-
rest in Jammu and
Kashmir.
The Army said re-
ports that it carried out
strikes on Thursday are
“based on analysis of
the ceasefire violations
(CFV) that took place on
November 13. There has
been no firing or CFV in
LoC today”.
Triggering a major
flare up, Pakistan re-
sorted to heavy shelling
in several areas along
the LoC in north Kash-
mir on Friday. Five Indi-
an soldiers were killed
in action and four civil-
ians lost their lives.
The Army then
launched a major retal-
iation, hitting several
Pakistani positions
with anti-tank guided
missiles and artillery
guns in which at least
eight Pakistani soldiers
were killed and 12 oth-
ers injured.
In the last few weeks,
the Pakistani Army has
been aggressively tar-
geting civilians along
the LoC with indiscrim-
inate firing using
heavy-calibre artillery
to support infiltration
of terrorists into Jam-
mu and Kashmir, sourc-
es said.
The sources said in-
telligence-based target-
ed strikes are being con-
ducted by the Indian
Army to neutralise
mostly Pakistani and
foreign terrorists, and
the collateral damage
has been very negligi-
ble in these operations.
A new pattern being
followed by Pakistan in
“inciting” unrest and
arming young people in
Jammu and Kashmir is
to avoid any trace of its
involvement due to
growing international
pressure on it to take
action against terror
groups operating from
its soil, sources said.
Ram temple...
Authorities in Con-
gress-run Rajasthan de-
nied that the move to
denotify Bansi Pa-
harpur block in Bharat-
pur’s Band Baretha
wildlife sanctuary has
anything specific to do
with the Ram temple.
But a Vishwa Hindu
Parishad leader ap-
proved of reports that
this “technical prob-
lem” is now being sort-
ed out.
“The Rajasthan gov-
ernment never created
hurdles in the supply of
the stone. However,
there was some techni-
cal problem regarding
Forest and Wildlife Act
at Bansi Paharpur in
Bharatpur district,
which the Rajasthan
government is taking
steps to denotify,” se-
nior VHP leader Triloki
Nath Pandey told PTI in
Ayodhya.
He said there has
been cooperation from
all past governments –
including those of May-
awati, Mulayam Singh
Yadav and Akhilesh Ya-
dav in Uttar Pradesh—
for uninterrupted sup-
ply of building material
for the Ram temple.
Anubhai Sompura,
an architect associated
with the temple project,
said one lakh cubic feet
of the stone has already
been stockpiled, adding
that two lakh cubic feet
is still needed.
According to Bharat-
pur district collector
Nathmal Didel, initial
steps have now been
taken for the denotifica-
tion of Bansi Paharpur
block – a move which
will remove its status as
forestland and allow le-
gal mining.
“After the initial sur-
vey, a report will be sent
to the chief wildlife
warden of the forest de-
partment,” he said, add-
ing that the recommen-
dations will go to the
Centre for approval.
FROM PG 1
India’s tech solutions have
potential to go global: Modi
The PM said India is uniquely positioned to leap ahead in the information era
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Thursday said that In-
dia is uniquely posi-
tioned to leap ahead in
the information era and
asserted that the coun-
try’s local tech solu-
tions have the potential
to go global.
The prime minister
was speaking at the in-
augural session of Tech
Summit in Bengaluru
via video conference.
PM Modi said the
government always
tried to engage with
stakeholders in the tech
industry and chart out
future-proof policy
frameworks for India.
He stressed that a
framework-level mind-
set has the potential to
build an eco-system of
multiple successful
products.
“Due to technology
we are able to provide
electricity to all, cross
toll booths faster and it
gives us the confidence
to vaccinate a large pop-
ulation in a short peri-
od of time,” he added.
India’s poor received
proper and quick assis-
tance even at the peak
of the lockdown. —ANI
India strengthens its resolve of ‘toilets for
all’ on World Toilet Day: Prime Minister Modi
New Delhi: India has
seen an “unparalleled
achievement” of pro-
viding hygienic toi-
lets to crores of peo-
ple in the last few
years, PM said on the
occasion of World Toi-
let Day.
Building toilets as
part of his govern-
ment’s ‘Swachh
Bharat’ programme
has brought tremen-
dous health benefits
along with dignity, es-
pecially to women,
PM Modi said. PM
Modi tweeted, “India
strengthens its re-
solve of #Toilet4All.”
New Delhi: The Union
Health Ministry on
Thursday approved a
new category for the se-
lection and nomination
of candidates from
‘Wards of COVID War-
riors’ under the Central
pool MBBS and BDS
seats for the coming
academic year, said Un-
ion Health Minister Dr
Harsh Vardhan.
“This move aims to
dignify and honour the
noble contribution
made by the COVID
warriors in the treat-
ment and management
of COVID patients. This
will honour the solemn
sacrifice of all COVID
warriors who served
with selfless dedication
for the cause of duty
and humanity,” the
statement from Health
Minister said. “The
Central pool MBBS
seats may be allocated
for selection and nomi-
nations of candidates
fromamongstthewards
of COVID warriors,
who have lost life due to
the coronavirus, or died
accidentally on account
of COVID-duty,” the
statement added. Vard-
han also announced a
Rs 50 lakh insurance for
Covid warriors.
HC asks Centre to
respond on same-
sex marriages plea
New Delhi: The Del-
hi High Court on
Thursday issued no-
tice to the Centre on
a petition seeking a
direction to the gov-
ernment to recognise
same-sex marriages
under the Hindu
Marriage Act (HMA)
and the Special Mar-
riage Act (SMA).
A Bench of Justic-
es Rajiv Sahai
Endlaw and Asha
Menon asked the
Centre to submit its
response within four
weeks and listed the
case for hearing
along with other two
petitions seeking
similar relief.
The petition was
filed by members of
the lesbian, gay, bi-
sexual and transgen-
der (LGBT) commu-
nity and activists
Abhijit Iyer Mitra,
Gopi Shankar M.,
Giti Thadani and G.
Oorvasi. The plea ar-
gued that the Su-
preme Court had in
2018 decriminalised
consensual homo-
sexual sex in India.
It added that there
was nothing in the
HMA that mandated
that marriage
should take place
only between a Hin-
du man and a Hindu
woman.
“Section 5 of the
[HMA] Act clearly
lays down that mar-
riage can be per-
formed between ‘any
two Hindus’ under
the Act,” the plea
said.
Apart from this pe-
tition,theHighCourt
is also seized of two
more petitions on a
similar issue. One of
two petitions is filed
by two women living
as a couple for eight
years and other plea
has been moved by
two men, who got
married in the US.
PM Modi, Gandhi family, top leaders
rememberIndiraGandhionbirthanniv
New Delhi: Indira Gan-
dhi, India’s first woman
prime minister, was re-
membered by many top
leaders and others on
her 103rd birth anniver-
sary on Thursday.
Born on November
19, 1917, Indira Gandhi
was the daughter of
Jawaharlal Nehru —
the country’s first
prime minister.
Paying tributes to his
grandmother, Rahul
Gandhi tweeted in Hin-
di, “A tribute on the
birth anniversary of
Indira Gandhi ji, an
able and strong prime
minister. The entire na-
tion still hails her im-
pressive leadership, but
I always remember her
as my beloved grand-
mother. Her teachings
inspire me constantly.”
PM Modi wrote,
“Tributes to former PM
Smt Indira Gandhi Ji
on her birth anniversa-
ry.” Congress interim
president Sonia Gandhi
also paid tributes to her
mother-in-law at the In-
dira Gandhi Memorial
Museum, on her birth
anniversary.
Congress chief
spokesperson and par-
ty general secretary
Randeep Surjewala, In-
dian Youth Congress
(IYC) president Srini-
vas BV, Mahila Con-
gress were among oth-
ers to pay tributes to
Indira Gandhi.
Narendra Modi addressing at Bengaluru Tech Summit, via VC.
India, China to hold
another round of talks
soon on border standoff
New Delhi: India and
China will soon hold an-
other round of talks
aimed at achieving
complete disengage-
ment and full restora-
tion of peace and tran-
quillity along the LAC,
the external affairs
ministry said on
Thursday.
The border standoff
along the LAC in
Ladakh where both
sides have deployed
tens of thousands of
troops backed by artil-
lery and armoured ve-
hicles, has entered its
seventh month. Recent
reports had suggested
the two sides are con-
sidering several propos-
als for thinning troops
at some friction points
but are yet to make a
breakthrough.
The eighth round of
talks between senior
military commanders
of the two sides, which
was held in Chushul on
November 6, was also
joined by joint secre-
tary (East Asia) Naveen
Srivastava of the exter-
nal affairs ministry.
“Theobjectiveof these
discussions is to ensure
complete disengage-
ment and full restora-
tion of peace and tran-
quillity along the LAC
in the western sector,”
external affairs minis-
try spokesperson Anur-
ag Srivastava said.
“We will continue our
dialogue and communi-
cation through military
and diplomatic chan-
nels and have also
agreed to have another
round of talks soon with
a view to achieve this
objective,” he added.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to
former PM Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary.
Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on
her birth anniversary at Shakti Sthal.
Govt brings new quota for ‘wards of Covid warriors’
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
India had waited for decades
to get a toilet in every house-
hold.On World Toilet Day, the
nation thanks PM @narendra-
modi for his relentless efforts
towards #Toilet4All. This
mammoth achievement reflects a sensitive
govt committed towards the welfare of those
neglected for years.
Dharmendra Pradhan
lays foundation stone of
50 LNG fueling stations
New Delhi: Petroleum
Minister Dharmendra
Pradhan on Thursday
laid the foundation
stone for the first 50
LNG fueling stations,
across the golden quad-
rilateral and major Na-
tional Highways. This
is part of a slew of ini-
tiatives of the Ministry
of Petroleum and Natu-
ral Gas in realizing
Prime Minister’s vision
of transforming India
into a Gas based econo-
my. These fifty LNG sta-
tions will be set up and
commissioned in part-
nership by country’s
Oil & Gas majors. These
50 LNG stations are be-
ing put up at the na-
tion’s Golden quadrilat-
eral and major National
highways where LNG is
to be made available for
heavy vehicles and bus-
es. Speaking on the oc-
casion, Pradhan said
that a well-thought
strategy is being im-
plemented to take the
country towards the
gas-based economy. In
this regard, gas infra-
structure is being set
up, in terms of laying
of pipelines, setting
up of terminals, en-
hancing gas produc-
tion, introduction of
simple and rational
tax structure.
Vaccine for Covid will be ready in
three to four months: Dr Vardhan
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh
Vardhan on Thursday said he was conﬁdent that
COVID-19 vaccine would be ready in the next three-
four months and added that the priority to provide the
same to 135 crore Indians would be based on scien-
tiﬁc evaluation. Our performance has been excellent
on every parameter set by the WHO, we have the
highest recovery rate and the least fatality rate. We
have 2,115 laboratories in every look and corner of
the country for COVID tests. Over 20 lakh dedicated
COVID beds are in place. It proves that whenever In-
dia decides to excel at something, it does,” he added.
—FILE PHOTO

TALKING POINTAHMEDABAD | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Visions in the
NIGHT SKYSpaceX’s Starlink satellites are about to
ruin stargazing for everyone
I
walk outside my rural
Saskatchewan house be-
fore dawn and look up,
expecting to have my
breath taken away by the
sheer number of stars over-
head. I’m a professional as-
tronomer, but I still appreci-
ate naked-eye stargazing as
much as an eager child. This
is the first place I’ve lived
that’s dark enough to easily
see the Milky Way, and I’m
stunned and awed every time
I look up.
This time though, I curse
softly. There’s a bright satel-
lite. And another following
behind. And another. And
another.
I used to be excited about
seeing artificial satellites,
but now I know what’s com-
ing. We’re about to undergo
a dramatic transition in our
experience of satellites. No
longer will you escape your
city for a camping trip and
see the stars unobstructed:
you will have to look through
a grid of crawling, bright
satellites no matter how re-
mote your location.
CROWDED ORBITS
If mega-constellations of
satellites become reality, the
night sky will become a mun-
dane highway of moving
lights, obscuring the stars.
Now, every time I see the
bright reflection of a satel-
lite tracking across the stars,
I am reminded of what has
already been approved by the
United States Federal Com-
munications Commission —
the agency that regulates
frequencies broadcast by sat-
ellites over the US, effective-
ly putting itself in charge of
regulating every space
launch on the planet.
SpaceX has already re-
ceived approval for 12,000
Starlink satellites and is
seeking approval for 30,000
more. Other companies are
not far behind.
The Starlink mega-constel-
lation itself would increase
the number of active satel-
lites more than tenfold: there
are around 3,000 active satel-
lites in orbit; current Star-
links are brighter than 99%
of them because they are in
lower orbits, closer to the
surface of Earth, and more
reflective than Starlink engi-
neers predicted.
SpaceX is launching sets
of 60 satellites every couple
of weeks, and there will be a
thousand Starlinks in orbit
by Christmas 2020.
With the naked eye, star-
gazing from a dark-sky loca-
tion allows you to see about
4,500 stars. From a typical
suburban location, you can
see about 400. Simulations
show that from 52 degrees
north (the latitude of both
Saskatoon and London, UK)
hundreds of Starlinks will
be visible for a couple of
hours after sunset and be-
fore sunrise (comparable to
the number of visible stars)
and dozens of these will be
visible all night during the
summer months.
Light pollution has long
been a threat to stargazing,
but at least that can be es-
caped by leaving urban cen-
tres. But satellites will be a
global star-obscuring phe-
nomenon, particularly bad at
the latitudes of northern US
states, Canada and much of
Europe.
STELLAR SACRIFICES
To their credit, SpaceX and
Amazon—which is also in-
vesting in satellite internet
services—have voluntarily
started participating in dis-
cussions with professional
astronomers on possible
ways to mitigate the effects
of thousands of bright satel-
lites on specific observa-
tions, like interstellar ob-
jects.
SpaceX did also try a
“darksat” coating, though
preliminary measurements
by astronomers showed that
it was only marginally faint-
er than other Starlinks.
Meanwhile, launches con-
tinue with unmitigated,
bright Starlinks.
Simulations show that pro-
fessional astronomy and am-
ateur astrophotography will
be severely affected by bright
mega-constellations. Discov-
eries of hazardous near-
Earth asteroids will be par-
ticularly devastated by the
hundreds of Starlinks con-
fusing their targets, leaving
Earth more vulnerable to
world-altering impacts.
The point of the Starlink
mega-constellation is to pro-
vide global internet access.
It is often stated by Starlink
supporters that this will pro-
vide internet access to places
on the globe not currently
served by other communica-
tion technologies. But cur-
rently available information
shows the cost of access will
be too high in nearly every
location that needs internet
access. Thus, Starlink will
likely only provide an alter-
nate for residents of wealthy
countries who already have
other ways of accessing the
internet.
LOSING OUR
CONNECTIONS
As human beings, we have
deep connections to the stars
that extend back to the dawn
of humanity and, indeed, we
are made of material from
ancient stars.
The Native Skywatchers
program celebrates human-
ity’s time-honoured love of
the night sky and shares In-
digenous knowledge of as-
tronomy. A Dakota Elder re-
cently shared her traditional
knowledge of the skies: the
Blue Woman spirit To Wi
lives in Wichakiyuhapi (the
Big Dipper), where she
guides new babies from the
Star Nation into our world
and waits to greet our spirits
at the door as we leave our
world.
Large corporations like
SpaceX and Amazon will
only respond to legislation—
which is slow, especially for
international legislation—
and consumer pressure. Is
having another source of in-
ternet worth losing access to
unobstructed stargazing for
yourself and nearly every
other person on the planet?
Our species has been stargaz-
ing for thousands of years,
do we really want to lose ac-
cess now for the profit of a
few large corporations?
On your next clear night,
go outside and look up. Enjoy
the stars that you can see
now, because without big
changes in the plans of cor-
porations that want to launch
mega-constellations, your
view of the stars is about to
change dramatically.
SAMANTHA LAWLER
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY,
UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
E
ven if SpaceX changes its
plans, other companies
are actively developing
separate megaconstellations,
and there are more in the
works.
Currently, there are no
rules about satellite orbits or
right-of-way, and if a collision
(or multiple collisions) should
occur, it’s not clear who would
be at fault and who would
have to clean up the debris (if
that is even possible to do).
The only international law
that applies to satellite debris,
from 1972, basically says that
the country who launched the
satellite has to clean up any
mess it leaves on the surface
of the Earth after crashing.
Most satellites today are
launched by private compa-
nies not governments, and
most satellite debris remains
abandoned in orbit, because
there are no rules about clean-
up. There are thousands of
pieces of this space junk,
ranging in size from bolts to
bus-sized dead satellites.
With tens of thousands of
new satellites approved for
launch, and no laws about or-
bit crowding, right-of-way or
space cleanup, the stage is set
for the disastrous possibility
of Kessler Syndrome, a runa-
way cascade of debris that
could destroy most satellites
in orbit and prevent launches
for decades.
Space junk—or orbital debris—is a growing problem.
CROWDING THE NIGHT SKY
Shooting stars are seen during a Lyrid
meteor shower. Soon, thousands of
satellites will crowd the night sky.
(Image via Adobe Stock)
This Nov. 18, 1999, photo shows a Leonid meteor storm over the Azrak desert, 90 km east of Amman, Jordan. (Jamal Nasrallah/
AFP via Getty Images)
Starlink IMAGE Caption: SpaceX has already received approval for 12,000 Starlink satellites and is seeking approval for 30,000
more. Current Starlinks are brighter than 99% of them because they are in lower orbits, closer to the surface of Earth, and more
reﬂective than Starlink engineers predicted.
Source:theconversation.com

Humility is essential to peace in life.
A humble person does not think less
of others or has a low opinion of self.
A humble person does not waste time in
thinking about oneself at all.
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2NDFRONT
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: The ap-
pointment of full
time party president
for the Congress par-
ty is haunting the
leader yet again as
now even senior lead-
ers have started rais-
ing questions on its
top leadership. How-
ever, as of now there
is still suspense
looming large on the
appointment of a
new president. High-
ly placed sources
claim that there is a
prime possibility
that the election for
the top post may not
occur in the near fu-
ture since veteran
leader, who is consid-
ered an immovable
force in the party cir-
cles, Ahmed Patel, is
till admitted in Me-
danta hospital un-
dergoing Corona
treatment. Ahmed
‘bhai’ is a member of
the six member com-
mittee formed by So-
nia Gandhi that looks
into the intricate af-
fairs of the party and
gives suggestions to
the party matriarch.
However, on the oth-
er hand, if due to any
reason, election for the
top post are held there,
party soruces claim,
there are two possibili-
ties. First possibility
will be that one section
of the party will out-
rightly support Rahul
Gandhi for the apex po-
sition and this faction
is of the view that Ra-
hul should be elected
unopposed. But a grim
situation, the second
possibility, stands be-
tween the position and
this fact ie if Rahul
Gandhi himself de-
clines contesting the
election. This would
mean the field would
be set for the senior
leaders to contest the
election and more than
one person would then
fill nomination. It is
largely believed that
Sonia and Rahul will
also suggest a name for
candidature from their
side.
And this is where
the situation gets in-
teresting. Ahmed
Ptel is in hospital for
sometime now and in
his absence, several
important decisions
of the party are wait-
ing to be taken, chief
among which is cabi-
net expansion in Ra-
jasthan since with-
out Ahmed Bhai, KC
Venugopal and Ajay
Maken will not be
able to make such
major decisions and
therefore all eyes are
on Ahmed Patel’s
early recovery, whose
health has shown
good signs of recov-
ery.
AHMED BHAI, THE STRING ‘HOLDING’ CONGRESS’S ‘PEARLS’
SHEET ANCHOR
73 people have petitioned Justice Govind Mathur to dismiss court plea to remove mosque
Shishir Awasthi
Ahmedabad: A peti-
tion moved by 3 stu-
dents of the prestig-
ious Indian Institute
of Management-
Ahmedabad (IIM-A)
and signed by 70 oth-
ers from the “IIM-A
community”, has
sought the interven-
tion of Allahabad
High Court Chief Jus-
tice Govind Mathur to
dismiss pleas before
the courts seeking the
removal a 17th cen-
tury Shahi Idgah
mosque adjacent to
the Krishna Janmab-
hoomi in Mathura.
The plea stated that
the temple and the
mosque are symbols of
“religious harmony in
our country.”
Post-graduate stu-
dents Shreshth Virma-
ni, Vikas Kumar and
Raghav Gupta have
urged Justice Mathur to
“take cognizance” of
the plea. They said
while the Mathura dis-
trict court admitted a
plea that seeks to re-
move the 17th century
mosque, a writ petition
with a similar plea was
filed by advocate Mahek
Maheshwari in the Al-
lahabad High Court.
Pointing out that the
subject matter of the
petition is “unconstitu-
tional within the Places
of Worship Act, 1991”,
the IIM-A students say,
“The Act prohibits
change in religious
character of any place
of worship built before
August 15, 1947. Fur-
ther, the Act also barred
any legal proceedings
to change the character
of any religious place.”
They continue, “A
5-judge bench of the
Honourable Supreme
Court of India headed
by then Chief Justice
Honourable Ranjan Go-
goi, in the Ayodhya ver-
dict had dealt with the
1991 Act and said that
the law is a legislative
instrument designed to
protect the secular fea-
tures of Indian polity,
which is one of the ba-
sic features of the Indi-
an Constitution.”
The petitioners
state that the “Hear-
ings on Krishna Jan-
mabhoomi will lead
to widespread com-
munal disharmony in
the country. For cen-
turies, Shahi Idgah
Mosque and Krishna
Janmabhoomi tem-
ples have stood adja-
cent to each other
bearing witness to
Hindu-Muslim har-
mony in the country.”
STOP MATHURA MOVES: IIM-A
students’ plea to Allahabad HC CJ
‘DANGEROUS
PRECEDENT’
Shahi Idgah mosque adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura. —FILE PHOTO
Money-lender grabs
property and rents it out
First India Bureau
Rajkot: Continuing
its tirade against
loan sharks and land
grabbers, the Rajkot
Crime Branch on
Wednesday detained
one more person
who illegally
grabbed property
and gave it on rent,
while also threaten-
ing the victim with
dire consequences.
According to the
crime branch, Jatin
Pramod Sheth, a pan
masala shopkeeper,
had borrowed Rs 5
lakh from the accused
Mayursinh Satubha
Jadeja at 5% monthly
interest. But against
the loan amount, Jade-
ja forcefully took
Sheth’sflatkeyswitha
conditionthatthekeys
would only be re-
turned after the repay-
ment of the loan
amount.
According to the
statement given by
Sheth to the police,
one day he went to
see his flat and found
four Hindi-speaking
women there. May-
ursinh is alleged to
have not only taken
forceful authority
over the flat, but had
also rented out the
property.
Based on the com-
plaint, the crime
branch has detained
and booked Mayurs-
inh under IPC 386 and
506 (2).
According to the po-
lice records, there are
15 crimes registered
against Mayursinh at
different police sta-
tions of the city in-
cluding Bhaktinagar,
BDivision,Praduman-
nagar and Gandhi-
gram.
Rajkot police have
been urging people to
come forward and
share information to
fight against loan
sharks.
Money lender Mayursinh Satubha Jadeja.
Self-proclaimed BJP worker
nabbed for firing in public
TWO DIE IN FREAK CAR
CRASH NEAR SURATDelhi man killed by lover, her fiancé,
body parts disposed off in BharuchFirst India Bureau
Ahmedabad :
Ahmedabad police on
Thursday arrested a
self-proclaimed BJP
worker for firing
from a gun in a public
space.
This was after a video
showing Gopal Mahe-
ria, a youngster from
Vatva, firing gunshots
in the air went viral on
social media.
Police said Maheria
had used an airgun to
fire in the air to cele-
brate the occasion of
Diwali. Now police are
in search of his com-
panion, who recorded
the said video, as he too
may be involved with
Maheria.
Despite Maheria
claiming so, the police
haven’t yet confirmed
whether he actually is a
BJP worker or not.
Recently several
such videos of young-
sters flaunting and
firing guns in public
have gone viral. These
videos were from
Danilimda, Meghani-
nagar, Bapunagar
and Satellite areas. In
a similar case, the
Crime Branch had ar-
rested Sahil Mevada
(Bharwad) and Hard-
evsinh Vada for
flaunting guns on the
SG Highway.
First India Bureau
Surat : Two persons
travelling in an over-
speeding car were
killed on Thursday
when their vehicle
heading towards Ra-
jasthan from Mumbai
overturned near Nan-
dav Patia of Kosamba.
Police said the driver
lost his control over the
steering wheel and the
carfirstcrashedintothe
divider and by its im-
pact was flung on the
other side of the road, to
clash with a truck.
Two of the passen-
gers were severely in-
jured and were rushed
to the nearest hospi-
tal. But both suc-
cumbed to their inju-
ries after initial treat-
ment.
With the inputs from
locals and police, the
emergency service van
reached the spot and ex-
tricated the passengers
from the car by cutting
the shades of tin.
This is the third ma-
jor accident in Surat
district in recent days.
On Tuesday, 20 people
were injured in a col-
lision between two
buses near Bardoli-
Dastan Crossroads.
They had to be taken
to the nearby hospital
for treatment.
First India Bureau
Bharuch: A Delhi-
based businessman
was allegedly mur-
dered by his lover, her
mother and her fiance
in Delhi following a
heated argument.
They allegedly slit the
body into pieces and
stuffed it into 2 suit-
cases and traveled to
Bharuch in South Gu-
jarat to dispose it of.
Investigations re-
vealed that the busi-
nessman, Neeraj, had
an extra-marital affair
with an employee
Faizal for over a dec-
ade and they were
planning to get mar-
ried.
Faizal’s family was
against her relation-
ship with Neeraj and
got her engaged to
Zubair.Shelatercalled
her lover Neeraj to her
home to discuss their
relationship. There,
Neeraj got into a heat-
ed altercation with
Faizal’s mother
Shaheen Naaz and her
fiance Zubair.
In a fit of temper,
Zubair lost his control
and attacked Neeraj
with a brick and also
stabbed him with a
knife leaving him dead
on the spot.
Police confirmed
that Zubair, who
worked in the railway
pantry, first butchered
Neeraj’s body into sev-
eral pieces and stuffed
them in a suitcase. He
then boarded the Rajd-
hani Express heading
towards Goa. When
the train reached
Bharuch, he threw the
suitcase out from the
running train.
On November 14,
Neeraj’s wife filed a
missing complaint
with the Delhi Police.
When police began an
investigation into the
missing complaint,
Neeraj’s family in-
formed them about his
affair with Faizal. Af-
ter police interrogated
Faizal and her family,
they eventually con-
fessed their crime.
Ahmed Patel
Mangled remains of the car.Gopal Maheria
COVID-19
UPDATE
GUJARAT
3,830
DEATHS
1,92,982
CONFIRMED CASES
RAJASTHAN
2,116 DEATHS 2,34,907 CASES
DELHI
WORLD
1,360,528
DEATHS
5,69,09,674
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
89,99,049
CONFIRMED CASES
1,32,133
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
46,356 DEATHS 17,62,131 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
KARNATAKA
11,604 DEATHS 8,67,780 CASES

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lar consumptions are
either retained as nutri-
tion / ‘Prana’ or elimi-
nated as toxins / ‘Ama’.
‘Prana’ is life’s driving
force; it is what enlivens
the mind and spurs the
soul. The healthier we
make the quality of our
consumptions, the
healthier is our Prana.
‘Ama’ on the other hand is
toxic waste that the body
is unable to digest. It is
easy to eliminate from
the digestive tract but in-
creasingly challenging
once it enters the general
circulatory system, tis-
sues and even organs at a
cellular level. This cellu-
lar absorption of ama
creates a diseased state
identified as cardiovascu-
lar diseases, cancer, dia-
betes, chronic respirato-
ry diseases and other
Non-Communicable Dis-
eases (NCDs). NCD’s are
the cause of 68% deaths
globally and 60% of all
deaths in India, so festive
indulgence or not, it’s a
good idea to routinely de-
tox your system.
EMOTIONAL AMA
Ever heard the say-
ings “worried sick”,
“knots in my stomach”
or “gut feeling”, well all
of these might just have
an Ayurvedic origin.
The holistic school of
thought believes that all
unprocessed emotions
undergo crystallization
and these crystals accu-
mulate inside vital or-
gans. Lungs are the seat
of grief, heart is the seat
of sorrow, liver is the
seat of anger, spleen is
the seat of attachment,
kidneys are the seat of
fear and anxiety, colon
is the seat of nervous-
ness and so on. Ayurve-
da recommends emo-
tions be observed with
detachment and then
allowed to dissipate.
When emotions are re-
pressed it causes distur-
bance of the mind and
eventually the function-
ing of the body.
3 DAY AYURVEDIC
DETOX
STEP 1 : Wake up early
– give yourself a calm
and easy start to the day
STEP 2 : Oral Hygiene –
apart from brushing
your teeth try tongue
scrapping and oil pull-
ing to eliminate oral
toxins
STEP 3 : Drink warm
water with lemon and
honey – warm water gets
the lymphatic system
working, citrus aids
healthy digestion and
honey adds extra scrap-
ing of ama off the GI
tract
STEP 4
: Yoga,
P r a n a y - ama and
meditation – for the pe-
riod of your cleanse
think of these as prac-
tices of self-love rather
than regimental aerobic
exercises. Follow rhyth-
mic, flowing movements
and focus on alternate
nostril breathing. Medi-
tate to manifest a pure
state of consciousness
STEP 5: Meals – keep all
your meals light, warm
and freshly prepared.
Incorporate foods that
support liver function
like beets, turmeric and
avocado. Follow a sim-
ple diet and add plenty
of ghee to keep your sys-
tem lubricated. If you
cant follow the recom-
mended timings then
keep in mind that all
your meals should be at
consumed at the same
time everyday with a
gap of 3 hours between
each meal and not to
consume anything post
7pm. Avoid snacking be-
tween meals and don’t
overeat.
Breakfast – 7am – 8am
– Upma, poha or por-
ridge with a splash of
milk
Lunch – 12pm – 1pm –
moong dal khichari
with coriander or sesa-
me seed chutney
Dinner – 5pm – 6pm –
c h a p a t t i
with sweet po-
tato curry / lentil
soup with 1 egg omelet
STEP 6: Hydrate – con-
sume warm water and
herbal teas throughout
the day, repeatedly to
flush the system and
manage cravings.
Morning tea – warm
water spiced with gin-
ger, cinnamon and car-
damom
Afternoon tea – warm
water spiced with cum-
in, fennel and coriander
seeds
Evening tea – warm
water spiced with fen-
nel, cinnamon and
chamomile
STEP 7: Triphala – this
sacred formula has the
ability to tone the sys-
tem and assist with
elimination. ½ teaspoon
in a cup of warm water
or 2 tablets 30 minutes
before bed will offer op-
timal digestion, absorp-
tion and elimination.
STEP 8: Sleep at 10 p.m.
– Sleep is the best time
for your body to detox
and rebuild cells and
tissues. It also im-
proves hormone
release tim-
ing.
It’s a
good idea
to keep
your activi-
ties as quiet and
mindful as possi-
ble while incorpo-
rating plenty of rest
through out the day.
Surround yourself with
things that are nourish-
ing and uplifting. Let all
your faculties be con-
sumed by the idea of
healing. Remember that
this cleanse is a gift to
yourself so give it the
required discipline and
commitment. Thank
yourself for a remarka-
ble accomplishment and
enjoy the benefits of a
healthy, happy and bal-
anced - mind, body and
soul.
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FACEOFTHEDAY
BHAVIKA SHARMA, Actress
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
This is the time to bring
some method on the
academic front. Those
selling property are likely to
find the marke. A profitable time is
foreseen for those in tourism and
hospitality. Someone is likely to place
you on a pedestal and praise you.
Positive thoughts will fill your life.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A job well done on the
professional front may give
you immense satisfaction.
Financial planning will need
to take everything into account, so
ensure nothing important is left out.
Go into the details of a property deal
you had negotiated, before signing
the dotted line.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Making timings a bit more
flexible on the academic
front will benefit. You will
be able to keep in touch
with almost everyone on the social
front. Those looking for suitable
accommodation may find one that
fits their pocket. Setting up the house
will be on the priority list.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Your position on the
academic front promises to
remain stable. You may add
to immovable assets
through an inheritance. A good time is
foreseen for actors and models. A
family reunion is on the cards and will
afford a chance to meet people you
have not met for long.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Your excellent performance
on the academic front is
likely to take you places.
Good cooperation with
others promises to make your
workplace a happy place to be in.
Something new happening on the
professional front will prove exciting.
A good talk with the lover is likely.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
On the academic front, your
excellent preparation will
find you achieving your
dream. A new initiative is set
to give a pleasing makeover to the
house. Keep a firm grip over things, as
someone may try to sideline you. You
may be instrumental in implementing
something on the work front.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
A sensitive issue on the
social front is likely to be
handled most tactfully by
you. Your performance on
the professional front is likely to
come in for praise. Arrival of a family
member will be as unexpected, as it
will be delightful. You are likely to
beat the workplace competition.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
A lucky day as far as
academics is concerned,
as you will be able to
deliver what is expected of
you. This is a good time to buy
property. You are likely to enjoy a
show or an outing with family. Social
life is likely to rock for some. You will
get to enjoy a family gathering.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You will need to play fair,
especially with those who
are touchy. Your academic
achievements will help you
climb the ladder of success. Property
and wealth can come by way of
inheritance for some. Someone
close, who is looking for a job, will
be able to find a suitable one.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your professional sphere is
likely to become happening
once again, as you make a
good job of a responsibility
placed on your shoulder. Remaining
restrained on the social front will be
in your favor. There is a good chance
of meeting someone through a
common friend or relation today.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Quantifying your demands
before projecting them will
be in order. You will be
able to maintain your
tempo on the academic front. Those
on pilgrimage may find the trip
spiritually uplifting. Peace and
tranquility prevail on the home front.
Optimism is a way of life for you.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will have the
opportunity to win people
over, even those who
dislike you! You will
manage to achieve what you set out
for on the academic front. You may
think of buying a major household
item. Good equation with a friend will
prove helpful.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
Post Diwali Ayurvedic Detox To
REBOOT YOUR SYSTEM
DEVYANI SINGH
Ayurveda, Nutrition and Holistic
Wellness Advocate
Instagram: @devyanirathore
H

J
ennifer Aniston has a new job!
The 51-year-old Friends alum
made the exciting announce-
ment on her Instagram on
Wednesday. Jennifer is the new Chief
Creative Officer of Vital Proteins, and
she will focus on product innovation
and brand strategy for the brand.
“I’m so excited to (finally) announce
that I’m joining @vitalproteins as the
Chief Creative Officer. Years ago I
started using Vital Proteins regu-
larly…so when the opportunity pre-
sented itself to be a part of the
brand in a bigger way, I jumped on
it.
I’ve always been an advocate
for finding wellness from the
inside out – and I’m so happy
to share the importance of col-
lagen. #StayVital More on
THIS soon!” she ex-
plained on her social
media. —Agency
B
y sharing some
behind the
scenes pictures
from the ‘Force
2’, actor Sonakshi Sinha
on Wednesday took a
walk down the memory
lane and celebrated four
years of John Abraham
co-starrer action-thrill-
er flick.
She shared some
throwback pictures
with the cast and crew
membersof thefilmand
refreshed her memories
associated with it.
S o -
nakshi
chroni-
cled the
e x p e r i -
ence of
shooting the
film, on the occasion of
its fourth anniversary
andnoted,“Been4years
since this amazing film
that I am so proud to be
a part of! Definitely, one
of the best working ex-
periences for me, Plus
KK was quite badass so
win win!” —ANI
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11
EMOTIONAL
BIRTHDAY WISH
‘LOVEYOUDAD’
A
ctor Ayushmann Khurrana
on Wednesday marked the
birthday of his younger
brother, Aparshakti, also an actor
with a special Instagram post. Hee
wrote, “When you were born I was
hardly three but I remember that
day quite vividly. I’d long hair and
papa had tied a tight pony, because
of which I really wanted to cry. Had
put on a brave facade in front of him
and thought I will break down” he
wrote. “Mama was obviously in the
hospital (PGI Chandigarh). And when
I saw you for the first time I forgot
about my pain. You were beautiful.
And you’ve grown up to be the most
beautiful human. I have never shared
this story with you. Happy birthday
Apari @aparshakti_khurana, Love
you!” he added. —ANI
G
oing down the memory lane,
actor Vindu Dara Singh on
Thursday paid tributes to his
father Dara Singh on his 92nd birth
anniversary. Vindu shared some
birthday wishes posts coming all over
from people bestowing their love on
the legend’s birth anniversary. With
the re-posted stories on Instagram, he
wrote, “Missing him, 19th November,
Love you dad.” When asked about
celebrating International Men’s Day
by a fan on Twitter, shared a post of
him with his late father and captioned
it, “It’s my dad’s birthday so guess it’s
#InternationalMensDay”. —ANI
F
or weeks, the guessing game
has been strong as to who is
People’s pick of Sexiest Man
Alive for this year. Finally, the wait
is over and we now know who is of-
ficially crowned as People’s Sexiest
Man Alive 2020. It’s none other than
Michael B. Jordan! Whether it be
dazzling us as Killmonger in Black
Panther or giving a riveting perfor-
mance in Just Mercy, Jordan is defi-
nitely worthy of the title bestowed
upon him. Sharing his thoughts on
being named the Sexiest Man Alive,
Michael quipped on his Instagram
page, “My grandma lookin down
talkin bout ‘that’s my baby.’” Elabo-
rating on how the women in his fam-
ily are definitely proud of his recent
title, the 33-year-old actor confessed
to People. —Agency
IT’S
TIME
IT’S
TIME
IT’S
TIMECEU fans can finally
breathe a sigh of relief
as Gal Gadot starrer
Wonder Woman 1984,
which has been a vic-
tim of several release
date delays due to the
coronavirus pandemic, official-
ly has a release date. The Patty
Jenkins directorial will release
in US theatres on Christmas
Day 2020 and will also be head-
ing to HBO Max.
Taking to Twitter, Gadot
shared a statement revealing
her thoughts on Wonder Wom-
an 1984 releasing on HBO Max.
“IT’S TIME. We’ve all waited a
long time for this one to come. I
can’t tell you how excited I am
for all of you to see this movie.
It wasn’t an easy decision and
we never thought we’d have to
hold onto the release for such a
long time but Covid rocked all
of our worlds. We feel the movie
has never been so relevant and
we hope that it’ll bring some joy,
hope, and love to your hearts,”
Gal penned. —Agency
D
SNAPPED!
Disha Patani was snapped
post shopping in Mumbai,
in an all-black outfit.
Malaika Arora was spotted
near her gym in Mumbai
after she returned from her
trip to Dharamshala.
Shehnaz Gill was papped
after an ad shoot in Mumbai
in a pretty pink dress.
Ariana’s
musicvideoout
A
riana Grande is putting
in the work in her latest
music video! The
27-year-old positions
singer just dropped the music
video for her latest single, 34+35,
on Tuesday. In the video, Ariana
gets to work as a scientist creat-
ing a cyborg version of herself,
which in turn transforms
Ari into an Austin Powers-
like fembot. “Can you
stay up all night? F–k
me ’til the daylight /
Thirty-four, thirty-
five,” she teases on the
flirty track.
“I’ve been very
nervous about 34+35,
’cause I don’t want it
to distract from the
rest from the album,
but I do love it and
sonically it’s one of
myfavouritethings
we’ve ever done,”
she previously
said in an inter-
view on Zach
Sang Show.
—Agency
SEXIEST
MAN ALIVE
4 years down
EXCITING
announcement
Gal Gadot
Ayushmann and Aparshakti Khurrana
Vindu Dara Singh’s post
...her post
Sonakshi Sinha
Jennifer Aniston
Ariana Grande
Michael B Jordan

Actor Dia Mirza
extended her
support to the
virtual walkathon
organised by
Oxfam this
year in support
of pandemic
hit migrant
workers. This
years’ edition of
Oxfam India’s
Trailwalker
challenge went virtual in cognisance of the
pandemic and dedicated itself to the cause of
migrant workers whose plight post the lockdown
moved millions of Indians, including Dia.
he first interview
round of Miss Ra-
jasthan 2020, oldest
beauty pageant of
RajasthanbyYogesh
andNimishaMishra
from Fusion Group,
took place at Hotel Grand
Uniara on Thursday. With
about 180 girls being selected
from across the state, 60 girls
have been given a slot of each
dayof theinterviewrounds,
that is,Thursday,Friday
and Saturday.
Jagdeesh Chandra
was the chief guest of
the event and gave a mo-
tivating talk, encouraging
the participants to give their
best. Owner of Grand Uniara
Ganpat Singh Naruka, Pa-
tronsof MissRajasthanGun-
janSinghalandPawanTank,
and Anchor Gaurav
Ashudhani were also
present during the in-
terview round. Ganpat
Singh Naruka men-
tioned,“Theeventhasbeen
organised according to the
government guidelines, and
all precautions have been
taken to host this event.”
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CITY BUZZ
NEHAL NAYAR
nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in
T
AND, IT BEGINS...
—PHOTOSBYSANTOSHSHARMA
TWEETED!
Vaibhav Gehlot, on Indira Gandhi’s birth anniversary on Thursday,
tweeted a black and white photo of her, with the caption,
“Humble tributes to former Prime Minister Smt #IndiraGandhi
Ji on her birth anniversary. She made a significant contribution
towards strengthening the unity and integrity of the nation. Her
vision and exemplary leadership will always inspire us.”
DURING THE DAY!
CITY FIRST
T
hevirtualisanew
reality,andValley
of Wordsisadapt-
ing this credo in
our virtual format this
year as we become
VoW2020@Savoy-India’s
first-of-its-kind immer-
sive phygital literary ex-
perience. Their aim is to
create an entirely open-
access, intergeneration-
al, multi-lingual and
multi-genre festi-
val which brings
the best of Indian
literature and arts
to an international
audience has only
strengthened this year.
Regarding VoW’s
shift to the digital me-
dium, the festival’s cu-
rator, Dr Sanjeev
Chopra stated, “As a
young and nimble or-
ganization, not only has
VoW taken the pandem-
ic in its stride but has
emerged stronger,
more focused and
more inclusive
than before. VoW
has been able to
transcend the limi-
tations of time and
space by connecting
with authors and audi-
ences across the globe,
and ensuring that all
interactions are ar-
chived forever.”
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
VoW2020@Savoy
CITY FIRST
I
CAI would be launching 1st
batch of the ‘Virtual Execu-
tive Master Program – New
Age Auditors’ on 23 Novem-
ber.Thisprogramenvisagesacquaint-
ingtheCharteredAccountantsprofes-
sionals with the evolving regulatory
and technological advances in the
economy, equipping the new age audi-
tors with the futuristic skillsets in
digital technologies and practices in
thechangingenvironmenttohelppro-
tect the public interest.
To make an available conducive
environment for research and devel-
op a systematic audit quality frame-
work, ICAI recently established The
Centre for Audit Quality(‘CAQ’) as
Special Purpose Directorate, to help
to ensure consistent improvement in
audit quality and boost Indian firm’s
global standing. India is on the cusp
of a huge data revolution.
CA. Atul Kumar Gupta, President,
ICAI stated “Audit quality is the hall-
mark of the audit profession. To be
future-ready, professional account-
ants should learn and equip them-
selves in new-age skills, acquire stra-
tegic skills besides continuing their
prowess, finance, taxation and busi-
ness laws. Auditors today need to re-
invent themselves and such pro-
grams would help to keep them
abreast, equip them with the skillsets
required for the global environment,
organization sustainability and prac-
tices in the changing environment.”
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
VIRTUALEXECUTIVE
MASTER PROGRAM CITY FIRST
D
r Usha Rani
Narain Wel-
fare & Educa-
tional Society
and Department of
Maxillofacial Sur-
gery, Chirayu Hospi-
tal, Jaipur started a
new initiative to treat
complex jaw disease
called TMJ ankylosis
free of cost. In this
disease, the patient is
unable to open his
mouth due to which
they face difficulty in
eating and speak-
ing. The jaw
bone gets con-
nected to the
skull bone, it
can only be treated
by a complicated op-
eration. Dr Usha Rani
Narain Society’s
President and Dr V.N.
Jhameria said that
usually this kind of
operating costs from
50 thousand to `1
lakh. The operation
will be done free of
cost for poor and
disabled pa-
tients by this
institution. The
society has been
established in
memory of the late Dr
Usha Rani Narain,
Former Principal
Government Dental
College Jaipur. For
the past many years,
such operations have
been done free of cost
by the organization.
Head of the Depart-
ment, Dr Sameer Pari-
har, Maxillofacial
Surgeon said that free
treatment will be
available not only to
Rajasthan but also to
patients from all over
India. More than 100
operations have been
done since the lock-
down in the corona
period itself.
FREE OF COST OPERATION
RAJ: Rajendra Nagar Vikas Samiti welcomed and honoured Vinod
Choudhary the newly elected Parshad of their Ward on his Thanksgiving
visit to the colony on Thursday.The Parshad was apprised of the colony
problems like the pitiable state of roads, park pathways and lack of
support from Nagar Nigam for sweeping and garbage collection.The
Parshad promised to do his best to alleviate the problems.
RAJ: An 18-year-old patient of Bhilwara was successfully
treated and relieved of superior mesenteric artery syndrome
(SMA syndrome) by the team of doctors from Geetanjali
Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur.
GUJ: Thousands of people visited Kankariya lake and Kankariya zoo with their family
members to celebrate New Year in Ahmedabad on Thursday. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
GUJ: People were seen purchasing vegetables and fruits a day before Chhath Puja at
Hatkeshwar area of Ahmedabad city. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
CA Atul Kumar Gupta
Vaibhav Gehlot
Dr Sanjeev Chopra
Simran Sharma, Kanchan Khatana and Mansi Bachani Jagdeesh Chandra
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